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FEBRUARY 2 9, 1960
Vol. 76 No. 19
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AN UNNECESSARY STRIKE
S this is being written, the negotiating
conunittees of the Screen Actors Guild and
the Association of Motion Picture Producers
are meeting in Hollywood, continuing the effort
to come to an understanding that will, at least,
postpone the strike called for March 7. There
is
nothing to be gained by the strike that cannot
be accomplished by across-the-table discussions
from the continuance of which there is much
to
be gained—and saved.
Financially, the actors—some of them, at
least—may be able to afford a strike. But none
will escape from the shambles this may make of
the industry from which they long have derived
munificent remuneration. Moreover, there will be
thousands of innocent bystanders among the
rank and file of the various craft unions and
other segments of the industry, who will be made
to suffer heavily. Nor should little regard be
given to the catastrophic effects that can be
wreaked against the theatres, from which comes
ALL the money that pays the salaries of ALL in
this
business.
Never was a strike more unnecessary. Never
was a strike less warranted. Here is a case of
demands made for participation in income from
a source that is but an extension of a film's
market potential, just as is a film's showings
in churches, schools and other institutions or
anywhere else via 16min prints.
There are other factors entering into the
differences between the SAG and the AMPP,
to be sure. But the "straw" of television residuals
is what threw the whole matter off balance.
The balance can be restored
best—and more
generally satisfactorily— by the process of negotiation
BEFORE a strike. Surely, it can then
be attained without such damage as otherwise
would accrue.
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'Preselling" Plus
There are a number of different approaches
that can be taken in the merchandising of motion
pictures. There is the ''hard sell," the "soft sell"
and, most important of all, the "presell." Millions
of dollars in potential profits have been lost
to our industry because of the failure to fully
exploit important pictures. Too often, we have
ignored the great sales axiom employed in every
other business: "You can't tell 'em too soon, or
too
often."
Many smart showmen in
our business realize
this fact, but there are too many who don't.
Oddly enough, one of the best showmen in the
business is an actor, Kirk Douglas. He believes
that the amount spent in merchandising a film
should be in direct ratio to its potential. He
put this theory into practice on "The Vikings,"
in which he had confidence, and made it pay off
handsomely. Now, he is doing the same thing on
"Spartacus," the $10 million film made by his
Bryna Productions for Universal-International.
Instead of just concentrating on a whirlwind
campaign during the two or three months preceding
the release of a
picture, Mr. Douglas believes
in the long-range build-up. Determined
to implant in the minds of every man and woman
that "1960 is the year of 'Spartacus'," he
saw to it that the presell was started the day
shooting began on the picture, with ads announcing
this fact appearing in major cities around
the world. The campaign has continued without
letup, even though the film is not to be released
until the latter part of this year.
Among other things, the use of an enormous
Neon sign on the U-1 back lot overlooking the
busy Hollywood Freeway, where it is seen by
thousands of motorists each day, will be duplicated
in other cities far ahead of release.
"Spartacus"
floor mats, which have adorned all of the
U-I exchanges throughout the world for the last
six months, plus an extraordinary amount of
newspaper and magazine publicity have made
the company's entire sales force acutely aware
that "Spartacus" is the big one for 1960.
Now the advertising has started, as witness
the front cover of Boxoffice Barometer, purchased
for the first time to announce the coming
of an important picture and, incidentally,
opening a new avenue in motion picture advertising.
The purchase of the Barometer cover,
and similar space in other trade annuals, launches
an exceptionally strong trade ad campaign,
in line with Mr. Douglas' belief that this is the
best way to reach exhibitors, who comprise the
first group he wants to sell on the picture. Trade
papers also carry weight with newspaper and
magazine writers, many of whom are subscribers.
Another step in the "Spartacus" presell was
the unprecedented New Year's Eve saturation
campaign consisting of 3,870 spot announcements
on 690 stations of three networks, which
were heard by millions of listeners.
With this kind of a start and with almost a
year in which to build the ad and promotion
campaigns, expanding at the proper time to include
magazines, newspapers and all other
media, it seems safe to predict that "Spartacus"
will miss little, if any of its potential profits.
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ACTORS TO STRIKE ON MARCH 7;
STILL HOPE IN NEGOTIATIONS
Production Halt Would
Throw Industry Into a
Critical
Situation
HOLLYWOOE)—What could very well
turn into one of the most critical moves in
Hollywood history was made by the Screen
Actors Guild last Tuesday (23) when the
union called a strike against all theatrical
motion picture producers effective 12:01
a.m. on March 7.
The action could well result in complete
shutdown of major motion picture studios
in Hollywood for the first time resulting in
a possible switch of the entire industry
from major studio domination to almost
total independent filmmaking.
TOO EARLY TO GUESS RESULTS
It is still too early to even guess what
might happen between now and March 7
and far too early to guess what might happen
if the strike does go through.
One possibility looms in the example
set by the independent production companies
when they signed with the Writers
Guild. These same independents could very
well sign agreements with SAG which
would allow them to use actors and continue
making their films. New arrangements
along these lines could turn the major
film companies into distribution firms,
changing the entire film fabrication setup
in Hollywood.
SAG and the producers are continuing
negotiation meetings in hope of averting
a long-term strike and a note of hope was
struck by AMPP executive vice-president
Charles Boren who said a scheduled meeting
"may narrow the issues between us
and preserve the jobs of many innocent
bystanders."
Meanwhile, a conference with representatives
of the independents had been scheduled
for Wednesday i24i and Leon Kaplan,
chief negotiator of those Independents
releasing through United Artists,
appeared hopeful when he issued a statement
saying, "It's fairly possible we'll
reach some formula and beat the deadline.
There are still some wide gaps on negotiating
points, however. If we can't
reach a settlement by the strike date, we
expect to continue negotiating past that
date."
NO PICKET LINES PLANNED
So far, the guild has said there will be
no picket lines at the studios. Actors will
merely be instructed not to work. The
position of films being made currently in
Europe is still a moot question, however,
the answer lying in the individual contractual
obligations of performers involved.
On the production line, it is estimated
that 37 pictures in various stages of shooting
or planning will be affected by the
strike. Eighteen will be in the midst of
filming March 7 and only two, MGM's
"Cimarron" and 20th-Fox's "From the
Terrace," looked like they would finish
before the deadline.
EXHIBITOR ASS'N URGES QUICK AGREEMENT
Strike Would Be a Major Disaster to Every
Segment of the Film
WASHINGTON—The threatened Hollywood
strike, if it materializes, would result
in a major disaster to every division of the
industry, Theatre Owners of America
warned here Tuesday (23i at its midwinter
board of directors and executive
committee meeting in the Mayflower Hotel.
The TOA leaders urged a quick agreement
in negotiations between the film
companies and the guilds to avoid a strike
which, they said, would jeopardize theatres
and interrupt the current upswing in
business.
In a statement issued at the end of the
meeting, Albert Plckus, TOA president,
asked that a standby settlement, even for a
limited period, be achieved. The statement
noted that TOA believed the Screen Actors
Guild did not want the sale of post-1948
films to television because such a sale
would cut the grosses of new and current
pictures, and that the majority of studios
had no current intention to sell their post-
1948 libraries to television.
The statement represented the first action
taken by an exhibitor organization to
seek avoidance of the threatened strike. It
follows, in part:
"Theatre Owners of America notes that
exhibitors report increased public response
to current releases. This is in great part
due to the quality product that has come
from Hollywood, to the more intensive
merchandising, both by distribution and
exhibition, in the effort by both ends of
the business to stimulate additional revenue
from each individual feature and
perhaps by the increased public awareness
U-l Signs With Writers;
Negotiating With Actors
Hollywood—Universal-International
Wednesday (24) became the first
major film producer to break the
strike front in Hollywood.
The company not only signed a contract
with the Screen Writers Guild,
which has been on strike since
January 16, but U-I studio officials
said that they expected to reach a
settlement with the Screen Actors
Guild "in a matter of days" and are
now deep in negotiation with representatives
of the guild.
The pact with the writers calls for
payment of two per cent of profits
on all pictures sold to television, after
U-I deducts 40 per cent of such income
to cover distribution and other
costs.
Industry. TOA Warns
that you get more out of picture entertainment
by going out to see movies in the
theatre.
"An interruption in the present flow of
product—and very scanty product it is for
a time when the tide of public favor is
turning to theatres—a drying up of product
will dry up the revival of business
under way and a strike will undoubtedly
result in a major disaster to every division
in the industry.
"Thousands of theatres will go dark
never to reopen, talent teams will disintegrate,
the whole process of motion picture
creation will come to a dead stop and
literally thousands of jobs will disappear,
perhaps never to return. And a long strike
would probably shift the motion picture
leadership permanently from our country
to the production centers abroad.
"All strikes eventually come to a settlement.
And it has been proved time after
time that a better settlement for both sides
could have been made before the strike
began than in the embittered and costly
atmosphere of a deal after a prolonged
stoppage."
MGM Maps Strategy
To Beat Strike Effect
NEW
YORK — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
has plans to minimize the Screen Actors
Guild strike by reducing fixed costs, slowing
its release schedule, selecting post-1948
films—none ever released to television
for theatrical reissue and producing films
abroad which lend themselves to foreign
locations. President Joseph R. Vogel told
the annual meeting Thursday i25) of
Loew's Inc., which by stockholders vote
hereafter will be known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Inc.
Defending the action of management in
opposing guild demands. Vogel said they
would result in double payment for work
performed.
All 15 current directors were reelected.
A plan for restricted stock options was
adopted and a stockholder proposal for
cumulative voting was defeated.
Vogel's comments about the strike followed
his report that the company had its
highest earnings in a decade in fiscal 1959
and that 1960 prospects were bright, contingent
on the effect of the strike. The
first quarter of this year had produced a
net profit of 71 cents a share, the fifth
coi^secutive period of profit since the turnabout.
He also disclosed that in 1961 the
company will reissue "Gone With the
Wind."
BOXOFnCE :: February 29, 1960

DECREE CHANGES
TO ALLOW DISTRESS MERGERS
TOA \/\/ANTS
Also Seeks the Right, in
Interest of Economy, to
Pool Some Operations
WASHINGTON—The Decrees Revision
Committee of Theatre Owners of America
has been directed to meet as quickly as
possible with Robert A. Bicks, acting assistant
attorney general, for a full discussion
of critical problems stemming
from the provisions of the consent decrees
in the government's antitrust case.
Although all problems will be discussed,
TOA is interested particularly in revisions
which would permit theatre mergers and
the production and distribution of pictures
with preemptive rights by former affiliated
circuits.
TOA BOARD OKAYS ACTION
The committee was authorized to act by
the TOA board of directors and executive
committee at their combined mid-winter
session in the Mayflower Hotel here on
Monday (22).
The board and executive committee
voted to request the changes upon the
recommendation of its Decrees Revision
Committee which had met Sunday night.
It had been hoped that members of the
committee could have met with Bicks during
their three-day meetings, but Bicks
was in the Virgin Islands on vacation.
It was pointed out at the opening session
that the nonavailability of product for the
nation's theatres reached a 30-year low in
1959 and that the outlook for 1960 indicated
little or no relief. Because of this
critical situation, TOA reaffirmed its position
of strongly ui-ging the Department
of Justice to move immediately to ease the
prohibitions in the decrees so that former
affiliated circuits which now do not have
the right to produce and distribute pictures
with preemptive rights to show these pictures
in their existing theatres be permitted
to do so.
CAUSED BY FILM SHORTAGE
The committee reported that the product
situation had created many distressed conditions
wherein it no longer was economically
profitable for theatres in many communities
to continue to operate in their
present competitive status as separate
business units. It was said, however, that
if they merged, or if they joined their interests
so as to eliminate double sets of
operating costs and to enjoy other economies,
their situation would be less unprofitable,
or perhaps, profitable.
Exhibitors in distressed situations were
urged to do this. Because of the prohibition
against former affiliates engaging
in such mergers and that the joining of
interests was prohibited by the decrees,
TOA will urge the Department of Justice
to move immediately and effectively to
the end that these prohibitions be suspended,
at least for the duration of the
present emergency.
BOXOFFICE :: February 29. 1960
Strictly a Matter of Economics, Says
Levy of TOA Decree-Change Plea
WASHINGTON — Theatre Owners of
America's interest in obtaining approval
of the Department of
Justice to permit
theatre mergers and/
or the joining of interests
in distressed
situations is based
strictly on economics
and is separate and
discussed by
apart from the premise
Robert A. Bicks at
the TOA convention
in Chicago last November.
Herman Levy
Bicks, acting assistant
attorney general in charge of the Antitrust
Division, indicated at that time that
the Justice Department might approve a
deal whereby a former affiliated theatre
bought out a distressed independent theatre
in a town where neither theatre was
showing a profit.
In that way, the independent
would be able to salvage something
inasmuch as it might have had to
go out of business anyway.
In discussing TOA's new approach and
recommendation to the Justice Department,
Herman Levy, TOA general counsel,
told BoxoFFicE, during the organization's
mid-winter board of directors and executive
committee meetings here, that TOA
favored a plan whereby a former affiliate
and perhaps two or three independents
might become a single operating company
in a given community. Today, a former
affiliate is prohibited from participating
in such an arrangement by the consent
decrees.
Under such a setup, Levy said, there
Technirama Move
Para.
A 'Standardization' Step
Washington—P aramount's announcement
that it would produce its
future films in the Technirama anamorphic
process was hailed by Theatre
Owners of America as a progressive
step toward the standardization of
projection processes. Albert M. Pickus,
TOA president, told the mid-winter
board and executive committee meeting
that the industry regarded a
standardization of processes as a necessity
for the improvement of motion
picture presentation.
"It is the hope of TOA," Pickus said,
"that other production and distribution
companies will, if in their opinion
Technirama is a satisfactory process,
make a similar decision to the end
that standardization will be achieved."
could be economies in operation, management,
booking and buying and other
phases. There is nothing to prevent two
or three independents from entering into
such an arrangement unless the Department
of Justice found that it was a violation
of the antitrust laws; then it could
step in and dissolve it.
TOA will ask that the Justice Department
suspend the prohibition of former
affiliates participating in this sort of an
operating agreement, at least for the duration
of the present emergency in distressed
situations.
50 TOA Officers, Directors
Attend D.C. Meeting
WASHINGTON—The following exhibitors
attended the meeting of the board of
directors of Theatre Owners of America:
Albert M. Pickus, president, Strotford, Conn.;
George G. Kerosotes, chairman of the board of directors,
Springfield, III.; Roy Cooper, chairmon of the
executive committee, San Francisco.
Roy E. Martin jr., Columbus, Go.; Richard H.
Orear, Kansas City; Robert W. Selig, Denver; Frank
H. Beddingfield, Charlotte; Ed Kidwell, Roswell, N.
M.; Bernard Diamond, Gloversville, N. Y; Ed Fabian,
New York City; S. H. Fabian, New York City; Samuel
Rosen, New York City; Harold D. Field, St. Louis
Park, Minn.
R. M. Kennedy, Birmingham; Willis J. Davis, Atlanta;
John Stembler, Atlanta; Wesley Bloomer,
Belleville, III.; M. A. Lightman jr., Memphis; Robert
E. Hosse, Nashville; Maury Miller, Passaic, N. J.;
Nona White, Little Rock.
Jay Solomon, Chattanooga; Herman M. Levy, New
Haven; Burton Jones, San Diego; Howard Kennedy,
Broken Bow, Neb.; Tom Friday, Scranton; John G.
Broumos, Chevy Chase, Md.; Marvin Goldman,
Washington; John H. Rowley, Dallas; George Roscoe,
Atlanta; Al Floersheimer, New York City; Joseph G.
Alterman, New York City; Fred Florence, Butler,
Wis.; Irving M. Levin, Son Francisco; Myron N.
Blank, Des Moines.
T. G. Solomon, Jackson, Miss.; Sam L. Irvin, Asheville,
N. C; Jack Fuller, Columbia, S. C; Morton
Thalhimer sr., Richmond; Morton Tholhimer jr., Richmond;
E. LoMor Sorra, Jacksonville; Al Forman, Portland,
Ore.; Sidney Morkley, New York City; Ernest G.
Stellings, Charlotte; M. Spencer Leve, Los Angeles;
Stuart Aarons, New York City; A. L. Royal, Meridian,
Miss.; Sumner Redstone, Boston; Beverly Miller, Kansas
City, and Don Stafford, New Orleans.
Members of
Congress
Get a Call from TOA
WASHINGTON — Members of Theatre
Owners of America's board of directors and
executive committee called upon their respective
senators and congressmen here
Wednesday (24) to acquaint them with
their position on the proposed amendments
to the Wages and Hours Act and
the adverse effect which toll television
would have on the motion picture theatres.
The visits to the solons followed the adjournment
of TOA's mid- winter board and
executive committee meetings which were
held in the Mayflower Hotel here Monday,
Tuesday and part of Wednesday.
Seventy-two members of both groups attended
the sessions. Sixty registered on the
first day and 12 more arrived on Tuesday.

Academy Nominations In;
MGM's 1 7 Entries Tops
HOLLYWOOD—Leo the Lion had cause
to roar when it was disclosed by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scineces
Monday (22) that Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer had romped off with the lead in
nominations for the 32nd annual Oscar
Derby, with 17 entries listed to that company's
credit. Columbia Pictures and 20th
Century-Fox, each with 14 nominations,
tied for second place, and Warner Bros,
came in third with 13. United Artists
bagged nine nominations and Paramount
and Universal-International received eight
apiece.
It was "Ben-Hur" that put MGM on
top with a total of 12 nominations, followed
by 20th-Pox*s "Diary of Anne
Frank" with eight, Columbia's "Anatomy
of a Murder" with seven, Ashton-Mirisch
Co.'s "Some Like It Hot" and Romulus
Films-Continental's "Room at the Top"
with six apiece, and An\'in-U-I's "Pillow
Talk" taking five.
A full list of nominations, as announced
by B. B. Kahane, president of the Academy,
follows:
Best Actor
Lawrence Harvey, "Room ot the Top," Romulus Films,
Ltd., Continental (British).
Charlton Hcston, "Ben-Hur," Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer.
Jack Lemmon, "Some Like It Hot," Ashton Prods, and
The Mirisch Co., UA.
Paul Muni, "The Last Angry Man," Fred Kohlmor
Prods., Columbio.
Jomes btewort, "Anatomy of a Murder," Otto Preminger,
Columbia.
Best Supporting Actor
Huqh Griffith, "Ben-Hur," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Arthur O'Connell, "Anatomy of a Murder, ' Otto
Preminger, Columbia.
George C. Scot*, "Anatomy of a Murder," Otto
Preminger, Columbia.
Robert Vaughn, "The Young Philodelphians," Warner
Bros.
Ed Wynn, "The Diary of Ar>ne Frank," 20rh Century-
Fox.
Best Actress
Doris Day in "Pillow Talk," Arwin Prods., Inc., Universal-International.
Audrey Hepburn, "The Nun's Story," Worner Bros.
Kothorine Hepburn, "Suddenly, Last Summer," Horizon
Prod., Columbia.
Simone Sigrvoret, "Room at the Top," Romulus Films,
Ltd., Continental (British).
Elizabeth Taylor, "Suddenly, Lost Summer," Horizon
Prod., Columbia.
Best Supporting Actress
Hermione Boddeley, "Room at the Top," Romulus
Films, Ltd., Continental (British).
Susan Kohner, "Imitation of Life," Universol-lnternotionol.
Juonita Moore, "Imitation of Life," Universal- International.
Thelmo Ritter, "Pillow Talk," Arwin Prods., Inc.,
Universal-lnternotionol.
Shelley Winters, "The Diary of Anne Frank," 20th
Century-Fox.
Best Block-and-Whtte Art Direction
"Career," Hal Woilis Prods., Paramount. Hal Pcreira
and Walter Tyler. Set Decoration: Som Comer ond
Arthur Kroms
"The Diory of Anne Frank," 20th Century-Fox. Lyie
R. Wheeler and George W. Davis. Set Decoration:
Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss.
"The Lost Angry Man," Fred Kohlmar Prods., Columbia.
Carl Anderson. Set Decoration: William Kicrnon.
"Some Like It Hot," Ashton Prods, and The Mirisch
Co., UA. Ted Howorth. Set Decoration: Edword G.
Boyle.
"Suddenly, Last Summer," Horizon Prod., Columbio.
Oliver Messel and William Kellner. Set Decorotion:
Scot Slimon.
Best Color Art Direction
"Ben-Hur," Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer, William A. Horning
and Edward Corfagno. Set Decoration: Hugh
Hunt.
"The Big Fisherman," Rowland V. Lee Prods., Buena
Vista Film Distribution Co., Inc. John DeCuir. Set
Decoration: Julia Heron.
"Journey to the Center of the Earth," Joseph M.
Schenck Enterprises, Inc. & Coogo Moogo Film
Prods., Inc., 20th Century-Fox. LyIe R. Wheeler,
Franz Bochelin and Herman A. Blumenthal. Set
Decoration: Walter M. Scott ond Joseph Kish,
"North by Northwest," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. William
A. Horning, Robert Boyle ond Merrill Pye.
Set Decoration: Henry Groce ond Fronk McKelvy.
"Pillow Talk," Arwn Prods., Ir^., Universal-lnternotior>ol.
Richard H. Riedel. Set Decoration: Russell
A. Gausmon ond Ruby R. Levitt.
Best Picture
"Anotomy of o Murder," Otto Preminger, Columbia.
Otto Preminger, producer.
"Ben-Hur," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Som Zimbalist,
producer.
"The Diary of Anne Frank," 20th Century-Fox.
George Stevens, prc., 20th Century-
Fox. Music by Alfred Newman. Lyrics by Sommy
Cohn.
"The Five Pennies" from "The Five Pennies," Dena
pT2d-, Poromount. Music and Ivrics by Sylvia Fine,
"The Hanging Tree" from "The Honging Tree,"
Borodo Prods., Inc., Warrver Bros. Music by Jerry
Liv(r>gston, lyrics by Mock David.
"High Hopes" from "A Hole in the Head," Sincap
Prods., UA. Music by James Von Heusen, lyrics
by Sommy Cohn.
"Strange Are the Ways of Love" from "The Young
Land," C. V. Whitney Pictures, Inc., Columbio.
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin, lyncs by Ned Washington.
Best Sourtd
"Ben-Hur," Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer Studio Sound Deportment.
Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director.
"Journey to the Center of the Eorth," 20th Century-
Fox Studio Sound Department. Corl Foulkrter,
Sound Director.
"Libel!" Metro-Goldwvn-Moyer London Sound Deportment
(British). A. W. Wotkins, Sound Director.
"The Nun's Story," Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department.
George R. Groves, Sound Director.
"Porgy ond Bess," Somuel Goldwyn Studio Sound
Deportment. Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director,
and Todd-AO SourxJ Deportment. Fred Hynes,
Sound Director.
Best Special Effects
"Ben-Hur," Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer. A. Arnold Gillespie
and Robert MacDonold, Visuol Effects. Milo Lory,
Sound Effects.
"Journey to the Center of the Earth," Joseph M.
Schneck Enterprises, Inc., & Cooga Moogo Film
Prods., Inc., 20th Century-Fox. L. B. Abbott ond
James B. Gordon, Visuol Effects. Horry Leonord,
Sound Effects.
Best Screenplay
(Based on molcriol from onother medium)
"Anatomy of a Murder," Otto Preminger, Columbia.
Screenplay by Wendell Moyes.
"Ben-Hur," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Screer^ploy by
Karl Tunberg.
"The Nun's Story," Warner Bros. Screenplay by Robert
Anderson.
"Room ot the Top," Romulus Films, Ltd., Continental
Distributing, Inc. (British). Screenplay by Neil
Poterson.
"Some Like It Hot," Prods, Ashton ond The Mirisch
by Billy Wilder ond I. Co., UA. Screenploy A. L.
Diomond.
Best Story and Screenplay
(Written directly for the screen)
"The 400 Blows," Les Films du Corrossc & SEDIF,
Zenith International (French). Story ond screenplay
by Froncois Truffout ond Morcel Moussy.
"North by Northwest," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Story
and screenploy by Ernest Lehmon.
"Operation Petticoat," Gronort Compony, Universol-
Internotionol. Story by Poul King and Joseph
Stone. Screenplay by Stonley Shapiro ond Maurice
Richlin,
"Pillow Talk," Arwin Prods., Inc., Universal-International.
Story by Russell Rouse ond Clarence Greene.
Screenplay by Stanley Shopiro ond Mourice Richlin.
"Wild Strawberries," Svensk Filmindustri, Janus Films
{Swedish). Story and screenploy by Ingmor Bergmon.
Best Documentary Feature
"The Race for Spoce," Wolper, Inc. Dovid L. Wolper,
producer.
"Serengeti Sholl Not Die," Okopio-Film Production,
Tronsoceon-Film. (German).
Best Documentary Short Subject
"Donald in Mothmogic Land," Walt Disney Prods.,
Bueno Visto Film Distribution Co., Inc. Walt Disney,
producer.
"From Generation to Generotion," Culten Associates,
Moternity Center Ass'n. Edward F. CuMen, producer.
"Gloss," Netherlands Government, George K. Arthur-Go
Pictures, Inc. (The Netherlands). Bert
Hoonstro, producer.
Best Foreign Language Picture
"Block Orpheus," Dispotfilm & Gemma Cinemotogrof
ICO (France)
"The Bridge," Fono Film (Germany).
"The Great War," Dir>o De Lourentlis Cincmotogrofico
(Italy).
"Paw," Loterna Film (Denmork).
"The Village on the River," N. V. Nationole Filmproductie
Mootschappij (The Netherlands).
Best Shorts Subject
(Live Action Subjects)
"Between the Tides," British Transport Films, Lester
A. Schoenfeld Films (British). Ion Ferguson, producer.
"The Golden Fish," Les Requins Associes, Columbia
(French). Jocques-Yves Cousteou, producer.
"Mysteries of the Deep," Wolt Disney Prods., Bueno
Visto Film Distribution Co., Inc., Wolt Disney,
producer.
'The Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film,"
Lion International Films, Ltd., Kingsley-Union
Films (British).
"Skyscraper," Joseph Burstyn Film EnterpM-ises, Inc.
Shirley Clorke, Willord Von Dyke and Irving
Jocoby, producers.
Best Shorts Subject
(Cartoons)
"Mexicoli Shmoes," Worner Bros. John W. Burton,
producer.
"Moonbird," Storyboord, IrK., Edward Harrison. John
Hubley, producer.
"Nooh's Ark," Wolt Disney Prods., Bueno Visto Film
Distribution Co., Inc. Wolt Disney, producer.
"The Violinist," Pintoff Productions, Inc., Kingsley
International Pictures Corp.
8 BOXOFFICE :: February 29, 1960

To Build Third House
In 15,130 Pop. Town
GLEN COVE, N. Y.—Locally, there's
plenty of faith in the future of motion
picture exhibition.
A 2,000-seat theatre and a 600-seat
house have been doing so well in this
Long Island community of 15,130 population
that Ira Miller, owner of the
smaller house, applied last week for a
permit to build a third theatre for the
town. The site for the new theatre is
only 200 feet from the Glen Cove, but
Miller is convinced there is room for
another theatre—particularly so, he
said, since he has learned that several
large circuits have been investigating
the possibility of building here.
Miller asked the city planning board
to modify an ordinance which requires
provision of one parking space for
each five seats in a theatre. The property
he owns will accommodate 160
cars, but this does not meet the requirements
for a 900-seat house. The
commission took his application under
consideration.
Allied Bulletin Urges
Backing for MPL Inc.
WASHINGTON — Strong support for
Motion Picture Investors, Inc., was urged
this week by Abram F. Myers, chairman of
the board and general counsel for Allied
States Ass'n, in a bulletin sent to the
membership.
Myers said he welcomed the announcement
that MPI is going to direct its resources
and energy towards acquiring the
cream of the film libraries for exhibition
in motion picture theatres. He said, too,
"that it is not claiming too much credit to
say that much of the inspiration for this
development" is to be found in the keynote
address delivered by Ben Marcus of
Milwaukee at Allied's convention in Miami
Beach in December.
The Marcus speech called for acquisition
by exhibitors of important post- 1948 featui'es
for showings on a rerelease basis.
"Television and the movie theatres are
intensely competitive. Both want and need
the better post-1948 pictures. It is within
the spirit and intendment of the antitrust
laws that they compete with each other to
secure those pictures. In seeking them, the
exhibitors are not pursuing a dog-in-themanger
policy. They are seeking the pictures
not to keep them away from TV, not
to suppress them, but to exhibit them.
Therefore, pay no heed to the fainthearted
ones who are hinting at restraint
of trade," Myers said.
Special Promotion Group
Set for Columbia Films
NEW YORK—Allan Nathan and Bob
Rothenberg head a special promotion unit
on four Columbia releases, it is reported
by Robert S. Ferguson, director of advertising,
publicity and exploitation. The
films are "Stranglers of Bombay," a June
release in combination with "The Electronic
Monster," and "War in Outer Space"
and "12 to the Moon," summer releases.
Classification Proponents
Use New Approach in N.Y.
ALBANY—A new motion picture classification
bill, which its authors claim represents
a "positive approach to the problem,"
was introduced in the state legislature
this week.
The bill was drafted by the Joint Legislative
Committee Studying the Publication
and Dissemination of Offensive and
Obscene Material, and introduced by Assemblyman
Joseph R. Younglove, chairman,
and Sen. Thomas A. Duffy.
The proposed legislation differs from the
earlier bill in that the motion picture division
of the state board of regents is
authorized to award to the "producers, exhibitors
or distributors of any film so classified,
a seal or other appropriate evidence
of its approval." This is considered the
"positive approach" section of the bill, as
classification plays up approval rather
than disapproval.
However, the new bill still retains authority
for the division to deny approval
of a licensed film portraying nudity, violence,
brutality, sadism, juvenile delinquency,
drug addiction or sexual conduct
or relationships to an extent believed by
the division to be "contrary to the proper
mental, ethical and moral development"
of children subject to the compulsory education
law.
No film could be approved for viewing
by children if it portrayed any of the
themes which the bill sought to bar from
viewing by the young.
The Yomiglove-Duffy bill also provides
for appeal when a picture, given a general
seal of approval, is not classified as
approved for patronage by children.
The authors are making a strong fight
to get legislative approval of the bill, and
have issued a number of statements to
the press supporting their views.
Younglove said that passage of the bill
would give parents "an authoritative guide
to pictures believed suitable for viewing by
juveniles." Pointing out that "the industry
has evidenced its ability to produce films
of genuine social significance and films of
very great educational and entertainment
value." he declared that in shifting the
emphasis of the proposed classification
legislation from the unsuitable to the suitable,
it was the hope of the committee "the
industry would strive to produce more pictures
of such a character they could be
classified as suitable for general patronage."
The progress of the classification bill in
New York state is being watched with interest,
both within the industry and by
official and civic bodies elsewhere involved
in censorship controversies and demands
for classification of motion pictures.
Self-Regulated Classification Policy
Adopted in Memphis by Maico Circuit
MEMPHIS—A policy of voluntary classification
of all pictures played by Malco
Circuit theatres in the Memphis area was
announced this week, as censorship continued
to be a page-one topic.
Advertisements for pictures to play five
indoor theatres and five drive-ins will
carry the classifications, using the identifying
symbols of the Film Estimate Board
of National Organizations. This is the
group composed of representatives of national
women's organizations which evaluates
pictures and publishes its analyses
ACE-MPAA Meeting
Delayed by Strike
NEW YORK—Because of the Hollywood
strike, there is little likelihood
of another joint meeting before March
of the Executive Committee of the
American Congress of Exhibitors and
the Exhibitor Relations Committee of
the Motion Picture Ass'n of America.
The statement was made by Merlin
Lewis, ACE executive secretary, after
a Friday (26) meeting of the ACE
executive committee in the boardroom
of Stanley Warner Theatres.
and ratings via the Green Sheet.
The symbols will be: A—Adult; MY
Mature young people; Y—Young people;
F—Family; and C—Children.
The symbols will be prominently displayed
in all advertisements, Richard
Lightman, vice-president of the Malco
Circuit, said. "We want parents to be
able to tell at a glance what kind of pictui-e
is showing and whether or not they
want to bring the family," he said. "It
could prevent any family stumbling into a
theatre and hearing dialog that might be
shocking to them."
Although censorship has been a top subject
of controversy in Memphis these last
two weeks, it was not responsible for the
classification decision. Lightman said the
step had been considered for some time.
Meanwhile, the new censorship board
invited a court test of its powers by banning
two pictures— "Island in the Sun," a
20th Century-Fox release which deals with
inten-acial romance, and "Hideout in the
Sun," a film on nudism. The new censors,
moving in with a new city administration
January 1, had been expected to
bring a change in the official attitude toward
motion pictures, but so far they have
stirred up about as much controversy as
the late Lloyd Binford and his colleagues
ever did under the old regime.
BOXOFFICE February 29, 1960 9

Unique U-l National Ad Plan Keyed
To Both Ist-Run, Subsequent Dates
Universal-International ad-publirity heads are shown discussing campaigns
for "The Snow Queen" in Hollywood. David A. Lipton. third from left, vicepresident,
discusses the ad campaign in Sunday supplements. With him, L. to R.
are Robert Faber, who supervised the reworking of the picture; Sid Blumenstock
of the Charles W. Schlaifer Advertising Agency; Jack Diamond, studio publicity
director; Bob Raines, studio radio and television promotion head; Archie Herzoff,
studio ad-promotion manager; and Jack Granara, studio tie-up head.
HOLLYWOOD — Universal-International's
unique national advertising campaign
for "The Snow Queen," which will be divided
into two "waves"—with the first
aimed at initial playdates and the second
timed for subsequent runs—was revealed at
meetings held on both the east and west
coasts this week. At the same time, other
facets of the jumbo promotion planned for
the picture were announced.
At the studio, David Lipton, vice-president,
announced that because the picture
is expected to have a particularly strong
appeal for family moviegoers, U-I is placing
special emphasis on Sunday newspaper
comic supplements in its national advertising
campaign. Both major comic supplement
groups, Metro and Hearst, plus three
important individual supplements, will be
used, with a total of 80 newspapers providing
a combined circulation of 32,000,000
and a readership in excess of 120,000,000.
Lipton said the first wave of ads will
appear just ahead of the Easter playdates
in 61 major markets, with each individual
ad timed to local playdates and carrying
local theatre listings. The second wave,
correlated with subsequent-run dates, will
also carry names of theatres,
"We believe we are setting an industry
precedent with this 'down-the-line' local
theatre coverage," Lipton said. "Never before
has a national ad campaign been so
pin-pointed to local playdates."
While Lipton was making his coast
announcement, other angles of the preselling
campaign for the color animated
feature were being presented to a group of
major circuit representatives and independent
exhibitors in New York i23i. The
session with the exhibitors was the first
of a number to be held throughout the
country to inform theatremen on how the
campaign will reach them at the local
level.
Philip Gerard, eastern advertising and
publicity director, told the N.Y. exhibitors
that recent U-I successes have been due to
top product, top sales planning and
"hearty exhibitor cooperation." As for the
campaign, the company already has
latest
committed itself to spend $250,000 on the
Hans Christian Andersen story and "there
is more to come."
Joining with Gerard in the presentation
were Herman Kass, executive in charge of
national exploitation; Paul Kamey, eastern
publicity manager, and Jerry Evans, eastern
promotion manager. Charles Schlaifer,
whose advertising agency is handling the
U-I account, presented the "national presell"
ad campaign. Other U-I executives
present included Henry H. Martin, vicepresident
and general sales manager: F. J.
A. McCarthy, assistant general sales manager,
and James J. Jordan, circuit sales
manager.
Schlaifer stressed the fact that the campaign
will reach the boxoffice level. He
said ads in the comic supplements of Sunday
newspapers appeal to mature people
as well as the young.
In addition to Schlaifer's presentation,
others in the U-I advertising and promotion
echelon discussed various pre-selling
help to be provided. Among these will be
Hans Christian Andersen anniversary celebrations
in various sections of the country,
in which the Danish embassy will cooperate.
Exhibitors also will be able to tie
in with recordings of the songs sung by
Sandra Dee in the picture, a premium
promotion via a children's drink to be
widely advertised on TV, a coloring book,
souvenir books, dolls, unbrellas, bonnets
and articles of women's wear which will
be promoted by the manufacturers at the
local level.
Nationally, there will be frequent mention
on television and radio, a Study Guide
for use in schools, distribution of laudatory
letters to opinion makers by the National
Federation of Motion Picture Councils,
the Protestant Motion Picture Council,
PTA groups and the women's groups
which provide the evaluations on films
published as the Green Sheet by the Motion
Picture Ass'n of America, publicity in 1,-
000 house organs, and a 17-page biography
of Hans Christian Andersen.
EDC Continues Drive
To Shorten Clearance
WASHINGTON—Allied's Emergency Defense
Committee this week continued to
press its campaign to shorten clearance
between downtown first-run theatres and
subsequent-runs. The EDC. which has been
especially active in the bulletin department
recently, issued another one this
week entitled "Take the Merchandise to
the People."
Pointing to the changing practices of
retailers to establish stores in outlying
areas because "the housewife in the suburbs
and nearby small cities and towns
no longer will travel to the big city downtown
retail stores to do her shopping," the
EDC says the film distributors will have
to change their thinking on film distribution,
too.
CLING TO OLD THEORY
"Despite the fact that these retail buying
habits are now firmly fixed, the motion
picture industry generally insists upon
clinging to the archaic showcase theory of
compelling the people to travel to the
downtown areas if they wish to see a picture
while it is new and fresh," the bulletin
says.
"As a prime example, in the New York
area, the old showcase theory persists to
the detriment of all production, distribution,
and exhibition. A New Jersey exhibitor
leader recently pointed out that at the
rate certain pictures are being released, it
will probably be three years before the
residents of New Jersey would have access
to some of the so-called blockbusters.
"Many will be old and stale and the connotation
the public now tags onto old pictures
will apply: 'A big picture when old
is no longer a good picture.' Pictures reaching
the residential suburbs of New Jersey
over one year after New York are no longer
a rarity, proving the system of releasing
pictures in the New York area is archiac,
wasteful and ill-advised in the present retail
market."
LOSS -IS
INCALCULABLE'
The EDC contended that the loss to both
distribution and exhibition "is incalculable"
because of the delay. New York's
showcases gain little if anything, it is contended,
by holding on to their "antique
clearances," Allied maintained because
"outmoded clearances or retarded availabilities
will not force New Jersey suburbanites,
or others who enjoy shopping close
to home, to change their new-found and
well-liked convenient buying habits."
The industry is hurting itself "by bucking
the trend," the bulletin declared.
Ask More Playing Time
For Theatre Newsreels
NEW YORK—Greater exhibitor Interest
in newsreels, including more playing time
and no deletions, is being sought by the
Newsreel Committee of the Motion Picture
Ass'n of America. It will draft a memorandum
for submission to the next joint meeting
of the American Congress of Exhibitors
and the MPAA, which will probably occur
in March. The memorandum will quote
surveys showing that 87 per cent of audiences
want newsreels and that television
coverage is inadequate.
10 BOXOFFICE February 29, 1960

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PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
Wake Me
When it^
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A NEW LEROY PICTURE
IS
ALWAYS GOOD NEWS
BY SOL A.
SCHWARTZ
PRESIDENT, RKO THEATRES, INC.
1*1 HEN we heard that 20th Century-
Roy picture on its early 19G0 line-up.
we were delighted because we know
the LeRoy record of money-makers.
And, judging by the scuttlebutt
Fox had scheduled a Mervyn Le-
trickling
out of Hollywood, Mervyn has a
real winner in "Wake Me When It's
Over."
Over the years, Mervyn LeRoy has
produced many money-pictures for
our circuit and according to what
we've heard about "Wake Me When
It's Over," it is the type of comedy
which the public is clamoring for . . .
one of those gay, hilarious fun frolics
which are doing top
business today.
My hat's also off to Mervyn for adding
some new faces to an exciting cast.
"Wake Me When It's Over" is one of
the pictures we are looking forward
to this year . . . presented by a combination
that's hard to beat—Mervyn
LeRoy and 20th Century-Fox.
T HE WORDS of Sol Schwartz have been echoed by other circuit
executives and independent exhibitors who, they say,
have found that
Mervyn LeRoy's productions often have meant
the difference between profit and loss on a year's ledgers.
LeRoy has been a student of comedy. He started out as what
used to be known as a gag man, a term to which he objected and
which he changed, for his own purposes, to comedy constructionist.
It's a fancy term, and it justifiably fitted the personality
of LeRoy who helped to raise the standards of comedy.
"Wake Me When It's Over" is being delivered at a time when
there appears to be a dearth of good comedies. A look at the
lineups of all companies will reveal an imposing list of productions,
most of them worthy of the strongest superlatives and
many of them highly dramatic and spectacular. But the array
of comedies and comedy-dramas is somewhat on the short side in
comparison to
those of other classifications.
For that reason, exhibitors feel that the LeRoy production
will come at a time when it will be appreciated. Good comedies
always have been a tonic at
the boxoffice and LeRoy contributions
usually have been extra stimulating doses. It's a pleasure
when an exhibitor hears his audiences roaring with laughter;
he feels that he is giving his customers their money's worth and
that he is fulfilling his obligation of providing entertainment
and diversion.
From all indications, "Wake Me When It's Over" is the kind
of an attraction
that will send patrons home laughing and with
the intent of telling their friends about it. This stacks up as a
real word-of-mouth production, as has been the case with most
LeRoy pictures.
A favorite expression of LeRoy is that "an onion can make
people cry, but there isn't any vegetable that can make them
laugh. There are no short cuts to comedy." In his "Wake Me
When It's Over," LeRoy has achieved that certain, indescribable
combination of incongruity and pathos that can and will make
for gales of laughter.
"Wake Me When It's Over" is based on Howard Singer's hilarious
best-seller of the same title. Its stars are Ernie Kovacs,
Dick Shawn, Margo Moore, Jack Warden and Nobu McCarthy,
who are supported by Robert Strauss, Don Knotts, Marvin Kaplan,
Noreen Nash, Robert Emhardt, Parley Baer and Tommy
Nishimura.
It
The screenplay was written by Richard Breen.
is a CinemaScope picture in color by De Luxe.
Leon Shamroy, a three-time winner of an Academy Award for
cinematography, was the man behind the
camera for LeRoy.
The music was written by Cyril J. Mockridge and the title song
was by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.
The art direction was by Lyle Wheeler and John Beckman,
with set decorations by Walter M. Scott and Ralph Hurst.
Aaron Stell
was the film editor.
Makeup was in the hands of Ben Nye and the costumes were
designed by Bill
Thomas. Helen Turpin did the hair styling.
The assistant director was Stanley Hough. Sound was under
the direction of Bernard Freericks.
BOXOFFICE February 29, 1960 13

A PEEK
AT THE
STORY
FN ICK SHAWN plays the role of a likable,
easy going ex-G.I.
'-^ wild runs a small har and grill in Manhatlaii and dreams
of the day when he can build a resort hotel at an old farm and
hot springs which he is buying in upstate New York. For a long
time his wife (Noreen Nash I has been trying to gel him to take
out G.I. insurance, which he failed to do when he was discharged
from the Air Force. He finally agrees luii lie has a
|)rol)leni as to his serial number.
It seems that Dick had been
shot down over Germany, taken
|)risoner and had been officially
reported as dead. But
when lie turned up alive at the
end of the war, he had no records.
So the Air Force issued
him a new serial number and
discharged him. In taking out
insurance, he docsnt know
which serial number to use but
decides finally on the new one.
The iip.-hot is that he is called
up for imnicdiale service as a
reservist and shi|)ped off to
Shima, a Japanese island, with
the understanding that he can
get a discharge when he can
plead his case before a coniniaiidiiig
officer.
However, on Shima everybody
wants to be discharged or
transferred. It is a military post where none of the service men
has anything to do but kill time and weave baskets, study art
and play volley ball, while dressed in Tahitian sports shirts.
And the commanding officer is Ernie Kovacs who had been
Dick's plane commander during the war. Kovacs tells Dick
there isn't a chance to be discharged. So he settles down to a
tour of duty.
One day while believing he is cooling some beer in a stream,
he is rcmintled by a Japanese girl. Nobu Mc(>arlhv. that he has
put the bottles in a hot spring. That gives Dick an idea which
he presents to the military personnel. The idea is to build a
luxury resort hotel on ihe island, using surjilus material, and
with every G. I. a stockholder. The men are sold on the plan
and a corporatiim is formed. Through the Japanese girl, r
loan is obtained from the local bank. And the hotel starts to
rise.
By special arrangement, a flight nurse, Margo Moore, is
shipped to the island for duty. Her duty turns out to be to
serve as an interior decorator for the hotel. And a romance
develops between the nurse and Kovacs.
In order to attract guests to the island hotel, Dick and the
post doctor go to Tokyo to see an old friend who is there to
write medical articles and lecture on miracle drugs, fhey take
ahjng a bottle of the spring water and tell the wriler that it
has magical ((ualities and that the men in their late nineties on
the island are still fathering children. The lecturer-writer mentions
this in his speech to a doctors' convention.
The Shima Hotel Stoff Lines Up tor Inspection
It is ()td\ a matter of days after the speech that the first
guests start to arrive, among them the area commander and his
wife who are there for "waters." By this time the hutel is
in full swing. Bikini clad girls are lolling around the pool.
There are fireworks at night and uniformed waiters rush amund
with flaming skewers of sliish-kabob.
Vi hen the story of the hotel hits the newspapers in the
L nited States, all hell breaks loose. A congressional investigation
committee is dispatched
to Shima and its
members are greeted at the
airstrip by geishas and a native
orchestra. But they can
find nothing wrong nor can
ihev determine who actually
owns the hotel. But because
of various circumstances. Dick
finalh confesses that he is responsible
for the building i
the hotel and he inmiediately is
clapped into irons and banished
to the island stockade.
A court martial is convened.
Meanwhile, the area commander
has Kovacs transferred
although Kovacs wants to
testify in Dick's behalf. At the
trial, the prosecution is successful
in preventing anything
that would help Dick from
swaying the court. Just as there seems to be no hope of saving
Dick from a prison term, a parachute comes floating to earth
outside of the hotel where court is being held. The canopy of
the chute snags on the flagpole and its occupant is hung up a few
feet from the ground. It is Kovacs, with a briefcase in one
hand and a cigar in the other. He has come back to testify in
Dick's
behalf.
But Kovacs is declared A.\^ .0.1,. Although he e\entuallv is
allowed to testify, his account of the monumental inijMdvement
in morale that came with the hotel and the fact that Dick was
not alone and that every man in the post was involved cannot
save Dick. He is found guilty and stood up in front of the
court. As the charges are read, they give his name, rank and
serial number. And that saves him. The court is told that
Dick was given a second serial number when he was discharged
and that the man on trial was listed as having the first serial
number issued to Dick. That man, the court is told, is officiallv
dead. And, the court finally has to agree that Dick is innocent.
Several days later at a flower-drenched and flag-draped
ceremony, Dick hands the keys of the hotel to the mayor of
Shima who. after accepting them, pulls away the draperv of a
huge Mount Ru>hmore-l\ pe. sculptured head of Dick. In the
sky, Kovacs. with Margo at his side in the cockpit, is spelling
out "Good Luck. Gus\."" Margo tells him he has spelled the
name wrong. But Kovacs just grins, as, down below, Dick
steps aboard an l.("\ I' on the first leg of his journey home.
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"Wake Me When It's Over" THE STORY IN PICTURES
Because there has been a mixup in
his serial numbers, Gus (Dick
Shawn) is called back into the Air
Force and sadly bids his family
goodbye as he reports for service,
thinking, however, he wit! soon be
discharged when the mistake is
exploined.
Noreen Nash is the wife.
But Gus is shipped off to this tiny
radar post in the Pacific, Shima,
where the biggest problem is how
to pass the time without going
crozy. Convinced that he can't be
released, he settles down for a
tour of monotonous military duties.
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"Wake Me When It's Over" THE STORY
Gus and his sergeant buddy. Hap
(Robert Strauss), discuss the project
with the company officer.
Captain Stark (Ernie Kovacs), who
finally is convinced that it's not o
bad idea and gives his unqualified
approval to let the project roll.
Gus forms a corporation and offers
stock to the military personnel
on the island post, all of whom
become shareholders
and agree to
help build the hotel during their off
duty time. The vote is unanimous.
To the island comes Nora (Margo
Moore), a flight nurse, who has
been maneuvered to the islond,
supposedly os a nurse, but primarily
because she is a good interior
decorator. Captain Stark foils
m«dly
in love with the pretty recruit.
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IN PICTURES "Wake Me When It's Over"
Using surplus equipment and materials,
the men start building
their grand hotel from scaled
models and their own blueprints.
The resort rapidly takes shape and
Gus and the boys start planning a
campaign to ottroct guests from
the mainland. A local bonk helps.
&
->
A rumor is spread that the waters
of Shima have youth-restoring
properties and guests begin to
pour in. The hotel has all tiie luxury
refinements, with cocktail
lounge, swimming pool
and patios*
When news of the hotel project
hits Woshington, an investigation
committee is dispotched to the island
and is greeted in native foshion.
But court martial of Gus is
ordered to get under way immediately.
Here top brass arrive.
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"Wake Me When It's Over rr THE STORY IN PICTURES
mm
The court martiai finds Gus guilty
and he is sentenced to the stockode.
But when it is proven that
his serial number is thot of o man
officially killed in oction, he is
acquitted and given his dischorge.
Stork is transferred to a new post
and, of course, he takes his brideto-be
with him, while Gus is given
his orders to return to the United
States, his wife and his family.
So there's o happy ending for all.
And as Gus turns over the keys of
the hotel to Shima's moyor, o
huge stone head of Gus, in the
Mount Rushmore-styie, is unveiled
on the side of a mountain in appreciation
of his contributions to
the island's new-found prosperity.
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SELLING THE PUBLIC
20TH CENTURY-FOX FIELDMEN TEAM UP
FOR AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN
TWENTIETH Century-Fox's expanded proiiiolion policy will
be applied in high gear for the exploitation of "Wake Me
When It's Over." The company believes it is the type of picture
which lends itself to a wide variety of unusual selling.
At the company's recent sales convention in New York, both
Charles Einfeld, vice-president, and Alex Harrison, vice-president
in charge of sales, stressed the fact that 20th Century-Fox
would spend more money in 1960 to promote product than ever
before and that the company would "spare no expense to make
the public aware of our pictures."
A special staff of top men is being formed to make sure that
the exhibitor and the company will get the most out of every
picture with the strongest possible penetration.
consisting largely of autonomous advertising-publicity
This task force,
directors,
coordinates uitli Imlli llie Fast and West (]ast pnnnnticjii teams.
As a further impetus to the promotion of '"Wake Me When
It's Over," Mervyn LeRoy. its producer-director, will make a
tour of major cities prior to release and will be accompanied by
Margo Moore and Nobu McCarthy, two of its young stars. An
extensive program of television, radio and newspaper interviews
and appearances will be on the agenda. In each of the cities,
20th-Fox's experienced field men will be on hand to give the
|)icture and the personalities the widest possible coverage, with
the aim of pulling the maximum dollars to the boxoffices of
each area.
Listed below are the members of the company's experienced
field team and the branch offices out of which they operate,
where exhibitors may contact them.
Harold
Cummings, Charlotte
Phil Engel, Boston &

WAKE ME WHEN ITS OVER' BOASTS
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Ernie Kovacs Margo Moore
With five pictures to his credit, Kovacs hardly is a recent
discovery, but a lot of production authorities believe he has
barely scratched the surface of his potential. Kovacs broke Into
pictures after a successful career in television, a career whlcli
had been preceded by a variety of jobs ranging from stock companies,
newspaper columnist and i-adio news reporter to drug
store clerking and novelist. He plays the commanding officer
of an island military post in "Wake Me When It's Over," a
comedy role that fits his talents.
Miss Moore has appeared In only one other picture, "Hound
Dog Man," under the name of Margo Warner. A native of Chicago
but raised In Indianapolis, this talented newcomer reached
the screen by way of a modeling career in New York, although
she had gone to New York for the purpose of carving a theatrical
career. Following work in radio and television, she was
screen-tested by both MGM and 20th Centui-y-Fox in New York
and, as a result of the latter test, was flown to California for
her first role in the Jen-y Wald production.
^
Dick Shawn Jack Warden
"Wake Me When It's Over" is Dick Shawn's first screen
appearance, although he has played the TV, theatre and night
club circuits for several years. He got his start as a performer
In an army show during the war when he fu-st realized that
he had a flair for satiric comedy. It was while playing a club
engagement in Las Vegas that he was spotted by Men-yn Le-
Roy. who knew immediately that Shawn was made-to-order
for the role of Gus In "Wake Me When It's Over."
Although Jack Warden has appeared In several pictures for
w-hich he received laudatoi-y acclaim, he still may be considered
new talent which is just beginning to blossom. He is best
remembered for his line roles In "The Sound and the F\iry,"
'Bachelor Party " and "Twelve Angry Men." Prior to his theatrical
career. Warden had been a sailor, paratrooper, dance
hall bouncer, shirt salesman and a roofer, jobs which eventually
led to the Dallas Repertory Theatre and an acting career.
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TOP TALENT AND NEW FACES
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Robert Strauss Nobu McCarthy
Robert Strauss made his film debut with Dean Martin and
Jerry Lewis in ''Sailor Beware" and "Jumping Jacks." He probably
is best remembered tor his role as Animal in the stage
version of "Stalag 17,'' but he had important roles in such
films as "Seven Year Itch," "Man With the Golden Arm,"
"Detective Story" and several others. In the LeRoy film, he
plays Kovacs right hand man—Sgt. Sam Weiscoff. Strauss
began his dramatic career on Broadway, playing in "Having
Wondeiful Time," "Detective Story" and "Twentieth Century."
Nobu McCarthy has the combination Japanese and Irish
name because she married a McCarthy after the war, a U. S.
army sergeant. She was born in Toronto but was raised in
Japan where her father was a member of the Japanese diplomatic
corps. She was the winner of the Miss Tokyo contest
in the Miss Universe sweepstakes. In "Wake Me When It's
Over," she plays the part of the Japanese girl who inspires
the opening of a resort hotel by the soldiers, and then helps
them obtain a loan to launch the project.
X}.
Noreen Nash Don Knotts
Portraying Dick Shawn's wife, Noreen Nash brings to "Wake
Me When It's Over" several years of supporting cast experience,
having been featured in two other 20th Century-Fox
productions, as well as in those of United Artists, Allied Artists
and Eagle Lion. As the wife and mothei- who, innocently,
causes her husband to be called back into active service with
the Air Force, Miss Nash provides a perfomiance that is likely
to boost her into more important roles.
This chap is well known as a regular of the Steve Allen T'V
show and. although a newcomer to pictures, he is seen by
millions every week on the telecast. He made his Broadway bow
in "No Time for Sergeants" and recreated the role for Le-
Roy's film version. "Wake Me When It's Over" is his second
film venture, playing the part of Sgt. Warren, the "activities"
non-commissioned officer, a role which is cei-tain to meet with
the favor of those who know him for TV appearances.
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"Wake Me When It's Over rr BEHIND THE SCENES
QL ITE OFIE.N exhibitors are asked l)\ llicir |)atr(jns for
some vital statistics reorardiiig; a picture they especially
have enjoyed. Sometimes the theatremen have the answers but
in most cases they do not, through no fault of their own.
The background story of "Vt ake Me \^ hen It's Over" is
unique and liercwilh is some informatinn that can be helplul
to exhibitors in preselling the picture.
In the first place, it is unquestionably the first Hollywood
film to be made in sets which
were built almost entirely of
materials sold by the Air Force
for 30 cents a pound as junk.
The fabulous Shima Hotel
set, for example, was constructed
entirely of sur])lus materials
purchased at the Uavis-Monthan
Air Force Surplus base,
the lar>;cst of its kind in the
world.
Dedicated to the premise that
the hotel was sup|)osed to have
been built by G.I.s with whatever
they could la\ their hands
on, John Bccknian and Ralph
Hurst, the art director and ."iet
director, respectively, built the
set entirely of surplus equipment
that might have been on
an island such as Shima just
after the Korean war. The basic
structural material for the huge
set was surplus telephone poles.
The floor is black top asphalt that might have been used in building
an air strip and the decorations and accoutrements are entirely
surplus aircraft parts. An outdoor bar was built from F-86
cockpit canopies, a surplus parachute and a huge cable spool.
The hotel entrance canopy was fabricated from the wings of
an F-]()() and a i)omber drop-tank. The chandeliers were constructed
from six jet engine parts. No glass was used anywhere
because glass would have been nearly impossible for the service
men to have obtained. Instead, a thin plastic film used for
preserving aircraft jjarts was stretched in door and windowframes.
The design ol ilic hotel was patterned after the basic design
of a quonset hut, enlarged many times with long windows on
either side for rooms.
An entire G.I. company street and barracks area were con-
A Welcome Recruit—A Pretty Army Nurse
structed at the studio ranch « here all of the scenes depicting
the Shima base were filmed. The set consisted of ten or 12
quonset huts, outdoor showers, a headquarters building, a stockade
and about two dozen signs, ranging from New York Central,
Pentagon to Diners' Club and other incongruous signs which
adorn each of the buildings in this most unlikeK of all niililarx
installations.
The court martial sequence, which is set in the lobby of
the hotel, is one of the longest
court room sessions ever put in
a film and. from all obtainable
data, is the longest ever to be
seen in a comedv.
Another high poiiii ol the
production is the sciiuence in
\shich Ernie Kovacs parachutes
(111 to the hold ])atio and gets
hung up on the Hag pole. For
these scenes. Kovacs was hauled
up 150 feet above the ground
while strapped into a parachute
harness attached to a cable of a
giant construction crane. At a
given signal, he was dropped
until the canopv of the "chute
caught on the flag pole.
In the closing scenes of the
picture, after Dick Shawn has
been adjudged iiuiocent bv the
court martial, he turns the keys
of the hotel over to the mavor
of Shima uho then honors iiim
by unveiling a gigantic Mount Rushmore-type carving of his
face in the solid rock mountainside bordering the hotel. The
carving, first constructed on the ground by Art Director Beckman
and studio technicians, weighed almost two tons before
mounting. It measured just more than lo by W feet and is
probablv the largest actual likeness ever sculpted of a Hollywood
actor for a motion picture.
For scenes depicting the opening night of the hotel, more than
S20.000 worth of firecrackers were exploded in a mass display.
Traditional 20th Century-Fox and EeRoy accuracy was maintained
in wardrobing the military |iersonnel. K story goe> thai
a visiting Air Force colonel on the set was covered with makcuj)
before he could explain to an over-zealous makeup man that he
was just a visitor. True or not. it is a good conversation |)iece
for
exhibitors.
Dick Shawn Auditions a Troupe of Pretty Mainland Maidens for His Hotel Stotf
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Oscar Publicity Machine
Rolls Along Broad Plan
NEW YORK—The machinery to blanket
the country with publicity about the Oscar
telecast is in full operation, the Publicity
Coordinating Group of the Motion Picture
Ass'n of America announced this week.
When the Oscar nominations were revealed
Monday (22i, all important media in the
country was alerted so that full coverage
would be obtained for the announcements.
The publicity committee also has started
publicity rolling along other channels, too.
Harry McWilliams, coordinator, reported
that newsreels during the last week covered
three Oscar stories—the presentation of a
proclamation scroll by Mayor Wagner to
Maureen O'Hara, H a y a Harareet of
"Ben-Hur" admiring a 12-foot Oscar in ice
at the St. Paul Winter Ice Carnival and
the announcement of the Academy Awards
poster award to artist Avrom Winfield in
the presence of George Hamilton and Luana
Patten, who play in "Home From the
Hill."
Marvin Levy reported to the committee
that the MOM group servicing key city
newspapers will carry an illustrated feature
story on the making of the Oscar
statuettes. McWilliams said 60 special color
shots for tabloid special section covers are
in the hands of newspaper editors. Dan
Terrell prepared a special feature and set
of stills on Arthur Freed, Oscar producer,
for exploitation field chairmen, and Jack
Brodsky has planted a feature on the
awards program with the N. Y. Daily News.
It was announced that all film company
house organs and press releases will carry
a special message about the telecast for
the four weeks preceding April 4. Those attending
a meeting of the committee included
Hortense Schorr of Columbia, Paul
Kamy of Universal-International, Levy of
MGM, George Nelson of Warner Bros.,
Norman Poler of Buena Vista, Harold
Rand of Paramount, Jay Remer of 20th
Century-Fox, Bui't Sloan of United Artists
and Taylor Mills and McWilliams of MPAA.
Fox and Readers Digest
In Cooperative Drive
ST. LOUIS—Twentieth Century-Fox and
Readers Digest are preparing to cooperate
in special local exploitation for "Dog of
Flanders" which will open March 11 at the
Fox Theatre. Each copy of the March issue,
which contains a full-page advertisement
for the film, will carry a reduced-price
ticket of admission.
George Wallace, merchandising director
for the magazine, and Jerry Berger, 20th-
Fox regional advertising-publicity manager,
are arranging for distribution of the
magazine through subscription, newsstands
and drug and department stores, with the
peak of the campaign two weeks before the
film opens.
York's Death Mourned
NEW YORK—Regi-et of the death in
Stockholm of Carl York, former Scandinavian
representative of the Motion Picture
Export Ass'n and recently a consultant,
has been expressed by Eric Johnston,
president, who noted York's "loyal and distinctive
service" during his ten years with
the MPEA. George Larson succeeded him
in the Scandinavian post in January 1958.
Telemeter Develops New
Wired TV Telecast System
Still Big Market for Family
Films, Bert Gordon States
NEW YORK—There is still a big and
healthy teenage audience for wholesome
entertainment that does not depend on
Bert I. Gordon, left, is seen here
with Roger H. Lewis, United Artists
vice-president in charge of advertising,
publicity and exploitation, at a tradepress
conference in New York.
violence, brutality and shock, in the opinion
of Bert I. Gordon, 35-year-old producer
who has turned out nine pictures in a comparatively
brief career. His latest, "The
Boy and the Pirates," a United Artists release,
will be given a saturation treatment
timed for the Easter holiday period.
Meeting with the tradepress on February
19, Gordon said he selected the pictures
which he permitted his three young children
to see. Parental selection, he said,
should be the extent to which censorship
should be permitted. Censorship, he said,
should start and end with the parents.
"The Boy and the Pirates," Gordon said,
was designed as a family picture which
will appeal to adults as well as young patrons.
Gordon's own process known as
Perceptovision will be introduced in this
picture. It represents an entirely new concept
in special effects which, he said, never
have been attempted before, including a
foot-tall genie in a bottle and an erupting
volcano rising out of a boiling sea. Perceptovision
is a patented matte process
which combines traveling mattes and split
screen effects and will be made available
to other producers after the release of
"The Boy and the Pirates."
The producer explained that Perceptovision
could be a potent selling factor to
generate wide appeal in the teenage market.
UA is launching a national exploitation
drive in advance of key regional
bookings. Main elements of the campaign
will be radio and television saturation, national
merchandising tie-ins, special teenage
previews and promotions for libraries,
community and church organizations.
Mother of Burtus Bishop Dies
WINSTON-SALEM. N. C—Mrs Burtus
Bishop sr., mother of Burtus Bishop jr.,
MGM assistant general sales manager,
died here February 17.
NEW YORK—The development of a new
low-cost closed-circuit television broadcasting
system has been announced by
Louis A. Novins, president of International
Telemeter Co., a division of Paramount.
He said it consists of high-level voltage
amplifiers capable of serving thousands
of wired homes at maintenance costs about
50 per cent under existing techniques.
The system was also said to reduce the
number of amplifier positions required in
a cable setup by a ratio of about 14 to one.
The equipment was originally developed
by International Telemeter engineers.
Jerrold Electronics Corp. designed production
models which are now being installed
as part of the toll TV system in west Toronto,
Canada, by Trans Canada Telemeter,
a division of Famous Players Canadian
Corp.
Novins said an area of 13,000 homes will
be served by only 14 amplifier positions
where formerly the 93 miles of cable system
would have required from 175 to 200
positions. He said Telemeter has reduced
the number of amplifier tubes per mile to
one-fifth previously required, with consequent
savings in materials and maintenance.
The capital investment for the signal
distribution equipment in a Telemeter
wired system capable of serving thousands
of homes has also been cut by about 20
per cent, he said.
The new amplifiers will operate at frequencies
used in Telemeter's multiple
channel system, which are below the
bands used in VHF and UHF broadcasting.
'Sexpot' Release Set
LOS ANGELES — To coincide with
school graduation dates and summer
school vacation. Allied Ai'tists has set June
18 as the national release date for Albert
Zugsmith's "Sexpot Goes to College." The
comedy stars Mamie Van Doren, Tuesday
Weld, Mijanou Bardot, and Mickey
Shaughnessy.
Texas Drive-ln Ass'n
Considers Expansion
Dallas—The Texas Drive-In Theatre
Owners Ass'n is considering expanding
into a regional organization because
of wide interest being shown in
its activities.
Tim Ferguson, president, has appointed
a committee to study a number
of avenues of expansion, including the
addition of regional memberships and
the possibility of forming a Southern
Drive-In Theatre Owners Ass'n. Requests
for information on membership
have come from almost every state in
the country, he said.
There also is a possibility that services
of the association may be expanded
to cover the entire country.
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producer
'^oUcfCiMMd ^efront
lerry Wald to Organize
Book Publishing Firm
Producer Jerry Wald is dusting out all
the corners to be found in an effort to
tui-n up new literary properties for futui'e
screen treatment. In pursuance of this
project, he has filed papers through his
attorneys here, O'Melveny and Myers, to
incorporate Wald Publishing Co. as a
means of making deals with novelists for
them to write books that can be later
turned into film properties.
Initially, Wald operated this way with
Grace Metalious to develop her "Peyton
Place" sequel, "Return to Peyton Place,"
which is now in the throes of production
preparations. As in this case, Wald is to
offer ideas and will encourage the authors
to then turn out complete books or stories
of best-seller category that will later
be top items for films. The producer would
share in all of the earnings of the properties
regardless of his end use on the screen.
Richard Friede's new book, "The Internes,"
comes under this plan. The property
was recently bought by Columbia for
a reported $100,000 plus 15 per cent of the
profits and Wald is to receive $10,000 and
5 per cent of the film rights income.
Wald has said that there are five different
publishing companies interested in
the deal and that he has eight books now
in the works. He says that the availability
of good writers due to the WGA strike
will make it possible for him to stockpile
20 books under the plan.
*Snow White and the Three
Stooges' Is Scheduled
Frank TashUn has written an original
comedy entitled "Snow White and the
Three Stooges" and has set it as a project
for Chanford Productions. He will direct
and the company's vice-president, Charles
Wick, will produce.
Despite the name, negotiations have not
been completed to star the comedy team of
The Three Stooges in the film, though
Wick said they have expressed interest
and that the property was conceived with
their services in mind. It was written to
fit other casting, however, which would
merely necessitate a change of name.
Prances Langford heads Chanford Productions,
which also concerned Tashlin
and the comedy trio when they worked together
on the Frances Langford Rexall
TV special which is due for airing on May
1. Chanford has slated the film to roll in
two months.
Planning Science-Fiction Slant
For 'Sodom and Gomorrah'
The Biblical story of "Sodom and Gomorrah"
will be given a science-fiction
slant by Herts-Lion International which
has Fred Gebhardt, producer of "12 to the
Moon," doing research on the subject
preparatory to scripting the project. One of
By
IVAN SPEAR
three films being undertaken by H-L in
conjunction with the company's co-producers
in Sweden, "Sodom and Gomorrah"
is to be a part of theii- ten-film program
for 1961.
The basis for the subject comes from reports
of Russian scientist M. Agrest in
which he attempts to prove that space
travelers landed on the earth centuries ago
and were the cause of the destruction of
"Sodom and Gomorrah."
Meanwhile, H-L President Ken Herts has
announced plans to enter feature film distribution
in South America. Herts has 19
pictures already signed and is opening offices
in Peru, Chile, Ai-gentina, Colombia
and Ecuador. All the films are awards winners
from various festivals and he obtained
them initially for the Peruvian International
Film Festival.
Herts also plans to film "The Conquest
of Peru" in that country, as well as
"Strange Conquest" and other features in
other Latin American areas.
James Elliot to Make Film
In Mexico for UA Release
James Elliot has mapped an independent
venture for United Ai-tists release.
He will make "Afternoon Beach" in Acapulco
and Mexico City from an original
screenplay by Gavin Lambert, with Ziva
Rodann and John Ireland starring. Adding
to the popular trend of using cameo stars,
Elliot has set glamorous Dolores Del Rio
and Pedro Armendariz to grace the film
in this capacity. The story concerns a playgirl
who meets an alcoholic former film
writer at a resort owned by a Greek shipping
tycoon.
Edmond Chevie Organizes
Liferty Company, Inc.
Liferty Company, Inc., has been formed
by producer Edmond Chevie as an independent
producing setup, with Jeannette
Seletz's novel, "Hope Deferred," set as the
company's first property. James Schwartz
will serve as vice-president of Liferty for
Chevie. who has been associated with Universal-International
as a producer and
who recently produced the Hedda Hopper
Show for TV.
"Hope Deferred" has a medical background
and is set in Los Angeles.
Marlon Brando to Portray
'Lawrence of Arabia'
"Lawrence of Arabia" will be played by
Marlon Brando in the film of that title
to be produced by Sam Spiegel and directed
by David Lean as a Columbia release.
Brando returns to Spiegel's fold for
the first time since he starred in "On the
Waterfront,
" secured an Academy
Award for himself and for the film .
Completing casting for "The Wackiest
Ship in the Army," Columbia release to be
shot in Hawaii, producer Fred Kohlmar
has signed John Lund and Patricia Driscoll,
the latter a British actress making
her American film debut in the comedy,
along with Warren Berlinger, Joe Gallison
and Mike Kellin . . . Jimmy Durante joins
the long list of guest cameos in George
Sidney's Columbia film, "Pepe" . . . Milton
Berle and Corinne Calvet join Jerry
"
Lewis' "The Bellboy cast. Paramount release
now shooting in Miami . . . Lizabeth
Scott will be starred in Hal Wallis' "Girls
of Summer," N. Richard Nash play which
will start at Paramount this fall . . . Rex
Allen plays himself in George Sherman's
"The Golden Touch." first production of
the Shergari Corporation . . . Added to
the Mirisch Co.-UA production, "The Magnificent
Seven," are Whit Bissell and Bing
Russell, both noted character actors . . .
Broadway and TV actress Carmen Mathews
will make her film debut in MGM's
"Butterfield 8"
, . . Hugh Griffith will play
a leading role in the William Perlberg-
George Seaton production "The Counterfeit
Traitor" for Paramount.
Another 'Suzie Wong' S'witch:
Richard Quine to Direct
Continuing the replacements on Ray
Stark's production of "The World of Suzie
Wong," Richard Quine last week was set
to replace director Jean Negulesco, the
move coming as a result of disagreement
between Negulesco and Stark on the future
concept of the film project. No one yet
knows how much of Negulesco 's work will
be kept intact in the film's final print,
but it is certain much will have to be reshot
due to the major switch in star from
Prance Nuyen to Nancy Kwan. Stark borrowed
Quine from Columbia and from his
own Richard Quine Productions, though it
was apparently a highly cooperative move
since it is noted that Quine has Columbia
plans to direct "The Fanny Brice Story,"
which is also on Stark's Columbia schedule
.. . There were, meanwhile, numerous
other assignment announcements of considerable
interest. David Miller was given
the helming chores on Ross Hunter's Universal-International
production of "Midnight
Lace," a coproduction of Arwin Productions,
company co-owned by Martin
Melcher and his wife Doris Day, who costars
with Rex Harrison in the film . . .
Twentieth Century-Fox has signed "A Dog
"
of Flanders Robert Radnitz
a term contract as a writer-producer
.
to
.
Actor Jim Hutton's contract has been renewed
by MGM as a result of a featured
role in "The Subterraneans" and his next
role will be "Where the Boys Are" . .
Billy Wilder has signed Adolph Deutsch to
direct the music for "The Apartment,"
Mirisch Company production for UA release.
'Journey of the Jules Verne'
Scheduled for Filming
"The Journey of the Jules Verne" will
be filmed by Triton Pictures and Raylock
Productions. Triton is made up of Plato.
Charles and Spyros Skouras jr. and Raylock
is a firm composed of Jack Rabin and
Irving Block. Jack Thomas wrote the
script of the upcoming picture, a story
about outer space travel, from an idea by
Plato Skouras.
24 BOXOFFICE February 29, 1960

. . . The
based
New Fox International
Post Assigned Jaffey
NEW YORK—Herbert Jaffey has been
made executive administrative assistant to
Leslie P. Whelan, director
of sales promotion,
advertising,
publicity and exploitation
of 20th
Century-Fox International
Coi-p. by
Murray Silverstone,
president. It is a new
position designed to
speed up overseas
promotion.
Jaffey has been in
the industry 20 years.
Herbert Jaffey
He started in the
pressbook department of 20th-Fox, served
in World War II as captain in special services
in Italy and was entertainment director
of the Mediterranean theatre and,
upon discharge, handled special exploitation
assignments for United Artists. He has
served for 12 years in various capacities in
the 20th-Fox International publicity office.
SPG Backing Producers
Against Legion Attack
NEW YORK—The Screen Publicists
Guild has officially upheld producers Stanley
Kramer and Otto Preminger in their
protests against attacks by the American
Legion because they employ personnel on
the basis of competence without regard to
political beliefs or affiliations.
The guild is a local of District 65, Retail.
Wholesale and Department Store
Union, AFL-CIO, and represents advertising
and publicity personnel employed by
MGM, 20th Century-Fox, Warner Bros.,
United Artists, Universal-International
and Columbia.
Irwin Shapiro to Europe
On New French Picture
NEW YORK—Irwin Shapiro, president
of Films-Around-the-World, is en route to
Paris for discussions on the U. S. release
of "Breathless," a French picture starring
Jean Seberg, which won two government
awards, the Prime de Qualite and Jean
Vigo Directors Award. "Breathless" was
written by Francois Truffaut. who directed
"The 400 Blows."
Films-Around-the-World is currently
distributing "Rosemary," German picture
in its fourth week at the Beekman Theatre,
New York, and "The Cousins," French pictui-e.
Crowther Book on Mayer
Off the Press March 21
NEW YORK—Henry Holt & Co. has set
March 21 as publication date for "Hollywood
Rajah" by Bosley Crowther, film
critic of the New York Times. It is being
publicized as the story of "the rambunctious,
dynastic Louis B. Mayer, who was
instrumental in shaping the momentous
course of American motion pictures from
nickelodeon days to the era of huge corporate
entities." Crowther is the author of
"The Lion's Share," the story of MGM.
^^kcUh' ^cfr'Ont
By ANTHONY GRUNER
THE COLUMBIA pictm-e, produced by
Fred Kohlmar, "The Last Angry Man,"
with Paul Muni, has been chosen for the
Royal Film Performance in aid of the
Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund at
the Odeon, Leicester Square on March 28.
This Hollywood production faced quite a
bit of competition from a number of other
motion pictures, including the redoubtable
"The Entertainer," with Sir Laurence
Olivier, based on the John Osborne play.
That it secured the honor of a Royal Film
Performance is only one of the two feathers
in Columbia's hat. A few weeks later
the company has another Royal Film Performance
attended by Princess Margaret,
for Stanley Donen's comedy with Yul
Brynner and Kay Kendall, "Once More,
With Feeling." These two facts, added to
the news of Sam Spiegel's new three-hour
production "Seven Pillars of Wisdom,"
with Marlon Brando and possibly Sir Laurence
Olivier, has put Coliunbia's European
boss, Mike Frankovich, in a very happy
frame of mind. Nor should be forgotten the
big grosses now accruing to Sir Carol
"
Reed's "Our Man in Havana and the big
plans for Carl Foreman's project, "Guns
of Navarone."
« « •
Does the British film industry really
want to stop all the British feature films
being shown on television? Judging by the
plots and counter-plots now taking place,
one would almost doubt it. The chief criminal
element, if this is not too strong a
word, can be found among the producers,
who, taking advantage of the Film Industry
Defense Organization (FIDOi and its offer
to purchase all the motion pictures
rather than allow them to be shown on
television, appear to be dead against the
rapprochement between the TV industry
and Wardour Street. On the contrary, many
of these producers know that their old
British films, if really faced up to competitive
bidding would not have a chance
of a TV pmxhase. If, for example, the
film industry came to a deal with the TV
contractors and agreed that there should
be "free bidding" for the best films, a large
section of the producers would have no
part in the transactions.
The Rank Group, ABC and British Lion
have enough first-class UK motion pictures
to satisfy the most pedantic tastes
of the opposition, leaving the little independent's
product far out of the reach and
interest of any television contractor. That
is why it seems that Wardour Street is unlikely
to get a satisfactory deal with television,
although much of the situation
calls for such an agreement. Once again
the individual selfish interests of a section
of the business appears to be militating
against the best interests of the industry
as a whole.
* * •
Europe is playing an increasingly important
part in the United Artists' production
line-up. More productions will be
filmed in Great Britain and various parts
of the Continent than at any other period
since the war. Among the motion pictures
made far from the glossy Hollywood studios
this year were: "Summer of the 17th Doll,"
with John Mills, Ernest Borgnine, for
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster; "A Terrible Beauty"
the Raymond Stross production with Robert
Mitchum and Anne Heywood, made at
Bray Studios: "Apple Pie Bed" with Maurice
Chevalier, to be made in Europe in the
spring with producer-director Jean Negulesco;
"Time on Her Hands." with Ingrid
Bergman, to be shot on the Continent by
Anatole Litvak, and "North From Rome,"
a Frank P. Rosenberg production, also to
be shot in Europe this coming summer.
* * *
Plans for the production of Warwick's
70mm Technirama subject, "The Trial of
Oscar Wilde," appears to be proceeding
apace with the news last week that Peter
Finch had been named to play the part
of Oscar Wilde. Warwick's Irving Allen and
Cubby Broccoli move into Elstree Studios
later in March for the project which
seems to be the most ambitious and controversial
ever handled by these two partners.
According to Finch, who throws
little praise around the business, the script
is: "The finest screenplay I have ever
read." Says Allen, who with Broccoli will
be executive producer, backing Ken Hughes
who has written the screenplay and who
will direct: "The enormity of the production
has made it absolutely essential that
the main part should be played, not only by
an internationally known star, but by an
actor of the calibre of Peter Finch. We are
concerned not so much with appearance as
with performance."
* * *
A new production for Robert Aldrich was
announced last week, "The Optimist of
Nine Elms" by Ted Allen and Anthony
Simmons, who will co-produce with him
for Harlequin Productions of London. Aldrich
also hopes to make "Angry Odyssey"
on the Island of Hydi-a in Greece, in association
with producer Michael Caccoyanis
and "The Left Bank," to be made in
France with producer Claude Chahrol. He
also plans another subject for England,
either "The Catalyst" by Ronald Duncan,
or "Too Late the Hero. " on
Robert Sherman's "Don't Die Mad." thriller.
* « •
Production news in brief: The Boulting
Brothers, whose last production. "I'm All
Right, Jack," starring Peter Sellers, was
a boxoffice smash hit over here, will start
shooting a new comedy at Shepperton next
month. "The French Mistress," based on a
long-running West End stage farce. John
Boulting will produce and Roy Boulting
will direct . . . Comedian Norman Wisdom's
eighth film for the Rank Organization is
"The Bulldog Breed," dealing with the
comic's adventures in the Navy. Hugh
Stuart will produce, based on a Jack Davis
screenplay, and shooting will take place at
Pinewood during the middle of summer
new Norman Williams production
for Sidney Box and Associates is "Piccadilly
Third Stop." which will be directed
by John Lemont. from a screenplay by
Leigh Vance, shooting at Pinewood Studios
early in spring.
BOXOFFICE February 29. 1960 25

Metropolitan MP Ass n
Favors Fee Change
ALBANY—The Metropolitan Motion Pictui-e
Theatres Ass'n has gone on record
with Senator John Marchi of Staten Island,
and presumably with other legislators,
in favor of the Marchi-Savarese bUl
increasing the rate for the licensing of
original films by the state motion pictui-e
division, from $3 to $4 a thousand feet,
but reducing the fee on prints from $2 a
thousand feet to $6.50 for each additional
"entire" copy. The MMPTA was the second
exhibitor group up to register support,
the first being the Independent Theatre
Owners Ass'n of New York, Inc.
Additional statements from exhibitor and
production leaders were awaited.
A letter to Senator Marchi from D. John
Phillips, executive director of MMPTA, expressed
the "hope that after due consideration
of the enclosed and other material
and statements with which you ai-e being
furnished by other representatives of the
motion picture industry, you will exert
youi- utmost efforts to bring about enactment
of the legislation."
The "enclosed" was a page-and-a-quarter
memorandum citing the help enactment
of the bill would give to "small exhibitors
who have suffered and still are
suffering from the fact they are usually
excluded from the benefits of saturation
bookings, by reason of the distributors' reluctance
to incui- the present fee for
prints."
The memo pointed out that when the
current schedule was enacted about 40
years ago, the practice was to bring into
the state two or three prints, which under
the method of distribution then in effect
were rotated among theatres throughout
the state. But because of the gi'eat changes
in distributive methods introduced to meet
economic needs of the times, the common
practice now is to employ the saturation
booking technique, often necessitating the
use of 100 prints of each feature film
brought into the state.
Allied Affiliates Are Active
On Minimum Wage Front
WASHINGTON—Allied units in Maryland,
Michigan and Wisconsin are doing
effective work in can-ying the fight against
extending the minimum wage and hours
provisions to theatres to their congressional
representatives. Allied States Ass'n
reported this week.
Other affiliates also are accelerating
their campaigning, according to a bulletin
issued this week. All units were urged to
cooperate with the Council of Motion Picture
Organizations on this matter.
"If you sincerely wish to head off this
additional burden on the theatres, do not
blithely assume that evei-ything necessary
is being done—by somebody else. It is the
traditional function of exhibitor associations
to acquaint their members with the
importance of legislative developments and
urge them to do their part.
"Their part in the present situation is to
write their congressmen and senators,"
Allied declared.
The principal characters in Columbia's
"The War Lover" are an American pilot,
his copilot and a beautiful British girl.
Public's Film Attitude
Seen As More Liberal
NEW YORK—Hollywood has the best
chance in its history to become mature,
according to an article by William K.
Zinsser, former film critic of the New York
Herald Tribune, titled "The Bold and
Risky World of 'Adult' Movies," in the issue
of Life magazine dated February 29.
The article argues that the Production
Code, the churches and the times are more
liberal than ever before, that censorship
has been ruled largely unconstitutional,
that existing censors "are regarded as
somewhat un-American," and that classi-
only a distant dream."
fication "is still
Zinsser says that true censorship "like
charity, begins at home, the one place
where it incontestably belongs." The individual
parent in the home is the only
real censor, he said, but "his job is getting
more difficult by the hour."
Commenting on current films that are
considered too frank or adult to be family
entertainment, Zinsser says that the
public "hasn't seen anything yet," and
that there are bound to be demands for
censorship and classification. The franker
subjects for the most part won't represent
avarice on the part of the filmmakers,
but will be efforts by outstanding directors
and writers to test new treatments and
try to win the freedoms enjoyed by the
legitimate theatre.
The article warns the film industry,
however, that if it misuses its new freedom,
public opinion will snatch that freedom
away.
The writer reviews the history of the
Production Code and its regulations. He
cites instances where it has been bypassed
but notes the esteem in which Geoffrey
Shurlock, administrator, is held, saying
it is recognized in Hollywood that he and
his aides work closely with producers and
writers and succeed in being helpful. He
also recognizes that some independent
producers are prone to make sensational
films "to take advantage of the new freedom,"
knowing they cannot get a code
seal.
Zinsser credits censors with sincerity,
believing that films are responsible for
social evils, but maintains they aren't
qualified for their jobs. He finds that the
Catholic Legion of Decency has become
more lenient, that Protestants prefer "selfchoice"
to censorship and that Jewish religious
groups also have "no coherent film
policy."
Brotherhood Week Drive Is Opened;
Continue Campaign Through March
Four of the top leaders of the Brotherhood Week campaign attending a
luncheon meeting at the Hotel Astor in New York are, left to right: Spyros S.
Skouras, president of Skouras Theatres and Brotherhood national distributor
chairman; William J. Heineman, United Artists vice-president and national
distributor chairman; Dr. Lewis Webster Jones, president of the National
Conference of Christians and Jews, and Salah M. Hassanein, vice-president of
Skouras Theatres and United Artists Circuit, Inc., who is chairman of the
Metropolitan New York area Brotherhood campaign.
NEW YORK—The motion picture industry's
1960 Brotherhood Week campaign
which got under way this week will continue
for a full month, so that all exchange
areas will be able to complete their drives
to promote the Brotherhood theme and to
obtain memberships for the sponsoring
organization, the National Conference of
Christians and Jews.
William J. Heineman, United Artists
vice-president who is national distributor
chairman, and Spyros S. Skouras, president
of Skouras Theatres and national
exhibitor chairman, outlined the campaign
plans and presented the Brotherhood
kit of materials to a gathering of
New York area industryites Friday (19).
The kit contains one-sheet posters, trailer
copy, instruction booklets, membership
cards and sample collection containers.
Heineman presided at the meeting, attended
by 150 persons.
BOXOFFICE February 29, 1960 E-1

Janus),
reported
Three-Day Holiday Boosts 1st Runs;
'Havana/ 'Suddenly
NEW YORK—The three-day
1 23
1 . which grossed close to
Washington's
Birthday holiday and the fine
weather for vacationing New Yorkers and
visitors resulted in strong business at the
majority of the first-run theatres, most of
which were far ahead of the previous
week's figures. The long run holdovers and
the art house pictures were far better than
the two new pictures, "Scent of Mystery."
which did well enough, if not sensationally,
in its opening week of a two-a-day run
at the Warner Theatre, and "The Last
Voyage," which was good, if below expectations,
in its first week at the Capitol.
Again the two Columbia pictures playing
at both Broadway and east side theatres
led the field. "Our Man in Havana," in
its fourth week at the Forum on Broadway
and the east side Trans-Lux 52nd
Street, being far ahead of the third week
at both spots, as was "Suddenly, Last
Summer," in its ninth week at the Criterion
on Broadway and the east side Sutton,
ahead of the eighth week at both
theatres.
Two more Columbia pictures, "Once
More, With Peeling," in its second week at
the Radio City Music Hall, and "The
Mouse That Roared," in its 17th week at
the tiny Guild Theatre, just back of the
Hall, also were ahead of the previous
week's figures. Also doing improved business
was "On the Beach, in its "
tenth
week at the Astor. and "Behind the Great
Wall." in its 11th week at the DeMille
while "Sink the Bismarck!" continued
strong in its second week, which included
the all-time record take for a Washington's
Birthday at the Paramount Theatre.
The Roxy discontinued stage shows after
the end of the 39-day run of "The Gazebo"
Tuesday
$200,000 but not big for this long a run
at the huge house. Return engagements
Both Strong
of "On the Waterfront" and "The Caine
Mutiny" started at the Roxy February 24
at greatly reduced prices. Allied Artists'
"The Purple Gang" was mild in its fifth
week at the Victoria.
The majority of the art theatres were
ahead of previous weeks, including the two
playing Columbia pictures. The others included:
"Ikiru," in its fourth week at the
Little Carnegie, the first Japanese film
of the series to attract attention and
which is steadily building; "The Lovers,"
in its 17th week at the Paris: "Tiger Bay,"
in its tenth week at the Baronet; "Rosemary,"
in its fifth week at the Beekman;
"The 400 Blows." in its 14th week at the
Fine Arts, and several others.
"Bcn-Hur" continued at complete capacity
for a 14th week of two-a-day.
(Average Is 100)
Astor On the Beach (UA), 10th wk 140
Art Ivon the Terrible (Janus), moveover,
5th wk 110
Baronet Tiger Boy (Cont'l), 10th wk 150
Beekman Rosemary iF-A-W), 5th wk 170
Copitol The Last Voyoge (MGM) 145
Criterion Suddenly, Lost Summer (Col), 9th wk. 160
DcMille Behind the Greot Woll (Cont'l), 11th
wk 125
Fine Arts The 400 Blows (Zenith), 14th wk...l40
Forum Our Mon in Hovono (Col), 4th wk 180
5th Avenue The Magician ; 26th wk. . . 1 20
55th Street The Poocher's Daughter
(Show Corp) 125
Guild The Mouse Thot Roared (Col), 17th wk. 145
Little Carnegie Ikiru (Brandon), 4th wk 125
Loew's State Ben-Hur (MGM), 14th wk. ot
two-o-day 200
Murray Hill Sapphire (U-l), moveover, 16th wk. 135
Normondie Swan Loke (Col), 4th wk 140
Palace Horry Belotonte in person, 9th wk...l50
Paromount Sink the Bismarck! 120th-Fox),
2nd wk 165
Pans The Lovers (Zenith), 17th wk 145
Plozo Block Orpheus (Lopert), 9th wk 140
Radio City Music Holl Once More, With
Feeling (Col), plus stage show, 2nd wk 160
Rivoli The Story on Poge One (20th-Fox),
6th wk 125
Roxy The Gozebo (MGM), plus stage show, 6th
wi, 120
Sutton Suddenly, Lost Summer (Col), 9th wk...l40
Trans-Lux 52nd St. Our Man in Hovono (Col),
4th wk 195
Victoria The Purple Gong (AA), 5th wk 110
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BROADWAY
JRVING WINDISCH, who held various
Warner Bros, publicity posts during his
long association with the company prior to
November 1957. has rejoined the company's
New York office publicity staff. He was
with the Ai-thur P. Jacobs company for the
past two years. Harry W. Jacobs, attorney
who was with the Warner New York office,
has become associated with the law
firm of Margulies & Heit. • • • Jack Tell,
who directed metropolitan publicity for Republic
Pictures and was with Billboard, the
New York Times, the Journal-American
and in television publicity, has been named
national publicity director for the Biblical
spectacle, "The Son of God." which will
go into production under Parliament Pictures
sponsorship March 15.
9
Joe Pi-anklin. silent films devotee and a
regular on TV; Max Eisen. film publicist,
and Constantine Soloyonis are filling a
long-felt need for New Yorkers by starting
a series of weekend screenings of silent
pictui-es at the Carnegie Hall Playhouse.
The first program consisted of "Ella Cinders,"
starring Colleen Moore; "The Drop
Kick," starring Richard Barthelmess with
Hedda Hopper, and Charlie Chaplin's
"Easy Street." The second program over
the Pebi-uary 27 weekend included "The
Lost World," starring Lloyd Hughes and
Bessie Love, and "Meddling Women," starring
Lionel Barrymore and Dagmar Godowsky.
• * • Dino DeLaurentiis. producer
of "The Great War." Italian film nominated
for an Academy Award, and Mario
Monicelli, director, arrived from Rome
Thur-sday i25i for press conferences before
leaving for the west coast.
Charles H. Schneer, who got back from
Europe early in Pebiniary after completing
"Gulliver's Travels" and "I Aim at the
Stars" for Columbia, left Tliursday (25)
to scout locations in the British West Indies
for his next. "Mysterious Island." • • •
Gregory Peck and David Niven, who will
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costar in Carl Foreman's "Guns of Navarone,"
also for Columbia release, left
for the Island of Rhodes to start location
filming. • • • Jerome Couitland. former
film star now in "Tales of the Vikings,"
United Ai-tists TV syndicated series, is in
New York to publicize the films, which
will start on WABC-TV March 6. * • •
Arthui- Pincus, director of advertising and
publicity for MGM's international department,
is back in New York after arranging
six overseas openings of "Ben-Hur,"
starting with Tokyo in April.
Charlton Heston and Martha Scott, two
of the stars of "Ben-Hui'" at Loew's State,
opened in Benn W. Levy's play. "The Tumbler."
at the Helen Hayes Theatre, just
across Times Square Wednesday '24). The
name of Fonda wiU be on two Broadway
theatre marquees starting Monday (29)
when Jane Fonda. Heni-y's daughter, appears
in the lead of Joshua Logan's
"There Was a Little Girl" at the Cort Theatre
while her father is starring at the
Morosco Theatre in "Silent Night, Lonely
Night." Jane is also starred in Warner
Bros." "Tall Story," opening soon. • • •
Olivia de Havilland and her husband, Pien-e
Galante, editor of Paris Match magazine,
arrived from Europe on the United
States Wednesday (24) while Robert Alda
flew in from Rome for a stan-ing role in
"Force of Impulse," which will start shooting
in Miami Febi-uary 29 as a Gayle-
Swimmer-Anthony production, the latter
being Tony Anthony who produced "The
Boy Who Owned a Melephant."
Roger H. Lewis, United Artists vicepresident
in charge of advertising, publicity
and exploitation, got back from Hollywood
Friday (26* following a series of
top-level conferences with west coast executives.
* • • William Goetz, producer
for Columbia, is in New York for discus-
.sions with home office executives on promotion
plans for "The Mountain Road"
and "Song Without End." • • • Robert
Wise, producer-director of "West Side
Stoi-y," is here to scout locations for the
film, to be made for UA.
Robert Perilla of Perilla Associates has
volunteered to serve as eastern column liai-
.son for the Academy Awards telecast, according
to Phil Gerard, eastern advertising
and publicity director of Universal and
chairman of the publicity coordinating
group. • • • Jesse Chinich. Buena Vista
western sales manager, got back from a
tour of midwest branch offices.
Dorothy Malone, staning in MGM's
"The Last Voyage," is in New York for
a three-week stay. She is accompanied by
her husband, Jacques Bergerac. * * * Barbara
Hines, the girl who was picked to be
the "who" of "Who Was That Lady?" is
in New York to promote the forthcoming
Columbia film. • • • Johnny Nash, who
makes his film debut in "Take a Giant
Step" for United Artists release, played a
one-week engagement at the Apollo Theatre
in Harlem. * • • Luana Patten, one
of the new stars of MGM's "Home From
the Hill." next at the Radio City Music
20th-Fox Names Brodsky
Aide to Nat Weiss
NEW YORK—Jack Brodsky has been
named assistant publicity manager for
2 0th Century-Fox
working under Nat
Weiss, publicity manager.
In his new post,
Brodsky will continue
to serve as the com-
Jack
Brodsky
pany's New York
press representative
in addition to assuming
additional responsibilities
involving
national promotion.
Brodsky came to
20th-Fox in 1957 and
has served as the company's staff writer
and tradepress contact, prior to his present
post. He was formerly a member of
the Sunday department of the New York
Times before serving with the U. S. Army
in Germany in 1953-54 as a staff correspondent.
Extra Exploitation Aid
Is Given Herman Kass
NEW YORK—Robert Ungerfeld and
Mrs. Evelyn Turner have been chosen to
assist Herman Kass, executive in charge
of Universal-International exploitation,
according to Philip Gerard, eastern advertising-publicity
director.
Ungerfeld will help Kass on field operations
of the eastern department. He previously
worked out of New York. Mrs.
Turner, a member of the advertising department
for 12 years, will help Kass with
cooperative advertising.
Isaacs and Smith Win
NEW YORK—^Allan Isaacs, manager of
Loew's OljTnpic Theatre, and Bill Smith,
assistant manager, are the winners of the
Columbia contest for the best promotion
on "Anatomy of a Murder." Each won a
week's salary. Loew's Theatres cooperated
in making the contest a part of Its Pall
Film Festival.
Edward Anhalt is writing the screenplay
of "Affair in Arcady" for Paramount Pictures.
flew back to California after a New
Hall,
York and Boston visit. • * * Eva Gabor.
film and stage star, has signed a managerial
contract with Durgom-Katz Associates.
Kay Medford, who recently completed
"The Rat Race" for Paramount, has been
added to the cast of "Butterfield 8." now
being filmed in New York for MGM by
Daniel Mann with Elizabeth Taylor starred.
Ralph Winters, film editor on "Ben-
Hur," has also started work editing "Butterfield.
Linda Darnell flew to Rio
de Janeiro Thursday (25). • • • Charles
Handel, film publicist, was recently wed
to Elsie Gross and Morton Schlossberg,
son of Ii'ving Schlossberg. head of Loew's
Theatres accounting division, was married
to Harriet Shapiro at the Hotel Shelburne
February 21.
E-4 BOXOFTICE February 29, 1960

20th-Fox TV Will Produce
39-Week Religious Films
NEW YORK—Twentieth Century-Pox
Television will produce the first TV series
with a religious theme for showing during
Si Seadler Given Tribute
At AMPA Luncheon
Nat Weiss, 20th Century-Fox publicity
manager, and Eugene Vale, author
of the best-selling, "The 13th Apostle,"
discuss the new 20th Century-Fox TV
series, to be written by Vale as the
first TV show with a religious angle.
the 1960 fall season, according to Eugene
Vale, author of the best-selling book, "The
13th Apostle." The series, which will be
commercially sponsored, will be in halfhour
segments and will be shown during
the prime evening time.
Vale plans to develop and supervise the
TV series, which will start production on
the west coast shortly after the settlement
of the writers' strike. The 39-week series
will be modern and with a central continuing
character who is sympathetic to
faiths, he said. Although both networks
all
have expressed interest in the project, no
network or actual producer has been
chosen.
Peter Levathes, president of 20th Century-Fox
TV, feels that TV is the ideal
according to
medium for this type of film,
Vale. The latter also expressed the view
that 20th-Fox is the best studio in which
to work.
Fox May Do One Roadshow-
Film Every Ten Months
NEW YORK—The production of one
roadshow picture every nine or ten months
is an ambition of 20th Centm-y-Pox but its
early realization may be made impossible
by a Hollywood strike, Alex Harrison, general
sales manager, said Thursday '18».
Harrison made the statement during a
tradepress interview held by George
Skouras, president of Magna Theatres, at
whose Rivoli Theatre "Can-Can" will open
March 9 on a roadshow basis. Skoui'as reported
heavy advance sales and praised the
Fox pictui-e, which is in Todd-AO.
Harrison mentioned "State Fair" and
"Greatest Story Ever Told" as possible
roadshows. He said "Can-Can" cost close
to $7,000,000 and should gross $45,000,000.
He said release of the pictm-e in 35min
had not been considered.
Daniel Mann Gets Award
At NCCJ Luncheon
NEW YORK — Daniel Mann, cuiTently
directing "Butterfield 8" for MGM in Manhattan,
was presented with a special merit
award for his Columbia picture, "The Last
Angi'y Man," at the National Conference
of Christians and Jews luncheon at the
Hotel Astor Thursday HSi. Fi-ed Kohlmar
produced the picture for Columbia.
Shelley Winters, one of the stars of
"The Diary of Anne F^-ank," accepted the
special merit award for the George Stevens
production, which was distributed by
20th Century-Fox.
Other awards given for "outstanding
contributions during 1959" in such categories
as books, magazines, newspapers,
radio and television were presented at the
annual New York Brotherhood Week
luncheon by Pat Hingle, star of "The
Deadly Game"; Dody Goodman, star of
"Parade," off-Broadway musical; Marge
Champion of the Marge and Gower Champion
dance team; Frederick O'Neal, featured
in "Shakespeare in Harlem," and
Nancy Walker. Joseph P. Binns, co-chairman
of the Greater New York area of
NCCJ, presided at the luncheon.
Loew's Revises TV Policy
NEW YORK—Loew's, Inc., has revised
its policy for the operations of the commercial
and industrial film department of
MGM -TV to concentrate on producing
television messages achieving the maximum
in quality and economy. Previously, it
bid competitively on all commercial productions
submitted to the studio. MGM-TV
will offer its services on the basis of a
quality approach. The new policy was reported
by Robert H. O'Brien, vice-president.
Columbia Pictures has pui'chased motion
picture rights to John Hersey's best selling
novel, "The War Lover."
NEW YORK—A dais filled with advertising
and publicity executives of the major
companies and a
crowded room of industry
members and
tradepaper r e p r e-
.sentatives applauded
Si Seadler, veteran
director of advertising
testimonial luncheon
in his honor given by
the Associated Motion
Pictui-e Advertisers
at the Hotel PicadiUy
Hotel Wednesday
(24)
Si Seadler
Maurice Bergman, another veteran industry
publicist and executive, was master
of ceremonies and mentioned that he has
for MGM, at the
known Seadler for 25 years and that "Si
as long as
has been on the MGM payroll
Leo, the Lion." Bergman praised Seadler
as "an institution who has often made
the ads for MGM pictures more entertaining
than the pictures themselves." He also
read a telegram of regret from Howard
Dietz, who was unable to attend the luncheon
for his former MGM associate.
Seadler, in his speech of thanks, gently
kidded all his colleagues on the dais,
praised Joseph R. Vogel, MGM president,
as "deserving an Oscar" for making "Ben-
Hur" come true, and also had words of
praise for the late William F. Rodgers. On
the dais, in addition to Seadler and Bergman,
were Paul N. Lazarus of Columbia;
Charles Einfeld of 20th Century -Fox; Phil
Gerard of Universal-International; Jerry
Pickman of Paramount, Ei-nest Emerling
of Loew's; Harry Mandel of RKO Theatres,
Charles Cohen of Warner Bros.; Fred
Goldberg of United Ai-tists, Dan Ten-ell of
MGM and Robert Montgomery of Ampa.
Seadler closed his speech of thanks by
saying that "I love the industry and the
people in it."
United Artists "The Magnificent Seven"
will be shot in Mexico.
Rites for Mrs. Al Levy
NEW YORK—Funeral services for Mrs.
Al Levy, wife of the 20th Century-Fox's
Boston branch manager, were held here
Friday i26). She died two days before at
the General Hospital in Boston. She
leaves her husband and a daughter. Karen.
OUTLINES AD CAMPAIGN—At a meeting in New York, PhUip Gerard,
Universal -International eastern ad-publicity director, outlines to New York
exhibitors the various facets of the campaign for "The Snow Queen." Others,
seated, are Jerry Evans, eastern promotion manager; Herman Kass, executive in
charge of national exploitation; Paul Kamey, eastern publicity manager, and
Charles Schlaifer, head of the advertising agency which bears his name.
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BUFFALO
^^ichael Martin, treasurer at the Paramount
Theatre since April 1957, was
married recently to Anne Marie Frawley,
a nurse at the Roswell Park Hospital, in
a ceremony at Holy Family Church. Before
becoming associated with the Paramount,
Martin was a theatre manager
with the Basil Circuit. Mr. and Mrs. Martin
were honeymooning in Washington .
Robert C. Hayman. head of Hayman Theatres,
operating the Strand and Cataract in
Niagara Falls, has been appointed chairman
of the men's advanced division of
the 1960 United Jewish Fund campaign
March 20 through April 30.
The mother of Charles A. McKernan,
manager of the Seneca Theatre, a South
Buffalo AB-PT community operation, died
. . . Bell & Howell Co. of Chicago has
charged the Elgeet Optical Co. of Rochester
with infringing i>atents covering designs
of movie camera lenses, and has asked the
U. S. district court in Rochester to issue
proper injunctions and order an accounting
of damages and assessment of court
and attorney fees. Elgeet F>i-esident Davvid
Golstein replied the company is "unaware
of any infringement by Elgeet of
Bell & HoweU patents."
The Empire Drive-In on Route 104 near
Rochester has reopened with a new refreshment
stand. The Empire is open all
winter and furnishes free in -car heaters.
The Lake Shore out-doorer on Ling road
near there also stays open all winter . . .
Some say the movie public resi.sts morbidity
and all like that, but Manager Charles
Funk of the Century Theatre has counted
45.000 "Suddenly, Last Summer" patrons
in a bustling fortnight, far surpa.ssing
"Journey to the Center of the Earth," the
pleasantest film he ever presented in the
downtown first-run.
The second annual presentation of
Movies on a Shoestring, a showing of selected
films produced by talented moviemakers
of the Rochester area, along with
the Toronto Movie Club, was held recently
in the Dryden Theatre of the George Eastman
Hoase. The films shown were selected
from the Rochester and Toronto entries
by a panel headed by Norman Moore of the
audio-visual department of the Rochester
public library.
Gentle hands help crippled ones to use
a bright crayon; others guide a child learning
to walk on artificial legs . . . these
are but a few of the satisfying tasks performed
by volunteers from the Women's
League of the Variety Club at the Children's
Rehabilitation Center on Delaware
avenue. The volunteers, headed by Mrs.
Kenneth Reuter, wife of the booker at
the Paramount exchange, devote many
hours to working at the Center, which
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is the sole project of Tent 7, assisting the
staff in many invaluable and time-saving
ways. On birthdays and holidays the league
has parties for the handicapped boys and
girls. Dm-ing the summer the women take
up collections in area drive-in theatres to
benefit the Center. In the fall they conduct
a similar collection in the downtown
theatres. Mrs. Frances Maxwell, wife
of the former chief barker of Tent 7 and
office manager at the United Artists exchange,
is president of the Women's
League.
Bucky Harris of Columbia Pictures was
in with Manager Ben Dargush working on
"Who Was That Lady?" opening March
4 in the Center. Harris also was assisting
Manager Charles F\mk on "Once More.
With Feeling," which is opening the same
day in the Century . Variety Club
reports that 4,757 spectators attended or
contributed to the Cavalcade on Ice show
which was staged in Memorial Auditorium
February 17 for the benefit of the
Manager
Children's Rehabilitation Center . James J.
. .
Hayes of the Cinema put on
special early morning shows on Saturday
and Monday recently to take care of the
kiddy crowds flocking to the house to see
"Toby Tyler."
Three Rochester Managers
Against 8-8:30 Starts
ROCHESTER—"'Why don't the movies
start at 8 or 8:30?" asked Jean Walrath, a
patron in the Rochester Democrat &
Chronicle under the subhead of "Question
From the Audience."
Francis Anderson, city manager for the
Paramount Theatres in Kodak Town, replied:
"Because the greatest number of
people still wants to see two movies in an
evening and we are still catering to the
masses. If we put on the main feature
at 8 or 8:30, that would end oui- ticket
business for the evening. People wouldn't
pay to see the plus feature as the last
show. It would amount to losing two hours
of business every night."
Frank Lindcamp, manager of the Palace,
replied: "There aren't enough people
who want it changed. This is the way
we've had it for years. The 8 or 8:30 hour
works out fine when you have a special,
big attraction with only one feature playing.
But for the continuous, double feature
performance, it is different. We might
pick up a few new customers by changing
to this hour but not enough to offset the
business we'd probably lose. We wouldn't
have any latecomers because as soon as
you put on the last feature of the evening,
you might as well close the boxoffice."
"It's a good question and one that in the
last 20 years of movie business hasn't yet
"
been satisfactorily answered. the answer
of Lester Pollock, manager of Loew's.
"Some cities have tried the 8 o'clock show.
It didn't work out. Now there's a new
trend toward earlier home going. Cabarets,
for instance, are closing earlier. In the
old days we had an extra, later show, but
new we never close the theatre later than
11:30. Conditions have changed. Also we
take into account shopping hours and
public
transportation.
Starring in AA's "Hell to Eternity" will
be Sessue Hayakawa who played in "Bridge
on the River Kwai."
ALBANY
^he Palace Theatre, Albany merchants
and Gannett's Knickerbocker News
will conduct a week -long guessing contest
on the probable winners of the Oscars to be
awarded by the Motion Pictme Arts and
Sciences April 4. Entry ballots will be published
daily. The reader coming closest to
the winners will catch the big award on
a winner-take-all basis. The Palace has
posted a $50 savings bond, to be handed
out if the winning ballot is deposited in a
box to be set up in the lobby. A "fabulous
fortune in prizes " is promised. Hank Howard,
UA exploiteer for the Buffalo-Albany
territory, came here to work with Strand
Manager Al Swett on exploitation for "On
"
the Beach, and with Ritz Manager Frank
Kelley for "Solomon and Sheba"
Checking Stanley Warner houses
. . .
here
and in Utica were zone mnaager Harry
Feinstein, assistant Jim Totman and
realty manager Phil Zimmerman from
New Haven.
A requiem mass was chanted in St.
John's Church at Rensselaer for Mabel P.
Miles, inspector for Universal 37 years,
who died recently at her home in that city
Topal, United Artists manager.
was in from Buffalo at the office in the
Strand Theatre building. He also inspected
possible new quarters on the second floor
of the RTA building at 991 Broadway.
Whether UA will move there—as Warner
. . .
Bros, did last year, and Columbia did last
week—remained to be decided . . . New
faces at the WB office: Ida Kaspar, secretary
to Manager Herb Gaines, and Jeanette
Shank, biller. Paul Davis retired;
Phylis Chavis moved to New "Vork, where
her husband is in school Mrs. Alan
Iselin. wife of the Tri-City Drive-In Theatres
president, suffered a fractured elbow
when she slipped on the ice.
Keiths Bldg. at Buffalo
Suffers Fire Damage
BUFFALO—Fire swept through the upper
floors of a five-story brick structure housing
Keiths Theatre. 261 Main St.. early
Saturday morning i20>. causing $75,000
damage to the building and $25,000 to the
contents. The Little Hippodrome Theatre
next door to Keiths, suffered water damage.
The fire started on the third floor above
the projection room and spread to the
roof. Two firemen were injured while
fighting the flames and taken to General
hospital. The first floor ceiling crashed
down on the theatre seats and also on the
concession stand at the front.
The building is owned by Michael Pema,
who operates the theatre. The fire brought
back memories of a half century ago for
oldtimers in Buffalo show business. FYed
C. Taylor. 86. who retired 12 years ago
as a projectionist in Basil's Lafayette,
said: "Sure I remember the Keith. It was
one of the first nickelodeons in Buffalo,
a pioneer in silent movies. Tlie Keith
opened about 1906 two doors from where I
worked at the Little Hippodrome. The
Hippodrome was the first nickelodeon here.
The owner of both theatres was Rudolph
Wagner."
E-6 BOXOFFICE February 29, 1960

. . Esther
. . Herb
. . Jim
. . . Joseph
. . Hersh
. . Local
Columbia
WASHINGTON
TTie Wythe Theatre in WytheviUe, Va..
was destroyed by fire late Sunday
evening i21). Fire officials said that origin
was in the boiler room, and estimate
damage at $100,000
cheen, wife of
. . . Mi-s.
Buena Vista
J. B. Bre-
Manager Joe
Brecheen. was recuperating at Washington
Hospital Center following additional
Paul Owen, owner of the
surgery . . .
Super 40 Drive-In at Cumberland, was
on the Row.
Filmfolk were saddened by the sudden
death of Polly Ribnitski from a heart
attack. Her husband Lou, Stanley
Warner film buyer, was still confined at
Georgetown hospital . Velde, UA
vice-president in charge of sales, will head
a home office contingent consisting of Sid
Cooper, division manager; Jim Hendel, district
manager; Jules Chapman, branch operation
head, and Dave Picker, music and
records vice-president, who will join hands
with Ed Bigley, local manager as hosts at
the open house March 1 at the new UA exchange,
1411 K St. NW.
Sumner and Eddie Redstone, Northeast
Drive-In Corp., conferred with then- managers
at the Lee Hiway and Queen's Chapel
drive-ins . Gillis, Paramount
manager, returned from a tour with salesman
Jack Howe through southwestern Virginia
. Katznell, AIP booker,
was back at her desk after a bout with
the flu.
UA Washington Meeting
To Set Area Distribution
NEW YORK—A United Artists
two-day
conference on regional distribution will
open Tuesday ( 1 1 in Washington, D. C,
with William J. Heineman, vice-president,
and James R. Velde, vice-president in
charge of domestic sales, presiding. It will
be one in a series of national meetings.
Others attending will be David V. Picker,
executive assistant to Max E. Youngstein,
vice-president and executive vice-president
of UA Records; Sidney Cooper, central
and southern division manager; James
Hendel, central district manager; Jules
Chapman, branch operations supervisor,
and Ed Bigley, Washington branch manager.
Cinemiracle in Virginia
NORFOLK. VA.—The Norva Theatre
will reopen March 4, after being closed
four days for the installation of Cinemiracle
equipment, for a benefit showing
of "Windjammer" under auspices of the
Jamestown Club. The Norva is the only
Virginia theatre equipped for Cinemiracle
presentation.
Al Lidman Leaves Fox
To Join Chakeres Chain
PHILADELPHIA—Al Lidman, longtime
official in the Melvin J. Pox Theatre Co.,
leaves his post as general manager to
take up similar duties with the Chakeres
circuit in Springfield, Ohio, on March 4.
Lidman, long a popular figure in theatre
business in this area, will a.ssist in the
operations of the Chakeres 44 houses and
numerous bowling alleys.
Lidman's wife Anne and daughters Ethel,
19. and Arlene, 16, will join him at
the end of the present school term. Ethel
is studying at Temple University and Arlene
is at Northeast High.
Lidman has been with the Fox chain on
and off for .some 34 years. Among his
final duties with Pox will be a swing
around the circuit to both bid farewell to
many of his old friends and to check the
physical plants at several of the drive-ins
that have been closed for the winter. On
Wednesday ( 24 ) he visited at Bridgeton
and Vineland on his way to the Wildwood
Drive-In at Rio Grande and then was given
a farewell dinner by several of his
friends, among them Edwin Zaberer, North
Wildwood restaurateur, who was host at
the party. Lidman says the Pox chain's
Burlington and Delsea di'ive-ins are scheduled
for opening on April 1.
BALTIMORE
The premiere of "Windjammer" at the
Mayfair Theatre was a benefit for the
MaiTland Heart Ass'n. Hostesses at a cocktail
party prior to the performance included
Dorothy Lamour. in private life
Mrs. William Ross Howard III of a prominent
Maryland family. She assisted in
presenting red carnations to men who attended.
Producer Louis De Rochemont also
was here for the occasion.
C. Elmer Nolte jr., head of Durkee Theatres,
served as assistant chaii-man for
Boumi Temple's annual ball at the Fifth
Regiment Armory ... A windstorm which
struck with gale force blew off part of
the Century Theatre's roof . . . Owen
Schnapf. manager of the McHenry, spent
his day off visiting friends in Philadelphia
Walderman, owner of the Park
Theatres, was in New York on business.
After conferring with state controller
Louis L. Goldstein, the Maryland Municipal
League gave approval to Senator
George Delia's bill in the Maryland legislatui-e
which would cancel the $250 license
fee charged operators of motion
picture theatres. Delia, president of the
upper house and a Democrat from Baltimore,
said the loss to the state would
amount to about $28,000 annually. The
legislature at Annapolis is in its alternate
year's short session.
PHILADELPHIA
John Taxin, local owner of Bookbinder's
restaurant and friend of many Hollywood
stars, was the special guest of
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher at the
New York premiere of Michael Todd jr's
"Scent of Mystery" . Bros.' two
theatres, the Century, 6th and Erie avenue,
and the Spruce, 60th and Spruce
street, are celebrating their 35th anniversary.
. . . Gottfried
Jay Hohnes is the new assistant manager
of the first-run Trans-Lux Theatre.
15th and Chestnut streets. He replaced
Julian Harris, who resigned
Wurtele, father of Columbia Pictures Manager
Lester Wurtele, died. He was a former
exhibitor.
Bill Kanefsiiy, manager of the Studio
Theatre, 17th and Market streets, turned
in the largest theatre collection (more
than $700) for the March of Dimes
Two recent visitors in nearby
. . .
Bucks
County were actress Carroll Baker and
her husband, stage and screen director
Jack Garfein. They were guests of friends
in Lumberville. When Carroll walked
around town she was greeted by posters
advertising her new movie, "The Miracle,"
and on New Hope's Mechanic street
"Baby Doll" lingerie was being featured.
Ilona Massey played a week's engagement
at the Petti Arms Night club. Media,
and made quite a hit on the local radio
interview program. She was also good copy
for the Philadelphia daily papers. She told
how she and Hedy Lamarr were brought
from Vienna to Hollywood to work for
MGM in 1938. She also went into detail
about her latest picture, "Jet Over the
Atlantic," in which she appeared with
George Raft and Guy Madison. It was released
by American-International.
Actresses Mamie Van Doren and Tina
Louise were in town to appear in the
shooting of a television bowling spectacular
at the Cottman Lanes. It will be telecast
late in March . singer Elizabeth
Doubleday. a recording partner of
the late Mario Lanza, will make her
screen debut as the star of the film version
of "Of Lena Geyer. Pic-
"
tures plans to make the film in England
and Italy with Vittorio de Sica as costar
and director.
Charles Beilan resigned as film buyer
for Shapiro Theatres to become local manager
for American-International Pictures.
Beilan was originally film salesman and
later manager for Warner Bros, in this
territory . . . Linda Darnell, national chairman
of the 1960 Kidney Disease Foundation
Drive, made an appeal over the city's
radio stations as a beginning for a big
charity campaign.
JonnAU^
BOONTON, N. J.
Large Core
in Pennsylvonio— Blumberg Brothers, Inc., Philadelphia—Lombord 3-7240
Greater Crater Area
National Theatre Supply, Philodelphio—Locust 7-6156
Superior Theotre Equipment Company, Philadelphia,
Rittenhouse 6-1420
MAXIMUM LIGHT
Projector Corbon Company, Tarentum—Academy
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Harris
McGreeveys
Eastman Kodak 1959
Earnings a Record
NEW YORK—The Eastman Kodak Co.
has reported record net earnings for 1959
of $124,680,064, equal to $3.23 a share on
38,382,246 common shares, for a 26 per
cent increase over the previous record of
$98,912,039 in 1958 when earnings equalled
$2.56 a share.
Domestic consolidated sales rose ten per
cent to $914,100,436 from the former record
of $828,801,269 set in 1958. The percentage
increase was the best since 1955, according
to T. J. Hargrave. board chaii-man.
For the fiscal quarter ended Dec. 27,
1959, the company showed net sales of
$292,308,043, five per cent above the volume
for the fourth quarter of 1958. Net
earnings were also about five per cent
higher at $37,130,372, or 96 cents a common
share, compared with $35,282,672. or
91 cents a share, for the 1958 period.
Cinercona Holders Approve
Proposed Florida Deal
NEW YORK—Stockholders of Cinerama
Productions Corp. approved by more than
two-thirds majority the plan and agreement
between the company and A. Parker
Bryant, Messmore Kendall jr., J. N. Osborn
and I. E. Osborn, first set forth Dec.
22, 1959, at a special meeting at the Barbizon
Plaza Hotel Thursday i25). The
meeting was the tenth held by the company,
according to Irving N. Margolin,
president.
Also approved at the meeting was the
proposed amendment to the company's
charter to provide that the number of directors
should be increased to 11. The proposed
plan between Cinerama and the four,
who own all the stock of 21 JEM Florida
corporations, which deal in the sale of
houses in a residential section of Florida's
west coast, was to broaden the scope of
the Cinerama Corp. activities by acquiring
the stock of these Florida companies in
exchange for 425.000 shares of Cinerama
common stock. This move was made to
take advantage of the current Florida land
boom. Margolin said.
The board of directors has authorized
a dividend of ten cents per share to be
paid March 15. 1960. to stockholders of
record. This will be the first Cinerama
dividend to be paid and will not be payable
to JEM stockholders on the shares to
be issued to them under the proposed
agreement.
Scranton Montrose Closed
SCRANTON. PA.—The Montrose Theatre
has been closed by Edw-ard J. Clifford,
owner and manager, leaving Montrose
without a theatre for the first time
in generations. A referendum allowing the
theatre to remain open on Sunday was
voted last November but the help came
too late.
Selecting Festival Films
NEW YORK—Selection of two American
films as official entries at the Mar del
Plata Film Festival March 8-17 has been
approved by the Motion Picture Export
Ass'n.
PITTS BURGH
John D. Nagy jr., son of the Rural Valley
exhibitor and electrical contractor,
passed the CPA examination and has
opened offices in Kittanning ... In
prior years there have been times when
the Alvin Sellers, Ligonier exhibitors, have
been snow-bound at their rui-al residence
and could not get out to the theatre. However,
the recent big snowstorm caught
them at the theatre and they could not get
home for several days . . . Mrs. Pat Martin,
wife of the local projectionist, was hospitalized
for surgery.
From Wheeling comes news that the
nearby Elzane Theatre in Martins Ferry,
Ohio, was sold by the Fern-ay Photoplay
Co. to a group of BeUaire and Bridgeport,
Ohio, businessmen, who will convert it
into a roller rink. The sale price was
around $25,000. The name Elzane was
coined in a contest years ago, by combining
the names Elizabeth Zane, one of the
heroines of the Ohio Valley who carried
the gunpowder in her apron dui-ing the
second siege of Ft. Hem-y. Martins Ferry's
other theatre, the Fenray. also has a unique
and euphonious name. The first three letters
come from the Fallen, Eick and Neugart
families, investors, and the last three
are the first name of Ray Griffin; also
connected with the enterprise in its early
years.
. . .
. . .
Screen Glow's Earl Brown painted the
screen structure at Associated's Blue Dell
Drive-In Theatre, Route 30, between the
winter's two biggest snowstorms on Valentine
Day and the following weekend.
Brown is booking screen paint jobs at
many outdoor theatres from offices at
John
30
Smith St.. Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
Coussoule is back as manager of the Manos
Theatre at Indiana. Pa., after being absent
for several months following a heart attack
i
The John i were at
Detroit to attend the marriage of their son.
Ensign Tom McGreevey and Sharon Miller.
The FCC authorized George Eby, Variety
International chief barker, and Tlromas
Johnson, owners of Telecasting Coi-p. here,
to purchase a half interest in WJPB-TV at
Weston, W. Va. . . . Bill Green, 57, publicist-theatre
manager well known here,
died in Detroit
SW zone
of cancer . . . Moe Silver,
manager, and his wife returned
from a vacation in Palm Beach.
Ike Sweeney, absent from Filmrow the
past season or so, now stops from time to
time. He is dating Don Mungello's "Miracle
of St. Tlierese" for post-Lenten playing
time . . . Prank Orban jr., Somerset
attorney and former DA for Somerset
County for a decade, recently reoi>ened
the year-and-a-haU closed Shade, Cairnbrook,
and Savoy, Hooversvllle. One of his
young daughters attends Mount Mercy
Academy which is located near FMmrow
here.
. . .
George Corcoran, former area manager,
now is employed as a store clerk in 'Wheeling
and he works at the Rex Theatre
there evenings George W. Eby, Harris
auditor and Variety International
chief barker, has pui-chased WJPB-TV,
Fairmont, W. Va., in partnership with J.
P. Beacom and Thomas P. Johnson.
Symphony to Be Ist-Run;
Shortage of Art Spots
NEW YORK—The Symphony Theatre,
Broadw-ay and 95th Street, w'hich has
played new British films on occasion, became
a first-run art house February 27
with the opening of "Angry Island," a
new Japanese featm-e distributed by Bentley
Films, according to George Roth, president,
and the management of the theatre.
The reason for the first showing of the
new Japanese picture away from the midtown
area is the dearth of available art
theatres now that their current attractions
are all playing successful engagements.
Roth said. "Angi-y Island," which
is in Cinemascope and Eastman Color,
was produced by Masafumi Soga and has
been endorsed by 16 Japanese governmental
and social agencies.
Other foreign pictures which have been
booked for New York art theatres include
three British films, two French pictures,
a Swedish and a Soviet-made picture but,
because of the current hits at these houses,
none is expected to open before mid-
March. They are:
Paramount's "A Touch of Lorceny/' booked for the
Normondie, where "Swon Loke" is current; "I'm
All Right, Jock," o Lion Internotionol film, booked
for the Guild Theatre, where "The Mouse That
Roared" is in its 1 7th week; "Expresso Bongo,"
Continental release starring Laurence Harvey, which
will follow "Suddenly, Last Summer" at the Sutton;
"The Chasers," a French picture which has been
booked to follow the current Japanese season of
pictures at the Little Cornegie; "The Big Chief,"
another Continental release, which has been booked
to follow the same compony's "Tiger Bay" of the
Baronet, "A Lesson in Love," Ingmar Bergman's
Swedish picture, which will follow "Sapphire" at the
Murray Hill, and "The Cranes Are Flying," Soviet
picture, which will follow "The 400 Blows," currently
in its 14th successful week of the Fine Arts.
Heavy Exhibitor Backing
For Oscar Night Drive
NEW YORK—One hundred and ninetyone
leading exliibitors have accepted appointment
as chairmen, cochairmen or
committeemen on the Academy Awards
promotion units of the Council of Motion
Picture Organizations. Charles E. McCarthy,
executive secretary, said Thursday
1 18) that additional committees are being
formed.
Jacques Becker Dies
PARIS—Jacques Becker. 50. leading
French film director, died in a Paris Hospital
February 21. Becker was best known
for his "Grisbi." starring Jean Gabin,
which won the Cannes Festival award, and
is being distributed in the U. S. by Valiant
Films in an English-dubbed version in
March. Becker also directed "Montparnasse
19." starring Gerard Philipe. which
Continental will distribute in the U. S.
this spring.
Raps Pressure Groups
NEW YORK—Stanley Kramer and Otto
Preminger are entitled to industry support
in their stand against "private pressui-e
groups which have taken unto themselves
a special guardianship of the
screen." Harry Brandt, president of the
Independent Theatre Owners Ass'n, said
Thursday i25». He called for an end to
"the era of the blacklist, a shameful chapter
in the industry's history."
Horst Buchholz, who plays in UA's "The
Magnificent Seven," is a popular German
actor.
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LLY wo D
NEWS AND VIEWS OF THE PRODUCTION CENTER
(Holli/wood Office— Suite 219 at 6404 Hollywood Blvd., Ivan Spear, Western Manager)
Oscar Show Assigned
Houseman, Minnelli
HOLLYWOOD — John Houseman and
Vincente Minnelli have been appointed directors
of the 32nd annual Oscar presentations
April 4, it was announced by Arthur
Freed, producer of the Academy show.
Houseman, veteran producer, director
and writer, in 1953 produced "Julius
Caesar." which was nominated for the best
picture of the year award. Minnelli was
awarded a statuette last year for his direction
of "Gigi," and also received a nomination
in 1951 for his helming of "An
American in Paris."
William Hombeck Named
U-I Editorial Supervisor
HOLLYWOOD—William Hombeck has
been appointed to the staff of U-I vicepresident
Edward Muhl to fill the newly
created post of supervisor of editorial operations
for all productions filming under
the Universal banner.
A veteran in the industry, Hornbeck won
an Oscar in 1951 for editing "A Place in
the Sun" and since has won Academy
nominations for editing "Giant" and "I
Want to Live!" He most recently was film
editor on "Suddenly, Last Summer."
Next David Miller Film
Will Be 'Midnight Lace'
HOLLYWOOD — Top-ranking
director
David Miller has been set to helm "Midnight
Lace," Ross Hunter production for
Universal-International-Arwin which will
star Doris Day and Rex Harrison and be
produce by Hunter and Martin Melcher.
Miller recently directed the current David
Niven-Mitzi Gaynor film, "Happy Anniversai-y."
'Paris Blues' Director
HOLLYWOOD — "Paris Blues," Paul
Newman starrer
which George Glass and
Walter Seltzer will produce for Pennebaker
Productions and United Artists release, will
be directed by Martin Ritt. The film is
slated to roll in Paris m April.
2.332 Academy Members
HOLLYWOOD—Following acceptance of
invitations and requests for reinstatement
by 47 industry artists and craftsmen, membership
of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences has soared to a new high
of 2,332.
Actors Strike Threatens
Progress on 37 Pictures
HOLLYWOOD—Thirty-seven pictures in
various stages of production or planning
have been threatened by the Screen Actors
Guild announcement of a March 7
strike date.
Eighteen of them will be in the midst
of production at that time while only two,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Cimarron" and
20th Century-Pox's "From the Terrace,"
looked like they would definitely finish
under the line. Another four still stood a
chance of closing before the deadline
Paramount's "Blood and Roses," "The
Bellboy" and "Tarzan the Magnificent"
and Warner Bros.' "The Dark at the Top
of the Stairs." though prospects looked
dim for the last one. The 11 remainders
had been given starting dates in March
and April.
QUESTION EFFECT ABROAD
moot question of how the strike
The still
would affect those pictures filming in
Europe gave a bigger chance to both
"Blood and Roses," filming in Italy, and
"Tarzan the Magnificent." which just
moved to London, as well as to United
Artists' "The Magnificent Seven" and 20th-
Fox's "The Golden Touch." The latter
two would both be under way in Mexico.
Since casting was completed on these prior
to the January 13 rider added to the actors'
contracts with regard to foreign
work, it appears they will not be affected
by the strike. Paramount's "The World of
Suzie Wong" may sneak into this category,
too, though the recent casting
change could bog it down.
ONE FILM CANCELLED
News of the SAG action forced cancellation
of at least one filin slated to roll
during the week, the EM production "The
Young and the Deadly," which had a
starting date of Wednesday i24i. To be
filmed at Amco Studios by Producer Ai't
Estrada and director Harold Daniels, it
was to star Richard Bakalyan, Jerry Lee
Lewis. Tony Russell, Robert Totten, Sandy
Donegian, William MacNeil and Louis
Massad. Others left up in the air are Allied
Artists' "The Plunderers," aimed for
April: American International's "Konga,"
March 10; Associated Producers, Inc.'s
"Desire in the Dust," March 7: Columbia's
"Caves of Night," March 21, and "Underworld,
U. S. A.," March 14: Paramount's
"All in a Night's Work," sometime in April;
Universal-International's "Midnight Lace,"
March 7, and "The Day of the Gun,"
March 15; and United Artists' "Studs Lonigan,"
postponed to February 29, and "Exodus,"
to roll in Israel on March 28.
"Exodus" is typical of the independent
films that could go ahead with plans if
contracts are signed between SAG and
producer Otto Preminger similar to those
signed with the Writers Guild. There are
some 13 similar producing groups that operate
43 corporate names of this independent
category.
Following is a studio roundup of the pictures
that will be in production on March
7 with an approximate completion figure:
ALLIED ARTISTS— "Hell to Eternity," 1/3 completed.
COLUMBIA— "Pepe," 1/3; "Guns of Navarone,"
1/4; "The Wackiesi Ship in the Army," 1/3.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER— "Butterfield 8," 1/2;
"Go Naked m the World," 1/3.
PARAMOUNT— "The World of Suzie Wong," 1/3;
"The Pleasure of His Company," 1/2.
TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX— "Let's Make Love,"
2/3; "High Time," 1/2; "The Golden Touch," 2/3;
"The Lost World," 1 /2; "One Foot in Hell," 3/4;
"Murder, Inc." 1/2.
UNITED ARTISTS— "Studs Lonigan" and "The
Mognificent Seven," both one week into production.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL— "College Confidential,"
2/5.
WARNER BROS.— "Ocean's Eleven," 3/4.
SAG, AMPP Leaders
Issue Statements
HOLLYWOOD: Following is the text of
a statement issued by John L. Dales, national
executive secretary of SAG:
"The producers have left the Guild no
alternative but to call a strike. The company
presidents have given the producer
negotiating committee a mandate not to
negotiate on such subjects as the TV exhibition
of theatrical pictures, both as to
pictures made since 1948 and as to pictures
to be made in the future.
"Their negotiating committee sits on its
hands while their publicity committee
'negotiates' in the press.
"Nor has progress been made on the
Guild's pension and welfare proposal, in
spite of producer claims to the contrary.
"In public statements, the producers have
sought to create the impression that actors
are rolling in wealth, ignoring the fact that
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Actors Strike Poses
Threat to 37 Films
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69.1 per cent of all Guild actors earn less
than $4,000 yearly, 85 per cent earn less
than $10,000.
"They have sought to create the impression
that the Guild proposals are new
and revolutionary, whereas the fact is that
these principles are well-established and
accepted by the industry and the producers
themselves in many areas of Guild bargaining.
"The producers' short-sighted, belligerent
attitude has brought us to the present
situation."
HOLLYWOOD— Cfiarles S. Boren. executive
vice-president. Association of Motion
Picture Producers, issued the following
statemerit with regard to the SAG
strike on Tuesday (231 :
"We deeply regret the SAG action in
calling a strike, thus imperiling thousands
of jobs in the industi-y as well as the institutions
of the industry.
"The suspension of negotiations with the
actors was not the desire of the producers.
We feel that a resumption of negotiations
which is set for Thursday (25) at 2 p.m.
may narrow the issues between us and
preserve the jobs of many innocent bystanders."
Edmund Grainger Given
'Before Sun Goes Down'
HOLLYWOOD — Pioducer
Edmund
Grainger, with three major productions on
the current release schedule, has been
given a second property from MGM studio
head Sol C. Seigel to be developed for
1960-61 production.
The property is "Before the Sun Goes
Down." novel by Elizabeth Metzer. and it is
the story of a Pennsylvania family. This
will follow the previously assigned "Chautauqua"
on Grainger's slate.
"Never So Few," January release: "Home
Prom the Hill," March release, and
"Cimarron," slated for late summer release.
are the three attractions produced by
Grainger for the studio's 1959-60 releases.
* * *
Nicholas Ray has been signed to helm
"Jesus." theatrical feature to be produced
by Philip Yordan later this year.
Vincente Minnelli was announced as the
director of "The Pour Horsemen of the
Apocalypse," Julian Blaustein production.
Composer Albert Newman
Leaves 20th-Fox Service
HOLLYWOOD—Marking an end to
20th-Fox's contract composer list, Alfred
Newman, musical director of the studio
for the past 25 years, has exited the post.
The Westwood film factory is seeking
Newman on a nonexclusive basis for three
films a year, with the composer instigating
negotiations at two a year.
Ted Cain is now in charge of musical
affairs at the studio, with a number of
musicians cm-rently giving preference to
20th-Pox on a first-call agreement basis.
Still under contract to the studio and
working out of the music department is
Lionel Newman, but his assignment is in
the studio's television operation.
Hollywood Film Museum
Seen as Big Moneymaker
HOLLYWOOD—Los Angeles Newsletter
of the City News Service has called the
projected Hollywood motion picture and
television museum as a "real moneymaker."
It lists the attraction as one long
needed in the community, particularly noting
the 500-seat theatre for showing film
classics and a sound stage where patrons
can .see how films are made as being the
highlights of the project.
The Newsletter lists revenue bonds as a
means of financing the project at no taxpayer
cost.
Product No. 1 Topic
For TOA-SPG Meel
WASHINGTON—The Exhibitor-Producer
Liaison Committee of Theatre Owners
of America recommended to the board and
executive committee here Tuesday that
the product situation be a prime subject
when the committee will meet with a
Screen Producers Guild committee in
Hollywood next Wednesday (2). The
suggestion was affirmed by the board and
executive committee.
Albert Pickus, TOA president, said the
TOA committee would outline to the producers
its experiences and operational
knowledge which had prompted the feeling
for a need for more pictures. He said the
committee hoped the producers committee
would discuss its ideas on the subject and
that, from this interchange, a common
ground for solutions could be charted.
Pickus said TOA's committee would go
to Hollywood with the attitude that from
such exploratory conferences, a mutually
beneficial program could be evolved. The
committee will be most interested, he said,
in hearing from the producers on any subjects
in which the producers feel exhibition
can be helpful to improve business.
Representing TOA at the meeting will be
S. H. Pabian, chairman, president of Stanley
Warner Corp.; Sidney Markley, vicepresident
of American Broadcasting-
Paramount Theatres; M. Spencer Leve,
vice-president of National Theatres
Amusement Corp.; George G. Kerasotes,
president of Kerasotes Theatres; Roy
Cooper, president of West Side-Valley Theatres,
and Pickus.
A Startime Show by Schary
HOLLYWOOD—Dore Schary will make
his debut as a television producer for Hubbell
Robinson's Pord Startime series, doing
a one-hour spectacular to originate in New
York, Washington and Hollywood in April.
The show, a documentary with entertainment,
will be based on the importance of
the upcoming elections. Schary also will
write part of the program.
Heads Welfare Fund
HOLLYWOOD—David A. Lipton, vicepresident
of Universal-International, again
will head the amusement industry's campaign
for the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
Under Lipton's leadership last year the
combined motion picture, radio and television
industries raised more than $700,000
for the 169 local, national and overseas
beneficiaries of the welfare fund.
Summer Coming Early
On Television Sets
HOLLYWOOD—Television dialers, used
to a pall of reruns that nonnally begin
to spread over the video screens in June,
can look for the summer replacement
shows much earlier this year—perhajjs as
early as April, according to the Writers
Guild of America.
The guild, in examining effects of its
five-week sti-ike against television film
producers, reported to its membership that
many of the top video shows will be unable
to complete their full 39 weeks programs
for this year because of the strikecaused
shortage of scripts. Their solution
will be to start repeating previously seen
shows.
Among the shows affected, according to
f;uild infoi-mation, are Wagon Ti-aJn, The
Real McCoys, The Detective, Wanted Dead
or Alive, 77 Sunset Strip. Laramie, Whispering
Smith, Bourbon Street Beat, Donna
Reed Show. Hawaiian Eye, Dennis the
Menace, Lawman. The Alaskans, Johnny
Ringo, Adventures in Paradise, Barbara
Stanwyck Show and numerous others.
Also badly hit by the WTiters strike has
been production of pilot films by which
new programs aie selected. The fewer pilots
also will be lower in quality, according
to guild predictions, indicating a severe
.shortage in new programs for next season.
Another effect of the strike has been
to put a crimp into production shows
which have been renewed for another season.
Unable to start a new cycle of scripts
for these shows, they will remain at a
standstill, opening up the pwssibilty that
reruns will not only start earlier this year
but also win continue well into the fall
in certain instances, the guild stated.
• • •
Meanwhile, the Screen Actors Guild and
the producers have extended their television-film
contract for a period not to
exceed 60 days. This would extend the
current contract to as late as May 30.
* « •
A 90-minute nominations show, featuring
film clips of actors and progi-ams up
for Emmy Awards, has been proiX)sed by
Han-y Ackerman. president of the Academy
of TV Arts and Sciences. The hourand-a-half
of rei-uns would allow members
to view the progi-ams prior to final
voting.
To Handle Chessman Film
LOS ANGELES—The controversial
documentary
film. "Justice and Caryl Chessman,"
will be distributed by Sterling World
Distributors, a locally based firm headed
by William Hunter. The picture reportedly
will be released in saturation much as
championship fight films are distributed.
The deal was made between Hunter and
attorney Thomas W. Cooney, who produced
the film, written by Jules Maitland
and narrated by Quentin Reynolds.
Laurence Harvey as Lead
HOLLYWOOD—Laurence Hai-vey has
been set to head the cast of "Greengage
Summer." which producers Edward Small
and Victor Saville will put before the
cameras in Europe this summer for United
Ai-tists release.
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John E. Lavery President
Of Communion Committee
HOLLYWOOD—John E. Lavery, executive
of National Ttieatres & Television, was
elected president of the Hollywood Motion
Picture and Television Communion Breakfast
committee. Other officers elected for
the tenth annual communion breakfast to
be held in February 1961 include Fred
Lehne. Paramount Studio, vice-president:
Isabel Keenan, Columbia Pictures, secretary,
and Rita Denham, Desilu, treasurer.
* * *
Kirk Douglas, Gene Kelly, Claire Bloom,
Marlon Brando and Gregory Peck have
joined other stars as members of the sponsoring
committee of the Hollywood chapter
of the National Committee for Sane Nuclear
Policy. Steve Allen and Robert Ryan
are cochairmen.
* * •
Samuel Goldwyn will present the Samuel
Goldwyn Award for the best foreign film
at the March 8 Golden Globe Awards banquet
of the Hollywood Foreign Press Ass'n.
* *
Jack L. Warner has established a Samuel
L. Warner Memorial Opportunity
Award at the University of Southern California,
in honor of one of the cofounders
of Warner Bros., who was chiefly responsible
for the development of talking pictures.
Under the ten-year award, the USC cinema
department faculty each June will
select one student to be engaged by Warners
for at least six months as a director
trainee, junior writer, production assistant
or assistant film editor.
Film Sound Editors Vote
'Ben-Hur' Best of 1959
HOLLYWOOD — The Motion Picture
Sound Editors named MGM's "Ben-Hur"
and Desilu's "The Untouchables" best
sound edited motion picture and television
series of 1959, Joe Kavigan, MPSE president
announced.
At the same time, the American Society
of Cinematographers presented gold membership
cards to a dozen members who
have been associated with the organization
for 25 years. Recipients include: Louis A.
Bonn, Stanley Cortez, John P. Fulton, Fred
W. Gage, John Herman, Emery Huse, Leo
Lippe, Joe McDonald, Don Malkames, Hollis
W. Moyse, Robert Planck and William
Sickner.
Tuerza del Desco' Gets
U. S. Customs Clearance
LOS ANGELES— "La Puerza del Desco."
Mexican film which had been refused entry
to this countiT by the U. S. Customs Department
on charges it contained "excessive
nudity," has been okayed and the suit
dropped against it.
Cavalcade Pictures, which headquarters
here, will reportedly release the film in
about 30 days, titled either "The Nude"
or "A Woman's Only Weapon."
"Purple Gang' in San Diego
LOS ANGELES—Prior to its 27-theatre
opening locally on March 9. Allied Artists
will open "The Purple Gang" in five San
Diego theatres for a week, following it with
the Cinema Park Drive-In, Phoenix, and
the Nile Theatre, Bakersfield.
lERHAPS it will prove to be little
more than a locking-the-barn-afterthe-horse-is-stolen
gesture, but
nonetheless worthy of unstinting support
by theatremen everywhere is the rash of
reissues that currently is dotting the distribution
scene. For the past several years,
many industry observers—and this space
is no exception—have advocated the second
showing on theatrical screens of the
more outstanding product that has rolled
off of Hollywood's assembly lines during
the past decade.
The reasons for such advocacy were varied,
including the supposition that many
of the pictures of yesteryear were far superior
parcels of entertainment than those
being currently produced: that a sizeable
number of them had been released during
a time when boxoffice takes were hitting
an alltime low and, resultantly, had been
seen by only a small percentage of their
potential audiences; and that, above all,
the brass of the major companies might
conceivably find that a policy of widespread
reissuing of ranking celluloid—assuming
that it was bolstered by shrewd
and intensive ballyhoo at all levels—would,
over a long pull, net as much money as
could be garnered through the sale of the
same pictures to television.
Comparably diversified and numerous
are the reasons advanced for the present
trend toward dipping into backlogs. Some
pundits attribute it to the product shortage.
Others of a more cynical school hold
that it is an effort on the part of the big
film peddlers to milk the last drop of
revenue for given photoplays from the theatrical
screen before they are bargained
down the river to video. And those who go
all out in their theorizing and skepticism
see in the movement a stratagem that
might have some bearing on the burgeoning
hassle between filmmakers and industry
organized labor over what the latter's
share—if any— is to be of revenues
from the sale to TV of post- 1948 pictures.
Regardless, the shrewd showman should
devote every effort and every ounce of his
exploitation know-how to record a financial
success for every potentially-profitable
reissue. By so doing he can make a buck
for himself and, more importantly, be adding
his mite to deterring the acquisition
by the living room idiot box of a scad of
outstanding entertairmient.
Never the ones to eschew opportunism,
the King Bros, were quick to jump aboard
the bandwagon. Through their press representative,
Sam X. Abarbanel, they claim
to have "turned down a big offer to sell
their feature backlog to television, and
have instead made a deal to reissue their
pictures. 'We owe the exhibitors the opportunity
to handle the pictures theatrically
again,' the King Bros, state in explanation
of why they went the reissue
route again. 'We have done very well
through theatrical distribution and we feel
we can make more money through reissues
than from television'."
It will be noted that the King Bros, left
the door widely ajar with the words "handle
the pictures theatrically again." That
once more around policy could obtain for
a month, six months or a year. Anyway,
the Brudem King^ can take a bow for disseminating
the right idea.
In which connection, let it not be forgotten
that when James Nicholson and Samuel
Arkoff founded American-International
Pictures, just a little more than five years
ago, they went on record as promising exhibitors
that no pictm-e bearing the AIP
hallmark would be seen on television for
at least ten years after it had made its
theatrical debut. That's a promise that
N. & A. have faithfully kept and every
indication is that they will continue to do
so. If one were inclined to bet a few bob,
he could do worse than wagering that the
Kings will weaken before AIP.
Of late, handouts from the drum-beating
departments of the studios have taken
on an inescapable anatomic note. Jovial
Johnny Flinn's Columbia campanologists
have been tickling their tom-toms about
the unusually shapely rear of actress Barbara
Hines who they say won her part
in "Who Was That Lady?" because of her
curves. Miss Hines, they now report, "made
a 14-city cross-country personal appearance
tour on which she distributed calling
cards presenting Miss Hines' name,
den-iere and title ."
. . Then from Herb
Steinberg's Paramount praisery intelligence
that "Famed in fashion circles as the girl
with the most beautiful legs, Dolores Erickson
today won her first motion picture
role ."
. .
Perhaps the boys are training for jobs
at Minsky's, should the studios be closed
by strikes and threatened by picket lines.
Because of fortuitous timing, the personnel
of the advertising-publicity department
of National Theatres and Television,
Inc., underwent but a slight change as a
result of the sale to Cinerama by NT&T of
its widescreen photographic process, and
"Windjammer," the sole photoplay to
which it was applied.
In a realignment of assignments of the
department. Fay S. Reeder, its current
chieftain, named Russ Brown as the new
editor of the company's house publication,
"Showman," which for many years was expertly
edited by Dean Hyskell. a veteran
of National Theatres press division. Brown,
who did a noteworthy job in charge of
publicity for "Windjammer." succeeds Paul
Lyday. Continuing in their present posts
will be Pete Latsis, ad-pub assistant head,
Hyskell and Abe Sonosky.
To Southland newsmen who have for lo!
these many years depended upon Latsis
for reliable, accurate, prompt information
about NT&T and its varied activities, it is
indeed welcome news that the old wheelhorse's
status has not been changed. Reporters
on the theatrical beat would encounter
difficulty getting along without
him.
BOXOFFICE February 29, 1960 W-3

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Tyler' Leads Denver
In Lucrative Week
DENVER^-Toby Tyler" opened to a
tremendously strong 250 per cent to lead
the local first runs. "Suddenly, Last Summer"
and "On the Beach" were both showing
splendid staying power with exceptionally
strong results for each.
(Average Is 100)
Aladdin Solomon and Shebo (UA), 2nd d.t. run 150
Centre Suddenly, Lost Summer (Col), 2nd wk. 175
Denhcm—Closed for remodeling.
Denver Toby Tyler (BV) 250
Esquire The Mogicion (Janus) 150
Orpheum Jack the Ripper (Para); The Big
Night (Para) 110
Poramount On the Beoch (UA), 4th wk 150
Towne A Touch of Larceny (Pore), 2nd wk 100
Portland First Runs
Ejijoy a Good Week
PORTLAND—"Ben-Hur" continues here
as the boxoffice leader, with excellent
houses. "Never So Pew" had a good opening
at the Broadway.
Broadway Never So Few (MGM) 200
Fox Suddenly, Last Summer (Col), 3rd wk 175
Hollywood Solomon ond Shcba (UA), 8th wk. 135
Music Box— Ben Hur (MGM), 9fh wk 250
Orpheum The Bromble Bush (WB), 3rd wk 150
Paramount On the Beach (UA), 3rd wk 135
Tyler' Is 135 Opener
At San Francisco Fox
SAN FRANCISCO—"Toby Tyler" opened
at the Fox with a strong 135 in the first
week, followed by "Suddenly, Last Summer"
in the fifth week at the St. Francis
which did a steady 125 and was staying for
a sixth week. "The Mouse That Roared"
continued to draw in an eighth week at the
Vogue.
Fox—Toby Tyler (BV), Hold That Hypnotist lAA) 135
Golden Goto— Sapphire (U-l); Bottle Flame (AA) 90
Orpheum Windjammer (Cinerama), 13th wk...l75
Paramount Alexander the Great (UA); The King
and Four Queens (UA), reissue 100
St. Francis Suddenly, Lost Summer (CdI), 5th wk. 125
Stage Door The Big Fisherman (BV) 100
United Artists—On the Beoch (UA), 8th wk 90
Vcgue The Mouse Thot Roared (Col), 8fh wk. . . 200
Warfield The Gazebo (MGM); Seven Guns to
Meso (AA), 3rd wk 80
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the week, "Ben-Hur" romping home
with another 280 per cent and "Scent of
Mystery" rising slightly to 185. "Our Man
in Havana" held onto a hefty 250 and
"Toby Tyler" to a lilting 225.
Beverly Canon The Lovers (Zenith). 15th wk...l35
Chinese On the Beoch (UA), 10th wk 140
Downtown Paramount Isle of Levont (F-A-W);
That Naughty Girl (F-A-W), reissue, 2ncl wk.,
SIX days 60
Egyptian Ben-Hur 'MGM), 13th wk 280
Fine Arts The Mogicion (Janus), 3rd wk 160
Four Star Behind the Great Woll (Cont'l), 6th
wk 100
Fox Beverly A Touch of Lorceny (Pare),
4th wk 50
Fox Wilshire Our Mon in Havono (Col), 2nd wk. 250
Hillstreet, Hollywood, Wiltern and nine drive-ins
Jack the Ripper (Para); The Big Nighf (Pora) 140
Los Angeles—Seven Thieves (20th-Fox); Six
Bridges to Cross U-l), reissue 60
Music Hall The Mouse That Roared (Col),
9th wk 135
Ritz— Scent ot Mystery (Todd), 4th wk 185
Vogobond The 400 Blows (Zenith), 9th wk 85
Vogue Toby Tyler (BV), 2nd wk 225
Warner Beverly Suddenly, Lost Summer (Col),
9th wk 120
Warner Hollywood Search for Paradise
(Cinerama), 2nd wk 1 35
NT&T Reopens Its Offer
To Exchange NTA Stock
LOS ANGELES — B. Gerald Cantor,
president and chairman of the board of
National Theatres &. Television, Inc., announced
that NT&T intends to reopen its
exchange offer to remaining National
Telefilm Associates, Inc. stockholders and
warrantholders.
NT&T acquired a majority interest in
made on
NTA through an exchange offer
Feb. 16, 1959 to stockholders and warrantholders
of NTA. NT&T now owns 1,114,636
shares representing 87.27 per cent of a
total of 1,277,197 shares of the common
stock of NTA and owns warrants to purchase
346,590
shares of the common stock
of NTA representing 79 per cent of a total
of 440,955 shares for which warrants are
outstanding.
Cantor stated that the further exchange
offer to the remaining NTA stockholders
and warrantholders will be substantially
similar to that made on Feb. 16. 1959. The
making of the proposed offer is subject
to amendment of the company's registration
statement on file with the SEC and
compliance with applicable laws and regulations
of governmental agencies.
The Feb. 16. 1959 exchange basis was
$11 principal amount of NT&T's bVi'i
subordinated debentures due March 1.
1974 and a warrant for the purchase of
one-quarter of one share of NT&T's common
stock for each share of NTA common
stock. The NTA warrants were exchanged
for
NT&T's exchange warrants.
MGM Early Fall Release
LOS ANGELES—"The Day They Robbed
MGM's action-drama, has been
the Bank. "
set for an early fall release. Produced by
Jules Buck and directed by John Guillermin
from the screenplay by Howard
Clewes, the film top lines Aldo Ray. Elizabeth
Sellars. Peter O'Toole and Kieron
Moore.
Confer on AA 'Crash Boat'
LOS ANGELES—Allied Artists' 'Washington
exchange manager. Milton A. Lipsner.
is here to confer with producer Lindsley
Parsons with regard to the producer's
upcoming Navy story, "Crash Boat." Lipsner
also serves as liaison between Allied
Artists and the Department of Defense.
LOS ANGELES
. .
rdward Hyman, vice-president of United
Paramount Theatres, was here for
meetings with the district managers and
Gene
to take a look at new product .
Bmke, Minneapolis Book-
Sisselman, home office auditor of Columbia
Pictures, arrived to cheek the local office
. . . Tom
ing Service operator as well as chief barker
of the 'Variety Tent in Minneapolis,
visited friends along the Row . . . Jack
Berwick, Columbia ad chief, back at his
desk after a bout with the flu.
. . . Iz Berman.
Neil East, dividsion manager of Paramount
Pictures, on a tour of his exchanges
. . . Bert Pirosh. Pacific Di'ive-
In Theatre chief film buyer, back from a
Frank Diaz, Pacific
Seattle business trip . . .
Drive-In Theatres' Long Beach dis-
trict manager, returned from his vacation
Michalek, swing manager of
the San Gabriel 'Valley district, was back
from a Mexico City vacation
Pacific Drive-In Theatres, announced
his resignation effective Friday (19 )
. . .
Hal Brock, swing manager of Pacific
Drive-In Theatres in the .southwest area,
has been transferred to the San 'Val
Drive-In, Burbank Harry Rogers of
the Pickwick Drive-In, Burbank, shifted
over to the San "Val Drive-In in the same
town . . . Bill Thomas, former manager
of the San "Val, has been transferred to
the Pacific Drive-In Theatre in Reseda
while Artuur Gordon, former manager of
the Reseda Drive-In, goes to the Pickwick
as manager Ray Cannavo has been
upped from
. . .
snack bar manager at the
Rosecrans Drive-In to swing manager of
the southwest district.
Booking and buying along the Row: Roy
Lemucchi. Tejon, East Bakersfield; the
Ernie Martinis, Aiding: the Bill Malletts,
Lancaster Drive-In, Lancaster, and Ben
Bronstein. Sunair Drive-In, Cathedral City
... A luncheon was given by the boys along
the Row to honor the Febi-uaiy 22 birthdays
of Bill 'Warner, film salesman, who
celebrated his 70th, and Harry Rackin, of
Exhibitors Service. Congratulations to
both.
Five 'Home From the Hill'
Showings Booked in West
LOS ANGELES— "Home Prom the Hill,"
Sol C. Siegel production for MGM release,
has been set for a March 9 opening at the
Paramount Hollywood as its second engagement
in the country, as a result of the
release policy on the film whereby it will
be spotted in selected cities in exclusive
situations.
The San Francisco booking has been set
for March 18 at Loews Warfield in addition
to Portland, Seattle and Salt Lake
City in MGM's western sales division. The
first date is New York's Radio City Music
Hall.
'Can-Can' Opening in LA
LOS ANGELES—A 35-foot replica of the
Eiffel tower will be built in front of the
Carthay Circle Theatre here next month to
herald the engagement of 20th-Fox's
"Can-Can." The Jack Cummings production
opens at the theatre March 10.
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SAN FRANCISCO
J^rs. Sylvia O'Neil, president of Popcorn
Specialty, said the organization will
move March 1 to 3075 23rd St. The new location
wiU provide larger and more modern
accommodations. Ray Cook, formerly
of Automatic Distributing Co., will join the
force at that time.
The first flash to hit the Bay area on
the birth of the Queen's baby and the entire
coverage on the Chessman reprieve
were on the screen and marquee of the
Telenews Theatre, which is managed by
John P. Parsons. With its own recording
studio, the Telenews is the only theatre
on the west coast equipped to handle the
news within moments of its release.
Olympic events are being shown on the
screen daily—17 houi-s from the Squaw
Valley events—thanks to a CBS tie-in.
. .
Homer Tegtmeier, who acquired the Dos
Pales Diive-In from Julian Hales, refurbished
it and reopened Wednesday (24)
While in town Charles Block, producer
.
of "The Hypnotic Eye," visited with his
old friend, Natt Son tag. at the Peninsula
Hospital. Natt is recovering nicely from a
recent illness.
. . .
Earl Long:, district manager of Paramount
Theatres, accompanied Edward L.
Hyman, vice-president of AB-Paramount
Theatres, on his trip to Los Angeles . . .
Richard Nathan. United California Theatres,
is also on a trip to Las Angeles
George Barnes, Corcoran, Corcoran, was
visiting on the Row .
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San Francisco Theatres, was indispo.sed at
his home . DiMaggio of the Allied
Artists exchange was afflicted with
an eye infection.
At a luncheon at Sabella's Tuesday il6i
the Women of Variety completed plans for
their chuck wagon dinner in May, cochaired
by Mrs. Irving Levin and Mrs.
Sylvia O'Neil Work is progressing on
the new
. . .
headquarters of Variety Club,
where the women will have their own sanctum
sanctorum. Mrs. R. A. Eckels will
head the house committee.
San Francisco Exhibitors
Contacted by E. L. Hyman
SAN FRANCISCO—Edward L. Hyman,
vice-president of AB-Paramount Theatres,
arrived Friday il2i on the third lap of a
transcontinental tour to spark the exhibition
drive for the April-May-June period.
With him was his assistant, Bernard Levy.
After a healthy 1960 opening, this drive
is planned to keep up the momentum.
The drive, which will be participated in
by all exhibitors who have endorsed orderly
distribution, is slanted toward stimulating
unique campaigns to send off some of the
finest product to come out of Hollywood.
The kickoff takes place at a meeting at
the Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, N. Y.,
March 24, 25. Hyman's current speaking
tour also includes conferences in each area
with AB-PT affiliates in preparation for
the meeting.
Hyman went on to Los Angeles to visit
studios, see important forthcoming attractions
and meet studio heads.
Dan O'Herlihy Is Signed
For 'One Foot in Hell'
HOLLYWOOEX—Winding up the key
castings for 20th-Fox's "One Foot in Hell,"
Dan O'Herlihy has been signed for a top
role in the picture which James B. Clarke
will direct for producer Sydney Boehm.
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HypnoMagic Response
Encourages Producer
SAN FRANCISCO—The first audience
participation motion picture with Hypno-
Magic has been so successfully received
that Charles Block, producer of "The
Hypnotic Eye" which world premiered at
the Golden Gate Theatre, said he is planning
other films to feature audience participation
gimmicks. In town for the
world premiere with Block were writer
William Woodfield and hypnotist Gil
Boyne, who gave demonstrations in the
lobby.
"Actually," explains Block, "it all started
when, as a gag Woodfield suggested we
should open a theatre, show a blank
screen, then mass hypnotize the audience
into believing it has seen the greatest
movie ever made. We could call it "Hypno-
Magic'." Block said that he was so Intrigued
with the word and idea that a year
later the first audience participation film
which did not employ any special "external"
gimmicks, reached the theatre screen.
This audience participation film. Block's
first venture into motion pictures, can be
shown on any theatre screen in the country
without the necessity of special equipment
or added expenses. The idea of audience
participation, as offered in the film, has
been virtually unexplored.
Robert Aldrich Purchases
John O'Hara Short Story
HOLLYWOOD—Robert Aldrich has purchased
on behalf of his Associates & Aidrich
Co. motion picture rights to "Now We
Know," a short story by John O'Hara,
and has secui-ed a commitment from
Katharine Hepburn to star in the projected
film upon her approval of her costars.
Halstead Welles has been set to write the
screenplay.
Aldrich is currently working on preproduction
preparations for "Sundown at
Crazy Horse," which he will direct for
Bryna-U-I, with Rock Hudson and Kirk
Douglas starring.
• * •
Gene Barry has acquired an original
story by David Wells called "Land of Tomorrow"
and has added it to his Barbety
Production Co. stockpile for theatrical production.
Bob Hope Aids Build-Up
For 'This Rebel Breed'
LOS ANGELES—Bob Hope has extended
his cooperation to Warner Bros, to help
exploit "This Rebel Breed," William Rowland
production which bows March 4 in
Philadelphia.
Hope has written a personal letter to
newspapermen touting the merits of the
film which probes racial tension among
youth groups. The epistle has been sent to
100 drama editors across the country.
Celebrate 20 Years
HOLLYWOOD—William Perlberg and
George Seaton, producer-director team,
celebrated their 20th anniversary together
on the Paramount set of "The Pleasure of
His Company," their current production.
Seaton, Perlberg, Debbie Reynolds and
Fi-ed Astaire cut the celebration cake.
BOXOFFICE :: February 29, 1960

DENVER
. .
Tames McMillion of the Variety Theatre,
Akron, recently revealed that he was
a bridegroom around the first of the year.
Dick
The wedding was held in Akron .
Wadley of Southwestern Film Service has
Wilbur Williams
been out with the flu . . .
of the Flatirons Theatre, Boulder,
was called to Texas by the death of his
father-in-law. Partner Claude Graves is
handling the theatre diu-ing Wilbur's absence
. . . Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Boehm,
Cover Theati-e, Port Morgan, are vacationing
in Oregon while son Milton handles
the operation of the theatre.
The Denham Theatre, closed for re-
. . .
modeling, is aiming for an early April reopening.
The reconstruction job, estimated
at $240,000, will include removal of a balcony,
lowering of the ceiling, reseating,
redecorating and the installation of new
equipment. The theatre will reopen with
"Ben-Hur" on a hai-d-ticket policy
Frank Childs is erecting a new, vei-y colorful
boxoffice at the Starlight Drive-In
Theatre, Sterling.
Visitors to Filmrow were Marie Goodhand,
Goodhand, Kimball, Neb.; Marie and
Elizabeth Zorn, Hippodrome, Julesburg;
Raymond Ti-oyer, Gem, Hugo: Bob Spahn,
United Entei-prises, Denver; Ken Chism,
Idaho Springs, and Sam Feinstein, Kar
Vu Drive-In, Brighton.
'AH in a Night's Work'
Reuniting 'Career' Trio
HOLLYWOOD—Three of the personalities
who appeared in Hal Wallis' "Career"
will be reunited in his upcoming comedy
"All in a Night's Work" for Paramount release.
Dean Martin will star opposite Shirley
MacLaine and Joseph Anthony will direct
them as he did in "Career." Shooting
on the new picture is slated to start at
Paramount April 11. Sidney Sheldon, Edmund
Beloin and Maurice Richlin penned
the screenplay.
Key Post to Sid Solow
HOLLYWOOD—Sidney P. Solow, Consolidated
Film Industries head, was elected
chairman of the Hollywood Film Archives
Committee, one of the creative and policy
making bodies set up for activation and
completion of the new County of Los
Angeles-Hollywood Motion Picture and
Television Museum. Solow will head a 12-
man committee, included on which are
Valentine Davies, Kenneth MacGowan,
Chai-les Belden, Herb Sterne and Leon
Barsha. The committee's purpose is to
preserve movies and tapes of historic
importance.
Role to Hugh Griffith
HOLLYWOOD—Hugh Griffith has been
given the top featured role of "Mandria"
in Otto Preminger's production of "Exodus,"
to be filmed in Israel.
Murvyn Vye will sing a theme song in
United Artists "The Boy and the Pirates."
Former Omaha Exhibitor
Dies in Longmont, Colo.
LONGMONT, COLO.—Elmer Huhnke, a
former Omaha exhibitor, died here where
he had been operating a motel the last
two years. Huhnke's death occurred Wednesday
1 17 1 after he had had a second
heart attack. The first occurred December
9.
Huhnke was secretary-treasurer of Allied
Independent Theatre Owners of Iowa,
Nebraska and South Dakota until about
two years ago, when he left the industry.
He operated the Minna-Lusa Theatre in
Omaha for around 17 years. Previous tn
entering exhibition, he had sold film in
AVisconsin.
Survivors include his wife Violet; his
.stepfather, Gus Toff ell, Waukesha. Wis.;
his brother George, Milwaukee, and two
sisters, Mrs. Norma Thomas, St. Petersburg,
Fla., and Mrs. Dorothy Rex, Waukesha.
Christopher Knight
In 'Lonigan' Role
HOLL'YWOOD — Broadway actor Christopher
Knight has been signed for the
title role in "Studs Lonigan," which Philip
Yordan will produce for United Artists release.
Filming is slated to start Monday
(29) under the direction of Irving Lemer.
The picture wUl be lensed on the Hal
Roach lot—the first UA feature to be shot
on that lot over the past four years.
Ki-istina Hanson, New York television
actress, wUl make her motion picture debut
in the top femme role opposite Ward
Ramsey in the Jack H. Harris production,
"Dinosaurus," which will be released by
U-I.
• •
Sal Mineo will essay the lead juvenile
role in Otto Preminger's film of "Exodus,"
replacing Timmy Everett, who bowed out
of the commitment last week.
« * *
Debbie Reynolds is the latest star name
to be added to the list of cameo appearances
in Columbia's George Sidney production
of "Pepe."
Rival Theatres Agree
To Crossplug Products
HOLLYWOOD — In
Hollywood,
Macy's Tells Gimbels—Columbia studio's
publicity departments, upon the
suggestion of studio publicity manager
Bob Goodfried, has consummated a
deal in which two opposition chain
theatres have agreed to crossplug
each other's attractions in their firstrun
theatres. The Stanley Warner
Beverly Hills Theatre is now running a
trailer on Carol Reed's "Our Man in
Havana," currently showing at the Fox
Wilshire, while the Fox West Coast
first run house is showing a full trailer
on Sam Spiegel's "Suddenly, Last Summer,"
which is playing at the opposition
Stanley Warner Theatre.
PORTLAND
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Portland's $8,000,000 Coliseum is now set
for a November 1 opening, Don Jewell,
exposition and recreation center manager
said. The opening event, scheduled several
days after opening ceremonies wiU
be an appearance of Holiday on Ice November
Mei-vln Houser. Samuel
3 . . . Goldwyn Pictures publicity chief, was in
town conferring with Rex Hopkins on
"Porgy and Bess," opening at the Hollywood
Tuesday The Goldwyn musical
replaces "Solomon and Sheba," which ends
a successful long run.
Fred Hodges, Fox assistant manager,
was vacationing in San Francisco . . . Sam
Siegel was in town working on "Once
More, With Peeling."
Don Leslie, Broadway Theatre Alliance
representative, is working on Guild subscriptions
here for the 1960-61 season.
Leslie will form a committee of theatreminded
citizens to sell aroimd 3,500 subscriptions.
Plans are to bring in national
touring companies on a regular schedule.
Profits from the sale of tickets by the
Guild are to be earmarked for various
charities.
Modernization of the Public Auditorium
was discussed in connection with the Portland
Urban Renewal program. One plan
calls for an $800,000 expenditui-e by the
city and the construction of a modern,
intimate legitimate theatre of the stadiiun
type. The auditorium can seat 4,500 at
capacity but the reconstniction would result
in a much smaller house. Larger
crowds would have to use the Coliseum on
Portland's east side—across the Willamette
river and close to the new Portland Sheraton
and the $30,000,000 Lloyd Center.
Tom Tully Third Costar
In Columbia Navy Comedy
HOLLYWOOD — Tom Tully has been
inked by producer Pi-ed Kohlmar to costar
with Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson
in "The Wackiest Ship in the Army," for
Columbia release.
Tully will play the role of a tough Navy
officer in the Cinemascope and color featui-e
currently before the cameras in Hawaii,
with Richard Mui-phy directing from
his own screenplay.
On Selznick Slate
HOLLYWOOD — "Tender is
the Night,"
projected filmization of F. Scott Fitzgerald's
novel, has been taken off the slate
of David O. Selznick as a result of the
expiration of his contract with 20th-Fox
December 30. "Mary Magdalene" apparently
will replace "Night," and will be
packaged similarly as a stan-ing vehicle
for Jennifer Jones and possibly William
Holden who was to star in "Night."
Now Banner Productions
HOLLYWOOD—Sol Lesser Pi'oductions
has legally changed its name to Banner
Productions. The company is owned by
Sy Weintraub and Harvey Hayutin.
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Two Big Ones Beat
Kansas City Storm
KANSAS CITY—Local first-run houses
were caught on the prongs of a double
blizzard, the first section of which traveled
through on the weekend and the second,
and even heavier, part tieing up the whole
town on Tuesday. Two situations emerged
notably triumphant—the Missouri downtown,
where an all-time house record was
established on Sunday with "Suddenly.
Last Summer," and the Uptown isee Kansas
City column). "Ben-Hur" continued its
really fine pace at the Capri and "On the
Beach" was holding up extraordinarily
well at the Plaza.
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Brookside South Pocific (20th-Fox), 7th wk...l65
Capri Ben-Hur (MGM), 4fh wk 550
Kimo The Mouse That Roared (Col), 8th wk...150
Midland Porgy and Bess (Col), popular price
run 100
Missouri Suddenly, Last Summer (Col); Hell
Bent for Leather (U-l) 350
Paramount Jock the Ripper (Para) 100
Plaza On the Beach (UA), 3rd wk 235
Roxy Operotion Petticoat (U-l), 9th wk 125
Uptown and Granada Toby Tyler (BV) 280
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'Bush' and 'Ripper' Okay
In Icy Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — Weather here,
mild
most of the winter, took a bad turn over the
weekend and business fell below recent
levels. But "The Bramble Bush" was strong
second week and "Jack the Ripper"
in its
opened fairly well. "Porgy and Bess" closed
its eight-week run at the Lyric.
Cinema Doctor ot Sea (Rep); Isle of Levont
(F-A-W), 9th wk 70
Circle The Bramble Bush (WB), 2nd wk 150
Esquire The Lovers [Zenith), 8th wk 75
Indiana Jack the Ripper (Para); The Big
Night (Para) 135
Keiths Operation Petticoot (U-l), 6th wk 110
Loew's Pretty Boy Floyd (Cont'l); Legion of the
Doomed (AA) 90
'Feeling' and 'Tyler' Make
Bouncy Debuts in Loop
CHICAGO—Snow and sleet were looked
upon as the elements which cut down on
grosses, although "Once More, With Feeling"
at the Oriental and "Toby Tyler" at
the Roosevelt were very strong as newcomers
in the Loop. "The 400 Blows" at the
Capri was also a very productive entry for
the week.
Capri The 400 Blows (Zenith) 200
Carnegie The Mouse That Roared (Col), 9th wk. 140
Chicago Operation Petticoat (U-l), 8th wk 170
Cinestoge Scent of Mystery (Todd), 7th wk...l80
Esquire A Touch of Lorceny (Para), 4th wk. . . 1 70
Garrick The Big Fisherman (BV), 2nd wk 180
Loop The Last Angry Man (Col), 8th wk 150
McVickers Windjommer (Cinerama), 8th wk. 185
Monroe High School Big Shot (Filmgroup); T-
Bird Gong (Filmgroup) 140
Oriental Once More, With Feeling (Col) 215
Roosevelt Toby Tyler (BV) 210
Stote Lake On the Beach (UA), 9th wk 170
Sur^—The Bridal Path (Union), 2nd wk 160
Todd Ben-Hur (MGM), 8th wk 220
United Artists Suddenly, Last Summer (Col),
5th wk 200
Woods Solomon and Sheba (UA), 8th wk 180
World Playhouse The Roof (Trons-Lux), 2nd wk. 160
Local 110 Re-Elects
CHICAGO—Projectionist Lo^al 110 has
re-elected all officers as follows: Howard
Blackwood, president; Frank Galluzzo,
vice-president: Ralph Mooney, secretarytreasurer,
and Charles Funk, John L.
Strahl, George Gemeinhart and Robert
Burns as executive board members. George
Karg, Arnold Swanson and Harold Huchberger
are the trustees. The term of Clarence
A. Jalas, target of recent newspaper
charges, as business agent runs till 1963.

CHICAGO
T\ J. Chrissis, retired president of the Indiana-Illinois
Theatres, died. He had
been in the theatre
business since 1910.
He is survived by his
wife, a son and a
daughter . . The
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Miss Baker wears her
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D. J. Chrissis created by Dior, Balmain
and Patou of Paris. This is her first
visit here since 1951. The screen attraction
was "Operation Petticoat."
. . .
The Tivoli opened to excellent attendance
with Larry Steels "Smart Affairs of
1960" on the stage. Heading the cast of 55
performers is Sallie Blair, songstress.
"Never So Pew" was on the screen
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BOXOFTICE :: February 29, 1960 C-3

KANSAS CITY
Tn case you believed that malarky put out
by some in the industry that a family
picture won't bring in the business, you
should talk to Harold Guyett, manager of
the Uptown Theatre. His house is playing
"Toby Tyler" and they had to turn them
away on Friday night il9i. Saturday's
matinee was another sellout, with Harold
standing out in the whirling snowstorm
which started after the first show got under
way. broadcasting in front of the boxoffice
that all seats were taken for the
second show, tickets now being sold for
the one to follow. Inside the theatre,
youngsters and their parents were having
a wonderful time together but without disturbance.
With Washington's birthday
closing the schools the following Monday.
Harold and his staff had a long and busy
weekend.
. . .
In a bit of beautiful timing. Dick Durwood
and his wife Maureen, beat town for
a short California vacation just ahead of
the blizzard. His brother Stan with wife
Geneva and the youngsters—snow eaters
all—had just returned from a week's skiing
in Colorado in time to enjoy some
Ruth
more of the white stuff here
Stuthard. secretary to Louie Sutter and
Alex Shniderman. made a weekend trip to
Terre Haute with her husband Bill. They
were fortunate enough to miss the first
leg of our double-header blizzard here and
also just missed a big one there.
Elmer Bills sr. and jr. lost little time in
putting the Amy Lou Theatre (formerly
Dickinson! in Moberly into operation. They
kicked off with a Saturday matinee February
6. having accomplished some rearranging
and having considerable more to
do. The concession stand has been moved
from the side of the lobby to the center.
Some painting and redecorating was still
to be done and would probably require a
month or so to complete, the younger Bills
thought. Bills said he and his dad had been
well pleased with the spirit shown by
Moberlyans and the enthusiasm many
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over the theatre.
Condolences to Mrs. T. H. Slothower,
Wichita exhibitor, w'hose mother died recently
in Oklahoma. Also to Barbara Scott
of Manley. Inc. here, whose mother passed
away in Oilman City . . . Dorsey J. Lightner
of Jefferson City, father of Doug
Lightner. Commonwealth district manager,
died February 12 at his home. The
elder Lightner seemingly had been in good
health and his death came as a shock to
family and friends.
A fine turnout of Women of the Motion
Picture Industry met Tuesday i23i for
lunch and club business at the Columbia
Clubroom. Members representing the Columbia
exchange and United Film Service
joined forces to prepare and serve the
lunch, the menu of which was "glorified
goulash." made by Bonnie Aumiller and
Christine Chase, and served hot; creamed
slaw, french bread and butter, cookies and
coffee. Other Columbia women on the
committee besides Bonnie and Christine
were Jean Miller. Mabel Pigg. Alna Nece
and Brownie Clark. Serving from United
Film Service were Opal McGhee. Jo
Spensley, Goldie Lewis and Thelma Masters.
Dolores Jaegels of Columbia and
Louise Kessler of United Film Service were
special guests. President Phyllis Whitescarver
conducted a brief business meeting,
holding agenda items to a minimum because
of the stormy weather which occasioned
a number of transportation makeshifts
among members.
Exhibitors and exchanges had a hard
time getting together last week. The remark
was heard that on Monday, the
holiday closed Filmrow and on Tuesday
the blizzard closed Kansas—and most of
Missouri. This Tuesday blizzard is going to
be recalled fondly by parents in about 1990
as "the kind of real wintry weather we
used to have when I was a youngster."
The Kansas City area that night was reposing
under some ten inches of snow, described
by the Weather Bureau as the
heaviest February snow cover since 1919.
Most exchanges, like other offices all over
town, closed early in the afternoon as the
snowfall continued without letup. Everyone
was in remarkably good spirits, with
younger and older folk alike seemingly
enjoying the novelty of an "old-fashioned
blizzard."
Wesby R. Parker, president of Dr Pepper
Co.. Dallas, sends word that Jerry
Tripod will come to Kansas City in the
new position of fountain regional manager
for a seven-state area including Missouri.
Kansas. Iowa. Minnesota. Nebraska.
North Dakota and South Dakota. In his
new capacity. Tripod will be engaged primarily
in calling on theatre concession
operators, fountain syrup jobbers and other
wholesalers in the fountain syrup trade.
Prior to his promotion Tripod served as a
zone manager in the Houston. Tex. area
with the company's bottle sales department.
In his new assignment he will be
headquartered in Kansas City, and is now
in the process of getting his wife and four
children settled in their new home.
Virginia Free of National Screen Service's
shipping department had a freak car accident
Monday afternoon i22) when her
car skidded on a slick spot at Hwy 40 and
Manchester trafficway hitting and scattering
the components of a signal light standard
and coming to rest on its left side
against a utility pole. Mi-s. Free experienced
profuse bleeding from the nose the
day following the mishap, but emerged
from the wreck w'ithout cuts or fractures.
Pacific Pushes Work
On 3 Big Drive-Ins
LOS ANGELES—Pacific Drive-In Theatres,
in a further expansion of its circuit
operations, is rushing completion of three
new drive-ins in Southern California. President
William Porman revealed that the
ozoners are located in Orange County. Canoga
Park and Santa Maria, with the first
two slated to open for Easter and the latter
set to bow in early sumjner.
Ground was broken recently for the new
Harbor boulevard drive-in in Orange County,
to accommodate 1,650 cars. Work on
the 1.500-car open-air theatre in Canoga
Park is well advanced and construction is
expected to start shortly in Santa Maria.
Big Convention Program
Discussed at Toronto
TORONTO—A special meeting of the
Variety Club under the chairmanship of
Nat A, Taylor was held to discuss arrangements
for the 33rd Variety International
convention May 31 to June 4 in the Royal
York Hotel here.
Taylor, president of 20th Century Theatres
and a past chief barker of the Toronto
tent, is chairman of the committee
for the publication of a convention souvenir
program.
Phil Stone, first assistant chief barker,
conducted a "Have a Heart" drive in support
of the Variety heart fund in conjunction
with the observance of St. Valentine's
Day. The public was invited to
send valentines, accompanied by cash contributions,
to favored radio announcers
for special prizes. The donations went to
the Variety Village fund.
BOWLING
KANSAS CITY—At the start of bowling
Friday evening i26i Filmrow men's and
women's league teams showed these standings:
MEN'S
WOMEN'S
Tcom Won Lost Teom Won Lost
Coiit. Alm'ds 54 30 Monlcy P'prs 43 26
Brown Jug SO 34 Monlcy, Inc. 43 26
Joe's Fid Rm 48 36 Rco Ins ...41 28
5 Oulcosts 46 38 Orphons .37 32
Monlcy, Inc. 36 48 Brown Jug 35' j 33Vj
Commonw'lth 35 49 Ticrncy 34 35
Air Dispatch 35 49 Poxton Lmbr 28V'2 40Vl
Mode O'Doy 32 52 Fowler 14 55
In the men's league, a new high handicap
game score of 261 was rolled by Wiley
Summers of Air Dispatch.
MGM's 'Voyage' Dates
NEW YORK—MGM's "The Last Voyage,"
which opened at the Capitol Theatre,
New York, February 19, will open
in 150 other theatres across the country
in the next two weeks, including 42 theatres
in the Los Angeles area and 24 theatres
in the Dallas area, which started its
saturation booking Thursday '25).
C-4 BOXOFFICE February 29, 1960

and
Police Chief Deplores
'Misused Television
KANSAS CITY—Bernard C. Brannon,
Kansas City's nationally respected police
chief, has cited "misused television" as a
major factor in antisocial concepts of life
on the part of young people. Speaking before
a local business group, Chief Brannon
referred to television programming as "all
of the blood and thunder we would or
could imagine in our wildest nightmares.
"Where once we took it in degrees by
an occasional trip to the movies," Brannon
continued, "it is there now for us to wallow
in, to drench ourselves in. To our
list of vices we m.ust add the new one
of misused television."
Speaking in Louisville, Ky., just after
the bombing of Kehilath Israel synagogue
here. Chief Brannon said that when children
are exposed to excessive violence
over too long a time "there is a strong
tendency for them to incorporate in their
conduct and thinking antisocial concepts
of life."
One evening, he said, he counted 14 murders,
35 serious shootings and injuries
and four women being beaten by men on
local television broadcasts. Nor were these
shows broadcasts during hours when most
children would be in bed, he added.
More First Runs Going
To Twin City Uptowners
MINNEAPOLIS — The swing of more
first-runs to neighborhood houses is continuing
at a faster pace.
"Embezzled Heaven" recently played day
and date at six theatres, five of which preceded
it with the first run of "Bobbikins."
Another pair of top neighborhood
houses just finished with the first run of
the twin bill, "Battle name" and "Surrender-Hell."
At two other uptown houses, "Solomon
and Sheba" and "The Mouse That
Roared" were in the ninth weeks of their
first runs. Other important pictures that
had their initial local showings in the
neighborhood theatres recently are "The
Last Angry Man," "Five Gates to Hell"
and "He Who Must Die."
One reason for this situation is the fact
that with only occasional exceptions pictures
have been running two weeks and
longer downtown. This makes it difficult
for distributors to obtain Loop playdates.
In some instances, of course, product
sidetracked to the neighborhood theatres
isn't considered sufficiently boxoffice potent
for downtown.
New Pact Will Increase
Earnings of Musicians
HOLLYWOOD—The minimum use of
live music in motion picture television films
was increased four-fold with the agreement
signed by the Musicians Guild of
America and the Ass'n of Motion Picture
Producers. The pact reportedly will increase
by nearly $1,000,000 the earnings of
musicians in major studios during 1960.
According to MGA President Cecil Read,
the figure is in addition to earnings via
scoring sessions, also added revenue from
arranging and copying.
20th-Fox to Distribute
3 Films During March
NEW YORK — Twentieth Century-Pox
has set three features, two of them in
Cinemascope and one of these in color, for
release during March.
The pictures are: "A Dog of Flanders,"
in Cinemascope and DeLuxe Color, based
on the classic by Ouida, starring David
Ladd, Donald Crisp and Theodore Bikel:
"The Third Voice," in Cinemascope, starring
Laraine Day, Edmond O'Brien and
Julie London, and "Operation Amsterdam,"
a J. Arthur Rank picture starring Peter
Finch, Eva Bartok and Alexander Knox.
Triumphal 'Ben-Hur'
Opening in Seattle
SEATTLE—A new standard of motion
picture entertainment was set here with
the opening at the Blue Mouse of "Ben-
"
Hur from the tremendous audience
response, it appears the film will be
around for a long time. Packed houses
received each performance. So thrilling
and emotion-filled was the film, especially
the magnificent spectacle of the chariot
race, that this breathtaking event actually
drew applause and cheering.
The official public opening Thursday
1 4) was preceded by a premiere Monday
1 1 1 for representatives of the press, radio,
and television. The following night i2t, a
"black tie" openihg was held for the governor,
mayor, city officials and clergy.
Wednesday (3) a Variety Club opening
was held for the benefit of the Heart
Clinic at the Children's Orthopedic Hospital.
MGM executives here for the opening
included HeiTnan Ripps, west coast sales
manager, and Howard Herty, who handles
publicity and exploitation.
Advance sales were the heaviest ever
recorded here for a film and it is expected
that "Ben-Hur" will be the biggest local
grosser of all time, with at least a year's
run.
Paramount Loses Suit
Over Ohio Censor Fees
COLUMBUS — Paramount Film Distributing
Co. lost its lawsuit to collect
$55,846 paid the state of Ohio in 1952-54
in movie censorship fees.
Common Pleas Court Judge Robert E.
Leach held the firm had not shown cause
of action against state officials from whom
recovery was sought. Sued were State
Treasurer Joseph T. Ferguson, former
treasurer Roger Ti-acy, E. E. Holt, state
superintendent of public instruction, and
M. Merle Eyman, who preceded Dr. Holt.
Paramount sought recovei-y from them
personally and in their official capacity.
Judge Leach said he could "see neither
justice or equity in a principle which would
so ignore the basic facts of life as to predicate
personal liability upon a public officer
who merely and routinely fulfills his statutory
obligation under a statute later held
to be unconstitutional."
Oliio's censorship of movies was nullified
five years ago by the Ohio supreme
court, based on a U. S. Supreme Court decision
a year earlier.
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LOUIS
J^lbert Friedland, 67, died of a heart attack
while working in the booth of St.
Louis Theatre. Friedland joined projectionist
Local 143 in 1919, and held various
offices, including that of business agent.
For many years he worked at the Fox
Theatre and at the North Di-ive-In.
survived
He is
by his wife Marie and three sisters,
one of whom is Bess Schulter. former
owner of the Avalon, Columbia, Newstead
and other theatres here. He had been
suffering from a heart condition for about
ten years.
Herman Buecbel, 69, shipper for 20th-
Pox and its predecessor for 38 years until
his retirement in 1958, died recently. He
is sui-vived by his wife Amelia and three
daughters, Mrs. Hany Schneider, Mrs.
Hari-y Hovorka and Mrs. Norman Wolf.
. . .
A man who held a coat over an arm as
if concealing a gun obtained between $200
and $300 at the Granada Theatre on Gravois
avenue Saturday f20) night. Donna
Sterns said he handed her a typewTitten
note demanding money . . . Jim Marlow
of Murphysboro took his wife home from
Frank Wagner. Columbia
Barnes Hospital . . .
shipper, returned home from a hos-
pital after an operation The Wilbur
Park village board has before it a proposal
to ban parking between 6 and 10 p.m.
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Moberly Grand Ends
57 Years as Theatre
MOBEKLY, MO.—The Grand Theatre.
constructed nearly 60 years ago, soon will
enter a new phase of its existence. Fox
Midwest of Kansas City closed the theatre
this month and the structure will be
remodeled, starting March 1, for use by J.
C. Penney Co. as a department store.
The passing of the Grand leaves this
town with only one theatre, plus a dinve-in.
At one time, Moberly had four theatres,
two playing fu-st-run film,
Penney plans to spend $100,000 on the
conversion. The history of the Grand
dates back to Dec. 14, 1903, when it was
opened as the HaUoran Theatre by Patrick
Halloran with the stage show "Peggy
From Paris" as the atti-action. It ran for
two nights. Seats on the opening night
sold at $5 to $10 and reservations were by
drawing.
In 1906 Halloran took in two partners,
J. B. Price and Charles E. Breeding of
Hannibal, Mo. They incoi^porated as the
Halloran Theatre Company. In 1913 the
theatre was sold to George W. Sparks,
whose son owns the present building.
Sparks in 1913 leased the building to
Fi-ed Corbett and Jack Ti-uitt and they
changed the name to the Grand Theatre.
They operated originally as a vaudeville
house but later changed to silent motion
pictures. The building was swept by fire
in 1914 but was rebuilt by Sparks, again
being leased to Corbett and Truitt.
A second fire in 1925 destroyed the
building. It was reconstructed and this
time was leased to the Sears Amusement
Co., a subsidiary of Universal Pictm-es Co.
This lease subsequently was assigned to
various other interests and finally to the
Fox Midwest, which has had it about 30
years.
A. H. Pekarek, manager of the Grand
since May 1927, was transferred to the
Jayhawk in Topeka, effective February 12,
and Gene Kincaid, manager of the Kennedy
in Kirksville, was moved in to supervise
removal of equipment and other final
details. Pekarek, who has been with the
circuit 25 years, retui-ned to the same theatre
where he started as a doorman. Mrs.
Pekarek's parents live in Topeka.
Dunes, East Gary, Added
By Stanford Kohlberg
CHICAGO — Stanford Kohlberg opened
the Dunes Drive-In at East Gary immediately
following purchase of the proi>erty.
The Starlite here also is owned by Kohlberg.
Herb Elisburg will be in charge of exploitation
for both situations.
The Hilltop Drive-In near Joliet will reopen
March 4. It accommodates 1,000 cars.
New Local 143 Agent
ST. LOUIS—Harvard O'Laughlin, business
agent for Local 143 for the past
eight years and prior to that its president,
retii-ed recently and has been succeeded
by Herbert Butz, who had been
serving as president. Al Savage has become
president; Joe Ellenbracht moved up
to recording secretary, while Charles Haselhorst
was elected sergeant at arms.
Oscar Turners Life Spans History
Of Pictures; Career Began in '06
HARRISBURG, ILL.—Oscar L. Tuiner,
co-founder and president of the Turner-
Fan-ar Theatres and of WSIL-TV here,
died at his home where he had been bedfast
for several weeks. Previously he had
been a patient at Bames Hospital in St.
Louis.
He is survived by his wife Ethel: a son
Oscar L. jr., general manager of the circuit
of 12 theatres and drive-ins, a daughter,
Cuba of the home, and a brother, G.
O. Turner of Tampa, Fla. He was 73.
Turner was born in Saline County, Illinois,
in 1887. His entry into the motion
pictui-e theatre field in 1906 was not
planned. He was an electric lineman and
wirer of houses for the W. H. Thompson
Co. when he was called upon to wire the
Star Theatre, the first in Harrisburg, for
Harry Eaton and his eissociates. Joe Hewitt,
who was erecting the projection machines,
insisted that Turner leam to operate
them. Later Hewitt owned theatres in
Robinson and elsewhere in Illinois.
1907 DEPRESSION HURT
The depression of 1907 closed the Arc
and lola theatres, competitors of the Star.
A year later the Odeon was erected by W.
S. Westfall of Grayville, who later purchased
the Stai- from J. K. Rawlins and
Dayton Ford. In September 1908, Oscar
L. Turner and a brother, the late Tim
Turner, purchased the Star and Odeon
from Westfall. The same year they purchased
the Presbyterian church, remodeled
it and opened their first Oi-pheum
Theatre there in December 1908.
A program that cost five cents to see
lasted about ten minutes. Thi-ee or four
subjects were shown in that time. With
such short programis, the big problem was
to clear the house for new customers. Tim
Turner hit upon a solution. He secured
a picture that showed a lot of crawling
snakes. When the theatre crowd wouldn't
budge from their seats at the conclusion of
a show, the snakes were flashed on the
screen. Women didn't like snakes, so they
would force their menfolk to leave with
them.
GAVE RETAIN CHECKS
Another system they used was the retain
check, given to persons purchasing tickets
after a show had started. You could stay
for a second show only if you had a retain
check.
In those days a house with 150 seats
was a big one. The theatres were cooled
with rotating electric fans on walls. Later
the Orpheum got a big mine fan that sent
powerful blasts of air over the audience.
In 1910 the Turner brothers opened
their first airdome on the Orpheum Theatre
site. In 1911 the Tm-ners leased the
Princess at Church and Vine streets and
operated it until the present Orpheum
could be completed. In 1912 the Colonial
Theatre was built and the Colonial Amusement
Co. was organized by O. L. and Tim
Turner, Hai-ve Murphy, George Davenport
and Peyton Oliver. In 1914 the Turner
brothers sold their interests in Colonial
and joined with Jack Woolcott, Dr. J. V.
Capel and J. M. Pruett in building the
Grand Theatre.
In 1925, the year Tim Turner died, the
Grand was enlarged. Colonial Amusement
Co. was succeeded in 1937 by Egyptian
Theatres, which was organized by Oscar
L. Turner, S. M. Farrar and other Colonial
stockholders. About 1940, Oscar L. Turner
and Farrar turned the active management
of the circuit over to their sons Oscar jr.
and Charles Farrar. The Egyptian Theatres
Corp. was dissolved and reorganized
as the present Turner-Farrar Theatres in
1945.
Postcards for Voicing
Show Tastes on Sale
COLUMBUS—Prepared postcards lauding
"good" movies and radio and television
shows and critical of "bad" shows are
offered the public by the Interfaith Committee
for Better Entertainment. Theatre
managers and television station officials
have begun to receive the cards from interested
viewers.
The postcard campaign is designed to
let radio-television sponsors, stations, networks,
personalities, theatre managers,
studios and stars "learn the likes and dislikes
of the public." The postcard is designed
to simplify the "Committee of One"
campaign, say the members of the organization.
"Write only what you honestly
think," says a note on the cards. "Then
the person reading your words will get a
ti-ue index of public opinion." The cards
are priced at one cent each.
The phrase "One who supports in some
way the business you serve," is printed
on the card, indicating economic pressui-e
behind the sender's comments. The cards
of commendation caiTy this message:
. . . (space for individual
"Gentlemen: In keeping with the ideals
and principles of the Interfaith Committee
for Better Entertainment, and because
I firmly believe in the power of good entertainment,
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NEW ORLEANS—The membership drive
being conducted by the Variety Club under
the leadership of Irwin Poche, chief
barker, has passed the half way mark to
its goal of 200 additional members.
Chief Barker Poche led the club by a
wide margin, he having signed up 47 at
the last accounting. On his list are Harry
Barnett. P. J. DeLesseps. J. Ray Edmonds,
Dave Gertler, Elmo Ghiringhelli, Joe Carl
Greiner and Claude Monk Sanders.
Page Barker has turned in 14 new members,
including Jack Wickstrom and Earl
A. Ki-oeper.
Don Stafford signed up seven, including
Duke Marchiz, John A. Cenac and Bill
Vincent.
Al Dermody listed five, including Victor
E. Ti-ager. Sammy Wright jr. has lined
up R. L. Jolinson and Louis J. Dugas jr.
Dan Brandon brought in Robert Dessomes,
Loe Levy and Marion Tucker, making his
total six.
Al Hodges is credited with 6, Carl Mabry
6, Gene Calongne 4, Alex Maillho 1, Bill
Holliday 1, G. B. Bicknell 1, John McMurney
1.
Harry Batt, Abe Berenson, Billy Briant,
Clarence Cohen, Gaston Dureau, Izzy Lazarus,
Pete Moss, J. J. Rebstock, Harry Rosenthal,
Edgar Shinn, Teddy Solomon and
Tom Tm-nen- hadn't turned in their lists
yet.
« * *
The Variety auxiliary will hold its March
luncheon on the 4th. The monthly Men's
Night will be on the 14th. The monthly
midnight supper Satm-day (27) brought
out a fine number of barkers and their
wives and guests.
* * *
Sammy Wright will be in charge of arrangements
for the open house scheduled
at the club on Mardi Gras Day on March 1.
There'll be hambm-gers, hot dogs, coldcut
sandwiches and lunch plates available
at nominal prices as in prior years. It's
the place for members and their families
and guests to eat, chat and to relax in
between fun excm'sions to St. Charles,
Canal and Bourbon streets, the high spots
of the city's meri-iment and parade routes.
There'll be diversions for the kids
games of many kinds in the back room.
John Richards and Sammy Wright say
that from all indications 400 or more plan
to make it their rest haven on Mardi
Gras. So all you members come. Bring your
families and guests. No resei-vations are
necessary.
Opens Tripp, S.D., Home
TRIPP, S. D.—The Home Theatre has
been reopened with Reinhold Hochhalter in
charge of operations.
Leaders in
Toll-TV Fight
On ITOA March Program
LITTLE ROCK — Representative Oren
Harris, who last spring introduced a bill
to give the Federal
Commu n i c a t i o n s
Commission strict
control over cable
toll television, and
Philip L. Harling, cochairman
of the
American Congress of
E X h i b i t o r s' Joint
Committee on Toll-
TV, will be the principal
speakers at the
41st annual convention
of the Indepen-
Nona White
dent Theatre Owners
of Arkansas. The convention will be
held here March 29. 30, at Hotel Marion,
according to Nona White, president of the
association.
Representative Harris is on the fii-st afternoon's
progi-am, speaking on "What We
Need to Know About National and State
Legislation." He will concentrate on the
national angle and M. S. McCord will discuss
the state aspects of legislation affecting
the industi-y- Harling, a Stanley Warner
executive, will appear on the Wednesday,
March 30, afternoon progi'am, his
subject being, "TOA Did It!" Other outstanding
convention speakers will be Play
Parker, president of the Missouri-Illinois
Theatre Owners Ass'n, discussing "This Is
Show Business," and Doug Lightner, district
manager of Commonwealth Theatres,
Kansas City. Lightner will speak on "All
We Need to Know About Exploitation" on
the Wednesday afternoon progi-am preceding
the Harling address.
Among entertainment features will be
the screening of a siu'prise feature at 9:30
Tuesday morning, a sparkling stage show,
"The Fabulous Fifties," Tuesday evening,
and a closing cocktail party, banquet and
dance Wednesday evening. Buster Flake's
orchestra will play for the dance.
"The Tuesday night show will be exceptionally
good," said Miss White. "The
feature acts will include a girl dressed in
white fur representing Alaska and singing
'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' and
a closing number by two beautiful girls
doing a Hawaiian dance. In other words,
we are ti-ying to have entertainment representing
our 50 states.
"Although we have no planned progr-am
Monday evening, preceding the convention,"
Miss White added, "we expect some
early comers and know they will enjoy
visiting and meeting old friends."
Cash prizes will be awarded both for the
best advertising and promotion ideas submitted
by exhibitors and as attendance
awards for women.
The Rev. Jac Ruffin, Little Rock Presbyterian
minister, will open the two-day
meeting with the invocation. K. Deitz,
convention chairman of the Chamber of
Commerce, will welcome the association
members.
An industrial breakfast at 9 Wednesday
will be followed by a business session in
which attention will be centered first on
forthcoming screen product and then on
election of officers.
New Louisiana Ass'n
Plans Mar. 3 Kickoif
NEW ORLEANS—Louisiana Motion Picture
Exhibitors Ass'n, organized here by
16 exhibitors Februai-y 9, will hold its
kickoff meeting Thursday March 3 at the
Roosevelt Hotel.
At that time, new members will be accepted,
by laws adopted and officers elected.
Charter members are Charles Bazell,
Gordon Theatre, Baton Rouge; Eugene
Calongne and Jules Sevin, Bell and Gallo
theatres, New Orleans; Kermit Carr and T.
J. Howell. Paramount Gulf Theatres; Ted
Crosby, Southern Amusement Co.. Lake
Charles; Frank and Robert DeGraauw,
F&R Enterprises, Abbeville; Nick Lamantia,
Ritz, Bogalusa; Doyle Maynard. Don,
Natchitoches; L. C. Montgomery. Joy, and
Earl Perry, Pittman Theatres, New Orleans;
T. G. Solomon. Gulf States Theatres,
McComb, Miss.; Don Stafford, Dixie
Theatres, and Clare Woods, United Theatres,
New Orleans, and S. A. Wright jr.,
associate owner of the Lakeview and Fox,
New Orleans, and Algiers Drive-In.
Montgomery is the temporary chairman.
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HOLLYWOOD—Joan O'Brien has been
inked for the femme lead in Allied Artists'
"Beyond the Call."
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ATLANTA
Tulie Marr, reporter-photographer-fashion
model and fashion consultant, visited
Atlanta as one stop on her 11,000 mile tour
of personal appearances on radio and
television, in connection with "Once More,
With Feeling." Pioducer-director Stanley
Donen commissioned Paris designer Hubert
de Givenchy to create an 11 -piece
wardrobe for star Kay Kendall and Miss
Marr was brought in as fashion consultant
Movie and stage actor Brian
. . .
Aherne was here to appear in "Dear Liar"
with Katharine Cornell. The play had a
successful three-day i-un at the Tower Theatre.
Wallace Leroy "Red" Carter, Warner
booker, was pinned in his small foreign
car for about 20 minutes Monday (15)
after a coUision on the North Expressway.
Carter said his Tiiumph went out of control
when he blacked out. The vehicle hit
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and bruises and transfen'ed to a private
hospital.
Guy Brown, MPA local representative, is
convalescing at Piedmont Hospital following
surgery. Fred Jabaley of the Princess,
La Grange, was also at Piedmont Hospital
for surgery and is convalescing at his
home. C. S. Pitman, Pitman, Gadsden,
Ala., and J. R. Ivey, Shelby, Columbiana,
Ala., were fighting the flu bugs at their
hemes. H. W. Hampton, partner in the
operation of the theatres at Ellijay and
Chatsworth, was rushed to the hospital
following a heart attack.
Following redecorating and refurbishing,
Ernest Austin will operate his Mountain,
Stone Mountain, on a seven-day basis. M.
C. Moore has closed his Coosa, Gadsden,
Ala., and returned to Jacksonville, Fla.,
where he operated theatres for many years
Jacksonville office manager Gene
Hudgins and his family .spent the long
George Washington Birthday weekend with
his parents here. Hudgins' father Jim is
Columbia office manager.
The tlieatre at Gibson burned January
31. One end of the screen was completely
destroyed and it is doubtful the theatre
will reopen any time soon. The theatre
was operated by Mrs. Nan Griffin who,
with her husband, also operates the Columbia,
Harlem.
Following a business and pleasui-e trip to
St. Petersburg and Fernandina, Fla., Preston
Henn. Co-at-co circuit operator, stopped
on the Row to buy and book. Other
Row visitors included Mrs. Eunice Hobgood,
Howell Drive-In, Canton: W. F. Roth,
Palace, Gallatin, Tenn.; James Reynolds,
Union. Union Point: Alton Odum, Ritz and
Harlem. Thomaston: Paul Engler, Engler
Theatres. Birmingham: Mi's. Margaret
Story and Warren Jackson, Knox, Warrenton:
Marshall Maddox. Jasper. Jasper:
John Hackney. Hub Drive-In, Covington:
R. E. Watson, Midway Drive-In and Rose,
Forsyth: R. L. Johnson, Comer, Comer,
and Pete Brice and Jack Mosely. Pal
Amusement Co., Vidalia.
Reedsburg, Wis., Badger
Reopened by Joe Hogan
REEDSBURG, WIS.—The Badger Theatre,
closed since last simimer, was reopened
recently under the new management
of Joe Hogan of Oconomowoc.
Hogan has taken a year's lease with an
option to buy at that time fixsm Mrs. O.
V. Kelly, owner of the Badger.
Hogan, originally from Madison, was
once assistant manager and treasurer of
the Oi-pheum and Capitol theatres in Madison.
He was also manager of the Eastwood
Theatre, Madison, and has managed
theatres in Middleton and Lancaster.
Former Policeman
Added to U-I Lineup
HOLLYWOOD—Ward Ramsey, a former
policeman in Helena, Mont., was signed
to a long-term contract by Univei-sal-International
and has been loaned to Jack
H. Harris for the top role in "Dinosaurus,"
which U-I will release.
The six-foot, five-inch actor is the firet
to be term-pacted by U-I in more than
two years, and will be given the same type
of buildup that sent Rock Hudson and
Tony Curtis to stardom. He leaves immediately
for the Virgin Islands, where
backgrounds for "Dinosamnis" will be shot
with Irvin Shortess Yeaworth jr. directing.
Lee J. Cobb has been signed to play the
role of Barak in Otto Pi-eminger's "Exodus,"
United Artists release which is
slated to roll March 28 in Israel. Cobb's
role is that of Paul Newman's father in
the filmization of Leon Uris' novel. Also
in the ca-st are Eva Marie Saint. Sir Ralph
Richardson, Peter Lawford and Timmy Everett.
• • •
Israeli actress Ziva Rodann has been
dotted by Albert Zugsmith to a nonexclusive
pact calling for her appearance in
at least one picture a year with her first
assignment a starring role in "College
Confidential," U-I release toplining Steve
Allen, Jayne Meadows and Mickey Shaughnessy.
The actress appears in Zugsmith's
upcoming release, "The Private Lives of
Adam and Eve," with Mickey Rooney and
Mamie 'Van Doren.
• * •
Warner Bi'os. has added Michael Mc-
Kee to its roster of contract players. The
studio now has 26 men and 10 women under
contrast, rapidly approaching its alltime
high of 50 pactees.
• * *
Rex Harrison will star with Doris Day
in "Midnight Lace," Ross Hunter production
for U-I-Anvin, which will be produced
by Hunter and Martin Melcher, the
same team responsible for the U-I-Arwin
hit, "Pillow Talk."
Managers Are Shuffled
At Columbia Theatres
COLUMBIA. S. C—David E. Parrish has
been named manager of the State Theatre
here. He succeeds John Greiger, who
was moved to the Ritz as assistant manager
under Jim Hawkins. The latter replaces
Will Desolate, who resigned to enter other
work. Both theatres are operated here by
Jack D. Fuller and Sam Irvin as Columbia
Theatres, Inc.
Fuller was in Washington for the annual
board meeting of the Theatre Owners
of America. He is a former president of the
Carolinas Theatre Owners Ass'n. Fuller
reported on the troubled blue law situation
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gid Fuhrman, back in the pink of health
after an ilhiess of several weeks, was
on Filmrow reporting he plans to reopen
the Madison in Madisonville and the Lake
at Mandeville soon. Both have been dark
five or six months . Coop>er. Columbia,
was in town working on "Suddenly,
Last Summer," which opened at the
RKO Orpheum. He disclosed the moss
seen in the New Orleans garden scene in
the picture was shipped from here to the
studio in London by Ellis LaBorde, city
park manager.
Yvonne Brockhuft, Warner staffer was
home ill .several days . Springier
and Laura Holton drew prizes from the
Warner di-ive Christmas tree—a wrist
watch and a hostess table . . . Vinton
Thibeau of the Gil at Lafayette stopped
to talk old times with R-ed Goodrow on
Filmrow.
Seen lunching at International House
were L. C. Montgomery, Gaston Dm-eau
and T. J. Howell . . . Barbara Hines, accompanied
by Beebe Kline. Columbia representative,
was in town in behalf of "Who
Was That Lady?" Ditto Julie Marr, to
drum up interest in "Once More, With
Peeling,"
Fannye Phillips of the Arthur Barnette
buying-booking office was home from the
.
ho.spital convalescing from a heart aillent
Armington flew to Des
Moines. Iowa, on receipt of news his mother
was killed in an automobile accident
Loraine Cass, husband Jim and his
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a stop light. The Cass car was badly damaged.
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and scratches patched up, then went on
to work at the UA office.
Douglas Desch, district manager for
Buena Vista, was here and in Baton
Rouge to help Charles Bazell set up promotion-advertising
for the premiere at the
Gordon Theatre there March 1 of "Kidnapp)ed."
James MacArthur, star of the
film, was in the capital city for two days
of appearances.
Rain, high winds, snow and a heavy
frost, followed by a quick waiTnup in the
past week held down the number of exhibitors
on Filmrow. Among those seen at
the exchanges, etc., were Marijo James.
Connett Theatres booker, Newton, Miss.:
Aubrey Lasseigne, Patterson and Berwick:
Jo2 Barcelona. Regina at Baton Rogue: Pic
Mosely. Picayune, Miss.; W. E. Limmroth
and Ed Fessler of Mobile: Claude Bourgeois.
Biloxi and Bay St. Louis, and P. G.
Prat jr., Prat-Aucoin theatres at Vacherie.
"Toby Tyler" W'as sneak-previewed at
the RKO Orpheum on the bill with "The
Big FLsherman." A rainstorm which turned
into snow held down attendance . . . The
presentation of "The Gazebo" on the stage
at the Gallery Circle for two weeks before
and during the run of the film at
Loew's State proved a boxoffice stimulant
both ways as many persons attended
one of the theatres, then became curious
about the other.
Film Museum Advances
With Supervisor Vote
HOLLYWOOD — The Hollywood
Film
Museum was a step closer to reality with
the Los Angeles County board of supervisors
unanimously adopting a resolution
calling for a complete economic survey
of the project.
Recommendation for the sui-vey, which
will include methods of financing the museum,
construction costs, estimates of
sources of potential revenue and preliminary
architectural plans, was submitted
to the board by Sol Lesser, chairman of the
Hollywood Motion Picture and Television
Museum Commission.
As already reported, the museum will
be located east of Highland avenue, opposite
tlie HoUyu'ood Bowl on property
now owned by the county and additional
adjacent acreage which the county has
agreed to acquire.
Charles Petrie Manages
Do Drive-In at Biloxi
NEW ORLEANS — Mike Ripps of Do
Drive-In Theatres has appointed Charles
Petrie to manage the Gulf Coast Do Drive-
In at Biloxi, Miss. Petrie is a newcomer in
the business, having been an airplane pilot
for a short time after completing his training
at the Biloxi Base. He will be assisted
by his wife Polly.
The couple also will have charge of a
new root beer drive-in stand erected in
front of the underskyer, which in addition
to root beer also will dispense sandwiches
of all kinds and candies. The stand is
due for an official opening .soon, but has
been serving the public several days. The
large surrounding area, like the area of
the drive-in theatre, is paved with asphalt.
Dr. Pearson Tenl 33's
Good Samaritan
MIAMI—Variety Tent 33 put out a special
four-page edition this month, which
was inserted in the Miami Beach Sun and
sent to subscribers, as well as being distributed
at the club's annual banquet.
Headlines proclaimed that Dr. Jay F. W.
Pear.son. president of the University of Miami,
won the Variety Club's Good Samaritan
award. He is described as "a man who
has given much of himself to bring health
and happiness into the lives of others."
The article points out that Dr. Pearson is
a friend of Variety and Variety Hospital
and he was singled out for the award
"for outstanding generosity, overwhelming
devotion to the cause of children, their
wellbeing and welfare."
The motto at the top of the special
edition
is, "A man is never so tall as when
he stoops to help a child."
The edition contains the program of
the recent installation banquet, of which
Paul M. Bruun. former chief barker, was
chaii-man. Installation of 1960 crew was in
charge of George W. Eby. Variety International
chief barker, of Pitt.sburgh, Pa.,
and acceptance .speech made by Edward
Melniker. newly named Chief Barker, w'ho
is having a second time at the office.
A history of the Variety Club and its
acjomplishments is given in the special
edition, as well as the announcement of
Great Guy awards to William A. Scully
and Hal Pelton. Jack Bell gets headlines
for his work for Variety Children's Hospital,
where a magnificent new research
building was dedicated recently to him.
Singled out as a hard worker for Tent
33 is Frank CrowTi, with Phyllis Pollak
announced as receiving the Great Gal
award, and congratulations to Mrs. William
Kruglak. Variety women's committee
1960 chairman.
A token of thanks was given George
Hoover at the banquet and in the sp>ecial
edition for his work for Variety Hospital,
of which he was president for ten years,
and an institution of which he now is
chaii-man of the board.
For his help in staging the 1960 banquet,
Richard Osborne was given a special
salute, and special thanks went to Bob
Hope for his appearance at Variety's Show
of Shouts, with recognition to Sophie
Tucker for her generosity to Variety Childrens
Hospital and thanks to Milton Berle
for heading entertainment at the Variety
Club banquet on February 13. and ditto
Billy Daniels,
Tribute is paid to Robert Pentland. new
president of Variety Children's Ho.spital.
Features about the hospital. Variety and
its work fill the interesting edition.
Tent 33. which has clubrooms in Miami,
has voted to look for suitable space
at Miami Beach. ,
Oils for Spartacus
LOS ANGELES — As an exploitation
measure for "Spartacus." U-I has signed
Ted Gilien to paint stars Kirk Douglas,
Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Tony
CurlLs. Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov
and John Gavin in oil for lobby exhibits
during roadshow engagement^s of the Bryna
production.
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Obscenity, Censorship.
Delinquency Weighed
CLEVELAND—Censorship was the subject
of a three-member panel discussion
before the members of the City Club recently.
Participants were Dan Lacey
of the American Book Publishers Coimcil;
Dr. Samuel Lerner, psychologist, Western
Resei-ve University, and Piof. Robert
McClure of the faculty of the University
of Minnesota law school.
While the discussion was aimed at
printed matter of doubtful moral standards,
its effect on literature, and its influence
on teenagers, their conclusions
could just as well be applied to motion
pictures.
Lacey set forth the principle that there
is no compulsory way to virtue and that
censorship leads only to a drying up of
creative sources.
Lerner said that experience leads him
to believe there is no relationship among
noi-mal teenagers between obscenity and
juvenile delinquency. Admitting he knows
no definition for "obscenity" he claimed
even among professionals, obscene literature
is not even mentioned in cm-rent
studies of juvenile delinquency. Response
to this type of literatm-e. he claimed, lies
within the character of the child.
"I do not believe that either books or
motion pictures can be judged on the basis
of community standards," McClm-e stated.
"This would lay an impossible burden on
book publishers to confonn to varying laws
on obscenity in different states .Obscenity,
in my opinion, must be based on a national,
not a community standard."
Blame for Brash Films
On Public, Marsh Avers
CLEVELAND — W. Ward Marsh of the
Plain Dealer, known as dean of Cleveland's
motion picture critics, is an ardent
foe of screen censorship not only because
of its immediate effect on motion pictures
but also because of its possible future effect
on freedom of the press. In a recent
Sunday article he comments on the approaching
danger of film censorship in
many states because, in his words, "too
many people thought films should grow up
but made them grow down."
But Marsh does not lay all the blame for
the rash of sophisticated films on the
producers. "It was brought on," he says,
"by the demands you have made at the
boxoffice. But you haven't demanded anything,
you insist? No? Then why haven't
you supported the kind of good pictures
which would have kept out the kind of
bad pictures which have made money?"
Mrs. Paul Gebhart, member of the motion
picture committee of the Federation
of Women's Club, in a recent club bulletin,
pointed out that if the members want
the producers to make pictures of high
moral standards, they must support these
pictures at the boxoffice.
JACKSONVILLE
. . .
Tames Clements, who has had many years
of service as a theatre manager for the
Wilby-Kincey circuit in the Carolinas. is
the new manager of Floyd Stowe's Linda
Drive-In at nearby Palatka. Stowe recently
acquired the Linda from Mrs. Adelaide
Gawthrop, who retired because of ill
health. Stowe books for the Linda, in addition
to his booking duties at his office
in this city for ten other independent
Florida theatres ... Ed Hale. 20th-Fox
publicist, returned from a stay in Miami
where he engaged in promotional work for
the south Florida opening of "Seven
Thieves" Paramount manager Fred
Mathis, and area chairman for the Will
Rogers Memorial Hospital Fund Drive, was
busy totaling contributions reported by
Filmrow's outside film salesmen and by
lATSE locals in seven southeastern states.
An early report on results of the drive is
expected.
. . .
Sheldon Mandell had the only first-run
opening of the week in "Sink the Bismarck!"
at his downtown St. Johns. Going
into holdover dates were "Gazebo" at
the Florida, "Solomon and Sheba" at the
Five Points. "On the Beach" at the Imperial
and "Once More. With Feeling"
Williamson
at
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"Snake" Richardson of Atlanta, president
of the Capitol Releasing Corp., retm-ned
home after conferences here with R. Cam
Price, his Florida manager.
Visitors on Filmrow included E. C. Kaniaris,
St. Augustine Beach; Jim Partlow
and Bill Carroll, Orlando: Harold Popel,
West Palm Beach; LeRoy McMahon, Kissimmee;
Roy Bang, Groveland; Bob Mullis,
High Springs: Ken Barfield, Bradenton: J.
M. Bailey. Blountstown; Carl Floyd, Haines
City: and Tom Johnson, Brunswick, Ga.
Col. John Crovo, retired exhibitor, was
re-elected president of the Motion Picture
Council at a luncheon meeting of the
group in the Hotel Seminole. Other officers
named were Mrs. A. V. Sangster, vicepresident:
Mrs. E. V. Sutton, secretary,
and Mrs. Madelaine Dalloz, treasurer. A
reviewing committee composed of Arthur
Cogswell, Mrs. Rose Sheppard, Mrs. Irene
Scanlon and Mrs. LeRoy White reported
most favorably on "The Big Fisherman."
which is scheduled for an early suburban
first-run at the Edgewood Theatre.
. . .
Alton Dureau, Columbia, checked in after
a swing into Mississippi Making calls
in and around Meridian was Charles Achee
jr., NTS . M. Skaggs planned to go
fuUtime at his Skaggs Di-ive-In in Amite
March 6 ... In to check with their buyerbookers
were A. J. CoUetti, Jeanerette, and
Percy Guitreau, Gonzales.
WOMPI Carmen Smith of Hodges, leading
spirit in the WOMPI minstrel show
. . .
which was e.stablished about two years ago,
reports the show may be presented on a
weekend in April at the Sacred Heart
School auditorium Pauline ElUott resigned
at Mastei-piece for a job outside
the industry . Rocker, Paramount
student booker, has moved up to the booker's
desk vacated recently by Eddie Kaffenberger,
and Beverly Leiche has been
transferred from accounting to the booking
section, succeeding Jane Cunningham,
resigned.
Matt Schroeder, AB-PT executive of New
^ork who died at his Greenwich. Conn.,
home February 13, had many local friends.
He had served for several years as controller
for Florida State Theatres with offices
in the local Florida Theatre Bldg. . . .
Lorraine Jackson, an assistant to Walter
Colby. FST city manager in Orlando, died.
She had formerly managed the Victoria
Theatre, New Smyrna Beach.
.
Mrs. Dorothy Zeitlinger is the new treasurer
of the FST credit union, which has
headquarters here and branches in several
towns and cities of northeast Florida. The
office was held for many years by Mrs.
Lenore Kirkwood . Ronnie Steck. warehouse
manager
.
for the Roy Smith Co.,
theatre suppliers, was confined to his home
by an attack of nifluenza . Charles,
manager of the suburban Capitol, has acquired
a new hobby of photographing theatres
in the area.
"The War Lover," to be filmed by Columbia,
has been called a fascinating novel
of wartime flying.
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C. E. Clark announces that Louisville
Drive-In at Louisville. Miss., and Philadelphia
Drive-In, Philadelphia, Miss., have
reopened . . . J. U. Burton, owner, reports
that the Lake Di-ive-In, Wynnburg, had
to close temporarily to repair wind damage
to its screen.
Visiting exhibitors from Arkansas included
Jack Noel. Ma.xie, Trumann: Alvin
Tipton. Tipton theatres at Caraway, Manila
and Monette; C. R. Bonner, Community,
Pine Bluff; Mre. Ann Hutchins, State,
Corning: Fred Brown, Skyvue Drive-In,
Forrest City: Mrs. Aitemise Gray. Skylark
Drive-In, Newport: W. R. Lee. Gem, Heber
Springs: Victor Weber, Center, Kensett:
Orris Collins. Capitol, Paragould:
William Elias, Elias Di-ive-In, Osceola:
John Staples, Carolyn, Piggott, and Tom
Ford, Ford Drive-In, Rector.
Whytc Bedford, Ford Drive-In, Hamilton,
Ala., was a visitor . . . J. U. Bui'ton. Star,
Trenton: Norman Pair, Fair. Somerville:
W. P. Ruffin jr., Ruffin Amusements Co.,
Covington, and Louise Mask, Luez, Bolivar,
were in town from Tennes.see pwints.
From Mississippi came Mrs. Henley
Smith, Skylark Drive-In, Clarksdale: L.
O. Foley, Palace. Tunica: B. F. Jackson,
Ellis, Cleveland; Lawrence Foley. Palace,
Tunica: C. J. Collier. Globe, Shaw, and
Mrs. Valeria Gullett, Benoit, Benoit.
Serves Worldwide Rotary
CULLMAN. ALA. — William R. Griffin.
co-owner of the Cullman Amusement Co.,
local theatre circuit, until his retirement
in 1957, is serving as a Rotai-y information
and extension counselor for 1959-60 of
Rotary International, world service organization.
Griffin, a past president of
the Theatre Owners of America, was the
charter president of the local Rotary Club,
which was organized in 1937, and served
Rotary International as district governor.
Airer Tower Is Flattened
BATESVILLE, ARK. — Twisting winds
which struck this community Febiiiary 9
flattened the screen tower of the winterclosed
White River Drive-In. Commonwealth
circuit outdoor theatre. Byers Jordan,
manager of the theatres here, said
the White Ri\'er will be fully restored
and added that the target date is April
8, which had been set as opening day for
the drive-in season.
McLendon Signs Scripter
HOLLYWOOD—Gordon McLendon, Dallas
film producer and financier, has signed
Seymour Robin-son to pen the original
.screenplay for "Affair in Sweden," forthcoming
U. S. -Swedish-Finnish production.
The film is slated to roll this summer in
Sweden. McLendon will supply the script
and three American actoi's.
'Bush' at 180 Is Best
Of Memphis Openers
MEMPHIS — -The Bramble Bush," a
Warner Bros, film which was called
"trash in newspaper reviews, "
led the firstrun
attendance parade. It did 180 per cent
of average business for the week. "The
Case of Dr. Laurent," Trans-Lux film,
which newspapers refused to accept for
advertising on the amusement pages, did
not do so well. It had only 150 per cent
of average and was the low man on the
totem pole for the week. Hundreds of radio
spot announcements were used to advertise
it.
(Averoge Is 100)
MqIco—Suddenly, Lost Summer (Col), 2nd wk...l50
Palace—The Gazebo (MGM), 2nd wk 100
State—On the Beach (UA), 2nd wk 100
Strand—The Cose of Dr. Lourent (Trans-Lux).. 50
Warner—The Bromble Bush (WB) 1 80
BIRMINGHAM
The Downtown Club presented its annual
benefit party for Spastic Aid of Alabama
Februaiy 12. Harry Curl, Melba Theatre
manager, was entertainment chairman.
. . .
Charlie Jordon, manager for Howco from
Atlanta, and his salesman. Ray Edwards,
were in town Also in from Atlanta
were Paul Hargette. Columbia manager:
Ben Butler. MGM salesman, and M. W.
Doris, sales manager for 20th Century-
Fox.
Birmingham was hit hard by the snow
over the weekend. All houses rerwrted lower
takes and some closed. Tlie Watere indoor
houses closed at 6 p. m. Saturday
I
1 13 the Waters drive-ins w-ere closed
Saturday night for the first time since
Waters entered the drive-in business. All
houses were open Sunday

Show-a-Rama to Hear
TOA, Allied Heads
KANSAS CITY—Both Al Pickus, president
of Theatre Owners of America, and
Al Myrick. president of Allied States Ass'n,
have accepted invitations to speak at the
third annual Show-a-Rama sponsored by
United Theatre Owners of the Heart of
America. The event, to be held March 8-10
in the Continental Hotel here, is expected
to attract more than 500 exhibitors and
industry representatives from the plains
states area.
Both Picker and Myrick are to speak at
a luncheon meeting March 9.
MANY CLINICS ON TAP
A picture-merchandising session, a concessions
clinic, a presentation by film companies
of their spring-quarter product and
a tradeshow will highlight the three-day
program. At the merchandising session,
specific campaigns for seven features
scheduled for April,
May and June will be
presented by top ad-publicity men in this
section of the country.
Campaigns for the following features will
be presented: "Wake Me When It's Over"
(20th-Pox), M. B. Smith, Kansas City,
Commonwealth Theatres: "Please Don't
Eat the Daisies" iMGM), Woody Barritt,
Wichita, Kas. drive-in circuit operator;
"Who Was That Lady?" (Col», Larry Day,
Des Moines, Central States Theatre Corp.;
"Tall Story" (WB), Harry Greene, Minneapolis,
general manager, Welworth Circuit;
"The Gallant Hom-s" (UA), Dave Jones,
Springfield, 111., Kerasotes Theatres;
"Snow Queen" (U-I), Darrell Presnell,
Kansas City, Fox Midwest Theatres; "One-
Eyed Jacks" iParai, Don Knight, Des
Moines, Tri-States Theatres.
The concessions clinic will be conducted
the morning of March 10, with the National
Ass'n of Concessionaires in charge.
Spiro Papas, president, and Russell Fifer,
executive secretary, will participate, and
Dr. Marvin Sandorf of the Twin Drivein
Theatre, Indianapolis, who operates one
of the top theatre concessions businesses in
the country, will speak on various phases
of his refreshment services.
Robert W. Selig, who is president of the
Fox Intermountain division of National
Theatres and Television, Inc., will deliver
the keynote address at the opening day
luncheon meeting which will be hosted
by R. L. McWhorter of the Coca-Cola Co.
An exhibitor-distributor breakfast will
open the second day's schedule, with Alexander
Film Co., United Film Service Co.
and Reid Ray Co. as hosts, and Jay Berry
of the Alexander Film Co. as speaker. That
morning film company representatives will
discuss upcoming pictures, and at the
luncheon session Dr. R. G. Gross, Chicago
industrial relations counsel, will speak. His
subject will be "There's Nothing Wrong
With Me—Everyone Else is Crazy."
TO DISCUSS CONCESSIONS
On the final day of the convention, following
the morning concessions clinic, a
luncheon will be sponsored by the Pepsi-
Cola Co. Mitchell Cox of New York, vicepresident
of the company, will speak. Norman
Wasser and Jerry Kunycky of Pepsi-
Cola will join Cox as hosts.
"Hell to Eternity," an Allied Artists film,
will be directed by Phil Karlson.
MIAMI
Tom Rayfield, manager of the Carib Theatre
and a favorite of moviegoers on
Lincoln road, is confined to his home with
back trouble. Paul Bruun, columnist of
the Miami Beach Sun, echoes everyone's
feelings when he wrote recently, "Miami
Beach needs his cheery smile and pleasant
ways" . . . Joan Crawford was guest of
honor at the American Cancer Society's
benefit Sunday il4) at the premiere of
"Once More With Feeling" at Palm
Beach's Paramount Theatre. The performance
was followed by a buffet supper in
the Celebrity room. Miss Crawford introduced
the picture, and was herself introduced
by Mrs. Raymond Emery, chaii--
man of the benefit. The next film Joan
will make is "Retm-n to Peyton Place."
Evelyn (Mrs. Jack) Parker's home on
Rivo Alto Island was banked with red and
white flowers when she entertained at a
coffee for a hundred or more women on
the 22nd. Red and white are symbolic colors
for the Variety Club, and its women's
committee on that day was campaigning
for life memberships. Among guests were
Jean Kruglack, president of the committee;
Kay Pelton, Catherine Chaplin and
Doris Beck.
Jane Fisher, longtime Miami Beach resident
who was the wife of the late Carl
Fisher, developer of Miami Beach, has been
named location director by Gayle-Swimmer-Anthony
Pi-oductions, Inc., for
"Force of Impulse," a teenage kidnap case,
on which shooting is just starting. Headquarters
is in Miami Beach, and among the
locations for the picture will be the Orange
Bowl, with some of the floats used in the
New Year parade; Indian Creek and Bal
Harbour clubs; the Candlelight Inc., Uncle
Ezra's Place and Mrs. Fisher's patio in her
Lake View Drive home: the boudoir in
Baroness Vladimir von Poushental's home
at Miami Beach; Mi's. John Wofford's boudoir
in her Pine Tree di-ive home, and the
stairway in the home of Mrs. Prank Morse,
Miami Beach. The cast includes young Joel
McCrea, Betty Garrett, Larry Parks, Robert
Alda and Gene Milford, whose cutting
and editing has won him an Academy
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Major Updating Plan
For Tulsa Majestic
TULSA — Reopening of the Majestic
Theatre around March 1 was announced
by R. V. McGinnis, owner of the Rialto
Theatre, shortly after he executed a nineyear
lease Fi-iday (12 > with D. N. Barnett,
trustee of the Thomas L. Townley testamentary
trust which owns the Majestic
Building.
McGinnis reported the Majestic will be
remodeled, redecorated, recarpeted and reseated.
He added the Majestic's "rockingchair"'
seats will remain, but with new
cushions. He said free parking will be available.
A manager will be brought to Tulsa from
California to run tlie Majestic, McGinnis
said, and the "finest first run films from
major studios will be shown. "I plan to
make the Majestic the showplace of Tulsa."
In addition there will be closed-circuit
television in the Majestic, as there is in the
Rialto. McGinnis, president and general
manager of R. V. McGinnis Theatres, also
heads Tulsa Pay-TV, Inc.
He forecast no adverse affect on the Rialto
when the Majestic, another downtown
theatre, competes with the Rialto and Orpheum
for first-run pictures.
McGinnis' leasing of the Majestic came
within hour's after futile reorganization attemps
on the part of the defunct Ritz Theatre
Corp. and Majestic Amusement Co.
were ended by U. S. District Judge Royce
H. Savage.
Concessions Counseling
Offered by Mel Turner
DAT iT IAS—Theatre operators interested
in problems of control over concessions volumes
and profits are invited to confer
without cost with Mel Tm-ner, district representative
of the Orange Crush Co.
Turner, at the outset of his career, was
given specialized training in food business
and concessions operations. Since receiving
that training, he has had 34 years of
practical experience in the concessions
field. He is ready to offer to any area exhibitor
the benefit of his experience with
problems of food costs, operations costs,
salary percentage, merchandising and personnel
training.
Heavy Booking of 'Hill'
DAT illAS — "Home From the Hill" has
been booked by all major Texan circuits
following its screenings for exhibitors, according
to John Allen. MGM southwestern
division manager. Thirty-three theatres
will open exclusive engagements in the
same number of cities starting March 17,
and in April and May the film will open
in 96 additional theatres.
Upgrades Hillsboro Booth
HILLSBORG, TEX.—The Texas Theatre
has installed a larger generator and larger
projection lamp to provide better quality
screen fare for patrons showing returning
interest in the theatre's offerings. New
vent pipes also were installed, according
to James Trantham, theatre manager.
Lindale, Now Al-Ray, Is
Open Again at Houston
HOUSTON — Al-Ray Theatres has reopened
the Lindale Theatre, recently acquired
from Lindale Properties, after a
$25,000 refurbishing, and renamed it the
Al-Ray.
Albert Zarzana is president of Al-Ray
Theatres and Ray Boriski is secretarytreasurer.
Renovation included all new foam
cushion seats, new projection equipment,
new carpeting and screen.
Sam Brunk Is Named
Executive Director
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sam Brunk, who
has been active in the motion picture business
in this area for 50 years, has been
elected executive director of United Theatre
Owners of Oklahoma on a parttime basis
to succeed John Dexter, an amusement
editor with the local Times and Oklahoman,
who resigned.
Brunk is a salesman for Screen Guild
and also is Oklahoma correspondent for
BOXOFFICE.
The selection of Brunk was made by the
UTOO board at a meeting at Hardy's
Steakhouse. Brunk entered the film business
at Wichita, Kas., in 1910 with Mutual
Film Co., and came to Oklahoma City in
1915. He was with MGM for a while then
joined Paramount in 1919. and remained
with that company until 1954, except for
a couple of years, when he took part in
the campaign for re-election of Senator
Robert S. Kerr. He joined Buena Vista
in 1955.
Brunk is a member of the Variety Club
board of directors and is a past chief
barker.
Get Star Billing in 'Race'
HOLLYWOOD — Producer William Perlberg
has upped the billing of Don Rickles
and Kay Medford in "The Rat Race" to
star billing with Tony Curtis and Debbie
Reynolds, as the result of the first rough
cut of the film.
TULSA HUDDLE — Sam Brunk.
chairman of the Variety 22 heart
committee, stands between Brownie
Akers, left, a Tulsa television official,
and Bennie McKenna sr., Tulsa theatre
owner, during a huddle at the recent
Variety board meeting in Tulsa.
Horace R. Falls Dies;
In Films Since 1916
OKLAHOMA CITY — Horace R.
Falls,
onetime resident of Oklahoma City, who
for the last ten years
has lived at Dallas,
died there Tuesday
(161. He was 63. having
been born in
BatesviUe. Ark., August
16, 1896.
Falls entered the
film business in 1916
as an assistant booker
for Universal and
was with other film
companies in the capacity
of booker and
salesman. His last
distribution job was
Horace R. Falls
as booker with the
FBO organization, managed at that time
by the late Sam Benjamin. He resigned
in October 1926 to join the Griffith Amusement
Co. as head booker and buyer, and
remained there for about 20 years.
After leaving the Griffith, he and his
two partners. Harry McKenna of Screen
Guild and Eb Walker, operated the Ritz
Theatre in Lawton for two or three years.
He moved to Dallas in 1949 and opened
a booking office which he was operating
at the time of his death. He was also interested
in the Red River Eh-ive-In at Texarkana
with McKenna and Walker.
Falls was a charter member of Variety
Tent 22 of Oklahoma, and served as chief
barker in 1947, 1948 and part of 1949,
when he resigned to go to Dallas. He was
granted a gold card for the fine work that
he did in helping to raise money for the
Variety Club charities.
By coincidence Falls picture appeared in
the DaUy World Sunday, February 7th in
connection with the ground-breaking exercises
held in Tulsa for the Variety Club
Health Center in 1944. Others in that picture
are Brownie Akers. now manager of
KVOO-T\r, and Ralph Talbot, retired owner,
both of Tulsa, along with several Tulsa
leaders.
Palls is survived by his wife Margaret
of the home, and a daughter Dorothy
Jean, now Mrs. William Oliva of Los Angeles,
and three grand children. The funeral
was held in Dallas Wednesday. Attending
from Oklahoma City were Mc-
Kenna, Walker, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
McCabe.
Fredericksburg Theatres
Sold by Durst Bros.
FREDERICKSBURG—Sale of the Palace
and 87 Drive-in Theatres to the Bel-
Pad Corp. has been announced by Herbert
and Carl Durst, owners of the Fredericksburg
theatre properties the past ten years.
The new owners are Pat Padden, formerly
of San Antonio, and Mr. and Mrs.
Howard J. Bellamy, also of the Alamo City.
Bellamy is president of the new corporation,
Padden, vice-president, and Mrs.
Bellamy, secretary.
The Durst brothers entered the theatre
business here when they erected the 87
Drive-In south of the city in 1949. Four
years later they purchased the Palace from
Walter Knoche.
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DALLAS
Tames Capps of the Pueblo, Ruidosa, announced
his daughter Dixie Lee will
wed Rogers Pope March 5. Dixie Lee was
grand marshal of the Ruidosa Downs .
Cathie Hardin has joined the staff at
Warner Bros., replacing Shirley Swafford
who left to await the arrival of the stork
. . . Charles Knauff of the Bandex, Banowflifs
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which he has leased from Leon Glasscock.
Calling on the Row were Martin Larmour.
National, Graham; Clinton Bailey,
Chief, Nocona; James Wilson, Star,
Teague; Roy Nelson, Plaza, Kaufman;
Tommy Wales, Texas, Burnet, and H. L.
Durst. F^-edericksburg Sympathy to
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secretai-y to Jimmie
Prichard of Allied Artists on the death
of her father after a very severe case of
the flu. He also was the father of Agnes
Backus, the wife of Paul Backus, Allied
Artist salesman.
Variety Week in Dallas, with an enthusiastic
assist from the Texas Drive-In
Theatre Owners Ass'n convention, gave
Tent 17 one of the liveliest weeks in a
long while. There was something doing
every day, and the warm heart of Variety
was extolled in the daily press and
on television and radio. Mayor Robert L.
Thornton issued a Variety week proclamation.
The Morning News recounted at
length the many millions raised by Variety
the world over to benefit underprivileged
youngsters. The week was climaxed
by announcement of Tent 17's exjjenditure
of $35,000 to provide expanded housing facilities
for the Dallas School for the Blind,
where blind children are taught to read
Braille and live normal, self-sufficient
lives.
.As a very tangible result of Variety Week,
the Women's Ass'n of Allied Beverage Industries
at a party in the clubrooms surprised
barker Julius Schepps. a trustee of
Variety Foundation, with the presentation
of a $1,000 contribution to the new charity
endeavor.
$500,000 for 'Flanders'
LOS ANGELES—Robert Lippert,
liaison
between Associated Pioducers and 20th-
Fox. has announced a $500,000 promotional
budget, covering every facet of advertising,
for "A Dog of Flanders."
SAN ANTONIO
T^ouglas Naylor, manager of the Texas,
brought back two oldies for a lively
rerun. They were "The Bridges of Toko-
Ri " "The Country Gii-l" . . . Interstate
city manager George M. Watson and
publicist Jack S. Chahnan attended a Dal-
screening of "Home From the Hill."
las
Vandals broke into the snack bar of the
El Capitan Drive-In on a Sunday afternoon
and inflicted $500 in damages. A
scorched wall indicated they had tried to
set the place afire. Sylvan K. Barry, former
Interstate employe here, is the owner
. . . Charles A. Wolf of the Prince gave
away free photos of Candy Barr to patrons
at his recent Battle of the Teasers bill . . .
Lurene Tuttle, with the Gene Lewis Players
at the old Palace here several years
ago, was on the screen of the Texas in
"Ma Barker's Killer Brood."
Seen in town booking Mexican pictures
were Luis Puente jr., the Rey at Raymondville;
Arnold and Sam Schwartz of
the Aztec and Yolanda theatres and the
Cenizo Drive-In at Eagle Pass, and E. L.
Walters of the new Iris there . . . Columbia
tradescreened "Bala de Plate" . . . Egan
Klein and Donald McConville of the New
York office of Columbia conferred with
Fernando J. Obledo at the local exchange
on several big campaigns planned for
Columbia Spanish releases.
. . .
The West Theatre in George West,
which had been closed, is open again . . .
"Pillow Talk" ended four weeks at the
Laurel, suburban art house, and was succeeded
by "Operation Petticoat"
landa Schwarz, whose father
. . . 'Yo-
owns three
theatres at Eagle Pass, took in the annual
San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo . . .
Ed Brady of the Palace at San Benito and
the Vitoria in Brownsville was in town
. . . Ditto Frank Fletcher of the Ritz Teatro
at Houston Ruben Ayala and Nelly
Martinez of the Azteca staff took in the
annual Laredo celebration and bullfight
Roa was in the Santa Rosa Hospital
for surgery.
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'Beach/ 'Tyler' Share
Top Milwaukee Spot
MILWAUKEE — "On the Beach," appearing
at the Palace, and "Toby Tyler,"
at the Riverside, played to holdout crowds,
and earned the 300 per cent mark. The
Warner, with "Suddenly, Last Summer"
and the Towne, showing "The Purple
Gang" followed in that order with marks
of 200 and 175, respectively. Business was
good along the Avenue.
(Average Is 100)
Polace On the Beach (UA) 300
Riverside Toby Tyler (BV) 300
Strand Solomon ond Shebo (UA), 8th wk 100
Towne The Purple Gong (AA); House of Intrigue
(AA) 175
Warner Suddenly, Last Summer (Col), 2nd wk. 200
Wisconsin Tommy and the Bachelor (U-l);
The Perfect Furlough (U-l), reissues 100
'Beach' Has Amazing
3rd Week in Omaha
OMAHA—In the face of bad weather,
gate receipts held up amazingly well for
Omaha first runs last week and five holdovers
all did good business. "On the Beach"
more than doubled average in its third
week at the Admiral. "The Last Angry
Man" was above average and finished the
fom'th week stronger than the first at the
Dundee.
Admiral On the Beach (UA), 3rd wk 230
Cooper ^Ben-Hur (MGM) 1 50
Dundee The Lost Angry Man (Col), 4m wk. . . 1 50
Omaha Solomon and Shcba (UA), 3rd wk 90
Orpheum Suddenly, Lost Summer (Col), 2nd wk. 115
State The Big Fisherman (BV), 3rd wk 110
"Porgy' Is a Powerhouse
In 8th MiU City Week
MINNEAPOLIS— "Porgy and Bess" in
its eighth week at the Academy continued
to be the top boxoffice grosser with a rating
of 200 per cent. Next was "The Gazebo"
in its fourth week at the World with a
rating of 175 per cent. Big surprise was the
business done by a double feature in its
second week at the RKO Pan ("The Purple
Gang" and "The House of Intrigue"),
which stacked up a rating of 150 per cent.
Academy Porgy ond Bess (Col), 8th wk 200
Century South Seas Adventure (Cinerama),
33rd wk
Gopher The Story on Poge One (20th-Fox), 2nd
95
wk 100
Lyric Edge of Eternity (Col) 75
Orpheum Toby Tyler (BV) 1 50
Pan—The Purple Gang (AA); House of Intrigue
(AA) 2nd wk 150
St. Louis Park Solomon and Sheba (UA), 8th
wk 125
State Samson and Deliloh (Pora), reissue,
2nd wk 80
Uptown The Mouse That Roared (Col), 8th wk. 125
World The Gazebo (MGM), 4th wk 175
Jane Fonda Kin at Omaha
Special 'Story' Guests
OMAHA—^Bob Hirz, Warner sales manager
in the Omaha territory, sent a special
invitation out for the screening of "The
Tall Story" at the Center Theatre.
It went to Mr. and Mrs. John Peacock
and their nephew Peter.
Why so special? Well, Mrs. Peacock's
maiden name was Jane Fonda. She is the
sister of actor Henry Fonda, whose daughter
Jane is one of the stars in "The Tall
Story."
And Peter? He is Mrs. Peacock's nephew
and Henry's son, who is living with the
Peacocks while attending the University
of Omaha.
Incidentally, Peter is making quite a
name for himself in dramatics on the OU
campus.
Central States D-l Men
Get Set for New Season
NCA Board Postpones
Meeting This Month
MINNEAPOLIS — A board meeting of
North Central Allied scheduled for February
16 was ix)stponed, according to
F^ank Mantzke, NCA president. Another
date, probably sometime in March, will be
set shortly, Mantzke said. The meeting was
to have taken up the possible severance of
North Central Allied's ties with National
Allied.
Former Omaha Exhibitor
Dies in Longmont, Colo.
LONGMONT. COLO.—Elmer Huhnke, a
former Omaha exhibitor, died here where
he had been operating a motel the last
two years. Huhnke's death occurred Wednesday
(17 1 after he had had a second
heart attack. The first occurred December
9.
Huhnke was secretary-treasurer of Allied
Independent Theatre Owners of Iowa,
Nebraska and South Dakota until about
two years ago, when he left the industry.
He operated the Minna-Lusa Theatre in
Omaha for around 17 years. Previous to
entering exhibition, he had sold film in
Wisconsin.
Survivors include his wife Violet; his
stepfather, Gus Toffell, Waukesha, Wis.;
his brother George, Milwaukee, and two
sisters, Mrs. Norma Thomas, St. Petersburg,
Pla., and Mrs. Dorothy Rex, Waukesha.
Drive-Up Banking Facility
To Replace Beloit State
BELOIT, WIS.—The State Theatre, a
unit of Beloit Theatres Co., is to be razed
to make way for a drive-up banking facility
to be constructed by the Second National
Bank.
John Falco, circuit manager, told bank
officials the State can be vacated soon,
making the site available for an early
start on the new bank, which will provide
three drive-up windows and customer
parking.
Moving Boxoffice Pays
OH in Minneapolis
Minneapolis — Workmen who remodeled
the Uptown Theatre struck a
pile of money when they moved the
theatre's ticket booth, which had been
in the same place for over 20 years.
When they moved the booth they
found $12.30, mostly in nickels, dimes
and quarters. Spurred on by their discovery,
the workmen headed next for
the concession stand, hopeful of even
bigger stakes. They moved the stand
but found only 40 cents.
DES MOINES — Managers of the 26
drive-in theatres operated by Central
States Theatre Corp. in Iowa and Nebraska
gathered for their annual preopening
conferences, one in Omaha and the
other in Cedar Rapids, recently for prepatory
planning for the coming season.
Piesiding at the sessions was Frank D.
Rubel, general manager. Others attending
from the home office were Earl Lehman,
accounting chief; Larry Day, advertising-publicity
director; Herb Loeffler,
purchasing and maintenance; Dick Day,
drive-in theatre booker, and Gus Campagna,
head of the concessions department.
Myron Blank, Central States president,
attended the meeting at Cedar Rapids.
DISCUSS REOPENING PROBLEMS
Preparatory plans discussed included the
many things that should be done prior to
opening concerning the checking of parking
areas, lighting, projection equipment,
landscaping and light shields for those
drive-in theatres located in an area with
other nearby commercial establishments.
Particular emphasis was placed on proper
readiness of the concession stands and
new items that will be available for selling.
A complete discussion of operational
plans for the coming season was held at
both meetings with considerable time spent
on advertising and product. Each manager
was given a manual on concession stand
cperations and a complete manual of advertising
materials, including a detailed
story of the many unit shows and combos,
plus special activities, that are planned for
use in the coming season.
Pi-oofsheets of the new ads, and old,
were included in the ad manual as well
as a complete listing of all available radio
spot transcription records, current and old.
HEAR INDIVIDUAL PLANS
At the close of each general meeting individual
discussions were held with each
drive-in theatre manager present concerning
plans for his particular theatre and
the setting of an opening date. Present at
the meetings in addition to the home office
personnel:
At Cedar Rapids—J. B. Greenbaum, district
manager; John Rargang, Cedar Rapids;
Karl Underwood and Ii-ving Heller,
Burlington; Bob Flauher, Clinton; Harley
Moore, Dubuque; Glenn and Lloyd
Knode, Waterloo; Merle Blair, Cedar Falls;
Horace Spencer, Oelwein; Tom Goodman,
Ottumwa; Vernon Carr, Des Moines; Wally
Stolfus, Charles City; Ray Ti-uesdall, Ames,
and Dave Koui-y and Ansel Chapman, Iowa
City.
At Omaha—M. E. McClain, district manager;
Ai-t Farrell, Omaha; Paul Gilpatrick.
Council Bluffs; Maynard Nelson, and Dick
Cobler, Mason City; Ray Langfitt, Algona;
Cy Prangman, Boone; Oky Goodman, Oskaloosa;
Tom Ryan. Albia; Ken Shipley,
Fremont; Burns Ellison, Columbus; Elton
Benson, Norfolk; Fred Teller. Hastings;
Jerry Darner, York, and Clinton Smestad,
Kearney.
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franklin Rash jr. has purchased the
equipment of the Sidney Theatre in
Sidney from Quentin Chapman. Rash said
he expects to malie some alterations in the
theatre, including installation of a concession
stand, before he opens for business.
He also operates the Colonial Theatre
at Hamburg . Waters has
opened the State Theatre in Hedrick after
making extensive improvements. A new
widescreen and new projection equipment
have been installed.
The Strand Theatre in Pisgah, owned
and operated by Elson Holben. has been
.sold to the Swain Motor Co., owned by
Byron Swain, who will use the building for
used cars, storage and parts. The movie
screen and projector have been put up for
sale ... A letter was sent to members of
Des Moines Women's Clubs and organizations
promoting "On the Beach," which
was screened for PTA and other groups
in Das Moines a couple of weeks ago. The
letter urges people to see the movie and
outlines the plot of the story.
Bob Fridley had a three-day showing of
"Richard m" at the Var.sity Theatre as
part of the Shakespeare festival during
February. It was a first-run of the movie
in Des Moines and tied in with a Drake
niversity production, a di-ama workshop
prodxjction and a reading of Shakespeare
at the Community Playhouse.
The board of directors of the Traer
Chamber of Commerce, who have been
operating the Ti-aer Theatre on a trial
basis since January 1, have decided to
continue operation of the theatre indefinitely.
Secretary Dale Magnussen has been
named theatre manager. He will operate
the theatre with the assistance of the directors
and the voluntary help of other
Chamber members. Magnussen said the
theatre operation was profitable during
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will be 25 cents for children under
13 and 50 cents for juniors and adults.
On the eve of another big snowstorm.
Tent 15 held its 1960 inauguration ball at
the Standard club, with cocktails at 6:30
p.m. and dinner at 7; 30. Installation of
new officers highlighted the evening. Don
Allen is the new chief barker; Joe Young,
first a.ssistant chief barker; Richard
Pi-ank, second assistant; David Gold, property
master, and Lou Levy, dough guy.
The crew for 1960 includes Ralph Olson.
Don West, Harold McKinney, Harold Kimmel
and Tony Moe.
Wes Mansfield, owner of the Mills Theatre
in Tama, and Manager Lester Pospichal
have said they may be forced to
close because of high operating expenses
and objections to midnight movies by some
adults and by the Tama city council. They
PMjinted out that midnight movies have
been one means of keeping the Mills out
of the "red" . . . Officials of the Graettingei'
Community Theatre in Graettinger
have announced a new price schedule
— 20 cents for children under high school
age; 35 cents for high school students and
60 cents for adults. This is a five-cent increase
for children and students and tencent
increase for adults.
Sherm Fitch, operator of the Gem in
Moville. will continue two features a week.
The theatre is open on Fridays. Saturdays
and Sundays.
OMAHA
^hancellor Clifford Hardin of the University
of Nebraska at Lincoln and
Mrs. Hardin were among the black-tie
guests at the formal opening of "Ben-
Hur" at the Cooper Theatre. On tw'o previous
nights the Cooper Foundation and
MGM held previews for press, radio, television
and film industry personnel.
Oscar Johnson, exhibitor at Palls City;
Harry Hummell. theatre owner at Scribner;
Tom Sandberg, former exhibitor at
Ravenna and now owner of the drivein
at Holdrege, and Bill Barker, operator
of the Co-Op Booking Sei-vice in Omaha,
plan to attend the big Show-a-Rama at
Kansas City March 8-10. Sandberg acquired
the Holdrege drive-in from Harold
Struve, veteran Deshler and Hebron exhibitor.
The Oscar Johnsons at present
are visiting in California.
Larry Dunn, formerly with 20th-Fox, has
been added to the Allied Ai-tists staff to
cover the Des Moines territory. Because of
the consolidation of the Des Moines office
with the AA exchange here, Evelyn
Reedkin has been added to the staff in
Omaha. Helen Newman, Allied cashier, is
back at work after a bout with the flu
. . . William Porter of the Allied home office
was in town to help work out consolidation
details with Sol Francis, the exchange
manager . . . Bill Wink. Allied office
manager, was snowed under with boxes
containing 50,000 balloons which arrived
for use with the company's upcoming picture
on hypnotism.
Bill Heath, United Artists salesman, had
to tag a snow plow for miles in the
Grand Island area but he was happy to
have the machine ahead. With one snow
following another all winter in this territory.
Bill says Sherman's description of
war fits the state's roads to a "T" .
hibitors who made it in included
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Rawley
Connell. Bassett; Phil and George March,
Wayne and Vermillion; S. J. Backer, Harlan;
Fi-ank Good, Red Oak, and Sid Metcalf,
Nebraska City.
Omaha WB Bldg. Sale
To Creighton Indicated
OMAHA—Unofficial reports of the .sale
of the Warner Bros, building in Omaha to
the Creighton University School of Medicine
were given support by indications the
Omaha Warner booking office will change
location.
According to lease negotiations, the
booking office is to be located at 524-26.
Omaha Loan & Building Ass'n Bldg.. 15th
and Dodge streets. The Warner building
Is at 14th and Davenport directly aci-oss
the street south from the Creighton University
School of Medicine. The university
has been interested in acquiring the property
to relieve crowded conditions in its
present facilities.
The Warner building is comparatively
new, one-story with large basement area
and excellent heating and air conditioning
equipment. Only a small portion has been
used since the company closed its branch
here and maintained only a booking staff
and sales manager in this ai-ea.
At one time, repwrts indicated the property
was being offered for sale at between
$150,000 and $200,000.
Harry B. Watts Dies;
Foniier Omaha Exhibitor
OMAHA — Funeral services were conducted
here for Harry B. Watts. 68, former
theatre manager here who died after
a brief illness.
He managed the Strand, then the Rialto
in downtown Omaha and later managed
the Riviera, now the Paramount.
After Publix puixhased the A. H. Blank
intere.sts here. Watts transfeiTcd to Publix
and was appointed manager of the
Minnesota, the largest theatre in Minneapolis.
After leaving the theatre business
he established a pet shop in Omaha.
Survivors include his mother and two
daughtei-s, Barabara Hein and Nancy Monico.
Burial was at Hillcrest cemetery.
Managing in Hilbert, Wis.
HILBERT. WIS.—Joe Cozzuol has been
appointed manager of the Chilton Theatre
by John Stenport, owner of the local
Chilton and the TowTie Theatre in New
Holstein.
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lAZarner Bros., will move to its new offices
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at 111 North Uth St. about March 12
Independent Film Distributors will
move from 1011 Currie Ave. to 74 Glenwood
Ave. on or about March 1 . . Bill
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Burke, office manager and booker at American-International,
returned to MGM
Monday i29i as office manager. He replaces
Howell Owens, who was transfenred
to Jack-sonville, Pla., as office manager.
Doris Schaaf, bookers' stenographer at
20th-Pox, vacationed in Florida . . . Bob
Pavaro, regional director of advertising and
publicity for 20th-Fox. was elected Twin
Cities publicity chaii-man for the Academy
Awards presentation . L. Remig,
director of exchange operations for
American-Intei'national, was in from
Hollywood. In from Dallas was Milt Overman,
advertising arid publicity director for
the central division of American-International.
He was working on "Angiy Red
Planet, " which opens March 9 at the RKO
Pan, Minneapolis, and the Lyceum, St.
Paul.
Out-of-town exhibitors on the Row were
Roy Rasmussen, Perham: Hai-vey Thorpe,
Crosby; Burr Cline, Jamestown, N. D.:
Philip Harvatine, Cornell, Wis.: Robert
Hodd, Abbotsford, Wis.; Rodger Dniry,
Madison, S. D.; and N. R. Madsen, Buffalo
Lake, who plans to reopen his 212
Drive-In April 14.
C. A. Henley, who formerly managed a
theatre in Savannah, Ga., has been named
new manager of the Atlantic Theatre at
Atlantic, Iowa, a Pioneer Theatres house.
He replaces George O'Brien, who resigned
January 1 and moved to Denver.
Sim Heller, who operates theatres at
Grand Rapids and Milaca, accompanied
his brother-in-law, Jim Zien. to Miami
Beach where Zien is recuperating from an
operation . Smith, general manager
of Pioneer Theatres, visited his daughter
in Peoria, 111. . . . Russ McCarthy, sales-
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Harry Hollander, Columbia exploiteer,
was in working on "Suddenly, Last Summer."
which opened at the State Theatre,
Minneapolis, and Paramount Theatre, St.
Paul The Westbrook at Westbrook
was reopened February 15 by Delon Knutson,
the new operator . . . Angle Savell is
the new bookers clerk at MGM . . . Cecil
B. West has taken over management of
the Belle at Belle Fom-che, S. D.
Bob Favaro, regional director of advertising
and publicity for 20th Century Fox,
held ssreenings of "Dog of Flanders" for
exhibitors as well as members of the press,
radio and television in Duluth, Fargo,
N. D.. and Sioux Falls, S. D. Educators, religious
leaders and other opinion-makers
also were invited to the screenings. Favaro
also presented a seven-minute trailer
of "The Story of Ruth" at the screenings,
sti-essing the fact that 20th Century-
Fox plans to release one family picture a
month. He asked for the cooperation of
the exhibitors in helping to push these
pictures. While in the three cities Favaro
also arranged for the television saturations
on "Masters of the Congo Jungle."
Dahlstrom & Weinberger, theatre decorator.s,
have redecorated and remodeled
the DeMarce Theatre at Benson, which was
gutted by fire Thanksgiving Day. Improvements
include new seats, new stage equipment,
new carpeting and a new concession
stand. The house, which is operated
by John DeMarce, reopened Saturday (27).
Dahlstrom & Weinberger also redecorated
the Rialto and Capitol theatre at Clinton,
Iowa, for the Central States circuit and
the Le Sueur Theatre at Le Sueur, which
is operated by Chet Werner.
The neighborhood Ritz on the northeast
side of the city, which was the home of
Polish films before World War II, has resumed
showing all Polish-language pictures
from time to time. A feature film
titled, "U Progu Piekla" ("On the Threshold
of Hell" I, headlined the first such
program. There also was a short on Slask,
the Polish state folk ballet, and a reel of
news from Poland. These are beUeved to
be the first Poli.sh films to be .shown here
since the war.
United Artists had invitational showings
of "On the Beach" at 8:30 a.m. Saturday
1 the RKO Orpheum. Minneapolis,
and RKO Orpheum. St. Paul. Invited were
representatives of United Woi-ld Federalists,
Sane Nuclear Policy Ass'n, American
Field Sei-vices, University of Minnesota.
World Affairs Center, the Parent-Teacher
Ass'n and local and state government officials.
Civil Defense set up a sp>ecial display
on radiation problems in the lobbies
of both theatres and distributed folders
on the problem. Showings were set up by
Bob Whelan. RKO Theatres city manager,
and Irving Shiffrin, UA field press representative.
Joseph Anthony has been signed as producer-director
of "The Plunderers," an
Allied Artists release.
Frank Balkin Retires
As Reid Ray Ofiicial
ST. PAUL—Frank Balkin, who opened
the Chicago operation of Reid H. Ray
Film Industries of this city in 1948, will
retiie March 1. A vice-president of the
company for 12 years, he has had 42 years
of experience in the commercial film indu.stry.
Balkin began work in the motion picture
field in 1918 with the late Herman A.
DeVry, head of the Chicago compwny which
built the first portable suitcase type 35mm
piojector. He rose to sales executive of the
DeVry company and introduced the early
film projector to the trade. In 1931 Balkin
became sales manager for Chicago
Film Laboratory and remained with the
firm until 1948 when he joined Reid H.
Ray Film Industries.
Balkin and his wife will leave early in
March for an extended tour of the Near
East and Europe, after which they will
settle in California.
His successor in Chicago will be Clyde
L. Krebs. formerly with Galbreath Picture
Productions, Chicago. He will become
vice-president in charge of midwestern
operations for Reid H. Ray. In
the commercial film field for ten years.
Krebs at one time was with Sarra, Inc., in
Chicago.
In addition to Chicago, the Reid Ray
organization has branch sales offices in
Washington and Kansas City, Mo. Studios
and home office are in St. Paul. The
Chicago offices are located at 208 South
LaSalle.
MILWAUKEE
The Sixth & Mitchell Street Corp. is
proving
faith in the future of movies, by
arranging for a $100,000 renovation job
on the shuttered Juneau Theatre at Sixth
and Mitchell streets. Bruce Gran heads
the corporation ... Of interest perhaps
to exhibitors: The National Retail Bakers'
Ass'n, (convention here. May 24), will select
a "Little Miss America," 6-10 years
old. Lots of prizes!!!! A screen star Is
being sought to act as one of the judges.
Arthur W. Hafemann jr., 38, a driver
for MIm Service, was fatally injured Sunday
(14 1 when he apparently was thrown
from his careening truck onto a Dodge
County highway. He was en route to Watertown
to deliver films.
Milwaukee's ordinance governing motion
pictures is largely ineffective, according to
F. Ryan Duffy jr.. an assistant city attorney.
Mayor Zeidler requested the opinion
after Valentine J. Wells, executive secretary
of the city motion picture commission,
complained about a series of violent gangster
films shown here. "Recent decisions
of the United States Supreme Court," he
said, "have all but eliminated the possibility
of prior censorship of motion pictures."
Wells .spoke recently before the Lutheran
Student Ass'n of Metropolitan Milwaukee
at the Lutheran student center. His topic
was "Movie Censorship in Milwaukee."
Reopened: the Mode Theatre at Waterloo
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Reedsburg, reopened by Joe Hogan, booking
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Frank Maley Is Dead;
Showman 51 Years
ORRVTLLE. OHIO — Although Fi-ank
Maley. who died recently, had been manager
of the Orr Theatre, unit of General
Theatres circuit of Cleveland for over 12
years, and dui-ing that period had been
a vital part of the local community, fewpeople
knew that he had been in the show
business for 51 years.
In 1909 at the age of 16 he was cast as
a blackface comedian in the Sebring Playhouse
and except for a brief interim in
minor league baseball, he was in theatrical
work the rest of his life. An accomplislied
comedian, he appeared in many plays, including
"Up in Mabel's Boom," Pi'ice &
Bennelli's "Greater New York Minstrels"
and "Shepherd of the Hills." Later he became
an actor-manager for Gus Sun, appearing
from coast to coast.
After 15 years on the road he became
captain and player with the Sebring baseball
team, then a member of the old Ohio-
Penn League. He soon returned to the
theatre, but until his death he acted
as parttime scout for the Cleveland Indians
and the Chicago White Sox.
As a night club entertainer and master
of ceremony he gave Bob Hope his first
chance in show business. At the time,
Maley was manager of summer stock
shows at Luna Park.
It is characteristic of both men that
Maley took no credit for starting Hope
on his fabulous career, and that at Maley's
funeral Hope sent a mammoth floral
piece.
For a brief period, Maley was associated
with Ray Wallace in the operation
of Wallace's Alliance, Ohio, theatres. He
joined General Theatres as manager of
the Orr Theatre in July 1947. He was so
integi-ated into the life of the community
that the Orr truly became the center of
all
community activity.
survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Maley is
Margaret Abb Bailey of Pontiac. Mich.;
three grandchildren and two sisters.
Praise for Film Reviewer
Norman Nadel, Columbus
COLUMBUS— "He calls his shots the way
he sees 'em in reviewing a play or a
movie," wrote Jack Keller, managing editor
of the Columbus Citizen -Jom-nal, in
a page-one featurette on Norman Nadel.
theatre editor of the local Scripps-Howard
daily.
"NoiTnan Nadel is one of our favorite
people," says Keller. "A man who can
play a trombone well enough to sit in a
symphony orchestra, a man who has won
awards for his drama reviews, a man who
has won a national championship at sailing,
a man who can play a carillon with
the best. That's Norman. The man's facets
are many and amazing. He frequently
studies a symphony score before he reviews
a performance. He calls his shots the way
he sees 'em in reviewing a play or a
movie.
"Nonn writes like he loves it—and he
does. The preparation he puts into his
work would shame a nuclear scientist. And
the product he produces is one of the
reasons he has won awards."
'HILL' STARS IN DETROIT—MOM took its Show the Showman campaign on
•Home From the Hill" to Detroit where three stars, George Hamilton, Luana
Patten and George Peppard met Michigan exhibitors after a screening and an
advertising-publicity forum, and were interviewed by newspaper folk. Pictured
with the stars, left to right: Henry Capogna, Butterfield circuit; Hamilton, and
Miss Patten; Irving Goldberg, Community Theatres; Peppard; Alden Smith, Cooperative
Theatres; Woodrow Praught and Tom Byerle of United Detroit Theatres.
Velimir Haiden of Akron,
Former Exhibitor, Dies
AKRON—Although he had been out of
the motion picture business the past four
years, the death Saturday

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DETROIT
T eonard Goldenson, president of American
Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, is
planning a special television presentation
in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Statler
Breakfast wll precede
Hilton March 2 . . .
the event.
Sid Bowman. UA manager, held open
house at UA's new modernistic offices in
the Fox Theatre building, the first major
distributor to come into "Little Filmrow."
The whole staff assisted, including
Morrie Weinstein, John McMahon, Jack
Susami, Bert Holmes, Howard Pearl, Margaret
Studebaker. Marjorie Rice. Lil Collon
and the rest . . . Robert I. Stem corrects
that address we recently published
for Superior School Equipment Co.—it
should be 19335 Schoolcraft Ave.
. . .
Getting good press reaction here was
Stephen Boyd, star of "Ben-Hur," which
opened here at the United Artists the 17th
Gertrude Walker, who stood by so
faithfully during the long illness of her
late brother. Cinei-ama's press agent Bill
Green, is hoping to get away within a
month or so after trying to sub for her
brother at the Music Hall and maintain an
almost constant vigil at his bedside .
Julia Sturdevant no longer is the gal Friday
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Press critic Helen Bower brought up the
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solution when reporting on a current film
debut. She is on the side of telling the
story.
Hollywoodites Line Up
For Nuclear Test Ban
HOLLYWOOD — Marlon Brando and
Gregory Peck have joined the sponsoring
committee for Hollywood for SANE,
a chapter of the national committee for a
SANE Nuclear Policy. Cochairmen of the
local group are Robert Ryan and Steve
Allen and the organization's aim is to
urge an effective, permanent ban on the
testing of nuclear weapons. Among the
other Hollywoodites on the committee are
Robert Wise, James Whitmore, Rod
Steiger, Robert F. Blumofe, J a y n e
Milton Sperling,
Meadows, Ray Bradbui-y.
Stephen Bosustow, Anthony Qulnn. Don
Knott and Connie Russell.
BOWLING
DETROIT—Projectionist Local 199 held
a two-point lead in the Nightingale Club
Bowling League.
Teom Won Lost Teom Won Lost
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NTS 40 28 Not. Carbon ...27 41
Equipment 37 31 Altec 26 42
Bowling notes — William Fouchey is
bringing that third place team up front.
Francis Light and Eddie Waddell are urged
to talk with their teammates in time.
Robert Bloch. pleased to see captain Roy
Thompson, made it a high-three score of
536. Matt Haskin hit high single in his
division with 239.
Carl (Nine Pirn Mingione howled when
Ed Douville beat him by one pin for the
pot. Howard Denial is improving weekly.
He missed high single in his division by
only four pins. Johnny Lasko and Bud
Gates were on hand to prevent anybody
having to forfeit. There were four 2-7
splits—two by Grenke. one each by Waddell
and Bob Juckett. Ed Douville made the
5-7. and John Lasko the 6-7.
Robert Juckett was the real lucky winner
last Saturday night. Mrs. Floyd Akins
says everybody had a wonderful time at
the 'Valentine party. George Haskin was
present but unable to bowl because of a
sore ankle. He was luncheon host to Lynn
Tuttle and secretary Floyd Akins.
James Douglas will play a top role in
Hal Wallis' upcoming Paramount release,
"Girls of Summer."
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In Cincinnati Snow
CINCINNATI—The first severe snowstorm
of the winter caused a drop in theatre
attendance throughout the entire Ohio
Valley area. While attendance in the
downtown and suburban houses was scattered,
a number of roofed houses and
drive-ins in Kentucky and West 'Virginia
were forced to remain closed because of
impassable roads. By midweek, attendance
had picked up to some extent but the continued
stormy weather was keeping grosses
well below normal, excepting "Windjammer"
in its 17th and final week at the
Capitol.
(Avcroge Is 100)
Albce— Solomon and Sheba lUA) 200
Capitol—Windjammer (Cinerorno), 17th wk 325
Grand— Operation Petticoot (U-l), 7tti wK 90
Gu.ld— The Mouse Thot Roared (Col), 7th wit. 100
Keith—Suddenly, Lost Summer (UA), 3rd wk... 90
Poloce—The Rise and Fall at L*9t Diamond
(WB) 90
Volley—On the Beach (UA), 3rd wk 60
Most Cleveland Theatres
Hold Own vs. Winter
CLEVELAND—Once again It Is proved
that there's nothing wrong with this Industry
that good pictures cannot cure. As
evidence, almost all the downtown theatres
the past week played to full benches Including
those with holdovers. "Ben-Hur" In Its
third week at the Ohio led the procession,
doing practically capacity business and
rating 200 per cent. "On the Beach" was a
close second with 185 per cent at the State.
"The Purple Gang" pulled in a lot of admissions
to register 140 per cent at the
Palace while "Suddenly. Last Summer" in
its 2nd week at the Hippodrome continued
to establish boxoffice lines. All this and
bad weather, too.
Allen—The Bramble Bush (WB) 85
Heights Art—The Magicion (Jonus) 200
Hippodrome—Suddenly, Lost Summer (Col), 2nd
wV. 135
Ohio—Ben-Hur (MGMj, 3rd wic. roodstiow policy 2(K)
Paloce—The Purple Goi»g (AA) MO
State Ob the Beoch UA) 185
Stillmon—The Gaiebo (MGM), 2nd wit.
moveover from the Stote 70
3 Big Holdovers Continue
Good in Nervous Detroit
DETROIT — "Suddenly. Last Summer"
in its second week at the Madison continued
to hold strong here, as did "On the
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Beach at the Palms, while other downtown
houses began to feel the midseason
slowing of theatregoing.
Adams—The Gazebo (MGM); Rhapsody of Steel
(Feoturettc), 2nd wit 80
Broodwoy Copitol—Toke o Giant Step (UA);
Buckskin Lady (UA), 2nd wit 100
Fox—The Third Voice (20tti-Fox); The Reokl*
(20th-Fox) 70
Madison—Suddenly, Lost Summer (Col), 2nd wk. 135
Michigon—Operation Petticoot (U-l), 5th wk. 120
Polms—On the Beach UA), Guntighters of
Abilene (UA), 3rd wk 125
Trons-Lux-Krim—The Mouse Thot Roared (Col),
8th wk 75
Lyle Wheeler Resigning
After 20 Years at Fox
HOLLTVVOOD — Lyle
Wheeler has resigned
the post of supervising art director
at 20th Century-Pox he has held since
1944. His replacement is to be Duncan
Cramer, who holds a similar position with
the studio's television branch.
Wheeler will vacation before announcing
his coming plans.
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of the big February snowstonn . . . seen
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Youngstown: Leon ESiken, president of
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Mollye Davis, MGM cashier, is reversing
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Brotherhood Week
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BOSTON—Plans for the National Conference
of Christian and Jews for Brotherhood
Week were discussed in two industry
meetings, one for distributors conducted
by Harry Segal, UA manager, and the
other for exhibitors, conducted by Chester
Stoddard, New England Theatres district
manager.
Roger Sonnabend of Hotel Corp. of
America attended the meetings to tell of
the Youth Council plans, as the receipts
from theatres will be turned over to this
unit of the NCCJ.
FOUNDED IN 1928
"The NCCJ was founded in 1928 and the
first Brotherhood Week was held in 1934
to promote justice, amity, understanding
and cooperation among Pi-otestants, Catholics
and Jews with a view to establish
a social order in which ideals of brotherhood
and justice shall become standards
of human relationships," Sonnabend said.
"The Regional Youth Council has a program
designed to bind together and to increase
knowledge and practical experience
among our young people, particularly leaders
of our various young people's community
and religious groups."
Dr. Francis McElroy, New England executive
secretary for the NCCJ, gave a brief
talk on the year-round youth program
teaching civic responsibility and the elimination
of injustice, before the distributors'
meeting was open for discussions.
It was suggested that theatres hold
special midnight or 11 p.m. "sneak previews"
as a means of raising money for
Brotherhood Week. After due discussion,
however, the general feeling was that this
area has different working and living
habits from other sections and the late
shows might not be as popular as some
other method. E. Myer Peltman. U-I manager,
offered the suggestion of a series of
sneak previews to be held at some of the
larger theatres, perhaps on the last night
of a current picture's engagement, when
the film companies would supply a new
picture gratis, with the profits going to the
NCCJ after exhibitors had taken out a
nominal cost. After some discussion, a
nominal price was considered to be the
boxoffice take of the previous evening with
the NCCJ receiving the balance.
ASK FULL COOPERATION
At the exhibitor meeting, Stoddard outlined
the plans to a group of circuit heads
and independents, explaining that each
theatre in the six New England states will
receive a personal letter asking for 100
per cent cooperation to put the drive
across.
"If we can get the permission from the
distributors, which Bill Heineman is now
working on in New York, the rule of thumb
for you exhibitors playing one of these
sneak previews will be to take the receipts
from the boxoffice of the night before, deduct
that amount from the sneak evening's
take and send it to Harry Segal, your distributor
chairman for Brotherhood Week."
Kits are being furnished by National
Screen Service, with manager Maynard
Sickles at both meetings to make sure
each theatre received the material.
B'nai B'rith Salutes Joseph Levine
As 'Man of the Year in Boston
BOSTON—Joseph E. Levine was honored
as "Man of the Year" and both he and
his wife liosalie were
presented plaques by
the Cinema Lodge of
B'nai B'rith at a diner
attended by more
than 400 persons,
mostly from the motion
picture industry,
in the main ballroom
of the Hotel Bradford
Tuesday ( 16i
Tile plaque which
Judge David A. Rose
Joseph E. Levine presented to Levine
read
"The Cinema Lodge of B'nai B'rith hereby
awards this citation to Joseph E. Levine
in recognition and appreciation of his
sterling qualities as an outstanding leader
in his field, as a creative, imaginative
showman who has breathed new life into
the movie industry. Though we salute him
for his tireless dynamism and his contributions
to the advancement of the cinema,
we honor him even more as a devoted
family man, a decent human being, a person
deservedly loved and as a good citizen."
Signed by Carl Goldman, president,
and George Roberts, chairman of the
Cinema Lodge.
MANY PAY TRIBUTE
Tributes paid Levine from the speakers
included such phi'ases as "he has gone
into countries all over the world to pick
up pictures to show in this country which
other film companies had not discovered,"
"Has done more to spark the enthusiasm
in this industry than any other one man,"
"Dynamic, vital, imaginative," etc.
In accepting the plaque, Levine said in
part, "That you chose to honor me and
my dear wife on this occasion is heartwarming
to us and today is a day of fulfillment.
No greater tribute could ever be
extended to us. Boston is my home and
always will be, as that is where my heart
is. Rosalie and my family thank you, as
I do, from the bottom of our hearts for
this great, great day."
The plaque presented to Mrs. Levine from
the officers and members of the Cinema
Lodge read:
"We salute Ptosalie H. Levine, who to
a great extent is responsible for bringing
the success story of Joseph E. Levine before
the world; for 22 years of outstanding
patience, devotion and loyalty in furthering
the career of this master showman;
for her distinguished talents and creative
genius in applying her excellent taste and
good judgment to her husband's ideals;
for her gracious hospitality, warmth and
personality, her wisdom and kindness. In
recognition of these rare qualities, this citation
is tendered with love and appreciation
on the occasion of a testimonial
luncheon in her husband's honor on this
16th day of February 1960."
Among the speakers was Nonnan Knight,
who praised Levine on behalf of the television
and radio indusfci-ies and wished
him a "long, happy and successful life."
Gypsy Rose Lee said a few words and
pulled a few gags. Boston's own songwriter,
Jimmy McHugh, had arrived at the luncheon
straight from Mayor John Collins' office,
where the Mayor authorized February
16 as Jimmy McHugh Day. McHugh
scored the film, "Jack the Ripper." He
told the press later that he had seen the
film 182 times before the musical score
was properly finished in his opinion. FVom
the dais,
McHugh told of his early friendship
with Louis B. Mayer when he had a
nickelodeon in Haverhill, Mass.
RAN ERRANDS FOR MAYER
"I ran errands for Louis B. back in the
early 1900s," said McHugh. "And I like to
run errands now for Joe Levine."
George Roberts, chairman for the day,
introduced the head table guests before
turning the microphone over to George
Jessel, the toastmaster. The head table
guests included: Mrs. Foster Furcolo, wife
of the governor; Judge Rose of the Supreme
Lodge, B'nai B'rith; Norman Knight,
president of the Yankee Network; Jimmie
McHugh; Gypsy Rose Lee; Hugh Owen
and Jerry Pickman, Paramount; Saal Gottlieb,
MGM; Jules Lapidus, Warner Bros.;
Nat Fellman, Stanley Warner; Joseph
Wolf, vice-president of Embassy Pictures
Corp.; Robert Sternburg, president of New
England Theatres, and Edward W. lider,
president of Independent Exhibitors of
New England. Taking bows from the floor
when called upon by Roberts were Geoi-ge
Gordon, national second vice-president of
B'nai B'rith; Philip Buxbaum, executive
secretary of the New England unit; Pearl
Landis, Bill Kumins and Mrs. Levine.
The program was an inspu-ing one,
helped much by Jessel, who was in fine
form. After telling a humorous story,
which had an ending in which Hebrew was
used. Jessel would obligingly lean over to
the attractive Mrs. Furcolo and carefully
translate the expression he had just used,
much to her amusement.
CREDIT DUE COMMITTEE
The hard-working committee of Carl
Goldman, George Roberts, Bill Kumins and
Manny Youngeiman kept the affair running
smoothly.
On the evening of the luncheon, the Levines
entertained at a dinner at the Boston
Club in honor of Jimmy McHugh and
his family, inviting a few close friends,
the Boston press and the B'nai B'rith
committee.
Stamford, Conn., Plaza
Building to N.Y. Group
STAMFORD, CONN.—Investing clients
of the Henry Baker Management Co., New
York, have purchased the Plaza Theatre
Building for under $350,000 from the Rena
Realty Corp., also of New York.
The property includes the 1,150-seat
Plaza Theatre, four stores and three second
floor offices. The entire property is
under a net lease to Harry Brandt of
Brandt Theatres, New York, for $35,000 a
year, with 13 years to go. The Baker
interests acquired the property subject to
the lease.
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'Suddenly, Last Summer 300 Gross
Highest New Haven Mark in Years
By ALLEN M. WIDEM
NEW HAVEN — Columbia's
"Suddenly.
Last Summer" chalked up fantastic grosses
in its opening week at the Bailey circuits
Whalley and continued to bring in new
records on its second week. Franklin E.
Ferguson, circuit spokesman, told Boxoffice.
"It's been nothing short of remarkable!"
he said. "We broke every attendance record
since 1926 with this particular attraction
and this includes Gone With the Wind of
pretelevision days. The Jolson Story.
Around the World in 80 Days and South
Pacific!"
With only 860 seats, the Whalley rolled
up nearly $2,200 for its opening Saturday
alone, pointing to $9,000 or better for the
first week's gross.
In an exhibition area significant for extreme
reticence regarding its boxoffice
status, the Ferguson statement was hailed
as forerunner of new industry cooperative
spirit being manifested throughout Connecticut.
At the same time, "Suddenly" has been
holding over in every key city in Connecticut,
Walter Silverman, Columbia
manager told Boxoffice.
U-I's Alec Schimmel said that "Operation
Petticoat. " which already smashed
"Pillow Talk" and "Imitation of Life" figures
around the state, was plowing ahead
to still greater drawing power in the
smaller situations. A whopping total of 11
suburban Hartford theatres played the
attraction a full week, day-and-date, a
turn of events all too rare in this particular
territory, marked over the years by
predilection of independents to go their
own way repeatedly as regards booking
combinations.
Ray Cairns. MGM manager, said that
"
"Never So Few holding over, with a
promise of extended runs.
"The Mouse That Roared." Columbia
British comedy import, was held for a
seventh week at the Cine Webb, still drawing
strongly.
UA anticipated hefty territorial takes for
"On the Beach" and "Solomon and Sheba."
William Brown of Mori Krushen's home
office exploitation force has been working
on the latter attraction in Hartford. New
Haven and Bridgeport.
(Average Is 100)
College Never So Few (MGM) 160
Crown— Sapphire (U-l), 3rd wk U5
Lincoln The Lovers (Zenith), 2nd wk 110
Poramounf Seven Thieves (20tti-Fox); The House
of Intrigue (AA) 90
Roger Sherman The Brombie Bush (WB), 2nd
135
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Whalley—Suiddenly, Last Summer (Col), 2nd wk. 300
Scattered Bright Spots
Relieve Dull Boston
BOSTON—Business took a sharp drop
during the week, with only three holdovers
above average and two new programs.
"Ben-Hur" continues along, varying
week by week by only a thousand dollars
or so, depending on the group sales:
"Suddenly, Last Summer" was still above
average, as was "The Bramble Bush" in
its second week.
Astor The Bramble Bush (WB), 2nd wk 125
Beacon Hill Joil On o Summer's Doy (Galoxy) 100
Boston South Seas Adventure (Cineromo), 44th
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Capri BJock Orpheus (Lopert) 150
Exeter Street The Mouse Thot Roared
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Gory Suddenly, Last Summer (Col), 4th wk. . . 1 75
Kenmore Porgy ond Bess (Col), 8th wk 70
Memorial Opcrotion Petticoot (U-l), 8th wk...l25
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BOSTON
Qeorge Hamilton and Luana Patten, along
with some MGM top brass, arrived in
town to meet the press and exhibitors on
the last leg of their publicity tour of the
eastern cities. Hamilton and Luana are
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Starring Robert Mitchum and Eleanor
Parker. Coming in with the stars were
Clark Ramsay, director of advertising
from MGM: Al Cohan, publicity; Saal
Gottleib, eastern division manager; Ray
Cairns, New Haven manager, who were
greeted at the airport by William Elder,
northeastern division manager for Loew's
Theatres, Inc., and Lou Brown, director of
advertising and publicity for this area.
"Home Prom the Hill" opens in March at
Loews Orpheum Theatre for its New England
premiere.
Hamilton, who plays the young son of
Mitchum and Eleanor Parker, has a Boston
background as he lived in this city
for two years and attended the Pi-ince
School here. MGM hosted the luncheon
at the Boston Club for 100 exhibitors and
circuit heads. The press interviewed the
stars and had their luncheon served in a
side room. Hamilton has completed another
film for MGM, "All the Pine Young
Cannibals," with Natalie Wood, Richard
Wagner and Susan Kohner, and has six
years to go on his contract with MGM.
Luana Patten has completed "Go Naked
in the World" and is going to the west
coast studio for her next assignment.
Ray Ellis, who operates the Ludlow Theatre,
Ludlow, Vt.. has taken over the Chester
Theatre in Chester, Vt., 12 miles away
Pizzi, a partner in the Route 44
Drive-In, Smithfield, R. I., has taken a
lease on the Hollywood Theatre, East
Providence, R. I., formerly operated by the
Bomes brothers but closed for the past
few years. Pizzi has given the theatre a
face-lifting by painting, redecorating, repairing
the seats, cleaning and adding
flower plants in the lobby. It reopened
Wednesday (17).
Sympathy is extended to "Doc" Romano,
manager of the Coolidge Corner Theatre
for B&Q Associates, in the recent death
of his father Salverio and to Bill Price,
manager of the Capitol Theatre, Montpelier,
Vt.. for Maine & New Hampshire
Theatres, in the death of his mother. She
resided in Glens Palls. N. Y,
Bruce Nutter, former theatre manager,
has joined Affiliated Theatres Corp. as a
booker, working with Joe Hochberg at the
new Affiliated headquarters at 646 Washington
"Sis" Shapiro, secretary to
St. . . . her brother Irving of Concession Enterprises,
is spending three weeks of her vacation
in Europe.
Academy Film Distributors are handling
two free shorts available to all theatres
in New England. The first is called "Rhapsody
of Steel," a 22-minute short made by
the U. S. Steel Co. and now playing key
runs in this area. Dimitri Tiomkin w-rote
the music and directed it, John Sutherland
made the film and the commentary is done
by Gary Merrill. It is in color. The second
film is called "To Our Health," a tenminute
short in color. The narration is
by Burgess Meredith and the subject is the
making of the miracle di'ugs. This film is
made by the American Cynamid Laboratories.
Both shorts are now available at
Academy Pilms at 250 Stuart St., Boston.
AA's "The Plunderers" deals with a group
ot hellions who intimidate an entire town.
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BOXOFFICE Pebruary 29, 1960

Houlion, Me., Temple
Open After Updating
HOULTON, ME.—The grand opening of
the Temple Theatre, following a $12,000
remodeling job, was held Friday evening
1 12 1, with Manager Ralph Bickford host
to the first-nighters. The Temple is a
unit of the Bridgham Theatres circuit,
which has its headquarters in Dover. N. H.
The Temple is showing matinees daily
and two shows in the evening at 6:30 and
8:30.
New carpeting has been laid for the
aisles and foyer. Other improvements are
the construction of new restrooms, a new
lobby completely done in walnut, a suspended
ceiling in the lobby with indirect
lighting and asphalt tile floors. A new
concessions booth was also part of the
renovation program.
Moved into the Temple from the now
closed Houlton Theatre were 500 seats,
sound and projection equipment. The seats
were installed in the Temple on a plan
permitting more room for patrons entering
a row while others are seated.
Interior design was under the supervision
of the Whited Associates of Houlton. The
local firni designed the lighting, the lobby,
restrooms and walls. Vaughn Hersey was
the general contractor.
Arthur McElwee of Houlton and Bar
Harbor, is the new projectionist.
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Hartford Traffic Problem
Is Declared Critical
HARTFORD—Downtown exhibitoiis were
in agreement with a top city spokesman
who lashed out against present-day traffic
conditions here.
Mayor James Kinsella, contending that
Hartford is choking to death on its traffic,
urged an immediate study of the downtown
traffic pattern at a meeting of the
city council's traffic and public safety committee.
The solution, he suggested, would be to
maintain more one-way streets, less onstreet
parking and, in addition, "no left
turn signs" at many of the busy intersections
during the peak traffic hour.
Solving of the traffic problem, he added,
is urgent, since it is directly related to
Hartford's ambitious redevelopment planning.
"Unless we make provisions for a
proper flow the whole downtown area
could die from traffic strangulation," Kinsella
declared.
Fishman Theatres Closing
T'wo Connecticut Houses
NEW HAVEN — Fishman Theatres is
closing two subsequent-run houses, the
Dixwell Playhouse, 820 Dixwell Ave., Hamden,
and the Howard. 414 Howard Ave.,
New Haven, both to be converted into
bowling alleys at a cost of more than $500,-
000. However, Dr. Jacob B. Fishman, circuit
president, told Boxoffice that its
others theatres, the Rivoli, West Haven,
and the Community, Fairfield, will continue
to operate.
The alleys will be constructed by B&C
Bowling Alley Builders, a division of the
Bar-Chris Construction Corp., New York.
Christopher Vitolo is president of both

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seems fii-mly entrenched for a long
run». for a City of Hope benefit kiddies
show . other Bailey houses had
leukemia-benefit programs, the Whitney
and Westville running a combination stage
and screen show at 50 cents top. Capt. "C"
Whiskers. WNHC-TV personality, enter-
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and Signe Hasso came through for
a February 15-20 engagement of "Mary
Stuart," at the 1.800-seat Shubert at $4.80
top Felix of E. M. Loew's Milford
Drive-In. shuttered for the winter,
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Mike Carroll, formerly with the Strand
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was in the east on a brief visit
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Other day. They also have a daughter. Esposito.
formerly with the Strand Amusement
Co.. is now with the Borden Co. The
new arrival makes Otto Esposito. manager
of the Strand. Bridgeport, a grandfather
for the second time.
The Berlin Drive-In is now distributing
free matchbooks. carrying the theatre message,
of course, to incoming patrons . . .
John J. Scanlon jr.. shifted from managership
of the SW Warner. Torrington. to the
Danbury city managership, was hosted at
a testimonial dinner at Torrington's
Yankee Pedlar Inn the evening of February
9. Guests included James M. Totman.
SW assistant northeastern zone manager,
and James Tobin, SW western Connecticut
district manager.
Leonard Sampson, Robert Spodick and
Norman Bialek of the Nutmeg Theatre circuit
labeled "Sapphire." playing the Crown,
New Haven, as "Suspense That's Worthy
of Hitchcock Himself!" . Charles Kurtzman,
home office
. .
executive. Loew's Theatres.
Inc.. conferred here with Sid Kleper.
Loew's College, and then went on to
Meriden to see Tony Masella of Loew's
Palace of that city.
George H. Wilkinson jr., MPTO of Connecticut
president and operator of the
Wilkinson Theatres, Wallingford. participated
in a full-page community greeting
advertisement in the Record, hailing a
Kiwanis Pancake Festival in Wallingford.
The theatre's part of the page read simply.
"Wilkinson Theatre— for your entertainment"
. initial Connecticut booking
of Zenith International's "The Lovers"
played the Nutmeg circuit's Lincoln.
In a rare development, Community Theatres
held the engagement of U-Ts "Pillow
Talk" three weeks at the Colonial, a
suburban house normally playing subsequent-run
product on split-week policy.
The bulk of the suburban theatres played
the Rock Hudson-Doris Day starrer a week.
"Masters of the Congo Jungle" was
screened for an invited audience, including
exhibitors, at the downtown Fulton Theatre
in Pittsburgh.
Phil Gravitz Hcis Served
With MGM for 30 Years
NEW HAVEN—Phil Gravitz. newly promoted
from the Connecticut branch managership
to similar post at the New York
branch of Loew's. Inc.. has been with MGM
30 years.
He joined Loew's in 1930 in a sales department
capacity, moving up from assistant
booker to booker, then salesman,
and. finally, in 1950. branch manager. He
is being replaced locally by Ray Cairns,
a 12-year veteran with MGM who has long
served in sales for the Connecticut territory.
While in New Haven, Gravitz, who resided
at 291 Fairfield St., was active in
the Beverly Hills Civic Ass'n, where he was
a former president. He also was a member
of the Probus Club, Congregation Mishkan
Israel. Jewish Community Center,
Handicapped Boy Scouts and Cosmopolitan
Lodge No. 125 AF&AM.
He is a native of New York, the father
of two children, a son. Michael, being a
senior in the University of Connecticut's
School of Pharmacy, and his daughter
Laurel, a senior at New Haven's Hillhouse
High School.
Stanley Warner Reports
Changes in Connecticut
NEW HAVEN—Harry Feinstein. northeastern
zone manager for the Stanley Warner
Management Corp., announced the
promotion of John Scanlan sr.. manager of
the Warner Theatre. Torrington. to city
manager, supervising the Palace and Empress.
Danbury. succeeding Harold L. Nelson,
who is leaving the circuit. Victor
Scalzo. assistant city manager in Danbury
for the past 20 years, continues in that
post. Scanlan had been manager of the
first-run Torrington house for 28 years.
At the same time. Leonard Kupstas,
manager of the first-run Embassy, New
Britain, was appointed Scanlan's successor
at Torrington. and Mrs. Helen Zaniewski,
former Embassy assistant, becomes
manager of that New Britain house. Joseph
C. Miklos, manager of the first-run
Strand, New Britain, takes on added responsibilities
as SW city manager in the
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Used at Hartford Allyn
HARTFORD~Ray McNamara. manager
of the Allyn Theatre, believes is displaying
lobby institutional copy, the messages, of
course, to be changed on occasion.
These lines are currently to be seen:
"You'll find more Pleasure. Fun. Entertainment
and Thrills by Going to a Movie!"
"We'll say it again and again—the top
hits play the Allyn!"
Winsted Strand Prices Up
WINSTED. CONN. — John Scanlan jr.
has boosted admission prices at the Strand
Theatre, citing increased ojjerational costs.
The new scale: Adults, 75 cents; students,
50 cents. Children's price remains at 25
cents.
Previously, the Strand, Winsted's sole
film outlet, charged 65 cents for adults
! and 40 cents for students.
NE-6 BOXOFFICE February 29, 1960

. . Cohen
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HARTFORD
T ou Cohen, city manager for Loew's Poli-
New England Theatres, and Mrs. Ruth
Colvin, manager of Loew's Palace, hosted
Roy Williams. Walt Disney studio art
director, and Norman Poller, Buena Vista
publicity staff, at a press luncheon ahead
of the Thursday USi Palace Connecticut
opening of "Toby Tyler." After this meeting.
Williams toured area hospitals and
schools. He has been with Disney since
1930 . got a unique break for the
holdover of MGM's "Never So Few" at
Loew's Poll, inviting a singer who looks like
Frank Sinatra, to autograph his own photos
in the theatre lobby. The Guest, one
Frank Domino, promptly obliged.
Allen M. 'VVidem, Hartford Times, talked
by long-distance phone with Hartfordite
Louis Nye. working in his first motion
picture. Allied Artists' "Sexpot Goes to
College," at the AA Los Angeles Studio.
When Nye finished talking, he turned the
phone over to another screen newcomer,
Zohra Lampert. making her debut via AA's
"Pay or Die," which stars Ernest Borgnine.
Award winner, and one-
'
time student at the Randall School of Dramatic
Arts, Hartford . Sanson.
Stanley Warner Strand, Hartford, and
Bill Shepherd, circuit's Capitol. Springfield,
Mass.. bought combined television
time for "The Bramble Bush." playing
day and date at the two key city outlets.
. . .
Mrs. Alfred (Edith) Alperin, wife of the
Meadows Drive-In manager, was named
lead chorus girl for the Hartford Hadassah-sponsored
musical, "On the Town,"
slated for March 22-24 at King Philip
School Auditorium. West Hartford
Harry Rose, Loew's Majestic, Bridgeport,
broke into the Sunday Herald with a full
half-page layout on MGM's "Girls' Town,"
stressing Mamie Van Doren.
. . .
H. Viggo Anderson, motion picture editor
of the Hartford Courant, morning daily,
was a surgical patient at the Hartford
Hospital Ray McNamara, Allyn Theatre,
sneak previewed 20th-Fox's "Sink
the Bismarck!" February 13.
Handling Nudist Film
NEW YORK — Ellis
Gordon Films has
become New England distributor of "Natui-e's
Paradise," British import about nudity,
according to Joe Solomon, president
of Fanfare Films, U. S. distributor. The
film was photographed in CinemaScope
and Eastman Color.
70mm Reaches Fall River
FALL RIVER. MASS.—Strong 35 70mm
special projection arc lamps on National
70 Bauer projectors have been installed at
the Center Theatre for presentation of
70mm productions.
"Cannibals' Has Yale Tie-In
NEW HAVEN—Of promotional interest
to Connecticut exhibition is the fact that
the upcoming MGM release, "All the Fine
Young Cannibals." starring the husbandwife
team, Robert Wagner and Natalie
Wood, contains reference to Yale University
and New Haven.
Fishman Circuit Founder
Dies at 72 in New Haven
NEW HAVEN—Selig Fishman, 72. president
and a founder of Fishman Theatres,
suburban New Haven circuit, died February
7 at New Haven Community Hospital
after a brief illness.
Born in Russia, he came to the U. S.
at the age of 19.
He was a charter member of the Gold
Star Fathers and an honorary life member
of Jewish War Veterans Post 86.
named in honor of his son, Sgt. Stanley C.
Fishman. a Silver Star recipient killed in
World War II.
His interests
included antique clock collecting
and the creation of original designs
in brass. One of those designs, a little
chair, was sent to former President Truman
at his Independence, Mo., home, to
be used by Margaret Truman Daniels'
young son on visits to his famous grandfather.
Fishman kept the letter of thanks
which Truman sent.
Besides his wife, he leaves five daughters,
two brothers, Aaron and Jacob, a sister and
13 grandchildren.
Exhibitor Sal Adorno Sr.
Now a Great-Grandfather
MIDDLETOWN, CONN.—Sal Adorno sr.,
general manager of M&D Theatres, and
Mrs. Adorno have become gi-eat-grandparents
for the first time, with the birth of
a baby boy, named Richard Salvatore, to
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carter of Middletown.
The maternal grandparents are Sal
Adorno jr., general manager of the Middletown
Drive-In, and Mrs. Adorno.
Sal Adorno sr.. at 82, is one of the oldest
active independent exhibitors in the nation.
Another son, Mike, is assistant general
manager of M&D Theatres, local circuit.
Richard Carter is with the Auburn
Manufacturing Co. of Middletown.
Starting Army Duty Tour
BRIDGEPORT. CONN.—Dr. Eugene D.
Jacobson. son of Morris Jacobson, independent
Connecticut exhibitor, has completed
residency training in the specialty of internal
medicine at the Upstate Medical
Center, Syracuse, N. Y.. and is visiting his
family here prior to starting a tour of duty
with the U. S. Army at Ft. Knox, Ky. His
father operates the Rialto, American and
Strand. Bridgeport.
SW Backing Oscar Show
NEW HAVEN—The New England
theatres
of Stanley Warner will back the
Academy Awards presentation "all the
way." according to James Totman. assistant
zone manager and advertising head
for the New England zone. Besides making
use of the usual publicity media, all theatres
will use the trailer and devote their
marquee fronts to the program.
Returns to Finance Board
NEW HAVEN—Maurice H. Bailey, head
of the Bailey Theatres (Whalley. Whitney
and Westville, has been re-appointed for a
two-year term on the New Haven board of
finance. He has served four consecutive
terms on the board.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
fln editorial in the Manchester Union-
Leader said the recently televised debate
between American Legion Commander
Martin B. McKneally and Stanley Kramer,
film producer-director, "had one very
beneficial effect: it clarified the issues involved
in the hiring of Communist fronters
by Kramer and other Hollywood film producers.
Even the FBI cannot force Kramer
to adopt a more sensible attitude toward
the issue of Communism," the Union-
Leader stated. "Only the American people
—particularly the filmgoing public—can
accomplish that formidable task."
The Scenic Theatre in Rochester is
equipped with "the most modern" seats for
easier viewing, maximum seating and more
comfort for its patrons . Palace
Theatre in Manchester will be the scene
of the annual Spring Fashion Show to be
sponsored by the Union-Leader Fund,
March 23, according to J. Donovan Mills,
show manager. There will be two performances,
a matinee and evening show.
. .
Eugene W. Castle, 62. founder of Castle
Films who died recently in New York City,
was a frequent contributor to the Manchester
Union-Leader, largest newspaper
in New Hampshire. He aired his views
against waste in the operation of the U. S.
Information Service and crusaded for a
reduction in other government expenditures
. Advertising signs would be regulated
under a proposed zoning ordinance
which will come before Henniker voters at
their annual town meeting March 8.
Conn. House Joins TOA
NEW YORK—David Jacobson of the
Jason Theatrical Enterprises has enrolled
his Palace Theatre in Torrington, Conn.,
in Theatre Owners of America, it was reported
by Albert M. Pickus. TOA president.
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Keene, N.H., Housewife Secures Ban
On Horror Trailer af Kiddies Show
KEENE. N. H.—A local woman's singlehanded
efforts to ban the showing of previews
of horror films at children's matinees
at theatres in the area paid off Tuesday
1I61 when exhibitors agreed to remove
"objectionable" previews from their
Saturday afternoon programs.
As a result of a protest by Mrs. John D.
MacAUister. some 30 persons gathered at a
meeting here and created a committee
which will make a study of motion pictures
being shown to children. Pour of the group
are associated with theatres in the area.
Although they agreed to halt the objectionable
Saturday afternoon previews, they
cited difficulties that would be encountered
in going beyond that point.
When Mrs. MacAUister suggested that
the previews also be banned at early evening
performances, Spero Latchis. owner of
a circuit in New Hampshire and VeiTnont,
including two local theatres, explained that
this would be difficult because of the
chance of running into contract difficulties.
Latchis and Francis J. Calahan. manager
of the other Keene theatre, agreed that
they had to accept just about what films
the distributors have to offer and show
them at specific times.
"If we don't take the smaller pictures,
we don't get the bigger ones." Calahan
declared.
Latchis and Calahan also agreed that
parents should be more concerned with
the films their children see. with Calahan
remarking: "We do a lot of baby-sitting.
We feel that mothers sometimes give their
children a dollar and say 'get lost'."
Latchis told the gathering that "A Man
Called Peter" had been as educational and
religious as anyone could desire, but that it
was a boxoffice disappointment.
"It is up to the public, parents, fathers,
everybody, to get behind good pictures and
support them. " concluded.
Rev. Pay M. Gemmell, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church, aided the group in
reaching an agreement on the Saturday
afternoon preview ban, but conceded that
children cannot be protected completely
from seeing the horror that is part of life.
Rev. William Hartman. pastor of the
Court Street Congregational Church, declared
there was interest in the community
in showing good weekend movies for children
somewhere else if theatres do not do
it.
Meanwhile, the State Parent-Teacher
Ass'n offered support to the newly formed
Keene committee, which will study filmfare
offered children in the area.
A statement signed by Mrs. Laverne
Bushnell. president of the state group,
said the national organization has supported
measures to abolish block -booking
and blind selling of films to theatres.
Albert Pickus CD Chief
STRATPORD, CONN.—Albert M. Pickus,
president of the Theatre Owners of
America and owner of the Stratford Theatre,
has been appointed civil defense
chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.
Pickus has served as town civil defense
director for a number of years.
'Home From Hill' Shown
New England Exhibitors
BOSTON—MOM presented "Home Prom
the Hill" Monday '15) before 70 exhibitors
at a "Show the Showmen" secreening at
the Mayflower Hotel. At the same time,
Luana Patten and George Hamilton, stars
in the film, met the press and did radio
and television interviews.
Later, Saal Gottlieb, eastern division
sales manager, addressed the group at the
Boston Club and Clark Ramsay, studio
advertising manager, and Al Cohan of the
home office publicity department conducted
an advertising-promotion forum.
Ben Bebchick, Boston manager, and
Raymond J. Cairns. New Haven manager,
attended the screening and forum. Afterwards.
Hamilton, Miss Patten, Ramsay,
Cohan and Emily Torchia, who has been
traveling with the stars, returned to New
York.
Prior to Boston, exhibitor screenings and
meetings were held in San Prancisco, Toronto,
Dallas, Chicago, Peoria. Milwaukee.
Detroit and Lansing.
Henry Cohen Is Manager
NEW HAVEN—Sperie P. Perakos. general
manager of the Perkos Theatre Associates,
announced the appointment of Hem-y
Cohen, formerly manager of the Fishman
Theatres' Dixwell Playhouse, Hamden, as
manager of the first-run Beverly, Bridgeport,
succeeding Robert Quick, resigned.
May Annex Airer
LOUISVILLE—The East Drive-In site
Louisville
Included in
a 50-acre tract being proposed
for annexation by this city. The tract is
on the north side of Shelbyville road at
Watterson expressway.
Theatre Misses One Day
In First Two Decades
Bryan, Ohio—Since the Bryan Theatre
opened Jan, 31, 1940, it has missed
only one day's operation. That was
when Al Yahraus, who has served as
manager throughout the two decades,
closed the house for Christmas Eve
in 1958. The Bryan, just completing
a special observance program to celebrate
rounding out its 20th year, was
air conditioned when it opened and
has kept updated with all the widescreen
and three-dimensional developments
as they come along. Yahraus
says that the best boxoffice film in
the 20-year period was "Long, Long
Trailrr." starring Desi Amaz and Lucille
Ball. As a civic-minded exhibitor,
Yahraus gets most satisfaction playing
host at a midnight show for the
Bryan high school boys and girls following
the annual junior-senior banquet.
Yahraus and his fine theatre
were given the feature treatment by
the local Times during the anniversary
celebration.
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State Control Over Radio
And Television Demanded
BOSTON — State supervision of radio
and television programs and a periodic
check on station personnel was urged by
Rep. John J. Moakley iDi of Boston,
majority leader in the House. He spoke
on his bill before the legislative committee
on mercantile affairs, which would set up
a special commission to make such rules
and regulations as deemed necessary in
the public interest.
The measure was attacked as "a form of
"
censorship Thomas P. Callaghan, representing
the Massachusetts Broadcasters
Assn. Callaghan said there was no lack
of governmental regulation now. "as the
Washington hearings show," and he added
that such a commission would be unworkable.
Moakley called for administering the
"loyalty oath" to all personnel in radio and
television stations, adding "I think we
should require they be loyal, as the people
operating this medium can go right
into the home." He agreed with Senator
Leslie B. Cutler iR) of Needham that the
legislature should be careful of imposing
censorship of any kind but maintained
that it would be easy for a person presenting
a program for children to insert Communistic
propaganda.
Frank Sinatra in Lineup
For 'Pepe' Guest Stars
HOLLYWOOD—Frank Sinatra will
join
the lineup of guest stars assembled by producer-director
George Sidney for "Pepe,"
Sidney International-Posa production for
Columbia release, which is being lensed in
Cinemascope and color starring Cantinflas,
Dan Dailey, Shirley Jones and Michael
Callan.
Sinatra's scenes for "Pef>e," in which he
appears as himself, will be filmed at the
Sands Hotel in Las Vegas where the actor
is shooting his own picture, "Oceans 11."
• • *
Richard Eyer has been signed by Irving
H. Levin for the role of Guy Gabaldon as a
boy in "Hell to Eternity," Atlantic Pictures
production for Allied Artists. Jeffrey
Hunter plays Gabaldon as the U. S. Marine
hero.
• * *
Irwin Allen has signed Michael Rennie
to star in his upcoming 20th-Pox production,
"The Lost World." Allen produces
and directs for his Saratoga banner.
New Angle Dickinson Role
HARTFORD—Angle Dickinson, costarred
with Richard Burton in Warner Bros.'
"
"The Bramble Bush, told Allen M. Widem
of the Hartford Times that she was following
her extensive cross-country promotion
tour for the romantic melodrama
with a featured stint in another Warner
release. Frank Sinatra's "Oceans 11." now
on location shooting at Las Vegas.
Likes Opera Film Series
NEW HAVEN—The Stanley Warner circuit,
pleased with audience reaction to the
series of four Tuesday opera film programs
at the Capitol, Willimantic, extended the
plan to the Warner, Torrington; State,
Manchester, and Merritt, Bridgeport,
screening imports at $1 top.
NE-8 BOXOFFICE February 29, 1960

Toronto Is Above Par
Despite Blizzards
TORONTO — Much attention was
aroused by the revival of "Around the
World in 80 Days" in Todd-AO at the
Tivoli after three weeks of "The Big
Fisherman." Business there was fairly
good in the face of winti-y storms and
heavy snow. "Upstairs and Downstairs"
did quite well as the new picture at the
Hyland, but the leader continued to be
"Ben-Hur" at the University.
(Average Is 100)
Eglinton Toby Tyler (BV; 110
Hollywood A Summer Place (W/B), 6th wk 100
Hyland Upsforrs and Downstairs (Rank) 115
Imperial Sink the Bismarck! (20fh-Fox) 110
Loew's Operation Petticoat (U-l), 9th wk 100
Nortown The Miracle ( WB) 105
Odeon-Carlton Happy Anniversary (UA), 3rd wk. 105
Tivol: Around the World in 80 Days
(Todd-AO), revival 110
Towne Lett, Right and Centre (British) 110
University Ben-Hur (MGM), 9th wk 1 30
Uptown The Gazebo (MGM), 3rd wk 100
'Tyler' Joins Strong
Stayers in Vancouver
VANCOUVER—Extended runs still were
top boxoffice here, joined by "Toby Tyler,"
a pleaser for the young people,
Capitol A Summer Place (WB), 2nd wk Good
Cinema Idle on Parade (SR); Further Up the
Creek (SR) Poor
Orpheum Toby Tyler (BV) Good
Plaza 4D Man (U-l); Counterplot (UA). . . .Moderate
Strand The Big Fisherman (BV) Good
Stanley South Pacific (Magna), 68th wk Good
Vogue Happy Anniversory (UA), 2nd wk Good
Convention Booklet Ads
Are Started at Toronto
TORONTO — At the monthly dinner
meeting February 23 of Variety Tent 28,
a call was issued by Nat A. Taylor, chairman,
for substantial financial support for
the souvenir booklet to be issued for the
Variety International convention May 31-
June 4.
Taylor, whose chief assistant is Chester
Friedman, said the money from the advertising
in the booklet will help to finance
the convention, as well as Variety
Village. James R. Nairn of Famous Players
will publish the souvenir program.
Eight new Barkers were admitted to
membership. Hatton Taylor, general manager
of Empire-Universal Films, transferred
his membership from the Boston
tent. Seventeen associate members were
inducted.
The Toronto tent honored Senator Molson
whose company has turned over close
to $25,000 the past few years from the
fees from parking facili-ties near the baseball
stadium and the Canadian National
Exhibition, this money going to Variety
Village.
Bill Williams Signed
For World War II Film
HOLLYWOOD—Bill Williams was inked
by producer Irving H. Levin for a top
supporting role in Atlantic Pictures' "Hell
to Eternity" for Allied Artists. The picture
is slated to roU Februai-y 26 on Okinawa,
with a cast topped by Jeffrey Hunter,
Vic Damone, David Janssen, Sessue
Hayakawa and Miiko Taka,
Phil Karlson will direct the film. Lester
Sansom will be associate producer and
Harry L. Mandell production executive.
ENJOYING CEREMONIAL "BREAK"—New board members of Ontario's
Variety Club take a respite during the installation held in Toronto. Seated, left
to right, are Phil Stone, first assistant chief barker; J. J. Fitzgibbons jr., chief
barker, and Frank Strean, property master. On the back row, left to right, are
Don Summervilie, Paul Johnston, Peter Myers, Lionel Lester, dough guy George
Hieber and Sam Wacker.
Carnival at Quebec City
To Go on World Screens
MONTREAL — An agreement between
the provincial government of Quebec and
Paramount Pictures Corp., New York, will
bring for the first time worldwide publicity
for Quebec City's winter carnival.
Charles Desmarteau of Quebec City revealed
the Quebec provincial publicity
board has ordered production of a IGmm,
15 -minute motion picture film in color of
the major events at the carnival and that
Paramount was contracted to distribute
the film in 35mm in at least 33,000 motion
picture theatres all over the world.
Under the contract. Paramount will present
the film in 10,000 motion picture
theatres in the United States, 10,000 in Europe,
5.000 in Latin America, 5.000 in both
Far East and Middle East theatres, 2,000
theatres in the Pacific Islands, including
Australia and 1,000 Canadian theatres.
The film will also be telecast in television
networks all over the world.
Triton Plans Original
On Jules Verne Theme
HOLLYWOOD — "The Journey of the
Jules Verne" has been registered as the
title for an original science-fiction yarn
being developed by Jack Thomas for Triton
Productions, independent film unit
headed by Plato Skouras and Charles and
Spyros Skouras jr.
Already, Triton has "California Street"
and "The Joyful Beggar" on schedule, with
release to go through United Artists.
Dividend No. 104 by FPC
TORONTO—Angus MacCunn, secretary
of Famous Players Canadian Corp., has
given notice of dividend No. 104 by the
theatre chain for the quarter ending
Maixh 31 amounting to 37 '2 cents on
each of the outstanding common shares
payable to stockholders of record February
24.
Canadian Pioneers
To Toronto March 8
TORONTO — The annual meeting of
the Canadian Picture Pioneers will be held
here Tuesday, March 8, a dinner and floor
show will follow the business session,
which will include the election of officers
and the initiation of new members.
President R. W. Bolstad will receive reports
from Clare J. Appel, secretary-treasurer;
Oscar R. Hanson, head of the benevolent
trust fund, and other officers.
The vice-president is Prank H. Fisher
and the national directors are Len Bishop,
Russ McKibbin, Harold Pfaff, A. J. Laurie,
Fi-ank Vaughan, Martin Simpson, Joe Bermack
and Dan Krendel. The membership
chairman is Len Bishop while Harold Pfaff
is the sick and welfare chairman.
Charles Chaplin Urges
Promotion of Awards
TORONTO—Charles S. Chaplin, chairman
of the Motion Picture Industry
Council of Canada, has ui-ged a cooperative
campaign of exhibitors, newspapers
and broadcasters to promote interest in
the Academy Awards presentation April 4.
The Ottawa Theatre Managers Ass'n
wiU sponsor an Academy Awards Sweepstakes
with prizes for theatre patrons as
in previous years.
The Hollywood ceremony will be carried
over the television network of the
Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
The Toronto Daily Star has agreed to
stage a guessing contest on award winners,
this stunt to be started as soon as Academy
nominations are listed. Win Barron
and Sam Glasier. two Toronto publicists
of the industry, are preparing exploitation
material for use in Canada.
"Dondi" will go before the Allied Artists
cameras in late April or early in May.
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H theatreman in Coventry. England, has
banned teenage girls. "They couldn't
care less what film is on," he said. "They
use the cinema as a meeting place too
lock for boyfriends, and they are just generally
troublemakers." Some theatremen
here think the same thing, but have taken
no action.
Eric Rosenbourne of West Coast Theatre
Service was in Seattle on business . .
Phyllis Latta, who quit Pilmrow when she
was a cashier at MGM, was subbing for
Mrs. Bronger at International F^ms, away
on a vacation . sisters, who have
been cashiers at downtown theatres for
years, have quit to become hou.sewives
Betty Hicks of the Vogue and Irene
Schnepf of the Dominion.
O. M. Jacobson of Tacoma, a vice-president
of the lATSE, was here to join negotiations
for a new contract for TV station
and theatre employes . C. Steel
of Kitimat and Lionel Courchine of Surrey
were elected delegates at the recent
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British Columbia Exhibitors Ass'n convention.
Frank Kotzer heads a group at Prince
Rupert which has obtained a city council
agreement to lease 23.5 acres for construction
of a drive-in theatre. FPC has the
Capitol and Totem theatres there, whose
seat capacity totals 1,410, managed by Hai--
ry Black . the Bismarck" opiened
to great business at the Capitol Theatre,
managed by Martin Cave, in Victoria, the
provincial capital and big Navy town.
More than 10,000 persons, 4.000 of them
teenagers, attended the opening Saturday
of "Toby Tyler" at the Orpheum here,
where Ivan Ackery is manager. Midweek
nights were on the slow side as usual . . .
Charles Gregory, unknown in the show
business here, was appointed assistant at
the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in the Auditorium
Here's what makes columnists-critics
. . . ask what's the use? Horror
films, which receive the biggest percentage
of adverse reviews by critics around
the country, suffer the least at the boxoffice.
West Vancouver gave its approval for
construction of a four-million-dollar studio
there to produce television films. The
commissioners heard Oidrich Vaclavek,
president of Panorama Productions, outline
his plans for development of a 50-
acre site north of the upper Levils highway.
The Panorama head office is in Toronto.
Robert Dawson, father of the late owners
of the Plaza and Paradise theatre here,
died recently in his 100th year.
Patsy Nominations
HOLLYWOOD — Nominations for the
best animal star performers of 1959 in
motion pictures and television have been
announced as follows for the tenth annual
Patsy awards race:
Motion pictures; Chiffon, dog in Disney's
"Shaggy Dog": Hansel, dog, and North
Wind, horse, in 20th-Pox's "Sad Horse":
Herman, pigeon, in Avon-MGM's "Gazebo."
Television: Asta. dog. Thin Man; Fury,
horse. Fury: Jasper, dog, Bachelor Father:
Lassie, dog. Lassie: Rin-Tin-Tin,
dog. Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin: Silver,
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OTTAWA
prior to the special Sunday night performance
at the Capitol for the Ray
Tubman university scholorship tinist fund,
a record 12-inch snowfall halted traffic,
closed schools and forced cancellation of
many events. However the Ottawa Theatre
Managers Ass'n. sponsoring the show
as a memorial for the late Capitol manager,
expected to clear $8,000, mostly from
advance sales.
Ernie Warren of the Elgin and Jim
Chalmers of the Elmdale are to be inducted
as members at the annual meeting
of the Canadian Picture Pioneers March
8 at Toronto. For many yeai-s with Odeon,
Chalmers started his career at the Famous
Players Imperial in Toronto
ager Charlie Brennan of
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the FF>C Regent
held the reissued "Samson and Delilah"
for a .second week.
General Manager J. K. Clarke has signed
the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans show for this
year's Ottawa fair August 19-27 . . . Mayor
G. H. Nelms issued a statement that Ottawa
will have daylight savings this year
from April 24 to October 29, a period of
27 weeks.
The Imperial in Montreal used advertising
space in local newspar)ers to announce
the opening February 23 of the Cinerama
picture "Windjammer" . . . Alasdair Praser
of Crawley Films, has been elected a director
of the Ass'n of Motion Picture Producers
and Laboratories of Canada.
The Dominion government has named
Arthur Irwin, former chairman of its National
Film Board, as Canadian ambassador
to Mexico. He served since last fall
with the Canadian delegation to the United
Nations.
Columbia Studios Now On
Pacific Ghost Time
HOLL'YWOOD—To ballyhoo his currently
filming "13
"
Ghosts at Columbia, producer-director
William Castle has erected
a huge sign at the corner of Highland
and Sunset boulevards calling attention
to the shooting. The sign, which will remain
up until the film's release, six
months hence, bears the following inscription
:
"William Castle and his Supernatural
Associates will next haunt you with '13
Ghosts,' now spooking at Columbia Studios."
To the right of the sign is a clock
with 13 hands and the text: "Pacific
Ghast Time."
Liz Is Star of Year
HOLLYWOOD—Elizabeth Taylor won
the annual Golden Script award and was
.selected star of the year by the Interstate
Theatre circuit. Leonard Goldenson, president
of the American Broadcasting-Paramount
Theatres, presented the award to
the actress for her dramatic performance
in
"Suddenly. Last Summer."
Shpetner Quits Paramount
HOLLYWOOD—Stan Shpetner, signed
to a pixxiucer position at Paramount eight
weeks ago, has terminated that association.
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pred Trebilcock, manager of the Famous
Players Tivoli. has booked a no-reserved-seat,
limited return run of "Around
the World in 80 Days" in Todd-AO, at
$1.50, three performances daily
Simone of the Radio City, the art theatre
on Bathurst street, got one week with
"New Year Sacrifice," a film from China.
The Famous Players Capitol at Windsor,
managed by Bob Knevels. featured a Sunday
concert by the Windsor Symphony orchestra
with Sir Bernard Heinze conducting
and Nancy Hamill, Detroit soprano, as
soloist . . . During the run of "The Gazebo."
Loew's Uptown offered two sneak
screenings of "The Last Voyage." The second
one was called an "S. O. Preview," the
abbreviations meaning "second opportunity."
The Mill Masters and Custom Club, a
group of Toronto sports car devotees,
tui'ned over the proceeds of its 150 -mile
road competition, including fees and donations,
to the Variety Village school. The
handicapped students of this institution
also were guests of the National Ballet of
Canada at a performance in the Royal
Alexandra . . . Bill Burke of the FPC
Capitol at Brantford arranged a stage performance
February 17 of "Brigadoon" by
the Eaton Operatic Society, sponsored by
the local Kiwanis Club.
. .
Russ McKibbin, manager of the Imperial,
3,344-seater, suffered a broken wrist in a
fall in the snow ... At nearby Hamilton
the neighborhood York has come out with
a foreign-language film policy. The theatre
was dark for months . The reopened
Savoy at London, Ont., has been featui-ing
a stage hypnotist.
Gerald S. Kedey, president of Motion
Picture Centre, is the new head of the
Ass'n of Motion Pictui-e Pi-oducers and
Laboratories of Canada, having succeeded
Si>ence W. Caldwell. The vice-presidents
are H. A. Michaud, Montreal, and J. T.
Ross, Toronto.
Dick Newman, film reviewer of the Free
FYess at London, Ont., saw a couple of
short featm-es on the double-bill at the
Victoria in the Western Ontario city and
came to the conclusion they would wind
up on parlor screens. He commented: "F^-equently,
There are movies which are getting theatre
exhibition these days that are obviously
made for the day when they can
be sold to television. One can often see
it in a movie which, running around 80
minutes, is ideal for progi-amming purposes
on television's late-night spot.
"Bringing this to mind again is the new
double-bill at the Victoria. Admittedly it's
going to be a good long time before
'Eighteen and Anxious' and 'Girl in the
Woods' reach television but one has the
feeling that here are movies made with
both the theatre and television in mind."
Juliet
Prowse Stays on Payroll
HOLL'YWOOD — Juliet Prowse, actressdancer
featured in Jack Cummings' "Can-
Can," has had the first option in her contract
with 20th-Fox picked up.
Last Hope for Tax Relief
Lies in Ontario Budget
TORONTO — One last hope remains
for amusement tax relief at the current
session of the Ontario legislature when
the budget for the 1960-61 fiscal year is
introduced following the lengthy debate on
the throne speech.
Taxation measures sometimes accompany
the presentation of the budget, and Premier
Leslie M. Frost recently moved for
night sittings of the legislature to speed
up current business so that early consideration
can be given financial matters for
the fiscal year starting March 1.
No reference was made to tax changes
in the early stages of the session, but it
is just possible that a modified amusement
levy may go into effect shortly.
Montreal Theatres
To Receive Tax Cut
MONTREAL—J. M. Savignac, president
of the city council executive committee,
announced that when the 1960-61 municipal
budget is submitted for approval of
the council, it will contain a proposal to
reduce from $1 to 25 cents the tax per
seat of the 67 motion picture theatres of
the city.
Savignac pointed out that cinemas have
suffered boxoffice losses since the beginning
of television and that the tax reduction
proposal will ease by that much their
operating costs.
High-Speed Photography
Congress Is Scheduled
NEW YORK—The fifth International
Congress on High-Speed Photography will
be held October 16-22 in Washington, D.C.,
under the sponsorship of the Society of
Motion Picture and Television Engineers.
There will be an exhibit of industrial
and governmental products and demonstrations
of high-speed instrumentation
systems and equipments.
The first international symposium on
high-speed photography was held in
Washington in 1952 under SMPTE sponsorship.
The second was held in Paris in
1954. the third in London in 1956 and
the fourth in Cologne in 1958.
'Exodus' Score Assigned
HOLLYWOOD — Ernest Gold has been
inked by Otto Preminger to compose and
conduct the score for the United Artists
release. "Exodus." Gold, who won the
Downbeat magazine award for the best
musical score in a dramatic picture for
1959 for "On the Beach," wUl complete
his assignment on Stanley Kramer's "Inherit
the Wind" and then depart for Israel
to begin prescoring on "Exodus."
A Telefilms Bond Issue
TORONTO—Creative Telefilms & Artists
Co.. formerly United Telefilms, is selling
a $10,000,000 debentm-e issue to Louis Chesler
and a group of investors, subject to
ratification of shareholders at a meeting
here. Pi-esident Garfield P. Cass said the
new company plans expansion, including
the making of theatrical pictures.
MONTREAL
The worst snowstorm and blizzard in
three or four years hit theatre business
over the February 13, 14 weekend.
Exhibitors reported later, however, that
the lost business was well recovered during
the following days . . . Haskell Masters,
Canadian general manager for Warners,
stopped at the local office on the
way to New York . G. Iloy has
closed her Port Daniel iQue.i Theatre indefinitely.
Business has been good at the local theatres
as a result of a succession of fine
films. The Imperial opened "Windjammer"
in Cinemiracle, the Alouette continued to
enjoy good business with "Ben-Hur," while
"Solomon and Sheba" wound up seven
weeks at the Seville and "Porgy and Bess"
took over. "A Summer Place" opened at
the Capitol. Good business was reported
at the Cinema Elysee with "Nathalie, Secret
Agent." Seven UAC houses—the
Princess. Rialto, Papineau, Rosemount,
Granada, Chateau and Empress—had "The
Wonderful Country" with "Web of Evidence."
Robert Stein, 20th-Fox salesman,
mourned the death of his father. Many
industry folk attended the funeral . . .
Shopping at the exchanges were Maurice
Duhamel, manager of the Auclair circuit,
and E. Pelletier of the Cinema Paroissail
at Cabano.
Henri Storck screened his "Masters of
the Congo Jungle" at the National Film
Board. He said the much-praised documentary
type film will be premiered in
Montreal at the end of March before its
New York opening in April.
Ontario Odeon Parley
VINELAND, ONT.—A weekend conference
of all managers in Ontario of Odeon
Theatres was featm-ed by a study of new
product, both British and Hollywood, and
general discussions of exploitation and theatre
operations.
The chairman of the two-day meeting
was Steve McManus, Ontario supervisor
with some 50 units under his direction.
There was no intimation of any
change in personnel in Rank Film Distributors
of Canada, whose product will
be distributed by 20th-Pox, effective April
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Be sure to read this big, wellplanned
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Improvements are an investment that pays.
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• EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY
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• FEATURE REVIEW DIGEST
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• SHORTS RELEASE CHART
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THE GUIDE TO i BETTER BOOKING AND B U S I N E S S - B U I L D I N G
Blood Bank Premiere Is Big Publicity
For So Few' in Place of Frank-Gina
u
In situations where selling Frank Sinatra
and Gina Lollobrigida as a team means
little, another gimmick must be found to
put over "Never So Pew."
Lou Hart and Ray Corcoran of the
Auburn (N.Y.) Theatre hit on the idea
of a Blood Bank Premiere, according to
Flash, the Schine circuit bulletin to managers,
which describes the Hart-Corcoran
campaign as a humdinger.
NEEDED ANOTHER ANGLE
"We had to find a gimmick that would
get us the publicity and kind of promotion
befitting a big pictiu-e," they related.
"We hit on the idea of a Blood Bank
Premiere which would give us the opportunity
to crack the papers and the other
media."
The Cayuga County Red Cross chapter,
whose blood plasma supplies were running
low, was eager to sponsor the premiere
once the suggestion was made. Hart
and Corcoran tied in with the City Veterans
Council, the radio stations and the
newspapers.
They had Mayor Maurice Schwartz issue
a proclamation designating the opening
day of "Never So Pew" as a Blood
Bank Premiere to which all who donated
a pint of blood to the bloodmobile, due to
be in the city around that time, would be
admitted as guests of the Red Cross.
A list of veterans names were obtained
from various veteran organizations and
the Red Cross wrote letters giving them
full details of the premiere. Some 1,200
of the letters were mailed at no cost to the
theatre.
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ON RADIO WEEK PRIOR
The showmen had both radio stations
start a week in advance with announcements
gratis) about the premiere. Hart
himself appeared on one station in a 15-
minute interview dm-ing which he plugged
the picture, the premiere and the need for
blood.
A contest was conducted to select a
double for Gina and the winner, Rita
Cavataio, appeared in the lobby on opening
night to assist in getting pledges for blood
donors.
Stories and pictures on the premiere
appeared i six newspapers which cover
the city and county.
The premiere also was plugged at the
Holy Family Church where the bloodmobile
visit was scheduled.
Announcements were made after each
evening showing of the trailer.
In addition a nimiber of routine type of
promotions were arranged as an added
means of getting those people who would
not be
reached otherwise.
The Auburn managers enlisted the aid of
four disc jockeys. Two from WMBO and
two from WAUB started in ten days in
advance with plugs with every record they
played of Prank Sinatra. As an added fillip
they lu-ged listeners to send in their
pledges for a pint of blood. They were
competing with each other, and the jockey
from WMBO won by getting a total of 156
pledges.
The town's leading music store. Cram's,
located on the most important four corners
of the city, gave a beautiful window
display tieing in the Sinatra record with
the picture and playdate.
347 RECORD EXPOSURES
A total of 347 Sinatra record exposures,
with attendant plugs, was used during the
period on the two stations.
A lobby display had this
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Were
"YOUR
Never
So Few Pints of Blood Available in Cayuga
County as There Are Now ... In an Emergence
We Would Have to Obtain Blood
Prom Another City . . . Cayuga County is
Renowned for Its Spirit and Neighborly Assistance.
Don't Make It Necessary to Get
Blood Prom Another Community. PLEDGE
A PINT OP BLOOD AND BE A GUEST OP
THE RED CROSS at, etc."
Record in Benefits
"Aren't We Wonderful," a German-made
release, will be backed by more organizations
staging benefit shows than any other
picture in the history of Chicago. It will
open at the World Playhouse, and at this
time more than 22 organizations have
signed up for special benefit ticket arrangements.
These organizations are German,
Jewish and church groups.
Profile for 'Seven Thieves'
Ray McNamara, Allyn Theatre at Hartford,
Conn., planted an Edward G. Robinson
profile story, complete with art. in
Allen M. Widem's Coast-to-Coast column
in the Hartford Times in advance
of "Seven Thieves." Widem also used a
contest, offering guest tickets to writers
of the ten longest listings of films starring
Robinson.
Insteod of waiting until release time, producerdirector
William Castle, has begun exploiting his
new film "13 Ghosts," while it is still filming ot
Columbia studios. Castle tagged octress Jeoni
Mack (pictured with him above) Miss Ectoplasm of
I960 and sent her on a tour of Los Angeles columnists'
offices to extend each mortal on invitation
to visit the set of the Columbia release which
stars Charles Hebert, Jo Morrow and Martin Milner.
One of the popular features at the newly reopened
Plaza Theatre at Brownsville, Pa., is the kiddy's
Saturday matinee. Displaying some of the prizes
given away each Saturday at the kiddy parties
are Joseph Fecheck jr., left, son of Joseph Fecheck,
manager of the Plaza, which had been
closed several years leaving Brownsville without
an indoor theatre, and Marshall Coe, son of Outward
Coe, co-owner of the Plaza and the Brownsville
Drive-ln.
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Sponsors Help Popularize Drive-ln, Also
Promote Screen Attractions on Occasion
The Airvue Drive-In at Goldsboro, N. C, has ten sponsors scattered over the
county, who start the ball rolling for word-of-mouth on selected pictures, make
suggestions on how the operation can be improved and can be depended on to
put in a good word for the Airvue in a public relations way.
James S. Howard jr., the manager, picked out the ten in a coimtywide contest.
Those chosen were given seasons passes for the entire family with their "duties"'
carefully explained in a full letter.
Howard repoi-ts the sponsors have worked out very well. On special occasions
he sends them trip passes to give out to their friends as they see fit. With these,
Howard sends along a note good for a dollar's worth of pui-chases at the snack
bar.
"These people have been vei-y helpful in offering suggestions for the theatre,"
Howard relates, "and have improved our public relations considerably in this town.
They feel a very definite part of the theatre."
Need for Good Displays at Low Cost
Is Challenge to Showman s Ingenuity
There is no end to calls on the ingenuity
of a showman, first in planning displays
and promotions then in obtaining proper
props at a cost he can afford.
For "The Lost Continent" and "Elephant
Gun," B. E. Smiley, who manages the
Center Theatre in Winston-Salem, N. C,
for Statesville Theatre Coi-p., needed a
jungle display. This economy-minded
showman made the rounds of all the furniture
stores in town and collected those
long bamboo poles around which carpet
is rolled, and which the stores usually
throw away. A couple of passes at each
store was Smiley's way of saying thanks
for the bamboo sticks, from which he constructed
a lobby framework.
Some reeds, tree moss and leaves gathered
at the edge of town made a jungleappearing
setup with no expense.
Smiley improvised another promotion
for this screen bill. He called all employes
together a week before playdate and
showed them the pressbook on the combination,
talked up some enthusiasm for it
and had each one go out and talk up the
attraction.
OTHER SELECTED GIMMICKS
R. E. Agle. general manager of the
Statesville circuit in North Carolina, forwards
several pages of promotional nuggets
garnered from reports sent by managers
to his office.
As an experiment T. J. Steadman tilted
his admission price for "Room at the
Top" at the Colonial in Canton, N. C, and
handled the showing as an art picture
with special performances at night only.
For "Third Man on the Mountain," Steadman
cut out most all of the material in
the pressbook and made up a special display
at the concession stand.
Patrons on a cool Sunday night at the
Starlite Drive-In at North Wilkesboro
were treated to free hot chocolate by
Manager Garland Morrison. On the screen
was "Last Train from Gun Hill." On another
night he gave every 25th car a silver
dollar.
The Starlite is operating weekends only
during the winter. Morrison advertised
free drinks with hamburgers purchased at
one recent weekend.
Helen Johnson, State Theatre at Statesville,
advertised "Happy Anniversary" as
another "Moon Is Blue," and eliminated
the snake in the ad mats.
At Enfield, Joe Savage lined up Boy
Scouts to sell tickets on commission for a
special show of "Tarzan the Ape Man
at the Levon Theatre. He dressed a 12-
year-old-boy in a black suit and a white
straw hat and black tie to walk downtown
streets, with a cigar in his mouth, on the
opening day of "Al Capone." There were
few who didn't eye the young delinquent!
A sign on his back gave the title and playdate.
At the Parkway in West Jefferson, Dale
Baldwin played "A Woman Like Satan"
to adults only and distributed small cards
reading, "You see more of Brigitte in 'A
'
Woman Like Satan'. Baldwin played down
the title of "Woman Obsessed" and played
up the angle that his picture was as beautiful
as "Shane" and compared it to "Old
An artist painted portraits of Yul Brynner and Gino
Loliobrigida in the window of a camera shop in
the heort of the department store section of Richmond,
Va., tor four days to publicize "Solomon
and Sheba." Irving Blumberg, UA publicist, helped
George Peters of Loew's Theatre ot Richmond in
the campoign tor the UA spectacle.
Yeller," and stressed the little boy and
family entertainment angle.
A one-sheet, spruced up a bit by "Virginia
Setzer. manager of the Spartan in
Sparta, made the newspaper in Sparta. The
display on "This Earth Is Mine" was given
a border of artificial grapes to resemble a
vine, and underneath were placed wine
bottles filled with colored water. This was
on a table, with a light behind the onesheet.
Beside the table Miss Setzer placed
two empty wine cases.
FIREBALLS IN POPCORN
One atomic fireball put into each box
of popcorn contributed to an increase in
popcorn sales at the Airvue Drive-In at
Goldsboro, N. C, Manager Jim Howard jr.,
believes. The "fireball" is a penny piece of
candy which as the name implies is a little
hot. When a 13-year-old boy had to have
a leg removed because of cancer. Howard
offered via radio and heralds to give each
person who made a contribution to a fund
to help pay the boy's expenses a pass to
"The Nun's Story."
Howard gave each employe passes to put
in his or her Christmas cards to friends.
Ad Censors Don't Crimp
'Petticoat' Layouts
Newspapers, urged by a number of local
organizations, have been using a critical
eye on entertainment ads at New Orleans,
but if anything, this has stimulated the
ad-making skill of L. C. Montgomery, who
has had "Operation Petticoat" at his Joy
Theatre since Christmas Day and had not
fixed the shutoff date at the end of eight
weeks.
"Petticoat" gi'osses exceeded those of
"Pillow Talk" at the Joy, the previous record-holder.
Montgomei-y used this copy to herald a
holdover '2 cols.. 10 inches i:
Good Gracious! HELD OVER 8th BIG WEEK.
Question—When is a motion picture o blockbuster?
Answer—When it plays to more than 10,-
000 people first run in New Orleans.
Question—What makes a motion picture a
big hit?
Answer—When everyone is toiking about
it.
Answer—What picture holds 14-yeor-record
at the Joy?
— Answer "Operation Petticoat."
Answer— How much longer will it play?
Answer— Not very long. It hos to moke way
tor "Happy Anniversary."
HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! 20,000 Laughs Under
the Sea. Se ected pressbook illustrations were ot
the bottom of the ad.
Another time. Montgomery used a plain
circle with copy in reverse print. Thus in
the black circle was, "WOW! Held over
with all 20.000 laughs under the sea. 6th
Joyful Week, etc."
Letter From Hong Kong
An interesting letter amved from "Grady
Johnson. International Pi-ess Headquarters,
Mu-amar Hotel, Kowloon, Hong Kong,"
teUing about "The World of Suzie Wong,"
exp)eriences in filming the scenes there
and facts on the Chinese city itself. Ray
Stark is producing the pictui-e under the
British Eady, or quota, plan and is using
British crews, etc., exclusively, except for
two top U. S. stars and the director.
— 34 — BOXOFFICE Showmandiser Feb. 29, 1960

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Punch on Every Film
Ups Patronage Trend
Special
Ads Put Over Selected Combos
Aggressive selling of evei-y attraction by
Manager Joe Carlock has brought a gradual
increase in patronage at the Pitt Theatre
in Lake Charles, La., in the little
more than a year he has been there. Putting
some punch and zeal in his campaign
for "Operation Petticoat" helped get
two weeks of above-average patronage on
this popular film.
Among promotions was a display of
petticoats in town's major department
store. Petticoats from this store also were
strung on a line in the Pitt lobby. Mention
of this was made in radio and television
advertising. Female staffers wore
sailor hats, imprinted with the title, and
male staffers wore sailor uniforms.
The film opened on New Year's Eve, so
several days prior staffers in their sailor
unifonns distributed 3'2x6-inch Happy
New Year folders, with film imprint, at
the theatre, in stores and around town.
Carlock ran a questionnaire for several
weeks. Patrons were asked to fill out an
assortment of questions on a 4x7-inch slip.
The filled in slips were deposited in a
special lobby box. Six were drawn for presentation
of six-month passes. At the top
was, "You may win six-month free pass
to the Pitt Theatre just answering a few
questions listed below." Questions included
the age, and space for name and address.
i
The questions squares for answers)
:
Do you lisfen to radio? If so, what station?
Do you read our advertising in the Lake
Charles American Press?
Does the feature starting time in the local
paper help you?
Does TV advertising help you to choose
what picture you will see?
of
Does magazine advertising affect your choice
pictures?
Where do you learn of the attractions playing
at the Pitt?
What type of pictures do you enjoy most?
{Rock and Roll, Comedy, Musical, Horror,
Western, Drama).
Do you find our employes to be polite
rude unconcerned ?
What suggestions have you for the improvement
of our Theatres?
Combination shows, supported by special ads ere- rounding Kansas City. Thornhill, who was in Chioted
by the deft hond of Dole Thornhill, have cago o year or so with Filmack Troiler Co., now
been bringing in extra revenue throughout the is manager at Monett, Mo., for Commonwealth of
Commonwealth circuit in the four-state area sur- the Gillioz Theatre and Ozork Drive-ln.
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Radio Station Sponsors
The Last Voyage' Sneak
Radio station WSGA teamed with the
Lucas Theatre in Savannah, Ga., to stage
a "91 Minutes of Intense, Suspense Movie
Party"—a sneak preview of "The Last Voyage,"
details of which were handled exclusively
by the radio station. A first of
its kind for Savannah, the party was a
transistor radios. Comment cards were
huge success, with practically every seat
in the large Lucas filled with adults, teens
and some children.
Playing up the event a week ahead of
time, the station kept the aii-ways loaded
with announcements, and persons invited
to attend were required to go to the station
for free tickets. The station also arranged
special door prizes of record players,
handed out, which will be used in ad
plugs when "The Last Voyage" is presented
at its regular run.
Free Time Promoted During Pizza Week
Forty minutes of free radio time was
promoted from a pizza cafe. Cliff Knoll,
State Theatre at Sioux Palls, S. D., noted
the current week of "A Hole in the Head"
coincided with National Pizza Pie Week,
so he went to the Pizza Palace and made
this deal:
Put in a window at the cafe using this
idea: "If you don't eat pizza here, you've
got A Hole in Your Head." Gave the cafe
25 tickets to the film with the understanding
that 30 seconds of each radio announcement
were to be devoted to the theatre
and picture and the line in the window
display. The cafe bought 80 spots
over station KIHO. and the State and
"Hole in the Head" got 40 minutes of
free time.
Knoll distributed 1,000 tear hankies
paper napkins containing appropriate copy
for the film: "Special Happy Tear Hanky
. . . You'll need it for the happy tears
from laughing and the happy
your heart when
you'll
tears
shed
you'll shed from
you see . . . etc." They were distributed to
sales clerks, office workers, beauty shops
and other selected spots.
All ads and other copy stressed the
heart-warming comedy. Star interview
records were used on KELO. Each day the
deejay was going to use the intemews, a
foui--inch ad was used on the radio-television
page of the daily newspaper, plugging
the interview with mention of the
film and playdates.
Before the old year was ended, on December
29, Charles Tamme. Schine circuit
manager, advised his office at Gloversville.
N.Y., that he had a Christmas rental signed.
BOXOFFICE Showmcmdiser Feb. 29, 1960 — 35

Transparent color photo enlargements of the stars Joe Elickcr of the Goldman Theatres advertising
of "On the Beach" were used on the marquee as deportment, ond Morris Yuter of UA worked on
part of the front display on the film at the Gold- the overall promotion. The transparencies odded
man Theatre in Philodclphio. John Tota, manager; strong interest to the marquee, especially ot night.
As It Looks To Me 5
By KROGER BABB
A Showman's Views on Merchandising Motion Pictures
theatres
THERE ARE ONLY two kinds of
these days:
THOSE THAT are well-managed and
those that aren't! Those that are clean,
and those that are dirty! Those that are
modern and those that aren't! Those that
are comfortable and those tliat are not!
Those that perfoiTn a public service and
those that don't! Tliose that are wellstaffed
and those that are not! Those that
are well-booked and those that aren't!
Those that the public likes and those that
the public doesn't! Those that feature
pleasing admissions and those that gouge!
THOSE THAT present pictures and
serve popcorn and those that show pictures
and sell popcorn! Those that are comfortable
and those that aren't! Those that
feature entertainment and those that feaure
pizza pies! Those that turn in an honest
count and those that don't! Those that
start programs on the scheduled minute
and those that don't! Those that offer
well-balanced programs and those that
don't! Those that need paint and those
that don't! Those that need new furnishings
and equipment and those that don't!
THOSE THAT offer the finest in projection
and those that don't! Those that
feature excellent sound and those that
don't! Those that are run well and those
that run themselves! Those that are inviting
and those that are displeasing!
THOSE THAT speak to you and welcome
you and those that don't! Those
that thank you and invite you back and
Those that have a man-
those that don't!
ager and those that have a caretaker!
Those that make a good picture better and
those that make a fine picture bad!
THOSE THAT make money regularly
and those that search for the easy buck!
Those that are operated like a business
and those that just exist! Tliose that reveal
a pride of ownership and those that
smell! Those that subscribe to Boxoffice
and those that miss the best! Those that
support industry drives and those that
don't! Those that sell pictui-es and those
that expect pictures to sell their tickets!
THOSE THAT constantly seek new patrons
and those that can't keep old ones!
Those that take a hand in community affairs
and those with a hand out! Those
that feature clean, inviting restrooms and
those that stink! Those that watch soundlevel,
temjjerature and focus and those
that grind! Those that are show places
in their town and those the town hates
to admit!
THOSE THAT make show-going exciting
and those that make it exhausting!
Those that children flock to and those
that kids hate! Those that schools cooperate
with and those that schools won't!
Those that stress comfort and safety and
those that offer neither!
THOSE THAT are open and those that
are closed! Those that will go on forever
and those that must go! Only you can decide
which kind youi- theatre is!
36
Promote 'Mouse' With
Theatre Refurbishing
Two promotion teams, one from Herb
Rosener Theatres and the other from Columbia
Pictures, worked on the opening
of "The Mouse That Roared" at the Music
Hall Theatre in the Beverly Hills section
of Los Angeles. "The Mouse" was the first
attraction in the newly remodeled house,
so this was an equally important part of
the promotion.
From the Rosener company were Sydney
Linden, general manager: Milt Gross,
Music Hall manager, and E. D. Harris,
publicist. The Columbia studio sent Bob
Goodfried and Jack Berwick. Their teamwork
got widespread distribution of news
about the film comedy and the $125,000
renovation at the Music Hall.
There were screenings for newspaper,
radio and television folk, for city, state
and federal officials, and for college and
high school editors, directors of theatre
arts from all schools, representatives from
women's clubs and book stores. About 400
attended the latter screening with Producer
Walter Shenson and star Jean Seberg
acting as hosts.
There was a selected mailing to 80
women's clubs, urging them to notify their
members.
Art on the film and on the theatre remodeling,
plus copy breaks were arranged
in local publications and information
media.
Representatives of the Crest Blanca
Wine Co. spearheaded a merchandising
tieup. introducing the new Crest wine
package in southern California, along with
plugs on the film.
A special unveiling of the new Music
Hall was held two days before the grand
Christmas Day opening with. "The Mouse."
The Academy award short subject entry,
"Montauk Point," was shown at the
preview.
Lining Up Gift Show Calls
For Measure of Hustling
Evan Thompson reports on several of
the special shows he arranged right after
returning to the management of the Pox
Theatre in Hackensack, N. J., Pox Theatre
for the Skouras circuit late in November.
It took some hustling, but he sold a neighborhood
store, Davega's, a discount house,
to sponsor a giveaway on the Saturday
before Christmas. The prize list was impressive,
a $500 hi-fi set, plus an Argus
slide projector, clock radio, electric fry pan,
steam and dry iron, in all over $600 w'orth
of merchandise. In addition, Davcga paid
for the screen advertising.
The articles W'ere given away to lucky
coupon holders from 5 to 9 p.m., and they
accounted for a very big night, Thompson
relates.
In addition, Thompson sold the Town
and Country Auction Market on sponsoring
a New Year's Eve kiddy show, only
this was in the morning of December 31,
with doors opening at 9:30 and show
starting at 10:30.
Several copies of program folders were
included in Thompson's mailing to Showmandiser.
with seven ads which more than
paid for the calendars.
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Symbol y denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; © color photogrophy. For listings by
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2369 Killer Shrews, Tlie
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2336C;>Klng ol the Wild Stallions
(75) © Outdoor Drama AA 5-25-59 + + ^ + + + :^ 7+2-
2363ULast Angry Man, The (100)
2328C>l-ast Train From Gun Hill
(94) (Vj Western Para
23930Last Voyage, The (91) Sea Dr...MGM
2341 Legend of Tom Dooley, The
(79) Outdoor Drama (>)l
2323 Legion ot the Doomed (75) Ac AA
2372 Libel (100) Drama MGM
2376 ©Li'l Abner (113) Musical
2362 Look Back in Anger (99) Dr
2353 Love Is My Profession (105) Dr.
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238SOLove Specialist. The (104) ©
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©The H-Maii (79) .
SW .
344
The Woman Eater (70) ... Ho 345
fipDrtre Cimliniris. Vera Day
M-G-M
©The Mysterians (85) lg)..SF. 920
Kt'iiji Satiara. Viimi SlilraknHa
The World, the Flesh and the
Devil (95) © D. .917
Harry Ttclafonte. Incer Stevens
©Ask Any Girl (98) ©..C..916
Shirlev MacLalne. David .Nlven
The Angry Hills (105) ©..D..921
Robert Mltohiim. Rllsalielh Milfller
PARAMOUNT
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The Hangman (86) W.,5S18
Robert T.iylor. Fess Parker.
Tina Louise
©Tarzan's Greatest Advefiture
(88) Ad. 5822
Gordon Scott, Sara Shane
©The Man Who Could Cheat
Death (83) Ho. .5826
Anton Dirrring. Hazel Court.
CTirlstopher l>ee
Battle Flame (78) 5907
Scott Brady. Klalne Edwards
Surrender— Hell! (85)
- 5908
KelUi Andes. Susan Cahol
0©The Bij Circus
(109) © D 5914
Victor Mature. Rhonda Fleming.
Red Buttons, Gilbert Roland
Diary of a High School Bride
(SO) D .404
.\nlla Sands, Qirls Roblasnn
Ghost of Dragstrip Hollo^v
(65) Ac 405
-Indv PJiir, Martin Brudfinck
Middle of the Night dig) . .li. .402
Kim .N'ovak, Fredrlc March
Anatomy of a Murder (160) D..401
.lames Sievvart, Lee Remlck
The Legend of Tom Dooley
(79) D .403
Micitat'l Landon, Jo Morrow
©North by Northwest
(136) ® My 922
Cary Grant. Eva Marie Saint.
Jjimes Ma.son
The Beat Generation (95). D.. 923
Steve (Tehran, Mamie Van Doren,
(tay Danton. Fay Spain
Don't Give Up the Ship
(85) C..5820
Jetry l>ew!s, Dlna Merrill
©Last Train From Gun Hill
(94) (?) W..5821
Kirk riotigla-s. Artthon.v Qiilnr
The Bat (80) My.. 5917
Vincent Price. Agnes Mooreheail
Face of Fire (80) D..5916
Cameron Mitchell. James Whltmnre
Have Rocket. Will Travel
(76) C- .404
1 lirfe Stooges, Anna-Lisa
30 Ft Bride of Candy Rock
'75)
C..405
l.iMj CDSteilo. Doruthy Provlne
The Big Operator (91) ©..0.924
Mickey Rooney, .Mamie Van lioren
The Scaoegoat (92) 925
Alec Gnlnness. Bette Davis
©The Five Pennies
(117) (V) D/M..5823
Danny Kave, Barbara Bel (leddes
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©Sign of the Gladiator
(84) Ad. .403
Anita Bkberg. Georges Marctial
©It Started With a Kiss
(104) © C, 1
(Jlenn l''ord. Debbie Reynolds
That Kind of Woman (92). D. .5901
Sophh Loren, Tab Hunter,
OporKe Sanders. Keenan Wynn
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©For the First Time (97) ® M 2
Mario Lanza, Zsa Zsa Gabor.
lohanna vnn Koszlan
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Web of Evidence (88) .... My . 5913
Van Jolinson, Vera Miles
Bucket of Blood (70) Ho 407
B:irl)oura Morris. Dick Miller
The Giant Leeches (62) ..Ho. 409
Ken Clark. Yvette VIckers
The Tingler (SO) Ho. .406
Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn
©They Came to Cordura
(123) 00 408
Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth,
Van Uenin, Tab Hunter
The Crimson Kimono (82).. D. 407
Victoria Shaw, (Sera Corbett,
James Shigeta
Gitls Town (92) Ac 4
Mamie Van Doren. Mel Torme,
Itav AntJinny
Libel (100) D.. 5
illivla de Havllland. Dirk Bogarde
©Tarzan the Ape Man
(82) Ad. . 3
Denny Miller, Joanna Barnes
But Not for Me (105) C..5903
Clark Gable. Carroll Baker.
I.llli Palmer O(—1
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©House of Intrigue
(94) © Ac. 5912
Cnn Jiirgens. Dawn Addams
Crime and Punishment, U.S.A.
(82) P.. 5915
George Hamilton. Mary Murphy
The Killer Shrews (69) .. Ho. .410
Ingrid (}oude, James Best
Giant Gila Monster (74).. Ho.. 411
Don Sullivan, Ldsa Slmone
©Mouse That R~Mfed (S3)~cT7409
Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg
yThe Last Angry Man
(100) D.,410
Paul Miml, David Wayne
Battle of Coral Sea (80).. Ac. 411
Clirr Robertson. Gta Seala
Yesterday's Enemy (95) Ac. 412
Stanley Baker, Guy Rolfe
©Warrior and the Slave Girl
(89) Supercinescope Aii . . 413
Georges Marehal, Cilanna M. C^nale
House of the Seven Hawks
(92) Ac . 6
Robert Taylor. Nicole Maurey.
Linda Christian
©The Jayhawkers
(100) ® 0D..59O4
Jeff (Hlandler, FesR Parker.
Mcole Maiirey
Career (105) 0.5907
Dean Martin, Anthony Frandosa.
Shirley MacLalne. Carolm Jones
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Atomic Submarine (73) . .5918
Arthur Franz. Rrett Halsey
©Edge of Eternity
(83) © Ac. 414
Ctomel WUde, Victoria Shaw
©1,001 Arabian Nights
(76) An.. 415
Stars the near-sighted Mr. Magoo
©The Wreck of the Mary
Deare (106) © 0.7
Gary C^i>er, Charlton Heston,
Michael Redgrave. Etalyn WllUaras
©Li'l Ahner (113) (g ....M..5908
I'eter Palmer, Leslie Parrlsb.
Stubby Kaye, Julie Newmar
©The Flying Fontaines
(84) Ac. 416
Michael (Mian, Evy Norlund
The Purple Ganij (83) Ac. 5919
B.'irry Sullivan. Blaine Edwards
©Goliath and the Barbarians
(88) Totalscope Ad.. 406
Steve Reeves, Chelo Alonso
Suddenly. Last Summer
(114) D..417
Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery
Clift ICatharlne Hepburn
The Gene Krupa Story (101) Bi. .419
Sal Mineo. Susan Kohner
©Never So Few (124) ©..D.. 8 A Touch of Larceny (»). CD .. 5911
Frank Sinatra. Gina Loiiobrielda, Ji"«s 'Slason. Vera Miles
Steve McQueen, Paul Henrled
The Gazebo (102) © My CIO
Glenn Ford. Debbie Remolds.
Carl Reiner
The Hypnotic Eye (77) .. My. .6001
Jacques Bergerac, Allison Hayes
©The Angry Red Planet
(94) SF..501
Gerald Mohr, Nora Hayden
Who Was That Lady? (120) C..418
Tony Curtis. Dean Martin. Janet
Leigh
©Once More. With Feeling
(92) c. .421
Yul Brynner. Kay Kendall
Our Man in Havana (107)
© CD. .420
Alec (}ulnness. Burl Ives, Maureen
O'Hara, Ernie Kovacs
©The Last Voyage (91) D.
Robert Stack, l)oroIby Malone
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Jack the Ripper (85) .. Ho. .5910
Lee Patterson, Betty McUowall
The Big Night (74) D..5912 S
ILindv Sparks, Venetia Stevenson ^3
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©Circus Stars (76) ©..Doc. 5913 >
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©Babette Goes to War
(103) © CD. .423
Brigitte Bardot, Jacques Charrier
©Comanche Station
(74) © 0D..422
Randolph Scott, Nancy Gates
Man On a String (92).... Ac.
Ernest Borgiiine. Ker^vin Mathews
©Home From the Hill
(150) © D..12
Robert .Mitchum, Eleanor Parker,
George Peppard, George Hamilton
©Heller in Pink Tights
(..) D..5915
Sophia Loren, Anthony Qjiinn
Five Branded Women f'
(90) D..5916| ;»3-
Van HefUn, Sllvana Mangaiw, r
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wifh Music; (Doc) Documcntory; (D) Drama; (F) Fantasy; (FC) Farce-Comedy; (Ho) Horror Drama- (Hi)
Historicol Dromo; (M) Musical; (My) Mystery; (OD) Outdoor Dromo; (SF) Science-Fiction- (W) We'stern
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joSay One for Me (119) © CD.. 918
llirig I'riisUs. IPrhliie Kcynolds.
lliibfrl Wagner, It.iy Walslon
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Here Come the Jets (71) (g Ac. 920
Steve IJrrHlie. I.>"n Tboma.-*
oThc Diary of Anne Frank
(150) © D..916
(Siteclal
releiLSe)
Millie I'crklns. Joseph Schlldkraul
@Huliilay
(102)
for Lovers
© C .923
I'llftiin H'fhb, Jane Wyman
QSon of Robin Hood
(80) © Ad.. 921
liavid lleillson. June l,avertck
Miracle of the Hills
(73) ® Ac. 924
Hex Keason, Nan Leslie
Allioator People (74) © SF..927
Un rh.incy jr., Beverly fiarland
The Return of the Fly
(80) © Ho, 928
Vincent I'rlce. Brett llnlsey
©A Private's Affair (92) © C 926
Sal Mlneahl
Blood and Steel (S3) (R). Ac. 937
John Lupton, Zlva Rodano
The Story on Page One
(122) CD. .001
Rita Hayworth, Anthony SYanclosa,
Young
(ilB
Seven Thieves (102) C D..002
Edward G. Roblnwu. Rod Stclger.
Joan Collins
The Rookie (98) C C..003
Tommy Noonan, Pete MarshiU.
Julie Nevfmar
Sink the Bismarck!
(97) © Ac. 005
Kennelli More, I>ana Wynter
©Three Murderesses (99) CD..0O7
Alain Delon, Mylene Demongeot
O^ When Comedy Was King
g (81) COOS
Li_ Comedy classics complied
©Wind Cannot Read (107) . .D. .014
111 rk Bogarde. Yoko Tanl
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©A Dog of Flanders (96)
rg D . . oil
lav id I.add. Donald Crisp
Q^ The Third Voice (79) ©.. D..006
^ Kdniond O'Hrion. Julie Ixvndon
Operation Amsterdam
(97) Ac. 015
Peter Finch, Ejva Bartok
UNITED
ARTISTS
©The Hound of the Baskervilles
(84) My.. 5922
Peter dishing, (^rlstopher Lee
Shaiie Hands With the Devil
(110) D 5921
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lABOUT PICTURESI
Good for Extra Days
"Journey to the Center of the Eorth" (20th-
Fox) is terrific! Best grosser since Disney's
"Shoggy Dog." Ploy it at leost two extra days.
Well worth it. Give us more of this type, plus
this odvertising.
PAUL GAMOCHE
Welden Theotre,
St. Albans, Vt.
AMERICAN-INTERNATIONAL
Golioth and the BarbarJons (AlP)—Sfeve Reeves,
Chelo Alonso, Bruce Cabot. You exhibitors who ore
looking for a picture which will do business ond
leave o little in the till for you should pick this up.
There is o lot of entertainment in this show ond
the business it does will surprise you. Played Wed.
through Sat.—Jim Fraser, Auditorium Theatre, Red-
Wing, Minn. Pop. 12,500.
BUENA VISTA
Perri (BV)—Nature fantosy. Now here is a picture
that I really took a beating on. I find
anybody thot wanted to see it. The elders stoyed
away in droves; the teenagers walked out (please
don't ask me why). The smoller children liked it,
but there weren't enough to begin to poy expenses,
so 1 was left holding the bag. Oh well, thot's the
way it goes.— F. L. Murray. Strond Theotre, Spiritwood,
Sask. Pop. 355.
COLUMBIA
Gunman's Walk (Col)—Von Heflin, Tab Hunter,
Kothryn Grant, This had everything it takes to make
a top western except a good title. This one seemed
to scare the women away. However, I all right
ond had lots of good comments.— F. L. Murray, Strond
Theotre, Spiritwood, Sask, Pop. 355.
Montana Territory (Col), reissue—Lon McCoMster,
Wondo Hendrix, Preston Foster. We doubled this
1952 release with "The Last Blitzkrieg." Although
this is old, the print was good on it ar>d it had color
besides o western story. Business was slow due to
other doings. Played Wed. Weather: Nice.—Horry
Howkmson, Orpheum Theatre, Marietta, Minn. Pop.
380.
30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (Col)—Lou Costello,
Dorothy Provlne, Gale Gordon. This has its moments
of loughtsr, orxJ also of poor trick photography, but
it still should not be passed up, especially if played
on o double bill. Ployed Wed. to Sat. Weather:
Very cold.—Harold Bell, Opera House, Coaticook,
Que. Pop. 6,341.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
Don't Go Neor the Woter (MGM)—Glenn Ford, Gia
Scolo, Eorl Holliman. O-o-o-o! Lots of fun, and o
good turnout. Fine cast, story ond color. Sure, !
know it's old, but that's on advantage here in the
sticks.—Fronk Sobin, Majestic Theotre, Eureka, Mont.
Pop. 929.
It Storted With a Kiss (MGM)—Glenn Ford, Debbie
Reynolds, Eva Gobor. Now here is the cutest
bit of screen merchandise to thrill our public since
the "good old doys," and we heord more good old
"belly- loughs" than we've heard for quite a spell.
Of course, it's for Adults and Students—but believe
me they did enjoy it—ond told us so. And once
more we enjoyed being in the lobby when the folks
went home. Ployed Tues., Wed., Thurs. Weather:
Nice, springlike.—Carl W. Veseth, ViMo Theatre,
Malta, Mont. Pop, 1,960.
Mating Gome, The (MGM)—Debbie Reyrx>Ids, Tony
Randall, Paul Douglas. Nothing but laughs end
loughs for this light, wonderful, entertaining comedy.
Packed houses all voted it one of the best, ond
this is the type of film the public are clamoring for
today. Delightful entertainment. Played Tues., through
Sot. Weather: Fine.—Dove S. Klein, Astra Theatre,
Kitwe/Nkono, Northern Rhodesia, Africo. Pop. 13,000,
World, the Flesh ond the Devil, The (MGM)~
Horry Bclofq^te, fnger Stevens, Mel Ferrer. Total
cost of threi* in a bleak picture of rodiooctive New
York, with its population purged. The scenes of o
motionless Mar>hatton ore astonishing, but our gong
apparently couldn't core much less. Yeah, it has o
dash of "segregotion" in it too. Business poor. Ployed
Mon., Tues., Wed. Weather: Still and wintry.
George Jenner, Pork Theatre, Goderich, Ont. Pop
6,000.
PARAMOUNT
Five Pennies, The (Para)— Danny Koye, Barbora
Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong. Word of mouth made
this a big hit in our little city. A wonderful picture
that everybody is still talking obout. More like it
and we will oil be bock in business. Played Sun.,
Mon. Weather: Cold.—Glenn E. Jensen, Gotewoy Theatre,
Westhope, N. D. Pop. 575.
Forest Rangers (Poro), reissue—Poulette Goddord,
Fred MacMurray, Susan Hoyward. One of the top
pics of 1942, ond thot still holds for 1960. It's entertainment
plus ond in fine color. Goddord, Mac-
Murray, Hoyword, Pallete, Overmon. Million-dollor
cost if I ever saw one and the only problem is
getting folks to the boxoffice.—Frank Sobin, Majestic
Theatre, Eureka, Mont. Pop. 929.
Lost Trotn From Gun Hid (Poro)— Kirk Douglas,
Anthony Quinn, Corolyn Jones. Very good picture.
Did rrormol txjsiness- Played Mon. Tues. Weather:
Cold.—Simon M. Cherivtch, Levoy Theatre, Millville,
N. J. Pop. 19,500.
Li'l Abner (Poro)—Peter Palmer, Leslie Porrish,
Stubby Koye. Very good for oil ages. Play it.
Ma and Pa Yokum especiolly impressive. Played
Wed. tt>rough Sat. Weather: Cold ond wintry.
Poul Gomoche, Welden Theotre, St. Albons, Vt.
Pop. 8,600.
20th
CENTURY-FOX
Best of Everything, The (20th-Fox)—Hope Longe,
Stephen Boyd, Joan Crawford. Good entertainment.
Will do overoge business. Ploy it beginning or midweek.
Played Sun., Mon., Tues. Weother: Cold.
Poul Gomoche, Welden Theotre, St. Albons, Vt.
Pop. 8,600.
Blue Anget, The (20th-Fox)—Curt Jurgens, May
Bntt, Theodore Bikel. Very good drama with fine
acting by May Bntt and Curt Jurgens. Received
many fine comments. Beautiful color and good, sharp
picture. Ployed Sun., Mon. Weather: Fair and cold.
James Hordy, Shoals Theatre, Shoals, Ind. Pop.
1.300,
Holiday for Lovers (20th-Fox)—Clifton Webb,
Jane Wymon, Carol Lynley. A light comedy in
"Three Coins" vein that did quite well here. Enjoyed
by obove-overoge adult trade. Guess Wymon
has boxoffice oppeol. Sold flat, so not pestered to
death for percentage forms. Played Sot., Sun.
Weather: Cold.—Ken Christionson, Roxy Theatre,
Washburn, N. D. Pop. 913.
Hound-Dog Mon (20th-Fox)—Fobion, Carol Lynley,
Stuart Whitman The latter stole the biscuit. The
new Fobion starrer is o pleasir>g family show. We ore
obout 1 ,1 00 miles rvo'th of Tennessee's neorest hill
but our folks seem to like this style. Neither couth
nor coy, it at leost breaks owoy from oil stork
problems. Business good, mo inly teeny. Ployed
Wed. through Sat. Weather: Snow, loads of it.
George Jenner, Pork Theatre, Goderich, Ont. Pop.
6,000.
Private's Affair, A (20th-Fox)—Sol Mineo, Borry
Coe, Gary Crosby. I this movie, but the title
didn't help to get anyone in the drive-in. Poor
time of the yeor to give it on honest opinion. Played
Sun., Mon., Tues. Weather: Snow.—W. E. Seover
jr.. Beacon Drive-In, Bristol, Tenn. Pop. 30,000.
UNITED ARTISTS
Bop Girl (UA)—Judy Tyler, Bobby Troupe, Margo
Woode. Ployed this with "Escort West" and could
do without both, but what few came seemed to like
them. Played Fri,, Sot. Weather: Snow, fog, cold.
Arlen W. Peohl, Hi Woy Theatre, Sheridan, Ore. Pop.
2,000.
Happy Anniversary (UA)—David Niven, Mitzi Goynor.
Cor I Terrific picture ond cost. Actuolly
funny, and well received. Only complaint: not too
many customers. Those who come enjoyed it thoroughly.
Book it. Ployed Sun., Mon., Tues.—Paul
Gomoche, Welden Theatre, St. Albans, Vt. Pop.
8,600.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL
Imitation of Life (U-l)—Lono Turner, John Govin,
Sondro Dee. Not up to boxoffice expectotiorts, but
did quite well here. A woman's show which they
reolly enjoyed. Bet U-l mode more by keepir>g the
story thon if they had sold out. Played Sun.,
Mon. Weather: Fair.—Ken Christionson, Roxy Theatre,
Washburn, N. D. Pop. 913.
This Earth Is Mine (U-l)—Rock Hudson, Jean
Simmons, Dorothy McGuire. Very well liked, but very
few come. Too many sow it elsewhere. The weother
was olso against us. Played Sun., Mon. Weather:
Very cold.-—Glenn E. Jensen, Gateway Theotre,
Westhope, N. D. Pop. 575.
WARNER BROS-
Enchonted Island ,WB)—Dano Andrews, Jane Powell,
Don Dubbins. Good little programmer that we
finally doted on o Sun., Mon. and alt the folks liked
it. Although only o program picture, it's very colorful
and would have looked much better filling out the
whole screen. Weather: Worm—25 above.—Corl W.
Veseth, Villo Theatre, Malta, Mont. Pop. 1,960.
Old Man and the Seo, The (WB)— Spencer Trocy,
Horry Bellover, Feli[>e Pozos. A great picture, but
we would have been better off if we hod gone
fishing—maybe we could have eoten. A big-city
picture, o good picture but not for here. Played
Thurs., Fri., Sot. Weather: Cold.—Ken Christionson,
Roxy Theotre, Woshburn, N. D. Pop. 913.
Loves 'The Lovers'
The Zenith Intcrnotionol rcleose, "The
Lovers," which broke oil previous opening house
records at the Beverly Canon Theatre, is still
doing copocity weekend business in its fourth
month. This highly acclaimed controversiol
French film, prize winner ot the Venice Film
Festivol, is distributed on the West Coast by
Moyfoir Pictures.
ED HARRIS
Beverly Canon Theotre,
Beverly Hills, Calif.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
FEATURE REVIEWS
Black Orpheus
A Ratio; Drama
1.85-1 with Music
O
Lopert Films 95 Minutes R«l. Jan. '60
Entirely fUmed in Rio de Janeiro at the
height of the carnival season, this Sacha
Gordine production is a riot of color, native
music, dancing and confu-sion during which
a tender love .stoi->' paralleling the classic
Orpheus and Eurydice legend occasionally
acliieves touching moments. Directed by Marcel
Camus, one of France's "ne^v wave" of directors,
and dazzlingly photogi-aphed in Eastman
Color, the picture won the 1959 Cannes
Festival grand prize and tiius should do
strong business in art houses throughout the
country. Although many teenagers will be
fascinated by the samba-like musical background
and the rhythmic dancing, it's not
for the kiddies or for patrons who appreciate
restful, less-noisy film fai-e. All the characters
in the film are Negroes, speaking
Portugese and living in shacks in the hills
above the modem city of Rio. The hero is
a trolley motorman named Orpheus, well
played by the handsome Bruno Mello, who
is engaged to the mercenary daj^k-skinned
Lourdes de Oliviera, but falls in love with
a shy country girl who arrives to visit her
city cousin. Both Orpheus and a little neighbor
boy try to protect the girl from a pursuer
in a Death costume but. during the
turmoil of the street carnival, the girl dies
violently and Oipheus, cairylng her dead
body, accidentally falls off a high cliff. Marpes.sa
Dawn, who plays the lovely, tender
Eui-ydice. has been cast in Columbia's "The
Devil at 4 O'clock." opposite Spencer Tracy.
Bruno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lea Garcia,
Adhemar Da Silva.
SHORTS REVIEWS
The Awakening
Lester A. Schoenfeld Films
30 Mins.
Travelog
Very good. With the state of Israel figuring
largely in the ne\vs and thousands
reading "Elxodus," the best-selling novel about
it, these scenes in color of the land "with a
million years of history" are timely as well
as interesting and certainly exploitable. The
scenes of Tel Aviv. Jerusalem and the other
communities are fascinating, and there are
colorful views of caves in which famous
scrolls are being discovered and of rural
life. There is an atmosphere of tremendous
accomplishment backed by the energy of a
virile people.
Tickets Please
Lester \. Schoenfeld Films
20 Mlns.
Travelog
Good. A fast de luxe train takes the viewer
from Capetowni in South Africa to the
interior thi-ough countiysides rich in flowers
and architecture unusual to American
eyes that are revealed in excellent color.
Tliere are stops and views also of Kimberley.
home of the famous diamond mines; Johamiesbui-g
and Pi-etoria. The conductor
doubles as a musician to the great enjoyment
of an attractive group of passengers. There
is only a fleeting glimpse of Negroes.
When My Life Came In
Lester A. Schoenfeld Films 17 Mins.
Travelog
Good. The scenes in color of the island of
Majorca, famous for its artificial pearl and
glass blowing industries as well as a perennial
sun and luxurious foliage, will especially
appeal to tourists who have spent long,
lazy and satisfj-ing days there. As in Holland,
picturesque wndmills are steadily at
work providing water for the farms. The
views of the city of Palma ai-e striking.
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10 BOXOFFICE BookinGuide :: Feb. 29, 1960

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Feature reviews
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FEATURE REVIEWS
Story Synopsis; Exploifips; Adiines for Newspaper and Programs
THE STORY:
"Babette Goes to War" (Col)
Brigitte. a naive country lass, comes to Paiis just as the
Germans are invading the city during World War II. Inadvertently
she gets into a brothel and with its denizens
gets mixed up with the evacuation at Dunkirk. After she
joins the French underground in England, officei-s of the
Briti.sh intelligence recognize her remarkable resemblance
to a gal who was the light o' love of a ranking Nazi gen- ti<
eral. She is trained and returned to France with instructions
to kidnap the German officer and return him to England.
This she does by playing the head of the Gestapo
against the militai-j' man and after a .series of haii--raising
adventures and escapades. After the war, everyone Is
decorated, except Brigitte and her boy friend—but they've
found love.
EXPLOITIPS:
Art stills, especially the line di-awings of Brigitte Bardot
in provocative bathing suit poses, will help lure the male
fans. Stunts based on Miss Bardot's name in the film,
"Babette." might be set around town. Stage a "Women's
Armed Sei-vice Night" in honor of all local veterans.
CATCHLINES:
You've Never Seen Brigitte Bardot Like This Before! . . .
She's a Pert, Delightful Comedienne, Now . . . She's
Vivacious, Audacious, Uproariovis! . . . And She's Still the
Same Sensational BB—If You Know What We Mean!
THE STORY: "Home From the HUl" (MGM)
Wealthy Robert Mitchum and his wife, Eleanor Parker, live
together only because of tlieir son. George Hamilton, who
doesn't know the hii-ed man, Geoi-ge Peppard, is his fathei's
illegitimate son and the reason his parents fight. He finds
out when pretty Luana Patten's father won't let him see
her and his mother tells him the stoiy. He sweai-s hatred
of his father and, not knowing Luana lias become pregnant
during one of their secret meetings, drops her and swears
never to marry. Peppard. secretly in love with Luana, marries
her and wins her love. The baby, however, looks like
Hamilton's family and townspeople say Mitchum is the father,
causing Luana's father, Everett Sloane. to kill Mitchum.
Hamilton then kills Sloane and eventually leaves the counti-y,
ending the power of the family.
EXPLOITIPS:
Play up the three new stars as future stars. Tie in with
bookstores on the novel and with sporting goods stores
because much of the activity surrounds spoils, hunting,
etc. Hold a snipe-hunting contest for local kids. Decorate
lobby with stuffed animals, etc.
CATCHLINES:
There's No Place Like Hom^-"Home Prom the Hill," TTiat
Is . . . MGM's Masterful Stoi-y of Two Families . . . Romance
and Emotional Adventure in the Powerful History of Texas
.. . Sure to Be One of the Big Films of 1960.
THE STORY:
"The Threat"
(WB)
Robert Knapp, a haxd-as-nails detective on a metropolitan
police force, in self-defense kills a notorious and generally-hated
mobster. He is suspect because the undera-orld
leader had stolen Mai-y Castle, formerly the object of the
copper's affections. At the inquest he is cleared, however.
Then he stai-ts receiving tln-eatening, anonymous letters.
When another gangster is mysteriously slain, Knapp is really
in a tough spot. He is being sought by fellow policemen
and the slain mobster's doting father, who has sworn revenge.
Aided by at least thj-ee dames who are in love with
him, Knapp manages to stay alive and at liberty until it
is revealed that his older brother, also a lawman, has
caused all the trouble because of jealousy.
EXPLOITIPS:
Invite local police and detectives to a .screening, and ask
them to cooperate with a display of law enforcement equipment.
Give tickets to teenager winners of an essav contest
about law enforcement. Dress theatre personnel in police
unlfoi-ms.
CATCHLINES:
The Law vs. the Underworld in a Fight-to-the-Finish . .
Ruthless Killer or Honest Cop, Which Was He? . . . Mobsters
and Police Alike Were After Him. Could Three Beautiful
Dames Save Him?
Th,
THE STORY:
"Comanche Station" (Col)
Searching for his long-lost wife, prisoner of the Comanches.
Randolph Scott risks his life to win freedom for
another white woman. Nancy Gates. While escorting Nancy
back to her husband, the two are joined by Claude Akins,
a reward-hungi-y gunslinger, who plans to kill Scott and
Nancy and collect the $5,000 reward offered for her, dead
or alive. After one of Akins' henchmen is killed in an Indian
ambush, the gunslinger kills his other aide, Richard
Rust, before the latter can warn Scott of the plan. Scott
fights and kUls Akins and returns Nancy to her blind and
disabled husband. Scott then rides off, still in search of
Ills wife.
EXPLOITIPS:
rido, Use the Indian elements in the film by having a ballyhoo
man dressed in blanket or wairior's outfit pai-ading
"- the streets with a sign on his back proclaiming "I'm on My
Way to 'Comanche Station' " or by arrows painted on the
streets pointing to the theatre. Use "Wanted" posters offering
a reward for Nancy Gates.
CATCHLINES:
She Wasn't the White Woman He Was Seeking But She
Was the 'White Woman He Was Going to Keep . . . She Was
Worth $5,000 Alive or Dead—But She Was Easier to Bring in
Dead
. . . Randolph Scott Rescues a White Woman From
the Blood -Thirsty Comanches.
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THE STORY: "Sea Fury" (Lopert)
Victor McLaglen. salvage tug captain, is introduced by
the wily father of Luciana Paluzzi to liis young daughter.
The father hopes to arrange a marriage but Luciana falls
m love instead with the young first mate. Stanley Baker
When the captain discovers his mate's dupUcity. he gets
drunk and Baker has to take over a dangerous salvage lob
which they finally puU off together. As a reward McLaglen
gives the young people his blessing.
EXPLOITIPS:
McLaglen's popularity in action pictures and Stanley Baker's
fo:-mer boxing championship can be emphasized, along
with the charms of the lovely Italian actress. Luciana Paluzzi.
Shots of the hurricane scenes make good lobby displays.
CATCHLINES:
Hell at Sea—A Storm of Seething Adventure 'WTiere Men
Ai-e Matched by Raging Elements . . . They Fought the (vlrry
Hunicane and Each Other—Because of the Woman Only
One '^y^r
of Tliem Could Have.
THE STORY: "Broth of a Boy" (Kingsley)
Tony Wright, representing British Consolidated Television,
arrives in the little Irish village of Ballymorrissey
only to find all the town.speople in the parish hall prepai-ing
for the birthday celebi-ation of Barn,' Fitzgerald
a crusty old poacher who claims to be 110 years
old. Wright finds tlie villagere against his plans for
a national TV show but he finally persuades all except
Fitzgerald himself who has added a few years to
his actual age. Fitzgerald and his 80-year-old son, Harry
Brogan, go on a poaching expedition and are arrested and
jailed just as the festivities are due to start. Fitzgerald is
brought before a judge but Wright manages to get him
acquitted. All claims that Fitzgerald is the oldest man in
the world are finally cleared and the party takes place
over a TV hookup.
EXPLOITIPS:
Play up Barry Fitzgerald, who won an Academy Award
"
for "Going My Way has been prominent in a dozen
notable films. In Irish neighborhoods stress the fact that
Uie Abbey Players of DubUn are featured. Invite any man
who can claim he is over 90 or near 100 as a guest.
„^ CATCHLINES:
Thco He Was a Broth of a Boy of 110 With a Darlin' Child
" '" of 80 Yeai-s . Fitzgerald and the Abbey Players
of Dublin in a Bit of Old Ireland on the Screen.
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77. Tice. Florida.
District manager for Class A indoor and
drive-in operations. Maintenance, advertising
and concessions experience necessary.
Excellent opportunity for man with
proven ability and unfulfilled ambitions
Boxoffice. 9632.
Manager wanted for conventional de
luxe, first-run theatre in South. Must be
experienced all phases, promotion minded.
State age, experience, marital status
salary required. Apply Boxoffice, 9033.
Drive-In Manager: Opening for experienced
man in the beautiful northwest. Will
consider man and wife team, wife to manage
concession. State age, salary expected,
qualifications and recommendations.
Boxoffice, 9034.
GENEHAL EQUIPMENT—NEW
New carbon savers. Save hundreds of
dollars yearly. 10 and 11mm rotating
lamps, $3.00. 13.6 mm, $4.50. No C.O.Ds,
send check. Easy to use, no tools. Lou
Walters Repair Service, 8140 Hunnicul
Rd., Dallas 28, Texas.
FOH SALE: New—A York packaged refrigeration
unit, Model 3D125, 130 Tons
Capacity, 150 H.P. Motor charged with
Freon 12, suitable for air-conditioning or
other water chilling requirements. Located
at Pierre, South Dakota. For lull
details contact Morrison-Knudsen-Kiewit-
Johnson, P. O. Box 254, Pierre, South Dakota.
WHY PAY MORE? Masonite Letters, fits
Wagner, Adler, Bevelite Signs, 4", 40c;
8', 60c; 10", 75c; 12", $1.00; 14", $1.50;
16", $1.75; 17", $2.00; 24", $3.00 (10% discount
100 letters or over $60 list). Dept.
cc, S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corporation,
602 W. 52nd Street, New York 19.
GENERAL EQUIPMENT—USED
Simplex, mechanisms and movements.
Trade or sale, as is or rebuilt. What do
you need? Bargains. Lou Walters Repair
Service, 8140 Hunnicut Rd., Dallas 28,
Texas.
Brenkert BX60 mechanisms, Motiogrcrph,
model K. Good condition. Bargain. Boxoffice,
9008.
GUflfilOG HOUSt
THEATRES FOR SALE
For Sale: In Floyd County, Virginia.
Drive-in theatre, 'scope. Only theatre in
county, closest competition 22 miles.
Reason for selling, 65. Totally disabled.
Glenn Vest, Copperhill, Virginia.
For Sale; Two theatres in Kansas county
seat town of 7.000; trading population
35,000. First run, downtown 500-seat
modern theatre, refrigerated and 400-car
drive-in theatre. Circuit opposition. Price
$60,000, real estate includea. Terms. Boxoffice,
9023-
Two Idaho theatres in adjoining towns,
one a county seat. Prosperous lumber and
farming area. No competition. Brick buildings.
Steady operation, owned by same
family many years. Full price including
real estate, $20,000. Pay only $5,000 down
and balance $150 a month, liice rent.
Write, wire or phone for location and details.
Theatre Exchange Company, 5724
S. E. Monroe Street, Portland 22, Oregon.
(Phone OLive 4-1606).
TOLEDO. OHIO—Downtown. 7-day operation.
Latest equipment. Immediate
possession. Owner retiring. Mrs. Jack O'-
Connell. CH 3-6916.
Virginia, 220-car drive-in theatre. Town
has good payroll. Lane Company and
Burlington Mills. Only $14,000. Reason for
selling, owner is a single teacher who
wants to move. Write Box 46, AltaVista,
Virginia.
For Sale: Like new, four track, Altec- 350 speakers, paved, 60 miles of Lubbock,
Texas. Cotton, corn, vegetables,
Lansing stereophonic sound system. Type
S-15. $2,450 complete. Write or call Pic ranching. Stable economy, 10,000 people.
Theatre. Bagley, Minnesota.
Pictures split. Very low down payment.
HELP WANTED
BOOST B. O. FILMING LOCAL ACTIVI- For information, Wayne Long, Monahans,
TIES! Bell & Howell Filmoarc I6mm Sound Texas.
Projector with B&H High Intensity arc on Colored theatre. South of Miami. Must
rolling stand, 30 amp. rectifier, 50 watt sell. Box 132, Perrine, Florida.
amplifier, two 12" speakers in carrying
case, coaled
SW Michigan. Good
lens. Excellent,
family operation.
$975. Available
on
Equipment
time. Dept. cc, SOS. and building.
Cinema
No competition.
Supply Will sell
Corporation,
equipment separate.
602 W. 52nd
Closed due
Street,
to
New York
death.
19
G. W. O'Boyle jr., 904 W. Coolspring,
Michigan City, Indiana.
For Sale: Complete booth equipment.
RCA wide screen
650-car drive-in.
and Eastern
300
Michigan.
seats. $1,500.
Vinton Theatre,
Three years old, 1st
McArthur, Ohio.
run product, drawing
area of 35,000, Closest competition 20
Projector mechanirms, Super Simplex, miles. Clean operation. Reasonable. Boxoffice,
9031.
foxhole sprockets. Weaver changeovers
Al condition, $425 pair. Also complete
booth Florida's
equipment. largest
Simplex
independent closed city.
4 star sound.
Ashcraft lamphouses. Mayo Clinic said
Jesse
"Hodgkins"
Jones
so will
Thegtres,
sacrifice
for
8704 N. Jersey, Portland
immediate sale. 3, Oregon
County seat,
13,000 people on island, no other theatres
Sani-Serv Model 1123 continuous freezer. in county. 750 upholstered seats (190 of
Used 18 months. Cost $2,770. Will sell for them in balcony), four rest rooms, cry
$1,500 Howard's Drive-In, New Castle, room, concession. Not counting lot building
cost $70,000 in 1948, equipment, $45,-
Indiana.
000 with 50 ton Carrier. Lot now worth
$20,000. 250-car drive-in
DRIVE-IN (room for 120
THEATRE EQUIPMENT more) cost $45,000 in 1953, land now worth
small circuit now reopening indoor and ANTI-THEFT SPEAKER CABLE PRICE $15,000 Everything goes for $100,000 with
REDUCED! Protect your speakers and $25,000 down, balance monthly 10 years
heaters now for less than 75c per unitl with NO INTEREST, Should be like buying
the works for $25,000, Rayonier and
Complete satisfaction reported by leading
-ihains and exhibitors. For full details Container pulp mills, latter with box factory,
together employing 1,500. Two fish
vrite: Speaker Security Co., Dept. 58
Willow Avenue at 17th St., Hoboken, N. J fertilizer plants, canning factory, large
shrimp fleet. Union-Carbide building fac-
POPCORN MACHINES
Popcorn machines, all makes. Complete
new popping units, $185.00 ex. Reolacement
kettles, all machines. 120 So.' Hoisted.
Chicago, 111.
BOXOFnCE :: February 29, 1960
COMPLETE DRIVE-IN OUTFIT fully rebuilt,
$3,995; Super Simplex projectors,
LL-3 pedestals, 18" magazines, Ashcraft
hydroarc lamps 85A, I0O/20OA generator
(new), coated Series II lenses, 200W amplification
(new). Available on time. Dept.
cc, S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corporation,
502 W. 52nd Street, New York 19
EQUIPMENT WANTED
WANTED: One 40,000 cu. ft. blower, 71/2
three phase motor, ticket issuing register,
two hold-out posts and ropes, remote
control motor starters, sound test films,
small ice cream cabinet, standby theatre
amplifier, tape recorder, P. A. amplifier.
Roxy Theatre, Mitchell, South Dakota.
THEATRES WANTED
Theatre wanted to lease, indoor or outdoor.
Rent must be within reason. Percentage
considered. Boxoffice, 9029.
Wanted: Drive-in in Southern Georgia
or Florida to lease with option to buy.
Must be 250 cars or more. Faw Theatres
Albemarle, N. C. Telephone YUkon 2-
4227.
THEATRES FOR SALE OR LEASE
One year lease with option to buy]
Northeastern Oklahoma town 7,500. 300-
car drive-in. $350 per month for six operaling
months. Boxoffice, 9022.
Must purchase equipment, reasonable
price. 600 seats, just comoletely remodeled.
Write L. J, Dieckhaus, Rossville
Theatre, 509 Mam Street, Hamilton, Ohio
tory. Yacht basin started and six subdivisions
now being built, Kiplinger's Florida
Letter recently said this 2nd hottest
spot in state (next to Orlando) and should
increase 45% in next five years due to a
new industry to tune of $12,800,000, Du-
Ponts just finished new $350,000 bank
with 14 inside, three drive-in teller windows.
Don't ask for past figures as they
mean nothing. Come see, you'll buy!
First $25,000 gets place. Meet you at airport
between here and lax if flying, Jacksonville
A. P. More than a million tourists
annually through here on new AIA highway.
C. E. Beach, Box 747, Fernandina
Beach, Florida, Ph. 4292.
FIRST-RUN, Excelsior Springs, Mo. Illness
forces sale. Attractive lease. Boxoffice,
9035.
FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS
For Lease: Theatre restaurant nite club,
complete, ready to go. Deluxe. A. E.
Coleman, 401 Park Avenue, Columbia,
Missouri.
STUDIO AND PRODUCTION
NEUVATOR I6mm FILM CLEANERS, originally
$395, now $149,50; Animation
stand 13' high, heavv base, 4 movements,
$10,000 originally, now $495: Akelev 35mm
sound _
camera, worth $5,000, $895; WE,
RCA 35mm Octical Recorders, no royalties,
from $1,500, Deot. cc, S.O.S. Cinema Suocly
Corooration, 602 W. 52nd Street, New
iTork 19.
THEATRE
SEATING
Chairs rebuilt, recovered, installed. Arthur
judge. 2100 E. Newton Avenue, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Good used late model chairs available,
rebuilt chairs. Chairs rebuilt in your theatre
by our factory trained men, get our
low prices. Parts for all makes of chairs.
Sewed covers made to your size, also
leatherette 25"x25", 55c ea.; 27"x27", 65c
ea. Chicago Used Chair Mart, 829 South
State Street, Chicago. Phone WE 9-4519.
1.400 Eroehler pushback. International,
American bodiforms, plywood chairs. Box
1734, Dallas, Texas.
SENSATIONAL SEATING SAVINGS!
American, Heywood, Ideal chairs from
$3.95. Send for Chair Bulletin. Dept. cc.
S.O S. Cinema Supply Corporation, 602
W. 52nd Street, New York 19.
MARQUEE LETTER REPAIRING
Plastic Weld. Will repair broken plastic
marquee letters. Order from National Theatre
Supply Company or Plastic Weld,
513 Hollywood, Dallas 8, Texas.
BUSINESS STIMULATORS
Bingo, more actioni $4.50M cards. Other
games available, on off screen. Novelty
Games Co., 106 Rogers Ave., Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Build attendance with real Hawaiian
orchids. Few cents each. Write Flowers ol
Hawaii, 670 S. Lalayette Place, Los Angeles
5. Calif.
Bingo Cards. Die cut 1, 75-500 combinations,
1, 100-200 combinations. Can be
used for KENO, $4.50 per M. Premium
Products, 346 West 44th St., New York
36, N, Y,
Top grossing sensational programs
available: Write Mack Enterprises, Centralia,
Illinois,
Window Cards, 12-$2.00. Colorpress, 2236
Fifth Avenue, Fort Worth 10. Texas.
80.000 admissions, with Stooge rings,
how many of them were yours boss?
2V2C, each—check with order—fast service
Box 24B, Pulaski, Wisconsin
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BIGGER POPCORN PROFITS with allnew
Tender- Vender, now re-designed for
even finer operation and results. Nothing
to corrode, rust or peel. Warms, tenderizes
and dispenses crisp, hot, delicious
popcorn. Shipped assembled; easy to
move; capacities right for any location.
Write for facts. TENDER-VENDER POP-
or office, full or
CORN SERVICE CO., Popcorn Building,
Nashville. Tennessee
Operate profitable franchised employment
agency . . . home
CDart-ttme. Write Personnel Associates, Box
592-B, Huntsville, Ala,
SOUND PROJECTION SERVICING
MANUALS
Practical Instructions on Servicing all
makes of equipment. Schematics. In Loose-
Leaf Binder, new service sheets every
month. 16, 35 and 70mm equipment. Per
year, prepaid, only $6.50. Wesley Trout,
Service Engineer, Box 575, Enid, Oklahoma.
FILMS WANTED
Wanted 35mm films for distribution in
Central America. New films or reissues
with Spanish sub-titles. Send synopsis
and offers to: Distribuidora Cinematografica,
Box 436, San Salvador, El Salvador,
C. A.
Film Wanted: Outright purchase good
35mm sound film. Must be juicy sexy
feature for special exploitation for the
whole of Africa. Send synopsis, press recorts
and price to Jacaranda Distributors,
P. O. Box 2142, Pretoria, South Africa.
THEATRE TICKETS
Prompt Service. Scecial crinted roll tickets.
100, OCO, $34.95; 10.000, $11.55: 2.000
$5.95. Each change in admission price,
including change in color, $4.00 extra.
Double numbering extra. F.O.B, Kansas
City, Mo. Cash with order, Kansas City
Ticket Co., Dept. 11. 109 W. ISth Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
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THE BIG YEAR
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MOTION PICTURES!
JUST THE BEGINNING
THE LAST VOYAGE"-Full houses in
February!
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents An Andrew and Virginia Stone Production
"THE LAST VOYAGE" starring Robert Stack Dorothy
•
Malone • George Sanders • Edmond O'Brien • Tammy Marihugh
Written and Directed by Andrew L. Stone • in Metrocolor.
The picture publicized in 9 pages of LIFE and in TIME! For Special Presentation!
HOME FROM THE HILL"-Money in
March!
Coming to Radio City Music Hall! Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents
A Sol C. Siegel Production "HOME FROM THE HILL" starring
ROBERT MITCHUM • ELEANOR PARKER •
co-starring George
Peppard • George Hamilton • Everett Sloane Luana Patten • Screen
•
Play by Harriet Frank, Jr. and Irving Ravetch • Based on the Novel by
William Humphrey • in CinemaScope and Metrocolor Directed by
•
Vincente MinneUi • Produced by Edmund Grainger.
PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES'
-Happy Easter to Youl
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents DORIS DAY • DAVID NIVEN in a
Euterpe Production "PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES" costarring
Janis Paige • Spring Byington • with Richard Haydn • Screen
Play by Isobel Lennart • Based on the book by Jean Kerr • in Cinema-
Scope and Metrocolor • Associate Producer Martin Melcher • Directed
by Charles Walters • Produced by Joe Pasternak.
Easter Attraction at Radio City Music Hall!

PLATINUM HIGH SCHOOL"-Movie for May!
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents MICKEY ROONEY -TERRY MOORE
DAN DURYEA • in an Albert Zugsmith Production "PLATINUM
HIGH SCHOOL" co-starring Yvette Mimieux • Introducing Conway
Twitty • Screen Play by Robert Smith • Based on a Story by Howard
BresUn • Directed by Charles Haas • Produced by Red Doff.
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN'
—Joy in
Junel
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents Samuel Goldwyn, Jr's.
Production of
Mark Twain's "THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN"
starring TONY RANDALL • co-starring Patty McCormack • Neville
Brand
Keaton
• Mickey Shaughnessy • Judy Canova • Andy Devine • Buster
• with Finlay Currie • Presenting Archie Moore as "Jim" • and
also starring Eddie Hodges as "Huckleberry Finn" • Screen Play by James
Lee • Songs: Music by Burton Lane • Lyrics by Alan Jay Lemer • in Cinema-
Scope and Metrocolor A Formosa Picture • • Directed by Michael Curtiz.
"BELLS ARE RINGING"-High for July!
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents an Arthur Freed Production "BELLS
ARE RINGING" starring JUDY HOLLIDAY • DEAN MARTIN
Fred Clark
• with Eddie Foy, Jr. • Jean Stapleton • Screen Play and
Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Based on the musical play "Bells Are Ringing"
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
on the stage by The Theatre GuUd
Directed by Vincente Minnelli.
• Music by Jule Styne
• Book and Lyrics by
• Music by Jule Styne • As presented
• In CinemaScope and Metrocolor
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• A UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL RELEASE

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An Analysis of the Production Outlook 12
Progress of '50s, Assurance for the '60s 10
The All-American Favorites of 1959 19
Grosses—Ratings at the Boxoffice 30
Featurettes Add Zest to Shorts Output 44
Foreign Films Continue Uptrend in U.S 46
See More Showmanship Teamwork in '60
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. . . 50
Blue Ribbon Winners of 1958-59 60
Blue Ribbon Winners of Past Years 73
Blue Ribbon Honor Roll Call 74
Producers of the 1958-59 Hit Films 78
Directors of the Season's Big Hits 82
Roster of the National Screen Council 86
Britain Gears Product for World Marts 91
Britain's Top Ten Boxoffice Hits 93
Alphabetical Index and Review Digest .
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Feature Index of the 1958-59 Releases 117
Looking Ahead at Coming Features 147
Shorts Index of the 1958-59 Releases 163
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REVIEW
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f-^roareAd of ^50^^ ^^^Sdurance for tne ^60d
By AL STEEN
Vy/ELL, to paraphrase a certain
Vf commentator, what kind of a
decade has it been? And what
is in store for the industry in this new
year and this new decade?
The past now is history. Since the
curtain went up on the decade of the
1950s, we have seen theatre divorcement
become a reality, Cinerama, Cinemascope,
Todd-AO and other widescreen
media introduced; three-dimension
pictures strike us like a thunderbolt
and then fade into the atmosphere:
the impact of television and the sale of
pictures thereto take their tolls at the
boxoffice: a cable theatre make a bold
attempt for public favor and vanish:
toll television making experimental
strides: production of fewer pictures
and the resultant product shortage:
aromatic pictures finding their way to
the screens; the rise of the independent
producer: two sources of supply, RKO
and Republic, pass into limbo: a failing
company. United Aitists, rise to the top
with new management: a giant company,
MGM, slip closely to the brink of
extinction and then, also under new
management, snap back to its former
position: a bid for intra-industry harmony
through the creation of the American
Congress of Exhibitors; the elimination
of a major portion of the admission
tax through the Council of Motion
Picture Organizations. The list of events
could go on and on.
ALMOST A NEW INDUSTRY
A circuit executive remarked recently
that we were living in almost a new industry.
Except for the fact that film
goes through a projector and is flashed
on a screen and viewed by people seated
in an auditorium, little remains of the
conditions that existed with the dawn
of 1950.
"We don't buy pictures the same as
we did; we don't show them in the
same way and we don't have enough
pictures to go around," he said. "Our
equipment is different and our screens
have become 24-sheets."
Ti-ue, and yet except for the slowdown
of production, the past decade was
a symbol of progress in the motion picture
industry. Duiing the two preceding
decades there had been little technical
progress except from the standpoint of
improvements in sound, an innovation
that became established in the late
1920s. Ten years ago, few could foresee
widescreen presentation, three-machine
projection, anamorphic lenses, stereophonic
sound, 70mm film, the mushroom
growth of drive-ins, the increased
importance of foreign films and other
developments, including pictures that
give off odors.
There is one interesting aspect to
this business and that is that its members
never give up hope. In the industry's
darkest days when attendance
had hit new lows, there always were
expressions of optimism by its leaders
even when, to some people in this
business, the outlook appeared to be
pretty dismal. Early in 1959, such a
situation existed. Business definitely
was off and, admittedly, some of the
crying towels were more than damp.
They were wet. But industry toppers
insisted that the situation was temporary,
better times were coming and that
prospects for better business were
bright. And they were right.
The upward trend started in the
summer and has been gaining ever
since. Exact figures are not yet available,
but the U. S. Department of Commerce
recently gave out some interesting
data; to wit, that the intake in the
nation's theatres last year was estimated
at $1,200,000,000, an increase of
$32,000,000 over 1958. And the momentum
is carrying over into 1960, with all
indications that it will continue.
SOME KNOTTY PROBLEMS
Despite the apparent upswing in
business, some knotty problems must be
faced this year. One of them is censorship,
legislation of which is looming in
several states. And pressure is being
brought by both Congressional and religious
groups for better self-regulation
by the industry in the matter of story
themes and advertising. The Production
Code, which underwent changes and
an overhauling two years ago, may have
to be revised again in order to meet the
demands of the proponents of stricter
censorship.
The issue of keeping the post-1948
pictures away from television is one of
great concern to exhibition. At the
moment. Motion Picture Investors. Inc.,
is seeking to devise a formula which
will channel the top-quality product of
the period to the theatres as rereleases
and it has been suggested that exhibition
form a new company to acquire
the pictures. Whatever is to be done
must be done this year because already
many recent pictures are finding their
way into the living rooms. An avalanche
of the post-'48ers to television w^ould be
disastrous to the nation's boxoffices. In
fact, many authorities declare that
such a situation might well be the
doom of many theatres.
SOLUTIONS ON THE AGENDA
The solving of many trade practice
problems is high on the agenda of exhibition
this year. Efforts to reach an
understanding between exhibition and
distribution on many of the issues began
late in 1959 through the American
Congress of Exhibitors. The so-called
summit meetings are to be continued
and the hope for harmony between the
two branches rests on the outcome of
those sessions. The fact that the company
presidents have been willing to
down with ACE representatives and
sit
discuss the controversies is considered a
signal victory, but there must be more
than mere discussions. Exhibitors are
looking for results. In fact, the very
existence and continuation of ACE may
depend on the outcome.
COOPERATION NEEDED
Greater cooperation in the operation
of the conciliation system w-ill be demanded
by exhibition this year. Criticism
has been leveled in many instances
against branch managers who, it Is
said, have been too prone to give the
conciliation plan the brushoff. It may
be true that many of the demands for
conciliation by exhibitors have been
extreme, but whether they are In the
majority or minority is difficult to say
because details, under the conciliation
code, must be kept confidential. However,
it appears certain that greater
pressure will be applied to the sales
managers to instruct their branch heads
to cooperate when requested.
The problem of a shortage of pictures
is regarded as a major one. While
there have been assurances that the
1960 supply will be larger than that of
1959, the possible total still appears to
be inadequate. Here, again. ACE Is
tackling the problem and is reported to
be mulling several ideas for boosting
production. The nature of the plans
has not been revealed and the committee
members assigned to the task are
keeping mum until they have something
concrete to announce. It Is possible
that one answer will be the embarking
of former affiliated circuits on a production
program. And Motion Picture
Investors, too. has indicated its willingness
to participate in financing. So far.
it all has been talk, but it is possible
that the various embryonic plans will
bear fruit in 1960.
TOLL TV POSSIBILITY
Although the Federal Communications
Commission is willing to permit
tests of toll TV. no company as yet has
jumped on the bandwagon. That
doesn't mean it won't happen this year.
Industry eyes now are on the Toronto
suburb of Etobicoke where Telemeter is
making its initial bid for public acceptance
of subscription television. Success
of the venture in Canada might be the
signal to start the ball rolling in the
United States. The opponents of payas-you-see
TV have their fingers
crossed, knowing that even a wellorganized
and effective campaign
against the medium is not going to stop
it if the public wants it.
On the exhibitor organizations front,
Allied States Ass'n is facing a crisis.
Once a solid-front group. Allied all but
crumbled after its annual convention
in Miami Beach last December, due to
a splitting of the ranks within the
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COMES
again that time of the year
when observers of the Hollywood
scene are required to gaze into
their respective crystal balls and read
therein, for the edification of the nation's
theatremen, some sort of reasonably
accurate prognostication of what is
to be forthcoming by way of theatrical
screen fare during the year just getting
underway.
As a review of similar forecasts will
reveal, such clairvoyant spheres have
been more than a little bit clouded during
recent years and, as a result, the
above-mentioned product prophecies
have fallen far short of being as veritable
as they were during more prosperous
periods when those who produced
motion picture and those who distributed
them could look a year ahead and
have a better understanding of what
they were going to do. That was before
the well-known state of flux had descended
upon and taken a bulldog grip
on the film trade.
THEATRE GROSSES A GUmE
The reason for the aforementioned
uncertainty of conditions are many and
varied. They have been discussed,
analyzed and printed so often that no
repetition should be necessary. But one
of the more substantial contributing
factors seems to be as much in evidence
—maybe more so—as it was a year ago.
namely the gidday-up-whoa vacillation
of the film fabricators, and there seems
to be little hope that 1960 will witness
any great change therein. In other
words, during the recently past few
years the product coming off Hollywood's
once busy assembly lines, obviously,
is geared to the amount of money
that flows into the theatres' cash drawers.
Let a period of comparative prosperity
descend on the exhibition branch
of the trade—such as was the case during
several months of 1959—and the
master minds of production issue
a resounding
order to "charge." But when
a touch of the doldrums blights theatre
attendance, just as resonant is the
comment to "retreat."
FORESEEABLE TRENDS
Nor is the task of forecasting the
quantity and quality of forthcoming
features made any easier by the threats
of renewed censorship and labor troubles
confronting the film capital.
Nonetheless, what clear spots that
still remain in said crystal ball indicate
a few trends and promises that can
be prophesied with a reasonable amount
of confidence. For example:
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that can lay claim to being truly
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An Analysis of the
Production Outlook
(Continued from page 12)
piled and published as to the number
1959. All arrived at the same conclusion,
to wit, that production in 1959
was off approximately ten per cent as
compared with the preceding year.
Whether it's through competitive design
or the inexorable processes of
evolution in the entertainment world
probably there's a little of both entering
the situation— the trend in production
for the theatrical screen is
patently eschewing more and more of
that type of material that is being
foisted on the public in measureless
quantities by television. This divergence
is evident on virtually every front, but it
is best illustrated in a few fields, to wit:
The above-mentioned spectaculars
which even the most daring, plagiristic
impresarios of video would never attempt.
Imagine, if it is possible, an
epic like "Ben-Hur" on the postage
stamp, living room idiot box! The runo'-mill
western, which not so long ago
was a standard item—and in force
on every production company's annual
program. Gone are the Hoot Gibsons,
Gene Autrys, Roy Rogerses, and a score
of other sagebrush series to be replaced
by such abbreviated six-gun chapter
plays as "Wanted, Dead or Alive," "Hotel
Paree," "Have Gun. Will Travel."
"Gunsmoke" and others of their monotonous
ilk, too numerous to mention. A
recently published statistic held that
current TV was dominated by approximately
30 so-called western series.
WHODUNITS AND GIMMICK
The same situation obtains as concerns
the cheaply produced whodunits
in which crime sleuths—whether they
be of the private eye variety or members
of some metropolis' finest— devote a
weekly half hour to exposing the nefarious
criminals. No more does the
theatrical screen bother with such stock
items of yestei-year— 1 i k e "Charlie
Chan," "The Thin Man." "Boston
Blackie," or "Mr. and Mrs. North,"
series. They, fortunately, have been replaced
by such airwaves pussy-footers
as "Richard Diamond," "Perry Mason,"
"The Lineup," etc., ad nauseaum.
Not to overlooked in any survey of
screen fare that TV cannot imitate is
the audience-participation or gimmick
picture, of which a number will be
available in 1960. One, Allied Artists'
"The Hypnotic Eye" is just going into
release. William Castle, an early entry
in the gimmick derby, is readying "Thirteen
Ghosts" for Columbia, and another
novel gimmick twist can be anticipated.
Also, there is the very latest innovations—the
"smellies." One is Aroma-
Rama's "Behind the Great Wall" which
wafts fragrances of flowers, incense,
meadowlands, etc. at audiences viewing
it. The other, Michael Todd jr.'s "Scent
of Mystery," a comedy which also synchronizes
screen action w-ith appropriate
scents. Neither can be copied on TV.
It must be remembered, however, that
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many of the gimmicks offered require
special equipment; so the extent to
which they are used will depend on
individual showmen, their fortitude—
and bankroll.
Undoubtedly, it is becoming a cliche
for a survey of this type to report that
a burgeoning percentage of the year's
production will stem from independent
producers. But the fact remains that
most of the celluloid will emanate from
producers with diversified degrees of
independence. Even during more orthodox
times in the motion picture trade,
when a dominant amount of Hollywood's
output was entrusted to salaried
film fabricators, the appellation of independent
producer was loaded with
ambiguity. Now, virtually everyone in
the trade has formed his or her own
company to manufacture on a profitsharing
basis for a major distribution
outlet. That goes for stars, producers,
directors and writers.
Even the outfits that hit the market
through franchise distributors ithey
used to be called states-righters) have
followed the lead of the majors and
manufacture as straight company ventures
but a small number of the pictures
with which they supply the franchise
holders. There are, currently,
three noteworthy such organizations
— American - International Pictures,
Film Group and Miller Consolidated
Pictures. How many features they will
take to the exhibition market will be a
substantial constituent in determining
just how many pictures will be made
available to theatremen during 1960.
THREE ADDED SOURCES
Like the majors, each has announced
ambitious programs. American-International,
topped by James H. Nicholson
and Samuel Z. Arkoff. is now enjoying
its sixth year of independent film-making,
and looks to remain one of Cinemaville's
most prolific sources of celluloid
output with such future offerings as
"Fall of the House of Usher," the Edgar
Allan Poe classic, which will star Vincent
Price; "Girl on Death Row," a
Richard Duckett - Richard Bernstein
production to topline Terry Moore and
Debra Paget; "Goliath and the Dragon,"
a sequel to the company's successful
"Goliath and the Barbarians,"
and "In the Year 2889," based on the
Jules Verne story. Miller Consolidated
Pictures, better known as MPC. and in
production only a year, headed by John
Miller and Michael Miller mo relation),
will bring "Thirty Pieces of Silver."
produced by Kroger Babb and starring
Richard Lewellyn, to theatres this year.
Also on MCP's agendum is "Cry Freedom,"
based on the withdrawal and return
of General Douglas MacArthur to
the Philippines, which will be released
in tandem with "Beyond the Time Barrier."
to be co-produced by John Miller
and Robert Madden. Producer Roger
Corman's Film Group company, a year
old in March, has "The Intruder,"
based on Charles Beaumont's mystery
novel, "The Passionate People Eater"
and "The Seasick Monster" on its upcoming
release slate for 1960. Corman
will produce all three features.
As previously stated, the number of
pictures that, because of their adult,
liberal and or suggestive contents, flirt
with attracting the ire of censorship
groups—government, religious or bluenose—will
undoubtedly depend on how
intense and widespread such mentor becomes.
Regardless, there are several
of such lightning-inviting photoplays on
agenda. Perhaps the one that at this
writing is attracting the most attention
is the already-in-production "The
World of Suzie Wong." which independent
producer Ray Stark is making for
Paramount release. William Holden.
Nancy Kwan and Michael Wilding star
in this tale of life in an Oriental brothel,
and Jean Negulesco helms. Through
20th Century-Fox. producer Jerry Wald
will release "Return to Peyton Place,"
sequel to his "Peyton Place," written by
controversial novelist Grace Metalious.
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer will release
"Temptation," a Titanus Production,
starring Ava Gardner. Dirk Bogarde and
Joseph Cotton that treats with a defrocked
priest who falls in love with a
nightclub dancer, and the Culver City
studio also has on tap "Go Naked in
the World." which Aaron Rosenberg
produces and Ranald MacDougall will
direct: Gina Lollobrigida, Ernest Borgnine
and Anthony Franciosa are the
stars of the Thomas Chamales story
anent a prostitute who falls in love with
her boyfriend's son. At Columbia, Kim
Novak will star in "The Captive," based
on the Broadway play which dealt with
Lesbianism, for producer Arthm- Hornblow
Jr.
HIGH CALIBER WESTERNS
Although most of the boots and saddles
have defected to the postage stamp
TV window, there will be a little of
riding thataway for the theatrical
screen, though it's an odds-on bet that
what traces of sagebrush that are to be
found on 1960 schedules will be of
higher caliber than is to be encountered
via video. There is, for example, 20th
Century-Fox's "The Gunslinger," a
Sydney Boehm production, which James
B. Clarke will direct. The Aaron Spelling
screenplay will star Don Murray
and Dolores Michaels and will be lensed
in Cinemascope and De Luxe Color.
Allied Artists will release "The Plunderers,"
a tale of teenagers who terrorize
a western town, with Jeff Chandler,
James Darren, Glenn Corbett and Michael
Callan in the top roles. On the
docket at Paramount is a film version
of writer James Clavell's "Walk Like a
Dragon." which Clavell will also produce
and direct starring Jack Lord, Nobu
McCarthy and James Shigeta. Mighty
Metro will bring Edna Ferber's "Cimarron"
to the screen, produced by Edmund
Grainger and helmed by Anthony
Mann: Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Arthur
O'Connell and Anne Baxter topline
in this story about the spectacular
Oklahoma land rush to riches. Columbia
Pictures' entry in the sagebrush sweepstakes
is "Comanche Station." a Randolph
Scott-Nancy Gates starrer, which
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LANA TURNER
LOUIS JOURDAN
''STREETS OF^
MONTMARTRE"
Produced and Directed by Douglas Sirk
of 'IMITATION OF LIFE" fame.
Based on the novels
-MAN OF MONTMARTRE"
by Stephen and Ethel Longstreet and
THE VALADON DRAMA"
by John Storm
starring
THE PURPLE GANG
starrin,
BARRY SULLIVAN
ROBERT BLAKE
Directed by Frank McDonald
A Lindsley Parsons Production
Authentic! The follow-up
hit to "Al Capone"!
THE HYPNOTIC EYE
JACQUES BERGERAC
MERRY ANDERS • MARCIA HENDERSON
ALLISON HAYES
and introducing
Fred Demara,
The Great Imposter
Executive producer
Ben Schwalb
Produced by
Charles Bloch
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starring
JAMES FRANCISCUS
SONYA WILDE
Produced and
Directed by
Fred Wilcox
Based on
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Mary Hastings
Bradley
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starring
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TUESDAY WELD
MICKEY SHAUGHNESSY
MARTY MILNER PAMELA MASON
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starring
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CORINNE CALVET
Directed by
W. Lee Wilder
Produced by Roy Parkinson
"i?^yM/E"s.arring DAVID LADD
JOHN AGAR • JULIE ADAMS
CHARLES WINNINGER • RICHARD ARLEN
Title Song "RAYMIE" sung by
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An Analysis of the
Production Outlook
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Harry Joe Brown and Budd Boetticher
will produce and direct, respectively.
By the same token, sleuthing and
mystery will not be driven completely
off production slates. But, here again,
they will be on a high plane. There is,
for example, "Psycho," which is being
produced and directed for Paramount
by none other than that past master of
goose pimples, Alfred Hitchcock. The
suspense yarn stars Janet Leigh. Vera
Miles, Tony Perkins and John Gavin.
Prom Universal-International comes
"Portrait in Black," a modern chiller
localed in San Francisco, which will
have Lana Turner, John Saxon, Anthony
Quinn and Sandra Dee in the
top roles. Ross Hunter is the producer
and Michael Gordon the director of this
Ivan Goff-Ben Roberts drama. Warner
Bros., taking a leaf from the popularity
of its video series, will team Efrem Zimbalist
jr., Erin O'Brien and Jeanne
Evans in a celluloid version of "77 Sunset
Strip," which Roy Huggins will produce
and Richard Bare direct, giving
the murder-mystery drama a Hollywood
background. Others of similar ilk will
include Columbia's Cinemascope, color
production, "Dancing Bucket," starring
Cornel 'Wilde and Felicia Farr: MGM's
"Key 'Witness," a powerful courtroom
drama revolving around a sensational
murder mystery starring Pat Crowley,
Jeffrey Hunter and Dennis Hopper.
QUOTA OF MUSICALS
Hollywood wouldn't be Hollywood unless
the year's lineup included its usual
percentage of filmusicals. In that category
are to be found such proposed
tunefilms as "The Bells Are Ringing,"
an Arthur Freed production which will
be directed by 'Vincente Minnelli, starring
Judy Holliday and Dean Martin:
Warner Bros.' "High Button Shoes,"
toplining James Garner and Dorothy
Provine, with Buddy Bregman as producer;
20th Century-Fox's highly touted
"Can-Can," which has Shirley Mac-
Laine, Frank Sinatra, Maurice Chevalier
and Louis Jourdan as its stars: and
United Artists' upcoming "West Side
Story," the Arthur Laurents-Leonard
Bernstein stage hit which Robert Wise
will bring to the screen under The Mirish
Co. -Seven Arts banner.
During recent seasons, the popular
science-fiction photoplay was accorded
an important niche on most production
schedules. Every conceivable form
of animal and vegetable life—from giant
spiders to walking tree stumps—has
been employed to titillate the spinal
cord of ticket-buyers; and the demented
doctor for lo! these many years
has developed into standard equipment.
There will, of course, be a share of such
sci-fi films, along with the inevitable
horror plays on the 1960 list. But they
will have to be more imaginative and
horrific than those of a decade ago
and indications are that they will be.
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Docketed are such hair-raisers as
American-International's "Circus of
Horrors," lensed in England and starring
Anton Diffring and Erika Remberg,
and the same company's "Take
Me to 'Vour Leader," a science-fiction
yarn slated to be lensed in CinemaScope
and color. "Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons"
is a forthcoming horror tale
from Allied Artists, with George Sanders
and Corinne Calvet penciled in for
the leads, while Irwin Allen will produce
"The Lost World, " his and Charles Bennett's
original futurama yarn, for 20th-
Fox release.
TEENAGE SUBJECTS
Films treating with juvenile delinquency,
the multiplication of beatniks,
the lost generation—as it likes to consider
itself—will be present but, apparently,
in lesser supply than during
the past few seasons. Planned in this
classification are Allied Artists' "Live
It Up," a Robert Joyce original, treating
with the teenage invasions of Southern
California beach resorts, which
David Diamond will produce; and AIP's
"Teenage Rumble," slated to star Connie
Stevens. Idol of the bluejean set,
Dick Clark, will be seen in Columbia's
"Because They're Young." Also on the
release board at AA is "Sexpot Goes to
College," Mamie 'Van Doren-Tuesday
Weld-Mijanou Bardot starrer, which Albert
Zugsmith produced and directed.
Zugsmith also will make "Survey: The
Teenagers," which Universal-International
will release, starring Tuesday
Weld, Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows.
The late, great Cecil B. DeMille
would po.ssibly turn over in his grave, if
missing from film capital planning
boards were the usual pictures that find
their genesis in Biblical subjects. In
fact, it is difficult to completely separate
such religious ventures from the
spectaculars referred to earlier, since
many of the latter depict ancient times.
By a strange coincidence, it appears at
this writing that all of the photoplays
which find their origin in the Holy
Book are on the agendum of 20th Century-Fox.
For example, there is "The
Story of Ruth," which Samuel Engel
will produce and Hem-y Koster direct in
the Holy Land, starring Stephen Boyd
and Elana Eden; "Mary Magdelene,"
which David O. Selznick plans as an independent
production, starring Jennifer
Jones for 20th-Fox release; plus "The
Greatest Story Ever Told," based on
Fulton Oursler's book of the life of
Christ, and "The Life of Christ. " Jim
Bishop's tome, both of which are scheduled
for distribution by 20th-Fox.
'NEW STATE' FEATURES
Never let it be said that the master
minds of the production center do not
keep abreast of the times and are thoroughly
cognizant of the fact that there
arc now 50 of these United States, instead
of the 48 that comprised them a
year ago. This increase will be impressively
accented in a pair of forthcoming
photoplays. At Warner Bros., they have
completed "Ice Palace," celluloid version
of Edna Ferber's best-selling novel
treating with Alaska. The film boasts
a marquee-mighty cast, including Carolyn
Jones. Robert Ryan and Richard
Burton and the additional interest of
having been lensed on location in Fairbanks
and Juneau. Henry Blanke is the
producer of this feature and Vincent
Sherman directed. The fast-growing
The Mnisch Co. plans as its flagship
venture of the year a picturization of
"Hawaii," the James Michener novel,
which Fred Zinnemann has been set to
produce and direct. United Artists will
distribute the picture.
Successful stage plays will be the
source of several featuies. which, of
course, is par for the Hollywood course.
Among them are "The Pleasure of His
Company,
" which the team of William
Perlberg and George Seaton will fabricate
for Paramount distribution. It will
star Fred Astaire, Lilli Palmer and Debbie
Reynolds. Lorraine Hansberry's
powerful play, "Raisin in the Sun," will
be a forthcoming theatrical release by
Columbia Pictures, while Warner Bros.
will distribute "Dark At the Top of the
Stairs," starring Robert Preston, Dorothy
McGuire and Eve Arden. United
Artists has "Two for the Seesaw," slated
to star Elizabeth Taylor, directed by
Delbert Mann. And Universal-International
plans a screen version of "Romanoff
and Juliet," to topline Peter
Ustinov, Sandra Dee and John Gavin.
SEVERAL BIOGRAPHIES
Biographical subjects will be in evidence,
as usual. A noteworthy example
will be "Song Without End," the story of
Franz Liszt, which William Goetz Productions
made for Columbia, with Dirk
Bogarde. Capucine and Genevieve Page
topping the cast. Montgomery-Cagney
Productions, headed by actors Robert
Montgomery and James Cagney, are
producing "The Gallant Hours," based
on the life of Admiral William Halsey,
for United Artists release. Montgomery
is producer-director of the picture, with
Cagney starred as Halsey. Lana Turner
and Louis Jourdan will co-star in
"Streets of Montmartre," the life of
Suzanne Valadon, famous artist and
mother of painter Maurice Utrillo. The
film will be shot in widescreen and color,
under the direction of Douglas Sirk for
Allied Artists. And then there's Universal-International's
forthcoming production,
"The Life of Sigmund Freud,"
which John Huston is slated to produce
and direct.
Patently, it is impossible to list in
this space all of the pictures that at this
writing are on 1960 dockets. For such
details reference should be made to the
"Looking Ahead" department which appears
elsewhere in BAROMETER. So if
anything is to be gleaned from this
compendium, it possibly can be summarized
in three observations:

CHICAGO...
THE NEW SHOW BUSINESS
SENSATION OF THE NATION!
"The audience cheered each new aroma as it wafted
through the theatre."
—herb lyon, tribune
"First-Nighters were held Smell-bound."— kup, sun times
"Wafts good fun. Entertaining, deft and handsome."
—DORIS ARDEN, SUNTIMES
"An evening of fun." —ann marsters. American
NEW YORK...
"Swell picture, swell smells. "-danton walker, daily news
"A lot of fun. Fresh, vast and cleverly done."
—SAUL OSTROVE, motion PICTURE DAILY
HOLLYWOOD...
"A fun picture. Superb photography."
— HY HOLLINGER, VARIETY
"Exudes the sweet smell of success. Zippy, zany, zestful,
outstanding entertainment."
— HERBERT MANDEL, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
DETROIT...
"A super-dooper 'Perils of Pauline'. Handled with delightful
tongue-in-cheek. An eyeful."
—ARNOLD HIRSCH, TIMES
'A spectacular cliff-hanger chase."
—JOHN SCOTT, L. A. TIMES
'Most fun of any picture since 'Around The World
in 80 Days'!" —ruth waterbury. l. a. examiner
'The thrills of 'Cinerama', the humor of 'Around The
World in 80 Days', the suspense of a whodunit."
—JERRY PAM, valley TIMES
BOSTON...
"Discover how educated your nose is as you whiff your
laughing way through Michael Todd's fun foray. An
eyeful, too, shot in Southern Spain at its loveliest."
-PEGGY DOYLE, AMERICAN
CLEVELAND...
"A pipperoo. An olfactory orgy." _paul mooney, press
CINCINNATI...
"A razzle-dazzle fun story done in the most glorious,
spectacular region a camera was ever pointed at. The
audience is, more than ever, a vital party to the action.
You're there for real, man." — e. b. radcliffe, enquirer
COLUMBUS . .
LOS ANGELES...
"Much more than mere novelty, it is excellent."
—NORMAN NADEL, CITIZEN
PITTSBURGH.
"A barrel of fun." —HAL V. COHN, POST-GAZETTE
'Skylarking new comedy mystery!"
—MARGARET HARFORD, MIRROR-NEWS
'Seems certain to be t.he novelty sensation of this
movie year." — geo. jackson, herald-express
'Smell-O-Vision is great fun!"
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Nationwide Poll Aiamcs Screen's Who's Who
Exhibitors, Press and Public Film
Groups Make Selections
POPULRRITV
JL ^{lAmencan 3.auonted ih of 1959
By VELMA WEST SYKES
HY stars? has been asked
by critics and by more than
one producer. Some producers
have even undertaken to prove
that a good picture can be made
with a competent cast and no dominant
leads. The trouble is, the public
makes stars, it believes in them
it even demands them. With this
demand for them comes their boxoifice
values, which has convinced
most producers that the wisest thing
to do is to go along and provide
what the public wants. Something
in human nature seeks symbols to
look up to, to idealize, to admire
and to identify themselves with the
objects of this admiration. Moreover,
a star is
as important to a dramatic
cast as a ridgepole to a roof.
A weak Hamlet in the play, no matter
how good the direction or the
rest of the cast, means a flop, whereas
a strong Hamlet and several
weak members in the cast can get
by.
That the public is not always the
most discriminating critic does not
alter the fact that it has the power
to make or break a star's prestige.
And the yearly popularity poll
which BOXOFFICE conducts has always
shown that it is the stars in the
boxoffice successes who score highest
in it. It also shows that current
pictures have much to do with the
rise or fall of cm actor's popularity,
yet every year it is many of the
same old faces—and we do mean
old, in some instances—which hold
the public's interest from one season
to another.
Looking at this year s results, we
find Gary Grant in the top mole spot
for the second year. "North by
Northwest" was not only a smash
hit but the Hitchcock vehicle gave
him a chance to display his versatile
talents to good advantage, and
many had also seen him in "Operation
Petticoat," riotous fun.
Debbie Reynolds, who leads the
female stars, has stepped into first
place for the first time—and from
fourth place last year and sixth

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JAMES STEWART
MARLON BRANDO
GARY COOPER
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AU-American Screen
Favorites of 1959
(Continued from page 19)
each of these with his droll mixture
of befuddled shrewdness and astute
blandness. In all of them he is very
much the star and the hero and the
man every woman in the audience
would like to have around the
house.
Fifth place for Deborah Kerr is a
let-down from second place last
year and third place the year before.
Yet in "Separate Tables,"
where she starred with David Niven,
who won an Oscar, the film was a
boxoffice success. However, "The
lourney" was barely a top hit and
'Count Your Blessings" did not
make it.
John Wayne has won sixth place
in the male line this year whereas
he did not score last year and was
in 12th place the year before. When
it comes to he-man roles which do
not demand romantic action on his
part, he is hardly surpassed on the
screen and "The Horse Soldiers"
and "Rio Bravo" show him at his
virile best.
Joanne Woodward moved up to
sixth place among the women this
year from eighth place last year. She
goes from farce in "Rally Round the
Flag, Boys!" to Faulkner ("The
Sound and the Fury"), which is a
thespian jump for anyone, but perhaps
not so hard for one who first
scored so highly in "The Three
Faces of Eve."
Gary Cooper remains at seventh
place among the male stars, where
he was last year, falling from fifth
place the year before. Coop was
very active this year, too, with no
less than four hits if you count
"They Came to Cordura" and "The
THE RUNNERS-UP:
(Listed in Order of Highest Number of
Votes Received)
Tony Curtis
Paul Newman
Alec Guinness
Pat Boone
Fred Astoire
Maurice Chevalier
Jack Lemmon
Gregory Peck
David Niven
Bing Crosby
Kirk Douglas
Dean Martin
Henry Fonda
Charlton Heston
Laurence Olivier
Danny Kayo
MALE
Lee I.
Cobb
Burt Lancaster
Spencer Tracy
Harry Belafonte
leif
Chandler
Bob Hope
Tony Randall
Sidney Poitier
Ernest Borgnine
Edward Byrnes
Montgomery Clift
Eirem Zimbalist jr.
lames Cagney
Tab Hunter
Fredric March
Anthony Quinn
Wreck of the Mary Deare," which
are between season product. "Man
of the West" and "The Hanging
Tree" were his others and he retains
his traditional rugged sang froid no
matter what role he is called on to
play.
Shirley MacLaine is another newcomer
among the female stars, and
starts in seventh place. She was
understandable in her easy-going,
amoral role in "Some Came Running"
and quite delightful in "Ask
Any Girl" with David Niven. Both
were boxoffice successes, the first
sensationally so, and "Career" is
already one though not counted
among this year's pictures.
Marlon Brando retains a place
among the male stars without any
pictures to his credit this year, but
it is eighth place, last year he was
fifth, and sixth the year before.
While eighth place seems low for
Audrey Hepburn after her success
in "The Nun's Story" and her quite
different role in the idealistic fantasy,
"Green Mansions," this does
bring her up from tenth place last
year. She was in fifth place the
year before.
In spite of some excellent grossers
("Some Come Running," "A Hole in
the Head" and the currently playing
"Never So Few"), Frank Sinatra remains
in ninth place. This was
where he was last year, having
dropped from fourth place in 1957.
Kim Novak, who was fifth last
year and headed the female stars
the year before, drops to ninth place
this year. This despite the fact she
starred in two top hits, "Bell, Book
and Candle" and "Middle of the
Night."
Yul Brynner plunges from third
place last year back to tenth place
this year, the same position he held
on the 1957 poll. While nothing approaching
"The King and I" was
among his pictures this year, he
portrayed LaFitte with suave charm
in "The Buccaneer" and completely
mastered his roles in "The Journey"
and in "The Sound and the Fury."
However, these had less popular
appeal than past triumphs.
Ingrid Bergman is down to tenth
place again in female star popularity,
after rising from eighth place the
year before to fifth place last year.
Her "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness"
was well received both by
critics and at the boxoffice.
Clown Jerry Lewis drops from
eighth place last year to eleventh
place this year among male stars.
His pictures this year were somewhat
above the average of his vehicles,
too "The Geisha Boy" and
"Don't Give Up the Ship." He has
made the top 12 two years in a row.
Marilyn Monroe is in the eleventh
position for female stars, the same
spot she held in 1957, but last year
she did not place. Her picture this
year, "Some Like It Hot," which
was one of the heaviest grossers of
the season, is considered by many
as her best picture.
Clark Gable is in twelfth position
again, which was his last year's
spot; he was eleventh the year before.
His current picture, "But Not
for Me," shows him at his best in a
role that capitalizes on the fact he
is growing older.
Paralleling Gable in the men's
list is Lana Turner with the women
stars—in twelfth position. However,
this is the first time she has placed
for two years and her picture this
year, "Imitation of Life," was among
the top grossers of the season.
but
All the men on last year's list
one made the grade again this year
—Kirk Douglas alone missing out.
As for the women, no less than three
fell to the runners-up status: Natalie
Wood, June AUyson and Dorothy
Malone. Since June Allyson headed
the combined male and female star
poll in 1954 and 1955, it just goes
to show that, like the man said, the
public is fickle. Fickle, unpredictable
and as easy to hold as auicksilver.
That's one of the gambles of
show business.
The All-American Screen Favorites
Poll is conducted by sending ballots
listing eligible stars to the following
individuals and groups:
1. Motion picture editors of newspapers and
magazines.
2. Theatres—circuits and independents in both
large cities and small towns.
3. The working press comprising domestic, foreign
and radio correspondents.
4. Radio and TV commentators
5. National Screen Council members, who each
month select the film most suitable lor family entertainment
to be given the BOXOFFICE Blue
Ribbon Award. The council is composed of
motion picture editors, radio film commentators
and representatives of better films councils,
women's clubs, civic and educational organizations.
THE RUNNERS-UP:
(Listed in Order of Highest Number of
Votes Received)
Rosalind Russell
Eva Marie Saint
FEMALE
Katharine Hepburn
Lee Remick
Brigitte Bardof Thelma Hitter
Sandra Dee
lune Allyson
Sophia Loren
lean Simmons
loan Crowjord
Leslie Caron
Natalie Wood
Mitzi Goynor
Hope Lange
Jane Wyman
Bette Davis
Carolyn lones
Ava Gardner
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Betsy Palmer
Shirley Booth
Barbara Stanwyck
Gina LoUobrigida
Dorothy Malone
Cyd Charisse
Julie
London
Carol Lynlay
Maria Schell
Rhonda Fleming
Olivia de Havilland
Joan Fontaine
Dorothy McGuire
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Picture Records at the i\ation's Boxoffices
GROSSES
119 Features in 'Hit' Class
Scoring 120% or
More
KSJO MATTER what the quality of pictures
1 vl made over a given season, if the public
does not patronize them, the effort is largely
lost. Which is v/hy the release of a picture is
an anxious time for everyone concerned in its
making. And v/hile some pictures build up by
word-of-mouth, usually the first month determines
its acceptance at the boxoffice.
In the season just ended— 1958-59—no less
than 15 pictures grossed over 200 per cent of
normal business. This is something of a record,
for last year's Barometer only listed nine above
the 200 mark. Honors must go to Walt Disney
in this respect, for not only did he produce the
two very top hits of the season, ("Sleeping
Beauty" and "The Shaggy Dog"), but his company,
Buena Vista, released "The Big Fisherman,"
which grossed more than 200 per cent.
All in all, there were 119 in the hit class
(those scoring 120 per cent or more) in the
115 in the pre-
season just closed, compared to
vious season. Among the '58-'59 hits was the
delightful "Gigi" which won the Academy
Award as well as our own Blue Ribbon Award
for family entertainment value. That these
family pictures pleased the public is evidenced
by the fact that five Blue Ribbon Award winners
grossed more than 150 per cent of average
at the boxoffice, four grossed 140 per cent
or more. For those who have wanted to scrap
the family picture, this is impressive in its
implications.
It is matter for thoughtful study to see how
widely these top hits differ as types of pictures.
Comedies, heavy dramas, murder mysteries
with comic aspects, cartoon features, action
pictures with romance thrown in, even message
pictures are among these top hits.
It is difficult to set hard-and-fast rules for
putting pictures in seasonal categories, since
some companies use the calendar year and
others start the season with September or October.
For that reason, pictures are listed as
pre-release when they have had sufficient
playings to obtain grosses but are listed as
next season's product by the company.
As for the top company credits, there was
a triple tie between Columbia, MGM and 20th-
Fox, each having 14; Warner Bros, was next
with 13; Paramount and United Artists had 12
each; Buena Vista seven; Universal six; American
International six (counting combos as
separate hits); Allied Artists four. Among miscellaneous
companies there were 17 hits, several
of which were foreign-made.
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(These Grossed 150% or More)
OSLEEPING BEAUTY (BV) 286
USHAGGY DOG, THE (BV) 281
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (MGM) 280
HERCULES (WB) 262
AUNTIE MAME (WB) 251
SOME LIKE IT HOT (UA) 247
BIG FISHERMAN. THE (BV) 233
HOLE IN THE HEAD, A (UA) 229
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (MGM) 226
PILLOW TALK (U-I) 220
RIO BRAVO (WB) 212
IMITATION OF LIFE (U-I) 206
SOME CAME RUNNING (MGM) 206
OHFBI STORY, THE (WB) 203
NUN'S STORY, THE (WB) 202
OGIGI (MGM) 198
ROOM AT THE TOP (Confl) 197
ANATOMY OF A MURDER (Col) 193
DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE (BV) 190
'n STARTED WITH A KISS (MGM) 184
SAY ONE FOR ME (20th-Fox) 183
LOVE IS MY PROFESSION (Kingsley) 180
I WANT TO LIVEl (UA) 178
HORSE SOLDIERS, THE (UA) 176
BLUE DENIM (20lh-Fox) 176
11MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (Col) 176
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (AA) 175
AL CAPONE (AA) 175
SEPARATE TABLES (UA) 173
RALLY ROUND THE FLAG. BOYSl (20th-Fox) 169
nWILD STRAWBERRIES (Janus)
168
DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP (Para)
167
GEISHA BOY. THE (Para)
SCAPEGOAT. THE (MGM)
166
165
BUCCANEER (Para)
164
HOUSEBOAT (Para)
162
BELL. BOOK AND CANDLE (Col)
161
V. INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS. THE (20th-Fox) 160
CAME TO CORDURA (Col) 160
LADY CHATTERLEYS LOVER (Kingsley-Inf'l) 159
TONKA (BV) 157
'BEST OF EVERYTHING. THE (20th-Fox) 154
(U-I) 154
) SAPPHIRE
YELLOWSTONE KELLY (WB) 154
i-BIG CIRCUS, THE (AA) 153
PATHER PANCHALI (Harrison) 153
7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE (Col) 151
THIS EARTH IS MINE (U-I) 151
ttCAHEEH (Para) 150
(These Grossed 140% or More)
ODAMN YANKEES (WB) 149
MY UNCLE (Conl'l) 149
TAMANGO (Hal Roach) 147
V DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. THE (20th-Fox) 146
HANGING TREE. THE (WB) 146
MARDI GRAS (20lh-Fox) 146
HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM (AIP) 145
WHITE WILDERNESS (BV) 145
ONIONHEAD (WB) 144
TEMPEST (Para) 144
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Brain-Eaters, The (AIP) 103
Buccaneer, The (Para) 164
Buchanan Rides Alone (Col) 95
+tBut Not For Me (Para) 131
Camp on Blood Island (Col) 126
++Career (Para) 150
Cast a Long Shadow (UA) 97
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (MGM) 280
Circle, The (Kassler) 114
Circus of Love (Valiant) 87
City of Fear (Col) 97
Compulsion (20th-Fox) 137
Cosmic Man, The (AA) 98
Cosmic Monsters (Valiant) 97
Count Your Blessings (MGM) 108
Crawling Eye, The (Valiant) 97
Crucible, The (Kingsley) 106
Eighth Day of the Week, The (Cont'l) 115
Elephant Gun (Lopert) 108
Enchanted Island (WB) 94
Escort West (UA) 102
—F—
Face of a Fugitive (Col) 91
Face of Fire (AA) 97
++FBI Story, The (WB) 203
Fearmakers, The (UA) 102
First Man Into Space (MGM) 98
Five Pennies (Para) 143
Flesh and Desire (Ellis) 110
Floods of Fear (U-I) 91
Forbidden Fruit (F-A-W) 98
Forbidden Island (Col) 94
Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (UA) 98
Frankenstein's Daughter (Astor) 105
From the Earth to the Moon (WB) 108
Frontier Gun (20th-Fox) 100
Cry From the Streets, A (Tudor) 110
Cry Tough (UA) 99
Curse of the Demon (Col) 104
Curse of the Undead (U-I) 98
—D—
©Daddy-O (AIP) 99
Damn Yankees (WB) 147
Dangerous Exile (Rank-Lopert) 109
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (BV) 185
Day of the Outlaw (UA) 100
Decks Ran Red, The (MGM) 100
Devil Strikes at Night, The (Zenith) 118
Devil's Disciple, The (UA) 142
Diary of Anne Frank, The (20th-Fox) 146
Diary of a Bad Girl (F-A-VS^) 105
©Diary of a High School Bride (AIP) 136
Doctor's Dilemma, The (MGM) 120
Don't Give Up the Ship (Para) 167
Dreaming Lips (Valiant) 102
Dunkirk (MGM) 95
Geisha Boy, The (Para) 166
©Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (AIP) 136
Ghost of the China Sea (Col) 98
Giant Behemoth (AA) 93
Gideon of Scotland Yard (Col) 96
Gidget (Col) 131
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (WB) 103
Gigi (MGM) 198
Girl in the Bikini (Atlantis) 124
Girl on the Third Floor (Ellis) 118
Girls of the Night (Cont'l) 115
Go, Johnny, So! (Valiant) 115
Good Day for a Hanging (Col) 100
Great St. Louis Bank Robbery, The (UA)....107
Green Mansions (MGM) 121
Gunfight at Dodge City (UA) 99
Guimian's Walk (Col) 108
Gunmen From Laredo (Col) 99
Guns, Girls and Gangsters (UA) 100
Gunsmoke in Tucson (AA) 96
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BAROMETER Section

A MATTER OF
BIGGEST PROP

ITIES...BIGGEST CREATIVE TALENT:
THE APARTMENT
Starring
•
Jack Lemmon Shirley MacLaine
Fred
•
MacMurray
A Billy Wilder Production A •
Directed by Billy Wilder
Mirisch
Company Presentation
THE BOY AND THE
PIRATES
Perceptovision Eastmancolor Directed by
• •
Bert I. Gordon A Bert • I. Gordon Production
THE FUGITIVE KIND
•
Starring Marlon Brando Anna Magnani
Joanne Woodward Based on Pulitzer
•
Prize-winner Tennessee Williams' Broadway
play "Orpheus Descending" • Directed by
Sidney Lumet • Produced by Martin Jurow
and Richard A. Shepherd A Jurow-
Shepherd-Pennebaker Production
THE GALLANT
HOURS
(The Admiral Halsey Story)
•
Starring James Cagney Produced and
•
Directed by Robert Montgomery A Cagney-
Montgomery Productions, Inc. Picture
THE LAST DAYS OF
POMPEII
Eastman Color • Starring Steve Reeves
A Filmar Production
THE MISFITS
Starring Clark Gable • Marilyn Monroe
Directed by John Huston • Screenplay by
Pulitzer Prize-winner Arthur Miller
THE
NIGHT FIGHTERS
Starring Robert Mitchum • Dan O'Herlihy
Cyril Cusak
•
•
Anne Heywood
Directed by
Tay Garnett • Produced by Raymond Stross
A Cineman Production • DRM-Cine-
World Productions
THE UNFORGIVEN
Technicolor • CinemaScope
• Starring
Burt Lancaster • Audrey Hepburn
Audie Murphy
•
John Saxon •
Charles
Bickford • Directed by John Huston
Produced by James Hill • A James
Production, Inc. Picture A Hecht-Hill-
Lancaster Presentation
TUNES OF GLORY
Starring Alec Guinness • Directed by
Ronald Neame
THE MAGNIFICENT
SEVEN
Starring Yul Brynner • Produced and
Directed by John Sturges A Mirisch
•
Company-Alpha Production
ICT IN THE HISTORY OF

...The Company that promises and delivers
THE BIGGEST MOTION PICTURE PRODUCT!
AND...IN PREPARATION FO
ADVISE AND CONSENT
Produced and Directed by Otto Preminger
Based on the best-seller by Allen Drury
BATTLE
(The Robert Copa Story)
Produced and Directed by Robert Wise
A Mirisch Company— Robert Wise Production
BY LOVE POSSESSED
A Mirisch Company Production
• Based on
the best-seller by James Gould Cozzens
CALIFORNIA STREET
Produced by Plato and Spyros S. Skouras.
FLIGHT FROM ASHIYA
Executive Producer Harold Hecht Produced
•
by Alan Pakula • Based on the best-seller
by Elliot Arnold
GREENGAGE SUMMER
A Victor Saville— Edward Small Production
Based on Rumer Godden's best-seller
HAWAII
Color Widescreen • • Directed by Fred Zinneman
Fred Zinneman's Highland Production in
association with the Mirisch Company Based
•
on James Michener's best-selling novel
ONE, TWO, THREE
Produced and Directed by Billy Wilder
A Mirisch Company— Billy Wilder Production
PARIS BLUES
Technicolor
A Pennebaker Production
•
Shaw Executive Producers George Glass
and Walter Seltzer
• Starring Paul Newman
• Produced by Sam
RIPE FRUIT
Produced and Directed by Anthony Mann
ROMAN CANDLE
Produced and Directed by William Wyler
A Mirisch Company—William Wyler Production
SHORT WEEKEND
Directed by David Miller
633 SQUADRON
Produced and Directed by John Sturges
A Mirisch Company-Alpha Production
TARAS BULBA
Produced by Harold Hecht
An Avala Film Production
THE CAPRI STORY
Produced and Directed by Anatole Litvak
THE CEREMONY
Produced and Directed by Anthony Mann
THE GLADIATORS
Starring Yul Brynner An Alciona Production
•
THE HAUNTING OF
HILL HOUSE
Produced and Directed by Robert Wise
A Mirisch Company— Robert Wise Production
Based on the best-seller by Shirley Jackson
THE HUSTLER
Produced and Directed by Robert Rossen
THE MIRACLE WORKER
Directed by Arthur Penn
Based on the smash Broadway Play
by William Gibson
THE WAY WEST
• Produced by Fred Coe
Color Widescreen Starring Burt Lancaster
• •
James Stewart A Hecht-H ill-Lancaster
•
Presentation • Based on the Pulitzer Prize
winning book by A. B. Guthrie
TIME ON HER HANDS
Starring Ingrid Bergman • Produced and
Directed by Anatole Litvak • From the
Novel by Francoise Sagan, "Aimez-Vous Brahms?"
TWO FOR THE SEESAW
Starring Elizabeth Taylor Directed by Delbert
•
Mann
• Produced by the Mirisch Company
Based on the smash Broadway Play
by William Gibson
WEST SIDE STORY
Color Widescreen • • Produced and Directed
by Robert Wise A Mirisch Company
•
Robert Wise Production

-Picture Q. roASeS
—H—
H-Man, The (Col) 126
Hanging Tree, The (WB) 146
Hangman, The (Para) 100
Happy Is the Bride (Kassler) 107
He Who Must Die (Kassler) 134
Headless Ghost, The (AIP) 100
Hell, Heaven and Hoboken (NTA) 98
Journey, The (MGM) 137
Joy Ride (AA) 89
Juke Box Rhythm (Col) 94
—K—
Key, The (Col) 134
Kill Her Gently (Col) 108
King of the Wild Stallions (AA) 95
Hercules (WB) 262
Here Come the Jets (20th-Fox) 101
Heroes and Sinners (Janus) 99
Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (Col) 93
Hole in the Head (UA) 229
Holiday for Lovers (20th-Fox) 117
Home Before Dark (WB) 128
Hong Kong Confidential (UA) 98
Horrors of the Black Museum (AIP) 145
Horse Soldiers, The (UA) 176
Horse's Mouth, The (UA) 133
Hot Angel, The (Para) 92
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (UA) 1 10
House on Haunted Hill (AA) 175
Houseboat (Pcrra) 162
I
—I—
Married a Monster From Outer
Space (Para) 133
I, Mobster (20th-Fox) 85
I Want to Live (UA) 178
Imitation of Life (U-I) 206
In Love and War (20th-Fox) 127
Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The (20th-Fox) 160
Inside the Mafia (UA) 98
Inspector Maigret (Lopert) 131
Intent to Kill (20th-Fox) 88
Invisible Avenger (Rep) *
Invisible Invaders (UA) 94
Island of Lost Women (WB) 100
It Happened to Jane (Col) 126
++It Started With a Kiss (MGM) 184
—I—
John Paul Jones (WB) 102
Johnny Rocco (AA) 90
B OXOFFICE
•.
103
Lady Chatterley's Lover (Kingsley-lnt'l) 159
Last Blitzkrieg, The (Col) 106
Last Hurrah, The (Col) 133
Last Mile, The (UA) 104
Last Train From Gun Hill (Para) 131
Law Is the Law, The (ContT) 118
Liane, Jungle Goddess (Valiant) 131
Life Begins at 17 (Col) 100
Light Touch, The (U-I) 113
-©Little Savage, The (20th-Fox) 92
Lone Texan (20th-Fox) 100
Lonelyhearts (UA) 110
Lost Missile (UA) 98
Love Is My Profession (Kingsley) 180
Lovers and Thiev»s (Zenith)
Lovers of Paris ("Pot Bouille"—Cont'l) 113
—M—
Machete (UA) 99
Mad Little Island (Rank-Lopert) 118
Man in the Net (UA) 100
Mem in the Raincoat (Kingsley) 125
Man Inside, The (Col) 95
Man of the West (UA) 127
Man Who Could Cheat Death (Para) 97
Man Upsta-'-s, The (Kingsley) 96
Mardi Gra (20th-Fox) 146
Mark of the Hawk (U-I) 110
Mating Game, The (MGM) 142
Me and the Colonel (Col) 130
Menace in the Night (UA) 98
^Middle of the Night (Col) 176
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Productions
In
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''They Came To Cordura"
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''The Mountain Road"
"bong Song Without End"
The Story of Franz Liszt
In
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Picture Q, rodded
Miracle of the Hills (20th-Fox) 92
Missile to the Moon (Astor) 93
Money, Women and Guns (U-I) 99
Perfect Furlough, The (U-I) 141
Pier 5—Havana (UA) 90
Pillow Talk (U-I) 220
©Monster on the Campus (U-I)
Ill
Plan 9 From Outer Space (Valiant) *
Monpti (Bakros) *
Most Dangerous Sin (Kingsley) 112
Most Wonderful Moment, The (Ellis) 95
Mugger, The (UA) 96
Mummy, The (U-I) 135
Murder by Contract (Col) 98
Murder Reported (Col) 100
Mustang (UA) *
My Uncle (Cont'l) 149
Mysterians, The (MGM) 138
—N—
Naked Maja, The (UA) 98
Never Steal Anything Small (U-I) 108
Nice Little Bank That Should Be
Robbed, A (20th-Fox) 95
Night of the Quarter Moon (MGM) 100
Night to Remember, A (Rank-Lopert) 114
Nine Lives (DeRochemont) 103
No Name on the Bullet (U-I) 92
No Place to Land (Rep) 93
North by Northwest (MGM) 226
Nowhere to Go (MGM) 95
Nun's Story, The (WB) 202
—O—
HQdds Against Tomorrow (UA) 128
Of Love and Lust (F-A-W) *
Old Man and the Sea, The (WB) 128
Onionhead (WB) 144
©Operation Dames (AIP) 99
Orders to Kill (UMPO) 100
Oregon Trail, The (20th-Fox) 102
—P—
Paratroop Command (AIP) 121
Party Crashers (Para) 98
Party Girl (MGM) 124
Pcrther Pcmchali (Harrison) 153
Plunderers of Painted Flats (Rep) 109
Pork Chop Hill (UA) 131
Premier May (Cont'l) 100
Private's Affair, A (20th-Fox) 117
-Q-
Question of Adultery, A (NTA) 85
—R—
Rabbit Trap, The (UA) 99
Rally Round the Flag, Boys! (20th-Fox) 169
©Rape of Malaya, The (Lopert) 110
Rebel Set, The (AA) 96
Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker,
The (20th-Fox) 118
Restless Years, The (U-1) 99
Return of the Fly, The (20th-Fox) 125
Revenge of Frankenstein (Col) 110
Revolt in the Big House (AA) 88
Ride Lonesome (Col) 95
Rio Bravo (WB) 212
Riot in Juvenile Prison (UA) 94
©Road Racers (AIP) 99
Room at the Top (Cont'l) 197
Room 43 (Cory) 138
Roots of Heaven (20th-Fox) 123
©Sad Horse, The (20th-Fox) 93
^Sapphire (U-I) 154
Say One for Me (20th-Fox) 183
Scapegoat, The (MGM) 165
Sea Fury (Lopert) 100
Senechal the Magnificent (Valiant) 122
Senior Prom (Col) 85
Separate Tables (UA) 173
7th Voyage of Sinbad, The (Col) 151
Seventh Seal, The (Janus) 120
Shaggy Dog, The (BV) 281
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FRED ASTAIRE/s presently filming "THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY."
BARBARA BEL QEDDES has completed "JOVANKA AND THE OTHERS." In release March.
INGRID BERGMAN stars in "A CHILD IS WAITING." Filming begins 1960.
MARLON BRANDO has completed directing, starring in "ONE'EYED JACKS." Special release 1960.
MAURICE CHEVALIER has completed "A BREATH OF SCANDAL." In release 1960.
TONY CURTIS has completed "THE RAT RACE." In release 1960.
JOHN DEREK has completed "PRISONER OF THE VOLGA." In release 1960.
VITTORIO DeSICA has completed "BAY OF NAPLES." In release 1960.
MEL FERRER is presently filming "BLOOD AND ROSES."
CLARK GABLE has completed "BAY OF NAPLES." In release 1960.
JOHN GAVIN has completed "A BREATH OF SCANDAL." In release 1960.
VAN HEFLIN has completed "JOVANKA AND THE OTHERS." In release March.
AUDREY HEPBURN stars in "NO BAIL FOR THE JUDGE." Filming begins 1960.
^ WILLIAM HOLDEN is presently filming "THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG."
TAB HUNTER is presently filming "THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY."
JANET LEIGH has completed "PSYCHO." In release 1960.
^ JERRY LEWIS has completed "VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET." In release April.
CHARLES LAUGHTON is presently filming "UNDER TEN FLAGS."
SOPHIA LOREN has completed "HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS." In release March.
SHIRLEY MacLAINE stars in
"ALL IN A NIGHT'S WORK." Filming begins March.
KARL MALDEN has completed "ONE-EYED JACKS." Special release 1960.
SILVANA MANGANO has completed "JOVANKA AND THE OTHERS." In release March.
ELSA MARTINELLI is presently filming "BLOOD AND ROSES."
JAMES MASON has completed "A TOUCH OF LARCENY." Now in release.
VERA MILES has completed "PSYCHO." In release 1960.
FRANCE NUYEN is presently filming "THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG."
LILLI PALMER stars in "THE COUNTERFEIT TRAITOR." Filming begins 1960.
PETER PALMER has completed "LI'L ABNER." Now in release.
ANTHONY PERKINS has completed "PSYCHO." In release 1960.
ELVIS PRESLEY stars in "G. I. BLUES." Filming begins April
ANTHONY QUINN has completed "THE SAVAGE INNOCENTS." In release 1960.
DEBBIE REYNOLDS has completed "THE RAT RACE." In release 1960.
GEORGE SANDERS has completed "A TOUCH OF LARCENY." Now in release.
MICHAEL WILDING is presently filming "THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG."
ED WYNN has completed "CINDERFELLA." In release 1960.
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And, in addition, these great properties from the Broadway stage and the
best-seller list are a few among the many being prepared for 1961:
"THE MOUNTAIN IS YOUNG"
"SUMMER AND SMOKE"
Recently signed new long-term, multi-comntitment contract with Paramount
"BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S'
"MELODY OF SEX"

f-^lcture
Cy/roSded
Shake Hands With the Devil (UA) 108
She Played With Fire (Col) 102
Sheriff of Fractured Jaw, The {20th-Fox) 105
Silent Enemy, The (U-I) 97
Sinners of Paris (Ellis) *
Sins of Rose Bernd, The (President) 110
Sleeping Beauty (BV) 286
Smiley Gets a Gun (20th-Fox) 98
Snorkel, The (Col) 98
Some Came Running (MGM) 206
Some Like It Hot (UA) 247
Son of Robin Hood (20th-Fox) 95
Sound and the Fury, The (20th-Fox) 130
Speed Crazy (AA) 97
Spider, The (AlP) 120
Step Down to Terror (U-I) 108
Stranger in My Arms (U-1) 115
Street of Shame (Edward Harrison) 144
©Submarine Seahawk (AIP) 121
Surrender—Hell! (AA) 125
—T—
Tale of Two Cities, A (Rank-Lopert) 100
Tamango (Valiant) 147
©Tank Commandos (AIP) 99
Tank Force (Col) 117
Tarawa Beachhead (Col) 100
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (Para) 103
Teenagers From Outer Space (WB) 102
Tempest (Para) 144
Tempestuous Love (Century) *
Ten Days to Tulara (UA) 94
Ten Seconds to Hell (UA) 98
That Naughty Girl (F-A-W) 128
These Thousand Hills (20th-Fox) 107
t+They Came to Cordura (Col) 160
++Third Man on the Mountain (BV) 135
This Earth Is Mine (U-I) 151
Three Men in a Boat (Valiant) 118
Thunder in the Sun (Para) 110
Tokyo After Dark (Para) 97
tom thumb (MGM) 100
Tonka (BV) 157
Too Many Crooks (Lopert) 115
Torpedo Run (MGM) 115
Tosca (Casalaro-Giglio) 118
Trap, The (Para) 105
Truth About Women, The (Cont'l) 136
Tunnel of Love, The (MGM) 132
Two-Headed Spy, The (Col) 116
—U—
Unwed Mother (AA) 93
Up Periscope (WB) 127
—V—
Verboten! (Col) 97
Villa! (20th-Fox) 99
—W—
Warlock (20th-Fox) 117
Watusi (MGM) 97
Web of Evidence (AA) 89
Westbound (WB) 94
What Price Murder? (UMPO) 100
When Hell Broke Loose (Para) 94
White Wilderness (BV) 145
Whole Truth, The (Col) 100
Wild and the Innocent, The (U-I) 94
++Wild Strawberries (Janus) 168
Wind Across the Everglades (WB) 98
Windom's Way (Rank-Lopert) 108
Wolf Larsen (AA) 93
©Woman Eater, The (Col) 126
Woman Obsessed {20th-Fox) 103
World, the Flesh and the Devil, The (MGM)..l 18
—Y—
t+YeUowstone Kelly (WB) 154
Young Captives, The (Para) 95
Young Land, The (Col) 92
Young Philadelphians, The (WB) 139
—Z—
Zorro Rides Again (Rep) *
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By FRANK LEYENDECKER
THE
SHORT SUBJECTS picture for
1959 and the current year, 1960,
remains about the same as in
1958 and in 1957—meaning that there is
a dearth (practically nonei of live-action
two-reelers so popular in the 1930s
and 1940s, of sports subjects and almost
anything except for one-reel cartoons
and travel subjects, most of these also
one-reel in length. No new serials lof
the type which flourished in the silent
days and in the
i
1930s been made
for several years and Columbia is the
only company releasing this type of
fare, all of them reprints.
However, the year 1959 was noteworthy
for one thing as regards shorts
there was an increase in unusual featurettes
from 20 to 35 minutes in length I i
most of which received marquee billing,
were reviewed by the New York film
reviewers and were given mention in
the newspaper ads heralding the feature
picture on the same program.
OUTSTANDING SUBJECTS
Outstanding among the featurettes
which have received theatre marquee
and newspaper ad billing, as well as
critical praise, are Columbia's "The
Golden Pish," a French-made picture in
Eastman Color, w-hich won the Cannes
Festival critics' prize and is currently
being shown with Columbia's "The Last
Angry Man"; 'Warner Bros. "Israel,"
written and produced in Israel by Leon
Uris in Technicolor with Edward G.
Robinson narrating and appearing,
which received equal billing with WB's
"Cash McCall" in its first run at the
Brooklyn Paramount, and Universal-
Internationals "The Boy Who Owned
a Melephant," a Gayle Swimmer-Anthony
picture in color, narrated by Tallulah
Bankhead, which accompanied
U-I's "Pillow Talk" during its recent
ten-week first run at the RKO Palace
in Manhattan. All of these are possibilities
for 1960's Academy Award "best
short" selections.
RATE MARQUEE BILLING
Other shorts or featurettes which
rated marquee billing in theatres during
1959 are: Columbia's "Wonders of
Puerto Rico," a Musical Travclark in
color, which was the only supporting
picture with Otto Preminger's "Anatomy
of a Murder," in its circuit bookings in
Manhattan and in other key cities: "Assignment
South Pacific," a 20th Century-Pox
Cinemascope two-reel travelog,
which played with the Rodgers
and Hammerstein musical, "South Pacific,"
in most of its engagements, and
"Grand Canyon." Buena Vista's A-
cademy Award-winning three-reel Cinemascope
short, which played generally
with Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty"
during the Easter season and in the
fall at neighborhood theatres.
Recently, several of the distributors of
foreign pictures have also been distributing
shorts which have received marquee
billing and critical reviews in New
York newspapers. They include: Kingsley
International's "The Mischief Makers,"
a 28-minute featurette produced
by Francois Truffaut, who later made
the prize-winning "The 400 Blows."
Continental's "The Kiss," a pantomime
featurette filmed in New York City In
black-and-white and one Eastman Color
sequence, which played with the
prize-winning "My Uncle" in theatres
across the U. S.; Continental's Italian-made
short in color, "Dolly's Holiday,"
currently playing with "Tiger
Bay" in Manhattan, and Kingslcy-
Union's "The Running, Jumping and
standing Still Film." a British-made
comic conceit, which is convulsing audiences
as supporting film for "The Bridal
Path" in its recent, first mn at
the Normandie Theatre, New York.
A recent short which has been winning
critical acclaim, including a rave
from the New York Times, is the Japanese-made
"Children Who Draw Pictures."
a truly outstanding human
document. 30 minutes in length, which
won the short subject award at the
Venice Film Festival in 1956 and is currently
being shown as part of Brandon
Films' "Season of Japanese Films" at
the Little Carnegie Theatre in Manhattan.
The short, which has complete
English narration, rates major company
distribution in the U. S. because it is
ideal family fare with an especial appeal
to all parents.
SEVERAL NEW SERIES
The important developments, shortswise,
since the start of the 1959-60 selling
season in September, must be headed
by Terrytoons' new cartoons, "Hashimoto-San,"
a delightful new character
of a Japanese house mouse, in Cinema-
Scope and Technicolor, which was released
in October, and "The Fabulous
Firework Family." also in Cinemascope
and Technicolor. Terrytoons is also
making another American history-type
series of cartoons, the first of which
was "Tile Minute and '^ Man." Also
new in the 1959-60 season is a Columbia
"
cartoon series, "Loopy de Loop. These
and the Terrytoons series are the only
new entries in the cartoon field.
In addition to 24 cartoons from Terrytoons
in 1959-60, all of the new ones in
CinomaScope. the other 12 being Toppers,
or Technicolor reissues. 20th Century-Pox
will also release two-reel
travel specials in Cinemascope and De
Luxe Color, including the aforementioned
"Assignment South Pacific."
produced by James A. FitzPatrick, the
veteran of the travelogs, and another,
"Assignment New Zealand." as well as
other Movietone adventure and timely
topics in Cinemascope and color, including
"The Secret of Sao Paulo," "Romance
of American Shipping" and
"Frontier State. " among
others.
Among the Columbia shorts, in addition
to "Wonders of Puerto Rico." are
other travel shorts in color, including
"Wonderful Gibraltar" and others, still
booking, dealing w'ith cities in the U. S..
such as "Wonders of Chicago." "Wonders
of New Orleans. " etc. The one-reelers
in black-and-white include entries
in the World of Sports. Candid Microphone
and Animal Cavalcade series, as
well as Thrills of Music, the latest being
Les Elgart and Orchestra, a February
I960 release. The new Columbia cartoons,
in addition to Loopy de Loop, include
"Mr. Magoo" one-reelers, the
latest being "The Barefaced Flatfoot,"
for February 1960 release, and several
reissues in the Color Favorites series.
Columbia also has other reissues, including
those made by the increasinglypopular
The Three Stooges and Comedy
Favorites. Of the three serial reprints,
"Phantom Raiders of the Deep" stars
Buster Crabbe while "Conqueror of
Outer-Space" stars Judd Holdren, for
re-release in February 1960.
MORE TRAVEL SPECIALS
Universal-International will again
offer eight Color Parades one-reelers,
one of the latest being "The Irish in
Me" and future subjects being named
"Hi Colorado," in Cinemascope. "Let's
Talk Turkey" and "Alaskan Adventure,"
as well as two two-reel travel specials
in color. "Majestic Island" and "Pacific
Paradise." the latter slated for
March 1960 release. U-I is also releasing
13 new Walter Lantz color cartunes.
most of them starring the long-time
kiddie favorite. Woody Woodpecker.
Both Warner Bros, and Paramount
are concentrating on one-reel cartoons,
although the former company also plans
some travel shorts, six one-reelers and
three two-reelers about faraway places,
filmed in color. One of these Warner
shorts. "Snow Carnival." has Gary
Cooper as narrator. The Warner cartoons
will include 20 in the long-popular
Bugs Bunny and Looney Tunes series,
as well as 16 Blue Ribbon reissue cartoons.
MANY REISSUES ON LISTS
Paramount is producing 20 new cartoons
for the 1959-60 season, including
four in a new series. Jeepers and Creepers,
and others starring the long-popular
Popcye lone of the oldest cartoon
characters!. Casper, the Friendly Ghost,
and Herman and Katnip. The reissue
cartoons include Cartoon Champions
and Popeye Champions, none longer
than eight minutes in footage.
MGM's 1960 schedule is devoted entirely
to reissue cartoons, eight in the
long-popular Tom and Jerry series, four
in the Tex Avery group and four of the
Barney Bear series, a total of 16 in all.
MGM at one time led the field in producing
live-action two-reelers. including
those of Robert Benchley and Pete
Smith.
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THE
YEAR 1959 was a period of
great success, as well as great
change, for foreign pictures playing
the art theatres in Manhattan as
well as in all the principal cities a-
cross the U. S.
Most notable change was the tremendous
resm'gence of the French-language
feature, which had been taking
second place to Italian films since
shortly after the post-war period, and
the striking emergence of Swedishlanguage
features, this being entirely
due to the great producer-director Ingmar
Bergman, whose "Wild Strawberries"
and "The Magician," made the
name of Bergman mean something
other than Ingrid for the first time in
screen history.
SPECTACLES FROM ITALY
The Italian-language features shown
in the U. S. art houses were few and
far between, with only Vittorio De
Sica's "The Roof" and "Anatomy of
Love," in which he starred in two of
the five episodes, attracting any critical
acclaim or boxoffice success. This is
in contrast to the late 1940s, when "The
Bicycle Thief," "Open City," "Shoe-
Shine" and "Paisan" were attracting
attention in America. However, many
Italian-made spectacles reached the
Amei-ican screens, but all
of these were
dubbed into English and released by the
major distributors to first runs and circuits.
Among these were: "Hercules,"
distributed by Warner Bros.; "Sign of
the Gladiator" and "Goliath and the
Barbarians," distributed by American-
International; "The Warrior and the
Slave Girl." distributed by Columbia,
and "Tempest," the latter a De Laurentiis
production for Paramount, which
was made in both English and Italian
versions.
JAPANESE IMPORTS DROP
German-language features were down
a bit from 1958, a total of 16 being
shown in the U. S. in 1959, compared
to 24 the year before. Spanish-language
pictures received little or no review
mention although many were shown in
Spanish or Puerto Rican sections of
New York or on the west coast. Japanese-language
pictui-es shown in the
U. S. were almost nil, the only new ones
(to U. S. audiences; being in the series
shown at Thomas Brandon's Japanese
Film Festival series in Manhattan, plus
a few revivals of Japanese pictures originally
shown earlier in the decade.
The other foreign-language pictures
shown, most of these getting only few
dates, included one Israeli picture,
"Hatikvah," India's "Aparajito," one
Polish film in German, "The Eighth
Day of the Week," which was distributed
by Continental; a Norweigian
picture, "Nine Lives," distributed by
Louis de Rochemont, and a few Danish
pictures, notably "The Young Have No
Time," which is just now getting some
art house bookings.
The above does not include Britishmade
pictures, which are no longer confined
to art house showings but are
now on the release lists of every single
major company, in addition to those of
Continental Distributing. A year ago,
the J. Arthur Rank product was distributed
in the U. S. by its American
subsidiary. Rank Film Distributors but,
when the latter folded, Universal-International
took over "Sapphire," Lopert
Films is handling many of the
older Rank pictures, while 20th Century-
Fox recently closed a deal to distribute
seven of the most important new
Rank pictures, "The 39 Steps," "Flame
Over India," (called "Northwest Passage"
in England), "Ferry to Hong
Kong," "Upstairs and Downstairs," "The
Wind Cannot Read" and "The Captain's
Table," with such names as Lauren Bacall,
Orson Welles, Dirk Bogarde, Curt
Jurgens, Peter Finch and Kenneth
More, all players who have become familiar
to U. S. audiences. Twentieth
Century-Fox will also release "Bobbikins
and "Sink the Bismarck" early in
"
1960, both made in England.
LARGER BRITISH SUPPLY
Other British-made pictures on the
major lists included: "Horrors of the
Black Museum," distributed by American-International;
"The Woman Eater,"
"Yesterday's Enemy," "Our Man in Havana."
"Gideon of Scotland Yard" and
the forthcoming "Killers of Kilimanjaro,"
released by Columbia; "The
Scapegoat," "Libel," "Nowhere to Go"
and "The Doctor's Dilemma," all on
the MGM Ust; "The Man Who Could
Cheat Death" and the cmrent "A Touch
of Larceny," for Paramount release:
"The Hound of the Baskervilles," "The
Devil's Disciple," "The Horse's Mouth"
and "Subway in the Sky," distributed
by United Artists; "Floods of Fear,"
"The Mummy," "Sapphire" and "The
Silent Enemy." all released by U-I, and
"Look Back in Anger" a Warner Bros,
release. The majority of these Britishmade
pictures got circuit and first-run
bookings, as well as art house dates.
while Continental's "Room at the Top,"
l//.^.
.started out in the art houses before Its
great success, is resulting in many bookings
in regular houses, which is also
likely to be the case for Continental's
new British film, "Tiger Bay."
The art house situation, too, is changing
as many of the major companies are
booking such pictures as "Suddenly,
Last Summer," "The Last Angry Man,"
"Separate Tables," "Anatomy of a Murder."
"The Best of Everything," "Happy
Anniversary," "Look Back in Anger."
"Pillow Talk" and "Bell. Book and Candle,"
in two Manhattan houses simultaneously,
one in the Times Square
area and the other on the east side.
Of the 28 French-produced features
shown in the U. S. during 1959, according
to the list compiled by the French
Film Office, several had art house bookings
in the original language with English
subtitles and were later dubbed into
English for more general bookings.
The dubbed pictures included two starring
Brigitte Bardot, "Love Is My Profession"
and "A Woman Like Satan,"
the widely-publicized "Lady Chatterley's
Lover," "The Miracle of St. Therese"
and two French-language films recently
acquired and dubbed by Valiant Films,
i
"A Kiss For a Killer" shown
as "What Price Murder"
i
and "Grisbi."
Twentieth Century-Fox also acquired a
dubbed English version of the Frenchlanguage
"Women Are Weak" and has
retitled it "Three Murderesses" for general
U. S. release. Of the others, Ellis
Films distributed "Back to the Wall,"
"The Cat," "No Escape," "Sinners of
Paris" and "St. Therese," while Continental
Distributing released "Girls of
the Night," "The Law Is the Law," "The
Mirror Has Two Faces" and the reissue
of "Grand Illusion." Films-Around-the-
World had "Forbidden Fruit." "Paris
Hotel " the current "The Cousins"
while Zenith International had "The
Lovers" and "The 400 Blows," two of
the most acclaimed and successful
French films of 1959. Others were distributed
by Kingsley International.
UMPO, Lopert Films and Manhattan
Films, which is distributing "An Eye
For an Eye," a Curt Jurgens film not
yet shown in New York.
AMONG BIGGER FRENCH FILMS
For 1960, the important French-language
features are headed by "Black
Orpheus," which opened in late December
to great acclaim, being released
by Lopert; two Continental releases,
"Montparnasse 19," starring the late
Gerard Philipe, and "The Big Chief,"
starring Pernandel; "Nude in a White
Car," starring Marina Vlady and Odile
Versois, to be released by Trans-Lux
Distributing; "The Cheats," an all-time
boxoffice winner in France, to be released
by Argo Films: "Disorder and
the Night," starring Jean Gabin and
Danielle Darrieux. to be handled by
President Films; "Hiroshima, Mon A-
mour," to be distributed by Zenith, and
"Crazy For Love." an early Brigitte
Bardot picture originally titled "Le Trou
Normand" in 1951, which Ellis Films
will release. Mile. Bardot's latest, "Babette
Goes to War," dubbed in English,
will be on the regular Columbia release
schedule.
The German films released in 1959
numbered 16, a drop from the 24 shown
in 1958, according to Munio Podhorzer,
who is president of Casion Films and
representative of the Export Union of
German Film Agencies. While 1959 gave
German films a larger play in the U. S.,
Podliorzer is looking forward to 1960 as
"the year in which the German films
will break through the American mar-
I
Continued on page 48)
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lUm INTEPmiL FILMS, W.
1501 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, N.Y.
PROUDLY OFFERS
FROM THE VANGUARD OF FRANCE'S
NEW WAVE OF FILM PRODUCERS,
THE BOXOFFICE CHAMPIONS AND
AWARD WINNERS ON TWO CONTINENTS
THE LOVERS'
(Louis Malle, director)
Currently in its fourth month at the Paris Theatre, New York
'THE 400 BLOWS'
(Francois Truffaut, director)
Currently in its third month at the Fine Arts, New York
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Foreign Films Continue
Uptrend in U.S.
'Continued from page 46)
ket." The outstanding German films of
1959 in the U. S. were: "Aren't We
Wonderful?" distributed by Film Alliance;
"Embezzled Heaven," dubbed into
English and released by Louis de
Rochemont: "The Eighth Day of the
Week," a German-Polish coproduction,
released by Continental; "The Third
Sex." distributed by D. & P. and later
dubbed into English, and others starring
Lilli Palmer, Peter Van Eyck, Horst
Buchholz, Lilo Pulver, who have some
marquee value in the U. S,
For 1960, the sensational German
"Rosemary," distributed by Films-Around-the-World,
is currently playing
at the Beekman Theatre in New York
and "The Devil in Silk." starring Curt
Jurgens and Lilli Palmer; "Crime After
School," with Peter Van Eyck; "Madeleine,"
starring Eva Bartok. and "The
Three-Penny Opera," from the worldfamous
musical, starring Rudolph Forster,
are already set for showing in the
U. S. early in the year, according to
Podhorzer. The latter also mentioned
that 52 German films without English
subtitles are shown each year in 20
houses in a few key cities with large
German populations and that the annual
Berlin Film Festival is beginning
to attract distributors and exhibitors
from the U. S.
The current U. S. interest in Swedishlanguage
films started with "Wild
Strawberries," Ingmar Bergman's picture
which opened in New York in
July 1959 and was soon followed by
Bergman's "The Magician." The tremendous
success of these two in New
York and other key cities resulted in
return engagements for Bergman's
earlier films, "Smiles of a Summer
Night, "The Seventh Seal" and "Story
of Three Loves," all distributed by Janus
Films. Cyrus Harvey jr.. president of
Janus, reports he will release five other
earlier Bergman films in 1960. starting
with "Lessons in Love." which will open
at the Murray Hill Theatre. Manhattan,
early in February. Except for the Bergman
pictures, the only other Scandinavian
pictures shown in the U. S. in
1960 were "The Young Have No Time."
a Danish picture, and "Of Love and
Lust," a Swedish episode film released
by Films-Around-the-World.
Except for the many English-dubbed
Italian films distributed by the majors,
and De Sica's "The Roof." another De
Sica film. "The Tailor's Maid." both
released by Trans-Lux. "Anatomy of
Love." handled by Kassler Films. "The
Most Wonderful Moment," distributed
by Ellis Films, the only Italian-language
pictures shown were return runs
of earlier releases. For 1960. one of the
few new Italian-language films set for
release is "The Lady Doctor." starring
De Sica. Toto and America's Abbe Lane,
be released by Governor Films.
Thus, in the foreign film field for
1960, the race again looks to be between
France and Sweden, with Germany
a close third and the other countries
trailing behind.
Featurettes Add Zest
To Shorts Output
(Continued from page 44)
Buena Vista, which is now releasing
all the Walt Disney product, features
live-action featurettes and the cartoons
originally released by RKO Radio. The
three-reel -subjects for late 1959 and
February. March and later 1960 release
include "Gala Day at Disneyland,"
"Noah's Ark." "Mysteries of the Deep,"
"Islands of the Sea" and "Eyes in Outer
Space." The only new one-reel cartoon
is "How to Have An Accident at Work"
but the rereleases include cartoons starring
Donald Duck. Pluto. Chip an' Dale
and two with old-timer Mickey Mouse.
Lester Schoenfeld, who took over the
product of the British Information Service,
has 15 two-reel subjects and nine
one-reelers for the 1959-60 season, most
of them fine travel shorts in color.
George K. Arthur is
also releasing many
British subjects, both live-action and
cartoons.
As in the feature film field, the trend
seems to be toward fewer and better
shorts. Although live-action two-reelers
are missed by some exhibitors,
many of
the better travel or foreign-made shorts
are considered worthy of marquee billing.
SHATTERING!
ALAN LADD- SIDNEY POITIER
Starring in
"ALL THE YOUNG MEN"
Co-starring
JAMES DARREN - GLENN CORBETT - MORT SAHL
and Introducing
INGEMAR JOHANSSON -
Written,
Produced and Directed by
HALL BARTLETT
ANA ST. CLAIR
A Holl Bortlett Production for Columbia Releose
48 BAROMETER Section

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^ee rvloreS^kowmundnip ^eecimwovihin ^60
By HUGH FRAZE
1^
ORE teamwork to put over largerscale
promotions that make an
I
impressive splash in the public
eye is indicated during 1960. Buoyed
by monthly gains at the boxoffice which
reversed the trend of the previous 12
months, several groups of exhibitors in
1959 agreed on, and carried out, definite
selling programs; circuits conducted
more area-wide promotions,
while producer-distributor efforts to assure
profitable grosses on their more
expensive, higher-quality productions
made strides
forward.
Outstanding in the 1959 pages of
Boxoffice Showmandiser are a number
of reports which tell of group-executed
citywide and area exploitations. Such
applications of a longtime-advocated
"let's all put our shoulders to the
wheel" team spirit appear almost for
the first time in the Showmandiser
annals of industry showmanship.
A radio spot campaign was initiated
by Allied Theatre Owners of Maryland,
which scheduled 65 announcements
weekly in Baltimore plugging the specific
attractions at member theatres on a
rotation basis in that city.
WIDE AREA ACTION
In Kansas and Missouri, a teamwork
campaign was attempted by the United
Theatre Owners of the Heart of
America, a comparatively new exhibitor
association formed by the merger of the
former TOA and Allied units in that
territory. Exhibitors at the UTOHA
Show-A-Rama convention, held in Kansas
City early in the year, received Mr.
Hollywood Movie Bee kits, containing
mats, layouts, campaign outlines and
press releases designed for use on the
local level to plug specific films and
focus public interest on the theatre.
In Texas, Interstate Theatres conducted
a "Why I would like to be an
."
. . in FBI agent
newspapers in 23
cooperation
cities. Aimed at
with
teenage
youth, the prizes were free trips
to Washington and the FBI headquarters
there, one in each of the 23 cities.
The contest made a statewide splash
for "The FBI Story" bigger than the individual
manager could ever create
working independently.
Another outstanding example of circuit
head office participating in a teamwork
enterprise was reported after midyear.
All affiliates of American Broadcasting-Paramount
Theatres, except
those in the south, lined up behind a
last quarter "Orderly Profits" drive to
support distributors in a new policy for
orderly release of product. The AB-PT
ad-promotion offices organized selling
offensives behind new releases, with affiliate
forces from executives down to
the managers taking the ball and conducting
special campaigns, staging holiday
shows and special shows and making
use of a wide variety of attendancestimulating
gimmicks.
A significant example of teamwork
in the circuit home offices is the Sell-
A-Bration golden jubilee promotion
conducted by Kerasotes Theatres, a 36-
unit operation in Illinois headed by
George Kerasotes, TOA board chairman.
The new quality pictures being offered
theatregoers and theatre community
service were emphasized in the drive.
INCENTIVES FOR MANAGERS
Other circuits enlarged their manager
incentive prizes, and gave more detailed
promotion suggestions and assists in
annual business drives. All in all. Boxoffice
Showmandiser received during
1959 a greater wealth of business-getting
ideas and working material from
circuit advertising-promotion departments
than in any other previous year.
At least one company. Trans-Texas
Theatres, headquartering in Dallas, announced
a plan of sharing extra profits
on kiddy and special shows with its
managers.
The gains in showmanship teamwork
on the exhibition front are probably a
corollary, in part at least, of expansions
in advertising and exploitation initiated
about a year and a half ago by producer-distributors
generally to introduce
their more costly 'albeit fewen productions.
Distributor field exploiteer
forces were further increased during
1959. bigger budgets allotted to participation
deals with exhibitors, new faces
were promoted, newspaper ad schedules
enlarged, bigger merchandise co-op
deals set. and not only more stars were
sent out on personal appearance tours
but even the producer.^ and directors
took to the hustings.
PERSONALITY TOURS
Recounted in the 1959 Showmandiser
are an extensive float tour made by Mr.
Magoo himself for Columbia's "1001
Arabian Nights": the personal appearances
of Norma Maria and a million
dollar sarcophagus for Universal's "The
Mummy": producer Joe Levine's July
"
tour for "Hercules. others which
indicate the direction of producerdistributor
policy on promotion.
In short, it is certain that showmanship
is taking its proper place throughout
the industry—as a job which everyone,
individually and as a team, must do
and do well in a competitive market in
order to protect his investment.
There is no question this attitude is
spreading, and in time certainly will
shackle the "everyone for himself"
philosophy of a happy era when motion
pictures enjoyed a near monopoly in
mass entertainment. Apparent in the
several thousand reports published in
Showmandiser during 1959 is a growing
conviction among exhibitors that they
must surrender, just like other forwardlooking
businessmen have done, some of
the "quick-profit" individualism of
which they have been so zealous, and
work out their problems in a common
front.
The division of showmanship roughly
into two groups was sharper during
1959. The division is similar to the
line drawn in other industry matters
exhibitors in the larger cities on one
hand, and the smaller operators on the
other. The sub-run and small-town
theatremen tend to direct more of their
promotions to selling themselves as civic
leaders, their theatres as centers of
community activity and motion pictures
in general as the best entertainment
buy.
The larger operators, the first runs in
the larger cities, etc.. center their major
promotional activities on selling each
film as it is scheduled. The division is
a matter of emphasis, not in showmanship
itself.
GIMMICKS DRAW PATRONS
The division line was sharpened during
1959 by necessities brought about by
the basic change from production of an
ample supply of films of a wide range
of quality to a policy of making higher
quality, but fewer, productions. This to
the multiple-change exhibitor, means a
product shortage. Thus the smalltown
theatre, lacking a new, quality
picture for each change two or three
times a week, perforce has turned to
other patronage pullers—grocery giveaways,
spook shows, theatre rentals,
sponsoring kiddy show series, talent
shows, anniversary celebrations—in fact,
there is no end to the variety of special
activities being resorted to by imaginative
showmen to popularize themselves
with their patrons and make their
theatres the center of community life.
Proof of the profits waiting to be
dug out of gimmicks and general appeal
comc-ons is written in nearly every page
of Showmandiser.
Among successful showmen in this
group are Ed Farmer, manager of the
Ayers Theatre and Gulf Drive-In for
Rowley United Theatres at Corpus
Christi. Tex.: Floyd L. Gray, owner of
the Panida Theatre in Sandpoint. Ida.:
Karl Williams, the neighborhood Pitt in
new Orleans, and his colleague there,
Rudolph "Uncle Ruddy" Bosch of the
neighborhood Tiger: Hugh Borland,
manager of the Forest in Forest Park,
111., and a host of others who, by constant
succession of special attractions,
gimmicks and giveaways, keep their
theatres before the public as the place
to go.
Among manager Farmer's promotions
keeping his public excited during 1959
were a Midget Car Race. Haystack
Needle Hunt in the lobby. Goodwill Industries
clothing show, capped by a 12-
day 12th anniversary celebration which
featured a 14-page tabloid newspaper
• Continued on page 52
50 BAROMETER Section

uddenly Last Summer. ..Cathy Knew She Was Being Used For Something Eyi "^ l I

See More Showmanship
Teamwork in '60
(Continued from page 50)
which he and his staff put out themselves,
advertising the high public service
extended by the Ayers and Gulf
theatres.
Floyd Gray has popularized himself as
"Parmer" and has brought in thousands
of extra tickets with carefully planned
nonscreen attractions, from record hops
to turkey giveaways, capped by his annual
three-day Country Store nights, in
which he gives away groceries and merchandise
in a tieup with merchants.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES PAY
Hugh Borland, situated in a competitive
Chicago suburban situation, is
a master planner of extra activities directed
to selling tickets and making the
Forest Theatre a center of community
life and entertainment. He has devised
ways of enlisting about every organization
and business in his area, and some
from outside, in his promotions—business
groups, church societies, politicians,
amusement park entertainers, the Bell
Telephone Co.. radio and television
stars. Boy Scouts, the local Shopper
the list of sponsors of Forest Theatre
activities over the years is almost endless.
Then there's the A. Fuller Sam's
Statesville Theatre circuit, which operates
almost exclusively in small towns
in North Carolina, whose well-trained
managers are able to take the little
films along with the blockbusters and
make both pay by resorting to giveaway
deals, two-for-one coupons, bargain
nights for concessions, and sometimes
zany lobby tricks.
Once Don Coffey of the Playhouse
at Statesville. N. C, got plunked in a
1894 bathtub by the winner of an applebobbing
contest, all for "It Started
With a Kiss."
GIMMICKS AND GIVEAWAYS
The point is proved and nailed down
by numerous drive-in theatre operators
who are showing late run bookings, and
crowd in the patrons with the help of
gimmicks from fireworks to meat giveaways,
from supermarket rental nights
to inviting whole towns as guests. The
latter stunt w-as pulled by Eli Swartz,
manager of the Parkway Drive-In near
Thorofarc, N. J., who alternated extending
guest invitations to the various
towns in his area.
Langdon Wilby of the Shipyard
Drive-In at Providence, R. I., sets attendance
records regularly with his
giveaways of impressive assortments of
prizes promoted from merchants.
The generally longer runs seem to
have helped first-run showmen, giving
them more time between campaigns. At
any rate, a professional esprit d'corps
can be detected in a measure not previously
evident in their letters and reports
to Showmandiser. Many of their
campaigns have a finish and completeness
that is striking. More of the firstrun
campaigns reported in Showmandiser
last year appeared to hit the
bull's-eye.
In come cases, the successful managers
had attractions which seemed to
sound a responsive chord within and.
as a result,
their campaigns went right
to the mark and brought in the customers.
For example, there was Joe D.
Lyons of the Downtown Theatre in Mobile.
Ala., and Joe Carlock of Lake
Charles. La., who turned in slick, tothe-point
campaigns on "The Horse
Soldiers."
Showmen in every part of the nation
seemed to get a kick out of promoting
"The Big Circus." from Bud
Rose. AA manager at Milwaukee who
engineered an exciting state premiere
at Baraboo. Wis., the home of Ringling
Bros, circus, to managers in northern
Ohio, where, to quote a Showmandiser
headline. "Circus Brings Out Old Barnum
in Theatremen in Cleveland Area."
In brief, a showman will do better on
a film he likes. And it seems that they
like to build displays when the whole
film can be summed up or di-amatized in
a manageable device or layout. Many
pridefuUy forwarded photos of electric
chairs they fashioned for "The Last
Mile" and "I Want to Live." Theatremen
in "bone dry" counties in the
south displayed confiscated moonshine
stills, borrowed from sheriffs, for
"
"Thunder Road.
From Canada, where many fine lobby
displays, reproduced in Showmandiser.
originate, came a oldtime western street
complete with a saloon and jail, created
Assur-
Progress of '50s,
ance for the '60s
vision.
(Continued from page 10)
board of directors. The factional dispute
has been thoroughly covered by
the tradepress. but the big problem is
whether Al Myrick. the new president
from Lake Park. la., can keep the units
together and kit them into the powerful
organization that it once was. The
outcome, one way or the other, could be
a major highlight of the year.
A problem facing many exhibitors is
the question of installing 70mm equipment.
The crop of 70mm product is
small but the success of those films
that have been made in the process indicates,
aside from the entertainment
value of the pictures' themes, that the
public likes it. In 1928. every exhibitor
was asking himself: "Should I or should
I not wire my theatre for sound?" He
found out in time that he had to. If
70mm popularity should snowball, exhibition
as a whole will fall in line.
in the lobby by Harvey Fuller, manager
of the Roxy at Woodbridge. Ont.
Flipping Showmandiser 1959 pages
Lots of legwork—Julian Katz personally
contacted the pastors and mother superiors
of six Catholic churches and
schools, sold five of them and did fine
business on "Miracle of St. Therese."
Groans not on the screen—Jack and
Jimmy Hull, brother theatremen and
wrestling promoters of Oklahoma City,
booked grunt and groan matches on the
stages of several Video Independent
theatres.
Changing times—The big Indiana
Theatre in Indianapolis added ballroom
facilities on the roof and a hall beneath
the street floor, and now caters to
conventions, sales meetings, concerts,
dances, etc., in addition to showing motion
pictures in the auditorium. Expanded
operation is managed by
Maurice DeSwert and Don Hooten.
Do It Yourself newsreel—Jack Case of
the Fox West Coast office at Los Angeles,
took newsy movies '16mm) of
sign men at work and got in "newsreel"
plug on "Some Like It Hot" on tele-
Sponsored movies—John D. Loeks,
operating the Plainfield and Beltline
drive-ins at Grand Rapids, Mich., noted
that business firms sponsor movies on
television, so why can't they do the
same at theatres, he asked. So he sold
a Wednesday-Thursday Supermarket
Night series to the Eberhardt chain,
which "buys" those tw^o nights each
week and passes out theatre tickets with
every $5 purchase.
Aside from the further development
and improvements of 70mm projection,
the only other major technical innovation
on the horizon is General Electric's
thermoplastic recording and playback
system. Known as TPR. the system was
demonstrated in mid-January in New
York. Requiring no processing or developing,
the film can be shown on a
screen minutes after a scene has been
shot. The lapse of time is only that
needed to remove the film or tape from
the camera to the projector.
The system is a long way from perfect
and. according to some General
Electric executives, it is not contemplated
to use it for motion picture filming
at the present. Other authorities,
however, say that if the system should
be utilized at all by the industry, it
will not be ready for at least ten years.
Nevertheless, it could be the new gimmick
of the 1970s, just as sound was in
the 1920s and widescreen w-as in the
1950s.
And so. the industry enters a new
year and a new decade in a healthy
frame of mind, albeit beset with a variety
of problems that always have
existed in one form or another. But
there's the same confident feeling;
"We've licked 'em before and we can
lick 'em again."
52 BAROMETER Section

A Mervyn LeRoy Production
for
20th
Century-Fox
BOXOFFICE 53

JOHN STURGES
DIRECTOR
54 BAROMETER Section

SOL C SIEGEL
VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
BOXOFFICE 55

JOE
PASTERNAK
SPG,,
Soon
7o Be Released
"PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES"
Starring
DORIS DAY
DAVID NIVEN
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
eg
BAROMETER Section

•

THIS INSIGNE OF OUTSTANDING MERIT
is awarJeJ eacLi montk ty tLe National Screen
Council to tke picture wkick, in tLe opinion of
its
memters, comtincs kotk outstanding merit as
a motion picture and wLolesome entertainment
for tLe entire family.
Tke National Screen Council,
now in its twenty-eigktli year, is comprised of
motion picture editors, radio and TV commentators
and representatives of tetter films councils and
civic and educational organizations.

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'From September 1958 through August 1959
September The Reluctant Debutante Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
October Damn Yankees Wamer Bros.
November The Last Huirah .Columbia
December Gigi Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
January The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 20th Century Fox
February The Old Man and the Sea Wamer Bros,
March The Mating Game .Mefro-Goldwyn-Mayer
April. The Shaggy Dog Buena vista
May South Pacific .20th Century- Fox
June It Happened to Jane Columbia
July.. The Big Circus Allied Art ists
August The Diary of Anne Frank 20th Century-Pox
60 BAROMETER Section

The Reluctant Debutante
A Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer
Production
The Cast
Jimmy Broadbent Rex Harrison
Sheila Broadbent Kay Kendall
David Parkson
John Saxon
JuTie Broadbent Sandra Dee
Mabel Claremont Angela Lansbury
David Fenner
Peter Myers
Clarissa Claremont Diane Clare
Production Staff
Producer Pandro S. Herman
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Screenplay by William Douglas Home
Based on a play by
Wn-LiAM Douglas Home
An Avon Pi'oduction
BOXOFFICE 61

Damn Yankees
A Warner Bros.
Production
Executive Producer Jack L. Warner
Produced and Directed by..GEORGE Abbott,
Stanley Donen
Associate Producers. ...Frederick Brisson,
Robert Griffith,
Harold Prince
Screeplay by
George Abbott
Based upon the Stage Play.
"Damn Yankees." by. ...George Abbott,
Douglas Wallop
From Novel, "The Year the Yankees
Lost the Pennant" bj/..DouGLAS Wallop
Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler.
Jerry Ross
The Cast
Joe Hardy
Tab Hunter
Lola
GwEN Verdon
Applegate
Ray Walston
Van Buren
Russ Brown
Meg
Shannon Bolin
Smokey Nathaniel Frev
Rocky
Jimmy Komack
Gloria
Rae Allen
Joe Boyd
Robert Shafer
Sister
Jean Stapleton
Vernoti.
Albert Linville
Production Staff
Director of Photography
Harold Ltpstein, A.S.C.
Art Director
Stanley Fleischer
Film Editor Prank Bracht, A.C.E.
Sound by
Stanley Jones,
DoLPH Thomas
Production and Costumes Designed by
William and Jean Eckart
Set Decorator
John P. Austin
Choreography by
Bob Fosse
Assistant Director Ivan Volkman
Main Title Designed bj/....Maurice Binder
Makeup Supervisor....GoRDMi Bau. S.M.A.
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The Last
A Columbia
Producer and Director John Ford
Assistant Directors Wingate Smith,
Sam Nelson
Screenplay by
Frank Nugent
Based on a Novel by Edwin O'Connor
Director of Photography
Charles Lawton jr.. A.S.C.
Hurrah
Production
The Cast
Skeffington
Spencer Tracy
Adam Caulfield Jeffrey Hunter
Maeve Caulfield
Dianne Foster
John Gorman
Pat O'Brien
Norman Cass sr
Basil Rathbone
The Cardinal
Donald Crisp
Cuke Gillen
James Gleason
Ditto Boland
Edward Brophy
Amos Force
John Carradine
Roger Sugrue Willis Bouchey
Bishop Gardner
Basil Ruysdael
Sam Weinberg Ricardo Cortez
Hennessey
Wallace Ford
Festus Garvey
P^ank McHugh
Mr. Winslow Carleton Young
Jack Mangan
Prank Albertson
Degnan
Bob Sweeney
Dan Herlihy
William Leslie
Production Staii
Art Director
Robert Peterson
Film Editor Jack Murray
Set Decorator
William Kiernan
Hair Styles Helen Hunt
Recording Supervisor John Livadary
Sou7id
Harry Mills
BOXOFFICE 63

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production
The Cast
Gigi
Leslie Caron
Honore LcLChaiUe Maurice Chevalier
Gaston Lachaille Loins Jourdan
Mme. Alvarez Hermione Gingold
Liatie d'Exelmans Eva Gabor
Sandomir Jacques Bergerac
Aunt Alicia Isabel Jeans
Ma7iuel
John Abbott
Production Staii
Producer
Arthur Freed
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Screenplay and Lyrics by
Alan Jay Lerner
Music by
Frederick Lowe
Based on the Novel by
Colette
Music Supervised and Conducted by
Andre Previn
Orchestrations by Conrad Salinger
Costumes, Scenery and Production
Design by Cecil Beaton
Art Directors William A. Horning,
Preston Ames
Director of Photography
Joseph Ruttenberg, A.S.C.
Set Decorations by Henry Grace,
Keogh Gleason
Color Consultant Charles K. Hacedon
Assistant Directors William McGarry,
William Shanks
Make-Up by William Tuttle,
Charles Parker
Film Editor Adrienne Fazan
Recording Supervisor
Dr. Wesley C. Miller
Vocal Supervision by Robert Tucker
Hair Styles by Gutllaume,
Sydney Guilaroft
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
A 20th Century-Fox Production
The Cast
Gladys Ingrid Bergman
Linnan Curt Jurgens
The Mandarin
Robert Donat
Hok-A Michael David
Mrs. Lawson
Athene Seyler
Sir Francis Ronald Squire
Dr. Robin.so7i Moultrie Kelsall
Mr. Murfin
Richard Wattis
Yang
Peter Chong
Sui Lan Tsai Chin
Secretary Edith Sharpe
Cook Joan Young
Woman with Baby Lian-Shin Yang
Miss Thompson
Noel Hood
Li Burt Kwouk
Production Stati
Produced by
Buddy Adler
Directed by Mark Robson
Screenplay by
Isobel Lennart
Based on the Novel "The Small Woman"
by
Alan Burgess
Music Composed by and Conducting
the Orchestra Malcolm Arnold
Director of Photography
P. A. Young. F.R.P.S.
Art Directors. .JOHv Box, Geoffrey Drake
Production Manager Cecil F. Ford
Film Editor
Ernest Walter
Costume Designer Margaret Furse
Assistant Director David Middlemas
Camera Operator
Bob Walker
Sound Mixer
Gerry Turner
Casting Director Nora Roberts
Makeup John O'Gorman
Continuity Angela Martelli
Production Supervisor James Newcom
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The Old Man and the Sea
A Warner Bros.
Production
The Cast
The Old Man
The Boy
Spencef Tracy
Peupe Pazos
Martin Harry Bella ver
Production Staff
Producer
Leland Hayward
Director John Sturces
Screenplay Peter Viertel
Based on Novel by Ernest Hemingway
Director of Photography
James Wong Howe, A.S.C.
Additional Photography
FYOYD Crosby, A.S.C.
Tom Tutwiler, A.S.C.
Underwater Photography Lamar Boren
Film Editor Arthur P. Schmidt
Art Directors....Am Loel, Edward Carrere
Sound M. A. Merrick
Music Composed by Dimitri Tiomkin
Set Decorator Ralph Hurst
Special Effects Arthur S. Rhoads
Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau
As.iistaJit Director Russ Llewellyn
Production Manager Gene Bryant
66 BAROMETER Section

The Mating Game
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
The Cast
Mariette Larkin Debbie Reynolds
Lorenzo Charlton Tony Randall
Pop Larkin
Paul Douglas
Oliver Kelsey Fred Clark
Ma Larkin
Una Merkel
Wendell Burnshaw
Philip Ober
Rev. Osgood Philip Coolidge
Bigelow Charles Lane
Chief Guthrie
Trevor Bardette
Barney Bill Smith
DeGroot
Addison Powell
Lee Larkin
Rickey Murray
Grant Larkin
Donald Losby
Victoria Larkin Cheryl Bailey
Susaii Larkin
Caryl Bailey
Production Stait
Producer Philip Barry, jr. Screenplay William Roberts
Director George Marshall Based on the novel "The Darling
CinemaScope-Metrocolor Buds of May" by H. E. Bates
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The Shaggy Dog
A Buena Vista Production
Mr. Daniels
The Cast
Pred MacMurray
Mrs. Daniels Jean Hagbn
Wilby Daniels
Tommy Kirk
Allison D'Allessio Annette FnrNicELLO
Buzz Miller
Tim Considine
Moochie Daniels
Kevin "Moochie" Corcoran
Professor Plumcutt Cecil Kellaway
Dr. Mikhail ilndrassy..Alexander ScoiraBY
Producer
Walt Disney
Director
Charles Barton
Screenplay by
Bill Walsh and Lillie Hayward
Associate Producer
Bill Walsh
Art Director Carroll Clark
Fil/n Editor James D. Ballas
Produce/on Stafi
Set Decoration
Emile Kuri and Fred MacLean
Costuming
Chuck Keehne and Gertrude Casey
Sound Supervision Robert O. Cook
Assistant Director Arthur Vitarelli
A7iimal Supervision. .V/illum R. Koehler
Music Editor
Evelyn Kennedy
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South Pacific
A 20th Century-Fox Production
The Cast
Emile De Becque Rossano Brazzi
Nellie Forbush Mitzi Gaynor
Lt. Cable
John Kerr
Luther Billis
Bloody Mary
Liat
Ray Walston
Juanita Hall
Prance Nxtx-en
Capt. Brackett Russ Brown
Professor
Jack Mtjllaney
Producer Buddy Adler
Director
Joshua Logan
Screenplay Paul Osborn
Adapted from the play by Richard Rodgers,
Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua
Logan based on "Tales of the South Pacific"
by James A. Michener.
Music Richard Rodgers
Production Staff
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Director of Photography
Leon Shamroy A.S.C.
Art Direction
Lyle Wheeler, John De Cuir
Set Decorations
Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
Costumes
Dorothy Jeakins
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If
Happened to Jane
A Columbia
Production
The Cast
Jane Osgood
George Denham
Doris Day
Jack Lemmon
Harry Foster Malone Ernie Kovacs
Larry Hall
Steve Forrest
Billy Osgood Teddy Rooney
Uncle Otis
Russ Brown
Craivford Sloan Walter Greaza
Homer Bean
Parker F^nnelly
Matilda Runyon Mary Wickes
Wilbur Peterson
Philip Coolidce
Sehvyn Harris
Casey Adams
Aaron Caldwell John Cecil Holm
Betty Osgood
Gina Gillespie
Clarence Runyon Dick Crockett
Porter
Napoleon Whiting
Executive Producer Martin Melcher
Producer and Director Richard Quine
Screenplay by
Norman Katkov
From a story by
Max Wilk. Norman Katkov
Assistant Director Carter DeHaven jr.
Eastman Color by
Pathe
Color Consultant
Henri Jaffa
Director of Photography
Charles Lawton jr., A.S.C.
Music Conducted by Morris Stoloff
Production Staif
Music Composed by George Duning
Art Director
Gary Odell
Film Editor Charles Nelson, A.C.E.
Set Director
Louis Diage
Make-up Supervision
Clay Campbell, S.M.A.
Hair Styles by
Helen Hunt
Recording Supervisor John Livadafy
Sound Harry Mills
An Arwin Production
70 BAROMETER Section

The Cast
Hank Whirling
Victor Mature
Randy Sherman
Red Buttons
Helen Harrison Rhonda F1,eming
Jeannie Whirling Kathryn Grant
Hans Hagenfeld
Vincent Price
Skeeter
Peter Lorre
Tommy Gordon
David Nelson
Mama Colino
Adele Mara
Mr. Lomax
Howard McNear
Jonathan Nelson,
Charles Watts
Himself
Steve Allen
Zach Colino.... Gilbert Roland
Produced by
Irwin Allen
Directed by
Joseph M. Newman
Screenplay by Irwin Allen,
Charles Bennett, Irving Wallace
Based on a story by Irwin Allen
Photographed by Winton Hoch, A.S.C.
Film Editor Adrienne Fazan, A.C.E.
Recording Supervisor....'FRANKhm Milton
Sou7id
Conrad Kahn
Production Manager Lowell J. Farrell
Assistant Director William McGarry
Production Staif
Music Composed and Conducted
by Paul Sawtell, Bert Shefter
Title Song: "The Big Circus"
by .. Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster
Music Editor
Audray Granville
Art Director
Albert D'Agostino
Costume Designer
Paul Zastupnevich, C.D.G.
Choreographer
Barbette
Technicolor Color
Consultant
Morgan Padelpord
Technical Adviser
Jimmie Wood
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A 20th Century-Fox Production
Anne Frank
Otto Frank
Mrs. Van Daan
Peter Van Daan
Mrs. Frank
Mr. Van Daan
Margot Frank
Kraler
Miep
Executive Producer Buddy Adler
Produced and Directed by George Stevens
Screenplay by Prances Goodrich,
Albert Hackett
From the Play by Frances Goodrich,
Albert Hackett
Based on the book "Anne FVank:
Diary of a Young Girl."
The
Produced on the stage
by
KsRMiT Bloomgarden
Directed on the stage by Garson Kanin
Location Scenes Directed
by
George Stevens, Jr.
Photographed by
Jack Cardiff
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler,
George W. Davis
The Cast
Millie Perkins
Joseph Schildkraut
Shelley Winters
Richard Beymer
Gdsti Huber
Lou Jacobi
Diane Baker
Douglas Spencer
DODV Heath
Mr. Dussell . Ed Wynn
Production Stati
Set Decorations Walter M. Scott,
Stuart A. Reiss
Special Photographic
Effects L. B. Abbott, A.S.C.
Associate Producer George Stevens, Jr.
Executive Wardrobt
Designer
Charles LeMairE
Costumes Designed by Mary Wills
Assistayit Director
David Hall
Sound W. D. Flick, Harry M. Leonard
Technical Adviser. .Totrr van Renterghem
Orchestration Edward B. Powell
Film Editors
David Bretherton,
Robert Swink, A.C.E., William Mace
Director of
Photography William C. Mellor, A.S.C.
Music
Alfred Newman
72 BAROMETER Section

dMue r^ibbon lAJlnnerd of the J-^a&t 25 wjeeatd
(In
seasonal order, September through August)
1933 - 34
One Man's Journey
RKO Radio
The Bowery United Artists
Only Yesterday Universal
Little Women RKO Radio
Romon Scandals United Artists
The Cat ond the FIddl* MGM
David Harum Fox
Tarzon and His Mate MGM
Vivo Villa MGM
Little Miss Marker Paramount
Here Comes the Novy Worner Bros.
Treosure Island MGM
1934-35
One Night of Love Columbia
Judge Priest Fox
White Porade Fox
Flirtation Wolk First Notional
David Copperfield MGM
Little Colonel Fox
Roberta
RKO Radio
Naughty Marietta
MGM
G-Mcn Warner Bros.
The Informer RKO Radio
Love Me Forever Columbia
Alice Adams RKO Radio
1935-36
Top Hot RKO Radio
O'Shoughnessy's Boy MGM
Mutiny on the Bounty MGM
Ah, WildernessI MGM
A Tale of Two Cities MGM
Story of Louis Pasteur Warner Bros.
The Country Doctor 20th-Fox
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Columbia
Show Boot Universal
MGM
San Francisco
The White Angel
Warner Bros.
The Green Pastures Warner Bros.
1936-37
The Last of the Mohicans
United Artists
A Midsummer Night's Dream Warner Bros.
Charge of the Light Brigade Warner Bros.
Winterset
RKO Rodio
The Ploinsman Paramount
Maid of Salem Paramount
Moytime
MGM
Romeo and Juliet MGM
The Prince ond the Pauper Warner Bros.
Captains Courogeous MGM
Wee Willie Winkle 20th-Fox
The Good Earth
MGM
1937-38
Lost Horizon
Columbio
The Life of Emile Zola Warner Bros.
The Firefly
MGM
Tovarich Warner Bros.
Wells Forgo Paramount
Snow White ond the Seven Dwarfs. .. .RKO Radio
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Form 20th-Fox
In Old Chicogo 20th-Fox
Adventures of Robin Hood Warner Bros.
Holiday
Columbia
Love Finds Andy Hardy
MGM
Alexander's Ragtime Bond 20th-Fox
1938-39
MGM
Boys Town
You Can't Take It With You Columbia
The Citadel MGM
A Christmas Carol
MGM
Sweethearts
MGM
Gungo Din
RKO Radio
Pygmalion
MGM
Wuthering Heights United Artists
Union Pacific Paramount
Young Mr. Lincoln 20th-Fox
On Borrowed Time
MGM
Stanley and Livingstone 20th-Fox
1939-40
MGM
The Wizard of Or
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Columbia
Drums Along the Mohawk 20th-Fox
Gulliver's Trovels Paramount
The Great Victor Herbert Poramount
Pinocchio RKO Radio
Young Tom Edison MGM
Rebecca United Artists
Edison, the Man MGM
The Mortal Storm MGM
All This, and Heaven Too Warner Bros.
Pride and Prejudice MGM
1940-41
The Howards of Virginio Columbia
Th« Great Dictator United Artists
Northwest Mounted Police Paramount
Tin Pan Alley 20th-Fox
Philadelphia Story MGM
Virginia
Paramount
The Lady Eve
Paramount
Men of Boys Town
MGM
That Hamilton Womont United Artists
I Wonted Wings Paramount
Caught in the Draft Paramount
Blossoms in the Dust MGM
1941-42
Citizen Kane
RKO Radio
Sergeant York Warner Bros.
One Foot in Heaven Warner Bros.
H. M. Pulhom, Esq MGM
How Green Was My Valley 20th-Fox
Woman of the Yeor MGM
To Be or Not to Be United Artists
Fontosio
RKO Radio
Tortilla Flat MGM
They All Kissed the Bride Columbia
This Above All 20th-Fox
The Pied Piper 20th-Fox
1942-43
Mrs. Miniver MGM
The Major ond the Minor
Paramount
Toles of Manhattan 20th-Fox
George Washington Slept Here. .. .Warner Bros.
Yankee Doodle Dondy Warner Bros.
Star Spangled Rhythm Paramount
Pride of the Yonkees RKO Radio
Random Harvest MGM
The More the Merrier Columbia
Stage Door Canteen United Artists
The Human Comedy
MGM
This Is the Army Warner Bros.
1943-44
So Proudly We Hail Paramount
Thank Your Lucky Stars Warner Bros.
Guadalcanal Diary 20th-Fox
Lossie Come Home MGM
Destination Tokyo
Warner Bros.
Madame Curie
MGM
A Guy Named Joe MGM
See Here, Private Hargrove MGM
For Whom the Bell Tolls Paramount
The White Cliffs of Dover MGM
The Story of Dr. Wossell Paramount
Going My Woy Paramount
1944-45
The Seventh Cross MGM
Arsenic and Old Lace Warner Bros.
Since You Went Away United Artists
Mrs. Porkington MGM
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
MGM
The Keys of the Kingdom 20th-Fox
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 20th-Fox
Notional Velvet
MGM
The Enchanted Cottage RKO Radio
The Clock MGM
Valley of Decision MGM
Wilson
20th-Fox
1945-46
story of G.I. Joe United Artists
Our Vines Hove Tender Grapes MGM
The House on 92nd Street 20th-Fox
Spellbound
United Artists
The Bells of St. Mary's RKO Radio
The Lost Weekend Poramount
Tomorrow Is Forever RKO Radio
Sorotoga Trunk Warner Bros.
Drogonwyck
20tti-Fox
Two Sisters From Boston MGM
The Green Years
MGM
Anna and the King of Slam
20th-Fox
1946-47
Caesar and Cleopotra United Artists
Three Wise Fools
MGM
Sister Kenny RKO Radio
Blue Skies
Paramount
The Jolson Story Columbia
Song of the South RKO Radio
The Beginning or the End MGM
It Happened in Brooklyn MGM
The Farmer's Daughter
The Yearling
RKO Radio
MGM
Miracle on 34th Street
20th-Fox
Welcome Stranger Paramount
1947-48
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer. . . .RKO Radio
The Unfinished Dance MGM
Secret Life of Walter Mitty RKO Rodio
Where There's Life Poromount
My Wild Irish Rose Warner Bros.
Cass Timberlone MGM
The Bishop's Wife RKO Rodio
I Remember Mama RKO Radio
State of the Union MGM
Green Gross of Wyoming 20th-Fox
Foster Parade MGM
The Best Yean of Our Lives RKO Radio
1948-49
The Babe Ruth Story Monogram
Apartment for Peggy 20th-Fox
Johnny Belinda Worner Bros.
The Three Musketeers
MGM
The Snake Pit 20th-Fox
The Boy With Green Hair RKO Radio
So Dear to My Heart RKO Rodio
Toke Me Out to the Ball Gome MGM
Little Women MGM
The Berkleys of Broadway MGM
The Stratton Story
MGM
Look for the Silver Lining Warner Bros.
1949-50
Come to the Stable 20th-Fox
Was a Mole War Bride 20tti-Fox
I
Ichabod and Mr. Toad RKO Radio
Adam's Rib MGM
On the Town MGM
All the King's Men'. Columbio
Twelve O'Clock High 20th-Fox
Cinderella
RKO Rodio
Cheaper by the Dozen 20th-Fox
The Jackie Robinson Story United Artists
Father of the Bride
MGM
Treasure Island RKO Radio
1950-51
Louisa
Universal-lnt'l
Foncy Pants Paramount
Mister 880 20th-Fox
King Solomon's Mines
MGM
Harvey
Universol-lnt'i
Kim
MGM
Royol Wedding MGM
Fother's Little Dividend MGM
The Great Caruso MGM
On the Riviero 20th-Fox
The Frogmen 20th-Fox
Alice in Wonderland RKO Radio
1951 -52
Coptoin Horatio Hornblower Warner Bros.
Angc s in the Outfield MGM
An American in Poris MGM
A Christmas Carol United Artists
I'll See You in My Dreams Warner Bros.
Room for One More Warner Bros.
The Af ricon Queen United Artists
With a Song in My Heart 20th-Fox
The Pride of St. Louis 20th-Fox
Belles on Their Toes 20th-Fox
The Greatest Show on Earth Paramount
The Story of Will Rogers Warner Bros.
1952-53
The Merry Widow MGM
The Miracle of Fatima Warner Bros.
Because You're Mine MGM
Plymouth Adventure MGM
Stars and Stripes Forever 20th-Fox
Peter Pan RKO-Disney
The Stars Are Singing Paramount
Hons Christian Andersen
RKO-Goldwyn
Titanic
20th-Fox
A Queen Is Crowned Universol-lnt'l-Ronk
Liii
Shane
MGM
Poromount
1953 - 54
Roman Holiday
Paramount
The Robe 20th-Fo¥
So Big Warner Bros.
How to Marry a Millionoire
20th-Fox
Knights of the Round Table MGM
The Glenn Miller Story Universol-lnt'l
The Long, Long Trailer MGM
Rose Marie MGM
Executive Suite MGM
Three Coins in the Fountain
20th-Fox
The High and the Mighty
Warner Bros.
Magnificent Obsession Universal-lnt'l
1954-55
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers MGM
Brigodoon
MGM
White Christmas Poramount
The Little Kidnappers Rank-UA
There's No Business Like Show Business. .20th-Fox
The Bridges ot Toko-Ri
Paramount
The Long Gray Line Columbia
A Man Called Peter 20th-Fox
Daddy Long Legs 20th-Fox
Strategic Air Commond Poramount
The Seven Little Foys Poromount
Mister Roberts Worner Bros.
1955-56
The McConnell Story Worner Bros.
The African Lion Bueno Visto
My Sister Eileen Columbio
Good Morning, Miss Dove 20th-Fox
Guys and Dolls MGM
The Benny Goodman Story Universal-lnt'l
Carousel
20th-Fox
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 20th-Fox
The Swan
MGM
The Man Who Knew Too Much Poromount
The King and I
20th-Fox
The Eddy Duchin Story Columbio
1956-57
Wor and Peace Poramount
The Solid Gold Cadillac Columbia
Friendly Persuasion Allied Artists
Oklahoma!
20th-Fox
The Ten Commandments Paramount
The Roinmoker Poramount
Battle Hymn Universal-lnt'l
The Spirit of St. Louis Worner Bros.
Boy on a Dolphin 20th-Fox
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Poromount
Tommy and the Bachelor Universol-lnt'l
An Affair to Remember 20th-Fox
1957-58
The Pajoma Game
Worner Bros.
Man of a Thousand Faces Universol-lnt'l
Les Girls
MGM
April Love 20th-Fox
Soyonoro Worner Bros.
Old Yeller Bueno Visto
Witness for the Prosecution United Artists
The Bridge on the River Kwoi
Columbia
The Young Lk>ns 20ttl-Fox
This Happy Feeling Universal-lnt'l
No Time for Sergeants Worner Bros.
The Motchmaker Poromount

(I5iue iKlboon J^onor f^olt
(^aii
Recipients of Two or More Awards From March 1932, Through August 1959 Are Herein Cited
Producers
14 Awords
Pondro S. Berman
12 Awords
Wolf Disney
10 Awards
Henry Blonke
9 Awards
Arthur Freed
Hoi B. Wollis
7 Awords
Samuel G. Engel
Samuel Goldwyn
David O. Selznick
Hur\t Stromberg
6 Awords
Cecil B. DoMille
Sidney Franklin
Sol. C. Siege!
S Awords
Arthur Hornblow jr
Kenneth Mocgowon
Joe Pasternak
George Stevens
Dorryl F. Zonuck
4 Awards
Robert Arthur
John W. Considine jr.
Ross Hunter
Mervyn LeRoy
Joseph L. Monkiewicz
Dore Schory
3 Awords
Charles Brockett
Frank Copra
Jock Cummings
Louis F. Edelmon
Bryan Foy
Leon Gordon
Leiand Hoyword
Berrxird H. Hymon
Louis D. Lighton
Wiltiom Peflberg
Aoron Rosenberg
Sam Spiegel
Jerry Wold
2 Awords
George Abbott
Irving Asher
Robert Bossier
Clorence Brown
Menan C. Cooper
Stonley Donen
Orville O. Dull
Lucien Hubbord
Nunnolly Johnson
Pout Jones
Edwin K. Knopf
Fred Kohlmor
Albert Lew in
David Lewis
Samuel Marx
Leo McCorey
Hornet Porsons
Williom H. Pine
Everett Riskin
A. L. Rockett
Fronk Ross
Directors
10 Awords
Mervyn LeRoy
9 Awords
Henry Koster
8 Awards
Clorence Brown
John Ford
Henry King
7 Awords
George Cukor
Michael Curtiz
VirKente Mtnnclli
George SteverK
Normon Tourog
6 Awards
David Butler
Fronk Copro
Cecil B. DeMille
Walter Lar>g
Jeon Negulesco
5 Awords
Williom Dieterle
Stanley Dor^n
WilHom Keighley
Williom Wyler
4 Awords
Clyde Geronimi
Alexonder Hall
Anotole Litvok
King Vidor
Billy Wilder
3 Awards
Frank Borzoge
John Cromwell
Alfred Hitchcock
Wilfred Jackson
Robert Z. Leonard
Homilton Luske
George Morsholl
Richard Quine
George Sidney
Charles Walters
2 Awards
George Abbott
Buddy Adier
James Algar
Toy Gornett
Alfred E. Green
Howard Hawks
Henry Levin
Joshua Logon
Joseph L. Monkiewicz
Anthony Monn
Leo McCorey
John Robertson
Mork Robson
Alfred Sontell
Victor Saville
George Seoton
Lewis Seller
Douglos Sirk
John Sturges
Richord Thorpe
Charles Vidor
Rooul Walsh
Williom A. Wellmon
Robert Wise
Fred Zinnemonn
Actors
19 Awards
Spencer Tracy
11 Awards
Donald Crisp
Jomes Stewort
10 Awards
Charles Coburn
Cory Gront
9 Awords
Gory Cooper
8 Awords
Gregory Peck
Mickey Rooney
7 Awords
Fred Astoire
James Cagr>ey
Bing Crosby
Von Johr\son
Basil Rothborie
George Tobios
KeerKjn Wynn
6 Awards
Henry Forxia
Cedric Hordwicke
Gene Kelly
Thomas Mitchell
Henry O'Neill
Wolter Pidgeon
Vincent Price
Wtllord Robertson
Sir
5 Awords
Charles Bickford
Bob Hope
Edword Everett Horton
Peter Lowford
Fredric March
Joel McCreo
Roddy McDowqII
Lloyd Nolon
Laurence Olivier
Akim Tomiroff
Clifton Webb
Henry Wilcoxon
4 Awords
Mischo Auer
Wolter Brennon
Roy Collins
Brion Donlevy
Bobby Driscoll
William Holden
Donny Koye
Alan Lodd
Fred MocMurray
Roy Millond
Pot O'Brien
Regirx>Id Owen
Dick Powell
Cloude Roins
Fronk Sinotro
James Whitmore
Robert Young
3 Awards
Eddie ArxJerson
Robert Arthur
Lew Ay res
William Bendix
Sidney Blockmer
Roy Bolger
Word Bond
Charles Boyer
FeUx Bressart
Eddie Cantor
Jock Corson
Fred Clork
Lee J, Cobb
Jockie Cooper
Joseph Gotten
Hume Cronyn
Tom Drake
Jimmy Durante
Nelson Eddy
Mel Ferrer
Sorry Fitzgerold
Preston Foster
Billy Gilbert
Thomas Gomez
Jock Holey
Rex Harrison
Richard Hoyden
Von Heflin
Ian Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter
Jackie Jenkins
Allan Jones
Louis Jourdon
Curt Jurgens
Cecil Kelloway
Patnc Knowles
Alexander Knox
Jock
Fronk
Lemmon
McHugh
Dickie Moore
Poul Muni
Dovid Niven
Jock Ookie
Edword G. Robinson
Rorvdolph Scott
Robert Stock
Dean Stockwell
Fronchot Tone
Henry Trovers
Robert
David
Wagner
Wayne
Monty Wool ley
2 Awards
Eddie Albert
Steve Allen
Dono Arvdrews
Scotty Beckett
Bruce Benr>ett
Eddie Brocken
Marlon Brondo
Lloyd Bridges
James Brown
Yul Brynner
Edgar Buchanan
Red Buttons
Rory Colhoun
Phil Corey
Richard Corlson
Hoogy Cormichoel
Leo Corrillo
Leo G. Corroll
James Craig
Don Doiley
Don Defore
William Demarest
John Derek
Melvyn Douglas
Robert Douglas
Charles Drake
Steve Forrest
Williom Frowley
Clork Goble
Reginold Gardiner
Leo Genn
Stewort Grar>ger
Alec Guinness
Murray Homilton
Sterling Hoyden
Chorlton Heston
Oscar Homolko
John Howord
Rock Hudson
John Irelarvd
Burl Ives
Sam Joffe
Dean Jogger
Victor Jory
Kurt Kosznor
Howord Keel
Bert Lohr
Fernondo Lomos
Burt Loncaster
Rjctxjrd Lone
Glervi Longon
Chorles Loughton
Oscor Levant
Peter Lor re
Frank Loveioy
Poul Lucas
Barton MocLone
Gordon MocRoe
Hugh Moriowe
Alan Morshol
Victor Moture
Myron McCormick
Louritz Melchior
Adolph Menjou
Burgess Meredith
Gory Merrill
Cameron Mitchell
Robert Mitchum
Dennis Morgan
Alon Mowbray
Jules Munshtn
John Poyne
Anthony Perkins
William Powell
Robert Preston
Ronald Reagan
Gilbert Rolond
John Saxon
Joseph Schildkraut
Don Taylor
Donny Thomos
Marshall Thompson
Rudy Vollee
Roy Walston
Johnny Weissmuller
Orson Welles
Ed Wynn
Actresses
9 Awards
Kothorine Hepburn
7 Awards
June Allyson
Spring Byington
Cloudette Colbert
Greer Gorson
Agnes Mooreheod
6 Awards
Jean Arthur
Gladys Cooper
Irene Dunne
Jeonette MacDonold
Dorothy McGuire
Ginger Rogers
Shirley Temple
Jane Wyman
5 Awards
Ingrid Bergman
Beuloh BoruJi
Billie Burke
Olivia de Hovilland
Maureen O'Sullivon
4 Awords
Mary Astor
Fay Bointer
Leslie Coron
Doris Day
Judy Gorland
Poulette Goddord
Signe Hosso
Ruth Hussey
Elsa Lonchester
Angela Lonsbury
Joon Leslie
Anita Louise
Myrno Loy
Morgoret O'Brien
Mortho Scott
Borboro Stonwyck
Elizobetti Taylor
Fay Wroy
Loretto Young
3 Awards
Joan Bennett
Jeanne Croin
Frances Dee
Alice Foye
Joon Fontoirw
Betty Gorrett
Mitzi Goynor
Fay Holden
Morsha Hunt
Jennifer Jones
Veronica Lake
Dorothy Lomour
Janet Leigh
Morjorie
Virginia
Moin
Mayo
Uno Merkel
Ann Miller
Mory Nosh
Mildred Notwick
Moureen O'Hora
Debra Paget
Oonno Reed
Debbie Reynolds
The) mo Ritter
Floro Robson
Ann Rutherford
Ann Sheridan
Gole Sorvdergoord
Gloria Stewort
Gene Tiemey
Lano Turr>er
Lucille Wotson
Virginio Weidler
Teresa Wright
2 Awords
Elizobeth Allan
Judith Artderson
Heather Angel
Lucille Boll
Binnie Bornes
Borboro Botes
Anne Baxter
Kothryn Beoumont
Louise Beavers
Joan Blondell
Ann BIyth
Modeleine Corroll
Joan Coulfield
Cyd Chorisse
Rosemory Clooney
Jone Dorwell
Bette Dovis
Loroine Day
Joonne Dru
Geroldine Fitzgerald
Nino Foch
Betty Groble
Gloria Grohome
Kothryn Groyson
Soro Hoden
Audrey Hepburn
Judy Hollidoy
Celeste Holm
Betty Hutton
Rita Johnson
Shirley Jones
Groce Kelly
Deboroh Kerr
Hedy Lomorr
Vivien Letgh
Aline MocMahon
Mory Mortin
Ethel Merman
Marilyn Morwoe
Borboro O'Neil
Luono Potten
Jeon Peters
Jone Powell
Morjorie Rombeau
Anne Revere
Borboro Rush
Rosalir>d Russell
Jeon Simmons
Alexis Smith
Rondy Stuort
Morgoret Sullovon
Jessico Tondy
Cloire Trevor
Beverly Tyler
Vero-Ellen
Ruth Warrick
Esther Williams
Shelley Winters
Estelle Winwood
Notolie
Wood
Writers
(Original Stories)
6 Awards
Hommerstein Oscor 1
3 Awords
Robert Considine
George S. Kaufman
James A. Michener
2 Awards
Chorles Benr>ett
Ernestine Gilbreth Corey
Edno Ferber
C. S. Fofcster
Paul GoMico
Fronk B. Gilbreth jr.
Otto Horbach
Ben Hecht
James Hilton
M org oret London
Alan Joy Lerner
Leo McCorey
Dore Schory
Phil Stror>g
Ralph Wheelrtght
(Screenplays)
12 Awords
Sonya Levien
7 Awards
Albert Hockett
FrorKes Goodrich
6 Awards
Helen Deutsch
Henry Ephron
Phoebe Ephron
Tolbot Jennlr>gs
5 Awards
Valentine Dovies
George Froeschel
Casey Robinson
4 Awords
Sidney Buchmon
Philip Dunne
Ben Hecht
Nunnolly Johnson
Noel Lang!ey
Alan Joy Lerner
William Ludwig
John Lee Mohin
Poul Osborn
MelviMe Shovelsor
Billy Wilder
3 Awords
Hugo But'er
Chorles Brockett
Oscor Brodney
Myles Corwiolly
Delmer Daves
Howord Estobrook
Lulien Josephson
Jesse L. Losky jr.
Beirne Lay jr.
Joseph L, Monkiewicz
Jone Murftn
Jock Rose
Alon Scott
Arthur Sheekmon
Donold Ogden Stewart
Dolton Trumbo
Horry Tugend
2 Awords
George Abbott
RoDert Ardrey
John Tucker Bottle
Charles Bennett
Solly Benson
Dewitt Bodeen
Betty Comden
Marc Connelly
Williom Consetmon
Ion Dolrymple
Frank Davis
John Dighton
Bloke Edwords
Brodbury Foote
Fredric M. Frar>k
Melvin Frank
Everett Freeman
Sheridan Gibrwy
Ivan Goff
Leon Gordon
Adolph Green
Eleonore Griffin
John Michael Hoyes
Victor Heermon
Elizobeth Hill
John Huston
Dorothy Kingsley
Horry Kurnitz
Ernest Lehmon
Alon Le Moy
Anita Loos
Jon Lustig
Borre Lyndon
Aeneas MocKenzie
Ben Morkson
Soro Y. Moson
John Meehan
Seton I. Miller
Frank Nugent
Jomes O'Honion
Paul Osborn
Norman Ponomo
Ernest Poscol
John Potrlck
Norman Reilly Roine
Wolter Reisch
Ben Roberts
Stanley Roberts
George Seoton
Sidney Sheldon
R. C. Sheriff
Tess Slesinger
Leonard Spigelgoss
Jo Swerlmg
Dwight Toylor
Korl Tunberg
Anthony Veiller
George Wells
Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer 91
20th Century-Fox 62
Worner Bros 42
Paramount 38
RKO Rodio 35
Columbia 20
United Artists 18
Universol 14
Allied Artists (Mono) 4
Bueno Vista 3

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The Power Behind the Scenes
PRODUCERS
Unsung Heroes Who Make or Break the Pictures
11 milake 27 o^ Reason 6 (J^la Zy-iim6
TN his recently published autobiography,
Cecil B. DcMillc has this to
say about producers:
"Every motion picture producer who
has had to depend upon outside capital
has probably collided with the point of
view, perfectly understandable but none
the less vexing at times, that whoever
pays the piper should have something
to say about the tune. The fault in that
proverb is that sometimes thase who
are paying the piper do not know very
much about tunes, and might be better
advised either to trust the piper or get
themselves a new one."
This sound business statement dealing
with an art might have added that.
when we call in a plumber or a physician,
few of us are wise enough or brash
enough to make suggestions while they
go about their tasks. We do usually look
for someone with experience, and in this
respect, that of a motion pictuie producer
is boimd to count in the matter
of trust put in his judgment.
It is no accident tliat for the second
season Jen-y Wald has four top hits to
his credit. Since he has headed his own
producing company. Wald Productions,
smce 1956 and releases through 20th
Century-Pox, this means he is paying
his own piper and can call his own
tunes—and the former book and magazme
writer, radio producer and scenario
writer knows a great deal about his
kind of "tunes." The same might be
said about Walt Disney, whose productions
have become more versatile
spreading out from his original lead
the in
animation field. He i.s another who
produced four hits this past season.
Wald is also versatile in his production
activities, as the variety of entertamment
among his hits testifies
seems to
He
place the same amount ofemnkfV^^T'"^
°"t ^ comedy-drama
nice Mardi Gras" as he does in making
a heavier type of pictui-e like
Sound
"The
and the Fury." Just as the
chant
mei'
stocks different types of goods
on his shelves to suit the varied tastes
I ^'^/ustomers. thus producer caters
to different types of patrons.
Walt Disney, with four hits this season.
IS probably at his best when he
deals with comedy and/or fantasy
"Sleeping Beauty" scored the high mark
of the season. "The Shaggy Dog" may
even be said to be downi-ight whimsy
but it captured the public's fancy, adult
as well as juvenile, and chalked up one
of the top boxoffice grosses. "Third Man
on the Mountain" is inspirational and
suspenseful.
Hal Wallis, the only producer who
scored three hits during the year, scored
with a drama featuring the heartaches
of career people, a superwestern and a
comedy depicting the antics of Jerry
Lewis.
There is considerable contrast in the
productions of several who had two hits
to their credit. However, William
Goetz's "Me and the Colonel" and "They
Came to Cordura" both make use of
psychological angles, as do Harold
Hecht's "The Devil's Disciple" and
"Separate Tables."
Ross Hunter produced two highly
successful productions whose stories
were poles apart. "Pillow Talk" is
a delightful
comedy, while "Imitation of
Life" is heavy subject matter dealing
with somber racial problems.
Mervyn LcRoy. the only one w^ho also
directed both his hit productions,
worked with serious drama both times.
"The FBI Story" having a documentary
flavor and "Home Before Dark"
sociological overtones.
Martin Melcher, who shared the production
honors with Ross Hunter on
"Pillow Talk." also produced "Tunnel
of Love." which kept the comedy note,
highly seasoned with sex.
Joe Pasternak's "Ask Any Girl" and
"Party Girl" were both sophisticated,
light comedies, but Jack Rose's "The
Five Pennies" and "Houseboat" made
expert use of moppets and family life
problems.
Science-fiction accounted for Tomoyuki
Tanaka's two. Japanese-made and
English-dubbed: "The H-Man" and
"The Mysterians." The perfecting of
dubbing techniques is one of the more
encouraging factors in easing the shortage
of product.
Those producers who had only one hit
this season should not be overlooked
when such outstanding pictures were
added to the season's roster as Buddy
Adler's "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness."
Irwin Allen's "The Big Circus,"
Heni-y Blanke's "Tlie Nun's Story,"
Jack Cummings' "The Blue Angel," Allan
Ekelund's "Wild Strawberries," Alfred
Hitchcock's "North by Northwest."
Rowland V. Lee's "The Big Fisherman."
Otto Premlnger's "Anatomy of a Murder."
George Stevens' "The Diary of
Anne Frank." Pederico Tati's "Hercules,"
Lawrence Weingarten's "Cat on
a Hot Tin Roof" or Henry Wilcoxon's
"Buccaneer"—each one a worthy milestone
in any producer's year.
That good pictures do not always
bring good results at the boxoffice is
one of the disheartening hazards of the
producer's profession. However, most of
them learn to combine excellence with
boxoffice appeal, as did the late Mr.
DeMille. who answered his critics thus:
"To produce films for one's own
pleasure or for the admiration of a
small, like-minded coterie is an honorable
occupation, as long as the producer
is not using up other people's money under
false pretenses. To produce films for
the entertainment of the people is no
less honorable. To deny either of those
propositions is simply stupid snobbery."
As Sir Henry Irving, one of the legitimate
stage's great said about the theatre—which
also applies to the motion
picture— "it must be carried on as a
business or it will fail as an art."—
V. W. S.
Producers credited with 1958-59 hit
fihns are listed below:
Four Winners
WALT DISNEY: Darby O'Gill and
the Little People (BV); The
Shoggy Dog (BV); Sleeping Beauty
(BV); H Third Man on the
Mountain (BV).
H Pre-release.
JERRY WALD: ++ The Best of
Everything (20th-Fox); In Love
ond Wor (20th-Fox); Mardi Gros
(20th-Fox); The Sound ond the
Fury (20th-Fox).
Three Winners
HAL B. WALLIS: !» Coreer
(Poro); Don't Give Up the Ship
(Pora); Last Troin From Gun
Hill (Poro).
Two Winners
WILLIAM GOETZ: Me ond the
Colonel (Col); fi They Come to
Cordura (Col).
HAROLD HECHT: The Devil's Disciple
(UA); Seporote Tobies
(UA).
ROSS HUNTER: Imitotion of Life
(U-l); Pillow Tolk (U-l).
MERVYN LeROY: +t The FBI
Story; Home Before Dork (WB).
MARTIN MELCHER: Pillow Talk
(U-l); The Tunnel of Love
(MGM).
JOE PASTERNAK: Ask Any Girl
(MGM); Party Girl (M(SM).
JACK ROSE: The five Pennies
(Poro); Houseboat (Poro).
TOMOYUKI TANAKA: © The H-
Mon (Col); The Mysterians
(MGM).

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WALT DISNEY WILLIAM GOETZ HAROLD HECHT ROSS HUNTER MERVYN LEROY
!sms
One Winner
GEORGE ABBOTT; Damn Yankees
(WB).
LEONARD J. ACKERMAN: Al Capone
{AA).
BUDDY ADLER; The Inn of the
Sixth Happiness (20th-Fox).
IRWIN ALLEN: The Big Circus
lAA).
ROBERT ARTHUR: The Perfect
Furlough (U-l).
MICHAEL BALCON: The Scapegoot
(MGM).
JACQUES BAR: Man in the Raincoat
(Kingsley Int'l).
PHILIP BARRY JR.: The Mating
Gome (MGM).
SY BARTLETT: Pork Chop Hill
(UA).
HENRI BERARD: He Who Must Die
(Kassler).
HENRY BLANKE: The Nun's Story
(WB).
JULIAN BLAUSTEIN: Bell, Book and
Candle (Col).
MURIEL BOX: The Truth About
Women (Cont'l).
SYDNEY BOX: The Truth About
Women (Cont'l).
JEAN BOYER: Senechal the Magnificent
(Valiant).
CHARLES BRACKETT: Blue Denim
(20th-Fox).
JOHN BRYAN: The Horse's Mouth
(UA).
JOHN H. BURROWS: Al Copone
(AA),
FRANK CAPRA: A Hole in the
Head (UA).
MICHAEL CARRERAS: The Mummy
(U-l)
WILLIAM CASTLE: House on
Haunted Hill (AA).
GUIDO COEN: The Womon Eater
(Col).
HERMAN COEN: Horrors of the
Black Museum (AlP).
ANATOLE de GRUNEWALD: The
Doctor's Dilemma (MGM).
DINO de LAURENTII5: Tempest
(Para).
STANLEY DONEN: Damn Yankees
(WB).
ALLAN EKELUND: ff Wild Strawberries
(Janus).
JOSEPH FIELDS: The Tunnel of
Love (MGM).
JOHN FORD: The Last Hurrah
(Col).
CARL FOREMAN: The Key
(Col).
GENE FLOWLER JR.: I Married a
Monster From Outer Space {Para).
ARTHUR FREED: Gigi (MGM).
EUGENE FRENKE: The Barbarian
and the Geisha (20th-Fox).
MARCELLO GIROSI: The Black
Orchid (Para).
BERNARD GLA5SER: The Return
of the Fly (20th-Fox).
EDMUND GOLDMAN: Surrender —
Hell! (AA).
ALEX GORDON: © Submarine
Seahawk
(AlP).
BERT I. GORDON: The Spider
(AlP).
EDMUND GRAINGER: Green Mansions
(MGM).
J. P. GUIBERT: Inspector Maigret
(Lopert).
SIDNEY HARMON: Anna Lucasta
(UA).
JACK H. HARRIS: The Blob (Para).
HOWARD HAWKS: Rio Brovo (WB).
LELAND HAYWARD: The Old
and the Seo (WB).
Man
CLAUDE HEILMAN: This Earth Is
Mine (U-l).
ANTHONY HINDS: Camp on Blood
Island (Col).
ALFRED HITCHCOCK: North by
Northwest (MGM).
MARTIN JUROW: The Hanging
Tree (WB).
GEORGE JUSTIN: ft Middle of the
Night (Col).
ROWLAND V. LEE: The Big Fisherman
(BV).
RAOUL J. LEVY: Love Is My Profession
(Kingsley).
JERRY LEWIS: The Geisha Boy
(Paro).
ANATOLE LITVAK: The Journey
(MGM).
JOHN LEE MAHIN: Horse Soldiers
(UA).
LEO McCAREY: Roily Round the
Flag, Boys! (20th-Fox).
WALTER M. MIRI5CH: Man of the
West (UA).
GREGORY PECK: The Big Country
(UA).
WILLIAM PERLBERG: +t But Not
for Me (Para).
CARLO PONTI: The Black Orchid
(Para).
JAMES PRATT: Tonka (BV).
OTTO PREMINGER: ff Anatomy of
Murder (Col).
RICHARD QUINE: It Happened to
Jane (Col).
LEWIS J. RACHMIL: Gidget (Col).
MARTIN RACKIN: Horse Soldiers
(UA).
SATYAJIT RAY: Pother Panchali
(Harrison).
MICHAEL RELPH: ++ Sapphire
(U-l).
CASEY ROBINSON: This Earth Is
Mine (U-l).
HARRY ROMM; )+ Have Rocket,
Will Travel (Col).
AARON ROSENBERG: ff It Started
With a Kiss (MGM).
LOU RUSOFF: © Ghost of Drogstrip
Hollow (AlP).
WILLY ROZIER: Girl in the Bikini
(Atlantis).
JULES
(WB).
SCHERMER:
CHARLES H. SCHNEER: The 7th
Voyage of Sinbad (Col).
GEORGE SEATON: ft But Not for
Me (Para).
BEN SHARPSTEEN: White Wilderness
(BV).
RICHARD SHEPHERD: The Hanging
Tree (WB).
STANLEY SHPETNER:
Command (AlP).
Porotroop
SOL C. SIEGEL: Some Came Running
(MGM).
GEORGE STEVENS: The Diary of
Anne Frank (20th-Fox).
FRANK TASHLIN: Soy One for
Me (20th-Fox).
JACQUES TATI: My Uncle (Cont'l).
FEDERICO TATI: Hercules (WB).
BURT TOPPER: © Diary of a High
School Bride (AlP).
HELMUTH VOLMER: Liane, Jungle
Goddess (Valiant).
WALTER WANGER: I
Live!
(UA).
to
LAWRENCE WEINGARTEN: Cat on
a Hot Tin Roof (MGM).
ROBB WHITE: House on Haunted
Hill (AA).
HENRY WILCOXON: Buccaneer
(Paro).
BILLY WILDER: Some Like It Hot
(UA).
ROBERT WISE: ff Odds Against
Tomorrow (UA).
JAMES and JOHN WOOLF: Room
at the Top (Cont'l).
WILLIAM WYLER: The Big Country
(UA).
DARRYL F. ZANUCK: The Roots of
Heaven (20th-Fox).
JACK CUMMINGS: The Blue Angel
(20th-Fox).
JACK HOPE: Alios Jesse James
(UA).
AUBREY SCHENCK: Up Periscope
(WB).
RICHARD D. ZANUCK: Compulsion
(20th-Fox).
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MARTIN MELCHER JOE PASTERNAK JACK ROSE JERRY WALD HAL B. WALLIS

80 BAROMETER Section

BOXOFFICE 81

The GuidinLf Hands of the Biffffer Hits
DIRECTORS
They Co-ordinate the Showmanship Ingredients
f6 2),
treet
pEWER motion picture directors under
contract to the studios resulted
in fewer directors with three and four
hit pictures in one year. Thus, whereas
last year one director had four winners
to his credit and two had three winners,
this year none is credited with more
than two winners. There are 16 who directed
two hit pictures this year, the
same number with two hits last year.
Almost all directors seem to have
started as actors. This is true of Gordon
Douglas, whose two hits are Warner
pictures, one an adventure drama
and the other an outdoors drama in
epic style. Douglas, a native New Yorker,
.started with the Hal Roach stock
company. Then he turned to writing,
collaborating on the Topper series. Next
he directed 30 of the Our Gang shorts
before becoming one of tlie industry's
top directors.
Philip Dunne has distinguished himself
in three fields: writer, producer
and director. Another native of New
York, he was educated at Harvard University
and became a writer at various
studios. Among his screenplay credits
are "How Green Was My Valley," "The
Late George Apley," "David and Bathsheba."
His two hits thus year, "Blue
Denim" and "In Love and War," are
botli 20th-Pox pictures. On the first,
besides directing, Dunne collaborated on
the screenplay, a delicately handled
drama of near-tragic events of teenage
love. Love by Leathernecks on leave,
which was the second's subject had
more comic than poignant angles.
Academy Award-winning John Ford
(1936, 1940, 1941, 1952) has two hits
In widely differing fields, "Horse Soldiers"
(UAi dealing with the historical
militai-y and "The Last Hurrah" (Col)
with politics spelled with a capital P.
Born in Portland. Me., and educated at
the University of Maine, Ford has directed
mostly, but has also produced.
Several of his films have become screen
classics.
Inoshcre Honda is the director of two
Japanese imports with English-dubbed
dialog. Both are in the science-fiction
tradition well spiced with horror. "The
H-Man" was released by Columbia and
"The Mysterians" by MGM. It is significant
that they were in the hit strata
competing with Hollywood productions
in regular theatres.
John Huston, son of the late Walter
Huston, was born in Nevada, Mo., and
started as a screenplay writer, afterwards
becoming a director, often assisting
with screenplays, too. His two hits
32 ^op ^J^lts
in 1959 are for 20th-Fox. one made on
location in Japan and the other in
Africa.
There is a documentary flavor to
both of Mervyn LeRoy's top hits for the
1958-59 season, which he also produced.
Born in San Francisco, LeRoy served
an apprenticeship in vaudeville before
entering the motion picture field. He
has been directing since 1927. many
times doubling as producer. His current
hit picture, "The FBI Story," is an
example of his skill in dramatizing
factual material along entertaining
lines
Delbert Mann's two hits, one for Columbia
and the other for United Artists,
show that the sensitive director of
"Marty" gets inside his characters and
transfers their reactions to the screen
with powerful impact. A Kansan educated
at Vanderbilt and Yale universities,
he became stage manager for a
summer stock company after being released
from the Air Force. Then he directed
a Little Theatre group in Columbia,
S. C, and began directing TV
programs for NBC in 1949. From TV to
Hollywood, instead of vice-versa, his
"Marty" won many Academy Awards in
1955, including dii-ectorial honors.
Since 1914 Chicago-born and educated
(Cliicago University) George Marshall
has been part of the Hollywood scene.
He started as an extra for Universal;
made shorts and then westerns. Joining
Pathe after serving In World War I, he
did serials, went on to Fox for features
and shorts. His two light-hearted hits
this year, "It Started With a Kiss" and
"The Mating Game." both for MGM.
Vincente Minnelli, whose two hits are
also MGM pictures, handles human
emotional problems with equal skill in
his delightful "Gigi" and in the more
somberly realistic "Some Came Running."
Minelli is another Chicagoan but
graduated from a childhood family tentshow
apprenticeship to staging .show's
for Balaban & Katz. Then he went to
the New York Paramount, was art director
of Radio City Music Hall for
three years, and made his screen debut
in 1943.
Vaudeville experience for six years,
plus radio, and stage training, helped
the professional backgi-ound of Richard
Quine who started life in Detroit. His
two hits for Columbia, "Bell. Book and
Candle" and "It Happened to Jane."
combine comedy with tongue-in-cheek
fantasy. In addition to directing, he
also has some screenplay credits.
Another stage and TV graduate to
of'58-'59
motion pictures is Martin Ritt, native
New Yorker educated at Kentucky's
Elon College, who started as an actor
in "Golden Boy" on the New York
stage. He studied acting under Elia Kazan
and became a stage director and
then directed and acted in 100 TV dramas.
Kis two film hits this year are
'
"The Black Orchid for Paramount and
"The Sound and the Fury" for 20th-Pox.
Brooklyn-born Melville Sliavelson is
best known as a writer. Educated at
Cornell University, he started as a radio
script-writer with such shows as "We
the People" and the Bob Hope Show.
In pictures, he has produced, directed
and WTitten screenplays. His two hits
this year are both for Paramount and
show- skillful handling of child actors.
John Stm-ges, who was born in Oak
Park. 111., and educated in Marin Junior
College in California, started in the
art department of RKO and then became
a film editor. During his Signal
Coi-ps Service in World War 11, he
made numerous documentaries. The two
hits he directed this year are a starstudded
western for Paramount and
Hemingway's classic, "The Old Man and
the Sea" for Warner Bros.
Writer-director Fi-ank Tashlin was
once a cartoonist for Walt Disney. The
New Jersey native also once had a syndicated
comic strip. Sometimes on one
picture he has produced, directed and
collaborated on the screenplay. This
year's two hits, one for Paramount and
one for 20th-Fox, specialize In comedy
and general entertainment acti\itles.
The two comedies which Norman
Taurog directed so well they attained
boxoffice hit status this year—one for
Paramount starring the zany antics of
Jerry Lewis and the other for Warner
Bras, with the cagily naive Andy Griffith.
Taurog is another native Chicagoan,
made a stage debut at 13, was in
stock on Broadway and made his motion
picture debut in 1917 in New York
at the IMP studios. His Hollywood start
was in two-reel silent pictures and he
specialized in directing children.
Indiana-born Robert Wise was educated
at Fi-anklin College and without
any previous business experience, entered
RKO's cutting department in 1933,
rising to film editor in 1939 and then
to director in 1943. He moved on to
20th-Fox and then became a partner in
an independent company. Aspen Pictures.
His two this past year, released
through United Ai'tists, are highly dramatic
films about off-beat themes with
sociological angles.—V. W. S.

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Directors credited with 1958-
59 hit films are listed below:
Two Winners
GORDON DOUGLAS: Up Periscope
(WB); ff Yellowstone Kelly (WB).
PHILIP DUNNE: Blue Denim (20th-
Fox); In Love and Wor (20th-
Fox).
JOHN FORD: Horse Soldiers (UA);
The Last Hurrah (Col).
INOSHORE HONDO: © The H-Man
(Col); The Mysterians (MGM).
JOHN HUSTON: The Barbarian and
the Geisha (20th-Fox); The Roots
of Heaven (20th-Fox).
MERVYN LeROY: ff The FBI Story;
Home Before Dark (WB).
DELBERT MANN: ++ Middle of the
Night (Col); Separate Tables
(UA).
GEORGE MARSHALL: ff It Started
With a Kiss (MGM); The Mating
Game (MGM).
VINCENTE MINN-ELLI: Gigi (MGM);
Some Came Running (MGM).
RICHARD QUINE: Bell, Book and
Candle (Col); It Happened to
Jane (Col).
MARTIN RITT: The Black Orchid
(Pora); The Sound and the Fury
(20th-Fox).
MELVILLE SHAVELSON: The Five
Pennies (Para); Houseboat (Para).
JOHN STURGES: Last Troin From
Gun Hill (Para); The Old Man
and the Sea (WB).
FRANK TASHLIN: The Geisha Boy
(Poro); Say One for Me {20th-
Fox).
NORMAN TAUROG: Don't Give Up
the Ship (Para); Onionhead (WB).
to Live!
ROBERT WISE: I
(UA); ff Odds Against Tomorrow
(UA)
One Winner
GEORGE ABBOTT: Damn Yankees
(WB).
JAMES ALGAR: White Wilderness
(BV).
JOSEPH ANTHONY: ff Career
(Para).
ff
Pre-releose.
KEN ANNAKIN: ff Third Man on
the Mountain (BV).
ANTHONY ASQUITH: The Doctor's
Dilemma (MGM).
CLAUDE AUTANT-LARA: Love Is
My Profession (Kingsley).
JOHN BARNWELL: Surrender —
Hell!
(AA).
CHARLES BARTON: The Shaggy
DOG (BV).
SPENCER BENNETT: © Submarine
Seahowk (AlP).
EDWARD L. BERND5: The Return
of the Fly (20th-Fox).
JOHN BERRY: Tamango (Hoi
Roach).
FRANK BORZAGE:
man (BV).
The Big Fisher-
MURIEL BOX: The Truth About
(Cont'l).
Women
SYDNEY BOX: The Truth About
Women (Cont'l).
JEAN BOYER: Senechal the Magnificent
(Valiant).
RICHARD BROOKS: Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof (MGM).
FRANK CAPRA: A Hole in the
Head (UA).
WILLIAM CASTLE: House on
Haunted Hill (AA).
JACK CLAYTON: Room at the Top
(Cont'l).
ARTHUR CRABTREE: Horrors
the Block Museum (AlP).
of
MORTON DA COSTA: Auntie Mame
(WB).
JULES DASSIN: He Who Must Die
(Kossler).
DELMER DAVES: The Honging
Tree (WB).
JEAN DELANNOY: Inspector Moigret
(Lopert).
BASIL DEARDEN: ff Sapphire
(U-l).
EDWARD DMYTRYK: The Blue
Angel (20th-Fox).
STANLEY DONEN: Damn Yankees
(WB).
JULIEN DUVIVIER: Man in the
Raincoat (Kingsley).
BLAKE EDWARDS: The Perfect
Furlough (U-l).
MEL FERRER: Green Mansions
(MGM).
TERENCE FISHER: The Mummy
(U-l).
RICHARD FLEISCHER: Compulsion
120th-Fox).
LEWIS R. FOSTER: Tonka (BV).
GENE FOWLER JR.: I Married o
Monster From Outer Space
(Para).
PIETRO FRANCISCI: Hercules (WB).
CLYDE GERONIMI: Sleeping Beauty
(BV).
PETER GLENVILLE: Me and the
Colonel (Col).
BERT I. GORDON: The Spider
(AlP).
MICHAEL GORDON: Pillow Talk
(U-l).
EDMUND GOULDING: Mordi Gras
(20th-Fox).
VAL GUEST: Camp on Blood Island
(Col).
WILLIAM HALE JR.: © Ghost of
Dragstrip Hollow (ATP).
ROBERT HAMER: The Scapegoat
(MGM).
GUY HAMILTON: The Devil's Disciple
(UA).
HOWARD HAWKS: Rio Bravo (WB).
ALFRED HITCHCOCK: North by
Northwest (MGM).
NATHAN JURAN: The 7th
of Sinbad (Col).
Voyage
GENE KELLY: The Tunnel of Love
(MGM).
HENRY KING: This Earth Is Mine
(U-l).
WALTER LANG:
Me (Para).
ft But Not for
ALBERTO LATTUADA: Tempest
(Poro).
ARNOLD LAVEN: Anna Lucasta
(UA).
ANATOLE LITVAK: The Journey
(MGM).
ANTHONY MANN: Man of the
West (UA).
LEO McCAREY: Rally Round the
Flag, Boys! (20th-Fox).
NORMAN McLEOD: Alias Jesse
James (UA).
LEWIS MILESTONE: Pork Chop
Hill (UA).
RONALD NEAME: The Horse's
Mouth (UA).
JEAN NEGULESCO: fl The Best of
Everything (20th-Fox).
JOSEPH NEWMAN: The Big Circus
(AA).
OTTO PREMINGER: tf Anotomy of
a Murder (Col).
ANTHONY QUINN: Buccaneer
(Poro).
NICHOLAS RAY: Party Girl (MGM).
SATYAJIT RAY: Pother Ponchali
(Harrison).
CAROL REED: The Key (Col).
DAVID LOWELL RICH: ff Have
Rocket, Will Travel (Col).
MARK ROBSON: The Inn of the
Sixth Happiness (20th-Fox).
ROBERT ROSSEN: ff They Come to
Cordura (Col).
WILLY ROZIER: Girl in the Bikini
(Atlantis).
CHARLES SAUNDERS: © The Woman
Eater (Col).
VINCENT SHERMAN: The Young
Philadelphians (WB).
DOUGLAS SIRK: Imitation of Life
(U-l).
GEORGE STEVENS: The Dairy of
Anne Frank (20th-Fox).
ROBERT STEVENSON: Darby O'Gill
and the Little People (BV).
JACQUES TATI: My Uncle (Cont'l).
BURT TOPPER: © Diary of a High
School Bride (AlP).
EDWARD VON BORSODY: Liane,
Jungle Goddess (Valiant).
CHARLES WALTERS: Ask Any Girl
(MGM).
PAUL WENDKOS: Gidget
(Col).
BILLY WILDER: Some Like It Hot
(UA).
RICHARD WILSON: Al Copone
(AA).
WILLIAM WITNEY: © Parotroop
Command (AlP).
WILLIAM WYLER: The Big Country
(UA).
IRWIN S. YEAWORTH JR.: The
Blob (Poro).
FRED ZINNEMANN: The Nun's
Story (WB).
MARTIN RITT MEL SHAVELSON JOHN STURGES FRANK TASHLIN NORMAN TAUROG ROBERT WISE

84 BAROMETER SecUon

SCHARY PRODUCTIONS
in preparation
"SUNRISE at CAMPOBELLO"
starring
Ralpn Bellamy
For
Release
B O X OFFICE
85

ROSTER OF THE
lational Screen Council
OXOfFICEl
WHICH SELECTS THE
Blue Ribbon Winners
Members of the Nationol Screen Council select the picture
each month to receive the BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award.
This is done by moil. A list of the current releoses is sent on
a post cord ballot for marking and returning by a specified
date. The picture receiving the most votes receives the
Award, ond Honorable Mention is given those thot so impressed
the members os to receive a sizoble number of votes. A space
on the ballot for comment has resulted in on interesting
exchange of opinion on a poge devoted to the Council's
oppraisoj of pictures.
VELMA WEST SYKES, Chairman
Membership in the National Screen Council comes under
three classifications: Editors of newspopers ond magazines,
radio commentators, and members of clubs, film councils,
social, civic and educational organizations. The Council and
the Aword it selects have a threefold purpose. BOXOFFICE
sponsors them to encourage the production of motion pictures
with appeal to the mass of regular patrons of oil ages, to
foster a greater public appreciation of the more wholesome type
of motion picture entertainment, and to stabilize motion
picture theatre ottendance on a higher average level.
MARJORY L. ADAMS, Boston Globe
WAYNE ALLEN, Sprir>gfleld (III.) Journal Register
H. VIGGO ANDERSON, Hofiford Courant
STAN ANDERSON, Cleveland Press
NEVART APIKIAN, Syrocuse (N.Y.) Post Stondord
GRACE L. BARNETT, Freeport (111.) Journol Standard
BILL BARR, Tompo (Fla.) Tribune
EVE BARTLETT, Public Relations Counselor, Son Antonio
KAY BATES, BOXOFFICE correspondent. Phoenix
ROBERT BATTLE, Noshville Banner
JOHN BEAUFORT, Christion Science Monitor
FRED BEERS, Perry (Oklo.) Journal
AMALIA MENDEZ DE BITTERLIN, Hollywood Correspondent,
Ponamonian Newspapers
LOUIS V. BLAY, Sfeubenvllle (Ohio) Herald Star
GEORGE BOURKE, Miami (Flo.) Herald
HELEN C. BOWER, Detroit Free Press
ALAN GREY BRANIGAN, Newark Evening News
HOWARD C. BROWN, Hollywood correspondent,
"Movie Life" (Australia)
PAUL M,
Beach
BRUNN, columnist, Florido Sun, Miami
JOHN BUSTIN, Austin (Tex.) Americon-Stotesmon
HAROLD L. CAIL, Portland (Me.) Press Herald-
Express
GOWAN H. CALDWELL, Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal
LILY MAY CALDWELL, Birminghom News-Age-Herald
KATE CAMERON, New York News
VIVIAN CANNON, Mobile Press Register
VANCE CHANDLER, Authenticated News Service,
Hollywood
INGRID and LEONARD CLAIRMONT, Hollywood correspondents,
Swedish press
PAUL DE SAINTE COLOMBE, Hollywood correspondent
Paris and Montreal publications
THERESA LOEB CONE, Ooklond Tribune
BOBBIE CONRAD, Winchester (Vo.) Evening Stor
ALTON COOK, New York World-Telegrom
CARL E. COOPER, Kansas City Star
HENRY DECKER, Frederick (Md.) News-Post
AMADO E. DINO, Hollywood correspondent Monilo
Post-Herald
DON DORNBROOK, Milwaukee Journal
JIM DOWNING, Tulsa Tribune
ALBAN A. DUBE, Foil River (Mass.) Herald News
LOUIS A. ECKL, Florence (Ala.) Times
RUTH ELGUTTER, Toledo Times
HARRY H. EVANS, Family Circle Mogozine
GENE FRETZ, Arkonsos Gazette, Little Rock
JOE FITZ GERALD, Nebraska Stote Journol 8, Stor,
Lincoln
LESTER CLARK GIFFORD, Hickory (N. C.) Daily Record
RALPH GREEN, Sioux Falls IS.D.) Argus-Leader
FRANK GROSJEAN, Shreveport Journal
BILL HAGAN, Chattonoogo News-Free Press
JACK HAMILTON, Look Mogazine, New York City
MARIE HAMILTON, Film & TV Music, New York
P. WALTER HANAN, Binghomton (N.Y.) Press
MOTION PICTURE EDITORS
ARNOLD HEDERMAN, Jackson (Miss.) Daily Clarion
Ledger
MRS. AUDREY HEIDING5FELDER, Port Arthur (Tex.)
News
RUTH HENDERSON, Doily Kennebec Journal, Augusto
(Me.)
GLENN HIMEBAUGH, Canton (Ohio) Repository
PAUL HOCHULI, Houston Press
ELINOR HUGHES, Boston Herald
FRANK JACOBSON, Key West Citizen
ARCH W. JARRELL, Grond Island (Neb.) Daily Independent.
BOBBIE JOHNSTON, Phoenix Gozette
WILL JONES, Minneopolis Tribune
A. S. KANY, Doyton Journol-Herald
EARL C. KELLEY, Concord (N.C.) Tribune
HERB KELLY, Miami Doily News
PAINE KNICKERBOCKER, San Froncisco Chronicle
HERBERT B. KRONE, Lancaster (Pa.) New Ero
KARL KRUG, Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph
VIRGIL D. LANGDON, Tacoma News Tribune
HERBERT L. LARSON, Portland Oregonion
JAMES LEE, Worcester (Mass.) Gazette
LEO LERMAN, Mademoiselle Magazine
WILLIAM LEWIN, Film and Radio Discussion Guide,
Newark
R. E. LEWIS, Topeko Journal
JOHN LONGINOTTI, Hot Springs (Ark.) Sentinel-
Record
RAYMOND LOWERY, Raleigh (N. C.) News and Observer
W. H. LYTTLETON, Peoria (III.) Joumal-Stor
LOUISE MACE, Springfield (Mass.) Union
RUTH MARSHALL, Rockford (111.) Morning Stor
MILDRED MARTIN, Philadephio Inquirer
JUNE MARTINEAU, Solt Loke Tribune
NAZIH MASSAAD, Hollywood Pictorial Magazine
JUDGE J. MAY, Florida Times-Union, Jocksonville
JEANNETTE MAZURKl, Glendale (Calif.) News Press
DON LEE McCULTY, Clarksburg (W. Vo.) Exponent
TED F. McDANlEL, Emporia (Kos.) Gazette
DAVE MclNTYRE, San Diego Evening Tribune
LEONARD MENDLOWITZ, Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
LOUISE MERRILL, Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times
EDWIN MILLER, Seventeen Magazine
LYNN S. MILLER, Royal Oak (Mich.) Doily Tribune
MALCOLM MILLER, Knoxville (Tenn.) Journol
G. E. MITCHELL, Dayton Daily News
KASPAR MONAHAN, Pittsburgh Press
CLYDE D. MOORE, Ohio Stote Journal, Columbus
MOVIE EDITOR, St. Petersburg (Flo.) Times
IRIS L. MYERS, Wollo Walla Union-Bulletin
SIM MYERS, New Orleans Times-Picoyune
MARK NICHOLS, Coronet Magazine, New York
PAUL L. NOREM, Forgo (N. D.) Forum
JACK ONG, Moso (Ariz.) Tribune
HOWARD PEARSON, Salt Lake City Deseret News
TOM PECK, Charleston (S.C.) News & Courier
DONALD H. PECKENPAUGH, Gory (Ind.) Post-Tribune
DOMINIC PEPP, Watertown (N.Y.) Doily Tmes
WARREN C. RAITT, Lewistown (Mont.) News
C. W. RATLIFF, Lubbock (Tex.) Avalanche-Journal
BERT REiSFELD, Hollywood correspondent German and
Scandinavian press
JULIA RISHEL, Tarentum (Pa.) Valley Doily News
JIMMY ROBINSON, Albany (Go.) Herald
AGNES E. ROCKWOOD, Bennington (Vt.) Banner
SUE ROGERS, Grond Rapids Herold
FRANK ROSSITER, Sovonnah (Go.) Morning News
FRED H. RUSSELL, Bridgeport (Conn.) Post & Telegram
CHARLES G. SAMPAS, Lowell (Moss.) Sun
RUSS SCHOCH, Des Moines Register & Tribune
ROBERT SCHWARZ, Hollywood correspondent foreign
press
LUCILLE M. SCOTT, Atlanta Doily World
WILLIAM E. SEIFERT JR., Spartanburg (S.C.) Journol
B. J. SKELTON, Clorksdole (Miss.) Press Register
WAYNE L. SMITH, Long Beach Independent Press
Telegrom
IVAN SPEAR, BOXOFFICE Hollywood editor
JIMMY STARR, Los Angeles Herold & Express
ADOLPH J. STERN, Comden (N. J.) Courier-Post
MARIE STEVENSON, Fort Worth Stor-Tclegrom
MILDRED STOCKARD, Houston Chronicle
R. J. SULLIVAN, Sioux City Journal
MARY X. SULLIVAN, Boston Sundoy Advertiser
BRADFORD F. SWAN, Providence Journal
BYRON G. TAFT, Yankton (5.D.) Press ond Dakoton
R. K. TINDALL, Shenandoah (lowo) Evening Sentinel
WARNER TWYFORD, Norfolk Virginion-Pilot
BARBARA UDELL, Beloit (Wis.) Doily News
WILLARD L. UNDERWOOD, Wichita Foils (Tex.) Times
& Record News
LESLIE A. WAHL, Saginaw (Mich.) News
HARRY WARNER JR., Hogerstown (Md.) Morning
Herald
MACK WEBB, Durham (N.C.) Sun
T. H. WENNING, Newsweek
JIM WEST, Sovonnah Evening Press
ALLEN M. WIDEM, Hartford ;Conn.) Times
PHIL WILLCOX, Parents' Mogazine
ALTON WILLIAMS, Richmond (Vo.) News-Leader
DICK WILLIAMS, Los Angeles Mirror
EMERY WISTER, Chorlotte (N.C.) News
JEAN YOTHERS, Orlondo Sentinel-Stor
MICHAEL ZANDAN, Springfield (Mass.) Free Press
RADIO and TV COMMENTATORS
WILLIAM J. ADAMS, WHEC-TV, Rochester, N. Y.
BENJAMIN BARTZOFF, WVOM, Boston
ELAINE BYBEE, KID, Idoho Foils
GLENN CONDON, KMRG, Tulsa
JOHN R. COOPER, WVVW, Grofton, W. Vo.
JANE DALTON, WSPA, Spartanburg, S.C.
LEO HIGHAM, KID, Idaho Falls
FRANK JACOBSON, WKIZ, Key West
ROBERT LAURENCE, WIP, Philodelphio
JAY MONSEN, KSUB, Cedar City, Utoh
ART PRESTON, WLOB, Portland, Me.
FLO BEACH ROWE, WSLB, Ogdeniburg, N. Y.
DOROTHY R. SHANK, WJJL, Niagoro Foils
GEORGE STUMP, KCMO, Kansas City, Mo.
1 M. TAYLOR, WEBQ, Horrisburg, 111.
86 BAROMETER Section

REPRESENTATIVES OF SOCIAL, CIVIC, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
MKb, A. E. ANDERSON, G.F.W.C, Wadena, Minn.
MRS. W. H. ANDREWS, Brooklyn Cnl. N. E. Women
MRS. HENRY AUGUSTINE, Sheboygan BFC
MRS. RICHARD G. AU5PITZER, I.F.C.A, Long Island,
N, Y.
MRS. LESLIE T. BARCO, Greoter St. Louis BFC
W. HOWARD BATESON, Coordinator of Public
Schools, Dubuque. Iowa
VIRGINIA M. BEARD, curator of films, Cleveland
public library
DP. CAMPTON BELL, chairman Division Fine Arts,
University of Denver
MRS. CHARLES R. BELTZ, Grosse Pointe MP & TV
Council
MRS. CHARLES H. BERENGER, Milwaukee BFC
ROSEMARY BEYMER, Art Director, Kansos City (Mo.)
public schools
MRS. R. E. BOWDEN, Concord (Colif.) MPC
MRS. M. B. BRAY, San Froncisco MP & TV Council
MRS. W. W. BREWER, G.F.W.C, Omar, W. Vo.
MRS. C. R. BUCKERIDGE, president Sheboygan BFC
MRS. WILLIAM A. BURK, pres. So. Calif. MPC, Los
Angeles
MRS. E. L. BURNETT, Indianapolis NSC group
MRS. A. F. BURT, G.F.W.C, Greater St. Louis BFC
MRS. ROBERT CARLETON, I.F.C.A., Palisade, N. J.
MRS. EDWARD F. CARRAN, G.F.W.C, Lakewood, Ohio
MRS. B. C. CHRISTOPHER, Campfire Girls Council,
Kansas City, Mo.
ELSIE CLANAHAN, BFC, Belleville, 111.
LILLIAN COHEN, Nat'l Conference Christians and
Jews, New York City
MRS. VIRGINIA ROLLWAGE COLLIER, MP & TV
Council, District of Columbia
MRS. JULIAN S. COLYER, Larchmont-Mamaroneck
MPC
MRS. C W. CONRAD, Cleveland Cinema Club
MRS. J. J. COWAN, Knoxville, Tenn., BFC
.MRS. EMORY W. COWLEY, Indianapolis NSC Group
CAROL COX, Cinema Study Club, Denver
MRS. PAUL H. CRANE, Harrison (N.Y.) MPC
KATHLEEN CROWLEY, advisor,
Waterbury, Conn.
community recreation,
MRS. CHARLES J. CUNNINGHAM, I.F.C.A., New York
City
MRS. SAMUEL B. CUTHBERT, G.F.W.C, Atlantic City
MRS. JOHN H. DAILINGER, Larchmont-Mamaroneck
(N.Y.) MPC
MAGDALEN DALLOZ, Jacksonville (Flo.) MPC
MRS. WILLIAM DALTON, I.F.C.A., Avon, N. J.
MRS. ARTHUR B. DAVIS, Springfield (Mass.) MPC
CLEO DAWSON, writer and lecturer, Lexington, Ky.
MRS. LAWRENCE DELAY, Springfield (Mass.) MPC
MRS. J. R. DeMAIN, Greater Youngstown (Ohio) MPC
BERNADETTE DOLAN, I.F.C.A., Brooklyn
MRS. W. B. DURST, Better Films Board, Sacramento
MRS. DEAN GRAY EDWARDS, president Federation
of MPC, East Orange, N. J.
EDDY G. ERICKSON, Theatre Enterprises, Inc., Dallos
MRS. HENRY ERTELT, G.F.W.C, New Haven
PROFESSOR SAWYER FALK, Drama Department,
Syracuse (N.Y.) University
MRS. VERNON FARQUHAR, So. Calif. Council of
Church Women, Hollywood
MRS. W. ROBERT FLEMING, Indiana Indorsers of
Photoplays, Fort Wayne
EMMA S. FORSTER, Women's Chamber of Commerce,
Censor Board, Little Rock
MRS. BERNARD A. FOSTER, Spartanburg (S.C) MPC
MRS. TEMPLE FRAKER, G.F.W.C, Knoxville, Tenn.
MRS. CLAUDE FRANKLIN, NSC group, Indianapolis
MRS. ELI FREYDBERG, National Boord of Review,
Harrison, N. Y.
BARBARA B. FRISCH, Stafen Island BFC
MRS. PAUL GEBHART, Cleveland Cinema Club
MRS. HAROLD L. GEE, Woman's City Club, Berkeley,
Calif.
CHRISTINE SMITH GILLIAM, Atlanta (Go.) censor
MRS. ELMORE GODFREY JR., P.T.A., G.F.W.C, Knoxville,
Tenn.
MRS. SHIRLEY GUNNELS, G.F.W.C, Fowler, Ind.
JOHN W. HARDEN, director public relations, Burlinglon
Mills, Greensboro, N. C
MRS. WILLIAM L. HATCH, President, San Francisco
MPC
MRS. NAN M. HAWLEY, Kansas City (Mo.) Athenaeum
MRS. FRED HIRE, Fort Wayne (Ind.) Indorsers of
Photoplays
MRS. J. B. HOFFMAN, Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays,
Indianapolis
M-RS. HARRY T. JARVIS, pres. Greater Detroit MPC
RUTH JEFFRIES, author, Kansas City, Mo.
MRS. ALVIN C JOHNSON, G.F.W.C, Indianapolis
MRS. Arthur D. KERWIN, Greater Detroit MPC
MRS, HAROLD E. KERWIN, Greater New Bedford
(Mass.) BFC
MRS, KARL KING, Deon of Women, Tampa (Flo.)
University
MRS, B. F. KNISELEY, P.T.A., Dallas
MRS. KARL KURTH, Greater St. Louis BFC
THOMAS LAM, Lam Amusement Co., Rome Go.
MRS. HERBERT F. LAURENCE, Cleveland PTA
MARJORIE G. LAWRENCE, Clevelond Cinema Club
MRS. THOMAS LEONARD, New York BFC
MRS. LEROY LEWIS, Larchmont-Momoroneck (N.Y.)
MPC
MRS. BERNARD LIEBERMAN, Oak Ridge (Tenn.)
A.A.U.W.
MRS. FERD LUCAS, G.F.W.C,
Photoplays, Greencastle
Indiana Indorsers of
MRS. HARRY MacDONALD, Staten Island BFC
M.RS. E. ROBERT MANNING, I.F.C.A., Jackson Heights,
N. Y.
JOSEPH F. MARRON, Free Public Library, Jacksonville,
Flo.
ELLIS L. McAllister, Ooden 'Utah) BFC
MRS. JOHN J. McCarthy, Fond du Lac BFC
MRS. M. C McGAHERAN, G.F.W.C, Owatonna, Minn.
DELLA McMYLER, Chairman Cleveland MPC
INEZ MERZ, Indianapolis NSC group
MRS. CARL A. MEYER, Milwoukee BFC
MRS. CHARLES G. MILLER, Greater Seattle MPC
MRS. MILDRED W. MILLER, East Boy MP & TV
Council
MRS. W. HAYDEN MILLER, Pres. Motion Picture
Advisory & Reviewing Board, San Antonio
TAYLOR M. MILLS, MPAA, New York
MRS. LEROY MONTGOMERY, D.A.R., Norwolk, Conn.
MRS. A. L. MURRAY, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Long
Beach, Calif.
MISS ELISABETH MURRAY, Teachers Ass'n, Long
Beach, Calif.
MRS. WILLIAM W. NOLAN, I.F.C.A., New York City
MRS. GERTRUDE E. NOWAK, Socromento BF Boord
MRS. RALPH E. OESPER, Cincinnati MPC
MRS. CECIL F. ORMOND, Marin County (Colif.) MPC
CORDA PECK, Collinwood High School, Cleveland
MRS. JOHN B. PEW, Local Clubs, Kansas City, Mo.
,^ARS. MARJORIE POLLOCK, Sacramento Film Board
LAURA E. RAY, G.F.W.C, Indianapolis
ANNA JOYCE REARDON, Women's College, Greensboro,
N. C
MRS. EDWARD J. REILLY, Not'l Ch., D.A.R., Garden
City, N. Y
MRS. L. O. REUNING, Presbyterion Women's Auxiliary,
New Orleans
EDNA RIESE, League of American Penwomen, Son
Francisco
MRS, EDWARD J. RILEY, San Francisco MPC and
Federation of MPC
MRS. NATHANIEL ROUSE, Staten Island BFC
MRS. JOHN B. SAMMEL, I.F.C.A., Porkersburg, W. Va,
MRS. R, H. SASS, Sheyboygan (Wis.) BFC
MRS. CARL M. SAUER, Woman's Dep't Club, Indianapolis
MRS. KURT W. SCHMIDT, Indianapolis NSC group
MRS. BERT J. SEXSON, Indianapolis NSC Group
MRS. WAYNE F. SHAW, U.S. Daughters of 1812,
Lawrence, Kas.
MRS. HARRY E, SIBLEY, Louisville BFC
MRS. WILLIAM B. SMITH, Memphis BFC
MRS. E. D. SNOW JR., Scarsdale (N.Y.) MPC
MRS, CRAWFORD SPEARMAN, G.F.W.C, Edmond,
Okla,
MRS. S. F. SPRENGEL, Seboygan BFC
MRS. FREDERIC H. STEELE, G.F.W.C, Huntington, Po.
MRS. C M. STEWART, Lincoln (Neb.) BFC
MRS. EDWARD G. STOMEL, M.P. Preview Group, Philadelphia
MRS. WILLIAM STUTE, Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays,
Fort Wayne
ELLA M. SULLIVAN, I.F.C.A., Brooklyn, N. Y.
MRS. W. G. SULLIVAN, Greater Cleveland MPC
MRS. RUSSELL M. SURVANT, G.F.W.C,
MRS. G. H. SUTCLIFFE, Brooklyn (N.Y.) MPC
Indianapolis
MRS. T. W. SWARTZ, A.A.U.W., Cloremont, Colif.
MRS. E. P. SWISHER, Cleveland Cinema Club
MRS. W. J. TAIT, Morin County (Calif.) MPC
MRS. VOLNEY W. TAYLOR, G.F.W.C, San Antonio
MRS. RODERIC B. THOMAS, Chairman Motion Picture
Board of Review, Dallas, Tex.
MRS. ALBERT TODT, Berkeley (Calif.) MPC
MARGARET G.
TWYMAN, MPAA, New York
MRS. A. L. WADE, Decatur (Go.) BFC, D.A.R.
MRS. E. C WAKELAM, Indiana Historical Council,
Indianapolis
MAY WILLIAMS WARD, Author, Wellington,
MRS. FAGAN WHITE, G.F.W.C, Russell, Kos.
Kos.
GEORGE H. WILKINSON JR., MPTO of Conn., Walli.ngford
MRS. MAX M. WILLIAMS, Federation of MPC, Royal
Oak, Mich.
MRS. P. E. WILLIS, chairman western division preview
committee, G.F.W.C, Glendale, Calif.
MRS. K. C WILSON, San Francisco MP & TV Council
MRS. JACK WINDHEIM
(N. Y.) MPC
Lorchmont-Momoroneck
MRS. ROl S. WOOD, G.F.W.C, Joplin, Mo.
BOXOFFICE
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vm r^ Sincere ^hanki
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By ANTHONY GRUNER
THE
BRITISH film production industry
has never been more optimistic
of being able to win the
battle in the world film markets. More
money, better stories, longer time and
greater talent is being assembled over
here to make films that will be popular
in London, Paris, Sydney, New York and
Chicago and elsewhere. Somehow the
message has got through.
For many years the majority of British
producers have been happy to accept
the basic returns from the home market.
In 1959, it became clearly indicated that
the decline in theatre attendance made
this reliance on the United Kingdom
alone much less than a calculated risk.
The success of Hammer Films in America,
which started the year previous, had
considerable effect on all companies.
This did not mean that British producers
saw the answer to television in
terms of horror or sex films. The Hammer
success story indicated that there
were many international conceptions
which could find favor with audiences
throughout the world. Producers in
England took note and began to base
their operations on a clearer understanding
of the importance of the overseas
market in relation to the United
Kingdom.
MANY SUCCESSES PROVIDED
Faced with the reports of a big decline
in production from Hollywood,
British companies strove in every way
through showmanship and hard selling
to enter into new markets which previously
has been the prerogative of the
Hollywood producer. More than that,
1959 saw the success of many British
films from a number of companies other
than Hammer. From Lion International
came "Room at the Top"; from
Rank, "Sapphire" and "Floods of Fear";
from Anglo-Amalgamated in conjunction
with American - International,
"Horrors of the Black Museum"; from
Hammer, "Yesterday's Enemy" and
"The Mummy"; and from Regal Films,
"Jack the Ripper." These were only a
few of the films which got through in
a substantial manner to American exhibitors.
In 1960, double and probably triple
the number are likely to receive an exposure
throughout the States quite
unique in the history of the American
industry. For once, all British companies,
including the Rank Organization,
have begun to feel confident of
selling at least a number of their best
pictures on favorable terms in the
States. The news before the end of the
year of the deal between 20th Century-
Fox and the Rank Organization for the
distribution of seven top JARO films for
a distribution guarantee of not less than
$2 million was only a small beginning,
but still the sign of the times. This
do;s not mean that all British producing
and renting companies are absolutely
clear on the type of pictures they
should be making for the world market.
Time and the boxoffice reaction to their
existing schedule of products will be the
best
teacher.
Some companies who have plenty of
iieas and good executives, while agreeing
that they wish to sell films to the
American industry, are reluctant to
change their production methods and
are inclined to hanker after old concepts
suitable when the home market
was large enough to provide an average
good first-feature with a £250,000 gross.
Other companies are inclined to feel
that if one can obtain a big international
star, preferably American, then the
film can automatically be presold in the
States. Both viewpoints have turned
oat in practice to be quite the reverse
of the objective facts of the situation.
Hammer's films have been successful
without any American star. On the
other hand, a leading American production
company has found considerable
difficulty in selling a major film in
Technicolor with a leading Hollywood
star.
What are the necessary ingredients
for films for the world market? Whether
it is comedy, tragedy, spectacle, horror,
the story appeal must be universal
in popularity, even if British in content.
The next question is: "Are the
British people's tastes so different to
those of moviegoers in the U.S.A. and
other countries?"
TO SUPPLEMENT U.S.
OUTPUT
In the following pages are the stills
of ten of the best and most successful
boxoffice films in Great Britain in 1959.
All of them were made in Britain by
British production companies. Only a
few have been shown in the States.
Will they be successful with American
exhibitors? Some may not, but for the
operators of large and small circuits
throughout the U.S.A., faced with the
growing shortage of product, the problem
is clearly posed. Can the British
industry supplement Hollywood with a
good lineup for entertainment films?
The forthcoming production plans of
the companies shown on other pages of
this British supplement may indicate
an answer, for no matter how successful
these ten pictures are in America,
the British industry is determined to
make a successful breakthrough in
the States in 1960. There are many
people in London who believe that this
year, for the first time in the history of
the business, they will be successful.
Almost 120 first-feature films were
made in British studios in the last year
and a large percentage of these pictures
were aimed at the international market.
This year, plans for no less than 80
first-feature films have already been
announced for the first three months of
1960, and it is believed that production
at British studios will certainly equal
the 1959 figure and may even sm-pass it.
Company by company, here is the line
up of British-made first-feature product
which will be available to exhibitors
this
year:
ANGLO-AMALGAMATED
Ten features, at least, with an emphasis
on thrills and comedy. The biggest
and most expensive subject is
"Dawn of D-Day," produced by Peter
Rogers. Other films on the A-A roster
are "Please Turn Over," a Peter Rogers'
comedy, with Ted Ray, Jean Kent and
Leslie Phillips; "Circus of Horrors," a
thriller with Anton Diffring and Erika
Rembm-g; "Peeping Tom," a Michael
Powell production, another thriller, with
Carl Boehm and Moira Shearer; "Carry
on Constable," the fourth in the "Carry
On" comedy series, produced by Peter
Rogers, with Sidney James, Kenneth
O'Connor and Leslie Phillips: and "The
Concrete Jungle," a thriller, with Stanley
Baker.
BRITISH LION
An immediate lineup of ten features
ranging from comedy and drama to
science-fiction, plus six features made in
association with Bryanston Films, and a
further four in association with Britannia
Films. Among the British Lion
International! product are: "The
Two-way Stretch," a comedy, with
Peter Sellers and Wilfrid Hyde-White;
"The Angry Silence," a drama, with
Richard Attenborough and Pier Angeli;
"Honeymoon" in Technirama, a
spectacular production, starring Anthony
Steele, Ludmilla Tcherina and
Antonio; "Gorgo," a science-fiction subject,
will Bill Travers; and "A Sort of
Traitors," a Boulting-Brothers subject,
based on the Nigel Balchin novel. Other
Lion International subjects include
"Pure Hell at St. Trinians," by Frank
Launder and Sidney Gilliat; "The
French Mistress," a Boulting Brothers
comedy; "Chain Reaction," and "The
Gypsum Flower," two di-amas. Two big
pictures in association with Bryanston
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For World Marts
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are "The Entertainer," with Laurence
Olivier, based on the John Osborne play,
and "The Battle of the Sexes," with
Peter Sellers and Robert Morley; while
Aubrey Baring is completing "Cone of
Silence," with George Saunders and
Peter Cushing for the same company.
In association with Britannia comes,
among other subjects, "Expresso Bongo,"
with Laurence Harvey and Sylvia
Sims, a showbusiness comedy, and
"City of the Dead," with Christopher
Lee and Denis Lotis.
BUTCHERS
Five films: "The Naked Fury," a
drama, with Reed Rouen: "Cover Girl
Killer," a drama, with Harry Corbett:
"The Trouble With Eve," a comedy,
with Hay Hazel and Vera Day; and
"Pursuit" and "The Hand," both dramas.
COLUMBIA
"The Guns of Navarone," in Technicolor
with, Gregory Peck and Anthony
Quinn, produced by Carl Foreman;
"Lawrence of Arabia," a Sam Spiegel
subject; "Never Take Sweets From a
Stranger," a Hammer drama, with
Gwenn Watford and Patrick Allen;
"Our Man in Havana," Sir Carol Reed's
comedy, with Alec Guinness; "Suddenly,
Last Summer," the Sam Spiegel picture,
with Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery
Clift; "Stranglers of Bombay," Hammer's
drama of India, with Guy Rolfe
and Allan Cuthbert; "The Two Faces of
Dr. Jekyll," Hammer's remake of the
Robert Louis Stevenson novel, with Paul
Massie; and "The San Saido Killings,"
Hammer's western, with Stanley Baker.
EROS
"Confessions," a comedy, with Antony
Newley and Anne Aubrey; "The Trial of
Oscar Wilde," in CinemaScope and
Technicolor, produced by Irving Allen
and Cubby Brocolli.
GRAND NATIONAL
"The Price of Silence," a thriller,
with June Thorburn and Gordon Jackson;
and "Jackpot." a dramatic subject,
with William Hartnell and Betty Mc-
Dowell.
MGM
"Libel," the Anatole de Grunwald production,
with Dirk Bogarde and Olivia
de Havilland, a drama based on the
stage play, directed by Anthony Asquith;
"The Day They Robbed the Bank
of England," a thriller, produced by
Jules Buck, with Aldo Ray and Elizabeth
Sellers; "The House of the Seven
Hawks," a David Rose production with
Robert Taylor and Nicole Maurey; "The
Wreck of the Mary Deare," in Eastman
Color, with Gary Cooper and Charlton
Heston, directed by Michael Anderson:
and "The Village of the Damned," produced
by Ronald Kinnock. with George
Sanders and Barbara Shelley, based on
the .science-fiction novel, "The Midwich
Cuckoos."
PARAMOUNT
"A Touch of Larceny," a comedy
with James Mason and George Sanders,
produced by Ivan Foxwell: and "A Child
Is Waiting," with Ingrid Bergman.
RANK
"Follow a Star," a comedy, with Norman
Wisdom; "The Savage Innocents,"
a drama, in Technicolor and Technirama-70,
with Anthony Quinn and Yoko
Tani; "The Royal Ballet." in Eastman
Color, with Margot Fonteyn and Michael
Soames; "Conspiracy of Hearts,"
with Lilli Palmer and Sylvia Sims, a
wartime drama: "Doctor in Love," a
comedy, with Michael Craig and James
Robertson Justice; plus two dramas and
a comedy. "The Singer, Not the Song."
"No Love for Johnny." and "We're in
the Mink." Under the auspices of
Sidney Box Associates. Rank will also
distribute "Your Money or Your Wife,"
with Donald Sinden, a comedy: "The
Shakedown," a thriller, with Terence
Morgan: "The Challenge," with Jayne
Mansfield and Anthony Quayle; and
"The Lovebirds," a comedy, with Brian
Rix. Also in the Sidney Box lineup
are "Not in the Book," a comedy: "No
Concern of Mine," based on the Jeremy
Kingston play: "Milk and Honey," an
adaptation from a successful play by
Philip King; "Watch it Sailor," another
King comedy; "See No Evil," an original
story by Jimmy Sangster; and
'Time to Kill," an original screenplay
by Leigh Vance.
REGAL
This company, responsible for "Jack
the Ripper," one of the most promising
British films to hit America, has at
least four major features for release in
1960, produced by Monty Berman and
Bob Bakers, the men responsible for
•The Ripper." They the "The Flesh
and the Fiends," a thriller, with Peter
Cushing; "The Siege of Sidney Street,"
with Donald Sinden and Kieron Moore:
"Hell-Fire Club," a Regency drama,
with screen play by Jimmy Sangster;
and "Bengal Lancer," scripted and directed
by John Gilling.
20TH CENTURY-FOX
"Sink the Bismarck," produced by
Lord Brabourne with Kenneth More
and Dana Wynter: "Sons and Lovers."
a Jerry Wald production, directed by
Jack Cardiff; "Cleopatra." with Elizabeth
Taylor, a Walter Wanger production:
and two new subjects from Brabourne,
"Out of This World and "July
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20th."
RENOWN
George Minter's company has no fewer
than eight subjects lined up for 1960
release including "The Rough and the
Smooth," a drama, with Tony Britton
and William Bendix; "Beat Girl." a
thriller, starring David Farrar. Noelle
Adam and Christopher Lee: "Dentist in
"
the Chair. with Bob Monkhouse, Peggy
Cummins and Kenneth Connor; "Jessy,"
with Donald Houston and Maureen
Prior; and a quartet consisting of two
dramas, a comedy and a thriller, "Liberty
Man" and "Fifth Season of Love";
"It's Cheap at the Price "; and "Operation
Bernhard."
UNITED ARTISTS
"A Terrible Beauty, " drama, starring
Robert Mitchum, produced by Raymond
Stross. Three major productions
from Knightsbridge Films, headed by
John Bryan and Ronald Neame, the
first of which stars Sir Alec Guinness
and John Mills in a drama of a British
army unit stationed in Scotland. And
from the Dansiger Brothers, the Agatha
Christie story, "The Spider's Web."
WALT DISNEY
"The Swiss Family Robinson," in
Technicolor, with John Mills and Dorothy
McGnire; "Kidnapped," an adventure
story, based on the Robert Louis
Stevenson novel, with Peter Pinch and
James MacArthur.
WARNER-PATHE
This company has a lineup of at
least eight major features including
"Tommy the Toreador," a musical
comedy, in Technicolor, with Tommy
Steele and Janet Munro; "School for
Scandal," with Ian Carmichael and
Terry-Thomas; "Moment of Danger,"
with Trevor Howard, Dorothy Dandridge,
a thriller; "Too Hot to Handle,"
with Jayne Mansfield and Leo Genn, in
Eastman Color, a drama of London
nightlife; "Follow That Horse," a
comedy, with David Tomlinson and Cecil
Parker; "Bottoms Up, " a farce of British
public schools, with Jimmy Edwards,
produced by Mario Zampi; "Hell Is a
City," with Val Guest, starring Stanley
Baker: "An Honorable Murder," a
di-ama, with Norman Woolland and
Lisa Danielly; "Hello My Darlings," a
comedy, starring Charlie Drake, directed
by John Paddy Carstairs; "The
Long and the Short and the Tall," with
Richard Todd and Laurence Harvey;
and "The Moabite," a foreign location
subject based on the Biblical story of
"Ruth"—two films from Sir Michael
Balcon.
Other independent productions include
John Woolf's production for
Cinerama, "The Lion," to be filmed in
Africa, based on the Joseph Kessel
novel; Lewis Gilbert's "Touch It Light,"
with Tommy Steele (Bryanston release
in the U.K.) ; and "Spare the Rod,"
with Max Bygraves; Val Guest's "Full
Treatment," a psychological thriller;
and Paul Soskin's "Street Walker."
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These British Films, Listed Alphabetically by Title,
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The Bridal Path British Lion
Carry On Nurse
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Carry On Teacher .
. . Anglo-Amalgamated
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I Only Arsked Columbia-Hammer
* I'm All Right Jack British Lion
* North West Frontier Rank
* Operation BuUshine Warner-Pathe
* Room at the Top .
. . British Lion-Independent
* The Square Peg Rank
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Bill Travers appears in the Lion International comedy about a Scotts crofter in
search of a wife and in this picture is shown evading the blandishments of Dilys
Laye. the gamekeeper's wife. In Eastman Color.
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A British Lion Production
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The Cast
Ewan McEwan
Bill Travers
Finley
Alex Mackenzie
Archie Eric Woodrurn
Hector
Jack Lambert
Angus
John Rae
Murdo
Roddy McMillan
Wallace Jefferson Clifford
Jessie Nell Ballantyne
Katie
Fiona Clyne
Siona Bernadette O'Farrell
Margaret
Patricu Bredin
Isabel Dilys Laye
Sarah Joan Fitzpatrick
Craigie
Pekoe Ainley
Sergeant Bruce
George Cole
Co7istable Alec Gordon Jackson
Inspector Robert James
Constable Donald Terry Scott
Sergeant
Duncan Macrae
Constable
Jameson Clark
Sergeant Macconochie John Dunbar
Constable Hamish Andrew Downie
Production Staff
Producers
Sidney Gilliat,
Frank Lauhder
Associate Producer Leslie Gilliat
Directed by Prank Launder
Screenplay by Frank Launder,
Geoffrey Williams
From the novel by Nigel Tranter
Director of
Photography Arthur Ibbetson
Film Editor
Geoffrey Foot
Art Director Wilfred Shingleton
Production Manager ..R. L. M. Davidson
Assistant Director Douglas Hermes
Camera Operator Austin Dempster
Assembly Editor
JVDchael Hart
Sound Recordists Freddy Ryan,
Red Law
Dubbing Editor Leslie Hodgson
Casting Paul Sheridan
Continuity
Lee Turner
Make-up
Bill Lodge
Hairdressing Bill Griffiths
Wardrobe Irma Birch
Music composed
by Cedric Thorpe Davie
Played by
Sinfonia of London
Conducted by Muir Mathieson
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The "Carry On" gang insists that Leslie Phillips has an operation in Anglo-
Amalgamated's comedy about hospital life urith (left to right) Terence Longdon,
Kenneth Connor. Leslie Phillips and Kenneth Williams.
CARRY ON NURSE
An Anglo-Amalgamated Production
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The Cast
Bernie Bishop Kenneth Connor
Oliver Reckitt Kenneth Williams
Hinton
Charles Hawtrey
Ted York
Terence Longdon
Percy Hickson
Bill Owen
Jack Bell
Leslie Phillips
Bert Able
Cyril Chamberlain
Henry Bray
Brian Oulton
Colonel
Wilfrid Hyde White
Matron
Hattie Jacques
Sister
Joan Hickson
Nurse Dorothy Denton ..Shirley Eaton
Nurse Georgie Axwell ....Susan Stephen
Nurse Stella Dawson Joan Sims
Nurse Frances James ..Susan Beaumont
Jill Tho7npson Jill Ireland
Mrs. Janie Bishop
Susan Shaw
Mrs. Marge Hickson Irene Handl
Meg
June Whitfield
Producer
Director
Production Staff
Original Screenplay
by
Art Director
Director of
Photography
Production Manager
Casting Director
Peter Rogers
Gerald Thomas
Norman Hubis
Alex Vetchinsky
Reg Wyer
Prank Bevis
Betty White
1st Assistant Director Stan Hosgood
2nd Assistant
Director
3rd Assistant Director
Editor
Maurice Gibson
Peter Carey
John Shirley
Music composed and
directed by Bruce Montgomery
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An Anglo-Amalgamated Production
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William Wakefield Ted Ray
Gregory Adajns Kenneth Connor
Edivin Milton Kenneth Williams
Sarah Allcock
Joan Sims
Michael Bean Charles Hawtrey
Grace Short
Hattie Jacques
Alf
Cyril Chamberlain
Alistair Grigg
Leslie Phillips
Felicity Wheeler Rosalind Knight
Robin Stevens Richard O'Sullivan
Penny Lee
Diana Beevers
Billy Haig George Howell
Pat Gordon
Jacqueline Lewis
Harry Bird Roy Hines
Sheila Dale
Carol White
Production Staff
Producer Peter Rogers
Director
Original Screenplay by
Gerald Thomas
..Norman Hudis
Director of
Photography ....Reginald Wyer B.S.C
Art Director
Production Manager
Editor
Lionel Couch
Prank Bevis
John Shirley
Music composed and
directed by Bruce Montgomery
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The army comedy vrodueed by Hammer Films with Bernard Bressluw and a host
of British television comedians.
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A Columbia-Hammer Production
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The Cast
Popeye
Bernard Bresslaw
Springer
Michael Medwin
Cupcake Norman Rossington
Boots
Alfie Bass
Professor Charles Hawtrey
Major
Geoffrey Sumner
Bicll David Lodge
Fred
Michael Bentine
Producer
Production Staff
Anthony Hinds
Director .; Montgomery Ttjlly
Associate
Producer Anthony Nelson Keys
Production Manager Don Weeks
1st Assistant Director ....John Peverall
2nd Assistant Director Tom Walls
Lighting Cameraman Lionel Banes
Art Director
John Stoll
Camera Operator
Len Harris
Make-up Phil Leakey
Supervising Editor James Needs
Editor Alfred Cox
Sound
Jock May
Sound Camera Operator Peter Day
Continuity Doreen Dearnaley
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A British Lion Production
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The Cast
Stanley Wiiidrusfi Ian Carmichael
Fred Kite
Major Hitchcock
Sidney de Vere
Cox
Bertram Tracepurcel
Aiuit Dolly
Mrs. Kite
Peter Sellers
Terry Thomas
Richard Attenborough
Dennis Price
Margaret Rutherford
Irene Handl
Cynthia Kite Liz Fraser
Windrush Senior
Mr. Mohammed
Waters
Magistrate
Knoioles
Dai
Miles Malleson
Marne Maitland
John le Mesurier
Raymond Huntley
Victor Maddern
Kenneth Griffith
Charlie Fred Griffiths
Perce Carter
Donal Donnelly
Shop Stewards Cardew Robinson.
Sam Kydd. Tony Comer. John Comer.
Bruce Wightman. Billy Rayment
Production Staff
Produced by Roy Boultinc
Directed by John Boultinc
Screenplay by Prank Harvey,
John Boultinc
with Alan Hackney
Director of Photography ...Max Greene
Editor
Art Director
Production
Supervisor
Camera Operator
Assistant Director
Anthony Harvey
Bill Andrews
Adrian D. Worker
Peter Allwork
J>hilip Shipway
Sound Recording ....George Stephenson
Continuity Olga Brooke
Make-up JDave Aylott
Hairdresser Barbara Ritchie
Sound Editor
Music composed by
Arranged and
Directed by
"I'm all Right Jack"
sung by
Chris Greenham
Ken Hare
Ron Goodwin
Al Saxon
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Kenneth More stares ahead at broken bridge over which locomotive must travel to
escape angry tribesmen in this Rank film, in Cinemascope and Technicolor.
Captain Scott
Catherine Wyatt
Van Leyden
Bridie
The Cast
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NORTH WEST FRONTIER
A Rank Production
Kenneth More
Lauren Bacall
Herbert Lom
Wilfrid Hyde White
Gupta I. S. JOHAR
Lady Windham
Ursula Jeans
Peters
Eugene Deckers
Sir John Windham
Ian Hunter
Brigadier Ames
Jack Gwillim
Prince Kishan
Govind Raja Ross
A.D.C Basil Hoskins
Huvildar (.1st Indian
Soldier) S. M. Asgaralli
2nd Indian Soldier S. S. Chowdhary
British
Correspondent
American
Correspondent
Indian
Correspondent
Moultrie Kelsall
Lionel Murton
Jaron Yalton
Indian Correspondent Homi Bode
Raja
Staff Colonel
Frand Olegario
Ronald Cardew
Production Staff
Executive Producer Earl St. John
Producer
Marcel Hellman
Director J. Lee Thompson
Screenplay
Robin Estridge
Director of
Photog. ..Geoffrey Unsworth, B.S.C.
Editor Frederick Wilson
Art Director Alex Vetchinsky
Technical
Adviser
Colonel R. C. Duncan
CJ.E., M.V.O., O.B.E.
R. Denis Holt
Production Manager
Make-up Billy Partleton
Hairdresser
Pearl Orton
Costume Designer Yvonne Caffin
Costumes of Lauren Bacall
designed by
Julie Harris
In charge of Second Unit
Location Frederick Wilson
Second Unit
Photography H. A. R. Thomson
Assistant Director Stanley Hosgood
Camera Operator David Harcourt
Continuity Joan Davis
Sound Recordists
E. G. Daniels,
Gordon K. McCallum
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A Warner-Pathe Production
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Lt. Gordon Brown
The Cast
Private Betty Brown .
Private Marge White
Donald Sinden
...Barbara Murray
Carole Lesley
Gunner Slocum Ronald Shiner
Major Pym
Naunton Wayne
Private Cox
Dora Bryan
Gunner Willie Ross John Cairney
Junior Commander Maddox, A.T.S.
John Cairney
Private Finch Joan Rice
Bombardier Palmer
Gunner Perkins
Daniel Massey
Peter Jones
Sergeant Merrifield Barbara Hicks
Brigadier
John Welsh
P. T. Instructress Jody Grinham
Orderly Sergeant ...Cyril Chamberlain
Reporter
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Subaltern Godfre, A.T.S. ..Naomi Chance
Sergeant Cook
Gunner Wilkinson
Gunner Pooley
German Airman
Marianne Stone
Harry Landis
Brian Weske
George Mikell
Production Stall
Produced by
Prank Godwin
Directed by Gilbert Gunn
Story and Screenplay ....Anue Bitrnaby,
Rupert Lang
Additio7ial Scenes Gilbert Gunn
Director of
Photography
Gilbert Taylor
Color by
Technicolor
Scenario Editor Frederic Gotfurt
Art Director
Robert Jones
Film Editor
E. B. Jarvis
Production Manager Victor Peck
Camera Operator
Val Stewart
Assistant Director Frederic Goode
Continuity
June Randall
Sound Recordists
H. Bird,
LiEN Shilton
Dubbing Editor
A. Southgate
Make-up Eric Aylott
Technical Advisers ....Margaret Coles.
Ian Lewis
Casting Director
G. B. Walker
Music Composed & conducted
by Laurie Johnson
Song 'Girls in Arms,' Music
by
Laurie Johnson
Lyrics
Frank Godwin
Sung by
Polkadots
Played
by ....Band of the Coldstream Guards
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Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret in a scene from the Lion International
release based on the hest-selling novel by John Braine.
ROOM AT THE TOP
A British Lion-Independent Production
The Cast
Joe Lampton
Laurence Harvey
Alice Aisgill
Simone Signoret
Susan Brown
Heather Sears
Mr. Brown Donald Wolfit
Mrs. Brown Ambrosine Phillpotts
Charles Soames Donald Houston
Mr. Hoylake Raymond Huntley
Jack Wales
John Westbrook
George Aisgill Allan Cuthbertson
June Samson
Mary Peach
Elspeth
Hermione Baddeley
Eva
Delena Kidd
Cyril
Ian Hendry
Teddy
Richard Pasco
Meg Prunella Scales
Mary
Katherine Page
Miss Breith
Thelma Ruby
Janet
Anne Leon
Joan
Wendy Craig
Miss Gilchrist
Avril Elgar
Aunt Beatrice Varley
Gertrude
Miriam Karlin
Produced by
Production Staff
John and James Woolf
Directed by Jack Clayton
Associate Producer ..Raymond Anzarut
Screenplay by Neil Paterson
Art Director Ralph Brinton
Director of
Photography Freddie Francis
Editor Ralph Kemplen
Music composed by
Music played by ....Sinfonia
..Mario Nascimbene
of London
Music conducted
by Lambert Williamson
Production Manager
James Ware
Assistant Director Ronald Spencer
Camera Operator
Continuity
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Doreen Francis
Sound Supervisor John Cox
Sound Recordist
Make-up
Peter Handford
Tony Sforzini
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Norman Pitkin Norman Wisdom
General Schreiber Norman Wisdom
Lesley
Honor Blackman
Mr. Grimsdale Edward Chapman
Sergeant Loder Campbell Singer
Gretehen
Hattie Jacques
Henri le Blanc Brian Worth
Captain Wharton .. Terence Alexander
Colonel Layton John Warwick
General Hunt
Arnold Bell
Jean-Claude
Andre Maranne
Jogenkraut
Victor Beaumont
Captain Ford
Frank Williams
Medical Officer
Eddie Leslie
Production Staff
Production controller for
Pinewood Studios Arthur Alcott
Oripi7ial screenplay by Jack Davies,
Henry Blythe, Norman Wisdom,
Eddie Leslie
Photography by Jack Cox
Music by
Art Director
Editor
Production Manager
Assistant Director
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Maurice Carter
Roger Cherrill
Charles Orme
Bert Batt
Ca7/iera Operator James Bawden
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Continuity
Set Dresser
Make-up
Sound Editor
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Susan Dyson
Vernon Dixon
Geoffrey Rodway
Les Wiggins
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Gordon K. McCallum
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itiphabetical Index of Features and
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An Interpretive Analysis of Lay and Tradepress Reviews. The
Plus and Minus Signs Indicate the Degree of Merit Only;
Audience Clossification Is Not Rated. For Essential Data See
rEATURE INDEX and LOOKING AHEAD Departments.
Symbol u denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award Winner.
Photography: © Color; iC) CinemoScope; (V VistoVision; iji Superscope;
(g) Noturomo; igj Regalscope; CS Technirama.
Reuieuj
DicesT
H Very Good; + Good; — Fair; — Poor; = Very Poor. In the summary H is rated 2 pluses. — as 2 minuses.
A
Al Capone (104) Biog. Dr AA +
Alaslo Passage (71) iRi Action Dr 20th-Fox it
©Alias Jesse James (92) (g) Comedy UA ff
Aliigatoi- People. The (74) © Horror 20tll-Fox +
Anatomy of a Murder (160) Drama Col ++
Angry Hills. The (105) © Adv. Drama MGM +
Anna Lucasta (97) Drama UA +
©Apache Territory (75) Western Col +
Appointment With a Shadow (73) ici Drama U-l +
Arson for Hire (67) Crime Drama AA ±
As Young as We Are (76) Drama Para +
©Ask Any Girl (101) iC) Comedy MGM ff
©Auntie Mame (143) (f) Comedy WB ff
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+ + - - 5+5-
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©Bandit of Zhobe. The (SO) © Col +
©Barbarian and the Geisha, The
(105) © Drama 2mh-Fox ff
Bat. The (SO) Mystery Drama AA +
Battle Flame (7S) Action AA ±:
Beat Generation, The (93) © Drama MGM +
©Behind the Great Wall (9S) Doc. in
Totalscope AromaRama Cont'l ff
©Bell, Book and Candle (103) Comedy Col ff
©Ben-Hur (212) Camera 65
Biblical Drama MGM ff
©Best of Ever.vthing, The (121) © Dr 20th. Fox ff
U©Big Circus, The (108) © Drama AA ff
?„^©Big Fisherman, The (ISO)
Panavision, Biblical Epic BV ft
Big Operator, The (81) igi Drama MGM ±
Black Orchid, The (96) (Vi Drama Para ff
©Blob, The (85) Science-Fiction Para ff
Blood and Steel (63) Action 20th-Fox +
©Blood of the Vampire (87) Horror U-l +
©Blue Angel, The (107) © Drama 20th-Fox ff
Blue Denim (89) ici Drama 20th-Fox ff
Born Reckless (79) Western WB —
Born to^Be Loved (82) Drama U-l —
Brain Eaters, The (60) Horror AlP ±
©Buccaneer. The (121) iVi Adv. Dr Para ff
©Buchanan Rides Alone (78) Western Col +
Bucket of Blood. A (65) Horror Comedy AlP -f
But Not for Me (105) V Comedy Para ff
c
Camp on Blood Island (81) Action Col +
Career (105) Drama Para ff
Carry On. Sergeant (88) Farce Governor ±
©Cash McCall (102) Drama WB ff
Cast a Long Shadow (82) Western UA +
©Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (108) Drama MGM ff
Circle, The (84) Mystery Drama Kassler -f
City of Fear (SI) Crime Drama Col ±
Compulsion (103) ©) Drama 20th-Fox ff
©Count Your Blessings (102) © Com-Dr MGM +
Counterplot (76) Crime Drama UA -f
Cranes Are Flying, The (94) Dr WB +
Crime and Punishment, U.S.A. (95) Drama AA -f
Crimson Kimono. The (S2) Mystery Drama Col rt

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AA
++ Very Good; + Good; — Fair; — Poor; = Very Poor. In the summoTY t+ is rated 2 pluses, = as 2 minuses.
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©Gidjel (95) -Sj Comedy Col +)• tt +
Gijantis. the Fire Monster (79) Ho WB +
OOGioi (116) /& Musical MGM ff
Girls Town (92) Melodrama WB + + -
Go, Johnny, Go! (75) Musical Valiant +
QGoliath and the Barbarians (88)
Totalscope, Spectacle Drama AlP 4-
©Good Day for a Hangino (S5) Western Col
Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (86) Or UA
©Green Mansions (104) IC) Drama MGM
©Gunfioht at Oodje City (SO) © UA
©Gunmen From Laredo (67) Western Col
Guns. Girls and Ganoslers (70) Crime UA
©Gunsmoke in Tucson (80) ic Western AA
H
©H-Man, The (79) la Science-Fiction Col ±
©Hanging Tree, The (106) Western WB 4-
Hanoman, The (86) v Western Para +
Haooy Anniversary (81) Comedy UA +
Have Rocket, Will Travel (76) Farce Col -f
He Who Must Die (122) Or Kassler +f
Hell, Heaven and Hoboken (85), also
I Was Monty's Double. Adv NTA ++
©Hercules (103) Oyaliscope, Sped. Or WB +
Here Come the Jets (71) R Action ... 20th-Fox +
Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (81) Com-Drama Col +
©Hole in the Head, A (120) i£l Com-Dr UA ff
©Holiday for Lovers (102) ie> Com-Dr 20th-Fox ff
Home Before Dark (136) Drama WB ff
Hono Kono Confidenti.il (64) Action UA ±
©Horrors of the Black Museum (95) © Ho AlP ff
©Horse Soldiers, The (119) Adv UA ff
©Horse's Mouth, 'Pie (93) Comedy-Drama UA f+
Hot Anoel, The (73) Action Para ±
©Hound of the Baskervilles, The
(84) Mystery Drama UA -f
©Hound-Dog M.ln (St7) ici Comedy-Drama 20th-Fox ff
©House of Intrigue (94) re Suspense Drama ±
House of the Seven Hawks (92) Mystery ..MGM +
House on H.iunted Hill
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(75) Horror AA -f
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A Complete Production Record
for the Year
Essential Data on 1958-1959 Releases FEflTURC
inOEK
Allied Artists
(October 26, 1958 fhrough October 18, 1959]
AL CAPONE. .5905. .{104) Apr. 5
Biographical Dramo. The life and career of America's
Public Enemy No. 1 who ruled the Chicago
underworld in the 1920s, during the Prohibition
Era. His life of crime ends when the Federal
government sends him up for income tax evasion.
Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, James Gregory, Martin
Balsam, Nehemiah Persoff, Director: Richard Wilson.
Burrows-Ackermon Production.
ARSON FOR HIRE. 5904. (67) Mar. 1
Melodroma. An arson squad investigator learns
his assistant is one of the leaders of a vicious
arson ring ond is faced with the job of clearing
an innocent girl. Steve Brodie, Lyn Thomas,
Tom Hubbord, Jason Johnson. Director; Thor
Brooks. William F. Broidy Picts. Production.
BAT, THE. .5917. (80) Aug. 9
Mystery Drama. A woman mystery writer rents
a summer home and soon finds a reign of horror
descending on the household, following the murder
of an embezzler who reportedly hod hidden
the million dollar loot in the rented house. Vincent
Price, Agnes Mooreheod, Gavin Gordon, John
Sutton, Elaine Edwards. Director; Crane Wilbur.
Liberty Picts. Production.
BATTLE FLAME . . 5907 . . (78) July 26
Wor Drama. Based on the Korean war exploits of
a U- S, Marine platoon that goes to the rescue
of a band of pretty American nurses who are
being held coptive by ruthless, woman-hungry
Chinese Reds. Scott Brady, Elaine Edwards, Robert
Bloke. Director: R. G. Springsteen.
OC5BIG CIRCUS, THE .5914. .(109) July 5
Dramatic Spectacle. Story of a near-bankrupt circus
owner and his attempts to save the show in the
face of obstacles and tragedy brought on by
sabotage from a rival show. There is also romance
under the big top. Victor Mature, Rhonda Fleming,
Red Buttons, Vincent Price, Kothryn Grant,
Peter Lorre, Gilbert Roland. Director: Joseph Newman.
Irwin Allen Production. (CinemoScope.)
COSMIC MAN, THE .5902. (72) Feb. 15
Science-Fiction Melodrama. The U. S. Air Force
becomes alarmed by evidence that a visitor from
space is nearby. The visitor, however, is on a
mission of peace and performs an act of mercy
before leaving. Bruce Bennett, John Carrodine,
Angela Greene, Scotty Morrow. Director; Herbert
Greene.
FACE OF FIRE .5916 .(80) Aug. 9
Melodrama. Filmed in Sweden. Based on Stephen
"The Monster." A handyman in
Crane's story,
the home of a doctor saves the doctor's son in a
fire but is left with a badly burned face and the
mind of a child. In their fright, the townspeople
who once idolized the hero, turn against him.
Cartieron Mitchell, James Whitmore, Bettye Ackerman,
Royal Dano, Miko Oscard. Director: Albert
Bond. Mardi Gras Presentation.
GIANT BEHEMOTH, THE 5903 .. (80) Mar. 1
Science-Fiction Melodrama. Produced in Britain.
A mammoth sea serpent, highly rodioactive,
manifests itself by killing millions of fish ond
many humans, even going ashore and destroying
portion of London. An American scientist aids
the English in ridding the world of the menace.
Gene Evans, Andre Morel t, John Turner, Leigh
Madison. Director; Eugene Lourie. David Diamond
Production.
©GUNSMOKE IN TUCSON .. (80) Dec. 7, '58
Western. Story of two
.
brothers of
.
opposite natures
who follow different paths in life. One becomes
an outlaw, the other a marshal, but eventually
the two are reunited in a common cause against
a ruthless londg robber. Mark Stevens, Forrest
Tucker, Gale Robbins, Gail Kobe, Vaughn Taylor.
Director: Thomas Corr. (CinemoScope.)
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL 5901 .
(75) .. Feb. 15
Horror Melodrama. A wealthy couple who despise
each other rents a haunted house for o porty and
recruits several guests by offerir>g a huge sum
to eoch one who survives the night. There follows
a series of murderous events. Vincent Price, Carol
Ohmort, Richard Long, Alan Morshal, Carolyn Craig.
Director: William Costle. William Castle-Robb
White Production.
JOHNNY ROCCO. .5839. (84) Dec. 21, '58
Dramo. A small boy witnesses a murder in which
his gangster father is an accomplice, and eventuolly
puts the finger on the killer. Richard Eyer, Stephen
Explanatory
Statistical and summary data
on feature releases arranged alphabetically
by companies.
PRODUCTION NUMBER follows
title.
RUNNING TIME in parentheses.
RELEASE DATE at end of title
line is 1959 unless otherwise stated.
TYPE of picture in boldface.
PROJECTION SYSTEMS, such
Na-
as CinemoScope, VistaVision,
turama, Technirama, Regalscope,
Superama, WarnerScope, and
others, are indicated in parentheses
at end of listings. Otherwise aspect
ratios are standard.
STAR and DIRECTOR credits
conclude each summary.
REISSUES are listed separately
under each company heading.
Symbol « indicates BOXOEFICE
Blue Ribbon Award Winner.
Symbol ® indicates color photography.
McNolly, Coleen Gray, Russ Conwoy, Leslie Bradley.
Director: PauJ Landres. Scott R. Dunlap Production.
JOY RIDE. 5813. .(65). Nov. 23, '58
Melogles with gangsters ond finds romance with a
beautiful girl. Secretly working with police, he
assists in the copture of the criminals. Dick Contino,
Sandra Giles, Bruno Ve Soto, Gloria Victor.
Director: Lou Place. Imperial Production.
DIARY OF A HIGH SCHOOL BRIDE. 104
July
(72)
Melodrama. The parents of a 17-yeor-old high
school bride, who oppose her marnoge to o 24-
year-old law student, seporote the couple. A
former boyfriend lures the girl to o deserted studio,
where she is rescued by her husband following o
climoctic chase. Anita Sands, Ronald Faster, Chris
Robinson, Louise Arthur, Wendy Wilde. Director:
Burt Topper. James H. Nicholson-Samuel Z. Arkoff
Production. (Dual pockoge releose with
"Ghost of Drogstrip Hollow.")
GHOST OF DRAGSTRIP HOLLOW . .. (65) July
Comedy. A group of respectable drogstrip erithusiasts,
lacking funds for a clubhouse, ore offered
on old, reportedly hounted house if they
con prove no ghosts exist there. They stage o
masquerade party during which the mystery is
solved. Jody Fair, Martin Braddock, Russ Berider,
Henry McConn, Dorothy Newmon, Leon Tyler.
Director Williom Hole jr. Jomes H. Nicholson-
Samuel Z. Arkoff Production. (Dual package release
with "Diary of a High School Bride.")
HEADLESS GHOST, THE. .402. (63) May
Melodrama. British-made. Three exchange students
in Britoin on a holiday, visit o costle which
IS haunted by a headless ghost. They run into
some ghostly adventures as they set out on their
own to investigate the situation. Richord Lyori,
Liliane Sottone, David Rose, Clive Revill, Jock
Allen, John Stocy. Director: Peter Grahom Scott.
(Dyaliscope.)
©HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM. 401
(94)
Moy
Horror Melodrama. Produced in England. A series
of fiendish crimes in London baffles Scotland
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Aug.
. 325
. 313
. (79)
Yord. Newspoper accounts of the otrocities ore
being written by o journalist who, with his ossistont,
secretly mointoin their own "Block Museum,"
and eventually the murders ore troced to
them. Michoel Gough, June Cunnmghom, Grohom
Curnow, Shirley Ann Field, Geoffrey Keen Director:
Arthur Crobtree. James H. Nicholson-
Somuel Z. Arkoft Production. (CinemoScope; Hypnovista
prologue.)
OPERATION DAMES. .318. .(74) Mar.
Wor Dromo. The adventures of o USO troupe which,
olong with a Gl potrol, is tropped behind enemy
lines during the Korean Wor, ond becomes involved
in a life ond death attempt to escope to
American lines. Eve Meyer, Chuck Henderson, Don
Devlin, Edwin Croig. Director: Louis Clyde Stoumen.
(Duol pockoge release with "Tonk Commondos.")
PARATROOP COMMAND. .315. .(83) Dee. '58
War Dromo. Poratroop ocfion in North Africa end
Itoly during World War II, in which a young
porotroopor occidentolly kills onother porotrooper.
Determined to prove his innocence, he later faces
death to fulfill a dangerous assignment. Richard
Bokolyon, Jack Hogon, Jimmy Murphy Ken Lynch
Corolyn Hughes. Director: William Witney. (Duai
package release with "Submorine Seohowk.")
ROAD RACERS 319. (78) Apr.
Action Melodrama. A reckless race driver, banned
from American frocks, goes to Europe, becomes
fomous and returns. He enters the big roce, determined
to "get" the driver who stole his girl, but
his conscience wins out in the end. Solly Froser
Alon Dinehort jr.. Skip Ward, Joel Lawrence, Morion
Collier. Director: Arthur Swerdloff. Jomes H
Nicholson-Somuel Z. Arkoff Production.
SPIDER, THE. 308. (72) Oct. '58
Science-Fiction Mclodramo. A giont spider creotes
havoc in o smoll town when it escopes from its
cove and threatens the life of the community. Ed
Kemmer, June Kenny, Gene Persson, Gene Roth
Director: Bert I. Gordon. Jomes H. Nicholson-Samuel
Z Arkoff Production. (Dual pockoge release
with "The Brain Eoters.")
SUBMARINE SEAHAWK 316. (77) Dee '58
War Drama. Set in World Wor II, plot deals with
a submarine commander whose crew dislikes him.
After maneuvering a victorious attack on an
enerny aircraft corrier, the commander wins the
men s respect and understanding. John Bentley
Brett Holsey, Wayne Heffley, Steve Mitchell Director:
Spencer G. Bennet. (Dual pockoge release
with "Porotroop Command.")
TANK COMMANDOS. .317. (81) Mar
War Drama. Set in World Wor H, this tells how o
demoUtion potrol, headed by o dogged lieutenant,
succeeds in destroying on underwater bridge and
outwitting the Germans who hove blocked the
odvonce of the Romebound U. S. Army. Wolly
Compo, Moggie Lawrence, Robert Borron, Donoto
Forrelto. Director: Burt Topper. Jomes H Nicholson-Samuel
Z. Arkoff Production. (Dual pockoge
release with "Operation Domes ")
(REISSUES)
DRAGSTRIP GIRL. (70) June
Melodrama. Foy Spoin, Steve Terrell, John Ashley
Frank Gorshin. Director: Edward L. Cohn. Golden
State Production.
REFORM SCHOOL GIRL. (71) June
Melodrama. Edward "Kookie" Byrnes, Gloria Castillo,
Ross Ford, Rolph Reed, Jon Englund. Director:
EcKvard Bernds. Cormel Production.
Buena Vista
(October, 1958 through October, 1959)
OBIG FISHERMAN, THE (180) Oct
Biblieal Drama. Bosed on the Lloyd C. Douglos
novel, this tells the story of Simon Peter's proselytism
and the tronsition from hate to love of the
young Arabian princess who hod sworn vengconce
against her father for his wrongs os a brutal
king. Howord Keel, Susan Kohner, John Saxon
Mortho Hyer, Herbert Lorn. Director: Frank Borzoge.
Rowland V. Lee Production and Centurion
Films Presentation. (Ponovision.)—(Pre-releoscd
Aug. 1959.)
©DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE
(93) Aug_
Comedy Fantasy. An old yarn-spinning coretoker
of an Irish estote, about to be retired, ond his
adventures with the King of the Leprechauns,
whom he traps into granting him three wishes
Albert Shorpc, Janet Munro, Seon Connery
Kieron Moore, Jimmy O'Dea, Estelle Winwood'
Director: Robert Stevenson. Wolf Disney Production.
OSHAGGY DOG, THE. (104) Apr.
Comedy Fantasy. The teenoge son of o retired
moil man wtio botes dogs, through the powers of
a mogic ring, alternately turns into a stioggy
dog and then, of the most inconvenient times, reverts
bock to a human again. Fred MocMurroy
Jean Hogen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello Tirri
Considine, Kevin Corcoran, Jacques Aubuchon
Director: Chorles Barton. Wolf Disney Production.
©SLEEPING BEAUTY. .(75) July
Animated Cartoon Fontosy. From the foiry tale
obout Princess Aurora who, with the help of the
Three Good Fairies, overcomes the evil spell cost
on her of birth by the Bod Foiry, is rescued by
her dream prince and becomes his royol bride
With the talents of: Mary Costo, Eleanor Audley
Bill Shirley, Verno Felton, Borboro Luddy, Borboro
Jo Allen. Supervising Director: Clyde Geronimi.
Wolf Disney Production. (Techmromo.)
(Pre-releosed Feb. 1959.)
©TONKA
. .
(97) Dee. '58
Outdoor Drama. Bosed on the book, "Comanche,"
by David Appel. A young Sioux brave captures arid
tames o wild stollion, which is later sold to the
U. S. Cavalry. After surviving the bottle of
Little Big Horn ond General Custer's famous Lost
Stand, the young brove ond his horse ore reunited.
Sal Mineo, Philip Corey, Jerome Courtlond,
Rofoel Campos. Director: Lewis R. Foster.
Wolf Disney Production,
©WHITE WILDERNESS. (73) Oef. '58
Documentary. (True-Life Adventure series.) Filmed
with the cooperation of the Conodion Wildlife Service
during the big thaw season in the frozen
north, this shows onimols ot work and ploy, os
they engoge in mortol combat, ond os they migrate
to new postures ond feeding grounds. Norrotor:
Winston Hibler. Director: Jomes Algor. Walt
Disney Production.
Columbia
(July, 1958 through June, 1959)
©APACHE TERRITORY. .314. (75) Oet. '58
Western. A young drifter finds meoning in his life
ofler he manages to rout a bond of Apoches who
ore besieging o group of trovelers toking refuge ot
o desert oasis. Rory Colhoun, Borboro Botes, John
Dehner, Leo Gordon, Corolyn Croig. Director: Roy
Nozorro. Rorvic Production.
©BANDIT OF ZHOBE, THE 333. (80) Apr.
Adventure Drama. British-made. RomorKe orid odventure
on the desert os o vengeful tribal chieftoin
of Indio, falsely accused of murder by the British
turns bondit. He loter fights beside the British
ogoinst the Thugees, religious tribesmen, who ore
the real murderers. Victor Moture, Anne Aubrey,
Anthony Newley, Norman Woolond, Sean Kelly
Dermot Wolsh. Director: John Gilling. Warwick
Production. (CinemoScope.)
©BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE. .319. (103) Jan.
Comedy. From John Von Druten's stage ploy obout
o beoutiful witch whose occult powers help her
win o man, only to lose him when he leorns she
IS a witch. Love couses her to lose her dork powers
ond the two ore reunited. Jomes Stewort, Kim
Novak, Jock Lemmon, Ernie Kovocs, Hermione
Gingold, Elso Lonchester, Janice Rule. Director:
Richord Qulne. Phoenix Production.
©BUCHANAN RIDES ALONE. .309 (78). .
'58
Western. A mild-mannered cowboy returning to his
notive Texos offer fighting in the Mexican revolution,
rides into o tough border town run by three
brothers. He monoges to sove o young Mexicon
ond himself from a lynching before riding on to
Texas. Rondolph Scott, Craig Stevens, Jennifer
Holden, Borry Kelley, Peter Whitney, Williom Leslie.
Director: Budd Boetticher. Scott-Brown Production.
CAMP ON BLOOD ISLAND, THE. .303. (81). July '58
Melodrama. Bntish-mode. The prisoners on Blood
Island, Moloyan prison comp, know that the sadistic
commondont will murder them oil when he learns
of his country's defcof and succeed in orming themselves
for bottle. Corl Mohner, Andre Morell, Edword
Underdown, Walter Fitzgerold, Phil Brown
Borboro Shelley, Michael Goodliffc. Director: Vol
Guest. Hommer Film Production. (Megascope.)
CITY OF FEAR .328. (81) Feb.
Drama. An intensive secret monhunt to overt ponic
takes ploce in Los Angeles for on escoped convict
who unknowingly is corrying o cylinder of deodly
rodiooctive material which he believes contoins o
fortune in heroin. Vince Edwards, John Archer
Steven Ritch, Patricio Blair, Lyie Talbot. Director-
Irving Lcrner.
CURSE OF THE DEMON .305 (83) July '58
Horror Melodrama. Filmed in Englond. Deals with
modern witchcroft ond the supernoturol, in which
o town in England is terrorized by o devil cult orxJ
o murdering panther-like monster. Dono Andrews
Peggy Cummins, Nioll MocGinnis, Mourice Denhom'
Director: Jacques Tourneur. Hoi E. Chester Production.
©FACE OF A FUGITIVE 338.(81) May
Western Drama. An outlow, falsely accused of
murder, escopes while being token to joil, and flees
to o western town, where he stops to oid the sheriff
in fighfir>g o lond-grobbing ror>cher before the low
cotches up with him. Fred MocMurroy, Lin Mc-
Corthy, Dorothy Green, Alon Boxter. Director: Paul
Wendkos. Morningside Production.
©FORBIDDEN ISLAND. .330. (66) Mar.
Action Dramo. Plot deols with skin divers hired to
seorch for a priceless emerold lost in o sunken
ship, which leads to o murder expose, blockmoil
ond more murder as ttie guilty mon attempts to
frome others for his crimes. Jon Holl, Non Adorns,
Jonothon Haze, John Forrow. Director: Charles b'
Griffith.
GHOST OF THE CHINA SEA .
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. . . Sept. '58
Dramo. Set in World Wor II, this tells of the wor's
effect on several Philippine land owners os they
moke a desperote flight for safety. They meet with
olmost insurmountoble odds before British planes
rescue them. Dovid Brian, Lyrwi Bernoy, Horry
Chong, Norman Wright. Director: Fred F. Seors.
Charles B. Griffith Production.
GIDEON OF SCOTLAND YARD. .327. (91) Feb.
Melodrama. Bntish-mode. Based on the novel
"Gideon's Day," showir>g o doy in the life of o
very human, efficient Scotland Yord inspector who
hondles o succession of coses involving bribes,
murders, holdups ond violence. Jack Hawkins,
Dionne Foster, Cyril Cusock, Anno Lee, Andrew
Roy. Director: John Ford.
©GIDGET. .332. (95) Apr.
Comedy With Songs. A pert, 16-year-old girl, more
interested in surf riding than boys, soon becomes
the "mascot" of o group of boys living ot the
beoch for the summer. She gets o teenage crush
on one of the boys, with omusing complicotions.
Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, Jomes Dorren, Arthur
O'Connell, Mory LoRochc, Jo Morrow. Director:
Poul Wendkos. (CinemoScope.)
©GOOD DAY FOR A HANGING. .323. (85) Jan.
Western Dromo. Story of a morshol against whom
the whole town turns when he does his duty, ond the
inner torment he suffers wtien his doughter orxl
sweetheort side with ttie townspeople. Fred Moc-
Murroy, Maggie Hayes, Robert Vaughn, Joan Blockmon.
Director: Nothon Juron. Morningside Production.
©GUNMAN'S WALK. .302. (97) July '58
Western Dromo. Frontier settler teoches his sons to
be quick on the trigger, only to find one of them
has grown up to be a killer. Von Heflin, Tob
Hunter, Kothryn Gront, Jomes Dorren, Mickey
Shoughnessy. Director: Phil Korlson. (CinemaScope.)
©GUNMEN FROM LAREDO .. 331 .. (67) Mar.
Western. A young roncher whose wife wos murdered
by outlows ruling ttie town of Loredo, goes
gunning for the slayers. He encounters many dangers
and romance os he puts his plon into oction.
Robert Knopp, Jono Dovi, Woltor Coy, Paul Birch,
Don C. Horvcy. Director: Wolloce MocDonold.
HEY BOY! HEY GIRL! 339 (81) May
Comedy Drama With Music. Vv^en Prima and bis
band entertain ot o church bozoor, he ocquires o
new girl singer with whom he foils in love, but
meets with opposition from the girl's
young brother.
Ho solves this by storting a boys' comp. Louis
Primo, Keely Smith, Jomes (Gregory, Henry Slote,
Kim Chorney. Director: David Lowell Rich.
©H-MAN, THE 344 (79) June
Science-Fiction Melodrama. (Jopanese-mode with
English-dubbed diolog ) Story of a liquid ooze
monster thot disintegrotes its human victims. A
conflicting theme involves o dope ring whose leoder
has hidden o fortune in heroin in the sewer where
the monster lives. Yumi Shirokowo, Kenji Sohora,
Akihiko Hiroto, Eitoro Ozowo. Director: Inoshiro
Honda Toho Production. (CiriemoScope.)
UOIT HAPPENED TO JANE. .343. (98) June
Comedy. Story of the conflict between a yourig
widowed lobster shipper ond a skinflint roilrood
tycoon for the right to ship her lobsters on his
troins. The townspeople ond generol public olike
roily to her support. Doris Doy, Jock Lemmon,
Ernie Kovacs, Steve Fonrest, ar>d guest stors. Director:
Richord Quinc. Arwin Production.
JUKE BOX RHYTHM. .334 (81) Apr.
Musical. Story revolves Ground o young princess
who is in New York to buy her coronotion wordrobe,
ond o young rock 'n' roll ortist who tricks
the pnrKess into helping to finance o Broodwoy
show. Jo Morrow, Jock Jones, Brion Donlevy,
George Jessel, Hans Conried. Director: Arthur Dreifuss.
Clover Production.
KEY, THE .301. (133) July '58
Drama. British-mode. From novel, "Stello," by Jon
de Hortog. A lonely Swiss girl in World Wor II
London gives womanly comfort to o succession of
tug boot coptoins whose duty is of the high-hozord
type. Williom Holden, Sophio Loren, Trevor Howord,
Oscor Homoiko, Kieron Moore, Bemord Leo. Director:
Corel Reed. Highrood Presentotion. (Cinemo-
Scope.)
KILL HER GENTLY. .315. (73) Oct. '58
Suspense Drama. British-mode. An ex-mentol potlent.
With the help of two escoped convicts he picks
up on o lonely rood, evolves o diobolicol plot to
kill his rich, young wife. Griffith Jones, Moureen
Connell, More Lowrence, George Mikeil. Director:
Chorles Sounders. Fortress Film Production.
LAST BLITZKRIEG, THE . . . (84) Jon.
War Drama. A World Wor II story obout o German
spy, son of o Nozi generol, who with his squodron
infiltrotes American lines and sobotoges their efforts
during the Battle of the Bulge. Von Johnson,
Kerwin Mathews, Dick York, Lorry Storch, Lise
Bourdin. Director: Arthur Dreifuss. Clover Production.
ULAST HURRAH, THE. .316 (121) Nov. '58
Drama. Based on Edwin O'Connor's controversiol
novel obout o long-time, colorful, Irish-American
mayor, whose likable quolities ond good deeds
overshodow his crafty, blockmoiling methods of
old-time vote-getting. Sperxrer Tracy, Jeffrey
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Hunter, Dionne Foster, Pot O'Brien, Basil Rothbone,
Donald Crisp, James Gleoson. Director: John Ford.
LIFE BEGINS AT 17. .306. .(75) July '58
Comedy Drama. A shy, plain I6-year-oid girl, overshadowed
by her two pretty sisters who receive ell
the parental attention, manages to center some
much-needed ottention on herself when she pretends
to be pregnant. Mork Damon, Dorothy Johnson,
Edword Byrnes, Hugh Bonders, Ann Doron.
Director: Arthur Dreifuss. Clover Production.
MAN INSIDE, THE. .321 .
Dec. '58
Melodrama. An inconspicuous occountont tor a
New York firm turns thief and there follows a
chase ocross two continents with a private eye and
every professional jewel thief after him end the
fabulous gem he has stolen. Jock Palance, Anita
Ekberg, Nigel Patrick, Bonor Colleano, Anthony
Newley, Sean Kelly. Director; John GiMing. Warwick
Production. (CrnemaScope.)
ME AND THE COLONEL. . 310 .. (110) Oct. '58
Comedy Droma. Based on the stage hit, "Jocobowsky
and the Colonel." A mild-mannered Polish Jew
and an onti-Semitic Polish aristocrot colonel, fir>d
themselves companions in their flight across France
from Nazi oppression during World Wor II. Danny
Kaye, Curt Jurgens, Nicole Maurey, Froncoise
Rosoy, Akim Tamiroff, Marti to Hunt, Alexonder
Scourby. Director: Peter Glenville. Court-Goetz
Production.
MURDER BY CONTRACT. .322. (81) Dec. '58
Melodrama. Story of a hired killer with strange
botes and fears who must undergo close scrutiny
from his employer before he is actuolly assigned
to "rub out" a female government witness who is
being held in protective custody. Vince Edwards,
Philip Pine, Caprice Toriel, Herschel Bernardi. Director:
Irving Lerner.
MURDER REPORTED. 317. (58) Nov. '58
Mefodrama. British-made. A pair of reporters, investigating
Q story lead on a body found m a
trunk, run onto a real mystery involving a town
official and a crooked lond deal. Paul Carpenter,
Melissa Stnbling, John Laurie, Peter Swanwick,
Patrick Holt. Director: Chorles Saunders. Fortress
Film Production.
aREVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE .304
(94) July '58
Horror Melodrama. British-made. Sequel to "The
Curse of Frankenstein." Baron Frankenstein transplants
a dwarf's brain into a body with superhuman
strength, but the creation is o cannibalistic
killer. Almost killed by an angry mob, the boron
escapes to another country. Peter Cushing, Eunice
Gayson, Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn. Director:
Terence Fisher. Hammer Film Production.
©RIDE LONESOME. .326. (73) Feb.
Western. A sheriff turned bounty hunter coptures
a teenage murderer in Apache territory. En route
to deliver the boy to the hangman at Santa Cruz,
they face attacks by Indians ond desperados, oil
wanting custody of the boy. RorKJolph Scott, Karen
Steele, Pernell Roberts, James Best, Lee Von Cleef.
Director: Budd Boetticher. Ranown Production.
(CinemoScope.)
SENIOR PROM. .324. (82) Jon.
Musicol. Life on a university campus, the story
centering around a society girl who turns down a
rich and srrobbish boy friend for a struggling young
singer whose new song eventually lands in the top
hit class. Ji'll Corey, Paul Ho'mpton, Jimmie Komack,
Borbara Bostock, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and
top recording stars. Director: David Lowell Rich.
©7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE
320 . Dec. '58
Fantasy. The Arabian Nights tale of Sinbad, prince
of ^agdad, as he sails the seas in seorch of the
giont bird. Roc, aided by the boy Genie of the
mogic lamp, to save his sweetheart from the spell
of an evil magician. Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn
Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher. Director:
Nathan Juron. Morningside Production. (Dy no motion.)
SHE PLAYED WITH FIRE .. 312 .
(95) Sept. '58
Mystery Melodrama. British-made. From novel,
"Fortune Is a Woman," in which an insurance adjuster
becomes innocently involved in murder end
Orson when he marries an old time sweetheart
whose husband's deoth he was sent to investigate.
Jock Hawkins, Arlene Dohl, Dennis Price, Bernard
Miles, Ian Hunter. Director: Sidney Gilliot. Frorvk
Launder-Sidney Gilliat Production.
SNORKEL, THE 308. .(74) July '58
Mystery Melodrama. British-made. A tittle girl
must find a way to prove her stepfather murdered
her mother by means of an ingenious device he
hod contrived to make the death oppeor as suicide.
Peter Van Eyck, Bet to St. John, Mondy Miller,
Gregoire Aslon. Director: Guy Green. Hammer Film
Production.
©TANK FORCE!. .307. (81) Aug. '58
War Drama. (British-made; releosed in England
OS "No Time to Die.") Five men escope from o
POW camp in the Libyan desert in 1942. They
battle a sandstorm, the enemy end hostile Arab
tribesmen before British forces rescue the two
surviving men from a Germon tank attack. Victor
Mature, Leo Genn, Luciano Poluzzi, Anthony Newley,
Bonor Colleono, Anne Aubrey. Director: Terence
Young. Worwick Production. (CinemaScope.)
BOXOFFICE
TARAWA BEACHHEAD .318. (77) Nov. 58
War Drama. Set in World War II, story revolves
Ground the conflict between two Marine officers
with different views on life, who fo'll in love with
two sisters and try to destroy each other. Kerwin
Mathews Julie Adorns, Ray Donton, Koren Shorpe,
Onslow Stevens, Director: Paul Wendkos. Morningside
Production.
TWO-HEADED SPY, THE . .
War Drama. British-mode. Based on an incredible
. (93) Mor.
but true incident before and during World Wor II,
this tells the story of a famous British spy who had
served os a top general for 25 veors in Hitlers
German ormy. Jack Hawkins, Gia Scala, Erik
Schumann, Alexander Knox, Felix Aylmer. Director:
Andre de Toth Sabre Film Production.
VERBOTEN!. .342. (93) May
-
War Dramo. Deals with postwar Germany, its
frenzied generation of Nazi Werewolves, ond the
efforts of the American military government to
curb the menace. Tells of the forbidden (verboten)
love of on American for a young German gir .
Jomes Best. Susan Cummings, Tom Pittmon. Dick
Kallman, Paul Dubov. Director: Samuel Fuller.
Globe Enterprises Production for RKO Radio Picts.
WHOLE TRUTH. THE .311 ..(84) Sept. '58
Dramo. British-made. A handsome American film
rroducer, making a film in Itoly. has on affair
with an octress ond, while trying to keep his wife
froTi fir>dinq out, becomes 'innocently involved in a
murder. Stewart Granger, Donna Reed, Georoe
Sanders, Gianno Maria Conale. Director: John Oruillermin.
Romulus Production.
WOMAN EATER, THE. .345. (70) June
Horror Melodrama. British-mode. A mod scientist
lures youno girls to his basement laboratory os
living sacrifices to a strange plont from the Amazon
jungles which has the power to bring the dead
back to life but must feed on women to do so.
George Coulouris, Vera Day, Peter Wayn, Joyce
Gregg, Jov Webster. Director: Chorles Saunders.
Fortress Film Production.
©YOUNG LAND, THE. .337. (89) May
Outdoor Droma. (Third in the American series by
Whitney Picts.) Story of on historic trial in a lowless
Mexican border town, in which on Americon
gunman is on trial for killing a Mexican. In the
events that follow, a courageous young sheriff
demonstrates Americon justice ond foirness^ Pat
Wavne Yvonne Croig, Denmis Hopper, Dan O Herlihy.
Director: Ted Tetzlaff. C. V. Whitney ^•-*' Picts.
Production.
(REISSUES)
MAN IN THE SADDLE .
. . . May
340 .. (87)
.
Western. Randolph Scott, Joon Leslie, Ellen Drew,
Alexander Knox. Director: Andre de Toth. (Originally
released in Technicolor, but is being reissued
in black-and-white.)
. . (89) W^V
Western. Randolph Scott, Janis Corter, Jerome
Courtland, Peter Thompson, John Archer, Warner
Anderson. Director: Irving Pichel. (Originally released
in Technicolor, but is being reissued in
black-and-white.)
SANTA FE .
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
(September S, 1958 through August 21, 1959)
ANGRY HILLS, THE .
War Drama. From novel by Leon Uris.
.. (105) '''",*,
During World
War II on American war correspondent, caught
up in the swirl of strife-torn Athens, firKjs refuge
in the angry hills of Greece, where he helps the
Greek underground leoders who, in turn, help hirn
escape to England. Robert Mitchum, Elisabeth
Mueller Stanley Baker, Gia Scolo, Theodore Bikel,
Kieron Moore. Director: Robert Aldrich. Raymond
Stross Production. (CinemaScope.)
©ASK ANY GIRL. .916. (98) June 19
Comedy. A small-town girl goes to New York, and
is courted by both her boss's playboy brother and
a salesman. After a series of comic adventures,
she winds up with the boss who has fallen in love
with her. Dovid Niven, Shirley MocLaine, Gig
Young Rod Taylor, Jim Backus, Cloire Kelly. Director:
Charles Walters. Euterpe Production. (CinemaScope.)
BEAT GENERATION, THE . 923. (95) July 3
Melodrama. Story of a man whose obnormol hatred
for women turns him into a rapist. A woman who
escapes harm helps police set c trop and the
man is finally apprehended. Steve Cochran, Momie
Van Doren, Ray Danton, Fay Spoin, Maggie Hayes,
Jackie Coogon, Louis Armstrong and Bond. Director:
Chorles Haas. Albert Zugsmith Production.
(Cinemascope.)
BIG OPERATOR, THE. .924. .(91) Aug. 7
Melodrama. Deals with the Corygressional investigation
of a crooked labor leader who tries to
bribe two men whose testimony can convict him.
When that foils, he launches a reign of terror to
intimidote them. Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochron,
Mamie Von Doren, Roy Donton, Mel Torme, Jim
Backus. Director: Charles Hoos. Albert Zugsmith
Production. (CinemaScope.)
©CAT ON A HOT TIN
(108).
Droma. From the Tennessee
ROOF. .901
Sept. 5, '58
Williams play. The
prospective heirs of o wealthy plontotion owner,
dying of cancer, feud over the vast estote he
v,i|| leave—oil except a favorite son who, driven
by frustrations, hos become on alcoholic, bitter
about everyone including his pretty wife, Elizabeth
Taylor, Paul Newmon, Burl Ives, Jock Carson,
Judith Anderson, Madeleine Sherwood. Director:
Richard Brooks. Avon Production.
.919. (102) Apr. 24
The postwar problems of on English
©COUNT
Comedy
YOUR BLESSINGS.
Drama.
girl in adopting herself to a French husband
and French customs after rune yeors of separotion.
The couple's young son, for selfish reasons,
moneuvers o plot to break up the reunion. IJeboroh
Kerr, Rossano Brozzi, Maurice Chevolier,
Tom Helmore. Director: Jean Negulesco. (CinemaScope.)
DECKS RAN RED, THE . 903 . . (84) Oct. 10, '58
Adventure Dramo. Two mutineers plan to murder
the captain ond his entire crew ond take over
a huge freighter in order to cloim the salvage
reward. In a surprise climax, the coptoin foils their
plans and regains control of the ship. Jomes
Mason Dorothy Dondnidge, Broderick Crawford,
Stuart Whitman, Kothorine Bard. Director: Andrew
L. Stone. Andrew and Virginio Stone Production.
©DOCTOR'S DILEMMA, THE .909 .. (99) Jon.
Comedy Droma. British-mode. From G. B. Shows
ploy about a fomous Horley Street doctor who is
faced with the dilemma of whether to use his new
TB serum discovery, of which there is o limited
omount, to save the life of a handsome scoundrel
or a dedicated doctor. Leslie Coron, Dirk Bogorde,
Robert Morley, Alostoir Sim, Felix Aylmer. Director:
Anthony Asquith.
DUNKIRK .902. (113) Sept. 19, '58
Drama. British-mode. Deals with the historic British
defeat at Dunkirk in the early port of World
War II, and tells of the heroic maneuver to extricate
' the defeated British ormy. John Mills,
Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Victor Moddern,
Robert Urquhart. Director: Leslie Norman.
Michael Bolcon Production.
FIRST MAN INTO SPACE . .915 .. (77) Feb. 27
Science-Fiction Melodromo. British-mode. A daredevil
test pilot sacrifices himself for science when
he mokes a rocket flight to outer space, returning
to earth in the form of a miis-shopen, bloodsucking
monster. Before expiring, he gives scientists
voluable information for future space conquests.
Morsholl Thompson, Maria Landi, Bill Edwards
Robert Ayres. Director: Robert Day. Amolgomoted
Production.
4i©GIGI 825. (115) Dec. 5, '58
Musical Comedy. From Colette's ploy which loter
became o Broodwoy musicol hit. Story of on innocent
sprite whose noturol chorms attract Pons s
most eligible bachelor, who develops a change of
heart about making her his mistress and winds
up proposing marriage. Leslie Coron, Louis Jourdan,
Maurice Chevolier, Hermione Gingold, Eva
Gobor Jacques Bergeroc, Isabel Jeans. Director:
Vincente Mmnelli. Arthur Freed Production. (CinemaScope.)—
-(Released as a special July 4, 1958.)
©GREEN MANSIONS. .914. (104) Apr. 3
Dramo. From W. H. Hudson's classic story of o
man who finds idyllic love and adventure in the
jungles of South America. He tolls in love with a
beautiful, innocent white girl and ultimately exposes
her alleged grandfather and a conniving
notive Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Perkins, Lee J.
Cobb, Sessue Hoyakowa, Henry Silva. Director:
Mel Ferrer. (CinemaScope.)
©JOURNEY, THE. .910. (125) Feb. 20
Droma. Story deals with a group of ossorted rationalities
trying to reach Austria during trie
Hungarian uprising of 1956. Tells of their adventures
before reaching the border when stopped
by a Russian ma|or who detoins the group overnight
Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Robert Morley,
E. G. Marshall, Kurt Kasznor, Jason Robords jr.
Director: Anatole Litvok. Alby Production.
U©MATING GAME, THE .
.912 (96) '^'"- *
. .
Comedy. From H. E. Bates' novel, "The Darling
Buds of May." A tax investigator, assigned to
probe an eccentric rural fomily, ends up by tolling
in love with the farmer's daughter ond finds
it IS the government who owes the fomily money
at compound interest. Debbie Reynolds, Tony Randoll,
Paul Douglas, Fred Clark, Una Merkel. Director:
George Marshall. (CinemaScope.)
©MYSTERIANS, THE. .920 (85) June 12
Science-Fiction Melodrama. (Jopanese-mode with
English-dubbed dialog )
Inhobitonts of the planet
Mysteroid attempt to take over Eorth, mote with
Earth girls and enslave the men, sending huge
metallic monsters to destroy whole cities Eorth
scientists unite to repel the invoders. Kenii Soharo,
Yumi Shirokowo, Akihiko Hirota. Director; Inoshiro
Hondo. Toho Production. (CinemoScope.)
NIGHT OF THE QUARTER MOON
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Drama. Based on o miscegenotion theme, in which
a weolthy Son Fronciscon morries a gir! who is
o quadroon. His socialite fomily ottempts to break
up the morrioge, which leads to o sensotionol
court trial. Julie London, John Drew Borrymore
Anno Kashfi, Deon Jones, Agnes Mooreheod, Nat
"King" Cole. Director; Hugo Haas. Albert Zugsmith
Production. (CinemaScope.)
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©NORTH BY NORTHWEST 922 (136) July 17
Mystery Drama. A suave Madison Avenue executive,
mistaken for a top spy, becomes involved in
murder and abduction as he tries to escape from
the master espionage ogent who repeatedly tries
to kill him during a cross-country chase. Cory
Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce
Landis, Leo G. Carroll. Director: Alfred Hitchcock.
(VistaVJsion.)
NOWHERE TO GO . 3 . . (87) Mar. 20
Melodramo. British-made. An embezzler escapes
from jail and goes through many desperate situations
as he is double-crossed by other crooks. He
has the stolen money hidden, but ends up with
no way to get it and nowhere to go. George Nader,
Maggie Smith, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen,
Bessie Love. Director: Seth Holt. Michael Balcon
Production.
0PARTY GIRL. .905. (99) Nov. 1, '58
Melodromo. Set in Chicago during the gangsterridden
era of the '30s, story deals with a rvight
club entertainer who falls in love with a gangland
attorney, ond both become dangerously
involved with hoodlum elements and rackets. Robert
Taylor, Cyd Chorisse, Lee J. Cobb, John Ireland,
Kent Smith. Director: Nicholas Ray. Euterpe
Production. (OlnemaScope.)
SCAPEGOAT, THE. 925. (92) Aug. 21
Drama. British-mode. Story of the strange events
that unfold for an Englishmen who is tricked into
taking over the identity and family of

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history of a youog nurse who, under hypnosis,
relofes her horrible experience as a bride when
her wor veteran husband disoppears into the
bayou country and she leorns the horrible truth
about him. Beverly Gorlond, Bruce Bennett, Lon
Chaney jr., George Mocready, Frieda Inescort,
Richard Crone, Douglas Kennedy. Director: Roy
Del Ruth. Associoted Producers Production. [Cinemo
Scope.)
QBARBARIAN AND THE GEISHA, THE
835-9 (105) Oct. '58
Droma. Tells the story of Townsend Horris ond
his experiences as the first U. S. Consul to Japan
following the initial signing of a treaty promoted
by Admiral Perry. Romantic interest centers around
a Geisha girl wrth whom he falls in love. John
Wayne, Eiko Ando, Som Jaffe, So Yomamura. Director:
John Huston. (CinemoScope.)
©BLUE ANGEL, THE 929-0 .. (107) Sept.
Drama. A remake, this depicts the gradual degradot
ion of a highly respected professor who
falls in love with, and marries, a young ntghtclub
entertainer. He loter tries to kill his unfoithful
wife, but is rescued by o former associate who
helps restore him to his old life. Curt Jurgens,
May Bntt, Theodore Bikel, John Bonner, Ludwig
Stossel. Director: Edward Dmytryk. Jack Cummings
Production. [CinemoScope.)
BLUE DENIM. .925-8. .(89) Aug.
Drjmo. Based on the Broodway pioy dealing with
o pair of teenagers just awakening to sex ond the
consequences they must face when the girl becomes
pregnont. The parents learn of the situation
in time to overt on abortion and to arrange for
the couple to marry. Carol Lynley, Brandon de
Wilde, Mocdonold Carey, Morsha Hunt. Director:
Philip Dunne. (CinemoScope.)
COMPULSION 915-9. (103) Apr.
Drama. From Meyer Levin's book based on the infamous
Leopold-Loeb, "perfect crime" murder cose
of 1924. The two killers, both brilliant boys from
weolthy Chicago homes, were brought to triol and
defended by Clarence Dorrow, famed criminal
lawyer. Orson Welles, Diane Vorsi, Dean Stockwell,
Bradford Dillman, E. G. Marshall, Martin
Milner. Director: Richard Fleischer. Dorryl F. Zonuck
Production. (CinemoScope.)
UDIARY OF ANNE FRANK, THE 916-7 (ISO). July
Droma. Bosed on the real-life diary of o M-yeorold
Jewish girl, which recounts the tragic days
she, along with her parents, sister and four other
refugees, spent hidden in on attic in Amsterdam
durir>g the Nazi occupation. Millie Perkins, Joseph
Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richord Beymer, Ed
Wynn. Director: George Stevens. (CinemoScope.)
FRONTIER GUN. 843-3. (70) Dec. '58
Western. A small town marshol, unable to get the
town to help him m bringing a criminal to justice,
manages to pull the job off solo and moke himself
a hero to boot. John Agar, Joyce Meadows,
Borton MacLone, Robert Strauss, Lyn Thomas. Director;
Paul Londres. Regol Films Production.
(Regolscope.)
HERE COME THE JETS .920-9. (70) June
Action Drama. The story of todoy's commercial
jet oirlincrs, and a down-on-his-luck ex-Korean
War hero with a defeatist complex, who is brought
to his senses when given a second chance to
make good as a top-notch test pilot. Steve Brodie,
Lyn Thomas, Mork Dona, John Doucette, Jean
Carson. Director: Gene Fowler jr. Associated Producers
Production. (Regolscope.)
©HOLIDAY FOR LOVERS. .923-3 . .(102) July
Comedy Dromo. The parents of two doughters
seek to interfere with their romances, ultimately
deciding that they cannot live their lives for
them and give their consent and blessings to the
two couples. Clifton Webb, Jane Wyman, Jill St.
John, Corol Lynley, Paul Henreid, Gory Crosby,
Jose Greco. Director: Henry Levin. (ClnemaScope.)
I, MOBSTER 905-0 .
Feb.
Drama. A bigtime syndicate boss, ot a Senate
Rackets Investigating Committee hearing, tells in
flashback the violent story of his criminal career
and rise to king of the underworld. Steve Cochran,
Lito Milan, Robert Strauss, Celio Lovsky, Lili St.
Cyr. Director: Roger Cormon. Edward L. Alperson
Production. (CinomaScope.)
©IN LOVE AND WAR .837-5. .(107) Nov. '58
Drama. A World Wor II story about three U. S.
Marine buddies and their experiences in the
South Pacific, plus their loves on off-duty hours.
Robert Wagner, Dono Wynter, Jeffrey Hunter,
Hope Lange, Bradford Dillman, Sheree North.
Director: Philip Dunne. Jerry Wold Production.
(CinemoScope.)
OOINN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS, THE
901-9 (154) Jon.
Drama. From the Alan Burgess rwvel about a dedicoted
British woman missiorvory who helps the
downtrodden people of ChirKi. When the Japanese
attack, the mission inn is destroyed and she leads
o corovon of smoll children over enemy-ridden
mountoins to safety. Ingrid Bergman, Curt Jurgens,
Robert Donot, Athene Seyler, Ronald Squire, Richard
Wattis. Director: Mark Robson. Buddy Adier
Production. (CinemoScope.)
INTENT TO KILL. .907-6. (89) Feb.
Melodrama. Bntish-made. Deals with on attempted
politico! assassination of a famous Latin American
patient in o Montreol hospitol, by three killers
wtx) ottempt to end his life following a successful
broin operation. Richord Todd, Betsy Drake, Herbert
Lom, Worren Stevens, Alexarvjer KrvDX, Lisa
Gostoni. Director: Jock Cordiff. Zonic Production.
(CinemoScope.)
LITTLE SAVAGE, THE .913-4.. (73) Moy
Drama. An ex-pi rote, marooned on an island for
ten years with o shipwrecked boy, raises the lad
into o fine young man. RomarKe, od venture and
intrigue follow when o beoutJful girl, fleeing from
savages, comes to the istond, orKl o former portner
of the ex-pirote returns to recloim buried
treasure. Pedro Armendariz, Christione Mortel,
Rodolfo Hoyos, Terry Rarvgno, Robert Polmer.
Director: Byron Hoskin. Associated Producers-
Sotomoyor Co-production. (Regolscope.)
LONE TEXAN. .911-8 (70) Mar.
Western. A former Union covolry officer returns
to his Texos home town to firvd his brother ruling
the town and terrorizing honest citizens. Brother
becomes pitted ogoinst brother oruj, finally, ore
drawn into a fateful meeting, Willord Parker,
Grant Williams, Audrey Dolton, Douglas Kennedy,
June Bloir. Director: Poul Londres. Regal Films
Production. (Regolsco[>e.)
©MARDI GRAS 839-1 . Nov. '58
Comedy Dromo With Music. A quortet of Virginia
Militory Institute cadets, learning that the Academy
borxJ is to go to the Mordi Gros festival,
holds a roffle, with the winr>er to be sent to New
Orleans for o dote with a film star to the VMI
boll. Pot Boone, Christine Corere, Tommy Sands,
Sheree North, Gory Crosby, Fred Clark. Director:
Edmund Goulding. Jerry Wold Production. (Cinemo-
Scope.)
MIRACLE OF THE HILLS, THE 924-1 (73) July
Droma. How a young minister in a tough western
mjnir>g town, after many oltercafions with o femole
mine owner who rules the town, is able to
soften the lotter's heort and, through religious
faith, to help the town and its people to prosper.
Rex Reason, Non Leslie, Betty Lou Gerson, June
Vincent, Theono Bryant. Director: Paul Londres.
Associated Producers Production. (Regolscope.)
NICE LITTLE BANK THAT SHOULD BE
ROBBED, A 841-7 (87) Dee. '58
Comedy. After losing heavily on the horses, three
ronk amateurs pull off a series of successful bank
robberies. They do everything wrong, but it works
—for a time—until the low catches up with them.
Tom Ewell, Mickey Rooney, Mickey Shoughnessy,
Dina Merrill, Modge Kennedy. Director: Henry
Levin. [CinemoScope.)
©OREGON TRAIL, THE .
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Sept.
Outdoor Dromo. A newspaper reporter finds odventure
and romance as he travels with a bond
of settlers by wagon train to Oregon to cover o
war threot over territorial rights. The group encounters
mony hardships on the trail, tnclug
Indion skirmishes. Fred MocMurroy, William Bishop,
Nino Shipman, Glorio Tolbott, Henry Hull, John
Corrodine. Director: Gene Fowler jr. (CinemoScope.)
©PRIVATE'S AFFAIR, A. .926-6. (92) Aug.
Comedy. Story revolves around three inductees
in Uncle Sam's peocetime Army and the activities
surrounding an all-Army TV show. One of the
boys, through a case of mistaken idenhty, finds
himself a bewildered bridegroom, and in attempting
to rectify the mistake gets sent to o psychiotrist.
Sol Mineo, Christine Carere, Barry Coe, Borbora
Eden, Gory Crosby, Terry Moore, Jim Bockus,
Jessie Royce Landis. Director: Rooul Walsh. (CinemoScope.)
©RALLY ROUND THE FLAG, BOYSI
904-3 (106) Feb.
Comedy Force. Set m New England, story centers
around a typicol young suburbon commuter with
a civic-minded wife who has little time for marital
romance. Their lives ore disturbed when a guided
missile base is established in their town. Paul
Newmon, Joonne Woodword, Joan Collins, Jock
Carson, Gole Caordon. Director: Leo McCorey.
(CinemoScope.)
©REMARKABLE MR. PENNYPACKER, THE
909-2.. (87) Mar.
Comedy. Set at the turn of the century, story
deals with a big business man who has two
separate families—o wife and eight children in
Horrisburg and nine motherless children \n Philadelphia.
Hilarious doings develop when the secret
is out after 17 yeors. Clifton Webb, Dorothy Mc-
Guire, Charles Coburn, Jill St. John, Ron Ely.
Director: Henry Levin. (CinemoScope.)
RETURN OF THE FLY, THE. .928-2. (80) Aug.
Horror Melodramo. A sequel to "The Fly," in
which the lattcr's son continues in his fothcf's
footsteps OS o scientist, but becomes involved in
intcrnationol intngue ond is himself transformed
into port fly, but fortunotely reverts bock to a
human being. Vincent Price, Brett Holsey, John
Sutton, David Fronkhom, Don Seymour. Director:
Edword L. Bernds. Associated Producers Production.
(CinemoScope.)
0ROOTS OF HEAVEN, THE . 842-5 . .(126) .. Dec. '5S
Jungle Drama. From the French rx)vel by Romoin
Gory. A fonoticol Frenchman goes on o violent
crusade to save the African elephant from extirKtion.
He orxl his followers face tremendous hardships,
including o jungle battle ond on elephont
stampede. Errol Flyrvi, Trevor Howord, Juliette
Greco, Eddie Albert, Orson Welles, Paul Lukos,
Herbert Lom. Director; John Huston. Dorryl F.
Zonuck Production. (Cir^emoScope.)
QSAD HORSE, THE 912-6. .
Moy
Drama. A motherless, unhoppy boy comes to spend
the summer at a horse ronch operoted by his
grondfother, the boy's one ottochment being his
dog. The lad's adventures and experiences find
him ot summer's end with o changed outlook and
able to foce reality. David Lodd, Chill Wills, Patrice
Wymore, Rex Reoson, Gregg Palmer. Director:
James B. Clark. Associoted Producers Production.
(CinemoScope.)
QSAY ONE FOR ME 918-3 (119) June
Musical Comedy Drama. A Catholic priest in New
York's theotricol section, whose porish is oil
Broodwoy, helps the group stage a giant TV charity
show orKl helps to further o romance, which he
hod eorlier frowned upon, between a girl pKirishioner
and o young stor. Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds,
Robert Wagner, Roy Wolston, Frank Mc-
Hugh. Director: Frank Toshlin. (CinemoScope.)
OSHERIFF OF FRACTURED JAW. THE
902-7. (103) Jon.
Comedy. Produced in England. A story of the early
west in which a British gun salesmon orrives in
the U. S. town of Froctured Jaw and, before he
realizes it, is elected sheriff and finds himself involved
with Indians and on inter-ranch feud. Kenneth
More, Jayne Monsfield, Henry Hull, Bruce
Cobot, Ronald Squire. Director: Rooul Walsh. Daniel
M. Angel Production. (CinemoScope.)
OSMILEY GETS A GUN. .903-5. (89) Jon.
Comedy Drama. Austrolion-mode. Sequel to
"Smiley." A mischievous 1 0-yeor-old is promised
a rifle if he will perform eight good deeds. When
hidden gold, belonging to on old lady he has
helped, is stolen, he is blamed but troces the real
thief ond earns his gun. Dome Sybil Thorndike,
"Chips Rofferty, Bruce Archer, Keith Col ' vert.
Director: Anthony Kimmins. Canberra Films Production.
(CinemoScope.)
Ci>SON OF ROBIN HOOD, THE. .921-7 ..(81) July
Adventure Drama. Produced in England. The men
of Sherwood Forest, owoiting Robin Hood's son os
their new leader, ore dismayed to find the "son"
is a doughter. She proves herself odept with bow
ond arrow, and as clever as her father at worfore
with the enemy. Al Hedison, June Lovenck,
David Forrar, Morius Goring, Philip FrierKJ.
Director: George Shermon. Argo Film Production.
(CinemoScope.)
©SOUND AND THE FURY, THE .910-0 (1 15) Mor.
Dromo. From Williom Faulkner's novel of a decedent
Southern family, and the underlyir>g tensions
and clash of temj>eraments, especiolly between
the niece ond the dominoting step-uncle who rules
the unhoppy tiousehold. Yul Brynner, Joanne
Woodword, Margaret Leighton, Ethel Waters,
Stuort Whitman, Froncoise Rosoy. Director: Martin
Ritt. Jerry Wold Production. (CinemoScope.)
UOSOUTH PACIFIC. .922-5. (150) July
Musical Droma. (CinemoScope version.) Filmed in
Hawaii. From James A. Michener's book and
based on the Rodgers ond Hommerstein musical,
story tells of the romance between a young Navy
nurse ond a Frenchman in Howoti during the wor
with Jopan. Rossono Brozzi, Mitzi Goynor, John
Kerr, Roy Wolston, Juonito Holl, France Nuyen.
Director: Joshua Logon. Magna Production.
(Magna Theotre Corp. is releasing this in Todd-AO
on a roadshow basis.)
OTHESE THOUSAND HILLS. .906-8. .(96) Feb.
Outdoor Drama. A bronco buster and wran9ler
prospers os a rancher with morwy given him by a
girl of the town, then weds the banker's daughter.
He sacrifices his politicol future to go to the oid
of the first girl when she is brutally beaten. Don
Murroy, Richord Egan, Lee Remick, Patricio Owens,
Stuart Whitman. Director: Richord Fleischer.
(CinemoScope.)
©VILLA! 834-2. (72) Oct. '58
Outdoor Dromo. The story of the famed Mexicon
bandit chief. Poncho Villo, who become Mexico's
national hero. Tells of his Robin Hood exploits, his
wors and his women. Brian Keith, Cesar Romero,
Margio Dean, Rodolfo Hoyos. Director; Jomes B.
Clark. (CinemoScope.)
©WARLOCK. .914-2. .(121)
Apr.
Western Drama. A tough frontier cattle town is
ruled by a gong of ruthless cowboys who ride in ot
sundown, killing and terrorizing honest citizens.
The townspeople hire a fomous morshol to clean
up the lawless element. Richard Widmork, Herwy
FoTKia, Anthony Quinn, Dorothy Molone, Dolores
Michaels. Director; Edward Dmytryk. (Cinema-
Scope.)
©WOMAN OBSESSED. 917-5. (103) Moy
Drama. A story of humon emotions orvd conflicts
centered around the hatred of a child for his
stepfather, and the loyolty of a mother torn between
love for her son and her husbond. A crisis
brings about a happy endir>g. Suson Hoyword,
Stephen Boyd, Borbora Nichols, Theodore Bikel.
Director: Henry Hothoway. (CinemoScope.)
(REISSUES)
MARK OF ZORRO, THE .864-9. .(93) Nov. 'S8
Adventure Drama. Tyrone Power, Linda Oornell,
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Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaord, Eugene Pollette.
Director: Rouben Mamoulion.
STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A
870-6. .(122) Oct. '58
Dromo. Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter,
Karl Maiden. Director: Elia Kazan. Charles K.
Feldman Production. (Originally distributed by
Warner Bros, in 1951.)
United Artists
(October, 1958 through September, 1959)
©ALIAS JESSE JAMES 5909 (92) Apr.
Comedy Farce. A bungling insurance salesman is
dispatched west to retrieve a paid-up policy he
hod sold to Jesse James. Jesse tricks the salesman
into switching identities, planning to kill him
and col lect the insuronce. Bob Hope, Rhondo
Fleming, Wendell Corey, Jim Davis, Gloria Tolbott.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod. Hope Enterprises
Production.
ANNA LUCASTA. .5906. (97) Feb.
Drama. The wayward daughter of a middlecloss
Negro family, gone astray, is kicked out of the
house by her father and becomes a prostitute
but IS brought back when the family learns a
handsome well-to-do suitor is available. Eartha
Kitt, Sammy Davis jr., Frederick O'Neal, Henry
Scott, Rex Ingram. Director: Arnold Laven. Lor>gridge
Enterprises Production.
CAST A LONG SHADOW. .5931 .
Aug-
Action Drama. A boy who inherits o huge ranch,
becomes a man when he ossumes control of its
vast operotion. Arrogant of first, he overcomes
vorious obstacles before being reunited with his
real father—the man who had secretly given him
the ranch. Audie Murphy, Terry Moore, John
Dehner, James Best, Ann Doran. Director: Thomas
Carr. Mirisch Co. Production.
CRY TOUGH! 5930. (83) Aug.
Action Drama. Set in New York's Spanish Harlem,
plot revolves around the tragic story of a young
Puerto Rican whose vain attempts to rise above
the squalor of his environment, make him turn to
a life of crime. John Saxon, Linda Cristal, Joseph
Calleia, Perry Lopez, Harry Townes. Director: Paul
Stanley. Canon Production.
DAY OF THE OUTLAW .5923. (90) July
Western Drama. A ruthless band of outlaws, escoping
from pursuing U. S. Cavalry, takes over an
Oregon frontier town, terrorizes its inhabitants and
is gradually killed off during a dangerous trek
through a blizzard. Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina
Louise, Alan Morshall, David Nelson, Nehemioh
Persoff, Venetia Stevenson. Director: Andre de
Toth. Security Pictures Production.
OOEVIL'S DISCIPLE, THE. . 5932 .(82) Aug.
Comedy Drama. Based on George Bernard Shaw's
ploy of an irvcident in the American Revolutionary
War. A kindly American minister removes his
clerical collar to join the rebels, helps bring about
the British defeat and saves the life of a cynical
troublemaker. Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence
Olivier, Janette Scott, Eva LeGollienne. Director:
Guy Homilton. Hecht-H ill-Lancaster and
Brynaprod, S. A. Production.
i
ESCORT WEST. .5903. (75)
Outdoor Drama. Set in Nevada in post-Civil
Jon.
Wor
days, on ex-Confederate coptoin, traveling witfi
his motherless, 1 0-year-old daughter, meets both
hostile and friendly northerners. Wtien Indians attock
a stagecoach he guides the women and the
little girl through dangerous country to safety.
Victor Mature, Elaine Stewort, Faith Domergue,
Noah Beery. Director: Francis D. Lyon. Romlno
Production. (CinemaScope.)
FEARMAKERS, THE . . 5845 . . (83) Oct. '58
Melodramo. An ex-public relations man, returning
from the Korean Wor, finds his former partner
dead, and the f being run by a new owner
who, after investigation, turns out to be front
man for a phony "peace-at-any-price" organization.
Dana Andrews, Dick Foran, Mel Torme,
Mar I lee Eorle, Veda Ann Borg. Director: Jocques
Tcurneur. Pacemaker Production.
FOUR SKULLS OF JONATHAN DRAKE. THE
5919. (70) June
Horror Melodrama. A mysterious anthropologist
carries out the ancient voodoo curse of the
shrunken heads in his attempts to destroy members
of a family living under the curse. Eduard Franz,
Valerie French, Henry Dar>lell, Grant Ri chords,
Paul Cavonogh. Director: Edward L. Cahn. Vogue
Pictures Presentation.
GREAT ST. LOUIS BANK ROBBERY, THE
5907. (86) Jon.
Melodramo. Based on the Southwest Bank holdup
in St. Louis in 1953, the film retraces the steps
that led to the crime, and re-enacts the actual
robbery as the bank is filled with customers. Steve
McQueen, David Clarke, Crahon Denton, Molly
McCarthy, James Dukas and the St. Louis Police
Department. Directors: Charles Guggenheim, John
Stix. Guggenheim Associates Production.
©GUNFIGHT AT DODGE CITY, THE
5915. .(81) May
Western. Saga of the famed frontier marshal of
Dodge City, Bot Masterson, ond his efforts toward
honest justice in the wild and lawless west. Joel
McCrea, Julie Adorns, John Mclntire, Nancy Gates,
Richard Anderson. Director: Joseph M. Newman.
Mirisch Co. Production (CinemoScope.)
GUNS, GIRLS AND GANGSTERS. .5902 (70) Jan.
Melodrama. Story deals with the intricate planning
of the biggest holdup in Las Vegas by o
paroled convict, who forces the estranged wife of
a former cell-mate to act as his confederate. One
forgotten detcil spoils the perfect crime. Mamie
Van Doren, Gerald Mohr, Lee Von Cleef, Grant
Richards, Elaine Edwards. Director: Edward L.
Cahn. Imperial Pictures Production.
©HOLE IN THE HEAD, A 5926 (120) July
Comedy. A footloose widower with o devoted 12-
yeor-old son, and his various problems with a
near-bankrupt Miami Beach hotel, a bongo-ploying
showgirl and o sister-in-low who tries to orrange
a match with a beautiful young widow.
Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker,
Carolyn Jones, Thelmo Ritter, Keenon Wynn,
Eddie Hodges. Director: Frank Copra. Stncop Production.
(CinemaScope.)
HONG KONG CONFIDENTIAL .. 5843 .. (64) '58
.
Action Drama. When the son of on Arabian king
is kidnaped, the Middle East position of the U. S.
is threatened, and a U. S. Intelligence agent,
posing OS a night club entertainer in Hong Kong,
takes over to solve the mystery. Gene Borry, Beverly
Tyler, Allison Hayes, Michael Pate. Director:
Edward L. Cahn. Vogue Pictures Presentation.
©HORSE SOLDIERS, THE. .
.
(119) July
Spectacle Dramo. Civil War story of Col. Grierson s
Union cavalry raid through 600 miles of Confederate
territory from La Grange, Tenn., to Baton
Rouge, Lo., which severed the South and enabled
the Union men to reach safety. John Wayne, William
Holden, Constance Towers, Althea Gibson,
Carleton Young, Hoot Gibson. Director: John Ford.
Mahin-Rockin Production for the Mirisch Company.
©HORSE'S MOUTH, THE. .5905 . (93) Mor.
Comedy. British-made. An eccentric pointer, released
from prison, seeks to return to his life as
on artist, but needing money for points and canvases,
resorts to a variety of ruses to obtain the
funds and the opportunities to express his tolenis.
Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renee Houston,
Mike Morgan, Michoel Gough. Director; Ronald
Neome. Knightsbridge Production.
©HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, THE
I WANT
5922 . June
Mystery Drama. British-made. Third screen version
of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story,
in which the famous detective is called to an English
estate to investigate a murderous hound that
traps its helpless victims on the bleak moors.
Peter Gushing, Andre Morell, Christopher Lee,
Maria Londi, David Oxiey. Director: Terence Fisher.
Hammer Film Production.
TO LIVE!. .5849. (120) Jan.
Droma. The true-life story of Barbara Graham,
30-year-old mother, narcotics victim, prostitute,
and police character, whose sensational murder
trial in Californio ended in an execution verdict
and, finally, her death in the Son Quentin gas
chamber in 1954. Susan Hoyward, Simon Ooklond,
Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel. Director: Robert
Wise. Walter Wanger Production for Figaro.
INSIDE THE MAFIA .5933 .(72) Sept.
Melodrama. Story of interganglond conflict between
the Mafia and its top ten after a secret meeting
of all its leaders, and the story of several persons
who innocently became entangled with the mobsters.
Cameron Mitchell, Eloine Edwards, Robert
Strauss, Grant Richords, Ted de Corsia. Director:
Edward L. Cahn. Premium Picts. Presentation.
INVISIBLE INVADERS. .5918. (67)
Science-Fiction Melodrama. Invisible Moon
June
men
soon the
dead, controlled by the invaders,
begin to destroy things on Earth. An atomic
enter the bodies
walking
of deod persorvs, and
Moon
scientist comes up with on invention which saves
the world. John Agar, Jean Byron, John Carrodine,
Robert Hutton, Philip Tonge. Director: Edward
L. Cahn. Premium Pictures Presentation.
LAST MILE, THE 5904 (81) Jan.
Melodrama. A remake. Based on the story and
Broadway ploy obout condemned prisoners in o
death-house eel I block and their reactions as they
await execution. One ruthless prisoner engineers a
prison break, which foils, before his execution.
Mickey Rooney, Alon Bunce, Frank Conroy, Leon
Janney, Frank Overton. Director: Howard W. Koch.
LONELYHEARTS .5908. (102) Feb.
Drama. A deeply idealistic "lovelorn" columnist is
tricked into an affair when he interviews one of
hJs unhappy correspondents, is almost shot by on
irate husband and, convinced that people ore inherently
evil, breaks off with his loyal fiancee but
is later reunited. Montgomery Cliff, Robert Ryan,
Myrna Loy, Dolores Hort, Maureen Stc^Ieton.
Director: Vincent J. Donehue. Dore Schory Production.
LOST MISSILE, THE. 5850. (70) Dec. '58
Science-Fiction Melodrama. All western hemisphere
defenses go on the alert as a giont missile from
outer space appears, cutting an incinerating path
of destruction around the world until blown to bits
minutes before it reaches New York. Robert Loggio,
Ellen Porker, Lorry Kerr, Philip Pine, Marilee Eorle.
Director: Lester William Berke.
Production,
Williom
Berke
MACHETE 5851 (75) Dec. '58
Outdoor Melodramo. The peaceful life on a Puerto
Rican sugar plantation is chonged when its
wealthy, middle-aged owner returns with his young
bride. The owner's conniving, greedy cousin resents
the girl ond ploys up her infotuation for the
handsome plantation foreman, with tragic consequences.
Man Blonchord, Albert Dekker, Corlos
Rivos, Juono Hernandez, Lee Van Cleef. Director:
Kurt Neumann. J. Harold Ode II Production.
MAN IN THE NET, THE .5917 (97) Moy
Mystery Melodrama. A strong case of circumstontiol
evidence builds up against a young odvertising
executive, accused of murdering his alcoholic wife.
Several children he hod befriended help gather
evidence which frees him in a surprise climax.
Alan Ladd, Carolyn Jones, Diane Brewster, Charles
McGraw, John Lupton, Tom Helmore. Director:
Michael Curhz. Mirisch-Jaguar Presentation and c
Wolter Mirisch Production.
0MAN OF THE WEST. .5837 (100) Oct. '58
Western Droma. A reformed gunslinger along with
several stranded train componions become prisoners
of the gunslinger's one-time bandit associates, and
ore forced to travel with the outlaws as they make
their raids. Gory Cooper, Julie London, Lee J.
Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Jock Lord. Director:
Anthony Mann. Ashton Production for the Mirisch
Co. (CinemaScope.)
MENACE IN THE NIGHT. .5846. (78) Oct. '58
Melodramo. British-made. Bosed on the novel,
"Suspense," o girl witnesses o mail van holdup on
a London street and becomes the target of the
robber gong. Aided by a sympathetic newsman
ond eventually by the pralice, she helps break up
the gong. Griffith Jones, Lisa Gastoni, Vincent Boll,
Victor Maddern, Eddie Byrne. Director: Lorvce
Comfort. Gibraltar Production.
MUGGER, THE. .5847. (74) Nov. '58
Melodrama. The New York Police Department
assigns a psychiatrist to solve the cose of a mugger
who prowls the streets slashing women victims.
Kent Smith, Nan Martin, James Fronciscus,
Arthur Storch, Stefan Schnobel. Director: William
Berke. Barbizon Production.
MUSTANG 5911 . Mar.
Western. A story of the capture ar>d taming of a
wild Mustang by o determined ex-rodeo chomp,
who is forced to take a job as ranch cowhand
following a fall. Jack Buetel, Modalyn Trahey,
Steve Keye, Milt Swift, "Autumn Moon" (a horse).
bod
Director: Peter Stephens.
0NAKED MAJA, THE 5913 . (1 1 1 ) Apr.
Costume Dromo. (Italion-mode with English dialog.)
Deals with one of history's most tempestuous
love stories—the affair between the famous
Sponish painter, Goyo, and the Duchess of Alba,
in which Goya's nude painting of the noblewoman
scandalized 1 8th century Spam. Avo Gardner,
Anthony Franc ioso, Amedeo Nazzari, Gmo Cervi,
Leo Padovoni. Director: Henry Koster. Titanus
Production. (Technirama.)
PIER 5 HAVANA 5927. (67) July
Action Metodromo. An American airport operator
goes to Cuba to seorch for a missing friend and
gets mixed up with Batista spies who plot to convert
transport planes into lethal bombers to overthrow
Castro. Cameron Mitchell, Allison Hayes,
Eduardo Noriega, Michael Granger, Nestor Paiva.
Director: Edward L. Cahn. Premium Picts. Presentotion.
PORK CHOP HILL. .5916. (97) May
Drama. Waged in the finol hours of the Korean
War, American infantrymen make history in the
bloody battle of Pork Chop Hill, while peace
negotiations ore in progress at neorby Ponmunjon.
Gregory Peck, Harry Guordirto, Rip Torn,
George Peppard, James Edwards. Director: Lewis
Milestone. Melville Production.
RABBIT TRAP, THE. .5924. (72) Aug.
Drama. Story of a hard-working droftsman who is
tropped by circumstances when he is faced with
the difficult problem of quitting a selfish boss or
losing foith with his young son. Ernest Borgnine,
June Bloir, David Brian, Kevin Corcoran, Bethel
Leslie. Director: Philip Leacock. Canon Production.
RIOT IN JUVENILE PRISON .. 5914 .. (71 ) a-Apr.
Melodrama. A story of violence in o juvenpe reform
school as the inmates rebel agairvst inhumon
treatment. Their protest leads to the reirvstotement
of the kindly supervisor who wos forced
to resign under pressure. Jerome Thor, Marcia
Henderson, Scott Marlowe, John Hoyt. Director:
Edward L. Cahn. Vogue Picts. Presentation.
. SEPARATE TABLES . .
Drama. The characters of
(98) Feb.
an assortment of guests
at a British resort hotel are analyzed in '
Grond
Hotel" style. All have emotional problems which,
in the end, are happily resolved for most of the
individuals. Burt Lancaster, Rito Hoy worth, Deborah
Kerr, David Niven, Wendy Hiller. Director:
Delbert Mann. Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Presentation
and a Clifton Production.
SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL. .5921 .
.(110). June
Drama. Set in Ireland in the days of the Irish
Republican revolt, plot centers arourvd a university
student who accidentally is drawn into the struggle,
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and his experience puts him on the side of the
rebels in their fight for independence. James Cogney,
Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns,
Michael Redgrove, Morianr>e Benet. Director: Michoel
Anderson. Pennebaker Presentotion.
SOME LIKE IT HOT. .5910. (120) Mor.
Comedy Farce. Set in the late 1920s, two unemployed
musicians witness a murder in a Chicogo
speakeasy and join on oil-girl band, headed for
Miomi, disguised as femole members of the bond
to escape gangster retaliation. Morilyn Monroe,
Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Joe E.
Brown, Pat O'Brien. Director: Billy Wilder. Ashton
Production for the Mirisch Co.
TEN DAYS TO TULARA
. . (77) Nov. '58
Western. A trek ocross Mexico, during which a
tramp oir pilot and o Mexican bandit, carrying
o fortur>e in gold, ore pursued by native police.
Sterling Hoyden, Grace Roynor, Rodolfo Hoyos,
Carlos Muzquiz. Director: George Sherman.
TEN SECONDS TO HELL 5925 .(93) Sept.
Drama. Fr^m novel, "The Phoenix," by Lawrence
P. Bachman, set in postwor Berlin. A six-mon
demolition squad is ossigned to detonate unexploded
bombs in the rubble of Berlin. The situation
is intensified when two soldiers fight for the
affections of o wor widow. Jeff Chandler, Mortine
Carol, Jack Paionce, Virginia Boker, Wes Addy,
Robert Cornthwoite. Director: Robert Aldrich. Seven
Arts-Hammer Production.
Universal-International
(November, 1958 through October, 1959)
APPOINTMENT WITH A SHADOW
5907. (72) Dec. '58
Dromo. An alcoholic newspaper reporter redeems
himself after risking his life to prove that o longsought
gongster, believed dead by the police, is
still alive. George Nader, Joonna Moore, Brian
Keith, Virginia Field, Frank de Kova. Director:
Richard Carlson. (CinemoScope.)
OBLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE . 5901 .. (85) ... Nov. '58
Horror Mc'odroma. British-made. A vampire,
brought back to life, becomes the head of a prison
and uses his prisoners as subjects for his experiments
in trying to find blood that will mix with his
own, Donald Wolfit, Barbara Shelley, Vincent Boll,
Victor Moddern. Director: Henry Cass, Eros Films
Production.
EORN TO EE LOVED. 5926. (83) July
Dromo. A drab, ploin girl and her neighbor, a
singing teocher, proy for each other's secret
dreoms to come true—^hers for romance and his
for a piano. Both dreams come true, and story
tells how it all came about. Carol Morris, Vero
Vague, Hugo Haas, Dick Kallman. Director: Hugo
Haas. Hugo Haas Production.
CURSE OF THE UNDEAD .5924. (79) July
Horror Mo'odrofno. A girl hires a mysterious gunman
to find the killers of her father ond brother,
only to find herself under his influence and to
leorn he is a vampire. A young preacher ultimotcly
destroys the fiend ond breaks the evil spell. Eric
Fleming, Kathleen Crowley, Michael Pate, John
Hoyt, Bruce Gordon, Director: Edward Dein.
FLOODS OF FEAR . . . (82) May
Dromo. British-made. Set in on American locale,
against the bockground of a disostrous flood,
plot concerns two convicts, pressed into flood relief
work, who escape and, with their guord, find
refuge in the home of a woman they virtuolly
keep a prisoner during the horrowing events
which follow. Howord Keel, Anne Hcywood, Cyril
Cusack, Horry H. Corbett, John Crawford. Director:
Chorles Crichton. J. Arthur Ronk Production.
OIMITATION OF LIFE. 5918. (124) Apr.
Dromo. A remake of o 1934 film based on Fannie
Hurst's novel about the light-skinned doughter
of a Negro woman who is ashamed of her
colored blood ond tries to pass herself off as
white. Lono Turner, John Gavin, Sondro Dee, Don
O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Aldo. Director
Douglos Sirk.
OLIGHT TOUCH, THE. .5903. .(85) Nov. '58
Comedy Dromo. British-mode, Fattier quits his job
as head furniture designer and tells his foomily
they ore moving to Austrolio. Opposed by o
daughter in love and the fomily cot, he occepts
a pay increase and remoins. Jock Hawkins, Morgoret
Johnston, Roland Culver, John Eraser, June
Thorburn, James Hoyter. Director: Michael Truman.
Michael Bolcon Production for J. Arthur
Rank. (Released as "Touch ond Go" by U-l for
1955-56 season, ond U-l aiso released this for o
brief run os "The Light Touch" during the 1956-57
season.)
©MARK OF THE HAWK, THE. 5908. (85) Dee. '58
Dromo. Filmed in Nigeria. Deals with the Negro's
politicol situation in white-dominated central Africa
today. In this story of whites vs. blocks, it
shows two schools of thought on equality—terrorism
and those who advocate peaceful meons.
Sidney Poitier, Juono Hernondez, John Mclntire
Eortho Kitt. Director: Michael Audley. Lloyd
Young ond Associates Presentation. (Superscope.)
©MONEY, WOMEN AND GUNS. .5913. .(80)
Jon.
Western. A detective is hired to locate heirs to o
vast fortune left them in the strange will of o
murdered prospector. He not only has to find
the heirs, but also the murderer, in order to collect
his fee. Jock Mafioney, Kim Hunter, Tim Hovey,
Gene Evons, William Compbell, Tom Drake. Di^
rector: Richord H. Bortlett. (CinemoScope.)
MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS 5902 (76) Nov. '58
Science-Fiction Melodromo. A science professor
discovers that blood from o prehistoric fish hos
the quality to turn ony living orgonism bock to
its originol species. He occidentolly becomes contominoted
ond turns into o holf-mon half-ope
monster that commits three bottling murders.
Arthur Fronz, Joonno Moore, Judson Pratt, Noncy
Walters, Troy Donahue. Director: Jack Arnold.
©MUMMY, THE S923 .(87) July
Horror Melodromo. British-made. A remake of a
1932 U-l film, story deols with the excovotion of
4,000-year-old Egyptian tomb. All those connected
with opening the desecrated tomb are murdered
or plagued by o mummified monster. Peter Gushing,
Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneoux, Felix Aylrp.er,
Eddie Byrne. Director: Terence Fisher. Hammer
Film Production.
©NEVER STEAL ANYTHING SMALL
5"* I'") Mor.
Comedy Drama. A spoof on union racketeering, in
which on unscrupulous racketeer tokes over control
of the New York waterfront, and stops of
nothing to achieve his monumental ambitions.
James Cogney, Shirley Jones, Roger Smith, Cora
Williams, Nehemioh Persoff. Director: Charles
Lederer. (CinemoScope.)
©NO NAME ON THE BULLET 5915 (77) Feb.
Dromo. The ornvol of a professional killer in on
isolated frontier town causes o ponic, as eoch of
severol citizens with dork posts believes he is the
intended victim. Audie Murphy, Joan Evans, Charles
Droke, Virginia Grey, Warren Stevens. Director:
Jock Arnold, (CinemoScope,)
©PERFECT FURLOUGH, THE .. 591 1 . . (93) Jan.
Comedy. Amercion army corporol, stationed of an
Arctic base, wins o furlough for three weeks in
Pans with a fomous glamour girl of his choice.
He gets into o voriety of escapades, and winds
up in love with a WAC officer. Tony Curtis Janet
Leigh, Keenon Wynn, Elaine Stritch, Linda Cristol,
Les Tremoyne, Morcel Dalio. Director: Bloke
Edwords. (CinemoScope.)
©PILLOW TALK 5927. (102) Oct.
Comedy. A handsome bachelor songsmith orxj a
girl he has never met hate eoch other because of
o party line telephone they must shore. When he
lenrns she is a luscious dish he poses os o bashful
Texan to hide his identity, and o modcop ron-once
develops. Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony
Randall, Thelmo Ritter, Nick Adorns, Marcel
Dolio, Julio Meode. Director: Michael Gordon.
Arwin Production. (CinemoScope.)
RESTLESS YEARS, THE 5906. (86) Dee. '58
Dromo. Based on on off-Broadway ploy, story deols
with o high school girl who is shunned by her
schoolmotes because of gossip about her recluse
mother, which leads to several heortbreaking incidents
until the truth comes out. John Soxon
Sandra Dee, Teresa Wright, James Whitmore'
Luano Potten, Morgoret Lindsay, Virginio Grey'
Director: Helmut Koutner. (CinemoScope.)
SILENT ENEMY, THE .. 5912. .
(91) Jon
Wor Dromo. British-mode. World Wor II story of
the dangerous underwater operotions of Britain's
Commander Crobb ond his demolition crew, who
fought the ottock on Allied convoys of Gibraltor
by Itolion frogmen. Laurence Horvey, Down
Addoms, John Clements, Michael Craig, Mossimo
Seroto. Director: William Foirchild. Romulus Film
Production.
STEP DOWN TO TERROR 5917 (76) Mar.
Melodrama. A psychopothic killer returns to his
heme town offer o long absence and tries to kill
his sister-in-law when she discovers he hos murdered
o woman. Colleen Miller, Chorles Drake,
Rod Taylor, Jocelyn Brando, Josephine Hutchinson
Director: Horry Keller.
STRANGER IN MY ARMS ,5914. (88) Feb.
Drama. From novel, "And Ride a Tiger," by Robert
Wilder, As a small town hospital is being dedicofed
to the memory of a dead World War II
hero, the true story, told in flashback, reveals the
man os a weakling ond o coword. June Allyson,
Jeff Chandler, Sondro Dee, Charles Coburn, Mory
Astor, Peter Groves, Conrod Nogel. Director: Helmut
Koutner, (CinemoScope,)
©THIS EARTH IS MINE . 5925 .. (124) July
Dromo. From Alice Tisdole Hobort's book, "The
Cup ond the Sword." Members of o dynastic, wine
grope growing family in Colifornio's Nopo Valley,
reduced to poverty because of prohibition, supply
gropes to Chicago gongsters over the protests of
fheir ethical grandfather. Rock Hudson, Jean Simmons,
Dorothy McGuire, Claude Rains, Kent
Smith. Director: Henry King. Vintage Production.
(CinemoScope.)
©WILD AND THE INNOCENT, THE
S919 (8S) Moy
Western Comedy. A backwoods trapper mokes his
first trip to o big town, ond is so naive thot he
gets himself involved in o variety of odventures
ond a romonce with o dance holl girl. Audie
Murphy, Joanne Dru, Sondro Dee, Gilbert Roland,
Jim Backus Director: Jock Sher. (CinemoScope.)
(REISSUES)
©BEND OF THE RIVER. 5904. (91) Nov. '58
Super-Western. Jomes Stewart, Rock Hudson, Arthur
Kennedy, Julio Adorns, Lori Nelson. Director:
Anthony Mann.
©JOHNNY DARK .5921. (85) May
Dromo. Tony Curtis, Piper Lourie, Don Toylor,
Poul Kelly, llko Chose, Director: George Shermon,
OMAN WITHOUT A STAR 5922. (89) May
Western. Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Croin, Cloire
Trevor, William Compbell, Ricfiotd Boone, Mora
Cordoy. Director: King Vidor.
©MISSISSIPPI GAMBLER, THE. 5909 (98). Dec. '58
Dromo. Tyrone Power, Piper Loune, Julio Adoms,
John Mclntire. Director: Rudolph Mote.
UP FRONT 5910 (92) Dec. '58
Wor Comedy. David Wayne, Tom Ewell, Marino
Berti, Jeffrey Lynn, Richord Egon. Director: Alexander
Hall.
©WORLD IN HIS ARMS, THE. 5905. (104). Nov. '58
Dromo. Gregory Peck, Ann BIyth, Anthony (Juinn,
John Mclntire, Andreo King. Director: Rooul Wolsh.
Valiant
{Formerly DCA and Hal Roach)
(July, 1958 through September, 1959)
OCIRCUS OF LOVE. .Germon. .(93) Oct. '58
Drama. (German version of the 1954 RKO Englishlanguage
film, "Carnival Story.") A girl drifter
joins a Europeon circus carnival, hos on offoif
with the spieler but morries the high-diving star,
who mokes her his partner before he plunges to
his death. Curt Jurgens, Evo Bartok, Bernhord
Wicki, Robert Freytog, Willi Rose. Director: Kurt
Ncumonn. King Bros, Production.
COSMIC MONSTERS, THE.. (70) Nov. '58
Science-Fiction Melodrama. British-mode. Story of
o mod scientist whose experiments get out of
control, causing atmospheric disturtK>nces ond
mutoted insects that grow to giant size and ottock
the village. Forrest Tucker, Goby ArxJre, Mortin
Benson, Wyndhom Goldie, Alec Mongo. Director:
Gilbert Gunn. (Dual pockoge release with "The
Crawling Eye.")
CRAWLING EYE, THE. (85) Nov. '58
Science-Fiction Melodromo. [British-mode; released
in England as "The Trollenberg Terror.") Weird
creatures that emerge from the clouds, menace
Swiss mountain climbers by snotchirvg them up
with their long, octopus-like tentacles. Forrest
Tucker, Laurence Poyne, Janet Munro, Jennifer
Joyne. Director: Quentin Lawrence. (Dual pockage
release with "The Cosmic Monsters.")
DREAMING LIPS. .
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(86) Dec. '58
Drama. German-language with English titles.)
A remake, filmed in Germony. A triongle
dromo, in which o womon is torn between devotion
to her musician-husband who temporarily
loses his hearing ond her more turbulent love for
a famous globe-trotting concert violinist. Morio
Schell, 0. W. Fischer, Fritz von Dongen (Philip
Dorn) Director: Josef von Boky.
GO, JOHNNY, GO!.. (75) Moy
Musical. Feoturing five singing stors whose soles
hove reached the million mork, the plot revolves
around the ups-ond-downs of o young singer as
he tries to moke his woy to success. Alan Freed,
Jimmy Clanton, Sondy Stewort, Ritchie Volens,
Chuck Borry. Director: Paul Londres. Hoi Roach
Production,
OLIANE, JUNGLE GODDESS (85) Nov. '58
Jungle Melodrama. (Germon-mode, with Englishdubbed
dialog.) A beoutiful, untomed White Goddess
of the jungle, believed to be the Ior>g-lost
gronddoughter of o weolttiy Germon industrialist,
is brought back to Germany by o scientific expedition.
A conniving nephew ond sole heir kills the
old mon before he con chor>ge his will. Marion
Michael, Hardy Kruger, Irene Goiter, Rudolf
Forster. Director: Eduord Von Borsody. ARCA
Film Production.
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE. (76) July '58
Science-Fiction Melodrama. The ruler of space people
develops a plan to activate ghouls through o
new mystery ray invention, so that the ghouls con
be used against earth people whose use of nucleor
testing threotens the universe. Vompiro, Tor
Johnson, Tom Keene, Gregory Wolcott, Mono Mc-
Kinrxjn, and guest stars Belo Lugosi, Lyie Talbot,
John Breckinridge. Director: Edword D. Wood jr.
J, Edward Reynolds Production.
SENECHAL THE MAGNIFICENT. French
(78) Jon.
Comedy. (FrerKh-longuoge with English titles.)
A third-rote octor discovers the many odvontoges
of oppeoring offstoge in his vonous theotncol
costumes. He impersonotes o Foreign
Legion officer, o weolthy ployboy, on underworld
king, o Honduron diplomot, ond both lawyer ar>d
defendont in o court triol. Fernondel, Nodio
Gray, Georges Chomorot, Jeanne Aubert, Armontel.
Director: Jeon Boyer.
OTAMANGO (98) Sept.
Adventure Droma. (French-made with Engli^-
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dubbed dialog.) From Prosper Merimee's trogic
story of on inter-raciol love offoir, orvd of the
cruelty endured by Africon sloves in the 19th
century at the horids of the coptoin orvd crew of
Q slave ship. Dorothy Dondridge, Curt Jurgens,
Jean Servois, Roger Honin, Alex Cresson. Director:
John Berry. Les Films du Cyclope Production ond
a Vitolite Presentation. (CinemoScope.)
OTHREE MEN IN A BOAT. .(84) Aug.
Comedy Farc«. British-mode. From Jerome K.
Jerome's turn-of-the-century novel concerning
three merv-about-town ond their amusing, orKl
sometimes hozordous, odventures os ttiey toke off
on a boot trip down the Thames river for o two
weeks' holiday. Laurence Horvey, Jimmy Edwords,
Dovid Tomlinson, Mortito Hunt, Jill Irelond.
Director: Ken Annakin. Remus Production. (Cir>ema-
Scope.)
Warner Bros.
(September 6, 1956 through August 8, 1959)
OAUNTIE MAME 808 (143) Dec. 27, '58
Comedy. From the Broodway stage play, based on
the novel by Patrick Dennis. Deals with ttie
hilarious doings of a sophisticated woman who
takes over ttie roising of her young nephew following
his father's death. Rosalir>d Russell, Forrest
Tucker, Corol Browne, Fred Clork, Roger Smith.
Director: Morton DaCosta. (Techniramo.)
BORN RECKLESS. .816 (79) May 9
Western. The rocky romorKe ond odventures of a
poir of rodeo circuit riders, who meet and fall
in love. A cheap vomp comes between them for
Q time but true love wins out and the two lovers
ore reunited. Momie Von Doren, Jeff Richords,
Arthur Hunnicutt, Corol Ohmort, Tom Duggan.
Director: Howord W. Koch.
OOOAMN YANKEES. .802. .(110). .. Sept. 27, '58
Musical. Bosed on the Broadway musical, and the
novel, "The Year the Yonkees Lost the Pennont."
When o baseball fan odmits out loud he'd sell
his soul for one long-boll hitter, the Devil oppeors
to moke a deol with him, with hilarious results.
Tob Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Wolston, Russ
Brown. Directors: George Abbott, Stonley Donen.
QENCHANTED ISLAND .806. (94) Nov. 8, '58
Adventure Dromo. Based on Herman Melville's
"Typec." Set in the South Pacific islands in the
1840s, plot deals with two Americon seomen ond
their odventures with a cannibol tribe called
the Typee. Dana Andrews, Jane Powell, Don
Dubbins, Arthur Shields, Ted de Corsia. Director:
Allan t5wan. Benedict Bogeous Production.
OFROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON
805 (100) Nov. 1, '58
Science-Fiction Dromo. A Jules Verne tale in
which o wealthy munitions manufocturer discovers
Power X, a source of "infinite energy,"
which he uses to shoot a projectile to the moon.
His fanatical arch-enemy ottempts to sabotage the
effort. Joseph Gotten, George Sanders, Debro
Paget, Don Dubbins, Patnc Knowles. Director:
Byron Hoskin. Benedict Bogeaus Production.
GIGANTIS, THE FIRE MONSTER
819 (79) Juno 13
Horror Melodromo. (Joponese-made with Englishdubbed
dialog.) Two prehistoric monsters, a gigantis
ond on onguirus, battle for survivol on o
borren island off Japan. Thti gigontis emerges the
victor, then advar»ces on o T>eorby city to create
further havoc. Hrroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wokayoma,
Miodru Chiaki. Director: Motoyoshi QDQ. Toho
Production.
CHANGING TREE, THE. .810. .(106) Fob. 21
Western Drama. Set in a Montana gold rush town,
a wandering doctor saves a wounded man from
a posse, and helpft o girl recover from blindness.
When the doctor kills a man in self-defer«e, the
girl soves him from a lynch mob. Gory Cooper,
Mono Schell, Karl Maiden, Ben Piazza, George C.
Scott. Director: Delmor Doves. Boroda Production.
CDHERCULES 822 (103) July 25
Costume Drama. Italian-made. A spectacle based
on the heroic Hercules of superhuman strer>gth, his
romance with the Kir>g's daughter, ond his adventures
OS he searches for and finds Jason and
the Golden Fleece ond returns Joson to his rightful
place on the throne. Steve Reeves, Sylvia
Koscino, Fobrizio Mioni, Gianno Mono Carwie.
Director: Pietro Frar>cisci. Josej^ E. Levine Presentation.
(Dyoliscope.)
HOME BEFORE DARK. .807. . (136) Nov. 22, '58
Oroma. A woman ottempts to adjust to life around
her after being in a mental institution ond is
both hifKJered ond helped by fomily and frier>ds.
Jean Simmorw, Dan O'Herlihy, RhorxJo Fleming,
Efrem Zimbolist jr., Steve Dunne. Director: Mervyn
LeRoy. Mervyn LeRoy Production.
ISLAND OF LOST WOMEN . .817. (67) May 16
Melodrama. The plane of two men is forced down
on on unchorted South Pacific island. Here the
men discover an atomic scientist hiding out with
his three beautiful daughters who ore seeing young
men for the first time. Romonces develop. Jeff
Richards, Venetio Stevenson, John Smith, Diane
Jergens, June Bloir. Director: Frank W. Tuttle.
Joguar Production.
©JOHN PAUL JONES 823. (126) Aug- 8
Btogrophicol Dromo. Film biogrophy of the Scottish-born
Revolutionary Wor hero or>d founder of
the U. S. Novy. Chronicles his early life in Scotlond
to the historic seo bottle which brought
lasting glory to the navol officer and his odopted
country. Robert Stack, Morisa Povon, Chorles Coburn,
Erin O'Brien, orxJ guest stars Mocdonald
Corey, Jean Pierre Aumont, Dovid Forror, Bette
Dovis. Director: John Farrow. (Techniromo.)
GNUN'S STORY, THE. 821 . (151) July 4
Droma. From Kothryn C. Hulme's book. The reallife
adventures of o Belgion nun who receives her
training, becomes a nurse at a mentol hospital
in Belgium and in the Belgian Congo, ar>d her
eventual return to the outside world offer the
stort of World Wor M. Audrey Hepburn, Peter
Finch, Dome Peggy Ashcrott, Dome Edith Evons,
Deon Jogger, Mildred Donnock. Director: Fred
Zinnemonn.
OOOLD MAN AND THE SEA, THE
803 (86) Oct. 11, '58
Dromo. Bosed on Ernest Hemingway's r>ovel, this
tells of the adventures of a Cubon fishermen who
stubbornly fights to lar>d the biggest fish ever
caught. A little boy, devoted to the old mon, helps
keep up the letter's spirits. Spencer Tracy, Felipe
Pozos, Harry Believer. Director: John Sturges. Leland
Hayward Production.
ONIONHEAD 804. (110) Oct. 25, '58
Comedy Drama. Set against the bockgrourxi of
rhe wartime Coast Guord, plot revolves around o
novice ship's cook and his problems with his superiors
and his romances. Andy Griffith, Felicia
Forr, Walter Matthou, Erin O'Brien, Joe Montell,
Roy Donton, Director: Normon Taurog.
©RIO BRAVO .813. .(141) Apr. 4
Western Drama. The sheriff of o lawless Texas
border town manages to keep a murderer in Jail
despite the efforts of the latter's powerful orvd
unscrupulous brother to free him. John Wayne,
Angie Dickirwon, Deon Mortin, Ricky Nelson,
Walter Brer>non, Word Borxi. Director: Howard
Hawks. Armodo Production.
TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE
820 .
June 20
Horror Melodromo. Gangsters and a monster from
outer spoce invade Earth arxi attempt to destroy
all human beings. A humane spoceman escopes
from his gang, kills the monster and the invoding
gongs ters, thereby soving Eorth. David Love,
Dawn Anderson, Harvey B. Dunn, Bryan Grant,
Tom Lockyeor. Director: Tom Groeff.
OUP PERISCOPE!. .809. .(Ill) Feb. 7
Dromo. A World War II story in which o rvavol
officer must photogroph a radio code book on a
Japonese-held islond. How he accomplishes the
mission and gets bock to his submarine without
detection furnishes the story line. Jomes Gamer,
Edmond O'Brien, Andro Martin, Alan Hole, Corleton
Corpenter. Director: Gordon Douglas. (Warner-
Scope.)
©WESTBOUND 815.. (69) Apr. 25
Western. A Union covolry coptoin is sent to Colorado
to reoctivote o stagecooch line for trorwporting
government gold. Agoinst almost insurmountable
odds, the coach line is restored ond
the "bod guys" wiped out. Rondolph Scott, Virginia
Mayo, Karen Steele, Michoel Donte, Andrew
Duggan. Director: Budd Boetticher.
©WIND ACROSS THE
EVERGLADES
801 (93) Sept. 6, '58
Outdoor Dromo. Deals with the conflict between
invoding plume hunters and game wordens in the
Florida Everglodes in the early 1900s. Tells how a
courageous Audubon Society warden stopped the
needless slaughter of birds to supply plumes for the
women's fashion industry. Burl Ives, Christopher
Plummcr, Gypsy Rose Loe, George Voskovec, Tony
Golento, Chono Eden. Director: Nicholos Ray.
Schulberg Production.
YOUNG PHILADELPHIANS, THE
818 (136) May 30
Drama. Set agoinst a backdrop of moin line Philadelphia
society, story revolves oround the lives
and love offoirs of several young people who ore
caught in tt>c clutches of responsibility ar>d sociol
position. Paul Newman, Borboro Rush, Alexis
Smith, Brian Keith, Dione Brewster, Billie Burke,
John Williams. Director: Vincent Shermon.
(REISSUES)
OHELEN OF TROY. .811 . (115) Mor. 7
Costume Drama. Produced in Rome. Rossona Podesto,
Jock Sernos, Sir Ccdric Hordwicke, Stonley
Boker, Nioll MocGinois, Noro Swinburne. Director;
Robert Wise. (CinemoScope.)
OLAND OF THE PHARAOHS. .
.
(105) .Mar. 14
Dramo. Jock Howkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Mortin,
Alexis Minotis. Director: Howard Hawks. (CinemoScope.)
OSTAR IS BORN, A 814. (154) Apr. 18
Dromo With Music. Judy (Borland, Jomes Mason,
Jock Carson, Charles Bickfofd, Tom Noonon. Director:
George Cukor. (CinemoScope.)
Miscellaneous
(English-Longuage Films)
BANDIT OF ZHOBE, THE (British-mode)—see
Columbio
BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE.. (65) FilmgroHp
Melodromo. Gangsters invode o skiing resort wit+i
plans to rob o gold mir>e. The gongster's girl
friend escopes with the guide during a blizzofd,
ond the crooks follow them os they hide in a
cave inhabited by a "legertdory" beast, which attacks
ond kills the gongsters. Michael Forest, Sheilo
Carol, Frank Wolff, Richord Sinotro, Wolly
Compo. Director: Monte Hellmon. Roger Cormon
Production. (CXiol package release with "The
Wosp Woman.")
BEASTS OF MARSEILLES, THE
(70) Lopert Films
. . Sept.
War Dromo. (British-mode; released in England
OS "Seven Thunders.") The odventures of two
British fugitives from the Nozis, who flee from
on Itolion convp in 1943 ond hide out in occupied
Marseilles. Plot deols with their attempts to escope
detection. Stephen Boyd, Jomes Robertson Justice,
Kathleen Harrison, Tony Wright, Anno Goylof.
Director; Hugo Fregonese. J. Arthur Ronk Production.
BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE (Brrtish-mode)—see
Universol-lntcrnotional
CAMP ON BLOOD ISLAND, THE (British-mode)
sec Columbio
CIRCLE, THE. (84) Kossler Films. Apr.
Mystery Melodrama. British-made; releosed in
Englond as "The Vicious Circle" in 1957. Story of
doctor who becomes involved in a series of sinister
events and bafflir>g murders after receiving
o coll to meet a film star at the London oirport.
John Mills, Noelle Middleton, Roland Culver, Wilfrid
Hyde White, Derek Forr, Rene Roy. Director:
Gerold Thomas.
CITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .(84) RKO-StoU
Rights
July
Mystery Drama. British-mode; releosed in Englond
OS "That Womon Opposite" and bosed on "The
Emperor's Snuff-Box" by John Dickson Carr. Plot
deols with murder and blockmoil in o French
coostol resort. The fioncee of the murdered mon's
son is one of two prime suspects, but is cleored
by an insurance investigator who trops the real
murderer. Phyllis Kirk, Don O'Herlihy, Wilfrid Hyde
White, Petulo Clofk, Jock Watllng. Director; Compton
Bennett. Monarch Picts. Production for RKO
Rodio.
COSMIC MONSTERS, THE (British-made)—see
Valiant
CRAWLING EYE, THE (British-mode)—see Valiant
CRY FROM THE STREETS, A
(99) Tudor Picts.. Mar.
Drama. Bntish-mode. The problem of a kindly,
child welfare worker in London's slums, as she
tries to repoir the broken lives of her young
chorges, ond to find suitoble tx>mes for them.
Mox Bygraves, Barbara Murroy, Colin Peterson,
Kothleen Hornson, Dona Wilson. Director: Lewis
Gilbert. Eros Films Production.
ODANGEROUS EXILE. (90). Lopert
Films Oct. '58
Period Dromo. British-made. The story presents a
possible solution to the great historical mystery
concerning the dlsoppearortce of the boy king of
Fronce during the war with Britoin in 1795. Tolls
how an American girl helps o French Royolist
rescue the Dauphin from his imprisonment. Louis
Jourdon, Belinda Lee, Keith MIchell, Anne Heywood,
Richord O'Sullivon, Mortito Hunt, Finloy
Currie. Director: Brian DesmorxJ Hurst. J. Arttuir
Ronk Production. (VistoVision.)
DESERT DESPERADOES. (81). RKO-Stat*
Rights
July
Adventure Drama. (Italian-mode with Englishdubbed
dialog.) A fictional story of Biblical days,
set in Egypt arxl Itoly, about o beoutiful temptress
who bctroys o caravan corrying Judeon refugees
fleeing from the cruel King Herod. She repents ond
helps them escape ocross the desert, but is later
killed by Herod's soldiers. Ruth Romon, Akim
Tamiroff, Otello Toso, Gianni Glori, Arnoldo Foo.
Director: Steve Sekely. Venturini Production for
RKO Rodio.
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA, THE (BriHsh-made)—see
Mctro-Goldwyn-Moyer
DUNKIRK (British-made)—see Metro-GoMwyn-Mayer
OELEPHANT GUN Lopert Films. Sept.
.
Adventure Drama. British-mode; releosed in
England os "Nor the Moon by Night," from Joy
Packer's rrovel of some nome. Romontic triangle
involving on African gome worden, his fiancee
and his brother, unfolds agoinst background
scenes of o notive jungle uprising, o brush fire,
and attacks by a lion, a rogue elephant orxJ a
deadly cobra. Belinda Lee, Michael Croig, Patrick
McGoohon, Anno Gaylor, Eric Pohlmonn. Director;
Ken Annokin. J. Arthur Ronk Production.
OEMBEZZLED HEAVEN .. (88). . Louis de Rochemont
Associates
Moy
Religious Drama. (German-made with English-
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Completed
CROWDED SKY"
Novel by Hank Searl
Warner Bros.
"BUTTERFIELD 8"
Novel by John O'Hara
Avon Productions—MGM
Current:
'THE MARAUDERS"
Novel by Charlton Ogbuni
U.S.
Pictures—Warner Bros.
(Milton
Sperling)
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dubbed diolog.) From Fronz Weffel's novel end
ploy about o simple cook who sloves for years,
sending oil her savings to subsidize her nephew's
studies for the priesttK>od, thus assuring her ervtronce
into Heoven, only to find at the end thot
he t>as squandered the money on sin, Arviie Rosor,
Hons Holt, Kurt Mcisel, Kai Fischer, Victor de
Kowo. Director: Ernst Morischko. Rtiombus Production.
FIRST MAN INTO SPACE (Brirish-mode)—see
Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer
FLOODS OF FEAR (British-mode)—sec
Universol-lnternationol
FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER
(«S) Astor Picts. . . Dec. '58
Horror Melodrama. A descendont of Dr. Fronkenstein,
working as a laboratory assistant, secretly
uses the Frankenstein formulos to create a morttter
with o femole brain, which proves even more
terrifying than its monster predecessors. John
Ashley, Sondro Knight, Donold Murphy, Solly
Todd, Horold Lloyd jr. Director: Richord Cunho.
Loyton Film Production.
GIDEON OF SCOTLAND YARD (British-made)—see
Columbio
GIGANTIS, THE FIRE MONSTER (Japanese-mode;
English-dubbed dialog)—see Warner Bros.
GIRL WITH AN ITCH . . (78) Howco Infl
Drama. A voluptuous blorxJe "fruit tramp" (itir^eront
farm girl), mokes trouble on a southern Colifornio
farm becouse of the jealousies she stimulotes.
Kothy Marlowe, Robert Armstrong, Robert
Clarke. Director: Ronnie Ashcroft. Dontru Production.
©GYPSY AND THE GENTLEMAN, THE
(90) Lopert Films . . Oct. '58
Drama. British-mode. Set in Er>glond's lusty RegerKy
era, a handsome young boronet marries o
sensuous gypsy pickpocket against his fomily's
wishes. She ond her lover immediately set up o
systematic plon of ruin to goin control of the family
estate. Melino Mercouri, Keith Michell, Flora
Robson, Potrick McGoohon, Juno Laverick, Lyndon
Brook. Director: Joseph Losey. J. Arthur Rank
Production.
HAPPY IS THE BRIDE (84) Kouler Films. July
Comedy. British-mode; bosed on a previous British
film hit, "Quiet Wedding," released in the U. S. in
1942. Plot deols with the turmoil thot sometimes
goes with wedding preporotions—disagreeable relotives,
useless presents ond tfie climoctic arrest of
the bridegroom as guests woif at the church.
Ion Cormichael, Jonette Scott, Cecil Parker, Joyce
Grenfell, Terry-Thomos. Director: Roy Boulting.
HEADLESS GHOST, THE (British-mode)—see
Amcricon Internotionol
HELL, HEAVEN OR HOBOKEN (sec I WAS
MONTY'S DOUBLE this classification).
HERCULES (Italian-mode; English dialog)—see
Warner Bros.
HIGH SCHOOL BIG SHOT (65) Filmgroup Oct.
Melodrama. A brilliant but noive high school senior
with o genius rating turns to crime to satisfy
the avaricious desires of the compus vomp. He
plans ond executes o million dollor robbery which
owes even the underworld, but ends in trogedy.
Tom Pittmon, Virginio Aldridge, Howard Viet, Molcolm
Atterbury, Stanley Adoms. Director: Joel
Ropp. Sporto Production. (Duol pockoge release
with "T-Bird Cjong.")
H-MAN, THE (Japanese-mode; English-dubbed
dialog)—see Columbio
HORSE'S MOUTH, THE (British-mode)—see
United Artists
HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, THE
(British-mode)—see United Artists
I WAS
MONTY'S DOUBLE (olso released under olternotc
title of "Hell, Heoven or Hoboken")
(85) NTA PIcts.
Wor Dromo. Bntish-mode. Atx>ut a greot hoax
perpctroted by the British In World Wor II when
o small-time octor with o marked resemblance to
Field Morshol Montgomery impersonoted the field
morshol on a tour of North Africon bases, orid
upset Nozi strategy in that area. John Mills,
Cecil Porker, M. E. Clifton James, Morius Goring,
Jomcs Hoyter. Director: John Guillermin.
I'LL GIVE MY LIFE. (78) Howco Infl
Dromo. A dedicated young mon gives up on engineering
coreer, over the violent opposition of
his father, to serve in foreign missiorxjry work.
The strange course of events over ttie yeors convince
the father that his son wos right. Roy Collins,
Angle Dickinson, John Bryant, C^ald Woods,
Kotherinc Worren. Director: William F. CloxtorL
CorKordio Production.
INVISIBLE AVENGER. (60) Republic. . Dec. '58
Action Drama. Set in New Orleans, story concerr»s
a mon with the mystic power of moking himself
invisible, which knowledge stonds him in good
stead OS t>e pursues the murderers of a friend
ond bottles with tt>e politicol herKtxnen of a
ruthless dictator. Richard Derr, Mark Doniels,
Helen Westcott, Jeonne Neher, Don Mullin. Directors:
James Wong Howe, John Sledge.
©IT HAPPENED IN ROME ("Souvenir d'ltolie")
(9S) Lopert Films .
Oct.
Comedy Dromo. ( Itolo-British co-production in
English-dut>bcd version; releose^ in Englond os
"Dongerl Girls at Ploy.") Ttw experiences of three
girl hitchhikers on a trip through norttiern Itoly
pousing in such spots as Venice, Florence, Piso
and Rome—ond with eoch finding romonce in one
or the other places. June Laverick, Isabelle Corey,
Inge Schoener, Gobrielle Ferzetti, Massimo Girotti,
Antonio Ciforiello, and guest stors Vittorio de
Sico orxl Alberto Sordi. Director: Antonio Pietrongeli.
J. ArttHjr Ronk-Attiena Cinemotogrofico Coproduction.
(Technh-omo.)
JONAS (81) President Films
Drama. (C3crmorv-mode with English norration orxJ
Er>glish-dubbed dialog.) Tells how o hot chonged
the entire course of a mon's life. A lonely print
shop worker buys a hot, which is subsequently
stolen. He then steals another's hat, which gives
him o guilt complex that olmost destroys him.
Robert Grof, Elisabeth Bohaty, Heinz-Dieter Eppler,
Willy Reichmonn. Director: Ottomor Domoick.
KEY, THE (British-made)—see Columbia
KILL HER GENTLY (British-mode)—see Columbia
LIANE, JUNGLE GODDESS (Germon-mode; EnglUhdubbed
diolog)—sec Voliont
LIGHT TOUCH, THE (British-mode)—see Universal-
Internotionol
LOST, LONLEY AND VICIOUS (73) Howco Infl
Dromo. A promisir>g young octor, who is not impressed
obout the breoks he gets, grows very
moody ond becomes involved in several jealous
forays for his offection. Ken Clayton, Barbara
Wilson, Lilyon Chouvin, Richord Gilden, Sondro
Giles. Director: Fronk Myers. Bon Aire Production.
LOUISIANA HUSSY. (80) Howco Int'l
Melodromo. Set in the Louisiano bayou country,
story concerns a beoutiful but vicious girl who
drives one wife to suicide, pits one brother ogoinst
the other, orxJ tries to breok up a poir of newlyweds.
Nan Peterson, Peter Coe, Rot>ert Richards,
Betty Lyrvi, Horry Louter. Director: Lee Sholem.
Bon Aire Production,
LOVE IS MY PROFESSION (originolly titled, "In
Cose of Emergency"). (lOS) Kingsley Int'l
Dromo. (French-mode with English-dubbed dialog.)
A celebroted, middle-oged lawyer becomes
obsessed with his your>g mistress whom he hod
successfully defended in a robbery cose. The girl
foils in love with o young medicol student and
ploys one lover ogoinst the other. Brigitte Bordot,
Jeon Gobin, Edwige Feuillere, Nicole Berger, Franco
Interlenghi. Director: Claude Autont-Loro. (Also
being released in French-language version. See
"Love Is My Profession" urxJer Foreign.)
OMAD LITTLE ISLAND (94) Lopert Films Jon.
Comedy. British-made. Sequel to "Tight Little
Island" ond released in Englond as "Rockets Golore."
Deols with o government decision to build
missile bose on o tiny isle and how the irate
Scotch islonders protest the plon ond win world
sympathy. Jeonnie Corson, Donold Sinden, Ronald
Culver, Noel Purcell, Ion Hunter. Director: Michoel
Relph. J. Arthur Ronk Production.
MAN UPSTAIRS, THE (88). Kingsley Int'l Sept.
Dromo. British-mode. Story tokes ploce inside a
secorxJ-rote rooming hiouse where a mentally confused
man hos locked himself in his room. A
courageous young mother firxally gets him to
come downstairs peoceobly. Richard Atter>borough,
Dorothy Alison, Bernard Lee, Potricio Jessel, Donold
Houston. Director: Don Chaffey.
MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH, THE
(British-mode)—sec Poromount
MENACE IN THE NIGHT (British-mode)—see
United Artists
MIRACLE OF ST. THERESE. . (97) Ellis Films
Religious Dromo. (French-mode, with Englishdubbed
dialog.) A re-enactment of the cloistered
life of France's St. Therese of Lissieux, from her
training in the convent to her death during on
epidemic. The epilog shows her cononizotion by
Pope Pius XI in 1925. Frances Descout, Suzonne
Flon, Jean Debucourt, Valentine Tessier, Jeon
Yonnel. Director: George Bernier.
MISSILE TO THE MOON (78) Astor Picts Dee. '58
Science-Fiction Melodrama. Convicts help rocket
scientists reoch o predestined spot on the moon,
where moon women quorrel over the men invoders.
Richard Travis, Cathy Downs, K. T. Stevens,
Tommy Cook, Michoel Wholen. Director: Richord
Cunho. More Frederic-George Foley Production.
MUMMY, THE (British-made)—sec Universol-lnlernotionol
MURDER REPORTED (British-mode)—see Columbia
MYSTERIANS, THE (Japanese-mode; English-dubbed
diolog)—see Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer
MY WORLD DIES SCREAMING (see "Terror in the
Hountcd House" this clossificotion).
NAKED VENUS, THE. (84) Howco Int'l
Dromo. Story of on ortist wtiose domineering
mother tries to break up his morrioge on the
grounds thot his wife was a rvudist. A court bottle
ensues as to whettwr o nudist would moke a fit
wife and mother. Arione Arden, Don Roberts, Patricio
Conelle, Wynn Gregory. Director: Ove H.
Setiested. Beaux Arts Production. (Goston Hakim
Productions hondling distribution in 1 1 Western
stotes.)
NIGHT TO REMEMBER, A. (123). Lopert Films.
. Mor.
Foctuol Dromo. British-mode. Story of the sinking
of the Titanic on its moiden voyoge in (912. The
disaster took ploce when the ship struck on iceberg
in mid-Atlantic, and some 1,500 passengers
and crew went down with the ship. Kenneth More
Lourence Noismith, Michael Goodliffe, Anthony
Bushell, John Merivole. Director: Roy Baker J
Arthur Ronk Production.
NO PLACE TO LAND. (78) Republic. Oct. '58
Melodroma. A story of the personal lives, loves and
moritol conflicts of o group of crop-duster pilots,
and o VICIOUS femme fotole who stops of nothing
to gain her ends. John Irelond, Mori Blonchord,
Goil Russell, Jackie Coogon, Robert Middleton
Director: Albert C. Gonrxiway. Albert C. Gonnowoy
Production. (Noturomo.)—(Originolly o 1957-
58 releose, this wos rescfieduled for 1958-59.)
NOWHERE TO GO (British-mode)- see Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer
ORDERS TO KILL (93) United Mot. Pict. Org.
War Dromo. British-mode. In 1944 o young
American secret ogent is ordered to Britoin by
the Allies to kill a Frenctvnan he gradually comes
to krww ond like, who is suspected of treason.
Portrays his emotiorxjl reaction upon leoming the
man is innocent. Eddie Albert, Lillion Gish, Pou)
Mossie, James Robertson Justice, Irene Worth.
Director: Anthony Asquith.
PLUNDERERS OF PAINTED FLATS
C) Republic . . Jon.
Western Drama. A ronge war develops between
honest cottle ronchers orxl o ruthless gong of
lar>dgrabbers which controls a western town. Romance
centers orourxj three moil order brides wtx>
orrive In town. Corinne Calvet, John Corroll, Skip
Homcier, George Mocreody, Edmurxl Lowe, Madge
Kennedy. Director: Albert C. Gonnowoy. Albert C.
Gannowoy Production. (Noturomo.)
QUESTION OF ADULTERY, A. (86). NTA Picts. Mor.
Dromo. Brifish-mode. A jeolous husbond cannot
reconcile himself to his wife's pregnoncy by ortificiol
insemination at o Swiss clinic, and sues
for divorce on grounds of odultery. A big court
triol ensues, os the jury attempts to come to o
decision. Julie London, Anttiony Steel, Basil Sydr>ey,
Donold Houston, Anton Ditfring. Director;
Don Chaffey.
RAPE OF MALAYA, THE (formerly "A Town
Like Alice") . . (72) Lopert Films . . Sept.
Dromo. British-mode. Tells of the hardships endured
by o group of women prisoners during the
Joponese occupation of Moloyo in World War II.
One woman and o coptive Australian toll in love
and ore reunited offer the wor. Virginio McKenno,
Peter Finch, Morie Lohr, Jeon Anderson, Renee
Houston. Director: Jock Lee. (J. Arthur Rank film
released in the U. S. Sept. '57 under the title of "A
Town Like Alice." Running time was cut from
107 mins.)
REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE
(British-mode)—see Columbio
ROOM AT THE TOP. (1 15). ConHnentol
tHsf'b'g
Moy
Dromo. British-mode. A hondsome young opportunist
schemes to marry above his class so he
can rise to the top stroto in a provirKiol town.
He realizes his orT>bition—but of a high price.
Laurence Horvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Seors,
Donold Houston, Sir Donold Wolfit. Director: Jock
Cloyton. Romulus Films Production.
ROOM 43 (88) Cory Film Corp.
Melodromo. (Britisfi-made; released in Er^gland os
Passport to Shome.") The experiences of a girl
from Poris who foils into the hands of on evil
white slove trader ond is token to London ond
installed in a house of ill repute, from which she
eventually escopes to find true love ond happiness.
Diono Dors, Eddie Constontme, Odile Versois,
Herbert Lom, Brendo de Bonzie. Director: Alvin
Rokoff. British Lion Films Production.
SCAPEGOAT, THE (British-mode)—see Metro-Goldwyn-Moyor
SEA FURY. (84) Lopert Films. Sept.
Action Drama. British-mode. Romance and odventure.
on lond and seo, in ond neor Spoin, with
two tug boot crews competing for prize money
offered in solvoging wrecks off ttie coast. A distress
coll, during o storm, of o crippled ship carrying
explosives mokes ttw men forget personal
grudges. Stonley Boker, Victor McLaglen, Luciarv3
Poluzzi, Gregoirc Aslon. Director; Cy Endfield. J.
Arthur Ronk Production.
SHE PLAYED WITH FIRE (British-made)—see Columbio
SILENT ENEMY, THE (British-made)—see Universol-lnternationol
SNORKEL, THE (British-mode)—see Columbia
TALE OF TWO CITIES, A
(117) Lopert Films. Nov. '58
Drama. British-mode. A new screen version of the
Chorles Dickens' clossic. Set in Frer>ch Revolution-
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ory times, t+iis portrays the love ond courage of
an unhoppy lawyer who goes to his deoth on the
guillotine so that onother may live and love. Dirk
Bogorde, Dorothy Tutin, Cecil Parker, Stephen
Murray, Ather>e Seyler, Rosalie Crutchley. Director:
Ralph Thomas. J. Arthur Rank Production.
TAMANGO (French-mode; Engtish-dubbed diolog)
sec Valiant'
TANK FORCE! {British-mode)—see Corumbia
T-BIRD GANG. .{75) Filmgroup. .Oct.
Mclodromo. Story of the sadistic mostermirKJ behind
a cnminol youth syrxJicofe and o young man
who, seeking to avenge his father's death, joins
the gang while secretly cooperating with the police.
Ed Nelson, John Brinkley, Pof George, Beach
Dickerson, Tony Miller. Director; Richard Horberger.
(Duol package releose with "High School
Big Shot.")
TERROR IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE {formerly "My
World Dies Screaming") . .(81 ) Howco Int'l
Psychological Thriller. First time to use subliminal
projection. The experiences of a bride, troubled
by terrifying dreams, in an old mansion formerly
owned by her husbar>d's family. Strange hoppenings
cast suspicion toward her husband, but he is
cleared when the mystery is solved and the dream
exploined. Ceroid Mohr, Kathy O'Donnell, Williom
Ching, John Quolen. Director: Horold Donicls.
(Psycho-Rama.)
OTHAT NAUGHTY GIRL
(77) Films-Around-thc-World
Comedy Force. [French-mode; English-dubbed version.)
A slopstick force with ballet interludes.
Story centers oround the teenage daughter of a
nightclub owner posing as a shipbuilder. Brigittc
Bordot, Jean Bretonmere, Bernord LorKret, Raymond
Bussieres, Mischa Auer. Director: Michael
Boisrond. Lutetia Production. (CmemoScope.j
(Released 1957-58 season as "Mom'zelle Pigolle"
in French-longuoge version with English titles.)
THREE MEN IN A BOAT (British-mode)—sec Valiont
TOO MANY CROOKS (87) Lopert Films June
Comedy Force. Bntish-made. Small-time crooks
plot to get the hidden horde of o tax-dodging
tycoon. They kidnap his wife and when he refuses
to pay the ransom to get her back, the wife
takes over the gar>g and gets revenge on her
husband. Terry-Thomos, Brendo de Bonzie, George
Cole, Sidney James, Vero Day, Bernard Bresslow.
Director: Morio Zonrvpi. J. Arthur Ronk Production.
TWO-HEADED SPY, THE (British-mode)—see Columbio
UP THE CREEK. (83). Dominont Picts...Nov. '58
Comedy Force. British-made. An inept British Naval
officer whose rocket experiments interfere with
Navy routine is transferred to o destroyer in the
mothball fleet, where the crew, without o commander
for several years, is found to be engaged
in profitable business activities. David
Tomlmson, Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde White,
Liliarw Sottone, Michael Goodliffe. Director: Vol
Guest. Byron Film Production.
WASP WOMAN, THE . . (60) Filmgroup
Mclodromo. A woman, seeking to restore her fading
beauty, ollows a pseudo-scientist to use his
wosp scrum on her. As her beouty returns, her
personality changes, and she turns into a "wasp
woman" ond a rK>cturr>aI murderess. Susan Cabot,
Fred Eistey, Borboura Morris, Michael Marks, Williom
Roerick. Director: Roger Cormon. (Duol package
releose with "Beast From Haunted Cave.")
WEB OF EVIDENCE (British-mode)—sec Allied Artists
MODERN TIMES. (89) Lopert Films
Comedy. Poulette Goddord, Chorles Choplin, Chester
Conklin. Producer-Director: Chorles Choplin.
(Originally released by United Artists in 1936.)
PUNCTURED ROMANCE
TILLIE'S
(40) Continentol Dist'b'g
Comedy Feoturefte. (With musical and conrtmentory
sound track added.) Chorlie Chaplin, Marie Dressier,
Mobel Normond, Charlie Chose, Chester Conklin,
Ford Sterling, Edgar Kenr^edy, Mock Swam,
Keystone Cops. Mock Sennett Production. (Originally
mode in 1914 orvd was reissued in 1 928
by Poromount.)
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
(93) Coloramo Ptcts Nov. '58
Metodromo. Silent film version cf Horriet Beecher
Stowe's classic, made by Universal in 1927. This is
being reissued with on introduction filmed on location
in Litchfield, Conn., with Raymond Massey
norratir>g. Jomes B. Lowe, Morgorito Fischer, Arthur
Edmund Carewe, Virginia Grey. Director: Horry
Pollard. Corl Laemmle Production.
Foreign Language
(All hove English subtitles unless otherwise stated.
Foreign dialog indicotcd otter film title.)
OAFFAIRS OF JULIE, THE.Germon
(90) Bakros Int'l
Comedy. (Released in Germany as "Engogcmcnt in
Zurich.") Story of o lovesick girl who foils in love
with four men, one of whom exists only in her
imagination. Amusing happenings occur tn a dentist's
office, a movie studio and a ski lodge in the
Swiss Alps. Lilo Pulver, Paul Hubschmid, dernhord
Wicki, Mario Sebolt, Wolfgang Lukschy. Director;
Helmut Koutner.
APARAJITO. .Indian. (109) Edword Harrison
Dromo. (Sequel to "Pother Pancholi.") A poor Indian
family moves from its ancestral village home
to the city. Depicts the hordships following the
father's death and the sacrifice of the mother so
that the son can continue with his educotionol
studies. Pinaki Sen Gupta, Somoran Ghosal, Koruno
Bonerjee, Konu Bonerjee. Director: Sotyojit
Roy.
BACK TO THE WALL ("Le Dos Au Mur") French
(94) Ellis Films
Melodrama. Tale of a wife's infidelity and her
husband's macabre revenge, which includes killing
her and burying her body behind a cement
wall, but not before he hos blockmatled her ond
her lover. Jeonne Moreou, Gerord Oury, Philippe
Nicaud, Claire Maurier, Jean Lefebvre. Director:
Edouord Molinoro. Francois Chovant-Gaumont Production.
CAT, THE. French. (108) Ellis Films
Mclodromo. The adventures of a woman spy for
the French underground in 1943, who falls in
love ond unwittingly is responsible for the wholesale
arrest of members of the movement by the
Gestapo. She is shot by the underground leader
who thinks she betrayed them. Franco ise Arnoul,
Bernard Blier, Bernhard Wicki, Kurt Meisol, Roger
Honin. Director: Henri Decoin.
CHRIST IN BRONZE. Joponese
(87) Martin Nosscck & Co. . . July
Dromo. The eorly-day struggles of Christianity in
Japan, when the government tried to holt its rise.
Tells of the persecution of the ortist who creates
Christ in bronze, but who denies being o Christian
to the lost. Osamu Takizowo, Hitomi Nozoe, Isuzu
Yomado, Akiro Ishihoma. Director: Minoru Shibuya.
Shochiku Company Production.
WHOLE TRUTH, THE (British-mode)—see Columbia CIRCUS OF LOVE (German)—see Voliont
OWINDOM'S WAY. .(108) Lopert Films. .Nov. '58
Dromo. British-mode. From the James Ramsey
Ullmon novel of o dedicated doctor who works
among the people of o For East nation, his efforts
to avert communol disaster and his ottempts
to sovc his marriage. Peter FirKh, Mory Ure,
Robert Flemyng, Natasha Perry, Michael Hordern.
Director; Ronald Neame. J. Arthur Rank Production.
WOMAN EATER, THE (British-mode)—see Columbio
ZORRO RIDES AGAIN. (68) Republic. .Jon.
Adventure Dromo. Zorro, the mysterious masked
rider, protects his uncle's pioneer railroad against
a ruthless gang which seeks to gain control. The
gang kills his uncle and Zorro, vowing to avenge
his murder, ultimately brings the outlows to
justice. John Carroll, DurKon Renaldo, Helen
Christion, Reed Howes, Nooh Beery, Richard
Alexander. Directors: William Witney, John English.
(REISSUES)
GOLD RUSH, THE ..(72) Upert Films
Comedy. (With new sourvj composed ond narrated
by Charles Choplin.) Chorles Chaplin, Mock Swam.
Producer-Director: Charles Choplin. (Originally released
OS Q silent film by United Artists In 1925
ond reissued with sound in 1942.)
JAZZ SINGER, THE. (89) Dominant Picts.
MusJcol. (First "talkie" film.) Al Jolson. Director:
Alan Crosland. (OriginoMy released by Warner
Bros, in 1927.)
COUSINS, THE ("Les Cousins"). French
(112) Films-Around-thc-World
Dromo. Story centers orourKJ two cousins, both
low students in Poris, one o wealthy, brilliant
sophisticote, the other on innocent country cousin
who is destroyed by the omorality he encounters
omong the dilettante set. Jeon-Claude Brioly,
Gerord Bloin, Claude Cervol, Juliette Mayniel. Director:
Claude Chabrol. AJYM Films Production.
(Also available in English-dubbed version.)
CRUCIBLE, THE French. .(140) Kingsley Int'l
Dromo. (Releoscd in Fronce ond New York under
Its alternate title of "Witches of Salem.") A
JcarvPoul Sartre odoptotion of Arthur Miller's
Broadway play about the Salem Puritans of 1692,
whose hypocrisy and superstitions concerning
witchcraft resulted in mony deoths. Story theme
deals with a weok Puriton husbond who foils
under the spell of a wanton maidservant. Simone
Signoret, Yves Montond, Mylene Demongeot. Director:
Raymond Rouleau. Pot he Cmcmo-Films
Borderic Co-production.
DEVIL STRIKES AT NIGHT, THE German
(97) Zenith Int'l
Wor Dromo. Based on ttie Bruno Ludke cose of
1945, in which on Aryon sex murderer's guilt is
suppressed by the Gestopo, and on innocent man
convicted for the crimes, while the real murderer
is being secretly liquidated. Clous Holm, Annemorie
Duringer, Mario Adorf, Hans Messemor,
Werner Peters. Director: Robert Siodmok. Divino
Production. (Also ovoilable in Enghsh-dubbed version.)
DIARY OF A BAD GIRL. French
(87) Films-Around-the-World
Dromo. A beautiful girl of wealth dedicotes her
life to social welfore. In her attempts to rehabilitate
o 17-year-old prostitute, she gets the girl o job
with her doctor-fionce, arvd loses him to the girl.
Anne Vernon, Froncois Guerin, Donik Pottison,
Rene Blanchord. Director: Leonide Moguy. Froiv
cinex Production.
DREAMING LIPS (Germon)—see Valiont
EIGHTH DAY OF THE WEEK, THE. Germon
(84) Continental Dist'b'g. Moy
Drama. (One sequence in color.) Polish-German coproduction.
Based on Morek Hlosko's rxivel deoting
with the Worsow housing stx>rtoge. Tells the story
of your>g lovers unable to marry becouse of lack
of decent living quorters, which leads to seduction
for the heroine. Sonjo Ziemonn, Zbigmew
Cybulski, Use Steppat, Bum Krueger. Director: Alexander
Ford. CCC Film-Film Polski Production.
FLESH AND DESIRE . Frcnch-lrolion
(94J Ellis Films
Melodromo. (Releosed obrood as "The Pulpit and
the Devil" in 1954.) Plot concerns o handsome
farm hand, in love with his employer's wife, who
becomes the victim of o diobolicol plot by the
husband and is killed by angry villagers. When the
truth comes out, the villagers then stone the
husband to deoth. Rossano Brazzi, Vivione Romonce,
Peter Von Eyck, Titino de Fillipo. Director:
Jeon Josipovici.
FORBIDDEN FRUIT. French
(97) Films-Around-the-WoHd
Dromo. Based on Georges Simenon's novel. "Act of
Passion." A country doctor is beir>g honored by
family ond friends on his 45th birthday. The
story then tells in flashback the events surrounding
his recently terminated love affair with a
your>g girl. Fernondel, Froncoise Arnoul, Claude
Nollier. Jacques Castelot, Sylvie, Raymond Pellegrin.
Director: Henri Verneuil.
FOXIEST GIRL IN PARIS French
(100) Times Film Oct. '58
Comedy Dromo. Based on o French novel, "Nathalie."
A cops-and-robbers story with dashes of
brood comedy. A zony model becomes involved in
a jewel robbery and subsequent murders. Mortine
Carol, Michael Piccoli, Mischo Auer, Philippe
Clay, Lise Delomore. Director: Chnstian-Jaque.
GIRL IN THE BIKINI, THE. French
(76) Atlantis Films Dec. '58
Adventure Dromo. A 1952 Frertch film about a
search for sunken treasure off o Corsicon island.
The girl in the bikini is the lighthouse keeper's
daughter, who is romanced by o Paris student,
one of the treasure hunters. Bngitte Bordot, Jeon-
Froncois Calve, Howord Vernon, Raymond Cordy.
Director: Willy Rozier. (Also ovoilable in Er>glishdubbcd
version.)
GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR, THE
French. (103) Ellis Films
Mclodromo. [Released in Fronce os 'Sophie et lo
Crime.") Set in the Left Bonk section of Pons, plot
deals with o naive girl on a news mogozine who
turns omoteur detective to catch a murderer ond
IS almost murdered herself before the killer is
coptured. Morino VIody, Peter Von Eyck, Jeon
Gavin, Paul Guers, Dora Doll. Director: Pierre
Gaspord-Huit.
GIRLS OF THE NIGHT. French
(114) Continentol Dist'b'g
Dromo. A priest in Marseilles establishes o home
for rohobilitoted streetwolkers, thus creating the
enmity of the vice ring leader who tries to ruin
him finonciotly. The prostitutes raise the needed
funds in their own way and all ends happily
OS the vice ring is broken. Georges Morchol,
Nicole Berger, Clous Holm, Koy Fischer, Gil Vidol,
Georges Chomarot, Renoto Boldini. Director:
Maurice Cloche.
GRISBI French.. (83) United Mot. Pict. Org.
Melodrama. (Released in France in 1953 os
"Touchez Pos ou Grisbi.") The title, "Grisbi,"
means "the loot," or>d story deals with the hidden
loot from a lorge bonk robbery which two rival
gongs try to hijock from eoch other. Jeon Gobin,
Rer>e Dory, Jeonne Moreau, Poul Fronkeur, Dora
Doll, Lino Venturo. Director: Jacques Becker.
GUENDALINA. Holion. .(95) Lopert Films
Dromo. (Itolo-French co-production.) A teenage
love affoir at o summer resort, played ogoinst the
girl's efforts to bring about o reconciliation between
her estranged parents. Jacqueline Sossord,
Rof Vollone, Sylvio Koscina, Rof Mottioli. Director:
Alberto Lottuado. Carlo Ponti-Les Films Morceau
Co-production.
HE WHO MUST DIE.. Greek
(122) Kossler Films. .Jon.
Droma. (French-mode with Greek diolog.) Based
on the novel, "The Greek Possion." A shy stuttering
shepherd is chosen to ploy Christ in the
local Passion Play of o Turkish-dominoted village.
The trogic events that follow prove that if
Christ rcoppeored today to save the world from
its oppressors he would again be crucified. Pierre
Voneck, Melino Mercouri, Jeon Servais, Fernand
Ledoux, Corl Mohner. Director: Jules Dossin.
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HEROES AND SINNERS. . . .
Films
Dramo. Set in an African west coast port, where
two Europeans, former enemies and both war
heroes, collaborate In stealing o hoard of uncut
diamonds to sell on the black market. Considered
white trash by highborn natives, their plans go
awry and the ending is tragic. Curt Jurgens, Yves
Montond, Mario Felix, Jean Servais, Gerard Oury.
Director: Yves Ciampi, {Also available in Englishdubbed
version.)
INSPECTOR MAIGRET. French
(110) Lopert Films. Nov. '58
Melodrama. Based on "Moigret Sets a Trap," by
Georges Simenon, and deals with the famous fictional
detective as he attempts to solve a series
of knife-stabbings of women in Paris. Jeon Gabin,
Annie Girardot, Olivier Hussenot, Jean Desailly,
Jeanne Boitel. Director: Jean Delannoy.
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LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER. . French
(102) Kingsley Int'l
Drama. From D. H. Lawrence's novel about a
titled lady whose aged, sterile husband desires an
heir and, in trying to force her into adultery,
brmgs about a real love affair between the wife
and their handsome game keeper. Danielle Darrieux,
Leo Genn, Erno Crisa, Berthe Tissen, Jean
Murat. Director: Marc Allegret.
LAW IS THE LAW, THE ("La Loi C'est
la Loi") French. .(103) Dist'b'g . . Mor.
Comedy. (Franco-Italian co-production,} Amusing
complications develop between a mild-mannered
little Italian smuggler and a customs officer on
the Fronco-ltalian border, when it is leorned the
latter is a bigamist and still married to his divorced
first wife, now wed to the smuggler. Ferncndel,
Toto, Noel Roquevert, Nathalie Nerval,
Leda Gloria. Director: Christion-Joque.
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LOVE IS MY PROFESSION (originolly titled, "In
Case of Emergency"). .French
(111) Kingsley Int'l. .June
Drama. A celebrated, middle-aged lawyer becomes
obsessed with his young mistress whom he had successfully
defended in a robbery case. The girl falls
in love with a young medical student and plays one
lover against the other. Brigitte Bardot, Jean Gabin,
Edwige Feu Nicole Berger, Franco Interlenghi.
Director: Claude Autant-llara. (Also being
released in English- language version. See "Love
Is My Profession" under Miscellaneous.)
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LOVERS AND THIEVES French
(Sr Zenith Int'l
Mystery Comedy. A gay blade romances the wife
of a bully out of revenge. In a counterplot, the
gay blade shoots a burglar who had served o
prison sentence for o murder he, himself, had
committed years before. Jean Poiret, Magoll Noel,
Michel Serrault, Clement Duhour, Darry Cowl. Director:
Sacha Guitry. CLM-Gaumont Production.
LOVERS OF PARIS ("Pot Bouille") .. French
(115) Continental Dist'b'g
Comedy Drama From Emile Zola's novel dealing
with on assortment of middle-class Parisians living
in an apartment house. There is the matchmaking
mother, a flirtatious wife, a virtuous
woman, and a young opportunist who uses amour
wiles to advance himself in the business world.
Gerard Philipe, Danielle Darrieux, Dony Carrel,
Jacques Duby, Amouk Aimee. Director: JuMen
Duvivier.
MAGICIAN, THE. Swedish. (102) Janus Films
Drama. Story of a theatrico! troupe of 100 years
ago that travels the Swedish countryside. Its
hypnotist-magician gives a private command performance
for several city officials, which leads to
a startling climax. Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin,
Gunnar Bjornstrand, Bibi Andersson, Lars Ekborg.
Director: Ingmar Bergman.
MAN IN THE RAINCOAT, THE.. French
(97) Kingsley Int'l
Mystery Comedy. A FrarKo-ltalion co-production
based on James Hadley Chase's novel, "Tiger by
the Toil." A satire on murder mysteries, in which
an innocent clarinet player becomes involved in a
series of murders. FernarKJel, Bernard Blier, Claude
Sylvoin, John McGiver, Judith Mogre. Director:
Julien Duvivier. (Also available in English-dubbed
version.)
MILKMAID, THE. Finnish
(73) Joseph Brenner Associates
Drama. A beautiful, innocent milkmaid, working
on a huge dairy farm, spurns the unwelcome attentions
of the foreman, and finds true love when
on artist visits on the form for the summer. When
he returns to Paris to study, she is left with his
book of sketches and the promise of a happy future.
Anneli Sauli, Saulo Haaria, Jar>no Palo. Director:
Toivo Sarkka.
MIRROR HAS TWO FACES, THE. French
(98) Continental Dist'b'g. .June
Drama. A homely woman, after years of morrioge,
is made beautiful by plastic surgery. Result—
jealous husband, a broken marriage and a shootmg.
Michele Morgan, Bourvil, Ivan Desny, Gerard
Oury, Sylvie. Director; Andre Cayatte. Franco-
London Production.
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mistress of o wealthy married man with
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lieve WQS a wealthy widower. In the tragic er>d,
she runs away. Hideko Tokamine, Eijiro Tono,
Hiroshi Akutogawo, Jukichi Uno. Director; Shiro
Toyoda. Doiei Production.
©MONTPI. German. .(97) Bokros Infl. May
Drama. (With some English narration.) Set in Pons,
story tells of the romonce of two lonely people,
o penniless Hungarian artist and o seamstress who
pretends to be wealthy. The girl's fibs cause a
quarrel and separation, arKJ the ending is tragic.
Romy Schneider, Horst Buchholz, Mara Lane, Boy
Gilbert, Olive Moorefield. Director: Helmut Kautner.
UFA Production.
MOST WONDERFUL MOMENT, THE
Italian. (94) Ellis Films. .June
Drama, A nurse in a moteroity hospital has on
affair with a young doctor on the staff. She becomes
pregnant but, determined not to hinder the
medic's career, tries to fade out of his life. But
there is a reconciliation and marriage just before
the childbirth. Marcello Mastroianni, Giovanni
Ralli, Marisa Merlini, Ernesto CaJirKJri. Director; Luciano
Emmer. Illiria Film Production.
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OMY UNCLE ("Mon Oncle"). French
(110) Continental Dist'b'g . . Dec. '58
Comedy Force. A couple living in an ultra-modern,
functionol American home, filled with mechanical
gadgets, is visited by Uncie Hulot, a lovable
misfit who bungles everything when the family
tries to get him o job and a girl. Jacques Tati,
Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servontie, Alain Becourt.
Director: Jacques Tati. (Also available in
English-language version.)
NINE LIVES ("Ni Liv")- Norwegian
(85) Louis de Rochemont
Factual Drama. (Norwegian dialog, with English
titles and some English narration.) Based on David
Howarth's book, "We Die Alone," it is the true
story of Jan Baalsrud's amazing escape from
Arctic Norway in 1943, and depicts his almost
incredible heroism and endurance. Jock Fjelstadt,
Henny Moan, Alf MallorKl, J. Hoist-Jensen. Director:
Arne Skouen. Nordsjfilm Production.
OF LOVE AND LUST. .Swedish
(103) Films-Around-the-World
Drama. Presents two Swedish short stories on married
life by August Strindberg: (1) "On Payment"
— 'A wife who submits to her husband only for
material gain, Anita Bjork, Anders Hennkson, Else
Carlssohn, Edvin Adolphson. Director: Anders Henrikson.
(2) "A Doll's House"—A satire on the
Ibsen classic, about a navy captain whose happily
married life is changed when another womon convinces
his wife that marriage is sexual slavery
imposed by man, Mai Zetterling, Gunnel Brostrom,
George Font, Hjordis Patterson. Director;
Anders Hennkson. Europa Film Production.
©PARIS HOTEL. French
(90) Films-Around-the-World. .Sept.
Romantic Comedy. [French-language with English
titles and norration.) The hilarious adventures
of two impoverished young lovers, employed
OS manicurist and garage mechanic in a swank
hotel, who pretend to be wealthy to impress each
other. They become involved in on escapade when
the mechanic "borrows" o car for an evening's
celebration. Charles Boyer, Froncoise Arnoul,
Roberto Risso, Tilda Thamar, Darry Cowl, Raymond
Bussieres. Director: Henri Verneuil. Speva
Films and Rizzoli Film Co-production.
PREMIER MAY. .French
(89) Continental Dist'b'g
Comedy Dramo. The title refers to the First of
May holiday in France, and story revolves around
the events that take place in a middleclass family
before and during the birth of a second child.
Yves Montand, Nicole Berger, Walter Chiari, Yves
Noel, Aldo Fabrizi. Director: Luis Saslavsky.
ROOF, THE ("II Tetro)..ltolian
(91) Trans-Lux Dist'b'g. .July
Droma. Released in Italy in 1957. A newlywed
couple in todoy's overcrowded Rome, tires of living
with relatives and risks building o shock on
the city's outskirts in the ten hours between
dusk and dawn. Because of a police regulation,
the roof must be on by morning. Gabriel la Pallotta,
Giorgio Listuzzi, Gastone Renzelli, Maria Di
Rollo. Director: Vittorio de Sica.
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SEVENTH SEAL, THE. Swedish. .(96) Jonus Films
Drama. An ollegory, set in the Middle Ages, dealing
with themes found in medieval church paintings,
the strolling players, the plague and burning
of witches. Max von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand,
Blbi Andersson, Niles Poppe. Director:
Ingmor Bergman.
SINNERS OF PARIS. .French. .(80) Ellis Films
Melodrama. (Released in France as "Raffles Sur
La Ville.") Deals with a notorious gangster whose
mission, following his release from a long jail
term, is to find and kill the cop responsible for
his arrest. Charles Vonel, Danik Pottison, Mouloudjl,
Bella Darvi, Michel Piccoli. Director: Pierre
Chenol. Metzger and Woog Films Production.
©SINS OF ROSE BERND, THE. .German
(85) President Films. .Feb.
Melodrama. Based on the famous Gerhort Haupt-
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monn play. Depicts the troubles of a poor form
girl, loved by three men, one of whom the
is
father of her unborn child, which she finolly
beors alone in a snow-covered field. Mono Schell,
Raf Vollone, Hannes Messemer, Leopold Biberti,
Kothe Gold. Director: Wolfgong Stcudte.
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STREET OF SHAME. Japanese
(85) Edword Morrison
Dromo. in Jopan as "Off Limits.")
Deals with legalized prostitution in Jopan, and
portrays the tragic personal lives of four streetwalkers—one
with a husband ond child, arx>ttier
who has o tuberculor husborKJ; a widow who sopports
a son, ond the fourth who finally marries
but is treoted like o servant. Mochiko Kyo,
Akayko Wakoo, Michiyo Kogure, Aiko Mimosu,
Htroko Mochido. Director: Kenji Mizoguchi. Doiei
Film Production.
TEMPESTUOUS LOVE ("Wio cin Sturmwind")
Gcrmon (89) Cosino Film . . Dec. '58
Mclodromo. Based on a seriol story of on erring
wife who stroys from a hoppy mornoge, but
finally returns to her middle-aged husband ond
young son, Lilli Palmer, Ivan Desny, Willi A.
Kleinou, Peter Uwe Witt. Director: Folk Hornack.
THIRD SEX, THE. .Gcrmon. .(83) D & F Corp.
Dramo. Deals with the sub)ect of homoscxuolity.
Tells in flashbock the story of o mother's pitiful
efforts to rescue her son from his coterie of effeminate
companions. Poulo Wesscly, Christion
Wolff, lr>grid Stenn, Paul Dohlke, Hans Nielson.
Director: Fronk Wmterstein. (Will be available
for 1959-60 season in English-dubbed version, under
the title of "Bewildered Youth.")
QTOSCA. Itolton. .(105) Cosoloro-Giglio Dist'b'g
OpcrotJc Dromo. From Puccini's opcro, bosed on
Sordou's rvovel. An early 19th century political
refugee in Itoly finds shelter m o church where
QT\ artist is pointing a murol. A treacherous
police chief uses the jealousy of the painter's
beloved to trap both artist or>d refugee. Franca
Duval (whose voice is dubbed in by Mono Caniglio),
Fronco Corel I i, Afro Poll, Vito de Taranto.
Director: Cormine Gollone. S. Hurok Presentation.
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KILLER SHREWS, THE (Horror Melodrama). Stars:
James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis. Producer:
Ken Curtis, for McLendon Radio Picts. Director:
Ray Kellogg. Original Screenploy: Jay Sims.
• Scientific experiments on shrews in remote islortd
of West Indies result in giant, man-eating
mutants that escape from their cages. A sea captain
rescues the survivors. (Combo with "The Giant
Gila Monster.") Nov. 1959.
LEECHES, THE (Science-Fiction Melodrama). Stors:
Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers, Jan Shepard. Producer:
Gene Corman. Director: Bernard Kowalski. Original
Screenplay; Leo Gordon.
• A poacher in the Everglades who kills a huge,
weird water creoture is later found killed. Dynamiting
the swamp reveals the cavern where the
mysterious leeches lived. Oct. 1959.
SIGN OF THE GLADIATOR (Spectacle Drama). Stars:
Anita Ekberg, Chelo Alonso, Georges Morchol, Jacques
Sernas. Producer: Guido Brignone (Glomer
Film Productions). Director: Vittorio Musy Glori.
Original Story and Screenploy: F. Thellung, F.
DeFeo, S. Leone, G. Mangione, G. Brignone.
• Italian-mode, with English-dubbed dialog;
filmed in Italy and Yugoslavia. A biographical
sketch of the horrible reign of Aurehan,
Roman Emperor who thought Zenobio, Syrian
queen, should become on ally. General Marcus
Volenus is sent to make peace between Syrio orxJ
Rome but is token prisoner by her. Loter, their love
for each other causes her downfoll; she is taken in
chains to Rome, but pardoned offer Valerius defends
her. In CmemoScope ond color. Sept. 1959.
Coming
ALADDIN AND THE GIANT (Fantasy). Stors: Sol
Mineo. Producer: Herman Cohen. Director: Not
set. Original: Fairy tale classic, "The Arobion
Nights." Screenplay: Not set.
• British-mode to be filmed in Majorca orxJ England
OS on AlP-Anglo Amalgomoted co-production.
In CinemaScope and color.
ANGRY RED PLANET, THE (Science-Fiction Oromo).
Stars: Gerald Mohr, Nora Hoyden, Les Tremoyne.
Producers: Sidney Pink, Norman Maurer, for Sirx)
Productions. Director: lb Melchior. Original: Sid
Pink. Screenplay: lb Melchior, Sid Pink.
• Four visitors from the earth to Mars ore given
o hostile reception and barely escape bock to
earth, after which they receive a message from a
Mors man forbidding them to return. In Cinemogic
and Eastman Color.
BLOODSHOT PRIVATE EYE, THE (Comic Thriller).
Stars: Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles.
Producer-Director: Roger Corman (Filmgroup). Original
Screenplay: Charles Griffith.
• This is o satire on whodunits.
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WILD STRAWBERRIES. Swedish
{90} Jonus Films
Droma. Story of a venerable old doctor who reminisces
obouf his youth while driving to be honored
at university ceremonies, which soul-seorching reveals
his life OS havir>g been devoid of humon
understonding. Victor Sjostrom, Ingnd ThuMn, Bibi
Andersson, Gunnar Bjornstrand. Director; Ir>gmar
Bergman.
WITCHES OF SALEM (French)—sec THE
CRUCIBLE this clossiflcotion.
QWOMEN ARE
WEAK .. French .. (95) .... NTA Piets.
Comedy Dramo. The story of three girls, oil in
love with the same, hondsome mole, who plot to
poison him. At the end, the hero morries one of
the three in the prison chopel os the other girls
watch from behind bors. Alain Delon, Mylene
Demortgeot, Pascole Petit, Jacqueline Sossord,
Noel Roquevert, Andre Luguet. Director: Michel
Boisrond. Paul Groetz Production. (CinemoScope.)
NOTE: 20th-Fox will releose this for the 1959-60
season m English-dubt)ed version under the title
of "Three Murderesses."
YOUNG GIRLS BEWARE. . French
i81) United Mot, Piet. Org.
Melodrama. The terrifying experiences of on ir>nocent
girl who witnesses o double murder ortd is
kidnaped by o gong of crooks who hold her to
keep their new boss—the murderer—-in line. She
IS finally released or»d the crooks brought to
justice. Antonello Luoldi, Robert Hossein, Gerard
Oury. Director: Yves Allegret.
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ILLUSION. .French
(111) Continental Dist'b'g
Drama. The effects of wor are presented in this
dramo depicting the hordships endured by French
army officers in a Germon prison comp during
World Wor I. Eric von Stroheim, Jean Gabin,
Pierre Fresnoy. Director; Jeon Renoir.
146 BAROMETER Section

New Season Current and Coming Features
Essential Data on Films: In Release from Beginning of
Each Company's Season Through December 1959; Completed
or in Production tor Release After January 1, 1960.
Title, Cast and Other Changes Will Be Published in the
Feature Chart and the News Section of BOXOFFICE.
(For 1958-59 Releases, See Feature Index, Page 117.)
LOOKIHG RHERD
Allied Artists
(November through December, 1959)
ATOMIC SUBMARINE (Action Drama). Stars: Arthur
Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey. Producers: Alex
Gordon, Henry Schroge. Director: Spencer G. Bennet.
Original Screenplay: Orville H. Hampton.
• What happens when an unknown enemy's latest
nuclear weapon goes on a rampage of death and
destruction on American submarines and surface
craft in the Arctic sea lanes, and is sought out ond
destroyed, Dec. 1959.
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT U.S.A. (Drama). Stars:
George S. Hamilton, Mary Murphy, Frank Si 1 vera.
Producer: Terry Senders. Director: Denis Sanders.
Original: Feodor Dostoevski. Screenplay: Walter
Newman.
• A contemporary version, based on the psychological
angles of the Dostoevski classic, in which o
twisted low student kills a pawnbroker and is
trap-ped into surrendering by a clever police
lieutenant. Nov. 1959.
HOUSE OF INTRIGUE, THE (War Drama). Curt Jurgens.
Dawn Addoms, Foico Lulli. P-roducer-Director:
Duilio Coletti. Original (novel, "London Calling
North Pole"): H. J. Giskes. Screenplay: Duilio
Coletti, Ennio de Concini, Giuseppe Scoponi, Massimo
Mida.
• Itolion-made, with English-dubbed dialog. The
picture tells the story of the underground in Europe
during World War II, when American and British
military intelligence agents were being parachuted
behind enemy lines. The action moves
through England, Holland, Italy and Germany. In
CinemoScope and color. Nov. 1959.
PURPLE GANG, THE (Melodrama). Stars: Barry Sullivan,
Robert Blake, Elaine Edwards. Producer:
Lindsley Parsons. Director: Frank McDonald. Original
Screenplay: Jack DeWitt.
• Based on the activities of the gong of young
hoodlums which held Detroit in its grip during the
Prohibition Era. Representative James Roosevelt,
who heads the Congressional Committee on Narcotics,
introduces it with a foreword proclaiming
that only by an awakened citizenry can crime be
successfully fought. Dec. 1959.
Coming
BIG BANKROLL, THE (Drama). Stars: Not set. Producers:
Sam Bischoff, David Diamond. Director:
Not set. Original (novel): Leo Katcher. Screenplay:
Jo Swerling.
• Based on the life of Arnold Rothstein, one-time
king of the nation's gamblers and mastermind of
the underworld, who also moved in New York social
circles.
BLUEBIRD'S TEN HONEYMOONS (Drama). Stars:
George Sanders, Corinne Calvet. Producer: Roy
Parkinson, for Anglo-Allied Pictures. Director: W.
Lee Wilder. Original Screenplay: Myles Wilder.
• Filmed in Paris and London, this is based on the
notorious career of Henri Landru, the French killer
who died on the guillotine even though none of the
victim's bodies was ever recovered.
CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM EATER (Drama). Stars:
Not set. Producer: Albert Zugsmith (Photoplay Associates).
Director: Not set. Original (classic):
Thomas De Qumcy. Screenplay: Not set.
• Originally scheduled as a producer-director vehicle
by William Castle, this has been reactivated
for the I960 production slate.
CRASH BOAT (War Drama). Stars: Not set. Producer:
Lindsley Parsons. Director: Not set. Originol Screenplay:
Jock DeWitt.
• Personalizes the story of the Navy's rescue craft
which sought downed fliers in the South Pacific
during World Wor II.
DONDI (Comedy Drama). Stars: Not set. Producer:
Albert Zugsmith. Director: Not set. Original (comic
strip): Gus Edson, Irwin Hansen. Screenplay: Gus
Edson.
• A comic strip character, Dondi is a little boy
refugee from behind the Iron Curtain who has been
adopted by on American family. An internationol
search is being launched for o youngster to portray
Dondi.
GEORGE RAFT STORY, THE (Biographical Drama).
Stars: Not set. Producer: Ben Schwalb. Director:
Not set. Original Screenplay: Crone Wilbur.
• Based on the dramatic life story of the noted
actor.
HELL TO ETERNITY (War Drama). Stars: Jeffrey
Hunter, Vic Damone, Sessue Hayakawa. Producer:
Irving H. Levin, for Atlantic Productions. Director:
Phil Korlson. Original: Gil Doud. Screenplay: Ted
Sherdeman, Walter R. Schmidt.
• Story of U. S. Marine hero, Guy Gabaldon,
credited with having single-handedly captured over
1,000 Japanese prisoners during the fighting on
Soipon and Tinion in World War II, for which he
received the Silver Star citation.
HYPNOTIC EYE, THE (Melodrama). Stars: Jacques
Bergerac, Allison Hayes, Marcia Henderson, Merry
Anders. Producer: Charles B. Bloch. Director:
George Blair. Original; Charles B. Bloch. Screenplay:
Gitta and William Read Woodfield.
• A series of coses in which women disfigure
themselves while unoware of what they are doing
leads baffled police to expose a woman hypnotist,
herself disfigured, who developed a mad hatred for
beautiful women. Ferdinand W. Demora, original
of "The Great Imposter" by Richard Crichton, is
featured in his film debut. In HypnoMagic, a
screen technique involving audience participation.
I PASSED FOR WHITE (Drama). Stars: Sonyo Wilde,
James Franciscus. Producer-Director: Fred M. Wilcox,
for his Fred M. Wilcox Enterprises. Original
(book): Mary Hastings Bradley. Screenplay: Fred
Wilcox,
• The story of a beautiful Negress who passed
for white. She marries into a wealthy ond socially
prominent family in New England and, after the
death of her baby, decides to go back to her own
people in Los Angeles.
MARCO POLO (Adventure Drama). Stars: Not set.
Producer-Director: W. Lee Wilder. Original (novel):
Stefan Zweig. Screenplay: Myles Wilder, William
Raynor.
• To be filmed in Japan, Malaya, Hong Kong
and India, this will also be mode into a TV series
by the some producer. A tale of the exploits of the
legendary troveler and author. In CinemaScope and
color.
PAY OR DIE (Drama). Stars Ernest Borgnine, Zohra
Lompert. Producer-Director: Richard Wilson. Origmal
(Reader's Digest article): Bunnett Hershey.
Screenplay: Richard Collins.
• Based on the story of Lt. Joseph Petrosino, New
York police detective who launched the fight
against the Mafia in this country, which took him
to Sicily, headquarters of the Black Hand organization,
where he was assassinated in 1909.
PLUNDERERS, THE (Western). Stars: Jeff Chandler.
Producer-Director: Joseph Anthony, for August
Productions. Original Screenplay; Robert Barbosh.
• Localed in the old west, the story has a contemporary
theme and deals with a group of young
hellions who intimidate on entire town until strongarm
methods are fourKJ to be the only way to
handle them.
RAYMIE (Adventure Drama). Stars: David Ladd, John
Agar, Julie Adams, Charles Winninger, Richard
Arlen. Producer: A. C. Lyies. Director; Frank Mc-
Donald. Original Screenplay: Mark Hanno.
• The story of a young boy and a fishing legend
which he proves to be true.
RECKLESS, PRIDE OF THE MARINES (War Drama).
Stars: Not set. Producer; Lester Sonsom. Director:
Not set. Original (book); Andrew Geer. Screer>play:
Elwood Ullman.
• Deals with the famed U. S. Morines' First Division's
combat-tested Mongolian mare, only horse
ever to have been given military rating, which
served as on ammunition carrier during the Korean
engagement.
79 PARK AVENUE (Drama). Stars: Not set. Producer:
Horold Robbins (Caryn Productions). Director: Not
set. Original (novel): Harold Robbins. Screenplay:
Not set.
deals with the lives • Story and loves of party
girls. In CinemaScope and De Luxe Color.
SEXPOT GOES TO COLLEGE (Comedy). Stars: Mamie
Van Doren, Tuesday Weld, Mijonou Bardot, Marty
Milner. Producer-Director: Albert Zugsmith. Original:
Albert Zugsmith. Screenplay: Robert Hill.
• Mamie Vdn Doren plays the title role of a girl
who IS hired to a college staff and has to prove
that beauty can sometimes also hove brains.
STREETS OF MONTMARTE (Drama). Stars: Lana
Turner, Louis Jourdan. Producer-Director: Douglas
Sirk. Originals (novels): "The Valodon Drama,"
John Storm; "Man of Montmorte," Stephen and
Ethel Longs tree t. Screenplay: Alec Coppel.
• About the life of Suzantne Valodon, a model
who became the most famous woman pointer of
her time, and of the great French painter, Maurice
Utrillo, who was her son. In CinemaScope ond
Techincolor.
American International
(September through December, 1959)
BUCKET OF BLOOD (Horror Comedy). Stars: Dick Miller
Barboura Morris, Antony Corbone. Producer-Director:
Roger Gorman. Original Screenplay: Chorles
B. Griffith.
• Waiter, inspired by Beatnik antics and philosophies,
molds bis murder victims in clay and is
heralded as a genius until discovered, at which he
covers himself with clay and hongs himself. Colled
a spoof of horror films. Oct, 1959.
GIANT GILA MONSTER, THE (Horror Melodrama).
Stars: Don Sullivan, Lisa Simone, Shug Fisher. Producer:
Ken Curtis, for McLendon Radio Picts. Director:
Ray Kellogg. Original Screenplay: Jay
Sims, Ray Kellogg.
• The disappearance of several residents of o
small midwestern town is followed by the appearance
of a huge, mysterious beast which devastates
the area. A teenage hot-rodder and his girl friend
chase the monster and destroy it with explosives.
(Combo with "The Killer Shrews.") Nov. 1959.
KILLER SHREWS, THE (Horror Melodrama). Stars:
James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis. Producer:
Ken Curtis, for McLendon Radio Picts. Director:
Roy Kellogg. Original Screenplay: Joy Sims.
• Scientific experiments on shrews in remote island
of West Indies result in giant, man-eating
mutants thot escape from their cages. A sea captain
rescues the survivors. (Combo with "The Giant
Gila Monster.") Nov. 1959.
LEECHES, THE (Science-Fiction Melodrama). Stars:
Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers, Jan Shepard. Producer:
Gene Corman, Director; Bernard Kowalski. Original
Screenplay: Leo Gordon.
• A poacher in the Everglades who kills a huge,
weird water creature is later found killed. Dynamiting
the swamp reveals the cavern where the
mysterious leeches lived. Oct. 1959.
SIGN OF THE GLADIATOR (Spectacle Dramo). Stars:
Anita Ekberg, Chelo Alonso, Georges Marchol, Jacques
Sernas. Producer: Guido Brignone (Glomer
Film Productions). Director; Vittorio Musy Glori.
Original Story and Screenplay: F. Thellung, F.
DeFeo, S. Leone, G. Mongione, G. Brignone.
• Italian-made, with English-dubbed dialog;
filmed in Italy and Yugoslavio. A biogrophical
sketch of the horrible reign of Aurelion,
Roman Emperor who thought Zenobio, Syrian
queen, should become an ally. General Marcus
Valerius is sent to moke peace between Syrio crKl
Rome but is taken prisoner by her. Later, their love
for each other causes her downfoll; she is taken in
chains to Rome, but pardoned after Valerius defends
her. In CinemaScope and color. Sept. 1959.
Coming
ALADDIN AND THE GIANT (Fantosy). Stars: Sol
Mineo. Producer: Herman Cohen. Director: Not
set. Original: Foiry tale classic, "The Arabian
Nights." Screenploy: Not set.
• British-made to be filmed in Majorca and England
as an AlP-Anglo Amolgamoted co-production.
In CinemaScof>e and color.
ANGRY RED PLANET, THE (Science-Fiction Drama).
Stars: Gerald Mohr, Nora Hoyden, Les Tremayne.
Producers: Sidney Pink, Norman Maurer, for Sino
Productions. Director; lb Melchior. Onginol: Sid
Ptnk. Screenplay: ib Melchior, Sid Pink.
• Four visitors from the earth to Mors ore given
a hostile reception and barely escape back to
earth, after which they receive a message from a
Mars man forbidding them to return. In Cinemagic
and Eastman Color.
BLOODSHOT PRIVATE EYE, THE (Comic Thriller).
Stars: Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles.
Producer-Director: Roger Corman (Filmgroup). Original
Screenplay: Chorles Griffith.
• This is a satire on whodunits.
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FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, THE (Horror Melodrama).
Stors: Vincent Price, Myrna Fahey, Mork
Damon. Producer-Director: Roger Cormon. Origmol:
Edgor Allan Poe. Screenplay; Richard Mothison,
• This boses its story on the Poe classic. The
story concerns the tragic demise of the dcscendents
of an old family along hoir-roising lines. In CinemcScope
and color.
FLAME OF THE EAST (Spectacle Dromo). Stars: Not
set. Producer: Not set. Director: Not set. Origlnol
Screenplay: Henry Pickthall.
• To be filmed in and around Constontinople, this
troces the rise of the notorious Empress Theodora
from a street girl to Empress of the Eastern Romon
Empire through her marriage to Emperor Justinian
I in 523 A.D. To be co-produced with Stondord
Productions of Rome.
GIRL ON DEATH ROW, THE (Melodrama). Stors:
Terry Moore, Debro Paget, Lionel Ames. Producer:
Richard Bernstein, for Viscount Productions. Director:
Roy Del Ruth. Originol Screenplay; George
Waters, Richord Bernstein.
• Based on the crime reportir>g experiences of
George Woters while he wos with a Washington,
D. C, newspoper. Tells of two trials—one, a triple
execution in which two of three F>ersons executed
were innocent; the other, a trial for murder in
which two persons suspected of the crime meet in
the some prison.
GOLIATH AND THE BARBARIANS (Spectocle Drama).
Stars: Steve Reeves, Bruce Cabot, Chelo Alonso.
Producer: Eminno Solvt for Standard Productions of
Italy. Director; Carlo Campogollioni. Original:
Eminno Solvi, Gino Mongini.
• Filmed in Italy and Yugoslavia, this is the
story of a young woodsman who avenges the death
of his father ogainst the borboric hordes. In CinemoScope
and color.
GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON (Action Fantasy). Stars:
Steve Reeves. Producer: Not set. Director; Not set.
Original Screenplay; George Worthing Yates.
• This sequel to "Goliath and the Borborions" is
being filmed in Italy ond Yugoslavia, fn Ci-nema-
Scope ond color.
IN THE YEAR 2889 (Science-Fiction Spectacle). Stars:
Not set. Producer-Director: Roger Cormon. Original;
Jules Verne. Screenplay: Not set.
• Scheduled for filming in Jopan, with American
and Joporwse octors, this is based on o Jules
Verne short story. In CinemaScope and color.
JAILBREAKERS, THE (Melodromo). Stars; Robert Hutton,
Mary Castle. Producer-Director: Alexander
Grosshoss. Original Screenplay: Alexander Grosshoss.
• Four escaped convicts try to find $400,000 in
loot from a recent bonk robbery.
PART TIME MOTHER (Drama). Stars; Not set. Producer-Director;
Roger Cormon (Filmgroup). Originol:
Mitchel Heoley. Screenplay: Chorles B. Griffith.
• The story revolves around the romontic ond
maternal problems foced by a widowed working
mother.
PASSIONATE PEOPLE EATER, THE (Science-Fiction
Comedy). Stors; Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph,
Dick Miller, Mel Welles. Producer-Director; Roger
Cormon (Filmgroup). Original Screenplay: Not set.
• This is o satire on science-fiction films, the secor>d
in a trilogy of spoofs of science-fiction films
by Cormon.
SHE (Science-Fiction). Stors: Not set. Producer-Director:
Roger Cormon (Co-producing with Roy Films
of Sidney, Austrolia). Originol (novel): H. Rider
Hoggord. Screenplay; Not set.
• To be filmed in Australia, this is o remake of
the Hoggord clossic tale of the suf>ernaturol. In
Cinemascope ond color.
SUICIDE CLUB, THE (Drama). Stars: Not set. Prodijcer:
Richard Bernstein, for Viscount Productions.
Originol: Robert Louis Stevenson. Screenplay: Richord
Bernstein.
• Scheduled for filming in Lor>don, the story is
based on the Robert Louis Stevenson classic.
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER (Science-Fiction Comedy).
Stars: Not set. Producer: Not set. Director: Not
set. Original: Ralph Wilson. Screenploy: Not set.
• Bosed on Ral[>h Wilson's novel, "Girls From
Planet S," this combines animoted cartoons and
live-QCtion with scicnce-tiction comedy. Story is
set in Texas in the year 2000 when women ruled
the entire world except in Texas.
Buena Vista
(November through December, 1959)
THIRD MAN ON THE MOUNTAIN (Adventure
Dromo). Stars: Michael Rcnme, Jomes MocArthur,
Janet Munro, Jomes Donald, Herbert Lorn. Producer:
Wit Mom Anderson for Wolf Disney Productions.
Director: Ken Annokin. Original (novel, "Bonner
in the Sky"): Jomes Ramsey Ullmon. Screenploy:
Eleonore Griffin.
• Filmed in the Swiss Alps, London ond France,
the story tells of the initial conquest of the fomous
Mattcrhorn. In Technicolor. Nov. 1959.
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ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR, THE (Comedy). Stors:
Fred MocMurroy. Producer; Walt Disney. Director:
Not set. Originol Screenplay: Bill Walsh, William
Roberts.
• The wacky experiments of a science teacher in
Q smoll college cause o military crisis.
BON VOYAGE (Comedy Dromo). Stors: Not set. Producer:
Wolt Disney. Director: David Swift. Original
(novel): Joseph Hoyes. Screenploy: Mori jane ond
Joseph Hayes.
• This tells the itory of o typical American fomily
on Its first trip to Europe. In CincmaScopc.
JUNGLE CAT (Wildlife Feature). Producer: Wolt Disney.
Director; James Algor. Original Screenplay:
Jomes Algor.
• Another in the True-Life Adventure series, beir>g
filmed in the Amazon jungles of Brazil. It depicts
the wild onimal and bird life there, focusing on
the joguor, lord beast of the area. Winston Hibler
IS norrator. In Technicolor.
KIDNAPPED (Adventure Drama). Stars: Jomes Mac-
Arthur, Peter Finch. Producer: Wolt Disney. Director;
Robert Stevenson. Originol (classic): Robert
Louis Stevenson. Screenplay: Robert Stevenson.
• To be filmed in Scotland ond Englond, on
outhentic locations of the story. Plot concerns a
Scots youth who is kidnopped ond shipwrecked in
quest of his inheritorKe. In Technicolor.
NOMADS OF THE NORTH (Wilderness Dromo). Stars:
Not set. Producer; Winston Hibler, for Wait Disney
Productions. Original (book): Jomes Oliver Curwood.
Screenplay: Not set.
• Human arxJ animal characters enact o wilderness
drama bosed on Curwood's fomous novel.
Filming will be in Canada, in Technicolor.
101 DALMATIANS, THE (Cartoon Feature). Producer;
Wait Disney. Director; Not set. Original (fantasy
novel): Dodie Smith. Screenplay; Not set.
• This tells the tale of two dogs thot track down
and vanquish a woman who kidnaps Dalmatians
for the fur coats they will make. It reaches o
furious climax in o chose over a snowy English
countryside os oil free dogs roily to the rescue of
101 captured Dolmotions. In Technicolor.
POLLYANNA (Comedy Dromo). Stors; Jane Wymon,
Karl Molden, Richord Egan, Kevin Corcoran, Nancy
Olson, Hoy ley Mills. Producer: Walt Disney. Director:
David Swift. Original (novel); Eleonor H.
Porter. Screenploy: Dovid Swift.
• Being filmed in Technicolor from the story of
the famous children's book series about Pollyonno
the "glod" girl, whose teenage ideas accomplish
wonders.
SIGN OF ZORRO, THE (Adventure Drama). Stars:
Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Britt
Lomond, Lisa Gaye, Elvira Corono. Producer: William
H. Anderson, for Wolt Disney Productions.
Directors: Norman Foster, Lewis Foster. Original
(stones): Johnson McCulley. Screenplay: Norman
Foster, Lowell S. Howley, Bob Wehling, John
Meredyth Lucas.
• Bosed on the story of Zorro, masked ovenger,
whose exploits added color to early California.
SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON (Adventure Dromo). Stors:
John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MocArthur,
Jonot Munro. Producer: William Ar>derson, for
Walt Disney Productions. Director: Ken Annokin.
Originol (classic); Johonn Wyss. Screenplay: Lowell
S. Howley.
• For filming in the British West Indies, this is
txjsed on the classic story about o valiant Swiss
family which devises a plan of survivol after being
marooned in the South Seas. In Technicolor ond
Panavision.
TOBY TYLER (Circus Comedy). Stors: Kevin Corcoran,
Henry Colvm, Gene Sheldon, Bob Sweeney, Richard
Eosthom, Mr. Stubbs. Producer: Wait Disney.
Director: Charles Barton. Original (novel): Jomes
Otis. Screenplay: Lillie Hoyword, Bill Walsh.
• The story of a runaway orphan boy who joins o
traveling circus corovan, and his adventures among
the canvas-topped world of performers, animals
and roustobouts. In Technicolor.
Columbia
(July through December, 1959)
ANATOMY OF A MURDER (Drama). Stars: James
Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gozzora, Arthur O'Connell.
Eve Arden, Kothryn Gront. Producer-Director:
Otto Preminger. Originol (book): Robert Trover.
Screenplay; Wendell Moyes.
• Small town attorney defends on ormy lieutenant
for killing the man who allegedly hod attacked
the lieutenant's wife. Making use of on obscure
precedent, "murder by irresistible impulse," the
defense attorney then finds his freed client has
run out on his fee, obeying another "irresistible
impulse." July. 1959.
BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA (Wor Drama). Stars:
Cliff Robertson, Gio Scale. Producer: Charles H.
Schneer. (Mornmgside Productions). Director: Paul
Wendkos, Originol Story; Stephen Kondel. Screenplay:
Doniel Ullmon, Stephen Kondel.
• A captured U. S. submarine commander is
questioned on o small Pacific islond where its
owner is octing as interpreter for the Japanese.
However, with the owner's help, he mokes a successful
escape and his information about the
Japanese fleet helps win the victory in the Battle
of the Coral Sea. Nov. 1959.
CRIMSON KIMONO, THE (Dromo). Stors: Victoria
Shaw, Glenn Corbett, Jomes Shigeto. Producer-
Director-Original Screenploy; Somuel Fuller (Globe
Enterprises).
• Concerns the pursuit ond cornering of o stripteose
artist in Los Angeles by o detective team,
one member of which is o J oponese-American.
Former war buddies, they split up over on ottroctivc
ort student implicated in the murder.
Oct. 1959.
EDGE OF ETERNITY (Outdoor Dromo) Stars; Cornel
Wildc, Victorio Show, Mickey Shoughnessy. Producer:
Kendnck Sweet. (Thunderbird Productions).
Director: Donold Siegel. Originol Story: Ben Markson,
Knot Swenson. ScreerH>lay: Knut Swenson,
Richard Collins.
• A sheriff works to solve three brutal murders
in the GrorvJ Canyon cKeo, helped by a local socialite.
The killer flees with the girl os hostage
ond the climax of the chose tokes place in o
miner's "bucket" on cables o mile high, from
which the killer hurtles to his death on the floor of
the conyon. In CinemoScope ond Eastman Color.
Dec. 1959.
FLYING FONTAINES, THE (Dromo). Stors: Michael
Collon, Evy Norlund, Joon Evons, Rion Gorrick.
Producer: Som Kotzmon (Clover Productions). Director:
George Sherman. Onginol Screer>play: Donn
Mullolly, Lee Erwin.
• A star aeriolist disregards his father's advice
on caution and drunkenly involves the rival for
his girl friend in on Occident. A former girl friend,
now married, mokes o ploy for him but his cosuol
attitude toword his profession and co-workers is
chonged by his own accident, which wins him his
girl. In Eostmon Color. Dec. 1959.
HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL (Comedy). Stors: Moe
Howord, Lorry Fine, Joe De Rita (The Three
Stooges). Producer: Horry Romm. Director: David
Lowell Rich. Original Screenploy: Raphael Hoyes.
• The zany adventures of three horxJymen at a
missile plant find them en route to the planet
Venus in o rocket. Aug. 1959.
LAST ANGRY MAN, THE (Drama). Stors: Paul Muni,
David Woyne, Betsy Polmer. Producer: Fred Kohlmor,
for his Fred Kohlmor Productions. Director:
Daniel Monn. Original (novel): Gerald Green.
Screenplay: Gerald Green, Richard Murphy.
• General practitioner in a Brooklyn slum neighborhood
IS asked to oppeor on a TV hotional
hookup program after o newspoper story tells of
his 45-year service to his community. Because he
puts even his chority patients above his career, he
dies of a heort attack looking ofter o juvenile
delinquent, just before the broodcost. From him
the TV producer learns a better opprooch to his
own )ob, Nov. 1959.
LEGEND OF TOM DOOLEY, THE (Dromo). Stors:
Michael London, Jo Morrow, Jock Hogon, Ken
Lynch. Producer: Stan Shpetner. Director; Ted Post.
Original Screenplay: Stan Shpetner.
• Confederote officer Tom Dooley stages on
ambush, unowore the wor hos ended, which mokes
him murderer. His sweetheart tries to flee with
him, after he hos escoped, but in o fight with another
suitor who intercepts them, she is killed ond
he IS recoptured. July, 1959.
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (Drama). Stars: Kim Novok,
Fredric March, Glendo Forrell, Albert Dekker. Producer:
George Justin, for Sudan Productions. Director:
Delbert Monn. Original (ploy) and Screenplay:
Poddy Choyefsky.
• A young, divorced secretory ond her middleoged
boss, a widower, ore ottrocted to each other
through loneliness ond plan to wed in spite of
family opposition. The age differerKe causes bitter
quarrels but eventually the lovers ore reconciled.
July, 1959.
MOUSE THAT ROARED, THE (Comedy). Stors: Peter
Sellers, Jean Seberg. Producer: Walter Shenson,
for Highroad Productions. Director: Jock Arnold.
Original (novel): Leonord Wibberly. Screer>ploy:
Roger MocDougoll, Stanley Monn.
• British-mode, this is about o tiny, mythical
principality which declores wor on the United
Stotes, hoping to lose os o means of solvir^ its
economic plight. Through o fluke, it wins the war
by copturing the Q-bomb. so dictates the peoce
terms. In color. Nov. 1959.
1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS (Animated Cortoon Fantasy).
Stars: Voices of Jim Backus, Kothryn Grant,
Dwayne Hickman, Hans Corwied. Producer; Stephen
Bosustow, for UPA Productions. Director:
Jock Kinney. Screenplay: Czenzi Ormonde.
• Mr. Mogoo, near-sighted cartoon stor of many
Columbia shorts, is transported via a day dream
to the colorful realms of Arobion Nights fontosy
ornl meets up with Aladdin and his magic lamp.
In Technicolor. Dee. 1959.
PORGY AND BESS (Musicol Dromo). Stars: Sidney
Poitier, Dorothy Dondridge, Sammy Davis jr., Peorl
Boitey. Producer: Samuel Goldwyn. Director: Otto
Preminger. Original (ploy): DuBose and Dorothy
Heyword. Screenplay: N. Richord Nosh.
• With music by George Gershwin, this is o drama
of the loves ond trogic lives of Negro inhobitonts
of Cotfish Row in o poor section of the South,
based oround o cripple's love offoir with on easily
swoyed woman. In Todd-AO and Technicolor.
For special roadshow engogements only. Dec. 1959.
THEY CAME TO CORDURA (Outdoor Dromo). Stars;
Gory Cooper, Rito Hoy worth. Von Heft in. Tab
Hunter. Producer: Williom Goetz (Goetz-Barodo
Productions). Director: Robert Rossen. Originol
(novel): Glendon Sworthout. Screenplay: Ivan Moffot,
Robert Rossen.
• Based on the Mexicon expedition of 1916 when
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a major is assigned the task of finding examples
of outstanding heroism for possible Congressional
Medal of Honor awards. On the trek to bring his
"heroes" to Cordura alive, ho has to take olong
on American woman accused of treason and the
hardships of the trip are choracter revealing for
all. In CinemoScope and Eastman Color. Oct. 1959.
30-FOOT BRIDE OF CANDY ROCK, THE (Comedy).
Stars: Lou Costello, Dorothy Pro vine, Gale Gordon.
Producer: Lewis J. Rachmil. Director: Sidney Miller.
Original Story: Lawrence L. Goldman. Screenplay:
Rowland Barber, Arthur Ross.
• A small town rubbish collector and amoteur
scientist invents a machine that moves people
backward and forward in time, turns him into
a space-exploring rocket and his girl into a giant.
Later, his machine is grabbed by the Pentagon
and he grabs the girl—back to normal size. In
Amozoscope. Aug. 1959.
TINGLER, THE (Suspense Drama). Stars: Vincent Price,
Judith Evelyn, Dorryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts.
Producer-Director: William Castle. Original Screenplay:
Robb White.
• A doctor and his assistant isolate the evil force
existing in humans and triggered by fear. It can
only be vanquished by screaming but the doctor's
unfaithful wife turns it loose on him and it escopes
into a movie theatre. In Perspecto. Oct. 1959.
WARRIOR AND THE SLAVE GIRL, THE (Spectacle
Drama). Stars: Gianna Maria Canale, Georges
Marchol, Ettore Manni. Producer; Virgilio de Blasi,
for Atenea Films. Director: Vittorio Cottafavi. Original
Screenplay: Ennio de Concini, Francesco de
Feo, Gion Paolo Callegari.
• this tells the story of a Roman tribune sent
to Armenia to put down a gladiators' revolt. He
captures the rebel leader and helps him crush a
vicious princess and her mercenaries, but the
gladiator, mortally wounded, is buried with Roman
military honors. In SuperCinescope and Eastman
Color Nov. 1959.
YESTERDAY'S ENEMY [War Drama). Stars: Stanley
Baker, Guy Rolfe, Leo McKern, Gordon Jockson.
Producer: Michael Carreros. (Hammer Film Productions).
Director: Vol Guest. Original (play);
Peter Newman. Screenplay: Peter Newman.
• British-made, this tells of a captain and his
British troops in World War II who take over an
enemy-held village in Burma. His tactics in obtaining
information are turned against him when
the Japanese recapture the village. In Megascope.
Nov. 1959.
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ALL THE YOUNG MEN (War Drama). Stars: Alan
Lodd, Sidney Poitler. Producer- Director-Original
Screenplay: Hall Bartlett, for his Hall Bartlett
Productions.
• The story deals with U. 5. Marines tropped behind
enemy lines In the Korean War.
ANDERSONVILLE (Drama). Stors: Not set. Producer:
George Sidney. Director: Richord Brooks. Original
(novel): MacKinlay Kantor. Screenplay: Dan Taradash.
• The story of a Confederate prison for Yankee
soldiers during the Civil War, in Georgia.
ARROWS INTO THE SUN (Outdoor Drama). Stars: Cornel
Wilde, Jean Wallace. Producer-Director: Cornel
Wilde (Theodora Productions). Original (novel) and
Screenplay: Jon Reed Lauritzen.
• Built around a romance between a Mormon
girt and her part-Indian lover in frontier days.
BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP (War Drama). Stars: Not
set. Producer: Fred Kohlmar, for his Fred Kohlmar
Productions. Director: Richard Murphy. Original:
Gregg Boyington. Screenplay: Richard Murphy.
• From the autobiography of a World War 1
hero. Colonel Gregory S. "Pappy" Boyington.
BABETTE GOES TO WAR [Comedy). Stars: Brigitte
Bordot, Jacques Charrler, Honnes Messemer, Yves
Vincent. Producer: Raoul Levy. Director: Christion-
Jaque. Original (story idea): Raoul Levy. Screenplay:
Rooul Levy, Gerard Oury.
• In English-dubbed version. This is about a young
girl who evacuates with the Allies ot Dunkirk,
joins the Free French forces, leorns espionage and
is poraohuted back into France, the object of
which is the kidnaping of a German general. In
CinemoScope and color.
BEACH BOYS, THE (Dromo). Stars: Kirk Douglas.
Producer: Kirk Douglas. Director: Not set. Originol:
Julian Holevy, Raymond Marcus. Screenplay: Gabrielle
Upton.
• Set in on Acopulco backgrourid, the story revolves
Ground a young American who makes a
precarious, cotch-os-catch-can living In the colorful
beach resort, but who finds himself faced with o
future involving steady work and time payments
when he falls in love with an American girl.
BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG [Drama). Stars: Dick
Clark, Victoria Show, Michael Callan. Producer:
Jerry Bresier, for Drexel Film Productions. Director:
Paul Wendkos. Original (novel): John Forris.
Screenplay: James Gunn.
• Story of a high school teacher and the problems
of his students.
CAPTIVE, THE (Drama). Stars: Kim Novak. Producer:
Arthur Hornblow jr. Director: Not set. Original
(FrerKh play, "La Prisonnlere"): Edouard Bourdet.
Screenplay: Robert Thorn.
• This is a controversial story about Lesbianism.
Hornblow and his wife, Leonora, translated Bourdet
's play from the original French arxJ odapted
It for the New York stage prescntotion in 1926.
CAVES OF NIGHT, THE (Drama). Stars: Cornel Wilde,
Jean Wollocc, Cliff Robertson, Dianno Foster. Producer:
Cornel Wildc, (Theodora Productions). Director;
Paul Wendkos. Original (novel): John
Christopher. Screenplay; Harold Jack Bloom.
• A vacationing party, trapped in a mountain
cave, struggle their way through the chambered
interior. A woman has the choice of saving one
of two men, her husband or her lover. In Cinema-
Scope and Eastman Color.
COMANCHE STATION (Outdoor Drama). Stars: Rarvdolph
Scott, Nancy Gotes, Claude Akins. Producer-
Director: Budd Boetticher (Ranown Productions).
Original Screervploy: Burt Kennedy.
• The adventures of a cowboy who has a score
to settle with the Comonches. In CinemoScope
and color.
CRY FOR HAPPY (Drama). Stars: Jack Lemmon, Dean
Mortm, Ernie Kovacs, Producer: William Goetz, for
his William Goetz Productions. Director: Not set.
Original (novel): George Campbell. Screenplay:
Irving Brecher.
• Seven U. S. Navy men in Tokyo during 1950
and 1951 take over a geisha house and fall in
love with the girls. To be filmed in Japan. In
CinemoScope and color.
DEVIL AT FOUR O'CLOCK, THE (Drama). Stars:
Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Gregoire Asian, Morpesso
Down. Producer: Fred Kohlmar, for his Fred
Kohlmar Productions. Director: Peter Glenville.
Original (novel): Max Catto. Screenplay: Bridget
Boland.
• To be filmed in Martinique, this tells the story
of how an Irish priest and three convicts on a
small Pacific island risk their lives to save a colony
of leper children from a volcanic eruption.
ELECTRONIC MONSTER, THE (Melodrama). Stars:
Rod Cameron, Mary Murphy, Meredith Edwards,
Peter llling. Producer: Alec C. Snowden, for
Amalgamated Productions. Director: Montgomery
Tully. Original (novel, "The Man Who Couldn't
Sleep"); Charles Eric Maine.
• British-made. An American insurance ir>vestigotor,
checking into the death of a handsome
film star, finds clues leading to an electric hypnosis
clinic, which is operating as a front for a criminal
gang.
ENEMY GENERAL, THE (War Drama). Stors; Von
Johnson, Jean Pierre Aumont, Dany Carrel. Producer:
Sam Katzmon (Clover Productions). Director:
George Sherman. Original and Screenplay:
Lou Morheim, Oliver Crawford.
• This describes a period near the end of World
War II when the Wehrmacht generals rebelled
against Hitler, and what happened to a top Nazi
general.
GENE KRUPA STORY, THE (Musical
Biography). Stars:
Sal Mineo, Susan Kohner, James Darren. Producer:
Philip A. Waxman. Director: Don Weis. Original
Screenplay: Orin Jannings.
• This traces the career of the famous jazz
drummer to the heights and to the depths and
back again, and reveals Krupa's association with
other jazz greats of the era.
GIDGET GOES HAWAIIAN (Comedy). Stars: Sandro
Dee, Jomes Darren, Michael Callan. Producer: Jerry
Bresier. Director: Not set. Original Screenplay:
Ruth Brooks Flippen.
• This is sequel to lost year's comedy hit,
"Gidget." In CinemoScope and color.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (Adventure-Fantasy). Stars:
Kerwin Mathews, Jo Morrow, June Thorburn. Producer:
Charles Schneer. Director: Jack Sher. Originol:
Jonathan Swift. Screenplay; Jack Sher,
Arthur Ross.
• The Jonathan Swift classic, produced in the
new process, SuperDynomation, and in Technicolor.
GUNS OF NAVARONE, THE (Drama). Stars: Gregory
Peck, Anthony Quinn, David Niven. Producer: Carl
Foreman (HighrcKxJ Productions). Director: Alexar>der
Mockendrick. Original (novel): Alistair Mac-
Lean. Screenplay: Carl Foreman.
• Filmed in Greece and Cyprus. A party of British
saboteurs land on an "impregnable" German-held
island in the Mediterranean and destroy the huge
guns which have held off the British Navy. In
Eastman Color.
AT THE STARS (Biographical Drama). Stars:
Curt Jurgens, Victoria Shaw, Gla Scola, James
Doly. Producer: Charles H. Schneer (Morningslde
Productions). Director: J. Lee-Thompson. Originol:
George Froeschel, Udo Wolter, Heinz-Werner John.
Screenplay: Jay Dratler.
• Filmed in Munich, this is the film biography
of the brilliant rocket scientist, Wernher von Braun,
that got the United States into the space race.
IMAGE MAKERS, THE (Drama). Stars: Kim Novak,
Glenn Ford. Producer-Director: Richord Quine. Original
(novel): Bernard V. Dryer. Screenplay: Norman
Katkov.
• Scheduled for filming in North Africa, this has
been adopted for the screen from the best-selling
novel by Bernard V. Dryer.
JAZZ BOAT (Musical). Stars: Anthony Newley, Anne
Aubrey, Pierre Philip. Producers: Irving Allen, Albert
R. Broccoli (Worwick Productions). Director:
Ken Hughes. Screenplay: John Antrobus,
• British-mode. The story revolves around o cruise
boot that features jazz music-
KILLERS OF KILIMANJARO, THE (Drama). Stars:
Robert Taylor, Anne Aubrey, Anthony Newley.
Producers: Irving Allen, Albert R. Broccoli (Warwick
Productions). Director: Richord Thorpe. Original:
J. A. Hunter, Daniel P. Monnix. Screenplay:
John Gilling, Eorl Fenton.
• British-mode and filmed in Africa, this is the
story of a race between two engineering firms in
opening up the African frontier. In CinemoScope
and Technicolor.
KINGDOM OF MAN, THE (Drama). Stars: Richard
Widmork, Maria Schell. Producer: Philip Yordon
(Security Pictures). Director: Not set. Original
Screenplay: Philip Yordon.
• The Intensely dramatic story of a mon ond o
woman, mode enemies by their opposing uniforms
and caught in the swirling patterns of the closing
days of World War II in Europe. Tells how war
affects the lives of a U. S. Army foot soldier and
German Army woman medical officer.
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA [Adventure Dromo). Stors:
Not set. Producer: Sam Spiegel. Director: Dovid
Lean. Screenplay: Not set.
• British-mode. The life of T. E. Lawrence, soldier
and author of the classic adventure story, "The
Seven Pillars of Wisdom," is being brought to the
screen, set against the background of the kaleidoscopic
African desert and the tribes that room
its
wilderness.
MAN ON A STRING [Dromo). Stors: Ernest Borgnine,
Kerwin Mathews, Ed Prentiss, Alexarxler Scourby.
Producer: Louis de Rochemont, Director: Andre de
Toth. Original (book, "My Ten Years as a Counterspy"):
Boris Morros. Screenplay: John Kofko,
Virginia Sholer.
• The true-life story of a Hollywood film magnate,
who became a U. S. counterspy. Based on
Morros' autobiogrophy, "My Ten Years as o
Counterspy," which relates his amazing espionage
experiences.
MOUNTAIN ROAD, THE [Drama). Stars: James
Stewart, Lisa Lu, Henry Morgan. Producer: William
Goetz, Director: Daniel Mann. Original (novel):
Theodore H. White. Screenplay: Alfred Hoyes.
• As members of o demolition team in World War
II withdraw across China, when the Japanese tried
to split the Allied armies In 1944, they blow up
roods, villages and bridges.
MY DOG, BUDDY (Drama). Stars: Ken Curtis, Ken
Knox, London (dog). Producer: Ken Curtis, for
McLendon Radio Pictures. Director and Original
Screenplay: Ray Kellog.
• Another story about a boy ond his dog, shot
in the Dallas oreo at the Cielo studios on Loke
Dollos.
NEVER TAKE CANDY FROM A STRANGER (Drama).
Stars: Gwen Watford, Felix Alymer, Patrick Allen.
Producer: Anthony Hinds, for Hammer Film Productions.
Director: Cyril Fronkel. Original (play,
"The Pony Cart"): Roger Goris. Screenploy: John
Hunter.
• British-mode. This deols with the menace of a
psychopathic kilter permitted to room ot large,
and whose freedom constitutes o threot to every
living child,
ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING (Comedy). Stars: Yut
Brynner, Kay Kendall. Producer-Director: Stonley
Donen. Original (ploy) and ScreerK>lay: Horry Kurnitz.
• From the Broadway stage hit, this is the story
of symphony conductor who can't get alor>g
with people, and his wife, who is liked by everyone,
in Technlromo and Technicolor.
OUR MAN IN HAVANA (Drama With Comedy). Stars:
Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Maureen O'Horo, Ralph
Richardson, Noet Coward, Ernie Kovacs. Producer-
Director: Carol Reed, for Kingsmead Productions.
Original (novel) and Screenplay: Groham Greene.
• British-made, this tells of tHe undercover octivities
of a middle-aged, vacuum cleaner solesmon
m Cuba, who serves as a British secret service
agent. He concocts false reports, which ore token
seriously by the secret service, the Cubon police
and agents of other powers. In CinemoScope.
PEPE (Comedy With Music). Stors: Cant inf las, Don
Doiley, Shirley Jones, Michoel Collon. Producer-
Director: George Sidney (Posa International-George
Sidney Productions). Original (ploy, "Broadway
Magic"): Lodislous Bus-Fekete. Screenplay: Dorothy
KIngsley.
• To be filmed in Mexico City, Los Vegas and
other locatior>s in Central ar>d South Americo.
Tony Curtis, Debbie Reyr>olds, Deon Mortin ond
Janet Leigh will be among the guest stors. In
CinemoScope and color.
RAISIN IN THE SUN, A (Dromo). Stars: Sidney
Poitler, Claudia McNeil. Producers: David Susskirxj,
Philip Rose. Director: Not set. Original (ploy) orKl
Screenplay: Lorraine Hansberry.
• The Broadway hit about o Negro grandmother's
dream of a house in the suburbs to hold her family
In line, will be shown on the screen offer its
stage run.
REACH FOR TOMORROW (Dromo). Stors: Burl Ives,
Shelley Winters, Jomes Darren, Jean Seberg. Producer:
Boris D. Koplon. Director: Philip Leaoock.
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Originol (novel): Willord Motley. Screenplay: Robert
Presnell jr.
• Based on Willord Motley's novel, "Let No Mon
Write My Epitaph." Set in Chicago's slums, story
deals with the son of o criminal who foils victim To
the same vicious environment which sent his fother
to the electric chair.
RIN-TIN-TIN STORY {Biogrophicol Droma). Stars:
"Rinty." Producer: Herbert B. Leonord, Director:
Not set. Origmol Screenplay: Stirling Silliphont.
• Based on the life story of Lee Duncan, trainer
of the fomous dog stor, Rin-Tin-Tm, going back
to World War I Duncan, o member of the
Lofoyette Escadrille, was shot down behind enemy
lines and found o Germon police dog, which became
the original Rin-Tin-Tin. In color.
SAPPHO (Spectacle Drama). Stors: Kerwin Mothews.
Producer: Gionni Hecht Lucari (Documento Films).
Director: Pietro FrarKisci. Screenploy: Not set.
• Itolian-mcde with an English sound trock, this
will be built oround the legends of the Grecian
woman poet. In CinemoScope and color.
SMILE OF A WOMAN, THE (Drama). Stars: Jock Patonce.
Producers: Michoel Gordon, Philip A. Woxmon.
Director: Michael Gordon. Originol Story: N.
Richard Nash. Screenplay; Oscar Soul.
• To be filmed in Paris, the story involves the
theft of the Mono Lisa by an American forger,
In color.
STORY WITHOUT END, THE STORY OF FRANZ
LISZT (Musical Biography). Stars: Dirk Bogarde,
Capucme, Genevieve Page, Patricio Morison. Producer:
William Goetz, for his William Goetz Productions.
Director: George Cukor. Screenplay: Oscor
Millord.
• The film is built oround the life of the famous
composer-pianist of the 19th century. In Cinema-
Scope and color.
STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET (Dramo). Stors: Kirk
Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovocs. Producer-Director;
Richord Qume, for his Richard Quine Productions.
OrigifKil (novel) and Screenplay: Evan
Hunter.
• A prize-winning outhor hires on orchitect to
set up plons for a home in Bel-Air. The orchitect
meets the author's girl friend and the two fall
in love. In CinemoScope and Eostmon Color.
STRANGLERS OF BOMBAY, THE {Murder Mystery).
Stors: Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson, ArKtrew
Cruickshonk. Producer: Anthony Hinds, for Hammer
Films. Director; Terence Fisher. Screenplay: David
2. Goodmon.
• British-mode. A wove of moss murders sweeps
Indio in the 19th century, brought about by a
secret society known os Thuggee (later outlowed by
the British government). Deoth wos by strangulation
for more than a million people in the name
of Kali, goddess of destruction. In Hommerscope.
SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER (Drama). Stors; Elizabeth
Toytor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Cliff, Mercedes
McCambndge, Albert Dekker. Producer: Sam
Spiegel. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Original
(play): Tennessee Willioms. Screenplay: Gore Vidal,
Tennessee Willioms.
• This tells of a mother's efforts to preserve the
good name of her son ond the lengths to which
she goes to protect it.
SURPRISE PACKAGE (Comedy). Stars: Yu! Brynner,
Mitzi Gaynor, Noel Coward. Producer-Director:
Stonley Donen, for his Stanley Donen Productions.
Original (novel, "A Gift From the Boys"): Art
Buchwold. Screenploy: Horry Kurnitz.
• About a deported U. S. gangster ond his girl
friend, the gangster having been sent back to his
native country in Greece. Filmed in Europe.
13 GHOSTS [Mystery). Stars: Donold Woods, Charles
Herbert, Jo Morrow, Martin Milner. Producer-Director:
William Castle. Original Screenploy; Robb
White.
• A professor is left a lorge home by o rich
uncle, with o provision in the will that he must
take it as is which, in this case, means o house
loaded with ghosts.
12 TO THE MOON (Science-Fiction Melodromo). Stars:
Kon Clark, Robert Montgomery jr., Anthony Dexter,
Michi Kobi, Anno Lisa. Producer: Fred Gebhordt,
for Luna Productions. Director: David Bradley.
Original Story: Fred Gebhordt. Screenplay: DeWitt
Bodeen.
• This tells of men's first trip to the moon ond
the brave men and women who make it.
TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL, THE (Drama). Stors:
Paul Mossio, Christopher Lee, Dawn Addoms. Producer:
Michael Correras (Hammer Film Productions).
Director: Terence Fisher. Original: Robert
Louis Stevenson. Screenploy: Wolf Monkowitz.
• A new screen version of the classic thriller,
which IS British-made, In Technicolor.
WACKIEST SHIP IN THE ARMY, THE (Comedy
Dromo). Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovocs, Ricky Nelson,
Joby Baker. Producer: Jerry Bresler, for Fred
Kohlmor Productions. Director: Richard Murphy.
Original; Morion Hargrove, Herb Corlson. Screenplay:
Richard Murphy.
• To be filmed in Howoii. An ancient New Zealand
groin corner is pressed into the service of
the United States Government during the early
days of World Wor (I in the Pacific. In Eostmon
Color.
WHO WAS THAT LADY? (Comedy). Stars: Tony Curtis,
Dean Martin, Janet Leigh, James Whitmore.
Producer: Norman Krosno. Director; George Sidney.
Originol (ploy, "Who Was That Lady I Sow You
With?"): Norman Krosno. Screenplay: Norman
Krosno.
• From the stage Broadway hit, built around the
old vaudeville gag line of the title.
WHO IS SYLVIA? (Comedy With Music). Stors: Doris
Day. Producers; Roger Edens, Martin Melcher. Director;
Dovid Miller. Originol Screenplay: Leonord
Gershe.
• This story deols with the life of o small town
girl.
MetTo-Goldwyn-Mayer
(September through December, 1959)
FOR THE FIRST TIME (Musical). Stars: Mario Lanza,
Zsa 2 so Gobor, Johanna von Koczian, Kurt Kosznor,
Hans Sohnker. Producer; Alexonder Gruter,
for Corona Productions. Director; Rudolph Mote.
Original Story and Screenplay; Andrew So It.
• Itolo-Germon co-production. A fomous Americon
tenor, singing abroad, falls in love with o girl
who is deaf and devotes himself to affecting a
cure so she con hear him sing. In Techniromo and
Technicolor. Sept. 1959.
GIRLS' TOWN (Melodrama). Stars: Mamie Wan Doren,
Mel Tor me, Roy Anthony, Paul Anko, Maggie
Hayes. Producer: Albert Zugsmith, for bis Albert
Zugsmith Productions. Director: Charles Haas.
Original Story; Robert Hardy Andrews. Screenplay:
Robert Smith.
• The story of boys ond girls who hove reached
the turning point between adolescence ond motunty
and of youngsters who know too much too
soon Oct. 1959.
HOUSE OF SEVEN HAWKS, THE {Action Droma)
Stars; Robert Toy lor, Nicole Mourey, Linda Christian,
Donold Wolfit. Producer: Dovid E. Rose. Director:
Richard Thorpe. Original (novel): Victor
Conning. Screenplay: Jo Eisinger.
• Concerns the theft from the Nazis of o rich
horde of looted jewels during World War II, and
the seorch for their hiding place In Hollorxl.
Britis>^-made, filmed in Englond and Hollond.
Nov. 1959.
IT STARTED WITH A KISS (Comedy). Stars: Glenn
Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Eva Gabor, Gustavo Rojo,
Fred Clark. Producer: Aaron Rosenberg (Arcolo
Productions). Director; George Morsholl. Originol
Story: Vo lent me Dovies. Screenplay; Chorles Lederer.
• A lough-loaded story of an Air Force Sergeant
who buys o roffle ticket at a charity bazaar and
wins both o fobulous automobile-of-t he-future
—and a bride. Then he hos trouble with
both at his base in Spain. In CinemoScope and
Metrocolor. Sept. 1959.
LIBEL (Courtroom Dromo). Stars: Olivia de Hovillond,
Dirk Bogarde, Poul Mossie, Robert Morley, Wilfrid
Hyde White. Producer: Anotole de Grunwald,
for Comet Productions. Director; Anthony Asquith.
Original (ploy): Edward Wool I. Screenploy: Anotole
de Grunwald, Karl Tunberg.
• A suit for libel is brought ago ins t o British
newspaper by a young Baronet. It hod published o
letter charging that he is on imposter, on exactor
who beors on uncanny resemblo nee to the
real Baronet. The two men were in the some
German prison camp ond only one escoped to a
normal life and a beautiful wife. The trial must
decide if he is the real Boronet. Oct. 1959.
TARZAN, THE APE MAN (Adventure Dromo). Stors:
Dennis Miller, Cesore Donovo, Joanna Bornes,
Robert Douglas. Producer: A I Director;
Joseph Newman. Original (characters in novel);
Edgar Rice Burroughs. Screenplay; Robert Hill.
• The story revolves around a girl who occomponles
her fother and a white hunter to find the
ivory weolth of the famed Elephants' Burial Ground.
She is soved by Torzon from being killed by a
maddened elephant end becomes his mate. In
Technicolor. Oct. 1959.
WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE, THE (Sea
Mystery).
Gory Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrove,
Emiyn Williams. Producer; Julian Blaustein
(Bloustein-Boroda Productions). Director:
Michael Anderson. Originol (serial story): Hammond
Innes. Screenplay; Eric Ambler.
• Filmed m England, this is built oround the efforts
of a freighter owner to scuttle his vessel,
which plot is foiled by a determined coptoin. In
CinemoScope and Metrocolor. Dec. 1959.
Coming
ADA DALLAS (Dromo). Stars; Not set. Producer:
Lowrencc Weingorten, for Avon Productions. Director;
Not set. Original (novel): Wirt Williams.
Screenplay; Irving Rovetch, Hornet Fronk.
• A womon rises from the slums of New Orleans
to eventually become the governor of Louisiana.
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, THE (Musicol).
Stars: Tony Randall, Patty McCormock,
Mickey Shoughnessy, Buster Keaton, Eddie Hodges,
Archie Moore. Producer; Samuel Goldwyn jr. (Formosa
Productions). Director: Michoel Curtiz. Original
(clossic): Mork Twain. Screenplay: Jomes Lee.
• This is a spectacular based on the character of
an illiterate river boy erected by Mark Twain.
In CinemoScope and Metrocolor.
ALL THE FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS (Romontic Dro-
i
ma). Stars; Robert Wagner, Notolie Wood, Pearl
Bo Susan Kohner, George Homilton. Producer:
Pandro S. Bermon, for Avon Productions. Director:
Michael Anderson. Original Screenplay: Robert
Thorn.
• This depicts young people who destroy themselves
by their ambition and greed. In Cinemo-
Scope and Metrocolor.
BACHELOR IN PARADISE (Comedy). Stars; Bob Hope.
Producer-Director: Sol C. Siegel. Original (novel):
Vera Cospory. Screenploy: Volentine Dovies.
• The story revolves oround the hilonous plight
of o lone bachelor in Poradise Village, o suburbon
housing development, sworming with eager, ingenious
and predatory femoles.
BELLS ARE RINGING (Musical Comedy). Stars: Judy
HoMidoy, Dean Martin. Producer: Arthur Freed, for
hts Arthur Freed Productions. Director; Vincente
Minnelli. Original (book and lyrics) and Screenplay:
Betty Comden, Adolph Green.
• Film version of the Broodwoy stoge hit, ond
concerns an operator on o telephone onswering
service who foils in love with one of her customers,
although he thinks of her as old and grayhoircd
and colls her "mom. In CinemoScope ond
"
Metrocolor.
BEN-HUR (Spectacle Drama). Stors: Chorlton Heston,
Jock Hawkins, Haya Hororeet, Stephen Boyd.
Producer; Sam Zimbolist. Director: William Wyler.
Original (clossic); General Lew Wallace. Screenplay:
Korl Tunberg.
• Filmed in Itoly, this is a remoke of the story
of pagan Rome in the early doys of Christionity,
with the famed chariot race sequence. It is for
specioi engagements only. In MGM Camera 65 ond
color.
BRIDGE TO THE SUN (Biographical Drama). Stors:
Not set. Producer; Julian Bloustein. Director; Not
set. Original (autobiogrophy): Gwendolyn Tresaki.
Screenplay; Charles Koufmon.
• This tells of an mternotionol morrioge between
an Amencon girl (the outhor) from Tennessee ond
a Japanese diplomot a marriage that survived the
tests of hordships, wor ond conflicting loyalties.
BROTHERS GRIMM, THE (Biographical Drama). Stors:
Not set. Producer; George Pol. Director; Not set.
Original Screenplay: David Heilmon.
• Woven oround the lives and works of the writers
of the clossic fairy tales, and which incorporates
four of their fontosies.
BUTTERFIELD 8 (Dromo). Stars: Elizabeth Taylor,
Laurence Harvey, Eddie Fisher, Dino Merrill. Producer;
Pandro 5. Bermon, for Afton-Linebrook
Productions. Director: Doniel Monn. Originol (novel):
John O'Hora. Screenplay: Chorles Schnee.
• A beoutiful girl in her twenties, whose life is
affected when she leaves her smoll home town for
a career in Manhattan. In CinemoScope and Metrocolor.
CHARLEMAGNE (Epic Dromo). Stors: Not set. Producer:
Ted Richmond. Director: Not set. Originol
(book): Harold Lamb. Screenplay: Noel Long ley.
• The story of the wornor king who saved
Christianity during the eighth ond ninth centuries.
Deals with Charlemagne's triumphs over pKigan
forces, his conflict with his son, Pepin, ond the
beautiful Swedish girl, Fostrodo, loved by both.
CIMARRON (Dromo). Stars: Glenn Ford, Mono Schell,
Anne Baxter, Arthur O'Connell, Mercedes McCombridge,
Russ Tomblyn. Producer: Edmund Grainger.
Director: Anthony Mann. Original (novel); Edna
Ferber. Screenplay; Arrvold Schulmon.
• A remake of on earlier film based on Edno Ferber
's novel about the opening of the Oklohoma
Territory, A city-bred girl mornes a reckless, restless
adventurer ond joins him in the wild land
rush that marked the opening of the West, In the
new West, her own spirit leads her to a pwDsition of
C>owcr as o newspaper publisher. In CinemoScope
and color.
DAY THEY ROBBED THE BANK OF ENGLAND, THE
(Melodromo). Stars: Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellers,
Peter O'Toolc, Kieron Moore, Albert Shorpe. Producer;
Jules Buck. Director: John Guitlermin. Original
(novel): John Brophy. Screenplay: Howard
CI ewes.
• Bntish-madc. Set in the early 1900s, this is
based on actual accounts of a daring robbery.
FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE
(Droma). Stors: Not set. Producer: Julian Bloustein.
Director: Not set. Original (classic novel): Vicente
Blasco Ibanez. Screenploy; Robert Ardrey.
• A remake of the 1921 silent film which storred
Rudolph Volentirx).
FROGS OF SPRING (Romantic Comedy), Stars: Not
set. Producer; Philip Borry jr. Director; Not set.
Original (ploy): Nothontel Benchley. Screenplay;
EdmurxJ Hortmon.
• Incorporated into the modern story will be moteriol
from several short stories by Benchley.
GAZEBO, THE (Mystery Comedy). Stars: Glenn Ford,
Debbie Reyr>olds, Corl Reiner, John McGiver, Harmon,
the Pigeon. Producer: Lowrence Weingorten,
for Avon Productions. Director: George Marshall.
Original (ploy): Alec Coppel. Screenploy: George
Wells.
• From the Broadway ploy, the story corKcrns a
TV mystery writer who finds o deod mon buried
under his gazebo, a wrought iron garden house.
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Comedy and mystery are blended into the hilarious
situations that follow. In CinemaScope.
GO NAKED IN THE WORLD (Drama). Stars: Gmo
Lollobrigido, Anthony Francioso, Ernest Borgnine.
Producer: Aoron Rosenberg (Areola Productions).
Director: Ranald MacDougall. Original (novel):
Tom Chomales. Screenplay: Ronald MacDougall.
• The plot deals wit+i a rich, theatre-owning
family of Chicago.
GOLDEN FLEECING, THE (Comedy). Stars: Not set.
Producer: Phihp Barry jr. Director: Not set. Original
(ploy): Lorenzo Semple jr. Screenplay: Julius
Epstein.
• About a group of young Navy officers and a
civilian electronics expert who use the electronic
broin of a missile-lounching ship to beat a roulette
wheel. It will first be produced qs q Broadway
play.
HOME FROM THE HILL (Drama). Stars: Robert
Michum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George
Hamilton, Luano Patten. Producer: Edmund Grainger,
for Sol C. Siegel Productions. Director: Vincente
Minnelli. Original (novel): William Humphrey.
Screenplay: Irving Ra vetch, Harriet Frank jr.
• About a rich Texan who continues his philandering
after he marries a beautiful girl. In
CinemoScopje and Metrocolor.
IRRESISTIBLE (Suspense Melodrama). Stars: Not set.
Producer: Ted Richmond. Director: Not set. Screenplay:
Daniel Mainwonng.
• Set in Spam and Israel, this is a contemporary
story of romantic intrigue which takes timely advantage
of the interest in the discovery of the
Dead Sea scrolls which have unlocked many secrets
of past ages. One fabulous popyrus scroll, a key
to the rest, disappears and starts an exciting chain
reaction ending in Madrid.
KEY WITNESS (Drama). Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Pot
Crowley, Susan Harrison, Dennis Hopper, Joby
Baker. Producer: Pandro S. Berman, for Avon
Productions. Director: Phil Karlson. Original (novel):
Frank Kane. Screenplay: Alfred Brenner, Sidney
Michoels.
• An assistant attorney fights to protect an Important
witness who had seen a teenage gang
killing, but the witness refuses to identify the
hoodlum when his family is threatened. In CinemaScope.
LADY L (Drama). Stars: Gina Lollobrigido, Tony Curtis.
Producer: Julian Blaustein. Director: George
Cukor. Original (novel): Remain Gory. Screenplay:
Robert Anderson.
• A famous and respected woman reveals unexpectedly
lurid details of a consuming young
romance that dominated a life of adventure ond
intrigue.
LAST VOYAGE, THE (Action Dromo). Stars: Robert
Stack, Dorothy Mo lone, George Sanders, Edmond
O'Brien. Producer-Director-Original Screenplay: Andrew
L. Stone.
• Filmed partly in Jopan, this involves the sinking
of a luxury ocean liner and the dramatic rescuse
by lifeboats of 1 ,500 passengers before the
ship goes down. In Metrocolor.
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (Sea Drama). Stars: Not
set. Producer: Aaron Rosenberg (Areola Productions).
Director: Not set. Original: Charles Nordhoff,
James Norman Hall. Screenplay: Eric Ambler.
• The remake of MGM's 1935 classic, and will be
filmed in South Sea locales. It will combine the
most exciting elements of the two great complementary
novels, "Mutiny on the Bounty" and "Pitcairn
Island." In MGM Camera 65 and color.
NEVER SO FEW (War Droma). Stars: Frank Sinatra,
Gina Lollobrigido, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen,
Richard Johnson, Paul Henreid, Brion Donlevy,
Dean Jones. Producer: Edmund Grainger, for Canterbury
Productions. Director: John Sturges, Original
(novel): Tom T. Chamoles. Screenplay: Millard
Kaufman.
• Story of an American Captain in command of
600 Kachin guerrillas, ossigned to harass 40,000
Japanese troops in North Burma during World Wor
II, and o homeless European woman who falls in
love with him. In CinemoScope and Metrocolor.
PLATINUM HIGH SCHOOL, THE (Drama). Stors:
Mickey Rooney, Terry Moore, Don Duryeo. Producer:
Red Doff, for Albert Zugsmith Productions.
Director: Charles Haos. Original Story: Howard
Breslin. Screenplay: Robert Smith.
• Story of juvenile delinquency among the children
of wealthy families. Too much money and
too many privileges ore presented as the reasons.
PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES (Comedy). Stars:
Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige. Producers:
Joe Pasternak, Martin Melcher (Euterpe Productions).
Original (book): Jean Kerr. Screenplay: Isobel
Lennart.
• A gay life-with-children story in which parents
try to cope intelligently with problems that books
on child training never thought about. In Cinema-
Scope and color,
PROJECT NO. 7 (Drama). Stars: Robert Taylor. Producer:
Not set. Director-Original Screenplay; Richard
Thorpe.
• Based on the behind-the-scenes adventures of a
Naval officer chosen to be one of the first men
sent into space.
RECOLLECTION CREEK (Dromo). Stars: Not set. Producer:
Pandro S. Berman, for Avon Productions.
Director: Not set. Original ond Screenplay: Fred
Gipson.
• A worm and hilorious story of incidents in the
lives of a Texas family during 1908, centering on
o 9-year-old boy and his cousin.
SPINSTER, THE (Drama). Stars: Not set. Producer:
Julian Blaustein. Director: Not set. Original (novel):
Sylvia Ash ton-Warner. Screenplay: Ben Maddow,
• Based on her own experiences teaching Maori
children, this is a first novel for Sylvia Ash ton-
Warner. To be filmed in New Zealand.
SUBTERRANEANS, THE (Musicol). Stars: Leslie Caron,
George Peppard, Janice Rule, Andre Previn. Producer:
Arthur Freed, for his Arthur Freed Productions.
Director: Ranald MacDougall. Original
(novel): Jack Kerouoc. Screenplay: Robert Thom.
• The story of Son Francisco's beat generation.
In CinemaScope and color.
SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH (Drama). Stars: Not set.
Producer: Pandro S. Berman, for Avon Productions.
Director: Not set. Original (play): Tennessee
Williams. Screenplay: Not set.
• The story of on aging actress with whom a
young man has been involved but who falls in
love with a younger woman and faces mutilation
by her relatives if he does not leave town. The
plot is supposed to be symbolic of the ephemeral
quality of youth.
TEMPTATION (Drama). Stars: Ava Gardner, Dirk
Bogarde, Joseph Gotten, Vittorio de Sica. Producer:
Goffredo Lombardo, for Ti tonus Films. Director:
Nunnolly Johnson. Original (novel): Bruce
Marshall. Screenplay: Nunnolly Johnson.
• Now filming in Italy, the story deals with the
Spanish Civil War in 1 935 and concerns a Spanish
priest who loses his faith, and an American
news broadcaster who befriends a seductive coboret
girl.
TIME MACHINE, THE (Science-Fiction Drama). Stors:
Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux. Producer-Director:
George Pal. Original (novel): H. G.
Wells. Screenplay: David Duncan.
• Now filming in England. In Metrocolor.
VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED, THE (Science-Fiction
Drama). Stars: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley,
Michael Gwy nne, Laurence Naismith. Producer:
Ranald Kinnoch. Director: Wolf Rilla. Original
(novel, "The Midwich Cuckoos"): John Wyndham.
Screenplay: Mel Dinelli.
• Filmed in England, this deals with mental
telepathy and the visit of on "unknown force"
to a small English town.
Paramount
(September through December, 1959)
BUT NOT FOR ME (Comedy), Stars: Clark Gable, Carroll
Baker, Li Hi Palmer, Lee J. Cobb. Producers:
William Perlberg, George Seoton. Director: Walter
Lang. Original (play): Samson Raphaelson. Screenplay:
John Michael Hayes.
• While a May-December romance develops between
a middle-aged theatrical producer and his
secretary, leading to his storring her in a play,
his ex-wife patiently waits and welcomes him back
when the new star turns to o younger man. Sept.
1959.
CAREER (Drama). Stars: Dean Mortin, Shirley Mac-
La ine, Anthony Francioso, Carolyn Jones. Producer:
Hall Wallis. Director: Joseph Anthony. Origirval
(ploy) and Screenplay: James Lee.
• The story of a dedicated actor and the people
he meets, and the hardships and disappointments
he suffers during his climb to success. Nov. 1959.
JAYHAWKERS, THE (Outdoor Droma). Stars: Jeff
Chandler, Fess Parker, Nicole Mourey. Producers:
Norman Panama, Melvin Frank. Director: Melvin
Frank. Original Screenplay: Melvin Frank, Joseph
Petrocca, Frank Fen ton, A. I. Bezzerides.
• A frontier Napoleon who wants Kansas for his
empire and on ex-convict out to get revenge on
him and win his own freedom, pursue personal
animosities under turbulent, pre-Civil War conditions.
The ex-convict is helped by o lovely French
widow with a burning love for freedom. In Vista-
Vision and Technicolor. Nov. 1959.
LI'L ABNER (Musical). Stars: Peter Palmer, Leslie
Porrish, Stubby Koye, Howard St. John, Julie Newmar,
Stella Stevens. Producer: Norman Panama.
Director: Melvin Fronk. Original (cartoon characters):
Al Capp. Screenplay: Norman Panama,
Melvin Frank.
• Dogpatch is about to become o site for A-
bomb tests unless something "necessary" about it
warrants reprieve. That something is Mommy
Yokum's Yokumberry juice that mode Li'l Abner
so strong, Generol Bullmoose covets the formula
and a murder plot against Abner is foiled when
Dogpotchers descend on Woshington. In Visto-
Vision and Technicolor. Dec. 1959.
THAT KIND OF WOMAN (Comedy Drama). Stars:
Sophia Loren, Tab Hunter, Keenan Wynn, George
Sanders. Producers: Carlo Ponti, Marcello Girosi.
Director: Sidney Lumet. Original Story: Robert
Lowry. Screenplay: Walter Bernstein.
• Beautiful "kept woman" meets o paratrooper
who falls in love with her and complicotions develop
when his pursuit of her becomes known to
her millionaire "friend." There is o secondary
romance between the woman's best woman friend
and the paratrooper's army buddy. Sept. 1959.
Coming
ALL IN A NIGHT'S WORK (Romantic Drama), Stars:
Shirley MocLoine. Producer: Hoi Wallis. Director:
Not set. Screenplay; Sidney Sheldon, Edmund Beloin,
Maurice Richlin.
• A story especially tailored to the personality ond
talents of Shirley Mac La ine. In VistaVision ond
Technicolor.
BASHFUL BULLFIGHTER, THE (Comedy). Stars: Jerry
Lewis. Producer: Jerry Lewis. Director: Norman
Taurog. Originol Screenplay: Rip Van Ronkel.
• Jerry Lewis pokes fun at one of the world's
most dangerous sports. In VistaVision and Technicolor.
BAY OF NAPLES {Romantic Comedy). Stors: Clark
Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio de Sica. Producer:
Jack Rose. Director: Melville Shavelson. Original:
Michael Pertwee, Jock Dovies. Screenplay: Melville
Shavelson, Jack Rose.
• An American lawyer goes to Italy to get his
orphaned nephew and foils in love with the child's
governess, as well as the Italian way of life. In
VistaVision and Technicolor.
BLOOD AND ROSES (Mystery Drama). Stars: Mel Ferrer,
Annette Vodim, Elso Martinelli. Producer: Raymond
Eger. Director: Roger Vodim. Original ond
Screenplay: Paul Gallico.
• This is the first picture for Paramount release
by Roger Vadim, discoverer of Brigitte Bordot and
the director of many controversial French films,
including "And God Created Woman." In Technirama
and Technicolor.
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (Romantic Comedy).
Stars: Not set. Producers: Martin Jurow, Richard
Shepherd, Director: John Frankenheimer. Original
(book): Truman Capote. Screenplay: George Axelrod.
• This is the hilarious story of Holly Golightly,
cofe society celebrity during World Wor II, and
the many men in her life.
BREATH OF SCANDAL, A (Romontic Drama). Stars:
Maurice Chevolier, Sophia Loren, John Govin,
Angela Lonsbury. Producers: Carlo Ponti, Morcello
Girosi. Director: Michael Curtiz. Original
(play): Ferenc Molnar. Screenplay: Walter Bernstein.
• A sophisticoted and slightly naughty story of
the make-believe world of the Austro-Hungorion
court, circa 1905. In VistaVision ond Technicolor.
CHANCE MEETING (Suspense Drama). Stars: Hardy
Kruger, Micheline Presle, Stanley Baker. Producer:
David Deutsch (Independent Artists for Sydney
Box Associates). Director: Joseph Losey. Origirtal:
Leigh Howard. Screenplay: Ben Borzman, Millard
Lompell.
• A young Dutch ortist, accused of murdering
his mistress, attempts to prove his innocence.
CHILD IS WAITING, A (Drama). Stars: Ingrid Bergmon.
Producers: Normon Panama, Melvin Frank.
Director: Not set. Original (play) and Screenplay:
Abby Mann.
• To be filmed in England, the story centers on
a wornan who works with retarded children.
CINDERFELLA! (Musical Fantasy). Stars: Jerry Lewis,
Ed Wynn. Judith Anderson, Anna Moria Alberghetti.
Count Basie and His Bor>d. Producer: Jerry
Lewis. Director: Frank Tashlin. Originol Screenplay:
Frank Tashlin.
• A modern version of the Cinderella fairy tale
finds Jerry Lewis as an unlucky lad of high ideals,
who unexpectedly finds the love that has been
denied him by his scheming relatives. In Vista-
Vision and Technicolor.
COUNTERFEIT TRAITOR, THE (Drama). Stars: William
Holden, Lilli Palmer, Eva Dohlbeck. Producers:
William Perlberg, George Seaton. Director: George
Seoton. Original (book): Alexander Klein. Screenploy:
George Seaton.
• The true story of Eric Erickson, an American
who joined with Sweden's Prince Cor I Bernadotte
in a scheme to outwit the Nazis during World
Wor II. In VistaVision and Technicolor.
FABULOUS SHOWMAN, THE (Biogrophicol Drama).
Stars: Not set. Producers: Martin Jurow, Richard
Shepherd. Director: Not set. Original and Screenplay:
Irving Wallace.
• Based on Irving Wallace's biography on the
life and career of the famed P. T. Barnum.
G. I. BLUES (Musical). Stors: Elvis Presley. Producer:
Hoi Wallis. Director: Norman Tourog. Original
Screenploy: Edmund Beloin, Henry Gorson.
• Elvis Presley's first picture upon his release
from the U. S. Army, this is o story with songs
of Americon soldiers in Germony. In VistaVision
and Technicolor.
HE STOLE A MILLION (Comedy Dromo). Stors: Not
set. Producer: George Brown, for Fanfore Productions.
Director: Charles Crlchton. Origirral Story:
Antonio De Leon.
• To be filmed in Spain, this tells of o young
man who "borrows" a milHon pesetas from the
bonk where he Is employed to help solve his
father's money problems.
HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS (Outdoor Dramo). Stors:
Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Steve Forrest, Mor-
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goret O'Brien. Producers: Carlo Ponti, Morcello
Girosf. Director: George Cukor. Original: Louis L'-
Amour. Screenplay: Dudley Nichols.
• The story of a traveling theatrical troupe in the
Wyoming orKl Montana of the 1870s. In Technicolor.
JACK THE RIPPER (Murder Mystery). Stars: Lee
Pottcrson, Eddie Byrne, Betty McDowall. Ewen
Solon. Producers-Directors: Robert S, Baker, Monty
Bermon (Joseph E. Levine Presentation and a
Mid-Century Film Production). Original Story:
Peter Hammond, Colin Craig. Screenplay: Jimmy
Songster.
• British-mode. Set in East London ot the turn
of the century, the story deals with a series of
baffling murders, with clues leading to suspects
connected with a neorby hospital.
JOVANKA AND THE OTHERS (Drama). Stars: Van
Hoflin, Silvona Mongono, Vera Miles, Barbara Bel
Geddes, Jeanne Moroou Producer: Dino De Laurentiis.
Director: Martin Ritt. Originol Story: Ugo
Pirro. Screenplay: John Michael, Peter Achilles.
• Five Jugoslav girls who are shorn of their hair
and turned out of their village for consorting with
the Nazi occupying forces turn savage to survive.
NIGHT WITHOUT END (Suspense Droma). Stors: William
Holdcn, Debbie Reynolds. Producers: William
Perlberg, George Seaton. Director: George Scoton.
Original: Alistorr MocLeon. Screenploy: Eric Ambler.
• A mysterious crash of a British airliner neor a
geological station on the Greenlond Ice Cap sets
off a series of events. In VistaVision and Technicolor.
NO BAIL FOR THE JUDGE [Suspense Drama). Stors:
Audrey Hepburn, Laurence Harvey. Producer-Director;
Alfred Hitchcock. Original (novel): Henry
Cecil. Screervploy: Samuel Taylor.
• When a high court London judge is charged
with the murder of a prostitute, his daughter seeks
the ord of a "gentleman thief" to prove his innocence.
In VistaVision and Technicolor.
ONE-EYED JACKS (Outdoor Drama). Stars: Marlon
Brando, Karl Maiden, Katy Jurodo, Pina Pellicer.
Producer: Frank P. Rosenberg, for Pennebaker
Productions. Director: Morion Brando. Origtnol
(novel): Chorles Neider. Screenplay: Guy Trosper,
Carlo Fiorc, Colder Willingham.
• Two outlaws rob a bonk and one is imprisoned
because the other obondons him in a moment of
cowardice. They meet five years later when the
ex-inmote intends to rob arxjther bonk and finds
his former partner is the sheriff of the town. In
VistoVision and Technicolor.
PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY, THE (Comedy) Stors:
Fred Astoire, Debbie Reynolds, Tab Hunter, Lilli
Polmer, Gory Merrill, Charles Rugglcs, Producers:
William Perlberg, George Seaton. Director: George
Seaton, Original (ploy): Samuel Taylor, Cornelia
Otis Skinner. Screenplay: Samuel Toy lor.
• Bosed on the Broadway stage success, this
is the story of on international playboy who tries
to spirit his daughter owoy from her slightly
stodgy Son Francisco background. In VistoVision
and Technicolor.
PRISONER OF THE VOLGA (Spectacle) Stors: John
Derek, Elsa MortincMi, Dawn Addoms, Gert Froebc.
A Fronco- Italian co-production. Director: V. Tourjansky.
• An historical spectocle filmed in the grand
European tradition. In color.
PSYCHO (Suspense Drama). Stors: Anthony Perkins,
Vera Miles, John Gavin, Janet Leigh. Producer-Director:
Alfred Hitchcock. Original (novel): Robert
Bloch. Screenplay: Joseph Stefono.
• The story of Alfred Hitchcock's latest shocker
is o closely guarded secret.
RAT RACE, THE (Drama). Stars: Tony Curtis, Debbie
Reynolds, Jack Oakie, Kay Mcdford. Producers:
William Perlberg, George Seaton. Director: Robert
Mulligan. Original (play): Garson Konin. Screenplay:
John Michael Hayes, Gorson Kanin.
• Set ogoinst a jazz music background in Manhattan,
o career-seeking soxophono player ond a
disillusioned showgirl seek happiness. In Vista-
Vision ond Technicolor.
SAVAGE INNOCENTS, THE (Adventure Drama). Stors:
Anthony Qutnn, Yoko Toni. Producer: Maleno
Molenotti. Director: Nicholas Ray. Original (book):
Hans Reusch. Screenplay; Nicholas Ray.
• Filmed in the Arctic wostes of Canada, this is
the story of the conflict arising out of on Eskimo
couple's contoct with the civilization of white
men. In Techniromo ond Technicolor.
TOUCH OF LARCENY, A (Suspense Comedy) Stars:
James Mason, Vera Miles, George Sanders. Producer:
Ivan Foxwell. Director: Guy Hamilton. Original
(book): Andrew Gorve. Screenplay: Roger
MacDougall.
• A quick-witted navol commonder plots an
elaborate scheme to win a beautiful American
away from her stuffy British fiance.
UNDER TEN FLAGS (Dramo). Stors: Von Heflin,
Charles Lough ton, Mylene Demongeot, Eleonoro
Rossi Drogo. Producer: Dino De Lauren ti is. Directors:
Duilio Coletti, Silvio Norizzano. Original
(book): Bernhardt Rogge.
• Set during World Wor II, this is the story of o
Germon coptain who sailed the British shipping
routes preying on Allied vessels. Filmed in Itoly.
Mainworing.
VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET (Comedy). Stars:
Jerry Lewis, Earl Hollimon, Joan Blockmon. Producer:
Hoi Wollis. Director; Normon Tourog. Original
(play); Gore Vidol. Screenploy; Edmund
Beioin, Henry Garson.
• Kreton, a mischievous inhabitant of another
plonet, goes AWOL from outer space to moke o
flying visit to the eorth.
WALK LIKE A DRAGON (Outdoor Drama). Stars: Jock
Lord, Nobu McCorthy, James Shigeta, Mel Torme.
Producer-Director: James Clovell. Originol (book):
Jomes Clovell. Screenplay: James Clovell, Daniel
• A tense action drama centering oround two
men in a Colifornio town of the Old West,
on Americon and a Chinese, both in love with
an Oriental slave girl.
WORLD OF SUZIE WONG, THE (Drama) Stars: William
Holden, Michael Wilding, Producer: Roy
Stark. Director: Jeon Negulesco, Original (rwvel):
Richord Mason. Screenplay: John Potrick.
• Bosed on the best-selling novel and the Broadway
stage success, this is the story of a beautiful
Hong Kong hostess ond her love for o struggling
artist. In Technicolor.
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BELOVED INFIDEL (Drama). Stars: Gregory Peck,
Deborah Kerr, Eddie Albert. Producer: Jerry Wold.
Director: Henry King. Original (book): Shciloh
Grohom, Ceroid Frank. Screenplay: Sy Bartlett.
• From Sheiloh Graham's outobiogrophy which
highlights her relationship with the late novelist,
F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story details her coming to
New York from England, with o fake oristocrotic
background, getting o job on o New York paper
and then going on to do a Hollywood column.
There she meets ond foils in love with Fitzgerald
but is too late to save him from his dissipotions
which result in his early death. In CinemScope and
De Luxe Color. Nov. 1959.
BEST OF EVERYTHING, THE (Drama). Stors: Hope
Longe, Stephen Boyd, Suzy Porker, Martho Hyer,
Robert Evons, Louis Jourdan, Joon Crawford. Producer:
Jerry Wold. Director: Jeon Negulesco. Original
(novel): Rono Joffe. Screenplay: Edith
Sommer, Mann Rubin.
• The story of career girls, their lives and loves,
and how they handle the situations in which they
become involved. In CinemaScope and De Luxe
Color. Oct. 1959.
BLOOD AND STEEL (Wor Drama). Stors: John Lupton.
Ziva Rodonn, Brett Holsey, James Edwords, John
Brmkley. Producer: Gene Cormon, for Associated
Producers, Director: Bernard L. Kowalski. Original
Screenploy: Joseph C. Gillette.
• The story of the first advancing and islondhopping
Seobees on GIzo island in the South Pacific
during World Wor II, ond the port they took
in actual combat. In CinemaScope. Dee. 1959.
FIVE GATES TO HELL (Drama). Stars; Neville Brand,
Dolores Michoels, Patricio Owens. Producer-Director-Original
Screenplay: Jomes Clovell, for Associated
Producers.
• This deals with the treatment of mental ond
emotional illnesses under modern methods of
mental hygiene in on International field hospital
operating in the Viet-Nom orea. In CinemoScopc.
Oct. 1959.
HOUND-DOG MAN (Drama). Stars: Fobion, Carol
Lynley, Stuort Whitman, Arthur O'Connell, Dodie
Stevens. Producer: Jerry Wald, Director: Don Siegel.
Originol (novel): Fred Gipson. Screenplay:
Fred Gipson, Winston Miller,
• A backwoods idyll of a happy-go-lucky, ne'erdo-well
who becomes the hero of two young boys
who follow him around on coon hunts and fishing
expeditions. A dramatic incident wakes both he
and the boys to a more responsible outlook on life,
at which he proposes to o girl and is accepted.
In CinemaScope and De Luxe Color. Nov. 1959.
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (Science-
Fiction Dramo). Stars: Pot Boone, James Mason,
Arlene Dohl, Diana Boker. Producer: Chorles
Brackett. Director: Henry Levin. Original (classic);
Jules Verne. Screenplay; Walter Reisch, Charles
Brackett.
• This tells of the efforts of a professor and his
helper to follow a 100-year-old directive on how
to reoch the center of the eorth, and of what they
find when they orrive vio innumerable covems.
In CinemaScope ond De Luxe Color, Dee. 1959.
MAN WHO UNDERSTOOD WOMEN, THE (Drama)
Stars: Leslie Coron, Henry Fonda. Cesore Donovo.
Producer-Director: Nunnally Johnson. Originol
[novel, "The Colors of the Day"): Romoln Gary.
Screenplay: Nunnolly Johnson.
• An Award-winning producer-director-writer, fired
because his pictures ore losing money, persuades
the studio to hire a young starlet to work with
him. Their unconsummoted marriage almost goes
on the rocks, but they are reunited. In Cinema-
Scope and De Luxe Color. Oct. 1959.
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ALASKANS, THE (Melodrama). Stors: John Wayne,
Gory Crosby. Producers: John Lee Mohin, Martin
Rockin. Director; Henry Hothowoy. Original and
Screenplay; John Lee Mahin, Martin Rackin.
• Alosko in the 1 900s and the activities offer
the Nome gold strike sent adventurers pouring
into the land. In CinemaScope.
BOBBIKINS (Comedy). Stors: Shirley Jones, Mox Bygraves,
Steven Stocker. Producer: Oscar Brodney.
Director: Robert Day. Original Screenplay: Oscar
Brodney.
• British-mode. A "talking" baby, 18-months-old,
gives his dod stock market tip>s thot moke him
rich. The wealth only brings obout a rift between
the baby's folks, but he succeeds in reuniting
them, then goes back to being a normal little
boy again. In CinemoScope.
CAN-CAN (Musical). Stars: Frank Sinatra, Shirley
MocLoine, Mourice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Juliet
Prowse. Producer: Jock Cummings. Director: Walter
Long. Original (stoge hit): Cole Porter, Abe
Burrows. Screenplay: Dorothy Kingsley, Charles
Lederer.
• This is an extravaganza of the Broadway hit,
ond is scheduled for roadshow engagements. In
Todd-AO and Technicolor.
CAPTAIN'S TABLE, THE (Comedy). Stars; John Gregson,
Peggy Cummins, Donold Sinden, Nodio Gray.
Producer: Joseph Jonni, for the J. Arthur Rank
Organizotion. Director; Jock Lee. Original (novel):
Richard Gordon.
• British-mode. The hilarious adventures of the
captain of o dirty old tromp steamer, who ts put
in commond of a luxury liner, with a different
kind of crew than formerly and a different class
of possengers. In Eastman Color.
CLEOPATRA (Dromo). Stars: Elizobeth Toylor. Producer:
Walter Wonger. Director: Rouben Momoullan.
Originol [novel, "The Life and Times of
Cleopatra"): Mario Fronzero, Screenplay: Nigel
Balchin, Dole Wossermon.
• To be filmed in Europe, This is to be a spectacle,
dromotic portrayal of the fomed historic
Queen of the Nile. In Todd-AO and De Luxe Color.
CRACK IN THE MIRROR (Drama) Stars; Orson
Welles, Juliette Greco, Bradford Dillman-. Alexonder
Knox. Producer: Dorryl F. Zonuck. Director:
Richard Fleischer. Original (French novel): Marcel
Haedrich. Screenplay; Michael Bern.
• A courtroom dromo about two love triangles
involving six people from opposite walks of life.
In CinemaScope,
DOG OF FLANDERS, A (Dramo). Stars; David Ladd,
Donald Crisp, Theodore Bikel. Producer; Robert
Rodnitz, for Associated Producers. Director: James
B- Clark. Original (novel): Ouido. Screenplay: Ted
Sherdemon.
• The story of o young boy ond his grondfother
who live outside Antwerp in Belgium. During deliveries
on the grandfather's milk route, they find o
sick, stray dog ond nurse it bock to health. In
CinemaScope ond De Luxe Color.
FERRY TO HONG KONG (Wor Drama). Stors: Curt
Jurgcns, Orson Welles, Sylvia Syms. Producer;
George Moynord, for the J. Arthur Rank Organization.
Director: Lewis Gilbert. Screenplay: Lewis
Gilbert, Vernon Hoiris.
• British-mode; filmed in Hong Kong. Deals with
the shipboard feud between a man no port will
admit and the ferryboot captain who is forced
to occept the responsibility for htm. The man's
heroism during o crisis wins the coptoln's friendship.
In CinemaScope and Eostmon Color.
FLAME OVER INDIA (Adventure Drama). Stars; Kenneth
More, Louren BocoM. Producer: Marcel Hellman,
for the J. Arthur Rank Organization. Director:
J. Lee-Thofr»pson. Originol Screenplay: Frank
Nugent.
• British-mode; filmed in India. British title is
"North West Frontier." The story of a British Army
sergeant who meets the governess of an Indian
prince while fleeing before a rebellion in Indio in
1908. In CinemoScope and Eastmon Color.
FROM THE TERRACE [Droma), Stors; Paul Newman,
Joanne Woodword, Shirley Jones. Myrna Loy. Producer-Director:
Mark Robson, Original (novel): John
O'Horo.
• Built around o family of individualists, members
of a third-generotion mainline fomily, it
troces their heights and depths through wealth,
politics, industry and other giant octivities, In
CinemaScope and De Luxe Color.
HELL RAISERS, THE (Drama). Stars; Stuort Whitman.
Producer: Jerry Wald. Director: Don Siegel. Original
(book): Barre Lyndon. Screenplay; Frank
Fenton.
• Concerns the Boxer Rebellion and the reign of
the Dowager Empress of China, involving her conflict
with legations from 10 countries. Set m 1900
when 1 ,000 members of the international colony
were besieged in Peking by borboric hordes. In
CinemaScope and color.
HIGH TIME iComedy With Music). Stars: B;ng Crosby,
Fobion, Corol Lynley. Producer: Charles Brockett.
Director: Bloke Edwards. Original Screenplay: Garson
Konin.
• A man of 50 decides that what is lacking in his
life IS the absence of a formal education. He goes
to college and finds himself surrounded by your>g
people of both sexes, thus poving the way for
amusing comedy episodes with music. In Cinemo-
Scope and De Luxe Color.
INSTANT PRINCE, THE (Biogrophicol Drama). Stors:
Not set Producer: Charles Brackett. Director: Not
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set. Original: Alvoh Johnston. Screenplay: Luther
Davis.
• Based on Alvoh Johnston's New Yorker series,
the story deals with the career of the film colony
character and Beverly Hills restaurant owner,
"Prince" Mike Romonof f.
JUNGLE, THE (Dramo). Stars: Not set. Producer:
David Weisbort. Director: Not set. Original (novel):
James Michener. Screenplay: Wendell Mayes.
• Former war hero and his wife visit the jungles
of Guadalcanal where the husband hod served
in World War I!. During a boat trip the wife has
on affair with the captain, but when her husband
heroically saves a man from drowning, she returns
to him.
KING MUST DIE, THE (Drama). Stars; Stephen
Boyd. Producer: Samuel G. Engel. Director: Henry
Koster. Original (novel): Mary Renault. Screenplay:
Jcchn Fante.
• To be filmed in Athens, this is about the life
and loves of K Ing Theseus of Greece, who
reigned 1,600 years before Christ. In Todd-AO and
De Luxe Color.
LET'S MAKE LOVE (Comedy). Marilyn Monroe, Yves
Montond, Tony Randall, Wilfrid Hyde White. Producer:
Jerry Wold. Director: George Cukor. Original
Screenplay: Norman Krosna.
• This concerns a wealthy mon who is to be
chorocterized in a play. He goes to see what it is
all about and mistakenly gets cost to ploy himself,
going along with the idea when he spots a
girl in whom he becomes interested. In Cinema-
Scope and De Luxe Color.
LIVE WIRE, THE (Comedy). Stars: Robert Wagner,
Don Murray. Producer: David Weisbort. Director:
Not set. Original (play): Gorson Kanin. Screenplay;
Michael and Fay Kanin.
• The story of a group of ex-servicemen living
together in a quonset hut.
LOST WORLD, THE (Science-Fiction Spectacle).
Stars: Clifton Webb, Orson Welles, Robert Morley.
Producer-Director: Irwin Allen. Original (book): Sir
Arthur Conon Doyle. Screenplay: Irwin Allen,
Charles Bennett.
• A remake of a silent film, which was the first
monster picture. Recreates the world of 1 GO million
years ago. In CinemaScope and De Luxe
Color.
MASTERS OF THE CONGO JUNGLE (Documentory).
Narrators: Orson Welles, Williom Warfield. Producer:
Henri Storck, for International Scientific
Foundation of Belgium. Directors: Heinz Sielmann,
Henry Brandt. Original Screenplay: Joe Wills.
• Here is recorded authentically man's link with
the post, orK) secrets of the oges are revealed by
native story-tellers. The film was made to preserve
a way of life that is dying out. It was sponsored
by King Leopold III of Belgium. In CinemaScope
and De Luxe Color.
MOUNTOLIVE (Dramo). Stars: Not set. Producer:
Walter Wonger. Director; Not set. Original: Lawrence
Durrell. Screenplay: Ivan Moffat.
• A story which combines four novels, based on
Bible history, by Lawrence Durrell, and titled,
"Justine," "Balthazar," "Mount olive" and "Clea."
MURDER, INC. (Crime Drama). Stars: May Britf,
Stuart Whitman. Producer: Burt Bolobon, for Princess
Prods. Director: Stuart Rosenberg. Original
(book): Burton Turkus, Sid Feder. Screenplay:
Mel Goldberg, Irve Tunick.
• This will deal with criminal mob operations in
the 1 930s, with a murder-for-hire theme. Based
on the best-seller by former assistant New York
City District Attorney, Burton Turkus, and Sid
Feder. In CinemaScope.
O MISTRESS MINE (Comedy Drama). Stars: Ingrid
Bergman. Producer: Sir Carol Reed, Director: Walter
Long. Originol (play): Terence Rattigon. Screenplay:
Henry and Phoebe Ephron.
• To be filmed in England, the story revolves
around an illicit love affair involving a man in
pMjblic life.
OPERATION AMSTERDAM (Melodrama). Stars: Peter
Finch, Eva Bortok, Tony Britton, Alexander Knox.
Producer: Maurice Cowan, for the J. Arthur Ronk
Organization. Director: Michael McCorthy. Original
(novel): David E. Walker.
• British-made. Tells how o British Intelligence
agent and a pair of diomond merchonts carry out
a mission of getting a fortune in industrial diamonds
out of Amsterdam just after the Nazis
have invaded Holland.
PLUNDERERS, THE (Drama). Stors: Jeff Chandler,
James Darren, Mickey Callon, Glenn Corbett, Rian
Gorrick. Producer; Not set. Director: Not set.
• Laid in the post-Civil War period, this tells
obout a group of teenagers who terrorize a town.
RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE (Drama). Stors: Not set.
Producer: Jerry Wold. Director: Not set. Originol
(novel): Grace Metollous. Screenplay: Robert Alan
Aurthur.
• A sequel to "Peyton Place," this continues its
intimate insight into the persona! lives of men end
women of the town.
ROOKIE, THE (Comedy). Stars: Tommy Noonan, Pete
Marshall, Julie Newmar, Jerry Lester. Producer:
Tommy Noonan, for Associated Producers. Director:
George O'Hanlon. Original Screenplay: Tommy
Noonan, George O'Hanlon.
• What hoppens to a young man, insistent on
being drafted, who forces the Wor Deportment to
re-open a militory training post offer peace has
been declared. In CinemaScope.
SANCTUARY (Drama). Stors: Lee Remick. Producer;
Richard D. Zanuck, for Darryl F. Zonuck Prods.
Director: Not set. Original: William Faulkner,
Screenplay: Robert Thom.
• A mature woman is driven to a desperate act
of expiation for the reckless errors of her youth.
An adaptation of William Faulkner's "Requiem For
a Nun." In CinemaScope.
SEVEN THIEVES (Melodrama). Stars: Edward G. Robinson,
Rod Steiger, Joan Collins, Eli Wolloch. Producer:
Sydney Boehm, Director: Henry Hathaway.
Original (novel, "Lions at the Kill"): Max Catto.
Screenplay: Sydney Boehm.
• About a gang of international thieves, headed
by an aged safecracker who induces his son to
desert o life of respectability to join him and his
criminal friends in robbing a gambling casino on
the French Riviera. A beautiful entertainer serves
as their "front." In CinemaScope,
SINK THE BISMARCK! (War Drama). Stars: Kenneth
More, Dana Wynter, British Royal Navy. Producer:
John Brabourne. Director: Lewis Gilbert.
Original (novel): C. S. Forester. Screenplay: Edmund
H. North.
• British-made, this is one of World War ll's big
naval stories. The title is taken from the dramatic
signal sent out by Winston Chu^rchill, sparking the
British Navy's all-out drive to sink a Nazi battleship
that threatened to completely disrupt England's
life-line. In CinemaScope.
SONS AND LOVERS (Drama). Stars: Wendy Miller,
Trevor Howord, Dean Stockweli, Mary Ure, Heather
Sears. Producer: Jerry Wold. Director: Jack Cardiff.
Original (classic novel): D. H. Lawrence.
• Filmed in England, the young son of an English
working family shows o talent for painting. Although
helped by his mother and a girl friend, he
seeks on older woman with whom he has an affair,
is stroigtened out emotionally and goes on to
become a great artist. In CinemaScope and color.
STAGE DOOR (Drama). Stars: Hope Longe, Bradford
Dillmon, Lee Remick, Borrie Chase. Producer: Jack
Cummings. Director: Jose Quintero. Original (play):
Edna Ferber, George S. Kaufman.
• This is a remake of the 1937 film which
starred Katharine Hepburn. The stage play was a
Pulitzer Prize winner.
STORY OF RUTH, THE (Biblical Spectacle). Stars;
El ana Eden, Stephen Boyd, Viveca Lir>dfors, Ziva
Rodann, Peggy Wood. Producer: Samuel G. Engel.
Director: Henry Koster. Original Story: The Bible.
Screenplay: Normon Corwin.
• A dramatization of the daughter-in-law who
would not leave her husband's mother alone after
his death, but went back with her to on alien
country. In CinemaScope and De Luxe Color.
STORY ON PAGE ONE, THE (Drama). Stars: Rita
Hay worth, Anthony Franciosa, Gig Young, Mildred
Dunnock. Producer: Jerry Wald. Director: Clifford
Odets. Original Screenplay: Clifford Odets.
• A wife and a widower in love are on trial
for the murder of her husband, and she is putting
up a mother's fight to retain her child. In CinemaScope.
THIRD VOICE, THE (Suspense Drama). Stars: Edmond
O'Brien, Julie London, Laraine Day. Producers:
Maury Dexter, Hubert Cornfield, for Associated
Producers. Director: Hubert Cornfield. Originol
novel, "AM the Way"): Charles Willioms. Screenplay;
Hubert Cornfield.
• Business man wants to kill his secretary who
has helped him to a position of wealth end power,
so he can marry a wealthy woman who can give
him social standing. In CinemoScope.
13 FIGHTING MEN (War Drama). Stars: Grant Williams,
Carole Mathews. Producer; Jack Leewood,
for Associoted Producers. Director; Harry Gerstod.
• Story about the Civil War and 13 semi-Confederote
guerrilla fighters under the leadership of
o fanatic commander who refuses to recognize
General Lee's surrender to General Grant. In CinemaScope,
39 STEPS, THE (Mystery Melodramo), Stars: Kenneth
More, Taina Elg, Brendo de Banzie. Producer: Betty
Box, for the J. Arthur Rank Organization. Director:
Ralph Thomas. Originol Story: John Buchan.
• British-made. Remake of a 1935 film, dealing
with the odventures of a Londoner who becomes
involved with spies and murder when he innocently
befriends a woman agent. In Eostman Color.
THREE MURDERESSES (Comedy Drama). Stors: Alain
Delon, Mylene Demongeot, Pascale Petit, Jacqueline
Sassard, Paul Anka. Producer: Paul Graetz. Director:
Michel Boisrond. Original Screenplay
(French-language version): Michel Boisrond, Annette
Wademant.
• English-dubbed from the French-language version,
"Women Are Weak." A story mixing love
and attempted murder An ex-sweetheart who
jilted her lover to marry an older, wealthy man,
a beautiful flirt and a noive brunette convent
student plot the murder of a playboy who twotimes
them oil arvd plans to marry o South
American heiress. The new prints ore in De Luxe
Color.
TWO NUTS IN SEARCH OF A BOLT (Comedy).
Stars: Tommy Noonan, Pete Marshall. Producer:
Tommy Noonan. Director: George O'Hanlon. Screenploy:
Tommy Noonon, George O'Hanlon.
• This is a remoke of the 20th-Fox 1933 film,
"Up the River."
UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTAIRS (Comedy). Stars:
Michael Craig, Anne Hcywood, Mylene Demongeot.
Producer; Betty Box, for the J. Arthur Rank Organization.
Director: Ralph Thomas.
• Bntish-madc. A young architect and his wife
are asked to entertain some business clients in
their home for the firm. Their experiences with a
succession of unsatisfactory maids leads to a domestic
crisis, but all ends happily. In Eastman
Color.
WAKE ME WHEN IT'S OVER (Comedy). Stors: Ernie
Kovacs, Dick Shawn, Margo Moore, Jack Warden,
Nobu McCarthy, Robert Strauss. Producer-Director:
Mervyn LeRoy. Originol (novel): Howard Singer.
Screenplay; Richard Breen.
• An ex-GI, unable to readjust himself to postwar
existence in his home town, returr\s to Q
Pacific island where he operates a lavish resort
hotel. In CinemaScope and De Luxe Color.
WHEN COMEDY WAS KING (Compilation). Stars:
Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hordy,
Wallace Beery, Gloria Swanson, Keystone Cops,
and other all-time greats. Producer: Robert Youngson,
Norrator: Dwight Weist. Origir>al Screenplay:
Robert Youngson.
• A sequel to "The Golden Age of Comedy," this
all-new omnibus feature toplines 25 of the screen's
all-time comedy greats.
WILD RIVER (Droma). Stars: Montgomery Clift, Lee
Remick, Jo Von Fleet, Albert Salmi. Producer-Director:
Elia Kazan. Original (book, "Mud on the
Stars"): William Bradford Huie. Screenplay: Paul
Osborn.
• About an 80-yeor-oId motriorch, a young Federal
agent who tries to get her to leave her ancestral
island which the government plans to flood
to make way for a TVA project, and the old
lady's widowed granddaughter who falls in love
with the persistent visitor. In CinemaScope end
De Luxe Color.
WIND CANNOT READ, THE (Drama) Stars: Dirk Bogorde,
Yoko Toni, Ronald Lewis, John Eraser. Producer:
Betty Box, for the J . Arthur Rank Organization.
Director: Rolph Thomas. Original (riovel)
and Screenplay: Richard Mason.
• A British pilot meets a Japanese girl in India
whose sodness puzzles him. He marries her, is
ordered bock to the front, is coptured and
tortured by the Japanese, but escapes and returns
to find his wife near death after o brain operation.
The title is from o Japanese p>oem. In Eastmen
Color.
United Artists
(October through December, 1959)
COUNTERPLOT (Action Dramo). Stors: Forrest
Tucker, Allison Hayes, Gerold Milton. Producer-
Director: Kurt Neumann, for J. Harold Odell Productions.
Original Screervploy: Richord Blake.
• A young American hides out in Puerto Rico
when he is unjustly accused of murder. The real
murderer plans with on unscrupulous lawyer to
get rid of the suspect but is double-crossed by
the lawyer for blackmail purposes. With the
help of his girl friend and a tope recorder, the
innocent man learns of and thwarts both efforts.
Filmed in Puerto Rico. Oct. 1959.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY (Comedy). Stars: Dovid Niven,
Mifzi Gaynor, Carl Reiner, Loring Smith, Monique
Van Vooren. Producer: Ralph Fields. Director:
David Miller. Original (stage ploy, "Anniversory
Waltz") and Screenplay: Joseph Fields, Jerome
Chodorov.
• The story revolves around maritol complicotioris
sparked by a husband's revelation that he and his
wife hod had pre-moritol relations. The news,
broken on the occasion of the couple's 1 3th onniversary
when he had too much to drink, produces
o bombshell effect on their in-laws, children
and friends. Dec. 1959.
ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW [Drama). Stars: Horry
Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley,
Gloria Grohome. Producer-Director: Robert Wise,
for Harbel Productions. Original (novel): William
McGivern. Screenplay: John O. Killens, Nelson Gidding.
• Deals with the planning and execution of a
bonk robbery by three men, none of them professionol
criminals, who become involved because
of o series of disturbing incidents in their personoi
lives. The plan foils and they ore all killed
trying to escape. Nov. 1959.
SOLOMON AND SHEBA (Biblical Spectocle Dramo).
Stars: Yul Brynner, Gino Lollobrigido, George Sanders,
Moriso Povon. Producer: Ted Richmond, for
Edword Smoll. Director: King Vidor. Original Story:
Crane Wilbur. Screenplay: Anthony Veiller, Paul
Dudley, CSeorge Bruce.
• An occount of the visit of the Queen of Sheba
to the court of early Israel's King Solomon at the
pinnocle of his glory, hoving just completed the
construction of the Temple. The story is an attempt
to correlate the orcheological and legendary
moteriol of ancient courts in Jerusalem, Egypt ond
North Africa. In Super Technirama-70 and Technicolor.
Dec. 1959.
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SUBWAY IN THE SKY (Melodromo). Stors: Van
Johnson, Hildegarde Neff, Albert Lieven, Cec
Linder. Prodiicers: John Temple -Smith, Patrick
Filmer-Sonkey. Director: Muriel Box. OrigirKil (ploy):
Ion Moin. Screenplay: John Andrews.
• British-mode. The story rs set in post-wor Berlin
ond was produced in Europe. Nov. 1959.
TIMBUKTU (Drama). Stars: Victor Moture, Yvonne
De Corlo, George Dolenz, John Oehner, Morcia
Henderson. Producer: Edword Small, for Imperial
Pictures. Director: Jocques Tourneur. Original and
Screenplay: Anthony Veiller, Paul Dudley.
• A World War II story set in the French Sudan,
when Africa was teeming with spies, gun runners,
Nozis ond Anglo-American invasion forces, but
fhere was still time for romance. Oct. 1959.
WONDERFUL COUNTRY, THE (Outdoor Dromo).
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Julie London, Gary Merrill,
Pedro Armendoriz. Producer: Chester Erskine, for
D.R.M. Productions. Director: Robert Porrish. Original
(novel): Tom Leo. Screenploy: Robert Ardrey.
• Filmed in Mexico. A story of violence and romance
on the Mex ico-Texas border of the beginning
of the 20th century. In CinemaScope ond
Technicolor. Oct. 1959.
Coming
ALAMO, THE (Drama). Stors: John Wayne, Richard
Widmark, Lourence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Pat
Wayne, Lindo Cnstol. Producer-Director: John
Woyne (Botjoc Productions). Original Screenplay:
James Edword Grant.
• From one of the most dromatic pages of
American history, this follows the progress and
violent climax of the Texas war for independence
from Mexico. It centers on the historic fort at
which a tiny knot of Amencon frontiersmen fought
to the death for freedom. For roodshow engagements
only. In Todd-AO and color.
APARTMENT, THE (Comedy). Stars: Jock Lemmon,
Shirley MacLoinc, Fred MacMurroy. Producer-Director:
Billy Wilder, for The Mirisch Co, Original
Screenplay: Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond.
• A love story thot involves o whole apartment
building, in which a bitter secretary's meddling
ruins whot otherwise might have been her boss's
perfect set-up.
APPLE PIE BED (Romantic Comedy), Stors: Mourice
Chevalier Producer-Director: Jeon Negulesco (independently).
Original (novel, "The Midwife of Pont
Clery"): Flora Sondstrom. Screenplay: John Dighton.
• To film in Europe.
BATTLE (Biogrophical Droma). Stars: Not set. Producer-Director:
Robert Wise, for Mirisch Co. -Seven
Arts, Original Screenploy: Nelson Gtdding.
• Built oround the life story of Robert Copo,
bottle front photogropher.
BOY AND THE PIRATES, THE (Adventure Drama).
Stars; Murvyn Vye, Charles Herbert, Susan Gordon,
Joseph Turkcl, Producer-Director: Bert I. Gordon.
Original Screenplay: Lillie Hoyword, Jerry Sackheim.
• This concerns the exploits of Copt. Edword
Teoch, who as Blockbeard the Pirote terrorized
shipping in the early 1700s. In flashback, it tells
of the odventures of a modern boy on Btockbeord's
pirate ship. In Perceptovision and Eastmen
Color.
BROTHERHOOD OF EVIL (Droma). Stors: James Moson,
Sylvia Sidney. Louis Jourdon, Red Buttons,
Dina Merrill. Producers: Howard Beck, Lester
Braunstein. Director; Robert Porrish. Origlnol
(book): Fred Sondern jr. Screenploy: Ben Hecht.
• The story of Mafia activities in America and
of one family's involvement with the crime syndicate.
BY LOVE POSSESSED (Dramo). Stars: Not set. Producer;
Not set. (Mirisch Co. -Seven Arts Co-production).
Director: Not set. Original (rx>vel): James
Gould Cozzens. Screenplay: Ketti Frings.
• A philosophicol story of the complexities of
American social situotions as seen by o lawyer
to whom friends ond clients tell their problems. He
himself IS drawn into some of their situotions os
well OS some distressing ones of his own, when he
succumbs to illicit love experiences.
CALIFORNIA STREET (Drama). Stors: Not set. Producer:
Plato Skouros, for Triton Pictures. Director:
Not set. Original [novel): Niven Busch. Screenplay:
George Zuckerman.
• The story of a Son Froncisco publisher who
odopts his own illegitimate dough ter and
his business empire and his integrity as a
finds
man
threatened by his two natural daughters. In
color.
DOG'S BEST FRIEND, A (Adventure Drama). Stars:
Bill Willioms, Marcio Hervderson, Roger Mobley,
Chorles Cooper, Deon Stanton. Producer: Robert E.
Kent (Premium Pictures). Director: Edword L. Cohn.
Original ond Screenplay: Orville H, Hompton.
• An orphoned boy remains aloof from the
rancher and his wife who have given him a
home until they prove their interest in him by
saving him arxJ a stray dog he hos befriended,
from o vicious killer,
ELMER GANTRY (Drama). Stors: Burt Loncoster,
Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones, Patti Page, Dean
Jogger. Producer: Bernard Smith. Director: Richord
Brooks. Original (novel): Sincloir Lewis. Screenplay:
Richord Brooks.
• From the controversiol rrovel of the 1920s,
which exposes o religious chorlaton. In color.
EXODUS (Drama). Stors; Paul Newmon, Eva Marie
Saint, Timmy Everett, Michael Wager. Producer-
Director: Otto Preminger, for The Mirisch Co. Original
(novel) and Screer>play: Leon M. Uris.
• To be filmed in Israel ond on Cyprus. Named
for the controversiol ship which took refugees illegally
to Israel, ot the time of its first estoblishment
os o notion, ond tells of on Americon girl
ond on Isroeli freedom fighter. In Ponovision 70
ond color.
FLIGHT FROM ASHIYA (Dromo). Stars: Not set. Producer:
Alon Pokulo, for The Mirisch Co. Director:
Not set. Original (novel) ond Screenplay: Elliot Arnold,
• To be filmed in Japan, this is o story of the
Air Rescue Commond in World War II.
FUGITIVE KIND, THE (Dromo). Stars: Marlon Brando,
Anno Mognoni, Joanne Woodward, Maureen Stopleton,
Victor Jory. Producers: Mortin Jurow, Richord
Shepherd. Director: Sidney Lumet. Original (ploy,
"Orpheus Descending"): Tennessee Williams.
Screenplay: Tennessee Williams, Meade Roberts.
• The story of o woman storekeeper who employs
o young mon off the highway to clerk in her
confectionery shop. She and the wild daughter
of o Southern oristocrotic family compete for his
offections ogoinst a background of intrigue, gossip
ond violence of o small town.
GALLANT HOURS, THE (Wor Drama). Stars: James
Cogney, Dennis Weaver, Les Tremoyne, Robert
Burton. Producer-Director: Robert Montgomery
(Cogney-Montgomery Productions). Original (book,
"Born to Fight"): Ralph Jordon. Screenploy: Beirne
Lay jr., Frank D. Gilroy.
• The intimate, personal story of the lote Fleet
Admirol William F. Halsey, commander of the
South Pacific area. Assigned the task of "fighting
with a shoe string," aided by the small group
of heroes who surrounded him, Halsey routed a
gigantic Jopanese fleet off Guadalcanal and the
enemy was forced to obandon its offensive toward
Australia.
GLADIATORS, THE (Spectacle Dromo). Stors: Yul
Brynner, Anthony Quinn. Producer: Paul Rodin
(Alciono Productions). Director: Martin Ritt. Originol
(book): Arthur Koestler. Screenploy: Ira Wolfert,
• To be filmed in Itoly. The story obout Spartocus,
leoder of the glodiotors, and their fight for
freedom from tyronny in ancient Rome.
GREEN GAGE SUMMER (Drama With Comedy). Stars:
Not set. Producers; Victor Soville, Edward Small.
Director; Victor Soville. Originol (novel): Rumer
Godden. Screenplay; Howord Koch.
• The story of a little family whose mother
became ill and they remained m a French pension
where they were befriended by an adventurer who
risked his freedom for their welfare.
GUNFIGHTERS OF ABILENE (Western). Stars: Buster
Crabbe, Borton Mac Lone, Judith Ames. Producer:
Robert E. Kent, for Vogue Pictures. Director. Edward
L. Cohn. Original Screenplay: Orville H.
Hampton.
• A professional gunman frocks down his brother's
killers with the oid of his brother's sweetheart ond
o hotel clerk, after which he inherits both the
brother's ronch and wins the girl.
HAWAII (Historical Drama). Stars: Not set. Producer-Director:
Fred Zinnemonn (Mirisch Co.-
Highlond Films Co-production). Original (novel):
Jomes A. Michener. Screenplay:' Not set.
• Deals in sweeping fashion with the history of
the Islonds from their discovery to the present
day.
HUSTLER, THE Dromo). Stors: Not set. Producer-
Director: Robert Rossen. Originol (novel): Wolter
Tevis. Screenplay: Sidney Carroll.
• About o shorp-shooting pool ployer who
emerges from the bock alleys of o big city to discover
that there is more to life than hustling for
o fost buck and toking the suckers, that tolent
alone is meaningless without ethicol volues.
INHERIT THE WIND (Courtroom Dromo). Stors:
Spencer Trocy, Fredric March, Florence Eldridge,
Gene Kelly, Donna Anderson. Producer-Director:
Stanley Kramer. Original (ploy): Jerome Lawrence,
Robert E. Lee. Screenplay: Nathan E. Douglas,
Harold J. Smith.
• The ploy deals with the Scopes evolution trio!
in Tennessee in 1925, with the late Clorence Dorrow
and William Jennings Bryan as rival lowyers,
INVITATION TO A GUNFIGHTER (Outdoor Droma).
Stars: Tony Rarvjoll. Producer: Stanley Kromer. Director;
Paul Stonley. Screenploy: Al Sopinsley.
• The events thot took ploce during the settling
of the west in post-Civil War doys.
JOYFUL BEGGAR, THE (Historicot Dromo). Stors: Not
set. Producer: Plato Skouras, for Triton Pictures.
Director; Not set. Originol (novel); Louis DeWohi.
Screenplay: Eugene Vole.
• A picture bosed on the life of St. Francis
of Assisi.
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBURG (Dromo). Stors: Not
set. Producer-Director: Stanley Kromer. Screenploy:
Abby Monn.
• Shooting is planned at the octuol site of the
Nurerrberg triols. This was first presented os o
Playhouse 90 original. Story concerns tfie inner
conflicts ond problems of a smoll-town Verm.ont
judge selected by the Wor Deportment to preside
at the triot of the Nozi judges at Nuremberg.
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, THE [Western Dromo). Stors:
Yul Brynner, Horst Buchholz, Eli Wolloch, Steve
McQueen. Producer-Director: John Sturges (Alpo
Production for The Mirisch Co.). Screenplay: Wolter
Newman.
• Based on the prize-winning Jopanese film,
"The Seven Somuroi," which was released in the
U. S. by Columbio Internotionol, 1 956-57 season,
in the Joponese-longuoge version, with English
titles, and olso titled, "The Mogmficent Seven."
A bondtt leoder named Col vera is opposed by
seven deadly gunfighters, hired by the villogers to
protect them. The new version will be in Technicolor.
MIRACLE WORKER, THE (Biogrophicol Dromo). Stars:
Potty Duke. Producer: Fred Coe. Director: Arthur
Penn, Original (play) and Screenplay: Willjom
Gibson.
• Another film biography of Helen Keller, blind
womon whose life has been o rich example for
other sightless persons.
MISFITS, THE (Drama). Stors: Marilyn Monroe, Clark
Goble. Montgomery Clift, Eli Wolloch. Producer:
Fronk Taylor, for Seven Arts Productions. Director:
John Huston. Original Screenplay: Arthur
Miller.
• Tronsforms the present-day West into on arena
where o young divorcee and three men discover
the reol noture of their characters, and find a
woy for love to live in o world where violence,
loneliness ond defect so often seem the only real
truths.
NIGHTFIGHTERS, THE (Dromo). Stars: Robert
Mitchum, Anne Heywood, Don O'Herlihy, Cyril
Cusock, Producer: Raymond Stross. Director: Toy
Gornett. Originol (novel): Arthur J. Roth. Screenploy:
Robert Campbell.
• Set in Irelond m 1941, when some leaders were
convinced the Nozis were gomg to win the war
m Europe, Tells of the upheovol of terrorism that
rocked Ireland |ust prior to the Second World Wor.
NOOSE FOR A GUNMAN (Western). Stors: Jim Davis,
Lyn Thomas. Producer; Robert E. Kent (Premium
Pictures). Director: Edward L. Cohn.
• The only survivor of a stogecooch wreck ottempts
to leorn the reason for the wreck. He
finds that the passengers hod been drugged ond
were unable to jump to sofety, ond trocks down
the culprits.
ON THE BEACH (Drama). Stors: Gregory Peck, Avo
Gardner, Fred Astoire, Anthony Perkins, Donno
Anderson. Producer-Director: Stonley Kramer. Original
(novel): Nevil Shute. Screenplay: John Poxton.
• Filmed in Austrolio. Set in o third World Wor,
this is the story of o group of men ond women
in Austrolia who ore the lost survivors before en
otomic fallout from nucleor weopons ond who
know they ore doomed by the cloud which is
slowly approoching to wipe them out with the
rest of the world's inhobitonts.
PARIS BLUES (Musical). Stors: Poul Newmon, Sidney
Poitier. Producer: Som Show, for Penneboker
Productions. Director: Not set. Originol (novel):
Horold Flender. Screenploy: Jock Sher, Irene Komp.
• About American Negro jazz musicians in the
French copital. To be tilmed m Poris, in Technicolor.
PUSHER, THE (Melodromo). Stors: Kothy Carlyle,
Dougtos F. Rodgers, Felice Orlondi, Robert Lansing.
Producers: Gene Milford, Sidney Kotz. Director:
Gene Milford. Origirral (novel): Ed McBoin.
Screenploy: Harold Robbins.
• An expose of the narcotics troffic amor>g young
people in which a murder storts an investigotion
that reveals the police lieutenant's own young
daughter is o victim.
SAM HOUSTON {Historicol Dromo). Stors: Not set.
Producer-Director: John Woyrw (Botjoc Productions).
Ongmol Screenploy: James Edword Gront,
• Based on rescorch by outhor-histonon Lon
Tinkle, professor of Comparative Literoture ot
Southern Methodist University, this is tf^c story
of Texos' fomous stotesmon-soldier. It relotcs
his eorly career os the organizer of the Texos
ormy of independence ond os fourvder of the
Texos Republic.
SEVEN FILE, THE (Suspense Dromo). Stors: Richard
Widmork Producer: Williom Reynolds, for Heath
Productions, Director: Not set. Original (novel):
William McGivern. Screenplay: John Monks.
• About o series of events in connection with the
kidnoping of o child.
SUMMER OF THE 17th DOLL, THE (Dromo).
Stors: Anne Baxter, Ernest Borgnine, John Mills,
Angelo Lonsbury. Producer-Director: Leslie Normon,
for Hecht-Hill-Lancoster Productions. Original
(ploy): Roy Lawler. Screenploy: John Dighton.
• From the Broodwoy and London stoge ploy of
t+ie some nome, this is the story of two migrotory
cone workers who come to Sidney, Austrolio, each
yeor during their layoff months to visit ond live
with two women. During the fateful 17th summer,
the quartet begins to disintegrate under ttie
pressures of age and personol guilt.
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In Release:
In Preparation:
"SPEED CRAZY"
"THE GIRL ON DEATH ROW"
For Allied Artists For American-International Release
DOUGLAS
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Producer-Director
'STREETS OF MONTMARTRE"
Allied
Artists
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In
Release:
"HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM"
in CinemaScope and Color
(American-International I
in
In
Production:
"KONGA"
CinemaScope and Color
(American-International)
Gordon Douglas
Director
In Release
Tellowstone KeUy"
"Up Periscope"
Contpleted
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DIRECTOR—PRODUCER
In
Preparation
JOHN O'HARA'S
'FROM THE TERRACE'
Screenplay
by
ERNEST LEHMAN
CLOVER PRODUCTIONS. INC
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TAKE A GIANT STEP (Comedy Dramo). Stars: Johnny
Nash, Estelle Hemsley, Ruby Dee, Frederick O'Neal.
Producer: Julius Epstein (Sheila Prods, for Hecht-
Hill-Loncaster). Director: Philip Leacock. Original
(play): Louis Peterson. Screenplay: Louis Peterson,
Julius Epstein.
• With all-Negro casting in the principal roles,
this is about contemporary Negro life in which
a youth refuses to accept the social barriers imposed
on his race by the white world.
TIME ON HER HANDS (Drama). Stars: Ingrid Bergman.
Producer-Director: Anatole Litvak. Original
(novel, "Do You Like Brahms?"): Franciose Sagan.
Screenplay: Not set.
• To be filmed in Europe, this is set in presentday
Paris ond deals with romantic relationships
omong three principal characters. The central
character is a beautiful widow who is faced with
the problem of choosing between two lovers, one
older and one younger than she is.
TUNES OF GLORY (Comedy Drama). Stars: Alec
Guinness, John Mills, Susannah York. Producer:
Colin Lesslie. Director: Rorjold Neame. Original
Screenplay: Colin Lesslie.
• Eritish-made. A story of the British px)st-war
army which tells of two closhing military commanders
quartered at Sterling castle after World
War II. In color.
TWO FOR THE SEESAW (Comedy Drama). Stars:
Elizabeth Taylor. Producer: Walter Mirisch (Seven
Arts-Mirisch Co. Co-production). Director: Delbert
Mann. Original (play): Williom Gibson. Screenplay:
Isobel Lennart.
• From the two-character Broadway ploy, this is
the story of a Bohemion-type girl living in Manhattan
who falls in love with a young, married
Nebraska lawyer.
UNFORGIVEN, THE (Adventure Drama). Stars: Burt
Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy, John
Saxon. Producer: James Hill, for Hecht-Hill-Lancaster
Productions. Director: John Huston. Original
(novel): Alan LeMay. Screenplay: Ben Maddow.
• The turbulent tale of a blood feud between
a southwestern frontier family and an Indian
tribe. Filmed in Mexico. In CinemaScope and
Technicolor.
VICE RAID (Drama). Stars: Mamie Van Doren, Richard
Coogan, Brad Dexter, Barry Atwater. Producer:
Robert E, Kent (Imperial Pictures). Director:
Edward L. Cahn. Original Screenplay: Charles Ellis.
• The hard-hitting story of the vicious call-girl
racket and how it was exposed by one of the
girls whose young sister was dragged into it.
WEST SIDE STORY (Musical Drama). Stars; Marlon
Brando. Producer-Director: Robert Wise, for Mirisch
Co. -Seven Arts. Original (book): Arthur Lauren
ts. Scree nploy: Ernest Lehman.
• Bosed on the book by Arthur Laurents, which
ran as a play on Broadway, directed and choreographed
by Jerome Robbins. In color.
Universal-International
(November through December, 1959)
4-D MAN (Science-Fiction Melodrama). Stars: Robert
Lansing, Lee Meriwether, James Congdon, Robert
Strauss. Producer: Jack Harris, for Fairview Productions.
Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth jr. Screenplay;
Theodore Simonson, Cy Chermak.
• About a man with the shocking power to pass
through a steel wall, to take what he wants, to
destroy what he hates. In De Luxe Color. Nov.
1959.
OPERATION PETTICOAT (War Drama). Stars: Cory
Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill.
Producer; Robert Arthur, for Gronart Productions.
Director: Blake Edwards] Original Story: Paul D.
King, Joseph Stone. Screenplay; Stanley Shapiro,
Maurice Richlin.
• A. U.S. submarine evacuates five Army nurses
from a Pacific Island during World War II. With
five women in the cramped quarters of the sub,
things begin to happen. In Eastman Color. Dec.
1959.
SAPPHIRE (Mystery Melodrama). Stars: Nigel Patnek,
Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, Paul Massie.
Producer: Michael Relph, for the J. Arthur Rank
Organization. Director: Basil Dearden. Originol
Screenploy: Janet Green.
• Scotland Yard solves the mysterious murder of
a half-Negro girl who wos about to marry a white
youth. In Eastman Color. Nov. 1959.
Coming
BACK STREET (Drama). Stars: Susan Hayward. Producer:
Ross Hunter. Director: Not set. Original
(novel): Fannie Hurst. Screenplay: Not set.
• A remake of the best-selling novel in which a
woman devotes her life to a man, living in the
"back street" of his life.
BRIDES OF DRACULA, THE (Horror Drama). Stors:
Not set. Exec, Producer: James Carreros (Hommer
Films). Director: Not set.
• A British-made remake of the horror classic.
COLLEGE CONFIDENTIAL (Drama). Stars: Steve Allen,
Jayne Meadows, Mamie Van Doren. Producer:
Albert Zugsmith. Director: Albert Zugsmith. Original
Story: Albert Zugsmith. Screenplay: Irving
Shiilmcn.
• This deals with oil segments of our juvenile
population, ranging from the good through the
delinquents. It is the story of a young college
professor who embarks upon o penetrating survey
of members of the student body.
COME SEPTEMBER (Romantic Comedy). Stars: Rock
Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida. Producer: Robert Arthur.
Director: Not set. Original Screenplay: Stanley
Shapiro, Maurice Richlin.
• A wealthy American discovers that one of his
two palatial residences has been used in his obsence
of several yeors, as a hotel for tourists.
His moior domo has developed o thriving business
with It,
COSSACKS, THE (Historical Droma). Stars: Edmund
Purdcm, John Barrymore jr., Giorgio Moll, Massimo
Girotti. Producer: Tourjansky. Director: Giorgio
Rivalto.
• A spectacle which dramatizes the colorful, hardriding
warlike tribes of the Russion steppes, members
of which were used by the Czars for cavolry
troops. An Italo-French co-production produced
in Italy. In Eastman Color.
DAY OF THE GUN, THE (Outdoor Melodrama). Stars:
Kirk Douglas, Rock Hudson. Producers: Eugene
Frenke, Edward Lewis, for Bryna Productions. Director:
Robert Aldrich. Original (novel): Vechel
Howard. Screenplay: Not set.
• Concerned with the rivalry of three men for
the love of one womon on a difficult trip through
Mexico.
DINOSAURUS (Adventure Drama). Stars: Not set.
Producer: Jock H, Harris, for Tradewinds Productions.
Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth jr.
• Set in the Caribbean Islands, this is being
filmed in the Virgin Islands. In CinemaScope and
color.
ELEPHANT HILL (Drama). Stars: Susan Hayward.
Producer: Ross Hunter. Director; Not set. Originol
(novel); Robin White. Screenplay : Rose.
• The romantic entonglements of on American
girl visiting missionary relatives today m India.
In color.
FOUR FAST GUNS (Action Drama). Stars: James
Croig, Mortho Vickers, Edgar Buchanan. Producer-
Director: William J. Hole jr., for Phoenix Films.
Original Screenplay: James Edmiston, Dallas
Gaultois.
• The boss of a small western town imports four
notorious gunmen to kill the local sheriff, but is
finally killed by one of his hired killers,
FREUD STORY, THE (Biographical Drama). Stars: Not
set. Producer-Director: Jobn Huston. Screenplay:
Not set.
• Inspired by the great Austrian physician and
professor, Sigmund Freud, who was the founder
of psychoanalysis. The picture will deal largely
with human emotions, Freud's early years as a
medical student and young physician whose theories
were later to become world famous.
GATHERING OF EAGLES, A (Drama). Stars: Not
set. Producer: Robert Arthur. Director: Not set.
Original (novel, "Backlash"): Morris L. West.
Screenplay: Janet Green.
• A story of the British occupation of a small
town in the Austrian Alps after World War It
and the conflict between them and the civilian
authorities.
GRASS IS GREENER, THE (Comedy). Stars: Cory
Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum. Producer-
Director: Stanley Donen (Granstan Productions).
Original (ploy): Hugh and Pomelo Willioms.
Screenplay: Not set.
• To be filmed in England, this Is based on the
London stage hit of the same title.
GREAT IMPOSTER, THE (Drama). Stars: Tony Curtis.
Producer: Robert Arthur. Director: Robert Mulligan.
Original fbook): Robert Crichton. Screenplay:
Liam O'Brien.
• Based on the hoaxes perpetrated by Ferdinand
Demora, which included posing as a Trappist
monk, a prison official and a surgeon, and mode
headlines in the American press last year.
HEAD OF A TYRANT (Historical Spectacle). Stars:
Massimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey, Reno to Boldini,
Lucia Bonti. Producer: Italo-French co-production.
Director: Fernando Gerghio.
• Produced in Rome. This centers around the
annihilation of the peoples of Central Asia in
ancient times by Holofernes, the bloody Assyrian
general. In color.
HELL BENT FOR LEATHER (Outdoor Drama). Stors:
Audie Murphy, Felicia Forr, Stephen McNally. Producer:
Gordon Kay. Director; George Sherman.
Original; Ray Hogan. Screenploy; Christopher
Knopf.
• A small town deputy sheriff poses as a U. S.
marshal ond tries to pin a killing on on innocent
man in order to get credit for solving an important
crime. A young widow helps the man escape. In
CinemaScope and Eastman Color.
KITTEN WITH A WHIP (Melodrama). Stors: Not set.
Producer: Robert Arthur. Director: Not set. Original
(novel): Wade Miller. Screenplay: Not set.
• A modern story of a teenage girl who wields o
whip over o married man because he once tried
to help her.
MAN WHO WOULD BE KING, THE (Droma). Stars:
Not set. Producer-Director: John Huston. Original
[book): Rudyord Kipling. Screenplay: Not set.
• A classic story by the British novelist and
poet obout the Irishman who is a soldicr-of-fortune
and capitalizes on the fact that natives of a Far-
Eastern country regard him as a god because of
his luxuriant red whiskers. When he takes more
than a godlike interest in one of the young native
beauties, his career as a self-made ruler comes
to a tragic end.
MATILDA SHOUTED FIRE (Suspense Dromo). Stars:
Dons Day. Producers: Ross Hunter, Martin Melcher
[Arwin Productions). Director: Not set. Screenplay:
Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff. Original (play):
Janet Green.
• This concerns a giddy young woman whom no
one believes and o frightening threat mode to her
which she is almost powerless to combat.
PETER AND CATHERINE (Spectacle Drama). Stors:
Burt Lancaster, Ingrid Bergman, Producer: Ross
Hunter. Director; Not set. Original (novel): Jeromie
Price. Screenplay; Holstead Welles,
• A story laid in Russio during the 16th century.
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE (Melodrama). Stars:
Kathryn Grayson. Exec. Producer: James Carreros
(Hommer Films). Director; Not set. Screenplay:
Not set.
• A British-mode remake of the old thriller,
which originally starred Lon Chaney. In color.
PORTRAIT IN BLACK (Mystery Melodrama). Stors;
Lono Turner, Anthony Quinn, John Saxon, Sandra
Dee. Producer: Ross Hunter. Director: Michael
Gordon. Original (Broadway ploy) ond Screenplay:
Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts.
• Set in San Francisco, story concerns o womon
and her doctor lover who kill her husband ond
then, when anonymous letters arrive, kill another
C>erson they think knows about it. In o surprise
ending, the letters continue to arrive. In Eastman
Color.
PRIVATE LIVES OF ADAM AND EVE, THE (Comedy).
Stars: Mickey Rooney, Mamie Von Doren, Mel
Torme, Paul Anko. Producer: Red Doff, for Albert
Zugsmith Productions. Directors: Albert Zugsmith,
Mickey Rooney. Originol Story; George
Kennett. Screenplay; Robert Hill.
• After o group of passengers has been stronded
in a church by a storm, the scene shifts to the
Garden of Eden, with the bus passengers emerging
as the original Bible characters.
SIXTH MAN, THE (Dromo). Stors: Not set. Producer:
Sy Bartlett. Director: Not set. Original (book):
William Bradford Huie. Screenplay; Stewort Stern.
• The story of Iro Hayes, the Indian who participated
in the historic flog raising at Iwo Jima
during World War II. It troces his life from the
time he left the Pima reservation in Arizona to
join the Marines, and carries him through his
rugged training period, octuol battles ond his unfortunate
disintegration into on olcoholic.
SNOW QUEEN, THE (Animated Cortoon Feature).
Stars: Art Lmkletter (in prologue); voices of; Sandra
Dee, Tommy Kirk, Potty McCormock. Producer;
(English version): Robert Fober. Originol (fobte):
Hans Christ ion Andersen. Screenplay: Soyuzmultfilm
Productions. Prologue and Adoption; Alon
Lipscott, Bob Fisher.
• Russian-mode with English-dubbed diolog. A
young girl rescues her dearest friend from the evil
clutches of the Snow Queen, who hos turned his
heart to ice. In Eostman Color.
S.O.B.'S, THE (Dromo). Stors: Not set. Producer-Director:
William A. Wellmon. Original: Herbert
Morgolis, William Roynor. Screenplay; Herbert
Morgolis.
• A blending of fact and fiction, based on the experiences
of Copt. John Thomas Blackburn and
his fellow pilots in Fighter Squodron VS 17, one of
America's most famous fighter squodrons in the
South Pacific theatre during World War II.
SPARTACUS (Spectacle Dromo). Stars: Kirk Douglas,
Laurence Olivier, Jeon Simmons, Tony Curtis, Chorles
Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin. Producer:
Edward Lewis, for Bryna Productions. Director:
Stanley Kubrick. Originol (novel) and Screenplay:
Howard Fast.
• This IS the story of o slove warrior who leods o
rebellion against the Roman Empire. In Super
Technirama-70 ond Technicolor.
TAMMY TELL ME TRUE (Drama). Stors: Not set.
Producer: Ross Hunter. Director: Not set. Original
(novel): Cid Ricketts Sumner. Screenplay: Oscar
Brodney.
• A sequel to "Tommy" which hos Tommy entering
college, where she falls in love with a young
professor. In color.
TOO SOON TO LOVE (Melodromo). Stors: Jennifer
West, Richord Evans. Producer: Mork Lipsky, for
Dynasty Films. Director: Richord Rush. Original:
Richard Rush. Screer\play: Richard Rush, Loszlo
Gorog.
• A story of two teenogers in love and the vorious
problems they foce.
UGLY AMERICAN, THE (Dromo). Stars: Marlon Brando.
Producer-Director: George Englund, Original
(novel): Copt. William J. Lederer, USN; Eugene
Burdick. Screenplay: Stewort Stern.
• Showing how inept some of our deolings with
other countries ore when we send over representatives
who do not trouble to leorn the language
nor to study the ways of natives of those countries.
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{October through December, 1959}
DEFEND MY LOVE (Dromo). Italian-language, with
English titles; Stors: Martins Carol, Vittorio Gassman,
Gobriele Ferzetti, Charles Vonel. Producer:
Silvio elemental I i, for Ti tonus Films. Director:
Vincent Sherman.
• A resurrected newspoper scandal olmost wrecks
the life of a happily morned womon, her husband
ond children, when a failing newspaper of tempts
to increase its circulation by reviving long-forgotten
scandals. Oct. 1959.
SCAVENGERS, THE (Melodrama). Stors: Vince Edwards,
Corol Ohmart, Vic Diaz, Tomor Benomy.
Producers: Kane Lynn, Edgor Romero fLynn-
Romero Productions). Director: John Cromwell,
Original Screenplay; Edgor Romero.
• U. S. -Filipino co-production. An ox-smuggler trails
his missing, estronged wife to Macao to find she
is a drug addict involved in some strange way
with stolen bonds belonging to the Chinese Notionalist
Government. He ultimately solves ttie
mystery, but his wife kills the man responsible
for her degrodotion ond then commits suicide.
Dec. 1959.
TERROR IS A MAN (Mclodromo). Stors: Froncis
Lederer, Greto Thyssen, Richord Derr. Producers:
Kane Lynn, Edgor Romero (Lynn-Romero Productions).
Director: Gerry dc Leon. Original Screenplay:
Horry Poul Horber,
• Filmed in the Philippines. A story of the horrible
experiences of a shipwrecked mon who drifts
onto on islond, where he finds o doctor or>d his
ossistont conducting torturous experiments in on
effort to turn o panther into o humon being. The
mon ond the doctor's beoutiful wife ore ottrocted
to each other. Dec. 1959.
Coming
GRISBI (Melodrama). French- language, with English
titles. Stars: Jean Gobin, Rene Dary, Jeanne
Moreou, Paul Fronkeur. Producer: Robert Dorfmon.
Director: Jacques Becker.
• The title, "Grisbi," means "the loot," ond the
story deals with the hidden loot from a large bonk
robbery which two rival gangs try to hijack from
each other. (UMPO released this for the 1958-59
season.)
KrSS FOR A KILLER, A (Melodromo). French-longuoge,
with English titles. Stors: Henri Vidol, Mylenc
Demongeot, Isc Mironda. Producer: Michel Sofro,
for SpevQ Films. Director; Her>ri Verneuil. Originol:
Jomes Hodley Chose.
• A handsome young bank clerk marries a
weolthy widow, but foils under the spell of her
pretty, young secretary and, together, they plon
the older woman's murder. (UMPO released this for
the 1958-59 seoson, under the title of "What Price
Murder?")
SWORD AND THE CROSS, THE (Spectocle Dramo).
Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Jorge Mistrol, Rossana
Podesta, Massimo Serato. Producer: Liber Film.
Screenplay: Continenzo.
• Itolion-mode, with English-dubbed diolog. A
story of corly Christ ionity, when Roman power in
Judeo was threatened by the revolt of the bandit
Barobbas who was being oided by ombitious political
powers. This olso re-enacts the drama of
Mary Mogdolene, who later received redemption
from Christ. In CinemoScope ond color.
Warner Bros.
(September through December, 1959)
THE FBI STORY (Documentary Drama). Stars: Jomes
Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Lorry Pennell.
Producer-Director; Mervyn LeRoy. Originol
(book): Don Whitehead. Screenplay: Richard L.
Breen, John Twist.
• By detailing the personal life ond professionol
activities of one FBI agent, this gives an authentic
account of the growth of the Federal agency, its
problems and some of the things it hos been oblc
to occomphsh. In Technicolor. Oct. 1959.
LOOK BACK IN ANGER (Drama). Stars: Richard
Burton, Cloirc Bloom, Mary Urc. Producer; Horry
Saltzman. Director; Tony Richordson. Original
(ploy): John Osborne. Screenplay: Nigel Kneole.
• The trials and tribulations of o young married
couple, too much in love to have on understonding
of their bosic differences, and in which the
young husband suffers from war-induced emotional
stroins. A brief seporotion during which time o
former frier>d ottempts to toke the wife's place
helps them to o better adjustment. Sept. 1959.
MIRACLE, THE (Drama). Stars; Carroll Baker, Roger
Moore, Walter Slezok, Vittorio Gossman. Producer:
Henry Blonke. Director: Irving Ropper. Original
(ploy): Karl Vollmoeller. Screenplay: Frank Butler.
• A remake of the Max Reinhordt stage spectacle
in which the Virgin Mary ts supposed to step
down and take up the life of a wayword young
postulant who hos fallen in love with a young
British officer whose wounds she treoted. When
she returns to her post, the town prospers again,
with the statue bock in its place. In Techniramo
and Technicolor. Dec. 1959.
SUMMER PLACE, A (Dromo). Stars: Richard Egan,
Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee, Arthur Kennedy,
Troy Donohue. Producer-Director: Delmer Doves.
Origirwal (novel): Sloan Wilson. Screenploy: Delmer
Doves.
• In which the illicit affair of porents entongles
the lives of two young people in love, whose romonce
nearly goes on the rocks because of the
emotiom aroused within the two sets of parents.
In Technicolor. Nov. 1959.
— 30— (Dramo). Stars: Jack Webb, William Conrod,
David Nelson, Whitney Bloke. Producer-Director:
Jack Webb. Originol Screenplay: Witliom Bowers,
• As o city-wide search for a lost child opens
some old wounds in on editor's private life, o
young woman reporter who got her job through influence
shows she is capable in her own right.
In the end, both ore helped by being port of the
tense period. Nov. 1959.
YELLOWSTONE KELLY (Outdoor Dromo). Etors: Clint
Walker, Edword Byrnes, John Russell, Andro Mortin.
Producer: Jules Schermer. Director: Gordon
Douglas. Originol (book); Cloy Fisher. Screenploy:
Burt Kennedy.
• A famous tropper ond scout who hos been
free to run his traps in Sioux country becomes
involved in the fight between the Indions ond the
Army, which is trying to push the Indions on to
make way for settlers. An Indian womon whose
life he hos saved attoches herself to him ond
shares his life. In Technicolor. Sept. 1959.
Coming
ACT ONE (Biogrophicol Dromo). Stars: Not set.
Producer-Director: Joshua Logon, for Monsf ield
Productions. Origir>al (book): Moss Hart. Screenplay:
Not set.
• Based on Moss Hart's recently published autobiography,
this will highlight the phases of his
colorful career os a wnter, producer and director
of both stoge ploys and films.
BRAMBLE BUSH, THE (Dromo). Stars: Richard Burton,
Angle Dickinson, Borbaro Rush, Jack Carson.
Producer: Milton Sperling (United States Pictures).
Director; Doniel Petrie. Originol (novel); Chorles
Mergendohl. Screervploy: Philip Yordon, Milton
Sperling.
• Story of the secret lives of the men ond women
of a prim. New England town. Tells how a young
doctor becomes involved in a mercy killing os well
OS the tongled emotionol lives of fellow townsmen.
In Technicolor.
CASH McCALL (Dromo). Stars: James Garner, Natalie
Wood, Nino Foch, Dean Jogger. Producer: Henry
Bianke. Director: Joseph Pevney. Original (novel);
Cameron Hcrwiey. Screenplay; Morion Hargrove,
Lcnore Coffee.
• The story of a your>g and powerful business
tycoon who proves to be os successful in love as in
industrial offoirs. In Technicolor.
CRANES ARE FLYING, THE (Drama). Russian, with
English titles. Stars: Tatyono Somoilovo, Alevei
Batolov, Vosily Merkuryev. Producer; Mosfilm Productions.
Director: Mokhoil Kalatozov. Screenploy;
Victor Rozov.
• Soviet-rr>ade, and being shown in the U. S. under
the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Cultural Exchonge Agreement.
This IS a story of young lovers torn opart by World
War II.
CROWDED SKY, THE (Drama). Stors: Dona Andrews,
Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbolist jr., John Kerr.
Producer: Michael Gorrison. Director: Joseph Pevney.
Original (novel): Honk Seorls. Screenploy;
Charles Schnee.
• This deals with the increasing problems of
modern aviation. In Technicolor.
DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, THE (Dromo).
Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Arden,
Shirley Knight, Angela Lansbury. Producer: Michael
Garrison. Director: Delbert Mann. Originol
(ploy); William Inge. Screenplay; Irving Rovetch,
Horriet Frank jr.
• Token from the New York stoge ploy, this
concerns the life of o Midwestern family. In
Technicolor.
FANNY (Musical Dromo). Stors: Maurice Chevolier,
Chorles Boyer, Horst Buchholz, Boccaloni. Producer-Director:
Joshua Logan, for Mansfield Productions.
Original (stories); Marcel Pognol; (ploy):
Joshua Logon, S. N. Behrman. Screenplay; Julius
J. Epstein.
• To be filmed m France, this is based on Marcel
Pognol's trilogy and the New York stage hit.
In Technicolor,
FEVER IN THE BLOOD, A (Dromo). Stars: Not set
Producer: Roy Huggins. Director: Not set. Original
(novel): William Pearson. Screenploy: Horry Kleiner.
• This recounts the dromotic bottle between two
men with powerful political ombitions who use o
murder trial os o political footboM in their race
for the governorship of the state.
GUNS OF THE TIM6ERLAND (Western Dromo) Stars:
Alon Lodd, Jeanne Cram, Gilbert Roland, Fronkie
Avolon. Producer: Aoron Spelling, for Jaguar Productions.
Director: Robert Webb. Original (novel):
Louis L'Amour. Screenploy: Joseph Petrocco.
• When the interests of local ranchers and loggers
conflict, matters ore brought to o showdown
in spite of romontic overtones between the two
pnncipols involved. In Technicolor.
HERCULES UNCHAINED (Spectacle Dromo). Stors;
Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscmo, Sylvio Lopez, Primo
Carrwro. Producer: Bruno Voiloti (Embassy Pictures
Presentation). Director; Pietro Francisci.
Screenplay; Froncisci, De Conctni.
• Itolo-French co-production; Er\glish-dubt>ed.
The fabulous odventures of the mightiest man who
ever lived, as he and his bride, accompanied by
Ulysses, ore returnir>g to Thebes. They orrive in
Thebes to find it besieged by Polinice and the
mercenory ormed forces ond succeed in defeoting
them. In Dyoliscope and Eastmon Color.
ICE PALACE (Dromo). Stors: Richard Burton, Robert
Ryan, Corolyn Jones, Martha Hyer, Jim Backus.
Producer: Henry Blonke. Director: Vincent Sherman.
Original {rxjvel): Edna Ferber. Screenplay:
Horry Kleiner.
• A story of modern Alosko in which two men
playing importont roles in the building of the new
state ore rivals for the hand of the gronddoughter
of o powerful business tycoon. In Technicolor.
LETTER FROM PEKING (Dfomo). Stars: Not set. Producer;
Mortin Rackin. Director: Michael Arxierson.
Original (novel): Peorl Buck. Screenplay: Edward
Anholt.
• In which on Americon woman morried to o
Chinese returns to this country with their child
before World War II and loter leorns the circumstonces
of his death through o letter from his
Chinese wife.
MARAUDERS, THE (Wor Drama). Stars: Not set.
Producer: Milton Sperling (United States Pictures).
Director; Not set. Original (book): Chorlton Ogburn
jr. Screenploy: Not set.
• A dromotic occount of the Burmo jungle odventures
of Merrill's Morouders in World Wor II, under
the courageous leodership of Brig. Gen. Fronk D.
Merrill. In Technicolor.
OCEAN'S ELEVEN (Comedy Melodromo). Stors; Fronk
Sinatra, Dean Mortin, Peter Lowford, Sommy
Davis jr.. Angle Dickinson. Producer: Lewis Milestone,
for Sinatro's Dorchester Productions. Director;
Lewis Milestone. Original Screer>play: Richard
Benedict.
• A group of 1 I ex-GIs capture Los Vegos for 24
hours and takes five gambling casinos for millions
of dollars. The title derives from the leading
character's ncwnc of Danny Ocean. In Technicolor.
PARRISH (dromo). Stors: Troy Donohue, Producer-
Director: Delmer Doves. Originol (novel): Mildred
Sovoge. Screenplay: Delmer Doves.
• The best-selling book on which this is bosed wos
o Literory Guild selection and concerns Connecticut
tobocco formers ond the tobocco industry. In Technicolor.
RACHEL CADE (Adventure Dromo). Stars: Peter
Finch, Angte Dickinson, Roger Moore. Producer;
Henry Blonke. Director: Gordon Douglos. Original
(novel): Charles Mercer. Screenploy: Edward Anihalt.
• Bosed on o 1956 Literory Guild selected novel,
this IS about the adventures of on ottroctive
young nurse in the Belgian Congo. In Technicolor.
RISE AND FALL OF LEGS DIAMOND, THE (Biographical
Dromo). Stars; Roy Danton, Karen Steele,
Elaine Stewart. Producer: Milton Sperling (United
States Pictures). Director: Budd Boetttcher. Originol
Screenplay: Joseph London.
• The story of the notorious gangster of the
1 920s and his vice empire.
SAGA OF PAPPY GUNN, THE (War Dromo). Stors:
Not set. Producer: Roy Huggins. Director: Not set.
Originol (book); Gen. George C. Kenny. Screenplay;
Honk Seorls.
• About the legendory chorocter token from true
life, who retired from the pre-wor oviotion force os
o chief petty officer. While in the Philippines he
joined the Air Force at the outbreok of World
War II ond compiled a brilliant record of m-
credible exploits, eventually attaining the ronk of
colonel.
SUNDOWNERS, THE (Outdoor Drama). Stors: Robert
Mitchum, Deboroh Kerr, Peter Ustirxjv, Glynis
Johns, Dtno Merrill, Chips Roffcrty. Producer; G.
L. Blottner, for Highlond Productions. Director:
Fred Zinnemonn. Original (novel); Jon Cleory.
Screenplay: Isobel Lennort.
• A story built oround Australia's sheephcrding
country during its frontier days of 1925. Filming
in Australia, in Technicolor.
SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO (Biogrophicol Drama).
Stars: Ralph Bellomy. Producer; Dore Schory. Director:
Vincent J. [>onehue. Originol (stage ploy)
ond Screenplay: Dore Schary. •
• Based on the eorly coreer of Fronklin D.
Roosevelt, covering the years from 1 92 1 through
1924. In Technicolor.
TALL STORY (Comedy). Stors; Tony Perkins, Jone
Fondo, Roy Wolston, More Connelly, Ann Jackson.
Producer-Director; Joshua Logon, for Monsfield Productions.
Original (rxivel): Howard Nemerov; (stage
ploy): Howard Lindsay, Russell Crouse. Screenplay:
Julius EF>stein.
• Based on the novel, "The Homecoming Gome,"
and the Broadway ploy, this deals with a Midwestern
conference basketboll gome ond the repercussions
following an attempt to "fix" the
gome. In Technicolor.
THIS REBEL BREED (Dramo). Stars: Rito Moreno,
Mork Domon, Gerald Mohr. Producer: William Rowland.
Director: Richord L. Bore. Original Story;
William Rowland, trmo Berk. Screenploy; Morns
Lee Green.
• A story of roce prejudice among teenogers.
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TRIAL OF SERGEANT RUTLEDGE, THE {Dramo). Stars:
Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Corlton Young,
Juano Hernandez, Producers: Willis Goldbeck, Pot
Ford. Director: John Ford. Original Screenplay:
James Warner Bellah, Willis Goldbeck.
• This is a post-Civil War story about a regiment
of newly-freed Negro soldiers under the command
of white officers. In Technicolor.
Miscellaneous
AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN, THE (Science Fiction).
Stars: Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy,
Jomes Griffith. Producer: Lester Guthrie. Director:
Edgar G. Ulmcr. Distributor: MCP.
• A Russian scientist follows a Soviet dignitary
to the U. S. and divulges a fantastic plan to use
a transparent mon in warfare.
AUSTERLITZ (Wor Drama). Stars: Jack Palonce,
Orson Welles, Leslie Caron, Martine Carol: Producer:
Alex Salkind. Director: Abel Gance. Distributor:
Not set.
• A wor drama based on the famous Battle of
Austerlitz in which Napoleon defeated the Austrians
in 1805.
BEATNIKS, THE (Drama). Stars: Tony Travis, Peter
Breck, Karen Kadler. Producer; Kenneth Herts.
Director: Poul Frees. Screenplay: Paul Frees. Distributor:
Barju I- Internationa I.
• A crooner who leads a beatnik gang, given to
terrorizing the community, is encouraged to lead
a more exemplary life by a talent scout and a
girl friend.
BEHIND THE GREAT WALL (Travel Documentary).
Producer: Leonardo Bonzi. Director: Carlo Lizzoni.
Screenplay: Ennio De ConclnJ. Distributor: Continental
Distributing.
• This is the AromaRamo production which wafts
a variety of fragrances into the theatre auditorium.
The picture itself is a prize-winning travelog of
China today. TV personality Chet Huntley does
the norration. In Totalscope and color.
BEYOND THE TIME BARRIER (Science-Fiction) Stars:
Robert Clarke, Dorlene Tompkins. Producer: Robert
Cork. Director: Edgar Ulmer. Distributor: MCP.
• One of the MCP roadshow productions due in
April.
BLACKOUT IN ROME (War Drama). Stars: Anno
Magnani, Peter Baldwin, Leo Genn. Producer: Louis
de Rochemont. Director: Roberto Rossellini. Distributor:
Not set.
• Story of three prisoners of war during the Germon
occupation of Italy.
BREAKOUT (Drama). Stars: Richard Todd, Michael
Wilding, Richord Attenborough. Producer: Colin
Lesslie. Distributor: Continental Distributing.
• A prisoner-of-war story based on an actual incident,
dealing with the mass escape of every
prisoner from a supposedly escape-proof prison in
Italy.
BRIDAL PATH, THE (Comedy Droma). Stars; Bill
Trovers, Alex Mackenzie, Fiona Clyne. Producers:
Frank Lauder, Sidney Gilliot. Director: Frank Launder.
Original (novel): Nigel Tranter. Screenplay:
Fronk Launder, Geoffrey Williams. Distributor:
Kingsley-Union.
• A young man from the island of Beigg is
sent by his elders to the mainland to get himself
a wife, and in a three-day stay manages to have
his share of comic, though hair-raising adventures,
with a wide array of women and police.
BROTH OF A BOY (Drama). Stars: Barry Fitzgerald,
Abbey Theatre Players. Producer: Emmet Dalton.
Director; George Pollock. Distributor: Kingsley-
Union.
• A simple village celebration of their patriarch's
I 10th birthday becomes a comedy of errors when
a London TV producer appears, loot in bond.
CARRY ON SERGEANT (Comedy). Stars; William
Hortnell, Bob Monkhouse, Shirley Eaton, Dora
Bryan. Producer: Peter Rogers. Director: Gerald
thomas. Original: R. F. Selderfield. Screenplay:
Norman Hud is. Distributor: Governor Films.
• A half-dozen ill-assorted civil ions are drafted
into the British army and bumble their woy
through camp maneuvers, but eventually make o
good showing for their platoon sergeant.
CHAPLIN REVUE, THE (Comedy). Stars: Charles
Chaplin. Distributor: Lopert Films.
• Three of Choplin's films, "Shoulder Arms,"
"The Pilgrim" and "A Dog's Life" are combined
for a single feature, with a musical score and
narration added.
CHASE ME CHARLIE (Comedy). Stars: Charlie Chaplin,
Chester Conklin, Broncho Billy Anderson,
Edna Purviance, Ben Turpin. Distributor: Citation
Films.
• An old classic with some of the top comedy
stars of yesterday, with soundtrack and narration
added. Chaplin plays the role of the homeless
hobo who goes to work to win the hand of his love,
and plays, in succession, a bank guard, stagehand,
prizefighter, house painter and actor.
CRY FREEDOM (Droma). Stars: Pancho Magalona,
Rosa Rosal. Producer: Edith Perez de Tagle. Director:
Lamberto Avellano. Distributor; MCP.
• Story of Philippine jungle fighters, filmed in the
Philippines.
CUBAN REBEL GIRLS (Drama). Stars: Errol Flynn,
Beverly Aadlond, Producer; Borry Mahon. Director:
Borry Mahon. Distributor: Joseph Brenner
Associotes.
• The Castro rebellion in Cube, with Flynn playing
the role of a correspondent covering the
revolution. Includes some actual footoge from
the fighting area.
DANGEROUS AGE, A (Teenage Drama). Stars: Ben
Piazza, Anne Pearson, Lloyd Jones. Producer-
Director: Sidney J. Furie. Screenplay: Sidney J.
Furie. Distributor: Modern Film Distributors (States
Rights).
• The trials of a young college couple, seeking
ways of getting married, by forging birth certificates,
and finally, offer many misadventures, discovering
that true love will keep.
ENTERTAINER, THE (Droma). Stars: Sir Laurence
Olivier, Brenda de Banzie. Distributor: Continental.
Distributing.
• Sir Olivier portrays on the screen the role he
made famous on Broadwoy and in London, in
which he plays the part of a song-and-dance man.
EXPRESSO BONGO (Musical Comedy). Stars: Lourence
Harvey, Sylvia Syms. Producer-Director: Vol
Guest. Distributor: Continental Distributing.
• A penniless agent discovers and builds up a
teenage pop singer, sees her schemed away by on
unfriendly actress, turns in his dispair to successfully
building-up his girl friend as a movie star.
In Dyaliscope.
FAN TAN (Drama). Stars; Miss Korea and Chinese,
Japanese cast. Producer: J. Raymond Freidgen.
Distributor: MCP.
• A story of Oriental intrigue filmed on location
in Hong Kong.
FEMALE FIENDS (Melcxiramo). Stars: Lex Borker,
Carole Mathews, Lisa Gastoni, Nora Swinburne.
Producer: Alec C. Snowden. Director: Montgomery
Tully. Original (novel, "Puzzle for Fiends"); Patrick
Quentin. Screenplay: J. MacLaren Ross. Distributor:
States Rights.
• British-mode. A young American in France is
found unconscious by the roadside. The accident
and his subsequent loss of memory are seized upon
by three unscrupulous women and a man who try
to use him to gain an inheritance,
FIEND OF DOPE ISLAND (Melodrama). Stars: Bruce
Bennett, Robert Bray, Tania Velio. Producer: Jack
Odell (J. Harold Odell Productions). Director: Nate
Wott, Original Story: Note Watt. Screenplay:
Bruce Bennett, Mork Corabel, Distributor: States
Rights,
• Set in the Caribbean, this tells the story of an
island king who terrorizes and exploits the natives
while carrying on an illegal traffic in marihuana.
FIVE BOLD WOMEN (Drama), Stars; Jeff Morrow,
Merry Anders, Irish McColla, Guinn Williams.
Producer: Jomes D. Ross. Director: Jorge Lopez-
Portillo. Distributor: Clinton Films.
• Five women convicts of the 1870s and the adventures
in transporting them to a Houston jail.
GANGSTER STORY (Crime Drama). Stars: Walter
Motthau, Carol Grace. Producer: Jonathan Daniels.
Director: Walter Matthau. Screenplay: V. J. Rhems,
Richard Grey. Distributor: RCIP (States Rights),
• A gangster romances a librarian while
hiding out from police, and is eventuijlly wiped
out when his gang invades the territory of a
rival syndicate. The librarian learns the sad truth
over the rodlo.
GET OUTTA TOWN (Drama). Stars: Doug Wilson,
Jeanne Baird. Director: Charles Davis. Distributor;
MCP.
• Melodrama roodshown as package with "The
Amazing Transparent Man."
JET OVER THE ATLANTIC (Action Drama) Stars:
Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George Raft, llona
Massey, Margaret Lindsay, George Macready, Anno
Lee, Producer: Benedict Bogeaus. Director: Byron
Haskin. Screenplay: Irving H. Cooper. Distributor:
Inter-Continent (States Rights).
• A convicted murderer is being returned to the
U, S, aboard a jet liner. A psychopathic killer meanwhile
has contrived to place a bomb aboard the
plane which will spread deadly fumes. When the
crew is overcome, the extrodited killer takes
over the plane and brings It in safely.
JUST MY LUCK (Comedy). Stars: Normon Wisdom,
Jill Dixon, Margaret Rhodes, Leslie Philips. Director:
John Paddy Carstoirs. Distributor: Lopert.
• A slapstick plot concerning a jeweler's apprentice,
his romance with a shopgirl, and a series of
misadventures with slick bookies which surprisingly
lead him to winning a six-horse parley—and the
girl.
KILLER'S CAGE (Drama). Stars: Terry Becker, Jeanne
Jonson, Director: Mel Welles. Producers: Allan
King, Berj Hogopian. Distributor: Barjul Int'l.
• Filmed in Mexico. A writer hides out in a
Mexican village while doing an expose on narcotic
and gambling rings.
LOVE SPECIALIST, THE (Comedy Drama). Stars;
Diana Dors, Vittorio Gassman, Bruce Cabot. Producer:
Maleno Malenotti. Director: Luigi Zampo.
Distributor. Medallion Pictures.
• The daughter of a Texas service station owner
wins a quiz show trip to Italy, and finds romance
with a prince whose mother is trying to marry him
off to a wealthy girl. In Technirama and Technicolor.
MODEL FOR MURDER (Melodramo). Stars: Keith
Andes, Hazel Court, Michael Gough. Producer;
Robert Dunbar, Director; Terry Bishop. Distributor;
States Rights.
• British-made. A young girl employe of an expensive
dress salon and her Navy officer boy friend
help to solve the murder of a model and the
theft of expensive jewelry, on loan to the shop,
which IS worn by the models.
MONSTER OF THE PIEDRAS BLANCAS (Horror
Drama). Stars: Forrest Lewis, Les Trcmayne. Producer:
Jack Kevon. Director: Irwin Berwick. Screenploy:
Halle Chase. Distributor: Filmservice Distributing
(States Rights).
• A seven-foot beast, driven to drinking blood
because of hunger, does away with two fishermen
and threatens a lighthouse keeper's daughter
until the sheriff and posse meet the creature in
Its lair and kill it.
NATCHEZ TRACE (Melodrama). Stars: Zachory Scott,
William Campbell, Marcia Henderson, Irene Jomes.
Producers: Lloyd Royal, Tom Garroway. Director:
Alan Creslond jr. Distributor: Lloyd Royol
(States Rights).
• The "gentleman bandit of the Natchez Troce"
murders a new acquaintance ond attacks his wife,
moves in on a nearby plantation seeking to steal
the slaves, and is finally overcome when his gang
of 400 runs into on irate posse of townsfolk.
NUDE IN A WHITE CAR (Suspense Drama). Sfors:
Robert Hossein, Marino Vlady, Odile Versois. Director:
Robert Hossein. Distributor: Trans-Lux.
• French-made. A suspense thriller in the style of
the French "Diabolique," and filmed in Paris.
OKEFENOKEE (Drama). Stars: Peter Coe, Peggy
Maley, Henry Brondon. Producer: Aaron Danches.
Director: Roul Haig. Screenplay: Jess Abbott. Distributor:
Filmservice Distributing (States Rights).
• Dope smugglers, operating planes in the Florida
swamplands, try to use young Seminoles in their
underworld activities, but when they attempt to
do away with some of their aides, 50 young
broves take after them, help copture the leader.
PRETTY BOY FLOYD (Crime Drama). Stars: John
Ericson, Joan Harvey. Producer: Monroe Sochson.
Director: Herbert Leder. Distributor: Continentol
Distributing.
• Based on the career of the notorious gangster
of the 1930s.
SCENT OF MYSTERY (Comedy Drama). Stars: Denholm
Elliott, Beverly Bentley, Peter Lorre, Paul
Ludkas. Producer: Mike Todd jr. Director: Jock
Cardiff. Original: Kelley Roos. Screenplay: William
Roos. Distributor: Michael Todd jr.
• In Smell-O-Vision, requiring special equipment.
An Englishman on a holiday in Spam has his
reasons to believe that the life of an American
woman is in donger, with the only clue to her
identity a perfume kr>own as the Scent of Mystery,
Turns out to be Elizabeth Taylor. In Todd-
AO, Smell-O-Vision and color.
STREET FIGHTER (Teenage Drama). Stars: Vic Savage,
Ann Armor. Producers: Bradley Nichols, Karl
Kappel for Vic Savage. Director: Vic Savage.
Screenplay: Vic Savage. Distributor; Joseph Brenner
Associates.
• A semi -documentary on juvenile delinquency.
A youthful gang leader learns the hard way that
violerKe does not pay, and emotions must be
controlled.
SWORD AND THE DRAGON, THE (Fantasy). Stars:
Boris Andreyev. Producer-Director: Alexander
Ptushko. Distributor: Vitalite Films.
• Soviet-made, with English-dubbed dialog. A
fontasy based on the legendary Russian choracter,
Muromets, who is somewhot like our own Paul
Bunyon, and his heroic exploits. In color.
TIGER BAY (Thriller). Stars: John Mills, Hayly Mills,
Horst Budhholz. Producers: Julian Wintle, Leslie
Parkyn. Director: J. L. Thompson. Distributor:
Continental Distributing.
• British-mode. A 12-year-old girl witnesses o
murder, is pursued by ttie murderer who gains
her confidence but who eventually is so won over
by her charm that he is tricked into capture by the
police.
TORPEDO ZONE (Naval Drama). Stors: Lois Maxwell,
Renato Boldini. Director: Duilio Coletti. Screenplay:
Oreste Biancoli, M. A. Bragodin, Er>nio de
Concini, D. Coletti. Distributor; Budd Rogers (States
Rights).
• Itolian-made. Drama of unusuol submarine
actions in World War II, based on hitherto undisclosed
intelligence reports taken from the enemy.
TREAD SOFTLY STRANGER (Suspense Drama). Stars:
Diana Dors, George Baker, Terence Morgan. Producer:
Dennis O'Dell. Director: Gordon Parry.
Screenplay; George Mintern, Dennis O'Dell. Distributor:
Bentley Films (Stotes Rights).
• Bntish-mode. A Londoner, trying to evade paying
his bookie, hides out in a steel-mill town
where his brother is a bookkeeper, joins with him
in trying for the perfect crime In robbing the
payroll, commits o murder and is finally apprehended.
VIRGIN SACRIFICE (Jungle Dromo). Stors: David
DoLie, Antonio Gutierrez, Angelica Morales. Pro-
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ducers: Jonathan Daniels, Victor Purcel. Director:
Fernondo Wagner. Screervplay: V. J . Rhems. Distributor:
RCIP {Stares Rights).
• Filmed in Guotemalc. The story deals with a
jung'e hunter who returns to on area where he
cnce saw the sacrificial death of o young girl,
only to find an associote murdered. In his scorch
for the killer, he finds a jungle girl whom he brings
back to civilizotion as his bride. In color.
Foreign Language
ANATOMY OF LOVE [Episode Film). French, with
English titles. Stors: Vittorio de Sico, Sophia Loren.
Producer: Lux Cine. Director: Alcssondro Blasetti.
Distributer: Kassler Films.
• A series of five short stories, with Vittorio de
Sica starring in two— as o bus driver and o studio
dress extra—and in each busily engaged in wooing
the ladies.
AN EYE FOR AN EYE (Drama). French, with English
titles- Stars: Curt Jurgens, Faico Lulli, Lea Padovani.
Producer-Director: Andre Cayette. Distributor:
Manhattan Films.
• A doctor who refuses to see a patient at home
is accused of her death, ond becomes the victim
of VICIOUS reprisals by the crazed husband. In Vista
Vis ion and Eastmon Color.
AREN'T WE WONDERFUL {Comedy Drama). German,
with English titles. Stars: Johanna von Koszian,
Robert Graf, Hansjodg Frydberg. Director: Kurt
Hoffman. Distributor: I. G. Goldsmith.
• A former top Nozi rises to o high position
omong postwar blockmorketeers, but is exposed
by one-time schoolmote who, having spent the
war years in self-imposed exile, returns as a crusading
editor.
ASI ERA PANCHO VILLA {Historical Drama). Mexican,
with Sponish dialog. Stars: Pedro Armeridariz,
Carlos Lopez. Director: tsmael Rodriques. Distributor:
Closa-Mohme.
• A historical drama on the legendary revolutionary
Mexican figure who defied U. S. forces.
In color.
BAJO EL CIELO DE MEXICO (Musical Comedy Drama).
Mexican, with Spanish dialog. Stars: Margo
Lcpez, Miguel Aceves Mejia, Carlos Boeno. Producer:
Cinematografico Filmex. Director: Rafael
Beledon. Distributor: Clasa-Mohme.
• A beautiful young girl passes up eligible suitors
to morry o worthless, small-time racketeer who
somehow captivates her. In color.
BIG JETTER (Children's Story). Italian, with English
titles. Stars: Sylvan Orlondo, Anno Mono Frances,
Polidor the Clown. Producer: Telefilm. Director:
Fabio De Agostino. Distributor: Citation Films.
• A waif who has no friends finds one in o giont
Greot Done, who showers her with affection until
the owner turns up to claim the dog.
ELACK ORPHEUS (Drama). French, with Portuguese
dialog ond English titles. Stars: Breno Mello,
Morpessa Down. Producer: Sacha Gordine. Director:
Morcel Camus. Distributor: Lopert.
• A modern treatment of the clossicol tale of
Orpheus and Eurydice, set in today's Brazil, with
Orpheus appearing as a motorcar conductor and
Eurydice as a country girl who, presumobly, comes
to the city to visit a cousin at cormval time but
who, in reality, is running away from a suitor
who is masked as Death. In Eastman Color.
EORIS GODOUNOV (Opera). Russian. Stars: Alexander
Piogov, Georgi Nelepp, Lansa Avdeyeva, Bolshoi
Bollet, Distributor: Artkino.
• Moussorgsky's famous opera set in the days of
Tsor Godounov.
BRINK OF LIFE (Drama). Swedish, with English titles.
Stars: Evo Dahibeck, Ingnd Thulin, Bibi Andersson,
Director. Ingmor Bergman. Distributor: Janus
Films.
• Set in a maternity word, the story ocquoints
the viewer, in deeply moving fashion, with the
tragedies which befall two of the three expectont
mothers.
CARABINA 30-30 (Western Musical Comedy). Mexican,
with Spanish diolog. Stors; Rosita Quintano,
Luis Aguilar, Andres Soler. Producer: Filmadora
Chapulteca Production. Distributor: Azteca Films.
• Set in Mexicon revolutionary days. Rebels
abduct the niece of a general who commands the
town's garrison, but strangely enough, the young
obductor and lady turn up os contestants in a
singing contest, which she wins. The prize is o
30-30 rifle. In color.
CARMEN COMES HOME (Comedy Drama). Japanese,
with English titles. Stars: Hideko Takamine, Toshiko
Koboyoshi, Takeshi Sakamoto. Producer:
Kiyoshi Takamara for Sochiku. Director: Keisuke
Kinoshita. Distributor: Brandon Films.
• A pretty Japanese striptease dancer returns to
her hometown and discovers that her big city
ways don't go over with the homefolks. She puts
on her striptease act in a born for the benefit of
home charities then sadly goes bock to her big
city life.
CASE OF AN ADOLESCENT (Drama). Mexican, with
Spanish dialog. Stars: Martha Mijores, Raul Forrell.
Director: E. G. Muriel. Distributor: CIoso
Mohme.
• The diory of a teenager shows how the inexperience
of the young and the lack of warmth in
a fomily con turn the happiness or>d well-t>eir>g of
an adolescent into tears.
CRA2Y FOR LOVE (Dramo). French, with English
titles. Stars: Brigitte Bordot, Bourvil, Noel Roquevert.
Distributor: William Toub.
• The first Bardot film,
U S fcr the first time.
now being released in
DISORDER AND THE NIGHT (Suspense Dramo).
French, with English titles. Stars: Jean Gobin, Danielle
Dorrieux, Nodja Tiller, Hazel Scott. Director:
Giles Grangier. Distributor: President Films.
• A police inspector, assigned to track down an
ossassin, falls in love with the mistress of the
victim.
400 BLOWS (Droma). French, with English titles.
Stars: Claire Mourier, J eon-Pierre Leaud, Albert
Remy. Director: Francois Truffout. Distributor:
Zenith International.
• A boy is driven to petty crimes, and how he reocts
to unfeeling treatment by his parents and the
authorities is told in a moving sociol study.
Winner of Burstyn Award as best foreign film of
1959.
FRUITS OF SUMMER {Dramo). French, with English
titles. Stors: Edwige Feuillere, Etchika Choureau.
Distributor: Ellis Films.
• An antique dealer, functioning as head of a
society to control juvenile delinquency, discovers o
real problem in his own family, via on unconventionol
daughter.
HATIKVAH (Drama). Israel, with Hebrew dialog,
English titles. Stors: Soshona Damari, Shai K.
Ophus. Producer: Eli Habib. Director: Nuri Habib.
Distributor: Hobib Films.
• A romance set ogoinst the struggles of a troupe
of Yemen Jews to reach Israel. In color.
HOLD TIGHT FOR THE SATELLITE (Comedy) French,
with English titles Stars: Noel -Noel, Mischo Auer,
Dorry Cowl. Director: Jean Dreville. Distributor:
Films-Around-the-World.
• Satire on the atomic oge. A dog and mouse
drop out of Soviet sputnik, fall on French (ond,
and bring the Soviet ambassador on a quick step
trying to reclaim the animals.
HOUSE ON THE WATERFRONT (Crime Drama).
French, with English titles. Stars: Jean Gabin,
Henri Vidol, Andree Debar. Director: Edmond Greville.
Distributor: Union Films.
• The coptoin of a salvage boot becomes the protector
of young girl who comes to Marseilles to
search for her sister. In his mission to raise a ship
belonging to a white slaver, he discovers the body
of the sister in the hulk of the vessel.
IKIRU (Droma). Japanese, with English titles. Stors:
Takashi Shimura, Miki Odagori. Director: Akiri
Kurosawa for Toho Pictures. Distributor: Brandon
Films.
• An obscure, aging bureaucrat, learning that he
is dying of cancer, determines to squander his
remaining days, cuts off family ties, finds youthful
companions, then discovers that real satisfaction
comes only from doing properly the job
fcr which one is being paid.
IVAN THE TERRIBLE (Historical Droma). Russian,
with English titles. Stars: Nickolai Cherkasov.
Director: S^rgei Eisensten. Distributor. Janus Films.
• The second part of Eisenstein's classic portrayal
of Ivan II, released for the first time in the U. S.
In cobr orxJ black and white.
LADY DOCTOR, THE (Comedy). Italo-French coproduction,
with English titles. Stars: Abbe Lane,
Vittorio de Sico, Toto. Director: C. Mastrocinque.
Distributor: Governor Films.
• A pretty Germon woman doctor morries on
Italian lawyer and discovers that in Italy she is
courting danger as well as disfavor in visiting men
patients in their own homes.
LOVERS, THE (Drama). French, with English titles.
Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cuny, Jean-More
Bovy. Director: Louis Malle. Distributor: Zenith
International.
• A newspaper publisher is too busy to pay often
t ion to his pretty wife, who turns to several
lovers, one of whom is induced by the husband to
spend a weekend with him and his wife. In Oyolisscope.
LOWEST CRIME, THE (Drama). French, with English
titles. Stars: Leo Genn, Mogoli Noel, Raymond
Pellegrin. Producer: H. Ber>edek. Director: Guy
Lefranc. Distributor: Union Films.
• A syndicate of blockmoilers preys
women.
on wealthy
MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER'S TAIL, THE
(Drama). Joponese, with English titles. Stors: Denjiro
Okoechi, Masayuki Enomoto, Takashi Shimura,
Director: Akira Kurosowa for Toho. Distributor:
Brandon.
• A parody on feudolism. A picture banned first
by the Imperial government, or>d then by the
Occupation Forces.
MON PETIT (Melodrama). German, with English titles.
Stors: Romy Schneider, Horst Buchholz. Director:
Helmut Koutner. Distributor: Bakros International.
• Love conquers all in a romance involving a
struggling Paris artist and a seamstress who p>oses
as an heiress.
MONTPARNASSE 19 (Biogrophical Droma). French,
with English titles. Stars: Lilli Palmer, Gerard
Philipe, Anouk Aimee, Leo Podovoni. Director:
Jccques Becker. Distributor: Continental Dist'b'g.
• The life story of the famous painter Modigliani,
20th Century painter, his life and his loves.
NO ESCAPE (Crime Drama). French, with English
titles. Stars: Mogoli Noel, Chorles Vanel, Betty
Schneider. Director: Charles Brobont. Distributor:
Ellis Films.
• An escaped convict finds refuge in a house
filled with intrigue, in which the elderly jartdlord
seeks the affections of his deod son's widow. She,
in turn, falls for the convict, but occepts the
fother- in- law's advances
turn the man in,
when he threatens to
PASSIONATE INTERLUDE (Droma). Spanish, with
English titles. Stors: Jorge Mistral, Aurora Botisto.
Distributor: Joseph Burstyn.
• A romance set in the Andalusian country. In
color.
POSSESSORS, THE (Drama). French, with English titles.
Stors: Jean Gobin, Bernord Blier, Anne Ducoux.
Producer: Filmsonor Intermondia. Director: Denys
de la Patelliere. Distributor; Lopert.
• The clash between two generations, telling of
the trials and tribulations of a wealthy and
socially prominent tomily ruled over by a cynical
old patriorch, who must in the end come to rescue
the brood from impending disaster.
RIKISHA MAN, THE (Drama With Comedy). Joponese,
with English titles. Stars: Toshiro Mifune, Hideko
Tokomine, Hiroshi Akutogowa. Producer: Toho
Productions. Director: Hiroshi Inogaki. Distributor:
Cory Film Carp.
• The story of a simple but unruly rickshaw
driver and his mony years of devotion to one
fomily. After he dies, a check of his belongings
reveals that oil of his savings had been given to
the boy and his now widowed mother. Too late
they realize the man's extreme devotion. In Toho-
Scope and Agfocolor.
ROSEMARY (Drama). Germon, with English titles.
Stars: NadjO Tiller, Peter Von Eyck, Morio Adorf.
Poducer: Luggi Waldeleitner. Director: Rolf Thiele.
Distributor: Films-Around-the-World.
• Story IS based on on international scandal ar>d
still-unsolved murder. It traces the rise of a
prostitute from street walker to a position of
power OS on internationol mistress.
SCAMPOLO (Droma). French-ltolion, with English
titles. Stars: Mono Flore, Henri Vidal. Director:
Giorgi Bianchi. Distributor: Not set.
• A modern Cinderella story about a girl on the
isle of Ischia who earns her way os o tourist
guide and delivering laur>dry, and becomes the
mothering angel of a penniless architect. In color.
SINS OF YOUTH (Drama). French, with English
titles. Stars: Agnes Laurent, Gil Vidol. Producer:
Rene Thevenet. Director: Louis Duchense. Distributor:
Janus Films.
• A poir of teenage lovers fight off the objections
of the boy's possessive mother, steoi oway
to Pons, ond struggle for o solution to the girl's
eventual pregnancy.
SPEAKING OF MURDER (Dromo). French, with English
titles. Stors; Jean Gabin, Annie Girordot.
Director: Gilles Grangier. Distributor: UMPO.
• Story of the Pons underworld.
THREE TREASURES, THE (Spectacle Dromo). Japanese,
with English titles. Stars: Toshiro Mtfune, Yoko
Tsukoso, Kyoko Kogowo. Producer: Toho Productions.
Director: Hiroshi Inogaki. Distributor: Not
set.
• A tale of the Japanese mythological era centered
around stories based on the three treasure
syrrbols of Japan—o mirror (representing mercy
and justice), beads (wisdom of mankind), ond o
sword (signifying volour). In TohoScope and Agfacolor.
TAILOR'S MAID, THE (Comedy). Itolion, with English
titles. Stars: Vittorio de Sico, Morcel lo MastrolO'.no,
Lorello DeLuco. Producer: Guido Glombortolomei.
Director: Mono Monicelli. Distributor;
Trons-Lux.
• A master tailor ond todies' man becomes involved
in the affairs of his own ond other fom-
I'les. In CinemoScope.
WOMAN LIKE SATAN, A (Dromo). French, with
English titles. Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Antonio Vilor,
Dorio Moreno. Producer: Christine Gouze-Renol.
Director: Julien Duvivier. Original: Pierre Louys.
Screenploy: Julien Duvivier, Marcel Achard, Albert
Valentin.
• Based on a FrerKh r>ovel. A wealthy sportsman
t>ecomes enamored of o pretty your^ miss, daughter
of a political writer who is exposed os o onetime
informer for the Nozis, ond the indignities
she forces him to undergo before she accepts him.
In Eastmon Color.
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(lOVi)
Gotta,"
. Slicked-Up
.(8V2)
. 3803
"Little Fellers" That Do a Bijr Job
Detailed Information on All Releases
for the 1958-59 Season
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Columbia
ANIMAL CAVALCADE
(Reissues)
395T . Chimp-Antics ..(lO'/i) Sept. 18, '58
(Morey Amsterdam visits chimpanzee trainers Ira
and Buddy Watkins.)
3952. Jungle Monorchs. (10) Nov. 20, '58
(Morey Amsterdam visits Hollywood animal stars.)
3953. .Greyhound Capers. .(8V2) Feb. 23
(With comic Morey Amsterdam.)
3954 . Three Big Bears .. (8)
(With owner-trainer Jimmy Welde.)
May 28
ASSORTED FAVORITES
(Reissues)
3421. .Hoppy-Go-Wacky. .(16) Sept. 11, '58
(Vera Vague and Chester (ionklin)
3422. .Trapped By a Blonde .. (ISV}) Nov. 6, '58
(Hugh Herbert)
3423. The AwtuI Sleuth. (16) Dec. 18, '58
(Bert Wheeler)
3424. The Mayor's Husband. (16) Feb. 9
(Hugh Herbert)
3425. .Perfectly Mismated (16) Apr. 2
(Leon Errol)
3426. Woo Woo Blues. (16) May 21
(Hugh Herbert)
CANDID MICROPHONE (Reissues)
(One-Reel Specials)
With Allen Funt
Candid Microphone, Series 5, No. 3. .3551
(IOV2) Sept. 4, '58
Allen Funt takes over as clerk in the lost and
found department of a city subway office.
Candid Microphone, Series 5, No. 4.. 3552
(IOV2) Dee. 4, '58
Funt OS a clerk in a typewriter repair shop and as
cashier at the State Fair.
Condid Microphone, Series 5, No. 5.. 3553
(10) Jon. 9
Funt's day as a sightseeing clerk and as salesman
in a haberdashery.
Candid Microphone, Series 6, No. 1 . .3554
(9V2) Mor. 12
Funt as a traffic clerk in the Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
court.
Candid Microphone, Series 6, No. 2.. 3555
(9'/2) May 14
Allen Funt handles comploints in a big New York
store.
Candid Microphone, Series 6, No. 3.. 3556
(10) July 23
Allen Funt spends a day in a hock shop.
COLOR FAVORITES (Reissues)
(Technicolor)
3601. Gerald McBoing-Boing. (7) Sept. 4, '58
(Academy Award-winning cartoon)
3602 . . . (7) Sept. 25, '58
Oct. 9, '58
(Flora, the cat)
3603 . . Kitty Caddy (6)
(Dog vs. Cot golf match)
3604 . . Willie the Kid . . (7) Nov. 6, '58
(Children playing cowboy)
3605. Short Snorts on Sports. .(6'/2) Nov. 20, '58
3606. .Rooty Toot Toot. (8) Dec. 18, '58
(Fronkie and Johnnie satire)
3607. Bon Bon Parade. (8)
3608. The Emperor's New Clothes. .
Dec. 18, '58
(Hans Christian Andersen's timeless tale)
3609. The Untroined Seol..(7) Jon. 23
3610. Little Boy With a Big Horn.. (7) Feb. 16
3611. The Egg Hunt.. (71/2) Mar. 26
3612. Madeline. .(7) Apr. 16
(At a Parisian boarding school)
3613. .Novelty Shop. (61^) May 14
3614. .Christopher Crumpet. .(7) June 11
3615. Poor Elmer. (71/2) July 16
COMEDY FAVORITES
(Reissues)
(81/2) •• Jan. 2
.
3431 . Rooming Chomps. (IdVi) -Oct. 16, '58
(Max Bcoi and Max Rosenbloom)
3432.. Andy Ploys Hookey. (18) Nov. 28, '58
(Andy Clyde)
3433 . . Oft Agoin, On Again ..(16)
(Shemp Howard)
Jan. 1
3434.. Former For a Day..(171/2)
(Andy Clyde)
Mor. 19
Explanatory
Statistical and summary data on
the season's short subjects listed
alphabetically under company
groupings. Dates are 1959 unless
otherwise stated.
PRODUCTION NUMBER immediately
follows title, except on those
listed in numerical order by production
number.
RUNNING TIME (in parentheses)
follows production number, or title.
PROJECTION and SOUND
SYSTEM are standard, unless
otherwise stated.
Symbol ^ denotes color photography.
3435.. Wine, Women and Bong!..(15V2) Apr. 23
(Max Boer and Max Rosenbloom)
3436. .Spook to Me. .(17) June 18
(Andy Clyde)
FILM NOVELTIES
(Reissues)
3851 . On Ice. (9) Sept. 18, '58
Barbara Ann Scott, international figure skater.)
1
3852.. A Lass in Alaska. . Dec. 11, '58
(Vera Vague)
3853 . . Aren't We All . . (1 0) Jan. 30
(Col. Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle satirizes common human
foibles.)
3854. Magic Stone. .(10) Apr. 9
(History of the diamond.)
3855. Babies by Bannister .. (8I/2) June 25
(Constance Bannister, baby photographer.)
3856. .Community Sings, Series 12, No. 1
(10) July 30
("Heartaches," "Mama, Do I "Linda,"
"I'm Singin' in the Rain," "I've Got a Feelin'
You're FoolJn' ")
HAM AND HATTIE CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
351 1 . and Saganoki . . (7) Oct. 16, '58
3512. .Picnics Are Fun, ond Dino's Serenade
(7) Jan, 16
MR. MAGOO CARTOON SPECIALS
(Technicolor)
Bwana Magoo . . .
(6) Jan. 9
Mogoo and his nephew go big gome huntirvg in
the African jungles. Magoo unknowingly mokes
fnends with a lion, but mistakenly takes his nephew
for a gorilla and cages him.
Gumshoe Magoo . . 3753 . . (6) Nov. 6, '58
The near-sighted Magoo tangles with the some
masked bondit, first at the gas station, then at
the supermarket, then at the bonk, each time
unknowingly thwarting a stickup.
Love Comes to Magoo. .3752. . (6) Oct. 2, '58
Magoo falls for a trumped-up romance, engineered
by o con-man and his gold-digging blonde. But
they get the works when he blindly leods them to
a building construction job instead of to Coney
Islond.
Magoo's Cruise .. 3751 . (6) Sept. 11, '58
Magoo, on his way to a yachting party, :s picked
up by crewmen of a foreign submarine who mistakenly
believe he is their secret agent. Once
aboard, the mistake is apparent to all but Magoo.
Magoo's Homecoming . . 3755 . .
(6) Mar. 5
Mogoo starts out to attend a university class
reunion, but winds up at the local zoo insteod. He
mistakes the various animals for old classmates.
Magoo's Lodge Brother. 3757. (6) May 7
Mogoo thinks he is attending o lodge convention
but instead mistakes a bank bondit and his loot
for a lodge brother with fun-making godgets.
Merry Minstrel Magoo. .3756. .(6) Apr. 9
Magoo takes his old college minstrel oct onto what
he thinks is a TV talent show, actually o dentist's
office, and puts on a big song-ond-dance
routine.
Terror Faces Magoo . . 3758 . . (6) July 9
A TV show called "People to People" visits Magoo
Manor, and at the same time a gorilla pays
a visit, too. Magoo shows his home, unaware of
the pandemonium around him.
MUSICAL
TRAVELARK
(Special Color Feoturette)
©Wonders of Puerto Rico.
. 3441 .. (18) ., Dec. 11, '58
Eastman Color. A comera tour of the tropical
pleasure islond, which includes a visit to the oldest
Christian church in the New World, ond Son
Juan's modern International Airport. For fun and
sports lovers, there are nightclubs, horse racing,
baseball, golf and sun-splashed beaches. Vocal
by Bill Hayes. Commentary by George Jessel.
STOOGE
COMEDIES
Flying Saucer Daffy . . 3402 ..(17) Oct. 9, '58
Joe's worthless brothers horn in on a $10,000
prize he wins in a photo contest, after they had
faked the entry. But Joe gets his revenge and
the brothers go to joil.
Oil's Well That Ends Well .3403
(16) Dec. 4, '58
The Stooges go uranium prospecting to get money
for their father's operation, but end up striking
It rich with oil.
Sappy Bull Fighters. .3405. (ISVz) June 4
As vaudevillians stronded in Mexico, the Three
Stooges get mixed up in a bull fight.
Sweet and Hot. . 3401 .. (17) Sept. 4, '58
Moe plays a psychiatrist who tries to cure Joe's
wife of a crowd phobia so she can join a nightclub
act. He cures her of her fear but ocquires
one of his own.
Triple Crossed . 3404. (16) Feb. 2
Lorry creates marital and romorvtic complications
for Moe and Joe when he convinces the
wife of one arxj girl friend of the other that
they are two-timers.
WORLD OF SPORTS
Aqua-Rama. .3801 . Sept. 11, '58
Water-skiing at Daytona Beach, Fla., featuring
girls on aqua-skis, a kite-skiing oct plus a clown
act, and o ski-bollet.
Aquatic Carnival. .3804. .(8V2) Feb. 16
Features a diving exhibition at the fabulous
swimming pool of the new Stardust Hotel in
Los Vegas.
Jungle Adventure. .3806. (91/2) June 11
Two American big game hunters, Pete Brown and
Scott Heoly, trovel over 5,000 miles to the
South American jungle to trap o jaguar.
Racquet Magic. 3805. .(9) Apr. 23
Table tennis champions Leonord Copp>ermon, Miss
Shoron Acton and Robert Ashley, the letter both
champion and trickster, demonstrote their skill.
Rasslin' Ref . 3802 . (9) Oct. 23, '58
A wrestling referee gets roughed a bit when he
keeps getting entangled with two rough grunt
and grooners-
.
Sportsmen's Paradise . . (9) Dec. 25, '58
Features an experimental shooting preserve where
hunting dogs ore shown in training from puppyhood
to full-grown hunting hound.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
GOLD MEDAL REPRINT CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
All for any size screen up fo 1.75-1 ratio.
C-31 Jerry's Diary (7)
fTom ond Jerry)
C-32 . Pup
[Tom and Jerry)
(6)
C-33 . Nitwit Kitty (7)
;Tom and Jerry)
BOXOFFICE 163

Cruise
. The
. The
. Johonn
. That's
. Magical
. One
Cobollero
Droopy's
. Barney's
. Cobs
Right
.7911-1
.7961-6.
.7813-9.
.(10)
. 7960-8
(10)
. (7)
.7909-5
, Woody
Foiling
. 3977
3973
.(7)
.
,
C-34. Cot Nopping. . (7)
(Tom ond Jerry)
C-35. The Flying Cot .{7)
(Tom ond Jerry)
C-36. The Duck Doctor (7)
^Tom ond Jerry)
C-37. .The Two Mousckctccrs
'Tom and Jerry)
(7)
C-38 . Smitten Kitten (8)
(Tom ond Jerry)
C-39. Triplet Trouble
(Tom and Jerry)
(7)
C-40
. . Little Runaway (7)
(Tom ond Jerry)
C-41 . .Fit To Be Tied (7)
(Tom ond Jerry)
Push-Button Kitty C-42 . .
(Tom and Jerry)
(7)
(7)
Jerry)
W-62 . Doghouse (6)
(Tom ond Jerry)
W-63 . Musing Mouse (6)
(Tom and Jerry)
W-61 .
(Tom
Cot
end
W-64. Jerry ond Jumbo (7)
[Tom and Jerry)
W-65 . Mouse (8)
(Tom ond Jerry)
W-66 My Pup! (7)
(Tom ond Jerry)
W-67. Cor of Tomorrow (6)
(Tex Avery)
W-68
. Maestro (7)
(Tex Averyl
W-69
. Cob's Family (8)
(Tex Avery)
W-70 Rock-A-Byc Bear (7)
(Tex Avery)
W.71
. Droopy (6)
(Tex Averyj
W-72 . . LiMIe Johnny Jet (7)
(Tex Avery)
W-73 .TV of Tomorrow (7)
(Tex Avery)
W-74. Double Trouble (7)
(Tex Avery)
W-75. Little Wiscquockcr (7)
(Barney Bear)
W-76. Busybody Beor (6)
(Barney Bear)
W-77 . Hungry Cousin (7)
(Barney Bear)
W-78 . ond Robbers (6)
(Barney Bear)
Paramount
CARTOON CHAMPIONS (Reissues)
(Technicolor)
SI 8-1 Voice of the Turkey .. (6) ... .Sept. 12, '58
SI 8-2 Porty Smorty . (8) Sept. 1 2, '58
SI 8-3 The Cose of the Cockeyed Canary
(7) Sept. 12, '58
SI 8-4 Feast and Furious. (6) Sept. 12, '58
SI 8-5 Starting From Hatch . (7) Sept. 19, '58
SI 8-6 Winner By a Hare. (6) Sept. 19, '58
S18-7 Boo Hoo Boby. (8) Sept. 19, '58
S18-8 Cosper Comes to Clown .. (8) . Sept. 19, '58
S18-9 Casper Takes a Bow Wow. (7).. Sept. 19, '58
518-10 Ghost ot the Town . .
(7) Sept. 26, '58
SI 8-1 1 Mice Capodes (7) Sept. 26, '58
51 8-1 2 Magic (7) Sept. 26, '58
518-13 Herman the Cartoonist .. (7) ... Sept. 26, '58
518-14 Drinks on the Mouse ..(7) Sept. 26, '58
Of Mice ond
CASPER CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
818-1 Doing What's Fright.. (6) Jon. 16
B1 8-2 Down to Mirth. (7) Mar. 20
B18-3 Not Ghoulty. .(7) June 5
B1 8-4 Casper's Birthdoy Party. (6) July 31
HERMAN AND KATNIP
(Technicolor Cortoons)
H18-1 Owly to Bed (6) Jan. 2
HI 8-2 Felineous Assault (6) Feb. 20
HI 8-3 Fun on Furlough. (6) Apr. 3
H18-4 Kotnip's Big Doy. (7) Oct. 30
MODERN MADCAPS
(Technicolor Cartoons)
M18-1 . Off the Bat (7) Nov. 7, 'SB
M18-2. Fit to Be Toyed (7) Feb. 6
M18-3. La Petite Porade..(8) Mar. 6
Ml 8-4 Spooking of Ghosts (7) June 12
Ml 8-5. Talking Horse Sense. (7) Sept. 11
M18-6..T. V. Fuddleheod. .(7) Oct. 16
NOVELTOONS
(Technicolor)
PI 8-1 Stork Raving Mod. .(6) Oct. 3, '58
P18-2 Dowg Gown. .(6) Dee. 12, '58
P18-3 The Animal Foir .
(6) Jan. 30
PI 8-4 Houndobout. (7) Apr. 10
P18-5 Huey's Father's Day.. (6) May 8
PI 8-6. Out of This Whirl. (7) Nov. 13
(Eastman Color)
POPEYE
CHAMPIONS (Reissues)
(Technicolor)
.
E18-1.. Quick on the Vigor. (7) Sept. 5, '58
E18-2 Riot in Rhythm (8) Sept. 5, '58
E18-3. Farmer and the Belle. . (7) ... Sept. 5, '58
E18-4 Vacotion With Ploy. .(7) Sept. 5, '58
El 8-5
. Thrill of Fair . .
(7) Sept. 5, '58
E18-6. Alpine For You. (7) Sept. S, '58
20th
MOVIETONE
Century-Fox
CINEMASCOPES
(Dc Luxe Color)
Assignment Argentine 7905-3. .(9) May
A comer a visit to Argent ino, showing its desert i,
jungles, mountains, et cetera, with o stopover at
Buenos Aires.
eosketball's Aces in Action. .7902-0. .(10). . . .Feb.
Block-and- white. Featured in oction ore such
basketball greots as Bill Russell, Bob Pettrt, Bob
Cousey, Elgin Baylor and George Yordley.
Blue Water Sports .7811-3 .. (9) Oct. '58
Features ttie onnual fishing tournament in the
Bahamas, off the island of Bimini, during which
fishermen vie for blue fin tuna cotches.
CinemoScope Impressions of Moscow
7912-9. (9) Aug.
A camera tour of Moscow, the copitol of Russia,
with its museums (formerly churches), orKJ
modern buildings. Also shows the Russians at
work and ot ploy. Narrator: Porter Randall.
DEW Distant Early Wonting. .7910-3. .(10). . .Nov.
A documentary on the DEWLINE, showing the dedicoted
men who stand guard at radar screens on
lonely outposts ocross the frozen Arctic to give
wornirvg signals in case of air attack.
Fireworks for Freedom . .(9) Dec. '58
Features Nike rocket bases in various U. S.
cities, and shows how the Army troins men to
use the tracking rocket.
Frontier Stote . . (9) Dec.
An old prospector of the post compares old Alaska
with today's opportunities, covering every field
from homestead ing ond gold panning to a girl's
marital prospects.
Rccondo With 1 01 st Airborne 7907-9 . . (9) . July
Shows the training ot Fort Campbell, Ky. of
Recondos, a blending of Army reconnaissance soldiers
ond Air Force paratroopers.
Rood Burners. .7906-1 .
June
Highlights of the 500-mile Indianapolis Auto Race.
Rockets Roar. .7810-5. .(10) Sept. '58
Shows various types of guided missile rockets os
they ore being tested at Cope Canaveral in Florida,
ond White Sands in New Mexico.
Romonce of American Shipping . .. (9)
The .Oct.
. ships of today ond the training of the men
who handle them, ot the U. S. Merchant Marine
Academy, King's Point, New York.
Secret of Soo Paulo, The. .7908-7. (7) Sept.
A camera tour of Soo Poulo, Brazil's largest city,
with a glimpse of its modern architecture, forms
and industries, os well as its thrivir>g tourist trade.
Stairway to the Andes . . 7901-2 .
(9) Apr.
A camera tour showing the countries adjacent to
the ArxJes Mountains, especially Peru, with its
blending of the old and the new, orchitecturolly
and in living modes.
Swedish Jets Zoom . . 7903-8 . (9) Jan.
A squadron of ace pilots of the Royal Swedish
Air Force puts on a demonstration flight over
vost ond dangerous icy regions. Norrotor: Joe
King.
Undersea Adventure. .7812-1
. Nov. '58
Two skin-divers, a boy ond a girl, seorch for underwoter
treasure off the coast of the British West
Indies.
Whirlybirds and Thunderbirds. .7904-6. .(10). Apr.
Progress in experiments with helicopters by the
Deportment of Defer>se; a demonstration in precision
flying of the famed Thunderbird.
SPECIALS
OFishcrmen of Skeleton Coost. .7351-0. .(10). .June
Dc Luxe Color. Shows the hard life of these fishermen
of South West Africa, who eke out a bore
existence on Skeleton Coast, where remrKints of
wrecked ships of former doys still starxJ. (2-D.)
ORoyol River. The . . (31 ) Aug.
De Luxe Color Documentory Fcoturette. The Canadian
tour of Queen Elizobeth and Prince Philip,
OS well OS their visit to the U. S. in connection
with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seowoy.
Natiorwl Film Boord of Canada Production. (For
release in Canado only.)
ORoyol Voyage, The . . .
(9) Aug.
De Luxe Color Documentory. A shorter version of
"The Royal River," produced by the Notional Film
Board of Canada, released in tt>ree reels in Canada,
the United Kingdom and other British Commonwealth
countries. (For U. S. releose only.)
TERRYTOON CINEMASCOPES
(Technicolor)
5901-4. Clobber's Bollet Ache. (7) Jon.
5902-2 .The Tole of a Dog.. (7) Feb.
S903-0 Another Day, Another Doormot. .(7). .Mar.
5904-8 The Flamboyant Arms. (7) Apr.
5905-5 Foofle's Troln Ride (7) May
5906-3 Goston's Momo Lisa . June
5907-1. The Minute and 1/2 Man ..(7) July
5908-9 The Fabulous Firework Fomily . .(7). . Aug.
5909-7 Wild Life. .(7) Sept.
5910-5. .Hoshimoto-Son. (7) Oct.
5911-3 Outer Space Visitor (7) Nov.
5912-1 The Leaky Foucet. (7) Dec.
TERRYTOON TOPPERS (Reissues)
(Technicolor)
5931-1 The Racket Buster (7) Jon.
5932-9 The Super Salesmen . Fob.
5933-7 Sparky the Firefly. (7) Mar.
5934-5. The Magic Slipper. (7) Apr.
5935-2 A Sleepless Night .(7) Moy
5936-0
. the Fox . . (7) Jyne
5937-8 How to Keep Cool (7) July
5938-6 Better Lote Thon Never.. (7) Aug.
TRAVELOGUE CINEMASCOPES
(Two-Reel Specials—Dc Luxe Color)
7971-5. Assignment South Pocific. .(18) Oct.
7972-3. Assignment New Zeolond. .(16) Nov.
Universal-International
COLOR PARADE
Below the Keys . . .
(9) July 1
A tour of Hovorko, Cuba, the city below the
Florida Keys, ar*d favorite spot of American tourists
ond visiting American TV network shows.
Down the Mogdaleno. .3972 (9) Dec. 15, '58
A trip by paddle-wheel boot along Cotombio,
S. A.'s famed river, the Mogdaleno, wtiich is
shown as a pulsoting artery of trade and commerce.
Land of the Mayo. .3976. (9) June 1
The camera follows on Americon girl on her tour
of Guatemala. Seen ore the country's beautiful
flower gardens, also its cities, mountain peaks
and rums.
Road to the Clouds . . 3978 . . (9) Aug. 24
An Australian film about primitive "New Guineo,
showing notives employing their own unique methods
of rood building.
Round-Up Land . . .
(9) Jan. 26
Features a Boy Scout encampment neor Cimorron.
New Mexico, where scenic glories and tome
forest animals obound.
Safari City . . 3974 . . (9) Mor. 9
Scenes of Noirobi, on East African cosmopoliton
city and headquorters for sofons. Also shows the
pursuit ond capture of the zebro and wildebeest
without trop or gun.
Travel Tips . . 3975 .
Fomous
. (9)
landmarks seen by tfie overage
Apr.
tourist
20
on
a Europeon trip. Some less known locoles in
Germany, Austria and the Alps ore olso shown.
Venezuela Holiday . .3971 . .(9) Nov. 3, '58
Glimpses of Corocos in Venezuelo; modern housing
ond o superhighway in ttie Northern Andes; a
coble cor oscent of Mount Avilo.
TWO-REEL SPECIALS
(Color)
Island Empire. .3901 . .(18) Apr.
Shows today's new Jopon ond the modernizotion of
Its life ond customs, with emphasis on Tokyo. In
contrast, the old JapK>n is still seen in such cities
OS Kyoto, known as the sacred city.
Venice of the East. .3902 (18) June
Bongkok, capital of Thailand, ond one of the
anchor points of the Southeost Asio Treaty Organization,
OS well as a trading center for oil of
Southeast Asia. Contrasts the old with the new
in this booming and ancient city.
WALTER LANTZ CARTUNES
(Technicolor)
3911 Jittery Jester. (7) Nov. 3, '58
(Woody Woodpecker)
3912.. Little Televilloin . . (7) Dec. 8, '58
(Specioi)
3913. Truant Student.. (7) Jon. 5
(Special)
3914. .Robinson Gruesome. .(7) Feb. 2
(Specioi)
3915. Tomcot Combat. (7) Mor. 2
(Woody Woodpecker)
3916. Yukon Hove It . (7) Mor. 30
(Specioi)
3917. Log Jammed. (7) Apr. 20
(Woody Woodpecker)
3918. Panhandle Scandal.. (7) May 18
(Woody Woodpecker)
3919. Bee Bopped. (7) June 15
(Special)
3920. .Woodpecker in the Moon.. (7) July 13
[Woody Woodpecker)
3921. The Tee Bird. (7) Aug. 10
{Woody Woodpecker)
3922.. Space Mouse.. (7) Sept. 7
(Sp>eciol)
3923. .Romp in the Swomp. (7) Oct. 5
(Woody Woodpecker)
WALTER LANTZ CARTUNES (Reissues)
(Technicolor)
3931 Termites From Mors. .(7) Nov. 10, '58
(VV(x>dy Woodpecker)
3932. What's Swecpin'. (7) Dec. 29, '58
(Woody Woodpecker)
3933. .Buccaneer Woodpecker. .(7) Jan. 26
[Woody Woodpecker)
3934 Operotion Sawdust. .(7) Feb. 23
Woodpecker}
164 BAROMETER Section

Belle
. A
. Hore-Abian
. Apes
. Hot
Mexican
0071
3935. Wrestling Wrecks. .(7) Mor. 23
(Woody Woodpecker)
3936 . Boys . . (7) Apr. 27
(Woody Woodpecker)
Warner Bros.
BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE
(Technicolor Reissues)
6301. Bowery Bugs.. (7) Sept. 16, '58
6302. An Egg Scramble. .(7) Oct. 4, '58
6303. Wise Quockers. (7) Oct. 25, '58
6304. Two's o Crowd. .(7) Nov. 22, '58
6305 . Conory Row . . (7) Dec. 13, '58
.
6306 . . Dog Collared . . (7) Jon. 3
6307 . Fox in a Fix . . (7) Jon. 31
6308.. My Bunny Lies Over the Sea . .(7) . . . . Feb. 21
6309. Golden Yeggs. (7) Mor. 14
(7)
6312. Early to Bet.. (7) Moy 30
6310.
6311.
Scent-imental
Canned Feud..
Romeo.. (7) Apr.
Moy
11
2
6313. Boobs in the Woods. .(7) June 20
6314. The Bee-Deviled Bruin. (7) July 11
631 5. High Diving Hare. (7) July 25
6316 Doggone South.. (7) Aug. 22
BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS
(Technicolor)
6721 . Pre-Hystericol Hare.. (7) Nov. 1, '58
6722. Baton Bunny.. (7) Jon. 10
6723 . Nights. (7) Feb. 28
6724 . of Wroth (7) Apr. 1
6725 .. Backwoods Bunny. (7) June 13
6726. .Wild and Woolly Hare. (7) Aug. 1
MERRIE MELODIES—LOONEY TUNES
(Technicolor Cartoons)
6701.. Gopher Broke. (7) Nov. 15, '58
6702. Hip, Hip-Hurryl. .(7) Dec. 6, '58
(Roadrunner and Coyote)
6703. Cat Feud.. (7) Dec. 20, '58
6704. Mouse Placed Kitten. .(7) Jon. 24
6705 ..China Jones. (7) Feb. 14
(Doffy Duck and Porky Pig)
6706. .Trick or Tweet. .(7) Mor. 21
(Sylvester and Tsveety Bird)
6707. The Mouse That Jack Built. .(7) Apr. 4
(Jock Benny and Gang)
6708 . Rod and Reel . .
(7) May 9
(Roadrunner and Coyote)
6709. Mutt In a Rut. .(7) May 23
(Elmer Fudd)
6710..Reolly Scent. (7) June 27
(Pepe Le Pew, the Skunk)
6711 . Shmoes..(7) July 4
(Speedy Gonzales)
6712. .Tweet end Lovely. (7) July 18
(Sylvester Cat and Tweety Bird)
6713. Cot's Paw. (7) Aug. 15
(Sylvester Cot)
6714 Here Today, Gone Tomale. (7) Aug. 29
(Speedy Gonzoles)
COLUMBIA
Serials
Captain Video ("Master of the Stratosphere") .3140
(15 chapters) Dec. 18, '58— Reissue
judd Holdren, Larry Stewart, George Eldredge.
Gene Roth, Don Harvey. Directors: Spencer Bennet,
Wallace A. Grisseli.
Tex Granger ("Midnight Rider of the Ploins") .3160
(15 chopters) May 2—Reissue
Robert Kellard, Peggy Stev/ort, Buzz Henry, Smith
Ballew, "Duke," the Wonder Dog. Director: Dorwm
Abrohoms.
Miscellaneous
gton, Vt. Produced by
Jay Bonafield.
;>Coronotion of Pope John XXIII, The
"
(18) Lopert Films. .Nov '58
Technicolor Featurette. Shows the actual Papal
ceremonies in Vatican City Nov. 4, 1958, with
highlights of the lavish events, special masses,
and processions attending these ceremonies.
0Diavolezza. (12) Lester A. Schoenfeld
Color. British-mode. A cable cor conductor, formerly
a Swiss mountain guide, derives some satisfaction
on his new job as he points out the majestic
splendors of his beautiful mountoins to visitors.
01 Went to Britoin. .(22) Lester A. Schoenfeld
Color Trovelog. British-made. The camera follows
a touring couple as they take side trips to see
England, covering off-beat spots not usually seen
by tourists.
Jozz Dance .5804. .(20). .United Artists. .Nov. '58
Featurette. A new version of on eorlJer film releosed
several years ogo. This is onother recording
of on actuol jom session at a New York City
dance hall.
J Journey Into Spring (28) ... Lester A. Schoenfe!d
Color Travelog. British-mode Scenic shots of Englond,
with concentrated wildlife closcup shots.
©N. Y., N. Y.. .5852. (15). .United Artists .Dec. '58
Technicolor. A poetic, impressionistic film fantasy
of a day in New York, showing unusual effects
through the use of distorted lenses ond multiple
images. Produced by Francis Thompson, famed
artist -photographer.
Patterson-Johansson Fight. .5928
(16) United Artists. July
Highlights of the Floyd Patterson-lngemar Johansson
heavyweight championship fight at Yonkee
Stadium on June 25, showing Johansson's
spectacular third-round, seven knockdown victory
over Potterson.
QPaul Bunyan. .0080. .(16) Buena Vista
Technicolor Cortoon. (American Folklore series.)
A tale of the adventures of the legendary hero
and his fomous blue ox. Walt Disney Production.
(^iProfile of o Mirocle. .5951
(20) United Artists. .May
Color Featurette. Highlights Israel's progress in
the field of science, focusing attention on the
Weizmann Institute of Science ot Rehovoth, Israel.
Narrator: Yul Brynner. Produced by Lozor Wechsler
of Proesens-Films.
eScotland. .0072. .(25) Bueno Vista
Technicolor Featurette. (People and Places series.)
A camera visit to the castles and summer festivals
of Scotland. Shows the herring industry, as
well OS the making of Scotch woolens, bagpipes
and curling stones. Walt Disney Production.
(Cinemascope.)
^Thrill of a Lifetime ..(11) Howco Int'l
Color. Features a roller coaster ride, as well as
views of Son Froncisco's bridges ond other scenic
shots, plus the latest in de luxe outomobiles.
(CinemoScope.)
(StUnknown Italy. (12) Lester A. Schoenfeld
Color Trovelog. British-made. A camera tour of
Italy, specializing in unusual shots of seldom-seen
places by tourists.

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Allied Artists Productions.... 15
Altec Service Compony 146
American Broadcosting-
Poromount Theatres, Inc.. 142
American InternotiorK]! Pictures 1
Anglo Amolgomated Film
Distributors, Ltd...l06-C, 106-D
Arthur, Robert 1 39
Associoted British-Pothe, Ltd. 104
Associated Producers, Inc 43
Bartlett Productions, Hall 48
Botjoc Productions 18
Page
Famous Ployers Canadian
Corp., Ltd 142
Gable, Clork 81
German, Inc., W. J 58
Goetz Productions, Williom.... 39
Goldwyn Porductions, Samuel . . 27
Grant, Cary 125
Hitchcock, Alfred 135
Holden, William 84
Hudson, Rock 88
Page
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pictures 2 & 3
Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer
Studios (London) 106-H
Metropolitan Ployhouses, Inc... 141
Mirish Company, The 11
Mitchum, Robert 1 36
Notional Screen Service.. 3rd Cover
Notionol Theatres & Television,
Inc 144
Noonon, Tommy 89
Poge
Schnee, Charles 137
Shea Theatrical Enterprises,
Inc 146
Siegel, Sol C 55
Sir>otra, Fronk 115
Sirk, Douglas 155
Skouras Theatres Corp 141
Small, Edword 139
Spiegel, Sam 38
Stewart, James 1 32
Sturges, John 54
Bernstein, Richard 1 55
Blanke, Henry 131
Box Group, The Sydney 106-E
Brynner, Yul 90
IAT5E 165
Jamestown Amusement Co 146
Poramount Pictures 41
Pasternak, Joe 56
Peck, Gregory 129
Taylor, Elizabeth 51
Technicolor Corporation 75
Todd, Jr., Michael 17
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp 6, 7, i Bock Cover
Cogney, James 108
Clover Productions 157
Cohen, Herman 156
Columbio Pictures Corp 28, 29
Commonwealth Theatres ..... 145
Cooper, Gary 77
Kramer Productions, Stanley.. 9
Lontz, Walter 49
Lee Productions, Rowland V. ..107
LeRoy Productions, Mervyn. ... 53
Lewis, Jerry 119
RKO Theotres 145
Radio City Music Hall 143
Regal Films Internotional. . . . 106-G
Renown Pictures, Ltd 106-F
Robson, Mark .
1 57
Rogers & Cowan 1 58
United Artists Corp... 33, 34, 35,36
United Artists Theatre Circuit,
.141
Universal- 1 nternotionol
Pictures Front Cover & 4
Deluxe Loborotories, Inc 45
Douglas, Gordon 156
Lion International
Films 105, 106, I06-A
Lippert, Robert L 1 22
Rogers Productions, Peter.. 106-B
Ryan, Robert 158
Warner Corp., Stanley 144
Wayne, John Ill
Douglas, Kirk 57
Engel, Samuel G 116
Magna Theatre Corp 141
Marshall, Pete 89
Schory Productions 85
Schine Circuit, Inc 143
Zenith International Films,
Inc 47
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INTRODUCING ELANA EDEN:
Following a world-wide search, with scores of tests in Hollywood, New York and
abroad, this dark-eyed, raven hair beauty from the Holy Land was selected by Executive
Producer Buddy Adler and Producer Sam Engel to portray the biblical heroine
in the title role of the Samuel G. Engel Productions CinemaScope spectacle, "The
Story of Ruth, "which Henry Koster will direct from a screenplay by Norman Corwin.