Boxoffice-August.24.1970

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE EDITION
Including the Sectional News Pages of All Editions
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has been one year since National Screen
Service acquired National Theatre Supply
Company. What's happened since we
announced our "giant leap"?
Consolidation of NSS and NTS branches
has been completed in over 80% of our
sales territories. "One-stop shopping" for
almost everything your theatre needs is at
long last a fact.
Prompt service on day-to-day theatre
supplies has been improved enormously.
And so has oursupply business!
A spanking new production line is turning
out a steady stream of Simplex projectors
and other Simplex products. Totally under our
own quality control.
New products such as the Minitek automated
1 6mm theatre have been added to
our line.
New programs have been launched such
as NSS's "Trailer Cash-in" and NTS's "Plan
12" projection supply program.
We could go on. Let's just say that it's been
an active, exciting and, frankly, successful
first year. To everyone in the motion picture
industry who has made this possible ... we
extend our "gratefulnss".
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UGUST 2 4,
No. 19
1970
ATTUNING TO THE TIMES
y y HF.\ business firms take inventor) ol
the stocks on their shelves, ii would seem in
order for motion picture people to follow a
similar procedure. Producers and distributors
know what ""goods" the) have awaiting release
and also what is forthcoming. That is the "'stock
in trade"' on which theatremen depend. In the
evaluation, both by the distributor and the exhibitor,
rests a large measure of the sales
potential
of those products. But the stock-taking in
this business must go beyond that of the merchandise
itself: it must include all else that enters
into the merchandising effort put forth to reach
and satisfy the customer and that covers policies
as well as practices, methods as well as means.
In other words, there is a need for thoroughgoing
self-examination that will reveal shortcomings
and spotlight new approaches to obtaining
not only a larger, but a rightful, share of the
public's entertainment dollar.
It has been emphasized over and over again
that ""business as usual" is a thing of the past : that
new methods, new policies must replace the old
and timeworn practices. But. with all the facts at
band and despite the alarums that have been
sounded in some quarters, the trend of change
has been markedly slow.
Everybody seems to be watching everybody
else, waiting for the other fellow to make the first
move. There is too much concern over what a
competitor will do: too little of getting out and
doing what each individual situation cries out
for, what each individual operator sees as the
tiling necessary to bring back old patrons and
develop new ones.
While one school of thought advocates that
the motion picture industry must become wedded
to television, bringing this factor in the entertainment
field into the family, as it were, there are
many evidences that television is doing a large
measure of the "courting," seeking to get from us
what will make TV a stronger attraction. That
applies to other fields, as well. For instance:
Patent medicines and other products are using
Hollywood talent for their television promotions:
going after parents through the kiddies via "free
admissions to see movies. Hundreds of manufacturers,
department, drug and other stores make
promotion tieups with movie stars and they use
them to sell their products. .Movies are the big attraction
used in main ways to create attendance
at private affairs, at public affairs, to create
prestige for and to sell various product-. In virtually
all
fields of endeavor, others see great attraction
value in motion pictures and their stars
but the motion picture industry seem- lo be blind,
if not dumb, as to its own virtues. We've got
everything that others want and the) make ver)
jood use of it— while we not onl) undersell, but
we unsell by talking too much and doing too
little.
There was a time when motion pictures drew
on radio for name players; but now television, as
well as radio, is drawing on the movies, particularl)
commercials. Some of these players,
while continuing popularit) on the airwaves, losl
out in films. But television i- selling these names.
It also i- noteworthy that radio, recognizing television
as ii- most direct competitor, has innovated
programing changes; it also lias stepped up promotion,
via various media—even in tieups with
theatres—as well as on its own. This includes institutional
selling and spot "'trailer" buildups as
listening reminders.
1 ot the last several years there has been talk
of doing a continuing "research job" that will
give the industry an insight into the public s attitude
toward motion pictures; what it likes and
what it doesn't like. Fine! But, while we" re waiting
for it to be fully implemented, each exhibitor
should appoint himself his own research committee
and go out and do the job in his own communitv
for himself. Or. if he just gives his
operation a strong introspective going-over, hell
probably find a shortcut to the answers, which
ma\ be summed up as "Outmoded Policies.
In recent months alert showmen, who have
taken their community's pulse, have successfully
instituted polic) changes which include the following
:
Switch in booking policy lo build up midweek
attendance and giving word-of-mouth a chance to
work and allowing time jor promotion, especially
on "unusual" types of pictures.
Schedule changes designed to meet the demands
of patrons who: la) want to come and
leave curly: tin want to see only the main jealure
on dual bills.
Alternating runs with competitors, insteail of
multifile day-and-dating, thus increasing audience
potential and extending life of attractions. This
also gives word-of-mouth a chance.
Program shifts to two-hour slums of single
feature and shorts, appealing to "discriminating"
patrons.
Stepping up advertising in local media: using
telephone and direct mail to sell pictures with
special appeal In infrequent or non-moviegoers.
Providing free parking facilities or at reduced
fees, especially downtown.
House improvements b\ WO) of better projection
and sound: comfort: sanitation: atmosphere:
courtesy.
These van according to -itualion and condi-
are. basically, applicable on a wide
tions hut the)
scale.
\\ e reiterate that it is high time for a change
perhaps for a complete overhauling—that will
attune theatre operations, production and distribution
to the demands of the times.
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PICKER INFORMS NEW ENGLAND EXHIBITORS:
NATO Preparing Public Relations Kits
To Revive Attendance at Theatres
3RETTON WOODS. N. H.—The National
Ass'n of Theatre Owners is planning
to initiate measures that are intended to
help counteract the trend toward declining
patronage .it motion picture theatres.
Eugene Picker. NATO president, noted
this in his remarks Wednesday (19) at the
gala banquet of the Theatre Owners of New
England at the Mount Washington Hotel.
"We are concerned at NATO, as we have
been for some time, by the decreasing trend
of theatre attendance," Picker said.
"There are, of course, many reasons for
this situation, and some are more complex
than others. Whatever we do at national
NATO to attack this problem cannot possibl\
succeed unless there is also strong support
on the local level.*'
Continuing, he said, "As one of the first
steps in this whole situation we are going
to make available to every theatre around
the beginning of next year a special public
relations kit for local use. It will be designed
to help you sell the people of your
community on a key idea—that your theatre
offers entertainment for every member of
the family—and that you don't show R and
X pictures only.
"This kit will include a brochure that you
can send to clubs. It will have editorials you
can service to your paper. It will have
suitable material for radio and TV stations,
and so on. We think you will find it of
solid
value."
Picker also paid tribute in his talk to
Julian S.
who was guest of honor at the TONE banquet.
Rifkin, board chairman of NATO,
"Julie played a key role in the planning
and negotiations that brought NATO into
being as a live, vibrant, effective organization.
Perhaps more than any other single
individual, he is responsible for the strength
and status we have today."
He described Rifkin as "an exhibitor's
exhibitor—one of the real giants of this
business."
"I consider myself extremely fortunate
to have the benefit of his wise counsel and
his warm presence," he continued. "I am
delighted to pay this public tribute to him.
He is a fine gentleman, an astute showman,
a dedicated exhibitor, a good friend."
Leo Greenfield Is on Tour
With Warner Screenings
NEW YORK—Leo Greenfield, vice-president
and general sales manager of Warner
Bros., continued a series of nationwide exhibitor
screenings of the company's November
and Christmas releases, respectively,
'Tlap" and "There Was a Crooked Man."
Greenfield conducted the screenings in Chi-
Tuesday (18), Detroit Wednesday
nd New York Thursday (20).
Record Year for NGP
Seen by Boasberg
NEW YORK — In addressing a recent
meeting of division sales managers here,
Charles Boasberg, president of National
General Pictures, predicted "the company
is headed for the biggest year in its history
with the product lineup coming." Boasberg
outlined the program of releases for the balance
of the year which include the following
from Cinema Center Films: "Scrooge,"
starring Albert Finney, Sir Alec Guinness,
Kenneth More and Dame Edith Evans; "Little
Big Man," starring Dustin Hoffman and
Faye Dunaway; "Monte Walsh," starring
Lee Marvin and Jeanne Moreau, and "Rio
Lobo," starring John Wayne, as well as
"The Baby Maker," starring Barbara Hershey,
from National General Productions.
"Our program is varied as to type of entertainment,"
said Boasberg, "with quality
uppermost in the lineup. The outlook is
bright, not only for us, but for our exhibitor
customers as well."
Praising the sales executives for their efforts,
Eugene Tunick, executive vice-president
and general sales manager, asserted:
"The efficiency of our company will be
proven still further with our upcoming releases,
which include top entertainment from
Cinema Center Films as well as our own
production company."
The upcoming 1970-71 film year, Tunick
said, "will be a period of big money pictures,
not only for National General, but for theatremen
everywhere."
Cinema Center executives speaking before
the assembled sales managers included
Milton Goldstein, senior vice-president; Phillip
Isaacs, vice-president in charge of domestic
distribution, and William O'Hare, vicepresident
in charge of worldwide advertising,
publicity and promotion.
Walter Reade Theatres
In Showmanship Drive
NEW YORK—A four-week
Showmanship
Drive for theatre managers of all
Walter Reade Theatres was announced by
Nick Schermerhorn, vice-president in
charge of theatre operations. The special
drive will cover the period of August 19
through September 15, 1970. and will include
managers of all Reade theatres in
ten states from New York to California.
Several thousand dollars in cash prizes,
including a first prize of $500.00, will be
awarded to the managers who do the best
job of exploiting and promoting their films
during the drive period in addition to arranging
for extra activity in the form of
theatre contests, live stage shows, merchant
tie-ins, rentals, and street bally.
MGM Starts Series
Of Sales Meetings
CULVER CITY — MGM general
manager William A.
sales
Madden began a series
of individual sales meetings this week with
each of the company's 11 division managers
and their assistants.
The meetings, which were initiated by
MGM vice-president-sales Doug Netter and
Madden, will continue through the end of
the month. In addition to examining the
reorganization of the sales department, discussion
also will center on the company's
fall and winter product lineup. Among the
pictures to be covered are "House of Dark
Shadows," scheduled for September release;
"Traveling Executioner" and "No Blade of
Grass" for October; "Elvis" and "Dirty Dingus
Magee" for Thanksgiving; "Brewster
McCloud" and "Alex in Wonderland" for
Christmas and David Lean's film, "Ryan's
Daughter," scheduled for special release in
mid-November.
The individual sessions are a radical departure
from the traditional sales convention
where the whole sales force arrives to
discuss national sales strategies. As Netter
stated. "There is no overall national approach
to sales anymore. The sales operation
is geared to each territory and local
business conditions and, therefore, we feel
it is much more effective to deal with each
division in depth. This is consistent with
the new autonomy of the sales division."
In addition to detailed sessions on sales
and advertising. Herbert F. Solow, vicepresident
in charge of production, is providing
the division managers with advance
information on the films planned through
the end of 1971.
The meetings are providing the first opportunity
for a review of the policies and
procedures of the autonomous division
structure since the reorganization went into
effect last February. Madden emphasized
the reorganization has "proved enormously
successful, improving bookings, effecting
economies, and providing much faster communications
between division managers and
their exhibitor customers. The current seminars
are designed to improve these operations
even more."
Universal Marion Corp.
Reacquires Webb Land
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.—Universal Marion
Corp., parent company of UMC Pictures,
has reacquired from Del E. Webb
Corp. approximately 10.500 undeveloped
acres out of an original 12,000-acre parcel
sold to Webb in 1961. Webb has developed
a resort-retirement community known as
Sun City. Fla., located some 20 miles south
of Tampa, on the approximately 1,500
acres that it has retained, according to a
Universal Marion statement.
A Universal Marion spokesman said that
the company was cancelling out the mortgage
debt on the land but he declined to
give any figures.
UMC is based in Jacksonville.
BOXOFFICE :: August 24, 1970

Natl General Income
For Half Year Zooms
LOS ANGELES — National General
Corp. reported a twelve-fold increase in pretax
operating income exclusive of realized
gains (losses) from security transactions and
discount on debentures repurchased for the
six months ended June 30. it was announced
hv Eugene V. Klein, chairman of the hoard
and chief executive officer.
Pretax operating income, exclusive of
realized gains (losses) from security transactions
and discount on debentures repurchased
for the six months, was $8,173,000
against $681,000 for the comparable period
in 1969. Operating income amounted to
$5,496,000. or $1.07 per share for the first
six months of 1970. For the comparable
period last year, operating income amounted
to $7,340,000. or $1.46 per share. However,
it is important to note that realized
gains (losses), and discount on debentures repurchased
amounted to a relatively small
loss in the 1970 six months, compared to
$8,879,000 in gains for the 1969 period.
"We are very gratified with National General's
six-month operating results," Klein
stated. "A most important trend in 1970
continues to be the steadily improving performance
of the Great American Insurance
Group. Great American, in fact, achieved
profitability in its property and casualty
underwriting for the second quarter. Other
major National General operating subsidiaries,
with the exception of motion picture
production, maintained their levels of profit
contribution."
For the second quarter, pretax operating
income exclusive of realized gains (losses)
from security transactions and discount on
debentures repurchased was $4,192,000.
compared with $1,141,000 a year ago. Operating
income for the 1970 second quarter
was $2,865,000. or 56 cents per share, after
deduction of a relatively small realized loss
on marketable securities, net of discount on
debentures repurchased. In the second quarter.
1969. operating income was $4,070,-
000. or 80 cents per share, which included
$4,723,000 of realized gains and discount
on debentures repurchased.
Revenue for the first half of 1970 increased
to $256 million from $224 million
for the period in 1969. Revenue for the
second quarter reached $131 million, from
$116 million a year earlier.
Disney Dividend Declared;
See Year's Record Gross
BURBANK—The board of directors of
Walt Disney Productions has declared a
quarterly cash dividend of T¥i cents per
share payable October 1. to stockholders of
record September 1.
In his report to the board of directors,
Donn B. Tatum, president, indicated that
both Disneyland and the company's motion
picture product are performing strongly and
will contribute to record gross revenues for
the current fiscal
vear.
Cannon Group Plans to Produce,
Distribute 5 to 10 Films a Year
Solomon Sets 3 Films
For Summer of 71
HOLLYWOOD—Fanfare Film Productions
will enter into the largest production
schedule in its history this fall, producing
three feature films, according to Joe Solomon,
president.
The first film to roll in Hollywood about
October 15 is "Simon, King of the Witches"
to be produced by David Hammond and
directed by Bruce Kessler. Screenplay is by
Robert Phippeny. The story is of Simon,
the master warlock of all time, who lives in
a storm drain and emerges to cast his magic
power over the world.
The second film on the schedule is "Evel
Knievel," the life story of the most audacious
dare-devil motorcycle rider in history.
George Hamilton will produce as well as
play the title role, with Solomon the executive
producer on the film.
Now in pre-production and set to roll in
November. "Hot Summer Week" is
the story
of two 16-year-old girls on their first vacation
alone in their little car. Joe Solomon
will produce from a screenplay by Gloria
Goldsmith, with principal photography in
Big Sur, Calif.
In making the announcement, Solomon
commented, "These three films will give
Fanfare strong entries in the youth-oriented
market for the summer of 1971."
Fanfare is in its first year as a publicly
held company and will be financing the
production and distribution of all three pictures
from current cash flow, and from the
proceeds of the public offering.
UA Appoints Ira Michaels
To Head 'Fiddler' Sales
NEW YORK—Ira
Ira Michaels
Michaels has been appointed
national director of sales for "Fiddler
on the Roof." it was announced by
James R. Velde.
United Artists vicepresident
and general
sales manager.
"Fiddler on the
Roof," to be a UA
roadshow presentation
in 1971. is now
being filmed in Yugoslavia
by producer-director
Norman Jewison
as a Mirisch—Cartier
production.
Michaels joined United Artists in 1966
when he set up its 16mm division. He has
guided the division as its director during
the past four years. Prior to his UA appointment
he was executive booker and
buyer for Rugoff Theatres from 1964 to
1966. He had previously been associated
with Janus Films as vice-president and
general sales manager.
NEW YORK—The Cannon Group has
announced plans to produce between five
to ten feature films a year. This was made
known by Dennis Friedland. chairman of
the board, at the company's recent sales
convention held here by Ernest Sands, vicepresident
in charge of sales. The goal will
be to
release one film each month, according
to Friedland.
"We have been approached by every
major film company for co-production and
distribution deals, but we are committed to
maintaining an in-depth production and distribution
operation of our own which will
open new pipelines of marketing, and keep
them filled with first-class product," Friedland
stated. "We have demonstrated to the
industry, to Wall Street, and to the public
marketable films
that we can make quality,
for a reasonable cost.
"We want to reinstate the sub-distributing
system to the extent where we can deliver
to theatres a steady supply of quality pictures
on a fair basis," said Friedland.
Christopher C Dewey, president, who
also spoke, stated that "even though we are
a New York-based company, there's a big
country between New York and Hollywood
—and those are the people we're making
films for, not just a few coastal cities."
The national merchandising campaigns
for "Joe" and 18 other films from the Cannon
Group were presented by Brian Van
der Horst, director of advertising, publicity
and promotion.
Sales conferences also were held with
Cannon's sub-distributors attending the
meeting, including: Sam and Steve Davis.
Atlanta; Ellis Gordon, Boston; Jimmy James,
Charlotte; Charles Teitel, Chicago; Jeff
Ruff. Cincinnati; William Kohagen. Cleveland;
Fred Beiersdorf, Dallas; Ed Susse, Detroit;
Bev Miller, Kansas City: Elmer Hollander,
Los Angeles, and David Levy.
Minneapolis.
Gulf & Western Votes
For Several Dividends
NEW YORK—Gulf & Western Industries.
Inc., has declared a regular quarterly
dividend of YLVi cents a share on the
common stock, payable October 1 to shareholders
of record August 28. This is the
26th consecutive quarterly cash dividend
on the common stock for the Paramount
Pictures parent. Directors increased the
quarterly dividend from 10 to 12'i cents
a share with the July 1 payment.
The following quarterly cash dividends
on other classes of stock also were declared:
43.75 cents a share on the $1.75 Series A
cumulative convertible preferred; 8.75 cents
per share on the $3.50 Series B cumulative
com ertible preferred; 96.875 cents per
share on the $3,875 Series C cumulative
preferred, and $1.4375 per share on the
$5.75 sinking fund preferred. The preferred
dividends also are payable October 1
lo shareholders of record August 28.
BOXOFFICE ;: August 24, 1970

Strick's Laser Company to Produce
First Hologram Film With 3-D Effect
NEW YORK—Laser Film Corp., headed
by Joseph Strick, .innounced thai it
would begin production on the first hologram
motion picture. In this process,
movies are made entirely with laser light
and produce a three-dimensional effect
without glasses, giving complete integrity
of object position. This means that as a
viewe i moves, the objects being projected
move in relationship to one another. Strick,
who is developing a patent on projectors
and cameras to be used in holography, is
working under a licensing agreement with
the Holotron Corp.. a subsidiary of the E.
I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.. and the Battelle
Memorial Institute.
Holograms were first discovered by Drs.
Dennis Gabor and Ernest Lieth and associates
in the early sixties. Since then, laser
technology has advanced to the state in
which motion picture production is possible.
A laser light is used to illuminate the
action. The reflection of the laser beam into
a mirror and the action meet in the
camera as a collision of light beams. No
negatives are involved, as the film acts as
a filter. The power level will be regulated
at five times sunlight level and regular
shooting schedules can be maintained, as
there will be no hardships on actors performing
with this technique.
Strick. who has made such controversial
films as "The Savage Eye." "The Balcony,"
Walter Reade Org. Reports
Operating Loss 1st Half
NEW YORK—The Walter Reade Organization
announced that for the first six
months of 1970 it had an operating loss,
after taxes, of $497,000. compared with an
operating profit, after taxes, of $373,000 for
the first half of 1969.
Walter Reade jr., president, stated that
the operating loss was caused solely by the
Continental distributing and television divisions,
which the corporation sold, effective
June 30. 1970, and declared, "Historically,
our third quarter has always been our best,
and we anticipate that in the last half of
the current year we will overcome these
early operating losses, and conclude 1970
in a profitable operating position."
He said the sale of the two divisions
caused a non-recurring, extraordinary loss
of $3,385,000, but that savings on the overhead
of these divisions of more than $750,-
000 will be effected on an annual basis. He
further reported that other internal economies
had been instituted which on a 12-
month basis will result in additional overhead
savings of more than $580,000, of
which approximately $370,000 will he
realized in 1970. He also said that four
senior officers, executive vice-president
Sheldon Gunsberg, financial vice-president
S. L. Highleyman, vice-president Edward
Schuman, and he, had voluntarily relinquished
as of July 1, 1970, salary increases
"Ulysses" and "Tropic of Cancer." has an
extensive scientific background. He was
the founder of Physical Sciences Corp.
(now part of Singer Manufacturing Co.),
Computron Corp. (now part of SCM Corp.)
and Acoustical Minerals Exploration Corp.
He said that he'd be ready to shoot a feaure
using laser beams within nine months.
He anticipates a budget of $1 million and
voiced interest in doing the Brecht play,
"Life of Galileo." which Paramount owns
at the moment, or a horror story. It was
emphasized that a straight gimmick film
is not being planned.
Another feature of the hologram process
is that an object can be shot at 360°.
The first feature will be in a process resembling
black and white, since lasers produce
very pure and limited color. By the
time a second film is ready for production.
Strick said, it should be possible to make
it in color. The first projector will cost
about $100,000. with subsequent projectors
estimated at $20,000, once they're
marketed. The films will be shot entirely
in interiors and a 15-foot lens will be necessary
for rear projection in theatres.
Brandt Theatres is interested in the process,
which will be able to accommodate
audiences of 400 to 600. Holography is
at the same point in time now that sound
was in 1929, said Strick, and rapid strides
are expected.
aggregating an additional $59,500.
He pointed out that in the sale of the
two divisions, the corporation had retained
all nontheatrical rights to the films involved,
including rights to use them in cassettes.
EVR and similar development home entertainment
areas, and that the corporation
will continue to operate its successful educational
and Walter Reade 16 divisions.
Cinema V Has Substantial
Increase in 9-Months Net
NEW YORK—Cinema V, Ltd., distributing
company headed by Donald Rugoff,
has reported unaudited net income for
the nine months ended June 30, of $861,900,
compared to a loss of $1 12,300 for the same
period in 1969. The net profit in the 1970
period was equivalent to $1.23 per share on
700,825 common shares outstanding.
For the nine-month period in 1970, gross
revenue and sales for Cinema V totaled
$8,702,800, compared to a gross of $3,122,-
000 for the similar period in 1969.
Edward Wolk Takes Over
35mm Motiograph Parts
CHICAGO—Edward H. Wolk, Inc.,
has
taken over the entire inventory of 35mm replacement
parts from Motiograph, Inc. All
orders for such parts received on or after
July 17, 1970, will be handled by Edward
H. Wolk. Inc.
Pennsylvania Trailer Law
Ruled Unconstitutional
PHILADELPHIA—A three-judge federal
district court has declared unconstitutional
and enjoined enforcement of a Pennsylvania
penal law prohibiting the exhibition
of trailers for films rated unsuitable
for children during the showing of a motion
picture rated and advertised as suitable
for children and families.
In an opinion written by Judge Kraft and
joined in by Chief Judge Hastie of the
United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit and District Judge Body.
Judge Kraft held that the law "is so patently
vague and lacking in any ascertainable
standards and so infringes upon the plaintiffs'
rights to freedom of expression, as
protected by the First and Fourteenth
amendments to the Federal Constitution,
as to render it unconstitutional."
The court noted that the law "purports
to adopt as its standards the ratings or
standards of the Code and Rating Administration
of the Motion Picture Ass'n
of America." However, the court added,
the law refers to films "suitable for family
or children's viewing" and "not suitable
for
family or children's viewing," neither of
which is defined in the law itself and neither
of which is used to "define the various
rating categories under the Rating Program.
The court held that therefore "the
attempted recourse to the MPAA ratings
is
of no avail."
In addition, the court held that the law
is discriminatory because it "subjects to
criminal sanctions only those who show
films rated by the association" and "exhibitors
who do not show rated films. . .
cannot violate this law."
During the course of his opinion. Judge
Kraft took special note of the fact that
under the Rating Program and its Advertising
Code Regulations trailers for restricted
films "are subjected to more careful
scrutiny than the film they advertise"
in order "to protect patrons at exhibitions
of films rated 'G' or 'GP' against unwitting
exposure to a possibly offensive trailer for
an 'X'-rated
film."
Jack Valenti, president of the Motion
Picture Ass'n of America, said:
"This decision reaffirms the voluntary
nature of the Rating Program and makes
it clear that efforts to use the Rating Program
as a basis for criminal penalties are
doomed to failure. We are pleased that in
examining the facts the court took special
note of our efforts under the Rating Program
to protect patrons against offensive
trailers while children are in the audience."
The injunction against enforcement of
the Pennsylvania law is directed to the District
Attorney for Philadelphia County,
who was the defendant in the suit. Plaintiffs
were the MPAA, its nine member distributor
companies. National Screen Service.
Milgram Theatres and RKO-Stanley
Warner Theatres.
Plaintiffs were represented by Irving R.
Segal of Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis
in
Philadelphia.
BOXOFFICE :: August 24, 1970

Paramount Promotes
Rehme and Stewart
NEW YORK—Two major
appointments
ha\c been made in the sales and publicity
departments of Paramount Pictures.
Robert Rehme has been appointed a
special sales executive for Paramount, it
was announced by Frank Yablans. vicepresident
of domestic distribution. Yablans
stated that in his new position, Rehme will
be reporting to him and will be involved in
a variety of domestic distribution activities.
Marilyn Stewart has been appointed director
of publicity for Paramount, it was
announced by Mort Hock, the company's
vice-president in charge of advertising and
public relations. Miss Stewart has been
promoted from her position as magazine
publicity coordinator, which she had held
since June 1969. She replaces Rehme.
Rehme. prior to his promotion to the
sales department, was director of publicity
for Paramount after having served two years
as field advertising and publicity manager.
He came to Paramount from United
Artists, where he served as exploitation
manager. He was with the company for three
years, joining UA as a field advertising
representative in the Midwest.
Prior to his association with UA, Rehme
was advertising manager for the Cincinnati
Theatre Co.. a division of Associated Theatres.
He also was with RKO theatres for
nine years as a theatre manager for the
circuit throughout Ohio.
Miss Stewart, prior to joining Paramount,
had served as radio-TV coordinator at 20th
Century-Fox. She previously had been promotion
and publicity director of Verve/
Folkways Records and had been an assistant
in the advertising and publicity department
of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plaza Int'l to Distribute
'Battle of El Alamein'
NEW YORK—Plaza International has
acquired U. S. and Canadian distribution
rights to 'The Battle of El Alamein." it
was announced by Sig Shore, president.
The story of the men who fought World
War II's greatest desert battle, the epic
drama stars Frederick Stafford, George
Hilton. Ira Furstenberg. Enrico Maria Salerno
and Michael Rennie, as Montgomery,
and Robert Hossein. as Rommel. Filmed
in Eastman Color and widescreen. it was
directed by Calvin Jackson Padget.
Chose 'Five Easy Pieces'
For Edinburgh Festival
EDINBURGH — Columbia Pictures'
"Five Easy Pieces." starring Jack Nicholson,
has been selected for showing at the Edinburgh
Film Festival which opened Sunda\
(23). Bob Rafelson, director and co-producer,
was scheduled to be here for the annual
international gathering devoted to the arts
and artists.
Slated for Monday (31). the "Five Easy
Pieces" screening lakes place during the
festival's second week which is. by tradition,
devoted to specially invited Eilms of exceptional
merit and appeal.
Also starring Karen Black and Susan
Anspach. "Five Easy Pieces" was written
for the screen by Adrien Joyce and is based
on an original story by Rafelson and Miss
Joyce. Rafelson and Richard Wechsler produced,
and Bert Schneider served as executive
producer of the BBS production.
See Rise in Cinerama Net
For Second Half of 1970
NEW YORK—Cinerama. Inc., reported
that operating revenues for the 26 weeks
ended July 4. 1970. amounted to $21,819.-
199 and that earnings before provision for
taxes on income amounted to $655,428.
Since the company continues to have the
benefit of a tax loss carry forward available
against 1970 earnings, the company
does not expect to pay any federal income
taxes on these earnings.
Net earnings for the 26 weeks ended
July 4. 1970, computed as though federal
income taxes were payable, amounted to
$225,428 or 2 cents a share based on the
weighted average number of common shares
and common equivalent shares outstanding
during the period.
The diminution in first half 1970 earnings
compared with the first half of 1969
was anticipated and resulted in part from a
reduction in film and equipment rental
revenues. The company expects to show
increased revenues from an increase in the
number of pictures scheduled for release
later this year.
To Handle Public Relations
For NAC November Confab
CHICAGO—The Public Relations Network/International
will conduct public relations
activities for the forthcoming Bal
Harbour. Fla., convention of the National
Ass'n of Concessionaires, it was announced
by Melvin R. Wintman, executive vicepresident.
General Cinema Corp.. Boston,
and NAC 1970 general convention chairman.
Don Cuddy will work closely with
the officers and staff of NAC.
The NAC convention will be held November
1-5 at the Americana Hotel. Bal Harbour,
in conjunction with the Motion Picture
Theatre Equipment and Concessions
Industries Tradeshow, which is co-sponsored
by NAC, National Ass'n of Theatre Owners
and Theatre Equipment & Supply Manufacturers
Ass'n.
'Angels Die Hard' Soaring
After 500 Playdates
HOLLYWOOD— Larry Woolner. president
of New World Pictures, reports that
initial compans release. "Angels Die Hard."
has passed the S4.S0.000 domestic gross figure
after 500 playdates with an expectancy
of S2.000.000 total to be reached by 1971.
NWP's "Student Nurses" will open in key
cities on Labor Day weekend.
Test 'Cindy and Donna'
In Drive-In Situations
LOS ANGELES—Crown
"Cindy and Donna," playing in
International's
various parts
of the country in 22 drive-in test situations,
is running 50 to 75 per cent above average,
according to general sales manager for the
company. George Josephs. As a result, the
film will get an increased promotion buildup,
and be booked for multiple runs.
Says Josephs. "Before a final sales approach
is arrived at. we select individual
hard-top and drive-in theatres in test engagements.
Then we tailor our final sales
and promotion campaigns. 'Cindy and Donna'
has proved boxoffice power and indications
are that it will be one of our company's
biggest grossers for this year."
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BOXOFFICE :: August 24, 1970

Simon Fabian Dies;
Industry Pioneer
NEW YORK—Simon H. Fabian. 71,
former bead of the Stanley Warner Corp.
and a formei president of the Theatre
Owners of America,
Simon Fabian
died Monday (17) in
a s n h n r b a n White
Plains hospital after
suffering smoke inhalation
at his home
Saturday (15). A memorial
service was
held Tuesday morning
(18) at the Riverside
Memorial Chapel here
at 11:30.
The family has requested
that contributions be made to the
Variety Club Foundation, of which Fabian
u as a long-time and active member. All gifts
received, according to a Variety Club
spokesman, will go to the Mental Rehabilitation
Center of the New York Medical College
at the Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospital
here, a Variety Club project for which
Fabian was chairman.
Shortly before his death, Fabian had contributed
$25,000 to the project as the start
of a Variety Club drive for funds.
Fabian was born into show business as
the son of a successful New Jersey theatre
owner. Starting as an usher and ticket seller,
he learned the business from the ground up.
In 1926, his father's Fabian Theatres was
merged with the Stanley Co. of America
and Fabian became a vice-president. In
1928, Warner Bros, took over the Stanley
Co. as part of its national theatre set-up.
In 1932, Fabian was appointed by the
courts to reorganize the financially troubled
Fox Metropolitan Playhouses and when the
assignment ended, Fabian started anew in
exhibition by leasing a Brooklyn theatre.
A new Fabian chain began to grow, absorbing
RKO Theatres in Albany, Schenectady
and Troy in 1936 and undertaking the
operation of the Staten Island theatres two
years later. In 1944, Wilmer and Vincent
Theatres were acquired.
In 1953, Fabian Enterprises became the
owners of the stock interest in the Warner
circuit held by the three Warner brothers
and their families. Fabian became president
of the newly formed Stanley Warner
Corp., the company formed to take over the
theatre assets in the U.S. of Warner Bros.,
Inc. Later in the same year, Stanley Warner
acquired exclusive five-year rights to Cinerama
production and exhibition.
In 1967, Fabian sold Stanley Warner to
Glen Alden for $46 million and retired.
In 1945, he participated in the organization
of the American Theatre Ass'n which
was merged the following year with Motion
Picture Theatre Owners of America. It became
the Theatre Owners of America, now
merged into the National Ass'n of Theatre
Owners.
bian also helped organize the Motion
; Committee for National Defense
in 1940 and in 1942 became chairman of
War Activities Committee Theatre Division,
for which he received a civilian certificate
of merit from President Truman.
Fabian is survived by his second wife, a
daughter and three sons. Edward Fabian,
one of the sons, is head of Fabian Theatres.
Courtland Smith Is Dead;
Was a Newsreel Pioneer
SANTA FE, N.M.—Courtland Smith,
86. former motion picture executive and
one of the prime developers of the newsreel,
died recently at the ranch of his daughter
here. In the early 1920s when the Motion
Picture Producers and Distributors of
America was organized with Will H. Hays
as president. Smith was named vice-president
and secretary.
Smith later became vice-president of the
Fox Film Corp. and helped originate the
early sound newsreel. Fox Movietine News.
Smith also produced short subjects featuring
Gertrude Lawrence. Beatrice Lillie,
Robert Benchley and others. He organized
the Newsreel Theatre, which showed newsreels
and documentary shorts. In the 1930s
he was an organizer of the Trans-Lux Theatres
and then became president of Pathe
News, Inc., which he expanded throughout
the world.
He is survived by his daughter, three
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Drive-In Mfg. to Research
Electronics Equipment
KANSAS CITY — Emphasizing that
Drive-In Theatre Mfg. Co. has removed itself
entirely from the theatre dealers supply
field, Rad Bechtel. electronics division marketing
director, last week announced that
the company plans to research and manufacture
tested electronic equipment through
separate existing dealers who would supply
the theatre exhibitor market.
"While non-electronic products will be
manufactured as usual by Drive-In Theatre
Mfg. Co.." Bechtel said, "rapid expansion
into tested electronic equipment is now our
aim. Already on the market is our automatic
changeover PACO I."
Last January the officers of Drive-In Theatre
Mfg. Co. sold its interest in Mid-Continent
Theatre Supply Co.. which now operates
as a dealer supply house on Filmrow
here.
Bechtel also points out that the trade name
DIT-MCO, formerly used by the company,
was sold to former major stockholders years
ago, and is not applicable to Drive-In Theatre
Mfg. Co. today.
Rapid Now Storing Films
NEW YORK—Rapid Film Technique,
film rejuvenators, has expanded its services
to include the storage and distribution
of theatrical and TV films. The company,
a subsidiary of Esquire, Inc., has taken
possession of 15,000 square feet of space
in a completely fireproof building in Long
Island City. With its entry into the storage
business. Rapid also is adding to its facilities
for the pickup and delivery of film.
MOTION PICTURES RATED
BY THE CODE & RATING
ADMINISTRATION
The following feature-length motion pictures
have been reviewed and rated by the
Code and Rating Administration pursuant
to the Motion Picture Code and Rating
Program.
Any picture whose rating was listed as [M]
on the previous bulletins issued by the Code
and Rating Administration may now automatically
be considered to be rated GP.
Title Distributor Rating
The Aristocats (Buena Vista)
I
Am a Groupie (AIP)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(reissue) (UA)
The Mighty Gorga (Western Int'l)
The Rise of Louis XIV (Brandon)
The Seducers (Cinemation)
Sweet Dreams (Four Star-Excelsior)
Taste the Blood of Dracula (WB)
The Vampire Lovers (AIP)
H
09
11
GP
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The Violent Breed (Western Int'l)
g]
Whirlpool (Cinemation)
The Wild Scene (Four Star-Excelsior)
Title
CODE AND RATING APPEALS
BOARD
(x)
[r]
Disposition
The Seducers Rating Upheld
Whirlpool Rating Upheld
Explanation: These films were rated X by the Code
and Rating Administration (Bulletin No. 93). After
hearing an appeal by the films' distributor, Cinemation
Industries, the Code and Rating Appeals Board
voted to sustain the Code and Rating Administration's
decision placing the films in the X category.
Darryl Zanuck Honored
At Edinburgh Festival
EDINBURGH—Darryl F. Zanuck, chairman
and chief executive officer of 20th
Century-Fox. received the 1970 Golden
Thistle Award from the Films of Scotland
Organization at the 1970 Edinburgh International
Film Festival which started Sunday
(23). A feature of the festival will be
the showing of classic 20th Century-Fox
films, including "How Green Was My
Valley" and "The Grapes of Wrath."
The festival was launched with a showing
of "Brotherly Love," an- MGM release
that was filmed partly in Scotland.
Other features include "Bronco Bullfrog"
and "Five Easy Pieces," a Columbia release.
There also will be a major retrospective
showing of the works of French director
Claude Chabrol, including "Les
Cousins," "Les Biches" and the recent "This
Man Must Die," an Allied Artists release.
Other features will be a set of films about
vampires and a series of silhouette animations
by the famous German animator.
Lotte
Reiniger.
BOXOFFICE :: August 24, 1970

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Special Film Series
Planned for Deaf
SILVER SPRING, MD.-An arrangement
has been concluded between the Council
of Organizations for the Deaf, the National
Organization for the Deaf and Roth
Theatres of Silver Spring, Md.. for the
presentation of a series of films aimed at
the hard-of-hearing in Washington, D.C..
and its suburban areas. It is estimated that
there are approximately 30.000 persons in
the area who are so afflicted.
Roth Theatres will use its Parkway 1
Theatre for exclusive showings of such
films as "Alexander," "The Two of U.s,"
"La Guerre Est Finie," "The Sicilian Clan,"
"The Stranger" at least once every three or
four weeks starting on September 15 and
continuing throughout the fall and winter.
These films will be shown twice each evening
and tickets will be sold in advance by
the National Ass'n for the Deaf. It was
pointed out by the committee in charge of
arrangements that the theatre will be available
more often for such showings if warranted.
In all cases, the films will carry English
subtitles so that the deaf can read the dialog.
Although films for the deaf are supplied by
the H.E.W. and its offices, there now will
be available an expanded quantity of current
product.
This is believed to be the first effort to
supply a significant number of Americans
(22,000.000 of them are said to be hard-ofhearing
in one degree or another) with product
of a current nature.
Until now the films
available have been vintage ones and afflicted
persons had to select foreign films
with subtitles for entertainment. Now they
will have a place exclusively set aside for
their film entertainment and they may be
able to come singly or in groups. The committee
in charge of arrangements included
Lou S. Hart, director of community relations
for Roth Theatres; Mervin D. Garretson,
executive director of the Council of
Organizations for the Deaf; Fred Schreiber.
National Ass'n of the Deaf, and Mrs. Nathan
Katz, administrative assistant to Garretson.
The NAD will act as administrator for
the project with the cooperation of Roth
Theatres.
Columbia Is Searching
For 'Love Machine' Star
NEW YORK—Frankovich Productions
and Columbia Pictures are giving the public
a chance to choose an actor to play the
central role of Robin Stone in the forthcoming
film version of Jacqueline Susann's
novel, "The Love Machine." The film is set
to go before the cameras in October 1970
at Columbians West Coast production facilities,
with M. J. Frankovich producing and
Jack Haley jr. directing. Irving Mansfield,
Miss Susann's husband, is serving as executive
producer.
Movie fans are being asked to submit
an explanation stating in 25 words or less
why their selection should play the role.
'MAN OF THE YEAR—J.
W. Cosby,
chemical products marketing manager
for the carbon products division
of Union Carbide Corp., is shown with
the plaque designating him as "Man of
the Year," presented by NATO of New
York State at its recent annual convention
at the Concord, Lake Kiamesha, in
the Catskilis.
MCA Six Months Gross
Rises, Net Is Down
UNIVERSAL CITY—Lew R. Wasserman,
president of MCA, Inc., announced
the company's six-month results.
Gross revenues for the first six months
of 1970 were $138,419,000, compared to
$129,834,000 for the same period in 1969.
Unaudited net income for the six months,
after income taxes of $5,889,000, was $6,-
342,000 or 78 cents per share on 8,174,263
average number of common shares outstanding.
Net income for the same period in
1969, after income taxes of $7,898,000, was
$8,145,000 or $1.02 per share on 7,981,-
876 average number of common shares outstanding.
For the second quarter of 1970, gross
revenues were $65,605,000 versus $63,203,-
000 in 1969. Net income, after income taxes
of $2,921,000. was $3,321,000 or 41 cents
per share on 8,164,567 average number of
common shares outstanding. For the second
quarter of 1969, net income, after income
taxes of $3,488,000, was $3,612,000 or 45
cents per share on 8,011,553 average number
of common shares outstanding.
Hallmark Completes
Distribution Setup
HOLLYWOOD -- A complete
national
distribution network has been set up to
handle Hallmarks "Walk the Walk" and
"Uncle Tom's Cabin." the company's national
sales manager, Walter Powell, has announced.
Powell slated that all of Hallmark's
local distributors now have prints and arebeginning
to set up bookings.
B> exchange areas each will serve, Powell
listed the new Hallmark distributors as follows:
Buffalo, Albany:
Manny Brown. Frontier
Amusement Corp., at Buffalo.
Boston, New Haven: Melvin Safner, Edward
Ruff Film Associates, at Boston.
New York: Harry Goldstone, Goldstone
Film Enterprises, Inc.. New York City.
Washington D. C: Ross Wheeler, Wheeler
Film Co.
Pittsburgh: Saul Perilman Films, Pittsburgh.
Charlotte, Atlanta, Jacksonville. New
Orleans: Robert Farber Films, at Jacksonville.
Memphis: Bailey Prichard, Starline Pictures
Co.
Dallas, Oklahoma City: Jimmy Prichard.
Starline Pictures Co., at Dallas.
Cincinnati, Indianapolis: Jay Goldberg.
J. M. G. Film Co., at Cincinnati.
Cleveland: Sam Schultz, Selected Pictures.
Detroit: Jack Zide, Allied Film Exchange.
Chicago. Milwaukee, Minneapolis: Everett
Adams, at Janesville, Wis.
Kansas City, St. Louis. Omaha. Des
Moines: Bev Miller, Mercury Film Co., at
Kansas City.
Denver, Salt Lake City; Bill Hobson.
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco: Iz
Weiner, Goldstone Films of Calif., at San
Francisco.
Los Angeles: Walter Powell, Hallmark
of Hollywood, Inc.
Powell stated that Hallmark's new network
of distributors would handle both
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Walk the Walk"
with two exceptions: "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
in Charlotte, Atlanta, Jacksonville, New
Orleans and Memphis exchanges will continue
to be handled by Albert E. Rook,
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BOXOFFICE :: August 24, 1970

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Robert Fuest Signed to Direct
MP's 'Curses of Dr. Pibe'
Robert Fuest, who directed "Wuthering
Heights" for American International, will
direct another important feature. "The
Curses of Dr. Pibe." for Samuel Z. Arkoff.
chairman of the board, and James H.
Nicholson, president. who produced
"Heights" and will serve in the same capacity
on "Curses." Louis M. "Deke" Heyward
in executive producer and Ron Dunas is coproducer.
Filming of the horror subject,
taken from a story by James Whiton and
William Goldstein, begins in London the
end of October . Bash, president
of the Council of Personal Managers, the
group which handles much of the top talent.
is moving into production with his partner
in NRB. Mace Neufeld. and one of their
clients. Buck Henry. Under their new production
setup. Buckmace. Inc.. plans five
features for the next year, including an ABC
Pictures release. "Seven Footprints to Satan"
from a novel by A. Merritt; a second release
through Warner Bros., and another for a
third studio. Henry will script two of these,
with foreign director Milos Forman teaming
with E. Adler on the third, which will be
directed by Forman . . . Joseph Sargent, director
of "Colossus, The Forbin Project," is
prepping three more films under his Quadro
banner. "Mummy What Is the Color
of Your Love." by Dalene Young, will be
followed by "The Voyage of Yes," with
Robert Stambler as executive producer,
while the third will be "Eliza's Lullaby" . . .
Larry Peerce will direct filmization of John
Knowles' novel, "Separate Peace," for Paramount,
starting in February on location in
New England from a Fred Segal screenplay.
Robbie to Produce-Direct
The Turn of the Screw'
Seymour Robbie, who recently made his
feature directorial debut with Avco Embassy's
"C.C. and Company," will produce and
direct the Henry James classic, "The Turn
of the Screw," as a musical feature under
his Seyrob Productions independent banner,
starting in the fall of 1971. Robbie previously
directed the James story as a TV special
. . . Lou Gossett and Jason Brent have
partnered to form Lou Gossett Productions
for television and motion picture production
and music publishing, with offices both in
New York and Los Angeles . . . Ray Jacobs'
Nimbus Productions has obtained permission
from the U.S. government to use the
Lexington. Ky., drug addiction center for
location filming on "The Farm," from Clarence
Coppers novel in which Yaphet
Kotto stars. Director Jack Garfein and Copper
have adapted the story, and Jacobs,
Garfein and Kotto left for Kentucky to
scout other locations . . . "Diamond Bikini,"
Columbia film shooting in Italy, moved to
the famed Italian spa of Fiuggi for exterior
10
sequences, with Lino Ventura, Mireille
Dare, Jean Yanne and Nanni Loy starring.
Miss Dare portrays the luscious blond stripper
who wears a stolen million-dollar diamond-studded
bikini and whose reflexes
condition her to disrobe at the sound of
music. An Italo-French co-production, the
racy comedy is being produced by Nat
Wachsberger for Les Films de la Pleiade
and Capitole Films of Paris and Copro
Films of Rome.
James Creech Will Script
Rudy Durand's Tilt'
Executive producer Rudy Durand signed
James Creech to script an original Durand
idea, titled "Tilt," as a feature production
for his Rudy Durand Productions. "Cactus
in the Snow," which Durand co-produced
via his Koala Productions with Dimitri de
Grunwald's London Screenplays, is currently
being readied for Thanksgiving release
through the Chevron division of Cinecom.
Under the Durand-Guzman Productions
joint banner, he is currently preparing their
first project, tentatively titled "United Free
Press" . Ostroff, Eric Roth and
Robert Blees completed their screenplay for
the Spillane-Fellows production of Malcolm
Braly's novel. "Shake Him 'Til He Rattles,"
a contemporary story focusing largely on
the drug problem. Blees will be executive
producer on the film, set for a January
"T.R. Baskin," contemporary
1971 start . . .
story of an individual in conflict with
society, will be produced by Peter Hyams
for Paramount from his own screenplay.
The title is the name of the film's leading
character, a young girl who goes to Chicago
to escape the boredom of small-town life
and becomes a secretary in a huge corporation
. . . Jason Robards was signed by American
International to star in "Murders in
the Rue Morgue," high-budgeted rendition
of the Edgar Allan Poe classic, scheduled
to roll in October in Paris, with additional
filming later at Barcelona, Spain. Samuel
Z. Arkoff. chairman of the board of AIP,
and president James H. Nicholson are personally
producing the shocker and Gordon
Hessler will direct.
Brian Keith to Title Role
In
'Scandalous John'
Brian Keith will portray a 79-year-old
hero in Walt Disney Productions' contemporary
western, "Scandalous John," in
which Rick Lenz will co-star. Filming in
Panavision and Technicolor starts in September
with Bill Walsh producing and Robert
Butler directing from a screen adaptation
by Walsh and Don DaGradi of Richard
Gardner's novel. Tom Leetch is associate
producer
. Frankovich announced
the first casting for his upcoming film version
of Jacqueline Susann's "The Love Machine,"
with the signing of Dyan Cannon
to portray the important role of Judith. The
controversial story goes before the cameras
in October, directed by Jack Haley jr. from
a Sam Taylor screenplay . . . Television's
Ed Zimmerman makes his motion picture
debut in Cinema Center Films' "Who Is
Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying
Those Terrible Things About Me?" currently
filming in New York with Ulu Grosbard
directing for the Harry Kellerman Co. . . .
Carol White is being starred in the title role
of "Dulcima," the Associated British production
set to go before the cameras at Elstree
Studios in England. Previously signed
was John Mills. Frank Nesbitt will direct
the contemporary love drama from his own
screenplay of a story by H. E. Bates, for
producer Basil Rayburn . . . New cast additions
to Warner Bros.' "The Ail-American
Boy," starring Jon Voight, include Canadian
actor Scott Peters and Kathy Mahoney,
eight-year-old juvenile actress who makes
her film debut . . . Walter Scott has been
signed for a key role in "Summer of '42,"
Mulligan-Roth production for Warner Bros,
now being filmed at Ft. Bragge. with Robert
Mulligan directing and Richard A. Roth
producing . exercised its option
a month ahead of time on Susan Clark,
Canadian actress who recently completed a
. . . Those Pidgeon
starring role opposite Burt Lancaster in
"Valdez Is Coming"
sisters, Monica Evans and Carole Shelley,
who have appeared in every media of the
amusement field, have been signed to star in
Walt Disney Productions' "The Aristocats,"
which will be released at Christmastime.
The English misses will "voice" the roles
of two bickering geese.
Hugh Fowler, Film Editor
On MGM Racing Picture
Producer Bruce Geller and director Leonard
Horn, who are preparing MGM's "Going,"
starring Robert Blake, for a late August
start, set Hugh S. Fowler as film
editor. "Going," an original screenplay by
Geller and Eugene Price, tells the story of
an ambitious auto mechanic who dreams
of becoming a famous stock car racer. It
. . Peter Colbert will
will be filmed on locations in Dallas, Tex.,
and Charlotte, N.C. .
. . Pro-
handle the film editing chores for "Get to
Know Your Rabbit," the Cinema Pacific-
Smothers, Inc., picture for Warner Bros.,
starring Tom Smothers and produced by
Steve Barnhardt and Paul Gaer .
ducer-director Irwin Allen, who is filming
"City Beneath the Sea" as a joint production
venture with 20th-Fox and Steve
Broidy's Motion Picture International, set
Kenneth Peach as cinematographer on the
film. Topliners are Stuart Whitman, Rosemary
Forsyth, Robert Colbert, Susana Miranda,
Robert Wagner and Whit Bissell. The
film is set in the year 2053 in a city located
12,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific
Ocean . . . Tommy
Thompson has been
named first assistant to Robert A It man for
the forthcoming WB film, "The Presbyterian
Church Wager." starring Warren Beatty and
Julie Christie. The Altman-David Foster
production will be produced by Foster and
Mitchell Brower.
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Rogers Collections
Record in Buffalo
BUFFALO—Collections in the Buffalo
exchange area EOT the Will Rogers Memorial
Hospital Fund will exceed last year's
record totals, it was announced after a
meeting of distributors and exhibitors here
Monday (17). Presiding were Sidney J. Cohen,
district chairman; Irving Cohen, exhibitor
chairman; Jack Chinell and Ken
Reuter. distributor co-chairmen.
One of the highlights of the meeting was
the receipt of a check from Jo-Mor Theatres,
Rochester, for almost $5,000. the
largest amount ever collected in the Kodak
Town houses.
It also was announced that the manager
of the Orleans Drive-In. Lee Fried, has arranged
for all the churches in the area of
the outdoorer to hold Sunday morning services
in the ozoner and give all the moneys
collected at the services to the Will Rogers
fund. The drive-in is owned and operated
by Sid Cohen. NATO state head, who is
enthusiastic over the deal and is urging
other exhibitors to make the same arrangement.
William Laney. general manager, Jo-
Mor Theatres, notified employees that the
largest collection ever made there, totaling
S4.990.50, represented a 50 per cent increase
over last year, the previous record.
In thanking the employees for making the
record possible, Laney said: "Once a year
we set aside our policy of conducting no
collections and publicizing no charitable
projects in our theatres. The Will Rogers
collection is the exception. The public—all
mankind—as well as all employees of the
entertainment industry benefit from the research
work conducted at the hospital."
Over 200 Musical Cassettes
For Avco Cartrivision
NEW YORK—More than 200 musical
cartridges, covering the entire entertainment
field, will be available to the consumer by
spring of 1971. it was announced by Samuel
W. Gelfman. vice-president in charge of
production and programing for Cartridge
Television, Inc. The company is a subsidiary
of Avco Corp., which has developed the
new Cartrivision system.
Gelfman said that some shows would be
self-financed, others made as joint ventures
with the artists involved and still others
either partly or fully produced by motion picture
production companies and record outfits.
Negotiations are currently under way
with representatives of such artists as Leonard
Bernstein, Van Karajian, The Rolling
Stones. The Band, Harry Belafonte, Judy
Collins, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie and Pete
Seeger in regards to specially produced
video cassette shows running from 30 minutes
to two hours for use with the new system.
Cartrivision sets will retail from $800
to $900 for the combination Cartrivision
tape deck and television receiver. Admiral
Corporation of Chicago is the first TV set
manufacturer to adapt the new Cartrivision
tape deck system, del I predicted that
a musical cartridge would eventually cost
the equivalent of a long-playing record. The
musical album of the future would be a
complete visual production and video cassettes
will become a major economic force
in the country's fiscal health, he said.
The Cartrivision tape deck units will
eventually be adaptable to all TV receivers.
Production of the units will be at AVCO
Cartridge Television facilities in Alabama,
Ohio and Indiana.
Six Calderone Houses
Acquired by AIT
OCEANSIDE, N.Y. Conrad Baker,
president of Associated Independent Theatres,
has announced the acquisition of six
additional theatres from Dr. Frank Calderone,
owner and operator of the Calderone
circuit. The newly acquired theatres are
the Rivoli in Hepstead; the Cove, Glen
Cove; Valley, Valley Stream; the Westbury
and Mineola theatres and the Calderone
Theatre, Hempstead.
The 2,500-seat Calderone Theatre was
designed by famed architect William Lescaze
and built by Dr. Calderone in 1949,
and received numerous awards for finest
architecture in theatres in the world, as
well as in the U.S. It is a prototype of modern
theatres being built throughout the
country, and is regarded as the most beautiful
theatre in Long Island. Its lobby features
a famous mosaic by Max Spivak. The
theatre received special mention at an international
convention as one of the outstanding
theatres built in the world in 1949.
The acquisition, along with AIT's expansion
program which includes the recently
built Twin-Shirley Theatres in Shirley,
L.I., and the Uniondale Cinema, brings the
circuit's total number of theatres to 26 in
Manhattan and Long Island.
Historically, the acquisition brings together
two pioneers of the industry on Long
Island: Salvatore Calderone, father of Dr.
Frank Calderone, the first exhibitor in Nassau
County, and Sam Baker, founder of
AIT and father of Conrad Baker, who
started the idea of shopping center theatres
on Long Island.
AIT was the first group of theatres to
start the $1 admission policy on Long Island
that now has spread successfully to
neighboring states.
Loew's Appoints Delieto
Director of Benefits
NEW YORK—Mathew Delieto has been
appointed director of compensation and
benefits for Loew's Theatres, Inc., according
to Preston Robert Tisch, president.
Delieto will be responsible for reviewing,
establishing and implementing all Loew's
compensation programs. He also will direct
all company benefits programs.
For the past five years. Delieto has been
associated with J. C. Penney Co. as a
compensation specialist.
To Write New Bill
About X Trailers
HARRISBURG— Rep. James J. Gallen
(R., Burks County) says he plans to write
a new Pennsylvania bill to replace the law
on showing X-rated trailers before audiences
viewing family film entertainment,
which a Federal District Court has ruled
unconstitutional. The court found that X
ratings are based on personal opinion, not
precise
definition.
The law was passed by the legislation
and signed by Gov. Raymond P. Shafer
last April and was to have become effective
July 1. However, the Motion Picture Ass'n
of America and 1 1 film distributors and
exhibitors challenged the constitutionality
of the measure, which had called for a
$1,000 fine on first offense and $2,000 fine
or two years imprisonment on subsequent
offenses.
Gallen had drafted the measure and now
says that more explicit terminology will be
included in the new bill which he is preparing.
He said his purpose is to see a law
passed which would restrict the showing of
adult trailers or previews to adults only.
Cybernetics, Maron Sign
For Computerized Plan
NEW YORK—The Cinema Exchange
Division of Cybernetics International Corp.
has signed an agreement with Maron Films.
Ltd., to develop a computerized film distribution
system for handling the theatrical
products of independent producing companies,
it has been announced by Jacques
Falerne, executive vice-president, Cybernetics
Cinema Exchange.
Under the agreement, Cybernetics will
provide Maron Films with an automated
film distribution system designed to optimize
their control over receivables, as well
as supply vital marketing statistics in the
distribution of new releases already playing
in major U.S. markets. Falerne said the
computer system will reduce considerably
Maron's administrative tasks such as bookkeeping,
which are normally required for
maintaining proper control over film rental
income.
Suit Filed in NY Court
Against 'Dirtymouth'
NEW YORK—A suit seeking to restrain
the distribution of the film, "Dirtymouth."
in September has been filed in New York
Federal Court against Superior Films Corp.,
Herbert S. Altman and Budco Distributing
Corp., by Marvin Worth Productions.
Douglas International Corp. and Sally Marr.
mother of the late Lenny Bruce and administrix
of his estate.
The complaint alleges infringement upon
the copyrights of plaintiffs Worth and
Douglas as exclusive licensees of the film
rights, in that the film has been copied
from and contains portions of the compilation
of Bruce's works without license or
permission.
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'Diary of a Mad Housewife
Record
560 in NY Beekman; 'Catch-22 500
NEW \OKK—The new winner in
town
was the Manhattan-made "Diary of a Mad
Housewife," Inc. iking the house record for
the Beekman with an average of 560 in its
debut there. Sandwiched in between two
new comers was "Catch-22" in second place
for its eighth week at the Sutton and Paramount
theatres. Ranking third was "Lovers
and Other Strangers." making a welcome
entry into the Tower East and State II.
The second-rung winners had all been on
the top before: "Joe" continued to do well
in a fifth .stanza at the Murray Hill and
New Embassy, holding down fourth place;
fifth was a tie between sexy "Ann and Eve,"
second week at the Carnegie Hall Cinema,
and the venerable "Woodstock." 19th week
at the Trans-Lux West. The latter also is
now available in neighborhood houses.
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(Average Is 100)
Avco Embassy East The Bird With the Crystal
Plumage (UMC), 4th wk 1 60
Baronet Move (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 185
Beekman Diary of a Mad Housewife (Univ) . .560
Cameo Sexual Freedom in Denmark (Wilco),
18th wk 180
Carnegie Hall Cinema Ann and Eve (Chevron),
2nd wk 320
Cine On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
(Para), 9th wk 140
Cine Lido— He and She (Aquarius) 270
Cinema Borsalino (Para) 280
Cinema II The Strawberry Statement (MGM),
9th wk 7 205
Coronet Quackser Fortune Hos a Cousin in the
Bronx (UMC), 5th wk 105
Criterion Move (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 45
Evergreen Censorship in Denmark (Sherpix),
9th wk 190
Festival—Out of It (UA) 1)5
55th Street Playhouse Censorship in Denmark
(Sherpix), 9th wk 205
Fine Arts Entertaining Mr. Sloane (Cont'l),
3rd wk 120
Forum The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
(UMC), 4th wk 240
Little Carnegie The Angel Levine (UA),
3rd wk 105
Murray Hill Joe (Cannon), 5th wk 325
New Embassy Joe (Cannon), 5th wk 315
Orleans The Zodiac Couples (SAE), 9th wk 35
New Loew's Orpheum Up in the Cellar (AIP) . . .210
Paramount Catch-22 (Para), 8th wk 220
Paris Something for Everyone (NGP), 4th wk. . .270
Penthouse The New Life Style (Dot), 2nd wk. ... 55
Plaza Rider on the Rain (Embassy), 1 2th wk. ... 90
Radio City Music Hall Darling Lili (Para),
3rd wk 200
Rivoli— Up in the Cellar (AIP) 140
68th Street Playhouse The Virgin and trie Gypsy
(Chevron), 7th wk 290
State On a Clear Day You Con See Forever
150
(Para), 9th wk
State Lovers and Other Strangers (CRC) 290
II
Sutton Catch-22
Tower East
(Para), 8th wk
Lovers and Other Strangers (CRC)
500
.440
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Trans-Lux East Performance (WB), 2nd wk 305
Trans-Lux West Woodstock (WB), 19th wk 320
Ziegfeld Soldier Blue (Embassy) 190
FINER PROJECTION-SUPER ECONOMY
'Catch-22.' "Cotton' Thrive
In Baltimore Engagements
BALTIMORE—Upper bracket grossers
here were headed by "Catch-22," twice average
in a third week at the Towson, and "Cotton
Comes to Harlem," 175 in a third frame
at the Reisterstown Plaza. The closest competitor
to this pair, grosswise, was secondweek
"El Condor." 150 at the Hippodrome.
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Charles The Landlord (UA), 9th wk 100
Hippodrome El Condor (NGP), 2nd wk 150
Mayfair The Boys in the Band (NGP), 7th wk.
Pernng Plaza, Patterson
. 130
Too Late the Hero (CRC) 90
Playhouse Getting Straight (Col), 4th wk 120
Randallstown Plaza Move (20th Fox) 85
Reisterstown Plaza Cottcn Comes to Harlem
(UA), 3rd wk
175
Senator, New Beyond the Volley of the Dolls
(20th-Fox)
.135
Town Count Yorga Vampire (AIP), 4th wk.
Towson Catch-22 (Para), 3rd wk
100
.200
90
Westview I
The Out-of-Towners (Para), 6th wk
Buffalo Barometer Topped
By 160 for 'Catch-22'
BUFFALO—"Catch-22" was the standout,
although it had only 160 to show for its
third week at the Center. What made 160
look good was a flock of 100 readings at
three other theatres, while the only other
above average grossers in town were "Cotton
Comes to Harlem," 125 in a third week at
the Buffalo, and a composite 140 for "The
Boys in the Band" at the Cinema and Amherst.
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Buffalo Cotton Comes to Horlem (UA), 3rd wk,
Center Catch-22 (Para), 3rd wk
125
160
Cinema, Amherst The Boys in the Bond (NGP),
2nd wk 140
Colvin Rider on the Rain (Embassy), 2nd wk.
Granada The Strawberry Statement (MGM)
101
100
Penthouse Playmates (SR); Erotique (SR) 100
Alfredo Quomo f o Represent
Plaza Int'l Films in Rome
NEW YORK—The appointment of Alfredo
Quomo as Rome representative of
Plaza International Corp., effective immediately,
was announced by Sig Shore, president
of the newly formed motion picture
and television distribution company.
Quomo, a leading film producer and industry
figure, will represent Plaza in the
areas of product acquisition and co-productions,
working directly with Shore. Quomo,
formerly head of Filmamerica, recently produced
"Tepepa," an adventure drama set
against the background of the Mexican Revolution.
The film stars Tomas Milian, Orson
Welles and John Steiner.
Plaza International recently announced
that it had acquired distribution rights to the
San Sebastian Film Festival first-prize winner,
"Heat Wave," a psychological suspense
drama starring Jean Seberg and directed by
Nelo Risi.
Monmouth Court Upholds
'Man and Wife' Ruling
WOODBRIDGE, N. J.—Indictments by
Monmouth County Prosecutor Vincent P.
Keuper against Edward N. Wilson, owner
of the Keyport Strand Theatre, and Albert
Large, projectionist, accused of showing an
allegedly obscene . film, "Man and Wife,"
were blocked Wednesday (5) by Superior
Court Judge Merritt Lane jr.
Answering Keuper's charges that his
court is in chancery division while the decision
must be decided in a criminal court.
Judge Lane said that his decision was based
on an earlier one in a criminal court with
jurisdiction that the movie was not obscene.
Assistant Prosecutor Elliot Katz argued
that Judge Lane has no jurisdiction in the
case. He said he could "see nothing in the
law" that would allow Judge Lane's equity
court to stop prosecution of a case in the
criminal courts.
Defense attorney Robert LaMura of
Matawan, noting the ruling that "Man and
Wife" is not obscene, argued that to enforce
that ruling, the judge must prevent prosecution
of the indictment. He reasoned
that since the film was not obscene, his
clients should not be prosecuted for showing
an obscene film.
Space Odyssey Poster Wins
Art Magazine Award
NEW YORK—MGM's one-sheet/ poster
for Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space
Odyssey" has been awarded the Certificate
of Distinction by Art Direction Magazine
in the poster category of their annual advertising
competition. Art Direction Magazine
is considered to be one of the most
influential and respected publications in the
advertising profession.
This is the first year in the 50 years of
the magazine's annual competition that entries
were received from virtually every
state, making the contest Creativity '70 nationwide.
An exhibit of the winning advertising
art will be held at the New York
Hilton September 14 through 16, at which
time awards will be presented.
Dick Lisiten of Grey Advertising, who
designed the poster for "2001: A Space
Odyssey," which features the "starchild"
from the MGM presentation, will accept
the award.
'Z' Albums to 'Z' Patrons
PATERSON, N. J.—During the run of
the film "Z," the fi st 12 patrons attending
the Mall Theatre whose last names began
with the letter "Z" won a Mikis Theodorakis
Columbia Records original soundtrack recording
from the motion picture. Patrons
had to identify themselves properly and
prove that their names qualified.
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Max A. Goldberg Dies
NEW YORK—Max A. Goldberg, president
of Pacemaker Pictures and Ormont
Theatres, Inc., died Monday (17). He leaves
his wife, a son and a brother, his business
partner. Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon (18) at Riverside Funeral Chapel.
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Dunkirk. N. Y.,
Awards
10-Year CATV Franchise
DUNKIRK, N. Y.—Ths common council
has awarded a ten-year CATV franchise
lo a Ridgewav, Pa., company. Harhorview
Cable TV Co.," headed by Victor C. Aiello
of Ridgeway, submitted a proposal offering
the city a five per cent return on gross
profits. There was no comment as to why
the council held a special session while
Mayor F. Neil Chaffie was out of town or
why first consideration was not given to
Dunkirk Cable TV Co., which had offered
a six per cent return on gross.
Harhorview almost received the franchise
last December but with a pending change in
administration, the matter was tabled. Since
that time, the issue has been studied and
debated. June lb the city received three
proposals. At the special session, the council
apparently was acting on motions made
last year.
Councilman Allan Stuhmiller. in his resolution,
said the council declared its intent to
grant the franchise to Aiello last November
18 and held the mandated public hearing
December 1
William Hebert Joins
Frontier Amusement
BUFFALO—William Hebert, former
branch manager here for Cinerama Releasing
Corp., has joined Frontier Amusement
Corp., succeeding the late Joseph
Weinstein, according to an announcement
by Mannie A. Brown, president.
Before assuming the local management
of the Cinerama exchange. Hebert was head
booker and buyer for General Cinema in
the Albany area.
Brown says he now has strengthened his
organization to a point where it is the
strongest sales body in the Buffalo and Albany
areas. The personnel includes Ike
Ehrlichman. former Universal manager;
Hebert, and Brown, who has been at the
top of exhibition and distribution for over
60 years. At one time. Brown was manager
for Paramount here.
Brown also has announced the appointment
of Howard Goldstein to handle distribution
for Niagara Frontier in the Albany
area. Goldstein, who has had many
years experience in distribution, is a vicepresident
of NATO of New York State.
'Paddy' Distribution Deals
In Three Foreign Areas
NEW YORK— Distribution deals for Allied
Artisls' romantic comedy "Paddy" were
made for three foreign territories. According
to Emanuel L. Wolf, president and
board chairman. Swedish rights have been
acquired by Sandren Film and Israeli rights
by Gelfandfilm. while Spanish distribution
will be handled by Mercurio Films.
Produced in Ireland by Tamara Asseyev
and directed by Daniel Haller. "Paddy"
stars Des Cave and had its American premiere
in New York on May 25.
BOXOFTICE :: August 24. 1970
NY Filmmaking Depends on Talents
Of Small Group of Professionals
By
JOHN COCCHI
NEW YORK—The frustrations and rewards
of being a New York actor can be
seen in the interlocking careers of two professionals
who worked in Frank and Eleanor
Perry's "Diary of a Mad Housewife."
shot entirely in this city. Both Don Koll
and Renee Semes are working actors with
long experience. Inasmuch as they've appeared
in several films together, it's evident
that Manhattan-made movies depend
on the rather select group of craftsmen
who make up its acting ranks. Leads in
TV soap operas, commercials and bits or
walk-ons in feature films are all in a day's
work to them.
Many Credits for Koll
At 47, Don Koll retains a vitality that
even a recent hospital stay couldn't diminish
for long. Beginning with "Mr. Universe"
in 1950, he has a long and impressive
list of New York-shot movies to his
credit, including "The Hustler," "Jenny,"
"How to Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying" and "Lovers and Other
Strangers." He likes to joke about George
Segal being his favorite "co-star," since he
was an extra in "The Young Doctors,"
"Loving" and "No Way to Treat a Lady."
all with Segal. Koll's TV stints include playing
the father in the Champale commercial
toasting his hippie son's first haircut. He's
a bachelor and an officer of the Catholic
Actors Guild.
Renee Semes, 23, did children's theatre
work at 14, sang the lead in "Funny Girl"
in summer stock and appeared in the national
company of "Fiddler on the Roof."
This summer, she played in a strawhat version
of "Fiddler." starring Robert Merrill.
She and Don both worked in "Midnight
Cowboy," "On a Clear Day You Can See
Forever." "The Steagle" and "The Pursuit
of Happiness." She's married to writer
Andrew Herz.
Interiors at Film Graphics
The interiors for "Diary of a Mad Housewife"
were shot at Film Graphics, 3 West
61st St.. where the set for the apartment
shared by Richard Benjamin and Carrie
Snodgress was built. Koll and Miss Semes
performed all their scenes there. Don
answered a "cattle call," an open casting
session in which extras are hired for various
sequences. Producers usually post a
bond with the Screen Actors' Guild or notify
that organization of casting intentions. In
New York, Screen Actors and Screen Extras
constitute one guild. Often, casting consultants
are used to contact extras.
Koll is a guest in the Christmas partv
scene, which took three days to film, and
can be seen eating an omelet with the
other guests at the conclusion of that sequence.
Originally hired as an extras, he
earned an upgrading in status. This occurs
usually when the director notices someone
on the set who can add a bit of business to
the film. The Perrys previously used Koll
as an extra in "Last Summer" and Don was
surprised to learn that Perry remembered
him.
Shirley Rich, casting consultant lor bit
roles, had cast Miss Semes for "Fiddler on
the Roof" onstage. She asked Renee to read
for the part, which she did twice. Perry
spoke to her in his office, where she again
read for the part and finally did the same
with Mrs. Perry. The part was hers two
weeks later, but it was two months before
she went before the cameras, participating
in the group therapy session at the film's
end. As happens to many an actress, her
part was cut out (although she can be
heard on the sound track). Also in the
group therapy scene is Peter Boyle, currently
a sensation as the star of "Joe." Although
the latter film was made first, it
wasn't evident that Boyle would make such
an impact. Against the advice of his agent,
he took a bit in "Diary." asserting that, as
an actor, his job is to act. That about sums
up the dedication necessary to anyone hoping
to succeed as a Manhattan-based performer.
"Diary of a Mad Housewife" is a Universal
release, produced and directed by
Frank Perry, adapted for the .screen by
Eleanor Perry and based on Sue Kaufman's
novel. Richard Benjamin, Carrie Snodgress
and Frank Langella are the stars.
Paul Berkowitz to Direct
16mm Sales for Plaza
NEW YORK—Paul Berkowitz has been
appointed director of national nontheatrical
sales for Plaza Pictures, a recently formed
motion picture and television distribution
company, it was announced by president
Sig Shore. He has had 1 1 years' experience
in the nontheatrical sales field with Seven
Arts Associated and Warner Bros. -7 Arts
Ltd.
It was Berkowitz who organized Seven
Arts' first nontheatrical sales department to
handle film sales to the U. S. Army and
Navy, U. S. Government agencies, airlines,
colleges and universities throughout the Nation.
When Seven Arts merged with Warner
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BROADWAY
TYWID ZINMAN, a Newsday reporter
and author of the book "The Day
Hucy Long Was Shot," has authored "50
sic Motion Pictures: The Stuff That
Dreams Are Made Of," just published by
Crown. The lavishly illustrated book deals
with the writer's personal movie favorites
from the '30s and '40s and is written from
the viewpoint of the average filmgoer who
likes to indulge in nostalgia. Acknowledgement
is made to Boxoffich's John Cocchi.
who researched and proofread the material
and identified the actors in the stills.
•
On the road for bookings on the Academy-A
ward winning "Z" were Morris Lefko,
executive consultant to the president at Cinema
V . and sales executive Lou Formato,
who met with sub-distributors in Charlotte,
N.C., and Atlanta, Ga. Saal Gottlieb, another
sales executive, was in Springfield, Mass.,
to meet with Col. Samuel Goldstein, president
of Western Masachusetts Theatres, on
the Cinema V release.
•
Murray Baker was appointed central
division manager for Cinemation Industries,
covering the territories of Washington,
D. C. Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland
and Pittsburgh. Baker started with the
Schine circuit in 1946 and for nine years
was Mideast division manager with Continental
Film Distribution Corp.
•
Ira Michaels has been named national director
of sales for United Artists' "Fiddler
on the Roof." which will be a 197 1 roadshow
presentation. Based on the hit Broadway musical,
the film is now being shot in Yugoslavia
by producer-director Normait Jewison.
•
The latest issue of "Cavalcade," an informational
news featurette, was presented
at the Criterion with 20th-Fox's Elliott
Gould comedy. "Move." The Association-
Sterling Films short uses the newsreel format
and shows a water bomber fighting
forest fires, a flower festival in Capetown.
South Africa, and highlights of recent stock
car races.
•
Hal Brown is the new vice-president in
charge of sales for American International
Television, replacing Stanley E. Dudelson,
who resigned. Brown will make his headquarters
at the A IP offices here.
•
Six theatres in the greater New York
metropolitan area staged gala fashion shows
to honor the flagship showing of 20th-Fox's
"Hello, Dolly!" A fashion parade saluting
the Irene Sharaff costumes which Barbra
Streisand wears in the film was augmented
by "Fashions for Your Dolly." a display of
designs for the '70s by Alex's 888 of New
York City, worn by top fashion models.
Participating in the event on Friday (21)
were UA Cinema, White Plains; UA Valentine
Bronx; UA Midway, Forest Hills; UA
Bayshore, Bayshore, and UA Fox, Hacken-
>ck. N. J. The UA Trumbull, north of
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Bridgeport. Conn., held the show on Thursday
(20).
•
Nat V. Perl, an employee of ASCAP for
more than 20 years, died Sunday (16) at Albert
Einstein Hospital, following a long illness.
He served on the staff of C. C. Rubin,
ASCAP's manager of branch offices.
•
Joseph Wohl. Cinerama vice-president in
charge of foreign distribution, was in Paris
to attend the French premiere of "Candy"
on Wednesday (19).
•
Tim Wholey has become group vice-president
in charge of promotion, TV distribution
and client services for Association-Sterling
films, a division of Association Films,
Inc. A subsidiary of Crowell Collier & Macinillan.
Inc., Association Films distributes
films to TV stations, schools, colleges, community
organizations and movie houses.
•
Edgar M. Bronfman, board chairman, and
Henry S. White, president, had a busy four
days of conferences recently on behalf of
their company, Sagittarius Productions. In
London, they viewed the first assembly of
"Melody," then saw a rough cut of "Jane
Eyre." After script meetings with Robert E.
Ginna jr. on James Kennaway's novel "The
Cost of Living Like This," the duo flew
to Stockholm to see the final version of Bo
Widerberg's "Joe
Hill."
•
Loew's Theatres president Preston Robert
Tisch has appointed Mathew Delicto as director
of compensation and benefits. In his
new post, the latter will he responsible for
reviewing, establishing and implementing all
of Loew's compensation programs. He'll also
company benefits programs.
•
WMCA's huge sign on the Palisades, 200
direct all
feet long and 22 feet wide, flashed a message
for UMC Pictures' "Bird With the
Crystal Plumage" every three minutes for
the week of August 17 for a total of 840
times. It was estimated that over one million
drivers and their passengers on the
West Side Highway and Riverside Drive saw
the
display.
•
On the showcase route was Embassy's
thriller "Rider on the Rain," opening at 39
houses on Wednesday (19). Participating circuits
were United Artists Theatres, AIT,
Rugoff, Century, Brandt. Walter Reade, Interboro.
Florin, G&G, Poz.in, Triangle and
Randforce Theatres.
•
"Patton" followed a successful eight-week
flagship theatre run with a 46-theatre showcase
run commencing Friday (21). The
20th Century-Fox film had a 20-week reserved
seat run at the Criterion.
•
An eight-hour all Clint Eastwood western
show, courtesy of United Artists, began at
the Victoria Theatre on Wednesday (19).
The program consisted of three of the star's
popular Italian oaters, "A Fistful of Dollars,"
"For a Few Dollars More" and "'The
Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and U.S.-made
"Hang 'Em High." Continuous showings
were scheduled.
Openings scheduled were: "Carry It On,"
Maron Films' documentary on Joan Baez
and husband David Harris, for the Little
Carnegie on Wednesday (26); "The People
Next Door" at Loew's State I and Loew's
Cine on Wednesday (26), and "A Quiet
Place in the Country" on Friday (28) at
the 72nd Street Playhouse.
•
Donald F. McConville. vice-president and
foreign sales manager of Columbia Pictures
International, has returned to the New York
home office following an extensive swing
through Latin America during which he met
with the company's sales personnel in Brazil,
Argentina, Chile and Peru.
Anticipate Fall Opening
For New Roth Twins
SILVER SPRING, MD.-An early fall
opening is anticipated for a new Roth twin
theatre, now under construction in the Rock
Creek Village Shopping Center, according
to Paul Roth, president of Roth Theatres.
The dual-auditorium showplace debut will
mark the 11th such opening during the last
four years by the rapidly expanding firm,
based in Silver Spring.
The areas that will be served by the new
facility are Rockville. Norbeck, Olney and
Flower Valley. Built to accommodate approximately
700 patrons, the theatres will
also utilize the latest techniques in sound,
projection and climate control. Free parking
will be available for more than 600
automobiles. Special features will include
a lounge for the service of complimentary
coffee, an art gallery and a private viewing
room, to be used for children's birthday
parties and other group functions.
Completion and operation of the theatres
will
be supervised by Ned Glaser, executive
vice-president of the Roth organization,
whose operations include motion picture
theatres and other interests in both Maryland
and Virginia.
Columbia Cites Milt Young;
Philly Area Fieldman
PHILADELPHIA— Milt Young, area
field representative for Columbia Pictures,
was presented with a gold watch at brief
ceremonies Monday (17), commemorating
his 25 years of service to the company.
John Skouras. national exploitation manager,
made the presentation.
Young joined Columbia in July 1935 as
a field exploiteer here.
Theatre Permit Granted
ONEIDA, N. Y.—A permit has been
issued to the Gibraltar Management Co.,
White Plains, for the construction of a minitheatre
at the Big N Shopping Center, which
is scheduled to be built on the south side of
Route 5 across from the old state police
barracks. Cost of the theatre is estimated
to be approximately $70,000.
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Anti-Trust Suit Names
Associated Circuit
MONROEVILLE, PA. — In an antitrust
suit filed against Associated Theatres,
the Miracle Mile Drive-In. Murrysville and
Monroe Theatre, the Monroeville Drive-In
charges that George and Ernest Stern, owners
of the Associated chain, offered to act
as a booking agent for Monroeville Drivein
and then allegedly used their position to
"impede that firm's ability to compete."
The suit was filed by Taged. Inc., operators
of Monroeville Drive-in.
Associated refused to bid on films the
other theatres were allowed to bid on in
order to control the Pittsburgh market, according
to the suit charges. The suit also
accused Associated of working with eight
film distributing companies to "manipulate
availability dates and to adjust playing
times" in its own favor. Named as co-conspirators
rather than defendants, the other
film distributing companies are not liable
for damages.
A similar suit was filed April 3 by the
Greater Pittsburgh Drive-in. It is in pretrial
hearings.
Fred Hift Setting Up Own
London Publicity Office
LONDON—Fred Hift, for the past eight
years a publicity and advertising executive
with 20th Century-Fox in Europe, is leaving
the company to set up his own publicitypublic
relations office here.
Under an arrangement worked out with
Jonas Rosenfield jr.. 20th-Fox vice-president
and director of advertising, publicity
and exploitation, the new Hift company will
take on 20th-Fox as its first client. Part of
this assignment will involve the continued
availability of Hift to supervise production
publicity on 20th-Fox films being made in
Europe and to undertake special projects.
The new Hift office wiH seek accounts in
both the film and the industrial field, offering
an integrated publicity-public relations
service for its clients in the key European
markets.
Marina Complex Plans
Include New Theatre
UNION CITY, N.J.—A new theatre is
included in the plans for a multi-million
dollar, 27-acre marina facility which will
be erected in North Bergen along the Hudson
River on the Lord's Drydock site. A
group of area businessmen purchased the
property from Thomas Heagney. a local
builder, for an undisclosed amount. Also
to be included in the proposed facility is
a 2,000-seat banquet room, a branch of the
First National Bank of North Bergen, a
health club, six indoor tennis courts, a cabana
club and a boatel marina.
Construction by the West Bank Development
Corp. will begin immediately upon approval
of the application to the state Bureau
of Navigation of the Department of Environmental
Protection, according to township
sources.
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PITTSBURGH
^he manual Wurlitzer organ is being restored
at the South Hills Theatre, which
is being prepared for reopening by Bob
Stone of Mode-Art Pictures, which has its
studio and lab in the theatre balcony. When
completed and the theatre is again in operation
after a long dark period, organ concerts
will be featured from time to time.
Some years ago, the organ at the Leona
Theatre. Homestead, was restored, but the
theatre was closed later and remains dark.
The newly opened Peninsula Twin Drivein
at Erie is off to a good start. . .Filmrow
of 50 years ago, a tightly knit unit for 15
years thereafter, has now been razed in a
redevelopment program. Only structures remaining
in the block are the former Exhibitors
Service building and the adjoining Pullman
Hotel, the latter now owned by Duquesne
University.
Associated Theatres enterprises with
which we were not previously familiar include
the Central Theatre. Pearl River.
N.Y., Liberty Plaza, Youngstown, and
Northfield Star Drive-In, Northfield, Ohio.
. . . The Art Cinema featured "Come One.
Come All" and "Thar She Goes" (title is
"Thar She Blows," but the newspaper would
not accept that).
. . .The
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Nicholas J. Hagarty, 64. of Dormont.
longtime secretary-treasurer of the Musicians
Local here, died August 10
Shadyside opened "Tropic of Cancer".
Derris Jeffcoat of Theatre Candy Co. and
Theatre Equipment Co. reports that business
has been looking up. . .Columbia
tradescreened "Five Easv Pieces" August
20 and "Take a Girl Like You" the next
day. . .Sneak previews were held Saturday
(15) at the Fulton and Stanlev. . .UA tradescreened
"Hornet's Nest" Wednesday (19)
and will screen "The Revolutionary" Tuesday
(25), both at the Studio Playhouse.
The Magic Lantern Theatre, Smithton.
directed by Stephen Selig, featured the 1928
Academy Award winning "Wings," and
organ accompaniment by John DeChancic
of Pittsburgh. Upcoming will be silent films
of Richard Barthelmess. Colleen Moore.
Douglas Fairbanks sr., Lon Chaney sr. and
others. Assisting at the Magic Lantern are
Samuel Rubin of Indiana, Pa., publisher
of the Classic Film Collector, and Rowain
Wair, local artist. Others contributed time
and effort also to clean, paint and get the
theatre ready for Hollywood's golden era
movies.
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Initial construction area subscribers got
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The unfair amusement tax on movies in
this city is five years old and nothing is being
done about it. This is the only city or
political subdivision within the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania permitted by legislation
to assess and collect this unfair tax,
which is in the amount of ten per cent. This
discriminatory tax is the most harmful item
in local exhibition, which badly needs relief.
Frank Jay "Bud" Thomas and his wife,
the former Helen Louise Klingensmith. will
observe their 25th wedding anniversary.
Bud is with the Chester DeMarsh circuit and
resides in Grove City. The Thomases are
parents of four children. . .Mrs. Walter
Thomas, mother of Bud, was in South Side
Hospital here as the result of a fall in which
she sustained three broken ribs. Sister of Lou
Hanna of Co-Op and Franklin Films, her
late husband "Walt" was one of the great
pioneers in the movie business, being employed
at the original Nickelodeon here on
Smithfield Street, the world's first all-moving-piclure
theatre, opened in 1905.
South Hills Theatre, dark for about two
years, will be reopened at an early date, following
renovations and improvements which
include a complete new paint job from front
to rear, all the way, and installation of new
lamps and rectifiers purchased from Theatre
Equipment & Service Co. The West Liberty
Avenue theatre building has been the
lab and studio of Mode-Art Pictures for
more than a year, under the direction of Bob
Stone, who also will direct the theatre operation.
The 250-seat balcony was turned into
the modern Mode-Art business when the
company was forced to give up its longestablished
studio-lab in the 1000 block of
Forbes Avenue, due to redevelopment. Derris
Jeffcoat, who made the booth installations,
states that Mode-Art customers may
now view their commercial films on the theatre's
giant screen instead of a small scanner.
The Gem Theatre, Deny, has folded and
veteran exhibitor Fred Piper now is employed
at Bernard Buchheit's Rustic Drivein,
Norvelt, in the Greensburg area.
Frank Silverman should be the most satisfied
film personality hereabouts. Local Columbia
Pictures manager, his branch copped
first place in film shipments in the drive
saluting Stanley Schneider, company president.
Frank's brother Dave Silverman is
Screen Guild (AIP) manager here.
"Paddy," Wheeler Films, is playing day
and date at the Forum and the Encore. . .
The Manor is showing "The Dreamer'" . . .
More than 350 children from area homes
and institutions were guests of Teamsters'
Local 211 (which includes film handlers,
etc.) at their 21st annual picnic Sunday (9)
at West View Park.
Frank J. Falcione, controller, conducts
a busy business office at Associated Theatres
headquarters. AI Lostetter, a veteran with
Universal Pictures here before joining the
Stern circuit some years ago, continues in
the ace spot and the department now numbers
seven accountants. . .Ernie "Tyrone"
Shepherd of NSS is growing a mustache.
Harbor Isle Yacht Club, located just a
short run up the Allegheny River from
Ernie Stern's office, is doing very well for
the showman who heads Associated Theatres.
He purchased this island some years
ago and. with various constructions, has
turned it into a popular river spot, a beautiful
marina. The address is 1 River Rd., Blawnex.
. .Condors, the new name of this city's
pro basketball team (ABA), scheduled 40
home games at the arena. Formerly the
Pipers, this outfit was owned by Gabe Rubin,
local theatre owner, who took a bundle and
got out of the business.
Wheeler Films' "Night of the Bloody Horror"
has been doing well in the territory,
sometimes booked with locally produced
"Night of the Living Dead". . .The Fulton
marquee is divided to name attractions on
view at the Fulton and the Fulton Mini. . .
The Penthouse showed "The Film Chicks"
and the Fiesta has on view "On a Clear Day
You Can See Forever."
Ed Siegal, former local theatre manager,
again served on the committee for the Dapper
Dan hole-in-one contest at Schenley
Park. . .Arthur Godfrey and his horse Goldie
will be featured at the 33rd Allegheny County
Fair at South Park September 3-7. . .Paul
Simendinger, who has worked his way to
the post of supervisor of Associated Theatres,
spends most of his time out of the
city expediting and stimulating some 30
theatre operations in western Pennsylvania
and Ohio. He is looking well these days and
keeping himself busy. . Water Follies
comes to the stadium Sunday and Monday
(23-24). . .A tour of the stadium costs $1
for adults and 50 cents for children.
Jan Monroe Finkel, son of this city's No.
1 exhibitor. Morris Finkel, and Mrs. Finkel,
and Judith Maile Wade, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles R. Wade of Kailua, Hi.,
will be joined in marriage September 12 at
Richmond, Ind. The bride-to-be is a graduate
of Indiana University. Jan, an assistant
professor of English at Earlham College, is
an alumnus of Wittenberg University and
Indiana University graduate school.
Lisa Bunker Shire Arrival
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Lydia B. Shire, wife
of Thomas J. Shire jr., general manager of
Carrols Development Corp. (Slotnick), gave
birth recently, to a seven-pound, ten-ounce
girl. Name of the new daughter is Lisa
Bunker. Their oldest child, Jacqueline Wentworth,
is 3'/2 years old and the second
oldest, Thomas J. Ill, is 2Vz.
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NORTH JERSEY
Operation of the Warner Theatre in Harrison
and the Lincoln in Union City,
both former RKO-Stanley Warner houses,
has been taken over by BLR Amusements
of Woodside. N.Y., which also operates the
De Luxe Theatre in that city. BLR is headby
president Sam Rubin. Bob Zanger is
general manager. Both the Harrison and
Union City theatres had long been in the
SW circuit until it merged with RKO in
1968. The Warner, which seats slightly less
than 1,200, was opened in 1950. The Lincoln
was opened originally in 1915. It
seats 1,600. Donald MacKinnon has managed
the Warner for the last three years,
assisted by Angela Esposito. The Lincoln
is managed by Norman Greenberg. with
Maureen Sommers as assistant.
Richard C. Murphy has been named acting
district manager for Fabian Theatres,
while veteran district manager Joseph Lefkowitz
is on leave of absence due to illness.
Murphy had managed Fabian's Bellevue
in Upper Montclair for the last ten
years and prior to that spent many years
with a circuit in New York state. Succeeding
him at the Bellevue is Gerald Hazell,
former house manager there since 1962.
Prior to his association with Fabian, Hazell
spent a number of years with SW.
Philip Prolizo has been appointed assistant
to manager Jerry Littenberg, at RK.O-
SW's Warner in Ridgewood. Prolizo had
been chief of service for the past two years
at the circuit's Stanley Warner in Paramus.
. .Carol Wysocki, assistant at RKO-SW's
Wellmont in Montclair, is currently on leave
of absence. Manager Adolph Finkelstein
is being assisted by relief manager Thomas
Corcoran.
Carl Jablonski, manager of RKO-SW's
Embassy in Orange, recently returned from
a two-week vacation at the Jersey shore.
Also back from vacation is Mike Demscack,
manager of the circuit's Cranford in
Cranford, and John Chrisman, relief manager.
. .Hamilton Jones, a former assistant
with Stanley Warner at the Branford in
Newark, has joined RKO-SW as a relief
manager and has been assigned to the Sanford
in Irvington. Jones had left the Branford
in 1967 to join the Armed Forces.
The Bayonne city council has met to discuss
possible formation of a film review
board similar to the type created recently
in nearby Jersey City, which has the power
to prevent certain films from being shown
in that .city. The constitutionality of the
Jersey City board is being contested in
court by attorneys for several theatre chains.
Bayonne has two operating film houses.
RKO-SW's De Witt, and the independent
Lyceum.
A report that RKO-SW's Montauk in
Passaic, managed by Ed Molteni, had been
sold to Richard Nathan, who operates several
houses in the area, is unfounded, according
to Lou Grossman, division manager
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lor RKO-SW. Both he and Nathan denied
and knowledge of the sale, which was reported
in a tradepapcr. Rumors about the
sale of the 3,000-seat Montauk, which was
built in 1923. have persisted for a couple
of years, according to Grossman.
"Hello, Dolly!" has completed a six
month, exclusive run at Lcnas' Willowbrook
Cinema in Wayne and opened immediately
at several neighborhood locations. The film
had been presented on a hard ticket basis
at Willowbrook until the last month when
it was shown in continuous performance.
ALBANY
Jocal sportswriters spotlighted the excellent
showing of entries from the stable
of theatreman Neil Hellman at Saratoga
track this month. Turf followers have noted
the spectacular record the veteran showman
has achieved since setting up his string of
thoroughbreds ten years ago. . .The Secretary
of State reported ATV Film Producions,
Inc., of New York changed its name
to Pictronic Productions. Ltd.. ATV Film
Productions.
"The Passion of Anna" has been set for
a special first-run exhibition September 6-12
at the Saratoga Film Festival in the Spa
Summer Theatre . . . "Rainy day" matinees
were added to the schedule at the Shadowland
and Norbury in Ellenville, first-run
houses operated by Jimmy Spadaro.
Morris, not Maurice, Klein operates the
Jericho Drive-In, Bethlehem, and the Hi-
Way Drive-In, Coxsackie. His younger
brother, Raphael, conducts the Sunset
Drive-In, five miles south of Hudson. They
are the sons of Mrs. Frieda Klein, for years
operator of the Hunter Theatre in Hunter
and more recently of the Mountain Drivein.
Richard Westebbe, son of the independent
film distributor in the Albany and
Buffalo districts, returned from a brief trip
to Brazil for the U.S. Export & Import
Bank. A graduate of Georgetown University
School for Foreign Affairs, Richard has
authored 17 treatises for the Congressional
Library and served for several years as chief
economic adviser to the Greek government
on assignment for the Federal Reserve Bank.
The Times-Union ran a picture of Leonard
L. Rosenthal, attorney and adviser on
film buying for Upstate Theatres, cooperative
service, with Leo Phaff. local businessman,
promoting the idea of a national group
of Hebrew boarding schools. . .The city of
Saratoga, whose mayor is Sarto Smalldone,
owner-operator of the Malta Drive-in, Malta,
voted a one per cent sales tax increase.
PITTSBURGH—Jimmy Stewart,
veteran
movie star and native of Indiana, Pa., made
his first stage appearance as a professional
in a Bill Neff show at the Ritz Theatre (now
the Manos) in Indiana.
BUFFALO
nifred E. Anscombe, president of Amherst
Cablevision and past chief barker
of Variety Club of Buffalo, said from his
office in Eggertsville that by October 1,
"we'll be the first cable company in the
Buffalo area to originate its own programing."
His plans call for local telecasts of
news and sports, plus a lineup of publicaffairs
shows with a heavy accent on the
new State University at Buffalo campus.
Amherst Cablevision currently counts 1.K00
subscribers among the community's 25.000
homes. "We're going to program in the late
afternoon and evening at first," said Anscombe.
"What we want to do is to program
syndicated shows, news and sports and
programs of interest to the people of Amherst."
Pui Ling Maxwell, 17, and Maria Maxwell,
13, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Maxwell and grandchildren of Tent 7 property
master Fran (UA) and Gert (downtown
Cinema) Maxwell, became U.S. citizens at
naturalization ceremonies here. The girls
are from Hong Kong and were brought to
this country a couple of years ago by the
Maxwells.
Dave Derkovitz is the new manager at
the Wehrle Drive-In, it was announced by
James J. Hayes, supervisor of the Jo-Mor-
Carrol operation. Derkovitz formerly was
with Holiday Theatres. . Breckinridge"
opens Wednesday (26) at Countrywide's
Granada and managing director Earl
Hubbard jr. has launched a big promotion
campaign.
Frank G. Mancuso, Paramount manager,
will attend the company's national sales
convention September 14-16 in Los Angeles.
. .General manager Bill Laney. for
the Jo-Mor North Park Drive-In in Rochester,
used a "Spend the Night With Clint
Eastwood" heading on ads for the dusktil-dawn
showing of "Hang 'Em High,"
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," "A
Fistful of Dollars" and "For a Few Dollars
More." The show was so successful it was
also booked into the Wehrle Drive-In.
Paul L. Wall, MGM's exchange area representative,
screened "The Moonshine War"
Friday evening (7) in the projectionists hall.
Wall reports "Kelly's Heroes" is "doing
great business" in his territory. Paul's headquarters
still is at 310 Delaware Ave. and
his phone number is 754-1224. . .The Evenings
News, according to that sheet's "Reporter's
Notebook," has a cast for its own
version of "Kelly's Heroes." There now are
four Kellys on the reportorial staff: Kathy.
Sharon, Ed and Tom and "that sounds like
another movie title." says the News. . .In its
list of movies currently playing at western
New York theatres, the Thursday (6) edition
of the Magnificat, weekly publication of the
Catholic diocese, lists two features as "condemned"—
"Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"
and "Getting Straight." "The Strawberry
Statement" is listed as "B."
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WASHINGTON
Tora! Tora! Tora" will premiere September
24 at the Uptown with a gala blacktie
audience especially invited toy 20th
Century-Fox in cooperation with RK.O-
Stanley Warner. Following the colorful
opening lights, music, television, radio,
celebrities — the reserved seat engagement
begins.
George Kelly, Paramount manager, and
chief booker Jack Howe screened "Borsalino"
at MPAA Monday (17) afternoon. .
Alex Schimel, Universal manager, trade
screened "Diary of a Mad Housewife." also
at MPAA. Friday (21) afternoon. . .Ed
Bigley. assistant to MPAA president Jack
Valenti, pinch-hit for Milton Levins. Avco
Embassy manager, at the screening of "The
People Next Door," Wednesday (12) evening.
. .Levins
was "held over" in Frederick.
Md.. with a disabled car. Bigley, a
former branch manager, graciously received
the exhibitors.
Sheldon Tromberg, president of Vaudeo.
will be the speaker at the Phi Beta Kappa
Ass'n in the D. C. first fall dinner meeting
Saturday (29) at the Woodner Hotel.
His topic will be "The Flickering Screen."
Tromberg takes time from his film distributing
duties to work for his master's degree
in public administration at Brookings
Institution.
BALTIMORE
Jrwin Cohen, owner of R/C Theatres, planned
the grand reopening Wednesday
(19) of the Fredericksburg. Va., Victoria,
owned by Mid-Atlantic Theatre Corp. The
house was newly remodeled, with new
drapes, re-covered seats, new carpeting and
a new front, costing in excess of $75,000. . .
George Eitel, local National Theatre Supply
Co. representative, returned from Petersburg,
Va.. and reported on the Walnut Mall
Theatre's demonstration of Hughes Electronics'
integrated light system, which, he
says "introduces a new concept of lamphouse
design for 35 and 70mm projection
that combines the power supply, the projector
pedestal and the lamphouse into a
single, unified package and which gives a
good field of light throughout the entire
screen." Neighborhood Theatres, he said,
plans to install the lamphouses in the new
Ridge Cinema I and II, now under construction
in Richmond, Va.
Bernard Lust, managing partner of Sidney
Lust Theatres, and Nathan Shor, owner-manager
of Aspen Hill Twins 1 and II,
Wheaton, Md., attended the NATO of New
York convention at Lake Kiamesha.
Herbert Schwartz, National General division
manager, returned from a division
managers sales and product meeting at the
home office Wednesday-Friday (12-14).
He viewed a rough print of the October release
of the Robert Wise production, "The
Baby Maker," among other releases.
Paramount's George Kelly and Jack
Howe attended a division meeting in Boston
Friday (7) at which division manager
Ted Zephro presided.
Milton Young, Columbia Philadelphiabased
publicist, is alternating with Washington
during publicist Sid Zins' month's
vacation. He had a stunt, in conjuction with
"You Can't Win 'Em All," by enlisting the
performance of a belly dancer at a centercity
mall.
WOMPI president Doris Sims (Wheeler
Films), bulletin chairman Eileen Olivier
(20th Century-Fox), and recording secretary
Dolores Eckersley (Columbia), will
leave for Los Angeles on September 14 for
the WOMPI International convention.
ouglas I. Parker, longtime local projectionist
who died August 5 at the age of
52, was a native of Baltimore, a graduate
of Douglass High School and attended
Hampton Institute in Hampton, Va. He was
employed by the Met Theatre here at the
time of his death, but during his 20-year
career as a boothman he worked in several
local theatres, including the Seven East
and the Town. He is survived by his wife
Bernice; a son, Douglas jr., three sisters and
two brothers.
Charlie Necessary, for several years projectionist
at the Plaza Theatre here, has
taken over management of the Boynton
Beach Theatre at Boynton Beach, Fla. . .
Billie Agel, a member of the booking office
staff of JF Theatres, left on a two-week
vacation.
Don Davidson, fieldman for MGM, was
in working on the "Miss Vampire" contest
in conjunction with the upcoming "House
of Dark Shadows". . ."Beyond the Valley of
the Dolls" opened August 12 a tthree Baltimore
theatres, the Senator, Crest and New.
At Jack Fruchtman's New, preliminary promotion
included a day-around preview plus
"Macho Callahan" . . . Variety Tent 19 sponsored
its annual crab feast August 16 from
1 to 6 p.m. at Overlea Hall. The event was
open to the public.
Magical Mystery Tour
Denied Movie Permit
NORFOLK, VA.—A request for a permit
to show movies at the Magical Mystery
Tour Coliseum, a youth entertainment spot
which used to house the old Willard Theatre,
was turned down by the Norfolk city
council July 28. About 25 parents came to
the council session to oppose the request,
while an equal number of teenagers came
to support the request.
Saying that he would "not show any
movies that could not be shown to a 12-
year-old child." Ronald T. Herrick, 24,
operator of the coliseum, said he requested
the movie permit to add an additional realm
to the activities there. He also said that he
doesn't intend to go into "the full-time theatre
business" but would show movies at the
request of individuals or groups.
"The price would be reasonable, never
more than a dollar," he said, adding that
the coliseum would be free to any nonprofit
group who wanted to show a movie.
Entertainment now consists of live music
and a light show.
Mrs. Lillie Crotts, an area resident who
spoke in opposition to the request, said, "I
don't approve of the operation as it is. I
don't want to see it extended."
George Nicholas, operator of the Puritan
Food Shop Restaurant, said, "My customers
don't come on weekends. They tell me
they are scared to come."
Another resident George J. Pidgeon said
people feel there will be an increase in drug
pushing and an increase in crime.
Councilman Joseph A. Jordan jr., who
has visited the coliseum, voted in favor of
the application. He stated, "I did not find
the disorder which has been related here
today. No one used any profanity which I
could hear."
He added, "The significant considerations
are the desires of the community. I
understand their desire to have an orderly
community. I also understand the need of
those who frequent this facility. They
should have the opportunity to improve it
by showing movies."
The council voted 6-1 to deny the request,
but added that the action would not
affect the continued operation of the coliseum
as a place where young people can
listen to live music.
Ronnie Kopp With USMCR
POINT PLEASANT, W. VA.—Ronnie
Kapp, 19, manager of the Haven Theatre,
New Haven, W. Va., presently is on sixmonth's
active duty with the U. S. Marine
Corps Reserve. Kapp additionally is assistant
manager of the State Amusement Co.
and vice-president of the Marquee Co., both
in Point Pleasant. He started working for
the State Theatre and the Mason Drive-In,
State Amusement-owned, at the age of 17.
BROADWAY—
Ronald Freedman and Bill Hewitt recently
joined the staff of JF Theatres here,
Freedman as buyer and booker and Hewitt
as an associate of the circuit. . .A meeting
spearheaded by C. Elmer Nolte of F. H.
Durkee Enterprises was held at the Anne
Arundel County Council August 3 to discuss
a new law limiting the size of signs.
Theatre needs will be incorporated into the
new measure.
Robert Redford will star in a Columbia
release, a drama set in the 1920s and written
by Jim Thompson," a successful novelist
and short story writer.
Warner Bros.' "Summer of '42" stars Jennifer
O'Neill and three teenaged newcomers
—Gary Grimes, Jerry House and Oliver
Conant.
BOXOFFICE :: August 24. 1970

NEWS AND VIEWS OF THE PRODUCTION CENTER
Lesser Use of 70mm Prints
Seen Due to Economics
HOLLYWOOD—The big 70mm release
prints might he in the doldrums in the United
States due to the economics of print costs,
with certain exceptions, of course. But De-
Luxe General motion picture laboratories'
president, Carl Hunt, notes that below the
border and in other foreign countries, where
price controls are in effect for theatre admissions,
the trend is in the opposite direction.
Theatres can get more money at the
boxoffice in Mexico, as an example, than for
the conventional 35mm prints, due to an
arrangement in that country.
Hunt, who is a veteran projectionist from
the 1930s and who headed the prodigious
Society of Motion Picture and Television
Engineers as its president last year, expresses
admiration for 70mm prints. "They are unsurpassed
for quality." he said, "and fall in
with our attempts to upgrade the quality
of motion picture projection." Most prints
today in this size are blow-ups from 35mm,
though D-150 and Super Panavision are also
used.
Less film is being used this year in the
theatrical end of the film business and this
affects laboratory business, but Hunt is very
happy about the share of the non-theatrical
business which DeLuxe General commands.
He would be happier if the 8mm industry
equipment manufacturers and others would
standardize on sound for the smaller size.
But this problem has been going on for
10 years and there isn't any agreement in
sight. The entry of CBS with EVR pre-recorded
television device attached to the
video set provides business for a whollyowned
CBS laboratory.
"Tora! Tora! Tora!", the new 20th Century-Fox
release, will see 70mm more widely
used than lor other pictures this year.
Joe Castagna, 36, Succumbs;
Film Actor-Stunt Man
HOLLYWOOD—Funeral services for Joe
Castagna, 36, film actor-stunt man who
died of a heart attack Saturday (15) were
held at the chapel of Oswald Mortuaries
with interment at Forest Lawn Hollywood
Hills.
For the last five years, he was the lead
stunt man in the television series "Wild,
Wild West" and "Bonanza." His last theatrical
feature role was a lead in World
Premiere Distributors' "How's Your Love
Life?" not yet released.
He is survived by his father and mother.
John and Gisela Castagna: two sisters, Mrs.
Joan McCarthy and Mrs. Doris Barton.
Seek Industry
To Bolster U.S.
Elayne Blythe to Head
Dick Ross Group Sales
HOLLYWOOD—Elayne Blythe, singer
and president of the Southern California
Motion Picture Council, has been named
Los Angeles area group sales specialist for
Dick Ross & Associates, Inc.
The appointment was made by Leland
W. Foote, Western regional field director,
who said her work will supplement that of
others of his staff among church, school,
civic and industrial groups in connection
with the company's first film, "The Cross
and the Switchblade."
Well known in the film industry and active
in women's club and civic circles, Miss
Blythe's most recent assignment in motion
picture sales was as group sales director
for "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
Nicholas Reisin Named
Pres. of Robin Int'l
HOLLYWOOD—Nicholas Reisin, former
Cinerama executive officer, is now president
of Robin International of California, a company
listed among the investors in Cinema
General, a privately owned corporation
which owns and operates the former Desilu-
Cahuenga Studio. A spokesman for the
studio told Boxoffice that while Reisini is
not involved in day-to-day operations he is
closely allied with finances since he has
many contacts in the financial field. Other
companies include U. S. Steel Finance Corp.;
Home Investment Co.; Lincoln American
Life Insurance Co. Cinema General is expanding
into feature production through
Cinema World, under E. Jack Neuman.
To Lens 'Summer of '42'
On Lonely Calif. Beach
FORT BRAGG. CALIF.—The giant
lumber and land development corporation.
Boise Cascade Co., has granted the Warner
Bros. "Summer of '42" filming company
access to its isolated beach land here for
location scenes. The area is one of the loneliest,
least-developed stretches of beach along
the Pacific coast and can be reached only
by a logging road from U.S. Highway 1.
Robert Mulligan is directing and Richard
A. Roth is producing "Summer of '42,"
which stars Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes,
Jerry Houser and Oliver Conant.
Tax Exemption Bill
Film Production
HOLLYWOOD— Details of an appeal to
be made to Congress to encourage American
film production have been announced
here by the joint labor-management committee
to encourage domestic motion picture
production.
A bill which would exempt from taxation
20 per cent of the gross income derived
from the distribution or exploitation of a
domestic production is to be presented to
Congress.
Former U.S.
Senator Thomas H. Kuchel.
retained by the joint committee, is now putting
into legislative form the proposal for
which the industry will seek approval.
In announcing the plan, the committee
stated that enactment of the tax relief proposal
would be "a substantial incentive" for
production of motion pictures in the U.S.
Kuchel said:
"I have high hope for success in seeking
government cooperation, and I believe that
this plan, supported by labor and companies
alike, can relieve the critical unemployment
which has plagued the industry and its
people. It is vital that this industry be preserved."
The joint committee, with which Kuchel
has been working to arrive at a feasible proposal,
consists of: the Hollywood AFL
Film Council, headed by John Lehners.
president, with active support of Richard
Walsh, international president of IATSE;
Screen Actors Guild. Charlton Heston. president,
John L. Dales, national executive secretary;
Directors Guild of America, represented
by Delbert Mann, president, and Joseph
Youngerman. national executive secretary;
Writers Guild of America, through
Mel Shavelson. president, and Michael
Franklin, executive secretary; Motion Picture
Ass'n of America and Ass'n of Motion
Picture & Television Producers, through
Jack Valenti. president of both associations,
and Charles Boren. executive vice-president
of the Hollywood producer group.
Buys Elma, Wash., Graham
ELMA, WASH.—The Graham Theatre
here has been purchased by Fred Thibodeau
of Port Orchard from Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Beidler, who have operated the theatre
for the last 17 years. Thibodeau also operates
the Holiday Drive-In in Blaine and
the Skyline Drive-In in Shelton.
BOXOFFICE :: August 24, 1970 W-l

ODcickdtictae
QNE MILLION DOLLARS has always
been considered a low-budget film in
the town of multiple adjectives and stratospheric
budgets. That is. it was until 1970 for
1971 releases. A check of one major studio.
Universal Pictures, shows that since December,
out of 13 pictures started and completed,
with some work in editing on the
rest, seven pictures have been under the
$1,000,000 figure.
But don't peg these as low-budget
"cheapies," which is wrong. In the lineup of
the under-a-million are these stellar names
in production, direction and acting: Richard
Burton. Peter Fonda. Dennis Hopper. Don
knotts. George Peppard and director Milos
Forman.
It seems that all this was made possible,
both at Universal and the other studios,
by the use of concessions granted by the
IATSE unions and the Screen Actors Guild
in cooperation with the Joint Labor-Management
Committee to Encourage Domestic
Motion Picture Production, which
was started March 20 of this year. The
concessions are for pictures budgeted under
$1,000,000 only.
While Universal's share is seven pictures
under this agreement, the total for all studios
for the year up to now is 27 features.
Other companies that are working in the
field and have made agreements this year
are National General, Warner Bros., Columbia.
American International, Disney,
20th-Fox and Avco-Embassy.
A certain percentage of these are made
for television, but not many are in this list.
Sometimes, when the film is completed,
the studios by-pass television and place them
into theatrical release.
The honeymoon in heavy-budgeted pictures
is over. Perhaps by the end of 1970
there may be 50 under-$ 1,000,000 pictures
for 1971 release.
QNE OF THE MAJOR problems
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which
plagued the record industry some years
back came with the introduction of 33, 45
and 78 rpm which puzzled the consumers
who didn't know which way to buy, because
of confusing claims of manufacturers. The
film industry at the beginning of sound and
the 8mm teaching film technolgists of today
cannot agree on magnetic or optical
sound for this blooming profit area.
All this brings out the necessity for
agreements between the hardware people
in the videotape cassette field to come together
and agree, like the United Nations,
on points of mutual interest. The evidence
of the internecine battle came out when
Robert E. Brockway, president of CBS
Electronic Recording Division, the firm using
film, at a press conference in Hollywood,
warned motion picture producers
and distributors not to delay decisions to
offer their libraries in pre-recorded form.
Brockway also "warned Hollywood production
executives against being trapped
WITH SYD
CASSYD
by confusing claims from allegedly competing
systems," and suggested that they "reject
videotape systems as a major vehicle
for pre-recorded video." His reasoning was
that there was a lack of protection afforded
copyright owners, and that the Iflord 8.75
film used in their system was technically
superior to videotape.
"EVR will not hurt theatre owners,"
said Brockway, but did not offer any plan
except to state that he saw no reason why
theatre owners cannot share revenues from
sales or rental of EVR cartridges," since
theatregoers are most receptive to cartridge
rentals or purchases when they're at the
movies."
In this respect, he echoed James H.
Nicholson, A1P president, who told Boxoffice
some weeks ago that he felt the theatre
industry was the logical outlet for videotape
cassettes or cartridges.
Problems Still Formidable
Boxoffice questioned a major videotape
veteran and patentee. Wayne R. Johnson.
In discussing the 8.75mm silver haloid
films of CBS versus videotape, Johnson confirmed
that there are "basic theoretical
physical problems of tape," and much higher
costs per minute for use of home videotape
raw materials that have to be licked
before it is marketed.
While Brockway was speaking to the producers
and directors through the good offices
of the Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences, which hosted the meeting,
and listened to the predictions of a production
boom in Hollywood, two major news
magazines. Time and Newsweek, and many
craft publications were beating the drums
for the new market. Not one of these tells
of the dangers to the public about some
future bootleg systems.
Major Source of Cassettes
MCA Technology, the firm owned by
MCA, responsible for a great share of the
entertainment productions in the country
through Universal Pictures, Universal Television
and Decca Records, can qualify as
one of the major sources of cassettes. Boxoffice
learned in an exclusive interview
with Dr. C. J. Savant, head of the subsidiary.
At present, they are making magnetic
recording devices and qualify as a competitor
in the new marketing of videotape cassettes.
Dr. Savant stated, "We would make
deals with other companies and have some
viable patents in the field. We are already
discussing deals with some of the hardware
manufacturing people."
These cooperatives are important. The
CBS system is being manufactured by
Motorola, but with Brockway stating that
they will license other manufacturers, including
the hardware firms with production
lines of competing videotape systems,
he noted that until 1972 they won't have
a home device. On the latter front, he expected
such a device to sell for around
$300.00. The CBS-EVR set now being
turned out is for the nontheatrical market
and sells for $795.00.
In smart merchandising, with deliveries
of their equipment several months away,
and with competitors still not announcing
delivery dates, CBS is going all-out for the
"special networks." which means sales promotion
forces of insurance companies, auto
dealers, where 50,000-set orders can be obtained,
and publishing houses in selected
areas. They don't expect entertainment programs
for several years. One of the reasons
is
the clearances of patents, royalties, unions,
etc., which, in some cases, on a single program.
Norm Ober, CBS information man
noted, might total as many as 68 separate
contracts, or releases, before they can be
used on home videotape.
While there is little discussion of markets,
it is obvious to some of the adult film producers,
the nudies and not-so nudies, that,
when the home devices are present in large
numbers, the problems of censorship will
fade away because anyone looking at programs
in the home cannot be faulted by
the johnny-laws or blue-nosed censors.
But, as Brockway of CBS pointed out,
it is premature to talk about rental or sale
of cartridges for the home and said that
no point-of-sale outlets had been selected
at this time.
Asked about the life of the $795.00 EVR
device now being marketed, Brockway
stated Motorola called for a 10-year life.
Servicing was easy since any television
dealer could do it.
Robert Lewine, full-time president of
the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences,
hosted the meeting and introduced
Brockway and his staff.
Stateline Cinema Opens
In Tahoe Shop Center
TAHOE, CALIF.—The Stateline Cinema,
this area's newest theatre, has been opened
in the Crescent Valley Shopping Center
Annex by Robert Retzer and Willis Tomlinson,
who also jointly own the Tahoe
Drive-In.
The 298-seat theatre is located in a converted
building in which the owners had to
raise the ceiling, extend the walls and slant
the floor, and it features all loge seats and
a special section for smokers. It is equipped
to show both 35 and 70mm films.
Retzer, who also owns and operates the
Lakeside Theatre, has been a resident of
South Lake Tahoe for two years coming
here in 1968 with the purchase of the Lakeside.
Since then he has entered into partnership
with Tomlinson and has taken over the
booking and buying of films for winter programs
at Sahara-Tahoe and Cal-Neva Lodge
as well
as working with other lake area theatres
in booking motion pictures.
He started in theatre work in 1934 as an
usher and gradually worked into management.
Prior to owning his own theatres, he
managed five theatres in the Ore-Cal Theatre
chain in Medford, Ore.
W-2 BOXOFFICE :: August 24. 1970

Three Big Circuits Book
'Walk the Walk'—Babb
RENO. NEV.—Showman Kroger Babb,
here for meetings with Elegant Industries,
Inc., for which company he is producing a
commercial movie, told local theatremen
that his company, Hallmark of Hollywood,
Inc.. is anticipating a minimum of 3,000
engagements for Jac Zacha's new ifilm.
"Walk the Walk," starring Honor Lawrence
and Bernie Hamilton, by the end of 1971.
Bahh said that one agent. Bob Farber in the
Southeast, booked three big circuits last
week, involving a total of over 70 contracts
and approximately 100 weeks of playing
time. "Walk the Walk" is the true story
of Zacha's life, the story of a youth who
started smoking marijuana and ended up
hooked on heroin. "It's the most timely
movie since 'Mom and Dad,' " Babb emphasized,
"and the story is just as powerful."
Babb said that after a "soft" opening in
a neighborhood theatre in Norfolk. Va.,
"Walk the Walk" was booked into a drivein
across the river in Portsmouth, Va., and
turned in the theatre's biggest gross in three
years. "Our Detroit test at the Fox Theatre
was okay," Babb reported. "It proved the
campaign approach is right."
The Hollywood showman revealed that
his "Uncle Tom's Cabin" has now played
approximately half of the U. S. and that its
gross to date is just about ready to pass
the $3,000,000 mark.
Hallmark's Hollywood creative staff is
at work on an all-new type of campaign
for the company's next release, Babb said.
It will be a double-feature horror-mystery
type package, "The Blue Hand" and "The
Black Eye." The release date is indefinite,
according to the Hallmark chief, "We'll see
how fast our new network of agents gets
'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and 'Walk the Walk'
rolling."
Edward Gates, 61. Dies;
Manager in San Anselmo
SAN ANSELMO. CALIF.—Edward C.
Gates. 61, manager of the Tamalpais Theatre
21 years, died Thursday (6) following a
heart attack.
A native of Omaha. Neb., he moved with
his family to Butte City, Glenn County, in
1912. He went to Berkeley to attend the University
of California in the late 1920s
and had lived in the Bay Area since. After
two years at the university, he transferred
to the Armstrong Business College and earned
a degree in business administration.
Gates managed Fox West Coast theatres
in the Oakland area before coming here in
1949 as manager of the Tamalpais. He was
an Army veteran of World War II and belonged
to the San Anselmo Rotary Club. He
was president of the San Anselmo Chamber
of Commerce in 1957-1958.
He is survived by his wife Teresa, San
Anselmo, and by his sister Dorothy Foster
of Pleasanton.
Columbia's "Watermelon Man" is based
on an original screenplay by Herman Rancher.
A
Hollywood Happenings
RETROSPECTIVE of Hal B. Wallis
films under the auspices of the department
of films at the Museum of Modern
Art in New York will open November 18 to
present 43 motion pictures representing
Wallis' screen work over four decades.
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Alex North was signed to compose the
score for "The Man in the Back Seat," Cinema
Center 100 motion picture starring
David Janssen and Yaphet Kotto.
•
Dave Walsh was appointed director of
photography for MGM's "Going" starring
Robert Blake, which goes before the cameras
the end of this month.
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Special display posters for American International's
release of Commonwealth
United's "Julius Caesar" have been accepted
by the Los Angeles Public Libraries for
use in all 61 branches. The picture will have
its American premiere at Pacific's Beverly
Hills Theatre September 22 and begins its
roadshow engagement in the same theatre
the
next day.
•
"The American Sexual Revolution," a
documentary tracing national mores and social
patterns, after more than two years of
filming has completed shooting and is currently
in post-production, announces producer
Stephen A. Burroughs.
•
Twenty-four educators from France, Belgium,
Italy, the French West Indies and
Morocco toured Hollywood as guests of the
Ass'n of Motion Picture & Television Producers
and the Studio International Committee.
•
"Murphy's War," starring Peter O'TooIe.
will be released in America by Paramount
and in the United Kingdom by Rank Film
Distributors.
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Producer Irwin Winkler and director
Stuart Hagmann are blueprinting New
York's East Village into 18 separate camera
set-ups for "Speed Is of the Essence," Chartoff-Winkler
production for MGM.
•
Wes Stern, a star of American International's
"Up in the Cellar," is off on an extended
personal appearance tour during the
next two weeks. He will attend openings
of the comedy in Fort Worth. Dallas. El
Paso. Chicago. Detroit. Boston and New
York City.
*
In MGM's "Pretty Maids All in a Row,"
first U.S. directorial outing for Roger Vadim,
Barbara Leigh has been selected by
producer Gene Roddenberry to portray
Rock Hudson's wife.
*
"When Time Runs Out." the film in
which Arlene Dahl and famed heart surgeon
Dr. Christian Barnard were to star this
year, has been postponed till next spring.
The picture, which will mark the doctor's
film debut, will be photographed on South
Africa locations at Johannesburg and Capetown.
*
Capri Productions, Inc., producer of the
just-completed feature "Pepper," starring
John Astin, shifted its headquarters from
San Diego to Hollywood, it was announced
by Samuel S. Dikel. Capri president and
producer of the picture.
•
William D. Holmes, vice-president of
Rudy Durand Productions, left for New
York to meet with London Screenplays president
Michael Flint and vice-president Anthony
Z.
Jo Ann Pflug,
Landi on future projects.
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for her second motion picture
role, was cast in the leading feminine
part in "A Step out of Line." Cinema Center
100 motion picture to be produced by
Steve Shagan and directed by Bernard Mc-
Eveety jr. Her first major motion picture
role, after appearances on various television
series, was in "M*A*S*H."
*
dramatist John Osborne, who won
British
an Academy Award in 1963 for the year's
best screenplay for his script of "Tom
Jones," will appear in a key role in "Carter,"
a Michael Klinger production for MGM.
•
Robert Corff. star of American International's
soon-to-be-released "GAS-S-s!". left
for San Francisco to record the original motion
picture sound track album with Country
Joe and the Fish.
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The first international symposium of TV
cassettes will be held in Hollywood beginning
with a cocktail reception Sunday evening.
October 11, and concludes with the
award dinner opening the seventh Hollywood
Festival of World Television on the
evening of October 14. Symposium dates
are October 12-14.
•
Sidney J. Furie and Brad Dexter left Los
Angeles for meetings in New York with
Paramount executives regarding the release
of "Little Fauss and Big Halsy."
•
Ishak Gurrevitz, one of the top staff
writers of Maariv. leading evening newspaper
of Tel-Aviv, presently on a world
tour, visited Warner Bros, studio. He reported
that John Wayne is the most popular star
in Israel.
*
Stanley Schneider. Columbia Pictures
president, announced that Raymond Kurtzman
was named vice-president of business
affairs for Columbia. He will headquarter
at Columbia's West Coast facilities in Hollywood.
Prior to this appointment. Kurtzman
was associated with Mirisch Productions for
a period of 13 years.
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480 in LA Westwood
LOS ANGELES—In a week well seasoned
with 200s and 300s on the area gross
barometer, "Performance" towered over all
competition with a 480 second frame in the
Westwood. Two starters impressed by tripling
average returns — "Mississippi Mermaid"
at Los Feliz and "Soldier Blue" in
the Pix Theatre. Also reaching the 300 level
were "M*A*S*H." "101 Acts of Love" and
"Catch-22" among LA holdover products.
(Average Is 100)
Beverly On a Clear Day You Con See Forever
(Para), 6th wk M0
Bruin—M^A'S'H (20th-Fox), 26th wk 300
Chinese Hello, Dolly! (20th-Fox), 36th wk 1 20
Cine-Cienega Rider on the Roin (Embassy),
1th wk 90
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Cinema Censorship in Denmork (5R), 19th wk. ..195
Cinerama Darling Lili (Para), 8th wk 140
Crest— Getting Straight (Col), 1 2th wk 190
Doheny-Plaza Leo the Last (UA), 2nd wk 80
Egyptian Kelly's Heroes (MGM), 6th wk 80
Fine Arts The Laughing Woman (Audubon),
2nd wk 85
Holly Watermelon Man (Col), 8th wk 120
Hollywood Pacific Airport (Univ), 22nd wk 230
Hollywood Pussycat Sexual Freedom in Denmark
(SR), 21st wk 100
Lido The Angel Levine (UA), 5th wk 150
L ew's Myra Breckinridge (20th-Fox), 8th wk. ..150
Los Feliz Mississippi Mermaid (UA) 300
Mayan 101 Acts of Love (SR), 3rd wk 300
Music Hall Fellini Satyricon (UA), 19th wk 85
National Catch-22 (Para), 8th wk 300
New View Cherry, Harry & Raquel (SR), 2nd wk. 200
Pacific Beverly Hills Hello-Goodbye (20th-Fox),
2nd wk 65
Pontages Up in the Cellar (AIP) 160
Picwood The Strawberry Statement (MGM),
5th wk M0
Pix—Soldier Blue (Embassy) 300
Plaza The Out-of-Towners (Para), 8th wk 200
Regent—Z (SR), 32nd wk 200
Village Cotton Comes to Harlem (UA), 4th wk. 200
Vine— Eugenie (SR), 2nd wk 200
Westwood Performance (WB), 2nd wk 480
'Pufnstuf'
Launches Denver
Multiple Booking With 225
DENVER— "Pufnstuf" outgrossed "Censorship
in Denmark" and "Man and Wife"
by 25 percentage points to carry off "best
business" honors among Denver first-run
films in the report week. The children's film
was making its debut at the Cinderella City,
North Valley and Westland theatres while
the two sex-emphasis pictures were continuing
holdover runs. Two other newcomers.
"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" and
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"The Landlord," met with good response,
scoring 180 and 120 at the Century 21 and
Denver theatres, respectively.
Aladdin Myra Breckinridge (20th-Fox), 3rd wk. .100
Bluebird Man and Wife (SR), 16th wk 200
Centre—M'A*S*H (20th-Fox), 21st wk 110
Century 21 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
(Para) 180
Cherry Creek, Villa Italia Getting Straight (Col),
3rd wk M0
Cinderella City, North Valley, Westland Pufnstuf
(Univ) 225
Cooper Paint Your Wagon (Para), 42nd wk 170
Denham Darling Lili (Para), 8th wk 125
Denver—The Landlord (UA) 1 50
Esquire The Minx (SR), 2nd wk 80
Federal The Boys in the Band (NGP), 12th wk. .125
Ogden Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
(Para), 3rd wk 100
Paramount, Arvada Plaza Chisum (WB), 3rd wk. 130
Towne The Revolutionary (UA), 2nd wk 50
Vogue Censorship in Denmork (SR), 3rd wk 200
Webber Airport (Univ), 22nd wk 1 50
'Catch-22' Only Portland
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PORTLAND — With midsummer heat
keeping potential moviegoers on patios, at
the mountains and on beaches, film boxoffice
grosses weren't too bright. "Catch-22"
was an exception, however, racing along at a
900 pace at Cinema 21.
Aladdin Without a Stitch (SR) 1 75
Cinema 21 Catch-22 (Para), 5th wk 900
Eastgate The Boatniks (BV), 4th wk 175
Eastgate II Getting Straight (Col), 4th wk 150
Fox Cry of the Banshee (AIP) 150
Guild Two Mules for Sister Sora (Univ), 3rd wk. . 150
Hollywood Darling Lili (Para), 3rd wk 175
Irvington On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
(Para), 3rd wk 175
Laurelhurst The Cheyenne Social Club (NGP),
8th wk 150
Music Box The Landlord (UA) 135
Orpheum, Foster Boulevard They Call Me MISTER
Tibbs! (UA) 125
Paramount The Out-of-Towners (Para), 8th wk. .150
Westgate Airport (Univ), 9th wk 170
•M*A*S*H' Makes Substantial
Gain in Seattle Booking
SEATTLE — "M*A*S*H" made news
here by climbing from 250 per cent to 300
in its 18th stanza at the Coliseum and
"Woodstock" gained 25 percentage points,
up to 150 in its 15th week after 125 at the
Town in the preceding report.
Blue Mouse The Christine Jorgensen Story
(UA), 2nd wk 40
Coliseum M*A*S*H (20th-Fox), 18th wk 300
Fifth Avenue Beneath the Planet of the Apes
(20th-Fox), 6th wk 100
Music Box On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
(Para), 2nd wk 1 50
Paramount Macho Callahan (Embassy); Stiletto
(Embassy) 75
Seattle 7th Avenue Cotton Comes to Harlem
(UA); Hell Boots (UA), 3rd wk 100
Town Woodstock (WB), 15th wk 150
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SAN GABRIEL, CALIF.—The San Gabriel-headquartered
Edwards Theatres Circuit
plans to have eight theatres in southern and
eastern Orange County by Christmas. The
circuit's fifth Orange County unit, the 550-
seat Cinema West 2, opened in Westminster
July 22, adjoining the 850-seat Cinema West
1 . Both theatres are automated.
Ground has been broken for the construction
of Edwards' Harbor Twin Cinemas
in the Harbor Shopping Center, Harbor and
Wilson streets, Costa Mesa. Harbor Cinema
1 will have 900 seats and Harbor Cinema 2
will accommodate 450. This twin facility,
scheduled for a Christmas opening, was
designed by architects Pearson & Wuesthoff.
The 900-seat Cinema Viejo, located in
Mission Viejo at the LaPaz off-ramp on
the San Diego Freeway in eastern Orange
County, has been under construction for
some time and also is scheduled for a Christmas
premiere.
The circuit's flagship, the Newport Cinema,
a 1,252-seater opened last year, was
built at a cost of approximately $1,000,000.
This theatre will have an additional auditorium,
which now is in design by Pearson
& Wuesthoff and is planned for an April
1971 opening. The second auditorium of
400 seats will make a total of 1,652 seats
in this one building complex located in the
Fashion Island Shopping Center, Newport
Beach.
A triple complex is in design for the
Edwards Theatres Circuit in Los Angeles
County, with an April opening planned for
two new theatres to be built adjoining the
present Temple Theatre (750 capacity) located
at Rosemead Boulevard and Las Tunas
in Temple City. The new auditoriums will
be called Temple Cinema 2 (400 seats) and
Temple Cinema 3 (350 seats) which, with
the present Temple Cinema 1. will make a
total of 1,500 seats in one complex.
The new additions will bring Edwards'
San Gabriel Valley-based circuit to 26
Southern California hardtops and drive-ins.
John Malone Is Winner
Of NSS Trailer Prize
LOS ANGELES—Bruce Corwin, president
of Metropolitan Theatres, drew the
winning name of John Malone, owner of the
Corona Theatre, Corona, California, for the
second quarter of National Screen Service's
"trailer-failer campaign."
Malone also was awarded an extra $50
prize for prompt return.
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. . Jack
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Movie Theatre Okayed
By Glendora Council
GLENDORA. CALIF. Councilmen
have agreed to allow conversion of the old
postoffice building at 175 North Vermont
Ave. into a motion picture theatre. Bob
Dadaian, planning director, said the theatre
-will be the only one in Glendora. The city's
last movie house was demolished in 1967
to make way for Ralph*s Shopping Center.
The applicants, who will operate the
theatre, are George Reid, a movie projection
engineer with Bell & Howell, and William
Spencer, who was instrumental with Bell &
Howell in developing projectors used in airliners.
The theatre will have 113 off-street parking
spaces and will seat 374 persons. Renovation
costs, including giving the building a
contemporary Spanish design, will total
about $50,000. Reid and Spencer have
purchased the building.
The application was approved unanimously
by the planning commission but it had
been subject to objections from nearby residents.
A petition signed by 37 residents was
submitted to the council objecting on the
grounds it would cause traffic congestion
and noise.
District Court Lifts Bans
On 'Beyond Valley Dolls'
SALT LAKE CITY—U.S. district court
Judge Willis Rittcr has signed an order
allowing exhibition of the 20th Century-
Fox film, "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls,"
in Salt Lake City, Provo and Ogden, Utah.
Salt Lake City and Provo officials had
both attempted to have the film seized and
destroyed. It was rumored that Ogden had
similar plans.
Judge Ritter also issued a ten-day order
prohibiting prosecutors in the three cities
from filing criminal charges against the
theatre owners for showing this film.
National General Corp. and managers
of Salt Lake City and Provo theatres filed
suit in U.S. third and fourth district courts
against these cities. Judge Ritter allowed a
motion to combine the suits and allowed
David Watkiss, attorney for NGC, to file
an amended complaint including the Egyptian
Theatre in Ogden.
Utah County attorney M. Dale Jeffs,
Salt Lake City attorney Gordon Christensen,
prosecutor Jack Richars of Ogden and
attorney Jay Wilson of Weber County were
added to the list of defendants.
A court hearing was set for Monday
(171 to show cause why a preliminary injunction
should not be issued enjoining these
defendants from prosecuting the theatre
owners.
Watkiss said it would be impossible to
have a fair trial because of widely publicized
statements made by officials, such as the
statement, "Only a pervert would see that
show."
The film is drawing full houses.
"Fiddler on the Roof" is being filmed in
Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
LOS ANGELES
Qherrill Corwin, president of Metropolitan
Theatres, has been hospitalized with an
infection . . . Dick Ettlinger, booker at
Crown International, left for a European
vacation . Katz, United Artists salesman,
is taking his vacation in Arizona.
Leo Greenfield, general sales
manager for
Warner Bros., after holding a series of exhibitor
screenings here, left for Dallas to
continue exhibitor showings there . . Moses
.
Rochlin, partner in the independently owned
Campus Theatre, died after an apparent
heart attack.
Screenings for exhibitors were held by Columbia,
showing "I Walk the Line," with
Gregory Peck, and "R.P.M.*." with Anthony
Quinn. and by Buena Vista, who
showed "Wild Country" . . . Howard White,
president. Sign Products Co., announced the
appointment of Crown Motion Picture Theatre
Supply in New York as Eastern distributor.
Head of Crown is Cy Rindner.
Judson Moses, advertising-publicity director
at MGM film exchange, just returned
from Las Vegas, where he attended the
opening of Elvis Presley's show at the International
Hotel . . . Bill Shields is a new
booker in the MGM Filmrow office and
Jean Kosaka, boxoffice booker there, was
married last week to John Wooten.
Betty Tracy, secretary to Jack Berwick at
Columbia, is busy designing the centerpieces
to be used at the opening Friday morning
breakfast of the WOMPI International convention
September 18-20 at the Ambassador
Hotel. Barbara Dye of Bevelite, chairman
of the breakfast, called a special meeting of
her WOMPI committee to discuss final plans
for the opening.
"Pufnstuf," Sid and Marty Krofft's production
for Universal, opened a first-run
Los Angeles multiple engagement starting
August 19.
Elmer Hollander, Tower Film Corp., went
to New York for a sales meeting with Ernest
Sands, Cannon Releasing Corp., and to discuss
West Coast distribution
of "Joe."
Leon P. Blender, AIP senior vice-president
in charge of sales and distribution, reports
that individual print orders for firstrun
dates of "Angel Unchained" were serviced
directly out of the lab due to
the barrage
of 250 bookings, which drained the
shelves of AIP exchanges. National release
date was August 19.
Milt Frankel's post at Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer studios here is actually titled print
control assistant working with Arthur Fischer.
Our July 10 issue moved him in error
from Cinerama to the job of print control
manager.
Sol Barzman, former Film
row man now
in New York, has moved over to writing
and has completed his book "The First
Ladies," the story of occupants of the
White House from Martha Washington to
Pat Nixon. Barzman. on a visit to the Coast,
met with friends on the Row.
Pat Notaro, 56, president of Trans Beacon
Theatres and veteran exhibitor, died
while vacationing at Lake Tahoc, apparently
of a heart attack. Notaro was president
of Orbi, S. A., and played an imporatant
part in development of 55 theatres abroad.
He is survived by his wife, a son and two
sisters.
Paul Masters of the National Metaphysics
Institute was guest speaker at the dinner
meeting of Girls Friday of Show Business.
Tuesday (18) at the 9000 Restaurant. Masters
spoke on "Astrology — Uses and
Abuses." Girls Friday, a philanthropic association
with membership open to women in
the motion picture, television and related
industries, is dedicated to the purpose of providing
funds for reconstructive surgery for
children.
William A. Madden, Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer sales manager, and assistant Lou
Marks returned from Denver, where they
met with resident sales manager Bates Farley
and area exhibitors on release plans of upcoming
features, "The Traveling Executioner,"
"House of Dark Shadows" and "Dirty
Dingus Magee."
Bruce Fowler and his wife Pearl celebrated
their 57th wedding anniversary Thursday
(13). Fowler is a retired first-run district
manager for FWC Theatres, now known as
National General Corp.
Chill Wills, well-known entertainer, became
a grandfather for the third time—
boy—added to the family of his son and
daughter-in-law.
Richard Lewis Advanced
To Jacksonville Post
From Southeastern Edition
JACKSONVILLE — Richard Lewis has
been promoted to assistant manager of the
Jacksonville American International Pictures
exchange, while Charles L. King continues
as manager.
Announcement of Lewis' promotion was
made by Leon P. Blender. AIP senior vicepresident
in charge of sales and distribution,
and by Robert B. Steuer. Southern division
manager.
"Mortadella." a wacky comedy, will be
filmed in Italy and New York and tells the
story of a beautiful girl traveling from a
small town in Italy to New York to marry
the man she loves.
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. . The
. . . John
Highland Announces
Fori Collins Twin
BOULDKR. COLO.—Highland Theatres
has announced il will start construction on
a twin auditorium theatre in Fori Collins.
The movie house will he in a new
shopping center which will be located in
the southern section of the city.
The twin auditoriums will have a seating
capacity of 350 on one side and 275 on
the other. Accommodations will be de luxe
in every respect, with loge-type seating,
refrigerated air-conditioning and the booth
will have fully automated equipment.
Highland Theatres also operates the conditional
Aggie and the newly constructed
Campus West theatres in Fort Collins. The
Aggie is scheduled to reopen shortly, following
a complete refurbishing and remodeling.
The Starlite and Sunset drive-ins also
are operated by Highland and. upon completion
of the new twin, the company will
have four indoor and two outdoor screens
in the city of Fort Collins.
DENVER
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farewell party was held at the Radisson
Hotel
Artists, who is being
transferred to the
home office in New
York City. Dobson
has been regional sales
manager for the company
since 1968. He
here for John Dobson of United
joined the industry in
1953 as a UA salesman
in the Kansas
City exchange, then
was transferred here
John Dolis. ,11
as branch manager in
August 1961. Locally, Dobson has been active
in civic affairs and as an officer of the
Rocky Mountain Motion Picture Ass'n. He
also has had minor roles in films, "The
Alamo" and "McLintock!"
Warner Bros, salesman Lou Kolocheski
. . .
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traveled to the West Coast on his vacation
Columbia screened "I Walk the Line"
and "R.P.M.*" at the Century screening
room new twin auditorium Flick
Theatre, located in Larimer Square, has set
a mid-September opening, with "Fellini's
Satyricon" as
the opening picture.
R.E. "Dick" Fulham, 20th-Fox salesman,
was a victim of the recent economy cutback
by the organization. Fulham is an in-
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dustry veteran ha\ing held sales posts in
the Denver and Dallas territories for many
years. He was at one time branch manager
here and for the past 14 years had covered
both the northern and southern territories
for the company.
Don Foster, district manager for Favorite
Films of California, was in town conferring
with Dick Notti, newly appointed branch
manager. Notti was with National General
Pictures prior to moving to Favorite Films
Pietro leaves the booking desk at
Paramount to return to the booking position
at Universal. Pietro's spot is being filled
by David Ornstein. who is being transferred
from Paramount's Los Angeles branch.
In town to hook and buy were: Dick
Klein. Trojan Theatre, Longmont; Donald
Monson, Ute, Rifle; Lyle Myers, Yuma,
Yuma; Don Swales, Wheeler Opera House,
Aspen; George Kelloff, Star Drive-in.
Monte Vista, and D. Michael Barry, Village
Theatre, Steamboat Springs.
Irene Chavez has been moved up to the
head booker-office manager post at National
General Pictures, succeeding Dick Notti,
who left the post to join Favorite Films.
Wally Badger has been appointed salesman
for NGP. Badger had been with United
Artists until the first of the year when he
resigned to enter another business.
SAN FRANCISCO
paul Ripps, local Warner Bros, branch manager,
journeyed to Los Angeles and
the Burbank studio for meetings regarding
upcoming product Monday (10) and stayed
on the following day to see screenings of
"Flap" and "There Was a Crooked Man."
Allied Artists West Coast division manager
Clint Mecham and his secretary Agnes
Cannon now make their new "home" in the
Warfield Building at 988 Market St., telephone
441-7767.
National Theatre Supply's John Dalk and
his secretary Sheila Carroll are now operating
out of their new permanent home at
National Screen Service's address, 876 Harrison
St. The new phone number is 982-
6409. Dalk reports that they have stock on
hand—now all they want is customers.
Summer vacationers away from their
Filmrow desks include Bob Carr. booker at
Cooper Theatres here, and Gene Newman,
20th Century-Fox salesman.
Airer Plans Considered
From Eastern Edition
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y.—The city
planning board plans to inspect the site of
Crimswal Realty Corp.'s proposed drive-in,
to be located on Route 9 near Smithtown
Road. The ozoner will have a 700-car capacity.
New York actor Leonard Frey will play
Motel, the tailor in United Artists' "Fiddler
on the Roof."
AIP SALES DRIVE WINNER—
Bob Carr, left, booker at Roy Cooper
Theatres, is shown in San Francisco
claiming the color TV set which was the
prize in American International Pictures
recent branch managers' sales
drive. Holding the winning card is San
Francisco AIP branch manager Hal
Gruber.
Film Self-Regulation
Asked in Sail Lake
SALT LAKE CITY—In the wake of the
hassle over the exhibition of "Beyond the
Valley of the Dolls" here. County Attorney
Leon Halgren has asked local theatremen to
form a screening committee among themselves
to decide on all pictures shown in the
area.
"Unless action is taken, the trend cf
movies will get worse and worse," Halgren
said. "We all want what is best for the community
and it is much better for us to settle
our differences amicably rather than in a
court."
Halgren told the theatremen, "You arc
stalwarts in the community and we appeal
to your sense of decency to help turn the
trend."
Reception among theatremen present at a
meeting with Halgren and the Salt Lake
County commissioners was cool, and Ray
Gardiner, attorney for several theatre owners,
said he and the theatremen needed more
time to study the idea.
Halgren's proposal also met opposition
from County Commissioner Oscar Hansen
who said, "We can't leave this up to the
•movie industry. It will take citizens' response.
We've got to get the people aroused, get the
churches and the Chamber of Commerce
and civic groups concerned. It's got to be a
communitywide effort."
James L. Barker jr., public safety commissioner
who was angered over the ruling
earlier in the month that allowed "Dolls" to
be shown, called for a legal test that could
be appealed to the Supreme Court "so that
we can get a solution to the mess the court
has put us into in the first place."
Brick-by-Brick Demolition
From Central Edition
PEORIA, ILL.—Due to the deterioration
of the Opera House in Henry, III., it appears
that the structure will have to be removed
brick by brick. Two sections of the
57-year-old theatre collapsed recently.
BOXOFFICE ;: August 24. 1970

'Harassment' Is Charged
Against Authorities
JEROME, IDA.— DeWayne Foust,
manager
of the Frontier Theatre here, arrested
recently and freed on $305 bond on a complaint
of using ""harmful" promotional pictures
in front of the theatre, has charged
local authorities with harassment because
of the "adult-only" film policy at the theatre.
Foust was arrested on a complaint signed
by Mrs. J. B. Thomason. local resident who
charged him with exhibiting or disseminating
material harmful to minors after she
and her daughters allegedly noticed what
they considered an offensive picture in
the theatre display.
He subsequently charged that the picture
in question had been "stolen" from the
display and said authorities refused to return
it to him. County Prosecutor S. A.
Kolman said the picture was removed "to
protect the health of the community" and
it was being held as evidence in the case.
Foust also charged harassment through
officers asking to be admitted to the theatre
to check on ages of customers. "'I check
ID cards on anybody at all questionable,"
Foust said, ""and I told them (the officers)
they were perfectly welcome to have somebody
stand with me here at the door any
time, but 1 didn't want them inside bothering
my customers.*'
Kolman countered that the complaint on
which Foust was arrested had nothing to
do with the ages of customers but dealt
only with promotional materials used by
the
theatre.
Spokane Twin Theatre
Under Construction
SPOKANE. WASH.—Construction has
begun on Cinema 1 and 2, the new twin
facility at E4209 Pacific. Nelson-Lydig. contractor,
has begun pouring footings and
construction is proceeding according to
schedule.
Said Robert K. Revel, manager of Hutton
Settlement, owner of the land and financer
of the project. "'Hopefully we will open
around Thanksgiving." Cinema 1 and 2 will
be leased to United Artists Theatre Circuit
for 25 years, according to Revel.
William G. Fiedler, Spokane, associated
with Gale Santocono. San Francisco, designer
of the structure, is handling the architectural
work. He said the building exterior
will
be of precast concrete sculptured panels
lighted by ground fixtures in the landscape.
The entry will be bronze, aluminum and
glass.
The theatre building will face Pacific with
its back to the East Town Shopping Center
and will, have a landscaped exterior. Overall
dimensions will be 207x61 feet.
The larger of the two theatres will seat
610 persons, while the smaller auditorium
will accommodate 242.
Revel said the building shell, the lobby
lighting, the concession counter and the land
on which the building stands will cost approximately
$315,000. He said UATC will
finance the drapes, seats, carpeting and the
modern projection equipment.
BOXOFFICE :: August 24. 1970
PORTLAND
\A7itli filming under waj again following
Paul Newman's return from Hollywood
with his ankle injury healed sulfieiently to
permit him to both direct and act in his
Newman-Foreman production of "Sometimes
a Great Notion," the completion target
date is now set for mid-September.
New manager at the Broadway Theatre
here, now operated by Tom Moyer, is Roger
Paulson, former city manager for General
American Theatres in Salem (Elsinore, Capitol
and Hollywood, as well as drive-ins in
North Salem and South Salem.) Paulson
also will serve as advertising manager for
Moyer's twin Eastgate, Westgate, the Broadway,
Off-Broadway, the Foster Road
and Family drive-ins. Replacing Paulson in
Salem is Gerald Proctor, former Western
Amusement Co. manager in Eugene.
A grand opening was held at the South
Salem Drive-In. with ""Beneath the Planet
SEATTLE
"(VJonday (14) proved an ideal day for the
annual Variety Club golf tournament
at the Glendale Golf & Country Club in
Bellevue, followed by cocktails and dinner.
Among out-of-towners who combined business
with pleasure were Leon P. Blender,
American International vice-president in
charge of sales and distribution, up from
Hollywood, accompanied by Western division
manager Murray Gerson. Also here
from Los Angeles were Jack Myhill and
Don Farar. Pacific United Theatres, and
Art Silver, head buyer for General Cinema
Corp.
The Bon Marche Department Store
opened a Mickey Mouse shop in the children's
area coinciding with the nationwide
Mickey Mouse revival and personal appearances
at the store by Mickey Mouse, Goofy.
Pluto. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. The
Disney characters were some of the key
stars of the live stage musical. "Disney on
Parade." prior to the arrival of the entire
cast of more than 100 who will perform
at the UPS Fieldhouse in Tacoma, August
25-30.
. . .
Russel Brown, branch manager of Universal,
is on a short vacation, as is Gordon
Wallinger. Universal salesman ... Ed Hinchey
of MGM is on a short trip to the East
Coast Mary Carey. 20th-Fox cashier,
is spending part of her vacation entertaining
her brother and sister visiting here from
Salt Lake City.
The Rainier Cinema played a surprise
double feature Tuesday (18) at 6:30 p.m.
as part of the YMCA's "Outreach" program
for underprivileged young people. The evening
of family entertainment was sponsored
by the Rainier Kiwanis and YMCA and
""Youth Action Benefit Night" was organized
to gain donations to maintain a youth
of the Apes" as the opening feature. The
newcomer is a 1,200-car operation, similar
to Moyer's Foster Road Drive-In on Portland's
eastside.
Ruvs Meyer, "lather" of the nudie film,
was back in Portland Wednesday (12) with
his bride, actress Edy Williams, a former
Portland beauty who got her movie start
winning California beauty contests. Meyer
produced and directed "Beyond the Valley
of The Dolls" for 20th Century-Fox. Just
as Meyer does in other cities, he visited, helooked
up World War II Signal Corps buddies
who served with him in France. Archie
Breedlove, better known to his pals as "Willie
Grogan." was present at the press conference
at the Portland Hilton arranged by
Jack Matlack. Miss Williams appears in
""Beyond the Valley" and she is seen as Phyllis
in ""Where It's At," co-billed at the music
Box with "The Landlord."
action center . . . The world-famous Ringling
Brothers-Barnum & Bailey Circus will
play at the Center Coliseum September 9-14.
sponsored by the Nile Temple.
"M*A*S*H" continues to pull business
into the Coliseum, while "Z," in English.
is still doing well at the University District's
Varsity, and "Catch-22" is enjoying a successful
run at the Cinerama . . . "Tell Me
That You Love Me, Junie Moon" opened
this week at Cinema 70. Other better-thanaverage
offerings include: "Faces" and
"Ulysses" at the Uptown; "David and Lisa"
and "Morgan" at the Harvard Exit and
"King of Hearts" at the Movie House.
Conn. Withdrawal Permit
Being Sought by Columbia
From New England Edition
HARTFORD—Columbia Pictures
Industries,
New York, which recently reassigned
supervision of Connecticut sales to its
metropolitan New York division, has filed
an application for withdrawal as an out-ofstate
corporation with the Connecticut Secretary
of State's office.
At the time of its sales shuffling, Columbia
said that former Connecticut branch
manager Walter Silverman would be reporting
to the metropolitan New York division
office.
Airer Gets Tentative OK
AUBURN. WASH.—The planning director
of King County has approved a conditional
use permit for a second drive-in
immediately adjacent to an existing airer at
South 277th Street and South 280th Street,
east of 86th Avenue South. The approval
will be issued as soon as necessary road improvements
are worked out between Valley
Theatres and the county's department of
public works.
"Move." 20th Century-Fox comedy, is a
serio-comic excursion into the world of a
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HONOLULU
\A7oodstock" from Warner Bros, was previewed
for an invitational audience at when all the "lost" messages were found.
office correspondent. Pete had winged out
an afternoon performance by Consolidated
A score of Tokyo's headline movie stars
Amusement Co. prior to its opening at the
and entertainers recently were in Honolulu
Waikiki Theatre Fridaj (14). Russ Meyer's
for a benefit performance sponsored by the
"Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" had been
100th and 442nd World War II Veterans.
held over at the popular beach house.
The second generation (Nisei) American-
Lad) theatre manager Frances Snead Japanese are the highly decorated heroes,
moved oxer to the Varsity from Kapahulu, most of them originally coming from Hawaii.
while the Varsity's former manager, Louis
reves, is now al the downtown Hawaii and
Scotl Green takes over managerial duties
Albanians Well-Versed
at the Kapahulu . . . Swing(ing) manager
Jack Hoyle is running the Waikiki Theatre, In Pioneer Movie Lore
From Eastern Edition
while Bucky Richards enjoys a vacation . . .
ALBANY—
Billy Arakawa is now in retired manager
"Was the first movie seen in
Albany?" This was the headline on a recent
St. in Miyamoto's position at the Kaimuki
column by Edgar S. Van Olinda, 85, "Old
Theatre.
Albany" columnist for the Times-Union,
Film Artists & Cinematographers Today's former screen and music critic, guest at
first annual film festival August 15-23 at the many industry dinners here, frequent speaker
Honolulu International Concert Theatre and often a participant in junkets to Hollywood,
Las Vegas. New York, Europe and
featured San Francisco avant-garde filmmaker
James Broughton as guest of honor elsewhere.
during the unreeling of works from documentary,
experimental and classical makers crudest type—from those at arcades in
Van Olinda remembers movies of the
of films from around the world.
amusement parks, church gatherings, etc.
to the current product with its superb quality
Publicity man Pete Latsis, National General
Theatres, vacationing in Waikiki, was and acting. He recalls viewing "The Great
in story, equipment, production, direction
a victim of "bad timing" when he made several
attempts to contact your Hawaii Box- "around 1910." This often is described
Train Robbery" at the old Leland Theatre
as
"the first motion picture with a story line."
Van also remembers other early films and
prototypes.
Screen historians differ on which film
should be called "the first motion picture"
and some contend it was shown in France.
A display of old projectors, some powered
by oil, in an Albany department store window
last year attracted considerable attention
and initiated much conjecture about
early cinema.
Charles L. Mooney, another Albany
columnist (Knickerbocker News), from
time to time dwells on local and area nickelodeons,
their picturesque names, owners,
locations and other details. He frequently
writes about the storefront movie houses,
the few outdoor-type theatres where patrons
sat on wooden benches and prints letters of
recollection from many readers. Veteran
projectionists, particularly, are walking encyclopedias
on this phase of local screen
history.
Levitt to Midwest Post
For Chevron, Childhood
From Central Edition
CHICAGO—Martin Grasgreen, vicepresident
of distribution for Chevron Pictures
and Childhood Productions, announced
the appointment of George Levitt
as Midwest division manager, with headquarters
in Chicago. Levitt previously had
been with the sales departments of Columbia
Pictures and Continental Films.
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MISTER Tibbs!' Hits
350 in First KC Week
KANSAS CITY—"They Call Me MIS-
TER Tibbs!" proved to be the strongest of
the week's new entries as it bowed at the
Plaza with 350 per cent. The two other newcomers
also stood up well: "Cry of the Banshee"
garnering 195 and "Suppose They
Gave .i War and Nobody Came" registering
150 per cent, both in multiple runs. Holdovers
continued to lead all grosses, however,
as "Catch-22" (at Embassy 1 and II)
and "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"
(at the Midland) tied for top honors
at 600 each. "Cotton Comes to Harlem,"
in a second week at the Heart Drive-In and
Towne 2, drew a composite 350, placing it
among the area's front runners.
(Average Is 100)
Antioch, Metcalf, Uptown Suppose They Gove
a War ond Nobody Came (CRC) 1 50
Brookside Beyond the Volley of the Dolls
(20th-Fox), 5th wk 200
Erght theatres Cry of the Banshee (AIP) 195
Embassy I, II Catch-22 (Para), 4th wk 600
Empire 1 —Kelly's Heroes (MGM), 4th wk 200
Empire 2, Metro 2 Myra Breckinridge (20th-Fox),
7th wk 125
Empire 3 Patton (20th-Fox), 24th wk 200
Fine Arts Fellini Satyricon (UA), 5th wk 125
Glenwood The Boys in the Band (NGP),
5th wk 200
Glenwood II Hello, Dolly! (20th-Fox), 35th wk. . .200
Heart, Towne 2 Cotton Comes to Harlem (UA),
2nd wk 350
Kimo Without a Stitch (SR), 5th wk 150
Metro 3 Getting Straight (Col), 7th wk 150
Midland On a Clear Day You Con See Forever
(Para), 2nd wk 600
Parkway Two, Ranch Mart 2 The Out-of-Towners
(Para), 8th wk 135
Plaza—They Coll Me MISTER Tibbs! (UA) 350
Towne 1—M*A"S*H (20th-Fox), 21st wk 200
Towne 3 El Condor (NGP), 2nd wk 1 25
'On a Clear Day' High
350 in Chicago Start
CHICAGO—"On a
Clear Day You Can
See Forever," playing at the Michael Todd
under the ABC-Great States banner and on
a continuous performance basis, grossed 350
per cent: "Soldier Blue," opener at the Oriental.
275. "Woodstock" did very well in
its return engagement at the State Lake and
"Catch-22" has shown little sign of weakening
in its long run at the United Artists.
"Cotton Comes to Harlem," having a^ long
run at the Woods, continued to show real
boxoffice strength. "Airport," now playing
theatres and drive-ins throughout Chicagoland,
is set up as one of the biggest contenders
for big business for this season.
.
Carnegie Hello-Goodbye (20th-Fox) 185
Chicago The Out-of-Towners (Para), 4th wk. ..170
Cinema Z (SR), 34th wk 175
Clark The Passion of Anno (UA) 175
Esquire Something for Everyone (NGP) 190
Loop Cherry, Harry & Raquel (SR), 23rd wk 200
McVickers Up in the Cellar (ATP) 195
Michael Todd On a Clear Day You Can See
Forever (Para) 350
Oriental Soldier Blue (Embassy) 275
.185
Playboy Rider on the Rain (Embassy), 8th wk.
Roosevelt Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
(20th-Fox), 6th wk 250
Shangri-La Tell Me That You Love Me,
Junie Moon (Para) 1 25
United Artists Catch-22 (Para), 9th wk 225
Woods Cotton Comes to Harlem (UA), 11th wk. 200
L&M Circuit Opens Illinois House;
Announces Three Projects in Iowa
CHICAGO L&M Management Corp..
with the recent opening of its first twin
theatre, located in Aurora. III., continued its
expansion program as president Dorothy R.
Berman and executive vice-president R. A.
Bachman last week announced plans for
construction of three more theatres, all located
in Iowa shopping centers.
In a joint announcement with shopping
center developer Matthew Bucksbaum.
Bachman said the new L&M houses would
be located in the Marshalltown Plaza Shopping
Center, the Muscatine Plaza Shopping
Center and the Keosippi Plaza Shopping
Center, the latter in Keokuk. Iowa.
The Keosippi project, to he named the
Plaza Cinema, calls for an ultra-modern,
400-seat house, with target for opening set
for Christmas Day. The theatre will be located
at the south end of an enclosed mall,
next to a Montgomery Ward store.
In Muscatine, the Plaza Cinema I and II.
with combined seating for 850 persons, is
scheduled to be in operation within eight
months, also in an enclosed, climate-controlled
mall. The twins also will be located
near a Montgomery Ward store at the south
end of the mall, with combined seating accommodations
for 850 persons.
The third theatre, in Marshalltown. will
be known as the Plaza Cinema and plans
call for opening within a year. It will be located
at the center entrance to the mall providing
easy access to parking facilities. All
three theatres will have fully automated projection
and sound.
This marks the first move into Iowa by
L&M. which now operates 20 indoor and
drive-in theatres in Illinois and Indiana, the
newest of which is the West Plaza Cinema I
and II located in the West Aurora Plaza in
Aurora. III.
The new theatres share a common lobby,
which is accentuated by floor-to-ceiling
brick columns. Custom designed chandeliers
and lighting fixtures, incorporating wood,
hammered brass and crystal, complement
the simulated brass canopies above the
candy counter and soft drink dispensers.
Antique gold wall colors harmonize with
the gold, orange and red carpeting and palomino
quarry tile floor surface. A multicolored
striped wall covering background
was used to call attention to the candy
counter, the front of which is simulated
hammered brass with more than 200 rosettes.
Cinema I,
which seats 630. features simulated
marble vinyl wall covering with multicolored
stripes -mA has a background ol
hand painted designs on wall panels. The
stripe motif is repeated in the stage curtain
and is complemented by nasturium seats
with antique white backs.
The 450-seat Cinema II features a gold
damask waterfall stage curtain, with adjoining
walls of simulated wood vinyl wall covering
with marble interests. Side walls artdecorated
with panels of multi-colored, hand
painted classical designs. Marigold seats,
with antique white backs, are used.
Harvey Community Group
Pickets Local Theatre
the
HARVEY. ILL.—Members of HACO
Harvey Area Community Organization,
in an effort to protest the type of films being
shown at the Harvey Theatre here, have
been carrying on a nightly picketing campaign.
Picketing in front of the theatre,
located near 154th and Center, has continued
since July 10.
On July 13. the Rev. Thomas J. Brady.
pastor at St. Clement's Church in Harvey
and chairman of HACO's Theatre Committee,
read a statement at the city council
meeting, charging the city council with
"negligence in its duties by allowing this
blight on our community to continue tinchallenged."
He further stated. "We call further upon
the city council and the mayor to see that
all local and state fire and health laws are
scrupulously enforced in the Harvey Theatre
and that laws requiring healthy and safe
theatres be passed, if none currently exist."
Tuesday (4) the State Fire Marshal,
Harvey Fire Marshal Ed Mulder and Commissioner
William Schau were allowed to
pass through picket lines to conduct a fire
code inspection of the building. William
Gedzun jr.. co-chairman of HACO. had
asked for a follow-up investigation by the
fire marshal at the last city council meeting.
He pointed out that the last inspection for
fire code violations was made in March and
asked if a follow-up check had been made.
Harvey has an ordinance covering "motion
pictures and theatricals." but it is believed
that Section 5-8-5. declaring that it
shall he unlawful to offer or present any
motion picture which has a tendency to
cause a riot or public disturbance of the
peace, or any immoral, indecent or blasphemous
picture or performance" would be
ruled unconstitutional if the city attempted
to use it to close the theatre.
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KANSAS CITY
Pen Marcus, in lependenl film distributor,
reported that Irving Wormser, executive
vice-president of U-M F : ilm Distribua.i.
in Kansas Citj to discuss two new
releases. "Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin
in the Bronx" and "The Bird With the
.il Plumage." Also in town to confer
with Marcus, Martin Grasgreen, vice-presidenl
in charge of sales for Cinecom. Grasgreen
was here last week to discuss "The
McMasters" and "The Virgin and the Gvpsy."
Floyd Barrett. Entertainment Systems,
Inc.. Miami, was in town to confer with Bev
Miller. Mercury Films, in the interest of
"It's a Revolution Mother." Andy Serrahn
also was in town last week to confer with
Miller in the interest of a new Alaskan adventure
picture. "Yukon Safari."
Out-of-town exhibitors seen on the Row:
From Kansas—Ken Ehret, Clay Center;
Charles Thomas. Osawatomie; Paul Ricketts.
Ness City. From Missouri—R. L. Adkins,
Higginsville; Bill Pollick. Bethany; Harold
Owen. Seymour; P. R. Black. Mound City;
Elmer Bills sr., Moberly; Frank Weary jr.,
Henrietta: Leo Hayob, Marshall; Elmer
Bills jr.. Salisbury.
Richard G. Smith, David City. Neb., was
in town last week booking. Smith has taken
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Hilltop Drive-In in Marysville, Kas. The
Isis. which is being remodeled, will be renamed
Astro. Smith hopes to have the Astro
ready to open by October 15.
. . Condolences
Paul Kelly, Dickinson Theatres vicepresident,
and his wife Virginia, booking
department, vacationed last week .
to Bob Harold, manager of
Dickinson's
Englewood Theatre, on the death of
his mother Sunday (16). Services were held
in
Indianapolis.
First Lt. Daniel C. Silver, United States
Marines, son of W. C. Silver, Motion Picture
Booking Agency, received his wings as
a jet pilot at Pensacola, Fla., early this year.
He is continuing his training on the C-H5
Sea Stallion helicopter at El Toro Marine
Base in California. He attended Missouri
University in Columbia and received his
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. . American
Paramount Pictures will screen "WUSA"
Tuesday (25) at 1:30 p.m. in the Commonwealth
screening room. "WUSA" stars Paul
Newman and Joanne Woodward .
International Pictures will screen
"Witchcraft 70" Wednesday (26), 1:30 p.m.,
at Commonwealth . . . Thomas Film Distributing
Co. screened "Black Angel"
Wednesday (19) at Commonwealth.
United Artists held a special "sneak" preview
Friday night (21) of "Pieces of
Dreams" at the Plaza Theatre. A very controversial
subject, the film stars Robert
Forster and Lauren Hutton. It was produced
by Robert F. Blumofe, who is credited with
"Yours, Mine and Ours."
Ray McKitrick, Universal branch manager,
was on vacation last week.
The WOMPI Club will hold its regular
membership meeting Tuesday (25) on the
third floor of the Colgate Bldg. at 1703
Wyandotte St. Due to WOMPI's international
convention in September the regular
membership meeting will now be held
September 29. Details will be announced
later.
Hemic Evens, United Artists exploiteer,
was on vacation last week. He had no
special plans . . Shirley Miller, United
.
Artists PBX operator and steno, spent a
week's vacation at home.
Florence Hobbs, a new face in the industry,
is working in the office of Martin
Stone on Mondays and Tuesdays. She lives
in Kansas City, Kas.
On the Capri stage Tuesday night (18)
was the 1970 Missouri-Kansas Miss America
Teenager pageant. The theatre is operated
by American Multi Cinema (Durwood).
The pageant was televised live on KMBC-
TV, channel 9.
City. The event is scheduled for Wednesday,
September 16, at the Hillcrest Country Club.
Fred Souttar, MPA president, said the price
at $8 each includes the dinner and a chance
to win one of the luxury prizes, the largest
array ever offered by the association. Fees
for the golf tournament will be separate.
Cinemation Names Baker
Central Division Mgr.
NEW YORK—Murray Baker has been
appointed Central division manager for
Cinemation Industries, Inc., effective immediately,
it was announced by Harold
Marenstein, vice-president, sales. Baker previously
held the position of Mideast division
manager with Continental Film Distribution
Corp. for nine years.
Cinemation Industries' Central division
includes Washington, Indianapolis, Cincinnati,
Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Baker started in the film industry 24 years
ago with the Schine Circuit in Gloversville,
N.Y., and became head buyer and booker
for the Ohio and Kentucky areas. In 1951,
he was film buyer and assistant sales manager
for the Paramount-affiliated Northio
Theatre Circuit and. in 1953. he joined International
Film Exports as district sales
manager for the Cincinnati and Indianapolis
territories. He joined, four years later, Distributing
Corp. of America as district sales
manager for the same territories. He later
joined Paramount Pictures as head sales
manager in Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
The Baker appointment follows the rapidly
expanding distribution organization
which president Jerry Gross has planned to
meet Cinemation Industries' increased release
schedule as a new major film company.
Edmundson Is Winner
In NSS Area Contest
KANSAS CITY—The second quarter
winner of National Screen Service's "trailer
cash-in contest" was announced by branch
manager Jack Winningham as James Edmundson,
owner of the Cheyenne Theatre.
St. Francis, Kas. Edmundson also was entitled
to an additional $50 bonus because
his trailer was received within 72 hours after
its last showing.
The winning slip was drawn by Chuc
Barnes, executive secretary of the United
Motion Picture Ass'n.
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ST. LOUIS
fyjarvin Goldfarb, district manager for
Buena Vista, and George Cohn, exchange
manager, hosted a 10 a.m. screening
of "The Wild Country." at a family
event, which included a festive buffet luncheon
at Arthur Enterprises' Magic Lantern
Cinema Thursday (20). Eric Rose, Magic
Lantern manager, was on hand to welcome
the guests and assist the hosts with special
awards of watches and T-shirts and various
souvenir items promoting the film.
Grace Engelhard, booker and office manager,
American International Pictures, was
admitted to Alexian Brothers Hospital Sunday
(16) for a general checkup and will remain
there for several days undergoing tests.
Norma Hardin, Buena Vista staffer, and
her husband Don leave Sunday (30) for a
vacation in California with highlights to include
a Disney studio tour and a visit to
Disneyland.
Arthur Enterprises' Emil and Mary
Karches and friends vacationed at the Lake
of the Ozarks as the guests of Mrs. Irvin
(Tory) Karches in her recently purchased
home at Osage Beach.
"Hill Day," a festival promoting the Italian
settlement in southwest St. Louis, attended
by an estimated 100,000 to 150.000,
resulted in a steady stream of visitors to
Bess Schulter's office at 5400 Botanical
in the heart of the celebration and offering
a choice viewing spot for the mile long
parade of intricately designed and executed
massive floats. Top figures in national, state
and local government riding in the parade
included U.S. Senators Stuart Symington and
Tom Eagleton. Mrs. Lenore Sullivan. Stuart
Symington jr.. John C. Danforth and Joseph
Badaracco.
Myra Manning, WOMPI president.
United Artists, was wed to Jim Bradley in
a formal ceremony at Resurrection Church
Saturday evening (22) with a reception following
at the American Czech Center. After
a brief honeymoon, the Bradleys will reside
in an apartment in southwest St. Louis.
Bradley is a budget analyst employed by St.
Louis County and a part-time evening student
at the Edwardsville. 111., campus of
Southern Illinois University. WOMPI pastpresident
Donna Potts was a member of
the wedding party.
Weddinq hells will chime for Jo Ann Stall-
staffer, on Friday, September
ma n n , MGM
11, when she will wed Gary Froehlich at
St. John the Baptist Church. The wedding
reception will be held at Immaculate Heart
of Mary parish hall.
Eileen Sessel, AVCO Embassy, immediate
past-president of WOMPI and currently recording
secretary, has been nominated to
serve as treasurer for the national group.
The election will be held at the forthcoming
annual WOMPI convention in Los Angeles
September 18-20. A further honor has accrued
to the local club by the national officers'
selection of Eileen to preside at the
BOXOFFICE :: August 24, 1970
annual memorial services to be held on Sunday,
September 20, offering tribute and
prayer for deceased members of the organization.
Fargo Theatre Progresses
From Western Edition
FARGO, N. D. Construction is progressing
on ABC North Central Theatres'
$350,000 movie house on First Avenue
North just off Roberts Street in downtown
Fargo. The new facility will replace the
Minneapolis-based circuit's Grand Theatre
and is in the air space over a parking lot
controlled by the Fargo Parking Authority.
Columbia's "The Olympics in Mexico"
will open in select U.S. cities this year.
Boothman in Arkansas
Wins NSS 'Cash-In'
ST. LOUIS— Robert Levinc. National
Screen Service manager in St. I.ouis, announced
that Sam Westmoreland, projectionist
of the Nevada Theatre, Prescott.
Ark., was the area winner of NSS's second
quarter "trailer cash-in contest."
Present at the drawing were Jack Jablanow
of the Mid-America circuit, and Eric
Rose of the Magic Lantern Theatre, as well
as Levine.
John Bennett produced "Watermelon
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CHICAGO
]VTax Bonair, office manager and head
booker for MGM, is vacationing in
northern Michigan . . . Larry Dieckhaus,
MGM publicist, announced that "House of
Dark Shadows" will be opening in outlying
houses here in late October to coincide with
Halloween activities. There appears to be a
considerable amount of interest on the part
ill exhibitors since Dieckhaus and Jonathan
Frid gave full exploitation treatment.
Buena Vista office manager Dick Pilarski
a current vacationer . . . Sylvia Cupper,
is
formerly a member of the BV staff, was
greeted as return employe . . . Monique
a
Sharpless. also of BV, is back on the job
after a vacation.
Muriel Kahner, right hand to National
Screen Service manager Jack Greenherg. is
registered for a tour in Mexico starting
soon.
Local WOMPIs, with several new members
on the roster, had a dinner meeting in
China Town. It was decided to set up a tour
of La Rabida in October to get better acquainted
with all the latest accomplishments
of the Variety Club of Illinois. Some of the
members will be attending the WOMPI convention
in Hollywood. Thus far, Peggy
Gates of Warner Bros, and 1970-71 president,
and Lee Brody of Filmack, past president,
have registered for the West Coast
events.
U-M Film Distributors district manager
Kermit Russell reported excellent business
on the combination booking of "Plucked"
and "Venom" at the Tower Outdoor, Little
Chute, and at the Northstar, LaCrosse. In
each theatre, the bookings were extended.
Irving Mack, who has been enjoying some
leisure time of late, was a popular man at
the screening of "Lovers and Other Strangers."
And his visit to the Chicago Used
Chair Mart was greatly appreciated by Dave
Schatz, president.
Vic Bernstein, district manager, American
International Pictures, and Oscar Brotman,
Brotman & Sherman Theatres, will host an
eight-theatre preview showing of "Crunch."
The film, formerly titled "24-Hour Lover,"
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will be presented for exhibitors and the press
on Thursday and Friday (27. 28) at the
Carnegie, Highland Park. Hillside, Lake
Shore, Lincoln Village, Loop, Oasis Drive-
In and the Tivoli.
William C. Heintz, a member of Local
110, died . . . After two preview showings
of "Joe" at the Playboy Theatre, favorable
comments were so numerous that management
is working out special weekend matinees.
Such additional matinees represent a
first for the near north Playboy since its
opening some four years ago. According to
reports on "Joe." a $164,000 low budget
film. Cannon Film Co. will realize an estimated
$25 million.
American International has been selected
to distribute two short films which were
formally introduced by Illinois Bell, Association/Sterling
Films and Modern Talking
Picture Service. The films, "Face to Face"
and "Network," were previewed for exhibitors,
distributors and the press in the Kungsholm
Restaurant's theatre Tuesday (18).
"Face to Face" is an 8'/2 -minute film which
is an introduction to Bell's new picturephone
service, showing how it will improve
communications for business and pleasure.
"Network." 14 minutes, tells the story of the
people who build and maintain the complex
and diverse communications network that
knits the nation together. Vic Bernstein. AIP
district manager, and Alice Dubin. head
booker, are to be contacted for free bookings
. . . Eddie Seguin, head of advertising
and publicity for ABC-Great States Theatres,
is taking a short vacation.
J. Ramon 'Ray' Wheeler
Retires From Industry
SOUTH BEND. IND.—Concluding a
44-year career in the motion picture and
vaudeville business, J.
Ramon "Ray" Wheeler
Saturday (1) announced his retirement
five months after he returned to South Bend
to take over his final assignment as managing
director of the Town & Country Theatre
in Mishawaka. He supervised the construction
and opening of the 1,200-seat showplace
of the ABC-Great States, Inc., chain.
According to an article in the South
Bend, Ind.. Tribune, bylined by Ray Gregg
the Tribune's business writer, Wheeler first
started as an usher in the newly opened
Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio, a house
that featured silent movies and five acts of
vaudeville. Later he advanced to assistant
manager of the house.
As an employee of Balaban & Katz,
predecessor of ABC-Great States, the circuit
with which he spent all his showbusiness
career, he was transferred in 1928 to South
Bend as assistant manager of the new Colfax
Theatre, which featured "talking pictures."
A year later, at the age of 22, Wheeler
became the youngest of some 1,200 B&K
theatre managers when he was given the
managerial reins at the Blackstone, now the
State. The Blackstone was closed as the depression
of the 1930s deepened, and Wheeler
went on the road to do promotional work
and aid the opening of new houses. He met
his future wife in Marion, Ohio, where she
was working for a newspaper owned by
Warren G. Harding's family.
Before returning to South Bend as manager
of the Colfax, under the tenure of the
late Guy Martin, Wheeler served for short
stints in Michigan City and LaPorte theatres.
He later managed the chain's Granada and
Palace theatres and was city manager before
his appointment in 1952 as district manager
in charge of theatres in Indiana and northern
Ohio. Houses in northern Illinois and on
the South Side of Chicago were later added
to his jurisdiction.
As a division manager for the chain, he
was transferred to the ABC-Great States
headquarters in Chicago in 1968. He asked
for the Mishawaka theatre assignment so
that he could return to this area to complete
his career and make his home.
Plans for his retirement include "seeing
much more of my grandkids," golfing, fishing
and traveling. "ICs^ going to be the easy
life from now on," Wheeler said.
Funeral Services Held
For Ronald Kuhlman
PARK RIDGE, ILL.—Funeral services
were held July 31 for Ronald Kuhlman, 44,
of Park Ridge, who died unexpectedly on
the afternoon of July 28 of an apparent
heart attack, while driving home on the
Kennedy Expressway.
Besides being owner of the Pickwick
Theatre Co., Kuhlman was active in a number
of local civic affairs. Among other
things he was a member of the Park Ridge
Chamber of Commerce and a charter member
of the local Rotary Club. He was also
a member of the National Association of
Theatre Owners and of the Variety Club of
Illinois.
Kuhlman is survived by his wife Betty
Jane, a son and daughter, his brother Marvin
and his stepmother Dorothy Kuhlman.
Plan November 1 Opening
For Jerry Lewis Cinema
From Eastern Edition
WAYNESBORO. PA.—A 310-seat Jerry
Lewis Cinema is under construction on
West Main Street here, it was announced by
Gerald Entman, president of Network Cinema
Corp. The free-standing automated cine-
scheduled to be completed by Novem-
ma is
ber 1.
The franchise is held by owner-operator
Richard Young of Waynesboro.
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MEMPHIS — "Catch-22" came in after
a well-heralded buildup about its antimilitaristic
stance and grossed very well — a
mighty 400 at the Paramount Theatre. The
irony of the debut was that the only film
it failed to outgross was "Patton," which
gives a sympathetic portrayal to a leading
World War II figure and which grossed 425
in a 22nd week at the Crosstown. The
week produced no 300-class business winners
but five 200-grossers were present on
Memphis screens, including "Airport" in a
tenth week at the Park.
(Average Is 100)
Crosstown Patton (20th-Fox), 22nd wk 425
Guild Women in Love (UA), 4th wk 110
Molco Chisum (WB), 2nd wk 150
Memphian Anne of the Thousand Days (Univ),
11th wk 225
Palace Cotton Comes to Harlem (UA), 2nd wk. 200
Paramount Catch-22 (Para) 400
Park Airport (Univ), 10th wk 200
Plaza, Whitehaven The Boatniks (BV), 2nd wk. 200
State The Adventurers (Para), 4th wk 100
Studio Mon and Wife (SR), 13th wk 250
Modular Cinemas Constructing Four
Theatres; Blueprinting Two Others
ATLANTA—Modular Cinemas of America,
operators of a circuit under the Mini-
Cinema name, a copyrighted designation,
and which also franchises theatrical operations,
has four theatres under construction
and two others on the drawing board, according
to Geoffrey Tyers, the company's
vice-president in charge of operations.
Nearing completion is the 300-seat house
in the K-Mart Plaza at Macon. It's scheduled
for a September 15 opening.
Mid-October is the target for opening a
400-seat unit in the York Plaza Shopping
Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
Due to open around November 1
are two
identical 600-seaters in Denver, Colo.
Tyers returned from Houston and reported
that leases have been signed for two more
MiniCinemas, designated as "twins" but
with the two auditoriums in each pair to
seat 500 and 300 patrons, instead of being
of equal capacity. These duos will be situated
in League City, Tex., on the freeway
connecting Houston and Galveston.
Common features of these MiniCinemas
will he rocking-chair seats, the newest equipment
for automated operation, staffs consisting
of a manager-operator and one cashier,
assisted by a janitor.
Modular Cinemas started in Atlanta less
than three years ago when the circuit executives
built and opened their first two Mini-
Cinemas—the 440-seat Peachtree Battle and
the 175-seat Ansley Mall—in less than 60
days. Since then the circuit has added units
in the metropolitan area, in Chattanooga
and Athens, the home of the University of
Georgia.
All-Holdover Week Produces
High Grosses in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS—There were no new
arrivals, which was understandable since
all the major theatres here were happy to
go along with the outstanding grosser each
is fortunate enough to have booked. The
percentages substantiated the pleasant situation:
the lowest reported percentage was
250 (2!/2 times average receipts) and the
highest (for the 11th week of "M*A*S*H"
at the Robert E. Lee) was 500.
Cine Royale Getting Straight (Col), 7th wk 250
Gentilly-Art The Boys in the Band (NGP),
3rd wk 350
Joy—Airport (Univ), 10th wk 350
Orpheum Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
(20th-Fox), 3rd wk 450
Robert E. Lee M*A*S*H (20th-Fox), 11th wk. .500
Trans-Lux Cinerama Woodstock (WB), 7th wk. 250
Ben Geary Resigns Post
With Chakeres Theatres
From Mideast Edition
LOGAN, OHIO — Ben Geary,
Athens,
has resigned as manager of the Chakeres
Logan theatres to affiliate with the twin cinemas
presently under construction in
Athens, it was announced by district manager
John Tabor.
Carl L. Linker succeeds Geary as manager
of the Hocking Drive-In and Miss Joy
Rutherford has been named manager of the
Logan Theatre.
A former resident of Fort Wayne, Ind.,
Linker has resided in Logan for two years
and during that time has been affiliated with
the drive-in and the indoor theatres.
Miss Rutherford, Carbondale, has been
assistant manager of the Logan Theatre and
has been employed there for six years.
North Carolina Theatres
Share 'Interplay' Debut
CHARLOTTE— Milton Piatt, vice-president
in charge of sales for Times Film
Corp., came in for the statewide U.S. premiere
of the company's "Interplay," which
opened Thursday (13) in 15 North Carolina
cities.
Piatt joined a company team which had
been here more than a week doing heavy
promotion for the film, the stars making
personal appearances in stores and music
centers, before women's clubs and women's
liberation groups and on radio and TV programs.
Many newspaper interviews were
granted,
too.
Backing up promotional efforts were the
radio, TV and newspaper advertising campaign,
herald giveaways and a statewide
posting operation. Albert T. Viola, director
of the film; Zee Wilson and Ed Moore, the
stars, headed the promotional team.
Gentilly-Orleans Manager
Harold Bailey Is Dead
NEW ORLEANS—Harold Bailey, who
operated the Gentilly-Orleans Theatre here
for more than 20 years, died Monday (10).
Funeral services were held in Paducah, Ky.
Bailey broke into the motion picture business
while in high school in Paducah,
working as an usher. After completing high
school he moved to New Orleans and was
engaged as a booker at a booking agency
until he took over operation of the Gentilly-Orleans.
Schneider-Merl Twin
For Raleigh Center
RALEIGH, N.C.—Negotiations have
been completed between Plaza Associates
of Chapel Hill, developer of the Crabtree
Valley Shopping Center in Raleigh, and
Schneider-Merl Associates, operator of theatres
in the Carolinas, for the construction
of a 1,200-seat twin in the Raleigh center.
Crabtree Valley is said to be the largest
shopping center between Washington, D.C..
and Atlanta, having an area of 85 acres.
Stanley Schneider, president of Schneider-Merl
Associates, and Leonard L. Merl.
vice-president in charge of operations, estimate
cost of the first-run situation at $300.-
000. It will be fully automated and is to
have floor-to-ceiling draperies, lounger
chair seats and carpeting throughout.
Seby Jones, the mayor of Raleigh, has
the contract for building the shopping center
units and he has assured the circuit executives
that twins will be ready for a Christmas
Day opening.
Ralph Schiller, present manager of the
circuit's Yorktowne Theatre in Durham,
will come to Raleigh as city manager for
Schneider-Merl Associates, resuming responsibility
for the new duo (which will be
known as Valley I and Valley II), as well
as for the local Colony Theatre. Plans are
being made to renovate and convert the
Colony into a first-class, full-time art theatre,
so desperately needed here. Schneider-
Merl Associaties. which owns and operates
six other theatres, will open three others
within the next vear.
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MIAMI
^Judie shows oi .ill kinds have been getting
the cold shoulder from Miamians. officials
and plain citizens alike. Chris Dundee,
who puts on closed circuit showings of soccer,
auto racing and championship prize
tights in the area, decided he didn't want
anything to do with promoting a closed
circuit TV show of "Oh. Calcutta' - in Miami
Beach Auditorium or Convention Hall September
28. "I live here 52 weeks a year."
Dundee told Miami News columnist Herb
Kell>. "and I don't want to offend anyone."
Meanwhile George McLean, executive
director of Dinner Key Auditorium, turned
down a booking for the controversial Hillard
Elkins show, since neither he nor Miami
Beach want to set a precedent for "opening
doors to nudie shows." While "Oh, Calcutta"
and the Elkins show were getting
nowhere near Miami bookings. Mayor Jay
Dermer's bill to revoke the license of the
Mini Art Cinema, 41st Street and Arthur
Godtrey Road, for showing an alleged pornographic
movie, "Tropic of Cancer," was
being considered by the city council. Also
before the council was a bill which would
prohibit burlesque or art movie theatres
operating within 2.500 feet of a school or
a church.
Wometco Enterprises is busy developing
,i .U-acre mobile home park at 5001 West
Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale, for a
November opening. The 250-site park is
the firm's first venture in the mobile home
park field, according to Carl Jamroga, head
of Wometco's new mobile homes division.
The park will be opened to families and
adults. Rental rates range from $60 to $70
a month with metered county water, metered
gas, city sewerage service and telephone
hookup.
Bright points on this fall's entertainment
calendar here will be two world press previews:
a sneak September premiere for the
press of "C. C. and Company," starring
Ann-Margret and professional football's
Joe Namath, in Miami ahead of its public
world premiere at Namath's University of
Alabama; then Cinerama Releasing Corp.'s
"Song of Norway" will have its press premiere
aboard a sparkling new cruise ship
of the same name, which will make its
maiden voyage November 7.
Deadline for entries for the "Darker Than
Amber" contest was midnight Friday (14),
with 25 prizes at stake for persons attempting
to identify four location views published
in the Miami News, each showing n site
used in shooting the Cinema Center Films'
production in south Florida and the Ba-
hamas. Sponsored by the News and Wometco
Enterprises, the contest gave the
public a shot at two first prizes: two cruises
aboard the Norwegian Caribbean line for
two couples, a three-day weekend trip on
the M-S Sunward to Nassau, and $50
spending money for each couple. Third
through tenth prizes are two tickets each
to "Darker than Amber" at any Wometco
theatre and a tour of the Ivan Tors Studio.
For 11th through 25th prizes, winners will
receive two tickets each to "Darker Than
Amber" at the most convenient Wometco
theatre. The movie, which stars Rod Taylor
as Travis McGee, the private eye, opened
in Wometco theatres (14).
A tax battle has shaped up over the Seaquarium,
owned by Wometco Enterprises
and built on leased county land, the company
endeavoring to keep the property free
from taxes. The next attempt by Wometco
representatives was scheduled for Monday
(24), when Arthur Hertz, a vice-president,
said the company intended to make clear
to the tax adjustment board that there is
a legal question that the Seaquarium is
exempt from paying county taxes. Hertz
told the Miami News that Wometco attorneys
are prepared to cite a 1968 Florida
Supreme Court case as a legal precedent.
In that case, the court ruled that a Tampa
airport restaurant was tax exempt because
it leased its property from the county and
used it for a "public purpose."
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Jerry Baker, Colony Theatre manager,
is in Mount Sinai Hospital recovering from
lung surgery. The best thing that has happened
to him since he started recuperating
was a phone call from an old friend, Gov.
Ronald Reagan of California, with words
of good cheer.
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AUSTIN, TEX.—Jack B. Wright, a University
of Texas drama teacher, has been
named first recipient of a new award that
honors the memory of Ed Begley, late American
actor of stage, screen and television. To
be given annually, the award was established
to recognize an outstanding Otterbein College,
Westerville, Ohio, theatre graduate
who has excelled in professional or educational
theatre.
Begley, an Academy Award winner and
veteran stage and television performer who
died recently, had a long association with
the Otterbein College Theatre.
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HOLLYWOOD—Richard Notti has been
named branch manager for the Denver and
Salt Lake City areas for Favorite Films of
California, it was announced here by company
president Newton Jacobs.
Notti will headquarter in Denver and will
work directly under newly appointed district
manager Don Foster, according to Jacobs.
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the Atlanta territory. Also on hand were
\YH branch managers Jeff Williams. Memphis;
Carroll Ogburn. Jacksonville: Bob
Heffner, Charlotte, and Ed Fitzgerald. Atlanta.
Two upcoming pictures were screened
for the out-ot-towners: "There Was a
Crooked Man" and "Flap."
JP Miller, author of the screenplay for
Wco Embassy's "The People Next Door,"
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and "R.P.M.*", Columbia.
Neil Evans, formerly with Gadabout
Gaddis Productions and now with Xerox
films in a consultant capacity, and Xerox's
Tom Anglim were here for consultations
with exhibitors about the company's plans
to enter theatrical film production in the
children's area. Evans has been here many
times before while with GGP, whose pictures
are distributed in this territory by
Craddock Films.
Filmrow visitors were scarce last week.
The only ones noted by your correspondent
were J. W. Gaylard, Pike Theatre.
Troy. Ala., and Robert Dunn, owner of
the Dunn Theatre in Camilla.
New marquee titles: "Hornet's Nest,"
Lenox Square I; "Too Late the Hero." Roxy;
"Chisum," Loew's Grand; "Kelly's Heroes,"
Marietta Strand; "Start the Revolution
Without Me," Peachtree Battle MiniCinema.
David Janssen, star of Avco Embassy's
"Macho Callahan." and Bernie Kowalski,
who directed and co-produced the picture,
stopped in Atlanta to promote the picture
under the guidance of Leonard Allen, head
of the Atlanta advertising agency bearing
his name. They appeared on TV. taped
radio interviews and met the print media
critics. Allen took the travelers to Miami
and put them through the same promotional
paces for the film, which is enjoying a
successful eight-theatre run here. Allen
came home in time to set up a similar itinerary
here for J. P. Miller, mentioned in
a preceding paragraph. Miller is well-remembered
as the author of "Days of Wine
and Roses." which appeared on TV before
being made into a prize-winning film.
Atlanta's film industry garnered its share
of loot from the prize drawing held as a
feature of WAGA-TV's "production party"
held in the studios of the CBS-TV outlet.
John Hebert, city manager for Loew's Theatres,
won a Polaroid Land camera; Tom
Smith, Warner Bros. Southeastern field representative,
took home a tape recorder and
Stephen Cucich won a portable vacuum
cleaner.
Following an annual custom, members
of the Metropolitan Atlanta Better Films
Council did not meet in July and the Aug-
Movie of the Week column: "(It's) what
the trade calls a happy show and provides
a nice big parking orbit for all your troubles.
It's perfectly safe to leave them there
for the picture's 123 minutes. Nobody will
steal them."
Albert E. Rook, film distributor from
Jacksonville Beach, Fla., was here Tuesday
(11) for a tradescreening of "Born to Buck,"
a Casey Tibbs production, in the Columbia
Filmrow Playhouse. It's a documentary
dealing with a wild horse roundup and
bronco-breaking contest. Henry Fonda and
Rex Allen narrate parts of the 80-minute
color picture.
Incidentally, "On a Clear Day" is just
one of five Paramount releases occupying
the screens of first-run situations here.
"Catch-22" is at the new Weis Cinema;
"Tropic of Cancer," Ansley Mall MiniCinema;
"The Out-of-Towners," Weis' Capri
Cinema; "Darling Lili," Storey's Rhodes,
and "On a Clear Day" at Wilby-Kincey's
Phipps Plaza.
Two MiniCinemas were without the services
of their manager-operators last week.
Aaron Boldin of the Doraville location
checked into a hospital for a tonsillectomy
and Herman Dyke (in charge of the Peachtree
Battle house) was advised to go home
and stay in bed for three weeks because
of a mysterious ailment that would not respond
to treatment.
WOMPI Notes: Directors of the club
will meet Wednesday, September 2, in the
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Atlanta Film Building's Prevue Theatre.
Mrs. Pauline Howell is a new member, a
transfer from the St. Louis unit. . .Teresa
Gail Abraham has resigned her membership
since she no longer is in the film industry.
. .Members have been advised that
the club will pay the $25 registration fee
for any Atlanta member who attends the
1970 convention in Hollywood-Los Angeles.
. .Mrs. Virginia Clifton, Columbia
booker and a WOMPI stalwart, received
scads of congratulations for the first issue
of the WOMPI Bulletin, especially the
cover.
Atlanta's downtown Public Library is
presenting free programs on "Film as Art"
and attracting a great deal of attention.
First in the film series was Ingmar Bergman's
"The Magician," Monday (17), and
a speaker. Dr. Robert Fussillio of Oglethorpe
College. Monday (24) "The Manchurian
Candidate" will be screened, fol-
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Members of the council sent condolences
to council president Mrs. Joseph J. Howell
sr. on the death of her husband.
Atlanta's two film
editors turned over reviewing
chores to subs while they took off
on vacations. Michael Cain is sitting in
for Terry Kay, amusements editor of the
afternoon Journal, while Eddie Sears is
acting critic during the absence of Bob
Geurink of the morning Constitution. Before
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lowed by a talk by Don Smith, Georgia
State College, reviewer of films and plays
for WAGA-TV. Atlanta's CBS-TV outlet.
Closing out the series Monday (31) will
be the presentation by Tullio Petrucci of
the library's Institute of Urban Communications
Lit a group of locally produced experimental
films.
Many Georgia friends of Nashville's cowboy
motion picture singing star Tex Ritter
were disappointed when he was defeated in
the Tennessee Republican primary by William
E. Brock, long-time supporter of President
Nixon. Ritter and Brock were rivals
in the senatorial race.
New Tele/Ad System Could
Become Outlet for Films
ATLANTA—Another outlet for featurelength
motion pictures could very well be
in the making with the announcement that
a system known as "Tele/ Ad," created by
Charles Cadwell, utilizing closed-circuit
television to subscribing hotels, is about to
be marketed nationwide by Columbia Pictures
Industries.
With this system in use. visitors to Atlanta
looking for places to go and things
to do need only to turn on their hotel or
motel room TV sets. Tele/ Ad was acquired
shortly after its creation by Cadwell by
Trans-World Productions, a Hollywoodbased
firm and the latest development came
with the acquisition of Trans-World by
Columbia Pictures.
The original concept of the Atlanta operation
also envisions what is termed "Televention,"
involving the use of closed-circuit
TV to beam convention activities from
one hotel to delegates who may be staying
in or meeting in other hotels or in other
rooms of the same hotel.
Cadwell now is executive producer of
Trans-World Productions and general manager
of the Atlanta office. Dean BuBois of
Atlanta has been named national sales director
of Trans-World Productions.
Basically, the closed-circuit network,
which already has served five of Atlanta's
major hotels and will add a sixth soon,
beams a 30-minute color film about Atlanta
on an unused local channel. In addition.
this channel alternates commercials and
advertisements and eventually may accommodate
full-length film features. DuBois
explained.
William J. Butters, president of Trans-
World, says the company plans to open 45
major markets by 1975. This plan envisions
an international network. Butters added.
Motion picture, television and stage star
Forres* Tucker is the narrator of the
"around town" type of film .shown over the
closed-circuit network of the Atlanta hotels.
The company's promotional material utilizes
the 1,000-room Regency Hyatt House,
an Atlanta showplace. in its graphic display
of how the system works.
DuBois explained that the system is
automatic and operates on a 15-hour day
from 9 a.m. to midnight, occasionally varying
to accommodate a particular clientele or
target audience.
Jim Russ Renovates Roswell Theatre
And Revives Towns Movie Interest
ROSWELL, GA.—Jim Russ, an Atlantan
closely affiliated with the film industry, is
credited with a "minor miracle" in reopening
the Roswell Theatre in this small town,
a picturesque neighbor of Atlanta.
Mrs. Mary Brannon formerly owned and
operated the Roswell and the Holly in Dahlonega.
She closed both locations when she
moved to Atlanta and accepted a position
on Filmrow, now being the cashier at American
International Pictures.
Russ, associated with Modular Cinemas
of America in its operation of its Atlanta
units, leased the Roswell from Mrs. Brannon
and gave it a thorough remodeling, refurbishing
and going-over featuring an attractive
blue and gold motif that has had
the townspeople talking and, what's more
important, buying tickets. All of the theatre's
300 seats have been rebuilt and finished in
the blue and gold decor. Russ selected gold
carpeting for the lobby, foyer and concessions
areas and extended it into the aisles.
Glass doors, replacing the old wooden
ones, now give the public a complete view
Howard Goldfarb to NGP
In Foreign Sales Post
From Eastern Edition
NEW YORK -- Howard Goldfarb
has
been named foreign sales supervisor of National
General Pictures, it has been announced
by Robert Meyers, vice-president
in charge of foreign sales. The appointment
is effective immediately with Goldfarb to
divide his time and duties between the New
York home office and the company's overseas
operations.
Goldfarb comes to NGP from Buena
Vista International where he held the post
of Latin American supervisor. Prior, he had
been with United Artists as general manager
for Panama, Central America, Jamaica and
Ecuador and with Columbia Pictures as a
sales executive in both the domestic and
international companies. Goldfarb holds a
B.B.A. degree from Temple University.
Universal Exclusive Term
Pact With Angel Tompkins
From Western Edition
HOLLYWOOD—Universal has exercised
its option on Angel Tompkins, who co-stars
with Elliott Gould in David L. Wolper's
production of "I Love My Wife," for an
exclusive term contract.
The pact is the first for the blonde
actress, whose only other feature film appearance
was in Walt Disney's "Hang Your
Hat on the Wind," and who came to Hollywood
by way of her own TV talk show in
Chicago.
Columbia's "Cromwell" is the epic story
of the commoner who wielded more power
than any ruler in British history.
of the handsome lobby. Another touch by
Russ was replacing the old marquee with
an eye-catching new one; still another was
new equipment in the projection room.
"Support Your Local Sheriff," the lirsl
picture, did very well and was followed by
a four-day run of "Gone With the Wind."
The current attraction is "Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid."
E. William Andrew sr. of Atlanta's Southern
Independent Theatres Agency is doing
the buying and booking for both the Roswell
and the Holly, the latter being leased
from Mrs. Brannon by two Dahlonega Junior
Chamber of Commerce officials. Thev
remodeled the theatre and opened it to the
public last month.
Mrs. Brannon has been an active member
of the Atlanta WOMPI Club for several
years. She was active in the club even
when she made her home in Dahlonega.
80 miles from Atlanta, and personally operated
the Holly Theatre, which was named
for her daughter.
September 1 Deadline
For Tent 21 Tourney
ATLANTA—Intrigued by the
lure oi big
prizes and the prospect of spending a fall
day on the fairways, industry golfers are
tuning up their games for "The Peachtree
Classic," first annual tourney sponsored by
Atlanta's Variety Tent 21.
Registration closes September 1.
although
the day for playing the event is Friday. September
18, at the East Lake Country Club.
2575 Alston Drive. S.E.—a course designed
by the great golfer and course architect
Robert Trent Jones.
A registration fee of $20 entitles one to
participate in the course action, which commences
at 8:30 a.m.: the cocktail party,
clubhouse. 6-7 p.m.. and the prize banquet,
which will follow with an array of gifts for
the happy diners. The Variety Club quarters.
Fox Theatre Building, will be open
late for "Owlers" at the conclusion of the
prize banquet.
Barkers on the coordination committee
are Amos Boyette. Tommy Dunn. Jennings
Easley, Bill Hames. Stewart Harnell. Jimmy
Hobbs. Jack Rigg. Kip Smiley, John Stembler
jr. and Bruce Stern. Anyone wishing
to participate in the golf tourney and associated
events is invited to contact any member
of this committee for aid in securing
hotel reservations. Hotel or motel reservations
also can be made by writing the Variety
Club. Fox Theatre Building. 660 Peachtree
Street. N.E.. Atlanta, Ga. 30308—or
phone (404) S72-S746.
United Artists' "Out of It" was produced
bv Edward Rambach Pressman.
BOXOFFICE :: August 24, 1970 SE-5

—
Opens Buckhead Unit
In Atlanta Suburb
\H \\1 \ The latest addition to this
metropolitan area's attractive new theatres
is the Buckhead Cinema, which opened its
Wednesday (19) with Lopert's "La
Chamade" (The Heartbeat).
I ocated at 3073 Peachtree Road. N.E..
and named lor the suburb in which it's situated,
the Buckhead Cinema is a long, narrow
house with 25 rows of ten seats each
an aisle down the center of the theatre dividing
each row into two five-seat segments.
Rows are installed four feet apart, providing
plenty of lcgroom.
The projection booth is located midway
of the building, thus shortening the throw
in half. An exit to the left of the screen
leads to the street behind the theatre.
Joe Byrd is owner of the new theatre, a
neighbor of the 750-seat Weis Capri Cinema,
which itself started life as the Buckhead
Theatre. Another nearby Weis location
is the 400-seat Fine Art Cinema, 2835
Peachtree Rd.. N.C. The new Buckhead
Cinema occupies a portion of the former
Wender & Roberts drugstore, which has
been converted into an office building with
the theatre adjoining it.
Public parking facilities
are close to the new theatre and across
the street is a huge Sears, Roebuck store,
surrounded by acres of parking spaces.
'Chisum' Role Valuable
Experience for Deuel
ATLANTA—Geoffrey Deuel, a young
actor playing his first film role in Warner
Bros.' "Chisum," learned a lot about acting
before the cameras on location in Durango,
Mexico, where the film was shot.
Lesson No. 1 came from John Wayne,
who plays the title role and who was watching
young Deuel, cast as Billy the Kid.
during a take in which the script called for
him to shoot a storekeeper.
"I knew I was doing it wrong," Deuel
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here, and the Crenshaw Drive-In at
Luverne.
Gaylard's son Bo has been appointed
head coach of the Troy University baseball
team but will continue as operator of the
drive-ins owned bv his father.
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and Billy Wallace has assumed
operation of Scenic Drive-In at Booneville.
Miss., and Mrs. Purley Mae Thomas has
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Shelby, Miss. Operators of both theatres
have contracted with Film Transit of Memphis
for delivery and pickup of film.
SF VIPs Attend Screening
Of 'Olympics in Mexico'
From Western Edition
SAN FRANCISCO—Columbia Pictures'
"The Olympics in Mexico" had a gala invitational
premiere at the Richelieu Theatre
here Wednesday night (5). San Francisco
Mayor Joseph Alioto headed the roster of
guests attending the opening, which was followed
by a champagne reception.
Among the other guests on hand for the
event were the Consulate General of Mexico,
Supreme Court Justice Stanley Moss,
Assemblyman Don Mulford, City Councilman
Robert Gonzales, City Attorney Thomas
S.
O'Connor, Chief of Police Al Nelder,
as well as prominent members of the military,
business and social worlds.
"The Olympics in Mexico," a documentary
which was nominated for an Academy
Award this year, brings to the screen all the
color and excitement of the 1968 Olympic
games. Alberto Isaac directed the color film
for which Frederico Amerigo served as
executive producer. The picture will open in
select cities throughout the United States
later this year.
JACKSONVILLE
James B. Luke of this cily is ihe new Altec
Sound Service engineer for theatres in
south Georgia and north Florida, replacing
George Paleveda, who has been transferred
to another area.
Charles King, AIP manager who is the
1970 chairman for local Filmrow's annual
golf tournament, announced that the popular
Carl Floyd system of scoring, whereby
every contestant wins a prize, will be in
force for the day. The entrance fee of $15
covers greens fees, beer and cocktails, a
steak dinner and an unlimited amount of
good fellowship. Charley stated. The event
will be held at the local Dunes Golf and
Country Club Friday, October 9. and
checks are being received by tournament
treasurer Warren Teal, Florida State Theatres,
P. O. Box 1290, Jacksonville, Fla.
32201.
The Preview Theatre's schedule of advance
screenings picked up momentum with
showings of "The Dean's Wife" and "It's
a Revolution, Mother" for Jack Rigg of
Atlanta, executive officer of the Atco Gibraltar
Corp.; Columbia's "I Walk the Line"
and "Five Easy Pieces"; "Girly," Cinerama;
"The Black Angels." being booked in this
area by the Clark Film Releasing Co.;
MGM's "Dark Shadows"; "Adam at 6
a.m." from National General and "Two a
Penny" for Frank Ingleside of the Carolina
Booking Service, Charlotte, N. C.
Robert C. Capps, Florida
booking executive
for the General Cinema Corp. with
offices in the local American Heritage Life
Building, has a new assistant. Richard Vall-
. .Ernie Pelegrin, office manager
. .
berg, who recently was transferred here
from the General Cinema office in Pompano
Beach.
and head booker at Columbia, and his
family left here for an annual vacation jaunt
to their old hometown of New Orleans .
Roy Wilson, owner of the Downtown Theatre,
Panama City, is now doing his own
booking and buying.
Ralph Puckhaber, Florida State Theatres
home office exploiteer, attended special advance
showings ol "Flap" and "There Was
a Crooked Man" in Atlanta al the invitation
of Carroll Ogburn, local Warner Bros,
manager, who also attended the screenings.
I aM:ir Sarra, FSTs vice-president and
general counsel, returned to his desk after
two weeks on the sidelines while recovering
from major surgery . "Lee" Ryan.
FST newspaper ad writer, drove to Miami
with her children for a week's vacation at
the home of her parents. . .Lenore Kirkwood,
editor of the lively WOMPI Bulletin,
has a new editorial staff composed of Iva
Lowe. Ava Loudermilk. Ida Belle Levey
and Kitty Dowell.
Thelma C'laxton of the 20th-Fox office
and Iva Lowe of the FST home office have
rejoined the WOMPI membership. . .Joining
WOMPI for the first time were five
other members of the FST home office
staff: Becky Hackley. Martha Scott, Gisela
Tillkers, Helen Wintenburg and Rosemary
Hasptings.
The marquees of local first-run motion
picture theatres named some of the finest
attractions of the year and Charles Brock.
Florida Times-Union entertainment editor,
called them "high calibre stuff."
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NEW ORLEANS
gilly Gay, formerly with the Gulf States
Theatres offices in Dallas, will head
the advertising department here as all of
the circuit's offices are centralized in New
Orleans.
Condolences to VVOMPI Delia Favre on
the death of her mother.
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. .ABC Mid-South Theatres closed the
Saenger in Mobile, Ala., Thursday (6).
"Airport," in its tenth week at the Joy
Theatre at this writing, has set a record as
the longest-running film in that theatre's
history by out-lasting such previous giants
as "Pillow Talk," "Operation Petticoat"
and "Torn Curtain." Mrs. Swearington,
manager of the Joy, attributes the local and
national success of "Airport" to the fact
that "It's a general audience picture and
entertains everybody."
Last year Joy N. Houck jr. produced
his first picture, "Night of Bloody Horror,"
which had an excellent record at the boxoffice.
He now seems to have another winner
in his second feature, "His Wife's Habit,"
which has opened in Texarkana, Tex.;
Monroe and Baton Rouge, La., and is
grossing "fantastically" in each situation,
exceeding some of the high-grossing pictures
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a line of cosmetics bearing her name.
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DEDHAM, MASS.—Following the complaints
of parents over the nature of films
recently shown at the Dedham Drive-in,
the town's selectmen voted to ban at local
theatres any X-rated film they consider "obscene
or injurious" to the public.
The selectmen also voted to require the
Dedham Drive-in to be closed and have all
patrons off the premises by 1 a.m. daily and
that two police officers be on duty at the
airer while shows are in progress.
Gerald A. Berlin, attorney for the drivein,
was quoted in the Boston Herald Traveler
as calling the selectmen's action "intolerable,
unconstitutional and illegal" and declaring
that "we will not tolerate it." The
attorney also questioned the right of the selectmen
to act as censors while functioning
as a licensing board for the town.
Selectman John W. Kunhardt was in at
least partial agreement with Berlin on the
censorship question, commenting, "I think
the board has overstepped its bounds, setting
itself up as censors."
Representing the board majority view,
selectman Francis W. O'Brien declared, "Although
we can't be censors, selectmen have
the right as a licensing authority to dictate
censorship of films" under the state
law.
"The board has the right," he continued,
"to revoke a theatre license at their pleasure."
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Tercar to Operate
SC Twin in Houston
HOUSTON—Tercar Theatre Co. has
leased 12,000 square feet of space for a
twin theatre in Weingarten's Southgate
Shopping Center on Hiram Clarke Road at
West Fuqua in the south section of the city.
Charles F. Paine, general manager of
Tercar Theatre Co.. said the twin theatres
will be side-by-side and will scat a total of
1.000 persons. The theatres are to open late
in December.
The Tercar Theatre Co. has heen in business
here for over ten years. The company
operates the Windsor Cinerama. Gaylynn
and Gaylynn Terrace, Bellaire and Memorial
theatres. The circuit also operates the
Pasadena, Airline and Telephone Road
drive-ins.
Ed Wulfe, vice-president of Weingartcn
Markets Realty Co., said addition of the new
theatres is the first phase of a planned expansion
of the Southgate Center which will
add 40.000 square feet to the facility. The
existing center contains about 60,000 square
feet.
Retired ITC El Paso City
Manager John Paxton Dies
EL PASO, TEX.—John Paxton, 69,
known to people of this city as "Mr. Showman"
for his exhibition career spanning
•more than half-a-century, died Tuesday,
July 28. He had been retired since 1964
after serving many years as city manager
here for the Interstate Theatre Circuit.
Paxton's association with motion pictures
hegan in 1908 at Paris, Tex., after he had
started in show business as a carnival worker.
In 1926, he came here from Wichita
Falls and was appointed city manager of
what was later to become the Interstate circuit.
A participant in the industry's major
transitions, Paxton as manager opened the
doors of the Ellenay Theatre (now the
Capri) in 1927 to one of the first audiences
to view Al Jolsen dancing and singing in
"The Jazz Singer." the first of the talkies.
A Golden Card member of the International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes
and Motion Picture Machine Operators of
the U.S. and Canada, Paxton also was active
many years in El Paso civic affairs.
William Burton Furnishes
'Patton' Print to LBJ
JOHNSON CITY, TEX.—William Burton
of the 20th Century-Fox office in Dallas
made a print of "Patton" available for former
President Lyndon B. Johnson for a special
screening held at the LBJ Ranch.
The former president had been trying to
view for some time the film based on the
life of World War II Gen. George S. Patton
starring George C. Scott but had been
unable to do so because a print was unavailable.
President Richard Nixon has seen the
film twice and has given it rave reviews.
BOXOFFICE :: August 24. 1970
Students Claim Price of Admission
Only Item Needed to See Any Movie
GALVESTON, TEX.—Although local
movie theatre heads told Tom Dotson, Galveston
News staff writer, that the film rating
s\stem is causing no grave problems in then
business, a group of English students at
Galveston College informed the reporter
that the system "does cause much concern
in one way or another" to students.
Dotson said he sought out the freshman
English class since for the most part they
are "middle of the roaders. They expressed
their opinions in writing. Most of them are
either 17 or 18 — which means that either
they can't technically get into some movies
or they remember well when they couldn't."
Dotson's feature on the rating system,
based on his interviews with local exhibitors
and the students, follows as printed in the
News:
John Browning, in charge of the State
and Broadway theatres, and Martini Theatre
owner Mrs. Catherine Martini both say that
the ratings are enforced, stressing that
people under 18 are definitely kept away
from X-rated films.
Quite a few of the college students stated
flatly that this is not true, that the price
of admission is the only item necessary to
see any movie.
Peter Sapio, 18, said that "in regard to the
X-rated shows, the owners don't really check
to see if you are 18. As long as you have
$1.50 in your hand, you can get in and I've
seen it done a lot of times."
Some charges along this line are exceptionally
strong, with Jan Yarbrough, 18,
claiming, "Today a 10-year-old child can
pay his money and see any picture playing,
regardless of the
rating."
July Rosenbloom. 17: "Most of the time
teenagers can attend any motion picture regardless
of age. If the movie rating system
is real, it should be enforced."
One 18-year-old, Wadie Williams, knocks
the system because it limits the number of
movies anyone under 18 can see.
"First off," said Williams, "the movies
are actually the only place in this deadland
city for the youth to go to have fun but,
'Novelty Is Oft the X;
Curse Is OH the G'
Fort Worth— "The novelty is off the
X and the curse is off the G," H. B.
"Bernie" Palmer, film buyer for General
Cinema Corp., told newsmen in a
conference preceding opening of the
circuit's Cinema I and Cinema II in
Arlington's Six
Flags Mall.
"Moviegoers no longer are titillated
by the promise of an X-rated film nor
do they necessarily back away from a
film because it has a septic Grating,"
declared Fort Worth News' Jack Gordon
in reporting Palmer's remarks.
"What's important is: Is the picture
entertaining?"
be-
cause of the rating system, they aren't permitted
to attend."
One girl, Valerie Perry, 20, feels that
the system should be discontinued. "There
are no bans in libraries," she pointed out.
"Any phase of life that can be viewed in
a movie can be read about in a book."
"If a child learns the truth about sex from
his parents," she continued, "he won't feel
a need of paying $2 for two hours of filth."
One student states that the movies definitely
do affect young people. Susan Lynn
John, 19, says: "It is my observation that
X-rated movies are generally stimulating to
the males of my acquaintance and,
possibly
in a second-hand way, exciting to me. In
choosing a movie to see, I'll read reviews.
So the X or G make no real difference to
me."
Several Favor Ratings
Some of the students are definitely in
favor of the system.
"In my opinion," relates 18-year-old
Sally Moore, "the movie rating system is
the greatest thing that has happened to the
American public. It is understandable that
some of the movies would be screened from
children and teenagers who can not see the
two sides of a story and they might get the
wrong impression from the movie."
Mary Garcia, 28, also favors the system:
"I'm glad we have movie ratings because
you have an idea of what you can expect
when you walk into a theatre. You have a
chance to be selective in your entertainment
before you pay your money at the boxoffice."
Karyn Kelley. 16, really doesn't seem to
see much to the system, as "When I saw
•Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,'
which was rated R, there were a few romantic
scenes and bad words — but you see
this at home."
Steve Katz, 18, gave his own personal
views on the system — the whole thing.
Katz says the G rating "tends to type
cast the movie as a 'kiddie movie.' " He says
he enjoyed "Mary Poppins" more than all
the little children around him.
"The rating of GP usually means that
the movie tends to be sexy at times but is
not sexy enough for an M or R rating,"
Katz relates.
Plots Controversial
Katz says that M films don't "include any
controversial scenes but a fairly controversial
plot." while Rs "can be the best type of
movies including curse words or a 'torrid
love scene.' "
Katz says the X movies "are usually simply
for sex. . .however, a few X movies are
excellent, such as 'Midnight Cowbo\.' "
The over-all opinions seemed to say that
if there is going to be a rating system, the
mo\ ies should be rated correctly and the age
limits on those movies restricted should
either be enforced 100 per cent or be forgotten
about.
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["uesdaj (18), to he in good condition. His
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From Miami comes word that Patricia
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Coleman Theatre, has resigned to enter the
Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts at Chickasha
next month. She is now enjoying a twoweek
vacation trip to California. She had
been employed a little over two years at
the Coleman. Good luck,
Patricia!
Two of the most dedicated people in this
business are from Weatherford: the team of
Mr. and Mrs. Woody Sylvester, who probably
are seen at as many screenings as any
other persons in the film industry around
here. People such as the Sylvesters are, without
question, a real asset to the industry. . .
Fern Marker, Columbia booker, has been
hospitalized for a week or so for minor surgery.
She's reported by the hospital to be
doing "just fine."
Milan Steele, in last week from Pawnee,
told about his son Joe having an interesting
position with the State of Illinois. Joe, with
a doctor's degree, is in the state education
department's special programing division,
which has the assignment of creating special
classes and studies for "gifted children."
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monthly buying-booking trip; Dennis Collier,
Kingfisher; Carlton Weaver, McAlester;
Raymond Henry, Anadarko, along with his
mother, and Dan Wolfenbarger, Purcell,
who reported that his wife is expecting their
first child very shortly.
The Mummers' Theatre, 400 block on
West Sheridan, is nearing completion with
the help of a grant from the Ford Foundation.
It will be interesting to observe the
"command" at the boxoffice.
Twin Theatre Opening
n Downtown Denver
From Western
Edition
DENVER—A twin theatre, to be an
addition to the refurbished Larimer Square,
is being brought into existence with the remodeling
of the old Granite Hotel, 15th
and Larimer, in downtown Denver. Both
auditoriums will seat a total of about 300,
with one theatre being used for old films
such as "Birth of a Nation" and "Citizen
Kane."
Named The Flick, the theatre's first modern
film will be "Fellini Satyricon," followed
by "Mississippi Mermaid" and "The
Passion of Anna."
The theatre is owned by Bill Pence and
Howard F. Olds.
Lex Barker Is Signed
For '40 Fathoms Deep'
From Western Edition
HOLLYWOOD—Lex Barker was signed
by producer Enrique Esteban to star in "40
Fathoms Deep," an underseas adventure
film which will be produced for Hersua
Interfilms
of Spain.
The film, which goes into production in
Barcelona in mid-September, will be directed
by Gonzales Suarez from a screenplay by
Jaquin Garcia.
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DALLAS
Tyfrs. Hazel Ingram has sold the Uptown
Theatre in Marble Falls, Tex., to Mrs.
Richard J. Titus. Filmrow friends of Mrs.
Ingram will miss her but extend their best
wishes to her in whatever she undertakes. . .
W. T. Ash was on the Row and reported
total loss of his Mathis Drive-in due to hurricane
Celia. He said it's not likely he will
rebuild. Ash's It Theatre in Mathis suffered
marquee damage.
J. Carroll Smith, formerly head booker
for Warner Bros., is in Baylor Hospital.
where he had surgery Friday (14). "Smitty,"
as he is called by his close friends, has suffered
from emphysema and a bad stomach
condition for several
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Sachs and Harry Sachs
are preparing enthusiastically for their trip
to Europe early in September. . .Jerry Stella
and his wife have as their house guest Jerry's
father from Missouri. .
Jennie Lou
Taylor, retired Paramount inspector, is visiting
her son and his family in California and
will celebrate her birthday with them.
Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Lillian Lutzer
in the death of her sister-in-law Mrs.
George Summers of Oklahoma City. Mrs.
Summers recently returned from Las Vegas,
where her daughter Susan again won the
beauty contest at the rodeo show. Mrs.
Summers was en route to Denver when she
was fatally injured in an auto accident.
Funeral services were held in Oklahoma
City Thursday (13).
Arch Boardman has moved his office
from the Rowley Building, which was sold
recently, to 1710 Jackson Bldg.
Cliff and Lora Wood are most appreciative
of the many cards, letters and other
expressions of interest in their recent retirement.
Lora said they had received letters
and wires from all parts of the country
from friends who had read in Boxoffice
that the Woods were leaving the industry —
indicating how thoroughly the magazine's
news columns are read each week.
Paul Rozenburg, Paramount's head booker
and office manager, is being congratulated
on coaching Troop 10, Boy Scouts of
America, to the baseball championship this
summer. Paul was gifted with an inscribed
paperweight commemorating that athletic
achievement, but what really gives him satisfaction
is the companionship of his sons
that sports make possible. His younger son
plays on the Troop 10 baseball team; the
older one is a golfer and Paul shoots many
a round with him on weekends. This older
boy, by the way, is a fairway ace and keeps
his Dad on his toes trying to keep up with
him.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
(12) at Calvary Hill Memorial Chapel for
Vachel Weldon Crisp of Seagoville, a member
of the Dallas Variety Club and long-time
Dallas correspondent for Boxoffice.
Crisp suffered a stoke about 10 or 12 years
ago and had been in a nursing home at Seagoville
since then. He is survived by his
brother Sidney of Dallas and two sisters —
Mrs. Charles Schlom of Madison, Wis., and
Mrs. George Reinert of Denver City, Tex.
National Theatre Supply has been busy
installing automation in area theatres. The
company just completed equipping the
Showcase Cinemas in Lawton, Okla., with
automation and is preparing to automate
the San Pedro Drive-in, San Antonio, for
John Santikos. Also on the NTS list to be
equipped and automated (with Simplex
equipment) are the Bayou Twin drive-ins at
Texas City.
De Luxe 820-Seater
Set for Scotlsdale
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.—An 820-seat
theatre to cost more than $500,000 is
planned for construction at 2040 North
Scottsdale Rd. as the result of an agreement
reached by ABC Intermountain Theatres
and Scottsdale Road Properties. The agreement
was announced by John N. Krier, Salt
Lake City, vice-president and general manager
for the theatre circuit, an affiliate of
the American Broadcasting Cos.
To be named El Camino, the theatre will
be located in a shopping area being developed
by Alex D. Hegel, Phoenix, general
partner of Scottsdale Road Properties, who
said a restaurant also is planned for the
property.
Harry Karp, district manager for ABC
Intermountain in Phoenix, said construction
is scheduled to begin shortly, with a completion
date set for early December. He said
the de luxe El Camino will feature upholstered
armchairs, carpeting, projection
equipment capable of showing films in all
various scopes, stereophonic sound and will
have an adjacent 250-car parking area.
Architect is Henry George Green & Associates
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DALLAS—The city council was asked
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which Alex Bickley, city attorney, claimed
would be a help in the city's campaign
against pornographic films.
Bickley had filed the ordinance Friday
(14) with the city secretary and revealed
that it would require theatre owners to file
their names and addresses and designate persons
who have custody of the films. The ordinance
provides for revocation of the theatre's
license if the ownership refuses to
comply with the registration provision.
Submission of such an ordinance was
prompted by Bickley having had difficulty
recently getting possession of a film which
would have been evidence in hearing against
a manager charged with showing an obscene
picture.
The Bickley-proposed ordinance further
requires that the city be notified if there is
a change in ownership or change in the
business address. If the ordinance is passed,
the required information would have to be
submitted to the city by all theatre owners
by September 1.
Tom Thorpe, assistant city attorney, commented
to the Dallas Morning News that
while previously there has been a licensing
provision here for theatres, the new ordinance
puts more emphasis on furnishing information
about the business, who runs it
and how the people can be reached.
"A lot of new theatres are popping up
all over town," Thorpe said. "This would
enable us to regulate and enforce the license
provisions better."
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SAN ANTONIO
Qeorgc Watson, cit) manager of the Interstate
Theatre Circuit, appeared on the
radio station K.B VT Extension 68 program,
m 8 to It) p.m. weekdays. An audience
phone-in type program, its subject was
"Movies" the night Watson appeared. He
answered questions from the radio audience
pertaining to movies, industry growth in
San Antonio and on various other aspects
of films themselves and the rating system.
Norman Schwartz, manager of the Wonder
Theatre where "Patton" is being shown
on a twice-daily hasis in its sixth week, is
urging patrons to purchase their tickets in
advance to avoid the crowds. On Saturdays
and Sundays, the sellout notice is being
posted: capacity audiences also attend weekday
showings. . Bragg, cashier at
the Wonder, returned to full-time duty following
a recent illness and operation.
Michael Overstreet, son of Margie Overstreet,
manager of the Woodlawn Theatre,
where he is an usher, is making plans to attend
college this fall. . .Suzzane Cortez and
Debby Bryant are the hostesses at the refreshment
counter at the Josephine Theatre.
The counter has been enlarged and items
added. . .Mrs. Frances Mooney. ticket-taker
at the Woodlawn Theatre, was very happy
to see her children and grandchildren over
the weekend. They live in the Corpus Christi
area devastated by hurricane Celia.
All local theatres are presenting the Barbra
Streisand trailer on the Will Rogers
Memorial Fund, followed by audience collections.
. .Texas Southwest Drive-Ins, operator
of the Town Twins, Trail and Fredericksburg
Road drive-ins, has instituted a
new policy. At the Trail and Town Twin
No. 2, ^admission is now 99 cents per carload
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Youngsters have taken over the Woodlawn
Theatre, where Sid Shaenfield is manager,
during the current double bill of "War
of the Gargantuas" and "Monster Zero,"
moved from a run at the downtown Texas. . .
David Stoffle, manager of the suburban
Josephine, has booked a limited engagement
of "Anne of the Thousand Days." to be followed
by the first-run showing of "The Mc-
Masters". ...Tommy Reynolds, manager of
Cinematex in Colonies North, is being assisted
by Harold Walk. The theatre completed
a successful engagement of "The Outof-Towners."
Larry Reed, formerly assistant manager
. .
at the Josephine Theatre, who recently returned
following service in the U. S. Navy,
has joined the staff of the Laurel Theatre
as assistant manager to Alvin Krueger.
Your Boxoffice correspondent had as
visitors her brother Dr. Harold B. Crasilneck
of Dallas and his family.
Western shoot-outs and contemporary
themes are to be found in the new films
slated to open at local theatres. At the Majestic
it will be "Macho Callahan"; at the
Josephine. "The McMasters," another film
set in the post-Civil War era; "Wedding
Night," Fox Twin; Woodlawn, "War and
Peace"; Century South Four, "Suppose
They Gave a War and Nobody Came" and
"The Christine Jorgensen Story."
HOUSTON
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P Miller, Houston writer who was a
visitor in the city on a promotional
visit in behalf of his new film, "The People
Next Door," recalled that he played on the
same baseball team with Jack Valenti at
Hogg Junior High. Valenti is now president
of the Motion Picture Ass'n of America.
The film opened at the Gaylynn Terrace
Theatre and stars EH Wallach, from Brooklyn,
who holds a BA degree from the University
of Texas at
Austin.
Al Lever, former city manager in Houston
for Interstate Theatres, is hospitalized
here and has been a patient for some time.
Illness also has stricken his wife Reba Lever,
a patient at Methodist Hospital. . .Zsa
Zsa Gabor, the Hollywood beauty, is scheduled
to come to Houston to appear on stage
at Jones Hall December 5 in the stage production
of "Forty Carats." Other Holly-
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wood stars scheduled to appear in the
Broadway series are Dame Judith Anderson
in "Hamlet." November 12, at the Music
Hall and Vivian Blaine in "Zorba," also at
the Music Hall, February 26. 27.
Sammy Davis jr., who has appeared in
several motion pictures, will open the 1970-
1971 Neiman-Marcus Spotlight series here
September 18 in Jones Hall with two performances.
. 1 Productions is holding
auditions here for boys and girls (ages
3 to 20) and men and women for possible
movie roles.
Hollywood comedienne Phyllis Diller is
to be at the Avenues of the Alley October
3-5. She will be in attendance at a Sakowitz
booth with her Phyllis Diller exotic plants
display. The downtown Sakowitz store recently
opened one of the shops.
"Patton" continues to be the longest-running
film in the city (22nd week at the Gaylynn);
second is "Airport" (20th week at
among the
the Tower Theatre). .
newcomers expected to light up local screens
and attract fresh public interest in filmgoing
are "They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!", Delman;
"The People Next Door," Gaylynn
Terrace, and "Up in the Cellar," River
Oaks.
Favorite Films Names Don
Foster District Manager
From Western Edition
LOS ANGELES—Don Foster has been
appointed district manager for Favorite
Films of California with supervision over
Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Denver
branches, it was announced by president
Newton P. Jacobs and executive vicepresident
Mark Tenser.
Foster most recently was Los Angeles
branch manager with National General Pictures
and before that served in the same
capacity for Paramount Pictures in Salt
Lake City.
Favorite Films releases in the 13 western
states for Crown International, Cinema V,
Eve Productions and other top independent
companies.
'Possession' Scripting
Under Way in London
From Western Edition
HOLLYWOOD—Warner Bros,
and producer
Edward L. Rissien have entered into
an agreement to film "Possession," a novel
by award-winning English authoress Celia
Fremlin. British playwright Nigel Kneale
currently is working on the screenplay in
London.
Production is tentatively set for the first
of the year.
Wants SA CATV Rights
SAN ANTONIO—An application has
been submitted to the city council by Coaxial
Communications for the right to operate
a CATV system here. At present the city
does not have a CATV system although the
council has been receiving $50,000 annually
since 1968 from General Electric Cablevision
for an exclusive franchise to this
area.
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'Airport' 380 Best
Minneapolis Gross
MINNEAPOLIS—Despite fierce competition
from the division-leading Minnesota
Twins, battling their closest rivals—Oakland
and California— in a torrid weeklong homestand
attended by 100.000 fans, motion picture
business stayed exceptionally healthy.
Class ol the first-run field was "Airport."
a solid 380 in a 21st week at the Cooper
Cinerama—the second longest current run
in Minneapolis ("Patton" was in its 23rd
week at the St. Louis Park and grossed
240). Riding close behind "Airport" came
"Catch-22," playing a fourth week at the
World for a 355 rating, then a whole covey
of 200-260 grossers, including "On a Clear
Day You Can See Forever," second week
feature at the Academy Theatre.
"M*A*S*H" climbed from 200 to 250 in
its 21st week. "The Hawaiians" at the Lyric
Theatre and "They Call Me MISTER
Tibbs!" at the State each tallied 200.
(Average Is 100)
Academy On a Clear Ooy You Can See Forever
(Para), 2nd wk 260
Cinema II. Uptown—Wedding Night (AIP) 90
Cooper Cinerama Airport (Univ), 21st wk 380
Gopher— M'A'S'H (20th-Fox), 21st wk 250
Lyric The Hawaiians (UA) 200
Mann—Getting Straight (Col), 2nd wk 250
Orpheum Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
(20th-Fox), 2nd wk 150
St Louis Park Patton (20th-Fox), 23rd wk 240
State They Coll Me MISTER Tibbs! (UA) 200
Suburban World Cherry, Horry & Raquel (SR),
4th wk 120
World— Catch-22 (Para), 4th wk 355
Lincoln Indians Picket
Varsity About 'Horse'
LINCOLN—The situation in front of the
Varsity Theatre here could have become hot
recently but didn't because the protest by a
group of Lincoln resident Indians about
National General's "A Man Called Horse"
was quiet and orderly, but determined.
According to Ken Neundorf of Lincoln,
one of the small group of picketing Indians,
the protest was staged because "this film
has raised protest all across the country.
Indians feel the film has slandered their
culture."
A member of a group called Concerned
Indian Residents of Lincoln, Neundorf said
the audience is "supposed to be hit by culture
shock." But, he said, the movie was
inaccurately overdone to accomplish this.
For this reason, it jeopardizes social protest
at a time "when Indians are trying to gain
increased tolerance for their way of life,"
he said, adding, however, that "people should
see the picture just to make them aware that
this is a bad and distorted movie."
Everett Greathouse, Varsity assistant
manager who is one-quarter Cherokee,
wasn'rdisturbed. He said the picketers "have
a perfect right to be there," but he defended
the film, saying a local representative for
the Smithsonian Institute had seen it and
termed it accurate except for a few minor
errors.
Barry Gordon. 21 and a star of United
Artists' "Out of It," recorded "Nuttin' for
Christmas" when he was 6, the record selling
2,000,000 copies.
Strand Manager in
Milwaukee Raps
Statements by Film Commissioner
MILWAUKEE— "There arc times when
I think we ought to clear up a few things,"
said limmie Jankowski, manager of the
Strand Theatre here following a report on
the common council's action in connection
with the Motion Picture Commission's request
for more power.
As has been noted in these pages recently,
there appears to be something of a rift between
certain exhibitors and the commission.
From all indications, the controversy
stems from what has been termed a "rash"
of smut movies, by Valentine J. Wells, executive
secretary of the Milwaukee Motion
Picture Commission.
Could Request Deletions
For many years, it had been customary
for a theatre owner to screen movies for
the trade as well as the commission. In the
event the commission felt the picture was
obscene, a request was made for deletions,
or that the movie not be shown in Milwaukee.
Over the years, one or the other recommendations
was followed, "to keep peace
in the family," as one exhibitor now puts it.
About a year ago. a couple of exhibitors
decided to disregard the commission's suggestions
and played the pictures involved
anyway. Since then, things have not been
the same between the two factions, and a
number of X-rated films have been appearing
on the local front, prompting the commission
to ask the Common Council for
power.
Several Taken to Court
Meanwhile, several exhibitors have been
taken to court as a result of having played
pictures which the commission had frowned
upon, though none has been settled as yet.
In Jankowski's effort to "clear up a
few things," he refers to the article which
appeared in Boxoffice, issue of August 10.
page 6. The paragraph in question, reads.
quote: "According to the record. Valentine
J. Wells, executive secretary of the commission,
told the judiciary-legislative committee
that theatre owners had not only refused
to invite the commission to special screenings,
but that recently the Strand and Tower
theatres had refused to honor a commission
pass that he said was supposed to allow
members to attend movies free."
Jankowski said there were two statements
in that paragraph that called for a retraction
from the commission. "First of all." he
said, "all our invitations to screenings include
the Motion Picture Commission. Second,
since the pass list was suspended for
this film. ("Myra Breckinridge"), our staff
had orders to enforce the order. However,
in being passed from the cashier to the doorman,
to our assistant manager. Mr. Wells,
and he only, was allowed free admission.
That's what actually happened."
With reference to invitations to the
screenings, Jankowski pointed to the attendance
at the screening of "Joe" at the Centre
I heatre's screening room. "This was the
Ins! ol three screenings of the picture." he
said, "and from what I gather, the usual
number of invitations went into the mail.
So. how many were present for the first
screening? Two ol us. that was all." he said,
adding that "they ordinarily come on a Saturday
night for free, one of our best
nights."
Since the common council is now on
vacation, none of the commission's requjsts
can be acted upon for possibly several
months. The organization is asking that all
movies be screened at least ten days before
being slated to appear at a Milwaukee theatre
and that all commission passes be honored
by the theatres.
Two Iowa Theatres
Planned for L&M
KEOKUK, IOWA—Plans for two new
shopping center theatres—one in Keokuk
and the other in Muscatine—have been
announced by Matthew Bucksbaum, president
of General Management Corp., developer
of the centers, and R. A. Bachman.
executive vice-president of L&M Management
Co. of Chicago. The theatres are in
addition to a third shopping center house
now under construction in Marshalltown.
Locally, the 400-seat, single auditorium
theatre, to be named the Plaza Cinema, is
set for a construction start immediately with
plans for opening on Christmas Day, according
to Bachman. It will be located in
the Keosippi Shopping Plaza, an enclosed
mall.
At Muscatine, the theatre, a twin auditorium
installation, will seat 850 persons and
will be located in the Muscatine Plaza Shopping
Center, also an enclosed mall, and will
he named the Plaza Cinema I and II. Bachman
said construction there is set to start
in the next 60 days with plans for completion
within eight months.
Both houses will have fully automated
sound and projection equipment.
Dorothy R. Berman is president of L&M
Management Co., which also owns and
operates 20 indoor and outdoor theatres in
Illinois and Indiana.
Edward Christensen Dies;
Ord, Neb., Theatre Owner
ORD. NEB.—Funeral services were held
here recently for Edward Christensen. 71.
Ord Theatre owner and former city councilman.
Christensen was a farmer for many years
before moving to Ord in 19577 where he
owned and operated the theatre. He served
on the city council for eight years.
He is survived by his wife Gladys, a
daughter. Mrs. Phyllis Flock of Seattle.
Wash., and three grandchildren.
BOXOFTICE :: August 24, 1970
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MINNEAPOLIS
The Minnesota
I «ins ma) shake up the
rest of the American League—but the
potent baseball team seems to have little or
feet on theatre business here. Laying
[wo weeks side by side, one week with the
m-leading Twins in town for a crucial
series with their nearest contenders, the next
week with the team out of town, there is
little difference in overall theatre grosses.
The conclusion is that either baseball tans
.uen't moviegoers—or, if they are. even a
sizzling contender like the Twins can't affect
their theatre habits.
Several Filmrow figures popped up at the
Resorters Golf Tournament held in Alexandria.
Minn. On hand in the competition
were Dean Lutz, branch manager for National
General Pictures; Gay Hower. State
Theatre and Gay Drive-in, Worthington.
Minn., and Ray Vonderhaar of Tentelino
Enterprises, Alexandria. Minn. . . . Paramount
branch salesman Joe Rosen took off
on vacation for Burbank and Los Angeles.
"Watermelon Man" has been set for a
dual September bow at the Cinema II and
Uptown theatres. Godfrey Cambridge was
in town Tuesday (18) for a round of press
and radio interviews in connection with that
picture and also "Cotton Comes to Harlem"
. . . Columbia
vacation .
salesman Tom Viste was on
Carter, head shipper at
National Screen Service, vacationed in
northern Minnesota.
Filmrow visitors: Jim LeTourneau. State
Theatre. Windom; Jim Fraser. Chief. Red
Wing: Robert Habighorst. Owen. Owen.
Wis.: Robert Hodd. Abby. Abbotsford, Wis.:
Gene Grengs. Hollywood. Eau Claire, Wis.;
Joe Matsuka. State. Jackson. Minn.; Sid
Heath. Flame. Wells. Minn. . . . Douglas
Day is the new booker at National Screen
Service, replacing Pat Van Oosting. who
moved to northern Minnesota.
Mrs. Vern (Joan) Felt, wife of the Cooper
Cinerama Theatre manager, is in St. Mary's
Hospital here following surgery on her neck
. . . Don Dalrymple of the MGM branch
here is in Chicago lending a hand. His absence
cuts the local MGM staff exactly in
half! Roy Smith, manager, is the only other
local staffer . . . Paul Perrizo. Avalon Theatre.
Blue Earth. Minn., and Roxy in Winnebago,
Minn., is reported seriously ill in
the hospital in Winnebago. Perrizo, veteran
exhibitor, once also was a salesman for 20th
Century-Fox.
"Woodstock" grosses in St. Paul, where
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three months in Minneapolis, were a source
of joy at Warner Bros. The third week of
the picture, which played the Riviera Theatre
in the capital city, outgrossed the second.
Interestingly, "Woodstock" is the second
picture in recent weeks to play in St. Paul
at an admissions figure lower than in its sister
city. "The Boatniks" was priced at 75
cents for kiddies in St. Paul, at $1 in Minneapolis.
"Woodstock" went for $3.50 in
Minneapolis, but played St. Paul at a $3
tab.
Larry Nathen, Siston and Siskota theatres
in Sisseton, S.D., is ringing in the "new"
well in
advance of New Year's Eve. He welcomed
a
new daughter, then journeyed here
to purchase new seats for the Siston . . .
Don Palmquist of the 20th Century-Fox
branch obviously loves a parade. A longtime
veteran of the Aqua Jesters clown club in
Minneapolis, he journeyed to Le Sueur.
Minn., for its "Corn on the Curb" civic
celebration. Some 25 tons of corn are consumed
annually in the event— not all. of
course, by Palmquist. So if he seems cornier
than usual, well .
Tom Viste, Columbia salesman, is vacationing
at home . Rolling, Paramount
salesman, back from a two-week
swing through North and South Dakota, reports
that in the western Dakotas, crops are
suffering badly from an extended drouth.
However, conditions in the eastern Dakotas
are considerably better . . . All area driveins
continue to report they are enjoying the
best year of the operations since the advent
in Minnesota of daylight saving time, some
nine years ago. Except for an occasional
first-run suburban break which might include
some of them, none of the metropolitan
ozoners are first-run situations. Yet all
are tallying the healthiest figures seen in a
long time. Same situation applies across the
territory.
Myron Schock, Bowdle Theatre. Bowdle,
S.D., raised some 400 pheasants on his farm
there this season. He plans to release them
in time for the hunting season . . . Jules
Livingston, Midwest division manager out
of Chicago, was here Wednesday (19) for
branch business, winging back to the Windy
City Friday after a series of huddles . . .
Jerry Heckler, golf "nut" from southern
Minnesota, was in town to compare pars
with his Filmrow buddies. He operates the
Canby Theatre, Canby, Minn.
Al Bergman, Bay Theatre.
Ashland, Wis.,
is wondering if he's got a firebug on his
trail. Bergman got a call the other night
that the ticket booth at his Triangle Drivein,
Ashland, was ablaze. Sad to say, the report
proved true. A few days later, another
fire consumed a shed where he kept his golf
cart and clubs, with all
a total loss.
"Pound" contains a collection of canines,
a Siamese cat and a philosophical penguin,
all waiting to be adopted or meet a quick
death in a city pound—and all portrayed
by people.
MILWAUKEE
ZI ttendance at the annual South Shore Frolic
this year broke the alltime record,
but very few people knew of "Tony" La-
Porte's participation in the celebration. La-
Porte, who operates the Avalon Theatre,
can always be depended upon to come
through with a healthy donation towards
overcoming the big tab. In addition, he
usually has a float in the parade to represent
his theatre. This year was no exception, except
that he "got hit harder than ever."
According to an agreement during the fund
raising campaign, LaPorte and three other
merchants were to defray the expenses of
the fireworks program for both nights. To
make a long story short, "Tony" wound up
having to pay the full cost. "I, too, could
have welched," he said, "but I just couldn't
sit back and see all those disappointed people
waiting for the customary grand finale,
that beautiful fireworks display."
Former Milwaukeean Len Schulze has
been named district manager here by United
Artists Theatres. He replaces Robert Jordan,
who joined the Cinecom organization.
Jordan is now city manager for Cinecom's
four theatres in Terre Haute, Ind. He followed
Don May, who resigned to become
a vice-president for Cinecom. May's headquarters
are in Chicago. Schulze reports to
Dale McFarland. who replaced May as general
manager here.
And on the TV front, the networks have
discovered that repeat performances of well
regarded movies pull in ratings as good as
when the networks first premiered those
movies—sometimes, even better. According
to the release, the fourth time around for
"Some Like It Hot," pulled a 37 per cent
share of the TV audience. The fourth run
of "The Vikings," (36 per cent) did better
than the third run of the same movie, which
drew 30 per cent.
The third annual polka concert held at
Humboldt Park Wednesday (12) drew a record
attendance of 12,500, according to the
announcement made from the stage by Russ
Wussow, president of Milwaukee Musicians
Local 8. He drew a resounding cheer when
he added that to handle a crowd of this size,
there were only four policemen present.
"How many do you think there would be
if this were a rock festival?" he asked, and
again a roar went up. The concert was sponsored
by the County Park Commission, the
Milwaukee Journal and Local 8. Wussow
pointed out that the local's funds for the
concert derived from royalties collected on
records and transcriptions, a portion of
which the Milwaukee local shares in. Wussow
urged the crowd to write to county
executive Doyne so that money for the polka
kind of concert would continue to be budgeted.
"Darling Lili" is getting a terrific response
at the boxoffices of both the Southgate
and Cinema I theatres here. The picture
has two "things" going for it: First.
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LINCOLN
Tvf rs - Russell Brchm, wife of the president
of Douglas Theatres Corp.. and Walt
Jancke, Lincoln manager of the Nebraska
were two of the five judges
ing the 1970 roller skating championship
queen of the U.S. during the big annual
evenl in Lincoln recently. Other
judges unanimously selecting Miss Florida.
not for her skating ability, for beauty, poise
and personality were Glenn Yaussi, National
Bank ol Commerce and Lincoln Chamber
of Commerce president; Nancy Childs.
charm school authority, and University of
Nebraska football coaching staff member
Carl Selmar. Jancke also was on hand in
i he official state and city welcoming delegation
when skaters from other countries
began arriving at the airport from Wednesday
(12) on for the international roller skating
meet, following the national competitions
at Pershing Auditorium.
Russell Brehm and his wife hosted a dinner
at the new Nebraska Club atop the new
20-story First National Bank building for
Chuck Caliquiri of Des Moines. Other
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Dubinsky
and Walt Jancke. Jancke reports he talked
to granddaughter Lisa the other night in
Philadelphia and she told him over the long
distance connection that "I come see you,
grandpa." Lisa and her parents, Ed and
Connie Jancke. who had to forego the trip
over the Fourth of July, now are aiming
for a long Labor Day weekend visit.
Ever wonder about the extent of litter
from food items after a summer children's
matinee show? Well, Cooper/Lincoln manager
Jay Maness did. And he comes up with
these figures: It would take one person
about six hours to complete the "garbage"
detail after a children's show, like the Tuesday
afternoon ones at the 800-seat Cooper/
Lincoln. But Maness drafts all the ushers
and does it in about 90 minutes. He reports
about 45 per cent of the kids buy concession
stand items at a special matinee, but
about 33 per cent at the evening (usually
over 18) performances. Adults are big soft
drink buyers, with fewer going for candy
and popcorn. A children's matinee big item
is snowcones, offered only at these shows.
They account for 65 per cent of the kid
show buys; 52 per cent of the kids have popcorn,
10 per cent ice cream and 75 per cent
candy.
The death of Derald Hart, city manager
for the Westland Theatres, in Colorado
Springs Wednesday (5) served to remind
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Walt Jancke of the early industry days he
and Hart shared at the Granada Theatre in
Montevista, Colo. "I was a punk manager
there and Derald came in town looking for
a job. Those were the lean depression years
of the '30s. There wasn't much available so
he grabbed at an offer of being concession
boy," Walt recalled. Hart. 58, died after a
heart
attack.
Now that the Varsity is scheduled to get
a new home—a twin auditorium one—Walt
Jancke reports the staff already is getting
worried about handling two places at one
time. He says he told them to cool it, or
he might think about getting a new staff
with the new theatre.
DES MOINES
TyTarilyn Goodman, Universal hooker, began
a two-week vacat'on which will
take her to White Sulphur Springs, W.Va..
and Washington, D.C. . . . Eleanor Jackson,
United Artists office manager, left Friday
(14) for a week's vacation, fishing in Minnesota
with her family.
Chuck Caliguiri, Paramount manager,
spent Wednesday and Thursday (12,13) calling
on exhibitors in Omaha and Lincoln .
"A Man Called Horse" did outstanding
business in the Time 70 Theatre, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, and pulled in a record-breaking
gross at the Winner, S.D.. drive-in.
Bill Dippert, Columbia booker, has been
in Veterans' Hospital in Des Moines for the
Heathcote. Columbia
last week .
clerk, is on a two-week vacation .
. . Jules
Livingston, division manager, was to be in
town Wednesday (18).
Sammy Rich, Columbia manager, announced
his marriage to the former Jean
Cook a few weeks ago. They have moved
into a new home in south Des Moines . . .
Denise Conroy has joined the staff at Central
States Theatres as secretary to Arthur
Stein.
. . Hal Halverson,
John Winn, formerly with MGM, has
been released from Iowa Methodist Hospital
after a two-week stay . . . Carl Johnson,
employed for the past 47 years at ABC
Midwest as artist and signmaker, died August
10 at the age of 76 .
manager of the Plaza, was due to return
home after a hospital stay.
Sgt. Mike Knight, son of Don Knight.
ABC Midwest executive, returns to the
States August 26 after a tour of duty in
Vietnam. After a furlough at home with
his wife Jean and his parents, he reports to
Travis Air Force Base in San Francisco.
Filmrow visitors: Jack March, Wayne,
Neb., and Iowans Carl Schwaneback, Knoxville;
John Rentfle, Audubon; Jim Travis,
Milford; Victor Dahl, Fayette; Bryan Rowley,
Marshalltown, and Charles Legg, Estherville.
Wis. Ministers to Discuss
Claude Chabrol Film
APPLETON, WIS. — Claude Chabrol's
thriller, "This Man Must Die," will be the
subject of discussion after a special screening
at a meeting of Wisconsin United Methodist
ministers on September 1. The presentation,
to be held at a pastors' school here,
is part of a special film program conducted
by the Rev. James M. Wall, editor of the
Christian Advocate magazine.
"This Man Must Die," an Emanuel L.
Wolf presentation for Allied Artists release,
is the latest film from Chabrol, the most active
participant in the avant-garde and new
wave movement in France. It opens in New
York in late September.
MILWAUKEE
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one child under 14 years of age is admitted
free with each adult. While Milwaukee has
long been noted for its conservative attitude,
the fact remains that a good family picture
can do wonders for a theatre.
Got a phone call
from globe-trotting publicist
Harold "Bud" Rose the day he returned
from Europe, where he took a group
known as the Defenders on tour. He said,
"Yup, I'm back, long hair and all. I'll announce
my plans later on."
General Cinema to Use
Restraint in Film Choice
From Eastern Edition
MADISON, N.J.—Following a township
council resolution "deploring the constant
showing of X-rated films" at the Madison
Cinema, corporation vice-president Herbert
J. Hurwitz of the Boston-based General
Cinema Corp. advised the council that he
was sending a copy of the body's resolution
and letter to a state film buyer "that he may
be made aware of your concerns and keep
them in mind when he books future films
into the Madison Cinema."
Hurwitz said his company is aware of the
communities in which it operates and takes
into account "the feelings of the communities"
and that the cinema should "cater to as
wide a variety of tastes as possible." He
pointed out, however, that of the X-rated
films shown, all were "of the highest quality
and caliber" and had received critical acclaim.
"Should a priest be allowed to marry?" is
the question posed in Warner Bros." "The
Priest's Wife."
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'Airport' Ends Cincy
Run With Lofty 500
CINCINNATI — "Airport," playing its
16th and final week at the Kenwood, registered
500—up 50 points from the previous
week and leading all first-run percentages
"Getting Straight" kept up a torrid pace at
the Times Towne Cinema with a third week
450, while "Myra Breckinridge" burst upon
the Cincinnati exhibition scene with a solid
425 at the Ambassador and Grand theatres.
Also showing boxoffice power in a first
week was "Two Mules for Sister Sara," 250
at the 20th Century Theatre.
(Average Is 100)
Albee—Chisum (WB), 3rd wk 200
Ambassador, Grand Myra Breckinridge
(20th-Fox) 425
Cine Carousel— Darling Lili (Para), 3rd wk 175
Hollywood Cinema North, Mariemont Cinema
East, Western Woods—The Boatniks (BV),
2nd wk 325
Kenwood Airport (Univ), 16th wk 500
Studio Cinemas—The Landlord (UA), 5th wk 300
Times Towne Cinema— Getting Straight (Col),
3rd wk 450
20th Century Two Mules for Sister Sara (Univ) . .250
'Catch-22' 425 in Second
Week at Detroit Mai Kai
DETROIT— "Catch-22" enjoyed another
outstanding week at the Mai Kai, easily
keeping the No. 1 grossing status it had
gained the preceding report period, this time
rating 425. Not far behind came remarkable
"Airport," 390 in a 19th week at the
Northland, and "Myra Breckinridge." which
had a composite 270 in opening its fivetheatre
booking.
Adams, Quo Vadis II—Kelly's Heroes (MGM) .... 80
Americana— Hello, Dolly! (20th-Fox), 32nd wk. ..180
Fairlane, Towne M*A*S*H (20th-Fox), 18th wk. 190
Five theatres Myra Breckinridge (20th-Fox) ....270
Fox Walk the Walk (SR), 2nd wk 110
Mai Kai Catch-22 (Para), 2nd wk 425
Michigan— El Condor (NGP); Tarzan's Jungle
Rebellion (NGP), 5th wk 125
Northland Airport (Univ), 19th wk 390
Radio City, Terrace—The Out-of-Towners (Para),
5th wk 1 80
Six Mile—Tropic of Cancer (Para), 4th wk 140
Six theatres The Boatniks (BV), 2nd wk 145
COLUMBUS
Cara Wisehart, assistant theatre editor of
the Columbus Dispatch, was wed August
14 to John Francis Carroll.
Copper casings of carbons from Columbus-area
theatres and drive-ins realized
$209 for Will Rogers Memorial Hospital.
The copper was collected by Bill Zinn, projectionist
at the Little Art Theatre, who donated
his time.
It is reported that the Markham, South
Side neighborhood, is to be operated by
Winton Willis of Cleveland, featuring adult
films. The Markham. closed for the past
two years, was formerly operated by Academy
Theatres.
Establishment ol a Capitol Square Commission
to guide future downtown development
is being proposed to the city council
by G. Phillip Dolan, city development director.
The seven-member commission
would have advisory powers on all zoning
clearance permits in the area. RKO Palace.
the Ohio and Hartman theatres are within
the area. Dolan's office also has prepared an
"objectives and policies" plan for the city's
growth up to the year 2000. Support for a
1992 World's Fair near the downtown area
is voiced in the report. The fair would observe
the 500th anniversary of Columbus'
discovery of America.
Gene Gerrard, associate
theatre editor of
the Columbus Citizen-Journal, returned to
his desk following hospitalization for a hack
disorder.
Monarch Corp. Builds
Louisville Theatre
LOUISVILLE—Construction started here
Monday (10) on Alpha I,
the first of several
small, intimate indoor theatres to be built
in this area by Monarch Management Corp.,
a division of Monarch Theatres of Chicago.
Located in the K-Mart Plaza Shopping
Center on Dixie Highway, the Alpha I will
feature 450 wide-aisle, comfort-cushion
seats, plus Century projection and sound
equipment. Free parking for patrons will be
provided by the more than 1,000 parking
spaces in the shopping center. The K-Mart
Plaza is located on the site of the former
Dixie Drive-In Theatre, which also was
owned and operated by Monarch.
Construction is being handled by the
Dahlem Construction Co. of Louisville and,
according to Bruce D. Shinbach, general
manager of Monarch Management, a
December opening of the new theatre is
anticipated.
Demolition Crews Raze
Quilna at Lima, Ohio
LIMA, OHIO—Demolition crews completed
razing of the Quilna Theatre, clearing
the site to provide parking facilities for
a local church which purchased the property
last December, and leaving downtown Lima
with only one theatre, the Ohio.
Selected Theatres Corp. of Cleveland,
operator of the American Mall Theatre and
four local drive-ins, had leased the Quilna
since 1945, but closed the house last September
and moved to the Mall Theatre,
which it purchased in June 1969.
Ashland, Ky., Minis
Owned by Mid Slates
ASH1 AND, KY.—This city's new Mid
Town Cinema I and Cinema II, adding dash
and sparkle to the new Mid Town Shopping
(enter, are owned and operated by Roy B.
White of Mid States Theatres
The facade of the minis is laced with
plastic panels that encompass all the colors
in the rainbow spectrum and have been designed
to appear as beautiful stained glass
windows. The panels also are used to completely
cover the right wall in the lobby,
forming a colorful background for the boxoffice
and concession stand. The other
lobby walls are distinctive and a dramatic
contrast, being covered with orange, gold
and green striped vinyls. The light fixtures
are crystal and wrought iron. The carpets
throughout the cinemas are a tweed mixture
of black, dark brown and beige with
gold flecks.
The intimate charm in the 305-seat identical
cinemas is enhanced by deep orange
fold sidewall drapes and the gold Austrian
curtain which becomes a dramatic flame
color when the red footlights come on. The
seats are upholstered in a combination of
gold and brown tweed material. The projection
booth is automated.
To complete the selective color scheme
of the cinemas, the usherettes wear gold
and brown tweed mini skirts and multicolored
paisley blouses and vests.
Boothman Braucher Wins
NSS Quarterly Contest
CINCINNATI—Harold Braucher. projectionist
at the Lyric II Theatre in Wooster.
won National Screen Service's "trailer cashin
contest" for the second quarter, it was
announced by NSS manager William Bein.
In addition, Braucher also was awarded
a $50 bonus for having returned the trailer
within the specified bonus time.
To Sell Kentucky Airers
COVINGTON, KY.— Richard P. Hrnst
Realty Co., owner of the Dixie Drive-In and
the Florence Drive-In, has announced that
it will sell the two ozoners to Redstone Theatres
of Boston. Both drive-ins were opened
in 1946. Ernst will continue to operate
the Madison Theatre, said Tom Hill of the
realty firm. The company's fourth theatre,
the Liberty, was closed last month to make
wa\ for expansion of the People's Liberty
Bank.
Sophia Loren will star in "Mortadella,"
a new comedy for Warner Bros." release
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Daul Cales is new manager for Chakeres'
Xenia Drive-in, Xenia, . .Kathy
Schulte is new BV secretary, succeeding
Paula Cunningham, who has retired . . .
\ irgima l'hiel. 20th-Fox contract clerk, has
resigned to return to college.
Man Klaine Roaden, Paramount ledger
clerk, is vacationing in Florida. . Stanforth,
20th-Fox salesman, and Paul Enright,
head booker, have returned from late August
vacations. .
Blumofe. producer
of "Pieces of Dreams." and star Robert
I orster were very well received by the
press and on TV and radio while they were
here to promote the film which is scheduled
tor a September release in this area.
Most all out-of-town guests were exchange
visitors while here to attend the
lent 3's golf tournament at Summit Hills
Country Club. Monday (10). Among the
visitors noted were Pat Halloran. BV district
manager; Jerry Esbin, Columbia Eastern
division sales manager; Bob Friedman.
UA division manager; Jack Zide. A1P franchise
holder; Gordon Bugie. Cinerama, and
Peter F. Rosian. retired Universal regional
sales manager.
Exhibitors in town included Buddy Cook.
White Sulphur Springs. W. Va.; Bud Huges,
McK.ee, Ky.; Waller Rodes, Lexington, Ky.;
Ohioans. John Hewitt, Bethel; Earl Jones,
Monroe, and Mark Jones. St. Marys.
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Mid States' smart, new The Place will
open to the public Wednesday (26) playing
"Fellini Satyricon." Previous to the public
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and previews have been planned. The
Place, the latest theatre to be built in the
downtown area, is located in the new ultramodern
Garfield Towers complex at Garfield
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at Summit Hills Country Club, Monday
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New Operator Opens
Lebanon Town Hall
LEBANON, OHIO—The Town Hall Theatre
came back to life here Friday (7) for
an 18-month run of films, unless the new
operator, Happy Trail Enterprises, cancels
its contract later. Opening feature was Disney's
"Sleeping Beauty."
Fred Linkendorfer of the Centervillsbased
corporation and several youths teamed
up to spruce the theatre up for its opening,
including a new coat of paint, carpet
replacement and construction of an entrance
lobby and boxoffice.
The theatre had been closed for more
than a year, since previous operator Robert
McLain and city officials could not agree
on new lease terms. The theatre has been
considered for future city use as office space
should the need arise.
Linkendorfer, in his first attempt to manage
a theatre, said he would emphasize showing
"the best pictures available and hoping
they draw." Performances are scheduled
seven nights a week and Saturday and Sunday
afternoon matinees are being considered
for the future.
The corporation is guaranteed an 18-
month use of the theatre without city cancellation
of the contract. After the initial
18 months, city officials must notify the
corporation six months prior to a move-out
date.
Y&W Seeks to Construct
'Holding' Lane for Autos
From Central Edition
MERRILLVILLE, IND.—Ray Howard,
owner of the Y&W Drive-In, met recently
with a member of the state highway department
to discuss the construction of a 550-
foot "deceleration-holding" lane adjacent to
the major traffic artery leading to the theatre
to alleviate the backup when the airer
opens. Howard would build the lane at his
own expense but needs state approval, since
it borders on a state highway.
The problem stems from southbound cars
lining up on Broadway waiting to enter the
drive-in. This makes it next to impossible to
enter or exit other businesses along the west
side of Broadway north of the theatre and
also has caused several traffic mishaps.
Wm. Havener Takes Reins
At Two Du Quoin Theatres
From Central Edition
DU QUOIN, ILL.—Tom DePue has announced
that he is turning over the management
of the Grand Theatre and Holiday
Drive-In here to William Havener.
Havener, retired from the Air Force after
20 years of service as a jet maintenance inspector,
assumed management of the theatres
immediately. DePue has managed the
two operations for the past four years.
DePue says he plans to take up a lot of
fishing before going with Pioneer Music
Co. of Du Quoin in September.
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entertain the WOMPls at her home in Willowick,
when the club will name delegates
and alternates to the International WOMPI
convention in Los Angeles September 18-20.
Helen and Mickey Krause have landed in
Florida and sent best regards to all their
Cleveland friends. Mickey is well known as
chief barker of the local Variety Tent 6
Walter, head booker at Universal,
is on vacation.
Laura DeMent of Universal returned from
her vacation trip and was busily trying to
get caught up on work that had piled up
while she was away . . . Libra Chapek. PBX
operator at Universal, returned from a vacation
at Lake Hope. 20 miles south of
Athens. Ohio.
Al Kolkmeyer, Chicago. Universal regional
sales manager, visited the local exchange
and conferred with Dave Richoux and Frank
Musto. as well as James Ryan of Buffalo
and James Ley. representative from Pittsburgh.
. Chorich. United Artists,
finished her vacation by catching up on odd
jobs for the year.
Eileen Terranova, her husband and two
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parents in Sacramento and toured San Francisco,
as well as visiting Lake Tahoe and
the Christian Brothers wineries. Eileen is
with Associated Theatres. . Brooks
of the legal office returned from a trip to
California.
DETROIT
Three valiant and pretty filmites from the
WOMPls donated hours of their precious
Sunday afternoon recently to assist the
Arthritics Ass'n in holding its annual picnic
and assuring the event would be a huge success.
They were Linda Krolicki. Pam Barone
and Gale Fanning.
Del Ritter of Mitchell Theatre Service
has been away vacationing—fortunately during
the hot spell.
Lew George, vice-president of Nicholas
George Theatres, was vacationing for a
week in the Smokies.
Joseph Weinstein Dies;
Frontier Amusement V-P
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BUFFALO—Joseph Weinstein. 61. vicepresident
and head booker of the Frontier
Amusement Corp. (formerly Mannie A.
Brown Associates), 505 Pearl St., died suddenly
while attending the NATO of New
York State convention in the Concord, Lake
Kiamesha, N.Y.
Weinstein, whose funeral was held in
Cleveland, had spent most of his life in the
booking and distribution departments of the
industry. He joined the booking department
of the Shea circuit in Buffalo when it was
headed by the late Michael Shea. Later he
became associated with the booking department
of Stanley Warner in Cleveland, Albany
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join Mannie A. Brown Associates, which
Company
Theatre
Weather
— Right Now
now is Frontier Amusement. He had resided
at 470 Carmen Rd., Eggertsville.
"Joe." as he was known by his many friends,
was a long-time member of Variety Club
Tent 7.
He leaves a son Sanford. New York City;
a daughter Mrs. Susan Evenchik, Cleveland,
and a brother Alvin, New York City.
'Peyton Place' Publicity
Failed in Early Attempt
From New England Edition
LACONIA, N.H. — Although "Peyton
Place" has received "miles" of publicity
since as a sensational novel, motion picture
and still a television hit, it didn't get to first
base in its first try for publicity, according
to Robert J. Funesti, former Laconia stringer
correspondent for the Manchester Union
Leader and now a public information officer
with the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
Drugs in Washington.
Funesti recalls that when it was first revealed
that the late Grace Metalious, wife of
a school teacher in nearby Gilmanton, had
written the book, he was pinch-hitting for
Earl Anderson, the Union Leader's reporter
for the Lakes Region, and thought he had a
"hot" story.
"Peyton Place" supposedly was based on
actual incidents in the lives of some New
Hampshire residents and the first report on
the book was to the effect that Mrs. Metalious'
husband had been fired because his
wife "had written a dirty book."
Funesti recalls that he phoned James R.
Bucknam, now executive editor of the Union
Leader, and Bucknam said: " 'We're not going
to have anything to do with this one. It
looks like a publicity stunt.' Then it turned
out that my story was indeed a phony. It
was dreamed up by Mrs. Metalious' publisher
(the alleged fact that her husband had
been fired from his school teaching job)."
Funesti also revealed that as a director of
the Laconia Chamber of Commerce between
1955 and 1958 he felt "really slighted" when
Jerry Wald, Hollywood producer of "Peyton
Place," decided to film the best selling novel
in Camden, Me. Funesti commented: "I
thought Grace Metalious should have seen
to it
that her book was filmed in Laconia because
it would have meant so much to the
area economically. But apparently the movie
people wanted to have a seascape setting for
her story."
John DeCruccio Appointed
To Loew's Theatres Post
From Eastern Edition
NEW YORK—John DeCruccio has been
appointed corporate director of Management
Information Systems for Loew's Theatres,
according to Preston Robert Tisch, president
of Loew's. DeCruccio will be responsible
for the overall management information
systems and data processing activities of all
Loew's Theatres divisions.
DeCruccio formerly was director of information
services for Bristol-Myers products.
Before that he held several engineering and
computer-related positions at Western Electric
and was an associate of Booz, Allen
and Hamilton. Inc.
ME-4 BOXOFFICE August 24. 1970

VERMONT
Uvrbie, "The Love Bug." has been
featured
at the Burlington Drive-In through
courtesy of McNash Motors during a showing
of Walt Disney's production. "The Love
Bug." with free admission for children under
12 years old. Another attraction at this
drive-in was a giveaway of two new bicycles
at a drawing Sunday (2).
George Jessel will host an all-star variety
show to be staged at the Memorial Auditorium
in Burlington September 29 for the
benefit of the Burlington Police Department
Relief Ass'n. Talent will include the television
chimpanzee "J. Fred Muggs." long associated
with the Dave Garroway TV show
Jacques d'Amboise, who has
appeared in
several films, including "Seven Brides for
Seven Brothers." "Carousel" and George
Balanchine's "A Midsummer Night's
Dream." concluded the 1970 season of the
University of
Vermont Lane summer series
in Burlington. The program was choreographed
entirely by Balanchine and featured
a new work by him based on numbers by
George Gershwin. D'Amboise, of course, is
the New York City ballet star.
Vermont's sales tax, which includes a levy
on theatre admission tickets, continues to be
an issue in candidates' campaigning for the
coming state election. Democratic gubernatorial
candidate John J. Daley of Rutland
has accused incumbent Gov. Deane C. Davis
of "talking out of both sides of his
mouth" on the sales tax issue and Sen. Leo
O'Brien, also a Democratic aspirant for the
governorship, has stated he would seek repeal
of the sales tax "when it is feasible to
do so." O'Brien said the people of Vermont
are now burdened with (Governor Davis')
"last
resort" tax.
A recent co-feature, "My Side of the
Mountain." at the Burlington Drive-In, was
of special interest to Vermonters because the
movie was filmed in this state.
Motion pictures for children and adults
were highlights of the annual Champlain
Shakespeare Festival, which opened in Burlington
Monday (10). The screen programs
included foreign festival films and a children's
festival feature and cartoons. Tuesday;
children's festival feature and cartoons.
Wednesday, and foreign festival features.
Thursday.
Events announced for the final
two weeks
of the Middlebury College summer schools
included a Spanish film. "Macario"; a Japanese
movie. "Living Arts"; another Japanese
.feature. "Ikuru": a German movie.
"Helden." and two Chinese films.
Screen attractions which rated recent
holdovers in the Burlington area included
"A Boy Named Charlie Brown." Cinema II.
Burlington Plaza: "Hello. Dolly!". Flynn,
and "Getting Straight." Strong Theatre.
Blake Edwards will produce and direct
"The Wild Rovers" for MGM from his
original screenplay.
U. S. Student Press Ass'n
Congress in Manchester
\l ANCHI STER, N.H.—The ninth annual
Congress of the U.S. Student Press
Ass'n will screen Claude Chabrol's "This
Man Must Die" for approximately 400 student
editors here Monday (24). The sevendaj
workshop, held at New Hampshire College,
accepted the French-made, Allied Artists
release as the only foreign-language film
to be shown.
The Arts Review Workshop is to meel
Tuesday (25) for a discussion of the entire
film program.
$109,090 16mm House
Opens in Southinglon
SOUTHINGTON, CONN.—This state's
first 16mm commercial theatre, the 353-seat
Queen Plaza Cinema in the Queen Plaza
Zayre Shopping Center on Route 10, opened
for business Friday (14) with Paramount's
"The Out-of-Towners."
The theatre, built at a cost of over $100.-
000, is first of a projected number of 16mm
facilities financed by Plaza Theatres, which
has Hartford area businessmen Jack Hollfelder,
Robert Gemme, Robert Eden and
Ronald White as partners.
The Plaza group is affiliated with Automated
Theatres of America, a New Yorkbased
firm.
Plaza Theatres has named Daniel R.
Dzis, formerly in a sales capacity with
Automatic Comfort Co.. an East Hartford
oil firm, as general manager. The firm's
home office is P.O. Box 488. Avon. Conn.
06001.
50-MPH Winds Too Strong
For Palmer Airer Screen
PALMER. MASS.—Winds measured ai
50 miles-per-hour toppled the screen at the
Metro Drive-In during an evening storm
late last month. No one was hurt as the
theatre was not in operation at the time of
the storm.
Lawrence Micelli, theatre operator, said
every effort would be made to restore the
theatre to action as soon as repairs could be
made. Micelli. who has a weather station
at his home, said his gauges indicated 50-
miles per hour gusts at the time the screen
went down.
Youths See 'Sgt. O'Farrell'
HARTFORD—"The Private Na\> ol
Sgt. O'Farrell" was screened at the ABC
Wednesday morning attraction.
Central as a
co-sponsored by the West Hartford town
recreation department. Admission was 75
cents for both youths and adults.
Betty Now an Admiral
FALMOUTH, MASS. — Betty Grable,
while appearing in summer stock here (starring
in "Born Yesterday"), was named an
honorary admiral in the Massachusetts
navy.
Western Mass. Plans
For 20 Lewis Cinemas
SPRING! Ill 1). MASS.— Victor Baker
of 299 Bliss Rd. in suburban Longmcadow.
has disclosed plans for construction of a
minimum of 20 Jerry Lewis cinemas in
western Massachusetts.
This first announcement from Baker said
that negotiations for franchises are currently
under way. He holds the Jerry I ewis regional
franchise.
Farmington Valley Site
For a Lewis Cinema
FARMINGTON, CONN. — Farmington
Valley industrialist Malcolm Fields has applied
for Farmington Redevelopment Agency
approval for construction of a 350-seat
Jerry Lewis cinema in the Unionville section's
Tunxis Redevelopment project.
This area has been without a theatre since
the shuttering some years ago of the Joe
Faith-operated Luxor Theatre.
The projected Malcolm Fields site is at
the corner of South Main and Water streets.
HARTFORD
T}ave Jacobson, the Torrington exhibitor
(Warner and Parkade Cinema), is
marking his 50th year in the industry. "I
started hanging around my dad's theatre in
Brooklyn, N. Y., when I was 7 years old."
he recalled.
Paul McNamara, son of Ray McNamara.
area representative. ABC Theatres, and Mrs.
McNamara. started a two-year hitch with
the U.S. Army's transportation corps as a
second lieutenant. He is a June graduate of
the School of Business Administration. University
of Pennsylvania.
Harold "Bud" Rose, long-time film industry
exploiteer. was in town from his
Milwaukee base to see old friends. He grew
up in Hartford and worked as a youth at
the old Poli Theatre.
M. J. "Mickey" Daly, industry pioneer,
and president of Hartford-based Daly Theatre
Corp.. has been recuperating at his Connecticut
shoreline summer home, following
Hartford hospital surgery.
The Perakos Elm, West Hartford, screened
"With Six You Get Eggroll" as a
Wednesday morning attraction, charging 75
cents for all seats, in an experimental tie-up
with the West Hartford town department of
parks and recreation.
The 3,277-seat Bushnell Memorial auditorium
will open its 1970-71 season September
11 and 12. hosting the start of the
second national tour of a Broadway musical,
"Zorb.i'". starring Michael Kermoyan and
Vivian Blaine. The price scale is S2.50-
S7.50.
Warner Bros." "Summer of '42" was
filmed in part at Ft. Bragg. Calif.
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New 'Virgin and the Gypsy' Scores
350 in Boston; Weather Still Hot
BOSTON—No less than four 300-350 arrivals. The Sampson & Spodick Lincoln,
>ing percentage films were on the Boston traditionally the "home" of specialized, art
fying the heat and the competition films, ended a week's engagement of "The
oi Red Sox ballgames. "M*A*S*H," 19th Passion of Anna" and brought back "Easy
week at the Charles; "Catch-22" at the Rider." The RKO-Stanley Warner Cinemart
Foi .i fifth week and newcomer "The began its 35th and concluding week of
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Virgin and the Gypsy" at the Pi Alley "Hello, Dolly!" advertising successor attraction
as "Airport," which is going into its
grossed 350 each, while "They Call Me
MISTER Tibbs!" ran up 300 in a second fourth month at the Redstone Showcase
week at the Savoy. "Tell Me That You Love Cinema II.
Me, Junie Moon" bowed in at Cheri Two Cinemart— Hello, Dolly! (20th-Fox), 35th wk 50
College—Cotton Comes to Harlem (UA), 4th wk, . 70
with 250. interest in this film augmented by College Street Cinema—The Strawberry Statement
it-, basing been made in New England: "The (MGM) 75
Five theatres— El Condor (NGP) 150
People Next Door" doubled average in its Lawrence— Linda and Abilene (SR), 2nd wk 100
Paris Cinema debut and "El Condor" earned Milford Cinema, Whalley—Getting Straight (Col),
4th wk 110
130 in an initial week at the Center Theatre. Paramount— Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
(20th-Fox), 4th wk 60
(Average Is 100)
Princess—The Pleasure Game (SR) 90
Astor— Getting Stroiqht (Col), 8th wk 125 Roger Sherman, Summit—Two Mules for
Center— El Condor (NG.P) 1 30 Sister Sara (Univ), 2nd
Charles—M*A'S*H
wk 60
(20th-Fox), 19th wk 350 Showcase Cinema I— Patron (20th-Fox), 11th wk. 90
Cheri One—Myro Breckinridge (20th-Fox), 6th wk. 135 Showcase Cinema tl—Airport (Univ), 11th wk. ... 90
Cheri Two— Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie
Showcase Cinema III—The Boatniks (BV), 4th wk. 70
Moon (Para) 250
Cheri Three—Tropic of Cancer (Para). 4th wk. . . . 130
Circle—Catch-22 (Para), 5th wk 350
Exeter—Z (SR), 32nd wk 130 Urban Unrest Puts Quietus
Gary—The Christine Jorgensen Story (UA),
2nd wk 1 70
On Theatregoing in Hartford
Music Holl— Cotton Comes to Harlem (UA),
4th wk 250
HARTFORD—After only four weeks in
Orpheum—The Last Escape (UA); Mosquito
the first-run bracket (Menschell Berlin Cine
Squadron (UA) 100
Paramount—The Bootniks (BV), 3rd wk 100 II and ABC Central), "Myra Breckinridge"
Paris Cinema—The People Next Door (Embassy) . .200
began its second-run
Alley—The Virgin and
playoff,
the
initially at
Gypsy
the
(SR) 350
Savoy—They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (UA),
SBC East Hartford and Perakos Plainville
2nd wk
.300
Saxon—On o Clear Day You Con See Forever
drive-ins. "Rider on the Rain," "On a Clear
(Para), 4th wk
225 Day You Can
West
See Forever,"
End Cinema—Love Me
"Count Yorga
Like I Do (SR),
4th wk 130 Vampire," "Two Mules for Sister Sara" and
Succeed With Sex" were the new
'El Condor' Reaches 150
pictures in a relatively quiet week—the aftermath
of another outbreak of urban un-
Level in New Haven Bow
rest.
NEW HAVEN—"El Condor" and "The
Art
Strawberry
Cinema— How to Succeed With Sex (SR) 100
Statement" were among the new Berlin Cine I— Rider on the Rain (Embassy) 125
Burnside, Cine Webb—Catch-22 (Para), 3rd wk. .115
Central—On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
(Para) 150
Cinema I— Airport (Univ), 1 1th wk 90
Cinema II, East Hartford Cinema I— Getting
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Straight (Col), 5th wk 80
Custom designed and printed in bright colors for
Cinerama—Woodstock (WB), 1 3th wk 50
the best results?
East Windsor, Farmington, Hartford—Count Yorga
WANT TO Vampire (AIP)
MAKE US PROVE IT?
75
Elm—The Boatniks (BV),
Try
2nd wk. .
1000 programs
..115
or heralds. If not sotisfied, Four theatres— Two Mules for Sister
money
Saro (Univ) 75
will be refunded.
Paris Cinema I— Patton (20th-Fox), 7th wk 90
Send for samples and our special offer.
Paris Cinema II, UA Theatre East— M*A*S*H
ARfADF DPFCC M36 Har,ord M
(20th-Fox), 18th wk 50
HRV.ML/L fKcii Baltimore, Md. 21214 HA 61150 Rivoli—Without a Stitch (SR), 7th wk 75
Webster— Poddy (AA), 2nd wk 50
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^an Johnson, the movie, TV and stage star
who is a native New Englander (Newport,
R. I.) appeared at the Playhouse in
Gilford August 10-15. The popular summer
theatre, formerly known as the Lakes Region
Playhouse, advertises "your favorite
stars in person— 1970." Many of the greats
of Broadway and Hollywood have appeared
there for years.
Milford police are investigating a break-in
and attempted burglary at the Milford
Drive-In. The intruders entered the concessions
building and removed a cigaret machine
to the rear of the theatre area. The
would-be thieves apparently fled after failing
to open the machine.
Movie Theatre Is Wanted
By Oil City Residents
From Eastern Edition
OIL CITY, PA.—A recent editorial in
the Derrick underscored the need for a motion
picture theatre in Oil City. Commented
the Derrick, "There is a separate remorse
in the proposal to raze the majestic Latonia
(Theatre) building. It has been a distinctive
landmark in the city. Even in age it helps
give the south side character.
"And as long as it stands there, hope stirs
in the hearts of many residents that some day
it will be revived as a recreational attraction.
is
"One of the things the community needs
a small, up-to-date theatre. And this south
side location is ideal, with the availability
of parking one of its big assets.
"We share the hope of many that a way
will be found to save the building and convert
it into a modern theatre, knowing that
the fulfillment of such an idea depends on
the realities of economics.
"If it cannot be salvaged as a theatre,
then the last alternative would be to use
the property for a service station (as had
been suggested)."'
Adds to 'Myra' Schedule
PLAINVILLE, CONN.—Public response
for 20th-century Fox's "Myra Breckinridge"
was so good that Livio Dottor,
Perakos Plainville Drive-in, added an 11:45
p.m. Saturday showing to his schedule.
Screens 'Sapphire' for $1.75
HARTFORD — "Sapphire."
Universal
1959 release, was screened at the Hartford
Jewish Community Center. Admission was
$1.75.
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Ti wasn't so many years ago that theatremen
circuit and independent alike
prided themselves on
press relations.
The major circuits,
in particular, maintained
sizable working
crews in the delicate,
complex area of newspaper
liaison.
Here in New England
the Loew's, Paramount
and Warner
theatre com-
Bros,
bines, among the national
circuits, had full-time personnel
charged with the responsibility of contacting
downtown editors, making the rounds
Of radio stations and lining up no small
measure of promotional cooperative endeavor.
Independents Active, Too
To a lesser degree, the independents, too,
had a good run for their money in planting
newspaper stories.
To mind easily come the names of Lou
Brown, for many years New England advertising-publicity
director, Loew's Theatres:
Harry Browning, publicity director, M&P
Theatres, and Irving Hillman, Warners.
They made it a steady habit of planting
stories and more stories and then going back
for more. They made it a steady habit of
shooting out comprehensive, compact staff
memos, reminding local-level management
of what could be done and what couldn't
be done to "push" pictures.
Took Pride in Work
These able, astute and alert men—and
we're not singling out Brown, Browning and
Hillman as the solo people making significant
strides a generation ago!—were tremendously
proud of what they were doing.
True, they did not command the salaries of
their New York counterparts, they did not
have the staffs of their New York counterparts.
Yet they happened to be cognizant,
if you will, of the importance of the individual
attraction and they made up their minds
every working morning that it would be far
better to "plant" a story and take pleasure
in the realization of a job done than to sit
around in a nearby bar and grouse about
the long hours, the little financial reward
(as compared to New York).
But the days of the dominance of Loew's
Theatres, of Paramount, of Warner Bros,
in the major New England cities are a thing
of the past.
It's General Cinema Corp., Redstone
Management Corp. and Esquire Theatres
of America these days—and a proliferation
of independents.
We're not about to fault what's been
done, newspaper liaison-wise, by General
Cinema. Redstone. Esquire or the independents.
Within the working framework of
1970's hectic booking schedule—in itself
NEW ENGLAND
ALLEN WIDEM-
meaning late notices on bookings, multipleruns
(obliterating the once-steady exclusivity
factor)—the generation-ago practice of
planting a story about a picture some weeks
hence is passe.
But let us not forget that the very presence
of multiple-run has brought into prominent
play in exhibition philosophy the
thought of why try to boost a picture that's
playing at half a dozen other theatres when
the other theatres literally won't lift a finger
to aid and abet in newspaper promotion?
And. too. there is an element in New
England exhibition that frankly couldn't
care less about newspaper liaison—to the
extent (and several newspaper editors attest
to this) where even a running schedule of a
feature film is not submitted. Moreover,
there are theatre managers in New England
who don't even bother phoning in, let alone
submitting by mail, a running schedule. A
newspaper editor is reduced to the situation
(because of reader interest) of having to
phone the theatre and, more often than not,
learning the manager does not (1) have a
schedule (2) have the time to make up a
schedule.
Reflection on Apathy
Little calamities? No. Not necessarily.
Rather, a reflection on apathy, even boredom,
if you will, and exhibition suffers irreparable
harm.
We're not, again, singling out any individual
theatre owner or manager. But we're
grouping under the heading of non-industry
boosters an element in exhibition that simply
doesn't crave press liaison in highly
competitive 1970 and wends its way blithefully
unaware that a time schedule is something
the buying public—the patron, if you
will—looks for in a newspaper and when
the public doesn't see this, it thinks of other
leisure-time
activity.
Areas Much Larger
Now, we'll concede that Sy Evans (General
Cinema); John P. Lowe (Redstone) and
Ed Stokes (Esquire) have their individual
hands full, as far as local-level promotion
output is concerned. For one thing, in the
era of Lou Brown-Harry Browning-Irving
Hillman, each man had a relatively small
territory to cover. They could cover their
territory from stem to stern within one
working day.
But Evans and Lowe and Stokes have
another cup of tea; their circuits are mushrooming—outward
to areas for beyond the
New England states and this, in itself, defeats
the objective of in-depth promotion,
as far as Evans and Lowe and Stokes are
concerned. Even if they used planes and
stayed for half an hour in each town in
which the circuits are situated, it'd be a
physical impossibility to touch all pertinent
subjects.
And today's labor market, with its constant
turnover, means that a man newly assigned
to, say, Hartford or Boston or whatever,
has to take time to learn his town, his
press contacts and, once he's done this, it's
not improbable to find the same man shifted
to still another city hundreds of miles distant.
We're dealing now with manpower and
mileage. There is no longer the element in
exhibition for the long haul; too many
younger people are leaving circuit employ
for better working conditions (most notably
the business world of the Monday-through-
Friday 9 to 5 routine) and those who stay
on are hopeful of promotion, not necessarily,
mind you, in the territory in which
they're currently serving.
Communications Gap
Ergo, like it or not, we have a communications
gap. A newspaperman working for
20 or 30 years in Hartford or Providence
or Boston or New Haven has, to be sure,
built up formidable news contacts. He relies
on the Old Guard, so to speak, and the
Johnnies-Come-Lately and the transients are
in a different category. The newsman has
so many working hours and he must use
those productively, out of a sense of responsibility
to the space he uses.
Lou Brown and Harry Browning and Irving
Hillman, in their time, knew instinctively
what would "go" in Hartford and New
Haven, newspaper-wise. Evans, Lowe and
Stokes know their business, certainly, but
they can't physically cover the territory regularly,
sitting with the amusements editors,
the television commentators. They must rely
on the local-level representative, the theatre
manager and. he. most often, is a newcomer.
He's grappling with manpower problems
(take a look at the classified ads in any sizable
New England city and you'll see jobs
open for many a theatre) and he's grappling,
to varying degrees, with urban unrest and
vandalism, with parking and traffic.
Theatre management is a new ballgame
in 1970 because of the latter-day stress on
outlying, super-de luxe showcase complexes.
Where a downtown manager 30 years ago
could walk into his newspaper offices within
minutes, his 1970 counterpart must drive
miles, buck traffic, find parking space, and,
all the while, there are problems mounting
on his desk.
Eager for Cooperation
But, amusements editors assure us, the
door is open for theatre cooperation. The
theatre manager— and this on the local level,
if you please—has to find the time to sit
with the newspaperman, preferably in the
latter's office, and ascertain what can be
done and what can't be done.
These same amusements editors assert
that the laggards— most explicitly
those theatre
managers week after week never bothering
to submit time schedules—are to be
more pitied than scorned.
When was the last time you dropped in
on your local amusements editor, Mr. Exhibitor?!
"In Watermelon Man." Godfrey Cambridge
plays a physical fitness enthusiast
who races the bus to work every morning
and always wins.
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14 Canadian Films
In 22nd Awards Event
TORONTO—Fourteen Canadian films
have been entered this year in the 22nd annual
Canadian Film Awards competition.
These films will be screened for an international
jury at the St. Lawrence Centre here
commencing September 28. The awards
night will take place at the Imperial Theatre
the following Saturday, when Etrogs (the
Canadian equivalent of Oscars) will be presented.
Only four films were considered for this
award last year and none of these were
judged worthy of submission to an international
jury.
Prominent among this year's entries is
"The Act of the Heart," the yet-to-be-released
film starring Genevieve Bujold and
Donald Sutherland. Written, produced and
directed by Miss Bujold*s husband Paul Almond,
it was shot last year in Quebec, with
a small budget of $50,000—half of it from
the Canadian Film Development Corp. and
half from Universal Pictures.
Almond's earlier film, "Isobel," also starring
Genevieve Bujold, was well received
and the Montreal premiere is set for September
24. However, the Toronto premiere
will not be until the second week in October.
"The Last Act of Martin Weston" is another
important entry this year. Written and
directed by Michael Jacot of Toronto, it was
shot in Czechoslovakia last December. For
this reason, it failed to get CFDC assistance
but Jacot made a deal with a studio in
Prague and shot the film there in 21 days
on a budget of $214,000.
"Goin' Down the Road." produced and
directed by Don Shebib, recently opened in
Toronto with excellent reviews. "Homer,"
directed by Canadian John Trent, was shot
locally but its story line has an American
setting. "Love Is a Four Letter Word" was
produced in Montreal and shown at the
Cannes Film Festival. It was made by Cinepix,
as was another Montreal film, "L'lnitiation."
"Rainy Day Woman" is a littleknown
Montreal feature.
Also from Montreal are "Danger Pour la
Societe." produced and directed by Jean
Martimbeau, and "Q-Bec My Love" and
"La Chambre Blanche," both directed by
Jean-Pierre Lefebre. Two features from the
National Film Board are "WOW," directed
by Claude Jutra, and "A Matter of Fat,"
directed by Bill Weintraub, although the latter
finally may be considered as a documentary.
"Madeleine Is . .
." was shot in Vancouver
by Spring Releases and Glen Warren Productions
and was still being edited when
entered in the awards competition.
Ontario Halts Film Plan
On Dunes Near Picton
OTTAWA—The Ontario government has
blocked plans for a $1.5 million feature
film which was to have been made on the
provincial-owned sand dunes near Picton. As
a result, the production crew will move to
Florida. Of the total budget, an estimated
SI million would have been spent in Ontario.
The local site had been chosen by producer
Terry Dene, who had set up a < a
nadian subsidiary of the New York-based
Palomar Productions, producer of "They
Shoot Horses, Don't They?" and other features.
Dene's company has produced two
other feature films here, "Homer" and "The
Heart Farm," and had sought government
permission to use the dunes for filming for
six weeks.
Department of Lands and Forests officials
explained that the province had been
trying to stabilize this area for many years
and that a filming crew there would undo
much of this work.
MMPEA Will Convene
In Halifax Sept. 13
ST. JOHN—The Maritime Motion Picture
Exhibitors Ass'n will hold its annual
convention at the Lord Nelson Hotel in
Halifax, N.S., on Sunday and Monday,
September 13, 14, it was announced last
week. The Pioneers meeting will be held on
Sunday evening and the regular business
meeting will be held Monday morning followed
by a luncheon.
The Monday afternoon session will consist
of a workshop, with the following special
guests in attendance: Charles Mason,
director of advertising, Odeon Theatres of
Canada; Hal Blackadar, general manager,
CHNS radio, Halifax, and Doug Lowes,
manager of Theatre Confections. Ltd.
Guest speakers at the closing banquet
Monday night will be a producer and a
director from California.
'Borsalino' Star Alain
Delon Visits Montreal
MONTREAL—The world-famous French
screen star Alain Delon was in Montreal
Wednesday (12) in conjunction with the
forthcoming North American premiere of
his smash hit, "Borsalino." The premiere
took place simultaneously in Montreal and
New York Wednesday (19).
"Borsalino," after its original release in
Paris, France, this spring, is
now considered
as a film with "the greatest number of admissions
in any city anywhere in the world
in the history of the motion picture industry."
It was directed by Jacques Deray from
a screenplay by Jean-Claude Carriere,
Claude Sautet and Jean Cau. Along with
Alain Delon is another famous French star.
Paul Belmondo, and the film is based on the
story of two young men who rise to the top
of the underworld in Marseilles during the
1930s.
Alain Delon. during his visit to Montreal,
met representatives from the Canadian
press, radio and TV and local civic and
government dignitaries.
"Borsalino" is scheduled for general release
throughout the rest of Canada with
English subtitles in late September and early
October.
Name Sidney Newman
NFB Commissioner
OTTAWA— Sidney Newman has been
named government film commissioner and
head ol the National Film Board, succeeding
Hugo McPherson, it was announced here
August 11. Newman joined the NFB 29
years ago as an assistant film editor and
leaves the Canadian Radio-Television Commission
to take up his new duties.
Newman, a native of Toronto who
worked as a painter, designer and photographer
before joining NFB in 1941, commenting
upon his new position, said: "It is a
big job to be head of this marvelous jewel
in the crown of Canada, a jewel that, unfortunately,
is not properly known or appreciated
by Canadians.
"Do you realize," he asked the local
press, "the Film Board is the last state-supported
film unit in the Western world? All
the rest have gone. My approach will be one
of professional rapport. Besides, I believe
that the really creative people get on with
their work without any idiotic bias."
During World War II, Newman directed
armed forces training films and information
short subjects and in 1945 was producer in
charge of the "Canada Carries On" films.
From 1947 to 1952, as executive producer
in charge of all NFB films for theatres, he
supervised the production of more than 300
documentaries. In 1952, he joined the Canadian
Broadcasting Corp. as director of
features and outside broadcasts, then became
supervisor of drama for the corporation.
He went to Britain in 1959 as head ol the
drama department of ABC television in
London. Two years later he assumed the
same position with the British Broadcast ing
Corp., a position he held until 1968 when he
joined the Associated British Pictures Corp.
Outgoing commissioner McPherson moves
to McGill University, where next term he
will be teaching a course on Joseph Conrad
to graduate students.
In leaving his post. McPherson was
quoted in a feature article in the Toronto
Telegram as taking exception to the "centralization
in Ottawa of all cultural agencies
and their works," and saying:
"This could lead to a kind of state-think."
He continued: "The government is making
grandiose statements about Canada and the
necessity for identity and yet they are curbing
agencies like the Film Board, which are
set up for and dedicated to telling the Canadian
story."
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each earned an -'excellent" gross percentage
rating— this top trio made up ol "The) Call
Me MISTER Tibbs!", Carlton; "Two Mules
for Sister Sara." Yonge, and "The Virgin
and the Gypsy," a trio which has been grossing
well all across Canada. Among longterm
holdovers, interest held up well in
\1 \ S H" at the Hollywood and "Woodstock"
at the Uptown 1.
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Carlton—They Coll Me MISTER Tibbs! (UA) .Excellent
Downtown El Condor (Emp), 2nd wk Poor
Eglinton Darling Lili (Para), 6th wk. Good
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Fairlawn Anne of the Thousand Days (Univ),
20th wk
Fair
Glendale 2001: A Space Odyssey (MGM),
11 3th wk Good
Hollywood (North) The Out-of-Towners (Para),
6th wk Good
Hollywood (South) M*A*S*H (20th-Fox),
18th wk Very Good
Hyland Getting Straight (Col), 7th wk Good
Imperial group The Cheyenne Social Club
(Emp)
Very Good
International Cinema—Z (C-P), 27th wk. ...... .Fair
Towne Cinema Catch-22 (Para), 5th wk Good
University Myra Breckinridge (20th-Fox),
5th wk Good
Uptown 1— Woodstock (WB), 18th wk Good
Uptown 2 Start the Revolution Without Me
(WB), 2nd wk Good
Uptown 3 A Man Called Horse (Emp),
12th wk Fair
Uptown Backstage 1 The Father (IFD)
Good
Uptown Backstage 2 The Boys in the Band
(Emp), 1 8th wk
Yonge Two Mules for Sister Sara (Univ)
Fair
York 1 The Virgin and the Gypsy
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(Astral)
.Excellent
Excellent
'Two Mules' in 'Excellent' Bracket
In Vancouver Orpheum Bow
VANCOUVER—This
week opened with
only one change, "Two Mules for Sister
Sara" at the Orpheum, and ended with only
three of the holdovers failing to earn more
playing time. Business in most spots was
steady and over the entire Vancouver area
was generally very satisfactory.
Capitol The Moonshine War (MGM),
2nd wk
Average
Coronet Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
(20th-Fox), 3rd wk Good
Downtown Woodstock (WB), 1 2th wk Good
Fine Arts Stort the Revolution Without Me
(WB), 3rd wk
Good
Odeon Women in Love (UA), 2nd wk Excellent
Orpheum Two Mules for Sister Sara (Univ) . Excellent
Park— M*A*S*H (20th-Fox), 19th wk Very Good
Stanley Catch-22 (Para), 3rd wk Excellent
Strand Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody
Came (IFD), 2nd wk Fair
Vogue—They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (UA),
2nd wk Excellent
'Myra Breckinridge' Sole
'Excellent' in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG—Grosses continued steady
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and slightly stronger, aided primarily by
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(iarrick II, while holdovers "Woodstock,"
"The Out-of-Towners" and "They Call Me
MISTER Tibbs!" continued as "very good."
Capitol The Cheyenne Social Club (Emp),
2nd wk
Good
Gaiety— Woodstock (WB), 7th wk Very Good
Garrick The Landlord (UA), 2nd wk
Fair
Garrick II Myra Breckinridge (20th-Fox) ...Excellent
Grant Park A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Emp) Good
Metropolitan Kelly's Heroes (MGM) Very Good
North Star The Moonshine War (MGM) .Very Good
North Star II The Out-of-Towners (Para),
6th wk
Very Good
Odeon—They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (UA),
2nd wk
Very Good
Polo Park M*A*S*H (20th-Fox), 19th wk Good
Towne—Z (C-P), 6th wk Good
Windsor Primitive London (C-P), 3rd wk Good
TORONTO
Bill Morknid, publicity director for Astral
Films, is scooting around his office in
a wheelchair these days while his broken
leg mends. But Bill reports happily that
despite his family's recent ill fortune. Mrs.
Morland is making good recovery from her
recent serious illness.
Samuel Fingold, local industrialist and
showman, died here Sunday (2). He was 59.
In 1937, he bought Roxy Theatre in Mount
Forest and in the next 20 years built or
bought two more theatres a year in southern
Ontario. Between 1956 and 1957 he sold
most of them to Odeon Theatres (Canada)
but retained an interest in show business. In
the private theatre of his Bayview Avenue
residence, he showed about 25 new films
each year, many of them prior to their commercial
release. Fingold leaves his wife and
two sons, John Paul and David Bruce.
Many executives from Los Angeles and
New York flew in to attend the opening
Wednesday (5) of National General Corp.'s
new 950-seat theatre in the Fairview Mall
here. Included among the honored guests
were Dick Graff and Nat Fellman of the
parent company. A luncheon at the Inn on
the Park was given that same day, also attended
by local industry executives. Afterwards,
a private screening was held at the
new theatre. Opening attraction was "The
Out-of-Towners."
Plans are under way for an addition to the
Odeon Albion here, converting it into a
twin operation. The Albion shopping mall
itself is to be enlarged and enclosed and, as
the theatre is now free-standing at the western
end of the mall, the new house can
be added with few construction difficulties.
SAINT JOHN
r J. Simon, branch manager for Columbia
here, and his wife Vida recently returned
home from a vacation in Southern
California and Western Canada.
Recent visitors to Filmrow included L. J.
Mason of Springhill, N.S., and Keith Oxner.
circuit head who now operates five theatres
in Nova Scotia, having recently acquired
the Avon Theatre in Bridgewater, N.S..
from R. Fielding.
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Don Barnes Saluted
by Newspaper
which was the next to closing attraction of
Don Barnes' film festival at the Odeon
For Successful Film Festivals
erotic theme in this year's festival, but of the
Chaplin epic, Wedman's rave review said in
\ WCOUVER—Don Barnes, manager different He had 18 films scheduled for the
of the Varsit) Theatre here, which recently recent event and nine of them will not be
completed its eighth returning to the Varsity for further viewing.
annual successful Festival
of International during the festival.
That means they can be seen there only
Films, was saluted in
"This is because, he explains, he wants to
the Vancouver Sun by make room for outstanding films he wasn't
writer Les Wedman as
able to get in time for this year's festival night ... In every part of the beautifully
one of "The Guys
but that he feels he can't hold back until
Who Make the Shows next year. And besides, there will be Varsity
Go." and was termed
art-type movies coming along that he should
the "manager who in
show.
seven years, almost
"The Varsity manager spends much
depriving
of
1970
his
audiences of the chance of
sinele-handedly, has
Don Barnes a lifetime
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to
film
see a genuine and unique funnyman
at
become Mr. Film in
magazines, the
this town's commercial
New York Times and other
work if they don't book "The
theatre circuit . . .
publications with
Circus' into
extensive film
the busiest, bustlingest.
coverage.
some other house, and the
most excited and
In
most excitable man them he
sooner
notes
the better."
critical as
in the lobby.
well as public
reaction to
"He may movies.
be
Those that
at the
interest
hoxoffice, checking
him
With the Chaplin feature, Barnes showed
ticket sales or even
and
two shorts
that he thinks his patrons will like,
selling tickets. He may
he
by Vancouver filmmakers. One
tries to get.
be at the door He was "Springtime,"
listens to
asking
advice
to see a few
from more
by Gary Payne, photographed
I.D.
experienced
cards. He may and
be at the coffee urn to make
more knowledgeable
by Paul Hartley.
film
The other was
"Separation,"
enthusiasts,
made
talks
sure there's enough
choices
to go around. He
over with
by Pat Corbett in
colleagues
pantomime
with no dialog.
may
be making change
he respects —
for the candy
and writes letters,
counter.
asking,
Or, being Don Barnes, he
demanding, insisting that
may
the
be
Varsity
in all
those places at once. Most
Theatre get first crack at certain
certainly
films.
he'll be
there to push the buzzer to let the projectionist
know it's show time," Wedman wrote. fice here and as Frank Fisher in Toronto
"He often bypasses his own booking
VANCOUVER
of-
"And he'll repeat that performance twice head office can verify, it would be a rare pilmrow visitors included Bill Passmore of
a night (and on Sunday afternoons for three week if a letter from Don Barnes didn't turn
the Park, Parksville. and Spence
Federico Fellini retrospective showings) up on his desk.
Thatchell of the Salmar, Salmon Arm . . .
until the festival is concluded, the returns "The Varsity is an Odeon theatre and Holidaying was United Artists branch manager
Bob Shields.
and Don Barnes are all in, and he takes off Barnes is an Odeon manager. But he has
for Europe on a busman's holiday—to start put such a personal effort into his annual
Lord Folkstone, now the Earl of
scouting films for next summer's ninth festivalval,
almost everywhere, is known as Don
deluge of
Radnor,
international films that the festi-
arrived to have a look at all the movie action
centered around the
"When
Panorama Film
Barnes began his own private film Barnes'
studio
film festival.
in which he's the major shareholder.
festival—the first and most widely attended
program ever attempted by a comsition
for films. Giving the public an oppor-
"This year he even approached the oppo-
Getting a very bad press locally is TV
meicial movie-house — it was a labor of tunity to see the best, no matter which
personality Tom Jones who pleaded laryngitis
love. It still is, because apart from his theatre chain they'll go to
to
eventually, cancel is
out his local date at the
family, Don Barnes loves nothing but good good for the whole movie Colisseum
business,
after a
he
slow advance sale which
movies.
figured. So Barnes wrote and
did
asked
not
for two
reach his guarantee of $75,000. The
"And he does his utmost to get the best Famous Players' films for
press
his noted
festival.
that he was in fine voice at
from all over for his own screen. Trouble is,
Seattle the night
"One was
before the
'Woodstock.'
scheduled
The
Vancouver
appearance.
other was
Boys in the Band.'
"He didn't get either.
Odeon brought back "Oliver!" to the
"But that was this year.
Fraser, Odeon, New Westminster and the
the movies that patrons saw first at a
Clova, Cloverdale,
Barnes' festival.
"Those who know
where it held
the
for a second
week, then
short and determined
"This time, he Canadian
added the
says, it's going
with
Dolphin
the
and the
to be
Australian accent,
and
Totem in
have
North
noticed how
Vancouver to the multiple
his moustache bristles
for the
and
second stanza.
his tuxedo shirt ruffles up when he's
crossed, are betting that next year things
National General, taking advantage of the
may be different.
cool spell, cashed in on a Famous Players
"Don Barnes multiple
doesn't
with
give up easily. And
"A Boy Named Charlie
as long as he has
Brown," in
line-ups
the Park Royal,
outside The
West
Varsity
Vancouver,
showing the
that he Richmond
has Square
support, he Twin
won't
and the
give up Columbia,
at
New
all.
Westminster.
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concluded.
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In Festival Showing
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VANCOUVER — "I Can't Wait to See
Chaplin's 'Circus' Again," read the
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Both local critics shafted pictures of an
part:
"They don't make them any funnier than
Charlie Chaplin was in his heyday and
Chaplin, the granddaddy of all the screen
comedians, hasn't made many movies as
funny as 'The Circus,' that convulsed young
and old at the Varsity Theatre Sunday
constructed plot, Chaplin demonstrates his
genius in getting the audience's attentive
sympathy. "The Circus' will not play the
Varsity again, but Odeon Theatres will be
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SOUTHERN SHOWMEN GO NAUTICAL ON BOATNIKS
The managers of Giddens & Rester theatres
in Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla.,
pulled the promotion stops for "The Boatniks"
and came up with outstanding grosses,
showing, as the circuit's general manager
W. E. Limmroth reports, that " 'out-out'
showmanship with the right attraction still
pays."
The managers were Francis Boucher of
the Florida Theatre in Pensacola and Gene
Williams, the circuit's advertising director,
who helmed the efforts at the Downtown
Theatre in Mobile.
Ties In With Coast Guard
the commander of the Coast Guard cut-
Boucher opened his campaign by presenting
ter Sebago with 40 large plastic bags of prepopped
popcorn and loaned out three reels
of excerpts from Disney films, including
scenes from "Boatniks." The presentation
was made to Cmdr. James Wilcox as he
left the municipal pier in Pensacola for a
six-to-seven-week patrol of the North Atlantic,
and the affair made the front page
of the News Journal with a three-column,
10-inch picture and caption. The films will
be returned when the ship returns to Pensacola
at the end of its cruise.
Boucher also decorated the theatre front
and had his "crew" in nautical attire.
In Mobile. Williams also dressed the theatre
crew in nautical attire two weeks ahead
of opening and during the engagement and
similarly outfitted the ushers and concession
attendants at the G&R Bel Air Cinema,
where displays and pennants also promoted
the Downtown Theatre run.
'Walking Boat' Big Hit
Williams utilized the plastic boat idea,
with the "walking boat" visiting shopping
centers, downtown stores and the merchantsponsored
kiddie shows at the Bel Air. The
"boat" was a big hit at the kiddie shows,
with the clown. Curly, borrowing it and
parading up and down the aisles and performing
antics on the stage much to the
delight of the capacity crowds of children.
Visits to the kiddie shows were made a week
before the opening and during the first week
of the engagement.
Williams had Iris Ehlers, a college student
who worked extra as doorlady during
the summer, and Garv Limmroth, another
"Rusty" Rowlings, Iris Ehlers, Gary Limmroth and Gene Williams, in front of
Channel 10, just before going on the air with a 15-minute free promotion program
for "The Boatniks" in Mobile, Ala. At right, patrons walk the gangplank
to purchase tickets for the film at the Downtown Theatre.
college student working extra for the summer,
dress in nautical attire and distribute
heralds with a white Life Saver mint in a
plastic bag attached to each herald. The
heralds and mints were carried in a sea bag
and distributed in restaurants, shopping centers,
stores and all over town.
The day before the "Boatniks" opening,
Williams promoted a free 15-minute television
appearance on WALA-TV, Channel 10.
from noon to 12:15 p.m., in which announcer
Claude Evans was named a member
of the "Boatniks" crew, then showed
the "walking boat" and talked to Iris, Gary
and Williams about the film.
During the first week of the engagement,
the annual deep sea fishing rodeo was in
progress and three of the radio and TV
station boats covering the event carried
"Boatniks" banners.
In addition, porthole type displays were
constructed to cover the regular poster
frames at the theatre and the kiddies were
enchanted with the gangplank and porthole
through which they walked to purchase their
tickets.
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Other Strangers" in
New York, a couple
of "newlyweds" made a big splash
around New York as they announced
the premiere of the comedy at Loew's
State II and Tower East theatres. The
couple toured from Times Square to
Wall Street to the Upper East Side
handing out over 6,000 special buttons.
Some of the buttons had lucky numbers
entitling the winners to free admission
if his number matched those listed at
the theatre. The ABC Pictures Corp.
comedy starring Gig Young and Anne
Jackson is a Cinerama release.
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Areawide Promotion Sells 'Clear Day'
Benefit for Community Hospital
Everywhere one went, whether it was on
a clear 01 dark day, jusl before and during
the opening ol the Barbra Streisand opus al
the li rheatre, Cheektowaga, N.Y..
one ran into publicity, promotion or exploitation
on the Paramounl production. "On a
Clear Daj You Cut See Forever," all
placed
by Joseph P, Garvey, managing director at
the Holiday.
The opening night of the film was sponsored
bj the Thruway Plaza Merchant Ass'n
lor the benefit of St. Joseph's Inter-Community
Hospital. All of the 52 stores in the
Plaza sold tickets and had large displays in
their w indows.
Four ol the stores presented a fashion
show on the Holiday stage opening night,
.uk\ local newspapers covered the event pictorialh
and gave the show columns of publicity,
relevision and radio stations intern-wed
popular personalities in the lobby,
sending the talks onto the air waves in later
news shows.
Garvey arranged several downtown music
displays, most notably in the big Hengerer,
Grant and Woolworth stores, and the local
branch of Columbia Records set up window
displays in all music and record stores in
western New York. The company also ran
ads for the album in which theatre credits
were used.
Area radio stations cooperated fully. Station
WEBR held a drawing, with contestants
onl\ having to send in a postcard to "Clear
Day" in care of the station. The first prize
was a $300 stereo radio, tape and record
player, and guest tickets and albums were
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awarded to the runners-up. The drawing was
held on the stage of the theatre, and the
Holiday 2 received over 50 spots on the
WEBR tie-in with Buffalo Electronics.
Following an afternoon cocktail parly
held by station WBUF-FM for radio and
television
personalities, a preview of the feature
was held. The premiere was held the
same evening, with WBUF presenting roses
to all the ladies attending the screening.
To further publicize the engagement,
cross-plug trailers were used on the screens
of all four drive-ins operated by Holiday
Theatres Corp., and ads were placed in all
community, college and university publications
as well as publications along the Canadian
border.
The Goetz Floral Shop decorated the
lobby and aisle entrances with flowers during
opening week of the film, and the theatre
gave the shop credit with a special lobby
display poster.
Some of the publicity highlights were a
front-page illustration in color in the Focus
tabloid edition of the Sunday Courier-Express
and a full-page story inside the same
publication, as well as an interview by Bob
Sokolsky, Courier-Express drama critic, with
Vincente Minnelli. director, via phone from
the West Coast.
There were also special stories and art in
the Evening News and several of the community
and school publications. Of course,
the boxoffice responded to all this promotion
and the run at Holiday 2 was SRO at most
presentations.
The staff of the America Theatre, Casper, Wyo., dandied up the concession stand
as the "Lady of Egypt Saloon" then dressed in appropriate style to promote "The
Cheyenne Social Club." Responsible for the promotion, above, left to right:
Debbie Cowger, Becky Cannon, Cindy Christianson, house manager LaRae Hansen,
Brenda Olsen, Linda Mansager, Carlo Derowitsch and Jerry Marcotte. Note the
authentic touch of the liquor bottles (empty) on the backbar. The America is a
Commonwealth Theatre.
Dinner and Show Deal
Stirs Top Interest
Earl L. Hubbard jr., managing director
of the Granada, Buffalo, N. Y., a link in
the Countrywide circuit's chain, has stirred
the local area with a unique promotion called
"A Dinner and a Show" package that is
getting a lot of publicity in the district newspapers.
Hubbard and Peter J. Stark of the Sign of
the Steer restaurant put their heads together
and came up with a stunt through which a
patron and his wife or girl friend received
a steak dinner for two, free parking and two
orchestra seats for "Hello, Dolly!" for $9.90
during the week and a buck more on Saturday
and Sunday.
So far, over 900 folks have taken advantage
of the deal. In fact, so successful
was the promotion in connection with the
"Hello, Dolly!" attraction that it is being
continued with the just-opened "Strawberry
Statement."
And this is how the stunt is being sold.
All ads carry the line: "A Dinner and a
Show," and every employee of the theatre
and the eatery wears a button reading "Dinner
and a Show? (Ask Me)." All ad copy
for the Granada carries copy on the tie-up
and radio spots are tagged with plugs.
Hubbard had gift certificates made up
and these are sold to persons who have enjoyed
the package themselves. All employees
of the theatre and restaurant are wearing
buttons on the tie-up which gives the theatre
more than 70 sales people. Table tents
with copy on the dinner-show idea are being
used on the tables of eight restaurants in
the Buffalo arela, all of which are owned
by the Sign of the Steer management.
A table was set up in the Statler-Hilton
during the annual convention of the State
Legionnaires, welcoming the members to
Buffalo and informing them of the dinnershow
arrangement. More than 100 tickets on
the tie-up were sold as a result of this stunt.
Hubbard now has announcement posters
which are being distributed to area apartment
buildings and he is sending letters to
industrial plants, clubs, associations and
organizations. There was a story giving all
the details in the Guider a weekly magazine
that is distributed in all local hotels, clubs,
The story included a photo of Hubbard
etc.
and Stark posing in front of a lobby poster.
Hubbard declares the stunt has been a
"Pleasant Frankenstein," whatever that
means, and present pfans call for continuing
it on all attractions as long as it keeps clicking.
'Julius Caesar' Poster
Tie-in With Libraries
Special display posters for American International's
release of Commonwealth
United's "Julius Caesar" have been accepted
by the Los Angeles Public Libraries for use
in all 61 branches, as pant of the libraries'
cooperative effort to focus attention upon
the Shakespearean production. The Beverly
Hills public library also is putting up a display.
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gXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY
ABOUT PICTURES
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
Three in the Attic (AIP)—Yvette Mimieux,
Christopher Jones, Judy Pace. We like
Christopher Jones and this was a well done
film. The girls are good and the idea is
novel, at least. Not sexy enough to draw
'em in, however. But then nothing we play
ever is! Played Sun., Mon.—Arthur K.
Dame, Scenic Theatre, Pittsfield, N. H. Pop.
2,300.
BUENA VISTA
Swiss Family Robinson (BV)—John Mills.
Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur.
Played with "Support Your Local Sheriff"
(UA). Both were reruns for us. It made a
good double bill and did as good as the
original which was run less than a year ago.
Try them. Played Fri., Sat., Sun. Weather:
Warm.—The Feldhakes. Rex Theatre, Hayden,
Ariz. Pop 7,500.
COLUMBIA
Easy Rider (Col)—Peter Fonda, Dennis
Hopper, Jack Nicholson. The religious
hymns didn't help; they only offended some.
I thought I had found America until the
last reel. The flashbacks dropped the rating
from good to fair in my book. Boxoffice
was average. Played Fri., Sat., Sun., Mon.
Weather: Hot and rainy.—The Feldhakes,
Rex Theatre, Hayden, Ariz. Pop. 7,500.
Lock Up Your Daughters (Col)—Christopher
Plummer, Susannah York, Glynis
Johns. A period comedy that was produced
abroad. I can't see why children should be
excluded. The British accents are so thick
they could never understand what was being
.said and the action is really not so bad. Apparently
our patrons knew more about the
show than I did as they all stayed away.
Played Fri., Sat.. Sun. Weather: Excellent.
H. E. & C. W. Rowell. Idle Hour Theatre,
Hardwick, Vt. Pop. 1,600.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
Ben-Hur (MGM)—Charlton Heston, Jack
Hawkins, Stephen Boyd. This is still one of
the great pictures of all time. Although many
of the older patrons had seen it before, they
came to see it again. It appealed to many
high school and college students this time
around, and business was above average. It
'Savage Land' Pleases
Rio Theatre Patrons
"This Savage Land" (Univ), starring
George C. Scott, Barry Sullivan and
Kathryn Hays, is a very mild western
that brought out the movie-goers. We
had people that hadn't been here in
months. A very good boxoffice and the
price was right.
Rio Theatre
Meeker, Colo.
NORVAL FANDRIC H
'Miss Jean Brodie' Spans
The Generation Gap
"The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"
(20th-Fox), starring Maggie Smith,
Robert Stephens and Pamela Franklin,
is a brilliant film with a brilliant star.
We bridged the generation gap. Teens
and adults loved it.
B. TOWRISS
Capitol Theatre
Princeton, B. C, Canada
is certainly worth a date in any situation.
Played one week. Weather: Fair.—Mel
Edelstein, State Theatre, Hibbing. Minn.
Pop. 16,000.
Biggest Bundle of Them All, The (MGM)
—Robert Wagner, Raquel Welch. Godfrey
Cambridge. This is a good show for its type,
and Raquel Welch is quite a dish. But this
one flopped completely for me, no business.
Played Sun., Mon. Weather: Cloudy and
cold.—Terry Axley, New Theatre, England,
Ark. Pop. 2.136.
PARAMOUNT
Italian Job, The (Para)— Michael Caine,
Noel Coward, Benny Hill. This was a surprise—
a comedy everyone enjoyed. It
played with "The Reivers" (NGP) which I
thought was a pretty strong GP movie. The
adults liked it and the kids did too. Played
Fri., Sat.. Sun. Weather: Nice.—The Feldhakes.
Rex Theatre. Hayden. Ariz. Pop. 7,-
500.
Sterile Cuckoo, The (Para)—Liza Minnelli.
Wendell Burton, Tim Mclntire. I didn't
like the book, so I am glad that the movie
does it better. Still. I'd have given it a happy
ending ... it was needed. Played Wed., Fri.,
Sat.—Arthur K. Dame, Scenic Theatre,
Pittsfield. N. H. Pop. 2.300.
20TH CENTURY-FOX
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(20th-Fox)—Paul Newman, Robert Redford.
Katharine Ross. This is, no doubt, one of
the best pictures in many years, but Fox's
terms didn't leave too much for me. This
should do big business in any situation.
Played with "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting"
(NGP) which was an excellent co-feature.
Played one week. Weather: Good.—Larry
Thomas. Champaign Auto Theatre. Urbana,
Ohio. Pop. 12.000!
UNITED ARTISTS
Sam Whiskey (UA)—Burt Reynolds, Clint
Walker, Ossie Davis. Burt Reynolds played
a very poor part. Clint Walker didn't fit
his. Good small-towner that is priced too
high. Played Wed., Thurs. Weather: Mild.
—Gary Chandler. Gem Theatre, Lodge
Grass, Mont. Pop. 800.
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (UA)
—The people seemed to like it because we
BOXOFFICE Showmandiser :: August 24. 1970 — 127 —
had a pretty good week with tins film. Although
at times it's pretty funny, if you
think the human race is in need ol help,
this film would prove your point. Played
one week. Weather: Sunny and warm.
Eddie Ocampo, Broadway Theatre, San
Diego, Calif,
UNIVERSAL
Change of Habit (Univ)— Elvis Presley,
Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair. This
is the best Elvis movie that I have seen, but
the film was too high and Elvis didn't draw
the people. Played Fri., Sat. Weather: ( lear
and warm.—Norval Fandrich, Rio Theatre.
Meeker, Colo. Pop. 1,500,
Coogan's Bluff (Univ)—Clint Eastwood.
Lee J. Cobb, Susan Clark. Although this
film played late, it was a great pleaser to
all our Eastwood fans. Good boxoffice.
Played Sun., Mon. Weather: Rain.—Carlos
Rivera, Variety Theatre, New York, N. Y.
Sweet Charity (Univ)—Shirley MacLaine,
Sammy Davis jr., Ricardo Montalban. This
is a very underrated film. Shirley MacLaine
gives a fabulous performance, as do Chita
Rivera, Ricardo Montalban and the rest.
If your audience likes musicals, this is one
of the best. Beware "Change of Habit'
(Univ), which seems to follow this film.
Presley is horrible, which is putting it mildly.—Eddie
Ocampo, Broadway Playhouse,
San Diego, Calif.
WARNER BROS.
Great Bank Robbery, The (WB)—Zero
Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker. Just a
medium show, this is not weekend fare. It
has no real appeal and I don't know why.
Pretty good stars, but it still lagged. Played
Thurs., Fri., Sat.—B. Towriss, Capitol Theatre,
Princeton, B. C, Canada. Pop. 2,500.
MISCELLANEOUS
Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy, The
(Brenner Associates) — Laurel and Hardy,
Edgar Kennedy, Mae Busch. This film is a
wonderful bit of nostalgia that entertains
but does not draw. Kids, unfortunately, have
forgotten these guys. Played Sun.. Mon.,
Tues., Wed. Weather: Cold.—Charles Burton,
Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, Mo. Pop. 1,-
780.
This Is My Alaska (Alaskan Adventures)
—Documentary. This was enjoyed by the
patrons who came to see it. This is worth
a playdate, although business was just average.
Played Sat., Sun.. Mon. Weather:
Warm, rain.—Tina Slover, Almont Theatre,
Almont. Mich. Pop. 1,400.
Champaign Owner Says
'Fanny Hill' Is a Must
"Fanny Hill" (Cinemation), starring
Diana Kjaer, Hans Emback and Keve
Hjelm, won't win any Oscars for anybody,
but it will get people into your
theatre. If you use X-rated product at
all, this is a must. Played with ''The
Sweet Body of Deborah" (\VB).
LARRY THOMAS
Champaign Auto Theatre
Urbana, Ohio

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©Getting Straight (124) ...D..001
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©The Executioner (107) ® D..023
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©Watermelon Man (100) CD 002
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©You Can't Win 'En All
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©Futz (92) Satire. 6913
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©The Promise (..) D..7005
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©Venus In Furs (86) Sex 0. .7004
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©Battle of Neretva (145) D..7014
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©Every Bastard a King (91) D..866
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©An Event (90) D
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©An Elephant Called Slowly
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©The Delta Factor (91) ..D..870
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©The Invincible Six (90) ..D 869
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©My Lover, My Son (96) D..7010
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©Five Man Army (107) ..Ac. 7014
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©The Walking Stick
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©The Magic Garden of Stanley
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©The Strawberry Statement
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©Kelly's Heroes (145) ® C. .7022
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©The Moonshine War
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©The Grasshopper (95) ...D..7001
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BORSALINO
Paramount ( ) 126 Minutes
GP
Comedy-
Melodrama ©
Kel. Aug. '70
In its European openings so far, "Borsalino" has
proved to be an enormous hit. There is no reason to suppose
that it won't do as well—even better—here. The ae
Paramount film, being distributed initially in French ,,;
with English subtitles, has stars Jean-Paul Belmondo
and Alain Delon plus a highly enjoyable tale of 1930's
gangsters in the Continental style to make it a winner.
Delon produced the comedy-drama for his own company,
Adel Productions, and lavished the budget on eyecatching
sets and authentic trappings. Although Delon is
quite good (and will be remembered for his work in the
current "The Sicilian Clan"), he wisely gave the flampoyant
Belmondo, the most popular French actor in this
country, the more important role. The rich backgrounds
and a delightful period music score by Claude Boiling
add to the appeal. Part of the film's charm lies in the
fact that the story, based on Eugene Saccomano's biographical
"The Bandits of Marseilles," is so predictable
and nostalgic, reminding of the Cagney-Raft-Robinson
gangster mellers. The supporting cast is fine and the
women beautiful. Jacques Deray directed. The color and
other technical details are all first rate.
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Michel Bouquet,
Catherine Rouvel, Francoise Christophe.
AXGEL IXCHAI^ED
GP Motorcycle
Drama ©
American Int'l (7019) 92 Minutes Rel. Aug. *70
Just when it seemed that the motorcycle saga had
about run its course, along comes "Angel Unchained"
from AIP. which started the whole cycle with "The Wild
Angels" back in 1966. "Angel" is a cycle flick with heart
as well as action and stands as one of the best of its particular
type. The world of violence, as encountered by
the gang as a way of life and the troublemaking citizenry
for diversion, is contrasted with the gentle ways of
members of a hippie commune. Non-violence is the message,
but producer Lee Madden has included plenty of
lively fights and stunts for those who care little about
moralizing. Stars Don Stroud and Luke Askew have been
particularly impressive as villains or weirdos and here
earn lots of sympathy for their characters, both outcasts
in his own way. Tyne Daly is a charming heroine and
Larry Bishop and Pedro Regas are fine also. An amusing
scene has Sheriff Aldo Ray and leader Bishop calmly
discussing matters as the townsmen and motorcycle hoods
brawl: it makes its point. Randy Sparks' score is above
average for this kind of fare. Filming was done in Arizona,
color by Movielab. Jeffrey Alladin Fiskin did the
screenplay from a story by him and Madden.
Don Stroud. Luke Askew, Larry Bishop, Tyne Daly, Bill
McKinney, Aldo Ray, Pedro Regas.
Eugenie . . . The Story of Her
Journey into Perversion
® Drama
© ©
Distinction Films 91 Minutes Rel.
The first release of Distinction Films, a subsidiary of
National General Pictures that will handle sex films, is
surprisingly entertaining. One of the best of its kind,
"Eugenie" combines all the ingredients necessary to sex
dramas and manages to overcome many of their faults.
Bad dubbing, poor dialog and ridiculous situations abound
but don't get in the way. Sadism has its due without
being overdone and nudity for once is so rampant that
the customers won't feel they've been cheated by the
quick, tantalizing glimpses often used in other pictures.
Director Jess Franco makes excellent use of the wide
screen, filling it up with prone bodies or well-placed
actors. Star Marie Liljedahl. who's making a career of
baring all and seems likely to rival the early Bardot, is
again impressive with her particularly innocent looks
providing good contrast to her perverse actions. Maria
Rohm wears a lot of see-through garments and gives an
equally uninhibited performance. Christopher Lee, guest
starring, interprets the Marquis de Sade's philosophy in
a straightforward way. German-made and Englishdubbed,
the import was produced by Harry Alan Towers.
Maria Rohm, Christopher Lee, Jack
Marie Liljedahl,
Taylor, Paul Muller. Anncy Kablan.
Lovers and Other Strangers
Cinerama (235) 106 Minutes Rel. Sept. '70
As Richard Castellano keeps asking, "What's the
story?" Briefly, it's the eternal man- woman conflict, told
in hilarious terms. The screenplay by Rem * Joseph
Bologna 'her husband' and David Z. Goodman gives
equal time to each of the couples in varying degrees of
involvement 'married, about to be wed, divorcing and
ending or beginning an affair', resulting in a genuinely
funny and occasionally touching movie. Gig Youiv
nominal star, is a howl as the double-talking father of
the bride, trying to please everyone and assuring his
prospective son-in-law that there's no < generation
i gap.
Equally good are Anne Meara, Harry Guardino, Bob
Dishy and Marian Hailey, while Anne Jackson earns
laughs in the exaggerated role of Young's longtime mistress.
Top honors go to the bedded then wedded couple,
Michael Brandon and Bonnie Bedelia, and to Castellano
as the father. Patrons of Italian descent should take particular
delight in the proceedings. Producer David Susskind
dressed it all up in MetroColor in locations surrounding
New York. Comedy writer Cy Howard made a
good film directorial debut. Vocals are handled by Country
Coalition and Larry Meredith. Nudity is absent;
rating is for story content.
Gig Young, Anne Jackson, Anne Meara. Harry Guardino,
Bonnie Bedelia, Michael Brandon.
SOLDIER BLUE ® ® ©
Avco Embassy 112 Minutes Rel. Aug. '70
Far from being a Western in the traditional sense,
"Soldier Blue" relates in brutal detail the mistreatment
of the Indian as based on actual cavalry massacres of
the tribes. Much blood is spilled, in greater quantities
than any Italian-made oater and more vividly. The final
battle is quite graphic, although some of the more gruesome
shots have been edited. In between a realistic opening
highlighted by an Indian attack and the climax is a
long story of Candice Bergen and Peter Strauss' efforts
to reach a fort. There is action along the way, but a lot
could be cut to good effect. Miss Bergen gives a particularly
strong performance as a tough, self-reliant girl
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THK STORY: "Lovers and Other Strangers" (CRC)
About to wed even though they've lived together for
18 mi Ichael Brandon and Bonnie Bedelia have
lions. He's all for continuing as is, while she
es to go along with him, realizing she'll
win out m the end. Others are affected by the wedding:
Brandon's brother Joseph Hindy is being divorced by
wife Diane Keaton: Gig Young, Bedelia 's father, doesn't
want to hurt mistress Anne Jackson or wife Cloris Leachman;
usher Bob Dishy wants to make it with Bedelia's
intellectual cousin Marian Hailey. a bridesmaid; Bedelia's
Anne Meara is anxious to have normal relations
with husband Harry Guardino, who constantly argues
over his superiority : and Brandon's parents Richard Castellano
and Bea Arthur want to reconcile Hindy and
Keaton. Brandon and Bedelia spend their last single
night together in a hotel's bridal suite. After the wedding,
some couples are reconciled and others unresolved.
EXPLOITIPS:
Due to the Italian heritage of some of the characters,
tie-ins are being made with an Italian bread company.
Arrange similar exploitations with Italian groups and
newspapers. Give special passes to couples celebrating
their anniversaries and those married the longest.
CATCHLINES:
For Better or Whatever ... A Contemporary Comedy
That Traces the Effects of an Impending Marriage on
Both Sides of the Family.
FILM
THE STORY: 'Borsalino" (Para)
In 1930 Marseilles, cheap gangsters Alain Delon and
Jean-Paul Belmondo become fast friends and partners
even though Delon's girl Catherine Rouvel deserted him
for Belmondo. They quickly become prominent by getting
involved in fixed boxing matches, horse races and
the fish business. Lawyer Michel Bouquet, through whom
they get "assignments," warns them not to interfere with
gang bosses Andre Bollet and Arnoldo Foa, who control
the city. The two go after Bollet's meat business and are
nearly killed. Bollet kills mistress Nicole Calfan, who
tried to warn Belmondo. They murder Bollet and take
over his enterprises. To instigate a war between Delon,
Belmondo and Foa, club operator Christian de Tiliere
kills Bouquet. De Tiliere is murdered and when Foa retaliates,
Delon eliminates him. Belmondo and Delon now
control everything. Realizing that one day they'll clash,
Belmondo decides to leave. Before Delon can help, Belmondo
is shot down.
EXPLOITIPS:
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staffed with people to ballyhoo the playdates. Give free
passes to anyone showing up in a Borsalino hat and arrange
tie-ins with haberdasheries.
CATCHLINES:
A Hat. A Style. A Way of Life—and Death . . . France's
Two Top Stars in the Roaring Thirties as Two Lovable
Gang Lords.
THE STORY: "Soldier Blue" (Embassy)
In the late 1870s, a cavalry payroll detachment is escorting
Candice Bergen across Cheyenne territory. The
sharp-tongued Bergen, who'd been Chief Jorge Rivero's
squaw during two years of capture, tells Pvt. Peter
Strauss they'll have to be resourceful when the two are
the only survivors of an Indian attack. She was on her
way to fiance Bob Carraway, a lieutenant, and both determine
to reach Fort Reunion. On the way, Strauss'
humanitarian instincts clash with Bergen's more worldly
and practical outlook, but they fall in love. Strauss has
to fight the leader of a band of Kiowas and then is
wounded by gun runner Donald Pleasence. Bergen
reaches Col. John Anderson's unit just as he prepares to
attack Rivero. Most of the tribe is massacred. Bergen decides
to stay with the survivors and Strauss, who rebelled
at the slaughter, is held for court martial.
EXPLOITIPS:
Decorate the lobby with Civil War-type cavalry uniforms
and Indian paraphernalia. Have your- staff or
actors dress in Union Army outfits and pass out appropriate
literature.
CATCHLINES:
Why Soldier Blue? . . . Why Does 'Soldier Blue' Show,
in the Most Graphic Way Imaginable, the Rape and
Savage Slaughter of American Indians by American
Soldiers? Because Its True—and Now More Than Ever
Is the Time for the Truth.
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THE STORY:
"Angel Unchained" (AIP)
Dissatisfied with his life, Don Stroud quits Larry
Bishop's motorcycle gang and starts out on his own. On
the road, he meets Tyne Daly, who lives in a hippie
commune run by Luke Askew. Ranchers led by Jordan
Rhodes and Peter Laurence have no use for the commune
and constantly harass its members. When the
ranchers invade Askew's land with their dune buggies,
Stroud wounds one with a pitchfork. The commune is
warned to vacate or else and Askew appeals to Stroud
to enlist the aid of his gang. Stroud is against it, but
realizes that the local people won't listen to reason.
Askew advocates nonviolence while Bishop and his followers
are out for kicks. Bill McKinney is attracted to
Daly and Stroud fights over her. The gang decides to
leave, but wants Indian Pedro Regas' recipe for what they
believe is a drug. The clash comes and Askew, joining in
the fighting, is killed when his bike flips over.
EXPLOITIPS:
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