Boxoffice-December.20.1952

. . Marjie
. . . Lester
Cattle Town' Is Best
n Cincinnati at 105
CINCINNATI Grosses reflected a blR
lump In first rim houses, with the best of
jhe wofk recorded by "Cattle Town" at the
Jrand with 105 per cent.
(Avcrogo l> 100)
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(MGM). Apach*
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War
"•5
Smoko iMCM' 100
i^ rand— Cottle Town (WB), Lady Potinxd (Rep).IOS
^ Blocc- - Hongmon'i Knot iCol) 95
Irosses Hit Low in Cleveland;
Lli Baba' Best at 100
CLEVELAND -Grosses hit a new low here.
« Jthough weather was clear and deparlment
'iX
ires generally were open until 9 p. m.,
iisAloppers went straight home Instead of seekf».
ig entertainment.
n»n—Son of All Bobo lU-l). plus six cortoons . . 1 00
Ippodromc—Mutiny (UA); Th« Ring (UA) 6S
>wcr Mall—The Sky Is Rod (Rcalart) 80
hio—Tho Prisoner ot Zondo (MGM), Sih d. t.
wk 70
ilacc—Tho Raiders lU-l); Tho Stolon Foco
(LP) 60
otc— Ride the Mon Down (Rep) 55
illman- The Savage iParo), 2nd d. t wk 70
iwer— Captive Women (RKO); Tho Whip Hond
^^
(RKO) 90
^^ Secause of You' Paces
letroit at 110
DETROIT—Theatre business was way
own as expected this week, and very spotty.
operators tended to concentrate on holdovers.
iving stronger new product for the holiday
.
•ade.
doms— Ivonhoe (MGM), 10th wk
-The Thief (UA); Pork Row (UA), 2nd wk. .
50
80
odtson—Cry, the Be!oved Country (UA); Pool of
London (U-l) 90
ichigon—Because of You ,U-I); Horizons West
(U-l)
no
alms-State—Operation Secret iWB); Mr. Walkle
v..
"' Talkie (LP) 95
nitcd Artists— Bloodhounds of Broodway (20th-
Fox); Something for the Birds (20th-Fox), 2nd
wk 50
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OXOFFICE December 27, 1952
CINCINNATI
prank W. Hum Jr.. president of Cliiclnnutl
Independent Exhibitors, ^ubtnltted to the
city council a rcqueal that theatre.s be exempt
from the 3 per cent
^^^- " —I city mlmLsaion.H tax. A
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number other ex-
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hibltor members of the
^^K orKunluitlon nccom-
^m panted Huvs to the
^B council meeting. The
^^k councU'.s finance com-
A
mlttee took the matter
^k^^^ under advisement. It
^^HjjjpjM^^^ wa.s told by the com-
^M "'^ ^^B mlttee that In the la.st
^^1 ^ ^^^1 few months seven more
motion picture theatre.s
Frank W. Ilus.s Jr. had closed It was said
that in 1951 the tax from all purpase.s totaled
$250,000. of which theatres contributed $104.-
000 to the city.
Mary Cordes has taken over duties as
branch managers secretary at Paramount, replacing
Lillian Aherne, who is the new cashier
.. . Gladys Smiglewicz, Paramount biller
who resigned several' years ago due to illness,
has again resumed her Job as biller . . . Pete
Turlukis has lea.sed the Idle Hour Theatre.
Carthage, and plans to reopen the house
soon. It was formerly operated by Mrs. R. H.
Corbett.
Charles Palmer. Columbia salesman, his
wife and daughter are spending the Christmas
holidays in Albuquerque. N. M. . . . Paul
"Bud" Wessel entered the Good Samaritan
hospital for treatment. Wessel is .secretarytreasurer
of States Film Service, Inc. . . . National
Theatre Supply Co. installed new projectors
and lamp houses in the Liberty at
Covington. Ky., owned by the Ernest Realty
Co. NTS also will install new lamp rectifiers
in the Alhambra Theatre, Dayton, owned by
Bert Fiala.
'
Film exchange staffs have been enjoying
Christmas parties. MGM club held its at the
Terrace Plaza hotel, with a dinner for all the
members, and Santa Claus distributing gifts.
U-I held its party December 15 at the Beverly
Hills Country club, and 20th-Fox on December
20 at the Terrace Plaza, with cocktails
and dinner. Columbia employes enjoyed a
turkey supper in the office on Tuesday (23).
Visitors on the Row included J. M. Brandenburg,
South Shore, Ky.: John Gregory
and Jim Herb, Dayton; A. J. Sexton jr.. Ironton;
Carl Hagle, Fort Recovery; H. L. Pierce,
Granville; Hymie Banks. Williamson, W. Va.;
W. T. Cain jr., Paintsville, Ky.; Lou Wetzel
and Alen Warth, Dayton; Fred Helwig.
Charleston, W. Va.; Joe Joseph. Salem, W.
Va,; C. E. Harvey. New Boston, and Kenneth
Williams, Paintsville. Ky.
Fred Helwig and Alan Gunter of
Charleston,
W. Va.. have purchased a site for erection
of a new drive-in between Kanawha City
and Marmet. W. Va. . and Eddie
Nick Honerkamp and their two children are
visiting here over the holidays from Florida
and are staying with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Williams. Williams is UA city
salesman.
Mark Cummins, who owns drive-ins at
Stockton, Hamilton and Xenia. Ohio, and in
Georgetown, Ky., has taken over operation of
the Gardrn Drlve-In at St. Petersburg. Fla.
Rovrnfeld of Charle.iton, W Va.,
hax left for a three-month Atay In Miami
Beach, Fla.
Jay Ooldberc of Reulurt spent the weekend
In IiKlluiiupolLs conferring with Helen and
Joe Bone, who maniute the Rcalart office
there. Goldberg ha.-! acquired dLilrlbutlon
rlgbUi for the all-Negro picture, "Miracle In
Harlem." and the recent production, "Rage of
Burlesque." "Battles of Chief Pontlac" opened
In the Grand here Wednesday "24p and "Cairo
Road" Is at the Kcarse, Charleston. W. Va
Detroit Exchange Unions
Elect Officers for 1953
DETROIT—Both Detroit exctiange locaLi.
functioning under lATSE charters, have
elected new officers for 1953. In both jurisdictions,
negotiatioas are reported now under
way for new contracts covering members, but
details have not been di.sclo.sed.
Albert Champagne of 20th-Fox wa.s reelected
business agent and acting pre.sldent
of front office Local F25. The union has been
without an elected president as such for several
years, and Champagne, as buslne.ss agent,
acts in that capacity as well. Other new officers
are financial secretary. Ann Rogel. General
Film Service; recording .secretary,
Thelma Auten, 20th-Fox; treasurer, Margaret
Studebaker, Republic, and trustees, Eric
Clarry, RKO, and Clarence Bertnlaume,
MGM.
In Local B25, Nellie Arnold of National
Screen Service was elected president, a post
to which Nell Hogue, now retired because of
ill health, was elected last year. Other new
officers are vice-president, Roy Kendall,
National Film Service; business agent, Fae
Heady, Paramount; recording secretary, Alice
Shelnic, Columbia; treasurer, Elizabeth Lehr.
Allied Films; financial secretary, Vessie Kolb,
Republic, and seventh board member, Mary
Zemla. RKO.
Navy Boosts 'Flat Top'
DETROIT—A special navy tieup resulted
in excellent business for Mrs. William Cassidy's
Mecca at Midland, Mich., for "Flat
Top." Tieup was made with the naval air
base at Grosse He. 130 miles away, and 20
officers from the station made the trip to
Midland for the opening. Arrangements were
made for a special display of 20mm cannon
and an unusual cutaway version of a Jet
engine, both rarely seen in a small upstate
town.
Angelo Vitale Succximbs
CLEVELAND — Angelo Vitale. 66. well
known local orchestra leader, died recently
in Huron Road hospital. He is sur\-ived by
his wife, Celia. a daughter Carol, and a
sister and brother. In the da>'s of silent
movies, Vitale and his orchestra were featured
attractions at the leading theatres here.
He also scored the pictures on the silent
screen. With the advent of sound movies,
Vitale specialized in hotel and night club
music.
Nothing 1$ sporcd in patient's core ot omu*emcnt
industry's WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL HOS-
PITAL.
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