Boxoffice-December.20.1952

PuUe SmU To Release 33 in January\
Jackson Park, Towne Theatres
Must Bid for Pictures
Tliree-jiidge coui-t in Chicago rules these
theatres which have been getting films on
flat rental as result of two famous antitrust
precedents must now submit bids; another
appeal likely.
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One-Third to Be in Color
By FRANK LEYENDECKER
NEW YORK—Thirty-three features, including
two reissues, more than have been
released in any month of the 1952-53 sea-
.son to date, will be available to exhibitors
for
Bankers Trust Limits Film
January 1953. This is the same number
as was released January 1952, when
Loans to Hali Budgets
the release lists included more westerns
Bars financing for single pictures; prefers and program pictures.
Exactly one-third of the 31 new pictures
groups of three, with one being used as
for
collateral for another; limit on single transactions
to be $300,000.
January 1953 will be in color, compared to
only seven in color out of the 33 released in
January 1952. Nine of the new pictures will
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be iJi Technicolor and one each in Warner-
New Technical Developments
Color and Trucolor.
To Boost Grosses: Skouras
THE SUBJECTS IN COLOR
National Theatres president says Cinerama,
The Technicolor pictures for January will
Eidophor, three-dimensional films to bring
include four musicals, "Road to Bali," "Meet
new era in motion picture exhibition; says
Me at the Fair," "I Don't Care Girl" and
he is filled with optimism over outlook.
"April in Paris," and five in the adventure
category, "Redhead From Wyoming," "Tropic
UA May Finance As Well As
Zone," "The Man Behind the Gun," "The
Pathfinder" and "The Lawless Breed." "Ride
Distribute Films for TV
the Man Down" is an adventure film in Trucolor
and "Stop, You're Killing Me" is a
Expansion into producing end of business
on ownership sharing basis under consideration,
it becomes known shortly after Para-
comedy with music in WarnerColor.
The other important dramas are among the
mount announcement it is about to start;
most important for the season and will include:
"My Cousin Rachel," "The Bad and
Universal curtailing TV shorts.
the Beautiful," "Ruby Gentry," "Above and
C. J. TevUn Returns to RKO
Beyond," "Thunder in the East," "Angel Pace,"
"Kansas City Confidential." "I'll Get You,"
As Studio Operations Chief
"Torpedo Alley," "The Desperate Search" and
Held po.st prior to Howard Hughes' disposition,
last September, of his controlling Wave at a WAC" and "No Time for Flowers"
"Guerrilla Girl." "The Four Poster," "Never
interest in the company to a syndicate are comedies and "Luxury Girls," "Star of
headed by Ralph Stolkin.
Texas," "Timber Wolf," "Winning of the
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West" and "Marshal of Cedar Rock" are in
Adolph Zukor Birthday Fete
the action-programmer or western category.
Nine major companies will have three releases
each for January, the best showing to
Switched to the Palladium
Previously planned at Hotel Ambassador; date for the season. Broken down by companies,
the January 1953 releases will be:
date is still January 7; other Zukor celebrations
in Dallas February 6, New York
March
ALLIED
4, Mexico City March 21 and
ARTISTS—"Torpedo AUey," starring
Toronto,
.sometime in March.
Mark Stevens, Dorothy Malone, Charles
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Winninger and Bill Williams; "Star of Texas,"
.starring Wayne Morris with Lyle Talbot and
Plan Three-Dimension Films
Rick Vallin, and "Timber Wolf," starring
For
Kirby
1 1 Evergreen
Grant and Chinook.
Houses
Frank L. Newman sr., president of the THREE FROM COLUMBIA
northwest circuit, reports that that one of its
COLUMBIA—"The Four Poster," a Stanley
three Seattle theatres will be equipped early Kramer production, starring Rex Harrison
next year for Natural Vision; also to be in and Lilli Palmer; "The Pathfinder," in Technicolor,
stai-ring George Montgomery and
ten other area cities.
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Helena Carter with Elena Verdugo, and "Winning
of the West," a Gene Autry western with
Supreme Court Turns Down
Smiley Burnette.
Utah Film Carrier Case
LIPPERT—"I'll
Reject.'! attempt
Get You," starring
by Wycoff
George
Co., Inc. to
Raft with Sally
bar the Utah
Gray.
Public Service Commission
from regulating its business on grounds METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER— "Above and
carrier started suit before Its business really Beyond," starring Robert Taylor and Eleanor
was threatened with regulation.
Parker with James Whitmore; "The Bad and
the Beautiful," starring Lana Turner, Kirk
Douglas, Dick Powell,
Canada
Walter Pidgeon,
Spent
Gloria
$108,207,000
Grahame, Barry Sullivan and Gilbert Roland,
On Films Last Year; Up 15%
and "The Desperate Search," starring Howard
Nuinlji T ol paid iulinlsslons Increased three
Keel and Jane Greer with Keenan Wynn and
per cent of 239,132,000 from 231,747,000, with
Patricia Medina; "The Clown," starring Red
the per capita expenditure rising Skelton
to
and $7,72
Jane Greer with Tim Considine.
from $7.12, the Canadian government reports.
color, staiTing Bob Hope, Bing Crosby anJ
Dorothy Lamour; "Tropic Zone," in Technil
color, starring Ronald Reagan, RhondJ
Fleming and Estelita with Noah Beery, ami
"Thunder in the East." starring Alan Ladcj
Deborah Kerr, Charles Boyer and Corinnf
Calvet.
RKO — "Androcles and the Lion." a Gabriel
Pascal production, starring Jean Simmonfl
Victor Mature, Maurice Evans, Robert Newl
lOn and Alan Young with Elsa Lanchesterl
"Never Wave at a WAC." starring RosalinJ
Russell, Paul Douglas and Marie Wilson witll
Hillary Brooke, Arleen Whelan and Lief Erxkl
son. and "No Time for Flowers," produced ii|
Austria, starring Viveca Lindfors and Pau
Christian.
REPUBLIC—"Ride the Man Down," in Trul
color, star-ring Brian Donlevy. Ella Rainel
and Forrest Tucker, and "Marshal of Cedal
Rock." an Allan "Rocky" Lane western.
TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX—"I DonI
Care Girl," in Technicolor, starring Mitil
Gaynor and David Wayne with Oscar Levant!
"My Cousin Rachel," starring Olivia Del
Havilland and Richard Burton with Audrel
Dalton, Ronald Squire and John Sutton|
"Ruby Gentry," starring Jennifer Jone
Charlton Heston and Karl Maiden, and twl
reissues, "The Gunfighter," starring Gregorl
Peck with Jean Parker and Helen WestcotI
and "Yellow Sky," starring Gregory Peck an|
Anne Baxter.
UNITED ARTISTS LISTS TRIO
UNITED AP.TISTS—"Kansas City Confi
dential." an Edward Small production, star
ring John Payne and Coleen Gray with Pres
ton Foster; "Guerrilla Girl," starring Helmv
Dantine with Mariana, and "Luxury Girls,
with Susan Stephen and Lawreiice Ward.
UNIVERSAL - INTERNATIONAL — "T h
Redhead From Wyoming," in Technicoloi
starring Maureen O'Hara and Alex Nicol wit(
Hugh O'Brian; "Meet Me at the Fair," ii
Technicolor, starring Dan Dailey and Dian
Lynn with Carole Matthews and Chet AUeii
and "The Lawless Breed," in Technicoloi
starring Rock Hudson, Julia Adams and Mar
Castle.
WARNER BROS.—"April in Paris," I
Teclinicolor, starring Doris Day and Ray Bol
ger with Claude Dauphin; "The Man BehinI
the Gun," in Technicolor, starring Randolp
Scott and Patrice Wymore with Lina Romal
and Philip Carey, and "Stop. You're Killin|
Me," in WarnerColor, starring Broderic
Crawford and Claiie Ti-evor with Virginll
Gibson and Bill Hayes.
RKO Re-Elects I. M. Walkei|
NEW YORK— J. Miller Walker has bee
elected vice-president, general counsel an|
'.
secretary of RKO Pictures Corp.. positions
held before the Ralph Stolkin group tool
over Howard Hughes controlling interest. H|
lias been with the company 22 years.
Walker also is a member of tlie board madl
up of Howard Hughes, chairman, and Noal
PARAMOUNT— "Road to Bali,' in Techni-
Dietrich, A. D. Simpson and Edward C|
Burke jr.
BOXOFFICE :: December 27, 1961