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ol. 93 No. 2 

THE 

THE SUPREME COURT DECISION 

RULING by the U.S. Supreme 

Court that the Dallas film classification 

ordinance is "unconstitutionally 

vague" does not appear to be the clearcut 

victory that the industry might have 

desired. And, while the decision may hold 

in check other such legislation, already 

enacted or pending, a strong feeling prevails 

that it by no means will, for long, 

stem the tide" that has been rising for 

such legislation in municipalities across 

the country. And, especially significant, 

is the court's definition of a state's authority, 

viz: 

"It is not our province to draft legislation. 

Suffice it to say that we have recognized 

that some believe motion pictures 

possess a greater capacity for evil, particularly 

among the youth of a community, 

than other modes of expression . . . and 

we have indicated more generally that 

because of its strong and abiding interest 

in youth, a state may regulate the dissemination 

to juveniles of, and their access 

to, material objectionable as to 

them, but which a state clearly could not 

regulate as to adults." 

Thus, while upholding the motion picture's 

right to freedom of speech—insofar 

as adults are concerned—the court 

stressed that a governing body has the 

right to keep away from children material 

which cannot be censored for adults. 

This, In our belief, and the statement 

to the effect that, were it not for the 

"vagueness" of the Dallas ordinance, it 

might have been ruled as "constitutional" 

and, as the court opinion said, ". 

. . 

what Dallas may constitutionally do, so 

may other cities and states." 

And, so, the situation is fraught with a 

danger, perhaps greater than ever before 

faced the industry, unless it can stem the 

tide by giving more than lip service to its 

program of self-regulation and restraint, 

under the Production Code which the 

Motion Picture Ass'n of America adopted 

about a year ago. 

The updating of the Code was needed 

to keep films in pace with the mores of 

the times. But too great a degree of "permissiveness" 

was indulged in, one way or 

another, such as, for instance, the formulation 

of companies, subsidiary to 

MPAA members, to handle the distribution 

of their films that were denied the 

Code Seal. But this did not deny these 

pictures access to theatre screens, for 

which theatremen must share the blame. 

The Motion Picture Ass'n has done a 

great job in its efforts to inform the public 

as to the content of films and their 

suitability or non-suitability for viewing 

by children. It has sought thereby to advise 

and guide parents in their selection. 

And, in another way, by labeling those 

made strictly for adult audiences as 

"Suggested for Mature Adults." But this 

is of little value when exhibitors fail to do 

their part—denying attendance to juveniles 

unaccompanied by a parent. 

As Jack Valenti, president of the 

MPAA, has pointed out, the American 

motion picture has grown considerably 

now to present the works of the foremost 

writers, dramatists, directors and actors 

in the world, made possible by its new 

maturity. But, at the same time, some of 

these strides have become too far extended, 

often going overboard in the choice 

of material and its depiction. This has 

been the case, not only in the instance 

of dealing with sex but with violence and 

brutality. True, filmmakers produce the 

types of pictures that the public patronizes 

and exhibitors buy them because 

they sell. But this does not call for excesses 

that cause public resentment and 

injury to the industry image, as well as 

"unsell" vast numbers of potential moviegoers. 

We believe that the need for moderation 

thus called for has been realized, as 

seems indicated in Mr. Valenti's comment 

on the Supreme Court's current 

ruling in which he said, "It is difficult to 

draw the line between freedom for artistic 

expression and offense to the sensibilities 

of an adult audience by exceeding 

the standards of the community. It is 

also difficult to draw the line between acceptable 

presentation for adults and the 

standards for the young." 

These needs not only can, but have, in 

the past, been met; and they must be met 

again, providing the variety of appeal 

that would attract the largest possible 

audiences. 

Mr. Valenti also said, "The American 

motion picture continues to respect its 

obligation to the public and particularly 

to children. The Motion Picture Ass'n is 

nov/ studying various means of strengthening 

the present method of self-regulation 

and restraint, as expressed in the 

new Production Code." 

We are all for bringing that into play 

and the sooner the better! 

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DALLAS CLASSIFICATION RULED 

ILLEGAL BY SUPREME COURT 

Decision Upholds Theatres; 

Ordinance Is Termed As Volenti Hails Decision As Victory, 

Vague and Indefinite' 

Po/n/s to Industty Self-Regulotion 

May Provide Laws for Children 

The court, however, stressed that a governing 

body does have the right to keep 

away from children material which cannot 

be censored for adults. 

Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the majority 

opinion in the decision, saying, "The 

vice of vagueness is particularly pronounced 

where expression is sought to be subject to 

licensing. It is unlikely that what Dallas docs 

in respect to the licensing of motion pictures 

would have a significant effect upon filmmakers 

in Hollywood or Europe. But what 

Dallas may constitutionally do. so may other 

cities and states. 

"Indeed, we are told that this ordinance 

is being used as a model lor legislation in 

other localities. Thus, one who wishes to 

convey his ideas through that medium, 

which, of course, includes one who is interested 

not so much in expression as in making 

money, must consider whether what he 

proposes to film, and how he proposes to 

film it, is within the terms of classification 

schemes such as this. 

"If he is unable to determine what the 

ordinance means," the opinion continued, 

"he runs the risk of being foreclosed, in 

practical effect, from a significant portion 

of the moviegoing public. Rather than running 

that risk, he might choose nothing but 

the innocuous, perhaps save for the socalled 

'adult' picture. 

'Tolally Inane' Product Foreseen 

"Moreover, a local exhibitor who cannot 

afford to risk losing the youthful audience 

when a film may be of marginal interest to 

adults— perhaps 'Viva Maria!'—may contract 

to show only the totally inane. The 

vast wasteland that some have described in 

a reference to another medium might be a 

verdant paradise in comparison. The First 

Amendment interests here are, therefore, 

broader than merely those of the filmmaker, 

distributor and exhibitor, and certainly 

broader than those of youths under \(\" the 

opinion continued. 

The court found that Ihe term "sexual 

piximiscuity" in the ordinance "is not there 

NEW YORK — Commenting on last 

week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the 

WASHINGTON — Ihc U.S. Suprem 

Court on Monday (22) ruled Ihe controversial 

Dallas film classification ordinance unconstitutional 

Dallas, Tex., film classification 

on the grounds that it is "too 

ordinance is 

vague 

unconstitutional. 

and indefinite." The 

Jack Valenti, 

8-to-l decision 

president of 

the 

upheld Interstate Circuit and United 

Motion Picture Ass'n of America, issued 

Artists 

the following statement: 

Corp. in their suits against the city and the 

ordinance. 

"The motion picture industry welcomes 

this decision. By striking down the Dallas 

ordinance, the U.S. Supreme Court has 

freed the motion picture from the possibility 

of hundreds of similar ordinances, which 

apply censorship in the name of classification. 

"Such a bureaucratic structure with its 

imposition of fees might raise admission 

prices, and through its inconsistent standards 

could stunt creativity in films. It would subject 

exhibitors to penalties based on vague 

and indefinite standards. Worst of all, it 

might result, as the Supreme Court said, in 

the production only of inane pictures. 

"The American motion picture now presents 

the works of the foremost writers, dramatists, 

directors and actors in Ihe world. 

The Supreme Court decision is a triumph 

for all responsible creators, and for free and 

disciplined artistic expression. 

"Today's decisions by the Supreme Court 

also upheld the criminal conviction of one 

who dealt in smut. This makes it clear that 

Ihe criminal statutes will give protection to 

the public against pornographic films produced 

by fly-by-night operators. They will 

not be subjected to censorship, which is always 

wrong and ineffectual, but to a trial 

before a jury with proper constitutional 

defined and was not interpreted in the slate 

courts" and that it "could extend, depending 

on one's moral judgment, from the obvious 

to any sexual contacts outside a marital relationship," 

Ihe opinion also found that the purpose 

of such classification being Ihc protection of 

children was not sufficient to make vagueness 

legal. Asserting that films can have a 

greater capacity for evil among youth than 

among adults, the court said, "a state may 

regulate the dissemination to juveniles of. 

and their access to, material objectionable as 

to them, but which a state clearly could not 

regulate as to 

adults. 

Justice John Harland wrote the dissenting 

opinion basing it upon the ground that state 

and local governments should be allowed 

their own way, "except in instances where 

the state action clearly appears to be but 

the product of prudish overzcalousness." 

safeguards for their rights, but subjected, if 

guilty, to punishment appropriate for smut 

purveyors. 

"The American motion picture continues 

to respect its obligation to the public and 

particularly to children. The Motion Picture 

Ass'n is now studying various means of 

strengthening the present method of self-regulation 

and restraint, as expressed in the new 

Production Code adopted by the association 

a year ago. There we provided for advice to 

parents by extensive announcement and label 

that certain motion pictures were Suggested 

for Mature Audiences.' Thus, we 

sought to leave the decision of children's attendance 

to the parents who could best judge 

their children's sophistication. 

"It is difficult to draw the line between 

freedom for artistic expression and offense 

to the sensibilities of an adult audience by 

exceeding the standards of the community. 

It is also difficult to draw the line between 

acceptable presentation for adults and the 

standards for Ihe young. As the Supreme 

Court once pointed out. the young, too. are 

entitled to enjoy the benefits of the First 

Amendment. 

"No matter how difficult the task, however, 

we dK determined by self discipline to 

fulfill our obligation to the communities in 

which we live. We do not consider that the 

Supreme Court decision, admirable as it is. 

relieves us of a responsibility which accompanies 

the most influential international 

communications medium c\er dcNiscd." \'alenli 

concluded. 

Calif. 

Senate Committee 

Kills Classification Bill 

SACRAMEN I O—California House Bill 

372, calling for establishment of a Motion 

Picture Review Board to classify films, was 

defeated in the .Senate committee on governmental 

efficiency here Wednesday (24) following 

a hearing. 

Two witnesses for Senator Harmer of 

Glendale. one a neuropsychiatrist and the 

other a Marin County motion picture council 

member, appeared in behalf of the 

measure, but on the motion of Sen. Jack 

McCarthy, it was tabled. 

.Appearing for the industry at the hearing 

were Barbara Scott. Washington. D.C.. 

Motion Picture .Ass'n of America attorney, 

and Manning Clagetl. John Wendt. motion 

picture N.ATO group, and Sherrill C. Corwin, 

former N.ATO president, were present 

with Kent Redwine. but were not called to 

lesiifv. 

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Dallas Exhibitors Pleased 

With High Court Ruling 

DAI I 

Ihc U.S. Supa-iiic C'ourl rulins; 

against this city's lilin classification ordinance 

brought smiles from local exhibitors 

tnd a prediction from city attorney Alex 

it Bickley that may be possible to re-draw 

ihe statute to make it constitutional. 

Bickley said that he had not received a 

of the court ruling and added, "The 

only indication that I have had at this point 

seems to imply that amending the definition 

in the old ordinance that pertains to the 

types of movies involved may make it acceptable 

to Ihe court. I can't be sure until 

I read the opinion." 

He also said that he did not know whether 

the ruling meant the ordinance was void immediately, 

whether it was totally void or 

only a portion of it or whether the court 

would allow the city time to change the ordinance 

while it still is in effect. 

Kyle Rorex, executive director of the 

Texas Council of Motion Picture Organizations, 

said: "We are pleased with the decision, 

of course. We tried hard to notify people 

about classification of films prior to this. 

Dallas was ahead of other cities in this respect. 

The Texas Motion Picture Board of 

Review classified films, and theatre owners 

have always done their best to let people 

know when a film contains mature material. 

"We thought we were doing a good job. 

I am sure the theatre owners will do all they 

can in the future to let people know what 

kind of film they are playing." 

From other theatremen came these comments: 

John Adams, president of Interstate Circuit: 

"The news is real exciting. I'd like to 

think about it before saying anything, but 

I can say right now that Interstate Theatres 

will continue to inform the public about pictures 

which are adult. We will be guided in 

this area by the Texas Motion Picture Board 

of Review. We will not seize upon the decision 

to expose the public to pictures without 

advising them of its content." 

John Rowley, general manager, Rowley 

United Theatres, and vice-president. United 

Artists Theatre Circuit: "This is what we 

have contended all 

along, that the classification 

board was contrary to previous Supreme 

Court decisions affecting freedom of 

the press and freedom to do business. We 

let the public know what was in our films 

on a voluntary basis before the board existed 

and we will do that in the future. We will do 

our best to keep the public informed on 

what is in our films." 

Bill Williams, branch manager, 20th Century-Fox: 

"I believe the ruling was thrown 

out because of its vagueness. This has always 

been the problem with censorship. You 

are dealing with human frailty in any group 

ruling on morality. But I think it is very important 

to give parents an opportunity to 

know what their children will be seeing. I 

don't think a board can assume the parents' 

position. Again. I think it is imperative that 

the industry give some indication of the nature 

of the movie." 

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Commonwealfh United Lists 

For Production, Release in 1968 

HOLL'VWOOD—Seventeen motion pictures, 

costing more than $30 million, will 

be readied for production and distribution 

during 1968 by Commonwealth United 

Productions and Commonwealth United Entertainment, 

it was announced here by Oliver 

Unger, executive vice-president of Commonwealth 

United Corp, and head of the company's 

entertainment division. 

The new company is the latest productiondistribution 

organization to emerge on the 

film scene. Its product will come from its 

own productions, co-production deals and 

independent producers. Commonwealth 

United Productions, Commonwealth United 

Entertainment and Commonwealth United 

Landau Productions are all subsidiaries of 

Commonwealth United Corp. 

Now Being Lensed in Europe 

Currently filming in Europe is the Commonwealth 

United Landau-Warner Bros.- 

7 Arts production of "The Madwoman of 

Chaillot," produced by Ely Landau and 

directed by Bryan Forbes, starring Katharine 

Hepburn, Danny Kaye and Yul Brynner. 

The film will be distributed by WB-7A. 

Now before the cameras are: 

"It Takes All Kinds," a Goldsworthy production, 

directed by Eddie Davis, starring 

Robert Lansing, Vera Miles and Barry Sullivan. 

"A Black Veil for Lisa." Titanus production, 

starring John Mills, Robert Hoffman 

and Luciana Palucci, with Messerino Dallamona 

producing. 

"99 Women." Towers production, directed 

by Jeremy Summers, starring Maria 

Schell, Herbert Lorn and Mercedes Mc- 

Cambridge. 

Films completed for CUE release are: 

"The Monitors," Bell & Howell-Second 

City production, starring Alan Arkin, Barbara 

Harris, .Sherry Jackson, Susan Oliver, 

Guy Stockwell, Keenan Wynn, Ed Begley 

and Larry Storch, directed by Jack Shea. 

"Subterfuge," produced by Peter Snell, 

directed by Trevor Wallace, an Intertel production 

starring Susanna Leigh, Gene Barry 

and Joan Collins. 

AIP to Handle Three 

"Cervantes," Alexander Salkind production, 

starring Jose Ferrer, Louis Jourdan. 

Gina Lollobrigida and Horst Bucholz, produced 

by Miguel Salkind, directed by Vincent 

Sherman, and to be distributed in the 

U.S. by AIP. 

"The Hot Line," directed by Etienne Perrier, 

starring George Chakiris, Robert Taylor, 

Charles Boyer and Marie Dubois, also 

for AIP release in the U.S. 

"Dayton's Devils," Madison Productions- 

Harold Goldman Associates venture, produced 

by Robert W. Stabler and starring 

Lainie Kazan and Rory Calhoun. 

"The Desperate Ones," Jack Gynberg 

17 Films 

presentation of David Pro Artis Iberica 

Films, produced and directed by Alex Raman, 

starring Maximilian Schell, Theodore 

Bikcl, Raf Vallone and Maria Perschy, another 

to be distributed in the U.S. by AIP. 

"Angry Breed." David Commons Associates 

production, starring Jan Sterling, 

William Windom and Jan Murray. 

"Kiss and Kill," Tower production, directed 

by Jeremy Summers, starring Shirley 

Eaton, Richard Greene and Christopher 

Lee. 

"A Face of War," documentary feature 

filmed entirely in Vietnam, produced and 

directed by Eugene S. Jones. 

"The Good Doctor Aibolit," Mosfilm production. 

"Eve," Harold Goldman Associates- 

Towers of London presentation, starring 

Robert Walker, Fred Clark, Herbert Lorn, 

Christopher Lee and Celeste Yarnall, directed 

by Jeremy Summers. 

.Scheduled to go into production this summer 

for Commonwealth United Productions: 

"Viva Max," Arthur Hiller production, 

directed by Hiller, in association with Columbia 

Broadcasting System, starring Alberto 

Sordi and Telly Savalas. 

"Kelly," to be filmed in association with 

Intertel of England. 

ABC to Ask Authorization 

Of Preferred Shares 

NEW YORK — American Broadcasting 

Companies stockholders, at the company's 

annual meeting here May 21, will be asked 

to approve a charter amendment to authorize 

2,000,000 shares of preferred stock "to 

finance possible acquisitions as well as other 

capital requirements." 

The company now is authorized to issue 

10,000,000 shares of common stock, of 

which 4,709.925 are presently outstanding. 

There is no present authority for the issuance 

of any shares of preferred stock. 

The newly proposed issue would be convertible 

into the company's common stock. 

The shareholders meeting also is scheduled 

to elect directors. The present 1 1 members 

nominated for re-election are Alger B. 

Chapman, Samuel E. Clark, John A. Coleman, 

Everett H. Erlick. E. Chester Gersten. 

Leonard H. Goldenson. Jack Hausman, 

Robert H. Hinckley. Robert L. Huffines jr., 

George P. Jenkins. Joseph A. Martino. 

Thomas W. Moore. Theodore Schlesinger 

and Simon B. Seigel. 

Jerry Gross Joins IFIDA 

NEW YORK—Jerry Gross Productions. 

Inc.. has joined the Independent Film Importers 

& Distributors of America, it was 

announced by Myron Saland and Paul 

Sawyer. IFIDA co-executive directors. Jerry 

Gross, president, and Nicholas Demetroules, 

vice-president, will represent their company 

on the board of directors.

New Copyright Law 

Passage Unlikely 

WASHINCiTON— Passage of new copyright 

legislation by the U.S. Senate this year 

appeared unlikely last week as .Sen. John L. 

McClellan (D.. Ark.), chairman of the 

Senate subcommittee considering copyright 

law revision, rejected the proposal that a 

"skeleton" or "barebones" measure be 

passed in which the controversial CATV 

section would be eliminated. 

Approval oi' McClellan's subcommittee is 

required before the measure could be passed. 

The "skeleton" measure was proposed in 

a letter to McClellan by Abraham Kaminsiein. 

register of copyrights, who suggested 

It as the only "real chance" for legislative 

.iciion in the near future. 

labor for public use. Without such incentive, 

he said, there would be little for those who 

wish to computerize published material to 

Iced inlD iheir computers. 

Writers Guild Expresses Shock 

Over Copyright Bill Inaction 

HOI 1 > WOOD 111 ,, resolution passed 

unanimously at its spring meeting April 19- 

20 the Writers Guild National Council expressed 

its amazement and dismay at the apparent 

demise of the pending copyright revision 

legislation. 

The Council pointed to the fact that "the 

legal rights of creators of literary and other 

copyrightable material apparently will be 

continued to be governed by legislation 

passed some 60 years ago." 

The resolution stated "This anachronism 

must increasingly undermine the domestic 

and foreign rights of authors and, in consequence, 

their creative incentives which, in 

turn, can only work to the detriment of the 

general public," 

Kuehn New AA Secretary 

Nl-W YORK Ronald 1.. Kuehn jr., 

resident coiuisci lor Allied Artists Pictures 

(iirp., was elected secretary of the company 

U.S. House Votes Medal 

For Late Walt Disney 

\\ashineton — The House Banking 

and Currency Committee has appri>ved 

legislation culling for i.ssuance 

of a medal in honor of the late Walt 

Disney. 

The original gold medal would he 

given to Disney's widow, and 100.000 

bronze copies would be struck and provided 

at cost to the California Institute 

of the Arts, college-level school founded 

by Disney. 

WB-7A Plans Film Schedule 

In United Kingdom, Europe 

M \\ 'tORK- I'rodiictii.n plans Uir 

Warner Bros.-? Arts in 196K-19(i9 for the 

United Kingdom and continental Europe 

were announced by Kenneth Hyman, execu- 

In his reply to Kamitistein, McClellan 

said he didn't find the idea "feasible." and 

he noted that many sections of the bill are 

controversial and that he believed it would 

be best to act on all of them at once. 

tive vice-president in charge of worldwide 

McClellan admitted that the House, which production, after a conference in London 

measure, might be unwilling to act and Paris last week with executive producer 

pas.sed its 

Raymond Anzarut and company executive 

first next year and said that his subcommittee 

would he williTig to take first action in Julian Derode. Irwin Marguiles, vice-president 

the upcoming 91st Congress. 

in charge of business affairs for the 

In his presentation before the subcommittee, 

Kaminstein viewed failure of the current 

studios, also attended the meeting. 

Scheduled for 1968 production are: "The 

hill as a threat to any revision of the 1909 Seagull." starring Vanessa Redgrave, James 

copyright law for many years to come. Mason, Simone Signoret and David Warner, 

Herman Finkelstein, general counsel of 

to be produced and directed by Sidney 

Ascap, also appeared at the April 18 meeting 

Lumet in Stockholm, beginning in July: 

"Two Times Two," to be produced by Norman 

and pointed out that an equitable copy- 

l.ear and directed by Bud Yorkin, beginning 

right law is an incentive to intellectually 

creative pcopL- lo release the of 

in July in Paris rather than in 

fruits their 

Czechoslovakia as originally planned; "I 

Sit in Hangar Lane," to be produced by 

George Foster and Bob Booker in London, 

beginning in August: "Man on a Nylon 

String," starring Steve McQueen, beginning 

in November in Switzerland and London, 

and "Choice Cuts" to be produced by 

Sheldon Reynolds in Paris, in October, 

Two of the company's major roadshow 

productions are scheduled for 1969. "The 

Bawdy Bard," to he produced by William 

Conrad and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz 

in England, will be written by .Anthony 

Burgess. "The Man Who Would Be 

King," will be produced and directed b\ 

Martin Ritt in England. 

Hyman, who has initiated a number of 

other major production plans, said, 'The 

next few years should see one of the most 

active . . . schedules in our company's history, 

both in America and in Europe " 

Loew's Makes 3 Changes 

NEW YORK— Bernard Diamond, general 

manager of Loew's Theatres. Inc., has 

announced three personnel changes. David 

Bobbctt, tiianager of Loew's West, Cleveland, 

has been transferred to Loew's Cinema 

70 in West Palm Beach. Fla. John Goodwin, 

assistant manager of Loew's State. Cleve- 

\pril 1.1 at a meeting of the board of dircclors. 

land, will succeed Bobbeli as manager of 

Loew's West. LaVerne Morell. manager of 

Before joining Allied .Artists Kuehn 

was associated with the firm of Hughes, Loew's Cinema 70. will be manager of 

Hubbard, Blair and Reed. 

Loew's Cinema in Bovnton Beach. Ela. 

Theafre Guild Forms 

Film Producing Arm 

NEW 'kORK — The Theatre Guild, 

which will celebrate its 50th year of producing 

Broadway plays in April 1959, has 

decided to enter motion picture production 

on a continuing basis with the formation of 

a new film production arm. Theatre Guild 

Films. 

Announcement of the new TO enterprise 

was made here Tuesday (23) at a press conference 

by Philip Langner, president, who 

emphasized that the new film production 

arm will in no way diminish the TG interest 

in legitimate theatre. He said Theatre Guild 

Films will be interested in "serious originals 

that have some bearing on the quality of 

contemporary life," but that the compan\ 

would not seek volume production. 

The first film, "The Slaves," is to be directed 

by Herbert Biberman, who also coauthored 

the original script with John O. 

Killens and Alida Sherman. Production is 

planned to start this summer, for release 

April 19, 1969, coincident with the TG 50th 

anniversary. 

Langner will produce the film, in color, 

on an estimated 5750.000 budget. He also 

will produce all other IG product. Described 

as "a frank non-sentimental view of 

slavery in the South circa 1850." the picture 

will star Stephen Boyd and two prominent 

Negro stars. Dionne Warwick and Ossie 

Davis, and will be made in and around 

Tallahassee, Fla. 

Two other films are listed for production 

in 1969: "The Queen and the Rebels," 

based on the play by Italian playwright 

Ugo Betli. to be shot in Europe next year, 

and a film treatment of "Orpheus on Top," 

by Edward Stewart. 

•Also attending the press conference in 

addition to Langner, Biberman, Boyd and 

Miss Warwick, were Mrs, Armina Marshall 

Langner, co-director of the Guild and 

widow of Lawrence Langner. one of its 

founders. 

Tommy Noonan Dead at 46; 

Actor and Film 

Producer 

HOI I'l WOOD— lomnu Noonan. 4(i. 

comedy star and tilm producer who headed 

Harlequin International Pictures, died Wednesday 

(24) at the Motion Picture Country 

Hospital at the age of 46, Noonan had 

undergone surgery eight months ago for a 

malignant brain tumor. 

He was the brother of John Ireland and 

they performed together as children in Davenport 

Free Theatre in New York City. His 

first motion picture break came in "A Star 

Is Born," with Judy Garland and James 

Mason. He also appeared in "Gentlemen 

Prefer Blondes, " "How to Be Very, Very 

Popular," "Bachelor Father" and "Bundle 

of Joy." 

His production company specialized in 

exploitation films and included "Promises! 

Promises! " with Jayne Mansfield and Marie 

McDonald and "Three Nuts in Search of a 

Bolt," with Mamie Van Doren. 

BOXOFTTCE April 29, 1968

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Strong Embassy Year 

Seen by Joe Levine 

NhVV VORk—Embassy 1'icturcs ended 

its three-day spring sales convention here 

with a strong optimistic outlook for the 

coming year. President Joseph E. Levine 

told the 17 national branch managers that 

Embassy expected even bigger grosses on 

future releases than the two current successes. 

The Graduate" and "The Producers." 

l.evine pointed to the forthcoming "The 

Lion in Winter." the company's first roadshow 

attraction which will premiere October 

30 at the Lincoln Art Theatre. It stars Peter 

O" Toole and Academy Award-winner Katharine 

Hepburn. Embassy also will make another 

film soon with Oscar-winning Mike 

Nichols as director. 

Managers viewed a .10-minutc segment of 

footage from "Lion" and a collection of 

ct)lor photographs taken by Bob Willoughb\ 

during 1 1 weeks of location shooting in 

France, Ireland and Wales. 

D. J. Edele, vice-president and general 

sales manager, discussed roadshow policy 

for "Lion" and plans for summer and fall 

engagements of "The Producers" and "The 

Graduate." 

Among those attending were James Frew 

and Wayne Chappell from Atlanta. Joseph 

Wolf and Hatton Taylor from Boston, Lew 

Lieser from Buffalo, .Simon Lax from Chicago, 

Robert Blitz from Cleveland, Glenn 

Fannin and Tony Tedesco from Dallas, Arthur 

McManus from Kansas City, Duke 

Douglyn and Martin McCarthy from Los 

Angeles, Avram Rosen from Minneapolis, 

Harold Margolis from New York, Sieg 

Horowitz from Philadelphia, John J. 

OTeary from San Francisco and Harold 

Kinmiel from Washington, DC 

Commerce Dept. Reports 

Ticket Receipts Up 4% 

U \SHIN(i U)N \ 4 per cent increase 

in receipts from motion picture, 

amusement and recreation services between 

January I and February 1 was reported by 

the [department of Commerce in late April. 

I he monthly estimated report shows adjusted 

receipts for the entertainment industries 

totaled S578 million in January. 

I96S, and $619 million in February. 

For the same one-month period a year 

ago. this represents a 6 per cent gain. 

The report is based on a canvass of sample 

service businesses selected from the 1963 

census of business, plus a personal enumeration 

of establishments selected at random. 

Joe Manduke Leaves CUE 

To Produce on His Own 

Ni;W ÔRK— Joe 

.Manduke, a producer 

for Comnionwealth United Entertainment 

Corp.. has resigned to become an independent 

producer and director. He recently acquired 

the film rights to William Owens' 

novel, "Look to the River," which deals with 

the study of personal freedom, and will be 

adapted by Millard Lampcll. 

'Zhivago' to 3rd Year 

At Empire in 

London 

London — .\Ietro-Goldwyn-.\Iayer"s 

"Doctor Zhivago," winner of six Academy 

Awards, began its third year here 

at the Empire Theatre, Leicester 

Square, on Friday (26), continuing unabated 

in one of its most successful 

worldwide reserved-seat engagements. 

The David Lean film premiered at 

the Empire Theatre on April 26, 1966, 

and since that date has played to 1,- 

264,379 admissions, representing about 

74 per cent of capacity for the 1,330- 

seat house. The total gross to date at 

this one theatre is 52,643,830, helping 

to make "Doctor Zhivago" the all-time 

MGM boxoffice champion in the 

United Kinuduni. 

ATG Executives to Meet 

On Exhibition Policies 

NEW YORK — 

I 

he Art I heatre Guild 

managers and executives will convene Monday 

(29) and meet through Thursday (May 

2) at the Valley Ho Motel, Scottsdale, Ariz. 

The meeting, called by Louis K. Sher, president, 

will cover all aspects of the ever 

changing needs of exhibition. 

Managers from 23 cities will participate 

in the meetings and will give ATG executives 

the benefit of their first-hand dealings 

with the theatre-going public. Conducting 

the meetings will be Saul Shiffrin, vice-president, 

film buyer Arnold Jordan and general 

manager Kent Nitz. 

The ATG, believing that the circuit 

should move ahead despite the large number 

of theatres reaching for the films that were 

at one time exclusively their attractions, 

made this statement: "The Art Theatre 

Guild devoted 14 years cultivating the audiences 

of their cities for foreign art pictures 

and now a new audience (18 to 24) is anxious 

to be attracted to films which have the 

imagination of the underground and the 

technical aspects of the overground, thus 

reaching the superground." 

A purpose of this meeting is to instruct 

theatre managers on various policies designed 

to reach this audience, Shiffrin said. 

ABC and NGC Petitioning 

For Nine More Houses 

NEW 'lORK — American Broadcasting 

Companies and National General Corp. 

have filed petitions with federal Judge Edmund 

L. Palmieri seeking acquisition of a 

total of nine theatres, four for ABC and 

five for NGC. 

ABC seeks to acquire a 600-seater in 

Myrtle Beach, S.C; a 6()0-sealer in Jack.son, 

Miss.; a 950-seater in Concord, Calif., and 

a 625-seat theatre in Blacksburg, Va. 

NGC asks permission to acquire two new 

theatres, an 8()0-seater in Oxnard. Calif., 

and an 800-seater in Knoxville. Tenn.. and 

the existing 986-seat Cinema 21, San Diego. 

Calif.: the 6()0-seat Robert E. Lee Theatre 

and Panorama Twin Theatre, each seating 

.S()(». all in New Orleans. 

Glen Alden Gets Okay 

For Film Production 

NEW 'iOKK—Glen ,\iden Coip.. parent 

company of RKO-Stanley Warner Theatres, 

has been given permission by federal 

Judge Edmund L. Palmieri to participate 

in the production and distribution of the 

film. "Blaumilch Canal." The court, however, 

ruled that Glen Alden could not force 

clearances, make formula deals or fix admission 

prices. 

Glen Alden told the court that it had entered 

into a deal with Ephraim Kishon and 

Rony Yacov of Israel to put up 5180,000 of 

the 5380,000 budget for production and distribution 

of the picture. 

Palmieri ruled: "Glen Alden may produce 

the tnotion picture or participate in the production 

thereof or have the same produced 

for it, and may distribute the motion 

picture in the U.S.A. and'or have the motion 

picture distributed for it therein, and 

may enter into agreements for the distribution 

by or for it of the motion picture subject 

to conditions and limitations provided 

for in this order." 

Glen Alden said it would turn theatrical 

distribution over to others, but that it would 

distribute the picture to religious groups. 

Barbara Hancock on Tour 

For 'Finian's Rainbow' 

NEW \ORK — Barbara Hancock. 21- 

year-old 

dancer who makes her motion picture 

debut with Fred Astaire, Petula Clark 

and Tommy Steele in "Finian's Rainbow," 

began a six-week coast-to-coast tour Sunday 

(21) for the Warner Bros.-7 Arts musical 

scheduled to open next fall. 

Miss Hancock, who was selected from 

hundreds of applicants for the leading dancing 

role of the mute Susan the Silent will 

visit 25 cities. Included will be San Francisco, 

Seattle, Denver, Kansas City, St. 

Louis, San Antonio. Houston, Dallas, New 

Orleans, Miami. .Atlanta, Detroit, Cleveland, 

Cincinnati, Columbus, Toledo, Washington 

D.C.. Pittsburgh. Toronto. Montreal. 

Boston, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia 

and New York. 

The film was produced by Joseph Landon 

and directed by Francis Coppola from the 

musical by E. Y. Harburg. Fred Saidy and 

Burton Lane. 

WB-7A Has 18 New Shorts 

Currently in Release 

NEW >ORK — Warner Bros. -7 .Arts is 

currently releasing 

18 short subjects in color. 

Included are 12 Technicolor cartoons: 

"Hocus Pocus Powwow." "Norman Normal," 

"Big Game Hunt,' "Skyscraper Caper," 

"Hippydrome Tiger," "A Feud With 

a Dude." "See Ya Later Gladiator," 

"Knights Must Fall," "Lighthouse Mouse," 

"Mutiny on the Bunny," "Hoppy-Go- 

Lucky" and "Baton Bunny." 

In the World-Wide Adventure series are 

"33 Fathoms Plus." "Newfoundland's 

Fighting Fish." "Precision." "Claybirds," 

Rolling Down the Rhine" and "Tower." 

10 

BOXOFFICE April 29, 1968

DAR Group Assails 

Sexy, Violent Films 

WASHING ION—The Daughters of the 

American Revolution, in its film committee 

report to the annual convention here April 

17. lashed out at commercial motion picture 

production for "sexy, violent and pornographic 

films," made because they sell. 

Mrs. Maurice E. McLoughlin, chairman 

of the film committee, delivered the report 

and said that her committee is "engaged in 

a minor friendly war" with the motion picture 

industry. She charged that producers 

"will make any type of film which brings in 

a profit," and she added: "They would probably 

much prefer to market the kind that 

would beguile young and old. staid and frivolous, 

in short everybody. 

"They are not out specifically to make 

sexy, violent and pornographic films," Mrs. 

McLoughlin said, "but they do make them 

because they sell." 

An encouraging future outlook was held 

out by Mrs. McLoughlin, with better film 

education for the young. "Today in many 

colleges and universities," she said, "there 

are courses about the cinema. This new 

knowledge, hopefully, may provide the leaven 

which ultimately will provide better 

films. The young are our targets and our 

hopes." 

She detailed DAR participation on the 

Motion Picture Ass'n of America film board 

which rates pictures in its Film Reports publication 

each month, but she said: "There 

are some films so controversial that one 

might almost say that we do not want to 

suggest any audience rating at all. Should 

the DAR suspend judgment and bow out? 

No. we must stay within this group, express 

our opinion and give an adult rating 

which is all that we can do in an effort to 

divert it from your youth." 

Mrs. McLoughlin also reported that many 

DAR chapters throughout the nation have 

been working closely with theatre managers 

to encourage the showing of top caliber 

Dullea will go to Tokyo and Osaka to 

make personal appearances in conjunction 

with the roadshow engagements there. The 

film has received an "exceptional merit" rating 

from the Ministry of Education in Japan 

and is playing to capacity business at 

the Cinerama Theatre in Tokyo and the 

O.S. Cinerama Gekijo in Osaka. 

In Hawaii the actor will attend pre-opening 

activities for the Honolulu premiere 

scheduled for June 12 at the Cinerama Theatre. 

PLANNING SERGEANT LEA- 

ROY 1)' —Columbia Pictures president 

Leo Jaffe, left, and Academy Awardwinner 

Pierre Schoendoerffer discuss 

plans for production of "Sergeant Learoyd," 

which Schoendoerffer will be 

writing, directing and co-producing. 

The meeting with Jaffe at the company's 

home office in New York followed 

Schoendoerffer's receipt of an 

Oscar for "The Anderson Platoon." 

'Bandits of Milan' Selected 

To Enter Cannes Festival 

NEW YORK—Paramount Pictures' "The 

Bandits of Milan" has been selected to compete 

at the 21st International Film Festival 

at Cannes May 10-24 as an invited entry 

from Italy. The company's "The Long Day's 

Dying" has already been announced as the 

official British entry. 

The adventure film based on a spectacular 

bank robbery in Italy last September, stars 

Gian Maria Volonte, Thomas Milian, Margaret 

Lee, Carla Gravina, Don Backy, Ezio 

Sancrotti, Ray Lovelock and Piero Mazarella. 

It was produced by Dino De Laurentiis 

and directed by Carlo Lizzani in color. Nino 

Krisman was the executive producer. 

Robert J. Leder's "Revolution," a fulllength 

feature about hippy life in San Fran- 

Zinnemann and Kanin 

To Co-Produce for UA 

NEW YORK — Fred Zinnemann and 

Garson Kanin have joined forces to film 

"The Flight of the Nez Perce" for release 

by United Artists, with Kanin writing the 

screenplay based on Col. Mark H. Brown's 

history. For Zinnemann, who will produce 

and direct in late 1969, it is the first return 

to a western drama since the classic "High 

Noon." The picture will follow "Man's 

Fate," being made for Metro-Goldwyn- 

Mayer, on Zinnemann's schedule. 

'Benjamin,' 'Name' Get 

NCO 'C Ratings 

Ni;W YORK-The National Catholic 

Office for Motion Pictures has given class 

"C" (condemned) ratings to Paramount's 

"Benjamin" and Universal's "I'll Never Forget 

What's 'Isname" in the organization's 

current classifications. The Universal picture, 

released through the company's subsidiary, 

Rigional Film Distributors, also 

was refused a Production Code Seal. 

The NCO commented on the Universal 

picture: "This film is seriously delinquent in 

its introduction of a sequence of cunnilingual 

sex which can only be seen as yet another 

instance of the game of one-upmanship 

as it is played today by some moviemakers 

in 

the name of free expression. 

"Because of this salacious "first' 

in allegedly 

responsible filmmaking. Universal Pictures, 

Inc., has been refused an MPAA Code 

Seal of Approval for the film and is now 

releasing it through its subsidiary. Regional 

Film Distributors, Inc." 

Of the Paramount release. NCO says: 

"Though a handsomely mounted period 

piece, this film about the initiation of an 

innocent boy into the depraved society of 

18th Century French aristocracy concentrates 

on suggestiveness and titillation at the 

expense of any meaningful comment, satirical 

or other." 

Other NCO ratings reported were: "A 

Time to Sing" (MGM), class Al, morally 

unobjectionable for general patronage; "The 

Anderson Platoon." (Pathe). class A2, 

morally unobjectionable for adults and 

adolescents; "Devil's Brigade," (UA); "The 

Odd Couple" (Para), and "What's So Bad 

About Feeling Good?" (Univ), class A3, 

morally unobjectionable for adults. 

"What's 'Isname' Producer Retorts 

To Film's Condemnation Label 

NEW YORK — Michael Winner, producer-director 

of "I'll Never Forget What's 

'Isname" termed the National Catholic 

Office condemnation "an offensive and un- 

has been chosen by the Cannes Festival 

films. 

cisco, 

Critics' panel for showing May 19. The 

Keir Dullea to Premieres 

picture, produced and directed by Jack O'- realistic statement." Now in Munich. Germany, 

at work on his next film Winner said 

Of '2001' Connell, will be distributed by Lopert 

in Far East 

Worldwide Pictures. Leder formerly was "the scene is deliberately and totally inexplicit" 

and that the NCO's assumption of 

NEW YORK—Keir Dullea, star in Stanley 

with RKO Pictures and RKO General. O'- 

Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey," Connell wrote, produced and directed "The sex was a matter of "imagination." 

Greenwich Village Story," a Venice Film He said the condemnation implied a heavy 

left Tuesday (23) on a promotional tour of 

Australia, Japan and Hawaii. He will attend 

premieres of the MGM reserved-seat 

and he did not believe that NCO has the 

Festival entry several years ago. 

criticism of his responsibility as a filmmaker, 

authority to make such a judgment. Winner 

attraction May 1, in Sidney, and May 2 in 

Melbourne at the Plaza Cinerama theatres. 

pointed out that the picture has been widely 

shown in England, Germany and Denmark, 

where it received "wide public acceptance 

and on the whole excellent and responsible 

reviews which dealt with the subject matter 

of the film rather than going into bawdy 

language." 

"The film has a great deal to say about 

people trapped by the pressure of society," 

Winner added. "It would be a great pity if 

anyone were dissuaded from seeing the picture 

because of the libelous remarks of the 

Legion of Decency." 

BOXOFFICE April 29, 1968 11

SMPTE to Devote Day 

To Theatrical Data 

HOLLYWOOD—The entire day of Miiy 

6 will be devoted to papers on theatre presentation 

for better pubhc enjoyment of entertainment 

at the 103rd technical conference 

of the Society of Motion Picture & 

Television Engineers here May 5-10, it was 

announced by topic chairman Dan Kloepfel, 

DcLuxe-General Films. 

Both morning and afternoon sessions will 

emphasize new scientific and engineering developments 

in theatre sight and sound projection 

and how they can be applied to practical 

theatre use. 

Highlights will be two panel discussions 

in the afternoon session, "Modern Motion 

Picture Construction." featuring a symposium 

by leading theatre engineers, architects 

and operators with Walter Bantau, National 

General Corp. technical director, as moderator, 

and a panel of Spiro Konlos, president. 

Filbert Theatre Supply, Los Angeles; Harold 

Citron, managing director. Metropolitan 

Theatres; Michael Rettinger. acoustic consultant; 

Perry Pearson, architect. National 

General, and Bob Phillips, Carrier Corp. 

Second symposium, "The Automated 

Type of Theatre Operation," will be modcrated 

by Frank Riffle, Carbons, Inc.. and 

a panel including Al Boudouris. Eprad. Inc.; 

Bernard Bentley. Rank Organization, and 

John W. .Servies, National Theatre Supply. 

The afternoon session will also feature 

Glenn M. Berggrcn. Kollmorgen Corp., 

Holyoke, Mass., "Portable Screen Brightness 

Meter for Theatre and Review Room Use." 

The Tuesday morning session, presided 

over by Lou Wutke, John P. Filbert Equipment 

Co., includes papers by Frank D. 

Crandell. Photo Research Corp.. Hollywood, 

"Measuring Projection Screen Brightness"; 

James J. Prevel, U.S. Office of Education, 

"Industry and Educational Equipment"; R. 

W. Townsend, Wil-Kin, Inc., and Glenn 

Berggrcn, "Improving 35mm Projection"; 

Berggren and Ken R. Leonard, Kollmorgen 

Corp., "Projection Illumination of Different 

35mm Motion Picture Formats—Area vs. 

Brightness vs. Lens F/ Number"; Berggren 

and Donald Carigan, Kollmorgen Corp.. 

"Projected Picture Quality—an Analysis of 

Lens and Mirror Types"; Jerry Truax, Instrument 

Development Laboratories. Attleboro, 

Mass., "Measurement and Specification 

of Color for Theatre Systems" and "A 

New Radiometer for Color TV and Projection 

Studies"; Michael Rettinger, acoustic 

consultant, "Acoustic Design Factors for 

Widescreen Theatres." 

Asks 'Privilege' to Enter 

Valladolid Film Festival 

NLW NORK I ni\Lis,il\ Privilege," 

starrmg British singer Paul Jones and fashion 

model Jean Shrimpton, was invited to 

be shown April 21-28 as a British entry at 

the Valladolid Film Festival in Spain, a religious 

and human values festival. 

Markgraf Asks Clubwomen 

To Seek Film Excellence 

ATLANTA, GA. — The role of clubwomen 

in encouraging excellence in movies 

was discussed Monday (22) by Rosemarie 

Markgraf, community relations associate of 

the Motion Pictures Ass'n of America, at the 

annual convention of the Georgia Federation 

of Women's Clubs in Callaway Gardens, Ga. 

She urged the 500 club leaders in the 

audience to conduct programs about motion 

pictures for their clubs and communities. 

This was the third in a series of panel discussions 

on motion pictures arranged by the 

community relations department of MPAA. 

Eugene Dougherty, a member of the 

Office of Code Administration who participated 

on the panel, discussed the philosophy 

of the industry's Motion Picture Code and 

its day-to-day operations. 

Mel Gerber jr.. general counsel of Martin 

Theatres. Columbus, Ga., presented the 

exhibitor's point of view, including an examination 

of the problems of film classification. 

Mrs. Thomas R. Houde, national communications 

chairman for the General Federation 

of Women's Clubs, served as moderator. 

Federation members were guests of Martin 

Theatres at a special preview of "Yours. 

Mine and Ours" after the program. 

Jack Servies Honored 

As Retired Head of NTS 

I'ARAML S, N I. Jack Sci \ ics. who retired 

as president of the National Theatre 

Supply Co. April 15 after a 40-year affiliation 

with the company, was honored Monday 

(22) by business associates and friends 

at a party at Saddle River. N.J. 

Those from his own company who attended 

the celebration were John E. Currie. 

Arthur F. Baldwin. Tom Hopkins and Chris 

O'Grady. From General Precision Equipment 

Corp. were Robert L. Rice. Earle 

Henley. R. H. Richardson and J. R. Spector. 

Also attending were Bert Hammel and 

Jim Wilson from Alexander Smith Carpet 

Co.. Ed Strianese of Allen Industries. Bill 

Bean of American Seating Co.. George Carringlon 

of Altec Lansing. Allen Smith of 

C. S. Ashcraft Mfg. Co.. Harold Weinberger 

of Dobbs Advertising Agency. Ken Mason 

of Eastman Kodak Co., Charles A. Alicoale 

and Merlin Lewis of the Film & TV Daily. 

Everett Agee and Bob Traver of General 

Electric Co.. Lee Jones of Neumade Products. 

John J. Burlinson jr. of Quigley Publications. 

Dean White of E. I. DuPont Co.. 

and Bill Cosby and Jim Naughton of Union 

Carbide Corp. 

Dassin Scouts Locations 

( I 1 \ 1 1 AM) 

ink-. D.isMii, proiliKcrdirector. 

was here scouting locations lor his 

next picture, which will have an all-Negro 

cast and which Dassin says "will explore 

the Negro situation in America." Dassin will 

bring in his own crew and leads, but the 

supporting cast will be drawn from this 

city's east side. Filming is set to start next 

month on the Paramount release. 

Charles 

Cohen Appointed 

Sigma III Ad-Pub Head 

NEW YORK — Sigma III, a Fiimwass 

company, has named Charles Cohen to the 

newly created post of advertising and publicity 

director, it has been announced by 

Leonard Gruenberg, chairman of the board 

of Filmways and president of Sigma III. 

Cohen took over his new post in mid- 

April. He recently resigned from a similar 

post at Official Films, and prior to that had 

served in executive promotional capacities 

with 20th Century-Fox, Warner Bros.. Embassy 

and Allied Artists. He began his industry 

career with MGM. Cohen will 

report 

to Michael Mindlin jr.. Filmways vice-president 

for advertising and publicity. 

Selects Gerald Liddiard 

For Trans-Lux Sales Post 

M:W \C)kK - Gcr.ikl I 1 iddiard has 

been appointed national sales manager of 

Trans-Lux Television Corp.. it has been announced 

by Eugene Picker, president. Liddiard 

will be responsible for sales activities 

in the company's home and branch offices 

in New York, Chicago and Hollywood. He 

will supervise planning for additional i 

branches in 

other cities. 

Liddiard. who has been in TV syndication 

sales since 1952. was Eastern representative 

for the performing King Family. His previi>us 

position was Western sales manager for 

Embassy Pictures Corp. TV. from 1962 to 

1965. His new appointment coincides with 

Trans-Lux's increased production activity involving 

its largest roster of shows laimched 

in 

a single year. 

Mickey Rooney to Star 

In Preminger's 'Skidoo' 

HOLLYWOOD — Mickey Rooney has 

been signed b\ Otto Preminger for his comedy, 

"Skidoo," currently before the cameras 

for Paramount relea.se. Rooney will play a 

member of a criminal syndicate who is about 

to turn state's evidence. Placed in protective 

custody in prison. Rooney enjoys the comforts 

of a luxurious cell, equipped with television, 

a stock market ticker-tape, valet and 

butler service. 

The film, from an original screenplay by 

William Cannon, stars Jackie Glcason, Carol 

Channing, John Phillip Law. Cesar Romero, 

Frankie Avalon. Arnold Stang. George Raft 

and .Alexandra Hav. 

'Sky Over Holland' to W7 

For U.S.-Canada Release 

NEW ^C)RK--'Sky Over Holland," 

John Ferno's 22-minuie motion picture fealurelte 

which won a grand prize at the 

Cannes International Film Festival last year, 

has been acquired by Warner Bros.-? .Arts 

for distribution in the U.S. and Canada. 

The Technicolor film will be listed in the 

WB-7A schedule as a June release. 

12 BOXOFTICE .April

I 

Tunny Girl' Playdates Set 

For 15 More Key Openings 

NEW YORK—Columbia Piciurjs has announced 

15 more major city engageniciiis 

in October lor "Funny Girl." making a 

total of 19 firm bookings with other dates 

being set for every kcv city by the end of 

1968. 

The Barbra Streisand-Omar .Sharif picture, 

produced by Ray Stark and directed 

by William Wyler. will have its world premiere 

September 18. at the Criterion Theatre 

for the benefit of the mayor's commission on 

youth and physical fitness. It will open Sepicniber 

25. m Boston at the (bene 1. II and 

111 theatres. 

October opening dates throughout the 

I country will be: Goldman Theatre. Philadel- 

] 

phia, October 2; Fairlawn Theatre. Toronto. 

I October 3; Coronet Theatre. San Francisco. 

and Park Theatre. Vancouver. October 10: 

United Artists Theatre. Chicago, and Fulton 

Theatre. Pittsburgh. October 16. 

Other openings include Cleveland at the 

Severence Theatre. October 22; Kansas City 

at the Midland Theatre. Dallas at the Cine 

150 Theatre. Denver at the Continental Theatre. 

Detroit at the Northland Theatre and 

Atlanta at the Capri Theatre, October 23; 

Washington. D.C. at the Ontario Theatre. 

Houston at the Gaylynn Terrace Theatre 

and Indianapolis at the Eastwood Theatre. 

October 24. 

Dr Pepper Earnings Rise 

27% in First Period 

DALLAS. TEX.—Dr Pepper Co. 

reported 

per share earnings after taxes rose 27 

per cent in the first period—23 cents compared 

with 18 cents per share in the same 

period last year. H. S. Billingsiey. president, 

said net income after taxes in the quarter 

was up better than 31 per cent to $694,529 

from $528,331 last year. 

Figures were adjusted for a two-for-one 

stock split approved by stockholders on 

March 26. Total shares outstanding at the 

end of the quarter were 3.047.260 compared 

with 2.961.460 last year. 

First quarter national gaiionage volume 

also hit a new peak, up 1 1 per cent over the 

same period last year. New franchised bottlers 

in a number of highly populated areas 

helped boost Dr Pepper sales as well as improved 

efficiences in total company operations, 

reported Billingsiey. 

Featurette on 'Detective' 

Ready for TV Showings 

M;\\' YORK.—a five-minule color and 

sound teaturette has been completed by 

20th-Century-Fox on the making of "The 

Detective." starring Frank Sinatra, and will 

be distributed for showing on local television 

stations around the world in conjunction 

with the summer release of the detective 

drama. The featurette includes filming 

scenes in New York City and will be made 

available in English. Spanish. French. German. 

Italian and other language versions for 

its worldwide distribution. 

MUSKllVl BKNF.I IT—Jack C;ldstein, 

left, director of advertising and 

publicity for Allied Artists Pictures; 

Willard Van Dyke, center, director of 

film for the Museum of Modern Art, 

and Kd Schuman, vice-president of 

Walter Reade Theatres, arc shown at 

the museum when "Belle de Jour" was 

screened as a special black-tie, $15-perticket 

benefit for the museum's fund for 

the preservation of foreign films. The 

event was held in New York. 

Indiana State University 

Wins Columbia Award 

NEW YORK— Indiana State University. 

Terre Haute, has been named winner of a 

$2,500 unrestricted endowment from Columbia 

Pictures in a drawing held during 

the recent Ass'n of College Unions International 

convention in Chicago. The award 

was sponsored by Columbia Cinematheque, 

the direct rental department of the company's 

nontheatrical division which specializes 

in the collegiate market. 

Columbia joined many other prominent 

entertainment groups at the organization's 

45th annual convention in an effort to serve 

the educational world's rapidly growing interest 

in motion pictures. Among the 30 outstanding 

films offered in the Columbia 

cinematheque prospectus are "A Man for 

All Seasons," "The Endless Summer." 

"Georgy Girl." "Morgan!" and "The Professionals." 

Alex Cord to Make Tour 

For 'Minute to Pray' Bows 

NEW YORK—Alex Cord, the star of "A 

Minute to Pray, a Second to Die," will make 

a personal appearance lour in connection 

with the national openings of the Cinerama 

Releasing Corp. film. 

His tour is scheduled to begin in Dallas 

where the world premiere will be held Tuesday 

(30) at the Majestic Theatre. The star 

also will make a series of appearances and 

give radio and television interviews. He will 

attend the Houston opening of the picture 

May 1 at the Majestic Theatre. 

Following his Texas tour, Cord will be on 

an Eastern trip that will include Toronto and 

Boston, where the Selniur Pictures Corp. 

will begin multiple runs the first week in 

May. 

Martin M. Melcher Is Dead; 

Headed Production Firms 

HOLLYWOOD— Martin M. Melcher, 52. 

motion picture producer and husband of 

Doris Day. died last 

week from bacterial 

endocarditis, an inflammation 

of the 

heart lining and 

valves. He entered the 

hospital April 13. Private 

funeral services 

were held. 

Melcher, who was 

head of Melcher Productions 

and Arwin 

Productions, had just Martin M. Melcher 

completed Miss Day's 

Get 

latest film, "With Six 

Eggroll,' 

and was readying a new television series 

starring his wife. Among the movies he produced 

starring Miss Day were "Pillow Talk," 

"That Touch of Mink," "Lover Come 

Back" and "Send Me No Flowers." He was 

also head of various music publishing enterprises. 

Melcher married Miss Day in 1951 and 

subsequently adopted her son Terry by a 

former marriage. 

M. Kermith Frank Jr. Dies; 

Was RKO Studios Mgr. 

MIAMI— M. Kennith Frank jr.. 58. Vero 

Beach developer, noted management consultant 

and former manager and controller 

for RKO Studios in Hollywood, died April 

16. Frank, who lived at 1750 N.E. 1 15th .St., 

came to Miami ten years ago from Washington, 

D.C but still maintained a residence 

there. Frank also had been associated with 

Salem Engineering Co. and John W. Harris 

and Associates. He is listed in Who's Who 

of American Men in Commerce and Industry. 

He leaves his wife Evelyn Durm. son 

Kennith F. Ill of Washington, D.C; a 

daughter. Mrs. Alvin Brown of Miami, and 

two sisters, Mrs. E. Townsend Wright of 

Bethesda. Md. and Mrs. TTiomas Simpson of 

Orange. Calif. 

Ida Mayer Cummings 

HOLLYWOOD— Funeral services were 

held here Wednesday (24) for Mrs. Ida 

Mayer Cummings. 84. sister of the late 

Louis B. Mayer and well-known not only in 

the motion picture industry but also 

for her 

30-year service as president of the junior 

auxiliary of the Los Angeles Jewish Home 

for the Aged. Mrs. Cummings is survived 

by her son. producer Jack Cummings. and 

two daughters, Mrs. Mitzie Baer Fielding, 

the wife of producer Sol Baer Fielding, and 

Mrs. Ruth Rowland, wife of director Roy 

Rowland. 

To New Hollywood Offices 

HOLLYWOOD—National .Screen .Service 

and Jack Jacobs & Associates special 

film services have moved into new headquarters 

in the National Screen Service 

building at 2001 S. La Cienega. 

BOXOFTICE :: April 29, 1968 13

^t^

Can the country that survived 

the Vikings, the Romans, 

Napoleon, two World Wars, 

and The Great Train Robbery, 

survive... 

sta 

ing-Georgie Fame •Rosemary Nicols*John Clive 

BERNARD ARCHARD LUCILLE SOONG RICK DANE JULIAN CURRY 

and Introducing GRETCHEN REGAN MADELINE SMITH Guest stars CLEMENT FREUD IRENE HANDL CLIVE DUNN 

ROYKINNEAR ERIC POHLMANN WILLIAM RUSHTON 

Associate Producer Produced by Written & Directed by 

Executive Producer 

THOMAS VICKERS GEOFFREY FORSTER RICHARD A. HERLANO ROBERT AMRAM RCA Sound System 

ChniSCOpe" FUmed on Location & at Menon park Stud.os. England MUSIC Dy TH E BEE GEES Laboratories. England. 

A United Screen Arts (UK) Limited Production. 'Thg MinJAffair' Sopg Written by HOWARD BLAIKLEY TECHNICOLOR* 

, i u u TLAtr or-c r^r-r-c Recofded at CTS Studios. London Processed by 

MUSIC BY THE BEE-GEES 

You've seen England's hottest new singing group on the Ed Sullivan and 

Smothers Brothers shows. You'll be seeing more of them as they make a million 

dollar, coast-to-coast, guaranteed personal appearance concert tour this summer. 

GEORGIE FAME (of "Bonnie & Clyde" recording, 'fame'.) 

The new talent that made it big as the recording star of "The Legend of Bonnie 

and Clyde" makes his mark in a role that's sure to pull young adults away from 

their TV sets. National personal appearance tour this summer. 

"WORDS"-TOP RECORDING HIT 

The latest big Bee-Gee hit, sung by Georgie Fame. Plus original songs composed 

for "The Mini-Affair" by the Bee-Gees. 

Released through 

Contact: Clayton Pantages, 1650 Broadway, New York City, N.Y. 10019. Tel: (212) 581-8625.

. . . Mort 

. . Malcolm 

. . Director 

. . 

. . Sam 

.Max 

'fôUcftiMMd ê^tont 

MGM Announces Production 

Of 'Canterbury Tales' Epic 

One of the world's most famous classics, 

Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," 

will be made into a motion picture, it was 

announced by Robert H. O'Brien, president 

of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Bernard Smith is 

scheduled to produce this epic, written in 

1386, but still considered one of the best 

examples of the storyteller's art, incorporating 

a range of adventure, drama, comedy 

and passion. Smith, who was responsible 

for "How the West Was Won." is currently 

producing "Alfred the Great." which will 

begin shortly in Ireland. With Clive Donner 

directing, it will star David Hemmings. 

original story. Friedkin will direct the picture 

. . . Walter Shenson has acquired the 

screen rights to "Epitaph for a Dead Beat." 

mystery novel by David Markson. which the 

producer will film in London this fall under 

the title. "Fannin!" Markson also is writing 

the screenplay. Shenson is currently preparing 

"A Talent for Loving." from the novel 

by Richard Condon and the screenplay by 

Jack Rose, to be made this summer in Spain 

tor Paramount release. 

Frederic Raphael to Script 

Two Films for 20th-Fox 

Stanley Donen added two major projects, 

both to be written by Academy Award-winner 

Frederic Raphael, to his slate of films 

to be made for 2()lh Century-Fox. To be 

produced in 1969, they are "Four Times 

Two." dealing with four generations who 

have grown up since 1900. and "Orchestra 

and Beginners," based on a novel by Raphael, 

dealing with a rich family in wartime 

London, beginning in 19.39. Donen is 

currently preparing "Staircase" with Richard 

Burton and Rex Harrison co-starred 

for 

a .Septetnbcr starting date . John 

Claar has formed an independent company, 

John Claar Productions, to produce feature 

films . . . Robert Lansing has optioned Ken 

Cole's novel, "Subversive Affair." which he 

will produce and star in, next spring . 

By SYD CASSYD 

Actor-producer George E. Carey and director 

Don Henderson have formed Normandy 

Productions to do feature films. James B. 

McLarty has been signed to write the screenplay 

of their initial production. "The Babysitter," 

based on an original story by Carey 

and Henderson . . . Sidney Carroll joins producer 

Leo L. Fuchs in Rome, to start work 

on the screenplay for "French Street." based 

on the play by Jacques Deval. which is 

Fuchs' second project in his multiple-picture 

contract with CBS Films. The first 

will 

be "Catherine & Co.." for which Hal Dresner 

is currently doing the screenplay from a 

novel by Edouard de Segnozac . . . Filming 

has begun on "Whiskey's Renegades." starring 

Burt Reynolds. Angle Dickinson. Clint 

Michael York. Prunella Ransome and Colin Walker and Ossie Davis. The western action 

Blakely . Stuart, who signed drama, directed by Arnold Laven for Levywith 

Warner Bros. -Seven Arts to produce Gardner-Laven Productions, will be released 

"The Great Bank Robbery." is making the by UA. Following location filming on 

recently was completed in Miami. In a reversal 

of type-casting Miss Yeager appears 

picture through his Malcolm Stuart productions. 

Richard 

ranches in the Stockton. Calif., area will be in a massage parlor sequence with Frank 

shooting in Hollywood. The original screenplay 

Sinatra and Dan Blocker. Aaron Rosenberg 

Freed will be associate pro- 

is by William W. Norton. 

produced and Gordon Douglas directed the 

ducer. Filming is scheduled for August from 

a .screenplay by William Peter Blatty. based 

Panavision and De Luxe Color private-eye 

on a novel by Frank O'Rourke. The suspense 

comedy is about a band 

Newleys drama which co-stars 

of 

Make 

Raquel 

proficient thieves 

Family Welch . . . 

Debut 

In London, where producer-director Jerome 

L. Epstein is shooting the Universal 

off a big job in the West, in 1875 

Fine and David Friedkin. who With the signing of Tura and Sasha Newley, 

four-year-old daughter and two-year- 

Glover was signed for the featured role of a 

picture. "The Adding Machine." Julian 

wrote the script for "The Pawnbroker" and 

many of the segments of their TV production, 

old son of Anthony Newley and Joan Col- 

mild-mannered murderer, a role created by 

who pull In Univ.'s 'Heironymus' 

Newley 

"I Spy," were signed by WB-7A to 

Edward G. Robinson in the original Broadlins, 

the entire family will be repreold 

write and produce "Patrol," a western of the sented in Universal's "Can Heironymus Merkin 

way production of Elmer Rice's prize-win- 

Ever Forget Mercy Humpp and Find ning play, on which the picture is based. 

pre-Civil War era. They are currently at the 

studio developing the screenplay from their True Happiness?" The youngsters are mak- 

Kenny Damon, popular night club enter- 

ing their motion picture debut, while their 

parents co-star. Newley also produces and 

directs. Veteran comedian Stubby Kaye has 

been signed for the key role of a Hollywood 

writer. The picture is being filmed in Malta 

with Milton Berle and George Jessel costarring 

. . . Bradford Dillman and George 

Segal are being co-starred by producer 

David L. Wolper in "The Bridge of Remagen," 

which will be Wolper Pictures' second 

feature for United Artists release. John 

Guillermin directs this story about the capture 

of the famed span across the Rhine during 

World War II, which shortened the war 

on the Western Front by many months. Location 

shooting in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 

is scheduled for June . . . Marianne McAndrew, 

second female lead in 20th-Fox's 

"Hello, Dolly!" has signed a seven-year nonexclusive 

pact with the studio . 

. . Kelli 

French. San Francisco actress who was a 

Pan-Am stewardess, was given the role of a 

Pan-Am stewardess in WB-7A's 'Bullitt," 

filming on location in San Franci.sco. Steve 

McQueen and Robert Vaughn co-star, 

Peter Yates directs, and Philip D'.Antoni 

produces with Robert El Relyea as executive 

producer . . . Chicago born Pat Renella has 

been signed for the featured role of a Chicago 

mobster in the film . . . Heide Jensen, 

top national magazine fashion model, has 

been signed for a key role in MGM's "Live a 

Little, Love a Little," produced by Douglas 

Laurence and directed by Norman Taurog, 

She joins Elvis Presley, Michael Carey. Don 

Porter and Rudy Vallee in the comedy written 

by Michael A. Hoey . Elliott, 

after only five weeks in 20th-Fox's Talent 

School, was signed to a long term contract 

by Richard D. Zanuck, production head. 

Elliott is a former Universits of Oregon 

track and football star. 

UA's 'Who Rides With Kane?' 

To Star Robert Mitchum 

Kohcrl Miicluim h.is hccn signed to star 

" 

in 'Who Rides With Kane? E. Youngstein 

will produce the picture for release by 

United Artists. The film, scheduled to begin 

July 8 in Arizona, will be directed by 

Burt Kennedy, who wrote the screenplay 

based on Will Henry's novel. "Who Rides 

With Wyati?" It is a Youngstein-Talbol coproduction 

. . . Lovely model-photographer 

Bunny Yeager. who specializes in lensing 

female anatomy, played a featured role in 

20th-Fox's "The Lady in Cement." which 

tainer whose first British record. "You're 

Gonna Hear From Me," is a smash hit, will 

play Sydney Chaplin's sidekick in the satiric 

comedy. Phyllis Diller and Milo O'.Shea 

also are starred . . . Roger Moore. British 

international film star currently seen on TV 

in "The Saint." has been signed by United 

Artists to a three-picture deal to be completed 

in the next three years. Moore will 

first star in "Cross Plot," a suspense comedy 

based on a script by Leigh Vance and John 

Kruse. Alvin Rakoff will direct and Robert 

Baker is the executive producer. Filming is 

set for early June at the ABP studios in 

England . . . Producer Henry Chroscicki 

will star John Saxon in "The Commandos." 

Sancro Films feature which will begin filming 

this month in Italy and Spain. .-Xrmondo 

Cripino directing. Saxon is currently completing 

his starring role in "Paid in Lead." 

for producer Arrigo Columbo . . . Charles 

Boyer is the latest addition to an all-star 

cast of "The Making of a Lady," a Peer Oppcnheimer 

production. Previously signed 

were John Mills. Richard Johnson and Michele 

Mercier. Production begins shortly 

in Caserta. Italy, with Christian-Jaque directing 

. . . Roddy McDowall is being costarred 

with Richard Crenna. .Anne Heywood 

and Fred Astaire in "Midas Run," a 

Raymond Siross production, made in association 

with Steve Broidy's Motion Piciiircs 

International. Filming begins in early 

May in Italy. Al Kjellin is directing. 

16 

BOXOFTICE 

April

CAPSULE 

REVIEWS 

FILM REPORTS 

(The Green Sheet) 

A MONTHLY SURVEY 

OF CURRENT FILMS 

MAY 1968 

ISSUE 

The Fiim Uoar

: ttnmvorsary. 

BOXOFFICE 

BAROMETER 

This choft records the performance of current attractions in the opening w 

the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than five engogements are 

k of their first runs in 

lot listed. As new runs 

ore reported, ratings ore odded end overages revised. Computation is in term 

rclotion to normol grosses os determined by the theatre managers With 100 pe 

percentage 

in 

the figures show the gross rotings obove or below that mork Asterisk * denotes comb 

sill iis ilslillli^si^ 

Vhe v.û.-i^x,

Jo-Mor Plans Twin 

To Rochester Towne 

KOCHISTIR. N.^. Ihc lownc Theatre 

will have a ncxl-door 'twin." a reserved-seat 

unit to be called Towne 11. Plans 

were announced by John Martina and Morris 

Slotnick. partners in Jo-Mor Enterprises. 

The new unit, scheduled to be completed 

in late fail, will be located on the west side 

of the present house behind the existing 

Jo-Mor offices that will be removed to make 

way for pan of a large, common lobby. 

The decision to build the second theatre 

in the rapidly growing West Henrietta shopping 

area was motivated by the imminent 

opening of two new colleges near the 

Towne. the partners said. The University of 

Rochester also is near. 

The new auditorium will be designed for 

advanced technical equipment and for panoramic 

screen, somewhat more luxurious than 

the present house. 

While it is under construction the company 

also will build a new twin outdoor 

theatre on Route 31 near Macedon. The Jo- 

Mor circuit, with William Laney as general 

manager, also operates the Panorama. Stoneridge. 

Stulson. Little, Fine Arts and North 

Park Drive-ln. The Cinema is operated by 

Martina. 

Complex Planned 

Triple 

For Warner Theatre 

NLW \ORK.— The Warner Theatre will 

he converted from a 1.500-seat unit into a 

three-auditorium complex with 2.640 seats 

under one roof, it has been announced by 

Matthew Polon. president of RKO-Stanley 

Warner Theatres. The triple conversion, expected 

to be completed for a July opening, 

is the first of many new projects to be developed 

by the company throughout the country, 

Polon said. 

The revolutionary "new look" will include 

one downstairs theatre of 1.200 seats, 

a penthouse of 1,000 seats—both equipped 

to show Cinerama and 70mm films—and 

one 450-seat unit with a balcony to be built 

new in the large stage area of the old theatre. 

The small unit, which will be constructed 

for perfect viewing and no side seats, will be 

designed so that the auditorium will go 

through the existing stage floor and into the 

underneath section. A separate entrance will 

be built on West 47th Street, and a New 

Orleans motif will be used. Polon said. 

The purpose of the conversion is to "brinu 

to Broadway a new and exciting approach 

to exhibition" he pointed out. Engineers ami 

architects from all parts of the country ha\c 

been consulted on the triple concept. 

Philadelphia Showings Set 

NEW >-ORK.- The Name of the Game 

Is 

Kill!", suspense drama starring Jack Lord, 

Susan Strasberg and Tisha Sterling, will 

open May 29 at some 50 theatres throughout 

the greater Philadelphia area, announced 

executive producer Joe Solomon. 

Elect Joe Joseph to Head 

New West Virginia NATO 

CHARLESTON. 

W.VA.—Joe Joseph of 

Parkersburg was elected president of the 

NATO of West Virginia. Tuesday (23) 

at an organizational meeting attended by 

exhibitors and theatre owners throughout 

the state, Albert Aaron of Charleston was 

named chairman of the board and national 

director. 

Other officers elected were Walter Dills 

of St. Albans, first vice-president: State Sen. 

Bernard L. Crawford of Beckley, second 

vice-president, and Eileen K. Ledford of 

Madison, secretary-treasurer. 

Representing NATO were Milton H. London, 

executive director, and George Roscoe, 

director of exhibitor relations. 

Other board members in addition to 

Aaron and Joseph are Ed Hyman of Huntington, 

Don Keesling of Bluefield, Senator 

Crawford, Eileen Ledford. Walter Dills, 

Alex DeFobio of Logan, Frank Sandoro of 

Montgomery, Donald Aaron of Charleston, 

Madge Doudt of Clarksburg, and Don 

Moore of Clendenin. 

Plans were made for a program of objectives, 

benefits, and services for West 

Virginia exhibitors. Annual dues, including 

membership in NATO and the state organization 

were set at 10 cents a seat or 15 cents 

a drive-in speaker, with a minimum of $40 

and a maximum of $100 per year. A new 

constitution and by-laws will be prepared by 

attorneys for approval. The secretary-treasurer 

will man the association office at the 

Rialto Theatre in Madison. 

Theatre owners who attended the meeting 

included James E. Law of Princeton: Lewis 

W. Nickell, Marmet: William Wyatt, 

Charleston: Roger Dills, South Charleston; 

Wendie M. Urling, East Rainelle; Agnes 

Aaron and Edna Aaron. Charleston: Eugene 

Warden. Crab Orchard: Ronald Warden, 

Mullens, and Frank Mandros, Charleston. 

James W. McDonald of the TOC Booking 

Agency in Cincinnati and J. W. Mc- 

Burney, Charleston Theatre Supply, also 

were present. 

Philip 

Solomon Appointed 

Ad Agency Vice-President 

NEW YORK—Philip Solomon has joined 

the Diener. Hauser, Greenthal Co. advertising 

agency as a vicepresident. 

He will assume 

a broad range 

of management ac- 

,,,»^ ^ lisities, based on his 

long experience in the 

_J%- 

agency and motion 

picture fields. 

Solomon was formerly 

a senior vicepresident 

at Lennen & 

Newell where he was 

Philip Solomon 

management supervisor 

for the Paramount Pictures account. 

Prior to that he supervised the Warner Bros. 

Pictures account at the Blaine-Thompson 

Agency. 

Asks O'Brien to Resign 

As MGM President 

NEW YORK— i;dgar Uronlman, a director 

and largest individual stockholder in 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Inc.. was reported 

Friday (26) by the Wall Street Journal as 

having said he has asked Robert H. O'Brien 

to resign as president and become chairman 

of the board, although remaining as chief 

executive officer. 

Bronfman, president of Joseph E. Seagram 

& Sons, said his request was made to 

O'Brien at a meeting on Thursday, but that 

O'Brien did not comment on the suggestion. 

Bronfman also said he had proposed a 

three-man committee be named to choose a 

new president and chief administrative officer. 

He said that his proposal came from a 

desire that a line of succession be established 

at the company to provide for an orderly 

transition at such time as the 63-year-old 

O'Brien might retire. 

It was also confirmed by Bronfman that 

he had asked MGM management for a list 

of stockholders, and the Journal reported 

that when asked if a proxy fight might be 

considered should O'Brien refuse to step 

aside, Bronfman said he had a number of 

choices. 

Loew's Seeking to Acquire 

Commercial Credit Co. 

NEW YORK—Loew's Theatres, Inc., has 

announced that it is seeking to acquire Commercial 

Credit Co., diversified sales finance 

company based in Baltimore, and Laurence 

Tisch. chairman and president of Loew's, 

said the company would offer to Commercial 

shareholders $45 principal amount 

of 25-year convertible subordinated debentures 

in exchange for each Commercial 

common share. 

Loew's now owns 1.000,000 shares of the 

approximately 10.5 million Commercial 

common shares outstanding. 

Tisch said Loew's plans to file a registration 

statement with the Securities & Exchange 

Commission soon. 

Ackermon and Lenas Build 

New 1,000-Seat Theatre 

VERONA. N.J. -- Meyer Ackerman, 

president of F&A Theatres, and Spyros 

Lenas. president of Lenas Amusement Co., 

have started construction of the 1.000-seat 

Cinerama 23. Located in the Pilgrim Shopping 

center the house will be equipped to 

show all film processes including 70mm and 

Cinerama. 

.Scheduled for opening in October the new 

theatre is the second joint project for Ackerman 

and Lenas. with headquarters in New 

York. They recently bought and renovated 

the Brookside Drive-In at Newburgh. N.Y. 

Alden Agrees to Sell Subsidiary 

NEW YORK— Glen Alden Corp.. parent 

company of RKO-Stanley Warner Theatres, 

has agreed to sell for cash its International 

Latex & Chemical Corp. to Standard 

Brands. Inc.. maker of food products for 

consumer and institutional markets. 

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'Original Family Band' Displaying 

Strong Holding Power at Music Hall 

NEW YORK—As was to be expected, the 

post-Easter period at the majority of the 

Broadway first runs slumped from the fine 

weather holiday period, which saw hordes of 

out-of-school youngsters and their elders 

seeking film amusement along the Main 

Stem. The one newcomer, "ril Never Forget 

What's 'Isname," which opened at the eastside 

Sutton Sunday (15), had a smash first 

week mainly due to its reported sensational 

qualities. However, four new pictures, including 

"Yours, Mine and Ours," opened 

Wednesday (24), the Lucille Ball-Henry 

Fonda film at the Asior. the other three at 

showcase houses. 

Holding up better than most of the others 

was Disney's "Original Family Band," coupled 

with the annual Easter stage pageant, 

which had a fifth big week at the Radio City 

Music Hall, the gross being only a few thousand 

below the over-$2()0,()00 figure of the 

fourth week. The picture stays a sixth week, 

with "The Odd Couple" already advertised 

as starting May 2 and a reported big advance 

sold for this Paramount picture. 

The five two-a-day pictures, headed by 

the newest "2001: A Space Odyssey," held 

up surprisingly well but the daily matinees 

during the Easter period are now off until 

the summer holidays start. The space film 

had a capacity third week at Loew's Capitol; 

"Gone With the Wind" was near-capacity 

in its 28th week at the Rivoli, and "Camelot," 

in its 25th week at the Warner, and 

"Doctor Dolittle," in its 18th week at Loew's 

State, both were down slightly but mainly 

because of fewer performances. "Half a 

Sixpence" was up slightly in its ninth week 

at the Criterion. A sixth two-a-day picture, 

the marathon "War and Peace," which is to 

play at two performances for a complete 

showing, will open to the public Monday 

(29) at the DcMilic. 

Best of the long-running pictures again 

was "The Graduate," one of the few to benefit 

from an Oscar (Mike Nichols as director). 

It held up strongly in its 18th week at the 

Lincoln Art and was even better at 

the eastside 

Coronet. Also fine was "No Way to 

Treat a Lady," which stars Academy Awardwinning 

Rod Steiger (for his role in a different 

picture), with a fifth week almost 

equal the big fourth week at the Forum 

while "The Fox," which closed at the Broadway 

Victoria hut is continuing for a 12lh 

week at Ihc smaller I csli\al. and "Madigan." 

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BROADWAY 

THE ANNUAL "Tony" awards 

for 

achievement in the Broadway theatre, 

held at the Shubert Theatre Sunday (21), 

look on much of the glamorous aura of the 

recent "Oscar" awards in Hollywood. On 

hand for both events were Gregory Peck 

and Angela Lansbury, who co-hosted the 

event with Peter Ustinov. Receivins a special 

"Tony" was Marlene Dietrich, long-time 

screen star. As with the Academy Awards, 

lo lake his place with WOMPI. according to 

Clare Cohn. WOMPI publicity chairman. 

• 

At CBS Films, Milton Goldstein, vicepresident 

and world sales manager, and 

Ashley Boone, international director of advertising, 

publicity and exploitation, went to 

Los Angeles to confer on future product, 

while Phil Isaacs, vice-president and domestic 

sales manager, went to Philadelphia to 

attend exhibitor meetings and Norhert T. 

A tierbach, vice-president in charge of European 

sales, returned to London after two 

weeks in New York attending CBS Films 

first worldwide division meeting and conferring 

with company executives. 

• 

l.c-on J. Warshaw, medical director of 

United Artists, has been elected to the 

board of directors of the Industrial Medical 

Ass'n and will be in San Francisco until 

Friday (26) to atte-nd the annual meeting 

of the organization. Ellen Brehm. charge 

nurse in the medical department of UA, 

also went to San Francisco to attend the 

Industrial Health Conference and the annual 

meeting of the American Ass'n of Industrial 

Nurses. 

• 

ART07S 

ceremonies, and Susan Strasherg, who stars 

in 

Joe Solomon's "The Name of the Game 

Is Kill." left for Hollywood for her next film 

assignment. 

• 

Lauren Bacall left for a six-week business 

and pleasure trip through France. Italy. 

England and Spain, the first stop being 

Rome, where her husband, Jason Robards, 

is filming Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a 

Time in the West." 

• 

Audubon Films has enlarged its New 

York office to include a cutting room and 

screening facilities. Audubon is preparing 

for the world premiere of Radley Metzger\ 

newest film, "Therese and Isabelle," now 

scheduled for May 14 at the Trans-Lux 85th 

Street Theatre. Essy Persson, who became 

famous through Audubon's "I, a Woman," 

is starred in "Therese" and will arrive in 

New York early in .\la\ to help promote 

the new film. 

• 

Doiudd Dickstein. son of Abe Dickstein. 

20th Century-Fox vice-president in charge 

of domestic sales, is engaged to Linda 

Rosenberg, daughter of Harry and Mrs. 

Rosenberg of Scranton. Pa. An August wedding 

is planned for young Dickstein. who is 

a member of the 20th-Fo.x homeoffice pu/'- 

lirity staff. 

• 

Fred Kohlmar. who will produce the 

picturization of "The Only Game in Town." 

forthcoming Broadway play by Frank Giliny, 

for 20th Century-Fox, arrived Wednesday 

(24) for conferences with director 

George Stevens and the author. 

• 

Here from London for 20th Century-FoA 

are Michael York, star of the forthcoming 

India film. "The Guru," filmed in that 

country by Ismail Merchant, and Jay Pres- 

star. Zoe Caldwell. The film will go before 

the cameras in London this week with Maggie 

Smith starred for 20th-Fox relea.se. 

Academy Award-winning director Mike 

Nichols, co-producer John Calley and art 

director Dick Sylbert have left New 'ôrk 

City for Italy to scout locations for Paramount 

Pictures' "Catch 22." The film version 

of Joseph Heller's internationally celebrated 

novel. "Catch 22" will star Alan Arkin. 

The motion picture, a Mike Nichols 

production, will be produced by Calley and 

Martin Ransohoff. 

Freedman and Francavilla 

To Be Feted by Technicians 

MiW VOKK— Alan Freedman of De 

Lu.\e Laboratories and John Francavilla, 

lATSE representative, will receive special 

honors for long and distinguished service to 

several "Tonys" went to shows no longer 

current but Robert Goulet, star of "The 

• 

Happy Time." named best actor, and Gower 

the industry at Lmil the 

Buyse, upcoming 

continental May 12 dinner 

of the Motion licity director 

advertising-pub- 

Champion, named best director and choreographer, 

will benefit that David Merrick 

Industries 

Picture 

for 20th & Television 

Century-Fox, and 

John Tribute 

Fairliairn. 

to the Laboratory 

advertising-publicity Technician, 

it was 

director 

hit, while Zoe Caldwell, named best actress, for the United Kingdom, 

announced last week by 

are 

cochairmen 

in New York 

will boost her "The Prime of Miss Jean from G. Carleton 

their European Hunt, president headquarters 

of 

for conferences 

Brodie." ihc play which is now being filmed 

De Luxe-General, 

with home 

and C. W. "Chuck" 

office executives on the 

in London lor 20th Century-Fox release. 

Vitello. president 

forthcoming of Laboratory 

European Technicians 

openings of the reserved-seat 

"Star!" as well as product for 

• 

Local 702. 

Anthony Farinacci, adminislralive assistant 

to Irvinn H. 

summer 

Freedman started in the 

release. 

industry 

Harold Van 

53 years 

Riel. 20th-Fox 

ago at 

Liulwig. 

the old 

president of Biiena advertising Fox Film 

art Laboratory 

director, 

in Fort 

who has been with 

Vista, is the proud Lee. N.J. 

papa of his second son. the company When it was incorporated in 

for 25 1932 

years, has received an 

Stephen Carl, horn 

as 

to his wife. Tiieresa. award 

De Luxe, he was already for excellence from 

manager, the 

then 

New York 

April IS. 

became its first 

Society vice-president. 

of Illustrators, given Freedman 

annually to top 

• 

retired in 1962, 

art designs 

but still serves as 

in the 

a trustee 

entertainment 

of 

fields. His 

Chiiong the 

Youn. a 2'j-year-old Korean were 

unions pension 

the and 

"St. Valentines 

welfare fund. 

Day Massacre" 

boy. is being 

Francavilla is 

sponsored by 

a 

WOMPI of New posters. 

former president and business 

York until his adoption by 

agent 

permanent 

of Local 702. 

parenis. 

When The this adoption 

dinner at the 

is completed 

Hilton Hotel will celebrate 

the 

through WAIF, there 

union's 

will be another 

30th 

child 

anniversary. 

Arthur Krim to Undertake 

New Assignment for LBJ 

W A S H I N G T O N— Arthur B. Krim, 

United Artists president, has resigned as 

finance chairman for the Democratic National 

Committee, it was announced here 

by John Bailey. Democratic national chairman. 

Krim will take over new unspecified 

duties for President Johnson, a close personal 

friend. 

Bailey released the following statement 

from the UA executive: "I am about to 

undertake certain assignments for the President 

in the days immediately ahead and 

under the circumstances I consider it advisable 

thai I terminate all my activities of a 

political 

nature." 

United .Artists said Krim's position with 

Ihc company would not be affected by his 

new role with the President. 

Tribute to Arthur Mayer 

By Dartmouth College 

M \\ ^()Kk - llK' n.utnuHMh College 

Film .Society's spring session in Hanover, 

N.H.. has been dedicated lo Arthur L. 

Mayer, who for the fourth lime is conduct- 

Piahann Carroll completed her role in 

MGMs "The Split" in Hollywood and son 

flew 

Allen, who adapted the screenplay of ing his film history course at the campus. 

to New York to attend the "Tony" awards her .successful stage play, "The Prime of In addition to regular film society showings, 

Mi.ss Jean Brodie," 

Broadway and won a "Tony" award for its was presented lasl week starting Monday 

which is still playing on 

a special tribute to Robert 

Flaherty 

(22). Mayer, who started in the industry 

more than 45 years ago and was at one lime 

head of Paramoum's publicity department, 

has selected most of Ihc films which will be 

shown 10 illustrate a specific theme or trend 

in filmmaking. The pictures will cover the 

period from 1916 to the present. 

E-4 

BOXOmCE April 29, 1968

Filming in Sharp Rise 

In New York City Locale 

NEW YORK— I he New 'loik City Department 

of Commerce ami Industrial Development 

issued 51 motion picture permits 

for filming on city streets during 

March, a sharp increase from the five motion 

picture permits issued in March. 1967. 

Richard Lcwishon. commerce commissioner. 

said this high total indicates that Mayor 

Lindsay's program to bring the motion picture 

industry to New York City is meeting 

with outstanding success. 

Permits were approved for \} feature 

films including "Candy." to be distributed 

by Cinerama Releasing; "The Subject Was 

Roses," starring Patricia Neal to be distributed 

by MGM: "The Paper Lion." starring 

Alan Alda. a United Artists' release; 

"The Brotherhood." starring Kirk Douglas, 

and "Midnight Cowboy," which will star 

Dustin Hoffman. Also there were educational 

films, short documentaries and an Army 

training film under the direction of the 

Army Pictorial Center. 

Remodel Loew's Orpheum 

As Twin 'Double Decker' 

M-W >ORls.— 1 oc«\ Orphciini Ihealre 

on Hast S6th Street has been closed temporarily 

to permit its conversion to a twin 

"double-decker" theatre. A 1.050-seat 

downstairs theatre will continue to operate 

as Loew's Orpheum and will be opened in 

late May after complete renovation, to include 

35 70 projection and stereophonic 

sound. Opening attraction will be 20th Century-Fox's 

"The Detective." 

A 599-seat upstairs theatre, to be known 

as Loew's Cine, will be reached via escalator 

from a new entrance. An unusual feature 

will be a 60x18 foot mural incorporating, in 

monotones, symbols associated with the motion 

picture medium. 

Jack Pardes, Walter Reade 

Vice-President, Is Dead 

NEPTUNE. N.J.—Jack Pardes. 40. vicepresident 

of catering for the Walter Reade 

Organization, died Thursday (18) at his 

home after a lengthy illness. Pardes joined 

Walter Reade Theatres in 1948 as a manager 

trainee in Asbury Park. N.J. He subsequently 

went into the restaurant business 

and was with Berlo Vending Co.. rejoining 

Reade in 1966 as concessions director. Last 

year, he was promoted to vice-president of 

the company's wholly owned subsidiary, 

Walter Reade Concessions & Vending Co. 

He leaves his wife Lynn, two teenage daughters. 

Iris and Gwen. his mother, a sister and 

a brother. 

Edward Grossman 

Nl-W \ORK— Edward N. Grossman. 

United .Artists special representative on feature 

motion pictures, died Sunday (21) at 

the age of 57. Services were held Wednesday 

(24) at the Morrison Funeral Home in 

Butler, N.J. Grossman is survived by his 

wife Madeliene Butler Grossman. 

Coiiimitlee iiiciiibcrs of the Tent 35 

Variety Wonicirs "A .Summer Festival 

of Fashions" arc, left to right, Mrs. Nat 

Fcllmaii, head of the women's group; 

Mrs. Kliot ilvman, honorary chairman: 

Mrs. Morcy R. Goldstein, chairman, 

and Mrs. Philip Marling and Mrs. Bernard 

Levy, co-chairmen. 

Rose Frisch Dies 

NEW YORK— Rose Frisch. mother of 

Emanuel Frisch. former Randforce Amusement 

Corp. executive, and wife of the late 

Louis Frisch, died Monday (22) after a brief 

illness. 

She also leaves two daughters, Sylvia 

Barnett and Pearl Snitkoff. Services were 

held Wednesday (24) at Riverside Memorial 

Chapel in Brooklyn. 

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N.Y. Variety Women Hold 

Fashion Show as Benefit 

NEW YORK—The Tent .V5 Women of 

Viiriety presented "A Summer Festival of 

lashions" Thursday (25) m the St. Regis 

Hotel at its annual luncheon. The show, 

produced by .Mia Grau, was held as a benefit 

for the planned Variety Center for 

Mental Retardation for Children, which is to 

he built at the New York Medical College 

1 ifth Avenue complex. 

Fashions were featured from widely 

known designers. Mrs. Eliot Hyman was 

lionorary chairman. The chairman was Mrs. 

Morey R. Goldstein. Her assistants were 

Mrs. Philip Harling and Mrs. Bernard Levy. 

There were special gifts and raffles at the 

function, chaired by Mrs. David Emanuel 

and Mrs. Joseph Sugar. 

Lesser to Add Twin Unit 

To Peekskill Theatre 

H1CK.SVILLE, N.Y.— Lesser Enterprises 

will add a twin to its Beach Theatre in 

the Beach Shopping Center in Peekskill, 

N.Y. The new auditorium will be constructed 

adjacent to the present house and 

will feature seats spaced 40 inches between 

rows for patrons' comfort. It will be 

equipped for all film processes including 

35/ 70mm projection. 

Each unit will seat 600 people. The new 

construction is expected to be ready for 

opening by Christmas 1968, according to 

Edmund E. Linder, vice-president. 

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^(McCoK êûint 

gORIS SAGAL arrived for preproduction 

discussions with producer Lewis J. 

Rachmil about "Mosquito Squadron." which 

they will make for Mirisch Corp. presentation 

and United Artists release. Rachmil, 

who arrived earlier, will also produce for 

the same companies "The Narrow Seas." 

"Mosquito Squadron" will he filmed at 

Bovington airfield and at MGMs Boreham 

Wood Studios June 10 and will be followed 

immediately by "The Narrow Seas," to be 

shot entirely on location on the island of 

Malta starting August 12. 

Another "Carry On" comedy went into 

production. "Carry On Up the Kybcr," produced 

by Peter Rogers and directed by 

Gerald Thomas from a script by Talbot 

Rothwell, starring Sidney James, Joan Sims 

and Kenneth Williams. The comedy is set 

in India in 1895. 

David Raphel. 20th Century-Fox vicepresident 

in charge of International sales, 

Ear." "The Touchables." "The Magus." 

"Doctor Glas" and "Joanna." Following his 

conferences in London. Raphel will fly to 

Paris, Rome. Athens, and various Near and 

Middle Eastern capitals to arrive in Cannes 

in time for the 1968 International Film 

Festival. Later he will jet via the polar route 

to the 20th-Fox annual stockholders meeting, 

to convene at the Hollywood studio on 

May 21. 

Producer Walter Shenson is 

attending the 

British Film Season in Budapest as a representative 

of the Film Production As.s'n of 

Great Britain. The meeting is a second session 

of a cultural exchange program which 

began in London in October. 

Shenson, the only producer with two 

The Shenson pictures which were shown 

were "A Hard Days Night," directed by 

Dick Lester, and "The Mouse That Roared." 

directed by Jack Arnold. 

News in brief: Conan Doyle's swashbuckling 

hero, Etienne Gerrard, will be 

brought to the screen by producers Henry 

Lester and Gene Gutowski. Principal casting 

will be announced in lime for an August 

start and UA release . . . Richard Johnson 

will star in "Some Girls Do," which the producer 

director team of Betty Box and Ralph 

Thomas will start filming at Pinewood Studios 

in May. The screenplay is by David 

By ANTHONY GRUNER 

Osborn based on a story from the Bulldog 

Drummond series . . . Among the projects 

on Harry Saltzman"s future film slate is 

"The Dancer," about the tempestuous life of 

ballet dancer Nijinsky. Saltzman will personally 

produce, with direction by Ken Russell 

. . . American International Pictures 

board chairman Samuel Z. Arkoff was in 

for discussions about four planned AIP productions 

to be made here and in Europe. 

They are "I'll .Massage You With Diamonds," 

"Public Parts and Private Places." 

"The Marquis dc Sade" and "Justine." "Diamonds" 

will be shot in London. Spain and 

North Africa later this summer. According 

to Arkoff. "De Sade" and "Justine" will be 

made back-to-back for a total of $5 million 

in color and Scope and both will utilize the 

same large durable sets. 

The preproduction offices for the forthcoming 

Associates & Aldrich film. "The 

Killing of Sister George." has been set up 

arrived in London Thursday (25) on the in 29 Coleherne Road, London, S.W. 10, 

with David Bennett in charge as the production 

first leg of a nine-city tour of Europe. 

Raphel will be setting International sales 

manager for a shooting date starting 

in June . . . Charles Chaplin has composed 

policy on various forthcoming 20th Century-Fox 

productions including "Star!" "The a music score for his 1928 silent film, "The 

Circus," which is soon to be rereleased with 

Detective." "Bandolero!" "A Flea in Her 

a sound track by United Artists. He finished 

recording it at Anvil Studios . . . Two British 

films, "Poor Cow" and "Privilege," will be 

presented in competition at the Karlovy 

Vary Film Festival June 5-15. "Poor Cow" 

is the official British entry and is a Joseph 

Janni production directed by Kenneth 

Loach with Terence Stamp and Carol 

White; "Privilege," which has been invited 

by Czech Karlovy Vary authorities, was produced 

by John Heyman and directed by 

Peter Walkins with Paul Jones and Jean 

Shrimpton. 

Dual Academy Award winner-composer 

John Barry launches his new production 

company. Seven Scene Productions, this 

year with his first 

film, "The Jam." This will 

films selected of a dozen for showing al the be produced by Barry and is based on a 

event, was accompanied by Andrew Filson, short story, "The Highway to the South," 

FPA director. Potential Anglo-Hungarian by Julie Cortasar, author of the original 

and American-Hungarian productions were 

story from which "Blow-Up" was made. 

discussed. 

"The Jam" has been adapted for the screen 

by G. Cain and will be directed by Joe Massol. 

The picture will go on location in England 

this summer. Barry has recently completed 

the score for the film, "Petulia," directed 

by Dick Lester and "Boom," Joe 

Losey's new picture starring Elizabeth Taylor 

and Richard Burton. He is currenlh 

working on "The Lion in Winter," starring 

Peter OToole and Katharine Hepburn, directed 

by Anthony Harvey. Producer Robert 

Fryer was in town to drum beat for "The 

Boston Strangler" and "The Prime of Miss 

Jean Brodie," which he will film at the end 

of the month for 20th-Fox with Maggie 

Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin. 

Para. Names Peter King 

To Head U.K. Operations 

NEW YORK— Peter King, managing director 

of the Shipman & King circuit, has 

been named chairman 

^^n^^ and managing direc- 

^K^^^^\ 'f" of Paramount In- 

^C^ \ ternational Pictures in 

Peter KingM 

lounced here last 

keek by Henri Michaud, 

president of 

Paramount International. 

King, the announcement 

said, will 

also super\ise Paramount's 

South African 

operations. He will assume his new duties in 

mid-May. 

Michaud said. "We regard Peter King's 

appointment as a very vital step in the 

reshaping of Paramount's distribution activities. 

He joins us with a record as one of the 

brightest and most acute talents in the 

British film industry." 

After joining Shipman & King, he became 

the youngest man ever to serve as 

president of the Cinematograph, Exhibitors 

Ass'n. Today, he is a director of the Grade 

Organization, which recently took over Shipman 

& King circuit. He also is a director 

of the Children's Film Foundation and the 

Film Industry Defense organization. 

King succeeds Russell W. Hadley jr.. who 

resigned last week. 

'Space Odyssey' Premiere 

In London for May 1 

LONDON — .Metro-Goldwyn-Mayers 

presentation of Stanley Kubrick's "2001: 

A Space Odysse>" will have its European 

premiere here Wednesday. May 1. at the 

Casino Cinerama Theatre, where the reserved-seat 

attraction opens to the general 

public the following day (2). 

The black-tie premiere will be a charity 

event sponsored by the Daily Express to aid 

the Printers' Pension Fund. Proceeds will 

mark the initial fufld-raising stage to build 

new homes for elderly printers, their wives 

and widows at Beaverbrook Court in Bletchley 

Bucks. 

Arthur C. Clarke, who wrote the screenplay 

with producer-director Kubrick, will 

attend the London premiere performance. 

The bulk of the Super Panavision-Metrocolor 

production presented in Cinerama was 

filmed at MGM's British Studios in Borehamwood. 

Jerry Isenberg Named Aide 

To Robert M. Weitman 

Nf:W >()RK— Jerry Iscnbcri: h.is been 

named adminislr.itive .issist.mt to Robert 

M. Weitman. Columbia Pictures vice-president 

in charge of studio production. 

Isenberg. a graduate of the Harvard 

Business School, joined Columbia's home office 

staff in 1964 as an assistant to Sy Malamed. 

vice-president and treasurer. The following 

year he became an assistant to Abraham 

Schneider, president of Columbia. 

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BUFFALO 

John Sturm, 20th Century-Fox branch manager, 

is back at his desk following a 

convalescence at home. John Pekos, district 

manager, was here conferring with Sturm 

on new product . . . Charlie Funk, 20th-Fox 

exploiter, was back after a Florida vacation, 

Bert Topal, United Artists district manager 

and one-time Buffalo branch boss, was 

in town for meetings with exchange manager 

Ken Rcuiher and office manager Francis 

Maxwell. 

Frank Fersage, formerly operator of the 

Auditorium in Perry, has taken over the 

Farman Theatre in Warsaw from the Kallet 

circuit. John Ames, who used to manage 

the Teck in Buffalo, was manager of the 

F.iniian under Kallet. 

William Katz, head of Western Automatic 

Vending Corp. in Buffalo, which operates 

drive-ins, restaurants and snack bars 

Ed Bader, Columbia manager, tradescreened 

"Interlude" Friday evening (26) 

at the Operators screening room. 

Dave Walsh, manager of Shea's Teck, has 

started his campaign for "Doctor Dolittle," 

which opens at the Loew's circuit house 

June 26. He is going after group sales especially. 

Michael Ellis jr., past chief barker of 

Tent 7 and area chairman of the United 

Negro College Fund drive, announced at 

a meeting that the goal this year in the 

campaign is $75,000. Last year $45,000 was 

raised. The fund supports 36 Negro colleges 

in 

12 southern states. Ellis said 86 Buffalo-area 

students are enrolled in the schools, 

Chester Fenyvessy paid $1,000 in 1927 

for four custom-built black walnut display 

cases for the Loew's Theatre in Rochester, 

then being built there by his father Albert, 

Forty-one years later, Chester, 80, has 

bought the cases again—and for considerable 

less than he originally paid. The 225- 

pound cases were spared by the wreckers 

when the Loew's was torn down in 1964, 

The display cases now are being installed in 

the Fenyvessy-owned Capitol Theatre in 

Rochester, which is 65 years old and the 

oldest continuous theatre in the city, Chester 

and his younger brother Albert said the 

lobby is being remodeled by Tom Coyle and 

Fred Wright, according to plans by architect 

Earl Goldstein. 

Bob Sokolsky, Courier-Express drama 

editor, lists these films as suitable for the 

entire family: "Blackbeard's Ghost," "Did 

You Hear the One About the Traveling 

Saleslady?" "The Happiest Millionaire" and 

"The Party." 

WB-7A Eastern Managers 

Meet With Goldstein 

NEW YORK—Warner Bnos.-7 Arts held 

a meeting of eastern branch managers here 

Monday and Tuesday (22-23) on all phases 

of sales and distribution. Morey "Razz" 

Goldstein, vice-president and general sales 

manager, who presided, said the company's 

first sales drive, which started March 31, had 

resulted in a doubling and tripling of quotas 

in some branches. 

Those who attended were executive vicepresident 

Joseph Sugar, eastern sales manager 

Ralph lannuzzi, western sales manager 

Harry Buxbaum, roadshow sales manager 

James O'Gara, eastern division sales manager 

Jules Lapidus, southern division sales 

manager W, O. Williamson, eastern district 

manager William Kumins and branch managers 

Herb Gaines of Albany, Charles 

Varnado of Boston, Mike Klein of Buffalo, 

Terry Semel of Cleveland, Angelo Lombardi 

of New Haven. Lee Mayer of New York, 

William Mansell of Philadelphia, Virgil 

Jones of Pittsburgh, Ben Bache of Washington, 

E. C. Fitzgerald of Atlanta, Robert 

PHILADELPHIA 

JJon Gillam, 30, assistant manager of the 

World Theatre, has another interest besides 

managerial chores. Since December, 

when he took the position, he has created a 

pastel portrait of at least one star in each 

film that has played there. He displays his 

works in the lobby, where they have been 

sold as fast as he can turn them out. A 

freelance artist, Gillam has put his talent to 

work on ads and programs, too. 

Blaise Coco, an usher at the World, observed 

his 18th birthday Sunday (21). 

Frederick Fortunato, with Universal 34 

years, was named assistant manager at the 

Studio Theatre Thursday (18). Sam Venus, 

manager of the theatre, underwent surgery 

Tuesday (23) in Einstein Medical Center for 

the removal of a spinal cyst. 

Martin Aninsman, district manager of 

A. M. Ellis Theatres, started his 41st year 

in the theatre business. He began his career 

with the local Benn Theatre. 

Bob Friedman, regional sales manager for 

United Artists, is the brother of Pally Gannon, 

who has the Colt 45 record hit "That 

Rainy Day." 

Joe Milaccio, UA salesman, became a 

father Sunday (21). when his wife Eileen 

gave birth to a daughter Suzanne, the couple's 

second child. 

Ray Meyer, manager of the Boyd Theatre, 

observed a birthday Tuesday (23) . . . Henr> 

Milgram of the Milgram circuit had a birthday 

Saturday (20). 

ALBANY 

^he Columbia exchange has made these 

changes: Doug Hermans, booker since 

1962, advanced to salesman. Dick Dacey. 

here since July 1966, received a promotion 

to the larger Washington branch. Bob Sechrest, 

who joined Columbia as student booker 

in 

his home town of Kansas City a year ago. 

succeeded Hermans as Albany date setter. 

The Tri-Citics Advertising Club presented 

Seymour L. Morris of Morris Associates a 

"best of the year" award—a silver bowl 

for a radio commercial prepared in WPTR 

studios on "Suddenly, a Woman." Danish 

prize-winner which had its U. S. premiere 

here in October. 

Pin another garland on Harold DeGraw, 

owner of Oneonta Theatre at Oneonta and 

Sidney Theatre at Sidney, for picking 'em 

right in the Academy Awards competition. 

The Star featured DeGraw in two stories 

one four days before Oscartime when he 

named five of the six major winners, and 

in the eastern states and in Canada, predicts 

Heffner of Charlotte, the second, two days after the ceremonies. 

that sales this year will pass the 1967 mark 

Carroll Ogburn of 

Jacksonville, Jeff Williams of Memphis and The one-time Schine group manager, associated 

b> $1 million. 

Gus Trog of New Orleans. 

with screen houses for three decades, 

Frank Mancuso, Paramount branch chief, Others attending from the home office missed out only on "best supporting actor." 

sneaked "Danger Diabolik" in both the Colvin 

at Kenmore and the new Towne at 

were Bernie Goodman, Larry Leshansky, He chose Michael J. Pollard of "Bonnie and 

Harry Edwards, Sam Sigman, Charles Clyde." rather than George Kennedy in 

Lackawanna Friday evening (19). 

Bailey, Howard Price and Dave Levington, "Cool Hand Luke." 

sales trainee from the New York exchange. 

Judy Lewis, Columbia office secretary, 

announced her engagement to Larry J. Currier. 

The wedding is planned June 20. 

The Hellman Theatre will open May 8 

with "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," 

which filled a profitable five-week run in 

the downtown Fabian Palace. 

Ted Moisides, manager of the Cinema 

Delaware, slipped in a plug for "The Fox" 

during an interview he and a university student 

held with David Allen of "Pick-a- 

Show" fame over WRGB-TV, Schenectady. 

Exchangemen congratulated Bill Hebert 

on his promotion to upstate division manager 

for General Cinema Corp. He will 

continue to buy and book for the Boston 

circuit in Albany, Rochester and Buffalo 

districts. He worked for 20th-Fox in Albany 

and Boston and the Alan Iselin circuit here 

before switching to General Cinema when 

the latter leased a number of Iselin's ozoners. 

Hebert lives in Troy and has an office at 

the Auto-Vision Theatre. East Greenbush. 

CAB Drops Order Seeking 

Inflight Film Charges 

WASHINGTON—The Civic Aeronautics 

Board has suspended a ruling handed down 

two weeks ago which would have banned 

the exhibition of free motion pictures on 

commercial airline flights in the U.S. The 

agency said it would reconsider the order, 

which also would have forced domestic lines 

to charge for drinks. 

The CAB had ordered the airlines to start 

charging for movies and drinks by May I, 

and most of the airlines, although opposing 

the order, had indicated they would charge 

$2 for movies and $1 for drinks. 

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. . Perry 

WASHINGTON 

purumount's regional sales meeting, led by 

Don Hicks. Philadelphia-based division 

manager, and Barry Reardon, home office 

official, was held at the Skyline Inn Thursday 

and Friday (4 and 5). with Dan Houlihan, 

local manager, and office manager 

Jack Howe assisting. Branch managers on 

hand were John Moore. Boston: Henry Germain. 

New Haven: Harold Henderson, Philadelphia: 

Pete Dcfacio, Pittsburgh, anil 

F-rank Mancuso. Buffalo. 

Paramount in cooperation with the Transl.ux 

management sneaked "Danger Diabolik" 

I'riday (19) evening. 

.Sheldon Tromberg, president of Boxofficc 

Attractions, who was warmly received by his 

Political Study Club's audience for his 

encyclopedic knowledge and power of communication 

on "Movies and Politics: The 

Changing Picture" Saturday (20). will bring 

to Constitution Hall May 10 and 24 "New 

Cinema." a collection of short films by 

youngish directors. His booking of "Elvira 

Madigan" continues at the KB Fine Arts 

Theatre. 

Murry Buker, Continental division manager, 

is pleased that part I of "War and 

Peace" will open at the KB Ontario May 

6. The invitational black-tie ticket holders 

will return to view part II May 8. The premiere 

sponsors are the Walter Reade Organization 

and SATRA. The boxoffice price is 

$6 for both parts. 

Visitors calling on various film people 

were Dan Cohen. Loew's Theatres assistant 

general manager, and Ed Brunner. director 

of concessions; Sam Saletsky, vice-president 

of General Cinema; Al Levy, 20th-Fox division 

manager, and Charles Freeman of the 

Wilby-Kincey circuit in Charlotte. 

Mildred Ann Baker, 47, wife of RKO- 

Stanley Warner Theatres' division manager, 

died Wednesday (17) after a long illness. 

Besides her husband, she leaves a daughter 

Eileen. 

William I). Rosier, 41. founder and presldeni 

of Kosier Film Facilities, died Sunday 

(14) alter a brief illness. He leaves his wife 

and two children. 

Stage and film actress Fay Bainler. who 

died at 74 in her Hollywood residence, was 

brought to Arlington Cemetery for burial 

beside her husband Navy Lt. Cmdr. Reginald 

Venable. who died in 1964. Their actor 

son Reginald Venable jr. survives. 

Bob Miller, Cinerama chief, continues to 

increase his staff. Ethel Curtis, formerU 

with Continental, is his newest recruit. 

Otto Ebert, MGM branch manager, tradescreened 

"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely 

Daughter" at 20th-Fox screening room 

Tuesday (16). 

Pittsburgh WB-7 Arts Wins 

Top Place in Sales Drive 

M:\\ ^()KK— IIk- I'lltshurgh branch of 

Warner Bros-Scs Jii Xrls led the company's 

}1 other domestic branches in the second 

week of the First Anniversary Sales Drive, 

announced Morey "Razz" Goldstein, vicepresident 

and general sales manager. 

It registered 318.92 per cent of its quota. 

Runners-up were the Seattle. Oklahoma 

City, Los Angeles and Portland (Ore.) 

branches, all scoring more than 200 per 

cent of their quotas. Thirteen other branches 

topped their quotas by 152 to 198 per cent. 

Eight members of the Pittsburgh branch 

earned prizes as a result of their winning 

second-week effort: branch manager Virgil 

Jones, salesman L. Seidel, booker W. Wurdock, 

student booker S. Paulovitch. booking 

clerks A. Simon and J. Angel, biller A. 

Seegan and secretary M. Seegan. Prices included 

a Zenith television set. a tape-recorder, 

a Polaroid camera, a Water-Pik, an RCA 

table radio, a General Electric coffeemaker. 

an Admiral clock radio and a Waring 

blender. 

BALTIMORE 

MGM's "2001: A Space Odyssey." which 

had its world premiere at the RKO-Stanley 

Warner Uptown Wednesday (3). has brought 

in the largest week's gross in the Uptown 

history, according to Mike Ballanline, MGM 

regional publicist. 

^âiiricc Cohen of the Cohen circuit has 

purchased the Lyric Theatre in Lexington, 

Va., from Edward Side. Cohen plans to 

United Artists and RKO Keith's management 

had a sneak preview Friday (26) of 

remodel 

"Yours. Mine and Ours." The comedy will 

June 9. 

be Keith's next attraction. 

the house after he takes it over 

Jack Fruchtman, president of JF Theatres. 

Viewers may sec at RKO-Keith's the was in New York on business . . . Ronald 

Indianapolis 

TV 

"500" auto race on closed-circuit 

Freedman returned from a business trip to 

New York and Philadelphia. 

Mav iO on a reserved-scat 

ticket 

T. Hank Vogel left Sunday (21 ) for Wellsville. 

Ohio, to visit brothers Paul and Jack 

of the 

Vogel circuit. 

Fred Evans has reopened the Milton Theatre 

at Milton. Del., formerly owned by Wilbur 

Cohee, who now is manager of the 

Wicomico Theatre at Salisbury, Md. 

Aaron Scidlcr was among those who attended 

the funeral for the mother of Jerry 

Barker. RKO-Stanley Warner, in Washing- 

Ion. 

Walter Gcttingcr, buyer-booker for the 

East Theatre, reported the house reopened 

with a Greek film festival. The theatre was 

closed several months because of a 

fire. 

Daniel .Sattlcr, general manager of the 

Hiway Theatre al Middle River, attended 

the preview showing of "Danger Diabolik" 

at the Mayfair Theatre. 

PITTSBURGH 

înema I and II will be the names of the 

auditoriums of the twin theatre, which 

Associated Theatres plans to open in July on 

McKnight Road. The architectural firm of 

Leff Justin & Chetlin prepared the plans. 

Ernest Stern, Associated president, announced 

plans to enter into the drive-in field 

at Erie. A l.lOO-car airer is to be constructed 

for a planned opening next spring (1969). 

The Blue Dell Drive-ln has a new marquee 

. Nathan, formerly here with 

National Screen Service, now is manager of 

Cinema I in Worchester, Mass. 

Thelma Wurdock is office secretary at the 

Theatre Service Corp. in the Fulton BIdg., 

where her brother Warren Wurdock is a 

Warner Bros. -7 Arts booker. Saul Perilman 

Films has offices adjoining Theatre Service. 

"Bonnie and Clyde," after a return to the 

Stanley Theatre and playing the neighborhood 

theatres, went into a continuous showing 

at the Nixon. 

William Hickcy, who was seen here with 

Gcraldine Fitzgerald in "Happy Days" at 

Chatham College, has a role in the film "The 

Boston Strangler." 

Mr. and Mrs. James Kalos, Huntingdon, 

observed their 25th wedding anniversary 

Wednesday (17). Manager of the Clifton 

Theatre. Huntingdon, he has started his 34th 

year in the theatre business. He began as an 

usher at the Mount Oliver Theatre in Pittsburgh. 

After graduating from high school, 

Kalos became manager of the Newsreel Theatre 

on the north side. He next worked at 

the William Penn Theatre, where he met and 

married Peg Loftus. .After military service, 

Kalos was transferred to Reynoldsviile and 

moved to Huntingdon and the Clifton Theatre 

in 1949. The Kaloses have three children 

James. Lynne and Richard. 

The Better Films and Television Council 

met for a preview in the WAMO-Radio 

building, which originalh housed the RKO 

exchange. 

Mark Kenneth Frank jr., 56. Pittsburgh 

native and one-time controller of the RKO 

Studios, died in Miami. 

Visitors here included Marty Kutner, 

Columbia division manager: Sam Diamond, 

Cinerama eastern division manager, and Bob 

Miller, former local Universal manager, now 

with Cinerama, headquartered in Washing- 

Ion. He has added the Pittsburgh branch to 

his 

district. 

IHorence Fisher I'erry, 

former drama and 

film critic for loc;d newspapers when there 

was plenty of competition, was honored here 

by the Pittsburgh Pen Women. The writer's 

daughter Florence Hcidc also was saluted. 

Marty .Shcam, former local manager, is 

doing well as manager of the Center Theatre 

in Jacksonville, Fla. 

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PRODUCTION 

CENTER 

Blue' World Debut 

At Salt Lake City 

SALT 1 

AKi: Cin-C.ov. Ciilvin I. 

Rampton, Mayor J. Bracken Leo and various 

business and civic groups combined 

with Paramount Pictures tor the world premiere 

of "Blue" Tuesday (23) at the Utah 

Theatre. 

The opening was attended by Terence 

Stamp, star of the western drama; co-star 

Ricardo Montalban; Joe De Santis and Sara 

Vardi, who appear in the picture, and Patricia 

Casey, associate producer. 

Premiere festivities included a parade to 

the theatre, with marching bands, a sheriffs 

posse, Indians and antique cars. Gov. 

Rampton presented a plaque commemorating 

the making of "Blue" in Utah to Stamp, 

who accepted the award for producers Judd 

Bernard and Irwin Winkler. Earlier Mayor 

Lee proclaimed April 21-27 "Blue" World 

Premiere Week. 

Paramount flew in newspaper and radio- 

TV representatives for the premiere. 

Organizations joining Paramount for the 

activities were the Utah Travel Council, 

Industrial Promotion Commission, Sugar 

House Jaycees and the Salt Lake City Retail 

Merchants Ass'n. 

In Panavision and Technicolor, the film 

was directed by Silvio Narizzano. Music for 

the Kettledrum production was composed 

by Academy Award-winner Manos Hadjidakis. 

Gregory Peck to Speak 

At SMPTE Luncheon 

HOLLYWOOD — Academy 

president 

Gregory Peck will be principal speaker at 

the get-together lunch of the 103rd Technical 

Conference of SMPTE (Society of Motion 

Picture and Television Engineers) 

Monday (May 6) in the Los Angeles Room 

of the Century Plaza Hotel, according to 

conference vice-president Mike McGreal of 

Producers Service. 

G. Carleton Hunt of De Luxe-General 

Labs also will give the president's message 

to the delegates, as well as preside and introduce 

the board of governors and past officers. 

New Director for 'Wylie' 

H(M LNWOOD— i:)a\id Lowell Rich 

nioNcd mto the director's chair to finish production 

on UniversaFs "Wylie," with Alex 

Segal withdrawing because of an injury. 

Industry, Labor Leaders Conferring 

On Problems of Runaway Production 

HOLLYWOOD— Problems of runaway 

productions, widely publicized by I he 

unions and guilds and under discussion at 

state and national governmental levels, will 

be reviewed here Monday (29) by film industry 

and labor leaders. 

Richard Walsh, head of the lATSE. and 

Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture 

Ass'n of America, will discuss the problem, 

pro and con. The urgency of the issue 

will bring industry leaders to the meeting. 

Expected are Leo Jaffe. Arnold Picker, 

Richard D. Zanuck and Charles Boren and 

Louis Nizer of the Ass'n of Motion Picture 

and Television Producers. 

The Hollywood AFL. most affected by 

the problem, will back up Walsh. Delegates 

will include heads of all the guilds and 

unions. 

The Los Angeles Times, in an editorial 

against tax exemption for films, pointed out 

that figures from the employment and industrial 

department show that employment has 

Sets June 20 Premiere 

For 'Wild in the Streets' 

LOS ANGELES — Leon P. Blender. 

American International Pictures vice-president 

of sales and distribution, has set a June 

20 date for the premiere opening of AIP's 

exclusive run of its "Wild in the Streets." 

The anti-establishment shocker was personally 

produced by AIP's toppers Samuel 

Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson. The 

film is to play at Warners Beverly Theatre 

in Beverly Hills and ties in with the nation's 

political conventions. 

Barry Shear's story concerns the young 

"now" generation take-over of the administration 

of the United States during which 

time it elects its own president. The world 

premiere will be held in Chicago at the Oriental 

Theatre the middle of May. 

Archie Neel to Retire 

As WB-7A Prop Master 

HOLLYWOOD—Archie Neel. property 

master on the Warner Bros. -7 Arts' "The 

Illustrated Man." will retire next month 

after 39 years at the company's studio in 

Burbank. 

been the highest in 20 years. This is in contradiction 

to the claims by labor. 

Additional arguments were made to show 

that the lowest average employment occurred 

in April. May and June, rather than in the 

period when film inventories could he taxed. 

The Times said. "Not the tax. but lower 

production costs in foreign countries, as well 

as substantial subsidies in some instances 

arc vastly more of an incentive to runaway 

productions than is tax escapement." Dangers 

to local government and school district 

revenues would result without replacement 

of such tunds. when the burden of the tax is 

shifted to the rest of the taxpayers, it was 

indicated. 

During the period since the last summit 

conference of studios and labor on the problem, 

many producers, writers and directors 

have joined the ranks of labor unions and 

guilds. Though sitting on the side of labor, 

the division in their ranks is evident because 

they work abroad in greater numbers. 

Technicolor 'Owners' 

Re-Elect Directors 

DENVER — Technicolor, Inc.. stockholders, 

meeting here .-Xpril 18. re-elected 

directors and heard reports from the board 

that n

. . . Writer-director 

. . . Ihe 

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CASTINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS 

Yale Professor to Do Script 

For 20th-Fox's The Games' 

Dr. Erich Segal, a 30-year-old professor 

of ancient Greek and Latin at Yale University, 

will write the screenplay for producer 

Lester Linsk's forthcoming 2()lh-Fox 

drama, "The Games." Based on the Hugh 

Atkinson novel, the story takes an incisive 

look backstage at the Olympic games. Segal 

recently wrote the screenplay for "The Yellow 

Submarine," latest Beatles film for United 

Artists . . . Bernard Ebbinghouse. who 

composed, arranged and conducted the musical 

score for 20lh-Foxs "Prudence and the 

Pill," has written a pop ballad. "Too Soon to 

Tell." based on the love theme of the marital 

comedy. It will be recorded for release 

in conjunction with summer openings of 

the film, which stars Deborah Kerr, David 

Niven, Robert Coole and Edith Evans . . . 

Producer-director Mel Frank signed his son 

Andrew Frank, a music major at Bard University. 

New York, to write the "San Fori no 

March" for his production of "Buona Sera. 

Mrs. Campbell," for UA release. Topping 

the starring cast arc Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley 

Winters. Phil Silvers and Peter Lawford 

Gene Nelson acquired 

rights to "The Life That Failed." a short 

full 

story by the German novelist Siegfried Mann 

new title for a film to be produced 

by Wolper Pictures, Ltd. is "If It's Tuesday. 

This Must Be Belgium." It formerly was 

called "The Americans Are Coming." 

Noted French Cameraman 

To Lens ^Making of a Lady' 

Pierre Richard, one of France's lop cirii.- 

matographcrs, will be Ihc cameraman on 

"The Making of a Lady." the Peer Oppcnheimer 

Productions feature which stars 

John Mills. Richard Johnson. Michele Mercier 

and Deb Star Katia Christine. The picture 

starts the end of this month on loca- 

Sydney Pollack to Make 

3 Films With Wolper 

\bnMd SsJiics C.IK.Lk I'roduclions. 

Inc.. will p.irlicip.ile in ;i joint vcniure with 

Wolper Pictures. Ltd.. with Pollack directing 

three pictures on a non-exclusive basis. 

Pollack now is in Yugoslavia directing 

"Castle Keep" for Columbia . . . United 

Artists has signed a deal with the Mitchel 

Leigh Co. to produce "Parallax." a drama 

ba-ed on the anti-Stalinist novel by Vladimir 

Yurasov dealing with life in Soviet work 

camps following World War I. This marks 

Leigh's initial film as a producer . . . Melisa 

Newman, member of the 20th-Fox talent 

program, makes her film debut as Henry 

Fonda's daughter in "The Boston Strangler," 

which Richard Fleischer is directing. 

Tony Curtis and George Kennedy also star. 

Airmen Signed for Scenes 

In "Battle of Britain' 

Four men have been signed by producer 

Harry Saltzman to fly German World War 

II Me 109s in flight scenes for United Artists' 

512,000,000 production. "The Battle 

of Britain." The men are members of a 

Texas group which is building a museum of 

flight dedicated to the preservation of World 

War II aircraft. Involved in the scenes to 

be filmed over a Spanish Air Force base 

near Seville, are: Wilson Edwards, a rancher; 

Lloyd Nolen and Lefty Gardner, charter 

airline owners: and Gerald Martin, a professional 

airlines pilot. 

Coveted Title Role Won 

By Playboy Cover Girl 

Connie Krcski. a Playboy cover girl 

whom producer-director Anthony Newley 

spotted sunning herself in a bikini on the 

beach at Malta, was chosen by him for Ihe 

feminine title role of Mercy Humppe in 

Universal's "Can Heironymus Merkin Ever 

Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?" 

Joan Collins and Newley, husband 

and wife. Milton Berle and George Jessel 

are starring in the comedy with music now 

shooiine there on location. 

Plans for 2 AIP Films 

Discussed by Clark 

HOI I AW'OOD — Producer Dick Clark 

sees his eiilry into feature pictures with two 

American International Pictures releases. 

"Psych-Out" and "The Savage Seven," as 

tion in Castera, Italy . . . Boris Sagal will the culmination ot a program which started 

direct "Mosquito .Squadron," tentative title in 1959 when he produced two high-budget 

of a new World War II story to be produced films. The energy and talent which has kept 

by Lewis Rachmil for Mirisch Films, Ltd. Clark on national television shows 12' 

Donald Sanford wrote the screenplay. Production 

will begin June 10 at MGM's Lonneled 

into these AIP films, now in release. 

hours per week for 1 3 years has been chandon 

sliiilios, and the picture is a UA release. Clark discussed methods he is using to 

back up the film releases, and he outlined 

some of his present enterprises to give an indication 

of the direction the promotions 

would take. He owns three radio stations, 

runs a restaurant, has started a new series of 

"action" tours for the teeners, taking them to 

Hawaii, Mexico and around California, and 

has 300 one-night stands per year. 

As a backup for the films, he is personally 

phoning all the disc jockeys, writing to 

them and reaching them with promotional 

material on the songs in the films. He is 

making a personal appearance tour and is 

exposed to wide audiences through the 

weekly television shows. His new show 

"Happening '68" will soon break. 

In this massive promotion, backing up 

what Clark thinks is very salable product 

aimed at the youth market in which he is a 

top specialist, he is looking ahead at his two 

newest films, one titled "Killing at Stinky 

Hollow. " and another on problems of youth. 

As for future production plans. Clark 

noted that stars are entitled to get what the 

tariff will bear for their services but that 

doesn't necessarily make them a good "buv" 

for the producer, distributor or theatre. 

""Using some of the top actors in the 

field just because they are good boxoffice 

doesn"l necessarily make them good risks 

for this highly speculative field of feature 

film production." said Clark. ""If they can't 

turn It on at the gate, their prestige names 

on Ihe marquee of the theatres is of little 

value." 

"Psych-Out" goes into release March 13. 

while "The Savage Seven" has an April release 

date. Clark noted that he had listened 

to the sage advice of his AIP distributors 

and changed the original name to "Psych- 

Oul." He is anxious and willing to learn all 

he can about a field in which his knowledge 

of ihc youth audience can be applied to feature 

film marketing, hopefully with big 

Albuquerque Theatre Sets 

Kiddie Show Series Tie-In 

ALBUQUERQUE—The Hiland 1 heatre 

is staging a series of Saturday morning 

movie matinees for children through a tie-in 

with the Pillsbury Co. 

The series, which opened Saturday (13) 

and continues for eight weeks, features a 

film and a serial chapter geared especially 

to youngsters. Children gain admission to 

the theatre by presenting either the boxtop 

from a Pillsbury cake mix or the bottom 

name tag from a sack of Pillsbury flour. 

Opening the series was ""And Now Miguel" 

and the first chapter of "Zorro's 

Fighting Legion." Other features in the lineup 

include "Golden Age of Comedy." "Little 

Rascals Vanity," "Munsters Go Home" 

and "Crime School." 

Joe Abousleman is manager of the Hiland. 

Brando Drops Film Role 

N:\v YORK \I.iil,.n Br.indi. has announced 

lli.il he is giving up the starring 

role in Elia Kazan's production of "The 

Arrangement" for Warner Bros.-? Arts becaibe 

"personal matters with which I am 

pre-enlly involved are of such an overwhelming 

nature thai I prefer not to get 

into the making of a motion picture at this 

time."" Brando was to have pla\ed the part 

of Eddie Anderson in the film version of 

Kazan's number-one best-selling novel. 

Kazan will pivuluce and direct Ihe film, for 

which Dehi>rah Kerr and Richard Boone 

have been signed for top roles. 

Benefit for Nursery School 

COLCHE.STER, CONN. — Columbia's 

"Show While and Ihe Three Stooges" was 

shown at the Markoff Bros. Colchester Theatre 

as a benefit for the Colchester Cooperative 

Nursery School fund. Admission 

was one dollar for adults. 

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The Graduate 895 in Los Angeles; 

'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 480 

LOS ANGELES — The Graduate" and 

"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." each in 

its 18th week, provided the one-two punch 

in the first-run field as "Graduate" grossed 

895 and "Dinner" hit 480 at the Four Star 

and Village theatres respectively. The nearest 

challengers to this profitable pair were 

three films introduced within the last four 

weeks: 'Planet of the Apes," 475 in its 

fourth week at the Beverly: "2001: A Space 

Odyssey." 390 in a third week at the Warner 

Hollywood, and "The Producers," 350 in 

ihe fourth week at the Granada. 

(Avcrogc Is 100) 

Beverly— Pronct o» the Apes i20th-Fox), 4th wk. 475 

Bru.n The Porty UA 2n 1 wk 280 

Corthay Circ c Gone With the Wind (MGM), 

foir Closely Wolchcd Trains 

Woy to Treat a Lady (Pora), 

C r.crarna— Comclct (WB 7A), 25th wk 

tr._-,t The Fox iCIondqc), lOth wk 

F no Arr,- Poor Cow iNok), 6th wk 

fr.ur Star- The Graduate (Emboisy), 18th wk. . 

E Ko, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush 

3r, 

The Pro 

Blockbcard's Ghost (BV). 3rd wk 

. Elviro Modiqon (Cinemo V), 9th wk, . 

js c Hai: 30 Is a Dongcrous Age, Cynthia 

,Coll, 2ncJ wk 

inta:)CS The Scerot Wor of Harry Frigg (Ur 

3rd wk 

3. a Bcnjomin (Poral, 2nd wk 

rtr.t A Man and a Woman AA), 69th wl. 

llGnf Guess Whc's Coming to Dinner (Cot), 

riui Holt a Sixpence Paro:, 3rd wk, - 

Qrncr H.jiiywood -2001: A Space Odyssey 

(MGM), 3rd wk 

ilshire The Scolphunters (UA), 3rd wk. , 

'2001: A Space Odyssey' 

Repeats 300 in Denver 

Df'NVHR — -ZOOJ: A Space Odyssey" 

proved itself a durable favorite with Denver 

theatregoers, repeating in its second week 

at the Cooper Theatre the 300 it achieved 

in the initial week. "Gone With the Wind." 

perhaps the champion among durable pictures 

of all time, ranked second by scoring 

265 in the 27lh week at the Denham, closely 

pressed by "Planet of the Apes," second 

week at the Centre, and "The Graduate." 

18th week at the Esquire, each of these 

rating 250. 

Alodd.n— Comelot (WB-7A), 10th wk 200 

FINER PROJEaiON-SUPER ECONOMY 

, Centre Planet of the Apes (20th-Fox), 2nd wk, 250 

Century 21 Half a Sixpence (Porai, 7th wk 80 

Guess 

Cherry Creek, Northnlcnn V.llo ItallQ 

to 1 Who's Cominq Dinner Coli 1th wk 105 

n, r Cent '^ Doctor Dolittic 20th-Fox), 7th wk, 200 

Coop. 2001: A Spocc Odyssey MGM), 2nd wk, 300 

Dcnha- Gont With the Wind MGM), 27th wk, 265 

Dcnw-. The .a 220 

Porty ,n,jvsk 

Englc»^j-J .-.tîan^j The Secret War of Harry 

Frigg ,Un,.,, 3rd wk 110 

Eiquire— The Graduate (Embassy), 18th wk 250 

Poramount— A Stranger in Town (MGM) 160 

Towne— Poor Cow [NGP:, 2nd wk 160 

Vogue— Bye, Bye Braverman (WB-7A). 4fh wk 200 

"The Graduate' Triples Average 

18th Week at Seattle Town 

SHATTIT-:— Brought back to town following 

(he .Academy Awards were two winners. 

"In the Heat of the Night" and "The 

Redwoods." They chalked up 300 at the 

Seattle 7th Avenue, tying with "The Graduate." 

which wound up its 18th week at the 

Town. 

Colifeunn Planet of the Apes (20th-Fox) 225 

Fifth Avenue Doctor DoliHIe (20th-Fcx), 7th wk 100 

Music Box~Camelot iWBZA;, 23rd wk 80 

Foramount— Gone With the Wind (MGM), 

25th wk 

ISO 

Town The Graduate (Embossy), 18th wk 300 

Uptown The Fox (Cloridge), 3rd wk 250 

"Guess Who's Coming' 400 

9th Week in SLC Towne 

SAI I LAKH ( UN —•In the Heat of the 

Night." capitalizing on its Oscar success for 

the second week at the Tower and Highland, 

played to 350 per cent business. The 

only percentage exceeding this good mark 

was 400 for the ninth week of "Guess Who's 

Coming to Dinner" at the Towne Theatre. 

However. "Planet of the Apes" and "Camelot." 

the other two first-run pictures in the 

area, were still rocking along far. far above 

average. 

Capitol Planet of the Apes (20th-Fox), 3rd wk, , ,300 

Centre—Comelot (WB 7A), 7th wk 250 

Towne— Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Col), 

'The Graduate' Still Grossing 

On 1,000 Level in Portland 

I'ORIIAND - The Ciradualc" raced 

along in ihe 1.000 per cent mark, a most exclusive 

bracket since the next highest percentage 

(very good in itself) was 450 for 

"Elvira Madigan. 

With the Wind (MGM), 23rd > 

Cinema 21 The Groduatc (Embassy), 8th wk, , ,1,000 

Fine Arts Elviro Modlgon (Cinemo V), 4th w' ,450 

Fox— Plonct of Ihe Apes (20th-Fox), 2nd wk. 

Guild— Bedoiilcd (20th-Foxi 200 

Irvington Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Col), 

lOfh wk 250 

, . . I 50 

Celebrities to Be on Hand 

For Ralph Edwards Fiesta 

IRLIH OR CONSEQUENCES. N.M. 

— .A number of Hollywood personalities will 

be included in the stars coming to this central 

New Mexico city for the 19th annual 

Ralph Edwards Fiesta May 2-5. 

Stars due here are Jacques Bergerac; 

western comic Rufe Davis (lately 

of "Petticoat 

Junction" on IV); singer Molly Bee 

and composer-pianist Buddy Pepper. 

Edwards and the Hollywood troupe are 

due in Friday (May 3) and will headline a 

downtown parade Saturday morning. That 

evening they'll be featured in a variety show. 

Edwards, producer of the long-running 

radio-TV show "Truth or Consequences." 

several years ago got the city fathers to 

change the name of the town from Hot 

Springs to that of his show. In return for 

the favor, he agreed to bring in a load of 

Hollywood personalities each year to highlight 

the annual Fiesta. Several years ago. 

the fiesta was renamed in Edwards' honor. 

Vanessa Redgrave to Star 

In WB-7 Arts' 'Seagull' 

NEW YORK. — Vanessa Redgrave has 

been signed to star in the motion picture 

version of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull." 

it was announced by Sidney Lumet. who 

will produce and direct the film in color for 

Warner Bros.-? Arts. 

She will portray Nina, one of the great 

dramatic roles in Russian literature, in 

"The Seagull." in which James Mason, Simone 

Signoret and David Warner also will 

star. Rounding out the cast will be Harry 

Andrews, Denholm Elliot, Eileen Herlie, 

Alfred Lynch, Kathleen Widdoes and Ronald 

Radd. 

Filming is to begin in July on location in 

Stockholm, Lumet said. 

Wilde Back at Columbia 

After 23-Year Absence 

HOLL'i WOOD— hollowing a 23-year 

absence from the studio. Cornel Wilde now 

returns to the Columbia lot as a producer. 

He last starred there in "A Song to Remember." 

Wilde will produce and direct "The Raging 

Sea." an off-beat action-adventure 

drama which he will shoot in the Bahamas 

during the summer in Technicolor and 

Panavision. Based on a screen treatment by 

C. P. Jefferson, the picture is being made 

as an independent production in a deal concluded 

with Rober M. Weitman. vice-president 

of studio production. 

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winner Katharine Hepburn, will be here 

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LOS ANGELES 

Dobert Kronenberg, president of Manhattan 

Films, flew in from his home in 

Rome. En route, he stopped off in Spain 

and London. While here Kronenberg. with 

his branch manager Jack Sherriff, attended 

the testimonial dinner for Roy Cooper in 

.San Francisco Tuesday (23). 

Pele l.atsis. National General Corp.. is 

back from New Orleans, where his company 

opened the newly remodeled Cine-Royale. 

Jude Poynler, president of Film Booking 

.Service of California, had surgery on one 

of his fingers—to help him play golf. His 

secretary Horlensia Salzar was home with 

a throat ailment. 

According to Mort Craig, Columbia Pictures 

exchange ad-department. "Enter 

Laughing" opened a citywide run on 

Wednesday (24). with Carl Reiner, writerproducer, 

making personal appearances to 

plug the picture. He appeared on the "Joey 

Bishop Show" and is scheduled to make appearances 

on the Steve Allen and other television 

shows. 

Henry Pines, 61, died Friday (19) after a 

long illness. He started in show business 

many years ago with Fox West Coast Theatres. 

When he died, he was the owner of the 

Uptown Theatre in Pasadena. He leaves his 

wife Jean and a sister Ruth. 

A new LSO-Los .Angeles-area club, which 

will be located on North Cherokee Avenue 

in Hollywood, has been announced by William 

L. Rogers. USO president. The property 

for the building has been purchased and 

construction is to begin soon. The $500,000 

structure will be able to serve the needs of 

the 400.000 servicemen who come through 

USO doors each year. 

The second in a series of four animation 

film seminars was held in the Los Angeles 

County Museum of Art's Bing Hall, presented 

through the combined efforts of Contract 

Services Administration Trust Fund, 

Cartoonists Local 839 and ASIFA (Internal 

Ass'n of Animated Filmmakers. 

The Hollywood Press Club held its annual 

Fun Night in the Hollywood Wax Museum 

Tuesday (23). The evening was entitled 

"A Night Out With the Ghouls." Numerous 

celebrities were featured in a 90 

minute stage show. 

Funeral services were held Sunday (21) in 

Winnipeg for Becky .Sokolov. Sisters Hilda 

Arkoff, wife of AlP board chairman Samuel 

Z. Arkoff. and Elizabeth Wexler live here. 

Walt Disney's "The One and Only, Genuine. 

Original Family Band" was honored 

as "a picture of outstanding merit" by the 

Southern California Motion Picture Council 

Wednesday (24) at the Assistance League in 

Hollywood. 

Jeff Livingston, vice-president and director 

of advertising and publicity for the 

.Mirisch Production Co.. returned from a 

week of meetings with UA executives in 

New York on the release campaigns for "Inspector 

Clouscau" and "The Thomas Crown 

Affair." 

Character actor James lodd, who died 

February 8. bequeathed S2.500 on a deed 

of trust to the Motion Picture and Television 

Relief Fund, it was announced by 

George L. Bagnall. fund president. 

William Hertz, National General Corp. 

Pacific Coast division manager, was in San 

Francisco last week for meetings. 

To Market Cartoon Posters 

Of WB-7 Arts Characters 

HOI l^WOOl) — Cartoon ch.iracicrs 

made famous bs Warner Bros.-? Arts will 

be marketed in poster form at retail outlets 

throughout the country. First of the eight 

famed characters to reach the market will 

be the Roadrunner. Yosemite Sam and Merlin 

the Magic Mouse. 

Agreement for the printing and distribution 

of the 2.^x2.'>-inch full-color posters was 

made with Artko Studios. .According to Sam 

Clark, merchandising department who arranged 

the deal for the studio, consideration 

would be given to selling the posters through 

concession stands of the country's theatres. 

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1 OS ANGELES—Offices of four key departments 

of Pacific Drive-ln Theatres 

C orp. have been moved from Pacific's home 

ollice at 141 .South Robertson Blvd. to Pacific's 

Warner Cinerama Theatre BIdg. at 

042.-5 Hollywood Blvd. 

Involved in the shift were the real estate 

department, headed by Herbert Silverson; 

construction, under the wing of Zack Beiser; 

purchasing, directed by Bob Helm, and the 

maintenance and repair department, super- 

\iscd by Ed Gutzmann. 

Ihe move marks another phase in Pacilic's 

continuing expansion program. 

Universal 'Wailing Wall' 

Set for Israeli Salute 

HOI I ^ WOOD—Glenn Ford. Jan Ster- 

Imi; and Alizia Gur (Miss Israel) joined offiti.iK 

o\ the United Jewish Welfare Fund 

W cilnesday (24) in accepting a 5()x20-foot 

wailing wall" built by Universal City Studios 

as its contribution to the "Salute to 

Israel" spectacular at the Shrine Auditorium 

May 5. Bernard Weitzman and Ed Perlstein 

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The wall, built in two sections, will be 

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Talks Fail Janitors 

On Strike in Frisco 

the theatres of United Artists, the largest 

circuit here, the other theatres, members of 

the Theatre Owners .Ass'n, "locked-out" the 

janitors. 

Making up the theatre owners committee 

were Ben Levin, chairman; Jack Dobbs and 

Lou Tavalero. 

PORTLAND 

Jim "the Beard" CuUen, 20th Century-Fox 

fieldman. was here working on "Doctor 

Dolittle," which is to follow "Gone With 

' 

the Wind. at the Broadway June 12. 

"Dolittle" and "Hello. Dolly!" both will 

have 20th-Fox floats in the annual Rose 

Festival Parade in June. 

Sammy Siegel, American International 

Pictures exploiteer, was here for "High. 

Wild and Free." which has been booked for 

the Eastgate Theatre and Family Drive-In. 

Sol Maizels has started an international 

film festival at his Aladdin Theatre. Featuring 

a double bill weekly, the program will 

continue through July 15. Opening features 

were "The Hunt." a Spanish drama, and 

'The Fascist." Italian production. Other 

pictures will come from France. Yugoslavia. 

Hungary. Denmark. Mexico. Czechoslovakia, 

Israel and Japan. 

Governor Names Greer 

To N.M. State Council 

.SANTA FE, N.M.—Veteran Santa Fe 

theatre owner Nathan C. Greer has been 

named to the State Investment Council by 

Gov. Dave Cargo. Greer is also a member 

of the Governor's Committee on Economic 

Development and is active with the New 

Mexico Amigos. a group aimed at promoting 

industry in the state. 

Reopens Elite Theatre 

From North Central Edition 

CRAWFORD. NEB.—The Elite Theatre. 

newl\ purchased by Gerald Thomas of San 

Francisco, reopened Wednesday (3) with a 

showing of "The Dirty Dozen." It had been 

closed since the first of the year. Thomas 

will operate the theatre every day with 

changes usually twice each week. He plans 

to have occasional midnight horror movies. 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Jânucl Levin represented the motion picture 

SAN industry at a recognition dinner 

1 RANCISCC) — IIkmItc jiinilniA, 

ol the Building Service Employes for Sen. George Moscone in the Grand Ballroom 

Union, posted pickets at the nine theatres 

of the Fairmont Hotel. Moscone has 

of the United Artists circuit here Monday helped get many bills favorable to the molion 

(22) in a token strike against the theatre 

picture industry through the state sen- 

owners. 

Earlier, negotiations were broken off by 

Tom Feezel is the new manager of the 

the union, whose representatives had met 

Fox UC Theatre in Berkeley. Feezel is from 

with a theatre owners committee in 13 sessions 

the Midwest. He spent four years in the 

since the janitors' contract expired 

15. The 

Navy and has been with Fox West Coast 

committee represented 

Theatres three years. He now is managing 

theatres in northern California. 

the Fox Skyline Theatre, until the new man- 

Even though pickets were placed only at 

ager arrives. 

Charles Maestri, president of NATO of 

Northern California, reports that NATO is 

supporting the Department of Justice campaign 

to "lock your car." A free 60 second 

color trailer, depicting the dangers to youth 

resulting from auto theft, is available 

through National Screen Service, where Ray 

Richman is manager. 

1'he Catholic Kntertainnient Guild of 

Northern California's new directors are 

Fred Dixon, United Artists Theatres; Joseph 

Parlente, Lippert Theatres; Peter Vigna, Fox 

West Coast Theatres; John Dostal, Nasser 

Bros. Theatres; Al Camillo, General Theatrical 

Co.; J. Earl Henning, Lippert circuit; 

Ugo Fratto and Gene Newman, 20th Century-Fox; 

William Kelly and William Boland. 

United Artists Theatres; John O'Leary 

and Joseph Cane, Embassy Pictures; Eugene 

Newman, 20th Century-Fox; Thomas Malloy, 

Borg Theatres, and John and Sal Enea, 

Enea Theatres. 

Alex Segal is directing the fifth movie on 

location in San Francisco during the past 

two months. The film is a mystery film titled 

"Wylie." 

An 8mm Film Festival was sponsored 

here by the F-8 Filmmaker's Co-Operative. 

Cash prizes were awarded to winners. 

Judges were Dr. John Fell, Lenny Lipton, 

Fred Pedula, Gary Arlen Pickering and Carmen 

Vigil. 

Ira Stevens, National Film Service executive 

from New York, visited Andy Larson. 

Ed Geiger, Moe Schulman and Henry Przyborowski 

at the local branch. Stevens' son 

attends college at 

Berkeley. 

Jose Borges and Jose Ribamar, who opcrate 

the York Theatre, have returned from 

a trip to Mexico to buy films for their Spanish-language 

house. 

James Cullen, publicity and advertising 

manager for the 20th-Fox exchange, went to 

Portland on business and Dick Stafford, district 

manager, visited Kansas City. 

The East Bay Motion Picture & TV 

Council will meet Monday (May 6) at the 

Franklin Recreation Center in Oakland. 

President Mrs. Emile Canning jr. will preside, 

with vice-president Mrs. R. C. Buice in 

charge of the entertainment. Film clips from 

'Half a Sixpence" and "Doctor Dolittle" 

will he presented. Mrs. G. B. Cropsey is 

publicity chairman for the council. 

Marjorie Young is the new secretary at 

Warner Bros.-? Arts. She recently made a 

six-month tour of Europe and Africa and 

wrote a screenplay, now in the hands of a 

London agent. Miss Young is taking a theatre 

course at the USC extension, given by 

Examiner drama critic Stanley Eichelbaum. 

Ihc Rev. William Youngdahl, Berkeley 

pastor, has returned from Los Angeles, 

where he attended the Academy Awards 

and visited friends. A Lutheran Church-produced 

docimientary which featured Youngdahl 

was nominated for an Academy 

Award. "A Time for Burning" tells the story 

of the tension arising over race relations 

which led to Rev. Youngdahl's resignation 

from his Omaha pastorate. 

Jim Leoni, manager at Pischoff Sign Co., 

has returned from a trip to Oregon. The 

company will make all needed signs with 

strike information for local theatres. They 

made the same type of public information 

signs for theatres during the projectionist 

strike of 1964. 

San Francisco Subway 

Work Goes Underground 

SAN FRANCISCO— Market Street, with 

22 motion picture theatres either on or just 

off the main stem, has been hit by BART 

subway work for over a year. So far the 

work has been on the surface, but now the 

real digging has been started. 

The first scoop of earth for the threemile 

tunnel was gouged out by workmen 

who won't finish their digging until sometime 

in 1970. Before they have finished, 

they'll excavate more than a million cubic 

yards of earth. 

Workmen have been installing wooden 

decking, rerouting streetcar tracks and relocating 

utilities. The first large scale excavation 

for the tunnel began at Montgomery 

and Market Streets, site of the future 

Montgomery Street station. There are no 

theatres there. 

Second in Circuit Contest 

From North Central Edition 

OTTUMWA, IOWA — Karl 

Hemleben, 

manager of the Capitol and Capri theatres, 

placed second in the 1967 contest for Central 

State Theatres "three top managers of 

the year." He won either first or second 

place in seven divisions in which he competed. 

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^he Grand Theatre in Preston, Ida., opened 

under the new management of Glen 

Peterburg. 

Ray Miller, National Theatre Supply, reported 

new Miracle Playground equipment 

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and Woodland drive-ins. He reported new 

equipment was placed in the Cashc Drive-In 

at Logan, Utah, and the drive-in at Park 

City. Utah, was opened lor summer business. 

John N. Krier. vice-president and general 

manager of Intermountain Theatres, announced 

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Lowell Cain, Silver Sky Vu Drive-In. 

ver City, N.M., was re-elected mayor. 

J^G.M branch manager Bates Farley traveled 

to the West Coast for sales meetings 

Giscburl, United Artists 

branch manager as in Los Angeles for 

George Campbell, son of Fred and Helen 

Campbell, Roxy Theatre. Trenton. Neb., has 

been awarded a health-physics fellowship 

from the Oak Ridge (Tenn.) Nuclear Ass"n 

and will study for his master's degree at the 

University of Kansas. 

Bob and Sue Tankersley of Western Service 

A: Supply are proud of ihcir 16-ycar-old 

daughter Sandi. who received a sixth place 

medal in the state gymnastics tournament at 

Boulder Saturday (20). A junior at Abraham 

Lincoln High School, she competed for the 

first lime in the gymnastics free-ex division 

and the high intermediate division. There 

were .^5 Colorado schools taking part, with 

147 girls competing in three divisions. Mrs. 

Tankersley said. "For her first year on entering, 

we felt real proud of her. We expect 

greater things next year and she is very enthused 

over tr\ing again." 

HONOLULU 

And Other Hawaiian Areas 

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garbara Cheng and Norman Matsuura were 

among the three winners of the Pickihc-Oscar 

contest conducted by the Honi>luki 

Advertiser's movie columnist Wayne 

Harada. Consolidated Amusement Co. and 

Royal Theatres awarded the winners with 

three-month theatre passes. 

Kxecutivc producer Joe Solomon was in 

Honolulu planning the advance campaign 

lor the world premiere of "The Name of the 

Game Is Kill!" The Fanfare Films' production 

opened Thursday (25) at the King and 

two drive-ins. Waialae and Royal Sunset. 

is 

One of Consolidatcd's top houses. Kuhio 

undergoing extensive renovations. 

Ten! 50 will 

be host May 5-9 to the Variety 

Clubs International convention. 

Peter Whitney, one of the featured players 

in "In The Heat of the Night." finally 

caught up with the Academy Award-winning 

"best picture " at the Queen Theatre. A 

resident of Hawaii. Whitney only leaves the 

ishirul whenever there's picture work slated 

SEATTLE 

gterling Theatres has acquired the supervision 

of the Midstate circuit, which includes 

13 properties. 

The Paramount exchange has been repainted 

and sparkles in its contemporary 

shades of oyster white and avocado green. 

Mark Wheeler, an artist, has been added 

to the Sterling staff, succeeding Jerome Perry, 

who died. Originally from Bellingham, 

Wheeler has been working in San Francisco. 

Visiting Filmrow were John Doer and 

Howard McGhee, Midstate Amusement 

Co., Kennewick; Harry Hill and son Don, 

Anchorage, Alaska, where they operate the 

Fireweek. 4th Avenue. Denali and the Sun 

Downer Drive-In and the Lacey Theatre in 

Fairbanks. 

Also visiting the Row were Herbert Bcid- 

Icr, exhibitor at Elma: George Juno, Oak 

Harbor, and Jim Bonholzer, who has theatres 

in Yakima. Toppcnish and Anacortes. 

Marge Anderson from Yakima and Harry 

Wall, Lewiston, Ida., were here booking at 

Saffle's Theatre Service. 

Universal sneaked "The Pink Jungle" at 

the Jewel Box Iheatre Tuesday (23). and 

Columbia unreeled "Interlude" at the theatre 

Thursday (25). 

Ron Crowe, Sterling Theatres advertising 

director, played host to Warner Bros.-? Ans' 

"Finian's Rainbow" actress Barbara Hancock 

Tuesday (23) at a press conference in 

the Olympic Hotel. The film is to open in 

Seattle just before Christmas. Miss Hancock 

is on a tour of U.S. and Canadian cities to 

promote the picture. 

New house records were marked up by 

the Broadway and Guild theatres in Seattle 

and the Rox\ in Renton in first-week runs 

of "Guess Who's Coming lo Dinner." 

ALBUQUERQUE 

paul Cornwell, division manager lor Nideo 

Theatres in Oklahoma City, was in 

town to confer with Video's Albuquerque 

resident manager Paul West and look over 

the local operations. 

Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas is 

slated to be guest speaker at a May 2(i meeting 

of the state .Associated Press managing 

editors in .Albuquerque. 

May birthdays in the area include: May 

7, Guido Skipper Nizzi. manager of the El 

Re>; .May 11. Mrs. Amparo Garcia, manager 

of the Star Drive-In. and Lino Cosimati, 

manager of the Slate. 

Cyril Poiticr and Bobbie Byers. stars of 

"Big Enough 'N' Old Enough" were in town 

for the world premiere of the picture at 

Coniiiionwcailh-lrontier's Tesuque Drive- 

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BOXOmCE April 29, 19hS

'2001' Soars to 400 

First Week in Loop 

CHltAC.O--;iHll: A Sp.icc Odyssey" 

and "Planet ot the Apes" led a dramatie 

resurgence of theatre attendance—both in 

Loop and 

neighborhood situations— following 

a period in which civil disturbances 

temporarily had interrupted public entertainment 

and recreation. The intriguing 

Stanley Kubrick science-fiction film and the 

equally challenging Charlton Heston adventure 

on a planet governed by apes resulted in 

two of the highest gross percentages in recent 

months in Chicago—400 for the first 

week of "2001" at the Cinestago and 350 

for "Planet" in its debut at the Roosevelt. 

Four other newcomers performed notabU. 

too: "The .Secret War of Harry Frigg." 215 

at the United Artists; "The Fox," 225 at the 

Woods: "Where Angels Go" and "No Wa\ 

to Treat a Lady." 200 each at the Chicago 

and Oriental theatres respectively. Even better 

percentages than some of these for new 

picture were compiled by long-run pictures 

as shown in the list below. 

(Average Is 100) 

Bismarck—Comelot (VVB-7A), 25fh wk 250 

Cornegic—The Graduate (Embassy), 17fh wk 185 

Chicago—Where Angels Go (Col) 200 

Cinemo— Eric Soya's 17 (P-W), 2nd wk 165 

Cinestoge—2001: A Space Odyssey (MGM) 400 

Esquire—The Party (UA\ 3rd wk 175 

McVickers—Gone With the Wind (MGM), 

25th wk 250 

Michael Todd— Doctor Dolittle (20th-Fox), 

18th wk 250 

Oriental— No Way to Treot a Lady (Para) 200 

Playboy— Elvlro Modigon (Cinema V), 1 7fh wk. . . 1 50 

Roosevelt— Planet of the Apes ;20th-Fox) 350 

United Artists—The Secret War of Harry Frigg 

(Univ) 275 

Woods—The Fox fClondge! 225 

'Blackbeard's Ghost' at 200 

Leads New Films in KC 

KAN.SAS CITY—Curfews which blocked 

theatre operation and attendance here for 

several successive nights in mid-April apparently 

sharpened interest of the public in current 

releases. Once the curfew was lifted, 

patrons flocked back to 

indoor and drive-in 

theatres, resulting in grossing percentages 

that ranged from 1 10 up to 600— in other 

words, every first-run product showing in 

the area brought in better than average returns. 

"Blackbeard's Ghost" was the most 

rewarding new film, rating 200 at three theatres, 

while "The Graduate," 600 at the 

Brookside, where it was in a ninth week, 

was the over-all leader. 

Antioch, MetcQif, Ruskin 1 — Blackbeord's Ghost 

(BV) 200 

Brookside—The Graduate (Embassy), 9th wk 600 

Capri—Comelot (WB 7A), 23rd wk 150 

Embassy 1, 2—Elviro Modigan (Cinema V), 

2nd wk , 

300 

Empire 1— No Woy to Treat o Lady (Para) 150 

Empire 2— Planet ot the Apes (20th-Fcx), 2nd wk. 400 

Fine Arts— Holt a Sixpence (Poro) 110 

Glenwood—Gone With the Wind (MGM), 24th wk. 500 

Kimo—The Whisperers (Lopert), 3rd wk 125 

Kimo South—The Stranger (Para), 5th wk 100 

Midland— Doctor Dolittle (20fh-Fox), 10th wk. ...300 

Plaza, Avenue—The Scalphunters (UA) 125 

Roxy, Electric— In Cold Blood (Col), 9th wk 200 

Uptown, Avenue—Where Angels Go (Col) 125 

Hope Previews New Film 

At Ft. Wood Dedication 

FT. LEONARD WOOD, MO. — Bob 

Hope was on hand for a preview of his 

newest film. "The Private Navy of Sgt. 

O'Farrell." Thursday (18), which officially 

opened the Gen. William C. Baker jr. Theatre, 

named for the late commander of this 

Army post. 

Also taking part in the dedication ceremonies 

were Mrs. Baker and Maj. Gen. 

George H. Walker, present commanding 

general. During his all-day stay at the post, 

Hope was awarded the honorary title of 

"drill sergeant" by two senior drill instructors. 

WOMPI in St. 

Louis 

Elects Eileen Sessel 

.ST. LOU I.S— Eileen Sessel of Crest Films 

was elected WOMPI president at the club's 

annual meeting Wednesday (17) in the Fox 

Theatre screening room. 

Also named were Dolores Strinni and 

Pauline Howell, both of Paramount, vicepresidents: 

Carole Krull, MGM, treasurer, 

and Mary Jo Hiller, United Artists, and Cel 

.Sehner. Paramount, secretaries. The installation 

ceremonies and a dinner are planned 

for June. 

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The club's next meeting will be May 15 

the Fox Theatre. 

Marvin Stockwell, 56, Dies; 

Long-Time Theatreman 

JOLIET. ILL. — Services were held 

Wednesday (10) for Marvin J. Stockwell, 56. 

long-time theatreman and manager of the 

Hillcrest Theatre, who died Sunday (7) in 

St. Joseph's Hospital after suffering a heart 

attack in his home a day earlier. 

Born in Peoria he began his career there 

as an usher for Balaban & Katz Theatres. 

He later managed units in Louisville, Ky., 

and Bloomington, III. 

In 1944 Stockwell came to Joliet as manager 

of the Rialto. Five years later he was 

named city manager for Great States Theatres. 

In 1962 he was promoted to manager 

of a four-city zone for the circuit. After 

Great States sold its downtown units. Stockwell 

was assigned to supervise construction 

of the Hillcrest Theatre in the Hillcrest 

Shopping center and to manage it. He leaves 

his wife Louise, to whom he was married 

nearly 31 years, and two sisters. 

MGM's "Speedway" is the first time that 

Elvis Presley and Nancy Sinatra have appeared 

together. The Metrocolor Panavision 

film is scheduled for June release. 

ST. LOUIS 

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"Bud" F.dcle, former resident and general 

sales manager of Embassy Films, 

New York, was here conferring with branch 

manager Art McManus and old friends 

among the area exhibitors. 

Harry Miller, Festus, Mo., exhibitor has 

taken up temporary hotel residence in St. 

Louis in order to spend more time with his 

wife who is receiving treatment at Incarnate 

Word Hospital. 

Fan Krausv, cashier at Mctro-Goldwyn- 

Mayer, will be rounding out her duties there 

and retiring Friday (May 3). Her entire 

working career, beginning in her early 

teens, has been spent working at MGM. She 

will continue her many outside interests, 

including volunteer duties with the Barnes 

Hospital Group and will continue in active 

support of WOMPI activities, 

club's publicity chairman. 

serving as the 

Mary Karches, wife of Emil Karches, staffer 

at Arthur Enterprises, has returned home 

from several days of treatment at St. Anthony's 

Hospital. Mrs. Karches is Bess 

Schulter's assistant. 

National General Theatres executives in 

town for several days included Harold 

Hume, buyer for the Fox Midwest division; 

Dick Conley, division manager and from 

Kansas City, booker Don Ireland. 

The Executives' Secretaries organization 

of St. Louis will be entertained at a special 

screening at Arthur Enterprises' Fox Theatre. 

Ethel Zimpfer, secretary to general 

manager Edward B. Arthur, is an officer of 

the group. 

Commonwealth Theatres district booker 

Hal McClure was in town. 

Tom Williamson, president, NATO of 

Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois, is 

working with board members to set up a 

general meeting for a mid-May date. 

Peter Lawford will 

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"phe Kimo Theatre, located in midtown 

Kansas Ciiy. has begun Series III of the 

Sunday Encore Theatre. This is a new scries 

of major film classics and encore favorites 

by public request. Terry W. Boyle, Kimo 

and Kimo .South supervisor, announced the 

Series III films as follows: "Red Desert." 

May 5; "Moment of Truth," May 12; "An 

American in Paris," May 19; "You're a Big 

Boy Now," May 26; "Tobacco Road," June 

2; "Wrong Box," June 9. and "Beckct," 

June 16. Patrons may see the Kimo's regular 

leature and the encore film on one ticket. 

Ralph l.arncd, an exhibitor from La 

Crosse. Kas.. is in the hospital because of a 

heart attack. 

Larry P. Klein, Universal Pictures" office 

manager, is vacationing in Florida. 

The Siloam Theatre, Excelsior Springs, 

Mo., has closed. It was operated by A. C. 

Woolen. 

The Chief Iheatrc, Sedan. Kas., was sold 

to Mr. and Mrs. Colin Mac Rae, who will 

take over the operation May I. Mrs. O. H. 

Grigg is the former owner. 

Lcc Joehnck, Commonwealth Theatres 

concession manager, was the lucky winner 

ol the last .S25 drawinc sponsored by 

WOMPl. 

Tom Miller, Buena Vista branch manager, 

has been \acalioning in (he western 

stales. 

Barbra Hancock, Susan the Silent of 

"Finian"s Rainbow." was in town with 

Dorothy Atlas of the Warner Bros.-? Arts" 

radio and television promotion department. 

Don Walker, area exploitccr, made arrangements 

for them to meet with area high 

school editors at the Capri Theatre. He later 

took them to St. Louis where they met with 

area high school editors in the Chase-Park 

Plaza Hotel, with Prom Magazine sponsoring 

the alfair. 

Leo Hayob's .Auditorium I heatre, Marshall. 

Mo., closed for two weeks this month 

lor remodeling. The closing was prompted 

by failure of film to arrive. 

Carol Forrislal is the new biller for 

United Artists exchange, here. She is new to 

the industry and comes from Lee"s Summit 

.. . J. M. "Doc"" Deean, UAs Kansas salesman, 

made a trip into Kansas City last 

week. 

Judy Helton, Lni\ersal Pictures, was 

elected to serve a second term as president 

of the Women of the Motion Picture Industry 

at the Tuesday (23) election-dinner 

at the Gold Buffet. Others elected were 

Nancy Porter, National Screen Service, first 

vice-president; Barbara Clark, Fox Midwest, 

second vice-president: Grace Roberts, 20th- 

Fox, recording secretary; Jo Ann Weaver, 

Universal Pictures, corresponding secretary 

and Betty Smythe, Commonwealth Theatres, 

treasurer. The proposed slate of officers was 

presented at the meeting by the nominating 

committee, which was headed by Phyllis 

Seward, Warner Bros.-? Arts and WOMPI 

International treasurer. Others on the committee 

included Jo Ann Weaver. Universal 

Pictures; Ruth Stuthard, E&S Theatres; 

Bernice Powell. Commonwealth Theatres 

and Gladys Melson, Columbia Pictures. The 

slate was elected unanimously. Installation 

will be June 25 at a dinner-meeting. 

KUDL Radio held a special parly at the 

Plaza Theatre Wednesday morning (24) 

with screening of United Artists' "The 

a 

Party" which opened at the Plaza Friday 

(26). KUDL disc jockeys were dressed 

formally and served refreshments to the 

near capacity crowd. 

Bev and Mary Margaret Miller of Mercury 

Film Co. have returned from Albuquerque. 

They reported that the world premiere 

of "Big Enough 'N" Old Enough" was 

a success despite a record-low temperature 

in New Mexico. After the opening they 

went to Phoenix and Las Vegas, but returned 

to the office last week to handle the 

saturation for the picture in the Kansas 

territory. The film is playing this week in 

two Wichita airers. Great Bend, Winfield, 

Garden City, McPherson, Hays, Hutchinson 

and Dodge City. In Missouri, the film will 

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The Blackbeard Caravan toured through 

downtown, as well as, the shopping center 

promotmg "Blackbeard's Ghost," which is 

pla\ing at Commonwealth's Antioch, Metdll 

and Ruskin theatres. 

I'd Williamson. Warner Bros.-? Arts disiiici 

manager, visited the Kansas City exchange 

last week from his Dallas headquarters. 

Clay C'omp is the new owner-operator of 

ihc Uptown Theatre. Scott City, Kas. The 

li.iidlop formerly was owned bv Fred Muni-.lleii 

Parker. United Artists' ledger clerk 

lor the St. Louis territory, is in the Community 

Hospital in Great Bend, Kas., undergoing 

surgery . . . Bernie Evens. UA area 

exploitecr, was in St. Louis last week on 

promotions for forthcoming product. 

Karl l)ougla.s.s. Commonwealth Theatres 

i.\ccuii\c. was vacationing last week. 

WOMPI will hold a spring rummage sale 

M.i\ I?- 1 8. If you have anything to coninlnitc. 

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The Roxy rheatrc, Walervillc. Kas., h; 

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Oul-of-town exhibitors seen on Filmrow. 

loin Kansas—James Breakeall, Wellingloii; 

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I icJonia; Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Block, Sai^ciha 

and Hank Doering, Garnett. 

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thai "The Fox." showing at the Woods 

Theatre in the Loop, can only be shown 

adults, those 18 and older. The board denied 

a request to permit unlimited showing, ruling 

that the film is obscene "beyond the 

customary limits of candor and appeals to 

a shameful or morbid interest in nudity and 

sex." Under a newly enacted ordinance, a 

film does not require a permit for showing 

to audiences 18 and older, but must be 

passed by the censors for showing to younger 

persons. 

Doug Merrificid of the Galesburg Drivein 

sends word that business was way up 

with thv showing of "Teenage Mother" . . . 

Jack Gilhreth. head of Gilbreth Productions, 

hosted four exhibitor screenings of "Teenage 

Mother," "The Wild, Wild World of 

Jaync Mansfield" and "Face of War." 

John I'raught, manager of the Bryn Mawr 

Theatre on the north side, said "Persona" 

and "How I Won the War" resulted in excellent 

boxoffice receipts, 

Dave Sandine of the H&E Balaban staff 

returned from a Florida vacation. 

Dave Schatz, president of the Chicago 

Used Chair Mart, returned from New York, 

where he conferred with RKO about theatre 

chair 

rebuilding. 

Si Lax, Midwest division manager of Embassy 

Pictures, was in New York for company 

sales meetings . Kaplan, now 

back full time at Embassy, sends thanks to 

the many people who sent him get well cards 

during his hospital stay. 

Kermil Russell of Cinerama Releasing 

Corp. was in Des Moines in connection with 

forthcoming openings of "A Minute to Pray, 

Herb Martinez and his associates at National 

General Pictures are setting up a cam- 

a Second to Die" and "For Love of Ivy." 

Jack Spargur, who has managed General 

paign for the mid-July opening of "How 

Cinema Corp.'s Ford City Theatre, is transferring 

to St. Louis to manage the 

Sweet It Is." 

Sunset 

SLdOO I ROM II.NT 26— Arthur 

.M, Holland, right, chief barker of the 

Variety Club of Illinois, and Bene Stein, 

second assisiant chief barker, present a 

$1,000 check to Clyde L. Reynolds, executive 

director of the Provident Hospital. 

Looking on is 3-year-old Stanford 

Knglish. who is in the hospital with a 

broken leg. The Chicago hospital, 

which provides much care for persons 

unable to pay. receives regular contributions 

from Tent 26 to help children 

needing medical attention. 

Munuger Harry Wren is again in charge 

of operations at the Robin Drive-In at 

Rockford, which has been on a weekendonly 

schedule. Business was good, according 

to Wren, with the combination showing 

of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and 

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Rene Sauve, who was assistant manager 

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John litis, press chief for Universal here, 

hosted an advance screening of "Madigan" 

at the United Artists Theatre. 

"The Monitors," feature-length film proiluced 

here, is scheduled to premiere in Chicago 

in August. Henry Plitt, president of 

Balaban & Katz. is in the group heading up 

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John Ford was in town as a guest of the 

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moviemaking, he said there now are 60,000 

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The discussion took place after a screening 

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The Pan-American Council of Chicago 

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BOXOFFICE April 1968

Memphis Percentages 

Up to Normal Level 

MEMPHIS— All was well again among 

Memphis firsi-run films. As business 

hoiinced back lo normal after the riots and 

curfews. "The Graduate" again grabbed the 

percentage lead with an eighth week of 425 

business at the Maico Theatre. Also resummy 

outstanding boxoffice business was 

Cone With the Wind." which rated .^00 in 

lis 24th week at the Crosstown Theatre. 


Crosstown— Gone With the Wind (MGM), 24th wk. 300 

Guild— Elvira Modigon (Cinema V) 

Moico—The Graduate (Embassy), 8th wk 

190 

425 

Polaco— The Party UAi 150 

Pork— How to Sovo o Morrioqe .100 

4th wk. (Col), 

PoramiiLint Holt o Sixpence Para) 100 

Plaza, CmciiG 

State— Stoy Away, 

Blockbcard's Ghost (BV) 

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Worner The Secret Wor ot Harry Frigg .170 

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"Planet of Apes' Eight Times 

Average in New Orleans 

NHW ORLEANS—"Planet of the Apes" 

broughi out patrons in droves for a smashing 

800 first week at the Orpheum Theatre. 

while "Gone With the Wind" repeated 350 

in the 23rd week at the Robert E. Lee Theatre. 

Third in line was "Doctor Doliltle," 

250 in the second week at the Lakeside, 

where the first week's reading was 300. 

'Girl in Gold Boots' Star 

At Birmingham Openings 

BIR.VIINGHANL Ala. — Leslie McRae. 

east by Specialty Film Service. Atlanta, 

made four personal appearances here in 

connection with the multiple opening of the 

picture at the Fairpark. Robinwood. Starlite 

and Airport drive-ins. 

Miss McRae. who was accompanied by 

Ted V. Mikels, producer-director of the film 

and a stunt rider in pictures before he formed 

his own production company, has numerous 

screen credits including "Valley of 

the Dolls." "Rough Night in Jericho." "A 

Guide for the Married Man" and has appeared 

in many television shows and legitimate 

stage productions during her six-year 

professional career as an actress, singer and 

dancer. She also is an accomplished artist 

and her art works command high prices 

when she finds time to devote to this talent. 

Jack Rigg. president, and Buford Stiles, 

sales manager of Specialty Film Service. 

were here for the personal appearances of 

the pretty star and set up press, radio and 

television interviews for her and arranged 

for city and county officials to meet her at 

the airport. She was honored at a cocktail 

party prior to visiting the four Cobb Theatre 

Co. drive-ins the night the picture 

opened. 

Success of First Atlonfa Festival 

Encourages Planning for Next Year 

ATLANTA—Sponsors of the first Atlanta 

International Film Festival, pleased with 

the unqualified success of the event, have 

pledged their continued support and festival 

officials already have set the wheels in motion 

tor the 1969 test, scheduled May 23 to 

31. 

One disappointment of the first festival 

was the failure of major producers to come 

up with entries, since American International 

Pictures' "The Wild Eye" was the lone 

entry in the feature category and was awarded 

a Silver Phoenix. Promises have been received 

from top international producers that 

they will have entries in the 1969 event. 

Robert Carlisle Productions' ".Sofi" won 

the grand award, the Golden Phoenix, an 

18-pound 18 inches tall trophy and the special 

awards and the five Silver Phoenixes in 

the categories featured in the festival— features, 

shorts, documentaries, television commercials 

and experimental—were listed in 

these columns in a recent issue of Boxoffice. 

Other major gold medal winners went to 

Kramer. Miller. Lomden and Glassman. 

Philadelphia, for "Grit"; Homer Groening. 

Inc., Portland. Ore., for "Psychedelic Wet." 

ical film and Lewis & Gilnian's "l-O-Me" 

TV spot also won a medal. 

Life & Time, Inc.'s film. "The Making of 

Life," won the Gold Medal for the best 

live 

short subject. 

"New York City, the Most!" by Spectrum 

Associates, was adjudged the best travel film 

and NBC's WMAQ-TV, Chicago, was 

awarded the top history prize for "The 

Giants and the Common Men." WHAS-TV, 

Louisville, produced the best documentary, 

"A Brush With Nature." 

Other Gold Medal Awards went to J. 

Walter Thompson, New York, for "Little 

Boy" (TV commercial); Coca-Cola's training 

documentary. "Special Men in a Special 

Market"; Vogue Film Productions, Louisville, 

for "GE Color Fashionettes"; BASF 

Corp., West Germany, "The Timeless 

Track" (scientific documentary); Empire 

Photosound, Minneapolis, "My Garden Japan 

(best live action short). 

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. for 

"Momento" (safety documentary); Morton 

Goldsholl, Northfield. III., for "Imagination 

Ten" (public relations); Jack Denove, Los 

'Let's Get Involved' Convention 

Theme for NATO of Arkansas 

HOT SPRINGS. ARK.—The 49th annual 

convention of NATO of Arkansas gets under 

way at the Majestic Hotel here today 

(29). with the theme of "Let's Get Involved" 

to be carried out in discussions of industry 

problems, such as product supply, promotions, 

admission prices, minimum wages and 

methods of improving theatre operations. 

Bruce K. Young, eastern division supervisor 

for Commonwealth Theatres, Inc. said 

the three-day conclave would include not 

only business sessions, plus a concessions 

panel, but also would leave plenty of time 

for fun activities such as the Monday golf 

tournament at the Hot Springs Country 

Club, the Tuesday night cocktail party and 

banquet and the Wednesday luncheon, 

cocktail party and president's banquet, the 

latter to feature entertainment by "The 

Crescendos." 

Keynote speaker at the opening luncheon 

on Tuesday will be Robert McCord, editor 

of the Arkansas Democrat. 

Current officers of the organization are 

Robin Wightman. Little Rock, city manager 

for Rowley United Theatres, president; Harold 

Thomas, Fayetteville, first vice-president; 

Mildred Wren, Little Rock, secretary-treasurer, 

and Jack Lowrey. Russellville, chairman 

of the board. 

Ed Jones Dies at Mobile; 

Theatre Industry Veteran 

MOBILE. ALA.— Eddie Jones, veteran 

of the theatre industry and purchasing agent 

at the Martin DePerres Hospital the last 

eight years, died of a heart attack Saturday 

(13). 

He had been with Alex Gounares at the 

Roosevelt. Rex and Roxy theatres. In 1952 

Jones joined the Giddens & Restor circuit, 

and was with the company eight years. 

Jones leaves his wife, a son and one 

daughter, who is Sister Mary Helene. 

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Theatre has gone "real arty." The New Orleans 

Art Ass'n Guild is presenting an exhibition 

of paintings by Evelyn P. Goodman 

at the theatre. The show opened on Easter 

with a reception for Miss Goodman. 

Glenn Ford and Cesar Romero were 

among the celebrities in town to select the 

prize winners of a drink-mixing contest. The 

finals were held in the Crystal Room of the 

Beverly Hills 

Hotel. 

Condolences to Catherine Bonnabel of 

United Artists whose husband died. 

TenI 45 held a bingo party in its quarters 

NGC Opens Remodeled 

New Orleans Theatre 

NLW ORLEANS—The National General 

C orp. opened its completely remodeled and 

updated Cine Royale Wednesday night (17) 

uiih a press preview of the ultramodern and 

.1 screening of "The Party." 

On hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony 

were actor Chill Wills and NGC executives 

Samuel Shulman. vice-president: William 

Thedford, head of theatre operations; Harold 

Ciuyett. eastern division manager, and 

Bill Rector, Cine Royale manager. 

Mayor Victor Schiro also was present, and 

presented a key to the city to the NGC officials. 

A dinner was held by NGC prior to 

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Friday (26). Six days earlier, the club had 

a buffet supper, bingo and a screening of 

"Hawaiian Paradise." Variety Clubs International 

will open its five-day convention 

Sunday (May 5) in Honolulu. 

Iris and Bill Cobb, owners of the Lakeside 

and Westside theatres, hosted children from 

various institutions at a screening of "The 

Happiest Millionaire." Through the efforts 

of Mrs. Milton Hynes and Mrs. Michael 

Vernaci 1.200 childi^n from 15 institutions 

were on hand. 

After 11 weeks "The Graduate" left and 

"Will Penny" moved into the Saenger. "The 

Party" opened at the Cine Royale and "Bonnie 

and Clyde" and "In the Heat of the 

Niaht" were held over in suburban theatres. 

MEMPHIS 

•pile RcImjI Drive-In, Oxford, Miss., now is 

being operated by Johnny Gannon and 

J. R. Adams . Fort Chaffee Theatre 

at Fort Chaffee, Ark., has started full-time 

operation. 

Autoscope Drive-in, La Center. Ky., has 

opened for the summer. 

Lurlcne Carothers of United Artists. 

WOMPI service chairman, and Betty Bell 

and Lois Boyd of Film Transit, delivered 

18 boxes of candy to the Crippled Adults 

Hospital. 

Twelve WOMPIs assisted at Naval 

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executive in charge of administration of 

l.icilities for the eastern group of theatres 

111 Ihe UATC-Skouras-Randforce complex, 

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l)ad been associated with the law firm of 

W'eisman, Celler, Allan, Spett & Shcinbcrg. 

Iieft)re becoming an executive of Randforce. 

He was president and chairman of the 

board of the Metropolitan Motion Picture 

Iheatres Ass'n and chairmati of the execuii\e 

committee of the American Congress 

of Exhibitors. He also served as a member 

of the minimum wage board for Ihe amusement 

industry in New York by appointment 

i«f Ciov. W. Averell Harriman. 

.\s a member of the Council of Motion 

I'leiurc 

Organizations' minimum wage coniiiiiiiee 

he rcccnily appeared before ilu 

House and .Senate labor subcommittees is 

spokesman for the industry to continue u> 

exempt motion picture theatre employes 

from the federal minimum wage law. 

WOMPI PegRj Hogan and husband Thomas 

plan to vacation in Nassau. May 7-12. 

James "Socko" Martin, United Artists 

branch manager, attended the southern 

branch meeting in Miami Thursday (18). 

Ann Hutchins, State, Corning, Ark.; John 

Staples. Carolyn. Piggott, Ark.; Marjorie 

Malin, Lura, Augusta, Ark., and Leon 

Rountree. Holly at Holly .Springs and Valley 

at Water Valley, Miss., were among the visitinc 

exhibitors. 

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Loew's Theatres has declared a quarterly 

di\ idend of ten cents per share, payable May 

14. to shareholders of record April 29. 

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Jimmy Bello, AIP district supervisor from 

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with Charley King. AIP Florida manager, 

concerning product to be released during 

the summer ... Ed Chumley, 20th-Fox 

branch manager, and his staff conferred with 

Bill Gehring. the company's division sales 

manager from Atlanta. 

The prize booking of the week went to 

Florida Slate Theatres" suburban Edgewood 

with a renewed run of "In the Heat of the 

Night" following its capture of five Academy 

.Awards Mandell ended 

his long-playing time with "In Cold Blood" 

and opened with "No Way to Treat a 

Lady." starring Oscar-winning Rod Steiger. 

Bill Goewey, manager of Kent Theatres' 

Ncplunc at Neptune Beach, promoted giveaway 

wigs from a beach beauty salon during 

his run of "Berserk" . . . "Planet of the 

Apes" whirled into its third week at FSTs 

downtown Florida . . . Bill Baskin staged a 

surprise Saturday nighl sneak preview of 

"How to Save a Marriage—and Ruin Your 

Life" before closing "The Scalphunters." 

Anne Dillon of the FST home office. 

VVOMPI International president, spent a 

weekend in Atlanta going over plans for the 

group's annual convention there September 

19-22 with convention chairman Nell Middleton 

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Fred Mathis, Paramount manager, tradescreened 

"Benjamin" in the Preview Theatre. 

Other showings included Continental's 

"The Trap." United Artists' "Thunderbirds 

Are Go," Paramount's "Danger Diabolik" 

and two independent films. "Knives of the 

Avenger" and "Bamboo Saucer." 

Carroll Ogbum, Warner Bros. -7 Arts 

manager, returned here from New York 

with news of the contest prizes in store for 

his sales staff which were outlined at the 

firm's first anniversary global sales meeting 

in New York, including a booking drive ending 

December 31. 

Rex Norris, film buyer for MCM Theatres 

of l.eesburg, visited Filmrow . . . Fay 

Wood. Warner Bros.-? Arts staffer, vacationed 

in the North Carolina mountain region 

. . . Anna May Bowers, sister of Ida 

Belle Levey of United Artists, became a patient 

in St. Vincent's Hospital. 

Visiting exhibitors included Leonard 

Vaughan. Live Oak: William Carroll. Vogue. 

Orlando: William Lee. Cinema. New Port 

Richey: Preston Henn and Harold Turbyfill. 

Henn Theatres. Pompano Beach: Ralph 

Bailey, Eagle. Blountstown. and John Lawson. 

Ritz, DeFuniak Springs. 

WOMPI members had birthday surprises 

for Vivian Ganas. Betty Rook. Jane Weeman 

and Myrtice Williams. 

Betty Murphy, sister of Martha Scott in 

the FST warehouse office, has joined the 

staff of Harry Clark's film distribution firm 

in the Guaranty Life Bldg. . . . Edwina Ray. 

local WOMPI president, returned from an 

Faster weekend in Norfolk. Va.. and Beebee 

Ludwig of the FST home office had a holiday 

visit with her husband George, a musician 

at the Robert Meyer Hotel in Orlando. 

Roth's Seven Locks I and II will be directed 

by Ned Glaser. vice-president and 

general manager of the circuit, which headquarters 

here. The twin theatre will be the 

James B. Shuman, 75. who managed several 

local downtown theatres prior to World 

fourth unit opened in the last two years by 

War II during a long career in show busi- 

Roth, 

ness, was buried here Saturday (20) at 

Grênlawn Cemetery. He also worked for 

Martin Theatres out of Columbus, Ga., prior 

to his retirement in 1957. 

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Sll VtK SPRING. .\1D.—A late May 

opening is planned for Roth's Seven Locks 

I and II. a twin auditorium theatre in the 

new Cabin John Shopping Center, at the 

intersection of Seven Locks Road and Tuckerman 

Lane, in Montgomery County. Announcement 

of the first twin theatres to 

serve the Washington suburbs was made by 

Paul Roth, president of the circuit. 

The twin unit will serve the rapidly growing 

western sector of Montgomery County, 

which includes Potomac, Bethesda and 

Rockville. Its location is adjacent to the 

Cabin John Regional Park. Immediate access 

to the entire metropolitan area is provided 

by the Capital Beltway. Routes 270 

and 70-S. Montrose Road, and Old Georgetown 

Road. 

The twin auditorium is the latest development 

in theatre construction, offering numerous 

advantages to patrons. When a 

single program is shown, performances are 

scheduled to begin every hour, by alternating 

between auditoriums. It also is possible 

to offer a program of an adult nature in 

one auditorium, while in the adjacent auditorium 

children have a program more suited 

to their tastes. 

In keeping with the Roth policy, maximum 

emphasis will be placed on the comfort 

and convenience of the patron. The 

twin theatre will have the latest in sound 

and projection, a lounge, where patrons will 

be served complimentary coffee, an art gallery 

for works by area artists, and a private 

viewing room on the mezzanine with its 

own sound system. It will be available by 

advance reservation for children's birthday 

parties during matinee performances, and 

for special adult groups at evening performances. 

Margo, Jim Johnson Open 

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GRANBLR^. 11 \.— Margo and Jim 

Johnson reopened the Brazos Dri\e-In for 

the season Tuesday (2) with a free showing 

of "Buckskin," starring Barry Sullivan and 

Wendell Corey. 

Extensive painting and redecorating were 

done at the drive-in to prepare if for the new 

outdoor movie season. 

Mrs. Fred Wilkerson is in charge of the 

drive-in's snack bar. 

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ATLANTA 

J^rs. Gforse .Shell, prcsid-'nl ol the Bctlcr 

Films Council. ;ind Mrs. A. P. Whitehead, 

first vice-president, will head the Atlanta 

delegation to the 14th annual conference 

of the Federation of Motion Picture 

Councils in the Pfisier Hotel and Tower 

May 14-16 in Milwaukee. One of the convention's 

features will be a panel discussion 

by theatre manag-ers and exhibitors on their 

"Joys and Sorrows." Two screenings of previously 

iinreleascd films also are on the 

agenda. 

"L nderuround Atlanta" came to life during 

the Dogwood Festival. A portion of the 

downtown area, under viaducts and overpasses, 

is being "revived" with the idea of 

making it a tourist attraction similar to New 

Orleans' famed French Quarter. It was 

spruced up for the Dogwood fete and visited 

by hundreds of Atlantans previously unaware 

of its existence. Old movies were one 

of the attractions for visitors. 

Film star Juliet Prowse has been signed 

to play the lead in "Irma la Douce," first attraction 

July 9 in the six-we-ek Municipal 

Theatre's 1968 Theaire-Under-the Stars 

Series. This year the musicals will be presented 

indoors in the new 4,600-seat Robert 

F, Maddox Hall in the Civic Center, a Sl.^ 

million complex. For the first 15 years of 

its existence Municipal Theatre staged musicals 

in the 5.500-seat amphitheatre in Chastnin 

Memorial. 

W. C. Hamcs United Artists branch manager, 

and R. W. Tarwater, sales manager, 

attended a regional meeting in Fort Lauderdale. 

J. 

F. Velde, UA vice-president of sales, 

presided at the seminar, which was attended 

by branch managers from New Orleans, 

Charlotte, Jacksonville and Memphis. 

Otis John.son, who served 20th Century- 

Fox as a porter 46 \jars before his retire- 

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CATV Service in Atlanta 

Scheduled to Start May 1 

ATI XNTA— Cieorgia Cablevision Corp., 

the firm licensed to operate a CATV system 

here, has strung 25 miles of cable in front 

of 9.000 households and apartment units 

a northside area chosen because it is one of 

the most densely populated in the city and 

because of its proximity to the core of the 

city. Service is to begin May 1. 

Grady Ireland, manager of Georgia 

Cablevision. said that subscribers will receive 

six Atlanta-area TV stations and two new 

unique services available only on CATV. 

two new channels of service, one for stock 

market reports and the other for 24-hour 

time and weather information. These two 

channels also will present 24-hour FM 

background music. 

Subscribers will pay a $10 connection 

charge and a monthly rate of $5.95. Tlie 

CATV firm is jointly owned by Cox Broadcasting 

and the Georgia Theatre Co.. which 

owns and operates 18 hardtops and drive-ins 

within the Atlanta area and 45 others in 

state. 

'Around Town' Film Series 

For Hotel TV Showings 

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ATLANTA—Forrest Tucker, whose newest 

motion picture. "The Night They Raided 

Minsky's." is soon to be released, was here 

filming a pilot, "Around Town." for showing 

in leading hotels in cities around the nation. 

William J. Butters, executive producer oi 

the series and chairman of the board ii| 

Trans-World Productions, opened an offic 

in the Peachtree Towers to handle this new 

concept of hotel services. The nationally syndicated 

closed-circuit TV program will be 

produced in 26-minute segments and will include 

filmed highlights of the city, interesting 

places to go and see and things to tli\ 

plus shopping suggestions. 

MIAMI 

n busy niovieniaking summer is planned in 

south Florida. Alan Arkin arrived last 

week (22) for "Popie." Dustin Hoffman is 

due in Miami in August to star in "Midnight 

Cowboy." And the multimillion-dollar production 

"The Sentries" is scheduled to get 

under way in August at the Florida Keys. 

Jim Aubrey, former president of the CBS 

network, will be the producer, in association 

with Warner Bros.-? Arts. This film is to be 

the first of several for Aubrey and WB-7 

as assistant to the promotion and advertising 

director. 

Florida State Theatres' Sheridan will have 

the southeastern premiere of "2001: A Space 

Odyssey" May 29. 

The name of Herb Kelly, columnist for 

the Miami News, was hanging on a tag 

from a light in the newly decorated lobby 

of the Loew"s Riviera. The first 25 patrons 

who told 

Herb Kaplan, promotion manager, 

the exact location of the light, 

tickets for an upcoming picture. 

received guest 

Bernard "Bingo" Brandt of the Trans-Lux 

Brandt Theatres is reviving the three-a-day 

vaudeville shows made famous under the 

names of Keith's, Albec. Orpheum, Loew's 

Pantages, Poli, Sun and Brandt. The shows 

are to be at the Beach Cinema Theatre. 

pany. Both men will 

Stage shows are to be at 3, (S and 9 p.m., 

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Already in production here is William may be added, as was the custom of the 

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division. A native of Independence. Thomas Mookas has been appointed director 

of computer systems and procedures uled for mid-May, with several Hollywood 

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Was the duty of business ever greater? Or more urgent? Is there 

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Do You Remember This Dallas Exchange Staff? 

Last week, when this picture uri}>iiiall.v appeared, we challenged 

)ou to guess which year it was made and which exchange in which 

citj employed all these people at the same time. The answers: this 

was the staff of the Paramount exchange at 412 South Harwood. 

Dallas, in 1945. Last week we also challenged you to see how many 

of these "61" employes you could identify. Of course, on closer 

count, as you probably discovered, there are more than 61—more 

like 74; we've given up on the exact number because each time we 

count them, we get a different answer. However, we do have exactly 

61 identifications. The first row, left to right: Hugh Braly. 

Duke Clark, Jim Donahue, Fred Larned, Heywood Simmons. Second 

row: Julia Purvis, Dixie Fields, Virginia Stevens, Katherine 

Bean, Pat Nelm. Doris Mettler, Margorrie Sonka, Ruth Buchanan, 

Doris Hancock, Madilene Bourland, tJizabeth Lawrence, Alene 

Webb, Willie Simmons and Jennie Lou laylor. In the next two 

rows we don't have enough identifications to go around but in 

those rows are: Mary Scully, Viola Dore, Louise Kay, Hazel Matt 

Martin, Marie Pierce, Marvel Sullivan, Theresa Schell, Hazel Byrom, 

Margie Seely, Laura Jane Friez, Kathleen Collier, Virginia 

Parker, Doris Nelson, Frances Bohanon, Maybelle Crowson, Lena 

Mae Hale, Helen Belcher, Verlin Osborne, Stanley Zimmerman 

and Paul Chapman. The back row comes out this way: Ned Mc- 

Guire, Walter Wiems, Frank Rule, Alfred Delcambre, Ray Cline, 

Jack Cole, Truman Hendrix, Sebe Miller, Tom Luce, Nadine 

Rldgeway, Minna Mae Stevison. Wayland Lillard, Lewis Fullenwider, 

Dave Cowan, Elmer Lindsey, Dick Parker, James Roberts, 

Bob Dunn, John Daumeyer, B. A. Dobbs, Dick Bond and Glenn 

Henderson. 

Exhibitor Norman Hines 

Dies in Kerrville, Tex. 

KFKR\ ILIE. TEX. — Norman Hines. 

manager ot the Arcadia Theatre, died March 

29 after he had been wounded accidentally 

when a shotgun was discharged at his home, 

217 Hummingbird Lane. He was 59. 

A native of Nacogdoches, Hines was reared 

in Lufkin but had resided here for the last 

16 years. He was known as one of the foremost 

civic workers of the community, especially 

in projects for young people. He also 

assisted with many welfare programs pertaining 

to the state hospitals. He served a 

term as president of the Kerr County Chamber 

of Commerce and was a director for 

many years. 

He leaves his wife and five brothers 

Cleveland, Glen and Clarence, l.ufkin; B. F. 

Hines of Dibol and T. R. Hines, Lake 

Charles. 

More Than 20,000 Entries in Dallas 

Oscar Confest Won by Seamstress 

DALLA.S— It's doubtful if any Oscar winner 

was happier over receiving one of the 

coveted trophies than Mrs. Vera Davis was 

over winning first place in the 14th annual 

Dallas Academy Award Sweepstakes. 

A special machine operator at Sunny 

South Fashions in Dallas for the last 18 

years, the 68-year-old seamstress won $900 

in cash, a trip for two to Hollywood via Delta 

Air Lines jet and three days and two 

nights for two in Las Vegas at the Riviera 

Hotel. She said she will make the trip just 

as soon as she can arrange time off from 

work. 

"I go to the movies at least once a week," 

Mrs. Davis told the Dallas Morning News. 

"I entered several ballots in the Sweepstakes 

contest and I'm not sure where I filled out 

the ballot which won the prize." 

Contest judges checked more than 20.- 

000 entries, many of which named all the 

Oscar winners in the contest categories. 

However, each ballot list had to be accompanied 

by a 25-word essay as to why the 

New Seating Is Installed 

At Groveton. Tex., House 

GROVETON, TEX.—The Grove Theatre 

was given a modern look in a busy 

weekend of remodeling and renovation, the 

principal item being installation of around 

200 late model theatre chairs on the main 

floor and in the balcony. 

voter believed a certain nominated film 

Also sharing the spotlight in the updating should receive the Oscar for best picture of 

program was the lobby. 

the year. Mrs. Davis won the grand prize for 

her reasons why "In the Heat of the Night" 

merited the Oscar. 

Other Dallas winners: second, season pass 

to Interstate theatres, Ronald Berry; third, 

pass to Rowley United theatres, Mrs, Jerry 

Champion; fourth, season pass to General 

Cinema theatres, Mrs. Clifton Witt; fifth, 

season pass to B, R. and Gordon McLendon 

theatres, Mrs. Jane Phillips; sixth, season 

pass to Pacific theatres, Marie Phelps; seventh, 

season pass to I. B, Adelman theatres, 

Larry D. Tiedtke: eighth, season pass to 

Trans-Texas theatres, John S. Erickson; 

ninth, season pass to Arcadia Theatre, Mrs. 

Kathleen B. Cooper. 

The sweepstakes competition was sponsored 

again this year by the Dallas News in 

cooperation with the eight circuits named in 

the above paragraph giving the prize winners. 

These circuits operate 45 theat[\;s in 

the Dallas area. 

Columbia Pictures announced that Pierre 

Schoendoerffer, who won an Academy 

Award for "The Anderson Platoon," will be 

writing, directing and co-producing "Sergeant 

Learoyd." 

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KAVI KR RK.MIMBRA\( K KROM WOMPI—When patients ut the (.asK.n 

Kpiscopal Hospital and Kast Dallas Clinic received their trays for Faster .Suiid;i\ 

(14) dinner, they were happy to discover they had been rememhered h\ l):tlliis 

WOMI'ls, one of these colorful baskets accompanying each tray. Shown as Ihev 

completed making and filling the 175 baskets are. left to right. WOMJMs l.orena 

Cullimore, Rosa Browning, Rosemary White, Stormy Meadows and Mable (;uinan. 

Ksther Covington, program chairman 

DALLAS 

Jêe Parrish, president of Associaljcl Popcorn 

Distributing Corp., was in the 

Scott and While Hospital. Temple, for extensive 

tests . . . Another hospital patient is 

the father of Peggy Smith. Myco Films staffer, 

who had a heart attack about three 

weeks ago. We hope both of these patients 

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the Bosses Luncheon, announced that Bob 

Gooding of WBAP will be the principal 

speaker at the May 22 event, which is to be 

held at the Statier Hilton Hotel. Everyone 

in the film industry is invited to attend this 

affair and reservations may be made 

through Juanita White at Ind-Ex Booking 

Office. Rl 1-1974. A big turnout is expected. 

Among exhibitors on the Row were Herbert 

Rapp. Ranger Drive-In. Ranger; C. W. 

.Marshall. Majestic. Comanche; Annie Coleman. 

Metro, Abilene; R. A. Norct. Palace. 

I aincsa; M. Weldon. Mcadowbrook Drive- 

In. Fort Worth, and Carlton Mann. Pinto 

OriNC-ln. Mineral Wells. 

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Easter Sunday they attended a special preview 

of the latest Wayne film, "The Circcn 

Berets." 

Mickey Mouse and Sally Shcrhin (who is 

Miss Disneyland) paid a visit to Houston 

children's wards at several hospitals, the 

Shrine Crippled Children Hospital and at 

a number of shopping centers to publicize 

the Carnation-Disneyland Fun and Flavor 

The world premiere for 

sweepstakes . . . 

"The Undergraduate," a 15-minute film, 

will be held Friday (26) in Baker Commons, 

Rice University. The film is the work of 

Bob Carver, who wrote, filmed and edited 

the film which had Bill Baldwin and Mary 

Foster in the main roles. 

\V. D. Jones of Houston was a driver tor 

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow and in the 

movie he was portrayed by Michael J. Pollard 

and called C. W. Moss. Jones was the 

guest of Ray Miller, news director of KPRC. 

pair. 

Missouri Synod-Lutheran Churches of 

the Greater Houston area sponsored Easter 

sunrise services at many area drive-in theatres. 

Our Redeemer and Bethlehem Lutheran 

churches co-sponsored a dawn service at 

the Airline Drive-In; a service was held at 

the Hi-Nabor Drive-In, sponsored by St. 

John's Lutheran Church; Bethany and St. 

Luke's Lutheran churches held sunrise services 

at the Irvington Drive-In; the service at 

the Market Street Drive-In was co-sponsored 

by Christ and Peace Lutheran Church; St. 

Stephen held services at the Parkway Drive- 

In; the Sharpstown Outdoor Theatre was 

host at services sponsored by Memorial and 

St. Philip's Lutheran churches; Mount Olive 

Lutheran Church conducted the services at 

the Telephone Twin Drive-In; Concordia 

Lutheran Church conducted the dawn service 

at the Thunderbird Drive-In; the sunrise 

service at the Tidwell Drive-In was 

sponsored by the Cavalry Lutheran Church, 

and in Conroe. St. Mark's Lutheran Church 

sponsored the service at the Hiway Drive-In. 

New Lessee Jerry Pyburn 

Opens Gorman, Tex., King 

GORMAN. TEX. — The King Theatre 

has been reopened by Jerry Pyburn of Comanche, 

new lessee. The house was redecorated 

prior to the opening late in March and 

more improvements have been scheduled by 

Pyburn. 

The new operator is trying 65-cent admission 

for adults, 35 cents for children under 

12. The theatre opens at 7 p.m., Thursda\ 

through Monday, the feature beginning ai 

7:.30 each of those evenings. 

SAN 

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giirbara Hancocit, a dancer who makes her 

film debut in "Finian's Rainbow," is 

on a seven-week coast-to-coast promotional 

tour and is scheduled to visit San Antonio 

in behalf of the film. Her tour includes several 

days in Texas with stops also in Dallas 

and Houston. 

Don Knatts was here Monday (22) to talk 

about his latest comedy, "The Shakiest Gun 

in the West," which will open at the Majestic 

Theatre, managed by Emil Kupca 

May 2. Knotts and Sylvia Louise Hitchcock, 

Miss Universe of 1968, led the traditional 

King's River parade which opened Fiesta 

Week in the city. 

The final film in the 1967-68 series sponsored 

by the Film Classics Society of In- 

and reporters Will Sinclair and John Raymond 

at a showing of "Bonnie and Clyde." rium, to be shown May 1, will be the Canacarnate 

Word College in the IWC audito- 

He was interviewed on KPRC and KPRC- dian award-winner "Nobody Waved Goodbye" 

. . . Hollywood screen comedian Bob 

TV concerning (he exploits of the outlaw 

Hope will come to San Antonio May 2-4 

for four performances at the 10,00()-seat 

Arena at HemisFair '68. With Hope will he 

screen star Marilyn Maxwell. 

Earl Abel, San Antonio restaurateur, 

was 

theatre organist for the Publix Theatre circuit 

during the silent movie days. He originated 

the famous community sing while appearing 

at the Auditorium Theatre in Berwin. 

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played in a number of top theatres all over 

the country. He has written the words and 

music to a new song, his first in 30 years, 

called "San Antonio." Abel has written 

about 20 songs during his professional music 

career. 

"Bonnie and Clyde," the Oscar-winning 

picture that has been showing almost continuously 

at one San Antonio theatre or 

another for the last six months, is now at the 

Woodlawn, managed by Sid Shaenfield. and 

four drive-in theatres—the Fredericksburg 

Road, Trail, Alamo and Mission (North). 

The film first opened at the downtown Aztec 

.Sept. 14, 1967 . . . Award-winning "In the 

Heat of the Night" opened at the downtown 

Texas and at three drive-in theatres—the 

Bandera Road, San Pedro (West) and Mission 

(South). 

Charlton Heston, the versatile actor in 

"Planet of the Apes," now in its second week 

at the Wonder, managed by Norman 

Schwartz, may also be seen in "Counterpoint" 

at the Valley-Hi and San Pedro, 

Heston also stars in an even later picture. 

"Will Penny," which opened Thursday (25) 

at the Azetc Theatre, managed by Herman 

Sollock. 

"The Lenny Bruce Story" is Marvin 

Worth's second film for Columbia. 

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Bill told us his father was in the theatre 

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Patricia Anderson of Tulsa has reopened 

ihc Ritz Theatre in Skiatook after it had 

been closed several months. 

Tommy Steele in "Half a Sixpence" opened 

at the Tower Wednesday (24). ending a 

24-wcek run of "Camelot." Opening the 

same day (at the Plaza) was "Closely 

Watched Trains." the film which received 

so much attention at the Academy Awards 

show. Farris Shanbour of Entertainment. 

Inc.. who operates the Criterion. Tower. 

Plaza, Park Terrace and Hillcrest Drive-In. 

said he was happy with the six-month run 

of "Camelot" but added that it did not come 

close to matching "1 he Sound of Music." 

ilic city's all-time boxoffice champion which 

showed at the Tower 82 weeks. "Half a Sixpence," 

a musical, is being taken out of the 

loadshow category by playing on a continuous 

performance policy at the Tower. "Because 

it is a family picture." Shanbour said, 

"we are establishing two ticket prices—one 

f^T. and Mrs. Weldon Brown have returned Minn., in 1910. Jack Pierce and his brother 

for adults and one for children." 

The biggest thing going in Oklahoma City 

to their home in Mesa. Ariz., where in that year rented the Opjra House, which 

she teaches school. Weldon had been helping 

had relied upon rep and roadshows up un- 

is "Planet of the Apes." playing to capacity 

audiences at the downtown Criterion and 

his son Bill with his Re.x Theatre and til that time, and the brothers began with 

Skyvue Drive-In. Nowata, for several weeks 

and Mrs. Brown went to Nowata during the 

Easter vacation to join her husband and son 

programs of one-reel subjects until feature 

product became available. In 1919 the Pierce 

brothers moved to Antlers and operated theatres 

running at the same grossing pace established 

by "Valley of the Dolls" at the same theatre. 

This is happy news, since "Valley of 

there for five years before Jack moved the Dolls" holds the alltime gross for a 

and the latter s family. Bill, in addition to 

operating the theatres at Nowata, is an expert 

on to Mississippi to handle a roadshow downtown theatre in Oklahoma City. 

in electronics and has the Dysan En- 

from the late K. Lee Williams. By 1926 

gineering Co. He recently attended the National 

Broadcasters Ass"n convention in Chi- 

he ran the Lyric until 1941 and also operat- 

Jack and his family were in Stigler. where 

Albert Tourtillott, who has theatres in 

Seneca. .Anderson and Granby—all in Missouri—and 

also works at a TV station in 

ed Log Theatre. In 1941 the 

cago. 

the Cabin 

Pierces constructed the Time Theatio: then 

Joplin, 20 miles from Seneca, now is working 

on the day shift at the station. He opens 

built the Palace, just two doors south of the 

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Oliver, who have the 

present Time Theatre, in 1944. Bill told us 

Allred and Pryor in Pryor. flew to New 

his theatres only on Friday and Saturday, 

City Thursday (18) to attend their 

that in 1941 the Pierces had discussed building 

York having discontinued Sunday and Monday 

a drive-in instead of the Time but didn't 

shows at Granby due to a lack of patronage. 

.son's wedding Sunday (21) at the Holy 

Rosary Church. The son Gene married Dolores 

Pampalone, whom he met while sta- 

get around to constructing the drive-in. 

which they called the Meadow, until 1952. 

W. 

hibitor 

H. "Frank" 

Wynnewood. 

Deal, 

died 

a long-time 

home 

extioned 

at the Naval base in Pensacola. Fla. 

in at the 

While the Olivers were on their trip, their 

theatres were left in the capable hands of 

It was operated for a while under that 

name, then renamed the Medo. At present 

Time Theatre and 

of his daughter Mrs. W. T. Kerr with whom 

he had resided in Sulphur since the death 

the is closed Bill Pierce 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill .Starr. J. D.. in making the 

of his wife Ida several years ago. Deal 

will operate only the Medo for several 

New York flight, was taking his first long 

owned and operated the theatre which bore 

months. 

since he returned to duty his 

the name in Wynnewood for more than a 

trip at theatres 

Exhibitors on Filmrow: Virby Conley. Ellis 

quarter of a century, selling it years ago to 

after recuperating at home and in the Paul and Walsie Campbell. The son-in-law 

hospital after treatment for an ulcer. 

and Ranger. Pcrryton. Tex.; Inez Deal, 

Arnett at Arnett; Si Barton, Bar-T Drive- W. T. Kerr also was an exhibitor for several 

years, operating theatres in Sulphur and 

Davis including the Arbuckle Drive-In, 

Davis, now dismantled. Deal also is survived 

by a daughter who lives in Gainesville, 

Tex. Your correspondent (Sam Brunk) recalls 

that Deal lived on a farm a few miles 

east of Wynnewot)d while operating the theatre 

there and he had one of the finest peach 

orchards in the coimtry. Back in 1919 and 

1920. when Brunk was head booker at the 

Paramount exchange in Oklahoma City, 

Deal always brought in bushel baskets of 

fine peaches to disinbuic among his industry 

friends. 

Two Documentaries in Tie 

For 1968 Wrangler Award 

OKI.AIIOM \ ( in ( olcr.ulo Prehistoric 

.Man" .md " ' 

I inu' ol ihc West tied for 

best documentary films about the Old West 

and each received a Wrangler trophy at the 

eighth annual Western Heritage awards 

presentation at the Civic Center Music Hall 

Friday night (19). 

Walter Brennan and Kirk Douglas won 

Wrangler awards at the presentation, which 

is held in conjunction with the Cowboy Hall 

of Fame, as reported in last week's .Southwest 

edition of Boxofuce, and "The War 

Wagon" received the trophy for best western 

of the year. 

fiiciure 

Other Wrangler winners not a\ailable 

ulien last week's edition went to press: 

Hitter .Autumn." an episode from "The 

\ Mginian." fictional television program; 

End of the Trail," factual television program; 

"North of Yesterday," novel: ".America's 

Western Frontiers." nonficiion book; 

"Down the Rivers. Westward Ho!," juvenile 

book; "George Caleb Bingham: Evolution 

of an Artist," art book, and "The Snows 

Rimrock Ridge," magazine article. 

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Vonderhaar Renamed 

By North Central Unit 

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I'l the National Ass"n ol Theatre Owners ol 

he North Central States, meeting here April 

Ui. re-elected Ray 

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Rav Vonderhaar 

North Central Allied. 

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George 

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Aiirelius. fir.st vicepresident; 

George 

Carisch, second vice-president; Ward Nichols, 

secretary; Paul Mans, treasurer, and 

Ben Bergcr. chairman of the hoard and unit 

representative to the national board ol 

directors. 

Aureiius and Norman Tubbesing were 

appointed to the President's Council on 

Youth Opportunity. 

Elected to the NATO of North Central 

.States board at the recent convention were 

Harold Engler. Hopkins. Aureiius. John 

Brenden and James Payne. Minneapolis, and 

Don Quincer. Wadena. 

In other NATO developments. Vonderhaar 

named four exhibitors to the newly 

created suburban theatre committee. They 

are Harold Engler. Norman Olson. Norman 

Tubbesing and George Carisch. The purpose 

of the committee. Vonderhaar said, is to 

activate suburban interest in NATO affairs 

and seek means to incorporate suburban 

needs into the program of the exhibitor 

association. 

A chart town, or key situations, committee 

will be composed of Gene Grengs, John 

Brenden. Paul Berg. Ernest Peaslee sr.. Don 

O'Neill. Bob Ross and Dan Peterson. 

Clarinda, Iowa, Drive-In 

Holds Easter Services 

CLAR1ND.\. IOWA—.About 500 worshipers, 

seven local ministers and the Clarinda 

High School choir gathered at 5:30 

a.m. Easter Sunday at the Clarinda Drive- 

In for the 13th annual sunrise service. As 

in the past, radio station KMA broadcast 

the service. 

For the first service at the Clarinda in 

1955 men carried bleachers to the drive-in. 

But in 1966. owner Herman Field erected 

permanent bleachers at his own cost. 

It was his contention that his drive-in 

should be used as a place of worship for 

those who could not or would not dress up. 

A stipulation of Field has been that no 

offering is to be collected at the services. 

Mood-Music Revival 

From Western Edition 

HOLLYWOOD—Director Andy Fenady 

plans to revive music on the set to set the 

mood for his "Man From Nogales." story 

from Zane Grey's novel. 

Milwaukee College Girls Discuss 

Sex in 

Movies and Other Media 

Mil WAUKEF — The Milwaukee Sentinal. 

on occasion, opens its columns to college 

students for opinions on questions of 

national importance. A recent panel session 

at Cardinal Stritch College here, on the question: 

"Is the trend toward sexuality in 

movies, books and popular song lyrics affecting 

society's codes of morality?" brought 

a general agreement from the 19 and 20- 

year-old girls 

Typical 

participating. 

reactions: 

"I think the media mainly reflect society's 

changing altitudes, but are influencing and 

corrupting younger high school kids. Society 

is becoming more liberal in its outlook 

on everything. This is reflected in books, 

movies and music, but these things are not 

the primary cause of our changing attitudes." 

a 20-year old junior commented. 

From another junior student: "For awhile, 

movies were dealing with sex in a rather 

warped manner. For example, Elvis Presley 

movies treated sex on a teenage level and at 

times condoned relationships which are not 

good. Now movies are treating sex with 

greater frankness and showing that to have 

a good sexual relationship love is necessary." 

A 21 -year-old junior: "Many younger 

teenagers arc affected by sexy movies, books 

Midland Pop Corn Catalog 

Available to Exhibitors 

MINNEAPOLIS— Exhibitors may obtain 

Midland Pop Corn Co.'s new catalog of food 

products and equipment for theatre concessions 

by writing to the firm at 67 Eighth 

Avenue N.E.. Minneapolis, Minn. 55413. 

All of the many new and improved items 

described in the 1968 catalog became available 

for immediate shipment as of April 15. 

Among the items Midland reports on its 

"What's New for '68" list are prepackaged 

caramel corn, a compact Polar Pete slush 

machine, jet fries, Measurite syrup dispensers, 

newly designed popcorn cartons, a 

handy coin sorter and Castleberry's barbecued 

beef, as well as new items such as butter 

oil. Savorol seasoning salt. Henry's 4-way 

aprons and C&H brown sugar. 

Big 

League Style 

Minneapolis — They're calling him 

"Fireball" Dynes along Filmrow these 

days. 

Dick Dynes, president of Dynes Film 

Distribnting Co., vacationed in Puerto 

Rico and the Bahamas. And en route 

home, he .stopped off at the Minnesota 

Twins training camp in Orlando, Fla. 

Sport.scaster Halsey Hall pulled a 

string or two, and Dynes found hini.self 

"selected" to pitch a few halls at the 

Twin.s during batting practice. He's 

mum on how many balls went out of 

the park. 

and songs. It's bad, because they don't realize 

the responsibility carried by having a 

sexual relationship or being in love. Like 

'Valley of the Dolls.' Any 13 or 14-year-old 

would think this is the way it ought to be. It 

had a scene with two characters rolling 

around in bed. It was completely irrelevant 

to the story line, but was just thrown in for 

the public's pleasure. 'The Family Way' was 

about how important sex is in marriage. But 

there was one partially nude scene which 

was completely unnecessary. Many movie 

producers don't realize what impression 

they make on young kids." 

From a 19-year-old sophomore: "Presentation 

of sex as something dirty and as something 

that should not be discussed reflects 

an attitude that should be thrown out. The 

other extreme, promiscuity, is just as bad. 

Movies like 'Darling.' 'Alfie' and 'The Graduate' 

are more or less character studies. Sex 

is not an intricate part of the story line." 

And from a 20-year-old sophomore: 

"There are two types of movies, the beach 

party movies that are senseless, suggestive 

and sensual. And there are movies that appeal 

to the senses, but the appeal is for a 

deeper meaning. They are art forms." 

1st Cinerama Theatre 

Opens in Des Moines 

DES MOINES—More than 600 persons 

were on hand Thursday evening (18) for the 

River Hills Cinerama Theatre premiere 

opening. The invitational affair preceded 

the Friday opening to the public of the city's 

first Cinerama house. 

The new entertainment center, which also 

houses the conventional Riviera Theatre, is 

operated by River Hills Cinerama Co. Peter 

Frederick is manager of the new theatre. 

Gets Front-Page Publicity 

For 'Cold Blood' Playdate 

ABERDEEN. S.D.— Michael J. Larkin, 

owner-manager of the Orpheum Theatre 

here, received top publicity in the local paper 

for his playdate on "In Cold Blood." 

when a local resident revealed that he had 

been a close friend of the H. W. Clutter 

family, victims in the Kansas murder. 

Larkin and the editor of the local paper 

visited Francis Evelo and his wife, resulting 

in a big plug for the picture and the theatre 

on the front page of the paper. 

The story brought out the fact that Evelo 

and Clutter had served together on the board 

of the Consumers Cooperative about two 

years before the Clutter murders. 

The editor of the paper also incorporated 

in the story the fact that the Clutter daughter, 

Nancy, had been a friend of a former 

Aberdeen girl, now living in Ohio. 

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gen Marcus is to be honored at the Wisconsin 

region of the National Conference 

of Christians and Jews" 4()th anniversary 

dinner May 23 in the Pfister Hotel. 

He is president of Marcus Theatres Management 

Co.. a chain of 50 theatres in Wisconsin 

and heads the Pfister Hotel and the Wisconsin 

Big Boy Corp. He was appointed to 

the Wisconsin Development Authority by 

Gov. Knowlcs, is a member of the Greater 

Milwaukee Committee, a director of the 

Downtown Ass'n and Mount Sinai Hospital, 

a past chief barker of the Variety Club, 

a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, 

the Weizmann Institute of Science, 

and the United Jewish Appeal. 

The Prudential circuit's Robert A. Frahm. 

fornu-r manager of the company's Southgate 

Theatre, was transferred to Wausau about 

six months ago to manage the Wausau Theatre. 

Since then, he's wangled some sort of 

an "in" wiin the powers that be at the city's 

television nation. WACW-TV. and thus far 

has been on the a:r three times. What's more, 

he's been offered (and most likely will accept) 

free time over the air to "talk about 

the movies." According to the report from 

the TV station, the many favorable letters 

pouring in indicate that his forthcoming TV 

slim will have an impressive bearing on his 

Hoxoffice 

leceipts. 

Parts of (he mtition picture "Gaily. Gaily" 

will be tilmed here June 28 to July 21. according 

to an announcement from the Mirisch 

Product Co. The film will star Melina 

Mercouri and Brian Keith. Dale Olson, publicity 

director for Mirisch. said Milwaukee 

had been chosen for the filming of a chase 

sequence involving a young reporter. He said 

the city was chosen because it has a Midwestern 

background that could resemble the 

1920s. No doubt another reason for selecting 

Milwaukee might be because the Mirisch 

family formerly lived here and they have a 

soft spot in their hearts for the old home 

town. 

Things were booming o\cr at the 988- 

seat Fox-Bay Theatre throughout the run of 

"The Party." Gerald Franzcn. genera! manager 

of Cinema. Inc., which operates the 

house, reported the picture set an all-time 

record gross for a weekend. The previous 

record was for a weekend showing of "The 

Great Race." 

Tent 14 is branching out in efforts to 

spread the gospel of true humanitarianism. 

Aside from its "main attraction." that of 

contributing toward support of the Variety 

Club Epilepsy and Neurological Clinic at 

Mount Sinai Hospital (about $300,000 thus 

far), the tent honored Bud Selig. the automobile 

dealer, for his civic activities for 

major league sports at a "King for a Day 

luncheon Wednesday (24) at Fazio's. The 

club also has purchased 100 lower grandstand 

seats for the White Sox-Minnesota 

game here June 24. Harry Zaidin is in 

charge of the tickets, which are selling for 

S2.5() each. 

Ucdding bells are to ring here May 20 at 

St. John's Catholic Cathedral for actress 

Erika Alma Slezak and Robert Daniel 

Mooney. Miss Slezak's father is famed for 

his work on the stage, in films and on television. 

She and Mooney are members of the 

Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. He is the 

son of attorney and Mrs. Richard F-. 

Mooney of nearby Shorewood. 

Jose Ferrer, who has won critical acclaim 

for his many roles on stage and screen, will 

he featured speaker at the Women in Action 

conference May 4 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 

The announcement was 

made when a program change became necessary. 

Agnes Moorehead, previously scheduled 

to speak at the meeting, has been asked 

by the state department to entertain servicemen 

in Germany. 

Exhibitors who recall the extraordinary 

cooperation given during the run of "Jungle 

Book" by the Kimberly-Clark people, might 

be on the "lookout" for the firm's "Yogi 

Caravan" when it heads into their respective 

areas. It's on a 40.000-mile tour of the country 

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Chorlofic, ond Chicogo 

Otto Preminger's "The Cardinal" was 

shown at the Capitol Drive Lutheran Church 

parish center. The Rev. Norman Schardt 

discussed the issues the film presented. 

machine. There's also a film for small theatre 

Things are booming for Lew Breyer, formerly 

a Universal salesman and with United 

Artists and Ziv Television. Following his 

political "performances" for a number of 

politicians, he found it necessary to increase 

his staff, and move into new and larger 

quarters. The firm is known as Lew Breyer 

& Associates, literary agent, specializing in 

advertising and public relations. Breyer is 

the author of '"The House on Beacon Hill" 

and "Six Were Hunted." He said his second 

hook has been acquired for motion picture 

production. 

And speaking of politicians, two exhibilors 

have been returned to their respective 

offices: Walter Blaney, who operates the 

Falls Theatre in Menominee Falls, was reelected 

to the board of that community, and 

arry Kelly, who formerly operated the Ma- 

K'siic Theatre in Cudahy, was re-elected 

mayor of that cit\ 

Harold "Bud" Rose, the publicist who 

"guarantees to get you ink for your promotion" 

and seemingly has been living up to 

his boast, flew in from Miami, Fla.. April 

10 to take care of some estate matters and 

then flew right back to his "second home." 

He calls Milwaukee his first. Bud managed 

lo make the rounds of Filmrow during his 

St. IS here. Says he will be back in about a 

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month, and available. Currently, he has been 

handling college barnstormers. 

Roy Subrod, president of Subrod Vending 

Sersice. Burlington, was elected president 

of the Wisconsin Automatic Merchandising 

Council. Other officers elected were: 

Howard E. Lcmke. Aulomatique-Milwau- 

Inc.. vice-president: Richard Wilkinson. 

Canteen Food & Vending Service. Oshsecretary, 

and Werner Fahl, Nelson 

Sales, Inc., Menasha. treasurer . . . 

Alex Pavich, president of the 20th Century 

Co.. Inc., West Allis, has been appointed 

a member of the evaluation council 

of Automatic Vendors of America. Inc. 

'Gone With the 

Wind' 

Big 375 in Mill City 

.MINNLAl'OLIS— -.Scalphunicrs- 

bowed 

here just as the weatherman provided this 

"theatre of seasons" (as the Chambers of 

Commerce like to call the state) with a sunsplashed 

spell of weather that lured citizens 

many places other than theatres. The one 

"iheatre" op>;ning blunted the other—and as 

a result "Scalphunters" checked into the 

State with a 

140. below expectations. On the 

other hand, sex proved again it's the "topic 

lor all 

seasons" and "Venom" made a hefty 

entry at the Suburban World with a 200. 

Elsewhere, it was holdovers right down the 

line, all of them off (sometimes only marginally) 

from the preceding week. "Gone 

With the Wind." of course, led the lineup 

with 375, while rerun "In the Heat of the 

Night" continued in the "golly!" category at 

the Uptown and Cinema II, posting a rousing 

.^00 in its second frame. 


Academy Comelot (WB-7A], 24th wk 150 

Cooper Cineroma— Gone With the Wind (MGM), 

23rd wk 

Gopher—Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Col), 

375 

10th wk 200 

Lyric— Blockbeord's Ghost (BV), 3rd wk 100 

Mann - Doctor Dolittle (20th-Fox), 13th wk 110 

Orpheum Planet ot the Apes (20th-Fox), 3rd wk. 200 

State—The Scalphunters (UA), 3rd wk 140 

Suburbon World— Venom (P-W) 200 

World—The Graduate (Embassy), 8th wk 250 

DES MOINES 

^nies and Iowa City are two of several 

Midwestern college towns where Universal's 

"Qedipus the King" will have spring 

openings well in advance of the general release 

scheduled for fall. Lillian Gleicher of 

Universal was in Ames laying promotional 

groundwork for the May 8 premiere there. 

British poet Paul Roche, who did the transla- 

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J^lice Parkki renewed old friendships and 

kindled fond memories as she visited 

the Minnesota Amusement Co. offices here 

Monday (22) where she worked eight years 

ago. She lives in McGregor in northern Minnesota 

and is belter known now as Mrs. 

Kenneth White . Curtis, manager 

of the Empire Theatre in Grand Forks, 

N.D.. another MACO home-base visitor, 

stopped off en route to La Crosse. Wis., and 

a visit with his mother. 

Bob Snee, advertising representative at 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer branch office, was 

th.: 

off to New York for a home-office conference. 

E. N. Thonip.son, president of Cooper 

Foundation Theatres, was here for a visit at 

the Cooper Cinerama Theatre before planing 

out to Lincoln. Neb. He was very pleased 

with the "Gone With the Wind" business. 

The family of the late Hy Potvin. who 

ran the Lyric Theatre and also the hotel in 

Cass Lake, Minn., has voiced a desire to sell 

both properties . . . Paul Ayotte, National 

Screen Service branch manager, left on a 

Hawaiian vacation. 

Filmrow visitors: Dave Ross, Ross circuit, 

St. Cloud; Mickey Justad, Austin Drive-In. 

Austin; Paul Manns. Gull Drive-In. 

Brainerd; Burr Cline, Grand. Jamestown. 

tion of the Sophocles play, was scheduled to 

be in Ames Thursday (25). 

Jim Gray has returned to manage the 

Town Drive-In in Des Moines. He was manager 

there from 1963-1966 and last year 

managed the West-Vue Theatre. 

Steve Schenck of Lawrence. Kas.. has 

been named manager of the Page Theatre 

and Iowa Drive-In at Shenandoah. He succeeds 

Larry Ross who moved to Peoria. 111. 

Elmer Wulf, owner of the Capitol Theatre 

in Hartley, died March 31 after suffering a 

heart attack. 

Carl Schwanebeck, Knoxville and Pella 

exhibitor, has been named Marion County's 

"Beck-for-governor" chairman in support of 

the Republican gubernatorial nomination of 

Robert Beck of Centerville in the primary. 

Ken Claypool of Omaha, owner of the 

Royal and Spirit drive-ins at Spirit Lake, has 

purchased the Strand and Lakeland drive-ins 

at Milford from Jim Travis. The Lakeland 

reopened in mid-April and the Strand is to 

reopen May 29, with Gilbert Christenson. 

principal of Linn Grove High School as 

manager. 

An extensive remodeling program at the 

C apri. one of two Central States units in 

Clinton, is expected to be completed by mid- 

May, according to Manager Tom Ranstad. 

Hal Chester will produce "Take 

ike You" for Columbia Pictures. 

N. D.; Sid Holman. Lake. Buffalo; Ken 

Mickelson, Metro, Pine Island; Ken Pepper, 

Auditorium, St. Croix Falls. Wis.; Clint 

Norine. Frederic, Frederic, Wis.; Sheldon 

Klinien. Palace, Spooner, Wis. 

While drive-in openings have been plentiful 

in this now thawed-out territory, here's 

a switch: The Rex Theatre in Littlefork, 

Minn., will close Wednesday (May 1) for the 

summer . Miller, auditor, is in 

the midst of a two-week auditing stint at the 

Paramount branch. Branch boss Forrest 

Myers could stage his own Oscar show: 

is Miller a Price Waterhouse man. 

Roy ,Sinith, MGM branch chief, has a delightful 

"problem." He's waiting to open 

"2001: A Space Odyssey" at the Cooper Cinerama 

Theatre. But he can't get a date until 

"Gone With the Wind" ends its barn-burning 

engagement. He's not too concerned, however; 

"GWTW" is another MGM winner 

. . . Lowell Kaplan of the Berger circuit reports 

that "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" 

— in its tenth week at the Gopher Theatre 

is "good for another four or five weeks." 

Jerry Gruenberg, 20th Century-Fox central 

division manager, was in for a branch 

visit . . . David Levy of Theatre Management, 

has purchased the distributing rights 

for "The Outdoorsman." a Iravcl-antl-action 

film, in the United States. 

Betty Hemstock Heads 

Des Moines WOMPI 

DES MOINES—Betty Hemstock of Central 

States Theatre Corp. was elected president 

of WOMPI Wednesday (17) at a meeting 

in the home of Mrs. Robert Carper. 

Also named were Nancy Daft of Iowa 

Parcel and Karen Bitting. Columbia Pictures, 

vice-presidents; Nola Wright. Iowa 

Parcel, and Alice Patton of CST. secretaries, 

and Pauline Mosier, CST, treasurer. 

The club is making plans for its annual 

Bosses Luncheon for sometime in May. 

Columbia's "Take a Girl Like You" is the 

contemporary story of swinging England 

that discusses the hunt for sex. 

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LINCOLN 

^he local industry was gearing up last week 

for Nebraska's second year of Daylight 

Saving Time, which started Sunday 

(28). 

The city's third drive-in—the West O— is 

scheduled to open Monday (May 6). with 

Luke Smith back as manager. During thi 

West O's longer closedown. Smith keeps 

busy at the Dubinsky"s other local drive-in. 

the Starview. relieving Manager Robert 

Kassebaum, who does the same thing ai the 

Dubinsky houses in othêr cities. 

V inncrs in Cooper Foundation Theatres" 

Xcadenn .Awards competition were Harvey 

Brandncr. Charles Robin. Joseph Turnham. 

Esther Farleigh and David Sands. Brandncr 

won the big award—a weekend in Omaha 

for two. with accommodations at the New 

Tower Hotel Courts and tickets to Cooper's 

"Gone With the Wind" or "Doctor Doliiile. " 

The other four winners won nights on the 

town in Lincoln for two. dinner at popular 

Tony and Luigi's and tickets to Cooper/ Lincoln's 

"The .Secret War of Harry Frigg." 

Mike Guiiehan, Cooper city manager, attended 

the Shrine Circus last week as guest 

ot his wife Judy, who won two ducats to 

same. 

Bob Cochrane, Stale Theatre projectionist, 

is leaving town again, this time to do a commercial 

film show in Detroit . . . Bob Herz. 

Warner Bros,-? Arts representative from 

Omaha. w;is in town calling on accounts. 

-Sargc Dubinsky says bids are scheduled 

for opening today (29) in Sioux City for the 

Orpheum Theatre remodeling project after 

his father Irwin went over the 22nd bid. 

Work is .scheduled to start May 6. 

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Motion Picture Service Co. - 

1 25 Hyde St. 

San Francisco. Calif.Ceraid L Karski.Pres. 

Wall Jancke, still not a grandfather, 

caught up on teenagers' likes and dislikes. 

He was one of the chaperones at what was 

the Lincoln Elks' first try at providing dancing 

party entertainment for members' teenagers 

and their guests. Jancke got the Sunday 

evening (21) chaperoning job by virtue 

of being the Elks' entertainment committee 

chairman. 

"The Graduate" began its eighth week at 

the State Wednesday (24), 

with no sign of a 

letup. Weekend crowds formed lines nearly 

two blocks long. Jancke said more and more 

clergymen are not only attending the picture 

but apparently referring to it from the Sunday 

pulpits. He knows of one Presbyterian 

minister who has seen it three times. When 

the film's run ends, the next will be "Guess 

Who's Coming to Dinner." 

Visiting Lincoln were Harry Gold. Cinerama 

Releasing Corp. in Chicago, here for 

the tradescreening of "A Minute to Pray, a 

Second to Die" in the Cooper Foundation's 

new screening room; Darrel Johnson of 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Des Moines; Jack 

Winningham. National Screen Service. Kansas 

City, and Chuck Joseph of the NSS New 

York office. 

The Stuart's 700 first and second-balcony 

seats have been reupholstercd. A bittersweetand-brown 

tweed was used by Mission Upholstering 

Co. of Kansas City. 

Nebraska is one of ten states joining in the 

organization of the Midwest Film Academy 

"to foster knowledge, understanding and 

appreciation of the film as an art form." 

Mary Lou Habernian, Hastings (Neb.) 

high school junior, represented the national 

YWCA at the White House, when a special 

film, "Aim, Action and Achievement," was 

dedicated. She was among 25 girls undertaking 

a trailmaking project near Jackson Hole. 

Wyo., for the U.S. Forestry Service, which 

I he film concerns. 

Ursula Andress. George Segal. Orson 

Welles and Ian Hendry have had to withstand 

140-degrees temperatures in the locaimn 

shooting of "The Southern Star" which 

is being filmed in Africa. 

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Staton Enterprises 

To Build OCAirer 

From Southwestern Edition 

OKLAHOMA CITY—A drive-in with 

a capacity of 1,600 cars will be constructed 

in the 1900 block on Southwestern, it was 

announced by Marvin Staton, president of 

Staton Enterprises and owner of Spring 

Lake Amusement Park in northeast Oklahoma 

City. Staton said that an early June 

opening is the target for the big airer, which 

will be called 14 Flags Drive-Iti. 

The new situation is to be equipped with 

a 60x1 32-foot screen tov\er and the latest 

in sound and food service facilities. Patrons 

will enter the drive-in on a four-lane road. 

The 14 Flags will be the fourth large 

outdoor theatre built in this area of Oklahoma 

City in the last three years. The Hillcrest, 

owned by Entertainment. Inc., of 

which Farris Shanbour is president, was the 

first. The Riviera, owned by George Sam 

Caporal was the second one. Entertainment, 

Inc.. previously had announced the third 

one. planned for the 6800 block on .Southwestern: 

and now. the 14 Flags. 

Newport. Tenn., Newspaper 

Plays Up Local Exhibitor 

From Southcostern Edition 

NEWPORT. TENN.— Harold J. Smith, 

owner of the Wcstgate Theatre and Woodzo 

Drive-In, who has been interested in movies 

since childhood, was featured in the 100thanniversary 

edition of the Newport Plain 

Talk. 

Motherless at 10, Smith began making a 

habit of going to movies, getting rides into 

town to the theatres, where he would see 

two different bills, even though he had to 

use his food monev for tickets. 

He left Newport as a youth to work for 

the Hooker Chemical Co.. Niagara Falls, 

N.Y.. where he was a chemical operator 

making benzoic soda for use in soft drinks. 

However, the years in this job did nothing 

to dull the fascination motion pictures held 

for him. and in 19.S8 he went into the movie 

business. He opened the Wilson Theatre in 

Wilson. N.Y. In 1962 he returned to Newport 

and reopened the old Winston Theatre 

as the Clifton Theatre. Smith later opened 

the new Weslgale Theatre and the 300-car 

WtxHl/o Drive-In. 

Mike Todd Jr. Will Make 

Feature Film for Columbia 

H \K1I OKI) \l,ko JoM jr. louring 

kc\ 

CHIOS in conjunction with United Artists' 

loivMK oi ".Around the World in 80 Days," 

ili'-cK'-M-d here that he has firmed up a feauire 

project with Columbia. 

The picture, to be shot in Hollywood, is 

siill to be titled. The script, now being de- 

\ eloped by Todd and F. P. Tullius, is based 

cm the laiier's short stories appearing in the 

New Yorker Magazine. 

He was accompanied by Bernie Youngsiein 

of the UA home office exploitation 

si .iff and Dick Williams of Bill Doll & Co.. 

I'odd's nation;il public relations representa- 

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Many Religious Leaders Now Regard 

Industry as Ally: Milt London 

Sweeping crilicism ol the 

Knwtig a low period caused by civil disor- exhihiiion of adult movies by a Detroit cler- 

J.iA. "The Parly." making its debut at the gyman. apparently implying that he spoke 

limes Towne Cinema, grossed a very good for his colleagues as well, was staunchly rc- 

4N). Planet ot the Apes." in the initial week butted by Michigan NATO president Milton 

.,1 ihe Princeton Cinema, built up a solid H. London, who took a strong personal ream). 

"The Secret War ol Harry Frigg" (Am- ligious stand and maintained the resultant 

h.issador) and •'Elvira Madigan" (Esquire) position of freedom of choice. 

ikJ at 350 as they began local runs promis- "i consider myself and am considered by 

- lo last many weeks. those who know me to be a well-integrated. 

Times Towne Cinema—The Porty (UA) 450 .,''. ... -n i i i 

20th Century- Bedoziied (20th-Fox), 2nd wk. .100 that we believe Will increase our knowledge. 

Valley—Gone Wit h the Wind iMGM 24th wk. .200 broadcn ).' OUT perspective or deepen our un- 

de^tanding." said London 

•Poor Cow' Gains GO Points 

Second Week in Cleveland ,,Jhe controversy started when Ralph D 

Churchill, minister of St. James Methodist 

t 1 H\ LL AND— W hilc percentages slip- 

^^-hurch. wrote the management of the Redped 

at some theatres, the Vogue, playing 

f^,^^ Theatre, after seeing 'The Graduate" 

,^^^6 to express the view of "many of us in 

•The Graduate ' in its Ith week, hit the 1 

300-mark. "Poor Cow," at the Heights and 

,he clergy ... in our city." He said. "Those 

Westwood for the second week, surprised ^ho show (such pictures) are fighting 

those who didn t think too much ot it originagainst 

every character building organizaally 

by gaining 60 pomts. jumping from 120 

^^^^ ;„ ,he community. You are undoing 

to 180. "Bonnie and Clyde." unaided by exg^.^^v 

good thing which the church, scoutpected 

Oscars, paid its third visit to the Allen 

jng 'Masonic organizations and others are 

and hit a scant 95. ^ to do." 

Colony—The Fox (Claridge), 2nd wk 210 ^^° 

, 

Detroit, Village—The Porty (UA), 3rd wk 180 Chufchill drew the blanket indictment, I 

for five nights by Gov. George Romney's and Jewish leaders to do what none of us 

proclamation of an emergency situation fol- wants to do." 

lowing the assassination of Dr. Martin Lu- Churchill simultaneously appealed to the 

ther King. Since no gross percentages would Detroit Council of Churches for leadership, 

reflect the true drawing power of the pic- He added "The Church seems to be doing 

tares on Detroit screens during the seven nothing or next to nothing about it. The lay 

days which included the curfew closings, no people are concerned and also puzzled by 

first-run listings will be carried in Boxoffice the silence of the Church . . . Are we so 

for the report period. overwhelmed with our concerns about race 

and war that we can't bother about the in- 

"Bury Me Deep," a Harold Q. Masur fluences that (cause) the moral degeneration 

mystery novel, is the basis for the Columbia of not only youth but adults as well?" 

picture with the same title. Expressing regret that the minister was 

ol tended hy seeing the picture. London 

said. '•Personally, I find it even more regrettable 

that you viewed this film only superficially 

and obviously missed the deeper significance 

of social satire and moral message 

which characterize 'The Graduate.' " 

London quoted at length the Catholic 

Newsletter on "Best of the New Films" on 

"The Graduate." "Perhaps the best statement 

on film about how pathetic and how 

joyless a thing an affair can be is contained 

in the bedroom scene . . . There is a growing 

conviction in America today that it is the 

political and religious leaders who are out 

of touch with reality— not our youth." 

London cited from the Methodist magazine 

Together a sympathetic attitude toward 

"films that may be speckled with profanity, 

sex or violence and sometimes are openly 

antireligious. There is widening recognition 

today that the church has misunderstood 

and often mistakenly condemned movies, 

for they, too, challenged some of our cherished 

misconceptions." 

London quoted the editor of the Christian 

Advocate, a leading Methodist publication, 

that "many religious leaders today are embracing 

the motion picture industry as a 

genuine ally, engaged potentially in a common 

effort to bring the American public 

into a deeper sense of what it means to be 

human." 

TV Film on Breast Cancer 

Available to Theatres 

DETROIT— -Medicine 1967: Breast Cancer," 

broadcast twice last December by 

station WWJ-TV here in color, has been 

made available by the station for use in 

theatres and on national television through 

the United Cancer Council as a public service. 

The film presents detection, diagnosis 

and treatment, including operation, and was 

produced with the aid of the Wayne County 

Medical Society and the Michigan Cancer 

Foundation. 

Exhibitors, Boothmen Agree 

On Contract in Detroit 

DETROIT — Contract negotiations for 

Detroit-area drive-in projectionists have 

been concluded with the signing of a fouryear 

contract. The pact is retroactive to January. 

No major changes were made in the contract 

details, reports David Newman, general 

counsel for Michigan NATO, who represented 

the exhibitors. 

Michigon— 

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Nationol Theotre Supply, Detr< -Woodward 1-2447 

Detroit— Theotre Equipment Compony—Phone 961-1122 

Cleveland— Ohio Theotre Supply Company, 2108 Payn« Ave.

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DETROIT 

"phcatre Change Reports—Anthony Guerriero 

has taken over the Wayland The- 

times of your feature shows. This would be 

by the Marietta Leader to "give the starting 

atre at Wayland. formerly operated by C. greatly appreciated by the folks in the area 

Kinkaid. with Clive Waxman remaining as who like to attend your theatre." The towns 

film buyer . . . Buttcrfield's new Wayside are some distance apart, too. 

Theatre now is classed as an Ann Arbor 

Rose Marion, 79, mother of Mildred 

house, rather than Ypsilanti. 

Marks, wife of Lou Marks. MGM division 

Seymour Adier has taken over the Beverly 

Motown in Detroit, formerly operated by (17) in Detroit. Besides the daughter she 

manager, died of a heart attack Wednesday 

Stewart Gorelick . . . Edward Robertson, leaves four other daughters, two sons, ten 

son of pioneer exhibitor James Robertson, grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. 

has taken over the Cinderella in Detroit, formerly 

operated by Bill Brown and Herman William Brown, president of the Fox Theatre, 

Cohen of the Fox. Louis Mitchell is the new 

reported the house had its biggest Easter 

in the 

film buyer. 

40-year history of the 5,000-seater 

with "Berserk." He said the film in its first 

The Fox Village is the new name of National 

General's Village at Ann Arbor . . . 

week did about five times normal business. 

The Easter crowd proved so heavy that Herman 

Cohen, who produced the picture in 

Bill Clark is new film buyer for the Loma 

at Coloma. 

England and is a partner in the Fox with 

Brown, filled in as cashier, ticket taker and 

Jack Whitman's Sahara at Muskegon 

concession clerk, as well as handling the big 

Hcij;hts has been renamed the Forum . . . 

crowds. 

Mrs. J. A. Burnett has reopened the Royal 

at Bay City, formerly operated by Harvey 

R Udell. 

W&W Circuit Adding 

Darwin Evens of the Chippewa Drive-ln 

at Manistee has returned from Florida . 

Dick and Reg Ashmun, upstate circuiteers. 3 Hardtops, Drive-In 

ha\c been vacationing. 

DETROn — In one of the largest expansion 

moves reported at one time for a local 

Raj Lcdel has retired after 48 years with 

circuit, W&W Theatres, headed by William 

the New York Central and a spare time 

Wetsman, is taking over three hardtops and 

manager with various circuits. He has been 

one drive-in. 

assisting at the first-run Adams . . . Judd 

They are the Lyric at Cadillac and the 

.Spiegel, well known in this territory, has 

Riviera at Three Rivers, both operated for 

been appointed special sales representative 

many years by the Butterfield circuit, which 

in Detroit for JMG Film Co. by Jay M. 

closed them, and two at Coldwater— the 

Goldberg of Cincinnati and will make his 

Main, formerly operated by Howard Sharpheadquarters 

at Cleveland. 

Icy and the Capri Drive-In. formerly operated 

by John Magocs. 

The Cass Theatre of Cass City, operated 

bs C . II. and R. F. Schuckert. was requested 

W&W. generally known as Wisper & 

Wetsman. is one of the oldest and largest independent 

circuits in Detroit. It confined its 

operations to the metropolis and suburbs until 

about a year ago. when it began to ac- 

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in sni.ilicr towns. 

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Profits for Younelf Attempts to Ban Movies 

Old Story in Michigan 

DE rROn — Legal attempts to prevent 

exhibition of a picture are nothing new in 

ihis state. The editor of the Benton Harbor 

News-Palladium recalled that 50 years ago 

Service Pom Ropain 

a legal attempt to block the showing of "The 

DETROIT POPCORN CO. Birth of a Nation." booked for three da\s 

READY-TO EAT POPPED CORN 

Corn Seasoning ai the old Bell Opera House, was made b\ 

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ilic minister ot the AME Church. Howesci. 

C ircuii Court Judge Charles E. White denied 

the petition for an injunction and allowed 

the screening to proceed "as advertised." 

Detroit opponents of the coniroversi.il 

film secured an injunction and it was presumably 

permanently banned in the Motor 

City. In the I9.^0s it was revived and presented 

briefly at the first-run Palms-State 

Theatre, but taken off the screen after a 

hours bv order ot the .luthorilies. 

few 

Detroit Film Council Elects 

Mrs. Naimark President 

DETROIT— Mrs. .Martin Naimark, first 

vice-president of the Detroit Motion Picture 

Council, was upped to president, 

succeeding Mrs. H. J. 

Farwell. who has served 

two terms. 

Other newly elected officers are Mrs. 

Raymond Kanagur, first vice-president and 

program chairman and Mrs. John Mauch 

recording secretary. Re-elected were Mrs. 

George Zacharias. second vice-president; 

Mrs. Frank C. Riess, corresponding secretary, 

and Mrs. Donald Sass. treasurer. 

The officers will be installed at the May 

i meeting, which will break precedent in 

being preceded by a coffee hour in 

place of 

the more formal luncheons held in the past. 

"Movies. Morals, and .Mothers" will be 

the subject of the meeting, with Robert C. 

McBride. director of news and community 

affairs for WJBK-TV, as the speaker. A 

number of film industry leaders will be 

invitjd. following the tradition. 

COLUMBUS 

îkc lodd jr, was guest at a press luncheon 

in advance of the return engagement 

of his father's "Around the World in 

80 Days." coming to Hunt's Cinestage. Pearl 

Hunt, operator of the theatre, was hostess. 

The Todd film was the inaugural feature at 

the theatre's opening in 1957. 

The RKO Palace and Loews Morse Road 

went into an 1 1th week of "The Graduate." 

Samuel T. Wilson, former theatre editor 

of the Columbus Dispatch, has returned 

home after surgery in Riverside Hospital. 

Actor George Hamilton starred in the 

stage comedy. Neil Simon's "The Star Spangled 

Girl." at the Hartman. 

The Columbus Dispatch editorially commended 

the film industry for trying to "win 

back the largj segment of the mature audience 

it has lost." It noted that most tickets 

are sold to the "youth market . . . Hollywood 

filmmakers and their financial backers want 

to win back the middle-aged fans they foolishly 

abandoned at the height of the big bid 

for ih." younger people's more readily attracted 

attention." 

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CINCINNATI 

^he local chapter of the Colosseum of 

Motion Picture Salesmen, at its annual 

meeting, re-elected Charles Schroeder. UA, 

as president, and Leonard Katz. Universal, 

secretary treasurer . . . Mark Sloan is new 

manager of Holiday Amusement's Court 

Theatre at Hamilton. 

Chakeres circuit of Springfield has appointed 

Richard Moore, manager of the 

Colony Theatre, Hillsboro, as district manager 

for its theatres and drive-ins in Wilmington 

and Douglas Wyles, Wittenberg University 

student, as assistant manager for 

Springfield theatres. 

Mrs. Uilliam Borack, wife of Tri-Staic 

Theatre services president, is convalescing 

following surgery . . . Douglas Sandlin, 

manager of Village Cinema, Erianger, Ky., 

recently in the hospital for surgery, has 

recovered and returned to his duties. 

Ray Smith, district manager, and Frank 

King, assistant. Shea circuit, were on Filmrow 

with Shea Ohio managers Ray Mac- 

Nealy, Cambridge; Dale McCoy, Marietta; 

Bob Cannon, Newark, and Dale Tysinger. 

Zanesville. 

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Tom Epps, Delphos; Kentuckians Waller 

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Hmvard Shcllon. Vanccburg; .Mr. arul 

Mrs. David Baker. Stanton. 

The annual Easter Monday children's special 

at all Chakeres theatres was one of the 

most successful the circuit has ever had . 

Chakeres Theatre managers completed their 

successful annual Mickey Mouse cartoon 

shows. 

The Uptown Theatre, owned by Willard 

Gervers, has been closed temporarily . . . 

Chakeres theatres is conducting a contest 

in all of its theatres for the promotion of 

junior and senior proms theatre parlies. 

AIP, U.S. Films File 

$250J00 Toledo Suit 

lOLEDO— U.S. 

Films and American International 

Pictures have filed suit in Common 

Pleas Court against Jim Dempsey and 

Jim Dempsey Associates, through Smith. 

Klein & Blumberg. their attorneys here. 

The suit alleges that Dempsey and the 

company have refused to make regular accountings 

and regular remittances to the 

plaintiffs. Spokesmen for U.S. Films and 

AIP say the defendants have interfered with 

and obstructed plaintiffs' efforts to collect 

outstanding monies owed. The suit also 

asks damages in the amount of $250,000. A 

preliminary hearing was held here Friday 

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gandra Abrams of Warner Bros.-7 

Arts is 

being referred to as "Lucky" these 

days. She acquired a ticket for the Academy 

Award Sweepstakes of the Indianapolis Variety 

Club, and she won SiO. The ticket was 

presented to her by a member. 

Helen Hesner, with Warner Bros, and 

VVB-7 .Arts I 1 years and before that with 

the RKO exchange, has retired . . . Sandra 

Abrams, WB-7 Arts staffer, is wearing an 

engagement ring from .Airman David Ashley, 

a member of the Air Force. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Trammerl and son 

Jeff spent a two-week vacation in Tampa 

and Miami. She is a staffer at .Academy 

Films. 

Pat Halloran, Buena Vista district manager, 

spent a week in Detroit before going 

on to Orlando, Fla. 

Old-timers probably will remember Georgia 

.\Ioffott. who was secretary of the Film 

Board of Trade. Word has been received 

that she died Tuesday (16) in St. Petersburg, 

Fla.. where she had been living since the 

death of her husband some years ago. 

Terr> Scmel, WB-7 Arts branch boss, attended 

a home office sales meeting of eastern 

branch managers in New York last 

week. 

Avalon Henrj, long-time cashier for the 

Loew's circuit, will be out in the "daylight" 

again. She's been working at the State's inside-lobby 

boxoffice and now is moving outside. 

Jules Dassin to Produce 

Cleveland Negro Film 

CLLVLLAND— I'roaucd-dirccior Jules 

Dassin was here Friday (19) looking over 

location sites for an all-Negro film he intends 

to make in this city during the summer. 

He spent much of his lime in conferences 

with Mayor Carl B. Stokes and Arthur 

B. Modell, president of the Cleveland 

Browns. 

Dassin said his film \ôukl consider ""the 

Njgro situation in .America" and so far has 

only a working title. He will use the east 

sale for the film's background. This will include 

the Hough Avenue strip, which has 

been Cleveland's Negro ghetto, now remodeled. 

The mayor promised Dassin every possible 

aid and appointed administrative assistant 

John Keever to assist him before and 

during production. After the city hall discussions 

Dassin attended Cleveland's famed 

K.iramu Theatre which has "graduated" 

many fine Njgro actors and playwrights. 

While the film producer will bring into 

( Icveland approximately UK) players and 

technicians, he will also recruit much of his 

supporting cast from Karanni and residents. 

Stokes is enthusiastic about the Dassin 

project, pointing out that a feature film, shot 

here, will be good publicity for Cleveland 

and good for its economy. The actual shooting 

is scheduled to begin Ma\ 20. 

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Massachusetts House, 

Senate Honor Levine 

BOSTON— J Ohcpli i:. l.cMiic, picsidcnl 

of Embassy Films, was honored by the Massachusetts 

House and 

Senate Tuesday (Ifi). 

(In hand for the special 

recognition ac- 

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Mk%^j|^H Mrs. I cvinc: Carl 

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land; Joe Woll. Fmbassy 

Pictures, and Hyman "Honey" Mann, 

a personal friend of l.evine and a tormer 

member of the House of Representatives. 

Speaker of the House Robert Quinn introduced 

Levine to the representatives and presented 

him with a citation for his achievements 

in the motion picture industry. 

Mr. and Mrs. l.evine then were escorted 

to the Senate by Rep. Theodore Mann of 

the Newton District. In the .Senate chamber, 

Kevin Harrington. Democratic majority 

leader and acting president, presented the 

Levines to the Massachusetts senators. 

HARTFORD 

Theodore J. DiLorenzo, son of the late Connecticut 

film industry pioneer A. J. Di- 

Lorenzo, has formed a new law firm, to be 

known as Corrigan, DiLorenzo and Galiigan, 

in association with fellow Hartford barristers, 

Thomas H. Corrigan and William C. 

Galligan. They're headquartering at 750 

Main St. 

that 

Statistics for 1966, newly released, note 

Connecticut once more had the highest 

per capita income in America—$.^,690. This 

is some 25 per cent better than the nation. 

Bob Ellsworth Forms Film 

Company in Hartford 

HARTFORD— Hx-VVTIC-TV 

personality 

Bob Ellsworth has formed Bob Ellsworth 

Productions here, for motion pictures, television 

and educational purposes. 

The initial project will be a feature film 

to be shot on Connecticut locations later in 

the year. 

H. Paul Jeffers of New York, who wrote 

the narration used by Illinois Sen. Everett 

Dirkson in a Grammy Award-winning recording, 

is completing the screenplay. Casting 

will be announced shortly. 

Another Ellsworth project, a 17-minulc 

documentary, "33 Fathoms Deep," is now 

in release via Warner Bros.-? Arts. 

"The Appointment" is directed by Sidney 

Lumet and produced in color by Martin 

Poll. James .Salter wrote the screenplay for 

the new MGM film. 

ROUNDABOUT 

Has New England exhibition forgotten the 

vital element of communiiv relations or, lor 

that matter, blithcfully 

side-stepped its responsibilities 

in regional 

public relations? 

John P. Lowe, New 

England division manager 

for the rapidly 

expanding Redstone 

Theatres. contends 

if l that ten I h c a re 

m a n a g e r s made a 

point of contacting ten 

.4ik'n 

By ALLEN WIDEM 

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opinion-makers in their local community at 

least once a week, the contribution to the 

motion picture industry could surprise even 

the most optimistic film industry booster. 

"It's no longer enough," he contends," for 

a theatre manager to say, in effect, that a 

day's newspaper advertising, a day's promotion 

stunt tied to a prominent retail outlet, 

a day's success with a group sales plan, can 

be enough to maintain the image, the impact 

of the theatre in the local community. 

Personal Interest Helps 

"If one manager took the time and patience 

to go through his local newspaper, 

page by page, and made penciled notes of 

who's been appointed, in both the business 

and social world, and then dropped them 

a congratulatory letter or phoned them, he'd 

find his quantity of firm, sales-geared contacts 

tremendously increased." 

Mind you, Lowe's not deriding the promotion-minded 

showman. A cooperative 

newspaper ad or a handsomely resplendent 

store window can indeed go a long way in 

enhancing, embellishing an individual attraction. 

But he's afraid there's simply not enough 

interest, on the part of the theatre manager, 

per se, in local affairs, local pacesetters. 

He's in favor of having theatre managers, 

for example, address interested high school 

and college groups on the film industry. 

He's promulgated a theatre manager's participation 

in civic-minded endeavor—a la 

charity drives, service club benefits and the 

like. 

He's more than glad to see a theatre manager's 

name on the roster of active backers 

of projects geared to benefit a community. 

But he's afraid that there is not enough of 

the foregoing, on a sustained, strong basis. 

"We should be tenacious where we are 

timorous," he asserts. "We should let the 

community itself know that the motion picture 

industry— particularly the motion picture 

theatre that business-wise is tied to the 

community 365 days a year— is vitally concerned 

with what happens in the town, in the 

city." 

How to best implement this thinking, this 

tempo? 

"For one thing, I'd have each manager 

NEW ENGLAND 

take an hour a day, at a tinte when there's 

no great demand on him to be on the floor, 

and go through the local newspaper. Have 

him clip out stories that affect the welfare, 

the wealth of the community. Have him 

drop a note to the new president of the 

Rotary Club. Have him congratulate the 

new head of the prominent women's club. 

"When it comes time to find a sponsor 

lor an opening night, the same manager can 

turn around and phone the new Rotary Club 

president or the new head of the women's 

group and offer them a chance to raise some 

money, at the same time calling the community's 

attention to a ilistinctive motion 

Better Than 'Cold' Opening 

"This is certainly better than opening a 

picture "cold.' It's far more effective than 

trying to line up a premiere sponsor without 

knowing anyone who means something to 

the community." 

Moreover, Lowe wouldn't mind seeing a 

local manager paying a courtesy call more 

t)ften on the newspapers, the radio and television 

stations. 

"The people who give us promotion the 

year round aren't about to forget someone 

who's just dropped by to say hello and express 

appreciation for a nice gesture. All 

give and no take is something they can't 

begin to comprehend. 

"The fact that a manager lias a lot of routine 

detail to attend to in 

his office, day after 

day, shouldn't deter him from finding the 

time to get vigorously active in a project affecting 

the community's welfare." 

Significantly, Lowe feels that much of the 

foregoing activity can point the way to resolvement 

of a particularly perplexing problem: 

New manpower. 

Leads to Vital Contacts 

"Our theatres are looking for management 

trainees as much as any other growing 

circuit," he admits. "I think we can find interested 

young people by merely getting 

more active in community events. Inevitably, 

we're bound to find someone who 

knows someone who just happens to like 

motion picture exhibition. Sitting around a 

coffee shop at 2 in the morning with another 

circuit executive and lamenting about the 

lack of new people for management-level 

appointments isn't going to get us anything 

but less sleep." 

Lowe practices what he preaches. He volunteers 

to address college and secondary 

school classes on films. He maintains an astonishing 

quantity of correspondence with 

opinion-makers in cities under his supervision. 

By his own admission, some days 

lengthen to 18 and 20 hour work loads. 

"But the end result is what counts. And 

I'm not about to sit back and say to myself, 

'Well, there's nothing to be done.' I'm going 

to try to make things happen—and happen 

for 

the good of exhibition!" 

BOXOFTICE April NE-1

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BOSTON 

Jim Engel, formerly with 20th Century-Fox. 

joined Paramount Pictures Monday 

(15) as assistant exchange manager . 

\fGM screened "Mrs. Brown. You Have a 

Lovely Daughter" Wednesday (17) . . . 

David Connor has taken a position with the 

Lockwood & Gordon film department. Previously, 

he was with the Cambridge Institute 

for Management Education. 

Noiman Plotkin, former Buena Vista 

booker, has joined American International 

Pictures as a student salesman. He and 

Nanci Hochberg were married Sunday (7). 

At American International. Norman replaces 

Alan Hochberg who left the AlP exchange 

to bccom,; associated with his father Joe. 

president of Affiliated Theatres. 

Bo.ston will be represented at the Variety 

International Convention May 5-9 by Bill 

Kosler. executive director of the Jimmy 

Fund and Boston's Variety Club: Bill Kumins. 

chief barker of the Variety Club of 

New England and manager of the Warner 

Bros.-7 Arts exchange; Isidore Bromfield 

and Albert Melley. the latter an associate 

member of the Variety Club. All of these 

barkers will be accompanied by their wives. 

i-'ilnirow offers condolences to Jack Israelson. 

MGM head booker, on the death of his 

father Charles, long-time operator of the 

Wells Beach. Me., theatre. Funeral services 

were held Friday (12). 

A General Cinema's twin indoor theatre 

is under construction al the Burlington .Shiipping 

Center, which will be the largest shopping 

center in New England. The center is 

situated at the junction of routes 128 and 

28. The GC twin is to be ready for an August 

opening . . . Sy 

Evans, GC publicist, 

will make the transition from country to city

The Bond Program offers 

two kinds of 

Interest. 

One is in 

America. 

U. S. Savings Bonds and the new Freedom Shares are a good investment in 

their own right. But they also offer a plus to the businessman who promotes 

them to his employees: the knowledge that he is doing his part to help keep 

America's economy strong in these troubled times. 

The Freedom Share, you know, is a companion note to the popular Series 

E Savings Bond, and available only in combination with E Bonds through a 

regular plan like Payroll Savings. 

When your employees purchase E Bonds they have the option to buy 

Freedom Shares, too, on an approximate one-for-one basis. Freedom Shares 

earn 4.74% when held to maturity of 4V2 years and must be held for at least 

one year. They are available in four denominations ranging from $25 to $100, 

and only one deduction is necessary to apply toward the Bond/Freedom 

Share "package." 

But before you or your employees can take advantage of the bonus opportunity, 

you must first set up a Payroll Savings Plan in your plant. The 

plan can be easily handled under your normal payroll procedures. For a kit 

containing all you will need to set up this employee benefit plan, mail the 

coupon below. 

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and legitimate stage shows. -ÔOl: A Space Several theatres not listed below, because 

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Boston Theatre and 500s being recorded overs, were doing good business with the re- ^rn Hemisphere. 

by "The Graduate." 18th week at the Paris turned product. The Astor grossed 110 with Produced by Leon Clore and directed by 

Cinema, and "Planet of the Apes." third a return of "Samson and Delilah." Cheri 2 Christopher Morahan, the film is a conweek 

at the Savoy. These big pcrccntag-es played "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" for temporary sex comedy, with script by Jane 

were established even though the Bruin .150 in the second week of a moveover. Gaskell and Hugh Whitemore from Miss 

hockey team and Celtics basketball team "Bonnie and Clyde" was 145 in the 16th Gaskell's best-selline novel of the same 

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NE-4 BOXOFTICE :: April 29, 1 9(.H

FPC, Odeon Donate $5,000 

For Civic Beautification 

VANCOUVER—A S5.()0() conlnlnilion 

toward ihc downtinvn theatre row bcaulilication 

program has been made by Famous 

Players Canadian Corp. and Odeon Theatres 

of Canada. The money will be used 

to plant trees and install planters on the 

two blocks of Granville between Robson 

and Nelson, the area in which are located 

FPC's Capitol, Orpheiim and Downtown; 

Odeon"s Coronet, Odeon and \ ogiic and 

Twincxs Studio. 

Property owners have agreed to share 

with the city the cost of the $1 15,000 beautification 

program, scheduled to be completed 

by mid-June. Owners will pay $73.- 

000 under local improvement provisions and 

the city will pay the balance. 

Work will also include decorative street 

lighting, new red-covered sidewalks, new 

street signs and mid-block crosswalks. 

Michael J. Pollard Stars 

In NEB 30-Minute Film 

.MONTREAL—The National Film Board 

has completed a 30-minutc color film "Niagara 

Falls," starring Michael J. Pollard, 

whose role in "Bonnie and Clyde" earned 

him an Academy Award nomination. In his 

first Canadian screen role he plays a wandering 

observer, whose travels take him to 

the thundering waters of Niagara. 

Director Derek May. whose experimental 

film "Angel" last year won four international 

awards, has combined a contemporary 

setting and cast with the color and mystery 

of the past. 

"Niagara Falls" offers two firsts for its 

star and director. For Pollard whose career 

spans stage, screen and television and. who 

recently opened on Broadway, this is his 

first acting role outside the United States. 

For May during his three years at the 

National Film Board, this is his first attempt 

at a dramatic film. 

Paul Hanner Quits Post 

At Canadian Theatres 

ST. CATHARINES. ONT.— Paul Hanner 

has announced his resignation, effective 

Tuesday (30) as general manager of Canadian 

Theatres, which is based here and 

and operates Southwood Drive-In. Ltd.. in 

Calgary. Alta.. and Canadian Drive-In Theatres. 

Ltd.. in the Niagara Peninsula. 

Formerly with Odeon Theatres and Astral 

Films in executive capacities. Banner's new 

appointment will be announced following 

a Caribbean vacation in May. His successor 

at Canadian Theatres has not been announced. 

Quebec Airer Construction Waiting 

On Drafting of Formal Regulations 

MON I 

RlAl— Although there now is a 

law in Quebec lor drive-ins. up to now not 

one such unit has been set up. And according 

to industry sources it is not likely that 

there will be drive-ins in the near future. 

Thus far Quebec authorities have not drafted 

regulations to support the legislation 

passed by the Quebec legislature in the fall. 

Until last fall, the Quebec government 

considered drive-ins "immoral," at least by 

enough legislators to prevent a law being 

adopted. A ban on open-air theatre construction 

had been in effect since 1947. The repeal 

of the law generated considerable excitement 

and publicity. 

See .Summer Without Urivc-Iiis 

1 he delay is becoming a souurce of concern 

to the Ass'n of Quebec Cinema Owners, 

which represents 70 per cent of the 350 

movie houses in the province. It is felt that 

theatre owners face the prospect of another 

summer season without the lucrative drivein 

movie business. 

Gaston Theroux. president of the Cinema 

Owners, said he would like the government 

to act as quickly as possible. Theroux said 

he has been trying for some time without 

success to arrange a meeting with cultural 

affairs minister Jean Noel Tremblay. Part 

of the reason for the delay on drive-ins is 

that the responsibility for regulating theatres 

recently has been shifted to Tremblay from 

the provincial secretary Yves Gabias. 

Theroux said. "We have told Mr. Tremblay 

that we are taking our case to the public. 

But we do not want to leave the impression 

that we are criticizing the government 

inaction. Instead, we are taking a positive 

stand by stating what we think should be 

done about our problems." 

Little Church Opposition 

Theroux said he feels the drive-in regulations 

may have been sidetracked because 

they are not among the most important political 

priorities facing the government. There 

has been little opposition from the Catholic 

Church, it was said, which last summer 

adopted a very much more liberal attitude 

toward films. 

Under the new legislation, drive-ins will 

be allowed to show only "family" films at 

the outset. This provision has been greeted 

skeptically by the major circuits, which have 

doubts about the economic viability of driveins 

under this limitation. However, many 

businessmen have been sending a flood of 

applications to a good number of Quebec 

municipalities. 

Theroux said prospective operators of 

drive-ins will have to obtain permits from 

Fanfare's 'Kill' Premiere 

Set May 17 in Toronto 

TORONTO—The world premiere of 1 an- 

the provincial government and the city in 

lare lilms' "The Name of the Game Is 

Kill!" will be held May 17 at the Young which they are situated. His association is 

recommending a rational and moderate 

Street Theatre here, it was announced by 

Producer Joe .Solomon. The mystery drama, granting of permits so that cinemas will not 

be forced out of business. 

directed by Gunnar Hallstrom, stars Jack 

Lord, Susan Strasberg and Tisha Sterling. "We think development should be a slow 

process." he said. "The drive-in business has 

grown gradually by twos and threes in other 

Canadian provinces. But we have been deprived 

of drive-ins for 20 years and if the 

doors are thrown wide open hundreds of 

them might suddenly be opened, vastly exceeding 

the province's potential." 

The theatre owners have had a preliminary 

meeting on their industry's problems 

with Andre Guerin. director of the Quebec 

film supervisory committee. Besides seeking 

publication of the drive-in regulations, 

the theatremen are asking for other changes. 

These include establishment of a revamped 

Quebec cinema authority to govern theatres, 

subsidization to theatre owners showing Canadian-produced 

films and a clampdown on 

competition from noncommercial organizations 

that are charging admission fees to 

film shows. 

Would Clas.sify Films 

Despite hedging on drive-ins. the government 

has gone ahead with its plan to introduce 

a classification system that for the first 

time in 40 years permits children under 

16 to attend theatres. Under the system, 

films are classified in three categories 

family fare for everybody; adolescent films, 

starting at 13, and adult movies for those 

over 18. 

Without drive-ins and young customers, 

Quebec's movie business has lagged in recent 

years. Admissions in 1966 were 22 

million, compared with a 

high of 55 million 

in 1954 before the advent of television. 

The owners association, in a brief presented 

to affairs minister Tremblay, recommended 

that the government group the licensing, 

planning and policing agencies 

now handled by separate department—under 

one roof. The brief urged that the office 

be called the Cinema Board and that a committee 

be set up with theatre industry representation 

to advise the board. 

Ask Strict Permit Control 

The theatre owners ask the government 

to legislate strict controls to govern the 

handing down of permits to operate future 

drive-in movies. Also since they will likely 

be hit by decreased attendance, the government 

should allow the present theatre owners 

first crack at permits for drive-ins. The 

association also asked for repealing of the 

present amusement tax and suggested government 

money should be used to aid the 

Quebec filmmaking industry. 

The brief reiterated its demands for tightening 

of regulations that currently allow 

church, school and civic groups to raise 

money by screening films. Theroux said the 

implementation of the measures would 

strengthen the position of theatre owners. 

As far as the proposed Cinema Board is 

concerned, Theroux said this board would 

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POXOFFICE April 29, 1968 K-1

MONTREAL 

The Seville Theatre lobby was damaged by 

an explosion and fire an hour after a 

matinee performance had ended. Four employes 

were the only ones in the house. 

Firemen said the blast occurred when gas 

seeped from a soft drink machine. The projection 

room on the second floor was damaged 

by smoke and water. 

The Capitol Theatre was forced to evacuate 

its patrons, when a restaurant in the 

building caught 

fire. 

Old movies are the popular thing these 

days in Montreal. For example, the Monkland 

is playing such pictures as Greta 

Garbo's "Mata Hari," "Ninotchka." while 

the Little Cinema is featuring Charlie Chaplin 

films. The Verdi Repertory Theatre also 

has been successful with reruns. 

l-'ar

071 AW A 

H further delay is possible in ihc active 

operation of the Canadian film Dc- 

\elopiiient Corp. through the resignation 

Ironi the federal cabinet of state secretary 

Jiid\ LaMarsh who had named members 

for the corporation's board. .She has retained 

her seat in the House of Commons, which 

resumed its session here following a recess. 

The annual general nieetin|> of Famous 

Players Canadian Corp. will be held Tuesda> 

(30) at Toronto for the election of directors 

and other business, including acceptance 

of reports for a successful year for the chain 

of .'12 theatres. One statement has given 

special mention to R. W. Bolstad. president 

and managing director, for his service with 

the company 38 years. 

"Gone With the Wind" opened Wednesday 

evening (24) at the 20th Century Nelson 

as a benefit for the Retarded Children's 

Ass'n. Reserved-seat prices are scaled up to 

$3. with performances scheduled nightly 

and matinees on Wednesdays, .Saturdays, 

Sundays and holidays. Svend Pedersen is 

manager of the theatre. 

The drive-ins in Ottawa had a rousing 

weekend, all five of them presenting multiple-feature 

programs Sunday night to start 

the season with vigor. For its dusk-to-dawn 

show of four pictures, the Aladdin had a 

special touch in an admission price of $2 

a carload. 

Four theatres continued to collect substantially 

on extended engagements of Academy 

Award winners. "Guess Who's Coming 

to Dinner" was in its third month here at 

the Little Elgin, "Bonnie and Clyde" held 

for an eighth week at the Somerset and 

Queensway after its lengthy run at the 

Regent, while the Main Elgin scoi^d a seventh 

week on "The Graduate." 

The Ottawa Film Council, which conducts 

free shows at intervals in a federal 

building, scooped the regular theatres here 

by playing "A Place to Stand" for several 

nights. This is the Ontario government picture 

which won an Oscar for a short subject. 

It drew overflow crowds. 

For the spring holidays the FP Capitol 

catered to the family trade by presenting 

"Blackbeard's Ghost." The theatre's stage 

was occupied Friday night (19) by Buck 

Owens and His Buckaroos at $4 top. 

The drive-in season is almost in full swing 

around eastern Ontario with little change in 

policy. For instance, L. J. Williams of the 

Port Elmsley Drive-In near Perth announced 

no increase in the adult price at $1. 

In Ottawa Casey Swedlove's Linden, an 

independent hardtop, got three weeks on 

"Alaskan Safari" as a special attraction. 

In the National Museum Theatre, the Royal 

Commonwealth Society conducted a onenight 

free show, the program consisting of 

films from Britain and Bermuda. 

Eighi 'Excellent/ One Very Good 

In Vancouver s Best Week of 1968 

VANCOUVER— Ideal show weather on 

Good Friday and generally cold conditions, 

which kept people away from the parks, 

combined to give the mainstem the best 

week of the year. With only one exception, 

business was excellent everywhere. 

Capitol Plonct o» the Apes (20th-Fox) Excellent 

Corcnct The Scalphunters (UA) Excellent 

Downtown Guess Who's Coming Dinner (Col), 

to 

9th wk 

Excellent 

Odeon The Forty (UA), 2nd wk Excellent 

Orpheum 

Pork — 

How to Save a Marriage 

Bedaiilcd {20th Fox), 2nd 

.Very Good 

Excellent 

(Col) 

wk 

Ridqc— Doctor Dolittle (20th-Fox), 12th wk. Excellent 

Strand Blackbeard's Ghost (Emp) Excellent 

Studio— The Graduate (IFD), 5th wk Excellent 

Lineups for "Night,' "Dinner' 

At Montreal Theatres 

MONTREAL — Helped considerably by 

Alouette Doctor Dolittle (20th-Fox), 3rd wk. .Good 

Atwater Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Col), 

6th wk Excellent 

Avenue Bedazzled (20th-Fox), 5th wk. ...Excellent 

Copitol-^No Way to Treot a Lody (Para) Good 

Benjamin (Para), 

iture 

2nd 

Cinema Festival Night Games (5R), 2nd wk. .Good 

Cinema Place Ville Mane The Graduate (IFD), 

7th wk Good 

Cinema Westmount Square The Party (Para), 

2nd wk 

Good 

..Excellent 

Elysee (Resnois) My Love, My Love (5R) 

Elysee (Eisenstein) Kid Sentiment (SR), 3rd wk. Good 

Imperial Custer of the West (CRC), I 2th wk. .Good 

Loew's Planet ot the Apes (20th-Fox), 2nd wk. Good 

Palace How to Save a Marriage Good 

(Col) 

Porisien La Grande Vodrouille 5th wk. .Good 

(SR), 

Seville Half a Sixpence fPara), 6th wk Good 

Snowdon I, a Woman (IFD), 9th wk Excellent 

Van Home Sweet November (WB-7A) Good 

Vendome Manon 70 (SR) Good 

Westmount Poor Cow (Emp), 4th wk Good 

York Bonnie and Clyde (WB-7A), 3Ist wk. Excellent 

'Where Angels Go,' "Planet' 

Are Standouts in Toronto 

TORONTO — Although summer-like 

weather for the Easter weekend took thousands 

out of the city, grosses held up well for 

several new bookings. "Where Angels Go" 

did well in a multiple run at the Coronet and 

13 other Odeon houses, as did "Planet of 

the Apes" at the Imperial. "How to Save 

a Marriage" also had a good week at the 

Nortown and "No Way to Treat a Lady" 

was satisfactory in its opening at the Hollywood. 

"Blackbeard's Ghost" drew good 

crowds in its opening week at the Yorkdale 

Cinema, Birchcliff, Willow and other 

Twinex houses. "The Graduate" was still 

strong in its fourth week at the Towne 

Cinema and opening week at the Glendale, 

"Party" also had a good opening at the 

Hyland, 

Capitol Fine Art Poor Cow (IFD), 5th wk Good 

Capri, Nortown How to Save a Marriage .Fair 

(Col) 

-Guess Who'! 

to Dinner (Col), 

) 

I3th wk 

Cinema Bonnie ond Clyde (WB 7A), 


Cr.ronet, 13 others— Where Angels Go (Col) Excellent 

Downtown group The Shakiest Gun in the West 

Fairlawn Holt o Sixpence (Poro), 7th wk Good 

Glcndolc The Groduotc (IFD) Excellent 

Hollywood (North)— Woit Until Dork (WB-7A), 

10th wk 

Excellent 

Hollywood (South)— No Woy to Treat a Lady 

(Poro) Very Good 

Hylond—The Party (UA) Excellent 

Excellent 

Imperial Plonct of the Apes (20th-Fox) 

Intcrnationol Cinema Closely Watched Trains 

(IFD), 3rd wk Very Good 

Loew's The Scalphunters (Univ) Good 

Loew's Uptown— The Secret War of Horry Frigg 

(Univ) Good 

, 

Towne The Groduotc (IFD), 4th wk Excellent 

University—Comclot (WB-7A), I6th wk Good 

Yorkdole Cinemo Blockbeord's Ghost (Emp) .Good 

"Blackbeard's Ghost' 'Excellent' 

As Newcomer in Winnipeg 

WINNIPEG—Grosses moved up sharply, 

aided by the Academy Awards and the Easter 

holiday period, "Blackbeard's Ghost." being 

given its first exposure in Winnipeg at 

the Oscar 

the 

awards, such films as "In the Heat 

Lyceum, and "Guess Who's Coming to 

of the Night." 

Dinner," 

a re-run at the Cinema 

which has had 

Place 

eight weeks of exposure 

at the 

du Canada, and "Guess Who's Coming Odeon Theatre, rated "excellent." 

to 

Dinner." at the Atwater, were 

Moving up sharply was 

so well 

"Doctor 

patronized 

that boxoffice lineups were 

Dolittle," 

which had slumped to only average 

frequent. 

"I, a Woman," preceding 

returns in the 

at the Snowdon, 

weeks. 

and 

Capitol— Volley of the Dolls (20th-Fox), 

"Bonnie and Clyde," at the York also were 3rd wk Very Good 

well attended. 

Gaiety Half a Sixpence (Poro) Average 

Hylond-The Whisperers (UA) Good 

Kings— Doctor Dolittle (20th-Fox), 

(Univ); Nobody's Perfect (Univ) Foir 

Eglinton Doctor Dolittle (20th-Fox), 17th wk. . .Good 

1 1 th wk Very Good 

Lyceum Blockbeord's Excellent 

Ghost (Emp) 

Metropolitatn Will Penny (Para) Averoge 

Odeon Guess Who's Coming fo Dinner (Col), 


Frank Little Appointed 

BV Publicity Director 


NEW YORK—Frank Little, who recently 

completed a three-year assignment as 

account executive and magazine director for 

McFadden, Strauss. Eddy and Irwin in 

March, has been named publicity director 

of Buena Vista distribution by Irving H, 

Ludwig, president. He replaces Malcolm 

Barbour, who moved up to the post of 

eastern story editor for Walt Disney Productions 

in February, 

Little's background also includes assignments 

for Paramount and Universal Pictures 

and director of press information and 

promotion for the news division of the 

ABC-TV network. 

Jerome Berger to Post 

With King Features 


NEW YORK—Frank C. 

McLearn. president 

of King Features Syndicate, Inc. has 

named Jerome Berger as director of business 

affairs for television and motion pictures. 

Berger. a New York attorney, has had wide 

international experience in the motion picture 

and television industries and has handled 

business affairs for .Screen Gems, a 

subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, and for 

the Ashley Famous Agency. He also has 

been associated with the law firm of Paul, 

Weiss. Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison. King 

Features is currently making a motion picture, 

"Yellow Submarine," featuring the 

Beatles for United Artists release. 

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VANCOUVER 

gusincss soared Easter Week, both in the 

big houses on Granville Street and in 

the smaller art houses. Academy Award winner. 

"The Graduate," drew long lines all 

day Good Friday at both the Studio and the 

Park Royal in West Vancouver. At the same 

time, the Park Royal twin turned away patrons 

trying to see "Poor Cow." "Charlie 

Bubbles" was big at the Varsity, as was "The 

Whisperers" at the Dunbar, and the venerable 

"The African Queen" was under a 

head of steam at the Hyland. 

full 

After a Jop week with "Bonnie and 

Clyde." the Loughced Drive-In enjoyed turnaway 

business with 2()th-Fox"s "Planet of 

the Apes." 

The return of cold weather helped to soar 

boxoffice returns, and while most showmen 

welcomed the weather, veteran Orphcum 

Manager Ivan Ackery admitted to mixed 

feelings. Just returned from a vacation in 

Honolulu, where it had rained steadily for 

eight days. Ivan was looking forward to 

some balmy spring weather, instead of the 

mid-Janiiar\ type the wcalhernian dished 

Strand Manager led Bcilby's "million 

dollar bill' promotion was not appreciated 

b\ at least one downtown bistro 

owner after a customer, taking advantage of 

the dim light in the establishement, fobbed 

one off on a waiter in payment for a beaker 

of bubbly. 

Jim Moore's successful run of "Lana. 

Queen of the Amazons" at the Coronet ran 

afoul of censorship problems. Referring to 

the nudies which are staple fare at the Sea 

Vue in Blaine. Wash., Jim put a tag line on 

his fronl-of-house display, "Banned in 

Blaine?" The censor objected and made him 

remove the copy. 

The Mayer circuit drive-ins. the Delta at 

Richmond and the Tillicum at Victoria, had 

their annual Easier promotions on Good Friday. 

Each theatre held a special "bunny 

bingo" an hour before showtime. As each 

car passed the boxoffice. kids in the car received 

a colored Easter egg and a balloon. 

Adults got a bingo card, and about ten 

games were played before dark. Winners received 

prizes of toys and merchandise. Business 

was brisk. 

Heavy storms Saturday and Sunday failed 

to hurt the three Sunday midnight shows at 

Odcon's New Westminster and North Vancouver 

and at the Cascades in Burnaby. All 

three had action double bills. Although temperatures 

were near freezing, clearing skies 

in the evening brought out the crowd and 

by midnight the turnstiles were clicking. 

Veteran star Jimmy Stewart, his wife and 

two daughters were here over the Easter 

holiday, to look at the universities and the 

ski slopes. The girls may attend a university 

here after next year, combining studies and 

relaxation on the ski slopes. 

Nagata of Daiei Co. 

Honored by MPAA 


NEW YORK— Masaichi Nagata. president 

of the Daiei Motion Picture Co.. Ltd. 

of Tok\o. Japan, honored Wednesday (17) 

at the Harvard Club at a luncheon given by 

Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture 

Ass'n of America, pledged his influence 

for the mutual interest and welfare of 

the American and Japanese industries. 

"I have always been internationally 

minded where our industry is concerned. I 

believe the future of our industry rests 

largely in the hands of iIimsc who arc likeminded." 

Nagata said. 

He urged that both countries work together 

to promote the international exchange 

i>f motion pictures, which are "so important 

to promoting a better understanding between 

the people of the world." 

Nagata is also president of the Federation 

of Motion Picture Producers in Asia and 

president of the Motion Picture Producers 

Ass'n of Japan. 

Representing member companies of the 

.Motion Picture Export Assn of America 

were Roger Sultan. Allied Artists: Edgar 

Walsh. Columbia: Jack Gordon and Seymour 

Mayer. MGM: David Raphel and 

Morey Marcus. 20th Century-Fox: Donald 

Nathan and J. Wolfe. Paramount: Eric 

Pleskow. United Artists: Orlando Calvo. 

Universal: and Wolfe Cohen and Mac 

Greenfcerg. Warner Bros.-? Arts. 

Representatives from Daiei were Irving 

Maas. vice-president in charge of the New 

York office, and Keigo Hirao, general sales 

manager. 

Combination Run Proves 

Replay Profitable in N.Y. 

Fr::,v Eav:c-n Edl:-n 

NEW YORK—A .Man for All 

Seasons" 

and "To Sir. With Love" have just ended a 

joint engagement in 26 New York area 

showcase situations where they already had 

played extended individual runs and rolled 

up a gross of S427.000. Mo Rothman. Columbia 

world distribution vice-president, 

said the dual 12-day run has proved that a 

lot of p«iple missed the pictures the first 

time around or that there were a lot of 

repeats. 

He pointed out that this double showing, 

for whatever reasons, is bringing in large 

audiences where it could have been assumed 

that each picture had exhausted its potentiaL 

Pleased with the results here. Rothman has 

planned for the same combination to be 

shown in other key exchange centers where 

both films already have had first play runs. 

Both pictures are relatively new releases. 

"To Sir. With Love" came out last summer 

and " A Man for All Seasons" has been in 

general release only a few months after 

a year as a limited roadshow. 

NBC Decides to Abstain 

From Producing Pictures 

HOI L'k WOOD— Don Durgin. president 

ol the NBC television network, told the 

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Hollywood Radio and Television Society 

meeting here Tuesday (16) that the network 

uill not entor the business of producing and 

distributing motion pictures. NBC's decision 

was based on its contract relations with motion 

picture producers to step up their production 

coupled with the extent of their feature 

inventory. 

He said NBC's recent transactions with 

United Artists and Universal, "the two biggest 

individual feature film acquisition deals 

ever made" in addition to acquisitions from 

other studios has provided the netwiirk adequaleh 

in number and quality. 

NBC will develop the "long form" program. 

Durgin said, suggesting that this more 

t\pical television form of storytelling, on 

t;ipe from live productions, has advantages 

which t\pical motion picture features cannot 

present. 

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Radio Campaign Paces 

Trigg' K.C. Opening 

\ ctUKcnlialcJ vmUo pnimolion highlighls 

the Kansas City campaign for the multiple 

opening of "The Secret War of Harry Frigg" 

May 8. 

The Universal picture is booked to bow at 

Commonwealth's Metcalf and Antioch theatres 

and at NG&C Amusement's Uptown 

and its Granada in Kansas City. Kas. 

Al HIewitz. Universal area exploiteer. 

stepped off the promotion with both WDAF- 

FM and AM units, working with Bryce 

Cooke. FM manager, and Larry Wagner. 

WDAF-Radio promotion manager. 

The FM station started its on-the-air 

campaign for the picture Thursday (18). 

and will end it opening night by having disc 

jockey Dan Henry appear at one of the 

Commonwealth theatres. Also during May. 

the picture will be the station's Monthly 

12 billfolds and a dozen jewelry items. 

WDAF-AM started a two-week promotion 

Thursday (25) on its hourly "Money 

Sweepstakes." Prizes will include 25 Decca 

albums, provided by Decca salesman Tom 

Kelley; 12 billfolds: 12 pairs of cuff links 

or earrings and 25 pairs of guest tickets to 

each participating theatre. 

Assisting Elewitz in setting up the promotion 

were Dan Meyers of the Galvin-Farris- 

Ross Advertising Agency and Jack Poessiger 

of Commonwealth Theatres' promotion and 

exploitation department. 

'Planet of Apes' in LA 

One ol the most unusual cross-plugging 

operations undertaken in Los Angeles in 

many years has been instituted by Loew's 

Theatres for 20th Century-Fox's "Planet of 

the Apes" at the Beverly Theatre. 

Five theatre doormen in Loew's houses 

have been dressed in ape costumes used 

in the Arthur P. Jacobs production, with 

passers-by and patrons of the theatres invited 

to have their photos taken with the 

"simian" employes. Random photos are 

selected and posted on a board in the lobby 

of the Beverly, and those persons are given 

two guest tickets to the film. 

The houses involved are the El Miro in 

Santa Monica, the Crest in Westwood, the 

Pickfair in Los Angeles and the Century 

and Paramount in Hollywood. 

Month-Long Promotion SetsUpOpening 

Of Planet of Apes' in Kansas City 

Following the promotional plan for "Planet 

of the Apes" he presented to Show-A- 

Rama XI delegates in February, Durwood 

Theatres Kansas City general manager M. 

Robert Goodfriend and assistant George 

Kieffer launched a multifaceted campaign 

almost a month in advance of the picture's 

opening at the Durwood Empire II Theatre. 

Kicking Off Campaign 

The all-out promotion began with the 

continuous screening of "Apes" cross-plug 

trailers and placement of lobby displays in 

all 16 of the circuit's Kansas City theatres 

a month in advance of the opening. This 

was followed by a sneak preview of the 

picture at the Durwood Embassy, preceding 

Movie Showcase the entire month. Prizes 

two Sunday afternoon invitational 

campaign 

screenings 

for a contest in connection with the 

for the press, scholastic journalists, 

will be a weekend at the Plaza Inn and 

adult and youth group leaders and educators. 

Letters of invitation to the screenings 

emphasized the unusual production 

values, production staff and topflight star 

calibre, as well as the timeliness of the subject 

matter. Both advance screenings were 

close to capacity. 

Also. KCMO-Radio launched the "Planet 

of the Apes" contest, in which listeners were 

asked to identify from hourly clues which of 

the nine planets in the solar system was 

"The Planet of the Apes." The winning 

name was drawn from all correct entries 

and announced on the air from the Kansas 

City Municipal Auditorium where the station 

was doing live remote broadcasts from 

the Home Show there. 

Wins Hollywood Trip 

The winner was awarded a trip for two to 

Hollywood for a tour of 20th Century-Fox 

Studios and tickets to attend the Academy 

Awards presentation. Air transportation was 

supplied by TWA. hotel accommodations by 

Kansas City-based Captain Kidd Travel 

Agency and $100 pocket money by Durwood 

and 20th-Fox. Hard-to-come-by 

Academy Award tickets were arranged for 

by Rodney Bush. 20th-Fox exploitation 

chief in New York. 

The promotional campaign was heavily 

augmented by saturation radio. TV and 

newspaper buys concentrating on the opening 

week. The combination of promoted and 

These posters were displayed in till 16 

Kansas City houses of the Durwood 

circuit to call attention to the "Planet 

of the Apes" opening at the Empire II 

and the KCMO-Radio contest tyini; in 

with the playdate. 

purchased exposure resulted in the awareness 

of the picture's outstanding qualities in 

advance of opening, which, despite rioting 

and curfews imposed opening week, showed 

remarkable strength. 

Free Showing to Parents 

For 'Yours, Mine and Ours' 

Obstetricians, mothers of eight children 

and fathers of ten children were admitted 

free to sneak previews of "Yours, Mine and 

Ours" at four theatres in New York Friday 

(19). The theatres were the Astor in 

Manhattan, Meadows in Queens, Kingsway 

in Brooklyn, and the Central Plaza Cinema 

in Yonkers. 

The free showing lied in with the theme 

of the comedy, starring Lucille Ball and 

Henry Fonda, in which the actress portrayed 

a widow with eight children who meets a 

widower having ten offspring. Released by 

United Artists, the film opened at the Astor 

and 86th Street East theatres Wednesday 

(24). Co-stars are Van Johnson and Tom 

Bosley. The picture was produced by Robert 

F. Blumofe and directed by Melville 

Shavelson, who with Mort Lachman wrote 

the screenplay from a story by Madelyn 

Davis and Bob Carroll. The Desilu Walden 

production is in De Luxe Color. 

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Well-Paced Promotion Sets Up Unsung 

Religious Film in 

M.in;igi.r I red Hcpp of Cinema 41 in the 

South Irail Shopping Center. Fort Myers. 

Fla., promoted an unheralded, religious picture 

as his pre-Easter attraction and could 

ha\e held the film through Easter except for 

a locked date. 

He realized 

Good Holiday Film 

"Day of Triumph," the story 

of Christ through the Resurrection, was a 

"natural." hut the majority of people prohably 

never had heard of the film, even 

though Lee J. Cobb, Joanne Dru and Robert 

Wilson head the cast. 

So. as a starter. Hepp screened the Century 

Film production for the Ministerial 

Ass'n and civic organizations, with about 

200 persons on hand. After the film was 

shown, he obtained endorsements for the 

picture and permission to print them in advertising. 

All newspaper and radio advertising carried 

local endorsements from various ministers. 

5,000 Heralds 

On the Sunday prior to the Friday opening. 

Hepp distributed 5.000 heralds on the 

picture, produced by James K. Freidrich 

and directed by Irving Pichel. The fourpager 

(5'/ix8' 2 inches) featured scenes from 

the film and some more endorsements, including 

some quotes from Hal Haffner of 

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Fort Myers^ Fla. 

the Herald News in Punta Gorda. Fla.. and 

the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh. president 

of the University of Notre Dame, who was 

quoted as saying the "priests in the religous 

department would like to show the film each 

year to our freshmen students who are studying 

the life of Christ." 

Included with the heralds were two discount 

tickets for "Day of Triumph" at Cinema 

4 1 . A 50-cent discount was offered to 

adults, bringing the ticket price to $1, and 

children from 75 cents to 50 cents. 

'Far Above Average' 

Hepp said the engagement "was better 

than I had anticipated. The week's grosses 

were far above average and the film rental 

was low." 

The 1957-made picture, not in general 

distribution, is being handled by a schoolteacher 

from Port Charlotte. Fla.. who approached 

Hepp on the playdate. 

Soundtrack Album Set 

Dot Records, a subsidiary of Paramount 

Pictures, will release the soundtrack album 

for Paramount's "No Way to Treat a Lady." 

Music for the film was composed by Stanles 

Myers. Dot also will release a single record 

featuring the American Breed singing "A 

Quiet Place" from the picture. 

Concentrated Ballyhoo 

Leads 'Madigan' in KC 

Kansas Cit\ was made aware in ad\ance 

of the opening of "Elvira Madigan" through 

a promotion by Durwood Theatres' advertising 

and promotion department working 

with Downtown. Inc., and KMBR-FM 

Radio. The promotion was aimed at creating 

a continuing interest in the downtown 

area and gaining advance exposure for the 

picture. 

Screening Set Up 

An advance screening for women was 

scheduled at t.he Durwood Roxy. During the 

three-week period in advance of the screening, 

all stores carried announcement ads and 

their display windows featured "Elvira 

Madigan" posters telling how to obtain 

tickets. Johne Pearson, KMBR-disc jockey, 

frequently ad-libbed spots for the screening 

in addition to the more than 100 purchased 

by Downtown, Inc. 

The screening was preceded by a live 

broadcast emceed by Pearson, during which 

prizes were awarded to those attending. The 

prizes included passes from Durwood. record 

albums from KMBR-FM and merchandise 

from Downtown. Inc., an association of 

downtown stores and professional men. This 

was the first time the organization ever had 

participated in such a promotion. 

Campaign Pays Off 

Because of the screening and a l6-da\ 

"hard sell" campaign including total radio 

and newspaper coverage, the opening week 

business for "Madigan" at the Durwood Embassy 

was strong despite evening curfews 

due to racial unrest. 

The promotion was coordinated by M. 

Robert Goodfriend. Durwood general man- 

:'ucr: Russell G. Beckncr of Durwood and 

lohn Dickinson of Downtown. Inc. 

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Cincinnati Film Opening 

•Doctor Doiittic's Animal Zoofari." a 

three-week promotion featuring the characters 

and scenes from the 20ih Century-Fox 

picture, is now at Shillilo's Department 

Store in Cincinnati, heralding the opening 

of the film here two months prior to its 

premiere. 

/ his is one of iwo similar half-page ads which ran on adjoining pages of the Demo- 

< rat and Herald in Rochester by Jo-Mor Theatres to not only call attention to the 

I aster pictures hut upcoming dates as far in advance as January. Bill Laney is 

tneral manager of the Rochesier-hased circuit. 

Featuring storewide displays headlining a 

talk to the animals" theme, the motion 

picture is spotlighted in all windows and on 

each floor of the mammoth establishment. 

The music from the Arthur P. Jacobs production 

is played throughout the store, while 

every department will display "Dolittle" 

\ignettes. 

Held in cooperation with the Cincinnati 

/oo. the promotion features live animals 

with descriptive material in the flavor of the 

Todd-AO and De Luxe Color attraction. .A 

full advertising and direct mail campaign b\ 

the store annviunced the opening of the 

Kaster display to the public. 

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XHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY 

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ABOUT PICTURESi 

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 

Cobra, The (AIP)— Dana Andrews. Pclcr 

Martell, Elisa Monies. This is small picture 

that will fit in just about anywhere. Don"i 

be afraid of it. 

This has some new angles in 

it: action is good, and it has good paper on 

it. We doubled this with "Maya" (MGM) 

and it's good. Played Thurs.. Fri. Sat. 

Weather: Fair.—Leon Kidwell. Majestic 

Theatre. Allen. Okla. Pop. 1.000. 

BUENA VISTA 

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (BV 

Reissue) — Animated feature. This will 

strictly get the kids and bring some of the 

parents. Every new generation loves it. 

Played Thurs..' Fri.. Sat. Weather: Cold anil 

rainy.—Terry Axley. New Theatre. F.iigland. 

Ark. Pop. 2,136. 

COLUMBIA 

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Col) 

Spencer Tracy. Sidney Poitier. Katharine 

Hepburn. I have not played this picture, but 

saw it at an opposition theatre. It is doing 

terrific business. Some condemned it. but 

it is exactly what it is advertised to be, a love 

story of today. Spencer Tracy is 

superior. 

Bill Rawls. Cardinal Theatre. Raleigh, N.C. 

To Sir, With Love (Col)—Sidney Poitier, 

Judy Geeson, Suzy Kendall. This was a wonderful 

picture enjoyed by all.—W. S. Funk, 

East Main Drive-In, Lake City. Fla. Pop. 

5.000. 

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 

Doctor Zhivago (MGM)—Omar Sharif. 

Julie Christie. Alec Guinness. First time 

around terrific. Return engagement started 

April 4 at regular admissions. Should be 

even greater.—Bob Klinge. Lux Theatre. 

Joplin. Mo. Pop. 40,000. 

Man Called Dagger, A (MGM) — Paul 

Mantee. Terry Moore. Jan Murray. Wellmade 

takeoff on something like 007. but no 

dice here. This was really a better movie 

than many "that have gone upstairs." How 

do you figure it? Played Thurs., Fri. Sat. 

Weather: Rainy and cold.— Terry Axley, 

New Theatre, England, Ark. Pop. 2,1.36. 

Point Blank (MGM)—Lee Marvin, Angle 

Dickinson. Keenan Wynn. Top stars in a 

very disappointing movie. Not for small 

towns as this is not entertainment. As Jack 

Praises Featurette 

'Discover America' 

"Discover America" is an excellent 

45-minute featurette from Paramount. 

Worth everyone's time to see it. Also 

good for concession sales. 

Jack-son Theatre, 

Flomaton, Ala. 

S. T. JACKSON 

Early Release to TV 

Hurts Movie Business 

"Barefoot in the Park" is an excellent 

comedy, enjoyed by both young 

people as well as adults. However, the 

week after our date, someone mentioned 

an article about the TV sale of 

"Park." Sure enough, TV Guide this 

week told of the sales of that show as 

well as "The President's Analyst" and 

"The Producers," which has not even 

played first run here yet. Having a new 

product on TV is bad enough, but do 

we have to have instant flashes of these 

sales even before they get around once? 

It is very difficult to promote any picture 

(especially in sub-run) when people 

can wave articles like this in our 

faces. If the studios are going to sell 

everything off so fast, the least they 

can do is shut up about it until we get 

an even chance to make a little. Networks 

should be kept from making such 

news releases. 

ROGER PAULSON 

Palace Theatre, 

Silverton, Ore. 

Eigan. Chicago radio star, said "Nothing 

happens, and it was blank in its point." "B" 

rating, and it earned it. Played Sun., Mon. 

Weather: Fair.—Ken Christiansen, Roxy 

Theatre, Washburn, N.D. Pop. 968. 

PARAMOUNT 

Barefoot in the Park (Para)—Robert Redlord, 

Jane Fonda, Charles Boyer. Wonderful 

sophisticated comedy from stage play that 

didn't take in this small town. Drained by 

the cities before I got it. Swell entertainment. 

Played Sun., Mon. Weather: Fair and 

cold.—Terry Axley. New Theatre. England. 

Ark. Pop. 2.136. 

Naked Prey, The (Para)—Cornel Wilde. 

Gert Van Den Berg. Ken Gampu. This one 

was very well liked by all. Very good comments 

from everyone. Thought-provoking 

action. Cornel Wilde is one good director, 

as well as actor. 

Deserves the highest praise. 

Played Fri., Sat. Weather: Cool.—Paul 

Fournier, Acadia Theatre, St. Leonard, N.B. 

Pop. 1,900. 

Spirit Is Willing, The (Para)—Sid Caesar, 

Vera Miles, Barry Gordon. Good comedy 

for Saturday crowds. J wish I had double 

billed it. It's got good advertising, and the 

title is good. Just advertise it, and it should 

do okay. Played Thurs., Fri., Sat. Weather: 

Good.—Leon Kidwell, Rex Theatre Konowa. 

Okla. 

20TH CENTURY-FOX 

Fathom (2()th-Fox)— Raquel Welch, Tony 

Iranciosa, Ronald Eraser. Raquel Welch is 

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a slick chick, but my town doesn't go wild 

over bikinis any more. Only fair business. 

I'laycd Sun., Mon. Weather: Fair and cold 

Terry Axley, New Theatre, England. Ark. 

Pop. 2,136. 

Prehistoric Women (2()th-Fox)— Marline 

Beswick. Edina Ronay, Michael Latimer. 

With "The Devel's Own" (20th-Fox) it 

makes a good double bill for the kids and 

ones who like this kind. Our small town likes 

these, and if pushed with good advertising 

they will do okay. Played Thurs., Fri., Sat. 

Weather: Good.—Leon Kidwell, Rex Theatre, 

Konowa, Okla. 

UNITED ARTISTS 

Beach Red (UA) — Cornel Wildc, Jean 

Wallace, Rip Torn. This was a real fine war 

film. Should please all your action fans. 

Played Sal, double bill.—W. S. Funk, East 

Main Drivc-In, Lake City. S.C. Pop. 5.000. 

How to .Succeed in Business (UA)—Robert 

Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee. Walkouts. 

Lost money. Played Sat., Sun. Weather: 

Good.—Mrs. W. A. Windschitl. Comfrcy 

Theatre. Comfrey. Minn. Pop. 600. 

Way West, The (UA) — Kirk Douglas. 

Robert Mitchum. Richard Widmark. Nearby 

theatre was playing "Valley of the Dolls" so 

we hurt from the start as all my "do gooders" 

go see this and cry their heads off when 

we play it. An excellent picture, good cast. 

Matinee good, did average business. Played 

Sun., Mon. Weather: Snow and cold.—Ken 

Chrislianson, Roxy Theatre, Washburn, 

N.D. Pop. 968. 

UNIVERSAL 

Reluctant Astronaut. The (Univ)— Don 

Knotts. Joan Freeman, Arthur O'Connell. 

This is a good one. and it was well received 

here. Played Fri.. Sat. Weather: Cold.— 

Charles Burton. Cozy Theatre. Lockwood. 

Mo. Pop. 852. 

Ride to Hangman's Tree, The (Univ) 

Jack Lord. James Farentino. Don Galloway. 

This is one fine western, a novel comedy 

twist with entertaining moments. More enjoyable 

than many a super-western by far. 

A poor title. The foolish "B" rating and no 

name stars hurt this very good western. Played 

Fri.. Sat.—Ken Chrislianson, Roxy Theatre. 

Washburn. N.D. Pop. 96S. 

WARNER BR0S.-7 ARTS 

Bonnie and Clyde (WB-7A) — Warren 

Beatty. Faye Dunaway. Estelle Parsons. 

Most fantastic return engagement I have 

seen in 40 years of business. Give it a return 

date. You'll see what I mean. Played Sun. 

though Tues. Weather: Fair—Bob Klinge. 

Lux Theatre, Joplin, Mo. Pop. 40.000. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

I, a Woman (Audubon) — Essy Persson. 

Jorgena Reenberg. I don't see why all the 

bluenoses and do-gooders were so up in the 

air about this, as it wasn't any worse than 

any others of this kind. However, the reputation 

made the difference at the boxoffice, 

and we did excellent business. Played Thurs. 

through Mon. Weather: Nice.—Larry Thomas, 

Athens Theatre, Athens, W.Va. Pop. 

900.

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also serves as an ALPHABETICAL INDEX to feature releases, c is for CinemaScopc; V Vista 

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All; C—Condemned. For listings by company in the order of release, see FEATURE CHART 

/eEVIEW DIGEST 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX 

Very 

Good; 

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(87) CD

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UA 

REVIEW DIGEST 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX 

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4059OJunglt Book. The (78) Animated 

Feature 

BV 10-16-67 Al 

—K— 

41010Kona Coast (93) A WB-7A 4- 1-68 B 

—L— 

W MGM 4058OLasl Challenge, The 10- 9-67 B 

(105) fp 

4066 oust Safari, The (115) 

Ad Para 11-13-67 Al 

4094 OU Tra>iata (110) Opera Royal 3- 4-68 

Le Deoart (89) C . 

Let Carabiniers 

11-13-67 

(80) Melo . Les Films Marceau 1-30-67 

4075®LiH(or UA A3 

Lite (130) 1- 1-68 

4056 ©Long Duel. The (115) Ad Para 10- 2-67 A2 

—M 

4103OM,idpgan (100) s Cr Uni« 4- 8-68 A3 

4073 ©Man Called Dagger, A (82) 

Spy D MGM 12-18-67 B 

4069 0Maroc 7 (95) ip Ad Melo Para 12- 4-67 8 

408SCiMaryiane (95) D AlP 2-5-68 

4055 ©Matchless (104) Suy Spool UA 10- 2-67 B 

4081 ©Matter of Innocence, A 

(102) s Rom D Uniw 1-22-68 8 

4063 ©More Than a Miracle (110) ® 

Rom C MGM 11- 6-67 A3 

—N— 

4103 ©Name of the Game Is Kill!, The 

(88) My Fanfare 4- 8-68 

4066 ©Navajo Joe (93) CD W UA 11-13-67 B 

4081 ©Nobody's Perfect (103) 'S C Uni. 1-22-68 Al 

©North Vietnam (85) 

Ooc Fell Green Prods. 1-22-68 

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4096 ©No Way to Treat a Lady (108) 

Sus D Para 3-11-68 A3 

4099 One and Only, Genuine, Original Family 

B.nnil. The (110) M BV 3-25-68 

4055 ©Oiieration Kid Brother (104) 

Spy Melo UA 10- 2-67 A2 

4050 ©Our Mother's House (105) D MGM 911-67 A3 

—PQ— 

4100 ©Parly, The (97) p Farce C UA 3-25-68 A3 

4087 ©P. J. (109) d) Cr Univ 2-12-68 B 

SF Allegory 20th-Fox 2-19-67 A3 

4063 ©Playpen. The (86) 

Melo American Art Films 11- 6-67 

4084 ©Poor Cow (101) D NafI Gen'l 1-29-68 B 

Portrait of Lenin 

± 

(98) Doc Artkrno- Brandon 1-22-68 

4082 ©Power. The (109) ® SF MGM 1-22-68 A3 

4076 ©President's Analyst, The (104) (g> 

C Para 1- 1-68 A3 

4075 ©Producers. The (88) C Embassy 1- 1-68 B 

4099 ©Psych-Out (88) AlP 3-25-68 

4091 ©Queens. The (122) Four-Part C Royal 2-26-68 B 

—R— 

4061 ©Reflections In a Golden Eye 

(109) WB-7A 10-23-67 C 

4058 ©Robbery (113) Cr Melo Embassy 10- 9-67 A2 

4065 ©Rosie! (98) «) CD Univ 11-13-67 A3 

Sally's Hounds (90) 

My. Love D Robt. Edelslein Films 11- 6-67 

Samurai (Pari II) (102) D ..Toho Int'l 12-11-67 

4098 ©Scalphunters, The (102) 'V W . 3-18-68 

School (or Sex (95) Melo Toho 1- 1-68 

4085 ©Sebastian (100) Spy D Para 1-29-68 A3 

4096 ©Secret War of Harry Frigg. The 

(110) '8 C Univ 3-11-68 A2 

4086 ©Sergeant Ryker (85) Trial D ..Univ 2- 5-68 A2 

5042 Sevperlj. The (77) (Color and 

Black and White) Melo Mishkin 9-18-67 

4102 OShakiesI Gun in the West, The 

(101) s CW 1-68 Al 

4- 

4051 Shanty Tramp (72) Melo Tram mt'l 9-18-67 

4053 She Man, The (74) 

Piychol. D Southeastern Pictures—SR 9-25-67 

©Shultered Room. The 

4085 

(lOO) Sus D WB.7A 1-29-68 B 

4077 ©Smashing Time (96) C Para 1- 8-68 A3 

S«li (92) Melo Golden Bear 4-22-68 A3 

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OCw.antts ^f S 6804 

llorsl liiidihnlz, C.lmi l/.U..Iirii;i.U, 

.1,.^,. K.rr.r, UmU Jonl.iii 

OHtlga S« Education 6S07 

©Three in 

the 

Attic Sex . 

C. 

Yvette Mimleui. Cbrlstophrr 

Jones, .Macele Tbrelt, Judj' I'ace 

OThe Wild Eye . . 

® .Expose. .6803 

l'hllip|.f I.w.iy llfliii Kiici-arcli) 

BUENA VISTA 

3Never a Oull Moment C 

Dick Van Hike. FMvvard Robinson. 

CINERAMA 

OChariy 

D 

curt Koberiion. Claire Blovm. Lllla 

Skala 

OEast of Java Ad 

MaxImUlan Schell. niaiie Baker 

3For Love of Ivy C 

Sidney Poitier. Abbey Lincoln 

-jTlie Hioh Commissioner D. . 

Hod Tajlur. Ctirlsiopher IMummer 

OThe MudskipPer (Todd-AO) . C. 

Gregnry Peek 

3Thc Rover Ad 

.\nlbony Quinn. Hudanna HcolAffloo, 

RiU Haywortta. Rleliard JotuHoa 

OSbalako 

Sean Connery. Brieltte Birdut 

COLUMBIA 

©Anzio D . 

llobert Mlu:buiii, Robert Ryan. 

Peter Falk. Renl Santonl 

©Castle Keep D. 

Burt Lancaster. O'Neill. 

Patrick 

Jean Pierre Aumont, Tony BUI 

©Untitled 

CM 

Ilie .Munkees, Annette Funlcello, 

Sonny Uston, Victor Mature 

COMING 

Vanessa Redgratc. Franco Nero 

©Duffy Ad C. 

James Cobum. James Mason, James 

Foi 

©Funny Girl ® M.. 

Barbra Streisand. Omar Sharif 

©Hammerhead Spy . 

Vlnce Ediards. Judy Geeson. Peter 

Vauehan, Beverly Adams 

©Mackenna's Gold Ad . 

W 

Grciory Peck, Omar Sharif, Julie 

Nevnnar 

©The Castle 

Mailmlllan 

©Tell Me Lies 

CONTINENTAL 

ScheU 

Royal Shakespeare Co. 

EMBASSY 

©I Married for Fun C. 

Monica Vlttl, Olorilo Albertazzl 

©The Lion in Winter D. 

Katharine Hepburn, Peter O'TooIe 

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 

©The Appointment 

Omar Sharlff. Anmik Almee 

©The Dynamiters 

MIch.iel Calne 

Milli< 

Peter Ustinov. Mafigle Smith. Karl 

Maiden 

©Ice Station Zebra 

Rook Hudson, Ernest Borgnlne, 

Jim Broun. Patrick McGooh.in 

©Where Were You When the Lights 

Went Out? (f) C. 

IhirLs Hay, Robert Morse, Terry- 

Tliomas, Patrick O'Neal 

NATIONAL GENERAL 

©A Quiet Couple 

©The April 

Fools 

©Eagle at Escambrey t 

Cluirltiin 

llcstun 

©Hov* Sv»e«t It Is (g 

James Garner. lielHile Reynolds 

©Monty Walsh 

I.ec Man In 

©The Reivers 

Sleie McQueen 

©The Stalking Moon (g, 

Gregory Peck, &a Marie Saint 

©That Jack Valentine , 

Kills Pri-sli'y 

©To Kilt a Kino 

©With Six You Get Egg 

Roll V 

linrK liny Krinn Keith 

PARAMOUNT 

©The Assassination Bureau 

Plana Rlgg. Oliver Reed 

©Barbarella ® 

I 

Jime Fonda, John Phillip I*hw 

©The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom C 

Shirley MacLalne. Richard 

Attenborough 

©Catch 22 War Satire 

Alan Arkin 

©Darling Lili, or Where Were You 

the Night You Said You Shot 

Down Baron Von Richtofen? C 

Julie Andre\Ts, Paul New-man 

©Nameless 

D 

Suzy Kendall. Kenneth More 

©The Odd Couple C 

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthaii 


©Bandolero! ® 

Dean Martin, James Stewart 


©Charge of the Llgkt Brigade 

® Ad 

Trevor Hcraard, Vanessa Redgrave 

©Chitty Chitty Bang Bang C 

liick Van liyke 

©The Crown Affair My 

Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway 

©The Night They Raided 

Anthony Qulnn. 

Vlma Usl 

UNIVERSAL 

©Arabella ( 

Vlma List, James Fox, Margaret 

Rutherford 

©Birds in Peru [ 

Jean Seberg, Maurice Ronet, Pierre 

Brasseur 

©Boom 

D 

Elizabeth Taylor. Richard Burton, 

Noel Cmvard 

©The Hell With Heroes D 

Rod Taylor. Claudia Cardlnale 

©Isadora 

D 

Vanessa Redi^rave, Jason Robard-s. 

Fu.x 

WB-7 ARTS 

©Assignment to Kill Spy D. 

PatriiK O'Neal. Sir John Glelgud 

©Finian's Rainbow (g M 

Fred .\.slalre. PeUlla Clark 

©The Heart Is a Unely 

Hunter ® D 

Alan ArkIn, Sandra Locke 

©Now I Lay Me Down D. 

Joanne Woodward. James Olsen 

D 

(75) D ..Janes 

.Marie Brent, Donny Lee 

Suburban Pagans (75) Meto Jan 68 

Kiii-n Thimia.s. Clirl~ 'I'sltrlan, Carol 

TumiT, lion Alilil 

Venus in Furs (75) Melo Jan 68 

. . . 

iiore." Sliep Wild. Stephanie 

)) D Feb 68 

:n Miller. Yvette Corday 

©Wonderful World of Girls 

(72) Melo. Feb 68 

itz Atlanta, Griff Hanson, Sheila 

renoli, Barbara Norton 

Agony of Love (83) Melo. Apr 68 

I'.il Harrinitton. Parker Gar\ey 

iary of a Swinger 

(75) Melo.. Apr 68 

Iiianna Oinnlngham. Rose CoDtl 

Cargo of Love (70) . May 68 

Slieha Hrltt, Tony Pascal. Gloria 

Irrizzaiiy, Sam Stewart 

BRANDON 

Competition (S4) Semi-DK. Feb 68 

Jan Vnslrcil. Franktlsek Zeman. 

Vladimir Puchnlt 

BRENNER 

The Crazy World of Laurel and 

Hardy (83) C. .Dec 67 

The Embracers (72) Melo Feb 68 

Billy Rhodes, Lois Adams 

CAMBIST FILMS, 

INC. 

Aroused (81) D- Oct 67 

Janlne Lenan. Fleurette (^rtor 

The Female 

(90) D. .Dec 67 

Isabel Sarll. Francisco Rabal 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Don't Look Back (96) Doc Sep 67 

CROWN INT'L 

Bob Dylan 

Guilt (..) t Jan 68 

Sven Taube. Helena Brodln 

LOPERT 

I. a Lover (90) C. .Jan 68 ©Here We Go Round the Mulberry 

Jfjrgeii Ryg. DIrcb Passer 

Bush (95) C..Mar6S 

Barry Evans, Judy (Seeson 

©The Fountain of Love 

(. ) Sex C ..Mar 68 ©We Still Kill the Old Way 

(94) Melo.. Mar 68 

©Single Room Furnished 

Glin Maria Volonte. Irene Papas. 

(..) Mar 68 Lulgi Plsttlll. Gabriele Ferwttl 

eld 

MANSON 

' (. ) . Cycle Thriller Apr 68 Dry Summer (83) . 67 

©The Hostage 

I'lil liogan. Erol Tass 

(82) Shock Sus..Apr68 ©Sauterelle (97) ..Love D . 

67 

Don O'Kelly. Dumy Martlis. John 

Mlrielle Dare. Hardy Kruger 

Carradlne, De»n Stintoa 

In Combination With MISHKIN 

©Tei the , 

Kiss Me. Kiss Me, Kiss Mel 

»pr6S (82) D. Jan 68 

Natalie Rogers. Don WUilaas, 

EMERSON 

Peter Katray 

©The Devil's Mistress 

Indecent (90) D. .Mar 68 

(66) MO. Mar 68 Peter Van Eyck, Susanne Oamer 

Joan Staplelon. Robert Gregory 

Hamlet ( .) Jan 68 MONED 

Mavlmlllan Schell 

Three Days and a Child 

House on the Sand 

(90) D, Apr 68 

(90) D..N0V67 Oililed Kollor. Judith Soleh. MIsha 

Tony Zartndest. Sandra Kv&nse 

(89) C Feb 68 

Wendy Mathews 

Craig. Francl.i 

©Manos. the Hands of Fate 

(65) ,,.D 

T(im Newman, IHane Mahree 

©Operation Love Birds 

(90) Spy C.Ji 

Morton Grunwald. Essy Persson 

Oct. 67 

y 

FANFARE 

.Marshnll, 

Grabbers 

Tod Luwell 

C.Mart 

©The Name of the Game Is Kill 

{..) Ho Sus..MBr68 

Jack Lord. Susan Strasberg 

FEATURE FILM CORP. 

aThe Violent Ones 

) Ad . , 

larradlnc. Tommy Sands 

©Money Jungle 

67 

( . . ) Ad Jan 68 

Jiilin Erlcson, Lola Albright, 

Nthemiah Persoff, Leslie Parrlsh 

©Panic in the City 

( . ) Ad . Jan 68 

. 

Houard Duff. Unda Cristal 

©Eve (..) .. ..Ad Thriller. Apr 68 

Celeste Yamall, Robert Walker 

©The Angry Breed 

(. .) Motorcycle D. .Jun68 

James MacArtJiur, Jan Sterling 

©Fu Manchu's Kiss of Death 

(..) Thriller. Oct 68 

Shirley Ejiton. Christopher Lee. 

Richard (ireen 

©The Monitors ( ,) SF C, Dec 68 

All-star cast to be announced 

GOLDSTONI 

The Deceivers (87) Oct 67 

Barry Sullivan. Nancy Malone 

C.D.A. INC. 

The Devil's Daffodil 

(86) Murder My. .Oct 67 

©Girl Game (90) Sex CM. . 

Christopher Lee. Marius Goring. 

SylTa Kosclna, Walter Chlarl 

I'Mielope Homer 

CHILDHOOD PRODUCTIONS 

HEMISPHERE PICTURES 

©Tom Thumb (79) F. .Jan 68 

Maria Elena .Marques 

©Blood Fiend (90) ...Ho. Nov 67 

(^rlstopher Lee 

CLARIDGE—(WB-7A) 

©The Fox (110) D. .Jan 68 HOFFBERG 

Sandy hennls. Anne Oeywood. Kelr Guilt Is Not Mine (90) D. May 68 

Kossano Brazzl, Gaby Andre 

INT'L 

CLASSICS—(20»h-FOX) 

©The Day the Fish Came Out 

(109) iD Satire.. Oct 67 

Tom Courtenay. Candice Bergen 

LEACOCK—PENNEBAKER 

NAT'L FILM BOARD OF 

CANADA 

The Circle (60) Doc llov 67 

Hon Franck. Oilles Gascon 

OLYMPIC INT'L 

A Touch of Leather (65) D Nov 67 

The Bite (62) Nov 67 

PEPPERCORN—WORMSER 

Festival (95) Folk M Doc. Nov 67 

Joan liaez. Bub Dylan, and OUiera 

PATHE-CONTEMPORARY 

Special 

Friendship 

Francis Lacumbrade, DIdlei 

llaudepln. Liiclen Nat 

The Anderson Platoon 

PMK 

©Suddenly, a Woman! (91) 

l.alla .Vnd'Tsson. Jorgeri Buc 

PRENTOULIS 

Woman and Temptation 

(90) Sex Melo 

Isabel Sarll, Victor Ko 

Dec 67 

REGIONAL FILMS 

©Chappaqua (82) . . . Autobio 

Doc (Part-color) Nov 67 

Conrad Rook-s. Jean-Louis Barriuilt 

©Charlie Bubbles (91) . .APr6S 

Albert Finney. Liza MlnnelU 

©I'll Never Forget What's 'isname 

(99) D..Apr68 

Orson Welles. Oliver Reed, Michael 

Hiirdem. Norman Rodviay. Carol 

White 

ROYAL FILMS INT'L 

©A Maiden for a Prince 

(92) Fall 67 

Virna Llsl, Vlttorio Gassman 

FILM-MAKERS' DIST. CENTER China Is Near (108) ...D.. Jan 68 

Windflowers 

Glauco .Mauri. Elitt TattoU 

(75) Experimental Film Mar 68 ©The Queens (112) Four-part C- 

John Kramer, Pola Chapelle 

Monlca Vlttl, Claudia (Sirdlnale. 

Kaquel Welch, Capudne 

Winter Kept Us Warm 

(80) Melo.. Mar 68 SIGMA III 

John Labow. Henry Tarvalnen

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I 

P7 

, B7-17 

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6968-W 

I 

6969-W 

I 

6970-W 

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Mar 

May 

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Apr 

. . Feb 

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Dec 

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Shorts chart 

BUENA VISTA 

(All in color) 

FEATURETTE SPECIALS 

150 Yellovvslone Cubs (48) 

X52 Disneyland Alter Dark (48) 

155 Arizona Stieepdog 

(re-release) (22) 

170 Golden Horseshoe Re«ue (48) 

Hollywood (37) 

176 Flash, the Teeiiaoe Otter (48) 

200 Legend of the Boy and 

Eagle (22) 

SINGLE-REEL CARTOONS 

123 The Litterbug (7) 

CARTOON SPECIALS 

139 A Symposium on Popular 

Songs (20) 

179 Freewayphobia (16) 

180 Gootys Free*ay Troubles (14) 

181 Johnny Appleseed (19) (reissue) 

183 Winnie the Pooh (26) 

194 Scrooge McOuck and 

Money (17) 

SINGLE REEL REISSUE CARTOONS 

42501 Sky Trooper 

42502 A Genllcman's Gentleman 

42503 No Smoking 

42504 Lion Around 

42505 C.il N.iii Pluto 

42506 Chips Ahoy 

42507 Lets Stick Together 

42508 Mail Dog 

42509 For Whom the Bulls Toil 

42510 Donald's Ostrich 

42511 Pluto and the Armadrllo 

42512 Alpine Climbers 

53601 The Simple Things 

53602 The Art o( SelfDefense 

53603 Mr. Duck Steps Out 

53604 Figaro and Cleo 

53605 Wonder Dog 

53606 African Diary 

53607 All in a Nutshell 

53608 Morris the Miilgel Moose , 

53609 Pluto's Fledgling 

53610 Father's Weekend 

53611 The Eyes H.i.e II 

53612 Mickey's Birthday Parly . 

THREE-REEL LIVE ACTION 

SPECIALS 

142 Nature's Half Acre (33) 

162 Beaver Valley (32) 

191 Prowlers of the Eierglades (32) 

0099 Eyes in Outer Space (26) . 

131 Water Birds (31) (reissue) ... 

127 Bear Country (33) (reissue) . . 

THREE-REEL CINEMASCOPE 

0071 Wales (24) 

0072 Scotland (25) 

COLUMBIA 

COLOR FAVORITES 

(Technicolor Reissues) 

68604 Foolish bunny (8| Dec 67 

68605 Midnight Frolics (7i 2) Jan 68 

68606 The Carpenters (8) Feb 68 

68607 Poor Little Butterfly 

(8) Apr 68 

68608 JItlerburg Knights 

(71/2) May 68 

68609 The Frog Pond . 

(8) 68 

LOOPY de LOOP 

(Color Reissues) 

68704 Bungle Uncle (7) Nov 67 

68705 Beef Fore and After 

(7) Dm 67 

68706 Swash Buckles (7) ... Jan 68 

68707 Common Scents (7) Feb 68 

68708 Bearly Able (7) Mar 68 

MR. MAGOO REISSUES 

(Tethnlcolor) 

68753 Magoo's Canine Mutiny 

(ff/2) Nov 67 

68754 Hotly Footsy (7) Jan 68 

6S75S Magoo Makes News 

(6) Mar 68 

68756 Pink and Blue Blues 

(7) Apr 68 

68757 When Magoo Flew 

(6",';) C May 68 

68758 The Dog Snatcher (7) Jun 68 

ONE-REEL COLOR SPECIALS 

68652 Chuck Wagon (10) Oct 67 

68653 The Animal Movie (10) Dec 67 

SPECIAL COLOR FEATURETTES 

68443 Woiior.iui Sicily 

(18''',) Nov 67 

68654 Wli.it on E.irlh (91/,) Feb 68 

THE THREE STOOGES 

(Black and White Reissues) 

68404 Hokus Pokus (16) Nov 67 

68405 Who Done II (16"?) Dec 67 

68406 The Ghost Talks (16) Feb 68 

68407 Crime on Their Hands 

(IT"/,) Mar 68 

68408 Mummies Dummies 

(16) Jun 68 

WORLD OF SPORTS 

(One-Reel Color) 

68503 Gel Wet (g ;) May 68 

MANSON D!ST. CORP. 

01548 K.ilie's Lot (18) Oct 67 

Jrnnv ll.fhi. |i|;ini \Vi'l>.rt,T. 

Omrge UnJrrU, IV Barney OxNtman 

Madgame (17) Mar 68 

Onrlnnd TtiompiiHi 

10 

METkO-GOLDWYN MAYER 

CARTOON SPECIALS 

(Color) 

The Bear Thai Wasn't (9) ... Dec 67 

GOLD MEDAL REPRINTS 

(Color) 

6961-W Cock-A-Doodle Dog (7) . 

6962-W Symphony in Slang (7) . . 

6963-W Car ol tomorrow (6) 

6964-W Magical Maestro (7) 

6965W Busybody Bear (6) 

sufrfl-W Barney's Hungry Cousin (7) 

6967-W Cobs and Robbers (6) 

Southbound Duckling (7) . . 

Half Pint Palomino (7) . 

Baby Butch (8) 

6971-W Neapolitan Mouse (7) . . . . 

5971-W Pup on a Picnic (7) ... 

TOM AND JERRY CARTOONS 

( .MI N.ni .Ml (f,l„r| 

4535-0 Rock N' Rodent 

45360 Filet Meow 

4594-0 Love Me Love My Mouse ... 

1595-0 Puss N' Boats 

4596-0 The Brothers Carry 

Mouse Off 

4597-0 Duel Personality 

4598-0 Jerry Jerry Quite Contrary . 

45990 Cannery Rodent 

PARAMOUNT 

TWO-REEL SPECIAL 

B7-7 Jamaica 

B7-9 Ski America (19) . 

B7-10 The Old West Trail . 

Tapestry of Thailand . 

B7-12 Come Back to Erin . 

R7.13 Brazil 

6714 The Queen Mary .... 

15 The Sporting British . 

B7-16 Boy Scout Jamboree . 

Flemish Seascape 

PATHE CONTEMPORARY 

Apr 68 

May 68 

May 68 

Tamer of Wild Horses 

The Fly (8) Yugoslavian 

A Day With Timmy Page 

(18) Live-action 

Sit Down A Go-Go 

Bach to Bach 

Calypso Singer 

Overture (10) 

Chickamauga (35) 

SPORTS IN ACTION 

(One Reel-Color) 

D7-2 Race for the Golden 

Flag Dec 67 

D7-3 Ballet In the Blue Jan 68 

D7-4 Halftime, USA Jan 68 

D7-5 Sport A La Mode Feb 68 

TRAVEL ADVENTURE 


T7-1 The King o( Madison 

Avenue Nov 67 

T7-2 Racers Away! Dec 67 

T7-3 The World's Richest Horse 

Race Jan 68 

T7-4 The Boston Freedom 

Trail Feb 68 

HERE'S HOMER 


H7-1 Please, Not While I'm 

Putting Nov 67 

H7-2 Blue Blue Skies, Clear Blue 

Water Dec 67 

H7-3 Sleeping Bag Jan 68 

H7-4 The Wei 

Memorandum Feb 68 

H7-5 Getting Wetter Mar 68 

H7-6 Wild Blue Apr 68 

LESTER A. SCHOENFELD 

FEATURETTES 

ONE-REEL SUBJECTS 

OParma: The Golden City 

(12) Nov 67 

ITiLand of Our Ancestors (12) Nov 67 

OFree Fall Parachuting (9) . . Dec 67 

Crete (8) Jan 68 

(10) Feb 68 

Israel (8) Mar 

Cape of Good Hope (10) ...Mar 

Holland (9) Apr 

Gardener's Glory (9) Apr 

Canary Islands (9) May 

Ballad of the Bard (9) May 

Jemima's Journey (9) Jun 

Island of the Sun (9) Jun 

TWO-REEL SUBJECTS 

riEl Chico Torero (15) Dec 

Win at Grenoble (22) Jan 

A La Mod (15) Jan 

Sport of Sherwood (15) . . Feb 

The Black Isle (15) Feb 

Empty Seas (18) Mar 

From a Mexican Notebook 

(20) Mar 

ubjecti, lilted 

release. Running fime follows Htla. 

nofionol release month. Color and 

Enchantment in CaPri (20) . 

68 

The Long Flight (21) May 68 

24 Hours in Rome (IS) .... Jun 6& 

THREE-REEL SUBJECTS 

Highway Holiday (30) Jan 68 

The Small Propeller (23) Feb 68 


MOVIETONE CINEMASCOPES 

(Color, unless specified) 

TERRYTOON 2-D's 

ALL Ratios—Color 

5704 The Heat's Off (7Vi) Apr 67 

5705 Traffic Trouble (8) . . May 67 

5705 Bugged by a Bug (8) Jun 67 

5707 Fancy Plants (8) Jul 67 

5708 Give Me Liberty (8) . Aug 67 

5709 Which Is Witch (8) . Sep 67 

5710 Or. Rhinestone's Theory 

(8) Oct 67 

5711 Frozen Sparklers (8) Nov 67 

5712 Baron Von Go-Go (8) Dec 67 


PINK PANTHER SERIES 

6758 The Hand Is Pinker 

Than the Eye Sep 67 

6760 Sky-Blue Pink Nov 67 

6761 Pink Outs Dec 67 

6762 Psychedelic Pink Jan 68 

6763 Pinkadilly Circus Jan 68 

6851 Come on in the Waters 

Pink Feb 68 

6852 Put Put Pink Mar 68 

6853 G I Pink Apr 68 

6854 The Pink Quarterback 68 

Jun 68 

6855 Lucky Pink 

THE INSPECTOR SERIES 

(Color) 

6774 The Shooting of 

Caribou Lou Nov 67 

6775 London Derricre Dec 67 

6776 Le Great Dane Robbery Jan 68 

6777 Cherche Le Phantom . 

68 

6865 Transylvania Mania ... .Jan 68 

6866 Bear De Guerre Feb 68 

6867 Les Miserobots Mar 68 

UNIVERSAL 

WALTER LANTZ CARTUNES 

4811 Woody the Freeloadrr . Jan 68 

4812 Jerkey Turkey Jan 68 

4813 Lotsa Luck Jan 68 

4814 Under Sea Dogs Feb 68 

4815 Fat in the Saddle . 

68 

4816 Feudin. 

Fightin-N-Fussin Mar 68 

4817 Paste Makes Waste Mar 68 

4818 A Peck of Trouble Mar 68 

6819 A Lad in Bagdad Apr 68 

6820 Hiway Hecklers Apr 68 

6821 One-Horse Town May 68 

Gi22 Bugged in a Rug May 68 

6823 Chiller Dillers Jun 68 

COLOR ADVENTURES 

(One-Reel) 

4871 Island Hoppin Jan 68 

(Narrated by Mel Allen) 

4872 Swede 'N Lovely Jan 68 

4873 Nothing Like a Dane . 68 

4874 Divided City Feb 68 

4875 Sorry Signorina Mar 68 

SPORTS SPECIAL 

(Black and White) 

4803 Football Highlights of 

1967 Dk 67 

FEATURETTES 

(Color) 

4801 Road to St. Tropei 

(30) (Pre-release) Jun 67 

4802 Jan Festival (28) Jan 68 

WARNER BROS. -7 ARTS 

BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE 

(Technicolor Reissues— 7 min.) 

6302 Lighthouse Mouse . 

67 

6303 Mutiny on the Bunny . 

68 

6304 Hoppy Go Lucky Mar 68 

MERRIE MELODIES 

LOONEY TUNES 

(Technicolor—7 min.) 

5711 Kool Kat Dec 67 

5712 Merlin the Magic 

Mouse Dec 67 

Siesta Fiasco Dec 67 

6701 Hocus Pocus Powwow Jan 68 

6702 Norman Normal Feb 68 

6703 Big Game H.iunt . 

68 

6704 Skyscraper Caper . 

68 

6705 Hippodrome Tiger Mar 68 

SPECIAL 

Free People Hi Doc with Mus 

ONE-REEL 

6501 Precision Dec 67 

6502 The Claybirds Are 

ning Feb 68 

Rolling Down the Rhine Mar 68 

(TWO-REEL) 

(Color) 

6001 33 Fathoms Plus Feb 68 

6002 Newfoundland's Fighting 

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FEATURE 

REVIEWS 

Trans-Europ-Express 

«'"'-'>->•«»'">' 

i"^^'! 

Trans-American 100 Minutes Rel. 

For the initial release of its newly activated art 

film subsidiary. Trans-American Films, AIP has 

gone all-out with a way-out Fiench import. It is 

Alain Robbe- Grillet's "Tians-Europ-Express. 

which he wrote and directed and in which he plays 

a film director. One of France's darlings of the 

" 

"new and "new" cinema, he is best-known 

in the U.S. as the author of Alain Resnais' "Last 

Year at Marienbad." that cryptic exercise in style 

and mystification. Moviegoers familiar with Robbe- 

Grillet from having seen "Marienbad" wUl sui'ely 

know not to expect the ordinary, the predictable 

or the banal. All his work is a labyrinth 

1 is. in 

fact, the title of one of his novels 1 and he brings all 

the technical WTiting skill, the fun and the puzzlement 

of life and illusion to a head in "Trans-Euiop- 

Express." his second directorial effort. From the 

strictly visual point of view. Robbe-Grillet never 

betrays the filmic qualities by relying on literary 

crutches. His film bristles with pictorial interest, 

lots of camera movement and fine editing, the work 

of Willy Durant 

1 > Bob Wade 

I 

editor 1. The plot is not defined, but allowed to 

develop on three levels of understanding. As the 

film writer-director on a train. Robbe-Grillet makes 

up his scenario out of things he observes, challenging 

audiences to discern the real from the imagined. 

While a humorous thread runs throughout the action, 

Robbe-Grillet is not simply playing a guessing 

game without substance underneath it all, as he 

questions the value of what seem to be facts. Jean- 

Louis Trintignant. the male star of "A Man and a 

Woman," plays the criminal and or actor, take your 

pick. His name and the sex-and-sadism bits should 

make the film more exploitable. This is not to say 

that "Trans-Eiu'op-Express ' is not a prestige entry, 

quite appropriate for the Trans-American kick-off, 

but that it really blends all the elements which have 

come to be known as art house material. Also college 

communities should find this special entertaii'mient 

to their liking. In Fi'cnch language with English 

subtitles. 

Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, 

Alain Robbe-Grillet, Charles Millot. 

. r r^ 1-t Ratio: comedy-drama 

15 From Rome 1.66-1 

McAbee Pictures 87 Minutes Rel. April '68 

No country produces as many episodic, multistoried, 

vignette variety films as Italy. "15 From 

Rome" is Just what the title Implies— 15 brief 

sketches, some short enough to be called black-out 

routines. Made in 1963 and released in Italy as "I 

Monstri" '"The Monsters"', only now is it being 

released in the U.S. under the McAbee Pictures 

banner as presented by Ian McGla.shen. As with 

most movies of this ty-pe, the results are inconsistent. 

What makes "15 From Rome" interesting is 

the acting of Vittorio Gassman and Ugo Tognazzi. 

They are as fine as any Italian screen actors today, 

displaying here an infinite number of guises and 

caricatures, all with effectiveness. The "monsters" 

of the original title are not to be taken in any literal 

sense, but in an over-all cynical outlook that most 

people are selfish, heartless, hyix)critical and dishonest. 

Directed by Dino Risi, this unpretentious 

black and white omnibus is really a precursor of the 

belter and more ambitious "Made in Italy." directed 

by Nanni Loy. and released here last year. Both 

films .share two of the .same screenwriters from the 

half-dozen or so who contributed to the two movies. 

The prolific Mario Cecchi Gori produced the film 

In Italian language with English subtitles 

Vittoria Gassman, Tgo ToRna^zi, :Marisa 

Merlini, Mithcle Merrier. 

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ÊATURE REVIEWS 

processes. For story synopsis on each picture. 

The Odd Couple 

Paramount (6728) 105 Minutes Rel. June '68 

Comedy that is almost farce at times is effectively projected 

here by Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Tlie 

Broadway success was brought to the screen by Howard 

W. Koch, producer, and directed by Gene Saks. This is 

Saks" second film, his first being another play by Neil 

Simon. "Barefoot in the Park." Simon also did the screenplay 

for "The Odd Couple." The story has no homosexual 

overtones— it is simply the tale of a divorced, goodhearted 

chap who tries to share his apartment with a 

poker friend whose wife has turned him out and who is 

nemotically disturbed by this shattering experience. The 

poker games in Matthau's apartment are not the same 

after this new arrangement. Two more opposite types 

could not have tried to live together than these two men. 

and women will especially enjoy the interchanges of their 

housekeeping escapades. The gals also will be chalking 

up in their minds why both men have had marital 

troubles. In Panavision and Technicolor, this is one picture 

that will have special appeal for the married crowd 

and significance for singles. Filming of the stage play 

has also allowed for more variety in the settings. 

Jack Lemmon. Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herbert 

Edelman, David Sheiner, Larry Haines, Monica Evans. 

Blue ^^- To 

Paramount (6725) 113 Minutes Rel. May '68 

Paramomifs "Blue" is a perfect western, offering both 

excitement and romance, and thus appealing to both sexes 

and all ages. The setting is in the mid-19th Century in 

Texas, when the Mexican bandit was the most feared and 

efficient highwajinan of the period. Blue is a sullen, 

moody man. who was adopted and raised by Mexican 

bandits, but protected and nur-sed back to health by 

Texans. Thus he is torn between two societies, between 

the old and the new, between the reckless and the steadfast. 

He is ultimately forced 'by love and by his own difficult 

decision! to lead the battle of the Texans against 

the savage attack of the bandits. Produced by Judd Bernard 

and Irwin Winkler, "Blue" moves smoothly and sensitively 

to the final climax. Sylvio Narizzano. who won 

much recognition for directing "Georgy Girl" proves he is 

at home with a western, and the hand of second miit 

director Yakima Canutt is evident. Terence Stamp plays 

the title role competently. His reputation as an acter has 

previously been established in "Billy Budd." "The Collector" 

and "Far From the Madding Ci'owd." He is ably supported 

by Joamia Pettet, Ricardo Montalban, and Oscar 

winner Karl Maiden. This Kettledi'iun production was 

.shot in Panavision and Technicolor. 

Terence Stamp, Joanna Pettet. Karl Maiden, Ricardo 

IMontalban, Stathis Giallelis, Anthony Costello. 

The Vengeance of She 

Ratio: Fantasy-Drama 

1.85-1 © 

20th-Fox (812) 91 Minutes Rel. May '68 

Hammer Films, which specializes in lavishly produced 

horror or period fantasies, has extracted further fantastic 

and shuddery footage out of the famous H. Rider Haggard 

character, "She," the original tale being last filmed in 

1965, bringing stardom to Ursula Andress. For this 

sequel produced by Aida Young from a new screenplay 

by Peter ODonnell, the star performer is Olinka Berova, 

a blonde Czech beauty who closely resembles Andress but 

is required to display little acting ability. Better players 

are John Richardson, who played in the 1965 "She," and 

Edward Judd, the familiar rugged British actor, both of 

whom give some slight credibility to the unbelievable 

doings. However, the title and theme should attract action 

devotees, especially in the dualers. As directed by 

Cliff Owen, the film is slow in getting started as it .shows 

a blonde beauty walking along a dangeroiis highway and 

only picks up when she dives into Monte Carlo waters and 

boards a yacht. Later, the girl is taken to the Lost City, 

where the handsome ruler believes she is Ayesha (She). 

These latter scenes have a good share of evil, sacred 

flames and similar dangers ending in the volcanic destruction 

of the city—although the girl is saved. 

John Richardson, Olinka Berova, Edward Judd, Colin 

Blakely, Jill Melford, Noel Willman, Derek Godfrey. 

A Minufe to Pray, a Second fo Die i gs i 

Cinerama Releasing ( 

) 103 Minutes Rel. May '68 

In the best tradition of the brutal, violent western melodramas 

being produced in Italy, this Albert Band production 

has all the cruelty and gory qualities that made "The 

Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and the two "Dollars" pictmes 

boxoffice smashes for United Artists in U.S. bookings. 

In addition, this has Alex Cord, who previously 

scored in the John Wayne role in the recent remake of 

"Stagecoach," as well as Arthur Kennedy and Robert 

Ryan, for good marquee values. Based on a screenplay 

by Ugo Liberatore and Louis Garfinkle from the story by 

Liberatore and producer Band, the picture opens with 

blasting gunplay as a notorious gunman, with a $10,000 

dead-or-alive reward on his head, kills his pursuers before 

going into a horrifying shaking fit, re.sembling epilepsy. 

This savage gunplay and viciousness continues 

throughout the intensely realistic tale until the explosive 

climax which leaves most of the good and bad gu.vs dead, 

but the gunman is given amnesty by the New Mexico governor. 

Then comes the ironic and tragic finale. Cord is 

most convincing. Nicoletta Machiavelli. Italian beauty 

who was in the "Dollars" westerns, has one sexy interlude 

with Cord. Directed by Franco Giraldi. 

Alex Cord, Arthur Kennedy, Robert Ryan, Nicoletta 

Machiavelli, Mario Brega, Enzo Ficrmonte. 

For Singles Only 

Columbia (026) 91 Minutes 

c 

Ratio: Comedy-Drama 

1 © 

Rel. May '68 

Boys meet gii-ls in various places, with resulting romances, 

but certainly an apartment complex "for singles 

only" somids like a built-in, love-in shelter. Which it turns 

out to be in this swinging comedy-drama that guest-stars 

Milton Berle as the complex manager and co-stars John 

Saxon, Mary Ann Mobley, Lana Wood and Mark Richman 

in romantic episodes. The picture is slanted toward young 

adults, is largely bikini-costumed and the dialog is racy 

but not vulgar. Ten new songs are introduced by some 

weU-known combos and the story line is easily followed 

—no camera tricks or arty photography sequences. Sam 

Katzman produced with Arthm- Dreifuss directing from 

a screenplay by Hal Collins and Dreifuss, based on a story 

by Arthur Hoerl and Albert Derr. Most of the picture is 

gay but there is a depressing rape scene, when a despairing 

giii discovers the man with whom she had fallen in 

love is a cheat—a married male who sneaked into Sans 

Souci. She is waylaid by an attacker on the waterfront 

where she has gone to commit suicide. Eastman Color enhances 

the lush settings. A good entry of its kind. 

John Saxon, Mary Ann Mobley, Lana Wood, Mark 

Richman, Ann Elder, Chris Noel, Marty Engels. 

Cargo of Love 

Boxoffice Int'l 70 Minutes Rel. Apr. '68 

Bearing a semidociimentary quality that should find 

response beyond the conventional action-and-adventure 

theatre route for which this Charles Abrams Productions 

Inc. effort is obviously geared, a topical theme is given 

an immediacy and impact readily apparent under Anton 

Holden's direction. The subject matter—Im-ing innocent 

young women into white slavery—has been employed, to 

varying degrees of effectiveness. Yet the Abrams forces 

have skilfully interpolated dramatic flair with mass market 

meaningfulness, no small accomplishment in any 

phase of filmmaking. The fact that none of the principals 

will be known by the general public should contribute to 

an atmosphere of freshness. Sheba Britt. as a young, disillusioned 

woman, suffering the remorse and humiliation 

of seduction by the man she love.s. finds herself answering 

a newspaper want ad. The FBI breaks up the slavery 

composite at the 11th hour. Miss Britt projects a certain 

charm and credibility : 

given the impetus of more starring 

roles, she could emerge among the more promising young 

women of 1968. She admirably captmes the disillusionment 

and despair of the discarded. 

Sheba Britt. Gloria Irrizary. 

Sam Stewart. Tony Pascal. 

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lATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips; Adiines for Newspapers and Programs 

THE STORY: "A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die" (CRC) 

McCord lAIex Cordi, a notorious gunman in the New 

Mexico tenitoiy in the 1870s. has a $10,000 dead-or-alive 

reward on his head. Cord, who feels he is doomed to die 

because he believes he is an epileptic, seeks refuge 

in an outlaw town run by Mario Brega. but the latter has 

his henchmen hang the outlaw by his hands in the town f'^^^ 

square. In time. Arthur Kennedy, a U.S. marshal, has .. „• 

Cord cut down and then informs him that Robert Ryan, 

the governor, is offering amnesty to outlaws. Cord agrees 

to meet Ryan, who then has a doctor extract an old bullet 

from the outlaw which had been the real cause of his 

paralysis. Brega s outlaws attack the cabin where Ryan. 

Kennedy and Cord are meeting and. after Kennedy is 

killed. Ryan and Cord escape before the cabin blows up. 

Although Cord ls given amnesty, he is killed by two 

bounty hunters unaware there is no longer a reward for 

him. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

The attention-getting title will arouse ciu-iosity, but 

stress that this pictiu-e is a violent western on the order 

of the successful "Dollars" films, also filmed in Italy 

CATCHLINES: 

Savage Men Living in the Primitive, Untamed Area of 

New Mexico Territory in the 1870s ... A Notorious Gunman 

With a Price on His Head Haunted by Vicious 

Bounty Hunters Cord, star of "Stagecoach," as 

the Fastest Draw in the Untamed West.

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