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SAN FRANCISCO
H jury of five men and seven women was
selected in Modesto January 24 to determine
whether the film, "Not Tonight,
Hem-y," is obscene. The film was confiscated
at the Covello Theatre in October.
Stanley Fleishman. Los Angeles criminal
attorney, is acting in defense of the theatre
managers. Rose Saso and Mervin Woripy,
and the Redwood Theatres of San
Fi-ancisco.
"Now You See It—Now You Don't" was
the topic chosen by Herbert Rikles, manager
of Northern California TV Guide,
when he addressed members of the East
Bay Motion Picture and Television Council
at their meeting Monday (5) in Oakland.
There were plenty of celebrities here for
the 1962 Lucky International golf toui'nament.
but a few were missed, among them
Bing Crosby, who is still recuperating from
an operation, and Bob Hope, who had a
show date in Oklahoma. Those on the
greens included Ernie Ford, John Raitt,
Andy Williams, Bob Sterling. Dennis O'-
Crosby and How-
Keefe, Phil Harris, Phil
ard Keel.
George O'Brien has been in town filming
"333 Montgomei-y Street" . . . The
Women of Variety have set Saturday night,
April 28, for their spring social event. A
catered dinner by Orestes will be served
members in the Variety Club, followed by
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entertainment, cards and dancing. Final
details will be announced by auxiliary
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A "gal" that works day and night in San
Francisco is Camile Barns, publicist for the
Fox Theatre. She was heard being interviewed
by Mike Jackson on his midnightto-dawn
KEWB radio program . . . Out of
hospitals and on the mend are: Mrs. Max
Ratner. Rotus Harvey and Teddy Nasser
and buying dming the week
were: V. Salih, Fremont; the William
Blairs of Cloverdale and the Gilgerts of
Walnut Creek.
The Sierra chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution has been active in
better films activity since 1922. At present
the chapter has ten members on the
Berkeley Motion Picture and Television
Council, a group which the Sierra DAR was
instrumental in founding in 1949. On the
council are the Mmes. Glenn Amsbury,
William Cross, Norman Danielson, Oscar
Evans, William Holland, lone Jones and
Norman Stadum, and Edith Newton, Mattie
Stover and Margaretha Suermondt.
Writers Yell for Referee
In WB 'Chapman' Case
HOLLYWOOD — The Screen Writers
Guild has been called in to arbitrate the
matter of screen writing credit on Warner
Bros.' "The Chapman Report." The studio
had planned to give full credit to Gene
Allen for the fifth and final script on the
film, a decision objected to by Wyatt
Cooper, author of the third script. Helen
Deutsch penned the original screenplay
from Don Mankiewicz's treatment of the
Irving Wallace novel, following which Ron
Miller wrote a screenplay, followed by
Cooper and Noel Langley.
Although Allen developed the final script
from which director George Cukor worked,
each writers' script will be considered by
the guild arbitration committee. The film
is currently being edited by producer Richard
Zanuck.
Stella Stevens Gets Part
Oposite Elvis Presley
HOLLYWOOD—Stella Stevens goes to
producer Hal Wallis on loan-out for Paramount
to play opposite Elvis Presley in
"Gumbo Ya-Ya," which Norman Taurog
will direct this spring in New Orleans.
Miss Stevens will play a night club singer
in love with Presley, who portrays an entertainer.
Screenplay of "Gumbo Ya-Ya." a
Creole expression meaning "everybody talks
at once," by Edward Anhalt from an
original by Allen Weiss.
Disney Films 'Horseshoe'
HOLLYWOOD—Walt Disney has set the
"Golden Horseshoe Revue" in production at
the Bm-bank studio, toplining Annette, Ed
Wynn, Hem-y Calvin and Gene Sheldon.
The film will commemorate the more than
10.000 variety performances given at the
Disneyland showcase. Ron Miller will direct
and Larry Clemmons has penned the
screenplay.
Catholic Guild Re-Elects
J. E. Henning President
SAN FRANCISCO — J. Earl Henning,
vice-president of the Robert Lippert Theatres,
has been re-elected president for the
second year of the Catholic Entertainment
Guild of Northern California. Henning will
serve during 1962.
Other officers elected for a full-year
term are William Boland. Hardy Theatres,
first vice-president; A. R. Feliziani, Strand
Theatre, second vice-president; Paul
Schmuck. 20th Century-Fox, treasurer;
Kay Hackett, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, recording
secretary, and John J. O'Leary,
sales manager of 20th Century-Fox, as
chairman of the board.
Members of the Guild elected to the
board of directors are Ralph Clark, United
Artists Corp.; Gene Newman, 20th Century-Pox;
James J. Donohue, Borde Associates;
Fred Dixon, United California
Theatres; Peter Vigna, Fox West Coast;
Charles Maestri, Lippert Theatres; Joseph
Flanagan, Variety Club; Ugo Fratto and
Joseph Cane, 20th Centui-y-Pox; Howard
Butler, Allied Artists; James Chapman,
Harvey Amusement Co., and Hany Rice,
Embassy Theatre.
Msgr. Vincent F. McCarthy, pastor of St.
Patrick's Church, is the Guild's chaplain.
SEATTLE
fTniversal hosted theatremen from the
Portland-Seattle territory at an invitational
luncheon and screening of "Lover
Come Bac'r:," held at the New Washington
Hotel here. Mike Vogel. up from San Francisco,
helped James B. Mooney, local manager.
. .
Jim Bonholzer of United Theatres was
back from a vacation trip to Las Vegas,
etc. Smith of the El Rancho
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was on a vacation cruise to Samoa .
Carl Unik and wife of the Aurora Drive-In
were back from a trip into southern California
. Jack Dallas and wife vacationed
in Las Vegas.
Detroit Studio Theatres
Sold to Art Guild Co.
DETROIT — William Flemion has disposed
of his interest in the Studio Theatre
Corp., operating two art theatres, one
called the Studio and the other the Studio
North, the latter located in suburban Ferndale.
The new owner is the Art Theatre
Guild of Columbus, owned and operated
by Louis Sher. Flemion has headed the
Studio operation with Edward L. Shulman.
Flemion's plans are indefinite.
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