PONDERS TAFT-HARTLEY WAL

INDUSTRY PONDERS EFFECT
OF THE TAFT-HARTLEY BILL
Sli Pi(i I
COMPLETE TEXT
DECISION IN JACKSON PARK CASE
OF CIRCUIT COURT
Sli Pi|l 10
FILMROWS OF AMERICA: New York
la This IKOI
WAL EXECUTIVE EDITION
-I Ui taUnil Nwi Pa««< •( All Edilioni

YOU'RE
ON THE
RIGHT
TRACK,
MISTER!
^/S
m*'
The news of M-G-M's gigantic
production program has Hterally
electrified the industry! Thanks for the
fan mail! Our Friendly customers applaud
us for leading the way as usual with
optimism, daring and greatness!

I
I
He's hotter
than a
i^S^ firecracker!
../ \
M-G-M RELEASES! JUNE! JULY! AUGUST!
Plenty of top product from Leo when you need it
"HEHUCKSTERS'-Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr
"HEYEARLING" (Tec/v//color)— Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman, Jr.
lES'A" (Techu/cohr)— Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalban
IIGH
BARBAREE"-Van Johnson, June Allyson
>AfK DELUSION"— Lionel Barrymore, James Craig, Lucille Bremer
most!
iYnHIA"— Elizabeth Taylor, George Murphy
IVNG IN A BIG WAY"-Gene Kelly, Marie McDonald (7od/)
EAOF GRASS"— Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Walker, Melvyn Douglas
O/IANCE OF ROSY RIDGE "-Van Johnson
H EG REAT VJAIJZ" —Masterpiece Reprint
»0IIE WITH THE WIND"' — {Technicolor) 'D2i\id O. Selznick Production. Masterpiece Reprint.
'
*
M-G-M RELEASES STARTING SEPTEMBER!
OrG OF LOVE"'-Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Robert Walker
INI NISHED DANCE"' (Technicolor)—M^rg^iret O'Brien, Cyd Charisse, Karin Booth, Danny Thomas
^EITON OF THE MOVIES""-Red Skelton
GIG OF THE THIN MAN "-William Powell, Myrna Loy
JRIEN DOLPHIN STREET""-Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Donna Reed
HE BIRDS AND THE BEES"" fr^^Z-'w/VoM—Jeanette MacDonald, Jose Iturbi, Jane Powell
•
^ PRODUCTION ^BIGGEST PARADE OF M-G-M HITS!^
}^^.^,^LL"_ Robert Taylor, Aubrey Totter • "IF WINTER COMES'-Walter Pidgeon, Deborah Kerr, Angela Lansbury
mx.Oi S'— Van Johnson, June Allyson • "KILLER McCOV— Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor • "ALIAS THE GENTLEMAN"
S'al.ce Keery, Tom Drake • "CASS TIMBERLANE"— Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner • "KISSING BANDIT" (Technicolor)— Frank
atraKf hryn Grayson • "UPWARD TO THE STARS"— Robert Walker, Donna Reed • "ON AN ISLAND WITH YOU"
fchtcol.r)— Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisse, )immy Durante • "SPEAK TO ME OF LOVE"—
!«r ^son, Walter Pidgeon . "THREE MUSKETEERS" (Technicolor)— Lana turner, William Powell, Gene Kelly, Van Heflin
'• 5->A;JGHTER"_Katharine Hepburn • "HOMECOMING OF ULYSSES"-Clark Gable . "STATE OF THE UNION"-Spencer
'Cy, lau.ette Colbert • Irving Berlin's "EASTER PARADE" (Technicolor) -Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Cyd Charisse

^".i^T.^f
NEXT WEEK
:«0-«
?lt:^
4 (••»

-,*'
- " "t "a 1 » '
^ w -L
« J 10 » »
n w
^ «^ **
u -
1

'
"
THE NATIONAL FILM WEEKLY
PBBIISHED IN NINE SECTIONAL EDITIONJ
BEN SHLYEN
Editor-in-Chief and Publisher
JAMES M. JERAULD
Editor
NATHAN COHEN Associate Editor
JESSE SHLYEN Managing Editor
IVAN SPEAR
Western Editor
J. HARRY TOLER Equipment Editor
RAYMOND LEVY General Manager
Published Every Saturday by
ASSOCIATED PUBLICATIONS
Editorial Offices: 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20,
N. Y.j Raymond Levy, General Manager; James M.
Jerauld, Editor; Chester Friedman, Editor Showmandiser
Section; A. J. Stocker, Eastern Representative.
Telephone Columbus 5-6370, 5-6371, 5-6372.
Cable address: -BOXOFFICE, New York."
Centrol Offices: 332 South Michigan Blvd., Chicago
4, 111. J. Harry Toier, Editor Modern Theatre Seclion.
Telephone WABash 4575.
Weatem OUices: 6404 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
28. Colli. Ivan Spear, Manager. Phone GLadstone
1186.
Wasbinglon Offices: 930 F Street, N. W. Lee L.
Garhng, Manager. Telephone NAllonal 3432. Filmrow;
932 New fersey, N. W. Sara Young.
Publication Offices: 825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City
1, Mo. Nathan Cohen, Associate Editor; Jesse Shlyen,
Managing Editor; A. Jules Benedic, Field Editor; Morris
Scnlozman, Business Manager. Telephone CHestnut
7777.
Other PubUcations: BOXOFFICE BAROMETER,
published in November as a section ot BOXOFFICE;
THE MODERN THEATRE, published monthly as o
section of BOXOFFICE.
ALBANY—21-23 Walter Ave., M. Berrigan.
ATLANTA— 163 Walton, N. W., P. H. Savin.
BALTIMORE—Uptown Theatre, A. J. Wolf.
BIRMINGHAM-The News, Eddie Badger.
BOSTON—Hotel Vendome, Frances Harding.
BUFFALO—20 St. Margarets Court, Jim Schroder.
CHARLOTTE—216 W. 4lh, Pauline Grillith.
CHICAGO—332 S. Michigan Blvd., Jonas Perlberg,
WABash 4575.
CINCINNATI— 1634 Central Pcirkway, Ullian Seltzer.
CLEVLLAND—2568 Overlook Road, Cleveland Heights,
Elsie Loeb, Fairmount 0046.
DALLAS—408 S. Harwood, V. W. Crisp, Southwestern
editor, R-2312.
DENVER— 1645 Lalayelte, Jack Rose, TA 8517.
DES MOINES—Register & Tribune BIdg., Russ Schoch,
DETROIT- 1009 Fox Theatre BIdg., H. F. Reves.
Telephones: RAIIOO; Night, UN-4-0219.
INDIANAPOLIS—Rt. 8, Box 770, Howard M. Rudeaux.
LITTLE ROCK— 1615 West 22nd street, Herod Jimerson.
MIAMI—66 S. Hibiscus Island, Mrs. Manton E. Harwood.
2952 Merrick Rd., Elizabeth Sudlow.
MEMPHIS—707 Spring St., Null Adams, Tel. 48-5462.
MILWAUKEE—50^1 Plankinlon BIdg.. 161 W. Wisconsin
Ave., James R. Gahagan. Telephones: BR 4938
and MA 0297.
MINNEAPOLIS—29 Washington Ave., So., Les Rees.
NEW HAVEN—42 Church St.,
NEW ORLEANS—218 So. Liberty St.,
Telephone MA 5812.
Gertrude Lander.
Mrs. Jack Auslet.
OKLAHOMA CITY—216 Terminal BIdg., Polly Trindle.
OMAHA—Omaha World-Herald BIdg., Lou Gerdes.
PHILADELPHIA— Philadelphia Record BIdg., Broad
and Wood Sis., J. M. Makler.
PITTSBURGH—86 Van Braam St., R. F. Klingensmlth,
c/o Monogram Pictures.
PORTLAND, ORE.—YMCA, Jules Maitland.
RICHMOND— National Theatre, R. W. Eagan, 2-2567.
ST. LOUIS—5149 Rosa Ave., David F. Barrett, Flanders
3727.
SALT LAKE CITY— Desoret News, Howard Pearson.
SAN ANTONIO— 531 North St., L. J. B. Ketner.
SAN FRANCISCO—25 Taylor St., Gail Upman,
ORdway 4812-4813.
SEATTLE—928 N. 84lh St., Willord Elsey.
TOLEDO-4330 Willy. Pkwy., Anna Kline.
IN CANADA
CALGARY—The Albortan, Wm. Campbell.
MONTREAL—4330 Wilson Ave., N. D. Q., Roy Carmlchael.
Walnut 5519.
ST. JOHN— 116 Prince Edward St., Wm. J. McNulty.
TORONTO-242 Mllwood, Milton Galbralth.
VANCOUVER—411 Lyric Theatre BIdg., Jack Droy.
VICTORIA—938 Island Highway, Alec Morrlman.
WINNIPEG—The Tribune, Ben Lopkin.
MiMBBR Audit Bcrkau or Circulations
Rnttrad as SKond Cliu matter at Poal Oiriet, Kaniu CItr. Uo.
Secllonil Bdltlnn. 12 00 per yur: National Idltlan, IT.HO
I
OXOFFICE
Guest Editorial
By HERBERT J. YATES
President. Republic Pictures Corporation
•^.yA gNDUSTRY showmanship must keep pace*'
our progress in delivering a high level of entertmnm
Money, time, effort and intelligence are being applied to '
plarming and execution of the advertising, publicity, and
ploitation calculated to achieve the best possible results.
Promotion is actually considered an integral part of aijj
Distributors now deliver not only the name, story,
i
ture.
production value of a film, but a public interest whidi (^
been stimulated by expert national coverage. A great dec'-
thought is given to many sales approaches before basic
i
paigns are determined upon, and the ideas of comjxmy s 4
are augmented by the best brains of our advertising agen< .
Since showmanship is obviously at its best when it sells I
most tickets, that is the basic approach in formulating all Ct»
paigns. Different types of pictures naturally call for diffe i
approaches, and often more than one angle on a pictui I
offered to the exhibitor.
For the most part, exhibitors have been more than re * 1
live to such distributor thinking, and have recognized thi
sponsibility of merchandising pictures in accordance with k
predetermined angles. They recognize the soundness oi >
ing advantage of the fact that hundreds of thousands of V
lars have been expended to advertise a picture through h
tional magazines, newspapers, and radio; and they hames' •
presold audience by following through in the format, b t
:
theatre owners have not only linked their campaigns It*
national plan, but have contributed allied local angles si ^
cellent that they have been adopted for national use.
First run theatres, particularly, have a responsibility v
extends beyond their own operation. It is basic that p *
acceptance of a picture in its initial showings is reflected f (
turns in subsequent runs. When the manager of a firs'
theatre uses a faulty advertising approach, he is not
jeopardizing his own gross, but also the distributor's produ
investment, and the returns of other theatre owners.
Ours is essentially a ballyhoo business, and no such
ness can rely on dignity alone to sell tickets. There are :
times when we must be noisy, expansive, and even blatt
build up audience interest and boxoffice. But there is *
Ben Shlyen. publisher and editor-in-chief of BOXOFFICE, Is in
Eutope and during his absence guest editorials written by o number
of well-known executives will appear on these pages.
Vol. 51
JUNE
No. 8
2 8,1947

lluJi.Hl0H
'ulwu (Z^y^ttdtHHU
Ped4eSeat4
New Foundation Officers
To Meet Early August
Trustees and chairmen from all exchange
areas expected to convene soon to outline Motion
Picture Foundation action; regional representatives
elected in all but eight areas.
iferie between this type of promotion on pictures which re-
[uircit, and cheap ballyhoo which reduces the stature of a
)ictu> and often discourages a public which might otherwise
/anio see it.
DXOFFICE recently printed a letter
commenting upon a
lamjiign which heralded a picture in such a marmer as to
lisccrage much of its potential audience. The writer's case
a p

J
|
'
,
'
FILM INDUSTRY PONDERS EFFECT
OF TAFT-HARTLEY LABOR ACT
Law Has An Immediate
Effect on the Current
Strike in Studios
There is every indication that the Taft-
Hartley labor act. passed by Congress over
President Tiuman's veto this week, will
have widespread repercussions throughout
the motion picture business.
Within 60 days, when most of the specific
provisions of the act go into effect,
the labor relations in the studios, at the
home offices, and in exhibition across th-;
country will undergo their most drastic
change since the Wagner labor act went
into effect a dozen years ago.
UPPER HAND TO PRODUCERS
Its immediate effect is to give producers
a strong upper hand in dealing with studio
unions which have been involved in a jurisdictional
dispute for many months. The new
law. in unequivocal language, makes the
Jurisdictional strike an illegal act. Here the
law is expected to accomplish what almost a
year of continuous negotiations between
unions and producers and conciliators has
failed to do.
The new law prohibits "featherbeddmg,"
eliminates the closed shop, forces unions to
bargain collectively with employers, makes
unions liable for damage suits in jiurisdictional
strikes and for breach of contract,
permits the government to obtain injunctions
again.st unions to stall off a strike for 80
days, and contains a number of other provisions
that will have an effect in employeremploye
relations in the film industry.
There were no immediate comments from
either the film companies or the unions, except
that there was every indication that
interpretations of the law will be many, that
most of them will wind up in the courts for
decision. Various labor leaders, although
none in the motion picture mdustry itself,
already have indicated a desire to test the
provisions in the courts. The year promises
to be one of legal maneuverings in the field
of labor law.
AFFECTS 17 STUDIO UNIONS
The clo.sed shop provision of the law will
affect 17 of the 40 unions m the studios, and
many others in distribution and exhibition.
All contracts which existed on June 23, when
the Taft-Hartley bill became law, continue
until they expire. For 60 days after June 23,
It is permissible to sign clo.sed shop agreements,
but for no longer than one year.
When the 60-dny period is up. no new contracts
with this provision may be signed,
nor may old ones be renewed. All lATSE
projectionists, for Instance, who now hold
closed shop agreements with exhibitors will
not be able to retain this provision after
present contracts are up.
The new law also presents the problem of
Industrywide contractual negotiations, which
have been a pattern In many levels of the
motion picture business. Under the act. a
union may not force an employer to bargain
through an Industrj'wlde a.ssociatlon of employers
If he prefers to bargain by himself.
It probably Is permissible, but cannot be
mandatory.
This happens to be an Immediate problem
facing the American Guild of Variety Art-
Provisions Directly
Affecting Industry
Unions cannot bargain for foremen or
supervisors. This may prevent theatre
managers and other key supervisory employes
from forming unions to bargain
with e.vhibitors.
Unions cannot force an employer to
pay for services not performed. This is
aimed at "featherbedding." It is expected
to strike at such industry practices
as standby orchestras, standby stagehands,
etc.
Jurisdictional strikes are illegal. A
union cannot strike or boycott to force
an employer to assign work to one union
instead of another. This will affect the
current Hollywood studio strike.
Unions are prohibited from restraining
or coercing an employer in his choice of a
union with which to deaL In effect, this
means that a union cannot strike to force
a company to bargain through an industrywide
association of employers instead
of bargaining by himself. This restriction
may affect industrywide contracts
with such groups as the Screen
Actors Guild, Screen Extras Guild, Screen
Publicists, etc., and the studio crafts.
Closed shop clauses will not be permitted
in new contracts. Of the 40 unions
at the studios, 17 have closed shop provisions
in their contracts. This provision
also will concern many of the I.ATSE
contracts now in force throughout the
industry.
Union shop provisions, i. e„ workers
must join the union within a specified
period after being employed, may be
included in contracts only if a majority
of the emplo.ves vote for a union shop
in an NLRB election.
Damage suits may be filed against
unions for breach of contract, jurisdictional
strikes and boycotts. This is a provision
which would allow studios to sue
for damages in the event production was
disrupted in a labor situation as currently
exists on the west coast.
Employes holding executive posts in
unions .seekins recognition must file
affidavits disclaiming membership in the
Communist party or any group favoring
overthrow of the government by force.
Ists, known as AGVA. Matt Shelvey, national
administrative director of the organization,
said that the law may affect pending
contracts covering 20 presentation houses
operated by RKO, Warners, Paramount and
Loew's. Pacts were agreed upon several
months ago, but actual signing was delayed
pending outcome of the Taft-Hartley bill.
Shelvey said the union's lawyers will meet
with circuit lawyers to determine whether the
law prohibits a single contract for several
circuits operating interstate. The union is
prepared to negotiate separate agreements
for each presentation theatre If the decision
Is that clrcultwlde pacts are Illegal.
Unions which will be hard hit by the closed
shop provisions are the lATSE, Associated
Actors and Artistes of America (AAAA), and
' 1;
the American Federation of Labor Th
overwhelming majority of these unions a'
of the closed shop variety and the remamd
are union shop.
,
Along the home office front, officers or
United Office and Professional Workers
America iCIOt, and its locals, the Sere.
Publicists Guild, and the Screen Office ai
Professional Employes Guild already ha
held meetings in New York to discuss pli
to fight for repeal of the law. and to jo'
with other unions in seeking defeat of co
gressmen who supported the veto. The la
however, says unions cannot spend mon
or make contributions for political car
paigns and one of the points of strateg)-
be discussed is how to provide labor n
financing for its campaign.
NEW COAST DEVELOPMENT
Meanwhile, on the west coast, there wii
second development on the week's lal
front. It concerned the brief probe cc
ducted in Hollywood by representatives
the House labor committee, Congressir,
Carroll D. Kearns and Congressman Irv
McCann. Following their shortlived inu.
gation, the pair returned to Washim:-
promising to return within a month to :
ther propose the possibilities of racketet:
within film capital labor circles and metr.
Whether the enactment of the Taft-Har
bill will make such further probing nece.v
is still to be determined.
While on the coast, the congressmen he
testimony from Pat Casey, retiring ;a
chief for producers: I. E. Chadwick. pr^
dent of the Independent Motion Picture P
ducers Ass'n; Ray Young. Eagle-Uon 1* i
head: Fred Steele. Monogram's studio m* I
ager: Edward Nassour, owner of the Nas*(
studio: Chris Beute, studio manager, h^
tion Picture Center: and Herman Dt
stein. Pine-Thomas business manager.;
Featherbedding Is Out
In New Ohio Labor Act
j
COLUMBUS—Featherbedding practice*
theatres, such as standby orchestras a'l
extra stagehands, will be prohibited ua"
terms of the Van Aken labor bill passed.'
the Ohio legislature and awaiting OoTeri
Herbert's signature. Strikes in support) j
such practices are specifically forbidden. 1
"Any strike to compel an employer to
money for services not performed or to f* ,|
employment of any person or persons not
quired, or to use material or equipment,
required by the employer," is forblddec^
this language.
Unfair labor practices of both emplft
j
and employes are defined In the bill, i
|
ployers are forbidden to interfere Inu
organization, to use the "yellow dog"
tract, to fire workers for filing charges it
the act and to refuse to bargain collect
with union representatives. Employes
forbidden to use violence in picketlnf
engage in illegal picketing: to partld
in sympathy, jurisdictional or sitdownst,
or secondary boycotts: to strike in suppo
featherbedding practices, or to strike to
pel employers to recognize a represent,
not chosen by a majority of the workers
Unions may be sued for injurj' caust
"person or property" by such illegal st
Fines may be levied against imlons If
are found guilty under terms of the i>
8 BOXOFFICE :
: June M.

:
flpiure,
'
'
•
was
i
•
with
^OTH-FOX OFFERS PROFIT SPLIT
\\T0 SMALL SPOTS ON % DEALS
e;ey Allied Gets Smith
Pin Which Is
Termed
JRe^olutionary Step
„lew
By J.
M. JERAULD
ANTIC CITY—Andrew W. Smith
general sales manager of 20th-Fox,
ids to offer a new plan of percentage
doals to subsequent run exhibitors
to "problem" theatres in both large
•
mall communities, a plan which prac
y 1,'uarantees the exhibitor a sliding
of profits.
|b new plan is to be tested first in the
Haven area. Percentages will run from
r cent to not over 40 per cent, with
.split over the 40 per cent figure.
less than two or more than five of
impany's big films will be offered on
lasis each year.
re

m
'.
'.
JACKSON PARK DECREE UPHELD I
BY CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL
Drastic Changes May Come
In Whole Chicago Setup
Of Selling, Playing
CHICAGO—The sweeping decree in the
Jackson Park Theatre antitmst case, which
threatens to upset the entire distribution
and clearance system in Chicago, was upheld
In virtually every essential by the
circuit court of appeals in a decision
handed down early in the week.
Among tlie
most revolutionary aspects of
the decree, as it concerns the majors, is
it.s limitations on the length of first runs
in Loop theatres. The decree specifically
forbids the defendants from keeping their
pictures for more than a two-week run in
their own theatres, or for more than one
week in a later run.
FORCES QUICK RUNOFF
Should a Loop theatre hold over a picture
for a longer period, the film must then be
released to other theatres.
Other provisions of the decree are:
*1) It eliminates the establishment of
"dead or waiting time" between first
runs and the next run by theatres operated
by the defendants. This will eliminate
waiting time between Loop and
neighborhood showings.
12 1 It prohibits the practice of "conditioning
of film licenses upon the maintenance
of minimum admission prices,"
in other words, the practice of setting the
price before a picture is released to a
theatre.
i3) Use of double features, "when used
to further the conspiracy," are illegal.
In other words, the defendants can properly
be enjoined by' injunction from using
double features where they are used
for the purpose of preventing the Jackson
Park Theatre from obtaining pictures
before the defendants have channeled
them "through the conspiratorial
system."
What the court did hold, however, was
that the decree could not be used to give the
Jack.son Park Theatre "a favored fixed position
in the scheme which they (the plaintiffs)
have .sought to destroy."
DENIES SINGLE PROVISION
The decree had enjoined the majors and
other defendants from preventing the Jackson
Park Theatre "from buying a run of
pictures one week in advance of the Maryland
Tlicatre la B&K house i at a rental not
to exceed a fair and reasonable film rental."
This, the court held, "you cannot do by
injunction." The decree, it held, may be
used "to destroy the conspiracy root," but it
cannot be used to redress the economic balance
between the plaintiffs and the defendants.
"No one has a vested right In playing
time," the court declared.
Thomas McConnell, attorney for the Jack-
.son Park Interests, had contended that the
Maryland Tlicntre was given preferential
treatment In films. This general preml.se
was the basis on which the original suit was
brought and on which damages of $360,000
Text of the Court's Decision
Following is the complete text of the decision handed doicn by the Unitei i
States Circuit Court of Appeals in the Jackson Park case. The opinion was writ-
<
ten by Judge Sherman Minton, with Justice Will M. Sparks and J. Earl Major
[
concurring.
This is the second appeal in this cause.
On the first appeal, 150 F. 2d 877. we found
that the conspiracy alleged in the complaint
was established by the evidence and was sufficient
to support the jury's verdict, but we
reversed on the question of damages. On
certiorari to the supreme court, that court
affirmed the finding of a conspiracy buc
reversed us on the question of damages, holding
that the plaintiffs had sufficiently and
correctly proved the measure of damages, and
affirmed a judgment for $360,000 damages,
327 U.S. 251. 66 S. Ct. 574, 90 L. Ed. 579. The
facts are set forth in these two opinions.
After the supreme court had reversed this
court and the cause had been remanded to
the trial court, the plaintiffs filed a supplemental
complaint alleging continuation of
the conspiracy. In it they prayed for equitable
relief and also additional damages for
the period subsequent to the filing of the
original complaint. The claim for additional
damages is still pending in the district court.
The plaintiffs' .supplemental complaint alleged
that the defendants were estopped by
the verdict in the first damage trial from
contesting any of the allegations of the original
complaint or any of the allegations advanced
by the plaintiff during the trial of
said issues. The defendants answered denying
estoppel, and the estoppel issue joined
was set separately for trial.
Full Record in
Evidence
At the hearing the plaintiffs put in evidence,
for the limited purpose of showing
what had transpired during the trial and
appeal of the damage issue, the complete
printed record and the brief filed, and also
the opinions handed down in this court and
in the supreme court. This was the only
evidence then heard by the trial judge sitting
as a chancellor and it was expres.sly understood
that the printed record, although it
contained the testimony heard by the jury
generally, was received only to permit the
trial judge to determine to what extent inquiry
by him into the merits was precluded
by estoppel. The trial judge held with the
plaintiffs that every allegation of the plaintiffs'
original complaint had been decided
finally and conclusively in the plaintiffs"
favor by the jury's verdict. In addition, the
trial judge made a number of additional findings
of fact which set forth the plaintiffs'
operated by the dcfcndanl.s, and finally in
were awarded. The U.S. supreme court upheld
this verdict last year.
McConnell then went before Judge Michael
L. Igoe and asked for a decree carrying
out the provisions of previous findings. This
Judge Igoe did in his now revolutionary injunction.
As the original suit asked for damages
only for the period prior to 1940, a supplemental
suit for the period from 1940 to
1946—asking $600,000 damages— Is now pend-
conception of what they had proved tt It
trial. The district court thereupon
a permanent injunction as prayed for bf fiJ
plaintiffs. From this judgment, the de"
ants have appealed.
By this appeal the defendants challeri
the trial court's ruling that estoppel by «.
diet extends to every issue involved In pf
litigation between the parties. They cont«
that as a matter of law estoppel by vtti,
extends only to matters expressly and neo
sarily decided in the prior litigation, w.
the result, as contended by the defendu
that the court's decree in its present fM;,
must fall. The defendants request this cm
to modify the findings by confining sg
findings to the issues upon which the ('
fendants actually are estopped, and to en
a decree on the findings as so modified.
A Resume of the Case
'
The original complaint stated but O'
cause of action which, if proved, entitled t
plaintiffs to two kinds of relief, name
damages and an injunction. The same Jud
that presided in the trial of the dama
action heard the plaintiffs' application for
injunction. One phase of this complain
was submitted to the jury which returned i
verdict for damages, upon which judgme
was entered and finally affirmed by the su
preme court. The other phase was tried
the presiding judge as a chancellor, w
has stated his findings of fact and cond
sions of law and upon them entered the d
cree from which the defendants have a
pealed.
The defendants were found guilty of o
conspiracy in restraint of trade in \1olati.
of the Sherman act, 15 U.S. C. A. Sec. I.
jury so found, and the district court, tl
The
t.
court, and the supreme court upheld
finding of conspiracy. The conspiracy
operated that the defendants might hold
picture in the Loop for the benefit of th<
theatres there, at minimum admission prir
to be charged, for such playing time as :1
defendants might agree upon. When tl
picture was through playing in the Loc
there was a clearance time of three wee
before it could play elsewhere in Chlcaa
The picture was then channeled in a sen
of release weeks through theatres owned ar
(Continued on next page)
ing.
This week's decision of the circuit court is
creating considerable excitement among exhibitors,
both within the defendant group •!(
independents. Drastic changes will come k
the whole scheme of selling and playlDf W
pictures in the Chicago area if the provllioii
of the decree in their entirety are carrw
out. It is expected that the defendants wl'
ask the U.S. supreme court for a review 'i
the appeal.
Defendants In the case are Paramount P*
tures. Inc.: Balaban & Katz Corp.: Wsrnii
Bros. Circuit Management Corp.; 'Vltagnp'
Inc.: 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.: Loer;
RKO Radio Pictures and Warner BW
Inc.:
Theatre Corp.
10
BOXOFTICE
;: June 28, l*

'
mre,
; to
; iidmission
, the
, on
findings
T)xt of the Court's Decision (Cont.)
j^
, -nili week after the Loop run, the plainws
owned and operated the Maryland Theatre,
HII^wtre permitted to buy the picture in compel the
as
findings
the
they
evidence
requested.
rsi weelc of general release.
The court, with this situation in mind,
tt>e
Iiother words, whatever income that picturfwn.s
shaped its decree in a fashion to meet it. In
capable of producing was squeezed this regard the court had a wide discretion.
out f It for the benefit of the defendants, (United States v. Crescent Amusement Co.
whoporated under the unlawful conspiracy, et al., 323 U.S. 173, 185, 65 S. Ct. 254, 89 L.
h.'fi? the defendants permitted the plain- Ed. 160: Ethyl Gasoline Corporation et al v.
buy; and notwithstanding the fact United States, 309 U. S. 436, 461, 60 S. Ct.
plaintiffs' theatre had a superior 618, 84 L. Ed. 852: United States v. Bausch
and equipment and was more ati,ve
& Lomb Optical Co., 321 US. 707, 725, 728,
than the Maryland Theatre oper- 64 S. Ct. 805, 88 L. Ed. 1024.)
«U'ib.\ one of the defendants, the defendmtwciuld
not sell the plaintiffs a picture the acts committed under the conspiracy
The decree was properly drawn to meet
Uiit the Maryland Theatre had played it.
and threatened. The court was authorized to
Thidiiendants were able to set the run, impose such further restraints as would prevent
an evasion. All doubts were resolved
system of release, and the miniprices
for every theatre in in favor of the plaintiffs. (Local 167 v. United
^....rhicago district. No theatre could opera
successfully in the Chicago district
States, supra, at 293, 299.)
The defendant Balaban & Katz Corporation,
although it appealed from the whole
wit )u: the pictures which the defendants
rolled.
decree and not part of it as it might have
Cospiracy Is Outlawed
done under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
73, objects here specifically to certain portions
t der this oppressive conspiracy, the de -
of the decree. This defendant made
tn'.s operated. ThLs conspiracy has been no motion to modify the decree in the respects
; wed unequivocally. The defendants
to which it now objects. Consequent-
ha' lixst a lawsuit. By their unlawful congpi
cy. they have been found to have dam-
on the contentions urged here for the first
ly, the district court had no chance to rule
ag( the plaintiffs in a very substantial sum. time. However, we have considered these
In ne case where the government had succesully
contentions, and we find no merit in them
prosecuted certain defendants be-
except as hereinafter mentioned
for a jury for a violation of the Sherman
Ac the supreme court said on an application UphoW Twin-Bill Ban
form injunction: "The defendants in this As to the double featuring, we found in
suiwlio had been there convicted could not the first appeal of this case that while the
recire proof of what had been duly adju(ed
between the parties." (Local 167 v. illegal, when used to further the conspiracy
double featuring in and of itself was not
Ured States, 291 U.S. 293, 298, 54 S. Ct. 396, which we found to be illegal, the double featuring
became tainted with illegality. (Bige-
78 . Ed. 804.1
'le trial court was not bound to hear any low v. RKO Radio Pictures, 150 F. 2d 877,
me? evidence than the jury had heard and 885.) Therefore, the district court may very
upi which evidence the jury had found the properly enjoin the use of double features
ex ence of the conspiracy and the very where used with the intent and purpose and
sti taiitial to damages the plaintiffs. Upon where such use has the effect of preventing
th same evidence, the district court could the plaintiffs from obtaining pictures before
ha- based its decree after making proper the defendants have channeled them through
fi:inss. If the district court took a narro
the conspiratorial system. It is only the use
view of that evidence, we would not feel of the double featuring within the bounds
bold to do likewise, because the entire rec- of the conspiracy that was enjoined. This
"r Is before us. The record evidence if con- is proper.
:ed in its entirety supports the findings. This defendant also complains that the decree
should not enjoin the
inly by looking through this restricted
defendants from
• le or view of the evidence that the find- a first run In the Loop in excess of two weeks
1.1 are deemed insufficient. We decline and a subsequent run in excess of one week
th invitation to play hide and seek in the without any waiting time, because their competitors
are not so limited. The short and
re rd in an effort to evaluate the district
ts findings, looking only through the complete answer to this contention is that
'e of estoppel by verdict. The district their competitors are not in the conspiracy.
: had the entire record before it. If it
The provisions of the decree complained of
-e to take a narrow view of the evidence, were reasonably adapted to breaking up the
IF" not bound to follow it where a con- conspiracy, a part of which was the method
; a ion of all the evidence will support its of release, and such provisions were therefore
iiri:;s without question.
properly entered.
"h Question of Guilt"
With reference to subparagraph (e) of
Paragraph V of the decree, we agree with
.'e put to one side the refinements of the defendants that there is no finding to
iiunent, orally and in the briefs, as to the support it. The subparagraph reads as follows:
c! inction between estoppel by verdict and
e )pi'el by judgment, and look to all the
"(ei Preventing plaintiffs from buying
e'lei ce in this case that was submitted to
M trial court on
a run of pictures one week in advance of
the first hearing, in order
rtfermine
the Maryland Theatre at a rental not to
whether there is evidence to
ail exceed a fair and reasonable film rental;"
the findings that the court actually
"de When so considered, there is an Thus the plaintiffs seek by the decree a
ami ance of evidence to support the district favored fixed position in the scheme which
••rt of fact. There can be no they have sought to destroy, and this on the
fr.=;t in of the defendants' guilt in maint.iii
ground not of the illegal conspiracy but on
? the unlawful conspiracy alleged in the the ground that the court found they were
cnp:aint. The evidence in the record sup- at an economic disadvantage with the defendant
Balaban & Katz Corporation, who
Pts the trial court's findings, and there
ro
Jurisdiction Taken
In Antitrust Case
WASHINGTON- -Acting at the closing
session of the pre.sent term the supreme court
this week assumed jurisdiction in the New
York industry antitrust ca.se. The court
agreed to review the decree issued last December
31 by a three-judge federal district
court in New 'Vork. While no definite date
has been set arguments In the case are scheduled
to be heard during the next term of the
court which begins on October 6.
As.sociate Justice Robert H. Jackson, former
attorney general, has withdrawn from
the case so the issues will be heard by an
eight-judge tribunal.
The high court postponed consideration
of a motion of the American Theatres Ass'n,
Confederacy of Southern Ass'ns and Southern
California Theatre Owners to intervene
in the case. The court will consider this
motion as well as the question of its
jurisdiction
in regard to the associations pleading
for the right to intervene until the case in
chief is heard on its merits.
Thurman Arnold of counsel for ATA, told
BOXOFFICE "we have everything we want.
We will argue our case at the same time as
the major producers' case is argued." He
pointed out that the supreme court had dismissed
a motion of the major distributorexhibitor
defendants to bar intervention by
ATA and associated groups.
Attorneys for Loew's, 20th-Fox, RKO, Paramount
and Warner Bros., raised the point that
the ATA group was without legal right to intervene
and that such action was allowable
only with the consent of the attorney general.
The ATA group in briefs .seeking intervention
cited the St. Louis Terminal decision in
which a similar right to intervene was upheld
by the courts. The briefs further questioned
the power of the district court to cut
off the legal right of the exhibitor groups to
intervene. Other defendants in the case include
Columbia, United Artists and Universal-International.
because of this defendant's bargaining power
as the operator of a chain of theatres. The
decree may very properly be used to destroy
the conspiracy root, branch, and all its evil
fruits, but it may not be used to redress the
economic balance between the plaintiffs and
the said defendant without a finding that
that difference was related directly to the
conspiracy. It has been the plaintiffs' contention,
as we understand it, that no one
has a vested right in a playing position. In
this we agree with the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs
have a right to compete for any playing
position, but they have no right to be awarded
and protected by decree in any certain
position. If the plaintiffs find themselves
at a disadvantage because the defendants are
economically stronger inasmuch as they are
a chain with large bargaining power, the
plaintiffs may not, without any finding to
support it, obtain a decree vesting them and
protecting them in a privileged position
ahead of the Maryland Theatre. This does
not appear to us as using the decree to destroy
the conspiracy, but rather to preserve
the evil in the interest of the plaintiffs. The
plaintiffs have been awarded a substantial
judgment for damages. That should take
care of the past injury. The decree which
the court has entered, we think, rather effectively
destroys the conspiracy and therefore
leaves the future open to the plaintiffs
to compete for the pictures at a reasonable
price. This subparagraph of the decree is
unsupported by any finding, and It will be
eliminated.
With this modification, we find no basis
for objection to the decree, and, as modified,
the decree is affirmed.
I
BXOFFICE :: June 28. 1947 11

Marcel
Walter
"
W.
Hopalong
Preston
'
Independent Production
Doubled During 1946-47
NEW YORK—The number of independently
produced releases from Hollywood
during the current season is almost
double the number of independent films
scheduled for 1945-46. according to reports
from the major companies.
A total of 63 independent pictures from
a total of 34 producers is being released
this year by eight companies, including
Monogram. Paramount. RKO. U-I. Warner.
UA, Republic and 20lh-Fox.
Last year 37 independent releases from 28
producers were distributed by seven companies.
Two distributors. Warners and
Monogram, welcomed independents to the
fold this season. Columbia had two independent
releases last year. None are listed
for the current season.
This trend toward independent releases
by the major companies has been gainm^
impetus for the past three years. Countless
Independent outfits have sprung up since
the end of the war. During recent months
the majors and other distributors appear to
have started a concentrated drive to sign
additional independents. Eight distributors,
including Screen Guild, have signed a
total of 17 new relea.sing deals with independents
in less than three months.
Screen Guild alone has set four deals with
newcomers to the independent production
field. These deals call for a total of 13 pictures.
Film Classics has bought out all but
three of its franchise holders and is lining up
independents on the coa.st.
RKO is increasing its independent releases.
Eight films from seven producers have been
scheduled for 1947-48 release. Four others
are in the offing. This current season RKO
lists four independent releases from four
producers.
Columbia also is stepping up independent
releases. Eight musical westerns produced
bv Autrv Productions will be distributed next
year. Another deal with Edward Small calls
for two features.
MGM has two independents coming up for
next vear, including "State of the Union"
from Frank Capra and "Joan of Lorraine"
from Sierra Pictures. Inc. The last independently
produced feature to go through the
MGM exchanges was David O. Selznick's
Wind."
"Gone With the
There has been considerable speculation
about whether many of the smaller independents—some
of them new arrivals in
Hollywood— will be able to weather high labor
and production costs and the effects of a
possible business recession.
The recent purchase of Liberty Films by
Paramount and before that the International
Pictures merger with Universal, seems
to several industry leaders to be the beginning
of a trend. Seymour Nebenzal. independent
producer for UA, predicted several weeks ago
that many smaller independents will find the
going rough as costs continue to rise and will
be forced to join the major companies to continue
in production.
A tally of the recent independent releasing
arrangements made by distributors includes
Columbia—2: MGM—2; PRC—2:
RKO—2; Republic— 1; U-I— 1; UA—3; Screen
Guild—4.
Several of the new independents, organized
in the past two months or so, have set
no releasing deals as yet. In this group are
Screenplays, Inc.. formed by Stanley Kramer,
former executive producer for Story Prod.;
Transatlantic Pictures Corp., organized by
Sidney L. Bernstein and Alfred Hitchcock;
Sol Lesser's new independent venture with
Robert Rossen; Arpi Prod., formed by Robert
Presnell and John Reinhardt; Harry
James Prod.—the band leader has bought
rights to "Downbeat for Two"; a new company
organized by Benn Jacobson. former
Eagle-Lion studio representative; new outfit
formed by Nat Goldstone. former Hollywood
agent.
The Seasons Independent Films
Here is the independent rclea.se lineup for
the current season by companies;
MONOGRAM—"The Guilty" and "High
Tide," lack Wrather Prod.
PARAMOUNT—"Seven Were Saved," "Fear
in the Night," "Big Town," "I Cover Big
Town " "Danger Street," "Jungle Flight. Pine-
Thomas Prod.; "My Favorite Brunette," Hope
Enterprises, Inc.; The Perfect Marriage' and
"Desert Fury," Hal Wallis Prod.
RKO RADIO—"Song ol the South," Wall
;
Di.iney Prod "The Best Years ol Our Lives,'
Sam Goldwyn Prod.; "It's a Wonderlul Lile.
Liberty Films; "Tarzan and the Huntress, Sol
Lesser Prod.
REPUBLIC—"Yankee Fakir, Lee Wilder-
'
"Wlnler Wonderland, Colmes.
20TH CENTURY-FOX—"Black Beauty," Alson
Prod; "Backlash." "Dangerous Millions
"Strange lourney." "Rendezvous 24," lewels
ol Brandenburg," "The Crimson Key, Sol "^
Wurtzel Prod.; "Wanted lor Murder. Meet
"
Me at Dawn, Hellman Prod,
UNlVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL-'Dark
Mirror
"" International Pictures (before merger
with Universal); "Temptation,"" International;
•Magnilicent Doll," Skirball-Manning Prod.;
Swell Guy,' Mark Hellinger Prod., "Smash-
Up,"" Diana Prod.; "Brute Force," also Hellinger.
UNITED ARTISTS—"The Bachelor's Daughters,"
Andrew Stone; "Angel on My Shoulder,"
Charles R. Rogers; "Little Iodine," Comet
Prod. "Strange Woman," Hunt Stromberg;
"The Devils Playground." Hopalong Cassidy;
"The Chase," Seymour Nebenzal; "The Sin ol
Harold
"
Diddlebock, Sturges; "Susie
Steps Out," Comet; "Abies Irish Rose, "
Bing
Crosby Prod.; "Fools Gold," Hopalong Cassidy;
"The Red House," Sol Lesser; "The Fabulous
Dorseys," Rogers; 'The Private Allairs
ol Bel Ami," David Loew; "Fun on a Weekend,"
Stone; "The Macomber Allair," Benedict
Bogeaus; "Unexpected Guest," Hopalong
Cassidy; "Carnegie Hall," Morros-Le Baron
Prod.; "New Orleans," lules Levey; "Ramrod,"
Enterprise; "Adventures of Don Coyote,"
Cornel; "Dishonored Lady." Stromberg; "Dan-
"
gerous Venture, Cassidy; "Copacabana,"
Sam Coslow; "Christmas Eve,"
Bogeaus; "Stork Biles Man," Comet; "Lured,"
Stromberg; "Heaven Only Knows," Nebenzal;
"Hoppy's Holiday," Hopalong Cassidy;
"The Other Love. Enterprise.
"
"
WARNER BROS—"Pursued and "Cloak and
Dagger," United Stales Pictures, Inc.
1'
^
Fabian Still Dickers <
For Purchase of UA
NEW YORK—Mar>' Pickford is stiU negott- I
ating with Si H. Fabian for the sale of Unitfc'
Artists, and Tom J. Connors, former Tkt
president in charge of distribution for JOlh
Fox, is still awaiting word from Miss Pick I
ford regarding the presidency of DA. H« i
the principal candidate for the post If UA i
not sold.
Decisions on these matters were suppcsr
j
to have been made by June 23, but last-mir.
'
ute hitches over the selling price and Uxt.
are reported to have held up the negotlaUonjI
There also were reports that one of tbe C
producers also has offered to buy the eocn
i
pany. Last week Miss Pickford had uk'
three other parties in addition to Fitibi
were interested in buying UA. Hovntr'
Fabian and his backer, the First Nitkitu
Bank of Boston, have the inside track.
The Fabian interests are said to have coct<
closest to Miss Pickford's asking prte r,
S15.000.000. She has said that she wantj r
500.000 for her share of the company, whx'.
she owns in partnership with Charles Ch»p
lin. There has been no statement frti5
Chaplin or his representatives as to hit |*tet
Reply on 'Blimp' Ads
Says Film Lost Money
NEW YORK—United Artists has to d
lost S11.064 on "The Life and Detth c
Colonel Blimp," according to the reply hj V.,
made to the complaints filed against the eiai>
pany by the Federal Trade commtekn
charging misrepresentation in "Blimp* atj
vertising.
^
The commission objected to the adi
the grounds that they represented the fOffl)
the original full-length feature praised t;
the critics when, as a matter of (act,
British-made film was cut from two IM
and 28 minutes to one hour and 31 mtmM
for U.S. distribution. The picture opt
at the Globe in New York in December IH
UA has contended that the shorter pieU
seen by the American audiences was Ml
stantially the same as the full-length (Qi
seen previously by the critics, therefore tl'
ads were not unfair or misleading. The col
pany also pointed out that most exhibilo
refused to take the film unless it was shot
ened.
UA said that rentals to June 7, 1947, fro
the film totaled $276,495, while print and a<
verti.sing costs amount to S287.559. HearW
will be held in New York July 18.
ATA and MPTOA Agree
On a Joint Tax Plan
NEW YORK—The ATA and MPTOA «
submit a joint recommendation to the ho*
ways and means committee the week o( Jit'
30 urging a straight 10 per cent tax on t
adult admissions and the ellminBtion of fc
federal tax on children's tickets.
The recommendation will be .signed by T
R. Gamble, chairman of the ATA, and
Julian Brylawski, vice-president of t
MPTOA. Both men had appeared before I
ways and means committee May 28 »n

(HORNER BROS., ^*- -"'""'"« fl'"'
^
pro«d is 10 a"'""'"" "" '
production of
THE P/lTRIOTS
Ki-gs'eyfrom
the
•
. ,lay by Sidney
pl-y
prne^.,nu,>,g J
o.r„.ot..,.ureJ.et.p^.'^^2,
co...,try.fo«'.d-..sfa>h-^i,.aU
ofo.tr
Us
, 1- , Indeed I
"I believe,
iitaevu »
, , u,nl he
theme n't"
,j,,
Thomas JeffersonS-
ts ii"
lUlt Cioveriinie'tt
kiiotv, tlin'J'"'
belt hope," c the
Heritage.
American
''''''''''
great fig^--
Aofthe
privilege,
and tvelcome
We are proud p 6
•
.
. „ fhi^ momentous
Ameriu
m
,he responsibility, of hrrnging this
story to the screen. n

'
'.
BIG 5 IN LAST-MINUTE RUSH
TO END POOLS BEFORE JULY ]
Majority of Agreements
Ended to Comply With
Terms of N.Y. Decree
NEW YORK—The five theatre-owninii:
defendants rushed last-minute negotia-
>lons to meet the July 1 deadline fixed by
the New York statutory court for the dissolution
of pools.
Most of the pools have already been
ended in accordance with the previsions of
the antitrust decree. The few still in effect
will be severed over the weekend.
These Include Warners' pool with Rapf
& Ruden covering Warners Claridge Theatre,
Montclalr, and Rapf & Rudens Bellevue
Theatre. Upper Montclair, N. J.
ENDING SKOURAS POOL
RKO expected to end pools by the weekend,
including a New York pool with Skoura.s
Theatres; a pool in Grand Rapids with the
Butterfleld circuit, and a pool in Los Angeles
with Rodney Pantages. Malcolm Kingsberg,
president of RKO Theatres, worked
on these negotiations almost to the deadline.
Loew's also was ru.shing through the dissolution
of a pool with Skouras in New York
City. This covered the Astoria and Triboro
Theatres, Astoria.
The dissolution of pools has been going
on for nearly six months. During this
period Paramount and National Theatres
ended a pool in San Francisco, while National
Theatres also dis.solved pools in Kansas
City, Denver, Los Angeles and in Arizona.
Warners ended pools with Paramount in
Philadelphia: in Albany with Fabian; in
Brooklyn with Fabian, and in Pittsburgh with
Loew's.
Loew's In the meantime has ended pools
with Fabian In Richmond, Norfolk and
Pittsburgh.
Paramount has reported that all its pools
throughout the coun'.ry will be dissolved prior
to the July 1 deadline.
On the west coast Fox West Coast Theatres,
western unit of National Theatres, has
completed its mopping up operations as concerns
the transfer in management of heretofore
pooled houses and in keeping with the
federal court decree in the antitrust suits.
FWC RETURNING HOUSES
Ten houses In California were turned over
to former partners and three more will be
similarly transferred by July 1. Simultaneously,
the circuit reassumed total management
of a quintet of showcases.
The ten theatres In the most recent switch
are the Lclmert and United Artists, Los Angeles;
RIalto. San Francisco: Alhambra.
Sacramento; California, Ontario: Nile.
Bakersfleld; Aztec, Ml.ssion and Plaza. San
Dlcgo, and the Golden Stale, Riverside. Before
July 1 the Garfield, Alhambra: Orpheum,
Yuma, and Alto, Los Angeles; will
be transferred.
These are in addition to five theatres
turned over to partners on previous dates and
Including the Paramount, State and St.
Francis. San Francisco; RItz, South Pasadena,
and Lyric, Monrovia.
The five houses which FWC takes over
are Nevada, Reno; Fox and Fltz, Hanford;
Ohio Girds for Tax Fight
As Cities Talk New Levies
COLUMBUS—Ohio exhibitors face a
fight to prevent individual municipalities
from enacting high local amusement taxes
now that Gov. Thomas J. Herbert has
signed the bill repealing the state's three
per cent tax and leaving the field of ticket
levies open to Ohio cities.
There is every indication that exhibitors
are ready to make the fight. In Cleveland
and in Aki-on Harry Goldberg of
Warners has conducted meetings to organize
motion picture theatre owners into
vigilante groups to combat the anticipated
onrush of local amusement taxes. Whereever
city councils plan to enact tax measures,
the exhibitors will step in, it was announced
at these meetings.
In Cincinnati, the council is ready to levy
an admissions tax. City Manager Kellogg
was quoted as saying that the levy on amusements
will not vary greatly from the three
per cent state levy. However, in Youngstown,
Councilman John Barber called upon
the mayor to introduce an ordinance setting
the tax at 10 per cent, a figure which
he said was being considered by a number
of other Ohio cities. Such a levy would bring
in about a quarter million dollar-> a year to
Youngstown, Barber said.
PLANNING LOCAL TAXES
Cleveland, Columbus and Lima are among
the cities planning to enact ticket levies.
Only city in which there has been definite
action against a local amusement tax is
Toledo. Here a proposal calling for a tax
survey was defeated, a step which was interpreted
as killing the possibility of a local
tax this year.
All In all, exhibitors anticipate some good
local level fights, and they point to what
exhibitors elsewhere may expect when a state
tax Is dropped and local taxing bodies are
given authority to impose their own ticket
levies.
Meanwhile, Pete J. Wood, ITO secretary
In a bulletin addressed to the presidents and
general sales managers of producing companies
declared that the organization's campaign
to prevent repeal of the state 3 per
cent tax was materially weakened by the
Increased number of road shows at increased
admission prices.
Wood said that exhibitors went before
the legi.slature with a strong argument that
theatres could not absorb more than the
3 per cent tax and that anything over that
Fox and Hyde, Vlsalia. This quintet Is to
be rehabilitated, Skouras sa.vs, in which connection
the circuit chief has sent R. H.
McCullough and Elmer Hanks to the three
northern California cities to work with Dick
Spier, division manager, on plans for refurbishing.
In some cases where delays have occurred,
the lawyers for the Big Five have attributed
amount would have to be passed on to t
pubhc. Falling grosses and reduced i
tendance were cited. But, he added, i
nouncements of road shows at double avr
age admissions gave legislators their bearb
ammunition to refute the contention tbi!
the public would not support higher adm
sions.
"As one of the leaders of this busine'
and whether or not your company open'
theatres in Ohio or elsewhere, you tuTt
grave responsibility to see that nothicg
now done which gives to city officials a
excuse for imposing local taxes at high r»i
as this will result in diminishing returns
both the theatres involved and to your ca
pany as a distributor of pictures.
CITES ROADSHOW DANGERS
"We have been tr>ing to sell the put
on the idea that motion pictures are the <
tertainment for the masses, but with (
pictures— ("Henry V." "Best Years ot C
Lives," "Duel in the Sun," "Forever Arab
and "Captain From Castile"i—circulat
tliroughout the country in small, medium a
large towns at a minimum admission pt>,
of around Si. 50. we face the danger of be
continued in the "luxury" class and giv
the Congress the ammunition to back
the contention for a continuation of the
per cent federal tax. and money-himgr)
ficials the excuse to impose high local adn
sion taxes.
"You have a vital interest In this mat
You can help by discouraging as far as i
sible the prerelease of pictures at hig
than regular admission prices."
Glenn Norris Takes Over.
20th-Fox Atlantic Post
NEW YORK — Glenn Norri.s fom.
branch manager for 20th-Fox m \Vashin>:
D. C, has been promoted to Atlantic
trict manager by Andrew W. Smith Jr, £
eral sales manager. Norris, who succi
Sam Gross, killed in a plane crash June
will headquarter in Washington. HU I
trict comprises that city in addition to Ph
delphia and Pittsburgh.
Norris came to Fox as a poster cler>
1928 and was transferred to Washlngun
salesman In 193". He became branch ff
ager in 1946.
Gordon Contee, sales manager Ui
Washington branch, succeeds Norris
i
branch manager there.
them to doubtful situations. By this M
meant Joint operating agreements covei r
noncompeting theatres.
The lawyers do not think these sltualll
can be called pools. The departmenii
J
justice, on the other hand, wUl chalk]
the exhibitor-defendants if they fall to
solve these agreements.
14
BOXOFFICE
:
:
June
M,

l,L
I )eto
Wilson
P.OODS STRIKE
AT THEATRES;
MANY ARE CLOSED IN MIDWEST
KNSAS CITY — Operations were
WBs'd out in at least 22 theatres in a
geri of floods that have plagued five
midest states this month, and scores
moi' wne threatened tliis week as rampag'g
rivers rushed toward new high
li".'6.
Morboats and airplanes were put into
j,n.-e at several points to get film de-
Uved to flood-isolated communities.
N;. George W. Baughman jr., daughter-
In-lv
I if the owner of the Ritz in Cam-
"— :re. Neb., drowned in a flash flood that
:15 lives in that community.
FOIOKN ACRE.\GE RUINED
fjusands of acres of popcorn were buried
uiK." the flood waters and the supply to
"'re.

.
«r
Stct/ilr
V/r
/ /
^i
y
?x «< ^ ^
J ^
Man of action and dynamite blonde . .
on a sudden date with danger in the
purple shadows of underworld Panama!

I
"Tight adventure melodrama
with Panama background...
Spins actionful tale of intrigue,
mayhem and romance
. . . packs enough weight to
fill
II
top spot/'
A -number -one' melodra-
II
matic entertainment.'
Daily
"Noteworthy direction. ..fresh
and interesting . . . suspense
piles up neatly, balanced by
scattered touches of humor. //
"Excitement and suspense
well maintained . . . thrilling
dii
rama.
"Mood, movement and my
tery in the modern manner
. . . should offer satisfactory
measure of entertainment.
"Adventure plus. ..excellent
entertainment . . . Word-ofmouth
bound to be exciting
and provoking.'
)'
m
"Should satisfy melod
fans."
"Sturdy melodramatic offering
that will please action
fans."
o
vc
1^
it i^^^^ ^^^^^^^^!. :
W«
On|\M\
S«e«^
?\a>| ^^
eiSBilS^
^^o)^\H
"Should stand up on the
booking charts.

I June
: June
'
,'
''
'
Expects Theatre Tele
In One or Two Years
ATLANTIC CITY—Some theatres will
start putting on occasional television programs
within one or two years and the first
programs probably will be sports events, Allen
B. Du Mont, head of Allen B. Du Mont
laboratories, Inc., told members of Allied
Theatre Owners of New Jersey at the opening
session of the convention here Tuesday
241.
Du Mont paid special attention to the
apparatus with which his company has
been experimenting in connection with Paramount,
by means of which motion pictures
are filmed from a negative cathode ray tube
receiver in a small room adjoining a theatre
projection room. The developing and drying
is done in a minute and one-half.
This apparatus, he said, eliminates the
loss of contrast and light intensity which follows
attempts to enlarge television pictures
to theatre screen size from receiving sets.
It also enables an exhibitor to put the television
programs on several times a day instead
of interrupting a film program for
on-the-spot pictures.
Du Mont Laboratories is now setting up an
experimental television network connecting
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Cleveland, he
said, and in connection with the SMPE is
studying the possibilities of televising news
events as they occur.
Color television is still several years away,
he .said, because more wave bands are required
and there is a loss of light intensity
with color. This limits programming.
Du Mont suggested the possibility of sending
all film programs through the air or via
coaxial cables, but said this was years
ahead. He predicted that this distribution
might be done from a central source.
Max Weisfeldt to Direct
Circuit Deals for E-L
NEW YORK-Max Weisfeldt,
Eagle-Lion
New York special sales representative, has
been named head of circuit deals. Lou
Weschler will take over his former sales po.st.
Weisfeldt has been with E-L since the company
was organized about a year ago. Before
that he was with the Columbia sales
department. Weschler has been connected
with UA, Walt Disney Productions and RKO.
Theatre Video Survey
Postponed by MPA
U'a.shinRton—Brrausr of a "divorKcnre
'.
Both sides then agreed to let Judge Bowen,
who had presided at the trial, decide it on
the evidence he had heard.
The plaintiffs had asked damages of $485,-
000 and had charged the defendants conspired
to monopolize the film distribution
and that as a result the Venetian and Bagdad
theatres, operated by Jensen & Von
Herberg, were unable to show certain films
as early as the Neptune and Egyptian, operated
by National Theatres. aIi four are
neighborhood houses.
The defendants denied any conspiracy and
said the Neptune and Egyptian got the films
first because they were in a different class
from the Bagdad and Venetian. In giving
his decision Judge Bowen granted injunctive
relief, declaring the first two houses were
entitled to the same third run clearance as
the other pair.
Defendants in the action were Columbia
Pictures Corp., RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.,
Warner Bros. Picture Distributors Corp.,
Univer.sal Film Exchange, Inc., Loew's, Inc.,
Paramount Pictures, Inc., 20th Century-Fox
Film Corp., United Artists Corp., National
Theatres Corp., Evergreen Tlieatres Corp.,
Cascade Theatres Corp., Evergreen State
Amusement Corp., and Fox Theatres, Inc.
Vaudeville Is on Way Back,
So It Seems in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE If the situation here Is a
J. C. Papas and Andrew Speerhis, also is
angling for stage attractions to supplement
a single bill policy. The Towne Is a former
vaudeville house.
Two Ad Film Makers
Deny Trust Charges
WASHINGTON-Charges of
criterion, vaudeville is on its way back. Thn
Riverside Theatre this week announced that
it will inaugurate a stage show policy In
July, opening with Dick Jurgen's band or the
Ink Spots, plus a single feature. The Davld-
.son is reported considering stage shows, on
a two-a-day basis in the Shuberfs plan lo
return this type of entertainment to its
houses. The Towne Theatre, operated by
monopoU
the nation's largest producer and dlstribuiof
i
of advertising films, and Ray-BeU PUaj,
i
Inc., of St. Paul, in answers filed this ««*
with the Federal Trade commission.
The answers deny that exclusive dwUnt
contracts are in restraint of trade and chillenge
the FTC's jurisdiction on the grounds
that the agreements are not in int«rsu>
commerce but local in character. The companies
further contend that the only issue'
involved in the complaints against them »«i I
"fully and finally determined" in their fawr
in the commission's 1943 case against Screen
Broadcast Corp., and others.
In this proceeding the answers declare, tbe
FTC refused to order the respondents Including
Alexander and Ray-Bell to cease ind
desist from entering into indiridual coctracts
with motion picture exhibitors lot
the exclusive privilege of exhibiting adrer-'
tising films in theatres owned or conttoUtd'
by the exhibitors.
REFUTE "EXCLUSIVE" PACTS
Both companies objected to that portkD
of the complaint calling their screen agreements
long term. Ray-BeU stated Its contracts
ran from less than a year to two year'
while Alexander said its agreements are foi
"not in excess of two years" with privtler
of renewal. Each declared they had eielusive
screening agreements with onljr i
small percentage of the total theatres in tN
country. Alexander denied it is the nation';
largest producer-distributor of adverttitai
films and Ray-Bell that It is "one of UM'
largest."
Refuting the charge that advertisers w
prospective advertisers are forced to plaet
their business with one of the respondent
or forego screen advertising. Alexande:
stated that "in practically everj- communit;
where the respondent has a contract the*
is more than one theatre available to othe
prospective advertisers." Ray-Bell stated I
was willing and able to accept orders froB
advertisers for display of advertising fUi
in all theatres with which It has contnictJ
regardless of whether they are exclusive
The FTC lodged similar complaints agains
United Film Service, Inc., of Kansas Clt;
and Motion Picture Advertising Ser\1ce Co
Inc.. of New Orleans, who filed their »i»
swers earlier.
Eagle-Lion Considering
Independent Deals
New York—EaRle-Lion is considerint
relca-sinR deals with several of the Uritfr
independent producers on the coast, »fcordinR
to .Alfred \V. SchwalberR. tIc»-
president in charRc of distribution. So
IW"-
far the company release lineup for
48 includes one independent feature from
Hollywood from Edward Small. It is
picture now Ls beini
titled "T Man. " The
filmed at the E-L studio.
SchwalberR said he has received n«
word on whether DouRlas Fairbank-s jr„
owner of the independent producinj ootfit.
The Fairbanks Co., Inc.. will rele»«'
throuRh E-L. Fairbanks was electtd *«
the board of directors of Pathe Inda*-
tries. Inc., parent company of E-L and
PRC, during the week. Fairbanks so f»r
has made one film for Universal-InlMnational
release. "The Exile."
^•'"JlJ
berR said several independents have ap-jj
proached the company seekinR rele».'lii|( |
deals.
18 BOXOFFICE
:
28, U

m.
THE SELZNICK RELEASING ORGANIZATION
is proud to ainionnce that its first release
DAVID O. SELZNICKS
bUEL in tlie SUN
IN
TECHNICOLOR
is far and away
the biggest motion picture
attraction of 1947.
It
has played
to almost six
million people
in its iirst six hundred runs
.J
For information concLrning the SELZNICK RELEASING ORGANIZATION please turn the page

Los
i
m. fS
A TKADITIOS Of QUALITY
SEL-ZNICK RELEASING ORGANIZATIOIJ
NEIL AGNEW, Fm/^w/ • MILTON S. KVSELL, Ge/icrai Sj/e.< McOht,^er • SIDNEY DENEAU, Asst. Sales Maa

. point
W.
D
I)cal Censors Urged
1) Meet on Program
ETROIT— Call for a conference of local
cesorship bodies upon a nationwide scale
tcdlscuss problems and methods was prompd
this weelc by Inspector Charles W.
Stder in an Interview with BOXOFFICE.
g'der lias handled Detroit censorship ac-
Utles for the past 15 years In the motion
yxtre field. In addition to other responilltlcs.
and stated that in all that time
Ire had been no regular interchange of
, IS with other censor groups. This lack
I conunon background of ideas is respon-
:e. he feels. In part at least, for the sharp
; tTgences In patterns of censorship in diffi'nt
parts of the country.
>VS THE CODE IS FLEXIBLE
nyder answered critics of the Code of
Piductlon Standards, who have advocated
a ener.il rewriting of the code in order to
big It down to contemporary standards,
wh the point that the code itself is very
fkible. and can be interpreted within the
d-retlon of the code authority as it may b<
find r.ecessarj-. without any basic revision.
le suggested two specific changes or
:ids in interpretation:
1. Reduction of drinking scenes, beause
of the heavy and growing oppositon
to them on behalf of large sections
if the public.
2. Avoidance of any scenes which tend
o belittle police authority.
n the latter connection. Snyder went on
to the modern "whodunits—more
Dlcally in the book form than on the
jfeen"—as portraying the metropolitan po-
1; officer as a "halfwit or screwball." insad
of maintaining the necessary respect
(• his role in protecting society. This, he
fjgested. contributes directly to juvenile
cinquency. because of the effect it, has on
viing and impressionable minds.
Snyder's attack on this angle was beamed
!?clfically at the current vogue for detecte
film, in which a private detective is
bught in to solve problems that the police
ipear—on the screen—incompetent to hant!.
Returning to the problem of censorship
d administration of the code, he paid a
bute to the industry "I hate to see the
ijtion picture Industry maliciously critir«d.
especially for things for which it is not
sponsible. The code administration auhntles
have been doing a fine job. and tryj?
to administer the code in the most infilger.t
manner they can without offending
i.yone."
ITES
REGION.XL DIFFERENCES
However, he said, conditions appear to
ise In one section of the country such that
particular film or situation in a picture
:By be objectionable, while in seems inofnslve
elsewhere. He advocates personal in-
^Mgat'.on by Joseph Breen in such instances
see what lies at the bottom of .such obctioni;
by censors—citing as one example
e banning of "Duel in the Sun" by Memlis.
A gathering of censorship authorities, such
he advocates, possibly called and underritten
by the film industry in order to
irlfy the conflicting interpretations which
mus* struggle to cope with, at some cenal
loo;itlon. would help eliminate such conirtinp
interpretations. Snyder emphasized
lat silt h a move would benefit the industry
wei; as help to coordinate standards of
view, as gatherings of individuals in any
her professional group help to thresh out
Id provide new solutions to common probms.
crncluding. "Let's get these people toither
iind find out what is responsible for
>e.se ;rcal idiosyncrasies."
A Payoff in Goodwill and Business
No Trouble in
To Junior Admissions
By LES REES
MINNEAPOLIS Reduced "teen-age" admissions
for youngsters of 12 to 17 years,
which just went into effect in the Twin cities,
met an immediate enthusiastic
response, according
to Minnesota Amusement Co. and
RKO Theatres heads and owners of the World
here and in St. Paul.
Charlie Winchell, assistant to Harry B.
French, Minne.sota Amusement Co. president,
says the outpouring of juveniles over tht;
weekend was by far the largest in many
months, with the special "junior admission
prices" as well as strong attractions considered
major factors in the stimulated grosses.
No difficulties or troubles were encountered,
according to Winchell and others. The plan
in effect here is to take the ticket buyers'
word for their age unless they are obviously
and palpably prevaricating. Winchell explains.
The ticket cashier and the ticket takers are
the .sole judges, he says.
.\DMIT SOME CHISELING
It's admitted there may be some chiseling,
but the number of those over 17 getting the
advantage of the reduced price tickets will
be infinitesimal, Winchell believes. Up to
this writing, he and the others say, there
have been no arguments and nobody applying
for the tickets has had to be turned
down.
Letters and telephone calls commending
the move have poured in on the Minnesota
Amusement Co., Winchell says. No step taken
by the circuit has ever been so popular,
it's indicated.
In the Ben Friedman circuit out-of-town
houses, those receiving the reduced "junior
age" admission prices are required to present
identifying cards. These cards are distributed
through the high schools only as good
conduct rewards. The youngsters receiving
them pledge themselves to refrain from
boisterousness and rowdyism in the theatres
and to surrender the cards if they lapse In
their conduct. Thus far. Friedman says, the
Arrangements Committee
Set for TESMA Confab
CHICAGO—Oscar F. Neu, president of the
Theatre Equipment and Supply Manufacturers
Ass'n. Inc.. announced this week that an
arrangements committee had been appointed
for the organization's annual trade .showand
convention to be held at the Shoreham
hotel in Washington. D. C, September 24-29.
The group will act as a general committee
and sub-committees will be formed within
this body. The committee members are:
J, J. Arnslield, Adlor Silhouette Letter Co.; C. S.
Ashcralt. Ashcralt Mfg Co
: I B Conlner, Blue Seal
Cine Devices, Inc.; L. W Davee. Century Protector
Corp; I. K Eldorkin, Forest MIg Co; I A Felherslon,
KoUroorgen Optical Corp.; |. R "Bob" Holl.
Ballantyne Co.; C, P. Hughes. Forl-A-Cide Corp.;
L. E Jones, Neumade Products Corp
;
W Matthews.
Monograph, Inc.; Jake Mitchell. La Vezzi
Machine Works; Pete Mole, Molo-Richardson Co :
I F. O'Brien, RCA MIg. Co ; A. Samuels, Automatic
Devices Co : C Stober, General Register Corp;
C. Williams. Wonzol Projector Corp.
I.
The sub-committees will act on transportation,
decorations, program, reception, entertainment,
etc.
Changing
plan has helped to eliminate juvenile vandalism,
etc.
Ted Mann at his World here and Bennie
Borger at his St, Paul World quickly followed
the Minnesota Anni.sement Co. and RKO
Theatres' lead in establishing the "junior
admissions."
In establishing the reduced prices for the
youngsters, French pointed out that the plan
is in recognition of "the limited allowances
and legally limited earning capacity of boys
and girls of high school age."
Talk of 'Price War'
In Twin City Area
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Amusement
Co. action in instituting reduced junior age
prices threatens to precipitate an admission
war. Most of the Twin city independent
neighborhood and suburban exhibitors are
wrathy over the development. Some of them
have openly expressed themselves in favor
of cutting under the Minnesota Amusement
Co. prices or lowering adult prices to a level
to which junior age admissions would drop
if the independents here followed the big
circuits' lead.
However, at a second meeting called by
North Central Allied this week to discuss the
situation, the majority sentiment again favored
a continuation of the marking time
procedure previously decided upon "until such
a time as the effects of the junior age admissions
'on them' can ht more accurately
determined."
At this week's meeting there were several
in favor of starting the price war, if necesary.
They wanted to go lower than the major
circuits and to cut all along the line.
Calmer judgment, however, prevailed. President
Bennie Berger of North Central Allied
pointed out that the group as a whole
couldn't take united action on prices. The
final sentiment for a second time was not to
follow the Minne.sota Amusement Co.. RKO
Theatres and World lead for the present.
Several Managerial Shifts
Made in RKO Theatres
NEW YORK— Several changes in the managerial
personnel of RKO Theatres have
been made by Sol A. Schwartz, general manager.
They will be effective June 30.
Jerry Shinbach. Columbus city manager,
has been made assistant division manager
in Chicago. Max Mink, manager of the Fordham.
New' York, has been named as city
manager In Cleveland, with headquarters in
the Palace Theatre there.
Lou Lutz. manager of the Uptown, Detroit,
has been made city
manager at Grand Rapids,
where RKO has taken over operation of
the Regent and Keith theatres following the
splitup of the pool with the Butterfield circuit.
Lutz will have headquarters in the
Regent Theatre.
Joseph Goetz has been named as RKO
Theatres field representative, reporting diectly
to the home office, and Harry Schrelber
has been tran.sferred from Cleveland to the
post of city manager in Columbus. Walter
Ahrens will replace Lou Lutz in Detroit.
OXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947 21

concern
:i
TKctt . pacted to serve i»'
£ \ sistant to Donaldi^
w P son, president ol''
M^ Kt 7* Society of Indep
Wf^ ent Motion PI
Vl^ I Producers, In hi-^
IMT^ ";, position, Rubin <
•
^mm J A himseUt
_^^^^r t
marily with siUTl'
^^^^Kr MmA the distribution:
^^^^|K^ ^^^H terns pictures
^^^^ ^^^ duced by the 2S J
r. ROBERT RUBIN
bers of the socle

i;
ridf
1 if
hat
Sipi'eme Court Rules
U.S. Suit Charges Ascap
Lo Acl Is Valid
VkSniNGTON—By a 5 to 3 ruling the
jupmi' court this week held that the Lea
»ct '01 ;,'ress aimed at James C. Petrillo and With a Music Monopoly
hlskFt. American Federation of Musicians
ll cislitutional. While holding the act con-
M
iotial the court did not rule on a spe-
I
ch.irge that Petrillo violated it. It -sent
Ifl
le nsi- back to the federal district court to
e question.
P rillo. musicians union "czar," was ac-
violating the act, soon after its pas-
1(1 ^t year, by trying to force Chicago
s;ation WAAF to hire three additional
d librarians.
WAAF said the extra emiols
were not needed. The charge of "co-
" involved withdrawal of three regurmployed
musicians and picketing of
ifttaiion. The district court ruled the act
..nstitutional and the government ap-
:[>d directly to the supreme court.
Jstire Black delivered the court's finding
the law itself is within the constitution.
,ii
»n pcrtion of the finding was that the act
jplied to Petrillo plainly does not violate
amendment against slavery and in-
_j(i3tli
rohtary servitude.
Eic Johnston to Speak
A SMPE October Meet
I ISW YORK—Eric Johnston will be a
^ipJker at the opening luncheon of the
Si'E 62nd semiannual convention to be
jhe^ October 20-24 at the Hotel Pennsylvania,
ihnston replied to the invitation by sayuthat
the society "is performing a worth-
*e ."service in sponsoring a Theatre Engie-lng
Conference." This will be a feature
the fall meeting.
pie motion picture theatre has been a
lieer in developing many of the features
ImoderH building design with which we
ue become so familiar in recent years,"
mston wrote. "It has been a leader in
^use of new materials in building conb.ction;
of air conditioning, of acoustical
rvtment, of scientific lighting, and of inlijierable
advances in providing for the
tatty and comfort of its patrons.
in many ways the growth and develop-
J^it of the modern theatre has been reipnsible
for the healthy progress of the
^iern motion picture industry. This der^pment
is about to take on new momenta.
It offers a great field for the improvetOjit
and expansion of our business—right
iufi in our own country."
,j,|^aim 11,250 Theatres Now
^*^ing Advertising Films
fEW YORK—There are 11,250 theatres
s. fjD'f accepting advertising films, according
;a three-year study just completed by the
"Wvle Advertising Bureau. The bureau is
Wt aUia'ed with the Motion Picture Advertis-
*
It] Service. New Orleans, and the United
Fai Advertising Service, Kansas City, ad-
'•
vtising film producers and screen "space
b.er ." which sponsored the study at a
etc; $100,000.
;ur ey data recorded on International
E.Mr, ss Machine cards, includes the fol-
Icin. information: number of theatres in
a:or;.munity, theatres showing advertising
fns. location of theatres with reference to
itlal and business areas and seating
'"
c)ac ty.
rhi.s information will be available to ad-
^rtlsiTs and advertising agencies intereed
in using theatre screens.
WASHINGTON— Action which may have
a far-reaching effect on making a wealth of
hitherto unavailable foreign musical compositions
accessible to the motion picture industry
occurred this week when the Department"
of Justice filed a civil suit charging the
American Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers with engaging in a worldwide con-
.spiracy to monopolize musical performing
rights in violation of the antitrust law.s.
The complaint alleges that Ascap joined
with 25 foreign musical societies in exclusively
cross-licensing each other to the end
thatthe playing of the world's music was restricted
to themselves and their licensees.
Asst. Atty. Gen. John F. Sonnett, head of
the Justice department's antitrust division,
filed the suit in the southern district of New
York (Manhattan).
ASCAP QUITS INTERNATIONAL
The filing of the Department of Justice's
suit coincided with Ascap resigning its membership
in the International Confederation
of Authors and Composers Societies, which
opened its second postwar convention in London.
Deems Taylor, Ascap president, is attending
the convention and was notified of
the suit by cable. Other Ascap officials in
London for the sessions are Oscar Hammerstein
II, vice-president; Herman Finkelstein,
resident counsel; Rudolph Nissim and Richard
Murray.
Sonnett said Ascap had engaged in a conspiracy
with La Confederation Internationale
des Societies d'Auteurs et Compositeurs, in
Paris, of which the American organization
is a member. "This worldwide combination
has acquired a virtual monopoly of performing
rights to practically all of the world's
musical compositions not in the public domain.
This includes most of the popular, as
well as symphonic music which is today
played over the radio, at theatres and in other
places of entertainment," he said.
FOR WIDER DISSEMINATION
Atty. Gen. Tom Clark in a statement released
by Sonnett said that the alleged cartel
had prevented thousands of American
commercial users from "getting music from
abroad, except through Ascap, and has hmdered
composers and authors of music in the
United States, who are not members of
Ascap, from getting their music played
abroad."
The attorney general emphasized that the
complaint did not question the right of authors,
composers and publishers to band together
for the joint protection of performing
rights. "Nor does it in any way," he continued,
"seek to hamper the legitimate ac-
'Nickleby/
'Thunderbolt'
Honored by Review Board
NEW YORK—"Nicholas Nickleby." a J.
Arthur Rank production released by Universal-International,
and "Thunderbolt," a 44-
minute army air forces film released by
Monogram, have been given starred selected
features rating, the top honor of the National
Board of Review, in the weekly guide to
selected features.
Selected features rating has been awarded
to "Fiesta" (MGM), "High Conquest" (Monogram),
and "Possessed" (WB).
tivities of musical performing rights soccieties
such as Ascap.
"On the contrary, the suit aims to increase
the opportunities for the performance of the
musical compositions of authors and composers
and to make pos.sible a wider dissemination
of American musical compositions
abroad."
Sonnett said the government asks from the
court a directive requiring Ascap "to withdraw
from membership in illegal foreign societies."
The government further asks that
A.scap be enjoined from accepting music
rights in the United States from any foreign
society that refuses to make its music available
to other societies here.
The Justice department said Ascap's
foreign connections were in Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Canada, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark,
England, France, Finland, Germany, Holland,
Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Romania,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay and
Yugoslavia.
New Authors, Composers Group
To Ban Location License Fee
DETROIT—Organization of a new music
writers and publishers organization that will
ban a location license fee—In sharp distinc-
well
tion to the present practice of Ascap— is
under way, under the banner of the American
Federation of Authors and Publishers,
Inc. (Afapi. The new group now includes
138 writers and four publishers, acordlng to
Robert Seibert of Detroit, who was elected
president on May 15, and is taking over active
direction.
The body was incorporated In Massachusetts
in February as a nonprofit organization,
but is at present being directed from
Detroit—which was. Incidentally, the home
town of Gene Buck, long the top figure in
Ascap, as well as the scene of the sudden
death of its general manager, John G. Paine
a few weeks ago.
The new group will issue licenses gratis to
locations, and to entertainment units, and
draw income for its members from royalties
only. Seibert said.
While the question of motion picture fees
has not been specifically worked out, the
present policy indicates that Afap will work
on the objective of a royalty fee from the
producer and make no attempt to Impose a
seat tax. Simplified accounting and overhead
and improved public relations are
among the benefits seen in this deviation
from the present Ascap operating pattern.
Simpex Sues Export Firm
On UA Foreign Rights
NEW YORK—The Simpex Co., Inc., has
brought suit against U. S. Film Export Corp.
and United Artists for $65,000 alleging that
Jacques Grinieff, head of the export firm,
.sold the company the exclusive foreign rights
to "Hi Diddle Diddle" and "Sensations of
1945" after previously selling these rights to
other concerns in Denmark and Greece. Both
pictures were produced by Andrew Stone for
United Artists release
The case will be tried in the New York
supreme court in the fall, according to Geraid
Blumberg, attorney for Simpex.
BXOfTICE :: June 28, 1947
23

I
'W^^AiH^t

NORMANDIE
.
:j^;//.H
Star TRADE SHOW July 11
.'^'. .'. Paramount's ,.••,.,
'#
The Musical of Musicals With A Story As Big As Its
Stars
CITY PLACE OF SCREENING DATE
TIME
ALBANY FOX PROJECTION ROOM, 1053 Broadway FRI, July H
. ..8 P.M
ATLANTA PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 154 Walton Street, N.W
FRI. July n 2:30 P.M.
BOSTON
PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 58 Berkeley Street
.FRI July 11 2:30 P.M.
BUFFALO
PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 464 Franklin Street
.FRI July II 2 P.M.
CHARLOTTE PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 305 South Church Street FRI. July 11 >:30 P.M
CHICAGO PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 1306 South Michigan Avenue FRI. July 11 1:30 P M
CINCINNATI PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 1214 Central Parkway FRI, July 11 2:30 P.M
CLEVELAND
PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 1735 East 23rd Street
.FRI. July 11 2 P.M.
DALLAS
PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 412 South Norwood Street
DENVER
PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 2100 Stout Street
DES MOINES PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 1125 High Street
.FRI. July 11 2:30 P.M.
.FRI. July 11 2 P.M
.FRI. July 11 1 P.M
DETROIT PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 479 Ledyord Avenue FRI. July 11 2 P.M.
ItvlDIANAPOUS PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 116 West Michigan Street. .FRI. July 11 2 P.M
JACKSONVILLE, FLA FLORIDA THEATRES' SCREENING ROOM, 128 Forsyth Street FRI. July 11 3 P.M
KANSAS CITY PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 1800 Wyondotte Street FRI. July 11 2 P.M.
LOS -ANGELES BOULEVARD THEATRE, Washington and Vermont Streets FRI. July 11 1:30 P.M.
MEMPHIS PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 362 South Second Street FRI. July 11 2:30 P.M
vMLWAUKEE PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 1121 North 8fh Street FRI. July 11 2 P M
MINNEAPOLIS '.PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 1201 Currie Avenue
FRI. July 11 1:30 P.M
NEW HAVEN PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 82 State Street
.FRI. July 11 2 P.M
NEW ORLEANS PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 215 South Liberty Street FRI. July 11 10 AM
MEW YORK CITY THEATRE, 51 East
, 53rd Street FRI. July 11 1030 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 701 West Grand Avenue FRI. July 11 10:30 AM
OMAHA PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 1704 Davenport Street FRI. July 11 1:30 P M
PHILADELPHIA PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 248 North 12th Street FRI. July 11 2 P.M
PITTSBURGH
PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 1727 Boulevard of Allies
PO:?TLAIvlO PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 909 N.W. 19th Avenue
ST. lOUIS PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM. 2949 Olive Street
SALT LAKE CITY PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 270 East 1st South Street.
SAN FRANCISCO PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 205 Golden Gate Avenue
SEATTLE PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 2330 First Avenue
WASHINGTON
PARAMOUNT PROJECTION ROOM, 306 H Street, N.W
.FRI. July 11 2
.FRI, July 11 2
P M
P M
.FRI. July 11 1:30 P M
.FRI. July 11 I P.M
.FRI. July 11 2 P M
.FRI. July 11 2 P M
.FRI. July 11 2:30 P M.
A.
i
u
h
:ic
/i

',
'
'
^oUcfcuw^d ^e^Kint
The Wilcoxes of England
Here for 16-Day Visit
In Hollywood to effect an interchange of
English and American screen stars, Herbert
Wilcox, British producer
and director,
and his actress wife,
Anna Neagle, are
shown arriving in the
film capital for a 16-
day visit, their first In
six years. Both made
pictures at RKO Radio
for a number of
years, but now have
their own organization,
of which Miss
Neagle is co-producer,
as well as top star.
The Wilcoxes,
among other things,
conferred with executives
at MGM regarding
their film "Piccadilly
Incident," which
has been taken on by
Leo for American distribution.
They brought with them a print
of their most recent production, "The Courtneys
of Curzon Street."
"One hears much talk here in America
about the British film invasion," Wilcox
stated, "and it is true that recently some
very fine English pictures have been shown
here, but the so-called 'invasion' hasn't
started yet. There are many other fine pictures
either completed, or nearing completion,
which American audiences will see soon."
Wilcox and Mi.ss Neagle are affiliated with
Sir Alexander Korda's film interests, which
are, as Wilcox puts it, in "friendly opposition"
to those of J. Arthur Rank.
Columbia Has 1 1 Films
On Its Color Lineup
Colorful Columbia it was known as in those
days. With a total of U tint pictures ready
for release, in work, or forthcoming on the
summer production schedule, the Gower
street studio is in the best color situation of
Its history. The lot's color schedule divides
Itself fairly evenly between Technicolor and
Cinecolor. First of the 11 to hit the nation's
screens is the Cinecolor western, "Gunfighters,"
produced independently by Producers-
Actors Productions. Also completed and
ready for release are "Down to Earth,"
Technicolor musical; "Last of the Redmen,"
Sam Katzman production in Cinecolor; "The
Swordsman," Technicolor outdoor drama.
Being edited are "Relcntle.ss," Cavalier
Productions in Technicolor; "The Man Prom
Colorado." also in Technicolor; "The Prince
of Thieves," another Katzman production in
Cinecolor.
"The Strawberry Roan," first of seven
Cinecolor films to be made for Columbia by
Gene Autry Productions is currently before
the cameras. It will be followed In August
by a second. "In a Little Spanish Town."
"Royal Mall," al.so tentatively scheduled for
an August starting date, will be photographed
In Technicolor. "The Gallant Blade," Alexandre
Dumas story, has a tentative September
starting date and will be filmed In
Cinecolor.
Color plays a dominant part also In the
program of United Artists Producer Hal
Roach whose film making activities are
posed for resumption after considerable of a
hiatus during which the veteran comedy con-
26
By
IVAN SPEAR
cocter was working out a releasing deal and
other business details. His first four films,
all of which are set for camera debuts during
the next few weeks, will be photographed
in Cinecolor. First to go into production will
be "Mr. Wilmer," based on a novel by Robert
Lawson. It will be followed by an untitled
story featuring a juvenile cast. "Cradle 'n'
All." the third, was written by Ned Seabrook
and George Brown and will be produced and
directed by Fred Guiol, while the fourth will
be an untitled story with a European circus
background.
Out of Six Story Sales,
Four to Valley Lots
"An' Make the San Fernando Valley My
Meat" could serve as a parodied version of a
comparatively recent song hit to be sung by
the Cinemania breast beaters who keep bread
in the house through the sale of literary gems
as the basis for motion pictures. Out of a
total of six story sales recorded during the
week, four were to Valley lots.
Universal-International accounted for a
My
pair of items. "Gus, the Great" and "All
Sons." The former is a novel by Thomas
Duncan to be published in the fall by J. B.
Lippincott, and is described as drama with a
cii-cus background. "Sons" is, of course, the
current Broadway stage play written by Arthur
Miller. Chester Erskine. who just returned
from a Broadway visit, will write the
screenplay and produce the picture.
Republic purchased "Miss X," a novel by
Faith Baldwin, for Associate Producer-Director
John H. Auer, who assigned Frances
Hyland to do the screenplay. Last of the
Valley quartet was Warner Bros, which
acquired "Old Enough to Know Better," a
dramatic story by Peter Milne about a postwar
aviation venture of two ex-army flyers.
William Jacobs will produce while Milne will
prepare the screenplay from his own original.
Getting back to town, the yarn peddlers
sold Franchot Tone of Cornell Pictures, a
Columbia sharecropper, "My Sister, Goodnight,"
a novel by Gordon McDonnell which
wUl be published this fall by the Atlantic
Monthly press. It is a whodunit. Continu-
MOKi; BK.VSS KKO>I BKIT.VIN—J. Arthur
Kank was varationinR at Del Monto,
but British production still was well represented
in HollvHood. VisitinR the sets
at I'niversal-Intrrnational were E. H.
Lundy and .Arthur Brown, executives of
Gaumont BriUsh Pictures Corp. Left to
rlRht: Lundy, Douglas Fairbanks jr..
Brown.
ing his poetic bent, Producer James S. Bi
ett bought "The Midnight Express," otu'
Alfred Noyes' narrative poems. Burkett,
is readying Noyes' "The Highwayman"
i
Allied Artists release, plans to film "Expr
in England. No releasing deal has been
yet for the new property, which is a psyc
logical drama.
'Little
Shepherd' Remake
Set by Allied Artists
It had to happen.
With the current and growing proper'
of picture makers toward combing pu'
domain and lists of former successful
.
tures for material, it was inevitable '
some producer should project a remalu
"Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come."
picture will be made by Allied Artists, S'
day-suit running mate of Monogram,
will, of course, be predicated upon the n
by John Fox jr., which made its appean
in 1902 and has lived ever since as prefe
reading matter. Steve Broidy, AA head r
has assigned Walter Miriseh to produce
film which will topline Gale Storm
thereby will essay the role originally c
by Mollie O'Day in 1928 when she appei
opposite Richard Barthelmess . . . Ano
newcomer to the future production age
is 'not so steeped in sweetness. To be 'j
"Dangerous Years," it will be made by
M. Wurtzel, who cuts up profits on his I
with 20th Century-Fox, and is being hera
as a new approach to juvenile deUnque
The film's basic theme will deal with
Freudian theory—nothing less—that chili
may be started on the road to dellnqui
during the first five years of their lives
Another Sol—Lesser, that is—contributes
bit to the lineup of newies. To his prog
for the current year has been added 'E
of Bridal Hill," to stem from the bool
George Agnew Chamberlain, screen right j
which Lesser has just acquired. Lon Mc
lister, Allene Roberts and Julie London
star and the picture probably will be
tributed by United Artists, one of the i
still owed UA under Lesser's existent c
mitment.
Joan Caulfield to Star
In Alan Ladd Film
P.-
. . .
. .
Joan Caulfield has been chosen to
t
with Alan Ladd in Paramount's "The 1 I
Grey Line." and resultantly has been » •
drawn from the lead of "Night Has a T •
Another noteworthy sand Eyes"
mount casting concerns Virginia Field, ti I
English actress, who drew a topline m s
Btng Crosby starring vehicle. "A Connec, I
Yankee" . . . Melvyn Douglas will maki: '
first starring appearance under his reci r
signed RKO Radio contract opposite
•
bara Bel Geddes in "The Pittsburgh 1
padc.' formerly titled "Judgment D.v a
Pittsburgh." which Richard Berger will
duce with Jack J. Gross as executive
•
ducer . Ann Blyth and Rachael Kern 3
were set by Universal-International I'l '
femme roles in the Aldous Huxley dr '
"Mortal Coils."
Two New Westerns Added
To Durango Kid Series
Anyone ganderiuR tlic two titles. "B!; t
Across the Pecos" and "West of Sonor.^
_
i
recognize—without too much strain on
talltv—that they are to be gallopers
news Is that they have been added to
lumbia Producer Colbert Clark's chores ^
are entries in the Durango Kid series »
stars Charles Starrett and Smiley Bur
^
. . Further anent Durango, Ray N8
will direct "Six-Gun Law," second m
current series.
BOXOFFICE
:
:
June
M. "
Jil

: a:.d
. amending
L New
•
bt
Tvo Day Sales Talks
Hild al 20th-Fox
NIV YORK—A two-day sales meeting for
(i;-u sion of forthcoming product was
Itarii Monday (June 23) at the 20th-Fox
ho:n of; ice under the direction of Andrew
nl h jr., general sales manager, and
in C. Gehrlng, assistant general sales
.ii : ,'er.
j'.is for the sale of the remainder of the
nifup were gone into In detail.
>n;: the pictures discussed were: "Mlra,
.11 34th Street." "The Ghost and Mrs.
,,
Uui Moss Rose," "Bob, Son of Battle,"
•T v.nrier Who's Kissing Her Now," "Mother
Tights." "Kiss of Death," "Foxes of
.V,' "Nightmare Alley." "Daisy Ken-
Forever Amber." "Captain From Cas-
V,., 'Centleman's Agreement," and "The
Pit."
from the home office were: Spyros
res, W. C. Michel, Donald Henderson, Charles
Martin Moskowitz, Ray Moon. E. C. Mc-
Peter I^evathes, Clarence Hill, Morris Cap-
Idi'' Collins, lack Bloom, Frank Carroll, Lem
Frank Bryant, Sid Blumenstock and Eddie
1.
;he Albany exchange: Joseph B. Rosen,
IT onager, and Fred Sliter and Daniel Houlialegmen.
f

after
By WALTER WALDMAN
1»TEW YORK is the business end of the
pBJ film business: the home town of the
^ ^ home offices; headquarters for worldwide
distribution.
New York is the place where most of the
dollars and cents decisions are made affecting
the Industry.
Two of its streets help call the tune for
this industry. There is Wall Street, which
provides financial sinews and policies, and
Broadway, which provides much story material
for Hollywood's studios.
As the birthplace of the industry. New Yorlc
is rich in film history and traditions.
Its list of notable "firsts" is long.
The first conunercial exhibition of film
took place Apr. 14, 1894, in a converted shoe
store on Broadway near 27th street. The
first "gross" for that .showing, provided by
ten peephole EdLson Kinetoscope projectors,
was $120.
Two years later, Apr. 23, 1896, the first
commercial exhibition on a theatre screen
was held In Ko.ster & Bial's Music Hall at
34th street and Broadway— the present site
of Macy's. Thomas Armat did the honors
with his Vitascope projector.
The first efforts to exchange film were
made during 1897 In Raff & Gammon's 28th
•street studio.
The first advertising films were exhibited
that fame year on an outdoor screen at
Broadway and 34th street.
Although Hollywood is today the production
capital of the world. New York City,
We.stche.ster county, and .sections of New
Jersey falling within the metropolitan exchange
center, originally held that title.
In nearby West Orange, Thomas A. Edison
perfected his Kinetoscope projector Oct. 6,
1889.
Two years later, Edison built the world's
first motion picture studio in West Orange.
By the end of the first decade of the 20th
century, studios were popjilng up all over
the metropolitan district. There was the
Raff & Gammon studio on West 28th street;
the Blograph studio on East 14th .street;
the Komlc .studio in Yonkers; the American
Eclair studios at Fort Lee; Powers Picture
Plays in the north Bronx, and Pathe at
Bound Brook, N. J.
The studio trek to Hollywood didn't get
28
1
FILMROWS OF AMERICA... lu
Here is the story of film distribution
in America's Big City,
where the dollars and cents decisions
affecting the industry
are made.
One of the world's most glamorous
sights — Times Square at night,
with its lights and crowds and
theatres.
NEW YORK
going full blast until the second decade of the charge of distribution for MGM, was br,,
century.
manager for General Film during t!
pioneering years; and Joseph J. Unger.
i;
By that time New York had clinched its
eral sales manager for United Artists^ be|
position as an exhibition and distribution
his industry career as a booker for
center.
Film.
Fourteenth and 23rd streets were originally
By the time the Motion Picture Pat'
the exhibition and distribution centers of the
Co., parent organization of General Fj
city.
had been dissolved as a trust by the supr^
court in April 1917, the exchanges were 1
Following Armat's successful experiment
at Koster

i
I
•••
•
I
In Hew York's Exhibitor Fold
FRED
SCHWARTZ
Vice-president of Century
Theatres, and head
of Metr»politan Motion
Picture Theatres Ass'n
and Motion Picture Associates.
president of ATA, at the or-
with Robert Coyne (L),
eCOT, and Ned Shugrue (C),
I puljlic relations.
iices
i
GEORGE SKOURAS, president ol Skouras
Theatres (L). as he recently presented a
$31,366 check to Walter Young, publisher,
ior charity. (R), W. A. White, manager.
f^i& "
SAM RINZLER
S. H. FABIAN
(L)
When the head of the
Fabian circuit presented
a gift to the Randforce
circuit chief at the
recent dinner honoring
the industry veteran.
mAURER, managing director of
ai Victoria theatres. The Astor
showcase on Broadway.
A. I. BALABAN, of the well-known Bolaban
family, manages the Roxy Theatre,
which is owned by 20th Century-Fox.
E. C. GRAINGER
President of Shea Enterprises,
operators of 44
theatres in three states.
VER, who made a success
Theatre playing murder and
He distributes foreign films.
MAX A. COHEN, president of the Cinema
circuit, started in the business in 1910. He
is active in many civic functions.
HARRY BRANDT
Head of the 122-theatre
circuit bearing his name.
He is president of New
York's ITO.
.,!1
TRES EXECUTIVES are shown here (L to R)—Front row: Dan S. Terrell,
Pi :)licity head; John Murphy, in charge of out-of-town theatres; Charles C.
Irf usurer and director; Edward C. Dowden, assistant advertising-publicity
-e Seidlitz and Jack Harris, district managers, and Oscar A. Doob, genrutive;
second row—William Downs and Larry Beatus, district managers;
vice-president in charge of Loew's theatres; Samuel Meinhold, gen-
:irtment; Eugene Picker, in charge of New York theatres; third row—Wilitrict
manager; Mike Rosen, assistant to Picker; Jim Grady and Salli Levi,
nsnac rs. and Ernest Emmerling, director of advertising and publicity.
JOJJFTCE :: June 28, 1947
WALTER READE
P:osident of the Reade
circuit and innovator of
many modern ideas in
theatre construction and
management.
GUS EYSSELL
Managing director of
Radio City Music Hall.
On the wall are wartime
citations.

COLUMBIA:
Saul Trauner, branch manager,
has been selling films for 27
years
api^WTT^^HVl

—
I
Continued
I ontlnued from page 28)
JOXFTICE ::
r|or Republic, but then a Paramount Service, Special Screen Services, Inc., Allied
an, recalls the skepticism of some ex- Posters and Morris Negrin's.
|t]s w :ien Paramount moved. They were Incidentally, the New York branch of NSS
tli.it nobody would walk the two long also provides trailers for the Albany, Buffal.)
Square to buy pictures. and in addition U)
we >t of Times New Haven exchanges,
pe^slmists called their shots wrong. the metropolitan district.
the next seven years all the major The memories of many exchange workers,
ge.'^ and supply houses moved to 44th from district managers to shippers, go far
beift'een Eighth and Ninth avenues, back into the early days of the film business.
16 customers kept coming for pictures.
We have already mentioned John Dacey
»iy Warners, 20th-Fox and Paramount and Eddie Carroll of RKO and Bob Fatuion
BT-heir own exchange buildings on the
of Republic In this connection.
^tl sicie of 44th, and MGM, RKO, Co-
There are
Monogram. PRC,
many more
United who were active In
Artists,
the industry when it
&»fsal. Astor and Bell are tenants
was In its infancy.
of the
benter Bldg., 630 Ninth Ave., between At MGM the oldtimers" list is headed by
i[nd 45th streets.
Jack Bowen, district manager; Bob Elsworth,
Brooklyn salesman,
)rthf south side of 44th street are Film
and Lou Johnson, head
of the shipping
cs, Screen Guild, and around
department and of the Shippers
and Inspectors Union.
the corner
1 •'ilm Classics is Hoffberg
More than 30
Prod.
years ago they all worked together for General
Film.
Film Center Bldg., in which most of
changes are now situated, was opened
Today, MGM is the only company with
!. 5. 1928.
separate New York and New Jersey branches
a modern fireproof building with com- serving the metropolitan district.
|U storage, screening and shipping facil-
It dominates the immediate
Ben Abner heads the New Jersey branch
westside
Ug wrliood of dingy tenements and
and Ralph Pielow the New York branch.
lofts.
At Paramount. Henry Randel, recently
dition to the exchanges, the building appointed district manager, recalls that until
1^ houses supply and accessory firms.
1941 he was manager of Paramount's Brooklyn
branch. That year, Brooklyn, New Jersey
JQ Hornstein of Joe Hornstein, Inc., one
and New York branches were consolidated
t; big supply dealers there, can vividly
into a single
ber the dawn of the Iniiustry when
New York branch, with Randel
the
as manager.
i? houses were located on University
just off 14th street.
Randel is a member of the Paramoimt 25-
year club. He has been with the company
he industry moved uptown, the supply
27 years. Other memljers are: Harry Friedman
and Gilbert Basch of the film room;
IUJ3 moved with it.
Jd recalls the early days, 1903, 1904 and Rose McConnell, head of the film room;
i»bouts, when projectors were rented, Sybil Mayer, ledger clqrk; Edward Bell, New
lid.
York salesman; Kitty Flymi. booker, and
t
H' remembers the supplyman's campaign Leah Peterson, cashier. Albert Gebhardt,
t the manufacturers to standardize New Jersey salesman, will be eligible for
lent: to get them to build flickerless membership by the end of 1947.
tors; the constant fight for better
iilg sources.
•Pwentieth-Fox
ans. These
also
include
has
Jack
its quota
Wolf,
of
the
veter-
head
'C al.so remembers the selling campaign
taducted to induce exhibitors to install Cashier; Moe Kurtz, New Jersey sales supervisor,
who has been with the company for 17
'Oprojectors. Now many theatres have
machines. The Mxisi-i Hall has 12. out of the 30 years he has been in the industry.
Morris Sanders also can speak with authority
of the old days. Sanders, New
TJ big years for the supply man were
0. when
York
sound came in, said Joe.
sales supervisor, was president of Motion Pictures
Associates in 1944-45. Ray Moon, Yan-
fi'nstein and his competitors—Capitol
a n Picture Supply Corp., Amusement kee division manager, spent his early film
ip(y Co., Crown Motion Picture Supplies days in Detroit, where he was branch manager
for Universal.
SOS Cinema Supply Corp., National
lire Supply, are agreed that the 1947
u meat
William Murphy. Republic branch manager,
situation could be better.
1
has had a varied and much-traveled
! projection line is easing and deliveries
23 years in the film business. As a salesman
)rompter, but carpets and chairs still
for Universal he covered Oklahoma and Kentucky;
he
ard to get, they say.
B compared
managed theatres in Chicago.
with the premium houses on
Kansas City, Birmingham and Rhode Island.
ow, the equipment dealers are well off.
Tj big three of the premium business Saul Trauner. Columbia branch manager,
Tlieatre Premiums, Sidney Ross Thea- has spent all of his 27 years in the film business
selling. He worked for Pathe as well as
(remiums and the Metro Premium Co.
Tcfd to turn down orders for lack of Columbia.
The dishes on their shelves are for Moe Kerman. president of Favorite Films,
y. Few are coming from factories or and head of the Astor Film exchange, started
ig to exhibitors.
as an exhibitor 30 years ago. He assisted
date, most of the premium orders come his father. David Kerman. who operated the
beyond the borders of the metropolitan Kerman Theatres in Brooklyn. For the last
Although exhibitors in the metropolindistrict
25 years Moe Kerman has been a distributor,
are agreed that the lush days organizing the Astor exchange in 1934.
•reaver business still is brisk enough here
'" '"!tpi>ne the day of the premium. TOE FELDER, vice-president of Favorite
ie :rom the exhibitors, those most di- * and Astor, got his first film job more than
--- cincerned with keeping business brisk 30 years ago with William Fox's Greater
ve he ipproximately 600 men and women New York Film Co. He was with Fox until
h(»oik in the New York exchanges. These
on following page)
•re he listrict managers, branch managers,
Sail Tien bookers, clerks, inspectors and
8hi ers who keep 1.150 theatres in the distrir
IN THE PHOTOS
supplied with film.
A quintet of New York's top theatres. From
^nRE \re approximately another 130 men top to bottom: The Radio City Music Hall,
nd vomen employed by the five major largest of the theatres; Roxy, the 20th-Fox
ni ' of the trailer and accessories showca.se; Capitol Theatre, showcase for
ss. Most of them work for the New Loew's; the RKO Palace and the Astor Theatre.
brh:ieh of National Screen Service, but
m.

32 BOXOFFICE :: June 28, I
m:
;
FILMIIOWS OF AMERICA (Continued)
(Continued from preceding pagei
1919. Since that year Felder has sold pictures
for Pathe, Republic and Monogram.
Phil Hodes, RKO branch manager, despite
his youthful appearance also has passed the
30-year mark with the film business. From
Universal he went to Film Booking Offices,
and has been with RKO since 1928 when
FBO was ab.sorbed. Hodes also had a brief
side fling as an exhibitor during the 1930s.
He operated the Roosevelt Theatre in Queens.
Jack Ellis. United Artists district manager,
is another FBO alumnus. During the 25
years Jack has been in the business he has
been president of the Motion Picture Associates
five times: he was the first to win
t«ree successive elections. Jack is sometimes
referred to as the Billy Rose of Filmrow.
Like Rose he was a shorthand champion and
songwriter. "I Can Get It for You Wholesale"
Is one of his songwriting achievements.
David A. Levy, Universal district manager,
spent the last 29 years selling film. These
years included tieups with Paramount, Cosmopolitan,
MGM and Educational Films.
At Warners there is a team that has been
united for most of the last three decades. It
consists of Sam Lefkowitz, district manager,
and Joe Vergas.sllch, shorts subjects sales
supervisor. They both worked for First
National during World War I. The two men
were separated from 1942 to 1946 when Sam
joined UA as branch manager, then rising
to district manager, before he rejoined Warners
last year as eastern district manager.
The exchange area covers cities, towns and
villages within a 90-mile radius of Times
Square. Connecticut is exclu-led.
The northern boundary is a line from
Kingston, N. Y., running to Livingston
Manor; the southern, Trenton to Barnegat,
N. J.; the eastern, the Connecticut state line
on the mainland, and the tip of Long Island,
more than 100 miles away. Exhibitors from
these communities can reach 44th street by
automobile in approximately three hours.
CEATING capacity of the 1,150 theatres in
the district is approximately 1,300,000.
Nearly 770.000 of these seats are in the 706
New York City theatres.
Exhibition in the district is primarily a circuit
operation. Approximately 760, or 66 per
cent of the theatres, are operated by circuits.
These houses contain 1,075,000 seats, or 82
per cent of the total. Many independent
theatres operate through booking combines.
Loew's has 77 theatres in the flye New York
boroughs, Jersey City, Newark and Westchester
county. These houses Include the
5,500-seat Loew's Jersey City; the 5,486-seat
Capitol, Broadway showcase, and six other
theatres with more than 3,000 seats each.
Among these Is Loew's State, a haven for
vaudeville as well as films, from the time It
was built in 1921.
Warners, through Its Warner Bros. Circuit
Management Corp., operates the second largest
affiliated chain, consisting of 67 theatres.
Most of these are in New Jersey, and
operational details are handled from a separate
Newark office.
The 4,332-seat Stanley, Jersey City, is the
largest Warner theatre. The best known is
the 2,720-seat, Strand, a Broadway presentation
house and showca.se for Warner product.
Another Warner showcase Is Uie 1,287-
.seat Hollywood, also on Broadway.
Forty of RKO's 48 theatres In the district
are situated in New York City. The remaining
18 are spread through northern New
Jersey and Westchester county.
The RKO showcase on Broadway Is th«
Palace. From 1913 when it was opened, until
1933, the Palace waa the mecoa of vaudeville
artists. During that first year of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt's administration, the Palace
Robert Weitman, under whose management
the Paramount Theatre has become
one of the country's best presentation
houses.
gave up vaudeville and operated as a second
run twin bill house. In 1943 it was rescued
from oblivion when RKO turned it into the
first run showca.se for RKO product it is
today.
Paramount's theatres in the metropolitan
district are limited to 14. These incJude the
3.664-seat Paramount Theatre on Broadway
and the 4,153-seat Paramount in Brooklyn.
Under the dynamic management of Robert
M. Weitman, the Paramount has become one
of the nation's most famous presentation
houses. Shortly after he took over in 1935,
Weitman introduced the "name band" policy
that has been imitated throughout the
country.
The Paramount more recently also has
been the first theatre to reduce prices from
wartime levels. This policy has not been
imitated.
Twentieth-Fox has one theatre in New
York—the 5,886-seat Roxy. When it was
opened in 1927, it was the world's largest.
The spectacular and lavish stage show policy
introduced by the late S. F. "Roxy" Rothafil
made the Roxy world-famous.
He took this policy to the new 6,200-seat
Music Hall, which opened in December 1932,
with Roxy as manager. After four months
as an all-stageshow house, the Music Hall
became a film and presentation theatre. Roxy
resigned, and was succeeded by the late W.
G. Van Schmus, who brought in Gus S. Eyssell
as his assistant.
Eyssell has been managing director since
1942, and is still going strong.
"THE first run situation wouldn't be complete
without mentioning the Astor.
This theatre has passed through varied controls,
including Walter Reade and Loew's,
and today it is owned and operated by City
Investing Corp. along witli the neighboring
Victoria Theatre. Both theatres are sched-
Metropolitan Statistics
Next in Series:
BOSTON
The eleventh in this series
articles about America's distrib'il
tior centers.
uled to b. torn down next year to make
for a pair of 2,000-seat showplaces.
To borrow Jimmy Durante's words, "e
body wants to build a theatre on Broadi
especially the independents.
Harry Brandt owns three
theatres an'
main stem. The Gotham and Globe i(
first runs, the Republic is a subsequent i
hou.se for English-language films, and t
run for foreign films. In addition, Br i
has just taken a five-year lease from L<
on the Mayfair.
i
The acquisition of the Mayfair briiu >
121 the number of theatres now contr j
by Harry and his brother, William.
These houses vary from first run Broa< t
to subsequent run "grind houses" on i
42nd street. They spread through V .
Chester county, and towns of Long Island j
northern New Jersey, but are concen-: 1
largely in Manhattan, Brooklyn and •
Bronx.
The theatrical holdings controlled by .•
liam Fox in 1929 have been absorbet .(
Skouras Theatres, Randforce AmuM! t
Corp., Century Theatres, Prudential ci ;
and the Interboro circuit.
Through partnerships or booking aj.-
ments these circuits now control the -4
theatres formerly operated by the Fox
•
ropolitan Playhouses, Inc., and the t
Theatres Corp., which William Fox so! i
1930.
The Skouras circuit takes in 69 ttif ^
throughout the five boroughs and New J>
Westchester and Long Island. Pride t: ;
organization and its largest operation ; t
3,514-seat Acadomy of Music on 14th s
a former Fox Theatres Corp. house.
During the war Skouras circuit ma. i
lasting impression on the industry thr i
the accomplishments of its Community S -
ice division. It sponsored special radio
•
grams, drives and collections aiding the t
effort.
Today the circuit's Conununlty & >
division is continuing that work for p< •
time rehabilitation projects. Behind •
public relations program are Georgt '
Skouras. president; William A. Wliite.
priisent and general manager, and <
Matsoukas, advertising and publicity dire
Another public relations minded circii '
Century Theatres, with 40 theatres in Br
lyn. Queens and Long Island.
This is the organization that turned '
of its Brooklyn theatres to the boar. I
education for monthly morning screen
There are a number of smaller circuits
All photos excepling those of Robert Wf'JJ'^J
Loew's executives taken (or BOXOFFICE 07 Hf
Kaufman.
New York's exchange area has a population of 12,500,000.
Il has 1,150 theatres, seating 1,300,000 persons.
It
Il
has 650 exchange employes.
has 130 trade accessory workers.
The exchange area fakes in all communities within a radius of 90
miles of Manhattan (except Connecticut).
•
•

I One
'
I
—
Cl^STER FRIEDMAN
EDITOR
HUGH E.
FRAZE
Associate Editor
RACTICAL IDEAS FOR SELLING SEATS BY PRACTICAL SHOWMEN
^^^wjj
^9,
^pso
^acto
e saved more than two dollars
t' e other nisht.
•This coup d'etat was accomplished
i' flashins our theatre pass while
le cash customers were lining up
\ the boxoffice.
Ilhis theatre has girl ushers. They
•e much better looking than the
oll>wood glamor girls we saw on
Ke screen.
^Vc watched them for quite a
fcilc. They certainly were attracive.
But our attention was dirted.
IThe couple behind us apparently
bs enjoying the program and
iving a good time. They were
^ting through most of the main
lature. Even by a stretch of the
aagination, the picture was not
>at exciting.
young woman sitting nearby
inst have lost something valuable,
he and her boy friend spent most of
le evening on the floor looking
^r it.
jit's a long time since we were an
»her. The executive used to tell
to
f be polite. JIaybe the girl
fhei-s were taking this literally. Or
jse watching the screen all day
aki's them too romantic.
jAt any rate, we're glad we saved
iie two dollars. can We see that
j'pc of entertainment in the city
fTk any night. It's free. And we
p
get fresh air besides.
*
A neighbor complains that she
m't enjoy the show at our local
leatre on Saturday afternoons
O kids on the loose and the place is
'madhouse!
In her opinion, the manager
lonld be fired because he can't
em to control them.
iTho theatre is about to lose her
"isiness, she threatens, unless somelin^'
is done about it.
^That last crack strikes home. She
rnlci start by teaching her own kids
beliave. We have often heard her
;efiiig to her husband. He comes
ime from work and just has no
Jpri elation of how hard it is for
ir ti> control the kids all day.
;An(I that's with only two, mind
'O. What does she expect from
)e hara.ssed theatre manager with
0 iin his hands under one roof?
sing chloroform on them is illegal.
--Q/tedle^ ^tiecUncat
—89—
Advance licketi
ow on lole at th«
BoHoffic*
;
^
I2(h ani MAIN • FORMERLY NEWMAN
rh. SluHine of "TS, P«rll, ol roullnt" tsnllnwtl W*dn*,daY ol Rlgwlai rrUal
'Perils of Pauline' Premiere
Marks Debut of Paramount
At Kansas City Benefit
On June 17, the famous Newman Theatre
in Kansas City was renamed the Paramount.
The occa.sion was marked by a civic celebration,
the personal appearance of Alan
Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Demarest
and a premiere of "Perils of Pauline" for the
benefit of the American Cancer society.
Kansas City newspapers gave excelleiat
coverage to the promotion. Radio stations
contributed spot broadcasts, five interviews
with the stars and numerous spot announcements
in behalf of the benefit show all tied
in to the general publicity for the new theaire
name.
All leading stores devoted windows to publicizing
the event. The mayor and other
prominent citizens lent their assistance to
make the program an outstanding success.
M. D. Cohn, manager of the Paramount
had the new theatre name prominently in the
fore throughout each phase of the campaign.
Pictured on this page are photos of the
Paramount's new upright sign, an outdoor
directional sign, one of the window displays
iind a newspaper advertisement which illusn.i
(^ how the new theatre name is being imluisscd
upon the minds of local theatre
patrons.

which
'
•
Teen -Age Patrons Sold
On Cynthia Girls Clubs
"Cynthia, " had a test, engagement
at Loew's Colonial In Reading, Pa., was tied
to an extensive cooperative campaign sponsored
by Read's department store, one of the
largest in that city. The promotion was
geared for direct interest to teen-agers, based
on numerous Cynthia girl clubs which are
being formed throughout the country, Larry
Levy, manager at Loew's, made the tleup.
The highlight of the campaign was a eontest
sponsored jointly by the department
store and the theatre to find Reading's "Cynthia"
girl. The contest was open to girls
between the ages of 14 and 19, with the provision
that they be members of the Cynthia
Girls Club of America.
To encourage entries in the contest, the
store erected a registration booth In its
teen-age section where applicants were registered,
the first thousand receiving a free
membership button. Contestants were required
to submit a photograph with other
pertinent information. The winner received
$50 plus a "Cynthia" dress outfit. Additional
prizes were also supplied by Read's, and runnersup
received guest tickets.
CYNTHIA CLUB EXPLOITED
To all Cynthia club members. Read's offered
a free membership card signed by
Elizabeth Taylor, national president of the
organization who is starred in the picture
"Cynthia." plus an 8x10 autographed photo
of Elizabeth.
In addition to the regular theatre publicity,
the store succeeded In getting extra
newspaper stories and art, and used its
radio time to publicize the stunt. This was
supplemented by two 27-inch display ads
and one measuring 14 inches. The store
also devoted a full window to the stunt, had
the "Cynthia" booth inside the store staffed
by a young woman who resembled Elizabeth
Taylor, and distributed several thousand
heralds announcing the contest.
Signs urging teen-age girls to join the club
and enter the contest were featured at strategic
locations throughout the store, including
bulletin boards, in elevators and on counters.
SPECIAL AD USED
Additional theatre promotion Included
complete coverage on all Reading transportation
with car cards and bus cards, A
special trailer was used two weeks in advance
featuring quotes of Wlnchell, Jimmie
Fldler and other columnists and special newspaper
ads were run quoting the columnists
and prominent Reading people as saying,
"I fell in love with 'Cynthia." " Five days in
advance of the opening teaser ads were used
In the shape of a heart quoting the columnists.
The.se teasers appeared on the women's
page, sports and news pages.
Thirty-four counter and window displays
were obtained In choice downtown locations.
The city's largest drugstore chain featured
"Cynthia" sundaes with fountain strips
LIKE WALTER WISCHELL. JIMMY FIDLER. HEDDA
HOFFER ASD LOVELLA FARSOHS. THESE READING
MOVIEGOERS ALSO FELL IN LOVE WITH "CrNTHIA"
via mai*'
111 «our Awn firti kiu
... oho help* tourfhiith<
ihnU of
%
tour o-o fcminfr
MftM riCTURE
ELIZABETH TAYLOR " ^
m**r%» Murphy )i t. Z. takmW it Mcry After
\^^0
H» CrmtW*"
Three-column, six-inch ad containing the
names o\ 1 !• Reatlinii. Pa., persons.
First Run 'Carmen' Pitch
Features Teasing Copy
Playing "Carmen" for the first time on
Long Island, Mark Allen of the Austhi Theatre
in Kew Gardens used extensive advertising
on the French film starring Viviane
Romance. Emphasizing the sultry star, Allen
placed a standee in the lobby and placed
teaser copy reading "You haven't seen anything
till . . . You have a date with Carmen,"
throughout the foyer, a 30x40 in front of the
theatre, and similar copy in window displays
and on cards in stores and apartment house
foyers reached out to passersby.
No-Cost Bally Greets
'Welcome Stranger'
World Debut
Oldtime ballyhoo and cost-free pubikll
marked the campaign for the world ptemtll
of "Welcome Stranger" at the Capltolll
Winnipeg, Man., Jime 19.
The campaign, a model of econom; «'
effort, was carried out under the ditan
of Bill Novak, manager of the Capitol/il
Win Barron, Paramount representatinf
Canada.
The highlight was the deliver}' of "Wd
"
Stranger prints by a helicopter plane, \
landed near the front steps of the pp
parliament buildings. Newspapers feat)
the story on page one and an on-i
broadcast gave radio listeners the
proceedings.
The opening coincided with the
convention of the Canadian Medical
Winnipeg. Accordingly, the "Wd
Stranger" title was considered Ideal tij
Manitoba Tourist Bureau for use on all 1
licity. The Winnipeg Board of Trade
the Retail Merchants Ass'n also came (
with wide use of the title in wlndiy
throughout the city. The Hudson's
and T. Eaton companies used the tttlel
windows and display co-ops. The E1l|
company also gave support.
Cashiers at the theatre, in answering |
calls, used the salutation "Welcome
ger." Liberty magazine provided 1,000
copies, featuring the review of the
for distribution in the theatre,
of star interviews and the music from
come Stranger" were plugged gratu
over CKRC, CJOB, CKY and CBC.
On opening day the feature race^ at Bj
park was called the "Welcome
purse. This device also landed extra
licity in the racing program and sports
]
of local dailies.
William Demarest, Hollywood star, wij
town for the opening and was accorded f
usual newspaper and radio publicity,
est released 50 balloons carrying passes I
the roof of the theatre on opening day.
Local Artists' Caricatures
Used in Window Contest
A large panel of carkaturrs of Hollywood
stars, among them the featured players in
"The Yearling." was planted as the center
piece of a window display In Hartford, Conn.,
by Manager Lou Cohen of the Poll. An accompanying
card .said the theatre would
furnish passes to those able to Identify the
stars. This display, plus stills from the
picture, was used all through the run.
tt the recent International exposition of textiles at Grand Central Palace in New 1
Paramount exploileers promoted thi.i e.xhihil to exploit "Perils oj Pauline." jorthi
in^ release, .'imong the po.stcrs are "originals" used in exploiting the serial of s

I
hchmg
, ?estem
: the
Sl)r3 Serves Coffee
ffth Trail Sfreel'
Tckei Sales
|Tlrt(cn dollars for advertising; and a lot
Icrmchlng for extra promotion were
flj-ed into a gross 50 per cent over averkeior
the showing of "Tiail Street" at the
ftiice in Andrews. Tex.
ITb uork was done by Manager Jinimie
Wson. who had overcome not only a slim
S^i'tlsing budget but also the lack of press
[)Clm;its for the show.
|Ce of Burleson's prize promotions was a
ill with the Corner drug store whereby free
te was served at the store to everyone
i>g a theatre ticket. Coffee stubs w'ere
Jed out at the theatre. He also set up
rail in front of the Wallace and
^V passes to all who came by horseback,
g! erected over the hitching rail and theaejrew
attention to the coffee and horsekc
angles.
IBrle.son had his boxofflce camouflaged to
utoble a covered wagon, dressed his staff
garb, and pasted six-sheets on
b^idewalk in front of the house.
ADVERTISING FOREIGN FILMS
The Telencws Theatre in Dallas, Tex., has been showing
Knglish-produred and foreign pictures almost exclusively
in recent months. These ad reproductions
illustrate how Manacer Ross McCausland has been
rovaniping press book layouts to play up angles with
local appeal. At right arc two, two-column reproductions,
the Overlandcrs ad was originally threecolumn
by 140 lines.
TELENEWS
/V^tv/ different!
Exciting!
TfiritUng!
The rousing story of an Intrepid band of
men and women who fought for thetrllvca
sgaintt every hazard Nature could hurl
at them.
/;

lllllll
iiiiiiii
,,
'•".
Mayor
]
j
|
mmXY WIEIEK
owmandiser
ex
1. Complete listing of feature and short subject
promotion.
2. Complete listing of special exploitation ideas.
FOR MAY AND JUNE ISSUES OF
THE SHOWMANDISER INDEX
Four of Miami's Lovelies Add Oomph
To Campaign for 'Homestretch'
I
NUGGETS
tural Sciences "on behalf of Gregory JH
was worth a two-column picture and ail
inch reader in the newspaper.
and slacks for men. A large photo of J
•m
Daniel W. Streeter, president of the ChH|
ber of Commerce of Buffalo, N. Y., was|l]
sented a citation for his adventures in AIin
a neat publicity stunt pulled off by Chi I
B. Taylor, manager of Shea's Buffalo. It
'
in connection with the showing ol
Macomber Affair" and the presentaU
the secretary of the Buffalo Society oCJI
Larry R. Levy. nu.nager of LoeWs Ca)a|
in Reading, Pa., planted a star mat in tkl
department store ad featuring sport al
Loder was headed "Look Like a Celebrity
Feel Like Yourself." At the bottom of
3x10 ad was copy stating that Loder
appearing in "Dishonored Lady" at
Colonial.
Believing that many theatre patrons do I
care to see pictures which have a biographl
background. George J. Forhan, managnj
the Belle Theatre in Belleville, Ont.. ustl
novel herald to exploit "Sister Kenny."
[
four-page affair, front cover read: "If
Rotten Shame" The inside spread stil
the shame was that every person in Bel'
ville might not have an opportunity to
this magnificent motion picture, etc.
I
"
Sonny Shepherd, managing director of the
new Miami Theatre in Miami, and Ed May
of the day-and-date Lincoln in Miami Beach
collaborate on all campaigns for the attractions
at the two Wometco circuit houses,
thus assuring well-nigh complete coverage
of the Miami metropolitan area
For their "Homestretch" engagement
Shepherd supervised outdoor posting that
included ten 24-sheets. 100 three-sheets, 50
six-sheets and 100 window cards, an airplane
bally in which a huge banner was hauled over
the area on opening day, special trailers featuring
rave quotes of local columnist George
Bourke, a special electrical sign on front of
the Lincoln and the newspaper ads, readers
and art.
May planted classified gags in the two local
dailies, and a two-column fa.shion page art
layout featuring "Homestretch" blouses which
tied in merchants using window displays.
Miami has made its winter climate and
bathing beauties famous. May couldn't exploit
the climate, but he made use of four
girls in shorts to advance the campaign. He
had four models distributing small envelopes
marked "Confidential
Chance for a Winner." Inside
. . .
was a
Your
card
"lllllllllll'l
V , „. 1.1.>"' >'""• '*" "" « .V
,1,,. -tl""""'"'''"'''
"iiiiiiiiiiii
IIIIWlllllllM
-MhI «> !

?Oth HAS THE ANSWER!
C^l
AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL!
is
topping the all-time
highs of 20th Century Fox!
••r?'L^~
-*«'*i***v.
ATTHEROXY,N.Y.!
«5«::
ywjTTrf'jt
Continues to set miracle
records in its 4th week!
W
t
Te Entire Industry Is Talking About These Great Current And Coming Hits From
CENTURY-FOX
'BCl, SON OF BATTLE" in Technicolor • ^'KISS OF DEATH" • "MOTHER WORE TIGHTS" m Technicolor • "I WONDER
P'S KISSING HER NOW" m Technicolor
• ^TOXES OF HARROW" • "NIGHTMARE ALLEY" • "DAISY KENYON"
'FOEViiR AMBER" in Technicolor • 'CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE" In Technicolor • 'GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT"

. . Murder

Kie 'Johnny
'Clock'
ByFhone in Hotels
Ov!r Baltimore
TbtT\ of "Paging Jolinny O'clock" heard
hel lobbies, bus stations and other
rep spots in Baltimore was part of the
gii run by Manager Smelter and Ted
ii, lublicity dnector of the Hippodrome
|Miii!iy O'clock." For a number of days
r 3 he opening, the Hippodrome tele-
Di operators called these crowded places
"d'Clock," which proved to be an efacivance
teaser for the film,
lecial contest conducted with the core
on of the Home News and Leon Levi
»l| store proved to be a headliner. A tie-
|»i made with the store for a "Johnny
CK" window with a wrist watch, its face
ra with adhesive, spotted dead center,
^iniick was to guess at what time the
tiy O'clock" watch stopped—with the
Dt to receive the expensive timepiece,
bnie News, with a circulation of more
1Q5.000, carried the contest details, and
r I the window also stressed the contest,
tluaelson's jewelry store, using the film
( i a tiein, set up a window highlighting
ycte material. An innovation was a
uer spotted across the w'indow. Michael-
^'siillinery shop used a full window in the
ijnged nationwide tieup on the berets
iln the film by Evelyn Keyes. Other
indows were set with the Bachrachst
sporting goods store and Read's drug-
.0 stations WITH and WBAL high-
the film on a number of their pro-
Playdate information was included
instance.
tf
rfeisure Hunt for 'Time'
A ea>ure hunt was the big thing in Roy
Ptii ,'s promotion of "The Time, the Place,
Ar.i' le Girl" at the Voge Theatre, East Chi-
Ind. Five thousand numbered treas-
.,mt cards were passed out on the streets
tp girls Saturday before playdate. Small
listing winning numbers also were
on cash registerers in a local dime
Each poster and cash register had
ucky numbers. Those presenting cards
the lucky numbers iper instructions
Id on the small trea.sure
i
hunt cards
gifts or free tickets. The manager
store was very pleased with the tieup.
re had a crowd all day.
On the
House
CelebratiiiK the coni|ileti(in of two
years as owners of the Charm Theatre
in Holyrood. Ka.s., Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Kirketts invited everyone in the city
to be their quests at an anniversary
party. In order to give all an opportunity
to attend, three special performances
were given at ti, 8 and 10
o'clock. On the way out, each guest
was handed a card thanking him for
his patronage and promising that the
Kicketts would rontinue to provide the
finest in entertainment and modern
environment.
A special trailer and newspaper advertisements
served as invitation, and
the Ricketts received compliments and
expressions of appreciation from many
patrons.
'Jolson' Drive Sparked
By Glittered Letters
Glittered letters on the stage apron, over
the aisle entrances and at the candy stand
made it impossible for anyone attending the
Mission Theatre in Santa Barbara, Calif..
not. to know that "The Jolson Story" was
coming. y .[^^
Manager Reg Streeter had the cutout letters
sewed on the apron two weeks in advance,
changing the word coming to Tuesday
in the final week.
For two weeks in advance he also used the
four one-minute teaser trailers furnished by
Columbia, and played Jolson songs during
breaks. During the engagement Streeter had
a boy roam the town dressed in black face,
evening clothes and top hat and carrying a
"Jolson" sign. Juke boxes all around town
carried S'.-xS',- cards suggesting that players
ask for Jolson songs and see the picture at
the Mission.
On his marquee Streeter used colored
lights to accentuate the fact that the picture
was in Technicolor.
Giveaways Fill House
Katherine WUson. manager of the Rialto m
We.st Palm Beach Fla., found that giveaway
deals, both in the afternoon and at night, of
merchandise promoted from the local stores
were surefire methods of filling the theatre
during the Florida State circuit's Spring
Festival drive.
S. D. Mitchell, Strand, Atmore, Ala., constructed
this beaverboard doghouse which
cost $4.
Navy recruiting tieup was set in Cleveland
by J. Knox Strachan, Warner Ohio Theatres
publicist. He landed 24 A-boards exploiting
the "Sea Hawk" and "Sea Wolf"
combination.
Below, a lovely legs contest sponsored by
local merchant a highUght of Rudy Koutnik's
campaign on "Blue Skies" at the
Paradise, Milwaukee.
slow, fuel shortage in Italy inspired this "Bells of St. Mary's" ballyhoo
led by J. Giacheri to publicize the film's opening at the Astor Theatre in
»ine. Vehicle was drown by one-bicycle power.

Animated Display Helps
Jolson
Sing Sweet Tune at Boxoffice
-^ ^JOLSOH STORY
URRY PARKS EVELYN KEYES
M Wi
TmiA^
A low-cost campaign for "The Jolson Story"
racked up a near record gross at the Roxy
Theatre In Yorkton, Sask., Canada, for William
Johnston, manager of the Roxy.
The mayor of Yorkton issued an official
proclamation for "Jolson" week with newspapers
and radio commentators playing up
this fact to good advantage. Johnston used
a series of teaser ads to build up interest in
the playdate. These were supplemented by
large display ads just ahead of and current
to the opening. Music stores were tied
in for displays featuring sheet music and
records of song hits made popular by Jolson.
Silk screen cards were made up and dis-
llliP
tributed to all stores in the area for display
two weeks prior to opening.
Four days in advance, Johnston had one
of his ushers, made up like Jolson in blackface,
walk out on the stage and go through
the motions of singing while records were
played over the public address system. This
stunt provoked e.xtensive comment. A special
theatre front was constructed in which
the central figure was animated. Hands and
arms tsee above photo i moved in unison with
the eyes which were two ping pong balls.
A loudspeaker, concealed in the boxoffice
carried out the illusion of the figure singing,
with recordings from the film.
Institutional Selling
Effectively Boosts
Matinee Business
Mr. Average Theatre Manager who finds
his evening attendance at near capacity and
matinee business down to a few handfuls o!
people might take a tip from Hugh Borland,
manager of the Louis Theatre in East Chicago,
111.
Recently Borland decided there must be
something wrong when a theatre can draw
good night crowds, yet play to rows of empty
seals during the afternoon hours. After
giving the problem some thought, an Institutional
campaign was prepared and set
in motion which has had notable success.
A series of special trailers was prepared.
Each week new copy was injected. "The
matinee performance is a refreshing
relaxing way to spend an afternoon . . .
and
bring
a friend and double your enjoyment," was the
theme.
Three thousand heralds with special copy
on matinees were imprinted and were cost
free because Hugh had the forethought to
sell a merchant ad which covered the entire
bill. He then got one of his ushers and both
started out to make personal calls on the
neighbors. Instead of merely dropping the
circulars in hallways or under doors, the two
knocked on the door or rang the bell. As
the door was opened, a personal message was
delivered: "So sorry to disturb you but I
would like to leave you this pamphlet from
the Louis Theatre."
Borland utilized the theatre programs for
a special message on the first page with copy
on. "What to do in the afternoon for enjoyment."
The in.side layout was devoted to
cutT and copy on coming attractions.
Tlie result of Borland's effort has been apparent
through increased attendance during
the daytime.
Platter Plugs on 'Margie'
Cut by Beloit Staffers
Brlnil. K;i.s., was really made "Margie"
conscious both by ear, eye and taste by L. O.
Gill, city manager for Theatre Enterprises,
Inc., and his staff at the Beloit Theatre.
Gill's campaign began ten days prior to
playdate with window tieups in a music
store, featuring hits of the film, .stills and
date strips, and with a department store
featuring "Margie Modes" .sports clothes for
the younger .set.
Three days in advance 2.000 numbered
teasers were distributed Locally ajid in
nearby towns. Twenty-five lucky numbers
were posted on a special art display board
in the Beloit lobby. Holders of posted numbers
were given passes. Gill also made a
ticup with a .soda fountain to award to 26
additional lucky number holders a "Margie"
sundae. The soda fountain shared in the
printing expenses.
On opening day a public address system
was u.srd to broadcast music from the film
and also the special recordings made by the
staff. In addition, whenever there was a
line waiting at the boxoffice recorded plugs
for forthcoming attrnrtions. made by members
of the Beloit staff, were broadcast.
Theatre Serves Coffee;
It's a Hit With Patrons
The Indiana Tlieatre in Indianapolis
has made a hit with Its service of free hot
coffee from a stand on the >nezzanlne floor.
It Is refreshing and not so noisy as popcorn.
However, it's a temporary arrangement, said
Col. Ken Collins, manager.
News Copy on Heralds
K. E. Simmons, manager of the Congress
Theatre in Los Angeles, used some striking
newspaper advertisements to exploit "Duel
In the Sun." Simmons used the copy for
special heralds which were distributed
throughout the neighborhood.
Too Good to Miss
.Sidney Miller, manascr of the Starlite
Theatre in Corsicana, Trx., rerendy
fared the problem of fryins; to
sell a picture to a Negro audience on
which there was no advertising available.
Believing that talk would .soil
the picture. "The Orcon Ta-stures."
Miller introduced a slightly different
angle on an old stunt and rreatod so
much talk (hat even Negro ministers
in the city recommended the picture
from their pulpits.
Alillcr got nut an oversized herald
attractively laid out with straight type.
Ill the center of the throwaway appeared
a large box with a statement
from the management that every Negro
in the county who could not afford to
buy a ticket to see this great film would
be admitted free at the Monday night
performance.
Barked up by this unusual offer, the
theatre went on to break every previous
attendance record. e)nly .'iO persons
were on hand to see the free perfornianre
which was scheduled for the
la.st day of the engagement.
Enlists Store Support
For 'Bedelia' in Tampa
In addition to tlie usual newspaper and
radio advertising channels. Curtis Miller.
city manager for Florida State Theatres In
Tampa, tied up with Woolworth's for a threeway
plug to help exploit "Bedelia."
Miller had his art shop build a giant book
using two six-sheet cutouts for illustrative
material. The book was surrounded by a display
of regular books and stills from the picture
with theatre credits. Inside the store
another display of books and mounted cutouts
of "Bedelia" were spotted at the book
counter. A large banner overhead listed
the theatre's name and playdate. The store
also used 2,000 heralds as stuffers.
In the theatre house program. "Bedelia"
wa.-( plugged for two weeks in advance and
the cover page was u.sed just prior to opening.
The programs were distributed in all
five affiliated houses and also at downtown
hotels. The picture was cross-plugged In the
lobby and through trailers at the circuit's
subsequent run houses, both in advance and
during the week's run of the film.
Builds Economical Display^
An effective and economical lobby setple
was created by Cliff Loth, manager of
Uptown Theatre in New York, to explo
"Sinbad the Sailor." Loth mounted and ""
out the Illustration, title and cart from a
sheet, set it against a background of crush^
velour and, at slight expense, succeeded
focusing special attention on the pictu
playdate.
40 -96— BOXOFFICE Showmiandiser :: June 28, 1947

. . . Stay
"
s
TREASUBE IT!
Don't discard your BOXOFHCE. The
liowmandiser section has been de-
serve as a permanent hand-
jned to
ook of theatre merchandising.
The pages will be numbered conseclively
throughout the year.
An index to these pages will be pubshed
at regular intervals, thus providig
easy reference to the various arties
on showmandising of individual
ictures, t
types of pictures, and to all
le various phases of promotion.
Theatremen and executives who
ave long felt the need for an up-to-thelinute,
yet permanent guide to boxofce
promotion material, will recognize
lis latest service innovation in BOX-
)FFICE as an invaluable aid in their
aily showmandising efforts.
How to Stretch $20
Told by Ted Ames
How to stretch $20 to cover a well-rounded
ampaign was ably demonstrated by Manager
'id Ames of the Opera House in Millinocket,
le., in his promotion of "The Jolson Story."
Always with his eye on the budget, Ames
en induced his wife to make 800 telephone
alls over a period of four days. On each she
lepeated. "This is the Opera House calling.
IjVe thought you would like to know that
The Jolson Story' is playing at the Opera
louse on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
'riday. We know you would not want to
;iiss it."
Ames launched his campaign six
weeks in
_ (ivance, announcing the booking in a full
fiage of his no-cost theatre program. He
Iso made liberal use of screen slides, which
I'i're free; worked out album tieups and win-
J(iW displays: bannered 50 windows on Maine
(treet and in East Millinocket. ten miles
'iway; used press book material in the box-
^Ifice; had an announcement on the high
ichool bulletin of the special school matinee;
jiromoted a full page co-op ad in the Herald;
cok space in the Bangor Daily News and the
Ijvllllinocket Journal, and used the complete
|.«I,itional Screen specialty and standard ma-
Lerlal on the picture.
'Bedelia' on Wheels
Opens Kansas City
Kimo Campaign
Carrying out an extensive campaign on
"Bedelia." Manager Jim Chapman of the
Kinu) Theatre in Kansas City, emplo.s-ed 15-
foot cutouts mounted on wheels, intriguingly
dressed usherettes passing out cards downtown,
decals put on store windows and automobiles,
personal ads in the local newspaper,
window displays in neighborhood stores and
special sundaes at drugstores. His openinu
night attendance was- twice that of an ;i\riage
night and the film went right along lu
three weeks of above average business.
Leading off with his huge cutout of "Bedelia"
mounted on wheels. Chapman had one
of his ushers slowly propel the placard across
the Kimo stage between performances two
weeks in advance of the opening.
Theatre employes transferred decals onto
car windshields and store display windows.
The stickers read: "Warning Men! Unless
You Can Enjoy the Story of a Ravishingly
Beautiful Woman Who Is Wickedness Itself
Home and Do the Dishes . . . And
Let the Little Woman Come and Have the
Best Time of Her Life. P.S.: Just in Case,
the name of the Gorgeous Creature is 'Bedelia.'
"
Advertisements in the local paper ranged
all the way from "For Rent" classifieds to
"Personals." Under the first category Chapman
planted such ads as, "Apartment for
Rent. No. not quite, but mighty comfortable
seats at the Kimo Theatre at 65 cents. Come
in and see 'Bedelia.'
Personals on opening night read "Call me
at 'Valentine 7296. (Signed) 'Bedelia.'" Those
calling the number heard the Kimo cashier
say in a sultry voice: "This is Bedelia's maid.
Please be at the Kimo by 7:00 p. m."
Two gii'ls, dressed in costumes, visited
downtown traffic centers opening day, passing
out cards to passersby. On one side was the
word "Bedelia." On the other was: "You
know what kind of girl I am. Call me at VA.
7296 at 7 tonight." The cashier at the theatre
again gave the same reply as before. For
several days Chapman coached his cashier
so that she might affect a natural sultry way
of speaking.
Mrs. CarroU-s" at the Majestic Theatre in
Dallas. The contest was promoted with the
operators of two large bowling alleys and was
widely exploited through newspapers, coop-
IfJ ihnny O'clock.' " ments of Humplirey Bogart.
Hens Hatch Eggs in Lobby
As Patrons Guess Time
Farmers around Omaha, Neb., did some
speculating and "The Egg and I" hatched
some good publicity as a result of a stunt
staged in the Orpheum Theatre, managed
by RoUin K. Stonebrook.
Tri-States officials placed a hen in the
Sirls Ride Buses, Carry
lobby of the theatre. Quite a few "experts"
avowed there would be no eggs hatched in
3ooks on 'Stairway'
such public surroundings.
Three girls carrying an enlarged book that A contest was staged. Geraldine Uzel, 17,
tntered attention on the title, "Stairway to won the first prize of $10. She guessed
H.'Bven," rode every trolley and bus line within 28 minutes when the first egg would
r Hamilton, Ont., during peak hours to be hatched.
xomote the picture in that city. The stunt For doubting Thomases another 14 eggs
A- IS conceived by C. T. Spencer, manager of were hatched.
;1 e Capitol.
Timely 'O'clock' Piece
Kegler 'CarroUs Contest
A Humphrey Bogart sweepstakes for kcglers
was one of the highlights of Manager
Forrest Thompson's campaign for "The Two
erative ads and a local b?wling news publication
with a circulation of 5.000. A cash prize
was awarded to the winner with the compli-
k A smart looking lobby piece consisting of
^U'lrge figures of Dick Pow^ell and Evelyn
K;yes and the familiar face of a clock was
sf : up by MoUie Siskles at the Loew PoliiPilace
in Meriden, Conn., for "Jolinny
It) Clock." Fine clook hands pointed to the
libieak In the title words on the clock's face
|ai d a lettered square in the center read:
Qu'd better be on time when you see
Successful
Seat Selling
Stunts
Fred Grecnicay. tnana^er of the I'oli-Pnlace
in Hartford. Conn., lied up with a local
fencing academy, had these luo pretty girls
fencing on city streets to exploit "Duel in
the Sun."
For the Orpheum engagement of ''Ramrod"
in Kansas City, Manager Lawrence
Lehman, promoted this window in a
prominent hat store. Profuse display of
stills commanded extra attention from
passersby.
T. A. MacDougaiil. inuua^ii nj the Rilz,
Talladega. Ala., tied in with W oolworlh'
to promote "Razor's Edge" and book sale.
Woolwortlis upper floors carried strong
plug, seen above.
I'BOXOFTICE Showmondiser :: Jane 28. 1947 —97— 41

Cocollnr
'Proud Destiny' to Have
Joint Promotion Plan
NEW YORK—Enterprise Studios, which
recently purchrsed the film rights to Lion
Feuchtwanger's novel, "Proud Destiny." will
undertake a joint publicity and exploita-
FROM THE FILES OF
tion campaign with the Literary Guild, which
chose the book as its October selection.
Joint promotion plans will be worked out
THE NEW element of control in the motion
picture business, big international
by Frederick Polangin, eastern publicity director
for Enterprise; Jay Tower, Literary bankers, was discussed at the eighth annual
Guild publicity director, and Ruth Brown, convention of the Motion Picture Theatre
press publicity director for Viking Press, the Owners of America recently. In the report
publishers.
of M. J, O'Toole, business manager, he declared
that this situation would eventually
bring about equitable business conditions all
'Blue Veil' to Leo Cohen
around. He said it might also lead to the
NEW YORK—Leo Cohen, foreign film
curbing of producer-theatre combinations u
distributor, has acquired U.S. release rights to
the new banker bosses would rather have
"Blue
friendly
Veil."
allies all
French picture, featuring Gaby
over the nation handling
Morlay and Pierre Jourdan.
theatres than only a few persons in central
locations who might need watching occasionally.
• • •
That exhibitors should have a voice In
determining the character of pictures they
outstanding
present in their theatres also is the opinion
of O'Toole, who said: "It is proposed to inaugurate
a system where the exhibitors of
the country will be systematically canvassed
through our national organization, and their
opinions ascertained concerning the kind of
pictures most desired by the public ... A
committee representing the producers will
SIGNS...
be asked to meet occasionally with the
MPTOA .-.nd together go over the situation
Cot No. M 754
and transmit the information gleaned tu
'/i
the executive in charge of production, vrtth
Immediate delivery —
proper
beautifully
recommendations."
• • •
designed, aluminum finish, indirectly
Jesse James Jr., son of the famous bandit
lighted directional signs. Complete and a lawyer in Los Angeles will act as technical
adviser and biographer in the filming
with interchangeable, etched glass
of the story of his father's life. The picture
name plates. Ideal for use in theatre
will be released by Paramount.
• • •
Cot No. M 756
interiors, lobbies, corridors.
Columbia Pictures has made a two-reeler
on
Distributors and jobbers
"The Menace of the Mississippi," depicting
the story of America's greatest flood . . .
write for
quantity price list.
Additional prints of "Nonstop Plight," have
been made by Film Booking Offices to supply
an exceptional demand. Public interest
•
ART METAL MFG. CO.
in this authentic picturization of the nav)'s
memorable dash across the Pacific is high
3110 Park Ave. • St. Louis A, Mo.
because of Capt. Charles Lindbergh's solo air
ISljrt^li l« avallabU In double face flight across the Atlantic from New York
to Paris.
POPCORN
SUPPLIES
FINIST QUALITY . TESTED
^POPCORN
'•^
MACHINES Mrnih/
UNIFOPMITY . . . DEPENDABLE PERFORMANCE
CARTONS
n .. c« .. Prmled
2 OI. $8.50 M
(Available only at Eaatern and
Middle. Weil Wateboueee)
Bag.— 1,4 lb. SI.SOM
n/l lb. Trademark. lOc eeller S3.00 M
POPCORN
Manlay's Premium S 6.00
Manley's Supromo (Middle-Wost) 9.50
(EaBlern) 9.75
(Western) 10.00
Packed in double lined moisture prool
bags to preserve quality, high Tolume.
and lo assure you of a tasty, lender
product.
FOR IMMEDIATE SERVICE
WRITE NEAREST WAREHOUSE
lASTIRN
Atlanta, Oa., SeutKern Solet t Wareheuit
•Ingltotnplen. N. T., Manlty, Inc.. Ban No.
•etten. Molt., Wiggin Ttrminolt, Inc.. 50
Chotlolle, N. C
, Tranifer t Sloroge
Reonelie, Va., Raanokt Public Wareheuta
MIDDLE-WEST
Calumbui, Ohia, Merchandlta Warehauie,
Dalloi, Teiai, Zonet-lwelt Woreheuie. 430
Dei Moinei, Iowa, Merchjnit Tronifer • Storage
Detroil. Mich., Edgor't tugor Houit No. }.
S.
Morel

1 Ids
I jply
xhibitor Henry Reeve of Texas
ens Open Lefter to Uncle Sam
Open Letter to Uncle Sam:
June 20, 1947
[ 's been a long time since that last letter
vou back in the war years. Those were
liting times and so are today and lomor-
\, though a far different sort of fighting
involved. Your problems and ours are
illy tremendous ones and we must each
Ip one another in the solving of them for
erica and for the better world we hope to
hieve.
One problem. Taxation, seems uppermost
every mind right down the line from you,
the government of our nation, to the ini-idual
state, county, city and town. We all
idW the late war must be paid for, and we
n't leave it all up to our kids and their
js. Most of us are mighty happy to do our
are just as we at home did all we could to
Up you and the fellows fighting for you
jcse four year.s not so long back.
t!E 20rf FEDERAL T.4X
I'm sure you get kicks and squawks from
(try direction, but there's one particular
|iase of the current tax setup which affects
(huge portion of your people and a very imjrtant
business enterprise—Show Business.
Tre still collecting 20 per cent of each boxifice
dollar for you, Uncle. That's a pretty
.If percentage to take right from the start
Tin the amount paid by our public and reived
by us to run our business. Many re-
1. stores have a similar tax on certain
;':ns; I know of no other legitimate business
.!iject to 20 per cent tax before it opens Its
"rs. Out of the 16.000-odd theatres in our
aintry, three-fourths are comparatively
i.ill operations, small towns, neighborhoods
large cities, individually owned, paying
:try other tax that everyone pays operating
Uder steadily increasing costs, yet still pro-
!

.
9^'or the best
in motion picture
sound .
y
the new
Western Electric
magnetically sealed
light valve
of temperature changes, for the various
Magnetically sealed light valves are an outstanding
!,(.„_ 460\ Bf^"-'"'
feature of the new line ofWestern
Kloctric recording e(|iii|ini)-nt.
materials in the valve have compensating
cocllii-icnls of expansion.
These new type valves, a triiifii|(h of Other advantages are improved optics
[irecision in design and inanufiictiirc. arc and licttcr damping of the ribbons, which
nevertheless small and nigged, and provide
the highest degree of recording efficiency
reduces the
portions.
resonant peak to small pro-
ever achieved.
The magnetically sealed valve is one
Magnetic sealing keeps dusl aiul lorcign of numerous reasons why Western Klectric
material out pernianenllv. And you get means the best in motion
siithle operating characteristics regardless
iiii'tiirc >ound.
HolW'wo"'^
Th* Watltrn Eltclric 400 Striai Itods a n*w
lln* of lound recording oquipnitnt. Rocordi
ttondard or 200 mil puiti-pull Irocli.

Lachman Re-Elected
Head of N.J. Allied
.•\rLANTIC CITY—Edwiird LachmuH nf
lUon, N. J., was re-elected president of
e.v Jersey Allied at a meeting which fol-
,owt>d the second forum of the 28th annual
01 vention here on Thursday,
ether officers named weie: Vice-president,
any K. Hecht. Passaic, who succeeded
ir.ion Meyers: vice-president, Samuel Frank.
iiinmonton ue-electedi : secretary. Haskell
BloL'k, Newark (re-electedi ; treasurer, David
Sn.'.per, Newark (re-elected; assistant treasunr,
Morris Fogelson, Denville i
seiJieant at arms, Sidney Frankel. Newark
r('-elected> : directoi-s for three-year terms,
A. Louis Martin, Pai^saic; Ralph Wilkins, Pitman:
Wilbur Snaper, South River: elected
for one year to fill unexpired term of Hecht.
M:iurice Miller. Passaic.
The closed business meeting followed the
second open forum of the convention at
winch buying combines, reissues, admissions,
und the sliding scale percentage plan preset.
ted by Andrew W. Smith jr. of 20th-Fo.\
thf previous day were discussed.
re-elected i ;
FORUM ON COMBINES
Jack Kirsch, Harry Brandt and others answered
questions about buying combines by
sa\ing they were selling pictures on a theatre-by-theatre,
picture-by-picture basis and
they had been advised by eminent counsel
that these are legal under the antitrust decree.
If any member has any complaint, he
can bring an antitrust action, it was pointed
out, but all agreed no members had found
fault and none had been lost.
.\11 speakers agreed that business had fallen
off in some areas, but that there was no
mivement toward lowering admissions in
siiht, because of high costs of operation.
While this topic was under discussion thera
was some sharp criticism of rentals being
asked for top product.
Kirsch, however, said the film buying is
not as "tough" as it was six months ago.
There was considerable discussion of reis.'^ues.
H. M. Richey of MGM said his company
at present has plans for only five and
he predicted there would be more MGM product
next year.
When the subject of the 20th-Fox sliding
scale percentages w'as brought up some speakers
estimated that about 6,000 theatres in
the "distress" classification would benefit.
New Children's Films
Promised by August 1
ATLANTIC CITY—Some criticism of lack
ot prints for children's shows under the plan
by which the MPA made 26 prints of old
film available for Saturday special shows or
matinees was voiced by Edward Lachman at
the Allied convention here.
He made it plain he favored the shows, but
Said many exhibitors had been told they
would have to wait weeks or months for the
particular programs they wanted.
David A. Palfreyman, exhibitor relations
C'mtact for the MPA, replied that this was
r.ot in his department, but that all con-
C'Tned regretted the fact that there had been
a gap between the first group of 26 films and
a second proposed group which will be ready
about August 1.
It was found, he said, that some films
recommended by adults had not been acceptable
to youngsters. In the next group, he
said, this problem will be overcome. He also
minted out that due to the fact that the
available prints play only one day a week
and are rented at nominal cost it had been
difficult to recover the expenditure.
BOXOFFICE June 28, 1947
k
Brandt Seeks to Unify
All Independent Units
( Vcltlitional news of the convention on Pages 9 and 18.)
ATLANTIC CITY— Harry Brandt, president
of New York's ITOA, made a strong appeal
for unification of all independent exhibitor
organizations at the closing banquet
of the New Jersey Allied convention Thursday.
"Such an organization would be a haven
for the weak and a tower of strength for the
righteous," he said. "We in the ITOA understand
Allied and can work with it. We
can keep away outside influences which .seek
to control it and we can work for the good of
the industry. I doff my hat to Benny Berger
because he has decided to defer his appeal for
government control until his board of directors
can act again."
Brandt's remarks started considerable discussion,
because the story had already spread
that the MPTOA and ATA had started
moves for a merger.
A. W. Smith jr., general sales manager of
20th-Fox, also spoke in a congratulatory
way.
'.4MAZING SPECTACLE'
Abram F. Myers, Allied board chairman
and general counsel, who followed Smith,
commented on the sales proposals presented
the previous day by the 20th-Fox executive
by saying. "Christmas seems to have arrived
ahead of time. This is the first time I ever
heard of a sales manager offering to lower
something. We may have the amazing spectacle
hereafter of a salesman coming into a
theatre and trying to lower something instead
of raising something, because he will
be arguing about the theatre's nut and not
the sales price of the film."
Brandt was referring to Berger, head of the
Northwest Allied unit, who created a mild
sensation at the second day's session of the
Jersey Allied convention here by announcing
that within a few days he intended to put
full-page ads in Washington, D. C, newspapers
calling for a government investiga-
Reservations at Hotel
Worth Dime a Dozen
Atlantic City—One quick way of getting
an Allied member or a major company
official excited is to ask him if he
got a room at the Ambassador hotel. Some
200 holders of reservations, many of them
confirmed by wire as well as cards issued
by New Jersey Allied, were not honored.
On the opening day of the convention
dozens of delegates spent from three to
four hours arguing with room clerks
when they could get the clerks to listen.
Usually they asked: "What can I do for
you?"
When they were told they would disappear
behind a glass panel, finger cards in
racks, then reappear at the other end of
the counter and ask the same question of
somebody else.
One prominent executive who had a
suite reservation found himself forced to
walk up a flight of stairs onto a roof structure
where there was one bath for a whole
string of rooms. Some exhibitors exhausted
their power of expressing indignation
in the hotel lobbies and didn't even complain
about film rentals at the open
forum.
—
tion of the film business and enactment of
legislation for Industry control by the goveriunent.
After a first burst of applause there was
a violent vocal reaction from a number of
inembers.
KIRSCH OPPOSES CONTROL
Jack Kirsch, national Allied president, declared
emphatically that he was opposed to
the plan and to government control.
"I think this industry should settle its
fights within the industry," he declared: "it's
a private business and we don't want government
bureaucracy interfering in its conduct.
"If they have some problems in Minneapolis
which they can't settle by themselves,
I think other regional units should try to
help them. I offer my services."
Berger replied warmly, saying: "Let's do
something constructive. There ought to be
a meeting to work out a scale schedule." He
stuck to his assertion he would put the ads
in the Washington papers.
BERGER TO DELAY PLAN
The following morning, however, Berger
said that "terrific pressure" had been applied
to him to get him to drop his advertising
plan. He had agreed to delay it, he
said, pending reconsideration by the board
of directors of the Northwest Allied unit.
Brandt arose and made hot remarks about
the Minnesota law barring circuits which
was finally declared unconstitutional. He
asserted that Berger's move would bring federal
regulation of the business, and that the
ITOA would battle it with similar ads.
Turning to Berger, he said: "You outlawed
block-booking when you were really aiming
at blind buying. If we had block-booking
now we would have plenty of pictures and
we could refuse to play advanced admissions
on 'Duel in the Sun' or 'Best Years of Our
Lives.'
"Berger should ask all the industry exhibitor
leaders to get together and form one big
exhibitor organization. Instead of spending
that money in newspapers he should
spend it in tradepapers to further a move
for one organization."
Maxwell Gillis, district manager for Remanager
for RKO: Jack Byrnes of MGM,
public: Leon J. Bamberger sales promotion
Mark Silver of United Artists and Sam Shain,
new public and exhibitor relations director
for 20th-Fox, spoke earlier during the session.
Allied
President Describes
Unique Tax Fight in NJ.
ATLANTIC CITY—Here in the only New
Jersey city which succeeded in getting a new
ticket tax into operati6n this year, Edward
Lachman, president of New Jersey Allied, described
the organization of an antitax battle
that was unique in the country last winter
and still is.
Allied Joined in the fight with all the
major and independent circuits in the state
and organized the Federation of New Jersey
Theatre Owners. It lost its fight against
the Atlantic City tax bill, but succeeded in
preventing the spread of this new three per
cert ticket tax to other cities.
45

I
World
Beefsteak, Beer, HandlebarMustaches,
Feature Nostalgic 'Perils
Screening
"PERILS OF PAULINE" ALUMNAE—Actors, the director and the dance director
of the original Pearl White serial, "The Perils of Pauline," were honored guests at the
Paramount luncheon at the Hotel Astor which preceded a screening of the new Technicolor
"Perils." Seated on the dais, left to right, are Ray Walker, com|Miser of the "Poor
Pauline" song; Violet Woods, dance director; Harry Woods, actor; Donald Mackenzie,
director; Milton Berle, Sidney Blackmer, Dan Courtney and Peter Barbicr, actors.
NEW YORK— Paramounfs much publicized
trek from the A.stor Hotel to the Comet
_ Theatre, operated by
Mrs. Ruth Anson at
100 Third Ave., for a
special .screenins; if
"The Perils of Pauline"
went off on
schedule in the pouring
rain on Tuesday
(June 24 1. About 150
rci)resentallves of the
magazine, radio,
newspaper and trade
press and a group of
alumnae from the
old Pearl White serial,
"The Perils of
MRS. RUTH ANSON Pauline." turned out
for the affair.
Barney Balaban, president of the company;
Leonard H. Goldenson, president of Paramount
Theatres Service Corp., and A. H.
Blank, head of Ti-I-States Theatre Corp. and
Central States Theatre Corp., also were present.
Luncheon guests arriving at the hotel on
44th Street and Broadway saw curious crowds
staring at n lineup of ten old automobilesvintage
lOlO-lDl,"}—at the front entrance.
These cars supplied transportation from the
hotel to the theatre.
The company succeeded In recreating the
nostalgic atmosphere of the prewar era
War I. that Is). Black cardboard
Imndlebar mustaches were distributed to the
male guest* at the luncheon. A quintet of
lovely models dressed In costumes slmlllar
to lho.se worn by Betty Hutlon In Paramounfs
new "Perils" was on hand to greet
the guests. Another novel touch was the
group of men dre.s.sed In uniforms worn by
the New York police force about the turn of
the century la few years before the Pearl
White period' and a six-plece band which
played rollicking tunes all through luncheon.
Necklaces of pearls, pronounced "perils"
by the Paramount publicity department, were
presented to the feminine guests. The menu
featured beefsteak and beer.
On the dais were Ray Walker, composer of
the "Poor Pauline" song played in the original
Pearl White serial: Harry Woods, actor
in the serial; Violet Woods, dance director;
Donald Mackenzie, director of the 20-chapter
film; Sidney Blackmer, Dan Courtney,
and Peter Barbier. actors, and Milton Berle.
who played a baby in the first "Perils ' back
in 1914.
Berle commented on the red-chcckerod
cloths on the tables and the old Pearl White
serial posters tacked on the walls of the
luncheon room: "The place looks like it was
decorated by Langley Collyer." he said.
It was raining hard when the guests began
piling into the old cars. Some of the
cars were open. Others had canvas tops
which leaked.
The more daring press repre.sentatives
leaped on the open top cars. Others huddled
together in the remaining cars. If the
canvas tops didn't leak, the sides did. Several
buses also were on hand to carry the
less Intrepid guests to the screening.
The entourage weaved through traffic
down Broadway, east on 14th Street and
.south again to 12th Street and Third Ave.
Traffic policemen gaped. Little boys Jeered:
"Get a hor.se." Other bystanders frankly
were amazed. Some figured It was a publicity
stunt. Others gave up.
The traffic was heaviest through the garment
Industry district. Several cars were
hemmed In by big buses.
Once at the theatre everyone was helped
to the sidewalk. Inside the old Comet Theatre,
which played the Pearl White thriller
about 33 years ago. the guests saw a chapter
from "Exploits of Elaine." another Pearl
White serial: an old newsreel and Paramount's
new Technicolor version of "The
Perils of Pauline." Mrs. Anson was a charming
hostess.
Up N.Y. Really Tax;
Theatremen Are Hit
NEW YORK—Theatre owners in New York
City will pay higher taxes on real estate
during the 1947-48 fiscal year in all five
boroughs. The base tax rate for the city has
been Increased about 19 points over the rate
of S2.70 for the current year by the city council.
Additional imposts have been added by
the separate boroughs.
Queens property owners will pay the heaviest
real estate levy. The Queens rate has
been set at $3.06 for each $100 of assessed
valuation, compared to $2 86 during the year
just ending.
The new real estate tax rates are effective
July 1. Each year the city council is required
to set the basic tax rate by June 25.
New rates for the other boroughs are:
Manhattan— $3.01 compared to $2.86 on each
$100 of assessed valuation during 1946-47:
The Bronx— S2.98 compared to $2.79 this year:
Brooklyn—S3 01 compared to $2.82: Richmond
—$2.98 compared to $2.79.
The Queens rate is about 20 points over
the borough tax rate for the current year.
The total assessed valuation on real estate
in the five boroughs was reported by the city
council as $16,938,467,453. Charles E. Keegan
of the city council finance committee said
the city's total expense budget for the coming
fiscal year will be $1,031,961,754. Real
estate taxes will provide S489,.430.406 of this
amount.
Baltimore Harlem Theatre
Robbed by Armed Bandit
BALTIMORE—An armed bandit robbed
the Rome circuit s Harlem Theatre here of
$520 the night of June 22. The money was
the entire day's receipts. The Harlem is one
of the biggest Negro theatres in the city.
Dorothy Holton. cashier, told police she
though the man was joking when he said,
•Give me that money over there." and pointed
to the bills stacked under the counter. But
he backed up his demand with a pistol and
a threat of death. William Zell, manager,
was notified and called the police.
.MOTOR TROUBLE—The group of
special policemen at the luncheon helped
push one of the cars that developed motor
trouble. This is one of the open top
models. Milton Berle, left, and Dan
Courtney, cheered them on.
46 BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947

'
and
. . James
. . Maurice
. . M.
, ,
. . Ernest
. . 7am
lew Orleans' Solid
Broadway Bow
\EW YORK—"New Orleans" went over
; at the Winter Garden during its opening
I k. Elsewhere along Broadway, the grosses
le generally hit by the weather. New
Ilk had its first sunny weekend in weeks
(1 the parks, beaches and highways were
wded with plea.sure-seekers.
^However, enough film patrons did stay in
A n to help fill the Music Hall, where
[rieat Expectations" was playing: the Roxy.
ore "The Miracle on 34th Street" was the
awing card, the Paramount for "Dear Ruth"
(: the Hollywood for "Possessed."
(Average is 100)
It r— Best Years ol Our Lives (RKO), 31sl wk
la idway—Henry V (UA), 3rd wk
T| itol—High Barbaree (MGM). plus stage
;.ow, 3rd wk
|li»rion—The Web (U I), 3rd wk
Icoe—Private Affairs o( Bel Ami lUA), 2d wk
Triam—Drums Along the Mohawk and Swanee
River {20th-Fox}, reissues, 2nd wk
tl ywood—Possessed (WB), 4th wk _...
|e ,v"s State—Lost Honeymoon (E-L), plus
'3lge show 90
11 ice—Woman on the Beach (RKO), 3rd wk 76
pr amount—Dear Ruth (Para), plus stage
iliow, 2nd wk
Avenue—Lady Surrenders (U-I)
Iic-.io Citv Music Hall—Great Expectations
1(^-1), plus stage show. 5'h wk „
fa to—My Brother Talks to Horses (MGM)
Iv ili— It Happened on Fiith Avenue (Mono),
>2nd wk
>>/—Miracle on 34lh Street (20th-Fbx), plus
s'age show, 2nd wk
rand—Cheyenne (WB), plus stage show,
:Td wk
Ic'oria-Duel in the Sun (SRO), 2nd wk,,
-^lurn engagement
Iiriter Garden—New Orleans (UA)
91
70
80
88
92
96
102
,.102
,. 30
.110
,. 83
, 65
,101
,. 78
. 89
.152
?uel in Sun' Is Buffalo Winner
|y Margin of 180 Per Cent
. BUFFALO—"Duel in the Sun" is still in
111" lead by a wide margin. "Born to Kill"
Ind another from RKO were good at the
je:itury. So were "The Trouble With Wom-
'
|n "Seven Were Saved" at the Great
lakes. Weather has been sultry and vaca-
|ions have started for thousands of Buf-
Jilonians.
I.u ialo—Dishonored Lady (WB), Fun on a
li Weekend (UA) 92
IWal Lakes—The Trouble With Women (Para);
Seven Were Saved iPara) 100
i; podrome—Duel in the Sun (SRO), 2nd
t. wk _ 280
[aayette—Mr. District Attorney (Col);
King o( the Wild Horses (Col) 95
re h—Cheyenne iWB), 2nd d t wk 74
pi Centurv—Bom to Kill (RKO); Likely
Slory (RKO) 100
^ilm Men to Speed Drive
'or UJA; Rally Planned
•^EW YORK—The United Jewish Appeal
ii :ve in the New York area will be speeded
ii to meet the $2,100,000 quota. Plans for i
uicheon rally to be held at the Hotel Astor
if on July 15 were discussed by industry
e; ders at a meeting in the College room of
h- hotel on Monday (June 23 1.
Matthew Fox, New York co-chairman, preu
ed. He reported that "a little over $500,-
iOj has been raised in this area." Spyros
Jljuras, nonsectarian chairman for the inii-5try,
pledged full support. David Weint'
ok also spoke. Each film company will be
e jresented by its own special committee at
h ; luncheon rally.
)ther members of the film steering comn
'tee for the New York area attending the
n eting including Jack Cohn, Max A. Cohen,
3 orge Dembow, Harry Goldberg, Leonard
3 Idenson, Irving Greenfield, Arthur Israel
ir Julius Joelson, Malcolm Kingsberg, Dr.
[? dor Lubin, Arthur L, Mayer, Charles B.
M iss, Louis A. Novins, Henry Randel, Sam
R .izler, Sam Shain, Adolph Schimel, Max
W)lff, Abe Schneider, Ed Rugoff and Sol A,
Si hwartz.
BROAD\NAy
\irilliaiii K. ISodgcrs returned from a threeday
trip to Chicago . L. Simons, assistant
to H. M. Richey, is back from San
Antonio . Allen, head of Warner
News, is on the coa.st to make arrangemen's
to transfer his headquarters to New York.
He and his family will return here some
time in July.
,
Georsv Weltncr, president of Paramount
International, returned from .studio conferences
with other company executives . ,
Nick Mamuls of Vanguard will handle unit
publicity during the New York shooting of
"Portrait of Jennie." Mamuls will be assisted
by Mel Strau.ss, foreign publicity contact.
.
Lester Cohen, manager for Warner Bros, in
Panama, is vacationing here Paul H.
Crane, export traffic
,
manager
.
for Loew's
Iiiternational, celebrated his 25th year with
the company . John B. Nathan, Paramount
division
. .
manager for continental Europe,
North Africa and the middle east, is back in
New York,
,
, . . William
Agnes McLaughlin is celebrating her silver
anniversary with the Warner exvhange
Hugh Owen, Paramount eastern and southern
division sales manager, attended a fourday
branch conference in Atlanta
Pine and William Thomas, whose prod-
uct is released by Paramount, are attending
home office conferences,
. . . Clark
Lillian Marlowe, secretary to A. W. Schwalberg,
vice-president of Eagle-Lion, will be
married July 12 to Walter Nelling at the Little
Church Around the Corner
Gable returned to the coast.
Wallace Beery will leave for Europe in the
near future . N. Wolf, assistant
to H. M. Richey, is back from a week's
visit to the MGM studio . . . Donna Reed is
back in Hollywood.
Virginia Welles and Mort Nathanson of
the Paramount publicity department were in
Detroit where Miss Welles made a series of
radio appearances. Before proceeding to
ANN
CANCER FUND BENEFIT—Victor
Moore (center), star of the first .Allied
Artists production, "It Happened on Fifth
Avenue," surrounded by Paul Domingo
(left) and Ong Chin Kun (right), manager
and director, respectively, of the
iNIalaya Film Exchange, .Singapore. .Monogram
distributors, at the Cancer Fund
benefit opening of the picture at the
Rivoli, New York City.
BIGGEST THING ON BROADWAY—
The brand new upright sign, shown
going into place on Loew's State building
on Times Square, will eclipse four stories
on the theatre front. Measuring 100 feet
from top to bottom, the monster creation
contains 4,000 electric bulbs, three-quarters
of a mile of neon, 80 transformers
and hundreds of miles of wiring. The
new sign will be officially switched on
with appropriate Broadway ballyhoo and
important figures in show business in attendance.
, . .
Hollywood, she will visit her home town,
Wausau, Wis, . Harry Goldberg, director of
advertising
. .
and publicity for Warner Theatres,
visited Cleveland and Pittsburgh
Yves Montand, French singer, will arrive here
shortly on his way to the coast.
Eddie Buzzell, MGM director, returned to
the coast , , . Norman H, Moray, short subject
sales manager for Warner Bros., returned
from a series of conferences at the studio.
. . .
Agnes Moorehead is in town . Clark
of the Warner .studio publicity department is
visiting New York in conection with commercial
tieups on forthcoming product
James Stewart is at the Waldorf.
Curtis Mitchell and Ben Washer were in
Atlanta, Detroit, Kansas City and Minneapolis
for conferences on the publicity campaign
for "Welcome Stranger" . . . Henry
Ginsberg, Paramount vice-president in
charge of production and studio operation,
is here for home office conferences.
Eileen Kaplan and Arthur I. Weinberg, son
of Louis Weinberg, Columbia circuit sales
executive, announced their engagement June
26 . . . Diana Lewis is at the Waldorf . . .
Margaret Johnston arrived on the Queen
Elizabeth for a two-week stay.
Paramount executives and home office employes
held their annual outing June 25 at,
the Longshore Country club . . . Charles M.
Reagan is in Chicago to confer with Paramount
district manager Allen Usher and
Balaban & Katz executives . Emerling,
advertising and publicity head of Loew's,
is visiting Boston and Providence.
James R. Grainger and Edward L. Walton,
a.ssistant general sales manager for Republic,
are back at the home office after a
district managers' meeting in Chicago . .
.
Edward D. Cohen, 20th-Fox supervisor for
Latin America, J. Carlo Bavetta and William
W. Sullivan, South American district sales
managers, are in New York to confer with
Murray Silverstone prior to Silverstone's departure
for Europe July 2,
3CX0FFICE :: June 28, 1947 47

. . . Adolph
. . Reissue
. . Joiinee
«'
'•
'
ALBANY
TVive Willig, who operates the Auto-Vlslon
In East Greenbush, Is reported to havf
broken ground for another drlve-ln near
Springfield. Mass. Due to topographical conditions.
Involving work on a hUl. the drlve-ln
win probably not open until next year. WlUig
Is former operator of the Rivoll In Schenectady.
His Auto-Vlslon, first drlve-ln In the
Albany territory, was opened three years ago.
Jor Gottesman, now buying and booking
for the Grand hotel, Highmount. In the Catsskills,
visited Fllmrow this week. The hotel
Is playing pictures Wednesdays and Sundays.
Other shoppers in town were Sam Davis of
the Phoenicia, Phoenicia; George Thornton
of the Orpheum. Saugertles, and Orpheum.
TiinnersvlUe, and Morris Schulman of the
Gaiety, Inlet.
The Fox Family club held Its annual outing
Wedne.sday at Crooked Lake hotel. Bill
Murray, assistant booker. Is president of the
organization. Helen Wispcr and Mrs. Doris
Senecal served on the arrangements committee
. of the old Al Jolson picture,
"Go Into Your Dance," failed to come
up to expectations at the Strand.
Donors of prizes for the Variety Club golf
tournament Included the Fabian, Warner.
Schlne. Smalley and Benton circuits, Upstate
Theatres, Mrs. Margaret Buckley of the General
Stark in Bennington, Vt.: Jim Papayanakos
of Potsdam; Sam Rosenblatt of Watervllet;
C. J. Latta, zone manager for Warner.s;
Jack Goldberg, Metro; Max Westebbe. RKO;
Ray Smith, Warners exchange: Alton Mendelson
of B. T. Babbitt Co.. and W. W. Farley,
exchange and theatre owner.
Milt Schosbern, manager of Fabian's
Grand, left for a week's vacation in Canada.
Frank Cunningham, assistant, took over
Bill Ro.scnow is
. . .
the new Buffalo and Albany
representative for SRO. He worked with
Paramount as a booker here and In Buffalo
Edman. NSS salesman, checked
In for a two-week stay after a fortnight in
New Haven . . . MGM held an evening preview
of "The Hucksters" at the 20th-Fox
screening room.
Al Miirchelti, U-I head booker, underwent
an operation In Memorial hospital . . . Another
surgery patient, Johnny Guttuso, assistant
manager of the Palace, is making slow
recovery at Albany hospital. His job is being
filled temporarily by Vic Ganett of the State,
Schenectady
Cornrllu.*) McCabe, head shipper for Warners,
was Installed as president of B43, union
of exchange service per.sonnel, at a meeting
In Carmen's hall. He succeeds Wayne Carlgnnn,
20th-F()X head .shipper. Other officers
of th« local are Jim Tunney, Universal .shipper,
vice-president; Tom Carroll, Republic
.shipper, recording .secretary, and Earl Kastcn,
a.sslstant 20th-Fox shipper, treasurer.
These officers will serve until 1949.
Herman Rlpp.H, assistant MGM dlvLslon
manager, checked In from a trip that took
him to Boston and New 'Vork. He .said the
report ho had entered a hospital for an operation
was untrue . Shea, daughter
of Mrs. Katherlnc Shea, RIpps' secretary,
received a certificate" as medical technologist
at Albany College uf Pharmacy.
NEW MIRROPHONIC SOUND
JOE HORNSTEIN, Inc.
630 Ninth Av«., N*w York City
PERFECTLY FRAMED—Dolores Del
Rio demonstrates her skill at posing in
front of a camera by using the doorway
of a plane as a frame as she leaves New
York for her home in C'ovcoacan, Mexico,
after a New York iioliday. She recently
made "The Fugitive" for RKO.
Dopp Can't See Drop
In Admissions Now
ALBANY- -Clarence Dopp. operator of
theatres in Johnstown, Frankfort. Poland
and Northville. joins in prevalent discussion
on admission prices with the observation
that a reduction just now would have to be
contingent upon a general cut in all industry
costs.
He simply doesn't see how exhibitors.
especially in the smaller towns, could reduce
prices while film rentals, supplies, labor
and other e.s.sentials remain at present levels.
Especially, he adds, "since we don't know
whether inflation or deflation is on the way."
Dopp, who say he's a "conservative." declares:
"We'll have to stew around for a
while until everybody decides he or she must
work harder and produce more. I can't
give you the answer to cutting motion picture
operating costs. We could cut down
on newspaper ads. of course, but that would
be shortsighted. We could cut down on electric
lights and a few other items, but that
wouldn't be so smart either."
After 31 years in the industry, this operator
concludes that the average small town operator
has attained his maximum potential
Insofar as patrons are concerned, and that
the trouble lies In the low scale of prices at
which the movies started. Thus the public
became accustomed to seeing pictures at a
very low price.
Fulton Goes to First Run
NEW YORK—The Fulton, a 900-seat legitimate
theatre on West 46th Street, will become
a New York first run film hou.se during
the latter part of June, according to
Maurice Maurer, who manages the theatre
properties of the City Investing Co., owner
of the house. The house will play Britishmade
pictures, .starting with "Green for
Danger." distributed In the U.S. bv Eagle-
Lion.
Installation of projection and sound equipment
was completed during the week. The
Fulton, one of the most desirable legitimate
houses which played "Another Part of the
Forest" during most of the 1946-47 season,
will probably revert to stage plays during the
winter season, Maurer said.
Wage Hikes Granied
Distributor Staffs
\
NEW YORK—The motion picture hom f
office employes union, local H63. lATSi-
.settled contract talks with six companiei
during the week. Two new contracts werl
signed with News of the Day and the MG>I
Music Publishing Co. and Robbins, Feist
•'
Miller. Additional wage agreements wer
signed with four other companies, Warner:'
Ace Film Laboratories, the Warner Musil
Publishing Co.. Remick, Harms & Whitmarf
and Paramount News.
The union also reached an agreement wit P
Pathe Industries. Inc., to start contrac'
negotiations for employes at the Boundbroo!'
studio and the new Pathe studio at Ea;'
106th street.
Wage hikes of from S4 to S7, approximate!,'
12 per cent, were granted to employes si,
Warners. Ace. and Remick. Harms & Whii
mark. Minimum wages for various classi.
fications also were increased. The preset.:
contract with these companies expires Ma|
31. 1948.
;
Increases of from 12 to 20 per cent wei'
granted home office workers at News of th'
Day, plus a 37 '--hour week. The new cor''
tract for Robbins, Feist & Miller employtprovides
wage boosts of approximately 1'
per cent. Six separate job classif icatloi
were set at the newsreel company. i
At Paramount News, workers were give.
increases of about 12 'j per cent, retroacti''
to Dec. 1, 1946, when the old union contrac;,
expired. In addition the minimum was;
clas-sifications were increased about 10 p

. . Lois
. . Jane
. . Frances
. . Elizabeth
k
WASHINGTON Government, Defendants
Miss Helen I'lman contemplates opening
her new Boulevard Theatre. Salisbury,
M(; . on Monday, June 30 . . . Albert and
iiiirgaret Landgraf have a new nephew, John
kalph ... At Republic. Rose Weast. contract
;leik, is vacationing. Ditto Cashier Bernice
knhn in Atlantic City . . . Bookkeeper Esther
Ho.lges is a lucky girl: she has found a new
\partment .
Shuniaker is the new
levk typist.
The K-B Amusement Co. Is planning to
juild a 1,000-seat theatre In Suitland. Md.,
with shopping center and parking lot . . .
Goldie Poms Is the new clerk-typist at Columbia
.
Michalson. daughter of 20th-
'Fox exploiteer, graduated from junior high
Whool last week. She and her mother left
for Port Chester. N. Y. on Thursday where
they will spend several weeks visiting Mrs.
Miihalson's folks.
Sirs. Bill Hoyle, with daughter Barbara and
son Billy jr., have gone to Annapolis. Md.,
where they have opened their beach home.
Bill, District Theatre's head of publicity, is
keeping
to
,moiher
bachelor hall . . . Morton Gerber went
Mew York to spend the weekend with his
After eight years the Howard
. . .
Theatre again will inaugurate Saturday midnipht
stage shows, effective July 5 . . .
Mildred
Morris, booking department, is vacationing
in Connecticut and Fritz Hoffman jr..
accounting department, is spending his vacation
in Illinois.
Morris Mechanic came in from Baltimore
to visit the local 20th-Fox exchange. He and
Bill Michalson arranged a terrific tieup with
GutUnaji's department store in Baltimore
in conjunction with the showing of "Miracle
on 34th Street" at the New Theatre. Guttmiin's
took full-page ads saluting the picture
and advertised the "Miracle" on Lexington
Street, where their store is located. New
York Macy's came back the following day
and placed a 300-line ad in the Baltimore
papers in acknowledgment of Guttman's ad.
Bill Weinberg, eastern agent for Hygienic
Productions, accompanied by his charming
wile, visited Baltimore and Washington in
"Mom
the interest of his new production,
. and Dad" . . PRC's Florence Carden is vacationing
in Burlington, Iowa Frances
Rader and Mary Ellen Myers
. . .
are the new
Monogram's Bill Gearing
clerk-typists . . .
ha,', returned to his booking desk after a
Lilliam Shome has
couple of weeks illness . . .
resigned.
manager, visited
Harry Martin, U-I branch
Hunter Perry and Jack Katz in Charlottesville
this week . . . Caroline Badnarek has
resigned . . . "Pat" Sheedy is the new biller
and Carol Dotson and Jean Booth just
Pete Badess?.
came In this week al.so . . .
Paramount shipper, is the daddy of a daughter
born on Monday .
Wa.sk^y.
former secretary, gave birth to a daughter
on the same day .
Pennenburg is
vacationing in New York.
Clayton Bond jr., son of Warners executive
Clayton Bond, is the new salesman at
United Artists. He replaces Ollie Wog who
resismed to go to the west coast . . . Lillian
Kleigman is the new "hello" girl and Jean
Standard is the new typist .
Fisher,
. . Ann
stenographer, replaced Norma Shipe who resigned
to go with Selznick, and Lois Simonton
replaces Virginia Rudolfi as booking
clerk.
"Voice of Theatre Speakers"
JOEHORNSTEIN has thew!
Work on Appeal Briefs
Lends Money to Youths;
Sufiers No Vandalism
IrvinRton, N. J.—David A. Basile. owner
of the Kex, is running matinees for children
again this summer as a means of
caterins to his juvenile trade, with whom
lie gets along famously.
Ba.sile ingratiates himself with the
youngsters even to the extent of lending
them the price of a ticket when they are
broke. He says that in 99 per cent of the
cases the loans are promptly repaid.
The Rex runs no matinees during the
winter but Basile put them into effect for
the summer season last year, largely to
help keep the town's children off the
streets. It is a paying proposition, too.
Basile said that, as a result of his work
with the youngsters, he has no vandalism.
"I guess they are all good kids in the
neighborhood," he said. "I never bar one
of them. If any difficulty arises, I take
the kid into the office and talk to him,
then send him back to see the show."
Unger to Hold N.Y. Meeting
For UA District Heads
NEW YORK— J. J. Unger. United Artists
general .sales manager, will conduct a threeday
district managers' sales conference July
8 to July 10 at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
Edward M. Schnitzer, eastern and Canadian
sales manager, and Maury Orr, western sales
manager, will assist Unger in conducting the
meeting.
District managers attending will be layton
Eastman, New England; Jack Ellis, New
York; Mark N. Silver, Pennsylvania-Washington;
Fred M. Jack, southern; Rud Lohrenz,
mid western; Moe Dudelson, central;
C. W. Allen, pririe; W. E. Callaway, western,
and Charles S. Chaplin. Canadian general
manager. Home office executives attending
will include H. D. Buckley, head of domestic
operations; Paul N. Lazarus jr., advertising
and publicity director; Paul N. Lazarus sr.,
contract manager, and Abe Dickstein, Robert
Goldfarb and Jack Wrege, all of the home
office sales staff.
NEW YORK—The defendants and the
goverimicnt anticipated the deci.sion of the
supreme court to hear their appeals on the
antitru.st decree. At least ten days before
the deci.sion was handed down June 23. the
government attorneys and lawyers for the
defendants either were already planning or
actually writing the briefs which are .scheduled
to be submitted to the high court justices
30 days before the hearing is held. (Now
that the court has taken jurisdiction, this
hearing will probably be held late next fall.)
Universal has already started to work on
its brief. This document is being prepared
by Thomas C. Cooke, who also prepared the
appeal last winter for the company.
Universal, Columbia and United Artists
will file separate briefs. They have objected
to different parts of the decree for different
reasons, and in their briefs they will concentrate
on these points. For instance. Universal
will concentrate on the ban against
franchises; Columbia on competitive bidding
and conditional selling, and United Artists
on price-fixing.
The Big Five—RKO. 20th-Fox. Warners.
Paramount and Loew's—are planning to submit
a joint brief because they have appealed
the decree on similar grounds, and have
similar interests In having certain provisions
revised or eliminated. A joint brief will
avoid duplication of arguments, thereby makmg
the supreme court's job easier.
In their appeal last wintar the Big Five attacked
the restrictions on theatre expansion,
clearances, pools, price-fixing and the elimination
of the arbitration system. In addition.
Paramount attacked competitive bidding.
The brief will probably concentrate on the
restrictions covering theatre expansion,
clearances and arbitration.
The law firms of the Big Five are planning
to organize a committee of lawyers to map
out the brief. Specific provisions of the decree
will be as.signed to individual lawyers,
who will work on their task all summer.
The government, unlike the defendants,
will not be able to divide the task of preparing
its brief. Since it appealed all of the decree
except the provision ending arbitration, its
brief will be a comprehensive document covering
distribution and theatre ownership provisions.
Harold Lasser. who helped prepare the U.S.
appeal, is now at work on the brief.
20TH- FOX SALES HEADS HONORED—Andrew W. Smith jr., general sales manager;
William C. Gehring, assistant general sales manager, and Ray .Moon, northeast
division manager, newly promoted sales executives of 20th-Fox, are honored at an
exhibitor-sponsored luncheon at the Hotel .Astor. New I'ork City. Left to right—Sam
Rinzler, Harry Brandt, Joseph Bcrnhard, Smith, Ted Gamble and Spyros P. .Skouras.
3X0mCE ;: June 28, 1947 N
49

'
'
;
',
Harry G. Black Dies
In Miami Hospital
NEW YORK— Haro' G. Black, 47. general
manager In Stalen Island for theatres of
the Fabian Theatres Corp., died June 23 at
Alton ho.%pltal, Miami, of a heart aliment.
He had been on sick leave in Florida for the
past two years. Black, who Joined the
Fabian circuit in 1934. had previously been
with the Schlne theatre Interests In upper
New York and In Virginia and Ohio and with
the Walter Reade circuit in New Jersey.
Surviving are his widow, Bebe Klein Black,
a former dance producer known as Bebe
Clyde: a brother. Samuel, and two sisters.
Mrs. Jean Rae and Mrs. Mildred Wilkinson.
Frederick 1'. Elliott
ALBANY- -Frederick P. Elliott, for many
years operator of the Clinton Square, a first
run house in the silent days, died at his
home here June 21. In the real estate business
after leaving the motion picture field
alKiut a dozen years ago, Elliott is survived
by his wife, a son and two married daughters.
Elliott operated the Clinton Square in a
converted church. In about 1924 the late
Chris Buckley leased the house. Alex Sayles.
present manager of the Palace, across the
street from the Clinton Square site, got his
first Job in Elliott's house.
r.iay Stringer
NEW YORK—Funeral services for May
Stringer, Warner Bros, home office receptionist
who died June 21. were held at the
Church of the Sacred Heart. Brooklyn. June
24. Miss Stringer.' who started with Warner
Bros. 24 years ago, was the oldest company
receptionist In years of service.
WB to Rename Hollywood
The Warner Theatre
NKW YORK- The HniiywiHicI Tlieatre on
Broadway will be iciunnid the Warner
Augu.st 15 when "Life Willi Father" opens.
The hou.se was opened by Warners in 1930
a.s their first theatre to be built especially
for talking motion pictures. At that time the
company operated a Warner Theatre directly
acro.ss Broadway where the first talking
picture, "LlRhts of New York," had its New
York opening. This house is now operated
by Harry Brandt as the Republic. Warners
al.so operate another Broadway first run, the
Strand, which has a combination film and
"In person" policy.
Westrex Executive Leaves
On Latin American Tour
NEW YORK (J. C. John.son, n.sslstanl
chief of rnglneerliig for Westrex Corp.. foreign
subsidiary for Western Electric Co.. has
left on a 16-week trip to Latin America to
train company field engineers on new technical
developments and equipment. He will
visit 11 key cities In the area. One of the
developments John.son will Introduce Is the
new testing equipment to make Latin American
repair and maintenance standards on
film equipment comparable with those In
the U.S. Similar trips are being planned
for other Westri'x engineers.
Guliitan Wilton Thaatr*
Carpvt
JOE HORNSTEIN has it!
DOYLE FROM "DOWN UNDER"—
Ralph R. Doyle, RKO managing director
for .Australasia, who will attend the company's
sales convention July 7-9, visits
the home office in New York.
Birdwell to Sell 'Verdoux';
Trailers 'Condition' Fans
HOLLYWOOD -With the retention of Russell
Birdwell by Charles Chaplin to create
and conduct a special selling campaign on
the producer's "Monsi-ur Verdoux." first
Birdwellian exploitation move was decision
to use two trailers in introducing the feature
to theatre audiences.
Designed to condition the picture-going
public to a "weird pattern of comedy and
drama." the trailers feature the slogan:
"Chaplin Changes! C?n you?"
First trailer empha.slzes that Chaplin has
abandoned the derby hat. cane and baggy
pants, while the second, which will play
theatres during the week preceding the
.showing of picture, warns the public to be
conditioned "for something never before seen
on the screen."
Chaplin representatives are l.-.unching a
special campaign to prevail upon theatre
managers to screen both trailers.
RKO Annual Sales Meeting
In New York Ninth Time
NEW YORK — The RKO Radio annual
sales meeting, scheduled for July 7-9 at the
Waldorf Astoria, marks the ninth time the
sessions have been held in New York City in
16 years of the company's sales meetings.
New York meetings also took place in 1936-
37. 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44,
1944-45 and 1946-47. Chicago, which started
off the.se meetings In 1932-33. also had them
there In 1934-35 and 1935-36. RKO convened
in Hollywood in 1937-38. For 1945-46. regional
metlngs were held in New York. Cincinnati,
Chicago and Los Angeles, due to
wartime restrictions. The same plan has
been followed in 1933-34 when meetings were
held in New York, San Francisco and Chicago.
Tliere was no formal sales meeting for
1938-39.
French Poll Picks Stars
NEW YORK—Bette DavLs and Gary
Cooper have been selected as the most popular
film stars in Prance In the annui.-. poll
conducted by Clnevie. film publication.
INCORPORATIONS
ALBANY
.
Lenticolor, Ltd.: To conduct an importexport
motion picture, photographic and
television business: capital stock. $100,150-
10.000 shares preferred at SIO par. 1.500 common
at ten cents par; incorporators: W. E
Lindenmuth. E. B. Henley and J. G. Heiges.
New York.
E. J. Barnes & Co., Inc.: Motion pictures:
SIOO.OOO: incorporators. Emory J. Bamea >
Martha C. Barnes, and Jesse C. Barnes.
{
Lasuff, Inc.: To operate theatres and gen- >
eral amusements: incorporators, Antonia
Mossi, Marcuerite Kneeling and Celia Chast.
Movie Quiz Time: Motion picture busi-.[.
ness; incorporators, Robert Earl Lankton, ..
Harriet Lankton and Glorice Moore.
Set 6 20th-Fox Releases
During June and July
,sLx
NEW YORK—Twentieth-Fox will release
,
features during June and '
July, according
:
to Andrew W. Smith jr.. general sales manager.
Three each are scheduled for both
months. One :
reissue is included in the June
list.
June releases include "Miracle on 34lh i
'
Street." featuring Maureen O'Hara and John
Payne: "Moss Rose." with Peggy Cummin-. J
and Victor Mature, and "Western Union."
rei.ssue starring Robert Young and Randolph
Scott.
July releases are "Bob, Son of Battle."
Technicolor film with Lon McCallister and "
Peggy Ann Garner: "The Crimson Key.'-
featuring Kent Taylor and Doris Dowling.
and "Meet Me at Dawn." produced in England
by Marcel Hellman and starring William i,
Eythe. -,
Paper Shortage Curtails ^
Ads on Dutch Pictures
NEW YORK— Motion picture promotional'^
activities in Holland are virtually on a shoe-#
string basis, according to Nathan Ehrlich.*
publicity director of the Tuschinski Theatre
cliain there. Ehrlich is now in New York
studying American publicity and advertislnp
methods and renewing acquaintance wltl'^
officials of the Westrex Corp., foreign motloni'
picture equipment and service subsidiary ol
the Western Electric Co.
With paper supplies extremely limited. onl>>''
advertisements of exceptional importanc*.;
are being accepted In the single edition
i_
three-colunui newspapers of from one t<
four pages. Ehrlich said. Some advertisint-
Is possible by the use of paper handbills
printed when .small amounts of paper an
available on application to the ministries.
WB Final 1946-47 Release
]
Opens in N.Y.July 18
NEW YORK— "Cry Wolf.' staiTing Erro'
Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck, the final re
lease on the Warner Bros. 1946-47 schedule
opens at the Strand Theatre July 18. follow
ing the run of "The Unfaithful."
First out-of-town dates are set for th'
Warner, AUantlc City, August 1. and thi-
Saenger. New Orleans, August 2. The plC;
ture will be nationally released In mlAi
August.
THE IDEAL THEATRE CHAIRS
JOE HORNSTEIN has them!
^1, 1
\
50 BOXOFTICE :: Jime 28, W J

I
I
I
their
I
conditions.
, hour,
, made
,
United
: from
•
Morris
I
i
Yoimg.
I
! will devote his time to real estate . . . Milt
Columbia exploiteer. is recuperating
from an appendectomy in the Graduate hos-
pual.
i
. . Jack
. . Marking
found
I
PHILADELPHIA
Tl looks as though it will be an inteiestini;
summer theatre season this year in and
sr mnd Philadelphia. Luise Rainer. who
ivMce won the Academy award, will star in
pj lan of Lorraine," Ingrid Bergman's Bruadiw;iy
success, late in the summer. Horror
m.in Bela Lugosl is scheduled for "Arsenic
niid Old Lace" the week of June iO. Paula
jLiiwrence, Iriiia Baranova, and Uta Hagan
jwill be here in "Dark Eyes" July 14.
The Fox has stolen a march on the Calvert
whisky ads for "Miracle on 34th Street." Local
papers are carrying ads with half-column
icuts of folks in and around town reading,
r'Blank Blank Discovers a Miracle." Format
and wording resembles the Calvert ads which
'have attracted so much attention in these
'pnrts. It seems to be paying off pretty well.
"Miracle" replaces "Duel in the Sun" which
closes at the Fox this week. ... A tieup has
been arranged with N. Snellenburg & Co.
for a "Perils of Pauline" fashion show. The
show was held the evening of opening day of
tl.e film—Wednesday.
June 16 marked 30 years in the motion picture
business for George Higginbotham. He
st.irted at the Apollo and is now at Lewen
.Pizor's Tioga . Jaslow has acquired
distribution rights to the first Pale:,tinianfeature,
"The Great Betrayal" . . . Mort
;Magill has resigned as branch manager for
Artists. He came to Philadelphia
Pittsburgh more than ten years ago.
Nemez has sold his interests in the
Ideal and New Empress to Lou Berger. Nemez
Max Miller, public relations man for PRC-
E.igle-Lion. hurried from this city to Washiiifton
to arrange news photos of Frances
Rafferty. star of "Lost Honeymoon." and her
fiance,
I
radio singer Bob Stanton, brother of
Dick Haymes. The couple were to have
stopped off for the pictures in the capital on
their way from Los Angeles to New York, but
plane couldn't land because of weather
After circling the airport for an
it moved on to Philadelphia.
The PRC-Eagle-Lion exchange is scheduled
tij move June 30 from its present cramped
quarters to the fifth floor of 1225 "Vine, recently
vacated by 'Warners . its
second change of policy within a month, the
Stanley 'Warner Capitol June 18 began presenting
two B pictures for the price of one
with "Shoot to Kill" and "Hard Boiled M.-,-
honey."
The local staff of the 'War Assets administration
feted retiring director Frank L. Mc-
Namee 'Wednesday with a dinner held at
Palumbia's. McNamee will resume his career
as an exhibitor . . . Ann La Motte.
WIP's "Memory Gal." was in an automobile
accident on her way to New York. She didn't
have enough money along to pay for the repairs
on her car, so she sar.g a couple of
her times to the garage man, who recognized
them and advanced credit.
Burglars Get Too Noisy,
Wind Up in Hoosegow
PHILADELPHIA—Two noisy burglars were
( iptured in the 'Walton Sunday when the
Ticket they made breaking in awakened
•Meepers in nearby apartments. At 3:50 a. m.
a drowsy caller informed police th.it for the
last ten minutes there had been suspiciou':
I oises in the rear of the building. Patrolman
with drawn pistols entered the theatre and
found the thieves crouched under seats.
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
SMAKWITZ MEETS GLAMOR—Elyse
Knox, who portrays the romantic lead
in Monogram-Allied Artists' "Black Gold,"
is shown with Charles Smakwitz, Albany,
general manager of Warner theatres in
New York state. The occasion was the
press party held at Farmers Market in
Los Ang-eles prior to the screening of the
Cinecolor film. Smakwitz was visiting in
the film capital for a series of conferences
at Warner studios.
Soak-the-Theatres Taxes
Have Exhibitors Worried
PHILADELPHIA — The
soak-the-moviehouse-with-high-license-fess
trend has exhibitors
perturbed. Warner Bros., now asking
that ordinances in Pottstown and AmVler
be voided by Montgomery county courts, is
contending that license fees should be only
nominal. But when they are placed at $1 a
performance, as Ambler is attempting, it
would run to nearly $1,500 a year. In Pottstown,
the borough take, based on the 5 per
cent on admissions being sought, would be
more than $10,000 annually. Ordinances in
both towns previously provided only $100 a
year, but Ambler never even tried to collect
that.
Child Sleeps in Theatre
As Searchers Comb River
PHILADELPHIA—The sandman caught up
with 9-year-old Sandra Kirkwood as she
watched a show in the Riviera.
'When closing time came, she was asleep,
and slumped so low In her seat that nobody
noticed her. Her aunt, with whom she lives,
became alarmed at her failure to return
home, and notified the police.
After a search of the nearby Schuylkill
river banks, the police thought of the theatre.
They summoned Manager Nicholas Fiori who
opened the theatre. Sandra was still asleep.
Discharged Managers
Head Buffalo Union
BUFFALO— In what may be the opening
gun of a nationwide campaign to organize
motion picture theatre managers and assistant
managers, charge of unfair labor practices
have been filed with the New York
Labor Relations board here and aired before
that body by the Motion Picture Theatre
Operating Managers & Assistant Managers
Local 1, unaffiliated.
Richard Miller, discharged as manager of
Basil's Victoria Theatre on April 20. and
James Collins, discharged as manager of
Basil's Apollo Theatre, are president and
secretary respectively of the local which Miller
says is a union of theatre managers and
assistant managers which came into being
with the support of a "New York organization."
Miller said Local 1 was formed on April 10.
ten days before he was discharged. In hearings
before the board he charged he was dismissed
for his union activities.
"They (Basil brothers i out I was
the organizer." Miller said.
The charge of unfair labor practices and
the demand for a collective bargaining election
was aired in a four-day hearing before
the board, which reserved its decision for
about two weeks.
The union was represented by Peter J.
Crotty, highly regarded labor attorney. Basil's
was represented by Attorney Sidney B. Pfeiffer,
well known on Filmrow.
Miller said his union is associated with one
in New York which is battling with three
circuits there. Asked what the union's demands
are. Miller said simply that the present
salary range for managers and assistant
managers is "between $25 and $50 per week "
Patrons Leave Theatres
To See Rubbish Fire
PHILADELPHIA—Sixteen pieces of fire
apparatus and several hundred patrons from
the Stanley and Mastbaum theatres tied up
traffic in center city Sunday night. A pedestrian
discovered a rubbish fire in the small
alleyway behind the Stanley and pulled a box
alarm which brought a host of fire fighters
to the scene. Patrons of the Stanley
and the Mastbaum, on the next corner, attracted
by the noise and bustle, poured from
the theatres to watch firemen extinguish
the blaze. There was no panic or any attempt
to empty the theatres.
Milton Broudy Joins PRC
PHILADELPHIA — MUton Broudy has
joined PRC as salesman in the Scranton territory.
He is a graduate of the University of
Pittsburgh and served in' the army for four
years.
faiC£ MORE MONEY PLAyiNG-
WAHOO
H*neA4C4Mi ^cHe^it ScAee4i Game.
HOLLYWOOD AMUSEMENT COMPANY
831 South Wabash Avenue Chicago, iHinois
51

^
,
'
'<
'
'
"
"
W. J. Kupper Honored
At Farewell Dinner
NEW YORK—Friends and associates of
William J. Kupper, until recently general
sales manager for 20th-Fox, gave him a
farewell dinner in the Sen room of the
Waldorf-Astoria Monday night iJune i3i :
Nearly 200 were present.
,
Kupper will sail for London July 2 on the
Queen '
Elizabeth to take over as managing i
director for 20th-Fox in Great Britain.
William C. Gehring, assistant general sales
BON VOYAGK TO Kl'PPER—The
newly appointed managing director for 20ih-
Fox in Great Britain, thanks his associates for a diamond-studded platinum watch
given him by Spyros P. Skouras, president, and 200 of his friends at the 20th-Fox home
office at a surprise dinner for him at the \Valdorf-Astoria. Left to right: William J.
Kupper. W. ('. Gehring, .Skouras and A, VV. .Smith jr.
No Theatre Building in Australia
For Long Time, Says Ralph Doyle
NEW YORK- With 75 per cent of Australu.sla
.subject to theatre licensing by government
officials, the "down under" continent
Is like a "closed shop" for new exhibitors,
according to Ralph R. Doyle, RKO manager
In Australasia. Doyle, who arrived in
America June 20 after a five-day flight from
Sidney, will attend the RKO sales convention
July 7-9 before .sailing back home.
This government ruling, which has been in
exLstence for some time in every territory
except Victoria and western Australia, ".stops
progress," Doyle said. If the government
officials consider that a certain situation is
adequately covered by existing theatres that
"are maintained In the best public interest,
show the best pictures and are kept up to
date," the exhibitor can be guaranteed
against opposition. Warner Bros., which has
been fighting for a llcen.se for a showcase
theatre in Sydney, has the site but Is unlikely
to get the neces.sary llcen.sc, Doyle said. No
new theatre has been built In Sydney for 17
years and, with no theatre building possible
for another three years because housing
needs receive priority, it will be at least 20
years before any theatre building starts.
However, cxl.stlng exhibitors will be able to
get licenses for new hou.ses at that time, he
said.
ADMISSION PRICES SUP
Despite a high adml.s-slon tax of 30 per
cent, adml-sslon prices are generally lower,
nccordltig t^o Doyle. "The public Is shopping;
for its entertainment with the result that
business Is 25 to 30 per cent off from the wartime
high." However, "Song of the South"
and "Notorious" are doing outstanding business
with the latter recently breaking the
all-lime record at the Regent, Sydney. Sydney,
with Its 1.300,000 population, and Melbourne,
with 1,000,000, and the territories
adjacent bring m about 55 per cent of RKO's
Austrnllnn revenue, he said. New Zealand
accounts for about 18 per cent.
Although there has been Utile more than
one picture yearly produced In Australia during
the past few years, film making will .soon
be stepped up by J. Arthur Rank, who plans
to go into continuous production with his
partiiers In Sydney who are awaiting shipment
of equipment to build an up-to-date
studio here. "The Overlanders," the Australian
outdoors film starring Chips Rafferty,
played almost every theatre in Australia,
Doyle said.
British-made pictures are
getting good playing time there but they do
their best business in theatres which stick to
an exclusively British policy. The Australians
prefer "escapist" entertainment and
have recently revolted against the "arbitrary
violence" of gangster films. There are no
Sunday shows there and a federal censor-
.ship board passes on every film before it receives
public showings.
Mobile 35mm operators take care of the
outlying sections of Australia and Doyle sees
no immediate field for 16mm product.
Goodman Heads New Firm
To Sell Discina Films
NEW YORK Morris Goodman, former
vice-president in charge of foreign sales for
Republic, and Discina Films of France have
organized Discina International Films Corp.
with offices at 250 West 57th St. The new
company will distribute Discina and American
product in the U.S., Canada and Latin
America.
Goodman has been named president and
general manager of the new company. He
recently returned from Germany, where he
represented the MPEA, and is now visiting
Mexico and Cuba to set
up distribution deals
for Dl.scina International. The first two
films to be released by Discina are "L'Eternal
Retour" and "La Part de L'Ombre." They
will
have English titles.
Marett Head of BIS Group
NEW YORK—R. H. K. Marett has been
named director of the British Information
Services new films, publications and speakers
division. The division comprises the films,
film .strips, photographic displays, publications
and speakers departments. Thomas
Hodge hos been named deputy director.
manager, was toastmaster. On the dais were: ;
Spyros P. Skouras, W. C. Michel, Andrew W
''
Smith jr., Irving Zion, mayor of Lawrence, '
L. I., where Kupper has lived for some time, f
Joseph Moskowitz. Murray SUverstone, Don- !'
aid Henderson, Dan Miehalove, Charles
Schlaifer, Edmund Reek, Otto Koegel, W. J
Eadie and Ray Moon.
TWO HANDSOME GIFTS
Kupper was presented a diamond-studded '
platinum watch by his associates, and Charles
Skouras, president of National Theatres, sent
a combination overnight bag and brief case.
Those present included: Mel Allen, Earl Allvuie, '
Lawrence Ayers, A. ]. Balaban. Abe BlumenAt«m
Morns Breggin, Frank Barry, Jack Bloom, S:3 .
Blumenstock, Nal Brower, Rodney Bush. Winter.
I
Burrhus, George Blenderman, Fred Bullock, Frani
Bryan, Alex Bearman, Marty Berrigan, Olto '
W ,
Bolle, Carlo Bowetla, loe Burke, Ulric Bell. Pro«p»:
Buranelli, John Caskey, Thomas J. Connors, Moms
Coplan, F. X. Carroll, E. H. Collins. Murray Chikoisky.
Seymour Cohen, Albert Cornlield, E. X Col- '
lahan, James Connolly, £. X. Callahan jr., Richard w
A. Carroll. 1
Harvey B. Day, Jack Darrock, Leon De Titta. Arthur
De Titta, Jack Dinan, Daniel Dougherty, Rich- }
ard De Rochemont, George Dickman, Wilfred Eodl*. .
George Eisele.
p
Alan Freedman, Joseph Farrlngton, John Femicola,
Roger Fern, Jules Fields, Steve Fitzgibbons, WilUaml
Freedman, Seymour Florin, Daniel Frankel, Edwinl
S. Eraser, Samuel Fishmon, Pete Fishman, J. A
Feloney, A. S. Gambee, Leonard Gaynor, George .
Generalis, Joseph Goldenberg, Abe Goodman, Moe -
Grassgreen, James Glynn. William Groskey, Roy L
Gerardi. Sam Germain.
Donald Henderson, Eric Haight. Jack Haney. Clarence
A. Hill, Joseph Holton, Nat Harris. Donu-'
Houlihan, Frank Irby, Leo Israel, Lamoyne lone^
Ted Jaediker, Edwin Kilroe, Arthur Knorr, David T
Kalz, Irving Kahn, William Krewer, William Kup-
per jr., Richard W- Kupper, Morris Kinzler. Frank,
Kelly, Moe Kurtz, Lou Kulller, Charles B. Kesco.
LEW LEHR IS THERE
<
Lew Lehr, Jack Lang, Harry Lawrenson. Peter
Levathes, Isador Lancer. Ben Lowree, Edward Legi
Pewie, Harry Lerner, C. E. McCartney, E. M. Mc-
,
arland, Harry Mclntyre. Eugene Mctvoy, Edward
Mack, Harry Mersay, Mack Miller, Meyer Mishkin
Dorvid Mason, Charles Minck, John Messa, Inring '
Maas, A Mendelson. Norbert Murray, Jerry Novol.
William L. Naejel, Michael Nuzzola, David Om-.
stem, James O'Connor.
Fred J. Pride, Mike Pagano, Pal Patterson, lack
Painter. Joseph Pincus, John Peckow, Ralph Pielow.
Samuel Rauch. Harry Reinhardt, George RoberH.
Jonas Rosenfield. Joe Rosen, William Rowell
Murray Scher, Joseph St. Clair, Ben Simon. Son
Schlein. Sam Shorn, Louis Shanlield, Jack Sichelman.
Sterling Silliphant, Emanuel Silverstone, n
B Simonson, Dan Smoklen. Ed Solomon, Earl I
Sponable, Norman Steinberg, Arthur Sorenson, Art
Stromberg. Joe Seco. Stephen Stephens. T. A Shaw.
Moe Sanders, Murray SchaKor. Jack Salle. Ho")'
Spencer. Allen Silvcrbach. William Sulbvan. Hugh
Strong. Ed Sullivan, Arthur Steigler, Fred Shier,
Lowell Thomas, Edward Thorgersen, Paul Terry,
Arthur Tourtellot, William Tavernise, Henry Ungar.
Westbrook Van Voorhees, Boris Vermont. Jam**
Victory. William Weiss. William Werner. Les Whalen.
Christie Wilbert. Earl W Wingart. Sam Weintraub
Edward Weiss and Michael Soman
Women's Clubs Federation
Holds Film Luncheon
NEW YORK— Jennifer Jones was guest of
honor at a limchcon sponsored by the Fed-'
eratlon of Women's Clubs at the Hotel Commodore
June 27.
James Stewart, who Is In New York rehearsing
for the Broadway stage play, "HM't
vey," was presented with an award for "It si
a "wonderful Life," the best picture representing
American ideals.
52 BOXOFnCE
:: June 28. 19471

i
Ijrilish !o Tax Films
\)n Earning Power
LONDON—The British eovernment has
l;tKen legislative steps to enable it to in-
Irtase the import duties on American films
By changing the basis on which duty is
[i/iiluated. Hugh Dalton. chancellor of the
jiXihequer. introduced a resolution in the
1
10 use of commons empowering the treasury
|j amend section 10 of the finance act of
|i);;o to include an assessment for duty in
Illation to the net profits expected to be
Tiade from exhibition of an imported film.
iT'Sent duty has little relation to a film's
Jfl^ble earnings.
Dalton told commons that Britain has
pent approximately $68,000,000 in each of
tie last three years on the importation of
jiierican films and he contended that ea;-ni;s
of British films in the United States
lare still relatively small."
Dalton's remarks on the limited dollar
r.iwing power of British films in America
aine after a speech given by Richard F.
?,Ush, lATSE president, at luncheon of the
utional Ass'n of Theatrical and Kine Emiloyes
in London, in which he warned against
Iveroptimism about British pictures. He said
they "would not put Hollywood out of business
because it has too much equipment,
noney and technique, as well as ideas, for
lat to happen."
ijregory Peck Gets Medal
'rom British Magazine
LONDON—Gregory Peck's performance in
Jspellbound" was named the best male acting
\l 1944 by Picturegoer, a leading British fan
nagazine" which awards annual gold medals
hat are considered among the most impor-
|ant prizes for motion picture art in the
British Isles. Michael Redgrave, starring in
The Captive Heart," and Michael 'Wilding,
lor his work in "Piccadilly Incident," both
Inglish stars, ran second and third.
Anna Neagle, British star, was cited for
the gold medal award for female players for
\f-T performance in "Piccadilly Incident." a
tiltn produced by her husband. Herbert 'Wilpcx
and not yet released in America. Ingrid
ergman was mentioned in third place for
''Spellbound," running behind Celia Johnson,
who won second mention for her work in
Brief Encounter."
House Passes Mundt Bill
By Vote of 272 to 97
WASHINGTON—Brushing aside the delaying
tactics of a group of "die-hard" oppi
nents the house this week by a suprisingly
large margin of 272 to 97 passed the Mundt
bill authorizing the State department to
continue its foreign information service,
wmch Includes the production and distributiin
of motion pictures.
At the same time the senate appropriations
Committee recommended a total of $13,000,000
fcT the program, $800,000 of which is earmarked
for the production and distribution
o: educational documentary films about the
US. The $13,000,000 total was $1,000,000 more
tian the amount set by a subcommittee.
CLASS DISTRIBUTION FOR
THE ENTIRE SOUTH — thru
J(IOHN) o T3

known
Charge Fraud Against
John Marlow Firms
EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL— Separate percentage
fraud suits hape been filed in the U.S.
district court for the eastern district of
Illinois, by Columbia. Universal. Paramount.
Warners. RKO. 20th-Fox and Loew's against
John Marlow. the Grand Opera Co. and the
Murphysboro Opera Co.
The Grand Opera Co. owns the Annex
and Marlow theatres. Herrin. 111. The Murphysboro
Opera Co. owns the Liberty and
Marlow theatres, Murphysboro. 111., and Marlow
is named in the complaint as the controlling
stockholder of the two companies
and general manager and director of theatre
operations.
The complaints state that the defendants
conspired to defraud the plaintiffs by submitting
allegedly false statements regarding
the admission receipts received from the
plaintiffs' pictures. As a result of these statements,
the plaintiffs claim they were damaged
because they received smaller payments
than they should have received and also
granted lower rates on subsequent percentage
and flat rental pictures.
WB English Release". Set
From July to December 1
LONDON— Warner Bros, will release eight
features In Great Britain during the fivemonth
period starting in July, according to
Max Milder, managing director. All the pictures
win play at the Warner Theatre in
London before going Into general distribution.
The release dates are as follows: "Humoresque."
July 7; "Stallion Road." July 28;
"Royal Plush." i in America as "Two
Guys From Milwaukee"! August 18; "Nora
Prentiss." September 1; "The Two Mrs. Carroll.,"
September 29; "Pursued." October 20:
"Deception." November 10, and "Love and
Learn," December 1.
Aileen Brenon to Assist
Gillham at SRO in N. Y.
NEW YORK— Aileen Brenon, after 15
years service with Paramount, will function
as publicity assistant to Robert M. Gillham.
eastern advertising and publicity manager of
the Selznlck Releasing Organization, and
double as national and fan magazine contact
under the new publicity setup in the e.-.sl.
Nick Mamula will continue as New York
dally and trade press contact with extr.i
duties as unit publicity man on "Portrait of
Jennie." now shooting In New York, Mel
Strauss win handle foreign and radio publicity.
Picture Division of PCA
To Sponsor Preview
NEW YORK—The film division of the
Pr()gri',s.slve Citizens of America sponsored
a preview of "Shoe Shine." an Italianlanguage
film, at the Avenue Playhouse
June 25. The showing marked the beginning
of a summer campaign by the motion
picture unit to rally support for the PCA
program.
Forums, cocktail parties and boat rides
are among other activities being prepared by
the film dlvl.slon to Increase and consolidate
Its ranks during the coming months.
UA Film to Open July 2
NEW YORK Kun on u Weekend." Andrew
Stone production for United Artist*
release, opens at Loew's Metropolitan in
Brooklyn July 2.
IN FOR PRK.MIEKE—Joan Leslie,
star of "Repeat Performance." Eagle-Lion
film, arrives in New York with her mother,
.Mrs. John Brodcl, for the opening
uf the picture at the Kivoli Theatre July 1.
Discount Tickets Issued
For 'Barber,' 'Henry'
NEW YORK— Special two-for-one coupons,
good for a 50 per cent reduction in the boxoffice
price, are being issued to colleges,
high schools and the Catholic parochial
schools in the New York district by Excelsior
Pictures, distributors of "The Barber of
Seville." now in its second month of a twoa-day
run at the Golden Theatre. The picture
is an Italian-language film version of
the Rossini opera with English commentary
by Deems Taylor.
Approximately 200,000 special student discount
coupons for "Henry V" w.:re also
mailed recently to the diocesan superintendents
of 200 Manhattan and Brooklyn parochial
schools, Father John J. Voight and
Monsignor Joseph V. McClancy, respectively,
as part of United Artists' program in the
servicing of school children and college
students. "Henry V" started the third weel:
of its popular-price engagement at the
Broadway June 20 after playing 47 weeks of
a two-a-day run In 1946 and 1947.
Eastman Will Construct
Huge Refrigeration Unit
ROCHESTER—The largest refrigeration
system of its kind in the world is being constructed
by Eastman Kodak Co. for use in
the production of photographic materials.
The new million-dollar plant which would
provide temperatures of 85 degrees below
zero will be used at Kodak park, the company's
largest manufacturing plant and producer
of photographic paper, film, pl-tes and
chemicals.
Besides the new system the plant operates
others at these levels: a minus 36-degree .system
circulating 14.000 gallons of calcium
chloride a minute; two separate 9-degree
systems, each pumping 4.000 to 5.000 gallons
of calcium chloride a minute, and four 35 40-
degree water .systems, each running at from
200 to 7.000 gallons a minute.
New SRO Posts Given
Kusell and Lawrence
NEW YORK-Two new appointments at
the Selznlck Releasing Organization were
announced Friday by Neil Agnew. president.
Milton S. Kusell, general sales manager, was
named vice-president In charge of domestic
and Canadian sales. Laudy Lawrence will
supervise foreign sales.
Urge Congress Extend
Tele License Period
NEW YORK— Richard W. Hubbell. New
York television, radio and film consultant,
has urged Congress to extend television
licensing to a 17-year period in order to encourage
the capital investment needed for
the development of television.
Hubbell told a senate commerce subcommittee,
wliich has been holding hearings on
the White bill to reorganize the Federal Communications
act, that the short three-year
license Is an implicit hazard to long-range
investment. Television development now depends
on the construction and operation of
television transmitters and the formation of
television networks and the "investment of
dollars" is the crux of the entire :ltuation.
he said.
Second NBC Video Station
Started in Washington
WASHINGTON—The National
Broadcasting
Co. started commercial broadcasting from
its second television station Friday (June 27'
A three-way network program between Ne»
York. Philadelphia and Washington was
broadcast. The Washington television station
is WNBW. The fu-st NBC television
station in New York started commercial operation
July 1. 1941.
Charles R. Denny, chairman of the Federal
Communications
David Sarnoff,
commission;
RCA president,
Brig.
and
Gen.
Niles
i
j
Trammell. NBC president, were the principal
speakers from the Washington television sta- I
tion. Other speakers from the Washington
!
station were Frank M. Russell, NBC vicepresident
in charge of the Washington office,
and Carleton D. Smith, manager of WNBW.
The program from the New York station,
WNBT, featured stage, screen and radio stars
lelecon to Start Installing
Master Tele Antennas
NEW YORK—Telccon Corp. expects to
start installing its new- master televlstonj,
antenna system In several New York City'
apartment houses within 90 days.
The master antenna can service up to 1001
television and radio sets in an apartment
house through a single antenna, according to
Telecon. It can pick up signals from as many
as seven stations. Any standard commercial
.set can be hooked up to the master antenna.
The Telecon system, as described by com-,
pany executives is a boon to realtors, prospective
television set owners and manufac-;
turers, and overcomes some objections raised:
recently by New York City realtors who said;
they didn't want their apartment house roofsdotted
with television antennas. They
claimed it was a fire hazard.
Press Attends Reception
For Roy Rogers in N.Y.
NEW YORK -Representatives of the news-(
paper, magazine and trade press attendedi
a Republic reception in honor of Roy Rogers'
at the Sherry Netherlands hotel. Bob Nolan
and the Sons of the Pioneers, singing group.
also were present. The group came In from
the coast for appearances at the Roy Rogers,
thrill circus at the Polo Grounds.
Republic executives present included James
R. Grainger and Mrs. Grainger, Sidney
Myers. Louis Goldsmith and Mrs. Goldsmith.
Richard W. Altschuler, Dennis Carlin. Steve
Edwards, Evelyn Koleman, William P. Murphy,
Nick de Manczuk, John Petrauskas Jr.
Beatrice Ross, Marian Sapp. Milton SUvei
and Douglas T. Yates.
Also present were Phllo Harvey, Art Rusr
and Dorothea McAvoy.
j
54 BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1»*'

f
What every bride shouldn't know:
What it feels like to be poor . . .
\^1iat it feels like when your first-born needs an
expensive doctor — and \o\\ cant afford it . . .
^\ hat it's like wanting a home of your own . . .
and never quite getting it . . .
\^'hat its like having your kids grow up not
knowing wlirthci thoxU ever get to college . . .
Vi hat it's like to see vnur friends able to travel
abroad — but never you . . .
What it's like to have to keep telling yourself,
"He nia\ not 1ki\c in(iiic\. but he's niv Joe."
There is im rure-all for all these things.
But the closest thing to it for most of us is something
so simi)l'' \ ou almost forget its there.
not
It is the Payroll Savings Plan. Or — for people
on payrolls — the new Bond-a-Month Plan at
your bank.
Each is a plan for buying U. S. Savings Bonds
automatically.
Either one of these plans helps you — as does no
other system we know of—to save money regularly,
automatically, and surely, for the things you want.
So if
you're a newlywed or know one, here's a
bit of fricndlv ad\icc to take or give:
Get on the Payroll Savings Plan where you
work or the Bond-a-Month Plan where you bank.
It's one of the finest things you can do to start
married life right.
Save the easy, aiiloiiiatic \vay..\vilh 11. S. Savin (js
Bonds
Contributed by this magazine
in co-operation with the Magazine Publishers of America as a public service.
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
55

June
Rep
Set 200 '4th' Dates
Canada Lee to Record
Mi
For 'The Unlailhlul'
NEW YORK—"The Unfaithful," to be released
by Warner Bros. July 4, has been set
for engagements In more than 200 theatres
over the Independence day weekend.
The production opened at the New York
Strand June 27. On July 2. It will open In
approximately 80 houses throughout the eastern
and middle-Atlantic states including
Philadelphia. Albany. Cleveland. New Haven.
Pittsburgh, Louisville. Dayton, Springfield.
Mass.. Hartford, Bridgeport. Youngstown
and others. It opens In Washington, D. C.
July 3 while Atlantic City and a score of other
eastern stands gel the picture July 4. About
75 additional openings are scheduled for
other parts of the country between July 2
and 4.
Century to Close Midwood
For 3-Week Redecorating
NEW YORK—Century Theatres' Midwood.
Brooklyn, will be closed July 6 for three weeks
for redecoratlon, according to Joseph R.
Springer, general theatre manager.
The theatre marquee will be modernized to
Include "Bevelit*" attraction letters, the
proscenium will receive a new treatment, and
additional sound-proofing will be built Into
the walls.
New American Bodlform seats will be Installed
and 20 seats will be added in the rear
of the balcony to bring the capacity of the
house to 1,965. The lighting system will be
Improved throughout the auditorium and the
entire house will be repainted.
WB Buyers and Bookers
At New York Meeting
NEW YORK— In conjunction with the
Warners zone managers' meeting, film buyers
and bookers also were called in for i
conference about current operating matters
and forthcoming product. They included
Max Friedman. Albany. Sam Blaskey.
Newark. Max Hoffman. New Haven; Tony
Stem. Cleveland: Alex Halperln. Chicago;
John Turner. Philadelphia; Harry Fein-
.stein. Pltt.sburgh, and George A. Crouch.
Washington.
Joseph McMahon Honored
NEW YORK Jii.M'ph E. McMahon of Consolidated
Film Industries was honored at a
dinner at the New York Athletic club, Tuesday
24 1, for his services as chairman
I
of the indu.strv union negotiating committee.
He was given an Inscribed gavel and brief
ra.sc.
Capra Gets British Honor
NEW YORK- Enuik Capra. partner In
Liberty Films before the independent company
was bought by Paramount, has been
awarded the most excellent order of the British
Empire, degree of honorary officer. Capra
served as a colonel In the U.S. army during
the war.
'Gunfighters' First Run Set
NEW YORK— "Gunfighters." Columbia's
CInecolor western starring Randolph Scott
and Barbara Britton. opens at the "Victoria
Theatre immediately following the run of
"Duel in the Sun." now In Its second Broadway
engagement.
WATCHING THE PROCEEDINGSi—
Barney Balaban, Paramount president,
right, and Sidney Blackmer, who appeared
in the Pearl White "Perils of Pauline"
serial, were interested onlookers
when the six-piece band joined the luncheon
gathering at Hotel Astor this week,
prior to the special screening at the
Comet Theatre in New York.
Board of Review Selects
Six Features, 5 Shorts
NEW YORK- Tlic National Board of Review
has recommended six feature films and
five shorts in its weekly guide to selected
pictures. Feature selections include "Bells
of San Angelo"" iRepi; "Bob. Son of Battle"
i20th-Foxi: "Cheyenne" iWBi; "Dear Rulh"
Para: ""Ivy"' lUnivi. and "Winter Wonderland"
I I. All pictures with the exception
of "Ivy" were given a family classification.
"Ivy" was recommended for mature audiences.
"'Cape of Good Hope." Movietone Adventure
produced by 20th-Fox. was given top
rating in the shorts group. Other shorts
selected include "Brains Can Be Beautiful."
Pacemaker (Parai; "I Am an Alcoholic."
"This Is America"' (RKO); "Making the
Variety." Grantland Rice Sportllght iPara);
Screen Snapshots, No. 9 (ColK
Cartoonists Vote Picket
NEW YORK — Tlie Screen Cartoonists
Guild. Local 1461. AFL. has voted to picket
all film houses in New York showing Terrytoon
cartoons. The cartoonists walked out
on strike May 16. Their contract with Terrytoon
expired June 30. 1945.
Lux Extends WB Ad Tieup
NEW YORK—Lux Soap has extended Its
Warners tieup campaign on "Possessed"" to
fan magazines. The ads will appear when
the picture goes into general release July 28.
Newspaper nds will appear day and date
with local bookings.
Kositsky Joins PRC
NEW YORK—SUmley Ko.sitsky. a veteran
of more than 14 years in the motion picture
industry, has Joined PRC as salesman in
Philadelphia working under Sam E. Diamond,
branch manager.
Best-Seller for Blind
il
NEW YORK—The American Foundation
for the Blind has persuaded Canada Lee.
who recently returned from Hollywood where
he appeared In "Body and Soul" for Enterprise
Studios, to record '"Black Boy." by
Richard Wright, as a talking book for the
blind. Other recent best-sellers now in production
at the organization's headquarters
are "Gentleman's Agreement," by Laura Z.
Hobson, which is also being filmed by 20th-
Fox; "Three Came Home," by Agnes Newton
Keith: "The Tin Flute," by Gabrielle
Roy. and "Mrs. Mike." by Benedict and Nancy
Freeman, soon to be filmed by Edward Gross ill
for United Artists release.
The Library of Congress, under an act of
Congress, arranges for the publication of Hi
these talking books and distributes them to
26 regional libraries for the blind throughout
the United States. From these regional libraries
they are loaned without charge to
blind borrowers. The talking books, packed
In special containers, pass through the malls
free of charge.
To use talking books, a special reproducing
machine. simUar to a portable phonograph,
is manufactured by the American
Foundation for the Blind and sold at co.st to
blind persons and agencies for the blind.
Jap Showmen Desperate
For Theatre Locations
TOKYO—With building restrictions making
new theatre ventures virtually impossible. '
exhibitors are now looking for space in de- '
'
partment stores, auditoriums and other pub-
lie
meeting places.
Three amusement concerns engaged in
spirited bidding for the meeting hall of the
Kojunsha club, located on the fourth floor
of a Tokyo building but the Subaru Co. won ,
the bid. After 700,000 yen is spent to put it
;
into shape, it will operate as a second run
theatre under the Nikkatsu chain, which re- .
leases MPEA product.
French Film to Siritzky
NEW YORK—"Farrebique." French film,
will be the first picture to be released In
this country by Siritzky International Pictures
under its new distribution deal with
three French companies. Companies Involved
in the releasing setup are Pathe
Cinema. Gaumont and the governmentowned
Union Generale du Cinema.
PCA Elects Officers
NEW YORK—The film division of the
Progressive Citizens of America has elected
the following officers to the executive board:
Jonas Rosenfeld jr.. chairman: Bo.iley
Crowther, William Kruse. Maurice Bergman.
Jean H. Lenauer and Edward Schreiber.
vice-chairman; Max Youngsteln. treasurer.
and Mavis Lyons, executive secretary.
fake Over in Massena
MASSENA. N. Y. — DArianzo

EWS AND VIEWS THE PRODUCTION CEMTER
'.Hollywood Office—Suite 219 at 6404 Hollywood Blvd., Ivan Spear, Western Manager)
{ank, Blumberg Plan
iNarcissus' Preview
HOLLYWOOEX— Cooked up by J. Arthur
h.-nk and Nat4> J. Blumberg and heralded
Is th^ first Anglo-American press preview
If a motion picture, the Powell and Presslurger
color festure "Black Narcissus" will
lebut before an invitational audience at the
Varthay Circle Theatre July 7.
Rank, who has been vacationing at Del
[onte, planned to return to Hollywood to
ttend the preview. He will leave here
Ivednesday, July 9. for England. He and
[ilumberg, president of Universal Pictures,
|-ill be joint hosts at the showing, to which
lyj ranking stars and executives of the film
[idustry will be invit«d.
"Black Narcissus." a production of the
rchers, stars Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David
Jtirrar and Flora Robson. It was written,
Toduced and directed by Michael Powell and
nieric Pressburger, the team which was
sponsible for "Colonel Blimp" and the more
Bcent "Stairway to Heaven,"
A special area premiere in 200 theatres
nroughout the New England states will be
Jfciged August 7 by RKO w-ith the opening
If "The Long Night." Boston will be the
pub of the activities, from where a series of
pecial exploitation broadcasts will be car-
[ied-
Warners' "The Unfaithful" had its west
^•oast premiere at the three Warner first run
owcases, the Hollywood, the Downtown and
e Wiltern.
Jcreen Guild Increases
^reduction Schedule
HOLLYWOOD — Increasing its 1947-48
broduct lineup. Screen Guild Productions has
IsUned additional deals with Somerset Picures,
headed by Walter Colmes, Selley Levn^on
and J. J. Milstein, and Fortune Films,
ivned by Maurice Conn and Bert M. Stearn,
'or each of the independent producing units
•0 make two more pictures for SG release.
O'ltfits previously had commitments for one
i.m apiece which already have been fula:ied.
Full Title for Epstein
HOLLYWOOD—Mel Ep.stein has been
111 ped to full producer status by Paramount.
Us first assignment will be the filmization
If the Roy Chanslor novel, "Hazard." Epst
-in has been with Paramount 16 years.
D iring the war he served in the army signal
:< "ps and upon his return worked in the
Pioduction department. He directed two
Musical Parade featurettes.
Academy Interrupts Series
To Show German Picture
HOLLYWOOD—The Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences interrupted its current
series of "screen masterpieces" Sunday
showings for a special screening of a German
postwar picture, "The Murderers Are Among
Us." Produced in 1946 by Germans under
Russian supervision and filmed in the Russian-occupied
zone of Berlin, the film is
clearly intended to be limited to German
audiences. It has no English titles, so Billy
Wilder acted as narrator, A general discussion
about the picture followed the
screening with Charles Brackett presiding.
Warners Entertain CofC
HOLLYWOOD— Officers and members of
the board of directors of the United States
Chamber of Commerce were guests of Harry
and Jack Warner at a special luncheon and
inspection tour of the Warner studios, which
event climaxed the group's four-day conference
here.
Chaplin Hires Birdwell
HOLLYWOOD— Charles Chaplin has engaged
Russell Birdwell on an exclusive basis
for six months to direct the worldwide exploitation
of his film "Monsieur 'Verdoux."
Birdwell, who will operate from the Chaplin
studios, will be assisted by Jane Turner.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!—Left to right,
Ralph Cohn, Buddy Rogers and Joe Curtis
on the occasion of Joe's birthday visit
to the set of Triangle's "Sleep, My Love."
Ralph and Buddy are two of the partners
in Triangle, the third being Mary Pickford.
Joe is a representative of the
Weiss- Geller advertising agency which
will handle Triangle.
Enterprisers Huddle,
Plan Year's Work
HOLLYWOOD—While picture
making activities
have been suspended for the .summer.
Enterprise apparently is getting all set
for a quick fall getaway by staging the first
of its newly inaugurated annual planning
meetings. At these yearly huddles, the company's
top personnel plans to lay out its
production policies for the en.suing fi.scal year
as well as its sales and merchandising plans.
All of Enterprise's starring and producing
affiliates attended the conferences. Among
these were Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer,
John Garfield. Barbara Stanwyck, Joel Mc-
Crea. Ginger Rogers, Norma Shearer, Producers
David Lewis, Harry Sherman, R. B.
Roberts, Wolfgang Reinhardt, Director-Producer
Lewis Milestone and Associate Producer
Jack Briggs.
George Schaefer, vice-president in charge
of distribution, arrived from New York accompanied
by Fred Polangrin, Enterprise
eastern publicity director.
The executive personnel of Enterprise, including
Chairman of the Board David L.
Loew, President Charles Einfeld and Schaefer
conducted the meetings. Joseph C. Gilpin,
Robert S. Taplinger, Bill Blowitz. David
Hopkins and Colin Miller also attended.
Enterprise Shutdown Gives
Big Relief to Independents
HOLLYWOOD — Summer shutdown oa
production activities by Enterprise has been
the means of considerable relief for independent
film makers who have listed among
their major problems the shortage of studio
space. Alson Productions, headed by Edward
L. Alperson and Jack Jungmeyer jr..
whose output is distributed by 20th-Fox, has
rented space at Enterprise for the filming of
"The Tender Years," Joe E. Brown starrer.
Alson is the second outfit to take advantage
of the film-making hiatus by the Charles
Einfeld studio, the Stanley Kramer-George
Glass company, Screen Plays, Inc., previously
having rented office and shooting space
there.
Allied Artists Has Slated
'Kingdom Come' Remake
HOLLYWOOD—Allied Artists, running
mate company of Monogram, has slated a remake
of "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom
Come," the time-honored novel by John
Pox jr. Walter Mirisch has been assigned
to produce the picture which will topline
Gale Storm, who thereby will recreate the
role originally done for the screen by Mollie
O'Day when in 1928 she co-starred with Richard
Barthelmess.
BcJXOFTICE :: June 28, 1947 57

THREE BRAVES OF AA—Flanked by
two Indian rhiofs. left to risht. Producer
Jeffrey Bernerd, Steve Broidy.
president of Allied Artists, and Harold
Mirisch, vice-president, are shown at
Farmers Market where a large press party
was held prior to the press screening of
the Monogram-AA Cinecolor production,
"Black Cold."
The second picture shows Anthony
Qutnn, star of the feature, and William
C'respinel, president of Cinecolor, giving
a young Indian a de luxe chair.
Academy Gets Old Films
From William Selig Co.
HOLLYWOOD- From William Selig. motion
picture pioneer, the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences has accepted a
record of the old SoUk Co. The gift includes
production stills, publicity files and clips
from early day films along with the first
negative made by ScUg at the Chicago stock
yards In 1895 as well as the lens used on the
shot, a French Darlot. Since no conunerclnl
motion picture raw stock was on the market
at that time, Sellg had to punch the sprocket
holes by hand.
Psycho in the Nursery
HOLLYWOOD— Juvenile delinquency with
n psychological twi.st will be the theme of a
new picture, "Dangerous Years," which Sol
M. Wurlzel will make for 20th-Fox release.
The story deals with the theory that a child
may be .started on the road to delinquency
In the first five yeans of his life, due to a
real or imagined feeling of being unloved
by his parents.
At Rotary Convention
HOLLYWOOD — Virginia Welles. Paramount
starlet, went to San Francisco where
she was guest of honor at a Wisconsin state
delegation dinner at the Rotary International
convention. Miss Welles was chosen
because she Is a native of Wau.sau, Wis.,
where her father, the late Frank Welter, an
executive of Pox Wisconsin Theatres, was a
leader in Rotary.
Big Picnic Turnout
HOLLYWOOD - Record attendance of
more than 2.000 was expected for Paramounfs
Catalina picnic for employes and their families
scheduled for June 29. Sponsored by
the Paramount Studio club, the picnic was to
be the fir.st since war interrupted the annual
outing in 1941.
Academy Enrolls 58;
List to New Record
HOLLYWOOD—Fifty-six new names have
been added to the membership of the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,
bringing enrollment in the organization to
1.756. a new record.
The largest growth was in the art directors
branch; n new members added. They
were: Robert F. Boyle, Hilyard Morris
Brown. Edward C. Carfagr.o. Robert Clatsworthy,
George W. Davis. Earl Hedrick, Addison
F. Hehr, Ralph S. Hurst, Eddie Imazu,
Eugene Lourie. Albert Nozaki. Loren Patrick.
Ri.hard H. Riedel. Alexander Roelofs. Gabriel
Amerigo Scognamillo, Jack Martin
Smith and Lynden Sill Sparhawk.
Other branches:
Directors—William Castle, Jack Gage and
John S. Waters.
Executives and producers—Harry Englander.
Gene Fowler jr., N. Gayle Gitterman
and Hal Roach jr.
Film editors—Fred W. Berger, Bernard W.
Burton. Daniel Mandell. Philip Martin, H.
Arnold Schwarzwald and Harold Soldinger
Musicians—Jack Brooks, George Dunning.
Edward Heyman, Alexander Laszlo. Richard
J. Powers, Walter Schumann and Leith Stevens.
Public relations—Ann del Valle, Mort
Goodman, Bill L. Hendricks, Gladys Mensh,
Ethel Sackin, Martin Weiser, Reavis G.
Winckler and John Woolfenden.
Sound— Leon Becker. Lawrence A. Jones.
B. J. Kroger, William J. Montague, Arthur
R. Piantadosi.
Writers—Samuel Fuller, Andrew Soil and
Ivan L. Tors.
Members at large—Frank H. Ferguson, Lou
Wasserman and Ed Westrate.
Shreveporters Depart
HOLLYWOOD — Ralph Leaderbrand of
Shreveport. president of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce in Louisiana, and Albert J.
Meek, also of Shreveport, public relations
director for the chamber, returned to their
homes after conferring here with Steve
Broidy, president of Allied Artists and Monogram,
and Lindsley Parsons, producer of
Monogram's "Louisiana." regarding the world
premiere of the film in Shreveport next fall.
The film stars Gov. Jimmie Davis of Louisiana
and is based on his life.
Legion to View 'Cross'
HOLLYWOOE>— "Tlie Burning Cross." (
Somerset Pictures offering to be released by I
Screen Guild, will be given special showings '
for American Legion posts in more than 120
cities during the week of July 4. The feature, n
produced by Walter Colmcs, is an expose of
the modern Ku Klux Klan.
10 Screen Snapshots Set
HOLLYWOOD- Columbia has scheduled
ten shorts in the Screen Snapshots series on
its 1947-48 program. Tlie shorts will be produced
and directed by Ralph Staub, with
production starting in July. This marks the
27th season for these one-reel features on
off-stage Hollywood life.
jSl
:':'/
«[
il
3!
-it
i
j3l
Long Pact for Robert Sparks
HOLLYWOOD—Robert Sparks has been
signed to n new long-term producer contract
by RKO. Three fcitures are on his
upcoming schedule, "Stations West." "The
Education of the Heart" and "Weep No
More."
58
A Colonelcy for Janis
HOLLYWOOD—Janis Paige, Warner star,
has been commissioned an honorary colonel
of the 13th Infantry battalion of the marine
corps reserve In recognition of her interest
and efforts in behalf of marine corps recruiting
drives.
Theatre Being Concidercd
,
BRAWLEY. CALIF.—A theatre is under
consideration at the resort of Jacumba, near
.
here. Frank Salisbury jr. of Beverly Hius.
real estate man, is planning also a large
hotel, a lumber yard, ice plant, service station
and swimming pool.
BOXOFFICE
:: June 28, 1947

\ Casey,
-
'NAKED
"
'HIGH
estimonial Dinner
banned for Casey
lOLLYWOOD— After 50 years in the larcliUioiis
field, tlie last 20 with the maproducers,
Pat Casey wil be honored
liih a testimonial retirement dinner soon,
lists planning the fiuiction are confined to
li.ise Pat calls "my boys." and include 22
i( llywood studio industrial relations man-
(TS and their assistants.
at one time a vice-president of the
Inierican Federation of Labor, became asiDi-iated
with the picture industry in 1926,
phen two committees of motion picture pro-
[iicers and international heads of craft
liiions were first organized to handle inliistry
labor problems. Casey became chairlian
of the producers' group. He was still
lerving in this capacity when he retired two
feeks ago.
Fred S. Meyer of 20th-Fox is to preside
ft the farewell dinner as chairman of a comiittee
that also includes W. R. Walsh of
I/IGM and W. K. Hopkins of Columbia.
3ARAMOUNT international executives who
completed studio cotrferences and headed
ipmeward included George Weltner, presiifnt
of Paramount International: John B.
J.ithan, European general manager; Stanley
r'raig, general manager for New Zealand:
.Villiam Hurworth jr., Australian sales repcsentative:
James E. Perkins, managing
lirector for Great Britain, and Fred E.
i.itchinson. managing sales director for
3ritain.
* * «
Paul Hollister, RKO Radio studio representative
in Manhattan, trained out followng
two weeks of studio conferences on forthxming
product.
Jack Osserman, RKO supervisor for Latin
A:nerica. planed out on the first leg of his
:np around the U.S. visiting RKO exchanges.
After three weeks in Mexico City, where
Ui' supervised production on "Adventures of
C.isanova," shooting at the Churubusco studio,
Bryan Foy, vice-president in charge of
roduction for Eagle-Lion, checked back at
I
I
s
desk.
Stanley Kramer, head of Screen Plays,
Inc., new independent producing outfit,
planed out for New York to complete releas-
Irg plans for the company's 3'---year lineup.
• •
Producer Boris Morros trained in from
New 'York for powwows with 'William Le-
B iron, his partner in the United Artists
sharecropping outfit. Federal Films, on their
frrthcoming productions.
• « *
John J. Jones, president of Screen Guild
P:oductions, planed out for Chicago for busint
ss conferences.
P. A. Bateman, general .sales manager for
SG, returned to his desk after completing
a series of nationwide sales conferences, the
la;t two of which were held in Pittsburgh
aid Washington, D. C.
• » •
Ed Morey, vice-president and assistant to
P:esident Steve Broidy of Allied Artists and
Monogram, arrived from New- York for sales
huddles.
[OM AND DAD." the exploitation
progr.un
conceived by Hygienic Produc-
r^
tions of Wilmington. Ohio, has been
one of exhibition's financial sensations of the
past two seasons. From a modest beginning, it
has grown to where 15 units currently are
roadshowing the attraction in four nations.
Now-, rather belatedly, comes the Catholic
Legion of Decency to damn the program with
a "C," or condemned, classification. Says
the CLOD, "It deals with a subject mo.st objectionable
for presentation in entertainment
motion picture theatres, the treatment of the
subject as presented is most objectionable
for entertainment motion picture audiences
and the film ignores completely essential and
supernatural values associated with questions
of this nature,"
M. and D. may be ignoring the "supernatural
values" associated with "questions of
this nature" (hush! hush! it's sexi but, as
showmen w-ho have booked the feature will
testify, it hasn't ignored the supernatural as
concerns the black figures it left behind on
the ledgers of those showmen.
Now that the CLOD has decided that it
naughty to see the show, its business probably
will become super-supernatural.
Monsignor John J. McClafferty, executive
secretary of the same Catholic Legion of Decency,
was guest of honor at an industry
luncheon at MOM with Louis B. Mayer acting
as host. Most heads and executives of
all studios attended.
The same week Leo press previewed its
"The Hucltsters."
Producer Sam Katzman, who plows a
sharecropping acre over Columbia way, in
one w-eek added two newcomers to his already
heavy schedule of features and serials.
One is "The Corsair," to be based on the
epic poem by Lord Byron, first published in
1814. As the basis of the second, to be titled
"Knights of the Round Table," two other
classics of English literature will be utilized,
Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Idylls of the King"
and Sir Thomas Malory's "Morte d'Arthur."
Looks like someone gave Producer Katzman
a book of poetry for Christmas and he
finally got around to reading it.
Spealting of Indians. Lou Lifton, who beats
the tom-toms for Monogram, took a bow because
nine tribes were represented at the
powwow dinner Allied Artists staged for Hollywood's
hungry press prior to the screening
of Jeffrey Bernerd's "Black Gold." Tribes
were Yakima, Sioux. Shawnee. Mission, Ilopi,
Navaho, Kalmath, Ponca and Potawatomi,
Overlooked, Chief Smohawk of the .Smolensk
tribe took to the warpath.
Bernie (Tlie Bashful Boy Blurben Kamins.
director of publicity— if any—for Je.sse L.
Lasky-Walter McEwen Productions, finally
managed to ring the bell. When Bashful
Bernie calls members of the press these days
his conversation is preceded by the sounding
of chimes, which playful and time-killing
pursuit is to inform the harassed listener
is
that the call is on behalf of Lasky-McEwen's
"The Miracle of the Bells."
Characteristically Kaminsian, the chimes
are muffled—and off key.
Because of international red tape and unsettled
conditions, John Ford and Merian C.
Cooper of Arko Productions have cancelled
plans for an expedition to the Belgian Congo
to obtain footage for their "Mr. Joseph
Young of Africa," an upcoming RKO Radio
relea.se. Now, the entire picture will be shot
in Hollywood.
From one jungle to another.
Costumes for Sol Lesser's "Tarzan and
the Mermaids" will be designed by Norma,
Jerry Hoffman informs. The '.cript. he -says,
calls for special imaginative wardrobe for
more than 60 mermaids who will not wear
tails.
* * «
Some day the magi of production
Will go too far in their destruction
Of myth, tradition, time-honored fable
To win for films originality's label.
Sweet femmes who slay, cowpokes who
croon.
Whodunits what answer the question too
.soon,
Pug-ugjy heroes with elephant's hide,
All these the public has taken in stride.
But be not surprised if its patience falls
When it sees on the screen Lesser's mermaids
sans tails.
« 4> *
Anyway, the tail-less mermaids may answer
the traditional observation made by the
Indian upon meeting one of them.
Cary Grant plays a harp solo in Samuel
Goldwyn's "The Bishop's Wife." Recently
he revealed plans for investing his more or
le.ss hard-earned bankroll in an independent
production company in partnership with
Alexander Korda.
One way or another. Grant seems determined
to be an angel.
WALL' WITH
ROBERT TAYLOR
ROLLS AT MGM"
—Howard Strickling Headline.
Perhaps it was anticipation of rolling with
a high wall that accounts for his recent
vertiginous testimony before the House
Committee on un-American Activities.
Title changers at Columbia decided to
shorten "The Mating of Millie McGonigle"
to "The Mating of Millie." and "Silverado
Squatters" to "Silverado."
Apparently, the studios' current economy
drives will stop at nothing.
CITY' CAST
ARRIVING IN NEW YORK"
—John Joseph Headline.
The humidity,
no doubt.
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947 59

I
port
'
"d
•
60 BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
..^1
recently
purchased
current
'
STUDIO PERSONNELITIES
Barnstormers
RKO Radio
JANE GREER planed lo Sacramenio to make a
Foraonal appearance at a special premiere ot "The
armer's Daughlor" al the Alhambra Theatre. The
proceeds irom the premiere were to be donated to
a lund being raised by Sacramento citizens to buy
a homo tor Bob Moore, sightless, hondless marine
hero, and his family
Blurbers
Independent
IRVING FEIN has been signed as director of public
relations by Amusaflienl Enterprises, a new
organization planning to produce and package motion
picture and radio programs.
lOEL HARVEY, ROSE KNIGHT and HARRY LECHT-
MAN, lormerly with MGM. Selznick and the Los
Angeles Sanatorium, respectively, formed their own
public relations and publicity iirm to be known
as the H.K.L. advertising agency.
Republic
BILL BLOECHER has loined Mort Goodman's publicly
stall lor a special stint on Orson Welles'
"Macbeth
Briefies
Columbia
OK and running was the most recent Three
Stooges two-reeler comedy, "Heavens Above."
JULES WHITE lunctions as producer and director.
"Flying Stars" set as first in the series of ten
Screen Snapshots lo be made by Producer-Director
Ralph Slaub Featured in the one-reoler will be
aucn air-minded screen personalities os Dick Powell,
Frances Langford, Jon Hall and Veronica Lake
RKO Radio
HANS CONREID signed to do the lap narration
for "Hirohitos Children," hour-long documentary
picture made from confiscated lapanese films.
Meggers
Eaglele-Lion
Mogging chores tor tho second unit ol "Rainbow
Ridge" have been assigned to BREEZY EASON
He will pilot the unit located at Lake Louise and
"anil, while Producor-Diroctor Albert S. Rogell will
uuide the first unit located principally at Calgary,
Alta., Canada.
RKO Radio
RAY NAZARRO signed to meg onother Durango
Kid western, "Six-GSun Law." GILBERT KAY sot
to assist Nazarro and GEORGE KELLEY named
cameraman Colbert Clark is producing the Charles
Starrett-Smlloy Burnotto starrer, which is the second
in the new series
Warner Bros.
Directorial assignment on Flamingo Road"
handed to VINCENT SHERMAN, with lorry Wald
slated to produce, Edmund North is writing the
screenplay Irom Robert Wilder's novel ol political
intrigue.
Options
Columbia
NANCY SAUNDCHS ind PAUL CAMPBELL inked
lor romantic laads tn Ihu Durango Kid ag'>bru&her,
Stx Giin Low" in which Char)«s Slorrrelt and Smiloy
Burnottn co-slar.
GLF.NM FORD nlatod to shore olellor honors with
F.volyn Kftyos in Tho Mating o( Milho " Director
Honry L^vm wti! hn! H tho roins on tho Casoy Robin
tho romantic comody
'
'd actor RoI« aasignea
.lod rolo handed VlRfJirjiA
uv:;tl-h
DICK fONTS. rcentlv discharged Irom tho army
-.
rlio Honrv Al In.^i inked lof 8Up-
'ini ! .ini'-'lv r
Tho Straw*
lor a cart.
, ., ^ 'ion o* lohn
Lnglmh.
Metro
^
lor role ot Porlhou in
ifoo Muakoteers" which Pan-
"S.
lACKIL ShAHLL. lormor chtld star, given a role
in 'Virtuous " Tho director. Normon Taurog. It the
one who
' 't^*--"^ .. ir,,. tir • .-i 15 years ago by
choostng in his Itlm
V9r

LOS ANGELES
AT ITS BEST
WHERE IN AMERICA IS THERE AN INVESTMENT
MORE ECONOMICALLY SOUND THAN THIS ONE?
WILSHIRE BLVD. CORNER
150X150 FEET
TO A WIDE ALLEY
LESS THAN HALF IMPROVED WITH REIN-
FORCED CONCRETE AND STEEL
BUILDING.
FULL PRICE
$240,000
(HALF CASH)
THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST UNRESTRICTED CORNERS ON THE ENTIRE BOULEVARD WITH
UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES FOR FUTURE ENHANCEMENT IN VALUE, PARTICULARLY WHEN
PRESENT LEASE EXPIRES NEXT YEAR. NEW LEASE ARRANGEMENT IS POSSIBLE NOW AND
$30,000 YEARLY IS THE ESTIMATE MADE FOR THE NEAR FUTURE.
This will bear strictest investigation. Qualified buyers may have full information by contacting
BEN ALLAH NEWMAN
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER
4031 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5, Cahfornia
Phone—Exposition 1295
EOXOFFICE :: June 28. 1947 w 61

, Miiacl*
—
62 BOXOFFICE :: June 28, IM'
I
. . Jack
. . John
. . Dave
;
'Miracle'
Provides
Los Angeles Spark
LOS ANGELES—Only a miracle—Fox's
"Miracle on 34th Street"—seems capable of
Injecting a spark of their former life Into
local first run takes. In Its second week,
the picture again was tops, sharing that .spot
with U-I's "Ivy." in Its debuting stanza. Re-
Issues occupied almost one-third of the de
luxe screens with "The Great Waltz." In Its
fourth week, the standout.
(Average is 100)
Belmonl. Tl Roy, Orpheum and Vogue
Road to Hollywood (Astor); Socond Chorus
iAstor), reissues 150
Chinese. Slate, Uptown and Loyola
on Mth Sliool (20th-Foi). 2nd wk 175
Downtown and Hollywood Paramcunts
Calculla (Para), 2iid wk ; Foai in Ih* Nighl
(Para), 2nd wk 135
Egyplicm, Wilahirf and Los Angeles—Living in
'
a Big Way (MGM), 2nd wk 100
Four Star— The Gteal Waltx (MGM). reissue.
4lh wk- , - 150
Four Music Halls—New OrUcms (UA) 150
Guild. Ritz. United Artists, Studio City and
Ins-lTT (U-I) 175
Hillstreet and Pontages—Honeymoon (RKO).
2nd wk 95
Million Dollar— I Walk With a Zombi* (FC),
Tho Phantom Speaks (PC), reissues .. 90
Worners Downtown, Hollywood Wiltern
Cheyenne (WB), .Ird wk 90
Ink SpKjts Promote 'Learn'
To Top Spot in Seattle
SEATTLE -"Love and Learn." with the
Ink Spots on stage, did 180. leading the list
here. "Duel In the Sun." in the sixth week
of Its roadshow engagement at the Music Box.
and "The Yearling," in Its fifth recordbreaking
week at the Music Hall, pounded
right behind.
Blue Mouik:- Bedelia (KLl 70
Filth Avtnu- The Sea oi Grass (MGM) 2nd wk .. 95
Liberty—Johnny O'Clock (Col), King ol tho
Wild Horses (Col), 2nd wk 100
Music Box—Duel in the Sun (SRO), 6th d. t. wk.,
roadshow .,,. 160
Music Mil The Yearling (MGM), 5th wk 170
Orrli- m:?. Levi* and Loarn (WB); stage show 210
Palon, r Alios Billy the Kid (Rep); stage show 90
Parim HiMl Cheyenne (WB), 2nd wk 85
Roo'"/. |i Buck PriTOles Com* Horn* (U-I);
Millie's Daughter (Col), 2nd d t wk 90
Reissue Leads in San Francisco
As Show Business Pulse Falls
SAN FRANCISCO—The pulse of the motion
pictitrc liuliislry was beating ver>' feebly
here. Gasping for breath was the second
week of "High Barbaree" at the Fox Theatre,
low with an 80. "It Happened on Fifth Avenue"
opened at the Warfield and United Nations
theatres with 100. The Golden Gate
Theatre, with "Betty Co-Ed" on the screen
and John Calvert on the stage, made only
80. Best performer was the reissued "The
Great Waltz, at 150.
Esquire—The Egg ond I (U-I), 7th d. t. wk 105
Fcx-High Barbate* (MGM); My Brothar Talks
to Horsss iMGM) 2nd wk 80
Goidc-n Gate—B*lly Co-Ed (Col), stage show 80
Guild Theatre—The Great Walls (MGM),
reissue, 2nd wk 150
Orpheum—Copacabana (UA); The Millerson
Case (Col) 130
Paramount—Ch*y*nn* (WB); 1 Cover Big
Town (Para), 2nd wk 115
Si Francis—D*ar Ruth (Pora), 2nd wk 110
United Artists—N*w Orleans (UA); Th* Devil
on Whoels (PRO, 2nd wk 135
United Nations and Warfield— It Happened on
Fifth Avenu* (AA-Mono); Fall Guy (Mono) 100
DENVER
'^m. Hastings, Denver chairman for the C
theatre section of the National Con- f"
ference of Christians and Jews, has designated
Mayer Monsky, U-I branch manager,
!
to act with him as co-chairman.
Forty golfers played in the annual Rocky I
Mountain Screen club Calcutta, held at the
Lakewood Country r
club. '
"
was low net with a of 66;
Harry Fergtison
James Michelettl
with 70: Felix and Henry Friedel second Jack
•'
was a gross 125.
(
tied for third with 74. The poorest score
Milt Hossfeld, Fox Intermountain Thea- :
tres film buyer, went to Los Angeles for a '
buying huddle . . . Doyle Shelton is about i
ready to open his 300-seat Monarch Theatre '
'Egg' Goes Into Fourth Week; at Pritchard, Colo. . . . John Consentlne. •
Sets Denver Two-Theatre Record ^*"" Classics auditor^ is here
. . . Here on •
busmess at the 20th-Fox exchange were Her-
DENVER—"The Egg and I" went into its man Wobber. division manager: Charles '
fourth week at both the Paramount and Es- Walker, district manager, and Alex Harrison,
quire this week, giving it the longest run district booker,
of any film ever to play these two theatres.
Aladdin—Stairway to Heaven (U-1), 2nd wk 130 Ray Bartlett is building a new 850-seat I"
^'oadv/ar-UMe Mr. lim (MGM); Boom Town S150.000 theatre at Artesla, N. M.. and hopes f
De;iham-De«1urh (Paro) Z^Z^'g" 'o have it open early in August ... P. A. •
Denver and Woiiber-The Two Mrs. Carrolls Boggess, manager of the Chautauqua Thea- .'
(WB); Backlash (20th-Fox)
"*
j,,,,,,
tre, Boulder, Colo., which operates only about ^
Lsquire and Paramount—The Egg "" and I U-1), *,„« ^«»u^ . i- u i-*. j
frd
two
vjri.
125
months a year, has bought new projec- '
Orpheum—Honeymoon (RKO); Dick Tracy's tors, sound screen and Other equipment from '
Dilemma (RKC5) „„ ,
100 National Theatre Supply. '^'^
Riallo— Captain CaubOB (FC); Captain Fury
(FC), reisisups 130
Tabor -That Way With Women (WB); Earl Bell, Warner manager, went to Los ^
Builalo Bill Hides Again (SG) _„ 75 Angeles for a district meeting . Davis, •
Atlas Theatres general manager, is vaca- '
tioning in Chicago .
Howard, SRO
^^ClVnGTS to Film 'Victor'
district manager, was here four days calling '-
on theatre managers and conferring with
In Locale Near Paris
Chanes Duer. local SRO manager.
HOLLYWOOD— With almost every studiJ
planning to film part of or entire pictures
abroad, Warners Bros, is no exception to the
trend. Sequences of "To the Victor," forthcoming
postwar melodrama showing the effects
of war upon individuals, will be shot in
its European locale.
Director Delmer Daves plans to leave for
Paris shortly to scout locations and make
filming arrangements. Viveca Lindfors and
Dennis Morgan already have been set to
topline but it was not revealed which of
them or what principals will make the Eufiipeiin
trek.
Marvin Goldfarb. who left RKO some tbuei
ago to look after his private interests, haa^
returned to the company as a salesman ,
Paul AUmeyer, Paramount booker, has moTedV
from Idaho Springs, Colo., to Littleton, ColaC
This puts him closer to Denver by some 25
miles . Blosser, assistant booker at
Paramount, has found a house in north t
Denver and has moved in,
William Carr, Warner Bros, auditor, is
giving the local exchange the usual periodical
checkup.
Exhibitors on Filmrow Included Doyle Sheltun.
Pritchard. Colo.: Neal Beezley. Burlington.
Colo.: Frank Roberts, Lincoln, Neb,,'
controller for the Cooper Foundation Thea-i
tres: Robert Spahn, Mitchell, S. D.: Herbert)3
Gumper, Center, Colo.: Mr. and Mrs. Predi
Lind. Rifle, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. R. D, Ervln.tJ
Kremmling, Colo.: Earl M. Campbell, Tren-i
ton. Neb.: Dorrance Schmidt. Bridgeport.
Neb.: Eldon Menagh, Fort Lupton, Cole:
George Allan sr.. North Platte. Neb., and,
Mrs, Frank Barnes and son Billy. Crawford,.
Neb.
STAR SPARKS "K.XMHOD" HOW— When Prr>ton 1 iistrr ;trrivid in Portland in
ronnrctliin with Ihr biinklnK nf "Kiimnid" at the Onturv rhpiitro. Ted Ci.imbic feted
Ihr lloll.vuiiixl star at » rpcrptiun in the llonson hotel. The event also commemorated
the K,ila n|iriiiiiK n( the (rntury.
Left til rlKhl: Jack O'Bryan, western OrcKOn salesman. United Artists; Earl F.
Kllry, ma.vnr of Portland; .\. J. Sulliv.iii, manager, UA; Foster; Morris Segel, eastern
()ret;nn sjilrvman.
Chicago Man to Film
Travelog of Montana
HELENA—James Dobyns of Chicago will
arrive here in early July to film a colored
travelog of Montana under sponsorship ol j
the state chamber of commerce.
The first part of the 60-minute film wUl,
show Montana in a pioneer .stage and wlB
introduce such historical events as Custer's
last stand by the use of headlines taker,
from pioneer newspapers.
Dobyns said that he has been much interested
in Montana since his initial visit to thi
west in 1924. He has made similar travelog! .1
of Wyoming and Colorado.

I
,
deal
. . Dave
. . Emma
. . Barney
. . The
,^ong Cackle Ends;
peattle Likes 'Egg'
SEATTLE— "The Egg and I" hatched in
V nests here last week, and as would be
|;>pected. started reaping a golden harvest
111 the boxoffice because this is where the
Ibi ok was laid.
Sterling's Palomar Theatre and Hanirick-
I'.ergreen's Orpheum opened simultaneously
[»• th the U-I release, culminating months of
liieparation by Earl Kcate. that company's
;.\ploitation representative. It was way back
Jr. September that Keate started the ball
L-i'lling by arranging a giant luncheon at the
Washington State Press
]
club where Gov.
Mon C. Wallgren honored the book's author.
Betty MacDonald.
From that begimiing. the campaign grew
u:itU it became one of the most comprehensive
in years. Both Del Larison. Orpheum
ii.anager. and Zolly Volchock. Sterling city
manager, put on special fronts for the occasion.
However, they worked independently
o: each other in the way of exploitation, with
Keate seeing that the parts dovetailed.
Because the setting of the story is on
nearby Olympic peninsula, and the author
i^ a Seattle woman, cooperation was exceptional
from all angles. Book, department and
drug stores were generous in allowing windaw
and counter displays. One firm prep.ired
a special "Egg and I" menu featuring
e^g dishes. A girl in farmerette costume
walked the streets handing out eggs in behalf
of the picture. The biggest newspaper
cimpaign in months preceded the opening,
of course with generous publicity copy.
So. it was no surprise when both houses
opened to packed throngs.
'Maedchen' to Be Released
By Bregstein, Krimsky
LOS ANGELES—"Maedchen in Uniform."
psychological film of pre-Hitler days, will be
lereleased nationally by Herbert Bregstein
and John Krimsky. They have signed with
Sidney Pink to open the picture soon at the
Uclan Theatre in 'Westwood.
"Maedchen in Uniform" aroused a good
of controversy in this country when it
was first released. It was banned in a number
of states and was later suppressed in
Nazi Germany because it exposed Teutonic
rathlessness and regimentation.
Pacific Drive-In Theatres
Plan San Fernando Unit
SAN FERNANDO, CALIF.—Pacific Drivein
Theatres, Inc., soon will build an 800-car
drive-in on Roscoe boulevard near Sepulveda
boulevard. Architects are drawing
plans now. The screen building will be a
.-teel frame structure with steel decking and
plaster walls and the projection and office
building will be of reinforced concrete. The
lot will be paved with oil and gravel and the
property will be surrounded by a gunite wall.
No estimate of the cost is available now.
Film About Bakersfield
Fills Out Double Bill
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.—A 90-minute
picture showing life in Bakersfield was shown
for four days at the Fox Theatre on the
-ower half of a double bill.
The picture was produced by Robert Allen
Productions in three weeks. After finishing
-he picture here the company moved on for
."i
similar project in Taft.
More than 60 local activities were photo-
Gum Kills Dog; Successor Sticks to Popcorn
Salt Lake City—Hall Bacl7, branch
manaKtT i>f Fux Intrrmountuin here,
came bark from a trip intu the territory
with lliLs story of gum-chewing and popcorn-eatins
dogs:
It seems B. "Shorty" Finess, engineer
and handyman at the Liberty Theatre in
Great Falls, Mont., had a dog named
Bessie who liked chewing gum. Bessie
went on short rations during the day,
but at night she would get her fill.
Shorty turned the scats in the theatre up
when he was cleaning and Bessie would
graphed, including night life, industrial
sceiies. church services, swimming scenes
and graduation activities at the high schools
and junior college.
Threaten County License
REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.—An ordinance
requiring that all businesses in unincorporated
areas of San Mateo county be
licensed has been prepared here at the request
of the comity board of supervisors. The
basic fee would be $25 a year, but motion
picture theatres and many others would pay
more: theatres would be charged from $150
to $200 per year, depending on seating capacity,
with the higher price for theatres
seating more than 1,000.
First Runs Reshuffled
LOS ANGELES—Due to
the local shortage
of new product, first run bookings have been
temporarily realigned and an Enterprise
feature, "The Other Love." will play day
and date at the RKO Hillstreet and Pantages.
United Artists, which distributes Enterprise
pictures, ordinarily uses the four
Music Halls as first run outlets.
Quits Aladdin Post
DENVER—Ned Greenslit. manager of the
Aladdin Theatre here, has resigned to become
president of the newly formed Englewood
Radio and Record Corp. Having wide interests
in Denver. Greenslit is a member of tlie
Kiwanls club and has sung in several of the
Denver Post's opera productions.
Borden Builds in Blaine
BLAINE, WASH.—Construction is under
way on the theatre being built here by
George Borden jr. The new house is opposite
Borden's AM-BC Theatre. The building will
have 100 feet of store frontage.
IWAHOO
If * *
—-^
eat freshly placed wads from the bottom
of the scats.
When Bessie died recently of cancer
of the stomach, it was found she had a
large ball of chewing gum in her stomach.
Shorty bought another dog about
two weeks ago, but he's not taking any
chances of killing the hound off with
chewing gum. The new pooch is developing
a liking for popcorn, however, and
goes on short rations during the daytime
to fill up on popcorn at night when the
theatre crowds have gone home and
Shorty is cleaning up.
SEATTLE
Arthur O'Connell has resigned as branch
manager here for U-I and will be succeeded
by George DeWaide, Los Angeles, who
at one time was ad sales manager here for
Paramount . Cantor. RKO's coast
publicity head, pa.ssed through on his way to
Vancouver, B. C, with Jack Douglas, local
exploiteer.
Joe Rosenfield and Howard McBride have
formed a partnership to operate the Granada
and Post theatres in Spokane . . . Homer
Schmitt. Columbia booker, is back to work
after vacationing in Kansas . Hoosier
Hotshots are scheduled to make a personal
appearance at the Music Hall July 2 . . . Ted
Snyder is in Ketchikan, Alaska, supervising
the remodeling of the Revilla for B. F.
Shearer.
Robert Wells, who has been connected with
radio broadcasting, has joined Wally Ricker's
sales staff at E-L Rose, U-I's
.
coast sales manager, was in town for a few
days . . . Tom and Marion Shearer have
their new son Roger Alan Shearer . . . Claude
and Hila Jensen visited here for a few days
from Portland . Ridgeway. who
manages her father's theatres in Sedro-Woolley,
was a Filmrow visitor . . . Herbert Royster,
who manages the Mayfair in Portland, visited
friends here.
Out-of-town visitors to Filmrow during the
week included Billy Conners. John Owsley
and Les Theuerkauf. Tacoma; Walter
Graham. Shelton: W. B. McDonald. Olympia:
Eldon Pollock jr. and Eddie Snow. Mount
Vernon, and Gene Groesbeck. Enumclaw
. . . Bill Heineman. general sales manager
for J. Arthur Rank, was in to visit Frank L.
Newman sr.. Evergreen president.
To Scribble Original Stofy
Jack Henley will scrible the original story
for Columbia to serve as the basis for the
22nd picture in the Blondie series.
you Qa*i, Make. Mo^ut Mo*ie4f,
udtU WAHOO
HOLLYWOOD AMUSEMENT CO.. 831 S. WABASH AVE.. CHICAGO
>^
BOXOFFICE ;: June 28, 1947 63

. . Former
LOS ANGELES
'Wyoming' Premieres*
T ouise Fenstennaker and Betty DeBrown
have assumed new positions at Paramount.
Louise, a former branch manager's
secretary, moved up to the division office to
become secretar>' to George A. Smith, western
division manager. Betty took over as
secretary to Manager Al Taylor . . .
Ben
Sachey left the Universal exchange to become
Monogram's new booker . . .
Jack
Broder of the Cinema and Florence Mills
theatres Joined the ranks of the Southern
California Theatre Owners Ass'n.
On the week's hospiul list was Guy Gunderson,
executive and booker for the Drive-In
Theatres. Guy fell down recently and broke
three ribs. Charlie Caballero is acting as his
standln until the ribs heal.
. . .
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Elliman of Ireland
visited Hollywood recently. Elliman di-slributes
Republic pictures in that country and is
Another
one of the leading exhibitors there
visitor from afar was Larry de Prida,
special representative for Clasa-Mohme it.
the southern Malay states and the Hawaiian
Islands. His destination was the home office
here on the Row.
Arnold Schaak of the Ramona and Holly
theatres was back on home soil after a trip
to Chicago . Milt Hos.sfelt, film buyer for
the
. .
Fox Intermountain circuit, was here on
a business trip to the home office.
Familiar faces on the Row: Jimmy
Edwards of the Edwards Theatres circuit;
Leo Hamacher, owner of the Victory in San
Diego and R. E. Archibald, who owns the
Coronado, Coronado.
Filmrow has been pretty quiet lately. One
reason may be that so many theatre folk
Jack Herman, presi-
are away on vacations.
dent of Eastland Theatres, is enjoying a
three-week Jaunt to Vancouver, B. C, and
Saul Mahler, general manager of Vinnecof
Theatres, was planning to head in the same
direction.
Ju-st as scenic but closer to home is the
holiday spot picked by Patty Dolezal, booker
for Republic, and Wanda Emanuel, assistant
ATTENTION!
Drive-In
if Theatre Operators ^
For Bpecial trailer copy lor
your opening write to
Motion Picture Service Co.
12S Hyde St.. San Francisco 2
Producers ol Showmanship Trailers
WILL Mf^HE
WidmnlkeatnicoL
Equipment Co.
337 GOLDEN GATE AVE.
SAN FRANCISCO 2. CALIF.
-f 9>hone HEmux:k 8K>2
cashier. The girls went fishing In the high
Sierras . . . Jack Goldberg, general manager
of Eastland Theatres, likes his vacations a
bit more civilized. He Just got back from
New York.
Many other showmen, who had to keep
their noses to the grindstone instead of
gallivanting about the country, showed up on
the Row to get in a stint of booking and buying.
They included: Joe Moritz. owner of
the Victor; Lew Fredericcl of the Avalon;
Harold Wenzler of the Lux; Ed Stein, proprietor
of the Mission; Dave Fred, owner of
the De Luxe; O. W. Flanigan, owner of the
Dixie, and O. W. Seeking of the La Shell in
Long Beach.
Ben Peskay was at the Republic exchange
booking for his Lakewood Theatre and
Jimmy Nicholson and Saul Mahler were at
United Artists doing the same for the four
Academy Theatres.
Confabs of one kind and another were going
on as usual. Jack Broder and Bill Flemion
of the Broder Releasing Co. huddled with
Bernie Leavitt of Leavitt Theatres . . . Harry
Hollander of Monogram and Harry Wineberg
of the Oriental lunched together to discuss a
deal . . . Jimmy Loomis, in from Nogales,
Ariz., where he owns the Grand Theatre,
was giving premium giveaway deals the once
over at Associated Advertisers.
"Stony" Goad, Screen Guild salesman, and
Earl Collins, division manager for Republic,
were back in town after business trips.
"Stony's" trek look him to his Bakersfield
territory, while Salt Lake City was Earl's
destination.
Two new theatres had their grand openings
recently. One was the Grove, of Lemon
Grove, Calif., owned by J. Van Gilse. The
other was Phelps-Dodge Co.s Times Theatre,
a 600-seater in Mesa, Ariz.
George Fink of the Coronet Theatre in
San Diego was up booking and buying the
other day . . . Phil Monsky. Universal-International
salesman in Omaha, also was in tow'n
hobnobbing with friends in the local film
mart . Angelino Bill Parker. now-
Universal branch manager in San Francisco,
was back on his old stamping ground visiting
friends.
The Paramount lot was loured recently by
four sightseeing exhibitors from out of town.
They were Mrs. Marion Walker, owner of the
Huron in Minneapolis; Mrs. W, C. Kroeger
of the Shaimon Theatre. Portageville. Mo.;
A. C. Dodge, who owns the Hiland in Myrtle
Point, Ore., and Harry Brown Finch, president
of Thomiisville Theatre Corp.. Thomasville.
N. C.
Mildred Horn, "Mom and Dad" scrivener,
was seen in the Hygienic Productions office
chatting witli Branch Manager Bob Hicks
Page and Jean Gaston, his secretary . . .
Leonn Arkeil|)ane has sold the Kiva Theatre
on South Broadway to Moses Hernandez.
^^ CENTURY''
THE MODERN PROJECTOR
187 Golden Gate Ave,,
San Francisco 2, Calif.
Phono Undcrhill 7571
In Cheyenne July 23
HOLLYWOOD—In connection with th
annual Cheyenne Frontier Days celebratior
Republic's "Wyoming " will be given lis worli
premiere at the Lincoln and Paramount thea
Ires in Cheyenne July 23. Republic star
William "Bill" Elliott and Vera Ralston. froD
the picture's cast, and Foy Willing and th
Riders of the Purple Sage will appear at .
two-day gala reception which will inelud'
participation in parades, broadcasts, indue
lions into Indian tribes and other specia
events.
"It is with great pleasure that I proclaln
Republic studio's production of 'Wyoming
as the official motion picture of the olsl an
nual Frontier Days celebration," stated Gov
Lester C. Hunt of Wyoming.
Prior to arrival at Cheyenne the Republii
group will be the guests of F. H. -Rick
Kicketson, president of Fox Inlermountaii
Theatres in Denver, where Ihey will partici
pate in a civic luncheon, visit hospitals ani
train to Cheyenne via the Denver Post spe.
cial.
Screen Publicists Guild
Installs New Officers
HOLLYWOOD—Lesley Mason was give
his gavel as incoming president of the Scree
Publicists Guild al a general membershi
meeting. Other new officers installed al th
meeting were John B. Campbell, vice-presi
dent; Frank Perrett, recording secretarj
Chip Cleary. financial secretary; Al Jerm;
treasurer; Bill Lyon. 18-monlh trustee, an
Milton Gottlieb, business manager.
The slale was nominated without oppos)' i
lion early in June.
Montana's First Drive-In
Going Up Near Kalispell
KALISPELL, MONT. — Monwna's flri
drive-ln will soon be built by Bert and Johi?
Strack here. The site is four miles east ci
Kalispell. Covering five acres the Iheativ
accommodate al least 500 cars.
will
Tlie 25x40-foot screen will have a bacbt
ground 60 feel high and 63 feel wide. Thproject
will feature the latest in equipmer (
and will represent an investment of aboui
SI5.000.
Reopening at Redmond
REDMOND. ORE.— After being clOBO'
three weeks for redecoration. the Odem Tll

'
I
the
. . Gladys
. , E.
. . George
. . The
. . Dave
—
. . Nat
.
.
SAN FRANCISCO
Tliealres in Modesto will continue to pay a
tax of three cents on each ticket, after
a judge sustaineci the city's demurrer to a
suit brought by Modesto Theatres, Inc.,
T»'tilch attacked the constitutionality of the
orillnance. City Clerk Rex Gailfus said the
tax returns $60,000 annually,
i
1 1 Rnssell E. Wheeler, manager of the Metru
Tlieatre here, spoke at the Marina merchants
meeting. Wheeler outlined plans for Christmis
lighting and decorations . State
jTlieatre in Oroville had its fourth seat fire
recently. It seems that patrons snuff out
cl'.;arets in the holes of seats.
The prewar gimmick of free tickets for
readers of local newspapers, has come to
life again in Burlingame. Free tickets to
Manor Theatre for readers of the Ad-
'vance, south San Mateo, are offered each
week. In cooperation with Joseph Daly.
manager of tlie theatre, names of four winners
appear each week among the advertisements.
Bea Easton, Petersen Theatres, will go to
Colorado for her vacation and to attend i
family reunion . . . Bill Helm, Niles Theatre,
is vacationing at Adams Springs
P.icific Pottery Co. of 130 Hyde is
. . . The
moving to
its new location in the Furniture Mart Bldg.
on Market street.
. .
The Ink Spots and a complete vaudeville
show are taking over the Paramount Theatre
tiie week of July 1. It is a "one shot" event
ii-.sofar as the theatre is concerned. If Sa.i
Francisco likes it, maybe we'll have
Harry
two
\.iudeville theatres instead of one .
Ludwig, auditor for Robert L. Lippert, is off
to Pixley.
Jay Golden, western division manager for
RKO Theatres, returned from Los Angeles
. . L. E. Thompson, also of RKO Theatres,
was in town for a few days . Canavan,
RKO maintenance department, w-as
here on remodeling the front of the Golden
Gate Theatre. The entire inside of the house
lias been redecorated.
.
Dave Cantor, RKO studio publicist,
Twentiethwas
here on his way to Portland . .
Pox Exploiteers Frank Jenkins and Ed Yarborough
are in Colorado Alderman,
former theatre
.
owner in Los Angeles,
and his son said hello to friends before their
'.akeoff for their New York home. Alderman
IS manufacturing Constance Bennett cosmetics.
Scotty Dunlap and Roy Del Ruth took
background scenes on Powell street for a new
Monogram production . Walker Chapman
and his wife and children flew in from
Honolulu for a tour of the U.S. Chapman is
•«th the Royal Amusement Co. His trip
here is the first in more than five years.
Cecil Curtis, head shipper at Republic
Friends of
studios, is in the hospital . . .
Harry Kaiser, United Artists office manager,
are wishing him a speedy recovery from his
The Key system strike is
'.ong illness . . .
causing difficulties along the Row. It is a
valid excuse for many workers to come in
late ... or not at all.
"BEDEIJA" IN DENVER—When "Bedelia" and "Its a Joke, Son" played Fox
Interniountain's Rialto in Denver, Manager Jack M. Copeland erected this front to advertise
his Eagle-Lion double bill. Interesting detail was a large photograph of Mar-
.garet Lockwood ("Bedelia") in the boxoffice window while the theatre was closed.
is opening of the New Pismo Beach Theatre,
operated by Westland Theatres. Al Chamberlin
will manage the first run hou.se . . .
Rotus Harvey's home in Burlingame and
Rodda Harvey's home in Stockton both have
new swimming pools . . . Ray Summers,
manager at the Stockton Theatre, is vacationing.
His wife Wanda, who was employed
at Westland Theatres, is with him.
Bill Boland. chief booker at Westland
Theatres, celebrated his 16th wedding anniversary
. . . Noeline Etchegoyhen, manager of
the American Theatre in Winnemucca, Nev.,
was married June 19 ... G. Karski, Motion
Picture Service Co., returned from an outof-town
trip . . . Anita Rupel. UA stenographer,
is on vacation in Alaska . . .
Aletha
Duke, contract clerk, is new around United
Artists . . . Hans Kolmar and Milton Hall
were in town for the opening of "Henry V"
throughout northern California.
W. E. Callaway, district manager for
United Artists, was in town .
Nathanson,
UA manager, sent his family east for a
six-week vacation . . . Marion Isaacs, formerly
with UA, is vacationing in Canada .
Emmett Cannon is closing his Golden Gate
smoke shop and going fishing. Agnes, his wife,
going with him.
Monogram worker, is
Fairmont to Be Revamped
SAN DIEGO—The Fairmont Theatre here
soon will undergo extensive alterations. FWC
has awarded a contract for the work to the
George W. Carter Co. of Los Angeles and
the cost has been estimated at $68,983. The
auditorium shell will be reconstructed, new
gunite columns and filler walls built, existing
walls encased and the front modernized.
There will be new bracing, a new concrete
floor, a new lobby and foyer, new rest rooms
and new lounges and offices.
Two 'Durango' Pictures
Put on Columbia Slate
HOLLYWOOD — Two new Durango Kid
films have been added to the production
slate of Colbert Clark at Columbia. The
originals, "Blazing Across the Pecos" and
"West of Sonora," are being converted for
screening by Norman S. Hall and Barry
Shipman, respectively. They will be vehicles
for Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette.
Four More Houses Join
Western Amusements
LOS ANGELES—Western Amusement Co.
has taken over the Broadway and Palms theatres
in El Centro, the Azteca in Calexico
and the Needles Theatre in Needles. The
first three belonged to Frank UUman, the
Needles to S. A. Simons.
This One Hung On
ALBUQUERQUE — Bob Ponte, El Rey
manager, returned from a fisliing trip to
Elephant Butte with a three-and-a-halfpound
crappie. believed to be the largest
caught in that area in many years.
Cigaret Fire Bums Two Seats
ORO'VILLE, CALIF.— A recent fire at the
State Theatre here consumed two seats and
a part of the floor near the seats. Fire department
officials told Manager Walter
Tooley they thought the blaze was caused by
a lighted cigaret placed inside the seat
through a hole cut In the leather. Watchman
Roy Johnson, awakened by his alarm
clock at 5 a. m. In the morning, discovered
the fire and saved the building.
Joe Cannon, Warner Bros, cashier, is vacationing
in Yosemite . Paull also of
WB, is taking a six-week jaunt over the
country . . . Frank Noege, WB booker, and
Al Grubstick, Screen Guild, are being called
for jury duty.
Those monogrammed suspenders Frank
Noege wears are something to see . .
July 1
.
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
^ ATTRACTIVE POPCORN BOXES Mi
Top Volume Poopmo Purdue Hy brid Popcorn.
Popsit Plus Popcorn Seasoninp Cocoanu t Oil in 50-lb. Cans
Popcorn Salt—Scoops— Baijs— Scasonino Measuring Cups
Best Quality Mefchandise Quick Service
ARTHUR
UNGER CO.
lOS Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco 2. Calif.
y
We
have the
(or
YOUR
Count on US loi Quick Achonl | UKAI Kb
i^ p>.»* Owl wid* contact*
KrX ll'xidoaT Mil OMUra VOU dl Mti
THEATRE EXCHANGE CO.
201 Fine Art> Bldg. Portland 5, Orcoon
J
65

Towns in California
To Get New Houses
SAN FRANCICO—The Golden State Theatre
Corp. has received authorization from
the OHE to construct a theatre in Millbrae
at EI Camino, Real and Chadboume avenue.
It will be Millbrae's first cinema. The corporation
had submitted three plans to the
OHE and has not yet been Informed which
of the plans was approved.
Delhi, Calif., Is to have a new theatre. S.
Court of Livingston, who recently erected a
new theatre there. Is planning the new Delhi
house.
The Soledad Theatre in the California
town of that name opened recently. The
house seats 700 and has all modern conveniences.
Owners Blanco and Martin have appointed
A. R. Jackme of Soledad as manager.
Authorization was granted by the OHE to
Clifford W. Morris of San Francisco to construct
a theatre on the Waterford highway
and La Loma. The permit allows construction
in the amoiuit of $8,250. It will have a
seating capacity of about 600. Morris is an
executive of Redwood Theatres of San Francisco.
B^^^^B^^Wa • ' 1
Sol Lesser to Produce
'Bride of Bridal Hill'
HOLLYWOOD— -Bride of Bridal Hill,"
from the book by George Agnew Chamberlain,
has been added to his 1947 production
schedule by Sol Lesser, independent producer
making features for both RKO Radio and
United Artists relea.se. Recently acquired
and being scripted by Jerry Davis, the picture
will star Lon McCallister, Allene Roberts
and Julie London. Yarn concerns three
youngsters and a hunting dog. Wether it will
be for UA distribution has not been determined.
Lesser owes UA two more pictures on his
current three-film commitment. Tlie first.
"The Red House." already is in distribution.
The remaining two will be selected from
three properties now in the works—the newie
listed above, "Kidnapped," and "Harness
Bull."
Pateros Construction Halts
PATEROS. WASH.— L. A. Gilltspie, local
builder, has received an order halting construction
of his theatre building here. The
order came from Galen S. Geller of Seattle,
regional OHE compliance director. Gillespie
received authorization last January to build
a warehouse and mlllwork shop on the basis
that the buildings were essential and nondeferrable.
Construction of a theatre was
not authorized.
Lewiston Drive-In Open
LEWISTON. IDAHO— Mr,s. Maiy Pulverc,
Auto-Vue Theatre In north Lewiston Is now
open.
Art Adamson to Build in Albany
ALBANY, ORE.—Art Adamson. owner of
the Venetian and Granada theatres, will
build a big new theatre here as soon as perml.ssion
Is obtained from the CPA. Raymond
Porter, manager of the two local theatres,
says the location of the new theatre will be
announced in the near future but at the
present time nil plans are being held up bv
the CPA.

,
Fire
I
Louis
'
1 nt
-
. . . Spencer
. . 20th-Pox
. . "Miracle
. .
I
'ool Breakup Brings
'WC Staff Shakeup
,OS ANGELES— As a result of the realign
in management through dissolution of
1 lis in recent weeks. Charles Skouras, presi-
It of Fox West Coast and National Thca-
I s, has instituted a number of changes and
imotions in executive and managerial peri;mel.
Executive personnel changes revealed by
kouras are William Thedford. district manger,
to assistant to George Bowser, general
imager of FWC; Bert Pirosch. associate
tad of the booking department, to the film
living department; Fay Reeder. San Frant.'^co
publicity director, to district manager,
|*n Francisco first runs: Bob Rothafel, manager
of the Criterion, Santa Monica, to dis-
I'rict manager, district four, replacing Terry
[Mi^'Daniel, resigned.
Other transfers— Harry Siple, district manjper.
East Bay. to district manager, Penin-
|)Ula.
JERMAN KERSKEN TO EAST BAY
Herman Kersken, first run San Francisco
li
flistrict manager, to East Bay.
W. C. Ricord. Peninsula district manager,
l;c valley district manager, northern Calircrnia.
J[ Fred Glass, valley district manager, to
llniedford's southern California district.
I' Herb Norris, from the Nile to the Kern,
I'B.ikersfield.
Floyd Thurston, the Mission, San Diego,
h.c the Rivoli. Van Nuys.
r Frank Swartz, the Kern, Bakersfield ,to the
l.kialto, south Pasadena.
George Miller, the Figueroa, Los Angeles,
J|t(' the United Artists, El Centre.
Al Dimiont. the Aztec. San Diego, to the
I'
plFairmount, San Diego.
Jim Richardson, the Rialto, South Pasa-
.dena, to the Criterion, Santa Monica.
David Lackie. the California, Ontario, to
the Granada, Ontario.
Bob Smith, the United Artists, El Centre,
tn the Figueroa, Los Angeles.
DEAN DA\1S TO CALEXICO
Dean Davis, the Valley, El Centre, to the
Capitol, Calexico.
Bud Bowers, night manager, California.
San Diego, to the Valley, El Centre.
Henry Pines, the United Artists, Ingleiwood,
to the newly acquired Nevada, Reno.
I John Nulen, the Lyric, Monrovia, to the
'Vnited Artists. Inglewood.
Harry Wallace, manager downtown United
Artists; J. Clark. Plaza. San Diego; Neil
Brown. Golden State, Riverside; Frank Mil-
'lan, Alte, Los Angeles, and Bob Erspamer.
Leimert, Los Angeles, remain as manager
with former Fox West Coast partners.
Alberts, Capitol, Calexico, and J.
Moran, Rivoli. Van Nuys, resigned.
Candy for the Kids
GREAT FALLS. MONT.—At the last
show
ct the special children's series featuring Anne
Shirley in "Anne of Green Gables. " Great
Falls children were treated to large free bags
of candv.
Precautions Praised
CHICO, CALIF.—After inspection of the
Senator Theatre. Chief C. E. Tovee issued
a detailed report here commending Tom
Whlttemore for the "excellent job" he has
oone in observing fire safety measures.
Build in Calhan, Colo.
CALHAN. COLO. — Gerald Little and
Joseph Maul, local business people, are building
a theatre here.
SALT LAKE CITY
Qpcning of the Huish Theatre at Richfield,
Utah, June 18, formed topic of conversation
on Filmrow this week. Most branch
managers and salesmen and many others
attended the premiere performance of the
theatre, which was officially opened and
dedicated by the mayor of Richfield, civic,
business and church leaders of the area and
by Vincent A. Gilhool, manager of the Huish-
Gilhool circuit, operators of the house.
The Weber Motor- Vu, sixth outdoor house
to open in this state within the last month,
played to its first crowd of 800 cars last
month. It is operated by the Associated
Amusements Corp. . . . Reed Wood will open
the Main Theatre at Garland, Utah, July 15,
according to present plans.
A board meeting of the Utah Theatres
Ass'n will be held next week to plan for the
annual election. Victor Anderson of Orem
is incumbent president
is in the midst of
. . . Incidentally,
another big
V'.c
summer celebration
at the Scera, the big communityowned
house. The theatre and grounds have
been gaily decorated for the city's centenniil
and summer fun show. Several Eagle Scout
badges have been awarded on its stage, and
children of Orem have received school activities
awards.
Ralph Trathen, secretary-treasurer of the
UTA. will leave July 3 for a combined business
and pleasure trip to the coast . . . Roger
Heman. sound technician for 20th-Fox, was
in on a vacation. He was bound for Yellowstone
Jack Reeves, a Terry Turner junior
. . . field representative, spent a week with Russ
Morgan, RKO field representative, learning
details of his work.
Howard Cahoon, Selznick branch manager
here, was married to blond Dorothy Williams
Burkinshaw, operator of the
Burk Theatre, also deserted ranks of the
bachelors.
"It Happened on Fifth Avenue" opened at
the Rialto for its third straight week in Salt
Lake. It played ten days at the Uptown,
moved to the Rialto. and then held over at
the latter house . on 34th Street"
played to larger than usual bu.siness at tho
Centre and then moved to the Studio .
Jerry Colonna was here to open the state fair
horse show .
sheet advertisins
has been taken over by NSS. making Republic
the only exchange on the Row still
handling its own sheet ads.
To Build at Grand Ronde
McMINNVILLE. ORE.—Manager W. Hibbert
of the Sheridan Hi-Way Theatre has
announced that a new theatre will be built
at Grand Ronde. The building will be completed
before the end of the summer and
will be called the Grand Way Theatre.
Mrs. George Installs Equipment
HEPPNER, ORE.— Elaine Sigsbee George,
manager of the Star Theatre, has installed
new projection lamps and a new sound screen.
New draperies have been ordered and other
improvements are planned as soon as materials
are available, according to Mrs.
George.
New Drain Theatre to Open Soon
DRAIN, ORE.—Mrs. Golda Woolman says
the new Drain Theatre will be ready to open
by July 1.
MGM Keeps Dubbing
For Mexico Showing
NEW YORK—MGM is continuing its
policy of dubbing all Its feature;;, shorts and
newsreels in Spanish for release in Mexico
and Latin America, despite a great resistance
to this plan by other film companies because
of the cost involved, according to Carlos
Nlebla, Loew's managing director for Mexico.
The dubbing plan, which .started In 1946,
has resulted In a business increase of 30 per
cent over last year for Loew's product. Except
in the larger cities, where the wealthy
residents and visitors prefer the Englishspeaking
films, the Spanish synchronization
gives the Mexican theatregoers more for their
money, Nicbla maintains. The greater part
of the Mexican public ignores the English
sound track and cannot even follow the Mexican
titles in the average picture sent from
Hollywood.
FAVORS DUBBING BY ALL
"If dubbing were done by all the American
companies, the over-all business would increase
tremendously," he said.
Although Mexican studio labor is demanding
a 50 per cent increase in wages,
Niebla expects that the talks now being held
between workers and studio heads will result
in labor settling for 30 per cent. Two years
ago, the studio workers made a similar compromise
to their 25 per cent wage increase
demand and accepted 15 per cent, he said.
The Mexican film industry is in full swing
again following a recent 30-day production
stoppage. Niebla explained that motion picture
filming, as well as general business, was
upset when the banks stopped lending money
except to agriculture. Later private capital
stepped in. and the actors agreed to take a
25 per cent cut in wages while the technicians
and stagehands agreed to speed up
production to the equivalent of a 25 per cent
reduction in wages.
MAKING 60 FILMS A YEAR
Mexican producers are now making approximately
60 pictures per year, scattered
among ten producers, Niebla said, in contrast
to 120 pictures made in the first flush
of production when many of them were
cheaply
produced.
Regarding 16mm films in Mexico, Niebla
said little or no progress has been made because
the majority of situations are already
covered by 35mm product. The 16mm product
is only suited to small-town showings
where the natives "must be gradually educated
to films."
Niebla, who is in this country for a medical
checkup, has been with MGM for 18
years, the last 14 as managing director for
Loew's in Mexico. He will return early in
July.
Sell at Cascade Locks
PORTLAND—Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kluesner
of Portland have sold the Community Theatre
in Cascade Locks, Ore., to Mr. and Mrs.
E. A. Lytle. Theatre Exchange Co. handled
the sale.
Now 'The Pretender'
"The Pretender" is the new tag for Republic's
"Backfire."
IKE 8041
RCA Sound Systems
Brenkert Projection Equipment
tJSAIBCo Cooling Equipment
Blowers and Exhausters
WESTERN SERVICE 4 SUPPLY.
INC.
2120 Broadwar
Denver 2, Colo.l
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947 G7

—
i'
'
•'
Insurance Gag for 'Weekend'
'Son of Battle' Debut
In Salt Lake July 2
SALT LAKE CITY—For the second time
this year, this city will play host to film
stars for the world premiere of a picture.
The picture will be 20th-Fox's "Bob. Son of
Battle," which will open July 2 at the Uptown
Tlieatre here and at several othir
houses in the Intermountain area, and then
move into other theatres within a week.
Lon McCallister and other personalities
from the studio will be in town for personal
appearances on the day of the premiere.
One of the biggest attractions will be one
of the canine players in the film. Red Wull.
the killer dog. Already, Red Wull. or Dave,
as he is known in real life, has gained state
and nationwide publicity. He's a Utah collie,
owned by a northern Utah sheepman.
AT SPECIAL SCREENING
He gained not only statewide but national
publicity for hlmseif and the picture last
week when he was the guest at a special
showing of the picture in Logan. Utah. His
master. Wynn Hansen, .sat with him throughout
the showing, and halted the dog's instinctive
movements toward the screen when
sheep and canine scenes appeared. Actually,
Dave, or Red Wull, was quite well-behaved
at this special .showing of his picture,
and this claimed fir.st special showing
for a dog merited a three-column and onocolumn
picture and a column-long story in
several local papers.
In addition, the Utah dog gained mention
on national radio programs, and the story
of his special .showing was distributed nationally
by the United Press. The UUih
canine was In here during the week to meet
Gov. Herbert B. Maw and present the state's
chief executive with an "autographed" copy
of "Bob. Son of Battle." Dave, or Red Wull.
win be an attraction on the premiere stage.;.
GOVERNOR IS
GUEST
Another attraction of the prepremiere
publicity of the Utrh-mnde picture was a special
showing of the film for the wife of the
governor and her guests, and they gave the
film heartiest plaudits.
The premiere, which will receive wholehearted
.state backing, will be attended by
the usual bright lights and stars.
Frank Jenkins, intermountain area field
rcpre.sentatlve for 20lh-Fox, and Eddie Yarbrough,
chief of western publicity, are directing
the campaign on the picture.
It's a gag—but it's good for a laugh
$10,000 worth of "laugh" insurance for
"Fun on a Weekend" patrons of the Los
Angeles Music Hall Theatres was purchased
by the management from Lloyds
of London.
Here garnering the final draft of the
policies, left to right. Producer Andrew
•Stone: Jack Willen, I'nitcd .Artists Los
Angeles exploitation representative;
.Arthur Krausse, Los .Angeles Lloyds representative;
William E. Lebby (seatedl,
also of Lloyds: .Auriel Macfie. publicii.;
direct4)r, .Music Halls, and Cliff Giessaman,
general manager of the theatres.
The accident insurance policy provide.?
SIO.OOO if patron "rolls in aisles and dies
laughing: S500 if patron rolls in aisies
and breaks a limb or rib; S250 if patron's
jaws lock while laughing."
Warners Plan Big Outlay
For Stages, Office Bldg.
HOLLYWOOD—To serve as a memorial
to the late Sam Warner, the Burbank studio
bearing his name will construct a 12-story
administration building, which, along witn
ten new sound stages, will constitute the
main projects of a recently disclosed $6,000,-
000 construction program. The additions to
the studio's physical facilities will be built
on a 22-acre site adjacent to the present lot.
In addition the company will establish a
30-acre parking lot next to the studio area.
The Burbank city council removed the
last obstacle in the way of the project when
it granted the company's request to vacate
parts of Rowland avenue, California and
Avon streets and Valleyheart drive.
Studio executives said the work will be
.started "as soon as veterans' housing requirements,
etc., have been satisfied" and
that it is hoped to have the project completed
by 1952. The studio now has 22 sound
stages, and the scheduled construction will
bring the total to 32.
$250,000 Fire Destroys
Del Rey in Seaside
MONTEREY. CALIF.— The Del Rey at Seaside.
Calif., near here, was destroyed by fire
in the early morning of June 24, with a loss
estimated at $250,000. It was believed that
the mild earthquake of two days earlier
tangled the electric wiring inside the wall of
the wood frame and plaster building, since
the fire apparently started in one of the wall.s.
There were nine stores on the street
floor of
the building, and the value of the contents
destroyed was estimated at $50,000, while
the replacement value of the building, according
to Manager Mark Keller, is about
$200,000.
MGM to Make Picture
On Life of Dostoievski
HOLLVWOOU Newly added to MGM'S
production slate is a film to be based on the
life of Fyodor Dostoievski, who became one
of Russia's greatest writers after ten years
as a prisoner in Siberia. Rene Fueloep-Miller,
continental author and an authority on
Dostolev.ski. will collaborate with Osso Van
Eyss on the screen play. The biography will
be produced by Gottfried Reinhardt.
Set for Assis'ant Director
RKO has set Lowell Farrell to be first
a.sslstant director on the film. "War Party."
Loew Sees Threat
Of Other Mediums
HOLL'ywoOIJ—Motion pictures are eaui
ing an era where they will face the great

I
which
^ht. Louis Bus strike
Floods Peril Theatres
Cripples Theatres
ST. LOUIS—With both the St. Louis Public
Service Co. and the officers of the local
uni'in of the Amalgamated Ass'n of Street
Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes
of .America sitting pat, the strike of the street
l.car and motorbus workers continued this
lisk'et'lt with no immediate hopes of peace.
All efforts of Mayor Aloys P. Kaufmann
Jiand members of the U.S. conciliation service
l|to bring about a peaceful solution of the
['walkout have so far been futile, and in the
ftmcintime motion picture theatres, departmtiit
stores and other downtown retail estab-
J-lisliments continue to suffer terrific losses.
Victor D. Brannon. director of the gov-
Iternmental research institute, has placed the
Slav; to the retail trade, including department
iand appliance and specialty shops at $1,100.-
loOO a day. while the average loss in the enjtenainment
and service fields, including mo-
[ticn picture theatres, the municipal opera,
5 big league baseball games, restaurants, tav-
[erns, etc., will approximate $500,000. Pro-
[fessional men, physicians, surgeons, dentists,
B chiropractors, osteopaths and prescription
drug stores are losing abDUt $100,000 daily.
The Garrick, which sometimes has burle.'sque
shows and at other times operates
wi'h "adults only" motion pictures, has decided
to close for the duration of the strike
of the employes of the St. Louis Public Service
Co. In the period June 13-15, the openiim
days of the strike, boxoffice receipts
showed a decrease of 75 per cent, Claude E.
Schenck, owner, reported.
Bill Banning Daylight Time
Passed by Illinois Senate
SPRINGFIELD. ILL —A bill banning daylijht
time in Illinois has been passed by the
st.ue senate and sent to the house.
The proposal would require standard time
all year 'round. Any local ordinances to the
contrary would be made ineffective.
Nearly 500 communities, including Springfield,
Chicago and many others of the larger
cities, are operating on daylight time.
Sen. Everett R. Peters of St. Joseph, one
of the bill's sponsors, said there is too much
confusion caused by conflicting times. A
Chicago senator said the measure was an invasion
of home rule.
The legislation would be effective July 1-
Third Time in Month
Buchanan and Buckley End
Partnerships With Circuit
SUPERIOR. WIS.— Uissiiluliun of i)artnerships
between the Minnesota Amusement
Co.. Harvey C. Buchanan and Frank Buckley
in the operation of the Palace, Peoples
and Princess theatres, will become effective
June 28, according to an announcement by
Harry B. French, president of the Minnesota
Amusement Co.
The circuit will continue to operate the
Palace Theatre, and H. C. Buchanan, who is
divesting himself of all theatre interests in
Superior, is expected to join the company
as manager of the Palace. Frank Buckley
becomes sole owner and operator of the
Princess and Gust Carlson, former manager
of the Peoples Theatre, takes over operation
of that house.
Theatair Drive-In Opened
NEW ALBANY. IND.—Although construction
has not been completed, the 800-car
Theatair Drive-In, operated by Municipal
Enterprises Corp. of Indianapolis, has gone
into operation near here. Work is continuing
on the restaurant, which also has a banquet
hall for private parties on the second
floor. The theatre covers 20 acres and is being
managed by Keach McAllister. Top men
of the Municipal Corp. are Finley I. Isler.
president: Dr. Marvin Sandorf, vice-president,
and Robert Horned, general manager.
Screen Moved at Crown Point
CROWN POINT, IND.—Roy Eshelman,
manager of the Palace and Rex theatres here,
has moved the screen at the Rex from its
position at the southern extremity of the
auditorium to a centered position nearer the
audience. Other recent improvements include
new carpeting and new auditorium
doors.
ST. LOUIS—The third of a series of disastrous
floods Is rolling down the Mississippi
and Mi.ssourl valleys toward St. Louis and
the lower valley of the Joined rivers and the
vicinity of Cairo, 111., and New Madrid, Mo,
There will be a repetition of the situation
at Canton and Hannibal, Mo , cau.sed
the closing of the theatres In those cities
and at Elsbeny and ClarksvlUe, Mo., Quincy,
111., and various other points along the two
big
rivers.
Already in their fourth w'eek the floods
had done total damnge of more than SIOO.-
000.000 and the end Is not yet In sight. Upwards
of 1,000,000 acres in Iowa, Illinois and
Missouri have been flooded in the series of
floods and it is anticipated that many additional
acres will be under water as more
levees give way under the long strain.
In Iowa, Ottumwa and Eddyville have been
hardest hit by the high water, while Canton,
Mo., has already been flooded three times.
At Hannibal, where the Star had been forced
to close, much of the business district was
under water this week for the third time.
Critical situations were developing in Trenton.
Princeton and Chillicothe once more.
Later in the week -such towns as Morrison,
Mokane, Hermann. Washington and St.
Charles along the Missouri were expecting
new floods of near-record proportions. In
Morrison the M.W.A.. operated by M. E.
Redeker, and the new Mokane under construction
in Mokane, Mo., may both experience
some difficulties.
Free Films in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— One-half of the
free movie fund of $1,000, sponsored by
Mayor Harry A. Eielson, was raised in the
first three days of the week following its
announcement. The plan is to show free
motion pictures on Saturday mornings from
July 5 to September 5 as a reward for kids
"on their good behavior" during the summer
months.
w
' -.
31:
toci-
Nomikos Answer July 15
CHICAGO—U.S. Judge Walter J. LaBuy has
granted Van A. Nomikos. head of a circuit
of seven theatres, until July 15 to file an
answer to the percentage charges filed here
recently by Paramount. The suit charges
Nomikos underreported boxoffice receipts due
Paramount on pictures placed in his theatres
on a percentage basis.
Elwood Theatre Change
ELWOOD, IND—Roy Bales has sold his
Main Theatre here to Herman Booth of Indianapolis.
The house was then closed for
extensive remodeling. Bales' son Gene will
continue as assistant manager with John R.
Hammitt as operator.
,««1 ,
ri
Otises Buy Sidell
SIDELL. ILL.—Mr. and Mrs. Paul Otis
have taken over operation of the Sidell from
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Nelson, who had had it
since last September.
jitt'l'
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
Ik
TIDBIT FOR TOIMV—Tommv floodman. Paramouttfs booking manager at
Indianapolis, is shown receiving rongratulat ons from Division Manager James J. Donohuc
upon induction into the company's 100 Per Cent club. Left to right: AUen Lsher,
district manager; G. R. Frank, branch manager; Goodman. Donohue.
69

. . . Milton
CHICAGO
Dodney Bush. 20th-Fox exploitation chief,
Is In town ready to wrap up all arrangements
for the world premiere of Georgle
Jessel's picture. "I Wonder Who's Kissing
Her Now," at the Oriental July 3, June Haver.
Martha Stewart, and Mark Stevens, who
star in the picture, will be here for the premiere,
together with Jes.sel. Joe Howard and
others. Shots of the old LaSalle Tlieatre
appear In the picture, which concerns the
life of Joe Howard, the song writer. Howard,
now about 80. lives in New York. The
last time he worked locally was in Barney
Franklin's Rathskeller on Clark near Madison,
which was around the corner from the
LaSalle Theatre, where many of his big
staKP hits were produced.
Paul ,Muni and his wife, pausing here between
trains, hastily grabbed a sandwich and
talked to the press boys, then dashed across
the street to see "The Jolson Story" at the
Apollo. "In Hollywood, we never get a
chance to see pictures." explained the star
Smith Is now representing Irving
Mack In Los Angeles, as they are trying
to find a suitable location to open a branch
office for Filmack Trailers.
Maurice Bergman, eastern advertising
manager for U-I. was in town for a confab
with Ben Katz. local exploiteer. Bergman
was en route to Wawasee. Ind.. to speak before
the convention of Associated Theatre
Owners of Indiana June 24th
Orr. western divi.sion
.
manager of
. . Morrie
UA was In
for a conference at local headquarter.s and
returned east.
The Pump room at the Amba.s.sador hotel
took on all the aspects of a Hollywood set
last weekend for the filming of a Technl-
JOE WEISS 1

. screened
. . Florence
. . Laura
. . Hilda
. .
"The
.
.
. . William
NDIANAPOLIS
Joy Bales, operator of the Main nl Ehvood,
•^ "ind., sold that house to Syndieate Thearrs,
Inc., of Franklin, Ind. The purchaser
ilso operates the Vogue and Ehvood in Elv(
od Iva Moore, operator of the Orpheuni.
. . .
vl;tchell, Ind., attended the funeral of her
unit in Detroit.
Herman HeUberg:, 20th-Fox booker, has has
wen promoted to head booker, succeeding
:;iArence Ritzier, who has returned to St.
Louis, his home . . . Oscar Fine of the Fine
•ircuit at Evansville, is the father of a baby
iirl, born at St. Vincent's hospital. Evansville.
Charles Spargur jr., manager of the adsnles
department. 20th-Pox, is confined to
his home with pneumonia. His condition
Erwin Rau. of the Alice
IS reported fair . . .
Theatre, Leitchfield, Ky., booked and bought
Salesmen recently visiting Columbia, Ky.,
.
report that rain is urgently needed to save
the tobacco crop. Indianapolis could spare
a little and not miss it.
Tim Dooley, formerly with 20th-Pox at Cinc'.nnati.
has been appointed booker at the
local branch . . . Joan Miller is the new biller
at Republic, and Philip Nesbit, manager's secretary,
resigned and is leaving for Los Angeles
.
tjooked
. . E. H.
... Ed
Austin.
Brauer, Republic
Austin, Versailles,
manager,
visited exhibitors in the Evansville area.
Tom Dillon, MGM cashier's clerk, reports
the birth of a baby boy at Methodist hospital
here . . . Paul Meloy. Strand, Shelbyville.
was a Filmrow^ visitor . . . H. M. Sparks,
encountered on Pilmi-ow, says he will open
his Strand Theatre at Edmonton. Ky., July 1.
Mrs. Ben Van Borssun, widow of the late
Ben Van Borssun, has acquired the Lyceum
Theatre. Terre Haute, from Boyd R. Bell,
and will completely remodel and redecorate
the 415-seat neighborhood house. Mrs. Van
Borssun will manage the house and do the
baying . . . B. Bennett, Bennett circuit. Port
Branch, was on the Row buying and booking
. . . "Possessed," 'WB production, w^as trade-
Monday.
Claude McKean, WB manager, and Charles
Rich, district manager, went to Chicago for
a session with the Gregory circuit, and to
LouisviUe for a meeting with Fred Dolle of
the Fourth Avenue Amusement Co. . .
.
Philis Warriner of Warners' contract department
is on vacation Two
.
Mrs. Carrolls" moved from the Indiana to
Keith's for an extended run.
Elmer Donnelly, UA manager, spent several
days in Chicago calling on circuit heads
... Harry Hays, UA salesman, and Ray
Thomas, office manager, were the guests of
Milton M. Kreuger at a Cincinnati ball game
. . J. B. Stine. Garfield. Terre Haute, booked
Whelan. manager's secretary at
U-I. returned from her west coast jaunt .
Bruce Kixmiller, Colonial and Indiana. Bicknell.
booked and bought.
IN DIFFERENT KIND OF FIGHT— Six Indianapolis ex-servicemen, all officers
in World War II and most of them boasting medals, have pledged ""\7"P''»'-i '"^J;^,;;
Warner anniversary drive now in progress. The husky Uneup from 'e" "Kht. "">'«'^'
f"
Gaines. John Forsha. Ned B. Tilman. Jack Dowd, Jules F. Goldman and Jim H. Kaylor.
reporting the weather somewhat dewy during
his stay . . . Mary Wehrling, secretary to
Manager George T. Landis of 20th-Fox, confined
to his home by illness, is reported improving.
George Lefko succeeds Ralph Peckham, as
Film Classics manager here. Peckham becomes
manager at Atlanta Passen,
Amuzu, Jasonville, Ind., booked and
.
bought . . . Shirley Servaas of the S&S Theatres,
and Ethel Bess, are spending their
vacation in the Great Lakes region.
Members of the ATO of Indiana are urged
in a letter from William A. Carroll, executive
secretary, to promote the Indiana State
fair by the use of a special trailer supplied
by the fair board. Members are urged to run
the trailer for a week between July 28 and
August 30.
To Open Mokane House
MOKANE, MO.—Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Mc-
Call expect to open then- Kingdom Theatre,
a 250-seater, some time next month. They
are remodeling the old Farmer's Bank Bldg.
as a theatre and will show five nights a week,
w^ith matinees on two of those days. The
McCalls operated a grocery store before the
war.
Harry Lusgarlen Winner
Of B&K Golf Tourney
CHICAGO—Undaunted by months of daily
rain nearly a hundred members of the Balaban
& Katz Employes club and guests turned
out for the golf tournament last week at
Mount Prospect.
Harry Lustgarten of the B&K booking department
turned in the best card among the
club members with an 89, followed by Jack
DeWiggins and Ted Regelin with 90 and 92,
respectively. There were 16 other prizes,
among which was a golf bag won by Jack
DeWiggins, and a pair of golf shoes which
went to Jim Ellis. Crystal Theatre assistant
manager. A Hollywood broiler won by Ted
Regelin made his wife very happy and Mrs.
Ray Thompson carried home a Flint cutlery
set in token of her man's prowess on the
links.
After golfing, dinner was served and the
remainder of the evening spent in dancing
and card playing.
Hexer Company Licensed
INVEST NOW
ST. LOUIS—Flexer Drive-In Theatres, a
Delaware corporation, has been authorized
by the secretary of state in Jefferson City
to operate in Missouri. The company has received
a permit to erect a drive-in theatre
in St. Louis county.
in "THE ARISTOCRAT of the POPCORN WORLD"
MANLEY'S Style 47
POPCORN MACHINE
^ Watch Your Profits Grow
Milton Ettinger, former U-I salesman, is
•..ow office manager and head booker at the
exchange Grimme. secretary to
.
Manager Elmer Donnelly at UA. is vacationing
at Atlantic City Long, Hippodrome,
Sheridan,
.
booked.
".
Daniel Rosenberg, PRC-Eagle-Lion special
representative, is at the local branch on
Abe H. Kaufman, Fountain
business . .
Theatre, Terre Haute, booked on the Row
. . Frank Carter of Theatres, returned
S&S
from an extended vacation on the west coast.
It will pay you to learn more from
A. T. ROWE
DIVISION MANAGER
1920 Wyandotte. Phone HArrison 6155. Kansas City, Mo.
1611 Davenport, Omaha, Neb. — 3138 Olive, St. Louis, Mo.
812-824 Mulberry St., Des Moines, Iowa
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
71

. . . The
. . Winnie
. . Red
. . "Kewpie."
. . Jean
i
^
MILWAUKEE
pollowine reports that the Futuristic ballroom
had been cased as a possible spot
lor another downtown theatre, Red Roberts,
former local band leader, now managing the
dance palace, advised all bets were off. After
closing for extensive modernization, the spot
continues as a ballroom, with extra facilities
added for convention purposes.
Come July II, the Telenews Newsreel Theatre,
I the sole such house in towm, unveils
as the 12th such Telenews spot under Alfred
Burger's flag, with Thurston Wayner managing.
A recreation room boasting a radio
station, newsreel programs running an hour,
dally openings at 9:45 a. m., continuing to
midnight plus a late Saturday night show,
will be features.
John Lenehan, Paramount booker, vacationed
. . . Dave Ross, veteran MGM salesman,
has left . . . Jim Mooney, UA field auditor,
is here . . . Walter Baler, Port, Fort
Atlcinson. and his brood returned from a
coast vacation joining California's chamber
of commerce in raves about the weather
. . . Ollie Trampe, Monogram booker, had a
ringside seat at his best friend's wedding,
and Is weakening a bit on the same score.
. . .
Maury Orr, UA western division manager,
stopped over for a huddle with Bob Allen,
Jack Bates, Republic
local manager . . .
booker and office manager, vacationed
Bill Griffiths, Columbia booker, 4ashes
around In his newly acquired convertible . . .
Nick Michales, Main Street, Racine, brought
a suntan back from California . . . Phyllis
Ruesch, Paramount contract clerk, received
that star stone from Tommy Beltser, Film
Service driver, but the durn thing was too
tight. Phyllis is having it enlarged.
Joe Reynolds, Oriental manager, made
news again with his public speaking before
those active women's film organizations . . .
Virginia Wells, Wausau's Hollywood success
gal, appeared on Stars of the Afternoon,
coast radio show, and pitched for the homo
town.
Otto Trampe, lATSE business agent, was
operated on again and Is recuperating . . .
Frankie De Lorenzo, Alhambra projectionist,
chipped an ankle bone . . . Harry Boesel, FW
downtown district manager, said "I do!"
with onetime Palace treasurer Betty Sierck
lATSE offices had a face-lifting and
Eskin Theatres did right well
paint job . . .
with "Story of the Pope" at the Pabst and
now national distribution is under way.
Manny Arnstein, Theatres Candy warehouse
manager, formerly was a Warner Theatres
toiler . De Lorenzo of Quality
Premiums has added some attractive short
deal Miami Palms refreshment sets for theatre
giveaways The Crescent, Shawano,
installed a
. . .
modern air conditioner
Thelin's theatrical
. . .
and advertising sign
Carl
firm
snared new quarters just in time to bat out
display stuff for the national industrial advertisers'
convention.
Booking on the Row: Bob Guiterman,
Capitol. Manitowoc; Eddie Moyle, Delft circuit,
Marquette: Bill Charboneau, Prairie du
Sac and Fennimore; W. Radamacher, Mode,
Waterloo: W. C. Fischer, Campo, Campbellsport;
Joe Malits, Eighth Street Theatre;
Barney Sherman, Douglas, Racine; J. Juell,
Garden, South Milwaukee; Bill Ainswort
Fond du Lac: Billy Pierce, Savoy; Walt
Baler. Fort, Fort Atkinson; Sid MargoU
Regal.
"The Egg and I" pulled such topflig)
business at the Warner in its second stanz
that the opus went into the third, shatterii
records on all sides . . . Pat Flaherty, wlnn
of Milwaukee's doll face contest and now
thrush with the Harry James band, came
for hellos.
Milt .\bram of Film Arts vacationed for
minutes the other day, and hasn't been tl
same since. Said Abram: "Relax? What fo:
I get three hours sleep each night. And b'
sides, flying relaxes me plenty. Anyhow, I'
taking a five-minute vacation next month
. . . Erv Clumb, Towiie publicist, reports ii
auguration of a James Mason fan club.
j.
"Music Under the Stars" concerts at Blal.
Music temple. Washington park, opened wltf
Alec Templeton, with Lauritz Melchior fo^
lowing. Jerzy Bojanowski again functions :b
musical director of the Stars symphony o i
chestra Edinson, Eagle-Lion pult
Heist,
.
Minneapolis, was thumping "LOf
Honeymoon," and set up screenings on tlr
picture.
"Oh for goodness' sake" department: "IX'
Face" Stanisch. "Kewpie" Koutnik. "Cract;
Hacker" and your scribe, known to intimatas
"Shakespeare." will play a golf match f^
the Why Not Annex West Allis to Mllwaukii;
Now? drive fund . manager
the Paradise. West Allis, will use cigar lighif
ers for tees, while "Doll Face" will pick i^
the check as usual . Mathson Is nc
MGM's hello girl and file clerk ... Da'
Schooler, who killed them at the Wiscons;'
years ago, is a WB talent scout now, out

i
gat
'
I
I
:
C.rand
i
week.
I nost
i
make
on
Chicago Holdovers
,Take Bad Beating
I CHICAGO—Business was down generally
I lust week. Holdovers took it on the chin,
of them bowing out at midweek to
way for new attractions. Among the
ini'wcomers, "Copacabana. " the screen,
plus a stage show headed by Jayne Walton.
h.id a fair first week at the Oriental, and
"Miracle on 34th Street," at the Woods, had
I
(a good first week. "The Late George Apley"
off to a fair start at the United Artists.
and the RKO Palace wit ha twin bill "Honeymoon"
and "Dick Ti-acy's Dilemma" did above
I
average. The Chicago had a fair second
week with the much-publicized Billy De Wolfe
lieading the stage show, plus "Framed" on
the screen. 'The Egg and I" at the RKO
held up pretty good in its fourth
"The Jolson Story" at the Apollo
slipped a bit in its 25th week, but sails into
a 26th and final week, which is an all-time
record for Loop houses. "The Great Waltz"
returned to the World Playhouse for a couple
c( weeks and was doing okay, while "Dillinger"
in a 4th downtown week was holding
up above average at the Rialto.
(Average is 100)
Apollo—The Jolson Story (Col), 25lh wk 110
Cfticogo—Framed (Col), plus stage show,
2nd wk 130
Gmnck— Calcutta (Para), 5th d. t. wk. 95
Grand—The Egg and I (U-I), 3rd wk 115
Criental—Copacabana (UA), plus stage show.. ..135
Faloce—Honeymoon (RKO); Diclc Tracy's
Dilemma
{ HKO) 105
F:a!to—Oillinger (Mono), 4th d. t. wk. 110
Fooseve:i—The Two Mrs. Carrolls (WB), 4th wk... 95
100
S;ate-Lake—Duel in the Sun (SRC), 5lh wk
Srudio—The Women Condemned (Variety);
Her Spendid Folly (Var)
Inited Artists—The Late George Apley (20th-
105
110
V/oods-Miracle on 34th Street (20th-Fox) 130
V/orld Playhouse—The Great Waltz (MGM),
reissue. 6th d 1 wk HO
Foj)
'Barbaree,'
"Two Mrs. Carrolls'
Best in Weak Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS—Business was spotty last
week. Loew's topped the list with "High Barbaree"
and the Indiana did all right with
The Two Mrs. Carrolls." Aside from the
two houses, grosses were poor. Neighborhood
l.ouses are complaining of poor business.
"ircle—Love and Learn (WB), Decoy (WB) 60
idiar.c:-The Two Mrs. Carrolls (WB);
Winter Wonderland (Rep) 100
Loew s—High Barbaree (MGM); The Millerson
Case (Co!) 110
Lync—That's My Man (Rep); Calendar Girl (Rep).. 60
Egg' Boils Merrily Along
To Set Milwaukee Mark
MILWAUKEE—"The Egg and I" in its
ihird week at the Warner, continued to pile
up heavy grosses, following outstanding busi-
STANCH RKPUBLIC-ANS — Jack
Frackman, Republic manager at Milwaukee,
discusses new product with Jack
Bates, left, office manager and booker,
and .Art Krauss, salesman.
ness the first two weeks. This picture has
shattered house records to date. The Alhambra,
featuring Fantasia, had a strong week.
Alhambra—Fantasia (RKO), reissue, 2nd wk 100
Palace—Blaze oi Noon (Para); Millie's
Daughter (Col) 9S
Riverside—That's My Man (Rep) Calendar
Girl (Rep) 90
Strand—Miracle on 34th Street (20th-Fox);
Framed (Col), 2nd d. t. wk 90
Towne—New Orleans (UA) 95
Wisconsin— The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (20th-Fox);
The Thirteenth Hour (Col) 95
Warner—The Egg and I (U-I), 3rd wk 135
De Kalb Theatre Bombed;
Police Seek Racketeers
DE KALB, ILL.—Police have failed to find
the men who threw a bomb into the hallway
of the Fargo Theatre. It damaged the
theatre as well as nearby property. Police
said they su.spected labor racketeers. Management
of the Fargo was taken over by George
O'Brien shortly before the bombing.
Durwood Remodeling Gem
JEFFERSON CITY—Work has begun on
remodeling of the Gem Theatre, Durwood
house which has been closed for many years.
It will have a new front and interior and is
to be open in 60 days. Durwood also has the
State and Capitol here.
Alliance Reopens Rex
ROCHESTER. IND.—The Rex. closed for
three years, has been reopened here by the
Alliance circuit. Lisle Kreighbaum is local
manager for the circuit.
Ansell's First Picture
Is Almost Completed
MEXICO CITY Here to give the finishing
touches to his initial production, "Women
in the Night," is Louis K. Ansell, exhibitor of
St. Louis. Mo. Producer An.sell and Director
William Rowland have been busy for two
weeks at the local Estudios Churubusco revising
the final editing of the film.
With the editing job completed Raul
Lavista. one of Mexico's leading scorers,
will start recording background and incidental
music. Lavista's last job was
"La Otra." a Mexican production.
"Women in the Night" is Exhibitor Ansell's
first venture in production. He is well known
in St. Louis as the top half of Ansell Bros.
Theatres there.
The cast of "Women in the Night" includes
Tala Birell, William Henry, Richard
Loo, Virginia Christine, Bernadine Hayes
and Gordon Richards. It was made in Ensenada.
Lower California, just south of the
border, with a Mexican staff.
With his experienced exhibitor eye angled
for the boxoffice, Ansell has kept exploitation
in mind throughout the production jo3.
Youth Council Production
Being Filmed at Madison
MADISON—Robert Disraeli, New York
producer, arrived here with his production
staff and camera crew to begin work on a
Youth council film, to be used as an educational
medium distributed by the National
Social Welfare assembly.
A large number of local people will take
part in the filming of the play, which will
depict youth activities in Madison. Actual
filming is expected to begin July 7 and
the project will be completed July 25, after
which its world premiere will be held here.
No Seat for Own Premiere
Bennett Cerf in Saturday Review of Literature.
In Paris, Jean-Paul Sartre sent out invitations
to the swanky premiere of his dual bill,
"The Tombless Dead" and "The Dutiful
Prostitute," forgot to hold one for himself,
and was refu.sed admission at the gate.
Opens House in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, MO.—G. R. Crisp has put
his new theatre into operation here. It is a
400-seater and is operating on a full Saturday
and Sunday schedule and evening shows
the remainder of the week.
This Exhibitor Says —
Gentlemen:
Wouldn't be without the BOXOFFICE from big shot to small
fry. It's a leader in promotion to better business. Thanks tremendously.
Faithfully yours,
(Signed) JACK CRAWFORD,
Lewiston Theatre,
Lewiston, Mich.
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947 73

"
ft
Chicago Chapter Ends First
Year
Chicago Seen as Hub
Of Tele-Film Sludios
CHICAGO—There is a strong possibility
that Chicago may become the production
center of films made exclusively for television.
This is the opinion of Ardien Rodner.
president of Television Advertising Productions
Co.. with headquarters here. He
bases this opinion on the fact that Hollywood
still refuses to release its top production
and as yet has made no effort to provide
special film for the new medium. Rodner's
organization is producing low-cost film
for the use of television stations, specializing
in commercials, but later plans to add 15
and 30-minute dramatic shows to its production
schedule.
'
r
Chicago Cinema lodge. B'nai Brlth, celebrated
its first anniversary and climaxed
an eventful year with a membership meeting
and smoker Friday night i20i in the Congress
hotel In Chicago. New officers for
1947-48. who will be installed at the first fall
meeting September 18, are shown here. They
are. left to right, fir.st row: Harris Silverberg,
chaplain: Lou H. Harrison, honorary
president: Sam Levin.sohn, vice-president;
Manny Smerllng. vice-president: Jack Kirsch,
president, and E. L. Goldberg, vice-president:
back row. Lou Abramson. recording secretary;
Al Bartelstelii. warden; Herb Lustig.
assistant chaplain: Lester Simansky. guard
and I. J. Silverman, treasurer.
In its first year the organization reached
a membership of more than 880 and officers
ST. LOUIS
r^\.irviuv M. i'urlcy. secretary-treasurer of
the St. Louis Amusement Co. attended
the 40th annual convention of the National
Ass'n of Building Owners and Managers in
Boston this week. Turley Is past president
of the organization and chairman of the
1948 convention location committee.
Nlchola.s J. Bakewell and Charles Hohman
have finally found a location they can use
for their proposed professional summer theatre.
They have leased a lot in the commercially-zoned
area In Ladue and will open
with "Personal Appearance" July 1. They
will follow this with five other plays, each to
run 12 performances. An audience of 500
will be accommodated on a hill sloping down
to the stage.
Max E. YounKstein, director of advertising,
publicity and exploitation for Eagle-Lion,
has returned to New York City after conferring
with St. Louis circuit operators on
publicity and advertising for "Repeat Performance
Phoebe DavLs who operates tlie World. Is
finally going through with her plans for the
establishment of a floating restaurant, with
floor shows, etc.. to be located on the river
front. Al the St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel
Co.'s yards, a former dredge boat of the war
department Is being rebuilt, and by early fall
St. Loul.sans may dine on the Mlssl.sslppl
as they enjoy a good meal, refreshments
and a floor show. Phoebe once blocked In
her efforts by failure to .secure a liquor permit,
this time got the permits first and then
arranged to have the "Fort Gage" converted
to her program
expect the roster will reach 1.000 by fall, according
to Levinsohn, chairman of the membership
committee.
A talk by Kirsch was followed by a program
of entertainment featuring Chicago's
finest night club performances, refreshments
and card playing. Gerald Wartell headed
the arrangements committee.
Officers and directors will be installed
September 18. Directors are J. F. Arman.
Ralph Berger. M. M. Blumenstock. H. Busch.
Ben Banowitz. Victor Bernstein. A. Davidson.
J. Fischer. M. Glaser. H. A. Gorney.
M. M. Gottlieb. Charles Gross. N. W. Zinner.
R. Hirsch. Sam Honigberg. Jack Irving. Simon
Lax. Louis Linker. Ben Lourie. J. Rafilsom.
Norman Silverman. A. Simon. George
Topper. Gerald Wartell and Edward Wolk.
and motorbus strike, the management reports.
Miller Hageman, founder of a publicity
agency at 301 Pine St.. died in the City hospital
of heart disease June 28. He was 63.
He handled the publicity for the St. Louis
centennial celebration in 1909 and was one
of the first planners of the famed Municipal
Opera in Forest park.
The Wehrenberg-Kaimann theatres. 23 in
number, have been using this intriguing message
as part of their regular advertising
space in the St. Louis daily newspapers:
"Take a Movie Vacation. A Few Pennies Not
Dollars Is All You Need. Try It. Attend
These Theatres."
The Melvin, operated by Andrew Zotos,
has a neighborhood merchant's gift night
each Monday night. Some of the patrons
.share in the gifts made available by the merchants,
who. of course, get a plug on the
theatre's screen. It hails back to the pioneer
days of the motion picture business but apparently
still works in certain neighborhood
houses, especially when business slumps off.
Maurice Schweltier, resident manager for
Paramount Pictures and his sales staff are
looking forward with eager anticipation to
the Paramount leadership drive which opens
August 31. Schweitzer says. "We are serving
warning on other film centers, the local
Paramount organization Is hotter than the
world champion St. Louis Cardinals, who
are currently burning up the National
league."
M. W. Hughes Installs Anew
ASTORIA. ILL.— New projectors, sound
and screen have been Installed In the Colonial
by M. W. Hughes.
"Mom and l>.»d" Is In Us eighth consecu- With Deanna Durbin
live week at (he World, with business still Dick Hnymes will topllne opposite Deanna
holding up very well despite the streetcar Durbin in Unlversal's "Up In Central Park."
Sex Vies With Trick Horse
As Western Drawing Card {
L-jcn::rd Spinrad in the New York Times
The horse opera Is generally presumed to
be the oldest and least changing category
of film entertainment. Actually, however,
styles in westerns have undergone five distinct
variations and are currently, to the
accompaniment of considerable hoopla, entering
a sixth.
Having discovered that adults as well u
small boys were entranced by the west, tbe
movies finally got around to producing westerns
with sex. The clinch challenged the
trick horse as standard equipment . . . The
cowboys are still galloping but they are taking
time out to act like human beings. And
if you want to know what's happening to f
the nonkissing. all-pure and uncomplicated
hero with a horse twice as smart as he Is—
well, pardner. "he went that-away." f
Great Northern Building
Will Be Sold June 30
\
CHICAGO—The Great Northern Bldg..
which houses the Great Northern Theatre
and the Majestic hotel, will be sold in a tax
foreclosure proceeding June 30. The properties,
at 21-29 Quincy St. and 20-28 West
Jackson Blvd.. are owned by Ben and Harr)'
Gold, who have announced their intention
of spending S700.000 in a rehabilitation program.
Tliey have offered a minimum bid of
$122,000 to settle a tax delinquency of $206.-
000 principal and S392.000 of accrued penalties.
The sale was set for June 24. but was
delayed to allow time for legal advertislnp
The theatre has housed legitimate attxactions
for many years and for the last threi
years has been operated by the Shubert organization.
First Runs in Indianapolis
Change Sabbath Openings;.
INDIANAPOLIS Tlio five fust run theatres
here. Loew's. Circle. Indiana. Lyric and
Keith's, have announced a new Sunday opening
time for summer. Doors will be open
at 12:45 p. m. with shows starting at 1 p. ni
The new policy will prevail until after Labor
day. Regular daily opening at 10:34 a. m. will
continue.
Summer midweek matinees are being held
on Monday at the Fountain Square and
Thursdays at the Granada, continuing until
schools reopen. The matinees are continuous
from 1:30 p. m. at both theatres.
Harry Douglass Vacationing
DANA. ILL.—Harry Douglass, owner-operator
of the Dana Theatre, was due back
here from a month's vacation with his wife
and three children in California.
74 BOXOFTICE':: June 28. 194'
\

,
From the
BOXOFFICE FILES
• • •
(Twenty Years Ago)
••IRCUIT JUDGE Robert W. Hall of St.
'Louis has undertaken the difficult task
deciding at what temperature patrons of
picture theatres can comfortably view
favorite screen stars in the winter sea-
iiitlon
tieir
311.
Samuel G. Hoffman's lease on the Dellonte
Theatre, Delmar boulevard, near
blare avenue in St. Louis, is vmder consider-
Ition in a suit for $10,000 damages, with the
Oel Monte Investment Co. as defendant.
Iloffman claims the owners did not operate
he heating plant properly and because of
his he was compelled to suspend operations.
George Curtis, well-known comedian and
theatrical manager of Duquoin, 111., died re-
Jently. He had been visiting a friend who
Rs in the jewelry business, drank the contents
[)f a glass containing a poisonous liquid metal
Irleaner and died soon after. Curtis was 45.
Leo Keller has sold his Elite and Cozy
l.heatres in Metropolis. 111., to J. A. Gibbons,
feeiler also disposed of his Orpheum Theatre
Jn Fulton, Ky.. Levi Chisholm being the pur-
|l;haser . . . The Nox Theatre, Carrier Mills.
Illl., and the Lincoln at New Berlin. 111., have
lifen closed indefinitely . . . Homer, Butler
Wiegard are the owners of the New Theatre,
Hillsboro, 111. . . . The Community Airfilome
has been opened in Hoyleton, 111. . . .
(Hayes Stifel has purchased the Pastime Thelltre
of Kansas. 111., from Ray De Lat.
Showmen in Kentucky
Will Elect by Mail
LOUISVILLE—The Kentucky Assn of
Theatre Owners will elect 13 directors July
11. Members will cast ballots by mail, with
the deadline .set at 10 a. m. on that date.
Nominees for two-year terms from the nine
congressional district* follow: First district.
Jack Keiler, Columbia Amusement Co
Paducah; second, W. E. Horsefield, Morgan
Theatre. Morganfield; third, Fred J. Dolle,
Fourth Avenue Amusement Co.. Louisville;
fourth, C. S. Caldwell. Caldwell Theatres,
Cave City: fifth, Tom Hill, Broadway Theatres,
Covington: sixth, Willard Gabhart,
Harrodsburg: seventh, Joe Isaacs, Kentucky,
Theatre, Whitesburg: eighth, A. J. Sexton
jr., Alton Theatre, Ashland: ninth, Charles
R. Mitchell, Barbourville Amusement Co.,
Barbourville.
Nominees for directors-at-large for twoyear
terms are Andy Anderson, Photoplay
Theatres, Hartford, W. Freeman Smith, Kentucky
Theatre, Cadiz: Lew Hensler, Schine
Theatres, Lexington, and Ned Green, Legion
Theatre, Mayfield.
Butterfield Shifts Pilots
SAGINAW, MICH.—Shifts for three managers
were made here by the Butterfield circuit.
Frank C. Bremer was moved from the
Michigan to the Mecca, Paul Martin from the
Mecca to the Franklin, and Nelson C. Lund
from the Franklin to the Michigan.
To Open in Boom Town
CUBA, ILL.—Floyd Merritt, owner-operator
of the Fulton for ten years, has left for
Niagara, booming Wisconsin paper mill town,
where he will open a new house.
Business Outlook Bright
For Southern Illinois
ST. LOUIS— Motion picture theatre owners
as well as other busines.smen in .southern
Illinois found cheer in a report by Prof. R.
Nolcn of the University of Illinois to the
university's committee on southern Illinois
development. The report revealed that the
.southern Illinois banks now have an all-time
high for deposits of $16,000,000 and in addition
the men and women of the .southern
section of the state hold many millions in
war savings bonds and other securities and
in money in circulation. The resultant overall
picture is very favorable to busine.ss expansion
and should attract new business concerns
to that section of the Prairie state.
Ax Misses Chicago Bill
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—A bill giving Chicago
greater licensing and taxing powers
escaped the recent wholesale legislative
slaughter here, in which the IlUnois house
killed 200 proposed measures.
Kahoka Re-Equipped
KAHOKA, MO.—New sound and projection
equipment was installed in the Kozy by Arthur
Blum. The installation was made by
the Ballantyne Co. of Omaha.
Higher Prices in Fort Branch
FORT BRANCH, IND.— Increased prices
went into effect at the Star June 15. The
new schedule is 40 cents for adults and 20
cents for children.
To Prepare Screenplay
Paramount has inked Harry Clork to prepare
the screenplay of "The Sainted Sisters."
TOP HITS of the Week
— Priceless previews of boxoffice
results on latest first-run
films.
DOXOFFICE
Darometer
First Run Reports
These percentage reports
on actual showings in 21
leading cities are invaluable
to every exhibitor.
in
Covering 41 pictures
Every week
BOXOFFICE
|BboxofFICE :: June 28, 1947 75

I
1
Verils of Pauline Back at Comef
In New York After 33-Year Span
TIIK V.AI.l'K OF ADVERTISING—(Jrant William Anson, who opened the Comet
Theatre, 100 Third Ave., New York, 3.5 years aRO, went in for advertisinp; in a big wa.v.
This is how the front of the theatre loolied during the early days of the industry. That
w:ls the time when Pearl White serials and boxing films packed them in. The Comet is
still operating, but there are no displays in front of the house. Photo made before
World War I.
From Eastern Edition
NEW YORK—"The Perils of Pauline" is
now back at the Comet Theatre here after
close to 33 years. This time "Perils" is not
a 20-chapter thrill packed serial, but a Paramount
feature with Betty Hutton as Pearl
White, serial queen £jom '14 to the middle '20s.
Mrs. Ruth Anson, operator of the house
recalls the hordes of excited youngsters that
would wait out.slde the Comet to see the
serials. "The theatre was so crowded at
times that the children would sit on the old
upriKht piano and interfere with the pianist,"
she said.
Paramounl's "Perils" was screened for
representatives of the newspaper, magazine
and radio press at the Comet on Tuesday,
June 24. following a liuicheon at the Hotel
Astor. The preview audience was transported
to the theatre in old automobiles and
hansom cabs. A chapter of "The Exploits
76
M ^^^'
of Elaine." another serial produced by Paths
Exchange, Inc., and released in 1915, and an
old newsreel al.so was shown.
Pearl White thrilled Comet audiences in
such serials as "The Fatal Ring," 20 installments,
released in 1917: "The Black Secret,"
Pathe, 1919: "The White Moll," Fox Film
Corp., 1920: "The Tiger's Cub," Fox. 1920;
"Plunder," Pathe, 1923.
The Comet has changed very little since
the early days of the industry. It is one of
the oldest theatres in town. It was built in
1860 and was operated for a number of years
as a music hall, the Sans Souci. William
Grant Anson bought the four-story music
hall building 35 years ago.
The house is located at 100 Third Ave., between
12th and 13lh streets. It is south ot
the Gramercy Park residential section and
north of the Bowery. The Third Avenue elevated
trains roar by in front of the theatre.
The house seated only 300 before the owner
Vmrf EVERVTDIN6
.^, ^ FOR TMRIU.$ !
WAHOO
America's Finest Screen Came
HOLLYWOOD AMUSEMENT CO., 831 S. WABASH AVE.. CHICAGO
broke through the rear wall to add 200 seats
and lengthen the auditorium.
Mrs. Anson took over operation of the
Comet and another theatre, the Star, when
her hu.sband died in October 1942. She knew
little about exhibition when she started, but
in the past few years she has installed newseats,
new flooring, has done a small remodeling
job on tlie lobby and has installed
two new projectors.
Anson played all the Pearl White serials
during his early years as an exhibitor. The f
program was changed daily in those days—
and still is.
The Comet may boast the most skeady patronage
in town, or perhaps in the U.S. Many
of Mrs. Anson's patrons have been attending
the theatre since it opened. Some attend \
daily. One elderly gentleman was an actor
at the Sans Souci and keeps coming back to
revive old memories, Mrs. Anson said.
THEY LIKE EM RAW
I
The theatre has been operating on an action
policy since it started. First the youngsters
clamored for serials. Later when the
neighborhood grew poorer the patrons stUl
demanded action pictures. Westerns were i
the an.swer, and the Comet never deviates
from its policy of showing at least one sagebrush
saga a day. There aren't enough westerns
around. Mrs. Anson said, so we have to
repeat. "But the audience doesn't mind"
Another thing that has changed little at the
Comet is the admis.sion price. When the house
opened the .standard rate was five cents.
After
World War I it went up to ten cents. No*-
the lowest rate is 14 cents weekdays up to
5:00 p. m. It goes up to 23 cents for late Saturday
and Sunday admissions. This includes
taxes.
The Comet also has a candy butcher. Nlssim
Levy has been hawking ice cream, candy
bars, soft drinks and old-fashioned pretzels
I bagels I in tlie audience for the past 20
years. His brother operated the concession
for six years before him.
Levy knows all the steady patrons, though
he can't understand why anybody would want
to spend seven days a week in a theatre. He
starts work at noon and quits when tlie house
closes at 11:30 p. m.
Sound was installed in 1929. Mrs. Anson
said the audiences didn't "take to it" immediately.
Mrs. Anson doesn't devote much attention
to exploitation. Her patrons know there will
be a new show every day. Stills from pictures
set for the entire week are displayed In
the lobby.
The Comet did go in for exploitation in a
big way during the Pearl White period. Mrs.
Anson recalled one stunt. Her husband had
booked a film with a prison background. A
pasteboard electric chair was placed in front
of the theatre. A man dressed in a striped
prisoner's suit was seated in the chair. "In
those days exploitation of this sort was effective,"
she said.
I'll'
k
i
To many of today's most devoted young:
film fans, the name Mack Sennett is completely
unknown, though he was one of the^
American film's greatest inovators—the In-'
ventor of slapstick comedy. To celebrate the
jOth anniversary of the first motion picture
camera patent this month. Grand Inlema-'
tional Pictures is reviving .several of Sennett's
celebrated two-reelers. refurbished with
,

I
trict
i
and
! motor-equipped
1
an
f
'
30-year-old
. Theatre
, liead
in
\
'Duel
Sets Record
ror Single Week
MINNEAPOLIS— "Duel ill the Sun" has
Iv on the distinction of grossing the largest
It )tal of any one picture here in a single
(v.eek. It was helped to the honor by being
ll'layed in two downtown houses, the Century
Irnd Lyric, simultaneously, the first time any
[fjreen attraction ever has played more than
line key house at the same time. Another
I help was its increased admission scale—90
lents for matinees. $1.25 for nights and 50
[tents for children. Tlie reduced teen-age
[udmissions do not apply for this picture.
At the eleventh hour the Minnesota Amuse-
[iiient Co. decided on a SI. 25 top instead of the
[$1.50 originally planned. The rea.son. it was
Irxplained. is that $1.25 is the top in nearly
lull other cities.
Advertisements said the picture is not rec-
Icmmended for children but at the same time
[listed the children's price.
In all of the numerous day and date open-
Pings in the territory, the picture has been
doing record-breaking business, according to
I
Charles Wiener. SRO representative.
I
Ralph Maw, Son Hailed
For Saving Trio in Lake
MINNEAPOLIS—Ralph Maw. MGM dismanager,
and liis 14-year old son Richard
landed on the newspapers' front pages
had their pictures published, too, after
jthey rescued three persons from drowning in
Lake of the Isles near their home here.
They were on the shore near their outboard
I'
I'
boat when they sighted the
trio thrashing about in the water alongside
overturned canoe. In their boat Maw
and his son reached the two men and woman
in jig time.
Richard dived into the water to hold up a
student nurse until his father
could grab her by the hair and pull
her into the boat. They also succeeded in
getting the two men into the boat.
Arch Hosier, Tony Matricci
Buy Cine Theatre Supply
ST. LOUIS—The Cine Theatre Supply Co.
^
liere operated up to this time by the motion
I
picture theatre equipment section of the
Radio Corp. of America, was recently sold
'
TO a corporation formed by Arch Hosier and
r Tony Matricci. Both have had a long asso-
• elation with theatre equipment business in
j' St. Louis. Hosier was formerly field engi-
!| neer with Western Electric and Altec Service
Corp. Matricci is the owner of the Uptown
in St. Louis.
Art Pugh's Theatre Burns
In Columbus, Kas., Fire
COLUMBUS. KAS.—In a $100,000 fire early
Monday morning the State Theatre here
burned to the ground. The fire, beginning
.1 little after 1:00 a. m., destroyed three two-
.'-tory buildings and the theatre, owned by
||
|< .\. W. Pugh. Also destroyed were a restaurant,
four apartments and offices of three
business firms.
Leave PRC-Eagle-Lion
MINNEAPOLIS — Conrad Kriedberg and
.Ice Behan, PRC-Eagle-Lion salesman and
booker, respectively, have resigned. No
, 'uccessor to Kriedberg has been named yet.
l^ut Harold Rosenberg and Roy Cohen,
Tainee bookers, are handling Behan's former
duties.
f^^^ff^ Central Lashes Out
At 'Super-Top
PREFERS DIGNITY—Thomas Boyle
of the Capitol Theatre in Clinton, Iowa,
deplores the indecorous manners and attire
of the modern theatregoer. "In the
good old days," says Boyle, "going to the
theatre was a ceremiany. Women came
in their best finery and men with top
hats and tails. What a contrast today.
The theatre is not respected, with men
coming in shirt sleeves and sport clothes
and women in slacks. If I had my way
I wouldn't admit a woman in slacks."
Prices
MINNEAPOLIS—North Central Allied has
trained its guns on what it calls the "supertop"
basis being used by distributors. In effect,
NCA calls this device as vicious as percentage
which they are demanding on a flat
using it in preference to percentage in order
to get larger returns from the exhibitors.
The attack was made in a bulletin issued
by North Central. The bulletin brands the
"super-top" basis (from one-and-a-quarter
to one-and-a-half higher than the regular
top bracket) "a trick."
"Distributors are using this trick increasingly,
in lieu of percentage, becau.se they read
the sign of the times (decreasing grosses i and
know they will never get the returns on percentage
which they are demanding on a flat
rental basis." the bulletin declares.
"A very few pictures are rolling . big
money. These, however, are .sold on such
terms that, regardless of the business they
do, the exhibitors make little or no money
and, in fact, are worse off in that they establish
higher flat rentals for the large volume
of mediocre pictures.
"Of course, flat rental of pictures, rather
than terms of 40 and 50 per cent, is the only
salvation of the exhibitor. But extreme care
must be taken lest flat rental prices go sky
high and the exhibitor's last state becomes
worse than his former."
More cautious buying is urged by the bulletin
because of an alleged boxoffice drop
which, it says, "is a clear and definite warning
to any exhibitor capable of reading the
signs of the times."
610-Seater Opened in Wamego, Kas.;
Cost A. E. Garansson $100,000
WAMEGO. KAS.—The Garansson Theatre,
a 610-seat, $100,000 showcase, opened
here Tuesday (24i. A. E. Garansson is owner
and operator. The opening ceremonies
were attended by many important figures
in the industry from Topeka and Kansas City
and many fellow showmen in the surrounding
territory. Albert Beard, Kansas secretary
of labor, was here as the personal representative
of Gov. Frank Carlson who, at
the last moment, was unable to come.
Seating is all on one floor. The auditorium
color scheme is cream and white, with
maroon striping and trimming. The seats
are in apple green with cushions of a darker
shade. The curtain is maroon velvet and
the screen curtain in gold cloth.
The lobby contains a candy bar and a popcorn
concession and is done in cream and
maroon. The ladies' room, just oft the foyer,
is done in the same color .scheme and contains
a large mirror with indirect lighting, a
couch in dark red leather, two easy chairs
and stainless steel smoking equipment.
The manager's office and projection booth
are reached by a stairway at the back of the
foyer. The office faces the screen and a
large window of plat€ glass that can be slid
open gives full view of the screen and the
auditorium.
The building is of matched stone, concrete,
concrete blocks and brick construction. It
is as fireproof as modern construction can
make it. All floors are concrete and the
projection booth is all concrete. All wiring
is in conduit and controlled from panels.
One novel fire protection feature is an
asbestos inlaid screen.
Two more units of the $100,000 structure
will be completed in the near future, according
to Arthur E. Garansson. They will house
a snack bar and three offices to the east and
a supermarket and a parking lot for 30 cars
on the west. The structure will also house
three apartments above the theatre and snack
bar. Construction on the Garansson enterprise
was begun a year ago last March. Garansson
had much of his material on hand
prior t. that date. Floyd Wolfenbarger,
Manhattan, Kas., was the architect.
Equipment in the Garansson includes
Brenkert projectors, RCA sound heads and
an RCA Snowhite screen. Seats were purchased
from Mis.souri Theatre Supply Co. and
the drapes and curtains, costing more than
$1,500, from Great Western. The air conditioning
is by U. S. Engineering. A Star
popcorn machine is in the lobby. The theatre
is also equipped with a p.a. system.
Garansson's staff consists of Guy Mccormick,
house manager: Sylvester Blakeley.
projectionist, Mary Lou Lamkin, secretarycashier,
and Mrs. Guy McCormick, confection
and popcorn bar. In addition there are
three usherettes.
The house is showing daily, with matinees
on Saturday. This is Garansson's first experience
in exhibition.
lOXOFFICE ;: June 28, 1947 MW 77

. . H.
p
KANSAS CITY
. . .
Mat E. Steinberg, Republic prairie district
manager, conducted a sales meeting for
branch managers at the Muehlebach hotel
the first of the week. Attending were Dave
Nelson of Des Moines; Harry Lefholtz.
Omaha: J. J. Houlihan. St. Louis, and Robert
Ruby
F. Withers, I'cal franchise holder
Pasley. Republic cashier, Is on vacation In
California.
Earl Plumlee, manager of the Paola and
Jewel theatres In Paola, Kas.. leaves on vacation
Hal Parker, local newsreel
June 29 . . . representative, will shoot backgrounds at
the Santa Fe Trails rodeo for a forthcoming
PRC picture. The celebration in honor of
POPCORN . . Best Quality . . Guaranteed Volume
I'ai'Or LinoH Bagi*--From Now Proco »oi
$9.2S par 100 Lbs.. FOB. Kansas City
\./ THEATRE SUPPLY
.^nreue • company •
217 W. I8lh St. Kansas City 8. Mo.
THEATRE INSURANCE Specia/ist
ScKiflj Vo" Since 1918
t;

AHHOUHcma
the appointmenf of
as manager of the new
Kansas City branch office
Theatre Seating Division
of
AMERICAN DESK MFG. CO.
122 West 18th St.
in the heart of
DEPENDABLE DELIVERIES!
(within 20 to 30 days)
Offering tlie Kansas City trade
area three lines of theatre chairs:
(1) A Fully Upholstered Chair
Applied on a Veneer Back.
(2) Veneer Back and Upholstered
Seat.
(3) All-Veneer.
BOXOFTICE ;; June 28, 1947 79

'////etzj-
1650 l^ti*" wMtBl-O*'
714-LUMBCII [XCHANOE BLOO.-MIWHLAl'Om. MINN.
WE DID THE JOB!
Wh«n Undo Sam wanted training liims —
and laal — w« met th« challonge. We produced
a greater number of lilms for the
United Stales Office of Education than any
other of 34 producing companies.
We are proud of such a record, and equally
proud of knowing the answers to the many
production questions raised at the lime.
"Knowing the answers" has been easy for
us. Our 37 years of continuous experience
in producing all typos of motion pictures gives
us an immediate solution to the toughost
lechnicol
problems.
Wo know Ihe answers, toa, when it comes
to producing Film Advertising playlets, for the
same technical skill is applied to both short
and long production, assuring you Film Advertising
with bettor audience acceptance.
a
RAY-BELL FILMS, INC
2269 Ford Parkway,
St. Paul 1, Minn.
TRAILERS
Tour Own Copy
— Sudden Service ^^
HAL PARKER STUDIOS
Vt-So Prodijcttont
1719 Wyandotte Kansas City, Mo.

. . Ben
. . The
. . Herb
]aehrs Will Invade
|[owns They Sold
MINNEAPOLIS—The Baehr brothers,
who
Ifei ently sold most of their circuit but still
v.n and operate four theatres in two Minfsota
towns, plan an extensive theatre
iiilding program. They contemplate "in-
|au1ing" five towns in which others now are
perating their fonner theatres.
Plans for a $175,000 theatre at Chippewa
'nils. Wis., already have been drawn. Other
wns on the Baehr list are I'^ice Lake.
hlnelander and Ladysmith. Wis., and Redod
Falls, Minn. Another Minnesota town
der consideration is Fergus Falls. Minn.
One reason for the planned "invasion" is
he alleged failure of exhibitors now in the
forementioned towns to meet certain com-
[iitments after taking over the Baehr theaes.
'A Schoenthal Flies Birds
To Lab to Aid Farmer
nL-MIA—The good turn of a Holdrege
heatre manager made state headlines here.
It began when turkey grower R. W. Struve
)f Oxford. Neb., found his flock of some 6,000
i^hpirds collapsing. He was afraid some disease
ii^Hliad attacked them.
ili^^t Struve got in touch with Ed Schoenthal,
iBianager of the Sun and former ATC flier,
il^Hend got him to fly him and a dozen of the
wl^l^iling birds to Omaha.
An examination in an Omaha laboratory
showed the turkeys had eaten poisoned food.
MINNEAPOLIS
'The Minnesota Amusement Co. was host at
a breakfast for Billy De Wolfe, motion
picture comedian, who flew up from Chicago
fdr a brief visit. Members of the press and
o'hers were invited to meet De Wolfe, who
said the fii-st thing people want to see is
"Mrs. Murgatroyd," a character he has done
in pictures and night clubs.
Because of a general house cleaning, the
''Twin city Variety Club rooms were closed
Kthis week from Wednesday to Friday . . .
IMax Roth, PRC district manager, and Harry
'Mandel. Eagle-Lion district manager, were
ill from Chicago E. J. McEvoy. Universal
Ijsliorts sales manager, was a visitor . . . Full
Jpage newspaper ads for "Duel in the Sun"
(were the biggest spreads within memory . . .
'Bob Thorne is the new Paramount assistant
cashier.
.
. . Sol
Ralph Maw, MGM district manager, was in
JCliicago for conference with sales head Bill
[Rodgers Marcus, Columbia district
Imanager, was in town . . . Bill Levy, owner of
Ithe Heights, suburban theatre, is vacationing
'at Banff and Lake Louise, Canada .
Torodor is remodeling his St. Paul neighflbirhood
house, the Garden.
Out-of-town exhibitors visiting Minneapolis
included Art Abelson, Devils Lake.
N. D.; Carl Lindstrom. Sleepy Eye, Minn.,
and John Diedenhoffen, New Ulm, Minn.
A week before "Bedelia" opened. Nort
Rosevold, iRanager of the Lyric, Duluth, tied
in with Joe Cook, radio station KDAL's popular
emcee, with the latter offering five dollars
and passes to the fir.st listener bringing
a recording of the old song hit. "Bedelia." It
came in the first evening and a contest was
held, listeners being asked to guess the year
the record was made. Winners received
EXHIBITORS MEET STARS—Last week several area exhibitors dropped in at
the Paramount exchange in Kansas City to meet Alan Ladd and William Demarest,
in town for the premiere benefit held recently at the Paramount (nee Newman)
Theatre. Present for this photograph were, left to right, A. W. Mustian of the Dixie
Theatre in Helton, Mo.; Don Krutsinger, formerly of the Rialto, Lyndon, Kas.; Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Johnson, new owners of the Rialto in Lyndon; Ladd; Raymond Krutsinger,
former owner of the Lyndon house; Chet Borg, Plaza, Appleton City, Mo.;
Demarest; Mrs. Borg, and Ed W'haley of the New Belt Drive-In, St. Joseph, Mo.
passes to the picture . . . Mrs. Betty CurOs
the new secretary to S. D. Kane, North Central
Allied executive counsel succeeds Betty
Cohen, who resigned.
Mary Diane Seibel, daughter of the Minnesota
Amusement Co. advertising head, Ev
Seibel. is a talented young lady. She did a
fine acting job in the play "Papa Is All."
presented by the North Star Drama GuUd,
local civic theatre. She followed this up by
winning a four-year scholarship at St. Catherine's
college . . . Sylvan Grodnick, formerly
of the Palace, is handling tieups and giveaways
for Joe Berenson of Chicago . . . Jack
Lorentz, formerly 20thFox branch manager
here and now W. C. Gehring's successor as
midwestern sales manager, was a visitor.
J. Warren Burke, son of Tom Burke, veteran
film man and now general manager of
Theatre Associates, territory's biggest buying
combine, is following in his father's footsteps.
He i" learning the theatre business
with the Eddie Ruben circuit and is now assigned
to Devils Lake, N. D. . Greenblatt,
RKO district manager, was a visitor
... So was Mannie Gottlieb, Universal district
manager . industry fishing party
headed by Tom Conners found the going
good at Lake of the Woods and each member
made a good haul.
Art Anderson, Warner Bros, branch manager,
was an excited ringsider at the Gustafson-Szabo
wrestling match which ended in
a riot "The Farmer's Daughter," which
.
ran five
. .
weeks here, is now in its sixth week
in St. Paul, playing at the World, where it
was moved from the RKO Orpheum.
Prior to his departure for the east, Bennie
Berger, North Central Allied president, announced
that at the Allied States convention
at Atlantic City he would ask the national
body to join NCA in requesting distributor
heads to sit down with independent exhibitor
leaders immediately for a discussion of
differences. Berger believes that such a
round-table discussion could smooth out friction
and restore unity and peace in the industry.
From Atlantic City Berger will ga
to New York for a week. While there, he
said, he will interview major company sales
heads and personally present his case against
advanced admissions demands and increasing
percentage terms.
H. E. Waldorf to Go Sailing
In Home-Made Cruiser
VINTON, IOWA—Horace E. Waldorf, former
owner of the Palace, has built an 18-
foot cabin cruiser in his workshop in south
Vinton. The cruiser is powered by a 42-
horse, four-cylinder marine engine and is
expected to have a top speed of about 20
miles and hour. The craft has a sevsn-foot
beam and there is room for about 12 persons
aboard. A galley, sleeping quarters and a
built-in toilet are other features. Wah'.'irf
started building the one-t?n vessel last September.
Materials cost him about $1,600.
F. A. Bixler in Pearson
PIERSON. IOWA—Mr. and Mrs. Prank A.
Bixler. formerly of Corning, have been
named manager and cashier, respectively, of
the New Pier. The couple replaces Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Peck, resigned. Bixler has been
affiliat'Jd with the Shipley-Benson interests
at Anita.
WAHOO
America's Finest Screen Game
HOLLYWOOD AMUSEMENT CO.. 831 S. WABASH AVE., CHICAGO
BOXOFFICE :: June 28. 1947 81

. . Bonnie
. . Bob
r
DBS MOINES
.
Relayed by the housing shortage and Iowa
marriage laws, the marriage of Arnie
Shartln, Columbia booker, to Dorothy Dion of
Minneapolis was finally performed June 21.
The Shartins are honeymooning at Clear
lake. They will return to their apartment
her? . . Another Columbia employe. Rose
Mazza, was married June 22 to Joe Villirillo.
They are also on a honeymoon.
Eddie Forrester, owner of the theatre at
Massena, Iowa, was a visitor on the Row last
week. Forrester says his town h?s not been
bothered by the floods, but was hit a couple
of weeks ago by a tornado that damaged one
end of the theatre. It was necessary for him
to replace the screen as a result of the
damage.
. . . Helene
Esther
Marilyn Shelden, NSS. has resigned to return
to her home in Maryland
Jacobs, Universal, is on vacation
Huston, Universal, spent the
. . .
weekend in
Minneapolis . . . Jane Frye, Universal inspector,
is on leave of absence.
Thelma Washburn, RKO booker, has many
reasons to smile these days. Her daughter,
son-in-law and grandchild arrived this week
from Florida to visit—and on top of that,
the Washburns boast a new car.
Raymond Cook, owner of the State in Hedrick,
Iowa, has found a home for his family
and will move them here from Arkansas . . .
Tim Evans of Lyons, and Charles Niles,
Anamosa, were on the Row last week.
J'/f aclvcince ot iiA limed
Carol Fuhrman, assistant manager of thf
State. Cedar Rapids, was married this montl
to Kenneth M. Foley. After a wedding tri'
to South Dakota, the Foleys will live in Del
Moines where he is a salesman for the Skelli
Oil Co.
r
Dorman Bundling, Newton theatre owneil
played in the state Kiwanis golf tournamen'
at the Newton country club last week . .
Ray Nolan. RKO district
manager, spent th
weekend here working with the circuits . .
Bob Boots, RKO shipper, has moved into hi
new home . Breeze is now commuting
from her home in Curamings, lowi^
to the RKO exchange.
Morrie Smead, owner of the Strand !);.
Council Bluffs, and an executive of ViWnj-
Popcorn Co.. was married June 12 to Grac!
Abbott of Santa Barbara. Calif.. formerU
of Omaha. The wedding culminated a ro!
mance of 20 years.
W. J. Whaley of Deep River has liougbt n,
restaurant for his daughter in Boone, Iowa)
and is spending much of his time there . . ,
Joe Smith, Laurens exhibitor, was on the Ro\',
last week . Fridley and Beverley Ma<
hon. owners of the theatre at New Sharon
have opened the "Starlight Room," adjoin [,
ing the theatre. The new room will providtl;
i'
after-theatre lunches for patrons.
\
\
k
Sam Watson of Grettinger was in towiv
last week . . . Dave Nelson. Republic
manager, attended meetings in
brand-
Kansas Clt:
. . . Lucille
from a
Avery,
vacation
.'
inspector, has been ill for over a week . .
Maxine Bird and Raymond Thompson wer-;^
married Sunday in Mount Ayr. and Masin>
is now on vacation from her duties at MOM.
Roles in "High C ,
Warners has tagged John Alvin and WUT
liam Bakewell for roles in "Romance 1)!,
"
High C."
I
r
i
j
ATTENTION!
Drive-In
•j^ Theatre Operators -^
*
For special trailer copy (or
your opening write to
Motion Picture Service Co
125 Hyde St.
San Francisco
;
Producers of Showmanship Trailers
.1'
2 1.
1
ttn A*
The new Motiograph MODEL "AA^
*
'The Golden Anniversary Pro/ecfor'
Upholstery materials from four I
leading manufacturers.
S1.65 yard F.O.B.
Let us have your extra
rcnecr backs and bottoms
AMERICAN DESK MFG. CO. I
y
Des Moines Theatre Supply Co.
1121 High Street Des Moines, Iowa
Telephone 3-6520
COMPLETELY NEW
HORKY'S CAFE
Bigger and Bailor Than Ever
— Featuring 'Delish' Steak*
1202 High Si. Des Moine.. Iowa
V.'hore Filmrow Friends Gather
Open Dally at 4 p. m-
82
BOXOFFICE
:: June 28. 19'
hi

[ jRosanek.
'
Trom
I
Local
. . Donald
I
MAHA
f6 Metzger. owner of the Cozy Theatre nt
Tyndall S. D.. had a busy week. As local
chief he attended the state convention
fire chiefs at Yankton . . . Two Columbia
bine office representatives, Jules Neodleman
&(1 Gene Sichelman, were in town from
lew York.
.
BT. R. Thompson from Kansas City, Walt
|«.'ney representative, .spent the weekend in
[lis city Shane, manafier of the
jaiamount Theatre, is back on the job after
ijising his tonsils . . . Evelynn Cannon, head
.ker at MGM, is on a Minnesota fishinfs
. . . ^i]) Pat Halloran, 20th-Fox salesman,
as a second son named Timothy Michael,
he first was named Patrick.
Kobert Kiddle, formerly with Warners,
Itnie back to Omaha to attend funeral serv-
Ibfs for his mother, Mrs. Cecila Riddle. He
, . .
Ifi now with United Artists in Denver
Ildele Anderson. Warner cashier, is on vacalloa.
ad agency men were invited to atjend
the screening of "The Hucksters"
ack Andrews. Paramount salesman,
. . .
was
itricken on the road and had to undergo an
mergencv appendectomy at St. Mary's hoslital.
North Platte.
Hazel (Jensen) Brown dropped a card back
the RKO office saying she was honeyttooning
in the Black Hills and now is en
oute to Yellowstone.
The Roselund Theatre, in a tiein ad with
n>talling firms, tells the public it has in-
Italled a new Chrysler Airtemp air conditioning
Cornelia Adams, 18, clerk
unit . . . In the county marriage license office, was
|niirried on the RKO-Brandeis Theatre stage
« start off the showing of "Honeymoon."
ihe was to wear the wedding gown worn by
Shirley Temple in the picture and the first
fitting found no changes needed. Reinhart
Paulsen. 22. is the groom.
Visitors along Filmrow included: Adolph
Crete iNeb.i exhibitor en route
Chicago where he also owns a theatre:
Roy Syfert. Ainsworth exhibitor who avoided
flood areas by flying his airplane in to town:
teddie Kugel. Holstein, Iowa: John McQuistan,
Bloomfield; D. H. Heyne. Hooper: Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold Johnson. Onawa. Iowa: John
Preston, Humphrey: F. Thompson, Audubon,
Iowa: Elmer Swen.sen, Alta, Iowa: Cliff
Sherron, Genoa; Bruce Jones. Beemer: Rob-
.ert Johnson. Logan. Iowa; G. G. Griffith.
Plsttsmouth.
Cool Bandit Takes $60
From St. Paul Cashier
ST. PAUL—A composed bandit, held up
thf cashier of the Park. Minnesota Amusement
Co. neighborhood theatre and relieved
the frightened. 20-year old girl of $60 at the
point of a gun.
The man appeared at the ticket window at
8 p. m.. when there was almost a steady
stream of patrons, and quietly said, "Hand
lit over." enforcing his demand with a nickelpl.Ued
revolver. She gave him about L5
dollar bills.
Menacing her with a gun. the bandit dem.nded,
"Is that all?" She then handed him
three five-dollar bills and when he quietly repeated
the same question she gave him three
$11 bills and then pulled the drawer out to
sl'.ow him it was empty.
After receiving the money, the bandit
turned away and walked slowly down the
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
NCA Raps Adult Tax
On Teen-Age Tickets
MINNEAPOLIS— North Central Allied has
a.sked the internal revenue bureau to re-examine
its ruling that the 20 per cent theatre
admission tax must be based on age instead
of the price of the ticket in the case of the
.special teen-age scale.
With exhibitors "virtually forced" to establish
teen-age admission scales to compete
with downtown first runs, which recently put
the special rate in effect for youngsters 12
to 16 years old. the present method of computing
the admission tax is harmful to the
theatre owner, unjust, and arbitrary, said
NCA Piesident Bennie Berger.
Tlie government requires the 20 per cent
tax on established children's and adult
rates, breaking them at the age 12 years.
Some years ago the Minnesota Amusement
Co. and independent exhibitors joined in a
protest against paying adult tax rates on
junior and student admission prices, but the
internal revenue department held that these
street. The cashier sounded an alarm, but
by the time ushers reached the booth the
bandit had disappeared. D. S. Palmquist.
manager, was not present at the time.
Amateur Nights in Panora
PANORA, IOWA—Amateur night contests
are being held at the Little under the direction
of Dorothy Kean, manager. Prizes in
the contest include an opportunity to broadcast
over radio station KSIB and a weekend
trip to Chicago.
Installs Air Conditioning
ROCK VALLEY. IOWA—Jack Nebbin,
owner, is having new air conditioning equipment
installed in the Orpheum.
KANSAS CITY NEWCOMER—E. J.
Staton. right, is manager of the newly
opened Kansas City branch of the theatre
seating division of American Desk
Mfg. Co.. a Temple. Tex., concern. \t
left is Forrest Dunlap. western division
manager, who pilots a plane between
branch offices and the dozen theatres he
owns in Texas and Arkansas. Staton was
a first lieutenant who flew B29s in World
War II.
were a "special rate" and therefore .should'
carry the same amount of tax as an adult
admission.
"This leaves the theatre owner in the peculiar
position of being forced by the government
to pay a tax on junior admissions
which he cannot collect," .said Berger. "It is
illogical as well as unjust for the government
to require the same admission tax for the
teen-age admission as is called for by the
higher adult scale.
"The price paid for the ticket, not the
age. should be made the basis of the tax,"
He pointed out the great harm likely to
result at neighborhood theatres here, which
now get 40 cents for adult admissions. In
order to keep their teen-age patronage, Berger
.said, they might have to come down to
25 cents. Yet they will have to pay the .same
8-cent tax on these tickets as they do oii
40-cent tickets, leaving only 17 cents to
cover operating costs.
Folly Theatre Closed
KANSAS CITY—After two weeks playing
sex-angle films, the Folly Theatre has closed
once more. Howard Goldin, promoter of the
films, has gone to Fort Worth and Warren
Irons, owner of the theatre, said that as far
as motion pictures were concerned, the Folly
would remain shuttered for the summer. A
burlesque policy will be resumed in the fall.
Water Follies Billed
OMAHA—Theatres will face a new kind of
competition here July 15 to 20 when Ak-
Sar-Ben stages the first Water Follies of any
size ever to be presented here. Peter Pick
is the feature star.
Quonset for Marne
MARNE. IOWA—Albert Hefferan has received
a permit to build a new quonset theatre
here. The house will seat 450 and have
a brick front. It will be completed about
October 1 and will be called the Crown.
WB Feature Is Retitled
NEW YORK—"Need for Each Other" has
been selected as the new title for the Warner
Bros, production now before the cameras
in Hollywood as "Love at First Sight."
Zumbrota House Reopens
ZUMBROTA. MINN.—The State has been
reopened following redecoration and improvements.
It is being operated by A. G.
and O. B. Gilbertson.
Modernize in Batavia
BATAVIA. IOWA—Complete modernization
of the Co-Ed began June 15 and is expected
to be completed around the first of
July. Robert Dunnuck is manager.
Bob McLean Takes Over
HOWARD LAKE, MINN. — Bob
McLean
has taken over the Howard Lake lease. David
Bull relinquished the house.
83

'
|
;UMiu-.u
DISCOURSE ON DARTO—Visiting Kansas City last weeli was a trio of film men
intrrestpd in Darto, the new theatre game. Left to right in the photo are J. M. "Soda"
Reynolds of the Sereen (iuild offices in Dallas, who will handle Darto sales in Texas;
Julian King, the national distributor, and .S. Gideon Howell of Dallas, publicist for the
.lohn Franconi enterprises. Reynolds and Howell came to Kansas City to meet King
and discu.ss sales plans for the new boxoffice stimulant.
Minnesota Fishing Trip
Rough on Duluthians
DULUTH. MINN.—Roy Prytz. manager,
and Bernard "Bud" Blackmore. a.ssistant
manager, of the Granada, had the time of
their lives on a three-day canoe-portage
safari Into Superior national forest of norlhea.stem
Minnesota. Although they got soaiced
in heavy rains, fell out of their jungle hammocks
when ropes gave way, they did catch
eight land-locked salmon. Before venturini?
homeward, they re-sorted t« sleeping in their
automobile. It was dry there.
MPF Names Delegates
MINNEAPOLI.".',— At first meeting of the
territory's Motion Picture FoundatiOK committee,
it was decided that Harold Field as
chairman and Bill Elson as trustee should
repre.sent it at the national meeting. The
committee al.so considered plans for the appointment
of various committees. These will
be announced within the next fortnight.
c
o
R
N
QUALITY HYBRID
PRODUCED FROM KANSAS
AND INDIANA APPROVED
VARIETIES
EXCELLENT POPPING
CONDITION ASSURED ON
ALL SHIPMENTS.
WRITE
FOR QUOTATIONS ON L.C.L.
AND CARLOAD SHIPMENTS.
F.A.MANGELSDORFSEEDCO.
ATCHISON. KANSAS
Fairfax Theatre Sold
FAIRFAX. MO.—The Crescent Theatre
has been sold to D. A. Praser, who has
changed the name to the Fair. A boyhood
resident of Fairfax and a former superintendent
(.-A schools at Woodlake. Minn.,
Fraser bought the theatre from the Hackett
family who started the house 37 years ago.
Col. McCraw in Omaha
OMAHA— Col. William McCraw of Dallas,
national director of Variety Clubs, was to
be here Friday to meet with directors of
the Omaha tent and discuss the premiere of
"Variety Girl." He was to be guest of honor
in the evening at a Variety dinner dance at
the Highland Country club.
To Attend RKO Parley
DBS MOINES M. M. Ro.scnblatt. RKO
branch manager, and salesman Sol Yaeger.
Butch DeFrone. Ed Howland and Raymond
McKlttrick, will leave July 4 for New York
City to attend a sales meeting at the Waldorf-
Astoria.
Roalstad Manages Temple
ST. LAWRENCE, S. D.—Dale Roalstad is
new manager of the Temple Theatre here.
tlie
He and Joe Roalstad purchased It recently.
Sunday af'ernoon matinees are being dls-
((intlnued for the present.
Buy St. Lawrence House
ST. LAWRENCE. N. D.—The Temple has
been purcha.sed by Joe and Dale Roalstad.
Dale will manage the theatre.
E—STATES RIGHT DISTRIBUTION-
NOW AVAILABLE
Tt»o most highly recommended lealure
ever endorsed by the Catholic Church.
T STIlin (IF
nn
FEATURE
LENGTH
I
PRODUCTION
Narrated by
MSGR. FULTON J. SHEEN
Write MAE Film Co. 2947 No. 3rd St.
Milwaukee 12. Wisconsin
As Relief Manager ,,
MANHATTAN. KAS.—James R. Keller, as'
sistant manager of the four TEI houses henll
leaves Sunday i29i for a tour of duty as re 'I
lief manager at a number of other houselH
"
J. R. Keller lo Tour
around the circuit. He will be gone eight ol;
ten weeks.
r
His first post will be at the Paola, Paoh'
Kas., where he will relieve Manager Eai
Plumlee from June 29 to July 12. Pro:,
July 13 to 27 Keller will manage the Kannui
in Fredonia, Kas., during the vacation c^
Manager R. C. Jacobi. Moving on to thi
Chief. Hiawatha, Kas.. Keller will sub fo,'
Bern Wilson. Other dates and places on hJischedule
have not been set.
William Marshall, Wareham house
ager. will aid City Manager Dave
during Keller's absence.
IBM*
DalM
H. V. Mullins Purchases
Fourth Iowa House
PLEASANTVILLE. IOWA—Dr. H. O. CoW^
Des Moines, who has operated the Stran'
for eight years, sold to H. V. Mullins of De^'
Moines. Mullins already operates theatre
in Mitchellville, Ankeny and Carlisle. Wort
Fee, local manager and operator, will retai
his position. Admission price has been ad
vanced to 15 cents for children and 35 cent I
for adults.
New Sound, Other Jobs
Improve Atlantic Houses
ATLANTIC. IOWA—The Atlantic an,-.
Grand are being redecorated and modemlzMF
The Atlantic has been recarpeted and hs
new sound. The Grand is to have new a:
conditioning as well a new sound. The pit]!
gram is a result of several years of planninv;
according to
Manager Art Farrell.
Omaha Hears M. N. Wolf ?
OMAHA— Maurice N. Wolf, assistant to I'
M. Ritchie head of MGM's exhibitor reley
tions department, was to speak here Wednest:
day at the Rome hotel before the Juni(
Chamber of Commerce on "What Makes M(
tion Pictures Move." Wolf was en route i
New York from Los Angeles as part of
month's trip during which he attended U_
Rotary International convention.
Louis Foeldes Dies
PARIS—Louis Foeldes. 53. general salt
manager in Europe for Universal-Intema
tional since August 1945. died suddenly e
June 19. Foeldes entere.;: the industry i.
1926 in Hungary and had been associatt
with Universal since 1938 when he was aj
pointed .supervisor for eastern Europe.
Improvements in Duluth
DL'LUTH Improvements in local theatr-''
included installation of a new air condlUor
ing system in the Doric, West Duluth, ar
painting of the marquee of the downtow
Lyceum. John Brandenhoff manages tl'.
Doric and Michael Wainstock is in charge <
the LyceiUTi. . ,
L. O. Gill at Old Stand
MANHATTAN. KAS.—L. O. Gill, manag'
of the Bcloit, Bcloit, Kas., was here last we

'
I ^-9
:
Present
OHIO SLASHES JOBLESS TAX;
KEYSTONE SESSION ROUNDUP
Ohio Won't Tax Rentals
llnemployment Reduction
[ness will be decentralized and every city in
evy Will Average
Alter Ticket Tax Repeal
Columbus—Exemption of film rentals
|C Per Cent
from the Ohio sales or use tax will be
COLUMBUS—The amendment to Senate
continued
Bill 453.
following
This bill
passage
extends
of
the
House
exemption
granted two years ago. It was feared
i: No. 112. passed by the state legislature
iCi approved by the governor, means a cut
that repeal of the state admissions tax
.ipproximately 50 per cent in the unemoyment
tax theatre owners ha' e been pay-
would cause the sales or use tax to be reimposed.
Governor Herbert is expected
to the state, according to P. J. Wood,
to sign the bill.
etary of the Independent Theatre Own-
.•s of Ohio.
Other important benefits are these;
(11 Provision lor payment of benefits
those who quit their jobs voluntarily
Cleveland.
[ to
only if the quitting is for jast cause ui
connection with work, i law pays
benefits for any cause the BUC regards
i
iiS just, regardless of w'ork connection,
(21 Provision for immediate notice to
ing an admissions levy,
the last employer on claims filed so that
he can offer back the same or another
job.
(3') Clarification of the defmition of
"marital obligations" by adding the words
•
parental, filial and other domestic." It
is designed to make it clear that persons
v.ho quit work because of these domestic
obligations shall rot be allowed benefits
in the period which follows such voluntary
quitting.
(4) Provides for a monthly statement
dium and large towns at a
(if charge-back to employers upon written
request. It will give the employer
na up-to-date picture of his benefit accoimt
and will permit him to offer jobs
back up the contention for a
the 20
to former workers.
(5) Establishes a four-year statute of
admission taxes."
limitations on the power of the Bureau
The letter was addressed to
i>f Unemployment Compensation to collect
delmquent contributions.
To aid theatre owners in computing their
educed unemployment tax under the amended
bill. Wood submits the following table of
compensations
li Your Your Present Your Nev.- Rate
erve Ratio Rate Is: Will Be:
\e Is:
li% and over .7 .3
:2-I3 .7 .3
:i-12 .9 .3
-.y-n I.I .4
}-IO 1.3 .5
1.5 .7
7-8 1.7 .9
^7 1.9 1.1
I 5-6 2.1 1.3
--S 2.3 15
i
3-4 2.5 17
1
' 2-3 2.7 1.9
) 1-2 2 7 2 1
• 0-1 30 2.5
Wood Blames Roadshows
For Tax Defeat in Ohio
COLUMBUS— Hiked admissions on such
pi' tares as "Henry V," "The Best Years of
Our Lives" and "Duel in the Sun" "hurt
trtmendously" the fight of Ohio theatre owner-
to prevent repeal of the states 3 per cent
aciinissions tax. P. J. Wood, secretary of the
In lependent Theatre Owners of Ohio, charged
in an open letter to leaders of the industry.
These three incidents, right under the
noses of the legislature, eliminated entirely
aU the force of our oft-repeated argument
that any increase at the boxoffice would result
in a reduction of receipts." declared
tWood.
Repeal of the state tax means that the
[fight against increased taxes upon our busi- to right:
Ohio becomes a battleground." added Wood.
Columbus, Youngstown and Lima
are known to be considering passage of municipal
levies, which may go as high as 10
per cent in some instances. Toledo, which
has been exploring the possibUity of impos-
has turned down the
proposal within the past week, Wood said.
"Doubling admission prices, upon demand
of the distributor, in the face of diminishing
grosses is not only bad business but Is bound
to lend w-eight to the arguments of city officials
who attempt to enact local admission
taxes," .said Wood.
"We have been trying to sell the public
on the idea that films are the entertainment
for the masses, but with five pictures circulating
throughout the country in small, me-
minimum admission
price of around $1.50. we face the danger
of being continued in the luxury class and
giving the Congress the ammunition to
continuation of
per cent federal tax, and money-hungry
city officials the excuse to impose high
local
Abe Montague.
Columbia vice-president: Nicholas M.
Schenck. president of Loew's; Barney Balaban.
president of Paramount: Peter Rathvon.
president of RKO: Nate Blumberg.
president of Universal-International: Harry
M. Warner, president of Warner Bros.: Gradwell
L. Sears, vice-president of United Artists:
S. P. Skouras. president of 20th-Fox;
David O. Selznick and Sam Goldwyn.
Film Trade Escapes Many
Unfavorable Enactments
In Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG—A post-mortem
examination
of the 1947 session of the Pennsylvania
general assembly shows that the motion picture
industry escaped numerous proposed restrictions,
increased licenses and direct and
indirect competition.
The Stonier-Brunner taxing measure, approved
in the last gasp of the session, means
Pittsburgh city officials and other municipal
officers will have the right to levy on
anything not taxed by the state, such as
"persons, transactions, occupations, privileges,
subjects, personal property (except utilities,
whose income is regulated by the Public
Utilities commission)." The measure empowers
political subdivisions (except cities,
counties and school districts of the first
class) to levy, assess and collect additional
taxes for general revenue purposes. Municipalities
are required to advertise proposed
taxes in newspapers for four weeks before
they are made effective. Taxpayers may appeal
to the county courts if local officials
impose taxes that are considered unfair or
discriminatory.
The broader tax fight was the bitterest of
the session and was caught in a last-day
legislative jam. It is expected that the act
will be brought into the courts to test its
validity.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SESSION
Major highhghts of the long 13Tth regular
session of the Pennsylvania general assembly,
which convened January 7 and adjourned
June 17:
Community property bUl provides for substantial
income tax reductions in middle and
higher income families.
Labor program bans strikes by public employes,
including teachers; forbids jurisdictional
disputes and secondary boycotts: requires
arbitration in public utility strikes;
(Continued on next page)
TOLEDO V.^RIETY HOSTS ORPHANS— Several hundred orphans from Toledo
institutions were guests of Variety Tent 30 when the Hennie Bros, show played in
Toledo. The youngsters were taken to the afternoon performance in chartered buses
with special police escort for an added thrill, and were treated to the main show,
the side show, and all the rides. In addition, they were given free ice cream, candy,
popcorn and peanuts. Members of the committee in charge, pictured here, are, left
Ted Teschner, Jack Lykes, Bob Campbell, Jim Dempsey, Jack O'Connell and
Milton Tarloff. Jack Armstrong, co-chairman with O'Connell, is not in the photograph.
iBOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947 ME
85

proved
5
'
Keystone Assembly
Session Roundup
I
Continued from preceding page)
denies picketing to nonemployes of a struck
plant: requires labor unions to file financial
reports; makes merit rating system permanent
in unemployment compensation payments,
and reduces mmimum tax on employers
from 1 per cent to one-half of 1 per cent.
Per capita, personal property and mercantile
taxes provided for the Pittsburgh board
of education: new state taxes on soft drinks
and higher taxes on beer, cigarettes and corporations
authorized for this purpose; 1 cent
emergency gasoline tax re-enacted; Pittsburgh
real estate taxes frozen at present
rates.
New department of parks and recreation
established for Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh parking
authority created to construct and operate
parking garages.
Small employers allowed to combine to
establish trust funds for the purpose of insuring
employes.
Women permitted to work as long as 48
hours a week in industry: women to receive
equal pay for equal work in industry, with
exception that employer may consider such
factors as skills and seniority.
First approval given for 500 million dollar
bonus bond i.ssue; recognized veteran organizations
exempted from quota law restricting
new liquor licenses.
Appropriation of 135 million dollars for
next two years for public assistance.
AMUSEMENT MEASURES DEFEATED
Numerous acts were deloaled in the 1947 sessinn
of the legiflialur**, which considered more than 2,200
bills Amonq those defeated were acts to:
Tax gross receipts from amusement places.
Tax admissions (lour dillerent measures).
Prohibit sales ol tickets in excess of sealing capacity
(two measures).
Authorize charges lor borough services and facilities
Empower school districts to levy assessments
Impose a slate lax upon the privileoo of attending
or engaging in amusements, including every
form of nnlorlainment. diversion, sport, recreation
and pastime.
Empower all cities, boroughs, towns and townships
to impose direct amusement taxes.
Regulate outdoor advertising
Require public toilets and urinals to be selfflushing
or flushed by foot instead of by hand
Regulate manufacture and distribution ol candy
and other confections.
Regulate parking near all places of amusement.
Prohibit increase or decrease of fees of admission
to places of amusement because ol evening,
Sunday or holiday hours (two acts)
Standardlie eastern standard time (two acts).
Provide for the safely of persons employed or
assembled In motion picture theatres.
Make a parent or parents liable lor the willful
and malicious acts of minors.
Tax vending machines by slate license
Exempt lolevlnlon exhibitions from provisions of
the liquor control act requiring special permits
(two measures)
Levy a borough tox.
Levy a borough amusement lax lor general revenue
purposes
Provide referondumt lor Sunday baseball and
football games
Place a slate tax on coin-operated amusement
machines and devices
Create a division ol radio and audio-visual education
and establish a slate frequency modulation
radio network
Prohibit the selling and reselling of tickets or
other devices for admission to daces of amusement
onH licensing ticket agents (Note A similar measure
was passrd )
Prohibit discriminatory omplovment practices and
policies based upon rncr^ color, creed, national
origin or oncenlory {nix m^ar.iirfis)
Legislation approving taxing powers on the
local level was the "next to clo.slng" act of
the Keystone lawmakers, who went far beyond
the adtournment deadline. Pinal action
was an •'after-thought" measure increasing
their salaries by $2,400 a blennlum, equivalent
86
to a wage increase of $100 a month. Present
pay is $3,000 for the session.
Three hundred acts have been signed into
law by Gov. James H. Duff, who holds that
the broadened tax plan will avert further
burdens on real estate. Eight of the ten
"Pittsburgh Package" measures became law.
Teachers were granted salary increases.
Churches were given permission to exhibit
religious films on Sundays regardless of the
Sunday motion picture act of 1935, which requires
community approval for commercial
exhibitions.
Amusement brokers were licensed for sale
and resale of admission tickets.
Tri-States lATSE Meets,
Retires W. A. McCoy
UNIONTOWN, PA.—Tlie 24th annual
meeting of the Tristate Ass'n, lATSE &
MPMO, will be hosted by the Charleroi-
Monessen local 628, delegates to the 23rd
meeting here June 15 determined. Lawrence
J. Katz presided, and principal speaker was
John B. Fitzgerald. Cleveland, international
representative. Thirty-five local unions of
western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and
West Virginia participated. W. A. McClay.
of Uniontown, Tristate Ass'n secretary-treasurer
for 15 years, was retired, and F. P. Mc-
Coy, secretary of the New Kensington-Tarentum
Local 444, received a popular vote as
successor.
Wildcat Strike of Drivers
Cuts Off Film Deliveries
PITTSBURGH — Over-the-highway
film
service w-as interrupted Monday when drivers
for the Exhibitors Service Co. walked out
in a wildcat strike. No strike had been
promised June 21 by Cockey O'Toole, steward
of local 211, AFL Teamsters union. The
Griffith service, Johnstown, was stopped.
Theatre owners were coming into the film
market to pick up their shows. The strikers
demand a 25-cent-per-hour increa.se. City
area film service is continuing by members
of local 249, which is operating under a new
contract.
No Change in Operations
After Lou Cohen Death
DETROIT—There will be no changes in
the operating policy in the Cohen circuit
following the death of Lou Cohen June 15,
it
was stated by a spokesman for the family.
Cohen's two-thirds interest in the houses
will be equally divided between his wife
Sylvia and his two sons, Elliott and Barry.
The two sons each owned a sixth interest in
the circuit, received from the estate of their
uncle Ben. who died in 1944.
King Cole to Leave Canton
CANTON. OHIO—Old King Cole Displays,
Inc., makers of papier-mache display productions,
will transfer its operations from
Canton to nearby Louisville, Ohio, where a
one-ston.- building is under construction. The
firm will move about August 15.
Bert Walker Is Dead
DETROIT— Ben Walker. 74. once theatrical
editor of the old Detroit Journal, died
at his home here June 19. Walker started
in the newspaper business at 16 as a cub
reporter. He is survived by two sons and four
daughters.
Chores on 'Retd Wagon'
Unit manager chores for "Your Red
Wagon" have been handed Jimmy Anderson
by RKO.
Business Is Brighter
In Detroit Houses
DETROIT—Downtown business looked a W' |,
steadier last week. Reliance upon holdoTen(
was strong, with nearly all houses contlnuina
their screenfare, even when business was jum
so-so, evidently on the theory that one piM
ture will draw nearly as well as another lr[
warm weather.
(Average is 100)
Adams—The Yeatling (MGM) .|| t
B way Capitol—Calcutta
(Para);
Big Town (Para). 2nd wk .Hlf-
Cinema—Fantasia (RKO). reissue. 3rd wk .la|C
Downtown—The Best Years of Our Lives (RKO). ^h
iith wk _iar
Fox—Smash-Up (U-I); Alias Mt. TwiUghl (Col) 9}
Michigan—Cheyenne (WB); [
That's My Gal (Rep) .1111
Palms-State—The Trouble With Women (Para).
^"
Shoot to Kill (SG) „. 9|
United Artists—Great Expectations (U-I);
Sarge Goes to College (Mono)
-^^'f.
Cleveland Business Soars
As Grade-A Films Bow
CLEVELAND—Pictures with definite bOX reissue -l«t
Sianley—The Two Mrs. Carrolls (WB). 2nd wk...- |,
Warner—Honeymoon (RKO). 2nd wk .
days -S
To Open Marne Theatre
MARNE. MICH— Mr. and Mrs. Alben
Hefferan expect to open by September 1 a
the quonset-type theatre they ar? buildini.J
here. The house will seat about 500. Hef
'
feran formerly managed theatres in nearb;;
CoopersviUe.
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, II9*Jt
1
[
u

I
I
1 In
* Exhibitor Uses Plane;
^
less
hi!
liijS
Gathers Equipment
LOUISVILLE— Price Cooim-r. owner of the
iNew Harlan Theatre at Harlan, Ky., is the
(proud owner of a new airplane equipped
jw:th two-way radio and other modern flylii?
aids.
addition to his theatre mterests Cooni-
61 is building a new air field at Harland.
w lere he is setting up an air school. He has
been insti-ucting students under the GI Bill
loi Rights at other airports.
During the war Coonier was a government
'instructor, and has done much to promote
a'.iation in Kentucky and other states.
On a recent jaunt he flew into Louisville
to pick up supplies and accessories from the
Falls City Theatre Equipment Co.
COLUMBUS
f^arl Rogers, manager of Loew's Broad, and
Harry Simons, house manager of the RKO
Palace, became fathers for the first time on
Father's day. A girl named Velvet Linda was
born to the Rogers fanvily and a son, Harry
Clay III, was welcomed to the Simons household.
I
Leo Yassenoff, head of the F&Y Building
Service and the Academy circuit, says exca-
, vation has begun for the new National Drivein
Theatre on West Broad street one-half
niile west of the city limits. The new openau:
theatre, of Chinese design, is being constructed
by the theatre division of F&Y a
45-foot wide drive will lead from the highway
to the parking area, which will park
750 cars. Each automobile will be provided
with an individual in-car speaker. The
screen tower, constructed of vertical trusses,
will support transite covering.
The national convention of the Achbar
Grotto, which attracted 10.000 visitors,
caused the Palace to book a stage show, headlined
by Marion Hutton and Johnny Long
and his orchestra, interrupting the regular
screen policy. The Gayety, a burlesque
house, also booked a stage attraction to take
advantage of the Grotto convention.
A pileup during the first event of harness
racing at the Fairfield county fairgrounds
during filming of racing scenes for 20th-Fox'.s
'The Green Grass of Wyoming" caused injury
to one driver, shook up another and
injured four horses. Grant Connelly, 67-
year-old Springfield driver, was treated at
a Lancaster hospital for scalp lacerations
and multiple bruises . . . Harold Bowlby of
Columbus, was shaken up when his horse
crashed into Connelly's
Larry Caplane's
overturned .sulky
RKO Grand booked
. . .
"Open
City" as a special "adults only" single feature
following the four-week run of "The Egg
.ind I."
Harley E. Lewis, local salesman, has joined
'he cast of "The Green Grass of Wyoming"
iind will accompany the location crew on its
:rip to California and Utah for additional
."cenes. Lewis appeared in 14 different scenes
in sequences shot at Lancaster.
At 50th Anniversary
Celebration
Alice Burgess, usherette at the Liberty
Theatre in Zanesville, chosen "Miss Repeat
Performance" in a statewide competition at
fhe world premiere of the Eagle-Lion picture
iield last month in Zanesville, is in New York
!or a screen test. Mrs. Earl Wilson, wife of
!he Broadway columnist, accompanied the
'.vinner to Manhattan . . . Charles Stadfeldt,
manager of the Gayety, is on vacation and his
post is being filled by Maury Rome, manager
Jf the St. Louis house of the damage burlesque
circuit.
HERRINGTON PARTY PICTURES—Some of the showmen who attended the
dinner in Pittsburgh honoring Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Herrington on their 50th wedding
anniversary are pictured here. In the top photo the veteran secretary of the
.Allied Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Western Pennsylvania admonishes a couple
of "youngsters," M. A. Silver (left) and William Finkel. against trying to keep anything
from the Mrs.; second photo, Mrs. Herrington gets the good wishes of Morris
M. Finkel, AMPTO president: third photo, left to right, Fred A. Beedle, John Mazza
and Alexander Parke, and bottom, Dr. C. E. Herman, A. P. Way and N. M. Katz.
BOXOFnCE :: June 28, 1947
87

'
|
TOLEDO
Shifts in Personnel
Cteve Toth, manager of Loews Esquire, re-
^ cently got his picture on ttie society pago
of the Times, posing with liis wife at the
Alpha Nu Gamma sorority spring dance .
. .
David Stem of U-I was in town last week
to publicize "Great Expectations." which
opened at the Valentine June 26. Abe
Ludacer. manager, previewed the film for
library attendants and selected guests in the
auditorium of the Toledo library last week.
Work on the Sports arena. Indoor stadium
In east Toledo, Ls to be completed by October
7. The building will have permanent
seats for 6.000. and will be equipped for ice
shows and hockey events, as well as boxing,
wrestling, etc. . . . The outdoor operetta
season at Walbridge park amphitheatre will
open July 10, with performances four nights
a week. Three attractions are planned and
If successful, a fourth wUl be offered.
The Jack O'Connells (he's owner of the
ALL EQUIPMENT
AND SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS FOR
THEATRES
AND
DRIVE-INS
Quickly Filled at Lowest Prices /
•
IN THE CAR SPEAKER SYSTEMS
With Our New Exclusive Circuit
Which Guarantees Excellent Reproduction.
•
STRONG PROJECTION LAMPS INCLUD-
ING THE SENSATIONAL NEW 70-AMP.
MOGUL
•
CENTURY PROJECTORS
CENTURY SOUND SYSTEMS
•
IDEAL CHAIRS
Including the Great New Slidc-Baclc
•
WAGNER SIGN LETTERS
Ph.
24-HOUR PROJECTION
AND SOUND SERVICE
Writo lor Ftoo Litoraturo
(iK\EK\L THEATRE
E(|lll»ME\T ni.
109 Michigan Siroot. TOLEDO. OHIO
ADoma 8S11— Nighli & Sun.. lOidcm 1662
AL BOUDOUBIS. Monagoi
Loop and Ohio), tossed a huge party in their
upriver home for more than 100 friends in
honor of Jack's birthday. Nobody could get
the theatreman to reveal his age. however
. . . Newest thing in these parts is the idea
of Melvin Kells and John Mattias. operators
of Forest park, dance pavilion near hers,
who stage "movie dances." Patrons dance to
the music of big name bands via screen short
subjects.
. . .
Louis Prima appeared at the Paramount
Andrew
June 21 for a three-day stand
Bernhard. editor of the Pittsburgh Post-
Gazette, recently returned from Moscow,
was principal speaker at a luncheon meeting
of Tent 30 of Toledo Variety. Paul Schrader.
managing editor of the Toledo Blade, served
as King of the Day during the event.
Richard Henning, graduate of DeVilbiss
high school, has been appointed assistant
manager of the Colony by Jack Lykes, manager.
He replaces Don Ridge, who at 21
becomes manager of the recently opened
Clinton, in Port Clinton, Ohio, also operated
by Associated Theatres of Cleveland.
Ted Teschner, for 17 years with Loew's
Theatres, and for five years manager of
Loew's Valentine in Toledo, has opened the
"T" Art Display studios here to specialize
in advertising display work, including show
cards, banners and silk screen process printing
. . . Lloyd Hayes, onetime manager of
the Palace, Canton, has become assistant
manager of the Rivoli here, under Howard
Feigley.
Penn Eastwood Opened
By Navari Amusements
PITTSBURGH — The Eastwood. Frankstown
road. Penn township, opened Thursday
evening i26i with "The Sea of Grass." The
de luxe rural area theatre is owned and
operated by Navari Amusements. Inc.. and
was under construction for several years.
Originally planned in 1940. the building
materials were removed from the job and
held up by the government after Pearl Harbor.
Various intervening events and happenings
held up construction and plans for
opening.
The Navari brothers, Rudolph, Samuel and
Julius, are veterans in the amusement field
and special credit is due to them for making
tills investment in quality materials and
equipment throughout. Navari Bros, have
enrolled the Eastwood as a member of Allied
MPTO of W. Pa.
Mansfield Pool Dissolved
MANSFIELD, OHIO -The Warner-Skirball
pool, operating the Ohio and Madison
theatres here, is being dissolved. Details
of the "divorce" are being worked out by the
Interested parties.
^9^^ C2Ae Siee a/oA.
WAHOO
America's finest Screen Game
HOLLYWOOD AMUSEMENT COMPANY
831 South Wabosh Avenue Chicago, Illinois
Made by Frudenfeld
CINCINNATI—Col. Arthur Frudenfeld ot
RKO Theatres has made a number of shUtF
among employes.
Walter Ahren;
manager of the Grant
was transferred to thr
Uptown. Detroit,
manager.
Arthur Piccolo wa
moved from the Shu'
bert to manage thi.
Grand.
Jimmy Geers. assist >
ant to Florence Kiptj.
Lyric, was made man'
ager of the Shubert.
Jimmy Mitchussoi/
a.ssistant manager
COLONEL FRUDENFELD
the Family, become
assistant at the Shubert.
Edward J. White, floor manager of th
.,
Palace, is now assistant manager at Famil>
Harold Pitcher, Shubert assistant manages^
has a similar post at the Lvric. ;.
Exhibitor Turned Outdoors;
Sets Up 16mm Drive-In
GLENVILLE. W. VA.-
ager of the Pictureland
owned by C. W. Marsh,
operated the first 16mn
-Gray Barker, man^
and Lyric theatre;'
boasts that he ha^
drive-in theatre Lj
the history of show business—as far as h;
knows.
f
When the board of education nullified th^j
superintendent's permission for him to mak^
a nonprofit 16mm showing in the Tannftj
high school auditorium, in the nearby the»j
treless community, he :xl up his equipmen
outdoors and proceeded with the presents*
tion. Several drove into the vacant lot l^
cars and watched. Barker said.
U.S. Halts Construction
Of Monessen Theatre
MONESSEN, PA.—Construction of tbu
new Manos "Theatre here again has
stopped by the CPA. All steel work is comb
pleted and building ma;«rials are on the Jolji
The "go ahead" had been given to the ptoj
ect several times. Until the agency relaxe
i
the job is closed down under penalty of
large fine. Michael Manos has other ne^
amusement projects pending, including a O-j
luxe theatre at New Castle.
Pete DeFazio Promoted
PITTSBURGH Peter R. DcFazio, Wail
ners main line salesman, assumed new duU«,
this week as Baltimore representative. Pet^,
an ex-GI has been employed for a numbfl,
of years by Warners in various eastern p08<
and is popular in the trade. His brother J
Sam DeFazio. manager of the J. P. Ham
and two sisters reside here. Leonard PearU
man, salesman from the Washington, D. t
branch, has been transferred to the Pltbi
burgh office.
Growls at Long Descent
COLUMBUS—A reader of the Ohio Staf|
Journal, in a letter to the editor, conr
;
plains; "Several big movie houses here hav
their restrooms down a flight of stairs twlit
as long as you'd have in your home. Surer
they could provide restrooms on the fir.
floor. I've given up trying to take oldi
people or cripples to those movies."
t
»
Id
88
BOXOFFICE
:: June 28, 19

'
While
I
. . The
. . Dorothy
. . Elstun
. . Lee
. . Also
. .
. . Thomas
W:iNCINNATI
Irving Lesser, as,sociated with his brothoi- Sol
J m production of the Tarzan series, released
Ibrough RKO. visited here last week witii
ptan Jacques. RKO manager here . . . Arthur
Iinheimer. National Screen manager, his
Ife and son and daughter, drove to New
^ork to attend a reunion of his wife's family
kt the Empire hotel. A large contingent is
'w-iected from many states.
.lerry Jackson jr., Happy Hour Theatre.
Williamsburg, Ohio, vi.sited the exchanges
F&Y Building Service is completin^;
1 redecorating job at tlie Champion Theatre,
^clumbus, recently acquired by Sugarman
md Hofheimer. Complete new booth equipnent
and a new screen have been installed
. Irv Sochin, U-I manager, accompanied
.jilbert Sheppard on a trip to Columbus.
It Mrs. Oliver K. Long, wife of the owner of
phe Lennox Theatre, Springfield. Ohio, died
|;it Paducah. Ky.. while giving birth to her
[::luld. The baby's life was saved
i'alters and George Lively.
. . . John
Walters circuit,
luntington, W. Va.., were in Cincinnati.
The Warner club held a party in it^ club
jrcoms last week, serving a buffet luncheon.
[Guests included Marvin Samuelson of the
jWarner Theatres office, Cleveland, and Ray
jPrisz of Springfield. Samuelson also at-
Iteiided the Sochin-Carmichael testimonial
[dinner at the Variety Club.
Saul Bragin of Warner Theatres, Pitts-
1
(biirgh, made a quick trip to the city, flying
llr. Thursday morning, and leaving on the
alcernoon plane back to Pittsburgh, after
Isftting in bookings for his houses .
JBresUn of
. . Goldie
U-I has returned from her vacajtion,
during which she visited her sister and
'many friends in Louisville.
on the coast attending the Variety
iciub convention Lee Goldberg, Popular Pictures,
acquii-ed the rights for distribution in
the Cincinnati and Indianapolis territories
of "Custer's Last Stand," a 15-episode serial.
He also closed for 11 new westerns, six with
Rex Bell, four Ken Maynards. and one.
"Songs and Saddles," featuring Gene Austm.
He also bought three exploitation pictures,
".Missing Girls," "Red Lights Ahead" and^
"House of Secrets" . . . National Screen em-
'pioyes attended a screening of "The Web"
1)1 the RKO Theatre projection room.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Boschian, English. W. Va..
have issued invitations to attend the wedding
of their daughter Benvenita "Nutie" Erminna,
to Albert Lamarr Blankenship. on
Sunday, July 6, at the Catholic church in
War. W. Va. . Lucille Jungkunz. National
. .
Screen accessory department, was married
June 28 to Harry Sullivan. The company
gave Lucille a wedding check and one
ci her co-workers. Lucy Oelschlager, arranged
a shower Herricks of
.
National Screen will become the bride of
Raymond Phillips July 19.
Sam Oshrj-, formerly of Cincinnati, novelty
salesman for U-I in Indianapolis, visited
here with wife.
Harry Layne, Haven Theatre, New Haven.
W. Va.. and his wife, made their first trip
to the Cincinnati exchanges last week. The
Laynes had a joint business and pleasure
trip, as they w-anted to be with their old
fiiend, Billy Southworth. manager of the
Boston Braves, and also to attend the Braves-
Reds ball games scheduled here. Layne
^as a professional ball player for 20 years,
playing with Rochester, Syracuse, and the
Cards.
Engagement is announced of George A.
Delis, general manager of Constant Theatres,
with offices in Canton, to Barbara P.
Kalchianes, the wedding to t,ake place in the
tall. Miss Katchianes has been traveling
in the east the past year, and made her home
with her sister in Burlington. Vt. Delis
boarded a plane last week for Greece to
attend the wedding of his sister, and will
remain there for two months.
Sally Cahill is a new employe in MGM's
billing department . . . Moe budelson. UA
district manager, spent several days with
Manager Jack Finberg in Cincinnati ... Ed
Booth. MGM manager, made a trip in and
around Columbus with Salesman Milton
Jacobs . . . Al Sugarman and Lee Hofheimer
will move their offices from the Indianola
Theatre. Columbus, to the Champion Theatre
in that city.
L. Roy Smith, Palace. Huntington. W. Va..
was summoned to Martins Ferry, Ohio, by the
death of his mother. Johnny Goodno, manager
of the theatre, stopped in Cincinnati
on his way to Martins Ferry to attend the
funeral . Dodge, of the Elstun
Theatre, Mount Washington, and the Dodge.
New Richmond, and his wife Alice, have returned
from a Florida vacation,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Curl, Salem Theatre.
Dayton, visited the main office of the Miles
circuit in Columbus. Jim is one of the
topnotch managers in the circuit. Mrs. Cui'l
was formerly connected with RKO theatres
in Dayton.
Derrick Sydney, Kentucky and West Virginia
salesman for National Screen, won an
award in a sales contest held in May .
Rex Carr. who has t?ken over management
of the Theatre Owners Corp., has brought
his wife to Cincinnati; and is seeking a
residence so they can bring their children
here.
Gene Tunick and Al Glaubinger. RKO
salesmen, will spend the July 4 weekend in
New York, prior to attending the sales convention
opening July 7 at the Waldorf-
Astoria. Other delegates from Cincinnati
include Manager Stan Jacques: office manager
Bud Weigel: representatives Mark Cummins,
Joe McKnight and Jack Purrer: and
field representative Hugh MacKenzie . . .
Lillian Seltzer of RKO left June 26 for a
ten-day stay in Michigan.
Bob Lamb, formerly of Detroit, now with
Paramount in Cleveland, has been pinchhitting
in the Columbus territory for Bernie
Gardner, on the sick list for some time.
Bernie is well on the road to recovery, and
will be back in the saddle soon.
Dave Brown, Cabin Creek, W. Va.. spent
several days in Cincinnati . seen on
the Row was Ross Filson. Point Pleasant.
W. Va. . Goldberg. Popular Pictures,
is proud of his son. Jay. whose recently published
personal interviews with Gregory
Peck and Frank Sinatra, evoked many favorable
comments.
Theodore Grance to Build
Drive-In Near Altoona
ALTOONA. PA.—Theodore Grance, Everett
exhibitor, will open a drive-in near here.
He also is a mem.ber of Outdoor Theatre,
Inc., which has a drive-in under construction
on Route 30 near the approach to the Pennsylvania
Turnpike at Irwin. His Altoona
drive-in will have a 700-car capacity.
lent No. 1 Has 650 Barkers
PITTSBURGH—Membership roster of the
Variety Tent 1 lists 650 barkers, 288 being
associate members.
LOUISVILLE
^ol. Charles K. Mitchell, president of the
Chamber of Commerce of Barbourville,
Ky., and head of the Barbourville Amusement
Co., operating the Mitchell and Magic
theatres there, headed a committee welcoming
the Louisville Board of Trade's tour
on arrival in his home town. The Mitchell
Theatre put on a free act with the Grand
Ole Opry troupe of Nashville.
Recent visitors: Ralph Clau.sen, Bonnieville
Amusement Co., Bonnieville: Otto Marcum,
St. Clair Theatre, Lebanon Junction:
E. J. Steiner, Steiner Theatres, Maynardsville,
Tenn.: Charles H. Behlen, Nicholasville
Amusement Co., Nicholasville: Andy Anderson,
Photoplay Theatres, Hartford: R. L.
Costillo, Lincoln Amusement Co., Lexington:
W. Freeman Smith, Kentucky, Cadiz: Charles
Bowles, Victory, Vine Grove: Oscar Hopper,
Arista, Lebanon: J. Stewart, Majestic,
Beaver Dam: M. H. Sparks, Strand, Edmonton:
E. T. Denton, Majestic, Owingsville, and
Jesse Fine, Premier Theatres, Evansvill-3,
Ind,
The Kiwanis club gave the Girl Scouts a
new 16mm somid projector . . . E. T. Denton
of the Majestic, Owingsville, is proud of his
new automobile, finally received after a
long wait.
The Oak and Ideal theatres, Louisville,
affiliated with the Fourth Avenue Amusement
Co., recently installed built-in concession
counters, including new popcorn machines
. . . Oscar Hopper of the Arista,
Lebanon, is home after an extensive vacation
. . . Mary Ed Williams of the Savoy
Amusement Co., Louisville, is in Cleveland,
visiting friends and relatives. Gratia B.
Locke, also of Savoy, has returned from a
week's vacation at Peewee Valley, Ky.
V. J. McKelski's West Baden Theatre at
West Baden Springs, Ind., has closed temporarily.
Reopening is expected soon . . .
Opening date of the Theatair, drive-in being
built between Jeffersonville and New Albany
in southern Indiana by Municipal Enterprises,
has been held up by a lack of equipment
. A. Miller is now manager
of the Adair Theatre, AdairvUle, Ky.
Mrs. Clyde Marshall of the newly opened
Columbian Theatre, Columbia, Ky.. in town,
advises she booked "The Best Years of Our
Lives" to be shown a a top of $1.30. She
also said the house has installed a frosted
malted milk machine.
. .
First prize of $50 in the "Great Expectations"
contest conducted by Loew's Theatre
and U-I was won by Joseph Elwood of New
Albany, Ind., whose entry was submitted in
the form of a poem . Governor Willis is expected
to call a special session of the legislature
some time before July 1. It is possible
some of the pending theatre legislation may
crop up if and when the legislature meets.
James E. Thompson, former executive of
the Savoy Amusement Co., Louisville, stopped
off here to renew old acquaintances on his
way to Bowling Green, Ky., to visit his
mother. Jimmie is now manager of the
Bryn Mawr Theatre, Bryn Mawr, Pa. . . .
A special screening was held at the Fourth
Avenue Amusement Co.'s screening room for
the Retail Merchants Ass'n of the film
"Miracle on 34th Street," which deals with
the retail trade. Attendance was so great
two showings were given. The film was well
received.
Laraine Day to Topline
Laraine Day has been inked to topline in
United Artists' "Champagne for Everybody."
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
89

. . August
. . . William
. . . Harry
. . Lenore
. . Guido
. . Marjorie
. . George
CLEVELAND
IJarry Schreiber. RKO Theatres district
manager and chief barker of the Variety
Club, has named M. B. Horwitz as chairman
of the house committee, Mannie Stutz and
Nate Schultz as co-chairmen in charge of
purchases and Nat Barach as cliairman of
the entertainment committee.
Jack Meyer, former manager at the Willoughby
Theatre. Willoughby, has opened the
Geneva Theatre at Geneva-on-the-Lake. a
resort built last summer by Resort Theatres
Corp. . Ilg of the Ohio Theatre,
Lorain, and his wife and daughter are vacationing
on the west coast . . . Max Federhar,
president of the Akron Theatre Managers
Ass'n, says practically the entire membership
plans to attend the ITO convention at Cedar
Point in July.
. . Virginia
Arthur Marchand of Film Transit was in
Cincinnati last week in his capacity as secretary
of the Parma Exchange club .
and Dean Buell, former Republic book-
ers, are parents of a son born June 19 at
Mary Rates, Republic
Huron Road hospital . . .
a.sslstant booker, was guest of honor
at a spinster dinner given by the girls of
the exchange and was presented a luggage
set. She will be married July 5 to Bernard
Drews.
Sam Weiss, Film Classics manager, spent
a week in the territory calling on exhibitors
. . . Harold Raives, Schine Ohio zone manager,
ill for the last several months, .s
gradually taking up office reins again, working
a short schedule for a while .
. . Sam
Seplowin, Republic district manager, held a
regional meeting of branch managers at the
Statler last Sunday. Present were Irwin
H. Pollard, Detroit: Ike Sweeney, Pitt.sburgh;
George Kirby, Cincinnati, and Norman Levin,
Cleveland.
George Bennett of the E-L publicity and
exploitation department was back in town
for the first time in six weeks. He hasn't
been at his desk .since he started to work
on the world premiere of "Repeat Performance"
in Zanesvllle. On his way to Cleveland
he and Dick Basehart. the Zanesvllle boy
who stars in "Repeat Performance." visited
Louis Bromfields farm outside Mansfield to
discuss production aiigles of "Kenny," a
Bromfield story soon to be produced by
E-L. From Mansfield Mr. and Mrs. Basehart
drove In to Cleveland with Bennett
through a driving rain, arriving just in time
to catch a train to Chicago where they
stopped off to visit Basehart's brother, and
then on to the west coast.
Jack O'Connell bows out of the Ohio Theatre,
Toledo. July 1, when the owner of the
building, Edward Bialorucki, takes over its
operation. O'Connell has operated the house
under lease for the last 17 years . . . Fred
Scheuerman, who was Warner Bros, and PRC
office manager before joining Cooperative
Theatres of Ohio, and his wife, last week
celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary.
Matt Goodman, United Artists manager
who has .sold his product to every circuit in
the territory, reports unusual exhibitor interest
in UA's announcement that "Carnegie
Hall " will be released for popular price
showing . Fogelson, secretary to
the 'Warner manager, Jerry Wechsler, is
vacationing in New York , . . Nat Wolf, Warner
zone manager, and Lou Ratener, Warner
contact manager, attended a home office zone
managers' meeting last week.
. . .
R. W. Arnold, Warner auditor, is in town
Zoellner, MGM reprint and short
subject representative, visited Cleveland
Wedding bells will ring .sometime in September
for Nancy Milli, MGM booker's secretary
and Frank Girman, now attending
Ohio State university . . . Bob Davis is the
new MGM student booker . Tarassoff,
MGM booker, is vacationing in the east
Walders, RKO manager, was in
Detroit to meet Robert Modine. RKO vicepresident
and general sale.s manager.
The Yorktown Theatre, being erected by
the Velas brothers, is expected to open in
mid-July . Spaync's new Lyn Theatre,
Akron, should turn on the lights in about
two weeks . McCord, secretary
to the Warner assistant zone manager, Diclc
DRIVE-IN and
THEATER EQUIPMENT
Drawings, specifications, blueprints to fit any expenditure
for the simplest to the most complex theatre.
* DoVry Projectors and Amplifiers
* ALTEC LANSING Amplifiers and Speakers
RADIANT Sound Screens
STRONG Rectifiers * National Carbons
*
*
* STRONG Lamps
NEUMADE Accessories * GOLDE Supplies
TIFFIN Draperies and Scenery
Complete Factory Service
Film Booking Service Available
SHELDON
THEATER SUPPLIES
"Before You Buy, See and Hear DeVry"
Ollico Phono: ADnms 9G'M — Nights and Sundays: TAylor 7511
1420 CANnELD AVE. * DAYTON, OHIO
Wright, is spending her vacation gettmg settled
in the new home she and her husband
have been building the last year.
Bad luck stalked Harold "Bud"' Friedman
on his wedding trip. While en route home
from Florida, he suffered a gallstone attack
and was hospitalized in Savannah, Ga. At
last account he was resting comfortably at
Cantler hospital there . . . Charles Rich,
Warner district manager, attended the Indiana
exhibitors' convention held in Wawasee.
Leo Jones of Upper Sandusky also
attended.
Three new drive-ins are opening In this
area. The Mansfield-Gallon drive-in. bull;
by Harold Nussbaum, opened June 18; A. K
Veach's Twilight drive-in in Goshen township,
was scheduled to open June 26 and the
Blue Sky ozoner in Wadsworth, built by
N. Selby, is aiming for a July 4 opening.
. .
Norman Levin, Republic manager, report-s
he can't keep sufficient prints of the Roy
Rogers westerns in Trucolor on hand to
meet the demand . . . Mrs. William R. Thoma,>
was installed as president of the Cleveland
Cinema club last week in absentia. She was
called to Washington by the illness and
death of her brother . Hearings on the Orrville
arbitration case have been continued
until a July date to be set as soon as parties
to the suit can agree as to the time.
"It Happened on Fifth Avenne" is playing
at the Hippodrome while "Miracle on 34lh
Street" is playing at the Allen . . Playing
.
of "Best Years" at advanced prices just four
weeks after its first showing, has proved disappointing.
It is believed patrons resent the
number of advanced price pictures being
showii within a short space of time .
park, Cleveland's outdoor summer
. . Cain
theatre,
opened its tenth season last week with a
presentation of a Welsh comedy, "The Barber
and the Cow."
Remodeled Rivola Opens
TAWAS CITY. MICH.—A;.hmun Theatres
reopened the remodeled Rivola June 13 under
a new name, the Bay. Remodeled at a cost
of several thousand dollars, the house has
new sound, .screen, cushion seats and a triangular.
neon-light«d marquee. It is operated
on an evening show basis.
OLIVER THEATRE
SUPPLY CO., me.
M. H. FFITCHLE
Manager
23rd and Payne Ay«nut
Phone: PRoscecl 6934
CLEVELAND
ATTENTION IGmm roadshow operators!
Wc have New, Exclusive, Unrestricted
ISmm Features lor your Circuits. Call or
write immediately lor list and prices. Academy
Film Service. Inc., 2300 Payne Ave.
Phone: MAin 9173. Cleveland, Ohio.
fixEc!
Business Getters
Xllontion all DRIVE-INS. Gol up lo 100 oxira cart
Coulter
Dmncrwari
oacii plow nito. Writo tor details.
Theatre Films
403 Film Bldg.
Clndind 14. Otiio
Theatre
Games
90 BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 194';

. . United
'
DETROIT
Tnder the marquees: Sam C. and Joseph C.
Lombiudo and John G. Masonl of Cleveind
are forming the Muskegon Drive-In
I'heatre Co.. with a capitalization of $10,000
run a drive-in on the West Coast highway
i;. Muskegon.
David M. Idzal. managing director of tiie
ox. is making arrangements for the women's
ntional open golf tournament to be held
lere . . . George Jessel. June Haver, Mark
Stevens. Martha Stewart. Richard Green
nd David Street will be at the Fox July 4
Df the opening of "I Wonder Who's Kissing
ler Now."
Jafet J. and William J. Rytkonen of Nelunee
and Paul A. Bennett of Ishpeming
ire forming the Jefry Theatres organization.
ith a capital of $150,000. and offices at 230
;i-on street. Negaunee Detroit
ircuit has been given
.
an okay by the city
juncil for a new stickout sign at the
vamona.
Sam Greisman. supervisor of the Assoiat«d
circuit, has left the organization . . .
^aul Allard, candy concessioner at the Seville,
I
I
I
ATTENTIONl
Drive-In
if Theatre Operators ^ I
For special frailer copy for I
your opening write to
j
Motion Picture Service Co.
125 Hyde St., San Francisco 2 I
Producers of Showmanship Trailers
SUPER
SIZE
POP CORN CO.
Ready Popped Corn
307 Boulevard Bldj. Detroit 3, Mich.
TRinity 2-3880 — 24 hour phone service
RUDY SCHROEDER HERBERT MORGAN
I
[
is taking up show business seriously . . .
Wilson Elliott of the Royale has rigged up a
five-gallon supply of both hot and cold
water in his new Plymouth for his offspring;,
using an oxygeii tank, heat from the exhaust,
and plenty of ingenuity.
Fred Walton of the Loop spent his vacation
at the Shubert Lafayette with "Suds in
Your Eyes." He was a theatrical agent before
going to the picture end of show business.
Exchanges: Sydney Bowman. UA manager,
put the office through a neat facelifting
. .
UA office
Sympathy goes to Jack Lothamer.
"
manager, upon the — i of his
.
brother ... A. Champagne of 2'j n- ox says
the biggest excitement of the wesk ..as that
fire drill Thursday . . . Oscar Morgan,
short subjects sales manager of Paramouiit.
and Virginia Wells of "Dear Ruth" are Paramount's
honored guests of the week.
H. E. Stuckey, Paramount manager, had
a double bill last week. LaVonne Friend,
switchboard operator, was married Saturday
to William Morrison, and Wanda Oszustowicz.
office manager's secretary, was married
the same day to Robert Wise.
Travelers: Roy Haines. Warner western
divisional manager, was a visitor . . . Lucille
Ball is due in town for two weeks in "Dream
Charles Roth of the Roth and
Girl" . . .
Berdun organization is leaving for Call -
fornia to look over the situation there, and
will have a new .studio theatre built right in
Convention Hall by the time he gets back.
. . William
Marilyn Nash was in town for a visit with
her mother, Mrs. W. A. Downs .
B. Zoellner. manager of reprints and short
subjects, was an MGM visitor . . . William
Scully. U-I vice-president, and Bill Johnston.
Paramount exploiteer. were also on
the visitors' register . . . Alice Gorham. UDT
exploiteer, is away on a brief vacation.
Drug litore stuff: Peryl LaMarr. theatrical
costumer. has been sick. She will leave for
a vacation in Mexico about July 15 . . . Len
G. Shaw, dean emeritus of the local theatrical
press, was a visitor at the Shubert Lafayette.
Howard Craven of Exhibitors Service, fully
PM// YOUR NEW THEATRE NOW
CHARLES N. BOARD, Theatre Builder
East Detroit
Theatre Bldg.
ri,„„.= PRospect 1064
Phones Hoseville 0243
H£Yy/OOD-,
!v/AK£fJ£LD'j:
\
/Ved O^leiJuf.
Has Moved to
14021 Greenview Rd.
Detroit 23, Mich.
Phone VErmont 7-3165
TheatrpSign and Marquee Maintenance
(f^rf^—
Our Specialty
%UWorstm^ji^:Cp.
TEmple 2-6877 POnliac 3-4473
27 Eliot St. Delroil 1. Mich.
(ill on 8
EXHIBITORS — PARK FREE AT
EQUIPMENT
MeARTHUR THEATRE
COMPANY
4 54 COLUMBIA ST WEST - DETROIT I. MiCH.
MOTIOORAPH SERVICE
Phone: CAdillac 5524

. . . John
I
Warner
. . . MGM
. . Ben
. . Welden
. . Harold
PITTSBURGH
pighty-two golfers participated in the Variety
Club stag tournament at Chartiers
Heights Country club. Ray Downey was the
low gross winner with a 79, and Bob Coyle
Jr.. H. Alpren and Dr. S. Ostrosky. nonmembers,
tied with 78s for low gross honors
among the guests. The Variety Club will
stage another tournament in September and
ladies win be invited to attend this event.
Jimmy Hendel, PRC district manager, has
a new Buick . . . George Tice, Columbia's
local manager of sales, addressed the new
Kiawanls club of Patton township . . . Mathilda
Kiel. AMPTO's assistant secretary,
celebrated a birthday anniversary Wednesday
(18 1.
Paramount's 35th year drive meeting is
scheduled locally July 9 and 10 . . . Charles
Saphro, SRO manager of exchange operations,
was here Inspecting the new Selznick
setup and the Acme facilities for physical
distribution.
Happy grads are Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Joseph. Herb, ex-GI son of the Abe Josephs
of the Triangle, East Liberty, graduated from
the University of Pittsburgh, and his wife
Pri-scilla graduated from the Pennsylvania
College for Women. Both escaped injury
in a serious motor accident in Niagara Falls
several weeks ago.
Ed Stuve, retired Paramount salesman, was
a visitor last week from his home in Coral
Gables, Fla. . . . The Crafton residence of the
William J. Walkers was in repair this week
following roof and structure damage caused
when lightning struck the chimney . . . Vince
Aldert. Loews Ritz manager, is on the road
as relief manager for Loew's circuit, and
Russ Schira, assistant at the Penn, is substituting
at the Fifth avenue house.
"The Best Years of Our Lives," which had
an eight-week roadshow run in the Fulton,
is returning downtown in a second advanced
admission engagement at the Art Cinema
A. Reilly, veteran theatreman and
manager of the Metropolitan in the Bloomfield
district, and Mrs. Reilly observed their
47th wedding anniversary.
92
. . Jesse Podkul,
The grid season is months in the future
but more than 20,000 sea.son tickets have been
man-
.sold to Steelers' fans .
ager of the Nemo, Pitcairn, is the father of
a second child, a boy, born last week . . . Lo>i
Michael, veteran city exhibitor, has a new
Hudson and is planning to motor next
month to the seashore and Washington, D. C.
Films concerning universal military training
are being offered for showing in local
area theatres by the Western Pennsylvania
Military District. Phone: COurt 0722. extension
4 . . . Allegheny county's newest radio
station, WLOA, owned by Malta Broadcasting
Co.. Braddock, is on the air.
Ches-a-Rena, a new roller rink at Cheswick
owned by Joseph and Elmer Dattola
jr., Springdale exhibitors, is ready for opening.
The 150x200-foot sports palace, with
14 exits, has 15,000 square feet of skating
floor and an additional 15,000 square feet of
flooring. There is a 20x85 foot .snack bar
and various lounges, rest rooms, storage and
check rooms.
Mr. and Mrs. Max .Arnold and son Richard
are vacationing in Atlantic City. The 'Verona
and Pitcairn exhibitors look forward to an
increa.se is the family this fall . . . Martin
Terner and his son Allen of American Theatrical
Valance Co. have new cars, a Chrysler
John Nichel. Filmrow
and Buick respectively . . .
projectionist, left his lowers in a den-
tist's office.
Bertha Kimmel, MOM inspector, became
Mrs. J. Maund here last week, and the
honeymooners forwarded greeting cards from
Cleveland . . . Vacationing from duties at
the Warner exchange were Mildred Homan,
Katherine Wunderlich and Lorair.e Garrity
. . . S. Innocent! of the Verdi. Be!Ie Vernon,
was Filmrow shopping in a new DeSoto.
E. M. Stuve, former Paramount salesman
here for upward of 30 years, a visitor, says
he'll be around for a month or so and hopes
to greet many his old-time friends , . . John
A, Reilly, manager of the Metropolitan.
Bloomfield district, and his "uppers" have
parted company.
Following annual custom, the A.Tierican
Theatrical Valance Co. will be do.sed August
2 to 11 when management and staff vacations
Mrs. W. C. Jervis, widow of Bill
. . . Jervis, former manager of National Thea-
()i'i:N VOI'TIi ('.\MI'— Civir- and industry leaders were present as Pittsburgh's
Variety Cluli orririally opened its frrr summer youth camp for its ciglilh year of
operation on .lunc l.'i. .Shown hrrr at thr opi-nine .ire Harry I'rinstrin and Harry M.
Kalminr, past chief liarkcrs: i'alhcr Laurence .\. O'ConncIl, founder of tlic summer
ramp which l)earN his name: .\rtcnius ('. Leslie, county attorney; I. Klmer Kcker;
M. .\. Silver, camp chairman for I!)t7; I'ather Hassompierre, camp director; .loe lliller.
past chief barker, and, U. Clifton Daniel, chief liarker. Highlight of tlic opening
day ceremonies was the dedication and opcninK of a new $tO,000 swimming pool.
The camp annually provides free summer varations for more than l.'iOO underprivileged
Pittsburgh children.
tre Supply, is visiting in Detroit. Since her
husband's death June 9 she has been unable
to make a decision regarding where she
will reside. Her original home was in Indianapolis.
Jack Marks, exhibitor at Clarksburg. W.
Va., vacationed in Indianapolis ... A Filmrow
visitor was Andy Jacknic, who worked
for old Independent Display Co. a number
of years ago . "Bud" Friedman,
formerly of this city and now managing the
Vogue, Cleveland, was stricken with a gall
bladder attack while on his honeymoon and
is in a hospital at Savannah, Ga.
Ten city theatres opened "The Best Years
of Our Lives" Wednesday. Warner houses
included the Cameraphone, Kenyon, Rowland,
Schenley, Hollywood and Whitehall,
and the independent theatres showing the
Academy award production are the An
Cinema, downtown; Beacon, Squirrel Hill:
Grant, Millvale, and the Embassy, Aspinwall.
James Hendel, PRC district manager. Is
spreading the word here regarding the
Cleveland Variety Club's golf tournament
which will be held at the Beechmont Country
club. Monday, July 21. Ladies are invited
. . . Wally Feldman. graduate of the Taylor
AUerdice high school and son of the Joseph
circuit' Feldmans. will enter Pitt
in the fall.
The RKO exchange was closed Monday
afternoon and employes took off to North
park for a picnic arranged by Lucille Worth
is distributing gin rummy score
pads . Burke of Filmrow says he expects
to have his new sample Christmas cards
soon . Waters and C. C. Kellenberg
were in Philadelphia to attend funeral
services for C. E. Peppiatt and Samuel Gross,
20th-Fox officials, who were killed in an
airliner crash.
Ben Williams and his bride of several
months, the former Evelyn Kahn, stopped
here several days en route to their home in
Boston . . . Bill Nesbitt, PRC salesman, had
his car rammed and damaged while parked
Joseph G, Seyboldt. Erie's octogenarian
. . .
exhibitor, came through several operations
and he is on the mend . . . The script of Cecil
B. DeMille's "Unconquered." which deals
with the pre-Revolutionary days at old Fort
Pitt, will be presented to Carnegie library.
Press Roto had a seven-photo layout on
Filmrow and the Warner exchange June 22,
the angle being that the motion picture industry
is in the canned goods business. Exploited
were "Cheyenne" and "Possessed."
Marlln
Mildred Lutz, RKO biller, is honeymooning.
She is the bride of Pvt. Lionel Joseph
Dion, Royal Canadian regiment
Way. theatre manager for his
. . .
father A. P.
Way, DuBois. has a new tiodge . . Mrs,
.
Milan Glumidge, the former Alyce Panagotacos,
who has been residing in Pinehurst,
N. C, was a Filmrow visitor, looking after
business for the Park. Johnstown, now managed
by her brothers Plato and Ernie, who
are vacationing in New York.
PRC's local district, including Pittsburgh,
Cleveland and Cincinnati, is in first place
m I he Harry Tliomas drive . . . Peter Nikas,
former Wilkinsburg exhibitor, who was In
Greece, throughout the war, has returned
here and he is employed by the N. A. Malanos
enterprises in East Pittsburgh.
The late Sam Hanauer, veteran Beaver
Falls exhibitor, before his death had devoted
a year to seeking a radio permit for that
community Michael Youneridge is reported
negotiating for a new lease on the
. . .
Strand. St. Michael, Pa. A long-term lease
held by him expired recently ,ind the theatre
went dark.
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
'b
>
I
i
i
I
i
!
!
\

I
would
I
Wat«rbury,
1 Middle.'iex
i
I
Heduced Clearances
[Asked by Markoffs
NEW HAVEN—Thcocioie and Joseph Miir-
Koff. doing business as the Moodus Tlieatie.
ind East Hampton Theatre. East Hampton,
have filed with Oliver Bishop, secretary of
|ihe American Arbitration Ass'n here, reluestinp
a ceiling of 30 days after first run
!n Hartford be set for the theatres. Rcpondonts
are the five majors.
The two theatres claim a hardship in booking
due to the lateness in booking and buying
by Middletown Theatres, operated by
Enterprises, Inc.. of which Morris
Pouzzner is the principal. Complainants say
:hey are forced to play pictures from 60 to
150 days old and older under the present setup,
and feel a 30-day ceiling after Hartford
relieve this situation.
Roger Mahan has intervened for the Carroll
Theatre. Waterbury. in the Alhambra.
complaint against the majors,
asking a 50-day ceiling after first run for the
theatre. The complaint
I
awaits agreement
on hearing date. The Rivoli. Hartford, complaint
also has hit a snag on hearing date
agreement, because of summer vacations.
Interveners Appeal Award
In Anchor Theatre
I
Case
BOSTON—New England Theatres, Inc.. and
Publix Netoco Theatres Corp. have appealed
the arbitration board's decision in a clearance
complaint brought by Anchor Theatre
Corp. Anchor named the Big Five in its
original complaint. New England and Netoco
p were interveners. Anchor operates the
Anchor Theatre, Kennebunk, Me.
The arbitrator granted the complainant a
clearance of 63 days after the Strand. Empire,
State and Civic theatres in Portland. The
State is operated by Publix Netoco. The
I award also granted the City and Central
theatres in Biddeford 44 days clearance over
the complainant's houses.
Rhode Islanders Rename
Stanzler as President
PROVIDENCE — Independent
Theatre
Owners of Rhode Island. Inc., meeting at
Hot«l Biltmore. re-elected all officers, including
Meyer Stanzler, president: Chester
Currie and Lon Vail, vice-presidents: Henry
Sperling, treasurer: Joseph Stanzler, recording
secretary: Theodore Rosenblatt, financial
secretary, and Ray E. Feeley, business
manager.
The executive committee includes the officers
and Maurice Safner. chairman: Henry
Annotti. Joseph CaroUo. P. J. Crowley. William
Deitch, John Findlay, Fred Greene, AI
Gould, Walton Harmon, Harry Horgas, P. J.
Marget. Fred Parker, Leonard Richter. Melvin
Safner. Charles Tobey and Henry Tobin.
ITO of Rhode Island is an affiliate of Independent
Exhibitors, Inc.. of New England.
which in turn is a member of National Allied.
The Rhode Island group was formed
about a year ago.
I
Hartford Central PTA Tieup
To Go Into Third Season
HARTFORD—Hugh Campbell, manager of
i.he Central, will start its third consecutive
reason of Saturday morning Kiddy shows.
sponsored in conjunction with the PTA of
West Hartford, in September. Campbell has
ijeen playing Children's Film library pictures
in addition to films of general interest
to youngsters.
5^/3^ J^^ /^ Voted Out
Of Bay State Tax Bill
HONOR VETERAN—Benn Rosenwald,
MOM Boston manager, pins a 20-Year
service pin on Edward Dorkin, head of
maintenance in the Boston office.
Work Is Rushed in Dalton;
Drive-In to Open in July
DALTON. MASS.—The Briggs Open Air
Theatre, the first auto theatre in Berkshire
county, will open here during the first week
of July. It will be operated by a six-man
corporation now being formed.
A parking area to accommodate 500 cars
is being leveled and graded. Concession
booths are imder construction on the lot, and
toilets with running water are being in-
.stalled. Projection equipment has already
been obtained by the management and is
ready for immediate installation. The screen
is large enough to show a 30 by 40 toot picture.
The necessary permits have been obtained,
including permission to show on Sunday.
Principal stockholders in the corporation
are Edgar Briggs and his son Gordon. Other
corporation members are Marshall Briggs
and Charles Zdanis. Nicholas E, Krichenbar
and Alfred Boryta, Pittsfield.
Candy Is Back to 5 Cents
At Three Daly Theatres
HARTFORD—Joe DiLorenzo of the Daly
Theatre Corp. reports candy prices have been
dropped from six cents to five cents at the
Daly. Hartford: Plainfield. Plaiiifield. and
Capitol, Lowell. Mass. DiLorenzo. back from
a Westbrook, Conn., vacation, adds that a
new kiddy deal has been set for the above
three theatres, with roller skates to be given
away over a period of several weeks. Skate
deal was set through L. A. Kahn of New York.
Kahn has also scheduled similar giveaways
with Howard Richardson of State Theatre,
New Britain.
William Mortensen Named
Hartford Chamber Director
HARTFORD—Wiliam H. Morten.sen, managing
director of the Bu.shnell Memorial, has
been elected a director of the Hartford
Chamber of Commerce.
BOSTON—The ways and means committee
late Monday night i23i recommended only
enough revenue to balance the .state budget
and eliminated the proposed 2 per cent general
.sales tax. The new recommendations
do not affect admissions on places of public
amusement and if pas.sed by the house and
senate will place additional burden on liquors,
ale, horse and dog racing and corporate income.
Governor Bradford's omnibus tax bill providing
for $59,000,000 was overwhelmingly defeated,
and the ways and means committee by
refusing to report the .sales tax bill asked by
Bradford made it practically impossible for
.such legislation to be considered at this session
of the general assembly.
It was not decided whether the general sales
tax would have affected theatre admissions.
The recommendations of the ways and
means committee followed the submission to
it of a taxation program by the legislative
committee calling for a total of $194,200,000.
Western Massachusetts To'wns
Pace Property Tax Increases
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.—More tax rate
boosts for western Massachusetts and Connecticut
have been announced by various
communities, spelling higher costs for theatre
owners. The property tax increases, following
a general trend in Springfield and
other major cities, are dictated in the main
by generally rising costs for operating municipal
governments. Biggest chunks involved
in the higher rates, officials say, are
increased costs for municipal workers.
In Westfield, a $2 boost per each $1,000
valuation has pushed the 1947 tax rate up to
$39. Westfield is a major western Massachusetts
community.
One of the biggest jumps on record for the
area occurred at Wendell, where the 1947 tax
rate skyrocketed $9 a $1,000 valuation, pushing
this year's figure to the all-time high of
$45.
At New Marlborough, the assessors set a
rate of $35, as compared with the 1946 rate
of $32.60.
Also up sharply for 1947 was the tax rate
set at Leyden, where this year's figure came
to $45—an increase of $8 per thousand. Montague
shows a tax rate this year of $40,
marking a five dollar increase over last year.
In Bloomfield. Conn., a tax rate of 28 mills
on each $1 valuation was set, marking an
increase of two mills over 1946, while Rocky
HUl, Conn., set a 23-mill tax rate— the same
as last year.
Only reduction effected thus far in the
area occurred at Chesterfield, where the assessors
announced they had set the 1947 tax
rate at $43—a drop of $3 from the 1946 rate:
The rate reduction, however, was made possible
by the increase in property valuation
of approximately 17 per cent throughout the
town.
Harold W. Hall Appointed
District Deputy for K. C.
WORCESTER—Harold W. Hall, manager
of the Orpheum and Uptown in Gardner, has
been appointed district deputy for the
Knights of Columbus with supervision of
councils in Fitchburg, Athol, Orange, Winchendon.
Otter River and Gardner. He has
been grand knight of the Gardner council
three years.
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947 NE 93

"
1
Yarmouth Likes Newcomer Carleton;
Community Spirit Wins for Theatre
BOSTON— Newcomer In the exhibition
field is Marshall Carleton. owner of the
Yarmouth Theatre, a 300-seat house in a
small coastal town of the same name. When
he took the theatre over 18 months ago.
several skeptical industryites said: "We'll
give you three months before you fold."
Recently Carleton had an offer of several
thousand dollars more than he paid for the
house. "I love this town," he said, "'and my
wife and I are proud to be considered solid
citizens here. We're not considering giving
up this opportunity of serving our newly
found friends."
Yarmouth has a population of 2.500, with
a draw of about 2,000 more from surrounding
towns and villages, but it is almost entirely
residential. It has one cotton mill employing
45 workers but its main industry is fishing.
It is 12 miles from Portland, Maine's largest
city, and is humorously known as "Portland's
back bedroom." In the summer the population
is increased by 20 per cent.
To this setup came Carleton and his wife
as perfect strangers 18 months ago. He first
sold himself to the townsfolk, demonstrating
that he had true community spirit and that
Models Attend Breakfast
For Hartford 'Egg and I'
HARTFORD—Jim McCarthy. Warner
Strand manager, promoted an "Egg and I "
breakfast at the Hotel Bond, sponsored by
the egg trade of Hartford and the Connecticut
Poultry Ass'n. for the opening of the
U-I comedy.
McCarthy tied up with Celles modeling
.school here for models to appear at the
breakfast. One of the girls was named "Miss
Good Egg of 1947. " Numerous state and city
officials attended the affair after which they
were invited by McCarthy to a .screening of
the picture at the Warner Theatre.
Film Appreciation Courses
Suggested for Schools
HAHTKOIJD
Hciiinunciuliilidn that school
systems launch "a cour.se in evaluation of
movies." has been put forward by Charlie
Nlles. theatre columnl.sl for the Times.
"With vacation around the corner, we'd
like to leave curriculum-makers with .some
food for summer thought— the idea of putting
into the .school systems a cour.sc in
evaluation of movies." he wrote. "A movie
appreciation course. In other words.
"When he graduates from school, little Joe
Is equipped to look a painting .squarely In the
»<
he and his wife were in accord on all civic
affairs.
One of his first activities was the holding
of a benefit for the local Sportsman's club, a
newly formed group organized to back up the
young people's baseball club and other
athletic contests. To this worth-while cause
Carleton offered his theatre for a benefit
performance, giving 100 per cent of the receipts.
Later the Boy Scouts wanted to raise
funds and again he turned over his theatre.
He did the same for the Girl Scouts. When
the Community Chest drive started. Carleton
immediately offered the theatre for a benefit.
At that time, the minister of the largest
church urged his congregation to back the
Community Chest benefit and added that
when the management of the only theatre in
town showed such true community spirit,
that he .should be given continual support
from the townsfolk.
Yet Carleton has never been asked to give
his theatre for a benefit performance. The
suggestion has always come from him.
A dynamic personality, Carleton has proved
that the theatreman is an integral part of
the community life of a town. His friendly
and cooperative attitude has paid dividends.
face and offer an appraisal, though it may
be a silent one. and not too profound. Little
Joe knows a thing or two about music and
he will not be entirely ignorant of the drama.
He has had. you see. art and music appreciation,
an exposure to Shakespeare as well, possibly
by a conscientious teacher of literature.
"But what is done to prepare Joe for the
awesome cinema which he will come against
every Thursday or Saturday night for the
rest of his life? Comparatively little.
Peskay Gives Highlights
Of Coast Variety Meet
NEW HAVEN—The new Variety Club of
Connecticut at its first open meeting, with
Chief Barker Barney Pitkin, presiding heard
Edward Peskay of New York and Greenwich
discuss the highlights of the national convention
held in Los Angeles. The meeting
was to acquaint potential members with the
purpose and program of the club.
Sutton Drive-In Opens
SUTTON. MASS.—A new drive-in. the Motor-In.
has been opened here. The outdoor
spot has a 500-car capacity, with ramps declining
toward the .screen to offer perfect
vision for all occupants of cars.
WAHOO
America's finest Screen Came
HOLLYWOOD AMUSEMENT COMPANY
831 South Wabash Avenue • Chicago, Illinois
Indep'dent Exhibitors ;
Into Larger Quarters
BOSTON—Independent Exhibitors. Inc.of
New England has signed a long lease for new
quarters at 31 Melrose St.. and will move
into the new space August 1. taking the entire
second floor at the new address. The new
quarters provide a reception room, consultation
room, three offices and a general meeting
room. The space involved is about three
times the size of present quarters at 20
Shawmut St.
Independent Exhibitors has long been an
active group of small theatre owners and
independent circuit heads. More than 250
theatres are members, including personnel
of the ITO of Rhode Island. Inc.. Meyer
Stanzler, president. Leonard Goldberg j.'-
president of the New England organization,
with Daniel Murphy and James Guarino
vice-presidents; Julian Rifkin. secretarj-; Leslie
Bendslev. treasurer: Walter Mitchell,
chairman of the board and Nathan Yamins.
national delegate. Ray E. Feeley has been
bu.siness manager for the last two years and
has been largely responsible for bringing
the group up to it« present strength.
The organization, an affiliate of National
Allied, is more than 30 years old. Past presidents
have been Frank Lydon. Nathan Yamins.
Francis Perry and Walter Mitchell.
Hartford Circuit Employs
Introductions to Trailers
HARTFORD—Ernie Grecula. director of
advertising and publicity for the Hartford
circuit, is using in the circuit's five neighborhood
houses a new introduction to all
trailers, carrying personalized date strips.
At the Colonial. Grecula is utilizing the
theatre's old vaudeville side announcement t
boards. Lighting effects have been set up
behind the boards, and lights go on during
running of trailers. On the boards are plugs i
for forthcoming films.
Gevaert Reduces Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN. MASS.—Fifty persons
have been laid off at the Gevaert Co. of «
America, manufacturers of motion picture)
film, in a move which company officials i
termed "only temporary." The layoff was
described by Leo Stuckens. vice-president,
and Renee Aert.s. treasurer, as being duei
mainly to the late spring. However. boUlt
officials stated that additional orders arei
being received which surpass all former)
orders.
Hobby Horses Go West
HARTFORD—Dean Barrett,
former manager
of the Rialto and Astor. has left Con-(
necticut for a business trip with Maurice Zelll
to San Francisco. Barrett and Zell are han-t
dling Theatre Hobby Horse promotion units.t
Barrett said their address will be: Zell &
Barrett. 742 Market St.. San Francisco.
Stage Benefit Show
HARTFORD— Strand Amusement Co.'S.
State in Torrington featured a stage showt
for the benefit of the West Torringtori bulld-f
ing fund.
'Hucksters' Opens July 3
HARTf^ORU—"The Hucksters" has been'
hni.kid 111 open at Loew's Poll here July 3,
Lou Colu'ii. manager, said recently.
'
I
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
I

. . Seen
Yamins Links Houses
IVith Graduation Fete
iFALL RIVER The Yamms Theatres here
t lok a prominent part in exercises conducted
by the 60-year-old
Durfee high school. A
.^^^^ full page ad in the
Fall River Herald
News advertising the
circuit's coming attractions
contained a
message of felicitation
to the graduates, who
received diplomas at
exercises conducted
as usual, in the Durfee
« Theatre, managed by
M Paul Slayer.
' The annual reunion
of the school's class
JOHN I. McAVOY
^,f 193^ ^.^^ ^,1,„ ,,^1^
III the theatre. John J. McAvoy, the Durlee's
assistant manager, headed the general
committee of arrangements.
A brief history of the founding of the
ichool and the part it has played in the community
over the last six decades was pre-
Isented by Norman Zalkind. Park manager.
Three Durfee school graduates. Lillian
iRussell. Margaret Meltezo and Mary Quigiley,
employed at the Academy Theatre, at-
Itracted considerable attention by reporting
for duty in their graduation gowns.
I
FOR SALE
1500 USED THEATRE SEATS
in good condition
•
FRED DUREPO
638 Metropolitan Avenue
Hyde Park Sta., Boston. Mass.
Tel. Hyde Park 0203R
"CORSAGE"
POST-WAR
PATTERN
BOSTON
John Dervin. manager of UA, spent a few
' days at Baker Memorial hospital for special
treatment and a routine checkup
Joan Martino. married last
. . .
summer to James
Cusinamo, has a baby girl named Marie
Anne. Joan was in the cashier's department
George
at Warners before her marriage .
Loveless, assistant shipper at
. .
Warners, was
married recently to Pat Foley of Melrose.
Mrs. Bridget King, 76, died at the home
of a daughter early in June. She was the
mother of James "Red" King, director of
publicity for RKO Theatres in Boston.
Arthur Howard has returned to his office
after an absence of over three months. Howard
underwent two major operations in three
weeks and spent more than two months in
the Newton-Wellesley hospital. Although he
is many pounds thinner, he was delighted to
be back at his desk . at the first
American League night baseball game ever
held in Boston were M. J. MuUin and his
son Marty jr., Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cohen, BUI
Koster, Larry Herman, Bill Mancusco, Ted
Fleischer, Louis Stern, Zippie Goldman,
Henry Wolper and Barbara Copeland, secretary
to Harry Browning,
Although Joe Mansfield and his wife are
not superstitious, Friday the 13th proved an
unlucky day for them. Joe, a publicity man
for Eagle-Lion, was in Hartford on business
when he received a frantic telephone call
from his wife saying that fire had broken
out in their home in Hyde Park at 9 in the
morning. She grabbed their two small sons
and rushed to safety but all personal belongings
were lost, and fire and water damage
spoiled the entire contents of the house.
As it will take about three months to repair
the damage, kindly neighbors took the family
in until Joe can find a beach cottage for
the summer months.
Independent Theatre Owners of Rhode
Island have staged two successful testimonials,
one to Martin Toohey. "Crown Prince of
Pawtucket," in 1946, and the other to Edward
Fay. "Dean of Providence Theatremen." this
year. Next year the organization will honor
popular Fred Greene, "mayor" of Woonsocket,
who will have a testimonial dinner
tendered him in Providence. It will take
place in April 1948.
UA employes are making plans for
Through
their
annual summer outing in July
pressure of business, Al
.
Fowler
. .
was unable
to attend his 25th reunion at Brown university.
Providence. Al, a publicist for 20th-
Fox, was in the throes of handling three
first run engagements in downtown theatres.
March of Time was host to a group of 35
prominent Boston physicians at a screening
of "Your Doctors— 1947" at the 20th-Fox
screening room. A buffet supper followed
the screening. Among those attending was
Dr. Prank Lahey, head of the famous Lahey
clinic.
Les Bendslev of the Community Playhouse
in Wellesley Hills took his wife and young
daughter and son to the family summer
home in Cotuit on Cape Cod for the weekend
. . . Dave Hodgdon of the Princess
Amusement Co. spent a morning at the office
of Independent Exhibitors, Inc., busily
writing a letter to a member of the ways
and means committee of the state legislature
explaining the situation of theatre business
in this state.
Sidney Shumsker, army
joined PRC as a salesman.
veteran,
has
To Feature in "High Wall'
Metro has set John Ridgely to feature in
the Robert Taylor starrer "The High Wall."
McuhJU
Tops for oil
KsV t/ie
SAM
POPCORN MACHINES
sAoMrmen/
tfieofre that has one.'
HORENSTEIN
Nrw England Reprmm^nialin
Office and Showroom ... AS Church St.
Hancock 7419
Bottoi
In thm Hrarl o/ thm Film Dimtricl
Genuine^
MANLEY SUPPLIES
I
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
from
CAMEO SCREEN ATTRACTIONS,
INC.
50 Melrose St. Boston, Mass.
Samuel I. Davidson, Pres.
U wilt fi^uf,
Stocked With All
Necessary Repair
and Replacement
Parts for Any
Sound System.
"Ask any
exhibitor using
our service"
diiudendd, ta coHd44U
^.g^o'O^OOOO Q ^
»s.v»o\>n?> RW'.o^'^
flrtJ^VAO^^
.%\-V
Vn cult ai ctnt/ fifnc
4-

. . The
. . Motion
. . . Catherine
. . Arthur
IC
"
I
'
"
'
Bailey Bros, circus made a one-day appear-ii
ance in Manchester June 17 . . . E. C. GatesA
proprietor of the new amusement center,?
Riverside Manor, in Parmington, annoimces]
that young people may use his establish-f
ment without charge on Tuesday and Thurs "
day nights, provided it does not conflict with
advertised programs.
The Somersworth Theatre was used recently
for the staging of a minstrel revue
for the benefit of Somersworth Playgrounds/
Inc. . . . Se\'eral public events have beeof
held to raise funds to purchase a proJectorT
for school use in Milton.
r-
DISCOVERY DINNKR—Head table guests at the "Discovery" dinner hosted by
Joseph Lcvine of Kmbassy Pictures Corp. and Discovery Pictures, Inc., of New York at
the Boston .Art club where .\dm. Richard E. Byrd was the honored guest. Left to right:
(leorgc Curloy, city greeter and son of Mayor James M. Curley; James Irwin of New
Hampshire, toastmaster; Byrd; Joseph E. Levine and E. .M. Loew, circuit head. The
film was premiered at
Boston.
NEW H A M P SHIRE
n house bill providing a minimum wage of
50 cents an liour for all employes in New-
Hampshire, except those engaged in farm and
household work or service occupations in
hotels, restaurants and cabins, has been approved
by the hou.se of representatives.
At the annual banquet of the Hampton
Beach Chamber of Commerce and Hampton
Beach precinct commission. Gov. Charles M.
Dale stated that a survey had shown that at
least two million dollars in recreation business
had come to New Hampshire as a result
of the state's advertising program.
Sandalio Suarez of Havana. Cuba, has been
a guest of Walter E. Young, owner of the
Strand in Farmlngton, and Mrs. Young at
their Farmlngton home and their Oakbirch
Inn at Alton Bay. Suarez was one of the
hosts to the Youngs when they visited Cuba
last winter.
.\nsel Sanborn, Carroll county circuit
owner and member of the legislature, invited
his fellow lawmakers to be his guests June
24 at the Wolfeboro Casino, operated by the
exhibitor.
The directors of a film crew which will
shoot color films of a Bible pageant to be
produced by the Deorfield Community
church, have arrived in Deerfield. Cameras
will start grinding soon . picturjs
came to the rescue to entertain about 700
employes of the Chlcopee Manufacturing Co.
of Manchester when a Softball game was
rained out at their annual outing at Canobie
lake.
Matinees are being started at 3:30 p. m.,
while a remodeling Job Is In progress at the
Slate in Manchester . Duke of Paducah,
comedian of the Grand Ole Opry
radio show, and the Arkansas Cotton Pickers,
recording artists, were featured at a big hillbilly
show at Lone Star ranch near Manchester.
RCA engineers have tuned up a rear projection
booth, said to be the only one north
of New York City, at the Mount Washington
hotel at Bretton Woods, where swanky
guests pay as high as $75 a day for rooms
with a good mountain view.
Mrs. LaFell Dickinson of Keene. who In
1944 became president of the General Federation
of Women's clubs and was instrumental
In establishing youth cinema clubs
to provide educational movies for young people
all over the United States, was the subject
of a lengthy article in a Manchester
newspaper, describing this project and her
other achievements.
Rehearsals have been started in Swanzey
for the .sixth annual revival of the famous
old melodrama. "The Old Home.stead." which
will be staged by an all-Swanzey cast July
4. 5 and 6 in Potash Bowl near the birthplace
of the playwright. Denman Thompson.
A new draft of a house bill providmg for
an audit by the tax commission of the accounts
of country fairs, especially with regard
to funds which the fair associations are
entitled to receive from pari-mutuel betting
on horse racing, has been approved by the
senate.
.
The fourth Musical Jamboree by pupils of
Vincent Ferdinando's School of Music was
held at the Palace in Manchester, where
Ferdinando's orchestra plays. An ensemble of
60 musicians was featured G.
Guyer. head of the visual education department
at Dartmouth college. Hanover, learned
to fly in a hurr>-. Taking his first lesson
April 28 at the Dartmouth Airways flight
school as a GI student, he won his private
pilot's licen.se in less than a month. Then he
completed seaplane training in less than a
week.
Officials of the Cheshire Fair Ass'n have
completed plans for construction of a new
exhibit building at Stafford park in Keene
J. Markey. whose father. Fred
L. Markey, is manager of the loka Theatre
In Exeter, was married there to Frederick
B. Sheehy. an air forces veteran with overseas
service. The bride is a physical education
instructor at the Unlver.slty of New
Hampshire.
Residents of Jackson were interested in the
recent world premiere of the film, "Outposts
of American Education." at the Barbizon
Plaza Theatre in New York City, as its producer,
John W. Roberts of Wakefield, Mass..
has a summer home there. Roberts toured
Turkey. Greece. Lebanon. Syria and Iraq to
shoot the film In connection with a campaign
for funds for the eight American colleges
in the Near East. Lowell Thomas is the narrator.
\ house bill calling for closer supervision
of amusements on the midways of New Hampshire's
country fairs, has been killed . . . The
New Product Uplifts
Grosses in the Hub
BOSTON—New product sent grosses up-r
ward to the best totals in some time witt'
"Miracle on 34th Street" heading the list
"The Yearling" at Loew's State and Orphean I
aLso had a big first week.
At the Esquire, where "Carnegie Hall'
opened on a two-a-day roadshow basis. th -21 J
Paramount and Fenway—Moss Rose (20th-Foxlr
Sport o< Kings (Col) 1
Stale and OrpheurS—The Yearling (MGM'
Pair Weather Cuts Grosses;
'Daughter' New Haven's Top
^
NEW HAVEN—The fu-st fair Sunday 1 i
weeks murdered business and no outstanding
success was reported. "Open City" at th'i
little Lincoln, specializing in foreign fitaj
and reissues, was a solid attraction for foiif
days. Third week of "The Yearling" slumpeii"
a bit at the College. "The Farmer's Daugh
ter." dualed with "Dick Tracy"s Dilemma
upped a little from average at the Roge,|
Sherman. "Hiuh Barbaree"" and "BuUdci
Drummond at Bay" moved from the Loew,
Poll to the College for a second week.
Buou—Stairway to Heaven (U-1); The Millerson
Case iCoi) — i
College—The Yearling (MGM). 3rd dt wk - '
Loews Poll— High Barbaree (MGM); Bulldog
Drummond at Bay (Col) j
Lincoln—Open City (Mayer-Burstyn) Avg not f^
Paramount—Ramrod (UA), That's My Gal
(Rep)
Roaer Sherman --The Farmer's Daughter (RKO); ),
Dick Tracy's Dilemma (RKO) -1-
'Cheyenne' antJ 'Miracle' Big
In Healthy Hartford Session
HARTFORD
The downtown area had ODi,
two holdovers, and the new pictures far*,
uniformly well. Top grossers were "Mlra

i
The
E.C|
aenu
0, !
list
iHSlljI
iprj
letiB
iiijiii
'Bio?
Garbose Bros. Open
In Orange, Mass.
ORANGE. MASS.—The new Orange on
tast Main street was opened by the Garbose
liros. with "The Jolson Story" as the screen
iittraction. The dedication performance was
attended by the selectmen and other community
leaders.
capacity of the hou.se is 635. It was
designed by Aichitect Albert J. Smith. The
supervising contractor was Robert V. O'Brien
iif Athol. The .seating was installed by Heyu-ood-Wakefield.
The modern facade is flanked by fluted stone
pilasters, leading up to a frieze of architectural
stone, with a parapet wall above.
The birch woodwork in the auditorium was
kept in natural-toned finishes for all door
architraves and proscenium opening. The
dado is in gray-green stain and the walls are
done in varying tones of a like color.
Managing the Orange is Richard J. Wellman
of Keene, N. H. He opened the Criterion
in Bar Harbor. Me., where he was man-
.iger for two years, and also has had experience
with the Latchis circuit and as road
supervisor of Confidential Reports.
Tent Investigates Charities
NEW HAVEN—Pursuant to the Connecticut
Variety Club's pledge of $25,000 to
charitable work during the coming year, several
charities are being investigated and an
early report of program is forthcoming. Maurice
Bailey of the Bailey theatres. New Haven,
as chairman of the heart committee of
Tent 231. heads the charity fund planning.
Edward Peskay, who made the pledge at the
Los Angeles convention, reported on the national
meetings at the recent meeting at the
Towne House, presided over by Chief Barker
Barney Pitkin.
French Films Biggest Draw C A I I
R I \/ F R
In Foreign Film Bonanza
Noel Mr-adow in ine New York lime.;
Foreign-film theatres, with French pictures
still predominating, are literally mushrooming
all over the country—in Boston. Detroit,
Chicago. Cleveland. Kansas City, and
even through the solid south, which was once
solid principally in its resistance to anything
but Hollywood films.
It takes no Gallup survey to discover why
foreign-language films generally, and French
films in particular, have zoomed in popularity
in the U.S. The French filmgoer apparently
doesn't mind telling the doorman,
the manager or the usher about the inner
upheaval that brought him. There is the
socially conscious patron who wants to see
how the rest of the world lives and acts:
there is the group who has grown tired of
a steady diet of Hollywood cream-puff fare
and craves the stronger realism of the better
grade imported film, and there are the
language students, supplemented in late years
by a large number of GIs seeking to bring
their service-acquired French to fuller flower.
Altogether they come to a sizable total,
and one that Hollywood might do well to
consider.
Movies and Stock Swap
WORCESTER, MASS.—When the Playhouse
summer theatre opened its stock season
this week, personnel showed one member
lost to Hollywood, and one gained from
the motion picture capital. The repatriate
is Jay Rogers, who came east two weeks ago
after completing a role in "Atlanta." UA release.
Lost to Hollywood is Milton King, the
scenic artist of last year. He has joined
MGM in a scenic post.
p
Si:

. . Mrs.
. Grace
. . . Vacationers
. . Jim
. . Harry
. . The
. . Jack
. . Sam
I
1
NEW HAVEN
Rutins news: The 20th-Fox Family club is
buying pickles and mustard for a big
time at Double Beach July 30 . . . Herman
Levy has no news yet on the annual lilm
golf tournament of Connecticut MPTO, suspended
during the war years . . . MGM Peo
club plans its own outing, also in mid-July,
as do most local filmites. Looks like no event
will embrace the whole film district this
year.
Ben Simon and the 20th-Fox staff were
shocked at the passing of the eastern division
sales manager. C. E. Peppiatt. and the area
division manager. Sam Gross, both of Philadelphia,
killed in a plane crash near Leesburg.
Va. Peppiatt was a speaker at one of
the drive meetings last year and made a big
hit.
Oatdoor pop concerts in the Yale Bowl this
summer promise to be a real draw with every
sea.son ticket sold out well in advance
The MGM boys and girls had coffee
. . .
and a
birthday cake as a surprise for shipper Saul
Schiffrin.
George Worcester, 20th-Fo.x janitor, who
will be 94 June 30 ii:id lives in the Elm Haven
hou.sing project, journeyed to Washington
to see congressmen about threatened evictions
from the project . . Harry F. Shaw.
.
Loew-Poli division manager, was host to
Senor and Senora Carlos Niebla ihe is the
MGM exchange manager in Mexico City,
who are visiting in the east. Saturday night
a chummy party at the Waverly inn included
Mayor and Mrs. William Celentano, Lou and
Shirley Brown and other guests. The parly
attended mass Sunday at St. Mary's church
and .saw the sights at Yale.
Tomasino doings: Mike Tomaslno of the
White Way and Victory is receiving congratulations
all around. Son Angelo is daddy
of a baby girl Nora, born at St. Raphael's
hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Alessandro Truden
of Milan. Italy, are visiting with the Tomaslnos
and plan to fly back with their
daughter. Mrs. Angelo Tomasino. and granddaughter.
Nora, in a few weeks. Angelo
files to Rome to take a position with 20th-
Fox Rome exchange. Gloria Tomasino.
daughter of Mike, recently was graduated
with honors from Mount Holyoke college.
Vacationers: Morris Rosenthal of the Poll.
New Haven, is driving to Kansas City to
visit relatives and see the country . . . Lee
Alderman. Warners, is camping at Totem lodge
. Alice Brodner of the same office is cruising
. .
to Bermuda and Nassau Bru-
.
nelll, Columbia booker, vacations around
town . Martin Multer of PRC will
be putting those feminine touches on her
first apartment during her vacation.
A Warner 9xl0-foot poster on "It Happened
on Fifth Avenue." used for the opening in
Bridgeport, was cut In half to be moved into
Monogram exchange office as a permanent
plugging fixture . . . New Haven Monogram
winds up either first or second in the Harry
Thomas .sales drive . . . Columbia finishes
third place In the bonus drive.
Pete Janu.ska of RKO looks forward
vacation, desllnalion imknown . . .
to
Freda
.i
Kogen of Columbia and Belle Schiffrin of
20th-Fox plan a farm vacation in Missouri
over the Fourth will include
N. Brickates. manager of the Garde, New
London: Merritt Lyons, Rlalto, South Norwalk,
and Jean Paszko of 20th-Fox . . . Bernard
Levy and family of Amalgamated are
off to Narragansett Pier, R, I., for a week.
College, New Haven, tried a one-day all-
Polish show Tuesday, after the idea had been
tried at the Lyric, Bridgeport: Strand, Waterbury:
Broadway, Norwich, and Poli. Meriden.
with considerable success . . . Dual of
"Corsican Brothers" and "South of Pago
Pago" broke house records at the Strand,
Waterbury, then opened at the Bijou. New-
Haven. Wednesday . Lincoln is playing
"39 Steps" for the 'steenth time and will
soon have "Wuthering Heights" again after
many previous visits.
Bob Kaufmann is heading for Detroit to
help with 20th-Fox exploitation on the premiere
of "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her
Now" . . . Don Willins of Eagle-Lion is in
from Boston to work on the Hartford's "Lost
Honeymoon" opening . . . Floyd Fitzsimmons
is in from Albany with a natty houndstooth
jacket to pave the way for the "Fiesta" opening
at the Poli houses July 2 . . . Floyd also
tied up a Mexican band to play on the stage
of the Poli. Bridgeport, opening night. All
Carroll drugstores in Poli towns will feature
Woodbury "Fiesta" makeup.
At the College "The Great Waltz" inspired
the Kleper-Levenson team to arrange a parade
of Kaiser-Fraziers with copy. "Sweetheart
of a car: sweetheart of a picture" plugging
the pilot training school, the College
in turn had a net ad on the picture flown
over the Elm city. Music store windows,
counters, restaurant table cards and special
sundaes and .sodas were all lined up with the
"Waltz."
Conventions: It's real Milwaukee beer for
the Monogram representatives who convene
July 18-20 at Hotel Schroeder. Johnny Pavone
will meet the Boston gang for the trip
out . Darby went to Hartford for an
M&P session . . . Barney Pitkin. Hugh Maguire.
Bill Canelli, Sid Swirsky and Exploiteer
Doug Beck will repre.sent New Haven at
the RKO convention July 7-10 at the Waldorf-Astoria.
New York.
Sid training
This and that about town: Bob Spedick of
the Lincoln has moved into his new home on
Westerly road, while Partner Leonard Samp-
.son is still building on Benton street. Westville
Dick Cohen and wife celebrated
their
. . .
19th anniversary and the admi.ssion of
their son. Morton Harold Cohen, to
Landau,
the University
of Connecticut . for an auditor's
. .
post, has left 20th-Fox.
New Haven, and will continue training at
Boston . . . Mrs. Earl Wright recently won
several blue ribbons for gardening, but UA
Salesman Earl really did the digging.
Sheldon Rose of the Globe. Bridgeport, is
on the dean's list at Bridgeport junior college
. Shaw and Charles Kurtzman
of Boston renewed acquaintance at the wedding
of Bob Urdang. son of the Loew Theatre
cleaning service owner, in New York.
iting auditors at MGM .
IrvinK Margolin and Arthur Sklar are vis-
. . Anthony Bo.scardlnc
of the Colonial. Canaan. Is erecting a
500-seoter at Dover Plains. N. Y. . . . Sam
Seletsky of B&Q and Walter Higglns of Prudential
were on Flhnrow last week.
HARTFOR n *
\A7alter Lloyd, Allyn manager, huddled with
Bob Wile. U-I praise agent, on "Odd
Man Out" . Stamaton. formerly a
district manager with Fox Midwest Thea-
. . . Redecoration
tres, now in the merchandising business in
Stamford, was here for a visit with Ernie
Grecula of the Hartford Theatres
has been completed at the
Daly.
Ernie Grecula reports installation of new
screen and rugs at the south end Rialto. The
circuit's Lyric has a new candy booth . . .
Hartford Theatres manager vacations get
under way in July, with Mrs. Kate Treske
of the Lenox first on the list. Hugh Campbell
of the Central. West Hartford, starts in
mid-July, and Joe Ruggerio of the Lyric will
go when Campbell returns.
Mickey Daly of Daly Theatre Corp. is
planning to take his family on a Bermuda
vacation next winter . . . Jim McCarthy,
Strand manager, attended a Warner A house
managers exploitation meeting with Dan Finn
at the zone offices in New Haven . . . Ben
Lamo and Charlie Atamian of the Strand
are continuing their day-off golf playing,
and both are becoming pretty handy at the
game.
John Scanlon, manager of the Warner,
Torrington, is back from a fishing trip . . .
Joe Miklos of the Embassy, New Britain,
leaves July 10 on vacation.
Martin Kelleher of the Princess has inaugurated
a new Saturday morning cartoon ii,
show policy. Shows start at 9:30 a. m. . . .
Visiting here last week were L. A. Kahn of
United Publicity Bureau. New York: Joe
Spivak of Connecticut Theatre Candy Co.,
New Haven, and John Pavone. Monogram
^
branch manager, New- Haven.
.
Seymour "Rosie" Rosenberg, formerly on
the Proven Pictures staff, has gone into the
plastic products business Awards came
fast and heavy at the
. . .
Loew-Poli. Manager
;
Lou Cohen has received a Dollar club gold
cup for exploitation from Loew's circuit. .
Assistant Sam Horwitz. received an MOM

'
Manager
''Samuel Pinansky of M&P Theatres was a
L recent visitor here, addressing a meeting of
Maine,
I
New Hampshire and Vermont mania
gers.
_ Fred Engley was presented an engraved
Ijv.atch at the Cumberland club luncheon.
of the Star in Westbrook for ap-
20 years. Eugley is retiring after
I 47 years in show business. Lawrence Carillo,
Gloucester. Ma.ss.. replaces Eugley as
[
manager.
li
proximately
. . M&P
. . Florence
. . Leo
. .
. . The
. . Milford
June Grzeika Is Named
To Perakos Circuit Post
HARTFORD— Pete Perakos ot Perakos
[nieatres has appointed June Grzeika, fornjerly
on the circuit office secretarial staff.
lo the position of executive secretary. Miss
[trzeika will serve in Perakos' offices in the
Palace Theatre Bldg. in New Britain. She
lias been working for the Perakos interests
lor a year.
Exchange Union Elects
NEW HAVEN— Saul Shiffrin. Metro shipper,
has been elected president of local B41
t>f exchange employes. Other officers elected
Bt a meeting recently include Marie Smith
[if Warner Bros., vice-president: Joseph
Barscansky of Warner Bros., secretary-treasliirer.
and Mary Calabre.se of Universal and
Iwilliam Nutile of Paramount, members of
Ithe executive board. Sam Zipkin of Universal,
an ex-president of the union, is the new
business agent. The new officers will be
installed and will serve as of August 1.
>ermit Theatre Addition
HARTFORD—Nick Kounaris and Apos-
Itolis Tolls, owners of the suburban Newing-
Iton Theatre, were given permission by the
Koning board to erect an extension of 6.5
Ifeet with the provision that it be of all brick
land the nearest point must be 6!i feet from
la butting property.
Theatre Repairs Approved
HARTFORD—The Hartford field office of
Ithe housing expediter has approved $2,731
Icf repairs for theatres in New London oper-
Inted by the Connecticut Theatres Operating
Ico.
ORTLAND
iTohn Ford, motion picture director and native
of Portland, was awarded an honor-
I'
[ary master of arts degree at Bowdoin colllege
commencement exercises. He also was
[piven a lobster dinner by the Harold T. An-
Icrews post. American Legion . . . Arthur H.
Icioldstein. district manager of the Ralph E.
Snider Theatres, is cooperating with local
J
I
businessmen to protest the lack of a proper
lantismoke ordinance in the city. According
ltd Goldstein, operation of projection equip-
[ment at the Strand Theatre has been hamniered
because of grit coming in from the
(surrounding air.
The marquee of the Maine Theatre has
1 been redecorated . . . Harry Lawler.
Itor, is on a two-week vacation .
opera-
State
[will hitch brown and white ponies in front
\cl the theatre as a tiein with "Cheyenne."
. Recess Time, popular program for chil-
.
Fciren. completes its 1946-47 session June 25.
!'lt will be resumed in the fall . . Martin
' McGurgan. chief of service, is on a trip . . .
Ethel Barrymore for Role
SRO has inked Ethel Barrymore for a fea-
I
tared part in "Portrait of Jenny.'
WORCESTER
/^larence Brighum, director of the American
Antiquarian society here, is seeking
to fill in the gaps in the .society's remarkable
collection of Worcester theatre programs .
A columnist in the Sunday Telegram says
E. M. Loew remembers Worcester because the
first theatre he ever operated was a failure
here. Now he owns 70 of them.
Virginia Curran has transferred from the
Plymouth to the Olympia . . . Bob Bergin. assistant
manager of the Elm Street, is grieving
the death of his dog . Lajoie. manager
of the Capitol, and his family have returned
from a short visit with his brother
in Mountainside. N. J.
Gloria Swanson's personal appearance at
the Playhouse has been set for the week of
June 30 when she will appear in "A Goose for
the Gander" .
Costello has joined
the Plymouth's staff . . . Carmen Cavallaro,
the band leader, was in town.
The Westboro Red Barn was the second
summer stock company in this neighbrohood
to open its season ... A circuit is reported
negotiating for land on one of the side streets
on which to build a theatre, with an entrance
from Main street . . . Lawrence Rawding is
new on the Elm Street's staff.
Nate Goldberg got a play in the dailies
when he discovered that one of the characters
in "Partners in Time." playing at his
Plymouth, was Tony DeMarco, former
Worcester vaudevillian.
Judy Canova, film actress, has contacted
Thomas Sheerin of this city in regard to
acquiring an antique secretary in his possession
and once owned by the actress' greatgreat
grandfather. Commodore Oliver Hazard
Perry . . . An ice show is being featured
at Ye Olde Tavern in West Brookfield.
Robert Noe has left the Playhouse . . . The
Champ in Spencer has been closed for three
weeks while extensive alterations are being
made by its new owners. The main auditorium
and lobby will be renovated, the balcony
will be repaired, new seats installed and new
sound equipment obtained. Ray Mangaudis.
manager, says the policy will be changed
when the house is reopened.
Gus Sun at 80 Isn't
Announcement is made of the marriage of
Amy Arnell. nationally known singer, to Dr.
Paul O'Connor of this city. The bride formerly
sang with Tommy Tucker's band, on
the Abbott and Costello radio show and in
films. The marriage took place in Hollywood
last November. They met five years
ago at Doctor hospital in New York, where
she was a patient and he was a resident
physician.
. . .
When "Life With Father" .set its record on
Broadway, one of the cast was A. H. Van
Beuren, who was at the Grand here in the
Gus McDermott of the Plymouth
The
1920s . . .
has returned from his vacation
Drive-In at Shrewsbui-y has made a tieup
with a Westboro ga.soline station whereby a
ticket is given with each dollar sale.
.
Marilyn Malchek, cashier at Loew's Poll,
has resigned, and her succes.sor is Frances
McCartin high school pupils
sponsored a jinx party at the State in that
town . . Patricia Horan. daughter of Bill
Horan.
.
Warner branch manager in Boston,
and Mrs. Horan. was graduated from St.
Peter's high school here and will enter Regis
college in September.
Theatremen are convinced that one explanation
of slipping grosses this summer is
the broadcast of night baseball games played
in Boston. This is the first time a Worcester
station has aired the Braves and Red
Sox games, and with both teams fighting for
the leads in their respective leagues, interest
is running high.
Bob Portle, manager of the Elm Street,
went to Boston to attend the legislative hearing
on the proposed state tax on theatre admissions
. Coronado has dropped shows
for the summer.
Manager Bill Brown of the Park and
Greendale is taking preliminary steps to
having air conditioning installed in both
houses and expects it to be functioning for
next summer . . . White City Park is playing
to as many persons as ever but they're not
spending as much, the park reports.
Plan 30 Fairs in Maine
AUGUSTA, ME.—State Agricultural Commissioner
A. K. Gardner has announced that
30 fairs will be held in the state this sea-
.son. the largest number since 1942. The first
will be held at Presque Isle July 28-Aug. 2
and the last at New Gloucester October 20-25.
at All Worried
Over the Future of Show Business
From Mideast Edition
COLUMBUS—Gus Sun. Ohio's grand old
showman, isn't worried about the future of
show business-.
So reported Dud Chamberlain, Marietta
editor and Sunday columnist for the Columbus
Citizen. Chamberlain visited Sun in
Miami recently. "Show business will be different,
of course," Gus says, "as it always
has been. But it will still have its up and
downs: be lots of fun for everyone, make
good money for the good and a lot for the
good and lucky."
"Mr. Sun has weathered the good and bad
of the business for almost 60 years, i write.?
Chamberlain 1. and has enjoyed every minute
of it—juggling in refined vaudeville at Tony
Pastor's, bucking the long muddy Ohio roads
with his own early wagon-circus, trouping
the forlorn one-night opry houses with the
famous Sun Minstrels and then hi.s own chain
of theatres and the Gus Sun booking office.
"Now Mr. Sun. nearing 80, winters in Miami
and battles the surf every morning before
8. The great of the show world are guests
at his gracious home. Sophie Tucker dined
en famille recently. Our own too short evening
was filled with fascinating remini.scence
and anecdote. His is an epic story, which
some bright young reporter ought to write
down. But much as he relishes these latter
days, Mr. Sun is sure he enjoyed the making
of his first million far more than he has its
ownership or .spending.
" 'My only regret is that I can't do it all
over again.' he said in partmg."
lEOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947 99

Strawhatters Opening
Over Keystone State
From Mideast Edition
PITTSBURGH—A new season Is under
way at the Keystone state's strawhat theatres.
Among the better known of the Pennsylvania
playhouses are the Mountain Playhouse,
near Jennerstown: Hi-Way Theatre,
cast of Johnstown: Butler Little Theatre.
Butler: Gretna Playhouse at Mount Gretna;
Bucks County Playhouse. New Hope: Green
Hills Theatre, near Reading: the Playhouse.
Eagles Mere.
The Repertory Players opened an 11-week
.season of -sumer stock productions at Frick
auditorium. Oakland, Pittsburgh.
Strawhat theatres for the most part have
been reconstructed from buildings once operated
as mills or manufacturing plants and
many of them are in rustic surroundings.
The Mountain Playhouse near Jennerstown
originally was a water mill built in 1805 at
Roxbury, Somerset county. Summer theatres
and musical events not only attract
playgoers from the immediate environs but
draw them into Pennsylvania from adjoining
states.
The .second sea.son of operettas in Pitt Stadium
here, pre.sented by the Civic Light
Opera Ass'n, is winning larger audiences, despite
rain and wind which intervened durint;
the opening week.s. "Balalaika." with Irene
Manning. Al Shean and John Brownlee. was
this week's attraction, and for the week of
June 23 "Roberta." only repeat from last
season's repertoire, will be offered. Remaining
operettas, playing each evening Monday
through Saturday, are "Rio Rita." "Countess
Maritza." "Rosalie," "The Three Musketeers"
and "The Great Waltz."
A backlash of a recent tornado swept
across Pitt stadium and cau.

I .sales
1 his
. jects
—
Celebrities to Attend
ll3ow of 'Black Gold'
OKLAHOMA CITi'—A large delegation of
iHollywood celebrities will be here when
I' Black Golci" has it-s world premiere at the
Midwest July 16. Arrangements are being
iiiade with the Griffith circuit to provide
fimultaneous releases elsewhere in Oklahoma
same week.
It lie
The picture concerns an Oklahoma horse
liiat won the Kentucky Derby.
The three leads in the fiim will be here
July 15 for appearances at the Midwest in
|(ormection with the film's bow. These
Jjre Anthony Quinn, male lead: Katherine
Ide Mille, feminine lead, and Elyse Knox,
liii a supporting role. Miss Knox In private
llife is the wife of Tommy Harmon, the
iMichigan all-American football star, who
Inlso is to be here.
Four executives of Allied Artists, which
Imade the film, also will be here. These are
|Pteve Broidy, president: Jeffrey Bernerd.
I'roducer: Harold J. Mirisch. vice-president in
itharge of production, and Scotty Dunlap,
Jftudio production manager.
A number of entertainment events will be
[furnished by local theatremen and the cham-
Iber of commerce.
[Jack Powell, Ex-Teacher,
[Sack 16mm Sales Chief
DALLAS—Jack Powell, former professor
of educational sciences at the University of
I
[North Carolina, has been appointed national
U6mm sales manager for Sack Amusement
Enterprises.
I
Powell has had six years experience in all
[phases of the narrow gauge field and is a
[well-known 16mm industry figure. Powell
I Hill leave immediately on a sales swing
around the southern territory in the interest
of the new Negro features and short sub-
I
in which the Sack firm specializes.
Although Powell will headquarter in Dallas
at the Sack home office, a New York 16mm
office will soon be established under
direction.
I
Grand Theatre Is Winner
Or Arkansas Day Prize
HOLDENVILLE. OKLA. — The Grand
Theatre, a Griffith showcase, won second
prize in the wagon and buggy division of the
parade sponsored In connection with the
annual Arkansas day celebration here.
Arkansas day, an event that attracts much
attention In this region, was originated in
1937 by Dave Dallas, then Griffith city
manager here. Dallas is now city manager
:it Manhattan, Kas., for Theatre Enterprises,
Inc.
PRC-E-L Housewarming
Draws Crowd of 100
Fawn Arrives in Time
To Bow With 'Yearling'
Oklahoma City \ fawn born at the
Lincoln Park zoo has been named Midwest
after the Warner Bros, theatre. Its godfather
is Jimmy Barnes, Midwest manager,
who practically lived at the zoo
waiting for the mother to bring forth the
fawn.
When Barnes dated "The Yearling,"
he sought everywhere for a fawn to use
in exploitation, but nowhere could he
find one. He wanted it especially for the
screening he put on for patients in the
Crippled Children's hospital. Unable to
get one, he asked Uncle Leo Blondin,
keeper of the zoo, to tell the children a
stor>' about a fawn, using a small poster
for illustration.
Blondin promised to give Barnes a fawn
if the expected arrival showed up in time
for the opening of "The Yearling" four
days later. Barnes was a daily caller at
the zoo waiting for the birth, and finally
it came, just in time. The animal, Midwest,
made her public bow at a second
special screening Barnes put on at the
theatre for orphans and underprivileged
children.
Rezone for Grant Berry
EL PASO—The city council has approved
rezoning of Manzana street between San
Marcial and Estrella streets from apartment
to commercial, permitting construction of a
theatre by Grant M. Berry.
Spiro House Redecorated
SPIRO, OKLA.—The walls of the Dixie
Theatre here have been repainted and new
covers placed on the sidelights, Columbus
Carter, owner, reported.
In Personal Appearances
Dale Evans planed to San Francisco to begin
a series of personal appearances for
Republic.
OKLAHOMA CITY—Oklahoma's governor,
a film star and several company officials
from the east and south attended the PRO
and Eagle-Lion housewarming Monday, a
few hours after the two film companies
moved into their new building on Filmrow.
More than 100 persons, headed by Governor
Turner, visited the new exchange which
cost about $20,000, plus about $10,000 for
furnishings and equipment.
Celebration of the opening was launched
with a special invitational .screening of the
new E-L film, "Red Stallion," held at the
Agnew Theatre, a Griffith house.
Open house was held from 5 to 8 p. m.,
and a steady stream of well wishers flowed
in. Among exhibitors attending from outof-town
were Dana Ryan, Pawnee; Johnny
Glffin, Miami: Prank Hodges, Granite; L. G.
Bumpers, Vian; Carl Phillips, Sallisaw, and
Harry McKenna, Lawton.
Rod Cameron, Universal western player,
was here.
Officials of the two companies here for
the opening included Grover Parsons, southern
division manager for PRC and E-L, Atlanta:
Prank Soule, New York representative
for PRC: Herman Beiersdorf, E-L district
manager, Dallas, and his wife and daughter;
Dick Owen, E-L publicist, Dallas; Clair Hilgers,
E-L special representative, Dallas; Russell
Brown, PRC branch manager, Dallas;
and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ginan, Dallas, both
of whom are with PRC and E-L.
Claude York, the new exchange's manager,
was host at the open house and pointed out
the new building's fine points, including the
air conditioned inspection room, and the
smart private offices. There are three booking
booths, three private offices and four
vaults in the one-story brick building.
York invited those in attendance to catch
the screenings of E-L releases held Wednesday,
"Green for Danger," an English film,
and "Repeat Performance," an E-L picture.
Darden Offices Moved
NEW ORLEANS—L, C. Duckworth, manager
of Charles E. Darden & Co., has moved
offices into the Joy Houck Bldg. at 218 S.
Liberty St.. in the heart of Filmrow.
i
Educators to Study Films
NORMAN, OKLA.—Use of
motion pictures
in education will be the main topic of discussion
at the eighth annual visual aids conference
July 1, 2 at the University of Oklahoma.
Principal speakers will be Irvin C.
lioerlin, past president of the Educational
Film Library Ass'n, and Harry Strauss, execi
tive secretary of the Commission on Motion
Pictures in Adult Education. Scores of state
fjperintendents. principals, teachers and librarians
are expected to attend.
New Drive-In Opens
LAFAYETTE, LA.—The new Lafayette
I>rtve-In Theatre, three miles east of the
lity, featured "King of the Wild Horses" at
1"^ opening June 1. Louis J. Michot jr., is
Manager.
TEXAS MAKES A PROMISE!—Dallas Paramounteers, depicted above in
IJ
western
chapeaux, promised Harold Wirthwein, leaning on poster, that the Texas exchange
will do its part in the company's Celebrating 35 Years of Leadership campaign, of
which Wirthwein is drive captain. The meeting in Dallas was highlighted by a
screening of Paramount's sales subject, "Report From Hollywood."
hOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947 sw 101

. . Sam
. . Frank
. . Paul
^'^
OKLAHOMA CITY
T^rs. Izah Adams's daughter graduated from
the school of medicine of the University
of Oklahoma this month. She is Dr. Carolyn
Adams Hayes of Sulphur, wife of Dr. Marvin
Bryant Hayes, who is with the Veterans hospital
in Little Rock. It is believed that Sulphur
is the only town in Oklahoma that has
produced two women doctors. The other one
graduated last year. Dr. Hayes will enter
the Women's and Children's hospital in San
Francisco. Mrs. Adams has the Ritz Theatre
in Sulphur, and formerly was an Oklahoma
City exhibitor.
Griffith Theatres, Inc., has purchased the
Plaza Theatre in Tulsa. The Plaza, Tulsa's
first suburban theatre, located on the southside,
was owned by Gen. Alva J. Niles. It
was compltely rebuilt eight eyars ago after
it was destroyed by fire.
About the Griffith circuit: Bob Aldridge
of the home office accounting department
has returned from a two-week vacation at
St. Louis . Stone of the same department
also is back from his holiday, spent
at home . . . Allen B. Dean, manager of the
H&S Theatre at Chandler, was elected chairman
of the Lincoln county chapter of the
American Red Cross . . . Cuero, Tex.. Lions
enjoyed a program at the Rialto Theatre, following
their weekly noon luncheon, where
the Cuero high school band was heard in a
half-hour concert . Love jr., manager
of the Tall Chief. Fairfax, was named
first vice-president when the American Businessmen's
club met recently.
A. F. Hornbeck of Shawnee feted the
women in the Griffith home office with a
picnic at his lodge on the shore of Lake
Shawnee. About 20 attended. Motor boating,
soft ball and badminton furnished recreation
. . . Mozelle Britten Dinehart, who
grew up here but left at an early age to try
her fortune on the stage and screen, is back
in the old home town and is now a columnist.
She is visiting relatives here. Her successful
career included marriage to Alan Dinehart.
Mrs. Dineharfs weekly comments
on Hollywood affairs appear now in 15 papers,
principally on the Pacific coa.st. While here
Governor Turner commissioned her a full
colonel on his staff.
The Home Theatre has a new carpet wlUt'
a leaf pattern in its lobby. The remainder
of the theatre will be carpeted soon . . . Sally
Dulany, ledger clerk at Paramount, and her
daughter Sue left for Murphysboro, 111., to
vacation two weeks . Rice. Paramount
booker, has returned from his two-week holiday.
He took his family to California and
Texas.
The city Paramount office has new fluorescent
lighting. The exchange office also
has been repainted and new flooring is to be
installed within the next few days.
Morris Loewenst«in, TOO president, met
Hollywood and learned that
a former Oklahoman.
Sid Grauman in
the famous showman is
Grauman told Loewenstein that he remembers
making the run in Oklahoma with his mother
and father. His mother, he said, kept some
property here for at)OUt 25 years, but finally
let it go for taxes. It was located in the
Capitol hill part of Oklahoma City.
William P. Samet, who wounded George
Leech, city detective, a year ago after a
holdup at the Warner Theatre, escaped
(Continued on next news page)
NEW SEATS, YES!
21 Day Delivery
We represent
GRIGGS EQUIP.
CO.
in
Oklahoma
CECIL DAVIS
Thea. Seat &
Equip. Co.
4020 MacArliiur Oklahoma Cily. Okla.
MORE
MORE
MORE
MORE
Yes. every day more and more Oklahoma exhibitors — and others,
loo — are learning thai the service offered them by Oklahoma
Theatre Supply can't bo matched al any price.
Proven dependability and unmatched economy combined assure
you of Irouble-iree performances. Do if the easy way. Call
THOMAS MITCHELL EDNA
BEST FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW
'
TERRV KILBURN TIM HOLT
BABY BOBBY QUILIAN
-jtndall
th» hind* of birds and
bejtd you «v«r drmammd
off... Jungle daniiana
timtd for fiouofiuld p»ttl
OKLflHOfllA THEflfRE SUPPLV
J. KLOON PEEK TCLCPHONC 7. •••I
70S.7I0 WI«T OMANB AVINUI
OKLAHOMA CITY 2. OKLA.
102 BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
i

Clear, Sharp, True Amplification
PD-50 Series
Amplifier
LIBERAL
ALLOWANCE
on Your
Old Amplifier
LOOK AT THESE FEATURES!
The PD-50 Series Amplifier has a world-wide reputation lor trouble-free,
uninterrupted, faithful, life-like reproduction. Such accepted superiority is
possible because of features like these: (1) Transformers and chokes
"Climatite" treated to resist any weather conditions . . . (2) Plug-in type
filter condensers . . . (3) Calibrated step-type volume control . . . (4) Wide
range tone control . . . (5) Exciter lamp balance ... (6) Exciter supply
voltage control . . . (8) Photo-electric cell voltage control . . . (9) Auxiliary
volume control . . . (10) Sound change-over in photo-electric circuit.
. . . (11) Built-in booth monitor and monitor amplifier . . . (12) Complete
extra chassis . . . (13) All connections from chassis to cabinet plug-in
type . . . (14) Gray crackle finish to match your projection equipment.
We Also Sell—
Start your modernization plans with a Royal Soundmaster Amplifier. See
what remarkable improvement it makes in your sound system. Later add
the Soundheads and the Two-Way Horn System to complete your Royal
Soundmaster Sound System—the ultimate in sound reproduction.
CENTURY PROJECTORS
STRONG LAMPS
GRIGGS OPERA CHAffiS
VOCALITE SCREENS
SNAPLITE LENS
GREAT NATIONAL
COOLING SYSTEMS
A product of the Ballantyne Company,
famed makers of sound equipment.
WRITE, WIRE, PHONE — OR COME TO SEE US
Hardin Theatre Supply Co.
All Kinds of
Theatre Equipment
714 So. Hampton Rd M-2235
Parts for all
Makes Projectors
Dallas 11, Texas
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947 103

. . Another
Need
a Good
Man?
Read and Use
CLASSIFIED
ADS
in
BOXOFFICE
the Price of 3
4 Insertions for
OKLAHOMA CITY
I
Continued from preceding news page)
from St. Mary's hospital in McAlester last
week but was quickly recaptured. Warden
Clarence P. Buford of the McAlester prison
said Samet was sent to the hospital pending
an operation on his arm, shattered during
the city gunfight. He was serving a life
term for the Warner job.
Tom Reece jr., second projectionist at the
Redskin, a Barton theatre, vacationed two
weeks in Arkansas . . Bill Peacock, son of
.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Peacock, is visiting in
California. Jim is MGM head booker here.
Carl Weaver jr., an overseas veteran and
former theatre manager in Tonkawa, will
manage the new Odom Drive-In. The new
1,000-car drive-in is expected to open between
July 1 and 5. R. Lewis Barton, owner
of the Home. Knob Hill, Redskin and Skytrain,
is building the Odom. Weaver is the
son of C. H. "Buck" Weaver, manager for
Paramount here.
"The Yearling" was held Wednesday (25)
for a second week at the Midwest . . . Jack
Swigert, formerly with the Standard and
C&R circuits here, is now a salesman with
PRC and E-L . new employe with
PRC and E-L is Jack Talbot, a shipper, who
just recently was discharged from air corps
duty.
When a business woman's sorority held its
national convention here, a beauty contest
was staged with Rod Cameron of the films
and Gene Hudgens of the Home Theatre as
two of the judges. Cameron, western player,
delayed his departure another few days. He
is still wearing a cast, but a smaller one, on
the shoulder that was injured when he
tumbled from a Shetland pony during the
Woodward-Leedey tornado benefit rodeo. He
was to spend several days on an Oklahoma
ranch before he returned to the Pacific
coast.
1 20 1.
Flans are under way to bring the world premiere
of "The Red Stallion." an Eagle-Lion
film, to Oklahoma City. The picture about
Oklahoma was filmed in California . . . The
Ed Kidwell family is back from a fishing
hohday to Colorado. He is general manager
of the C&R Theatres here ... Pat McOee
of Denver arrived Wednesday i2oi on a routine
business trip . . . "Perils of Pauline" wm
to open at the Criterion with a midnight
show Saturday i28i . . . The Criterion held
a sneak preview of "Dear Ruth" Friday
night
National Screen Service is erecting a new
building on Filmrow. The one-story brick
structure is being built to accommodate a
trailer service, according to G. C. Clark, manager.
Workmen started this week excavating
the lot at 624 West Grand.
W. T. Kerr of the Piatt in Sulphur is having
new Motiograph AA projection and Mirrophonic
sound equipment installed in his
house by the W. R. Howell Supply Co. . .
.
Doak Roberts, district manager for Warner,
Dallas, was a recent visitor . . . Juanita
Rohde. head cashier at the Warner exchange,
is on her vacation.
C s
El
El
NOW READY for IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
YOU GET
RIVERSIDE 6134
The heating unit in the Cretors HOLLYWOOD
MODEL pops com fluffier, more completely,
with more sales per 100 pounds than any other
unit. SEE for yourself!
ON DISPLAY
218 S. Liberty 208 S. Harwood
NEW ORLEANS DALLAS
4020 McArthur Blvd. OKLA. CITY
Chas. E. Dardeiv & Co.
ILLUSTRATED—
right;
SALES ATTRACTION FRONT
Left:
SERVICE-SIDE—Clean.
Speedy.
p. O. Box 2207
DALLAS 1, TEXAS

A STAR PERFORMER
BETTER
LOOKING
HIGH
QUALITY
BETTER
BUILT
LOW
PRICE
WE
HAVE
THE
SAVVY
* SMOOTH TUBULAR ENDS
* SMOOTH TUBULAR CENTERS
* RESIN-GLUED PLYWOOD
* RESIN-COATED COVERINGS
* HARMONIZING METAL COLORS
No. 16 M B W
GUeck Uteie ^eaiwiU!
SEE
A
SAMPLE
TODAY
* CHOICE OF COVER COLORS
• A NEW — NOT DARK AND NOT
LIGHT WOOD COLOR
• GOOD MOHAIR MATERIAL
* BIG BALL BEARING IN HINGE
From the standpoint of Quality, Good-looks, Service and Comfort, we proudly ask comparison.
For representative with samples, prices and full information
Write -
Wire or Phone
GRIGGS
Phone 630 — Box 630
EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Belton, Texas
In Louisiana:
Alon Boyd
6015 Tulsa Ave.
Shreveport, La.
In Arkansas:
I. Bye Covertson
Gravette. Ark.
In Oklahoma:
Cecil Davis Theatre
Seat & Equipment Co.
4020 MacArthur Blvd.
Box 20, Warr Acres Sta.
Oklahoma City. Okla.
In Texas:
Hardin Theatre Supply
714 South Hampton Road
Dallas. Texas
Herber Bros.
408 So. HoTwood
Dallas. Texas
|B3XOFFICE :: June 28, 1947 105

—
From the
BOXOFFICE FILES
• • •
{Twenty Years Ago)
T> D. HUTCHINSON, manager of the Liberty
Theatre at Oklahoma City and E. W.
Barnes of the Midwest Enterprises have gone
to Mineral Wells, Tex., for rest and recreation
. . . Wallace Walthall of Oklahoma City
has gone to New York on a business and
The Grand Theatre at
pleasure trip . . .
Asher, Okla.. opened for business recently
. . . J. M. Rhinehart is the new manager of
the Queen Theatre at Hope, Ark., succeeding
S. E. Coffin.
W. E. Pickel is the new manager of the
Rex and Liberty theatres at Ardmore, Okla.
Dean Bullard has had the front of the
. . .
Deal Theatre at Wynnewood, Okla., painted
. . . The Quanah Theatre Bldg. at Comanche,
Okla.. partly destroyed by fire several weeks
ago, is being repaired ... A Spanish-type
REMODELINGDECORATING
Drapes — Frames — Lighting Fixtures
LOWEST PRICES
LUPE ROMERO

, Gibson,
. . Kenney
. . Variety
"Sim Street Is So-So;
Yearling' Stands Up
DALLAS—Elm street boxofficcs just nian-
|:iged to hold their own during the week, with
The Yearling" registering 10 per cent above
normal in its second week at the Melba.
A dual of "Drifting River" and "Tlie Big
ll'Mx" at the Capitol, and a single pictiu-e at
|ihe Telenews. "Stairway to Heaven," topped
ihe town with identical marks of 115 per
cent.
(Average is 100)
:apiio!— Driiling River (PRO, The Big Fix (PRC)..U5
Maiestic— Ramiod (UA)
I
110
Melba—The Yearling (MGM), 2nd wk 110
^alace—Boomerang (.'Oth-Fox) 100
iialto—The Brasher Doubloon (20lh-Fox); Road lo
Hollywood (Aster! Second Chorus (Astor). .110
"elene-.vs—Stairway to Heaven (U-I) 115
Tower—Miracle on 34lh Street (20th-Fox),
2nd d. t. wk 105
Bingham to Take Charge
Of Gibson's Interests
HOUSTON—Ewell Bingham, manager of
the Navaway. will take charge of all theatre
interests of the late Byron C. Gibson in
this vicinity.
He was appointed by Mi-s. Ruby
the widow, to take charge until the
estate could be settled.
Gibson, owner of the Navaway in Houston
and the Lake in Lake Jackson, and Ellis W.
Hammer, Waco theatre operator, were killed
June 12, when the car in which they were
riding collided w'ith a truck.
Gibson and Fred Canata were partners in
a venture to build a modern suburban theatre.
Plans had been drawn and land had
been purchased on the Airline road. Canata
will continue the project, he said, but w^ill
seek another partner. Canata is part owner
of the Uptown m Houston.
Fred Canata sr. his wife and Fred Canata
jr. and Lou Baxley. manager of the Plaza
Theatre, attended the Gibson funeral in
Dallas.
DALLAS
"M ,1. Colquhuun, Republic district maniVriev,
is elated over a letter he received from
President Herbert J. Yates, stating that the
southwestern area is "the No. 1 district in
the U.S." . . . C. A. Patton has closed his
theatre at Howe, and re-enlisted in the army
.
C. E. Lewis
. . Filmrow reports also that
has closed the Merit Theatre
town of that name.
in the Texas
Harold Schwarz of Tower Pictures has been
in New York for the last ten days, accompanied
by his wife. The latter will remain
ea.st for a time, visiting her family . . .
and Mrs. Bill O'Donnell and daughter
spending the summer iii California.
Mr.
are
Astor Pictures is releasing a western,
"While Stallion." featuring Ken Maynard
and Eddie Dean . Duncan, former
"villain" in Republic productions, who has
just completed his second San Antonio-made
picture for U-I release, is making personal
appearances in and around Dallas .
D. H. Roark has opened a
. .
new theatre
Mrs.
for
colored patronage, the Isis, in Wichita Falls.
It will accommodate stage shows.
C. G. and H. N. Mitchamore and R. E.
Neves have opened their new drive-in near
Charles Joseph wOl open his
Kerrville . . .
Thornton Tlieatre in the Texas town of that
name July 4 . . . Nelson Wade, son of W. M.
Wade of San Augustine, wOl soon open the
Blackland Village Theatre near Waco. This
area is now a housing project. It was formerly
an army air field.
J. B. Arthur of the Grand Theatre,
Granger, a Filmrow visitor, was all smiles
over the fact he has just given his house a
"facelifting." as he puts it ... W. J. Chesher
of Littlefield breezed along on Filmrow, as
did Carl Brockman of McKinney. The latter
came in to visit the Robb and Rowley
offices.
of the Gene Autry Enterprises, which operate
the Beckley, Hill, Cliff Queen, and
Kessler theatres . . Johnnie Constantino,
.
general auditor for Film Classics, is here
overseeing remodeling of offices.
Phil Lsley and Charley Wise spent a few
days in Tulsa . Club members
certainly turned out for the meeting and dinner
in the clubroom Monday. The turtle
derby was the topic of conversation. Why
not try your talent in selling these tickets?
. . .
Wallace Rucker and wife from Round Rock
were on the Row, as was Kelley DeBusk of
the Cascade Theatre, Boerne N. E.
Walker of the Cartex, Carthage, was another
Filmrow visitor.
F. J. A. McCarthy, southern division manager
of U-I, New York, and J. E. Garrison,
.southern division manager, St. Louis, visited
the local exchange . . . Herman Craver of
United Artists is back on the job after .spending
four weeks in St. Paul's ho.spital. Dallas.
Leslie Moore of the Alamo Theatre, Bartlett,
has recovered from his recent appendectomy
Henry F. Smith, McGregor
. . . showman, is the proud papa of a baby girl.
- N O W-
Your Theatre Can Be Sold
PRIVATELY at Top Market
Personal, Confidential Handling
Confidential correspondence invited
ARTHUR LEAK
BROKER
G. C. Davidson Opens
MONTEAGLE. TENN. — G. C. Davidson
opened his new Eagle Theatre here June 9.
The Eagle, twice the size of his house at
Whitwell, is operated by his sons Harold and
Pearl.
Buys Memphis Theatre
MEMPHIS—E. Perry Rome has bought the
historic DeSoto Theatre in the Fort Pickering
section from R. C. Middleton.
New House for Mountain Home
MOUNTAIN HOME. ARK.—The Commonwealth-Evans
Theatre Corp.. Clyde Bradley,
manager, has been issued a permit for the
construction of a new theatre here.
POPCORN and SUPPLIES, YES!
We represent
Charles E. Darden & Co.
Cretors Popcorn Machines
•
Cecil Davis
Theatre Seat and Equipment Co.
4020 MacArthur Oklahoma City, Okla.
E. J. Morten, personal representative of
Gene Autry spent a few days with Ed Blumenthal
and Lloyd Rust, going over affairs
Theatre Sales Exclusivelg ,
3422KinmoreSL
Dallas 10, Texas
MANLEY
Offers You Even Greoter Profits
CORN & SEASONING
AT PRICES
YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO OVERLOOK
Dial T3-2026
Manley's Hybrid Supreme Corn, 100 Lb $8.50
Monley's Hybrid Premium Com, 100 Lb. .-. 7.50
Cocoanut Oil Popcorn Seasoning, per Lb 30
Vegetable Oil Popcorn Seasoning, per Lb 25
302 So. Harwood St.
ALL PRICES — F.O.B. DALLAS, TEXAS
MANLEY'S QUflLITY IS NEVEB BEDUCED
BOB WARNER
Divisional Manager
Dallas, Texas Central 7536
30X0FFICE :: June 28, 1947 107

. . . Filmrows
. . Exhibitors
.
I
NEW ORLEANS
i
'^nx!)4di ta Hack
WAGNER PLASTIC MARQUEE TO DA-LITE SCREEN
MOTIOGRAPH DOUBLE "A" PROJECTORS WITH
MOTIOGRAPH MIRROPHONIC WESTERN ELECTRIC SOUND
MOTIOGRAPH-STRONG ONE KILOWATT LAMPS
ROBIN IMPERIAL MOTOR GENERATORS
mWIN THEATRE CHAIRS
MOHAWK AND LEEDOM CARPET
NEUMADE AND GOLDE PRODUCTS
NATIONAL CARBONS
U. S. AIR CONDITIONING COOLING EQUIPMENT
MODERN DRAPERIES
GENERAL REGISTER TICKET MACHINES
THE NEW COINOMETER COIN CHANGER
VOIGHT LIGHTING FIXTURES
A. D. C. AND VALLEN CURTAIN TRACKS
AND CONTROLS
POPCORN MACHINES
A Complete Line of Miscellaneous Supplies & Parts
MODERN REPAIR DEPARTMENT
24-HOUR SERVICE
MODERN THEATRE EQUIPMENT CO.
214 South St. Paul St.
Phone Riverside 5009
Nights M-2547
Dallas,
Texas
BUFFALO COOLING EQUIPMENT
lOthFl. 2nd Unit. Santa FeBldg. BUFFALO ENGINEERING CO-, INC. Dallas. Tex.
vr THcMc/cPOTmnh
WAHOO
HOLLYWOOD AMUSEMENT COMPANY
831 South Wabash Avenue • Chicago, Illinois
pioyd Murphy of Commerce Advertising Motion
Picture Service, Alexandria, was a
visitor on the Row . on the RowJ
included Jeff Rebstock, Golden Meadows;
Roy Pfeiffer, Baton Rouge; Nick Lamantla, "
Bogalusa; Ernest Delahaye, Maringouin; O. f
J. Gaude, Port Allen, and R. E. Carrolla,
\
Slidell.
j#
Every year New Orleans becomes better HI «4J
represented in Hollywood. The Crescent
city's latest contribution to the motion pic-
\
ture world is lovely Gloria Henry, who, al- .
though she is just getting under way In
Cinemaland, has had three starring roles in
a few months . . . Ernest McKenna, manager
of the Joy on Canal street, announces the
arrival of a son. Ernest Clair. McKenna,
i
who hails from Boston, is proud of the fact (
that the baby was born on Bunker Hill day, ij'l
June 17«
'A
The Star, a new colored theatre at Crowley,
La., opened last weekend . . . The Fran,
a colored house in Winona, Miss,, closed last
The Webster, Springhill, La., closed
temporarily for repairs . . . Dan Guidry Is
week . . .
erecting a new theatre in Breaux Bridge. La.,
which will be named the Dan. The new
house, which will have its opening soon,
will be booked through the Milton Guidrj'
Enterprises, which recently took over operation
of the other two houses in the town.
Jeff Davis, UA manager, is confined to the
local Bapti.st hospital . . . Monogram held Its
annual picnic last Saturday i21i. employes
motoring to Fountainbleu park for the day
"man of many interests," W. A.
Prewitt jr., head of Associated Theatres and
president of Allied Theatres of the GuU
.states, together with other executives of the
Aero club, has announced completion of ar- i
rangements for the aimual Gulf States air- i
plane model contest, to be held here August i
1-3.
Mary Pisciotta of Mike and Mary's Filmrow
grill, together with Mrs. Willis Houck,
wife of Willis Houck of Joy Theatres, flew
to Dallas for a ten-day stay . . . PRC will
install air conditioning . . . New Orleans will
again be represented on the screen, when
Mary H. Dickey, employed by John Richards,
son of E. V. Richards of the Paramount-
Richards Theatres, the only licensed female
air transport pilot in America, is featured in
an issue of the Woman Speaks series.
Mrs. Henry Lazams, owner of the Lazarus i
circuit, has returned from a trip to Bryan, i.
Tex., where she operates theatres, and to
Dalla.s, where .she visited the exchanges . .
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Auslet of Dixie Films had^
as their guest the past week Mrs. Auslet'si
niece, Rita Winkel of Minneapolis. Rita says\j
slie was fascinated with her first visit south.
Downtown theatres rontinne to feel thet:
effect of the lure of the beaches and the open:
roads upon their patrons. Bu.slness continues
low despite very good programs. Last week
Loew's opened with "Duel in the Sun," while
the Saenger showed "The Fabulous Dorseys."
At the Orpheum "Framed" was the offering,
and at RKOs Liberty "The Egg and I" enjoyed
its second downtown week. "The
Farmer's Daughter" was the feature at the
Tudor, and at the Globe "New Orleans"
played its final downtown week. The St.
Charles offered a double bill, "Condemned
to Devil's Island" and "Woman Chases Man."
The Center had "Backlash." The Joy presented
"The Homestretch." The new Arrow
offered "Little Mr. Jim." The Strand
played a double bill "My Dog Shep" and
"Law of the Lash."
108
BOXOmCE :: June 28, 1947'

i
'stage
(
I
i
The
HOUSTON
T B. t'oleman. MGM exploiteer. was in town
* paving the way for "Living in a Big
\ ly. " to open soon at Loew's. Variety was
1 t' motif of film offerings. At Loew's was
|('opacabana;" "Homestretch" w'as on the
lajestic screen, while "Framed" opened at
tie Metropolitan. The second run, neighiThood
and drive-in theatres had enougn
lariety to suit the taste of every patron in
Pfxas. The fare ran the gamut from west-
Iriis to "Sinbad the Sailor" and thence to
llt's a Wonderful Life." "Califorma." "Billy
he Kid." "Algiers" and "Boomerang" among
It tiers.
For the first time in ten years baseball is
Ivlng theatrenien .something to think about,
liere were 11.000 paid admissions at one
^^eekday game recently. The threat is not
fet serious, but if Hou.ston continues its wining
streak then baseball may cut a slice
I'rom the boxoffice takes, one theatreman
Mid.
Jl
If Bob Steptienson quit his job as announcer
k: KTHT and left for Hollywood in an
]|it tempt to land in the films. He and his wife
left in a model A "bug" and with the well
Pjishes of 300 stockholders in Bob Stephen-
Sen, Inc. The trip is being financed through
jlhe sale of some 500 shares of stock at $10
feach to about 300 stockholders, who are
gambling that Bob hits the money in a year's
j:iine. If he hits, the stockholders will divide
Ih.ilf of his income for the next five years.
Jitf he doesn't they can take it off their income
Itflx as a bad investment. Among his inter-
|bfted backers is Coke Stephenson, former
governor.
Margaret O'Brien spent 15 minutes here
Ifen route home from Bermuda and in those
Ifl.T minutes she made more fans for herself
Ithan most adult actresses can in a year. She
l[»as met at the train here by Bill Kottow'icz,
[assistant manager at Loew's State, and B.
Jcranch, manager tor Loew's at New Orleans.
llS'^arms of boys and girls and their mothers
mere on hand to greet her. Traveling with
Margaret were her mother Gladys and her
I
luncle Marty.
I
I
Uptown, piloted by Fred Canata. had
'a stage show last week to augment its screen
'offering of "Sun Valley Serenade." On the
were Bozo St. Clair and Clyde Hodges
and their 'West Coast Jamboree . . . "The
i^arling" is making the rounds of the neighborhood
theatres playing to excellent houses
:. . . The latest reissue film. "Kings Row"
played to packed houses here.
;He Wants to See First,
I'Pay If It's No Turkey
Fom Mideast Edition
COLUMBUS—Protesting vigorously agais.st
being asked to pay $1.20 for the local showing
of "The Best Years of Our Lives," Adam
Scofflaw wrote to the editor of the Citizen
that movies "are the only thing I am forced
t'l buy sight unseen."
"I have been paying 65 cents to see Class C
p ctures highly touted as colossal Class A,"
writes Scofflaw. "Then along comes a pict.ire
I'd class a B which the producers class
a 5 an A-plus and what happens? They for-
C^t I've been enriching their treasury, payli.g
their overhead, etc., for 18 months by
Watching their cheap offerings. Then thev
Mt me for a buck 20. Gosh! I ought to
participate In any dividend, but NO! A buck
2'i? I walk away.
"Movies are the only thing I am forced to
buy sight unseen. I am forced to buy a pig
in the poke with no recourse except to the
fair-minded public through your columns.
I wish I could sell pork chops, porch chairs
and corsets sight unseen—would I clean up,
too!
"Newspapers are to blame In part. In return
for a seasonal Annie Oakley they deliberately
have their movie reviewer copy
verbatim releases from the movie press
agents praising the film to the skies . then
. .
foist It upon the trusting public as their own
opinion. Newspapers insist upon truth in advertising.
They have gained the respect and
confidence of the public in all advertising
except—you guessed it: The movies!
"Let's either have a true review of some
of the stinkers we have been fooled with or
dispense altogether with the services of servile
reviewers. In the meantime, consider my
radical innovation: that we pay after we see
a first run stinker and not before."
SAVE 10%
Owner Baxley Renovates
Houston Plaza Theatre
HOUSTON—Lou Baxley, owner, has remodeled
the Plaza. The project involved rearrangement
of the lobby, installation of a
new candy case, popcorn machine and an indirect
lighting, interior redecoration, -changing
of neon lighting, con.struction of a beige
tile front and overhauling of the projection
machines.
Baxley has booked "Boom Town" for a July
4 attraction.
He also owns what he describes as "the
finest bowling alley this side of California"
here.
Irene Rich to Cast
TIKO has added Irene Rich to the cast
of "War Party."
By Sending Your Popcorn Orders to Our
New HOUSTON BRANCH
The Blevins Popcorn Company of Nashville, Tenn.. takes pride in announcing
the opening of a branch office at the Quick Service Warehouse, 102 San Jacinto
Street, Houston, Texas, to serve the Southwest. You will find there ample stocks of
Famous BEE HIVE hybrid popcorn, each bag guaranteed to pop out S125 or more,
and seasoning and supplies. Check these net prices and then send your order to
our new Houston branch and save.
10%
List Disc. Net
BEE fflVE Hybrid Popcorn, 100 lb $10.95 $1.10 $ 9.85
COCOANUT OIL, 1/5 gallon container 15.50 1.55 13.95
POPSRITE LIQUID POPPING OIL, 1/5 gallon
container 16.G5 1.6G 14.99
SAVOROL, powdered seasoning, 70-lb.
container » 10.00 1.00 9.00
POPCORN SALT, 18 3-lb. cartons 2.00 .20 1.80
BOXES, 10c size, red and white (41/2x2x7), per M 8.30 .83 7.47
BOXES, carnival size (4xiy8x5V2)- per M G.50 .65 5.85
BAGS, 5c Johnny Boy (3x1 Vgx?), 10,000
to case 1.82 .18 1.64
BAGS, 10c Johnny Boy (3x2x9), 3,000 to cose... 2.35 .23 2.12
BAGS, Kraft 10c size, 6,000 per bale 2.20 .22 1.98
KETTLE KLEENING KIT (contains Char-X,
Liquid Kleener, Spanish Whiting, Pot
Sweetener, and Spatula) 6.00 .60 5.40
Write our Nashville office for samples of boxes and bags in stock at Houston. If a
special size is needed you will find what you want among the 15 different sizes and
styles of boxes and bags stocked at the main plant.
Come in and See the New 1947 "SUPER STAR" Popcorn Machine
and the All-Steel Corn Crib.
(Note: Blevins also maintains complete stocks of Bee Hive popcorn, seasoning, and
salt in the following public warehouses: Atlanta Service Warehouse. 377
Whitehall SW. Atlanta; Poston Warehouse, S71 S. Main St., Memphis; Hiern
Warehouse. 1053 Constance, New Orleans.)
BLEVINS POPCORN CO., INC., OF NASHVILLE
HOUSTON BRANCH
Quick Service Warehouse, 102 San Jacinto St.
BDXOFTICE :: June 28, 1947 SW 108-A

.
Breezes From fhe
DURHAM, N. C—Manager Francis Mahoney
of the Astor Theatre here has been
fined $50 for' showing Immoral pictures.
PARAGOULD. ARK.—OrrU Collins,
operator
of the Capitol and Majestic theatres. Is
general chairman of the seventh annual Paragould
Horse show.
KANNAPOLIS, N. C—A group of Kannapolls
ex-GIs soon will build a 600-seat $50,-
000 theatre here. A contract has been let.
WASHINGTON, N. C—Bill Duke has
opened the Lenox Theatre for colored trade.
P. S. Hayes will open the Nichols in Nichols,
N. C, July 7.
TALLAHASSEE;—Florida theatremen are
basing their campaign against the proposed
admission tax on the ground that the tax
Southeast
would hit the little man's only cheap entertainment.
COLUMBUS, GA.— Sixty entrants in Columbus's
soapbox derby were guests of the
Bradley Theatre for a preview showing of
"Born to Speed."
BIRMINGHAM—Police here have decided
that Herbert Lee Auman, 65, secretary of
lATSE Local 78 for 21 years, who died while
working as a stagehand for the Zamora
Shrine circus, was electrocuted. His wife
will sue the Thomas N. Packs Amusement
Enterprises and the temple for $50,000.
EAST GADSDEN. ALA.—The Dixie Theatre
here is giving away prizes weekly to attract
patrons.
ROBERTA, GA.—Kyle Grace has taken
over operation of the Roberta Theatre benr fl
from W. O. Moody of Reynolds. > ||ll
MADISON. GA.—Boswell and Reynolds
|j
owners of the Madison and Greensboro thea-j
tres, will build a new house here when build?
ing conditions ease, according to Hugh Pow-j
ers, local manager.
LINCOLNTON, N. C—Ben R. Nation anc'
F. B. Grigg, operators of a nearby drive-lrj
plan a new downtown theatre here.
,
MACON, GA.— E. E. Whitaker of the'.
Georgia Theatre Co. is looking for a building*
site here. I
COLUMBUS, GA.—The city commissloc !^
has turned down a request of Edward Jennei^
of Kir.gstree, S. C, to lease a tract of landi
near the municipal airport as a drive-ln[-
theatre site. \
CHARLOTTE—Everett Olson, new Paramount
exploiteer here, comes from Mlnne-.
apolis, where he was connected with th«,'
Minne.sota Amusement Co.
I
f
Make More rrofiis from Popcorn
withRBeftflND^s
FINER FLAVOR—
GREATER VOLUME
Try our high-yield mammoth yellow, super hybrid
popcorn, and see for
yourself how R-B Brand corn
helps you pop out more profits ... $120 to $125 per
hundred pound bag.
Thanks to R-B's tender texture and finer flavor, those
big tasty kernels satisfy customers . . . and bring
them back again.
Start NOW to Make More Money . .
Order R-B Brand Supplies
R'B Brand Gold«n Liquid Ssaaoning. pr«nii«r quality.
go«B farlhar. You can •OBon moro corn, and aoanon
it b*tt*r. with •mooth-pouring R-B Soaioning. RB
Brand S*aioning and RB Brand Pur* Cocoanul Oil
ar« availabU in galloni, 32 Ibi. to the caa*i S-gallon
tin*. 40 lbs. por caiitt: 1»«) drum*. 420 Iba.
/T4^ just one bag, to see
for yourself the superiority.
Only $9.80 per 100 lb. bag.
Per 100 lb. bag
in orders of
500 lbs. & up.
Morlon'i popcorn •alt. SI. 80 per caie; % lb, printed white bags, S1.50 per thousand.
Write lor complete list of popper*' supplies . , . let us quote on all your needs.
Consotfd€$te€/
popcorhi coihpawy
V 2401 Sooth Ervay St. • Dallas 1, Texas
10&-B
BUILT ON
EXTRA VALUE
and
SATISFACTION
NORWOOD, N. C—Mr. and Mrs. R. .^
Goodman, owners and operators of the Mai
Theatre in Oakboro, N. C, have taken ovei
the Norwood Theatre here from R. L. Johnson.
MIAMI—Edward Claughton, theatre owner c;
has sued the city of Miami for bay-bottoir'
lands surrounding Burlingame island. Claughton
seeks to fill in the lands in order \0
double the size of the island.
MIAMI—The Huyler s restaurant chair
'
recently opened a new continental-style restaurant
adjoining Wometco's new Miam
Theatre. The restaurant is four stories higf
and will be served from the basement by o"
continuous belt.
JACKSONVILLE, ALA.—A 45-minute coir,
film of Jack.sonvUle has been made by th.
Princess Theatre management, according U
;
Manager Bill Hames. It will be shown. al^
j
the Princess. :
BIRMINGHAM—"The Farmer's Daughter' "
recently went into its ninth week here.
BIRMINGHAM—W. H. Merritt, managei;
of the Galax, drew plenty of attention wher,
he parked a demolished 1947 Chrysler in front;
of the house during a showing of "The Devt;
on Wheels." but soon had to advertise a re--
ward for information leading to the arrest ol,
thieves who lifted parts from the car durinf,,
the night.
SEBRING. FLA—Jack Burkette has giver
up his interest in the Circle here and haJl^
bought the Glade in Moore Haven.
"]
MACCLENNY, FLA.—Edward Crockett Jr.,
and Ray Dinkens have reopened the 500-sealh
Ed-Ray Theatre here.
'
CHATTANOOGA—The county council has
been authorized to buy the old Bijou Theatre
for future development as a jail or ofllrtj
building.
ATLANTA—Henry B. Moog, who reslgneoi
recently as district manager of Altec to gc
into real e.state, continues to serve Altec as'
consultant.
MIAMI—Mark R. Chartrand received i
gold wat

i
Theatre Sponsors
Midget Auto Race
OKLAHOMA CITY—The
Home Theatre,
managed by Gene Hucigens and owned by
R. Lewis Barton, sponsored one of the midget
races held recently and gave a trophy to
the Abbott -Costello race winner.
About 7.000 persons attended the race and
saw the feature contest between the two fastest
cars entered. The race was named th-^
Abbott -Costello race because "Buck Privates
Come Home," starring the tw-o comedians,
was playing the Home at the time.
Also in connection with this picture, the
Home gave passes to every person enlisting
in the army during the film's run. The recruits
attended the show where pictures were
taken of them and sent to theij- home town
papers.
The theatre also tied in with six men's
stores which offered wearing apparel to the
first buck private to be discharged by the
army and return home during the run of the
picture. Tlus tiein brought the Home much
additional publicity.
Bowling Alleys Being
Joined With Theatres
From Cancfdian Edition
ST. JOHN—Bowling alleys are being combined
with theatre operations in a growing
number of maritime situations.
Bowling was given a powerful impetus by
the war, and although there has been some
decline in the pastime, the demand for
facilities is still greater than it was before
the war. Most alleys are being kept in
operation through the summer.
In New 'Waterford, the veteran exhibitor
Fred Gregor is reported to be planning alleys
in conjunction with the theatre he will build
in cooperation with Famous Players. Gregor
now operates the Majestic.
Affiliated Theatres Is studying the possibility
of operating alleys in conjunction with
some of its theatres in Halifax, Spryfield,
Shubenacadie, 'Whitney Pier and Sackville.
Indications are, too, that bowling alleys
will be installed in a new theatre being
erected in 'Wedgeport, and it is understood
that Gerry Hoyt. who is building a theatre
near Rothesay, is considering the addition of
alleys.
In Clark's Harbor, bowling and the theatre
have been allied for some years at the
Vimy. Hal Gaudet, owner of the Summer-
.side Capitol, tore out a lunch and fountain
.service several years ago in favor of bowling
lUeys, and H. Cady has doubled the two operations
in Minto for years.
Paddy Picks Up the Purse;
His Owner Goes Betless
%i Trom Midwest Edition
BEATRICE, NEB.—Frank Hollingsworth,
owner of the Victory Theatre here, is an es-
;)ecially popular man during the Ak-Sar-Ben
iiorse racing season.
When he isn't horsing around the theatre,
le's watching his own ponies run in the Ak
aces. That should make tim a pretty good
source for inside dope—that is, except when
;iis own nags are running.
One exception came last week. Frank recused
to tout his own horse, Paddy D.
'lelther did he bet on him.
Iz Weiner, U-I salesman, knew all this.
3ut for some reason—maybe it was the name
—he had confidence in Paddy D. It paid—
on the nose.
Jake Lutzer Appointed
Dallas FC Manager
DALLAS— Appointment of Jake Lutzer as
branch manager, J. E. Mitchell as office and
sales manager, and Howard 'Waugh as sales
representative for Film Classics was confirmed
here this week by Sam 'Wheeler, general
sales manager.
Wheeler was here in conference with John
L. Franconi, former Film Classics franchise
holder, effecting a transfer of the
business following sale by Franconi of his
franchise back to the parent company.
SEVERS UNIVERSAL CONNECTION
Lutzer severs a 22-year period of service
with Universal to accept this new post. He
brings to the office a complete knowledge of
the Texas field, including the economic and
exhibition conditions and a full acquaintanceship
with exhibitors of all classes.
Mitchell, former office manager for Universal,
United Artists and PRC. likewise is
widely acquainted in the trade. His former
branch manager at Universal, "Dutch"
Olsmith, declares him to be a top ranking
office manager. Howard Waugh comes to the
Texas field with a background of long trade
experience, including exhibition.
FRANCONI SPACE DIVIDED
The branch exchange will be maintained
at 308 S. Hai-wood St., through a division of
the Franconi space. Film Clas.sics will have
its own vaults, inspection and shipping rooms
in structures already installed, there being a
duplicate set of these facilities in the building.
Front offices are being reconstructed.
Film Classics will have its own private offices,
separate from the Screen Guild space,
and will have joint front office working
space with the Franconi personnel. Clerical
work for the two units, however, will be
maintained apart.
None of the regular members of the Franconi
organization is separated from it in
this deal and readjustment.
Wheeler .said he is highly gratified that
the company was able to negotiate a purchase
of the Texas franchise and will be able to
maintain a company branch in the important
Dallas film center.
'Abie's Irish Rose' Pulled
When Clergymen Protest
From Midf-rist Edition
AKRON—The scheduled showing of "Abie's
Irish Rose" at the Allen was postponed on
receipt of a letter of protest from Akron religious
leaders. This is the second time these
interests have succeeded in their attacks on
the play. A proposed Little Theatre production
of "Abie's Irish Rose" was canceled here
early this spring as the result of protests
by the same religious leaders.
Rabbi Efraim Rosenzweig of the Akron
Jewish Community Council, the Rev. William
Robinson of the Akron Mmisterlal
Ass'n and the Rev. Edward B. Conroy of the
Akron Catholic deanery wrote to the Cooperative
Theatres Co., Cleveland, owner of
the Allen, urging that it cancel bookmg of
the picture "in the interests of community
goodwill and friendly understanding."
Cooperative Theatres decided to postpone
showing of the film until Milton Mooney,
company president, returns from his vacation.
THEATRE SEAT INSTALLATION
20 years experience — Satisiaclion guaranteed.
Write or Phone 5327
Johnnie Boutwell
Temple, Texas
Theatre Seating Division
of
AMERICAN DESK MFG. COMPANY
Temple. Texas TeL LD - 4
Giving 20 to
Dallas Office
FORREST
30 Day Dependable Delivery
on all chair orders
CALL US FOR YOUR CHAIR NEEDS
DUNLAP
2008 Jackson St.
R - 3595
Neu) Orleans Office
W. A. PREWITT
223 So. Liberty
Magnolia 6571
Memphis Office
HARLAN H. DUNLAP
410 S. Second St.
8-1770
Kansas City Office
C. J.
STATON
122 W. 18th St.
iOXOFFICE :; June 28, 1947
108-C

Markmah
Davis, Okla., Building
Film Sound Stage
DAVIS. OKLA.—Citizens of this small Oklahoma
town near where "Home in Oklahoma"
was made about a year ago by Republic
Pictures, have collected $65,000 to build
a sound stage for making motion pictures. A
20-acre site near here has been leased for
the sound stage.
Oklahomans have been negotiating with
Hollywood studios for several months, trying
to interest them in making western pictures
in Soonerland where there is an abundance
of genuine .settings and sunshine, plenty of
fine live stock and less expense in production.
At Bill Myers Rites
HOUSTON- Eddie Miller, business agent
for MPOU Local 279; C. D. McCowen. projectionist
at the Plaza Theatre, and Jess
Houge. at the Kirby. attained the funeral
Wednesday i25i in Galveston of Bill Myers
who died Monday night. Myers was business
agent for the Galveston MPOU local.
Sells One, Buys One
SEBRING, FLA. Jack Burkctte has given
up his interest in the Circle here and purcha.sed
the Glade in Moore Haven. He also
operates the theatre in Immokalee and the
Harlem in Clewlston. also a recent acquisition.
Watches to Gum Blowers
SAN MARCOS. TEX.—The Texas Theatre
here is featuring an Interesting bubble gum
contest on the stage for kids from 6 to 60.
in which wrist watches will be awarded to
king and queen gum blowers.
Firecracker in Balcony
PETEKSBURG. FLA. — A teen-ager
ST.
who .sil off a firecracker in the balcony of
the Florida Theatre just as a western thriller
reached its climax was taken before a judge
and restricted to his home for two months.
NOW ON FILMROW—L. C. Duckworth,
managor of the Charles E. Darden
Co. branch in New Orleans, is depicted
standing in front of the Joy Houck Bldg.
in the heart of the Crescent city's film
district. Duckworth recently moved his
offices to that location.
Mollie Jordan Named
NATCHEZ, MISS.—Mrs. Mollie Jordan has
been named manager of the Clark Theatre,
succeeding H. D. Nunnery. Mrs. Jordan has
been manager of theatres here the last four
years, most recently of the Ritz. She announced
improved cooling facilities would be
installed at the Clarke.
Low on Winnfield Project
WINNKIELD. LA.—R. J. Junes & Son of
Alexandria. La., submitted the low bid for
the con.st ruction of a new brick building here
for the Southern Amusement Co.'s new theatre.
The bid was $76,277.
More SE Breezes
LAKELAND, FLA.—B. B. Garner of the
ral'-;:ir Theatre Co. says the circuit soon will
build a new 600-seat Negro theatre here.
MEMPHIS—The Variety Club has voted to
accept a propo.sal of Paramount to hold a
premiere showing of "Variety Girl." Receipts
may go to buy Memphis a mobile hospital
unit with operating room, blood plasma and
surgical supplies.
CHARLOTTE— Steve Baranek. formerly
icrpriscs has been appointed to serve on
Charlotte's new civil service commission.
DURHAM. N. C — S. 'W. Taylor of the Taylor
Theatre in Edenton recently underwent
a leg amputation at Duke hospital here.
CHARLOTTE—ateve Baranek. formerly
of New 'York. Is the new office manager for
Warners.
CHARLOTTE— Salesman Harry Rogers r.t
RKO Is being transferred back to Atlanta
June 30.
MEMPHIS—The Variety Is planning motion
picture programs for orphans and shut-
Ins as part of Its expanded charities scheme.
Sack's Negro Productions
Booked Solidly by Bijou
DALLAS— Sack Amusement Enterprises,
pioneer producers and distributors of Negro
pictures, has attained a new high in simultaneous
bookings of its all-colored cast
features, according to a company official.
The firm now has five new Negro features
currently being played simultaneously and
.-•olidly by Bijou Amusement Co. in its chain
of more than 60 Negro theatres over the
South.
"Dirty Gertie Prom Harlem. U.S.A.." the
True Thompson feature starring Francine
Everett is the latest Sack picture to be
booked by Bijou. Other Negro pictures currently
playing the circuit are "Junction 88."
"
with "Pigmeat and Bob Howard:
"Juke Joint." Spencer Wilhams and July
Jones; "Murder With Music." Bob Howard
and Noble Sissle. and "Beale Street Mama,'
Spencer Williams and July Jones.
Jim Crockett is the new branch manager
in Dallas. Howard Wallace is Atlanta manager.
Theatres Hold Two Shows
For Youths Saturdays
From Southwest Edition
WORCESTER, MASS.—Both the Park and
Greendale theatres are holding two Saturday
morning showings of product from the
MPA Children's Film library to accommodate
large crowds of children and parents.
Henry Cummings and William Brown, managers
of the Greendale and Park, respectively,
originally planned one morning show in each
house. Attendance was so great during the
first performance on May 3, both managers
decided to run two shows each week.
The second week of the library film showings,
children began lining up in front of both
theatres at 8 a. m. At 9:40 a. m. the Park
and Greendale were sold out for the first
shows.
The library film showings were started at
the request of the head of the Worcester
public library. The Better Film Council.
PTA, public scliools and public libraries began
sponsoring the program during the latter
part of April. A special trailer was made
under Browns supervision.
WHKRE ARE THE SOMBREROS? —
From the southwest went this trio of Columbia
rirtures rxooutives to the Chicago
sales convention of the company List week.
In the usual order: Herman Crisman,
Memphis manager; Jack I'nderwood,
southwest division manager; C. A. Gibbs.
Oklahoma City manager.
108-D BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947

1 was
,-i
mnd,
. including
, nd
. former
I
Memphian Reopened
Afier Four Months
MEMPHIS—Closed since February 9 when
gutted by fire, the Memphian Theatre,
iburban show house on Cooper near Union,
s
V as scheduled to hold its formal opening
1 riday night. The picture is "Dead Reclvon-
1 ig," starrmg Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth
Scott.
The theatre, operated by M. A. Lightman
Associates, has been completely remodeled
,'.-
t:iroughout and equipment is of the newest
r nd latest type. The auditorium has been
f nished in acoustic plaster to insure perfect
and varicolored indirect tubular
lighting has been installed.
New seats with more room between rows,
lew draperies and carpeting and new lounge
f nd rest rooms, tiled and featuring the most
modern appointments, are some of the other
improvements.
Joe Keifer is manager.
Florida Theatremen Say
Tax Will Hit Little Man
TALLAHASSEE—Publicity through newspaper
editorials and comments continues to
be fostered by Florida theatremen, w^ho are
not waiting for the legislature to start serious
cebate on an amusement tax. Facts are
being fed to the papers as the theatremen
come forward with protests against the tax,
based on the ground that it would fall far
more heavily on the low income groups than
upon any other class.
"The proposals to increase the present levy
en gasoline met a quick death in the legislature
this session; why should moviegoing be
treated any differently?" they argue. "If
the legislature has brought itself to the point
(if being without money to finance the things
they have already authorized for the next two
years, let it look elsewhere for relief."
Figures produced by the theatre companies
s-how that 70 per cent of theatre patrons are
working people in the lower income brackets.
Surely these people, who are the least able
to pay, should not be forced to bear additional
taxes for seeing a motion picture when
such entertainment is often the only kind
cpen to them.
Jim Cartwright is representing the film
industry in the lobbying halls of Tallahassee.
Sidney Meyer's Daughter
Becomes Bride at Miami
MIAMI—The marriage of Barbara Meyer
Roy Robert Schechter took place June
7 in the Shelborne hotel. She is the daughter
1
of Sidney Meyer, co-owner of Wometco
Theatres. The bridegroom is a son of Mrs.
> athan Schechter, Great Neck, L. I.
The main dining room of the Shelborne
V as transformed into a chapel, with an improvised
altar. Patsy Meyer was her sister's
: nid-of-honor. Other bridal attendants
le Nancy Rosenheim, Highland Park, 111.,
Carleton college classmate of the
Iride: Gloria Burns, Joy Moseley, Mrs.
Jjseph Davis, and Mrs. Clarence Herrick,
s.ster of the bridegroom.
Ushers were Robert Wolfson, Joseph Davis,
Gerard Karron, and Robert Radnitz. the
l.tter a classmate of the bridegroom at the
I niversity of Virginia.
After a Caribbean cruise on a Grace liner,
visits to Venezuela and Colombia,
tiie couple will reside at 11 Welwyn Rd.,
Great Neck, L. I.
Rimer Is Booker for PRC
MEMPHIS— Robert William Rimer has
j .ined PRC as assistant booker. Rimer has
b-en in the industry for seven years.
AT 20-YEAR FETE—At a testimonial
dinner in his behalf, Marlt R. Chartrand,
center, was presented a gold watch in
celebration of his completion of 20 years
with Wometco Theatres. Co-owners
Mitchell Wolfson and Sidney Meyer presented
the timepiece, and the dinner was
arranged by the Wometco Old Guard club
at the Variety clubrooms atop the Alcazar
hotel. Chartrand is public relations
director for the theatre circuit.
G. C. Davidson Launches
Monteagle, Tenn., House
MONTEAGLE. TENN. — "Michigan Kid"
was featured at the Eagle Theatre, which
opened June 9. The new theatre, owned by
G. C. David.son, is twice the size of his theatre
at Whitwell, Tenn., and is located in a
modern new building. Davidson's sons, Harold
and Pearl Davidson, are the operators.
Burial of C. E. Peppiatt
Takes Place in Atlanta
ATLANTA—The burial of C. E. Peppiatt,
eastern division sales manager for 20th-Fox
who was killed m an airplane crash in Virginia,
were held here June 19 at West View
cemetery. Peppiatt formerly was connected
with film distribution companies here and
in Charlotte.
Ed-Ray Theatre Reopens
MACCLENNY, FLA.—The 500-seat Ed-
Ray, operated by Edward Crockett jr. and
Ray Dinkens, reopened last week. The theatre'
is fully outfitted with new equipment
and the building contains two store rooms
besides the theatre auditorium. The name
Ed-Ray was chosen after a theatre-naming
contest and the winner carries a pass good
for a year.
She Averts Fire Panic
By Quick-Witted Action
Hickory, N. C—Quick-witted Mrs. Coyte
Truesdale, assistant manager at the Center
Theatre here, discovered a fire in a
closet under the stairway leading to the
Negro balcony. She couldn't reach the
extinguishers because they were back of
the fire in the closet.
She telephoned the fire department,
then walked quietly into the auditorium,
telling the audience what was causing
the smoke, and asked all to file out quietly.
They did. so calmly that some were
reluctant to leave.
Damage was confined to burned out
wiring and blistered walls in the closet.
SETOA Convention
At Miami in August
MIAMI-Thc Southeastern Theatre Owners
Ass'n will hold its annunl convention here
Augu.st 10-12. Key figures in the motion picture
industry will be pre.sent. One of the
convention objects is promotion of the Motion
Picture Foundation.
In town to start the ball rolling were
Mack Jack.son, president of SETOA, an
Alabama exhibitor, and Jimmy Harrison,
Atlanta regional chairman, an official of
the Wilby-Kincey theatres. Jackson and
Harrison came to confer with the local chairmen,
George Hoover, general manager of
Paramount Enterprises, and Mitchell Wolfson,
co-owner of Wometco Theatres. In the
absence of Wolfson on vacation, Mark Chartrand,
Wometco public relations official, is
taking his place. Tom Jefferson is assistant
to Hoover.
The convention will have as its headquarters
in the newly opened Variety clubrooms
in the Alcazar hotel.
Among motion picture executives expected
here for the convention are Spyros Skouras,
20th-Fox; Nicholas Schenck, MGM; Barney
Balaban and Leonard Goldenson, Paramount,
and R. B. Wiltay, Wilby-Kincey Tlieatres.
Sack's Negro Productions
Booked Solidly by Bijou
DALLAS—Sack Amusement Enterprises,
pioneer producers and distributors of Negro
pictures, has attained a new high in simultaneous
bookings of its all-colored cast features,
accordmg to a company official.
The firm now has five new Negro features
currently being played simultaneously and
solidly by Bijou Amusement Co. in its chain
of more than 60 Nefro theatres over the
south.
"Dirty Gertie From Harlem, USA," the
True Thompson feature starring Francine
Everett is the latest Sack picture to be booked
by Bijou. Other Negro pictures currently
playuig the cu-cuit are: "Junction 88," with
"Pigmeat" Markmah and Bob Howard: "Juke
Joint," Spencer Williams and July Jones:
"Murder With Music," Bob Howard and Noble
Sissle. and "Beale Street Mama," Spencer
Williams and July Jones.
Jim Crockett is the new branch manager
in Dallas. Howard Wallace is Atlanta manager.
Durham Theatre Fined $50
For Playing 'Immoral' Films
DURHAM, N. C—A plea of nolo contendere,
submitted by a defense counsel in
the case of Francis Mahoney, manager of the
Astor Theatre charged with showing of
immoral pictures, was accepted by Assistant
Judge W. C. Purcell. A fine of $50 and the
costs of the case were assessed against the
defendant, bringing to a close the controversial
matter in which Judge R. Hunt Parker
had ruled at Hillsboro Monday that Durham
police should not be required to relinquish the
confiscated films until trial of the charges
against Mahoney. The theatre management
had sought return of the films on the
grounds of financial loss. The defense had
denied from the beginning charges that the
films were immoral, claiming that they were
shown for educational purposes. Exhibits
in the case were the films, "Birth of a Baby"
and "Main Street Girl." Theatre is owned
bv B&B Theatres tEUis Blumenthali.
Mountain View House Renamed
MOUNTAIN VIEW, ARK.—The Evans
Theatre here has been renamed the Dixie.
BJXOFFICE ;; June 28, 1947 SE
109

. . . Employes
. . Kay
.
'
'
I
'
'I
MEMPHIS
p J. A. McCarthy of New York, general sales
manager of U-I and J. E. Garrison. St.
Louis, district sales manager, were here for
a series of conferences . . . Mr. and Mrs. Phil
Longdon of Dallas, were in Memphis for a
one-day call at the 20th-Fox exchange while
en route from Dallas to Atlanta by air.
Longdon is district manager with headquarters
in Dallas.
Norman A.vers of New York, general sales
manager for Warner Bros., was a visitor . . .
N. J. Colquhoun. district manager for Republic.
Dallas, formerly branch manager at
Memphis for his company, was here for conferences
at the local office . . . Variety Club
of Memphis was scheduled to set up a committee
this week to plan picture shows for
.shutins and orphans as part of its expanded
charities. William McCraw. Dallas, executive
director of Variety International, was
scheduled for a visit.
R. L. McCoy, Atlanta, special representative
of Eagle-Lion, visited the PRO exchange
this week . . . Jimmie Gillespie. Dallas, district
exploitation man for 20th-Fox. was
also here . . . W. K. Lee. who operates the
TRISTATE THEATRE SERVICE
318 South Second Street
TENN.
MEMPHIS 3.
EQUIPMENT — SUPPLIES
REPAIRS
MONARCH
THEATRE SUPPLY, Inc.
Neil Blount
492 So. Socond SI.
Memphis. Tonn.
You just can't find . . .
A more "Willing Worker" combination
New and Gem at Heber Springs, Ark., the
and the Rice at Des
Star at Star City. Ark.,
Arc. Ark., was on the Row booking.
For Larger Profits around Your Theatre
Than a MANLEY 47
Midsouth exhibitors on the Row included
Jack Watson, Palace, Tunica. Miss.; Sam
Kirby. Nabor. Little Rock; C. C. Mundo. Rex
and Liberty, Little Rock; W. L. Coffey, Rio,
Malvern, Ark.; N. B. Fair. Fair. Somerville.
Tenn.; Wilfred Barnes, Dyer. Dyer, Tenn.;
J. M. Mounger. Mart. Calhoun City, Miss.;
E. E. Reeves, Reeves circuit, Batesville. Ark.;
C. J. Collier, Globe. Shaw, Miss.
Also J. T. James, James. Cotton Plant.
Ark.; A. N. Rossie. Roxy. Clarksdale. Miss.;
Cliff Peck. Gem. Covington. Tenn.; R. B.
Gooch. Ritz, Selmer, Term.; Ned Green.
Princess and Legion. Mayfield. Ky.; G. H.
Goff. Rustic. Parsons, Tenn.; R. R. McCormick.
Gloria. Senatobia. Miss.; Orris Collins,
Capitol and Majestic. Paragould; R. R. demons.
Dixie. Adamsville. Term.; Whythe Bedford,
Marion. Hamilton, Ala.
Also J. F. Adams, Tate, Coldwater, Miss.:
J. W. Pickens, Lyle, Carlisle, Ark.; Gordon
Hutchins. State. Corning. Ark.; Mrs. H. A.
Fitch. Erm. Erin. Tenn.; Bim Jackson, Delta.
Ruleville. Miss., and Globe at Drew Miss.;
Mrs. R. W. Kinkle. Joiner. Joiner. Ark.; Mrs.
Valerie Burke. Benoit. Benoit. Miss.; O. L.
Lewis. Von. Hernando. Miss.; J. K. Lea veil.
Grand. Grand Junction. Tenn.; H. A. Hamilton.
Rainbow, Griff ithville. Ark.; J. K. Jamerson,
Ritz. Bald Knob. Ark.; Moses Sliman.
Lux, Luxora. Ark.; W. E. Malin, Lura. Augusta.
Ark., and J. W. Crabtree. Merlu. Clarendon.
Ark.
Margaret Keen, assistant contract clerk at
Shreveport. her home
MGM, is vacationing in
Don R. Giath, Oklahoma City. U.S. Air
. . .
Conditioning Co.. was in Memphis for sessions
with Neil Blount, manager of the Monarch
Theatre Supply Co. . . . Herman Chrisman.
Columbia manager, was on a week's tour
of Arkansas on business for his company.
Helen McAdams is the new contract clerk
at Columbia Ray Brooks and Martin
Grasgreen.
. . .
auditors, are in the Columbia
POPCORN MACHINE
And Manley's Quality Popcorn Supplies.
Supreme Hybrid Corn, only .
Best Cocoanut Oil
(Wc have Boxes, Bags and Salt,
. . $9.75
too)
35c
Z. C. (CURT) SHREVE
Southeastern District Manager
102 Cain St. N. W. Atlanta 3. Ga.
Phone CYpress 5116
COME AND SEE US
exchange . Film exchange expects
to have a new manager next week to fill the
vacancy there.
Jerry Clifton, Republic booking department,
is vacationing at Paradise Point, Miss.
of RKO held their annual summer
picnic at Clearpool June 21 . . . Goldie «
<
Scruggs, booker's stenographer at RKO. is in
Methodist hospital for an operation.
is vacationing
. . .
'
Mary Ann Yarbrough is
nographer at RKO . . . R.
a
V.
temporarj'
Reagin.
ste-
RKO
*
'
manager, and Salesman Grover Wray are on
a tour of Mississippi . . . Dewey Hopper, assistant
shipper at 20th-Fox.
;
Dorothy Miller, contract clerk at 20th-
Fox. is visiting her family in Atlanta and
will also visit Mrs. Stafford Patterson, the
former Becky Holes, Memphis employe of
20th-Fox, who now lives in Wilson, N. C.
'
Maurice Bass, former MGM salesman, whj
recently went with RKO, is now in the northeast
Arkansas territory . . . The Time Theatre,
Decaturville. Tenn., owned by Cleo
Spence. was scheduled to open June 25. The „
Time is a new house, modern in every detail. J ,1
H. A. Chrisman, Columbia branch manager,
was in Chicago attending a division and
branch managers meeting . . . Ruth Slaten,
ledger clerk. Paramount, is vacationing . . .
Vivian Gilmer, booker, Malco, Inc.. is on
vacation.
David Wigs'nton jr., formerly with Malco.
Malco, has returned and is assistant manager
of Malco Theatre, Manager Jack Tunstill
announced. Mrs. Winnie Elrod. another
assistant manager, is in Sherman, Tex.,
on vacation.
Historic De Soto Theatre
Bought by E. Perry Rowe
MEMPHIS—The historic De Soto Theatre;|
in Fort Pickering, a section of Memphis where
De Soto IS reported to have discovered the
'
Mississippi river, has been sold.
The De Soto, named for the famous explorer
as are many other things in this sec-:,
tion—one of the oldest settlements in Mem-i'.
phis— was bought by E. Perry Rome from R. C.
Middleton.
[
Tlie De Soto has stood on Arkansas streeti^'
for many, many years near the Harahan
bridge which crosses the Mississippi river at
Memphis. While it is an old theatre, it is
housed m a modem, fairly new building which
replaced the original building several years,
ago.
The purchase price
was not disclosed
Paramount Bigwigs Visit
Memphis on Drive Tour
MEMPHIS—Paramounfs nationwide celebration
of 35 Years of Leadership drl«
brought some leading company officials U.
Memphis for a general meeting of salesmen
and other company emplo.ves
J. J. Donohue. division manager, Ne«
York; Duke Clark, district manager, Dallas
George Hcnger, advertising represeiitfltive
Dallas, and Harold Wirthwein, drive captato
Cliicago, were among the visitors. L. W. Mc-.
Clintock. local manager, was host at thfl
meeting.
Plans Radio Station
i
i
I
I
.\HK.-\nKLPHIA, ARK— Cecil Cupp, ArlM^l
di'lpliia tlieatre owner, is president of thii'|
Arkadelphia Broadcasting Co.. which !•
scheduled to go on the all- in September.
Gets Scoring Assignment
Mi.scha Bakaleinikoff has been slated bi'
Columbia for the scoring as-signment on "Tbi
Son of Rusty."
1
110 BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1!

; lit
. . Irene
. . Jimmy
. . Filmrow
.Ileclric Shock Killed A T L A N T A
liitagehand. Police Say
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.—Herbert Lee Aupian.
65. secretary of lATSE Local 78 for 21
ars. died at the Alabama state fairgrounds
Ijllile working as a stagehand for the Zamora
^hrine circus.
P
Police said Auman was killed when he
epped on or touched an electric wire while
3,jerating a spotlight. Coroner Joe L. Hilderrand.
however, attributed death to "natural
:.>uses."
Auman's widow. Mrs. Alice P. Auman. filed
in circuit court for $50,000 damages
Is'ainst Thomas N. Packs Amusement Enter-
Iprises and Zamora temple. Auman had re-
;;gned recently as lATSE secretary because
Dt ill health. He had been employed by the
Pantages and Temple theatres here.
1600-Seat House Planned
[By Kannapolis Veterans
KANNAPOLIS. N. C—Construction of a
|600-seat theatre on Cannon boulevard at
[jackson street will begin in several weeks
and will be operated by a group of Kannap-
Iclis ex-GIs. A spokesman for the group
[said the contract for the large brick build-
Jing that will front on the boulevard and run
falong Jackson avenue for 112 feet had been
I let and materials were being assembled. Seats
;ind projection and sound equipment have
j
been ordered. The theatre will represent an
investment of $50,000.
Boy Racers See Film
COLUMBUS. GA.—Sixty entrants in Co-
[lumbus' eighth all-Amencan soapbox derby
were guests of the Bradley for a preview
I
showing of "Born to Speed."
Roberta Changes Hands
ROBERTA. GA.—Operation of the Roberta
Theatre has been taken over by Kyle Grace.
He acquired it from W. O. Moody of Reynolds.
prank McCallistcr, director of the Georgia
Workers Education Service, was elected
chairman of the Atlanta Film council at an
organizational meeting . . . Meyer Coleman,
formerly with National Screen Service here
and now a representative of the same company
in Washington, was a stopover en route
home from Florida.
Carl Mabry and A. E. Chadwick, executives
of Motion Picture Advertisers, New Orleans,
huddled with Guy Brown, Atlanta sales
representative, and called on exhibitors
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Brown of the
. . .
K&B soda
shop. Filmrow hangout, are back from a
trip to Savannah . . . Mrs. W. Wood, Lithonia,
Ga., exhibitor, is confined to her home by
illness.
Exhibitors visiting: on the Row includes
Annie Sue Wynn of the Circle, Social Circle,
Ga.; Ed Beach. Silvertown, Ga.; O. C. Lam
of Lam Amusement Co., Rome, Ga.; B. J.
Curry, Strand, Portland, Tenn., and the Dumi
boys, circuit operators of Camilla, Ga.
. . Francis
Mrs. Jesse Cox of the Carver, Rock HID,
S. C, visiting here recently, reported that
business at the Coxes' new colored house is
very good . . . Felton Hooks, formerly with
Paramount, has shifted to PRC as secretary
to Ed Ashmore, office manager .
Crowe left Paramount's booking department
to join Screen Guild . Dunn has
been added to the force at the Theatrical
Printing Co. . . . Mrs. Betty HoUiman is
Don Hassler's new secretary at Astor Pictiu-es.
Jack Faulkner of Columbia is vacationing
in Chicago . . . Ted Toddy, president of Toddy
Pictures, New York, stopped for a visit with
en local representatives route home from a
vacation in Havana John Jarvis jr.,
. . .
branch manager of Kay Film Exchanges in
New Orleans, was a visitor at the home
Mrs. Thelma Hewatt has been
office . . .
added to the staff at Sack Enterprises.
Amusement
Mrs Ann Kee, formerly with PRC and now
with Southeastern Engraving Co., returning
from a vacation in Missouri . Campbell
left RKO to take a sales Job with Monogram
Southern . gave its sympathy
to W. H. Rudisill. branch man.-.ger for
Kay Film Exchanges, on the death of his
mother.
Tex Ritter, western star, headlines a Western
All-star Jamboree comin'g to the Municipal
Auditorium . . . N. E. Savini of Astor
Pictures and Mrs. Savini are grandparents
of a new baby girl . . . Babe Cohen, Monogram
branch manager, and Ben Jordan returned
from Tennessee.
Henry B. Moog, who resigned recently as
district manager of Altec Service, has gone
into the real estate busine.ss here. He continues
to serve Altec as consultant.
Power Line Break Shuts
Four Chattanooga Houses
CHATTANOOGA—The State, Rialto, Capitol
and Dixie theatres here were closed
down nearly four hours one recent afternoon
through a power failure in the underground
downtown system of the electric
power board. Most downtown houses, with
the exception of the Tivoli, had to make
ticket price refunds to patrons.
Bressler Is Producer
Jerry Bressler has been named producer of
U-I's "The Tin Flute," a drama with Montreal
setting.
^THE QUEEN FEATURE SERVICE, Inc.^
1312>/2 Morris Avenue Telephone 3-8665
Birmingham, Alabama
Complete Theatre Equipment and
Supplies
^yx.xyx»>»v%x%%%%v»»vx

y
I
I
'
Chicken Lays an Egg
As Exploiteer Crows
Atlanta—Perry Spencer, exploiteer for
Universal-International, got more than
he asked for when he dressed a pretty
Atlanta girl in a chicken costume, handed
her a bantam hen he had borrowed,
and took the slick chicks with him to see
Paul Jones, amusement editor of the Constitution.
The object, of course, was to
get publicity for the engagement of "The
Egg and I" at the Rialto. .About the time
Spencer was getting into high gear on
his pitch to Jones, the barnyard beauty
let go with a loud cackle, strutted off a
few paces, and turned to admire a product
of her labors—a pint-sized egg.
Stovall-Baugh Corp. Wins
Cut in Two Years Taxes
TAMPA. FLA.—The Stovall-Baugh Corp.
has succeeded in getting a reduction in 194.5
and 1946 tax assessments against the Cinema
and State theatres.
In a final decree entered in the circuit
court tax adjustment suit filed by the corporation,
Judge Parks reduced the assessment
against the State from $17,400 to $16,400
for 1945 and from $20,000 to $19,600 for 1946.
The assessment against the Cinema was reduced
from $21,700 to $18,700 for 1945. and
from $24,000 to $21,000 for 1946.
In his order the judge said the State was
assessed $1,000 too high both years, and that
the property on whicli the Cinema is located
was valued too high In proportion to surrounding
real estate.
While this is a substantial reduction, still
It is considerably more than the corporation
hoped it would have to pay. The total tax
now due is $2,701. This is $1,134 more than
the corporation had calculated.
In 'Agreement' Cast
Roy Roberts and Morris Carnovsky have
been added to the cast of "Gentleman's
Agreement ' 20th-Fox.
Memphis Variety Votes
Mobile Hospital Unit
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Memphis soon will
have a mobile hospital unit, complete with
operating room, blood plasma and surgical
supplies. The Variety Club voted at a limcheon
Monday at Hotel Gayoso to accept a
proposal of Paramount Pictures to hold a
premiere showing of "Variety Girl." receipts
of which were to go to Variety clubs over the
nation for some charitable purpose.
The Memphis showing will be August 27.
Whether to use the expected receipts for the
mobile unit, or some other charitable purpose
was to await decision of the club's executive
board.
EXPLAINED BY COLONEL McCRAW
Details of Paramoimt's offer to Variety
clubs over the nation were explained at the
luncheon outlined by Col. William McCraw,
Dallas. He explained that Paramount had
paid Variety Club International $50,000 for
use of the title, and in addition was offering
local clubs the right to profits from a preschedule
premiere showing of the picture.
The mobile hospital unit would be kept for
emergencies in the midsouth. such as the
tornado at Tupelo, Miss., some years ago,
Pre.sident Kohn said.
The club also plans a series of entertainments
for inmates of Memphis orphanages
and social agencies. Tom Young announced
a schedule of proposed entertainments.
SOCIAL AGENCIES HELP
The plan, worked out by the club in cooperation
with the Memphis Council of Social
Agencies, would permit children in orphanages
to have entertainments "all of their
own" to which they could invite members of
the community, into whose homes the inmates
have been invited.
Committee members, besides Young are:
Neal Blount, Bob Bostick. J. C. Alexander.
Benny Bluestein. Jimmie Gillespie. Ed Williamson.
Leonard Shea, Bailey Pritch.ird,
Cliff Goodman and Tommy Baldridge.
Firecracker Startles
Taut Western Fans !
St. Petersburg— .\ western thriller was
[
on the screen at the Florida. It was just *
about the climax; everyone was tense, j
The villain was being pursued and the
hero was right behind him. Suddenly
.'
there was a loud bang.
It didn't come from the screen but I
from the balcony. James Willis, an 18- 'iyear
old honor student from the Florida '
Alilitary academy, made the noise by ,
throwing a two-inch lighted firecracker
[
into the aisle of the balcony where he
'.
was fitting. >;
When taken before Judge Herbert L. j.
Peterson, James pleaded guilty and ex- i
plained he wa.s just letting off steam |
and celebrating his release from the r.
bonds of school work. He recently gradn- t
ated from the academy with many honors.
The judge restricted him to his
home for two months.
Second Negro Theatre Is
To Seat 600 in Lakeland
LAKELAND. FLA.—A new Negro thea,'
tre with a seating capacity of about 600 soo>
will be built here on the corner of Nort
street and Texas avenue. Work will t
started as soon as federal construction rtji
strictions are lifted, according to an act
nouncement by B. B. Garner, general mani;
ager of the Talgar Theatre Co.. and the cwjj
will be about $40,000.
The Roxy, a Negro house now operating
here, is another Unk of the 21-theatre Ta3r
gar chain, and the circuit also has announce!
plans for a $150,000 Negro theatre to be btiii?
in Tampa.
*
Midweek Giveaways Pull ^
East Gadsden Patrons
EAST GADSDEN, ALA.— Special events f«,
Tuesday and Thur.^day nights have beo
inaugurated by the Dixie. Tuesday nlgh|
have been designated as Merchants Nlgb^
with merchandise prizes to be awarded
Thursday nights are Hot Seat nights, ai'
prizes are awarded then.
|
Theatre Seating Division
of
AMERICAN DESK MFG. COMPANY
Temple, Texas Tel. LD - 4
Giving 20 to
DaUas Office
FORREST
2008 Jackson St.
R - 3S9S
Neiv
30 Day Dependable Delivery
on all chair orders
CALL US FOR YOUR CHAIR NEEDS
DUNLAP
Orleans Office
W. A. PREWITT
223 So. Liberty
Magnolia 6S71
Mernphis Office
HARLAN H. DUNLAP
410 S. Second St.
81770
Kansas Citu Office
C. I. STATON
122 W. 18lh Si.
Break Ground in Attalla :
.\TT.'\LL.'\. ALA.—Ground has bee
broken for the $150,000 Etowah Theatre to ij
built by Amusement Enterprises. Inc. Cor^
pletion is expected no later than December )i_|
C. O. "Jack" Brown, manager of the Libert
the circuit's other house here. said. The all
conditioned house will have 1.055 seats.
Bailey Plans Negro House.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA.—The city buildU
inspector has given Bailey Theatres a penH:
to build a Negro theatre in the 500 UOil
on West Tennessee street, adjacent to t
present colored theatre and night club. TL
cost wUl be about $40,000. A contract 1
the construction has been awarded.
JACK DUMESTRE, Jr.
Southeastern Theatre
Equipment Co.
ATLANTA
CHARLOTTE
lACKSONVILLE
112 BOXOFFICE ;: June 28, 1

j
I
. . . Morris
. . Al
. . Jackie
mi
'ofti
m
tUf
Iks
SIB
tS!
JOth-Fox Winding Up
Personnel Changes
1 rom Easlern Edition
NEW YORK—Twentieth-Fox is winding
i.p reorganization of Its sales department.
Andrew W. Smith jr., new general sales
manager, has made additional personnel
|(.'liifts and promotions. First changes in the
.•^ales setup were made two weeks ago.
The new department of branch operations
under Clarence A. Hill and the sales statistics
lesearch department under Morris Caplan
have been organized. Hill's department will
supervise labor relations at the branches
,ind checking matters.
ff
New promotions have been made at the
F>ittsburgh branch.
The short subjects department under
Peter Levathes now will supervise television
.ictivities in addition to domestic 16mm,
Movietone News, Movietone short subjects,
Terrj-toons and March of Time. Levathes
said his department will increase its study
of the television field. No definite plans
liavB been set for 20th-Fox entry in the field.
VEW DEPARTMENT'S DUTIES
The new branch operation department will
handle the following:
1. All branch personnel excluding salesmen,
exchange and district managers.
2. All leaves of absence, branch employes
promotions and applications for salary increases.
3. All labor matters connected with branch
operation.
4. All checking matters. Hill will represent
20th-Fox on the board of directors of
Confidential Reports, Inc.
5. Copyrights on films.
6. All exchange buildings, leases and
branch maintenance.
7. All equipment at exchanges.
8. All sales forms and systems used at the
branches.
9. Branch operating costs, overtime, expenses
and expense accounts.
Many of these duties formerly were handled
by Jack Sichelman and Moe A. Grassgreen.
They now are working under Hill.
Murray Schaffer, former Boston salesman,
also has joined the new branch operation department.
He will aid Hill on checking matters.
Grassgreen will handle labor matters
and sales forms and systems for the
branches. Sichelman will serve as executive
assistant to Hill, the department head
said.
AREA APPOINTMENTS
SALES
Another promotion at the home office is
the appointment of Harry Mersay as assistant
to Martin Moskowitz, executive assistant
to Smith.
The following appointments have been
made in the new sales statistics research department
under Morris Caplan: Frank Bryan
is Caplan's assistant: James Glynn is in
charge of exchange statistics: John Mesa,
Theresa Bauml and Gertrude Stutman have
joined the department.
Short subjects: George A. Roberts is contract
supervisor for MOT: Davida List is
supervisor of newsreel and short subject
prints; Marion Murphy is 16mm film contact.
Pittsburgh exchange: George Ball is salesman
for zone No. 4, succeeding Charles
Kosco, who was named Buffalo branch manager:
Jack Ellstrom, booker, takes over Ball's
territory as a salesman: Irving Stein succeeds
Ellstrom as Pittsburgh booker; Joseph
Vandergrift, ad sales manager, takes over
Stein's post as booker.
CHARLOTTE
•Pom A. Little of B&L Enterprises has been
appointed to serve on Charlotte's new
civil service commis.sion, one of the city government's
important three-man boards. At
the first meeting he nominated as chairman
Kenneth M. Clontz, who is in charge of the
20th-Fox and Paramount screening rooms.
Mrs. Little and daughter Martha Anne leave
Sunday i29i for a week's stay in New York.
S. W. Taylor of the Taylor, Edenton, N. C,
underwent a leg amputation at Duke hospital,
Durham. He is now sitting in a wheel chair and
Mr. and Mrs. Worth
getting along fine . . .
Stewart of Stewart-Everett Enterprises will
move to Charlotte July 1. They have been
making their home in Dunn, N. C.
C. A. Turnage of the Turnage, Washington,
N. C, and Fullmer Wells of the Wells,
Newberry, S. C, attended the Rotary convention
in Los Angeles ... J. Britt Carpenter
is pinch hitting at the Colonial in Valdese,
N. C. for Manager Charles Burgin, a
major in the army reserve, who is in training
at Fort Benning, Ga., for two weeks.
The condition of Max Bryant, head of
Bryant Theatre Supply Co., who is ill at his
home in Rock Hill, S. C, remains unchanged
Nuger left this week for Johns
Hopkins hospital for a checkup. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Nuger.
Visitors on the Row: Britt Carpenter, Colonial
Theatres, 'Valdese; Roy Rowe, Burgaw;
Worth Stewart, Stewart-Everett Enterprises,
Dunn; John Kime, State, Roseboro, N. C;
Max Zager, Palace, Greensboro; Roger
Mitchell, Branwood, West Greenville: Fred
Curdts, Ritz, Greenville: Ben L. Strozier.
Stevenson, Rock Hill: Sonny Baker, Colonial,
Valdese; E. L. Hearne, Alameda, Albemarle:
L. B. Richardson, Wallace, Jonesville; Mrs.
Runa Greenleaf, Liberty; Dave Cash, Kings
Mountain; Tom Fleming, York.
Mother of Don Graham, manager of Berlo,
died last week in Philadelphia. Until a year
ago Don's mother and father lived in Charlotte,
the elder Graham being Don's assistant
in the Berlo office . . . J. E. Huckleberry,
Chicago, service engineer for Motiograph, is
AFRICAN SORCERY
11 'LION MEN'
MUST FACE TRIAL
IN 28 KILLINGS
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanganyika,
April 5— (UP)—Eleven of 26 African
natives arrested in 28 "lion men"
killings in the Singida brush country
Saturday were ordered tried in
Tanganyika high court.
Police said they had "established
beyond doubt" that these natives,
along with others "whose arrest is
expected shortly," were responsible
for at least 28 killings in the
last few months.
The victims were found dead with
deeply-slashed bodies, h was believed
at first that they were victims
of man-killinq lions but, later, police
learned that tribal witch doctors
had been hypnotizing natives and
sending them out to murder. The^
slashed their victims in a pattern
that resembled the marks of a lion's
claws.
making an extended trip into the territory
with W. F. Harris, manager of the local
branch of Wil-Kin Theatre Supply . . . Frank
St. Claire, local Manley representative, has
returned from a swing through the territory.
The Variety Club was closed for remodeling
Tuesday of last week and because of delay
in construction it will not be reopened
until next week . Schiller, New York,
head of Republic's branch operations, spent
•several days here.
Cy Dillon, Republic manager, is the new
fire marshal for Filmrow for the next six
months. He starts July 1 . . . Verdah Looper,
Dillon's secretary, is vacationing in Greenville,
S. C. . . . Jimmy Hobbs, Atlanta branch
manager for Republic, spent last weekend in
Charlotte, his former home.
Steve Baranek is the new office manager
for Warner Bros.
in New York before
He was in the home office
his transfer . . . Also new
at the Warner exchange is Charlie Douglas,
booker, transferred from the Atlanta branch.
Harry Rogers, RKO salesman who has covered
part of South Carolina and the western
part of North Carolina out of the Charlotte
office for the past year, is being transferred
back to the Atlanta office effective June 30.
On the same day, Roger Mitchell, former
salesman, rejoins the RKO sales staff.
.
This is vacation season at RKO. Seline
Martin, booking department, spent last week
at Carolina Beach Rhyne, general
clerk, spent
.
the weekend at Myrtle
Beach . Jim Wallace, booking department
Rovy
. .
spent the week at Carolina Beach .
and Christine Branon and
.
children Frost
and Martha returned from two weeks at
Ocean Drive and Crescent Beach . . . Clay
Jessup and family are visiting with the home
Janet Ingle will
folks in Walhalla, S. C. . . .
visit her family in Lake City next week and
Ruby Poovey will see her folks in Granite
Falls.
The RKO softball team is in first place in
the Motion Picture Softball league, having
won five and lost one.
From Atlanta Constitution April 6. 1947
AND WE HAVE IT IN
THE JUNGLE'S WEIRP^gJl
SECRET!
LOBBY BOARDS-
TRAILERS—
ACCESSORIES-
NEW PRINTS
ASTOR PICTURES CO.
OF GA., INC.
1B3 Walton St., N.W.
MAIN 9845
ATLANTA
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947 113

. . For
I
Miami Showfolk Outdo Each Other
Trying to Aid 'On Island' Filming
MIAMI—The antics of the MGM troupe
in town for the filming on Biscayne Key of
"On an Island With You" have been highly
interesting to Miamlans, who have been entertained
reading reams of publicity and
news stories, on front pages, inside pages,
amusement pages and every other page of
the local newspapers. Esther Williams, star
of the film, described as "thoroughly nice
people," has won the hearts of hardened
Upholstery
materials from four
leading manufacturers.
SI. 65 yard F.O.B.
Let us hxivc your extra
veneer backs and bottoms
AMERICAN DESK MFG. CO.
From Flickers to Fetters:
Bijou May Become Jail
Chattanooga, Tenn.—County Judge VV.
T. Thrasher has be«n authorized by the
county council to purchase, at a price
up to S35,000, the old Bijou Theatre property
for future development as an addition
to the county jail or as a county office
building.
The unoccupied property is owned by
Eastern Theatres, Inc., and has reportedly
been placed on the market with a price
of $40,000. County officials, however, said
they understood the site could be acquired
for $35,000.
The Bijou was one of the oldest theatres
in Chattanooga before it was gutted
by fire during the war.
reporters and of fashion editors as well.
"Take it from an innocent bystander,"
says George Bourke of the Herald, "living
the life of a visiting movie star isn't a bowl
of cherries by any means."
One day's activities started with a 9
o'clock breakfast, a tussle with a dozen or so
made-in-Miami bathing suits, with pictures
taken in same for the Miami Fashion council.
Then to Bayfront Park auditorium
and more pictures in conjunction with the
Marine Corps league.
"A mad chase then to the Miami shipbuilding
yards for more pictures as .sponsor Casino, the same pool where Gertrude Ederle
for a ship launching—from a perch twoscaffolds
high. The worried chap standing Esther Williams came to Miami from north
trained for the channel swim.
below with outstretched arms ready to catch Florida with Peter Lawford, Cyd Charisse
his star in the event of a misstep, was Bill and others of Dick Thorpe's company, to
Golden, the MGM official responsible for shoot this "color-movie-within-a-movie." On
her safety.
the plane also were Kenny Grossman, company
auditor who filled the same post with
"Back to downtown Miami and up to the
Variety Club for more bulb-flashing as the the "Expendable" company, and Bill Golden,
'resting' star signed the register as the MGM public relations man. Local theatre
newly formed club's first guest celebrity. people are turning themselves inside out
Then back to the hotel and a hurried change doing everything possible to assist in the
before meeting pre.ss and radio for lunch picture making.
and listening patiently to gags on (1 1 her The press is having a field day, and a
figure, (2 1 her Metro-Goldfish-like existence safari was planned by Tom Jefferson, publicity
for Paramount Enterprises, to take a
making a living in a tank, (3i her bathing
suits or partial lack of same . her boatload of press and theatre people to view
evening's entertainment the star went to the the goings-on on Biscayne Key, the same
movies!"
locale where "They Were Expendable" was
"Oldtimers" remember way back to 1940 made.
when Miss WiUiams won the national
women's swimming title at the Deauvllle
Top Role in True Love'
Wanda Hendrix, petite 18-year-old, has
been set for a top role in "My Own True
Love," a Paramount picture.
%\ y
ATTENTION!
Drive-In
Theatre Operators
For special trailer copy lor
your opening write to
• !
Motion Picture Service Co.
125 Hyde St.,
San Francisco 2 |
j
Producers of Showmanship Trailers
THoic
WAHOO
(au
Delegates to the national convention, whc|
will be known as pitchmen, must be the chle:''
tub thumper from each unit or a membeii
elected by the body at large. Nominees foiv
national officers, who will be known as h '-
thumpers, must be a chief tub thiunper o:
past chief tub thumper. Tubs not repre-i
sented at the convention by a pitchman wlK
not be entitled to a vote.
Rules also were set down for local election;^I
and committee organization.
Southwest Briefs
GRAND ISLE, LA.—Tony MerulJo ha)|
opened his new Rendezvous Theatre here.
TULSA, OKLA.—Griffith Theatres
bought the Plaza Theatre here, a suburb
house, from Gen. Alva J. Niles.
OKLAHOMA CITY—Mrs. Izah Adamt]
daughter. Dr. Carolyn Adams Hayes of
phur. graduated from the school of medic
of the University of Oklahoma this month.
OKLAHOMA CITY—Mozelle Britton Dlne^
hart, who grew up here but left here at a
early age to become a star of stage and :
is back in her old home town as a colu
HOUSTON—Ewell Bingham, manager «
the Navaway, will take charge of all the theai
tre interests of the late Byron C. Gibson J f
this vicinity.
NEW ORLEANS— L. C. Duckworth. maK"jJ
ager here for Charles E. Darden & Co.. htl^
moved his offices into the Joy Houck Bldlj
on Filmrow.
HOUSTON—The Houston
baseball
winning streak is giving local theatremB
.something to think about. There were ll,©"
paid admissions at one weekday game
cently.
NEW ORLEANS—The Crescent city's latetl
contribution to the motion picture world ll
lovely Gloria Henry, who has had thnj
starrmg roles In recent months.
FDR SPEODL TRfllLERS ITS
^TRIOUnNDi
BOX 498
HTLRNTH
;
1.
114 BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1£

. . . Fred
Eddie
. . Ida
. . Mrs.
. . Norman
BIRMINGHAM
The Farmer's Daughter" went into a. nuitli
downtown week at tlK" Capitol and Manager
*•
R. B. Gilbert predicted the film would
•hreaten the recent performance of 13 weeks
,md five days established by "Song of the
South" . . . Other holdovers were "Angel and
the Badman." for a second week at the Empire,
and "Stallion Road." which moved to
the Lyric from the Alabama for a second
week.
Richard Kennedy, son of R. M. Kennedy,
district manager for Wilby-Kmcey. was the
subject of a recent picture and feature story
on the News sports pages. Young Kennedy
is co.\swain on the University of Wisconsin
Junior varsity crew which competed in the
Poughkeepsie regatta June 21.
Virgil O'Neill, as^sistant manager at the Alabama,
and OUie Haynes. Lyric manager, accompanied
R. M. Kennedy to Montgomery for
a meeting of Wilby-Kincey managers similar
to the one held here recently . . . Francis fc
Palkenburg. Alabama manager, has returne.
after an illness of nearly a week.
Clyde Goodson and Leonard Allen. Paramount
: Bill Tally. PRC ; Foster. Republic:
Spence Pierce. 20th-Fox. and Emery Austin.
MGM. were among the film company representatives
seen here during the week . . .
P. D. Col.son. RCA sound engineer, is vacationing.
Johnny Douglas of Acme Theatres: Harry
M. Curl. Melba manager: Bill Coury. Ritz
manager, and Clay Coe. station WJLD. were
recent Atlanta visitors . . . Mrs. Curl, former
assistant manager at the Royal, spent a week
with her sister, Mrs. George May, in Union
Springs, Ala.
H. Borisky announced the Birmingham's
.•V.
double-feature policy had proved successful
and would be continued. First southern showing
of the reissues. "The Last of the Mohicans"
and "Kit Carson." will open at the
Birmingham with a midnight show July 3,
Borisky said . . . The Birmingham will offer
hillbilly shows each Saturday, with a 30-
minute broadcast over WBRC featuring a
battle between the "hillbillies" and "swingbiUies."
R. M. "Bob" Ware, Southeastern Theatre
Equipment Co.'s new representative for Alabama
and middle Tennessee, is making his
headquarters here. He formerly represented
Southeastern in North and South Carolina
Bearden. assistant general manager
for Southeastern in Alabama, was a visitor.
. . .
W. H. Merritt, Galax manager, drew plenty
of attention when he parked a demolished
1947 Chrysler in front of the house during
the showing of "Devil on Wheels." But he
also had to advertise a reward for information
leading to the arrest of culprits who lifted
Bob
parts off the car during the night
Langer. Alabama representative for National
Screen, and Harry Paul, district sales manager
for RCA. were visitors.
J. A. Jackson, Empire manager, was host
to Birmingham News carriers selling tickets
to the East-West baseball game here. The
carriers saw "Honeymoon" . . . Harry W.
Roberts. Birmingham manager, entertained
Mercy Home inmates at showings of "Tom
Sawyer."
A. R. Gary, manager of Waters' Woodlawn,
was winner of the fourth flight in North
Birmingham's golf tournament, defeatmg
Charles Akers in the finals, 3 and 2. Gary
received a $28.50 overnight bag as his prize
. . . Betty
Tanner, candy girl at the Woodlawn,
was off two weeks after an appendicitis
operation.
Willie Bunch, cashier at Waters' Delmar,
has returned after a month's leave of absence
due to illness . Mae Brown, cashier
at Waters' Homewood. is on vacation.
Jewell Holt is relief cashier . Earl
Bladorn. Empire cashier, has returned after
a tonsillectomy.
Strand, Lyric and Ritz theatre employes recently
sponsored a hayride to Camp Cosby . . .
Voice of Dixie. Inc.. has begun construction
on facihties for a radio station opposite Lewis
Worthington's auto movies on the Bessemer
super highway. The new station will have
10.000 watts power, daytime operation.
Connecticut Children
Now Admitted Alone
From Ni;W lingland Edition
HARTFORD—Following a special meeting
of exhibitor representatives and police authorities,
provisions of the new state law
concerning admission of children to theatres
will be sanctioned at once instead of October
1 as originally announced.
The measure, sponsored by the Connecticut
MPTO and recently signed by Governor Mc-
Conaughy, was passed to permit admission of
children under 14 years of age without a
parent or guardian until 6 p. m. After that
time boys and girls under 14 still must be
accompanied by an adult.
In Hartford, where enforcement of the
former law was strictest because of the tragic
loss of life in the circus fire several years ago,
special children's shows and morning shows
have not been feasible for some time.
Two More Theatres Start
Operations in Carolinas
CHARLOTTE—Two more theatre's
joining the growing list operating in
Charlotte exchange area. Bill Duke
opened the Lenox in Washington, N. C,
colored trade, and F. S. Hayes will open
Nichols in Nichols, S. C, July 7.
are
the
has
for
the
Film Local Scenes
JACKSONVILLE, ALA.—Motion pictures of
Jacksonville have been taken by the management
of the Princess and soon will be screened
at the theatre, according to Bill Hames, manager.
The film will be largely in color and
will run about 45 minutes.
New Marquee in Centre
CENTRE, ALA.—The New Theatre here is
being dressed up with a new marquee.
Miami Variety Opens
New Clubrooms
Miami—Variety Tent 33 formally
opened its clubrooms atop the Alcazar
hotel with a brilliant party and entertainment.
Al Weiss, manager, planned to have
practically the entire stage show from
his Olympia Theatre on hand for the
Friday (27) night event. Others scheduled
to attend were Esther Williams, here
for filming of "On an Island With You"
in the Biscayne Bay area, Peter Crawford
and Director Richard Thorpe.
The Variety clubrooms take up the entire
"33rd floor" of the hotel.
MIAMI
pnicry Zerick, wlio learned the art in Japan
before the war, gave a half-hour of judo
demonstration at the Strand in conjunction
with the showing of "The Lone Wolf in
Mexico" . Atwood of the Shores
booked a local dancing .school for a onenight
stand. It proved a very good draw.
The State and a local night club are on a
hunt for "Miami's handsomest lone w»lf."
Photographs will be sent to the State for
judging. The first prize will be a free evening
at the club . . . Les Rohde, music director
of the Olympia, is on vacation. His
place is being filled by Freddie Carlone . . .
Joy Hodges of the films opened at the
Olympia. She has appeared in RKO musicals.
. . . Al Fast, brother of
Gar Wood and Ben Marden were among
guests of Harry Richman when the latter's
protege, Jimmie Method, made his debut at a
niglit club here
Ernie of AGVA, opened at the Fiesta.
A free pocket book edition of F. L. Green's
"Odd Man Out," the screen version of which
stars James Mason, was presented to the
first 50 women who reported to the Miami's
boxoffice on opening day and stated, "George
sent me." The film opened also at the Lincoln,
Miami Beach, on the same day . . . Jack
Cole, who made his first big hit as a dancer
in Miami, is now directing choreography for
Columbia.
Sonny Shepherd, managing director of the
Miami, and Murray Weinger of the Copacabana,
hope to brmg a 16mm print of Carmen
Miranda's "Copacabana" to town for a Miami
premiere July 3, reopening date of the Copa.
E IS for
Join the
Showmen
who report results on recent films.
With them comments and ideas on
patron reaction.
Every week
in BOXOFFICE
The Exhibitor
Has His Say.
I
BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947
115

.'IM^
'^^
CLASStRCD ADS
Get It D^e
Quick Response-Low Cost!
BOXOFFICE readers offer a tremendous
Reach them with
market for the advertiser.
your message in the industry magazine that
really gets results.
4 Insertions for the Price of 3

Walker Experiments Bill Demarest Clowns in Winnipeg
On Armview Policy
HALIFAX—The Wnlker-Alfiliated circuit's
new Armview will experiment throughout the
siummer with programs, prices and operating
liours before settling into a definite pattern.
The 750-seat suburban deluxer is now operating
from 1 to 11:15 p. m. daily with a
tariff of 25 and 12 cents up to 5 o'clock and
40 and 20 cents after that hour. Tee-off
show was "Music for Millions." followed by
"Wonder Man."
Considerable hoopla attended the opening.
The Daughters of the Empire put on a fashion
show opening afternoon and local talent
put on a musical program at the dedicatory
show that night. Admission for the night
show was hiked to $1. The program included
talks by civic and government leaders and
Malcolm F. 'Walker, circuit chieftain.
HAS CRY, PARTY ROOMS
Armview is one of the smartest looking
houses in the maritimes and is the first in
this section of Canada to be equipped with
a cry room and party room. The cry room
includes a rocking horse, high chair, cribs,
play furniture and a diaper department, besides
comfortable chairs, and is done up with
nursery-style decoration. The party room,
on the opposite site of the rear, has a seating
capacity of 12 and is opened only for
reserved parties. Minimum charge is $5.
The room is well ventilated and smoking is
permitted.
Theatre itself is set back about 20 feet
from the sidewalk, with a lawn in between.
A paved walk leads to the entrance on the
side of the building. The front is of solid
glass. Colored tile covers the lobby. Lighting
is indirect and flush with the ceiling.
CAN STAGE PLAYS
The lounge contains a curved candy bar of
colored glass brick with showcases on top.
Men's and women's rooms are off the side.
The projection booth has a fire window, automatic
shutters and fireproof doors.
The stage was designed to accommodate
live production, and dressing rooms are provided
off-stage. The entire building is air
conditioned.
The building is two stories at the front,
with a branch bank sharing the space with
the theatre entrance.
Circuit officials attending the dedication
were A. R. Maclnnis. director of advertisin
and publicity and manager of the Gaiety
who was emcee of the program; Mel Allen,
chief projectionist: H. A. Turner, building
superintendent, and Ralph MacDougall. secretarj'.
The Armview is being managed by
D. M. McLean.
Other houses in the circuit are the Imperial
and 'Vogue in Sackville. N. B.: the York.
Hantsport. N. S.: Star. Sydney, N. S.: Kent.
Sprj-field. N. S.. and Roxy. Shubenacadie. N. S.
Hincks Loses Film, Wins
Publicity in Newspapers
CALGARY—Good luck stayed with Thomas
Hincks, operator of the Opera Theatre at
Cleichen. when he dropped a reel of film
from his panel truck while driving on the
highway.
A Calgary paper ran a gag story headed
"May Never Know 'What Happened to 'Ladies'
Mar.'" (owing to the loss of the fifth reeli.
and the story soon brought results. A section
foreman found the reel in the bush beside
the highway and reported it in time for
the showing.
Hincks transports his own film in his panel
truck and also handles the delivery of film
in his territory.
At Premiere of 'Welcome Stronger
"'Welcome
WINNIPEG— Paramount's
Stranger" was premiered at the Capitol last
week, attended by all the customary glitter
of a film debut and the added glamor of
personal appearances by 'William Demarest,
Paramount star.
Winnipeg won the distinction of being the
William Demarest and his wife are
shown here with Syl Gunn (left). Paramount
branch manager, and Bill Novak,
Capitol Theatre manager, in Winnipeg,
where the film comedian made personal
appearances at the world premiere
of "Welcome Stranger."
first city to show the picture when Paramount
agreed to its debut here as a mark of
respect to the annual convention of the Canadian
Medical Ass'n, which is meeting here.
The picture is the story of two doctors.
From the moment the premiere was definitely
fixed, Bill Novak. Capitol manager,
and his staff and Harold Bishop, Famous
Players supervisor, launched an all-out exploitation
campaign the like of which has
rarely been seen here before. The assurance
that Demarest would appear in person
brought fresh bursts of activity.
WIN BARRON LENDS HAND
Novak and Bishop were aided in their
work by Win Barron, Paramount's Canadian
director of public relations, who managed
to take time off from his regular stint as
editor and commentator of the company's
Canadian newsreel to plug the picture.
Their joint efforts resulted in front page
newspaper stories and numerous radio features
and by the time Demarest arrived
there were very few citizens unaware of the
fact. Accompanied by his wife, Demarest
arrived by train from Kansas City, where
he made a personal appearance with Alan
Ladd and 'Veronica Lake for the American
Cancer Relief.
Demarest and Mrs. Demarest were welcomed
by a party which included E. A. Zorn.
Famous Players district manager. Novak.
Bishop, Barron. Syl Gunn, Paramount branch
manager, and the movie editors of the
dailies. The actor and his wife were interviewed
at breakfast when the party was
joined by representatives of the CBC and
station CKRC.
Demarest made his appearances at two
special evening shows on opening day before
capacity audiences which included a large
number of invited guests representing the
city, province, press, radio and medical profession.
Prior to the start of the show radio
announcers of two stations interviewed prominent
members of the audience in a local
broadcast. Demarest 's shows were also put
on the air.
As an introduction for Demarest. an idea
cooked up by Win Barron and Syl Gunn was
used. This was a short clip taken out of
"Miracle of Morgan's Creek" which was
thrown on the screen.
Barron followed with
a brief introduction.
Demarest made his appearance in the
body of the house, wandering down the aisle
stopping to kiss women in the audience.
His routine was strictly out of oldtime vaudeville
with numerous pratfalls, gags and stories
and wowed the cu.stomers. He was helped
in his act by Mrs. Demarest and at separate
performances by Novak and Don Menzies,
Capitol assistant manager.
CRITICS PRAISE PICTURE
On the second day of his visit, Demarest
and Mrs. Demarest toured some of the hospitals
and Mrs. Demarest decorated the winner
of the "Welcome Stranger" handicap at
Polo park.
The actor and his wife left by plane for
Hollywood, where Demarest is slated to start
work on "Sainted Sisters." They were accompanied
part of the way by Win Barron,
who was en route to New York to resume
his job with Canadian Paramount News.
The picture broke to good reviews and was
warmly greeted by the audiences.
Premiere of 'Variety Girl'
To Benefit Toronto Tent
TORONTO—After collecting close to $20,000
for its $100,000 training school project through
sponsoring a Toronto-Baltimore baseball
game, Toronto tent 28 of the 'Variety Clubs
International has turned to plans for staging
a benefit premiere of "'Variety Girl" at the
Imperial during the last week of August.
Special reserved seat charges are planned for
picture engagement, for which Famous Players
Canadian has donated the use of the
theatre. The film is also being donated in
support of the fund.
Architect to Quebec
MONTREAL—France-Film Co. is sending
its architect to Quebec to confer with the
town planning commission on the erection of
a new theatre at Youville square. Some
citizens have protested the prospect of an
unsightly wall facing on Youville square, the
wall being the rear of the theatre. According
to the corrmiission, it would be easy to beautify
the rear of the building by ornamenting
the fire escape doors.
Marian Broadcasts to
Europe
MONTREAL—Detailed description of the
ceremonies and services at the Marian congress
in Ottawa will be broadcast throughout
as many European coimtries as possible
as an antidote against Communism by
Father John Dito, Swiss radio priest who
speaks seven languages. Father Dito is vicepresident
and permanent delegate of the International
Catholic Ass'n for Radio and
Television, which has headquarters in
Switzerland. He is making daily recordings
of the actitivities of the congress and sending
them to Switzerland by plane for broadcast
from that country and others where the
organization has members.
I
BOXOFFICE ;: June 28, 1947 K
117

. . Capt.
'
yANCOUVER
Jim Patterson, 20th-Fox manager, has announced
the appointment of Arthur Brockman
as local booker succeeding Ken Mc-
Hale. resigned. Brockman is a newcomer
to the film business . Arthur Lathrop
opened his new theatre at Anchorage,
Alaska, last week. It represents an investment
of $1,000,000 and is equipped with a
huge waiting room to accommodate patrons
who arrive too late for a show. Latecomers
will not be allowed to disturb the audience.
The theatre will have a single feature policy.
Harry Creasey, former Famous Players
theatre manager in Vancouver, now supervisor
of four theatres in Riverside, Calif.,
was a recent visitor in Vancouver. Creasey
was a guest at the Famous Players luncheon
for Ivan Ackery. manager of the Orpheum
and winner of a recent showmanship award.
Creasey spoke briefly of conditions in amusement
business south of the border.
Entertainment business in general is on
the down beat here. Night clubs report business
in the low bracket. First run theatres
and suburbans also say business has dropped
off this summer.
Pop Elliott, veteran British Columbia exhibitor,
now 74. is retiring and has sold his
Rex Theatre in Quesnel, which he has operated
for the past 25 years, to his son-in-law,
Paul Gauthier. and a partner of Gauthier's.
The new owners will make many changes in
this oldtime theatre, including new seats and
equipment. Quesnel is in the Cariboo district.
The Famous Players employes picnic will
be held at Bowness park up the coast from
Vancouver June 29. One of the attractions
will be a beauty contest for Famous Players
usherettes and cashiers.
Howard Boolhe, British Columbia district
manager for Odeon, gave a luncheon in
honor of George Peters, vice-president of
Odeon Theatres, and Alan Robinette, secretary
of the circuit. All mainland managers
were in attendance. The executives denied,
as did J. Arthur Rank when he w-as here, any
po.sslbillty that Famous Players and Odeon
will Join forces, saying there's plenty of
room for both in Canada. Peters and Robinette
left for Edmonton and the east June
20.
There was a net Influx of 145,000 persons
into British Columbia from other parts of
Canada between 1941 and 1946, the government
reports. The return said that since
the estimated net movement out of the three
prairie provinces in that time was 227,000,
it would appear that most of the gain was
from these provinces. Are the prairie farmers
seeing the light and moving to the
FOR SALE: THEATRE CHAIRS
W« now hav* a vary larq* ntock ot axcoUent
r*condilion*d (as n«w) Thoatr* Choiia
Quanlitiva up to 1200 oi a kind
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
NOW — Ntw .ill -^t eel construction sprino
etlqe. highttt quality Ihejlre ch.iif t .lY.iiljble.
7500 yards of importid carpet direct from
Enoland and Scotland
Inquiries Rospoctiully Solicited
LA SALLE RECREATIONS LTD.
(Th«atr« Seating and Carpel Division)
S. A. LECHTZIER. Pi»«.
345 GranvilU St. Vancouver. B. C.
evergreen playground in British Columbia?
To date it hasn't helped show business so
you could notice.
The Women's committee of the Vancouver
Symphony orchestra will sponsor a showing
of "The Whispering City," the first all-Canadian
picture made in Quebec. The show'ing
will be held early in August at the Orpheum.
Donald Crisp of Hollywood, character actor,
will come to Vancouver and enter a
local hospital for minor surgery after he
completes his current picture. Cri.sp is a frequent
visitor to British Columbia and will
make his home here when he retires, he has
told Vancouver friends.
Frank Gow, district manager for Famous
Players, is away on a two-week trip of inspection
in which he will visit all FPC houses
in the British Columbia interior . . . Two
theatres which were supposed to start this
summer have been abandoned because of
construction and financial difficulties. One
was at 16th and Main Sts., Vancouver, the
other at Port Coquitlam.
Harold Warren of Port Alberni, operator
of the Capitol, Roxy and Port theatres on
Vancouver Island, will build a S150.000 theatre
in partnership with Famous Players.
The house will seat 900. FP has acquired
a half interest in the theatre properties . . .
Jimmy Davie, RKO manager, walked away
with the first prize in the Hole-ln-One tournament
held recently at a local course. Davie's
14-inch shot did it.
The Chechik interests, operating the Bay
and York theatres, are making elaborate
plans for a theatre, bowling alleys, apartments
and stores in the South Granville
residential district. The project is reported
to involve more than $200,000.
Earl Dalglelsh, Warner Bros, manager,
will leave shortly for a trip through the
British Columbia territory to introduce the
new WB newsreel to be released in November
. . . General Films, Ltd., 16mm distributors,
entertained two visitors from the U.S..
President Sam Rose of the Victor Animatograph
Corp. and Victor Growcock, general
manager of Churchcraft Pictures, at the
General Films head office in Regina, Sask.
A National Film Board short sub.ject in
color showing the great salmon run on the
Fraser river will be released through Columbia
.shortly. The film was originally shot
on 16mm but will be released on 35mm. It
will be the first NFB picture In color. The
title Is "Red Runs the Fraser."
Thcatremen are waiting to see what effect
the all day Wednesday closing of stores
In Vancouver will have on boxoffices. The
new bylaw was passed on a recorded vote
this week by a 5 to 3 majority. Pi-eviously
stores were open until 1 p. m. on Wednes-
(hiy.s. Downtowners are looking for a drop
in business.
Because of the many air crashes it's reported
that all Famous Players executives
have been Instructed to travel by traiti In
the future. Victor Armand. construction
head for FP In western Canada, was among
the mi.ssing on a Toronto-to-Vancouver plane
which disappeared six weeks ago in the sea
near Vancouver and to date has not been
located. No successor to Armand has been
named.
There are several spots in British Columbia
which may have new owners now that
1
rent controls have been discontinued. The
control board has announced that all places
of amusement now are free to enter into
new leases. The trade here says this will
give some theatres new tenants. Some Independent
spots may be taken over by the
circuits, who have been waiting for war restrictions
to be removed before taking action.
Canada Cannot Prohibit
Soviet Espionage Film
OTTAWA—The government had no right
to prohibit the making of a picture on a
story of the Soviet espionage program here,
it was declared in the house of commons by
Louis St. Laurent, minister of external affairs
after he had been questioned regarding
appropriateness of the film in view of
the tense world situation. The subject was
brought up by opposition members on the
floor of the house after officials of 20th-Fox
aiTived here for preliminary work on the
picture.
St. Laurent said he knew of no requests for
permission to use government buildings for
the making of the picture, the rights for
which had been bought by 20th-Fox from
Igor Gouzenko, former clerk in the Soviet
embassy who made the espionage revelations.
Catholic Women's Leader
Condemns Films, Press
WINNIPEG—Pictures, radio and the press
were jointly charged with contributing large- y
ly to the present "disintegration of Chris- c
tian living" by Mrs. F. Drake, Regina, Bask.,
national vice-president of the Catholic •,
Women's league, in an address to Catholic i
women here last week. Mrs. Drake charged .
that the gradual decay in modern Uving was :
seen in increased divorces, juvenile delinquency
and mental disease, accompanied by
a decrease in birth rates and more building ij
of small homes.
CALGARy
^IlTith roads in good condition, film sales- <
men are catching up on country calls
and closing deals before leaving for conventions
next month. They seem satisfied with :i
results, although reporting a decided slump f-
at many country points. This they say Is i
mainly due to the many rodeos and stam- •«
pedes being revived after the war. at which •»
all townsfolk work hard, even calling upon r
the theatrcmen to lend a hand. There is a t
certain competition in country districts over i:
such events, each town trying to outdo its y
neighbor. Some add countrj- horseracing, !
others bring in outside attractions and all .
subscribe to third-rate traveling midway and c
traveling carnival shows.
Walter Du Perrier, salesman with Empire-
Universal, passed out cigars recently for the
birth of a son, Anthony Geoi-ge . . . Making
his annual visit to Calgary's Filmrow, Paul
Wacko, who operates the Chaba Theatre at
Jasper, stated that winter had been a tough
season in that isolated northern Rocky mountain
resort. There is no rural or farming
community, no lumber work nearby, to augment
the town patronage. Or.ly the townsfolk
patronize the show off-season and, says
he, "it takes a darned good show, at that, to
bring 'em out." Tlie season opens in July
though, with good prospects and many conventions
booked.
I
118 BOXOFFICE :: June 28, 1947

. . . The
'
'
. . Aurel
. . The
ST. JOHN
pxhibitors who have watched their grosses
" dwindle in the last few weeks believe the
trend could be stemmed if taxes on admissions
were lowered or eliminated. The dominion
takes a 20 per cent cut and the province
10 per cent. There is little likelihood of
any cut in the near future.
The Sparks circus is having a rough time
lining up dates for the first circus invasion
of the maritimes in eight years. St. Johii
boosted the license fee for the show from $300
to $750 and many towns are said to be doing
likewise or even refusing licenses. Halifax
officials issued a license over considerable
opposition.
Hy Herschom of Montreal and London
staged family reunions in Halifax and St.
John after his arrival from England by ship.
Greeting him at the dock in Halifax were
his brother Myer. grandson Peter Herschorn.
and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Franklin. In St. John he was met
by Mitchell Franklin, a nephew, and Mrs. Sam
Babb, a niece. All are connected with the
Franklin & Herschorn circuit.
The town council in Amherst is negotiating
with F. G. Spencer, St. John, for use of
a large lot of land at the rear of the Capitol
and Strand for use as a public parking lot
William Vincent, St. John theatre decorator,
has made several trips to . . .
Amherst to
supervise the decoration of the new theatre
being built by the Spencer circuit.
Eric Gelding, booker at Regal exchange, and
Mitchell Franklin, secretary of Franklin &
Herschorn, are members of a corrmiittee investigating
the eastern St. John county lakes
and streams with a view to improving trout
and salmon fishing. Both are directors of
the local branch of the New Brunswick Fish
and Game Protective Ass'n.
" Theatres in the mining areas looked forward
to new vigor at the boxoffice when the
14-week coal strike w'as settled for a raise of
$1 per day, but two days after the settlement
the miners were called out again for two
|i weeks.
Al Foster, manager of the Community in
Yarmouth for eight years before it closed recently,
has become advertising manager of a
Yarmouth company that publishes a weekly
site for the Paramount in Halifax
has been fenced in and work on the building
will be started even before the Orpheus
is razed. The new theatre will be considerably
larger than the one it replaces and work
on the rear section can continue without interfering
with the Orpheus.
The Gaiety in Halifax augmented a recent
Thursday double bill with a stage show featuring
local talent . . . Rumors have it that
important changes wUl soon be made at two
of the local exchanges.
Theatre Reported Unlikely
On Toronto's Centre Island
TORONTO—Centre island, used for generations
as a summer resort and playground,
apparently will not have a theatre. Al
Samuels of Toronto applied for a permit to
construct the theatre on the city-owned island
which forms the Toronto harbor, but a number
of summer-re.sort residents drew up a
petition against the project. Faced with the
protest, the parks committee decided to
withhold the application pending further
study. This decision was taken to mean a
rejection of the permit.
BOXOFFICE June 28, 1947
Toronto Slill Seeing
MONTREAL
rafltlOf C TlTllirf nf PI* /^onKTatulatlons to Tom Dowblggln of Para-
1 ailllCi d lJaUl|lliC;i v.' ,„„„„t „„ ^jg winning record .
Danger" at the Plaza, both British releases, Owen Lightstone succeeds him here,
did best. "Ramrod" did well at the Hastings,
which is always a sure market for outdoor Visitors: Edward St. Pierre, owner of the
films. Lasarre Theatre at Lasarre, Abitibi: Armand
r- . I fi. T V. ^ 11 Mj/ni s„=,„„= Champagne, Asbestos, proprietor of the
^"''"'^
S^sC^-^^R^aJr^d" ruiv'^ThT'iU^w'o.i
ClubhSuse Theatre there and of the Royal,
in Mexico (Col) Good East Angus; E. St. Jacques, owner of the
Orpheum-Suddenly It's Spring (Para) Fair
capitol, Thurso; Carl Brock, Princess, Cow-
'^'TRtpr '...'':..''---. M ansvUle; P. Beaumonsour, Royal, Louiseville:
Plaza—Green lor Danger (E-L), Little Tom Trow, Imperial, Three Rlvers.
Iodine (UA) Good
''¥Le'Tewel's'^r'Br^'?enrurg'°20th-7o^x)....Modera.e Florence Charticr is a new stenographer
Vogue—Hungry Hill (EL) Good at Monogram . . . Miss R. Pellatt, cashier at
Empire-Universal, is spending two weeks at
^ , „, „, , „, Old Orchard, Me.. Boston, New York and
Continued Wet Weather blows
Atlantic City . . . Alf Perry, E-U general man-
Trade in Downtown Calgary ager, was in town Thomas, promoter
of the Aqua-Follies, was injured at the
.
CALGARY—Continued wet weather early
porum ui rnaking a 78-foot dive into a tank
in the week held up business in downtown
^^ water striking a wire on his way down,
theatres which was off last weekend. "Odd
Man Out" opened well at midweek at the ^^^.^ ^g^g jjj. ^^^ jvirs. John Ogilvie, bet-
Grand and built up. Critics and discerning
jgj, i^^own as Johnny Coy, Hollywood dancer,
patrons raved over the work of character
^^^^ Dorothy Babb, danseuse. who came here
players. 'Walt Disney's "Song of the South"
^^^ ^ 4 500-mile motor trip from Hollywood
also did weU. Suburban houses reported de-
^^^ ^^.^^'^ ^^ j^j^^g ^^ieii baby baptized at Kencided
slump, blaming garden and outdoor
si^gton Presbyterian church of which they
activity. Exception the west end Tivoli where
gj.g j^embers
"Madonna of the Seven Moons" played capacity
for two weeks.
Capitol—Song oi the South (RKO) Good Opposite Swedish Star
Grand—Odd Man Out (U-I) Good
, ,. . t^ ivi ,„o„ t«
Palace-Angel and the Badman (Rep); Spjiiors 'Warners has slated Dennis Morgan to
oi the North (Rep) Fair
Palace-Love and Learn (WB); Magmf.ce it
Rogue (nep) ^"
"^
toollne Opposite the Swedish star, 'Viveca
Lindfors. in "To the Victor."
WAHOO
America's Finest Screen Game
HOLLYWOOD AMUSEMENT CO., 831 S. WABASH AVE., CHICAGO
119

"
1 I '
Peters and Robinelle
Seek Key City Sites
TORONTO
\X7alt Disney, his wife and friends motored
through here on a holiday trip to visit
Goderich, Ont.. the birthplace of his father,
CALGARY—On an inspection tour of the
which the film cartoon producer had never
west to loolc over renovation and construction
on Odeon units, George V. Peters, vice-
seen. After a stay there, Disney proceeded
to Hollywood to check on studio conditions.
president, and Alan Robinette. secretary of
He declared that the strike at the Technicolor
laboratory had held up considerable
Odeon Theatres stopped here last week.
Peters said they were looking over some suitable
sites in key cities, with the object of
work. His own schedule of short subjects
was 30 units behind time, and he said he had
buying. He denied the newspaper story of
been forced to lay off 350 of his own staff of
last month that Odeon had made any offer
1,000 persons. Disney said "Cinderelte" and
to the Hull estate for the large stone Grain
"Alice in Wonderland" were ready for release.
exchange building, and added that two days
earlier they had bought a suitable site on
Scott street in Reglna. He said they would
The Arthur Rank Queensway studio in
check 6n construction work of new theatres
Islington is preparing to make an Eagle-Lion
in West Vancouver and Victoria.
feature, "Rainbow Ridge." Outdoor sequences
Peters gave credit to his fellow vice-president,
Leonard Brockington. for inspiring J.
will be shot at Niagara Falls, at the Calgary
Stampede in July and possibly at the Duke
Arthur Rank with the idea of investing in
of Windsor's ranch in Alberta.
Canadian theatres. This occurred during a
London visit made by Brockington early in
Alexander M. Huston died at his home in
the war on behalf of the Dominion government.
nearby Manila at 71. He was a brother of
Walter Huston, the screen and stage star.
Burial took place at Orangeville, the original
home of the Hustons. Walter was unable to
Two Full Page Co-Op Ads attend the funeral because he was engaged
in location work in California on a picture.
Promoted in Brantford, Ont.
Martin Simpson, formerly with Theatre
BRANTFORD, ONT.—The Expositor produced
a brace of full page co-op ads with two
Confections. Ltd., an affiliate of Famous
Players Canadian Corp., has been appointed
theatres.
to succeed Lloyd Gurr as manager of the
Oldtime stuff was revived for a page on
Century at Hamilton. Gurr recently turned
"The Good Old Days," a feature made up
to the summer hotel business . . . President
of odds and ends from early film days, which
J. J. Fitzgibbons of Famous Players is again
played at the Brant. In this page, which had
a grandfather, a boy having been born to Mr.
advertLsem,ents of long-e.stablished firms.
and Mrs. J. J. Fizgibbons jr., Toronto. It's
the sweep line across the top read: "Famous
their second son.
Stars and Scenes of Yesterday Return in
'The Good Old Days.' " Four illustrations Monogram Pictures. New York, has renewed
from the film were used in the news section. its Canadian distribution contract for tw.)
The .second co-op page was for a contest years with Oscar Hanson's Monogram Pictures
of Canada. Ltd., after a revision of
spon.sored by the newspaper and the Esquire,
for which the Expositor provided cash prizes previous terms with the company understood
and the theatre contributed passes. Readers to be controlled by J. Arthur Rank . . . Richard
Freeman, 65, popular manager of the
were asked to scan the many advertisements
to name the five business establishments Pix, a suburban theatre, died, leaving a
using certain slogans. There were approximately
60 store ads on the page.
wife, three sons and two daughters.
Theatre Holding Corp., operating the Allen
chain in Ontario, has announced a theatre
Model in 'I Love You'
project at Kapuskasing, a pulp and paper
Former Conover model Karen X. Gaylord town in northern Ontario. The house, to
has been inked for a role In Columbia's "I seat 750 persons, is scheduled to be started
Love V'lU " (';irly in August.
Picnic Boosts Fund
Of Film Pioneers
TORONTO—The industry had a
great day
June 20 when exchange and theatre executives,
their families and friends, turned ouC
at Mavety's Circle M ranch at nearby Kleinj
burg for the picnic and field day of th
Canadian Picture Pioneers. Proceeds fron
the sale of SI tickets and from various eventi
were added to the organization's benevolen
fund, which now has 315,000.
A number of companies declared a ha
holiday for the outing so that a maximu
number of employes could attend. The
enjoyed a program of contests, sports and
dance. More than 300 prizes were promote
The baseball game was between exhibitor
and distributors. The outcome is still mooQ
because no one had brought an adding ma
chine.
O. R. Hanson, president, and Ray Lewis,
secretary of the Pioneers were in charge of
the activities. Head man on the ticket committee
was Don Gauld, district manager of
Odeon Theatres. Tickets were sold throughout
the province.
OTTAWA
flccompanied by his wife. J. J. Fitzgibbons,
president of Famous Players Canadian
Corp.. was here for the Marian congress . . .
Maurice Anka, 23-year-old son of a local
businessman and a graduate of Ottawa college,
has gone to Hollywood to discuss a contract
with a film producing company. Anka,
who tried his hand at professional boxing in
New York, made a trip to Hollywood several
months ago, but decided to wait for a while
because of the strike situation there. Ottawa's
previous contribution to the screen was
Suzanne Cloutier, who already has had several
supporting roles including a speaking
part in "Temptation.
The whole graduating class of nurses at
the Ottawa Civic hospital were guests of the
class of 1948 at a performance in the FPC
Capitol. After the show, a party was held
in the reception hall of the nurses residence.
Manager Gordon Bcavis of the Centre has
arranged a midnight preview of "The Egg
and I" for June 30, the night before the
Dominion day holiday. The picture will play
a regular engagement at the theatre some
time later.
;i
I
.\ITF,M» I'AK.X.MOIM (OWKMION—I'ii lurid hen- at the annual convention
of Taramount riim Srrvior of ('anail;i in Toronto arc, left to right, .seated: Mickey
Stevonson, \'anri:uvi'i- ho«»i'. \'anrouvi'r i»rancli manager; Oscar Mi>rRan,
short sulijccts sales nian:it;cr; ('iiriloM l.iKlitstonc. Canadian general manaRcr; Charles
M. IteaKan. vice president in charKc of distribution: Curtis >II(ehell, puhlleitv. arivertlsluK
anil exploit. ition ilircctor: Tom DowliiKKin, Montreal branch manager, and Kuss
.Simpson, Toriinlo l)ianch manager: slanilinK. .lames Dclanev. Toronto salesman; Win
Barron, in charge of Canadian public relations: II.

OFFICE BAROMETER • EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY
jj
mTURE CHART • REVIEW DIGEST • SHORTS CHART
CBTS REVIEWS • FEATURE REVIEWS • EXPLOITIPS BookinGuid
—
BOXOFFICE
FIRST RUN REPORTS
This chart shows the records made by
key cities
pictures in five or more of the 21
checked. As new runs are reported, ratings
are added and overages revised.
BAROMETER
TOP HIT OF THE WEEK
Miracle on 34th Street
Boston 200
Chicago 130
Computed in terms oi percentage in
relations to normal grosses. With 100
par cent as "normal." the figures
how the percentage above or below
that mark.
Abie's Irish Rose (UA)

EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY
ABOUT
PICTURES
Just as the Barometer page shows first run reports on current pictures, this
department is devoted for the most part to reports on subsequent runs, made by
exhibitors themselves. A one-star contributor is new, two stars mean the exhibitor
has been writing in for six months or longer, and a three-star contributor is a
regular of one year or more, who receives a token of our appreciation. All exhibitors
welcome.
COLUMBIA
Dead Reckoning (Col)—Humphrey Bogart,
Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky. Humphrey
Bogart always has meant extra business with
J6, but when they are a month late with the
crops, it takes more than Bogart to get them
in Played Mon., Tues. Weather Warm—Harland
Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, ^Ont^.
Small town and rural patronage.
For the Love of Rusty (Col)—Ted Donaldson,
Tom Powers, Ann Doran. I believe this is
the best picture of the Rusty series to date,
but 1 didn't do much business, as the farmers
are too busy between rains trying to get the
corn planted. Ran one night on Family Night,
at reduced admissions, and just made film
rental. Played Tuesday only. Weather;
Warm, humid.—Carl E. Pehlman, Rio Theatre,
Edinburg, III. Rural and small town patronage.
Gallant lourney (Col)—Glenn Ford, Janet
Blair, Charles Ruggles. This was quite well
received. Most of the comment was good.
Children seemed to like it very much and it is
clean. Played Sun., Mon., Tues. Weather;
Rainy.—M. W. Mattecheck, Mack and Lark
theatres, McMinnville, Ore. City and country
patronage.
Hit the Hay (Col)—Judy Canova, Ross Hunter,
Fortunio Bonanova. The Columbia salesman
advised me not to play this as it was a
floperoo in the large towns. I played it single
bill on a Sunday to 200 per cent. What a picture
does in a large town doesn't mean a
thing here. Played Sunday. Weather; Fair.—
L. D. Montgomery, Tex Theatre, Poth, Tex^
Small town and rural patronage.
Mr. DiBfrict Attorney (Col)—Dennis O'Keefe,
Adolphe Menjou, Marguerite Chapman. This
made a fine topside feature. Enough action
and mystery to please all, with Michael O'Shea
getting in some of the brighter moments. Some
names to draw with, and business was good.
Played Wed., Thurs. Weather; Good.—R. D.
Fisher, Star Theatre, Willow Springs, Mo^
Rural and small town patronage.
Over the Santa Fe Trail (Col)—Ken Curtis,
lenniler Holt, Guy Kibbee. We can't get away
with the Hoosier Hotshots here, for some unknown
reason The picture itself was okay.
Bank night as added draw failed. Played
Wednesday Weather: Warm—D. W. Trisko,
Ritz Theatre. Jerome, Ariz. Mining patronage.
Renegades (Col)— Evelyn Keyes, Willard
Parker. Larry Parks. This is a good picture
with lots of action, but due to everyone trying
to get the crops in, we didn't enjoy business.
Played Thurs . Fri., Sat —Harland Rankin,
Joy Theatre, BolhwoU, Ont. Small town
and rural patronage.
Thrill oJ Braxil (Col)— Evelyn Keyes, Keenan
Wynn, Ann Miller. An okay programmer with
a good western to draw them in. Too much
music and too long and too high. It won't
stand alone in small action situations. Played
Fri., Sat. Weather; Warm—Rahl & Hanson,
California Theatre, Kerman, Calif
and rural patronage
FILM CLASSICS
Small town
Sons of the Desert (FC) — Reissue. Stan
Laurel, Oliver Hardy. Who was the dope that
said Laurel and Hardy were washed up?
What two comics in show bu.sines3 can pack
so many good, clean laughs in 70 minutes as
Laurel and Hardy? I ran this with a cartoon
show to a capacity house, and it was thoroughly
enjoyed by all—even the ones who had to
aland up in the roar. You can have Abbott
and Costello, Carson and Morgan, etc., but
well take Laurel and Hardy. Played Tuesday
only. Weather: Warm.—Carl E. Pehlman,
Rio Theatre, Edinburg, 111. Rural and small
town patronage.
FAVORITE FILMS CORP.
Daniel Boone (FF) — Reissue. George
O Brien, Heather Angel. Doubled with "Windjammer"
but these two oldies were sold to me
as a program and I thought they would be
very good. I didn't know until 1 got the preview
that both pictures starred the same man
(George O'Brien). If I had split these they
would have been okay. The prints were good
but the sound was muffled in spots. Played
Fri., Sat. Weather: Warm.—Rahl & Hanson,
California Theatre, Kerman, Calif. Small town
and rural
patronage.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
Bad BoBcomb (MGM)—Wallace Beery, Margaret
O'Brien, Marjorie Main. This is a good
western with plenty of action and did good
business. Played Fri., Sat. Weather; Good.
E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey,
Okla. Small town patronage.
Gallant Bess (MGM)—Marshall Thompson,
George Tobias, Clem Bevans. I don't know
why MGM folks have been keeping this picture
under their hats—this picture rates a good
deal of preselling such as "The Yearling" has
been receiving. It is excellent entertainment
all the way through, and I would be extremely
happy to run one like it every day 61 the
week. The Cinecolor is very good and compares
favorably with Technicolor for outdoor
features. Business was good. Played Sun.,
Mon. Weather: Fair and warm.—Carl E. Pehlman,
Rio Theatre, Edinburg, 111. Rural and
small town patronage.
Holiday in Mexico (MGM)—Walter Pidgeon,
Jose Iturbi, Ilona Massey. An expensive picture—beautiful
color, good acting, superb
music—and it all added up to a total loss
Tex Theatre at Poth
Strictly Family-Run
T D. Montgomery of the Tex Theatre at
" Poth, Texas has had this situation for
the past year only, but started In theatre
business at the age of 15, in 1928. His
theatre is completely family operated, for
Montgomery acts as projectionist, his
wife is cashier, his daughter "works the
door," and there is an automatic popcorn
vendor.
No time for outside business activities
with this kind of setup, but Montgomery
lists his hobby as books— in fact, he admits
to being a "bookworm."
As the exhibitor's major problem today,
he lists, "Working for the distributor."
"It is no longer correct to say, "1 have
a nice little setup in this town"—the correct
thing to say is that the distributors
liavr a nice little setup in thLs town,"
Montgomery contends.
"I put up the investment and they get
their profit, rain or shine, baseball game
or not. Yep, it's a nice .setup— for them.
"But I have enough films bought up to
l.-ist into next year, so the film salesmen
who visit me In the future are going to
meet a guy with lots of sales resistance.
Kither the prices go down or I buy from
the next guy. It is surprising how they
really reduce prices to make a sale after
assuring one all day that they are quoting
the minimum price."
—
Must Sing Through Noses —^
Or Not Call It Singing 'm
ROMANCE OF THE WEST (PRC)-
Eddie Dean, Joan Barton, Emmett Lynn.
I think these Eddie Dean westerns are
tops but he seems to sing too well for onr
patrons. Dean has a fine voice but not
too much action. For my class of trade,
a cowboy must sing through his nose or
he isn't singing. Played Sun., Mon.
Weather: Warm.—Rahl & Hanson, California
Theatre, Kerman, Calif. Small
town and rural
patronage.
here. This is the lowest grosser we have evo
had, no exceptions. We try to tell them Iho
we can't sell ct musical in this town but no
body listens to me, and no adjustment offered
when I ask for it. Played Tues., Wed., Thura'
Weather; Fair and warm.—Rahl & Hanson
California Theatre, Kerman, Calif. Small tov
and rural patronage.
Secret Heart, The (MGM)—Claudette
bert, Walter Pidgeon, June AUyson. This is 1
good drama but a little heavy for a smtf
town. Business was fair. Played Wed., Thur
Weather: Good.—E. M. Freiburger. Paramou
Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Small town -"
age.
MONOGRAM
Gentleman loe Palooka (Mono)—Leon En
Elyse Knox, Guy Kibbee. A popular title
good draw. Business was very good and
picture enjoyed by both young and old wil
our usual western. Played Fri., Sat. Weafh6"
Warm.—Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, T"
bury, Ont. Small town and rural palro
age.
Gentleman Joe Palooka (Mono)—Leon
_
rol, Elyse Knox, Guy Kibbee. This drew vep
well, due to the comic strip following in th
papers. Played Sunday. Weather; Warm.-:
D. W. Trisko, Ritz Theatre, Jerome, Ariz,
ing patronage.
Shanghai Cobra (Mono)—Sidney ToW
Benson Fong, Joan Barclay. A satisfacto
second feature for any double bill. Monogrc
makes good programmers. Doubled wi|
"Drifting Along" to fair Fri., Sat. busine
Weather; Spring —Carl E. Pehlman, Rio The
tre, Edinburg, 111. Rural and small town "
tronage.
PARAMOUNT
Two Years Before the Masf (Para)—/
Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix.
picture does not appeal to farmers and
town trade. They would rather see a pie
with a horse, dog or steer in it. This is ^
thing I find hard to understand since thoyj
and work with animals all day. It looks 0(^
they would like a change. Made expense
Played Wed., Thurs. Weather: Fair.— L D.
Montgomery, Tex Theatre, Poth, Tex. Smc
town and rural patronage.
Two Years Before the Mast (Para)—/
Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix._
was an especially good picture but it
the first chance our farmers had to gel on
land so they just didn't turn out. Plc
Mon., Tues., Wed.—Harland Rankin, Joy
tre, Bothwell, Ont. Small town and
patronage.
PRO PICTURES
Dana Ane
Kit Corson (PRO—Reissue.
Ion Hall. This is just what the doctor ordq
A new print and new advertising, plus a
cast, made this a very appealing picture. G*
us more of this type of reissue. Played Sul
Mon. Weather: Good.—Ralph Raspa, State
Theatre, RivesviUe, W. Va. Rural and smoU
town patronage.
Prairie Badmen (PRO—Buster Crabbe, Al
"Fuzzy" St, John, Patricia Knox. We have
found westerns for weekends are always demanded,
so this was another western. Dou-
BOXOFFICE BookinGuide June 28. 19
*

: ways
.' burger.
BOXOFFICE BookinGuide June 28, 1947
bled ;t with "Gentleman Joe Palooka" (Mono)
;o double business. Played Fri., Sat. Weather;
Warm.— Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury,
^ Ont. Small town and rural patron-
• • •
age.
RKO RADIO
Criminal Court (RKO) — Tom Conway,
Martha ODriscoU, Robert Armstrong. An
above-average 60-m^nule feature that pleased
all. Played Fri., Sat. Weather: Rain.—Ralph
Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. Rural
and small town patronage.
* *
*
Genius at Work (RKO)—Wally Brown, Alan
Carney, Anne lelfreys, A well liked feature
that furnished enough laughs for an hour
shov/. Lately I've had nothing but murder
mysteries and this was really a relief. Played
.Fri.. Sal. Weather; Good.—Ralph Raspa,
Amall town patronage.
* * *
San Quentin (RKO)—Lawrence Tierney, Barton
MacLane, Marian Carr. 1 did average busi-
,ness on this prison picture, which is only pro-
If
^
Receipts Were Double
On This Double Bill
BORN FOr'tROUBLE (WB)—ReUsue.
Van Johnson, Faye Emerson, George
IMeeker. Doubled with the documentary,
"Appointment in Tokyo," this doubleheader
brought the boxoffice receipts up
double—why, I don't know. It was one of
those situations where you don't expect to
do much but sure enough you do better
than average. Played Fri., Sat. Weather:
Clear.—C. M. Garrett, Yandell Theatre,
El Paso, Tex. Family patronage. *
gram fare of the B type, despite what the
salesman said and the radio ballyhoo on it.
Played Fri., Sat. Weather; Good.—E. M. Frei-
Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla.
Small town patronage.
* * *
REPUBLIC
Along the Navajo Trail (Rep)—Roy Rogers,
George "Gabby"- Hayes, Dale Evans. Roy
{ Rogers' first picture in Bothwell and business
y was no good—sorry. I thought Roy was altops.
Our farmers could have been too
busy. Played Thurs., Fri., Sat. Weather; Warm.
—Harland Rankin, Joy Theatre, Bothwell, Ont.
General patronage.
* * *
Angel and the Badman (Rep)—John Wayne,
Gail Russell, Harry Carey. This went over
very nicely and satisfied most of my customers.
They like outdoor pictures with ac-
•• lion, clean and wholesome. Played Thurs.,
Fri., Sat. Weather; Fair.—M. W. Mattecheck,
^•"
Mack and Lark theatres, McMinnville, Ore.
City and country patronage. * • «
Yellow Rose of Texas, The (Rep)—Roy Rog-
'.,
ers. Dale Evans, Bob Nolan. Just a little too
much music in this one to satisfy our bloodi
and-thunder fans. The action was confined to
r a minimum and the music to a maximum.
Dale Evans sang more songs than Roy did
'
( and we would much rather watch her than
; Mr. Rogers any old day. She has what it
' takes. Played Fri., Sat. Weather: Very good,
i —Dinkle & LeMaster, Ken Theatre, Raceland,
*
Ky. Rural and small town patronage.
I
SCREEN GUILD
Rolling Home (SG)—Jean Parker, Russell
Hayden, Pamela Blake. I could use about
three of these a week. My only complaint is
the high price—it's a small town natural.
Played Fri., Sat. Weather; Good.—Ralph
Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. Small
town patronage,
• * «
20th
CENTURY-FOX
Carnival in Costa Rica (20th-Fox)—Dick
Haymes, Vera-EUen, Cesar Romero. A picture
in the lower bracket that pleased here
with our large Spanish population. Definitely
—
not a bad show for any situation. Play
Mon., Tues. Weather; Warm—D. W. Triskc
Ritz Theatre, Jerome, Ariz. Mining patronage.
Diamond Horseshoe (20th-Fox) — Betty
Grable, Dick Haymes. This is tops in its particular
class. My patrons all liked it and it
should do business anywhere. Played Thurs.,
Fri., Sat. Weather: Good.— S. C. Onerheim,
Community Theatre, Luseland, Sask. Small
*
town and rural patronage.
* *
Razor's Edge, The (20th-Fox)—Tyrone Power,
Gene Tierney, John Payne. A good show but
a little English accent or French and the
Mexican people stay awqy. This drew fairly
well despite the accent. Played Fri., Sat.
Weather: Okay.—D. W. Trisko, Ritz Theatre,
Jerome, Ariz. Mining patronage.
* *
Return of Frank James. The (20th-Fox)—
Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper.
This followed "Jesse James" by one week on
the advice of the Fox booker, who steered me
right. I hoped with the advance publicity that
this was given by the run of "Jesse James,"
that it would do better than its predecessor. I
was disappointed again but I wasn't hurt.
Played Sun., Mon. Weather; Warm.—Rahl &
Hanson, California Theatre, Kerman, Calif.
Small town patronage.
UNITED ARTISTS
Chase. The (UA)—Robert Cummings,
Michele Morgan, Peter Lorre. After reading
varied reports on this I didn't know what to
figure. This is a very good picture and has
enough action to keep the small town patron
from walking out. The first night was poor,
the second night better. Some complaine.d
they were not able to understand the picture.
Star names are missing but the picture has
everything else. Played Tues., Wed., Thurs.
Weather: Warm.—Rahl

EATURE CHART
Feature productions, listed by company, in order oj release. Number in square is no
release date. Production numier is at right. Number in parentheses is running tin
furnished by home oiiice ol distributor; checkup with local exchanges is recommei
R— is review date. PG—is Picture Guide page number. Symbol O indicates BOXOF
Blue Ribbon Award Winner, Symbol O indicates color photography.
AUGUST 3

CHECK RUNNING TIME WITH LOCAL EXCHANGES
r:^NffiER
J8
Jl Drtnt 7002
|«r.T JOURNEY THE THRILL OF
Ipt 14—l'U-76a BRAZIL
Kvel>n Ktyes
|o> H'Dr-Hyi 7041
Kfen;iri \Vy«n
iOVED
Ann MllliT
I V

I
-
I
EATURE CHART
OVEMBER 23
(B^) Drami 706
NO SMART PEOPLE
irlllf Ball
ihn liodlak
—Juno IB—Pn-T3«
NOVEMBER 30
y
(SS) WMtCTO Ifi2 |5] (7J) Musical S24
;RROR TRAIL
BETTY CO-EO
Mrlw HlJifffll
Jean Portef
nllty IliirneKe
Shirley Mills
-Noi. 6—PO-764 H—Not. 30—PO-767
(68) Corned; 604 5^ (68) Mjiterj 607
I
RINGING UP FATHER THE TRAP
Sidney loler
le Yule
.M.inton Mtireland
tnle Itlano
Victor Sen Yoiinf
—«rl. 19—POT89
R—Jan 11— PO-779
DECEMBER 7
DECEMBER 14
CHECK RUNNING TIME WITH LOCAL EXCHANGES
DECEMBER 21
DECEMBER 28
JANUARY 4
JANUARY
(69) Mysten 822
Jl 5^ (61) Western 863 (64) Mus-Com 804
[|]
(69)
BOSTON BLACKIE ANO THE FIGHTING
sTngin' in the corn
BLONOIE'S 8t|
THE LAW
I
FRONTIERSMAN
inly Canota
MOMENT
It— liec. U— PO-772 Slarretl-BiirneUe
II—Jan. 4—PO-777
Penny Singlei
g (88) Weat-Muj) 854 Rgj (69) M'drama 828 ^ (91) MeI'drana 829
Artiiiir Lake
I-arry Sin
LONE STAR
ALIAS MR. TWILIGHT THE RETURN OF
Marjorie Kal
MOONLIGHT
MIcliael Dmne
MONTE CRISTO
IJ— Dec 21-
11— Jai. 4— P(i-777 II—Jan 4— PO-777 11—Sot. 30—P(J-767
(UTi Drama 709 2^ (83) Comedy 708
(135) Mus-Dr 710 (99)
THE SECRET HEART THE SHOW-OFF
STILL THE CLOUDS
©GALLANT
riitiidene Collien
Ked Bkeltun
ROLL BY
Marshall Ttaoa
Aaller PIdgeon
Marilyn Maxwell
Itoberi Walkec
George Toblaa
nine Allyson
It—Aui 17— PO-743
Van Henin
Clem Betam
'lulierl Slerllng
Lucille Bremer
Donald Curtli
K— No». 30— PO-767
V;in Johnson
It—Jan. 25
tiidy Garland
It-Not. 23— PG-:65
m (63) Act-Com 606 Reissue:
(76) Dr-Mus 606 sS (55) Outdr-Mui 681
[Tj (87) Drama 609
ra (67) Wealem 613
IP ^
MR HEX
SWEETHEART OF SONG OF THE SIERRAS
(81) CImj
GINGER
RIDING THE
Leii (luife)
SILVER STALLION SIGMA CHI
mio> \*akely
Krank Allierlaun
CALIFORNId
lliiniz Hall
ttavid Shiirpe
Kljse Knol
re "Ussi-s" White
Barbar;! Iteed
ibert RolindJ
II— lifc. 21— P()-773 Leriiy .Vlasun
I'hil Krllo
lean Carlln
Johnny Calkins
I lies Coop«r
I'hil llegan
It— Apr. 19— Pn-812 'rank Yaci
It -Dec 7—Pa-770
. ;M
iH
m
w- *'
1 k
9 (98) Bet nrun 4601
MO YEARS BEFORE
THE MAST
Ian iJidd
ininm llendll
rlan Imnletj
arry Flmerald
—All!
.11—pans
(B7) Weitern 74J |8) (74) Drama
gj
FARS OVER TEXAS
LADY CHASER
Ittdn-rl Lowery
ildle lienn
\nn Savage
oscoe Aie?t
'ilrley PalterHon
—Dec. 28— P(I-77B
(172) Drama 751
]]
HE BEST YEARS OF
OUR LIVES
yrna l.oy
redric March
una Andrews
Wrlehl
iresii
— Ilec. 7— Pfi-769
a (68) Com-Miu 603
FFAIRS OF
GERALOINE
— Noi. :!l) -P(i 7liS
1] (69) Outdr-Mu9 681
lOUX CITY SUE
ftie Aillry
—Hit 7— I'll T70
^
(95) Mi«-Dr 791
vjOSong of the
SOUTH
l(ohl)y Driscnil
Litjinii Piitten
lliiih Warrick
ll_Nov. 2— P(!-"fl2
m |T3) •uldr-Miu 7D6
3WILD WESI
Kildlr llcaD
VI l.a Kue
llobert "Biiliy" Henry
II— Dec 7—PO-:69
m (117) Drama 601
OIVE ALWAYS LOVED
YOU
II—Sept.
7— PCTlil
[s] (67) Outdr 5503
CJOUT CALIFORNIA
WAY
1!— n.i- 21— l'(i-773
(60) Drama 4609
|j]
MY DOG SHEP
'I'lim Neal
William Farniim
It— Die 21—l'n-774
|l] (132) Com-Dr 781
ITS A WONDERFUL
LIFE
l.tmes Sleviart
I lonna Heed
Lionel Barrymore
It— Dec. 21— P(i-774
(1*41 Muilcal 4602
v7©BLUE SKIES
Blng Crosljy
Kred Astalre
loan Cauirielu
Hilly D< « •!..
• ilgfl San Juan
It—8ipt 28— HO- 7 54
Group 3
Group 3
(r.2) Drama 714 (f>l) Drama
DICK TRACY VS. THE FALCON'S
CUEBALL
ADVENTURE
Miirg.in Conuay
I'lim Citnway
Anne Jellreys
Madge Meredith
l.yle Latell
iCdward S. Brophy
It—Nov. 9—PG-764 R— Dec. 28— PG-7
15] (71) Dr-Com 604 Sa (95) Drama 533
FABULOUS SUZANNE rHAT BRENNAN GIRL
It.irliara Itritlon
It— Dec. 14— Pr.-T:2
If- Dec 28- P(:-775
g (56) Western 662
1^ (70) Outdr-Mus 543 STAGECOACH TO
DENVER
HELOORAOO
Mian Lane
Itoy Itogers
li-^an. 11—PG-780
-Jan. 4-I'r.-777
^ (65) Drama 4612
RENEGADE GIRL
Ann Savage
Alan Curtis
R—Feb. 8—PG-787
715
^ (83) Coniedr^
CROSS MY HEAUT
11.1 ty Hull"
.Sonny 'Did-
Mlcbael O
It— Not .'
Kii 1:4 1 Dru
Qghihouse
hilui
luiie
l.ltel
Ijing
|l^ (56)
BORN rp SP
1:—Jan 25
Group 3
I (ill I Cm
VACATION IM
J.ick Haley
.Vnne Jeffreys
Wally Brown
It— (let. 13
ft
I-
li
(I
H
L
«
In
(02) Miis-Pant 649
QWAKE UP AND
DREAM
.Iinif llauT
lohn Payne
rharlotle Greenwood
Connie Marshall
U— Not. 30—PO-788
(CO) Dr.iraa 648
DANGEROUS MILLIONS
Kent Taylor
Dona Drake
Tula BIrell
James Tlnllng
Leonard Strong
It— Dec. 14—P(3-T71
(95) Drama 702
13 RUE MADELEINE
James Cagney
Annabclla
Richard Conte
W.ilter Abel
Krank Latlmore
R—Dec. 28—PO-775
Rlftttilt
(Kill) DraarS
LES MISERABLB
lieilric M.ircll
(101) Dri
STANLEY AND;
LIVINGSTOr
Spencer Tracy
ig
S (88) Drama
'HE CHASE
CummlnKa
tfibert
illrhrle Morgan
|_()rl 19— PO-769
[yl
(65) Comedy
5USIE STEPS OUT
;'ipiiius r,-iid»eii
Daild Bruce
N'lta Hunter
II—Nov. 23— Pri-766
^ (96) Com-Dr
ABIE'S IRISH ROSE
loanne Dru
Richard Norrls
R—Not. 30—PQ-767
(118) Drama 604
TEMPTATION
Mrrlf Oberon
(Jporite Brent
I'liarli's Korvin
Paul l.iikns
R—Not. 2—Pa-T61
(86) iTiai
SWELL GUV
^..iiiiy Tufl-
Ann nljlh
It— IKC. II — I't!-I7
B .(86) Drama 607
THE VERDICT
Syilnc) Ufrenitrret
IVrrr hirrc
' •
: Trlnii
rnnl'tiirli
liail
u . . 'Ji— pn 7HI1
Riiiiuti:
[t] (127) Drama 608
KINGS ROW
Sheriilan lliMRan
[7] (72) M'drama 609
WILD BILL NICKOK
RIDES
llr'i.'.' (',ih(it-r Dfnni'U
ra (105) Musical 610
OTHE TIME, THE PLACE
AND THE GIRL
Dennif Morgan
Jack Carson
Janls Paige
Martha VIrJiers
R— Dec 14—PG-772
(n] (98)
IHE MAN
III. I
liiilierl
l.iip
.\ndrea
M
f
llriice
II— Dec.
(110) Drama
OOUEL IN THE SUN
Itiintfer Jones
i;.,,:Mrv Peek
hi.i'i'li Collcn
l.l-m.l llarrymore
II -Jm 11 I'll T SO
X (86) Drami
l/l
Prest Ige
P BRIEF ENCOUNTER
t^ Celia Jolinson
Cm Trevor ll^^^.ud
OQ It— Am: :il— I'd 718
(70)Melndrama
Engllih
THE RAIDER
H—Sept 2S—PC-;
(89) Drama
Eng. Film?
MAN FROM MOROCCO
Anton Wnlbrook
It—Jan 4— l'(;-77a
(80) Melodrama
Four Cont.
MURDER IN REVERSE
R—Jan. 4— PC-778
(40) Doc-Dr
Fng. Films
OIARY FOR TIMOTHY
John Gleigud
Dame Myrc Hess
R—Jan. 1.8—rG-782
o
1
((!»)
Mi-C*
II, -,1(1
BOY, WHAT A 61
U—Feb. I.-.—PO^
(i;,')l Doc-I oc-I^l
E11H_ iihM
CITIZEN SAB
SAVl
0—sn
K— May 10—PI

: ARY
18
il— l'O-T80
Draaa
i ITY McGURK
I
f«r>
Irarrll
\-TK)lr
BLIND SPOT
I'lit'sltT Morris
ri)nsl;iiice Howling
Si IS en IJeray
It—Keb 8—PO-787
.T\ (83) Corned} 714
LOVE LAUGHS AT
ANDY HARDY
Ndckey Kooney
Uuls Stone
llonlta Granville
It— Dec. 7— Pr.-769
FEBRUARY 15 FEBRUARY 22
^ (87) Mus-Dr
CIGARETTE GIRL
l.i'slie llronks
ll_|,>b 15— l'U-78U
[is] (63) We«t-Mui
OVER THE SANTA FE
TRAIL
H— Mar. 1— 1'0-796
|4] (93) Drum 715
MY BROTHER TALKS
TO HORSES
Butch Jenkins
Peter Law ford
Beverly Tyler
I!— Nov. 23— PO-7e6
(lOdi Mvs-llr 83(1
DEAD RECKONING
lliimplirey Hogarl
l.lzahcih ScotI
li—Jan 18 -l'(!-781
FEATURE CHAR!
J^ARCH 1
(«:!) Mys-llr
MR. DISTRICT
ATTORNEY
llcimis (I Keele
M-irituerlte Chaiiman
\ilo1|ilie Menjou
Mlrliacl D'Shca
11— Jan 11— PO-779
^
832
ilepnnt
(116) Dramt 713
BOOM TOWN
Clark Cable
Spencer Tracy
Hedy Lamarr
MARCH 8
(66) Mystery 819
U]
THIRTEENTH HOUR
Itlchard Ills
It—Feb.
22—PO-792
(64) Western B66
[I]
LONE HAND TEXAN
It— Mar. 8—PU-799
(112) Drama 716
UTHE BEGINNING OR
THE END
Hubert Walker
Turn Drake
Brian Iionlevy
Audrey Totter
R—Mar. 1— PO-794
WkUtd 561
OF THE
|itet BruuQ
Btltoa
(68) TeeD-Ager 611
VACATION DAYS
uiie I'rel-sier
Kreddte Slewaa
l''rankli' Darro
II— Apr
6—FU-8U8
[g] (64) fftst-Mus 683 (i6] (64) Westeni 675
R~A1NB0W OVER THE VALLEY OF FEAR
ROCKIES
lotinny Mack Brown
llnimy Wakely
Kaymond Hatton
I.ee "Liiases" White
Iteno Blair
['at Starling
5
I
OomedT 102
JOKE. SON
i— I'li-iSS
nciUro 744
|;auNTRY
I— l'U-785
2^ (87) Kom-Com A6M
THE PERFECT
MARRIAGE
IvOretM \uiinK
Hand Nlien
tkldle Albert
Virginia Kleld
•Noi. 23—rG-765
Eaole-Lion
m
(96) Drum 101
BEDELIA
\|.iri;arel Lockwood
Ian Hunter
Harry K Barnes
It—Feb 1— PG-786
[f| (91) CoioedT 4605
LADIES' MAN
Rddle Bracken
s Haley
Vlritlnia Wellee
^plke Jones
Virginia Field
U—Jan 11— PO-780
gl] (97) Outdr-Dr 4606
©CALIFORNIA
Ita) Mllliuid
Baibaia Stanwyck
Barry Kllziterald
11— Dec 21—PO-774
^
(64) Western 751
LAW OF THE LASH
Al Lallue
M •Fuzzy" St. John
H— Mar 8— PO-799
[t] (77) Comedy 460
EASY COME. EASY GO
Barry Fitzgerald
IJiiilia Lynn
Sonny Tufts
It—Feb 1—P(^785
[2] (67) Drami 70
DEVIL ON WHEELS
Noreen Na-sh
Uar.-yl Hickman
Jan Ford
James Cardwell
R—Feb. 8— PO-788
Melodrama
ilNTIN
Tierney
MacLane
li'arr
T— l'r.-769
jioup 3
(S5) Iirama
.HE LOCKET
Laratne Hay
Urian Alleriie
Iiiherl Mitchiim
:;— He.-. 21— !•(;-;
Group 3
(117) Fanlasy 762
©SINBAD THE SAILOR
llouglas Fairbanks jr.
Maureen O'Hiira
Walter Slezak
li-Jan. 18—PG-782
Group 4
(67) Mus-lir
B,EAT THE BAND
Frances Landlord
ialph Kdwards
Phillip Terry
Gene Krupa
li-Mar. 1—PO-794
Group 4
(63) Drama 71
THE DEVIL THUMBS
A RIDE
Lawrence Tierney
Ted North
R—Mar. 8—PO-797
i'ower
|1 mey
MISS PILGRIM
Betty Grable
I:UK
nick Haymes
Vane Revere
ir
7_PG-770
\Tlvn Joslyn
It—Jan. 11—PG-779
5| (67) romedy 602
iHE PILGRIM LADY
-.1.111. 2.5— l'G-784
i
(67) Western
m
IRAIL TO SAN
682
ANTONE
I'lic Atitry
::— Fell. 1— PC-7S5
|l I Drama 4611
OF THE
IZONS
llMer;
Il Morlson
2!V—I'G-SOS
Drama 701
(S5)
RAZOR'S EDGE
Museum
3THE SHOCKING
[3l] (88) Musical 607
CALENDAR GIRL
lane Frazee
1!—Feb. 15—PO-rSU
m (67) Western 5504
LAST FRONTIER
UPRISING
Mii.i e II lie
703 (88) Mystery
BOOMERANG
liana Andrews
l.ine Wyatt
Lee robb
I!—Feb. 1—PG-788
jT] (63) Western
FOOL'S GOLD
William Boyd
,\ndy Clyde
R—Oct. 12—PO-758
[15] (100) Western 608
ANGEL & THE BADNIAN
II—Mar. 1— l'G-7;)U
|l| (74) Comedy 606
MAGNIFICENT ROGUE
I!—Mar. 22— PG-SU:i
706 (72) Mystery 707 (67) Drama 70S
THE BRASHER STRANGE JOURNEY
DOUBLOON
Paul Kelly
Getirue Montgomery Osa Massen
.\ancy Guild
Hillary Brooke
Conrad Janls
It—Sept. 14—PG-761
It—Feb. 15—PG-790
|T{ (93) Drima
THE RED HOUSE
I'idward G. Robinson
Lon McCal lister
li—Feb. 1— PO-785
[i| (56) Outdoor 663
VIGILANTES OF
BOOMTOWN
\llall Lane
:—Mar .

FEATURE CHART
MARCH 15
m (84) DruDi 613
FALL GUY
Olff I'enn
Tcala UrUl(
Robert Armstroni
K—Mir.
»—PaSOO
Rt] (04) Wert»i» 745
RANGE BEYOND
THE BLUE
K— Mnr. 16—PO-80a
E.iBle-Lii)ii
itJ (98) Drum 103
ADVENTURESS
R—Mv. IS— Pa-801
Group 4
(HI) Com-Iir 716
yTHE FARMER'S
DAUGHTER
Lorrlla Younit
Jnsfph Gotten
Ehel Barrsmore
R—Feb. aa—PO-793
'
CHECK RUNNING TIME WITH LOCAL EXCHANGES
MARCH 22 MARCH 29 APRILS APRIL 12 APRIL 19 APRIL 26
|a (70) DruM 814 c,] (67) Watera 864
[io{ (67) Comedy 808 iS-i) Drama 836 (82) Drama 834
MILLIE'S DAUGHTER
THE GUILT OF JANET
WEST OF DODGE CITY
BLONDIE'S HOLIDAY
FRAMED
U] (89)
AMES
U—Mu. 8—PO-798 It—.Mar. 2»—PO-806
Pt^nny Singleton
Glenn FUR Kord-Janls THE I
Carter
Rosalind Russell
Arthur Lake
R—Mar. 8—PO-798
RUSTY
(9B) Mys-Dr 833
.Melvyn Douglas
Tm-Dr 611
R— Apr. 19—PO-811 YANKEE FAKIR
It-Apr. 12— PG-810
[Tj (69) Outdr-Dr 4614
BELLS OF SAN
FERNANDO
Donald Woods
(Tloria Warren
R—Apr. S—PO-807
Rerelease
(69)
[y]
Western HC08
TEXAS TRAIL
William Boyd
Russell Hayden
George Hayes
Hsl (78) Mus-West 642 ^ (66) Dram* 612
©BELLS OF SAN SPOILERS OF THE
ANGELO
NORTH
Roy Rogers-Dale Brans Paul Kelly
R—May 31—Pa824 Adrian Booth
&elyn Ankers
R—May 13—P0-81T
^
(88) Outdr-Dr 4613
BUFFALO BILL RIDES
AGAIN
Richard Arlen
Jennifer Holt
R—Apr. 6—P0-8»T
^
Rerelease
[T| (65)
(71) Western HC09 JSCARED
PARTNERS OF THE Bell Lugod
PLAINS
Joyce CompU
William Boyd
llarrey Clark
Russell
HaydeG
(en) Drtaa
BACKLASH
Jraii Itugen
lllcbird Ttlrtl
iMrj nialte
Jiihn Kl iii:n Mu

ROYOFFTrF nnr,Hr,(-:i,i/4o .Tlinp 9a 1Q47
CHECK RUNNING TIME WITH LOCAL EXCHANGES
FEATURE CHAI
lAY 10 MAY 17
1&] (TO) Myslory 820
BULLDOG DRUMMOND
AT BAY
lion
Anit.1
Kuideli
l.otit.'ifl
I'lil O'.\loor«
H—May 12—rO-8l8
MAY 24
g
MAY 31 JUNE 7
(72) Mystery 817 g (68) Mystery
THE MILLERSON CASE THE CORPSE CAME
Warner Baxter
C.O.D.
tNaru'y Saunders
George Brant
It ^uuc 2S— l'G-8.14 Joan Btondcll
^ (64) Western 868 Allele Jergcns
PRAIRIE RAIDERS
Slarrett-Burnelt*
JUNE 14 JUNE 21
P (C9)
Mu.slcal
LIHLE MISS
BROADWAY
.lean Porter
John Rheltnn
Ituih lionnelly
JUNE 28
|ia (90) Comedjr 722
UNDERCOVER MAISIE
Ann Sulhern
l{>irr>' Nelson
It—June 7— r(i-826
Reprint
(103) Musical 723
THE GREAT WALTZ
Lul^e Halner
Kernand Uravet
gl] (128) Drama 717 [t] (90) Melodrama 724
OTHE YEARLING
Gregory Peck
DARK DELUSION
James Craig
Jane Wyman
Lucille Bremer
Claude Jarman Jr.
Lionel Barryroore
li— nee. 7—P0-r7» R— Apr. 12—Pa-809
(103) Mus Cora 725
LIVING IN A BIG WAY
Gene Kelly
Marie McDonald
Charles Wlnnbiger
R-^une 7—PG-825
Mtlodriot
B SOILED
TNEY
IX
»—PO-818
as
[it) (68) Teen-.Ager 618
SARGE GOES TO
COLLEGE
Al.in H:iii) jr.
June I'reLwer
li— .Miiy
12— P0-81T
(B6) Western 672
LAW COMES TO
GUNSIGHT
Johnny Mack Brown
Kaymond llatlon
|l] (68) Western 682
SONG OF THE
WASTELAND
Jimmy Wakely
Lee "Lasses" White
|3| (60) M'drama 4622 |§ (83) M'drama 4612
BIG TOWN
CALCUTTA
Philip Keed
Alan Ladd
Hillary Brooke
William Bendli
Robert Lowery
Gall Russell
R—Feb. 22—PO-791
R—Apr. 19—P0-8H
Reissue
[T] (61) Drama 619
WOLF CALL
John Carroll
Movita
^ (78%) Drama 620
HIGH CONQUEST
Gilbert Roland
Anna Lee
Warren Douglas
R—Mar. 22—PO-804
^
(66) Melodrama 4623
DANGER STREET
Jane Withers
Robert Lowery
B—Mar. 1—PQ-T96
w
If!
Wcrttni
FEUD
lU" St. Jobo
J4—P(^824
752
Eagle-Liort
(93) Drainj
i§
REPEAT PERFORMANCE
Louis ILiyivard
If— .M;iy 31— rG-823
(60) Drams 716
TOO MANY WINNERS
li—June 7—PG-S2S
^
(58) Outdr-Dr 665
OREGON TRAIL SCOUTS
R—Jlay 24— I'n-821
^ (68) Mus Com 609
©THAT'S MY GAL
R—June 7—Pn-S25
[It] (71) Mus-Com 614
WINTER WONDERLAND
R—June 7— rG-825
[n] (60) Drsmi 4615
nestero HCIO
SHOOT TO KILL
py OF BAR 20 liuisell Waile
Susan Walters
H—Apr. 12—PG-809
^
Reissues
(111) Drama 733
CORSICAN BROTHERS
liouglas Fairbanks Jr.
Akiiii Taniiroft
^ (102) Drama 734
INTERNATIONAL LADY
G. Brent-I. Massey
Group (74) Comedy
5
721
HusictI 725
HONEYMOON
56) (82) Drama 722 Shirley Temple
BORN TO
htafTett
KILL
Guy Madison
Lawrence
h« Whitt
Tlemcy
Franchot Tone
Claire Trevor
Rleed
li-Apr. 19—PG-812
Walter Slezak
R—Apr.
1 K—PO-814
26—PC-814
|3l| (63) Drama 717 T| (70) Drama 703
KILLER AT LARGE STEPCHILD
Robert Lowery
Brenda Joyce
Anabel Shaw
Donald Woods
R—June 7—Pa-828 R—June 21—Pa-832
(71) Drama 727
WOMAN ON THE
BEACH
Joan Bennett
Charles Blckford
Robert Ryan
R—May 17—PG-820
T| (99) (}om-Dr 613
THATS MY MAN
Don Ameche
Catherine McLeod
R^Apr. 12—PG-810
(60) Oittdr-Dr 4616
J]
BUSH PILOT
Rochelle Hudson
Jack LaBue
^
(64) Myitery 708
PHILO VANCE
RErURNS
Alan Curtis
Terry Austin
R—May 3—PG-81B
[^ (68) Drama 616
WEB OF DANGER
Adele Mara
Bill Kennedy
R—June 21—PG-831
Rereleasi
[m] (68) Western HCU
HEART OF ARIZONA
WUllam Boyd
George Hayes
Russell Hsyden
(86) Drama
CROSSFIRE
Robert Young
Robert Mitcbum
Robert Ryan
B—June 28—PG-833
(TU (72) Western 684 (91) Drama (
SADDLE PALS NORTHWEST OUT-
Gene Autry
POST
Lynn Roberts
Nelson Eddy
R—June 21—Pa-831 Ilona Massey
R—May 17—PG-819
Hi] (65) Mus-Com 4619
HOLLYWOOD BARN
DANCE
Ernest Tubb
Lorl Talbott
Earl Hodgtrs
R—June 7—PO-827
Drama 715
IhOST AND MRS.
lirrisoo
Runlets
|l St
Brovrn
r 24—rG-821
Dnu
fl
I^VTURES OF
IDN COYOTE
Muiln
ll Baffert;
»—PO-815
(9G) Drama 713
OTHE HOMESTRETCH
I'lirnel Wilde
.Maureen O'llara
Glenn Langan
Helen Walker
l.imes Gleason
I!—Apr. 26—PG-814
g (88) DriM
DISHONORED LADY
Hed; Lanarr
dennls O'Keefe
lohn Loder

REVIEW DIGEST
and Alphabetical Picture Guide Index-

i \terpretalivs
analysis oi opinions deduced irom the language of lay
trade press reviews. The plus and minus signs indicate the degree
or or disfavor of the review. This department sorvoa also as an
iABETICAL INDEX to feature releases. Numeral preceding title is
:s Guide Review page number. In parentheses after title is running
time. Dale following distributor is BOXOFFICE review date. Listings cove
current reviews. It is brought up to date regularly. The meaning of th(
various signs and their combinations is as iollows:
tt Very Good; + Good; - Fair; =F Mediocre; — Poor; = Very Poor.
In the summary tt is rated as 2 pluses; = as 2 minuses.
7!
8;
s
T
I
oatv Atlwr, I m (9«) UA
>jlc Bow, The (..) U-l
unlficent Doll, The (94) U-l
:ni(icent Rogue, The (75) Rep
I Lo»e, The (96) WB
I gle (94) 20-Fox
hnigan Kid (70) U-l
hty McGurk. The (85) MGM...
•rspii Case. The (72) Col
let Daughter (70) Col
i ule on 34th Street (96)
iO-Fox
M
tv District Attorney (81) Col..
tv Hex (63) Mono
) lieur Verdoux (120) UA
),$ Rose (82) 20-Fox
Brnther Talks to Horses (93)
MGM
11-23-46
if Darling Clementine (97) 20-Fox 10-12-46
I Favorite Brunette (87) Para....
t Heart Goes Craiy (..) U-t
J
I G
1-2S-47
11-23-46
3-22-47
12-28-46
10-19-46
2-22-47
4-12-47
3- 8-47 ±
5-10-47
1-11-47
12-21-46
4-26-47
5-24-47
2-22-47
N
>er Say Goodbye (97) WB 11- 2-46
< Orleans (89) UA 5- 3-47
u Hounds (68) Mono 6-21-47
nody Lives Forever (100) WB 10- 5-46
) turne (87) RKO 10-12-46
1 a Prentiss (111) WB 2- 8-47
1 Ihwest Outpost (91) Rep 5-17-47
I orious Gentleman (108) U-l ...II- 2-46
o
II Man Out (118) U-l 3- 1-47
jon Trail Scouts (58) Rep 5-24-47
er Love, The (95) UA 4-12-47
California Way (67) Rep 12-21-46
r r the Santa Fe Trail (63) Col 3- 1-47
rianders, The (91) E-L 1- 4-47
-
5 S- £ o ° »- -s 5^
tfe 5 iS Es ^i
B .s ;: I SS iS Es
m > u. Boe a-X ma
2= +
+
+
± +
» H ft
-f
± +
+
+
H
+
+
+ -f
± +
± +
+ -f +
+
-f
+
-f
+
+
+ -
ff
ft
± +
H -
+ +
+ ±
+
+
+
+
+
ft
-f
+
+
4-
+
ff
-f
ft
lent Vanishes, The (78) FC 5-31-47
t l«t Marriage, The (87) Para 11-23-46
tils of P.iuline (93) P.ira 5-24-47
( to Vance Returns (64) PRC 5- 3-47
lilo Vance's Gamble (62) PRC 5- 3-47
I'jrim Lady, The (67) Rep 1-25-47
hinsman and the Lady (82) Rep 11- 9-46
cisessed (108) WB 6- 7-47
llinte Affairs of Bel Ami. The (115)
UA 3- 1-47
rmt (101) WB 2-22-47
Q
llliHn of the Amazons (61) SG 3-29-47
ff ff ff
-f +
+
+

19
»HORTS CHART
Columbia
p,Qd. No. T!ui Rel. Dati fljtJng Rrr'd.
ALL-STAH COMEDIES
8433SliB0lly Married (J. D« Rita)
(16/,) 11-7 ± 4-19
(Ur/j)
8423 Reno-Valrt (V. Vague)
11-21 ^
, ^
1-4
8434 Moron Than Oft (S. Holloway)
(17) 11-28 + 2-8
8403 Three Little Plralei (Stootet)
(18) 12-5 + 1-25
8433 Andy Playi Hookey (Andy
Clyile) (18) 12-19 ± 2-15
8404 Half Witr Holiday
(Three Stoojei) (ITVa) 1-9
8436 Meet Mr. Miichlif
(H. Von Zell) (ITVi). 1-23 ± 4-5
8424 Hot Heir (H. Herbert)
(Iff/,) 2.13 ± 3-22
8437 Scoooer Doeper (S. Hollowly)
(18) 2-27
(17)
8405 Fright Night (Slooga)
3-6
8438 The Good Bad Egg
(J. DeRiti) (17).... 3-20 +
^ .
6-7
8439 Bride and Gloom (S. Howard)
(16) 3-27
8440 T*o Jllli and • Jack
(A. Clyde (18) 4-17 ± 5-31
8406 Out Weit (Stooget)
(17!/,) 4-24 -H 4-U
8425 Cupid Goes Nutt
(V. V.iouf) (16) 5- 1
8426 Ner«ou5 Sh.ilitdown
(H. Htrberl) (15l/2)-5-8 ± 6-14
8427 Training for Trouble
(Schilling & Lint)
(15'/,) 7-3
8407 Hold That Lion (Stoofes)
(161/,) 7-17
COLOR PHANTASIES
8701 Fowl Brawl (6) 1-9 + 3-29
8702 Unoultured Vulture (6) . . 2- 6 i: 5-3
8703 Wacky Quacky (6) 3-20 + 5-31
8704 Ltad
(10) 612 ± 6-14
SPORT REELS
8802 Ten Pin Magic (H)... 10-24 4-19
BB05 HI LI (9"/,) U-21 + 4-19
8804 Beit In Show Dogi (9) 1212 -t- 5-10
8805 Polo (9) 1-30 ++ 5-17
8806 Cue Tricki (9) 2-20
5807 Tennli Wiiardi (9) 3-20
!WOR Goofy Golf (8) 4-24 + 5-24
8R09Crancling Groanerj (9).. 5-29 ± 8-14
8810 Volley- Ooo (. ) 7-26
THRILLS OF MUSIC
8952 Machllo & Orth. (lOVi) 10-17 ± 12-14
1953 111 Elo.irl 4 Orth. (lb) .11-28 -f 4-19
B9S4 Ray McKinley & Orch.
(9

I
(19)
,
No.
, No.
.
No.
—
20th Century-Fox
Title Rel Dale Rating Rod
DRIBBLE PUSS PAHADE
l^uscla Maulers (8) 5-31
SlonlKy-Toiie News (9).. 1-17
fislltrman's Nightmare (S) 5- 2 + 2-22
MOVIETONE NEWS
(Released Twice Wukly)
Universal-International
SHORTS CHART
MARCH OF TIME
10 Tomorrow's Mexico
1(80) 5-17
U. Problem Drinkers
tt 5-18
6-14 ++ 6-15
12 The New France
J (19) 7-12 -H 7-20
K. No. 13 Atomic Power
1(19), ;
8-9 -f 8-10
I No. 1 Is Everybody Happy?
("!4) 9-6
I
t No. 2 World Food Problem
M17) 10-4
No. 3 The Soviet's Neiohbor
+ 10-12
i No. 4 The American Cop
1(17) 12-27
1(18) 11-29
^ No. 5 Nobody's Children
+f
++
U-30
12-28
., No. 6 Handle
IWHIi Care (19) 1-24 + 1-25
Germany—
L No. 7 Fashion Means
I Business (18) 2-21 +f 2-22
L No. 8 The Teachers' Crisis
J(l«'/a) 3-21 ++ 3-22
|, No. 9 Storm Over Britain
1(18) 4-18 H 4-19
, No. 10 The Russians Nobody
Knows
J
(19)
m. No. 11 Your Doctors
5-16 ± 5-17
],1947 (19) 6-13 ++ 6-14
[OVTCTONE ADVENTURES
(Color)
Iradle of Liberty (8).. . 6-21
Icross the Great Divide
(8) 7- 5
JM Of Courage (8) 8-2 -f
lirnica (8) 9-13
Istoric Capetown (8)... 10-18
lii and Gags (8) 11-22 ±
isntisy of Siam (8) 1-3 -f
Tii»»lly of the Range (9) 3- 7
-Jhe
Cape of Good Hope (8) 4-11 +
nluland (8) 6-6 ±
iirdens of the Sea (S).
caance 6-20
. of the Fjords
|(..) 6-27
Ipintrt of the Soa (9) 7- 4 +
. .
SPORTS
>stball Fanfare (9) 8-23
inter Holiday (8) 9-27
mer Trails (8) 11- 8
aytime'J Journey (8).. 12-13
.At of the Stars (10). . 2- 7
Ifnbark Champions (8).. 5-23
ngs of the Wind (..).. 7-25
TERRY-TOONS
(Technicolor)
lilkty Mouse in Throwing
ft(» Bull (7) 5-3
Ujbty Mouse in the Trojan
JMjrso (7) 7-26
I'iky Finds a Home (7) 6- 7
flhty Mouse in the Johnstown
riood (7) 6-28
bidy Goose in Peacetime
fr«otball (7) 7-19
ludy Goose in the Golden
IHbv (7) 5-24
RlMy Mouse in Winning the
U*sf (7) 8-16
J3 Tortoise Wins Again
I^J 8-30
I amy Mouse in the Electronic
Mouse Trap (7) 9-6
lljkty Mouse in the Jail Break
|I7) 9-20
:
I Snow Man (7) 10-11
ll! Housing Problem (7) 10-25
tlbty Mouse in the Crackpot
TN (7) 11.15
TMnt Magpies in the Uninvited
P«H (7) 11-29
Hility Mouse and the Hep Cat
p) 12- 6
Rmstalk Jack (7) 12-20
ihty Mouse in Crying Wolf
p) 1-10
1' Talking Magpies in
fcOougal's Rest Farm (7) 1-31
BiHy Mouse in Dead End
fib (7) 2-14
Talking Magpies in Happy
Ka Lucky (7) 2-28
|)

—
(RKO).
E
'
(Continued irom page 3)
—Gray Barker, Piclureland Theatre, Glenville.
V/. Va. Rural, small town and college patronage.
• * •
Lover Come Back (U-I)—George Brent, Lucille
Ball, Vera Zonna. Doubled with "Three
Strangers (WB), which is a good mystery
:;how but not good enough when you consider
the stars (Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine
Fitzgerald, Peter Lorre). "Lover Come
Back' is a comedy that even the men liked.
Played Tues., Wed., Thurs.—C. M. Garrett,
/andell Theatre, El Paso, Tex. Family paironage.
* * *
Night in Paradise (U-D—Merle Oberon, Turhan
Bey, Thomas Gomez. Apparently Para-
ExhibitoT Is Magistrate:
Wife and Sister Help
Both his wife and his sister help Wilder
S. Funk operate his Star Theatre at St.
Stephen, S. C. This is his first venture in
show business, too, and he opened March
11 of last year.
"My wife is the cashier and my sister
is ticket- taker," he writes. ".\s for me, I
operate and run the popcorn machine alternately.
Then it takes my wife and myself
together to keep the books and records.
"I don't e.\actly have another business
but I am the town magistrate. My hobbles
are reading and fishing."
Asked what he considered the exhibitor's
major problem today, Funk listed
"high film rentals, super-high taxes, and
intangible cost." As for how to remedy
these problenu, he comments: "I wish I
knew."
diso, wherever that is, does not include such
joys as good boxoffice receipts, satisfied customers,
etc. I, personally, enjoyed this Technicolor
fantasy, but th,- few people who came
to spend a night in Paradise were disappointed.
The color in this film is exceptionally
beautiful—also the red in the theatre books
lor one of the worst Sun., Mon. runs I've had.
This is not for small towns. Weather: Spring.
Carl E. Pehlman, Rio Theatre, Edinburg, III.
Rural
*
and small town patronage.
Runaround, The (U-D—Rod Cameron, Ella
Raines, Broderick Crawford. I wish I could
have gotten the people to see this picture. 1
am sure everyone would have enjoyed it, as
the few did who saw it. An excellent action
comedy with plenty of laughs. The preview
undersold it and the title probably helped to
keep them away, but in my opinion it is definitely
good small town entertainment. Played
Wed., Thurs. Weather; Warm—Carl E. Pehlman,
Rio Theatre, Edinburg, 111. Rural and
small town patronage.
*
She Wrote the Book (U-D—Joan Davis, Jack
Oakie, Mischa Auer, The picture wasn't so
bad—business was. I liked it, the people who
saw it liked it, but there weren't enough of
them. It's a lair comedy—a little too sophisticated
in places lor country folks—should
have been played on a double feature. Played
Wed , Thur. Weather: Warm.—Carl E. Pehlman,
Rio Theatre. Edinburg, 111. Rural and
small town patronage. •
So Goes My Lov» (U-I)—Myrna Loy, Don
Amoche, Bobby Driscoll. A costume picture
of the '90s period, which has an equal number
of laughs and heart-lugs. I had the poorest
Sunday on record—too bad those r.mall
town people stay away from pictures of this
kind. They miss many a good one simply because
the title, and in many cases, the proview,
do not appeal to them. Played Sun.,
Mon. Weather: Warm and clear.—Carl E.
Pehlman, Rio Theatre, Edinburg, 111. Rural
and small town
*
patronage,
Swell Guy (U-D—Sonny Tults, Ann BIyth,
Hulh Warrick. We're playing some U-I's ol
this ilk at fair prices, but the boxoffice takes
nosedive when they hit the screen. The new
product from U-I is doing well in the top
brackets, but ones such as "Temptation"
and "Swell Guy"—n.g. Played Thurs., Fri.
Gray Barker, Lyric Theatre, Glenville, W.
Va. Rural, small town and college patronage.
Time oi Their Lives (U-I)—Lou Costello, Bud
Abbott, Marjorie Reynolds. The second Abbott
and Costello feature I've run and the
second time 1 ve lost money, yet both features
are okay and those who came enjoyed them.
For a kid show, you cant beat them. Played
Sun., Mon. Weather: Clear.—C. M. Garrett,
Yandell Theatre, El Paso, Tex. Family patronage.
*
WARNER BROS.
Beast With Five Fingers, The (WB)—Robert
Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre. The average
horror picture—business was lair. Played
Tuesday. Weather: Good.— E. M. Freiburger,
Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Small town
patronage. » • •
Big Sleep, The (WB)—Humphrey Bogart,
Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers. This is pretty
heavy for this situation. Bogart drew them
in the first night but after that it was poor.
I have 10 be very careful with the most major
product here. Played Tues., Wed., Thurs.
Weather: Warm.—Rahl & Hanson, California
Theatre, Kerman, Calif. Small town and rural
patronage.
*
Her Kind oi Man (WB)—Dane Clark, Janis
Paige, Zachary Scott. Doubled with "It All
Came True" (WB) Two rough and tough features
that will hold up on a single bill anywhere.
Played Tues., Wed., Thurs. Weather:
Clear.—C. M. Garrett, Yandell Theatre, El
*
Paso, Tex, Family patronage.
Nora Prentiss (WB) — Ann Sheridan, Ken
omith, Bruce Bennett. My customers do not
care much for this type of picture. It is more
D. W. Trisko Eloquent
Over New Location
T^ VV. TRISKO sold his Star Theatre at
Stanley, N. D., to Walter J. Whitmore
and Victor Brooks, giving possession on
March 18, and took posse.ssion of the Ritz
at Jerome, Ariz, on April 1. The Ritz is
a 500-seat theatre, equipped with Simplex
E-7 projectors, Peerless Magnarc
lights and Western Electric sound. It
operates on a five change basis.
"Our Thursday picture is Mexican as a
large part of our population is of Spanish
extraction," Trisko says. "The town
is located in the heart of the copper
mines of northern .\rizona and we have
.some of the nicest scenery around here
that can be found anywhere in the I'.S.
In fact just about 20 miles from here
Paramount just finished shooting one of
its new shows, 'Desert Fury.' Columbia
shot its 'Gunfighters' there. The town is
named Sedona and the Onk Creek Canyon
is the background scenery for a number
of the better outdoor shows.
"Oak Creek affords the fLsherman
the best trout that can be caught anywhere.
And last Sunday three fellows
were fined for having IGl fish in their
posse.ssion after the first day of the season.
"LocatCKl on the side ef Mingus mountain,
with copper mining the chief
source of income, Jerome is one of the few
cities of the world of its size to run up and
down hill with a one-way Main street.
The altitude is approximately a mile, and
it Is often called the city with the .50-
mile view, because the San Francisco
peaks at Flagstaff can be seen from the
Kitz and other offices. It is one of the
best places in the world for asthma sufferers."
Second Bracket Pictures
Beat Top Bracket Ones
\A/ E. "BILL" D.\XELZ, who has the.
Lyric Theatre at Ehnore, JUnn., and^^
uses the slogan on his stationery, "The^
Pick of the Pictures," has this to say:
".Metro on the whole puts out a pretty
good product, but the experience I have
had with them is that I can come oa(j
better on their second bracket pictnical
than on their big top-flight ones. As m\
typical example last spring I played their]
picture 'Our Vines Have Tender Grapes,']
bought in the second bracket rental, and^
it still stands as the house record breaker)
in the two years I have been here. Lasti
October I opened with 'Ziegfeld Follies,*'
top bracket and all, and the second day Ij
didn't take in enough to pay for thaT
lighLs. Luckily I did my own operating,!
thereby going three bucks less in thai
hole."
or less shoddy, showing the weakness
man character with no redeeming le
Played Sun., Mon., Tues. Weather: Rcdni
M. W. Mattecheck, Mack and Lark th
McMinnville, Ore. City and country
age.
Nora Prentiss (WB)—Ann Sheridan,
Smith, Bruce Bennett. I'm still waiting
'.
Warner Bros, to deliver me a hit this
This one was too long and had very
appeal. Played Sun., Mon. Weather: *^
Ralph Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville. W.
Rural and small town patronage.
Pillow to Post (WB)—Ida Lupino, S;
Greenstreet, William Prince. If you
real comedy, don't fail to play this
must confess that I booked this with some
idation, but, boy, it's dandy. Never
appointed customer. Played Thurs., Fri.,
Weather: Fair.— S. C. Onerheim, Commi
Theatre, Luseland, Sask.
ral patronage.
Small town andj
Rhapsody in Blue (WB)—Robert Alda t
'
Smith, Joan Leslie, Paul Whiteman. A
'
ol a show—one that should appeal to
body. The emotional love interest is
ticularly good for this type of show, wfc
as a rule, doesn't help much along that '
Play it, by all means. Played Thurs.,
Sat. Weather: Good.—S. C. Onerheim,
munity Theatre, Luseland, Sask, Small
and rural patronage.
Stolen Lile, A (WB)—Bette Davis,
Ford, Dane Clark. Doubled with
Step " As usual, Bette Davis bri
them in. I recommend this feature to e»
one. "Step by Step" is a good little mu
mystery—the plot and action really ka
patrons" attention. Played Fri., Sat. Wa
Clear.—C. M. Garrett, Yandell Theo
Paso, Tex. Family patronage.
Two Guys From Milwaukee (WB)—
Morgan, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson. This is (
comedy from Warners. It had lots of lo
and was pleasing to a slightly under ova
midweek attendance. I expected more
this picture but you can never tell aboutj
buL-iness. Ive done better on picturesj
which I expected less. Played Tues.,
Thurs. Weather: Warm.—Rahl & Hanson,
Small town patronage.
man, Calif.
Verdict, The (WB) — Sydney Greensti
Peter Lorre, Joan Loring. I agree with a I
contributor to the EHHS columns—these
ney Greenstre.et-Peter Lorre whodunits "o
happen in the United States, for a change.
The English setting not only kills the liiclure
lor a large number of people, besides it is
very worn out for this type of picture. This
was saved only by the second feature, Lav^
'
less Breed" (U-D on a weekend run. Playafl
Fri., Sat. Weather: Warm —Carl E. Pehlman.
Rio Theatre, Edinburg, 111. Rural and small
:own patronage.

Opinions on Current Productions; Exploitips for Setting to the Public FEATURE REVIEV^
Comedy-
The Hucksters A Drama
MGM (728) 115 Minutes Rel. luly 17. '47
Clark Gable is back in his roving-eyed, romantic stride
in this amusing, realistic and remarkably adult picturization
of the sensational behind-the-scenes novel about radio
advertising. The combination of Gable, in his first picture in
more than a year, and a book that topped the best-seller lists
for months will insure strong grosses generally. While a few
of the book's more racy details are eliminated, the film captures
its cynicism about radio in splendid fashion. As regards
entertainment programs, patrons will realize that it's not what
the public wants but what the sponsor wants that counts.
Dictatorial sponsors, sugary soap operas and annoying singing
commercials all come in for some clever ribbirfg under
Jack Conway's astute direction. Sydney Greenstreet is literally
immense as a coarse, bombastic radio sponsor and
Deborah Kerr is refreshing as the object of Gable's affections.
Clark Gable. Deborah Kerr, Sydney Greenstreet. Adolphe
Menjou. Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn. Edward Arnold.
price
$125
0. $«
inler'
Crossfire
RKO Radio ( )
A
85 Minutes Rel. Aug. 1.
This plea for religious tolerance is a forceful film that shou
set an audience back on its heels. The story is effective
the adult dramatic way it bares the grim story of blind r
ligious, hatred in America. Because of this stark theme tl
picture doesn't make for relaxation. Suspense and action a
maintained at a high pitch from the opening scene to tl
smash finish. The film doesn't preach. Instead the messac
for tolerance is skillfully woven into a story of murder mo
voted by anti-Semitism. Photographic effects are excellei
FiKO recruited top talent. The dialog is as natural as tl
characters. Robert Ryan, a soldier crazed by drink ar
hatred, kills Sam Levene, a Jew, and later murders his ov
buddy. Robert Young, detective, exposes Ryan. Geore
Cooper, innocently accused of the crime, returns to hi.s wil
Edward Dmytryk directed.
Robert Young. Robert Mitchum. Robert Ryan. Gloria Graham
Paul Kelly, Sam Levene. Jacqueline White.
Dra
Pacific Adventure
F
Drama
Columbia (835) 97 Minutes Hel. July '47
With all the world conscious of the need for further trailblazing
in aviation, this Australian-produced film about one
of the smallest continent's heroes, is timely. Since it is a true
account, the danger of early air travel is not minimized and
this makes for many thrills and much suspense in the drama.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, affectionately known to the Aussies
and others as "Smithy," was one of the flying pathfinders
who broke air record to show what could be done,
was knighted for his exploits but saw his rivals get badly
needed airmail contracts. He had romance and marriage
but these are of secondary importance in the film, which is
well made but a little heavy for entertainment purposes.
The absence of star names will hurt its boxoffice appeal unless
exploited for its air action and general excellence. Ken
G. Hall directed.
Brute Force
Univ-Int'l ( ) 96 Minutes Rel.
Considered for its productional. technical and thesp
worth, this stark subject reflects the excellence and meti
ulousness which are expected in Producer Mark Hellingei
output. Whether those sizeable assets will be sufficie
to make the picture a popular and profitable exhibitic
venture is, however, a moot question, the answer to whii
probably will be varied and dependent upon film tastes
respective communities. Those who enjoy light screen fa
will shun the offering—and well they might—as being e
aggeratedly realistic and entirely too brutal, grim, sangi
nary. It's a prison story, probably the most unyielding a
proach to such ever filmed. Its cruel, sadistic theme is not f
the tender of heart or the squeamish of stomach—yet the:
is always a possibility that the feature will attract in suf:
cient numbers. Jules Dassin 'directed.
Ron Randell. Muriel Steinbeck, John Tate, Joy Nichols. Nan
Taylor. Alec Kellavvay. John Desse.
Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickiord,
Carlo. Ann Blyth. Ella Raines. Sam Levene.
Yvonne I
The Millerson Case
Mystery
Columbia (817) 72 Minutes Rel. May 29. '47
This latest episode in the Crime Doctor's psychiatric and
criminological career finds Dr. Ordway, rigged out in rough
hunting togs, on his way into the hill country of West
Virginia for a long-delayed vacation. Since the Crime Doctor
has made eight films since 1943, he really needs it. Arrived
in the hills, he finds a typhoid epidemic raging and joins the
county health authorities in the war against disease. A
reel or two is spent in establishing that although rustics
usually are crude, lazy, ignorant and hostile to modern medical
techniques, they nevertheless are simple, good hearted
folk, amusing in their way. This may be news to urbanites
but the rural areas probably will find these sequences rather
slow. After some delay the murders commence, and Dr.
Ordway duly fastens them on a scraggly-bearded illiterate.
It's a mediocre film. George Archainbaud directed.
,1th. I\
St 46'
A Lady Surrenders
Univ-Int'l ( ) 108 Minutes Rel. July 19^
Tremendous appeal for the ladies is registered in this Pre
tige release. There are moving performances by a popul(
British cast, impressive scenic shots of the Cornish coast. A
added draw for art house audiences is the excellent music
background supplied by the British National Symphony O
chestra. Musical highlight of the film is the orchestra playir
"Cornish Rhapsody" at Albert Hall, London, with Margar-
Lockwood at the piano. The love story is tragic and somi
what slow moving, but the final embrace between Miss Loc
wood and Stewart Granger should leave audiences in
happy frame of mind. Miss Lockwood is a famous piani
doomed to early death by a heart ailment. She meets Grange
former RAF flyer who is going blind. She persuades him
save his sight through an operation, but Patricia Roc force
her to give up Granger. Leslie Arliss directed.
F
Dra
Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders, Clem Bevans. Griff
Paul Guilfoyle, James Bell, Trevor Bardette.
Barnett.
Margaret Lockwood. Stewart Granger, Tom Walls,
Patricia
Roc.
II
For the Love of Rusty
F
"'""'
Columbia (812) 69 Minutes Rel. May 1. '47
This third film in the f^usiy series has much that will appeal
to both young and old, and especially to dog-lovers, but its
psychological phases of the father-son relationship are pretty
foggy. Also, the tuxedo-wearing, homely-philosopher type of
veterinarian living in a trailer seems a bit phony at times,
as does the incident where he falls asleep and allows the tea
kettle to put out the gas flame and Rusty comes to the rescue.
Ted Donaldson is not exactly the average American boy he
is supposed to be and neither do the father and mother
seem average parents. However, there is much human interest,
comedy and pathos in this film, which is designed for
the lower half of a double bill and for children's matinees
and family night consumption. A series of incidents rather
than a definite plot. John Sturges directed.
Black Gold
Mono (Allied Artists) ( ) 91 Minutes Rel.
Tear-jerking through tried and true methods is combine
with the thrills and suspense of horse racing to furnish
highly acceptable parcel of entertainment. The picture tel
of the story of the breeding and training of that valiant
the turf whose name supplies the title. Its best assets at
a sterling performance by Anthony Quinn, who portrays th
horse-loving Indian who owned Black Gold, an exciting n
production of the Kentucky Derby won by that bangtail, an
effective Cinecolor photography. It is the second to appee
under Monogram's Sunday suit banner. Allied Artists. Whi!
not as lush thespically or productionwise as the initial)
("Fifth Avenue"), the feature nonetheless is weighty enouc
to benefit any program. It can be a topside billing in mar
situations and is dependable as strong support on the de lux
dualers. Produced by Jeffrey Bernerd; directed by Phil Karlsoi
F
Dra
Ted Donaldson. Tom Powers, Ann Doran. Aubrey Mather. Sid
Tomcck. George Meader. Mickey McGuire.
Anthony Quinn. Katherine DeMille, Elyse Knox. Ducky Loui'
Kane Richmond. Moroni Olsen. Raymond Hatton.

. . Forceful
. . The
. . The
. . Blinded
. . Lineup
. . Packed
. . Religia
"
. .
. . One
"
EXPLOITIPS Suggestions for Selling; Adlines for Newspaper and Proi
SELLING ANGLES:
"Crossiire"
Thy theme is handled wilh stark realism. While church
and civic groups and women's clubs undoubtedly will heartily
endorse the film's plea lor tolerance, there are scenes of brute
force and questionable morals that may not sit well with
parents. There is enough action and suspense to satisfy murder
mystery enthusiasts. It can be plugged in ads as a must
lor every American. A special screening for the clergy may
hf held.
CATCHLINES:
Expose of the Disease That Threatens America . is
Hatred Endangering Democracy . by Hatred and
Ignorance . . . Dramatic, Forceful, a Must for Americans .
Dramatic Plea for Tolerance ... It Has the Impact of an
Atom Bomb.
>
Ignorance and Hate Made Him a Murderer . With
Suspense and Action . Kind of Picture Everyone Talks
About . Tale of Murder and Intolerance . . . Eloquent
Message for Brotherhood of Man . of Top
Talent.
tEP
SELLING ANGLES:
"The Hucksters"
Playing up Clark Gable, in his first picture since "Adventure"
was released early in 1946, and "The Hucksters," one
of most-discussed novels in recent years, will be a guarantee
of crowded houses. Also stress the attractive Deborah Kerr,
the British star who has been receiving publicity in national
and fan magazines for her work in "The Adventuress," and
Sydney Greenstreel in a new type of role lor him. Arrange
lieups with book stores for window displays of "The Hucksters."
Have boys dressed as hucksters distributing handbills.
CATCHLINES:
Clark Gable, As You Like Him, Ridiculing His Rivals and
Romancing His Way to a Lovely Lady's Heart . . . While the
Sponsor Demands That the Radio Public "Love That Soap,"
His Advertising Agency Hates His Guts ... A Behind-the-
Scenes Glimpse at a Billion Dollar Entertainment Field.
While a Dozen Women Smile at Him. He Has Eyes for
Only One ... A Best-Selling Novel Becomes a Vivid Realistic
Gable Gets All the Gals in the Radio World.
Picture . . .
SELLING ANGLES: "Brute Force"
SELLING ANGLES:
"Pacilic Adventure"
Because the story revolves around prison, dress the front
of the theatre accordingly. Through newspaper tieup>s, select
Blanktown's Calendar Girl, a composite of Yvonne De Carlo,
Ella Raines, Ann Blyth and Anita Colby, such as appears in
the picture. Have the adolescent femmes vote to choose
their "favorite brute" of their school or of the screen.
CATCHLINES:
They Knew But One Law . Law of Brute Force , . .
Caged Men, Cut Off From Their Women by a Wall of Stone
and Steell . . . Smouldering Human Dynamite Expl«iding
With Ruthless Fury) . . . Steel
. . . Stone Walls—Shearing Them
Bars—Storing
From Lovel
Up Their Hate
If the exhibitor is in a situation where school tieups are
permitted, notices should be sent that this is an authentic
historical dramatization of the life of one ol aviation's heroes.
Contrast stills ol his "Southern Cross" with some taken at
the nearest local airport of one of the big air-liners. Stage
a contest in which for a week quiz ads appear such as: "Who
was the first to fly the Pacilic?" Have a model airplane display
in the lobby.
CATCHLINES:
Drama ol the Aerial Conqueror ol Continents and the Seven
Seas . ol the World's Heroic Adventure Tales .
Thrill-Filled and True Story of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith'r^
Aerial Conquest of the Pacific . . Not a War Picture.
.
. . .
Gripping Action as Caged Men Claw Their Way Toward
FreedomI
. . . Searing Scenes as They Give Brutal Battle lor
Supremacy! Woman-Love Burning in the Hearts ol Men
Behind Bars!
World-Girdler, Sky Pathfinder. Peace-Time Hero . . . Closh-l
Crashing Into th»j
ing With Terror in Uncharted Skies . . .
Unknown on Wings of Daring and a Woman's Prayer .
Soaring Thrills That Give Wings to Your Heart.
SELLING ANGLES:
"A Lady Surrenders
The cast oilers substantial draw lor art house audiences.
Stewart Granger rapidly is becoming a favorite with the
ladies. Emphasis on the musical score and the appearance
of the National Symphony Orchestra should draw classical
music enthusiasts. You may secure a list of subscribers to
a local concert hall arid mail heralds. By contacting music
appreciation teachers and securing their sponsorship you
may increase juvenile attendance.
CATCHLINES:
C'orniL;h Rhapsody" Played by the National Symphony Orchestra
. . . Your Favorite Stars Return in a New Kind ol Love
Story . . . She Surrendered to Fate . . . What Tragic Secret
Kept Them Apart? . . . Can a Woman's Love Save a Man's
Soul?
Loving Today, Fearing Tomorrow . . . You'll Thrill to the
"Cornish Rhapsody" . . . Two in Love and Afraid of Loving
. . . The Kind ol Love Story You Can't Forget ... A Lady
Surrenders Her Heart . . . Together They Defeated Their
Secret Fears.
rKis
old i
*n -
SELLING ANGLES:
"The Millerson Case"
Take full advantage ol Phillip Morris's Crime Doctor radio
show on CBS. Have radio plugs spotted belore and after
the broadcast. Use co-op counter cards and window cards
in stores selling Phillip Morris cigarets, and co-op ads with
the sthtion on newspaper radio pages. Dr. Ordway's hunting
trip suggests a lieup with sporting goods stores. Plant
Nancy Saunders stills in beauty shops and women's clothing
stores.
CATCHLINES:
A Backwoods Borgia Brews a Beverage Brimming Will
Hatred and Death . . . The Symptoms Said Typhoid but thi
Crime Doctor said Murder . . . And He Was Right—a Poison
Murder, by a Poisoned Brain, in a Little Town Poisoned
With Hate.
The
Vacation the
A Rural Romeo's
Crime .Doctor's
Romance Wrecked by Ratbane . . .
Ends When Murder Comes to
Hills . . . Radio's Doctor Pits Himsell Against Cruel
Crime
Animal Cunning, Crazed by Fear.
I
SELLING ANGLES:
"Black Gold'
SELLING ANGLES:
"For the Love of Rusty"
For ballyhoo have a rider in jockey's silks ride through the
streets bearing a sign reading: "I'm Getting an Early Start
to See 'Black Gold' at the Blank Theatre." Make a display
ol Kentucky Derby winners of the past 20 years with Black
Gold the conlorpioco. Take advantage ol the tolerance angle
by staging a special show lor tho American Legion and other
groups interested in fostering tolerance.
CATCHLINESi
Thoroughbred Horses and Thoroughbred Humans . . . The
Groat Story Behind the Greatest Race In the World . . . Pulse
Pounding Drama From Rugged Oklahoma to Churchill Downs
. . Three Champions—a Father and Son and the Slout-Hoartod
Colt That Stormed Out ol the West to Win the Greatest
Kentucky Derby of Them All.
An American Adventure— Big. Bold. BoomlngI ... He Was
Only Indian Charlie But His LiJe Was a Lesson In Toloroaco
lor Latter-Day Americans.
t
Fl-
4sr
'f ca
Dog lilms have a certain loUowing in all localities and by
now the exhibitor should know where his advertising lor
such pictures gets the best results. The boy-and-his-dog
contest may be used to advantage, whether it concerns p«N.J
sonal appearance of both at the theatre or asking potronaT
to vote a new collar to tho dog most resembling Rusly.^'"
Another contest which brings interest in the picture is one fa
the best essay on a true story of how a dog saved a life.
CATCHLINES:
Boys Will Be Boys, Dogs Will Be Dogs . . . And Parer>U
Will Always Be—Parents . . . Two Wonderful Pals Who Wa
to Make Friends With You . . For the Love ol Mike Don!^
Miss "For the Love of Rusty" . . . Love Me, Love My Dog.
A picture About a Boy and His Dog—and His Father
Learned to Understand Them ... A snobbishly Plonns
Dinner Where the Guest Out-Dressed Them . . . Running
Away From Home—and What Happened Then.

I Powers
Industry's Market for Purchase or Sale of Equipment, Theatres, Service
siiiiod Ads 10c Per Word. Payable in Advance. Minimum SI. 00. Display Roles on Request. •
cuflfiine
Housf
.
kNERAL EQUIPMENT—USED GENERAL EQUIPMENT—NEW
THEATRES FOR SAIX
THEATRES WANTED
Lues suriilus s"uml pnyicturs: Ni'» Ztiss Poster Cases— Siuinlt.-s .steel. 40x05 glass size, Highly equipped action theatre. Oklahoma's Sell Your Theatre Privately. Confidential corlespuiidence
hulled. lleferelices, Arthur Leak,
loiiira, $2T5; used ItJmm KCA. $14Si5U; equipped wlib cold cathode tube lllumuiatiun finest city; 200,000 population. 415 upholsteied
:_ili 8. Wabash, Chicago 5. 111.
in color, $2.50 extra, double numbering extra.
In quantities. Also, popcorn machines, new and copper caramelcorn. candy kettles, peanut roasters,
P*s s national headquarters for popcorn Shipping charges paid to 1,000 miles. Cash with
used. Chiephone Drslribiitlng Co., 717 W, llOih display cases, lowest prices. Northside Popcorn
piB. Sliver Stars. Super Stars, Corn Cribs, order. Kansas City Ticket Co., Dcpt. 9, 1819 Central,
K.insas City, Mo.
Sacrifice Korn King never used. Free 5 bags
St., Chicago.
Co., Indlanola. Iowa.
^ihir s taken in trade. Blevins Popcorn Co.,
>nn.
popcorn, 10 gallons seasoning. 4,000 10c bags,
MliaBa gains used popcorn machines. Biirch.
SIGNS
case salt. LIttlejohn. Box 231, Lagrange. Ga.
TtorAiance. guaranteed. Poppers Supply. Box THEATRE PRINTING
jy .1. Ca.
Easy Way to Paint Signs. Use letter patterns.
Window Cards, 3-sheets, photo offset house Avoid sloppy work and wasted time No experience
needed for expert work. Write for free sam-
Wpo corn machines. All models. Prunly programs, heralds, passes, etc. Cato Show Printing
Co., Cato, New York, or Tribune Press, ples, .lohn Rahn, B-1329 Central Ave, Chicago New! Instruct inns—Film "Setting Sound Lens"
BOOKS
tfi< in Co.. 620 N. 2nd St., St. Louis 2,
lliiMdI. .Vmiiro. Vlcior. MrVry. $l!i3 up: around entire case.
;!5mm lWilm« sizes, delivery in
Immeiliale delivery.
lu days. Literature
Ail other
upon reque.sl.
seals.
$25,000.
E-7s.
Halt
4
down.
Star.
Arthur
Simplex
Leak,
High
Theatres
Lamps,
Kxeluslvely,
ihealres Exclusively. 3422 Kinmore. Iiallas. Tex.
Ben B. Poblockl k Sons, 2159 South Kln-
Will pay
3422 cash for
.> Ampronrc 111. lUl'J:
.|ulpmfnis, $l,2a5; Di-Vry 111 tluatrc
KInmore, small-town
llullaii. Tex.
theatre soulhein
Calliiirnia.
111- $2.4S»5; rebuilt Super Simplex out- nickmnic Ave.. .Milwaukee 7. Wis.
Exhibitor desires permanent location.
.No agents.
\h ll'c.V sound. $3,850. S.O.S. Clnemu Supi\<
449 W. 42nd St., New York IS.
Two subsequent run houses In good West
Wrile .Mgr.,
Virginia
towns Calif.
1239 Stanford St., Santa
Drive-ln Theatre Projection and sound equipment.
Brand new; nothing else needed, $2,974.
Sli.nica.
and one coal camp town In Virginia.
Will sell separate. Box 2761. Boxoftlce. 825 Van
Theatre muipment $2,794, and $2,280. complete
Will pay cash for small town theatre California.
iocJ-Lin» Tviin 111 reotifier, 65 ampere.*.
Kriini Blvd.. Kansas City 1. Mo.
and installed. .\ee Camera Supply, 116 N. Uargan.
Exhibllur desires permanent location. Not interested
city theatres.
v)45; .Moliotraph K I'rojcclor Mrchanilh
rlunisimpr. rebuilt. $695: Brenkerl
Theatre—300 seats. Equipment and lease. Place. Kiirbank, Calif
Florence. S. C
Address 234 North Reese
Isr.i, ewellent. J495; Century rebuilt.
Low rent. County seat town of 2.500 popiilaiinn
Si.iier Simplex rebuilt. $050; tieket ma-
near coast. Cash price. $14,500. Theatre— Near Will buy theatre, norihern. central or western
THEATRE SEATING
L' unit hand operated, $09.50: 3 imit.
coast. Cement building. 392 seats. Grossing New York and nortliern Ohio, north central Pennsylvania
In towns 1,500 lo 4,000 population In
S a.S, Cinema Supply Corp., 449 W. 42nd
$1,525 month plus candy and popcorn. Total
500 Amerie.in spring edge cushion cllairs, heavy
a
price $20,000. $11,000 cash required. Balance Catholic community.
« York
For
18.
particulars write Joseph
panel buck, excellent. $5.45; 621 same rebuilt,
$126 monlh. Interest 4%. J. C. Butler. A. B.C. Amaiid. 7121 Magoun Ave,
/ Duty blowers, ball-bearing equipped, $7.65: 200 veneer chairs, rebuilt, $3.96; 1050
Hammond. Ind.
Brokerage Co.. 304 S.W. 4th Ave., Portland, Ore.
ofm ii> 60.000 cfm. Air washers,
lleywood-Wakefield full upholstered back, bnx-
Prefer
all
theatre with building included. Must be
iljdraulic dri»es two and four speed motors >pring cushion cllairs, exeelleni, $4.95; (rebuilt Theatre Exchange Co.. the only exclusive theatre
brokers in the northwest, offer the largest 802 Albany Ave, Waycross, Ga.
reasonable and on paying basis. Clifford Jordan,
It 'Is. Immediate delivery. Dealers wanted. $5.95); 400 General full upholstered back, boxspring
cushion, rebuilt, for list.
of for sale or lease. for
Wanted theatre in town of 1,400 or more.
S U.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 449 W. 42nd St., list. 201 Fine Arts Bldg.. Portland 5. Ore.
State in first letter
.New York IS.
all that would be desired
$7.95. Wire selection theatres Write
1 ftijlneerine and Mfg. Co.. il3 W. 19th
iL- Ls City. Mo
es factory rebuilt 16mm Arc projector,
Theatre Exchange Co. Listing No. 135 in Portland.
Ore. 420 seats, mostly new. New carpet (Ice. 825 Van Brunt Blvd.. Kansas City 1, .Mo.
by experienced theatre owner. Box 2780. Bo.xoft
amplifier speaker, $660. Pair Motloleids
and magazines hardly used. $100. on hand. We are headquarters fur the cream of and decoration. Soft drinks, candy and popcorn.
Several thousand used upholstered opera chairs
S. blect. 1840 .Morse Are.. Chicago 26, 111. Iho used chair crop. We pick the lots that we Steady family trade. Owner says $2,000 gross.
think you will like. We furnish proper slope and Price $32,500. $50 week rent Including heat.
HELP WANTED
\i.\ projectors, arc lamps, rectifiers, sections desired to fit your theatre. Our Arts Bldg., Portland 5, Ore.
ic of genuine replacement parts for United years experience in the seating business is your
Wanted; Experienced, .sober, dependable, three
i sound ctiuijimenl. Weber snurni equlpr
I'owers projectors. Prewar prices. Bodel-
Theatre Exchange Co. Listing
guarantee. Write for exact photo and price. We
No. 134 in shows daily, six-day permanent position lo right
Washington county seat. Only theatre. Film man.
have parts for all makes of chairs. Also, leatherette
25x25 in. all colors. 55c ea. Good
Write Son Amusement Co.. Saiilt Ste Marie,
circuited with next town.
mpany, 10-38 Jackson Ate., L. I. City,
New sound, carpet and Mich,
quality.
State st arling salary and reference.
seats. Simplex HI Lamps. Owner says $1,600
Oilcago Used Chair Mart. 829 So. State St.,
Manager Wanted. State experience, age.
gross, and increasing.
references,
all details and salary
Bldg. included for $42,500.
Chicago 5. 111.
Simplex Portable Projectors. RCA Sound,
Terms.
expected in
201 Fine Arts
answer.
Bldg., Portland 5, Ore.
Write Cpfiiwn Theatre, Sedalia, Mo.
3m0 upholstered ehair.s. Complete, $2,000. Fensin Chair maintenance headquarters ha£ all
Theatre Exchange Co. Listing No.
I 'alcagno. Box 102. Gramercy.
128 in booming
Oregon lumber and farm community. New RCA
La.
parts and accessories for all chairs. .-Mso upholstery
fabrics and theatre chair supplies. Send us
Theatre manager experienced in making up live
fronts for grind policy. Good opportunity for gogetter
with recognized circuit. Write Associated
Afitble: One pair of Cycles Projector lamps
booth. 320 seats. Gross increasing 20% yearly
your sample for quotation. Repair service available
right in your theatre also. Fensin Seating
Theatres, Inc. 1323 Dime Bldg,. Detroit. Mich.
ready to operate, in .\-i condition,
last 3 years. .Modern bldg. included for $22,500.
iantps are now in operation :u)d can be
Terms. 201 Fine Arts Bldg.. Portland 5. Ore.
Co.. 62 B. 13th St., Chicago 5. III.
I I'l two weeks. .\lso two A.C. Inductors
Theatre for Sale; Small town, in good farming
Irp-ncy use with switches, complete $500. 1.200 Used Spring cushioned theatre chairs.
district in northwest Kansas. Good building, brick POSITIONS WANTED
Theatre Supply Co., 2706 Colley Ave., $1.50 ea.. and $3.50 ea.. complete. Immediate
front, small living quarters. Many improvements
V.a. Phone 53818.
delivery. Russell Chair. 2567 McClellan. Detroit.
Manager: Family.
added this year. 377 seats (IGO
Trained all phases.
cushioned!.
Perfect
Mich. Phone LBNox 3445.
references. Future important. I'refer
p ilr good late model ESF DeVry 35mm
Good equipment, showing six nights a week. Showing
prolit. Sickness reason (or selling. Every-
Box 2763,
Texas, adjoining
states. Independent tlieatres. I
ND-30 watt Amplifier-.Monitor. $750. Theatre Chairs, 3,000 used spring cushioned
Wickes, Ark.
part full upholstered back and part insert panel
Bo.xoffice, 825
thing sells, price $20,000.
Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City I,
If interested, see or
.Ala
box spring cushions.
Kahle, Mgr., Liberty Theatre, Brewster.
hack, with spring edge and write F. M.
com-
many Terms. 201 Fine
K.as.
[es 16mm Sound Projector, like new, $350. 1.000 veneer chairs, 800 good backs, 500 spring
Manager; Ten years experience. Desires good
201 University Ave.. N. Y. C.
cushions and hinges. Write for prices and photographs.
Immediate delivery, advise how many you For Sale; Finest small town theatre in middle
connection. Write or wire Box 414. Hamlet. N. C.
Ijiniplex projectors, rear shutter, late model.
Ambitious young projectionist looking for
need. We export chairs anywhere. Jesse Cole, 2565 west, located central Iowa. $65,000. Terms,
position
uimI, double channel. Strong lamps,
with
rectia
future. Five years experience; eager
McClellan Ave., Valley 2-3445, Detroit. Mich. Box 2765. Boxoffice. 825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas
Citv 1. Mo.
to
Ijol 'r rewind, etc. Low price for quick
learn more.
sale.
Available immediately. Will go
Illieatre, Akron, Ohio.
Sewn Delux seat covers and sewn slip covers,
any place. No bad habits. Box 2781, Boxoffice,
reversible type, for all brands seats. Fredis Theatre
Beautitul new theatre, east Texas town 1,300 825 Van Brunt Blvd.. Kansas City 1, Mo.
Service. Vina, Ala.
popu[ation. Large rural population. Near,est Projectionist, general maintenance, service, re-
>aie or swap for anything I can use: One
projectors and a pair of Strong
1,623 American Seats, late model, insert panel, theatre 15 miles. New sound, new cushion chairs, pairs, 23 years small town experience, steady,
in.-;ty lamps with new Strong rectifiers.
spring edge cushions, immediate delivery. Also new washed air cooling. Making money. Good sober, reliable. Projectionist, 2212 Orchard St.,
Ipe -.tre. St. .Ansgar. Iowa.
255 late model American seats, full upholstered lease. $11,000 some terms. Box 2766, Boxoffice,
Chicago.
825 Van Brunt Blvd.. K.ansas Ci(y. 1. Mo.
lete used booth equipment, including two back, spring edge cushions. 8 months old, ,\lso
Standard projectors, two Brenkert Econo- veneer chairs. Wire, write or phone, HARrison
J 6 Virginia (hea(res for sale. Reasonable terms
|(ip with rectifiers, a complete Western 4219. .Ace Chair & Carpet, Inc., 1428 S. Wabash
to responsible theatre operators. Located in Norfolk.
BUSINESS STIMULATORS
Portsmouth, Newport News. Jewel Produc-
46C sound system with Universal bases.
Ave.. Chicago 5. 111.
^1 'able, film splicer, hand rewind and film For Sale; 169 Veneer seats, .all in good condition.
F. M. Kahle. Brewster, Kas.
Comic books again available as premiums, giveaways
at
tions. 165 West 46th St.. N. Y.
"lood condition, going to highest bidder,
your kiddy shows. Large variety latest
(inii ^ement Co., Box 311.
Premium Huntsville. Te!i.
Co..
1.000 American box spring, cushion panel back
Only
time
Theatre.
offered,
Texas County
.\ttractive front,
Scat 2.300.
good
First
equipment.
48-page newsstand editions. Comics
412B Greenwich St.. New York City.
pcornplete Powers projectors. Mazda lamps. (or level floor. $4.00 each. F.O.B. Albany, N. Y.
Highly profitable. Private sale. $20,000 dovra.
Mil. good condition. $225 takes all. 395 Albany Theatre Supply Co.. 1046 Broadway. Albany.
N. Y.
Bingo with more action, $2.25 thousand cards.
Arthur Leak. 3422 Kinraore. Dallas, Tex.
Also other games. Novelty Games Co., 1434 Bedford
Ave. Brooklyn 16. N. Y.
'e Columbus 7. Ohio.
850 fully padded metal lined back and spring Oklahoma town over 2,500. Excellent equipment,
air conditioning; 350 seats, mostly cush-
Bingo Games. No license necessary. Screen
Cf '.Smm portable sound projector, complete
cushions. A-1 condition for sloped floor, 19-20
Ci-ker and amplifier, lute model, prachJie.,
used very little, $500. Jos. Vasut,
inches wide, $4.75 each F.O.B. Albany. N. Y. ioned, lining good business: $15,000. Box 2778, Dial $20. Cards (or 75 or 100 number game,
Albany Theatre Supply Co.. 1046 Broadway, Albany.
N. Y
Mo.
$2.50 per thousand. Premium Products, 354
Boxoffice. 825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City 1, $275 per thousand. Ten thousand or more,
S(Ur|, T«.
West 44lh St.. New York City.
1.400 fully padded b.icks spring cushion. 19-20 Virginia theatre, modern, all-brick construction.
inches wide for level floor, 66S spring seats, new Ale.x;inder-Snilth carpet.
STUDIO EQUIPMENT
Rochester. N. Y. .\lbany Theatre Supply Co..
projection. sound, blower system.
Broadway. Albany. N. Y
drawing cnmjietitlon.
1046
.Simplex
Town 2.200 with
RCA
nice radius. No
$3.50 each. F.O.B.
AIR CONDITIONING
I
$25,000 down by appointment only. Prompt shipment, all-steel
Bt-e* n-orer: magazine: free-head tripod: motor,
ing. leaving state for health. Box 2779.
1^ Moviolas now available, sound, $795;
1.000 American full upholstered back spring
:; 5; Ace Film Viewers, $119.50: Hollyblowers
with motors.
cushion. 10 years old. 19-20 inches wide, $5.50, T. E. Wilson. Bos 247. Crewe, Va.
5.500 dm. $127.80:
. ri ble area recording system, $3,750; BM
8.500 c(m. $172.20; 11.000
F.O.B. Rochester. N. Y. Albany Theatre Supply
cfm.
uHic s'lidio single system camera with g.ilva-
For Sale $15,000 profitable theiitre. central $228.90; 13.500 cfm.. $276; other sizes
Co.. 1046 Broadway, .\lbany. N. Y.
avail.ible.
«i»fi nckover: 1,000 ft. magazines: 6 lenses
Indiana town of 1.700 population with 5 to 10
Latest dual air washers. 5.000 cfm.
ml 1 if il ilewfinder. $3,950: Eyemo turret. 3 Special transportation rates are now available
years lease. Simplex equipment. Reason (or sed-
$138: 7.000 cfm. $168: 10.000 cfm. $204: 15.000
In all exhibitors in southern states and sample
cfm.
Boxnd'lco.
$240; 20.000 e(m. $276. DKdisers. reclrciilaling
825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City 1. Mo.
pumps, exhaust (ans available. S.O.S.
*f
.
.:;15: New Bell i Howell Ifimm sound chairs can be inspected before purchase. Write.
«inti S!,250: new Mitchell 24V motors, $295: Hire or call for details. Jack McGrath, Alb.ary
Cinema Supply Corp.. 449 W. 42nd St., New
•« mm film phonographs, $795. Send for Thfilre Supply Co.. 1046 Broadway, .\lbany. N. Y. Theatres Denver territory; 450 seals. S.OOO York 18.
'Ift "1 Olst. S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 449 800 complete rebuilt bos spring, veneer back population. Lease and equipment worth plenty,
Spray Nozzles Vi in.. % In.,
». i: ,>••.. New York 1?
theatre Chairs. $5.50 each. 1.000 reconditioned 300 seats good mining towTi. building and equipment,
nice business. Box 2782, Boxoffice, 825
H In. Have
500 left at SOc e.ach. Cap.
plain veneer chairs. $3.50 each. Other lots. Ask
M tn 2% gal. per
min. Water broken to fine misty siiray. Can ship
(or photos. Bodelson & Co.. 10-38 Jackson Ave., Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City 1, Mo.
at once. G. A. Peterson, RPD No. 2. Clinton. Mo.
I.QUIPMENT WANTED
Deluxe 400 seats central Illinois, town 2.500. For Sale: Tliree Buffalo fans, size 8. Double.
I.. I, rilv. N. Y.
seats 100 veneer in excellent condition. Answer new building 1941. Owner selling account health. Excellent fur cooling theatre. $400 each. F.O.B.,
quick. 2 to 400 (IS or 19 inch) spring edge
Must make room (or new seats. Phone, $33,000 down. The Savereides. 1217 Blum Bldg., Rov 317. Weatherford. Tex.
Theatres:
wire or write Midway Theatre. 7th and Central. Chicago. HI.
Kansas City. Kas.
Illinois, Indiana. Missouri. Kansas, POPCORN SUPPLIES
kii-io. complete booth equipment. L. B.
«tlt\i , Mo.
200 good complete theatre chairs, upholstered Nebraska. Iowa. Minnesota. The Savereides, 1217
h.icks and spring bottoms. Reasonable. T. J.
Blum Bldg.. Chicago, IB.
Write for our special contract which giiariinlees
POPCORN MACHINES
.\rrington. New Haven. Ind.
you more profits and greater savings on all your
Texas: Small town theatre, grossing $18,000 piipcorn and popcorn supplies. RIevlns Bee Hive
annually. $14,500. Box 2776. Boxoffice. 825 Van Popcorn Co,. Nashville. -Manley—Crciors—Advances—All electric
Tenn.
Brunt Blvd.. Kansas Cily 1, Mo.
5'fr; types. Karmelkorn Equipment, 120 THEATRE TICKETS
Home of "Kiish Hour" popcorn and popcorn
jMI. Chicago 6, III.
supplies. Send for price list. Priinty Seed i
Wit ^OBcorn Machines for sale. Fully guar- Prompt service—Special printed roll tickets,
Grain Co., 620 N. 2nd St., St. Louis 2. Mo.
CONFECTIONS
""' P lee from $150. Consolidated Confec- inO.OOO. $19.90; 10.000, $5.95: 2.000. $3.75.
Established 1874,
Each change In admission price, inrliidlng ch.ange Candy Bars, assorted mils, popcorn seasoning. All-Electric Popcorn Units, popping kettles,
Fowler, Ind.
HI. 51. $1.95. Wesley Trout. Enid. Okla.

IT'S THE
COLU MBIA
presents
PICTURES
HEART OF
KENTUCKY
,. . . pounding with
hoofbeat tlirills!
with
PAUL GLORIA HARRy
CAMPBELL- HENRt-DAVENPO
Screenplay by Edward Huebsch
Directed by ROBERT GORDON
Produced by WILLIAM BLOOM