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Motion picture exhibitors in the U S continued to express their faith in the future of the 

industry by investing $18,890,799 in remodeling 547 theatres Of these 465 were indoor 

houses and 82 were drive ins In addition, exhibitors also reopened 142 closed theatres, many 

of these remodeled and many closed for from five 12 years Story on page to 11 

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JANUARY 3 

Vol. 88 

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FOR 

LET'S SHOW 'EM! 

far too long, the motion picture 

industry has let the television networks 

get away with stealing the march 

on it, by having the field to themselves 

in presenting "samplings" of their forthcoming 

season's programs. Taking cognizance 

of this fact. Henry G. Plitt, president 

of Balaban & Katz Theatres of Chicago, 

has proposed a "Film Preview 

Festival" plan, which, properly developed 

and implemented, could well meet and 

beat the TV challenge. 

Said Mr. Plitt : "All of us are aware of 

the promotional fanfare television gives 

its new season. Most of us will admit 

our industry has been lax in permitting 

this annual practice to go unchallenged. 

If 'sampling' of the new shows works for 

TV, and it does, it most certainly will 

work for us. Only we will do it on a bigger 

and much more exciting scale." 

Briefly, the plan calls for presenting 

to the public samples of the forthcoming 

new season product on a free-admission, 

around-the-clock basis in theatres for 

several days. A key utility would be the 

preview footage, such as was shown to 

exhibitors at the Theatre Owners of 

America convention last October. This, 

Mr. Plitt believes, would generate public 

enthusiasm and interest in seeing the 

pictures thus sampled. And, doubtless, it 

would also serve to revive attendance on 

the part of many "lost" patrons. 

Mr. Plitt proposes to test this plan in 

several selected towns in the Chicago 

area next September. But why wait that 

long? Perhaps, since April and May have 

become "off-season" months, with good 

product and attendance at low ebb, that 

would be a good time to make the test 

—and not just around Chicago, but 

across the country. Then, the industry 

could inaugurate the plan on the fullest 

possible scale. 

Essential, of course, is the cooperation 

of the major studios in providing the 

footage for the "Film Preview Festival" 

programs. David Lipton, vice-president of 

Universal Pictures, who will serve as 

Hollywood co-chairman, has assured Mr. 

Plitt that he would enlist the studios' cooperation. 

Staged with "spectacular showmanship," 

as Mr. Plitt advocates, the industry 

would recover the promotional 

"thunder" it has lost to television. At the 

same time, it would engender much 

community goodwill, not only among patrons 

but also among merchants who, 

we believe, would be eager to participate 

in launching the project, not just initially 

but from year to year. 

This recalls the "Greater Movie Season" 

campaigns of yesteryear, which 

were staged right after Labor Day for 

several decades. There was no television 

to compete with in those days. But, still, 

exhibitors and cooperating distributors, 

who often took the lead and extended 

the aid of their field men in every territory 

— pulled out all stops in promoting 

the business, even though much of the 

product was an unknown quantity. Today, 

it is at least a dozen-fold better. 

And the evidence to be shown is in blackand-white 

(pardon, color). 

We have seen some of those "sampling" 

previews of upcoming product. 

And, at conventions over the past several 

years, they also were shown. They did 

fine jobs in arousing exhibitor enthusiasm 

in the wares they had to sell, just 

as was the case last October, not only in 

the instance of Mr. Plitt, but with many 

another exhibitor who saw the same previews 

and expressed the desire to show 

those reels to his patrons and potential 

patrons. 

Only last week, at Paramount's international 

sales and merchandising meeting 

held in Paris, a 90-minute trailer on 

23 of Paramount's forthcoming releases 

was shown. The company is formulating 

plans for showings of this film to exhibr 

tors, press and public on a global scale. 

Good show! This film and parts of otherr 

product previews, that are still timely, 

could be utilized, almost at once, to 

awaken the public to the great motion 

picture entertainment their community 

theatres have coming. 

LET'S SHOW 'EM! 

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AIP Deal Concluded 

With Landau-Unger 

HOLLYWOOD—American 

International 

Pictures executives James H. Nicholson 

and Samuel Z. Arkoff this week confirmed 

the conclusion of negotiations between 

AIP and the Ely Landau-Oliver Unger Co. 

for distribution of the latter company's 

The agreement includes 20 Landau- 

films. 

Unger films, Nicholson and Arkoff said, 

and covers television rights to the pictures 

acquired for theatrical distribution. TV sales 

will bo through AIP's subsidiary AI-TV. 

The pact also gives AIP "first refusal'' 

rights to cur-rent and subsequent Landau- 

Unger productions. Advertising, merchandising 

and exploitation for all pictures 

be controlled by AIP. 

will 

Included in the TV sale agreement is 

"Long Day's Journey Into Night," currently 

being distributed theatrically by 

Embassy Pictures. 

The 20 pictures to be distributed by AIP 

The Pawnbroker"; "Pile 777"; the 

English-language version of "La Dolce 

Vita"; "Bang, You're Dead," formerly "I 

Spy, You Spy, We All Spy"; "The Umbrellas 

of Cherbourg," "The Servant," 

"The Eleanor Roosevelt Story," "King and 

Country." "The Fool Killer," "The Girl 

Getters," "Love Life of the Teenager," 

"Life Upside Down," "90 Degrees in the 

Shade." "The Sands of Beersheba," "The 

Trial," "Rope Around the Neck," "Three 

Sisters." "Rocco and His Brothers," "The 

Swindle" and "Long Day's Journey Into 

Night." 

Marshall Fine to Speak 

At Annual TONE Seminar 

BOSTON—Theatre Owners of New England 

will hold its annual mid-winter showmanship 

seminar on February 15 at nearby 

Brookline. Mass., when pressbooks and 

theatre advertising will be discussed by 

major film company advertising executives, 

announces Carl Goldman, TONE executive 

secretary. 

The topic for discussion was motivated 

by an editorial in the November 29 issue of 

Boxoffice, titled "A Showman Analyzes 

the Pressbook," says Goldman. 

Marshall Fine, newly elected president 

of NATO, will be the principal speaker, and 

more than 200 TONE members are expected 

from all over New England for the 

all-day meeting. 

Supreme Court Refuses to 

Review Antitrust Suit 

WASHINGTON - - Acting on a suit 

brought by a group of West Coast exhibitors 

the U.S. Supreme Court this week 

refused to consider the question of 

whether an agreement releasing one defendant 

from an antitrust suit is applicable 

to other defendants in the same case. 

The appeal concerned efforts by Syufy 

Enterprises, Winchester Drive-in, Rancho 

Drive-In and Bell Drive-In to reopen an 

antitrust action against Paramount. Blumenfeld 

Theatres. 20th Century-Fox. Metro- 

Goldwyn-Mayer and Buena Vista, in 

which it was charged that agreements between 

the distributors and exhibitors violated 

the antitrust laws. 

PARAMOUNT SUIT DISMISSED 

Court Refuses Injunction 

Against Siegel, Martin 

NEW YORK—The Paramount Pictures 

antitrust suit seeking to oust two dissident 

directors. Herbert J. Siegel and I 

Martin, was dismissed in U.S. District 

Court here Monday > 

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Judge Edmund 

L. Palmieri. In his decision, Judge 

Palmieri refused to grant an injunction 

against Siegel, board chairman of the 

Baldwin-Montrose Chemical Co. and Martin, 

partner in Feuer & Martin Productions, 

ruling that the two were not in violation 

of the Clayton antitrust law. 

"Based on the facts adduced at trial. 

the applicable law and the appropriate 

discretionary powers of this court, plaintiff 

has not established its entitlement to 

injunctive relief," the jurist's decision held. 

He further asserted that no damages were 

proven by the plaintiff nor had any threat 

of irreparable harm been proven. 

That part of the Paramount case relating 

to Section 8 of the Clayton law. 

covering conflict of interest, was "dismissed 

with prejudice." Judge Palmieri 

ruled the findings of fact and conclusions 

of law showed that the section had not 

been violated and that "in any event, the divestiture 

of Baldwin-Montrose of its GAC 

(General Artists Corp.) stock has rendered 

moot any claim of violation of Section 

8." 

He contended that "the purpose of this 

suit was not to protect the plaintiff or the 

public against violation of the Clayton 

Act, but rather to serve the interest of 

the majority of the Paramount board of 

directors in securing the removal of the 

two dissident directors." 

Even if the court were to assume a violation 

of the section, the ruling continued, 

"plaintiff, by its own version of the 

facts, acquiesced therein because of defendants' 

promise to abandon a proxy 

fight and to sell the GAC shares. The 

proxy fight having been abandoned and 

the GAC shares having been sold, plain- 

Siegel, Martin, B-M Issue 

Statement Anent Suit 

New York—Herbert J. Siegel and 

Ernest Martin, principals alone with 

Baldwin-Montrose Chemical Co.. in 

the Paramount antitrust suit dismissed 

in IS. Federal Court here this week, 

issued the following statement Tuesday 

(25) through Grey Public Relations: 

"We deeply regret the apparent determination 

of the Paramount board 

majority to continue the wasteful dissipation 

of Paramount's corporate asset-, 

in further pointless litigation. 

'Certainly Judge (Edmund I. Pal 

mien's decision has made it clear beyond 

question that not only will an 

appeal be foreordained to defeat but 

also that there never were any moral 

or legal grounds for this suit in the 

first 

place." 

Para. Plans to Appeal 

Antitrust Judgment 

\, u Fork—Paramount Pictures this 

week announced its intention to appeal 

the IS. District Court decision 

dismissing its antitrust suit against Herbert 

.1. Siegel and Ernest Martin. In 

a statement issued here, the company 

said: 

"The Federal Court ruled that the 

divestiture of General Artists achieved 

what Paramount was seeking and, 

therefore, injunctive relief would not 

be granted. 

"However, in view of Paramount's 

((intention that a violator of the Clayton 

Act cannot escape by a last-minute 

divestiture, particularly in view of 

the conditional character of the sale 

and other legal rulings. Paramount's 

counsel deemed it advisable to test 

these legal principles so as to protect 

the company's interests. An appeal will 

be pressed at the appropriate time." 

tiff cannot now seek the aid of a court 

of equity to be relieved of its part of the 

bargain." 

Judge Palimen further ruled neithei 

Siegel nor Martin had violated Section 8, 

since they had not served simultaneously 

as directors of Paramount and a company 

in competition with Paramount; even it 

there had been a violation, it was terminated 

by the divestiture bj 

GAC stock mi November 30, 1965; with 

the sale of that stock, B-M no longer has 

Hi ability to resume any competition 

with Paramount or its subsidiaries', the 

GAC stock sale did not require approval 

of stockholders; Paramount's plans for 

the future to engage in stage play production 

"do not make 11 a competitor of 

v Martin, since Section 8 does not 

apply to corporations which are not or 

have not been competitors but m 

competitors In the future"; Paramount is 

not now and has not been engaged since 

1948 in production of Stage plays; there is 

no evidence that F&M and Paramount 

with 

each other in obtaining the .services of 

artists or in the acquisition of prop* 

Judge Palmieri found that the GAC 

stock sale was made in "good faith." and 

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that the "contingencies in 

contracts permitting the buyers to rescind 

purchase In the event that a certified 

audit of GAC shows income below a 

certain figure appears unlikely inasmuch 

as the unaudited books of GAC show that 

have been far exceeded." 

Barnett Resigns From GAC 

NEW 5TORK— tt has 

d as chairman of the board and 

president of General Artists Corp. 

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BATON ROUGE, THREE DAYS $8801 

MOBILE, THREE DAYS $9032 

PENSACOLA, THREE DAYS $6158 

SHREVEPORT, THREE DAYS $4883 

JACKSON, THREE DAYS $3713 

ALEXANDRIA, THREE DAYS $2668 

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N. Jackter to Head 

Col Domestic Sales 

NEW YORK—Norman Jackter, Columbia 

Pictures' western division manager, 

headquartering i n 

Obrentz entered the industry in 1946 

with 20th Century-Pox, and, the following 

year, was assigned to South Africa, serving 

Los Angeles. will 

as assistant manager and, later, man- 

move to New York to ager of the territory until 1952. He joined 

become general sales 

manager in charge of 

Columbia in 1955 and, for the next five 

years, was assistant to Lacy Kastner, then 

domestic sales while operating head of Columbia International. 

Marion Jordan, a After four years at MGM International as 

vice-president of Columbia's 

vice-president in charge of the Par East, 

foreign sub- 

Australia and Africa, Obrentz returned to 

sidiary, Columbia Columbia International in March 1964, 

Pictures International, 

as Rothman's general assistant. 

will move 

^^^ headquarters 

his 

from 

Norman Jackter Paris to assume the 

duties of foreign sales 

manager in New York. Both Jackter and 

Jordan will report to Mo Rothman, newly 

named vice-president in charge of world 

distribution for Columbia. 

Jackter has been with Columbia since 

1938 and has held various positions in the 

home office sales department and in the 

Charlotte, N.C. and Washington. D.C. exchanges 

before being named Albany branch 

manager He served as branch manager 

and then district manager in Los Angeles 

before being named western division manager 

in 1958. 

Milt Goodman has been named assistant 

general sales manager in charge of domestic 

sales. In his 

new post. Goodman 

report to Jackter. 

will 

Goodman joined 

Columbia Pictures in 

the sales accounting 

department in October 

1929. He was 

then made a traveling 

home office representative 

in the 

midwest division. In 

May 1936 he became 

a film salesman at 

Milt Goodman 

the Des Moines 

branch. Following service in World War H, 

he joined the short subjects department in 

the Columbia home office. 

In 1949, Goodman was named general 

sales manager of the company's 16mm department. 

He became a member of the 

sales executive force in November 1954 

and was named assistant general sales 

manager in October 1959, assisting Rube 

Jackter. 

Bert Obrentz, currently assistant to 

Rothman in the international company, 

will join the parent company as executive 

assistant to Rothman in his new post. 

Jordan joined Columbia in August 1960 

as continental manager with offices in 

Marion Jordan Bert Obrentz 

Paris after serving in a similar capacity 

with Universal. In September 1960, he was 

named a vice-president of Columbia International, 

a position he will continue to 

hold. 

Edward Schuman Is Named 

Reade-Sterling Veep 

NEW YORK — Edward Schuman, who 

joined Walter Reade-Sterling as head film 

buyer for the motion 

picture theatre department 

in 1963 

after three years as 

vice - president in 

charge of film buying 

for Rugoff Theatres, 

has been named vicepresident 

in charge of 

the company's theatre 

division by Walter 

Reade jr., president. 

He will divide his 

time between the 

company's New York 

Edward Schuman 

office and the theatre division's headquarters 

in Oakhurst, N. J. 

Irving Wormser has resigned as president 

of Continental Distributing and vicepresident 

of Reade-Sterling but will continue 

on a consulting basis with the parent 

company. He was formerly vice-president 

of Distributors Corp. of America and 

for many years was associated with Columbia 

Pictures on the executive sales force. 

He has recently been representing Continental 

in London in its relationship with 

British Lion. 

Nick Schermerhom continues as vicepresident 

in charge of theatre operations 

for Reade-Sterling. which now has 57 theatres, 

including five first-run showcases in 

New York City and 52 conventional and 

drive-in theatres in upstate New York, 

Long Island, New Jersey and California. 

Prior to Schuman's moving to New York, 

he was vice-president and partner in the 

Art Theatre Guild, which operated a number 

of theatres in 13 midwest cities. 

Embassy Acquires Soviet 

Fairy-Tale Film for U.S. 

NEW YORK—Joseph E. Levine's Embassy 

Pictures has acquired the domestic 

distribution rights to "Jack Frost," a liveaction 

fairy tale for children filmed in 

color in the Soviet Union under the direction 

of Alexander Row. 

Embassy will put "Jack Frost" into national 

release in September as the third 

feature designed specifically for children. 

The other two, both in color, are "Secret 

of Magic Island" and "Santa Claus Conquers 

the Martians," both released in 1965. 

Univ. Nat'l Meet Set in 

New Orleans Feb. 7-11 

NEW YORK — Universal Pictures will 

hold a week-long national sales meeting in 

New Orleans with 

Henry H. "Hi" Martin, 

vice-president 

and general sales 

manager. presiding, 

starting Monday, 

February 7, and concluding 

Friday ill). 

Milton R. Rackmil. 

president of Universal, 

will participate 

in the meetings 

which will include 

screenings of some of 

the company's important 

1966 releases. 

Henry H. Martin 

Also attending from 

the home office sales cabinet will be R. N. 

Wilkinson, assistant general sales manager; 

James J. Jordan, assistant to the 

general sales head; Norman H. Gluck, 

manager of the short subjects and newsreel 

department; G. J. Malafronte, manager 

of branch operations, and Irving 

Weiner, head of the home office print department. 

Philip Gerard, eastern advertising 

and publicity director, will also participate 

in some of the sessions. 

Among the pictures to be screened will 

be "Arabesque," starring Gregory Peck and 

Sophia Loren; "Blindfold," starring Rock 

Hudson and Claudia Cardinale, and "And 

Now Miguel," the Robert Radnitz production 

based on the Joseph Krumgold 

Newbery award-winning novel, as well as 

the new two-reel special "Pete's Place," 

which is set in New Orleans, and the company's 

product reel of other forthcoming 

productions. 

Regional sales managers participating 

will be Joseph B. Rosen, who heads the 

New York region; P. F. Rosian, who heads 

the eastern region; W. E. Armbruster, central 

region; Abe Swerdlow, western region, 

and, for the first time, Mark Plottel, 

who is general manager of Canada for the 

newly formed Universal Films of Canada, 

Ltd. 

Branch managers participating will be: Bernard 

Golden, Philadelphia; Isidore Ehrlichman, Buffalo; E. 

Myer Feltman, Boston; Harold Saltz, New York; Robert 

Miller, Pittsburgh; Alex Schimel, Washington; 

Richard D. Settoon, Atlanta; James Greenleaf, Charlotte; 

Herbert Martincx, Chicago, Al Kolkmeyer, Cincinnati; 

Norman Levy, Cleveland; Philip A. Sherman, 

Detroit; Charles Morrell, Indianapolis; William A. Mc- 

Clure, Jacksonville; Michael P. Halloran, Milwaukee; 

Roy E. Smith, Dallas. Ralph C. Olson, Des Moines; 

Raymond K McKitnck, Kansas City; Lewis Dreisbach, 

Memphis; Leroy J, Miller, Minneapolis; Charles R. Ost, 

New Orleans; Charles Hudgens, Oklahoma City; Woodrow 

Cole, St. Louis; Robert L Carpenter, Los Angeles; 

John W. Finn, Denver; Don McMurdie, Portland, 

George D. Cothran, Salt Lake City; James B. Mooney, 

San Francisco, and Russell Brown, Seattle. 

Also the branch managers of the newly formed 

Universal Films of Canada, Ltd., including Philip 

Stanton, Toronto; Albert P. Genaske, Calgary; J. Robert 

Johnson, Montreal; Ronald G. McKelvie, St. John; 

Bryan C. Rudston-Brown, Vancouver, and Meyer Nackimson, 

Winnipeg, as well as Bert Freedman from Albany 

and George Somma from New Haven. 

Another 'Zhivago' Honor 

NEW YORK — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 

"Doctor Zhivago" has been named one of 

the "Ten Best Pictures of the Year" by 

Commonweal Magazine. In addition to this 

honor, the Carlo Ponti production has been 

reaping scores of awards from various publications 

throughout the country, including 

"Best Picture of the Year" by the 

New York Daily News. 

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Two Top Speakers 

For Show-A-Rama 

DENVER—Show-A-Rama IX will close 

its four-day convention at the Denver- 

Hilton Hotel here on 

March 3 with the 

traditional session 

dealing with public 

relations: The 

speaker this year will 

be Larry Wilson of 

the Larry Wilson 

Corp., Minneapolis, 

who will deliver what 

Show-A-Rama officials 

term a "space 

age" message under 

Larry Wilson the title, "On Target 

With People." Wilson 

speak following the "Star of the Year" 

will 

luncheon. 

Show-A-Rama officials pointed to the 

value of searching examination of the field 

of public relations and added that the success 

of exhibitors depends greatly on how 

they handle people. Wilson, it was announced, 

will outline the "newly discovered 

science of 'cybernetics' " and query exhibitors 

as to "whether their electronic 

computers are really 'people programed.' " 

As in the past years, the convention also 

will feature a "Small Town Business Session," 

taking up 

problems peculiar to 

smaller situations in 

ballyhooing and exploiting 

film programs. 

Ross Campbell, 

owner of Theatre 

Operators, Inc.. 

Sheridan, Wyo., will 

emcee the session 

this year on Thursday 

morning, March 

3, starting at 10 a.m. 4 

He will be assisted by 

Ross Campbell 

Tony Luna, Santa 

Fe, N.M,; Paul Corey, Riverton, Wyo. 

Tom Harding, Delta, Colo., and Bob Conn, 

Kalispell, Mont. 

Wilson, a former school teacher and life 

insurance executive, now in his own public 

relations corporation, travels some 100,- 

000 miles annually from coast to coast 

delivering lectures on human relations, 

sales psychology and success. 

Meanwhile, the Show-A-Rama leaders 

reported also that registrants at the convention 

would get more than their money's 

worth this year, with the addition of two 

banquets to the agenda after setting of 

the registration prices of $20 for women 

and $30 for men. With the additional 

banquets, it was figured that in actual 

value the women would receive about 

$27.50 in food and the men about $30 in 

meals alone. 

Elizabeth Campbell Signed 

HOLLYWOOD — Elizabeth 

Campbell, 

new Mexican actress, has been signed to an 

exclusive contract by Columbia Pictures. 

The signing of Miss Campbell, a resident of 

Mexico City, brings to 12 the number of 

young players now under exclusive contract 

to the studio. They include Beverly Adams, 

Todd Armstrong, Carol Cole, Harrison Ford, 

Gila Golan, Stephanie Hill, Duke Hobbie, 

Tom Nardini, Sabrina Scharf, Nina Wayne 

and Katherine Walsh. 

Marshall Fine to Address 

Five Exhibitor Conventions 

NEW YORK—Marshall H. Fine, president 

of the National Ass'n of Theatre Owners, 

will address five exhibitor conventions 

as follows : Drive-In Theatre Owners, 

February 1-3 in Dallas; the Theatre Owners 

of New England, February 15 in Boston; 

Show-A-Rama LX, February 28 to March 3 

in Denver; Independent Theatre Owners of 

Ohio. March 15, 16 in Columbus, and the 

Allied Theatres of Michigan, March 29, 30 

in Detroit. 

Fine announced the appointment of industry 

leaders to the president's advisory 

council as follows: 

Arthur W. Adamson, Portland, Ore.; 

Frank H. Beddingfield, Charlotte, N.C.; 

Oscar Brotman, Chicago; Kermit Carr, New 

Orleans; Rafael R. Cobian, Puerto Rico; 

Will J. Conner, Tacoma, Wash.; Max A. 

Connett. Newton, Mass.; James E. Coston, 

Chicago; Abe Fabian, New York; Adolph 

Goldberg, Detroit; Julius Gordon, Beaumont, 

Texas; Harry Greene, Minneapolis; 

James H. Harrison, Atlanta; Salah M. Hassanein, 

New York; Louis Jablonow, St. 

Louis; John Keiler II, Paducah, Ky.; John 

N. Krier, Salt Lake City; Ted Mann, Minneapolis; 

Roy E. Martin jr., Columbus, Ga.; 

Harry L. Nace, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Marshall 

Naify, San Francisco; Spiro J. Papas, Chicago; 

E. David Rosen, New York; William 

E. Mitchell. Dallas; Claude J. Schlanger, 

Doylestown, Pa.: Sam E. Schultz, Cleveland; 

Lou Sher, New York: Richard Sloan, 

Detroit: Tom Smiley, Denver; Dwight L. 

Spracher, Seattle; Ernest Stern, Pittsburgh; 

Mort Sunshine. New York; Morton Thalheimer 

jr., Richmond, Va.; Charles B. 

Trexler, Charlotte, N.C.; Mel Wintman, 

Boston; Harrison Wolcott. Edora. Iowa. 

Ronald P. Krueger, St. Louis, 

Named to NATO Board 

ST LOUIS—Ronald P. Krueger, president 

of Wehrenberg Theatres, Inc., here, 

has been appointed 

to the board of directors 

of the Nattional 

Ass'n of Theatre 

Owners NATO I 

The Wehrenberg 

family, of which 

Krueger is the third 

generation to operate 

the motion pic- 

ture circuit. has 'J 

played an important 

role in trade organizations 

of the Indus- Ronald p Krucger 

try for nearly 40 

years. Krueger's grandfather, Fred Wehrenberg 

of the first St. Louis movie 

house', was one of the founders and directors 

of Motion Picture Theatre Owners 

iMPTOi-the first motion picture exhibitor 

organization. In later years, MPTO 

became Theatre Owners of America and 

elected Paul Krueger, Ronald Krueger's 

father, to its board of directors. 

Greenblatt Joins Hoffberg 

NEW YORK—Bob Greenblatt, former 

executive sales manager for Times Film, 

has joined Hoffberg Productions to be associated 

with Hoffberg in the acquisition 

and worldwide distribution of his product, 

including six new releases, one of them, 

"Evil Forest," being a fantasy-fairytale 

for children's matinee programs. 

Lazarus io 

Keynote 

TDITOA Forum 

DALLAS—Paul N. Lazarus jr., executive 

vice-president of National Screen Service, 

will be a keynoter of 

the Producer-Distributor 

Forum at the 

14th annual Texas 

Drive-in Theatre 

Owners Ass'n convention 

here February 

1-3, it was announced 

by Harry McCartney, 

contact manager for 

Stanley Warner 

Southwest Theatres 

and chairman of the 

TDITOA conclave. 

Paul N. Lazarus jr. 

Following Lazarus' address there will 

a production reel and trailers in conjunction 

be 

with a brief talk from each pro- 

ducer-distributor representative. Brandon 

Doak, chief buyer and booker for Stanley 

Warner Southwest Theatres, will moderate 

the forum. 

McCartney states, "With his vast knowledge 

of all facets of the industry as well as 

being a top advertising executive, we are 

proud and fortunate to have Paul Lazarus 

deliver the principal address at this particular 

four-hour showmanship session 

which is designed to merchandise product 

for the express benefit of the exhibitor and 

is the highlight of the convention." 

The official opening of the convention 

is a Roundup Breakfast at 8:30 Wednesday 

morning, February 2. hosted by National 

Screen Service. Burton Robbins, chief executive 

officer and president; Milton Feinberg, 

general sales manager; Stewart Harnell, 

assistant general sales manager, and 

Lazarus. 

Federal Court Okay Given 

To 8 Theatres for NGC 

NEW YORK—National General Corp. 

has received court approval of its petition 

seeking to acquire eight Town & Country 

theatres in a decision handed down by 

U.S. Judge Edmund L. Palmieri. Six of 

the houses are in Nassau County, L.I., the 

others are in Brooklyn and Rhode Island. 

The Nassau County acquisitions had 

been opposed by Century Theatres, who 

claimed that under federal antitrust laws 

it would represent a violation of the consent 

decrees and would restrain competition. 

NGC asserted that it would be in 

competition with 12 different circuits in 

Nassau County. 

Judge Palmieri ruled that the acquisitions 

would not unduly restrain competition 

and added, "The attempt of Century 

to brand the petitioner with attributes of 

dominance and competitive advantage in 

its national operations is not substantiated." 

He also noted that there is no 

provision in the Paramount litigation and 

decree "which suggests that acquisitions 

should be limited to newly constructed 

theatres." 

The theatres involved are: the Town and 

Glen, Glen Cove; Twin North and Twin 

South. Hicksville: Wentagh, Wentagh, and 

Hewlett, all in Nassau County, and the 

Warwick, Warwick, R.I., and Seaview, 

Brooklyn.

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Temporary Go-Ahead 

To Dallas Rating Law 

DALLAS—Dallas exhibitors were turned 

down by a special three-judge federal court 

In Atlanta Thursday '20' In their request 

to stay the execution of the city's new 

film classification ordinance pending a 

full hearing of the case by the U. S. Circuit 

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. 

The special court, while not ruling on 

the constitutionality of the ordinance, ordered 

that the case be scheduled on tin 

Fifth Circuit's docket as soon as possible 

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after May 1, the docket being full up to 

that date 

At the Atlanta hearing, attorneys Grover 

Hartt jr. and Edwin Tobolowsky. representing 

12 owners of 32 Dallas Theatres, 

asked for a stay order to prevent enforceii! 

nt of the ordinance pending a full hearing 

by the Fifth Circuit appeals court. 

(leaded by District Judge Lewis R. Morgan, 

the court refused to keep the Dallas 

film ordinance from functioning pending 

the time the full appeals court can hear 

the Dallas appeal and rule on the constitutionality 

of the measure. 

Meanwhile, the Dallas review board. 

the disputed ordinance, has 

gone into action, already classifying 39 

films as "suitable" for children under 16 

and granting "unsuitable for young persons" 

classifications on three films. All 

of these classifications agreed with those 

requested by Dallas exhibitors. However, 

the board withheld classification on seven 

other films for which exhibitors had requested 

"suitable" labels until these pictures 

can be reviewed by at least five 

members of the 12-paneI board. 

Kansas Supreme Court Grants 

Stay to Censorship Law 

TOPEKA—The 49-year-old Kansas censorship 

law. ruled unconstitutional several 

v.. i 

ago in Shawnee District Court her . 

remains on the books and in effect as a 

result of a stay granted by Judge Marion 

Beatty pending appeal of his findings. 

The stay was granted at the request of 

Robert C. Londerholm, attorney general, 

when he filed notice of appeal to the Kansas 

Supreme Court. 

The board of review, inoperative since 

Judge Beatty handed down his opinion 

January 8, was reinstated as a result of 

the stay. Richard Seaton. assistant to 

Londerholm, said the stay has the effect 

of cancelling the injunction that Columbia 

Pictures did not have to submit to the review 

board and reinstates the temporary 

injunction requiring Columbia to submit 

its films for review. 

American International Sets 

Horror Duo for March 

NEW YORK American International 

has set March 2 as the national release 

date for its dual-horror combination. 

"Queen of Blood" and "Blood Bath." according 

to Leon P. Blender, distribution 

vice-president. 

"Queen of Blood" stars John Saxon. 

Basil Rathbone. Judi Meredith. Dennis 

Hopper and Florence Marly while "Blood 

Bath" stars William Campbell. Lori Saunders 

and Sandra Knight, both pictures 

: color. 

Paras One-World Marketing Theme 

Demonstrated Via Special Film 

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PARIS- Paramount Pictures concluded 

hue-day international sales merchan- 

__, at the 

I Orly-Hilton Hotel 

^^ 

fyfS^^^^ week with 

tin promise of a 

^ "one-world" concept 

in production, merchandising 

and marketing, 

and demon- 

principle 

1th exhibition of a 

9 0-m i n u t e film. 

mount 1966," 

highlighting 

Joseph Friedman from ~:s forthcoming 

film 

At the final session, Joseph Friedman, 

assistant director of advertising and publicity, 

told sales and merchandising executives 

from 20 countries: "Just as we hope 

that a picture will appeal to audiences on 

all continents, we hope that this picture 

can be presold with a campaign that Is 

equally valid on all continents. I want you 

to know that all of us in New York and 

Hollywood consider each and every one 

of you m the international territories equal 

partners in this endeavor We expect each 

of you to make an important contribution 

to every campaign." 

JOE LEVINE ALSO SPEAKS 

A major portion of the meeting was devoted 

to covering marketing and merchandising 

plans for more than 20 forthcoming 

Paramount releases. Friedman wa 

assisted in the roundtable discussion by 

(in- nter Schaek. advertising-publicity director 

for Paramount International, and 

John Nelson-Sullivan. Continental division 

advertising-publicity director. 

Joseph E. Levine. Embassy Pictui 

president, was a surprise guest, flying here 

from Rome, and discussed four major 

forthcoming Paramount-Embassy projects: 

"The Oscar." "Nevada Smith," "The Idol" 

and "The Adventurers." 

The 90-minute "Paramount 1966" film 

received a standing ovation on the second 

day of the conference, and it was announced 

that elaborate plans for global 

showing of the film to exhibitors, the 

press and. possibly, the general public are 

being formulated and will be announced 

soon. 

The "one-world" theme was struck on 

the opening day by George Weltner. president, 

and carried through by other speakers 

Howard W. Koch, vice-preside: 

studio production head, told delegates thai 

"those of us at the studio are separated 

from you only by geography. Our thoughts 

are always with you and no picture Is 

made without first considering its potential 

in each of your countries 

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n told the dele fates that "at ai: 

our door is open to you and your ideas 

and suggestions. We welcome and, in fact, 

encourage hearing from you. particularly 

area of acting and 

that you may feel has potential for Paramount. 

"During the past year." Koch continued, 

"production activity at Paramount was 

the highest in the past decade and it promises 

to maintain that level Perha; 

most remarkable thing about our production 

scl diversity. There is no 

over-loading in any one type of subject or 

themi Wi in triving to satisfy as many 

it audience tastes as we possibly 

can." 

i»' " e from the U.S. 

m addition to Weltner. Koch. Friedman 

and Schaek, were James E. Perkins, president 

of Paramount International; Milton 

Goldstein, assistant to Perkins for special 

productions: Luigi Luraschi. production 

executive, and Albeit Deane, editor of 

Paramount World. 

Russell Holman Retires 

After 47 Years With Para. 

NEW YORK Ri 

iduction 

•11 Holman, eastern 

of Paramount Piclures 

Corp.. who has 

held key posts with 

the company for 47 

> 

retired Friday 

will continue 

to be associated 

with the company 

in a consultanl 

capacity, according 

to George Weltdent. 

In addition to his 

post of eastern pro- 

Russcll Holman d action manager. 

Holman served with 

Paramount simultaneously in other executies, 

including that of assistcretary 

of the corporation and presid( 

nt of Famous Music Corp. and Para- 

Music Corp. He has been Paramount's 

eastern production manager since 

1932, when he was also designated as east- 

::i representative ol the Hollywood stuoi 

He joined the company in 1919. holduious 

positions in the advertising 

publicity departments until 1922, 

When he was named assistant advert 

manager. He became advertising manager 

m 1925 and eastern story editor in 1931. 

He was also supervisor of Paramount's 

n " reel until it was discontinued 

Holman was a reporter on the Newark 

Evening News and the Wall Street Journal 

before joining the staff of McClure's 

r World War I. He was ased 

to advertising and publicity work 

for the magazine's motion pictu: 

ducing branch befi : Parato 

make motion pictures his vocation. 

He has written and published some 

30 or more short stories and articles, as 

novels based on motion plc- 

: 

"Mr Holman s decision to retire has 

ed With deep regret by all of 

us within Paramount who have worked so 

closely with him over the years." W 

said. "His contributions to Paramount 

and to the motion picture industry span 

a days 

i.i-u b the n volution of 

Ikies and up to the present d 

ponsible for discovering many properties 

and personalities that ha\ 

tinguished Paramount pictures for a large 

part of the company's history'." he continued. 

BOXOFFICE :: Jan. 31. 1966

RKO Circuit Promotes 

Polon and Simon 

NEW YORK — Matthew Polon, vicepresident 

of RKO Theatres since 1961, has 

been promoted to executive vice-president 

Matthew Polon Abbott Simon 

and general manager of the theatres division 

of the circuit by Glen Alden Corp., the 

parent company. Abbott Simon, who has 

been with RKO Theatres for the past 13 

years, formerly in charge of the real estate 

tax department, has been named to head 

both this and the circuit's real estate department 

by Harry Mandel, president of 

RKO Theatres. 

Polon was named head booker and buyer 

for the chain's out-of-town theares in 1950 

and, in 1957, was promoted to chief buyer 

of films for the entire circuit. Polon has 

also been active in many industry activities. 

Simon replaces Alexander S. Calvin, who 

will retire February 25 after 32 years with 

RKO Theatres. Sigmund Zablocki of the 

real estate department will be Simon's as- 

Stanley Warner Dividend 

NEW YORK—The board of directors of 

Stanley Warner Corp. has declared a 

dividend of 37 V2 cents per share on the 

common stock, payable February 25 to 

stockholders of record February 9. 

FILMS WANTED 

Wish to Acquire Silent Films I Starred in tor Universal 

Pictures. 

(35mm & 16mm prints & negatives) 

"BEASTS OF PARADISE" (1923 Serial) 

"THE IRON MAN" (1924 Serial) 

"THE COLLEGE COWBOY" (1924 2-Reeler) 

"THE GREAT CIRCUS MYSTERY" (1925 Serialcalled 

"SAMSON OF THE CIRCUS" in England) 

"PERILS OF THE WILD" (1925 Serial) 

"CHINATOWN MYSTERY' '(1928 Serial)— Syndicate 

And any other Joe Bonomo tilms 

JOE BONOMO 

1841 Broadway, New York, New York CI 7-3880 

Preminger Acquires Hersey 

Novel for Paramount Film 

NEW YORK—Otto Preminger, who has 

a deal with Paramount Pictures for six 

personally produced films, has acquired the 

film rights to John Hersey 's new novel, 

"loo Far to Walk," in advance of its publication 

date in March, for filming either 

before or after the previously acquired 

"Hurry Sundown," which he had scheduled 

to start in May. Depending on whether 

Nelson Gidding, who is now preparing the 

screenplay of "Too Far to Walk," completes 

it. Preminger will put either project into 

work, the final screenplay of "Hurry Sundown" 

is now being completed by Thomas 

C. Ryan. 

Both of these pictures will be for Paramount 

release, according to George Weltner, 

president, who attended the Preminger 

press conference at the latter's office 

Tuesday (25>. Preminger also made 

"In Harm's Way" for Paramount release 

early in 1965, which " was quite successful 

boxoffice-wise," following which he made 

"Bunny Lake Is Missing" as his last picture 

under a Columbia Pictures deal. This 

was released in October 1965 and Preminger 

has not received final boxoffice figures 

from Columbia, he admitted. 

"Too Far to Walk," which deals with 

the problems of youth in our time, will require 

a cast of young newcomers in the 

leading roles and Preminger is now on a 

search for new talent. The novel, which 

will be published by Alfred A. Knopf March 

16, is the sole April selection of the Literary 

Guild. Much of this will be filmed in 

and around an eastern college while 

"Hurry Sundown" will be filmed in Georgia, 

he said. 

sistant. Simon is a practicing attorney, is 

a member of the New York Real Estate 

Board and is active in the motion picture Warner Bros, to Release 

industry's many philanthropic campaigns. 

The Glen Alden Corp. has elected three 

'Stop the World' Musical 

new members to its board of directors, NEW YORK—"Stop the World— I Want 

Patrick J. Clifford, who is scheduled to to Get Off," the Technicolor motion picture 

take over as president and chief executive 

version of the Anthony Newley-Les- 

lie Bricusse musical hit, will be released 

officer of the Security National Bank of 

Long Island February 1; Maurice Goodman, 

by Warner Bros, during the first half of 

who is chairman of the board and di- 

1966. Tony Tanner and Millicent Martin 

rector of the Golden Cycle Corp. of Colorado 

head the cast of the film in the parts or- 

Springs and has been an officer and iginated in London and on Broadway by 

partner in several investment firms, and Newley, himself, and Anna Quayle. 

Luther Hartwell Hodges, who was U.S. Filmed in the new Mitchell System 35, 

Secretary of Commerce from 1961 to 1965 "Stop the World" was directed by Philip 

and Governor of North Carolina from Saville and is based on the original Newley-Bricusse 

1954-60. Prior to that he was vice-president 

of Marshall Field & Co. in Chicago. 

cluding book, 

"What Kind 

lyrics 

of Fool 

music, and 

Am I?" 

in- 

Hodges is also a director of Gulf & Western "Once in Lifetime" and "Gonna Build a 

a 

Industries. 

Mountain." It was produced by Bill Sargent 

and designed for the screen by Sean 

Kenny. 

for two films to be made this year. 

Presley will go before cameras at MGM 

studios next month in a picture tentatively 

titled "Jim Dandy," which will be directed 

by Norman Taurog and produced by Joe 

Pasternak. The second 1966 film, "It's 

Killing Me." is slated for a summer start. 

Henry Greenberger Dead; 

Pioneer Ohio Showman 

CLEVELAND—Services for another of 

Cleveland's pioneer showmen, Henry 

Greenberger, were 

held here. Coming 

from Trenton, N.J., 

with his then two 

small sons Leonard 

and Harold, he established 

his first theatre 

in the old Market 

Square area. For 

45 years he had been 

a member of the 

Community Theatre 

Circuit. 

Henry Greenberger 

Nearly a score of 

theatres here had 

been under his control at different times, 

but his favorite was the Fairmount which 

his son Leonard, one of Cleveland's most 

prominent young showmen, managed. 

Leonard was a member of the Cleveland 

and the Ohio Motion Picture Exhibitors' 

Ass'ns of which his father was past president. 

Leonard also established the Cleveland 

Film Clitics' Circle several years ago. It 

continued on in his memory and now 

plans its annual luncheon and "bests" a- 

wards on February 16. Leonard died in 

1959 and with his death, his father's interest 

in show business waned. 

For a time another son, Sanford, managed 

the Faiimount but he was and is a 

broker and not interested in show business 

to the extent his brother and father 

were. Ultimately Henry, instead of selling 

the theatre, closed it. 

After he came to Cleveland he married 

Bertha Green who died in 1953 after giving 

him another son, Sanford, and a 

daughter. Mrs. Shirley Rogoff, all of whom 

survive him. His other survivors include 

his brothers, Samuel and Leo; sisters, Mrs. 

Helen Leskowich and Mrs. Malvin Weiss, 

and several grandchildren. 

He was one of the founders of Tent No. 

6. and a former barker, and also he was 

a member and life board member of the 

Temple on the Heights and the Beechmont 

Country Club. 

Memphis Citizen Leaders 

Fight 'Trash Movies' 

MEMPHIS—Citizen leaders and Attorney 

General Phil Canale have "declared war" 

on "trash movies." A large delegation of 

preachers, Parent-Teacher and citizen leaders 

were invited by police vice squad men to 

attend a screening of two films that were 

confiscated by police in a raid on Airways 

Elvis Presley's Contract 

Is Extended at MGM 

Theatre. They viewed the first one, "Sexus," 

NEW YORK—Elvis Presley will star in and "found it so shocking" they didn't 

six or more pictures for Metro-Goldwyn- stay to see the second, "The Stripping 

Mayer during the next three years, it was Wives." The screening was held at 20th 

announced by MGM president Robert H. Century-Fox screening room. 

O'Brien and Col. Tom Parker. Presley's Airways Manager Carl Russell Carter has 

representative. extends 

The new contract been held to the grand jury on a charge of 

Presley's starring program for MGM showing obscene movies. The projectionist, 

through 1969 and adds four productions Billy Lee South, faces a city court hearing 

on the same charge. 

to the star's schedule which already calls 

The attorney general, who had an assistant 

at the screening, described the films 

as "poisonous trash." Canale was glad, he 

said, to see citizens trying to stop this 

type films. He promised prosecution in the 

state courts, saying the films, in the opinion 

of his office, violated the state law. 

BOXOFFICE

547 THEATRES ARE RENOVATED DURING 1965 

Exhibitors Spend $18,890799 on Remodeling; 142 Closed Houses Reopened 

KANSAS CITY—Exhibitor faith in the 

future of motion picture exhibition continued 

in strong evidence in the renovation 

of 547 theatres at a record expenditure of 

Reports from theatre supply houses and 

the various circuits indicate the remodeling 

totals will be approximately the same for 

1966. The large circuits. Loews. National 

General Corp., Stanley Warner Corp. and 

Others will continue their policies of renovation 

and remodeling as required In their 

theatres. 

ALSO IMPROVED BUSINESS 

A considerable increase in remodeling 

in small town theatres also brought about 

an indication of improved business in 

those houses, too. Typical of such reported 

improvements were the Logan. Ohio. Chakeres 

Logan; the Frank 

state; 

oming. Mich., Studio 28: the Fostoria, 

Ohio. State: the Canton. Tex.. Plaza; 

The Forest. City. Iowa. Forest: the Newport, 

Ark.. Strand: the Sylva. N.C.. Strand. 

and many others. In most instances, the 

small town theatres went all-out in installations, 

with n. u chairs, carpeting, 

draperies, concession equipment replaceoi( 

tits and sound and projection improvements. 

In installations, carpeting again led the 

field, with 44.7 per cent of the remodeling 

theatres making carpet installations. Seating 

installations rose considerably during 

Several Circuits Report Planned Project! 

BOXOFT1CE Jan. 31, 1966 

$18,890,799 during 1965, and theatre remodeling 

Indicative of the surge in theatre 

appeared to be stabilizing itself remodeling and construction were 

at the rate of 500-to-600 houses per year. 

During the preceding year, 1964. exhibitors 

these reported plans from several circuits. 

renovated 633 theatres at an expenditure of 

$14,374,744. The increased expenditures for 

• Stewart .v Everett rheatres oi 

Charlotte reported that in its building 

and remodeling program over the 

1965 were primarily due to the large number 

of individual remodeling jobs involving 

last several years it had opened four 

costs of a half -million dollars or more. 

new theatres and remodeled some 25 

Of the 1965 total, 465 were indoor the- 

of the circuits 69 houses. For 1966, 

compared with 515 in 1964), with S&E plans to remodel six additional 

costs totaling $16,754,645, while another theatres and build three new theatres. 

82 were drive-ins (compared to 118 ozoners 

• Gulf States Theatres, Inc., headquartering 

in 1964i. costing $2,136,154. 

in McComb, Miss., last year 

FEWER CLOSINGS THAN 1964 

remodeled eight houses, built three 

new indoor theatres and two new 

In addition, exhibitors reopened 142 drive-ins. and for 1966 plans to remodel 

closed theatres, compared with only 74 

closed, indicating a stabilization in the six houses, build four new in- 

door theatres and six new drive-ins. 

shuttering of marginal theatres. In 1964, 

• Pacific Drive-In Theatres Corp. 

by comparison, exhibitors reopened 174 

houses and permanently closed 100 others. 

headquartered in Los Angeles, remodeled 

16 theatres and built two new drive- 

Most notable factor in the renovation 

and reopening for the year was the larger 

number of long-closed houses which were 1935, with 36.8 per cent of the remodeled 

remodeled and reopened in small towns, houses installing new seats, compared 

where competition of one sort or another with 28.6 per cent of the renovated theatres 

had forced the theatres to shutter. Included 

in 1964. 

for example, are the Encore. Burlington. 

had 

New screens were installed in 29.6 per 

new 

Calif., which been closed for cent of the theatres and projection 

12 years, remodeled and reopened by Ward 

Stoops; the Junior Chamber of Commerce, 

and sound in 27.1 per cent, while new concessions 

equipment went into 21.1 per cent 

Unadilla, Ga„ reopened the JC, closed for ol the indoor theatres and 20.5 per cent 

a number of years; Frank Patterson reopened 

installed new draperies. 

the DeSoto. Mansfield, La., closed In the drive-in field, the big news was 

for several years; E. M. Loew remodeled the installation of in-car heaters, with 

and reopened the Cabot in Beverly, Mass., 

closed five years; the Capitol, Bloomsburg, 

Pa., closed eight years, was remodeled and 

41.5 per cent of the remodeled ozoners installing 

heaters, either electric or gas. Protect 

ion and sound equipment was installed 

reopened as were the Echo, Laurens, S.C.. in 33.8 per cent of the drive-ins, 29.2 per 

cent installed concessions equipment and 

closed 12 years, and the Ritz, Celina. Tex., 

closed for several years. 

12.3 per cent installed new in-car speakers. 

Following is a state-by-state tabulation 

of non-seasonal reopenings in indoor theatres 

reported by Boxoffice in 1965. The 

asterisk indicates those theatres which 

were remodeled prior to reopening. 

ALABAMA 

ALASKA 

Petersburg Coliseum, Gross Enterprises. 

ARIZONA 

Wickcnburg—-Soguarro, Francis Jelinek, closed for 

ARKANSAS 

Dumos—Gem, James Keeling, closed 1 year.* 

Harrison -Ozark. 

Morvcll—Capitol, J. R. Pemberton. 

Purlinqo 

CALIFORNIA 

' B< 

years.* 

Long Beach 

Martinez— State, 

Movie, Vincent Mirondo & Associates. 

Gilbert Evans, lessee, closed 1 yeor. 

Oakland t&d, Blumenfcld Theatres. 

Rrmona— Ramona, Mr. and Mrs. Leon McGarrah, 

closed 2 ycors. 

Rodeo -Rio, new management, weekend operation only. 

Sccromento—Rio, Fred Noify. 

Son Francisco Art, Harold Greenland, closed 

sevcra' 

COLORADO 

George 

Simms. 

ms in 1965, and for the current year 

plans to remodel 15 other houses, build 

One lieu indoor theatre and three new 

drive-ins. 

• (hakeres Theatres of Ohio and 

Kentucky remodeled five theatres in 

1965, and opined one new drive-in. 

For 1966. the circuit now plans to remodel 

two theatres, one four-wall and 

one drive-in. 

• Brotman A. Sherman of Chicago remodeled 

three theatres in 1965, and for 

1966 plans to remodel two others as 

well as build one new indoor theatre 

and one new drive-in. 

• Roth Theatres of Maryland remodeled 

two houses in 1965 and 

opened one new indoor theatre. For 

1966, Roth will remodel two other 

theatres and open two new indoor 

houses. 

CONNECTICUT 

FLORIDA 

Cocoa Fine Arts Cinema, Kent Theatres.* 

Eustis State, Roy Bang. 

Greenville— Roxy, L. R. Woodard. 

Miami Beach, James McCormick, manager. 

GEORGIA 

Unadillo -J, C. Junior Chamber of Commerce, closed 

for severol years.* 

ILLINOIS 

Chicago Melrose, Mickey Welnstein. 

CS cogo Town, Charles Teitcl. 

Uliopolis II iopolis, Midwest Cinema, new lessee * 

Mount Cormel—Uptown, Frisina Amusement Co. 

Poris—Garfield, Eddie Gillum jr. 

INDIANA 

Anderson State, Alliance Amusement Co. 

Cambridge City—Grand, Roger Vore, new lessee. 

Hwood State, Leslie Berg. 

Orleans -Orleans, Kiwanis Club, closed several years 

IOWA 

Alto— Roxy, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Svcndsen. 

Pancroft—VCS Theatre, weekend operation only. 

Missouri Valley 

Morningsidc— Empire, 

RloltO. Vern Brown. 

Abbott Swart* & Bev Mohon.* 

Randolph 

Strowbcrry 

Roxy, Mrs. Eileen Leise. 

Point—Orpheum, John Schloss, closed 2 

rrcll, Roger Blunt, new lessee, closed 1 yeor 

KANSAS 

•'orper, Hubert Johnson. 

Ho»ic P x, S H. Bagby. 

Lyons torn, Virgil Sideboftom, new owners 

Modison Madiscn. civic organizations. 

Town, 

Hambloc, 

MASSACHUSETTS 

Beverly—Cabot. E. M Loew Theatres, closed 5 years.* 

North Adorns—Paramount, Western Massachusetts Theatre 

Corp- 

'Continued on next page)

Renovate 547 Theatres 

In 1965, Survey Shows 

(Continued from preceding page) 

Berren Springs— Berry, Otto Saitz. 

Caro—Strand, Ashmun Theatres. 

Charlevois—Palace, Les H. Taylor. 

n, Mr. and Mrs. John Truesdale, new 

Durand— Durand, Dietrich Struble and George Gower.' 

Ecourse— Harbor, Harbor Theatre Co. 

Edmore—Coliseum, Bill Thomas. 

Elsie—Els.e, Carl P. Easlick. 

Flushing— Dawn, James Cech, new lessee. 

Mackinac Island—Orpheum, Dennis H. Brodeur. 

Marion—Sun, Bud L. Crowe, new owner. 

Muskegon—NK, Nick Kuris. 

Muskegon—Our, Oscar Kendall. 

Port Austin— Port Austin, Ethel Upthagrove. 

Reed City—Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Bryon, nev 

MINNESOTA 

Cannon Falls—Cannon, Marlyn Waslie, n 

Comfrey—Theatre, Vern Lewis, new lessee. 

Frazee— Lynn, Robert Matthews, closed 3 years.* 

Lakefield—Lakefield, Mutual Theatres of Minneapolis. 

Scuth St. Pout— Hollywood, N. G. Olson, new owner.* 

MISSISSIPPI 

Benoit— Benoit. 

Booneville—Jeran. 

DeKalb— Rex. 

McComb—Lyric, new lessee. 

Mound Eoyou— Melba. 

Oxford— Lyric, R. X. Williams 

MISSOURI 

Kansas City—Studio, Durwood Theatres. 

Kansas City— Midland, Durwood Theatres, closed 2 

years.* 

MONTANA 

irdiner, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Willard. 

NEBRASKA 

Chambers—Golden Gate, Ralph Adams. 

David City— Astro, Adolph Rozanek, new operator, 

closed several years. 

Ewing— Eldorado, Wayne Pollock. 

Wausa—Community, Russell Swanson.* 

NEVADA 

McGill— McGill, Harvey E. T.dball and Dave Hansen, 

closed 7 years. 

NEW JERSEY 

Clifton— Clifton, Robert Nathan & Associates.* 

Cuba— Cuba, Mr. and 

Robert C. Caldwell and 

Highland Falls—City, Harry Greenberg, new manage- 

Akron— Strand, Irving D. Reinhart.* 

Coshocton— Star, Ron Sturgis. 

Ripley—Cinema 52, Richard Mowryston, closed 2 

Britton— Ritz, C. W. Swabb. 

Grandfield— Rio, A. L. Adams. 

Gronite— Kozy, Ernest Craig, closed several years. 

Oklahoma City—Cooper, Dr. and Mrs. L. A. 

Oklahoma City—Western, Don Garrell, new ow 

Ringling—El Rancho, Ivan Morris. 

Ryan—Gem, R. L. Huff and family.* 

F. Blair, closed 2Vi years. 

OREGON 

and 

Mrs. 

PENNSYLVANIA 

Baden— Ritz, Patsy Borriello. 

Bloomsburg—Capitol, Engel Theatres of Wilkes Barre, 

new owners, closed 8 years.* 

Frookville—Columbus, DeWayne Knisely, manager. 

Farrell—Capitol, Emanuel J. Stutz, new lessee, closed 

several years. 

Johnstown— Lyric, Adolph Ferkas. 

Johnstown— Rialto, Adolph Ferkas. 

Lebanon—State, By-Pass Theatres * 

Nonty Glo—Capitol, Borriello Bros., new owners, closed 

Northeast— Keller, Blatt Bros 

Philadelphia—Howard, Fred Zonaorf. 

Vermillion—Liberty, Ray W. Fielder jr., new owner.* 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

Laurens— Echo, C. Pope Gantt, owner, closed 12 years.* 

SOUTH DAKOTA 

Fonesteel— Bonesteel, American Legion Post. 

Freeman— Freeman, Ely Kleinsasser, closed 13 years. 

Huron—Grand, Kenneth La Furge, new owner, closed 

TEXAS 

Austin— Rex. 

Boswell— Boswell, Robert D. Rice, new lessee 

Celina— Ritz, Rodney Yarbrough, closed several years* 

Darrouzett— Zett, Chamber of Commerce, closed several 

Hempstead— Hempstead, Roy Wright jr. 

Round Rock— Rock, Wilson Lee.* 

VIRGINIA 

to two per cent, ten days end of month or 

net 30 days end of month, effective the 

same date. 

Donald E. Hyndman, assistant vice-president 

and general manager of EK's motion 

picture and education markets division, 

said the division periodically reviews its 

price position to determine whether efficiencies 

in production and technology 

have occurred that might result in benefit 

to the trade. 

Adjustment on its terms of sale for professional 

motion picture film also has been 

made, Hyndman said, "because the conditions 

which originally brought about the 

need for special cash discount no longer 

prevail and, also, we want to have these 

terms conform to our regular terms for 

other photographic products." 

Herbert Marshall Is Dead; 

Famed British Actor 

HOLLYWOOD—Funeral services for actor 

Herbert Marshall were held Wednesday 

(26) at the Beverly Hills Mortuary. 

The 75-year-old actor died of a heart attack 

in his Beverly Hills home Saturday 

(22). Marshall enjoyed a half-century of 

success as an actor, but limited his appearances 

in recent years because of his 

failing health. He is survived by his wife 

and two daughters. 

Films in which he appeared included 

"The Painted Veil" with Greta Garbo, 

"Secrets of a Secretary," "Blonde Venus," 

"The Dark Angel," "A Bill of Divorcement," 

"Razor's Edge." "Duel in the Sun," 

"Virgin Queen" and "Portrait in Smoke," 

In England he played in one silent film 

with Pauline Frederick. He appeared with 

Jeanne Eagles in an early talkie of 1929. 

Expect Record Turnout 

For Equipment Meet 

NEW ORLEANS—The Theatre Equipment 

Dealers Ass'n and the Theatre Equip- 

_ ment Supply Manu- 

facturers Ass'n con- 

Hm, ference in New Or- 

^m. leans February 6-9 

^K is expected to have 

j-*j*j the biggest turnout of 

j 

p dealers and manufacturers 

in the his- 

f^fc^ 

*^\^, 

$ X. 

tory of the two or ~ 

- 

jp^k ganizations. a goal 

which TEDA has 

v/^H for 

^Biw ^^M worked continuously 

^^"" ^^ since being reacti- 

Spero Kontos vated in 1960 

' 

according 

WYOMING 

Dean Metzger, 

to Spero 

Kontos, TEDA president. 

DuBois—Rustic Pine, closed several 

"TEDA's objective, a closer association 

between the motion picture exhibitor, the 

Eastman Kodak Cuts Prices manufacturer and the dealer has largely 

come about the last few years and will 

On Color, B&W Film 

hopefully continue in the future," Kontos 

ROCHESTER. NY.—Reduction of film said. "We also hope to work in a fraternal 

Kodak, effective January 26. The price was 

prices have been announced by Eastman 

way with the new National Ass'n of 

Theatre Owners (NATO), which from the 

cut on EK's 35mm professional motion exhibitors' point of view has the same end 

purpose: to bring closer understanding 

picture color print film. Type 5385, from 

$36 a thousand feet to $32.50 a thousand, and a friendlier coordination between the 

and of its 35mm professional motion picture 

exhibitor, distributor and supplier." 

black-and-white positive film. Type Kontos said that Boxoffice's recent 

breakdown of new theatres across the nation 

5302, from $17 a thousand feet to $16 a 

thousand. 

The company also is changing its terms 

of sale for professional motion picture film 

came as no surprise as TEDA members 

were instrumental in planning and equipping 

these houses. "Included in the dealer 

participation is creative consulting, furnishings, 

equipment, and in many cases, 

financing." he pointed out. 

Second Banner Year Net 

Is Reported by Vendo 

KANSAS CITY—Record sales and 

profits for the second successive year 

were reported by the Vendo Co. for 1965. 

Sales were $77,425,405, up 22 per cent over 

1964, and net income was $5,101,481. up 

46 per cent from $3,503,434. 

Earnings per share on common stock on 

2.660.865 shares outstanding amounted to 

$1.91, compared with $1.32 last year on 

2,638,739 shares. Provision for taxes in 1965 

was $4,798,000, compared with 3,547,000 

in 1964. Vendo dividends were increased 

during the year to 12 ] ' 2 cents from 10 

cents. 

E. F. Pierson, chairman and president. 

says Vendo "anticipates a continuance of 

our consistent, profitable growth" in the 

future. 

Paul S. Grip Is Named 

Veep of Technicolor 

HOLLYWOOD—Paul S. Grip has been 

named a vice-president of Technicolor. 

Inc., and will be on special assignment, it 

was announced by Paul W. Fassnacht, 

president. 

Grip was formerly in sales and marketing 

with Revlon, Schick Safety Razor Co., 

and Jens Risom Design, Inc. He is an economics 

graduate of Boston College, where 

he earned his B.S. degree in 1958. Following 

graduation, he served two years in the 

Army as a lieutenant of artillery. 

BOXOFFICE Jan. 31, 1966

i by Burt Kennedy, who also \ 

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Columbia 

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BAROMETER 

This chart records the performance of current attractions in the opening week of their first runs in 

the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than five engagements are not listed. As new runs 

are reported, ratings are added and averages revised. Computation terms percentage in of is in 

relation to normal grosses as determined by the theatre managers. With 100 per cent as "normal," 

the figures show the gross ratings above or below that mark. (Asterisk * denotes combination bills.) 

Agony and the Ecstasy, The 

Battle of the Bulge (WB) 

| Diary of a Chambermaid, (Int'l Classics) 

325 150 220 200 250 200 

350 200 180 248

tal—Marvin 

20 

which 

: lor 

. Carrollton 

USIA Director Addresses 

American Radio-TV Women 

NEW YORK—In a speech before the 

American Women in Radio and Television, 

the director of the U. S. Information 

Agency's Motion Picture and Televi Ion 

Service described USIA's worldwide activity 

of transmitting "ideas on a beam of 

light" and cited the central role of Imaginative 

and progressive film ta'ent. 

George Stevens jr. announced USIA's 

plans to sponsor a series of films by young 

American filmmakers as part of a continuing 

effort to discover fresh talent to 

produce films and television shows for 

showing overseas in 117 countries. 

From the ranks of beginning filmmakers, 

USIA will select three individuals to 

write and direct documentaries budgeted at 

$7,000. One of last year's Young America 

producers, Carroll Ballard, is currently 

filming a major documentary which was 

assigned to him, based on the success of 

his first effort for the agency. "Beyond 

This Winter's Wheat." 

Frank Names Don Warner 

Manager of New Penn 

PLEASANTVTLLE, N.J. — Don Warner 

has been appointed general manager of 

the 750-seat Penn Theatre, which is being 

completed for a February opening 

in the Pennsville Shopping Center on 

Route 49 in Salem County. Warner's appointment 

was announced by Al Frank, 

vice-president and treasurer of Frank Theatres, 

the circuit which will operate the 

new theatre. 

Warner has been with the circuit for 

six years after previously serving with 

circuits in Philadelphia, Wilmington, 

Coatesville, Chester, Asbury Park and Atlantic 

City. Now residing in Egg Harbor 

City and currently directing operations 

of Frank theatres in the Absecon, Pleasantville 

and Hammonton areas, Warner 

has been in exhibition 25 years. 

Samuel Frank, Al's father and an industry 

pioneer in this region, is president 

of the rapidly expanding Frank circuit. 

SPECIAi SCREENING—Eliot Ilyman. 

second from right, president of 

Seven Arts, presides at a special 

screening of "Ten Little Indians" for 

executives of the Hearst publishing 

empire at the Johnny Victor Theatre 

in New York. Left to right are James 

V. O'Gara, Seven Arts' vice-president 

and general sales manager; EL James 

Gediman, president of Hearst Advertising 

Service; Hyman and G. O. 

Markuson. general manager. Hearst 

Newspapers. 

HONOR PAST CHIEF—Irving 

Dollinger, 

left, 1966 chief barker elect, 

looks on as Si Fabian, right, presents 

a plaque to outgoing chief barker Jack 

II. Levin at the installation luncheon 

of New York Variety Club. Tent 35, 

at the Americana Hotel. January 12. 

Fabian will serve as a canvasman on 

the 1966 crew, where he will act as the 

over-all campaign chairman. 

New York Allied Names 

1966 Committee Heads 

BUFFALO—Allied Theatre Owners of 

New York has named its committee chairmen 

for the year, announces Sidney J. 

Cohen, president. They are: 

Tax—Harry Berkson: convention— 

Dewey Michaels; membership—John Martina 

and Ray Smith: special projects- 

Ronald Hoelc'.e: legislative—Jake Stefanon; 

Will Rogers Hosp Atlas: 

; 

entertainment—Sam Gandel; toll TV- 

Charles Pinnerty; industry relations 

Howard Goldstein: legal—Leonard Goldstein: 

public ty—Joe Warc'a: finance- 

Gasper P. Mendola and John Wilheld: 

trade practices—Sylvan Leff; code of 

ethics—Sam Sunness and Samuel Rosenblatt. 

D. of C. Wage Bill Would 

Include Theatre Employes 

WASHINGTON — The Senate, 60-10. 

' 

passed a bill Thursday 

> would 

bring the District of Columbia workers not 

covered under minimum wage laws under 

a $1.25 minimum, with time-and-a-half 

alter 40 hours. Theatre employes would 

be covered for the first time. 

The bill was passed by the House in a 

different version last year. Now 

the two versions must go to a Sen ate - 

House conference. 

Irene Stein Now Executive 

With Pathe Contemporary 

NEW YORK—The appointment of Irene 

Stein to the position of assistant to the 

general sales manager of Pathe Contemporary 

Films was announced by Ben 

Siegel general sales manager of the distribution 

company. The appointment is 

effective immediately. 

Miss Stein, who was most receir 

sociated with Magna Pictures, will assist 

Siegel on all matters relating to sales. 

— 

Long Wineland Lease 

On Beltway 30 House 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Wineland Theatres 

has signed a Ion with the 

t 

L. Dixon Co. for an indoor 

to be built in the Beltway 30 Shopping 

Prince Georges County. Md.. adon 

Route 450. 

1.000-scat theatre is to be equipped 

with stereophonic sound, a giant screen 

and luxury-type chairs. A late summer 

opening is expected for the theatre, which 

will be the 16th unit now in operation or 

under construction for the Washingtonbased 

Wineland circuit. 

MGM Plans Big Promotion 

For 'Made in Paris' 

NEW YORK—MGM will convert the 

grand ballroom of the New York Hilton 

Hotel into a film theatre for one night 

pecial projection equipment is in- 

the benefit showing of "Made in 

Paris" February 4 for the Gallery of Modern 

Art. this to be followed by a supper 

charity dance and a show of fashions from 

thi MGM pxture at the hotel. Huntington 

Hartford, who gave the Gallery Museum to 

the City of New York, is chairman of the 

affair, which will be attended by society 

and entertainment notables, according to 

Si Seadler, MGM director of special 

projects. 

"This new concept in a premiere eliminated 

the inconvenience caused by transporting 

from a theatre to hotel auditorium, 

following the usual premiere," Seadler 

pointed out. 

"Made in Paris." which MGM will release 

nationally in February, is the 100th 

pxture made by Joe Pasternak. Ralph 

Hetzel. acting president of the Motion Picture 

Ass'n of America, has presented the 

producer with a citation that exhibitors 

can reproduce for display in promoting 

the picture. 

In addition to the invitation premiere in 

New York. MGM is staging one of "its 

biggest merchandising efforts" for the 

picture, centering on Helen Rose, who designed 

the $250,000 wardrobe for the film 

and who has already presented a fashion 

show for Women's Page editors duri 

tional Press Week in New York and is curon 

a promotion tour of other key 

cities, including Washington. Philadelphia, 

Chicago. Detroit, Atlanta and Dallas. A 

TV featurette spotlighting Miss Rose and 

Richard Crenna. who is co-starred with 

Ann-Margret in "Made hi Paris." 

as mode's wearing the gown collection, is 

also being made available to 175 stations. 

National exploitation tie-ins have also been 

set with Vogue Magazine in which front 

pages mention the trip to Paris prize for 

the department store doing the best promotion. 

One store in 60 major cities will 

feature the promotion in their display 

windows. 

Other promotions are geared to the 

market and Trini Lopez introduced 

the title song this week on the NBC-TV 

network program. "Hullabaloo." Seadler 

pointed out at a luncheon for the tradepress 

at Sardi's Restaurant Tuesday * 

Carol Martin, lovely blonde actress-model, 

passed out samples of a Lanvln perfume 

from Paris to all those attending. 

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Snow, Cold Hurt B'way First 

Runs 

But Judith' Has Big Week at Hall 

NEW YORK—A weekend snowstorm 

and intense cold hurt most of the Broadway 

first-run houses Saturday and Sunday 

(22, 23) but the one important new 

film, the first of 1966, "Judith," at the 

Radio City Music Hall, chalked up a strong 

first week, although even this was hurt 

for one day as the storm kept suburbanites 

away from the city. A new art house 

picture, "Sandra," also had a big opening 

week at the east side Pine Arts. 

"Thunderball," still playing three theatres—the 

Paramount, Sutton and Cinema 

I on the east side, had a remarkably good 

fifth week and is continuing, as is "The 

Spy Who Came in From the Cold," very 

good at the DeMille and the east side 

Coronet, both of these being spy pictures 

which were joined by "Our Man Flint," 

which opened at the Forum and the east 

side Baronet Tuesday

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Times Film Corporation 

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New York, NY. 10019 

Phone: PLoio 7 6980 

Represents: New York 

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TIMES FILM CORP 

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'Spirits; 

Fellini Is 

'Darling' Honored by IFIDA; 

Named Best Director 

NKW YORK "Julie he S 

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Ped< rlco Felllnl Ctallan film d uted 

in the 8 by Rlzzoll Films, received the 

Joseph Burstyn Award foi 'bi 

mguai ol L065," while Felllnl 

dlrectoi ol h foreign llm 

Film Awai dinner 

at Hi fnti 

..I the fndependenl Film fm and 

Dlstrlbutora ol America at Hotel 

the 

Amei Icana Ft Idaj (21) 

Joseph E Levlne, whose Embassj Pic 

»ai ling" and "The 

in,, releases both 

Tenth Victim," accepted mosl of the other 

award i, ol them expected although 

the final ballol Ini foi u Innei a wai n il 

announced until a representative foi S 

handed 

( 'o 

the envelopes i" the presenters on the dais 

"Darling" was ni id "besl foreign film 

in in English language,' Julie Christie 

was named "besl acl foi hei stai Ing 

role in the film and Marcello Mastrolannl 

wa d "besl actoi " foi hli Btarrln 

role In "The Tenth Victim," all ol the 

;iw in ds being accepti d bj Levlne In thi ab 

nonce ol he acl ual nl 

ved a peclal cltal Ion 

i, H his conti Ibutlons by Impoi ting dl 

n IbutliiB and producing foreign film thl 

on behall ol CPIDA bj 

Si ii.iIiu Jacob i. Javlts, whtle Marvin 

in president ol K B Theatri n 

eeh in' exhlbltoi ol the s eai ai aw d 

from Jean < loldwurm, president ol Times 

Film and man ol tPIl lA's Fesl h al 

mill Awards committee Arthur Kennedy, 

five 

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Acadi "in Awai d aomlnee pi 

sented the "besl picture" award; Michael 

Cacoyannl director ol iorba the Ireek," 

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pres uted the "besl director" award to the 

ki oil representative; Zero Mostel, stai 

ol "A Funny Tiling Happened i>n the Waj 

to Foi ura" on both stage and si een 

presented the "besl ird while 

Llln K< dro\ a all o ol "Zorba the Greek, 

prei av ard 

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Industry's newest "honoi society,' one oi 

1H7 so honon d In the S and t lanada to 

m "Certified Travel 

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bi ni named a pai tm in Idi nt 

Industry atti 

who has been a leader In the flghl 

censorship ol motion pictures, was prinii 

n ibei ship lunch 

\i'\\ Voi It's Cinema I 

lI the Hotel Astor Thursday (27) 

i Fins late In 

January on "A Man Called Adam." the 

5 

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Jr., directoi Leo Penn making thi la I 

Street and at 

the Brooklyn Bridge at South Street 

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David Raphi 

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J ho will 

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mthoi and hu band 

ni ii- Patricia Neal, came 

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David M Where 

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lam head, left for Bui 

foi businei trip to Paris and 

Rom while Lou Lagalante, ATP ex I 

controllei 

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to Romi to hold 

Vmei nan In 

ii [-national's Italian affillati s. Jam 

Caan, who reci ntlj completed Howard 

toi Paramount, left 

pain Friday (28) to start hi 

starring role In the DA Mil Isch "The Re 

turn ni the Seven." 

Russell Downing Honored 

At Retirement Luncheon 

new yohk- Russell v. Downing n 

tli 

ni" ! ,' ni,,. i 

ntj Ma n Hall 

was honored 

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(25) given by 

Bi an. ipi aklng foi the motion 

ploture Industry, presented him with a 

Silver ocklail i lllii'l's mi hand 

Included Cr\ Lng luena Vista 

1 

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Rube Jackter, Columbia; Morris Lefko 

and Howard Strlcklin r, M( IM Barney 

in, George Weltnei and Charle 

Boa berg, Paramount R. Rackmll, 

Hem s 

ii "Hi" Martin and Budd 

Universal; Benjamin Kalmenson, V 

Ned E Deplnet, formal president 

RKO. and Donald RuRoff. president ol 

Ru ',,ii i heal (" well as Richard F 

Walsh, CATSE; Max L Arons, president, 

Local 802, torn Fi deration of Musland 

John Phillips, Met lltan 

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Governor Rocki'h-iii'i Richard Dllworth 

and John Lockwood from the Rocl fi Uei 

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p. H i mi ni Downing was riled for liis 

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personal contributions and for the" 

services provided by Radio \ Musi, 

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Hall to the Savings Bond program. 

The presentation also «as marked bj 

the premiere »i "The land We Love," 

a documentary short subject in color, 

as pari of the Music Hill program 

i h, film is ti being di Ibuted bj Warnei 

Bros., as a public service. Downing is 

at thi' right. 

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H lbany exchange district theatres, playing 

pictures at more than $1.25 admission, 

generally are retaining the prices in effect 

before the 10 per cent federal tax was 

cut effective December 31. 

< 

Herb Schwartz, Columbia branch head, 

made a business trip to Liberty In thi 

Wayne Carignan, former 20th 

kills . . . 

Century-Fox head shipper and later a 

booker, salesman and sales representative 

here, is driving a school bus in suburban 

Colonic as well as managing the Community 

Theatre, Catskill. He travels between 

the two communities, Monday 

through Friday. 

Herb Gaines attended a two-day Warner 

Bros, sales meeting for the Eastern 

exchange at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia 

on Thursday 1 1 Friday 

Ripps, MGM manager and exhibitor 

District manager Jules Lapidus presided 

area chairman for the Will Rog- 

ers Memorial Hospital Drive, asks that 

all houses which did not participate in the 

fall audience collections do so now. 

George Thornton, Catskill Mountains exhibitor, 

and his wife will leave February 

8 from New York for a five-week vacation 

in Arizona and Acapulco. Last winter 

they took a Caribbean cruise. Their son 

Thomas, now serving with the Army in 

Korea and a partner in Wilhelm-Thornton 

Theatres, has 14 months' additional 

duty ahead. George's brother Walter is 

projectionist at Thornton's Orpheum Theatre 

in Saugerties. He is recovering from 

an operation and will undergo further 

surgery in the future. Walter's wife Marguerita, 

one of the few qualified women 

projectionists in the Albany exchange district, 

is pinch-hitting during her husband's 

absence. 

Richard, son of Max Westebbe, owner of 

Westebbe Films, which distributes foreign 

and domestic pictures in the Albany-Buffalo 

area, visited his parents while on vacation 

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visor on economics for that country 

through the Federal Reserve Bank Hi 

conferred with bank officials in the capitol, 

before flying back to G: 

lives with his wife and two children. He 

had been on a skiing holiday in Austria 

before coming here. 

Jim Fetter, United Artists assistant general 

sales manager, and Al Glaub 

district manager, conferred here with rep- 

Di the Blanche in Litham, 

the Colony in Schenectady and thi 

ma Art in Troy, regarding possible future 

UA first-run product. The theatres bought 

four first-run TJA releases. The Colony 

signed "Viva Maria" to follow "Thunderball," 

which also has been playing at 

the other two houses. No engagement 

length for "Viva" was specified. Ken Reuter, 

UA Buffalo branch manager, also 

Hew here to meet with Fetter and Glaubinger. 

Hyman Krenovitz. currently op. 

a ski lodge in the Adirondacks. will reopen 

the Super 86 Drive-In at Plattsburg 

February 26, reports John Wilhelm, former 

20th-Fox branch manager and now 

buyer-booker for 13 Albany territory situations. 

Max Westebbe and Gene Lowe. Westebbe 

Films. Inc.. met with chief buyer George 

V. Lynch of Schine Theatres, assistant Bill 

Kraemer and booker Chris Pope. J. Myer 

Schine. board chairman, held conferences 

at 

the home office. 

Bob Moore, new Paramount branch 

chief, is competing in the company's an- 

. 

nual managers' drive. The first prize is 

a one-week all-expense paid vacation 

Paramount "sneaked" "The Slender 

Thread'' at the Stanley Warner Strand, 

t lie Tuesday

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WASHINGTON 

âlt Disney's "Winnie the Pooh" characters 

spent Saturday (29) here, arriving 

early enough to appear on Metromedia's 

WTTG-TV in a children's spectacular at 

10 a.m., after parading through town in 

four convertibles. The visitors also presented 

their show at Chidren's Hospital. 

BV manager Joseph Brecheen has set up 

the cartoon featurette and "The Ugly 

Dachshund" as a combination to open 

February 17 in ten area theatres, first 

multi run. 

Sheldon Tromberg, president of Boxoffice 

Attractions, is setting up drive-in 

dates for new Audubon product. His distribution 

firm's revenues hit its peak in 

1965, and expansion into worldwide distribution 

of art film rentals is under way. 

Additional personnel is being considered. 

Maynard Madden, associate of Joe Gins 

Films, will retire in March and have more 

time for his cottage at North Beach on 

Chesapeake Bay. He has been in the motion 

picture business since 1920. His firm 

booked "Juliet of the Spirits" at the T-L 

Playhouse and in Baltimore at Schwaber's 

Five West Theatre. Gins attended the Independent 

Film Importers and Distributors 

award dinner in New York, which honored 

Marvin Goldman, K/B Theatres as "exhibitor 

of the year." Also attending were 

Sam and Ross Wheeler and Jack Fruchtman. 

president of JF Theatres. Baltimore. 

The Defense Department has expanded 

its motion picture program for military 

personnel in Vietnam by opening an office 

of the Army and Air Force Motion Picture 

Service in Saigon. David A. Bochkor has 

been named manager. He will work under 

the Pacific branch which has headquarters 

in Tokyo. Currently, there are 35mm theatres 

showing first-run films at the air 

bases in Tan Son Nhut and Danang. Also, 

current releases in 16mm prints are being 

shipped to Vietnam. 

"The Merry Wives of Windsor," a Sigma 

in release, has a two-day February 16 and 

17, roadshow engagement set in 11 area 

theatres, which are: Washington—Loew's 

Palace, S/W Avalon, and K/B Apex: 

Bethesda—K/B Baronet; Silver Spring- 

Roth's Silver: Takoma Park—K/B's Flower 

Avenue Playhouse; Greenbelt—Showcase's 

Beltway; Annandale— Neighborhood's Annandale; 

Arlington—Neighborhood's Bird; 

Alexandria—Alexandria Amusement Corp.'s 

When film designer Helen Rose presented 

MGM's "Made in Paris" costumes 

Tuesday (18), the $250,000 wardrobe was a Reed, and Falls 

"show 

Church—Neighborhood's 

stopper." In the film, the 100th picture 

for Joe Pasternak, Edie Adams and 

State. 

Ann-Margret wear the "unbelievable" creations. 

The picture is set to open in Balti- 

"sneak" of "The Heroes of Telemark" at 

Columbia publicist Sid Zins held a 

more at Durkee's Senator and Ambassador. the Loew's Palace Friday (21) ... While 

Washington's playdate is not as yet confirmed, 

according to MGM booker Jack Chase," he was host at a showing of his 

Sam Spiegel was here promoting "The 

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Another film personality passing through 

was Gila Golan of "Our Man Flint." 

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The "Doctor Zhivago" premiere ticket 

holders ($35) will be guests of the Ambassador 

of Spain and the Marchioness de 

Merry del Val at a pre-performance buffet 

at their embassy February 2. MGM and 

Stanley Warner Theatres have issued invitations 

to a press preview Febraary 1 at 

the Warner at 8:30 p.m. 

PITTSBURGH 

Qilbert Cook, Greenville showman and 

manager there for Blatt Bros., has 

taken office as tax collector, a post he won 

in the recent election . 

P. Harris jr. 

of the Harris Theatres family and Andrea 

Stocklas have announced their engagement. 

MGM will tradescreen "The Singing" 

Nun" at 8:45 p.m. today (31) in the 

WAMO Bldg. Screenings also scheduled 

are "To Trap a Spy," February 2, and 

"Around the World Under the Sea," February 

4. 

Services were held Thursday (27) in St. 

Cyril Catholic Church for Anthony H. 

Esser, 90, one of the founders of the Esser 

Theatrical Costume Co. He died Monday 

(24). 

The New Kensington General Telephone 

Co. has completed installation of 52,000 

feet of main trunk cable and 80,000 feet of 

distribution cable to make CATV available 

to residents of Vandergrift and East Vandergrift. 

This service will be brought to 

other communities, including Kiski Valley, 

Leechburg, North Vandergrift. Apollo and 

Hyde Park. 

BALTIMORE 

J)avid Ginsburg, a director of Maryland 

Theatre Owners Ass'n and executive 

of Sidney Lust Theatres. Washington, was 

in Virginia Thursday (27) for conferences 

with Jerry Goron, president, Virginia Theatre 

Owners Ass'n to further plans for a 

joint convention of the two units in July 

at Virginia Beach. 

Funeral services were held here for 

Everett J. Connellee of Elkton, Md.. who 

died after a month's illness in Baltimore's 

Church Home Hospital. He was part owner 

of the Elk Theatre, Elkton, with his 

brother Douglas Connellee, president of 

MTOA. He leaves another brother Clark 

Connellee, owner of the New Theatre. 

Aberdeen, Md., his wife, a daughter and 

a son. 

Baltimore Variety announces a black-tie 

"Salute to Variety Week Mardi Gras 

Champagne Celebration" February 19 in 

the Summit Country Club from 6 p.m. to 

2 a.m. 

Perring Park Cinema, beyond Baltimore 

city limits, is scheduled to open February 

16. Bemie Cross will be manager of the 

new 1,164-seat house owned by General 

Cinema Corp. of Boston . . . Larry Jacobs, 

formerly of the Town Theatre, is now 

manager of the Broumas Harunda'.e Mall 

Theatre . . . Max Miller, publicist for 

United Artists, was in Baltimore for advance 

promotion on "Viva Maria." 

Art Hallock, supervising manager for 

Paramount Theatre, the Pulaski and Valley 

drive-ins of the Schwaber Circuit, and his 

wife will fly to Hawaii February 5 as guests 

of United Airlines, for which their daughter 

Stacey, winner of the Miss Maryland 

Contest, is now a stewardess. She recently 

returned from a skiing trip at Norway. 

Harold Ellison, manager of Valley Drivein, 

became the father of a daughter. 

Sanford Newman is the new manager 

of the Town, one of JF Theatres. He 

comes here from H&K Theatres in Cleveland. 

George Brehm of the Westview Cinema 

held a special screening of "Umbrellas of 

Cherbourg," at which music and French 

school teachers from Baltimore and two 

other counties were guests, along with the 

French consul from Baltimore. The film 

opens February 2 at the Westview. 

Jack Clarke is the new manager at the 

Plaza Randallstown, a Broumas house . . . 

Ed Rosenfeld has resigned his position 

from the executive staff of Broumas 

Theatres. 

Moe Shayt, manager of the New Howard, 

was a surgical patient at Sinai Hospital 

Ulman, former owner of the 

Ulman. New and Boulevards theatres, 

Salisbury, Md., re-entered Maryland General 

Hospital for several days after suffering 

a relapse of a respiratory ailment. 

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NEWS AND VIEWS OF THE PRODUCTION CENTER 

ACE Lisis Nominees 

For 'Eddie 7 

Awards 

HOLLYWOOD—The American Cinema 

Editors, in preparation for Its 16th annual 

"Eddie" awards event March 27 at the 

Cocoanut Grove, has listed its nominees in 

five major categories. 

Nominated for "Outstanding Motion 

of the Year" are "Doctor 

Zhivago." "The Sound of Music," "Those 

Men in Their Flying Machines." 

"A Thousand Clowns" and "Tokyo 

Olympiad." 

For "Best Edited Motion Picture of the 

Year": "Dear Brigitte." film editor. Marjorie 

Fowler; "Th? Flight of the Phoenix," 

film editor, Michael Luciano: "The Sound 

of Music." film editor. William Reynolds: 

A Thousand Clowns," film editor. Ralph 

Rosenbloom. and "Tokyo Olympiad." film 

editor. Richard L. Van Enger jr. 

For best direction: Robert Aldrich, for 

"Flight of the Phoenix": David Lean, for 

"Doctor Zhivago"; Sidney Lumet. "The 

Hill": Mark Robson. "Von Ryan's Express," 

and Robert Wise. "The Sound of Music." 

"Best Actress of the Year": Julie 

Andrews. Claire Bloom. Julie Christie, 

Simone Signoret and Vivien Leigh, the 

latter two for their roles in Stanley 

Kramer's "Ship of Fools," a Columbia 

release. 

"Best Actor": Jack Lemmon. Lee Marvin, 

Laurence Olivier. Omar Sharif and Oskar 

Werner. 

Rule Named Chairman 

For Brotherhood Week 

HOLLYWOOD — Elton H. Rule. ABC 

vice-president and general manager of 

KABC-TV. has been appointed Brotherhood 

Week media chairman in southern 

California for television, announces the 

National Conference of Christians and 

Jews. 

Other members to serve on the committee 

are Loyd C. Sigmon. vice-president of 

Golden West Broadcasters and general 

manager of KMPC. and Ferdinand Mendenhall. 

editor and co-publisher of Van 

ra and Green Sheet. 

Oscar Ballots Mailed 

HOLLYWOOD—Ballots for the Oscar 

awards were mailed by the Academy of 

'Hollywood OJJice—Suite 321 at 6362 Hollywood Blvd.) 

AT FRIARS' CT.l'B DINNER—Dean Martin, second from left, -t.u ol 

Irving Mien's "The Silencers," was honored at a testimonial dinner by the 

Friars' Club at the Beverly Hilton in Hollywood recently. Shown with Martin: 

Anthony Quinn. left, who was iti Hollywood for completion of Mark Robson's 

"The Lost Command," also a Columbia release; George Jessel. second from 

right, and Mike Frankovich. risht, Columbia first vice-president in charge of 

worldwide production. 

Pioneer Film Awards 

Given by USC, DKA 

HOLLYWOOD — Scriptwriter 

Frances 

Marion and producer Sol Lesser were presented 

the first Pioneer Film Awards. 

established by the University of Southern 

California's Department of Cinema and 

Delta Kappa Alpha, national honorary 

cinema fraternity, at DKA's 28th anniversary 

dinner Sunday 1 30> 

The plaques were signed by Dr. T 

Strevey. USC vice-pres dent ; for academic 

affairs; Herbert E. Farmer, director of 

services for the Department of Cinema 

and national DKA president, and Dr. Bernard 

Kantor. chairman of the department 

of cinema. 

Miss Marion was the highest paid scriptwriter 

in the industry for many years, and 

has written more screenplays than anyother 

writer. She is the holder of two 

Academy Awards for "The Big Hoi; 

1928-29 and "The Champ" in 19:f2 

Among Lesser's outstanding film 

"Our Town" and "Kon-Tiki." both of 

< 

Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Wednesday 

1 will be announced which won Academy Awards. His industryleadership 

February 21 in the Academy offices, with 

Is evidenced by the number of 

awarding of the Oscars in Santa Monica on 

for which he has been responsible. 

He was first to become an Independent 

April 18 at the civic auditorium, scene of 

last year's ceremonies. 

producer, to Inaugurate the preview, to 

start i» iuurs. and to 

star a child in a major production. 

Besides Miss Marion and Lesser. DKA 

also honored Lucille Ball. Gregory Peck 

and Hal Wallis with membership in the 

fraternity, and introduced new student and 

associate members. 

18>h Annual DGA Awards 

Nominees Are Announced 

HOLLYWOOD—Nominees for the 18th 

annual Directors Guild of America awards 

were announced Wednesday '19' by 

George Sidney, president of the guild. 

The nominees and films, in a'phabetical 

order, are: Sidney Furie. "The Ipcress 

Sidney Lumet. "The Pawnbroker": 

John s 

B :>ou." and Robert Wise, "The 

Sound ot 

winner will be announced 

dinner on Pi 

the B< Hotel. A simultaneous 

dinner also will be held by the DGA In 

irk at the Waldorf-Astoria. 

Nominations for out ctorial 

In television were disclosed 

Monde the winner to be announced 

at the banquet. Last year's motion 

picture winner was George Cukor for 

"My Fair Lady " 

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RCA's David Sarnoff 

To Get SPG Award 

HOLLYWOOD—Walt Disney will present 

the 1965 Milestone Award to Brig. Gen. 

Robert Sarnoff, Radio Corp. of America 

board chairman, at the Screen Producers 

Guild Milestone Awards dinner March 6 

in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Louis F. Edelman, 

SPG president, announced Tuesday 

SPG Journal to Feature 

Article on Film Critics 

HOLLYWOOD—The next issue of the 

Journal of the Screen Producers Guild will 

take a long, hard and perhaps not toocomplimentary 

look at critics. Since the 

policy of the paper is to present both sides 

of a problem, noted reviewers from all 

parts of the nation will participate. 

The Vine Street Irregulars group covered 

this item briefly at its last monthly 

meeting and discussed the question of the 

location of reviewers and critics outside the 

Hollywood and New York areas. Critics 

and motion picture writers, who make up 

this informal group of Hollywood journalists, 

brought up the unanswered question 

of the impact reviews have on audience 

attendance. With attacks leveled at 

quality regulars on weeklies and conservative 

intellectual papers in New York, this 

appears to be the start of "critic scalphunting" 

season. 

Nominations Close on Best 

Written American Films 

HOLLYWOOD — The deadline for the 

return of nominations for the best written 

American screenplay was Wednesday 

(26) for the 491 active members of the 

Writers Guild screen branch, according 

to Herbert Baker, co-chairman of the 18th 

annual awards. 

Voting was on 41 comedies, 80 dramas 

and 8 musicals. The winning screen writers 

will receive awards at the March 23 dinner-show 

in the Beverly Hilton Hotel. For 

a screenplay to be nominated on the final 

ballot, it must receive at least 10 p?r cent 

of the total vote cast in that category. 

'Salt of the Earth' Set 

For Hollywood Playdate 

HOLLYWOOD—"Salt 

of the Earth." an 

American film which won two major 

awards in Europe, will have one of its first 

showings in this country, 11 years after its 

completion, when it opens at the Europa 

Theatre on February 25. 

The picture won the Grand Prix as best 

film of 1955 by the French Motion Picture 

Academy, and "The Best Film" award at 

the 1P55 Czechoslovakia!! Film Festival. 

Julie Andrews Voted Most 

Popular Star in Britain 

LONDON—Julie Andrews, star of "The 

Sound of Music" for 20th Century-Fox, 

has been chosen the most popular star of 

the year in Great Britain in a survey by 

Kinematograph Weekly in cooperation 

with the country's distributors and exhibitors. 

Four of the 17 boxoffice winners of 

1965 were re'eased by 20th-Fox, according 

to the survey. 

Also voted among the ten most popular 

performers of the year were Rex Harrison, 

star of 20th-Fox's "The Agony and the 

(25). 

The awards show will feature Bob Hope 

as master-of-ceremonies. Other highlights 

include the first annual presentation of the Ecstasy"; Frank Sinatra, "Von Ryan's Express," 

David O. Selznick Award for the best creative 

p-oducer an award 

and James Stewart, "Dear 

film of the year, Brigitte." 

for the best television program of 1965 and The 20th-Fox boxoffice champions were 

the Jesse L. Lasky Intercollegiate Award "The Sound of Music," "Those Magnificent 

for the best college or university produced Men in Then Flying Machines, or: How I 

film. 

Flew From London to Paris in 25 Hours 

Disney is a former recipient of the Milestone 

and 11 Minutes," "The Agony and the 

Award. Robert Pinkel will produce Ecstasy" and "Von Ryan's Express." 

the show for the SPG. 

The publication reported that "the fabulous 

success of 'The Sound of Music' is a 

triumph for 20th-Fox, which, after a period 

of reorientation, is firmly back in the first 

league." 

Universal Signs Contracts 

For Two-Hour Telefilms 

HOLLYWOOD—Universal Pictures now 

has contracts with all three major television 

networks, ABC, CBS and NBC, to 

make two-hour feature telefilms. Jennings 

Lang, senior vice-president of television 

production at the studio, announced the 

production of "Winchester '73" with Richard 

E. Lyons and Vincent McEveety directing 

from a script by Anthony Ellis. 

The first feature is based on the 1950 

motion picture starring James Stewart, 

and Shelley Winters, one of Universal's 

all-time top theatre grossers. The present 

feature stars Tom Tryon, James Farentino. 

John Saxon. Julie Sommars and Dan 

Duryea. 

AWARD TO 

AUTHOR — Novelist 

Irving Stone, who wrote "The Agony 

and the Ecstasy," was the honored 

guest at the San Francisco premiere 

of the filmization of that book at 

the Fox-Parkside Theatre. The event 

was sponsored by the Lowell Hi?h 

School Alumni Ass'n for the benefit 

of its scholastic fund. Stone, once a 

student at Lowell High, is shown above 

being presented with a plaque by Herbert 

A. Leland, president of the alumni 

association. 

AIP Names Topper 

Production Head 

HOLLYWOOD—Burt Topper, producer, 

director, writer, has been named by James 

Nicholson, president, and Samuel Z. Arkoff, 

vice-president of American International 

Pictures, as executive assistant in 

charge of production. AIP has distributed 

his films in the past. 

Ten years ago, Topper made his first 

picture, a short subject, in the desert near 

Palm Springs and later with a crew from 

one of the local universities made his first 

feature, a war story. A former builder and 

contractor, the new production head is 

known for his short cuts in devising his 

own equipment and for low-budget 

techniques. 

Duties of the new production assistant 

will be on domestic and overseas co-production 

of independent product and of the 

new type of art pictures to be released by 

AIP under the trans-American banner. 

Two Mid-March Openings 

Of NGC Deluxers Set 

LOS ANGELES—National General Corp. 

expansion program moves into high gear 

with the announcement by Dan A. Polier 

and William H. Thedford, co-directors of 

theatre operations, of mid-March openings 

for two de luxe new motion picture showcases 

in New York and California. 

The company's first Eastern theatre, 

an 1,100-seater to be known as the Fox 

Plaza, is located in the Dort Shopping 

Center on Staten Island. Operation of the 

theatre will be directed by Roderick Smith, 

division manager for Fox Eastern Theatres, 

NGC subsidiary, with offices in New 

York City. 

New addition to Fox West Coast Theatres 

will be the 850-seat Fox Fallbrook, 

located in Canoga Park's Fallbrook Square 

Shopping Center. John Klee, Pacific 

Coast division manager, will supervise the 

theatre's operations. 

The Fox Plaza and Fox Fallbrook are 

part of NGC's expansion goal of 100 new 

theatres outlined by Eugene V. Klein, 

president and chairman of the board. At 

present. NGC has other houses under construction 

or in planning stages in Toronto, 

Canada; Ann Arbor, Mich.; East Lansing, 

Mich.; Omaha, Neb.; Topeka. Kas., and 

Tucson, Ariz. 

NGC to Hold Third 

Educational Seminar 

LOS ANGELES — National General 

Corp.'s third manager training seminar, 

conducted at the company's Beverly Hills 

home office, will be held February 1 

through 4, according to William H. Thedford 

and Dan A. Polier, co-directors of theatre 

operations. 

Since the program's inception in July, 

27 young managers and assistant managers 

have received certificates of completion in 

the educational plan. 

The four-day session will be coordinated 

by southern California district manager 

Harold Wyatt. It will cover all phases of 

NGC's operations, including film buying 

and booking, concessions, purchasing, advertising 

and publicity, equipment maintenance 

and insurance. 

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tional Gem 

and Fred S 

dent of \ 

Corp. of An 

co- chairn 

event. Ownbey 

past chief bark Lloyd Ownbej 

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Variety Tent 25 

many members will take part In the lunchi 

Schreiber, 

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Hardtop Unit Formed 

By Pacific Circuit 

LOS ANGELES—Pacific Drive-In Theatres 

Corp. here has named district manager 

Art Gordon to the new post of walk-in- division 

manager with supervision over thi 

growing hardtop wing of the predominantly 

drive-in circuit, announces Don Gut t man 

general manager. 

Acquisition of the Hollywood Pantages, 

two new Cinerama houses in San Diego and 

construction of a de luxe theatre in Lakewood 

Valley Shopping Center triggered the 

creation of two separate antonomous 

divisions, says Guttman. 

Operational director of Pacific is Frank 

Diaz. 

MGM Signs A. C. Martin 

For Studio Planning 

NEW YORK—Robert H. O'Brien, president 

of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, announced 

Thursday 

HOLLYWOi 

dent of Technicolor, Inc . announces Albert 

P. Lofquist jr. has been named vice-president 

and general manager of the motion 

picture and television division, and Robert 

T, Kreiman has been named vice-pn 

and general manager of the commercial 

and educational division. 

Lofquist, who joined the corporal 

years ago as a process con: 

has been vice-president of production In 

the motion picture division. 

Kreiman has been with Technloolo 

years as general manager of the oomand 

educational branch which now 

en raised to the divisional level In 

the company. 

Santa Barbara Permit 

Granted to Lippert 

GOLETA, CALIF.— Permission for construction 

Of a drive-in near the east end 

of the main runway at municipal airport 

has been granted to Lippert Theatres 

of Los Angeles by a 3-to-2 vote of 

the Santa Barbara County board of supervisors. 

The action came after a month-long 

battle between the city, which has control 

of the airport, and the circuit. City 

officials had protested that ih 

:i would be an air traffic hazard 

and would retard growth of the airport by 

limitini of the approach to 

the runway and preventing jets from landing. 

The board had taken no action until 

Mining from the Federal Aviation 

Agency officials that thej could make no 

formal objection to construction of two 

40-foot motion picture screens on the 13- 

acre property. 

VARII i > SI N8BON1 — James n 

Nicholson, left, chlel barker ol Varletj 

Club of Southern ( allfornia, Tenl 35, 

and American International stars 

i rankle ivalon and Salll Sa< hse poi 

hum -sin it fllcted 

with nuis, ui. ir dlstroph] it the presentation 

nt .i speclallj made Varietj 

Sunshine Coach to the os in- 

(lull 

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geiea chapter "t the Muscular i»istropbj 

\" n rhe youngster is being 

lowered in lur wheelchair on a 

lift which Is pari ol the bus, d( si pied 

to transport handicapped children. 

LOS 

ANGELES 

n luncheon honoring Lloyd C. Ownbey, 

retiring vice-president of National 

Theatre Supply Co.. 

will be held February 

16 in the Cocoanut 

Grove of the Ambassador 

Hotel. William 

C. Thedford. 

resident of Na- 

executive secretary of 

rn California Theatre O 

Is Ass'n, handling reservations Phone 

number is 657-5790. 

Prank Diaz, Pacific Drive-In Th< 

i 

rornia division manager, has 

announced the appointment of Bruce Ogillan 

Bernardino city mai 

San Fernando Valley drive-ins. < I 

headquarters will be at thi 

succeeds Art Gordon, who 

has been assigned to Pacific's home office. 

Bill Srere of the Metzger-Srere Theatres 

was In the hospital for a checkup . . . 

Bami 13 of tl twood 

re called at National Theatre Supply 

. . 

on business Jack Sherriff. branch 

manager. 

. 

Manhattan Films, was In San 

Diego making the rounds in 

. 

San Diego wi re Ward Pennington, branch 

manager, and Irwin Yablan, a 

branch manager, Paramount Pi< 

They were calling on exhibitors. 

Arriving from San Diego was Bi 

kum of the i. 

gado Parker, advertising department of 

Columbia, will resign and ok 

alifornia . 

Michelson of 

Stanley Warner Theatres is back on the 

. 

job after a session at the hospital 

Tripp will be assistant to Milton 

as, branch manager of '•' 

Bros. Bill Watmough. booker, will become 

a salesman, while Harvey I 

aanager. 

M.,n\ need] cases tion, so 

Shern:: nl ol the Filmrow 

is Club, making a plea for all meml 

;: 1966 dues promptly. 

20th-Fox Staffers Attend 

Chinatown 'Horse' Event 

HOLLYWOOD — With Harry Sokolov 

presiding as host, 50 persons from UOtli 

Centui 

.med by the Chinese 

as "Th 

assistant to studio production chief 

r was grand 

marshal of the event, riding his horse 

"Smokey." 

Parker's present series on television 

produced by Aaron 

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'Sound of Music 500 Outstanding 

LA Percentage; 'Thunderball' 450 

:.n. Mma— tattle of the bul 3e (WB), 6th wk. ..330 

A Patch of Blue (MGM), 7th wk 360 

Crest 

Egyptian— My Fair Lady (WB), 65th wk 230 

El Cincinnati 

Rey, Hollywood. Los Angeles The 

1 Kid (MGM), rerun 40 

Fairfax—The Pawnbroker (AIP), rerun 300 

I 1 Fine th Arts—The Loved One (MGM), wk 210 

Four [Errtnssy), Star—The 10th Victim 5th wk. .160 

Hollywood-Paramount Doctor Zhivago (MGM), 

5th wk 260 

Iris, State—The T.N.T. Show (AIP) 

L do—RoDture (IC), 5th wk 

65 

100 

Loyola Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying 

Machines (20:h-rox), rerun 150 

Music 

Life at the Top (Royal), 5th wk. 110 

Hall 

Pontages— Inside Daisy Clover (WB1, 5th wk. 

Pix—The Great Race (WB), 11th wk 

..150 

110 

Village—A Thousand Clowns (UA), 5th wk 240 

Warner Beverly The Slender Thre:d (Para), 

6th wk 65 

Warner Hollywood The Spy Who Came in From 

5th wk the Cold (Para), 140 

Wilshre The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 

wk 46th 500 

'Battle of Bulge' Initiates 

Portland Run With 165 

PORTLAND — "Battle of the Bulge" 

was the only newcomer in the city, grossing 

a steady 165 at the Hollywood Theatre. 

"The Sound of Music," scoring 200 

at the Fox, was matched by "Thunderball" 

at three theatres and by "That 

Dam Cat" at the Orpheum. 

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Bagdad My Fair Lady (WB), gen. release, 

5th wk 125 

Broadway Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying 

Machines (20th-Fox), 23rd wk 

175 

Cinema 21 An Evening With Batman (Col) 130 

The 10th Victim (Embassy), 5th ..140 

Fine Arts— wk. 

Fox—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 43rd wk. . .200 

Hollywood Battle of the Bulge (WB) 165 

Irvington The Loved One (MGM), 6th wk 150 

Laurelhurst, Sandy Boulevard 

Music Box, Thunderball 

(UA), 5th wk 200 

Oroheum—That Darn Cat (BVI. 5th wk 200 

Off-Broadway The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the 

World (Embassy), 5th wk Whole Wide 150 

Pan (BV), 15th wk. 75 

'Our Man Flint' Seven Times 

Average in San Francisco 

SAN FRANCISCO — "Our Man Flint" 

headed up boxoffice business with a first 

week 700 per cent at the Fox-Warfield. 

Next door, at the Golden Gate Theatre, 

"Battle of the Bulge" dropped to 650, 

while the Canadian prize-winner "Caressed," 

playing to adults only in its first 

week at the Presidio, wound up with 500. 

In the 400s were the old standbys, "Mediterranean 

Holiday," "The Sound of Music" 

and "The Great Race." along with 

LOS ANGELES — In an exclusive rerun 

at the neighborhood Fairfax Thea- 

Flint's soulmate. "The 10th Victim," 

tre, Rod Steiger's "The Pawnbroker" is 

expected to break the house record, judging 

which fell off to 400 in its fifth week at 

the Metro. 

from the first three days receipts. 

In other situations, first runs continued Bridge The Moment of Truth (Rizzol.) 150 

to chalk up good grosses. "Thunderball" Coronet—The Great Race (WB), 14th wk 400 

paced the field with 430 per cent and "A 

Crown, Palace, Serra—Agent for H.A.R.M. (Univ)..100 

Emp.re, Esqure—My Fair Lady (WB), 5th wk 115 

Patch of Blue" grossed 360. 

Fox-Parkside The Aôny ond the Ecstasy 

(20th-Fox), 5th wk 75 

(Average Is 100) 

Fox-Warf.eld Our Man Flint (20th-Fox) 700 

Cinerama— Battle of the Bulge (WB), 

Golden Gate 

Baldwin Orpheum, Wiltern, World King Rat 

5th wk 650 

(Col), rerun 100 

Beverly— Do Not Disturb 20th-Fox), 5th wk. ...140 Lorkin Th? Playground (Jerand) 150 

Metro The 10th Victim (Embassy), 5th wk 400 

Vcgue Vivo Morio (UA), 5th wk 100 

Bru.n, 

Music Hall, New Clay Juliet of the Spirits 

Carthay The Agony ond the Ecstasy (20thr. 

(Rzzoh), 5th wk 225 

90 Orpheum 

.__ -Thunderball (UA), 5th wk 430 

Cinerama Mediterranean Holiday 

18'h 

Presidio Caressed (Brenner) 

St. Francis— Never Too Late (WB) 

Stage Doer The Loved One IMGM1. 5th wk. . 

Un ted Artists—The Sound of Music (20rh-Fox 

Vogue 

Tokyo Olympiad (Fav 

'Thunderball' Denver Standout 

In All-Holdover Week 

DENVER — Eight first-run programs 

took in more than average grosses in a 

week marked by total absence of new 

product, the percentages of these eight 

holdovers ranging in a rather narrow 

band from 110 to 200. The latter percentage, 

top for the week, was garnered 

by "Thunderball" for its fifth week at 

the Paramount Theatre. 

1 n—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 

Ith 

-Never Too Lite (WB), 2nd wk 120 

Cooper—The Greatest Story Ever Told (UA), 

5th wk Not Available 

Crest Grand Hotel (MGM), Dinner at Eight 

(MGM), reissues 75 

Denham—The Great Race (WB). 15th wk 120 

Denver—That Darn Cat (BV), 5th wk 110 

Erqjire The 10th Victim (Embassy), 5th wk. .. 120 

Internet. onal— Battle of the Bulge (WB) 5th wk. .175 

Paramount Thunderball (UA), 5th wk 200 

Towne The Loved One (MGM), 5th wk 125 

Vcgue Juliet of the Spirits (Rizzoli), 5th wk .100 

Spy Pictures Big Grossers 

At Seattle First Runs 

SEATTLE—James Bond and his facsimiles 

were the big grossers on Seattle 

screens. "Thunderball" opened to a terrific 

first week's boxoffice score of 300 at 

the Orpheum, followed by "Our Man Flint" 

with 200 for its first week at the Coliseum 

Theatre. "The Sound of Music" continued 

to do good business at the Fifth Avenue, 

where the 43rd week earned a good 175 

percentage. 

Blue Mouse—Where the Spies Are (MGM) 80 

Coliseum Our M?n Flint (20rh-Fox); The Return 

Moto (20th-Fox) of Mr. 200 

Avenue 

Fifth 

The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 

43rd wk 175 

Music Box 

100 

The Greot Race (WB), 16th wk 

Orpheum Thunderball !UA), 5th wk 300 

Paramount Do Not Disturb (20th-Fox); Breakfast 

Tiffony's (Para), reissue, 4th wk at 90 

Town— 7 Women (MGM Gunfighters of Cosa 

Grande (MGM) 

Uptown— Repulsion (Royal) 

80 

175 

Fox Wilshire Theatre Hosts 

Baroness Maria Von Trapp 

BEVERLY HILLS—A capacity audience 

for "The Sound of Music" at the Fox Wilshire 

Theatre was treated to a surprise. 

Just before curtain time, manager William 

Katzky announced Baroness Maria Von 

Trapp was in the theatre to attend her 

first Los Angeles showing of the film based 

on her life story. 

He commented that "during the 11 

months 'Sound of Music' has played at the 

Fox Wilshire. the baroness has become a 

familiar person to millions of Los Angelenos 

who have seen the film once or many 

times," and asked the audience to join 

him in extending a warm welcome to her. 

The baroness responded by rising from 

her seat and waving a greeting. 

Following the performance, the baroness 

asked Katzky to help her contact Julie 

Andrews, so she might renew their 

friendship. He did so, and arranged a meeting 

of the real and fictional Maria von 

Trapp the following day. 

24 NGC Theatres Book 

500-Mile Race Telecast 

LOS ANGELES—Twenty-four National 

General Corp. locations have been booked 

for MCA's closed-circuit telecast of the 

50th annual Indianapolis 500-mile race 

classic, which will be run on May 30. 

The telecast will be shown at NGC's 

Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Hollywood; 

Fox Wilshire, Beverly Hills; Village Westwood, 

West Los Angeles; El Portal, North 

Hollywood; Alex, Glendale; Fox Redondo, 

Redondo Beach: Fox. Pomona; Long 

Beach Sports Arena, Long Beach; Fox, 

San Diego; Fox, Tucson; Fox, Phoenix; 

Circle Star, San Carlos: Fox-Warfield, 

San Francisco; Fox, Stockton, and Fox, 

Sacramento. 

In addition, NGC will show the telecast 

at the Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque; 

Denver, Denver; Valley Music Hall, North 

Salt Lake City; Fox. St. Louis; Uptown 

and Plaza, Kansas City; Miller, Wichita; 

Fifth Avenue and Coliseum, Seattle. 

Meyer Succeeds Greenlaw 

As WB Production Head 

HOLLYWOOD—Warner Bros, announces 

that B. P. "Dutch" Meyer will succeed 

Charles Greenlaw as studio production 

manager. Meyer has been a member of 

the organization for many years, serving 

in various capacities. He recently returned 

from Spain, where he was active in the 

production of "Battle of the Bulge." 

Greenlaw asked for and has been granted 

a release from his duties. Jack L. Warner 

said the resignation was accepted 

with regret. After a vacation, Greenlaw 

will announce a new association in the 

industry. 

"This Property Is Condemned," a Paramount 

release, stars Natalie Wood. 

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people got to see and hear Michael St. 

Clair who was in town to plug "Our Man 

Flint," in which he plays the heavy. He 

taped ten radio interviews and appeared 

on Bill Gordon's morning TV program 

"The Luau Show" Thursday (20). He also 

was entertained at a critics luncheon arranged 

by 20th-Fox publicitymen Norman 

Deaney and Jim Cullen. The film was playing 

at the Fox-Warfield. 

The San Francisco Motion Picture-TV 

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in the El Rey Theatre Tuesday (18). 

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Thread." Paramount supplied the film 

which had excellent reception from the 

audience. Re-elected for a second term was 

Madge Brunero. 

First -place winner of the Surf Theatre's 

"Red Desert" poster competition went to 

Leland D. Rice, a graduate student in photography 

at San Francisco State College. 

The prize was $100, and his poster will be 

exhibited at the Stewart Verde Gallery 

and later at the Surf. Second and third 

place winners received prizes of $50 and 

$25, respectively. 

The Curran Theatre started a "European 

Musicolor Travelogue Festival" of five 

films Sunday

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58-Year-Old Film Fan 

Is 

Moving Champ 

Los Angeles — Miriam Dresen, 58, 

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has become known as the "undisputed 

champ of moviegoers." She has attended 

63 showings of George Stevens' 

"The Greatest Story Ever Told." 

Upon learning of her devotion to 

his film. Stevens invited her to be his 

guest at a special screening of the 

film at the Directors Guild of America 

headquarters in Hollywood. Following 

the performance, he presented her an 

oil painting of Mas von Sydow as 

Jesus Christ in the film. 

The statistical-minded will be Interested 

to know that Miss Dresen 

accumulated a total of 320 hours of 

viewing time, while attending the performances. 

SEATTLE 

^•ramcrcy manager Erwin Glass announced 

a new policy and change of 

name for the theatre, which now is called 

Cinema 21. The house, which had shown 

"nudie" films in the past, has adopted 

the policy of running only quality secondrun 

art films. The first program duo was 

the British comedy "The Knack" and 

"How to Get It" and the French comedy 

"That Man From Rio." Future bookings will 

include "Darling," "Zorba the Greek." "8V 

and "Casanova '70." 

Effective February 1 the address of Buena 

Vista Film Distributing Co. will be 

Columbia 

2419 Second Ave. 

shipper, is leaving to go to Alaska, 

where he and his wife Doris will be employed 

by the Gross circuit at Juneau. 

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Susan Christine, bom Tuesday 18» 

makes it a trio for 20th Century-Fox 

sales manager Larry Blair and his wil 

who have two other daughters Linda and 

Teni . . . "La Traviata" opened an opera 

film festival at the Jewish Community 

Center. 

Films featuring Adolphe Menjou, Charlie 

Chaplin and Florence Vidor were shown 

at the Granada Organ Loft Club, with a 

feature film "Are Parents People?" a 1925 

production starring Menjou . . . "Grass," 

a film documentary depicting migrations 

of the Baktyari tribe of Persia in search 

of grazing land for flocks. 'The Headless 

Horseman" with Will Rogers, and "The 

Finishing Touch" with Laurel and Hardy 

also have been shown 

"Those Magnificent Men in Their Plying 

Machines" opened runs Wed 

'19' in Everett, Olympia and Bran 

Not Disturb" holds for a tiftli 

week at the Paramount, and "Our Man 

Flint" did big weekend business at the 

Coliseum. 

Filmrow visitors included Glen Mathison 

from Grand View. Keith Beckwith 

from North Bend and Howard McGhee 

from Kennewick. 

Services were held for W. R. "Buck" 

S. air. 54. at the English Chapel in I 

d'Alene, Idaho. He died Monday (17) 

was well known and had hosts of friends 

in the industry. For 22 years, he had 

been emp] fed by Columbia Pictures and 

covered the eastern Washington territory. 

II leaves his Wife Maxme and sons Pat 

and Mike. 

University of New Mexico 

Offering 14 Classic Films 

ALBUQUERQUE A list of 14 classic 

motion pictures, some dating back to tin 

1930s, is scheduled on the spring sem 

film society offering at the University of 

here. 

The films will be shown twice each Pridaj 

i vi ning in the studenl union, and 

the screenings are open to 

public. 

The series begins February 11 with the 

Marx Brothers' "A Day at the Races," 

and ends May 20 with "Treasure of the 

Sierra Madre." 

Other vintage pictures in the lineup include 

"All Quiet on the Western Front." 

"Tarzan, the Ape Man," "Kismet," "Adventures 

of Robin Hood," "Rebecca," "The 

Robe." "Arsenic and Old Lace." "From 

Here to Eternity." "My Little Chickadee," 

"Maytime," "The Garden of Allah" 

and "You Cant Take It With You." 

Albuquerque Newspaper 

Backs Actors in Politics 

ALBUQUERQUE—The recent anni 

ment by actor Ronald Reagan that he is 

a candidate for governor of California resulted 

in an editorial in the Albuquerque 

Tribune here Friday (21), The editorial. 

"Actors in Politics," chided persons who 

criticized actors for entering politics. 

In part, the editorial said "All the great 

. 

politicians have been superb actors 

FDR . Churchill 

de Gaulle. "Acting is an essential part 

of the politician's arsenal—and with the 

advent of TV it has become even more 

so ... " 

The editorial also mentioned a comparison 

with former-actor-turned-senator, 

George Murphy, and torn 

rirnmle Davis. 

'Pawnbroker' Sets Record 

At Fairfax Theatre 

HOLLYWOOD—An all-time house record 

of $8,613 was set by "The Pawnbroker" 

at tin- Fairfax Theatre, according to 

American International Pi< I 

chief Leon P. Blender. 

He predicted a gross in excess of $15,000 

for the first full week of the film's new 

current engagement for Academy Award 

consideration. He pointed out thi 

day total of $8,613 exceeded the full sevenday 

gross of $7,408 for the pretnii 

aent last year at the Pantages The- 

The current record gross included 

SI. 520 on Friday. $4,075 on Saturday and 

$3,018 on Sunday, according to Blender. 

Ann-Margrct's wardrobe for the Paramount 

film. "The Swingers." is valued at 

$150,000 

ALBUQUERQUE 

Cir Laurence Olivicr's movie version of 

Shakespeare's "Othello" has been set 

for a two-day booking at the Sunshine 

here on February 9 and 10. 

Don Dunham, co-owner of the new 

Guild Art Theatre here, said the official 

opening of the 150-seat house would be 

d about one month, until late February, 

because of delays in construction. 

The religious motion picture, "The Rewas 

held over for a second week 

at the downtown Sunshine Th 

Longtime entertainer Marguerite Haymes, 

mother of actor and singer Dick 

Bob 

Haymes, has taken over the post of voice 

tor at the Arkham Theatre workshop 

here. She reports she also is rein 

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r book, "Ho u Most 

of Your Voice," for re-publication by Simon 

and Schn 

Chuck Jones Heads MGM's 

Visual Arts for Series 

HOLLYWOOD—Chuck Jones, producer 

of the current theatrical release, "The Dot 

and the Line." is head of v 

organized animation visual arts department, 

which is creating the original "wraparound" 

animation for a new one-hour 

weekly series presenting new films and 

classic theatrical releases. 

"Off to See the Wizard" will offer stories 

that will appear within the framework of 

new animated settings, in color, featuring 

such characters from "The Wizard of Oz" 

stories as Dorothy, the Tin Woodman, the 

Cowardly Lion and the Wizard. 

'Battle of the Bulge' Set 

For Albuquerque House 

ALBUQUERQUE — The Fox-Winrock 

Theatre here, the state's only Cinerama 

movie house, goes back to the widescreen 

field again on February 9 with the state 

Warner Bros. - "Battle of the 

Bulge." Manager Louis Gasparini said 

thai a seven-week booking of "Thunderball" 

will end at that time. 

Reserved seats fir 

sold from $1.25 for Wednesday mi 

lo $2.25 for I 

All children's tickets 

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New Colorado Circuit 

to Construct 

Indoor Theatre, Drive-In; Buys 5 

BOULDER, COLO.—Highland Theatres, 

a new corporation with headquarters here, 

has acquired five Colorado situations and 

will build a plush 1,000-seat indoor theatre 

and de luxe 700-car drive-in. 

Boulder will be the site of the new indoor 

theatre, while the drive-in is planned 

for the Fort Collins area. Buying and 

booking for these situations, as well as for 

the five theatres just acquired by the circuit, 

will be handled by Bob Spahn of 

United Enterprises in Denver. 

Five of the properties purchased by 

Highland are in Boulder — the Holiday 

Theatre, Motorena Drive-In and the Flatirons 

Theatre, the latter near the University 

of Colorado campus. The other two 

new acquisitions are in Fort Collins 

the Sunset Drive-In and Aggie Theatre. 

The former owners of the Boulder 

properties were Claude Graves and Wilbur 

Williams, while the former Aggie owner 

was Frank Aydelotte. All three exhibitors 

were long-time theatre operators in the 

Rockies. 

Russ Berry, city manager for Fox Intermountain 

Theatres in Cheyenne, Wyo.. 

has resigned that post to become general 

manager of the Boulder and Fort Collins 

theatres for Highland. Berry had been 

with Fox for 30 years, the last 12 of 

which were devoted to the Cheyenne assignment. 

DENVER 

Jâmage estimated at S50.000 resulted at 

Manley, Inc., located on Filmrow at 

2218 Champa St., from a fire which was 

believed to have started in a warming 

unit in the warehouse . is set 

for a two-day, midweek run with tickets 

scaled at $1.50 for matinees and $2.50 for 

evening performances. 

The new Continental Theatre in southeast 

Denver was scheduled to open January 

26 and 27, showing "The Agony and 

the Ecstasy" and giving all proceeds to 

the Metropolitan Ass'n for Retarded 

Children. 

Minicast, manufacturer of the new 

speakerless sound system for drive-ins, 

has completed an installation at Wolfberg 

Theatres' East Drive-In. This system permits 

patrons to use their car radios or 

portable transistors to pick up the film 

sound track, eliminating speaker installation, 

as well as maintenance and the necessity 

of guarding against speaker theft. 

Mark Benson of the Minicast Co. plans 

to demonstrate the system to interested 

exhibitors during the Show-A-Rama DC 

convention, which will be held in Denver 

at the Hilton Hotel February 28-March 3. 

York Wins Permission 

For Lakewood Airer 

LAKEWOOD, COLO.— All problems apparently 

have been worked out for construction 

of a drive-in theatre by York 

Theatre Corp. at West Colfax Avenue and 

Robb Street, across the street from the 

Lakewood fire station. 

The fire department had objected to the 

original plans for the drive-in, claiming 

that the theatre entrance and exit proposed 

would make it difficult for the fire 

trucks to enter and leave their station. 

Under the revised plan, the drive-in entrance 

will be located south of West 17th 

Avenue and the exit will be on the east 

side, with traffic flowing north up to 

West 17th Avenue. 

York intends to have the 875-car drivein 

constructed in time for a spring opening. 

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Jacobson, a graduate of Harvard 

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student auditor here. After completing the 

course, he will represent the home office 

in New York and other branches. His 

home is in New York . . . Linda Kinne, wh d 

has been with the accounting department 

for nearly four years, has resigned to stay 

home and take care of her family. She 

has been succeeded by Judy King, a sister 

of Peggy Crawford who is Columbia's assistant 

cashier. Mrs. Crawford and her 

husband celebrated their first wedding 

anniversary Monday (24). 

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Tom Baldwin, Columbia branch manager, 

and Ben Marcus, division manager, 

were in Chicago Friday » Saturday 

(29) to attend a regional meeting, 

where they met the new world sales manager. 

Mo Rothman, and the general sales 

manager, Norman Jackter. 

Dr. Paul Gatzoulis, vice-president of the 

Boulevard Drive-in. has been recuperating 

in the KU Medical Center after undergoing 

a skin graft operation. 

The Women of the Motion Picture Industry 

was presented a service award citation 

by the Cystic Fibrosis Ass'n for the 

hours of service work done by members. 

Also, Carolyn Fleming was presented a 

personal citation for her work and service. 

Buddy Meade of the Meade Drive-In and 

Meade Theatre, Kingman, Kas., is trying 

to get his affairs in shape because he expects 

to go into the Army next month 

Fryer, Lamar and Nevada, Mo., 

exhibitor, has been in a hospital in Joplin 

for a check up . Sproule is getin? 

the Iris Drive-In at Hutchinson, Kas., 

in shape for intended opening the last part 

of March . Roberson and his wife 

Maxine did not take their usual trip to 

California during the winter. He plans to 

open his Westview Drive-In at Newton, 

Kas., late in March. 

Larry Kline, office manager for Universal 

Pictures, was to have returned home 

this weekend, after being in Research Hospital 

for an operation . Mayer, 

formerly with Universal in New York, has 

been here selling "How NOT to Rob a 

Department Store" for Artixo. He visited 

various art outlets. 

Russell Borg, Warner Bros, branch manager, 

was in Dallas Tuesday (25) for a 

Midwestern division sales meeting . 

Don Walker, WB area exploiteer, was in 

Wichita last week, promoting "Battle of 

the Bulge." 

Dick Stafford, ex-branch manager here 

for 20th Century-Fox and now branch 

manager in San Francisco, was here last 

week, pinch-hitting for Eric Green, who was 

in the hospital recuperating from a heart 

attack. Reportedly, Green was to have 

been released this weekend and gone home 

for further recuperation. 

Radio station WHB is running a letterwriting 

contest to admit teenagers to a 

special screening of United Artists "Lord 

Love a Duck" at the Brookside Theatre on 

February 2. Contestants are writing why 

they wish to see the picture . Fisher, 

head of the exploitation department of UA 

in New York, and a frequent visitor to Kansas 

City, will many Cathy Tallo in St. 

Patrick's Church in New York on February 

5 . . . Morton "Bud" Truog, UA office 

manager, was on the road contacting 

customers last week. 

Tickets for Warner Bros.' special twoday 

showing of "Othello" have been on sale 

for the four locations where it will play, 

the Paramount, the Granada in Kansas 

City, Kas., the Dickinson in Mission, Kas., 

and the Granada in Independence. A special 

ad in the Kansas City Star has been 

accompanied by an order blank for the February 

2 and 3 showings. Admission for the 

matinee performances will be $2, adult, 

an! $1.50, students. The evening prices 

are $2.25, adult, and $1.50, students. 

Screenings: MGM's reissued "North by 

Northwest" at the Dickinson screening 

room and "Hold On!" at the Commonwealth 

screening room, both Thursday 

(27); MGM's "Son of a Gunfighter" at 

Commonwealth and "The Singing Nun" 

at Dickinson, both Monday (31); "Male 

Companion" (20th-Fox> at Commonwealth. 

Friday (28). 

Out-of-town exhibitors seen on Filmrow: 

Joyce Hitchings, Hillcrest Drive-In, Osage, 

Kas.; Mrs. Earl W. Kerr, Noll Theatre, 

Bethany; Carl Schwenebeck, Grand Theatre, 

Knoxville, Iowa; Frank Weary, Richmond; 

Hank Doering, Garnett, Kas.; Bob 

Adkins, Higginsville; Gerald Johnson, 

Lakin Theatre, Lakin, Kas., and Jerry 

Wise, Brookfield. 

Dr. James Loutzenhiser will speak on 

"A Layman Looks at Contemporary Cinema" 

at a forum in the All Souls Unitarian 

Church February 20. A question-andciscussion 

period will follow his talk. Industry 

people have been invited to attend 

the forum. 

Gould Named Music Hall 

Head Succeeding Downing 

From Eastern Edition 

NEW YORK—James F. Gould, a member 

of the Radio City Music Hall staff 

since its opening in 1933, has been named 

president and managing director to succeed 

Russell V. Downing, president of the 

theatre since 1952, who is retiring, effective 

February 1, according to G. S. Eyssell. 

president of Rockefeller Center, Inc., of 

which the Music Hall Ls a wholly owned 

subsidiary. Downing, who became 65 last 

August, will continue with the theatre as 

consultant and a member of the board. 

Gould, who is 57, was named treasurer 

in 1948, vice-president in 1957 and has 

been executive vice-president since 1964. 

A native of England, he came to the United 

States in 1930 and joined the Radio Keith 

Orpheum Corp. and continued his studies 

to become a certified public accountant. 

Downing joined the Music Hall as treasurer 

in 1933 after serving as an executive 

with the Tidewater Oil Sales Corp., the 

Magazine Repeating Razor Corp., Holmes 

Products and the Prudence Co. He was elevated 

to vice-president in 1942, to executive 

vice-president in 1948 and to president 

and managing director in 1952. He is also 

a director of Rugoff Theatres. 

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Chicago, III. 60614 

Phone: 312 935 1055 

Represents 

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NEW YORK. N. Y. 1001 

• FELIX BILGREY, Scceiot 

HERMAN GORELICK 

Crest Film D.stributors 

3314 Lindcll Blvd. 

St. Louis, Mo. 63103 

Phone: 314 535-2700 

Represents: St. Louis—Konsos City 

Represents: 

ALBERT DEZEL 

c/o Cincmo Theatre 

213 East 16th St. 

Indianapolis, Ind. 46102 

Phone: 317 635-2720 

Indianapolis—Louisville 

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Ronald P. Krueger Announces Plan 

To Build $750,000 Wehrenberg Unit 

Wehrenberg's $750,00fr Concord Theatre, to be built in St. Louis, is shown in 

an architectural rendering by George E. Berg. The contractor and completion 

target date are to be announced. 

ST. LOUIS—Plans for a 1,000-seat theatre 

on South Lindbergh Boulevard adjacent 

to Ronnie's Drive-in have been revealed 

by Ronald P. Krueger, president of 

the Wehrenberg circuit. Krueger said the 

new facility will be operated in conjunction 

with the drive-in and that the new 

theatre, to be called the Concord, is to be 

constructed on six acres, providing ample 

parking for about 750 cars. 

Krueger said that the Concord building 

plans are in keeping with the plans of the 

late Paul Krueger for expansion of the 

Wehrenberg circuit. The cost of the new 

facility, including land and building, is 

estimated at $750,000. The firm presently 

owns and operates the North. Ronnie's, 66 

Park-In and South Twin Drive-In theatres 

in St. Louis and indoor and drive-in 

theatres in De Soto and Fulton. 

First-run entertainment will be pre- 

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CHICAGO 

Cpiro J. Papas, Alliance Amusement Co., 

was appointed a chairman of the 

standing committees 

of the National Ass'n 

of Concessionaires 

for 1966. He will head 

up public relations. 

Papas is an NAC 

past president . . 

. 

The Esquire Theatre 

on the near north 

side was robbed while 

a capacity audience 

watched "The Spy 

Who Came in From 

Spiro J. Papas the Cold." The bandits 

got away with 

Globe Theatre is showing 

$1,500 ... The 

a rerun of "The Traveling Saleslady," 

featuring Carol Charming, now here as 

star of the stage show, "Hello Dolly." 

In a radio interview about a horrortype 

film he will do for Joe Levine, Don 

Ameche said, "I'm not worried about the 

image. Horror roles didn't hurt Bette 

Davis or Joan Crawford!" Levine 's "The 

2nd Best Secret Agent" is opening in 

theatres and drive-ins throughout Chicagoland. 

Co-feature in many situations 

is "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine." 

Si Lax and Sam Kaplan of Embassy 

Pictures have blanketed downtown theatres, 

with "The 10th Victim" playing at 

the Loop; "The 2nd Best Secret 

Agent," which had its start at the B&K 

Roosevelt in the Loop; "Contempt," sched- 

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uled to open at the Monrb'e, and "Only 

One New York" at the Clark. 

After B&K executives took a look at 

Ann-Margret's new picture, "Made in 

Paris," they decided to open with it Friday 

i28) at the Chicago. It is scheduled 

to run until the world premiere of Dean 

Martin's "The Silencers" February 18. 

Helen Rose, who designed Ann-Margret's 

$250,000 wardrobe for "Made in Paris," 

will be here to help with exploitation. 

One of the most eagerly anticipated 

openings will take place at the Monroe 

in the showing of "The Desert Raven," 

produced by Chicagoan Cal Dunn with 

financial aid from several local people. 

Paul L'Amoreaux, Chicago actor, is one 

of the stars. It was filmed in the Mojave 

Desert and Hollywood. Dunn describes 

the film as "an action-mystery-western." 

Allied Artists is the distributor . . . "Swedish 

Wedding Night," okayed by the local 

censor board, has its first showing , in 

this area at the Town Theatre in the Old 

Town area, a neighborhood of sophisticates 

and ardent moviegoers. 

. . . 

. 

Producer Mervyn LeRoy is due here to 

talk about "Moment to Moment," scheduled 

to open at the Esquire Reports 

are that "Thunderball" reaped $450,000 

at the Oriental boxoffice in its first four 

weeks Sharif will be here in 

person for the Chicago Youth Centers 

benefit premiere of "Doctor Zhivago" at 

the Bismarck-Palace . A. Tapper 

has joined the Fred Niles film studios as 

a producer-director. 

All Sears Roebuck stores in Chicagoland 

have launched coloring contests for 

youngsters promoting Walt Disney's new 

all-cartoon featurette, "Winnie the Pooh." 

These stores will celebrate "Winnie the 

Pooh" Week, February 6-12, which will 

bs highlighted by the February 9 visit 

here of a troupe of Pooh-costumed characters 

from the Disney studios. The same 

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Present owner may continue to run the husiness on a salary and commission 

basis. I will aid in expansion with a special financing program. 

week the State Lake will open the cartoon 

featurette on the same program 

with Disney's "The Ugly Dachshund." 

Dave Schatz, president of the Chicago 

Used Chair Mart, reports that the firm has 

just completed refurbishing the 550 chairs 

at the Eagles Theatre in Wabash, Ind. The 

Wabash theatre is operated by the Syndicate 

Theatre Corp. 

M&R Proposed Ozoner 

Brings Area Protests 

CHICAGO—The M&R Amusement Corp. 

application for construction permit for a 

twin drive-in theatre at Milwaukee avenue 

and Hintz road in Wheeling township 

has again touched off major controvery. 

The county zoning board of appeals will 

hear additional testimony in a special session, 

following the protests of area residents 

and officials of the nearby Pal- 

Waukee airport. 

Chairman Will Pedrick granted a continuance 

of the hearings following a recent 

session in Arlington Heights. 

George Priester, airport owner, protested 

the proposed theatre on the grounds that 

it would affect aircraft flight patterns, but 

an architect for M&R said Federal Aviation 

Authority officials had told him that 

two 80-foot screens planned for the site 

would not be a hazard to aircraft. 

Most other testimony centered around 

anticipated traffic problems. 

The drive-in would accommodate 1,470 

cars, with concessions stand and projection 

booth located in the center of the lot. 

Planning Indoor Theatre 

For Connecticut Center 

Frcm New England Edition 

HARTFORD—Ben Segal, managing di- 

Sam Spiegel made Chicago a part of 

his cross-country junket to personally 

handle press screenings of his new Columbia 

rector of the 2,000-seat Oakdale Musical 

release, "The Chase." It is to open 

B&K 

Theatre, summer tent at Wallingford, 25 

miles to the south of Hartford, and Robert 

in March at the State Lake in the 

Loop . Levine's production of "The Burnham, Suburban Development Corp. of 

Oscar" will open around February 22 at Hartford, have joined forces to plan a $12 

the United Artists Theatre. 

million cultural complex on a 32-acre 

Wallingford tract. 

Blueprints include a 1,000-seat motion 

picture theatre, the operating interests yet 

to be determined. 

A 2,500-seat legitimate playhouse, executive 

apartment building, swimming 

motel, shopping center and other elements 

pool, 

are included in the center, which 

has a 1967 opening target date. 

The only motion picture theatre in Wallingford—between 

Hartford and New Haven—is 

the Wilkinson, operated by George 

H. Wilkinson jr., long-time president of 

the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Connecticut. 

"Fahrenheit 451," Universal film based 

on a Ray Bradbury novel, will be shot in 

Pinewood Studios and on location in London 

and Paris streets and the adjacent 

countryside. 

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CHICAGO—Roadshows did the greatest 

volume of business, indicating that 

persons holding reservations for "The 

Agony and the Ecstasy," "The Sound of 

Music" and "Battle of the Bulge" "went 

to the movies" despite the cold and 

snowy weather of the past week. 

At the Oriental Theatre. "Thunderball'' 

thundered along with three times av( ragi 

grosses. "Our Man Flint." a newcomer at 

the Woods, was well attended, indicating 

that the "suspense" theme is still in high 

public favor. "The Desert Raven." procuced 

by Cal Dunn Studios of Chicago and 

backed financially by Chicagoans. had a 

nice opening at the Monroe Theatre in 

the Loop. "Swedish Wedding Night." which 

had a lot of publicity while it bounced 

around for censor board consideration, had 

a substantial opening at the Town Theatre 

on the near north side. "Doctor 

Zhivago" has tremendous advance sales; 

this week it was shown only to the exhibitors, 

the press and to groups who sponsored 

benefits. 

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Locp—The 10th Victim Embassy), 5th wk 

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The Sound of Music 20th-Fox), 

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McVickcrs 200 

Bottle o» the Bulge (WB), 5th wk 

Crentcl- Thunderball LA:, 4th wk 300 

Ployboy- Kwaidon Confl), 2nd wk 155 

Roosevelt The Heroes of Tclemark (Col), 

2nd wk 175 

State Lake 

165 

The Greof Race (WB), 11th wk 

Vclo) 170 

5th wk. 125 

T;wn—Swedish Wedding Knight 

United Artists—The Loved One 

Flint Woods Our Man (20th-Fox) 

Thunderball' Outstanding 

KC Holdover With 475 

KANSAS CITY—With mostly holdovers 

showing in the city. "Thunderball" continued 

as the top attraction, scoring 475 

per cent in its fifth week at the Plaza and 

Avenue theatres. "The Sound of Music." 

In its 28th week at the Midland, did 

slightly above the previous week, registering 

250 per cent. "The Great Race" at the 

Empire, in its 15th week and "The Loved 

One" at the Embassy twin theatres, in the 

fifth week, doubled average business. "That 

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Brooksidc-- Tom Jones (UA); Irmo La Douce (UA), 

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Embassy 1, ..200 

2 The Loved One MGM), 5th wk. 

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Paramount Repulsion .Royal) 100 

Avenue— Thunderball ;UA). 400 

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Where the Spies Arc MGM .150 

Uptown— That Dorn Cot BV), 5th wk 175 

Womeico Will Build 

Dade Couniy Twin 

i-rom Southeast Edition 

MIAMI A March 1 groundbreaking and 

a September opening are planned by Wometco 

Enterprises for its second twin theatre, 

modeled on the dual Park East and 

Park West the circuit opened in Winter 

Park last spring. 

Harvey Pleischman, Wometco vicepresident 

in charge of theatres, said the 

new twin, to be known as the Dadeland, 

is to be built in the Dadeland Business 

one of the fastest growing commi 

rcial areas in Dade County. Site of the 

twin theatre will be on the south side of 

Kendall Drive, between U.S. 1 and the 

Palmetto Expressway, adjacent to the 

Dadeland Shopping Center. 

Under two roofs the Dadeland will have 

a total seating capacity of 1.400 patrons. 

Each of the auditoriums will be equipped 

with projection facilities for showing 

everything from ronventtpmal-type films 

to Cinerama and the newly developed 

D-150 process. Rocking chair seats, a full 

stereophonic sound system, no-draft air 

conditioning and heating systems will be 

installed in each auditorium. A. Herbert 

Miami, one of the country's 

leading theatre designers, is architect for 

the project. 

Announcement of the Dadeland follows 

last month's announcement by the circuit 

of a second Wometco theatre to be built 

in the 163rd Srjreet Shopping Center, 

.Ninth Miami Beach. Last year the circuit, 

which now operates 35 Florida theopened 

new houses in Gainesville, 

St. Petersburg. Winter Park and downtown 

Miami 

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Pacific Theatres Corp. 

Donates Land to Anaheim 

LO ANGELES—Pacific Drive-In Theatres 

Corp. has donated a 350-foot strip of 

State College Boulevard land for street 

widening purposes to the city of Anaheim. 

The expensive real estate is part of the 

Orange Drive-Ih land assemblage. 

According to C. A. Gaspare. Pacific's 

director of real estate operations, the 

Is drive-in also dedicating a 10x1 ,000-foot 

easement for storm drain purposes. 

T. Krein and public works 

director Thornton E. Piersall hailed the 

contribution as "typical of Pacific's Orange 

County cooperation and generosity." 

Actress Jane Russell's mother was ordained 

a minister in California. 

they have their 

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no matter how well you may feel. 

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Variety Preparing 

For Prince's Visii 

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MIAMI—Mayor Chuck Hall donned the 

historic British beefeater garb to pose for 

a picture to publicize the Variety Children's 

Hospital Ball, Saturday ) in the Fontamebleau 

Hotel. The ball, entitled "Queen 

ol Hearts," had a British theme. Chairmen 

were Mrs. Mack Rose and Mrs. Ben 

evin. 

Invitations have been issued for a reception 

and banquet, at which Prince Philip 

will be guest of honor, in the Fontainebleau 

on March 9. For $1,000 an invited guest 

can sit on the dais with the prince. Already 

50, $2,500 tickets have been sold for 

.i luncheon with him. which also entitle 

holders to attend the reception and 

banquet. 

The prince also will be guest of honor 

at the Variety Children's Hospital benefit 

banquet, for which tickets are from $100 

to $1,000. One-hundred tickets are on sale 

Variety hopes to raise $250,000 during 

the prince's visit here. This is the first 

time he has "loaned" his name for a 

charity program of this kind, said Robert 

Pentland. life chairman of Variety's board 

of trustees. The prince, arriving aboard 

one of the royal family's turbo jets, will 

come from the Bahamas after an official 

five-week tour of the Caribbean with 

Queen Elizabeth U aboard the royal yacht 

Britannia. The queen will not accompany 

him. 

Accompanying Prince Philip will be British 

ambassador Sir Patrick Dean: Adm 

Bonham-Carter: Col. William Heald. military 

attache and aide to the prince; a secand 

a valet. They will be met at 

the airport by representatives of local 

British-American clubs. Daughters of 

Scotia and a kilted band of bagpipers. A 

motorcade will take him to his hotel. 

Pentland said the limits of 50 for the 

luncheon and 100 for the banquet were 

set to try to keep the visit informal. 

During the afternoon the prince will tour 

Variety Children's Hospital and will see a 

portion of Coral Gables, after which he will 

return to his hotel for the cocktail party 

and banquet. 

Atlanta Variety Club 

Renames Robert Hosse 

ATLANTA — Chief Barker Robert E. 

Hosse, vice-president of Martin Theatres' 

booking office in Atlanta, and his aides 

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Asheville Theatre Being Patterned 

After Charlottes Park Terrace 

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ASHEVILLE. N.C.—Planned as H 

North Carolina's most luxurious t! 

tiK' Parkwaj rerrace construction 

in Asheville s Tunnel Road Sin 

Center. The 800-seat house is the first indoor 

motion picture theatre to be built in 

this ana since the early 1920s. 

In televised ground-breaking ceremonies 

LaBar, manager 

iif the Imperial Theatre: J. Weldon 

Asheville's city manager; Perry M 

ander jr., owner-developer of the shopping 

and John Daniel, president of the 

Chamber of Commerc 

ovels to 

join a bulldozer in the earth-moving 

ritual. 

The new theatre, patterned after the 

Park Terrace which was opened in Charlotte 

in 1964 by WUby-Kincey Thi 

was designed by Six Associates of Ash 

Lease negotiations were handled by Robert 

H. Neill, leasing agent for the shopping 

center. 

Alexander told the Asheville Citizen that 

the Parkway Terrace's construction will be 

ni steel and concrete, auditorium walls to 

be covered with acoustically treated fabric 

designed to harmonize with the theatre 

decor. A spacious lobby with modern 

foam-covered furnishings will adjoin the 

manager, and Fred Coleman, former theatre 

owner, now retired, were elected 

directors. 

Emcee for the evening was Kermit 

Echols of Lockheed of Georgia, airplane 

manufacturing concern located in Smyrna. 

Meiselman Adds Atlanta 

Buying-Booking Office 

ATLANTA—Growing importance of the 

Atlanta and Jacksonville territories has resulted 

in the establishment by Meiselman 

Theatres. Charlotte-based circuit, to establish 

a buying-booking office in the Southland 

Bldg. 

Doing the buying and booking for the 

chain's three conventional theatres here, 

the Cherokee, Toco Hill and Belvedi 

J. W. "Jack" Kirby. who transferred from 

the Charlotte headquarters. His set 

is Susan Jones Hopper, former United 

auditorium. The largest indoor screen in 

western North Carolina is to be installed in 

the Parkway Terrace and picture reproduction 

will be more lifelike because of a direct 

line the beam will travel between 

projector and screen. A full-range stereophonic 

sound system Is also planned, the 

surrounding speakers designed to give lifelike 

reality to voices, music and other 

sounds, to give audiences the [i 

actually participating in the screen action, 

air conditioning 

systems will be installed, according to 

Alexander, providing 25 per cent more output 

than the minimum th( 

door temperature wi: 

matically with a direct relationship to outdoor 

temperatures. Special acoustical ducts 

are to be installed to assure oompletelj 

quiet delivery of air to the theatre. 

Serving the ne* bou e .Mil be the shopping 

center's huge parking lot. in addition 

> cial parking area directly adjacent 

to the new facility. 

LaBar, well-known Asheville theatreman 

and civic leader who has mana; 

Imperial for several years, said the Parkway 

Terrace will book only the best 

quality of lirst-run film product. 

New Mariin Theatre 

Bows in Hunisville 

HUNTSVTLLE. ALA.—Featuring a Vista- 

\'ue screen, the Alabama Theatre was 

opened in the Mall Shopping Cent 

day '21 ' Martin Theatres of Columbus. 

Ga . with "My Fair Lady" as the premier, 

attraction. 

Only one screen program, starting at 8:15 

was shown on the first night but the following 

day the regular schedule of shows 

at 2, 5:15 and 8:15 p.m. was inaugurated. 

The new Alabama accommodates 791 

patrons and includes the town's first 

orchestra-floor smoking loge. 

Southeastern Theatremen 

Named in NATO Election 

ATLANTA-^John H. Stemblcr. president 

taffer. 

Kirby, a former Warner Bros, branch of the Georgia Theatre Co.. opera) 

manager in Charlotte, has been with theatres and drive-ins. and a former president 

of Theatre Owners of America 

were installed as officers of Variety Tent 

Meiselman there for five years. His father 

at the club's

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NEW ORLEANS — Universe's "The 

Ghost and Mr. Chicken," the new Don 

Knotts comedy in Technicolor, had its prerelease 

world premiere at the Joy Theatre 

Thursday

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yîlby-Kincey's 4.000-seat Pox Theatre reports 

brisk advance sales for the special 

two-day. four-performance ran of the British 

National Theatre's production of 

"Othello." scheduled February 2 and 3. 

Two matinee and two evening performances 

are scheduled at 2 and 8 p.m. Seat 

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buying large blocks of tickets and one 

school picked up 700 at one time. 

Betty Smith resigned as secretary for 

United Artists' sales manager to become 

secretary to Gordon Bradley, Paramount 

branch manager. Her job is being filled bv 

Marian Jones, UA contract clerk, and Anita 

Wright, formerly with Bailey Theatres, has 

filled 

the TJA vacancy. 

Visitors to Fiunrow included: Christine 

Lakeman of the Dixie Theatre and Havala 

Drive-In, Haley ville, Ala.; Baron Godbee 

jr. of the Pal Amusement Co., Vidalia; 

Louise Combs from the Columbus home office 

of the Martin circuit and her daughter 

Jackie Meyers, who formerly worked for 

Robert E. Hosse in the Martin booking office 

here. 

J. W. Bennett, operator of the Bennett 

Drive-In, Abbeville, advised his associates 

here of his father's death. Lane Hebson. 

operator of the Strand in Alexander City. 

Ala., also reports his father died. 

The biggest string of theatres ever put 

together here, eight hardtops and 16 driveins, 

featured American International Pictures' 

first run "Spy in Your Eye" and 

"Secret Agent Fireball." ATP branch manager 

Jimmy Beô is responsible for this 

achievement. Hardtops involved were the 

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Roosevelt, South Expressway and 

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All roads led to Alabama for Georgia 

workers under the Martin circuit banner 

when the chain's new 900-seat theatre was 

unveiled Friday (21) at Huntsville . . . 

Hugh Rainey, manager of the Riviera, 

Knoxville, while speaking on the telephone 

with a local Filmrowite, reported that it 

was "snowing like crazy" there. 

Gila Golan, who co-stars with James 

Coburn in 20th Century-Fox's "Our Man 

Flint," now showing at the 1,200-seat Rialto 

Theatre, paid a pre-booking visit to Atlanta 

to get in some promotional licks. 

While here, she appeared for radio, television 

and press conferences and attended 

a luncheon at the new Marriott Motor 

Hotel. 

Charles "Chuck" Stalnaker, son of Mr. 

and Mrs. Jake Stalnaker, has a featured 

role in "Battle of the Bulge," the roadshow 

attraction at the Georgia Cinerama 

Theatre. He is cast as a major in the film. 

The Atlanta actor worked with theatre 

groups in this area before appearing at 

Ivoryton, Conn. He spent a winter season 

at Wilmington. Del., where he earned his 

Equity card, and then headed for Hollywood 

and found work in such television 

shows as "Border Patrol." "Wagon Train," 

"Death Valley Days," "Sky King," "Richard 

Diamond" and others. 

Screenings for trade and press: Embassy's 

"Billy the Kid vs. Dracula", 

"Othello"; "An Evening With the Royal 

Ballet," due for a special two-day showing 

at Loew's Grand; Sam Spiegel's Columbia 

release "The Chase," and "Our Man Flint," 

at Martin's Westgate Cinema H for more 

than 800 Delta Airlines employes. 

Loew's Grand offered a real bargain 

Saturday (22) when it sneaked Columbia's 

"Heroes of Telemark" on the same bill with 

the double-header "Irma La Douce" and 

"Tom Jones." "Telemark" opened Friday 

'28) at the Grand. 

Leonard Allen, independent public relations 

and advertising representative, is 

handling two Columbia releases, Sam 

Spiegel's "The Chase" and "The Silencers," 

in this area. Allen arranged for Journal 

amusement editor Terry Kay and Constitution 

entertainment editor Tom Gray to 

attend the regional showing of "Chase" in 

the MPAA Theatre in Washington. Normally, 

the Atlanta newspapers have not permitted 

their theatre editors to participate 

in these junkets, but the persuasive Allen 

convinced them on this one. Pat McLain, 

staffer on the Atlanta Magazine, is also 

making the trip, which will be highlighted 

by an interview with Spiegel. 

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Snow But Delightful Exhibitors Form Albuquerque Group 

Savannah—Realizing that snow is 

To Police Product and Advertising 

a rarity here, Manager Karle M. Holden 

of the I.ucas Theatre made an announcement 

over the PA system 

Thursday afternoon (20) that a snow 

storm «as in progress. He invited the 

100 patrons to go to the outer street 

lobby for a look. All but three accepted 

the invitation. 

Many patrons walked outside, holdins 

out their hands to catch SHOW 

flakes. The snow proved to be a delightful 

"added attraction." 

SW's Village Theatre 

To Open by Spring 


PITTSBURGH—The steel structure is 

now completed for the new Village Theatre, 

which will be a Stanley Warner operation 

in the South Hills Village Shopping 

Center. Couched between the two entrances 

to the Mall off Fort Couch Road, 

the building's ultra-modern loggia will 

face Washington Road. 

Designed by Drew Eberson, the Village 

will be the largest of the circuit's area theatres, 

with 1.400 widely spaced loge-style 

seats. Ground was broken for this structure 

in September and the work has progressed 

because of the mild winter weather. 

Opening is expected in the late sprint;. 

From Western Edition 

ALBUQUERQUE:—A committee of motion 

picture exhibitors has been formed 

here to voluntarily police the Industry, 

particularly in regard to product booked 

and ad copy. 

The committee, believed to be the first 

of its kind in the country completely made 

up only of exhibitors, was formed because 

of criticism leveled against so-called "obscene" 

films and "suggestive ads" by city 

commissioner Sam Brown at a meeting of 

the e immlsslon. 

The Albuquerque Motion Picture Exhibitors 

Committee formally was recognized by 

the city fathers at their weekly meeting 

here Tuesday ill 

Louis Gasparini. manager of the Fox- 

Winrock Theatre, is chairman of the group, 

which is scheduled to meet on the second 

Tuesday of each month. Other members of 

the committee are James Griffing. Video 

Theatres; Paul West, Video: Lou Avolio. 

Frontier Theatres; Blanche Hatton, Frontier, 

and Lino Cosimati, Frontier. 

Committee membership represents 17 of 

the city's 19 movie houses. The two 

are not included are Don Pancho's Art 

Theatre and the Roxy Art Theatre. 

In his original criticism of theatre advertising 

and product here. Brown particularly 

singled out the Roxy and Don 

Pancho's. The Roxy generally runs bur- 

I ton Pancho's 

leans h tilms. 

Gasparini was hlghlj pi 

formation of the committee, calling it a 

definite step forward for the industry 

locally. He said he felt this was the first 

city in the country to pick a committee 

completely made up of theatre people, without 

the outside influence of non-theatre 

such as is the case in many cities. 

He admitted the group will have no police 

powers, and will merely a.sk for cooperation 

from other theatres. 

Gasparini said the committee would welcome 

comments from the public on product 

shown locally, and that all complaint.s 

and criticisms would be studied. He said 

the group has a code, which forbids member 

exhibitors from exhibiting films which 

do not have the motion picture production 

seal or are listed as condemned by the 

of Decency. The group also will 

attempt to urge theatres to shy away from 

ising. 

It was pointed out at the commission 

meeting the cl 

obscenity ordinance on the books. At 

least two of the five members of thi 

commission reported, however, thej 

unaware that such an ordinance existed. 

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Uighlight of the week along Filmrow was move a blood clot which had been caused 

by a street accident, is back again and apparently 

a series of personal appearances by 

young Sean Garrison, male star of Universal's 

in better health than ever . 

"Moment to Moment" which had Belton Clark moved from a booking post 

at Universal to fill a vacancy at Warner 

Bros, when Mike Seravo was recently promoted 

to an outside salesman's job. David 

its opening at the downtown Florida, 

Florida State Theatres' leading exploitation 

house. Accompanying Sean on a Florida 

tour were Mike Weiss and Tony Hoffman, 

Universal publicist. They left here to 

publicize other "Moment to Moment" openings 

in Florida State Theatres houses at 

Daytona Beach, Orlando, Tampa, St. 

Petersburg, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and 

Miami. W. A. "Bill" McClure, Universal 

manager for Florida, hosted a luncheon at 

the Roosevelt Hotel in Sean's honor. Guests 

included the full complement of FST exploiteers. 

newspapermen and radio and 

television interviewers. A rhyming jingle 

about Garrison was composed on the spot 

by Ray Knight, Jacksonville Journal 

columnist, when someone at the gathering 

mistakenly introduced the guest of honor 

as Sean Connery. "Garrison," Sean corrected, 

"he wears a toupee." Knight's 

jingle went "If he's ever confused with 

Sean Connery, he is merely amused—and 

not ornery." Garrison recalled that he enjoyed 

swimming at Jacksonville Beach two 

years ago when he appeared at the local 

Civic Auditorium, in a Broadway touring 

company of "Camelot." 

Col. John L. Crovo, elder statesman of 

Florida exhibitors who recently went 

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Seravo, Mike's teenage son, is playing the 

lead guitar in a new local musical combo, 

the Rogues, composed of students at Bishop 

Jim Dinkins, 

Kenny High School . . . 

former local manager for Dominant Pictures, 

is now an independent distributor 

and in the midst of acquiring his own 

stable of motion pictures for Florida 

release. 

Max Stepkin, 42, a member of the local 

managerial staff of Meiselman Theatres, 

was killed here the early afternoon of 

January 20 when his German-made compact 

automobile went out of control while 

rounding a curve on a rain-slick highway. 

Burial was in the New Jewish Cemetery the 

afternoon of January 21. One of the bestliked 

persons in the local industry, his 

death was universally mourned along Filmrow. 

Formerly with Universal in Washington, 

D.C., Max came here in 1949 and occupied 

an executive post with MGM for 

several years, leaving MGM only a few 

months ago to accept a new position with 

Meiselman Theatres. He leaves his wife of 

this city, and three children, Richard of 

the U.S. Navy, and Gary and Sheila, Jacksonville: 

his father and brother, both of 

New York City. 

Many new films came to town but the 

long runs of "The Agony and the Ecstasy" 

at the Five Points and "Thundcrball" at 

the Center ran on undisturbed and gathering 

new life each weekend . Theatres 

moved three of its drive-ins, the 

Blanding, Main Street and Southside, into 

the first-run fold with a combination 

aimed at youthful patrons— "Pussycat 

Alley" and "Eighteen in the Sun." The 

same Kent outdoorers came along a few 

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days later with the local bei_tted first run 

of the "Harlow" film in Electronovision 

starring Carol Lyruey . . . FST's suburban 

Edgewood, after months of sub running, 

moved back into first run for a week's 

screenings of "The Loved One" . . . The 

San Marco Art Theatre brought out a comedy 

combination with "Laurel and Hardy's 

Laughing '20s" and "Murder Most Foul." 

UTOO Leaders Plan 

March 15th Convention 

From Southwest Edition 

OKLAHOMA CITY — The year's first 

meeting of the officers and directors of 

the United Theatre Owners of Oklahoma 

and the Panhandle of Texas was held 

Monday U0) in Hardy's Restaurant. 

On hand were president Woodie Sylvester, 

Weatherford; chairman Bill Slepka. 

Okemah; vice-presidents Horace Clark. 

Chickasha, Charles Proctor, Muskogee, and 

L. A. White, Weatherford; treasurer Bill 

Turk, Oklahoma City, and executive secretary 

Sam Brunk, Oklahoma City. 

Members present included J. O. Mc- 

Kenna. Tulsa; John Thompson, Atoka; 

Fred Brewer, Ada; John Kniseley, Norman; 

Louise Wesson, Oklahoma City; 

Johnny Jones, Shawnee; Volney Hamm, 

Lawton, and honorary life member H. D. 

Cox, Binger. 

Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Ray 

Hughes, Poteau; Benny Robison of K. Lee 

Williams Theatres, DeQueen, Ark.; Clint 

Applewhite, Carnegie, and Al Good of Oklahoma 

City. 

Paul Stonum was scheduled to report on 

the progress of the UTOO convention to 

be held March 15 at the Skirvin Hotel, 

but was unable to attend because of the 

death of a brother. Most of the meeting 

consisted of discussions on the convention. 

Several suggestions, made by 

board members, will be acted on at the 

next meeting on February 7, when it is 

hoped the final touches will be made for 

the convention agenda. 

Chicago's M&R Amusement 

Seeking Drive-In Permit 

From Central Edition 

CHICAGO—A special use permit to allow 

construction of a drive-in on property 

at Milwaukee Avenue west of Hintz 

Road in Wheeling Township will be requested 

of the county zoning board of 

appeals. 

Paul Marcy, zoning board secretary, 

said he expects opposition to issuance of 

the permit from Wheeling. He said the 

village had indicated a desire for light 

industry in the area, which is zoned for 

manufacturing. 

Phillip Toomin. attorney for M&R 

Amusement Corp., was reported to be asking 

the board for the permit to construct 

a two-screen drive-in on a 36-acre tract. 

The drive-in would accommodate about 

1,200 cars. Owners of the property are 

August Grandt and W. Edward Fritz. 

Paul Hamer of Wheeling, an attorney, will 

represent the village in the hearing. 

Clowns on Screen, Stage 

From New England 

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HARBOR, MASS. — The 

Playhouse hosted "Mr. Sweep," the clown, 

at a recent Saturday matinee. 

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Cinerama Russian Film 


HOLLYWOOD—In a major production 

development. William R. Forman, president 

of Cinerama, Inc., has closed a deal 

with J. Jay Frankel. president of Accord 

International Corp.. New York, for an Internationa] 

Cinerama production for roadshow 

release at Easter. 

Under the working title of "Cim 

Russian Adventure With Bing Crosby." the 

production will combine the best of seven 

Russian films, compatible with the American 

Cinerama process, plus two additional 

sequences especially filmed. 

PRODUCED BY FRANKEL 

Crosby will be the "host star." narrating 

and appearing in the film produced by 

Prankel. Harold J. Dennis, long-time production 

associate of Bing Crosby Enterprises, 

will function in a major production 

capacity. Crosby was to be filmed Tuesday 

(25> at Desilu Studios for opening segments 

and possibly for an appearance at 

the end of the film. He will narrate the 

entire picture. 

The far-reaching development is in line 

witli Forman's continuing program to increase 

Cinerama product in keeping with 

the rapid expansion of new Cinerama theatres 

worldwide. The production will be 

shown in cooperation with the Department 

of State under the cultural exchange 

program. 

Pacific Moves Art Gordon 

To Home Office in LA 


LOS ANGELES—Art Gordon, formerly 

district manager in charge of Pacific 

Drive-In Theatres' San Fernando Valley 

drive-ins, has been assigned to the circuit's 

borne 

Frank Diaz. Pacific Drive-In Theatres' 

division manager for Southern California. 

Gordon's specific position and new assignment 

will be announced soon. 

He was succeeded in his former position 

by Bruce Ogilvie, former San Bernardino 

city manager for the circuit 

MIAMI 

Qeorge MacLean, local businessman, 

formally took over as chief barker of 

n installation banquet 

in the Deauville Hotel. Miami Beach. Also 

installed were Julian Cole, first assistant: 

Sidney Moses, second assistant: Jerry Ball. 

dough guy. and Gordon Sprad 

Horizon Pictures is looking for a boat. 

The company, which will film "The Innocent" 

in southern Florida, needs a 32-foot 

yachl with a flying bridge and an open 

back to use in the opening scenes. Directed 

by Elliot Silverstein, the film will utilize 

equipment and personnel from Ivan Tors 

Studios in North Miami. Tom Redmond of 

the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce is 

Horizon in its search for tin 

boat . . . The Eden Roc Hotel will be used 

for scenes in the film, which Sam Spiegel 

is producing for Columbia. Star Anthony 

Variety Sunshine Coach 

Presented in Los Angeles 


LOS ANGELES—A specially made Sunshine 

Coach has been presented to the local 

chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Ass'n 

by Frankie Avalon and Salli Sachse in behalf 

of the Variety Club of Southern California, 

according to Chief Barker James 

H. Nicholson. 

FILMING COVERED 8 YEARS 

Presentation was at the chapter headquarters 

The multi-million-dollar film will include 

Wednesday morning (12). John 

dramatic sequences photographed J. Preis, president of the chapter, officially 

over an eight-year period throughout the accepted for the group. 

Soviet Union. The final running time is The bus, constructed to permit easy 

expected to be a little more than two hours, 

edited from more than 15 hours of film. 

entry and exit for patients In wheel chairs 

and on crutches, is one of many which 

Embracing the wide spectrum of Russian 

presented to hospitals, schools 

entertainment and cinematic adven- 

and organizations for the handicapped in 

ture, the film will include the Moscow Circus, 

the Bolshoi Ballet, a troika race, wild 

this area. 

boai hunt, cross-country reindeer race, 

Montreal Columnist Lists 

octopus hunt and the Moiseyev Dancers. 

Frankel said at a press conference His Choice in 1965 Films 

negotiations for the deal were carried on 

during a five-year period. Cinerama will 

From Canadian Edition 

MONTREAL — Sydney Johnson, film 

share in the receipts on a major basis, said critic of the Montreal Star, has issued a list 

Frankel. and Sovexportfilm, the Russian of 20 films, which he said was worthy of 

producer, also will get a portion of the consideration and then summed up with 

proceeds. 

the following films—although not necessarily 

in order of merit: 

After the 70mm playoff, the film will be 

"Juliet of the Spirits." "Nothing But a 

released generally in 35mm for use on 

widescreens. Frankel said. Distribution 

Man," "Seance on a Wet Afternoon." "The 

of 

the film will be in the U.S. and most of 

Collector," "The Great Spy Mission," "The 

the world, with the exception of France, 

Magnificent Cuckold," "The Train," "Onibaba," 

"Les Parapluies de Cherbourg," 

Italy and a couple of minor spots. The 

new version may even be shown in Russia. 

"Shenandoah." The runers-up were: "The 

he said, since it is unlike any of the others. 

Yellow Rolls-Royce," "The Ipcress File," 

"The Knack—and How to Get I 

Hours." "The Saboteur." "Rio Conchos." 

NE Employment in 1965 

At 4,000,000 Average 

HARTFORD— Employment in the sixland 

region has reached a 

high with more than 4.000.000 perwork. 

The U.S. Department of Labor n 

'.and employers provided 4.- 

028.000 jobs in November and averaged 

nearly 4.000.000 during 1965. The November 

total surpassed that of the preceding 

year by 97.000. 

Quinn will cherk inl Pi tainebleau 

February 22. 

Jack Goldstein, public relations executive 

for Allied Artists, has been at the Fontainebleau 

Hotel, convalescing from a recent 

illness . showing of child 

films, presented monthly by the Surf-Bal- 

Bay branch of the public library, took place 

Saturday < 22 > at 2 p.m. in the auditorium 

of the Surfside Community Center. Shown 

were "Make Way for the Ducklings." "Jack 

and the Beanstalk" and "The Buffalo: 

symbol of the Plains." 

Mr and .Mrs. E. .1. Melnikei ol Miami 

Beach are flying to the Variety Clubs Inlonal 

Convention in London on April 

19. Mrs. Melniker has been asked to participate 

as a co-chairman of a women's 

She is president of the local V 

s committee. 

Hartford Art Corp. 

Leases 2 Theatres 

From New England Edition 

HARTFORD—The Art Theatre Corp. of 

Hartford, headed by Franklin E. Ferguson, 

has leased, for an undisclosed financial 

arrangement, the 730-seat Rivoli an 

900-seat Webster, from Realty Si 

Corp. of Hartford. The lease is for a long 

term 

Ferguson, who will continue his responsibilities 

as general manager of the Maurice 

Bailey Theatres. New Haven, plans immediate 

reseating of the Rivoli I future 

capacity will be 640 1. plus installation of 

a new screen, curtains and carpeting. 

A fluctuating policy of first-run art and 

international product will be continued at 

both theatres. Armand St. Pierre will manage 

the Rivoli, assisted by Barbara Corand 

Lou Cohen, who retired some 

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OKLAHOMA CITY- With 60 per cent 

of the ballots tabulated. Cecil B. DeMille's 

"The Ten Commandments" is proving the 

number one choice in a poll conducted by 

the first-run Tower and Plaza theatres 

here to determine what pictures its patrons 

most want to see during the Easter 

holiday period. 

Patrons were given their choice of six 

films, including the Paramount-released 

"Ten Commandments" and major attractions 

from other leading distributors. In 

the 3.000 returns received out of 5.000 distributed, 

the DeMille spectacle has been 

the overwhelming first choice. 

The highest grossing attraction in the 

history of Paramount Pictures. "The Ten 

Commandments" returns to release nationally 

at Easter, backed by an all-new 

marketing and merchandising campaign 

'10th Victim' on Screen 

While Cashier Is Robbed 

DALLAS—While the Fine Arts Theatre 

was showing "The 10th Victim" Saturday 

night (22), its cashier was learning 

by actual experience what it's like to be 

a holdup victim. 

Shortly before 9 o'clock. 17-year-old 

Linda Witt prepared to sell a customer a 

ticket only to find herself facing a small, 

blu.> steel pistol held by a young man 

who was using a turtle neck sweater as 

partial mask. The gunman ordered Linda 

to give him all of the money in the boxoffice 

and she obeyed. 

Marshall Fine Headlines 

Gold in '66' Program 

DALLAS — Marshall H. Fine, rei 

elected as first president of the new Natn 

owners, will make 

speech in that new 

his first scheduled 

v as principal speaker at tin 14th 

annual convention of the Texas Drive-In 

Theatre Owners Assn. which starts February 

i and continues through February :i 

at the Statler Hilton Hotel. 

Fine's address will be made F I 

2 at the luncheon sponsored by Pepsi- 

Cola, with Slaughter, chief 

Bill retiring 

barker of the Dallas Variety Tent, as toastmaster. 

Another outstanding convention speaker 

will be Bruce Corwin. the young Wist 

Coast exhibitor who was moderator of the 

Industry of Tomorrow panel at the Theatre 

Owners of America convention in Los 

Angeles last October. 

Keyed to the theme of "Gold in '66," 

the convention starts Tuesday morning 

with unique regulation proceedings marked 

by the presentation to each registrant of 

a bag of gold-bearing ore mined at Central 

City. Colo. Armed with this new 

wealth, convention visitors will be ready 

for the 10 a.m. opening of the booth exhibits— 

one of the most extensive tradeshows 

ever organized for one of the Texas 

drive-in conventions. The climax of the 

fust day's activities will be a 6:30-8 p.m. 

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A round-up breakfast in the Grand Ballroom, 

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day's program 

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ing the breakfast and beginning 

convention registrants will attend a product 

session which will continue until noon. 

11 Pepsi-Cola Co. is sponsorii: 

Wednesday 12 'til 2 luncheon, to be followed 

from 2:30 to 5 p.m. by another product 

session. Wednesday's concluding activity, 

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The Thursday morning program opens 

with a continental breakfast, 8:30-9:30, 

sponsored by the Union Carbide Corp., 

Carbon Products Division. At 9:30 convention 

visitors are to be taken on a bus 

tour to the new Gemini Twin Drive-In, 

billed on the convention program as "the 

world's largest drive-in theatre." 

Helen Rose, Academy Award winning 

designer, will present her $250,000 wardrobe 

from MGM's "Made in Paris" to all 

convention delegates at 10 a.m. in the 

Grand Ballroom. At noon, delegates are 

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until 3:30 p.m., will be followed by the 

convention's climax event, the presidential 

banquet and dance sponsored by The 

Coca-Cola Co., beginning at 6:30 and continuing 

until midnight. Edwin Tobolowsky 

of Dallas will emcee the banquet program. 

Earl Podolnick of Austin is president of 

the association, with Harry McCartney of 

Dallas as convention chairman and Phil 

Tidball of Fort Worth and Eddie Reyna 

of Victoria as co-chairmen. 

There will be a full program for wives 

of the conventioneers, too. At 10 a.m. 

Wednesday the ladies are invited to a 

screening of "Made in Paris" at the 

Palace and in that afternoon they may 

attend the Capri matinee of "Battle of 

the Bulge." In addition to the 10 a.m. display 

by Helen Rose of "Made in Paris" 

wardrobe on Thursday, wives of convention 

delegates will be guests of the Cohen 

Candy Co. at a Zodiac Room luncheon 

and informal modeling by Neiman Marcus. 

Hostesses for the ladies' share of convention 

activities are Mrs. Tim Ferguson, 

chairman; Mrs. Earl Podolnick, Mrs. 

Harry McCartney, Mrs. Phil Tidball, Mrs. 

Eddie Reyna and Mrs. Lee Parrish. 

Exhibitors at the TDITOA convention 

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Pictures Corp. 7. The Coca-Cola Co. 8. 

Carbons, Inc. 9. Original Pizza Crust of 

Dallas. 10. The Abbey Manufacturing Co. 

II. Craven Bros. 12. Drive-In Theatre 

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'Continued from page SW-2) 

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Lynn Smith, executive secretary for the 

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RIVERSIDE, CALIF.—The Fox Riverside 

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David Lackie, manager of the theatre, 

said the building has been sandblasted 

and workmen have applied a light cream 

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John Mitchum, brother of actor Robert 

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WOMPI members have served as hostesses 

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years and have won the reputation of 

serving the nicest spread of home cooked 

foods of any group participating in this 

endeavor. Joyce Cooper, one of the WOMPI 

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She will represent the Dallas WOMPIs at 

the big USO banquet on Thursday night, 

February 3, at the Sheraton Hotel. 

Don Kay of New Orleans was in his 

Dallas office this week and had as his 

guest Harry Goldstone of Goldstone Films 

of New York ... Sol Sachs of Continental 

Films had as his guest this week 

Ed Svigal of Cinema V . 

O'Donnell 

of Empire Pictures just returned from a 

trip to the New England states. He visited 

Boston, Providence, New Haven and Hartford. 

Next week he will be in Boise, Ida., 

and Dubuque, Iowa. 

Sympathy is extended to Peggy Smith 

of Myco Films. Peggy's grandmother died 

last week in Corpus Christi . . . Sympathy 

also is extended to Marvel Lee Sullivan 

whose grandmother died in Hot Springs. 

Ark. Marvel is with Paramount. 

Funeral services were held in Mesquite 

Tuesday for Winnell Quinn of Richardson, 

a former secretary to Paul Short of National 

Screen Service. Winnell is survived 

by a young daughter and five sisters. 

C. W. Matson of the Matson circuit is 

having back trouble. He has not been out 

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until last week, when he went to doctor's 

office for X-rays. It was discovered a vertebra 

had given way, so doctors are making 

a brace for Matson and he hopes to be up 

and around on the Row again soon. 

Wayne Perry of the Globe, Bertram, has 

contracted with Lou Walters Sales & 

Service to equip his theatre with Cinema- 

Scope. The theatre has been operating on 

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flat lenses all those years and feels the 

industry is on the upgrade; therefore, he 

has faith that the added expense foi 

changeover will be profitable to him. Walters 

will equip the theatre with a new 

Hurley screen, new No. 264 anamorphic 

projection optic Cinemascope lenses and 

back-up lenses and he is rebuildn 

Simplex projectors. 

This is only one of the many projects 

under way at Lou Walters Sa 

because his patronage comes from all over 

the United States and many foreign countries. 

Walters has been in the busin 

so many years and enjoys a reputation for 

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invaluable knowledge of the business. In his 

shop he has about 20 heads from an export 

firm in Chicago and is getting them ready 

for delivery. Distance Is no factor in his 

well-established business. In fact, his only 

complaint is that operators and exhibitors 

wait until their equipment falls apart before 

sending it in for repairs instead of 

keeping it up regularly, which would be 

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which had operated the two situations for 

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"We welcome all t 

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Press, "and proi 

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In making Wilkerson 

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Planned for the Rhea is a compl 

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the interior. 

In addition, plans include remodeling and 

redecoration of the lobby and 

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This sense of the theatrical institution 

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motion picture or the half-week no longer 

played up patronage potential for the more 

popular movies. Further chaos was produced 

by Hollywood itself and the federal 

courts. 

Theoretically every movie marketed 

must now be sold to the highest bidder. 

who may not always be the biggest theatreman 

in town. 

The power of selling is, therefore, squarely 

on the attraction itself and not the 

playhouse. 

The best boxoffice in Dallas at this 

writing (January 8) is being enjoyed by 

"Thunderball" at the Majestic, for Agent 

007 has a vogue comparable to the Beatles' 

in another field. It makes no difference 

that "Thunderball" is playing at the Majestic 

and not in a drive-in with car heaters. 

There was a time, though, when 

"Thunderball" would have perished at, say 

the smallish Rialto Theatre, and thrived 

only at the Palace or Majestic. 

The Majestic popularity was fixed by 

five acts of vaudeville and a Class-A- 

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Hardin Trophy Taking 

New Form This Year 

Dallas—The J. H. Hardin Award, 

made annually at the Texas Drivein 

Theatre Owners Ass'n convention, 

will make its debut in a new form 

this year. 

The new award, a 14xl2-inch 

plaque to which a raised, cast figure 

is attached, will be presented to the 

most outstanding; personality in the 

association, as chosen by the TDITOA 

board of directors. Although he's the 

donor of the trophy, J. H. Hardin does 

not participate in selection of the winner 

nor does he know who the winner 

is until called to the platform to 

make the presentation at the convention 

banquet. 

Again this year, Hardin Theatre 

Supply will hold "Open House" in 

its hospitality suite. At noon Thursday, 

February 3, the supply firm will 

give a repeat performance of the 

"Sacks for Exhibitors" luncheon which 

proved so popular last year that the 

hosts could scarcely take care of the 

crowd. The luncheon again will be 

handled by the famous UNDER- 

WOOD'S Real Pit Barbecue catering 

service. 

Minus movie that sometimes proved, unexpectedly, 

to be Class A-Plus. 

Showmen can't predict accurately even 

with computers. Radioed computer figures 

can bring back an image of Mars but 

no machine yet has figured how Sean Connery 

as James Bond will fare the fifth 

time out. 

So we ask the question this quiet morning 

if the movies haven't lost as much as 

they have gained by the antitrust fragmentation. 

They really weren't a trust but 

you couldn't prove they weren't before a 

New Deal judge. 

The consent decrees of the 1950s did 

shift the emphasis and economic power 

of the picture industry. The large theatre 

circuits, which could make their own terms, 

were reduced to relative impotence. The 

"major" filmmakers owned the entertainment 

scene. Then, of a sudden, the "majors" 

perished from old age, a lack of 

talent and the infusion of hardboiled 

business which did not care if it rented 

space to moviemakers or television producers. 

The public, loudly complaining of a lack 

of balance and lack of restraint in picture 

production, really has nobody to complain 

to. Mr. Roaring Lion of Metro-Goldwyn- 

Mayer, a memory but not a symbol of the 

late Louis B. Mayer, is no longer an "artist" 

producing Wallace Beery masterpieces 

but merely a landlord who gets his 

theatre, if at all, over an old "Min and 

Bill" picture on the "Late Late Show." 

Gene Glassbum Assistant 

At New El Paso Theatre 

EL PASO, TEX.—Gene Glassburn, who 

had been managing a Fox theatre in Billings, 

Mont., has been assigned here as 

assistant manager of the new Fox Theatre 

in the Bassett Shopping Center. 

Glassburn has been associated with the 

Fox circuit for eight years in Nebraska, 

Colorado and Kansas. 

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under 16. 

"As we see it now. the ordinance deprives 

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George English to Tour 

Eight Texas Drive-Ins 

DALLAS—George English, president of 

George English. Inc.. producer of PRISM 

screens and special use plastic c 

for long term screen maintenance programs, 

is here to attend the Texas Drive- 

In Theatre Owners Ass'n convention and 

to meet representatives of two circuits 

which have made their own applicati 

of his products. 

English, from Berwyn. Pa., will meet 

Dan Goodwin of Stanley Warner Theatres 

of Texas and Sam Tanner and Stockton 

Thompson of Jefferson Amusements 

at the convention, then tour four driveins 

belonging to each circuit where applications 

using a two-coat PRISM method 

on corrugated aluminum have been madi 

by circuit personnel. During the tour, English 

will take films of the drive-ins to use 

as part of a special PRISM screen trailer, 

which will be issued to each theatre for 

spring showing. 

To be included in English's Texas tour 

are these Stanley Warner drive-ins—the 

Winkler. Houston; Circle, Waco: Corral, 

Fort Worth, and Fredericksburg. San Antonio. 

Jefferson Amusements' drive-ins on 

the tour are the Don. Port Arthur; Chief, 

Jacksonville; Redland. Lufkin, and La- 

Porte. LaPorte. 

Paramount's "The Slender Thread" is 

the suspenseful story of a disl 

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woman who becomes the object of a citywide 

search when she placed a call to the 

Seattle Crisis Clinic. 

Dallas Board of Review Withholds 

Classification 

DALLAS — Classifications 

on 

films have been held up by the city's 

film board of review since it got the 

green light, at least temporarily, to function 

under new Dallas film classification 

ordinance. 

The seven films which the board wants 

carefully screened by at least five of its 

U members, are "The Sandpiper." "Ship 

it Fools," "Inside Daisy Clover." "Moment 

to Moment." "A Very Special 1 

Mil ki v One" and "Where the Spies Are." 

Exhibitors had requested that each of 

these sewn pictures, along with 3it ol 

be classified "suitable" for viewing by 

children under 16. The board went 

with this classification on the other 39 

and further agreed with the exhibitors 

that three other films should be classified 

"unsuitable for young persons." 

Under the new ordinance, which will 

continue in force at least under the Fifth 

Circuit Court of Appeals hears and rules 

on the exhibitors' appeal sometimi 

May 1. the city attorney or any of his 

representatives or any ten citizens can 

file a complaint against a theatre, alleging 

the owner has permitted children 

younger than 16 and unaccompanied by 

patents, to see tin "unsuitable for young 

persons" movie. 

If the charge sticks and if a theatre 

owner is convicted three times, he can 

on Seven Films 

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have hi Cxii itn owner 

has a decide winch chance to 

he shows are "adult" and hence, 

table for unaccompanied children 

Kyle Rorex, 

executive director of the Council of Motion 

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in a pretty ridiculous position, as a policeman. 

Kids have been known to slip into 

theatres and if an owner is caught three 

times, he could be deprived of his license." 

Herschel Forester, chairman of the 

Citizens Committee for Decent Movies, 

which worked for passage of the ordinance, 

termed it "fair and reasonable." 

"The approach we have tried here is 

that, rather than banning a movie, we set 

up a fence. We realize there is an age that 

should not see some movies," Forester said. 

"If a parent wants to take a child under 

16 to an undesirable movie, that's all right. 

All this ordinance does is try to help the 

parents." 

DGA Awards Dinner 

18th 

Set for February 12 

HOLLYWOOD — The 18th annual Directors 

Guild of America awards dinner 

will be held February 12 in the Beverly 

Hilton Hotel, announces George Sidney, 

president. Final ballots for film awards 

have been mailed, with a return deadline 

of January 30. The final television ballots 

were mailed Friday (21), with a February 

6 deadline. Last year's film winner was 

George Cukor for "My Fair Lady" and 

Lamont Johnson was voted best television 

director of "The Oscar Underwood Story." 

segment of "Profiles in Courage." 

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WOMPIs in Dallas Name 

Nominating Committee 

DALLAS—Election of WOMPI officers 

for 1966-67 will take place at the Dallas 

club's next business meeting. A nominating 

committee consisting of Lorena Cullimore, 

Oradell Lorenz, Betty Owens, 

Margie Seeley and Joyce Cooper was 

named at the January 19 meeting to 

choose a list of candidates. 

The club also voted to hold its Founder's 

Day luncheon in May at the Holiday Inn 

Central, where ample space should be 

helpful to all guests in getting back to 

their offices without undue delay. 

Harry Sachs of Adelman Theatres was 

announced as winner of the WOMPI 

treasure chest. Sachs, a faithful supporter 

of WCMPI activities, had promised that 

if he won the $50 prize, he would give it 

back to the club to carry on its service 

work, and he promptly did so after being 

notified he had won. 

Blind Babies Foundation 

Re-Elects L. S. Hamm 

SAN FRANCISCO—L. S. Hamm was reelected 

president of the Variety Club Blind 

Babies Foundation at the annual meeting 

of the trustees on Tuesday (11). 

Others named were Mrs. George 

Cameron and Irvin M. Levin, vice-presidents; 

Homer Tegtmeier, secretary; Earl 

H. LeMasters, treasurer, and Benjamin 

Bonapart, executive secretary. 

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prankie Avalon, who has been signed for 

two more AIP productions, was a guest 

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star here Saturday and Sunday and 

30) on the cerebral palsy telethon over 

KOCO-TV. He will begin work March 9 

on "Fireball 500," a stock car racing story, 

and is to be in Rome April 11 for the start 

of "Dr. Goldfoot and the S-Bomb," a sequel 

to the successful "Dr. Goldfoot and 

the Bikini Machine." 

Bill Slepka, who operates the Crystal and 

Jewel Drive-In at Okemah, is recuperating 

from surgery for a double hernia, 

which he underwent Wednesday H9> in an 

Okemah hospital . on Wednesday 

'19), H. D. Cox of the Caddo Theatre at 

Binger underwent gall bladder surgery in 

the Presbyterian Hospital here. 

A severe cold wave and snow storm in 

Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle kept 

exhibitors away from Filmrow. Those who 

did show up included Woodie Sylvester 

and L. A. White. Weatherford; J. D. Oliver, 

Allied, Pryor: John Gordon, Broadmoor, 

Moore, and E. B. Anderson, Riverside, 

Norman. From Dallas was Sebe Miller, 

Buena Vista. 

Floyd Ironsides, who has been operating 

the Ironsides Theatre in Chelsea and 

the Salina at Salina, reports he sold the 

Salina house and the new owner hasn't 

reopened it. He said he had closed the 

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1 . . . Orville Herman has closed the Shattuck 

and El-Co Drive-In at Shattuck because 

of lack of business . . . William L. 

Mitchell, who operated the Rex for sometime 

at Covington, said he closed the theatre 

and didn't know if he would reopen 

the house. 

Earl Dale Smith operates the Spot and 

Movie Park Drive-In at Siloam Springs, 

Ark. He has had the drive-in closed for 

some time and expects to reopen it about 

April 1, at which time he will close the 

Spot on Wednesdays . R. "Dick" 

dumpier said he will reopen his 69 Drive- 

In at Checotah and will have his downtown 

Gentry operating only on a Friday- 

Saturday change. 

New Modesto Theatre 

For Redwood Circuit 


MODESTO, CALIF.—A 600-seat motion 

picture theatre is to be built in the new 

Briggamore Square Shopping Center on 

McHenry Boulevard between Briggamore 

and Bonen avenues. Construction, costing 

approximately $200,000, is scheduled to 

start in the near future and be completed 

early next year, according to a joint announcement 

made by Redwood Theatres, 

owners and operators of the local State 

and Covell theatres, and Quintana, Inc.. 

Linn C. Alexander, chairman of the 

board, developers of the shopping project. 

The de luxe theatre, planned and designed 

by Ainsworth and McClellan, architects, 

and William B. David & Associates, 

theatre designers of San Francisco, will be 

centrally located within the complex and 

its surrounding parking area. It will be 

equipped for all types of picture projection, 

from conventional 35mm and Cinema- 

Scope to 70mm and Dimension-150, with 

an advanced stereophonic sound system. 

Among the many modern patron conveniences 

will be a climate-controlled 

heating and ventilation and automatized 

confection service from banks of vending 

machines. 

A special attraction, first-run, film 

policy will prevail, presenting such motion 

pictures as "My Fair Lady." "Those 

Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" 

and "The Agony and the Ecstasy" 

and the outstanding foreign and domestic 

art fi'ms. The policy is also expected to 

include Saturday matinees with programing 

for children. 

"Nine More Lives." MGM picture which 

stars Clint Walker and Jay North, is set 

aga-'nst the background of the little-known 

southern area of India. 

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Phil Hays Leaves Frisina 

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EFFINGHAM, ILL. — Phil Hays, manager 

of the Frisina Theatre and the Effingham 

TV Cable 

Co., has purchased 

the Frisina cable in 

terest and is leavin 

the theatre manage 

ment February 1, i 

was announced here 

by Domenic Frisina 

president of both 

companies, and by 

Hays. The replacement 

for Hays as Effingham 

city manager 

for the circuit 

Iphil 

Hays 

is to be announced 

within a few days, Frisina said. 

Hays stated, in leaving the theatre 

operation, that he had rounded out 30 

years in exhibition and had worked with 

two great showmen during this span of 

time. He said that both of these two 

gentlemen were the closest in the tradition 

of show business to the great Barnum 

than anyone he had encountered during 

these years. Strangely, he said, he entered 

showbusiness in Coffeyville, Kas., 

with one, Phil Isley of Dallas, father of 

the now famous Academy award winner 

Jennifer Jones, and leaves show business 

with the other, Domenic Frisina of Taylorville, 

with whom he has spent the last 

seven years as manager of the Frisina 

Effingham interests. 

Both, Hays said, are living, still active 

and true showmen of the old school. Isley 

is starting a third movie circuit in Texas 

and Frisina is expanding his circuit and 

building a de luxe shopping center theatre 

in Hannibal, Mo., 

Hays will continue to manage the local 

TV cable company and give attention to 

two other cable operations in which he 

is interested, he said, in addition to looking 

after the affairs of the Illinois-Indiana 

Cable Television Ass'n, of which he is 

president. 

Hays was with the Oklahoma Citybased 

Video Theatres several years before 

joining Frisina in 1958. Hays was 

manager of the Bartlesville, Okla., theatres 

for Video from 1948 to 1957 and as such 

constructed and managed the ill-fated 

telemovie project for the late Harry Griffing. 

This was a first in the world operation 

of a type of home entertainment by 

cable, which has led to pay television. 

Fox West Coast Promotes 

Six in Managerial Moves 


LOS ANGELES—Fox West Coast 

Theatres' 

Pacific Coast district manager John 

Klee announces the promotions of six persons. 

They are: 

John Sedgebeer, former assistant manager 

of the Fox, Van Nuys, is th enew manager 

of the Capri Van Nuys. Lew Decker 

moves from the Iris Hollywood to El Portal 

in North Hollywood. Marino Bugliosi 

leaves the Fairfax here to take over at the 

Iris and Owen David Pritchard has been 

given his first managerial assignment at 

the Wilshire in Santa Monica. 

Also. C. V. Mitchell has been promoted 

to manager of the North Park in San 

Diego, and in northern California. John C. 

Bondi has been named manager of the 

Carlos in San Carlos. 

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SAN ANTONIO 

The Olmos Theatre, which is to observe 

its 16th birthday, was saluted by station 

KITE. Throughout its broadcast 

day, the station told listeners about the 

theatre, including the remodeling project 

now under way to make it one of the most 

outstanding film houses in the state and 

of the opening of the return engagement 

of "My Fair Lady" on a non-reserved seat 

policy. 

Jake Wallace Beasley, 11, is the San Antonio 

youngster who undoubtedly holds the 

record for attending showings of "The 

Sound of Music." He admits to having 

seen the picture 48 times at Cinema II. 

His enthusiasm for the film doesn't stop 

there, though. He has the soundtrack album, 

recordings made by the original 

Trapp Family Singers and writings by 

Baroness Maria Von Trapp. He also attended 

the personal appearances of the 

baroness here. 

Vivienne Scoggins, secretary to Tom 

Powers, city manager of Cinema Aits Theatres, 

says her two children, Dale and 

Beverly, already have laid their plans for 

the future. He plans to enroll at Texas 

A&M in May and will work for a degree 

in ranching and farm management. She 

wants to become a housewife and mother. 

Both now are attending Jefferson High 

School. 

Ted Waggoner, manager of Cinema I 

and II in the North Star Mall, has instituted 

a new no-reserved-seat policy for 

"Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying 

EVERY 

Machines." A special price for all between 

1:30 and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday 

has been set at 50 cents, with $1.25 adult 

admission for matinees. Evening prices 

are $1.50 for adults Monday through 

Thursday and $1.75 on Friday evenings. 

Children tickets are 50 cents at all times. 

Your correspondent celebrated her birthday 

Friday (21). The cake was delicious, 

too. 

Lynn Krueger, manager of the downtown 

Majestic, is assisting in the promotion 

of a contest to select Miss San Antonio 

of 1966. Interstate is arranging lobby 

displays in the Majestic, Aztec and Broadway, 

calling attention to the contest. Included 

in the display is a life-size cutout 

of last year's winner . . . "Thunderball" 

was held for a fifth week at the Majestic, 

while "Pinocchio in Outer Space" also was 

held for a fifth week at the suburban 

Laurel. 

Richard Vaughan, manager of the downtown 

Texas, has booked two Beatles' pictures 

as a double bill. Scheduled to open 

March 10 are "A Hard Day's Night" and 

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'Tokyo Olympiad' in Bow 

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NEW BRITAIN — Gary Stromberg of 

Jack Douglas Associates, Los Angeles, has 

returned West following the East Coast 

premiere here of the Douglas states-rights 

attraction, "Tokyo Olympiad," at the 

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Coca-Cola Bottlers Hold 

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SAN ANTONIO—More than 800 route 

salesmen, other personnel and members 

of their families, on hand for a Coca-Cola 

merchandising meeting here in the Villita 

Assembly Hall, were told the company will 

embark on a new promotional campaign 

Southwest regional manager, who was 

tailored to keep a step ahead in the soft 

drink industry in 1966. 

The group represented dealerships 

throughout southern and central Texas. 

The day-long session was built around a 

Broadway musical, "A Step Ahead," 

brought here in its entirety for the session. 

The principal address was delivered by 

Thomas C. Law jr. of Memphis, vicepresident 

of Coca-Cola bottler sales and 

president of the Fanta Beverage division. 

The company's merchandising and promotion 

plans were discussed by district 

manager Dale Porter, Oklahoma City, and 

advertising plans were outlined by Owen 

Worley, district manager from Houston. 

Also on the program was Tom Bogart, Dallas, 

master-of-ceremonies. A. M. Biedenhard, 

board chairman of the San Antonio Coca- 

Cola Bottling Co., gave the welcoming address. 

Speakers asserted that the company 

this year will key its advertising and promotional 

efforts to maintaining its sales 

leadership in the soft drink industry. 

They reported the company's newer products 

— Sprite, Tab and Fanta — are doing 

better than predicted when introduced. 

Leslie Caron is one of the many stars of 

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£*al I'erly, vice-president of Carter Films, 

has returned from Dallas, where he 

viewed the rough version of the company's 

new science-fiction feature, "The Yesterday 

Machine," starring Tim Holt 

International Chief Barker James Carreras 

was here for the annual election of officers 

of Tent 14's Boys Club. George Hoover 

of Miami, executive director of International 

Variety, also was on hand. 

Arson investigators here said Carl E. 

White. 19. former mental patient, bus 

admitted setting a rire at the Dowling 

Theatre. The blaze was extinguished by 

, 

the fire department Holloman. 

manager of the Top of the Mark, a night 

club, says he is setting up a filmcotheque 

and will show 16mm films during the e >cktail 

hour. 

Monday (24), "The Sound of Music" became 

the longest running film in history 

here, with 44 weeks at the Alabama. The 

20th Century-Fox picture expects to continue 

its engagement through mid-March. 

MGM's "Doctor ZhlvagO" is to be the next 

ment. 

Lyn Hudson, production assistant on 

Robert Aldrich's "The Flight of the Phoenrx." 

is to visit here, Dallas and Fort 

Worth as part of a 14-city promotional 

tour- in behalf of the 20th-Fox picture She 

will meet with press, radio and television 

representatives to discuss the location 

filming near Yuma, Ariz. 

Addie Addison, United Artists exploitation 

representative, was a visitor here . 

"The Agony and the Ecstasy" will have Us 

Southwestern premiere at the Tower Th •- 

atre February 17. 

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The Oak Village on Saturday tea 

tured a special stage show of recording 

artists Paul and Paula, Terri Sharp and 

Nenl Ford and the Fanatics . Gaylynn 

will close its return engagement of 

"My Fair Lady" after seven weeks 

PTC Personnel Changes 

Follow San Diego Opening 

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SAN DIEGO—Preferred Theatres Corp 

of Los Angeles has made several managerial 

changes in its theatres here following 

its reopening of the Mission 

Theatre 

Louis Peldo. PTC general manager, announced 

these personnel moves: Frank 

Beres, manager of the El Cajon Theatre 

for 18 years, transferred to the Mission 

Theatre and also appointed area supervisor 

for the circuit: Tom Gapen. from 

night manager of the Plaza to man.' 

the El Cajon: Richard Felder from tie' 

Aztec to the Plaza as manager and Ernest 

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held Tuesday afternoon and evenln 

with the showing of a free movie, "Clar- 

Don Yoerger 

and Charles Houston, the new owners, and 

Jerry Heiter. the manager, wen 

at the well-attended showings at 5:15, 7:15 

and 9:15 on opening day. 

The new management took over operations 

of the Malek 01 I from 

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Another Record Week 

For Bond in Omaha 

OMAHA- -"Thunderball" continued on 

its record-wrecking path for the fourth 

straight week at the Admiral Theatre to 

lead the field here. And at the State Theatre, 

"That Darn Cat" topped its previous 

week to close out a big four-week run. 

Also continuing strong in a fourth week 

was "Battle of the Bulge" at the Indian 

Hills Cinerama Theatre. Among the new 

offerings, "The Slender Thread" topped 

average at the Orpheum. 


Admiral—Thunderball (UA), 4th wk 400 

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying 

Machines ..Y'n-Fcx), 14th wk 130 

Dundee— The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 

41st wk 

Hills— 

120 

Indian Bottle of the Bulge (WB), 

4th wk 150 

Omaha—7 Women (MGM) 95 

Orpheum The Slender Thread 130 

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State That Darn Cat (BV), 4th wk 160 

'Thunderball' Retains Lead 

In Mill City With 350 

MINNEAPOLIS — Popular pictures remained 

popular and weak ones remained 

weak in Mill City, so there were few 

changes among the leading grosscrs. 

"Thunderball" predictably maintained the 

lead with a repeat 350 in its 4th week, 

while the two Cinerama films. "The Greatest 

Story Ever Told" and "Battle of the 

Bulge" tied for second honors with "The 

Sound of Music," all three scoring 225s. 

"The Loved One" opened at the World 

Theatre with a healthy 200. 

Academy—The Agony and the Ecstasy (20th- 

Fox), 4th wk 

125 

Cooper—The Grcotest Story Ever Told (UA), 

4th wk. 

Gopher— Do Not Disturb 20th-Fox), 4th wk. . 

Lyric—Where the Spies Arc (MGM) 

Mann—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 

43rd wk 

Orpheum Thunderball (UA), 4th wk 

St. Louis Park Cinerama— Battle of the Bulge 

(WB), 4th wk 

]• That Darn Cot -. 4th wk 

Suburban World— Repulsion (Col), 3rd wk. . . 

Uotcwn—The 10th Victim Embassy), 3rd wk. 

World—The Loved One MGM :>oc 

Four Milwaukee Films 

In 300-Capacity Class 

MILWAUKEE—Cold weather and more 

snow failed to keep people from getting 

to the theatres to see the pictures they 

really wanted to see. The best grossers 

were "Thunderball." "That Darn Cat," 

"Sound of Music" and the combination of 

"Secret Agent Fireball" and "Spy in Your 

Eye" were the best grossers. "Battle of 

the Bulge" was next in line: elsewhere. 

reports were fair to good. 

Capitol Court 

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That Darn Cot (BV) 4th wk 

Battle of the Bulge WB 

Southgate—Where the Spies Arc 

300 

275 

Or-ema 

II, Cinema 

(MGM) 115 

Downer—The Eye of the Needle 

Esquire, Times—The 10th Victim 

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Embossy), 

125 

Strand— The Sound of Music 20th-Fox), 43rd wk. 300 

Towne— Do Not Disturb 20th-Fox), 4th wk 200 

When the Boys Meet the Girls (MGM), 

MILWAUKEE VARIETY MEETS—Tenl 11 met .it the Varietj Epllepsj 

Center, Mt. Sinai Hospital. Dr. Leon Felson, ri«ht. pointing to a scale model of 

the hospital, discussed and brought members up to date on the master plan 

for the hospital. Others are. left to right, Chief Barker M. P. "Pat" llalloran. 

Jerry Levy, Hugo Vogel. Glenn Kalkhoff. Fred Koontz and Meyer K.ilni. 

'Thunderball' Uniqueness 

Pointed Out by Teenager 

OMAHA—A commentary on "Thunderball," 

written by Bonnie Bonneau of Lincoln, 

appeared in the Teen news section 

of the Omaha World-Herald and provides 

some interesting observations for the exhibitor. 

Following is a condensed version 

of Bonnie's article: 

"Though 'Thunderball' has been panned 

campus gossip > as too gimmicky and 

phony, it has, believe it or not, certain 

educational aspects. 

"The entire movie is very aquatic and 

shows many views of marine life—most of 

them authentic. A zoology, biology or 

ecology student could profit from a study 

of these scenes. 

"A tropical fish enthusiast might be 

intrusted in the eating habits of sharks; 

that is, they tend to eat the bad guys 

and ignore the good guys. 

"Before you sign up for Navy ROTC 

be sure to see this latest James Bond 

and notice the battle of the 

"The electrical engineers can debate 

how to avoid getting shocked while putting 

lights under water so they look like 

a landing strip at an airport. 

"The views of the human body would 

be interesting to all physiology students. 

"The economist can try to figure out 

what United Artists is going to do with 

all the receipts of 'Thunderball.' which, 

according to the National Oil 

threatens to become the biggest boxoffice 

success in movie history.' 

"And the historians can try to figure 

out how to explain this to pc 

Joe Hendricks, Edna Lovan 

Repurchase Two Theatres 

SPRINGS. MO- I 

and Ronnie Porta have sold the El Dorado 

Springs Drive-in and the Park Theatre 

here to Joe H. Hendricks Jr. and Edna T. 

Lovan. who owned the theatres 27 years 

before selling them to the Portas. 

New Owners Open 

Independence Malek 

INDEPENDENCE, IOWA- Grand 

ing of the 820-seat Malek Theatre was 

the former owners. Mr. and Mrs. Robert 

Malek. In the intervening month 

theatre has been upgraded with many 

improvements including a new concession 

stand and cold drink 

grand opening, a colorful new lobby mural 

was installed. 

Yoerger and Houston and their wives 

and families are residents ol L Mars and 

a also are partners in the ownership 

of the Palace I Alton. 

Iowa. Reiter became managi 

kk Thi mber, moving his wife 

and two children here fron 

When the Maleks sold ththey 

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More space has been provided, complete 

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replete with a pool table and table tennis. 

Executive secretary Hugo Vogel will take 

visitors on a tour of the establishment, 

including the new Variety Club Epilepsy 

Clinic wing across the street at Mt. Sinai 

Hospital. With this year's commitment, 

the local tent will have contributed close 

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Chief Barker Pat Halloran said the selection 

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tower and on approximately 30 marquees. 

Congratulations were in order at the 

20th Century-Fox offices as branch manager 

Bill Spencer was elevated to the 

Pittsburgh post. Head booker Ray Schultz 

was named as Spencer's successor. Schultz 

has been in the industry for about 46 

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booker since that time. 

Johnny Reddy, former manager at station 

WOKY and a past chief barker of the 

Variety Club, has been appointed manager 

of station WFOX. He visited Towne Theatre 

mnaager Joe Reynold's office, where 

Reynolds and Harry Hollander were working 

on a film campaign. 

Emery Pellant of the Michigan and 

Delft theatres at Escanaba, Mich., spent 

a week here, making Filmrow rounds, 

mostly with Fred Florence of MESCOP 

Elkhorn Independent carried a 

big photograph on the front page of 

Sprague Theatre owner Dan Kelliher. 

standing before a throng of youngsters 

waiting to enter the theatre for his annual 

free Christmas Party for kiddies. 

He passed out candy after the show. In a 

letter from Kelliher, he said, this probably 

was his last year to give the party. 

He has had several offers to sell the 

Sprague, but wants "to see the right man 

get this house." 

Col. Ups Van Haverbeke 

To Tradepaper Contact 


NEW YORK—Peter Van Haverbeke has 

been promoted to the post of tradepress 

contact and news writer in the Columbia 

Pictures publicity department effective immediately, 

it was announced by Robert S. 

Ferguson, Columbia's vice-president in 

charge of advertising and publicity. 

Van Haverbeke, who will report to Columbia's 

national publicity manager, Bud 

Rosenthal, assumes his new assignment 

after one-and-a-half years in the publicity 

department of Columbia Pictures 

International. Previously, he had been 

publicity writer for Don Simmons & Associates, 

public relations film. He holds 

a master of arts degree from the University 

of Connecticut. 

John Dervin Will Handle 

Sales for Classics 


NEW YORK—John Dervin, who has 

been a sales executive with Allied Artists 

for the past 16 years, has joined International 

Classics, 20th Century-Fox subsidiary, 

handling sales on the upcoming 

foreign releases, "Male Companion," "La 

Fuga" and "Cleoportes," according to Elmer 

Hollander, International Classics 

sales head. 

Dervin had been home office sales representative 

for AA, supervising the northeast 

sales territory for the past seven years 

and was in charge of sales for special attractions 

the previous nine years. 

825-Seaf Hilldale 

Opens ai Madison 

MADISON, WIS. — A special opening, 

complete with a cocktail-dinner party, 

was held Tuesday (18) of the 825-seat 

Hilldale Theatre, the first new indoor 

house built here in 20 years. Dean Fitzgerald, 

president of Madison 20th Century 

Theatres, presented it along with 

the showing of "The Sound of Music." 

Combined with a new Hoffman House 

restaurant and lounge, the house was 

built in the Hilldale Shopping Center at 

a cost of more than $1 million. The facilities 

will be operated separately, but plans 

are for the occasional joint use for meetings 

and other purposes. A parking area 

for 250 cars is provided. 

The mayor proclaimed the day as "motion 

picture day" and was on hand to cut 

the ribbon. The Boy Scouts' drum and 

bugle corps provided special music and 

organist Martin Dohm played in the lobby 

before showtime. Radio and television personality 

Jim Mader was emcee. 

St. Louis Sets Record 

Film Grosses in '65 


ST. LOUIS—National figures released 

on record high grosses for 1965 films are 

reflected in St. Louis theatres. 

"The Sound of Music," with a $3 top 

on a reserved-seat basis at Arthur Enterprises' 

St. Louis Theatre, grossed $25,- 

000 in its 40th week, only slightly below 

its first week's gross in March of $26,883. 

According to Edward B. Arthur, general 

manager, the picture is expected to run 

another 12 weeks, a full year, at top business. 

This is the first time this has happened 

in St. Louis movie business. 

Arthur said that "My Fair Lady," with 

ten weekly performances at the Ambassador 

Theatre, grossed $471,000 in its 36- 

week run. The first week it grossed $26,- 

965 and closed with a final week's gross 

of $13,800. 

"Cleopatra," although a higher grosser 

during its 1963 run resulted, however, in 

a loss at the Ambassador. 

Phenomenal business with special attractions 

was reported by Arthur in new 

theatres erected in the suburban area, 

with "Magnificent Men in Their Flying 

Machines" during Christmas week doing 

$16,600 at Lewis and Clark and $9,500 

at Ellisville. The long established Granada 

in South St. Louis recorded $12,000. 

"Mary Poppins" finished a record run 

at Loew's Mid-City in February, grossing 

a 17-week figure of $235,145 and playing 

to 174,710 patrons, including a great 

many children. "That Darn Cat" had a 

Christmas-week opening gross of $26,000, 

slightly above the tenth week of "Mary 

Poppins," which played in Christmas 

week of 1964. 

"The Great Race," in its 13th week at 

Mid-America's Esquire at suburban Richmond 

Heights, broke that house record 

by "Charade." 

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"ThunderbaU" continues its recordbreaking 

grosses following an opening 

$50,000 week at Loew's State, and manager 

Russell Bovim predicts it will outgross 

"Goldfinger" by 25 per cent and 

exceed the 13-week run of "Goldfinger." 


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Lomoc Distributing Company 

1000 Curne Avenue 

Minneapolis 3, Minn. 

Phone: 612 332 6633 

Represents: Minneapolis—D« Moines—Omaha 

BOXOFFICE Jan 31. 1966 NC-3

. . . Dean 

. . Richard 

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OMAHA 

gyron Hopkins, Iowa and Nebraska exhibitor 

who lives at Glenwood, Iowa, for RKO and for years was in distribu- 

formerly was branch manager in Omaha 

has announced he will completely overhaul 

the booth, with new projection equip- 

base is Oklahoma City. 

tion in this territory. Continental's home 

ment, sound and other improvements, at 

his Roxy Theatre in Bellevue. The 

Jay Gorton, exhibitor at Tecumseh, had 

latter 

is one of the 

a triple 

fastest growing 

purpose for a visit here. 

communities 

in Nebraska 

Jay is 

working 

and the Roxy is an 

on his pilot's license and came to 

excellent 

entertainment Omaha for tests. In addition, 

center 

he visited 

for the area 

Richardson, who 

Filmrow in 

has 

connection with his 

the Pawnee 

Tecumseh 

Theatre at Pawnee 

Theatre 

City in southern 

and attended the market show in 

Nebraska, plans to go on one change 

connection 

a 

with his clothing store at Tecumseh 

. Wagner, a printer 

week, 

starting the first of the month. 

with TOP Advertising Co., is back on the 

job after a rugged six-month training 

period with the Marines at San Diego. 

Movie industry people in this territory 

will be interested to learn that Norm 

Nielsen's new enterprise, Continental 

Roadshow Theatres, was to open its new 

de luxe theatre in Denver last week. Heading 

the group are Nielsen and George 

Gaughan, both formerly with the Cooper 

Foundation Theatres of Lincoln. Nielsen 

'off-nights". 

Write today for complete 

details. 

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ideal boxoffice attraction 

increase business on your 

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3750 Oakton St. • Skokie, Illinois 

Cold weather and the threat of snowstorms 

cut down the list of visitors to 

Filmrow. Those in town included Nebraskans 

Irv and Sarg Dubinsky of Lincoln; 

Warren Hall, Burwell; Sid Metcalf. 

Nebraska City; Richard Smith, David 

City; Jay Gorton, Tecumseh, and Iowans 

John Rentfle, Audubon; S. J. Backer, 

Harlan; Byron Hopkins, Glenwood, and 

Lee Rasmussen, Missouri Valley. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

Chelly Kliman of Berger Amusements has 

purchased two theatres in Spooner, 

Wis., which he takes over February 2. 

Although he never has had his own theatre, 

his 15 years with Ben Berger as theatre 

supervisor should be a real asset. He 

intends to run mainly family films in the 

Palace Theatre and the Palmote Drivein. 

Also, he is hoping to develop a regular 

cultural program with the aid of the 

local 

citizens. 

Paul Ayotte, National Screen Service, 

was in Winnipeg to attend the funeral 

of his mother. 

Ray Vonderhaar has been named to the 

NATO executive committee and attended 

the first board meeting of that organization 

in New York Monday through 

Wednesday (10-12). He has been president 

of North Central Allied Independent 

Theatre Owners for two years. North 

start Boxoffice coming . 

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Central's name is now officially changed 

to North Central Ass'n of Theatre Owners. 

Ed and Tony Nicole had finished remodeling 

their Milaca Theatre at Milaca, 

Minn., when they closed it in the fall . . . 

Heckler and Sandberg have taken over 

and the theatre is back in operation. 

Mrs. Loel Pankinin has reopened the 

Lake Theatre in Heron Lake, formerly run 

by Mrs. A. Anderson . . . G. Dilly has reopened 

the Hoffman Theatre at Hoffman, 

Minn., and has hired J. V. Dalum to run 

it for him. 

Al Fritz of the Watertown, S.D., Harmony 

circuit has taken over the Canby 

Theatre, Canby, Minn. . . . Harold Utesch 

closed his Bryant Theatre, Bryant, S.D., 

Monday (3). The house will reopen in the 

spring. 

Cooper Foundation sent Jack Marshall, 

manager of the Denver Cooper Theatre, 

to Minneapolis last week to assist Jim 

Hoppe, manager of the Minneapolis 

Cooper, in ironing out some technical 

problems . . Also town was Kenneth 

. in 

Pepper from St. Claire Falls. 

WB Studios Retires 

31 on MP Pensions 

From Western 

Edition 

HOLLYWOOD—Thirty-one employes of 

Warner Bros. Studios, with cumulative 

service to the company amounting to 

nearly 1,000 years, have retired under the 

motion picture industry pension plan. Most 

had worked at the Burbank, Calif., lot 

since the late '20s and early '30s. The retirees 

and their departments are 

John McAdam, Stanley Phillips, Louis 

Toneck, transportation: John F. Brown, 

electrical construction; Albert E. Harris, 

first aid: Dorothy Alexander, negative cutting; 

Paul A. Slattery, laboratory; Fred T. 

O'Neil, film editing; Paul F. Burnett, Emil 

A. Hansen, William Harrington, Victor 

Johnson, Clifford Whitsel, Roy F. Woodside, 

electrical; Harry Anderson, Joseph A. 

Erlinger, camera machine. 

Raymond Cooper, accounting; Mary 

Senger, wardrobe; Joseph R. Walters, 

plaster; James N. Palmer, Charles Ruhnau, 

John F. Swartz, projection; Joseph L. 

Beaver, Jack Caffee, effects and powder; 

Chester R. Hoefs, Arthur Rhoades, propmaker; 

Russell B. Ashley, Oliver Garretson, 

sound technician: Hubert J. Sheets, 

sound maintenance; Hal Findlay, Phil 

Score, music editor. 

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weekly 

Lorin J. Bennett Joins 

Staff of Keokuk Grand 

KEOKUK, IOWA—Lorin J. Bennett has 

been appointed assistant manager at the 

Grand Theatre, which was reopened 

Christmas Day following extensive remodeling. 

The Grand is operated by Frisina 

Amusement Co. of Springfield, 111. 

Bennett formerly was with the Kerasotes 

circuit, having been on the staff of its 

theatre in Onarga, 111. 

Terry Moore has a major role in Paramount's 

"Waco," a western adventure 

drama starring Howard Keel, Jane Russell 

and Wendell Corey. 

BOXOFFICE :: Jan. 31,

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Thunderball' Climbs 

To 710 in Detroit 

DETROIT— Climbing swiftly to a nearrecord 

high in the Detroit vicinity was 

"Thunderball" In the third week of Us 

multiple run. rating 710 according to nine 

managers concerned. Still rated near the 

top was ths Madison Theatres "Sound of 

Music" in its 41st week, which held second 

place with a comfortable 450. 


Adams— Boeing Boeing (Para), 3rd wk. 

Calvin, eight other theatres -Thunderball UA), 

3rd wk 

F x _Drocula—Prince of Darkness 20th-Fox); 

710 

The Plague or the Zombies .'Oth-Fox) 350 

Mai Kai— Do Not Disturb 

Grand Circus, 

(20th-Fox), 3rd wk 295 

Mad'scn- The Sound or Music (20th-Fox), 

41st wk 

Michigan— Never Too Loto (WB), 2nd wk 

450 

130 

Studio-8—The Loved One MGM!. 3rd wk 300 

Trans-Lux Krim, Studio-North— Juliet of the 

Spirits R.zzoli), 3rd wk 160 

Thunderball' Lofty 550 

Fifth Week in Cincinnati 

CINCINNATI—The first snow of winter 

came just w'hen exhibitors were expecting 

to set four and five-week record 

runs with the product which opened durrie 

holiday. Although the snowstorm 

certainly hampered first-run boxoffices, a 

strong list of grosses was reported any- 

Thunderball" leading with 550 percent. 

Albee—The Slender Thread (Para), 2nd wk 140 

AmbassaJDr— My Fair Lody ;WB), rerun, 5th wk. 100 

Capitol— Battle of the BuIqc WB 5th wk 250 

Esquire?— Life of the Top Royal), reissue 250 

Grand- Thot Darn Cot 

Internationa! 70—The Sound 

th wk 

of Music 

100 

(20th-Fox), 43rd wk. . . .. .210 

Mariemont Cinema East— The Ipcress File 

4th wk 100 

Princeton Cinema—Do Not Disturb 20th-Fox), 

5th wk 135 

Times Towne Cinema—Thunderboll (UA), 5th wk. 550 

Twin— Lorna (Eve) 100 

Valley Darling (Embassy), rerun, 2nd wk 100 

COLUMBUS 

J\/TanaR(>r Ed McGlone held "That Darn 

Cat" for a fifth week . . . "Thunderball" 

is scheduled for a seventh week at 

Loew's Ohio . of Music" may 

soon reach the 12-month mark at Northland 

Cinema. 

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Ken Prickett, ITOO executive secreannounced 

that Lawrence W. Beers 

has brought his James Theatre. Eaton. 

into ITOO membership. Roy White. Cincinnati, 

member of the ITOO board of directors, 

has entered membership for the 

Mariemont Cinema East. 

Mineral City, Ohio, House 

Relighted After 5 Years 

MINERAL CITY. OHIO Th? 200-seat 

Mineral City Theatre, closed since June 

1960. was reopened January 'Jl by William 

Sellers, a New Philadelphia barber, and 

Robert Heyden of North Canton. H syden 

also Is a projectionist at the Allan Theatre 

in Canton and a radio announcer. 

Prior to relighting the Mineral City 

house, the new managers remodeled the 

building and installed a new screen, booth 

and sound equipment. Sellers and li 

ay-Sunday 

policy. 

BOXOFFICE :: Jan. 31, 1966 

Cleveland Critics Cite 

Andrews for 'Hill' Role 

CLEVELAND— Harry Andrews, who portrays 

the tough sergeant-major in MGM- 

Connery, 

n 

has been named Best Supi" 

Actor of the Year by the Cleveland Film 

Critics. rial Earlu Board of 

v. Revii "i Motioi Pictui 

a similar award. 

Andrews will be here February 

award at th:- seventh annual 

Circle Luncheon in the Pick- 

Arthur Hotel. W. Ward Marsh, film critic 

of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and a representative 

of Boxoffice. will make the 

presentation. Chairman of the affair is 

Mas Mink, i.i una ;er of the Palac 

atre. 

Paul Vogel Chairman 

For ITOO Regional 

COLUMBUS—Paul W. Vogel, 

Wellsville, 

has been named chairman ol the convention 

committee for the Mideasl Regional 

Convention sponsored by the Independent 

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CINCINNATI 

James Coburn, star of "Our Man Flint," 

jetted in to meet Ray Russo, 20th- 

Fox branch manager, and press critics at 

the Cincinnati airport in his recordbreaking 

tour to promote the film. "Our 

Man Flint" opens at the Albee February 

4 and Ray Nemo is in charge of the film's 

area promotions . . . Robert Schmaltz 

has been appointed house manager for 

Mid-States' Mariemont Cinema East. 

H. Russell Gaus, MGM branch manager, 

and Carl Gentzel, salesman, attended a 

company meeting during the week at Indianapolis 

. . . MGM staff members helped 

Betty Sontag, secretary to M. M. Berger, 

IT'S A 

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office manager, to celebrate her birthday 

with doughnuts and coffee. 

A number of exhibitors were on the 

Row, including J. C. Weddle, Lawrenceburg, 

Ind.; Harold Moore and his son 

Donald, Charleston, W. Va.; Kentuckians 

Walter Wyrick, Carlisle; Dan Kreuger, 

Danville, and Price Kumler, Harlan. 

Among the Ohio exhibitors were William 

Goldcamp; Artie and Catherine Argeros: 

Portsmouth; Carl Reardon, Montgomery; 

Jack Needham, Columbus, and Harley 

Bennett, Circleville. 

Mid-States Ceremony 

Reopens Mariemont 

CINCINNATI—A preview of "A Thousand 

Clowns" was presented at the formal 

opening of the remodeled Mariemont Cinema 

East January 19 before a packed audience 

of invited community leaders. 

The theatre, operated by Mid-States 

in association with William Onie, was informally 

opened at Christmas time playing 

"The Ipcress File." 

Included in the formal ceremonies was 

a citation to Roy White, Mid-States presi- 

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Screen Clossics, Inc. 

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Cincinnati 10, Ohio 

Phone: 513 241-3671 

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Lonely Boothmaris Train of Thought 

Recorded on Midnight Tour of Duty 

DETROIT—Exhibitors and others who 

have wondered what goes on in the mind 

of an operator, confined to his booth for 

long periods, now have an opportunity to 

find out through the unusual communicativeness 

of Bert Penzien of East Detroit. 

He is a member of IATSE Local 735 and 

has been engaged in many activities including 

film production and theatre 

ownership. 

When he found himself on the long 

shift with a midnight show at the new 

Gateway Theatre. Penzien decided to 

put it down in writing, in the form of a 

diary. The result is a film "script," "The 

Long. Long Shift." Here's Penzien's account: 

12:15 p.m.—Started show, all thumbs 

on this new equipment. (The Gateway had 

opened just a few days before.) 

1:30—Trying to figure where to sit 

down. Tried several places. Drank coffee. 

Tastes good. 

2—Put cardboard shade on rewind 

light. It was shining in my eyes, couldn't 

stand it. 

2:30—Drank some more coffee. Finally 

found razor blade 

3 — Drank more 

to cut up an orange. 

coffee. Nice booth 

equipment. 

3:40—Finally found good place to sit 

so I can see both machines. 

4—I wish they wouldn't put the girls 

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Joe Levine's 'Oscar' 

In NE Bow Feb. 16 

BOSTON—One of the most glamorous 

film openings in Greater Boston history 

will take place February la when six ol 

Producer Joseph E. Levine, feft, 

and Sumner Redstone study the portrait 

of levine which will be installed 

in the Redstone circuit's Showcase 

Cinema new Hall of Fame. The ceremony 

enshrining the portrait of Levine 

and other famous producers will 

be conducted when Levine's "The 

Oscar" premieres at the Showcase 

Cinema in Brighton February 18. 

the more than score of stars in Joseph 

production of "The Oscar" 

will attend the New England premiere 

at the Showcase Circle Theatre at Cleveland 

Circle in Brighton. 

Also due to be present at the premiere 

Is Levine, the Boston native who brought 

Embassy Pictures up from Boston's Filmrow 

to international prominence. The 

producer's portrait will be enshrined in 

the Showcase Circle Theatre's new Hall 

of Fame by Sumner Redstone, president 

of Redstone Management and the last 

president of Theatre Owners of Ann rica 

preceding the formation of National Ass'n 

of Theatre Owners. 

Stars and other industry luminaries expected 

to be present for the premiere of 

"The Oscar" are Jill St. John. Tony Bennett, 

Stephen Boyd. Milton Berle, Joseph 

Gotten, Edie Adams. Ernest Borgnine. 

Edith Head and Hedda Hopper. 

Redstone has set up a Hall of Fame in 

illery of the Showcase, which was 

tlit former Circle Theatre prior to being 

taken over and rebuilt by the Redstone 

circuit. In addition to Levine. other famous 

producers to be represented in the 

Hall of Fame by their portraits will Include 

Adolph Zukor, Louis B. Mayer. Samu 1 

Goldwyn. Cecil B. DeMille. David O. Selznick. 

George Stevens, Jack Warner and 

John Huston at appropriate ceremonies 

at the D] 

George Kraska, Boston press and exploitation 

manager for Embassy Pi< 

announced that Levine will came here February 

16 for press, radio and TV interviews 

and that the Presidential suite at 

the New Sheraton Hotel has been reserved 

for him. 

Proposed Massachusetts Excise Tax 

Defeated Through Efforts of TONE 

BOSTON—One of Theatre Owners of 

tax victories ll . 

New England's most important Industry 

was scored 

1 s proposal to 

institute a state excise tax on th 

admissions when the federal excise tax 

expired December 31. 

Malcolm C. Green, TONE president, 

cited tie organization's executive secretary. 

Carl Goldman, for his "tremendous 

'i! m in mobilizing support for our position." 

support that "bore fruit v. i 

amendmenl 

adi 

tax was adopted bj the Massachusetts 

Green continued: "As many of you 

know. TONE has faced its greatest chalii 

the past several weeks. Attempts 

to raise badly needed tax revenues for 

Massachusetts included, finally, a Democratic 

house-senate tax bill with a proposed 

excise tax on admissions to pick up a 

federal tax expiring December 31. Those 

of us who had worked so patiently and 

diligently with Congress over the 

; 

years, and that includes just about all 

exhibitors, were faced with the spectre 

of our hard-won cup of victory slipping 

Film News Dwindling 

In 2 Boston Papers 

BOSTON—The motion picture industry 

here is concerned over what members 

term the "diminishing" amount ol 

for films in the Boston Herald and in 

the Boston Globe and a delegation from 

the industry is set to call on publishers 

of the two newspapers for talks. This 

was done about six years ago when film 

space had been cut into by tele 

copy, with the result that the situation 

was improved. 

At the same time there is much speculation 

over the appointment of Samuel 

as usual, the film people feel that th re 

has already been a difference in space 

brought about by the changeover to a 

tabloid form amusement section by the 

Sundays. 

in 

Another development regarding Hirsch 

and a legitimate play review has film inconcerned 

also. The Charles Playhouse, 

known as Boston's "off-Broadway" 

th aire, charged in a paid advert! 

Friday (21) that the new critic had refused 

to review their production of 

"Galileo." 

S 

"Galileo" opened V. M and 

when no review appeared In the Boston 

Herald the morning of January 

Won from the Charles Playl 

called on the publisher. They then paid 

for an advertisement In the Boston Globe 

Friday. Jan. 21, which said: 

"The Boston Herald refused to run this 

advertisement today. The Boston Herald 

chose not to review the Charles Playhouse 

from mi!- t i.d our 

triumph. 

"When the Democratic bill failed I nactni 

v. plan. Althou 

;h admit 

Ins five previous tax bills, the sixth tax 

plan included a reimposition of ti 

"He 

tie- stat li Carl Goldn 

ind the 

legislators. 

"If further proof v. 

of a strong, united exhibitor oi 

tion hi d beyond any 

doubt. Through good liaison work 

'grass roots' by local repinl 

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problems. Vital help was cond 

by baseball and an 

hting this bill. Although, it has 

"in i: b we must again urge 

all exhibitors to kni cted of- 

'1 of our problems 

and to maintain friendly reli 

The business life you save may !• 

own." 

'tion of Bertolt Brecht's '

. . Alan 

BOSTON 

0avis Film Distributors has scheduled 

"Heaven on Earth" at six Boston 

area showcase theatres February 9, 10 

Frieberg, general manager of 

Sack Theatres, is vacationing in Nassau. 

Sam Spiegel's "The Chase" will open 

Ben Sack's new Cheri Theatre February 

17, an event that also marks the launching 

of the Winter Festival of the Cultural 

Foundation of Boston. Jack Merkle, Columbia 

Pictures' press representative, is 

handling promotional arrangements for 

"The Chase" and its opening in the new 

775-seat theatre. One of the most unusual 

features of the Cheri will be that 

patrons will park their cars on the theatre's 

roof and descend to the auditorium 

area by elevator. 

Andrew Grainger joined Lockwood & 

Gordon Theatres January 17 as film 

buyer and booker, it was announced by 

Arthur Lockwood, circuit president. Grainger 

previously had served as film buyer 

and booker for the Butterfield circuit in 

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BOSTON—While the first-run films introduced 

here during the holidays were 

beginning to lose their grossing punch, 

new films came in to take up the slack. 

Highest among the new first-week products 

was "Our Man Flint," which jumped 

off to a 250 pace at the Savoy. "The Spy 

With My Face" and "To Trap a Spy" were 

doubled billed for a good 145 first week at 

the Paramount, while "The Heroes of Telemark" 

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record as noted elsewhere in this section. 


Aster The Spy Who Came in From the Cold 

(Para), 5th wk 150 

Beacon Hill The Loved One :MGM), 5th wk 140 

Boston Eottle of the Eulge (WB), 5th wk 155 

Capri Boeing Boeing (Para), 5th wk 135 

Gary The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 45th wk,..175 

Mayflower Eva (Times); Red Lanterns (Times), 

reruns 125 

300 

Orpheum The Heroes of Telemork (Col) 

Paramount The Spy With My Fcce (M3M); 

To Trap a Spy (MGM) 

Paris Cinema Rapture (IC), 4th wk 

Park Sq are Cinema, Kenmore Square Cinema 

The 10th Victim (Embassy), 5th wk 

-The Agony and the Ecstasy (20th-Fox), 

1 Ih 

?0th Fo- 250 

Hartford Percentage Parade 

Headed by 'Thunderball' 

HARTFORD— "Thunderball" again stole 

the show, amassing a fifth week percentage 

of 200 at the Cine Webb and running 

off with the top honors in Hartford. Next 

in line, percentagewise, was "Battle of the 

Bulge," 130 in its fifth week at the Cinerama 

Theatre, followed by "The 10th 

Victim," which grossed 125 at the Rivoli. 

Allvn, Farmmgton, Manchester, Pike Where the 

Spies Are (MGM); various co-features 80 

-The Rape (Zenith); No Exit (Zenith), 

2nd w. 

Berl n The Elock [SRI; 3 Nuts Search of o Bolt 

(Harlequn), reissue, 2nd wk 

Burnside The Slender Thread (Para) 

Central 

Cine Webb Thunderboll UA), 5th wk 200 

Cinerama Battle of the Bulge (WB), 5th wk....l30 

Elm—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 31st wk. . . 55 

E. M. Loew's, East Windsor, Hartford The Heroes 

of Telemork (Col); various co-features 90 

Merden, Newington My Fair Lady (WB), rerun, 

5th wk 70 

Rivoli The 10th Victim (Embassy), 4th wk 125 

Strand Darling (Embassy), rerun, 2nd wk 80 

Webster Ship of Fools (Col), rerun 75 

'Thunderball' 200 Highest 

New Haven Percentage 

NEW HAVEN—It was still "Thunderball" 

as the city's dominant grosser and 

the UA release, in multiple run, has been 

blithefully breaking attendance record 

after attendance record. There's no end 

in 

sight. 

Crown Caressed (Brenner); Odd Obsession 

(Brenner) 85 

Forest Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying 

Machines (20th-Fox), rerun, 2nd wk 125 

Lawrence 3 h'.uts in Search of a Bolt (Harlequin); 

Promises! Promises! (Harlequin), reissues 110 

Lincoln The 10th Victim (Embassy), 5th wk....l00 

Loew's College, Milford Cinema Thunderball (UA), 

5th wk 200 

Paramount, Center When the Boys Meet the Girls 

(MGMl; various co-features 80 

SW Ciremart—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 

31st wk 60 

SW Roger Sherman The Loved One (MGM), 

2nd wk 80 

Westville, Whitney The Slender Thread iPara), 

2nd wk 50 

Whalley The Agony and the Ecstasy (20th-Fox), 

5th wk 1 35 

Vermont Legislature Target 

MONTPELIER—The Vermont Legislature, 

slimmed down from 276 to 180 

members, has formally adopted March 12 

as target date for this session's adjournment. 

Peter Sellers, David Niven and Ursula 

Andress are the stars of Columbia's 

"Casino Royale." being filmed in London. 

Translation for Paleface: 

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way sending message. BEST way to 

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RI Cinemas Opened 

By Esquire Circuit 

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Two newhouses. 

Cinema I and Cinema II. have 

been opened here by Esquire Theatres of 

Boston, bringing its circuit operations up 

to 25 units. Cinema I, seating 750, and 

Cinema II. capacity of 500. are In the 

Gansett Shopping Center. 

Esquire executives will break ground 

soon in Seekonk, Mass., for building two 

more theatres with capacities identical 

to those of the new facilities opi 

here. 

WORCESTER 

Toe Tilenda, a Stanley Warner management 

trainee, has been shifted from 

the Roger Sherman Theatre, New Haven, 

staff, to managership of the Warner. Lynn. 

succeeding Ray Saulnier, who becomes 

manager. Port, Newburyport. replacing 

Tom Carey, resigned. 

Chet Stoddard, president of New England 

Theatres, visited Leo Lajoie ai the 

downtown Capitol. 

SPRINGFIELD 

The Cabot, Chicopee, changed its name 

to the Art Cinema . Vista's 

'That Dam Cat" by-passed downtown 

Springfield for its western Massachusetts 

premiere, opening day-and-date at the 

Majestic, West Springfield, and at the 

Goldstein Bing in the Forest Park section 

of Springfield . Romano, 

general manager of the B&Q Theatres. 

was a Springfield visitor. 

VARIETY 

Hat Flak 

,W |»1 SCKF.F.Nl 

Hard-hitting stors •>' a >", 

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„'„ on th, make for roc n 

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Hayden. Hal 

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Don Snvder .ure .Eve o^ Ai.ce 

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Buffalo Cinema I and II 

To Open February 26 

BUFFALO—Seymour H. Evans, director 

of advertising and publicity for the General 

Cinema Corp. of Boston, which is 

building Cinema I and II, was here to look 

over the construction progress and announced 

the houses will open February 

16. The attraction at Cinema I will be 

Warner Bros.' "Inside Daisy Clover," and 

Cinema n will offer Columbia's "The 

Heroes of Telemark." 

Evans and General Cinema district manager 

William Alexander also announced 

the appointment of Dick Michael, formerly 

with Loew's in Cleveland, as assistant to 

Lou Levitch. managing director of the two 

new theatres. 

"Cinemas I and n represent the 92nd 

unit in our theatre division." Evans said. 

"We are planning to open between 35 and 

40 more new theatres within the next 

year." He said General Cinema would 

become "a national chain" this summer 

with the debut of a San Francisco house. 

Evans admitted the possibility of General 

Cinema expanding into other areas in 

western New York, but added that "nothing 

definite" had been established on that 

matter yet. 

Cinemas I and n will have first-run 

policies. 

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BOXOFFICE Jan. 31. 196*5

New Hampshire's Rising Employment MAINE 

Should Help Smalltown Theatres 

By ALLEN M. WIDEM 

CONCORD, N.H.—There are optimistic 

exhibition interests in the Granite State 

quick to point out that New Hampshire 

theatrical economy has just about "turned 

the 

corner." 

In effect, they're saying, in casual conversation 

with this peripatetic Boxoffice 

correspondent, that the bulk of the marginal 

operations doomed to close in light 

cf the television era's impact and influence 

on the local, small-town level, have 

shuttered, and from here on in. there 

should be nought but brisk grosses (predicted, 

to be sure, on the quality of product 

in quantity flow), in the tiny hamlets 

that abound across this rock-ribbed northern 

tier state. 

New Hampshire's Governor John W. 

King counts himself among the 1966 optimists 

for more reasons than one. He speaks, 

understandably, of the entire scope-andsphere 

of New Hampshire's economy, 

touching lightly on exhibition, per se, but 

still is concerned that all facets of the 

economy come back strong during the 

coming months and years. 

The governor remarked: "As 1965 closes, 

we are enjoying record levels of employment 

and income. Unemployment has 

stayed consistently around 2 per cent, a 

level which indicates virtually full employment." 

As for specifics, the governor commented 

that industrial expansions already announced 

for the 1966 calendar year run 

into many million dollars worth of new 

construction and will provide thousands 

of new jobs—a minimum of 4,000 in the 

larger communities of Manchester and 

Nashua alone. 

The state's multifaceted recreation industry 

is also undergoing rapid expansion 

and development. 

"The combination of improved transportation, 

the general affluence of people 

living in the metropolitan areas south of 

us and the expansion and improvement 

of many individual attractions should result 

in a record number of visitors to New 

Hampshire next year." he said. "This will 

be particularly true if the weather continues 

to be good for winter sports." 

In terms of economic activity and population, 

New Hampshire is the fastest 

growing state in the six-state New England 

region. 

The sole perplexing problem facing the 

state's economy is a shortage of skilled 

labor for industry- 

While this shortage is discernibly more 

acute in some areas of the state, the King 

administration is taking action to resolve 

matters. Three more vocationaltechnical 

schools will be opened by fall in 

Manchester, Portsmouth and Berlin. An 

additional two will be built during the coming 

year. 

Governor King disclosed that several 

communities are advertising in out-ofstate 

newspapers in an effort to recruit 

trained workers. 

"We have convened a blue-ribbon committee 

of leading industrialists to study 

the whole situation and develop a comprehensive 

program to encourage wwkers to 

migrate to New Hampshire," he said. "New 

Hampshire is a fine place to live and 

work, and jobs are available here, so we 

are confident of solving this problem." 

New Hampshire's exhibition interests 

agree that coming events will yield some 

promising days—and nights— for them. 

(Next week: Massachusetts exhibition 

survey.) 

Frank's Penn Theatre 

To Open in February 


PENNSVTT.TiE, N.J.—The Perm Theatre, 

now under construction here, is expected 

to open sometime in February, according 

to Al Frank, vice-president of 

Frank Theatres, Inc. 

The 750-seat house will cost $500,000 

and will be located in the Pennsville Shopping 

Center. It will be the eighth theatre 

in the Frank chain. 

WRITE—

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HARTFORD 

fyjel Safner of Eddie Ruff Associates, 

states-rights distributors, was in town 

on one of his rare visits . . . Mrs. Greta 

Andersen, widow of Hartford Courant 

amusements editor H. Viggo Andei 

now on the public relations staff of thai 

morning newspaper Fine, retired 

home office 

. 

executive of New England 

Theatres, was in town. 

Earl Wright, former Connecticut drive- 

In theatre manager who resigned to accept 

a similar post with Florida drive-in 

Interests, has retired for health reasons 

Perakos State, Jewett City, hosted 

an all-Polish film program on a recent 

Wednesday. 

Albert M. Pickus, owner of the Stratford 

Theatre and ex-TOA executive committer 

chairman, has opened in Stratford the 

Colonial Square Shopping Center, consisting 

of nine stores and three offii 

Montreal Movie Editor 

Reports on 1965 Films 

From Canadian Edition 

MONTREAL — Of the Canadian-made 

feature films presented to local film fans 

during 1965. the film editor of Montreal's 

weekly Le Petit Journal said the Gilles 

Carle production of "La Vie Heureuse de 

Leopold Z" was the leading one. The film 

has been holding tremendously well at Le 

Parisien Theatre for over eight consecutive 

weeks now. In August at the Montreal International 

Film Festival, Canadian-made 

film division, the film won the Grand Prix. 

Another Canadian-made film, "Le Revolutionaire," 

produced by Jean Pierre Lefebvre, 

also attracted good crowds. Two 

other fuU-length films to make a mark 

last year were Pierre Patry's "La Corde au 

Con" and "Cain." Another feature was 

"Pas de Vacances Pour les Idoles." starring 

Joel Denis of Montreal. 

The editor, commenting on Ami 

films, said the Americans, with "Zorba 

the Greek." "Mary Poppins." "The Sound 

of Music" and "Those Magnificent Men In 

Their Flying Machines." filled Montreal 

theatres. 

In the international films division. James 

Bond pictures were popular. Sophia Loren, 

.1) Mastroianni and Monica Vitti 

proved good attractions in "Mar: 

l'ltaliene" and "Le Desert Rouge." The 

Japanese films also were popular, especially 

"The Woman of the Sands" and "Onibaba 

." "Le Bonheur" by Agnes Verda. and 

Jean Luc Godard's "Une Femme Mariee" 

and "Alphaville," as well as "Le Gendarme 

de St. Tropez" and "L'Homme de Rio 

were record earners. Of the British films. 

Th.' Knack" proved a good boxoffice 

attraction. 

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Perakos Acquires Land 

For Expansion of Elms 

HARTFORD Sperie P. Perakos. vice- 

Theatre Associates, has completed acquisition 

of three private dwellin 

]acen1 to the de luxe Elm for expansion 

oi the 70mm attraction showcase's park- 

250 to 700. 

i iir requested land use has already 

ijnani appn 

NEW HAVEN 

sprint; 

J^ 

opening is anticipated foi the 

- 

1,250-seat motion picture theatre bi 

ing built for Stanley Warner in thi 

bury Shopping Plaza. Danbury. Thi 

cuil u ill also continue operation 

Palace In downtown Danbury. 

Franklin F. Ferguson, 

nt the Maurice Bailey Theatres, hosted 

members of the Sisters of Mercy at a 

sen riung of 20th-Fox's "The Agony and 

the Ecstasy," under sponsorship of half 

a dozen local businessmen. Six hundred 

nuns attended. 

Bridgeport Projectionist 

Thomas E. Colwell Dies 

BRIDGEPORT Thomas E. Colwell, 58, 

a proji 

Beverly 1 

died in a local hospital a few hours after 

i 

Mve of this city, he was secretary 

of the local chapter of the Mining Pic- 

ture Machine Operators Union. He was a 

in of World War II and a Mason. 

his Wife and a brother. 

Colwell specialized for years m 

Ing silent movies and was believed to 

have the largest collection in Connecticut. 

CPI, Menahem Golan 

Sign Two-Picture Deal 

HOLLYWOOD—Cinema Productions International 

announced a two-pictu 

production agreement with Israeli producer-director 

Menahem Golan. In -making 

the announcement. CPI president Harold 

Goldman said the Golan films are in addition 

to a 13 -picture slate already scheduled 

by CPI this year. Golan just completed 

filming in England "Trunk to I 

which stars George Sanders and Audie 

Murphy 

Charged With Larceny 

Of 'Thunderball' Sign 

HARTFORD A 19-year-old We 

University student. Samuel H. Davidson 

jr. of Mercer Island. Wash., is under $100 

bond to appear February 8 in circuit 

court 15 on a larceny charge of tat. 

"Thunderball" advert mi the 

Lockwood & Gordon Cine ''- 

This was the second such Incidi 

Closes Strand in Winsted 

WINSTED. CONN— Mrs. Lucille Cuddy 

has closed the Strand, citing declining 

patronage. 

they have their 

futures hack... 

now 

They are some of the 1 

,300,000 

men. women and children living today 

who are cured ol cancer. 

Prompt medical attention and 

proper treatment saved their lives, 

because man) cancels cm he cured 

it thej arc delected early and treated 

promptly. 

'ho future is pre 

cious. I hat's u nv you shouk 

have a health checkup ev( 

no matter how well you may feel 

It's living insurance against can 

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TRYING TO 

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of dollars in lost time, training and production every year. Last year alone, more than twenty thousand 

workers were killed in off-job motor vehicle accidents. And more than 750,000 were injured. d£m\. 

Motor vehicle accidents claimed more than VA times as many lives as on-the-job accidents. ? f%| : 

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NE-8 Jan. 31. 1966

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Showmanship Winners 

TORONTO Famous Players has concluded 

a three-month clrcultwlde campalgn 

nf showmanship—Galaxy ol 

Films to celebrate its 45th anniversary. 

Cash prizes totaling ss.ooo were pn 

to winning managers. They were advised 

of their awards bj telegram from president 

R. W. Bolstad. 

In a letter to the winners, he wrote: 

"The judging of all campaigns was based 

primarily on the efforts of the $25 winners 

of individual campaigns, but all oth i 

campaigns sent In were included in the 

ludgtng The campaigns submitted, in our 

opinion, were excellent-much better than 

those presented in previous cont. I 

congratulate the winners most heartily. 

It was a good job well done." 

To insure fairness, the circuit's managers 

were classified by groups. The winners 

and their prizes are: 

BEST OVER-ALL EFFORT— Lon Bishop, Hollywood, 

Toronto, $250, Murroy Summcrvillc, Algomo, Sault Stc. 

Marie, $250; Murray Lynch, Poramount, Moncton, 

$250; Fred Varlow, Capitol, Edmontcn, $250; Rolphe 

Rcmhordt, Strand, Edmonton, $250; Bill Trudell, Capitol, 

London, $200; Bill Burke, Copitol, Brantford, 

$00; Cliff Mills, Capitol, St. Thomas, $200; Ivan 

Ackery, Orphcum, Vancouver, $200; Alex Barclay, 

Paramount, Kelowna, $200; Les Mitchell, Cap I 

fox, $150; Bob Harvey, Capitol, North Bay, $150, 

Doris Rodgers, Seneca, Niagara Falls, $150, Hilhard 

Gunn, Capitol, Rcgina, $150; Ellard Williamson, Capitol, 

Ver- 

, $100; George 

Forhan jr.. Paramount, Saint John, $100; Carlo Guerricro, 

Orphoum. Sault Stc. Marie, $100, Bert Wirier, 

Paramount, Edmonton, $100; Jack Heap, 

politan, Rcgino, $100. 

BEST INDIVIDUAL FEATURE CAMPAIGN — Leo 

Oucllette, Regent, Ottawa, "Those Magnificent Men 

m Their Flying Machines," $100; Helmut Dach, Poramount, 

Halifax. "My Fair Lody," $100; Gr. 

, 

Capitol, Moncton, ''Macbeth," $100; Martin Cave, 

Royal, Victoria, "The Yellow Rolls-Royce," $100; Otus 

Bowes, Capitol, Moose Jaw, "Girl Happy." $100, 

Mike Micelli, Palace, Windsor, "Harlow," $50; Don 

Kinloch, Roxy, Barrie, "Mary Poppins," $50; Howard 

Levis, Pork, Windsor, "Italian Films," $50; Ted 

Biclby, Columbia, New Westminster, "The Monkey's 

Uncle," $50; Paul Vallicre, Capitol, Quebec, "Cheyenne 

Autumn," $25; Al Hartshorn, Regent, Oshawo, 

"The Monkey's Uncle," $25; Gerry Lo Rocque, Paramount, 

Rouyn, "La Decssce Blcndie do la Jungle." 

$25; Alec Rcid. Capitol, Victoria, "The Monkey's 

Uncle," $25; Phil Tucker, Paramount, Kamloops, "The 

Nakr-d Flame." $25 

BEST SINGLE STUNT— Bert Brown, Imperial, Toronto, 

Encyclopedia Bntannica promotion, $75; Gino 

Dc Vcnanzo, St Clair, Toronto, candy bar promotion, 

$75; Mrs. W. Fortm, Capitol, Rouyn, jam session 

on-stage promotion, $75; Bill Novok, Metropolitan, 

Winnipeg, rentols, $75; Lou Tcrmcer, Gaiety, 

Winnipeg, radio and record promotion, $75; C. J. 

Jeffreys, Capitol, Sudbury, orange drink promotion, 

$50; George Forhan, Belle, Belleville, Sundoy movies, 

$50; Ralph Mitcheltrec, Copitol, Calgary, theatre 

tickets, $50; Jock Franko, Westmount, Edmonton, 

he Greek" displays, $50. 

FP Names Winning Houses 

In Ticket Sales Drive 

TORONTO Famous Players Canadian 

Corp. has announced winners in its annual 

Christma 

tie tickets by the book. The circuit Is 

divided into six groups for 1 

with cash prizes totaling SI. 575 toi 

winners. 

For the period from November I 

cember, the sales of books of tickets Increased 

12.5 per cent over the previous 

year, with sales of $138,227. Total 

for 1965 were $249,140. 

GROUP 1 

Capitol and Palace. Calgary; 

Capitol Imperial. Tbl 

peg; Capitol. > 

GROUP 2— Palace and Capitol. Windsor; 

Capitol, Reglna; Capitol, Saskatoon, 

Paramount. Saint John; Strand, Vancouver. 

Capitol, London. 

GROUP 3—Eglinton, Nortown and Gol- 

' Continued on next pagei 

BOXOFTICE Jan. 31. 1966 

Quebec Legislators 

Asked to Revise 

Provinces Long-Standing Movie Act 

MONTREAL 

The whole questl.01 

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rebounded once again In vli 

coming lei Ion ol 

which h 

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more imp u tanl bu lm to 

whole Question ol m hip and 

many othei 

in picture industry, 

in a brief si hi to Qui i>. c prime mlnlsof 

the legis- 

compi i 

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age categoi le i 

Ity toi th 

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admfc i 

the pi 

board bo ol illy reject 

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inn. m ol iin ommittee 

' leive suggestions, recommendations 

oi hi private cltl 

tut d bo 111 

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present censorship situation, saying, thai 

for mair, ..:n ill 

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filri 

ly. A large numbei ol youth 1 

to view 

to 16, are admitted to theatre 

these unacceptable films. Even films, 

passed for showing to child n 

i. iii ii In the ludgmenl ol th office, total- 

This month marked the fourth anniof 

the Quebec government reporl 

has adjui 

i id Itsell 

sibly accommodated II elf, tt th tati ol 

affairs. 

There Ls yet no legislation permitting 

the censorship board to function in any 

In view oi 

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it has for 35 years. 

film 

critic, Jacob SLskind, "This Ls particularly 

disturbing in view of the fact that Hun 

has been a fantastic developmi nl 

terest in films as an art form in Q 

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'Jules et Jim." "Vlrldiana" and "A Hon' 

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To substantiate Its recommend 

the Catholic 01 

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to be proscribed." 

Canada Pushes for Film 

Industry Development 

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"Tobruk."

MONTREAL 

J^nntreal motion picture industry people 

were pleased with the announcement by 

Columbia Pictures of the appointment of 

Montreal-born Mo Rothman as vice-president 

in charge of world distribution. He 

will supervise all facets of distribution, domestic 

and foreign. He has been executive 

vice-president of th- company's foreign 

subsidiary for five years. He entered the 

motion picture industry as a student 

trainee with Universal following service 

with the Royal 

World War II. 

Canadian Air Force in 

Once again, it was repeated in the local 

press that a gentlemen's agreement exists 

between motion picture distributors and 

the Quebec government censors, which allow 

films to be seen in Montreal that are 

taboo elsewhere in Quebec. The unwritten 

'and impublicized ) understanding is that 

the distributors can show movies considered 

to be spicy by Montrealers, provided 

they don't attempt to circulate them 

later in smaller centers where religious and 

other pressure can be brought to bear more 

forcefully in community affairs. 

Michel Brault, who already has a good 

number of feature-length films to his 

credit, has started to produce another film 

Montreal background. Titled "En- 

Douce," it is a pro- 

Cooperatio." The 

ire local actors 

TORONTO 

Good crowds attended the two showings 

here of World Wic'e Pictures' "The Restless 

Ones" at Place des Arts. The film was extremely 

well received ... La Vie Heureuse 

de Leopold Z," a National Film Board production, 

made by Gilles Carle and distributed 

by Columbia Pictures, after a very 

successful run in Le Parisien Theatre here, 

is enjoying an extremely good business at 

the Cinema Empire in Quebec City. 

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•Darling" still tops all 20th Century 

houses, now in 15th week at th Capitol 

its 

Fine Art. Jim Nairns reports that •'Sound 

of Music" is still playing to a capacity 

house at the Eglinton after nearly a year 

"The Slender Thread" did excellent busi- 

:: us fust week at the Hollywood. 

Among bookings, "The Spy With My 

Face," was paired with "To Trap a Spy." 

opening Wednesday (19) at Loews Uptown. 

"Ghidrah" also started '' 

day, at the Downtown, Midtown, State and 

several other 20th Century houses "Ship 

of Fools" went into a multiple run on 

Thursday (20) at the Albion, Cooksvllle 

Don Mills and other Odeon suburban 

houses. 

Aunt her concessions' contest is under way 

Fry-Cadbury is sponsoring a retailer promotion 

draw, with ten regional winners to 

weekend In New York to see the 

Ed Sullivan show. Now that the transit 

has been settled, the prospects 

should be slightly more attractive. J. J. 

Fitzgibbons of Theatre Confections has 

sent out details to all theatremen 

Planters' Contest Creates 

Interest Among Canadians 

TORONTO—Planter Peanuts ran a pre- 

Christmas display contest winch caused 

wide interest among Canadian theatremen. 

Forty-seven theatres entered the contest 

ed by Theatre Confections, Ltd. The 

entries were so good that outside judges 

had to decide upon the nine finalists. 

Toronto had its share of winners, with 

top prize of $100 going to the Eglinton. 

The Westwood and the Birchcliff were 

among the rinmers-up to win $50 prizes 

Other runners-up were the Paramount. 

Moncton, NB.; Rideau. Ottawa. Out.; 

Empire, Sudbury. Ont.: Capitol, Brantford. 

Ont.: Paramount. Edmonton, Alta., and 

the Capitol in Vancouver. B.C. 

Entrants sent in colored photos of their 

displays, a few in elaborate folders. According 

to J. J. Fitzgibbons jr., manager of 

Theatre Confections, the Eglinton had the 

biggest handicap, but the combined efforts 

of the vending cart girls and counter attendants 

really did a unique and outstand'ng 

promotional job during the contest. 

The Eglinton is still playing "Sound 

of Music" on a reserved-seat I 

Both Blake Cameron at the Eglim 

Jack Boddam at the Westwood let attendants 

make their own entries In the Eglinton 

lobby, at the opening and durln 

mission. Miss and Mr Peanut sold all 

ers products in a spec: 

cart. Mr. Peanut made a big hit among 

the youngsters, especially when samples 

were handed out. 

Old Fort Wayne Theatre 

Razed for Parking Lot 


FORT WAYNE — One of the smaller 

theatres here, which opened in 1932 as the 

Capitol and was operated under many 

nanus before it was closed in 1961. has 

a pa: king lot. 

I 

roy C. Griffith rented 

use and changed its name to Little 

Art Theatre Tile type of films then being 

shown resulted in a hassle with the 

city council and Kilbourne Realty, which 

leased the house to Griffith. Griffith then 

closed the house. 

Darling, 7Wy Fair Lady' Excellent 

In Toronto; 'Slender Thread' Strong 

TORONTO 

Business continued good at 

heatres, with long-term hul 

han many new book- 

Darling" still rated "excellent" m 

at the Capitol Pine Art. while 

"My Fair Lady" was also excellent In lb 

fourth . for a total of 

here. "The Slender Thread" had 

a strong opening week at the Hollywood. 

"Thuncerball" and "The Knack" continued 

to do "excellent" in their fourth 

Albion group of II theatre King Rot Col ..Good 

Birchcliff, Westwood Thot Corn Cat (Emp), 

2nd wk Very Good 

Business Generally "Very Good' 

At First Runs in Winnipeg 

WINNIPEG Grosses remained 

a little troin the strong pOSttioliday 

pace set the previous week The 

leadej lor the past month and again last 

week was "Thunderball." establishing a 

week house record at the Odeon. 

"The Sound of Music" improved and 

shared second with 'When th. Spa 

which made an unexpectedly stron 

week showing. Continuing to attract good 

business were "That Darn Cat," "Mj Fail 

Lady," "I'll.' Halleluiah Trail" and 1 hi " 

Great Race," all holdovers. Otherwise 

e slightly below a. 

alt hough "Casanova '70" wa 

•o hold for a fifth week 

Where the Spies Are 

Gaiety—My Fair Lady (WB). rerun, 

[MGM). 

4th 

Excellent 

Very Good 

wk 

The Halleluiah Trail 4,h wk. Very Good 

Th, Sound ot Music ?0th-Fox), 

.Excellent 

of 

Winter A-Go-Go Treasure 

Slver Lake .Fair 

Metropolitan That Darn Cot :Emp), 

4th wk Very Good 

Thund,rboii 4th V- Excellent 

The Grcot Race (WB), 12 wk., 

rrovcover /ery Good 

(IFD), Casanova '70 4th *k 

'Le Comiaud' Popular Successor 

To 'La Vie' at Montreal 

MONTREAL At the Palace. "Thunderball" 

again proved a huge success and long 

So 

Le 

"22nd wk. ...Good 

The Greotcst Story Ever Told 

..Good 

Kent—The Knock (UA), 10th wk Good 

Loews- -Never Too Late 20th Fcv Good 

:• in the Bev- 

erly Hills Ho:. to mi-: club's 

three-day plans for the visit of I 

Philip. March 13-15. On hand were 

,1 Chief Bark. 

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tenia: i] 

Ezra Stern and Tony Owen of Tent 

Prince Philip will receive an honorary 

LL.D. degree at the University ol 

fornia and then will visit the Variety-supported 

heart research project at. the university's 

medical school fac 

undergraduates from the 99 count 

the school will be pn 

planned is a 20th Century-Pox industrywide 

luncheon of stars and 

with 350 persons expected 

a member of the London 

Club, where the prince Is 

member, will coordinate 

which will include a dinner. 

Col. V. A. J. "Bill" Head, milita 

tache and aide to Prince Philip, sard 

: 

Rogers will visit Buckingham Pala 

• 

month to finalize the details ef the prince's 

trip The prince will fly his own plane on 

files of patni; fed for many of 

'•• 

the pn the Parlslen Theawhich 

took over from 

the fairly long exposure of Canadianmade 

La Vie Heureuse do' Leopold Z." Carreras and Heald stressed thai 

the 10.000-mile trip. 

ilso well patronized. 

"was not a social tour" for the pin 

Alouctte—The Agony ond the Ecstosy 

he was going "all out" for Variety "The 

.20th Excellent 

• if England's bi 

Th. Hill 

The 2nd Ecst Secret Agent n 

Whole Wide World IFI 

On.hahD 

..Good The slogan for the trip Is. "For Every 

Cmema Place V.lle Mane— Juliet of Ihc Spirits Step ..:

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OTTAWA 

The hot issue these days in Ottawa is 

the dispute over the city's proposal 

to ban all signs projecting over sidewalks 

throughout the city, which would be accompanied 

by an order for the removal 

of marquees or canopies from the front 

of buildings. President Doug M. Pinder 

and Ernie Warren are members of a strong 

committee representing the Ottawa Theatre 

Managers Ass'n, which is allied with 

other groups for a vigorous fight against 

the move. The opponents include retail 

merchants, sign and soft drink companies 

and various industries, and they argue 

that, the city will have to install better 

if street lights signs are removed. 

The roadshow success of "The Sound of 

Music," which has completed its seventh 

month at the Ottawa Nelson, is such that 

Manager Sven Pedersen has extended the 

advance sale of reserved tickets to March 

8 and the latest prospect is that the engagement 

will continue to mid-May. 

Locals of the International Brotherhood 

of Teamsters in Ontario rejected recommendations 

of a conciliation board following 

contract negotiations and voted in 

favor of a strike. Exhibitors in the Ottawa 

district are concerned over a trucking 

tie-up despite emergency arrangements 

for film shipments. 

Ottawa theatres are not planning an 

Academy Awards sweepstakes contest this 

year because of difficulty in securing 

worthwhile prizes as an incentive for participation 

by film fans, it is reported. In 

the last contest here, public interest 

slackened on this account. 

With "Thunderball" in its fourth thriving 

week at the Elgin, the manager has 

received mail addressed to Ernie "James 

Bond" Warren and he hasn't protested 

.... "The Great Race" has started its 

second month at the Regent and "The 

Loved One" has a fourth week to its credit 

at the Little Elgin. 

"Never Too Late," picked by Boxoffice 

as the picture of the month for December, 

had a nice start at the big Capitol. 

The run was interrupted Wednesday night 

1 for the stage concert by the Montreal 

Symphony Orchestra at $6 top. 

D. B. Stapleton, owner of the Centre in 

downtown Ottawa, has escaped the rough 

weather by going to Mexico for a winter 

vacation. Last year's officers of the Ottawa 

Theatre Managers Ass'n are continuing 

to serve in 1966. They are the 

president Doug Pinder of the Rideau and 

the secretary-treasurer Leo Ouellette, 

manager of the Regent. Both are real 

workers. 

Frank C. Berlin of Ottawa has been admitted 

to membership in Alpha Delta 

Sigma at Babson College, Wellesley Hills, 

Mass. His proud father is Morris Berlin, 

long-time theatre owner in Canada's 

Capital. 

The 27th Canadian Parliament opened 

here with the usual fanfare, and there 

was no word of proposed legislation which 

would have direct effect on the film industry. 

During the second week of "Carry On 

Cleo" at the Somerset, R. E. Maynard did 

something which hasn't been seen in Ottawa 

for many months by staging a sneak 

preview of "Heroes of Telemark," which is 

coming in a couple of weeks. 

Ottawa is making application to the 

legislature for an act to authorize the 

city to make agreements for the use of 

streets, under a fee with companies, for 

the operation of community or cable TV 

systems. 

The nearby town of Smiths Palls is considered 

an application for a cable-TV 

franchise by K. P. Thompson for a company 

to be incorporated. The town has one 

theatre, the 960-seat Soper. 

The National Film Theatre is presenting 

a series of Czech pictures for members 

in the Ottawa Museum each week. The 

first was "Loves of a Blonde" for one night, 

followed by a dual program consisting of 

"Diamonds in the Night" and "Joseph 

Killian" . Baytown Club screened 

"In Old Chicago" Thursday night i20>. 

while the Ottawa Film Society had the 

French picture "Le Mepris" for two nights. 

start Boxoffice coming . 

3 years for $10 (SAVE $5) 

2 years for $8 (SAVE $2) 1 year for $5 

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VANCOUVER 

Hgent 007's latest opus "Thunderball," 

which was continuing to play to 

crowds in its fourth week at the Vogue, was 

doing equally well in the suburbs. The 

Odeon West Vancouver and New Westminster 

went in to a five-show policy on 

Saturdays for the picture, and in spite of 

strong opposition, continued to do excellent 

business. 

Odeon has announced the Vancouver 

Circle will be the next house to be closed 

for remodeling. An estimated $100,000 is 

to be spent, and the theatre will reopen as 

the Hyland. 

Dick Letts reports that opening week's 

business in the new Park Royal Twins was 

excellent. Warner Bros.' "Never Too Late" 

was held for a second week in the Park 

Royal. Buena Vista's "That Darn Cat" was 

moved into the Cinema where it played 

day-and-date with the Vancouver Strand. 

Columbia's "The Collector" continued 

very strong in the Dunbar, Fraser Vancouver 

and the Totem in North Vancouver, 

being held for a second week. 

Rick Morrow of the Bay at Alert Bay 

was in to set spring bookings, as was 

Lionel Courchine of the Surrey Drive-In. 

The Lougheed Drive-In in Burnaby reopened 

Thursday < ) with "Boeing 

Boeing." The Sunday charity shows, which 

have raised thousands of dollars for the 

Canadian Picture Pioneer's benevolent 

fund in the Lougheed, started up again on 

Sunday < this year the process will 

be split evenly between the Pioneers and 

Variety Tent 47. The same industry committee 

will continue to operate the shows, 

with Jimmy Davis as chairman, assisted by 

Larry Strick and Roly Rickard. 

"The Agony and the Ecstasy" opened to 

a festive audience in the Park on Wednesday 

1 19). The event was sponsored by 

the Film in Adult Education Committee, 

with proceeds to go toward development 

of the book-story-telling program of the 

Child's Own Theatre. Officially greeting 

patrons was provincial education minister 

Leslie Peterson and the Italian trade commissioner 

and acting consul. Following the 

program, the guests gathered at nearby 

Hycroft for an Italian buffet. On the previous 

evening 20th Century-Fox manager 

Dawson Exley and Odeon district manager 

Gerry Sutherland hosted a special screening. 

Scheduled for a run in the downtown 

Dominion is Columbia's "Batman and 

Robin." Branch manager Nat Levant says 

there should be plenty of "kids" in their 

mid-40s who will want to relive their Saturday-matinee 

days. 

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Annual Contest Makes 

Good 'Race' Tie-In 

Manager Joe Dyer of the Trans-Texas 

Americana in Austin tied in with the Daily 

Texan in connection with his playdate 

"The Great Race." 

The tie-up was a natural, too, since it 

concerned a contest, the Ten Most Beautiful, 

held annually at the University of 

Texas by Theta Sigma Phi. This year. 

Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, who star 

m "The Great Race," selected the ten 

most beautiful girls from among 25 candidates. 

The actors selected the winners 

from photos and slides. 

Earl Podolnick, president of Trans- 

Texas Theatres, and Dyer provided guest 

passes to winners for a Sunday afternoon 

showing of the Warner Bros, picture. 

The Daily Texan ran two full pages on 

the event, with prominent mention of 

the theatre and its playdate. When the 

THE GREAT 

RACE 

TONY CURTIS NATALIE WO 01 

JtiT^ LEMMON 

Joe Dyer, manager of the Trans-Texas Americona in 

Austin, presents posses to 'The Grcot Race" to two 

of the "ten most beautiful" girls, chosen this year 

by Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, stars of the pic 

ture The annual contest is held ot the University 

of 

Texas. 

newspaper ran the feature, "The Great 

Race" was in its seventh week at the 

Americana and helped to boost the recordbreaking 

run. 

'Glass Bottom Boat' Books 

Dell Paperbacks will publish a novelization 

of Everett Freeman's screenplay for 

"The Glass Bottom 

Boat," starring Doris Day, Rod Taylor 

and Arthur Godfrey. The softcover edition, 

featuring art work from the Melcher- 

Preeman Production on the front and back 

covers, will be released to coincide with late 

spring and early summer openings of the 

picture. 

Downtown Kiddie Shows in Large Cities? 

Hardly Ever; But This One Pays Off 

' 

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A daring venture for a large city downtown 

was carried out successfully by awardw 

inning showman 

Myron Talman, manager 

of the Tower 

Theatre in Los Angeles. 

He held a free 

kiddie show a week 

£ before Christmas, in 

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cooperation with the 

Downtown Businessmen's 

Ass'n. 

Kiddie shows in big 

city theatres, in the 

busy downtown districts 

Mvron Talman 

-v aren 1 

even attempted by 

exhibitors, mainly because they don't pay. 

Theatrcmen feel that not. enough importance 

can be placed on such shows for parents 

to dress up their children, get out the 

car and drive them to a downtown theatre 

for a matinee. 

But. Talman felt a show of this kind 

cou'd be successful, especially since it was 

a week before Christmas. And he was 

proved right, as every seat in the house was 

"reserved'' two days before the event. 

Hundreds were disappointed because they 

couldn't get a ticket. 

Tying in with the businessmen's group 

was the big step, of course. The I 

was rented to the association and provided 

a substantia] profit for the pre-Christmas 

season. 

To assure a full house, Talman arranged 

so tickets for the show had to be requested 

and the tickets then were mailed to the 

applicants. This prevented the tickets 

from being given out at random. Applications 

for the tickets were handed out in 

the downtown stores. The applicant only 

had to fill-in the blanks and mail them to 

the association. 

No adults were permitted to the show, 

which featured "Snow White and the 

Three Stooges." Santa was on hand, of 

course, with candy canes for the children. 

nts were told they oou 

children at the theatre with trained personnel 

when the doors opened at 9 am . 

have a cup of coffee before the stores 

opened, shop leisurely ' being 

hindered by the small fry) and then be at 

the Tower by 11:15 to pick up their 

children. 

The parents apparently appreciated this 

service. The association praised the Tower 

for holding the kiddie show and Talman 

BOXOFFICE ShowmandiBer :: Jan. 31. 1966 — 15 — 

Crowds of children wait in line at the Los Angeles 

Tower Theatre for the free kiddies theatre party, 

in cooperation with the Downtown Businessmen's 

Ass'n No edults were permitted for the two hour 

show. 

thanked the association for sponsor 

Everyone was nappy, and there probably 

will be more shows of this kind, too. The 

children loved it. 

School Ballyhoos Pace 

Columbia's 'Istanbul' 

Richmond and 

Thousands of students In 

Charlottesville, Va.. began the scho 

wearing a Columbia Pictures version of a 

Turkish fez as part of a nationwide 

of premieres for "That Man in Istanbul." 

which opened Thursdav 

The fezzes, glittering tasseled versions of 

the traditional Turkish brtmless hat, are 

only one of many student-oriented exploitation 

devices which run the gamut from 

games, crossword puzzles, horoscopes, displays, 

school ballyhoo, one-sheets on campus 

and maidens In bikinis searching for 

"That Man in Istanbul" in college and 

school neighborhoods. The two cities each 

contain numerous large universities. 

In addition to the premieres in Charlottesville 

and Richmond, "That Man In 

Istanbul" opened in the Towne Theatre, 

Washington; a multiple playdate in Detroit; 

Strand Theatre in Providence: Hill 

Theatre In Lancaster, Pa.; Cinema Theatre 

in Austin: Orpheum Theatre in Madison, 

Wis., and Fox Theatre in Tucson, and 

others.

Buffalo Exhibitors Team Up to Build 

Complete Campaign for That Darn Cat' 

Fanciers. One of the good advance promotions 

was the special screening for the 

employes of J. C. Penney's and their 

families. 

This is one of the eye-catching window displays used 

by the J. C. Penney stores in Buffalo as a tie-in with 

"That Darn Cat," playing the Cinema and Amherst 

theatres. 

An extensive campaign was held for 

"That Dam Cat" for two theatres in Buffalo. 

Pacing the promotion were James J. 

Hayes, manager of the Cinema; Emil 

Noah, manager of the Amherst; Jack 

Chinell, Buena Vista branch manager, and 

Edward F. Meade, advertising agency 

director. 

The radio and TV tie-ups were outstanding. 

WKBW ran a 12-day contest using 

12 spots daily before the regular commercials 

started. This was in connection 

with a contest, in which entrants were 

asked to send in paw prints of their pets. 

The most unusual ones won prizes, including 

$100 in cash, boy and girl clothing outfits 

and guest tickets. 

Another tie-in was with the J. C. Penney 

stores, which used several good window 

displays. In addition, the theatres imprinted 

8,000 Christmas books, which 

Santa Claus handed out at the Penney 

stores a month in advance of playdate. 

The Magnificat, Catholic diocese weekly 

newspaper, with 60,000 circulation, held a 

coloring contest. A year's supply of Ralston 

Purina Cat Chow went to the winner, 

along with a $25 bond. The next 25 contestants 

received a pair of guest tickets to 

"That Darn Cat." The contest was well 

played by the newspaper. 

About 600 candy bars were promoted 

from the Luden's Candy Co. and were 

distributed to children attending "Dialing 

for Dollars," WKBW-TV audience participation 

show. Full credits were given to 

the theatres and picture a week in advance 

of opening. The station also plugged the 

film on its movie shows, using five pairs of 

guest tickets as daily prizes for the viewing 

audience. 

WGR-TV and WKBW-TV used the special 

Disney promotion film and WWOL 

helped to promote the picture by using 

guest tickets as part of a special holiday 

contest that ran for a week. 

The Sunday Courier-Express ran a twopage 

photo story in its rotogravure section 

and there were several good ait breaks in 

another Sunday section. The Evening 

News used color art in the Saturday magazine 

section. 

Also set was a tie-in with the 18th annual 

championship show of the Buffalo Cat 

Bikini Giveaways Pace 

'Goldfooi' in Toronto 

When "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini 

Machine" played the Twinex Theatre in 

Toronto, managed by Morris Appleby, 

Astral Film's Bill Morland, advertising and 

publicity director, promoted six bikinis 

from Cole of California as giveaways. He 

set a tie-in with Vic Tanny Health Studios, 

winch placed a large co-op ad in the 

Toronto Star and Telegraph. 

Two of the bikinis were given away at 

the Ponpeii Court of the Waldorf, where 

Manager Morris Appleby of the Toronto Twinex 

stands with two Go-Go Girls during the promotion 

for "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine." 

Phil MacKellar, jazz authority and disc 

jockey for CKFH, held a contest for a 

week. He also gave away guest passes for 

"Goldfoot" and Tanny Studios. 

When the film opened at the downtown 

Toronto theatre, go-go girls were 

obtained from a local night club and they 

danced in the front window of the theatre, 

tying up traffic. Theme music from 

the picture was played by the Twinex and 

could be heard about five blocks away. 

Four first-nighters received the remaining 

bikinis and theatre and Vic Tanny 

passes. 

RCA Victor Records Has 

'Judith' Album Tie-Up 

A major music promotion for Paramount's 

"Judith" has been set with RCA Victor 

Records, which will issue the soundtrack 

album of Sol Kaplan's musical score for the 

Sophia Loren starrer. 

The album, with a cover utilizing the 

dramatic full-color art that highlights 

Paramount's advertising campaign, was 

rush released to tie in with the premiere 

of "Judith" at New York's Radio City 

Music Hall. The film will be 

nationally in February. 

Two models pose in front of the Odeon Theatre, 

Middlesbrough, Canada, as part of Manager Ray 

Cook's promotion for the playdate. As a highlight, 

he held a free fashion show of the latest in "wayout 

fashion," as presented by the Fina Model Agency, and 

a demonstration of "out-door girl" cosmetics, tying 

in the F. W. Woolworth & Co. Two 30-minute shows 

were held in the theatre lounge during the lunch 

hour. The local newspaper gave the promotion full 

photogrcphic 

coverage. 

MGM Launches Campaign 

For 'Zhivago' Album 

One of the largest publicity and promotion 

campaigns in its history is being 

staged by MGM Records for the launching 

of the soundtrack album from "Doctor 

Zhivago," which went into distribution 

throughout the country in December. 

The campaign highlighted the threeday 

MGM-Verve Records convention at 

the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Hollywood, 

where president Mort L. Nasatir outlined 

the plans to department executives, A&R 

men and record distributors from all over 

the United States. 

The de luxe recording will be spotlighted 

though a wide range of promotions 

that will encompass every conceivable 

music and record outlet in the country. 

The first wave of radio features includes 

"The Album of the Month" on the 

Kerr Radio Programing Syndicate, covering 

150 domestic stations; the Jim Ameche 

Syndicated Show covering 400 radio stations 

in the U.S. and overseas; the Altofonic 

Syndicated Radio Show on the West 

Coast, covering 200 outlets; and the World 

Wide Programing Service Syndicated originating 

out of Buffalo. 

TV exposure will be insured via the NBC- 

TV network show, "Let's Make a Deal," 

where the album will be awarded to contestants 

as prizes, and through Video Associates 

programing service, covering 300 

TV and radio stations, where the album 

will be featured and also used for awards. 

Special programing and promotion material 

also has been mailed to all major 

radio stations, newspapers and magazines 

and to college radio stations and publications. 

In addition, 50 record shops throughout 

metropolitan New York, including the 

Times Square area, will feature elaborate 

window displays showing the album and 

scenes from the film. 

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XMBITOR HAS HIS SAY 

ALLIED ARTISTS 

Tickle Me i Elvis Presley, Jocelyn 

Lane. Julie Adams Elvis' best picture? 

Maybe. Except for "Viva Las Vegas." An 

entertaining picture. Lots of pretty girls 

and miLsic. But even Elvis doesn't draw 

near what he used to. Nol since they have 

movies every night on TV. it suri 

that Hollywood would realize that they 

are killing us off and eventually cutting 

their own throats by selling all 

movies to TV. They're not just OLD movies 

anymore. Played Sun.. Mon., Tues.—Bill 

Ramona Theatre, Kremmling, 

°° AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 

Masque f the Kid Death All' Vincent 

Price. Hazel Court. Jane Ash er. Played 

double-bill with "Ski Party." Strong 

double-billing, but too close to Christmas 

This will please the honor patrons. Played 

Wed. through Sat. Harold Bell. Opera 

House. Coaticook. Que. Pop. 3.000. 

COLUMBIA 

Cat Ballou >Col> — Jane Fonda Lei 

Marvin, Michael Callan. A fast action 

Him. More action than comedy, we thought. 

Played Fri .. Sat.—Arthur K. Dame. Scenic 

Theatre, Pittsfield. N.H. Pop. 1.400. 

Devil Ship Pirates < > — Christopher Lee, 

Andrew Keir, John Cairney. A good action 

picture which we played with "Cat 

Ballou." Where pirate pictures do business, 

this should continue to do so. Played 

Wed. through Sat. Weather: Snow.—Harold 

Bell. Opera House. Coaticook. Que. 

Pop. 3,000. 

Synanon Col Chuck Connors. Stella 

Stevens, Richard Conte. Very good of its 

type. But I lost money on it Worth playing 

if 

you can sell it. Played Wed.. Thurs., 

T. Jackson. Jackson Th.-atre. Flomaton, 

Ala. Pop. 1,480. 

EMBASSY 

Casanova '70 (Embassy) —Marcello Mas- 

Michele Mercier. What 

troianni. Virna Lisi, 

a show! Mastroianni is terrific. Virna Lisi 

is beautiful. The story is funny and the 

color and photography are very good. 

Business not as good as expected due to 

competition Played seven days. 

Weather: Pleasant.—Larry Thomas. Fayette 

Theatre. Fayette ville. W. Va. Pop. 1.- 

809. 

METRO GOLDWYN-MAYER 

Emily, The >MGMi— 

Americanization oi 

James Garner. Julie Andrews. Melvyn 

Douglas. Did fair business with this. I 

didn't see it. Several said it was okay. 

'Crossbov/ Well Liked 

By Illinois Manager 

Sophia Loren baa a rerj small part 

in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's wen-made 

"Operation Crossbow," espionage and 

saboteur thriller. Am told this is a 

true stor> I \< ill. nt cast Bmdness 

average, Played with The sandpiper." 

DONALD E. BOHATHA 

.Manager 

DuPage Theatre 

Lombard. 111. 

ABOUT PICTURFSi 

'Billie' Pleases Crowd 

At Florida Ozoner 

We found Initial Artists' "Billie" to 

be a vers :; 1 show and a crowdpleaser 

rrom every angle Teens will k» 

lor it and the grownups will get many 

a chuckle from it. Doubled with "That 

1 unnv Feeling" from I'niversal for a 

good Friday- Saturday program. 

1. KOCHK 

Starlite Drive-In 

Chipley, Fla. 

Sun., Mon.—S. T. Jackson, Jackson 

Theatre, Flomaton, Ala. 

How the West Was Won •MGMi—Carroll 

Baker, Henry Fonda. Karl Maiden. 

Nothing more can be added to the many 

fine comments already published about 

this picture. Everything is well done and 

was well liked, too. Had our first big 

blizzard of the season on Friday and Saturday, 

so this washed us up. In fact, we 

didn't even run Friday. Business was just 

fair for this big one. Played Fri. through 

Mon. Weather: Snowstorm—Harry Hawkinson 

jr Theatre, Marietta. 

. 

Minn Pop. 380. 

Fellow Rolls-Royce, The (MGM) Rex 

Harrison, Jeanne Moreau, Edmund Purdom. 

Another fine movie from MGM. Most 

adults enjoyed this film involving three 

stories centered around the yellow Rolls- 

Royce. Attendance down. Didn't do what 

it should have. Played Sun.. Mon. Weather: 

Windy and warm—Wes Stuckwish. Jaycee's 

Ritz. Crescent. Okla. Pop. 1,500. 

PARAMOUNT 

In Harm's Way (Para) John Wayne, 

Kirk Douglas. Patricia Neal. A great war 

story concerning the lives of naval personnel 

at Pearl Harbor prior to and durattack. 

John Wayne and 

Pal Neal are excellent as are the remaindei 

east. Black and white didn't help 

this one. An adult picture. Played Fri. 

through Thurs. Weather: Cold.—Donald 

E. Bohatka, manager, DuPage Theatre, 

Lombard. 111. Pop. 25.300. 

Skull, The (Para) — Peter Cushing, 

Christopher Lee, Jill Bennett. Okay thriller 

Played Fn.. Sat- Arthur K. Dame, Scenic 

Pittsfield, N.H. Pop. 1.400. 

20th CENTURY-FOX 

Von Ryan's i Kpress 10th-Pox)—Prank 

a, Trevor Howard. Brad Dexter. Excellent 

picturi Played Thurs.. Fri.. Sat.— 

S. T. Jackson. Jackson Theatre. Flomaton. 

Ala. Pop. 1.480. 

UNITED ARTISTS 

I'll l.ik. Sweden UA Bob Hope. 

Tuesday Weld. Frankie Avalon. Drew out 

a large crowd, probably due to advertising 

on TV by a bic nearby city. Sex played 

part in this Bob Hope film, but it 

drew the crowds also. Played Sun.. Mon. 

her: Cold. — Wes Stuckwish. Jay- 

Crescent. Okla. Pop. 1.500. 

Masquerade DA Cliff Robertson. Jack 

Hawkins, Marisa Mell. Help' Smallest 

Sunday gross in history. Played Sun.. 

BOXOFTICE Showmandiser 17 — 

1 

Mon. Bill Curran, Ramona Theatre 

Kremmling, Colo. 

What- New Pussycat? (UA) Peter 

O'Toole, Romy Schneider. 

A real picture and not too naughty, so 

they and mosi ol the 

adults brought the kids. Unusual, bul 

got a big kick out of this picture and the 

paperback books display more on the 

Immoral than "Pussycat" 

Sat., Sun., Mo 

did. Played 

Cold.—Mayme P. Mussehnan, Roach Theatre, 

Lincoln, Kas. 

UNIVERSAL 

Fluffy —Tony Randall. Shirley 

Jones, Edward Andrews. Tony Randall and 

the trained lion did good business here. 

Should do fine in small P ed Sun.. 

Mon. Weather: Cool and rain.—Terry Axley, 

New Theatre, England, Ark. Pop. 2,136. 

Love and Kisses (Unlv)—Rick Nelson, 

Jack Kelly, Krtsten Nelson. This was a 

fair business. 

orth a playdate. Played Sun.. Mon. 

—S. T. Jackson, Jackson Theatre, Floma- 

i 

i 

ton, Ala. Pop. 1,480. 

Shenandoah James Stewart, 

Rosemary Forsyth, Patrick Wayne. The 

best we have had for quite a while and 

drew much better than the regular run 

of "fillums" and it was right alt 

holidays when things are slow. Get a date 

on this one and get back in business. 

Played Sat., Sun., Mon. Weather: Cold 

but nice. Mayme P. Musselman, Roach 

Theatre, Lincoln, Kas. 

Sword of Ali Baba, The < Univ)—Peter 

Mann. Jocelyn Lane, Frank McGrath. 

Good adventure film for the younger set, 

but attendance off due to other activities 

m town. Played Fri., Sat. Weather: Cold 

and windy. Wes Stuckwish, Jaycee's Ritz, 

Crescent, Okla. Pop. 1,500. 

That Funny Feeling c > — Sandra 

Dee, Bobby Darin, Donald O'Connor. Something 

was missing In this picture because 

there wasn't much of a draw. The picture 

was what the young people want, but it 

must have been the pre-Christmas slump. 

We didn't get quite enough business to 

pay it P. Musselman. Roach 

Theatre. Lincoln, Kas. 

WARNER BROS. 

Having a Wihl Weekend 'WB> — The 

Dave Clark Five. Barbara Ferris. Robin 

Bailey for a midnight New 

Year's picture and did fairly well—enough 

to buy the noisemakers and favors and 

the kids really went to town. The picture 

dii >kay and they 

got a few laughs out of it. Played Fri. 

night only Weather: Cold. — Mayme P. 

man. Roach Theatre. Lincoln. Kas. 

Woman Who Wouldn't Die rhe 

Gary Merrill. Jane Merrow, Georgina 

Cookson. 'Way better than rated. Too bad 

the public doesn't know it. Played Wed. 

Arthur K. Dl 

II Pop. 1.400. 

Recommends Playdate 

On 'The Rounders' 

vi e 

Bounders" i^ a ven good modern daj 

western. Business was nk.e on this 

Don t pass it up. 

t ro-Goldwyn-Mayert 1 be 

Jackson theatre 

I lnin.iti.il Ala. 

- i i \< KSON

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SUCCESSFUL SHOWMEN 

MERCHANDISE PICTURES, 

BOOST THEIR THEATRES, 

PROMOTE GOOD WILL, 

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ATTENDANCE, 

AND INCREASE PROFITS 

IN 

CHOCKFULL OF BUSINESS BUILDING IDEAS 

Every 

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In All Ways FIRST with the MOST of the BEST 

18 BOXOFHCE Showmandiaer :: Jan. 31. 1966

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Embassy 

MGM 

AIP 

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An interpretive analysis of lay and tradepress 

Running time is in parentheses. The plus and 

minus signs indicate degree of merit. Listings c 

:nt reviews, updated regularly. This deportment 

also serves as an ALPHABETICAL INDEX to ' 

leases, c is tor CinemaScopc; V VistaVision; 

p Panavision; g Techniromo; s Other anomorp 

ses Symbol (..< denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon 

Award; Q Color Photography. National Catholic NCO ratings: Al 

Patronage; A2— 

— Unobjectionable tor General 

Unobjectionable tor Adults or Adolescents, Unobjectionable tor Adults; 

Unobjectionable tor Adults, with Reservations; b— 

A4— Morally 

Objectionable in Pa C—Co 

Fo, 

listings by company in the order ot release, see FEATURE CHART. 

Review digest 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX 

H Very Good; + Good; — Fair; — Poor; = Very Poor. the summary H is rated 2 pluses. 

I l i | | t! i 

2936 Across the River (85) Or Debema 6-21-65 

2932 ©Agent 8?4 (98) Satire Cont'l 6- 7-65 A3 

Agent for H.A.R.M. (84) Ac Dr.Univ 1-24-66 B 

2962 tJQAgony and the Ecstasy, 

The U40) ToJd-AO 20th-Fox 9-27-65 A2 

Alphaville (100) SF PC 1213-65 A3 

2932 QAmorous Adventures of Moll 

Flanders, The (126) Com 03 Para 6- 7-65 B 

2952 And So to Bed (112) CD. Medallion 8-23-65 

295SOApache Gold (91) West... Col 9-13-65 g Al 

2989©Apache Uprising (90) s W.. Para 1-10-66 A2 

2947 ©Arizona Raiders (88) ® Western. Col 8- 9-65 A2 

—B— 

2939 Backhre (97) Comedy-Drama Royal 7- 5-65 A3 

2949Bambole (111) Ep C Col 8-16-65 C 

Battle of the Bulge (162) War Or WB 1-10-66 Al 

2964 0Beach Ball (S3) Mus Para 10- 4-65 

2975 Beachgirls and the Monster, 

The (70) Melodrama . . . . U. S. Films 11-15-65 

2968 Bedford Incident. The (102) Sus Dr Col 10-18-65 A2 

2994 ©Big T.N.T. Show. The 

(93) Folk and Rock Mus . 

1-24-66 

2956©Billie (87) Com Dr UA 9- 6-65 Al 

2980 ©Boeing Boeing (102) Com Farce. Para 11-29-65 B 

2937 ©Bounty Killer. The 

(92) © Drama Embassy 6-28-65 A2 

2993 ©Brigand of Kandahar, 

The (81) Adv Drama Col 1-24-66 A2 

©Buddha (134) Melo Lopert 8-30-65 A3 

Is Bunny Lake Missing Dr. Col 10-18-65 A3 

2968 (107) My 

m | 

> £ I" £s,zr2 

2965 ©Carry On Cleo (85) Farce. Governor 10-11-65 

2959 Caressed (81) Drama Brenna 9-20-65 

2948 ©Casanova '70 (113) Comedy. . 8- 9-65 B 

2927 ©Cat Ballou (96) Com Col 5-24-65 A2 

Cavalcade of Russian Ballet and 

Dance (100) Doc Artkino 7-19-65 

2976 Cavern. The (83) Drama 20th-Fox 11-15-65 A2 

2938 ©China (65) Doc Janus 6-28-65 

10-11-65 B 

2966 ©Cincinnati Kid (113) Drama. 

of 2975 City Fear (SO) Melo AA 11-15-65 B 

2978 ©Coast of Skeletons 

(90) ^ Action Drama ..Seven Arts 11-22-65 A2 

2935 Convict Stage (71) W . 6-21-65 

2957 ©Country Music Caravan 

(83) Musical Colorama SR 9-13-65 Al 

©Crazy Paradise Comedy .Sherpix 9-13-65 

(95) 

2955 Curst of the Fly, 

The (86) Ho D 20th-Fox 9- 6-65 Al 

Curse of the Stone Hand 

2935 

(72) Ho Drama ADPC 6-21-65 

2984 Curse of the Voodoo (77) AA 12-13-65 B 

2945 Dark Intruder (59) Ho Drama ... Unir 8- 2-65 A2 

2952 Darling (122) Dr Embassy 8-23-65 A4 

2980 Dead Eyes of London (104) Melo .Magna 11-29-65 

2955©De.ils of Darkness 

(88) Ho Susp . 20th- Fox 9- 6-65 B 

2972 ©Die. Monster, Die (78) •? Ho Dr AIP 11- 1-65 

2988 ©Do Not Disturb (102) c Com 20th-Fox 1- 3-66 A3 

2978 ©Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine 

(90) Comedy Fantasy AIP 11-22-65 A2 

2990 ©Doctor Zhivago (197) Period Dr MGM 1-10-66 A2 

—E— 

2943 ©Ecco (100) Doc .. AIP 7-26-65 

2980 Eleanor Roosevelt Story, 

The (90) Doc .... Landau 11-29-65 

Enchanting Shadow, The 

(85) Melo Run Run Shaw 8-30-65 

2942 Eva (115) Drama Times 7-12-65 B 

2985 ©Evening With the Royal Ballet, 

An (93) Sigma 11112-20-65 

Eye of the Needle. The 

(97) Ital Com Eldorado 8- 2-65 

2969 ©Face of Fu Manchu, The 

(96) ® My Dr Seven Arts 10-25-65 

Facts of Murder, The Seven Arts 8-23-65 (110) CD A3 

Family Diary (114) Ital Drama.. MGM 7-16-65 A2 

2939 ©Family Jewels, The (100) Comedy Para 7- 5-65 Al 

Ital. Fascist. The (102) Com Embassy 8-18-65 

Female Prince, Tha 

(105) Mus Drama Run Run Shaw 8-30-65

Hemisphere 

Promenade 

Frank 

. Marathon 

REVIEW DIGEST 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX n Very Good; + Good; — Fair; — Poor; = Very Poor. the summary ft is roted 2 pluses, = as 2 minuses. 

(109) Chinese Period Drama Frank Lee 11-22-to 

La Tia tula (98) Melo.. United Int'l 728-65 A3 

2949 Laurel and Hardy s Laughing 

20s (91) Comp Com MGM 8-16.65 Al 

2984 Leather Boys. The (77) Melo ....Piatt 12-13-65 A3 

0Les Amiclie (100) Ital Or Premiere 11-22-65 

2986 Lite at the Top (117) Drama Col 12-20-65 

Lite Upside Down (93) Fr Dr . . Landau 

| 1* si 1 1.1 i! IfiE-f i 

10- 4-65 

2960 Little Nuns, The (101) Com Embassy 9-20-65 A2 

2963 L.ttle Ones. The (66) Dr Col 10- 4-65 

^950 ULove and Kisses (87) 

Com with Songs Univ 8-16-65 A2 

Love in 4 Dimensions 

(105) Episode Com Eldorado 10-25-65 C 

2967 Loved One, The (116) MGM 10-18-65 B 

Madame White Snake (105) 

Fairy Tale Frank Lee 

2964 Mad Executioners, The (92) Cr Dr.. Para 

Maedchen in Uniform (91) Dr Se.en Arts 

2989 ©Magic World of Topo Gigio, 

The (72) Cartoon Col 

2936 Make Mine a Million 

(82) Comedy British Lion SR 

Male Hunt (92) French Farce Com..P-C 

2961 ©Marriage on the Rocks (109) © CD WB 

Married Woman. The (94) Dr.. Royal 

2934 ©McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force 

(90) Farce Comedy Univ 

2965 Mickey One (93) Drama Col 

2928 Mirage (107) Drama Univ 

2955 ©Mission to Hell 

(S3) ® Adv Dr. .Jones-Carpenter-SR 

Moment of Truth, The (105) Doc Rizzoli 

2993 Money Trap, The (92) ® Sus Dr.. MGM 

2932 ©Monkey's Uncle, The (90) C . ...BV 

Mother and Daughter (SO) Melo. . 

Artkino 

2959 Motor Psycho! (74) Melodrama Eve 

2973 ©Mozambique (98) Dr Seven Arts 

2953©Murieta (108) Western Dr WB 

2977 Mutiny in Outer Soace (85) S-F Melo AA 

2981 My Pal Wolf (76) Melo Pitkin 

12-20-65 

10- 4-65 A2 

9-20-65 A2 

1-10-66 

6-21-65 

5-31-65 B 

9-27-65 B 

10-25-65 C 

6-14-65 Al 

10-11-65 A3 

5-24-65 A2 

8-25-65 A4 + 

6- 7-65 Al 

11-15-65 

9-20-65 

11- 8-65 

8-30-65 Al 

11-22-65 

12- 6-65 

3+3- 

1+ 

6+2 

World, The (96) My Co 

2951 ©Second Fiddle to a Steel 

Guitar (107) ® Musical 

2991 ©Secret Agent Fireball 

I 

nbassy 

II 

11-29-65 A3 

8-23-65 

(89) ® Susp Drama AIP 1-17-66 

2963 ©Secret ol My Success, 

The (105) Comedy Dr MGM 10- 4-65 A2 

2950 ©Sergeant Deadhead 

(90) Com with Songs AIP 8-16-65 A3 

2954 ©Seven Slaves Against the World 

(96) © Spec Para 8-30-65 A2 

©7 Women (93) Drama MGM 12-13-65 B 

Shepherd Girl, The 

(105) Mus Drama . 

Lee Int'l 9-13-65 

2926 Ship of Fools (149) Dr Col 5-17-65 A3 

2965 Situation Hopeless— But Not 

Serious (97) CD Para 10-11-65 A2 

2940 ©Ski Party (90) © Com with songs AIP 7- 5-65 A2 

2950 ©Skull. The (90) Horror 

2985 Slender Thread. The (98) 

2938 ©Sons of Katie Elder. The 

(122) Western Drama 

2908 y©Sound of Music, The 

(174) Todd-AO 

2985 Space Flight IC-I 

(65) Science-Fiction 

2991 ©Spy in Your Eye (88) Susp Dr.. AIP 1-17-66 

29S6 Spy Who Came In From the 

Cold, The (112) Spy Drama .. Para 12-20-65 A3 

Swedish Wedding Night (95) Melo Royal 11-29-65 C 

2927 ©Swingers' Paradise (85) ® Dr AIP 5-24-65 Al 

Symphony for a Massacre 

Para 

(115) Crime Drama ...Seven Arts 7-26-65 

2923 Synanon (107) Drama Col 5-10-65 A3 

2969 Nanny. The (93) Susp Dr. .. .20th-Fox 10-25-65 + 

2972y©Never Too Late (105) ® Com..WB 11- 1-65 A3 ft 

New Angels, The (94) Doc. 6-21-65 C ±. 

(66|/2 ) Melo ....Taurus 8- 2-65 + 

2945 9 Miles to Noon 

2929 Nobody Waved Goodbye (80) D Cinema V 5-31-65 A2 * 

2954 Once a Thief (107) 03 Cr Dr.... MGM 8-30-65 A3 + 

2975 Operation C. I. A. (90) Melo. .AA 1115-65 A2 + 

2987 ©Othello (170) © Drama WB 1- 3-66 A2 44 

2990 ©Our Man Flint 

—PQ— 

4+ 

(107) © Adv Com 20th-Fox 1-10-66 

2957 ©Paris Secret (84) Doc . ..Cinema V 9-13-65 + 

2983 Patch of Blue, A (105) Dr. ... MGM 12-13-65 + A3 

2970 ©Pinocchio in Outer Space 

(71) Cartoon Univ 10-25-65 Al + 

2972 ©Planet of the Vampires (86) S-F. ,AIP 11- 1-65 A2 + 

—R— 

+ 

Plisetskaya Dances (70) Doc Artkino 5-24-65 

2960 Rage to Live, A (101) ® Drama UA 9-20-65 A3 + 

Railroad Man, The (105) Dr Cont' I 11-29-65 A2 + 

Rapture (104) © Drama.. Int'l Classics 8-30-65 + 

2953 

11-15-65 + 

2976 Ravagers, The (88) War Dr. 

2974 ©Red Line 7000 (110) Ac Dr Para 11- 8-65 B ± 

2971 Repulsion (105) Drama Royal 11- 1-65 C + 

2941 ©Requiem for a Gunfighter 

(91) ® Western Embassy 7-12-65 Al + 

2971 Return From the Ashes (105) Susp Dr UA 11- 1-65 A3 ft 

2982 Return of Mr. Moto. The 

(71) My Dr 20th-Fox 12- 6-65 B ± 

2965 ©Revenge of the Gladiators 

(100) © Act Spec Para 9- 6-65 A2 i 

©Reward, The (92) © 20th-Fox 9-20-65 A2 + 

2959 OD Dr 

2948 Rope of Flesh (90) Melodrama ..Eve 8-9-65 + 

2951 Rotten to the Core 

(90) Farce Comedy Cinema V 8-23-65 A3 + 

5+1- 

3+2- 

10+ 

5+2- 

5+ 

7+2- 

2+ 

6+4- 

5+3- 

2+ 

2944 Saboteur, Code Name— Moriturl, 

The (123) War Dr 20th-Fox 7-26-65 * 

2952 Samson vs. the Giant Kino 

(91) Spec John Alexander 8-23-65 + 

2974 ©Sands of the Kalahari 

(119) © Adventure Drama Para 11- 8-65 A3 ft 

2940 ©Seaside Swingers (94) Mus. . Embassy 7- 5-65 Al + 

2979 ©2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide

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Mat. Han Agent H-21 (106) Spy Unda Varle. Lwn Chaney 

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Jacques Charrtere. Macha Merit Warriors (94) © Spec Am) 65 

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Milosevic 

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Oscar Wilde (97) 

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,:^'Marlcle. Brace 

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Kenneth WU Barbara Windsor 

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©War-Italian Style •••• C 

ARTIXO 

©Mondo Pano (94). Doc Feb 65 

Doctor Zhivago 

Cecil Parker 

©White Voices (98) C. May 65 

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Seance oi 

Bust« Keatao. Fred Clark 

Z Star*. Met ttilowa, 

Dee 64 ©The_Black Torment ^ .rl. BandreMUa 

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Stanley. Richard Attmborwa* iWSi 

©The Moment of Truth 

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Marianne Koch 

Randall. Anita Bkben 

Ldnda Cl.r'lallan. UlfOal ML" 'In 

The Candidate (84) Melo 

©Hercules Against the M 

OGirl in the Glass 

^ Bikini M:itnle Van Doren. June 

Men (90) ••• 

ROADSHOW ATTRACTIONS 

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Alan Steel. Jaw Clair 

©Country Music Ca.a.an 

Mus..Sep65 

France A:.lcn. Anoe.le Funlcel, 

AUDUBON „ 

Mar 65 ©Carry On Cleo s ... 

(83) 

lUnnk 

Son of a Gunfinhter 

0. Love Play (76) 

Pearl 

©Dr. Goldfoot and the "S" 

Jean Sebere. Christian Marquand Sidney Janes. Kenneth 

©Twnessee Jamboree 

i;i,*s Tamblyn 

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The D (80) D ..Jan 65 

Mgj S|p 65 

GREEN (70. 

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©The Liquidator ft? Spy 

. Relne Rohan, DenLse Roland ©Image of Lore (88) Jul 65 

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Rod Taylor. Trevor Howard 

BEVERLY 

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©Robinhood Jones. .fj 

Jig Saw (97) WD., dun 65 HANDEL-MELCHIOR 

Fraiikle Avalon. Ann 

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The Shame of Patty Sm 

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Robert Urquhart. lly BaMal. B!*BK (83, N0.65I P^gTA 

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John Saion. Fernando Poe Jr. 

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UrStWIed' Til. (89) Melo. .Dec 64 

Ul.a Cadillac 

M-J" 6" 

Zorba the Greek (142) .0 -Jan 65 

Anthony Qulnn, AlaD Bales. 

Love Hunger (72) Melo Jul 65 

Thank Heaven for 

PARAMOUNT 

Llberud Le Blanc, Hector 

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BUENA VISTA 

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(104) 

".J*?, 65 

Douglas. Dean BtoctweU SIGMA Ml 

7 Dwarfs to the Rescue (84) Feb 65 

Tht Awful Dr. Orlaf 

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Leslie Caron, Warren Beatty 

Rossana PodeaU. Roberto 

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Fred MarMiirray 

Georges Marchal 

QChina (65) 

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Charlie Rugglw 

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©Bullwrilp Griffin 

©Sleeping Beauty (70) Oct 65 

Lean Martin. Kim Norak T ne Scarlet Letter _ (72) *or6S 

• 

©The Naked Prey ® NarTator: Paul Tripp 

ne Way Pendulum (90) D Feb 65 ,•„.,..,.„ Moore. Il.rcde ~-^- 

Roddy MrOo«all, 

Cornel Wilde 

©Snow White (74) 

Oct 65 

Fxlc Syke., Pe«y M-t, jokoUR 

Karl Maiden 

©Oh Dad. Poor Dad M 

Narrator: Paul Tripp 

Ww|d (g0) Q.;•. 

îer. Renato Hsldlnl 

Na'aile Wood. Robert ltedfor 

Preston 8

. 

Feb 

Dec 

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£horts chart 

ARTKINO 

The Wondrous World Around 

Us (60) Doc. .Jun 65 

BUENA VISTA 

(All in color) 

FEATURETTE SPECIALS 

150 Yellowstone Cubs (48) 

152 Disneyland After Dark (48) ... 

170 Golden Horseshoe Revue (48) . 

171 Tattooed Police Horse (48)... 

REISSUE CARTOONS 

31401 Boat Builder (7) 

31402 Brave Little Tailor (7) .... 

31403 Olympic Champ (7) 

31404 Two Week's Vacation (7) ... 

31405 Man's Best Friend (7) 

31406 Pluto's Sweater (7) 

31407 Bubble Bet (7) 

31408 Blame It on the Samba (7) 

31409 Hook. Lion and Sinker (7).. 

31410 Straight Shooters (7) 

31411 A Good Time (or 

31412 The Lone Chipmunks (7)... 

SINGLE-REEL CARTOONS 

123 The Litterbug (7) 

TWO-REEL CARTOON SPECIALS 

139 A Symposium on Popular 

Songs (20) 

155 Arizona Sheepdog 

(re-release) (22) 

179 Freewayphobia (16) 

THREE-REEL LIVE ACTION 

SPECIALS 

105 Islands of the Sea (28) 

0099 Eyes in Outer Space (26) . . 

THREE-REEL CINEMASCOPE 

0071 Wales (24) 

0072 Scotland (25) 

COLUMBIA 

COLOR FAVORITES 

(Technicolor Reissues) 

6601 Pickled Puss (6V2) Jul 65 

• 

6602 Loco Lobo (8) Aug 65 

6603 Big House Blues (7). Oct 65 

. . 6604 Wonder Gloves (6V2) Nov 65 

6605 Bringing Up Mother (7) Dec 65 

2 ) . 6606 Topsy Turkey (6'/ .Jan 66 

6607 Dog. Cat & Canary (6) Feb 66 

HOLIDAY SERIES 

6551 Holiday in Puerto Rico 

(10) Sep 65 

6552 Holiday in New 

Orleans (10) Dec 65 

LOOPY de LOOP 

(Color Cartoons) 

6701 Wolf Hounded (7) ....Jul 65 

6702 Little Bo Bopped (6) Aug 65 

6703 Tale of a Wolf (6V2 )..Nov65 

6704 Life With Loopy

played 

Margret, 

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I 

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. 

picked 

Opinions on Current Productions 

The Rare Breed 

CtncmaScope; f Panavision; T Tcchniran 

Ratio: Outdoors Drama 

2.35-1 8 © 

Universal ( ) 91 Minutes Rel. Feb. *66 

Just as Universal's "Shenandoah," the Ci\ U 

starring James Stewart, was a 1965 boxoffice h 

this waliam Alland production in Panavision and I 

nicolor, dealing with cattle breeding in Texas In the 

1880s, is strong outdoor tare for family and action audi- 

This time Stewart, giving one of his natural and 

likable portrayals, has two fine co-stars, the perennially 

ii Maureen O'Hara for mature romantic interest, 

and Brian Keith, stealing the acting honors as a 

red-bearded ranch baron. The background of the Texas 

country, during summer heat and winter blizzards, 

is a colorful one and director Andrew V. McLaglen 

off with a slugging fracas at a stockman's cattle auction, 

then gradually develops two love stories, inserts some 

salty humor, most of it supplied by Keith and his gross 

habits, and winds up with some more fisticuffs—he never 

lets audience interest waver. While the three mature 

stars carry the picture, there is enough young romance 

to i ilea.se the teenagers between newcomer Don Galloway 

and Juliet Mills, who is pretty but lacks the vibrant 

charm of her younger sister, Hayley. A Hereford bull 

tiny calf will intrigue animal-lovers. 

Janus Stewart. Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith. Juliet 

Mills, Don Galloway, David Brian. Jack Elam. 

Lord Love a Duck 

United Artists (6602) 105 Minutes Rel. Jan. 'liG 

Two dramatic moods, triggered by hypnotism, are the 

"key" to the understanding, or lack of it, for this obscure 

film. The hodge-podge of cinema techniques employed 

to convey the distinct moods leave the viewer with the 

teiling that numerous segments of the film were made 

by different directors working independently of each 

other. In a film built, in parts, around absolute satire, 

a format most successful in the last few years. Roddy 

McDowall does a superb bit of acting as a high school 

senior, enamored of beautiful Tuesday Weld. Martin 

West, Ruth Gordon and Harvey Korman burlesque their 

roles artistically. In a manner called for by the script. 

Competent actress Lola Albright goes from her comedy 

role to suicide in some pretty heart-rending scenes. The 

quickly shifting situations find Tuesday married to her 

"only" love then the audience is treated to many funny 

empts to kill him. Few teenage films have much 

interest for adult audiences and the over-played humor 

in this is a drag but the exhibitor who advertises this for 

young teenagers could be asking for community criticism. 

George Axelrod. a talented writer, directed, for the first 

time, and also produced. 

Roddy McDowall. Tuesday Weld. Lola Albright, Martin 

West, Ruth Gordon, Harvey Korman, .Max Shuwaltcr. 

All Men Are Apes 

- 

i 

Adelphia Pictures 85 Minutes Rel. Jan. '66 

A low-budget, so-called "sexploitation" film, reportedly 

produced in Philadelphia by Barnard L. Sackett with 

unknown players, this has a title and theme to 

male audiences and passersby in the key city downtown 

spots. As directed by J. P. Mawra, from a sensation. 

screenplay by Sackett and Charles E. Mazin. the film 

opens with the heroine by Stephanie De Passe > 

in jail as she reminisces on her past from the t*me she 

teenager and discovered her mother in bed 

sailor, who later came back to try to rape her. Prom 

then on. she met a Lesbian, a sadist and a muscle-man. 

all of whom took advantage of her, and she finally 

performs at a cheap nightclub—with a live gorilla. While 

some of the heroine's costumes are too-revealing, the 

picture never actually goes beyond the boundary of good 

taste, if audiences are adult and not prud'sh. Of the 

three songs, The Ink Spots sing "Only God Can Understand 

You" and Sandi Brown sings the title song briefly. 

The heroine's disillusionment with men in 

her to utter the tit'e. which sophisticates may lai 

is adequate, but Mia Mar'ov. 

and Steve Vincent as an agent with erotic ideas do much 

better in the acting line. 

Stephanie D.- Passe, Mark Ryan, Grace Lynn Steve 

Vincent. Mia Marlowe. I rank f.cr.n-i. "HarTJ I 

li . \|» !. " 

Feature reviews 

processes For story 

Made in Paris *£ 

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MGM 613 105 Minutes Rel. Feb. '66 

MGM has a highly exploitable comedy dealing with the 

fasmon world in tnis Joe Pasternak production (his 

luotn) which stars the Increa lar Annw 

. 

wearing 

Five P-us tne suavely romantic Louis Jourdan, Edie Adams 

for style and humorous touches and Chad Everett, one of 

>,,r 

the most promising of the new actors. These. In addition 

to the Panavision-Metrocoior phi hich enhances 

the Paris backgrounds and the Helen Rose 

fashions, with tie-ins set v.. 

should insure strong busin. 

and the teenagers. Well-directed by Boris Sagal from a 

bright and predictable story by Stanley Robert 

shows off Ann-Margret to advantage and gives I 

opportunity for some sexy dancing In Parisian nightclub 

sequences. Trini Lopez warbles the title tu 

the credits and the star sings Paris Lullaby" rather 

tamely until Jourdan joins in far more effectively. Ann- 

Margret is pursued by three men. Jourdan. as a fashion 

couturier; Richard Creiuia, as the newspaperman, and 

Everett, as her boss' son—the one who fl] 

There are several bedroom scenes, all lno;:< 

Ann-Margret. I.ouis Jourdan, Chad Everett, Edie 

Adams. Richard Crenna, John VlcGiver, Marcel Dalio. 

Tokyo Olympiad 

Ratio: 

2.35-1 

Documentary 

; 

Jack Douglas Associates-SR 93 Minutes ReL Jan '66 

Going into the states rights field, this d 

claimed loho attraction, a Jack Douglas p 

and Canada, can be di 

boxofiice response, given 

ive, locai-level promotional endeavor. Don 

respected and renowned name In television (his Bt 

multiple and all nationally syndicated. • 

networks or 

i 

independently up dlsl 

irom Toho after the film won top accolades and 

use at the 1965 Cannes Inter] 

Selling, understandably, shouldn't stress the sporting 

the motif a.s much as ability of mere mortals to c 

in astonishingly well a plenitude of categories, and the 

director Kon Ichikawa. employing a whopping total of 

-co 164 photographers, has seen to it that the 

healthy competitiveness is to the fore at all til 

has dressed up the photography in handsome Eastman 

Color, embellished and enhanced with the metlcuJ 

of Cinemascope. English-version narration

. . Ann-Margret, 

:EATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips; Adlines for Newspapers and Programs 

THE STORY: "Made in Paris" (MGM) 

Ann-Margret, assistant fashion buyer for a big city 

store, is pursued by the boss' son, Chad Everett, but repulses 

him, so she is surprised when the owner, John 

McGiver, decides to send her to Paris for the fashion 

showings when the regular buyer, Edie Adams, decides to 

get married. In Paris, Ann-Margret is surprised when jl0 

, 

Louis Jourdan, famed fashion coutourier, invades her jher 

bedroom believing that it is occupied by Edie, his long- .„„ 

time girl friend. The two quarrel and, when she is about 

lie forgives her and she becomes romantically interested, 

despite the fact that Everett, now truly in love with her, 

flies over to Paris to straighten out matters. Ann- 

Margret has a wild time, flirting with Jourdan and being 

taken out by Richard Crenna, a newspaperman who 

knows all the night spots, but, finally, she decides to go 

back home with Everett. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

The Helen Rose fashion creations are a big selling point 

through pages in Vogue Magazine and tie-ins with key 

city department stores. 

CATCHLINES: 

Ann-Margret Dances, Sings and Dazzles in a Wardrobe 

of Glamorous Paris Fashions . Star of 

the Year, in a Lively Romantic Comedy About the Paris 

Fashion World ... A Little American Girl in Paris- 

Pursued by Three Handsome Men on-the-Loose.

interpret" loy nd tradepress 

. AIP 

MGM 

Cinema 

The plus and 

is department 

also serves as an ALPHABETICAL INDEX to 

memaScope; ,v VistaV.sion, 

pi Ponovision; j Techniromo; s Other onamo 

ites DOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon 

Award; Q Color Photography. Notional Catholic Office (NCO 

Unobjectionable for General 

Patronage; A2— Unobjectionable for Adults or Adolescents; A3 Unobjccti ble for Adults; A4—Morally 

Unobjectionable tor Adults, with Reservations; B—Objectionc c in Part to, 

ncd. Fo 

listings by company in the order of rele FEATURE CHART. 

Review digest 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX 

t+ Very Good; + Good; — Fair; — Poor; = Very Poor. rated 2 pluses, = as 2 minuses. 

Across the River (S3) Or Debema 6-21-65 

OAgent B% OS) Satire Cont'l 6- 7-65 A3 

©Agent (or H.A.R.M. (84) Dr.. Univ 1-24-66 B 

Ac 

lyQAgony and the Ecstasy. 

The (140) Todd-AO 20th-Fox 9-27-65 A2 

Alphaville (100) SF PC 12-13-65 A3 

OAniotous Adventures of Moll 

Flanders, The (126) Com ® Para 6- 7-65 B 

And So to Bed (112) CD. Medallion 8-23-65 

©Apache Gold (91) © West Col 9-13-65 Al 

OApache Uprising (90) s W Para 1-10-66 A2 

©Arizona Raiders (SS) ,s Western .. Col 8- 9-65 A2 

• *« 

J 1 

4. 

I II 

29/9 Fiendish Ghouls, The 

(74) Horror Melo Pacemaker 11-29-65 

©Fmcho (75) Semi-doc Rohauer 6-21-65 

2946 ©Finger on till Trigger (87) ® W. .AA 8- 2-65 + 

Five Gents' Trick Book (95) C Toho 1-24-66 

I of the Phoenix (148) Adv Dr 20th-Fox 

2971 Frankenstein Meets the Space 

Monster (78) S-F AA 11. 1-65 

Friend of the Family, 

A (95) (ft French Comedy l-C 12-20-65 A2 

2970©Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster 

Mittfe 

Backfire (97) Comedy-Drama 

Bambole (111) Ep C 

©Battle of the Bulge (162) 

OBeach Ball (S3) Mus 

Beachgirls and the Monster, 

The (70) Melodrama . 

Royal 7- 5-65 A3 

..Col 8-16-65 C 

• 

WB 1-10-66 Al 

Para 10- 4-65 

. . . U. S. Films 11-15-65 

Bedford Incident. The (102) Sus Or Col 10-13-65 A2 

OBig T.N.T. Show, The 

(93) Folk and Rock Mus . 

1-24-66 

©Billie (87) Com Dr UA 9- 6-65 Al 

©Boeing Boeing (102) Com Farce.. Pa/a 11-29-65 B 

©Bounty Killer, The 

(92) ® Drama Embassy 6-28-65 A2 

; Brigand of Kandahar, 

The (SI) Adv Drama Col 1-24-66 A2 

©Buddha (134) Melo Lopert 8-30-65 A3 

Bunny Lake Is Missing (107) My Dr Col 10-18-65 A3 

2965 ©Carry On Cleo (85) Farce. Governor 10-11-65 

2959 Caressed (81) Drama Brenna 9-20-65 

2948 ©Casanova '70 (113) Comedy. Embassy 8- 9-65 B 

2927 ©Cat Ballou (96) Com Col 5-24-65 A2 

Cavalcade of Russian Ballet and 

Dance (100) Doc Artkino 7-19-65 

2976 Cavern, The (83) Drama 20th-Fox 11-15-65 A2 

2938 ©China (65) Doc Janus 6-28-65 

2966 ©Cincinnati Kid (113) Drama. . 10-11-65 B 

2975 City of Fear (SO) Melo AA 11-15-65 B 

29 7S ©Coast of Skeletons 

(90) s Action Drama ..Seven Arts 11-22-65 A2 

2935 Convict Stage (71) W 20th- Fox 6-21-65 

2957 ©Country Music Caravan 

(83) Musical Colorama SR 9-13-65 Al 

©Crazy Paradise (95) Comedy Sherpix 9-13-65 

2955 Curse of the Fly. 

The (86) Ho D 20th-Fox 9- 6-65 Al 

2935 Curse of the Stone Hand 

(72) Ho Drama ADPC 6-21-65 

2984 Curse of the Voodoo (77) Melo. AA 12-13-65 B 

2945 Dark Intruder (59) Ho Drama. ... Univ 8- 2-65 A2 

2952 Darling (122) Dr Embassy 8-23-65 A4 

2980 Dead Eyes of London (104) Melo. Magna 11-29-65 

2955 ©Devils of Darkness 

(88) Ho Suso 20th-Fox 9- 6-65 B 

2972 ©Die, Monster, Die (78) p Ho Dr AIP 11- 1-65 

2988 ©Do Not Disturb (102) c Com 20th-Fox 1- 3-66 A3 

2978 ©Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine 

(90) ® Comedy Tantasy AIP 11-22-65 A2 

2990 ©Doctor Zhivago (197) Period Dr MGM 110-66 A2 

—E— 

2943©Ecco (100) Doc .. AIP 7-26-65 

2980 Eleanor Roosevelt Story, 

The (90) Doc . 

Enchanting Shadow, The 

. Landau 11-29-65 

(85) Melo Run Run Shaw 8-30-65 

2942 Eva (115) Drama Times 7-12-65 B 

2985 ©Evening With the Royal Ballet, 

An (93) Sigma III 12-20-65 

Eye of the Needle. The 

(97) Ital Com Eldorado 8- 2-65 

—F— 

2969 ©Face of Fu Manchu, The 

(96) My Dr Seven Arts 10-25-6S 

Facts of Murder. Th. (UO) CD Seven Arts 8-23-65 A3 

Family Diary (114) I tail Drama.. MGM 7-16-65 A2 

2939 ©Family Jewels, The (100) Comedy Para 7- 5-65 Al 

Fascist. The (102) Hal. Com Embassy 8-18-65 

Female Prince, The. 

(105) Mus Drama Run Run Shaw 8-30-65 

H 

3-2 

5,2 

7+ 

5+2- 

+- 7+ 

14-1- 

± * 5+2- 

i. 2 

5+2 

+ 3+1- 

(85) 8) Sci-Fic Cont'l 

2978 Ghost, The (96) Horror Melo. Magna 

2963 ©Git! (92) Adv Drama Embassy 

2942 Glory Guys, The (112) ® West.UA 

2931 ©Go Go Mania (70) Mus u, AIP 

2960 Goldstein (85) A. ant-garde Satire Altura 

©Grand Substitution, 

The 

(116) Melo Frank Lee 

2953 Great Armored Car Swindle. The 

(56Va> Melo Taurus SR 

The (1521 P Com WB 

2961 ©Great Sioux Massacre, 

The (91) © Western Drama . . Col 

Greed in the Sun (122) Melo... MGM 

2944 ©Gunmen of the Rio Grande 

(86) Western AA 

2940 ©Hallelujah Trail, The (L56) ) Orama Para 

2974©Harum Scarum 

(85) © Drama with Music. MGM 

©Harvey Middleman, Fireman (75) C Col 

2946 

2946 Having a Wild Weekend 

(95) Com with Songs . WB 

2949 y©HELP! (90) Com with Songs . UA 

2194 ©Hercules Against the Moon Men 

(90) ® Melodrama Governor 

2951 ©Hercules vs. the Giant 

Warriors (94) Spec John Alexander 

2982 ©Heroes of Telemark, 

The (131) 05 War Drama Col 

Heroiiva (105) Spanish Melo Royal 

High Infidelity (120) 

I Lai Four Egisode Com Magna 

2931 ©High Wind in Jamaica, 

A (104) © Drama 20th-Fox 

Hill, 2966 The (122) War Drama. MGM 

2979 Horrors of Spider Island 

(75) Horror Drama Pacemaker 

2958 Hours of Love. The (89) CD . 

How NOT to Rob a Department 

V 

Store (95) Artixo 

2944 ©How to Stuff a Wild Bikini 

(93) OS Com AIP 

©Human Duplicators, AA 

2982 The (821 SF 

2933 ©I'll Take Sweden (96) Com UA 6-14-65 8 

2948 ©Image of Love (88) Doc Green 8- 9-65 C 

2987 ©Inside Daisy Clover 

(12S) .P Drama WB 1- 3-66 A3 

2947 In Trouble With E.e (64) Comedy Borde 8- 9-65 

2943©lpcress File. The (108) 

Spy Drama Univ 7-26-65 A2 

Italiano Brava Gente 

(156) War Drama Embassy 1115-65 A3 

2942 Jig Saw (97) Western Drama Beverly SR 7-12-65 

2986 Johnny Nobody (SS) My Dr. Medallion 12-20-65 A2 

Pan 1-24-66 A2 

2977 ©Juliet of the Spirits 

(137) Fantasy Drama Rizzoli 11-22-65 A4 

2991 Kid Rodelo (91) Crime Dr 

2973 Kino Rat (134) 

2942 ©Knack ... and How to Get It. 

The (84) Fare. Com UA 7-19-85 A4 

2887 Kwaheri (80) Jungle Doc Unusual 1-4-65 

Kwaidan (125) s Three-part Or Cont'l 1-17-66 

10-25-65 A2 i 

11-22-65 -t 

10- 4-65 Al 4 

7-19-65 A2 + 

6- 7-65 Al + 

9-20-65 ± 

12-13-65 

8-30-65 1 

719-65 Al tt 

7- 5-65 Al

— 

Promenade 

Embassy 

. . . UA 

REVIEW DIGEST 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX Very Good; + Good; — Fair; — Poor; — Very Poor. In the summary +f is rated 2 pluses, = as 2 minuses. 

(109) Chinese Period Drama Frank Lee il-^2-6i> 

U Tia Tula (98) Melo.. United Int'l 7 2S-65 A3 

:= 

+ 

Lauiel ana Hardy's Laughing 

2949 

20s (91) Comp Com MGM 8-16-65 Al + 

2984 Leather Boys. The (77) Melo ...Piatt 12-13-65 A3 + 

©Les Amiche (100) Ital Or Premiere 11-22-65 + 

2986 Life at the Top (117) Drama Col 12-20-65 + 

2960 Little Nuns, The (101) Com Embassy 9-20-65 A2 + 

2963 Little Ones. The (66) Dr Col 10- 4-65 + 

2950 ©Love and Kisses (87) 

+ 

Com with Songs Univ 8-16-65 A2 

Love in 4 Dimensions 

(105) Episode Com Eldorado 10-25-65 C + 

Loved One, The (116) MGM 10-18-65 B + 

2967 

I> u. | |£kI£ sizo| 

6+ 

Madame White Snake (105) 

Fairy Tale Frank Lee 12-20-65 + 

Executioners, Dr.. Para 10- 2964 Mad The (92) Cr 4-65 A2 * 

Maedchen in Uniform (91) Dr Seven Arts 9-20-65 A2 i 

2989 ©Magic World of Topo Gijio, 

The (72) Cartoon Col 1-10-66 -r 

2936 Make Mine a Million 

(82) Comedy British Lion SR 6-21-65 + 

Male Hunt (92) French Farce Com..P-C 5-31-65 B + 

©Marriage on the Rocks (109) ® CD WB 9-27-65 B + 

2961 

Married (94) Dr.. Royal C Woman. The 10-25-65 - 

2934 ©McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force 

(90) Farce Comedy Univ 6-14-65 Al + 

2965 Mickey One (93) Drama Col 10-11-65 A3 H 

2928 Mirage (107) Drama Univ 5-24-65 A2 + 

2955 ©Mission to Hell 

(83) © Adv Dr..Jones-Carpenter-SR 9-6-65 + 

Moment of Truth, The (105) Doc Rizzoli 8-25-65 A4 + 

2993 Money Trap, The (92) ® Sus Dr. MGM 1-24-66 B ~ 

2932 ©Monkey's Uncle, The (90) C ....BV 6- 7-65 Al + 

Mother and Daughter (80) Melo. .Artkmo 11-15-65 + 

2959 Motor Psycho! (74) Melodrama Eve 9-20-65 ± 

2973 ©Mozambique (98) Dr Seven Arts 11- 8-65 + 

2953©Muneta (108) Western Dr ....WB 8-30-65 Al + 

2977 Mutiny in Outer Soace (85) S-F Melo AA 11-22-65 + 

—N 

2981 My Pal Wolf (76) Melo Pitkin 12- 6-65 + 

2969 Nanny, The (93) Susp Dr. .. 20th- Fox 10-25-65 + 

2972 ti© Never Too Late (105) ® Ccm..WB 11- 1-65 A3 ++ 

New Angels, The (94) Doc. . 6-21-65 C ± 

2945 9 Miles to Noon (661/2 ) Melo Taurus 8- 2-65 + 

2929 Nobody Waved Goodbye (80) D Cinema V 5-31-65 A2 2: 

2954 Once a Thief (107) ® Cr Dr.... MGM 

2975 Operation C. I. A. (90) Melo. .AA 

2987 ©Othello (170) ® Drama WB 

2990 ©Our Man Flint 

(107) © Adv Com 20th-Fox 

—PQ— 

2957 ©Paris Secret (84) Doc ...Cinema V 

2983 Patch of Blue, A (105) Dr.... MGM 

2970 ©Pmocchio in Outer Space 

(71) Cartoon Univ 

2972 ©Planet of the Vampires (86) S-F..AIP 

Plisetskaya Dances (70) Doc Artkino 

10-25-65 Al 

11- 1-65 A2 

5-24-65 

+ + ++++ 

2960 Rage to Live, A (101) ® Drama 9-20-65 A3 + 

Railroad Man, The (105) Dr. .. .Conf I 11-29-65 A2 + 

Rapture (104) © Drama.. Int'l Classics 8-30-65 + 

2953 

2976 Ravagers, The (88) War Dr. . Hemisphere 11-15-65 + 

2974 ©Red Line 7000 (110) Ac Dr Para 11- 8-65 B ± 

2971 Repulsion (105) Drama Royal 11- 1-65 C + 

2941 ©Requiem for a Gunfighter 

(91) ® Western Embassy 7-12-65 Al + 

2971 Return From the Ashes (105) Susp Dr UA 11- 1-65 A3 ++ 

2982 Return of Mr. Moto. The 

(71) My Dr 20th-Fox 12- 6-65 B ± 

2965 ©Revenge of the Gladiators 

(100) © Act Spec Para 9- 6-65 A2 * 

©Reward, The (92) © OD Dr 20th-Fox 9-20-65 A2 + 

2959 

2948 Rope of Flesh (90) Melodrama ..Eve 8-9-65 + 

2951 Rotten to the Core 

(90) Farce Comedy Cinema V 8-23-65 A3 + 

2944 Saboteur, Code Name— Moriturl, 

The (123) War Dr 20th-Fox 7-26-65 + 

2952 Samson vs. the Giant King 

(91) Spec John Alexander 8-23-65 -, 

2974 ©Sands of the Kalahari 

(119) ® Adventure Drama Para 11- 8-65 A3 H 

7- 5-65 Al + 

2940©Seaside Swingers (94) Mus. 

2979 ©2nd Best Secret Agent the Whole in Wide

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Women and War (100) > _ 

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Curse of the Stone Hand 

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Miriam Hopkins. LeUtla Roman * "'""""".. 

Ho.. Apr 65 

o Jan 65 

(72) 

orirT'carrarline. 

Lemonade Jot (87) 

Ptam Eulx, CliucUn. Anew 

Ernest Walch GOLDSTONE ENTERPRISES 

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c..~,».l 1120) 0- 

Karel Flala 

The Gentle H.I" («': 

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Plillllp Moonet 

Werewolf (60) H. Apr 65 SS3"5S « p'aTHE CONTEMPORARY 

Chrtotoptef George, land. D» Mala Hari Anent H-21 (106) Spy D Landa Varle. Urn Diane)' 

(90) 

ALEXANDER 

PACEMAKER 

O^TtrSun "" 

OHercules vs. the Giant 

U 

Warriors (94) © Spec. Aug 65 

cd ott65 

,- endish _ 

limiald 

iv.n Vadls. Molri Orfel 

0CC65 Horrors 

pM-A.rJ», 

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Sam 

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 

Kr,VJ ,, G, 

. ".-SPM..AM 65 Bylrta Syms 

D Jul 65 U^'l.'Arcy.' Ha. bar'."valenlln. 

Kirk Morris. Gloria Mlllano 

Oscar Wilde (97) 

ALTURA __ ,, Symphony for a Massacre 

SMfc-dT" 

Goldstein , „ 

l£5 ^''^.^'eck 

Bad! lUtbbooe, nwu Lembect METRO GOLDWYN-MAYER 

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(115) 

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Baby It Black! 

Car,, On Spying (8T7) Feb 65 XV Fib 65 

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Kenneth Williams. Barbara Windsor 

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Mrlne Ross Cardan Heath. Frsncolse Otret The Brain (B3) 

Mar 65 

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ARTIXO 

OMondo Pano Doc. Feb 65 

Doctor Zhivago , 

IlinVr *artf MM Ou:nn.w. Blob Seance on a Wet Afternoon 

(pell Parker 

OWhite Voices 

OThe Black Torment 

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Richard Attenborough 

OTrunk to Cairo 

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Alphabet Murders •• „v„ My 

Il.'a:l..-r Sears. John Turner. 

Sep 65 

ATLANTIC PICTURES 

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Marianne Koch 

Tony 

OGi r, in the Glass Bikini 

^ Randall, Anita FAberg Nov 64 

_ OirUtlan. Miguel MU-u.lln 

The Candidate (84) Melo 

OHercules Against the Moon 

Mamie Van Horen, June 

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The Wondrous World Around 

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BUENA VISTA 

(All in color) 

FEATURETTE SPECIALS 

150 Yellowstone Cubs (48) 

152 Disneyland After Dark (48) . . 

170 Golden Horseshoe Revue (48).. 

171 Tattooed Police Horse (48) . . 

REISSUE CARTOONS 

31401 Boat Builder (7) 

31402 Brave Little Tailor (7) 

31403 Olympic Champ (7) 

31404 Two Week's Vacation (7) ... 

31405 Man's Best Friend (7) 

31406 Pluto's Sweater (7) 

31407 Bubble Bee (7) 

31408 Blame It on the Samba (7) 

31409 Hook. Lion and Sinker (7).. 

31410 Straight Shooters (7) 

31411 A Good Time (or a Dime (7) 

31412 The Lone Chipmunks (7) . . 

SINGLE-REEL CARTOONS 

123 The Litterbuo (7) 

TWO-REEL CARTOON SPECIALS 

139 A Symposium on Popular 

Songs (20) 

155 Arizona Sheepdog 

(re-release) (22) 

179 Freewayphobia (16) 

THREE-REEL LIVE ACTION 

SPECIALS 

105 Islands of the Sea (28) 

0099 Eyes in Outer Space (26) . 

THREE-REEL CINEMASCOPE 

0071 Wales (24) 

0072 Scotland (25) 

COLUMBIA 

COLOR FAVORITES 

(Technicolor Reissues) 

6601 Pickled Puss (6V2 ) ..Jul 65 

6602 Loco Lobo (8) Aug 65 

6603 Big House Blues (7).. Oct 65 

6604 Wonder Gloves (6!/2 )..No 

6605 Bringing Up Mother (7) Dec 65 

Jan 66 

6606 Topsy Turkey (&/2 ) 

Canary (6) Feb 66 

6607 Dog. Cat & 

HOLIDAY SERIES 

6551 Holiday in Puerto Rico 

(10) Sep 65 

6552 Holiday in New 

Orleans (10) Dec 65 

LOOPY de LOOP 

(Color Cartoons) 

6701 Wolf Hounded (7) ....Jul 65 

6702 Little Bo Bopped (6) Aug 65 

6703 Tale of a Wolf (6V2 ) . . Nov 65 

6704 Life With Loopy (6V2 ) Dec 65 

6705 Creepy Time Pal (6V 2 ) Mar 66 

6706 Snoopy LooPy (6'/ 2 ) . Apr 66 

6707 The Do Good Wolf 

(6'/z ) Jun 66 

MR. MAGOO REISSUES 

(Technicolor) 

6751 Magoo's Homecoming 

(6) Jul 65 

6752 Merry Minstrel Magoo 

(6) Aug 65 

6753 Magoo's Lodge Brother 

(6) Oct 65 

Nov 65 

6755 Terror Faces Magoo 

(6) Dec 65 

6756 Bungled Bungalo 

(61/,) Jan 66 

6757 Magoo Breaks Par (6) Apr 66 

ONE-REEL COLOR SPECIALS 

6651 My Trip New York 

to 

(7) Aug 65 

6652 Nov 65 

Dream of Roses (10'/ 2 ) 

6653 The Crocodile (8) Nov 65 

6654 The Violin (7) Feb 66 

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6655 The Interview (5) . Jun 66 

SPECIAL COLOR FEATURETTES 

6441 Wonders of Kentucky 

(20) Jul 65 

6442 Wonderful Nov 65 

Norway (18) 

6443 Wonderful Scotland 

(18) Mar 66 

SERIALS 

(15 Chapter-Reissues) 

The Vigilante 6120 Jul 65 

6140 Batman & Rohin Oct 65 

6160 Black Arrow Jan 66 

6180 The Lost Planet Apr 66 

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THE THREE STOOGES 

Oulz Whin 6401 (15V2 ) . . . .Jul 65 

(16) Sep 65 

6402 Hula-Lala 

6403 Slap Happy Sleuths 

(16) Oct 65 

6404 Hocus Pocus (16y 2 ) ..Nov 65 

6405 Studio Snoops (16) ..Dec 65 

6406 Hot Ice (16'/ 2 ) Jan 66 

6407 Idiots Deluxe (18) Sep 65 

6408 Dizzy Detectives (18) Sep 65 

WORLD OF SPORTS 

6501 Rodeo Daredevils (9) . .Jul 65 

6502 Soorts A Go-Go (10) Nov 65 

6503 Harlem Magicians (9'/ 2 ) Feb 66 

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 

GOLO MEDAL REPRINTS 

6761-W Puss N Toots (7) 

6762-W Polka Dot Puss (8) 

6763-W Heavenly Puss (8) 

6764-W Jerry's Diary (7) 

6765-W Tennis Champs (7) 

6767 -W Texas Tom (7) 

6766-W Saturday Evening Puss (7) . . 

6768-WThe Framed Cat (7) 

6769-W Casanova Cat (7) 

6770-W Sleepy-Trme (7) 

6771-W His Mouse Friday (7) 

6772-W Smitten Kitten (8) 

TOM AND JERRY CARTOONS 

(All New—All Color) 

4581 Is There a Doctor in the 

4582 Ah Sweet ' Mouse ' Story' of ' Lite 

4583 Haunted Mouse 

4584 Of Feline Bondage 

4585 Tom Thump 

4586 I'm Just Wild About Jerry... 

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C25-1 Shoeflies Oct 65 

C25-2 Paggin' the Dragon. 66 

C25-3 From Nags to Witcher Feb 66 

C25-4 Trick or Cheat Mar 66 

C25-5The Rocket Racket. Mar 66 

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(Single Reel-Color) 

k N25-1 Here's Nudn (6) Aug 65 

N25-2 Drive On. Nudnik .... Nov 65 

N25-3 Home Sweet Nudnik. 65 

N25-4 Welcome Nudnik Feb 66 

N0VELT00NS 

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(Technicolor) 

Hokum (6) P25-1 Tally- Oct 65 

P25-2 On Pop Wham and 

Bop Jan 65 

P25-3Sick Transit Jan 66 

MODFRN MADCAPS 

(Technicolor) 

Solitary Refinement 

M25-1 

(6) Sep 65 

M25-2The Nov 65 

Outside Dope . . 

M 25-3 Two by T"0 Dec 65 

POPEVE CHAMPIONS 

(Single Reel-Colo-) 

E25-1 Parlez Vous Woo (6).. Jul 65 

E25-2 I Don't Scare (6) . . . .Jul 65 

E25-3 Nearlyweds (7) Jul 65 

E25-4The Crystal Brawl (6) Jul 65 

E25-5 Spree Lunch (6) Jul 65 

F25-6 A Job a Gob Jul 65 

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oScope; p Ponavision; 

Feature reviews 

processes. For story 

The Rare Breed 

Universal 97 Minutes Rel. Feb. '6G 

Just as Universal'* "Shenandoah." the Civil War drama 

starring James Stewart, was a 1965 boxoffice hi 

this William Alland production in Panavision and Technicolor, 

the 

dealing with cattle breedi: 

1880s. is strong outdoor tare for tan; 

This time Stewart, giving one of his natural and 

likable portrayals, ha.s two fine co-stars, the perennially 

ul Maureen O'Hara for mature romantic Inl 

and Brian Keith, stealing the acting honors as B 

red-bearded ranch baron. The background of the Texas 

cattle country, during summer heat anil winter blizzards, 

ilorful one and director Andrew V. McLaglen starts 

off with a slugging fracas at a stockman's cattle auction, 

then gradually develops two love stories, inserts some 

it 

habits, and winds up with some more fisticuffs—he never 

salty humor, most of supplied by Keith and his gross 

lets audience interest waver. While the three mature 

stars carry the picture, there is enough young romance 

to please the teenagers between newcomer Don Galloway 

and Juliet Mills, who is pretty but lacks the vibrant 

Charm of her younger sister. Hayley. A Hereford bull 

and a tiny calf will intrigue animal-lovers. 

James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Juliet 

Mill-. Don Galloway, David Brian. Jack Elam. 

Lord Love a Duck 

Ratio: 

1.85-1 

United Artists (G602) 105 Minutes Rel. Jan. '66 

Two dramatic moods, triggered by hypnotism, are the 

"key'' to the understanding, or lack of it. for this obscure 

film. The hodge-podge of cinema techniques employed 

to convey the distinct moods leave the viewer with the 

that numerous segments of the film were made 

by different directors working independently of each 

other. In a film built, in parts, around absolute satire, 

a format most successful in the last few years. Roddy 

McDowall does a superb bit of acting as a high school 

senior, enamored of beautiful Tuesday Weld. Martin 

West, Ruth Gordon and Harvey Korman burlesque their 

roles artistically, in a manner called for by the script. 

Competent actress Lola Albright goes from her comedy 

role to suicide in some pretty heart-rending scenes. The 

quickly shifting situations find Tuesday married to her 

"only" love then the audience is treated to many funny 

iinpts to kill him. Few teenage films have much 

t for adult audiences and the over-played humor 

in this is a drag but the exhibitor who advertises this for 

young teenagers could be asking for community criticism. 

George Axelrod. a talented writer, directed, for the first 

time, and also produced. 

Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld. Lola Albright, Martin 

West, Ruth Gordon. Harvey Korman, Max Showalter. 

All Men Are Apes £ s 

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" Drama 

\delphia Pictures 85 Minutes Rel. Jan. '66 

A low-budget, so-called "sexploitation" film, reportedly 

produced in Philadelphia by Barnard L. Sackett with 

unknown players, this has a title and theme to attract 

male audiences and passersby in the key city downtown 

spots. As directed by J. P. Mawra. from a sensational type 

screenplay by Sackett and Charles E. Mazin. the film 

opens with the heroine (played by Stephanie De Passe) 

in jail as she reminisces on her past from the t'me she 

was a teenager and discovered her mother in bed with a 

sailor, who later came back to try to rape her. From 

then on, she met a Lesbian, a sadist and a muscle-man. 

all of whom took advantage of her, and she finally 

performs at a cheap nightclub—with a live gorilla. While 

some of the heroine's costumes are too-revealing, the 

picture never actually goes beyond the boundary of good 

;f audiences are adult and not prud sh. Of the 

; 

three songs. The Ink Spots sing "Only God Can Understand 

You'' and Sandi Brown sings the title song briefly, 

iroine's disillusionment with men in general causes 

her to utter the tit'e. which sophisticates may lau 

is adequate, but Mia M Lesbian 

and Steve Vincent as an agent with erotic ideas do much 

better in the acting line. 

Stephanie I),- Passe Mark Bj m Grace Lynn, Steve 

Vincent. Mia Marlowe. Frank (ier.ni. "II.irr\ tin- Ape." 

Made in Paris 

Ratio: Comedy with Music 

2.35-1 p Q 

MGM (613) in:. Minutes ReL Feb. '66 

MOM ha ahl exploitable comedy dealing with the 

fasnion world m mis Joe Pa.stemak production (his 

iuotn> which stars the increasingly popular Ann- 

ions. 

pais tne suavi Louis Jourdan. 

for style and humorous touches and Chad Everett, one of 

the most promising of the m 

to the Panavlsion-Metrocolor photography, whii 

nances the Paris backgrounds and the Helen Rose 

fashions, with tie-ins set with key city depe 

business, especially the ladies 

b 

should insure strong 

and the teenagers. Well-directed 

from 

bright and predictable story by S: 

shows off Ann-Margret to advantage and gives bi 

opportunity for some sexy dancin nightclub 

sequences. Trini Lopez warbles the title tn:,. 

edits and the Lullaby" 

p iris 

tamely until Jourdan joins in far more effectively. Ann- 

Margret is pursued by three men. Jourdan 

couturier; Richard Crcnna, as the newspaperman, and 

Everett, as her boss' son—the one who fin 

There are several bedroom scenes, all inofl. 

\nii -Margret, Louis Jourdan, ( ii.ni Everett, Edie 

Adams, Richard Crenna, John McGiver, Marcel Dalio. 

Tokyo Olympiad **; y-y 

Jack Douglas Associates-SR :»:{ Minutes ReL Jan. '66 

Going into the states rights field, this deservedly acclaimed 

Toho attraction, a Jack Dougl;t 

the U.S. and Can for brisk 

response, given the approprl 

gressive, local-level promotional endea 

respected and renowned name In television < 

multiple and all nationally In 

syndicated, either through 

networks or independently, picked up distribution 

rights from Toho after the film won top accolades and 

applause at the 1965 Cannes Internatioi 

Selling, understandably, shouldn't stress the sporting 

motif as much as the ability of mere mortals to compete 

astonishingly well in a plenitude of categories, and the 

director Kon Ichikawa. employing a whopping total of 

164 photographers, has seen 

healthy competitiveness is to the fore at all • 

has dressed up the photography in handsonn 

Color, embellished and enhanced with the meticulousness 

of Cinemascope. English-version narration tb: 

incidentally' is first-rate, never preterit 

ing for the cuteness-of -express', 

the overall effect of the documentary technique. Douglas 

was executive producer and Roger Janis and Roderick 

Tichenor associate producers for this America) 

The Playground 

N.n rated by .Ink Douglas 

Jerand Pictures 95 Minutes Bel 

Producer-director Richard Hilliard. who was responsible 

for the modestly grossing "Psychomanl 

probing attention to the mores of American 1:: 

obviously small-budgeted independent attraction, and 

where American pictn 

the avant-garde 

cepted-and-applauded (pa n strong 

in cosmopolitan populatio the picture may 

garner fair-to-middlin' boxoffice play. The George 

Garrett screenplay, based on Cyrus L. Sulzberger's book. 

"My Brother. Death." is. in many ways, an Inti 

look at what death means to persons in various stratas 

of American life. Of the cast, only Edmon Ryan—remembered 

from "The A 

"Three Secrets"—seems to be the sole 

He's cast as a stage actor who meets up with a call girl 

(Loretta Leversee'. the latter obsessed with religion. 

Death Is a violent happenstance and there's much dialog 

anent mere mortals' constant groping for und. 

of the deep abyss of despair and disappointment in unrequited 

love, among other prime subjects. Naturally, attendant 

conversation could have run well beyond the 95 

minutes' running time and It's here that the Hilliard 

attempt at satirical thrusts runs into firm roadblocks. 

Sharper editing could have contributed immeasurably. 

Rees Vaughn. Inter Stratton, I dniun Ryan, Andre. 

Blayne, Loretta Leverage , Richard Kilbride. 

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EATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips; Adlines for Newspapers and Programs 

THE STORY: "Made in Paris" (MGM) 

Ann-Margret, assistant fashion buyer for a big city 

store, is pursued by the boss' son, Chad Everett, but repulses 

him, so she is surprised when the owner, John 

McGiver, decides to send her to Paris for the fashion 

showings when the regular buyer, Edie Adams, decides to 

get married. In Paris, Ann-Margret is surprised when 

Louis Jourdan, famed fashion coutourier, invades her 

bedroom believing that it is occupied by Edie, his longtime 

girl friend. The two quarrel and, when she is about 

to lose her store's order for Jourdan's fashion collection, 

he forgives her and she becomes romantically interested, 

despite the fact that Everett, now truly in love with her, 

flies over to Paris to straighten out matters. Ann- 

Margret has a wild time, flirting with Jourdan and being 

taken out by Richard Crenna, a newspaperman who 

knows all the night spots, but, finally, she decides to go 

back home with Everett. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

The Helen Rose fashion creations are a big selling point 

through pages in Vogue Magazine and tie-ins with key 

city department stores. 

CATCHLTNES: 

Ann-Margret Dances, Sings and Dazzles in a Wardrobe 

of Glamorous Paris Fashions . . . Ann-Margret. Star of 

the Year, in a Lively Romantic Comedv About the Paris 

Fashion World ... A Little American Girl in Paris- 

Pursued by Three Handsome Men on-the-Loose. 

THE STORY: "Tokyo Olympiad" (Douglas) 

The 1964 Tokyo Olympics are recorded in documentary 

style, capturing both highlights and supplementary events 

and episodes, director Kon Ichikawa employing slow 

motion on occasion for a better grasp of the tension 

involved in the highly competitive happenings. The most 

important events are shown with the races, pole vault 

and hurdle getting the most footage. Also included are 

the woman's volleyball event between Russian and 

Japanese teams and several swimming events. Climactic 

sequence concerns the marathon race. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Tie-ins are seemingly limitless, beginning with cooperation 

geared to sporting goods and travel agency 

outlets. Stress the fact, in conversation with critics, that 

this 83 -minute color attraction was culled from 70 hours 

of footage shot by 164 photographers. 

CATCHLINES: 

A Powerhouse of Screen Entertainment! ... In 

Brilliant Color and Cinemascope! ... It May Just Be 

the Second Greatest Motion Picture of Our Times! 

THE STORY: "The Playground" (Jerand) 

Stage director Rees Vaughn, who has had an affair 

with nurse Inger Stratton, becomes involved with stage 

actor Edmon Ryan's wife, Andrea Blayne. Ryan meets 

call girl Loretta Leversee at a party; the girl, he learns, 

has religious obsessions. Later, he proceeds to blaspheme 

God in a cemetery and has a heart attack. She runs 

from him and meets actor Paul Schmidt who pretends 

to be Jesus Christ, and Loretta falls into a religious 

ecstasy. Vaughn and Andrea figure in a motorcycle 

accident. She dies. Vaughn, only half alive, is put out 

of his misery by Inger. Loretta's psychiatrist orders a 

lobotomy and Inger rides on a playground swing. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Stress this as American-made avant-garde entertainment. 

Richard Hilliard was most recently cited for 

"Psychomania." 

CATCHLINES: 

Crazy Comedy and Crazy Times! ... A Stroll Amid 

Emotional Vagaries! . . . From the Maker of "Psycho- (gj 

mania!" 

The 

THE STORY: "The Rare Breed" (Univ) 

At the National Stockmen's Exposition in 1884, 

Maureen O'Hara arrives from England with her daughter, 

Juliet Mills, and a hornless Hereford bull which she 

hopes to sell for breeding purposes to the Texas longhorn 

cattlemen. The hornless bull is sold to Brian Keith. En 

route to Texas, James Stewart, a saddle tramp who is 

' 

to deliver the bull to Keith, is stampeded by some rough- 

, necks planning to steal the animal and, in the fracas, 

Cl% 

Keith's son, Don Galloway, is injured. Maureen and 

Juliet also go to Keith's ranch and the bearded owner 

falls for the mother while the daughter nurses young 

Galloway. The little bull is set loose on the range and, 

during the snowy winter, is lost, as Stewart tries to find 

the animal. When found the bull is dead and Maureen is 

resigned to marrying Keith until Stewart reappears with 

a tiny Hereford calf. She decides to stay in Texas with 

Stewart and raise the Hereford breed. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

James Stewart, whose "Shenandoah" was a last year's 

hit, and Maureen O'Hara, beautiful long-time favorite, 

are the big selling points. Li the South, any prize cow or 

bull in a nearby lot will draw attention to this film. 

CATCHLINES: 

James Stewart Matches the Power of His "Shenandoah" 

As the Rugged Texas Leader of a Rare Breed of 

Adventurers . As Heroic As the Rare Breed 

of Men and Women Who Challenged the Raw West. 

THE STORY: 

"Lord Love a Duck" (UA) 

Roddy McDowall, youthful Svengali to high school 

senior Tuesday Weld, uses hypnosis to help her attain 

her ambitions, namely, 12 cashmere sweaters, a job in 

the school principal's office, the church-endorsed chaperone 

at a beach party, marriage to the chaperone and 

finally a screen career. Her mother's death, while she 

is in school, is heartbreaking to the girl, but she is 

determined to give her the kind of funeral she would 

want—with a pink cupid. Her marriage to Martin West 

is disappointing and she is eager to accept a chance for 

a career offered by Martin Gabel. When West refuses to 

allow it, McDowall makes several useless attempts to 

kill him, finally chasing the wheelchair-riding West 

across the football field with a bulldozer in view of the 

entire student body on graduation day. Caught by the 

police and analyzed by a woman psychiatrist. McDowall 

makes a full confession to a tape recorder saying he did 

it all for love. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

George Axelrod, the director, wrote "Seven Year Itch," 

a stage and movie hit and "Breakfast at Tiffany's" for 

the screen. Exploit as the "utter nonsense" kind of satire 

currently popular. 

CATCHLINES: 

A Guy Living in This Insane World Goes Stark, Raving 

Sane . Act of Pure Aggression Against Teenagers, 

Parents, Cars, Schools—Everything. 

THE STORY: "All Men Are Apes" (Adelphia) 

At 17, Stephanie De Passe returns from school to find 

her waitress-mother in bed with a sailor, who later sneaks 

back to the apartment to rape the girl willingly. After 

a quarrel with her mother, Stephanie meets a Lesbian, 

from whom she flees and then picks up Steve Vincent, an 

agent, who takes her to parties and gets her started on a 

stripping career— for which she is forced to scrub his 

nude back. Later, Stephanie falls genuinely in love with 

a handsome muscle-man, but he proves sexually inadequate 

and she returns to a new nightclub act, this 

one a "Beauty and the Beast" dance with a live gorilla. 

During a nightclub altercation, Stephanie shoots and 

finds herself in jail with the friendly ape—she prefers 

him to men. 

EXPLOITJPS: 

Stress the attention-getting title and use stills or 

blowups of Stephanie De Passe, the blonde heroine dancing 

with the gorilla, to attract passersby. Have a loud 

speaker in the lobby for the playing of the song. "All Men 

Are Apes," by Sandi Brown. 

CATCHLINES: 

The Shock Story of Beauty in a City's Jungle of Beasts 

You've Seen Pussy-Cats Galore . Now Meet the 

?£>• Apes ... All Men Went Ape for Her. 

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