Boxoffice-January.03.1953

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Ft Clark, Brackettville, Is Location of Nat Holt Film
View at left looks from U.S. across the Rio Grande river into Mexico. The camera,
on a rolling dolly and wood tracks, is trained on Charlton Heston, on the near horse,
and Milburn Stone, as army scouts. Watching the action in fur-collared leather jacket
and baseball cap is Director Charles M. Warren. At right, players get set for a scene
at Fort Clark ranch, showing the actual fort in the background. In the foreground may
be seen Jack Palance as an Apache chief and Michael Keith, a cavalry captain.
The adjacent photo shows Bobby Bixler, Paramount publicist of Dallas, Producer
Nat Holt and Mrs. Bixler.
BRACKETTVILLE, TEX. — Bobby Bixler.
exploitation director from the Paramount
exchange at Dallas, and his wife spent several
days with F>roducer Nat Holt and his
crew on location at nearby Fort Clark ranch
shooting "Arrowhead," story of an Apache
uprising in 1878 from a book by the same
name.
The film, in Technicolor, will be given a
Texas premiere next fall.
Ft. Clark, locale of both the story and the
filming, stands today almost unchanged from
the days when it was built and was active
as a cavalry post on the old El Paso wagon
trail 140 miles west of San Antonio. Time
Raymond Willie Heads
Dallas Zukor Dinner
BEVERLY HILLS—R. J.
O'Donnell, International
Variety chairman of the Adolph
Zukor golden jubilee celebration, announced
that Raymond Willie of Dallas, general manager
of Interstate circuit, had been appointed
general chairman for this affair in the southwest
territory. Willie succeeds Paul Short
who has been serving as temporary chairman.
O'Donnell is here with his wife to attend the
birthday banquet January 7, the first of the
Variety International Zukor golden jubilee
celebrations.
Willie announced that the new date for this
Zukor celebration in Dallas had been changed
from January 28 to February 6 at the Adolphus
hotel.
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has not changed the landscape much either.
The post, opened in 1852, was maintained
by the government until a few years ago, and
recently has been converted into a dude ranch
and tourist attraction. The fort buildings,
which once accommodated ten companies of
cavalry, housed the entire Nat Holt company
of 150 cast and crew with 300 Navajo Indians
who were brought from Gallup, N. M.
Charlton Heston plays the rugged army
scout. Jack' Palance is Toriano, the Apache
chieftain, while also in the cast are Katy
Jurado, Michael Keith, Mary Sinclair and
Katherine Grandstaff of Houston, a protege
of R. J. O'Donnell.
DALLAS
paul Strother, National Theatre Supply, is
the father of a baby girl, born December
27 at St. Paul's hospital . . . Freddie Hanson,
National Theatre Supply, was host to the
employes at a December 21 dinner party at
his home.
Natalie Bernstein, who has been away from
the Leon offices for some time due to illness,
was welcomed back to the office December
29, with the understanding that she pursue
light duties for a while . Quinn
spent a few extra days away from the
National Screen office as part of her vacation.
Dallas Variety Club held its New Year's
eve party. Reservations indicated a great
attendance for the affair in the Adolphus
hotel. Dallas Variety will hold its installation
meeting January 5 and all members are urged
to attend. Wallace Walthall will conduct the
memorial for members who died in 1952.
Stars in 'Fighter Squadron'
Heading the cast in Allied's "Fighter
Squadron" is Sterling Hayden. William Calihan
will produce the World War II aviation
drama.
George L. LeBlanc, 44, Dies;
Supervisor for Altec
OKLAHOMA CITY—Funeral services for
George L. LeBlanc, 44, district supervisor for
Altec Service Corp., were held Monday (29)
in Oklahoma City. He died the previous
Friday in Barnes hospital, St. Louis, wnere
he had been in critical condition several days
following a second surgery.
LeBlanc entered an Oklahoma City hospital
about one month ago and underwent surgery.
About two weeks later he was sent to St.
Louis for observation and research. With
Altec for 20 years, LeBlanc had many industry
friends. Survivors include his wife
Lois; daughter Judith, 17; son Lawrence, 11;
his parents in Pennsylvania and a sister in
Washington state.
The family requested no flowers, but that
donations be made to the George LeBlanc
memorial fund at St. John's Episcopal church,
Oklahoma City.
Born in Chicago, LeBlanc had lived in
Oklahoma City about ten years. He served
Altec for many years out of the city and was
made district supervisor of the corporation
last year when Altec opened an office at 706
West Grand. He was a member of Variety
Club.
The feminine lead in "Blueprint for Murder"
will be Jean Peters. Michael Abel is producing
this for 20th-Fox.
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