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SEPTEMBER 6, 

Vol. 99 

97 

BALANCING SUPPLY AND DEMAND 

By Richard V. Jay, M.A.* 

As 

SCHOLARS of economics know, 

question put to such 

"If you have a maximum of 

the classical 

students is: 

supply and a minimum of demand, what 

then "do you do?" The expected reply 

Is, of course, "Reduce the price of the 

commodity or service." The basis for this 

reply lies in the fact that if the price is 

lowered such that only a marginal profit 

over cost is maintained, it will become 

attractive to buyers. Thus, demand will 

increase to favorable levels bringing 

about a rapid turnover of the goods or 

service. 

Bearing this fundamental principle in 

mind, it is time that the motion picture 

industry address itself to the question 

of declining profits. At this particular 

moment, the industry faces a crossroad 

of many alternatives: automation, 

"minis," video-cassette programs—to 

name just a few. Thus, at this time, the 

industry finds itself in a cul-de-sac. 

However, instead of reaching toward sophisticated, 

enlightened principles of 

modern business, the industry resolute 

ly continues to "stick its head in the 

sand" and refuses to come squarely to 

grips with the solutions available for its 

manifold problems. Instead, the entire 

motion picture industry continues to employ 

procedures from the nineteenth 

century a la P, T, Barnum, 

In terms of providing some solution 

for this dilemma, before the industry ss 

a whole slips further into a quagmire of 

red ink, the first measure to be taken 

into account is to shake industry leaders, 

at all levels, into consciousness of the 

situation. Many people right at the top 

chains of command refuse even to acknowledge 

the fact that any problem 

even exists! Furthermore, as one descends 

the chain-of-command, it becomes 

increasingly evident that far too many 

responsible people in this industry harbor 

a public-be-damned attitude. If the 

situation can then be acknowledged (and 

that is a very large "if"—considering industry 

complacence) , what solution 

or solutions should be applied? No 

longer is this industry to be considered 

•The writer of the letter on this page is employed in the 

industry, holds o Bachelor of Arts degree from Fairleigh 

Dicl

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Under 

Mercantile Industries 

To Finance Films 

HOLLYWOOD— Mercantile Industries, 

Chicago finance firm headed by Le Roy 

Kohn, is advancing funds for motion picture 

production, with the first major deal 

signed here August 24 for the feature 

fihn, "For Every Solution There Is a Problem." 

a Clarence Greene-Russell Rouse 

property with Igo Kantor as executive producer. 

Avco Embassy will distribute the picture, 

slated to start production in September. 

After testing the market with several features. 

Mercantile finalized its operation here 

with the appointment of George Sidney as 

liaison and with Igo Kantor and his Intent 

service firm designated to handle technical 

completion of the films. All properties submitted 

to Mercantile will be screened by a 

combine of filmmaker craftsmen, assembled 

under the Intent aegis and including Edit- 

Rite, Synchrofilm and Producers Sound 

Service. No X-rated films will be considered, 

it is reported. 

Principals in Intent, along with Kantor, 

are Gene Corso. Don Minkler and Jim Nelson. 

Intent and its three subsidiary companies 

are located in the heart of Hollywood, 

with three dubbing stages, one looping stage 

and 26 cutting rooms. Across the street, the 

company is erecting a $750,000 building 

with dubbing stages and offices. 

Edit-Rite functions as a complete film 

editing and editorial post-production service, 

with sound-effects editing, and Synchrofilm, 

with music editing. There are 15,000 separate 

sound effects, cross-filed in an 80,000- 

entry master catalog, a music library of more 

than 750 hours and materials for reworkng 

foreign films. 

the new setup, Kantor said, after 

he and Sidney have approved a project, 

Mercantile requires a guarantor over a threeyear 

period. Kantor's group, for an equity in 

the picture, for Intent's post-production services 

and for a completion guarantee, adds on 

its fee and, if the producer has a good distribution 

contract, the features can go into 

production. 

Jack G. Engel Joins Clark 

As Branch Op'ns Mgr. 

CAMDEN. N. J.— Meyer Adieman, president 

of Clark Service. Inc.. announced that 

Jack G. Engel has joined the company as 

manager of branch operations. Engel will 

supervise the eight branches of Albany, Buffalo. 

Chicago. Philadelphia. Washington. 

Cincinnati. Cleveland and Indianapolis, 

serving as liaison between the home office 

and the branches. He is returning to the 

motion picture industry after an absence of 

many years. 

Clark Service, which is a theatrical and 

television film warehouser and distributor, 

recently moved its main offices from Philadelphia, 

New address is c/o International 

Film House. 1.^0 Ferry Ave., Camden, N. J. 

08104. Phone: (215) LO 3-0303. 

BOXOmCE :: September 6, 1971 

Arkoff Criticizes New Code Head 

For 'Changes in Rating System' 

HYANNISPORT, MASS.—Samuel Z. 

Arkoff, chairman of the board of American 

International 

Pictures, 

speaking before the 

Theatre Owners of 

New England here 

J»V Thursday, August 26, 

directed heavy criti- 

Lism at Dr. Aaron 

Mcrn. new head of the 

( ode & Rating Administration, 

for setting 

up what Arkoff 

termed the new "Stern 

Samuel Z. Arkoff 

S y s t e m." effecting 

changes in the code and rating system 

"without the consent and approval of the 

rest of the industry." 

Pointing out that all segments of the industry—exhibition, 

production and distribution—were 

to discuss proposed alterations 

in the system at a meeting in October, Arkoff 

blasted at Stern's announced plans for 

film ratings, charging, "He is using the 

whole country as a guinea pig for his own 

psychiatric beliefs. He has even gone so far 

as to state that there is no precedent prior 

to July 1. 1971. This means that Dr. Stern, 

if his own pronouncement is to be believed, 

is now the dictator of what teenagers under 

17 may see in motion picture theatres in 

this country." 

Ground rules, Arkoff said, have been 

changed in the middle of the ballgame, and, 

he added, many millions of dollars worth of 

pictures, as yet unrated or in production, 

but all based on the old precedent, "must 

suffer because, in many cases, the audiences 

for which they were and are being made 

will not be able to see them. 

Admitting that the Code Administration 

has made mistakes in its less than three 

years of existence, Arkoff continued: "These 

past three years have been a trial and error 

time which would have been inevitable 

under any circumstances. Abandoning the 

code because of some mistakes in its application 

is like throwing out the baby with 

the bathwater." 

Arkoff charged that Dr. Stern's "new 

Asks Return of Trailers 

For Rogers Collections 

New York—Robert Mckanna of the 

Will Rogers Memorial Fund uffjed theatrcmen 

who have completed their audience 

collections for the Will Rogers 

Hospital to return the Julie Andrews 

trailer lo National Screen Ser>'ice as 

soon as possible. McKanna said that in 

the event theatremen planned to make 

additional collections at a later date. 

National Screen Service again would 

supply them with the trailer and other 

materials. 

emphasis seems to be in 

areas such as questionable 

psychiatric motivations which never 

have been of concern before" even in the 

days of the Will Hays code. "There is good 

rea,son," he said, "to believe that certain 

action-adventure pictures which in the past 

were recommended for family audiences 

arc in danger of receiving more restrictive 

audiences." and he further charged that 

Dr. 

Stern "has apparently adopted" the concept 

of "thought control." saying. "He has told 

me that he feels that any film that questions 

the validity of the existing social structure 

should not be seen by young people under 

17 except in the company of their parents, 

"To me." Arkoff said, "this is an absolutely 

terrifying concept, alien to America. 

Such prohibitions would probably include 

taboos on dramatizations of anti-war rebellion, 

abortion, new family relationships, minority 

rebellion, drugs, etc." 

Arkoff asserted that yesterday's controversies 

are today's accepted mores and that 

films about today's controversies should not 

be barred from youth. Youth, he continued, 

does not live in a vacuum. They arc more 

mature and more educated today than in 

past generations. Pointing to current books, 

periodicals and television, he said: "It is 

ridiculous in this most visual age in our 

history that filmmakers alone should be 

deprived of presenting thought-provoking 

ideas to youth." 

Stating that teenagers attend theatres with 

each other, rarely with their parents, Arkoff 

said the R rating "in effect is censorship 

against a very important segment of our 

moviegoing public." 

Pleading for the industry to determine 

and judge the ideas important to it. Arkoff 

demanded that Dr. Stern administer the code 

and rate pictures in accordance with existing 

precedents, until the entire industry agrees 

on modifications, and that all elements of 

the industry— production, distribution and 

exhibition—through their official representatives, 

meet as promised originally to decide 

how to solve any problems existing in the 

established system. 

GSF to Premiere Initial 

Release in October 

NEW YORK—The new U.S, 

production 

and distribution company. GSF. has set the 

premiere date of October 15. at a yet-to-beannounced 

local theatre, for its first release, 

"It Only Happens to Others," a Films 13- 

Claude LeLouch production, written and 

directed by Nadine Trintingnant and starring 

Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine 

Deneuve. 

This release will be followed by "Someone 

Behind the Door," starring Charles 

Bronson and Anthony Perkins, and GSF 

announced that shooting has been completed 

on "Journey Through Rosebud, " with Robert 

Forster and Kristoffer Tabori, produced 

by David Gil and directed by Tom Gries.

New World Reports $3.2 Million Net 

From II Films In Its First Year 

By SYD t ASSYD 

HOLLYWOOD—Reporting a net profit 

before taxes of $3,200,000. covering the 

period of Aug. 12. 1970. to July 31, 1971, 

chairman of the board Roger Comian, New 

World Pictures, revealed that the excellent 

profit picture came from the release of 1 

films. 

Because this earning record has been 

compiled during its first year of business, 

making this a unique motion picture production 

and distribution company, we discussed 

with Corman some of the background. 

Seeks Big Domestic Grosses 

Looking over the list we noticed the absence 

of what is called "star" quality names. 

"Wc can"t afford the big ones, and the 

medium ones don't help." said Corman. "In 

our marketing pattern, however, with new 

names and the type of films which our patrons 

pay to see, wc did very well without 

them." 

Corman then pointed out that in the plan 

of their operation they were after big domestic 

grosses. In the foreign market, big 

names, the stars, arc still the drawing cards, 

he suggested, but in this area, there may be 

detected a certain amount of resistance even 

to the superstars. Gene Corman, brother of 

Roger, is in charge of foreign production 

and distribution for New World. 

In the overseas market, they were distributing 

"Big Doll House" through Metro- 

Goldwyn-Mayer. One film has been completed 

in Rome, and several are under way 

will produce and distribute a slightly larger 

list, with ten of its own productions and 

perhaps two to five from outside sources. 

"We turned down everything that had 

been offered to us for distribution," said 

Corman who acts as executive producer on 

all films. Larry Woolner, who he characterized 

as one of the "great seasoned exhibitors," 

is president of the firm. "Larry is 

aware of the strong points of theatre needs 

and distribution patterns, and with our combination 

of production know-how and present-day 

distribution should make our next 

year's figure even higher." 

Ten Films Slated for 2nd Year 

New World will produce ten films for 

the second year, five here and the remainder 

abroad. The estimated total 

for the five 

preparation; "All the Brides Come Bloody," 

and an untitled nurse film (the third in the 

series which started with "The Student 

Nurses" and was followed by "Private Duty 

Nurses," both big grossers and made in 

Hollywood). 

Ihe live to 

be produced are "Lady Lrankenstein." 

now being edited; "Prescription 

Revolution." in preparation; "Island of the 

Twilight People," in preparation; "Movine's 

Venom," and "Work Camp No. 9," also in 

preparation. 

The company also will make between 

three and four pickups, but the total number 

of releases during the second year will 

not be more than 15, according to Corman. 

Corman started in production in the early 

days when American International Pictures 

was formed, and distributed a great portion 

of his films through that firm. His films of 

that period cause him to receive invitations 

to many campuses for lectures on filmmaking. 

Boxoffice Int'l Announces 

18 Releases by Yearend 

HOLLYWOOD — Harry Novak, Boxoffice 

International, reports on return from 

his trip around the world that the company 

has experienced its biggest business in its 

history and that by the end of the year it 

will have 18 pictures in distribution. 

"We are very satisfied with the world 

market, which we have been building as 

an independent over the past four years, 

and despite the currency problem, the situation 

in the money market works both 

ways," he reported. 

He opened up new outlets in Beirut, Malayasia 

and South Africa and obtained marketing 

rights to a Japanese major horrorlight 

sex feature; a cartoon series for theatres 

and television titled "The Animal 

in Manilla. 

Corman stated that the firm had more 

Kingdom" series, and a major "Underwater 

than doubled its investment, in profits, 

Safari" featurette made in the Indian Ocean 

and he said that this coming year, the firm 

for a German company. 

Despite the flight from the dollar and the 

attendant days of uncertainty while abroad, 

Novak noted that it's the American dollar, 

based on our economy, which is still the 

power in the world market. 

Eberson to Chcdr VCI's 

Welcoming Committee 

NEW YORK — Drew Eberson. noted 

industry architect and member of Tent 35. 

will serve as chairman of the greetings and 

welcoming committee for the 45th annual 

Variety Clubs International convention, it 

was announced by Frank Yablans and Steve 

Ross, general convention chairmen. 

In accepting the chairmanship. Eberson 

pointed out that members of Tent 35 were 

to be made in the U.S. is figured at $1.2 million. 

The pictures will be "The Sin of Adam welcoming registrants during convention 

eager to participate with his committee in 

and Eve." now cutting; "The Final Comedown," 

also cutting; "The Dune Roller," in one. "It is our intention to show 

week and to make their stay a memorable 

how 

thoughtful and hospitable we can be," Eberson 

said, "to visiting barkers and their 

wives." 

The convention will be held in New York 

City, April 23-28, 1972, and will be headquartered 

in the Hotel Americana. 

General Films Plans 

One Film Per Month 

HOLLYWOOD—Effective September 1, 

General Films Corp.. with Arthur Marks, 

president, and Don Gottlieb, vice-president 

and general sales manager, will produce and 

distribute one feature film per month, on a 

year-round basis. The firm is a combination 

of General and Tempo Associates. 

Sales are conducted by the firm's own 

sales representatives and through 31 subdistributors. 

Pattern of distribution has been 

tested during the past year with five films 

in release. Titles are "Togetherness," "Dandy," 

"Swinging Summer," "Shotgun Wedding" 

and "The Female Bunch." All pictures 

are R-rated or better, and range under 

$250,000. Starting in September, "Brute 

Core" and "Class of '74" will be released, 

the latter in October. 

FoUowng these are "The Baby," "Cycle 

of Vampires" and "Holly Hill Capers." 

The two executives stated to Boxoffice 

that "the whole philosophy of our new setup 

is to supply the great lack of moderatebudget, 

professional-quality pictures for the 

theatrical market." Both believe that the 

fillers which have come as the result of the 

void in the market for lower-budgeted films 

did not produce the type of films which 

were repeat pullers at the theatre boxoffices. 

"We will make inexpensive films compared 

with budgets of major distributors, 

but not cheap pictures," stated Marks, a 

veteran director and screenwriter with numerous 

major credits. 

Gottlieb, who has produced and distributed, 

conies from a commercial background, 

including closed-circuit contracts for theatre 

distribution and great experience in the music 

marketing field. 

"Holly Hill Capers," a story of a black 

police force in a major city, will be made 

in Detroit. 

Eight Distributors Charge 

Under-Reporting in Idaho 

NEW YORK — A lawsuit for under-reporting 

grosses has been field by eight major 

distributors in the local district court in 

Bannock County, Idaho against T. D. Jones, 

William B. Jones and Lawrence Jones, former 

operators of the Crest, Star and Grand 

theatres, all located in the Pocatello area. 

The complaint, which seeks a full and 

complete accounting of the defendants' 

books and records, charges the Joneses with 

fraud, conversion and defalcation of trust 

monies. The distributors alleged that the 

statement of boxoffice receipts submitted 

by the defendants during the period covered 

by the legal action were intentionally false 

and incorrect. Futher, they charged that the 

receipts disclosed substantially less than the 

amount they had in fact received, for which 

actual as well as punitive damages are 

sought. 

The distributors-plaintiffs are MGM, 

Paramount Pictures, Inc., 20th Century- 

Fox, Warner Bros., Buena Vista, United 

Artists, Universal Films and Columbia Pictures. 

BOXOFFICE :: September 6, 1971

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XOmCE :: September 6, 1971

WOMPI Convention 

Is Ready to Open 

lORONIO- Ml-iuKts Irom .ill 15 cluhs 

o\ ilic Women of the Motion Picture Iniliistrv 

International 

(WOMPI) will gather 

at the Royal York 

Hotel here for their 

ISih annual convention 

September 10-12, 

with Mrs. Hazel Le- 

Noir, Kansas City. 

International president, 

presiding and 

receiving reports from 

the various clubs on 

Hazel I.eNoir ^^^^^ activities for the 

year in which WOMPl's theme was "Action 

Plus Teamwork Equals Accomplishment." 

Miss Florence Long of Toronto is convention 

chairman and Vicki Knight and 

Betty Bellamy are convention co-chairmen. 

Other current officers of WOMPI expected 

to be on hand for convention activities are 

Miss Hilda Frishman, New York, vicepresident; 

Miss Thelma Jo Bailey, Dallas, 

recording secretary: Mrs. Judy Helton, Kansas 

City, corresponding secretary: Mrs. 

St. Eileen Sessel, Louis, treasurer, and Mrs. 

Mary Hart. Jacksonville, past president. 

In addition to the various community 

projects carried out by the 

WOMPI International sponsors a 

individual clubs, 

room annually 

at Will Rogers Memorial Hospital, 

Saranac Lake, N.Y. This sponsorship is 

made possible by the "Dimes From 

WOMPI Dames" program, a dime a week 

from each WOMPI member. Presentation 

of the check for the sponsored room will 

be made to a representative of the hospital 

as one of the highlights of the annual installation 

banquet. 

A total of 500 medical and scientific 

volumes for the Montague Memorial Library 

and Study center at Will Rogers Hospital 

also has been purchased by WOMPI 

in recent years. Members also assist with 

the annual audience collection drives for 

the hospital and many paperback books are 

sent to the isolation floor for enjoyment of 

the patients. In addition, WOMPI has 

adopted a five-year medical journal sponsorship 

program costing $242.50 yearly. 

Each WOMPI club has its own individual 

project, and virtually all clubs participate 

in helping the Cancer Society, muscular 

dystrophy, Easter seals, March of Dimes, 

cystic fibrosis, Veterans Hospitals, American 

Heart As.s'n and other national charitable 

organizations. 

Thomas W. Gerety Dies 

CULVER CITY—Thomas W. Gerety. 

MGM home office advertising and publicity 

executive for more than 30 years, died at 

his home in Largo, Fla., August 26. He had 

been retired since 1958. He leaves his wife 

and three children. A son, Thomas Michael 

Gerety, is advertising and publicity manager 

for MGM's Dallas division, and another 

son David is manager of the Horizon Park 

4 Theatres in Tampa, Fla. 

MGM Has 100% Interest 

In Robbins Music Firm 

C LIA IK CI 1 'l Mctro-GoidwNiiMaycr 

has acquired 20th Century-Fox's 32.03 per 

cent stock interest in Robbins, Feist & Miller 

Music Publishing Corp. for $4,500,000 

and now has 100 per cent ownership of the 

company, also known as The Big 3, exclusively 

controlling its management and operations. 

The announcement of the purchase 

was made by James T. Aubrey jr., MGM 

president and chief executive officer. 

Aubrey said, "We are most plea.sed that 

we have been able to acquire 100 per cent 

of Robbins, Feist & Miller which has long 

been one of MGM's most valuable and 

profitable assets. With complete control of 

The Big 3, which we have long desired, we 

will be able to capitalize on other promising 

avenues of activity in the music field." 

Robbins, Feist & Miller is one of the 

largest and best known music publishers in 

the industry with a catalog that includes 

many of the outstanding hits in popular 

music. 

The MGM purchase completes a consolidation 

program begun 16 months ago when 

it acquired a 5.62 per cent stock interest in 

The Big 3 held by the estate of J. J. Bregman. 

Dennis C. Stanfill. president of 20th-Fox, 

commented, "Our pa.ssive minority interest 

in Robbins is a situation we have been interested 

in terminating for some time and 

we welcome this opportunity to do so on 

terms which we consider fair to both parties. 

This sale in no way reflects any diminution 

of interest in our music publishing activities; 

rather it will now permit us to devote 

our full energies to the development of our 

wholly owned music publishing subsidiaries 

which are 20th Century Music Corp., Fox 

Fanfare Music, Inc. and Bregman, Vocco 

and Conn, Inc. 

Tamet Int'l Acquires Rights 

To Olympic Int'l Films 

HOLLYWOOD — Bob Cresse sold his 

distribution rights of Olympic International 

Films product to Target International Films. 

Inc. Steve Vincent and Joe Anthony will 

expand the list of 63 films, and Republic 

Amusements Corp. also is part of the deal. 

Vincent told Boxoffice that he has just 

concluded a 70.000 mile trip during the past 

few months, acquainting himself with the 

distribution and exhibition pattern. As the 

new firm starts its growth it will produce 

and distribute films in the G and GP categories, 

and with the adult R ratings, as 

well. 

Cresse moves into foreign distribution 

with Counselor Films. Ltd. 

Vincent has had a long career in showbusiness, 

both as a performer and on the 

production side where he has held various 

jobs on crews as key grip, and all the areas 

where one acquires a profound knowledge 

of costs. Joe Anthony, involved in sales, has 

much the same background. 

Doubleday io Make 

Films for Theatres 

NEW YORK — Doubleday & Co., Inc. 

has announced that it will enter the motion 

picture field, initiating major entertainment 

films in a new development program. 

Doubleday, one of the largest book publishers 

in the world, has been producing and 

distributing educational films through its 

Multimedia Division. The move at this time 

to initiate entertainment films of high quality 

is a natural evolution for the company 

which started in the communications field 

as publi,shers of books and magazines 

neariy seventy-five years ago. Since then, 

the formation of a substantial book club 

division which distributes books to millions 

of readers, plus the acquisition of radio and 

television stations, have put the company 

further into the business of informing and 

entertaining a large general public. 

The first Doubleday entertainment film 

being developed is "The Parallax View," 

based on the novel by Loren Singer, a suspense 

story with political overtones. The 

Doubleday Rights Department, headed by 

Robert Banker, is engaged in the venture 

with the Ziegler-Ross-Tennant Agency in 

Los Angeles, which is helping to assemble 

the creative elements. 

Michael Ritchie, director of "Downhill 

Racer" with Robert Redford, will produce 

and direct "The Parallax View." He currently 

is directing Lee Marvin in "Prime 

Cut" to be released by Cinema Center 

Films of CBS. 

Lorenzo Semple jr., winner of the New 

York Film Critics' Award for his script 

for "Pretty Poison," is now engaged in 

writing the script for "The Parallax View." 

His latest film, "Marriage of a Young 

Stockbroker," will be released this year by 

20th Century-Fox. 

'Walkabout' Theme Music 

On Columbia Records 

NEW YORK — Tony Bennett has recorded 

the theme music from 20th Century- 

Fox's unusual drama "Walkabout." A 

Columbia Records 45 rpm single is now 

being distributed to record dealers across 

the country. Music for the title tune is by 

Academy winner John Barry, with lyrics 

by Don Black. The record has an arrangement 

by Robert Farnon, who also conducted 

the orchestra. The Australian-filmed 

"Walkabout" was directed and photographed 

by Nicolas Roeg. 

Dalia Release Announced 

NEW YORK—Munio Podhorzer, president 

of United Film Enterprises, Inc., announced 

that Dalia Productions, Inc. has 

obtained the distribution rights for the 

United States and English-speaking Canada 

of "Les Grandes Vacances." A Les Film 

Copernic production in color, it was directed 

by Jean Girault and features Louis 

de Funes, Ferdy Mayne and Maurice Risch. 


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Commonwealth Gross, Net 

Up for 39-Week Period 

KANSAS CITY — Commonwealth Theatres, 

Inc., for the first 39 weeks of its 

1971 fiscal year, ended July 3, reported 

operating results increased about 63 per 

cent over the same period in 1970, with 

gross revenues of $13,367,412, compared 

$12,358,319 a year earlier. 

to 

Net income before extraordinary items 

totaled $364,347, compared to $223,739 

for the 39 weeks in 1970, equal to 30 and 

IS' 2 cents per common share, respectively. 

Net income after extraordinary items (expense) 

for the current 39 weeks totaled 

$377,917, compared to $363,062 a year 

earlier, equal to 31 and 30 cents per share, 

respectively. 

The board of directors declared a quarter- 

dividend of five cents per share to share- 

ly 

holders of record September 15, payable 

October 1. 

Elmer C. Rhoden. chairman of the board, 

and Richard H. Orear, president, said that 

because the company's business is subject 

to seasonal fluctuations, the results for 39 

weeks are not indicative of a full year's 

operations. They also pointed out that "the 

company's gross revenues during the July 

to mid-August period exceeded those of the 

comparable period last year." 

The 39-week report covered a period ten 

days in advance of the public stock offering 

made by the company on July 13. 

Rhoden and Orear reported Commonwealth 

is continuing its policy of negotiating 

acquisitions for existing theatre 

facilities, together with the construction of 

new facilities where such acquisitions or 

new construction are deemed favorable to 

the operating results of the company. 

Commonwealth operates 205 theatres in 

ten states, 118 of these conventional theatres 

and 87 drive-ins. 

Derio Productions Moves 

Headquarters to L.A. 

NEW YORK—Derio Productions announced 

that it has moved the company 

headquarters from New York to Hollywood 

because "Hollywood is where the talent is." 

Derio Productions was formed several 

years ago by Ralph Desiderio and Don 

Schain, both formerly with the Walter 

Reade Organization, Inc., and has been successful 

from the start. 

With Desiderio as producer and Schain 

as writer and director, the pair have produced 

three films. The first. "The Love 

Object," was made for $50,000. The second, 

•Ginger," cost $150,000. A third, "The Abductors." 

again featuring the Ginger character, 

a female James Bond portrayed in both 

films by Cheri Caffaro. will be released 

shortly and a fourth is on a pre-production 

phase and will 

be announced soon. 

Desiderio. 33. is a graduate of Villanova 

University and began his career in 

the theatre 

division of Walter Reade. later transferring 

to the film division. Continental Distributors, 

where he was active in foreign 

sales, advertising, and finally, 


as coordinator 

of production lor Walter Reade. In the latter 

position he was extensively involved in 

production and distribution responsibilities 

on "Ulysses." 

Schain, 30, went to work for the theatre 

division of the Walter Reade Organization 

after his graduation from the University of 

North Carolina and was assistant to the 

vice-president in his last post there. 

Derio Productions office in Los Angeles 

is at 9000 Sunset Blvd. An office is being 

maintained in New York under the direction 

of Sharon Friedman. 

Loews Tags Marshall Stone 

As Manager of the Year 

NEW YORK — Marshall Stone, city 

manager for Loews Theatres in Phoenix, 

Ariz., has been named Manager of the 

Year by the 112-unit theatre circuit. The 

award climaxed a year-long competition in 

which managers vied for $250 cash prizes 

and Manager of the Month awards. Monthly 

winners then competed for the grand 

award and the $1,000 cash prize with it. 

Stone was twice selected as a monthly winner. 

The second prize, $500, went to Carl 

Rogers, veteran manager of Loews Theatre 

in Tampa, Fla. He also won twice 

during the monthly competition. Third prize 

went to Rene Roska, manager of Ix)ews 

Theatre in Troy Hills, N. J. and the company's 

November Showman of the Month 

winner. 

The $1,000 cash prize to the division 

manager whose division produced the 

number of monthly winners went to 

largest 

Tom Elefante, Loews Florida division 

manager. 

Warren St. Thomas Readies 

'Russky' for Sept. Release 

SAUSALITO, CALIF. — War re n St. 

Thomas & Associates announced last week 

that post-production work on its "Russky" 

is being handled by Guffanti Labs of New 

York and that the picture is expected to be 

ready for release about September 15. The 

picture was filmed from a location houseboat 

in Richardsons Bay, part of the San 

Francisco area. 

According to St. Thomas, the film takes 

place after the Vietnam war and envisions a 

country in chaos, everyone out of work and 

the hippies thinking they have caused the 

situation by their demonstrations. "Russky" 

is the name of a dog that belongs to two 

waterfront hippies, who have an 80-year-old 

tugboat and who have kidnaped an unemployed 

electronics worker who hates the 

hippies. They take their captive, his wife 

and his boat to an island where they get him 

high on drugs and make him king of the 

freaks. 

Correction on 'Doc' Review 

Frank Perry is the producer and director 

of "Doc," United Artists release. In the 

review appearing in Boxoffick. August 30. 

Perry's name was misspelled due to a typographical 

error. 

Paramount Halts Production 

Of Two Films in New York 

NEW YORK — Paramount Pictures 

has 

removed two major motion pictures from 

production in New York City, due to irreconcilable 

labor difficulties. The two films, 

•Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and "Play 

It Again, Sam," will begin production 

within three to four weeks in cities other 

than New York. 

Both productions were prepared to shoot 

entirely in New York City with full New 

York crews. The source of the labor difficulties 

is with Local 52, Studio Mechanics, 

which represents electricians, grips, sound 

and construction workers. 

Paramount successfully has completed 

negotiations with two of the major locals 

of the New York craft unions, which have 

provided for improved production conditions 

New York. Other locals which have 

in similar contracts pending, have demonstrated 

a willingness to negotiate such contracts. 

Frank Yablans, president of Paramount 

Pictures, stated, "We are continuously reviewing 

the most economic method of 

producing motion pictures and although 

Paramount would normally look forward 

to filmmaking in New York City, the 

current labor climate makes any such production 

economicallv unfeasible. The withdrawal 

of both productions from New York 

will not increase the production budget of 

either and. indeed, may result in cost savings. 

Paramount Pictures has no intention 

of scheduling any additional production in 

New York City until such time as it is 

satisfied that production in New York can 

be done on a competitive basis with other 

MGM to Release 'Knievel' 

For Foreign Market 

CULVER ClIY—MOM has acquired, 

for worldwide foreign release, Joe Solomon's 

Fanfare production. "Evel Knievel," 

based on the real life exploits of the American 

motorcycle stuntman. it was announced 

by Andre Pietcrse. MGM vice-president in 

charge of international operations. 

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ProJiiction starts tor September so tar 

number 20. compared with 25 for the same 

month last year. Nine films this month are 

fronj major companies and 1 1 from independents. 

Columbia leads with the most 

three. 

COLUMBIA 

Hi 1 n Ki 1 IIS Are Free. Mike Frank- 

OMch. sl.irring Goldie Hawn in this film, 

just signed Eileen Heckart to re-create her 

stage role in the film version. The actress 

play the part of the mother of the blind 

will 

boy in the hit comedy to be directed by 

Milton Kat.selas. who also directed the play. 

The screenplay was written by Leonard 

Gershe. with filming being done in Hollywood 

and New York. 

Stand Up and Be Counted. Steve Lawrence 

makes his motion picture debut for 

producer Mike Frankovich in this contemporary 

comedy on women's liberation. 

Lawrence and his wife Eydie Gorme are one 

of the most successful husband and wife 

teams in the entertainment world. Co-starring 

in the film arc Jacqueline Bisset. Stella 

Stevens. Gary Lockwood and Loretta Swit. 

Jackie Cooper directs from an original 

screenplay by Bernard Slade. Principal photography 

begins September 7 in Denver and 

Hollywood. 

The Widower. Co-starring Maggie Smith 

and Timothy Bottoms, Alan J. Pakula is 

directing this film in Spain with David 

Lange producing. The story, based on an 

original idea and screenplay by Alvin Sargent, 

deals with the poignant love affair of 

an older woman and a young man. The film 

is 

the third for the Pakula-Lange production 

team, whose most recent Warner Bros, release 

is "Klute." 

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 

Every Litti r. Crook and Nanny. This 

Leonard Ackcrman-Cy Howard production, 

which Howard is directing, co-stars Lynn 

Redgrave and Victor Mature. Howard, Jonathan 

A.xelrod and Robert Klane wrote the 

-screenplay ba.sed on the novel by Evan 

Hunter. It is a satiric comedy dealing with 

the attempted kidnaping of the son of a 

mob-boss. It is being shot in Italy. 

PARAMOUNT 

Last or tiik Rhd Hot Lovers. With 

Alan Arkin in the starring role and Gene 

Saks directing for producer Howard W. 

Koch, this is the movie version of Neil 

Simon's newest Broadway comedy, for 

which he wrote the screenplay. In it Arkin 

portrays a Don Juan in reverse, giving it 

many comic overtones. 

Play It Again, Sam. An APJAC-Rollins- 

Joffe production starring Woody Allen, for 

which Allen and Charles Grodin wrote the 

screenplay. This is a film version of Allen's 

Broadway success, in which he re-creates the 

same role, that of a guy who fancies himself 

as Humphrey Bogart, enjoying all Bogart's 

portrayals with the beautiful women he en- 

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countered m his career. Herbert Ross directs 

and Charles Ji'lfe is the executive producer. 

20TH CENTURY-FOX 

The Other. Producers Robert Mulligan 

and Thomas Tryon are co-starring Diana 

Muldaur with Uta Hagen, one of Broadway's 

most distinguished actresses, making 

her film debut in this spine-chilling tale in 

which Miss Hagen essays the pivotal role of 

the grandmother of the ill-fated twin boys. 

Filming will be done on location in Murphys, 

Calif., with Robert Mulligan directing. 

Tryon will serve as executive producer, 

as well as adapt the screenplay from his 

own novel, currently on the nation's bestseller 

list. 

Salzburg Connection. Barry Newman 

was signed for the starring role in the Ingo 

Preminger production, which Lee H. Katzin 

will direct on location in Salzburg. Austria. 

The screenplay is by Oscar Millard, adapted 

from Helen Maclnnes' best-selling novel. 

Shooting will start September 13. 

WARNER BROS. 

Dr.\cui.a Chelsea '72. Christopher Lee 

and Peter Cushing will co-star in this tentatively 

titled new horror film. It is the latest 

of the highly successful Hammer productions 

and will be directed by Alan Gibson, 

produced by Josephine Douglas with Michael 

Carreras as executive producer. Filming 

will commence at Elstree Studios in 

London, and marks the renewal of a longterm 

association between Hammer Films 

and Warner Bros. 

INDEPENDENTS 

Capital Productions 

The Date. Sol Fried, president and executive 

producer, has Stafford Repp and 

Evelyn King starring, with Lance Fuller costarred 

in this lonely hearts story with a 

different approach. Hubie Kerns produces, 

based on an original story idea by David 

McMonagle. Robert Hensley, who codirected 

with Tom Anthony, wrote the 

screenplay. 

Fanfare Corp. 

Tower of Evil. A Grenadier Films production, 

which will be released in the U.S. 

and Canada by Fanfare. Produced by Richard 

Gordon, it is a horror-suspense drama, 

filmed under Tim O'Connolly's direction 

from an original story and screenplay by 

George Baxt. John Pellatt is the associate 

producer. 

Metromedia Producers Corp. 

Tales From the Crypt. This is the first 

full-length feature film for theatrical release 

to be made by Metromedia Producers Corp., 

scheduled to be distributed worldwide by 

Cinerama. It will be produced in association 

with Max Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky's 

English producing company. Amicus Productions, 

Ltd.. with Freddie Francis directing. 

Charles W. Fries, executive vice-president 

in 

charge of production for MPC, will 

be the executive producer. The film will 

shot in England. 

Motion Pictures Int'l 

Way of an E.^gi e. President Steve Broidy 

has selected Dan Potter's novel for the basis 

upon which this film will be made. Arthur 

Broidy, who will produce and Steven H. 

Stern, who writing the screenplay and 

is 

will direct, have chosen Toronto locations 

for the background. The story incorporates 

the youth religious movement, but will not 

be a preachment. 

Jean-Louis Bertucelli 

Pauline 1880. Maximilian Schell has 

been selected by Jean-Louis Bertucelli to 

play the lead in his new film, that will mark 

Schell's first picture in French. Filming will 

be done on locations in the north of Italy, 

with Olga Karlatos and Michel Bouquet in 

supporting roles. "Pauline 1880" is the story 

of an aristocratic Italian, played by Schell, 

whose love for a young girl leads to a tragic 

destiny. 

The Manipulator. Stephen Boyd was 

signed by producer Stanley Norman to star 

in this picture, which goes before the cameras 

in Paris, with Sylva Koscina and 

Michael Kirner co-starred. 

Baron Blood. Joseph Gotten is currently 

in Austria playing the male lead opposite 

co-star Elke Sommer in this horror film, 

which Alfred de Leone is producing and 

Vincent Fotre directing. 

Radnitz/ Mattel Productions 

Sounder. Martin Ritt is directing this 

location story being lensed in Louisiana with 

Robert Radnitz producing from a script by 

Lonne Elder. The story about the South in 

the 1930s is based on a novel by William 

Armstrong. Kevin Hookes, a 12-year-old, 

stars in the drama about a black sharecropper 

family, whose money runs out and 

the father is jailed with the youngster taking 

the responsibility of caring for his family. 

Hookes is the son of actor Robert Hookes. 

Scotia International 

Pancho Villa. Clint Walker is starring 

for executive producer Milton Sperling to 

portray a "soldier of fortune" in this film, 

which is currently shooting in Madrid with 

Telly Savalas in the title role. Eugene Martin 

directs for producer Bernard Gordon. 

Signature Films 

Man Who Watched the Trains Go By. 

This is a remake of a film originally produced 

with Claude Rains in 1952 from 

Georges Simenon's story. The script was 

written by two UCLA students, Michael 

Claro and George Pitney, and it is the story 

of a bank clerk who steals money. The picture, 

a melodrama, stars Marcel Franquet. 

Shan Sayles is producing. 

Speed Limit Productions, Inc. 

Speed Limit—Yaphet Kotto, who costars 

in the soon-to-be-released Bill Cosby 

picture, "Man and Boy," is producing, directing 

and starring in his own film. Sean 

Cameron wrote the original and the script 

about the adventures of two motorcycle 

cops, one black and one white. Filming is 

in Los Angeles with a mixed black and 

white cast and crew. 

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BIACK JESUS (Plaza Pictures)—Although 

Inspired by the assassination of Congo 

leader Patrice Lumumba, "Black Jesus" 

is a modern allegory relating to the crucifixion 

of Christ. Woody Strode, a popular 

Negro actor usually in rugged parts, 

is an ideal choice as the martyr and plays 

it with sincerity and conviction. Emphasis 

is on torture—Strode's hands are nailed 

to a table—and there are some extraneous 

nude bits. The Italian-made film was produced 

at Cinecitta in 1968 under the title 

"Seated at His Right." Plaza Pictures is 

releasing a dubbed version in Technicolor 

and Techniscope. Valeric Zurlini directed 

and co-scripted with Franco Brusati. 

CHROME AND HOT LEATHER (AIP)— 

With motorcycle movies still in plentiful 

supply, the exhibitor may well ask what 

makes one different from another. In the 

case of "Chrome and Hot Leather," nothing 

very much aside from a good title 

and an intriguing premise: Green Berets 

hunt a motorcycle gang that caused the 

deaths of two girls. As directed and photographed 

by Lee Frost, the action moves 

furiously at times with Bud Ekins doing 

a good job on the stunt work. Color by 

Movielab. Producer Wes Bishop also doubles 

as the sheriff. Rated GP by the 

MPAA. 

DESPERATE CHARACTERS (ITC)— 

Critically acclaimed abroad, the first directorial 

effort of playwright Frank D. 

Gilroy stars Shirley MacLaine and Kenneth 

Mars in a rare dramatic performance 

which will help the film in its domestic 

bookings. Gilroy produced, directed 

and wrote "Desperate Characters," 

based on the novel by Paula Fox, and was 

financed by Sir Lew Grade's International 

ITC-ATV company (making its feature 

film bow). The story is completely New 

York-oriented and filming was necessarily 

done entirely on location. R rating is for 

a couple of nude love scenes. Color by 

TVC. Paul Leaf was co-producer. 

LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH 

(Para)—Every once in a while, a completely 

unknown film comes along with 

no names and no budget and instantly 

develops into a "sleeper" to reckon with. 

Such is the potential of Paramount's 

"Let's Scare Jessica to Death," a horrorsuspenser 

which marks the feature film 

debuts of producer Charles B. Moss jr. 

(of the famed theatre clan) and director 

John Hancock (from the stage). The 

small but competent cast is headed by 

Zohra Lampert. In De Luxe Color. Rated 

GP by MPAA. 

MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN (WB)— 

Unless the average rock musical documentary 

has run its course, there should 

be good returns on this one. The locale 


isn't confined to one geographical area 

conmion to most rock festi\als, as 154 

hippies (for want of a better term) travel 

across the U.S. spreading peace and love. 

French director Francois Reichenbach 

and crew filmed Tom Donahue and his 

crew attempting to relate to all levels of 

society, even getting responses from passing 

motorists. This is a Fred Weintraub 

Family Production, produced by Reichenbach 

and Donahue. While B. B. King is 

the top name among the performers, the 

bizarre antics of Doug Kershaw and Alice 

Cooper attract attention. In widescreen 

and Technicolor, with split screen and 

multiple images utilized. Rated R by 

MPAA. 

NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS (MGM)— 

This second feature based on the daytime 

TV drama, "Dark Shadows," is a disappointing 

effort as it does not have enough 

horrific elements to tingle the spine or 

hold the viewer's attention. Producerdirector 

Dan Curtis does as well as can 

be expected with Sam Hall's screenplay, 

which is painfully short on gore and terror. 

Pretty Kate Jackson makes a promising 

debut as the long-suffering wife of 

the possessed Charles Collins, played by 

David Selby. Also appearing are serial 

regulars Grayson Hall, Lara Parker, Nancy 

Barrett and John Karlen. 

UNMAN, WITTERING AND ZIGO 

(Para)—Out-of-the-ordinary fare is offered 

by a British film that will probably 

be referred to as "the one with the funny 

names in the title." The names refer to 

the last 

three members of an unruly class 

at an English boys' school and their sinister 

doings make for an absorbing if 

overly lengthy 100 minutes. Specialized 

houses can provide the best outlet, with 

second-run bookings in the general market 

a possibility. David Hemmings stars, 

providing the only marquee lure. Locations, 

in widescreen and Eastman Color, 

are the rugged and bleak regions of Berkshire 

and Caernarvonshire. Some male 

nudity and an attempted rape scene don't 

give too much validity to the GP rating, 

which is otherwise about right. 

These reviews will appear in full in 

a forthcoming issue of BOXOFFICE. 

Schlozmon Daughter Weds 

KANSAS CITY— Mr. and Mrs. Morris 

Schlozman announce the marriage of their 

daughter Deborah Eve of Niles, 111., to Arthur 

H. Rotstcin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold 

Rotstein of Skokie. 111. The father of the 

bride is business manager and treasurer of 

BoxoMicE. The marriage ceremony, which 

was performed Sunday. August 22. at Beth 

Shalom Synagogue, marks the fifth and last 

child of the Schlozman household taking the 

vows. 

The bride, who is a school teacher, is 

completing work toward a master's degree in 

learning disabilities at the University of Chicago. 

The groom is a journalist and has 

completed an urban journalism fellowship at 

the University of Chicago. 

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. 

Tltl» DIttribiitor ««M— 

Ihe Animals (Leviti-l'ickman) 

Carry on Camping (AIP) 

[r] 

House of 1,000 Dolls (AIP) [rJ 

See No Evil (Columbia) GP 

.Something Big (NGP) 

GP 

.Song of the South (BY) (reissue) 

g 

[g] 

Vanessa (Variety Films) (x) 

Welcome Home Soldier Boys [r) 

(20th-Fox) 

'Insomnia or Bust!' Cartoon 

Acquired by Schoenfeld 

NEW YORK. — Schoenfeld Film Distributing 

Corp. has acquired the color cartoon 

"Insomnia or Bust!," produced and 

directed by Peter Adamakos for Disada 

Productions of Montreal. The film uses 

full animation techniques and intricate 

backgrounds usually considered economically 

prohibitive but necessary to the 

unique form of humor inherent in the story. 

Disada Productions plans a Christmas 

television special, to begin production as 

soon as sponsors are lined up. 

AIP Film Retitled 

•Dagmar's Hot Pants. Inc." is the new 

title for the Trans-American comedy, formeriy 

entitled "Dagmar & Co." Stars are 

Diana Kjaer ("Fanny Hill"). Anne Grete 

("Without a Stitch"). Inger Sundh ("I a 

Woman No. 3") and Robert Strauss. It was 

produced and directed in Stockholm by 

Vernon P. Becker and written by Becker 

and Louis M. Heyward. National release 

will be October 13, obtainable from American 

International exchanges. 

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Plan Lewis Cinemas 

In Central NY Area 

SYRACUSE — Approximately 20 Jerry 

Lewis cinemas are planned in an 11-county 

central New York area, representing an investment 

of nearly $3.2 million. It is anticipated 

that four of the theatres, a franchise 

operation of Network Cinema Corp., will be 

in Onondaga County, according to Joseph 

Siracusa and Anthony Garuccio, who have 

formed Syracuse Cinema, a new corporation. 

Final sites have not been decided. However, 

locations may be in Camillus, the Syracuse 

University area and Baldwinsville. Syracuse 

Cinema will build the theatres and 

direct operations in this area. 

Siracusa is an attorney and also an assistant 

professor at Onondaga Community College. 

Garuccio is vice-president of Onondaga 

Suburban Foods. 

Jerry Lewis units have a seating capacity 

of approximately 350 and are fully automated. 

Cost per theatre is estimated at 

Si 170,000. 

Minsky, Kirshner and Silva 

Jointly to Produce 'Jory' 

NEW YORK—Howard G. Minsky and 

Don Kirshner, on behalf of Minsky-Kirshner 

Productions, together with Leopoldo 

this fall. 

Minsky recently formed Minsky-Kirshner 

Productions with Don Kirshner, head of 

Kirshner Entertainment Corp., who in the 

past directed the activities of the music 

and record division of Columbia Pictures- 

Screen Gems Television, and currently 

manages the Beatles" publishing rights in the 

United States, Mexico and Canada. Silva is 

a noted Mexican industrialist who recently 

became involved in motion pictures and is 

responsible for three films to date. Laiter 

is a prominent film director in Mexico, 

who has won awards for his pictures at the 

International Festival at Locarno and the 

International Film Festival of Gdevorg. 

Late Ted Lewis Appeared 

In Several Musical Films 

NEW YORK—Ted Lewis, 81, the famed 

orchestra leader who died of a heart attack 

August 26. appeared in several films, including 

"Is Everybody Happy?", "Song 

of Norway." "Here Comes the Band." 

"Manhattan Merry-Go-Round," "Hold That 

Ghost" and "Follow the Boys." 

Lewis's real name was Theodore Leopold 

Friedman. He leaves his wife of 49 years, 

former dancer Ida Becker. 

'Knowledge' to Premiere 

In London September 16 

NEW YORK — I 

he eagerly awaited 

European premiere of Mike Nichols' "Carnal 

Knowledge" will be held Thursday (16) 

at the Leicester Square Theatre in London. 

Producer-director Nichols and stars Jack 

Nicholson and Ann-Margret are in London 

for the event, accompanied by Joseph 

Friedman, Avco Embassy's vice-president in 

charge of advertising and public relations. 

This marks the first time that Nichols has 

attended a foreign opening. 

Domestically, "Carnal Knowledge" is 

rolling up record-breaking grosses in subsequent 

bookings across the nation. The Milburn 

Theatre in Milburn, N.J.. scored a 

record opening day. The State Theatre in 

Harrisburg, Pa., outgrossed "The Graduate" 

on opening day. The Americana Theatre in 

Austin, Tex., reported a new first-week 

house record. "Carnal Knowledge" topped 

"The Graduate" grosses in the first week 

at the Century Theatre in San Jose, Calif., 

and impressive figures were racked up in 

Toronto and Vancouver, Canada. 

Initial engagements for the Avco Embassy 

release began June 30. Now in its tenth 

week in New York, Los Angeles. Chicago. 

Detroit. Boston and San Diego, the film is 

doing a booming business. In San Diego, the 

seventh week gross was higher than that of 

the fifth or sixth week. 

Silva, on behalf of Marco Polo Productions 

of Me,\ico, have announced a joint venture 

New Appointments Made 

in a new company, Jory Corp., S.A., which 

wiU produce "Jory," based on the novel For Col-WB UK Operation 

by Milton R. Bass. 

LONDON—With Columbia and Warner 

This will be Minsky's first film since his Distributors beginning joint operations here 

production of the record-breaking "Love on October 3, Patrick M. Williamson, managing 

Story." Minsky will produce "Jory" with 

director of the company, made these 

Silva serving as executive producer. Solomon 

new appointments; Lionel Chetwynd, a.ssistant 

Laiter will direct the motion picture 

which begins initial photography in Mexico managing director; R. M. Branchette, 

company secretary; Frank Chapman, sales 

manager; Stanley Darlington, deputy sales 

manager. 

Donald Murray, supervising Columbia 

Pictures, and Julian Senior, supervisor of 

Warner Bros, product, will handle publicity, 

and each company will continue to establish 

individual sales, advertising and publicity 

policies for its respective product. Marion 

F. Jordan, executive vice-president of Columbia 

Pictures International, will direct 

these activities for his company and Myron 

D. Karlin, vice-president for European distribution 

of Warner Bros. International, will 

handle such activities for that firm. 

Meetings will be held by the new sales 

team here Thursday and Friday (16, 17), 

when details of branch and circuit sales 

plans will be announced. 

Theatre in Pa. Center 

DOYLE.STOWN, PA.—The plans of 

Kenilworth Associates of New York to develop 

an 18-acre prestige shopping center 

at the intersection of Route 309 and Route 

113 have been received enthusiastically by 

Hilltown Township residents. The mall will 

contain a movie theatre, major department 

stores, a supermarket, a bank and several 

satellite 

shops. 

Schary Will Receive 

ADL Balaban Award 

NEW YORK- Dore Schary, playwrightproducer-director 

and honorary national 

chairman of the Anti-Defamation League of 

B'nai B'rith, has been chosen to receive the 

first Barney Balaban Human Relations 

Award of the Motion Picture and Amusement 

Division of the ADL Appeal, it was 

announced by David V. Picker, president of 

United Artists and chairman of the division. 

The presentation to Schary will be made at 

the Motion Picture Division's annual luncheon 

in the New York Hilton October 14. 

Picker has called an organizational luncheon 

of the division to plan for the testimonial 

Thursday (16) in the Tower Suite of the 

Time-Life Building. 

Balaban, who died last March, was a 

founder of the Anti-Defamation League in 

New York and also a founder of the Motion 

Picture and Amusement Division of the 

Appeal. At the time of his death he was 

serving as honorary vice-chairman of the 

league's national commission. 

Schary, former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

studio head, served as ADL's national 

chairman from 1963 to 1969 and is closely 

identified with a wide range of civic, artistic 

and philanthropic causes. He is the author 

of .some 40 screenplays, several of which 

won Academy Awards, and was the producer 

and/ or executive in charge of more than 

350 films. 

Since 1957 .Schary has been active with 

the Broadway theatre. He has been the recipient 

of 150 professional, charitable and 

community awards, including an Oscar, two 

Tony Awards and the Louis Marshall 

Award. He has received honorary degrees 

as Doctor of Humane Letters from both the 

College of the Pacific and Wilberforce University 

and the Doctorate of Fine Arts from 

Lincoln College. 

Court Bans Exploitation 

Films at Liberty Theatre 

PITTSBURGH—Judge J. 

Frank .VlcKenna 

jr. held that the Liberty Theatre exhibited 

"obscene movies" and he issued a temporary 

injunction or "freeze" against the showing 

of similar films at this theatre, as petitioned 

for by District Attorney Bob Duggan. 

Counsel for the Liberty immediately appealed 

the ruling to the Pennsylvania Supreme 

Court, asking a reversal. 

The case against the L'Amoure Theatre, 

charged with showing "skin flicks," was to 

be heard after local court disposal of the 

Liberty legality. 

Assistant Dist. Atty. Mike Fisher said 

that the showing of "hard-core pornography 

has done irreparable damage to Liberty 

Avenue businesses and the community" and 

attorney Marjorie Matson, representing the 

Liberty, said that the "ban" on alleged 

"obscene movies" was under an 1836 statute 

and not up-to-date or compatible with the 

Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling. 

The Liberty continued in operation and 

brought in a new film program August 17. 

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Carnal 

— 

The 

Carnal Knowledge/ Love-In '72 

Sfay One-Two on NY Barometer List 

NEW -ÔRk— C.irn.il Krunv ledge" ami 

"Love-In '72" were closer together than 

ever before bui still retained their respective 

one and two positions. "Carnal Knowledge" 

scored 530 in the ninth round of its Cinema 

I run, while "Love-In '72" was just behind 

with 520 for the third week at Rialto IL 

Third place was held by "The Go-Between," 

440 in its fifth week at 68th Street Playhouse. 

A newcomer, "Let's Scare Jessica to 

Death." took fourth place with a composite 

290 at the Criterion (170) and Juliet I 

(410). "Soul to Soul" slipped from third to 

fifth spot, doing 270 in the second week at 

the DeMillc. Again sixth was "Cry Uncle." 

an average of 235 for the second stanza at 

Kips Bay (190) and New Embassy (280). In 

the listings last week, the New Embassy 

gross mistakenly read 80 when it actually 

was 380. 

"Black Jesus" opened strong at the Cinerama 

(310) but did only average (100) business 

at the Murray Hill. 

(Average Is 100) 

Bar;nct—The Touch (CRC), 7th wk 180 

Carnegie Hall Cinema— Moke a face (Sperling), 

2nd wk 120 

Cine The Omega Mon (WB), 3rd wk 160 

Cinema Knowledge (Emb), 9th wk 530 

Rendezvous Adrift (MPO), 8th wk. ..180 

Cinemo 57 

Cinerama Block Jesus 310 

(Plazo) 

Criterion— Let's Score Jessico to Deoth (Pora) ... 170 

DeMille Soul to Soul (CRC), 2nd wk 270 

59th Street Twins—Johnny Got His Gun 

(Cinemation), 4th wk 125 

Fine Arts—The Devils (WB), 7th wk 205 

Forum— Next! (Maron), 3rd wk 55 

Juliet I Let's Score Jessico to Death (Para) ... 410 

Kips Bay— Cry Uncle (Cambist), 2nd wk 190 

Lincoln Art— Hoo-Binh (Transvue) 85 

Little Cornegie Deoth in Venice (WB) I 1th wk 130 

Murray Block Jesus (Plaza) 100 

Hill 

New Embossv Cry Uncle (Cambist), 2nd wk . 280 

Orpheum The Love Machine (Col), 4th wk 90 

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INDUSTRY'S 

"OWN" 

f'uram.iunt The Hcllstrom Chronicle (Cinema 5) 

9th «k 145 

Pons- Deep £nd ,(>ara 3r(J wk 100 

Penlhin Touch Me (Fortune Films), 3rd wk. .. 40 

Plaza Medicine Boll Caravan (WB) 60 

Radio Cit\ .Mu-.ic Hall—The Red Tent (Poro), 

5th wk no 

Riolto I—Christo (AlP), 2nd wk 105 

Riolto II— Love-In '72 (Mishkin), 3rd wk 520 

Rivoli— The Big Doll House (New World) 40 

68th Street Playhouse The Go-Betwccn (Col), 

5th wk 440 

72nd Street Playhouse— Shaft (MGM), 9th wk. ...115 

State I The Omego Man (WB), 3rd wk 280 

Stote II—The Love Machine (Col), 4th wk 140 

Sutton The Marriage of o Young Stockbroker 

(20th-Fox), 2nd wk 210 

East Romance of a Horsethief (AA), 

2nd 

120 

World All About Sex of All Notions (Mishkin), 

"Doc' Vigorous 325 First 

Baltimore Multiple 

Week in 

BALTIMORE—"Doc" was proud possessor 

of one of the highest first-week percentages 

recorded here in the last six 

months after seven nights at Cinema I. 

Cinema II and Paramount theatres. The 

percentage was 325—more than three 

times normal weekly grosses at those three 

situations. By comparison, the ne.xt highest 

percentage was 175, going to newcomer 

"Two-Lane Blacktop" at the Boulevard 

Theatre. 

Boulevord Two-Lone Blacktop (Univ) 175 

Cinema Paramount Doc (UA) 325 

I, II, 

Glen Burnie Moll, Liberty I, Patterson The Love 

Machine (Col), 2nd wk 105 

Playhouse 10 Rillington Place (Col), 3rd wk. ...100 

Senator Summer of '42 (WB), 11th wk 135 

Towson, Westview Red Tent (Paro) 150 

Horry Kellermon? (NGP), 

Westview II—Who Is 

Trio of 130 Grossers 

Leads Way in Buffalo 

BUFFALO—"The Omega Man," in its 

second week at the downtown Penthouse 

and two drive-ins, demonstrated its boxoffice 

strength with a 130 composite percentage. 

"Soul to Soul" managed to gross at the 

same rate in its second stanza and Loews" 

Teck and "Scandalous John" also checked 

in at 130 in an initial frame at the Granada. 

Buffalo Shoft (MGM), 5th wk 110 

Center— Billy Jock (WB) '.'.'.'.]20 

Cinema, Amherst Doc (UA), 100 

2nd wk 

Granada Scondalous John (BV) 130 

Penthouse The Omego Man (WB), 2nd wk 130 

Teck — Soul to Soul (CRC), 2nd wk 130 

Twin in Proposed Complex 

NORRLSTOWN, PA. — A proposed 24- 

acie office-motel complex here will include 

wedge-shaped twin movie theatres, attached 

to a 13-story circular tower building housing 

a 25()-room .Sheraton Inn. The inn will adjoin 

another wedge-shaped building housing 

a convention hall, which would be 

adjacent to a ten-story office building. 

Rezoning is sought by the developers. 

Charles A. Moses Co. Is 

Expanding Client Service 

NLW YORK.— In addition to its public 

relations and publicity services for film 

projects in production and release, as well 

as for individual producers and companies, 

the Charles A. Moses Co.. New York public 

relations firm, will now consult actively with 

clients on production financing and distribution. 

"With the emergence of many new distribution 

companies and the growing importance 

of outside financing, our clients 

have more and more been relying on us for 

assistance and advice in these areas," says 

Chuck Moses, president of the firm bearing 

his name. 

"In the same vein," continues Moses, 

"distribution companies, large and small, 

have been in communication with us in 

seeking new product and projects they can 

participate in financially. We also have 

been useful in suggesting directors, writers 

and players." 

"We find that filmmakers want more 

than just "planters' for publicists," explained 

Moses. "They seek more in-depth 

marketing of their films throughout the 

country and are planning far ahead on their 

filmmaking efforts. They seem to want a 

more total involvement and thafs what we 

give them. They also want help in creating 

ad campaigns in art, copy and placement, 

with public relations working closely with 

the ad agencies." 

Moses, who with distribution executive 

George Roth is producing a TV movie for 

ABC-TV with Aaron Spelling Productions 

and is involved in a feature-film project 

with director James Goldstone, has been an 

"unofficial" story editor on the East Coast 

for a number of Hollywood and European 

filmmakers by seeking out properties and 

continuing a liaison with authors and their 

agents. 

The Moses Co., which also handles a 

number of nonfilm commercial accounts, 

recently moved from the fifth to the ninth 

floor at 165 West 46th St. for more space. 

The company continues its affiliations with 

Jerry Pam & Associates in Hollywood and 

Fred Hift Associates in London. 

Capital Theatre Reopens 

MILTON, PA. —The Capital Theatre 

here, under the ownership of Cinestage 

Group, celebrated its grand reopening recently 

with gala festivities marked by a 

1934 theme (the year when the theatre 

opened originally). The feature for the evening 

was the uncut version of "'King Kong." 

"Cancel My Reservation" is adapted from 

Louis L'Amour's novel, "Broken Gun," 

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Notionol Theatre Supply Co., 500 Pearl Streot, Buffalo, N.Y.—TL 4-173* 

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pRANK. YABLANS. president ol Paramouni 

Pictures, in announcing that 

production on "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" 

and "Play It Again. Sam" would not 

be undertaken in New York due to difficulties 

with Studio Mechanics Union Local 

52. spurred the mayor's office into action. 

The executive coordinator for filmmaking 

in the city. Christine Conrad, contacted 

both parties in an effort to resolve their 

differences. Combined budgets on the two 

films amount to around S.^ million. Mayor 

Lindsay long has been an adviKate of film 

production here. 

• 

Birthday congratulations to Dick Perry, 

retired salesman for Grand National Pictures 

and United Artists. The father of Sy 

Perry of Mo

Slratford Festival 

Begins September 11 

BUFFALO—An inlcrnatioiial selection 

oi 19 feature films will be shown at the 

Stratford Film Festival, to be held Saturday 

(II) through Sunday (19) at the Avon 

Theatre in Stratford, Ont. Showings will he 

at 2 and 9 p.m. 

A retrospective of Mary Pickford films 

will be shown at 7 p.m. throughout the festival 

in the Avon Theatre. Children's films 

will be shown Saturday (II) and Saturday 

(18) at 10:30 a.m. 

Two directors, Stanley Kramer and Kmile 

dc Antonio, will make personal appearances. 

Kramer will be at the event Sunday 

(19) at 9 p.m. and de Antonio Wednesday 

(\5) at 9 p.m. 

Three-Day Restrospective 

At Studio Arena Theatre 

BUFFALO—The International Experimental 

Film Society, sponsors of the 1970 

three-day competitive festival at Canisius 

College, will present a retrospective showing 

of major American, Eastern and European 

independent cinema Thursday (23) 

through Saturday (25). Thirty-one short 

films and two features have been selected. 

The films have been rented from several 

distributors, including Ideal Pictures of 

Buffalo. 

Bruce R. Powers, president of the society, 

will travel to New York seeking additional 

films, especially works completed 

after 1968. 

The retrospective, which will be held in 

the Studio Arena Theatre, fulfills a society 

promise to make on-going the showing of 

experimental cinema in this area. 

The Studio Arena has donated the use of 

its facility for the three-day showings, 

which will be held twice daily at 3 and 

7:30 p.m. "Our program," Powers notes, 

"is a documentation of the artist in revolt 

against Hollywood and in search of a new 

beginning." 

Mayor Dislikes X Film 

PALMYRA. N.J.—Mayor Donald V. 

Powell expressed disapproval of the exhibition 

of X-rated "Sweet Sweetback" at the 

Tacony-Palmyra Drive-In recently and directed 

the city council to write the airer's 

owner, Michael Redstone of Massachusetts, 

indicating his displeasure. The mayor did 

not view the motion picture, which had been 

cut by the management at 

local police chief. 

the request of the 

Blast in Theatre Building 

ASTORIA. N.Y.—An explosion in the 

basement of the Triboro Theatre Building. 

Steinway Street and 28th Avenue, recently 

sent flames shooting through sidewalk vents 

and rocked the theatre auditorium. More 

than 100 moviegoers were evacuated and 

no injuries were reported. While interior 

damage was extensive, the outside of the 

building was not severely affected by the 

BUFFALO 

Jn 

discussing the policy of the theatres being 

constructed on Grand Island by 

Countrywide Theatres, 

Earl L. Hubbard 

jr., district manager, 

declared the plan will 

be to show G and 

CiP-rated films. R- 

ratcd pictures when 

they are good and to 

stay away from X 

Ims. The .ISO-scat 

theatre is expected to 

17 .1 u UK J '^P'^" ^y Christmas. 

Earl I.. Hubbard jr. 

construction is under 

way at the site in the Grand Isle Plaza on 

Grand Island Boulevard, directly across 

from Fantasy Island. Hubbard also said 

plans call for a 480-seat twin cinema to be 

added, possibly within a year or a year and 

a half. "Grand Island has a lot of community 

spirit and we're looking for the large, 

family-type audience. We plan to schedule 

children's shows for Saturday matinees." 

The theatre will receive a name in a public 

contest in the fall. Design is by Gerald 

Shaw of the local architectural firm of Shaw 

& Kozub. The Grand Island theatre is the 

first new showhouse to be erected by Countrywide, 

a division of Realty Equities 

Corp., which purchased the old .Schine 

Theatre circuit. It operates 88 theatres, including 

drive-ins, in five states. Among 

these is the Granada here, the Palace in 

Lockport and the drive-in at Gasport. 

Sidney J. Cohen. NATO of New York 

president, urges all exhibitor members of the 

organization to promote and sell the new 

magazine Movies Now in their lobbies and 

on screens. Cohen says the verdict is in and 

by any standard the magazine has scored 

an immense hit with the vast number of 

theatre patrons who purchased it. Cohen 

says the next edition will be available about 

October 1 and declares that anyone interested 

in the publication should get in touch 

with him at his headquarters, 496 Pearl St. 

The Granada, the Countrywide circuit 

house on North Main Street, has moved up 

the Disney production "Scandalous John" 

and the same studio's production, "Sleeping 

Beauty," one week. This program was to 

open the fall season at the Granada. However, 

the double bill opened Friday. August 

27. and general manager Earl J. Hubbard 

jr. declares the program is bringing back 

members of the family audience. 

Frederick C. Gricse, manager of the new 

Dipson Cine in Dunkirk, is continuing to 

promote his attractions in that area— in his 

lobby, on his screen and in tie-ups with merchants 

in the district, with the result that 

boxoffice totals always are gratifying. 

Sidney Kallet, head of the circuit bearing 

his name and who was general chairman of 

the annual NATO of New York convention, 

won an 8mm motion picture camera in the 

yearly Will Rogers sweepstakes drawing, 

kallet is trying out the camera on his 

friends . . . Jerry George, manager of the 

local office of National Theatre Supply, 

enjoyed a few days' vacation. During his 

absence, Ethel Mis carried on in her usual 

efficient manner. 

Mannie A. Brown, president. Frontier 

Amusement, is back at his desk following a 

brief session in the hospital, where it was 

determined that he was okay and good for a 

few more decades of hard work. While he 

was away, Ike Ehrlichman and Bill Hcbert 

carried on, with an assist from Gert Nigro. 

The exchange at 505 Pearl is always humming. 

Reports coming in on collections for the 

Will Rogers Hospital and Research Laboratories 

indicate a record-breaking total in the 

Buffalo and Albany districts, according to 

Sidney J. Cohen, a member of the board of 

directors of the Saranac Lake institution. 

Jake and Josic Stefanon, owners of the 

Silver Lake Drive-In at Perry, celebrated 

their 25th silver wedding anniversary Sunday 

(5). Friends and relatives from near and 

far attended a party given in their honor by 

their children. 

Jeanette Lieser, wife of Lou Lieser, 

manager 

of the Avco Embassy office, is entering 

the Will Rogers Hospital Tuesday (7) for 

a checkup. Jeanette is well known in the industry, 

having at one time been employed 

here in the Universal Pictures branch. 

Mickey Ellis sr. is at it again. The father 

of Mickey Ellis, past chief barker of the 

Variety Club, signatured this one in the 

Evening News and to date is still alive. 

Here it is: 

When the hook store went bankrupt. 

Without any fuss 

They hung out this little sign: 

'Words jailed us." 

The executive committee of the 

board of 

directors of the women's committee of the 

Studio Arena Theatre held a luncheonmeeting 

August 31 in the Montcfiorc Club. 

Mrs. Richard G. Brandenburg, president, 

led the discussion of plans for the fall season 

.. . Earl L. Hubbard jr.. district manager 

of Countrywide Theatres, has collected 

appro.ximately 51,000 in the Granada drive 

to aid the Will Rogers Hospital. The Granada 

is one of the many movie houses in 

the area that is going all-out to eclipse last 

year's record totals in this area . . . Jerry 

Edelstein. second assistant chief barker. Variety 

Club, drove down near the Olcan 

country to pick up his son. who has been 

working this summer in a boys camp there 

and who is about to enter Alfred Universitv 

this 

fall. 

Emil Noah, manager of Dipson's Kensington 

Theatre, has made a "dinner and 

movie special" tie-up with the Best Yet 

Restaurant & Lounge, under which, for ten 

iron men. a couple can eat a complete 

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BOXOFHCE :: September 6, 1971 

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(.INK SI NSIllM-; (OACH— Ihe Zamost faniil> presented a Sunshine 

( »aih lo (he \ arice> Club at the annual visitation day at the Variety Club Camp 

at Worcester lownship. Pa. Receiving the coach, left, is Mrs. Harold Salkind, president 

of Nariety Club Women. Making the nresentalion are Dr. and Mrs. I. H. 

/amost. parents of karlton /.aniost, donor of the vehicle, used to transport handicapped 

youngsters. 

PITTSBURGH 

^^heeler Films' Icllini's "The Clowns." 

showing at the Guild Theatre, is to be 

premiered Labor Day morning (6) to an invited 

audience assembled by a local radio 

station . . . With the signing of the 2.3 per 

cent commonwealth personal income tax. 

the Pennsylvania 6 per cent rental-on-film 

tax was excluded. 

Ralph Felton, owner ol .Spotlight S8 

Drivc-In. died. He was a showman who left 

many friends in Beaver County and in the 

motion picture industry. Condolences are 

extended to the Felton family. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ferdi Rach of the Sunset 

Beach Drive-In. Claysville. are new members 

of NATO of Western Pennsylvania, as 

are John Harper jr. and Paul Grossman of 

Cinemette Corp. of America, which now 

has offices in the Fulton Building . . Ex- 

. 

hibitors arc reminded by NATO that theatre 

admissions cannot be increased during 

the economic wage-price freeze. So far as is 

known, no increases were planned. 

Mike Cardone, RKO-Stanley Warner division 

manager, was back on the job after 

a vacation. 

"The Birth of a Nation" fans among 

members of the trade and others can look 

forward to a free showing of the 1915 

David Wark Griffith production Sunday 

evening. October 24, at Carnegie Lecture 

Hall . . . Richard Barthelmess will live 

again as "Tol'able David" .Sunday evening. 

November 7. 

Bing Crosby, Pirates vice-president, was 

here to attend several of the Bucs games. 

Ihe crooner, who attended the stadium 

opening last summer, is pleased with the 

grosses of Cinerama's "Willard." He has 

other interests here, in Cox Broadcasting, 

etc. . . . Stan Brakhage. independent filmmaker, 

will introduce and discuss his films 

Sunday (12) and Sunday (19) at "History of 

Film" free exhibitions in Carnegie Hall, 

starting at 7:30 p.m. 

Motion pictures can now be made of 

events that have yet to take place or of a 

product before it exists, according to the 

September issue of Mechanix Illustrated. 

Mathematical Applications Groups uses 

mathematical techniques to produce computer 

simulation of light rays, camera, film 

and the object to be pictured. Data from the 

computer is displayed on a cathode-ray tube 

and then photographed by a camera. 

The Parker Theatre, Parker (in years past 

known as Parker's Landing), closed for a 

year or so. has been dismantled . . . The 

north side Garden Theatre is to come down 

eventually in a block redevelopment program. 

For more than 50 years the operation 

of the late Ben Amdur. the Garden for 

some months has been owned and managed 

by the Bert Stearn-Lou Hanna-Jimmy Nash 

jr. organization ... A colorful historic 

event will be a gala concert opening of 

Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts Friday 

(10). TV stations WQED and WIIC will 

combine resources and talent in presenting 

the dedication ceremonies and the first concert 

live and in color, starting at 8:30 p.m. 

Union Carbide, like film distributors, cut 

back on local operations at its Greentree 

office. National Carbon orders are now 

given to the firm's Chicago headquarters. 

Park. He studied the actors on screen and 

has made his career imitating them . 

Harold Laaks reported that SAS Airlines 

has successfully sold many .Scandinavian 

travel tours because of the beauty of Cinerama 

Releasing's "Song of Norway." 

Variety Club Tent 1 will endeavor to have 

a large local turnout for the 45th Variety 

Clubs International convention, to be held 

at the Hotel Americana. New York City, 

April 23-28. 1972. 

Bill Day, veteran projectionist, moved 

from the Garden to the Fulton Mini Theatre 

.. . Pennsylvania is the fourth state to 

legalize lotteries—50 cent tickets will go on 

sale after the first of the new year and a 

lot of entertainment dollars will be spent in 

purchasing these tickets . . . Forbes Field, 

Pirates baseball facility from 1909 until last 

year, is being demolished to make way for 

two new buildings for the University of 

Pittsburgh. 

The stadium management is not capable 

of handling crowds in excess of 25,000 for 

sports events, etc.. says Mayor Pete Flaherty. 

Gametime tickets are sold very slowly, 

traffic gets worse, the management favors 

boxseat holders, etc. . . . The city of Rochester 

was the scene of the Miss Nude 

Pennsylvania contest August 29. 

Dusk-to-down shows were featured Sunday 

(5) at the Twin Hi-Way and the Woodland 

drive-ins. with free coffee and donuts 

served at "The End." 

BUFFALO 

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gourmet dinner and then enjoy the current 

Kensington attraction. Free parking is included. 

This is 

the same promotion that Earl 

L. Hubbard jr. started over a year ago in a 

tie-up with the Sign of the Steer eatery and 

has found helpful at 

the boxoffice. 

Jerry Westergren, managing director of 

Dipson's Colvin, Kenmore. is in receipt of a 

letter from the recreation supervisor of the 

town of Tonawanda. in which Jerry is 

thanked for his contribution to the success 

of the recent "Pinocchio" coloring contest. 

Supervisor John P. Silsby included with the 

letter a long list of what was done to promote 

and conduct the program, including 

several of the winning "Pinocchio" color 

portrayals. He said the children greatly appreciated 

the Colvin guest tickets given to all 

winners as an added incentive . . . WGR 

Radio has moved its headquarters into the 

North Franklin Street building formerly occupied 

by Paramount Pictures. 

The independent theatre owners who cannot 

afford widespread promotion suffer 

. . 

very much in the daily newspaper strikes, 

. Frank 

states the Squirrel Hill News 

Gorshin, movie, TV and nightclub entertainer, 

who started as an usher at the local 

Stanley Theatre, received feature billing at 

the 34th Allegheny County Fair at South 

State Theatre to Be Razed 

ALTOONA. PA.—The redevelopment 

authority here has moved to take possession 

of the State Theatre on 11th Avenue. The 

showhouse will be razed. Altoona's other 

downtown motion picture theatre, the Capitol, 

already is scheduled to be demolished. 

BOXOmCE :: September 6, 1971

. . Currently 

Ban on 'Man & Wife' 

Upheld by Md. Judge 

BALIIMOKL—t iicuii ( ourt Judge Solomon 

Liss Friday. August 27, upheld the 

Maryland State Movie Censor Board's ban 

on a film titled "Man and Wife." He stated 

the film purports to be a "marriage manual" 

but depicts scenes that could be performed 

by "bedroom athletes only." Judge Liss 

ruled that the one-hour movie is without 

redeeming social value, appeals to prurient 

interests and is offensive to contemporary 

community standards under guidelines set 

up by the Supreme Court. 

In his oral opinion sustaining the ruling 

by the censor board. Judge Liss also disagreed 

with the ruling of Judge James A. 

Perrott, who approved the showing of 

"Freedom to Love" and "Black Is Beautiful." 

Judge Liss stated those two films contain 

scenes more explicit than scenes in 

the movie he was barring. 

He said he was unwilling to accept the 

findings of Judge Perrott and stated that if 

those two films represent contemporary 

community standards, then precensorship is 

an "exercise in futility." 

Judge Liss pointed out that state law 

allows no appeal of adverse rulings, like 

those of Judge Perrott, a situation he said 

the legislature should correct. He said that 

counsel for the distributor of "Man and 

Wife" additionally had argued that peep 

shows do not come under the board's supervision. 

He disclosed he had looked at a peep 

show in an establishment on the Block and 

agreed they exhibited "hard-core pornography." 

Judge Liss said the state should 

make an effort to ban the peep shows and 

said that Francis B. Burch, the state attorney 

general, had testified that such action 

was being planned. 

Former Moviegoer Eschews 

High Admission Prices 

.SCRANTON, PA.— Following the recent 

publication of a syndicated article concerning 

the lowering of motion picture theatre 

admission prices in some areas of the U.S.. 

a local resident who signed as "Former 

Theatregoer" wrote the following to the 

"Letters to the Editor" column of the Scranton 

Tribune: "Recently I read the theatres 

in some cities are decreasing theatre prices. 

This comes as good news. Now I wait 

for the admission prices to drop in the theatres 

in Scranton. 

"To be candid, 1 have not seen a movie 

in a theatre in Scranton in the last two 

years. Prices are too high. I work for a living 

and have not felt that any recent 

movie warranted a price of $2.50. I used 

to attend a movie at least once a week, pay 

ing reasonable prices for a good movie. 

"Many of my friends have resisted the 

higher prices of attending a movie simply 

because they cannot afford it. 

"Think it over, theatre operators; Will 

it be continued high prices and eventual 

closing of your theatres?" 

Robber Strikes Manager 

And Escapes With $507 

BALTIMORF—Thursday night, August 

26, a movie fan saw Hollywood's version of 

the famous western outlaw Doc Holliday 

at the JF New Theatre, then went into the 

manager's office, punched George Fontocone 

in the face and took S507. 

Fontocone, who was counting the night's 

receipts, told police the suspect, in his early 

2()s. held his hand in his pocket as if he 

had a weapon and announced: "This is a 

holdup. Get into the other room." 

The bandit motioned to the ticket booth, 

according to Fontocone, who told police he 

refused to move. The robber then struck 

the theatre manager in the face, grabbed the 

money from atop a desk and fled north in 

the block of Park Avenue. 

The ticket-taker stated that a man fitting 

the description of the thief entered the New 

Theatre earlier in the evening. 

Specials Are Offered 

Patrons of New Twin 

WASHING ION, D.C. — The Biograph 

Theatre Corp. (David Levy, Neil Cohen and 

Rene Stolback) has opened its luxurious 

Shirley-Duke Twin in Alexandria's Shirley- 

Dukc Shopping Center, two blocks from the 

Landmark Building on Duke Street, where 

Paramount's Washington exchange is headquartered. 

The owners also have the Biograph 

Theatre in Georgetown. Each auditorium 

has 346 seats. 

Stolbach is the overall manager and has 

made available to patrons special weekday 

passbooks at half-price: i.e.. ten admissions 

for $10. Also offered arc special rates for 

senior citizens. 

Periodic "specials" are being planned, 

such as half-price for ladies ( Monday 

through Thursday), free admission to children 

on specific nights, when accompanied 

b\ their parents, etc. 

Scotia Int'l and Altura Films 

Now Members of IFIDA 

NEW YORK—.Scotia International Films 

and Altura Films International have joined 

the International Film Importers & Distributors 

of America, it was announced by 

IFIDA co-executive directors Myron Saland 

and Paul Sawyer. George Roth, Sidney Ginsberg 

and Peter Kares of Scotia International, 

and Clem Perry of Altura Films, will be the 

designees on the IFIDA board of directors. 

Sanford Weiner, president of Art Cinema 

Booking Service and Maritime Cinema Service 

has been elected to the board of governors. 

Weiner, in 1953. became the first secretary 

of the predecessor organization to 

IFIDA, the Independent Motion Picture 

Distributors Ass'n of America, and has been 

a member of the board of directors of both 

organizations since that time. 

Steve Lawrence, Broadway stage star, 

makes his film debut in "Stand Up and Be 

Counted." 

BALTIMORE 

phe 400-seat Liberty II, the latest addition 

to the F. H. Durkee circuit and a twin 

tor the Liberty in Liberty Court Shopping 

Center, opened officially Friday. August 27, 

with "Two-Lane Blacktop," starring James 

Taylor and Warren Gates. The film also 

opened at the Boulevard and the Colony 

houses of the Durkee circuit. 

Sam Kula, archivist and assistant director 

of the American Film Institute, was in town 

August 25 to discuss the free movies at Columbia, 

supplied by the AFI, about which 

area theatre owners were not pleased. Shep 

Bloom, 20th Century-Fox district manager, 

sat in on the meeting with Kula and Leon 

B. Back in Back's offices. Back is general 

manager of Rome Theatres and NATO of 

Maryland president. 

Mrs. Kaihe Norman, manager of the 

Hicks/ Baker Towson Theatre, returned 

from a 15-day vacation Monday, August 

30 showing at the Hillendale 

. 

and Pikes theatres is "McCabe & Mrs. Miller." 

starring Warren Beatty. 

George F. Eitel. National Theatre Supply 

branch manager, with a group of local exhibitors, 

spent Thursday, August 26, in 

Toledo. Ohio, for the purpose of studying 

the SWORD system. He was accompanied 

by C. Elmer Nolte jr. and Frank Durkee 

jr., both of F. H. Durkee Enterprises; 

George Brehm sr.. owner of Wcstview I and 

II, and Mike Hession, vice-president of Mid- 

Atlantic Theatres. In reviewing the results 

of the trip. Eitel had this to say: "We were 

verv impressed. The system is going to be 

called SABRE instead of SWORD. SABRE 

means Simplex automated booth and rewind 

equipment. The theatremen were 'impressed 

with the installations that they witnessed in 

Toledo at the Cine North Theatre, where 

the demonstration was held." Said Eitel, "I 

have a letter from Al Boudouris, president 

of EPRAD. He writes: 'The results of the 

Simplex XL operation have been absolutely 

impeccable—no problems, stops, bobbles or 

even a little wiggle.' This is with SABRE 

operation." Eitel expressed the hope of having 

several installations of this type in this 

area in 

the near future. 

Mrs. Bettj Chazen, secretary to Leon B. 

Back, general manager of the Rome circuit 

and NATO of Maryland president, left 

Tuesday. August 24, for a week's vacation. 

She returned Augu.st 31 ... Over at the 

Apollo, Beatrice Woodland, cashier for the 

past three years, had a seven-day respite 

from work. 

The McHeno Theatre, South Baltimore's 

last movie house, which was shuttered Sunday, 

August 22. has been convened into a 

Goodwill Industries branch store, a charitable 

venture operated for the handicapped 

and indigent. Fred Schmuff of F. H. Durkee 

Enterprises, which booked films into the 

McHcnry, explained that the 900-seat theatre 

was closed because of lack of business. 


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Alexandria Amusement hosted a press 

luncheon August 26 at the Olde Colony 

Conference Center in Alexandria, Va. 

Invitations read; "Important motion picture 

news." President John Barton Phillips and 

manager Woodrow "Woodie" Wise 

assistant 

announced the Reed Theatre's repertory 

film policy, a permanent festival of movie 

classics, all with SI admission at times. The 

Reeds recent X-rated movie fare, particularly 

"Censorship in Denmark." brought 

complaints from patrons and the commonwealth's 

attorney. The circuit's president 

hopes the new policy will "stimulate interest 

in the motion picture industry as an art 

form." Opening feature was Orson Welles" 

"The Magnificent Ambersons," followed by 

Ingmar Bergman's "The Virgin Spring" and 

•Wild Strawberries." 

The RKO-SW Theatre, which was sold as 

an operating entity August 19 to the 13th 

is Street Associates, for rent for the "proper 

type of entertainment." according to one of 

its owners. J. Albert Wineberg. who is 

managing the theatre-building complex. He 

said the theatre is in "excellent" condition 

and the building will be modernized and 

put in '"A-l condition." He added that his 

associates, of which S. E. Eichberg is president, 

have "great faith" in the property's 

location and its 

potential. 

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Mai Circcn. Boston-based Interstate 1 heatres 

vice-president in charge of buying, was 

host at the invitational opening of the Eongmeadow 

Cinema 1 and II in Hagerslown. 

Md.. Longmeadow Shopping Center, August 

18. Alex .Schimel. Universal branch 

and Harry Howar. Buena Vista salesman, 

chief, 

were among guests from Filmrow. 

"Any Sunday" and "Blue Water. White 

Death" were the premiere attractions. Following 

the showing, the invitees attended a 

cocktail-buffet at the nearby Venice Hotel. 

Lou Format© and James Hendel of Cinema 

5. Ltd's. New York office visited their 

company's area distributor Sheldon Trombcrg, 

president of Vaudeo . Disney's 

midsummer releases. "The Eiving 

Desert" and "The Vanishing Prairie." are 

being sold as a combination and billed as 

"The Greatest Show on EARTH." because 

of its ecology significance. Buena Vista has 

booked the show to premiere here and in 

Baltimore October 13 in the neighborhoods, 

according to salesman Howar . . . Howar 

plans to divide his two-week vacation into 

two visits to Florida's Disneyland, one in 

November and one in December. Disney's 

January feature is "Song of the South." 

Joe Bello, Warner Bros, salesman, is so 

happy with his duties and his branch boss 

Charles Jordon that he calls him "the great- 

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"Home of The BIG ONES ... At Liveable Terms!" 

est guy in the world." Jordon recently reiiirned 

from a brief trip to Chicago to visit 

his ill daughter, who is now recovering. 

A quadplex in nearby Prince Georges 

County's Beltway Plaza Regional Shopping 

Center on Greenbelt Road has scheduled a 

November 1 opening. Its total square footage 

is 850.000 square feet. Construction is 

by Savoy Construction Co. of Silver Spring. 

Md., and the architect is the firm of Mayne. 

Oseroff. Van Beslen. Inc.. of Arlington. Va. 

WOMPl president Dclores Hckersley. Columbia, 

with her mother Mabel Marrelli of 

Philadelphia; Hileen Oliver. 20th Century- 

Fo.x; Judy Pratt, U. S. Government, and 

past president Doris Sims leave Monday 

(6) for Toronto, Canada, to attend the 

WOMPI International convention. 

BALTIMORE 


"People still go to the movies," he said, "but 

they go in the suburbs, which left the huge 

McHenry growing emptier and emptier with 

the passing of time. Its owners, the family 

of the late Walter D. Pacy, decided to lease 

the building to Goodwill Industries." 

Mrs. Sareba Maslow, assistant office manager, 

R/C Theatres, returned to work August 

30 after an absence of six weeks, following 

surgery. She spent a fortnight in Sinai 

Hospital, where she was taken care of medically, 

then was home for a month to recuperate 

. . . George F. Eitel, NTS branch manager, 

spent August 30 in Washington, D. C, 

on business. 

Ilene Cohen, oldest child of Irwin Cohen, 

head of R/C Theatres, spent her last week 

working here on a full-time basis. The 17- 

year-old returned to Pikesville Senior High 

School but will be working part-time here 

after school, on Saturdays and on holidays. 

What a fine apprenticeship! 

Mrs. Willda Rudolph, who is in the order 

department and also does the billing at 

Wolsh Theatre Service, Cockeysville, is on 

a ten-day vacation at Deep Creek Lake in 

western Maryland. She will return after 

Labor Day (6) 

. . Mrs. Mildred Wolsh, 

. 

Wolsh Theatre Service, has added a new 

account to her long roster of clients. This 

one is in Hagerstown. She said: "I am supplying 

a new account with Comco products. 

It is Cinema I and II in the Longmeadows 

Shopping Center in Hagerstown. Gregory 

Sims is house manager there." 

ITC Twin Cinemas Open 

HAGERSTOWN. MD.— Interstate Theatre 

Corp.'s Long Meadow Shopping Center 

twin theatres had their grand opening August 

18. The finest first-run films will be 

shown and special children's programs will 

be featured, according to an ITC spokesman. 

A 24-hour-a-day program information 

service is available by dialing 797-4130. 

BOXOFTICE :: September 6, 1971

MEWS VIEWS PRODUCTION 

AMPAS Scholarships 

Awarded 2 Students 

HOl.l.YWOOD— Ihc Academy of Motion 

Picture Arts and Sciences has named 

two outstanding university graduate students 

to receive special $5,000 (each) scientific/technical 

scholarship awards. The 

recipients of the awards, announced by 

Academy president Daniel Taradash, are 

both doctoral candidates. They are: Taka- 

Inagaki of Columbia University and Jay 

shi 

Milton Steinberg of the University of 

Southern California. 

Inagaki was awarded his scholarship for 

study of electrical engineering principles 

applied to improving visual techniques in 

filmmaking. A technical study to develop 

new time and cost efficiencies in filmmaking 

is Steinberg's scholarship research project. 

At the end of the scholarship period. 

Gordon E. Sawyer, chairman of the scientific/technical 

committee of the Academy, 

will offer a full report to the Academy on 

the student research and resulting benefits 

to the film industry. 

Mac St. 

Johns to Post 

With Publicists Guild 

HOLLYWOOD—Mac St. Johns, newspaper 

man. tradepaper editor and long-time 

film publicist, has been appointed director 

of information for the Publicists Guild, it is 

announced by Henri Bollinger, president. 

The appointment was made unanimous by 

a vote of the guild's executive board at its 

last 

St. 

meeting. 

Johns takes over his new post immediately. 

He is the first full-time paid press 

and public information representative retained 

by the Publicists Guild in its 32-year 

history. 

According to Bollinger, the unprecedented 

action was dictated by the accelerating need 

in today's competitive climate for skilled 

and direct communication in every area of 

professional and commercial activity. 

"The Publicists Guild represents the 

largest 

pool of promotional talent in the world, 

from experts in show business techniques to 

subtle opinion molding," Bollinger said. 

"The evolution of all commerce now dictates 

that publicists employ their own remarkable 

attributes in a planned and continuing 

program on behalf of their profession 

and the film industry." 

(Hollywood Office—6425 Hollywood Blvd.. 465-1 186) 

'Nicholas' Benefit Premiere 

In Hollywood Dec. 21 

HOLLYWOOD— The West Coast premiere 

of "Nicholas and Alexandra," a Sam 

Spiegel-Franklin J. Schaffner production for 

Columbia Pictures, on December 21 at 

Loews Beverly Theatre in Beverly Hills will 

benefit the St. John's Hospital Foundation. 

Irene Dunne is honorary chairman of 

the board and Mrs. Cameron B. Hall is 

president of the foundation. 

The foundation is involved in raising 

funds for special projects for St. John's 

Hospital. Previous events have benefited 

the hospital with its south wing building, 

special equipment and its plant fund. 

Three years in preparation. "Nicholas 

and Alexandra" was directed by Franklin 

J. Schaffner from a screenplay by James 

Goldman with additional dialog by Edward 

Bond, as based on Robert K. Massie's international 

bestseller. The intimate story of 

the last Tsar's family, the film is set against 

the panoramic canvas of Russian life between 

1904 and 1918 and deals with the 

1917 revolution and the assassination of 

the Royal Family. 

Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman of 

Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company, have 

the title roles, with Tom Baker as Rasputin. 

Members of the Royal Family are 

portrayed by Roderic Noble as Alexis, Ania 

Marson as Olga, Lynne Frederick as Tatiana, 

Candace Glendenning as Marie and 

Fiona Fullerton as Anastasia. The huge cast 

also features Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir Michael 

Redgrave. Jack Hawkins, Irene 

Worth, Curt Jurgens, Harry Andrews. John 

McEnery and Vivian Pickles. 

Develop Computer Process 

To Aid Animation Filming 

HOLLYWOOD — A computer 

program 

service which will provide numerical camera 

positioning data for animation in one-fourth 

the time currently needed for hand calculations 

has been described in a new bulletin 

issued by the Research Center of the Ass'n 

of Motion Picture & Television Producers. 

The service, an outgrowth of U.S. space 

and military technology, consists of a telephonic 

connection with a computer specially 

programed to do the "mechanical work" 

of positioning a camera for animation. 

One hour on the computer permits a 

scene planner to complete up to 2,000 

frames of film, depending upon the complexity 

of the moves. By hand the job would 

take one or two days. 

Hollywood to Salute 

WB's 1500th Film 

HOLLYWOOD 

Hollywood, represented 

by the Hollywood C hamber of Commerce, 

will salute Warner Bros, in commemoration 

of the company's 1,500th motion picture to 

go into release. The film is "Skin Game," 

starring James Garner and Lou Gossett, 

which opens October 1 at Grauman's Chinese 

Theatre. 

The Warner Bros, salute by the Hollywood 

community, which began flourishing 

with the advent of the infant movie industry, 

will take place September 26-October 

2. Numerous businesses, banks, civic 

institutions and theatres will 

participate with 

displays and similar materials. The celebration 

event will be called "Hollywood 

Salutes Warner Bros.' 1.500th Motion Picture. 

'Skin Game." " Chief sponsor is the 

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. 

First Release in 1918 

Warner Bros, began producing and releasing 

motion pictures in 1918. Of the 

three films made that year, one was an immediate 

nationwide hit. It was called "My 

Four Years in Germany." Ten years later, 

the company was responsible for 67 releases, 

among them "The Jazz Singer." a 

film which changed the course of motion 

pictures and launched the age of sound on 

the screen. In 1929, Warners made "Gold 

Diggers of Broadway." a movie which established 

the musical as a form of mass entertainment. 

Through the years, the studio became 

identified with some of the timeless names 

silver of the screen, including Humphrey 

Bogart, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford. James 

Cagnev and Edward G. Robinson. In recent 

years such films as "My Fair Lady" and 

"Bonnie and Clyde" have carried the Warner 

Bros, label. 

Bought by Seven Arts 

The company was purchased by .Seven 

Arts in 1967. The successor company. 

Warner Bros. -Seven Arts, was acquired by 

Kinney National Service in 1969. and the 

corporate identification was revised back to 

the original. 

"Skin Game. " which in addition to Garner 

and Gossett stars Susan Clarke and 

Brenda Sykes, has its world premiere Thursday 

(30) at Grauman's Chinese. Paul 

Bogart directed the Cherokee production 

which Harry Keller produced. 

BOXOmCE :: September 6, 1971 W-1

Hollywood 

EUiriNG HAS BHHN COMPll-IKD in 

London on Anicriv-Mn International Picliircs' 

'Kidnappi.-d'" and its sequel "David 

Balfour. Film editor Peter Boita has turned 

" 

the Omnibus Production film over to producer 

Frederick Brogger for scoring. MP 

will distribute "Kidnapped" in the Western 

Hemisphere. 

* 

A fifth picture has been added to Joseph 

Cottens schedule of films to be made in 

the near future. Producer Al Leone set Gotten 

to star in Leone International's production 

of "He Didn't Want to Die." a suspense 

story .scheduled to begin filming in Italy 

in December. 

* 

Hal B. Wallis signed Michael Jayston to 

star with Mia Farrow and Topol in "The 

Public Eye." presently shooting in London 

for Universal. 

* 

John Weissmuller, son of the famous 

swimming star and erstwhile motion picture 

Tarzan, is playing a small role in "What's 

Up. Doc'.'", the Peter Bogdanovich-Saticoy 

production for Warner Bros. 

• 

Guy Hemric currently is on tour promoting 

the theme song he composed with 

Jimmie Haskell for Trans-American's "Dagmar's 

Hot Pants, Inc.," a new love comedy. 

Cities to be covered include Nashville and 

New York. The song is entitled "You Say 

Love" and was released by AIR Records 

August 30. The picture is being distributed 

through American International exchanges. 

• 

Bob Hope and Eva Marie Saint were 

honored by Sheriff John Mummert of Maricopa 

County and will receive similar recognition 

from Arizona Gov. Jack Williams. 

Hope and Miss Saint are in Carefree, Ariz., 

to film the Naho Enterprises production 

"Cancel My Reservation." They will receive 

bolo string ties, plus scrolls, for their numerous 

entertainment contributions. 

• 

Jerry Pam and Dick Guttman have 

formed Guttman & Pam Public Relations 

following Guttman's resignation as vicepresident 

of Rogers, Cowan & Brenner. The 

new company will occupy the former Pam 

& Associates offices on the Goldwyn lot. 

• 

Roy Budd, English composer who wrote 

"Soldier Blue" and "Flight of the Doves," 

will score and conduct the orchestra for 

"Kidnapped," the Omnibus production 

which AIP will release in the Western Hemisphere. 

* 

Carlos Tobalina, Hollywood International 

Films, has just completed his Liz Renay- 

Marsha Jordan-Juan Roberts picture titled 

"Love on Wheels." 

* 

Richard D. Zanuck, senior executive vicepresident 

of Warner Bros., left Tuesday, 

August 31. on a three-week business trip 

Happenings 

to Europe, including slops in London and 

Rome. Zanuck will meet with various production 

toppers anent upcoming productions 

and releases. 

* 

A retrospective of the films of Re.\ Harrison 

has been set to kick off the 1971 San 

Francisco Film Festival's program of tributes 

to leading film artists, it was announced 

by festival president Claude Jarman. 

Four AIP Features Slated 

For Filming in Europe 

LONDON—American International will 

the Seven Gables" starts in October, directed 

bv Robert Fuest, who directed AIP's 

"Wuther'ing Heights." "Dr. Phibes Rises 

Again," sequel to "The Abominable Dr. 

Phibes," begins in January. Fuest will direct 

the Vincent Price starrer, as he did the original. 

Both will be filmed in England. 

"Camille." for which a worldwide .search 

is being made for the actress in the title 

role, starts in January in Paris and the 

French countryside. Robert Blees has 

adapted the Alexander Dumas, fils, novel 

for the screen. "Return to Wuthering 

Heights," to be filmed in the Yorkshire 

Moors, is slated for March. It will be based 

on the last half of the Emily Bronte novel. 

Universal Studios Hold 

6-Hour Film Marathons 

HOLLYWOOD— Universal Studios exhibited 

five nights of uncut film classics in 

six-hour marathons each evening, Wednesday 

(1) through Sunday (5). Admission price 

for the special screenings was $1. The showings 

in Universal's 4,000-seat amphitheatre 

were uninterrupted from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. 

Billed under their Universal Tours and 

advertised in the 1,000,000 circulation Sunday 

edition of the Los Angeles Times, the 

studio exhibition competed with other theatrical 

attractions in the area, despite the 

fact that the ads carried a "dress warmly" 

suggestion for patrons. 

Pick MGM Canadian Film 

As Venice Film Entry 

CULVER CITY—MGM's "Fortune and 

Men's Eyes" was selected as Canada's 

entry at the Venice Film Festival and 

was screened in Venice Wednesday (1). 

The film was written by Canadian John 

Herbert and based on his play. Filming was 

accomplished at Quebec Prison with the 

assistance of the Canadian Film Development 

Corp. Harvey Hart directed for producers 

Lester Persky and Lewis M. Allen. 

The cast is headed by Wendell Burton, 

Michael Greer, Zooey Hall and Danny 

Freedman. 

Variety Honoring New 

Members September 18 

LOS ANGELES—One of the largest inductions 

of new members— 77—will be 

honored at the annual dinner-dance of the 

Variety Club of Southern California Saturday 

(18). A record attendance of more than 

600 members and guests is expected at the 

affair, scheduled to start with cocktails at 

7 p.m., with dinner at 8 p.m. in the Grand 

Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. 

M only Hall, producer and master of 

ceremonies for ABC-TV's "Let's Make a 

Deal." and Milton Moritz, vice-president in 

charge of advertising and publicity for 

American International Pictures, are cochairmen 

of the event, with the tab at $25 

have at least four features filming on European 

locations during the next eight months, Television per couple. 

stars from CBS, NBC and 

according to Louis M. Heyward, vice-president 

in charge of European production. 

ABC will be guests and preview scenes from 

the season's new programs on each network 

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The House of will be shown. A surprise comedy star will 

introduce "name" personalities attending. 

Spero L. Kontos, president of the Filbert 

Co., is chief barker of Variety Club of 

Southern California, a chapter of Variety 

Clubs International, a worldwide organization 

of men in various phases of show business 

devoted to raising funds to help children. 

In Los Angeles, the club supports the 

3,000-member Variety Boys Club located 

at 2530 East Cincinnati St., a Variety Children's 

Heart Center at UCLA and also has 

presented 17 Sunshine Coaches in the last 

three years to children's hospitals and institutions 

serving children in Southern California. 

Saul David in Multiple 

Deal With Warners 

HOLLYWOOD—Saul David has signed 

a mutiple picture contract with Warner 

Bros., according to Richard D. Zanuck, 

senior executive vice-president of the company. 

David disclosed that his first production 

under the new pact will be an action-adventure 

comedy based on the "Superspade" 

paperback novels written by Joe Greene, 

who is currently at work on the screenplay. 

Meanwhile, David has begun his search for 

a black actor to star in the title role of 

"Superspade," which is slated for filming 

early next year. Other film projects David 

will produce for Warners will be announced 

shortly. 

David's new affiliation with Warner Bros. 

marks a reunion with Zanuck, for whom he 

produced four top boxoffice grossers at 20th 

Century-Fox while Zanuck was production 

chief there. 

Jerry Lewis Twin Planned 

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Twin Jerry 

Lewis cinemas will be built soon at the- 

Crossroads Shopping Center, it was announced 

by the Stein Co., which negotiated 

the lease for center owner Set-Ro Co. Each 

auditorium will seat approximately 350 persons. 

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'On Any Sunday' 350, 'Knowledge 

320 Liveliest Grossers in LA Area 

LOS ANUL1-1£S — Percentages settled 

down to a point that 300-plus represented 

the week's best boxoffice business, although 

nearly all first-run pictures playing here 

managed to climb to the avcrage-or-better 

level. "On Any Sunday" had the best percentage, 

a sixth week 350. as it continued 

its Plaza engagement; "Carnal Knowledge," 

40th wk 65 

Pontages— 200 

McCobe & Mrs. Miller (WB), 3rd wk. 

Picwoc-d- The Touch CRC) 300 

Plaza- On Any Sunday (SR), 350 

6th wk 

Regent- The Hired Hond ;Univ) 125 

Villoac- The Lost Run MGM), 170 

3rd wk 

Wcstw^ r!- The Ponic Needle Park 

in 

20th-Fox|, 4th wk 65 

Wilihire— Doc lUAj 145 

'Carnal Knowledge' 650 

Ninth Week in Portland 

PORTL.AND — With the exception ol 

long-running teatures, such as "Carnal 

Knowledge," "Summer of '42" and "On 

Any Sunday." grosses indicated a late summer 

slack in theatre attendance. "Carnal 

's Positively Not Too Soon 

.Now Before It's Too Late. 

THE 

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EXHIBITORS! 



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INDUSTRY'S 

"OWN" 

Knowledge" was the week's leader with .1 

ninth week 650. 

Broadway Tn-Cinemo 1, Foster Boulevard The 

Grissom Gong (CRC) 200 

Broodwoy Tri-Cincma 2— 200 

The Omega Man (WB) 

Broadway Tri-Cinemo 3 Carnal Knowledge 

(Emb), 9th wk 650 

Easlgate 2—Billy Jock (WB), 7th wk 

Fox—The Love Machine (Col); Perfect 

200 

Friday 

(SR) 250 

Guild On Any Sundoy (SR), 7th wk 400 

Irvington Fortune ond Men's Eyes (MGM) ...150 

Laurelhurst, Family— Fools' Parade (Col) 250 

Orphcum Doc (UA) 150 

Poramount— MeCobe & Mrs. Miller (WB), 4th wk. 150 

Westgate 1— Summer of '42 (WB), lOth wk 450 

on strength of a 321 eighth week at the 

National, ranked No. 2 and "The Touch," 

new at the Picwood, completed the top trio 

with 300. 


Beverly- Peter Robbil ond Tolcj of Beotrix PoMer 'Andromeda Strain,' "Sweetback' 

:MGM) 8th wk 65 Each Rate 200 in Denver 

Brujn— Medicine Boll Corovon (WB) 80 

Chinese- The Love Machine (Col), 2nd wk 250 DENVHR — "Sweet Sweetback" opened 

Cincromo - Blue Wofcr, White Deoth (NGP), 

6th wk 200 a two-theatre booking at twice-average figures 

and "The Andromeda Strain," ninth 

C'cst The Hellstrom Chronicle (SR), 5th wk. ..220 

D^hcnv Plo2a— The Crook (UA), 3rd wk 100 

t,nc Arts - Deoth in Venice (WB), 8th wk 100 week. Denham Theatre, matched this good 

HI. The Return ot Count Yorgo (AlP) 200 

i , .N I I :;cii Billy Jock WB), 2nd wk. .110 business as these two paced the Denver 

. . .» The Red Tent Parol, 2nd wk 100 first-run field. 

VG.Gn Refinements in Love (SR), 5th wk 250 

.V.îiv Hal! The Devils iWB), 6th wk 230 Aladdin— Peter Robbit and Tales of 

Notionol Cornol Knowledge (Emb), Bth wk 320 Beatrix Potter (MGM), 4th wk 55 

Pacific Beverly Hill!,— Ryon's Daughter (MGM), 

Centre The Anderson Topes (Col), 3rd wk 100 

Century 21 Plozo Suite (Paro), 9th wk 70 

Cherry Creek, Villa Italia Carnal Knowledge 

(Emb), 7th wk 85 

City, Cinderella North Valley, Westlond The 

Light of the Edge of the World (NGP) 75 

Cooper The Hired Hand (Univ), 3rd wk 100 

Denhom The Andromeda Strain (Univ), 9th wk. 200 

Denver, Colfax— Sweet Sweetback (SR) 200 

Esquire The Hellstrom Chronicle (SR), 4th wk. ..125 

Ogden The Ponic in Needle Pork (20th-Fox) ..100 

Paramount—Klute (WB), 4th wk 125 

Crest Towne Fortune and Men's Eyes (MGM) ..100 

Webber Federal Willord (CRC), 9th wk 50 

Wes Stern Enthusiastic 

About Filming in NM 

ALBUQUERQUE—"Whenever movie directors 

and producers begin looking for locations 

for filming, New Mexico is one of 

the first areas considered," film actor Wes 

Stern said here recently. He was in Albu- 

(ûerque to promote a new TV series, "Getting 

Together," in which he co-stars with 

actor-song writer-singer Bobby Sherman. 

Stern was in New Mexico a year ago to 

star in the American International film "3 

in the Cellar." which was shot on location 

in 

Las Cruces. 

"There is a new excitement and enthusiasm 

in movies filmed in locations like New 

Mexico." Stern went on. "Hollywood people 

—near-perfect weather, diversified scenery 

and people interested in the industry and 

willing to work," he added. 

$35,000 Updating Is 

Done at 

Camelot I 

I'.MM SPRINGS. ( AIJF.—The complciioii 

of the installation of new projection 

lamps and automation in Camelot 1 is announced 

by Hugh Thomas, manager of the 

de luxe theatre. The updating, accomplished 

at a cost of approximately $35,000. 

allows the showhousc to exhibit motion 

pictures filmed in any process and is in 

keeping with Metropolitan Theatres' policy 

of being the "first in Riverside County." 

The Camelot theatres arc now equipped 

with Christie xenon lamps to give a brighter, 

steadier image on the screen. Along with 

the new lamps, also installed is an automatic 

changing system, which automatically 

switches the projectors as each reel of film 

is shown. The change signal is given electronically 

by the film to sensors as it 

reaches the end of the reel. This system also 

was installed in Camelot IL 

Stated Thomas. "The patrons are going to 

be much happier with the new systems, because 

not only can they enjoy the air-conditioned 

comfort of either of the Camelot 

theatres, but on either screen—Camelot I's 

widescreen or Camelot II's conventional 

screen—they can enjoy superior lighting and 

listen to the finest sound systems available." 

"Patrons expect nothing short of perfection 

from the Camelot," Thomas added, 

"and every new and proven improvement in 

motion picture presentation is—and in the 

future will be— put into the Camelot to 

make motion pictures more enjoyable." 

Opened 

'Soul to Soul' Is 

At 6 Los Angeles Houses 

LOS ANGELES—"Soul to Soul." Cinerama's 

new smash hit, opened at six Los 

Angeles theatres Wednesday (1). preceded 

by a full display which was featured at the 

annual Watts Festival Parade. The display 

was one of a series of promotions for the 

film. 

The Pantages and the Baldwin are presenting 

"Soul to Soul" in four-track stereophonic 

sound. The film also is being shown 

at the Los Angeles Theatre and at the 

Olympic, Vermont and Compton drive-ins. 

The Josef Shaftel presentation was directed 

by Denis Sanders and stars Wilson 

get bored with their work and it shows in Pickett. Ike & Tina Turner and Santana. 

the finished product. But the people we 

worked with in Las Cruces went at their Theatre in $3 Million Complex 

assignments with a spirit and vigor that ANAHEIM, CALIF. — City planning 

made the job a pleasure! 

commissioners have approved Rancho Yorba, 

a proposed $3,000,000 shopping center 

"New Mexico has everything going for it 

to be constructed at Imperial Highway and 

Santa Ana Canyon Road. The ten-acre complex 

will include a motion picture theatre. 

CAUONS, Inc. » ' 

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in California—Budd Theotre Supply Co., Culver City, 839-4325 

B. F. Sheorer Company, Son Francisco—Underhill 1-1816 

Western Theotrieol Equip. Co., Son Francisco—861-7571 

Ik Arizono—Theatrical Supply Compony, Phoenix—254-0215 

m Colorado—Notional Theatre Co., Denver—825-0201 

in Utah—L end S Theatre Supply Co., Solt Lake City—328-1641 

W-4 September 6. 1971

LOS ANGELES 

£|ugene V. Klein is the general chairman 

of the eighth annual testimonial dinner 

lor outstanding sersice in the field of human 

relations in honor of Boh Hope, being 

held by the Entertainment Industries Division 

of the National Conference of Christians 

and Jews Monday (27) in the Grand 

Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Reservations 

can be made through the office 

at Myf' Wilshire Blvd.. Los Angeles 90010. 

Barbara Dye, secretary to Gerald R. 

Knudson. Sero Amusement Co.. and founder 

of the Hollywood'LA WOMPI Club, has 

been appointed chairman of doorkeepers by 

WOMPI International president Hazel Le- 

Noir for the forthcoming WOMPI convention 

in Toronto. Canada. Barbara currently 

is 

publicity director for the local club. 

Carlos Ramirez, Pacific Theatres, became 

the father of a second son. Robert L. Ramirez. 

Mother and child are doing well. 

Ralph Adams, vice-president and director 

of film buying for National General Theatres, 

returned from a business trip to New 

York . 

. . Ernest Sturm, vice-president-administration. 

National General 

Joe VIcck. 

Theatres, is 

NGT advertising, 

on vacation . . . 

is vacationing in 

Colorado. 

Thomas W. Gerety, Metro-Goldwyn- 

Mayer home office advertising-publicity executive 

for more than 30 years, 

retired since 

1958. died at his home in Largo, Fla. He is 

survived by his wife and three children. 

His 

son Thomas Michael Gerety is MGM adpub 

manager for the Dallas division. 

Joel Wachs, the film industry's new councilman 

at city hall, whose district embraces 

the geographic area where film personnel 

and some studios are located, along with 

Robert W. .Selig. Pacific Theatres executive; 

Wilton R. Holm. Society of Motion 

Picture & Television Engineers president, 

and Mrs. Hettie Dyenfurth were at a task 

force luncheon at city hall Thursday. August 

26, to discuss the multiple problems of 

employment in the entertainment capital. 

One of the items informally tossed about 

was possible limited exemption of the antitrust 

consent decree by the Justice Department, 

which will be discussed at the meeting 

of presidents of the major studios. This 

would allow a base of employment to make 

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BOXOFFICE :: September 6. 1971

. . 

Professionalism Is 

Vital: Ross Campbell 

HI 1 liNA. MOM 

iôll loiirnanicni \ 

\ l.imil\ picnic ami 

the kickoll cvenls 

for the 1971 annual convention of Theatre 

Operators, Inc., held at the Colonial Inn in 

Helena August 22 through August 24. 1 he 

theme of this year's gathering was "look to 

Your Future With TOI." 

.At a business session Monday, August 

2, chaired by Greg Kirk, TOI president 

Ross Campbell gave a brief history of the 

company and kcynoted the conclave speaking 

on the subject "The Importance of Professionalism 

in Theatre Management." 

Campbell emphasized that professionalism 

is achieved on a day-to-day basis by exposing 

one's self to a thorough knowledge of all 

phases of theatre business, declaring that 

professionalism can only be achieved 

through this exposure. He noted that professionalism 

"consists of many things and, 

in the competitive situation of today's exhibitor, 

it is essential to be professional." 

Robert Tankersley, vice-president of TOI, 

addressed the assembled managers stressing 

the basic importance of self-reliance. He 

admonished the exhibitors, "It is important 

to possess the desire to rely upon self, to 

improve self, not just in business, but in all 

pha.ses of life." 

Managers were given an indication of 

"Where TOI Is Going With Their Future" 

by Doug Williams, controller for the organization, 

who also explored TOI's future 

objectives. TOI general manager Tim Warner 

explained the essential need for individual 

support and involvement to make the 

group a great success. The remainder of the 

business session was devoted to concentrated 

attention on various details, with each 

manager discussing a specific subject. 

The Monday night, August 23 Awards 

Banquet was emceed by Robert Tankersley, 

with Ross Campbell making presentations. 

Named "Showman of the Year" was Greg 

Kirk who, with this honor, was awarded 

a trip to the 1972 Show-a-Rama in Kansas 

City. Lanny Wagner won the "House Manager 

of the Year" award, which includes a 

trip to the Rocky Mountain Motion Picture 

Ass'n meeting, to be held in Denver. 

The following day booking problems were 

discussed by Sherman Woods, booker for 

Associated Theatre Services (which books 

for TOI). Immediately after this session, 

a round table open discussion was held, 

chaired by Ross Campbell, for the airing of 

W-8 

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MOTION PICTURE SERVICE CO. 

mmimi 

.iny operational problems within the comp.iny. 

Ihe focal subject was the rating s\sletii 

— most managers, it was found, felt 

that 

ratings were "too liberal." 

In summing up the convention, a lOl 

spokesman categorized the experience as 

"indeed a "Look to the Future,' by looking 

realistically at the present problems of theatre 

exhibitors and through solving present 

problems. The management of TOI feels it 

can secure a good future for all its nicinbers." 

DENVER 

Qolumbia Pictures' "Bless the Beasts & 

Children" had a world premiere opening 

at the Century 21 Theatre. Producer 

Stanley Kramer, together with Bill Mumy, 

Miles Chapin, Darel Glaser, Bob Cramer, 

Barry Robins and Marc Vahanian, who star 

in the picture, made personal appearances 

at the theatre for the first two days of the 

opening. Radio stations broadcast direct 

from the lobby of the Century 21 and 

copies of the Carpenteis recording of the 

title song were distributed to patrons. Intense 

promotion and excellent reviews contributed 

to a record-breaking opening. 

Paul Cory is aiming for an October opening 

for his new Center Theatre in Sterling. 

The 300-seat house is located in the northern 

section of the city adjacent to the campus 

of North-East Junior College, which has 

an enrollment of approximately 2.000 students. 

The theatre will concentrate on product 

which would appeal to the college-type 

audience. 

Ed Brinii traveled from Salt Lake City to 

call on accounts here with his product . 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Trent, who operate 

the Pine Theatre in Manassa and the Liberty 

Theatre in San Luis, were in town to set 

fall and winter bookings. 

The Mayan Theatre, a subsequent-run 

National General theatre, has inaugurated 

and is advertising a new 50-cent admission 

policy. 

'Lady Sings the Blues' 

Rolls in NM in October 

ALBUQUERQUE — "We're going to 

dump a lot of money in this town before 

Christmas," commented Sidney Furie, Hollywood 

director, on his arrival to firm up 

further locations for the shooting of "Lady 

Sing the Blues" here for Paramount. 

Furie, who said the picture has a budget 

of $2,600,000, commented, "We are going 

to employ an awful lot of extras here and 

we also will cast some of the speaking roles 

here." He stated that the company would 

start filming in this locality in late October 

and will spend five to six weeks in Albuquerque. 

More of the movie will be filmed in Albuquerque 

than originally was planned, Furie 

said, because of the excellent cooperation 

moviemakers have received in this city. 

PORTLAND 

^rown International's "Point of Terror" 

was off to a good start at the Division 

Street Drive-In here, booked as the Labor 

Day holiday attraction, with Marilyn Ten- 

,ser, the associate producer, here for promotion. 

With her was her husband Mark 

Tenser. Crown International executive vicepresident, 

and Peter M. C. Tolins, Seattle 

branch manager for Favorite Films and 

Crown International. Mrs. Tenser was busy 

with radio interviews, while Mark Tenser 

handled newspapers. 

All nine performances of the 

recent presentation 

of "Hair" at the Civic Auditorium 

were sold out. This was the first time for 

the rock musical here with the Venus Tribe, 

the national company. "Hair" is now playing 

the Seattle Opera House, with Jerry 

Lonn of Northwest Releasing booking. The 

local opening night was a benefit for the 

Perrv Center for Children. 

Renovation of Strand Is 

Planned by Owner Al Lee 

SAN PEDRO, CALIF.—The Strand 

Theatre here has been purchased by Al Lee, 

San Pedro, and he is making plans to renovate 

the interior completely. Lee, who owns 

other theatres in the Harbor Area, said he 

will install new carpeting and comfortable 

mohair seats in the showhouse located at 

Pacific Avenue and Eleventh Street. The 

Strand formerly was owned by National 

General Corp. 

Lee announced that he will .schedule only 

family-type films rated G or GP. Adult 

prices will be $1 and children's admission 

will be 50 cents. Those under 12 years of 

age will be admitted free if accompanied by 

a paying adult. Weekday showings will start 

at 7 p.m., Lee said, and Saturday and Sunday 

programs will begin at 1 p.m. 

The Bank of America has agreed to allow 

patrons to use its parking lot during evening 

hours. 

Lee is chairman of the Greater San Pedro 

and Harbor Area PTA film reviewing 

board. 

Nat'l Student Congress 

Sees 'Beasts & Children' 

FORT COLLINS, COLO. — The 24th 

National Student Congress attended a special 

screening of Stanley Kramer's "Bless 

the Beasts & Children" at Colorado State 

University here Friday night, August 27. 

Producer-director Kramer was on hand as 

college newspaper editors, student leaders, 

administrators and counselors participated 

in a nine-day forum. Under discussion were 

new ideas in educational reform, academic 

freedom, student judicial systems and student 

legal rights. 

The Columbia release, which has been 

acclaimed at the Moscow and Berlin International 

Film Festivals, had a dual world 

premiere in Denver and Salt Lake City. 

Kramer also attended both openings, then 

arrived in New York August 29 for a 

round of publicity activities on the film. 


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'Soul to Sour Huge 

800 in Chicago 1st 

CHICAGO— -Soul to Soul' bluslcil off ;it 

the McVickcrs with an almost unhcard-ol 

Chicago percentage of 800—eight tinn.-. 

average— at the McVickcrs. While shock 

waves of this successful debut were running 

through the city, "Shaft" ran up a 275 in its 

eighth session at the Roosevelt and "Carnal 

Knowledge," also in an eighth week, recorded 

250 at the United Artists Theatre. 

"The Omega Man," new at the Oriental 

Theatre, built up a 250 percentage mark. 


Carnegie On Any Sunday (SRI, 3rd wk 165 

Chicago— The Love Machine (Col), 2nd wk 225 

Cinema Death in Venice (WB), 3rd wk 150 

Esquire The Hcllstrom Chronicle (SR), 5th wk. ..165 

Loop—Billy Jock (WB), 4th wk 200 

McVickers Soul to Soul (CRC) 800 

Michael Todd The Panic in Needle Pork 

{20th-Fox), 3rd wk 125 

Oriental—The Omego Man (WB) 250 

Playboy Claire's Knee (Col), 2nd wk 175 

Roosevelt— Shaft (MGM), 8th wk 275 

State Lake The Red Tent (Para), 2nd wk 125 

United Artists Cornol Knowledge (Emb), 8th wk. 250 

Woods—Willord (CRC), 9th wk 175 

Triends,' 'Evel,' "Doc/ 'Last Run' 

All 200 or Better in KC Bows 

KAN.SAS CITY—Seven new entries enlivened 

bo.\office grosses and, with only 

one exception, all did better-than-average 

business. As in past weeks, Dickinson's suburban 

Glenwood twin continued the area's 

leading duo: "Billy Jack" (600. 17th frame) 

and "Summer of "42" (350. sixth outing). 

"Friends." the outstanding newcomer, took 

third spot with 300 per cent at National 

General's Fine Arts. Another opener. "Evel 

Knievel," followed, drawing a composite 

275 at 13 theatres. ("Evel" did exceptionally 

well at the Englewood in Independence, 

registering 600 per cent.) "The Love Machine" 

held in the "top five," with a composite 

220 in a second stanza at four units. 

Other first-week attractions which pulled 

well enough to earn a second go-round 

were: "Doc" (210, Plaza), "The Last Run" 

(200. Midland 1) and "Bed and Board" (150, 

Kimo South). 


Eight theatres— Night of Dork Shodows (MGM) ..145 

Embassy 1, 2 Cornol Knowledge (Emb), 8th wk. 200 

Empire 1, Ranch Mart 1 The Red Tent (Para) . .100 

Empire 2 Shoft (MGM), 6th wk 150 

Empire 3 McCobe & Mrs. Miller (WB), 6th wk. 175 

Empire 4 Klute (WB), 9th wk 125 

Fine Arts— Friends (Para) 300 

Five theatres—Scandalous John (BV), 2nd wk. ..130 

Four theatres—The Love Machine (Col), 2nd wk. 220 

Glenwood Summer of '42 (WB), 6th wk 350 

1 

Glenwood II— Billy Jock (WB), 17th wk 600 

Hiwoy 40 Ginger (SR), 3rd wk Not Available 

Kimo—The Stewardesses (SR), 27th wk 200 

Kimo South Bed ond Board (Col) 150 

Metro I—The Panic in Needle Pork (20th-Fox), 

2nd wk 125 

Midland 1—The Last Run (MGM) 200 

Ploza—Doc (UA) 210 

Roxy—Soul to Soul (CRC), 2nd wk 175 

Thirteen theatres Evel Knievel (AlP) 275 

Towne 2—The Omega Man (WB), 4th wk 200 

Fort Wayne Officials See 

Beloit's CATV System 

FORT WA"iTME. IND.—Four members 

of the Fort Wayne City Council went to 

Beloit, Wis., recently to take a first-hand 

look at a CATV system in operation, with 

the trip sponsored by Summit City Cablevision, 

one of several firms which has approached 

the city seeking a local franchi.se. 

Norris B. Cresswell Dies; 

Former UMPA Exec. Sec. 

KANSAS CITY—Norris B. Cresswell, 

7S. former United Motion Picture Ass'n 

executive secretary, 

\clcran exhibitor and 

dislributor, died Mon- 

J..>. August 30, at 

\1 c n o r a h Medical 

( enter after several 

months of illness in 

various hospitals. 

Services were held 

Wednesday afternoon 

(1) at the Stine & Mc- 

Clure Chapel; burial 

Norris B. Cresswell 

Mount Washington 

in 

Cemetery. 

Born in Liberty, Mo., Cresswell started 

his theatre career as a boy of 8 and has been 

affiliated with many theatres in both St. 

Louis and the Kansas City area. He also 

held executive positions with the Producers 

Releasing Corp.. Eagle Lion and Realart. In 

his early years he worked for A. D. Flimtom 

at 7th and Main streets in his Yale Film 

Exchange. 

Cresswell also was a staff photographer 

on the old Journal-Post. He was a member 

of the Central United Methodist Church, 

a member of the Ararat Shrine and was a 

Mason. 

Survivors include his wife June; two sons. 

Edward Cresswell, Alexandria, Va.. and 

Norris Cresswell jr. of Kenai, Alaska; a 

daughter, Mrs. Julie Breckenridge. Columbia, 

and a brother, L. T. Creswell. Orlando. 

Fla. 

Lewis Cinema Opened 

In Greenfield, Ind. 

GREENFIELD. IND.—Gerald Entman. 

president of Network Cinema Corp.. announced 

August 26 the opening of a 350- 

seat Jerry Lewis Cinema in the Northgate 

Shopping Center, North State Street and 

McKenzie Road, Greenfield. Grand-opening 

ceremonies were attended by local 

civic 

dignitaries. 

Area director for the Greenfield territory 

is Mid State Cinema Corp. Franchise owner-operator 

is H. J. Ricks. 

Jerry Lewis Cinema units are under construction 

throughout the U.S. By the end of 

1971. it is anticipated that over 100 of the 

automated mini-theatres will be open to the 

public. 

Seek Approval for Theatre 

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL.—The 

feasibility of issuing a permit for the construction 

of a second theatre in the village 

has been taken under consideration by the 

Arlington Heights Planning Commission. 

Approval of a 500 to 600-seat theatre is 

sought by Arthur Rubloff & Co.. to be 

located at Golf and Algonquin roads. Rubloff 

currently negotiating with ABC Great 

is 

States and the Jerry Lewis Cinema franchise 

holder with regard to operation of the showhouse, 

if approved. 

Court Order Blocks 

St. Louis Closings 

.ST. LOUIS—Closing of IS motion picture 

theatres for failure to pay the St. Louis 

gross receipts license tax was blocked by a 

temporary restraining order issued August 

25 by Circuit Judge Gary Gaertner on the 

eve of the scheduled closings. 

License Collector Benjamin Goins was 

barred by the court order from carrying out 

his plans to close Arthur Enterprises' Fox 

Theatre August 26 and one other theatre 

each day until all 18 were closed (a later 

report quoted Goins as saying he would 

all close of the 18 within one week). 

Gaertner, acting on a petition 

filed on behalf 

of the operators of 15 of the theatres, 

has set a preliminary hearing for Thursday 

(9) on their request for an injunction. 

Unpaid taxes amounting to more than a 

quarter of a million dollars, which have accrued 

under a 1969 ordinance imposing a 

5 per cent tax on gross receipts of "movie 

houses, theatres and other places of amusement," 

are at issue. 

Ten Arthur houses that Goins threatened 

to close arc the Ambassador, Avalon. Columbia, 

Granada, Gravois, Shenandoah, Hi- 

Pointe, Stadium Cinema I and Stadium Cinema 

II. with the Fox Theatre slated to be 

closed first. Joining in the suit against Goins 

were Mid-America, Loews and Cinerama 

theatres. 

The theatre owners contend that the tax 

is 

invalid because the city lacks the authority 

to enact such an ordinance and argue 

that the tax is discriminatory and confiscatory. 

Their petition said. "The tax is a tax 

on gross income, levied for general revenue 

purposes, and by its terms, motion picture 

theatres and other theatres have been arbitrarily 

selected and singled out from other 

legitimate businesses for the imposition of 

an excessive and most substantial and burdensome 

tax." 

They said the 5 per cent levy was 25 

times higher than the rate assessed under 

the city's merchant and manufacturers' tax. 

A legal opinion from the city counselor's 

office has been requested by Goins on 

whether the Municipal Opera and Powell 

Symphony Hall were subject to the levy. 

Goins stated that he had not yet received 

the opinion. 

Mayor Alfonso J. Cervantes favors repeal 

of the tax but has taken the position 

that the theatres must pay the taxes that 

have accnied over the past two years, since 

presumably the repeal would not be retroactive. 

When the board of aldermen meets Friday 

(24), it is expected that a bill to repeal 

the tax will be introduced. 

THEmHE EQUIPMENT 

"Everything for the Theatre" 

11* Mo. CArrroL avv inmanapolis, ino. 


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. . Also 

KANSAS CITY 

gob Buscher. Hxcclsior Springs shinsman. 

recently took over operation of the 

Crown Room lounge, located in the Ro\al 

Hotel in downtown Excelsior Springs. He 

announced that he plans to open the Observatop.' 

Screening Room in the hotel in 

the very near future. It will be a small 

Kimm operation for his cocktail guest.s. 

showing as many new features as are available. 

Bob also is running the Royal Restaurant 

in 

the same location. He reports that 

the Cinema 21 Theatre is doing quite well. 

It was remodeled recently and a new sound 

sNstem and Soundfold decor installed with 

the help of National Theatre Supply. 

Buscher said that his future plans include 

the construction of a mini-theatre in the 

Y Shopping Center, with negotiations now 

under way. There also is a strong possibility 

a new drive-in will be built in the area. 

Buscher invites all of his distributor and 

exhibitor friends to drop by the Crown 

Ask Your Supply Dealer or Write 

HURLEY SCREEN COMPANY, Inc. 

2« Sarah Driv* Farmlngdal*, L I., N. Y., 11731 

aLOHd! 

EXHIBITORS! 



BEACH! 


THE 

INDUSTRY'S 

"OWN" 

Screenings at Commonwealth: •MarrKige 

of .1 Young Stockbroker" (20th-Fox). I riday 

(.^). 

Bev Miller, Mercury Film, met last week 

with Gidney Talley of Plcasanton. lex., on 

promotion for "Mom and Dad." 

Forty years ago, according to the column 

of that name in the Kansas City Times 

Monday. August 30. "Merely Mary Ann," 

starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell 

with Beryl Mercer, was playing at the Newman 

Theatre. The Loew's Midland was featuring 

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in 

their first 90-minute comedy. The Mainstreet 

Theatre's main attraction was "Traveling 

Husbands" with Evelyn Brent. 

Central Cinema Co., which has offices 

at 9740 Roc Ave. in Overland Park. Kas., 

will continue to operate there until the 

company's Valley View cinemas 1 and 2 

are completed next spring. The business 

Room—the first drink will be on him. 

telephone number is 649-5588 . . . Chuck 

The WOMPI Club will help by participating 

Fisher, president of Central Cinema, and 

Ron Graves, secretary of management control, 

locally in the Jerry Lewis National 

Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy, which 

were in Louisville on busines. Fisher 

recently was in Minnesota and Colorado on 

will be held starting Sunday evening (5) at 

Central Cinema real estate deals. Steve Harris, 

10 and running to 7;30 Monday evening 

(6). Members who will man the phones and 

vice-president of the company, and his 

accept donations for the entire 21-hour family are enjoying a month's vacation on 

the West Coast and will visit Los Angeles 

stretch include Helen Hedderman. Elaine 

Palmer. Kay George. Carol Herman. Donna 

Woerner. 

and San Francisco. 

Jones. Goldie Lewis and Goldie 

"The Aesthetics of Film" will be one of 

Helen Sinclair. Jan Arnott. Myrtle Cain, 

the night extension courses taught this fall 

and Barbara Clark will work eight-hour 

at the Kansas City Art Institute. The instructor 

will be Richard Gray, experimental 

shifts. Various WOMPI activities, including 

a recent party for children and parents at 

and documentary director. The recipient of 

the Harvard Heights Game Room, will be 

numerous awards. Gray also has had an 

shown in the ten-minute time slots allotted 

official U.S. entry in the Cannes Film Festival. 

to Kansas City (Channel He received his B.A. from the Uni- 

9). 

versity of Kansas City and his M.A. from 

the University of California, where he 

studied cinema. The course will meet once 

FINER PROJECTION-SUPER ECONOMY 

a week for 14 weeks, beginning Tuesday 

night (14). 

Dr. James K. Loutzenhiser, local psychiatrist 

and film reviewer, will instruct a course 

using feature motion pictures to illustrate 

various propositions about the family, beginning 

Wednesday (22) at the University of 

Missouri, Kansas City. The noncredit course 

is being offered by the division for continuing 

education. There are no entrance requirements. 

The films: "La Ronde," 

Wednesday (22); "Barrier," Wednesday 

(29); "The Ritual," October 6; "491," October 

13; "Umberto D," October 20; "Last 

Holiday." October 27; "The Love of Jeanne 

Ney," November 3, and "The Marriage 

Circle," November 10. All sessions will begin 

at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. 

Sympathy to Ken Winkelmeyer. Boonville 

exhibitor, whose father George died at the 

age of 91. He and his brother operated a 

furniture store in Salisbury . sympathy 

to Robert Lindberg, whose wife Betty. 

49. died August 31 at Baptist Memorial 

Hospital. Mrs. Lindberg was formerly employed 

at BoxoFFiCE. where she had been 

for 

19 years. She also leaves her father. 

The Movies! to Debut 

Oct. 12 in Wichita 

WICHITA. KAS.— David Heller, holder 

of an American Automated Theatres fr.inchise. 

announces that a new twin theatre. 

The Movies!, will open on or before October 

12 in the West Elm Shopping Center. 

767 North West. Bookings will be handled 

from AAT's Oklahoma City office and only 

G, GP or R-rated films will be offered. 

The 200-seat twin theatre will be fully 

automated and a common boxoffice, concession 

area and projection booth will 

.serve 

both auditoriums. Heller said prices probably 

will be $1.50 for most attractions and 

he is considering a discount for senior citizens 

attending The Movies! 

Two evening shows will be offered weeknights, 

with three on Saturdays and Sundays, 

according to Heller. 

Named 

James Frisina Jr. 

Circuit General Manager 

TAYLORVILLE, ILL.—James Frisina 

jr. became general manager of Taylorvillebased 

Frisina Enterprises, effective Saturday 

(4). it is announced by James Frisina 

sr.. president of the circuit. 

Robert E. Frisina is taking over the entire 

buying-and-booking-of-films operation. He 

will be assisted by John D. Giachett. 

44-Year-Old Cinema Razed 

SOUTH BEND. IND.—The Granada 

Theatre here, razed to make way for a new 

street, was in operation 44 years. C. W. 

McDaniels was the manager when the Granada 

opened its doors Feb. 16. 1927. The 

first movie shown was "An Affair of the 

Follies," starring Lewis Stone and Billie 

Dove. 

Pacific Theatres Given 

Okay for 2-Screen Airer 

VENTURA, CALIF. — The planning 

commission has approved plans of Pacific 

Theatres, which operates the 101 Drive-In 

near the intersection of Telephone Road and 

Main Street, for a twin-screen drive-in. The 

existing airer would be completely remodeled 

and two new screens built, with one 

centrally located projection room and snack 

bar. 

Construction is expected to begin in about 

18 months under the conditional use permit 

granted by the commission. 

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BAG Is Converting 

Ritz to Twin Unit 

BHI.I.KVILI.H, II 1..— Richard Wright, 

general manager for BAC Theatres, operator 

of the Ritz Theatre, 403 East Main 

St., announces that when renovation of the 

showhouse is completed, it will become a 

twin facility. The new auditorium will seat 

approximately 100 moviegoers. 

Work started in July by general contractor 

E. G. Engel is expected to be completed 

by January 1, Wright said. The project includes 

extensive remodeling of the existing 

theatre. Seating capacity will be reduced 

from 1.050 to 700, with more space between 

rows for added patron comfort. The 

interior will be redecorated and a new front 

installed on the building. 

The mini-auditorium is being created on 

the second floor where theatre offices are 

presently located. Wright stated that offices 

will be moved to 100 .South Charles .St. 

Demolition Is Under Way 

At Fort Wayne's Palace 

FORT WAYNE, IND.—Razing of the 

former Palace Theatre in downtown Fort 

Wayne, located at 128 East Washington 

Blvd., has begun. In recent years it has 

been known as the Civic Theatre but it 

originally opened as the Palace in January 

1915 as a vaudeville house and later 

switched to films. The motion picture operation 

ended in May 1956 and the Civic 

Theatre occupied the structure until 1969, 

when it moved to another location. 

Ownership of the property has been unrevealed 

since its purchase several years 

ago but reports are that a dummy corporation 

operated the building for American 

Electric Power Co. Von E. Livingston serves 

as trustee for the owner of the land but 

said this was to conceal the ownership of 

the property. He stated that the building 

is no longer of use and has become an eyesore. 

Like most older theatres, entertainers 

who appeared live in this building included 

Jack Benny. Bill Robinson and Sophie Tuck- 

Fine Ozoner Manager $120 

For Rubbish on Property 

FORT WAYNE. IND.—Donald E. Stetzel. 

manager of the Fort Wayne Drive-In, 

was fined $120 in city court recently, when 

he was found guilty of allowing rubbish to 

accumulate on the theatre property. The 

ozoner was found to have rubbish strewn 

around and in cans on the south side of the 

area next to residences. Although cited by 

the city board of health, the rubbish was not 

removed. 

Judge Larry Miller threatened a contempt 

charge, with a jail sentence, if the problem 

was not corrected at once. 

Residents of the area have complained 

in court that they can see "objectionable 

films" on the drive-in screen from their 

windows and back yards, leading to a city 

ordinance and a recent court decision upholding 

much of the statute. 

Gore Film Category Made Famous 

By Chicago Producer Herschel Lewis 

CHICAGO—As Herschel Lewis begins 

production of his 48th feature film, he acts 

like a film producer 

than anyone 

who has .seen the 

stereotype of such 

individuals 

could possibly 

imagine. A Ph.D. 

in psychology, Lewis 

Slid his new picture is 

^.illcd "Face Stripper" 

but he is known 

to change titles while 

the shooting is under 

Herschel Lewis 

way—or even after 

production is finished. Like many of Lewis' 

recent productions, "Face Stripper" falls in 

a 

categorv he has made famous—the "gore" 

film. 

Headquarters in Chicago 

While Lewis selects sites throughout the 

U.S. for his movies, he operates from a 

fairly sumptuous suite of offices in Chicago, 

in the Wrigley Building on North Michigan 

Avenue. In addition to film production and 

distribution. Lewis owns theatres; operates 

an advertising agency, and has business interests 

from country club management to 

automobile rental agencies. He is on the 

faculty of a university as lecturer. His textbook. 

"The Businessman's Guide to Advertising 

and Sales Promotion," will be published 

by McGraw Hill this winter. 

Now in his middle 40s, Lewis made his 

first feature film in 1959, "It was greeted 

with profound apathy," he recalls. He acknowledged 

the picture as a "flop" and, in 

true O. Henry style, Lewis, who had sold 

his commercial film studio to raise money 

for the feature, found himself without a 

business. Said Lewis. "I was a big-shot film 

producer by day and sold encyclopedias 

door-to-door at night." 

Filmed in Four Days 

Almost by accident. Lewis and a close 

friend, Dave Friedman (who now operates 

Entertainment Ventures in Los Angeles), 

shot an early "nudie" film. "The Adventures 

of Lucky Pierre." The movie was 

completed in 

four days and was an instant 

success. Lewis found himself back in the 

film business with both feet. 

Looking for areas of film production 

"less hazardous" than sex films, he made a 

movie in 1963 that is called "a classic of its 

genre." It was titled "Blood Feast," the first 

film in which stage blood spurted by the 

gallon and shapely young starlets were ostensibly 

dismembered in dripping color. 

"We never claimed that "Blood Feast" 

was a good picture by critical standards."" 

Lewis said, "but the reason for its success 

was obvious— it was the first. Like a Walt 

Whitman poem, it didn't have to be good 

to be remembered, as long as it was the 

first of its type." 

Since '"Blood Feast," Lewis has refined 

the art of cinematic bloodlcttmg. a necessary 

step in today's changing world of film 

distribution. On any given production day. 

Lewis and his special effects team (the same 

team that has worked together since "Blood 

Feast") will be figuring out how to blow 

the brains out of someone's head, how to 

smash a beautiful girl's face into a plateglass 

mirror, how to gouge an eyeball, how 

to pull the still-beating heart from a breast 

or how to ram a huge punch press through 

a screaming girl's viscera. It is apparent 

that this tongue-in-cheek attitude, obvious 

in 

the low-pressure, good-natured filming itself, 

is beginning to manifest itself on the 

screen. 

"Face Stripper" has overtones of whimsy 

that Lewis would not have attempted during 

the early days when, as he says, "audiences 

were less sophisticated. 

""The changes in the complexion of film 

audiences, even during the last two years, 

are profound enough to have eliminated 

many film producers who simply are bewildered 

by the change and wonder what happened 

to the audiences who used to enjoy 

Andy Hardy," Lewis explained. He added, 

"A feature film that does not contain elements 

beyond those to be found in a typical 

TV show is in trouble if it is shot on a lowbudget 

basis. Theatres simply won't book 

it!" 

Successful Combination 

To sum up various comments about the 

key to Lewis' success, there is a combination 

of showmanship, audience-awareness 

and a studious approach to film as a medium 

of communication. Lewis said. "As one 

of the first to bypass ponderous studio 

shooting. I film entirely on location." This 

is borne out by the fact that nearly 20 were 

filmed in Florida and his crews have shot 

footage in diverse areas of the U.S. 

Most recently Lewis has turned more 

and more to a conventional-type product. 

"This Stuff'll Kill Ya!", filmed in Oklahoma 

last fall, is about a moonshine ring, and 

"Year of the Yahoo, " released about a 

month ago, has not one foot of gore. It 

stars country-western singer Claude King. 

Such Lewis-made features as "She-Devils on 

Wheels." about a female motorcycle gang, 

filmed in Miami; ""Two Thousand Maniacs," 

about a southern town that gets even for 

the Civil War. filmed near Orlando, or 

"Moonshine Mountain," about a mad 

bunch of hillbillies, filmed in the Carolinas, 

play an average of 1.500 domestic dates, 

which is considered a respectable playoff 

for competing film product budgeted far 

higher than 

Lewis' output. 

Since Lewis owns his own equipment and 

has both cutting and screening rooms in 

his 

offices, he is more self-contained than the 


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II 

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CHICAGO 

Wally Heini. L'nik-d Artists Midwest publicity 

and advertising director, has a 

full progiam started for "Fiddler on the 

Roof," opening at the new McCliirg Court 

Theatre November 10, and for the new 

James Bond movie, "Diamonds Are Forever," 

which will be one of the Christmas 

attractions opening in a Loop-area theatre. 

The advance on "Fiddler on the Roof" already 

is in excess of $100,000. Mike .Stern 

and Bob Lubliner, co-owners of Center 

Theatre Corp.. which embraces the Mc- 

Clurg. report that the theatre is sold out to 

groups during the first two weeks. Advertising 

Sunday (19) will open up mail order 

and bo.xoffice sales. Stern said the Mc- 

Clurg will, in all respects, represent a return 

to theatre elegance—but with a modern 

twist. 

"A Centurj' of Progress in Prevention" is 

symbolized in one of Filmack's new trailers. 

In cooperation with the Chicago Fire Department, 

Filmack has produced a trailer 

in commemoration of the Chicago fire. It 

will be used during Fire Prevention Week. 

October 4-10. with the slogan "Disaster to 

Greatness." There is emphasis on the fact 

that fire prevention is everybody's business. 

Georgiana Klein, a WOMPI officer who 

has been serving in a secretarial capacity at 

Columbia Pictures for the past several 

years, is now a booker. 

Bill Durante, operator of the Biograph 

Theatre, is bringing back the once-a-week 

serial. As a starter, "Lost Planet" will be 

presented over a period of the next 15 

Among the varied comments 

weeks . . . 

about President Nixon's wage and price 

freeze are those about the "freeze" that canceled] 

a Wednesday (I) movie ad rate increase 

in two major papers here. 

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became the mother of a daughter. 

Paramount Pictures is finding that bookings 

are coming in at a fast pace for the 

rereleasc combination of "Riot" and "Uptight." 

ABC-Great States Theatres was first 

with the booking at the Michael Todd in the 

Loop. 

Woody Strode is due here this month to 

promote his first starring film. "Black 

Jesus." Opening date is uncertain, since the 

movie is scheduled for the Roosevelt, where 

"Shaft" shows no sign of slowing up. 

"Shaft" opened June 30. 

Maurice F. Glass, ABC Great States 

Theatres real estate director, underwent 

surgery at Meyerhouse. Michael Reese Hospital. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer staffers are hoping 

"Night of Dark Shadows" will be as 

successful as "Shaft." which grossed 275 

per cent in its eighth consecutive week at 

the Roosevelt Theatre . publicist 

Larry Dieckhaus is working on a campaign 

facet which should aid in giving "Night of 

Dark Shadows" a successful launching. In 

cooperation with WCFL Radio, a contest is 

being conducted for the selection of "Miss 

Ghost America." The local hopeful will join 

other contestants between the ages of 18-25 

in 

a national contest on the West Coast. 

The wear and tear of daily traffic jams 

have brought the Charles Teitels to the near 

north side for ivory-tower living. They sold 

their home in Skokie and are taking residence 

in an apartment at 100 East Bellevue. 

This makes it probable that Chuck will be 

able to sprint to his World Playhouse in 

approximately 15 minutes. 

The World Playhouse has now run 

through its Japanese Film Festival obligations, 

despite the fact that the originators 

left suddenly with prints and programing. 

The scheduled program at the World was 

supplanted through Omar Kayatsu. Fall 

plans for the World include classical film 

showings covering a span of eras, starting 

with some of the earlier horror films and 

including Hitchcock favorites. 

Mrs. Adele Walk of the Edward Wolk 

Co. is spending a month in Dallas, Tex.. 

with Dr. and Mrs. Richard Rosin (her 

daughter and son-in-law) . Wolk. 

who has been in Edgewater Hospital for 

tests, was given the "all clear" report and 

is back in the Wolk offices. 

Terror" in 30 drive-ins and hardtops Frid.i> 

(10). 

Cinema II in Milwaukee reports that "Cry 

Uncle" ha.s broken house records. John 

Arvidsen, director of the film, will be in 

town to assist in the exploitation for the 

film's opening at the Shangri La. Arvidsen 

was. incidentally, a Chicagoland resident 

for many years. 

When Muriel Kahner goes to Canada for 

a vacation, it will be timed to coincide with 

the WOMPI International convention in Toronto 

Friday (10) through Sunday (12). Also 

attending the convention are Peggy Gates, 

president; Lee Brody, past president; Sally 

Kahner, and Mrs. Eve Rollin. 

•lason Robards was in town in connection 

with the opening of "Johnny Got His Gun" 

at the Playboy Theatre . . . Darel Glaser, 

15. a sophomore at Riversidc-Brookfield 

High Schdol, who has a role in "Bless the 

Beasts & Children," is tutored on the road. 

He follows the prescribed work supplied to 

him by the high school and takes the same 

tests given other members of his class. Darel 

is the son of George Glaser, Riverside 

Township supervisor. 

Charles Good, district manager for Buena 

Vista, is vacationing in Minnesota . . . 

BV's "Pinocchio," which has been showing 

in outlying theatres for the past two weeks, 

has been one of the top grossers, according 

to 

reports. 

'Gore' Film Category Is 

Made Famous by Lewis 


typical independent producer. He also 

handles his own campaigns. One-sheets, ads 

and trailers all are written by him and he 

has a large art department to handle the 

graphics. He has discovered that as his 

reputation as a Midwest producer has 

grown, he has become something of a 

troubleshooter for producers whose films 

either can't meet the budget or who can't 

find a successful campaign theme. Thus, on 

several occasions, Lewis has contracted to 

produce campaigns for other producers. 

Lewis said his plans for the future center 

around an idea to establish a permanent production 

schedule of six to nine pictures a 

year. Since he personally produces and directs 

his films, as well as creating the campaigns, 

he is looking forward to busy days. 

Mrs. Vera Port of the Teitel Film Corp. 

wrote from Denmark that the "wide-open 

Copenhagen" so often publicized is. from 

what she could observe, very definitely wide 

open. But she did conclude from the facial 

expressions of the Danish people that they 

are a contented lot . . . For the first time 

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'EvelKnievel'600 

At Memphis Village 

MhMPHlS— -Evcl Knicvcl." an American 

International release, broke house records 

in its first week at the Village and 

rang up a pleasing 600 per cent—six times 

normal business at that theatre. Over at the 

Malco. there were more cheers as "Shaft" 

had a rollicking 500 second week and the 

management was predicting a long, long run 

for the picture. Behind these two supergrossers. 

percentages dropped off to 200 

for "Summer of "42," which was in a tenth 

week of a lucrative run at the Paramount 

Theatre. 


Crosstown— Billy Jock (WB), 2nd wk 125 

Loews The Panic in Needle Pork (20th-Fox), , . 50 

Malco Shoft (MGM), 2nd wk 500 

Memphian Who Is Horry Kellermon? (NGP), 

2nd wk 100 

Paramount Summer of '42 (WB), 10th wk 200 

Park On Any Sunday (SR) 1 50 

Plaza, Whitehaven McCobe & Mrs. Miller (WB) 100 

Studio 

Village 

Sensuol (SR) 1 50 

Evel Knievel (AlP) 600 

'The Love Machine' Grosses 

600 in New Orleans Bow 

NEW ORLEANS—"The Love Machine" 

opened at the Robert E. Lee Theatre and 

immediately shot into the New Orleans firstrun 

grossing lead with a strong 600. "Shaft." 

third week at 

the Orpheum. ran No. 2 here, 

as it did in Memphis, rating 500 in each of 

these 

Southern exchange cities. 

Gentillv-Orleans Fortune and Men's Eyes 

(MGM), 2nd wk 300 

Joy—McCabe & Mrs. Miller (WB), 2nd wk 350 

Orpheum Shoft (MGM), 3rd wk 500 

Robert E. Lee The Love Mochine (Col) 600 

Trans-Lux Cinerama Ryan's Daughter (MGM), 

19th wk 150 

Carl Spieckerman Married 

In San Francisco, Calif. 

BILOXL 

MISS.—Doug Spieckerman, 

.Mississippi Gulf Coast district manager 

for Gulf States Theatres, returned with his 

wife Martha from one of his old industry 

stamping grounds, San Francisco, where 

their son Carl was married Monday (2) to 

Roberta Schwartz. 

Carl, a University of California graduate 

with degrees in political science and psychology, 

has worked with his father in theatre 

management in California, Texas and 

other areas. He is taking up the study of 

law this fall. Carl's wife, whose father has 

been active for years in financing Midwest 

theatre construction, is a social worker. 

Marianna Kiddies Turn In 

30,000 All-Aluminum Cans 

MARIANNA. FLA.—When the Marianna 

Jaycees Kiddies Dav committee of- 

Martin Sfarting Construction Soon 

On Chattanooga Northgate Mall Unit 

CHATTANOOGA — Construction is to 

start soon on a Martin circuit unit to be 

known as the Northgate Theatre. Site of 

the new theatre will be in the northeast end 

of the Northgate Mall Shopping Center. 

Announcement of the project was made 

jointly by Martin Theatres, a Columbus, 

Ga. -based circuit which operated in nine 

states, and by Independent Enterprises, a 

division of Arlcn Shopping Centers, Inc. 

The Northgate Theatre is to have 9,.177 

square feet of space and will feature automated 

projection. The decor will be an allred 

auditorium seating 600 patrons in 

rocking-chair 

seats, red acoustical wall drapes, 

special woven red carpet and red seats. 

The lobby will be furnished in red and 

oyster white. 

Reddish to Super>ise 

The new cinema will be supervised by 

Lloyd Reddish, a 23-year veteran in the 

movie business. 

The Northgate Mall will be the largest 

shopping center in which the far-flung 

Martin circuit has a theatre. The Mall's 

developer, Chattanooga-based Independent 

Enterprises, a 59-year-old local company, 

was subject of an August 18 Chattanooga 

News-Free Press feature story which pointed 

out that the company is experiencing its 

biggest year and expects that next year will 

be even better. 

The News-Free Press article continues, 

in part: 

The company (Independent Enterprises) 

was established in 1912 by the late Abe 

Solomon, who moved it to Chattanooga in 

1914 with the establishment of the Strand 

Theatre, which marked the beginning of 

the multitheatre development of the organization. 

The company continued in the 

motion picture business until July 1961, 

when it sold its theatre interests both in 

Atlanta and in Chattanooga. There were 1 

motion picture theatres and drive-in theatres 

involved in this transaction. 

Big Wind 'Responsible' 

During the grand opening of the original 

portion of Eastgate Center, Jay Solomon, 

then vice-president of Independent Enterprises, 

recalled that "A big wind literally 

blew Independent Theatres of Chattanooga, 

now Independent Enterprises, Inc., into the 

shopping center and real estate development 

business." 

Solomon recalled, "One of our drive-in 

theatres, 

the Skyway, was located on Brain- 

screen at the drive-in, Moses Lebovitz, 

president of the theatre chain, and I decided 

to go ahead with a business development. 

Prior to entering into the shopping 

center construction, we erected a $600,000 

bowling center. Holiday Bowl, on adjoining 

property." 

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for Eastgate 

Center was held Thursday, .Sept. 20, 1962. 

GTC Is Constructing 

Two Macon Theatres 

ATLANTA — Georgia Theatre Co. has 

broken ground and started construction on 

two theatres in Macon's Westgatc Shopping 

Center, according to E. E. Whitaker, vicepresident 

in charge of operations for the 

circuit. GTC already has the 1,100-seat 

rocking-chair Westgate Cinema in operation 

in Macon. 

The two new units are being correlated 

with the existing theatre, Whitaker said. 

One will be a 550-seater and the other will 

accommodate 350 patrons. Both, of course, 

will be provided with the newest type of 

rocking-chair seats, 

known as "The Rocking-Chair Circuit." 

Units in the complex are to be designated 

as GTC has come to be 

as Cinema I, Cinema II and Cinema III, 

with a single boxoffice serving all three. 

They also will be color coordinated, with 

blue, gold and green predominating. 

George Bagby jr., an executive trainee in 

the circuit, is in charge of construction and 

the contractor is George Simmons. Completion 

and opening of the two new locations 

are scheduled for early January. 

The additional Macon units will bring to 

52 the number operated by GTC, which is 

headed bv president John Stembler sr. AH 

of the theatres are in Georgia, except the 

Hilltop Drive-In, which is across the Savannah 

River in North Carolina, and four units 

in Gadsden, Ala—two indoor theatres and 

two drive-ins. 

Lehigh Acres, Fla., Site 

For Jerry Lewis Cinema 

LEHIGH ACRES, FLA.— \ Jerry Lewis 

cinema is being built just off Homestead 

Road on Plaza Drive in the Cultural Center 

here. Completion is expected by the start 

of the tourist season. 

The cinema will seat 325 patrons and is 

a project of Lehigh Acres Development, 

Inc., headed by president Harry C. Powell 

erd Road property that actually was too 

fered a new bicycle top prize for the 

as 

youngsters turning in the most all-aluminum valuable for such use. We had toyed with 

cans for admission to a show at Martin's the idea of a business development on this 

Ritz, the astounding total of more than site. At the time we purchased the property 

30,000 such cans were turned in by about some 16 years ago, we had a feeling that Acres. 

450 children. 

some day the site would be ideal for a business 

"We have shown the latest motion pic- 

Winner of the bicycle was Lisa Ann 

center since it is in the heart of one of tures in the Lehigh Acres Auditorium on a 

Lamar and the presentation was made by 

Billy Swails, Jaycees Kiddies Day chairman, 

Chattanooga's 

heaviest traffic 

most 

suburban 

rapidly 

areas. 

growing and regular basis for the past ten years," Powell 

said. "Now this will free the auditorium 

and Bob McNeal, president of the Jaycees. "When a windstorm blew down the big for other things." 

jr. The cinema will be leased to Kjell Pederson 

and William Sharp of Fort Myers Beach 

as an independent enterprise in Lehigh 

BOXOFTICE :: September 6, 1971 

SE-1

ATLANTA 

£|niie Austin, vctL-ran showman who managed 

Marlins 450-seat Georgia Cinerama 

on Druid Hills Road the last five 

\ears. resigned efleclive August 26. Prior to 

joining Martin Theatres. Austin worked lor 

a time as manager of Storey's Fulton Boulevard 

Drive-In. Before joining the managerial 

ranks, he owned and operated film theatres 

in l.ogansville and Stone Mountain. He 

sold the former location to a buyer who 

converted it into a carpet store and remodeled 

the front of the Stone Mountain theatre 

into office spaces and converted the 

rear 

into an intimate theatre, complete with a 

stage for use as a legitimate theatre. Austin 

and his wife left Atlanta for an extended 

vacation in their summer home off the 

Blue Ridge Parkway, near Bowling Rock. 

N.C. One of their neighbors there is Dick 

Pope, who developed and operated the 

famed Cypress Gardens in Florida. The 

Austins plan to return to Atlanta when chill 

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MONTGOMERY, 

ALABAMA

. . . Harry 

ATLANTA 

(Continued Ironi page Sh-2) 

R. C. 

who 

Cobb 

has 

circuit 

been 

. . . Carolyn 

handling the 

McEntyrc. 

ABC Southeastern 

advertising account in Atlanta, has 

resigned and moved to Houston. Tex. 

A recent report in these columns that 

Mrs. HIizabeth Miller. United Artists billing 

clerk, had retired brought a quick "Not 

so" from her when she returned from her 

vacation and resumed her duties . . . While 

we are correcting the record, we apologize 

to Howell Raines, the Atlanta Constitution's 

new amusements editor. In one of his 

first hylined pieces in the Constitution, his 

name appeared as "Howell Haines." That's 

how it happened to be reported here as 

"Haines" instead of "Raines" in the announcement 

that he had joined the Constitution 

staff. Sorry. Howell Raines! 

Trade and pre.ss screenings at Columbia's 

I-ilmrow Playhouse: "Let's .Scare Jessica to 

Death. " Paramount; "The Last Movie." 

Universal; "Doc." United Artists; "Chrome 

and Hot Leather" and "Some of My Best 

Friends Are .". . . American International 

Purdy lit up the 20th Century- 

Fox projection booth to screen "Tribes." 

Screened at the Preview Theatre in the Atlanta 

Film Building was "Harry. Cherry and 

Raquel." distributed by Jack Vaughan Productions. 

New Haven's Old Filmrow 

Down to Single Exchange 

From New England Edition 

NEW HAVEN—Pointing up belt-tightening 

on the part of distribution, the onceflourishing 

Filmrow of New Haven is no 

more. 

National Theatre Supply and National 

Screen Service. But the cluster gave way to 

redevelopment, and distributors, in the main, 

went to Hamden. 

Walter Silverman is the sole remaining 

branch manager, as such, for a major company, 

in the 2.'>4 Collgee St. structure. 

George Somma, the man-in-Connecticut 

for Universal, works out of his home in 

suburban West Haven. 

Beyond these two, Connecticut exhibition 

—ironically enough, in the midst of the 

greatest theatre building boom in 20 years 

—must look to either Boston or New York 

for distributor contact. 

MGM, Warner Bros., Paramount, National 

General, 20th Century-Fox, Avco 

Embassy, American International Pictures, 

Allied Artists, United Artists and other film 

interests service Connecticut out of Boston. 

Bookings handled for the major circuits 

with outlets in the state—Loews, RKO- 

Stanley Warner, ABC Eastern Theatres, 

General Cinema, Redstone, et al—are processed 

through Boston, 

Sales representatives trek dutifully enough 

through the Connecticut territory but, to a 

man, exhibition interests once pridefully 

looking to New Haven as a center of industry 

contact-and-chatter, miss the personalized 

atmosphere that was once most prevelant 

on New Haven's Filmrow. 

The shuttering of the local branches is 

very much part of a national distributor 

pattern that has seen combining of exchange 

centers—i.e., Albany-Buffalo, et al—and 

while theatre owners readily recognize the 

need for economy measures on the part of 

distribution, there is open concern about the 

face-to-face rapport long evident in the 

booking of film. 

Benson Star-Vue Drive-In 

Bought by Stephensons 

BEN.SON. N.C.—The Star-Vue Drive-In 

is under new management for the first time 

in 20 years. Its new owners and operators 

Only one company—Columbia—maintains 

offices 254 College St., the RKO- 

at 

are the Stephenson brothers — Billy of 

Stanley Warner Roger Sherman Theatre Benson and Gerald of Dunn. 

Building, in which the bulk of the firms Gerald Stephenson is employed by the 

moved several years ago from 1890 Dixwell Bien Jolie Co. in Dunn and his brother by 

Ave., Hamden. 

the Chicopee plant in Benson. Both are 

Previously, a cluster of buildings in downtown 

natives of the Dunn area. 

New Haven housed all major distribu- 

The theatre formerly was operated by 

Alonzo Parrish. 

tors and a smattering of independents, plus 

IjJ 

^"«»fe^-,5îIIO0KIM6 SERVICERS, 

"Theatre Booking & Film Distribution" 

221 S. Church St., ChorloHe, N.C. 

Frank Lowry . . . Tommy Whit* 

Phone: 375 7787 

Berger Building Hardtop 

From North Central 

Edition 

GRAND FORKS, N.D.—Berger Amusement 

Co., Minneapolis, has purchased a site 

for the construction of a $250,000 showhouse 

in Grand Forks, it was announced by 

Benjamin N. Berger, president. To be named 

the Dakota Theatre, the structure will be 

designed by Liebenburg, Kaplan, Glotten & 

Associates. 

Tyche Corp. Acquires 

Center in Gaslonia 

CiASlONlA, N.C. — Tyche Investment 

C i>rp. ol Charlotte has acquired and is 

operating the 6()()-seat Center Theatre on 

Main Avenue. The corporation acquired 

the theatre from R. "Sonny" Baker, who 

L. 

has owned the Center for the last ten years. 

Baker said he will continue to operate 

the Webb Theatre on .South Street, He has 

owned the Webb for 20 years. 

James Peeler is district manager for 

Tyche Investment Corp. and Roy McElveen, 

who had managed the Center for Baker, 

has been retained in that position by the 

new owner. 

Fulton Officials in Raid 

At Atlanta's Gay Paree 

ATLANTA—Fulton (Atlanta) County 

officials August 25 seized two pictures, "The 

Kiss" and "It's a Gay World." along with a 

quantity of untitled film from the Gay 

Paree Cinema on downtown Walton Street 

and placed under arrest the theatre's projectionist 

and the manager. 

Investigators and attorneys from the office 

of Fulton County solicitor general 

Hinson McAuliffe reported that they arrested 

manager James A. Smith and projectionist 

Parrish Pedesta. 

W. Baer Endictor, McAuliffe's assistant, 

who led the raid, said that charges will be 

brought against owners of the theatre as 

soon as their identities can be determined. 

These arrests were made for violations of 

Georgia Code Section 26-2101 forbidding 

the distribution and exhibition of obscene 

material. 

A commitment hearing for the two arrested 

men scheduled for August 26 was 

postponed because their lawyer was out 

of the city. 

McAuliffe said the raid on the Gay 

Paree was just a continuation of his department's 

efforts to shut adult-only theatres 

in the downtown section of Atlanta. He 

added that with his "limited staff" he can 

prosecute only a few at a time. 

Undaunted by the arrests, the Gay Paree 

management continued business Thursday 

and told telephone callers that the feature 

was "The 12 Faces of Love." 

Thanksgiving Bow Planned 

From Eastern Edition 

CHESTER. PA. — Located in the new 

Grant Plaza off Edgmont Avenue, the Eric 

Brookhaven theatres 1 and II are expected 

to open to the public around Thanksgiving. 

Each 700-seat auditorium will have rockingchair 

seats. 

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in Georgia—Rhodes Sound & Projection Senrice, Sownnoh—355-1321 

In Florida—Joe Hornstein, Inc., 759 W. Flogler St., Miami, Flo. 

FRonklin 3-3502 

in Virginia—Perdue Motion Pictures, Roanoke—366-0295 

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Off the pedestal. Out of the executive \ ( 

suite. Into the shoes of your white- and 

blue-collar workers. What do they need 

that you could be giving them? Convertible 

debentures? Stock options? Naw! 

That's executive stuff. They need a way 

to save a buck. Why don't you give it to 

them? By instaUing and promoting the 

Payroll Savings Plan so they can buy U.S. 

Savings Bonds on a regular, systematic 

basis. It's easy and inexpensive. And the 

administrative time involved in setting up 'A 

the procedures and staging a Savings It ' 1 

Bond drive is minimal. A lot of bosses ''' 

pooh-pooh Savings Bonds because they 

think they're not a good enough invest- 

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ment. If you're in this group, think 

about what B. R. Dorsey, President of 

Gulf Oil Corporation and this year's Chairman 

of the U.S. Industrial Payroll Savings 

Committee, says on this subject: "Business 

leaders should think of Savings Bonds not 

as an investment, but as a way of saving. 

For hourly workers, they are often the difference 

between saving something and saiing 

nothing!" Try it for a year. Get started by 

writing Director of Marketing, the Department 

of the Treasury, Savings Bonds Division, 

Wa.shington, D.C. 20226. 

Take Stock in America. 

US. Savings Bonds 

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. . . Topping 

. . "Villain" 

JACKSONVILLE 

]ân.hall Fliim ot Kcni Theatres film buying 

and hooking deparlmcnl became a 

grandfather for the first time August 23 

when his son and daughter-in-law Mr. and 

Mrs. Larry Fling became the parents of a 

son. 

Fred Kenl. founder and board chairman 

of Kent Theatres, has been named chairman 

of the Florida Junior College Council, 

a state agency charged by the Legislature 

with advising the state community college 

division on the establishment and operation 

of public junior and community colleges. 

Patrons attending the downtown Florida 

on a recent Saturday night for a performance 

of "The Hunting Party" received a 

bonus of a second first-run western action 

film. "Doc." preesnted as a sneak preview 

the new films blossoming on 

first-run screens was the film version of 

Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel. "The 

Love Machine." which set in for a multiple-week 

run at the suburban Regency 

Rocking-Chair Theatre was 

the big opener at Trans-Lux/Tnflight's Normandy 

Gold Theatre for Richard Burton 

fans and the George C. Scott admirers had 

"The Last Run" at Kent's St. Johns Rocking-Chair 

Theatre . . . ABC-Florida State 

Theatres played up the name of Steve 

McQueen for "On Any Sunday," which 

newspaper reviewer Charles Brock chose to 

remark that it "treats the bike riders as 

great men of the century, embued with the 

same mystical reverence director Bruce 

Brown showered on his surfers in The 

Endless Summer." " 

Wednesday (8) is sure to be a day for 

PROJECTION PARTS & SUPPLIES 

REFLECTORS-LENSES-SPEAKERS 

ROY SMITH CO. 

365 Park St. Jacksonville, Flo. 

WRITE- 

The Exhibitor Has His Say 

TO: 

BOXOFHCE. 82S Van Brunt Blvd., 

Title 

Dayg oi Week Pltryed 

Exhibitor 

Kansas City, Mo. 64124 

nostalgic memories in the minds of thousands 

of local persons ranging from the very 

young to those among Jacksonville's oldest 

living citizens. That day will mark the 

closing performances for the red brick Imperial 

Theatre, a venerable landmark in 

the heart of the downtown area where Florida's 

tallest skyscraper is being built only a 

block away. The Imperial's night doorman. 

O. W. Prevatt, who is also a Jacksonville 

history buff, has a picture of the Imperial 

as its doors opened for the first time May 

20, 1911. 60 years and 3'/2 months ago. It 

is the city's only entertainment center left 

from that era. In the 1920s it was managed 

by Col. John Crovo, dean of Florida showmen, 

who has pictures of long lines stretching 

from the Imperial's boxoffice when it 

was a first-run house playing Hollywood's 

first talking pictures. Like many others afflicted 

with age, the Imperial had a slow 

decline and ended its career as a doublefeature 

house with the city's lowest admission 

price, 90 cents in the evening and an 

early bird price of 75 cents for the first 

hour in the afternoon. 

In addition 

to Colonel Crovo, among living 

managers of the storied old theatre are 

Art Castner, manager of the local Edgewood; 

Martha Gould, manager of the Colony, 

Winter Park; Herb Roller, a theatre 

executive in Lakeland; George Krevo, now 

in the paper business; Joe Charles, manager 

of the local Center; Clint Ezell, vice-president 

of Roy Smith Co.. local theatre suppliers; 

John Thomas, now connected with 

the city-owned Veterans Coliseum; Herb 

Ruffner, manager of the Plaza, Orlando; 

Iva Lowe, secretary to William S. Baskin 

jr.. local ABC-FST district supervisor, and 

Robert Cornwall, manager of the local 

San Marco. 

Ronald Teston. formerly of Ocala. became 

the Imperial's final manager who was 

assigned the tasks of closing it. 

Among the many who served as employees 

at the Imperial is former balcony 

usher Harvey Garland, now an ABC vicepresident, 

as well as president of ABC-Flor- 

YOUH REPORT OF THE PICTDRE YOO 

HAVE lUST PLAYED FOR THE 

GUIDANCE OF FEUOW EXfflBITORS. 

Compony 

Theatre 

Weather.. 

-Right Now 

ida Slate Theatres and who heads ABC 

operations in the states of Alabama. Georgia. 

North Carolina, Tennessee. Virginia. 

Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Florida. 

Under his direction the Imperial is lo be 

demolished lo make wa\ for a needed auto 

parking facility. 

Only advance exhibitor screenings scheduled 

for the week by Warren Teal in the 

Preview Theatre were Avco Embassy's "My 

Name Is Trinity" and "Chrome and Hot 

Leather" from AlP. 

Two local film players, Rita Ballard and 

Bob Letizia. have starring roles in 'The 

DeLorca Curse." soon to be released. It 

was shot on location at St. Augustine. 

Art Castner, manager of ABC-FST's suburban 

Edgewood had a novel exploitation 

stunt going for his end-of-the-summcr screen 

attraction. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." 

Art fitted out a large flat-bed truck 

with a small oak tree and shrubbery and a 

small boy lounging under the tree dressed in 

the 19lh Century knee pants, white shirt 

and torn straw hat to resemble Mark 

Twain's Tom Sawyer. The truck visited 

playgrounds and shopping centers in all 

parts of metropolitan Jacksonville. Banners 

on all sides of the truck proclaimed the 

name of the motion picture, its playdates 

and the name of the theatre. 

Surfside Tourist Board 

Sponsors Film Festival 

MIAMI — The Surfside Tourist Board 

kicked off its International Film Festival 

August 23 and carried on daily through 

August 27 with a free show for all residents, 

township guests and tourists. 

Christopher Robbie, New York critic and 

author, introduced each film at 7:30 p.m. at 

the Community Center Auditorium. Films 

shown in the series were "Codine,"" Peter 

Hall's adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's 

Dream," "Hunger" from Sweden, "Yanco" 

from Mexico and "To Be a Crook," a 

Claude Leiouch movie from France. 

Hyde Park Pixie to $1 


HYDE PARK, MASS.—The Nu Pixie 

Cinema has a new $1 admission policy in 

effect Mondays through Thursdays to bolster 

midweek attendance. 

SiLee ARTOE CINEMA CARBONS; 

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I INCREASE 

8 mm xl4- $48.95 

lOmm X 20 $83.05 llmm x 20 $94.60 

Le* ArtM Always Offers Foil Monty Bick 

If Not Satisfied. 

13.6mm x 18 $93.50 

We Pay Die Freight - 100 Lhs. or Hon 

Lee Artoe Girbon d. 1243 Belmont, Chicogo 

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Cobb Circuit Sixplex 

For Orlando Center 

ORLANDO, FLA.— R. C. Cobb, president 

of Cobb Theatres, and C"oy W. Jamer- 

after-dark strolling or going-out-to-themovies 

in the vicinity in many major cities 

son. owner of the Conway Shopping Center 

at Curry Ford Road and Conway Road, becomes even more hazardous. 

announced that construction will start soon 

on a six-theatre project to be known as 

Mcnirice Gusman Will Save 

Conway 6. 

Each of the six auditoriums will have 250 Miami Olympia for Public 

seats, giving the complex a total of 1,500 MIAMI Mjllion.iirc philanlhropist Maurice 

Gusman, who has just gifted the Uni- 

seats. The six will share a common lobby and 

each will have de luxe seating and decor. versity of Miami with more than $1 million 

for construction of a concert hall The latest automated projection equipment 

for 

will serve the complex. A division office is 

to be located in 

the new theatre building. 

Cobb Theatres, headquartered in Birmingham, 

Ala., owns and operates two other 

twin theatres in Orlando—the Pine Hills 

Twin and the Semoran Twin. John .Stines 

is the Cobb Florida division manager. 

Another Ist-Run Theatre 

Competitor Being Tested 

MIAMI—Now looms yet even another 

competitor to the first-run film theatre: 

movies piped into hotel and motel rooms 

for the price of a downtown show. 

George Bourke, writer for the Miami 

Herald, suggested that this new way of 

seeing a 

movie may be the answer for hotel 

or motel guests wary about strolling on city 

streets after dark. Under the new system, 

now being tested, the guest would simply 

call room service and ask for delivery of a 

feature movie to his room. It would'nt be 

one of the many-times seen films appearing 

on late TV but a current first-run picture, 

showing downtown for $3 a ticket. The 

hotel guest would charge the fee to his 

hotel bill with a possible benefit of a business 

tax deduction. 

Testing of the service is being carried out 

by Diplomat Hotels, Friedland-Food Fair 

supermarkets and Computer Television and 

Visual Information Systems (CT-VIS). Site 

of the pilot run is Newark's Gateway Downtowner 

Motor Inn, owned by Food Fair. 

For the test, says Bourke, three 20th Cen- - 

tury-Fox 1970 releases have been tran.s- ,_ 

ferred to one-inch cartridge video tape for | 

per cent retained by the hotel management, 

.M)-40 per cent to the film distributor and 

the balance to CT-VI.S organizations, which 

would provide and service equipment. 

Bourkc said that promoters of the pilot 

project see large potential for the process as 

that institution's School of Music, is in the 

process of acquiring Miami's historic Olympia 

Theatre to preserve it for community 

Lucius Williams, chairman of the Downtown 

Development Authority, said Gusman 

has moved "far enough" in the course of 

his philanthropic activity to assure retention 

of the grand old movie palace, which had 

been threatened with demolition. 

The Olympia Theatre in downtown 

Miami, believed to be the first millon-dollar 

movie house in the nation when it was 

opened in 1925, will be dedicated to public 

use and the betterment of Miami, Williams 

said. Last July 20, Seymour Rubin, owner 

of the downtown building where popular 

movies are still being presented, applied to 

the city to permit use of the theatre site 

as a parking lot for the adjoining Olypia 

Office Building. This would have meant its 

demolition. 

DDA director Williams won a six-month 

delay from the city planning board and then 

set out to negotiate with Rubin to save the 

theatre. The Greater Miami Philharmonic 

displayed interest in a long-term lease. 

Williams has pointed out that arrangements 

aren't final in the Gusman plan lo 

save the Olympia but that its retention is 

assured and negotiations are proceeding. 

John Erman directed "Ace Eli and Rodger 

of the Skies" for 20th-Fox from Claudia 

Salter's 

screenplay. 

MIAMI 

The Golden Glade Twin Drive-In is converting 

from carbon arc lamps to xenon 

next week, according to Ben Schreiber, manager 

director. It will be the first drive-in in 

Florida to install this type of light source. 

John Wilkinson of Optical Radiation Corp. 

of Monrovia, Calif., is in Miami to supervise 

the installation 

for maximum efficiency. 

George Homstein, president of Joe Hornstein, 

Inc.. of New York, and his wife Annette 

are relaxing in Miami with his brother 

and sister-in-law Hal and Norcne. George 

and Ann came here from Dallas, Tex., 

where he presided at a meeting as first 

president of TEA, the new organization of 

theatre equipment manufacturers and dealers. 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Elefante are expecting 

their first child this December. Tom is district 

director for Loews Theatres in this 

area . . . Congratulations to Larry Fraley. 

who just recently was married. 

Womeico Happenings: Mr. and Mrs. 

Harvey Fleischman are in New York for 

his nephew's wedding . . . Marvin Reed and 

his wife are on vacation, visiting in the 

Atlanta and Spartanburg areas. 

FRESNO, CALIF.—Turning the first 

shovelful of dirt during ground-breaking 

ceremonies for a new theatre in the Fig 

Garden Shopping Center was Kathleen 

Funch, granddaughter of Mrs. Ellen Funch, 

owner of the center. Dr. Richard Sandor. 

a principal in the cinema enterprise, said 

the movie house will be a family-type 

theatre and offer two auditoriums with a 

common lobby. 

transmission over the motel's closed circuit I 

antenna system from a central player. At I 

the Gateway, 125 rooms of the 265 total 

have been equipped with the CT-VIS recep- ! 

tion—with the occupant charged $3 or S4 • 

for each showing requested. Proceeds, ac- | 

cording to Bourke, are treated the same way 

| 

that boxoffice receipts are: a split, with 10 j 

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MEMPHIS 

Qobby \Mlkinson, tornicrK ol Memphis and 

now assistant sales manager for Universal 

in New York, and his family are 

vacationing here for two weeks. Bobby is 

taking advantage of the leisure to visit many 

long-time friends in the film industry . . . 

Jack Braunagel. who operates Helena Enterprises 

theatres in Helena. Hope and 

West Memphis, Ark., was in town for 

several business engagements. 

Gene Boggs, Village Theatre in Little 

Rock, and W. L. Landers. Landers at Batesville. 

and his son Peyton were Memphis 

visitors several days . . . Thomas S. Shafer 

has leased the Valley Theatre at Water 

Valley. Miss., which he has been operating 

with a good deal of success . . . The Maury 

Theatre at Mount Pleasant, Tenn.. was reopened 

Thursday (2) for full-time operation 

Halls Theatre at Halls, turned on 

the lights again .Saturday (4). 

Watson Davis, advertising and promotions 

manager of Maico Theatres, enjoyed 

great success in personal appearances as 

"Sivad," a monster character, before live 

audiences in the Ripley and Holly Springs 

theatres. "Sivad" (Davis spelled backwards) 

appeared before the showing of a group of 

horror movies. Davis has appeared as 

"Sivad" on TV and Malco theatres and 

throughout the territory many times. 

Lois Boyd, Filmrow employee, is back at 

work after surgery . . . Frank Rule, United 

Artists executive, was a visitor at the Memphis 

exchange. He's branch manager for 

the company in New Orleans. 

WOMPIs turned their August meeting 

into an outdoor picnic at Audubon Park in 

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Memphis, with president Billy Long in 

charge . . Mrs. Billy Sanders, Holly 

. 

Springs. Miss., who is seriously was 

ill, 

sent many cards and received many get-well 

calls from WOMPI friends during the long 

month. 

Filmrow vacationers: Genevieve Lovell 

took a motor trip to Ames. Iowa. When she 

returned home, Mrs. J. J. O'Brien, Genevieve's 

sister, and her family came to Memphis 

for a visit. Ruth Slaton had a vacation 

at Ken-Lake Hotel on Kentucky Lake. 

NEW ORLEANS 

Jîta >ernaci. who has been hospitalized 

after a light heart attack, is progressing 

nicely and expects to be home soon. Rita 

is president of Ladies of Variety. 

Several Filmrow staffers attended the 

New Orleans showing of "Hair." Jean Dolan 

of Blue Ribbon Pictures was there with her 

husband Jack, her mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law. 

Irene Gvillo and several Gulf 

.Staters attended the Sunday night showing. 

Several new pictures opened in the downtown 

area: "Ginger," Cine Royale: "The 

Omega Man," Loews' State: "The Red 

Tent," Saenger Orleans, and "The Hellstrcm 

Chronicle," Saenger Orleans. New in the 

suburbs were "On Any Sunday," Lakeside 

and Oakwood Cinema I, and "Scandalous 

John" at the Lakeside Cinema, Oakwood 

Cinema II and the Kenilworth. 

Octave DesForges, formerly manager of 

the Kenilv/orth Cinema, is now associated 

with the Robert E. Lee Theatre and, with 

his experience in the motion picture industry, 

should prove a great asset. 

Obscene Film Charges Are 

Filed in Vivian, La. 

VIVIAN, LA.—Doors of the Wake a 

Movie Theatre were padlocked by police 

chief Harmon Idom August 11 and two 

Jefferson, Tex., men were charged with 

showing obscene films at the theatre. 

Charged were Stewart Goodwin, manager, 

and Lester Sabo, owner. In the audi- 

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ence at the time Idom made the arrests 

were 21 persons, including two juveniles. 

Obscenity as a crime is defined under 

Article 68 of the Model Municipal Criminal 

Code adopted by the Vivian city council 

in 1969. 

Goodwin and Sabo were released on $100 

bonds and the theatre was reopened the 

next night. 

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MANCHESTER, CONN. — Builder-developer 

Alexander Jarvis has announced 

plans for construction of a 300-seat Jerry 

Lewis cinema on the west end of the existing 

small shopping complex off Plaza Drive. 

Cost was not disclosed. 

General Cinema Plans 

3 Buffalo Area Duos 

BUFFALO—General Cinema Corp. will 

build at least three twin theatres in suburbs 

of this city in the next two years, according 

to Seymour H. Evans, director of public 

relations, who declares his corporation plans 

to construct theatres in the Eastern Hills 

Shopping Mall on Transit Road, between 

Sheridan Drive and Main Street in Clarence; 

the Thruway Plaza on Harlem Road at 

Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga, and in 

Wheatficld Plaza, William Road, between 

Niagara Falls Boulevard and River Road, 

town of Wheatfield. 

General Cinema, according to Evans, also 

is considering construction of another twin 

near its Boulevard Mall cinemas at Maple 

Road and Alberta Drive in Amherst. 

Each new house will seat 500 and 600 in 

the respective screening areas. Projection 

will be automated and construction style will 

be similar to that of Boulevard Mall cinemas, 

featuring a shared lobby and concession 

lobby between the two auditoriums, 

high-fidelity sound equipment, air-conditioning 

and picture-window screens. 

Eastern Hills Cinema I and II will open 

about Thanksgiving, the houses on the Thruway 

Plaza will open sometime in 1972 and 

the Wheatfield theatres in '73. 

Architect for all theatres is William Riseman 

& Associates of Boston. The contractor 

for the Eastern Hills twin is DeBartolo of 

Ohio. 

The General Cinema film booking policy 

is to avoid X-rated movies, unless they have 

"artistic or social value." Evans noted. The 

additional theatres in the Buffalo area will 

enable General Cinema to play the same 

film in several different houses and the total 

number of first-run films the corporation 

books for the area will increase. 

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Only 132 May Enter 

Variety Golf Meet 

DALLAS—Only K^2 slots are available 

for entries in the annual Variety Club golf 

tournament, which will be played Monday 

(27) at the Glen Lakes Country Club. 

Deadline for entries is Thursday (23). 

Entries should be mailed to the Variety 

Club Office, Suite 206, 1710 Jackson St., 

Dallas 75201. The $30 golf ticket includes 

green fee, golf cart, buffet lunch and banquet 

ticket for two. An entrant's golf handicap 

should be listed on the ticket order 

blank (which may be secured from the 

Variety office at the above address). Also 

if an entrant has a preference to play in a 

certain foursome, he should list the names 

of the group members on his ticket order. 

E.xtra banquet tickets are available for 

$7.50 and extra buffet lunch tickets can be 

purchased for $3.50. 

Schedule for the tournament, which annually 

raises money to aid Tent 17's charity 

projects, starts Sunday (26) with cocktails 

at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Lakes Country 

Club, followed by a Calcutta at 7 o'clock. 

Monday's events start at 7 a.m., when 

breakfast will be available for golf tournament 

entrants at the country club's Grille. 

At 8 entrants sign in with the starter and 

at 8:30 a shotgun start opens competition 

on the tees, fairways and greens (hopefully 

not in the bunkers, rough and lake). Everyone 

takes a break at 1 p.m. for a buffet 

lunch in the country club's dining room 

before the 2 o'clock deadline for posting 

final scores in the club's Pro Shop. 

Music and dancing at 7 p.m. will open 

activities at the Holiday Inn Central, where 

a buffet dinner will be served at 8 and 

trophies presented to the golf winners at 

9:30. 

Two Dallas Men Complete 

Nigerian-Biafran Film 

DALLAS—"Yellow Bar," a film about 

airlift pilots in the Nigerian-Biafran War, 

has been completed by Jerry Hubbard, 

business manager of Hudson-Midttun Productions, 

and Jim Hudson jr., freelance 

writer now residing in Mallorca, Spain. 

Hubbard and Hudson were classmates at 

High Park High School in Dallas and again 

at Southern Methodist University. Both are 

33 years old. 

The idea for the film began to develop 

in Norway, strangely enough. That was 

where Hudson, on an assignment to write 

a magazine article about Norwegian TV, 

met Knut Midttun. who had made more 

than 50 documentaries for television. 

Midttun told Hudson about his three recent 

assignments to Biafra and about experiences 

of the airlift pilots. Hudson then wrote the 

script that became the basis for "Yellow 

Bar." 

Most of the picture was filmed on Mallorca, 

where Hudson has a home, by Norweigian 

TV technical crews who took their 

work vacations en masse and went to the 

Spanish island on two-week excursion 

tickets. However, in the film three real 

Biafran airlift pilots—Bat Masterson, Peter 

Knox of Canada and Tor VVilman of Norway— 

play themselves. Prolog and epilog 

scenes for the film were made in Dallas, 

Knox coming here for footage shot in the 

Southwest Airmotive Restaurant and at 

Carter Field. 

The entire picture was made for less than 

$200,000. according to Francis Raffetto, 

Dallas Morning News entertainment writer, 

who interviewed Hubbard and his partner. 

Currently, the film is being edited and 

blown up from 16mm to 35mm for commercial 

bookings. Hubbard and Hudson 

have their sights set on future productions 

but, being practical, they told Raffetto they 

want to sell "Yellow Bar" before going for 

No. 2. 

Seniors-at-Childrens 

Prices Being Tested 

HOUSTON—Tecar Theatres is trying an 

experiment with senior citizens. Seniors (62 

and older) will be admitted throughout the 

circuit that operates 14 screens in Houston, 

two each in Baytown and La Porte, at children's 

prices. 

Foy Meyrick of Tercar said the price 

will apply to all pictures which have a children's 

price but not to one-price roadshows. 

Identification is through a Medicare card or 

a Texas Council of Senior Citizens identification 

card. 

Al Lieberman, executive director of the 

Texas Council of Senior Citizens said that 

he believes that movie theatres can expect 

more matinee business if seniors arc given 

consideration for special bus fares. 

Loews' Theatres also continues to grant 

special prices to senior citizens (60 and 

older) in its State and Delman. A special 

card is issued free, good in Loews' theatres 

throughout the country. 

Addicts Urge SA Children 

To Learn From 'Panic' 

SAN ANTONIO — The following 

item, 

"Local Addicts Praise Current Drug Film," 

appeared in "Offbeat" the Sam Kindrick 

column that appears daily in the San Antonio 

Express: 

"This isn't an attempt to review a movie 

but local heroin addicts were flocking to 

that flick at the Olmos Theatre titled "Panic 

In Needle Park." 

"And the guys who pack the heavy monkey 

on their backs give the film top-flight 

rating. 

"It's really unusual for the junkies to say 

anything nice about an addict film for they 

are apt to pooh-pooh one as HoUywoodish 

thimblerigging, produced and directed and 

acted by people who wouldn't know a pump 

from a finger stall. 

"Here's what one addict had to say about 

the film! "Man. Tve been there and I know 

what it"s like to wake up in the morning 

and go looking for the Chinaman. This 

movie really tells it like it is and every 

parent in San Antonio should take the kids 

to see the film." "' 

2nd U.S.A. Festival 

To Honor Frank Capra 

DALLAS 1 

he second U.S.A. Film 

Festival, to be held here in .March, will 

salute Frank Capra, 75, now retired from 

filmmaking. And the famous director has 

chosen the films to be shown at the festival 

as representative of his talent. He also has 

accepted an invitation to make personal appearances 

at the retrospective. 

To open the festival at the Bob Hope 

Theatre on the Southern Methodist University 

campus, Capra has chosen his Clark 

Gable-Claudette Colbert comedy, "It Happened 

One Night," a winner of five 

Academy Awards in 1934. 

Also listed by Capra with L. M. "Kit" 

Carson, co-director of the festival, are "Mr. 

Deeds Goes to Town" (1936), "Lost Horizon" 

(1937), "You Can't Take It With 

You" (1938). "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" 

(1939) and "Meet John Doe" 

(1944). 

With 1972 to be a year for another Presidential 

it 

election. Carson said would be 

most appropriate to honor Capra, whose 

major films in the 1934-1947 period could 

be classed as social conscious, protest features. 

Dates for the next U.S.A. Film Festival 

will be March 19-25. Entry deadline for 

the new film division has been set as February 

1. A panel of critics, yet to be announced, 

will view entries from February 6 

through February 15 to choose features for 

the festival showings. 

Valenti. Smith Address 

Texas Film Commission 

AUSTIN—Jack Valcnti. president of the 

Motion Picture Producers Assn. addressed 

the first meeting of the new Texas Film 

Commission here Thursday (2). 

Gov. Preston Smith, who named the commission, 

delivered the keynote address. 

The 41-member agency is charged with 

developing a film production industry in 

Texas. Smith said its work already has 

brought a number of production companies 

to Te.xas and the film industry will eventually 

contribute millions of dollars a year 

to the Texas economy and stimulate the 

cultural-educational climate. 

Smith addressed the opening 10 a.m. session 

in the Sheraton Crest Hotel here. Warren 

Skaaren, commission executive director. 

spoke at a luncheon. 

Activities of seven working committees 

were discussed during the afternoon and 

members attended a special screening of 

the picture "Giant. " which was filmed mainly 

in Texas several years ago. 

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Q,ordi>ii McLciidon ol Mcl.cndon Theatres LIsie Parish. Barbara Baggcti. Estelle Redd, 

Pat Howard. Juanita White. Linda White 

Fcti Tuesday. August 24, to spend a 

couple of weeks in the company of his longtime 

friend actor John Wayne on a Pacific 

and Betty Owen. This is an industry service 

project of the WOMPl Club. Members are 

cruise aboard Waynes yacht. Named the ready to do what they can to assist theatres 

Golden Goose. Wayne's vacht is a converted in such instances and would appreciate 

minesweeper. 

WOMPIs will be manning telephones for 

other opportunities to be of .service. 

Rex Hudson should be back on the job 

the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon 

again on the Labor Day weekend. 

Members to participate in this activity are: 

Estelle Redd. LaVerne Gordon. Juanita 

White. Linda White. Mable Guinan. Farris 

Taylor. Betty Owen. Pat Howard. Thelma 

Jo Bailey. Judy Wise and Bertha Brennan. 

at Associated Popcorn Distributors within 

six or eight weeks, according to his doctor. 

Weanwhile, Rex continues his recuperation 

at his home. 9855 Kingsman, Dallas, 75228. 

Esther Covington, MGM contract clerk 

and Dallas WOMPI, is back at the home of 

L'nUed Artists Theatre Circuit's Cine 150 

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her sister Virginia Surels in 

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UA Cine 150 management in the presentation 

industry friends have sent via cards, letters 

of the gifts were: LaVerne Gordon, and phone 

calls. 

Sawyer, Thatcher Contest 

Brings Out Look-Alikes 

DALLAS — "They were .ill so good, it 

was hard to pick winners," declared a judge 

in a Lakewood Theatre contest to pick 

look-alikes for Tom Sawyer and Becky 

Thatcher in connection with the showing 

of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." 

The competition took place around noon. 

Saturday, August 28, and resulted in victory 

for Edward Gratz, 9, son of Mrs. Betty 

Jane Gratz, 6556 Lange Circle, and Dixie 

Rotenberry, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 

Davie Rotenberry, 10171 Estate Lane. 

Runners-up were Rob Porter, 11, son of 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porter, 13814 .Stonemo.ss, 

and Judy Oliver, 1 1, daughter of Mrs. 

Fred Oliver. 6572 Kinwood. 

Edward won a six-month pass to Lakewood; 

Becky won a six-month pass to the 

theatre 

and a wink from Tom (Edward) to 

boot. Both got their pictures in the Dallas 

Times Herald. 

"We wanted to see if the kids could associate 

themselves with one of the great adventure 

stories of the past," Bob Narowitz. 

Lakewood manager, told Ot Hampton, a 

Times Herald staff writer. "We asked them 

to dress up like Tom and Becky and let us 

judge their originality." 

Judges for the contest, limited to boys 

and girls 9 to 15, were Larry Ellis of WRR; 

Pam Scrape of Mulberry Square Productions 

and Joy Wi.se of the Professional 

Talent Agency. 

Freeport Showboat Closed 

FREEPORT, TEX.—The Showboat Theatre 

has been closed and will not be reopened. 

The Showboat was last operated 

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It's a de luxe situation—rocking-chair 

seats, UltraVision projection and a completely 

draped auditorium. 

The theatre is managed by Bill Kyle and 

his assistant Cary Fulwider, both working 

under the supervision of managing director 

Guy McDowell. Kyte, who has three years 

experience with the Majestic, also is 

managing the Majestic. He's a 1964 graduate 

of Science Hill School and recently 

completed four years in the U.S. Air Force. 

He's now a student, majoring in management. 

He and his wife Martha and their 

son. 3. live at Ramblewood Trailer Park. 

Comes Theatre Reopened 

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FARMHRSVILLE, TEX.—Dark nearly 

two years, the Cornes Theatre was relighted 

August 26 under the name of Cornes Playhouse. 

The theatre has been leased from Mrs. 

R. F. Cornes by Don Newby, who moved 

here from Fort Worth and has placed the 

reopened situation on a seven days a week 

basis. Newby has had experience in exhibition 

in Fort Worth. Austin and Houston 

and told the Farmersville Times that he 

will do everything he can to "serve the 

community with the best family films." 

The Cornes Playhouse opens at 6 p.m. on 

weekdays and shows continue until midnight. 

On Saturday and Sunday, the theatre 

opens at noon. It runs a kiddies show from 

noon until 5 p.m. each Saturday and a midnight 

show each Saturday night. Regular 

prices are $1 for adults and 35 cents for 

children under 12. 

Howard J. Johnson Named 

Meagher General Manager 

IRVING, TEX.—Jerry Meagher, president 

of Meagher Theatres, announced the 

appointment of Howard J. Johnson as circuit 

general manager. 

Johnson, having been associated for years 

with independent circuits, assumes this new 

position with a well-rounded knowledge of 

theatre business. Among the circuits with 

which he has been associated are Claude 

Ezell Theatres, McLendon Theatres and 

Commonwealth Theatres, He recently retired 

from the motel and restaurant business. 

John.son also is well-known in this area 

for his civic activities as he has long been 

active in the Masons. Lions' Club and Hella 

Shrine. 

HOUSTON 

Q,eorge Hamilton may come to Houston 

on a promotional visit on behalf of 

his latest film, "Evel Knievel," when it 

opens at the McLendon Theatres Saturday 

in the Mall Shopping Center now total 31, 

with the opening of Britts Department 

Store. Among businesses successfully making 

debuts in the Mall this year is Mall Theatre, 

(18). Some portions of the film were shot 

operated by ABC Southeastern The- 

at the Astrodome . and blues 

atres. The Mall debut occurred in late June singer Isaac Hayes is scheduled to appear 

and the theatre has had excellent attendance in concert at the Hofheinz Pavilion Friday 

throughout the following weeks. 

(10), sponsored by radio station KCOH and 

R. J. Rausaw. Hayes is the voice and the 

composer of the theme song of the film 

"Shaft," which recently closed a long run 

at the Majestic Theatre. 

Richard Thomas, co-star of "The Todd 

Killings" was in on a promotional visit to 

discuss the film. It opens at the Majestic. 

McLendon Triple, Gulf-Way, Post Oak and 

Shepherd Drive-In theatres ... In conjunction 

with the return of David O. Selznich's 

original version of "Tom Sawyer." all Sage 

stores will hold fence painting contests at 

4 p.m. today (6). The film opens a sevenday 

run Thursday (9) at the North Shore, 

Parkview. Clear Lake and Alabama theatres. 

Tercar Theatres will go on a nights-only 

schedule (the circuit has 14 screens in Houston), 

starting Monday, except for the Gaylynn 

and Gaylynn Terrace, which will continue 

to have matinees. "Walkabout" replaces 

"Fortune and Men's Eyes" Friday at 

the Gaylynn. It stars Australian aborigine 

David Gumpilil . . . Bob Hope has asked 

Vic Damone to appear with him here in 

February at the annual St. Joseph Hospital 

show. Damone. currently at the Riviera in 

Las Vegas, has an altar date with Houston's 

Becky Jones. 

Guggenheim has taken over the 620-seat 

Don Gordon Theatre in the east end. Guggenheim 

operates the Broadway Cinema and 

the Yale for Cinema Arts Theatres. The 

Yale, although it has had a very good year 

at the boxoffice, will close at the year's end. 

The adjacent bank is taking over the property. 

Tercar Theatres will put a triplex theatre, 

with a 1,200 seat capacity, in a basement 

location at Allen Center. A 4.000-car 

Tercar drive-in is projected for Westheimer. 

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New on Houston marquees: "Wild 

Child," Park III; "Unman. Wittering and 

Zigo." Windsor; "The Red Tent," Memorial; 

"Act of the Heart," also Park III, and "The 

Hunting Party," Loews' State. Memorial and 

the Telephone Road Drive-In. 

Houston Tower Will Have 

'Fiddler' in December 

HOU.STON—Conrad Brady, ABC interstate 

1 heatres division manager, and H. M. 

"Addie" Addison. United Artists official in 

New Orleans, have announced that Houston 

will be one of the first cities to see the 

film version of "Fiddler on the Roof." 

It will have its world premiere November 

3 in both Los Angeles and New York, then 

open a roadshow engagement at 28 cities 

across the country December 14. It will be 

seen at the Tower Theatre in Houston and 

will not be seen at any other theatre in the 

city until April 1972. 

James R. Velda. vice-president of United 

Artists, selected Houston as one of the prime 

cities to show the musical. 

Houston DeLuxe Refitted 

As Exhibition Gallery 

HOUSTON — Ihe Deluxe Fheatre. 

which had been shuttered, has been renovated 

for the exhibition of a different kind 

of picture. Work began on renovating the 

old theatre early in August. The theatre is 

located in a low income family area. 

The theatre will reopen for the exhibition 

of 40 paintings, sculptures and watercolors. 

Artist Peter Braley, associate director of the 

Perls Galleries in New York, assembled the 

show sponsored by the Menil Foundation. 

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Tolin Rust, movie star and internationally 

known art critic, served as auctioneer 

at the Pharmacy Ass'n art auction Sunday. 

August 29. at the Bexar Couniy Medical 

Library. 

Maurice Bralia, owner of the Alameda, 

leatro Nacional and the Aztec-.^. was elected 

to the board of directors of the Festival 

San Jacinto Ass"n. which annually sponsors 

the Fiesta Flambeau night parade climaxing 

Fiesta San Antonio each April. Braha was 

pictured in the local dailies meeting film 

stars Norma l.azareno and Rogelio Guerro. 

Toniniy Reynolds, manager of the Cinematex 

in Colonies North Mail, is presenting 

the original, uncut version of "King Kong." 

the grandaddy of all monster movies. Reynolds 

announced a revised price policy for 

week nights only: $1.50 for adults. $1 for 

students and 75 cents for children. The bill 

also included "World of Abbott and Costello" 

on the Screen Classics program. 

J. B. Wallace, city manager for Gulf 

States Theatres, and his wife Marge were 

honored with a champagne party on the occasion 

of their 25th wedding anniversary. 

The party was given by their children—Mrs. 

Jim (Maureen) Cavin. J. H. (wife Clair). 

Dave (assistant manager. General Cinema), 

Erwin and Shelley Wallace—and a group 

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Cavin. Ann-Marie and Janis Wallace. An 

anniversary trip is planned by Mr. and Mrs. 

Wallace for a later date. 

New marquee titles: "Fortune and Mens 

Eyes." Azlec-3; "On Any Sunday." North 

Star Cinema II; "The Hellstrom Chronicle." 

Broadway; "Friends." Olmos; "The Summertree." 

North Star Cinema I; "Soul to 

Soul." "If He Hollers. Let Him Go." Majestic; 

"The Horseman." Century .South and 

Fox Twin No. 1; "Quinto Patio" and "Sindicato 

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"Chico Ramos." the current attraction 

co-stars of Phyllis Diller, who has appeared in several 

Motion Pictures, appearing in person 

the Alameda. The stars appeared 

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at several Texas military bases, includ- 

Sunday presenting three stage appearances 

ing those in this area, through Sunday (12) 

Stewardesses" opened a return engagement 

e.ich liay and giving their fans free photos 

and autographs. 

at the suburban Josephine 

Theatre 

and capacity crowds have been attending. 

Arnold Priest, newly named manager 

at the theatre, has had to open the auxiliary 

parking lot to handle cars of the overflow 

patronage. 

Texas Theatre Supply has been appointed 

Laserlite Carbon dealer for this area. "We 

would like for all exhibitors who have not 

tried this carbon to write to us." said E. G. 

Olivarri jr.. "or drop in and pick up some 

samples of this fantastic carbon of the future." 

Manager Frank Whisenant 

In Will Rogers Hospital 

SAN ANTONIO — Frank Whisenant. 

manager of the Fredericksburg Road Theatre 

since 1951. is a patient at the Will 

Rogers Memorial Hospital at Saranac Lake. 

N.Y. Mrs. Whisenant told Boxoffice that 

her husband expects to remain at the hospital 

for two months and that he would appreciate 

hearing from his theatre industry 

friends. 

Whisenant really is in his second term as 

manager of the Fredericksburg Road Theatre. 

He first was assigned to the theatre 

in 1948. served there one year, then was 

sent to the Surf Theatre in Port Arthur for 

two years. He then returned to San Antonio 

and the Federicksburg Road situation. 

During his absence, Bill Stanley is acting 

as temporary manager. 

Two Theatres Being Built 

In Beaumont Shop Center 

BEAUMONT, TEX. — As the 

Gateway 

Shopping City celebrated its 14th anniversary 

last month, two additions were under 

construction — one a twin indoor theatre 

and the other an ice cream shop. 

A drawing of the two theatres by architect 

Milton Bell appeared in the Beaumont 

Enterprise in connection with a story marking 

the anniversary celebration. The theatres 

are to be known as Cinema I and Cinema 

II and will have a combined seating capacity 

of 1,040 patrons. 

The Gateway Shopping Center was this 

area's first regional commercial center. As 

It observed its 14th anniversary, it had twice 

as many stores and service establishments as 

when it was opened in 1957 and Dick Mc- 

Adoo. manager of the center, said this year 

is exceeding last year (the center's record 

full year) busines.swise. 

No More X Film Bookings 

For Breckenridge Regal 

HRIX KHNRIDCiH. 1 H.\.— X-ralcd films 

are oul as far as the Regal Theatre is concerned. 

Joe Mohesky. operator of the Regal, 

voluntarily agreed to discontinue showing 

X films after C. J. Eden. Stephens County 

attorney, filed an injunction suit to halt 

such showings. 

Mohesky said he never intended for anyone 

under 18 to be admitted to the show but 

Eden, in seeking the injunction, claimed 

that when he attended a showing of "Country 

Girl" at the Regal—a film he declared 

was obscene—there were several persons 

under 18 in the audience. 

Tuesday Night Film Shows 

At Apartments in Houston 

HOUSTON— It's 'Tuesday Night at the 

Movies" at the Creole Apartments here, 

featuring campy, old classic and just plain 

corny films for the benefit of the residents 

of the apartment house complex, mainly 

young business and professional men and 

women in their 20s and 30s. with singles 

predominating. 

Among the films that have been shown 

in recent weeks are "Dracula." the original 

"Frankenstein" and "My Little Chickadee." 

Actor Dean Martin Booked 

For 5 Texas Appearances 

FORT WORTH—Hollywood star Dean 

Martin has been scheduled to appear in 

person October 3 at the Tarrant County 

Convention Center Arena, presented by Gil 

Davis Enterprises. 

Martin is booked for five one-night appearances 

throughout the state, with his 

opening October 2 scheduled for Houston. 

Other dates are yet to be confirmed. 

Free Tickets in Denton 

DENTON. TEX.—The first 100 visitors 

Sunday, August 15, at Loma Del Rey, this 

city's newest apartment complex, were given 

free tickets to the Campus and Cinema theatres. 

Loma Del Rey, recently completed, 

has apartments open to students, couples 

and families with children. Pets also are 

allowed. 

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Mill Gily Films Lose 

To Annual Slale Fair 

MINNEAPOLIS — This area's sluggish 

summer came to an unhappy end with local 

grosses being battered badly by the annual 

Minnesota State Fair, which kicked off its 

ten-day run with a record-breaking Saturday, 

August 28. and Sunday, August 29, 

draining off more than 150,000 entertainment 

seekers each day. Three new pictures 

blossomed at this inopportune time, "Doc" 

heading up the trio with a quite strong 175 

at the State Theatre. An impressive TV 

campaign accompanied the bow. 


Academy— Klute (WB), 8th wk 150 

Campus— Goin' Down the Rood (SR) 90 

Cinema II—Peter Rabbit ond Tolcs of 

Beatrix Potter (MGM), 2nd wk 200 

Cooper Cineroma—Who Is Harry Kellcrmon? 

(NGP), 3rd wk 200 

Gopher—Summer of '42 (WB), llth wk 100 

Mann— Billy Jack (WB), 17fh wk 130 

Orpheum—The Love Machine (Col), 2nd wk 100 

St. Louis Pork— Fools' Parade (Col) 100 

State— Doe (U A) 175 

World—Cornol Knowledge (Emb), 8th wk 170 

Frank L. Kreznar Awarded 

A Silver Medal by PSA 

MILWAUKEE — Filmmaker Frank L. 

Kreznar. 6451 North 52nd St., had a date 

in Toronto, Canada, during the four-day 

meeting of the Photographic Society of 

America, starting August 30, to receive a 

silver medal for his film "Apple Sculpture." 

Krezmar's film and nine others, which won 

prizes in the International Film Competition, 

were shown. 

A long-time member of the Milwaukee 

Movie Makers Club, Kreznar also took the 

bcst-film-of-the-year award at a recent meeting 

of the Chicago Area Camera Club Ass'n 

tor his 32-minute movie entitled "Galungan 

Holiday." His travel picture "Bali," made 

when he and his wife visited the South Pacific, 

will be shown in October at a dinner 

party of the Seven Arts Society of Milwaukee. 

He presently is editing a movie, the 

product of various trips he has made traveling 

in the western half of the U.S., for 

showing in November at the Milwaukee 

Public Museum. 

Kreznar has attended filmmaker's courses 

conducted each year by the Calvin Productions 

Co. in Kansas City and has, himself, 

taught at film workshops arranged in Chicago. 

Reopen Paramount Theatre 

ANSLEY, NEB.— Mrs. Ruby Higgins, 

owner of the Paramount Theatre in Ansley, 

announced the reopening of the house August 

21 for weekend showings. Harry and 

Jim Woolstrum will alternate as projection- 

Larry PuUord Named Manager 

SIOUX FALLS. S.D.— Larry Pulford was 

named manager of the Downtown Cinema 

Theatre, effective Wednesday (1). it is announced 

by Bill Keen, district manager for 

Sioux Falls-based Midcontinent Theatres. 

Pulford was assistant manager at the Starlite 

Theatre last summer. 

Regional NATO Meefings Win Support 

Of Neb. NATO President Dubinsky 

LINCOLN—Apparently president Irwin 

Dubinsky's message to state NATO members 

regarding the first eight-state regional 

NATO conference in Milwaukee recently 

would be, "Let's keep having them and support 

them, too!" Dubinsky's major point 

for this statement is his belief that it's the 

only way the average industry member can 

have an opportunity to speak up and ex- 

in New York City. But, he pointed out, the 

regional sessions will give NATO leaders 

more support in selling an issue nationally 

with the benefit of earlier grass-roots sentiment 

at regional gatherings. 

Aid to National Officers 

He sees it as relief, also, to national officials' 

rather hectic schedules, as they attempt 

to meet with every state NATO 

throughout the year. 

According to Dubinsky, all regional sessions 

in Milwaukee on such questions as 

ratings, low-grossing theatres, mini-houses 

and nontheatrical activities were well-attended 

by some 200 industry members from the 

eight-state region, which goes to nine next 

year with the addition of Indiana. They participated 

fully, too. he emphasizes, and most 

should have gone home well informed. 

Dubinsky, for example, found the University 

of Nebraska Student Union filmshowing 

operation may be frustrating to the 

local industry occasionally but it could be 

worse, based on other states' experiences. 

NU, for instance, usually has no new pictures, 

as some other campuses appeared to 

offer. Dubinsky says new film offerings 

mean industry members are bearing the 

brunt, since it is their costs which cover the 

picture production expenses—not university 

film reimbursement. 

'Student Only' Policy 

NU adheres fairly close to a policy of 

only admitting students but isn't perfect on 

this score either. Dubinsky said. He recalled 

this was a bigger 'problem to the Lincoln 

industry when the air base was open and 

was not too careful about restricting movie 

admissions to military personnel and their 

families. 

Reflecting on Jack Valenfi's leadership in 

the picture rating session, Dubinsky said he 

concurs with the MPAA executive that the 

present rating system gives the public the 

first opportunity ever to know what a film 

contains and that "we're better off with it 

than without. On the other hand. I believe 

some views have to change so the rating 

system can be tightened up. Some CiPs 

should be more than that." 

Dubinsky wonders if all Nebraska NATO 

members—or others for that matter—realize 

that a majority of six on the board of ten 

can determine the film rating. 

The Lincoln veteran said Nebraska, like 

other states, is seeing more activity in mini 

or smaller theatres, so this session was beneficial. 

Participation by Mel Glatz of the 

Denver theatre design firm made this program 

even more interesting, Dubinsky said. 

He's already planning to go to the 1972 

regional conference in Minnesota—Min- 

press a viewpoint or ask a question and get 

an answer from NATO leaders. 

neapolis or Alexandria—and hopes to have 

He contends such regional meetings an increased Nebraska delegation along, too. 

should not eliminate annual NATO meetings, 

such as the upcoming one in November 

Bob Quarry in Des Moines 

For Opening of 'Yorga' 

DES MOINLS—American International 

Pictures' "The Return of Count Yorga" 

opened August 25 at the SE 14th Drive-In 

here, with the star, Robert Quarry, in Des 

Moines for the start of the run. Most 

youngsters are surprised when they meet 

Quarry, who plays a vampire in the horror 

movie. 

"The kids stare, waiting for me to grow 

fangs! They think my teeth just grow that 

way unless I file them down every morning. 

" said Quarry, a veteran of three vampire 

film roles. 

He enjoys playing vampires, because "it's 

like going back and being a child again. 

I saw all the 'Frankenstein' films when I 

was a child and loved them." He called 

"The Return of Count Yorga" a very good 

scary movie and a grown-up fairy tale. 

stating that he was "proud of it." 

Quarry commented that he was very impressed 

by his two-day stay in Des Moines 

and that nothing in Los Angeles "is as 

pretty and convenient as Des Moines' Gray's 

Lake. 

Bill Bindel is Commended 

By Patron of Drive-In 

MILWAUKEE—A letter 

from a grateful 

Milwaukee moviegoer was published in the 

Journal recently and it is reprinted in its 

entirety because it touches upon a matter 

of importance to all theatre operators. 

"I would like to commend publicly the 

manager of the Bluemound Drive-In. My 

husband and I took our children there one 

night recently to see two Disney films. The 

program for the following week included a 

filni^ rated R. 

"Instead of showing parts of that film, 

the manager chose to show only the name 

of the director, the stars and the title. As 

many moviegoers are aware, theatre owners 

often show "coming attractions' which arc 

not suitable for children attending a G-ratcd 

program. 

"So hooray and thanks to the manager 

of the Bluemound Drive-In. (Signed) Carol 

Dufek." 

The manager of the Bluemound Drive-In, 

a General Cinema Corp. theatre, is William 

BOXOFHCE :: September 6, 1971 NC-1 

Bindel.

MINNEAPOLIS 

nciijaniin Bcrgcr, circuit owner, continues 

his European trip, keeping his Filmrow 

pais posted via postcards. The latest 

has him just behind the Iron Curtain . . . 

I.croy Smith has resigned as Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

West Coast assistant manager. 

Smith, former MGM branch manager here, 

is returning to this city and says he's "open 

to all offers." With his wealth of experience 

and vast film-business background. Smith 

shouldn't be idle 

long. 

Don O'Neill, head booker and buyer for 

.ABC of North Central States circuit, is on 

vacation . . . President Nixon's wage-pricerent 

freeze caused few ripples in theatre 

and film circles in this area. There had been 

no intention of any immediate ticket price 

hike at any of the major circuits and no 

major labor negotiations were under way 

when the presidential edict arrived. Ticket 

tariffs here range up to $2.50 for first-run 

grind attractions and. as one circuit officer 

said. 

"That's high enough for us." 

The "Willard" outlying and suburban 

break Wednesday (1) saw 15 prints working 

.. . Joe Rosen. Paramount branch salesman, 

and his wife Doris left on a two-week 

vacation that'll take them to Baltimore and 

Washington. D.C. ... It was a quiet week 

along Filmrow as far as visitors were concerned 

but Jake Musich. Stardust Drive-In. 

made it down from Superior. Wis. . . . Erika 

Staff, secretary to Columbia branch manager 

Roger Dietz. left for a Canadian vacation. 

In the 

mailbox: "Thank you for the publicity 

given us in Bo.xoffice Magazine. It 

was very much appreciated and I know it 

was instrumental in making our first Film 

Flam Flick Golf Open in Worthington such 

a success.—Gay Hower, State Theatre. 

Worthington" . . . "The family of George 

Fosdick. formerly of Minneapolis, would 

appreciate his obituary being published in 

BoxoFFicE Magazine. He had a long career 

on Filmrow as a booker and salesman and 

also as a member of the Variety Club and 

Reel-Fellows Club.— Mrs. George Fosdick 

and family, Fresno, Calif." News of Fosdick's 

death was printed in this column last 

week, while Mrs. Fosdick's letter was en 

route. Tho.se wishing to send her cards or 

messages should address them to 4779 Fast 

Vassar, Fresno, Calif. 9370.^. 

Filmrowites joined in wishing happiness 

to Sandy Dolen, who's now Mrs. Reid Anderson. 

She will continue at her post of 

branch stenographer at the Columbia Pictures 

offices. 

Paramount branch boss Forrie Myers, in 

charge of such things at the annual Variety 

Club Golf Day. warns that only a few spots 

are left for the Friday (10) event, to be 

held at the Oak Ridge Country Club. Since 

school will be in session, few caddies will 

be available and—says Myers—the carts are 

being booked fast . . . Roger Latt and Bob 

Martinmass are the new owners-operators 

of the 

Hayti Theatre, Hayti, S.D. The previous 

owner was Roger Olson. 

Sioux Falls Theatre Is 

Closed After Short Run 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—Studio One, managed 

by Norman Bakes, opened August 6 

and was closed August 10 on a complaint 

signed by Lt. Max Madsen. Sioux 

Falls police detective. Eakes was arrested 

on a charge of "possession of obscene material 

with intention to display." The film 

was confiscated and Eakes released on his 

own recognizance. 

Studio One reportedly was an operation 

of an Omaha, Neb. -based firm. 

Blaze Near Drive-In Theatre 

CLINTON. IOWA — The EI Rancho 

drive-in restaurant on Iowa 136 at the Two 

Mile Corners was heavily damaged by fire 

recently. The eatery is located just across 

the highway from the drive-in theatre. 


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Mann Triplex Is Approved 

By Planning Commission 

MINNLAPOLIS—A .special use permit 

tor Mann's Cinema I, II and III, as well as 

a 120.000-square-foot K-Mart and a 52- 

unit townhouse development, was approved 

by the planning commission Thursday, 

August .S. The complex will be located near 

Highway 100 and County Road 10. 

With a total capacity of 1,586, the Mann 

triplex will seat 814 in one auditorium and 

.186 in each of the other auditoriums. 

MILWAUKEE 

âricty Club Tent 14's first annual family 

picnic was held August 22 at Dandilion 

Park near Muskcgo Beach, attracting 174 

persons. Local show personalities who entertained 

included Farmer Vic and his elephant 

George (a live one from the zoo at 

the Ranch); Aye Jaye. who performs as 

Ronald McDonald; Rosemary Ross; Janie-O 

the Clown, and others. All adults had free 

ride privileges and four beer tickets. When 

Dick Nowakowski, county supervisor, won 

the grand door prize, an AM-FM stereo radio 

with external speakers, he and his wife 

jumped with joy, proclaiming it to be "the 

best picnic we've ever attended"—and 172 

others agreed. Roy Schroeder is executive 

director of Tent 14. 

A bill authored by Wisconsin Congressman 

Eugene Dorff. Kenosha, would outlaw 

"nude and sexy movies" at outdoor theatres. 

Under its provisions, violators could 

be fined up to $500 and imprisoned up to 

90 days. 

"Pat" Halloran, Universal branch manager, 

had a tradeshowing of the new Clint 

Eastwood starrer, "Play Misty for Me." Reports 

Pat: "It was very, very well received." 

He is vacationing the first week of September, 

spending part of the time visiting his 

mother in Aberdeen, S.D., and a brother in 

Minneapolis. 

Don Malone, 21, is observing his first anniversary 

as assistant manager of GCC's 

Brookfield Square Theatre this month. After 

his boss, manager Bob Gross, returns 

from a trip, Don hopes to get away for a 

vacation sometime in October ... All members 

of the Little League and the Babe Ruth 

League were invited to a special movie at 

the Norwood Theatre in Phillips one afternoon 

recently. 

They'll be making movies at the Neenah 

Junior High School starting this fall semester, 

if Dean M. Markwardt has anything to 

say about it. The young teacher earned his 

master of science degree in audio-visual 

media this summer at LaCross State University. 

The title of his thesis: "Student film 

production as an educational activity at the 

secondary level." 

Long runs: "Cry Uncle" (Cambist) is in 

its fifth week at Cinema 2, "Sexual Practices 

in Sweden" is having a third stanza at 

the Parkway, "The Omega Man" (WB) 


heads for its third frame at the Palace and. 

meanwhile. "Billy Jack" fWB) returns for 

a second downtown run. this time at the 

Strand. Also returning for a second downtown 

run is "Ginger" (Brenner) at the Esquire 

. . . "Family economy prices" with all 

seats going for 75 cents (plus a free candy 

Hoax," was purchased by Temp Enterprises 

in Hollywood and principal photography 

will be completed before the end of September. 

Davis also appears in the film in a 

supporting role as John, a computer programer! 

The picture is set for release in 

1972. 

DES MOINES 

^huek Caliglurl, Paramount branch manager, 

attended a divisional sales meeting 

in Chicago August 26. 

The WOMPI Club held its monthly meeting 

August 18 and all members received 

bags from the American Red Cross to be 

filled for servicemen in Vietnam. These 

are the gifts men in the service will receive 

for Christmas and must be mailed early this 

month. Each WOMPI is to fill two bags 

with personal usable items such as nail 

clippers, address books, pen flashlights, 

toothbrushes, etc. 

Rod Davis of the Davis Three Theatres 

will be returning shortly from the Marine 

Reserve summer camp in North Carolina. 

where he has been for two weeks . . . Rick 

Davis, also of Davis Three Theatres, and 

his wife are on a business trip to Hollywood. 

The remodeling project at the Times Theatre. 

Memphis. Mo., is nearing completion 

and the showhouse will be opening soon. 

Marie Bruce, former booker at 20th Century-Fo,\ 

for eight and a half years, was in 

the office during a recent visit to this city. 

Her home is now in Allerton. 

Central States news: Betty Hemstock of 


Patrons Like Disneys, Animal, Sex 

Films; Exhibitor Prefers Westerns 

By WALLY L. MEYER 

MILWAUKEE—What does a small-town 

roll to all kids) was a recent Sunday feature 

at the Point Theatre in the Point Loomis theatre owner call his personal favorite 

Shopping Center, while the Villa Theatre, on movie fare? 

"I like westerns," says W.J. Charboneau, 

the city's northwest side, has a similar bargain 

matinee on Sundays, with adults 75 who has been in the business since 19.^5 

and who, since 1952, has owned the Grantland 

cents, students (12 to 17) 50 cents and children 

under 12, 35 cents. 

Theatre in Lancaster, Wis. Charboneau 

when 

says he considers the "good old days 

Kevin Robert Davis moved from Delavan 

work as a computer programer with 

westerns were big" as his happiest. 

Comments by the theatre owner were 

to 

Hughes Aircraft Co. but has meanwhile related in a recent issue of Grant County 

joined the movie colony as a film actor and 

Herald Independent, a weekly news- 

paper, and so far as the moviegoers in 

screen writer. His original play. "The 

Lancaster are concerned, Charboneau said 

that the films they like best are Walt Disney 

movies, animals and sex. Film fans 

in Lancaster range from children to 30- 

year-olds. 

It was interesting to hear Charboneau's 

observation that TV, which once used to 

take away much of the theatre owner's 

business, today is good for business "since 

it promotes many of the movies." He 

noted that TV caused the lowest peak in 

theatre business in the mid-1950s but that 

business gradually has improved since then. 

He predicts that because people are still 

selective, admission prices will remain relatively 

stable. People still pay attention to 

the Legion of Decency's ratings of films, 

he said. 

"The X-rated movies are going out, for 

which we are glad," Charboneau offered, 

adding that he prefers to play the family 

picture "but the film companies require 

theatre owners to book all kinds of films 

in a package deal." If in his estimation 

some of the films contained in the package 

are not worthwhile, he says he will not 

show them, "even if I book and pay for 

them." 

Charboneau explained that booking is 

done through exchange offices in Milwaukee 

and Chicago. Throughout the country 

there are 30 of these offices which distribute 

the films for the ten major film 

companies and each office gets a proportioned 

number of the 300 prints of each 

movie made, according to the population 

it of the area serves. These films are then 

distributed to the movie houses according 

to the admission charge and, since the films 

are more expensive to rent when they are 

first released, the bigger theatres, which 

crarge more, are the ones to get first-run 

films, Charboneau continued. 

His complaint, the Lancaster theatreman 

said, is that "it's hard to get dates for the 

movies. It may take five or six telephone 

calls" to arrange scheduling for movies. 

Charboneau's Grantland Theatre offers 

nightly entertainment, except Thursdays. 

Major Expansion Charted 

By Ohio's Stark CATV 

'°NORTH^CAn'tON, OHIO—Cable TV 

facilities will be extended to three more 

areas in Stark County, it was announced by 

Jon W. Lash, manager of Stark CATV. To 

be completed by mid-August is an extension 

into an area between Orchard Avenue and 

Bernewood Drive NW. Next will be a section 

from Seventh Street NW to 13th 

Street NW, extending to 1-77. By September 

3 service will be expanded to 38th 

NW. 

Street 

The company offers reception on 12 

channels without the use of a rooftop antenna 

and serves North Canton and parts 

of Plain, Jackson, Perry and Canton townships, 

as well as North Industry. 

llt's Positively Not Too Soon 

,Now Before it's Too Late.

. . Otherwise, 

. . Bob 

LINCOLN 

\JJ\th the opening of Cine I and II imminent, 

the management staffing pattern 

of Nebraska Theatres' Varsity. State and the 

new twin house has been settled. City manager 

Walt Jancke will assume management 

of Cine I and II. just across P Street from 

the Varsity, which Everett Greathouse will 

manage. Gene Buhrdorf will remain at the 

State, about four blocks away. Everett has 

been Walt's assistant at the Varsity and 

will manage it until the National Bank of 

Commerce, new owner of the Varsity Theatre 

Building, indicates it wants to take over 

the downtown property for yet undetermined 

use. Working between the new twins 

and the Varsity will be Bill Smith, promoted 

to an assistant's spot. He has been 

with the Varsity for more than a year as a 

doorman and is attending the University of 

Nebraska this year. Buhrdorf's assistant at 

the Stale is William Goldfein. 

As of the last August weekend, Jancke 

was predicting all construction work would 

be finished in another nine or ten days. The 

trouble then, he added, was that theatre 

furnishing and equipment installation workers 

and construction workers were getting 

in each other's way. Despite this, seats were 

being put in place and such things as sound, 

projection and air-conditioning systems were 

being tested. Jancke admits he might be 

getting in someone's way, too. in these last 

weeks, when he's on the scene from early 

morning until night, including weekends. 

not a lucky summer for the Dubinsky 

It's 

family's Astro in downtown Omaha. The 

latest mishap occurred in the wee hours of 

the morning August 22. when an allegedly 

drunken motorist piled his car through some 

paired entrance doors and ended up in the 

Astro lobby. "Apparently," reports Irwin 

Dubinsky, "he had managed to hit two automobiles 

and a signal light before driving 

into the lobby." Dubinsky doesn't know 

what injuries the driver sustained but lists 

the damage to the Astro as two pairs of 

entrance doors, ceiling plaster loosened by 

the impact, some broken chandelier lights 

and ruined carpeting (as a conservative estimate). 

Since the doors are of specially prepared 

materials, Dubinsky says it will take 

about seven weeks for replacements. Meanwhile, 

the damaged entrances have been barricaded 

and a temporary entrance provided. 

The only person in the Astro when the accident 

happened at 1:15 a.m. was the janitor. 

Cooper/ Lincoln staff members remained 

in the suburban theatre Tuesday night, August 

24, for a birthday celebration at which 

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Debi Barker, boxoffice worker and editor 

of the staff's Gerbil Cage publication, was 

honored. The birthday cake showed Debi 

was 18 . . Irwin Dubinsky reports there 

. 

were three screenings the last week in August 

but one "so bad" that he would not 

even mention the title. He reports only three 

persons were left in the Cooper screening 

room when the film ended. He was one of 

the three. 

The industry luncheon crowd at Bishops 

finally saw Congressman Charles Thonc 

(state NATO's former counsel) show up at 

the special table August 23. Thone has been 

home for the month but was so busy visiting 

constituents all over the district at fairs, 

festivals, etc.. that he's not had time for 

the Bishop noonday meals. He returned to 

Washington August 29 . . . Russell Brehm 

is still telling industry friends that there 

are no plans yet for the 13th and P streets 

northeast corner land purchased by Douglas 

Theatres. 

Bob Gash's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford 

C. Gash of Omaha, are planning a mid- 

September two-week cruise in the Caribbean. 

Bob. in his first week as manager of 

the Cooper's Stuart, feels he's also inherited 

a top-notch staff. They made the plywood 

cutout of a motorcycle rider which was 

placed on the marquee to publicize "On 

Any Sunday." The theme of the film also 

was responsible for the real-life motorcycle 

in the lobby. These are gone now. with 

Paramount's "The Red Tent" starting Friday 

(3) in time for the holiday-state fair 

crowd. 

The Michael Gaughan family became 

four Sunday (22). The addition was a boxer 

puppy acquired that day by Mike and Judy 

Gaughan for their young son Michael. No 

name as yet. Cooper district manager 

Gaughan says he had a dog as a boy, so 

young Mike also should have one . . . Walt 

Jancke reports that "Big Jake" is drawing 

crowds at the Varsity and will have a twoweek 

run before it comes down from the 

marquee . it appears from individual 

theatre comments, film things were 

a little quiet the weekend of Saturday (21). 

Even "Willard," with the rats, was not drawing 

as many patrons as it did earlier at the 

Nebraska. With the Nebraska State Fair 

starting September 2, anything can happen 

to industry business. Sometimes the visitors 

help; other years they do not. and most 

years it ends up with no change either way. 

Des Moines 

Stewart & Everett Adding 

Nine Theatres This Year 

From Southeastern Edition 

CHARLOTTE—Completion of Stewart 

& Everett Theatres' $1,500,000 expansion 

and renovation in December will add nine 

units to the circuit and bring to 80 the 

number of its operating units, according to 

Charles B. Trexler, S&E president. 

Seven new theatres being added this year 

under the program are the Cinema, Forest 

( iiy; Cinema. Laurinburg; Cinema, New 

Bern; Iwin cinemas, Rocky Mount, and 

the Cinema, Roanoke Rapids, all in North 

Carolina, and the Cinema, Myrtle Beach, 

South Carolina. Theatres acquired this year 

are the Pix, Rock Hill, S.C, and the Bailey, 

Wilmington, N.C. 

In addition to the above theatres, S&E 

closed its State Theatre in Greenville. N.C. 

in January and reopened it under the name 

of Park in April, after having completely 

rebuilt the theatre and refurnished it with 

new equipment and new de luxe rocking 

chairs. Theatres in Forest City and Myrtle 

Beach were opened in June, the one in 

Laurinburg is to open this month, those 

in Bern, Rocky Mount and Roanoke 

Rapids will debut in December. 

Next month S&E will close the Cinema 

in Aiken. S.C, for a complete renovation 

and installation of new equipment. 

All of the theatres, new and renovated, 

are equipped with de luxe rocking chairs 

and the newest automated projection equipment. 

Trexler said that plans are being formulated 

for renovation and automation of additional 

S&E units, starting early next year. 

DES MOINES 

the 


accounting department took a few days 

of vacation recently. She also attended the 

funeral of a relative in Nevada . . . Carol 

Jones, assistant drive-in booker, returned 

from a one-week vacation, most of which 

was spent at Gray's Lake . Linder 

of the accounting department is leaving 

Central States to return to the University of 

Iowa for his upcoming junior year . . . 

Denise Conroy, secretary to Myron Blank 

and Arthur Stein, with a close friend, left 

on a two-week vacation August 30 for a 

tour of the South. Their plans include visiting 

relatives in Wichita, Kas., and Houston, 

Tex. 

Myron Blank, president of Central States 

Theatres, left August 27 for a three-week 

European cruise. 

Filmrow visitors: Saul Malisow, Avco 

Embassy, Minneapolis, Minn.; Joe Young, 

Cinerama Releasing Corp.. Minneapolis, 

Minn.; S. J. Backer. Harlan Theatre, Harlan; 

Bill McGraw, Ogden Theatre, Ogden; 

Kenny Claypool, Commonwealth Theatres, 

Kansas City, Mo.; Jack Compston, Forest 

Theatre, Forest City; Carl Schwanebeck, 

Grand Theatre, Knoxville, and Bob Hutte, 

Strand Theatre, Leon, and Iowa Theatre, 

Winterset. 

Mrs. Pat Michael Helms Strand 

LEON, IOWA—The Strand Theatre in 

Leon is under new management, it was announced 

by owners Mr. and Mrs. Robert 

Hutte, Osceola. Mrs. Pat Michael of Leon, 

who has assisted in the operation in past 

years, will helm the Strand. 


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'Summer of '42' High 

Cincinnati Grosser 

CINCINNATI—••Summer ot '42" continued 

to hold the interest of patrons and 

registered a neat 400 fifth week at the Place 

Theatre. Popular "Billy Jack," a winner here 

from the start of its long run, enjoyed a 

fine 17th frame at the Studio cinemas and 

grossed 375. Second-week "The Love Machine" 

and first-week "Soul to Soul" were 

next in line with 325 and 300, respectively. 


Albee—The Omega Mon (WB) 225 

Ambossodar The Ponic in Needle Pork 

(20th-Fox), 2nd wk 

1 50 

Cine Carousel The Anderson Tapes (Col), 

5th wk 200 

Grand— Soul to Soul (CRC) 300 

Hotlvwood Cinema North, Maricmont Cinema 

Eost Western Woods— $1,000,000 Duck (BV), 

2nd wk 225 

International 70 Carnal Knowledge (Emb), 

8th wk 200 

Kenwood The Red Tent (Para) 1/5 

Place—Summer of '42 (WB), 5th wk 400 

Studio Cinemas— Billy Jock (WB), 17th wk 375 

Times Towne Cinema The Love Mochine (Col), 

2nd wk 325 

20th Century On Any Sunday (SR), 3rd wk 125 

'Summer of '42' Heaviest 

Grosser in Clevelcmd 

CLEVELAND — •Summer of '42" appeared 

to be destined to play out the summer 

of "71 as the season's most absorbing 

and best supported film: in a ninth week 

at the Village Theatre, the picture grossed 

a solid 300. "The Omega Man," No. 2 

grosser-of-the-week, rated a composite 245 

at five theatres and "Shaft" was No. 3 on 

basis of a 200 third week at the Hippodrome 

and Shaker theatres. 

Colony, Detroit, Great Northern Carnal 

Knowledge (Emb), 8th wk 140 

Embassy, Shore Big Joke (NGP) 1 50 

Five theatres The Omega Man (WB), 2nd wk. . 

.245 

Heights Art, Westwood The Conformist (Para) . . 85 

Hippodrome, Shaker—Shaft (MGM), 3rd wk 200 

LaSalle Ginger (SR), 4th wk 100 

Richmond, Riverside Who Is Harry Kellermon? 

(NGP), 3rd wk 150 

Severonce Blue Woter, White Deoth (NGP) ...110 

Village—Summer of '42 (WB), 9th wk 300 

World East, World West Taking Off (Univ), 

2nd wk 165 

'Hellstrom, Chronicle' Solid 250 

At Detroit's Towne 2 Theatre 

DETROIT— -The Hellstrom Chronicle." 

which had its opening week at Towne 2, 

proved out as the 

Dayton Newspaper Notes 

Shuttering of Victory 

DAYTON, OHIO—On the occasion of 

the shuttering of the Victory Theatre here, 

Ihe Dayton Journal Herald noted the demise 

least of them being the end of a 109-year 

theatrical tradition at lirsl and Main. 

•Quite apart from the loss of one of 

downtown Dayton's last two movie theatres, 

another blow to revitalizing the center city, 

the closing of the Victory leaves Dayton 

of the showhouse, publishing an editorial 

headlined: "No Victory—Downtown 'Family' 

Theatre Closes." 

Commented the Journal Herald, "The 

closing of the Victory Theatre is an unhappy 

occasion for a variety of reasons, not the 

without a theatre devoted exclusively to 

movies for general audiences. When it seemed 

that every drive-in and every suburban 

theatre within an hour's drive was showing 

movies with an X or R rating, a family 

could depend on the Victory to have a film 

suitable for children, if 

not always entertaining 

for their parents. 

"The Victory had another advantage for 

Dayton families: In a suburban culture that 

left neighborhood theatres extinct, the kids 

could take the bus downtown on a Saturday 

or Sunday. The parking lot that will replace 

the Victory should be a poignant reminder 

that progress is not always a blessing." 

Riverland Joins SDT 

In Motor City Suburb 

DETROIT—Suburban Detroit Theatres' 

16th motion picture theatre in the metropolitan 

Detroit area, the Riverland Theatre, 

opened August 12. The Riverland is located 

on Van Dyke at Riverland Avenue (19'/2 

Mile), just south of Utica. 

According to SDT officials, the Riverland 

Theatre was built "to serve the fast-growing 

northeast suburban areas, including Utica, 

Sterling Heights, Warren, Mount Clemens, 

Eraser and the townships of Clinton, Shelby 

and Avon." Access from the north is temporarily 

detoured around new construction just 

south of Utica but Van Dyke is open from 

the south to the theatre. 

A medium-sized luxury theatre, the Riverland 

is a free-standing building fronting 

ample paved and lighted parking facilities. 

It is located within the Riverland Shopping 

Center. 

The theatre was developed by E. Sloan 

Co., headed by Eugene Sloan, with design 

and interiors by T. Rogvoy Associates. The 

basic design is described as contemporary, 

using a blend of rich reds contrasting with 

report period's top attraction 

and earned a resounding 250—25 

grossing points more than another engagement. 

Among the holdovers, "Klute" was 

Five theatres— Klute (WB), 6th wk 140 

Five theotres-The Love Mochine (Col) 

Fox— Brain of Blood (SR); Vampire People 

225 

(SR), 

3rd wk 100 

Six theotres 

95 

Big Joke (NGP), 3rd wk 

State-Wayne The Stewardesses (SR), 13th wk. ..135 

Who Is Harry Kellerman? (NGP), 

Curtis Dunn Is Entering 

Three theotres 

3rd wk 80 

Towne 2 

Independent Distribution 

The Hellstrom Chronicle (SR) 250 

LOUISVILLE—C u r t i s Dunn, veteran 

showman, is 

vinyl walls of "alabaster travertine." Entry 

from a large landscaped plaza opens into a 

spacious lobby. The latest sound, projection 

and atmosphere-control equipment is featured. 

Manager of SDT's Riverland Theatre is 

Richard Ravicchio. 

leaving the industry after more 

than a quarter of a century, with plans to 

enter distribution as an independent. His 

first show business position was as city 

manager of the Coleman Theatres in Mount 

Carmel, III. 

Dunn joined the Switow circuit in Louisville 

in 1952 and later became field manager 

in charge of operations. He managed 

first-run theatres, including the downtown 

Rialto, Bard. Cinema 1. II and II and also 

managed drive-ins for Fourth Avenue Corp. 

Seek Ohio High Court 

Decision on 'Stitch' 

TOLEDO, (;HI0— Ihe Westwood Theatre, 

neighborhood art house which recently 

was ordered closed for one year on charges 

that the showing of the film "Without a 

Stitch" was "obscene," will be allowed to 

remain open pending its appeal from the 

Circuit Court of Appeals to the Ohio Supreme 

Court. The theatre posted a S30,000 

bond with the Sixth District Appellate 

Court, along with a motion, which was 

granted, for a stay of the court's order, 

pending high court action. 

Ihe Lucas County Common Pleas Court 

and the Appeals Court both ruled that the 

film was "obscene" and that the showing of 

the film last fall at Ihe Westwood "constituted 

a public nuisance." The appeals court 

upheld a lower court permanent injunction 

against further showings of the movie and 

ordered the defendants to pay a $300 tax 

to the county. In addition, the appeals court 

had ordered that an accounting be made of 

the bo.xoffice receipts received after the 

film was ruled obscene .September 16 and 

that the total be turned over to the county 

treasurer as contraband. 

Harland Britz, attorney for the theatre, 

said that every aspect of the appellate court 

decision would be appealed. The theatre had 

posted a $20,000 bond initially in seeking 

relief from imposition from the injunction, 

with the understanding that this bond would 

hold through higher court proceedings. 

Part of the appeals court ruling was unanimous, 

with the decision saying that "by any 

test, medium-core, hard-core, patently obscene 

or screaming obscenity, the film was 

obscene." The opinion said that in no way 

is obscenity absolutely free from statutory 

regulation under the guise of free speech. 

Judge John W. Potter, presiding judge of 

the appellate court, pointed out that recent 

(May 1971) decisions of the U.S. Supreme 

Court say that the right to have or receive 

obscene material is not as broad as the right 

to distribute or deal in such material. 

Walter Ely Announces Two 

City Managers for UATC 

LOUISVILLE—George Hunt will continue 

to operate United Artists Theatre Circuit's 

houses in Louisville, including the UA 

Theatre and the Penthouse, it was disclosed 

by Walter Ely, who recently took over the 

post of division manager of UATC operations 

in Indiana and Kentucky, in announcing 

the appointment of Walter Wolverton as 

city manager for the company's theatres in 

Lafayette, Ind. 

Wolverton, an active theatreman for 

many years in the Hoosier State, will continue 

to direct the seven theatres located 

there, including the new Cinema 1 and 2 in 

the Market Square Shopping Center, Lafayette. 

A. J. Gasvoda will handle the city managerial 

duties for three theatres in Terre 

Haute—one conventional house and two 

drive-ins. 

BOXOFHCE :: September 6, 1971 

ME-1

DETROIT 

gol Krim, senior member of ihc Krim 

Bros., who are getting back into active 

circuit operation here (a family tradition for 

a half-century), marked the occasion by 

opening offices for the firm at Suite 35, 

2h20() Greenfield Rd. in Oak Park. However, 

the mailing address will remain 2.'>301 

Monlmarlre. Oak Park 48237. The Krims 

arc opening a three-theatre comple,\ at 

Brighton, tentatively on Thanksgiving Day. 

Mni. Martin Naimark, invnediate past 

president of the Greater Detroit Motion Picture 

Council, has recovered nicely from the 

knee injury which handicapped her for a 

Man Piekford's early silent screen art 

will be shown in a Pickford Festival at 

Henry Ford Museum, running five weeks. 

The scries will include nine top films personally 

selected by Miss Pickford. Her 

husband Buddy Rogers will be present for 

the November 4 preview . . . Lee Meredith, 

star of "Welcome to the Club," was on a 

personal appearance tour which included 

seven Michigan cities—a once-common 

Dorothy Harrison Honored 

By Women of Variety Club 

Mrs. Harrison actually is not retiring 

until December, after 29 years with Jack 

Zide's Allied Film Exchange, the largest 

local independent distributor and perhaps 

best known for years as distributors for 

American International Pictures. Her duties 

have been manifold in the exchange but are 

best described by her sisters in the business 

as "No. 1 girl and office manager." 

Mrs. Harrison spent 1 I years in the industry 

before joining Zide in his then-new 

Detroit operations and already had established 

her personality and competence in 

exchange office operations. She is receiving 

a host of greetings and best wishes upon 

practice of sound showmanship but largely 

neglected in this area in recent years. 

Charles Nujisbaum, who retired from the 

Nicholas George circuit last year, returned 

for a month to fill in as office manager 

while John Zois has been vacationing in 

Greece . . Alexander "Sandy" Thomas, 

. 

chief for the Nick George circuit, gathered 

up his clan of five lively youngsters and. 

aided by his capable spouse, took them on a 

mini-vacation to famed Cedar Point. Ohio. 

Mrs. May Welch, pleasant-voiced secretary 

from Suburban Detroit Theatres, is vacationing 

for a week at her summer cottage 

at South Lake, near the tiny village of Hell, 

famed for its name but formerly known 

as Reeves' Mills. 

Farmer Jack is a well-publicized upsidedown 

giant, familiar to most Detroiters 

through endless repetition in ads for a food 

store chain by that name, smilingly saying, 

"I'll stand on my head to please you." The 

Redstone circuit seems to be trying the same 

idea, with the twin ads for their Showcase 

1 and 2 theatres inverted in the News. 

her coming days of leisure from exhibitors 

and distributors, having won the friendship 

of practically everyone in the Michigan 

exchange territory for her frequent 

services well beyond the call of duty. 

DLIROIT—Dorothy Harrison, veteran Starting as an inspector with Metro- 

Goldwyn-Mayer, Mrs. Harrison then 

of 40 years' service on Filmrow, was the 

guest of honor of Women of Variety Club worked on a freelance basis with RKO, Fox 

Tent 5 August 21. The event, marking and other film companies before joining 

Mrs. Harrison's retirement, was held at one Allied Film Exchange 32 years ago when it 

of Detroit's most popular restaurants, was organized by Haryy Gilbert, remaining 

I'opinka's Country Club. The guest of honor 

was presented with a gold pin for her 

when Jack Zide bought the exchange three 

and a half years later. One memorable 

many years of service with Variety Club phase of her career was during World War 

activities. 

II, when she was booker, bookkeeper and 

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handled about every duty imaginable with 

Excellent Pictures, independent exchange 

headed by William Flemion and Anne 

O'Donnell. 

Mrs. Harrison and her husband Frank, 

retired from air transportation, plan to go 

to Florida, tentatively in the Sarasota area, 

and probably will buy a permanent retirement 

home there. Although she is a greatgrandmother, 

Mrs| Harrison is still looking 

forward to the somewhat distant day when 

she will become eligible for an "early retirement" 

under the Social Security law. 

Upper Valley Premiere Is 

Marked by Ribbon Cutting 

SPRINGFIELD. OHIO—Among those 

attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony marking 

the grand opening of the Upper Valley 

Cinema I and II were: Karen Eidemiller, 

Miss Upper Valley Cinema I and II Queen, 

who cut the ribbon; Robert L. Burton, 

Springfield City commissioner and vicemayor; 

Miss Jonica Fleming, queen attendant; 

Pat Corey, General Cinema Corp. division 

manager; Ron Johannes, manager of 

the theatres; Rick Slough, assistant manager, 

and Roxie Mowry, queen attendant. 

Jim Burgess Discerns 

New Cinematic Trends 

COI.U.M BUS — "Excessive violence and 

smut in films are beginning to lose their 

appeal. Jim Burgess, executive director of 

" 

NA rO of Ohio, told Dan Clancy. Columbus 

Dispatch writer, in an interview in the Sunday 

theatre section. 

"Movie tastes, like fashions in ties and 

everything else, change back and forth," 

said Burgess. "You might say that narrow 

ties and narrow-minded movies have given 

way to broad tics and broad-minded movies. 

But I think we'll go back to narrow ties 

and comparatively 'narrow' movies." 

Burgess said that as long as the youth 

market, from 12 to 35, dominates movie 

audiences, producers are going to make the 

kind of pictures they want. "It's just like 

skirt-iTiakers having to make mini-skirts. If 

they had insisted on making long skirts, 

they would still have them hanging on the 

racks and would have lost millions." 

"Most of today's moviegoers want less 

fantasy, more stark realism, tongue-incheek 

war movies, anything that puts down 

the Establishment, discredits the government, 

that tells it like they think it is—in 

short, protest, antiwar, antigovernment, 

antisegregation, pro-permissiveness, p r o - 

dope and pro-free love," Burgess declared. 

He believes that the mass of current 

moviegoers "don't identify with the good 

guys and they don't believe that people live 

happily ever after." 

"The major part of the audience isn't 

there just to be entertained. Successful 

musicals, for instance, are few and far between," 

Burgess pointed out. "Audiences 

want to identify with the characters on the 

screen." 

Small-town theatres have suffered most 

from TV, he said, commenting that new 

theatre construction in meropolitan areas 

has just about caught up with the number 

of shuttered houses. Movie attendance in 

Ohio is up but mostly in big-city areas. Due 

to the youth of the total population. Burgess 

says, "we're gaining more younger 

moviegoers than we're losing oldsters." 

Ohio's 530 theatres have an estimated 

capacity of some 716,000 patrons, split between 

303,000 seats in 333 indoor theatres 

and 413.000 drive-in patrons. 

Burgess notes a recent trend toward minitheatres 

of 300 to 500 seats (compared to 

an average of 910 seats in other indoor 

houses). He sees these mini-movies built in 

clusters of two to five houses, grouped 

around a central concessions facility, possibly 

operated by a single projectionist who 

might double as manager. 

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Jo Harrison has been appointed branch 

manager for the local and Indianapolis 

. Jerry 

areas of the Bil-Ko Film Co. 

Knight. Columbus exhibitor, has returned 

from a vacation in Toronto, Canada. 

Sally VcMel. secretary for the C. J. Ruff 

Film Distribution Co.. and Joseph Rigg were 

ni.irried Saturday. August 28. 

Rrenda Holmes is the new secretary to 

L niversal branch manager Robert Bowers 

.Schroedcr. United Artists cashier, 

has returned from a vacation in Hawaii. 

One of the highlights of the trip was seeing 

a volcanic eruption on one of the islands, 

ihe first in a number of years. 

James S. Herb, who died recently at age 

(i.^ in Miami Valley Hospital. Dayton, had 

owned and operated the Franklin Cinema. 

COLUMBUS 

JJarrj' Schreiber, manager of Franklin 

County Veterans Memorial and former 

manager of RKO Palace here, was presented 

with the Charles A. McElvary Award 

for his '"outstanding contributions to the 

International Ass'n of Auditorium Managers 

and to the profession of auditorium management" 

at a ceremony at the Neil House 

Motor Hotel. Thomas Parkinson, president 

of the international association, made the 

presentation. 

University City Cinema booked an exclusive 

showing of "The Hellstrom Chronicle." 

The many central Ohio area friends of 

showman Ted Lewis, who died at his New 

York City home at age 81, were saddened 

by his death. In vaudeville days he was a 

frequent headliner in theatres here. Burial 

was in his home town of Circleville. 

Jerry Lewis Twin Debuts 

TOLEDO, OHIO — Twin Jerry Lewis 

cinemas, with a combined seating capacity 

of 700, opened recently in Toledo, The inaugural 

attractions for the twin-theatre were 

"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" 

at Cinema I and "Love Story" at Cinema 

II. 

Franklin, for ten years. A long-time theat 

reman and well-known organist, Herb was 

manager of Dayton-based Semelroth Theatres 

circuit for 28 years, as well as operating 

his own By-Jo in Gcrmantown and later 

the Federation, Dayton. For two years he 

was with Theatrical Managers, Inc., of Indianapolis. 

Severely handicapped following 

a diabetic stroke in 1959, Herb remained 

active in exhibition, operating the Franklin 

Cinema with members of his family in key 

staff positions but handling managerial duties 

personally. He is survived by his wife 

Mary; a son, Philip; a daughter Carolyn 

Breining, and four grandchildren. 

Tri-State Theatre Services is booking and 

buying for the suburban Alpha Cinema, 

which has returned to its policy of playing 

only art and selected films slanted toward 

the college trade. Fred Baum is the operator. 

Among the exhibitors in town recently 

were Harry Wheeler, Galipolis, and Kentuckians 

Marshall Mahaffey, Beattyville, 

and Ray Glover, Wurtland. 

Sheriff Asks Withdrawal 

Of 2 Films at Drive-In 

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO—Alter viewing 

the coming attractions, "Midnight Plowboy" 

and "Southern Comforts," at the Showboat 

Drive-In, 3950 East National Rd., Clark 

County Sheriff Harold M. Mills said he 

would file charges against theatre manager 

John Parker if the films were shown 

Wednesday, August 18. Mills, along with 

County Prosecutor James A. Berry and City 

Prosecutor Noel E. Kaech previewed both 

films at the Showboat. 

Said Sheriff Mills, "I consider this type 

film a detriment to Clark County." Kaech 

emphasized that the law enforcement officials 

would rather have Parker cancel the 

showing and avoid prosecution action. 

According to Sheriff Mills, many complaints 

of previews of the two films being 

shown while children were at the drive-in 

had been received, pointing out that Parker 

could be charged with "showing obscene 

or harmful material in the presence of minors" 

as a result of the previews. Parker, 

who voluntarily gave the trailers to the 

sheriff upon request, said that it was an 

error in judgment to have shown the previews 

while juveniles were in the theatre. 

The attractions at the Showboat Tuesday, 

August 17, were rated R, which meant that 

a person under 17 had to be accompanied 

by a parent or guardian. Parker made an 

announcement prior to showing the previews, 

warning parents that "adult" previews 

were upcoming. He added that when 

a G-rated film was shown two weeks previously, 

the "adult" trailers were not exhibited 

until after the second show at 1:30 a.m. 

Besides complaints lodged at 

the sheriff's 

office, city commissioners were presented 

with petitions by a citizens' group representative, 

urging them to sign. The petitions 

allegedly demanded that controls be exercised 

over GP, R and X movies and that 

deputies check the 

the drive-in. 

ages of persons entering 

Mills said he would be in contact with 

Parker Wednesday afternoon (18), after the 

theatre's attorney had been consulted, and 

that the question of whether films would be 

run would be decided at that time. 

CLEVELAND 

Community Theatre Circuit owners Leo 

Greenberger, Sam Greenbcrger and 

Bert H. Lefkowich have broken ground for 

a theatre at Topps Plaza, .SOM Center 

Road and Euclid Avenue. Hopefully, the 

700-seat showhouse will be ready for operation 

in early spring 1972. 

Vacations continue: Bernard Bispect, Parmatown 

Cinema I and II manager, just 

returned from two pleasant weeks at Cape 

Cod . Manthey, manager of 

Southgate Cinema I and II, is back on the 

job after his vacation . . . Helen Wapperer, 

20th Century-Fox cashier, surprised fellow 

employees when she returned from her 

recent vacation. It was more than the usual 

vacation—Helen had become a bride! . . . 

Nadine Eisenberg, secretary to B u e n a 

Vista's Pat Halloran, returned from New 

York and Connecticut just in time to help 

with moving to the new BV headquarters. 

Annette Shenker, widow of Irving Shenker, 

Berlo Vending Co., will marry Dan 

Budin of Shaker Heights Wednesday (8). 

They plan to honeymoon in Israel. 

As part of this city's 175th anniversary, 

the May Co. will promote "Fabulous 

Flicks." Starting Monday (13) an array 

of Hollywood stars will come to town. 

Among those expected are Myrna Loy, 

Lillian Gish, Alice Faye, Joel Grey and 

Burgess Meredith. 

Harry Kellerman Patron 

At Movie With His Name 


LAWRENCE, MASS. — After managing 

director John Corbett showed "Who Is 

Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying 

Those Terrible Things About Me?" at Redstone's 

Showcase I, he was astounded when 

a patron came up to him and said, "I am 

Harry Kellerman." 

The patron assured Corbett that he didn't 

have a thing against Dustin Hoffman, star 

of the film. In fact this particular Harry 

Kellerman is a great admirer of Hoffman. 

Corbett, although surprised to find a real 

Harry Kellerman residing so near the Showcase 

cinemas (Kellerman, his wife and three 

children live at 1 Suffolk Ave. in Swampscott), 

had presence of mind to have his 

picture taken with Kellerman, the latter 

pointing to his name in an attraction board 

display for the film. The three-column picture 

of Corbett and Swampscott's Harry 

Kellerman appeared in the Lawrence Sunday 

Sun, along with a story about the visit 

of the real-life Kellerman to the theatre. 

ME-4 BOXOFHCE September 6, 1971

— 

Ferguson and Carrols 

Join in Two Projects 

HARfFORD— long-time ( onnccticut 

exhibitor Franklin E. Ferguson has become 

a 50 per cent partner with Carrols Development 

Corp. of Syracuse, N.Y., in two Connecticut 

theatre projects. 

Ferguson, who will continue as president 

of Franklin E. Ferguson & Associates, theatre 

booking combine and as general manager 

of Bailey Theatres, New Haven, is to 

operate a twin theatre, now going up adjacent 

to Cooke's Tavern in Plainville, and a 

single theatre being built in the Fcrndale 

Shopping Plaza. Kensington, in association 

with Carrols' interests. 

The twin will have overall seating capacity 

of 800, the single 400. 

The theatres will be the first new showplaces 

in metropolitan New Britain since 

construction several years ago of the Menschell 

Bros.' Berlin Cine MI complex on 

the Berlin Turnpike. 

Other regional Carrols operations include 

the 1,350-car capacity Berlin Drive-In, 

which is situated not far from the aforementioned 

Menschell Bros, complex. 

New Britain itself, only ten miles to the 

southwest of Hartford, is to have a new 

hardtop; it is part of a massive redevelopment 

commercial project backed by Hartford 

real estate men David T. Chase and 

James Bent. 

Construction start for the Chase-Bent unit 

has not yet been determined. 

Still operating in central-core New Britain, 

a city of nearly 100.000 residents, are 

the Perakos Palace, the RKO-Slanley Warner 

Strand and independent Falcon. 

The Strand has already been sold to the 

New Britain Redevelopment Agency and its 

closing is 

a matter of time. 

SPRINGFIELD 

Jûane F. Robinson, formerly manager of 

the Victory and Suffolk theatres, 

Holyoke, 

and more recently associated with the 

Amherst Cinema as manager, is new manager 

of the Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton, 

which is used chiefly for motion 

pictures and occasional legitimate attractions. 

He succeeds the late Cliff Boyd, long 

a major figure in 

western Massachusetts exhibition. 

Victor Baker, Jerry Lewis Twin cinemas, 

in the "Big Y" shopping complex. Agawam, 

came up with an intriguing promotion for 

Buena Vista's "The Million Dollar Duck," 

in cooperation with a number of suburban 

merchants. Patrons were asked to name "a 

million-dollar duck," the designated winner 

getting nothing less than a cloak of money. 

Chocolate eggs were distributed to all child 

patrons at all matinee screenings. 

Henry Burger, whose responsibilities include 

the Fox Theatre, Springfield, has become 

vice-president. Eastern division. National 

General Theatres, in a corporate 

executive revamping. 

BOXOFHCE September 6, 1971 

Support Voiced at TONE Convention 

For Film Rating by Local Exhibitors 

ERNIE WARREN 

By 

BOSTON—The Theatre Owners of New 

England convention, held August 24-26 at 

the Sheraton-Hyannis Inn. got off to a rousing 

start and ended with the president's banquet 

Thursday evening with the largest attendance 

in the 17 years TONE members 

have held the event in various New England 

settings. 

At the Tuesday opening meeting, many 

questions were asked from the floor— questions 

about problems pertaining to product 

availability, questions about what constitutes 

fair terms and playng time and questions 

about the Motion Picture Ass'n of America's 

rating code. 

A Challenging Idea 

A challenging idea in regard to the code 

—that the local exhibitor should be the person 

who determines a film's rating— gained 

widespread support as this discussion developed. 

Thinking supporting the idea goes 

like this: audience reactions arc different in 

different types of communities; rural and 

urban audience and community reactions 

vary from county to county, state to state. 

The local exhibitor is on the scene. He 

knows how people of his community think 

and feel about film subjects. So who is 

better qualified to rate each picture as it 

arrives at his theatre than the local exhibitor? 

Cited by supporters of this contention 

was 20th Century-Fo.v's "Panic in Needle 

Park" as an example of the difficulty of 

properly rating a film. Should it be GP? 

Or R? Many claimed that this picture should 

be seen by children under 17 years, limiting 

it possibly to the 10-year-olds, because of 

the information and the lesson told in its 

story. 

Light Source Demonstrated 

Tuesday evening Optical Radiation Corp. 

demonstrates its new .xenon light source at 

Interstate's Hyannis Drive-In. One machine 

in the booth was operated with the regular 

carbon arc and the other with xenon light. 

Joe Testa, chief engineer for Massachusetts 

Theatre Supply, supervised the installation 

and demonstration. Following the demonstration. 

Ken Squire, New England representative 

for Optical Radiation, and Eddie 

Comi and Testa, representing MTS. answered 

many questions from exhibitors regarding 

the advantages and upkeep of the new 

system. 

Tuesday afternoon convention golfers 

played in a tournament hosted by Savon 

Candy Co. Scoring high in this event 

rather, we should say scoring low and 

ranking high—were Mel Wintman, Ellis 

Gordon. Joe Rossi, Ed Fidelli. Jack Finn. 

Roger Lockwood and Joe Stanzler. The latter, 

by the way, was chairman of the convention 

golf committee. 

Wednesday evening, members were guests 

of the Sheraton-Hyannis Inn at a cocktail 

party. It was followed by an old-fashioned 

New England clambake, which won the 

praises of the out-of-state guests as being 

the convention's top event. A preview of 

Columbia's release "Bless the Beasts and 

Children" was shown at Interstate's Cinema 

28. 'Varmouth, and drew long, warm applause 

at its close. Practically all viewing 

Stanley Kramer's production at this unreeling 

agreed that what the industry needs is 

more pictures like "Bless the Beasts and 

Children." 

Thursday morning, registrants were 

treated to a preview of product to be released 

this fall and winter. The product reels 

were shown al Interstate's Cape Cod Mall 

Cinema (it's Interstate in all directions on 

the Cape), including a long reel on United 

Artists' "Fiddler on the Roof." 

A cocktail party Thursday evening was 

sponsored by Union Carbide. It preceded the 

convention's feature event, the president's 

banquet, hosted for the 17th year by the 

Coca-Cola Co. 

Seated at the head table were Roger Lockwood, 

president, TONE; Julian Rifkin, 

chairman of the board. National Ass'n of 

Theatre Owners; Ken Squire, Optical Radiation; 

R. D. Whetstone, Union Carbide; 

John Hendry, New England regional manager 

for the Coca-Cola Co.; Al Boudouris, E- 

prad; Joe Alterman. executive director of 

NATO; Eugene Picker, president, NATO; 

James Davoren, Secretary of State, Massachusetts; 

James Julian. Assistant Secretary 

of State, Massachusetts, and Samuel Z. 

Arkoff. chairman of the board, American 

International Pictures. 

Carl Goldman, executive secretary of 

TONE, welcomed the guests. John Davoren 

then presented a citation to Goldman, complimenting 

him on his efforts to provide 

film programs for nuns and Italian 

children 

in and around Boston. Davoren said that 

Goldman always was ready and willing, 

when called upon at the State House for 

information, and that he was fair and above 

board in his meeting and cooperating with 

members of the Legislature in matters pertaining 

to the motion picture business. 

Arkoff was the principal speaker at the 

banquet and his speech is reported in detail 

in the National Section of this issue of Box- 

OIUCE. 

Goldman introduced Mrs. Hilda Arkoff 

to the convention members. He then turned 

the mike over to "Roastmaster" George 

Roberts, who kept continuous laughter roll- 


It's Positively Not Too Soon 

IStortNow Before It's Too Late. 

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Support Voiced at TONE Convention 

For Film Rating by Local Exhibitors 

(C'lMitiiuicJ irom prcccilini; page) 

ing over ihe banquet hall wiih his quips 

about those present and timely topics. He 

eoneluded by conducting the drawing for 

door prizes, being assisted at this chore by 

Carl Goldman's beautiful secretary. The big 

winners were Mrs. Phil Lowe, who took 

home an eight-track tape deck, and Joe 

.Sianzler. whose prize was a $ 1 50 electric 

u.ii.h 

Convention 

Sidelights 

Bud" R if kin was parading around the 

lobby with a pack on his back—his oneyear-old 

son Joel, and the little boy seemed 

to be enjoying it . . . Old-time exhibitor 

Norman Glassman was moving around 

directions and she broke the record for 

reaching the head table when her number 

was called for one of the prizes. 

* * • 

Al Levy of 20th Century-Fox and Bert 

Topal of United Artists, formerly headquartered 

in New England but now both based 

in the home office of their respective companies, 

seemed to be happy conversing with 

old friends in exhibition and distribution . . . 

Phil and Edie Scott were given the only 

hotel room with a waterbed and they were 

busy keeping visitors in line trying it out 

and Lee Spencer were greeted by 

many, who asked them about Les Benselv, 

saying that they missed talking to him. 

* * * 

Bert Dubinsky Schweitzer, sister of Irwin 

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THE 

INDUSTRY'S 

"OWN" 

and Bill Dubmsky o! Dubmsky Bros, in 

Nebraska and aunt of Stan and Dick Durwood 

of Kansas City, Mo., was at the table 

Sumner Myerson was all aglow in a completely 

white outfit from head to toe . 

Mel Wintman wouldn't let go of the putter 

that he won in the stern golf competition, 

* • * 

Don Critchley, Derry, N. H., disclosed 

that his new venture, a motel in Lunenburg, 

is named the Coachhouse Inn. Don said that 

it is to be completely renovated and he's 

greeting friends. He said that he's now in 

planning to include movies as part of the 

the bowling business and supervises construction 

motel's policy. 

a franchise 

of hamburger stands on 

basis. 

Exhibitors were unable to make phone BOSTON 

calls due to a cable break on the Cape. 

Some of them drove several miles to neighboring 

Jack Markell, Columba publicity chief, pro- 

towns in hopes of being able to make moted a gala invitational premiere at 

Ben Sack's Cheri I of "The Go-Between," 

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honored as "Best Picture" at the recent 

".Sis" Shapiro was greeting friends in all 

Cannes Film Festival. Expected to be on 

hand at the opening were prominent Massachusetts 

political leaders, including senators 

Edward Kennedy and Edward Brooke. Gov. 

Francis Sargent and Mayor Kevin White 

of Boston. Members of the oBston diplomatic 

corps also were invited as guests of 

the local British and French consuls-general. 

The first 

General Cinema Corp. made its 

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August 20, debut of the Ghirardelli Square 

Cinema in the heart of the downtown area. 

Matthew Fance, formerly manager of General 

Cinema's Manchester Mall Cinema in 

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under the supervision of Larry Gleason, 

GCC's West Coast division manager. Opening 

the Ghirardelli Square Cinema brings 

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Fortune and Mens Eyes Hits 700 

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HOS I ON— •Fortune ;ind Men's Fycs" 

and '1 ho Go-Bclwccn raced away to supercharged 

starts and a third new picture. 

Peter Rabbit and Tales of Beatrix Potter" 

doubled average in blazing weather that 

melted grosses of many long-run features. 

Savoy Two really hit the jackpot as "Fortune 

and Mens Eyes" unreeled to a 700 

week that marked the opening of the 400- 

seat theatre built at a cost of S250.000 on 

the Savoy's stage. Another Sack circuit unit, 

Cheri One. enjoyed almost equally as good 

business with "The Go-Between." which 

'Shaft' Scores Healthy 275 

Second Week in Hartford 

HARTEORD — "Shaft." one of the 

strongest solo attractions to play Harold 

Konover's Strand in many months, continued 

a 250-plus pace and added shows at 

the Meadows Drive-In to its Hartford engagement. 

"The Hcllstrom Chronicle" opened 

with 200 at the Burnside and Cinema I 

and this same level was attained by "Carnal 

knowledge" in a fifth week 

Cinema and Paris Cinema 1. 

Art Cinema— Censorship U.S.A. (SR), 2nd wk, 175 

Berl.n, Blue Hills. Manchester—The Lowmon (UA) 80 

Berime, Blue Hills, Monchcster—The Lowmon (UA) 80 

Burnsido, Cincmo 1—The Hcllstrom Chronicle (SR) 200 

Centrol—The Red Tent (Poro) 125 

Cinema M, East Hartford cinemas 1, 2 

of '42 (WB), 7th wk 50 

-Blue Wotcr, White Deoth (NGP), 2nd wk. .175 

(Emb), 5th wk 200 

Newington, UA Theotre East—The Love 

Mochine (Col) 100 

Pons Cinema II—Klute (WB), 8th wk 70 

Strond—Shoft (MGM), 2nd wk 275 

Webster—Scandalous John (BV) 75 

president. Local 486. Motion Picture 

Projectionists Union, was honored by the 

city council for his June 18 heroism in rescuing 

three survivors of a crash of a commercial 

aircraft in shark-infested waters off 

Puerto Rico. The younger Goodrow is a 

U.S. Navy aviation machinist's mate. He 

attended the citation presentation ceremonies 

at city hall, accompanied by his 

parents. 

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sports page advertising for Cinema 5's "On 

Any Sunday." This was in addition to his 

regular amusement page layouts. 

William Tedesco, son of the late Lou 

Tedesco. long-time Loew's Palace projectionist, 

has resigned from the faculty at 

Greater Hartford Community College to 

enter the Episcopal priesthood. He is moving 

with his family to McLean, Va.. where 

he will begin seminary studies. 

The trade was glad to hear of Milt Daly's 

appointment as assistant to Jerry Swedroe, 

newly named assistant to the president in 

charge of theatre operations, Redstone 

Theatres. Boston. Daly was once Connecticut 

division manager for UA Theatres, 

based at UA Theatre East. Manchester 

shopping parkade. 

NEW HAVEN 

"Shaft' Quadruples Average 

posted 600. Best percentages among the long 

In Three-Theatre Engagement 

lineup of holdovers were 400 for the second 

NEW HAVEN—"Shaft." making a threetheatre 

debut here, was the biggest news 

week of "The Anderson Tapes" at Circle 

Cinema and 350 for the eighth round of 

around as it created lineups and grossed a 

"Carnal Knowledge" at Paris Cinema. 

pranklin E. Ferguson, general 

plump 

manager of 

400. Also attracting solid business 


was "Carnal Knowledge," 

the 

275 although 

Maurice Bailey 

in 

"W" Theatres 

Astor^The Love Machine (Col), 2nd wk 135 

Center— Bury Me on Angel (SR); Angels Die 

a sixth week at the Cinemart and Milford 

(Whalley, 

Hord (SR) 

Cheri One—The Go-Between Cinema. 

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Westville and Whitney) and Mrs. 

Ferguson weekended in New Hampshire. 

(Col) 

Chen Two—Wotkobout (20th-Fox) 

Cinemart, Milford Cinema—Carnal Knowledge 

Mel Safner of Ed Ruff Film Associates, 

Cheri Three—The Ponic in Needle Pork 

(Emb), 6th wk 275 

(20th-Fox), 4th wk 

College, 150 

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Post—The Hunting Party (U/ 

the independent film distributors, quipped: 

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Roger Sherman, Bowl, Milford—Shaft (MGM) . 400 

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2nd .400 Showcase Cinema I—The hlellstrom Chronicle 

don't say women take too long to get 

Exeter— Blue Water, White Deoth (NGP), 

(SR), 3rd wk 

dressed but my wife says, 'I'll be ready in a 

12th wk iz:, Showcase Cinema II—Summer of '42 (WB), 

Gary— Billy Jock iWBl, 2nd wk 110 9th wk 

minute, dear. Go rotate the " 

tires.' 

Kenmore—The Clowns iSRI, 4th wk 130 Showcase Cinema III—Blue Water, White Deoth 

Loews Abbey One—The Hellstrom Chronicle 

(NGP), 2nd wk 

Don Dzis, Plaza Cinemas, distributed free 

(SR), 6th wk 150 Whalley—The Anderson Topes (Col), 5th wk. . 

Loews Abbey Tw;--The Devils (WB), 5th wk 160 

comic books to every child under 12 

Music Hall—Daughters of Dorkness (SR), 3rd wk. 200 

Paris Cinema— Cornol Knowledge (Emb), 8th wk. 350 

Pi Alley—McCobe & Mrs. Miller (WB), 7th wk. 200 

Savoy One— Shaft (MGM), 6th wk 175 

Sovoy Two— 

HARTFORD 

at 

every showing of 20th Century-Fox's "Escape 

From the Planet of the Apes" at PC's 

Fortune and Men's Eyes (MGM) Queen Plaza Cinema, 

. . . .700 

Southington. 

Saxon— Peter Rabbit and Tales of Beotrix Potter 

(MGM) 200 Thomas Goodrow, son of George Goodrow. 

Perakos' Hi-Way Cinema L Stratford- 

Bridgeport town line, advertised Avco Embassy's 

"Carnal Knowledge" in the New 

Haven daily newspapers. This is a rare happening 

in regional exhibition. The film has 

been playing to excellent business at RKO- 

Stanley Warner's Cinemart. Hamden, and 

Milford Cinema, both first-run metropolitan 

New Haven outlets. 

W. J. Van Beynum registered Connecticut 

Film Circuit, 1 1 Broad St.. Middletown, as 

a trade name with the Middletown town 

clerk's office. 

WORCESTER 

Johnnie DiBenedetto, manager of the Redstone 

Showcase Cinema, was subject of 

a poem, no less, in the Worcester Sunday 

Telegram hailing his ability to shed 50 

pounds. 

The West Boylston Drive-In, playing 

Buena "Vista's "The Computer Wore Tennis 

Shoes," gave free lollipops to all youngster 

patrons. Children were also entertained by 

a clown act. Adults were admitted for $1.75. 

NE-4 BOXOFFICE :: September 6, 1971

— 

Philip Givens Talk 

Set for WOMPI Event 

I'ORONTO— Philip Givens, QC. Icdcral 

Liberal member of parliament and tormcr 

mayor of Toronto, will address more than 

300 delegates to the WOMPI International 

convention at the main banquet Saturday 

night (11) in the Royal York Hotel, it was 

announced by Florence Long, convention 

chairman. The group he will address will 

represent approximately 17 clubs, of which 

the Toronto club is the only Canadian 

member. 

WOMPI basically is dedicated to welfare 

projects at local levels but cooperates internationally 

in maintaining specific facilities 

at the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital at 

Saranac Lake, N.Y. Recognized throughout 

the world for its rehabilitation and research 

of respiratory diseases, particularly emphysema, 

the Will Rogers Hospital was built 

and is maintained mainly by the entertainment 

industry. Any industry member suffering 

respiratory disabilities can avail himself 

or herself of the facilities without cost. 

Givens, who acknowledges the label 

"film buff," is well known to members of 

the industry in Canada, is a member of 

Ed Caspar Devises Bally 

To Boost 'Cold Turkey' 

TORONTO—Ed Gaspar, manager of the 

Odeon in Guelph. sends along details of a 

unique antismoking campaign which he 

planned to support his "Cold Turkey" playdate. 

An ad was placed in the personal 

column of the local Daily Mercury, inviting 

people to bring empty cigaret packages to 

the theatre prior to the opening of the film. 

A prize of si,\ double pas.ses was offered 

to the person who brought in the most 

packages. As a result, almost 8,000 were 

collected. 

A large display was set up in the theatre 

lobby by the Wellington County Tuberculosis 

and Repiratory Disease Ass'n, where 

the empty cigaret packages also were put 

on display. A sign directing patrons to the 

smoking loges was mounted on a coffin, 

with a giant cigaret and a poster clearly 

outlining the many hazards of smoking. 

Another feature of this campaign which 

drew a great deal of attention was an ad in 

the Daily Mercury which offered a reward 

of $100 to anyone who could catch manager 

Gaspar smoking at any time during 

the entire playdatc. Gaspar was watched 

almost constantly from that moment on 

but the loss would have been his own! 

Ken Films to Release 

GSF Feature Product 

roRONIO—Ken lilms ol I oronto has 

announced that it will be representing GSF 

Productions in Canada. The first attraction 

is the suspense thriller, "Someone Behind 

the Door," starring Anthony Perkins, 

Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland. The feature 

was produced by Raymond Danon and 

directed by Nicholas Gessner. Release is set 

for this month. 

The second attraction is to be "It Only 

Happens to Others," the Catherine Deneuve- 

Marcello Mastroianni starrer. This film 

already is being acclaimed as one of the 

greatest women's pictures in years. 

The North American premiere of "It 

Only Happens to Others" will take place 

in Toronto and Montreal in October. 

W. C. Tyers, 60, Is Dead; 

Odeon Advertising Chief 

TORONTO—Fnneral services were held 

here Monday, August 16, for Wellington 

Charles Tyers, advertising manager of 

Odeon Theatres (Canada). He was 60 

Variety, the entertainment industry's international 

service organization, and has served 

on the House of Commons" standing committee 

for broadcasting, films and assistance 

to the arts. At one time he was a com- 

life in the motion picture industry. 

years old and had spent all of his working 

mentator on CHUM Radio in Toronto. 

Tyers, best known throughout the industry 

as "Wannie," had been with the Odeon 

Vice-chairman of a special parliamentary 

committee on environmental poUution, Canadian circuit since its inception. The 

Givens early this year was appointed Canadian 

delegate to the Atlantic Council of the 

company celebrated its 25th anniversary in 

1966. 

U.S. Conference on "Goals and Strategies Before joining Odeon, Tyers was in theatre 

management for approximately ten 

for Environmental Quality Improvement in 

the '70s." During the previous year he had years. He was a very popular industry figure 

and widely respected as an outstanding 

been a member of the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary 

Group. 

showman. Throughout his career, he was a 

fervent worker and supporter for the Canadian 

Picture Pioneers. 

Tyers died while on vacation in Haliburton 

Thursday. August 1 2. He had spent one 

week of a three-week vacation there with 

some members of his family. About two 

weeks prior to starting his vacation, he had 

been hospitalized for a few days with an 

apparently minor heart ailment but appeared 

to have recovered. 

He leaves his wife Audrey: a son Robert. 

and three daughters. Judy, Jane and Ciail. 

Vincent Price Attends 

Winnipeg World Debut 

WINNIPEG-V i 

n ec n t Price, star of 

American International's "The Abominable 

Dr. Phibes," appeared here Wednesday 

night. August 25. at the Omnitheatre for the 

world premiere of "The Beginning and the 

End of the World." The unusual film, 

which is shown simultaneously by .18 projectors, 

has narration spoken by Price and 

was scored by Skitch Henderson. It is designed 

for use by planctariums and in special 

theatres. 

"The Beginning and the End of the 

World" is scheduled to be shown throughout 

the English-speaking world. 

AMPAS Award Given 

To 2 NFB Filmmakers 

MONIKl \l IvMi \oiini; filmmakers, 

on contract to the National Film Board, 

each received $2,500 from the Academy of 

Motion Picture Arts and .Sciences, sponsor 

of the famed Oscar award. Government 

Film Commissioner Sydney Newman presented 

checks 10 Willie Dunn and Fcrnand 

Belanger on behalf of the Academy. 

Newman said that, although the $5,000 

grant was given to the NFB with no restriction 

as to its use, the board had decided, in 

keeping with the Academy's policy of "contributing 

to the development of international 

cinema," to divide the money between two 

of its most promising young filmmakers. 

Twenly-ninc-year-old Willie Dunn, whose 

film "The Ballad of Crowfoot" won the 

Ciold Hugo of the Chicago International 

Film Festival and the Blue Ribbon Award 

of the American Film Festival in New 

York, said that he would use the gift to 

finance work he is now doing in the field 

of videotape recording. Dunn wrote, directed 

and composed the music for NFB's 

•The Ballad of Crowfoot," a story of the 

conflicts between the Indian and the white 

man over the past century. A talented song 

writer, musician and singer, Dunn, a Micmac 

from Montreal, recently has devoted 

much of his time to entertaining on Indian 

reserves across the country. This year. 

Dunn co-directed a production entitled 

"Seeds of Exploitation," a film on the Hudson's 

Bay Co. Coming up is a short film on 

Louis Riel and an LP record of his own 

songs. 

Fernand Belanger. a 28-year-old filmmaker 

from Riviere du Loup, also intends 

to apply his gift to work he is presently 

doing in the videotape field. Belanger, who 

studied filmmaking in France at IDHEC. 

joined Radio Quebec as an editor on his return 

to Canada. In 1968 he directed a halfhour 

film entitled "Via Borduas" for Cinefilms. 

In the same year he and a group of 

friends turned out two short films entitled 

"Initiation" and "Le Sermon sur le Montagne." 

Since 1969 he has directed two films for 

the NFB: "Ti-Coeur" and "Ty-Peupe." 

.Aside from his present work in videotape, 

Belanger hopes to being shortly on a new 

film about today's youth. 

In making the presentation, Newman said 

that the National Film Board is deeply 

honored that the Academy of Motion Picture 

Arts and Sciences made this award to 

the board and that he was personally delighted 

in the choice of these two filmmakers 

to divide the grant. 

[it's Positively Not Too Soon 

IStort.Now Before It's Too Late. 

BOXOFFICE :: September 6. 1971 Krl

The 

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. . Holdovers 

New 'Love Machine/ Four Holdovers 

Excellent' Grossers in Toronto 

lOROMO \Silli .1 strong lineup ol ;iliratlions. 

summer business continued well 

above average, with no less than five theatres 

reporting "excellent" returns. "The 

1 ove Machine" topped new bookings for 

one of these "excellent" gross designations; 

others went to holdovers "Carnal Knowledge." 

"42." "Billy Jack" 

"The Summer of and "Doc." 

Cotltcn Th« Love Mochinc (Col) Excellent 

Downtown Evcl Knicvcl Astral), Good 

3rd wk 

Glcndalc— Pctcr Rabbit ond Talcs o» Beatrix 

Potter (MGMl, 6lh wk Foir 

Hollywood (North -Klufc Fair 

,WB), 7th wk 

Hollywood (South; Carnol Knowledge (IFD), 

2nd wk Excellent 

Hylond— The Anderson Topes (Col), 

7lh wk 

Imperial—A Gunfighf (Paro) 

Very Good 

Good 

Intcrnotionol Cinema— Death in Venice (WB), 

6th wk Very Good 

Townc Cinemo—Summer of '42 (WB), 

1 Stti wk Excellent 

University—Waterloo (Para), 7th wk Good 

Uptown 1 —The Lost Run (MGM) Fair 

Uptown 2—Billy Jock (WB), 4th wk Excellent 

Uptown Backstage I —Bononos (UA), 

3rd wk Very Good 

Uptown Backstage 2—Toking Off (Univ), 

11th wk Very Good 

Yongc—What's the Mottcr With Helen? (UA) ..Fair 

York 1— Doe (UA), 2nd wk Excellent 

York 2, Albion 2— Blue Water, White Death 

(NGP), 3rd wk Good 

"Willard' Draws Big Crowds 

Third Week in Montreal 

MONTRE.AL—A good level of boxofficc 

returns prevailed for leading film theatres 

here as Montrealcrs poured back into the 

city from their summer resort spots and a 

substantial level of U..S. tourists contributed 

to the rising gross tide. At the Palace, the 

thriller "Willard" continued to draw out- 

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standing business. 

Alouette Peou d'Anc (Ind), 3rd wk Good 

Atwater Cinema The Anderson Topes (Col), 

5th wk Good 

Capitol The Seven Minutes (20th-Fox), 3rd wk. Good 

Cinema Place du Conado Wolkobout (20th-Fox), 

2nd wk Good 

Cinema Place Marie The Conformist 

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Cinema Westmount Square Love Story (Para) 

34th wk Good 

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Elvce (Eiscnstcin)— Juste Avont la Mort (Ind), 

6th wk Good 

Elysee (Resnais)— Le Dernier Souf (Ind), 4th wk. Good 

Impend Joe Coligulo (Ind), 3rd wk Good 

Loews—The Lost Run (MGM), 3rd wk Good 

Palace Willord (IFD), 3rd wk 

Porisien— Lcs Novices (Ind), 5th wk 

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The Million-Dollar Duck (Emp), 2nd wk. Good 

Seville 

Westmount— Ploio Suite (Para), 9th wk 

York—Bononos (UA), 4th wk 

Good 

Good 

Coronet Von Richthofen and Brown (UA), 

2nd wk Fair 

Denman Place Witchcroft '70 (Ind) Above Average 

Downtown Who Is Horry Kellermon? (NGP), 

Fine \ 

4th wk 

Arts 

Above Averoge 

Cinema —The Summer of '42 (WB), 

6th wk Good 

Odeon Doc Excellent 

(UA) 

Orpheum Le Mans Average 

(NGP) 2nd wk. . .Above 

Park Two-Lone Blocktop (Univ), 2nd wk Poor 

Park Royal— Goodbye Gemini (IFD) Fair 

Stanley Corral Knowledge (Emb), Excellent 

2nd wk. 

Strand Klute (WB), 2nd wk Fair 

Studio Without o Stitch (IFD), 8th wk Good 

Vogue The Anderson Topes (Col), 4th wk. .Average 

'Big Jake,' 'Summer of '42' 

Lead Recovery in Winnipeg 

WINNIPEG—Business improved for the 

first week in three, led by the "excellent" 

opening week for "Big Jake" and the improvement 

in "The Summer of "42" to an 

"excellent" rating. 

Capitol Le Mans (NGP), 2nd wk Good 

Downtown—When Eight Bells Toll (IFD); 

The Big Doll House (IFDI Good 

Gaiety, Garden City, Grant Park Willie Wonka 

and the Chocolate Factory (Emp) Good 

Gorrick Buttercup Chain (Co!) Average 

Metropolitan Big Joke (NGP) Excellent 

North Stor Woter, White Death (NGP) Good 

North Star II Making It (20th-Fox), 2nd wk. ..Good 

Polo Pork The Summer of '42 (WB), 

8th wk Excellent 

Towne Love Is o Splendid Illusion (IFD) ..Average 

MONTREAL 

productions Pierre Jobin announced that 

. 

Claude Gauthier will tour some 40 

localities in Ontario's French-speaking area 

for filming of "Entre la Mer et L'Eau 

Douce." in which Gauthier stars with 

Genevieve Bujold of 

this city, connected with France Film, will 

inaugurate a TV network which includes 

CFTM-TV here. CFCM-TV in Quebec City 

and CJMP-TV, Chicoutimi. 

Pete Baird of Sherbrook shot an 81 to 

win the D. English trophy at St. Jean in the 

Quebec Motion Picture Pioneers golf tournament. 

The George Ganetakos trophy for 

low net went to Pierre Denis of the Kent. 

A 76 gave Roger Roulteau of Victoriaville 

the low gross in the industry division and 

ilie Odeon trophy. Grant Dearnaley was 

tlic runner-up. He received the Armand 

Hesse trophy. The Odeon trophy for guests 

went lo 1.. Caron. 

"Fleur Bleiie" of Films Mutels, starring 

Steve Fiset, will have its premiere here at 

Odeon's Berri Theatre Thursday (9) and 

its Quebec City premiere at the Capitol 

Theatre Tuesday (7) ... La Cooperative 

des Cineastes Independents-Centre du Film 

Underground of Montreal has been invited 

10 present a 16mm film retrospective at the 

i;dinburgh International Film Festival in 

Scotland. 

TORONTO 

pirector John Frankenhelmer, during his 

recent visit here, filmed part of a 24- 

minute featurette on his career. The picture 

'Doc' 'Carnal Knowledge' 

'Excellent' in Vancouver 

VANCOUVER—While continuation of a 

heat wave sent record numbers of people 

to the beaches on Sunday, moviegoing was 

not unduly affected. "Carnal Knowledge" 

was still very strong at the Stanley, while 

holdovers "McCabe & Mrs. Miller." Capitol; 

"Who Is Harry Kellerman?", Down- 

traffic . . . 

town; "The Summer of "42." Fine Arts and 

Cinema-1; "Le Mans." Orphcum. and 

will be used to train young filmmakers. 

"Without a Stitch." Studio, all showed sufficient 

This city had its second sidewalk mall 

strength to warrant an additional week. "Doc," Odeon. started off with an of the summer season as part of Carnival 

"excellent" first week. 

Toronto, with the section of Yonge Street 

from Gerrard to Dundas clo.sed to vehicular 

Capitol— McCobe & Mrs. Miller (WB), 

5th wk Average 

The Canadian National Exhibition 

also opened its annual two-week stint. 

Industry condolences to the family of 

Wellington C. "Wannie" Tyers, who died 

August 12. He was advertising manager of 

Odeon Theatres (Canada). 

Warner Bros.' 

"Summer of '42" must go 

into the books locally as the biggest grosser 

of the summer season, as it now passes its 

third month at the Towne Cinema and continues 

to do extremely well. United Artists' 

"Bananas" also has done almost as well at 

the Uptown, where it has passed its second 

profitable month . continue 

to predominate at first-run houses, with 

"Murphy's War" opening at the Capri and 

the Westwood Cinema and "The Omega 

Man" at the Imperial. 

OTTAWA 

^he 20th Century Nelson here has booked 

what is called a "Showcase Series of 

Memorable Motion Pictures"—a package 

of eight classic attractions—for the fall sea- j 

son, with weekly changes each Friday. The 

special program will extend into October. 

The Nelson, formerly the city's only theatre 

with a hard-ticket policy, opened the 

with the screening of "The Great Caruso," 

series 

followed by "The Great Waltz." 

"Naughty Marietta." "Grand Hotel," "San 

Francisco," "Mrs. Miniver." "Mutiny on 

the Bounty" and "Mata Hari." 

The prodigious National Arts Centre here 

is going into regular competition with film 

theatres, 

after conversion of certain sections 

of the imposing structure is completed. 

These areas previously have been used for 

other forms of entertainment. Bruce Corder, 

director of NAC operations, announced 

that the federal government has been asked 

to provide $280,000 for the development, 

K-2 BOXOFFICE :: September 6, 1971

. . 

. . Interviewed 

. . 

. . . "The 

. . Downtown 

to consist of two small theatres, plus projection 

equipment. One unit, to be called 

the Mini-Cine, is planned for the showing 

of older films and new Canadian features. 

The Citizen's weekly Canadian Magazine 

published a feature article on "The Ten 

Richest Men in Canada," the list including 

Paul L. Nathanson, son of the late N. L. 

Nathanson of Famous Players fame. Paul, 

who lives at Maple, Ont.. has an estimated 

fortune of $125,000,000, it was stated, some 

of which is invested in the film business. 

The year book shows he is president of 

Empire Films, Sovereign Film Distributors 

and GTI Drive-In Services. The latter has 

a number of ozoners across Ontario, which 

use the slogan "Canadian Owned and Operated." 

At one time he was an officer of 

Ontario Variety Club Tent 28. 

Large signs have been erected on the 

downtown site of the former Famous Players 

Capitol, where a high-rise complex is 

under construction. They provide the information 

that the project will be called the 

Capitol Square and will include triple cinemas, 

a fact that is now official. 

I he National Film Theatre, which caters 

to club members, has organized its first oneweek 

film festival, starting September 1, 

with many features for the daily program 

changes. New York film critic Bosley Crowther 

is scheduled as guest speaker. The festival 

opens with the British comedy "Kind 

Hearts and Coronets." For the coming season 

the Bytown Film Club has booked oldtime 

pictures, nothing newer than 1936 pro- 

Start Grand Forks Airer 

From North Central 

Edition 

GRAND FORKS, N.D.—Construction is 

under way on a 525-550-car drive-in, located 

a mile and half out of the city on Route 81, 

according to John Doherty, city manager for 

Midcontinent Theatre Co. of North Dakota. 

Opening is scheduled for next spring. The 

circuit presently operates the Starlite Drive- 

In and Fox Theatre here. 

"What's Up, Doc?" stars Barbra Streisand 

and Ryan O'Neal. 

dLOHa! 

EXHIBITORS! 



BEACH! 


. 

THE 

INDUSTRY'S 

"OWN" 

VANCOUVER 

îth the ninth annual film festival brought 

to a successful conclusion, manager 

Don Barnes has left the Varsity in a relief 

manager's hands while he takes a busman's 

holiday in England, visiting the watering 

spots and race courses — but keeping an 

eagle eye out for films for the tenth annual 

Varsity Film Festival next year . . . Across 

town at Odeon's Dolphin, manager Bob 

Hirtlc started the first of a series of Friday 

midnight horror shows Friday, August 13. 

The opener was Vincent Price's 1 00th motion 

picture, "1 he Ahdominable Dr. Phibes" 

(Aip), backed up by "Horror House" . 

The White Rock Little Theatre has opened 

the White Rock Theatre, using 1 6mm product. 

Admission for adults is $1 and for 

children .lO cents. 

One of the Yukon's most famous entertainment 

establishments has closed its doors. 

The Orpheum at Dawson, which had been 

in operation since the silent days, shuttered 

because of poor attendance. Its unique 

house policy, as set forth on the monthly 

program, warned: "No Shows When the 

Temperature Drops Below 3.5 Degrees 

Below Zero." Built on permafrost, the 

theatre always was developing a lean to 

one side or the other as the foundation 

sank and periodically had to be shored up. 

It also housed some colorful individuals as 

owner-manager. One, Wilf Cleaves, closed 

the house the day the telegraph announced 

the start of World War II in 1939, hiked 

ductions. 

and 

Skagway, Vancover 

a ballet, by the Sun's entertainment 

out to then in joined 

page. The resultant rave reviews undoubtedly 

The Mayfair in Ottawa South, the closest the Rangers (later Commandos). He served 

helped push the gross right up to that set 

with distinction in Europe. 

by "The Love Bug" a couple of years ago. 

theatre to Lansdowne Park where the annual 

Ottawa Exhibition was being held, 

clo.sed down completely for fair week . 

Many years ago, when he was operating 

At the same time, "The Railway Children" 

at the Ridge also won the plaudits of both 

was 

Among the seven holdovers, the leader 16mm circuit out of Smithers, Pioneer 

dailies' critics and set a new high for 1971 

a 

"Klute," ninth week at the Place de Ville 

veteran Cece Steele actively was promoting 

Cinema 2. A third week was registered by —via word of mouth—the potential of central 

in the house. 

British Columbia as a mining area, par- 

"Billy Jack" at Elgin 2, "Summer of "42" 

Family-tjpe reissues were doing well, as 

at Place de Ville and "Deux Femmes en ticularly to the Americans who were 

"Pinocchio" was held for a third week in 

Or" at the Towne. 

hunting in the area. From the interest gen- 

one Park Royal twin, the Richmond -Square 

erated by Cece and others came the giant 

molybdenum mine at Endako. Now it has 

been announced that one of the backers of 

"Another Smith in Paradise," just completed 

by Jim Margellos, was Slocan Ottawa 

Mines. This operation is largely owned by 

mining promoter Morris Black of Endako 

fame. 

In town in mid-August was Richard 

Castellano who, with Chief Dan George, 

was making a ten-minute film on ecology, 

conceived at Simon Eraser University by 

Richard Saddleir and Prof. Lubomir Novotny, 

with dialog by SFU film graduate 

Peter Bryant . by Sun entertainment 

editor Les Wedman, Castellano 

had this to say about the entertainment industry: 

"Millions of people are crying out 

for entertainment and he is prepared to 

help provide that entertainment, because 

he is convinced that it is the actors' job. 

along with producers, technicians, exhibitors, 

distributors, etc., to entertain the 

people at a reasonable price." 

One of the more successful multiples 

of this summer season was that of "Le 

Mans," which held for two weeks in the 

Orpheum, Paramount, New Westminster 

and the Delta Drive-In, Richmond. The 

first week at the Delta was a new high for 

the year in any drive-in in the province . . . 

Meanwhile, the way-out Colonial Magic, 

hosting the double bill of "Grapes of 

Wrath" and •Arsenic and Old Lace." got 

two very profitable weeks out of the venerable 

duo, with a banner consisting of brown 

paper strips crudely lettered in black, plus a 

two-column, one-inch slug in the dailies. 

Al Magill, key shipper at Victoria, has 

been transferred to Calgary as branch manager. 

Before leaving he was hosted at a 

short gathering by George Hislop and the 

staff and presented with a gift. 

Contributing 

were members of Victoria Shipping, the 

film exchanges and the many others who 

hold Al in high esteem . . . Bernice Magill 

of Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer left on her annual 

two-week vacation, leaving manager Dave 

Gilfillan to hold the fort . . . Jack Reid added 

a postscript to his latest letter to Theo 

Ross: "Wouldn't you know the U.S.A. 

would be the first to establish a used car 

agency on the moon!" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 'Peter Rabbit 

and Tales of Beatrix Potter," which opened 

at the West Vancouver Park Royal to fantastic 

business, received the unprecedented 

honor of being reviewed, both as a film 

and Columbia New Westminster theatres 

$1,000,000 Duck" and "The 

Barefoot Executive" were very strong in 

the Lougheed Drive-ln . a 

revival of "Vallev of the Dolls" and "Beyond 

the Valley of the Dolls" at the Coronet 

was very close to "excellent" figures 


. . 

VANCOUVER 

(Cunliniicd from preceding page) 

.iiui was held . . . The George C. Scott- 

Joanne Woodward starrer, "They Might Be 

Ciianis, " which was clobbered by the intense 

heat a few weeks ago in its initial engagement, 

opened at the Odcon West Vancouver, 

.icconipanied by a special plug and reminder 

from the Sun"s Les Wedman that 

this picture was a "must for the discrimin.itmg 

moviegoer." The result was a smashing 

week and a holdover for manager 

D.mny Ireland. 

father, who is very ill . . . 

The shooting schedule on "The Plastic 

Man" had to be revamped, as star George 

Peppard flew to the East to visit his aging 

The 17-day 

Pacific National Exhibition got off to a 

soggy start as the first heavy rains in six 

weeks almost washed out the opening 

parade, marshalled by Chief Dan George, 

and put the attendance approximately 

50,000 behind opening day last year . 

Earlier in the week. Bill Young phoned 

your correspondent from Terrace, where he 

had tied-in the opening of "Little Big Man" 

with an Indian Days celebration and fair 

which was being held in the town of 4,000. 

Looking only for an Indian war canoe and 

some masks to decorate his front in Prince 

Rupert, which is about 80 miles away, he 

hit the jackpot and set up the biggest campaign 

ever put on in the Pacific Northwest. 

Up for the celebration was Chief Dan 

George and almost every Indian who had 

appeared in any picture shot in western 

Canada, plus Indian tribes and bands in a 

.SOO-mile radius. The result was turnaway 

business and a new house record. 

The film "Another Smith for Paradise," 

while possibly only another minor effort 

in the boxoffice sweepstakes, received more 

local newspaper space and media time than 

"Cione With the Wind." .Several of the 

media personnel played bit parts in the picture 

and each one coyly pre-empted space in 

his column or program to let the public 

know that he had labored in the cinematic 

vineyard and found the taste of wine was 

heady. 

When Alfred T. Morris, Cenpex '71 

president, takes his annual holidays from 

Victoria Shipping, he works just as hard as 

at the office . . . Cenpex '71 is the name of 

the three-day show the 23 philatelic societies 

of British Columbia held Friday through 

Sunday (3-5) at the Royal Towers Hotel in 

New Westminster. Alf's specialty is Christmas 

stamps and he has six frames filled 

with the first Christmas stamp issued in 

Canada in 1898. He spends most evenings 

in his den working on his collection. 

Vintage Plane Cracks Up 

During 'Ace Eli' Filming 

Fr.n, Central Edition 

MOUNT HOPE. KAS.—Veteran motion 

picture aerial stunt pilot Frank Tallman. 

flying his own J-1 standard 54-year-old 

plane for a sequence in the 20th Century- 

Fox production "Ace Eli and Rodger of 

the Skies." cracked up in a cornfield ten 

miles west of here. With Tallman in the 

plane was Bernadette Peters, who had just 

reported to the movie location after completing 

her co-starring role in the Broadway 

play "W.C." Neither Miss Peters nor Tailman 

was injured. 

The valuable vintage aircraft suffered 

major damage to its wings, prop and tail 

structure and will be out of action for sev- 

weeks. 

eral 

Tallman, serving as a stunt double for 

"Ace Eli" star Cliff Robertson, had just 

left the ground when a gust of wind caught 

the plane under the right wing, forcing it 

into a 360-degree turn, with the lower left 

wing and prop cutting a deep furrow 

through a recently harvested cornfield. 

Plan Hardtop in Corona 

From Western Edition 

CORONA, CALIF. — William Landis, 

Beverly Hills developer, has proposed the 

construction of a 300-seat motion picture 

theatre in Corona, according to Tariq M. 

Shamma, president of Tariq M. Shamma 

Associates. 

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THE GUIDE TO ETTER BOOKING AND B U S I N E S S B U I L D I N G 

Original Promotions 

Pay Off for Manager 

Bob Klingc, manager ot Dickinson's lux 

Theatre in Joplin, Mo., and a long-time 

advocate of "old-fashioned showmanship," 

recently was named the circuit's 'Shownuin 

of the Month," and has come up with a 

number of enthusiastic promotions, not the 

least of which was the recent no-cost promotion 

on "Cold Turkey." 

For that picture, Klinge asked the next 

door liquor store to save all of its empt\ 

cigaret cartons for him. He then took the 

cartons, cut the front panels off and used 

them to spell out the title, "Cold Turkey," 

across the 

theatre glass door front. 

This, said Klinge, was "an eyecatcher that 

cost nothing and yet drew more commcni 

from passers-by on the clever, cute and 

original display. One woman even told nic 

that she nearly hit a car while driving h\ 

the theatre because the sign attracted her 

attention to such an extent." 

In addition, Klinge contracted with a 

popular daytime women's fashion television 

program, "Rambling With Rose," to air 

seven five-minute segments promoting "Cold 

Turkey." Rose, who hosts the show, taped 

35 minutes of location film which included 

interviews with the stars, producers and 

others connected with the film. 

Klinge always has advocated strong promotional 

efforts and, earlier this year, he 

and other Dickinson managers held a round 

table conference and came up with a 

multitude 

of ideas. 

One of these involved the local bloodmobile, 

in which the managers agreed to 

print tickets with the copy "This ticket will 

be honored at any of the Dickinson Theatres 

in this area: Lux, Webb City Drivein, 

66 Drive-In or Twilite Drive-In," to 

be handed out to blood donors, serving not 

only as a good promotion bit for the theatres, 

but also as a community goodwill 

builder. 

Innumerable special promotions were discussed 

and many were later implemented, 

such as treasure hunt nights; kiddies' field 

days, complete with sack races, tugs of war, 

potato races, bean races and other such 

competitive games; a fur-lined bathtub 

giveaway, in which an old-fashioned bathtub 

is lined with fake fur, then filled with 

groceries and other merchandise promoted 

in exchange for co-op advertising; penny 

treasure hunts, where pennies of certain 

(Continued on following page) 

BOXOFFICE Showmondieer :: Sept. 6, 1971 

Lobby Display, City-Wide Campaign 

Help Promote Shootouf Engagement 

Theatre staff, dressed in Western attire, stand by lobby display created to 

promote the engagement of "Shootout" at the Odeon Theatre in Winnipeg. 

Don H. Byers, manager of the downtown 

Odeon Theatre in Winnipeg, Man., came 

up with an extensive and multi-faceted promotion 

for his theatre's engagement of Universal's 

"Shootout." 

The heart of the campaign was the lobby 

display which was set up a week and a half 

prior to the actual playdate. The display 

consisted of an almost full-scale replica of 

a Western-style stone-walled jailhouse. The 

jail was constructed of plywood and the 

stone wall effect was created by stonetextured 

contact paper. The bars on the 

small window were made of wood and 

painted black, and above the black door 

hung a wooden sign lettered "JAIL" in oldfashioned 

Western-style letters. An actual 

varnished tree branch served as the support 

for the sign, which hung from the branch 

on two small iron chains. 

Two genuine old buckboard wagon 

wheels leaned against each wall of the jailhouse, 

and in front a Western saddle hung 

on a hitching post made of birch logs. 

Attached to one wall of the jail was a gun 

display of exact replica copies of four 

of the types of guns used in the Old West, 

which were obtained on loan from a local 

machine dealer. 

— 125 — 

In order to add the final touch to make 

the whole display look authentic, Byers" 

staff spread a two-inch layer of gravel 

around the jailhouse to a width of approximately 

four feet. 

The second phase of the promotion was 

the "outside," or "downtown." campaign. 

On the opening day of the film, two 

horseback riders rode around the suburban 

areas of the city and downtown. The riders 

wore colorful Western-style clothing, and 

attached to their backs were bright orangeand 

red-lettered signs with the inscriptions, 

"We're on our way to the shootout at the 

Odeon Theatre" and "Join us at the Odeon 

Theatre for the shootout." 

For the marquee. Byers had special 

"Shootout" letters made of weathered wood. 

The letters, four feet tall by two feet wide, 

were cut from weathered pl\-wood panels. 

Two-inch holes were drilled at random in 

each one. and then the edges of the holes 

were painted black to give a "buUethole" 

effect during the day. At night the same 

effect was achieved by the light from the 

marquee shining through the holes. 

Each of the daily newspapers printed 

photographs and write-ups on the movie. 

(Continued on following page)

Youthful Vote Registrants Offered 

Free Admission to 

Shaff by MGM 

Tie-in With Car Dealer 

Boosts New 'Apes' Film 

Gerry Sabourin, manager of the Odeon 

Parkway drive-in in Toronto, recently found 

ihat a tie-in with a local car dealer was 

highly profitable in promoting "Escape from 

Ihe Planet of the Apes." The dealer loaned 

Sabourin a sleek Mercury Cougar convertible 

to tour local shopping plazas. Two staff 

members in ape masks rode in the rear, 

while handing out heralds announcing a 

contest promoted by the dealer. In this way, 

both campaigns were given excellent promotion, 

and the playdate extended for five 

ver\' profitable weeks. 

MGM to register to vote 

Nearly every major representative of 2 will be ineligible to vote in next year's 

radio, television news programs. New York presidential elections. Richard Roundtree. 

newspapers and national wire services was star of "Shaft," was on hand to assist in the 

on hand to cover an event designed to encourage 

registering of the youngsters, along with 

all 18- to 21-year-olds to get out Senator Fred Harris, D-Okla., considered a 

and register to vote by MGM, who offered potential candidate for the Presidency; Roy 

free admission to their boxoffice smash, M. Goodman, R-L Manhattan; John Burns, 

"Shaft." from 6 a.m. to 12 noon at the 72nd State Democratic Committee chairman, and 

Street Playhouse in New York City. All 18- John Becker, chairman of the youth registration 

year-olds who do not register before October 

committee of the Democratic party. 

Cashier Becomes Walking Soup Can 

For Engrossing Campaign in Texas 

Mrs. Geneva Wood, manager of Trans- 

Texas' Fine Arts Theatre in Denton, Tex., 

reports that her staff completed an excellent 

ballyhoo for Columbia Pictures' "There's a 

Girl in My Soup." Armed with numerous 

ideas but confronted with a lack of time, 

Mrs. Wood and some of her staff set busily 

to work. In the confab of ideas, the walking 

soup can was born. 

By using a cardboard barrel, red and 

white paper, lettering, and much teamwork, 

the can was constructed in less than three 

hours' time. On the opening day of the 

movie the can was donned by Mellissa 

Faulkner, a cashier. Since the can had only 

one armhole, someone was needed to lead 

the leggy soup can around. A concession 

attendant, Gary Ford, was enlisted for this 

purpose while Cindy Bason, another cashier, 

followed as photographer. The three set out 

on a very productive and hilarious journey. 

Response from the public was tremendous. 

While taking some pre-stunt pictures, 

a man became so engrossed in the proceedings 

that he fell off the curb. And that was 

just the beginning. As the "can" walked 

around the court house square, people on 

the streets and in their cars did double 

takes. The first look was astonishment; the 

second, interested amusement. This interested 

amusement was what brought people 

to the theatre. (The man who had fallen 

off the curb later returned to the theatre to 

see the movie, saying. "I just had to see 

what this movie is about. That soup can 

really leaves you wondering.") The Denton 

Record-Chronicle was so impressed by the 

ballyhoo that it devoted space for a threecolumn 

picture in the amusements section 

the next day. 

"AH in all," said Mrs. Wood, "the stunt 

was more than well received. It brought attention 

to the theatre and recognition to the 

movie." 

Original 

Promotions 


dates are worth valuable prizes promoted 

from merchants; flying saucers, in which 

paper plates are thrown from the concession 

stand with the name of a prize written on 

Ihem; doll contests for girls, pooch parades 

for all kids and chicken nights for everyone, 

with a dozen or so live chickens tossed 

from the top of the concession stand. 

Virtually all of Klinge's promotional 

activities are at no cost or at very low cost 

to the theatre. When Cliff Simmons, Webb 

City Drive-In manager, conceived the idea 

of giving away free potted plants for 

Mother's Day, Klinge arranged for 300 to 

be given away at each of the three drive-ins. 

As Dickinson noted in its monthly publication, 

"Around the Shield," naming Klinge 

"Showman of the Month," his creative 

ideas and activities "are indeed a stimulus 

for us all. The promotional possibilities are 

endless." 

'Shootout' 


Byers also received cross-plugging from 

other theatres and placed one-sheets and 

photographs at two of the downtown hotels. 

Still other promotional devices were employed 

to create a Western effect. The staff 

dressed in Western clothes— jeans, shirts, 

cowboy boots and white hats—during all 

the performances. At intermissions, Country 

and Western music was played over the 

screen speakers. 

'jiygvTaaviaEgagE 

BEAT THE HEAT! 

BONUS COUPON 

FOR OUR PATRONS 

Present this Coupon at concession for a 

FREE COLD DRINK .nd. FREE POPCORN 

k^ GOOD AUG 25 Ih-u SEPT 3, 1971 JW 

Adjacent to their film advertising in 

Kansas City newspapers, American 

Mtiiti Cinema placed a coupon which 

allowed its patrons to "beat the heat" 

with a free cold drink and free popcorn. 

126 — BOXOFFICE Showmandiser :: Sept. 6, I97I

.Df.yisE 

. . The 

— 

Willy 

(Para) 

Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' 

Wins August Blue Ribbon Award 

By MARY JO GORMAN 

THE MUSICAL FANTASY, •Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory." based on 

Roald Dahl's children's classic, was selected as the Blue Ribbon Award winner 

for August by members of the National Screen Council. The Paramount release, filmed 

in Munich by Wolper Pictures and the Quaker Oats Co., was rated G by the MPAA 

and Al by the NCO. It has grossed 184 per cent in its first-run playdates in key cities 

and has been aided by a selling campaign from the Quaker Oats Co. Dahl adapted his 

story for producers Stan Margulics and David I.. Wolper and included some sharp 

satire aimed at television. 

BoxoFFicE reviewed "Willy Wonka & 

the Chocolate Factory" in its issue of June 

14 and, terming the picture "delightful," 

said: 

"Children who disobey their elders are 

shown being punished, a fact which is 

sure to make an impression on unruly 

youngsters. Gene Wilder and Jack Albertson, 

Academy Award nominee and winner, 

respectively, head an engaging cast, 

but 12-year-old Peter Ostrum makes a 

major contribution as the appealing young 

hero. Wilder's Wonka will create strong 

empathy among exasperated adults who 

undoubtedly would like to deal with misbehaving 

children in his gleeful way." 

The picture was directed by Mel Stuart 

and features six original songs by Leslie 

Bricusse and Anthony Newley. 

On their ballots, NSC members made 

the following comments: 

A Great FamilY Film 

"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" 

is a great family film. We even 

printed our own golden coupon (Ed. 

Note: Discount coupon for a ticket to 

"Willy Wonka."—Robert M. Price jr.. 

WDNG Radio, Anniston. Ala. ... An innocuous 

amusement.—Alvin Easter, Cinema 

Magazine ... A pleasant little fantasy 

that brings to cinematic life Roald Dahl's 

charming story.—Earl J. Dias. Standard- 

Times, New Bedford, Mass. 

My choice— "Willy Wonka & the 

Chocolate Factory" — a captivating fanta.sy; 

it tells of five children who have 

won day-long visits to a candy factory! 

Mrs. Kenneth C. Wilson, San Francisco 

Motion Picture & TV Council . . . Children 

age five loved this, and we enjoyed 

it, too.—Mrs. John B. Pew, Kansas City, 

Mo. . . . Easily the best-flavored for children.—Wayne 

Allen, State Journal-Register, 

Springfield, III. . . . Beats Disney 

entry easily! — Marvin A. Brock, Texas 

Tech Alumni, Lubbock. 

"Willy Wonka" was good family entertainment.—Mrs. 

Eugene Fried, MFC, 

Greater Cleveland . . . The best of four 

excellent choices. It was hard to eliminate. 

—Dr. James K. Loutzenhiser, Missouri 

Council on the Arts . . . Only picture on 

the list that I did see. Good picture. 

Mrs. Leslie T. Barco, BFC. Greater St. 

Louis. 

One ol the Best Ever 

A good list for once. "Willy Wonka's" 

satire that wins the adults makes it allfamily 

fare.—Joan Vadeboncoeur, .Syracuse 

Herald-Journal . . . One of the best 

children's films ever, and so much more 

fun for adults than the usual Disney pap. 

—John Hartl, Seattle Times . only 

good family film of the season.—Bob 

Sokolsky, Buffalo Courier-Express . . . 

Nice summer fare for the kiddies.—Dorothy 

A. Pearsall, Staten Island BFC. 

The Cast 

Wiity Wonka Gene Wilder 

Grandpa Joe 

Jack Albertson 

Charlie 

Peter Ostrum 

Augustus Gloop MlCH.AEl, BOLLNER 

Mrs. Gloop Ursula Reit 

Violei Beaurcnarclc. . Nickerson 

Mr. Beauregarile Leonard Stone 

Veruca Salt 

Julie Dawn Cole 

Mr. Salt 

Roy Kinnear 

Mike Teevee Paris Them men 

Mrs. Teevee 

Dodo Denny 

Mr. Bill Aubrey Wood 

Production Staff 

Producers David L. Wolper 

Stan Margui ies 

Director 

Mei. Stuart 

Screenplay and Book Roald Dahl 

Director of 

Photography Arthur Ibbetson 

Art Director Harper Goff 

Color h\ 

Lyrics and .\tusic Le.slie Bricusse. 

Anthony Newley 

Musical Supervision Walter Scharf 

Choreographer Howard Jeffrey 

Production Manager Pia Arnold 

Sound 

Karsten Ullrich 

Special Effects Logan R. Frazee 

Technicolor 

This atnid li ai'tn uch month by thi National 

Screen Council on tin basis of outstanding 

nvit and suitability lor family mttrtain- 

Ricnt. Council membership comprises motion 

picture editors, radio and TV film commentaton. 

representatiiei of belter films councils, 

ciric, educational and exhibitor organizations. 

BOXOFHCE Showmondiser :: Sept. 6, 1971 127

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Scores of busy little messages 

go out every week to a tremendous 

audience — and they get a tremendous 

response! 

Every exhibitor is 

busy— buying, 

selling, renting, hiring. All this is 

made easier and more profitable 

with the classified ads in Clearing 

House each week. 

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signs indicoto degree o( merit. Listings 

Photogrophy. Motion Picture Ass'n (M 

entol guidoncc suggested); R — Rcstr 

(NCOMP) ratings: Al — u'nobicctionobi 

cents; A3—Unobjectionable for Adult 

Objectionoblc in Part for All; C—Cc 

Churetics (BFC). For listings by compoi 

The plus and minus 

r current reviews regularly, c is toi 

scs. Symbol i; denotes BOXOFFICE 

bon Award; o Color 

ratings: l4j —General Audiences; ( 

ages admitted (paress 

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4398 ©Abominable Dr. Phihes, The 

(93) Ho AlP 6-14.71 GP A3 

©Adritt (108) D MPO 5-31-71 m A4 

4391 ©Aiiderson Tapes, The C98) Cr ..Col 5-24-71 GP A4 

43/2 Ânuromeda Strain, The 

U31) & SF """ 3-15-71 m A2 

4j8i ©And Soon the Oarkness 

(SB) Sus LeviU-Pickmaii 4-19-71 GP A3 

4420 ©Anuels Hard as They Come 

(90) Cycle New World 8-30-71 la 

oAnuia (73) Alpha 7- 5-71 UP 

Doc 

—B— 

4388 ©Bananas (82) C UA 5-10-71 GP C 

©Battle of Love's Return, The 

+ 

(82) Satire Standard 7- 5-71 Ifl 

4385 ©Beast in the Cellar, The 

(104) Ho Cannon 5-3-71 (B) A3 

4410 ©Beast of the Yellow Night 

(S7) Ho New World 7-26-71 El 

©Beuuiled, (g 4373 The (109) D ....Univ 3-22-71 A4 

4394 ©Big Doll House, The 

(93) Ac New World 5-31-71 H 

4396 ©Big Jake (109) ® W NGP 6- 7-71 GP A3 

4390 ©Billy Jack (U2) Mclo WB 5-17-71 GP B 

©Black Love 

(75) Sex Doc Lewis M.P. 8-16-71 * 

4411 ©Bless the Beasts & Children 

(109) Sus Col 8- 2-71 GP A3 

4377 ©Blood and Lace (87) Ho ...AlP 4- 5-71 GP B 

43B5 ©Blood on Satan's Claw, The 

(100) Ho Cannon 5-3-71 iRj B 

©Blue Water, White Death 

(100) (I) Doc NGP 5-24-71 61 A2 

4367 ©Body Beneath, The (85) Ho ..Nova 3- 1-71 B 

4414 ©Brain of Blood 

(88) Ho Hemisphere 8- 9-71 GP 

©Brazen Women of Balzac, The 

(80) Sex C Globe 7-26-71 C 

4388 ©Brolherliood of Satan, The 

(92) Ho Col 5-10-71 GP A3 

4378 ©Brother John (105) Melo ...Col 4- 5-71 GP A3 

4370 ©B.S. I Love You (99) C 20lh-Fox 3- 8-71 Ifl C 

4408 ©Bunny O'Hare (92) C AlP 7-19-71 GP A3 

4375 ©Buttercup Chain, The 

(95) ® D Col 3-29-71 (B B 

4391 ©Cain's Way (95) W Colby 5-24-71 m 

4406 ©Carnal Knowledge 

(96) eg) Sex CD Emb 7-12-71 H A4 

4400 ©Cat 0' Nine Tails 

(112) d) Sus NGP 6-21-71 GP B 

©Celebration at Big Sur 

(82) Rock Doc 20lh-Fox 4-19-71 GP A3 

4419©Christa (100) Sex AlP 8-30-71 B C 

©Cindy & Donna (84) Sex ..Crown 8- 2-71 B) C 

4376 ©Claire's Knee (103) CD Col 3-29-71 GP A3 

©Clowns, 

The 

(91) Doc Le.ilt-Pickman 7-19-71 Bl Al 

©Collector, The ("La Collectionneuse") 

(82) D Pathe 5- 3-71 A3 

4395 ©Cometogether (90) D AA 6-7-71 Bj 

IS 4380 ©Conformist, The (115) D Para 4-12-71 A4 

©Cop, The 

(Un Conde) 

(100) Cr Audubon 6- 7-71 GP A4 

4401 ©Creatures the World Forgot 

(95) SF Col 7-26-71 GP A3 

4409 ©Creature With the Blue Hand 

(72) Ho New World 7-26-71 GP 

4392 ©Crook, The (120) Cr C UA 5-24-71 Bl A3 

—D- 

(s 

Cry Uncle (87) My Cambist 4- 5-71 

439S ©Daughters of Darkness 

(87) Sex-Sus Maron 6-14-71 [H B 

©Day That You Love Me, The 

(80) Melo Azteca 4-12-71 

4401 ©Death in Venice (121) ® D . .WB 

6-28-71 GP A3 

4419 ©Deep End (87) D Para 8-30-71 m B 

CDerby (91) Doc CRC 4-26-71 GP A3 

4399 ©Deserter. The (99) ® W ....Para 6-21-71 GP B 

4409ODevils.Thc (109) ® D WB 7-26-71 ® C 

BOXOFFICE BookinGuide :: Sept. 6. 1971

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX Vcr» Good; . Good; ^ Foil is rated 2 pluses, — as 2 

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CAPITAL 

OThK Min Can-I Die (90) .W. 

. . 

Oiiy Mudlson. Oiidenne Bridou 

OThe Fearmaker (96) Sus 

K«ly Jijrndo. Pjiil Plreml 

©Brother. Cry for Me (92) ..Ac. 

Stpre PtpxoI. \jtts Pefinell 

OBeautifut People (96) ...Melo. 

Slfrm Vlncenl. I.elch Flelne 

Richard Ttinmas. Mary Layne 

OPerfect Friday (94) Su! C. Jan 71 

rn'ila .\ndre»^. Stanley Baker 

CINAR PICTURES 

Ma Hom,iii. Karen Smith 

©Lmre and Kisses 

(85) Sex D..Feb71 

MISCELLANEOUS 

. . . . 

Odmli Hour (95) Stx . 

. 

©Tonight You Sleep Ho . 

Date 

Dttt 

Del. 

Rtl 

INTERNATIONAL 

tia. Ridffi (86) 

FANFARE FILMS 

OSimon, King the 

NORTHWEST CINEMA 

©Trail of the Hunter 

W Jiin71 

of Witches 

AUDUBON 

(89) SexHo May 71 (91) Doc Jan 71 

.\r;dri*w Prlne. Brciida 

©War Between the 

NOVA INT'L 

8jtt 

Planets 

.0. Aug 71 

OTh» Butletfly (95 

\n\i Krl 

Cliff Hnhertson, Pamela Franklin 

UMC PICTURES 

©Eva . . . Was Everything But 

Legal D. 

Solvcig Andersson. Hans Walgren 

UNITED ARTISTS 

©Fiddler on the Roof M..7117 

Topol. Leonard Frey 

©Hickey and Boggs 

em Cosby. Robert Culp 

©Mortadella 

Sophia Loren 

©The Ruling Class 

Peter O'Toole. .VlLstair Sim 

UNIVERSAL 

©The Great 

Minnesota 

Northfield 

Raid 

Cliff Robertson. Robert Dir 

©Jesus Christ Superstar 

WARNER BROS. 

RejToour 

Cassel 

©All American Boy ^ ...,D..010 

Jon Volght. Anne Archer 

©A Clockwork Orange D . 

Malcolm McDowell 

©Get to Know Your Rabbit C..012 

Tom Smothers, Katharine Ross 

©A Glimpse of Tiger D.. 

Elliott Could. Kim Darby 

©Man in the Wilderness Ad. . 

BOXOFFICE BookinGuide Sept. 6, 1971

I Want 

PLUS SERVICE 

Listed herewith, alphabetically by companies, are all of the feature pictures 

designed as a further convenience for Picture Guide users, the page numbers being the key to reviews kept 

therein. Between quarters. Review Digest pages serve as a cumulative P. G. index for feature pictures. 

Documentary, Experimental Films 

Date 

Reviewed 

Blue Water, White Death 

(NGP) May 24 

Body, The (MGM) Feb 15 

Bright College Years 

(Avco Embassy) Jun 14 

Celebration at Big Sur 

{20th-Fox) Apr 19 

Derby (CRC) Apr 26 

Dusty and Sweets McGee 

(WB) Jun 21 

Free People, A (U.S. Dept. 

Long 

ot Army Films) Mar 1 

Walk, The (Filmwright) 

Jun 7 

Mad Dogs & Englishmen 

(MGM) Apr 5 

Okay, Bill (Four Star- 

Excelsior) Mar 1 

People and Their Gnns, The 

Date 

Reviewed 

(Impact Films) Jun 21 

Princes Time of the Ukraine 

(Roda Productions) Mar 15 

Red, White & Blue! (Entertainment 

Ventures) Mar 22 

Report From China 

(Radim Films) Jun 21 

Right On! (Leacock- 

Penneboker) Apr 26 

Ruby (Dick Bartlett 

Films) Apr 26 

Run the Wild River 

(Jack Currey Films) Jun 21 

Saturday Morning (Col) May 3 

Trail of the Hunter 

(Northwest Cinema) Feb 15 

Wonda (Artists Int'l) Feb 8 

Why Not (Arakawa) Mar 15 

QUARTERLY 

INDEX 

TO 

PICTURE GUIDE 

REVIEWS 

January 

Through 07 June 7 7 ^'"^^^ °"*^ Second 

ijfi Quarter 

Adrift 

(MPO Video- 

Ambush, The (Mifune 

Foreign Language 

31 

Productions) Jon 18 

Baitutiamningen (A Baltic 

Tragedy) 

(Svensk 

Filmindustri) Jan 4 

Bwana Toshi (Brandon 

Films) Jan 4 

Ceiling, The (Impact 

Films) Moy 24 

Conformist, The (Para) 4380 

Cop, The (Un Conde) 

(Audubon) Jun 7 

Crook, The (Le Voyou) (UA)..4392 

Day That You Love Me, 

The (Azteca) Apr 12 

Double Suicide (Toho) Apr 12 

Emperor and the General, 

The (Toho) May 17 

Ervinka (Screencom Int'l). .Apr 19 

Fidelio (Beta-Film) May 31 

Floating Weeds (Altura) ...Jan 11 

Garden of 

Delights, The 

(Altura) 

Feb 

Hour of the Furnaces, The 

(Third World Cinema). Mar 

to Be a Shellfish 

(Toho) 

Apr 

Konku (Katilal Rathod) Jan 

Man With Connections, The 

(Le Pistonne) (Royal) . ..Jan 

Margo (Cannon) May 

Odd Affinity (Toho) May 

Portraits of Women (AA) May 

Ramparts of Clay 

(Cinema 5) Feb 

Scandalous Adventures of 

Buraikan, The (Toho) ...May 

Silence Has No Wings 

(Tcho) 

Apr 

Silhouettes (Lew Breyer 

& Associates) 

Jan 

Tender Moment, The 

(Moron) 

Feb 

Wow (Gendon Films) Jun 

Allied Artists 

PC. Page 

PC. Page 

Beyond Love and Evil 4374 Portraits of Women Sec foreign 

Cometogether 4395 shinbone alley 4379 

Love in a Four Letter World 4386 

American International 

Abominable Dr. Phibes, The 4398 Incredible 2-Hcaded 

Battle of Neretva 4359 Transplant, The 

4382 

Blood and Lace 4377 Lola 

.4381 

Hard Ride, The 4386 Vampire Lovers, The.. 4358 

House That Screamed, The 4382 Wuthering Heights 4354 

Avco Embassy 

Bright College Years Promise at Down 4360 

to See documentaries Road Salino 4369 

Man Who Had Power Sporting Club, The 4369 

Over Women, The 4374 

Boxoiiice International 

Q^^ 

Exotic Dreoms of Casanova, 

The 

Southern Comforts 

4397 

Buena Vista 

Barefoot Executive, The 4368 Scandalous John .. 

$1,000,000 Dollar Duck 4400 Wild Country, The 

Cannon Releasing 

Beast in the Cellar 4385 Lupo! 

Blood on Satan's Clow 4385 Morg< 

Guess What We Learned 

in School Today? 4397 

..See 

4359 

foreign 

Cinemation 

From Ear to Ear 4368 I Eat Your Skin 

Grimm's Fairy Tales for Sweet Sweetbock's 

Adults Only 4361 Baadosssss Song 

I Drink Your Blood 4375

Cinerama Releasing Corp.

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SPECIAUSTS IN REBUILDING CHAIRS. 

New and rebuilt theatre chairs lor sale. 

We buy and sell old chairs. Travel anywhere. 

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WANTED TO BUY OR LEASE indoor 

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WANTED: Indoor 

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