Boxoffice-Febuary.18.1956

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DETROIT
^nother small-town theatre has closed, the
Bridgeman at Bridgeman, Mich., with
veteran exhibitor Bun Baldwin giving no announcement
of his future intentions, excepting
a terse note to his booking house in
Detroit that the house closed February 6 . . .
Oldtimer Nate Schreiber of the Colonial and
Palmer Park theatres here, was tremendously
proud of attaining his goal of 100 new
members for the local United Hebrew Schools
membership campaign which he achieved
solely by phone in honor of his wife and himself
on the 50th anniversary of their marriage
on February 20.
Steve Springett of Nashville. Mich., one of
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Family Theatre in Jackson, Mich., until his
death "Guys and Dolls," running here
at the Adams for the 11th week, was not causing
too much pessimism about the slight drop
in attendance—since it was caused by one of
the city's most severe ice storms of the season
last Monday, and Adams Manager Norm
Myer believes it will hold its own 'till the
end of February.
Sam Green has resigned from Korman
Enterprises to accept the position of general
manager of the Sterling Theatres circuit. He
has been with Sol Korman for the past ten
years ... In town for the Allied Theatres
meeting were two outstate exhibitors, Howard
Sharpely of Jonesville, Mich., and Frank
Spanyl of Utica, Mich. . . . The 400-seat
neighborhood house, the Ferndale, managed
by William Keaton, is finding boxoffice success
in an unusual six-week run of the twinbill.
"The Left Hand of God" and "Mr.
Roberts," both of which have been played
as the main feature by the adjacent house,
the Radio City. The final week is building
the greatest gross of the run according to
Keaton.
An election of officers was scheduled
for the stockholders meeting at the Film
Truck Service, the exhibitor-owned firm
transporting film throughout the state . . .
Promoting its newest and unique Filmorama,
"Ski Crazy." in an unusual way is the local
Alhambra Theatre, which announced the
opening of the run Thursday with the offer
of a free admission to any skier with a leg in
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Also having a six-week run is "I
. . .
Camera" at the Krim Theatre, with
Manager Sol Krim attributing much of the
boxoffice increase to the starting up once
again of the daily newspapers ... So successful
have been the twin-billed. "The Bed"
and "Intimate Relations" at the Surf and at
the Coronet, that the two houses were holding
them over for another seven days.
Dillon M. Krepps, managing director of the
United Artists, who goes back in business
February 20 with "Oklahoma!" after two and
a half months of preparation, said the price
scale will be $1.10 to $2.75 for the attraction
. . . The report of a fire at the Radio City-
Theatre, from a usually reliable source, was in
error according to word from supervisor Hy
Bloom.
A sizable delegation of Michigan exhibitors
is planning to attend the national drive-in
convention in Cleveland Tuesday and
Wednesday (21, 22), Ernie Conlon of Allied
The drive-ins are open in
Theatres said . . .
the midsouth, but are not doing well because
of fog and rain, your wandering scribe reports
from Montgomery, Ala. . . . William H. Green
arranged for the anniversary presentation
of "Cinerama Holiday" February 15 . . . Score
for Jack Susami of Republic, who is rolling
a nice 153 average in the Film Bowling
League, hit the big red pencil score class
this week.
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'Helen 7 Grosses 190
In Cincinnati Bow
to previous weeks.
Ice Storms Put Chill on Detroit
Boxof.'ice; 'Goodman.' 175
Guys' Leads Cleveland
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CINCINNATI—"Helen of Troy" reached a
sufficient high figure at the Albee to warrant
holding the picture a second week in that
house.
Other downtown grosses were not up
(Average Is 100)
Albee— Helen of Troy (WB) ion
Grand—Target Zero (WB); Toughest Man Alive
(U-l) 125
Polace—Lone Ranger WB), 4 days 90
Palace— East of Eden (WB); Bottle Cry (WB), three
days (return runs) 50
DETROIT—Severe ice storms here during
the early part of the week cut heavily into
house business, with a drop in the "Guys and
Dolls" boxoffice attributed to the weather.
Adams—Guys and Dolls (MGM), 1 1th wk 140
Broadway Capitol— Inside Detroit :Col); Fury ot
Gunsight Pass !Col) 105
Fox—The Bottom of the Bottle (20th-Fox). Bobby
Wore Is Missing (AA) |00
Madison—The Benny Goodman Story (U-l).. .175
Michigan—There's Always Tomorrow (U-l); The
Second Greatest Sex (U-l), 2nd wk 95
Palms— Hell on Frisco Bay (WB); The Vanishing
American (Rep), 2nd wk 100
United Artists—Closed
With 200 in 7th Week
CLEVELAND—Pictures got off to a good
start with good weather over the weekend,
but rain turning to ice kept folks at home
In spite of this handicap,
four pictures grossed 105 to 200 per cent.
For the seventh week "Guys and Dolls" topped
them all, scoring 200.
Allen—Helen of Troy iWB), 2nd wk. on a
holdover 125
Hippodrome—The Benny Goodman Story (U-l) 165
Lower Mall—The Bed :Kingsley) 100
Ohio—Guys and Dolls (MGM), 7th wk
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200
Palms— Hell on Frisco Bay (WB); The Vanishing
State—The Man With the Golden Arm (UA), 2nd
wk. on a holdover 105
Stillman—Diane (MGM) 70
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: February
18, 1956