Boxoffice-November.19.1955

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Pickup at Weekend
At Kaycee Houses
KANSAS CITY—Business picked up here
this weekend and exhibitors felt encouraged
with the outlook. "Trial" is holding for a
second week at the Midland. "The Girl in the
Red Velvet Swing" did only average business
at the four Pox houses but "The Red Shoes,"
a reissue playing at the Vogue, did 140 per
cent in its second week.
(Averogc Is 100)
Qlen Three forbidden Stories Ellis), 2nd wk. ... 120
Kimo— S»en9oll (MGM), 3rd wk 90
Midland Triol (MGMl, Apoche Ambush (Col) 130
Missouri Naked Amozon (Times); Roadhousa
Girl lAsfor) 130
Poromounf Rebel Withouf a Cause iWB!, 2nd wk 105
Ro«y— The Desperate Hours (Pora); 3rd wk 75
Tower Uptown, Foirwoy ond Granodo The Girl
in the Red Ve'vet Swing (20th-Fox), Headline
Hunters Rep) 95
Vogue The Red Shoes (SR), reissue in 2rKl wk. . .140
Holdovers Stay Firm
On Chicago Rialto
CHICAGO—While Loop theatres lacked
brand new openers, all boxoffices fared pretty
well. One change in the Ineup was "Music
Land" at the Monroe, where grosses climbed
high enough to warrant a second week's
run.
Carnegie One Step to Eternity (Ellis) 190
Chicogo Sincerely Yours (WB), plus stage revue,
3rd wk 185
Eitel's Palace Cinerama Holiday (Cineromo), 22nd
wk 350
E-quire Mister Roberts (WB) 200
Grond Duel on the Mississippi (Col); Count Three
and Proy Coll, 2nd wk 205
Lekip The African Lion (BV), 7th wk 1 75
McVickers—Oueen Bee (Col), 3rd wk 1 "O
Monroe Music Land BV) 215
Oricntol The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (20th-
Fox), 3rd wk 190
Roosevelt I Died a Thousand Times (WB); A
Men Alone Reo), 3rd wk 200
Stote Lake The Tall Men (20fh-Fox), 5th wk...210
Surf Chance Meeting (Pacemoker), 2nd wk 200
United Artists— To Hell and Back (U-l), 5th wk. .220
Woods—Trial [MGMl, 2nd wk 220
World Playhouse Girl From the Morshes (SR)
2nd wk 210
Ziegfeld Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (Israeli), 2nd
wk 255
ST.
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f^larence M. Turley, part owner of
the Mis-
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souri and Ambassador office and theatre
buildings, was elected pres'dent of the National
Ass'n of Real Estate Boards at the
annual meeting held in New York City
The Better Films Council of Greater St.
Louis presented its "Music in Films" program,
prepared by Anna Louise Petri, Friday (18)
Krushen, United Art'sts exploitation
manager, was a visiter . . , Columbia's annual
Christmas Party for employes will be staged
the ni?ht of December 17 at the Unique restaurant
on Hampton avenue.
Tom Curley, theatre owner who operated
the Ashland and Queens theatres in St. Louis
for various periods, was convalescing after
surgery at St. John's Hospital . . . John Marlow,
theatre owner of Herrin, 111., had been
confined to his home for a couple of weeks
by Illness, but was expecting to return to
his office soon
EVERYTHING FOR THE THEATRE
St. Louis Theatre Supply Company
Mrs. Arch Hosier
3310 Olive Street, St. Louis 3, Mo.
Telephone JEfferson 3-7974
Roy Kalver Re-Elected
Head of Indiana Allied
More than 200 film folk attended the annual convention of Allied Theatre Owners
of Indiana at Indianapolis Tuesday and Wednesday. In the group above are Roy
Kalver, Decatur, ATOI president; Oscar Fine, Evansville; Matt Scheidler, Hartford
City, and Marc J. Wolf, Indianapolis, directors.
INDIANAPOLIS — Arbitration, prereleases,
new equipment trends and toll TV were given
top attention in the closing business session
of the 29th annual convention of the Allied
Theatre Owners of Indiana at the Marott
Hotel here Wednesday.
Ruben Shor, president of National Allied;
Abram F. Myers, general counsel, and Trueman
Rembusch, ATOI national dirsctor, explained
issues raised at last week's National
Allied convention in Chicago to Hoosier exhibitors.
Attendance was estimated at 200 by
William A. Carroll, ATOI executive secretary.
The convention re-elected Roy Kalver as
ATOI president for next year. Kalver also
was elected national director to succeed Rembusch,
co-chairman of the toll TV committee,
who asked to be relieved of some of his responsibilities.
Rembusch was elected alternate
national director.
Talks generally followed the pattern set at
Chicago. Myers laid down the Allied view on
arbitration and prereleases, which he said he
believed to be unlawful under both the consent
decree and Sherman act. He also forecast
that it might lead to court action by
interested parties on a private basis. It was
argued the arbitration draft could be used
by distributors to gain advantages for which
it never was intended.
Shor called for coordinated efforts to make
exhibition a more powerful Influence in the
industry. Rembusch reported on the toll TV
fight to date and expressed confidence that
it would be won, although H might be long
and drawn-out.
New film processes were explained to exhibitors
by Hugh McLachlan, equipment supervisor
for Y&W circuit and member of the
Society of Motion Picture and Television
Engineers. McLachlan was high on magnetic
sound and expressed the opinion that Todd-
AO is the answer to many problems for
drive-in theatres. He also Informed his audience
that 20th-Fox is now developing a 55mm
projector.
Officers elected to serve with Kalver next
year include J. R. Pell, vice-president: Richard
Lochry, treasurer, and William A. Carroll,
executive secretary.
The 1956 board of directors will include
H. Lisle Krieghbaum, Alex Manta, W. R. Norton.
Al Borkensteln, Peter Mailers, George
Heliotes, William T Studebaker, S. J. Gregory,
D. Irving Long, Marc J. Wolf, M. T.
Scheidler, George Mailers, Mannie Marcus,
Art Clark, Beatrice Hancock, J. P. Finneran,
Ted L. Mendelssohn, Pell, Oscar Fine, Bruce
Klxmiller, James Kornblum, Sam J. Switow,
Tom C. Baker, J. C. Weddle, Lochry, Dale
McFarland and Rex Carr, representing the
Allied unit's nine districts.
Election of nine directors at large was postponed
until the next board meeting.
Film clinics were continued at the Wednesday
morning session for both indoor and
drive-in operators, under the leadership of
Pell and Mendelssohn. The convention closed
with the annual banquet at the Marott. Wolf,
chairman of the convention's entertainment
committee, was master of ceremonies.
A special afternoon program for the wives
of members planned by Mrs. Robert V. Jones
and Mrs. Dale McFarland was held in the
ATOI Hospitality Room.
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