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'Summer of '42' Climbs to Top Rung
In LA With 370; 'Conformist' 310
LOS ANGELES—'-Summer of '42," the
preceding report's No. 2 grosser, became
this report's No. 1 by gaining ten points
at the National Theatre for a second week
370. "The Conformist," No. 1 a week ago
with 450, dropped to 310 at the Plaza,
good for a second-place standoff with 20thweek
"Love Story" at the Village Theatre.
"Beyond All Limits" displayed the most
boxoffice strength among new features,
grossing 250 at the Mayan. This placed it
in the same range as two former business
leaders — "A New Leaf." 280. sixth week.
Crest, and "The Andromeda Strain," 245,
sixth. Hollywood Pacific.
Brum Gimme
Av,.
Shelter (5R), 12th wk
9S
Chinese—Voldez Is Coming (UA), 6th wk 90
of Norwoy Cinerama Song (CRC), 26th wk ...145
A New Leaf (Para), 6th wk 280
Crest
Claire's (Col), Doheny-Plaza— Knee 5th wk .100
Egyptian—Waterloo (Para), 6th wk 80
Pacific
Hollywood
The Andromeda Strain
(Univ), 6th wk 245
Nana (SR), 2nd wk 115
Loews
Mayan Beyond All Limits (SR);
(SR) Anomolies 250
Summer of '42 (WB), 2nd wk 370
National
Ryan's Daughter
Pacific Beverly Hills
(MGM), 25th wk 125
Pantages Tora! Toro! Tora! (20th-Fox),
33rd wk 110
Picwood— Say Hello to Yesterday (CRC), 3rd wk. .145
Pix— Battle of Nerefva (AIP), 2nd wk 125
Plaza The Conformist (Para), 2nd wk 310
Regent—Taking Off (Univ), 5th wk 130
I State, World— Drink Your Blood (SR);
I Eat Your Skin (SR) 95
Village Love Story (Para), 310
20th wk
Mod Dogs & Englishmen
Wilshire
(MGM), 6th wk 125
'Stewardesses,' 'Love Story'
Still 1,000 in Portland
PORTLAND—There was a
scattering of
new products around the city but the 150,
140 and 100 reported for first weeks of
these new films looked slim beside the
continued outpourings of 1,000 per cent
for "The Stewardesses" and "Love Story."
"The Stewardesses" has been at the Laurelhurst
ten weeks; "Love Story" completed
a 20th inning at Cinema 21.
Broadway The Statue (CRC; Adorn at
6 A.M. (NGP) 150
Cinema 21— Love Story (Para), 20th wk 1,000
Eastgate 1 A New Leaf (Para), 6th wk 150
Eastgate 2 The Twelve Chairs (SR);
Darling Lili (Para) 1 50
Fine Arts Brother John (Col), 2nd wk 150
Fox—The Seducers (SR); Fanny Hill (SR) 250
Guild Five Easy Pieces (Col), 20th wk 300
Hollywood Song of Norway (CRC), 20th wk . . . . 1 75
Irvmgton Little Big Man (NGP), 10th wk 175
Laurelhurst The Stewardesses (SR), 10th wk . . 1 ,000
Lombard— King of Hearts (UA) 1 00
Music Box—The Music Lovers (UA) 1 50
Off-Broadway Little Murders (20th-Fox),
4th wk 300
Orpheum The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
(AIP); Horror House (AIP) 200
Paramount Ryan's Daughter (MGM), 10th wk..l75
Westgate 1— Puzzle of a Downfall Child
(Univ); In Search of Gregory (Univ) 140
'Billy Jack' Peak Business
Attraction at Denver Theatres
DENVER—A "bette r-t h a n-middling
week" was the consensus of exhibitors
here, eight first-run features grossing above
average, four exactly average and four below.
"Billy Jack" did best, earning 300 in
a second frame at the Towne, while newcomer
"Investigation of a Citizen Above
Suspicion" grossed 200 at the Vogue Theatre
and 20th-week "Love Story" rated 200
at the Cooper Theatre.
of Aladdin Song Norway (CRC), 20th wk 80
Bluebird— The Lickerish Quartet (SR) 100
Centre Vanishing Point (20th-'Fox), 3rd wk....l25
Century 21—Cromwell (Col), 2nd wk 90
New Leaf
A Cherry Creek, Villa Italia
(Para), 6th wk 125
Cinderella City, North Valley, Westland
Derby (CRC) 150
Cooper Love Story 200
(Para), 20th wk
Crest—The Priest's Wife (WB) 1 40
Denham Ryan's Daughter (MGM), 20th wk 1 40
Denver, Village Square East— Brother
John (Col) 100
Esquire Husbands 80
(Col), 5th wk
Ogden— Five Eosy Pieces (Col), 20th wk 75
Paramount Little Big Mon (NGP), 13th wk 00
Towne— Billy Jack (WB), 2nd wk
1
300
Vogue Investigation of Citizen a Above
Suspicion (Col) 200
Webber, Federal—A 100
Man Called Sledge (Col)...
Classic Films Now Shown
In Former 'Adult' House
ALBUQUERQUE—A 25-year-old University
of New Mexico graduate is trying
something in this city that the critics of
the "new screen freedom" have been crying
for—and he's meeting with a fair
amount of success. He is Bert Manzari and
he has leased a one-time adult theatre and
turned it into a showcase for old-time
movies from Hollywood's "golden era."
On tap at the 153-seat theatre are screen
classics by the Marx Brothers, Greta Garbo
and Clark Gable.
"It just seemed to me that there are too
many pornography theatres, so I thought I
would try this approach." says Manzari,
who graduated with a major in psychology
from the University of New Mexico here
last summer and shortly after went to work
as manager of the Guild Art Theatre.
The Guild is the oldest adult-type theatre
in this town, having been started here in
1966 by Tom Coleman and Don Dunham.
It was a pioneer in showing exploitation
pictures in this city of 300,000 and in the
past year has seen at least nine imitators
open.
"Public reaction has been tremendous,"
says Manzari, who opened with the new
policy April 9 with a double bill of Buck
Rogers and Flash Gordon and in the interim
has shown Garbo's "Anna Karenina";
"A Night at the Opera," with the Marx
Brothers; Garbo's "Ninotchka"; the Marx
Brothers' "A Day at the Races"; Gable and
Laughton in "Mutiny on the Bounty," and
the Harlow-Gable picture, "Wife vs. Secretary."
Weekend business has been what Manzari
calls "adequate" but weekdays are
slow, he says, in describing his business to
date. "It will be interesting to see if people
really will put their money where their
mouths are and come to see good older
films," he adds.
Manzari said his biggest problem is finding
product. He noted that there are plenty
of the older films available but he has difficulty
locating who has the rights for
theatrical showing.
"I know they are available for home
showing but it has been almost impossible
to locate who owns the exhibition rights
for theatres," he says.
Manzari said he called Boxoffice Western
editor Syd Cassyd when he first started
and got some leads on starting in the business.
Now, he needs to locate more distributors
with this sort of product.
Born in Montana, Manzari has lived in
Albuquerque for the past 15 years, is single
and lives alone. Humphrey Bogart is his
personal favorite and he adds that he's
"always been a movie fan." He's the first
one in his family to get into the movie
business. But, on the future of his unique
enterprise, which is being heralded by the
Establishment but not enthusiastically supported
at the boxoffice, he adds that he
has "no idea what's going to happen."
Mrs. Harry Brandt Presented
Robert F. Kennedy Award
From Eastern Edition
NEW YORK—More than 1,000 guests
witnessed the presentation of the Robert
F. Kennedy Humanitarian Award to Mrs.
Harry Brandt at the 85th annual dinnerdance
of the University Settlement Saturday
(8) at the Americana Hotel.
Officiating in the presentation were Sen.
Jacob K. Javits; Judge Irving Ben Cooper;
Sanford Garelick, president of the city council;
Congressman Emanuel Celler; Congresswoman
Bella Abzug, and Congressman Herman
Bandillo.
Mrs. Brandt, former president of the Victory
Guild of New York Women, is the wife
of Harry Brandt of the Brandt Theatres and
Trans-Lux Corp. She is active in community
welfare, conceived and funded the Psychiatric
Center and is a member of the board
of the Manhattan League.
JLC Asks Okay for Sign
CARMEL VALLEY, CALIF. — The
new Jerry Lewis Cinema, located at the
mouth of Carmel Valley, has submitted an.
application to the Upper Valley Advisory!
Committee for approval of a 35-square-foot
attraction sign. The sign will be located on
Rio Road and will provide sufficient space
to list the name of the twin theatre and
two film titles.
2 Openings Set by Syufy
SUNNYVALE. CALIF.—Syufy Enterprises'
Century Almadens I, II, III and IV
in the Almaden Fashion Plaza were tentatively
scheduled to be opened during the
month of May. Also slated for a May bow
is Syufy's Capitol drive-ins 1. 2, 3 and 4
located at Capitol Expressway, and Mon
terey Highway.
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