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Dore Schary Honored
At Cinema Lodge
NEW YORK — Doic Schaiy. Broadway
producer-director and former Hollywood
studio head, was the principal speaker at
the installation of officers luncheon of New
York's Cinema Lodge of B'nai B'rith at
the Hotel Astor Tuesday iIOi. Howai'd
Minsky. cochairman of the luncheon with
Robert K. Shapiro, presented Schary with
the Cinema Lodge "Honor Scroll" for his
contributions to the living arts and his
continuing efforts on behalf of American
Jewry.
Special candlelight ceremonies were conducted
by past president Jack H. Levin to
install 37 new members of Cinema Lodge.
Cinema Lodge officers installed by S.
Arthur Glixon, first vice-president of
Grand Lodge No. 1, included Abe Dickstein
of 20th Century-Pox as president for
an unprecedented third consecutive term;
Alex Arnswalder. Jack Hoffberg. Leonard
Kaufman. Milton Livingston, Joseph R.
Margulies. David Picker, Sol Rlssner, Cy
Seymour, Howard Shulman, Rabbi Ralph
Silverstein, Jack Weissman and Minsky as
vice-presidents. Louis Wolff was installed
as treasurer and Leonard Rubin as secretary.
Trustees included Max Blackman,
Julius Collins. Leo Jaffe. Marvin Kirsch,
Joseph Maharam, Samuel Rosen, Herman
Schleier, Hon. Arthur H. Schwartz and
Karl Tausig.
Special B'nai B'rith and Cinema Lodge
awards went to Dickstein, who received
the president's award: Rissner, who received
the membership award: Arnswalder
the membership retention award; Joseph
B. Rosen and Rubin, who received awards
for their chairmanship of Cinema's fundraising
drive of the past year; Joseph
Ingber. Jaffe, Joseph M. Sugar and Max
E. Youngstein. who received awards for
their fund-raising efforts during the past
year, and Rissner, who received a special
Veterans Administration award for his
work with disabled veterans.
Tri-State Drive-In Ass'n
Lists Officers, Director
PITTSBURGH—In addition to George
Tice. owner of the Woodland Drive-In, who
was announced as newly elected president
of the Tri-State Drive-In Ass'n last week,
other officers are George Basle of the Basle
Theatres. Washington, Pa., secretary, and
Ernest Stern of Associated Theatres, treasurer.
The board of directors includes Harry
Hendel, head of the Wexford and Starlite
Drive-Ins; Ernie Warren, head of Warren
Enterprises: Gabe Rubin, head of the Silver
Lake Drive-In and Robert Thompson,
president of the Brookside Drive-In.
Sewickley.
Virginia MPTA Meeting
April 25 in Richmond
RICHMOND. VA.—The next regular
quarterly meeting of the Virginia Motion
Pictm'e Theatre Ass'n will be held at the
Holiday Inn Wednesday '25i at 11:30 a.m.
The annual convention of the Virginia
Motion Picture Theatre Ass'n has been
scheduled at the Chamberlin. Old Point
Comfort, July 16-18.
20th-Fox Holds Two-Day
Product Meeting in N.Y.
NEW YORK—Production, distribution
and promotion plans for forthcoming 20th
Century-Pox productions were discu.ssed at
a two-day meeting in the home office
Wednesday and Thur.sday 1 11-12). Glenn
Norris, general sales manager, conducted
the sessions. The first day was devoted to
discussion of product to be released during
the second and third quarters.
On the second day. Peter Lavathes, vicepresident
in charge of production, discussed
production plans. Charles Einfold, vicepresident,
outlined advertising and publicity
campaigns.
Among those attending were members
of the sales cabinet; namely, Martin Moskowitz.
Clarence A. Hill, Larry Ayres. Robert
Conn, Thomas McCleaster, Peter Meyers,
Abe Dickstein and Clayton Pantages.
Branch managers on hand were Bill Williams,
Dallas: Morris Sudmin, Los Angeles;
Daniel Coursey, Memphis; Al Levy, Boston;
Henry Harrell, Chicago: Robert C. Mc-
Nabb, Detroit; Jack H. Lorentz, Milwaukee:
William Briant. New Orleans: Alex Arnswalder.
New York; Sam Diamond, Philadelphia;
Kenneth Lloyd, Salt Lake City,
and Victor Beattie, Canada.
Robert Marhenke Appeals
Baltimore 'Teas' Ruling
BALTIMORE—A recent ruling in city
court upholding the Maryland State Board
of Motion Pictm-e Censors' ban of the film,
"The Immoral Mr-. Teas," will be taken to
the state court of appeals, according to
Robert Marhenke, local exhibitor. It was
Marhenke who filed the original case
against the censor board.
In upholding that body's ruling. Judge
Dulany Poster said, "The film has no plot
or story, is not documentary and has no
special virtues such as fine acting, good
music, unusual settings or special costuming."
He agreed with Robei-t Sweeney, assistant
attorney-general, who argued that
the pictui'e was designed "to appeal to the
baser instincts for profit."
Marhenke contends the banning is based
on nudity in the film and that those opposing
him have failed to "prove nudity is
obscenity" as set forth in the censorship
laws.
William Wyler Pictures
At Modern Art Museum
NEW YORK—Nine of William Wyler's
pictures, released from 1937 to 1958. will be
shown at the Museum of Modern Art during
April and May. according to Arthm- B.
Krim. president of United Artists, which
distributed some of the films, and Richard
Griffith, cui-ator of the museum's Pilm
Library. Wyler's most recent film, "The
Children's Hour," is current at the Astor
and Trans-Lux 52nd Street theatres.
The series began Sunday i8i with "Dead
End" 119371 and "Memphis Belle." produced
by the War Department, to be followed
by "Jezebel" il938) April 15. Others
w^ill be "Wuthering Heights" il939>, "The
Westerner' il940i. "Best Years of Our
Lives," 11946), "Roman Holiday" il953i.
"Priendly Persuasion" il956i and "The Big
Country" il958i. May 27-30.
Cherry Hill Cinema
Opened by General
CHERRY HILL,
Hill Cinema w-as to have its
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The new 1.425-seat theatre is
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N.J .—The new Cherry
grand opening
located in
the Cherry Hill Mall Shopping Center, on
Route 38 at Haddonfield road.
Managing the new theatre is Max
Bernstein. General Drive-In Corp., operated
by Richard A. Smith, president, is the
owner. This marked the opening of the
20th suburban theatre for the company,
which also operates 26 drive-ins and 12
bowling centers.
The opening picture at the new Cinema
was "The Children's Hour. "
Works of local artists will be on display
in the lobby and featured in the new theatre
is a smoking section which has a
customized ventilating system.
B.S. Moss Reconstructing
Central in Cedarhurst
NEW YORK— B. S. Mo.ss Enterprises,
owners and operators of the Central Theatre,
Cedarhurst. L.I., has announced plans
for the reconstruction of the theatre under
the direction of Mam-ice Sornik, architect,
according to Larry Morris, vice-president.
The New Central will be completed late
this summer, he said.
The entire interior of the building, which
was damaged by a recent fire, is being demolished
to make way for a new 1.500-seat
auditorium. The present balcony will be
replaced by a novel flat loge with widely
spaced rocking-chair seats, wider than
average. Picture projection will be on a
level with the new "wall-to-wall" screen.
On the main floor, new foam rubber pushback
seats wull be installed with more than
three feet between rows. No chair will be
directly behind another, allowing for an
unobliterated view of the screen.
New lobbies, lounges and rest rooms will
bring the cost of the project to the $500,000
mark, Morris said.
Milton Rackmil Honored
At UJA Industry Drive
NEW YORK—Milton R. Rackmil, president
of Universal Pictures and Decca Records,
will receive the tribute of motion picture
and amusement notables at a luncheon
to launch the industiT drive in support of
the United Jewish Appeal of Greater New
York at the Essex House May 24.
Rackmil has been chosen guest of honor
"unanimously and enthusiastically in recognition
of the significant impact he has
made on the entire industry through his
forcefulness and dynamism. " to
Lam-ence A. Tisch. chairman of the board
of Loew's Theatres and chairman of the
UJA motion picture and amusement division.
The UJA of Greater New York is the
sole fund-raising agency in the metropolitan
area for the United Israel Appeal, the
Joint Distribution Committee, the New
York Ass'n for New Americans, the American
Jewish Welfare Board and the United
Hias Service.
Next on Norman Mauer's slate is "The
Three Stooges Meet the Martians." Columbia
release.
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