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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE EDITION • OCTOBER 31, 1966 

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WILL NOT GIVE 

UP TO 'OUTSIDERS' 

Columbia Board Files Suit 

To Halt Control Attempt 

NEW YORK — Columbia president A. 

Schneider announced Thursday (27) that he 

had retained Louis Nizer as counsel for the 

company and that, pursuant to unanimous 

action by the board of directors, suit has 

been brought on behalf of Columbia against 

M. M. Clairmont. the Alliston Corp., Lee 

National Corp.. Mrs. Sylvia Martin, Gerald 

B. Rivlin. the Banque de Paris et des Pays- 

Bas, Kuhn-Loeb & Co., Parihas Corp., 

Madison Fund, Inc., Dreyfus Fund, Inc., 

and Edward A. Merkle, dissidents attempting 

to gain control of the motion picture 

company. The suit was filed by Columbia 

counsel Schwartz & Frohlich and Cahill, 

Gordon, Reindcl & OhI. The suit also was 

brought on behalf of Screen Gems, Columbia 

subsidiary', represented by Judge Simon 

H. Rifkind. 

Major Causes of Action 

Three major causes of the action were 

listed by Columbia. The first is based on the 

Federal Communications Commission Act 

and alleges that attempted exercise of control 

of the group would violate that act unless 

approved by the FCC. It is further alleged 

that exercise of control by an alien 

company violates the FCC act. (This measure 

prohibits ownership of more than a 25 

per cent interest by a foreign concern in any 

American broadcasting operation or company 

with subsidiary or affiliate operating 

a broadcasting station.) It is further alleged 

that the Dreyfus Fund and the Madison 

Fund, by virtue of their ownership of stock 

in Metromedia, and Madison Fund by ownership 

in Wometco Enterprises—Metromedia 

and Wometco both being FCC licensees 

—violates the FCC multiple-ownership rule. 

The second cause of action is based on 

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 

alleges that the Banque dc Paris failed to 

point out the following: 1) that it was seeking 

control of Columbia; 2) the consequences 

of control by an alien corporation; 

3) their arrangement with the Dreyfus and 

Madison funds to purchase excess shares; 

4) their arrangement with Clairmont, Mrs. 

Martin and Rivlin for the purpose of gaining 

control of Columbia, and 5) the intention 

which has been expressed by Clairmont 

to liquidate the film company. 

Investment Act Is Basis 

The third cause of action is based on the 

Investment Company Act and attacks the 

participation by the Dreyfus and Madison 

Funds in the attempt to gain control of 

Columbia. By virtue of their ownership of 

stock in Columbia and because of other interlocked 

relationships, it is alleged that the 

agreement of the Funds and the Banque de 

Paris and the others to work jointly is in 

violation of the Investment Company Act. 

Furthermore, it is alleged that the Dreyfus 

Fund's participation is in violation of 

the statement in its published prospectus 

that it may not, under any circumstances, 

invest in securities for the purpose of management 

or exercising control. 

In a statement issued with announcement 

of the lawsuit, Schneider said: "As president, 

I intend to protect and preserve the 

interests of all 

stockholders, our relationship 

with producers and exhibitors and our obligations 

to the public. I also must protect 

the licenses for TV interests with which our 

subsidiary companies are entrusted by our 

government and which our complaint asserts 

have been 'placed in jeopardy.' I appeal 

to our executives and employes throughout 

the world to adhere to their tasks with 

customary dedication and with confidence." 

The Columbia lawsuit came on the heels 

of action early in the week in which the 

board of directors unanimously rejected demands 

by the dissident shareholders that 

control of the company be turned over to 

them. At that time, Schneider said that "on 

the advice of counsel, we have advised the 

group seeking control that our obligations 

under law don't permit us to turn the company 

over to them." 

The French bank had previously agreed 

to buy 675,000 Columbia shares offered in 

response to the bank's tender for 350,000 

shares. It was subsequently reported that the 

Madison Fund, closed-end investment company 

headed by Edward A. Merkle, was 

buying 100,000 of those shares and that the 

Dreyfus Fund would take over a similar 

amount. The tender offer for 350,000 shares 

represents 18 per cent of the total outstanding, 

while the 675,000 shares accepted 

total 34 per cent. 

The other dissidents involved in the suit 

include Clairmont, president of Alliston 

Corp., which owns some 30.000 Columbia 

shares; Mrs. Martin, investor and former 

head of a number of companies, once headed 

by her late husband, and Rivlin, broker 

with a Chicago firm. 

Taft Broadcasting Buys 

All Hanna-Barbera Stock 

CINC INNATI—The lafl Broadcasting 

Co. announced here that it had concluded 

an agreement through which it would acquire 

all stock outstanding of Hanna-Barbera 

Productions, Inc., Hollywood motion 

picture and television producer. Total purchase 

price w as estimated at about $ 1 

2,- 

0()0,()0(). including 60,000 shares of Taft 

common treasury stock. 

William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, 

founders of the film company, will receive 

the slock and the cash will be distributed 

pro rata among them and a third holder, 

George Sidney, also of Hollywood. 

Elect Weltner.Weisl 

To G&W Board 

Nl \\ >()Rk Two scninr otiicials of 

Paramount Pictures, George Weltncr, president 

since 1964, and Edwin L. Weisl, who 

George Weltner Edwin L. Weisl 

has been serving as chairman of the Paramount 

executive committee, were elected to 

the hoard of Gulf & Western Industries, Friday 

(21). Two days before. Paramount Pictures 

Corp. was merged into Gulf & Western 

Industries, Inc., following approval by the 

shareholders of both companies. 

The Gulf & Western board also declared 

a 3 per cent stock dividend, payable December 

15 to shareholders of record November 

18. Former Paramount shareholders will 

participate in the stock dividend. 

Prior to the merger, Weltner, who joined 

Paramount in 1922, held several executive 

positions in the corporation and became 

executive vice-president in 1962. Weisl, a 

partner in the law firm of Simpson, 

Thatcher & Bartlett of New York, had been 

a director of Paramount Pictures since 1938 

and a member of its executive committee 

since 1961. He is a director of several other 

corporations, including Cenco Instruments 

Corp. and the One William Street Fund and 

is a trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center 

for the Performing Arts. 

Federal Okay to Glen Alden 

To Get Bronx Theatre 

NEW YORK — Federal Judge Edmund 

I.. Palmieri has granted permission to the 

Cjlen Alden Corp., parent company of RKO 

Theatres, to acquire a 1,000-seat theatre in 

the Bronx. The new house is a substitution 

for the Chester Theatre, which 

Cilcn ,\kien disposed of. The company 

tormcrh operated four theatres in the 

Bronx, but now only operates the Castle 

llill. 

Film Industry Dividends 

Increase in September 

WASHINGTON — The 

Department of 

Commerce reported another large gain in 

dividends publicly declared by film industry 

corporations for September. Eight companies 

paid out 55,454,000. an increase of 

.$1,408 above the amount paid by seven 

companies in .September 1965. 

During the first nine months of this year 

payments totaled $23,374,000, a gain of 

$3,045,000 from the same period the previous 

year. 

BOXOFFICE October 31, 1966

A pleasure to 

the eye. Frothy. 

Charming. It is 

a pleasure to 

watch the actors], 

at work. Alec 

Guinness, a comic 

caper at its best. Gina 

Lollobrigida, flamboyant, 

expansive." -n.y. Times 

An elegant color 

package." -n.y. Oaily News 

Farce farcified!" 

-N.Y. Post 

1'

NATO CHIEF ADDRESSES CAROLINAS MEETING 

Five Benefits in UA Pact 

Disclosed by Corwin 

CHARLOTTE — Sherrill C. Corwin, 

president of the National Ass'n of Theatre 

Owners, keynoting the annual convention 

of the Theatre Owners of North and South 

Carolina here Monday (24), disclosed the 

modifications made in the United Artists 

exhibition contract following extensive discussions 

between UA and NATO officials. 

Modifications Are Listed 

Corwin listed these changes: 

The modified contract provides that 

United Artists has no right to examine exhibitor 

income tax returns and financial 

statements unless complete and accurate 

records of gross receipts on a percentage 

picture are not made available. 

It also provides that the exhibitor will still 

have the privilege to request a review. The 

granting of the request, however, as it has 

always been, will be "in the sole discretion 

of the distributor." 

Another modification now will give the 

exhibitor 14 days in which to cure, correct or 

remedy any default in payments for film 

rentals, before United Artists can take punitive 

action. 

The revised contract increases from five 

to 14 days the period in advance that an 

agreed-upon playdate may be changed by 

either party, with certain flexibilities provided 

in the event of an unexpected holdover. 

The language, "a separate and distinct 

fund" (in reference to film rentals due to 

UA) has been eliminated in the modified 

agreement. 

Heater service charges still are under discussion 

and Corwin was optimistic about 

the probability of an early resolution of the 

differences still unsettled. 

UA has advised NATO that it will take 

approximately 45 days to prepare the "modified 

contract" and get it to the branch offices 

and that all modifications will apply 

retroactively to the new contract form. 

Compliments UA Officials 

Corwin complimented UA executives, asserting 

that their altitude was one of genuine 

conciliation and that they had met in an 

atmosphere of mutual respect. He admitted 

that exhibitors have a responsibility to distributors 

in correcting certain conditions but 

pointed out that the converse also was true. 

He voiced his opinion that without 

NATO there would have been no committee 

and no adjustment and the chaotic contents 

of the contract would have been the 

subject of endless discussion and conflict 

between distributor and individual exMbitors. 

Corwin remarked that a tradepaper had 

carried the story that the settlement with 

UA was part of a new "get tough" policy 

of NATO, then declared NATO has no new 

"get tough" policy. "If I were to paraphrase 

the paper's language. I would say that it is 

a new "get-together' policy—a desire to understand 

one another's problems and a respect 

for one another's opinions." he said. 

He praised exhibitors for their hard work 

on National Movie Month and called for 

adoption as an annual event, and he mentioned 

its 

film companies which had 

provided 

additional important product, asserting that 

the overall effect of Movie Month would 

help combat the "rigor mortis that sets in 

after school starts, and when the new television 

shows with all their self-serving air 

time train their guns on our customers in a 

fight for the public's leisure time." 

Corwin asked for an understanding of 

production problems, but called for closer 

relationship between filmmakers and theatre 

owners. He repeated his recommendation of 

a year ago (which he regretted had not 

found response in Hollywood)—an offer to 

form a liaison committee of exhibitor leaders 

to be available for consultation by forward-looking 

producers, who would like 

first-hand information about the everchanging 

tastes of the moviegoers. 

Hopeful that the next year would see the 

beginning of a new era in industry relations, 

the NATO leader, nevertheless, lashed out 

at blind bidding forced upon theatres and 

said. "There will be no surrender of our 

rights, no obsequious acceptance of anything 

casually served up to us without proper 

consultation." He added. "Neither shall 

we engage in name-calling in seeking our 

goals. We shall fight cleanly, but tenaciously 

to achieve the aims of exhibition." 

hollowing the address, Corwin returned 

to his headquarters at Metropolitan Theatres 

Corp. in Los Angeles. He planed to 

Memphis to address the annual convention 

of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of 

Arkansas. Mississippi and Tennessee, another 

member association of NATO set for 

October 31. November 1, 2. 

Valenti to Return Nov. 3 

From Europe and Asia 

Nl \V VOKK Jack J. Valenii. president 

of the Motion Picture Ass'n of America, 

will return from his European and Asiatic 

trip on November 3. Making his first trip 

abroad since taking over as MPAA president. 

Valenti visited London and Paris, 

then Rome, where he had an audience with 

Pope Paul VI. 

On Friday (21), Valenti, in response to 

a directive from President Johnson, flew 

from Rome to Hong Kong, then on to 

Manila to meet the President Sunday (23). 

Some Industry Gains 

At 89th Congress 

WASHINGTON— The 89th Congress 

concluded its sessions with only a few 

actions directed at the motion picture industr\. 

Most significant de\elopmcni of the 

legislative session was the exemption of 

some 75.000 theatre employes from the new 

minimum wage law, an exemption brought 

about by the continuing pressure of the 

Council of Motion Picture Organizations. 

While theatre employes were exempted 

trom the national wage measure, those in 

the District of Columbia are covered by 

local minimum wage legislation passed by 

Congress and providing for a starting minimum 

in the District of $1.25 per hour. 

The measure introduced by .Sen. Karl 

Mundt (R.. S.D. ) calling for establishment 

ot a Presidential commission to consider the 

problems connected with obscenity and 

pornography, while passed by the Senate 

three times, failed to clear the full House 

Labor Committee. So, while there was no 

action on a national scale dealing with obscenity, 

again the Congress turned its 

sights to the District with pa.ssage of an 

omnibus crime bill containing an anti-obscenity 

section with tough penalties, new injunctive 

and seizure powers and punishment 

for the exhibition and sale of such materials, 

as well as the production and participation 

in obscene or indecent publications or films. 

The House Judiciary Committee finally 

approved a controversial bill amending the 

copyright laws, but no final action was 

taken. The approval came after two years 

of hearings and meetings on the bill, and it 

is believed that full Congressional action will 

be forthcoming in the new session. Among 

the most difficult problems of the copyright 

legislation was the section attempting to 

clarify the role of community antenna television 

systems under the copyright laws. 

Tied in with this was the House Commerce 

Committee approval of a measure 

giving the Federal Communications Commission 

authority to regulate CATV systems. 

This was never brought before the full 

House, since the FCC in\olvemenl in the 

field may eventually be subject to court 

tests. 

Congress passed a measure pro\iding for 

uniform daylight saving time throughout the 

nation, starling next year, but failed to take 

action on a measure calling for uniform 

state taxation of interstate business and on 

another which would make antitrust violalion 

penalties more .severe. 

Talk Series on Films 

NFW YORK— -The Future of American 

Films" will be discussed in a series of informal 

sessions starting this fall at the Filmstage 

at 47 Great Jones St. on Monday 

evenings. Speakers will include Sidney 

Lumet. Paddy Chayefsky, Robert Redford, 

Frank and Eleanor Perry. David V. Picker. 

Donald S. Rugoff. Andrew Sarris. Roger 

Lewis and Al Avakian. 

BOXOFFICE :: October 31, 1966

— 

So. Cal. ACLU Fighls 

Anti-Smut Proposal 

HOl.l-V\NOOD—A proposed •anti-obscenity" 

initiative, slated to appear on the 

November ballot in California, has drawn 

opposition from the American Civil Liberties 

L'nion of Southern California which 

has .iii.ickci.1 the measure as "having a grabbag 

of conslitutional defects." 

CLEAN 

Proposed by a new group called 

California League Enlisting Action Now 

—the initiative seeks "to proscribe all obscene 

matter and conduct that is beyond the 

protection of the free speech and free press 

guarantees of the First and Fourteenth 

Amendments of the U.S. Constitution." 

Definition of obscenity in the measure includes 

"a shameful or morbid interest in 

nudity, sex or excretion which goes substantially 

beyond customary limits of candor" 

appealing to prurient interests. 

The .ACIX' on .September 13 petitioned 

the California Supreme Court to issue an 

injunction barring the initiative from the 

ballot. The petition was denied. 

The ACLU claims that the initiative, if 

passed, would take away from district and 

city attorneys discretion on whether or not 

lo prosecute obscenity cases. It cites a section 

that provides that "whenever there is 

reason to believe that any person knowingly 

has committed or is committing any of the 

acts proscribed by this chapter and the responsible 

prosecuting attorney neglects and 

refuses to perform the duties imposed upon 

him, a civil action may be instituted to require 

such performance." 

According to the ACLU. refusal to prosecute 

could lead to dismissal from office and. 

the lay jury would be the sole judge in obscenity 

cases as well as in fine-fixing. The 

organization also pointed out that "if it is 

passed, it would amend existing laws, but if 

the amended laws are then declared unconstitutional. 

California will be left without 

any obscenity law whatsoever." 

ITT-ABC Proposed Merger 

Under Fire by Sen. Morse 

WVSHINC.ION — Sen. W a\ nc Morse 

(D.. Ore.) has called for "full and searching" 

exploration of the implications in the 

proposed merger of International Telephone 

& Telegraph Corp. and .American Broadcasting 

Companies. Criticizing the Federal 

Communications Commission for holding 

"inadequate" hearings on the merger. Morse 

asserted that the proposal "raises serious 

questions of public policy" that were not explored 

by the FCC. 

Morse said the merger could destroy 

ABC's independence and he expressed concern 

over rumors of a merger involving 

CBS and another large industrial corporation. 

"Just picture the situation then." 

Morse said, "when the three national networks, 

with their vast radio and television 

facilities, penetrating practically every corner 

of our country, are controlled by three 

of the largest corporations in the world. This 

presents a bleak and dismaying picture." 

BOXOmcE October 31, 1966 

Texas High Court Denies 

Viva Maria Rehearing 

Appeals Court Rules 

'491' Is Not Obscene 

NEW YORK — I 

he U.S. Court ol Appeals, 

in a two-to-one decision, has reversed 

a district court ruling and ruled that Janus 

Films" Swedish import "491" is not obscene. 

District Judge Henry N. Graven had previously 

ruled the picture obscene. 

Judge Leonard P. Moore, in a 28-page 

decision, found the picture "repulsive, revolting 

and disgusting" but having "social 

redemption." "Shocking though "49 1" 

may 

be to many." Judge Moore wrote, "may not 

some constructive ideas for the future result 

therefrom as well as possible rejection of 

certain present ideas? The court should not 

be such a pharisaical approach and declare 

this film to be "utterly without social significance." 

" He said the question before the 

court was whether the picture is ""utterly 

without redeeming social value,"" and added, 

""upon the record we cannot so declare it." 

Judge Sterry Waterman concurred, but 

said it was inconceivable "that a film so degrading 

of human dignity and so brutally 

animalistic and which negates in every particular 

the mores of our civilization could 

possibly appeal to the prurience of any 

average American."" He continued: "It disgusted 

me as it did my colleague, who. with 

me. endured its showing."" 

In his dissenting opinion. Chief Judge J. 

Edward Lumbard said, ""the strongest evidence 

in support of its obscenity is the picture 

itself."" adding ""no one can deny that 

the film is patently offensive and that it is 

without redccminc social value."' 

Congress Approves Bill 

For Self-Employed Plan 

WASHINGTON—The Congress, in 

final 

action before adjournment, approved a bill 

which will make it easier for self-employed 

persons to set up tax-deferrable pension 

plans. Action came after Sen. George Murphy 

(R., Calif.) described benefits for actors 

and writers. 

Under terms of the measure, a self-employed 

person will be able to deduct for tax 

purposes up to 10 per cent of his earned 

income with a limit of SZ,."!!)!) per year when 

the money is used for a pension plan for 

his old age. This doubles present permitted 

deductions. 

Murphy told his Senate colleagues of the 

short period of employment of Hollywood 

talent at the peak of their earning years and 

said that existence of such deductions in the 

past might have prevented indigencies 

which occurred among former big wageearners. 

DALLAS—The city's film classification 

ordinance continued to occupy attention in 

the state courts last week, as the Texas Supreme 

Court in .Austin rejected a bid by 

Interstate Theatres, Inc., and United Artists 

to overturn the classification code in connection 

with an appeal on the film, "Viva 

Maria.'" The Texas high court denied a rehearing 

to the circuit and the film distributor, 

who were refused permission back in 

February to show the film in Dallas without 

advertising it as ""not suitable for young 

persons." 

The court on July 27 ruled that the city 

had a right to require that the picture be 

advertised as ""not suitable for young persons."' 

and subsequently the theatre and distribution 

company sought a rehearing. In its 

latest action the Supreme Court ruled there 

was no reversible error in decisions by a 

district court and the court of appeals in 

D.illas. Grover Hartt jr.. attorney for the 

film concerns, said he had not seen the 

opinion, but that he would review it and 

then he and attorney Edwin Tobolowsky 

would advise their clients to ask the U.S. 

Supreme Court to review the ca.se. 

Meantime, in II) 1st district court here. 

Judge A. R. Stout—the same jurist who in 

February ruled on the "'Viva Maria" case 

opened hearings on the appeal of Metro- 

Goldwyn-Mayer and Trans-Texas from similar 

classification of "The Liquidator." The 

case originally was set lor District Judge 

Owen Giles' court, but Judge Stout substituted. 

A jury decided in favor of the city 

that the film was to be advertised by Trans- 

Texas as '"not suitable for young people."" 

Stout opened "The Liquidator" trial with 

three decisive actions, overruling the film 

attorney's exceptions to the city's charges 

before the exceptions had been read: sustaining 

the city attorney's motion prohibiting 

discussion of films shown on TV and 

in cities and towns surrounding the Dallas 

city limits, disallowing the use of the word 

"portray"" in the charges prepared for the 

jury, leaving the jury free to use conjecture 

in determining whether the film showed 

nudity and sexual promiscuity. 

Stout, who openly admits he does not attend 

the movies, was the jurist who stunned 

exhibitors last February when he asked. 

"Who was Tom Jones'?" after hearing testimony 

that the classification board was 

prompted to screen and ultimately rule on 

•'Viva Maria" by a line in the synopsis 

describing the film. "It will make Tom 

Jones look like a Sunday school picnic.'" 

Stanley Warner Dividend 

NFW ÔRk—The hoard oi directors of 

Stanley Warner Corp. has declared a dividend 

of 37I/2 cents per share on the common 

stock, payable November 25 to stockholders 

of record November 9.

. 

— 

$100 Million Shopping Complex 

Planned by Loew's-Benenson 

WHITE PLAINS. N.Y. — Laurence A. 

Tisch, president and chairman of the board 

of Loew's Theatres. Inc.. and Charles B. 

Benenson, president of Benenson Realty Co. 

of New York City, at a luncheon meeting 

here Wednesday (26) announced plans for 

the development of a 20-acre business and 

shopping complex in the White Plains central 

renewal area. Formal designation of the 

Loew's-Benenson partnership as redeveloper 

for the center is anticipated after the customary 

ten-day waiting period. 

Westchester Forum. Inc.. wholly owned 

subsidiary of Loew"s Theatres, is the major 

entity in the partnership venture, to he 

known as Westchester Forum Associates. 

Benenson. who is also a director in Loew's. 

holds the remaining 20 per cent. 

The development calls for about ten 

buildings, ranging from three to 20 stories 

in height, and is expected to take from four 

lo seven years to complete. Tisch said the 

archileclural firm of .Skidmore. Owings & 

Merrill has been retained for preliminary 

design of the project. 

The $100,000,000 Westchester Forum 

development will be a major part of the 

total central renewal project, which will 

cover 130 acres. Federal, state and city expenses 

for demolition, relocation, street improvement 

and allied costs of the entire 

project will total $.38 million. 

Business and office space in the Westchester 

Forum units will aggregate over 

2,100.000 square feel. Open space in excess 

of eight acres will be reserved for promenades, 

plazas, etc. A proposed civic center 

courthouse and other structures—contiguous 

to the Westchester Forum project is to 

be designed and built by other theatres. 

Initial construction is scheduled to start 

about July 1967. with completion of the 

first entity of the complex about March. 

1968. 

Among radical departures for the Westchester 

Forum will be a below-grade pedestrian 

promenade extending from the New 

York Central Railway on the west to the 

shopping areas on the eastern perimeter. 

This will p>ermit traffic-free pedestrian circulation 

throughout the complex. A depressed 

parking facility will be located below 

ground level and will be served by 

entrance and exit ramps from east and westbound 

streets and provide direct access to 

the pedestrian level as well as to the vertical 

elevator cores of the major buildings. Open 

space above grade will contain landscaped 

plazas, theatre, shops, skating rink and 

restaurants. 

Columbia Votes Dividend 

NKW YORK—The board of directors of 

Columbia Pictures at a meeting held Thursday 

(20) declared the regular quarterly 

dividend of $l.06'

Fifth 

National General Corp. Training School for Managers Ends 

(;r;idiiuli(in da> «as I'ridaj (14) for Nutiunal (ieneral Corp. 

flcdKliiiK nianacens and assistant mana)!crs who attended the 

company's fifth traininK sehoul. Five full days of instrnction 

eoêrinj; all phases of theatre operation «ere conducted at the 

Los Angeles home office. Company executives, department heads 

and operation staffs combined to instruct in seminars on buyinj; 

and bookinu, advertising and publicity, insurance, maintenance, 

concessions, legal, accounting and real estate. 

Those attending also were taken on tours of inspection trips 

to company theatres as v\ell as the warehouse and concessions 

.shipping facility. One entire day was spent at the Walt Disney 

studio *%here the trainees were taken through an entire advertising 

campaign from inception to completion. Disney company 

executives conducted the advertising seminar. 

Co-directors of theatre operations. William 11. Ihedford and 

Dan A. Polier (seated left and right) hosted the session. Harold 

Wyatt, West Coast district manager, was coordinator. I hose receiving 

graduation diplomas, standing fin^: Kichard Rosenberg, Long 

Beach, Calif.; William Humphries, Long Beach, Calif.; Anthony 

Cardinal, Long Beach; Larry Benson, Missoula, Mont.; Alan 

Carpi, Cilendale. Ari/.; Timothy Warner. Butte, Mont.; David 

Hooper, Inglewood, Calif.; John Frisbee, San Jose, Calif.; Jim 

Jones, Glendale, Calif., and William Pratt, Kansas City. 

More Than 100 to Fly Jet 

From L.A. for Forman Fete 

LOS ANCilil-LS—A L lutcd Air Lines 

DC-8 super-jet has been chartered for the 

William R. Forman Pioneer of the Year 

testimonial in New York City November 

21, it is announced by Ezra Stern, chairman 

of the local committee. Stern is a 

widely known Filmrow attorney. 

More than 100 Pacific Coast and Hawaii 

industryites are expected to be aboard the 

junket, according to Stern. The flight will 

depart Los Angeles Saturday, November 

19 at 12 noon, returning Tuesday evening. 

November 22. Headquarters will he the 

Americana Hotel where the annual Pioneer 

of the Year banquet will be held. 

Forman, president of Pacific Theatres 

and Cinerama, Inc.. was nominated by the 

Motion Picture Pioneers, Inc. and the Motion 

Picture Pioneers Foundation lor his 

pioneering the drive-in theatre concept in 

America and "the upgrading of drive-ins 

and their appointments to an American 

way of life." Forman also is being honored 

for his revitalization of Cinerama. Inc. of 

which he is worldwide president. 

.Serving as co-chairmen with Stern for 

the New York charier trip arc James Nicholson, 

American International Pictures 

president: Walter Branson, coast head of 

National Screen Service: William H. Thedford. 

National General Corp.: and Don 

Guttman and Robert W. Selig of Pacific 

Theatres. 

Selig also is co-dinner chairman with 

Seymour Poe of 20th Century-Fox. 

Stern is accepting reservations on "a 

first-come, first-served basis." Round-trip 

fare on the United DC-8 is only SI 50, including 

de luxe food and drink, Stern said. 

His address is 1914 South Vermont .Ave., 

telephone RE- 1-5 188. 

Caldwell Is ElektraV-P 

NEW YORK—Jordan Caldwell, who has 

been with Elektra Films for eight years, has 

been named vice-president of the company 

by Sam Magdoff. president. John Rawlings. 

editorial and advertising photographer, has 

joined Elektra as a director to supervise 

Elektra's commercials. 

Caldwell, who entered the film industry 

14 years ago in the animation of 20th Cenlury-Fox's 

Terrytot>ns. later worked in the 

arl departments of Cineffects and Academy 

Pictures, before joining Elektra. 

Float in 

Macy Parade 

To Promote 'Grand Prix' 

New ôrk— In a major tie-up for 

John iraiiki-nheinuT's "(irand Prix," 

M(;M »ill ha\c a float in this year's 

Macy's thanksgiving Day Parade, 

which will be televised nationally over 

NBC-I\ to an expected audience of 

more than 60 million people. 

Representing the picture. «liieh premieres 

in New York on December 21 

and in Los .Vngeles on December 22, 

will be vNorld champion (irand Prix 

driver. Jack Brabham, sitting in a 

formula one racing car, and Francoisc 

Hardy, one of the three feminine stars 

of the Cinerama picture. 

Spyros p. Skouras to Choir 

Variety Sunshine Coaches 

M:\\ ÔRK— Sr>ros P Skour.is, ch.iirnian 

of the board ot directors of 2()th Cenlury-Fox. 

has accepted the chairmanship of 

Variety Tent's Sunshine Coach committee 

and it is Skouras" intention to seek additional 

sponsors for these coaches. 

The first coach, donated by Universal 

president Milton R. Rackmil. was presented 

to the New York University Institute of 

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 

otherwise knovsn as the Rusk Foundation, 

almost two years ago. Last year, the employes 

of Warner Bros. Pictures banded 

together and bought the second coach, which 

went to the New York Philanthropic League, 

while Eliot Hyman. president of Seven Arts, 

sponsored the third coach, which went to 

United Cerebral Palsy of New York. 

Continental's Sales Drive 

Three-Quarters to Goal 

NIAV YORK- Continentals 

1966 Golden 

Quarter sales drive, now completing its 

first month, is already three quarters of the 

way to its final goals, making it the most 

successful in the company's history, according 

to Norman Weitman. general sales manager. 

Leading the drive is "The Gosp>el According 

to St. Matthew." now on its way to becoming 

Continental's highest-grossing film 

of all time. Weitman said. Other recent releases 

are "Gypsy Girl." "The Shameless 

Old Lady," now successsful in New York 

and Chicago, and "Crazy Quilt," the latter 

two booked for holiday playing time. 

BOXOFFICE :: October 31, 1966

Columbia Has Seminar 

On 4 Showcase Films 

NHW YORK.— Koberi S. Ferguson, vicepresident 

in charge of advertising and pub- 

Robert S. Ferguson 

I i c i t y. addressed a 

meeting of representatives 

of all N e \N 

York area showcase 

theatres and circuits 

which will play four 

Columbia pictures for 

Showcase presentation 

before the end of 

1966 at the home office 

Tuesday (25). 

Charles M. Powell, 

national 

exploitation 

manager, presided over the merchandising 

seminar for the four pictures, "Alvarez 

Kelly,"" "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round," 

"The Professionals" and "Murderers' Row." 

A detailed presentation of the campaigns developed 

lor the New York .Showcase release 

was given by Richard Kahn. national director 

of advertising, publicity and exploitation; 

Bud Rosenthal, national publicity manager, 

and .Miles Donis. creative advertising 

manager. 

"Dead Heat.'" which opened at the Victoria 

and Festival theatres October 12, will 

play 3 1 New York Showcase theatres in 

the metropolitan area Wednesday (Nov. 2), 

including Loew's Orphcum in Manhattan. 

It will be followed at the Victoria and Festival 

theatres the same day by "The Professionals,"' 

which stars Burt Lancaster. Lee 

Marvin and Claudia Cardinale. 

Ferguson left for Boston immediately following 

the meeting to be key speaker at the 

annual division managers meeting of General 

Cinema Corp. in Boston at the Somerset 

Hotel Wednesday (26). 

Para. Signs Charles Boyer 

For 'Barefoot in Park' 

M;\\ YORK ( harics Boycr. who is one 

of the 16 stars in Paramount's roadshow, 

"Is Paris Burning?"' has been signed by 

producer Hal Wallis for a starring role in 

Paramount's film version of Neil Simon's 

Broadway hit, "Barefoot in the Park," which 

is scheduled to start filming in color in 

Hollywood this week. Boyer will co-star 

with Robert Rcdford. star of the original 

stage play, and Jane Fonda, who will play 

the role created by Elizabeth Ashley. "Barefoot 

in the Park" is now in its third year on 

Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre. 

Gene Saks will direct "Barefoot in the 

Park" from a screenplay by Simon, who also 

has "The Odd Couple" playing its second 

year on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neil 

Theatre. 

Boys' Liie Features 'Gambit' 

NEW YORK—Universal's "Gambit," 

starring Shirley MacLaine and Michael 

Caine, has been selected by Boys' Life as its 

feaure picture for its December issue, giving 

Universal two in a row. "Texas Across the 

River" was featured in the November issue. 

FIVE GENERATIONS — Adolph 

iûkor, chaimian emeritus of Paramount 

Pictures, is shown holding his 

great-great-grandson, Scott Morse. Five 

generations of the Zukor family are 

shown. Standing, left to right: the baby's 

father, Boyd Morse; grandmother, Mrs. 

.laiu' Slu'Iton; and great-grandmother. 

Mrs. Mildrid /,. I oew. 

American Seating Sales Hit 

Peak for Nine Months 

GRAND RAI'IDS, MICH.—American 

Seating Co. reported record sales for the 

first nine months of 1966. with a total of 

$44,725,482, compared with $37,674,840 

for the same period in 1965, it was announced 

here by James M. VerMculcn. 

president. The sales volume was up 20 per 

cent over 1965 and was an alltime high tor 

the first nine months of any \ear in the 

company's history. 

Net income for the period was $1,594,- 

329. or $1.17 per share, up from $921,203, 

or 69 cents per share, for the same period 

a year ago. All per share earnings have been 

adjusted to reflect a two-for-one common 

stock split in April of 1966. VcrMculen 

said earnings for the third quarter last year 

were influenced by a four-and-one-halfweek 

strike at the Grand Rapids plant. 

He said the backlog of orders at the end 

ol nine months was up approximately 15 

per cent compared with a year ago. with 

orders continuing to come in at a high level 

in 

the company's mayor product lines. 

VerMculcn said he expects American 

Seating's sales for the year to total nearly 

$60,000,000 for the first time. 

The board of directors Wednesday (26) 

declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 

cents per share on the common stock outstanding 

payable on December 5, to stockholders 

of record as of November 10. 

Ascap East Coast Meeting 

Nl.W 'lOKK Ihc semiannual i: a s I 

Coast membership meeting of the American 

Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers 

will be held at the Waldorf-.-Xstoria 

Hotel Tuesday (Nov. 1), according to Ascap 

president Stanley Adams, who will give 

reports. 

Coates to Produce Films 

For Theatres With ABC 

NEW YORK— David W. Coates, president 

of Continental Entertainment Corp., 

who has produced westerns and action films, 

both for theatres and television, has made 

a pre-licensing deal with ABC-TV whereby 

the network will get the TV rights to his 

program of six pictures for 1967 after they 

have been shown theatrically. Coates left 

lor his Hollywood offices Saturday (22) 

alter closing the TV deal and negotiating 

with MCiM. Universal and other majors for 

I he pictures" theatrical release. 

Coates will start shooting "Stranger in 

Our Land" late jn November with Burt 

Kennedy directing and Ricardo Montalban 

starring in an Apache role, with a 40-da\ 

shooting schedule and a budget of $1,200,- 

000. He has also signed William Lundigan. 

former leading man who recently made a 

comeback in Harold Hecht's "The Way 

West" lor United Artists release, for the 

featured role of an Army sergeant. Following 

this, early in 1967, Coates will make 

"The Girl From Paree," a musical with 

Maurice Chevalier starred, Fred Clark and 

George Tobias featured and his singing discovery, 

Mary Miller, in the title role. He 

also has signed Burl Ives for the starring 

role in Stephen Longstreet's "The Promoters," 

and will produce ""Guns of Juarez" 

and " I-ive Old Men.'" the latter written by 

Martin Mooney. later in 1967. 

Coates made "Gunsmoke in Tucson," 

starring Forrest Tucker, for Allied Artists, 

and other outdoor films. 

Five-Page Layout in Life 

For MGM's 'Grand Prix' 

NIW YORK A five-page photo and 

editorial layout is devoted to Metro-Gold- t 

wyn-Mayer's Cinerama roadshow production, 

"Grand Prix." in the October 28 issue 

' 

of Life magazine. Highlighted by a double- 

• 

page full color photograph showing James I 

Garner rounding the banking curve at ' 

Monza. Italy, the layout contains four ad- ' 

ditional shots and three photographs within 

the editorial copy written by assistant managing 

editor Hugh Moffett. 

The two-page text reports on the filming 

of the racing sequences in the film and the 

various methi>ds used by director John 

Frankenheimer to capture the realism of the 

sport, the reactions of the more than 20 

Grand Prix championship drivers who appear 

in the film and gi\e Moffetl's own impressions 

of racing gathered from his ride 

with driver Phil Hill in the GT camera car. 

I 

Golden Arrow to Handle 

Italian-Made 'Libido' 

NLW YORK—Golden Arrow Films, in 

conjunction with Joseph Justman. has acquired 

U.S. and Canadian theatrical and 

television, as well as 16mm distribution I 

rights, to "Libido." a psychological drama 

produced in Italy and directed by Julian 

Berry Slorff. according to Edward Gray, 

president. The film stars Dominique Boschero, 

Alan Collins and Mara Maryl. 

10 BOXOFFICE :: October 31, 1966

Two Features Being Lensed 

In NYC During October 

NEW '»ORK.—Two features wcro lilming 

in the New York area in mid-Octohcr, 

"Reflections in a Golden Eye." the Seven 

Arts picture for Warner Bros, release, which 

completed location shooting in Ciarden City, 

L.I.. and "The Tiger Makes Out in the Big 

City With a Girl From the Suburbs," the 

Elan Productions picture for Columbia, 

which started Monday (17). 

One of the unusual features of the 

"Golden Eye" filming was the special role 

played by l.ennard I.ouik. general manager 

of Favorite Theatres. Spokane. Wash., who 

won the small part as a door prize at the 

Seven Arts luncheon at the recent National 

Ass'n of Theatre Owners convention, and 

who dressed in U.S. .Army major garb for a 

scene directed by John Huston at Garden 

City. The picture, which stars Elizabeth 

Taylor, Marlon Brando, Brian Keith and 

New York stage actors Julie Harris and 

Robert Forster. the latter making his film 

debut, is being produced by Ray Stark, then 

moved to Rome. Italy, for ten more weeks 

of filming there, where Miss Taylor has 

made her last two pictures. Miss Taylor and 

Brando star together for the first time, the 

latter taking over the part originally scheduled 

for Montgomery Clift. before his recent 

death. 

"The Tiger Makes Out in the Big City." 

etc., is based on Murray .Schisgal's off- 

Broadway play. "The Tiger." which has Eli 

Wallach and his wife. Anne Jackson, recreating 

their stage roles. The film will be 

shot entirely in New York with interiors 

made at the Biltmore Studio and exteriors 

in Greenwich Village. Grand Central Station 

and Hicksville. I.. I. George Justin is 

producing and .Arthur Hiller is directing 

the cast for which Ruth White. Bob Dishy, 

Rae Allen, Roland Wood. John Harkins and 

Dustin Hoffman, all from the New York 

stage and TV. have featured roles. Hoffman 

just opened off-Broadway in "Eh?" at Circle 

in the Square. Schisgal is also author of 

"Luv." which is still playing on Broadway 

(in its third year) and is currently being 

filmed for Columbia Pictures release with 

Jack I.emmon starred. 

Janus Films to Distribute 

'Texas Romance' Short 

NIW >()RK— Janus films has acquired 

distrilniliun rights to "Te.xas Romance." the 

first picture made by Tom Jones and Harvey 

Schmidt, creators of the long-running 

off-Broadway musical, "The Fantasticks." 

Four contemporary American artists, Elaine 

Morfogen. Harvey Schmidt, Robert Weaver 

and Robert Benton, have painted their conceptions 

of the romance and Pat Hingle. 

Broadway actor, did the narration for the 

art short, which won a San Francisco Festival 

award, according to Willian Becker and 

Saul J. Tureil of Janus. 

Janus Films has also acquired the 16mm 

nonthcatrical rights to Agnes Varda's "Le 

Bonheur." according to Bill Pence, head of 

sales. 

Dine tor .liihii Huston, left, chats 

with l.eonard I.ouik, ciniral inanagir 

of I avorite Iheatrcs in Spokane, 

Wash., on the set of .Seven Arts' "Reflections 

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Frankenheimer and Lewis 

To Produce Series Jointly 

Director John Frankenheimer and producer 

Edward Lewis, who previously 

worked together on "Grand Prix" and "Seven 

Days in May," have joined together on 

a series of motion pictures, to he made 

through their respective production companies. 

The first will be Bernard Malamaud's 

"The Fixer," a highly acclaimed Literary 

Guild hook selection. Lewis will produce 

and Frankenheimer direct. Their association 

is of such a nature as to allow them 

to undertake projects independently of each 

other . . . The formation of an independent 

production company. Five Oaks Productions, 

was announced by Peter Breck, 

Fletcher Fist and Rick Marlow. The trio 

will produce as their first feature "Vini. 

Vidi, Vici," which will star Breck. Fist 

writes and directs with Marlow producing, 

and the starling date has been set for the 

middle of November . . . Mel Frank, whose 

production for United Artists just opened in 

New York "A Funny Thing Happened on 

the Way to the Forum," set "Buona Sera, 

Mrs. Campbell" as his first independent 

production. Frank is seeking Sophia Lorcn 

to play the title role. Filming is planned to 

start in Italy next summer, based on a story 

which Frank co-scriptcd with British writer 

Dennis Norden jr. . . . Producer Raymond 

Stross chose stage and television director 

Mark Rydell to make his motion picture 

directorial debut with "The Fox," which 

stars British actress Anne Heywood and is 

adapted from D. H. Lawrence's famous 

short novel. Starting in December, the film 

is being produced under the banner of Steve 

Broidy's Motion Picture International . . . 

Herman Hoffman is using some of the 

highly classified material from the British 

archives of World War 11 for his production 

for the Mirisch Co. of "Raid on the Iron 

Coast." 

Van Dyke. Yorkin. Lear Unite 

To Produce 'Cold Turkey' 

Dick Van Dyke's Dramatic Features, 

Inc. and Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear's 

Tandem Productions have formed a joint 

venture to produce "Cold Turkey," suggested 

by an unpublished novel by Neil and Margaret 

Rau, it was announced by Byron Paul, 

vice-president of Dramatic Features. Slated 

for production in the fall of 1967, William 

Price Fox jr. has been engaged to write 

the screenplay. No distribution deal has 

Stan Canter, former investment 

been set . . . 

banker turned producer, has acquired 

for filming "Logan's Run," a novel by William 

Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. 

Canter is currently in New York to meet 

with major studio representatives and agents 

anent a distribution deal. Picture is being 

produced by Canter, under his own produc- 

Py SYD CASSYD 

lion banner. Triangle Productions. Ine . 

Kobert Scheerer. who produces the "Danny 

Kaye Show." plans to film "The Top Salesman" 

as his first feature under his independent 

Promethean Productions, at the 

completion of next television season, and 

signed Louis Galoob to write the screenplay. 

Ga'oob also wrote the original story . . . 

Larry Lansburgh Films, Inc., will handle all 

phases of the important action sequences for 

Walt Disney's "The Year of the Horse." 

major feature film to be photographed at 

the Washington (D.C. ) International Horse 

Show, which Winston Hibler is producing. 

Charlton Heston Is Signed 

For Two Starring Roles 

Charlton Heston is having a threefold 

celebration this week. He was signed by two 

studios starring in roles and re-elected president 

of the Screen Actors Guild for the second 

term. His first starring role will be in 

Arthur Jacobs' "Planet of the Apes," the 

multimillion 2()th-Fox picture based on Rod 

Serling's script. Universal also announced 

that Heston will star in "The Battle Horns" 

with Maxmilian Schell . . . Anthony Quinn 

will star for producer Jacques Bar in his "A 

Wall for St. Sebastian," which Henri Verneuil 

directs. Location shooting is scheduled 

in Mexico, beginning in April 1967 and 

the picture is for MGM release. Quinn recently 

completed starring roles in two films, 

"The 2.'ith Hour." also for MGM release, 

and "It's What's Happening." a Columbia 

release . . . Alan Arkin, whose performance 

of the Soviet officer in "The Russians Are 

Coming the Russians Are Coming" 

brought him to the attention of the public 

and the industry, and who has been offered 

do/ens of screen roles since, was signed by 

Warner Bros, for a starring role in the film 

version of "Wait Until Dark," starring Audrey 

Hepburn. This will be his third film 

role. Robert and Jane Carrington, American 

writing couple who reside in England, will 

come to Hollywood November I to complete 

the screenplay. Arkin is presently in 

New York directing a play anil then goes lo 

Paris to appear in a picture for director 

Vittorio de Sica. starring Shirley Macl.aine 

Griffith's first feature picture under 

his recently signed ten-picture contract 

with Universal is being produced by Edward 

J. Montagne. Nathaniel Benchley is scheduled 

lo write the screen treatment on the 

untitled comedy, which is based on on original 

idea by James Fritzell, Montagne just 

completed Universal's Don Knotts comedy. 

"The Reluctant Astronaut." written by Fritzell 

anti I'verett Grecnbaum. 

William J. Canavally, a former semi-pro 

football player and a sergeant on the Universal 

City Studios police force, was spotted 

on night duty at the studio's main gate by 

producer Martin Rackin and promptly 

signed to play one of Martin Rackin's gunmen 

in his independent production. "Rough 

Night in Jericho." starring George Peppard. 

Dean Martin and Jean Simmons. This will 

be (anavally's debut as an actor . . . 0\er 

at the Disney lot, Richard Deacon will play 

the part of a harassed college dean in Wall 

Disney's "Blackbeard's Ghost" . . . Andrew 

Prine pla\s one of the two principals in the 

"Fume of Poppies." Ted Ritter's independent 

production. Ritter plans to start proiluetion 

in early spring in Barcelona. John Thiel 

wrote the screenplay, adapted from the 

Jonathan Korol novel of the same name . 

Randal Kleiser, cinema arts student at 

U.S.C.. who is working his way through college 

by playing extra roles in mmies. has 

been added to the cast of "Luv." which Jack 

Lemmon's Jalem Productions is making in 

association with Martin Manulis for Columbia 

"The St. Valentine's Mass- 

release . . . 

acre." the Roger Corman production at 20th 

Century-Fox, has Jason Robards jr. in the 

role of Al Caponc; Paul Richards as ""I'ischetti," 

Gus Trikonis as "Diamond," and 

Charles Dierkop as "Rio." 

Dennis Hopper, who starred in "Giant" 

and "Rebel Without a Cause" and later 

"Sons of Katie Elder." was awarded the 

role of the mentally retarded convict in 

Jack Lemmon's Jalem production for 

Warner Bros, release, "Cool Hand Luke" 

Crenna. who recently costarred 

in "The Sand Pebbles." goes into a 

starring role in Warner Bros.' "Wait Until 

Dark," a screen Nersion of the Broadway 

hit. to star Audrey Hepburn. Terence Young 

(a very busy man) will direct, since production 

does not start until January. Mel 

Guy Stockwell will 

Ferrer produces . . . 

portray a 17th Century pirate in the Doug 

McClure-Jill St. John-Universal swashbuckler, 

"The King's Pirate." currently 

shooting with Robert Arthur producing and 

Don Weis directing from the screenplay by 

Paul Wayne. Kurt Kasznar also has a role 

Duryea. upon completion of his 

co-starring role in the Jerry Fairbanks production, 

"Operation Blue Book," i s now at 

Universal for his co-starring role in "The 

Hunters." which Don Siegel will direct and 

Richard E. Lyons produce, starting the end 

of this month. Duryea is listening to negotiations 

proposed by Italian producer Dino 

De Laurentiis to follow his successful "River 

ot Dollars." with two additional westerns 

lo be made in Itah in 1967. 

Ingrid Bergman to Warners 

For 'Fugitive in Vienna' 

Ingrid Bergman will star lor Warner Bros, 

in "r"ugiti\e in Vienna." it was announced 

by Jack I.. Warner. The motion picture will 

be made in England and on locations on the 

Continent, starling early in 1967. 

Jack Smight, who directed "Kaleidoscope" 

for Warners, will direct the new film, 

to be photographed in Technicolor. Irving 

,\llen is e\eculi\e producer. The screenplay 

is by Adrian Scott and John Brylc\ . Meadway 

Productions, Inc., will produce. 

"Fugitive in Vienna" will mark the return 

of Miss Bergman to the Warner banner for 

the first time since "Indiscreet," which reestablished 

the actress firmly as one of the 

screen's leading personalities. 

12 BOXOFFICE October 31, 1966

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—" 

Italy Making More Westerns, Spy Films Than Star Vehicles 

119 Features in 1965; Many Big Names Now in English-Language Films 

By FRANK. LtYHNDECKER 

ROME. ITALY~An indication that the 

Italian film industr> is slipping slightly, not 

so much in the number of pictures produced 

yearly (119 in 1965. compared with 123 in 

1964), but in the importance of the star 

names, which often insure a picture's eventual 

distribution in the L'.S., and in these pictures' 

subject matter, is shown in Unitalia's 

recently-published index of 1965 production 

in Italy. The new trend, which started in 

1964 and increased tremendously in 1965. 

is towards minor western action or sciencefiction 

and spy subjects, these three categories 

having largely replaced the costume 

epics and muscle-man adventures which were 

so popular with Italian audiences in the 

early 1960s and were imported to the U.S. in 

large numbers b\ a few of the majors 

(Joseph F. l.evine started it with "Hercules") 

or the small independent distributors. 

Sordi and Ugo Tognazzi still make their 

films in Rome, even if the number of their 

vehicles has decreased. Other Italian stars 

who have become somewhat familiar to U.S. 

patrons but have remained loyal to the local 

industry include Walter Chiari. Sandra Milo, 

Eleonora Rossi-Drago. Silvana Mangano. 

Anouk Aimee, Antonella Lualdi and that 

popular comic. Toto. few of whose films 

have been imported to the U.S. 

Largely replacing the Italian names who 

have drifted to English-language pictures are 

such American actors as Cameron Mitchell. 

Guy Madison. Dana Andrews. Brett Halsey. 

Edmond Purdom. Cieorge Chakiris and 

Adam "Batman" West, as well as new 

"muscle men" Brad Harris, Mickey Hargitay. 

Mark Forest. Alan Steel. Richard Harrison. 

Ken Clark, Mike Anthony. I.ang Jeffries, 

Roger Browne, Tony Russell. George 

Martin and a dozen more although Steve 

Reeves, who started the trend to Rome in 

I ''59. did not make any pictures there in 

1959. nor did Gordon .Scott, who went to 

Italy in the early 1960s. 

Of the 1 19 Italian pictures made in 1965, 

many of them British. French, German or 

Spanish co-productions, only 15-16 have 

been scheduled for distribution in the U.S. 

to date, although the I9(i4 period in Italian 

production had almost twice that number 

which have already been released in the U.S. 

or are scheduled for later dates in 1966, including 

"The Bible." "Casanova '70." 

"Juliet of the Spirits." "Marriage Italian 

Style." "The Gospel According to St. Matthew." 

"El Greco." "The Magnificent Cuckold," 

"La Fuga," "Bambolc," "Malamondo." 

"Sandra," "Let's Talk About Women." "Engagement 

Italiano." "Love and Marriage," 

"Minnesota Clay." "The Mystery of Thug 

Island" and the first Clint Eastwood western. 

"A Handful of Dollars." which will open 

shortly, as well as costume programers. 

Compared to this impressive list, the 1965 

Italian production schedule lists only the 

following set for U.S. distribution: "After 

the Fox." produced by United Artists with 

Peter Sellers, Britt Ekiand and Victor 

Mature starred, and "A Few Dollars More." 

second Clint Eastwood western which UA 

has taken on: "The 10th Victim," an 

Embassy release starring Marcello Mastroianni 

and Ursula Andress; "Return of 

the Seven." which MGM distributed here 

as "The Secret Seven." with Tony Russell 

;'nd Helga Line starred: ".A Rose for Everyone," 

starring Claudia Cardinale and Akim 

Tamiroff. which Royal Films will distribute: 

"The Birds, the Bees and the Italians," pro- 

Fewer Glamorous Stars 

Almost gone from the Italian product list duced as "Signore and Signora," starring 

in 1965 are such glamorous stars as Sophia Virna Lisi and Franco Fabrizi, which Seven 

Loren. who made no Italian films during the •Arts will distribute; "Mandragola," starring 

year, and Gina Lollobrigida. Claudia Cardinale, 

Rosanna Schiaffino, which Furopix is dis- 

Virna Lisi, Rosanna Schiaffino and tributing: three American International re- 

Elsa Martinelli. who were down to one film leases, "War, Italian Style," starring Buster 

each in 1965. all of these now making Keaton and Martha Hyer; "Planet of the 

English-language films in other parts of Vampires." starring Barry Sullivan and 

Europe or in Hollywood. However, Marcello 

Norma Bengell, and "Spy in Your Eye," 

Mastroianni. Vittorio Gassman, Albert starring Dana Andrews. Pier Angeli 

and 

Brett Halsey. and two Rizzoli Films releases, 

"Me, Me, Me . the Others," starring 

Gina Lollobrigida, Marcello Mastroianni, 

Vittorio De Sica, Silvana Mangano, Walter 

Chiari and Sylva Koscina; "Africa Addio." 

a Jacopetti-Prosperi documentary feature: 

"Wild. Wild Planet." also starring Tony 

Russell with Lisa Gastoni, which MGM will 

release: "A Pistol for Ringo," a western starring 

Montgomery Wood and Fernando 

Sanchez, for release by Embassy in November, 

and ".Seven Men of Gold," an Italo- 

Spanish co-production starring Rosanna 

Podesia and Philippe Leroy, which .Seven 

Arts will release. 

Several films starring Vittorio Gassman, 

"Slalom." "A Virgin for the Prince" and 

"The Brancaleone Army." may eventually 

reach American screens and Geraldine Chaplin's 

first film. "Let's Go to Town." costarring 

Nino Castelnuova. is another possibility 

for the U.S. as in "Comrade Don 

Camillo," starring Fernandcl. and some of 

the minor action epics via small independents 

and stales rights distributors. Another 

Mastroianni three-episode feature. "Paranoia," 

made as "Today. Tomorrow and the 

Day After." which also stars Pamela Tiffin. 

Virna Lisi and Catherine Spaak, for I"mbassy 

release, was turned down by the 

distributor. 

Indicative of the Italian trend toward 

typically American western subjects are the 

following titles for 1965 pictures: "Three 

From Colorado," starring George Martin: 

"Colorado Charlie." starring Jack Berthier: 

"A Stranger at Sacramento," starring Mickey 

Hargitay: "A Gun-Man Called Nebraska," 

starring Ken Clark: "The Seven of Texas," 

starring Paul Piaget: "The Man From Canyon 

City." starring Robert WcK)d; "Hands of 

a Ciunman." starring Craig Hill; "Five 

Pistols of Texas." starring Anthony P. 

Taber: "The Ranch of the Ruthless." starring 

Rick Horn: "Left-Handed Johnny." 

starring Dick Palmer and Mike Anthony: 

"Seven Pistols for MacGregor." starring 

Paul Carter: "The Night of the 

Desperado." starring William Berger; "The 

Three Ruthless Ones." starring Richard Harrison: 

'"Challenge of the Implacable Ones." 

starring Robert Hundar: "Gringos Don't 

Forget." starring Brad Harris; "A Dollar 

With a Hole in It." starring Montgomery 

Wood: "The Three Impl.tcable Ones." starring 

Geoffrey Home; "One .Against All." 

starring Robert Hundar; "Seven Hours 

Under Fire." starring Clyde Rogers; "The 

Inexorable Four," starring Adam West; "The 

Valley of the Red Shadows." starring Anthony 

Sieffen: "Two Violent Men." starring 

Ken Scott, and "Adios Gringo." starring 

Giuliano Gemma—the latter the only 

Italian name in the lot. 

Science-Fiction, Spy List 

Science-fiction or spy pictures made in 

Italy in 1965 have a few Italian names in 

the starring roles, including Giacomo Rossi 

Stuart in both "Space Devils" and "Planet 

on the Prowl"; "A-008. Operation Exterminate." 

with Alberto Lupo starred: "James 

Tont: Operation U.N.O' with Lando Buz- 

/anco starred: "The Deadly Diaphoniods" 

with Lisa Gastoni and Tony Russell; and 

'.Agent S03. Operation Atlantic." with 

.Maria Granada and .America's John Ericson. 

Others include "Two Mafia Men Against 

Goldgineer (not GolJfiiii;cr). starring Fernando 

Rey: "Upper Seven, the Devil's 

.Agent." starring Germany's Paul Hubschmidt 

and Karin Dor; ".Agent 007. Operation 

Bloody Mary." starring Ken Clark; 

"Ace of Spades. Counter-Espionage Operation 

and " ".Agent 3S3. Passp

BOXOFFICE 

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 engogements are not listed. As new runs 

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

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

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

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Chatham Cinema Has 

Pittsburgh Debut 

PITISBLRC.H The SS-scat Chatham 

Cinema, the first new downtown theatre 

here in about 40 years, opened Wednesday 

(26) following an invitational preview the 

prior evening. Ahout (i5l) guests were on 

hand. Ma\or Joe Barr officiated at the ceremonies 

which inaugurated the theatre with 

a mid-18lh Century theme. He presented 

award plaques to veteran movie critics Harold 

Cohen of the Post-Gazette and Kaspar 

Monahan of the Press. 

Morris F-inkel. long-time theatre operator 

from an exhibitor family, is owner of the 

Chatham Cinema in the Chatham Center. 

Clare Hempel will manage the house for 

him. 

The theatre is in the Upper Triangle at 

5th and Washington. It is entered from the 

street level, and patrons walk down a ramp 

to the plush auditorium, which is a level below 

the street. Also, the house may be entered 

from the parking garage. There are 

six floors of parking surrounding the theatre. 

Seating in the auditorium is in three 

sections. 

Attendants are costumed in Colonial 

clothing and American Revolutionary tapestry, 

guns. 60-candelabra chandelier, etc.. 

are in the lobby. 

Morris and Florence Finkcl hosted the 

preview, which included a screening of 

"Alfie." A reception with refreshments was 

held later in the ballroom of Chatham 

Center. 

Parking after 5 is 25 cents in the 2,200- 

car Chatham Center Garage. Matinee admission 

to the theatre is SI. 25. evenings. S2. 

'The Last Chapter' Opens 

At Philadelphia Castor 

PHIL.VDLI.PHIA— The Last Chapter." 

the picture detailing 1.000 years of Jewish 

life in Poland, started its national release 

Wednesday (26) at A. M. Ellis' Castor Theatre, 

following three months' run in New 

York. 

Following its Philadelphia engagement. 

"The La.st Chapter" will open in Boston. 

Cleveland. Detroit. Washington and Chicago, 

being released by Ben-Lar productions 

in New York. 

The Philadelphia premiere was sponsored 

by the American Jewish Congress. Attending 

the premiere were Martin B. Fllis. president 

of the Ellis Theatre chain; William 

Yurasko. general manager of Ellis Theatres; 

Stephen B. Naron. president of the American 

Jewish Congress, and Lawrence Rothman, 

producer of "The Last Chapter." 

N.J. 'Beefsteak' Dec. 6 

HAWTHORNE. N.J. —•All members of 

the motion picture industry" have been invited 

to attend a "beefsteak" and get-together 

December 6 in the Westmount Country 

Club in West Paterson by the Allied 

Theatre Owners of New Jersey. Announcement 

of the event was made here by 

Howard Herman, president of New Jersey 

Allied. 

Associated Theatres' 

Ultra-Modern 

600-Seater Rising in Pittsburgh 

Seven Arts Names Harper 

Head of Syndicated Sales 

NEW 'tORK— Richard E. Harper, who 

has been an officer of Seven Arts since 1965. 

has been named vice-president, syndicated 

sales for Seven .Arts Television by W. Robert 

Rich, executive vice-president and general 

manager. He continues as executive vicepresident 

of REA Express—Seven Arts 

Transvision. the company's travel entertainment 

subsidiary, and will now be responsible 

for the supervision and administration 

of all domestic and foreign sales operations 

for the TV subsidiary. 

Prior to joining Seven Arts, Harper was 

general sales manager for Samuel Goldwyn 

Productions for 1964-1965 and, before 

that, was with MGM in various executive 

capacities for IS years, was instrumental 

in creating MGM-TV and was 

named its general sales manager in 1957. 

Two years later, he was named MGM-TV's 

worldwide director of syndicated and feature 

sales. 

Tisch Bros. Present Gift 

Of $2 Million to NYU 

NFU' ÔRK — The Tisch 

Foundation 

has presented a $2 million gift to New York 

University for a building to house the 

School of Commerce, it was announced 

Tuesday (25) by Dr. James M. Hester, president 

of the university. 

"The commitment of the Tisch brothers. 

Laurence Alan and Preston Robert, to New 

York City is well known." Dr. Heston said. 

"New York University welcomes this outstanding 

gift in support of its program to 

provide superior educational opportunities." 

The new .School of Commerce structure 

will be called the Tisch BIdg.. honoring the 

memory of Al Tisch. father of the two 

Loew's executives. Laurence Tisch is president 

and board chairman of Loew's Theatres. 

Inc.. and Preston Robert Tisch is president 

of Loew's Hotels. 

PITTSBURGH— An ulira-miKiern theatre 

to be operated by Associated Theatres is 

being built in downtown Pittsburgh and will 

become the first one to utili/e an escalator, 

announces Ernest Stern, president of the 

circuit, which includes 40 outdoor and indoor 

theatres. Completion is expected by 

spring. 

The de luxe house will use 13.000 square 

feet of the ground floor of the new building 

now housing the 6th and Penn Parking Gaage—on 

the site of the old Rosenbaum 

BIdg. The 600-seat theatre will be located 

below street-level. Patrons will be whisked 

by escalator downstairs to the boxoffice and 

lobby. However, patrons parking in the garage 

will not need the escalator, as they 

will be able to enter the lobby direct from 

the garage elevator. 

The modern theatre will be one of the 

finest in the country, says Stern. It will offer 

theatregoers every luxury. The projection 

room will be equipped to handle all of the 

latest in motion picture techniques, including 

four-track and six-track stereophonic 

sound. Cinemascope. Panavision. widescreen 

lenses and the new Futura II lamphouses. 

The screen will extend from wallto-wall. 

Chairs, says Stern, will be the reclininglounger 

type for the ultimate in seating 

comfort. They will be widely spaced so patrons 

need never stand to let people in or 

out. Floor areas will be fully carpeted, with 

deep-pile carpeting laid on ':-inch rubber 

padding. Carpeting will not be confined to 

the aisles, but will extend beneath the seats. 

The latest all-weather air-conditioning and 

heating facilities also will be included. 

Says Stern. "With the extensive building 

and renovation program now going on in 

Pittsburgh, the new theatre will be an outstanding 

landmark in entertainment for the 

citv. It will be a work of art." 

TV star Bill Dana has been signed by 

producer- director William Castle to make 

his film debiii in P.iranunint's "The Busy 

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Exhibition Grosses Gain Throughout 

New York; 'Bible/ 'Hawaii' Capacity 

NEW '»'ORK. — With three strong new 

pictures in .Nianhattan during the final week 

of October. "The Fortune Cookie" at the 

Astor and Trans-Lux East and Murray Hill; 

'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to 

the Forum" at Cinema I and Cinema II. 

and "Georgy Girl" at the Fine Arts, all except 

the Astor being small east side houses, 

business was up all around the town, partly 

because of out-of-lowners who also jammed 

legitimate theatres and restaurants. All three 

new pictures had big weeks, as did "Any 

Wednesday," in its second week at the Radio 

City Music Hall, and the two new reserved-seat 

pictures. "The Bible." in its 

fourth capacity week at Loew's State, and 

"Hawaii." in its second capacity week at 

the DeMille. 

Among the long-running pictures holding 

up well were "Who's Afraid of Virginia 

Woolf?," in its 18th week at the Criterion, 

where it will stay two more before being 

succeeded by the roadshow "Is Paris Burning?", 

and the two other roadshows, "The 

Sound of Music," in its 85th week at the 

Rivoli, with eight more to go, and "Doctor 

You get 

them all in the 

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THEATnc SUPPLY COrvlPANY 

Zhivago." in its 44th week at Loew's Capitol. 

"The Blue Max" closed an 18-week, 

two-a-day run at the small Sutton Theatre 

Tuesday (25) and was succeeded the next 

day by "Loves of a Blonde." Czech film, on 

continuous run. Another art house film. 

"10:30 P.M. Summer." opened at the Baronet 

Monday (24). 

Mo.st of the other pictures were just lair. 

awaiting new product in November, among 

' 

them "Seconds. in its third week at the 

I orum. RkO 2.Vd Street and RKO 58th 

Street; "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round," 

in its second week at the Victoria and Festival 

theatres, and "Mister Buddwing," 

which was poor in its second week. 

The holdovers in the smaller theatres continued 

to do remarkably well, headed by 

Altie." in its ninth big week at the Embassy 

and the east side Coronet, and "The 

Shameless Old Lady," in its fourth big 

week, now at the 34th Street East, and 

'Loving Couples," now in its fifth week at 

the Little Carnegie. "A Man and a Woman" 

held up strong m its 15th week at the Paris 

and "I, a Woman" was again sensational 

in its second week at the Rialto and the 

Trans-Lux 85th Street. 

(Average Is 100) 

A,t;.r The Fortune Cookie (UA) 185 

Lcr„nijt— The Appoloosa jUniv), 6th wk 100 

Luckman The Liquidator (MGM), opened 

Friday (21). 

Carnegie Holt Cinema Chushingoro (Landberg) .135 

Cinema I, Cinema II A Funny Thing Hoppened 

on the Woy to the Forum (UA) 195 

Cmcma Rendezvous Crozy Quilt (Conf'l), 3rd wk. 150 

Coronet— Altie (Para), 9th wk 

Lntcnon—Who's Atroid o» Virginia Woolf? (WB), 

190 

18th ivk 

. 140 

'. •/ille-Hawaii (UA), 2nd wk. of two-o-doy 250 

iiiilo.., Altie (Para), 9th wk 185 

I .1.(1 Deod Heat on o Mcrry-Go-Round (Col), 

-k .'"I 160 

'II Art^ 200 

I 

Georgy Girl (Col) 

f .1 um Seconds (Para), 3rd 145 

wk 

'iijiUl My Foir Lady (WB), moveover, continuous, 

17th wk 135 

Art Romeo and Juliet (Embossy), 3rd wk. 

of two-o-day 

1 60 

I ittic Cornogie Loving Couples (Prominent), 

moveover, 5th wk 185 

I tôw's Capitol Doctor Zhivago (MGM), 44th wk. 

of two-Q-doy 180 

State— The Bible (20th-Fox), 4th wk. of 

two-a-day 

ac* 5 Tower 

250 

I Eost— Who's Afraid of Virginia 

Woolf? (WB), 18th wk 135 

Vurroy The Fortune Cookie (UA) 

ond o Woman (AA), 5th 

195 

140 

Hill 

A Mon 

Hotel Paradise (MGM), 2nd wk 160 

City MuMC Hall— Any Wednesday (WB), 

plus '.lagc '.how, 2nd wk 175 

Riolto- 1, a Woman .Audubon), 2nd wk 

Rivoh— The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 85th wk. 

225 

of two n .li, 

RKO 23rd Sirr. -I — Seconds (Para), 3rd wk 

RKO 58lh Street— Seconds (Para), 3rd wk. . 

Sutton— The Blue Max (20th-Fox), 18th wk. of 

180 

110 

140 

two-o-day 

1 35 

34th Street East The Shameless Old Lody (Cont'i), 

moveover, 4th wk 185 

Trons-Lux The Fortune Cookie 

a Womon 

(IJA) 195 

East 

Trans-Lux 85th Street I, (Audubon) 

2nd wk 185 

Victoria- Dead Heat en a Merry-Go-Round (Col) 

2nd wk 165 

Worner- Mister Buddwing (M(3M), 2nd wk 110 

World- The Pink Pussycat (Combist), I 1 th wk MS 

'Dear John', 'Doctor Zhivago' 

Foremost Buffalo Grossers 

BL'I I •\1() "Dear John." in its third 

week at Shea's 7eck. and "Doctor Zhivago." 

in a 22nd stan/a at the Granada, continued 

strong, each scoring 140 per cent. "I'anlastic 

Voyage" held up well at the Century 

with a 1.10 fourth week. 

Buffolo— Kaleidoscope (WB) 110 

Center—An American Dream (WB), 2nd wk 100 

Century Fontostic Voyage (20th-Fox), 4th wk. .130 

Cinema, Amherst The Wrong Box iCol), 3rd wk. 100 

Cclvin Seconds Parol 2nd wk 120 

Granada Doctor Zhivago MGM), 22nd wk 140 

Kensington Dead Heot on a Mcrry-Go-Round 

(Col) 130 

Teck Deor John (Sigmo III), 3rd wk 140 

John F. Kennedy' Doubles 

Average in Baltimore 

BAl.ri.MORE—Still going strong was 

the all-time record-breaker for Baltimore 

"The Sound of Music" at the New Theatre 

for the 83rd week. "John F. Kennedy" 

opened well at the Hippodrome, where 

special arrangements have been made for 

student trade. However, the run of this 

film is necessarily limited since "The Bible" 

is due for its Maryland premiere November 

9 at the Hippodrome. 

Charles— Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 

(WB), 16th wk 200 

Crest, Senator An American Dream (WB) 

2nd wk 80 

Five West, Pike's The Wrong Box (Col), 6th wk. . .125 

Hillcndale The Fighting Prince of Donegol (BV) 

2nd wk 100 

Hippodrome John F. Kennedy lEmbossy) . . 200 

Little, Wcstv. • 

La Dolce Vita (AlP) ..165 

Moyfair— Doctor Zhivago iMGM), 29th wk. . . 200 

New—The Sound ot Music (20th-Fox), 83rd wk. 200 

Northwood— Mister Buddwing (MGM) 125 

Playhouse- Lc Bonhcur Clover), 4th wk 145 

Seven East Bogort Festival, 2nd wk 200 

Town — Fonfostic Voyoge 20th-Fox), 2nd wk. . . 160 

Frank Coniglio Is Renamed 

Head of NY Projectionists 

BUI 1 .'\LO— I rank L. Coniglio of Local 

253 of Rochester has been re-elected president 

of the New 'Vork State Ass'n of Motion 

Picture Projectionists. Other officers are 

George Saniuelson. Jamestown. Local 266, 

first vice-president: John Short, Corning, 

Local 480. second vice-president; Antone P. 

Ralbovsky, Gloversville, Local 290, third 

vice-president; George F. Raaflaub. Syracuse. 

Local 376. secretary-treasurer. 

Members of the executive board are H. 

Paul Shay, Elmira, Local 289, southern division: 

Henry O'Neil, Watertown, Local 

338, eastern division; Fred W. Messnian. 

Utica, Local 337, central division: Fretl J. 

Young, Niagara Falls. Local 121, western 

division: Steve D'inzillo, New York, Local 

306, metropolitan division: Charles Johnson, 

Binghamton, Local 396, sergeant-alarms. 

Finishes First 

From Western Edition 

Screenplay 

HOLLYWOOD—A casting director 

who 

resigned his job at 20th Century-Fox for 

the greener fields of writing, Clifford Gould, 

completed his first screenplay, "Macho," for 

producer-director Bernard Kowalski's Quartet 

Co. From an original by Richard Carr, 

the screenplay is a contemporary western. 

NOWI WORLD-WIDE! 

"SUBURBIA 

CONFIDENTIAL' 

The picture that begins where 

the Kinsey Report looves off! 

A STEPHEN APOSTOLOF PRODUCTION 

SACK 

For dates and doals wire 

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E-2 BOXOFFICE :: October 31, 1966

ONTACT YOUR K^^r-imevicarL. âLj 9niernaHonaL 

EW YORK

BROADWAY 

fjDWARD S. 

FELDMAN, vice-president 

in charge of advertising and publicity 

for Seven Arts, went to Paris to attend the 

world premiere of "Is Paris Burning?" with 

Joseph Friedman, Paramount vice-president 

and director of advertising and public relations 

already there for the benefit showing 

at the Palais de Chaillot Monday (24). 

Feldman then went on to London to meet 

the company's European executives. Ivan 

Tors arrived in London Monday (24) for 

meetings with Paramount executives on his 

completed "Cowboy in Africa" and Maurice 

Silverslein, president of MGM International, 

got there the same day for business conferences 

before leaving for Madrid to attend 

the Spanish premiere of "Doctor Zhivago" 

October 30. 

• 

Jack Goldstein, national director of advertising, 

publicity and exploitation for Allied 

Artists, played host to the tradcpress at 

Sardi's Tuesday (25) following the first 

screening of "Run for Your Wife." the picture 

starring Italy's Ugo Tognazzi, which 

was entirely filmed in the U.S. * * * Jeff 

Rose, who joined the Screen Gems publicity 

department in June 1962. has been named 

Eastern publicity and promotion manager, 

but will continue to report to Johanna 

Grant, Eastern publicity director. * * * A 

group of 1.115 painiings and sculpture from 

the collection of Joseph H. Hazen, associated 

with Hal Wallis in Paramount productions, 

are on exhibition at the Fogg Art 

Museum, Harvard University. In New York. 

Ben Lassen, ad artist responsible for many 

major and independent advertising campaigns, 

has a one-man show of his paintings 

at the Alfredo Valente Gallery in October. 

• 

Rosemary Lombardo, production secretary 

to Salvatore Billitteri. American International's 

East Coast production head, was 

married Saturday (22) to I- rank Nicholas 

Ciccone, an electronics technician at IBM, 

at St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church with 

a reception following at the Astorian Manor. 

Brooklyn. The couple is honeymooning in 

the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. * * 

Joseph G. Korseck, office manager of 

MG.M. became a grandfather for the first 

time October 19 when daughter. Audrey 

Elizabeth, was born to George and Audrey 

Roberts at Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, 

N.J. Another infant in the industry 

is Geraldinc, born to Jerry Limata. head of 

the United Artists statistical department, 

and Mrs. Limata at Beth Israel Hospital, 

also October 19. 

• 

Virna Lisi, one of the stars of Warner 

Bros'. "Not With My Wife, You Don't," got 

in from Rome Friday (28) to attend the 

opening at the Forum Theatre November 

2. * * "^ Joseph Gotten got in from Hollywood 

Monday (24) en route to Munich to 

co-star with George Hamilton in "Jack of 

Diamonds," being produced by Sandy Howard 

and BaVaria Atelier Studios. '' * Liza 

'•' 

Minnelli. daughter of Judy Garland, planed 

to England to co-star with Albert Finney in 

"Charlie Bubbles" for Universal release. 

Ulla Bergryd, who plays Eve in "The Bible," 

flew to Frankfurt for the Thursday (27) 

premiere, Joni James, official U.S. delegate 

to the second annual Venezuela National 

Music Festival, flew to Caracas Sunday 

(2.1) for the opening and Bert Lahr, stage- 

'IV comic, sailed for England on the United 

States Saturday (22). 

Rip Torn, who completed his run opposite 

Jennifer Jones in the City Center revival 

of "The Country Girl," left for Hollywood 

to co-star with Cornel Wilde in 

"Beach Red," to be produced for United 

Artists release in the Philippines and Robert 

Duvall, who played opposite Lee Remick 

in "Wait Until Dark" on Broadway, left 

the cast to go to Hollywood for a starring 

role in Warner Bros.' "Moon-Shot." Warren 

Finnerty, New York stage actor who 

played in the off-Broadway play, "The 

Connection." will make his Hollywood film 

debut in another Warner film. "Cool Hand 

Luke," starring Paul Newman. * ' * John 

Davidson, who has completed filming "The 

Happiest Millionaire" for Walt Disney, is 

back in New York to prepare a nightclub 

act for Las Vegas. Philadelphia and WashingUin. 

D.C. 

• 

Irving Ludwig. president of Buena Vista. 

is back from a series of meetings at the 

Walt Disney Studio in Burbank and Andy 

Sullivan, MGM exploitation manager, got 

back Wednesday (26) following the North 

and South Carolina exhibitor convention 

in Charlotte while Mel Maron, MGM roadshow 

manager, went to Detroit Wednesday 

(26) for sales meeting on future product. 

Set Company Chairmen 

For ADL O'Brien Fele 

NIAV YORK—I ilm comp.m\ cluiirmcn 

for the November 1 Anti-Defamation 

League luncheon honoring MCiM president 

Robert H. O'Brien have been set by Jerome 

Edwards, general chairman of the ADL motion 

picture and amusements division. These 

men are mobilizing forces within their companies 

to solicit contributions. 

Harry Brandt, president of Brandt Theatres 

and honorary vice-chairman. National 

Commission, Anti-Defamation League of 

B'nai B'rith, will present the ADL's "Human 

Relations Award" to O'Brien at the 

November 1 luncheon ai the Americana 

Hotel. 

Dore Schary will be the guest speaker 

at the luncheon. Schary is chairman of the 

National Committee. .Anti-Defamation 

League of B'nai B'rith. 

Company chairmen for the event are: 

Samuel H. Clark. American Broadcasting- 

Paramount Theatres: Bernard Birnbaum. 

Columbia Pictures: William J. Reddick. 

Eastman Kodak: Bernard Myerson, Loew's 

Theatres; Jacob M. Weinstein. MGM; Norman 

Robbins. National Screen Service: 

Leonard Kaufman. Paramount Pictures: 

Milton Samuels, RKO Theatres: Sidney J. 

Levin. Seven Arts: Nat D. Fellman, Stanley 

Warner: George F. Wiemann. 2()th Century-Fox: 

Sidney Landau. United Artists: 

Felix M. Sommer. Universal Pictures, and 

Samuel S. Keller. Warner Bros. 

Members of the luncheon committee include 

Ted Ashley. Stanley Adams. William 

Bernstein. John Beronio. Richard Brandt, 

William B. Brenner. John B. Burns. Martin 

Davis, Sidney G. Deneau: Ned E. Depinet. 

Thomas J. Devine. Abe Dickstein. Joseph 

1 ndc. Edward L. Fabian. Simon H. Fabian. 

Edward S. Feldman, Mark Finkelstein, 

Donald Flamm. Leopold Friedman. Emanuel 

Frisch. Leon Goldberg. Morey R. Goldstein. 

Bernard Goodman. James F. Cii>uld, 

Irving H. Greenfield. Sheldon Ciunsberg. 

Charles R. Hacker. Salah M. Hassanein. 

Martin Heller. Donald A. Henderson. Anna 

Rosenberg Hoffman. Eliot Hyman. Donald 

E. Hyndman. Joseph Ingber. Ben Kalmenson. 

Samuel S. Keller. Francis T. Kelly, 

Raymond A. Klune. Arthur B. Krim. Morris 

E. Lefko. Nat Lefkowitz. Joseph E. Levine. 

Howard l.evinson. Joseph A. Macchia, 

Joseph Maharam. .Seymour Malamed. Kenneth 

M. Mason. John Moran. Charles Moskowitz. 

Martin H. Newman. Louis Nizer 

and Arnold M. Picker. 

Also David Picker. Eugene Picker. John 

A. Pistor. Seymour Poe. Matthew Polon, 

lames Rabinovitz. Milton R. Rackmil, 

Walter Reade jr.. Sam Rheimer. Harold 

Rinzler. Samuel Rinzler. Saul M. Rittenberg. 

Burton R. Robhins. David Rosen, 

Samuel Rosen, Samuel M. Rubin. Milton 

Samuels, Herman Schleier. A. .Schneider, 

Sol Schwartz. Edward Seider. Joseph M. 

Seidcr. Edward .Serlin. Simon B. Siegel, 

Maurice Silvcrstein. Spyros P. Skouras, Sam 

Spiegel, Jacob Starr, Morris Strausberg, 

Howard Strickling, Joseph M. Sugar. Laurence 

A. Tisch. Preston R. Tisch. George 

Waldman. Richard F. Walsh. Edwin L. 

WeisI, Lawrence I. Weisman. Millon C. 

Wcisman. Robert M. Weitman. George 

Weltner. Darryl F. Zanuck and Adolph 

/.ukor. 

Roberl S. Benjamin. Martin Levine. Benjamin 

Melniker, Solomon M. Strausberg and 

Max E. Youngsiein arc honorary chairmen 

for the event to he held at the Hotel 

Americana. 

Arthur Krim Will Head 

Columbia College Drive 

NIW >()KK I he 1966-67 Columbia 

College Fund drive, which opened Tuesday 

(25) at a meeting and dinner in the Columbia 

University Club here, is being headed 

by .Arthur E. Krim. United Artists presidcnl. 

and a graduate of Columbia College 

and the Columbia School of Law. Goal of 

the campaign is $1 million from 10.000 

donors, to support scholarships, faculty aid. 

library facilities and student activities. A 

SI million fund was raised in each of the 

two preceding years. 

E-4 BOXOFHCE October 31, 1966

A(McCo*t 

ê^K^nt 

JJOY MASON, minisicr ol stale. Board of 

Trade, was in a good mood about the 

prospects of film production when he wound 

up the debate in the House of Commons 

last week dealing with the second reading of 

the Films Bill. He also defended the Americans 

for their role in taking risks in film 

production over here and bringing together 

both American and British talent. The minister 

had a word of warning about the costs 

of film production and spelled ii out plainly. 

He stated: "The future of the film industry 

will depend in no small measure on the 

extent to which it succeeds in eliminating 

any element of inefficient management or 

outdated working practices and manning 

schedules, which may at present be hindering 

its operations." 

The minister went on to praise two ambitious 

modernization plans in hand at two 

British studios: Pinewood's two advanced 

stages and the nearly S3 million expansion 

at .Associated British Elstree Studios. Mason 

admitted that at least half of the films 

qualifying for British quota were financed 

by British subsidiaries of the six major Hollywood 

distributors. The total investment for 

these productions indicated that the .Americans 

spent over half the total investment in 

British feature filmmaking. 

Nevertheless, the minister did not think 

there was any need for fearing that the 

Americans would dominate production 

smothering the British activities, nor was 

there any danger that the .Americans would 

transfer their activities back to Hollywood. 

Mason indicated that the Americans had 

financed such outstanding British films as 

"Lawrence of Arabia," "Becket," "Tom 

Jones," "The Knack." ".Alfie." "Born Free." 

"A Hard Days Night" and "HELP!" These 

were all obviously British films in origin 

and illustrated a blossoming rather than 

a smothering of British talent and ideas on 

the screen. 

The minister praised the Americans for 

coming over here, for their willingness to 

lake risks and bring together American 

money and British talent. He thought that 

"there would continue to be room for substantial 

film production in the United Kingdom, 

in the United .States and in other major 

film producing countries, but we shall 

retain our place only if we too look to this 

question of costs. To talk about a partnership 

rather than dominance by the .Americans 

would be more in keeping with the 

present situation, and indeed, as the signs 

for the future of the film industry present 

themselves to me. our aim would be to encourage 

British finance without frightening 

away American finance." 

Ben Arbeid and Maurice Foster, who entered 

into a film production partnership 

earlier this year under the Gildor Films banner, 

have completed their first film. "The 

Jokers." for Universal and are set for another 

in the New Year plus other top prop- 

By ANTHONY GRUNER 

erties for development and production at a 

total cost of £.^.000.000. The compan\s 

successor to "The Jokers" is "Department 

K." vvhich has already been announced h\ 

Columbia and is scheduled for a Januarv. 

1967. start. This is to be directed by Val 

Guest, with an international cast to be announced 

shortly. The script, based on a 

no\el by Hartley Howard, has been written 

by Bill Sirutlon and Maurice F\)ster. Next 

picture will be "Jump on My .Shadow," a 

crime story set in the French Riviera based 

on an original story and screenplay by Janet 

Green and John McCormick. This will be 

followed by an Alun Owen original play. 

"The Hard Knock." which will be filmed 

entirely on location in Liverpool. Other 

properties in the lineup include "The Burning 

.Secret," with a screenplay by Jack 

Briley and Ben Arbeid. from a Stephen 

Zweig story: "Countdown." by Charles 

Cooper from the novel by Charles Hric 

Maine: "Welcome Home, Lucky Baby," 

scripted by Dick Sharpies and Gerald Kclsey 

from their own original play: "The Ciiil 

in the Red Dress." scripted by Alfred 

Shaughnessy from an original by Maurice 

Moiseewitsch: "The Girl With Enamel 

Eyes," planned as an Anglo-French co-production 

with an original treatment b\ 

Robert and Maurice Foster and "Egmont," 

a specialized musical short. In addition to 

this formidable program, Arbeid and Foster 

declared their intention of making an "unusual" 

western, entitled "The Gimman." 

which they plan to film in NIexico and 

Spain. This is based on an original screenplay 

and story by Robert Hutton. 

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Lewis Gilbert, who is now completing "You 

Only Live Twice." will prepare for "Oliver" 

to be produced by Romulus. And later next 

year he will produce and direct the sequel 

to "Alfie." now being scripted by Bill 

Naughton . . . Oscar Lewenstein will be producing 

John Osborne's "Inadmissible Evidence" 

for Woodfall with Nicol Roland 

Thornton and leading film and TV industry 

Jack Cardiff and writer Peter 

. . leaders . 

Y'eldham are preparing "The Woman and 

the Whale" in the Mediterranean next summer, 

based on a novel by Delmar Molarsky. 

a comedy-drama. Before this production 

gets under way Cardiff will direct "Dark of 

the Sun." which George Englund is producing 

. . . Dirk Bogarde has been signed 

to star in "Our Mother's House." which 

Jack Clayton is producing and directing for 

Filmways release. The film version of 

Julian Gloag's novel with a screenplay by 

Jeremy Brooks has started color filming on 

location in London. This will be the first 

three pictures Clayton will make for Filmwavs. 

Fielder Cook is directing Columbia's 

"Band of Gold" in color from a screenplay 

by producer Stanley Shapiro and Nate 

Monaster. 

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BUFFALO 

Cidney J. Cohen, president of New York The six-.storj building housing the old 

Allied, presided at a directors" meeliri!; Bijou I^ream in Rochester, built in 1906, is 

Monday (24) and gave a report on the to be lorn down to make way for the Genesee 

Crossroads Urban Renewal project. 

NATO convention. A discussion was held 

on ciianging the name of the organization, 

"Romeo and Juliet," featuring Britain's 

such as New York State Branch of the National 

Ass'n of Theatre Owners. On hand 

Royal Ballel. will begin a two-week run at 

the Regent Theatre, Rochester, Wednesday 

lor the session were Richard .'Xtlas. Sam 

(November 2) . . . James J. Hayes, managing 

director of the 

Sunness. Joe VVarda. Dewe\ Michaels. Gasper 

Mendola, John .Martina. Sam 

Cinema Theatre and 

Gandcl. 

chliirman of Tent 7's 19(i6-(i7 Sir Billy Butlin 

Jake Stefanon. Ronald Hoecle, Charles Finnerty, 

incentive plan, went to Toronto on his 

Harry Berkson. l,ou Lcvitch and 

da\ off to see ""Show Bi)al" in (ho O'Keefe 

Vincent Martina. 

Theatre. 

Rites for V. .Spencer Balser, 72. who was 

Jerry Kdclstcin. theatre contact for station 

an exhibitor here about 50 years, were held 

Saturday (22) in Salem United Church. He 

WEBR, went to Akron with his daughter 

to look over a college she may attend 

began his career as a ragtime pianist al 17. 

He retired several years ago as film booking 

manager for Basil Enterprises, which once 

. . . Milton Geller, salesman for 

Screen Service, was in town imi 

National 

business. 

operated 16 theatres here. Balser also had 

Mark Olson, manager of the l.oew's 

been a partner in the Broadway and Roxy 

Teck, is on vacation. The next picture at 

theatres in Buffalo and served as a director 

(he theatre after "Dear John" will be 

for the corporation which owned the Lafayette 

Theatre and building. He leaves his 

"What's Up Tiger l.ih?" . Lindcamp, 

managing director of the new Loew's 

wife Alta. 

Fittsford near Rochester, is happy with the 

Jerry George, manager of National Theatre 

showing of "How to Steal a Million." in ils 

Supply, is back to work, hobbling on a fourth week. The theatre teatures ihe 

pair of crutches (iolden Age Club, which offers reduced admissions 

manager of the Pan-World Films, is recovering 

to those over 60. 

in Millard Fillmore Hospital from 

'rank Bassett. managing director of the 

surgerj'. 

Monroe Theatre. Rochester, sa\s "The 

Emil T. Noah jr. has been named manager 

.Sound of Music" will end ils record S2- 

of the Colvin Theatre, announces week run November 9, "The Blue Max" 

Frank B. Quinlivan, Dipson district manager. 

The Regent Theatre in Ro- 

will follow . . . 

Noah, who was manager at the Kenchester, 

a Martina operation with Seymour 

sington, was succeeded by James Macris. Nusbaum general manager, held a "Mod 

Fashion Show" as a tie-in uiih "Kaleidoscope." 

Ken Renter, United .'\rtists branch manayer. 

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United .Artists screened "A Young 

World" Tuesday evening (25) in the Motion 

Picture Operators screening room ... Ike 

Ehrlichman, Universal exchange manager, 

will hold a tradescreening of "Fahrenheit 

451" it>morrow evening (November 1) in 

the MP Operators screening room. 

Ardis Smith, Buffalo Evening News drama 

editor, writes: "Garbo festivals are a 

sensation in the West, where the films draw 

a S2 top." 

ALBANY 

To Die In Madrid," documentary on the i 

Spanish Civil War, was shown Thurs- I 

( 27 ) al Ihe Perth Central School. The 

day 

film was sponsored by the Teachers Ass'n : 

and proceeds went to a scholarship fund 

Delaware" is the new name 

for Stanley Warner's art house here. 

The Madison Theatre presented a show 

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for children in cooperation with the Albany ( 

PTA. "Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion" and i 

cartoons were on the bill . . . Esquire The- 

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atres" Skyler Drive-ln, near Herkimer, offered 

a three-feature weekend "shocker" 

bill, which included "Bold." advertised as 

"banned in England." 

Bill Anderhalt has been transferred from 

Ihe Unik'il Ariisis office here lo Cleveland, 

where he will be a salesman. He has been 

in management and booking . . . UA promoted 

Judy Nolan from manager's .secreiar\ 

lo ht)oker and office manager. 

Max Westebbe of Westebbe Films, Inc., 

an upstate art distribution company, spent 

a v\eek in the field. He has been in the 

film business 50 years. 

Jim O'Brien, manager of Kallet's new 

Cinema Theatre. New Hartford, quoted five 

Ulica radio personalities in ads on their reactions 

10 "Fantastic Voyage." O'Brien, associated 

with Kallel for more than .^0 years, 

doubles as cil\ manager . . . Harold de 

Graw advertised special prices for "Fantaslic 

Voyage" at the Oneonta. They ranged 

from .$1.50 for adults lo 75 cents for children 

. . . Proctor's in Schenectady will present 

"Tosc;!" for one night. 

New $125,000 Project 

For Perakos Circuit 

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BRlDCiEPORT. CONN.— Perakos Theatre 

Associates, which remodeled the Eastwood 

(now the Cinema One), East Hartford, 

at a cost of about $125,000, will invest 

a similar amount in the renovation of 

the Hi-Way on the Stratford-Bridgeporl 

line. 

Sperie P. Perakos, circuit vice-president 

and general manager, said that actual theatre 

shutdown time, as at East Hartford, will 

he kept at a minimum. 


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Twiiiliith Ct'iilurj-lox's "THK BIBLE . 

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In ihc Beginning" hiack-lic premiere 

at the Stanley Warner Lptown Wednesday 

evening (26) was attended by governmental 

officials and dignitaries, including the dean 

of the diploniatic corps. Nicaragua ambassador 

Sevilla-Sacasa and his wile. At Perle 

Mesta's pre-theatre reception, the film's 

Eve. 21 year-old L'lla Bergryd of Sweden, 

was the honored guest. Hal Marshall of 

was in charge of arrangements. 

Clark, MPAA executive vicewas 

host at an award ceremony 

screening in the association's headquarters 

Monday evening (24). The prize-winning 

Army film "'l.aser-.Miracles With 

Light" was screened preceding the presentation 

of the Golden .Atom .Award to Gen. 

E. Lotz, -Army chief of communications 

electronics. The general accepted the 

trophy and scroll from the Italian ambassador. 

The 24-minuie film won the 19(ih 

.Award from the Technical 

in Rome in June. 

Pamela L. Travcrs of England, author of 

j 

the "Mary Poppins" stories, is to lecture at 

she is a writer-in-residence at 

Smith College. 

the Library of Congress tonight (,^l) in observance 

of National Children's Book Week. 

James V. Sheahan, MG.M regional dirccof 

publicity, held a private showing of 

Schimel, Universal branch 

tradescreened "Fahrenheit A5\" 

the MPAA Monday afternoon (24) . . . 

I 

Sid Zins, Columbia regional publicist, held 

preview showing of "The Professionals" 

Thursday evening (27) at the MPAA. 

Paul Roth, president of Roth Enterprises, 

which \mII open a new theatre Roth's Montgomery 

a( Cjaithersburg. Md.. in mid-Novcmher. 

chartered a bus to Gaithersburg 

was luncheon host to the local branch 

A tour of the new theatre also 

held. Assisting Roth was vice-president 

Ned C. Glasser. 

John Nugent, chief of the film branch 

of the Federal .Aviation .Agency, will speak 

at a meeting of the .Motion Picture & Tele- 

Council November 7 in the F.A.A .Au- 

His address will be supplemented 

the showing of FAA films "Density 

Ahitude" and "It Pays to Stay Open." 

Kra.ssner, Paramount exchange man- 

attended his company's national sales 

meeting in Chicago, where plans and policies 

of the year's releases were outlined . . . 

"Is Paris Burning?" now is set to open No- 

2^ at the K B Apex, having to 

switch from the K B Ontario because of the 

staying power of "The Sound of Music." 

Warner Bros.' "Wait Until Dark" will 

be filmed on location in Montreal beginning 

early in Januai^. 

Inadequate Parking Is 

Strangling Urban Trade 

HARTFORD — Inadequate parking 

which is strangling downtown trade is one 

of the prime problems facing America's 

urban centers, the 52nd management conference 

of the L'.S. Chamber of Commerce 

executives was told by H. Ralph Taylor. 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 

Development. 

"The first requisite a city must have to 

begin erasing urban blight is a complete 

understanding of the total urban problem." 

Taylor said. 

"It is relatively easy to identify and 

analyze the physical problems, among them 

substandard housing, traffic congestion, 

obsolete industrial plant and inadequate 

downtown trade. 

parking that strangles 

"However, it is much more difficult to 

analyze and understand the basic social 

problems." 

PITTSBURGH 

The Rixoii I heatrc. East Pittsburgh, owned 

and operated for many years by the 

late Peter Anlonoplos and later by sons 

Tony and Milton, has been razed. This 

once fine theatre had been closed for mans 

years . . . East Pittsburgh's Frederick Theatre, 

also long dark and owned by the late 

Nick Malanos. is scheduled to be torn down 

in a redevelopment project. 

Bill 

Habagger. Warwood, W, Va.. brother 

of Mrs. Morris Finkel. who came here for 

the opening of the Chatham Cinema and 

who is a former Warwood exhibitor, reports 

that pioneer exhibitor Joe Mercer, former 

Warwood theatre owner, continues on the 

move around town with frequent visits at 

the fire station. Mercer is now 88. He was 

one of the early exhibitors in the first years 

of commercial silent movies, being a partner 

with the late C.B. Cupler of Washington. 

Pa. CATV is being installed in North Braddock 

. Coraopolis borough has a 

CATV ordinance, which passed first reading 

. . . Some time ago the Osborne council 

passed a CATV ordinance but Mayor 

George Barber vetoed it. Now a revised ordinance 

has passed three readings and has 

the mayor's approval. 

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Fineman are 

spending the month traveling in the Middle 

East and I'urope. He is a former city-area 

exhibitor who now is in the life insurance 

business with the Paul Revere organization 

tradescreened "The Venetian .Affair" 

at the W.AMO screening building 

Thiirsil;i\ e\enmv: (27). 

New MIPS Distributor 

From Eastern Editioo 

NEW yORK— Modern Talking Picture 

Service, distributor of free short subjects 

which operates a network of 30 film exchanges, 

has named Screen Guild Productions 

of Oklahoma as exclusive distributor in 

that state, according to Richard H. Rogers, 

vice-president of the theatre division. 

BALTIMORE 

Tack \>hillle, executive secretary of Maryland 

.Allied, will show the same trailers 

that were seen at the N.ATO convention tomorrow 

(November 1 ) at 1 p.m. in the Motion 

Picture Censor Board screening room 

. . . 1 rancia Feikan. JF Theatres publicist, 

held a press preview of "AHie" in the Little 

Theatre. 

Leon Back, general manager of Rome 

Iheatres. reports his niece Jane Hofheimcr 

is engaged to Don Leek of Egg Harbor, 

N.S. She is the daughter of Mrs. Jeff Hofheimcr, 

president of Hofheimer Theatres. 

Norfolk, Va. 

Jack Lewis has closed the Art Cinema, 

but may reopen it with a family policy . . . 

William Meyers, owner of the Pocomoke 

Drive-ln at Pocomoke City, Md., is spending 

mid-week in Baltimore since his airer 

is on a part-lime seasonal policy. 

Jack Lake was in town exploiting his 

films "The Wrong Rut" and "Life and Its 

Secrets." being held for a second week at 

the Elkridge and Bcngies drive-ins. 

.Arthur Hallock, .Schwaber Theatres disiricl 

manager, reports the Valley and Pulas- 

drive-ins are operating on weekends only. 

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He is busy promoting "The Greatest Story 

Ever Told"" at the Paramount . . . James 

Fox, Schwaber relief manager at the Five 

West, Seven East and the Playhouse, is on 

the sick 

list. 

Daniel .Saltier, Tent 19 chief barker, says 

the club is in the midst of a fund-raising 

campaign, selling tickets for a 1967 Cadillac. 

If the winner doesn't want the car he 

can collect S.'i.OOO. Only 1.100 tickets arc 

to be sold at SIO each. The drawing will be 

held December 7. Phil Harris is chairman 

and can be reached at L.A .V()662 for tick- 

Dick Harrison and Ted Schiller of JF 

Iheatres promoted a new Renault automobile 

in connection with Make Mine a Movie 

Month contest. The drawing for the car 

«ill he held today (-11). 

Henry Hammond Appointed 

Howco Memphis Manager 

ffom S'-uthcast t : r- 

CHARLOTIE — The appointment of 

Henry T. Hammond as branch manager of 

the Flowco Exchange in Memphis was announced 

by Scott Lett, general sales manager, 

at the Howco Exchange home office. 

Hammond, a 20-odd year veteran of 

Filmrow in the Memphis territory, is well 

known to mid-South exhibitors. 

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NEWS AND VIEWS THE PRODUCTION CENTER 

{Hollywood Office— 1714 Ivor St.. Room 205. Phone: HO 5-1186) 

Universal Space Lease 

To Animation Firm 

HOI-l.YWOOD — Ray Pallcrson, president 

ol Ciraniray-Lawrcnce Animation, has 

negotiated a long-term lease for production 

facilities at L'ni\ersal City. A two-story 

building is being renKHleled. It Nsiii He ready 

for the company's staff of more than 50 

animators and technicians by January 1. 

The move by Grantray-l.awrence is being 

made to meet the demands of the company's 

expanded production program, which includes 

the "Marvel Super-Heroes" animated 

television 

series. 

Burt Lancaster Chairman 

Of 'Forum' Charity Bow 

HOI l.VWOOU — Burt Lancaster was 

named Wednesday (26) as chairman of the 

committee which will sponsor the charity 

premiere of the Mel Frank production "A 

Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the 

Forum." to be held December 20 in the 

Chinese Theatre. Prcx:eeds from the benefit 

premiere of the United Artists release 

will go to the San Fernando Valley Child 

Guidance Clinic. 

The preliminary committee that Lancaster 

heads thus far includes the co-stars 

of the picture. Zero Mostel and Phil Silvers, 

producer Mel F'rank and Herb Jaffe. United 

Artists vice-president in charge of West 

Coast operations, as well as Ciene Kelly. Mr. 

and Mrs. Tony Franciosa. Jack Femmon. 

Robert Young. David Janssen. Blake Fdwards. 

John .Sturges. Phyllis Diiler. Aldo 

Ray. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Weaver. Mr. and 

Mrs. Cieorge Gohel. Mr. and Mrs. William 

Shatner, Mr. and Mrs. David Rose. Mr. and 

Mrs. Harvey Korman. Mr. and Mrs. David 

LIpton. Mr. and Mrs. Fugene Gelson. Dr. 

and Mrs. Arthur Marshall and Clarice Kaufman 

Greenherg. 

Broker Succeeds Bernstein 

In Columbia Buying Post 

HOI.l > WOOD — Willi.ini Broker has 

been named director of purchasing for 

Columbia Studios, succeeding A. W. Bernstein, 

who retired after 23 years in that 

post. 

Broker, who has been assistant purchasing 

agent for a year, formerly was purchasing 

director for Cough Industries. He is 

a past president of the Purchasing Agents 

Ass'n of Los Angeles. 

Lively San Francisco Festival Ends; 

Stars Take Part; Jack Warner Cited 

SAN FRANCISCO—The tenth annual 

San Francisco International Film f-estiNal 

got under way Thursday night (20) alter 

a prefestival dinner in the Fairmont Hotel. 

Jxir the first time the event was loaded with 

Hollywood stars. The first-nighters were 

treated to a major Hollywood film. "A Funny 

Thing Happened on the Way to the 

Forum." Two of the stars. Zero Mostel and 

Phil Silvers, were on hand, as were Stuart 

Whitman. Mervyn LeRoy. Arthur Freed. 

Ray Bolger. Carroll Baker. Jayne Mansfield, 

Peter Ustinov, Jack L. Warner. Mclvin 

Frank, producer of "A Funny Thing." 

United Artists vice-president Arnold Picker 

and the Motion Picture Ass'n's Ralph Heizel. 

Peler Ustinov Emcee 

Peter Ustinov was master-of-ceremonies 

at the festival opener in the Masonic Auditorium. 

An award went to Melvin Frank, 

producer of "A Funny Thing." and the lirst 

retrospective Golden Gate Award was presented 

to Jack L. Warner "for his contributions 

to motion pictures" in guiding Warner 

Bros, through ."i.OOO films in a 4h-year span. 

included 

A four-hour showing of WB films 

"The Jazz Singer" (1927). the first talkie: 

"Little Caesar" (19.^)); "Public Fnemy" 

( 1931 ): "The Private Lives of Flizabeth and 

Essex" (1939); "Gold Diggers of 193.nih run. 

Lesser publicity was given to Jayne Mansfield, 

hut helped keep the festival lively. 

Press attention was given to her attire on 

opening night, and when Ustinov introduced 

her she couldn't be located immediately. 

San Francisco Festival Salutes 

Director With "Mark Robson Day' 

SAN FRANCISCO— NLirk Robson was 

honored with a special commemoration for 

his "great contribution to the motion picture 

industry" with "Mark Robson Day" at the 

San Francisco International Film Festival 

here Tuesday (25), The award was presented 

jointly by William C. Boyd, executive 

director of the II -day event, and Albert 

Johnson, festival film program chairman. 

A special film retrospect edited from 14 

of the many motion pictures directed by 

Robson highlighted the event. He also was 

honored with the presentation of the Golden 

Gate Award. 

The retrospect included highlights from 

"Champion. " "Home of the Brave." "Bright 

Victory." "Return to Paradise." "The 

Bridges at Toko-Ri." ""Trial." "The Harder 

They Fall. " "Peyton Place." "The Inn of 

the Sixth Happiness,"' ""From the Terrace," 

"Nine Hours to Rama." "The Prize. " 

"Von 

Ryan's Express" and "Lost Command." 

Names William Immerman 

HOLLYWOOD—William J. Immerman. 

associate legal counsel for American International, 

has been named as a member of 

the board of trustees of the Screen Actors 

Guild-Producers Pension and Welfare 

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^.m^^^^îmsi WITH SYD 

THE INCOMING president of the Society 

of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, 

G. Carleton Hunt, divides his time 

tv^_^ 

between the far-flung 

coast-to-coast operations 

of the film laboratory 

business, 

where he heads De 

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^« luxe Laboratories in 

^-9 New York. Crescent 

M. in Chicago and Gen- 

^V^fc^^ era! Film Laborator- 

Hollywood. 

Having completed the 

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recent lOOih conference 

of the SMPTE. 

G. Carleton Hunt 

he will embark on his 

new career as head of the 6,000-member 

society after the first of the year. 

Knowing his background as a theatre 

owner in California, a top production executive 

in Hollywood, it was no surprise to 

learn the other side of his back in the 

1930s when he was president of lATSE 

Projectionsts Local 479 in South Norwalk. 

Conn. This gives him a point of view about 

theatre projection and practice which is 

practical, not theoretical. He mentioned 

that at one time he was considering entering 

labor union organization work, 

though he was trained as a projection and 

sound engineer. 

Booth Controls Scattered 

"In the old days, some of the projection 

booths were horrors." he said. "The 

controls were scattered all over the booth. 

The place looked as if it had been set up 

the way the electricians could wire it. without 

any regard for order or system." 

With this knowledge about the projectionist's 

problems and those of sound engineering 

what steps could be taken through 

the SMPTE to imprcne this situation? J. 

Walter Bantau. chief engineer of National 

General Corp., in his paper at the SMPTE 

conference, noted that much of the stereophonic 

sound equipment was "sitting idle 

in the projection rooms and that most pictures 

are produced with optical sound." 

What did Hunt propose for his organization 

to help improve the situation? 

Exhibitor's Responsibility 

"I think the theatre has a responsibility 

CASSYD^ 

in this respect," said Hunt. "The distributor 

can't do anything about it. If the 

theatre owner is smart, he has to do more 

merchandising if he wants to gel the best 

from his sound prints." He noted that 2()ih 

Cenlury-Fox is ordering more magneticoptical 

prims than ever before. Hunt 

thought too much had been left to the 

sound-service organizations who have to he 

impersonal about their work. 

Discussing his ideas for implementation 

of a program, when he takes office, he suggested 

that it is essential to have a better 

exchange of scientific and technical information 

from the engineer to the projectionist, 

and a feedback to the SMPTE. He 

noted that The Modern Theatre Section 

of BoxoFFicE did a good part of this job 

and complimented the publication. 

In a concrete fashion. Hunt is studying 

an approach to a committee which, probably, 

can work with the projectionists' unions 

on a joint basis. Further than this, he 

will investigate, through various committees, 

if projection facilities are planned on 

a "systems" basis, such as that adopted in 

England. 

Since the passing of the old Motion Picture 

Research Council, which had been supported 

by the major studios. Hunt noted 

ihat 

the SMPTE has prevented many "oddball" 

projection and films systems from 

disrupting theatre practices by standardization. 

To implement his program, he will hold 

conferences with Sherrill Corwin, the new 

president of National Ass'n of Theatre Owners 

and Jack Valenti. president of the Motion 

Picture Ass'n of America, for the purpose 

of information on how these groups 

might exchange information for long-term 

goals. 

Mary Pickford's Decision 

The original intention of Mary Pickford 

lo have all the negatives of her films destroyed 

after she passed on was made a 

codicil of her will. She bought up all the 

Many 

negatives and had this kind of control. 

of the great film historians and others 

throughout the world discussed this with 

her and Ihe proud lady changed her mind. 

One result of this is the issuance of the updated 

"Taming of the Shrew." It is somewhat 

unfortunate that the Taylor-Burton 

liONOl.LLU C;il I — Hawaiian 

Gov. John A. Burns receives the first 

copy of the soundtrack album WOOD — Ko\ Huggins, executive 

producer of Universal TV's '"Run for 

Your Life." and an officer and executive 

producer of Roncom Films-Huggins Productions, 

has donated S5. ()()() to the Motion 

Picture Relief Fund's 15-year $40,000,000 

endowment and building campaign. 

The contribution, announced by George 

L. Bagnall. MPRF president, and Gregory 

Peck, general chairman of the campaign, is 

the first major gift to be received in the second 

year of Ihe campaign. 

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LOS ANGELES 

Jack Sherriff, branch manager of Manhattan 

Films, was on a swing around his 

territory, visiting Las Vegas and Reno, then 

down to Phoenix and Tucson . . . Harry 

Novak of Boxoffice International Film Distributors. 

Inc.. flew to Honolulu with associates 

from New York to scout locations for 

an upcoming production. Currently in release 

is "The Agony of Love" and "The 

Girl With Hungry Eyes," for which Novak 

has the exclusive world rights. 

Lou Sher will have his 40 art theatres 

when he takes over the Paris Theatre in 

Bakersfield from Vince Miranda. .Sher also 

went on a business trip to ,San Francisco, 

looking over other theatre possibilities . . . 

Robert Patrick & .'\ssociates is preparing to 

open a new drive-in in San Juan Capistrano 

in September was Sero's Sky- 

Line Drive-In at Barstow. Calif., with space 

for 800 cars. 

Los Angeles WOMIÎ. with Connie Bean, 

president, and Liz Ploger. chairman of the 

Industry Service Club, heading the group 

of about 30 women (and many husbands 

and children, too), contributed many hours 

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^WOOD— 

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— 

Disney Scholarship 

To Student at UCLA 

HUI lA \VCK)I)— kichiinl N ant hi Chen. 

28, grailualc sluilcnl in molion pictures al 

UCLA, has hccn awarded a Sl.OOO Walt 

Disney scholarship, announces John \N'. 

Young, head of UCI.A's motion picture division. 

Chen, who has directed several short 

films at UCI.A. received the award to complete 

his thesis film. "The Farmer," which 

is in the stage of final editing and rerecording. 

Young explained that Disney awards the 

scholarship to a promising graduate filmmaker. 

Chen made his film on location in 

Taiwan, shooting 10.000 feet of color film 

on the efforts of a group of retired old 

soldiers to reclaim a stretch of rock river 

bed, where they hope to build a home. 

Tortune Cookie' Is Cited 

By Motion Picture Group 

HOLLYWOOD — The Southern California 

Motion Picture Council has selected 

Billy Wilder's "The Fortune Cookie" for its 

comedy award, citing the Mirisch Corp. 

presentation for United ,\rtists release as 

"a picture of outstanding merit." 

The award was presented Wednesday 

(26) by Elayne BIythe, president of the 

Council, at a luncheon in the Assistance 

League Playhouse. In honoring the picture, 

the Council stres.sed "excellent performances" 

in a film for "youth, mature youth 

and adults." citing "honesty and humanity" 

as important tones in the picture. 

"The Fortune Cookie" stars Jack Lemmon 

and Walter Matthau. Billy Wilder produced 

and directed the picture from a script 

co-written with I.A.L. Diamond. 

Edith Head Is President 

Of the Costume Guild 

HOI 1 IMith fkad has been 

elected president of the Costume Designers 

Guild. Other officers elected are Howard 

Shoup, vice-president; Tom Pierce, secretary, 

and Sheila O'Brien, treasurer-business 

manager. 

Ashton Is AIP Publicist 

HOl.l.YWOOD—Ted Ashton has joined 

American International as unit publicist on 

AIP's stock car racing drama. "Thunder 

Alley," it was announced by Milton Moritz, 

national advertising and publicity director. 

Ashton was recentiv with Warners. 

i 

local merchants ^***^ '.,: Kolcidoscope (WB), 5th wk. . . 75 

VVilbhirc—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 86th wk. 350 

Wiltcrn— Alvorci Kelly C 100 

VVorM- Bottle o» the Bulge iWB), renjn 90 

'Man and a Woman' 

Impressive in Frisco 

S \N y RANCISCO—"A Man and a Woman" 

was the most impressive grosser in 

a quintet of new films, the .-Mlied .Artists' 

release scoring 190 in its opening week at 

the Metro Theatre. All the other new films 

broke the average barrier— "Seconds," 120 

at the Golden Gate and Geneva theatres: 

"Mademoiselle," 120 at the Clay; "An 

.American Dream," 120 at the St. Francis 

and El Rancho, and "The Last of the 

Secret Agents?", 115 at the Esquire and 

Spruce theatres, 

Alexandria— Dlabollqu* (Seven Arts), reissue, 

2nd wk 150 

Oncrrn ?l Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 

WB;, Iftih wk 95 

Clav Modcmoiscllc SR) 120 

Cor:nct 

Esquire, 

Oklahoma! 

Spruce— The 

(Magna), 

Lost 

70 

reissue, 3rd wk. 

of the Secret Agents? 

(Para) 115 

Golden Gote. Genevo— Seconds iParoi 120 

Grand, Mission. Serro—The Fighting Prince of 

Donegal BV) 110 

Larkin- The Wrong 95 

Box Col), 8th wk 

Metro A Mon and Woman (AAJ 190 

Music HoII—A Study in Terror ((iol). 3rd wk 105 

Orphcum— Doctor Zhivogo (MGM). 36th wk 110 

Parksidc—The Blue Max (20th-Fox), 22nd wk, ..100 

Presidio—U Bofihtur (Ctevcr). 4th wk 115 

Stage Door— Gigi (MGM), reissue, 3rd wk 105 

St Francis, El Roncho—An American Drasm (WB) 120 

United Artists—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox). 

83rd wk 105 

Vogue— Morgan! Cmcma V), 14th wk 85 

Worficid -Fontostic Voyage (20th-Fox), 3rd wk. 215 

"The Bible' 210, 'Dead Heat' 125 

In Solid Denver Week 

1)I:N\ I:R— De-id Heat on a Merry-Go- 

Round" at the Paramount Theatre was the 

only first-week feature and it placed well 

down the percentage rankings with 12.^ per 

cent. The city's lop gross percentage was 

the 210 for the second week of "The Bible" 

at the Continental Theatre, where it had 

, 125 

turned in a solid .^00 opening stanza. 

Aloddm— The Sound of Music (20th-Fox). 83rd wk. 150 

Centre— Fantastic Voyage 20th-Fox), 3rd wk 125 

Cr-ntincntol — The Bibic 20th-Fox), 2nd wk 210 

C [ic- Khartoum LA 18th wk 70 

:-, ' Russians (UA); Did 

The Arc Coming What 

You Do in the Wor, Doddy? (UA), reruns 

Denhom— Doctor Zhivogo MGM). 30lh wk 180 

Esquire—The Blue Max i20th-Fox). 13th wk ISO 

Intcrnotional 70— The AppalooM (Univ), 3rd wk 

Father Goose lUnivj, reissue 

Paromount—Dead Heat on a Merrv-Go-Round 

110 

iCcI), The Silencers (Col), 125 

rerun 

T.wne— Seconds (Poro), 3rd wk 175 

Villa Italia It's a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mad 

World iUA,, rerun 115 

Vogue— Moisdrogolo (Europix), 7nd wk 110 

Woh. p,„ Alvorei Kelly Col), 2nd wk No Precedent 

Four Portland First Runs 

Gross on High 200-Level 

PORII AND— lop weekend businevs 

continued to keep "The Sound of Music" 

and "Doctor Zhivago" on the 20()-level, 

where they were joined by two newcomers 

"Fantastic \oyage" and "Romeo and Juliet." 

Broadway—Oklahoma! vMogno), reissue 155 

Cinema 21 —The Gospel According to SI, 

Matthew (Cant I), 2nd wk 165 

Fine Arts- -Dear John (Sigma Ml). 2nd wk., 

moveover 1 50 

Fox—The Sound of Music 120th-Fox), 81st 

Guild—The Loved One (MGM); The Knock 

wk. 200 

(Lopcrt), reruns, 3rd wk 145 

Hollywood— The Blue Max (20th-Fox), 5th wk. ..160 

Irvington— Alfie (Poro), 2nd wk 195 

Lourclhurst—Fontostic Voyage {20th-Fox); 

Old Rex (SR) 200 

Music Box, Powell Boulevard—What Did You Do 

in the War, Daddy? UA 155 

, , .200 

. 

Off-Sroodwoy -Romeo ond Juliet (Embossy) 

Orphcum—An Americon Dream ;WB); Horpor 

(WB), rerun 

Paramount- Doctor Zhivago MGMl, 29th wk 

155 

200 

L. A. Groups Buy Blocs 

Paris Burning?' 

To 'Is 

HOI IN WOOD— More ihan »i4 industrial, 

commercial, fraternal, school and charity 

groups have purchased large blocs of reserved 

tickets for the engagement of Paramount's 

"Is Paris Burning?" at the Warner 

Hollywood Theatre. 

Such organizations as the California Institute 

of Cancer Research, the Hollywood 

Presbyterian Hospital and the Five Acres 

Foundling Home have bought out the entire 

theatre for an evening, while others such 

as the Children's Asthma Research, the 

Lions Club, All State Society and Golden 

Tours, have reserved large sections of the 

theatre. 

The black-tic November 9 premiere of 

"Is Paris Burning?" will be sponsored by 

The Thalians. The group's clinic for maladjusted 

children will benefit. 

William Rose is writing the screenplay for 

"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," Stanley 

Kramer's next production for Columbia Pictures. 

NOW! WORLD-WIDE! 

"SUBURBIA 

CONFIDENTIAL" 

The picture thot begins where 

the Kinscy Report leovcs off 

A STEPHEN APOSTOLOF PRODUQION 

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. . . The 

800-Seat Village 70 Theatre to Be 

Ready by March in Boulder, Colo. 

Colorado Theatremen 

1 

Fighting Fast Time 

DLN\ LR — Colorado theatres are distributing 

bumper strips and window cards 

as part of a campaign against Daylight Savings 

Time. Fast time, tentatively adopted 

by the legislature two years ago, will be 

voted on in an election. The voters arc expected 

to reject it. 

This is ilu irJiiiiits sketch of the Village 70 Theatre, to he operated bv Highland 

Theatres. Coiistructioii is under way in the Arapahoe Village North in Boulder, 

Colo., for the 800-seater, which is expected to be completed for a March opening. 

BOULDER, COLO.—Construction has 

begun here in the Arapahoe Village North 

on the 8()()-seat Village 70 Theatre, which 

will be operated by Highland Theatres. The 

house will be the major portion of the Western 

Industries' development, which also will 

house seven shops. A March opening is 

planned. 

The theatre will be equipped to show ail 

types of films now being produced. The 

lobby will be at the south end of the building, 

with the auditorium to be north and 

south. The lobby entrance will face east. 

DENVER 

fhe Big Horn Theatre, Greybull. Wyo.. 

which has been closed for about a 

year, will reopen in November and will be 

operated by the town of Greybull . . . "Is 

Paris Burning?" will open at the Esquire 

Theatre November 23 with the premiere 

night being set for the benefit of St. John's 

Catholic School PTA. 

"The Best of Cinerama" opens at the 

Cooper Theatre November 4 and Columbia's 

"The Professionals" opens at the Webber 

Theatre November 16th. 

Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Wrye have taken over 

operation of the Chipeta Theatre. Ouray, 

Colo., from Mrs. Dannie Mac Hilliard . . . 

Paramount branch manager Frank Carbone 

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North of the lobby and along the east side 

of the auditorium will be the shops. All entrances 

will be linked by a covered arcade 

along the east side of the building. 

Brick, laminated wood beams, ceilings of 

decking and shake shingle roof will be included 

in the structure. 

Carlin .Smith is president of Highland 

Theatres, which also operates the Flatirons 

Theatre and the Holiday and Motorena 

drive-ins here, the Denver Theatre, two 

units at Fort Collins and others in Wyoming. 

traveled to New Orleans for sales meetings 

Billy Graham picture "For Petes 

Sake." partly filmed in Denver, has been 

showing at Highland Theatre's Denver 

Theatre. 

Doing business on Fiimrow were J .C. 

West, West Theatre. Grants. N.M.; Paul 

Allmeyer, El Grande Theatre. Granby, 

Colo.; R. L. Stanger. Evans Drive-In. Denver; 

Russ Berry. Highland Theatres, 

Boulder. Colo.; Carman Romano. Rex Theatre, 

Louisville, Colo.; Neil Ross, Golden 

Theatre. Golden, Colo.; and Bill Hastings, 

Villa Italia Theatre. 

Film .salesmen are contacting theatre 

owners for help in the fight against Daylight 

Savings Time, which comes up on the November 

ballot. The fast time amendment 

was passed by the State Legislature for a 

two-year trial period and now is to be voted 

upon in the general election. 

Greeley, Colo., Theatre 

Wins a Cooper Contest 

(iKllT.lt. COLO. — L\an Martin, 

manager of the Chief Theatre, received a 

$100 savings bond from John Schafluetzel, 

Cooper Foundation Theatres city manager, 

as winner of the Cooper sig design contest. 

Contestants included 19 Cooper theatfLmanagers 

from a three-state area. Entries 

were judged on originality, concordance 

and attractiveness. Martin's entry will be the 

basis of the new sig to be used by all Cooper 

Foundation Theatres. He also is a junior 

at Colorado State College, where he is majoring 

in business. 

'Pride in Presentation' 

Drive in Borger Theatres 

From Southwest Edition 

BORGER, TEX.— Frank Little, 

inanager 

of the Morley and Plains theatres, is combining 

a "Pride in Presentation" Drive with 

the local observance of National Movie 

Month. The objective of the "Pride in Presentation" 

campaign by the Borger exhibitor 

is to remind area residents of the plus advantages 

of theatregoing. 

To the Borger News Herald Little enumerated 

that theatres here are offering 

"fresh new products, genuine living color, 

giant screen pictures and high fidelity sound 

—enjoyment factors found in no other media." 

"If movie fans stay home or away from 

theatres this month." Little pointed out. 

"they are going to be missing some of the 

finest attractions of the entire year." 

New York Gets 200 Dates 

For Reade's 'Gulliver' 

rrom Eostern Edition 

NEW YORK—The Walter Reade 

\ 

Or- | 

ganization's "Gulliver's Travels Beyond the 

Moon" will play special children's matinees | 

in 100 theatres in the New York metropolitan 

area November 11-13, Norman Weitman, 

general sales manager, announced. 

The following weekend, November 19 and 

20, the animated color feature will play 

another 100 theatres. 

Among the circuits hooking the movie | 

are Pozin & Lightstone, Triangle. Century. 

Brandt. Randforce. Skouras. Prudential. 

Florin. I'urman & .'\ckerman and the Walter 

Reade Organization. 

"Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon" | 

is released by Continental, a division of 

the Walter Reade Organization. 

A World Premiere Is Set 

For November in Detroit 

From M.dcQit Edition 

DETROIT—The world premiere of 

"Brighty of the Grand Canyon" has been set 

for two Detroit area theatres November 

22-23. This will be the first full-length 

feature by Stephen F. Booth, who has been 

active in film and television production for 

many years. The film, based on a prizewinning 

novel by Marguerite Henry, has as 

its "hero" a burro that blazed pioneer trails 

in the Grand Canyon. 

The production was directed by Norman 

Foster, and stars Joseph Gotten, with Dick 

Foran. Pat Conway, Karl Swenson, and 

Dandy Curran. 

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30rH ANMVIRSAR\—Rod Hart- 

and his »>ifc Anne, operators of 

the Coulee Theatre in t'oulee Dam, 

Wash., prepare to ser>e toffee to pa- 

Irons. Ihej ser\ed coffee and cake 

free during October in observance of 

liurtnian's 30 jears in the theatre business. 

He started with his late father 

OIlie as a projectionist at the Roosevelt 

Theatre in (irand Coulee. The 

llartnians moved to Coulee Dam in 

1940. Iheir daughter is cashier at the 

theatre. He also served as mayor and 

president of the Rotarj Club and 

Chamber of Commerce. 

Claudia to 

Play Hostess 

To 40 Newsmen in Europe 

CARLO — Claudia Cardinaio 

will play hostess to 40 Europe-based journalists 

for a "Weekend With Claudia" Novem- 

11-12 at the Hotel de Paris. 

Tvô of the actress" recent films. "A Rose 

for Everyone" and "The Prolessionals."" 

both Columbia releases, will be screened as 

part of the festivities. She has completed a 

starring role with Tony Curtis in Filmways" 

Make Waves'" and ne.xt stars in "\'m 

for a Man."" 

Museum of Modern Art 

Buys UCLA Student Films 

M:\\ '>C)KK— 1\u> slLidcnl-m.idc lilms 

have been purchased by the Museum of 

Modern Art here, announces John W. 

Young, head of the UCLA motion picture 

division. 

The films are "Claude." an award-winning 

color animation film by Dan Mac- 

Laughlin. and "Hotdogger." a story of a 

boy on a skateboard by Dave Burrington. 

who is now working in the NBC News Department. 

San Francisco Hub Theatre 

Holds Nude Film Festival 

SAN I RANCISCO — I 

he Hub Ihcatic. 

managed by Wally Levin, is holding the 

tirst Nude Film Festival here. "Promises' 

Promises!'" starring Ja\ne Manstield in her 

lirsi nude role was presented the first week, 

along with ""HollywiKxl Nudes Report.'" 

Featured in the second week is "Lorna," 

starring Lorna Mailland. and "Adam Lost 

His Apple." Also, some shots of Miss Mansfield 

in "PromisesI" are included in a short 

subject, levin has a display from Playboy 

Magazine on Miss Mansfield in the lobby. 

women patrons are re- 

During the festival 

ceiving free "Shirley Temple" drinks at the 

snack bar. Friday evening (28) one of Miss 

remple"s last pictures, a western. ""She Wore 

a Yellow Ribbon."" was featured. Miss 

Mansfield and Miss Temple were invited 

to attend the theatre. 

Jonas Rosenfield Jr. to Head 

Pioneers Dinner Publicity 

frjm Eastern Edition 

NEW YORK—Jonas Rosenfield jr., 2()th 

Century-Fox vice-president and director of 

advertising, publicity and exploitation, has 

been named publicity chairman of the 28th 

annual dinner of the Motion Picture Pioneers, 

it was announced h> Se\nuiur Poe. 

20th-Fo.x executive vice-president and chairman 

of the affair. 

William Forman. prominent exhibitor 

and president of Cinerama. Inc., will be 

honored as Pioneer of the Year at the gala 

fete which will be held November 21 at the 

Americana Hotel in New York. 

The four co-chairmen of the dinner committee 

are Charles Alicoate. Marvin Kirsch. 

Mort Sunshine and Robert W. Selig. 

Jerry Levy Heads Tent 5; 

Succeeds Irving Belinsky 

From MiJcasf Edifi.in 

DETROIT—Jerry Levy of L & L Concessions 

has been elected president of Teni 

.'5. succeeding Irving Belinsky of the [Eastwood 

Theatre. 

Other officers: Lou Mitchell, first vicepresident; 

Marin Shaler. second vice-president; 

William Wood, dough guy, and Edward 

Susse. property master. 

Belinsky was elected canvasman for Variety 

International and Jack Zide was electeil 

alternate. Others elected to the board of directors 

are Fred Sweet. William Brown. 

Milton London, Alden Smith, Ben Rosen 

and /an (iilbert. 

$1 Million Theatre 

Opens in Portland 

I'ORll AND rr

School principals 

study a United Fund 

agency that provides 

the handicapped with 

both vocational training 

and work. 

Attorneys, members 

of a United Fund 

campaign committee, 

visit an agency 

that helps youth, the 

aged and the needy. 

Union leaders chat 

with a child being 

helped by rehabilitation, 

nursing and 

other United Fund 

services. 

An industrialist inspects 

an agency that 

' 

provides a 'day 

camp" tor children 

of working mothers. 

Your 

Fair Share 

Gift is 

insured 

When you contribute your fair 

share to your local United Fund 

or Community Chest campaign, 

you can be certain that your gift 

will be handled in a business like 

manner. 

Business, labor and the professions 

are strongly represented 

among the volunteer community 

leaders who visit participating 

agencies before each campaign 

to study their programs, performance 

and value to the community. 

To these volunteers, a United 

Way dollar looks like one of their 

own, to be budgeted, allocated 

and spent where it will accomplish 

the most good. Their active 

interest in both the humanitarian 

and business side of United Way 

operations is your assurance 

that your United Way gift will 

truly work many wonders. 

Bank presidents call 

on a family whose 

three children were 

adopted through an 

agency of the United 

Fund. 

Your Fair Share Gift 

is working 

UHrrto^ 

many wonders 

THE UNITED WAY "'"en*--" 

million f.imilies benefit by child cii 

family service, youth guidance, 

health programs, disaster relief and 

services for the Armed Forces 

from 30,000 United Way agencies. 

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' 

Leowood, 

; Embassy 

' 

(WB), 

' Out. a filn) on drug 

addiction, will be held at the Holiday Theatre 

November 4 to 10. A private showing 

was held Saturday (22) for educational 

leaders, juvenile authorities, social workers 

and communications representatives. The 

film is being released by the \'alle> F-orge 

Films. Actors are said to be former drug 

addicts. 

St. Louis, Illinois 

Back on Central Time 

ST. LOUIS—The .St. Louis and Illinois 

areas returned to standard time at 2 a.m. 

sesterday (.M)). Clocks were turned back one 

hour with residents regaining the hour they 

lost .April 24 at the start of Daylight Saving 

Time. 

Before DST returns in April, a struggle 

is expected over the time change in the Missouri 

legislature when it convenes in January. 

Unless a bill is enacted putting the entire 

state on Central Standard Time yeararound. 

all of .Missouri will automatically 

go on DST from April to October. The 

Chamber of Commerce here announced it 

will continue to campaign locally and outstate 

for DST. A recent poll of industries 

in the metropolitan area indicated 98.9 jjcr 

cent favor fast time. 

'The Sound of Music' Tops 

Records in Fort Wayne 

FORI \\A>M, IND All theatre records 

for long runs have been broken by 

"The Sound of Music." which on Wednesday 

(19) celebrated a \ ear-long run at the 

Jefferson Theatre. The milestone was observed 

with a ceremony attended by U.S. 

Rep. Ross Adair; .Mayor Harold Zeiss; Dan 

.Murray, head of Fort Wayne Theatres of 

.Alliance Theatre Corp.; Robert Reinhold, 

manager of the Jefferson, and .Art Spirou 

and (ieorge Mailers of the Holiday Theatre. 

During the run. more than 1.^5.000 persons 

saw the film, many of them several 

times, said Murray. All patrons who came 

to the Wednesday evening performance 

were served anniversary cake and coffee. 

THEffTRE EQUIPMENT 

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KANSAS CITY 

The panel discussion over WHB Nightbeat 

Monday night (24) on the provocative 

subject of "Have the Movies Gone Too 

Far?" created interest and many people 

called the station to express their views pro 

and con on censorship and the role of the 

critic, as well as obtain facts on recent motion 

picture releases. Walt Bodine was moderator 

with Giles Fowler, motion picture 

editor of the Kansas City Star; John David 

Klein, WDAF motion picture reviewer, and 

Dr. James K. Loutzenhiser, chairman of the 

Missouri Council of the Arts and leader of 

motion picture appreciation groups, participating. 

Dr. Loutzenhiser will discuss films 

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.TinrtnnrBinririnnnnrrrTrinrrTr!^^ 

on KUDL's Talk Show Wednesday afternoon 

(Nov. 9). He also spoke Thursday night 

(20) to Avila College French cla.sses on the 

film, "Theresa." which also was shown. 

Commonwealth Theatres executives 

Douglas Lighincr, Chet Hyiton and Darrell 

Manes will be in Mctnphis October .^1, November 

I, 2 for the annual convention of the 

Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Arkansas. 

Mississippi and Tennessee. 

George L. Nichols, who managed Fox 

Midwest theatres in Springfield. Sedalia. 

Kansas City and Joplin in Missouri and 

Wellington, Liberal and Wichita in Kansas, 

has been named managing director of National 

GeneraFs new l.OOO-seat Fox Theatre 

in Tulsa. Okla., scheduled to open sometime 

during Thanksgiving week. 

Marge Farrell, retired clerk of Universal, 

is working temporarily as general clerk 

lor .American International 

formerly of Allied Artists, started working 

Monday (24) as booker for AlP . . . Jenny 

Larson, formerly of 2()th Century-Fox, also 

is working temporarily at AIP until Marty 

Watson, who is ill, is able to return. 

Christine Chase of Columbia Pictures 

started a week's vacation Monday (24) . , , 

Ruth Stuthard of E&S Theatres returned to 

work Monday (17) after two weeks' vacation. 

The first week she spent in Wisconsin 

and then left for St. Louis where she attended 

the Grand Chapter of the OES. 

Marty Watson of AIP has returned to St. 

Luke's Hospital for tests . . . Marvin Heath 

of Liberty left Wednesday (19) on a business 

trip to Hardy, Ark. 

Donna Jones, Columbia Pictures secretary, 

was chosen by KMBR radio as "Secretary 

of the Day." She received an orchid, 

small trophy, two tickets for dinner and two 

tickets to the Plaza Theatre. 

Patty Milligan started to work Tuestlay 

(IS) for United Artists as billing clerk and 

slciu>grapher. 

Thanks go to these Filmrowers who donated 

blood to Alice White of National 

Screen: Bev Miller, Special Attractions; 

Elaine Palmer, 20th Century-Fox; Dan 

Meyers. Mercury Advertising; Margaret 

Stanley. George Crandall and George Grace 

of National Screen. Blood donors still arc 

needed, reports Jack Winningham. who 

should be contacted before donations are 

made. His number is VI 2-589.1. 

Vic Kearns Productions is the new name 

of Drive-In Theatre Recording Service. The 

newly remodeled office now has recording 

equipment that will turn out any kind ol 

audio for any purpose. Kearns said the 

company has expanded into larger fields. 

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Out-of-town exhibitors seen on Filmrow 

were Harold Nichols. Springfield; Darrel 

Manus. Columbia; Dale Stewart and Boh 

Walters, Wichita; Fred Wilcox, Cameron; 

A. C. Wooten, Higginsville; Marvin Heath, 

Liberty; C. V. Crocker, Ulysses; Mr. and 

Mrs. Sam Curry. Council Grove; Calvin 

Strowig. Abilene; Elmer Bills. Moberly; 

Guy Bloom. Nevada; Ed Harris, Neosho; 

Frank Weary. Richmond; Bill Flynn. Emporia; 

Dennis Montee. Hutchinson; Oscar 

Johnson, Hiawatha; Jim Cook, Maryville; 

Ralph Adams, National General Theatres, 

California, and Dorothy Booth of Rich Hill, 

United Artists screened "A Funny Thing 

Happened on the Way to the Forum" Monday 

(24) at Commonwealth; George Regan 

Film Distributing Corp. screened "Endless 

Summer" Tuesday (2.5) at Commonwealth; 

MGM screened "The Venetian Affair" 

Wednesday (26) at the Dickinson screening 

room; Universal screened "1967 Production 

Reel" Wednesday (26) at Commonwealth, 

Filmrow will be closed November 1 1 for 

Veterans Day . 

Hasslar, American 

International secretary, is leaving Friday 

(28) to take up residence in Sherman, Tex., 

where her husband, a member of the Air 

Force, has been transferred. 

R. N. Wilkinson, assistant to the general 

sales manager of Universal in New York, 

was in the Kansas City office Friday (21). 

National Theatre Supply is replacing the 

three Commonwealth Theatre screens, 

which were destroyed by storms, uith Selby 

all steel screen towers. 

Tenth Anniversary Dinner 

For Kansas City WOMPI 

KANSAS CITY—The Women ol the 

Motion Picture Industry local club held its 

tenth anniversary dinner at the Four Winds 

Restaurant at the Municipal Airport here 

Tuesday (25) night, with Velma West Sykcs. 

chairman of the National Screen Council, 

sponsored by Boxoffice. speaking on 

"Poetry and Motion Pictures." 

Mrs. Sykes read selections from her own 

published poems and detailed the working 

of the National Screen Council. Seventyeight 

WOMPI members and local industry 

leaders were in attendance. A cocktail hour 

preceded the dinner. 

Hostesses for the occasion were Patricia 

dandv and the Boxoffice members of 

WOnIpI: Gwen Wolfrom, Mary Alice Wagoner. 

Maurinc McKinney and Joan Baer. 

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presented. The new program schedule started 

with the movie. "The Fast Set." and featured 

Bonita Guitar on stage. 

Sidney Kaplan, Paramount branch manager, 

and publicist Dick Taylor are making 

last-minute preparations for the Midwest 

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Waggoner has been engaged to handle 

group sales for "Is Paris Burning?" Paramount 

is also setting up campaigns for "Allie," 

which has its Midwest premiere at the 

Hsquire; "Seconds," which opens at the 

B&K Chicago, and "The Swinger," which 

opens in a multiple November 18. 

Clay Clark, Paramount salesman, is 

spending his vacation visiting his parents 

and in-laws in the East. He also will visit 

I he home office. 

Herb and Evelyn Klisbur}> spent a lcv\ 

days visiting their son Donald and his wife 

in Washington. From there they went to 

New York, to see another son Bill. 

"Hawaii" got off to a good start at the 

Bismarck Palace, with reported grosses totaling 

$48,000 the first week. Ralph Bangharl 

will work with United Artists press 

Lhief Wall) Heim on "Hawaii" program 

promotion. Heim has been setting up campaigns 

for the opening of "Return of the 

Seven" at the Roosevelt Theatre, and "The 

I iirtune Cookie" at the United Artists Theatre. 

Allied Theatres of Illinois, headed b\ 

lack Clark, was appointed to do the buying 

and booking for the 516-seat Wilmettc Theatre 

owned by Richard Stern. 

Charles Teitel is spending a tew days with 

his father .Abe on the West Coast. They arc 

looking into new art films for distribution in 

this area. The Teitel's World Theatre jiisl 

completed a ten-week engagement of "Monilo 

Freudo" and is opening "Lovefeast" lor 

.in 

extended run. 

Haywood Mitchusson, who served as 

branch manager here for Allied Artists, has 

launched his own firm as an independent 

producer. He will represent Allied under a 

franchise arrangement. 

Ray Hirsch, the Blackstone Theatre treasurer, 

is in Hollywood with his wife Eleanor 

Parker exploring the possibility o( establishing 

an independent producing firm. Whatever 

arrangements are set up. the Hirsches 

say they will headquarter in Chicago . 

Tony Cassel joined the Chicago branch of 

American International as a salesman. He 

formerly was associated with Continental 

Casualty Insurance Co. 

Kim Ngo, from Thailand, is serving Vic 

Bernstein and Sam Seplowin of American 

International as secretary . Howard, 

head of .Academy Film Productions, 

was awarded a Chris Award Certificate tor 

his Israeli film at the Columbus, Ohio, film 

festival . . . The Clark Theatre is presenting 

the first showing here of "The Lion of St. 

Mark," along with "Michael Strogoff." 

Teenaners are aâin making protests, 

through the press, saying a teen rate sluuilil 

be charged at the theatres. 

.Special police supervised admissions to 

showings of "Poor White Trash," co-featured 

with "Shame." In newspapers carrying 

advertising on the showings, there was copy 

uhich read: "Due to the subject matter of 

this motion picture, no children will be alloued 

with or without their parents." 

Herbert .Sullixan, (il. who was a lilm 

booker and buyer tor .Mliance Amusement 

Co.. died in his home at Evanston. He was 

with Alliance 34 years. Sullivan is survived 

by his wife Cora. 

The Woodlawn Public Library presented 

a free showing of "Oedipus Rex." The Chicago 

Public Library ran free showings of 

"City Out of Time" and "Basilica of San 

Lorenzo" . . . Brandon Films will distribute 

"Uccellaci e Ucellini" in Chicago. 

Bloomer .Amusement Co. recently hosted 

more than 800 members of the film industry 

and their guests at a presiew parly 

marking the opening of the firm's 1.000-seat 

BAC Cinema Theatre. It is located adjacent 

to the company's Skyview Drive-in. 

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has subscribed to the .Allied Theatres of Illinois 

picture release sheet forwarded twice 

a month to the organization's members. In 

submitting the subscription, the Tribune 

said. "The information is very helpful in 

preparing publicity releases!" 

Jack Clark, president of .Allied Theatres 

of Illinois, announced the addition of Mrs. 

Cheryl Ecker to the staff. She will handle 

reception and general office work. 

Hardtop Is Started 

In Kankakee, 111. 

CHICAGO — Groundbreaking ceremonies 

marked the beginning of a new hardtop 

to be constructed in Kankakee. III., in 

the town's Meadow View shopping area. 

The theatre will be named the Meadow 

View. Owners are L & M Management, already 

the owner of Luna Theatre in Kankakee. 

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J. R. Bellows Renamed 

Carolina President 

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S^^ elected include Kenneth 

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vice-presidents. and 

Jinim\ Bellows Harry M. Pickett jr., 

chairman of the 

board, l.ila McClelland was renamed executive 

secretary and treasurer. 

Named as directors were Charles Ahercrombie. 

R.I.. Baker jr.. F. H. Beddingfield. 

Kenneth Benfield. H. E. Buchanan. Roy L. 

Champion. Jack Fuller. Sanford Jordan. 

H. F. Kincey. P. C. McGee. George Meyer 

jr., W. B. Sams, Roben Saxon. E. C. Stellings. 

Charles B. Trexler jr.. K. Whitley 

and Lyic Wilson. 

Following the keynote address by National 

Ass'n of Theatre Owners president 

Sherrill C. Corwin. the Carolinas organization, 

one of the oldest exhibitor groups in 

the nation, founded in 1912, became the 

first NATO affiliate to incorporate N.ATO 

into its name. .Action officially changed the 

name to "National Ass'n of Theatre Owners 

of North Carolina and South Carolina, 

Inc.," and was taken within an hour of 

Corwin"s address. 

This was in line with Corwin's suggestion 

at the NATO convention in New York in 

September that every regional association 

should identify with the national body. "It 

is a new concept." Corwin then said, "but 

in doing so we will achieve the identification 

and prestige that this great organization 

must have if it is going to acquire the 

imprimatur of government, press and public." 

Corwin repeated his plea before the 

Carolina convention expressing "the hope 

that when you conclude your deliberations 

today, you will have agreed to name this 

organization the National Ass'n of Theatre 

Owners of North Carolina and South 

Carolina." 

An array of speakers took up major problems 

confronting exhibition today. Curtis 

Mees. nationally known theatre authority, 

described the "difference" between Southern 

exhibitors and others as "Southerners talk 

less but accomplish more." hut. he warned. 

"Don't be afraid to talk. Send your opinions 

on theatre matters to publications." 

Mees was highly critical of theatre concessions, 

asserting that "quantity is low, 

quality is bad and the price is high," especially 

in big city theatres, and he asked 

exhibitors to "also have something for the 

poor little kid with only a dime in his 

pocket." He also urged theatre operators to 

offer their employes more and better incentives. 

Howard .\l. Mckenzie, regional director 

GCC to Open Second Memphis Theatre 

visited Memphis in connection with the 

opening plans. The Cinema is the second 

theatre for General Cinema here. The other 

is the Plaza in the Poplar-Plaza Shopping 

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Tommj Lambert look over the sales agency 

for Allied Artists Pictures in the Charlotte 

territory, effective October 17. The 

agency will operate under the name of Cinema 

Pictures of Charlotte. Several pictures 

are scheduled for immediate release . . . 

Congratulations to Wayland Lillard, Paramount 

branch manager, who shot a "hole 

in one" at the Kannapolis Golf Club. The 

golf ball was saved and has been mounted 

on an ash tray with his name and other 

data. 

Joe Gibson, operator of the Harlem Theatre. 

Cireenvilje. S. C.. was wearing a happy 

smile when he was visiting Filmrow. The 

reason? He had just won a S 1.000 cash 

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Five new pictures opened, backing up 

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20th Century-Fox's "The Fantastic Voyage" 

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On the new side are John Frankenheimers 

"Seconds' (\V-K"s Fox): Columbia's "Alfic" 

(Peachtree Art): United Artists' "Kaleidoscope" 

(Meiselman's Cherokee): Paramount's 

"Bolshoi Ballet 67" (Fine Art Cinema), 

and UA's "Khartoum" (Georgia Theatre 

Co.'s Lenox Square. In addition. Martin's 

Georgia Cinerama replaced Embassy's 

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Martin's Pike Theatre, in Troy, Ala., has 

been taken oser b\ Jimnn Gaylard. who operates 

the Starlight Drive-In in Troy and 

the Crenshaw Drive-ln at Liiverne. .Ma. 

. . Dottie Soulherland. popular Filnirow 

Voice of U.-\," was silenced tor a couple 

of days as a result of a session with her 

dentist. 

Kxhibiturs face considerable additional 

legiiiniaie theatre competition from several 

other sources. Famous Artists .Agency is 

presenting the Guy Lombardo Show, starring 

Nelson Edd\ and Gale Sherwood, 

November 12. and "Half a Sixpence," starring 

Kenneth Nelson, in two performances, 

November 19. "Hello, DoIKI" starring 

Carol Channing will be staged in eight performances 

December d-l 1. at a S9 top. The 

Metropolitan Opera will present a single 

performance of "La Boheme" November 2, 

at a Sb top. In addition, the Atlanta Symphony 

Orchestra has started its series ol 

20 concerts and the Atlanta Music Club's 

All-Star Concert series got under way Saturday 

(29), with the .-Xmerican Ballet Theatre. 

All of these performances are presented 

in the ."i.SOO-seat Municipal .Auditorium. 

Elaine Belk, co-hostess with Jack Walsh 

on "Dateline .Atlanta," WAG.A-T'V's morning 

show, which has spotlighted many molion 

picture personalities when they visit 

Atlanta, will be among Paramount Pictures' 

guests at the New York premiere of "Is 

Paris Burning'?" November 2. 

Leonard Allen, independent publicity advertising 

agent, is in New Orleans setting 

up showings of Columbia's "The Professionals" 

at .Martin's Cinerama and "Dead 

Heat on a .Merry-Go-Round" scheduled for 

multiple-run exposure in the Crescent City. 

Diane Thomas. Atlanta Constitution entertainment 

editor, has received her production 

kit on "THE BIBLE ... In the Beginning" 

from 20th Century-Fox. She wrote 

in her column: "It (the kit) is considerably 

more showy than most production packets, 

but it follows the same basic formal. The 

editor gets the same type of background information 

that he might receive for any 

film from 'Alvarez Kelly' to Alfie' . . . 

the whole thing could leave itself open 

for a lot of sick, slightly sacrilegious humor," 

Miss Thomas revealed one bit of 

news, however, announcing that "Bible" 

will open its roadshow engagement at 

Loew's Grand Theatre December 22, replacing 

"Doctor Zhivago." 

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The Motion Picture Charity Club of Florida, 

which is headquartered in the Roosevelt 

Hotel here, began its annual co-sponsorship 

on Wednesday (19) of the midway 

attractions at the 11-day Jacksonville Fair 

in the Gator Bowl. Turnstiles at the fair 

are expected to admit more than 200.000 

visitors this year. Members of the MPCC 

serve as ticket takers at all the midway 

shows, rides and attractions, and in return, 

the MPCC receives a profitable return for 

use in operating the Sunny .Acres Park for 

Handicapped Children. A large contingent 

of WOMPI members will assist the MPCC 

at 

the fair. 

Motion picture industryiles who are serving 

as officers of the Jacksonville Fair Ass'n 

this year arc two of its vice-presidents, Harvey 

Garland (vice-president of Florida State 

Theatres) and Horace Denning (district supervisor 

of Dixie Drive-In Theatres) and 

treasurer Tom Sawyer (also an FST executive). 

Harry Clark, former Allied Artists salesman, 

and his wife have formed the Clark 

Releasing Co. to handle .'\llied Artists films 

in 

the Jacksonville exchange area. They also 

will handle other films. They are currently 

distributing "Road to Nashville," a country 

music priiduction of Crown International. 

Marty Shcarn has been re-elected president 

of the Florida State Theatres Employes 

Federal Credit Union. Other officers are 

Robert Heekin. vice-president; Edwina Ray. 

secretary; Dorothy Zeitlinger, treasurer, and 

committee members Leonore Kirkwood, 

Mary Hart, Franklin Frady, and Edna Edwards. 

UOMPI Violet Davis, formerly of Allied 

Artists, succeeds Carolyn Lambert, who resigned, 

as a member of the Universal office 

staff. 

Carroll Ogburn, Warner Bros, manager, 

began using his annual vacation leave to 

pursue his favorite hobby—sports fishing 

. . . Walter Johnson, Warner Bros, office 

manager, has written a persuasive letter to 

all Florida exhibitors, urging them to book 

the II -minute "Hollywood Star Spangled 

Revue" for the benefit of the Will Rogers 

Hospital Fund and the Motion Picture Relief 

Fund. This short, which is being billed 

at the regular single reel price, features Bob 

Hope. Phyllis Diller, Herb Alpert and the 

Tijuana Brass. 

The Plaza Theatre, new first-run luxury 

house being constructed at the local Phillips 

Highway Shopping Center for operation by 

Kent Theatres, is expected to have its grand 

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Jocksonville, 

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opening about mid-January . . . Robert 

Bowers, former Allied Artists branch manager 

here, has joined the Universal branch 

office. 

The Orange Avenue Drive-In at Orlando, 

a unit of Floyd Theatres, has been dismantled 

and moved to a nearby location for a 

speedy reopening . early opening is 

expected for the Plant Britton Theatre in 

the Plant Shcipping Center at Plant City. 

Two other Plant City theatres, the Capitol 

and the Starlight, are operated by Floyd 

Theatres. 

.\t the request of LaMar Sarra, a vicepresident 

and general counsel of Florida 

State Theatres. Floyd T. Christian. Florida's 

state superintendent of public school education, 

has sent a bulletin to all 67 county supervisors 

of education urging them to cooperate 

with exhibitors in their counties for 

the presentation of three pictures: "Namu, 

the Killer Whale." produced at Ivan Tors 

Studio in Miami; the "Sleeping Beauty." 

ballet, and "Fabulous Spain," a new Burton 

Holmes travelogue. 

WOMPI Joyce Malmborg, formerly with 

Allied Artists here, has joined the United 

The local Universal staff 

Artists staff . . . 

is working hard at collections in order to 

capture some of the prize money in the 

April 3-October Universal Power Booking 

Drive. 

Jack Mahon, Florida State Theatres 

showman, is giving wide ballyhoo to the 

new fall production in the waters of Weeki 

Wachee being performed by the underwater 

"mermaids." His lovely mermaids also are 

visiting newspaper offices and television stations 

in the state to publicize Weeki 

Wachec's "November Appreciation Month." 

Titled "The Wizard of Oz," the underwater 

spectacle numbers in its ensemble the characters 

of Dorothy, the Cowardly Lioness, 

the Tin Woodsgirl, the Scarecrow and the 

Munchkins. 

Ralph Puckhabcr, new Florida Stale Theatres 

home office exploiteer, spent a few 

days in the field contacting some of the 

managers with whom he has moved into a 

working relationship, including Waller Colby. 

Orlando; Ted Chapin, Daytona Beach, 

and H. A. "Red" Tedder, St. Augustine. 

Marvin Skinner, who has joined the FST 

booking staff, also took lime out for a field 

visit with managers in the Tampa-St. Petersburg 

area to discuss upcoming product. 

MIAMI 

\A7omctco Theatres held a "construction 

progress" ceremony at its new twin, 

across the street from Dadeland Shopping 

Center, with ten sets of twins having the 

time of their lives. The Mother of Twins 

Club members brought their children to the 

theatre site, where the kiddies pressed their 

hands into fresh cement. The cement slab is 

lo be part of a sidewalk in front of the theatre. 

Formal opening is planned around Faster. 

Mary C. Scully, Miami Beach clubwoman, 

died Friday (14). She came here with 

her husband William, a retired vice-president 

of Universal, 23 years ago. 

Myrus, the mind reader, will "search" for 

money to help the Variety Children's Hospital 

by entertaining the Suburban League 

at its fourth annual luncheon in the Algiers 

Hotel. All proceeds will go to the Tent 33 

project. 

Membership in ihc Florida Screen Actors 

Guild reflects the growth of the state's film 

industry, which climbed 20 per cent in a 

year. This was pointed out at the annual 

meeting of the group in the Algiers Hotel. 

Stanley Colbert of Ivan Tors Studios was 

guest speaker. Also speaking were Peter 

Barton, film production head for the Florida 

Industrial Commission, and Florence 

Marston, the guild's regional director. 

Leonard Coleman has been named chairman 

of a fashion induslrv group lendinu 

support to a fund drive for the Variety Children's 

Hospital. The institution is seeking 

funds to help meet its free-care deficit of 

$700,000. representing treatment for more 

than dO.OOO children. 

The brigantinc Romance, one of the 

"stars" in United Artists' "Hawaii," was 

docked here at Dodge Island. Capt. and 

Mrs. Arthur Kimberly sailed her into port 

to promote the picture, which is to open 

at the Colony Theatre on Miami Beach December 

21. 

Harold Melniker and his wife from Lo^ 

.Angeles are vacationing here and are the 

guests of his brother Ed and wife. The> 

made a trip to the Tors Studios to see "Gentle 

Ben" in production . colinnnist 

Hy Gardner is becoming a Miami 

resident, with a new apartment on the Bay. 

The press has pointed out that theatres in 

greater Miami are expecting a big season 

with such films as ",\lfie. ' "Is Paris Burning?" 

"The Idol." "Sleeping Beauty," "Hawaii," 

"A Man and a Woman," "The Liquidator," 

"Texas Across the River" and "Hotel 

Paradiso." 

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McKees Rocks Theatre 

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McKFFS ROCKS, PA.—The Roxian 

Theatre, long closed, has been purchased 

by .Associated Theatres and will be entirely 

remodeled and renovated. George and Ernest 

Stern, Associated executives, believe 

there will be a business renewal with the 

construction of the new shopping plaza a- 

cross the street from the house. 

Formerly owned by Morris Nafl and once 

an operation of Roy Fiedler and Ed Koerner 

and others, the interior deteriorated 

through the years. Now the fine structure 

is being remodeled, and an "entire new interior" 

is promised. A Christmas opening 

is 

expected. 

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.(Sine 

Ethics. Where have they gone? 

Ethics, says the dictionary, is "llie science 

ofininian duty; moral science." 

In today's world, so complicated with 

gadgetry and machines that we often 

lose sight of others and of our own best 

selves, it isn't always easy to keep "human 

duty" in mind. 

As life gets more complicated, men lose 

their sense of identity, valueand purpose. 

Life, in a sense, becomes "cheap" and 

"unimportant." And with that, it becomes 

ever easier to take the easy way, 

to iiinore the principles of right—and 

our human duty to others. 

The one place where human values arc 

kept in proper focus is where you worship. 

Nowhere is the individual more 

valued. And if you care, the place where 

you worship can become, with your 

help, a rallying point for lifting all 

the deteriorating values you sec 

around you. Worship this week 

—and put your faith to work 

all week. 

Worship this week 

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AIP Lucky Playdate Drive 

Has New Money Winners 

.ATLANTA—F our more industryiles 

were made happy Friday (21) when their 

names were drawn as winners in American 

Iniernaiional Pieiures' Bonus Lucky Playdale 

drive, which ended October L 

Mrs. Esther Osley of Kxhibitors' Service 

won the first prize, a $100 U.S. savings 

hond. when her name was drawn by Mrs. 

Edyihe Bryant, president of the Atlanta club 

of the Women of the Motion Picture Industry. 

Next name out of the hat (the snappy 

fall fedora of AIP exchange manager 

Jimmy Belio sr.) was that of Mack Grimes 

of Bailey Theatre, who was awarded a %15 

savings bond. 

Third prize, a S50 bond, went to Jack 

Rigg. president of Specialty Booking Service. 

Daisy Frances Lee of Martin Theatres received 

the fourth prize, a $25 savings bond. 

Manager Jimmy Bello announced that 

another Lucky Playdate drive has been under 

way since October 1 and will end Feb. 

1. 19f)7 and cited these rules covering the 

competition; Ail playdates must be played 

and/or paid for during this period only; 

Contest is for the theatre exhibitor, buyer 

i>r hooker: Cards must be filled out and submilied 

by the person requesting the playdates; 

The names of winners of the four 

prizes will be drawn Feb. 17. 19fi7. at noon 

b\ a person neutral to AIP business. Winners 

need not he present to win. 

'Doctor Zhivago' 225 

18lh Memphis Week 

MEMPHIS — Two holdovers, "Doctor 

Zhivago" at the Crosstown and "Fantastic 

Voyage" at the Warner, had more than double 

average grosses for the week. However, 

attendance was down all over town as the 

campaigns lor the November 8 election, 

which has several "hot" local and state issues 

and candidates, drew more anil more 

people to rallies, theatre managers reported. 


Crosstown— Doctor Zhivago (MGM), 18th wk 225 

Guild -Morgon! (Cinema V), 3rd wk 90 

Male; Alvorci Kelly (Col) 150 

Palace Goldfingcr |UA); Dr. No (UA), reissues, 

wk 3r'-) 75 

Paramount The Blue Max (20th-Fox) 100 

PlozQ The Fighting Prince of Donegal 

(BV), 2nd wk 80 

State— Mister Buddwing (M&M) 100 

Studio Lord of the Flies (Cont'l); Dovid and 

Lisa (Cont'l), reissues, 3rd wk 75 

Warner - Fontastic Voyage (20th-Fox), 200 

2nd wk. . 

"Fantastic Voyage' Again 

High in New Orleans 

NEW ORLEAN.S—"Fantastic Voyage." 

showing for the third week at the Orpheum. 

still held the city lead, this time with ISO 

per cent. Next in line was the I-.nglishdubbed 

version of "La Dolce Vita" at the 

Martin's Cinerama at l.'Ô. 

Joy— Who's Afroid of Virginia Woolf? (WB), 

2nd wk 100 

Lakeside— Romeo and Juliet (Embassy) iso 

Loew s State Cot on a Hot Tin Roof (MGM); 

Buttcrficid 8 (MGMi, reissues 100 

Mortin's Cinerama— La Dolce Vita (AIP) 150 

Orpheum— Fontostic Voyage ISO 

(20th-Fox), 3rd wk. 

Robert E. Lee- Doctor Zhivago (M(SM), 29lh wk 125 

MEMPHIS 

^he Lux Theatre at Osceola. .Nrk.. owned 

and operated by Elizabeth Sliman 

Elias. has reopened for full-time operation 

have moved indoors for the 

winter at Marshall. Ark. Kenda Drive-In 

has closed until spring and Ken Theatre 

reopened. 

Drive-in closings tiuring the ueek included 

Bel .Mr at ("enlerville. Tenn.. and Pariv 

at Paris. Ark. 

Leon Kountrec. Holly at Holh Springs, 

Miss.; Louise Mask. Liiez. Bolivar. Tenn.; 

Guy Amis. Laco Drive-In, Lexington. 

Tenn.; Orris Collins. Capital, Paragould. 

Ark.; John Staples. Carolyn. Piggott, and 

Moses Sliman. l.uxora. Ark., were among 

exhibitors \isiting in Memphis. 

Chicago Film Societies 

Involved in Busy Season 

From Central Edition 

CHICAGO—Film society activities are 

reaching new heights. The Beverly Film 

.Society started its fourth season by scheduling 

five programs for its members. This 

group has 100 members, and each pays $5 

for a subscription to the series of five programs. 

This year the films are Jean Cocteau's 

"Orpheus," Federico Fellini's "La 

Strada." G. W. Pabst's "Secrets of a Soul" 

and "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." Fred 

Zinnemann's "High Noon." Jean Vigo's 

"Zero de Conduite" and Stuart Hagman's 

"Kali Nihta, Socrates." 

The School of the Art Institute initiated 

a new film .series with Francois Truffaui's 

French film. "Shoot the Piano Player," followeil 

by "Zero for Conduct," "The Music 

Box" anil "The Great Chase." The Chicago 

I ield Museum of Natural History announced 

the showing of four film features, "Ceylon," 

"Mysteries of the Balkan World," "Ojibway 

Country" and "Only in Portugal." 

Eleanor Keen, movie critic for the Chicago 

Sun-Times, talked with theatre owner 

Oscar Bri>tman about the films offered by 

societies, and often not a\'ailahle in commercial 

theatres. Brotman pointed out that 

from a theatre owner's viewpoint, the problem 

is largely financial. He said that buying 

and importing is not enough, that without 

a show business campaign behind a film 

(such as provided lor "David ;ind Lisa") 

the audience is not likely to be large enough 

and aware enough . . . and show business 

campaigns cost money. 

This is a solution i>ffered by Brotman, "If 

I had a guaranteed audience of dOO. I could 

bring in any of the pictures the) wanted to 

see. Let's say it would cost them SIO a year, 

and we'd show six features through the season. 

That would break down to approximately 

,$1.50 per showing. Their own committee 

could select the films, and I'd proside 

the theatre for a one-day showing. 

"But the problem is financial, and it isn't 

always possible to meet the distributor's 

terms, pay the bills for a widespread campaign, 

and keep a film on the screen for a 

two-week run." 

SE-8 BOXOFFICE :: October M, 1966

TDITOA Board Meeting 

Called ior November 9 

Dallas—M. K. MiDaiiiil, |irisidiiit 

of the Texas l)ri\t'-ln I healrc Omiuts 

Ass'n, has i-alled an iinportani board 

nu'ttiiit; for Noxiiuhor 9. ihc nutliiii; 

to be held at 10 a.m. In the upper 

( ourl ( lub at the Slatler Hilton Hotel. 

lninu'dia(el\ l'ollt»\lnu the meeting a 

luncheon «ill be ser\ed. 

McDaniel stresses that it's most important 

that all officers and directors 

be present to consider the subject for 

which the session has been called. 

Three SW Theaires 

To Baskin, Gillianl 

1 

AS— r.ink J. Baskin .ind John 

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Giiliunt of San Antonio have taken over 

operation of three Texas theatres from Stanley 

Warner Theatres of Texas as of October 

26. The theatres involved are the Border 

in Mission. Pioneer in Falfurrias and the 

Texas in Raymondville. 

Baskin and Giliiant also own the Meadowbrook 

Drive-In. Fort Worth. I.. M. Weidon, 

who has been operating the Meadowbrook 

for the partners, will continue to 

manage that airer and do the booking and 

buying for all four theatres. 

Earl Schreiber Managing 

Henderson, Tex., Strand 

HtNDllRSON. Tt.X.— Earl F. Schreiber, 

who joined the managerial staff of East 

Texas Theatres in July, has assumed charge 

of the Strand Theatre. 

Prior to joining the East Texas circuit. 

Schreiber was associated for several years 

with the Jefferson Amusement Co., Beaumont. 

He previously had served four years 

in the U.S. Air Force, being stationed at 

Laredo. He is a native of Harris County, 

Tex. 

He and his wife, the former Mary Reyna 

of Laredo, are residing at 1206 Webb St. 

They have two children. Denise atid Flainc. 

Dallas Granada Manager 

R. B. Allport, 68, Dies 

D,\l 1,.\S~R. B. .\llporl. manager ol the 

Granada Theatre, died Wednesday (19). 

A native of Nebraska, he had been a Dallas 

resident 24 years. Allport, 68. had managed 

the Granada the past two decades and 

was u member of the Variety Club. He 

leaves his wife. 

New Lens to Be Introduced Nov, 10 

At Three McLendon Dallas Theatres 

\S—McLendon Theatres has pioneered 

1)\1 1 

m developing lens lor movie projec- 

tors and will introduce the innovation here 

November 10. according to William A. 

I'a\ne, amusement editor of the Dallas 

News. 

Payne quoted Morris Gotchcr, general 

manager of McLendon Theatres, as saying 

that all three of the circuit's theatres in Dallas—Casa 

Linda. Preston Royal and Park 

I oresi— have been equipped with the neu 

lens and uill employ it in showing "KIliiloum. 

" 

"The new lens actually should not be referred 

to in the singular," Payne wrote in 

his column "Casts & Forecasts." since each 

lens is ground to specification for each theatre. 

West Coast technicians in lens-grinding 

do the work under the direction of a German 

scientist using high quality German 

optical glass." 

Payne's column continues: 

Gotcher said the dimensions of the lens 

are calculated by the scientist from such 

things as size of screen, distance from screen 

to projector, angle of "throw" from the projector 

to the screen, size of the theatre. 

The result, he said, is a lens which projects 

a much brighter image on the screen, 

an image with more depth creating a threedimensional 

effect. 

Thus far. only the Dallas McLendon 

theatres have been equipped with the nevv 

lens but Gotcher said the lens would be 

made available to the other film houses in 

the circuit and there is now a study under 

way for the use of the same type lens in 

drive-in theatres. 

Development of the lens came almost as 

a by-product of an improvement program 

started last spring at the Casa Linda house. 

First, the lobby was remodeled, doubling 

the space. Then B. R. McLendon suggested 

that the theatre also be spruced up and 

Gotcher wanted to add a new and larger 

screen doubling the space projection. 

This led to new projection equipment. 

"But." Gotcher said, "we realized we should 

have a better lens to take full advantage of 

the improvements we had made." 

Ciordon McLendon knew of the German 

lens expert and through him the contact was 

made and the de\elopmeni of the lens 

started. The new lens evolved out of slow 

and careful process of grinding to imprine 

the screen image with a brighter picture 

that is not distorted. 

Gotcher said the lens is housed in a 

cylinder about 12 inches long and six inches 

in diameter. The housing is built so that it 

is interchangeable with regular lens equipment. 

He said the McLendon theatres plan 

to use the new lens for showing motion 

pictures that have been selected lor their 

high quality and not use it with every piclure 

booked in the theatres. 

George Nichols Named 

Tulsa Fox Manager 

l.OS .\NCil LIS — The appoMilment of 

Cieorge L. Nichols as managing director of 

the new Fox Theatre in Tulsa. Okla., was 

announced here at the home office of National 

General Corp.. parent firm of Fox 

Midwest Theaires. FMT plans to open the 

Tulsa Fox during the Thanksgiving week. 

Nichols. 4S. joined F\ix Midwest Theatres 

in 19.'?6 and has managed the circuit's 

theaires in Springfield. Sedalia. Kansas City 

and Joplin in Missouri and in Wellington. 

I ibcral and Wichita in Kansas. During 

Work! War II, he served for three years in 

the Army Air Corps. 

He and his wife Betty have four children—Jim. 

17: Janey. 16; Julie. 1.^. and 

Jackie. 

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Irving Theatre Updated 

For Fall-Winter Season 

IRNINC, Ti:\. — When The lighting 

Prince of Donegal" made its Texas debut 

on the screen of the Irving Theatre early 

this month, the 18-year-old house had just 

been overhauled and considerable remodeling 

completed. 

"I think it's as nice as any theatre in 

Dallas." said Manager C. B. Landrum. "I 

know it's 

as clean as any." 

During a ten-day renovation, the entire 

building was repainted, woodwork revarnished, 

floors bleached and tile replaced in 

the lobby. Restroom curtains were replaced 

and new plumbing fixtures installed. The 

nearly 900 theatre chairs on the main floor 

and in the balcony were repainted, reupholstercd 

and made secure to the floor. New 

aluminum doors were installed near the 

boxoffice. 

"We want to make the theatre a clean 

and pleasant place to visit," Landrum declared," 

a place where anyone can enjoy a 

tine movie." 

Later this year Landrum will have new 

carpets laid at the Irving and new lighting 

installed. 

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Timolhj Blake, who started work in Lniversal's 

shipping department six weeks 

ago. has been transferred to the booking department 

as student booker . . . E. L. 

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were here for the annual Bill Williams' 

charity capon dinner Tuesday (25) . . . For 

"Is Paris Burning?" there will be a "Salute 

to Paris Week" when the film opens at the 

Gaylynn November 17. The salute begins 

November 1 1. Veterans Day. 

Dean Martin flew into Houston Wednesday 

(26) to participate in the premiere festivities 

of "Texas Across the River" at the 

Majestic. Interstate Theatres and Universal 

Pictures brought five principal actors to the 

premiere activities, which included a stage 

show. Here were Rosemary Forsyth, Andrew 

Prine. Peter Graves and Tina Marquand. 

Also here were Harry Keller, the 

film's producer and Chief Redwing. Comanche 

Indian and firearms expert who 

coached the stars in the art of gun handling. 

Cactus Pryor \sas emcee. Marlin also announced 

the national winner of "Dino's 

Texas Darlings" contest from among 15 

finalists. The winner will receive a weeklong 

trip, all expenses paid, to Hollywood 

as guest of Universal Pictures, 

Mayor Louie Welch declared October 26 

as "Christmas Da\ for Fighting Men in 

\ictnam" to coincide with the opening of 

the showing of "The Bible" at the Tower 

Theatre. The first showing was a benefit to 

buy Christmas gifts for Vietnam servicemen. 

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Qcne Oliver, whose parents own and operate 

the Allred Theatre and Pryor 

Drive-In at Pryor, has been transferred to 

Saufley Field in Florida from San Diego. 

En route to his new assignment, he stopped 

briefly in Pryor to visit his parents and pick 

up his car. He will spend 18 months to two 

years at the Pensacola base, where he will 

be personnelman. third class. 

After Gene's departure from Pryor, Mr. 

and Mrs. Oliver and two Pryor friends. Mr. 

and Mrs. O. F. McHcnry. left for New 

Orleans by car to spend several days and 

then go on to Pensacola to visit Gene. From 

there, they plan to drive to Falfurrias, Tex., 

for a visit with their daughter Jaye (Mrs. 

Robert Tripson). Both Jaye and her husband 

are teaching in Falfurrias. From Falfurrias 

the touring Olivers are to continue 

to San Antonio to see his mother. J. D. 

Oliver said he thought they'd be gone about 

two weeks but his wife thought it would be 

longer. This is their first vacation together 

in several years and she said they would be 

gone just as long as she wants to stay—and 

we're betting they do just that. 

G. R. Crumpler. Gentr>' Theatre and 69 

Drive-In at Checoiah. has another feather in 

his cap. In addition to operating the two 

theatres, he also is city manager for Checotah 

and recently was elected vice-president 

of the Oklahoma Municipal League, an organization 

of city officials. He also recently 


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Grosses Breaking Out 

Of Mill City Slump 

MINNnAPOl IS— Breaking out of the 

boxoflice slump which started when public 

schools reopened this fall, grosses began 

taking a turn for the better. Foremost 

among the comparatively few newcomers 

was "Return of the Seven." which brought 

patrons downtown in such numbers to the 

Orpheum that a second week was assured. 

Another new entry, "Alvarez Kelly," also 

gave a sufficiently good boxoffice performance 

to hold. Most of the numerous 

siaycrs-on continued in the big money, 

especially "The Sound of Music" and "Doctor 

Zhivago" among the roadshows and 

"How to Steal a Million" and "The Wrong 

Box" among the nonhard-ticket shows. 


Academy— Doctor Zhivogo (MGM), 30th wk 140 

Cinema II, Uptown—The Wrong Box (Col), 4th wk. 140 

Cooper Cinerama— Khortoum (UA), 16th wk 100 

Gopher— SmoimIs iPara), 2nd wk 90 

Lync—Tho Pod jUniv) 85 

Mann— The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 83rd wk. 155 

Orpheum— Return of the Seven (UA) 200 

Pork Cincroma—The Blue Max (20th-Fox), 16th wk. 100 

State—AWorez Kelty ;Col) 1 75 

Suburtx)n World— Bong! Bong! You're Dead! (AlP) 50 

wr,ia- -How to Steol o Million (20fh-Fox), 4th wk 150 

Cooper Theatres Holds 

Meeting in Lincoln, Neb. 

LINCOLN. NLB.— Representatives 

from 

Minneapolis. Denver. Greeley. Colorado 

Springs, Omaha and Lincoln Cooper theatres 

met here for Cooper Foundation's second 

general meeting of the year. 

At the one-day meeting from Lincoln 

were foundation president Jack Thompson; 

vice-president Herman Hallberg, in charge 

of operations for the 12 Cooper houses in 

the six cities; Leora McGrew, accounting 

depailment manager, and Larry Louis, city 

manager. Group sales representatives for 

Cooper's roadshows also were on hand. 

The Cioldcn Age Club program, pioneered 

in this part of the country by Cooper. 

were among items discussed. The first general 

meeting of Cooper key personnel was 

held in F'ebruarv here. 

MGM Stills 

Displayed 

At Modern Art Museum 

from fcoslcrn bd.tiTn 

NEW YORK— More than half the motion 

picture stills on display in the Museum 

of Modern Art's exhibit, "The Action Still." 

represent MGM productions. The exhibit 

highlights the forthcoming MGM-Cinerama 

roadshow attraction "Grand Prix," 

which has more stills in the display than 

any other film and is the only one represented 

in color. 

The "Cirand Prix" photographs tie in 

with the museum's exhibition. "The Racing 

Car: Toward a Rational Automobile." in 

which an actual Grand Prix winner is 

shown. 

Of the 20 motion pictures used for the 

photographic exhibit, 10 are MGM releases. 

These range from the original "Ben 

Hur," to "Grand Prix," and include "North 

by Northwest," "Gone With the Wind," 

"Boom Town," "Singin' in the Rain" and 

"The Unsinkable Molly Brown." 

MINNEAPOLIS 

^Tike l.i'f. Embassy branch manager, is 

walking on clouds these days because 

his ".-X Man Called Adam" is being saturated 

throughout the territory. When Sammy 

Davis jr.. its star and producer, was in 

St. Paul to do a one-man show al the auditorium. 

Lee went all out to entertain him. 

It was Davis' second Twin Cities' appearance 

within two years. He played a Minneapolis 

one-nighter in 19(S5. On both occasions 

his one-man shows pulled enormous 

audiences. 

Ralph PIleo, owner of theatres at Farniington. 

Minn., and Flandrau, S.D., is negotiating 

for shopping center theatres throughout 

the territory. He's so optimistic over the 

outlook for exhibition that he wishes to 

build up his circuit considerably. 

Eddie Stoller, United Artists city salesman, 

is a night club devotee and recently 

he has been accompanied by a gorgeous 

redhead of the opposite sex, identity unknown. 

At this juncture Stoller, of course, 

is a single man. 

MGM's ".Spinout" is current!) a smash 

grosser throughout the territory where it has 

been saturated. 5') prints being at work. It 

had a smash opening week at the Minneapolis 

Gopher theatre and is doing the biggest 

business everywhere of any Elvis Preslev 

picture in recent years, according to LcRoy 

Smith. Minneapolis MGM branch manager. 

Out-of-town exhibitors visiting Filmrow 

included Bob Tabbert. owner of theatres in 

Minol and Jamestown. N.D.; Stan McCollough. 

Hibbing. Minn., and Kenneth Pepper. 

St. Croix Falls, Wis. 

Accompanied by their wives, Harold 

l.iindquisl. Home Theatres booker, and 

John O'Rourke, who serves in a similar capacity 

for United .Artists, drove to Ann 

Arbor. Mich., to the Minnesota-Michigan 

football game which resulted in the Gophers 

being slaughtered, thus spoiling the long 

journey for Minnesota fans . . . Paul Ayotle, 

National Screen branch manager, after successful 

peptic ulcer surgery, has resumed 

his duties. 

Two branch manaeers here returned from 

long trips to sales meetings. Florie Meyers 

of Paramount went all the way to Seattle 

and Bob Malone of United Artists was 

down in New Orleans . . . Bob Conn, Warner 

Bros. Midwest sales manager, was in town 

for two days to accompany Minneapolis 

branch manager Mike Adcock calling on accounts. 

Morric Bucll, Theatre Associates booker, 

is making quite a name for himself as an 

amateur actor in various church and other 

productions . Buchingcr has joined 

Warner Bros, as a contract clerk, succeeding 

Rose .Marie Hagel who resigned to be married 

on Saturday (29). 

C'niumbia exploiteer Harry Hollander was 

in from New York to help blow the horn 

for two forthcoming releases, "Dead Heat 

on a Merry-Go-Round" and "The Profes- 

sionals." Here the former goes mto the Loop 

2.6(H)-seat Orpheum and the latter into the 

downtown 2,2()0-scat State for first runs. 

In an exdusivc roadshow engagement al 

the Park Cinerama Theatre here, "THE 

BIBLE- ... In the Beginning" is off to a 

great start that assures a long and successful 

run . was much ado for the opening 

of St. Paul's first new four-wall theatre 

in many decades, the downtown Norslar. a 

Minnesota Amusement Co. (United Paramount 

circuit) operation. 

Tent 15 Honors Levy 

For 30 Years of Aid 

DES MOINES— For 

Lou Levy's service, 

members of Tent \5 gave him a lifetime 

membership card. He 

was one of the founders 

of the Variety 

Club here more than 

.^0 years ago and 

served as a director 

many years. 

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Erika. who has the title role in 

"Electra" at the Pabst Theatre. Slezak said 

he recently completed a German movie. 

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luimc several days later with three. "It's 

like this." the Douglas Theatre Co. executive 

tells his friends here, "(daughter) Mary 

Jo's horse. Jack Pat .Star, became ill along 

the way and was left with a veterinarian at 

.Syracuse." That left daughter Debbie to 

show her Johnny Pat Star, which she did, 

taking third place in the Kansas City show's 

halter class. The four Brehms liked Frosty 

Bonanza, so this reserve champion at the 

show was bought as a second hor.se for 

Mary Jo. Jack Pat Star was feeling fine and 

dandy when the four Nebraskans and their 

two horses stopped at Syracuse on the way 

home so the traveling party became seven. 

Also waiting at home was Debbie's other 

horse. Flash Hankin. 

Walter Jaiicke may be spending Thanksgiving 

in Philadelphia. His son Ed is taking 

six months' training in the National Guard 

at Camp Polk. La., and may spend the holiday 

in Philadelphia where his wife Connie 

is visiting her family. If this happens. 

Walt will join this turkey-eating group. 

The Nebraska Theatre Corp. city manager 

has been entertaining a house 

guest of his own for two weeks in the Jancke 

penthouse apartment atop Century House: 

his mother Anne M. Jancke of Denver. 

The winter operating schedule for the 

three Douglas Theatre Co. drive-ins at 

Omaha and another in Lincoln will go into 

effect after Thanksgiving. This will close 

the .Airport Drive-ln and the Q-Twin West 

drive-ins at Omaha, leaving the S4th and 

Center and the Q-Twin Flast open there 

on weekends . 84th and O in Lincoln 

also goes on a weekend schedule. Observes 

Russell Brehm. "We had a good 

summer, but the last couple of weeks show 

the effect of cool weather. It's come about 

30 days earlier than exepected." He said 

Willard Beck, long-time employee at 84th 

and O in Lincoln, will continue as manager 

until a permanent top man is appointed . . . 

Dan Flanagan, former manager, now is 

city boss for Brehm's drive-ins at Omaha. 

Some personnel changes in the Nebraska 

Theatres' two downtown houses have Pete 

Durham moving from the State assistant 

manager's job to house manager at the Varsity; 

part-timer William Goldfein going from 

the Varsity to the State as assistant to manager 

Gene Buhrdorf. 

Hollywood was on the other end of the 

line when Walt Jancke got a call from 

American International, asking about the 

Varsity's promotion of "What's Up Tiger 

Lily?" Good for an eight-day run at the 

theatre, the Woody .Mien offering was given 

a special sendoff by Walt. He used the usual 

radio tapes, etc.. but also threw a screening 

party for 150 University of Nebraska 

student leaders, who apparently got the 

word around that this was one that had to 

be .seen. 

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Cl\ll\N\ll- \nciul.iiKi.- .11 lirsl-ruii 

ihciilrcs slipped somewhat .i> other lallwintcr 

competition ultracted the attention ol 

tnanv people who otherwise would have 

spent their recreation dollars at film boxoffices. 

"Fantastic N'osage." in its second 

week ai the Capitol, and "The Russians Are 

Coming." in its 11th week at Times Towne 

Cinema, drew very well. 

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Coppfol— Fontostit 


(Para) 

Voyage (20th-Fox), 

150 

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2nd wk. 

Eiquirc—Morgan! iCinoma V), 3rd 

Grand—The Fighting Prince of Donogol (BV), 

wk 200 

2rd «k 

tntemctionoi 70— Marco the Mognificent (MGM), 

80 

2nd wk 75 

Pnnceton Cincmo— Gigi MGM). reissue, 2rxl wk. . . 90 

Three theatres—The Pod lUniv) 100 

Times Townc C'nemo-- The Russions Are Coining 

(UA), 1 1th wk 350 

Twin ;Reodingl— Spinout VG«^' 150 

Twin (Norwood;— Rcnfro Born Donee {Seven Arts) . 80 

Vollev Doctor Zhivogo MGM], 29th wk 150 

'A Man and a Woman' 240 

In Second Detroit Week 

nil KOIT — -A ,\lan and a Woman" 

took a strong lead among the standard firstrun 

films here in its second week at the 

Studio-North, followed b\ the dual opener 

at the big Fox— ""Tarzan and the Valley of 

Gold" and "Frankenstein Conquers the 

World." However, the roadshow "The 

Sound of .Music." in its 82nd week at the 

Madison, ran so far ahead of all competition 

as almost to rate disqualification. 

Comelot, La Ponsien. Radio Cit>—Lo Doke Vito 

(AlP), 2nd wk 110 

Deorbom, nine other theatres^ôldfinger (UA); 

Dr. No ;UA), reissues, 2nd wk 

Fox—Torion and the Volley of Gold (AlP); 

120 

Fronkcnsfcin Conquers the World (AlP) 190 

Modiso-- The Sound of Music 20'h-Fox), 82nd wk. 395 

Mercur.— John F. Kennedy Emtassy!, 2nd wk 150 

Michigar-, B fTi ngh:m, Wcods, Quo Vodis—Mister 

Buddwing VGv 2nd wk 110 

Torn Curtain Univ), 8th wk. . 125 

Palms— King Kong vs. Godzilla (Univ); The Brides 

Northlono— 

Droculo Unv reissues 100 

I — Impossible on Saturday Magna), 2nd wk. 150 

John (Sigmo III;, 20th wk MO 

Confer— The Wronq Box (Col), 8th wk. 100 

Studio-North— A Men and o Womon (AA), 2nd wk. 240 

Trons-Lux Knm— Zorbo the Greek (20fh-Fox)- 

Visit (20th-Fox), reissues 100 

Merchants Ass'n Re-Elects 

A Toledo Theatreman 

TOI.KDO— Urban -.Andy" .Anderson has 

been re-elected executive secretary of the 

Colony Merchants Ass'n. organization of 

merchants in the Colony Shopping Center. 

He is manager of the first-run Colony Theatre 

there, operated by Associated Theatres 

of Cleveland. 

Weekend Policy 

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WINOOSKI, VT.—The Mountain View 

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the remainder of the season. 

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weeks because of censorship difficulties. 

The police department's license bureau issued 

a new permit that allows the film to 

run without three cuts requested earlier. 

Ross Caccavalle is general manager of the 

Studio circuit. 

Arthur Herzog, song writer and publicist, 

is the new press guy for Tent 5. Irving Belinsky. 

Irving Goldberg. Woodrow Fraught, 

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Variety met to prepare for a membership 

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Frank Upton, division chief for Beacon, 

awaits completion of remodeling at the Music 

Hall . . . Vic Carlson, manager of the 

United Artists Theatre, attended a seminar 

for managers in New York . . . Bernard Pedersen, 

formerly a boothman at the United 

Artists Theatre, has retired and moved to 

California ... Ed Susse, MGM manager, 

reports that an IBM system has been installed 

in his office. 

The AIco Theatre, Harrisville, has been 

reopened by Gary E. Tyne. The theatre formerly 

was operated by John and Edith Kell 

Vogelheim has closed the Chief 

at Mackinaw City . Valley at Newaygo 

has been closed Albert Dezel is taking 

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over booking at his Plymouth Art Theatre. 

"The Sound of Music" has had 1 .000 perlorniances 

at the Madison. 

Detroit Area Catholics 

Sponsor Film Courses 

DE I ROIT—T w o f i 1 m 

appreciation 

courses have been started by the Detroit 

Archdiocesan Institute for Continuing Education 

as the first of several cultural activities 

planned by the institute. 

"Seven Great Films" is being held in the 

New Theatre at New Baltimore, about 35 

miles north of here. Pictures are "Shane," 

"Night of the Hunter," "East of Eden," 

"Billy Budd," "The Seventh Seal" and "Wild 

Strawberries." The Rev. Thomas E. Porter, 

dean of Colombiere College, will lecture after 

each film. 

"The Film as Art" is being presented at 

Bishop Foley High School in suburban 

Madison Heights. The series includes "The 

Red Balloon," "Citizen Kane" and "The 

Heart of the Matter." 

Michigan Showmen's Ass'n 

Plans New Headquarters 

DETROIT—The Michigan Showmens 

Ass'n will move from the American Hotel 

to the Tullcr Hotel December 1. 

Headquarters will include a general meeting 

room, a board room, a card room and 

an auxiliary room. Bob Morrison, general 

secretary, made the announcement. 

Eddie Foy jr., one of this country's bestknown 

and most popular performers, will 

co-star with Elvis Presley in Paramount's 

"Easy Come, Easy Go." 

Delroil Free Press 

Is Against DST 

1)1 I ROM -J he Detroit Free Press has 

published an editorial arguing against com 

pulsory Daylight Savings Time. NATO anJ 

Allied Theatres of Michigan have been 

waging a crusade against DST. 

The Free Press advocated speedy passage 

of the necessary exempting act. Frank J. 

Kelley, attorney general, asked the governor 

and legislature to lose no time before 

passing the act. 

Gillman Named Credit Mgr. 

For Nat'l Theatre Supply 

From Eastern Edition 

PARAMUS. N.J.Êdward R. Gillman 

has been appointed credit and collections 

manager of the National Theatre Supply 

Co., it was announced by NTS president 

J. W. Servies. Gillman previously held a 

similar position with the Amerace Corp. 

In his new position. Gillman is responsible 

for all credit collections and accounts 

receivable operations of the company. He 

is a member of National Theatre Supply's 

executive staff and will serve as coordinator 

of its new centralized system of billing from 

regional inventory centers. "Mr. Gillman 

has taken over some exciting responsibilities 

in this position," noted Servies. "Our new 

instantaneous order processing system is 

an advanced operation which greatly increases 

the efficiency and speed of National 

Theatre Supply's service to the motion picture 

industry." 

Gillman is an active member of the New 

York Credit and Financial Management 

Ass'n. He is a graduate of Rutgers University 

and now resides with his family in 

Kinnelon, N.J. 

Record Advance Bookings 

For New 'Goldfoot' Film 

From Western Edition 

HOELYWOOD—American 

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announces a record 300 advance bookings 

for its new suspense comedy. "Dr. Goldfoot 

and the Girl Bombs," starring Vincent 

Price, Fabian, the comedy team of Franco 

and Ciccio and Laura Antonelli, with the 

national release date now set for November 

9. 

The AIP film in color and scope kicks off 

in Dallas. Charlotte, Chicago, Kansas City, 

.Milwaukee, Philadelphia, St. Louis and San 

Francisco with heaviest bookings in Charlotte 

and Philadelphia. November 16 opening 

dates have been set for Atlanta, Cincinnati, 

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Watty Watson is in Erie, Pa., working on 

promotions for MGM's "Doctor Zhivago." 

"Dollars in December" is the slogan for 

Chakeres Theatres' Ohio and Kentucky 

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The promotion was outlined at both the 

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BOSTON—This city has a loc lo offer in 

dependent filmmakers, according to John 

Amero, who is shooting De-l.em f-nterprises' 

"Diary of a Swinger" here. 

"Few people realize how many talented 

young people are studying filmmaking in 

Boston. Most of them want desperately to 

work in independent films such as ours." 

Amero said. 

John and Lem Amero. producing "Diary 

of a Swinger" for De-Lem. are both New 

Englanders. as is their writer Robert Parker. 

"Let"s face it." John Amero continued. 

"Hollywood technicians and creative people 

are getting older and older. They're losing 

touch with our younger generation. The 

young people who are aiding in making this 

film are today's people making films about 

the world they know." 

De-l.em Hnterprises, Boston-based independent, 

plans shooting a string of exploitation 

and art films in the Hub. 

Benjamin A. Gold Dies; 

Sack Fitchburg Manager 

FITC'HBL'RCi. M A S S.— Benjamin A. 

Gold. t>l. manager of the Fitchburg and 

theatres of the Sack circuit, died .September 

29 in the Massachusetts General 

Hospital. He had been transferred to Massachuselts 

General after being admitted 

earlier in the day to Burbank Hospital after 

being stricken at 146 Electric Ave.. Lunenburg. 

had been city manager for Sack 

since September I960. Prior to 

named as manager of both Sack 

houses here he had been manager for a 

year at the Fitchburg Sa,\on. Before coming 

lo Fitchburg. he operated a cafe in Boston 

from 1942 until 1960. For ten years, he 

owned a theatre in Nashua. N.H.. and operated 

a second theatre in that city. 

He leaves his wife Dora, his son Paul. 

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Springfield, and a sister Mrs. Ann Shifman 

of Brook line. 

Promoted 

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ROCKl AND. MF.— Harold J. .Solletti. 

stationed at Otis Air Force Base, has been 

promoted from airman first class to siaft 

sergeant. He is the son-in-law of Richard C. 

projectionist at the local Strand 

Theatre, and Mrs. Welch. 

50-Cent Bargain Matinees 

PORTl AND -The lirst-run. downtown 

Empire, screening Buena Vista's "The 

Fighting Prince of Donegal," hosted "Big 

Bargain Matinees" on Monday and Tuesday, 

charging only 50 cents for all seats 

from opening hour to 6 p.m. 

More Nonagricultural Jobs 

HARTFORD—The U.S. Labor Department 

reports that the six-state New England 

region added some 22.000 jobs outside agriculture 

between July and August. 

Pay-TV Subscribers Are 

Told Service Will Go On 

IIVKnokn RkO Cicner.d Mce-prcM 

dent Ji'lin H. Pinio has wrillcn letters to the 

7.000 customers of subscription TV in Connecticut 

and .Massachusetts, assuring them 

that operations of WHCT-TV (Channel 

IS), the RKO General STV experiment 

here, are not being curtailed. 

His comments are apparently an aftermath 

of the Federal Communications Commission's 

proposal to permit nationwide 

STV and subsequent anti-.STV remarks 

from "those opposed to such authorization." 

"As a subscriber," the Pinto letter added, 

you play a vital role in the future of this 

new medium. You may wish lo make your 

views known to the FCC so that the commission 

ma\ have the benefit of your experienced 

opinion in its future deliberations. 

Your postcards or letters should be addressed 

to the Honorable Rosel H. Hyde, 

chairman of the Federal Communications 

Commission, Washington. D.C., 20554." 

Connecticut Assistance 

For Recreation Industry 

HARIIORD C onnccticLils hall-billioii 

dollar recreation-tourism industry is getting 

promotional aid on a state level. 

(io\. John Dempsey has proposed the 

formation of a vacation-travel advisory 

council to develop "the closest possible cooperation" 

between the state development 

commission and vacation-travel industry. 

Route 128 Airer Cuts Schedule 

BURLINGTON, MASS,— E. M. Loews 

Route I2S Drive-ln has dropped Monda\ 

through Thursday performances for the remainder 

of the cold season. 

BFNFIII now — K()l)in Butler, 

second from left, resldeiil manager of 

Kcdslone Iheatrcs' .Showcase Cinemas. 

Law rente, Mass., hosted "Doctor 

/,hi\ago" premiere al Showcase Iwo. 

Ihut city, opening night's proceeds going 

lo Lawrence Lions Club eye research 

council. With him, al left. Karl 

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Hawaii' 400 First Week in Boston; NEW HAMPSHIRE 

'Romeo and Juliet' 

BOSION— Ha^saii" was tremendous in 

its first week here and is sold out for weeks 

to come with theatre parties at the Gary 

following an invitational premiere Wednesday 

(19) and two benefit showings the next 

night-—one for the state Democrats at the 

Music Hall and one for the Variety Club 

at the Gary. Embassy Pictures" first hardticket 

film. "Romeo and Juliet." was twice 

average at the Paris Cinema while "Dead 

Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" had 150 at 

the Music Hall. However, with the Thanksgising 

holidays just around the corner, the 

lilni business here is full of soft spots, including 

a rash of exploitation pictures which 

are not selling. 

{Average Is 100) 

Astor—Aifie (Pora), 3rd wk 145 

Beacon Hill—The Russions Are Coming (UA), 

17th wk 120 

Boston— Russion Adventure lURP), 4th wk 110 

Center—Mocobro A if The Forty's Over (AA) ..105 

Chen—The Wrong Box Cd 6th wk 130 

Circle Cinema Fontostic Voyage (20th-Fox), 

4th wk 135 

Exeter—The Endless Summer (Cirwma V), 

3rd wk 170 

Gory—Hawaii (UA) 400 

Kenmorc Square Cinema—Dear John (Sigma 111), 

14th wk 125 

Music Hall—Dead Heot on a Merry-Go-Round (Col) 150 

Orpheum— Kaleidoscope (WB) 100 

Poromount—Seconds Paro); Woco (Para), 2nd wk. 100 

Pons Cincmo Romeo ond Juliet (Embassy) 200 

Sovoy—Alvorcz Kelly CdI), 3rd wk 145 

Soxon— Doctor Zhivogo (MGM), 32nd wk 200 

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The intriguing development of motion picture 

trade relatively unaffected and 

other business activity drastically curtailed 

has "happened" along the 15-mile suburban 

Hartford highway known as the Berlin 

Turnpike. 

The thoroughfare, which connected to 

the much-traveled Merritt and Connecticut 

parkways, was chopped off from a sizable 

hunk of automobile traffic more than a year 

ago when the six-lane Interstate 91 opened, 

taking thousands of vehicles that would 

normally have trekked along the Berlin 

Turnpike. 

Significantly, none of the three first-run 

(participants in multiple and exclusive engagements) 

drive-in theatres on the turnpike 

reported any bad boxoffice response. 

The threesome— the Nitke Berlin, the Menschell 

Pike and the E. M. Locw Hartfordcite 

the fact that since the bulk of their 

trade is not of a transistory nature (i.e.. 

coming in from distant points for express 

purposes of viewing a motion picture), a 

changeover in parkway habits is of little 

concern. 

Anthony Palombizio. a turnpike garage 

owner and ex-treasurer of the Berlin Turnpike 

Businessmen's Ass'n, has voiced the 

concern of his fellow commercial interests 

by expressing a need for new enterprises. 

"What the turnpike needs." he says, "is 

new business, manufacturers, small machine 

shops, warehouses— permanent and steady 

tax-producing businesses. These I'm trying 

to contact." 

Talking of the not-so-long-ago "good old 

days," when turnpike business was at its 

peak. Palombizio remarked, "It was a place 

you could drive out to and have lO-cent hot 

dogs and hamburgers and eat and relax. 

People came, thousands at a time. 

"The turnpike then won itself the name 

of 'Gasoline Alley" and, subsequently, following 

several bad accidents, it became 

known as "Death Alley.' This scared people 

and hurt business." 

Palombizio's own experience has shown 

a drop from 70,000 gasoline gallonage to 

10,000. 

A public relations-promotion effort to im 

prove the turnpike's image helped temporarily 

and then interstate 91 was opened. 

.Some business establishments—NOT the 

drive-ins!—reported trade chopped as much 

as 50 per cent. 

In the interim months since June 1965. 

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\IC)\ I Kl \l Ihicc .mim.itci.1 lilinni.ikcrs. 

Norman McLaren. John Huhlc\ 

and his witc f aith will collaborate to make 

one ol Montreal Expo 'bl\ displays. It will 

i form pan of "'.Man and the Comnumiiy" 

theme pavilion at the world's fair and will 

be called "The Enchanted City." It is being 

sponsored by the federal government corporation 

Central Mortgage & Housing Corp. 

at a cost of S270.(JOO. 

"The Enchanted City" will be basically 

a theatre, for which the Hubleys have been 

commissioned to make a special feature 

film "L'rbanissimo," which will graphically 

illustrate the ups and downs, the frustration 

and the joys of living in a cit\. McLaren, 

though a professional filmmaker, also is a 

versatile person in other fields, and he will 

make the bombile sculptures which will decorate 

the theatre. 

A Central Mortgage A: Housing spokesman 

said in "The Enchanted City" McLaren 

the "versatility of his talents 

through translucent chromatic sculptures. 

Each is fashioned of transparent plastic, its 

base rotating slowly to create a play in the 

I 

interference patterns made hy the \arioLis 

layers of the sculpture." 

The Hubleys have won more than 30 

national and international awards for their 

uork. which uses new and unusual cinematic 

techniques. As a husband-and-wife team, 

they run their studio in New York, produc- 

short films which tell their stories 

through free-flowing color imagery, ad-lib 

Jialog and modem jazz music. 

In I9(S() one of the Hubleys' cartoons 

Moonbird" was chosen as an Academy 

\\i.ard winner. Hubley has also created 

Mr. Magoo." 

Swedish Film Week to Be 

In Montreal, Nov. 18-24 

.MONTREAL—A Swedish film 

week has 

been scheduled by the Montreal Internation- 

.il Kilm Eestival for the Vendome Cinema 

Nmeniber 18 to 24. There have been many 

changes in Sweden filmmaking since the 

July 1963 Swedish government subsidy to 

the cinema. 

Kenne F ant. managing director of 

Svenskfilmindustri. the most important production 

company in Sweden, says films 

have doubled since the grant was made and 

lialf of the filmmakers today are newcomers 

'>' lealure films. Most of the directors arc 

I'Tnier writers and film critics, such as Jorn 

IX'nner. who wrote "A Sunday in .Septem- 

'i^t"; Bo Widerberg. "The Pram"; Vilgot 

^joman. "The Mistress' and Hans .Abramson, 

Yngve Gamlin. Lars Gorling and 

Taage Daniel sson. 

New Greenville Airer 

From Southwest Edition 

GREENVILLE. TEX.—A 42.000 building 

permit has been issued here for the new 

Hunt Drive-In. The permit is one of the major 

building projects licensed this year by 

the city. 

Fantastic Voyage/ 'The Wrong Box 

Stimulate Good Toronto Business 

lORONIO Ciood to excellent busuiess 

was reported by local first-run houses. 

"Fantastic Voyage" sta\ed for a second 

strong week at the Imperial and "The 

Wrong Box" continued to draw big crowds 

in its fourth week at the Carlton. Twinex 

did well with "Chamber of Horrors" and 

"Psychopath" in a week's engagement at 

the Downtown and seven other neighborhood 

theatres. "Romeo and Juliet" started 

strong in a limited engagement at the Glendale 

Cinerama. 

Birchcliff. Westwood, 400, Tepee—A Poteh of Blue 

(MGM) 

Fair 

Capitol Fine Art, Yorkdole—Gigi (MGM). reissue, 

2nd wk Good 

Carlton—The Wrong Box (Col), 4th wk Excellent 

Cororvet group—What's Up Tiger Uly? (Astral), 

2nd wk Good 

Downtown group of eight thcotres—Chamber of 

Horrors (WB), The PrychopaHl (Pcro) . . . Very (3ood 

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

84th wk Excellent 

Foirlawn—The Blue Mox ,20th-Fox), 13th wk. Excellent 

Glendole Cinerama Romeo ond Juliet (IFD), 

2nd wk Very Good 

Hollywood—Who's Afroid of Virginia Woolf? (WB), 

1 2th wk Excellent 

Humbler group— The Russians Are Coming (UA), 

moveover, 2nd wk Excellent 

Hylond—How to Steol a Million (20th-Fox), 

2nd wk Excellent 

Imperial— Fontostic Voyage (20th-Fox), 

2nd wk Excellent 

International Cinema, Yorkdale Cinema—The Pad 

(Univ), 2nd wk Good 

Richmond Hill—Torn Curtoin (IJniv), 

moveover Very Good 

Towne— A Fine Madness iWB), 2nd wk Good 

University— Doctor Zhivogo iMGM), 27th wk Good 

Tom Curtain,' 'Zhivago' 

Still Lead Winnipeg 

WINN I 

PHCi—Grosses were a shade better 

than the previous week and exhibited a 

steadiness throughout the list. Topping the 

group were "Torn Curtain" and "Doctor 

Zhivago." as in previous weeks, but strong 

competition catne from newcomers "The 

King and I" and "The Greatest Story Ever 

Told" and holdover "The Glass Bottom 

Boat," which was an improvement over its 

first week. "Beau Geste" was above average 

for the week and "Juliet of the Spirits" ended 

a two-week hooking on a solid note. 

Copitol—The Gloss Bottom Boot (MGM), 

2nd wk Very Good 

Gaiety—Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (WB), 

1 6th wk Average 

Gorrick—Beau Geste (UmvJ Good 

Hylond— The King ond I 20th-Fox), reissue Very Good 

Kings— The Sound of Music (20lh-Fox), 

8 1 St wk AveroQe 

Lyceum— Second Cousin to a Steel Gultor (Astral); 

Navajo Run (Astral) Good 

Metropolitan— Doctor Zhivogo (MGM), 

lOth wk Very (kxx) 

Odeon—Tom Curtain (UnivJ, 3rd wk Very Good 

Pork—The Greatest Story Ever Told (UA) . .Very Good 

Towne Juliet of the Spirits ;SR), 2nd wk Ckwd 

"Last Days' Notice Creates Rush 

At Some Montreal Boxoffices 

.\1()N IRLAI. — Good boxoflice results 

continued to pre\ail generally for leading 

motion picture theatres of Montreal in the 

week under review. In some cases, patrons 

attended some of the outstanding movies 

shown for some length of time because they 

were in the last da\s of their current runs. 

Alouotte— Doctor Zhivogo MGM), 29th wk. Good 

Avenue— -The Russians Arc Coming (UA), 

13lh wk Good 

Capitol—Fantastic Voyogc 1 

2nd wk. ..Good 

Cinema Festival—Onibobo SR'. 56tfi wk Excellent 

Cinema Ploce Ville Mar.c— Love and Marriage (IFD) 

•«th wk Good 

Osrval (Red Room)—Stagecoach i20th-Foxl . Good 

Oorvol (Salle I>oree)— How to Stool o Million 

(20th-Fox), 2nd wk ... Good 

'Wild Angels' Surprise Topper 

In Good Vancouver Week 

\ ANC UL\ IK- Ideal show weather and 

strong product kept the turnstiles clicking 

throughout the weekend. The surprise was 

"The Wild Angels." which gave the Orpheum 

one of its best grosses of the year 

, 

and earned an "excellent" rating for its 

first week. 

Capitol—The Bottle for Khartoum (UA), 5th wk. Good 

Coronet—The Appalooso (Jmv^ 2rd wk Fair 

Dominion—Who's Afroid of Virginia Woolf? (WB), 

moveover, 

Lyric— Fircboll 

16th wk 

SOO Astral 

Averoge 

Agent 

Secret 

Fireball Astrol Atxive Averoge 

Odeon—Torn Curtoin Univ), 5th wk. Above Averoge 

Orpheum— The Wild Angels (Astral) Excellent 

20lh-Fox), 16th 

Music I20th-Fox), 

Pork—The Blue Max 

Ridge—The Sound of 

wk Fair 

83rd Averoge 

Stanley— Doctor Zhivago MGM), 28th wk. ..Averoge 

Strand—This Property Is Condemned 

wk 

(Poro) AtKjve Averoge 

Studio—The Shop on Main Street SRI Poor 

Vogue, four other theotrcs— Alvarez Kelly (Col) Averoge 

FP, 20fh Open Twin 

Drive-In at Windsor 

WINDSOR. ONT.— Famous Players and 

20th Century Theatres have opened a twin 

drive-in at the junction of Walker Road and 

Highway 98. on the outskirts of Windsor, 

just seven miles from the heart of the city. 

Two sets of twins, one 4 and the other 78 

years old. were among the guests of honor 

at the opening. 

The new drive-in occupies 2S of the owners' 

original 44 acres, and is divided into 

east and west audience areas. It is believed 

to he the first operation of its kind in Canada. 

Eight hundred cars can be accommodated 

in the west section, and the east section 

has space for 700. Both have in-car 

heaters for ycar-around operation, and both 

areas are served by a central refreshment 

center, which has two L'-shaped counters. 

This refreshment space alone covers 5.000 

square feci. Twin projection facilities arc 

provided above this area. 

The twin will have a first-run policy, occasionally, 

and at other times will book concurrently 

with other Twinc.x and F-P downtown 

houses. 

LANCASTER, PA. — Marshall College 

here received some full-scale 35mm sound 

and projection equipment from the Stanley 

Warner Corp. Making the presentation was 

Arthur .M. Rosen, executive assistant to the 

first vice-president, working on corporate 

affairs, and vice-president of the SW division 

of Van Curler Broadcasting Corp. 

BOXOFFICE :: October 31, 1966 

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MONTREAL 

•'M[n a special award in the sports calegor\ 

at the first Yugoslav International Festival 

of Short Films at Kranj. Yugoslavia. The 

15-minute color film was directed by Doug 

Jackson and was shot last year in the Toronto 

area. It was produced by the NFB 

under sponsorship of the Canadian government's 

health department to promote interest 

in amateur sports. 

Following an official reception offered 

by the management of Expo '67 to the Evergreen 

Film Productions of Quebec. Martin 

Green, president of the firm, decided to 

thank those responsible for the world's fair 

in his own fashion. At the end of the color 

feature "Des Pas sur la Neige" (Footsteps 

m the Snow) a small commercial has been 

added, which says the film was shot in Montreal, 

site of the fair, along with a one-minute 

documentary of the event. This will be 

contained in all versions of the film which 

has an assured international distribution. 

The film had its premiere here at the Parisien 

Theatre on Thursday (27), and it will 

be shown internationally. 

runlli auditonum, while ",\lfie" opened its 

ruti in the south auditorium. 

, . . "Hawaii" had 

"Doctor Zhivago" moved from the University 

to the Nortown 

its premiere showing Tuesday evening (18) 

at the University, a benefit for the Canadian 

Mental Health Ass'n. 

""The Agony and the Ecstasy" is placing 

lor a limited time at the Imperial. Runnymedc. 

Golden Mile and Yorkdale, ""Spinout" 

opened at the Downtown, Midtown, 

Kingsway and other Twinex locations, 

"'Birds Do It" was coupled with "Born Free" 

at the Coronet. Humber and other Odeon 

houses, 

Toronto producer Istv.ui Kaskoto's first 

film "Triangle" has won a prize at the San 

Francisco Film Festival. 

Cieorge Robertson was here from Vancouver 

to work on the script for "Waiting 

lor Caroline." He won the CBC's highest 

recognition—the Wilderness Award— lor 

his 1\ clocumentarv '"The Joiirne\." 

Odeon Theatres Announces 

Two Managerial Changes 

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VANCOUVER 

palling export markets and a year which completed a record-breaking four-week engagement 

at the Park Wood Prince George. 

saw no summer closure for the fire 

season are blamed for the early closing of In (his frontier city of 30.000 more than 

many of the logging camps which normally 9.000 people saw the picture. 

work all year and are the mainstay of the 

Catherine Bell, daughter of Toronto 

16mm 

IFD 

distributors in the territory. Jeune 

head office booker Harold Bell, arrived in 

Landing Camp, which never has been 

town and has gone to work for one of the 

known lo close before, is reported shut 

leading real estate firms. 

down until spring. Operations also are being 

drastically curtailed at Beaver Cove, which Vancouver's oldest in years and point of 

supports no less than six camps in norlhern service theatre employe resigned, when 

Vancouver Island. 

Buck Taylor retired from the engineer's post 

at the Strand, where he had been backstage 

There are rumblings from the smaller independents 

in the territory who are com- 

for many years. 

plaining that the "blockbuster" is withdrawn 

from service before they can get it played. 

While dates are set and confirmed, the picture 

is pulled due to repeal and revival runs 

OTTAWA 

in Vancouver and then taken off service. Qtfawa exhibitors were in agreement that 

and in many instances is playing TV before the promotional venture for National 

the independent gets a crack at it. 

Movie Month proved to be worthwhile as 

the cooperative drive reached its final stage. 

Easily the biggest grossing action picture 

In particular the 

of the fall has been "The Wild 

campaign was effective in 

Angels," 

attaining solid public attention for the 

which duplicated its success at the Orpheum 

new 

era of film enlertaininenl as well as stimulating 

a 

Vancouver with an all-time off-season record 

in the Lougheed 

more intimate relationship 

Drive-In at Burnaby 

among 

and the 

Ihosc identified with theatres in their efforts 

Paramount. New Westminster. Designated 

lor the common goexl. Business results, of 

as "restricted" by the Censor Board, all student 

and children's prices were eliminated. 

course, had the usual variance in keeping 

uilh the quality of programs but for general 

success of the movement the managers 

with a resultant upswing in the gross. All 

houses held over. 

could point to numerous holdovers. A weak 

Mark Plottcl, Canadian general manager point was special newspaper publicih for 

of Universal Films, was in town to meet the Movie Month, more of which uoulil 

with circuit heads and discuss the new season's 

product with branch manager Brian 

have been appreciated. 

No fewer than nine theatres were having 

Rudstone-Browne. 

extended engagements: Nelson. "Doctor 

Exhibitors visiting the Row included Rick Zhivago." 14th week: Main Elgin. "The 

Morrow of Alert Bay, Sam Bannister of the Wrong Box." fourth week: Somerset. "Torn 

Astor Mission and Famous partner Harold Curtain." third week, and six for a second 

Warren of the Capitol and Paramount. Port week: Capitol. "Fantastic Voyage." Elmdale, 

"Morganl" Regent. "How to Steal a 

Alberni. 

Millon," Rideau and Britannia, "Goldfinger" 

and "Dr. No" and Little Elgin. "Gigi." 

Dawson Exiej, 20th-Fox branch manager, 

reports that "The Blue Max" had a 

capacity opening weekend in the Coronet Although one company is preparing to install 

cables for a TV service in one section 

Victoria. Also, "The Sound of Music" has 

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825 Von Brunt Blvd , Konsos City, Mo. 64124 

of Ottawa, prospects for an early siari with 

networks to households throughout the city 

appear to be rather slim, according to reports 

ai a city council meeting. Incidentally, in 

neighboring Gloucester Township the council 

ga\e approval al its last meeting for a 

switch in companies for the cable vision 

franchise in that area. 

"Doctor Zhivago" has turned in an impressive 

record since its start July 20 as a 

roadshow al the Nelson. By way of proof 

Manager Svend Pedersen said approximately 

55.000 persons had seen the production 

in the first 12 weeks of Ihe Ottawa engagement. 

Manager l,es Hawlev of the recently 

opened "66" Drive-ln al Kingston has arranged 

an operating policy of three nights 

weekly. Friday through Sunday, due lo unfavorable 

weather. For one program the 

special admission was $1 carload. At the 

Odeon Hyland in Kingston "Doctor Zhivago" 

is into its third week as a roadshow. 

Providing employment to more than 200 

persons, an additional new plant representing 

a $5-million investment has been opened 

by Union Carbide Canada, Ltd., al Arnprior, 

Ont., near Ottawa. J. J. Greene, a 

member of the federal cabinet here, officiated 

in the opening ceremony. 

The FPC Capitol in Ottawa, managed by 

Jim McDonough. had a complete sellout of 

its 2..M)0 seals Wednesday night (19) for the 

concert appearance of the Toronto Symphony 

Orchestra. 

Casey Swcdiove's Linden drew a good 

crowd with a numbers program but it wasn't 

for gambling. He had booked the double 

bill consisting of "One Potato. Two Potato" 

and "7 Capital Sins." 

The National Museum of Canada has 

lined up a long series of Saturday morning i 

free shows for children 7 years and over in 

1 

its own theatre. Walt Disney's "Old Yeller" ( 

was the feature for the opening performance 

of the season. Pictures have been 

booked unlil late December. 

On a Sunday night al the Odeon Queensway 

Drive-ln here, the announcer got a little 

mixed up when he said over the speaker. 

"The confession stand will be open for another 

hour." He meant "concession." 

Theatre Near Vancouver 

Is Closed Following Raid 

\ ANC OlA IK— Ihe Sea Vue Ihealre at 

Blaine. Wash., 

.^.'^ miles troiii here, was 

raided 1 uesday (IS). Sheriff's deputies 

closed the theatre and the nearby Double J. 

Bookstore at the same time. The Sea Vue 

was playing "Unsatisfied." George Borden, 

theatre operator, was charged with showing 

an obscene film. Joyce Hendrick. hook store 

owner, who was al a PTA meeting at the 

lime of Ihe raiil. has been charged with selling 

obscene printed mailer. 

Borden said "Unsatisfied" is not an obscene 

picture. "It's just that Canadians arc 

more adult in iheir outlook," he said in explaining 

thai most of his patrons came from 

British Columbia. 

1 

K-4 BOXOFFICE ;: October 31, 1966

• ADLINES i EXPLOITIPS 

• ALPHABETICAL INDEX 

• EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY 

• FEATURE RELEASE CHART 

• FEATURE REVIEW DIGEST 

• SHORTS RELEASE CHART 

• SHORT SUBJECT REVIEWS 

• REVIEWS OF FEATURES 

• SHOWMANDISING 

IDEAS 

THE GUIDE TO BETTER BOOKING AND B U S I N E S 5 - B U I L D I N G 

Spooks and Goblins 

Still Patrons' Delight 

C)uiKT-opci\iloi DiMi ( iilclik-v c>r the 

Pla/a Cinema in Dcrry, N.H., promoted the 

in-person appearance of "Dr. Evil and His 

Terrors of the Unknown" spook show as a 

pre-Halloween feature. .As a stunt he had a 

"ghost" walking the street with a playdate 

sign. 

Critchley used a specially tinted green 

trailer on the screen, window cards and 

large ads in local and out-of-town newspapers 

to promote the show. Also. .S.OOO heralds 

were used li>r the Saturday (15) midnight 

show and Sunday (Id) matinee. I'he 

spook show was booked for two performances 

only. 

For Halloween, he booked "Reptile" and 

'Rasputin, the Mad Monk" pictures and 

advertised that "ghosts" will be in the audience. 

Ushers and other theatre staffers are 

to wear Halloween outfits and masks. The\ 

will carry flashlights beamed on their faces, 

with the flashlights covered with green gelatin. 

Critchley also held a Halloween party for 

the kiddies Saturday (29). Each child received 

a free grab bag of candy, some of 

which contained theatre tickets. 

Black Cat Is Free Ticket 

For Patrons at Drive-In 

The Brolin.in >.V Shcrm.in O.isis Drive-ln 

was the scene of a giant Halloween "spooktacular" 

on Saturday (29). Gorillas. Frankenstein, 

the headless man, flying hats and 

walking skeletons greeted the patrons as 

they drove into the Chicago drive-in. 

For a gimmick, the driver of every 13th 

car was admitted free, and the occupants of 

every car with a live black cat also were admitted 

free. On the screen were "Haunted 

Palace." "House of F-right" and "Blood and 

Black Lace." 

'Spinout' 

Promotion Pack 

MG.\1 and RC.\ Victor ha\e prepared 

a special "Spinout" promotion package 

that is being sent to exhibitors playing the 

Presley film. This kit is a collection of valuable 

exploitation tools. Included arc two 

dozen Presley record catalogs, five color 

promotion postcards. 1.5-foot-square Elvis 

stills, autographed, two facsimile oil paintings 

of Elvis, five full-color portraits, samples 

of the three "Spinout" heralds, 12, 

11x1 -inch playdate tie-in posters, and a 

full-color llx22-inch record tie-in poster. 

C oiunionwciillh Jhcutrcs, witii hcaJi/iiarWrs in Kansas City, has made a series 

of Halloween layouts available lo its theatres in mat form, includinfi these three. 

Some of the lirciiit's manai>ers had mentioned the value of tyin^ in a pair of Alfred 

Hitchcock pictures, so appropriate layouts were made in one. two and half-column 

measures. M. B. Smith is head of advertising for the circuit. 

'Spinout' in Minneapolis 

Receives Big Tie-in Play 

I or the Minneapolis opening of "Spinout" 

at the Gopher Theatre the Music City 

Record Store across the street had front 

window filled with 1 -sheets and stills on 

the picture. 

In the center of the display was a large 

fish bowl filled with 45 rpm records. 

Passcrsby were asked to guess how many 

were in the bowl to win a soundtrack album. 

Also, Jay's Camera Store showed color transparencies 

in its window for two weeks via 

a projector, which was in operation 12 

hours daily, starling at 10 a.m. Appropriate 

signs on the playdate were part of the display. 

As a street stunt, a new Chevrolet Camaro, 

visually similar to Elvis Presley's 

race car in the film, drove about town with 

models and signs on opening day. 

Plugs at Convention 

Diane McBain, co-star of MGM's "Spinout," 

was present Sunday and Monday (23 

and 24) at the Theatre Owners Convention 

of North and South Carolina in Charlotte 

to represent MCiM's newest Elvis Presley 

hit. 

msmmm^msimi 

'Grand Prix' Wardrobe 

Part of December Bally 

The $30.00n high-fashion wardrobe worn 

by Eva Marie Saint and Jessica Walter in 

the MGM-Cinerama presentation of John 

Frankcnheimer's "Grand Prix" arrived at 

the Culver City Studio Wednesday (19) 

from Monza Autodrome, Italy, scene of the 

Italian Grand Prix. 

The wardrobe, which must be in style 

one year after the Douglas & Lewis production 

enters worldwide distribution, is part 

of a special fashion promotion for the roadshow 

attraction's December premiere. Hollywood 

beauty expert Sidney Guilaroff assisted 

Misses Saint and Walter in selecting 

the clothes during a shopping spree lasting 

8'/i days in Paris couture houses. Thirtysix 

complete costume changes were selected. 

"Grand Prix" will have its world premiere 

on December 21 at the Warner Cinerama 

Theatre in New York and will open 

the following day at the Pacific Cinerama 

Dome in Los Angeles. James Garner, Eva 

Marie Saint. Yves Montand, Toshiro 

Mifune. Brian Bedford, Jessica Walter, Antonio 

Sabato and Francoise Hardy star in 

the film. 

BOXOFFICE Showmcmdiaer :: Oct. 31, 1966 — 1G5 — 1

Harry K. McWilliams Publishes Heralds 

As Supplement to Playdate Campaigns 

One or another of the firm's Study Guides 

' 

Heralds are old-fashioned showmanship, 

ELVIS SPEEDS ^ 

To New Thrills^ , . 

^ 

in "SPINOUT" ^r^f 4M 

believes veteran motion picture publicist have been used by teachers in nearly every 

Harry K. McWilliams. They arc throwaways, 

city in the country. They have been a pri- 

giveaways and can be handed out mary assist in attracting attention to play- 

on street corners, pushed under doors, left dates and to group sales on special-promotion 

on counters in bunks and libraries or used 

pictures. McWilliams' Study Guides 

as bag stuffers in supermarkets. 

cover such films as "China!" "The Eleanor 

Believing that heralds, which have aided Roosevelt Story," "The Finest Hours," "La 

showmen since the days of Barnum, were Boheme," "Lord Jim," "Born Free" and 

assets to exhibitors in selling their playdates, 

"The Ten Commandments." 

McWilliams brought heralds back 

Writing Study Guides 

into the showmanship picture after they 

The Guides are written for McWilliams 

had fallen by the wayside with the advent 

by Howard L. Hurwitz, Ph.D., a New York 

of television. About three years ago he established 

Harry K. McWilliams & Associ- 

City high school vice-principal, who was a 

teacher-editor of Senior Scholastic Maga/ine 

ates in New York, and with the cooperation 

16 years. He knows his way around the 

of film distributors, he prepares a herald on 

educational world, and the popularity of his 

a picture, sees it through the printing processes 

and distributes it to theatres and 

study guides with educators is a reflection 

of that knowledge. 

circuits across the nation. He has a set-up 

McWilliams, too, is a "doctor" of sorts. 

which guarantees the availability of heralds 

He has been in the industry since the boom 

on a picture for the life of the film. 

days of Paramount-Publix, when that giant 

Heralds are not substitutes for newspaper 

of circuits was running its own training 

advertising or for television and radio spots, 

schools for showmen. He was on the staff 

McWilliams says. They are supplementary 

of the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre and 

to these, but they probably are more effective 

than any other advertising method. 

was ad director for theatres in Dallas. Denver. 

Toledo and Detroit. He has been an advanceman 

Direct 'Advertising' 

for legit shows and operas and 

For one thing, he points out. the herald 

has been exploitation manager for Columbia 

Pictures, set up the Screen Gems' publicity 

is placed directly into the potential patron's 

machine and served as national coordinator 

hand, one way or another, and it's not competing 

with other advertising or com- 

for such films as "Ben-Hur" and "Pepe." 

mercials. "Another thing, the very nature of 

Herulds in Pressbooks 

the herald—its format and its content^— permit 

a considerably greater 'sell' than docs books of Columbia, Paramount , MGM and 

His heralds are published in the press- 

other advertising or even television." 

Warner Bros, and are used by Riz/.oli. Continental, 

Heralds aren't the only printed promotions 

Sigma III and other independent 

turned out by McWilliams Associates. distributors. 

ggjigrg CHILLS & THRILLS 

' 

\^^l|,FR01ITEEFOIIRmEaSOrIlEIOHLD!. 

Gulf States city manager B. A. Bengtsson, 

to call attention to Fort Walton 

Beach, Fla., theatres, dressed in formal 

attire and paraded the .streets and passout 

cards. The .stunt was a trafficstopper 

in the Southern Gulf city, 

where shorts and sport .shirts are the 

rule. The cards read, "Our movies are 

first-class, too, in the greater Ft. Walton 

Beach theatres during National 

Movie Month." People came up to 

him and asked, "Hey. Penguin. Where's 

Batman?" or "Where's the wedding?" 

Unprecedented Cross-Plug 

For 'Is Paris Burning?' 

RkO Theatres has initiated an unprecedented 

cross-plug program backing the 

,'\merican premiere of Paraniount's "Is 

Paris Burning?" at New fork's Criterion 

Theatre November 9. 

lor the first time in its history, all RKO 

Theatres in the greater New York area are 

playing the theatrical trailer for a motion 

picture not opening at an RKO house. The 

"Is Paris Burning?" Irailer includes the following 

message: 

RKO Theatres is punid and pleased to 

call to your attention the opening of this 

major motion picture on November 9 at the 

Criterion Theatre, Broadway and 45th 

Street. Reserved seals are available now at 

Ihe lioxoffice of the Criterion or by mail." 

m -:;' 

coiuMsiocixoii ^^^ 

I 

Here are two of the heralds Harry K. McWilliams & Associates worked up for 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ("Spinout") and Columbia ("Rinns Around the World"). 

The firm works with major and independent di\lrihulors and exhibitors in preparing; 

and distributing various heralds. 

i ' No 

New Exploitation Aid 

M(i\l IS using sumelhmg new in the way 

of an exploitation aid: a prerecorded, openend 

contest which can be run locally in 

connection with MGM's "One of Our Spies 

Is Missing." starring Robert Vaughn, as Najioleon 

Solo, and David McCallum as Illya 

Kuryakin. This contest was recorded by 

Robert Vaughn enabling local radio stations 

and theatres, using the open-end technique, 

to make it appear as if Vaughn is in their 

studio, announcing the contest in turn with 

the local commentator. These contest.s will 

be recorded both on disks and tapes, and 

will be available from the local MGM field 

press 

representative. 

— 166 — BOXOFFICE Showmandiser :: Oct. 3L 1966

Adults-Mature 

Adults-Mature 

I 

i 

CAPSULE 

REVIEWS 

THE 

GRCen SHEET 

A MONTHLY SURVEY 

OF CURRENT FILMS 

NOVEMBER 1966 

ISSUE 

The Film Board of iSalional Or"unization8 

American Jewish Committee 

American Library Association 

Uaugliters of the American licvulution 

Federation ot Motion Picture Councils 

General Federation of Women's Clubs 

Mational Congreas of Parents and Teachers 

National Council of Women of ifie U.S.A. 

Mational Federation of Music Clubs 

Protestant Motion Picture Council 

Schools Motion Picture Committee 

A FlfNNY TiUNG HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE 

FORUM: A racy slapstick film version of the Broadway 

musical farce that spoofed the dubious morals of ancient 

Rome. Zero Mostel and three other great comedians head 

the cast. (Adults-Mature Young People) 

RETURN OF THE SEVEN: A vaquero raid on a Mexican 

village, taking all the men for slave labor, spurs a little 

band of gunfighters to try to free the kidnaped farmers. 

Adults-Mature Young People i 

AN AMERICAN DREAM: Based on the 

Norman Mailer 

novel, this melodrama is strung with episodes of toiTid 

love-making and violence in the lives of its unsavory 

characters. (Adults) 

ROMEO AND JULIET: Britain's Royal Ballet performs 

Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" with Rudolf Niueyev 

and Margot Fonteyn in the title roles. (Adults-Mature 

Young People-Yoiuig People) 

CRAZY QUILT: A modern fable, provocatively fim-poking, 

tells what happens when a man who is a complete 

realist marries a girl who drifts about in a world of 

dreams, 

i Young People) 

DEAD HEAT ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND: A sophisticated 

crime comedy in which James Cobiu-n, as a fasttalking 

con man and irresistible lover, concocts a hectic 

scheme to rob a bank, 

i 

Young People* 

THE FORTUNE COOKIE: Satiric comedy results when 

TV camera man Jack Lemmon, accidentally knocked out 

at a football game, is persuaded by his shyster lawyer 

brother-in-law to feign injuries and collect heavy insurance. 

(Adults-Mature Yoiuig People) 

GEORGY GIRL: A British serio-comedy about warm, 

winning Georgy, whose oversized frame and heart are 

unappreciated by the sexy, irrespoivsible young "mod" 

world she lives in. (Adults) 

HAWAII: Dealing with only a segment of James Michener's 

huge work, this film concentrates on a twenty 

year span in the life of the Rev. Abner Hale and his wife 

Jerusha, who leave their native New England in the 

1820's to become missionaries in Hawaii. (Adults-Mature 

Young People) 

SECONDS: An off-beat horror film in which a stodgy 

banker buys a new identity from a sinister organization 

and becomes a wealthy yoiuig bachelor, i Adults) 

THE SHAMELESS OLD LADY: Appealing French comedy 

in which a little elderly widow, freed from di-udgery 

by her husband's death, discovers the exciting new world 

of simple experiences she has missed. (Adults-Matiu-e 

Young People) 

10:30 P.M. SUMMER: A well-acted moody, psychological 

drama involves the relationship between an Englishman, 

the alcoholic wife he still loves, and her beautiful 

friend, to whom he is strongly attracted. (Adults* 

TEXAS ACROSS THE RIVER: A hilarious spoof of the 

classic western stars Alain Delon as a Spanish nobleman, 

and Dean Martin as the adventurer who uses him to ride 

gun. (General Audience) 

THAT TEN.NESSEE BEAT: Built aroimd the folk music 

of Tennessee, this simple tale features Earl Richards as 

a guitar playing delinquent who is reformed by a group 

of kindly people and takes his place with other "country 

music" favorites. (General Audience 

WAV . . . WAY OUT: A sexy farce in which Jerry Lewis 

and his bride arc American weather observers on the 

moon, with a competitive Russian team as their only 

neighbors. (Adults-Mature Young People) 

I DEAL IN DANGER: "World War H spy melodrama 

about a member of Blue Light, an Allied espionage ring, 

assigned to destroy a Nazi underground munitions plant. 

(Adults-Mature Young People-Young People) 

WHAT'S UP TIGER LILY?: Woody Allen amputates the 

sound track of a Japanese thriller of the James Bond 

school and substitutes a ribald one of his own. spoofing 

sex and sadism. ( Adults-Matiu-e Young People) 

BOXOFFICE Showmandiser :: Oct. 31, 1966 — 167

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— 

XHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY 

5. ABOUT PICTURESi 

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 

Spy ill Your Eye (AlP)— Brett Halsey, 

Pier Angeli. Dana Andrews. Seems like 

AIP has a "slogan" lor small towns. This 

was no e.xception. Excellent midweek business. 

Played Tues., Wed. Weather: Rainv 

and warm.—Terry Axley. New Theatre. 

Hngland. Ark. Pop. 2.136. 

COLUMBIA 

(hasc, I he (Coll- Marlon Brando, Jane 

l-onda. James Fox. This was great, but 

failed in this small town. Paid top price and 

did very little business. I don't think westerns 

have come back at all. Second feature 

was "The Bedford Incident." from the same 

company. Played Fri.. Sat.. Sun. Weather: 

Rain Saturday.—Don Stott, Calvert Drivein. 

Prince Frederick, Md. 

I.osj (oniinand. The (Col) — Anthony 

Quinn. Alain Delon, George Segal. This was 

a very good action picture based on paratroopers. 

The action was good and the 

crowds were small. I don't know why. Played 

Sun., Mon., Tues. Weather: Good.—Peter 

Silloway, Star Theatre, St. Johnsbury. Vt. 

Pop. 6,000. 

Trouble With Angels, The (Col)—Rosalind 

Russell. Hayley Mills, Binnie Barnes. 

Hayley Mills is her usual vivacious self in 

this tug-ol-war. with Rosalind Russell as 

the mother superior. It entertains, albeit 

a bit too involved with trouble episodes. 

I'laved Fri.. Sat.—Arthur K. Dame. Scenic 

Theatre. Pittsfield. N.H. Pop, 2. WO. 

EMBASSY 

Jcs,se James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter 

(Embassy)—Played in combination 

with "Billy the Kid vs. Dracula." They 

promised me we'd sell out with this, but 

once again we failed. In fact, we slid below 

normal. The show isn't bad if you can 

get your audience to get with it. Color helps. 

l'la>ed Fri., Sat.—Arthur K. Dame, Scenic 

Iheatre, Pittsfield, N.H. Pop. 2,300. 

'/m\u (Embassy) — Stanley Baker, Jack 

Hawkins. James Booth. A well-made spectacle 

that did excellent business here, even 

with English actors. Played Sun., Mon. 

Weather: Warm and rain.—Terry Axley, 

New Theatre. I ngl.nul. Ark. Pop. 2,136. 

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 

Around the World I nder the Sea (.VIGM) 

— I lovd BrKJi^cs. Shirkv Falon. Brian Kelly. 

'Angels' Called a Goodie 

From Columbia 

Did surprisiiii;l\ well uilh "The 

Trouble With Anijels," a "yoodie" from 

(dliinibia. Had no walkouts and many 

ôod comments, so can only conclude 

lliat here was a good booking. Played 

single l)ill. lop time. 

Melba Theatre. 

Houston, Mo. 

R. D. FISHKR 

Healthy Business 

On 'Fireball 500' 

"fireball 500," from American International, 

is another fine feature 

aimed at the joung crowd. Business was 

healtb>. Onl> regret I didn't play it 

Wednesday through Saturday (instead 

of Sunda> through Tuesday) 

when it was first released. 

PAUL GAMACHE 

Wclden Theatre, 

St. .VIbans, Vt. 

We thought this was a very good nio\ie. 

Seemed to please all who came. Played 

Thurs., Fri., Sat.—W. S. Funk, East Main 

Drivc-In. Lake City. S. C. Pop. 4,500. 

Lady L (MGM)—Sophia Loren, Paul 

Newman, David Niven. Patrons' quotes 

ranged from "How stupid!" to "questionable" 

to "insults your intelligence." This was 

most certainly one in the area that was not 

liked at all. Played one week. Weather: 

Mild to fair.—W. K. Nokes. Odeon Theatre. 

Oakville, Ont. Pop. 45,000—strictly 

business. 

North by Northwest (MGM-Reissue) 

Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason. 

A repeat. One of the best grossers of 

the year. A natural for this area. One of 

the best MGM grosses of 1966. Color print 

good. Thanks for not selling it to TV. 

Played Sun., Mon. Weather: Hot—Ken 

Christianson, Roxy Theatre, Washburn, N. 

D. Pop. 968. 

Spy With My Face, The (MGM)— Robert 

Vaughn, Senta Berger, David McCallum. 

These "U.N.C.L.E." pictures draw here 

pretty well. Good color, right price and with 

the spy craze on (it won't be long, though, 

with the spy pictures coming out), it was 

right for my town. Played Sat., Sun.—Leon 

Kidwell, Majestic Theatre, Allen, Okla. 

PARAMOUNT 

Shane (Para— Reissue)—.Man I.add. Good 

reissue. Played Sun., Mon.— S. T. Jackson, 

Jackson Theatre. Flomaton, Ala. Pop. 1,480. 

.Skull, The (Para)— Peter Gushing, Christopher 

Fee, Jill Bennett. Ran this on a 

preview and it was okay for its type, but a 

little weak at the boxofficc.—Leon Kidwell. 

Main Theatre. Stonewall. Okla. Pop 

1.000. 

SEVEN ARTS 

Warlock (Seven Aits-Reissue) — Henry 

I oiula. Richard Widniark. Anthony Quinn. 

Picked up this oldie (1959 20th Century- 

I ox release) from Seven Arts. It played on 

TV the same week we played it. Still was 

ihe second biggest grosser of the month. 

I'laved Thurs., Fri., Sat.— Bill Curran, Ramona 

Theatre. Kremmling, Colo. 

20th 

CENTURY-FOX 

Flight of the Phoenix, The (20th-Fox) 

James Stewart, Richard Attenborough. F,r- 

168 — 

nest Borgnine. Here is an unusual picture 

that I thought too long, but held interest 

and did good business. Played Sun., Mon. 

Weather: Hot and dry.—Terry Axley, New 

Iheatre. England, Ark. Pop. 2,136. 

UNITED ARTISTS 

Trankie and Johnny (LA)— Elvis Presley, 

Donna Douglas, Harry Morgan. This 

town loves Elvis. It did very well for a twoday 

stand. Played Sun., Mon. Weather: 

(lood.— Bill Mellon, Marathon Theatre, 

Marathon. Fla. Pop. 7,000. 

Viva Maria! (UA) — Brigitte Bardot, 

Jeanne Moreau, George Hamilton. A complete 

waste of a holiday weekend. This one 

leally missed my people. Another of those 

"spoofs," but the comedy, if there was any. 

sure missed us. Bardot and Moreau mean 

nothing in a small town. "Maria" is a real 

iioihmg. Sold to me as a western, but it was 

a poor excuse for a western or anything 

else. Played Wed. through Sat.—Bill Curran, 

Ramona Theatre, Kremmling, Colo. 

UNIVERSAL 

(;host and .Mr. Chicken, The (Univ) 

Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Skip Homeier. 

I had this picture booked for three days and 

lor the first time in a long time we had a 

holdover engagement. Business was more 

than terrific— it was sensational! I used 

close to 40 radio spots on this one and boy, 

talk about results! We had patrons come 

from towns 40 miles away. People came 

who had never been in our theatre before. 

Ihis was a first showing in our area, which 

helped. Play it and promote it and it will 

do business. The picture is very well done, 

in Cinemascope and color. And it is funny, 

too.—Harry F. Hawkinson, Orpheum 

Theatre. Marietta. Minn. Pop. 3S0. 

Johnny Tiger (Univ)—Robert Taylor, 

(ierakline Brooks. Chad Everett. Okay 

weekenil show. Gross satisfactory. Story locale 

in 1 lorida. Played Thurs.. Fri.. Sat. 

C. A. Swiercinsky, Major Theatre, Washington, 

Kas. 

WARNER BROS. 

Cheyenne .\utunin (\\U) Richard Widniark. 

Carroll Baker, Karl Maiden. Played 

this late due to length and previous "panning." 

but my crowd came out okay. Beautiful 

color and good acting. Played Sun., 

Mon. Weather: Warm and rain.—Terry 

Axley, New Ihe.ilre, l-ngland. .Ark. Pop. 

2,136. 

Harper (WB)— Paul Newman, Lauren 

Bacall," Shelley Winters. I like Paul Newman 

myself. I think he always does a terrific 

job, but this picture is not for small 

towns. Played Sun., Mon.. Wed. Weather: 

Cool.— M. W. Long. Lans Theatre, Lansing. 

Iowa. Pop. 1 .328. 

'Duel at Diablo' Termed 

A Perfect Western 

I nited Artists' "Duel at Diablo" is a 

pt-rfecl western, with a marvelous cast. 

Don't pass it by. 

Scenic Theatre, 

Pittsfield, N.H. 

ARTHUR K. DAME 

BOXOFFICE Showmandiser :: Oct. 31, 1966

T y BOxorriCE 

BOOKINGUIDE 

An interpretive onolysi5 of lor and Irodcprcii rev 

minus signs indicotc degree ot merit. Listmgs cover 

olso serves os on ALPHABETICAL INDEX to teot 

p Ponovision; t Tcchniromo; s Other onomorphic 

Aword O Color Photography Nationol Cotholic Of 

Patronage; A2— Unobjccfionobic for Adults or Adol. 

Unobjectionable for Adults, with Reservotior 

listings by company in the order of releosc. 

.$. Running lime is m 

urrent reviews, updotcd 

: releases, c is tor Cm. 

ocesscs Symbol dc v. 

e iNCO ratings: A1 

A3— Unobjectio 

B—Obicctionabic in Part 

cnts, 

FEATURE CHART. 

srcnthcses. The plus ond 

Dgulorly. This department 

moScope, V VistaVision; 

1 BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon 

loblcctionoblc lor Generol 

> for Adults; A4— Morally 

Alt; C—Condemned. For 

/^£V/£W DIGEST 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX 

Very Good; Poor; - Very Poor. In the sumnwry rated 2 pluses, os 2 minuses 

* 2 

i 

3i)J5Ag«il 38-24-36 (105) Com SR 7-4-66 

3052 OAHie (114) ® Dr Para S-29-66 A4 

302S Alphabet Murders. The 

(90) Comedy MGM 3-21-66 A2 

3062OAIv3rez Kelly (116) Hi D Col 10-10-66 

3049OAmbush Bay (109) War D UA 8-22-66 

3054 OAmerican 

3021 And 

Oreim. 

Now Miguel 

An 

(95) 

(107) Dr. WB 9- 5-66 B 

® Drama. Uni« 5-16-66 Al 

3066 OAny Wednesday (109) Com . WB 10-31-66 A3 

3058 OAppaloosa. The (99) Ad Dr....Uni» 9-19-66 A2 

3020 ©Arabesque (105) (g Chase Drama Uni» 5- 9-66 A3 

3015 ©Around the World Under the Sea 

(117) ® SF MGM 4-25-66 Al 

3032 Assault on a Quetn (g) Ac Adv Para 6-20-66 A2 

—B— 

Ballad of Love, A 

(45) Russian Melo Artkino 4-11-66 

of Band Outsiders (94) Melo ... Royal 5-9-66 

3051OBanj! Bang! You're Dead! 

(92) C My AlP 8-29-66 A3 

3044OBalman (105) Cliflhanger C..20th-Fox 8- 1-66 

3043OBeau Geste (105) ® Ac-Ad Univ 8- 1-66 Al 

3065OBible. The . . . In the Beginning 

(174) D-150 Dr 20th- Fox 10-31-66 Al 

3023 OBig Hand (or the Little Lady, A 

(95) Comedy Drama WB 5-23-66 

3042 ©Birds Do It (95) Com Col 7-25-66 Al 

3064 Black Cat, The (72) Ho Dr. Hemisphere 10-17-66 

3029 Black Klansman. The (SS) Melo US 6-13-66 

3028 ©Blindfold (102) Com-Mys Univ 6- 6-66 A2 

3004 Blood Bath (SO) Ho Drama AlP 2-28-66 

3054 Blood Drinkers, The 

(88) Ho Melo Hemisphere 9- 5-66 

3038 ©Blue Max, The (156) (g) Dr..2

. AA 

REVIEW DIGEST 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX Very Good; Good, - Fair; — Poor, - Very Poor tn the summary is rated 2 pluses, os 2 minuses. 

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Acidie Jlurphy. Ofortc Suiilers, 

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02267 A. D.—When the 

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Vlt)cent 

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Moon ® Ad S. 

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Uonaliue, Special piest stars 

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animation 

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Lei Barker. Anthony Steel 

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Peter FM, 

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Cynthia C .with Mui. . 

Kudley Moore. Kendall 

Siizy 

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Fred MacMurriy. Tommy Steele. OHombre (g) Ad.. 

Greer Garson 

Paul Newman. Richard Boone. 

Frcdric March. Diane Ctlento 

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Morgan! (97) ...Com Dr.. May 66 

V:inpssa Redgrave. Darld Warner 

COLONIAL 

Bum Baby Burn May 66 

liana Sherry. Alfredo Criado. 

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Beauty and the Cave May 66 

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Tony ailler 

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Varl.T Srhell, Paul Thristman 

Taste for Women (90) C. A Oct 66 

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Rory Calhoun. Gla Scala. 

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Web of Fear (92) . Rom D.. Aug 66 

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Hawaii "ir r"ô 

United Artists (6616) 189 Minutes Roadshow 

Out of James Micheiiers monumental novel dealing 

with the history of Hawaii, the MiJisch Corp. has brought 

forth a scenicall.v beautiful, fascinating and always absorbing 

production which rates the roadshow appellation. 

Starring Julie Andrews, one of the industry's top stars 

since "The Sound of Music": Max Von Sydow. the great 

Swedish actor who played Jesus in "The Greatest Story 

Ever Told." and Richard Harris, plus the fame of the 

novel, to attract moviegoers of all ages, this cannot fail 

to do business of blockbuster proportions. Produced by 

Walter Mirisch and dliectfd by George Roy Hill almost 

entirely on lush Hawaiian locations, superbly photographed 

in Panavision and De Luxe Color by Russell 

Harlan, the Daniel Taradash-Dalton Tiimibo screenplay 

employs only that part of the book dealing with New- 

England missionaries' attempts to convert the child-like 

Hawaiians to Chiistianity. Miss Andrews gives a warm, 

compassionate and convincing p)ortrayal of the heroine 

and Von Sydow is forceful at all times as a fanatical 

preacher who eventually wins audience sympathy in the 

moving climactic scene. Harris also does well and a 300- 

pound Tahitian. Jocelyn La Garde, gives a heart-warming 

performance, one laced with humorous bits. 

Julie .\ndrews. .'Nlax Von Sydow, Richard Harris, 

Jocelyn La Garde. Gone Hackman. George Rose. 

Way Way . . . 

Out! 

Ratio: Science- Fiction Comedy 

2.35-1 c O 

1 20th-Fo.\ 623) 101 Minutes Rel. Oct. '66 

Top comedian Jerry Lewis tangles with space-age 

farce for the first time and the result Ls far more laughs 

than thj'ills—just the ticket for his wide public consisting 

of males, teenagers and the yoimgstcrs. As produced by 

Malcolm Stuart and directed by Gordon Douglas (Lewis 

often took over both these chores, tooi, the star is hilarious 

but somewhat more subdued, thus giving Dick 

Shawii and the pompous Robert Morley a chance to 

.score with their own brands of comedy. Connie Stevens 

is just adequate in the romantic slot opposite Jerry while 

Anita Ekberg is appropriately statuesque as a Russian 

a.stronaut who take part in the nonsensical proceedings 

on the Moon in 1994. The opening scenes at Cape Kennedy, 

as timid astronaut Lewis tries to avoid being sent 

to man the Moon weather station are gieat. The actual 

Moon sequences are often more frantic than funny as 

the U.S. married astronauts and a Russian pair battle 

things out. As Lewis' first for 20th-Pox. this was written 

by William Bowers and Laslo Vadnay. thus leaving the 

star to take care of the laughs only, in contrast to his 

producing-directing. writing-acting days at Paramount 

It cant help but please the legion of Lewis fans. 

Jerry I.,ewis, Connie Stevens, Robert Morley. Dick 

Shawn, Brian Keith, .Anita Ekberg, Dennis Weaver. 

Knockout No. 2 

Ratio: 

DocumeiUary 

1.85-1 

Trans-Lux 30 Minutes Rel. 

Phase two of what could turn out to be a latter-day 

version of the fondly remembered plenitude of serials 

that served an endearing niche for many years, a documentary 

containing knockout sequences from memorable 

boxing events can be depended upon for no small measure 

of written-and-spoken appreciation by the columnists 

and radio-TV commentators in the larger metropolitan 

centers. There's a profusion of nostalgia— the footage 

dates back to the celebrated Jack Johnson's knockout of 

Jim Jeffries in 1910, picks up the "long count" encounter 

of Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney ctixa 1927, and. for 

good measure, the grim-coiintenanct'd Joe Louis. Jack 

Sharkey, et al, are seen in finely edited sequences, narrated 

with competence by Kevin Kennedy. This has been 

produced and directed by William Clayton, with Jim 

Jacobs functioning as his associate producer. Understandably, 

the minimal running time necessitates slotting 

either a companion featiue m the same genre or supplementary 

sporting shorts, but once the hard-core boxing 

" 

"buffs are alerted, attendance figiues should be far from 

dismal. The ability 

of the motion pictiue camera to capture 

memorable moments in slow motion enhances and 

embellishes the footage. The previous release, "Knockout," 

generated strong response and the new one most 

likely will repeat the boxoffice pattern. 

Narrated by Kevin Kennedy. 

Comedy 

No/ With My Wife, You Don't 

Ratio: 

1 85-1 © 

Warner Bros. (634) 118 Minutes Rel. Nov. '66 

Norman Panama, formerly of the Panama-Frank tam 

which made so many successful comedies, ha.s produced, 

directed and written the original .screenplay iwith Larry 

Gelbart and Peter Barnes i of this wild-and-wacky comedy 

of Air Forc^- life, with plentiful flashbacks to the 

3i5 

Bo> Korean War. With Tony Curtis. George C. Scott un his 

first comedy rolei and the incredibly lovely Virna Lisl 

for marquee lure, this is terrific fare for sophisticated 

moviegoers and will entertain generally. Panama s clever 

touches include an opening pop art animation bit with 

a green-eyed monster by Saul Bass' and a 

' 

foreign film bedrcom takeoff, as visualized by the guilty 

Miss Lisi, both of which create' howls. A few of the flashbacks 

in which both Curtis and Scott vie for the favors 

of Miss Lisi and assorted "dates," may seem dragged out 

but most of the picture is fun—and Curtis and Scott 

clown it up to the hilt while Miss Lisi is always a treat 

for the eyes. On a fast ride in a stolen Arab plane from 

London to Rome, patrons are also treated to some air 

views of European cities. CaiToU O'Cormor and Ann 

Doran add to the fun as a "big brass" general and his 

wife. Warners requests exhibitors to underline My in the 

title. 

rony Curtis, Virna Lisi, George C. Scott, Carrol! 

O'Connor, Kddio Ryder. .Ann Doran. Richard Eastham. 

The Navy vs. the Night Monsters 

Melodra 

o 

Realart Pictures 87 Minutes Rel. 

Anthony Eisley. easily remembered by television series 

viewers, and Mamie Van Doren. who has topped many a 

major film studio attraction, are teamed in a George Edwards 

production that could, given strong, local-level exploitation, 

provide astonishingly strong, boxoffice response. 

It has all of the tested ingredients of topical terror 

(ice-age vegetation suddenly turns killer on a desert 

isle), plus competent production values, enlianced considerably 

with color, and, under Michael Hoey's diiection. 

the cast turns in spirited delineation. Eisley. in particular, 

is impressive as a U.S. Navy lieutenant newly assigned 

to a remote base and quickly plunged into nightmarish 

moments when a plane, bound for the U.S. from 

fabled Antarctica, crash-lands, with only the pilot, 

OKL, obviouslv in shock, found aboard. When persons on the 

island aie killed, he and valued aides, among them poised 

and purposeful Walter Sande. a biologist, have to seek 

out cause-and-effect of a startling new death-dealing 

element. Miss Van Doren's fans will find her in a role 

(that of a nmsei far from that customary with her career, 

and. by and large, she conveys the helplessness of a 

gal caught in frightening circumstances. 

Mamie Van Doren. Anthony Eisley. Pamela Mason, 

Bill Gray. Bobby Van, Walter Sande. Philip Terry. 

Women of the Prehistoric Planet 

Ratio: 

1.85-1 

Staiidard-Briider iSR K5 .Minutes Rel. 

Producer Jack Broder. who can maintain an astonishingly 

strong quality to even the most obviously modestbudgeted 

attraction, uniquely combines space age and 

prehistoric hustnonics into a mass market-appealing effort, 

dre.s.-- 'd up with De Luxe Color, and containing the 

known, accepted "names" of Wendell Corey. Keith Larsen. 

Paid Gilbert. Merry Anders, among others. It should 

play as well as anytliing that's preceded in the same 

geiu-e. The Standard Club of California's pre.sentation of 

the Jack and Madelynn Broder production was both written 

and directed by Arthur Pierce, working with producer 

George Edwards and photography is credite(i to 

Archie Dalgell. The Pierce script has a space age craft, 

commanded by Corey, landing on earth after a 30-year 

assignment in the unknown reaches: the Corey men find 

themselves amid prehistoric women on an island far 

from "civilized" America and while subsequent scripting 

contains anticipatory happenings, the very spiritedness 

of Corey and fellow thespians is sufficient to maintain 

interest by the general viewing element for which this 

has been obviously designed. Corey is as competent as 

ever and Miss Anders is properly pensive and petulant as 

one of the gals from the dim past. 

SITI Wendell Corey. Keith Larsen, Paul Gilbert, John 

Agar. Merry .Anders. Irene Tsu. 

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. . Death 

. . Lost 

Richard 

arrives 

FEATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips; Adiines 

for Newspaper and Programs 

THE STORY: "Not With My Wife, You Don't" (WB) 

Tony Curtis, an Air Force major who efficiently takes 

care of the personal needs of Carroll O'Connor, his general, 

and the latter's wife, ignores the picas of his own 

beautiful wife, Virna Lisi, that she wants children. While 

attendnig to O'Connor's needs in London. George C. Scott, 

his old buddy and flying companion in the Korean War, 

tui-ns up and this reminds Curtis of the time the two of 

them were vieing for the attentions of Virna years before 

and, through a trick. Tony won her. Now, Virna's interest 

in Scott is revived so he manages to have Cui'tis sent on 

an Arctic mission. Meanwhile, Virna and Scott frolic in 

Rome and, when Cmtis learns of this, he abandons his 

Arctic mission, takes over an Arab plane in London and 

flies to Rome. Finding Scott imiocently in Virna's bedroom, 

CuitLs starts a fisht and things are set right. A 

few years later. Curtis is back at his general's aide job; 

Virna has his twin boys while Scott is still a bachelor. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Tony Cuitis as that dashing, rollicking boy-wonder 

of situations involving complication with women can be 

stressed, as well as George C. Scott and Virna Lisi. Tie 

up with travel agencies and women's stores. 

CATCHUNES: 

It's Tony Cuitis and George C. Scott Fighting for the 

Love of Gorgeous Viina Lisi . . . Fun Galore—in the 

Air, Behind the Lines—and in the Bedroom. 

THE STORY: "Navy vs. the Night Monsters" (Realartl 

Assigned to command an island Naval ba.se, Lt. Anthony 

Eisley's first project is to refuel an incommg plane 

en route from Antarctica with a passenger load of VIPs 

and samples of ice-age vegetation. The craft crash-lands. 

a rescue team headed by Eisley, nuise Mamie Van Doren 

and biologist Walter Sande finding only the pUot, obviously 

in shock. Determined to save the vegetation, Sande 

plants the exotic trees in the warm soil near the island'.s 

hot springs. People then disappear—ensign Bobby Van 

and Sande's assistant, Pamela Mason. Eisley and Sande 

learn the "planted" trees can walk and kill. Fire destroys 

the enemy. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Remind newspaper television columnists of cast presence 

of veteran leading man Anthony Eisley. Ask the 

local Naval reserve unit if it would like an advance 

screening, this to be covered by communications media. 

CATCHLINES: 

Shock After Shock! Horror on a Desert Isle! . . . The 

Enemy, Unknown! The Weapon, Unknown! Cause of 

Death, Unknown! . in the Space Age! Entertainment 

of Impact! 

THE STORY: "Women of the Prehistoric Planet" (Stn'd) 

Scientust Wendell Corey, commander of a space ship 

returning to earth after a space journey extended over 30 

years, finds himself in prehistoric climes as the craft 

lands on seemingly uncharted isle inhabited by lithe,some 

lovelies, among them Merry Anders and Ii-ene Asu, who 

have little cognizance of the complexities, causes and 

concerns of space and travel in the Space Age. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Tie in with a newspaper columnist or radio-TV commentator 

for reader/ listener essay contest on the theme, 

"Is There Life in Outer Space?" Award guest tickets to 

the best-written entries. Use teaser ads in newspapers 

some weeks ahead of premiere date. Stress that this is a 

new film and not a reissue. 

CATCHLINES: 

Go Back in Time! A Space Age Saga Iiito Pi'ehistoric 

Life! ... A Story You've Got to See to Believe! Space 

Ship Lands on Lost Earth Island! . Women Meet 

Space Men! 

THE STORY: "Hawaii" lUA) 

In 1820 in New England, Max Von Sydow, young divinity 

student who volunteers to carry the word of God to 

the heathen island of Hawaii, must have a wife and he 

selects Julie Andrews, who accepts his proposal, although 

she loves an adventurous sea captain. After a stormy 

journey around the Cape of Good Hope, the missionaries 

arrive at Hawaii to be greeted by the queen iJocelyn La 

Garde) and the happy, friendly natives. The queen is unwilling 

to renounce their customs, which include marriage 

between cousins, but she takes a fancy to Julie, 

who teaches her to read and write. Von Sydow gets help 

from the natives in building a church, but his fanatical 

preaching angers some of the Hawaiians. Later. Julie's 

i 

long-lost sea captain Harris 

i 

on Hawaii, 

but she renounces his love to stay with Von Sydow. The 

natives reluctantly accept Von Sydow's teaching and give 

up their ancient customs, but an epidemic sweeps Hawaii 

and many die. including the beloved queen. Finally, with 

Julie also dead, the lonely Von Sydow is ordered to return 

to America, but elects to stay with the Hawaiians. 

KXI'LOITIPS: 

In addition to playing up Julie Andrews and Von 

Sydow. make tie-ups with bookstores for window displays 

and with travel agencies. 

( AT( HLINES: 

James Michener's Best-Selling Novel, Filmed on Hawaiian 

Island Locations, Greater Than Ever on the Panavi.sion 

Screen. 

TMK STORY: "Way . . . Way Out!" (20th-I o\) 

In 1994, the U.S. weather station on the Mpun i,s 

niannt'd by two men who fight continuously so Hobeil 

Morley. director of the weather bmeau. decides to send a 

married couple and insists that Jerry Lewis, a timid outer 

space trainee, marry Connie Stevens, an astronomy student, 

and take off in a space rocket. Once on the Moon. 

Jerry and Connie arc greeted by the warring astronauts 

and then by Anita Ekberg. a Russian astronaut who i.s 

feuding with her Moon companion. Dick Shawn. Lewis 

manages to bring about a reconciliation between the two 

Russians after all four get drunk. Later, a message comes 

from Washington via two-way TV to fight the Russians 

and more mixups take place as both countries vie to have 

the first baby born on the Moon. So there is peace on 

Earth as great events are forecast on the Moon. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

The combination of Jen-y Lewis, wearing a space-suit 

as an astronaut on the Moon, will be the big selling 

point. Also play up Dick Shawn, recently in "What Did 

" 

You Do in the War, Daddy? and Robert Morley. popular 

British comic, plus Connie Stevens and Anita Ekberg for 

romantic value. Give out toy space helmets to the first 

kiddie patrons. 

CATCHUNES: 

It's Futuristic, It's Fantastic— and It's Wildly Funny 

. . . Jerry Lewis Is Sent to the Moon—With a Beautiful 

Space Partner . . . It's Way. Way the Funniest Jerry 

Ijcwis Comedy in Years. 

THE STORY: "Knockout No. 2" (Trans-Lux) 

Thus documentary contains footage from upwards of 

25 memorable boxing events, going back to 1910 and the 

Jack Johnson-Jim Jeffries bout and then highlighting 

.some of the best-rated fisticuffs of ensuing years. NaiTation 

is by Kevin Kennedy. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Invite columnists and radio-TV ixôple to a special 

screening, to also be attended by some of your community's 

sporting figures. Get lobby and store cooperation 

with retail sporting goods interests and if there's boxing 

activity on a local level, be sure some attention is given, 

cither through display or vcrbalistics, to the film's opening. 

CATCHLINES: 

You're There! Fighting Highlights of the 20th Century! 

. . . You'll See Jack Johnson! Jim Jeffries! Jack Demp- 

.sey! Gene Tunney! Joe Louis! They're All Here! . . . Relive 

Some of Boxing's Bcst-Remcmbcrcd Moments! 

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