Boxoffice-April.07.1958

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. . Irving
. . Stan
. . Jess
. . Jack
LOS ANGELES
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Uueh Thomas jr. sold his Cailtoii Theiitie
here to J. E. Reynolds Exhibitors Service
will handle booking and buying for Reynolds
Poynter. Booking Service, has
gone Phoenix on a business trip . . .
to
Stan Lefcourt. Pacific Drive-In Tlieatre, is
back at his desk after a San Francisco trip
to look over company business . Ben Fish.
.
Goldw-yn representative, planed to New York
on business.
Lillian Charnlss of tJie American Tlieatre
Advertisers agency is recuperating after surgery
at Cedars of Lebanon hospital . . . Row
Ramblings: Roy Wolff. Paramount Hollywood
Theatre, lunched with Seymour Borde, district
manager for Rank Distributing Corp.
. . . Dick Sims, Bay Theatre. National City,
was in for some booking and buying.
Also on the Row were Henry Pines. Uptown
Theatre. Pasadena: Sid Welder. Pieferred
Theatres. San Diego: Ben Bronstein. Sunair
Drive-In. Cathedral City: Ernie Martini.
River at Oildale; Harry Agran. Apache Drive-
In at Tucson; Mr. and Mrs. Lou Decker. California
at Ontario: Joe Markowitz, La Paloma
at Encinitas: Manuel Caraakis, Virginia at
Bakersfield, and Norman Goodin. Orange at
Orange.
Plaque for
'Windjammer'
HOLLYWOOD—The star of "Windjammer."
the S.S. Christian Radich. will he accorded
an honor heretofore reserved only for
human actors. She will have her imprint imbedded
in the cement in the forecomt of the
Hollywood Chinese Theatre beside those of
Betty Grable. Marlene Dietrich and other
glamor gii-ls. Following the April 8 premiere
of the Cinemiracle production, a bronze
plaque 20 inches long and 20 inches wide will
be imbedded with proper ceremonies.
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AT THE AIP MEETING—The homeoffice
brigade of American International
Pictures had its first opportunity to play
host to AIP franchise holders at the company's
first national sales meeting last
week. In the upper photo are three of the
hosts, left to right, Milton Moritz, assistant
general sales manager; Leon Blender,
general sales manager and Herman
Cohen, one of the active producers whose
pictures move through AIP channels. In
the lower photo, Dick McKay, center,
advertising director, and Ivan Spear,
western manager for BOXOFFICE, look
at a two-page product announcement In
the magazine, with Spence Stelnhurst,
southern press representative who headquarters
In Atlanta.
Alexander Film Promotes
William L. Troyer
SEATTLE—William L. Troyer has been appointed
vice-president of the national division
of Alexander F^lm Co. with headquarters
here.
Troyer's appointment is part of the expansion
of the firm's national division and
a further .=tep in expanding Alexander's facilities
to serve advertisers in all areas of
film production, distribution and merchandising—theatre
screen and television commercials,
industrial, business and public relations
films.
Troyer has represented Alexander's theatre
division for the last ten years in the
Northwest and Alaska and he pioneered the
Alaskan distribution of theatre screen advertising
films.
SAN FRANCISCO
The Vogue Theatre lias been repainted and
the outer lobby redecorated with new
plants in preparation for the April 9 opening
cf "Smiles of a Summer Night." This will be
the first Pacific Coast showing of the Cannes
|)rize wimier for comedy . Tillman
returned from a meeting of Columbia division
managers in New York . Levin, General
Theatrical, has joined the Pilmrow
YMCA club . Lefcourt, Royal Theatres,
was in town for a few days from his
Los Angeles headquarters.
Hal Honore, long active in the indu.stry,
has been appointed district manager for the
Herbert Roe.sner circuit, according to Martin
M. Foster, general manager for the company.
Visitors on the Row were Jimmy Stevens,
Dixon Theatre. Dixon; Johnny and Sal Enea,
Airport Auto Movies. Oakland: Earl Harper,
Rio Theatre, Richmond: Harry Hayashino,
Ryan Theatre, Fresno, and Lincoln Theatre,
Stockton . M. Levin, director of
the Film Festival, returned much pleased
with the Academy Awards presentation in
Hollywood. Levin said it was the best show
he ever saw. Incidentally, the TOA convention
here pledged support to the San Francisco
Film Festival and passed a resolution
supporting it.
New Laurel, Mont., Airer
Completed by Paul Cory
LAUREL, MONT.—The new 354-car
capacity
Glacier Drive-In, opened Friday, March
28, w'ith "Legion of the Lost." Paul Cory,
owner-operator, said that all April features
and shorts would be in color. Also during this
month the new theatre will observe Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of each week as
family nights, with a flat rate charge for
each car.
A new feature in outdoor theatres In this
area is the overhead projection system. The
projection equipment is in the second story
of the concession building, which is about
400 feet from the screen. The screen picture
area is 91x56 feet.
Entrance to the theatre, located approximately
one-half mile west of Laurel on U. S.
10 is at the west end of the installation. Cars
entering, drive along a lane t>ehind the
screen and then into lighted parking areas.
Discussing the construction project which
has been under way since July 1957, Cory
said that 2.500 cubic yards of gravel were
hauled to the site to provide ramps and
di'ives.
Spencer Tracy to
Narrate
HOLLYWOOD—Spencer Tracy will narrate
"Employees Only," a documentary penned by
Malvin Wald which is being made especially
for the President's Committee for the Employment
of the Physically Handicapped.
Hughes Aircraft Co. is sponsoring the film.
Jonnacac
BOONTON, N. J.
Large Core
Greater Crater Area
means
MAXIMUM LIGHT
in California— B. F. Shearer Company, Los Angeles—Republic 3-1145
B. F. Shearer Company, San Francisco— Underhill 1-1816
in Washington— B. F. Shearer Compony, Seattle— Eliot 8247
in Oregon—B. F. Shearer Compony, Portland—Capitol 8-7543
in Colorado—Denver Shipping & inspection Bureau, Denver—Acomo
2-5616
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