Boxoffice-January.08.1955

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MIAMI
Jamaica has been selected
by American interests
as the site for a two-stage studio.
The building will cost $300,000. The group,
headed by a-s.sociates of Princeton Film Center,
which also has a central Florida studio,
is being a.ssisted financially by the Industrial
Development Corp. of Jamaica . signed
Vic Damone, starring in two current films
playing here, for three stage appearances at
the Coral, Florida and Sheridan theatres.
Damone was filling an engagement at a local
night club. Wometco also has .secured Damone
for an appearance at the Lincoln, where one
ol his films was in a .second week.
Wometco started out
the new year with a
A completely A^//f^
popping machine
. . . Caplan's
new series of go-to-church reminders for its
Sunday advertising heading
Roosevelt, on an art policy, held over "Mr.
Hulot's Holiday" . cash registers were
ringing at Claughton's Royal, Variety and
Ti-ail for "Three Ring Circus."
Florida's Gov. Charley E. Johns, as one of
his last acts before going out of office, wired
his appreciation to Howard Hughes for the
selection of Silver Springs as the location
of the underwater premiere of "Underwater!"
January 10 . . . Paul Gregory and Charles
Laughton will scout location sit«s in Jamaica
lor "The Naked and the Dead," localites hear.
Wometco's Mitchell Wolfson made introductions
with his usual poise over a recent
TV program during WTVJ's televised Christmas
party, but said later he was "completely
flabbergasted." While he was talking a janitor,
complete with broom and paraphernalia,
came between him and the camera. As the
man passed the camera he turned to the
audience and tittered, "I've got a T
too," then disappeared. The "janitor'
out to be Red Buttons who was i
unbeknownst to Wolfson.
The first 100 women entering any
ton theatre after 6 p.m. Christma
received a box of Laura Lee coconut
as a gift ... As part of PST's "Deej
Heart" promotion. Gene Parrazzo p
Sigmund Romberg recital in a dc
window of selections from the pictu
recital was repeated twice during
i
The personnel and
and evening . . .
of the FST circuit had their annual
party after office hours on the daj
Christmas.
Leonard Allen, Paramount district ej
was here several days from Atlanta .
Newman, Paramount Theatres repres(
New York, visited Harry Botwick, :
FST in the southeastern area ... A
Olympia band leader, Ray Teal, will
hereabouts in a forthcoming Pai
Mitchell Wolfson, no reh
film . . .
Louis Wolfson mentioned as producin
John Silver," may be remotely conni
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partner Sidney Meyer are members
Distributors Corp. Ass'n, which pa
nanced and will handle the picturf
NEW ORLEA
pill Shields, partner in the Marrero L
was at home recovering after an
dectomy . DeNeve. Rivoli E
Vicksburg, Miss., also was at home i
ating after an operation . W
salesman, was honored at a diniier b
bers of the Columbia staff on his i
ment as manager of the new Columbia
in Houston.
Al Boneno, formerly w'ith Dixie Fi
moved to 20th-Pox to take over the
job recently vacated . Nicaui
ager for Lippert in Atlanta, was in t
the holidays . , . Donald Ganucheau
for Pittman Theatres, was maiTied t
Riviere.
.Alberta Schlinder. Realart booker,
friend of everyone on Filmrow wher
announced she had won four har
Sugar Bowl football tickets . . . Georf
gesser, salesman for Monogram, be
new Mercury . Duplissey has
his El Ranch Drive-In at DeRidder to
Saturday operation for the winter.
Lewis Cox will reopen his Bayoi
Drive-In at Barton January 13 . . .
Hicks wil! close his U Drive-In, Le
Miss., until May 1 . . . Henry Mey
closed his sub-run Don in Gulfport .
Gooch has closed the Mayvel in £
Charlie Morel will c
ville. Miss. . . .
Rebel Drive-In at Natchez, Miss., unti
keeping his Starlite Drive-In open 1
Charles Levy, formerly of the Ritz a
mond, purchased the Bayview at Bilo
J. N. Sullivan . Sugar Bowl
game on New Year's Day brought
followers of the Ole Miss and Navy t
New Orleans. Among the exhibitoi
Lou Langlois, Alamo, New Roads: J
well. Royal. Bernice; T. G. Solom
Harry Thomas, Solomon Theatres (
sissippi: Eddie Delany, Pike Theatn
nolia, MLss.: R. E. Hook, Dreamland.
Mis.s., and R. A. Conrad, Broussard.
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