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DECEMBER 4, 1972
Vol 102 No. 8
THE HAM£ OF THE GAME
an indvistry in which there appears
INto be almost constant disagreement
between its various factions, it is heartening
when an accord in views is evidenced.
Exemplary thereof are statements
enunciated within the past two
weeks by Leo Jaffe and Roy B. White.
Significantly, at the Motion Picture
Pioneers dinner at which Mr. Jaffe,
president of Colvmibia Pictures Industries,
Inc., was honored as "Pioneer of
the Year," he observed, "Our industry
has been in a state of turbulence, and
we are all fighting desperately to get out
of the doldrums that have beset us for
the past decade. It is time once and for
all to stop the bickering, the accusations,
the name-calling and the general ill feeling
that permeates throughout our industry,
and, unfortunately, is even being
generated on the outside with great
harm to the industry as a whole.
"The principal problem stems from
one prime source reduced attendance
at the boxoffice."
Citing the drop in motion picture attendance
from a weekly average of 40
million in 1958 to 16 million in 1971,
Mr. Jaffe said, "No matter what it takes
—the public must be brought back to
the theatre. We can do it, but only if
there is a better imderstanding and respect
for each other's problems. No problem
is insoluble if we put our minds to
it. Answers must be found or we will continue
to bemoan our fate in the years
ahead—and I don't believe we have this
luxury of time.
"Thus, no one involved in distribution,
exhibition or production can disown the
past or secede from the future, for each
of these groups is involved in the urgent
problem now confronting us. We must
locate the most constructive position
which is neither a disavowal of industry
responsibility, nor the equally fatal notion
that we can all continue on our respective
ways and a solution will be
found through attrition."
Mr. Jaffe further said: "Showmanship
is still the name of the game. We cannot
be particularly proud of many of the
pictures shown on motion picture
screens around the country. In recent
years many mistakes were made—our
integrity and our responsibility to society
questioned—the few great picttures of
taste and quality, unfortimately, were
not in sufficient number to overcome the
damage created."
In a similar vein, Mr. White, president
of the National Ass'n of Theatre Owners
told the delegates at their conventior^
that concluded last week, "We havf
within our capabilities the resourc«
with which to solve our own product
problems, which, of course, is basic tc
every other industry problem.
"Our real hope and future security k
in expanding and guaranteeing a supply
of broad-based, entertaining product—,
films which do not depend on nudd
bodies, gutter language or gross violence.
This is the area in which our thrus'
should and will be."
And in reference to Mr. Jaffe's state
ment anent quality of product, he added
"Better selection of material is a must^
gooci pictures create the necessary lifi
blood of a company." Exhibitors couk
not agree more nor could we be men
delighted than we are with the imple
mentation of that thinking."
Mr. White hailed the fact that lines o
communication between exhibition anc
distribution were being well maintained
enabling exhibitors "to attempt to solvi;
some of our problems rather than buil(
walls and exchange vituperative rhetorii
—especially by broadening these chan
nels of commimication."
It stands to reason that with these twi
principal elements of the industry work
ing together and toward the same ob
jective, there will develop a more viabL
industry, improve their relationship
from within and, resultantly, with th
public, whose frequency and regularit;
of attendance will thus be increased.
That this hopeful condition is under
way came into strong evidence by th
wholehearted participation of the majo
distributors in their presentations o
forthcoming product for current, as wel
as future, marketing. The titles ant
other facets relating to these produc
tions were reported in Boxoffice las
week. In addition, there were strong evi
dences of revitalized showmanship im
pressively brought before the conventioi
There still are some "missing links" t
the fulfillment of the hopes raised there
by. But activity to tie these together al
ready is becoming encouragingly appar
ent in what used to be "the firing line"-
the point of sale.
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JA Flat Rental Plan
Jnveiling Scheduled
MINNEAPOLIS—United Artists" flat
le James Velde, vice-president and general
The seminar grew out of discussions
cntal plan for all but its roadshow attrac-
\Mis will be discussed in a special seminar
\cdnesday (13) at the Hyatt Lodge in Mincapolis,
it is announced by Ray Vonderaar,
president of NATO of North Central
;tates. On hand to present the plan and
nswer exhibitor questions concerning it will
ales manager, UA; Carl Olson, UA Western
ales manager, and Bob DeJarnette, Minnepolis
UA branch manager.
beween
film executives and NATO officials in
sew York during October and it will serve
^ a kickoff for the UA plan in this area. It
ho will give area exhibitors an opportunity
o pose their questions directly to the firm's
final authority," Vonderhaar explained.
Present plans call
for a noon luncheon at
he Hyatt Lodge Wednesday (13). This will
le followed by Velde's presentation and exlibitor
questions. There will be no charge
or attending exhibitors other than the
Lincheon fee. Showmen planning to attend,
lowever, are asked to mail luncheon reseration
forms to the NATO of North Central
itates office as soon as p>ossible.
Vonderhaar, because of the importance of
his new development, is anticipating a capacity
turnout for the event, the first of a
cries bringing to Minneapolis film company
xecutives to discuss with exhibitors the
problems both face in merchandising motion
)ictures.
General sales managers representing Unijrsal
and Paramount will participate in
milar seminars early in 1973, Vonderhaar
lisclosed.
"This is being done as a means of opening
he channels of communication between disribution
and exhibition," Vonderhaar stated.
"We believe the exchanges which take
ilace will be valuable to both segments of
he film industry and, hof>efully, will be a
to closing the gap which too long
•
las existed between them."
3hris Kraft, S. H. White
To Speak at A-V Confab
HOUSTON, TEX. — Christopher C.
s.raft jr., director of the NASA Manned
Spacecraft Center, will keynote the 34th
mnual convention and exhibit of the Na-
= ional Audio-Visual Ass'n to be held here
inuary 20-23 at the Albert Thomas Conention
and Exhibit Center. Kraft will
iddress the January 20 general session.
Highlighting the second general session
Tuesday, January 23, will be Sommers H.
,A'hite, banker, management consultant and
::xpert in business finance. A former Ari-
Iwna state senator. White will speak on
'Motivating Through Effective Communi-
:ation."
information on the convention
may be obtained from James P. Thompson,
ponvention and exhibit manager. National
kudio-Visual Ass'n, 3150 Spring St., Fairax,
Va. 22030.
Marfin to Become Universal President;
Rackmil to Be President Emeritus
HOLLYWOOD—Milton R. Rackmil will
become president emeritus of Universal Pictures
with Henry H. Martin, presently vicepresident
and general sales manager, succeeding
him as president, effective January
1, it was announced November 27 by Lew
R. Wasserman, president of MCA Inc.
In his new Universal capacity, Rackmil
will serve the company as a consultant and
remain active in motion picture association
and industry matters, keeping offices
at the firm's New York headquarters at
445 Park Ave. He has been president of
Universal Pictures since 1952. He previously
had served the parent MCA corporation
as a member of the board of directors,
vicepresident
of the board, and president of
Decca Records, a company he co-founded
in 1943.
Both Jules C. Stein, chairman of the
board, MCA, Inc., and Wasserman, lauded
the productive 20-year executive leadership
of Rackmil.
Said Stein: "Milton Rackmil is one of
the most outstanding entertainment executives
in the history of our business and
MCA is indeed grateful for the many years
of its successful association with him. It is
our good fortune that he will remain active
for us as a consultant."
Said Wasserman: "MCA's deepest appreciation
goes to Rackmil for his successful
and creative handling of our motion
picture division for these many years. We
shall continue to call on his experience in
his new emeritus capacity. Also, Universal
is confident that in 'Hi' Martin we have
a worthy successor to Rackmil. 'Hi' Martin
is a man who has acquired vast knowledge
about every phase of the motion picture
industry through 37 consecutive years with
Universal."
Cinemation Seeks to Stop
Two in Takeover Attempt
NEW YORK — Cinemation Industries,
Inc., is reported filing an action in federal
district court here against two persons
previously affiliated with the company to
enjoin them and their associates from ac-
Allied Artists,
Cinerama
Negotiating for Merger
New York—Allied Artists Pictures
and Cinerama Releasing Corp. jointly
announced Wednesday, November 29,
that they are presently conducting negotiations
for the creation of a new distribution
entity to be known as Allied
Artists-Cinerama, to handle the theatrical
distribution of Allied Artists' and
Cinerama's films in the U.S.
Henry H. Martin
Milton R. Rackmil
Martin joined Universal as accessory
manager in 1935 for Universal's Oklahoma
City branch office. He moved on to booker,
salesman, branch manager, division manager.
Southern division manager. In November
1957, he was named general sales
manager of Universal Pictures, assuming
a vice-presidency in 1959.
Rackmil started his career as a certified
public accountant. In 1929, after an interim
of private practice, he became affiliated
with the Brunswick Radio Corp. in the
capacity of chief controller, and in 1932
participated in the formation of the Brunswick
Record Corporation.
Rackmil remained with Brunswick until
1934 when, during that year, he and two
of his associates left it to organize Decca
Records, Inc. His office was treasurer of
the company until in 1945 he was made
executive vice-president; then, in 1949 he
was elected president of the company.
In 1951, in a move towards expansion,
Rackmil negotiated and purchased for Decca
Records a large percentage of the outstanding
stock in Universal Pictures. He
is a graduate of the New York University
School of Commerce.
quiring or soliciting shares of Cinemation
common and outstanding warrants for the
purpose of attempting to obtain control of
the company. Cinemation is a producer
and distributor of motion pictures.
The two men named in the action were
Irwin Meyer and Harvey Bibicoff, who were
retained by Cinemation from 1962 to 1967
in a financial consulting arrangement.
Meyer also served once during that period
as a Cinemation director.
Cinemation said the action accuses the
two of forming a group to attempt to seize
control of the company in violation of Section
13 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. This section requires people who
acquire an interest of more than five per
cent in a company to file with the Secur
ties and Exchange Commission a statement
itemizing the sources of their funds and
other information. If the parties so involved
also expect to attempt to take over control
of the company they must say so in the
statement.
SOXOFTICE :: December 4, 1972

Trade Practices, Contracfs, Anfitrust
Discussed at NATO Symposium
By JOHN COCCHI
BAL HARBOUR, FLA.—The subjects of
trade practices, antitrust laws and licensing
agreements were all touched upon during the
final symposium of the NATO convention
here on November 21. Roy B. White was a
last-minute substitute for moderator Lester
Pollack of News York City, who had been
called back home because of the death of
a close friend. Pollack is general counsel
for Loews Corp.
The panel consisted of Irving Dollinger,
president of Triangle Theatre Circuit, New
York; Richard Durwood, American Multi
Cinemas, Kansas City, Mo., and co-chairman
of the trade practices committee of
NATO; Nat D. Fellman, president of National
General Theatres, Los Angeles, and
Durwood's fellow co-chairman; Maurice
Silverman, Esq., Department of Justice,
Washington, D.C.; Edwin Tobolowsky, Esq.,
Dallas, of NATO's legal affairs committee;
and Harry Pimstein, Esq., New York City,
an anti-trust attorney.
Silverman led off the brief address by
speaking about El Landau's American Film
Theatre, saying it was an infraction of the
anti-trust laws. Columbia Pictures has withdrawn
its support from the project, which
Landau will be handling himself. He argued
that the AFT was a violation, because each
participating theatre would be required to
license all of a series rather than films on
an individual basis. However, the project
has been given a one-year trial, regardless
of its legality, he mentioned.
On bidding, Pimstein felt that the highest
bidder should be allowed to play the films
in question. Competitive bidding, he said,
is
related to splitting and allocating of product.
Each discrimininatory licensing agreement
constitutes a conspiracy between the
licensor and the licensee, said Pimstein. In
New York, the overcrowded court calendars
have to be cleared of criminal cases before
civil actions can be heard. Time, then, is
on the side of the exhibitors, he concluded.
Fellman reported that the trade practices
committee recently met with 20th Century-
Fox on the matter of changes in standard
exhibition contracts. Called upon to speak,
Dollinger replied that he preferred to ask
questions later. Tobolowsky stated that one
who signs a license agreement has to comply
with it. Trade practices must afford a fair
and equal opportunity to compete, he said.
The youthful Durwood revealed that the
trade practices committee had sought outside
legal counsel. As a result, it was suggested
that use might be made of the business
review procedure of the antitrust
decision.
In the question and answer period, Pimstein
said that the law firm of Sargoy, Stein
& Hanft is subsidized entirely by the motion
picture industry to represent the major distributors
in suits against exhibitors. He also
referred to tracks, a procedure in which
certain distributors service selected theatres.
It was agreed that bidding is still widely
practiced, even though the Supreme Court
condemned bidding in the Paramount case.
A small exhibitor voiced the opinion that
the distributors work with circuits and not
independent theatre operators. It was Silverman's
statement that the banding together
of exhibitors who refuse to book films above
certain equitable terms, is collusion and a
direct violation of the law.
Other statements pertained to the consent
decrees, which do not prevent initial film
sales to media other than theatres. Splitting
was declared as not being illegal, necessarily.
The discussion at times was heated on the
part of the exhibitors present.
Exhibitors Are Brought Up to Date
Or) Film Ratings and Legislation
BAL HARBOUR, FLA. — "Let's
Face
Reality" summed up the theme of the November
21 morning session moderated by
Julian S. Rifkin on the final day of the
NATO meetings here. Described as "an
evaluation of the rating system and the 1973
legislative outlook," the session followed a
brief theatre equipment association presentation
by Theatre Equipment Ass'n president
Dean Phillips of New York City. Phillips
hosted a slide show which featured glimpses
of movie houses, past and present.
Rifkin opened his remarks by mentioning
that the Supreme Court established the concept
of "variable obscenity" in April 1968.
On Oct. 1, 1968, the MPAA, NATO and
IFIDA started the rating system, which is
still functioning strong. MPAA president
Jack Valenti gave a very personal speech
and then joined with Roy White, Eugene
Picker and MPAA vice-president Barbara
Scott in a question and answer session.
Miss Scott said that the Supreme Court
currently has nine obscenity cases under
review, with decisions to be made by next
spring. She did not think that the court
would favor the showing of any film, regardless
of content, on any screen, even
though it would not be imposed upon those
who do not wish to see it. Community
standards, she said, can actually be a state
or local standard and conceivably every
community could determine its own standards
regarding censorship. Miss Scott said
that adversary hearings on seizures of films
are being reviewed. It was her belief that the
"containment" screen for drive-ins would
help in the matter of legislation.
Asked by Rifkin how to prevent legislation,
White replied that "telling it like it is"
nato Awards Presented
At President's Banquet
Bal Harbour, Fla. — The National
Ass'n of Theatre Owners convention
was closed Tuesday night, November
21, at the President's Banquet, at which
Robert W. Selig, Pacific Theatres executive,
served as toastmaster. At the
traditional awards ceremony Mitchell
Wolfson, president of Wometco Enterprises,
was recipient of the Walt Disney
Humanitarian Award; Marvin Mirisch
and Walter Mirisch were honored as
Producers of the Year; George Seaton
was cited as Writer-Director of the
Year, and Liza Minnelli and Gene
Hackman were given awards as Stars ^
of the Year. £. LaMar Sarra, retired
Florida State Theatres executive, was
presented an award for appreciation as
co-chairman of the national legislative
committee.
constitutes the best approach. He advised
exhibitors to become acquainted with community
leaders and local politicians and to
thorougly familiarize their patrons with the
,
rating system.
The Conference of State Legislative Leaders
will meet in Miami in a few weeks, announced
Miss Scott. MPAA representatives
will be present to put across the effectiveness
of the rating system as a means of avoiding
future legislation. White also advocated
spreading the word on the defeat of California's
Proposition 18.
Valenti stated that the explicitness of a
scene—involving sex, violence or language
—determined whether or not a film is rated
PG or R. He admitted that there is a thin
line between the two ratings in many instances,
but that the code designations were
given as fairly as possible.
When Rifkin asked the exhibitors if they
wanted the reasons for ratings listed in the
pressbooks, they wholeheartedly agreed. It
was also suggested that the MPAA rating
lists include the reasons for the ratings in
the case of PG and R films particularly.
Rep. Dingell Airs Views
On Antitrust.
CATV
BAL HARBOUR, FLA.—The National
Screen Service-sponsored luncheon Sunday
(19) was a buffet affair for the benefit of
the NATO delegates. Combined with the
NSS presentation was a speech by Hon.
John D. Dingell (D., Mich.) and a continuation
of the product reels.
Martin H. Newman, chairman >
NATO's CATV committee, introductu
Congressman Dingell by remarking thai
he has been re-elected to office every year
since 1955 and in this past election won
by a 77 per cent majority. Considered o:
of the industry's best supporters, Dint;^
remarked that theatre construction is ai
high, while the decline of big cities is al.v
at a peak level. He said that antitrust laws'
should be applied by the Federal Communications
Commission, the Federal Trade
Commission and other government agencies.
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Disney Productions Votes
Stock Dividend of 100%
BURBANK, CALIF.—Walt Disney Proluctions
increased its quarterly to six cents
Nhare from five cents and declared a 100
vr cent common stock dividend.
Disney last declared a 100 per cent com-
I
:non stock dividend in December 1970. At
[hat time, it had been paying a 7'/i-cent
tuarterly after the stock dividend was paid.
%e company declared a new quarterly of
ive cents a share.
quarterly is payable January 1 to
jolders of record December 6. The company
lad 14,273,805 common shares outstanding
September 30.
A meeting of the board of directors is
cheduled for February 6, also the date of
he annual meeting. A new dividend rate is
Ijxpected to be set on the increased shares.
bisney Has Record Net
Year and Quarter
'or
HOLLYWOOD—Donn B. Tatum, chairnan
of the board of Walt Disney Produc-
;ions. reported that results for the fiscal year
md for the quarter ended September 30 are
he best in the company's history. He added
hat for the year, revenues rose 90 per cent
md net income increased 51 per cent. For
he quarter, revenues were up by 92 per
»nt and net income increased by 51 per
»nt.
income for the year was $40,300,000,
compared to 526,721,000 for 1971, and pripiary
earnings per share were $2.90, comd
to $2.03 in 1971. Net income for the
[uarter was $15,600,000, compared to $10,-
,000 for the same period last year. Prieamings
per share were $1.11, compared
to 77 cents for the same period in
1971.
United Artists, Churubusco
To Co -Finance 4 Films
NEW YORK—United Artists Corp. and
Churubusco Studios, a branch of Mexico's
Banco Cinematografo, have entered into a
four-picture, co-financing arrangement,
it was announced by David V. Picker,
UA president, and Rodolfo EcheverrialAlvarez,
president of the Banco Cinematografo.
Churubusco, Mexico's largest
filmmaking
organization, will make a cash contribution
to the cost of each production and will also
'provide studio facilities in return for the
Mexican distribution rights. Distribution
throughout the rest of the world will be
through UA.
The agreement covers the following
films, all of which require Mexican or other
.Latin-American locations: "The Head of
Garcia," to be directed by Sam
;Peckinpah and produced by Martin Baum;
'"Bank Robbers," to be produced by the
jMirisch Corp; "Nitro," a Levy-GardneriLaven
production; and "I Escajjed From
I Devil's Island," to be produced by Roger
and Gene Corman.
BOXOmCE :: December 4, 1972
Many Uses of Theatres and Drive-ins
For Extra Profits
BAL HARBOUR. FLA.—"New Ways to
Make Your Investment Pay" kicked off the
November 19 events at NATO here. Jack
Keiler of Paducah, Ky., moderated a round
table discussion which touched upon the
topics, "Unconventional Uses for Conventional
Theatres" and "Daytime Dividends
for Drive-ins." Wometco Theatres' Jack
Mitchell, recognizing that it was Sunday
morning, led the gathering in a spirited rendition
oif "He's Got the Whole World in His
Hands."
'Flea Market' Idea Discussed
The session was conducted in the manner
of a revival meeting. George Tice. president
of NATO of Western Pennsylvania, led off
the presentations with a filmed look at the
success of his drive-in theatre's "flea market,"
a Sunday swap shop operated for the
benefit of his patrons. With a minimal
charge of 50 cents admission and 50 cents
for each dealer, Tice has been operating this
service for 11 years. With up to 2.000 cars
each Sunday, the theatre makes over 40 per
cent of its concessions gross on that one day.
He reported that he obtained temporary tax
licenses for his patrons, so that they could
conduct their business of swapping and selling
legally.
Continuing the "flea market" concept,
Robert W. Selig said that local used car
dealer associations could take over the entire
grounds on a regular basis. Church services
could be conducted at drive-ins via public
address system hookups. In conventional
houses, Selig mentioned that organ recitals
can be moneymakers. Shopping center theatres
can offer baby sitting services, while
"psychological testing services" can be used
by various manufacturers to determine audience
reaction to their products. Mattel Toys
and General Motors are two of the companies
already using this system, Selig said.
Miami's Tropicair Drive-In has been
most successful in turning over its facilities
to professional sellers, mentioned Keiler.
With a share in the dealers' commissions, the
drive-in has grossed up to $8,000 on a Sunday
while earning $3,000 in concessions
sales. Keiler stated that the drive-in had run
into legal difficulties recently because of the
selling sessions, but he didn't elaborate on
this point.
Rental From Sales
Meetings
Mitchell, introduced as a five-time winner
of BoxoFncE's Showmanship of the Year
Award, said that in Miami, the Ford Motor
Co., General Motors and various insurance
companies rent theatres for sales meetings.
The 163rd St. Theatre in Miami has offered
a ladies' day morning show every week for
the past four years. Aside from showing
movies, the theatre stages fashion shows,
dance lessons and other live presentations by
local merchants.
"Park and ride" is a new concept which
will be tested in Dade County, said Mitchell.
This involves the use of drive-in facilities for
parking while commuters take the bus to
Are Presented
work. The theatre will charge a nominal
parking fee and also offer refreshments. A
Summer Movie Club was another of Mitchell's
suggestions, wherein children can buy
books of tickets for a 12-week series for only
$1.75.
One of the most interesting gimmicks was
a Movie Rap. which Mitchell discussed. By
inviting a select group to a special screening
and then having a moderator conduct a dialog
with the audience on the film, word-ofmouth
on such an event can greatly stimulate
business. Mitchell mentioned that a college
group was in attendance at a rap session
for "Slaughterhouse-Five." The session was
taped and was available for TV showing.
Showmanship Award winner Joe Vleck,
advertising director of National General
Theatres in Los Angeles, suggested making
the theatre available for beauty operators'
conventions, travel agencies, garden equipment
dealers, sports equipment suppliers
and savings and loan shows.
Paul Roth, president of the 21 -unit Roth
Theatre Circuit of Silver Springs, Md.. and
president of NATO of Virginia, said that the
main thing an exhibitor needs is initiative in
order to implement these projects. He mentioned
football season specials for ladies,
who are charged children's prices. He also
suggested tie-ins with school courses to show
films related to studies. The term "non-existent
theatre" was described by Roth as a
concept in which one man would handle
special shows throughout the circuit.
The session ended with everyone singing
"God Bless America."
Sorensen. Abernathy Join
Warner Communications
NEW YORK—Dr. Robert C. Sorensen
has been elected vice-president for marketing
and research of Warner Communications,
Inc., it was announced by WCI chairman
and president Steven J. Ross.
At the same time, Ross announced that
James L. Abernathy has been elected vicepresident
for investor relations.
Since 1969, Dr. Sorensen had been president
of the Sorensen Group, Inc., providing
counseling in the fields of acquisitions,
marketing and public affairs. His extensive
service as executive director, the Center for
marketing research background includes
service as executive director, the Center for
Advanced Practice with the Interpublic
Group of Companies, and vice-president/
corporate director of research and assistant
to the board chairman, D'Arcy Advertising
Co. Earlier, Dr. Sorensen organized and
directed the Audience Research and Evaluation
Dept. of Radio Free Europe in
Munich.
Abernathy was formerly associate director
of investor relations for the Columbia
Broadcasting System. He had joined CBS in
1967 as manager, corporate information,
and prior to that time, he had held editorial
posts with several marketing magazines.

American Film Theatre
Adds 5 Key Executives
NEW YORK—Five top executive appointments
for the American Film Theatre's
New York headquarters were announced
by Ely Landau, president of the
Ely Landau Organization and the American
Film Theatre.
What Their Duties WiU Be
Robert A. Goldston, producer of "Georgy
Girl," was appointed senior vice-president in
charge of production administration. Norman
Solomon, formerly vice-president and
treasurer of Warner Bros. Seven Arts, Inc.,
was named vice-president and treasurer. Ed
Rosenkrantz, most recently an attorney with
Creative Management Associates (CMA),
was named vice-president for legal affairs.
Walter Klores, formerly a vice-president at
McCann Erickson Advertising, becomes
vice-president of marketing and merchandising.
Jack Grossberg, a production executive
on such recent films as "Everything
You Always Wanted to Know About Sex,'
will serve as executive in charge of production
world wide.
Goldston, an independent producer with
long experience in the industry, includes
among his other producing credits the current
"A Separate Peace" (Paramount),
"The Bofors Gun" (Universal) and "The
Uncle" (British Lion). A graduate of
Harvard Law School, Goldston previously
was associated with Screen Gems and with
Landau on productions for television's
highly acclaimed "Play of the Week" series.
Solomon was most recently president of
American Recreation Group, Inc. He is a
graduate of the City College of New York.
Ed Rosenkrantz joins AFT from the law
firm of Pryor, Braun, Cashman and Sherman.
His responsibilities with that organization
included talent contract negotiations
on behalf of Creative Management Associates
(CMA) in the film, literary and theatre
fields. Formerly with the firm of Gettinger
and Gettinger, and prior to that a
resident counsel for Embassy Pictures Corp
Rosenkrantz is a Harvard Law School
graduate and has also held positions with
Warner Bros, and the Motion Picture Ass'n
of America.
Background of Others
Klores' McCann Erickson projects included
serving as a member of a special
three-man marketing consulting group at
that agency. He had been previously with
Benton & Bowles in account management.
He holds an M.B.A. degree from the University
of Chicago and has lectured for the
American Management Association. The
Rowland Co., Inc. has been retained to
assist Klores in implementing the marketing
and public relations plans for the
project. Throckmorton-Satin, specialists in
direct-response marketing will work with
Klores to coordinate AFTs direct-mail
efforts.
Grossberg, a prominent film industry
executive for more than 20 years, will oversee
the company's international production
program. He has served in key producing
capacities on films including "Everything
You Always Wanted to Know About
Sex," "Bananas," "Take the Money and
Run," "The Hospital," "The Producers" and
"Requiem for a Heavyweight."
Subscription tickets for the American
Film Theatres are expected to go on sale
next spring for the monthly series to be
offered at more than 500 theatres in the
U.S. beginning next September. Each theatre
will set aside two regularly scheduled
successive days per month for two evening
and two matinee performances of each
film.
Filming of John Osborne's "Luther," directed
by Guy Greene and starring Stacy
Keach, began in London November 6,
simultaneously with rehearsals for Edward
Albee's "A Delicate Balance," starring
Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield, Kim
Stanley, Joseph Gotten, Lee Remick and
Betsy Blair. Already scheduled for the series,
which will have three major production
centers in New York, London and Los
Angeles, are: Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman
Cometh" starring Lee Marvin, directed
by John Frankenheimer, Eugene lonesco's
"Rhinoceros" starring Zero Mostel, directed
by Tom O'Horgan, Robert Shaw's "The
Man in the Glass Booth," Harold Pinter's
"The Homecoming," directed by Peter Hall,
a contemporary version of Ferenc Molnar's
"Liliom" set in Harlem, and the Maxwell
Anderson-Kurt Weill musical "Lost in the
Stars," based on Alan Raton's "Cry the Beloved
Country."
Chart 300 Tiddler' Prints
For Christmas Release
NEW YORK—United Artists will have
300 prints for the general Christmas release
of "Fiddler on the Roof," now in its second
year as a roadshow attraction, it was announced
by James R. Velde, UA vice-president.
One of the longest running, reserved-seat
attractions of recent years, "Fiddler on the
Roof" will be shown on a continuous performance
policy at reduced prices throughout
the United States and Canada starting
with the Christmas-New Year holiday.
The picture recently celebrated its first
anniversary at the Rivoli Theatre, on
Broadway, where it had its world premiere
Nov. 3, 1971.
Wm. H. Barnett Joins
Raylin Productions
CAREFREE, ARIZ.—William H. Barnett
has been appointed an executive producer of
Raylin Productions, it was announced by
Hugh Downs, chairman. Raylin is a television
and motion picture production company
owned by Downs and based in Carefree.
Barnett was previously executive producer
and director of creative services at EUE-
Screen Gems, the industrial, commercial
and documentary division of Columbia Pictures
Industries. Barnett will be based in
Los Angeles, coordinating Raylin activities
there. Headquarters for Raylin Productions
will remain in Carefree, Ariz.
13 Jerry Lewis Cinemas
Opened Across Nation
NEW YORK—Benjamin Melniker, president
and chief executive officer of Network
Cinema Corp., announced the opening of
13 additional Jerry Lewis cinemas across
the nation. JLC screens now in operation
total 190. The new cinemas are as follows:
Oxnard, Calif.—A single JLC "showcase" theatre
seating 350 persons is located in the Channel Island
Shopping Center. Exhibitor and area director is
North Coast Cinema Associates.
Des Moines, Iowa—^Twin JLC 'showcase' seating
350 in each auditorium Is located in the Southgote
Shopping Center. Exhibitor and area director is Iowa
Family Theatres.
Marshalltown, Iowa — Twin JLC (total capacity,
700), located in the Marshalltown Shopping Center.
Exhibitor is Marshalltown Plaza Cinema Corp. and
the area director is Robert Shaw jr.
Brockton, Mass.—^Twin JLC 'showcase,' seating 336
in each theatre, is located In the Brockton East
Shopping Center. Exhibitor and area director is Mini
Theatres of Southeast Massachusetts.
Omoho, Neb. — Midwest Cinema Is operating the
700-seat twin JLC at 90th and Maple. Area director
is Mid America Theatres.
Portsmouth, N.H. — Exhibitor Frank G. Adorn is
operating a 700-5eat twin JLC located on Portsmouth
Road. Area director Is Cinema Four Corp.
Satem, N.H.—Jerry Lewis triplex, seating 350 per
sons In each auditorium, is located at 451 South
Broadway. Exhibitor and area director for this 'showcare'
Is Cinema Four Corp.
Bedford Village, N.Y.—Located in Hunting Ridae
Mall, a 350-seat 'showcase' with Hudson Standc
Corp. as extiibitor and area director.
Hornell, N.Y.—^Hornell Cinema Corp. is operotin,
the 700-seat twin located In the Urban Renewal Site.
Area director is Heston Enterprises.
Stony Point, N.Y.—K&M Cinema Corp. operates
and Peter J. Burns Is area director of the 350-seat
JLC located In the Grand Union Shopping Center.
Lubbock, Tex.—South Plains Mall is the location
of this 700-seat twin. Exhibitor is Cineque Corp. of
Texas and Network Cinema Corp. Area director i:
Cineque Corp. of Texas.
Chesterfield, Va.—^A 350-seat theatre is located in
the Meadowbrook Plaza Shopping Center. Richmond
Cinema Corp. is area director and Frank and Kay
Ford ore exhibitors.
Petersburg, Va.—Twin 'showcase,' seating 350 in
each auditorium, is located in Lee Plaza. Exhibitor
and area director is Richmond Cinema Corp.
UGT Opens Five Theatres,
Bringing Total to 31
LOS ANGELES—United General Theatres
has opened five new family-oriented
theatre units across the United States during
the past two weeks, it was announced
by Jerry Kosseff, United General president
These five openings bring the company's
total number of theatres to 31, he added
The network's largest new addition, Wcs!
ern Hills Quad Theatre in Fort Woril.
Texas, opened November 9 with a celebration
attended by members of the press and
other invited guests numbering over 1,000.
United General executive vice-president
Joseph Warshauer and vice-president director
of real estate Valentine Karner were on
hand for the opening of the four-screen,
800-seat complex.
Other United General Theatres opened
during the past two weeks are the Southbridge
Twin Cinema, Southbridge, Mass.;
the Cloverleaf Plaza Cinema, Mobile, Ala.;
the Circle Twin Theatres, Bricktown, N.J.;
and the Boiler House Flicks Twin Theatres,
Mishawaka, Ind.
Kosseff said that additional theatres arc
under construction and will be completed
:
within the next three months.
Wometco Votes Dividend
MIAMI — The Wometco Enterprises
board of directors declared a regular quarterly
cash dividend of 11.4 cents on Class
"A" stock and 4.2 cents on Class "B" stock,
payable December 15.
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'Travels With My Aunt'
To Premiere in New York
NEW YORK—"Travels With My Aunt,"
MGM film which combines the Academy
Award-winning talents of director George
Cukor and actress Maggie Smith, will open
its world premiere engagement Sunday (17)
at the Plaza Theatre in New York.
Produced by Robert Fryer and James
Cresson and based upon the best-selling
novel by Graham Greene, the distinguished
cast includes Alec McCowen, Lou Gossett,
Robert Stephens and Cindy Williams.
"Travels With My Aunt" marks the 49th
motion picture for Cukor, one of Hollywood's
most acclaimed directors. Among
his credits are "Camille," "Dinner at Eight,"
"David Copperfield," "Little Women,"
"Born Yesterday," "My Fair Lady," "Gaslight"
and "The Philadelphia Story."
Jay Presson Allen and Hugh Wheeler
wrote the screenplay for "Travels With My
Aunt," which was filmed on location in
Italy, France, England, Morocco, Spain,
Turkey and Yugoslavia.
Warner Communications,
Asylum Record in Deal
NEW YORK—^Warner Communications.
Inc. announced that it has acquired the
Asylum Record label and has entered into a
seven-year employment agreement with
David Geffen, president of Asylum Record
Corp.
Previously Asylum Records was engaged
in a joint venture with Atlantic Recording
Corp., a subsidiary of Warner Communications
Inc., and the Asylum label was distributed
through the Warner distributing
company. No changes in operation are contemplated.
Ivory Harris to Cinemation
NEW YORK— Murray Kaplan, general
sales manager for Cinemation Industries,
has announced that Ivory Harris has joined
the company as national print controller.
He will be headquartered at Cinemation
Industries' New York office. Harris was
formerly a film booker for Avco-Embassy.
BUYING
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CEDARHURST, N.Y.—Woodbay Construction
Corp., and Redstone Management
(Showcase Cinema) have announced the
signing of a multi-million dollar contract for
theatres to be built in Connecticut, Massachusetts
and Ohio. Construction is already
under way at all three locations.
In addition to the multi-million dollar construction
with Redstone Management,
Woodbay has built theatres for Loews,
RKO-Stanley Warner, Network Cinema (Jerry
Woodbay Construction Corp. had an exhibit
Lewis) and other independent exhibitors.
during the NATO convention and also
hosted a hospitality suite.
AIP Publishes Magazine
To Promote 'Dillinger' Film
HOLLYWOOD—American
Pictures'
International
publicity department has published
a 36-page magazine on heavy slick stock to
promote "Dillinger." Entitled American
Pictorial Review and bearing a 1934 publication
date, the journal includes photographs
of Dillinger and his gang, news stories and
articles. Advertisements and filler material
from 1934 also are featured.
Ten thousand copies of the magazine are
being sent to members of the press, exhibitors,
AIP's film distributors and field exploitation
men. It is expected to become a
collector's item because of the historical
and humorous content.
'Commuter Husbands' to Scotia
NEW YORK—Scotia International Films,
Inc., has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution
rights to "Commuter Husbands"
a British production, according to Nathan
Podhorzer, vice-president of United Film
Enterprises, Inc., acting on behalf of Stella-
Film AG. "Commuter Husbands" is directed
by Derek Ford and stars Gabrielle
Drake.
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Shoot 'Girls Are for Loving's!
At Famous Concord Hotel
NEW YORK—Derio Productions' "Girls
Are for Loving," which completes location
work this week on St. Thomas in the Virgin
|
Islands and then moves to Washington,
D.C., started filming November 30 for twoand-a-half
weeks at the famous Concord
Hotel in Upstate New York.
j
The company is utilizing the resort's mul- '
tiple ski trails and snow lodge during its
stay, a contrast to the semi-tropical backgrounds
of St. Thomas. Starring Cheri Caffaro
as the female super-spy counterpart \o
James Bond, "Girls Are for Loving" marks
the third in the successful "Ginger" adventure
series.
Ralph T. Desiderio is producing the new
attraction which Don Schain is directing j
from his own screenplay.
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Winners of MP Pioneers
Annual Dinner Prizes
NEW YORK—Winners of the raffle
which was drawn at the 34th annual din
ner of the Motion Picture Pioneers he
honoring Leo Jaffe have been announccv.
They are: First prize, Lincoln Continental,
Stan Schneider; 2nd prize, round-trip transportation
for two to London, Wheeler Film
Co.; 3rd prize, 7-day, 6-night stay at Paradise
Island Hotel, Margaret Haynes; 4th
prize, Eastman Kodak Instamatic X 90
camera, Drad Hessel; 5th prize through
9th prize, color television sets: Norman
Robbins; Ben Grant; Adele K. Foreman:
George A. Crouch, and Edward Seider, and
10th prize through 12th prize, Eastman,
Kodak X 45 cameras: Morey Marcus:
George Bittinger, and Johnnie Bills.
Sun Int'l Reports Records
For 'Brother of the Wind'
HOLLYWOOD—Sun International Pro->|
ductions' "Brother of the Wind" continuesfj
to draw staggering business across the coun-j
try with film pulling in $117,885 in the fintj
five days (Nov. 23-26) at nine theatres in|
the Washington, D.C. market area.
The total gross for "Brother of the Wind"
since opening November 8 in various parts
of the country now exceeds $2,000,000 according
to G. M. Ridges, Sun president.
The outdoor wildlife feature about four
young wolves is the second feature to h:
released by Sun International Productions,
an affiliate of Schick Investment Co. Previous
film, "Toklat," also an outdoor wildlife
adventure, has grossed over $7,000,000
and will be released to new market areas
this
winter.
Jules Stein in Europe for AIP
NEW YORK — Jules Stein, executive
vice-president of American Internation.il
Pictures Export Corp. in charge of foreign
sales and distribution, left Novmeber ""^
on a trip which will take him to Loml.
Paris and Copenhagen, where he will vii~
cuss with foreign distributors forthcoming
AIP relea.ses, including "Slaughter,'
"Frogs," "Boxcar Bertha" and "Women ir
Chains."
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Nfew Film Version Planned
Dn Painter Paul Gauguin
NEW YORK—Crystal Pictures, Inc., of
Nievv York announced plans for a new
ilm version of the life of French Impreslonist
painter Paul Gauguin. The company
las acquired worldwide movie and TV
ights to VV. Somerset Maugham's classic
unel "The Moon and Sixpence," a ficionalized
account of Gauguin's life, it was
nnounced by Sidney Tager, general mana-
:cr of Crystal Pictures.
The purchase included all rights to the
942 feature entitled "The Moon and Six-
)ence," written and directed by Albert
ewin for United Artists release and staring
George Sanders (as a character based
>n Gauguin) and Herbert Marshall (as a
haracter based on Maugham).
"The story fits the '70s because Paul
j.iuguin was literally one of the world's
irst drop-outs," Tager said. "At age 35,
jauguin quit his job in a broker's office
ind deserted his family to live in poverty
shile developing his unique talent. His
to escape the Establishment took him
Tahiti, where despite public scorn and
oicule, sickness and jail, he pursued his
iream of a new style of painting."
Many of Gauguin's paintings will be reiroduced
for the first time on-screen in
:olor. Crystal Pictures, which is located at
65 West 46 St. in New York, is seeking
in established producer for the film, which
vill be shot on location in London, Paris
md Tahiti.
Last Rites for Marie Wilson;
Famed for 'Irma' Films
HOLLYWOOD—Memorial services for
ictress Marie Wilson, 55, who died November
23, were held Sunday, November 26
U Old North Church, Forest Lawn-HoUy-
Ivood Hills. Miss Wilson died from cancer
on Thanksgiving Day morning after a fivevear
battle with the disease. Miss Wilson is
best known in motion pictures for her staring
role in "My Friend Irma" and "My
Friend Irma Goes West" for Paramount,
based on her TV series. After freelancing
n films and TV she last appeared in a
cgment of "Love, American Style," filmed
n September and telecast three weeks ago.
She leaves her husband Robert Fallon, proiucer-writer,
to whom she had been wed
l\ years, and son Gregson, 17.
Stanley Goldsmith Dies;
Made Films Overseas
LOS ANGELES— Stanley H. Goldsmith,
i8, one of the top motion picture produc-
:ion managers specializing in overseas production,
died Friday, November 24, at St.
lohn's Hospital here.
Among his credits are such films as
Tora! Tora! Tora!", "Doctor Zhivago"
ind the Samuel Bronston films made in
Europe.
Funeral services were held Monday
noming, November 27. He is survived by a
brother and a sister.
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'TlfoUcfdfMd defiant
Producers D'Antoni and Demon
Plan Trench Connection H'
Producers Philip D'Antoni and Raymond
Danon, planning a sequel to their highly
successful "French Connection" to be titled
"French Connection II," signed James Pee
to write the original screenplay. The story
is a continuation of last year's Academy
Award-winning film, and will be released
by 20th-Fox, who released the original.
D'Antoni will produce. In the meantime,
he is readying "The Seven Ups" scheduled
for an end of November start
in New York
City, also for 20th-Fox . . . Robert Ellis
and Carter De Haven jointly have optioned
the motion picture rights to David Ely's
novel "The Tour" and will co-produce the
adventure-thriller under a newly formed
company. Under their arrangement, De
Haven will produce and Miller will direct.
The picture will follow Miller's current
project, "Girl From Petrovka" which goes
before the cameras in March . . . Filming
has been completed on "Godspell," Columbia's
motion picture based on the hit musical
version of the gospel according to St.
Matthew. The film's director and associate
director, David Greene and John-Michael
Tebelak who conceived and directed the
original theatre production also collaborated
on the screenplay. Victor Garberm from
the Toronto company of "Godspell" plays
Jesus in the motion picture. Half the cast
from the original off-Broadway production
is featured in the film along with players
from "Godspell" companies throughout the
world. Stephen Schwartz wrote the music
and new lyrics and served as musical director
for the film . . . Paramount will release
a Dino de Laurentiis picture, "Wild
Horses" in the United States and Canada.
Co-starring Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland,
the film was directed by John Sturges. It's
based on a Clair Huffaker screenplay . . .
Larry Blyden has acquired the rights to the
Ira Wallach original screenplay, "Company
of Thieves," which Blyden plans to produce
early next year. Blyden was producer and
co-star of the successful Broadway revival
of "A Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum."
Tomara Dobson Will Star
In WB's 'Cleopatra Jones'
Statuesque beauty Tamara Dobson won
the starring role in Warner Bros, new adventure-thriller
"Cleopatra Jones," following
one of the most extensive talent searches
Hollywood has conducted in years. Jack
Starrett will direct the film written by coproducer
Max Julien, Shelley Keller and
producer Bill Tennant. Miss Dobson arrives
in Hollywood this week to be ready for a
mid-December start . . . Kay Lenz, 19-yearold
actress, who is a newcomer to films,
will portray the title role in "Breezy," the
Universal/ Malpaso production starring William
Holden. After an exhaustive search
.By SYD CASSYD
by director Clint Eastwood and producer
Robert H. Daley, she won the plum role of
Holden's leading lady. Jo Heims wrote the
original screenplay. Don Roberts has been
Anthony
set as unit production manager . . .
Perkins was signed by producer Steve
Friedman to star in "Molly, Gid and Johnny"
which started filming this week on
location in Austin, Texas. Sidney Lumet
is directing the romantic drama which was
written by Friedman and based on the
novel, "Leaving Cheyenne," by Larry Mc-
Murtry, author of "The Last Picture Show"
. . . Producer-director Charles Martin selected
Angus Duncan to star in Forward
Films' upcoming feature, "How To Seduce
a Woman." Duncan's first Hollywood film
was a co-starring role in the Blake Edwards
production, "High Time," released by 20th-
Fox. He has many credits for his splendid
work both on the stage and in television.
Martin will direct the film from his own
original screenplay, starting the end of this
month . . . Ex-USC football star Reb Brown
is making his motion picture debut in the
second lead role in the Zanuck/ Brown-
Serena production of "Ssssssss" according
to an announcement made by producer Dan
suspense thriller,
Striepeke. Bernie Kowalski is directing this
screenplayed by Hal Dresner
from an original story by Striepeke . . .
Otis Young has been signed by producer
Gerald Ayres to play Jack Nicholson's
shipmate in "The Last Detail,' the story
of two veteran sailors escorting a young
recruit to the Portsmouth Naval Prison.
On the way they try to show their youiig
charge. Randy Quaid, a good time; and in
doing so they manage to break every rule
possible. Filming began in Toronto on the
motion picture scripted by Robert Towne
from the Darryl Ponicsan novel. Other
filming locations will include Virginia,
Washington, D.C., and Boston . . .
Katy
Jurado, two-time Academy Award nominee,
has been signed for the role of the sheriff's
wife in the action western "Pat Garrett and
Billy the Kid" for MGM now on location
Durango, Mexico. Miss Jurado joins stars
in
James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson.
Brian Hutton, Daniel Cody Get
Directorial Assignments
Brian G. Hutton will direct the Martin
production "The Man Who Loved Cat
Poll
Dancing" in which Burt Reynolds will play
the title role. Scheduled for an early 1973
start, the story was adapted for the screen
by Eleanor Perry from Marilyn Durham's
novel, currently on the New York Times
and Time Magazine best-seller lists . . .
Producer Daniel Cady selected Henning
Schellerup to direct "Sweet Jesus, Preacher
Man," an Entertainment Pyramid feature
film scheduled to begin production December
1. The original screenplay was written
by John Carullo and M. Stuart Madden.
The story is based on a syndicate attempt
to control a black community by placing
a black hoodlum as pastor of its largest
church . . . Filmways has signed Steve
Shagan to write a new adaptation of Ross
Macdonald's novel, "The Underground
Man," it was announced by Edward S. Feldman,
Filmways' senior vice-president in
charge of motion picture production. Shagan
wrote and produced Filmways' upcom-
"Save the Tiger,'
ing Jack Lemmon starrer,
which Paramount will release. "The Underground
Man" is the latest in Macdonald'sfamous
series of Lew Archer detective
novels. Shooting is scheduled for next summer
. . . Tom Mcintosh has been set by
producer Jack Sher and director Howard
Zieff to compose, arrange, and conduct the
musical score for MGM's "Slither," contemporary
comedy suspense thriller starring
James Caan, Peter Boyle and Sally Keller-,
man. Mcintosh, who has written several
jazz compositions, was technical adviser tc
Isaac Hayes on the music for "Shaft" anc
along with director Gordon Parks, wa;
music supervisor on "Shaft's Big Score" anc
"The Learning Tree" . . . Producer Bill Anderson
assigned veteran composer-conducto;
Buddy Baker to score Walt Disney Produc
tions' poignant comedy, "Charlie and th(
Angel." Starring Fred MacMurray, Clori
Leachman and Harry Morgan, the pictun
is being prepared for spring 1973 releasi
under the Buena Vista banner . . . Pau
Harrison, producer of TCA's "House o
the Seven Corpses," has named film edito
Peter Parasheles to supervise post-produc
tion work on the picture at the Edit-Rii
facilities in Hollywood.
Hal Wallis Now Preparing
To Do The Don Is Dead'
Hal Wallis is back in Hollywood afte
having spent five months in London when
he produced and edited "A Bequest to th,
Nation," a Hal Wallis production for Uni
versal, starring Glenda Jackson, Pete
Finch, Michael Jayston, Anthony Quay!
and Margaret Leighton.
Wallis is now preparing "The Don 1
Dead," based on the novel by Nick Quarr
about organized crime. The screenplay
:
by Chris Trumbo and Michael Butler. Filn
ing of "The Don Is Dead" will begin fc
Uni versal next February with Paul Natha
serving as associate producer.
Sound Recordings AvcdlabL
From 'Sings the Blues'
NEW YORK—Michel Legrand's Lo\
Theme from Paramount Pictures' "Lad
Sings the Blues" has been recorded by r
Lee Holdridge Orchestra and Roger \\
liams, while the sound track recording h
just been released on the Motown label.
The Holdridge Orchestra has recorde
the theme as a single on Paramount Recorc
and popular pianist Williams and his orche
tra can be heard performing the 1 1"
Theme on Kapp Records.
Diana Ross stars as legendary blues sin.
er Billie Holiday in the Motown-Westoi
Furie production. Miss Ross used her ow
individual singing style in interpreting il
famous Holiday songs. Billy Dee Willi.
co-stars in the film.
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BOXOFTICE :: December 4, IJ^j
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iCentury Revenues Up
;i.3 Million in 72
NEW YORK^Century Circuit
revenues
?r the year ended Aug. 31, 1972, increased
J y $1,308,000. it was announced by Leslie
^. Schwartz, president. Net income from
iperations was $175,618 or 53 cents per
(lare.
Last year net income from operations
ras $114,736 or 35 cents per share (adjustjd
to reflect the equity method of accounthg
for investments in associated companies
pich are not majority owned).
During this past year operating costs inased
considerably due primarily to the
ted supply of motion pictures and a
gnificant increase in film costs. In addition,
ler operating costs including real estate
;es continued to increase, Schwartz said.
j.ast year the sale of the 110 Drive-In and
he adjacent land contributed $2,335,773 or
J7.17 to net income. In the year ended Aug.
1, 1972, net income from extraordinary
:ems was $71,152 or 21
Income at $537,279
cents per share.
Income before the profit-sharing plan
mtribution this year was $537,279, as
jompared to $496,039 for the prior year.
|ast year the contribution to the profitlaring
plan was $100,361. This year there
no contribution. As provided in the plan.
ings of only the wholly owned subsi-
[iaries are taken into account and such
arnings were insufficient to provide for a
pntribution.
Said Schwartz. "We continue to take
:ps which we feel will improve our profitlility.
This year we sold the Marine Thein
Brooklyn. N.Y. We will continue to
Iperate the Brook Theatre around the
pmer. In September 1972 we sold the
Theatre, also in Brooklyn, beause
it no longer was a profitable operaon."
Closed Huntington Unit
II
Century also closed the Huntington Thepre
in Huntington, L.I., and converted the
there Theatre there into a twin operation,
lidditionaliy. the Freeport TTieatre. located
n Sunrise Highway in Freeport. L.I.. was
losed in September. The circuit continues
•)
I operate the Grove Theatre on Merrick
' '.oad in the same area.
"Our success in the fast-food business is
incouraging us to direct our efforts to exanding
this phase of our operation," Sch-
I'artz stated. "This past August and Sep-
.;mber we opened two stores in the Mali
Center in Livingston, N.I. In adition,
we have signed leases for a fast-food
; Iperation in the Sunrise Mall Shopping
: i-enter in Massapequa, N.Y. We expect
: lat this new addition will be in operation
lis
year.'"
loseph G.
Wickham, a vice-president of
ne company and a member of the board of
' directors, was elected senior vice-president
jf Century. Sylvan Schein, the company's
'ilm buyer and an employee since 1943, was
lected to the office of vice-president.
NYU School of Arts Offers
Degree in Cinema Studies
NEW YORK — A liberal arts major in
cinema studies that leads to a bachelor of
fine arts degree is now being offered by the
School of the Arts of New York University.
The new curriculum, announced by David
I. Oppenheim, dean of the school, is the
first full liberal arts degree program using
film as its core. "It has been designed to
permit students to study their world in
terms of a major art form," says Dean
Oppenheim. "It gives students a way of
getting at every facet of contemporary life.
It is a contemporary version of a major in
English, history or drama; and with it a student
can go in any direction— psychology,
law, medicine, engineering or even film."
'Jeremiah Johnson' to Debut
In New York City Dec. 21
NEW YORK — "leremiah lohnson," a
Warner Bros, release that stars Robert Redford
in the title role as a frontiersman who
struggles against the ravages of the wilderness,
will have its world premiere Thursday
(21) at Loews Tower East in New York.
The Sydney Pollack film, which was acclaimed
at this year's Cannes International
Film Festival, presents Redford in a vastly
different role from that he played in his last
Warners hit. "The Candidate."
Lou Levitch Announces $1
Admission at Penthouse
BUFFALO— -Lou Levitch, city manager
for Martina Theatres, announces a new
policy at the Penthouse, located in the entertainment
center at Main and Chippewa
here. All seats now are $1 at all times and
the shows start daily at 12 noon.
Audubon's NY Office Will
Service Albany Territory
NEW YORK—Ava Leighton,
"Ulzana's Raid," playing at the Center
Theatre, also in the Main and Chippewa
complex, is doing good business at the boxoffice,
according to Levitch.
vice-president
of Audubon Films, announced that
effective immediately sales and bookings
for the Albany territory will be handled
directly through Audubon's New York offices,
850 Seventh Ave.
Audubon's previous representative in
Albany, Frontier Amusement, will continue
to represent the Buffalo territory.
Tent 1
Makes 46th Awards
PITTSBURGH—Variety Tent 1 at its
46th banquet honored five outstanding citizens,
giving plaques to Franklin G. Snyder,
WTAE, as "Showman of the Year"; Daniel
M. Galbreath, "Sportsman of the Year";
John Troan, Press Award; Mrs. Clifford S.
Heinz, Humanitarian Award, and Gordon
F. Flagg, Civic and Cultural Award. Bob
Prince, former chief barker, was toastmaster.
NJ's Obscenity Law
Fails Federal Test
NEWARK—A three-judge federal panel
has overturned New Jersey's obscenity law,
declaring it unconstitutional. The judges
ruled that the recently amended state antiobscenity
statute improperly omits the test
of obscenity as defined by the U. S. Supreme
Court.
The decision stemmed from a case involving
Cinecom's Royal Art Theatre in
Irvington, N.J., which was raided twice
earlier this year by county officials on
charges of showing "obscene movies." The
charges were dropped when the manager
pleaded guilty to violating a local disorderly
persons ordinance and, under the second
arrest, a charge of maintaining a public
nuisance.
Cinecom later filed an action against the
state in Newark, charging the newly amended
state obscenity law, which made it easier
to "facilitate obscenity prosecutions," was
at variance with U.S. Supreme Court decisions
on what legally may be considered
obscene.
Although ruling the law was unconstitutional,
the panel of judges refused specifically
to bar the state from enforcement of
the
law.
J. Raymond Bell Exiting
CPI to Join Law Firm
NEW YORK—J. Raymond Bell is resigning
as vice-president of Columbia Pictures
Industries, effective January 1, to join
the Washington, D.C., offices of Wyman,
Bautzer. Rothman & Kutchel, a Californiabased
law firm. U.S. Sen. Thomas Kuchel
heads the Washington offices.
Bell has been with Columbia and its
predecessor companies since 1949. A longtime
resident of the nation's capital, he has
represented CPI and its various divisions
there for many years.
A native Louisianan, Bell has had a
diversified career since leaving New Orleans.
He was radio and movie editor of
Hearst's Georgian-American and later was
on the editorial staff of the Detroit Times.
Before joining Columbia, he practiced
law for a short time in Atlanta, was publicist
for Loews' Eastern division of theatres
under the late Carter Barron and was an
executive of Capitol Airlines.
As head of advertising and publicity for
Loews Theatres in the Washington, D.C.,
area. Bell earned a series of prizes for his
outstanding campaigns. He has earned
many honors in each of the fields with
which he has been associated.
Gateway Tradescreening
'Confessions of Harris'
NEW YORK—Gateway Films invite exhibitors
to 2 p.m. tradescreenings of "Confessions
of Tom Harris" Monday (11) at
the Preview Theatre, New York City; Tuesday
(12) at the Variety Club, Washington,
D.C., and Thursday (14) at the Top of the
Fox, Philadelphia.
OXOmCE :: December 4, 1972 E-1

Ulxona's
7776' Climbs fo 225 in NY Holiday
Week; 'Bourgeoisie 385 in Fifth
NEW YORK—"1776" may have broken
all holiday records at the Radio City Music
Hall, soaring to 225 during Thanksgiving,
which marked the Columbia feature's third
week in town. While 225 wasn't the report
period's highest gross percentage by
far, in terms of dollars taken in at the
Music Hall 225 per cent is something else
again—and, converted to dollars, it would
far exceed percentages of 400 and 500
at most New York houses.
On such a percentage basis, the week's
leader here again was "The Discreet Charm
of the Bourgeoisie," 385 for a fifth week
at Little Carnegie. Immediately behind
came "Young Winston," 370, seventh week,
Columbia II, and also over the 300 mark
(310) was "A Separate Peace," ninth
frame. Cinema II. "The Valachi Papers"
compiled a composite 300 at three theatres.
(Average Is 100)
Baronet Bod Company (Para), 7th wk 35
Beekman Ploy It os It Loys (Univ), 4th wk, ..155
Cine The Valachi Papers (Col), 4th wk 320
Cinema I The Ruling Class (Emb), 11th wk. ..165
Cinema II A Separate Peace (Para), 9th wk. ..310
Cinerama Asylum (Cinerama), 2nd wk 200
Columbia t The King of Marvin Gardens
(Col), 7th wk 130
Columbia II Young Winston (Col), 7th wk. ..370
Coronet Two English Girls (Janus) 145
DeMille Trouble Mon (20th-Fox), 4th wk 180
86th Street East The Great Woltz (MGM),
3rd wk 215
55th Street Playhouse Bijou (Poolemar),
6th wk 250
59th Street Twin I— Bloclj Girl (CRC), 3rd wk. ..60
59th Street Twin II Asylum (CRC), 2nd wk. ..280
Fine Arts Two English Girls (Janus), 6th wk. ..125
Juliet 1— Honeycomb (Trans-America) 30
Juliet II—Trouble Man (20fh-Fox), 4th wk. ..155
Little Carnegie The Discreet Charm of the
Bourgeoisie (20th-Fox), 5th wk 385
New Embassy Sounder (20th-Fox), 9th wk 195
Orpheum Lody Sings the Blues (Para), 6th wk. . .]P'^
Paris—Why (Hallmark), 4th wk 35
Penthouse— Block Girl (CRC), 3rd wk 1 zd
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QARY HEICHEL and Neil Michaud, Columbia
Pictures International executive
trainees who have completed the home
office portion of their training, have received
overseas assignments. Heichel will
go to Caracas as assistant to the general
manager for Venezuela, while Michaud has
been assigned to Rio de Janeiro as assistant
to the general manager for Brazil.
•
"And Hope to Die," a 20th Century-Fox
film directed by Rene Clement, opened
November 29 at 17 Flagship theatres in the
New York metropolitan area.
•
American producer Jules Buck, who
headquarters in London, has arrived in
town for a week of meetings with United
Artists Theatre executives, distributor Clem
Perry of Altura Films International and
executives of the Charles Moses public
relations firm on plans for the January
American premiere engagement of "Under
Milk Wood" at the new 299-seat Eastside
Cinema in New York City.
•
James L. Abernathy has been elected
vice-president for investor relations of Warner
Communications. Abernathy formerly
was associate director of investor relations
for the Columbia Broadcasting System.
Dr.
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Robert G. Sorensen has been elected
vice-president for marketing and research
of Warner Communications. Since 1969 Dr.
Sorensen has been president of the Sorensen
Group, providing counseling in the fields
of acquisition, marketing and public affairs.
•
More than 100 leading U.S. and Canadian
fashion editors attended a special showing
of "The Emigrants" at the Warner Bros,
screening room Monday evening, November
27, as a highlight of the editor's' activities
during Fashion Press Week in New
York.
•
Zacherle and 600 of his devoted WPLJ
Radio listeners celebrated Dracula's special
HorroRitual preview of Warner Bros.'
"Dracula A.D. 1972" November 28 at the
Trans-Lux West Theatre here. The popular
disc jockey cut an appropriately gooey
"deathday" cake in the theatre lobby and
served his listener-guests. Afterwards, members
of the audience were inducted into the
Count Dracula Society. "Dracula A.D.
1972" and "Crescendo" began a doublebill
engagement November 29 at the Trans-
Lux West and other showcase theatres in
the New York metropolitan area.
•
Having completed location shooting in
Washington, D.C., the cast and crew of
"The Exorcist" have returned to New York
to resume filming interior sequences of the
Warner Bros, release. Filming here will
continue through January.
•
The Museum of Modern Art Department
of Film began a month-long series of new
films produced for RAI-TV, Radiotelevisione
Italiana, November 30 with a showing
of "L'Automobile," starring Anna
Magnani. Such famous directors as Antonioni,
Bresson, Renoir and Rossellini will
have their new works presented, along with
new filmmakers. The show will continue
through Thursday (28) and was organized
for the museum by Adrienne Mancia.
•
The current issue of Vogue Magazine
devotes its cover and two inside pages to
Raquel Welch, co-starring with Richard
Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn,
Joan Hackett, James Mason and Ian Mc-
Shane in "The Last of Sheila," the Herbert
Ross film for Warner Bros.
ALBANY
H ndrew Mesinger has been appointed manager
of the Hellman Theatre. A former
resident of Great Neck, L.I., Mesinger is a
graduate of Long Island University, where
he majored in English, and is a former
employee of the New York Times and the
Times-Union here.
Emmanuel Gibson, manager of the Hellman
Center Theatre, was held up by unknown
assailants November 18. He was
shot but is not in serious condition. The
robbers escaped with all the boxoffice receipts.
Mrs. Marie Tanner, who served as cashier
at the Strand Theatre for 35 years before
moving to the Madison after the Strand
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iuffalo Viewer Deplores
V Movie Presentations
BUFFALO—Jeff Simon, writing in the
ovember 24 Evening News, said "Watchg
movies on TV is. at best, analogous to
oking at wallet-sized photographs of
imeone's favorite granddaughter. You emlatically
are not seeing the real thing but
)u are getting some rudimentary idea of
hat the real thing is like.
"At worst, watching movies on TV can
; anywhere from a vexing confrontation
jith deplorable corporate greed to outright
aud.
"I wouldn't say the presentation of
ovies by local TV stations has gotten that
id but only because I can think of a few
icommon tortures and abuses that conivably
could be inflicted on TV movie
idiences. It is blind luck that has spared
i
thus far."
wo Seized in Rochester
love Been Ruled Obscene
BUFFALO—A trailer on "Meatball"
id two motion pictures, "Fire Down Be-
'w" and "Midnite," have been ruled ob-
:ene in Rochester by County Judge Hyman
who ordered the films seized from
le Monroe Theatre, where Assistant Disict
Attorney Raymond E. Cornelius said
e viewed the films strictly in the line of
Lity. The district attorney's office indicated
le films would be shown to a grand jury to
etermine whether anyone should be proseited
under state antiobscenity laws.
Judge Maas held that the films "are patitly
offensive and constitute hard-core
jomography."
Michael J. Brown, who reprejnted
the theatre, said "Midnite" and "Fire
)own Below" no longer are being shown in
pchester.
{udi Fehr Is Appointed
'o New Position at WB
BURBANK, CALIF.—Rudi Fehr, longme
post-production executive at Warner
ros., has just been appointed to a new and
^panded position at the studio as director
; editorial and post-production operations,
was announced by Charles Greenlaw,
/arner Bros, vice-president.
In his new situation, Fehr will be responsiile
for the scheduling and supervision of
uality for all Warner Bros, products, iniuding
TV. In the latter field, he will be
ssisted by Fred Talmage.
Fehr's other duties will include supervi-
I'on of quality control and of all release
;rints for the studio.
ubiic Hearing for Development
SOUTH LYON, MICH. — The South
yon Planning Commission has indicated
lat a public hearing will be scheduled to
OXOmCE :: December 4, 1972
BUFFALO
Although it is a bit early, it looks like the
etermine the feasibility of a shopping cen-
5r at Nine Mile and Pontiac Trail. The
evelopment. which would include a movie
leatre, has been proposed by Morris Wolok
f Southfield, Mich.
1973 Variety Club telethon is going
to be another record-breaker. John J. Serfustini,
manager of the 20th Century-Fox
branch and general chairman of the big
event, already is making plans to best all
past records. One of his first moves toward
this achievement is the appointing of six outstanding
workers in the Tent 7 membership,
including Richard A. Atlas, 1972 chief barker;
Joseph Galante, downtown haberdasher;
Mark Lippman, member of the crew and
well-known advertising man; Francis Maxwell,
office manager. United Artists, and
Tent 7 dough guy for many years; Robert
D. Mason jr., an emcee of note and also a
member of the crew, and William H.
Shields, crew member and active member
of the club in its activities. Serfustini himself
is a past chief barker. Of course, the
permanent chairman, James J. Hayes, will
be in the midst of all telethon proceedings.
There's no official word that it will, in
fact, be refjeated but Rochester Film Festival
administrators are pleased that preliminary
tallies show expenditures under early
estimates and revenues at about par. If they
are able to demonstrate economic responsibility
to the community, administrators believe
they will be able to obtain corporate
and foundation support necessary for a third
festival. With a mix of relevance and modest
scheduling, the festival seems to have attained
its financial goal.
Anthony J. Mercurio, Paramount branch
manager, is glad to hear that the celebration
of Adolph Zukor's 100th birthday will take
place January 7 at the Paramount Studio
lot. Tony also hears that the income from
the $250-per-couple dinner will go directly
to Variety Club charities. Frank Yablans.
Paramount president, is to be general chairman.
Alfred E. Anscombe, president of Amherst
CableVision and a past chief barker
of the Variety Club, has been re-elected to
the board of the Episcopal Radio-TV
Foundation. Anscombe is a former vestryman
for the Church of the Transfiguration
and serves on the realist board of the western
New York diocese for Bishop Robinson
. . . "Duty and responsibility" were the motives
behind Mayor C. Betsch's campaign
against X-rated films in Lockport's only
motion picture theatre (at the time). Betsch
spoke as he was honored for his efforts with
a plaque from the Catholic War Veterans
Post 920 at a dinner recently in Niagara
Plans for a 12-store shopping
Falls . . .
plaza, including theatre, costing $2,025,000
have been approved by the West Seneca
Town Board. The plaza would be located
on Union Road near Greenfield Avenue. It
will be named Garden Village Plaza.
The Kensington, a link in the local Dipson
circuit, will present a three-and-a-half-week
Classical Film Festival prior to the opening
of "The Great Waltz" Friday (22). The
first presentation in the festival will be
"Julius Caesar," starring Charlton Heston,
along with "Wuthering Heights." Other
bookings include "Oedipus the King" and
"Mary, Queen of Scots," through Tuesday
(5); "Romeo and Juliet," Wednesday
through Saturday (13-16), and "Hamlet,"
"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich"
and "Macbeth," Sunday (17) through Thursday
(21).
Ray Wickens, general manager of the
Canadian Mime Theatre in Niagara-on-the-
Lake, Ont., announces the purchase of the
Brock Cinema in the same town. The theatre
will be restored under the direction of architect
Peter Stokes and renamed the Royal
George. The purchase was made possible
by an initial grant of $17,000 from a London,
Ont., foundation. A drive now is under
way to raise $90,000 for the restoration.
Often wished for but long put off, demolition
of the Lafayette Building, former
home of the old Lafayette Theatre, has begun.
The cost will be paid by Fifty States
Management Corp.. owner of the structure.
Frank J. Bona is president.
Leonard G. Feldman, managing editor of
the Courier-Express, was seriously injured in
a fall in his home in the town of Tonawanda.
He was rushed to Kenmore Mercy Hospital.
Feldman joined the newspaper staff
in 1926 at the age of 21 and was appointed
managing editor Jan. 1, 1948. Spokesman
at the hospital described his injuries as "critical."
Frederick R. Dentinger has been elected
chairman of the board of trustees of the
Western New York Educational TV Ass'n.
The association runs nonprofit WNED-TV,
Channel 17, in this city. Dentinger was
chairman of the 1972 Channel 17 auction
which raised a record $203,000 to offset the
station's operating exp)enses . . . Debbie Reynolds
is starring in the musical comedy
"Irene" in a pre-Broadway tryout in Toron-
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PITTSBURGH
J^mong those attending the
recent national
NATO convention at the Americana
Hotel in Bal Harbour, Fla., were: Saul
Bragin, Mr. and Mrs. Durward Coe, Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Finkel, Mr. and Mrs. Jan
Finkel, Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner, Ted
Grance, Robert A. Hanna, Mrs. Mary
Liptz (sister of Harry Kodinsky), Jim
Naughton, Mr. and Mrs. Jan Peters (Vogel
circuit), Mr. and Mrs. Ferdi Rach, Charles
J. Sheftic, Mr. and Mrs. David Silverman,
Arthur Stem, Mr. and Mrs. George Stem,
Mr. and Mrs. George Tice, E. W. Troll III,
Edward Troll, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vogel,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vogel, Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Weiner and Ernie, Floyd and Martin
Warren. Former Pittsburghers sending
regards from the confab included Irv Marcus,
Jim Hendel. Al Levy, Morris Lefko,
Joe Ornstein, Wally Allen, Lou Marks,
Marvin Samuelson and Emie Sands.
"What About Jane?" has been licensed
for showing at the Art Cinema, where
"Master's Degree," with another feature,
opens Wednesday (6). Going off the screen
there is the popular "Teenage Fantasies"
combined with "Turned On Girl." Doc
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Rubin has another upcoming feature at the
Art Cinema in "Try and Make Me."
Months have passed and the adult movie
arcade on Forbes near Market remains
closed, as the city has refused to issue a
license. Completely equipped and ready to
go, the establishment never opened its door,
with the $l,000-a-month rental continuing
. . . The stadium's tax case continues. The
authority is fighting taxation proposed by
the county, city and school district. Assessment
on the north side sports complex (and
giant business enterprises) for 1971 is $18.9
million ... In area release are "Group
Marriage," "Love Doctors," "Wild in the
Sky," "The Deathmasters," "Blood Creature,"
"Creature With Blue Hands,"
"Screams of the Demon Lover," "Beast of
the Yellow Night," "Love Sandwich" and
"Student Nurses."
A sleepy viewer was locked in a dark
Johnstown theatre recently and, after
1 a.m. he awakened, found his way to the
ticket booth and telephoned the police. He
was directed to a door which easily could
be opened from the inside . . . Video Link
of Allegheny County applied to the FCC
for cable TV certificates to serve Baldwin
Township, Baldwin
Borough and Dormont.
The system would carry all Pittsburgh stations,
plus WJAC, Johnstown; WTRF,
Wheeling; WSTV, Steubenville; WKBF,
Cleveland, and WUAB, Lorain.
"Deep Throat" was withdrawn from the
Shadyside schedule and may wind up at the
Art Cinema, where it was to have been exhibited
several months ago . . . "The Godspell"
cast from the Nixon Theatre served
Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless and
stranded at the Salvation Army and Thursday
(28) they presented their show at a
"matinee" performance at the county jail
for 400 inmates.
"Heat" stars Joe Dallesandro and Sylvia
Miles had "underwear" painted on them
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•leorge Birkner Retires;
heatremon for 51 Years
PATERSON, N.J.—A 51-year-old career
North Jersey show business has ended
Sth the retirement of George Birkner as
:anager of RKO-Stanley Warner's Fabian
Birkner joined the industry in
*21 as an usher at Warner's Capitol in
assaic. He later served as assistant manner
and treasurer of the Capitol and thereter
was named manager of the circuit's
ureka in Hackensack, followed by the
Jayhouse in Passaic and then the Regent
Paterson. He was appointed manager of
le Fabian in 1953.
Active in civic work, Birkner was cited
iring World War II for selling over
t,000.000 worth of war bonds. He revived
honors from the National Conferice
of Christians and Jews and was recogzed
for his contributions to Brotherhood
'eek.
Birkner resides in Paterson with his wife,
le former Edna Fisher, and a son, Wayne,
lis daughter Mrs. Robert (Brenda) Hulling
sides in Illinois.
^ORTH JERSEY
rving
Knowie, owner of the Castle in Irvington,
has reopened that house followi
its recent closing by the Ken Theatres
rcuit, which had leased the operation from
nowle. The 1,500-seat showhouse had rened
closed for slightly over two weeks
ore Knowie assumed direct operation of
le theatre. Ken Theatres had operated the
astle for the past two years . . . The former
udson Plaza Cinema in Jersey City operjd
by General Cinema, closed since late
'ctober, is expected to reopen shortly before
hristmas as the Hudson Plaza Cinema 1
id Hudson Plaza Cinema 2, with each
icatre seating approximately 650 persons.
'riginally opened by GCC in 1966, the forler
theatre seated a total of 1,520. William
.[anscom was appointed manager in Febru-
.ry 1972 and will continue in charge of the
jvin operation. He is assisted by Jeffrey
'
For the past several years, the fact that
felatively new films (16mm) have been feaared
on weekends at various college campuses
throughout the North Jersey area has
;een a source of constant aggravation to
Tea exhibitors. Now, this problem appears
j) have gained even greater dimensions. The
eachhouse, a restaurant and cocktail lounge
Seated in Point Pleasant on the Jersey
acre, has begun what it advertises as "Tuesjay
Night at the Movies." Regular 16mm
j^ture films now are being presented, free
|f admission, each Tuesday night at the
jeachhouse. A recent attraction was "The
Vrong Box," starring Peter Sellers. Coming
ittractions list "Bullitt" and "Cool Hand
juke" as well as others. What next? Will
le local pharmacy eventually be competing
'ith neighborhood theatres for motion picore
films?
(Continued on next page)
DXomCE :: December 4, 1972
BALTIMORE
^dwin De Rocher has just become manager
of the Mechanic Theatre after holding
the position of general manager of the
Washington, D.C.; Columbia, and Baltimore
areas for the Nederlander interests.
Prior to that he spent approximately four
years in Phoenix, Ariz., where he was general
manager of the Nederlander's Palace
West Theatre, which specialized in Mexican-Spanish
films.
Gettinger Amusement Co.'s Shore Drivein,
Ocean City, has closed for the season
. . . Donald Gettinger, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Gettinger, returned November 26 to
Yale University (where he is a junior) after
spending the Thanksgiving holiday here
with his parents.
Metro-Goldvryn-Mayer's "They Only Kill
Their Masters" was shown November 27 at
these theatres: Circle, Annapolis; Laurel,
Laurel, and in this city at Liberty II, Glen
Bumie Mall and Patterson. The film was
produced by William Belasco, nephew of
Leon B. Back, general manager of Rome
Theatres and NATO of Maryland president.
August Nolte, F. H. Durkee Enterprises
executive and also secretary of the Wine &
Food Society here, recently attended the society's
dinner honoring Zvi Porath, economic
counselor at the Israel Embassy in
Washington, D.C. . . . Mary E. Claybum,
public affairs director of WWIN Radio,
who was selected "Woman of the Year" by
the Women's Advertising Club of Baltimore,
was honored at a dinner given by
WACB members November 29 at the
Downtown Hilton Hotel.
A proposal that the county condemn a
block of land to use for parking is the latest
approach taken by citizens of Glen Bumie
in their efforts to rid themselves of the
community's only X-rated movie house and
its companion book store. The New Glen
Theatre has been a thorn in the side of the
community since early 1971, when it
opened under a new management and announced
it would show X-rated double features
exclusively. The Glen News Bookstore
was opened adjacent to the theatre
sometime later.
Westview IV is advertising that it is taking
mail orders currently for Columbia's
"Young Winston" ... A luncheon honoring
the 90th birthday of Julian Brylawski,
retired Warner Bros, executive and NATO
of Washington, D.C, president, was held
Friday (1) at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington.
Roland Tankersley, projectionist at
Schwaber's 7-East Theatre, after being hospitalized
for a heart condition, presently is
recuperating at home. It will be approximately
three more weeks before he will be
able to return to work.
John Messerschmidt, after many years,
has been retired from the Victory Theatre
as projectionist. The house, managed by
Irwin Cohen of R/C Theatres and owned
by the Tunick interests, was slated to be
closed.
A truly heart-warming affair was the
awards banquet given by Variety Club Tent
19 at Schleider's Emerald Gardens Saturday,
November 25. During the evening
three Simshine Coaches were given to
handicapped children, plus a handsome cash
grant to School No. 304 for their mentally
retarded for therapy treatments. Also, chief
barker Phil Harris was honored along with
Charlotte Snyder, president of Women of
Variety Tent 19. Harris also reports that
the tent's Burlesqueathon No. 2 will take
place Sunday (10) at the New Follies Theatre,
414 East Baltimore St. Two-hour
shows starting at 1 p.m., with the last one
at 11 p.m., will be held on a continuous
basis. AH proceeds will go to the handicapped
and mentally retarded children for toys
for Christmas.
Henry Busman of J. F. Dusman Co.
made a quickie visit to the national NATO
convention at Bal Harbour, Fla. He flew
down November 19, returning the next day.
George A. Brehm has announced that his
new Westview cinemas III and IV will premiere
Wednesday (13) at 7:30 p.m. Special
invitations were sent out to industryites and
friends. It might be interesting to add that
Henry Dusman supplied the Century projection
(single lens concept) and Century
sound for the new houses.
Mrs. Leila Bruscup Dies
In Stevensville, Md.
BALTIMORE — Leila V. Bruscup, 83,
mother of Roland O. Bruscup, projectionist
at JF"s Reisterstown Plaza Theatre and president
of MPMO Local 181, died Saturday.
November 25, in Stevensville, Md., where
she made her home. Formerly from Baltimore,
she was the widow of the late Roland
H. Bruscup.
Mrs. Bruscup in 1947 was cashier at
Schwaber's Met Theatre and in 1951 transferred
to same circuit's Playhouse, where
she remained for five years before retiring
to Stevensville, where she made her home
with her daughter Mrs. Audrey Lee Hawkins.
Also surviving are two brothers, Milton
E. Johnson of Wilmington, Del., and Howard
Johnson of Brooklyn Park, Md.; a sister,
Mrs. Theodore B. Wolf of Stevensville, Md.;
three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Her son Roland lives in Pasadena, Md.
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WASHINGTON
The Avco Embassy branch office was
moved Friday (1) to the Suburban
Trust Building, 7515 Annapolis Rd., Suite
302, Landover Hills, Md. 20784. The office
formerly was located at the Warner Building.
13th and E streets NW, Suite 859. in
this city.
Billy Dee Williams, in
town for the filming
of "Hit" for Paramount release, experienced
multimedia exposure. His latest, "Lady
Sings the Blues," was at the RKO-SW Avalon
1 and his "Brian's Song" was telecast
. . . Two of the majors have been filming
here simultaneously—Warner Bros.' "The
Exorcist" and Paramount's "Hit." While the
former film deals with demonic possession,
"Hit" portrays Williams as an ex-CIA
agent systematically killing every supplier,
dealer and pusher of heroin from here to
Marseilles who had been involved in his
daughter's death.
Production manager Robin
Clark was shooting all around the city's
streets to show the contrasts, including national
monuments and slum areas. Screenwriter
Allen R. Trustman believes there is a
trend toward on-location shooting in the
nation's capital because jjeople are getting
more interested in the workings of government.
He suggests that this city provide a
movie commissioner to find locations and
NORTH JERSEY
(Continued from preceding page)
Music Makers' Interstate in Ramsey has
announced a new low admission price of 99
cents at all times for adults. This makes the
Interstate, along with the Jerry Lewis Cinema
in Wayne, which also has a 99-cent adult
admission, among the theatres featuring the
lowest adult admission prices in the North
Jersey area.
A bill that would permit municipalities
to ban sexual scenes in films playing at
drive-ins has cleared the New Jersey State
Assembly by a 59-3 vote. It now goes to the
Senate for final passage. The measure gives
the municipalities the power to prohibit
films which depict "sexual conduct or sadomasochistic
abuse."
Leo Goldman, a former industry veteran
who has returned to the business following
an absence of nearly 30 years, has been
appointed manager of RKO-SW's Fabian in
Paterson, thus filling a vacancy created by
the recent retirement of former manager
George Birkner. Goldman had spent a number
of years with the Warner Bros, circuit
and, at one time, had been manager of its
Branford in Newark. Most recently he had
been in the printing business. Assisting him
at the Fabian is Regina Trueman.
In "Dracula Is Dead . . . and Well and
Living in London," Dracula delves into the
spy world to seek revenge on mankind.
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cooperative citizens for visiting crews.
Here, you have to "start from scratch."
Fred Burka and Marvin Goldman, coowners
of a 16-theatre circuit in this area,
have started the construction of a twintheatre
complex in Bethesda's new Georgetown
Square Shopping Center at Georgetown
Road and Democracy Boulevard. Its
completion is scheduled for mid- 1973 . . .
William Zoetis, 20th Century-Fox, invited
exhibitors to a screening of "The Poseidon
Adventure" at MPAA November 28 at
2 p.m. . . . American Film Institute had a
press screening following at 4 p.m. of
MGM's 1939 release, "The Women," which
was AFI's attraction Sunday evening (3) in
the George Cukor series in the Kennedy
Center's Eisenhower Theatre. Rosalind
Russell, one of the film's stars, was the
guest of honor at the theatre showing.
"Man of La Mancha" will premiere at
the Uptown Thursday (14) sponsored by the
International Visitors Service Council.
Alex Schimel, Universal exchange manager,
has named Joan Milsap head booker
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Mary Grasso . . . Ronald Freedman, J-F
Theatres booker, was among the out-oftowners
attending Paramount's screening of
"Save the Tiger."
FBI Agents Seize Three
Films in D.C. Theatres
WASHINGTON, D.C—Martin Field's
Janus 1 Theatre manager, Edward Johnson,
has been subpoenaed to appear before the
grand jury, since he was on the premises
when FBI agents November 20 seized an
alleged hard-core sex film, "Little Sisters,"
and the shipping carton in which it came.
This is the third local theatre in less than
a month to be visited by the FBI. In early
November two Trans-Lux theatres, the
Plaza and the Trans-Lux, had the features
"Hot Circuit" and "Distortions of Sexuality"
removed by agents.
The three X-rated films, it is alleged,
violated a federal statute prohibiting "interstate
transportation of obscene material for
purposes of distribution."
According to U.S. Assistant Attorney
John F. Rudy, this statute is being employed
"to seek prosecutions against the
producer, distributor, booker and exhibitor
of hard-core p>omographic films—but not
theatre personnel such as projectionists."
San Francisco filmmaker Alex de Renzy's
"Little Sister" is distributed by Unique
Film Distributors of New York.
Janus II of the twin-theatre complex
continues to show its homosexual feature,
"Classified Capers." Field likewise owns the
first-run Cerberus 1, 2 and 3 in Georgetown.
The District of Columbia, it is reported,
had been "targeted" by distributors as a
"hot market" for "hard-core films." However,
since the raids, the trend is toward
"soft-core" film bookings.
'New Centurions' Is
Opener at Meadville
MEADVILLE, PA.—The Meadville Mai
Theatre opened recently with "The Ne«
Centurions" as the feature attraction. Manager
of the showhouse is Ronald Blair.
Most of the customers seemed "im'
pressed" with the theatre, Blair said, am
commented that the concession set-up hac
not arrived in time for the opening bu
refreshments were expected to be availabl
by week's end.
BUFFALO
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to"s Royal Alexandra Theatre. Featured i
the performance is Billy de Wolfe.
Mrs. Anthony D. Kraeher, better know
as Marion Gueth, secretary of the Motio
Picture Owners Ass'n for some 25 year
when that organization had its offices in th
Byer Building at 505 Pearl St., and Mn
Pearl Sheerwood, who has been running th
elevator in the same building for the la;
50 years, were the subjects of an intervic
in the Courier-Express recently on the ol
days in exhibition and distribution in th
city. Also quoted in the feature was Elm<
F. Lux, who once managed the RKO Pii
tures exchange. Also mentioned were Edd
Meade, George H. Mackenna, Frank 1
Quinlivan, et al.
Landmark Movie Theatre
Is Destroyed by Fire
UNIONTOWN, PA.—The old Dix
Theatre, well-known landmark, burned
the ground recently. Built in 1907 as tl
Lyceum Skating Rink, this became tl
Dixie Theatre shortly thereafter, beii
operated by the late F. L. "Dad" Hall
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Fairmont, W. Va.
Pioneer exhibitor Ken Woodward b
came manager in 1925 when the Pensta
Amusement Co. acquired the Dixie ai
later the building was leased to Jake Spanl
of Republic, who rebuilt the theatre ai
converted it to movies. In 1930 Wood war
with Carl A. Jakobi, took over the lea
and the 750-seat theatre became known f
and wide as the Capitol. This was a su
cessful ojjeration for more than a decac
Woodward later joined the Manos circuii
The theatre building became the Ame
can Legion hall and was a furniture stc
when destroyed by fire.
Amusement Tax Figure Projected
PITTSBURGH—The city's anuiscmc
tax will bring in $2.4 million this yc
according to Controller John E. McGrai
Most of this comes from sports, a niu
lesser amount coming from theatres. T
city controller's office never breaks dc
or classifies income from the 10 per ci'
tax for publication. McGrady estima
total city revenue will drop $3.2 million
1973 from the 1972 figure.
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limelight' Will Start
Cualifying Booking
lOLLYWOOD — "Limelight," the last
Chaplin made in this country
.ars ago, will be released by Columbia
res in Los Angeles for the first time
lesday (13) at the UA Cinema Center
re in Westwood to qualify for this
- Academy Awards. Because of an unset
of circumstances, this is the first
:n the history of the Academy Awards
in older picture will have qualified.
vier section one of the Academy voting
a picture qualifies when first publicly
ted for not less than a week in a com-
,il theatre in the Los Angeles area
jcn January 1 and December 31 of
-;iven year. "Limelight" was screened
iv lime earlier this year for members of
of Motion Picture Arts and
jes after the Academy had awarded
Chaplin an honorary Oscar.
he feature was released only in New
\ k in 1952 just before Chaplin sailed for
1 :Jon for the opening there. It was while
Di shipboard that Chaplin was informed
't his re-entry permit had been canceled,
'udon the premiere of "Limelight" was
melight" is interesting for many reabeyond
the fact that it was produced.
jn and directed by Chaplin, who comr
Pi
charity, with Princess Margaret atng.
Although the picture was "boy-
J ' in America, it broke world records
crossed more money than any of his
to Chaplin in his autoiphy.
-J the music and also was the film's
icipal performer. Members of his own
ly appear in a motion picture for the
time.
His sons Sydney and Charles jr.
e important roles; his young children
aldine, Michael and Josephine appear
K, and Chaplin's half-brother Wheeler
ien has a part.
he film introduced Claire Bloom to the
;en. Nigel Bruce and Marjorie Bennett
e featured roles and Buster Keaton aprs.
Others associated with "Limelight"
e producer-director Robert Aldrich, who
assistant director. Norman Lloyd, now
oducer-director, plays the role of the
lager.
J seph E. Bluth Resigns
/; Head of Vidtronics
fOLLYWOOD—Joseph E. Bluth has
anced his resignation from the post of
PjSident
and chief operating officer of the
Vidtronics Co. He is the proponent of feature
films on videotape which are transferred
to motion picture release film stock.
Bluth. who was the founder of the company
and is the chairman of the board of
Columbia College of Los Angeles and the
awards chairman of the National Academy
of Television Arts and Sciences, is involved
in many other aspects of the TV and motion
picture industries. He will announce his
future plans following a brief vacation.
Harold Goldman, chairman of the board
and chief executive officer, temporarily will
assume the title of president of Vidtronics.
SAG's Achievement
Award to Sinatra
HOLLYWOOD — The Screen Actors
Guild Annual Award "for outstanding
achievement in fostering the finest ideals
of the acting profession" was presented
Sunday afternoon, November 19, to Frank
Sinatra at the annual Hollywood mass
membership meeting at the Hollywood
Palladium. Previous recipients of the Guild
Award have been Bob Hope, Barbara Stanwyck.
William Gargan, James Stewart, Edward
G. Robinson, Gregory Peck and
Charlton Heston.
The presentation was made by newlyreelected
president John Gavin with more
than 1,000 actors in attendance at the Palladium
gathering. In making the presentation,
Gavin praised Sinatra for his works
of charity around the world, many of them
unannounced and unsung.
'1776' Showing Will Aid
Oral Education Center
HOLLYWOOD—A special holiday charity
showing of Jack L. Warner's production
of "1776" for Columbia Pictures will be
held Friday (22) at the National Theatre
in Westwood for the benefit of the Oral
Education Center, a nonprofit school for
deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The
event has been made possible by Kent H.
Landsberg, president of the Los Angeles-
San Francisco paper distributing company
bearing his name.
The industrialist, who himself received
private lip-reading instruction at the center
and who serves on the OEC board of directors,
purchased the entire 1,100-seat
theatre for the evening and turned the
tickets over to the center for resale.
All proceeds will go to the OEC, which
is located at 10505 Santa Monica Blvd. in
West Los Angeles.
Arizona Filmmaking
A Tlus' for State
PHOENIX—Robert
Worden, director of
the Arizona Department of Economic
Planning and Development, told the Phoenix
Advertising Club at a recent meeting
that the state's first year of full-time effort
to attract the motion picture industry has
produced outstanding results and prompted
an optimistic outlook for the future. He
said fiscal 1972, which ended June 30,
showed $10,000,000 going directly into the
state's economy and a $50,000 budget for
filmmaking development.
Worden explained that growth of the
motion picture industry in Arizona has been
made possible by a 1968 amendment to the
state workmen's compensation law. It now
allows a studio an eight-month exemption
if its employees are covered in another
state. Previously, Worden reminded, the
law required full coverage of all personnel
from the first day of operation, regardless
of their coverage in some other area. "In
those days producers made a positive effort
to
avoid Arizona," he remarked.
The legislature during fiscal 1972 set
aside $50,000 for motion picture development,
Worden stated, and also obtained the
services of Fred Graham, film veteran, to
work full-time as motion picture development
coordinator for the state of Arizona.
He additionally emphasized that the $10,-
000,000 "of course does not include personal
expenditures by crew members, executives,
actors or staff — nor above-line
production expenditures."
A total of 15 theatrical feature films
were shot partly or completely in Arizona
during the year, according to Worden, as
well as six TV series and 16 or more TV
commercials. Six of these were filmed in
Phoenix, Carefree, Apache Junction and
Scottsdale.
MetroCenter Work Progresses
PHOENIX—A 25-boom fireworks salute
recently marked a milestone in the construction
of the $21 million MetroCenter,
totally climate-controlled shopping center,
located at Peoria Avenue and the Black
Canyon Freeway. A triple-auditorium movie
theatre will be a part of the mammoth
project, slated for completion in two phases
— 40 per cent in the fall of '73 and the
remainder in 1974.
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dSuchstaae
f> WITH SYD CASSYD
^^HAT IMPACT can local reviewers have
on a classic when the story on the film
involved has captured the imagination of
the public for over 100 years? Weigh your
answer with the fact that the distributor of
the film spends close to $100,000 in major
cities on TV spots. This same distributor has
a knowledge of merchandising, based on
taking $100,000 films and grossing $8,000,-
000. Add to that the oft-repeated statements
of major distribution firms that "reviews
mean very little to the grosses of films."
The American National Enterprises feature,
"Alice's Adventures In Wonderland,"
opened Monday (20) in Los Angeles with a
3-times-normal gross at NGC's Grauman's
Chinese Theatre. It opens up this subject
of reviewers and grosses.
We interviewed ANE president Rip Coalson
before the film opened.
We predicted that the "arty" reviewers
might not take the film with the same
seriousness which the youngsters and the
oldsters would and suggested this to Coalson.
Our prediction about the Los Angeles reviews
was correct.
Going back to former films of ANE,
Coalson said that the script of "Call of the
Wilderness" was written, edited and re-edited
and the entire film built on research of audience
reactions. How did they test this?
They ask an audience of family people
"What would you like to see?" Then group
interviews with small groups take place.
Taking the work print (not the final release
print) they again show it to a core audience.
By this time in the production of the film,
they are aware of the fact they have a picture
of great appeal to blue-collar workers
or essentially
a woman-appeal; or a familytype
appeal, with all their films really slated
for the latter group. In testing, seats are
wired and a sample sent to an electronic
computer each 20 seconds. The final editing
is done with this tape in front of the film
editor.
One more step is
involved before release
takes place. They make small group interviews.
TTiey then use TV heavily and, as in
Erie, Pa., they try it out for 28 shows and
then cross-tabulate responses to TV promotion.
In the Los Angeles area for the past
few days, one station (potential 2,000,000
TV sets) carried a 26-minute documentary
feature on "Alice" without charge. In color.
the promotion was beautiful. Additionally
for this typical ANE release, which will run
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will spend almost $75,000 for TV spots.
Will this promotion take place in other
cities? Coalson replied "We have a policy
unlike any other distributor. We spend our
big money once we start distributing. We
handle all our films as roadshows. We even
test the price and charge a realistic premium.
"In Los Angeles, prices for reserved seats
are $3.00, $2.50 and $1; student and children's
prices are $1. Examining figures of
first-week attendance, we find that these
split half and half in total grosses."
Again we ask the question, what value
"artistic" reviews versus receipts at the boxoffice,
when we measure a studied opinion
against a total promotion effort to a target
audience that has accepted the premise of
the picture? If "The Godfather" had a
reader audience of 20,000,000 who had read
the story before the film release,
in hard or
soft cover and in digest form, then "Alice in
Wonderland," has had 100 years of this size
audience.
It poses the question which has often been
asked, since critics and reviewers of the arts,
in theatrical form, are often queried on, "is
this a subjective or objective review?" As
promotion overcomes it, we think it really
doesn't make that much difference what
only one opinion does to the total audience.
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UNIVERSAL PICTURES' release, "The
Naked Ape," is in the can and being
edited by writer-director-producer Donald
Driver. That made possible a chance to look
at it on a Moviola machine and discuss it
with the informed, successful stage producer,
whose big play opens in New York in January.
Titled "Status Quo Vadis," the play
ran for seven months in Chicago and in
Washington, D.C. His production of "Marat-
Sade" won him a Tony nomination on
Broadway. Other honors came for directorial
achievement. Therefore, he's a pro
with credits.
What brought him to films? For some in
the theatre, it's the last challenge of communicating
with film; something they have
to do. In this case, Jennings Lang, Universal
executive, in the drive for new creativity
for films, put up the money for development
of the unique idea about anthropology.
Driver, who had an interest in
that science,
read the book and as a writer-director could
visualize it. With Universal in the project,
Hugh Hefner, Playboy magazine's publisher,
put up the other half of the money as his
second venture into film production and the
project was launched. Universal is eyeing
it for a Cannes Festival entry.
Driver's approach to the script carried
him into a combination of animation and
synchronization. It's artistic and salable.
Meticulous and demanding as befits a dancer
with the famed Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
and top Broadway musicals, he has spent
three years from idea to finished production.
Behind his efforts will be the sophisticatci
world-famed promotional efforts of the PI
boy enterprises, to showmandise adequately
the production in coordination with the U
versal Pictures group. It should present
some approaches to merchandising motion
pictures. Driver will go on to other types of
films, for he was signed to a three-picture
deal by the studio.
fHIS TOWN, which has been fighting for
status as a cultural center because
its vulnerability, due to its image of sex (as
portrayed on the screen for nigh on to 70
ysars), now will bring the community into
the storm center—the studio sound stage.
Ray Bradbury opened his play "Leviathan
99" recently on Samuel Goldwyn's stage
the studio which came into being as I he
home of Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplii
and Douglas Fairbanks.
The great science-fiction writer, playwright
and lecturer told his own story on
the front page of the 104-page section of
the Los Angeles Times Calendar, a tabloii
size, cultural section, originally spawned
with the help of the theatres and their ads.
After crediting his impetus for the idea (he
"collided with Shakespeare at 14, was
rammed and sunk by Melville at 33" and
"ran into Charles Laughton when he wa
35"), Bradbury told of his relationship with
the
studio where his play opened.
Satisfying a hunger he expressed for poetry
on the American stage, he noted, in part
"that I have brooded over the presence of
motion picture studios surrounding us in Los
Angeles. I summoned up my courage, calle
Jack Foreman at the Samuel Goldwyn Studios
and said: 'Why hasn't someone long
before this used a studio sound stage to pul
on a full evening's drama? Here's my play
Will you help us build a nest to put it in?
Because it eventually will be on film
and will reach the movie theatres, Bradbury
its creator, told in these words how it go
started. The comment is good backgrounc
for understanding the new movement, "bad
to the studios!"
'Waltz' Set for Denham;
Operas, Ballets Fill In
DENVER—Taking up some of the slacl
at the Denham during the lull prior t(
Christmas are three operas and two ballets
with each running three days. They includi
"The Mikado," "The Royal Ballet." "Pal
staff," "The Barber of Seville" and "Rome(
and Juliet."
Tickets for the ballets and operas an
$2.50, with the whole series available at SIO
Mefro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "The Grea
Waltz" bows as a roadshow at the Dcnhan
starting Wednesday 20. The premiere per
formance will be Tuesday (19) as a benefi
for the Denver Opera Guild. Prices will t>
$12.50 for the balcony, which inclntL's i
champagne party, with main-floor seals a
$5—but no champagne.
Sue Bernard portrays a teenage rap
victim in Media Trend's "Are You a Goot
Boy?"
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'Play It as It Lays Repeats 400
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LOS ANGELES—"Play It as It Lays," "Lady Sings the Blues" (225, third week,
400 in its initial stanza at the Regent, repeated
Cooper Theatre). "Brother of the Wind"
that solid figure the second week, could well have been the grossing leader
thereby keeping a firm clasp on LA's No. 1 here in its first week of a multiple-theatre
gross rating. Behind it came a trio of 300s, engagement but figures for that week were,
six pictures in the 200 class, seven in the and still are, unavailable for the Boxoffice
100s and a half-dozen marquee titles that barometer report.
Aladdin Fiddler
failed to attract even average business.
on the Roof (UA), 54th wk.
Centre Deliverance (WB), 7th wk
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Bracketed at 300 stood "The Nurses," second
week, Cinema; "Africa Uncensored," (Col), 2nd wk 250
Century 21 The Ruling Class (Emb) 80
Cherry Creek, Villa Italia The Valachi Popers
Cinderella City, North Valley, Westland
new at the Pix, and "The Discreet Charm A Reflection of Fear (Col), 2nd wk 160
Continental
of the Bourgeoisie," Westwood.
This Is Skiing (SR) 130
Cooper Lody Sings the Blues (Para), 3rd wk. ..225
(Averoge Is 100)
Crest The Assassination of Trotsky (CRC) . . P^
ABC City 2 The Great Wartz (MGM), 4th wk. . .200 Denham Bad Compony (Pora)
Avco Cinema Center I Sounder (20th-Fox),
Denver 1, Lakeside 1, Thornton 1—
7th vk 200 Ulzona's Raid (Univ)
Avco Cinema Center 2 The Ruling Class
Denver 2, Lakeside 2, Plaza They Only Kill
(Emb), 8th wk 120 Their Masters (MGM) !
Beverly Young Winston (Col), 3rd wk 200 Esquire A Separate Peace (Pora), 4th wk U^
Beverly Hills, Hollywood Roge (WB) 65 Flick^Mocbeth (Col), 3rd wk 140
Bruin The Assassination of Trotsky
Four theatres Brother of the Wind
(CRC), 2nd wk 65 (SR), 2nd wk 275
Cinema The Nurses (SR), 2nd wk 300 Four theatres Droculo A.D. 1972 (WB);
Cinerama Deliverance (WB), 15th wk 250 Crescendo (WB) 100
Crest J. W. Coop (Col), 2nd wk 65 Paramount Trouble Man (20th Fox), 2nd wk. .11"
Doheny Plaza Russia (SR) 140
signals?
Egyptian, Picwood They Only Kill Their
Masters (MGM) 65
Fine Arts Fellini's Roma (UA), 2nd wk 200
Hollywood Cinema, UA Cinema The Valachi
Papers (Col), 5th wk 1 40
Hollywood Pacific Black Girl (CRC), 2nd wk, ..95 Hollywood Happenings
Mayan Sexual Sensory Perception (SR) 250
Music Hall The Emigrants (WB), 6th wk 140
New Fox—The Mechanic (UA) 100
Pantoges ^Lody Sings the Blues (Para), 5th wk. . .150 CTANLEY KRAMER, producer-director,
Pix Africa Uncensored (SR) 300
Plaza A Separate Peoce (Para), 5th wk 100 received a special award at the sixth
Regent Play It as It Lays (Univ), 2nd wk. . .400
Village, Vogue Rainbow Bridge (SR), 2nd wk. ..100 annual NAACP Image Award ceremony
Vine, Wiltern Ulzona's Raid (Univ) 65
Westwood The Discreet Charm November 18 at the Hollywood Paladium.
of the
Bourgeoisie (20th-Fox) 300 The award, for his "valuable contribution
in artistic excellence and in dignity and in
'Brother of the Wind' Takes
brotherhood," is based on the film "Home
Over Denver Grossing Lead
of the Brave," which Kramer produced in
DENVER—"Brother of the Wind" took 1949. Currently filming "Oklahoma Crude."
over the grossing lead here with a secondweek
with George C. Scott and Faye Dunaway,
percentage of 275, thus outdistancing on locations in northern California, Kramer
such formidable boxoffice attractions as named Bill Mumy to accept the award.
"The Valachi Papers" (250, second week.
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of "La Nuit Americaine," Francois Truffaut's
forthcoming motion picture for Warner
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LOS ANGELES
JJ
D. "Eddy" Harris, former publicist for
the Beverly Hills Canon and Music Hall
theatres, now is on special assignment for
National Cinema Corp. to promote the current
exclusive engagement of "Russia" at
the circuit's Doheny Plaza Theatre, Beverly
Hills.
The William Faulltner film "Tomorrow,"
which stars Robert Duvall and Olga Bellin,
will be screened for Academy members at
the Academy Award Theatre in Los Angeles
Wednesday (6) at 8:30 p.m. Produced by
Gilt>ert Pearlman and Paul Roebling, "Tomorrow"
was directed by Joseph Anthony
from the screenplay by Horton Foote.
Hollywood/Los Angeles WOMPIs held a
dinner meeting Tuesday, November 28, at
Cesar Romero's Cappucino Restaurant.
Guest speaker was Miss Lu Ann Simms, former
vocalist with Arthur Godfrey. Mrs.
Susan Gottlieb, president, presided. New
members inducted were: Helene Clinton,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Jackie Simmel, 20th
Century-Fox, and Dorothy Lange, Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer.
Joe Solomon, president of the Fanfare
Corp., currently is in London for a series of
meetings with Richard Gordon of Gordon
Films regarding a series of features to be
filmed and released in 1973.
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Donald A. Davis Productions will rerelease
"The Golden Box," coupled with
"Marsha, the Erotic Housewife," in February
1973.
Joe Adams announced the formation of
Joe Adams Productions, which will produce
and package feature motion pictures as well
as TV and radio specials under its JAPl
banner.
Patricia Brotz, head of publicity of Barrister
Productions, was signed by producer
Jordan M. Wank to the post of unit publicist
on the film "Whatever Happened to What's
Her Face?", which is being directed by
Sean MacGregor.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired Luchino
Visconti's "Ludwig" for national distribution,
it was announced by Douglas Netter,
MGM executive vice-president.
Walt Hefner's Underskyer
A Do-It-Yourself Project
SPOKANE, WASH.—Walt Hefner,
who
opened his 500-car Starlite Drive-In in Spokane
October 27 with no fanfare, recently
was featured in an article by Spokesman-Review
staffer Stefanie Pettit.
Declaring that "there's still a place in
America for the do-it-yourself entrepreneur,"
Miss Pettit wrote: "Walt Hefner, owner and
builder of the now-open Starlite Drive-In
Theatre, is one of them—and he's right here
in Spokane.
"Not having complete financing for the
theatre at the outset, he decided to go ahead
with the project anyway. So, in the winter
of 1969, he erected a fence around the property,
which is located approximately one
mile beyond the North Division Y on the
Newport Highway, and began clearing the
land.
"Construction has been under way for
about two years and Hefner had hoped for
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a June 1972 opening. He didn't make it,
he said, 'because things just took longer
than I expected.'
"He did hire craftsmen to do some of the
work, Hefner said, but did the rest himself.
And he's not only the owner and builder,
he said, but also the janitor, landscaper and
marquee-changer.
"The 500-auto-capacity outdoor theatre
officially opened October 27 with no fanfare.
Hefner said he will have his grand
opening celebration in the spring but hoped
to keep the theatre opened now through the
Thanksgiving weekend—weather permitting.
"When the theatre first opened, Hefner
ran 30 cartoons as the opening program.
'We had a very good turnout for this time
of year,' Hefner said, 'considering we did
very little advertising. It was a little surprising
to attract family-type audiences to
an outdoor theatre at this time of year.' The
current program at the Starlite features four
children-oriented films.
"Hefner said the Starlite will continue to
be a family-film theatre. 'It's not the easiest
job to program for family entertainment,'
he commented, 'but we'll do it. A lot of
family films are being neglected, so we'll
have to look for and find the good family
product.' "
Union Merger Is Proposed
For Las Vegas and Reno
LAS VEGAS—lATSE Mixed Local 720
of Las Vegas is negotiating with Local 36.1
of Reno, Nev., for the purpose of absorbing
the latter organization into the Las Vegas
local. The purpose of the merger is to assume
control of live-entertainment attractions
in the Reno-Tahoe area. Because several
of the northern hotels and theatres have
outlets in the Las Vegas territory, it is anticipated
that nearly 100 per cent coverage
or contract acceptance will be realized.
Some strong opposition is being encountered
from stalwarts of the northern local,
who are reluctant to relinquish immediate
autonomy for foreign control.
Jim Myers Named Manager
Of C'wealth's Hiland
ALBUQUERQUE—Jim Myers has been
named manager of Commonwealth's Hiland
Theatre in Albuquerque, succeeding Bruce
Waugh, who was transferred to the circuit'^
Palace Theatre in Georgetown, Tex.
Myers, 23, started out with Commonwealth
as an usher in 1966 and worked hi>
way up. He was assistant at the Hiland fron-
1968 to 1970 and then went into militar)
service, from which he only recently re
turned.
Myers, who has lived most of his life ir
Albuquerque, is
married.
To Act on Ozoner Plans
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Th<
county planning commissioners were sched
uled to take action November 30 on plan
for a proposed drive-in
theatre at Hcsperia
Comment at a previous meeting reported!;
was favorable.
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DENVER
Mational General Pictures, in a realignment
of its distribution offices, has promoted
local branch manager Jerry Smith to the
position of divisional manager, with supervision
over the Denver, Des Moines, Omaha
and Minneapolis territories. Smith will continue
to headquarters here . . . Wally Badger,
who was in distribution with United Artists
in this area prior to going into another
business several years ago, is returning to
the industry and will be branch manager of
NGP here under Jerry Smith.
Crest Films screened "Hail" and Columbia
screened "Shamus" at the Century
screening room.
The Post is limiting theatre which show
X-rated films to only a two-inch singlecolumn
ad each day. No "offensive" language
is allowed nor is any art permitted
that pictures any action in the film. The
morning paper, the Rocky Mountain News,
has placed no restriction on space but still
keeps an eye out for "offensive language or
art." As a result of the restrictions by the
Post, in a week's time the News ran almost
four times the space used in the Post by
X-rated films. During the week the Post ran
149 inches in seven days, while the News
piled up 566 inches.
"Fiddler on the Roof," after 57 weeks at
the Aladdin, will retire in favor of "Man
of La Mancha," which will begin a roadshow
engagement. The record at the Aladdin still
is held by "The Music Man," which ran
there for more than two years.
Boothmon Lou Jacky Has
Retired After 64 Years
MISSOULA,
MONT. — Hand-cranked
film welcomed Lou Jacky into the projection
booth 64 years ago when, in October 1908,
the manager of the now-defunct Bijou TTieatre,
called and asked him to help out for a
night. Jacky left his night clerk job in a
Missoula hotel and has been operating projectors
ever since.
October 14 Jacky retired from the Sharp-
Sias Wilma Theatre in Missoula. After operating
through two world wars, the depression
and viewing technological changes such
as sound, automated arc lamps, film advances,
3-D, widescreen and Cinerama, Lou
observes that the American public still "likes
to go to the movies." His own favorite films
were "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Doctor
Zhivago."
While unrest pervades many industries
and professions, Jacky never has refused to
show a film ordered by a manager. "They
book 'em, I show 'em," he says. However,
he isn't easily cowed. A manager once called
and told him someone was "complaining
about the focus," only to hear Jacky's retort:
"If they think they can do a better job, send
them up."
Leaving behind a 30-year-old Peerless arc
lamp housing that he carried with him as
W-8
he changed jobs through the years, Lou has
moved to Tucson, Ariz. He and his wife
Charlotte plan to tend a few grapefruit trees
growing on a small plot of land which they
own.
Born in Butte, Mont., in 1889, Jacky at
83 has worked more years than many are
fortunate enough to live and the best wishes
of a grateful public and industry are extended
to him.
Montana NATO Slates
2-Day Meet in March
GREAT FALLS, MONT.—The National
Ass'n of Theatre Owners of Montana held
its fall board meeting at the Holiday Inn
in Great Falls November 14. George Buzzas,
NATO of Montana president, presided.
Buzzas gave the board of directors an upto-date
report on various NATO meetings
that he has attended during the past year
and outlined upcoming changes in the industry.
Problems related to the state organization
and exhibitors were introduced.
The theme for the organization's spring
convention and dates for the powwow were
set. Tim Warner, general manager of Theatre
Operators, Inc., and chairman of this
year's spring convention, announced that the
convention would be held March 6-7 in Billings,
Mont., with "The Big Sky Round-Up"
as the theme.
Buzzas remarked that this promises to be
"the most exciting convention in the history
of the organization," adding, "We would
like to urge all the exhibitors in the Montana,
Wyoming, Idaho and Dakota areas to
make plans to attend 'The Big Sky Round-
Up.' "
Bluebird Offering Series
Of 12 Japanese Movies
DENVER—In keeping with its
policy of
bringing unusual films to audiences, the
Bluebird in east Denver is showing a series
of 12 Japanese films. All are in the Japanese
language with English subtitles.
Included in the series are: "Sword of
Doom"; "Samurai Rebellion"; "Samurai,
Part 1" (The Legend of Musashi); "Samurai,
Part 2" (Duel at Ichijuji Temple); "Samurai,
Part 3" (Musashi and Kejirel); "Samurai,
Part 4" (Swords of Death) and "Judo Saga";
"Kuroneko"; "Kill"; "Samurai Banners,"
and "Onibaba" and "Samurai Assassin."
'Movie Night' for Council
FAIRFIELD, CALIF.—The city planning
commission at a recent meeting was faced
with an agenda that involved three movie
theatre operations in Fairfield. Owners of
the Chief Solano Drive-In, North Texas
Street and 1-80, were requesting a use permit
for a second outdoor screen. The underskyer
also sought permission to build the screen
72 feet high instead of conforming to the
35-foot maximum in effect in Fairfield and
owners of the Americana Tlieatre, 201
North Texas St., were to "show that required
fencing and landscaping working had been
done.
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ALBUQUERQUE
The New Mexico chapter of the Screen
Actors Guild, organized last March,
has just published a directory listing 50 of
the group's 75 members in the state. Listings
include photos and brief credits. Copies of
the directory are being sent to Hollywood
producers considering location filming in this
state.
Charles LeMaire, retired Hollywood costume
designer who now lives in Santa Fe
and paints for a hobby, sent 34 of his works
to Midland, Tex., in early November for a
show. Seventeen of the works were stolen
from the gallery November 17 . . Film
.
actress Joan Caulfield, in town currently to
star in the Little Theatre production of
"Forty Carats," is scheduled to address a
luncheon of the Albuquerque Press Club
Wednesday (6).
December birthdays in the area: Thursday
(7), Bill Willis, manager of the 66 Drive-ln;
Friday (8), Phil Blakey, Commonwealth district
manager, and Thursday (28), Jim
Myers, manager of the Hiland Theatre.
Larry Starsmore Honored
By Denver Distributors
DENVER—All of those active in distri
bution in the Denver area met at the Browr
Palace Hotel here recently to hold a surprise
luncheon for Larry Starsmore o;
Westland Theatres. Starsmore started wit!
the Westland circuit some 50 years ago a
an usher at the Chief Theatre in Color,uK
Springs.
Just recently the Chief Theatre wa
closed and the showhouse now is bein;'
dismantled.
To mark the occasion, the group pre
sented Starsmore with an unusual portr.r
of himself and the picture was framed wii:
a vintage memento taken from the ol
Chief Theatre.
New Connecticut Center
Will Include a Theatre
EAST HAVEN, CONN.—Real estate d.
velopers, Katz Corp., South Norwalk, an
Kama Corp., North Branford, have ;ii
nounced a joint venture, encompassing tot.
expenditure of $12 million for a retai
apartment complex, to include a motion pii
ture theatre, on a tract off Main Strec
Hemingway Avenue extension, at Fronta;
Road and High Street.
The project will include retail stores,
bank, offices and two ten-story apartnie
buildings with 216 units.
WHO Selling Strand Theatre
PLAINFIELD, N.J.—The Walter Rca.
Organization's Strand Theatre on Fro
Street is being offered for sale. The mov
house was closed because of "the lack
good movies and high maintenance cost;
according to WRO.
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In Chicago 4th Week
CHICAGO—"Lady Sings the Blues,"
350, fourth week, Chicago; "Trouble Man,"
275, second, Roosevelt, and "The Valachi
Papers," 300, fifth, State Lake were the
report week's "biggies." "Slaughterhouse-
Five" cleaned up in outlying theatres as did
'The New Centurions" in neighborhood
houses. Critics were not generous in praise
for "The Great Waltz" but patrons, as
usual, were showing that most critics are
Dff-base as far as most ticket-buyers are
:oncerned. Lobby comments about the
'Andrew L. Stone film, which was just openng
as this report was filed, indicated that
here's definitely a good market for "The
Great Waltz'' and like movies.
(Average Is 100)
arnegie—The Ruling Class (Emb), 5th wk 200
:hicagc—Lady Sings the Blues (Para), 4th wk. . .350
jnema—A Separate Peace (Para), 4th wk. . .200
squire—Heat (SR) 175
.OOP—Rage (WB) 175
Mental— Farewell, Uncle Tom (SR), 2nd wk. .125
toosevelt—Trouble Man (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 275
tate Lake The Valachi Papers (Col), 5th wk. ..300
Jnited Artists Deliverance (WB), 7th wk 125
/Voods Lost House on the Left (SR), 5th wk. ..150
Lady Sings the Blues' Opens
To the Tune of 300 in KC
KANSAS CITY—More than half of
the
irst-run product was brand new, but only
>ne made a strong impression on local
noviegoers: "Lady Sings the Blues" bowed
It the Plaza with a solid 300 per cent,
utting it in the No. 3 spot. Two holdovers
k the top positions: "Deliverance," with
50 in a seventh frame at Ranch Mart I,
ibllowed by "The Valachi Papers," 315
;omposite for its third week at Blue Ridge
I and III and Glenwood L Fourth place
'imong "the top five" went to "A Separate
'eace," pulling a lively 225 in its fourth
nning at the Fine Arts. Rounding out the
(uintet was the seven-week veteran, "The
Vew Centurions," registering a composite
35 at Glenwood II and Midland 1. Exactly
iO per cent of the week's new entries did
ibove-average business. In addition to
Lady," they include: "La Salamandre"
125 at the Festival, formerly the Kimo),
The Mechanic" (120, ten situations) and
Asylum" (110, seven units).
lue Ridge II, III, Glenwood I The Valachi
Popers (Col), 3rd wk 315
•nbassy I Compony (Paro), 4th wk 100
"bossy II Slaughterhouse-Five (Univ),
0th wk 100
pire 2 Hammer (UA), 2nd wk 100
estivol La Salamandre (SR) 125
Ine Arts—A Seporate Peace (Para), 4th wk 225
ive theatres—Boron Blood (AlP);
The Deothmoster (AlP) 90
ve The Deadly Trap (NGP) 75
ve theatres— Four Flies on Grey Velvet (Pora).. 85
,r theatres—Necromancy (CRC) 100
nwood II, Midland 1 The New Centurions
Col), 7th wk 135
:za—Lady Sings the Blues (Para) 300
-Tch Mart 1 — Deliverance (WB), 7th wk 350
theatres Asylum (CRC) 110
en theatres—The Mechanic (UA) 120
KANSAS CITY
Twentieth Century-Fox and American Multi
Cinema held a special invitational
screening of "The Poseidon Adventure" at
the Empire I Theatre Tuesday evening,
November 28. The auditorium was packed
and for the first time in a long time there
was noticeable audience reaction, ranging
from gasps when the SS Poseidon capsized
in a tidal wave to loud laughter at Shelley
Winters' memorable Mrs. Rosen. Random
Filmrowites glimpsed in the lobby included
Gene KruU and John Pocsik, National Theatre
Supply; Floyd Brethour, Warner Bros.;
Russ Beckner, American Multi Cinema, and
Roy Hurst and Phyllis Kibbler, 20th Century-Fox.
Hats off to Empire Theatre
staffers Carl Hess and Tom Woolery for a
fine presentation in
a showcase theatre.
secretary.
Ben C. Marcus, head of the Marcus Film
Distributing Co., announces that his company
has moved from the Warner Bros.
Building. 1703 Wyandotte St., to the Ranch
Mart Shopping Center South, lower level,
3865 W. 95th St.. Shawnee Mission. Kas.
The new telephone number is 381-6222.
Jim Jones handles booking, sales and administrative
duties, JoAnne Duncan is
Karen Keeney, formerly with the company,
now is with American Multi Cinema in the
Power & Light Building. In addition to
Kansas City, Marcus covers St. Louis, Omaha,
Des Moines and Milwaukee (the latter
with UM product only).
Harry Block, Paramount Pictures Western
district manager, was in town Thursday,
November 30, for a meeting with branch
manager Ed Kershaw.
John Shipp, Thomas Film, returned from
the NATO convention in Florida. He reports
that the family feature "George!" has been
doing phenomenal business in the Kansas
City metropolitan area, with five holdover
situations.
Norman Nielsen, Dickinson circuit vicepresident
and general manager, reports that
he and his wife Catherine visited Disney
World and New Orleans after the recent
NATO convention.
Dr. James K. Loutzenhiser app>eared on
the WHB Radio program "Town Hall Forum,"
hosted by Walt Bodine, Sunday evening,
November 26. Also on the show discussing
current films and trends were Jeff
Goodfriend, manager of the Bijou Theatre,
and his father, Robert Goodfriend, American
Multi Cinema. Dr. Loutzenhiser, wellknown
local psychiatrist, is chairman of the
film committee, Missouri Council on the
Arts, and president of the Kansas City Film
Critics Circle.
Reminder! The Motion Picture Ass'n of
Greater Kansas City will hold its annual
election of board members at a buffet dinner
meeting Monday (4) at the Bellerive Hotel.
The dinner starts at 7:30 p.m., preceded by
cocktails at 6:30 p.m. Also mark your calendar
for Tuesday evening (19), the date for
the annual MPA benefit for the Crippled
Children's Nursery School with the showing
of "1776," Jack L. Warner production for
Columbia release, at the Glenwood Theatre.
Gene Snitz, veteran Columbia Pictures
salesman, is recuperating from a hernia
operation at his home after being a patient
at Menorah Hospital the past week. His wife
Ann reports that he is doing fine but will be
resting at home for two to three weeks.
Friends may send cards to his home at 5212
West 65th Terr., Shawnee Mission, Kas.
Bev Miller and wife Mary Margaret of
Mercury Film have returned from an enjoyable
three-week tour in the Middle East,
visiting Germany, Yugoslavia, Venice,
Rome, Israel, Rhodes and the Greek Islands.
They won a prize at a costume party aboard
the ship on their return, dressed as Playboy
Bunnies.
Screenings at Commonvfealth: "1776"
(Col), Monday. November 27; "Avanti"
(UA), 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Tuesday, November
28; "The Blind Dead" (AIP), 2
p.m., and "The Poseidon Adventure" (20th-
Fox), 8 p.m., Wednesday, November 29;
"Ginger in the Morning" (National Film
Distributing) and "The Devil's Nightmare"
(Hemisphere), both distributed locally by
Mercury, Thursday, November 30, and
"Across 110th Street" (UA), 1:30 p.m.,
Thursday (7).
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Wednesday (20), it is announced by Dolores
Strinni, president. The cash bar opens at
4:30 p.m., with a catered dinner scheduled to
be served at 6 p.m. All are invited to the
celebration and are urged to bring friends.
Rush reservations ($3 each) to Glenda Robertson,
Admiral Chair Co., 6046 Delmar,
phone 721-6640. Reservations deadline is
Monday (11).
Wehrenberg Theatres (Ron Krueger,
president) has initiated special Monday night
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of
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director, present. A local group who invested
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"Black Girl" at the Brotman & Sherman
Loop Theatre right after the first of the
year.
"Trinity Is Still My Name," which opened
with "Rider on the Rain" at the Michael
Todd Theatre Thanksgiving Day, will continue
its run here until Christmas.
Jules Livingston,
Columbia Pictures division
manager, was in town to clear up the
tag ends in connection with Christmas offerings
"1776" and "Young Winston" . . .
Georgiana Klein of Columbia Pictures is
back following a holiday . . . Columbia staffers
here have doubled their enthusiasm for
"Lost Horizon" after compiling exhibitor
comments gathered during a special preview
held at the NATO convention in Florida.
The film is scheduled for March 1973 release.
This is a last-minute reminder to those
who do not yet have their tickets for the
cocktail party being sponsored by the
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need. Tickets may be purchased at
the door. Activities start at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday (6) at the Millionaires Club, 19
South Wabash.
Frank Mazzone has taken over operation
of the Momence Theatre, Momence, under
the title of Momence Theatre Co. He plans
to show "adult" films only. The movie
house formerly was operated by Dan Thornc
and Dean Graves.
The Ira Kutoks took advantage of t
Thanksgiving holiday to fly East for a fi
glimpse of their new granddaughter. T::
Beth Kutok.
Honor Stan Kohlberg
At Israel Bond Fete
CHICAGO—Stanford Kohlberg of W
netka. 111., president of Kohlberg Prodi
tions and Kohlberg
Theatres, was presented
the Israel
Prime Minister's Medal
at an Israel Bond
banquet held Saturday
(2) at 7:30 p.m. in the
Drake Hotel. Serving
Stanford Kohlberg
as chairman of the
event, attended b y
some 1,000 persons
from the entertainment
and communications
industry, was Victor Bernstein, publisher
of Advertising Age. The dinner honoring
Kohlberg was under the auspices ol
the amusement and entertainment industry
of the Israel Bond campaign.
Kohlberg was honored for his civic efforts,
his leadership in the entertainmcnl
industry and for his work in strengthening
the economy of Israel through the Israel
Bond campaign. He is president of Starlitc'
Properties and Box Office Spectaculars and
his civic activities include the chairmanship
of the amusement division of the National
Conference of Christians and Jews. Kohlberg,
the father of nine children, is a member
of the Variety Club of Illinois. B'nai
B'rith, the Weizmann Institute and tk
American Society for Technion.
Among the co-chairmen for the dinner;
were John Bishof, Morton Fink. Robert B,
Flanery, Harry Goldman, Arthur M. Holland,
Max G. Holland, Nat Nathanson.
Henry G. Plitt, Arthur Schoenstadt, David
Smerling, Bene Stein and Charles Teitel
Serving as honorary chairmen were City
Collector Marshall Korshak and Chicago
Sun-Times columnist Irv Kupcinet.
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Villiam Enloe Dies;
fC Exhibition Leader
RALEIGH, N.C.—William Gilmore En-
'c. a former Raleigh mayor who was in the
ijatre business for 55 years, died November
: in Rex Hospital here. He was 70.
Enloe had been hospitalized since Nonber
2. when he suffered a heart attack
le attending a League of Municipalities
invention in Greensboro. He was trans-
•rred to the coronary care unit at Rex.
use of death was given as "dissemination
massive blood clots."
A native of South Carolina, Enloe worked
way up from popcorn seller at the Bijou
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jatre in Greenville, B.C., to eastern dis-
.1 manager of theatres in eastern North
irolina and Virginia.
In the early 1920s, he managed the Strand
heatre in Anderson, S.C, but chose to bow
lit of the movie house management business
ir a short time to work as a theatre organ
ilosman in
Charlotte.
To Raleigh in 1925
Enloe became manager of a movie house
1 Lexington and moved to Raleigh in 1925
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local manager of the Wilby-Kincey ciriiit.
The circuit owned the State and Superba
itres. the latter standing on the site now
.upied by Eckerd's Drug Store in downnvn
Raleigh.
Enloe also managed the Palace and Capitheatres
on Martin Street, the Varsity on
lillsborough Street, the Cardinal in the
vorth Hills Shopping Center and the Tower
)rive-ln on U.S. 64 East.
His rise in the movie management busi-
^s closely paralleled the growth of the
vuie industry. He could recall the nickelcons,
silent flicks and when the talkies
ame along. Enloe accumulated a bookful
t colorful anecdotes and could look back
n his acquaintance with scores of the greats
1 the entertainment business.
Was Industo' Lobbyist
Enloe's work in the movie business also
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ATLANTA
J\(tei a hiatus of nearly two years, this city
has a roadshow in prospect. Mail orders
are being accepted at Weis' Broadview Cinema
1 for "Young Winston," the Columbia
release with Simon Ward in the title role.
The opening night is sold out to the auxiliary
of the Atlanta Humane Society, so the Atlanta
public premiere is scheduled for
Wednesday (13). Ten performances weekly
are scheduled at a top of $3. Saturday, Sunday
and holiday prices are $2.75 and extra
Christmas holiday week performances are
$2.50.
Mention of the Humane Society is a reminder
of the unwelcome reception given
the opening of "Ulzana's Raid" at Georgia
Theatre Co.'s. Lenox Square I, where a
picket line of Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals members and their children
appeared simultaneously with the film.
Picket signs protested cruelty to the horses
in the film as a TV station, tipped off about
the demonstration, reported the event to
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and "Lobo, King of the Wolf Pack";
Weis Cinema, "Hammersmith Is Out";
Baronet, "The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met";
Belmont, "Lady Sings the Blues"; Emory,
"Savage Messiah"; Cobb Center, "They
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"Duck Soup"; Buckhead Cinema, "The Red
Mantle"; Lenox Square I, "The Mechanic";
South DeKalb I, "Treasure Island"; National
Three, "Fiddler on the Roof"; South De-
Kalb II and Suburban Plaza, "Cabaret";
Cobb Cinema, "Rage"; Cinema 285 and
Strand, "Unholy Rollers."
Weis' Fine Art Cinema and Broadview I
were among the 35 theatres in 21 cities that
had grossed more than $1,000,000 with
"The Valachi Papers" in one week, according
to an announcement by Columbia Pictures
. . . Following the resignation of manager
Alfred LaDon, Carl Valentine has been
assigned as night manager of ABC Southeastern's
4,000-seat Fox Theatre. LaDon
has accepted a position outside of the industry.
Michael Parver Associates, which does
advertising and promotional work for film
industry clients, has been named to handle
the public relations and publicity for Trosby
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Filmrow folks have said reluctant farewells
to John McKinley, who resigned at
Wil-Kin, Atlanta theatre equipment and
supply company, to accept an appointment
as concessions supervisor of Martin Theatres,
Columbus. In addition to handling
concessions for Wil-Kin, with which he was
associated 24 years, McKinley was in charge
of engineering and development of theatre
concessions for Wilby-Kincey Theatres. A
native of Greenville, S.C., he attended Clemson
College. His wife and daughter have
joined him in their new home in Columbus.
Attesting to his popularity here was the
fact that he once was honored as WOMPI
Boss of the Year.
MGM's "The Great Waltz" will be the
Christmas picture at Weis' Peachtree Battle
Cinema and the company's "Travels With
My Aunt" will be the yuletide feature at
Storey's Rhodes Theatre. Jerry Martin,
MGM Southeastern fieldman, returned from
the NATO convention in Miami, where
"Waltz" opened day-and-date with the convention
to a good boxoffice reception. Similar
openings in Little Rock, Birmingham
and Winter Park, the latter in Florida, were
equally successful, Martin reported.
Columbia's Joel Poss got caught in a blizzard
in Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha,
Neb., where he traveled to promote premiere
openings of the company's "Reflection of
Fear," with the aid of star Sondra Locke.
Eight inches of snow stymied their efforts
and Poss labelled it a "disaster" and "one
of my most traumatic experiences." He was
happy to escape to Miami to thaw out during
the NATO convention, where he got in some
promotional licks for Ross Hunter's remake
of "Lost Horizons" and planted albums of
the film's soundtrack in rooms of convention
registrants. Poss also set up screenings in
Miami's Bay Harbor Theatre of a product
reel featuring "Shamus," "Oklahoma Crude"
and other upcoming Columbia films for
conventioneers.
Martin Circuit Announces
Managerial Assignments
COLUMBUS—Martin Theatres, based
here, announced the following managerial
changes:
James Tyler, Marbro Drive-In, Cullman,
Ala.; Ray Thompson, Downtown and Palace
theatres, Newport News, Va.; Evelyn
Ratchiffe, Sunset Theatre, Ashel>oro, N.C.;
Charles Phillips, Cinema III, Asheboro; Ed
Webb, Paramount Theatre, Goldsboro.
N.C., and Dallas Burkette, Park Theatre,
Kingston, N.C.
Also Ed Magri, Grand Theatre and Starlite
Drive-In, Cartersville; Edna Hite, Donelson
Theatre, Nashville, Tenn.; Mary Lee
Jones, Capitol, Bowling Green, Ky.; Dale
Couch, Mark I, Aiken, S.C; Walt Inaibcnt,
Cinema III, Orangeburg, S.C, and Ted
Vines, Empire Theatre, Montgomery, Ala.
Other managerial changes announced by
Martin include Paul McClawhan. Ashway
Drive-In, Dalton; Dennis Ogden, Smyrna
Drive-In, Smyrna; Karl Leon Hirth, Cinema
I, Sumter, S.C; William Stanten, Green
Acres Drive-In, Hampton, Va.; Tommy
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Cleckley, Edisto TTieatre, Orangeburg, and
Dale Mann, Palmetto Theatre, Sumter.
Exhaust Fumes Kill Two
Teenagers at Drive-In
WILMINGTON, N.C—A movie date
death early November 24 for two
ended in
Wilmington area teenagers.
James C. McDonald, 18, of Castle Hayne
and Pauline Gaye Skinner, 15. of Leland
were found unconscious in a vehicle at the
Skyline Drive-In on the Carolina Beach
.
Road when an employee checked the lot at
the conclusion of the last show at 1:45 a.m.
Theatre employee Glenn C Williams said
he was unable to awaken the two and summoned
police. The engine of the car was
still running. The teenagers were rushed to
New Hanover Hospital, where they were .
pronounced dead on arrival.
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Assistant coroner Winston Thompson
ruled the deaths were caused by carbon
monoxide poisoning due to a faulty muffler
system and thin floorboards on the 1961
auto.
McDonald, it was said, had apparently
kept the car engine running in order to use
the vehicle's heater. The temperature in the
Wilmington area dropped below the freezing
mark early Friday morning.
ABC Renames, Renovates
Raleigh Varsity Theatre
(Continued from page SE-2)
Harp described the renovations in the
theatre. "There is new paneling, the theatre
has been repainted and completely exterminated
and the restrooms have been enlarged.
All worn seats have been replaced and about
70 seats were removed to provide more
space between rows. We are also redoing the
concession stand. Coffee will be served."
Kodak Recycling Project
From Eastern Edition
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—The Eastman Kodak
Co. here is aiming for what could be
the ultimate in recycling—the conversion of
sewage into fuel oil. Human and animal
waste materials can be simply treated and
cooked into a low-sulphur oil, a company
spokesman declares. Eastman has awarded
$30,900 to the Clarkson College of Technology
in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, to
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365 Park St. Jacksonville, Fla.
wide-spaced rows and three acres of free
Martin completed a long solo engagelent
years in Atlanta
soundman
and Raleigh, N.
for 13
C, who
at the Thunderbird's Terrace Room recently joined the local Roy Smith Co.,
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[tractions to be announced is the north Rochelle, son Charles and daughter Tracy).
lorida premiere of "Young Winston" at
astern Federal's Cedar Hills, opening Mrs. Jean Teague, a WOMPI leader and
Vednesday (13) The three leading John Harlan's cirjits
here placed family entertainment home office,
secretary in the ABC FST
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has set Sunday (31) as the
leir main theatres over Thanksgiving. ABC- date of her retirement from the industry.
'lorida State Theatres had a Walt Disney She is the mother of Mrs. Vivian Ganas,
uo, "Dumbo" and "Lobo" in the big Re- ABC FST booker, and Mrs. Marjorie Roberson,
a member of the MGM staff in Atlanta.
;ncy. Kent had "The Christmas That Allost
Wasn't" in its St. Johns. Plaza and Mrs. Teague will be succeeded by Mrs.
feptune, while Eastern Federal offered Gisela Tillkers, who is now a booker's secretary.
IVilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
: the Town and Country.
Only advance screenings scheduled by
Nick Lewis for the Preview Theatre were
Castner, manager of the ABC FSTs
"The Poseidon Adventure." 20th Century-
(dgewood. presented a brief run of Shaker's
"Macbeth" for high schoolers . . .
Fox; AIP's "Female Response" and "Imperial
Venus." Johnson Films.
larles Brock, entertainment editor for the
o local daily newspapers, Florida Timesnion
Back from vacation tours of the British
and Jacksonville Journal, liked Diana West Indies and south Florida were ABC
oss' performance so well in "Lady Sings FST retiree projectionist Jack Leatherman
le Blues," first running at ABC FSTs and his wife Louise . . . The WOMPI group,
enter, that he predicted: "Ironically, her under aggressive leadership by president
npersonation will probably elevate her to Wendy Hendrickson, has been in the top
le superstardom that Billie Holiday never echelon of 32 local women's groups who
Aieved" . . . Other new films getting a have been competing fiercely for cash prizes
ncere nod of approval from Brock were in the annual Community Club awards.
Rage" at Sheldon Mandell's Five Points Prizes are awarded on the basis of total
id "Ulzana's Raid" at Kent's St. Johns cashier receipts ("golden garbage") turned
id Neptune.
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Cardinal Theatre in K-Mart Plaza early
last month, bringing the circuit's operations
here up to
three.
Also available to Rocky Mount theatregoers
are the Center Theatre, which was
opened here in the early 1930s, and the
Tower Drive-In, which dates from 1949.
These two situations and the new Cardinal
are under the direction of H. K. McGhee,
resident manager for ABC Southeastern.
McGhee told the Rocky Mount Telegram
that opening of the Cardinal did not signify
intentions to phase out the downtown Center.
"We believe there will continue to be a
need and a demand for the Center and we
will operate the downtown location as long
as it is economically feasible," he said.
Staff members of the Cardinal, an Ultra-
Vision theatre, include Manager Warren
Auld, Fred Gilbert, Mike Todd, Mrs. Tom
Winters (cashier), Ann Easley, Mary Barnes,
Donna Bradshaw and Teresa Vivo.
1972 Has Been 'Mixed-Up'
12 Months for Exhibitors
MIAMI—Movie business experienced
only what can be called "a crazy year" in
1972, John Huddy, Miami Herald entertainment
editor, declared in a feature story
November 24. In fact, theatre owners
"around the country suffered through conditions
that bordered on the supernatural."
For instance, Huddy pointed out, a typical
theatre owner and a typical moviegoer
could pick up a television guide and discover
that on any given weekend certain movies
were available free for the viewing on TV,
the very films that were supposed to draw
patrons away from the tube and back into
hardtop theatres.
At the same time, Huddy wrote, the film
theatre industry could sense a craving on the
part of the public to get away from home
for entertainment—to go to a nearby twin
theatre,
for instance, sip an over-priced soft
drink and see a blockbuster on the screen.
So what happens in such instances? Exhibitors
find themselves without product. For six
or eight weeks, or even months and months
in this year, Huddy declared, a theatre manager
could book (a) a made-for-TV film like
"Brian's Song," which has played several
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times on TV; (b) a TV documentary called
"Voyage of the Ra," that would be available
for a few weeks in conventional theatres;
(c) '"Gone With the Wind," for the zillionth
time; (d) movies that flipped completely
years earlier but perhaps which most people
have forgotten about; or (e), none of the
above.
Huddy quoted Eddie Stem, a Wometco
executive, as saying, "Our whole basis of
success is good product. Unfortunately, we
get into what I would call seasonal periods.
The really good product appears during the
holiday times—often at the same time."
Huddy quoted Roy White, president of
the National Ass'n of Theatre Owners: "If
by product, you mean there are available a
lot of films, period, then I must agree: we
do have product. But theatre owners are
talking about a quantitative evaluation more
than they are a qualitative evaluation. Far
too many of the films that might be listed
as available in a given period just are not
suitable and. not commercial. The real test is
this: 'Are there enough pictures with boxoffice
value?' "
White then was quoted in the Huddy feature
as saying: "There's a serious shortage
right now. We need an increase in broadcased
entertainment product. Not all G pictures;
not all R pictures. Not all X pictures.
Some from each category, from a broad
spectrum."
All executives Huddy interviewed in
preparing
his article apparently agree there is
an appetite for movies and the public is
willing to think, drink and eat in front of
films at all hours, day or night, on TV. Yet,
"The Godfather" proved that the movie
audience is there for a film theatre showing
quality films; the market is alive, eager to
be satisfied.
Stern, who buys films for Wometco Theatres,
says exhibitors are all too aware that
they are at the mercy of producers. Wometco,
like an increasing number of circuits,
has taken vigorous action to reduce that
dependence by investing in two movies now
being produced. Stern explains that circuit
executives at Wometco have nothing to do
with the making of the films except as to
how the money is being spent. Frankly, he
told Huddy, Wometco is investing to help
get more product into the market.
Huddy concluded his Herald article with
this observation from Stern: "To me, one of
the greatest ways to improve your business
is to have a staff personality greet the visitor.
TTiere just isn't enough personal attention
given to the customer in our business as a
whole."
Paul Newman and Robert Redford will
star in "The Stint," a Zanuck-Brown production
for Universal.
MIAMI
prances Wolfson, wife of the president of
Wometco Enterprises and an artist of
great ability, again has provided one of her
works of original Chinese contemporary art
for use as a holiday greeting card to aid
young people. All proceeds from the sale of
Mrs. Wolfson's unique card become part of
the Frances Woifson Art Scholarship Fund.
Over the years, the fund has provided full
tuition scholarships for more than 60 promising
young artists in south Florida colleges
and universities.
Her original "Snow and Rider" is reproduced
on a fine quality presentation card.
The original work, valued at more than
$1,000, is one of her paintings selected by
the U.S. Information Agency for a special
one-man exhibit in government centers
throughout the Orient. The greeting cards
and matching envelopes may be obtained
for a donation of 50 cents a card.
A variety of films will be shown at the
main library of the Miami-Dade Public Library
system December through May, all
films scheduled for night showings. Tuesday
(5) the bill includes "On the Twelfth Day,"
a comic re-enactment of the song; an exposition
of how filmmakers influence audiences
to believe the impossible, and "Moebius
Flips," a science-fiction film.
The Nostalgia Film Society presented a
science-fiction classic, "Forbidden Planet,"
the other evening at Richards Department
Store in the Cutler Ridge Shopping Center.
Admission was $1 for adults, 50 cents for
children . . . Dolphin quarterback Bob
Griese and singer Frankie Avalon are cochairmen
of Delta Airlines' sightseeing
flights over Florida for donations to Variety
Children's Hospital. A jet departs every
hour, on the hour, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Flights on Saturday, November 25, were for
donations of $6 a person. Griese and Avalon
were available at the airport to give autographs.
With so many big holiday releases headed
this way, it's
interesting to see who will play
what, starting when. So far the lineup reads:
starting Wednesday (20), "The Getaway,"
Carib, Miracle, 1 63rd Street, Plaza-Hollywood
and Gateway; Friday (22), Barbra
Streisand's new comedy, "Up the Sandbox,"
Patio, Twin I, Carlyle, Hallandale and Boca
Raton theatres (there will be a benefit showing
December 14 at the Miami Beach Elks
Club, too); Friday (22), "1776," Wometco's
Byron; same day (22), "Snowball Express,"
Palm Springs Theatre (Wometco) . . . General
Cinema's lineup includes "The Great
Waltz," Sunrise Cinema II; "Up the Sandbox,"
Wednesday (20), Lauderhill Cinema
I; "1776," Riviera Cinema, 170th Street and
Lauderhill Cinema II, starting Friday (22);
"Poseidon Adventure," Friday (15), Westchester
Cinema, Cutler Ridge Cinema, Hollywood
Cinema and Sunrise Cinema I; "A
Separate Peace," Friday (8), Westchester,
Hollywood, Lauderhill I and Sunrise I cinemas.
To the above bookings should be added
"Man of La Mancha," Wednesday (20), ABC
FST's Twin Gables II, Sunny Isles II and
UltraVision II; "Snowball Express," Twin
Gables I, Shores, Suniland II, Florida I in
Hollywood, Plantation and UltraVision I,
Friday (22); same day (22), "Deliverance,"
Sunny Isles I, Gables, Florida Hollywood
II, Coral Ridge and Fort Lauderdale theatres;
Wednesday (13), "Young Winston" at
Wometco's Twin II in Dadeland and Loews'
Bay Harbor. The premiere at the latter theatre
will be a benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis
Children's Fund.
Women Managers Given
New Floyd Assignments
AVON PARK, FLA.—Fred E. Pennell,
district manager for Floyd Enterprises, recently
announced the assignment of Mrs.
Monica Conkey to Avon Park as new manager
of the Hilans Rocking Chair Theatre.
Mrs. Conkey succeeds Mrs. Mona Dupree,
manager here for several years, whose
new charge is the Sevon Drive-In, midway
between Avon Park and Sebring.
Mrs. Conkey previously was with M-C-M
Theatres in north central Florida, where she
had managed theatres for the last eight
years.
Walter McClendon, former manager of
the Sevon Drive-In, has returned to Avon
Park's radio station WAPR.
Bogalusa, La» Ritz Is
Renovated and Reopened
BOGALUSA, LA.—Ritz Theatre owner
Joe Nastasi has reopened the house after a
remodeling that included installation of a
new ceiling and fluorescent lights.
Repainting also has been done in the
theatre but the soft
white upper walls were
not changed, since they are covered with
acoustical material to contribute to the good
sound in the theatre.
Nastasi told the Bogalusa News that the
theatre's exterior is to be repainted soon and
that other renovation work will be advanced
from time to time. The theatre now opens
at 4 p.m. on week days and earlier on weekends.
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NEW ORLEANS
practically all Filmrow offices closed the
. .
Friday after Thanksgiving, thus giving
employees the freedom and fun of a fourday
weekend . Commemorating Thanksgiving,
Gulf States Theatres held a turkey
scramble at the Jeff Drive-In. Ten live turkeys
were turned loose from the snack bar
at intermission and whoever caught one got
to keep it.
Jay Cooper, manager of the Robert E.
Lee Theatre and one of the New Orleans
film family, returned from the NATO convention
in Miami. Fla., filled with enthusiasm
for the future of the motion picture
business. According to Jay, some of the
finest films ever to be made were shown
at the convention and the trend is toward
G and PG pictures.
Congratulations to Claire Pabst, president
of Blue Ribbon Pictures, who celebrated
her birthday Wednesday, November 22. Her
employees presented her with a birthday
cake and her family surprised her with a
party that evening.
Winner of the color TV at the recent
Oldtimers Night at Bali Hai, hosted by
barkers of Tent 45, was Charlie Varnado
of Independent Films . . . The fall luncheonbingo
sponsored by Ladies of Variety was
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DALLAS—Joe H. Golman has been employed
to represent NATO of Texas as
legslative
consultant in Austin, Charles F.
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;;ne. president of the Texas exhibitors'
_::inization,
announced.
_ "A former state representative from Dall
as, Mr. Golman has an enviable record as
bader in state and local government affairs,"
^aine commented. "He will handle all perti-
industry on a year-round basis."
|ent legislative matters for the motion pickire
In his first assignment, Golman apfjeared
[cfore the Texas Railroad Commission to
Depress opposition to any change in the film
iauling status in Texas. The hearing was set
ttter a film carrier asked the commission
pr a declaratory order to determine if a
bderal court decision in Indiana, adjudging
ilms to be in interstate state commerce inlead
of instrastate, was applicable in Texas.
I "We will advise you when the commislon
reaches a decision," Paine told NATO
if Texas members in a letter November 24.
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In the same letter, Paine said that exhibiprs
will be pleased that the proposed higher
?deral minimum wage standards, opposed
y NATO, were defeated in the recently ad-
)umed Congress. The Senate bill would
ave eliminated the exemotion enjoyed by
ilm theatres and at the same time would
jave ultimately raised the minimum wage
•j $2.20.
"NATO believes Congress will make an-
,.ther attempt at the next session and urges
II exhibitors to explain to their Congresonal
lawmakers that a loss of our exempon
and an increase in minimum wage
ould force automation on theatres and
pcate unemployment," Paine noted.
He also urged exhibitors to register early
)r the NATO of Texas convention, which
ill be held January 30 and 31 and Februry
1 at the Dallas Fairmont Hotel.
"Remember—TEXPO '73 is the third
rgest theatre owners convention in the
jnited States," said the NATO of Texas
resident. "Around 700 showmen from the
puthwest are expected to attend."
FORT WORTH
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at the Ridglea, Wedgewood, Bel-
Ire and Arlington theatres. November 18
t; m November 1 9 these theatres ran matinee
lowings of "Santa Claus and the Ice Cream
Linny." along with a visit by a live Santa
each theatre.
Jack Gordon, Fort Worth Press columst,
focused on the visit here November 14
of Robby Benson, 16; his mother Mrs. Jerry
Segal of New York and his grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Benson of Dallas, who
stopped to view the rubble ruins of the Fort
Worth Hotel. The Bensons recalled that they
had spent their honeymoon on the eighth
floor of the former 18-floor Worth. Their
purpose in driving their daughter (Mrs.
Segal) and grandson Robby to Fort Worth,
however, was so the latter two could meet
Fort Worth amusements writers for lunch at
the Petroleum Club and discuss "Jory," in
which young Robby has the title role. The
new western opened Wednesday (15), the
day Gordon's column appeared in the Press,
at the Richland Plaza Cinema, Wedgewood,
Cherr>' Lane, Cowtown and Arlington
theatres.
Gordon added these pertinent notes about
the young star: "Robby was 6 when his
parents moved from Dallas to New York.
By the time he was 10, the boy had a
Broadway stage career going. At 16 Robby
Benson has some remarkable credits. He
appeared in 'The Rothschilds' on Broadway,
starred in the state production of 'Oliver!'
both in London and Tokyo; he has done TV
commercials for Pepsi-Cola and other top
clients; he sings, plays guitar, has written 30
songs—and now he's a movie star."
Jack Durell General-Mgr.
For Heywood Simmons Co.
DALLAS—Jack Durell has been appointed
general manager of the Heywood Simmons
Distributing Co., it was announced
here by Virginia Simmons, president of the
firm which was founded by her late husband.
Durell's appointment became effective
Monday, November 27.
to
Mrs. Simmons said that other additions
the staff will be announced soon.
Durell, who will continue in his capacity
as president of Major Film Distributors
while supervising operations of Heywood
Simmons Distributing Co.. has been in film
business more than 20 years.
He started his
career with Universal Film Exchange in
Memphis, Tenn., and through the years has
served in various capacities of film buying,
booking and distribution.
He has been associated with circuits in
the Atlanta, Charlotte and Jacksonville territories
in the Southeast U.S., as well as
with circuits in the Dallas, Memphis, Oklahoma
City and New Orleans territories.
Mini-Theatre Is Planned
ALGONAC. MICH. — Tentative plans
for the urban renewal area now slated for
development here include a mini-theatre, as
well as a number of retail stores and a
restaurant. The project is located in the
central business district.
Nacogdoches Cinemas
For GST Operation
NACOGDOCHES, TEX.—Twin cinemas
with an overall seating capacity of 800 patrons
are to be built in the Northview Shopping
Center for operation by Gulf States
Theatres of New Orleans.
Announcement of the theatre project was
made jointly by T. G. Solomon, president of
Gulf States Theatres, and J. Hurwitz of
Kilgore, developer of the shopping center.
Harry Thomas, vice-president of the circuit,
is to be in charge of construction and
design of the new facility. Its division will
be known as Cinema I. 500 seats; and Cinema
II, 300 seats. All of the theatre seating
will be rocking-chair type, according to
Thomas. Projection in each of the units will
be completely automated.
Construction will start immediately, Solomon
said, naming William Hughes and Associates
as architects.
The circuit has purchased a site on Highway
59 North of Nacogdoches for construction
of a super de luxe drive-in, according
to the Nacogdoches Sentinel. The construction
date for this outdoor theatre will be
announced soon, the Sentinel said.
Actor Simon Ward Visits
Houston for 'Winston'
HOUSTON—Simon Ward was here to
discuss his role in the film based on Churchill's
autobiography, "Young Winston" opening
Wednesday (13) at
the Galleria Cinema
II. The Houston premiere is to be sponsored
by the Daughters of the British Empire.
Ward beat out nearly 400 comi>etitors for
the title role in the film. A graduate of the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, he has
since finished another film, "Hitler—the
Last Ten Days," with Alec Guinness.
MGM's "The Man Who Loved Cat
Dancing" will star Burt Reynolds.
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Jack Dobbs, Marvin Brewton, George
Schmitz and Doug Spieckerman, officials
from Gulf States Theatres home office
in New Orleans, came here to confer with
J. B. Wallace, the circuit's city manager.
The GST visitors expressed themselves as
pleased with local theatre operations. Dobbs
. . .
is the new general manager of the circuit
The Alameda opened the Spanish version
of "The Godfather," titled "El Padrino."
The film is shown four times daily,
starting at 11:15 a.m.
On the morning after a high wind struck
the city, the marquee at the Olmos Theatre
read: "Gone With the Wind."
Mrs. Edna Ward, Majestic Cashier, spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with her friend
Margaret Mac and they took time out to
visit Mrs. Ward's sister Mrs. Morris Lee
Mac of Ft. Hood for Thanksgiving. Afterwards,
Mrs. Morris Lee Mac came here as
house guest of her sister.
Condolences to Pete Fernandez, manager
of GST's Varsity Drive-In, on the death
of a niece and a cousin.
Clifford Lands, manager of the downtown
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David Foster, producer of Texas-made "The
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MacGraw, will be here promoting that film.
Foster also produced "McCabe and Mrs.
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Mickey Rooney is coming to Houston
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hit "See How They Run," which will be
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Theatre in "Butterflies Are Free" . . .
Actress Julia Prowse is performing in "Sweet
Charity" at the Houston Music Theatre
through Sunday (10). Her husband John
McCook has the leading male role in the
musical, which opened November 28 . . .
Ray Lee, a farmer, was used by producer
Stephen Freidman to play the role of a sheriff
in the movie "Molly, Gid and Johnny,"
which is being shot in Bastrop.
"Monde Hunt," said to be 20 years in the
making and containing some of the most
spectacular wild-game hunting scenes ever
filmed, was given its world premiere at the
Gaylynn, Park III, Eastpark II and the
Southgate Blue . . . Other new films: "The
Great Waltz," Village; "Rage," multiple;
"They Only Kill Their Masters," River Oaks
. . . Kiddie matinees were held for "Santa
and the Ice Cream Bunny" at nine theatres
Saturday, November 25, and the next day
during the Thanksgiving holidays.
Greg Branson of Fort Worth is filming a
demonstration horror movie in and around
Fort Worth, the scenes including the Botanic
Garden. Branson will submit sample footage
to a British studio in hopes the studio will
. . .
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movie. "The Poseidon Adventure," whid
will be a Christmas attraction here and it:
Dallas. Reporters who breakfasted with bin
were amazed at his ability to stay younj'
looking, which he attributes to a supply o'
vitamins, organic food supplements and i
head filled with jokes left over from hi.
burlesque and TV days.
Simon Ward, here in behalf of "Youn;
Winston," was asked if he felt he had
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chance for an Oscar for his enactment o'
the title role. Ward replied: "I don't let my'
self think about the Oscar because there ar
too many reasons why I
nomination."
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^ith most Filmrow staffers taking the rer
of the week off after the Thanksgivin
holiday, things were pretty quiet around ir
dustry offices. On the holiday itself, c.
course, most of the film folks were thrillin
to Oklahoma's victory over the Nebrask
Cornhuskers up in Lincoln.
Recent trade screenings: "Poseidon A(
venture," North Park; "Shamus," Shephei
Twin; "Avanti," Continental.
High Court Ruling Could
Affect Ky. Prosecution
From Mideastern Edition
OWENSBORO, KY.—Attorney Jol
Miller, representing Gerald L. Benzel, ma
ager, and the Capri Cinema Theatre, char
ed in Daviess Circuit Court with "exhibitii
obscene matter," has argued in Division
of the court that if the U.S. Supreme Coi
should redefine "contemporary communi
standards," the Benzel case would be s-
fected.
Circuit Judge Dan M. Griffith, w!
earlier was about to continue Benzel's tr
until the January term of criminal court
await the Supreme Court decision on whi
standards should be applied, has allow
Stewart B. Elliot, assistant commonweal
attorney, additional time to check on t
status of pending high court ruling.
Griffith explained that if the circuit coi
tries Benzel using local community star
ards and the Supreme Court later rules tl^
national community standards should app
Daviess County would have to grant Ben;
a new trial.
Actor Pedro Gonzales No\
A Student in Scin Marcos
SAN MARCOS, TEX. — Actor
Pci
Gonzales is attending Southwest Texas St
University, where he is studying stage din
tion. He recently completed portraying F<
erico Fellini in "Fellini Roma."
A student at SWTSU when he was .
in a role in "Viva Max!", which was filn
in San Antonio. Gonzales has since aclctl
three movies. Other parts have been in 1
anna Cavanni's "The Guest" and an Ital
film yet to be named or released.
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MINNEAPOLIS—"Play It As It Lays"
-oke through to a hefty 250 to lead a pack
\i five fresh arrivals as grosses generally
';Id at satisfactory levels. That the figure
as posted at the new Skyway I indicated
jblic acceptance both of the film and of
,e recently completed ABC house. "The
[Jew Centurions" was the premiere house
[itraction and enjoyed a frisky six-week run.
|l had to depart on a 200 figure. "Wilder-
^ss Journey," another of the outdoor-adfnture
type film so popular here (with
milies famished for clean screen entertainent),
notched an impressive 200 in a foureatre
multiple. "Carry On Doctor" posted
fine 150 in a dual date at the Southdale
inema II and the Uptown, aided by a lively
V campaign. "They Only Kill Their Masjrs"
was a dull 100 at the Park. And "A
ieflection of Fear" was a disappointing 100
I the Gopher despite heavy local promo-
,pn, a visit to the city by star Sondra
acke and a costly ad campaign. But it was
deliverance" that headed up the list and
hich dominated both public and trade
ovie talk: In a seventh week at the Skyay
II, it held at an oak-solid figure of
)0, duplicating the earlier week's figure
#nost dollar for dollar.
(Average Is 100)
iademy— The Emigrants (WB), 4th wk 225
xjkdole It Ain't Easy ;SR), 2nd wk 100
Sings the Blues (Para), 3rd wk. ...285
jr theatres Wilderness Journey (SR) 200
pher—A Reflection of Fear Coi) 100
jheum—Last House on the Left (SR), 2nd wk. 200
rk—They Only Kill Their Masters (MGM) 100
^woy 1—Ploy It As It Lays ;Univ) 250
may II Deliverance (WB), 7th wk 500
ithdole Cinema II, Uptown Carry On Doctor
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!rank Capra in Iowa City
or University Seminars
IOWA CITY. IOWA—Frank Capra,
lose films helped to lift the spirits of
during the depression of the
•30s and during World War II were used
convince the Army's fighting men that
in the war was just and neceshas
been on the University of Iowa
here calling on a new generation of
to use the permissiveness in
of the 1970s to "explore the human
... to see if human beings are being
mhy and having d.gnity." At 75 Capra is
legend. Films he has directed
i;lude "It Happened One Night" (1934).
Ir. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936), "Lost
iwizon" (1937), "You Can't Take It With
)u" (1938), "Mr. Smith Goes to Washingla"
(1939) and "Arsenic and Old Lace"
p44).
Capra shared his mastery of filmmaking
and his enormous wealth of anecdotes
out Hollywood—with University of Iowa
! idents for five days of seminars, lectures
movie-watching, because he sees this
Deration of filmmakers as an important
k in firmly establishing film as "the greatof
all the arts."
In an interview Capra decried the current
wd-crude-nude syndrome" of the film in-
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dustry but said he is convinced that moviegoers
are "bored," signaling an end to the
trend.
"We clearly have gone overboard on this
permissiveness so that films have degraded
into pornography and French postcards and
the like," he said. "Nudity has lost its artistic
punch. It doesn't take art to film two
f)eople in bed. Any jerk can put a camera in
front of two people in bed and get some
results but certainly not something as entertaining
as treating sex as it is in "It Happened
One Night.' "
That film starred Clark Gable and Claudette
Colbert and won all five major Academy
Awards (the only film so honored) in
1934. Sexuality in "It Happened One Night"
was treated subtly, he explained, adding, "It
was in the mind, in the desire and in the
chase."
"There is a drying-up point where depicting
human vices just becomes boring without
the examination of the human heart
and people are not always having sex and
kicking each other in the teeth," Capra declared.
"There are such things as love and
pity and compassion and affection. These
are positive things that people think about
and do. When you try to tell stories and not
use these positive values, you're not dealing
with humanity, you're dealing with clinical
objects."
Capra deplores the "anti-heroes" of today's
films, describing them as "creepheroes"
who are contrary to all American
traditions. If human beings give up all hope
—and it seems cynicism has replaced hope
—then there is no use in living, he believes.
He says that is why he's spending so much
time with the young filmmakers of today,
explaining, "I am telling them to look forward,
not downward, to get out of the gutter.
And I believe that the great films are yet
to come, because when they use the permissiveness
of today to explore the human
heart, you're bound to get great stories."
Gene Irwin Is Appointed
UNFDM Regional Manager
KANSAS CITY—United National Film
Distributors Midwest has ojjened a regional
office at 1703 Wyandotte St., Kansas City,
Mo., with Gene Irwin appointed as regional
manager covering the Des Moines and
Omaha areas, as well as Kansas City and
St. Louis. First release for UNFDM will be
Paragon Pictures' "The Asphyx," a Todd-
AO science-fiction
suspense drama starring
Robert Stephens, to be followed by Paragon's
stone-age comedy, "When Women
Played Ding Dong," in January and, in
March, by Paragon's suspense thriller, "Terror
in 2A," starring Raf Vallone, Karin
Schubert and Angelo Infanti.
sales
Irwin, formerly with Midwest Films as a
representative, entered the motion picture
industry as a booker for Warner Bros,
in St. Louis and later was transferred to
Kansas City. He has had wide experience in
the industry in all four exchange areas he
will cover for UNFDM.
James Coburn will portray Pat Garrett in
"Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid."
NATO Board Meeting
On UA Rental Flan
MINNEAPOLIS — The unveiling of
United Artists' plan for the flat rental of all
but roadshow films at a seminar slated for
Wednesday (13) will be the main topic for
discussion at the Tuesday (5) meeting of
NATO of North Central States' board of
directors, it is announced by Ray Vonderhaar,
president of the exhibitor organization.
The noon luncheon will be at the Poodle in
downtown Minneapolis.
"In addition to the presentation of the
plan, something which we have been seeking
these many years, we are being given the
opportunity to meet distribution in direct
communication," Vonderhaar explained.
During his more than nine years as president
of NATO of North Central States,
Vonderhaar has worked for broadening the
communication channels between the two
industry segments. This, he believes, will
bring greater understanding of the problems
faced by exhibition and distribution, leading
to greater cooperation.
The NATO of North Central States president
said seminar details will be finalized
Tuesday (5) and he has requested that all
members of the board be present.
OMAHA
gill Wink, formerly with Warner Bros., now
is with Barker Theatre Service . . .
"Fiddler on the Roof" still is playing the
Admiral Theatre, where it opened March
15.
Ralph Blank has remodeled the Chief
Theatre and the house now is open seven
days a week . . . National General has
closed its offices in Minneapolis, Des
Moines and Omaha and service now is from
Denver.
Ten screens have been added in this city
during the past year: Jerry Lewis Cinema
1 and 2, 90th and Maplewood; Park theatres
1, 2, 3 and 4, operated out of Minneapolis
by Erwing Breverman, 1602 Midwest
Plaza Bldg., and Douglas Theatres' Q-4
complex, located at 120th and Q streets.
ABC Complex Nearing Completion
From Western Edition
CENTURY CITY, CALIF. — The $20
million ABC Entertainment Center complex
here is nearing completion and space is
being leased rapidly. The center's two movie
theatres seat a total of 2,300, while the Shubert
legitimate theatre has a capacity of
1,850.
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Lila Carter, a former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Heartland Productions has moved its offices
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United Artists sneaked "The Mechanic,"
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Ralph Olson, Universal branch manager,
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H large contingent of local
theatre folk attended
the national NATO convention
at Bal Harbour, Fla., among them Ray
Vonderhaar, Tentelino Enterprises, Alexandria;
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Engler, Hopkins
Theatre, Hopkins; George Carisch,
Carisch circuit, Wayzata; Harry Greene,
Midcontinent Theatres, Minneapolis; Tom
Burke, Theatre Associates, Minneapolis;
Gene Grengs, Hollywood, Eau Claire, Wis.,
and Dan Peterson, Peterson circuit, Brookings,
S.D.
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His countless friends both m and associted
with the industry were saddened to hear
November 20 of the death in Phoenix,
Ariz., of LeRoy J. Miller, former manager
of the Universal branch here and long-time
employee of that company. Though immediate
details were lacking, it was reported he
had succumbed to a heart attack. Since his
retirement a few years ago. Miller—who
maintained close ties with Filmrow here
had spent his summers at a lake home in
Wisconsin and had wintered in Arizona.
Jim Piepenburg, full-time training manager
at the Cooper Theatre, left on a vacation
that will include deer hunting and a visit
to Lincoln, Neb., where he'll see Al
Schulter, former manager of the Cooper
here and now performing similar duties in
Lincoln . . . Jim Ellis, Cinerama Releasing
Corp. branch boss, announced an 18-theatre
saturation for "Asylum."
Dean Lutz, MGM branch manager, was
hospitalized briefly after slipping on a stairway
at a school function, the mishap causing
a blood clot above his left ankle. Treatment
gradually dissolved the clot and Lutz
was released from the hospital November
20.
A number of theatres across the area have
closed, primarily for the winter, but some
because of sluggish grosses. Among them
are the Lyric Theatre, Cass Lake; Pine, Williams;
Mac, Mcintosh; Royal, Gonvick, and
Clark, Clark, S.D.
A survey by Boxoffice of local theatre
grosses indicates that Thursday has replaced
Wednesday as the leading weekday at the
movies. At one time, Wednesday followed
the weekend as the best grossing day. No
more. Now the lineup for top grossing
figures reads this way: Saturday, Friday,
Sunday, Thursday, Wednesday, Monday
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and Tuesday. Many situations consistently
show Thursday grosses as much as a fourth
higher than Wednesday's. Theatres prone to
bow with films on Wednesday may take
note. An explanation has been offered as
to why Thursday has replaced Wednesday
as the local prime moviegoing weeknight. It
develops that night college classes in this
area primarily are held Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday nights, the nocturnal collegians
fleeing to the films for relaxation on
Thursdays.
The State Theatre, Mitchell, S.D., longtime
ABC of North Central States situation.
has been taken over by Jeff Logan and his
father Nels. The Logans also operate the
Roxy Theatre in Mitchell . . . Wayne Clark,
manager of the Paramount and the Hays
theatres in St. Cloud for the past two years,
both ABC houses, has been transferred by
the circuit to the Fargo-Moorhead area.
Clark becomes city manager there, overseeing
the Fargo Theatre, Fargo, N.D., and
the Lark in Moorhead.
Exhibitor Tom Gallup is opening a newly
constructed theatre in
Redfield, S.D., shortly
after the first of the year. No name yet
has been selected for the theatre . . . Stan
McCulloch, who operates the film buying
and booking firm bearing his name, has
taken over the Falls TTieatre, River Falls,
Wis. Herb Stolzman, veteran exhibitor and
previous owner, is retiring.
MILWAUKEE
told Boxoffice: "Well, the word is
out for Christmas. We are playing 'Sounder'
from 20th Century-Fox." The film, which
won the Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award for
October, opens "exclusive" Friday ( 22).
Meanwhile, Jim and Margaret Ondrejka,
who manages the 20th-Fox office here, have
have been busy inviting various groups to
special screenings of "Sounder" at the Centre
screening room, 212 West Wisconsin Ave.
The plan behind the multiscreenings is to
encourage enough group leaders to "spread
the good word" about this film during its
forthcoming run at the Strand. Says Jim: "I
have had many calls already concerning
school groups, for whom I have set up
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clubs and other groups whose representatives
have attended the screenings so far are loud
in praise of the movie made from the 1970
Newberry Medal-winning novel, "Sounder,"
by William Armstrong. Predicts Jim: "The
picture will certainly be nominated for
Academy Awards for best actress and best
actor."
Tim Jankowski, manager of the Strand Theatre,
Movie evaluations issued by the Milwaukee
Better Films and TV Council at its recent
meeting were as follows: Family
"Fiddler on the Roof" (excellent); "Cancel
My Reservation" and "My Side of the
Mountain" (very good). Adults and young
people—-"Butterflies Are Free" (excellent);
"Red Sun," "The Other" and "Carry On
Doctor" (very good); "The Public Eye,"
"The Legend of Nigger Charley," "Baron
Blood" and "Blood From the Mummy's
Tomb" (good); "The Salzburg Connection"
(fair). Adults and mature young people
"Preacherman," "Where Does It Hurt?".
"Summer of '42," "The New Centurions."
"The Candidate" and "Last of the Red Hot
Lovers" (very good); "Everything You Always
Wanted to Know About Sex But Were
Afraid to Ask" and "Get to Know Your
Rabbit" (good); "Shotgun Wedding." "Hannie
Caulder" — and "Top of the Heap" (fair).
Adults "Slaughterhouse-Five" (very good);
"Deliverance" (good); "Teenage Sex Report"
and "Dirty Lovers" (fair); "Red.
White and Blue," "Prime Cut," "Private
Parts," "Swedish Exchange Club," "Easy
Virtue," "The Adult Version of Jekyll and
Hyde" and "A Clockwork Orange" (poor).
Mrs. Robert Hunholz is chairman of the
film evaluation committee. Mrs. Leonard
Schmidtknechl is president of the council.
The J. Pellman Theatre at 2844 North
Oakland Ave., which formerly was the Oakland
Movie Theatre and now generally used
for all sorts of stage and sports events, has
been the target of picketers for a number
of months. However, November 17 Circuit
Judge Elmer W. Roller ordered the picketing
stopped. He ruled it was an "attempt a'
coercion," was "an unfair practice" and had
"irreparably damaged" the theatre. Local 18
declared it was picketing the showplace because
it did not employ its members. All it
sought,
the spokesman said, was to presene
the union's lawful work. However. Judge
Roller ruled that the theatre employed no
one to do the work of stagehands and had
no need for such workers. Roller decreed;
"The objective of the picketing is primarily
to exert economic and social pressures to
coerce the theatre to create positions and
to hire someone only because he belonged,
to the union. It is an unfair labor practice
to put such a requirement on anyone as a
condition of employment."
The Point Theatre in the Point Loomis
Shopping Center on this city's south side had
an early visit from Santa November 12 in
connection with the feature film "Santa's
Magic Fountain."
Gene Saks, director of such notables as
"The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and
"The Odd Couple," will direct "Mame."
BOXOmCE :: December 4, 1972

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The Valachi Papers'
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quartet of new prodcts
added interest to the first-run bill here
ut third-week "The Valachi Papers" and
jventh-week "Deliverance" were still the
1ms with the most boxoffice punch. "The
alachi Papers" grossed the week's high of
00— six times average business— and "Deverance"
came through with a huge 525
grcentage. Newcomers included "A Sepa-
^te Peace" (400). "Dirty Little Billy"
375), "Play It As It Lays" (350) and
Asylum" (150).
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bee—Asylum ;CRC)
fnbassador A Seporate Peace (Para) . . .
arouse! 1 The Valachi Papers
iCol), 3rd wk
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-and—Trouble Man (20th-Fox), 2nd wk, .
ternotional 70, Kenwood Lady Sings the
150
400
600
300
Blues (Para), 2nd wk 250
ace Dirty Little Billy (Col) 375
udio Cinemas Play It As It Lays (Univ) ...350
mes Towne Cinema Deliverance (WB),
7th wk 525
piley Hammersmith Is Out (CRC), 2nd wk. ..175
'rouble Mem' Runs Up 260
omposite in Cleveland
CLEVELAND—With first-week "Troue
Man" the area's strongest boxoffice atkction
and top grosser, other area film
jtertainment centers also reflected good
isiness. In fact, every screen program
gistered substantially better-than-average
asiness—one of the few weeks of this
;:ar this has happened. Best scores were
ie 260 for "Trouble Man" and 200 each
'r "Deliverance" and newcomer "The Ruld:
Class."
ony— Fiddler on the Roof (UA). 49th wk. ..150
libGssy, Shaker Trouble Mon (20th-Fox) ....260
theatres The Volachi Papers (Col,
3rd wk 175
jr theatres Lady Sings the Blues
Pora), 2nd wk 125
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,r theatres The Mechanic (UA), 2nd wk. ..115
ghts, Westwood A Separate Peace (Para) ..13^
-ee theotres Deliverance iWB), 7th wk 200
r!d East, World West The Ruling Class
Emb) 200
'ady Sings the Blues' 275
J Three Detroit Theatres
DETROIT—A substantial gain in
theatre
. endance was recorded here as holdover
itures improved their gross percentages
J two new pictures did well. Paramount's
Sings the Blues.'' playing at a down-
I vn house and two suburban theatres, led
\:h a strong composite 275 first week and
he Valachi Pap)ers," new at eight theatres,
: together a first-week 185. Holdovers
•eliverance," "Super Fly" and "Fiddler on
t ; Roof" each doubled normal business for
1 :ir engagement sites.
Eit theatres The Valachi Papers (Col) 185
-! theatres Deliverance (WB), 5th wk 200
—Super Fly ;WB), 11th wk 200
•hlond Fiddler on the Roof (UA), 52nd wk. .20i
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ee theatres Lady Sings the Blues (Para) .275
Ji:art Operators' School
DENVER—Operators Union 230 is turnits
garage building into a school to
ch the latest electronics developments and
I
t- hniques in motion picture production.
I.e school will be open to all operators and
ajrentices, with the teaching being done
nj inly by members of the union but, when-
Cir possible, technicians from companies in
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projection field also will be brought in.
B.COFnCE :: December 4. 1972
Tiddler Marks Year in Soufhfield
Cutting the birthday cake marking the end of a record-breaking one-year run
for United Artists" "Fiddler on the RooF' at the Northland Theatre in Southfield,
Mich., are, left to right, Peter Leokum, UA representative; Milton London, president
of NATO of Michigan; Dick Osgood, retired radio entertainment critic for
WXYZ; Mayor Norman Feder, and Eugene Grew, manager of the Northland
Theatre.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH.—Mid-November
marked the one-year anniversary of Norman
Jewison's film version of the musical, "Fiddler
on the Roof," currently showing at the
Northland Theatre. Friends of the movie
industry were on hand at ceremonies marking
the occasion to say "happy birthday"
to the long-running motion picture. Attending
were Peter Leokum, United Artists representative;
Milton London, president of
NATO of Michigan; Dick Osgood, retired
radio entertainment critic for WXYZ;
Mayor Norman Feder, and Eugene Grew,
Film Censorship Fees
In Ohio Senate Bill
COLUMBUS—^The Ohio Senate's finance
committee has recommended passage of a
bill to reimburse film companies some S452.-
000 for censorship fees they paid under
protest from July 1, 1952. through Dec. 31.
1954. The claims were part of a S759.654
sundry claims bill which had been approved
by the sundry claims board for payment to
reimburse persons who suffered monetary
damage by the state under the doctrine that
the state cannot be sued.
In this case the house approved all of
the claims except those of the film companies
and the Ohio Senate put them into
a new bill. The new sundry claims bill is
identical to the old one, except for two new
claims from a construction company and
omission of another claim that was settled.
The film industry actually paid $40,000.-
000 in Ohio censorship fees dating from
1913 to 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court
ruled the Ohio censorship law was unconstitutional.
Harry Wright, Columbus, who
represented the film companies, said the
studios were seeking only the amount they
manager of the Northland Theatre, among
others.
Over 700 total performances have been
seen by more than a half-million moviegoers.
In addition, the UA release has set a record
for the most performances on a reservedseat
basis for any film in Michigan.
"Fiddler on the Roof" will have enjoyed
58 weeks of popularity when it leaves the
Northland Tuesday (12), second only to the
62-week stay of "Funny Girl." Replacing
"Fiddler on the Roof" Wednesday (13) will
be Arthur Miller's "Man of La Mancha,"
starring Peter O'Toole, also released by U.A.
paid after the time they filed legal protests
and they did not ask any interest.
The previous sundry claims bill was defeated
because it lacked seven votes of the
two-thirds needed for passage. Claims filed
in 1964 and their amounts were: Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer, $102,177; United Artists,
$92,821; Universal Film E.xchanges. $90.-
763; 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.. $62,178;
Paramount Film Distributing Corp., $55.-
846: Columbia Pictures Corp.. $46,814;
RKO Teleradio Pictures. $27,689; Warner
Bros. Pictures Distributing Corp., $26,181;
Jarlyn Pictures Corp., $8,040, and Imperial
Pictures. $3,183.
Spring Building Start
FARMINGTON, CONN.—E.M. Loew's
Theatres is planning a spring start on construction
of a twin cinema on land adjacent
to the independent circuit's Farmington
Drive-In, Route 6. Seating capacity of the
two indoor theatres is yet to be determined,
according to a spokesman.
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Jack Zide, local American International Pictures
executive, and Mrs. Zide attended
the recent national NATO convention in
. . .
Bal Harbour. Fla., in spite of Mrs. Zide's
broken arm The week of November
8 could have been called "AIP Week." In
multiple runs were "Baron Blood," "Carry
On Doctor" "The Last House on the Left"
and "Slaughter."
The Vassar Theatre, Vassar, has been receiving
praise in the "Letters to the Editor"
column for the "clean movies and programing
of the theatre." It is noted further that
the Vassar's ad reads: "Parents, attention!
If you appreciate family movies, bring your
children. Every movie this month is rated
G. We cater to family-movie entertainment
and bookings verify that."
Preparing for a January opening is the
Stage Door Cinema, a twin theatre to be
located at the intersection of Cooley Lake
Road and Hospital in Union Lake. The seating
capacity will be approximately 700.
Congratulations are in order for long-time
bachelor George Rossman, now of Toni's
Film Service and formerly with Bil-Ko Films
and Buena Vista, who decided to take a
partner in marriage Sunday, November 19.
The Michigan premiere of Columbia's
"Young Winston" will be Thursday (14) at
the Towne I Theatre in Oak Park. Mail
orders now are being accepted, both for individuals
and organizations. Opening-night
proceeds will go for equipment for SEMD.
Plans are going ahead for the filming of
"The Holly Hill Caper" in this city, to begin
shortly after the holiday season. Script man
Orville Hampton was here recently gathering
material and scouting locations. This
film is a modern crime story which will take
about a month of photography, with an
Easter release planned. It is being produced
and directed for General Film Corp. by producer
Arthur Marks, well-known for the
"Perry Mason" script . . . "Scarecrow" shooting
in
this city was completed recently.
Actor Booth Coleman made a "sentimental
journey" around the downtown area prior
to his appearance in "Inherit the Wind" at
Meadowbrook Theatre. He returned to the
site of the old Cass Theatre (newly renamed
Pandora). He recalled first playing the Cass
in 1945 in "Hamlet" and again in 1947 or
1948 with Gertrude Lawrence in "Tonight
8:30." Coleman allowed memory to slide
at
back to the old Shubert Theatre (now a parking
lot) where he also appeared. Currently
he's in the movie "Hammersmith Is Out."
with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.
The Studio New Center opened a threeweek
film festival November 29. A $5 ticket
admits a patron to five of the nine festival
films, three of which are in color. All carry
English subtitles. One of the films is the
first part of the "Samurai" trilogy, a 1954
production and one of the two Japanese
features ever to win an Academy Award as
Best Foreign Film. Those responsible for
the success of the festival are Kenneth
Frankel and his partner, doing business as
Roninfilm. The distribution company took
its name from the Japanese word "ronin."
Roninfilm has the rights to 185 Japanese
features for presentation in a festival format.
Those to date have proven to be boxoffice
successes in New York, Boston, Toronto,
Philadelphia, Denver and Washington, D.C.
A News staff writer, discussing the apparent
popularity of the many black movies
being shown in this city, suggests that they
"supply dreams." He said that during interviews
it was found that the films are influential
in the lifestyle that many black youths
are t_king or have taken. One youth allegedly
said he was going to be another "Charleston
Blue," declaring "he had a hip life and
a swinging funeral. That's the way I want
to go." Another, 27, who had managed to
obtain enough money to see "Hammer," reportedly
said he had patterned the balance
of his life after the principles depicted in the
film, even to the type of employment, keeping
fit for the "big fight," etc.
CINCINNATI
Separate Peace," currently playing the
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Ambassador, has so impressed teachers
that morning matinees are being arranged
for students from the fifth grade through
the 12th grade, so that they may enjoy and
learn from the film.
John Quigley, 71, father of Pat Simon,
secretary to Joe Alexander, RKO-Stanley
Warner district manager, and the late Jack
Quigley, National General Pictures branch
manager, died after a long illness.
Mid States' Princeton TTieatre, located
opposite the Tri-County Shopping Center,
which has been remodeled into two theatres,
opened Wednesday, November 22. The 675-
seat Princeton Cinema 1 is playing "Rage"
and the 536-seat Princeton Cinema 2 opened
with Disney's "Dumbo" and "The Legend
of Lobo." Mid States also operates Carousel
1 and 2, minis located on Reading Road.
and Studio cinemas in the downtown Executive
Building. At Christmastime Mid States'
new triplex, Northgate 1, 2 and 3, is scheduled
to open and in February the Plaza cinemas
1 and 2, located on the elevated walkway
downtown, should be ready for opening.
Lewis Twin Is Under
Way in Walled Lake
WALLED LAKE, MICH.—Construction
is under way on the Jerry Lewis Cinema 1
and 2 here. Each theatre will seat 350 and
will feature fully automated systems for
projection, sound, lights, curtain and ticket
sales. Equipment will be installed by Ringold
Theatre Co.
In addition to the JIC twin, other theatres
are under construction in Waterford Township.
COLUMBUS
Jerry Knight of the Drexel has booked a
first run of "Young Winston" to start
Wednesday (13). The attraction will be
shown at $3 top admission . . . New current
and coming attractions include "The Mechanic,"
"Trouble Man," "The Hit Man,"
"Deliverance" and "1776."
RKO Palace presented the closed-circuit
showing of the Muhammad Ali-Bob Foster
fight.
Loews' Arlington had Friday and Saturday
midnight showings of "Help!" and
"Women in Love" at $1 admission.
Nationwide Insurance Co. has acquired
the Hunt's Cinestage Building, situated
across North High Street from Nationwide's
home office. The insurance company has
not indicated what disposition will be made
of the property but speculation predicts that
the site will be combined with the Chittenden
Hotel property to the south of the theatre
building for a high-rise office building.
Hunt's Cinestage was shuttered last spring
by Mrs. Pearl Hunt. The theatre had been
operated since 1957 by the late Herman
Hunt and then by his wife.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Dr. Robert L.
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the health and safety laboratory, effective
January 1, by the Eastman Kodak Co. in
Rochester. Dr. Roudabush presently is associate
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CBS outlets in Detroit and Cleveland canceled
the November 16 program. Detroit's
Channel 2 canceled the film two weeks earlier
because of "the language and certain
gill Ricktor, National General Theatres
division manager; Don Neibaum, Fox
Cedar-Center Theatre manager, and Chuck
Leaverton, National Theatre manager, will
attend the opening of the new 1,445-seat
National Theatre in New York's Times
Square, on Broadway at 44th Street, Wednesday
(13). The local representatives will arrive
in New York Saturday (9) to participate
in all the festivities planned before the opening.
In a one-month period NGT will have
opened a total of seven new theatres. The
circuit
presently operates 270 houses.
Gordon Fitzgerald, Mapletown operator,
and Ed Veverka, Film Exchange projectionist,
chose their vacation at this time to coincide
with the opening of the deer hunting
season. Both gentlemen are avid hunters.
If we wish them luck, what about the deer?
The May field Drive-In on Route 322 was
the object of vandalism recently. Pete Maisano
discovered the wanton destruction
machines with shattered lenses that had been
smashed with hammers. Since the underskyer
is open only on weekend, it was impossible
to know the exact date the vandalism
occurred but it was some time between
November 12 and November 15.
David Niven, Academy Award-winning
actor, appeared November 21 at Loews'
West Theatre as a guest speaker for the
Rocky River Junior Women's Club's "West
Shore Celebrity Series of Speakers." Niven
delighted some 500 eager ladies
by relating
his experiences with many glamorous stars
between 1930 and 1960. Handsome and
witty, the actor-author referred to the 1940s
as the "peak" of the movie era, when movie
houses did not have to compete with TV
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to name his favorite actress, Niven referred
. . .
to Deborah Kerr as a "consummate actress"
and added that she had succeeded in winning
for him the Academy Award in "Separate
Tables" by "crying every time he opened his
mouth" November 24 the Madison
Branch Library held a silent comedy film
festival. Laurel and Hardy in "Two Tars,"
Charlie Chaplin in "The Tramp" and Fatty
Arbuckle in "Waiter's Ball" made up the
program. The admission-free showing played
to a full house.
Joseph Rembrandt, president of Motion
Picture Exhibitors, recently returned from
Tucson, Ariz., where he visited with his
mother.
"Rage" T-shirts promoting the current
Warner Bros, film starring George C. Scott
were popular and seen in great numbers
as they were passed out during the Thanksgiving
Day parade here . . . Leonard Mishkind.
General Theatres head, is busy teaching
jjersonable son-in-law Norman Barr "the
territory." They've been making the rounds
of the circuit area. Mishkind recently succeeded
Jack Kaufman as president of Ohio
Boys Town . . . Henry Hellriegel was elected
to the Ohio Boys Town board of trustees.
"Reefer Madness," referred to by local
critics as a "gosh awful" movie, was presented
for three midnight showings at the
Heights Art Theatre Thanksgiving weekend,
along with a Betty Boop cartoon and chapter
one of an old Captain Marvel serial. The
1936 heavy-handed exploitation film, with
its exaggerated gesticulations, amused an audience
of 500 November 22; 600 November
23, and an expected full house November
24. The thought behind this reissue is that
a present-day drug-oriented youth culture
should find the picture laughable. It played
some time ago at a midnight show at this
theatre, where it did so much better than
the main feature that the management decided
to bring it
back.
The Lyceum Theatre, 3545 Fulton Ave.,
reopened Thanksgiving weekend and is
showing "adult" double features, with new
programs every Thursday . . . Jack Lee,
former musical director at Cain Park and
the Play House, is handling the musical
direction of "Irene," the Broadway-bound
revival starring Debbie Reynolds . . . When
Joska Rabb, owner of the Gypsy Cellar,
closed the doors of his well-known Hungarian
restaurant, he figured out a process for
removing over 1,000 signatures scrawled on
the cellar walls since 1962. Rabb particularly
treasured the signatures of three of his
favorite performers: Myrna Loy, Robert
Goulet and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
'Cold Blood' Is Refused
By Two CBS Affiliates
TOLEDO, OHIO — Though Toledo's
Channel 11, WTOL, carried the controver-
scenes." When the network announced it
had made further deletions, Channel 2 said
it would show the film. However, the day
before its airing, the Detroit station reversed
itself and returned to its original plan not
to carry the movie, which it said was "not
suitable for home TV viewing." It instead
carried the comedy motion picture, "The
Producers."
At Cleveland's Channel 8 some 1.700
protseting phone calls did not change the
station's decision not to pick up the telecast.
According to Church Bergeson, general manager
there, the 1,700 calls on the scheduled
Thursday were countered by only 28 callers
supporting the decision not to show the
movie. The day before, the callers were more
in favor of the decision not to air the film.
,
"Foul language" was the main reason given i
at WJW-TV for not showing the movie.
When CBS learned that Channel 8 was
going to show "War Wagon" instead of "In
Cold Blood," it was offered to Channel 61 ;
at 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, but
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was turned down. WJW-TV officials said
they would reconsider if the film were
offered at a later hour, say at 11:40 p.m.
after the news.
Sepia Enterprises Seeks
$6.5 Million in Damages
TOLEDO. OHIO — Sepia
Enterprises,
3001 Detroit Ave., Toledo, which operates
the Sepia Theatre, has filed a counterclaim
seeking $6.5 million in damages against a
former Toledoan who is suing in U.S. District
Court to recover a $780,600 loan he
claims he made to the corporation from
1970 to 1972.
Michael Stranahan of Woody Creek,
Colo., formerly a school teacher in Toledo,
has obtained a temporary order attaching
the property of Sepia, including its film
"Black Jesus," pending the outcome of the
trial. In the counterclaim Sepia contends
the counterclaim alleges.
Stranahan seeks mortgage liens on the
Sepia Theatre, its parking lot and an office
building to secure his loan.
WB Plugs 'Rage' in Ohio;
2 'Native Sons' in Film
COLUMBUS—Warner Bros,
that Stranahan "backed out of an agreement"
for further funding of the film in
May, after Sepia refused to agree to a profitsharing
plan he proposed. The Colorado
man's action constitutes a breach of contract,
representalives
are making a big effort to let Ohioans
know that two co-stars of the soon-to-bereleased
film. "Rage," are native sons. Numerous
Ohio newspapers have been sent
extensive biographical materia! on Richard
Basehart, born in Zanesville, Ohio, and Martin
Sheen, born in Dayton, Ohio.
Both actors play doctors, one civilian and
one military, in "Rage," which stars George
C. Scott as a western rancher.
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BOSTON—Bob Penton, manager of the
Stateway Plaza Theatre in Watertown, N.Y.,
won first place in the recently completed
Fall E.\tra Activity Drive for managers of
Interstate Theatres units.
Announcement of Penton's triumph and
other results of the contest were made here
at circuit headquarters by president James
Stoneman.
Capturing second place was John Derderian,
Milford Cinema, Milford, and third
went to Henry Mazzanella, Saybrook Cinema,
Old Saybrook, Conn. No. 4 was won
by Ron Bevacqua, New Seabury Twin,
Mashpee.
Jack Garcin, assistant to district manager
Chris Joyce was awarded a special prize for
his outstanding exploitation and promotional
activity in the field of publicity and
exploitation for the circuit's Cape Cod units.
SPRINGFIELD
The long-shuttered 2,700-seat Paramount,
downtown showcase, is being reopened
winter by Wally Beach and associates,
this
on lease from Col. Samuel Goldstein, president
of Western Massachusetts Theatres.
Initial "live" stage attraction will be touring
company of "Applause," starring Patrice
Munsel, opening January 7. Beach will book
both screen and stage shows. The theatre is
now being extensively remodeled and redeci
D^orated. New carpeting alone will cost
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Martin Ritt Says Screens
On Airplanes Inadequate
BOSTON—Director Martin Ritt, here for
a sneak preview of his latest motion picture,
Universal's "Pete "n" Tillie." told press interviewers
that he does not like to see films on
a plane.
"The screens." he said, "are so small they
can show only the center of the movie and
all the rest that the director has so carefully
included in the sequence is lost."
Orson Welles Complex
Chooses an Ad Agency
BOSTON—The Orson Welles Cinema
Complex and Film School has named Pearson
& Macdonald, Boston, as its first advertising
agency.
The complex contains two cinemas showing
motion pictures produced since the tumof-the-century
and the school offers programs
for those interested in films on a
professional, hobby or amateur level.
(Sneaks They Only Kill'
HARTFORD—Sperie P. Perakos, vice-
I president and general manager of Perakos
[Theatres Associates, scheduled sneak previews
of MGM's "They Only Kill Their
Masters" at the Elm, West Hartford, and
Beverly, Bridgeport.
Trouble Man/ 'The
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BOSTON—"Trouble Man" proved to be
the newcomer with a touch of gold, grossing
four times normal business at the
Saxon, while two holdovers— "Lady Sings
the Blues" at Cinema 57 (2) and "The
Valachi Papers" at Circle Cinema—continued
to attract voluminous patronage in
the report week. Each of these two films
posted strong 475s, a figure challenged in
the holdover sector only by "The Mechanic."
a second-week 380 at Savoy One.
"The Great Waltz" demonstrated considerable
boxoffice power by doubling average
at the Paris Cinema and "1776" tripled
normal returns in its debut at the Charles
Theatre.
(Average Is 100)
Astor Elvis on Tour (MGM) 100
Center, West End Cinema Love Under 17 (SR) ..140
Charles— 776 iCol) 300
Cheri One Limbo (Univ) 1 20
Cheri Two Young Winston (Col), 6th wk 235
Cheri Three The Discreet Chorm of the
Bourgeoisie (20th-Fax), 2nd wk 195
Cinema 57 (1) Deliverance (WB), 7th wk 225
Cinema 57 (2) Lady Sings the Blues
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J^edstone Theatres' quarters on the top floor
of the Park Square Building are always
busy and in the outer office, where you are
greeted by ever-gracious and congenial
"Cina," the receptionist, you watch the
coming and going of staff personnel while
you're waiting. On the receptionist's desk
is a Wedgwood cookie bowl and, as people
pass, they dip their hand into the bowl and
keep on going. Sis Shapiro came by and
I
asked her why poeple are always dipping
their hands into the bowl as they pass by.
Sis told me to try it and I came up with a
handful of M&Ms. I asked Sis if Redstone
Theatres furnished the candy; she said, "No,
Cina keeps it filled, as it makes everyone
stop to have a word with her." Your correspondent
is going to be stopping by Cina's
desk more often; she's really a very gracious
person.
Theatres here had a busy Thanksgiving
weekend, particularly those showing three
days of kiddies matinees. "Clarence, the
Cross-eyed Lion," "The Wonderful World
of Oz" and "Santa's Magic Fountain" played
175 theatres; Disney's "Dumbo" entertained
youngsters in four shopping center cinemas
and Disney's "Bedknobs and Broomsticks"
played in three suburban theatres, the latter
two films for seven-day runs.
Jim Beckerly, that enterprising freelance
operator, proprietor of the L&S Theatre
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wife Sue, arrived. She came complete with
beautiful brown hair and blue eyes and a
terrific appetite, Jim informs us.
Mack Paul at Major Theatre Equipment
Co. reports that business never has been
better. Currently Arthur Porter is out West
on stage work for projects in Texas and
San Francisco, before heading for Detroit.
Agreements are set up for work on 12 theatres,
with up to four screens for the Redstone
circuit, all due to open before Easter
1973. Ben Sack's Beacon Hill is to open a
few days before Christmas and work on 14
theatres for General Cinema Corp. in the
Eastern area is progressing on schedule.
The Theatre Merchandising office staff
welcomed Cynthia Davy last month in the
accounts payable department. Cynthia is a
graduate of Wells College, Aurora, N. Y.,
majoring in Russian languages and Russian
studies. Prior to joining Theatre Merchandising,
Cynthia was employed at the Patricia
Stevens Career School as secretary to the
controller and now is living in the Back Bay
of Boston.
Jack Keegan Para.
Eastern Manager
NEW YORK—Jack Keegan, who has
been promoted to Paramount Pictures'
Eastern district manager, will have headquarters
in Boston, it was announced by
Norman Weitman, Paramount's vice-president
for sales.
Keegan, while still operating the Boston
branch, will report to Eastern division
manager Martin Kutner. Under the latter's
supervision, Keegan will assume the district
manager's duties for Boston, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh. Buffalo, Albany, New Haven,
Washington, D.C., Cincinnati and Cleveland.
"Keegan's promotion," Weitman said,
"follows our pattern of promoting from
within the ranks and is in line with our
recent appointment of other district managers
and Paramount's policy of maintaining
a close liaison between the field and home
office."
David Zucker's Rortroyal
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BOSTON—Although 6 feet 2 inches,
compared to the real Charlie Chaplin's 5
feet 6 inches, David Zucker created such a
real impersonation of "The Little Fellow" in
the derby and baggy pants here recently that
many elderly Bostonians were carried back
to the days when Charlie was a screen regular.
Zucker's performance was a sort of spurof-the-moment
inspiration to promote a silent
film festival at the Orson Welles cinemas
in Cambridge. He told Paul F. Kneeland
of the Boston Globe staff that he hadn't
been aware of his amazing resemblance to
the famous film comedian until a few days
before he actually imitated Chaplin on the
streets here. A friend who had seen Zucker
on the stage of the Boston Repertory Theatre
suggested he do the baggy pants bit to
promote the film festival.
As Kneeland related it in the Boston
Globe feature:
Zucker rummaged through his wardrobe
trunk and came up with reasonable facsimiles
of the famous Chaplin shirt with wing
collar, too-small waistcoat and battered
shoes.
"1 picked up the rest of the stuff at a
Goodwill Industries store," he confesses.
"The falling-apart suitcase cost me $2."
Keeping within the dictates of a true
pantomimist, Zucker hasn't spoken a word
to anyone while made up as Chaplin. His
responses to comments and questions have
only been shrugging shoulders, wide-eyed
amazement, giggles, grimaces and tweaking
mustaches.
On Tremont Street a dowager-typc matron
with tailored topcoat, "sensible shoes"
(Oxfords) and blued grey hair, came up to
Zucker, who had been passing out leaflets
advertising the "Festival of Silence" movie
show.
"I remember you," she said.
"Charlie" turned on a grin in reply.
"Can't you talk?"
Another grin and a shrug. The woman
just a little disappointed, walked away.
"After doing this impersonation now tor
three days, I'm beginning to get kind of
creepy sensation," says Zucker. "1 get ih
feeling, particularly from older folks, those
their 60s and 70s who remember Chaplin
in
from the silent picture days. He certainly
had some magic for them; they've been
shaking hands with me, these people, ever
asking for my autograph. And the warm
friendly smiles! I can just see 50 year
dropping off their ages of 63 and 71 anc
80."
While Zucker's reception in Coplc
Square, the Boston Common. Ccnii
Square and Harvard Yard was a friend
one. there was an incident which occuik
in the shadow of Park Street Church ih
other day that the actor says he won't lor
get.
"This man in a Brooks Bros, suit took on
look at me and then drew himself up int
what I'm going to be kind and say was
pontifical pose," the actor says.
" 'No true American,' the man announcei
in deep tones usually produced with th
pedals of a four-manual pipe organ, "no iru
American would ever have anything to d'
with Charlie Chaplin.' And he quiekl
walked away."
Unlike screen star Charles Spencer Chap
lin, who became tired of his "Charlie" en
ation more than 30 years ago and playe
him for the last time in 1939 ("The Gret
Dictator"), David Zucker is fascinated b
"The Little Fellow," Chaplin's own nomc
for the character.
"I'll be honest with you," Zucker say
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year at the RKO-Stanley Warner Bristol,
Bristol. She became manager ten years
ago following the death of long-time manager
Dennis Rich.
The Saraceno Capitol, Middletown, is
now under the management of a new corporation,
called T'aint, Inc., its principals
including Moses Sarakis, Miriam Frum,
Kathy Conway, Clem Roy, Albert Carr and
Douglas Lewis. The theatre has had $10,000
remodeling and redecorating completed.
General admission is $2 and student-age
patrons are being admitted for $1.50.
The Ferguson-Paul Cinema, Kensington,
brought back two Charlie Chaplin classics
for a week-long "Salute to Chaplin," charging
99 cents for all patrons at all times. On
the screen: "Modem Times" and "The Great
Dictator." The two motion pictures are now
being distributed by Columbia.
New Britain Republican leader Peter G.
Perakos jr., assistant general manager of
Perakos Theatres, is proposing the use of
federal revenue-sharing funds for expansion
of the New Britain Youth Museum. At the
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to consider a proposed measure "to protect
a witness to a crime." He argues: "Too
many people are afraid to become involved
as a witness because they feel that they
would be subjected to harassment and
threats, loss of time from their jobs and
pay."
Charles Tolls, general manager of the midstate
Tolls Theatres, hosted the Meriden
Democratic town committee's "John Monaghan
Movie Party," prior to the showing of
United Artists' "Hickey & Boggs" at the
Meriden Theatre.
Long-time leading lady Celeste Holm, who
just completed work in UA's latest adaptation
of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer," filmed in Missouri, was here
for the annual guest night of the Women's
Club of New Britain.
A profit of $4,656.45 was reported from
the Strand Theatre's "Sentimental Journey"
evening vaudeville show, which officially
closed the RKO-Stanley Warner Strand prior
to urban redevelopment demolishment. Proceeds
from the special program, arranged
through Charles M. Oelrich and Bill Decker,
RKO-Stanley Warner division executives,
will go to help reduce the debts of the New
Britain Centennial Committee.
Exhibition Veteran
Peter Perakos Sr.
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solve anything by constantly hitting away at
everything troubling us. We've had bad
times before and we'll have bad times
again. But along comes something like 'The
Godfather' and wham! we're in business
again!"
Fittingly, he trained his sons in his own
tradition; Sperie, John and Peter, the three
directly concerned with the circuit's daily
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operations, ushered, took tickets in their
early days.
"Don't be ashamed of doing anything
that has to do with your business," he
would tell newly hired managers. "If you
have to collect tickets, collect tickets. There's
nothing lowly about it. You'll get to leam
more about the people who come to your
theatre when you have to sub for a doorman's
break once in a while."
A Greek immigrant—he numbered the
Skouras family among lifelong friends
Perakos worked long hours in his early exhibition
days, saw to it that his family had
college educations, vigorously took part in
trade organizations and community betterment.
"This business of exhibition," he said
many years ago, "is fascinating. You do a
daily cash business and you do as much as
your own push can bring you. The fellow
who wants to sit back and expect people to
come into his theatre simply because he's
playing a movie doesn't have sound philosophy.
You've got to create an excitement, a
constant excitement, about moviegoing."
Peter G. Perakos sr. could have retired
many years ago. He had indeed made his
mark in exhibition but he stayed on, at the
helm of the family circuit, out of a constant
fondness for motion picture theatre operations.
Year after year, he climbed the stairs to
his second-floor offices in the Palace Theatre
Building, there to read the tradepress as
first business of the day. "I'd be lost without
a Boxoffice release chart in front of me,"
he would say. "It's the most complete service
in the business."
He had an instinct for manpower. He
hired John D'Amato, then an assistant manager
of the Warner Bros. Embassy, two
decades ago, to manage the Palace, then
and now the circuit flagship. D'Amato
served his Perakos "apprenticeship" at the
Palace, later assuming command of metropolitan
Hartford showcases.
Sons Sf>crie, John and Peter G. jr.. under
their father's tutelage, trekked regularly
around the circuit.
"We've got a good combine," the elder
would say with a grin. "Now we've got to
make it even better!"
David Zucker's Portrayal
Of Chaplin Is Realistic
(Continued from page NE-2)
"impersonating Charlie Chaplin for these
few days has been such a happy exp>erience.
I
almost dread going home nights, taking off
the makeup and putting the pants and coat
back in the trunk. When I do, somehow I
feel a little part of me has died."
A graduate of the University of Massachusetts
(1970) who majored in drama and
the holder of a master of fine arts degree
from Brandeis with drama as a major,
Zucker has had more than a passing interest
in mime; one of his theatrical idols is Marcdi
Marceau.
"I did a term paper once on silent filraj
acting techniques," Zucker told Knccland.;
"Chaplin was in it, of course, but I never!
thought of impersonating him."
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NEW HAVEN
^harles M. Oelrich, division manager, and
Bill Decker, assistant, RKO-Stanley
Warner Theatres, have been given honorary
memberships in Local 273, lATSE, Moving
Picture Operators Union, for "their continuing
cooperative efforts in behalf of organized
labor." Oelrich and Decker have been
in
the industry for more than 30 years.
Harry Feinstein, retired Pittsburgh division
manager, RKO-Stanley Warner Theatres,
was in town visiting his son Harry jr.,
a Yale University sophomore. The older
Harry dropped by at RKO-Stanley Warner
division office. He was zone manager for
Stanley Warner Theatres here some years
ago.
Robert C. Carney, retired RKO-Stanley
Warner Roger Sherman Theatre manager,
has joined the New Haven staff of the
Connecticut State Gambling Commission,
assigned to duties for the state lottery. Carney
was in exhibition for 40 years.
Loews Theatres has joined the reduced
Monday night admission trend; the downtown
first-run College is now charging 99
cents to
bolster attendance for that evening,
traditionally the week's slowest in the territory.
Uniquely, the 99 cents is apphcable
to ladies only!
The Mini-Cine complex, New Haven, is
using an appealing new ad catch-line: "Fine
Motion Pictures Always—Luxurious Mini-
Cines!" . of the General
Cinema Corp.'s Milford Cinema, Connecticut
Post Shopping Center, to a twin cinema
is proceeding right on schedule. The former
L500-seater will now be a two-auditorium
theatre, with overall seating approximately
106 less than previously. A Christmas season
is anticipated opening.
RHODE ISLAND
The concept of booking of "rock" music
oriented motion pictures as an alternative
and supplemental entertainment at the
Palace Theatre (formerly Loew's State),
Providence, is paying off for partners Skip
Cherov and Bruce Goldstein of Leisure
Systems, currently leasing the downtown
showcase from the B.A. Dario interests. The
film programs get a 99-cent admission
charge but the "live" shows are being scheduled
on an escalating boxoffice scale. A
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The latest Rhode Island film industry
corporation to file a certificate of incorporation
with the Secretary of State's office is
Cinematrix, Ltd.. of Providence, listing
Richard Basch, Lawrence Rosenblum, Brian
Heller, Fred Andrews and Frederick Frost
nil as principal officers. There are 1,000
shares, no par common. The company is "to
manufacture, produce and distribute motion
pictures and allied operations."
Elsquire Theatres of America is continuing
its experiment of $1 admission at "Special
Matinees," scheduled for 2 p.m. on Wednesdays
only, at the 4 Seasons Cinema complex,
suburban Providence.
Conn. Police Must Submit
'Obscenity' to a Judge
HARTFORD — A Connecticut
circuit
court judge has remarked that there would
be "as many different standards of what
constitutes obscenity as there are policemen"
if the patrolman on the beat were
allowed to decide for himself just what is
not pornography.
In a ruling last month in an obscenity
case, Judge David H. Jacobs remarked
that Connecticut police must show allegedly
pornographic materials to a judge and
secure a warrant from him before any arrests
or seizures.
"It would simplify the administration of
the law," he said, "if the whole function
(judging what is obscene) could be delegated
to the discretion of law enforcement
officers in the locality involved but if that
were done, there would be as many different
standards of what constitutes obscenity as
there are policemen."
So serious a matter cannot be left to the
determination of law enforcement officers,
said Judge Jacobs.
The judge acted in a case in which a
vendor was arrested and more than $3,000
worth of magazines seized were declared
obscene. The time and place of the incident
were not mentioned in the ruling.
The defendant's attorney asked Judge
Jacobs to suppress evidence on the grounds
that the search-and-seizure procedures were
unconstitutional.
A prosecuting attorney and detectives
walked into the vendor's store, purchased
some magazines, decided they were pornographic
and arrested the man and seized
his
stock.
Judge Jacobs wrote: "This court concludes
that indiscriminate mass seizure of
the magazines violates constitutional requirements
because the fashion by which
the seizure was affected was without any
safeguards to protect legitimate expression.
"Moreover, the procedure which was followed
here not only amounted to a general
search of thousands of titles in the defendant's
stock but also constituted a prior
restraint on any publication that the police
officers determined in their search to confiscate."
HARTFORD
Cperie P. Perakos, vice-president and general
manager, Perakos Theatres Associates,
has a 99-cent admission policy in effect
at PTA's metropolitan Hartford first runs,
the Elm, West Hartford; Cinema I, East
Hartford, and Mall Cinema, Bloomfield, on
Monday nights.
The Keppner-Tarantu! Burnside, East
Hartford (metropolitan Hartford first run),
is running Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m. kiddies
shows, charging 99 cents for all seats.
The husband-and-wife team of Alexander
and Sylvia Stieber, operating the suburban
first-run Avon Twin I-II cinemas, started
an experiment of $1.50 admission for patrons
aged 12 to 16. The regular tab is $2.50.
SBC Management Corp. has booked the
Connecticut premiere of MGM's "The Great
Waltz" into Cinerama, beginning Wednesday
The Urban League Guild
(20) . . . sponsored a showing of Paramount's "Lady
Sings the Blues" at the Perakos Cinema
One, East Hartford. Champagne was served
before show-time . . . Brothers Milton and
Merrill Adams expect a spring completion
on the twin Jerry Lewis cinemas complex
they are building in the Caldor Shopping :
Center, Manchester. Each auditorium will
:
contain 350 seats.
Your BOXOFFICE paragrapher was side-
lined for a week at home after a tooth abscessed
and a gum infection set in . . . The
Farmington Valley Watershed Ass'n sponsored
a
screening of Columbia's "Fat Cit\ '
in Cinema One of the Alexander-Sylvia
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Stieber Avon Twin cinemas I-II . . . The
Perakos Elm, West Hartford, dropped all
weekday matinees except Wednesdays, obviously
pending the scheduling of another
roadshow attraction or blockbuster booking
. . . The Jerry Lewis Cinema, Canton, had
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"special school hour" boxoffice charge of
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$2 for adults, 75 cents for children, during
:;
its booking of Paramount's "The Man."
Bernie and Sy Menschell (brothers) and
associate, attorney John L. Calvocoressci,
report excellent construction progress on
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their Vernon Cine I-II complex, going up at
the junctions of routes 15, 83, 84 and 86,
on the Manchester-Vernon town line. Each
cinema will contain 400 seats. A Christmas >'
season premiere is planned.
NEWHAMPSHIRE^
The $1 adult admission experiment, recently
launched at the Jerry Lewis Twins in
surburban Manchester, seems to be catching
on; the policy is in effect Mondays through
Thursdays. Children are charged 50 cents
at all times at the two cinemas, incidentallv
The Bedford Grove Drive-In, Bedford.
played a triple-feature program, comprised
of "Dracula A.D. 1972," "Crescendo" ;ind
"The House That Dripped Blood."
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There's no doubt about it.
But pollution is a people problem, too.
And the engineers' technological approach
to pollution isn't going to solve
people problems.
Maybe this booklet can help. It lists
some of the things all people can do to
fight pollution. And with all the people
supporting your engineers we'll have a
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For a free copy or a list of bulk rates
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ROUNDABOUT NEW ENGLAND
. By ALLEN M. WIDEM
The 1973 calendar year is fast approaching.
Would it not be in keeping to cite
some chapter-and-verse relative to what
other elements in the American economy
are doing to bolster, boost business, the bolstering,
the boosting in some way or another
applicable, given the necessary thrust
by more venturesome showmen, to 1973 exhibition?
Take, for example, the 95th anniversary
celebration by First Federal Savings Bank,
situated in western Massachusetts. It took
nothing less than full-page ads to herald the
event, offering, among prizes and gifts, an
automobile. "And," enthused the ads, "if you
don't win the Pinto, you can win FREE
one of a number of other fabulous door
prizes—refrigerator with automatic icemaker,
clothes washer and dryer, vacuum
cleaners and oven broilers."
The bank urged Bay Staters to visit bank
branches for servings of apples, cider, cheese
and donuts. Any customer bringing in a new
customer was entitled to a special gift. Exotic
"live" plants were given for any deposit. A
free Eisenhower dollar was provided with a
deposit of $95 or more.
It certainly doesn't take that much imagination
to conjure up a similar pitch for a
motion picture theatre!
The H.P. Hood & Sons organization, Boston,
milk and dairy products firm, is repeating
last year's successful campaign for athletic
equipment to be used in the physical
fitness programs for retarded children in
Boston's public schools.
The milk routemen are looking especially
for ice skates, roller skates, footballs, basketballs,
baseballs, softballs, gloves, bats,
hockey sticks, and tennis and soccer equipment.
The Boston press has taken note of the
Hood gesture and is according the drive deservedly
large-scale free space.
Wouldn't it be a fine move on the part
of a motion picture theatre to provide a
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collection-point for a similar campaign?
Christmas is a time of giving, we're told.
Can't a motion picture theatre be the pivot,
making it even more a vital, vigorous part
of a concerned community?
The wire services carried an intriguing
story out of the small town of Rutland,
Mass., some weeks ago.
A Mrs. Harold B. Janes was quoted as
saying, "You can mail anything as long as
it's got the right postage on it."
She proved this by mailing an unwrapped
but adequately stamped pumpkin to her
granddaughter for Halloween.
The foot-high pumpkin went the 13 miles
between Rutland and 5-year-old Katrina
Janes' home in Rochdale, Mass., and arrived
intact.
The prideful grandmom remarked, "I
wanted her to have that particular pumpkin
and I know she loves to get things in the
mail, just as all children do."
The tab? A mere 50 cents.
Would it not be a corking good idea for
a motion picture theatre to come up with
something demanding wire service attention?
A 50-cent gimmick, true, but attention on
the wire services, despite the on-going turmoil
in 1972's world affairs.
Down in Plainville, Conn., the town's
recreation department sponsored a "Kiddie
Movie" at the Junior High School the other
Saturday afternoon from 1 to 3. The feature
was "The Lone Ranger and the Lost City
of Gold," plus cartoons. The donation was
50-cents and candy was sold.
If memory serves, the late Connecticut
film industry pioneer George LeWitt, father
of Brooks LeWitt, now Hartford division
manager for Esquire Theatres of America,
operated the Strand Theatre in Plainville
many years ago.
The theatre was long ago converted to
other commercial purposes. At times there
was talk of a new theatre to be built and,
just a handful of years ago, the Perakos
family of New Britain, Conn., was thinking
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But what intrigued this
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grapher about the "Kiddie Movie" in Plain-
ville was the apparent desire for a motion 1
picture program in company of
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much in the manner of a theatre audience,
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as opposed to the latter-day youthful viewing
of television programing endlessly on home
grounds.
Is it impossible to push promotion, on a
distinctively local-level for more "kiddie"
attendance in a motion picture theatre?
Working, perhaps, with the more "aware"
parent-teacher organizations, i.e., the bread
of parent-teacher organization that would
like children to get out from the den or
living room television watching and "into
the world," watching a program of decided
quality in a theatre.
The Christmas holiday shopping season
poses considerable challenge: Isn't there a .
buck to be made in lining up merchant
sponsorship of children's shows on weekend
afternoons? Isn't there a buck to be made
in getting parent-teacher organizations to ,
sponsor a special show in a motion picture !
theatre, providing a share of the proceeds i
for the parent-teacher group?
Retailing happens to be a field in constant \
change, as far as "reaching out" for the
mass market is concerned.
We read a full-page ad for the A&P supermarkets
in the Boston Globe the other
morning. A full-page ad, mind you, with
just words, no cuts or illustrations. It caught
our eye. It was "simply" captioned, "Important
... for You!"
The ad cited corporate policy: "Always
do what is honest and fair for every customer."
It included a corporate guarantee:
"A&P offers an unconditional money-back
guarantee. No matter what it is, no matter
who makes it, if A&P sells it, A&P guarantees
it."
A&P assures shoppers: "Low Prices With'
Absolutely No Compromise in Quality!"
It has been years—and we've been writing
for Boxoffice since the late 1930s—since
we spotted a film industry ad-line like "Low
Prices With Absolutely No Compromise in
Quality!"
Is it "beneath" a 1972 motion picture theatre
to incorporate such sound institutional
ad-copy into its year-round promotion? Is
it "beneath" a 1972 motion picture owner
to seek out ideas or imagery, if you will,
designed and dedicated to
assuring the general
public of exhibition's intent to provide
the best, the very best, in product (i.e., motion
pictures) and in service?
Brings Back Kiddies Fare
EAST MILTON, MASS.—The Cinem^
brought back a kiddies film, "Puf 'n' Stuff,'
for recent Saturday-Sunday matinees, distributing
free candy to the first 500 youngsten
on both afternoons.
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Bicycle Matinee Prize
WARWICK, R.I.—The Jerry Lewis Cinfr
ma conducted a drawing for a ten-speec
bicycle in conjunction with weekend chili
dren's matinee programs. Admission was T.
cents for all patrons.
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iTent 47 Achievemenls
And Goals Reviewed
VANCOUVER^The annual meeting of
Western Canada Variety Club Tent 47 of
Vancouver drew a large crowd to the Bayside
Room of the Bayshore Wednesday,
November 15. The affair was chaired by
bhief barker Keith Matthews, who was
flanked by a distinguished group of head
jtable guests.
Following lunch and the introduction of
[those at the head table, the first matter of
3usiness was the presentation of 1973 candidates
for the crew by chairman of the board
Ray Peters, whose committee consisted of
iCen Stauffer and elder statesman Harry
Howard. Elected by acclamation were Peter
Barnett. Jack Barnett, Jack Bain, Bob Bervick,
Steve Flinders, Bryan HoUiday, Earl
3ssery, Erv Levinson, Bob McKenzie, Jim
*eacock and Bryan Rudston-Brown. Chairnan
of the board will be Keith Matthews.
Tribute to a Trio
Ray Peters paid tribute to the efforts of
he following crewmen who, through preslure
of business and other matters, were
inable to stand this year: Abe Feinstein,
larvey McDiarmid and Dawson Exley.
lapt
Touching briefly on the current activities
ofe
)efore introducing the next year's program.
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'Construction activity has begun on Variety's
Treatment Center for Children.
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;gin receiving their treatment and therapy
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jacility on 140th near Townline Road in
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$225,000 to the construction of the
lirst two phases of the multiphase project,
the ninth Sunshine Coach to be put on the
load by the tent goes to the Variety Farm
t Ladner to transport day students. The
Oth graduate of Variety Farm has been
Placed in full-time employment."
To Raise $80,000 More
,
Sun publisher Stu Keate, whose paper aljeady
has contributed $220,000 to the aljiost
$1 million raised by the tent to date,
jnnounced that he had accepted the chal-
:nge from the tent to raise an additional
.80,000 for the Children's Treatment Center
ii Surrey through the Tiny Tim Christmas
iippeal Fund. The money will be used to
;uild a kindergarten and nursery school for
children suffering from cerebral palsy.
In this, the fourth year the Sun has con-
"ibuted to the activities of Tent 47, all came
1^
'^^jaign expenses, such as those for advertisig,
promotion and bookkeeping, will be
bsorbed by the newspaper.
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iTijs year's campaign will start off with
pproximately $3,000 in the kitty, consisting
f $500 from the Sun for openers and
2,500 from this month's "Hawaii in RejewiiO
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jflidl^ |i this there is $100 donated by sports
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New Record by Alberta Convention
A record-breaking number of exhibitors attended the annual convention of the
Motion Picture Theatre Ass'n of Alberta convention, held recently in Jasper, Alta.,
at the Jasper Park Lodge. Shown at the head table, left to right, are Charles Mason,
director of advertising for Odeon of Canada, Toronto; William Soady, general manager
of Universal Films of Canada, Toronto; Mrs. Hector Ross; Hector Ross, convention
chairman; Mrs. Horst Schmid; Hon. Horst Schmid, minister of culture,
youth and recreation for the province of Alberta; George Brovni, host for TV and
radio broadcasters of Alberta; Don Menzies, president of the Motion Picture Theatre
Ass'n of Alberta; Mrs. Menzies; Mrs. Reg Dutton, and Reg Dutton, secretarytreasurer
of the Motion Picture Theatre Ass'n of Alberta.
CALGARY—The annual convention of
the Motion Picture Theatre Ass'n of Alberta
held recently at the Jasper Park Lodge,
Jasper, Alta., was attended by the greatest
number of exhibitors, film distributors and
trade people in the history of the association.
More than 200 registered guests were in
attendance.
Highlights of the convention included
an address by the Hon. Horst Schmid,
minister of culture, youth and recreation;
the presentation of the Alberta "Showman
of the Year" award; discussions and a reaffirming
of the association's stand on
censorship in Alberta, and the election of
officers and directors for the coming year.
Added interest and increased attendance
this year were attributed to the important
discussions which took place regarding the
soon-to-be-announced censorship policies of
the Alberta government. Also adding an
extra day to the convention format for the
first time was a "showarama" workshop,
designed to assist the exhibitor in the proper
and most effective marketing of his film
attractions.
It included presentations by radio, newspaper
and TV people and featured emphasis
on promotion of both new and old attractions
by solid, honest showmanship. The
presentations were made by top men in
their respective fields: Bill Metcalfe, an
executive of the Television Bureau of
Canada, Toronto; C. Haynes, president and
general manager of the Radio Sales Bureau
of Canada, Toronto; Lome Kennedy and
Ted Hall, Southam Press, Calgary; Burt
Taylor, Weekly Newspaper Ass'n of Alberta,
Wetaskiwin; Barry Camon, director
of advertising for Universal Films of
Canada, Toronto; Bill Soady, general manager
for Universal Films of Canada, Toronto,
and Charles Mason, director of advertising
for Odeon of Canada, Toronto.
Great diligence and considerable time and
money were put into the presentation by
the respective media and film companies,
the convention appreciated the effort and
the presentations were enthusiastically received.
The workshop additionally included detailed
examination of the newest in automated
projection equipment and a review
of maintenance practices. Also adding to
the increased attendance this year was an
attractive program for the ladies and the
charter buses from Calgary and Edmonton.
Animation Film Festival
Honors Nat'l Film Board
MONTREAL — The National Film
Board of Canada was honored at the first
USA-International Animation Film Festival,
held at
the Hilton Hotel in New York City
November 1 8-22. Two afternoons of special
NFB screenings were presented during the
event to salute the board for its distinguished
output and innovation in the field of film
animation.
A selection of films from the '40s and
'50s by the NFB's Norman McLaren, who
was present at the festival, were shown Saturday,
November 18, in a salute to the celebrated
film artist. They included such milestones
as "Fiddle-De-Dee," "Begone Dull
Care," the Oscar-winning "Neighbours,"
"Blinkety Blank" and "A Chairy Tale."
These films have won over 60 awards. Also,
a photo exhibit entitled "McLaren at Work"
was on display at the hotel.
The following day a program of awardwinning
animation shorts by a cross-section
of NFB animators was screened. Included
were some of the most recently acclaimed
films, such as "Evolution," "Hot Stuff,"
"Dans la Vie" and "Zikkaron."
Also attending from the NFB were Sydney
Newman, government film commissioner
and chairman of the NFB; Andre Lamy,
assistant film commissioner; Rene Jodoin,
head of the French animation unit, and animators
Andre Leduc, Sydney Goldsmith and
Bob Browning.
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Ernie Jamison Committee Wonts Film
Classification Board in Alberta
CALGARY—After eight months of submissions,
public hearings, study jaunts to
other provinces, etc., the special legislative
committee on censorship in Alberta, headed
by Ernie Jamison (P.C.-St. Albert), has
made its report to the legislature. Now, all
the recommendations will be studied and
debated in this session of the House and.
depending on the acceptance of the proposed
changes, new legislation could be enacted
to implement the new system.
Although most of the changes will affect
the motion picture industry, there are some
aimed at the distribution of printed material.
The most radical—but not unexpected
change will be to drop the present system of
film censorship and replace it with a film
classification board. This board would be
made up of five members and it would view
all films before they were shown in the
province.
It also was proposed that there be four
categories of film ratings: "General," for all
ages; "Adult," for 14 years and over; "Restricted
Adult," for 18 years and over, and
"Restricted Adult X," for 18 years and
over. It also was recommended that children
under three years of age be allowed to attend
films in all classifications.
Under this scheme the theatre owner or
manager becomes liable for prosecution
under Canada's Criminal Code for the exhibition
of obscene movies and charges
could be laid by the police.
The commission also recommended that
each film be shown to movie critics of the
news media and then time allowed for the
critics" reviews to be read by the public
before the picture was shown. This would
give the theatre patrons an opportunity to
become aware of the picture content and
judge whether or not they wanted to view
it.
Apparently no provision was made regarding
financial responsibility for this
aspect of the proposed legislation. All advertising
would be strictly controlled and
would have to conform to the general theme
of the movie rather than emphasize an
isolated episode. The film category must be
prominently displayed and caution "tags"
must warn the prospective viewer that some
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aspects of the picture could be offensive.
Jamison, in an interview outside the
House, said, "We felt the censor board was
being used as a buffer between citizens and
the guy making the money from them (moving
pictures). Well, the guy making the buck
should be prepared to answer to their responsibilities."
He also said that a classification system
"is the only one in which persons who don't
approve of violence and sex in films can lay
a charge" and bring the matter into court
for judgment. There is not much possibility
of frivolous charges being laid in the future
under such regulations but it is likely that a
number of charges could be laid that are not
possible under existing legislation.
Although there is a feeling that the proposed
changes would create a wide-open
situation in Alberta regarding sex and violence
films, Jamison suggested that exhibitors
will choose very carefully before showing
any pictures in order to avoid questionable
film fare and not be liable for any
criminal action that could result in a fine.
De Luxe FP Twin Unit
Unveiled in Edmonton
EDMONTON, ALTA. — Edmonton's
newest entertainment world addition. Famous
Players' Londonderry Twin cinemas,
were opened to the public Friday, November
10. Thursday, November 9, official
ribbon-cutting ceremonies, a reception and
a special show were attended by representatives
of provincial and civic governments,
company officials and approximately 500
invited guests. The Hon. Horst Schmid, minister
of culture, youth and recreation, representing
the government of Alberta, cut the
ceremonial ribbon.
D. Gow, Western vice-president of Famous
Players, represented George Dcstounis,
president of FP.
The impressive main entrance, reached by
a set of grand stairs from the parking lot on
the west side of the shopping center, is set
in a sunken landscaped area. The theatre
sign, visible from street level, is big enough
to carry attractions for both theatres and is
positioned across the entrance.
An atmosphere of warmth and comfort in
top contemporary fashion has been achieved
by the interior decor and design. Inside the
entrance the area is broken into an upper
and lower-level foyer, with an open well on
either side to give an illusion of extra
height. About 20 light fixtures, placed in the
center of these wells, enhance the decor.
A corridor to the left of the upper foyer,
leading to the upper shopping center, is carpeted
and brilliantly decorated. This provides
a warm, sheltered standing area and holding
space for patrons during inclement weather.
Two very unique spiral stairways in the
shape of "ram's horns" flow gracefully and
majestically down to the lower-level foyer.
Located between the spiral stairways is a
30-foot snack bar to serve both theatres.
Off-white, textured plaster on the side
walls and rich, red carpeting on the back
walls give a very modern finish to the interiors.
The seats, which give a combined
capacity of over 1,000, are well-upholstered
and built to give the utmost in comfort to
moviegoers.
Surrounding the massive l6x37-foot
screens are fully automated, off-white
drapes. Modern circular fixtures on the side
walls provide dramatic lighting. Projection
and sound equipment and automation of the
very latest design have been supplied by
General Sound & Theatre Equipment of
Winnipeg.
Architects and consulting engineers were
Abugov & Sunderland of Edmonton and
Calgary.
Opening movies for the twin theatres
were "What's Up, Doc?" in Cinema A and
the double bill of "King Elephant" and
"Edge of the Arctic Night" in Cinema B.
Manager of the cinemas is Glen Birnie.
who also was host for the opening festivities.
A native of Regina, Birnie worked as an
usher at the Capitol Theatre there while
attending high school. His theatre career
began in earnest after graduation, when he
joined FP as a full-time employee. Birnie
has worked his way up through every facet
of theatre business. Before coming to Edmonton
in July to take his present position,
he was in Calgary at the Chinook and the
Palace theatre. Birnie is married and has
one child.
CALGARY
Q,ordon Guiry, Astral Films branch man
ager, went to Saskatchewan recently
visiting at Saskatoon, Prince Albert am
Swift Current. He spent the balance of tb
week in Winnipeg . . . Two drive-in the
atres in Edmonton, the Golden West am
the Sherwood, have closed for the
season.
The Garneau Theatre in Edmonton offei
ed moviegoers a liberal portion of nostalgi
with a "Charlie Chaplin Revue," consistin
of "A Dog's Life," "Shoulder Arms" an
"The Pilgrim" . . . Vern Haraldson, Unite
Artists branch manager, is vacationing anc
with the weather this city is not enjoyinj
it is a very nice time to be able to stj
at home.
Clarence Schneider of the Dixy Theatr
Bashaw, accompanied by his wife and so
was in town recently. Clarence was bool
ing for the theatre, while Mrs. .Schncidi
did some shopping. Early snows held l
harvesting operations in the Bashaw .ire
so no one was spending any money. Wh«
the weather did clear up, everyone was
busy taking off the crops they had no tii
for movies. So, all in all. business has bft
very slow in Bashaw this fall.
The Motion Picture Theatre Ass'n of /
berta, at its recent annual convention
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Jasper, returned its entire slate of executives
to office and made only one change
in its directors. First on its list—and with
unanimous approval—the convention returned
Don Menzies of this city as president
for the upcoming year. Menzies was
credited with untiring efforts on behalf of
the association in its campaign to achieve
reform in censorship and in the Amusements
Act of the province. He also was
credited with the hard work and the imagination
which revitalized the association's
annual meeting and caused it to attract
more delegates and accomplish more for
its members than any other in the history
of the association.
Also returned to office were: vice-president,
Bert Wiber, Edmonton; Northern
vice-president, Tom Fowler, Edson; Southern
vice-president, Hector Ross of this city,
and secretary-treasurer, Reg Dutton of this
city. The slate of directors now includes
Larry Becker, Medicine Hat; Glen Birnie,
Edmonton; Mel Friedman, Edmonton;
Phil May, Edmonton; Brian Mcintosh,
Edmonton; Don Purnell, Red Deer; Bamie
Regan, Edmonton; Fred Varlow, Edmonton,
and from Calgary, Paul Hanner, Fred
Levitt, Jim Moore and Eddie Newman.
called Remem-
Although November 11 is
brance Day in honor of Canada's war dead,
moviegoers here and in Edmonton were
given a wide variety of choices in all-night
film fare Friday, November 10. Locally,
the Cinema Park held an all-night marathon
of "I Love My Wife," "Diary of a
Mad Housewife," "Two-Lane Blacktop,"
"Taking Off" and "The Hired Hand." The
Stampede had a giant dusk-to-dawn holiday
show with "Dagmar's Hot Pants Inc.",
"Swedish Fly Girls," "Wife Swappers,"
"Three in the Attic" and "Moonlighting
Wives." The Sunset showed a holiday marathon
of "Beware My Brethren," "The
Man Who Haunted Himself," "Straw Dogs,"
"I Want What I Want" and "The Grissom
Gang." The Corral gave their patrons "The
Shuttered Room," "Crescendo," "Dracula
A.D. 1972," "The Omega Man" and "The
Curse of Frankenstein." All the drive-ins,
with the exception of the Corral, showed
restricted adult programs and the Corral
was "adult, not suitable for children."
Edmonton's Belmont went with "Willing,"
"Four Times That Night," "Lady Godiva
Rides," "Playmates" and "We Are All
Naked." The Golden West showed a re-
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Fauss and Big Halsy," "Hannie Caulder,"
"The Lawyers" and "The Adventurers."
The Parkland also went with restricted
adult pictures, showing "Twilight People,"
"The Velvet House," "Private Duty Nurse,"
"Group Marriage" and "Night Call
Nurses." The Sherwood had "Elvis on
Tour," "Stay Away Joe," "Speedway,"
"Double Trouble" and "Viva Las Vegas."
The St. Albert offered "Frenzy," "Play
Misty for Me," "Airport," "Two Mules for
Sister Sara" and "Coogan's Bluff." Twin
One had a Clint Eastwood special of "Fistful
of Dollars," "A Few Dollars More,"
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and
"Hang 'Em High." Twin Two showed restricted
adult films with "Mondo Topless,"
"French Without Dressing," "The Stepmother,"
"Shotgun Wedding" and "Sex Is
the Game People Play."
The Odeon Theatre here played a Sunday
matinee of "Shame," featuring Max von
Sydow and Liv Ullmann, in its "Fine Film"
series.
Teny Todd of Astral Films happily announces
the receipt of a check for her
share in Astral's recent drive. Congratulations
and good work, Terry!
Edmonton Capitol Making
Way for Twins, Tower
By MAXINE McBEAN
EDMONTON, ALTA.—The era of the
Capitol Theatre in Edmonton has come to
an end as the building goes under the
wrecker's hammer to make way for a 22-
story tower with twin theatres on the second
floor. The Capitol was in operation 55
years. It opened in 1917 with stageshows
and silent movies, with a pipe organ for
accompaniment. This organ was dismantled
and sold to a church when sound equipment
(in the form of record players) was installed
in 1929. At this time sound was produced
from records that were synchronized with
the film.
The Capitol's next renovation took place
in 1938 when the seating capacity was reduced
from 1,500 to 1,280 and a marquee
was added. At that time the marquee was
called the largest in western Canada and it
was lighted by 2,000 bulbs (snow was
melted off the sidewalk by the heat of the
60-watt bulbs). As an indication of the Capitol's
decline, the bulbs finally were only ten
watts.
Although air-conditioning and modern
sound equipment were added in due course,
the theatre retained the same carpet pattern
for years.
At one time the Famous Players house
was considered to be Edmonton's biggest
and best theatre and, even now. it holds a
unique place in local moviegoers' affections.
Despite the fact that in the '30s movies were
the leading form of entertainment and there
was an abundance of product, Fred Varlow
still ballyhooed his pictures. Fred, himself,
parked in front of the legislative buildings, in
black face, to promote an "Amos 'n' Andy"
feature.
A miniature dinosaur, with a human
"motor," wandered down Jasper Avenue to
advertise a science-fiction thriller. In other
stunts huge bonfires were burned on the
river bank and planes were hired to tow
huge signs across Edmonton skies. Movies
'
usually were shown on one-week runs because
of the quantity of pictures.
Fred Varlow, the last manager of the
Capitol Theatre, began his career as an
usher in the Capitol in 1926 and movies
have been his life ever since. He moved to
the Garneau in Edmonton as manager and
stayed there until 1955. when he was promoted
by FP to manager of the Capitol.
The Capitol will not be done away with
entirely. The Metropolitan Theatre in Winnipeg
will receive the seats. Another FP
j
house will get the sound equipment and
\
projectors to update its operation. The pop i
machines, which are almost new. will be,
sold, probably to a smaller house. Office
i
furniture will be moved to the Strand Theatre,
located just up the street. And. movie
fans in Edmonton will not have long to wait
for the new twin "phoenix" to arise from
the "ashes" of their beloved "Old Cap."
VANCOUVER
£|arle and Daisy Dalgleish have left for a
three-week holiday on Maui, far from
the frenetic hordes on the beach at Waikiki,
leaving booker Roly Rickard to mind the
store at Warner Bros, in their absence
Bellevue's Rick Brandow phoned to rcix',
that "Brandow" is not "Brando"; that he i-
of Dutch, not Italian extraction, and that hisj
San Francisco holiday was a virtual washj
out. His car broke down, his father wan
taken ill and. as a consequence, he saw ver>'
little . . . Immediately after his retun
branch manager Dawson Exiey and his wit,
Dorrie took off for a visit to Southcii
California.
"Oh! Calcutta!", which bowed into a so-sc|
opening at the Stanley, has continued t
grow, with the result that its third week wa
substantially in advance of the previou
one . . . The leading lady of "The Mastci
of Images," Lulu Ulul, has just boo:
awarded the title of "Miss Pacific Palin
drome." The picture, a spoof of the convcni
tional Hollywood scene, had a two-wecl;
world premiere at the Hollywood and thei)
moved into the Surf at Port Coquitlam.
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Special shows were not prevalent over tht
Armistice Day holiday. Only the Odcor;
Westminster Drive-In held a midnight-to
dawn show, featuring a triple bill of "Ilv
HitchHikers," "Brute Corps" and "Wcckcni
Wives." One hardtop, the suburban Eraser
had a double bill of "How 1 Won the W.ii
and "Beach Red." Sunday, November 12
matinees featured "Showboat" at the Frasc
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Five of Edmonton Eight First Runs
Rate on Excellent' Business Level
EDMONTON—Exhibitors here again had
another week of outstanding business, five
of the eight films playing first run grossing
"excellent," one "good" and the remaining
two "fair." In the quintet of "excellent" rat-
1 The
ers was first-week "The Valachi Papers,"
new on the Odeon screen and marquee.
Avenue Without o Stitch (C-P), 7th wk. ..Excellent
Jasper Cinema Year of the Cannibals (Astral) Good
Odeon The Valachi Papers (Col) Excellent
Plaza The French Mistress (C-P);
Concubines (C-P) Fair
Towne Cinema Where Docs It Hurt? (IFD),
5th wk Excellent
Varscona Fiddler on the Roof (UA),
38th wk Excellent
Westmount (A) Fot City (Col) Fair
Westmount (B)—What's Up, Doc? (WB),
1 9th wk Excellent
'Wedding in White' 'Excellent'
Third Week in Toronto
TORONTO—With four new bookings to
enliven the metropolitan playbill, business
here kept to a fairly high level that produced
an "excellent" ("Wedding in White," third
week. International Cinema) and seven
"very good" gross ratings. "Asylum," "The
Valachi Papers" and "The Great Waltz"
bowed before Toronto audiences with "very
good" results but the fourth new picture, "A
Day in the Death of Joe Egg," stumbled to
a "poor" business rating at York I
Carlton The Valachi Papers (Col) Very Good
Coronet The Secretory (Astral); Hot Summer
Week (Astral), 2nd wk Fair
Fairlawn Young Winston (Col), 5th wk. .Fairly Good
Glendale The Great Waltz (MGM) Very Good
Hollywood (North) Sounder (BVFD),
5th wk Very Good
Hollywood (South)— Deliverance (WB),
5th wk Very Good
H,land 2 Frenzy (Univ), 19th wk Poor
International Cinema Wedding in White (C-P),
3rd wk Excellent
Towne Cinema Savage Messiah (MGM), 3rd wk. Fair
University Fiddler on the Roof (UA), 51st wk. .Good
Uptown Everything You Always Wanted to
1
Know About Sex (UA), 1 1th wk Very Good
Uptown 2 Where Does It Hurt? (IFD), 5th wk. Good
Uptown 3 A Separate Peace (Para),
Very Good
3rd wk
Ynge Ayslum (IFD) Very Good
York A Doy in the 1
York 2 Fat City (Col), 4th Death wk of Poor
Poor
Joe Egg (Col) .
"Ehick, You Sucker' Pleasant
Surprise on Montreal Scene
MONTREAL — Odeon Theatres here
struck it rich with "Duck, You Sucker," a
picture that didn't even get off the ground
elsewhere in Canada. Irving Goldsmith
booked the French version of the picture
and to date has had eight weeks of "excellent"
business. "Once Upon a Time in the
West" is in its 16th week and doing very
good business at the (French) Dauphin
Theatre. Since it's a moveover, it isn't listed
below with genuine first-run films but this
picture actually is in its 44th consecutive
week in Montreal for the Odeon circuit.
Business also has been exceptional for revivals
such as "The Gold Rush," likewise
not listed with current first runs.
Atwafer —
I Joe Kidd (Univ), 2nd wk. ...Very Good
Avenue Delivcronee (WB), 6th wk. . Above Average
Capitol Asylum (IFD) Excellent
Cinema—Wedding in White (C-P) Excellent
Cote des Nciges Butterflies Are Free (Col),
t2fh wk Very Good
Foirview I — Frenzy (Univ), 2nd wk Good
Foirview 2 The Godfather (Para),
7»h wk Above Averoge
Loews'—^The Valachi Papers (Col) Excellent
Pcloce—With These Hondi (STE)
Good
Ploce du Canodo Journey (Astrol) Fair
PVM I —The Ruling Clou (BVFD),
2nd wk
Above Average
PVM 2— Slaughterhouse-Five (Univ), 2nd wk. . .Good
Seville The Great Waltz (MGM) Excellent
,
Westmount Lady Sings the Blues (Para) Good
Montreal (French)
Alouette, Granada, Greenview Frisson Vampire
(FM); Requim Vompire (FM), 2nd wk. Good
Arlequin, Papineau Chicago 1929, Jambes en
I'Air (FM) Good
Chomplain Frenzy (Univ), 3rd wk Very Good
Chateau, Versailles Le Dossier Volochi
(Col)
Excellent
Cremazie Fiddler on the Roof (UA),
1 6th wk Very Good
Laval 1 Les Colombes (FM), 9th wk Good
Mercier Duck, You Sucker (UA), 8th wk. ..Excellent
Quebec City
Alouette Hotesse de I'Air iC-P),
6th wk Above Average
Lairet Les Machines du Diable (Astral);
Vertige Tuer (Astral) Excellent
St. Hyacinthe
Maska Hotesse de I'Aire (C-P), 2nd wk. . .Very Good
'Great Waltz,' "Valachi Papers'
Vancouver's 'Excellent' Films
VANCOUVER—Two pictures dominated
boxoffice news here, "The Great Waltz"
bowing in at the Ridge with a new house
record (topping "The Sound of Music" by a
substantial margin) and "The Valachi
Papers" continuing at an "excellent" pace
in its second week at the Vogue Theatre.
"Elvis on Tour" made a "good" showing in
an initial frame at the Orpheum Theatre.
. .
Capitol Where Does It Hurt? (IFD), 4th wk. . . .Good
Denman Ploce Exotic Loves of Casonova (Ind);
Weekend Lovers (Ind) Fair
Downtown The Other (BVFD), 4th wk Good
Eve Love Is a Four-Letter Word (C-^P);
Norma (C-P), 3rd wk Average
Fine Arts The Ruling Class (BVFD), 2nd wk.
Hylond Young Winston (Col), 4th wk
.Good
Good
Odeon Hickey & Boggs (UA), 2nd wk Good
Orpheum Elvis on Tour (MGM) Good
Park ^Fiddler on the Roof (UA), 48th wk Fair
Ridge The Great Waltz (MGM) Excellent
Stanley Oh! Calcutta! (Prima),
3rd wk Above Average
Strand Come Bock Charleston Blue (WB) Fair
Varsity—Slaughterhouse-Five (Univ), 10th wk. ..Good
Vogue The Volochi Ropers (Col), 2nd wk. .Excellent
'The Valachi Papers' Grosses
'Excellent' in Winnipeg Run
WINNIPEG—Patronage ran along at a
substantial level as holdovers generally were
the h)est grossers. Winnipeg's sole "excellent"
rating was produced by "The Valachi Pajjers,"
second week at the Odeon Theatre,
while "very good" marks were built by
"Butterflies Are Free" and "The New Centurions"—both
proven grossers—and newcomer
"The Magnificent 7 Deadly Sins,"
North Star I.
Capitol Concel My Reservation (WB), 2nd wk. .Good
Downtown Love Vio the Side Door (C-P);Love Is
a Splendid Illusion (C-P) Good
Gaiety Morjoe (Phoenix) Average
Garrick I Butterflies Are Free (Col),
8th wk Very Good
Garrick II The New Centurions (Col),
4th wk Very Good
Hylond, King's, Pork American Wilderness
(Ind), 2nd wk Average
North Star I The Magnificent 7 Deadly Sins
(Astrol) Very Good
Odeon The Volachi Popers (Col), 2nd wk. ..Excellent
Polo Park The Ruling Clots (BVFD), 2nd wk. . Good
"The Valachi Papers' 'Excellent'
Calgary
As Newcomer in
CALGARY—-The Valachi Papers" joined
holdovers "What's Up, Doc?", "Slaughterhouse-Five"
and "Fiddler on the Roof" to
form a Big Four of "excellent" business
first runs in the report week, "The Valachi
Papers" being the new screen fare for Uptown
Theatre patrons.
Colgory Place 2—Super Fly (WB), 2nd wk Fair
Grand One—Carry On Loving (Astral) Good
Grond Two Hickey & Boggs (UA), 2nd wk Good
North Hill Cinerama What's Up, Doc? (W8),
1 9th wk Excellent
Paloce Ulzono's Roid (Univ) Very Good
Palli^er Square 1 Slaughterhouse-Five (Univ),
5th wk Excellent
Palliser Square 2 ^Fiddler on the Roof (UA),
34th wk
Towne Cinema Where Does It Hurt? (IFD),
Excellent
6th wk Good
Uptown Th Volochi Papers (Col) Excellent
Westbrook 2 Portnoy's Complaint (WB),
4th wk Fair
600-Seat Hardtop Planned
By Piccadilly Operators
MONTREAL—A four-wall theatre is being
planned for the Montreal area by Sheila
Garfield and Beverlee Gurberg, owners and
Beverlee Gurberg Sheila Garfield
operators of the Piccadilly Theatre, 5025
Sherbrooke St. West. The proposed motion
picture house will have approximately 600
seats, according to Miles. Garfield and Gurberg.
The two young ladies have just completed
their first year in exhibition, having acquired
the Piccadilly in 1971. The very unique
showhouse is the only movie theatre in
Canada owned and operated by women and
Sheila and Beverlee personally handle all the
important functions at the Piccadilly, from
ordering popcorn to booking all the motion
pictures.
In announcing the planned expansion.
Sheila and Beverlee, who noted that they
ended their first year at the Piccadilly "in
the black," expressed their thanks to all the
distributors in the region who were so very
patient and helpful while they were getting
started in
the exhibition field.
Variety 47 Achievements
And Goals Are Reviewed
(Continuing from page K-1)
columnist Jim Coleman, who lately regaled
the Canadian Club with first-time racy memorabilia
from the '30s when he wrote for
the local papers.
The 1973 telethon, which will be held in
the Queen Elizabeth February 10-11, under
the chairmanship of Peter Barnett and produced
by Channel 8 president Ray Peters;
production chief Bob Elliott; barker Rai
Purdy, and James Johnston, is shooting at
a cool one-fourth of a million dollars.
NWP Releasing 'Eroticon'
From Western Edition
HOLL'i'WOOD—New World Pictures
general sales manager Frank Moreno and
Western division sales manager Bill Shields ,
announced that their company will release i
Adelphia Pictures Corp.'s feature, "Eroticon,"
in the 13 Western states.
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Chooting has begun at Studio City here on
"The Neptune Factor," a $1,500,000
underwater adventure feature co-produced
by Quadrant Films of this city, the Canadian
Film Development Corp., Famous Players
and other private backers. This film will star
Walter Pidgeon, Yvette Mimieux, Ernest
Borgnine and Ben Gazzara and is one of the
most expensive feature films ever to be made
in this country. The director is Daniel Petrie,
who also directed "A Raisin in the Sun,"
"The Spy With a Cold Nose" and "The
Bramble Bush." Local designer Jack Mc-
Adam is
responsible for the most technically
complex set ever made in Canada. It includes
a steel replica of a decompression
chamber; a 25-foot reproduction of a minisub
interior; a mock-up of an eight-foot
underwater habitat, and a "ship's deck"
fronting a fully furnished space-age laboratory
complete with a preprogramed computer
and specimen and chemical-testing gear.
Also under construction several miles from
the set is a "sea tank," actually a swimming
pool, and McAdam explained to the press
that this was built to enable shots to be
taken with the same color as exterior scenes
photographed in Halifax and underwater sequences
taken in Freeport in the Bahamas.
Also called in on the project is Hollywood
special effects man Bill Hansard, who
worked on "Skyjacked" and other tricky
films. The pool will be donated to the village
of Woodbridge when the film has been completed.
Gordon Stulberg, Toronto-born president
of 20th Century-Fox, was in town to attend
a press conference given by Broadway producer
Hillard Elkins. Stulberg told the
media that his company is interested in having
more films made in this city, "considering
the aggressiveness of the government, the
willingness of unions to work and the number
of good post-production laboratories."
Famous Players managers across Canada
recently have completed several "Bonus
Award" promotions. Many of these were for
"Bedknobs and Broomsticks" campaigns.
Paul Natale at the Lincoln in St. Catherines
arranged a coloring contest, with entry
forms going out to all the elementary schools
in the vicinity. Ken MacKenzie at the Paramount
in Saint John, N.B., arranged for a
Nabisco display to be set up in his lobby and
a successful Flying Stars promotion at his
candy bar. Wilf Runge at the Capitol in
Moose Jaw had an attractive display set in
a nearby music company and also arranged
for a newspaper coloring contest. Nigel
Empett at the Chinook in Calgary, Alta.,
devised a record-breaking campaign which
included a "first ever" pet cat contest. Greg
MacNeil, while assistant manager at the
Paramount in Halifax, N.S., arranged a successful
campaign which included a radio
contest and an attractive Nabisco lobby display.
Lloyd Demyen, assistant manager of
the Broadway in Regina, Sask., arranged an
excellent "Snoopy, Come Home" campaign
which included a coloring contest and a
splendid lobby display. Another fine
"Snoopy, Come Home" campaign was completed
by Paul Natale at the Lincoln in
St.
Catherines, which included the distribution
of attractive bookmarks through the local
public library and a Snoopy-clad girl who
met the children at matinees. Assistant manager
Bill Hamilton at the Capitol in Regina,
Sask., executed a fine "Prime Cut" campaign
which included a drawing contest and
a large display in a "mod" clothing store.
D. Dear, manager of the Grant Park Cinerama
in Winnipeg, Man., suggested to the
local mall's merchants' association that the
annual fall fashion show be held at the theatre,
with local merchants donating many
door prizes.
Martin Bockner, president of Astral Communications,
announces the appointment of
Brian Bingham as national sales manager of
Astral Films, the company's theatrical distribution
division. Bingham previously had
divided his responsibilities between Astral
35mm distribution and Deerfield Investments,
the company's exhibition arm. Said
Bockner, "We feel that the company will be
strengthened by having Bingham devote 100
per cent of his efforts to 35mm distribution,
which is our most important source of revenue."
The Downtown, Twinex Century's Yonge
Street action house, has been closed . . .
United Artists' "Fiddler on the Roof" has
completed a full year's run at the University
and will close its successful run here before
Christmas . . . Approximately 500 members
of the local black community are being recruited
for work in Columbia's "The Last
Detail," now in production here. The film is
to star Jack Nicholson.
VANCOUVER
(Continued fromp page K-4)
and "Julius Caesar" at the Varsity. It was
business as usual in the Famous Players
houses—nothing extra . . . Odeon continued
its James Bond festival with a double bill of
"Thunderball" and "You Only Live Twice"
in the Coronet, Odeon North Vancouver and
Westminster drive-ins.
The special screening held in the Ridge
prior to the opening of "The Great Waltz"
drew many of the old-timers on the local
distribution and exhibition scene—Charles
and Alma Ramage, for so long associated
with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the first
release of the picture; Myron and Eve
McLeod, whose operation of the Patricia
goes back to the silent days; Earle and
Daisy Dalgleish, with Warner Bros, for
many years, and Walter McFarlane and his
daughter, whose family opened the Ridge
25 years ago. The screening was set up by
MGM's Hilda Cunningham, who flew in
from Toronto for the promotion, and the
local FP head office. The large invitational
crowd represented a cross-section of the
many-faceted ethnic groups in this city and
most went out humming the familiar tunes.
OTTAWA
^Janager Bert Brown, in his true professional
style as a showman, was at his
best in his promotional program for the
opening of the domestic production, "Wedding
in White," in the Famous Players
Capitol Square triplex. The film was the
winner of three Canadian Film Awards, including
best feature film of the year. A
capacity crowd in the largest of the Capitol
theatres attended the prerelease invitational
screening Thursday evening, November 16,
to give enthusiastic endorsement of the
William Fruet production, with Brown
introducing the producer who, in turn, presented
Doris Petrie, who had captured the
award for best supporting actress for her
role in this picture. The regular run started
the next day.
Canadian Picture Pioneers scheduled a
general meeting of officers and members
November 29 at Toronto, for which there
was an Ottawa angle—the attendance by
an executive representative for a number
of years, Bert Brown, manager of the FP
Capitol Square theatres here. The tip-off
was that he would be suitably honored . . .
When the Canadian Parliament gets down
to business after the recent federal elections,
it is promised that, in view of numerous
obscenity cases in courts, involving films
and stageshows, the House of Commons
will move for adoption of a standard legal
basis for such accusations across the country
as a guide for all concerned, including
police and censors.
A stock market survey of cable TV developments
in Canada has indicated stiff
competition for film theatres. It was reported
that revenue of cable companies
would advance from $55 million in 1970 to
more than $1.05 billion in 1980. For the
ten-year period it was estimated that the
number of households served would increase
from 21.5 per cent to 70 per cent
. . . Starting with a redevelopment program
in late 1973, FP will have a high-rise office
building for its Toronto headquarters, it is
announced. Plans call for a tower of 30
floors on the present site at 100 Bloor St.
West, Toronto, the accommodation to be
shared by other firms . . . The opera division
of the Canadian government's National
Arts Centre here had a complete
sellout for a three-day film engagement of
a program called "In Search of Paradise,"
a Worldarama screen festival, reserved-seats
being sold in advance at $1.50 each.
Elkin Productions has been incorporated
here as a Canadian film company for moviemaking.
The principals are Hillard Elkins,
formerly of London; his wife actress Claire
Bloom, and Gordon Stulberg of 20th Century-Fox,
New York. Elkins already has
made "Alice's Restaurant" and other features
. . . For its club shows, the Nation.il
Film Theatre screened "Taste of the Black
Earth," from Poland, on a Thursday even
ing, while the Sunday night feature was
"Forbidden Games," from France.
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THE GUIDE TO i BETTER BOOKING AND B U S I N E S S B U I L D I N G
Exhibitors Offered Swiss Vacation
For Best Promotion of George!'
Distributor Sol Fried, president of Capital Productions in Hollywood, addressed
Los Angeles area theatre managers before their houses showed Capital's "George!"
Pried made the boys an offer they could hardly refuse: Do a good promotion job
and we'll give you a free trip to Switzerland.
"From what I've seen, our theatre managers—the
men and women who actually
have contact with the moviegoers—are too
often left out of the planning stages in
film promotions," observed Sol Fried,
president of Capital Productions in Hollywood.
So when Fried's company charted out
an exploitation scheme for its G-rated
"Georgel" prior to the movie's Los Angeles
35-house engagement, the big push began
with local managers.
They were invited to a cocktail luncheon
at Hollywood's Fogcutter Restaurant, where
a special banquet room was decked out with
"George!" balloons, publicity displays, stills
and ad designs.
Brief pep talks were made by Fried and
Capital executives, Lou Peralta, who handles
sales, and Jack Ong, who carries out advertising/exploitation.
Then Fried surprised his guests by announcing
that the one who conducted the
most impressive individual promotion in
conjunction with exhibiting "George!"
would be awarded a pair of free Air Canada
tickets to Switzerland, where the film was
shot.
Consequently, Los Angeles cinema marquees
and lobbies almost instantly were put
into action. Patrons of shopping centers
that had "George!" theatre tenants found
themselves the recipients of handbills and
colorful balloons a week ahead of the opening.
At one theatre, these materials were
passed out by employees in shaggy dog
costumes representing the movie's star, a
250-pound St. Bernard. Another enthusiastic
manager conducted a Sunday afternoon
sneak of the movie, called in his local
press and managed to have it all supported
by a three-hour live radiocast right in front
of the theatre.
G-Rated Triple Bill Clown
Draw Large Kiddie Trade
How
do you promote three family films
that have been first run, subnm, rerun and
reissued in your area and still show a profit
at
the boxoffice?
If you're Florida exhibitor C. E. "Bud"
Trimble, you find a costume shop in the St.
Petersburg area and rent a clown costume.
Then you hire a young college student to
wear the outfit and hand out candy and
gifts to the children as they enter the theatre.
At intermission time during the two-day
kiddie program, the clown was back on duty
at the concession stand to pass out more
candy and gifts— giving a big boost to concession
sales.
Incidentally, the program consisted of
eight cartoons and three vintage films:
"Francis" (1949), "Feudin", Fussin' and A-
Fightin'" (1948) and "Did You Hear the
One About the Traveling Saleslady" (1968)
—all of which have made the rounds on TV,
too.
Says
"Bud," "We had a good turnout at
the boxoffice and excellent trade at the concession
stand. It just proves that a program
handled with showmanship is beneficial to
the theatre and to
the management."
St. Bernards in Southern California?
Theatre managers found 'em, and the
thoroughbreds made TV appearances,
barked on radiocasts and stopped traffic
in promotions for Capital Production^
"George!" which is about a 250-
pound Saint Bernard. All for a managers'
contest in which the best promo
idea won the idea man a trip to
Switzerland.
A student dressed in a clown outfit
gave added impetus to C. E. "Bud"
Trimble's triple feature for youngsters.
BOXOF7ICE Showmandiser :: Dec. 4, 1972 — 169

John Pritchard Wins $1000 Prize
For Campaign on Boxcar Bertha'
Buren A. Eidson, Martin
Theatres district manager
(I.), presents the $1,000
first-prize check to John
L. Pritchard, Martin's city
manager in Oxford, Miss.,
for his outstanding promotion
of American International
Pictures' "Boxcar
Bertha."
Pre-Halloween Bally
Gets 'Grave' Results
Costumed ghouls, a giveaway of two
tombstones (life-sized?) and a three-dimensional
skeleton all played a part in Al
Dillard's "kick off" of his gruesome pre-
Halloween Marathon, which turned out to
be his drive-in's biggest promotion in the
past
ten years.
Dillard, manager for Commonwealth
Theatres' Midway Drive-In in Junction City,
Kas., "plotted" his campaign three weeks
in advance of the horrifying playdate with
lurching ghouls "passing away" heralds in
the downtown business area.
ed-
A well-thought-out, thoroughly detailed
campaign from start to finish was responsible
for John L. Pritchard winning the
$1,000 first prize in American International
Pictures' best promotion contest for "Boxcar
Bertha."
Pritchard, city manager for Martin Theatres
in Oxford, Miss., began setting up his
plans well in advance of the film's engagement
at the Cinema 6 Theatre with an
outline of an eight-faceted promotion.
The first step involved the selection of
Diane Davidson, University of Mississippi
student and model, to represent "Bertha."
Then Capt. G. A. Lyles of the Oxford
Police Department agreed to participate in
a mock arrest of "Bertha" as she arrived
by train carrying 10 antique guns. A fullpage
picture story in the Oxford Eagle
chronicled "Bertha's" capture, booking.
fingerprinting and eventual detention in a
police cell.
A tie-in was arranged with a local discount
store for a "Boxcar Bertha Bargain
Bonanza," a special sale in place of the
store's usual July 4th celebration. The event
was broadcast by Radio Station WSUH
from the front of the discount chain's downtown
store. In addition to heralds and radio
spots highlighting the occasion, there was a
special radio contest for WSUH's listeners
to call in and identify "Boxcar Bertha,"
who was somewhere on the streets in Oxford.
Winners were awarded free passes to
the
film.
Pritchard's efforts—along with those of
his staff—resulted in the top promotion for
"Boxcar Bertha" throughout the entire
Southeast and his receipt of the No. 1 prize
—$1,000!
The climax to Dillard's efforts came the
Friday and Saturday nights of the marathon
when, at "the witching hour" (midnight,
that is), the tombstones were awarded
to the "lucky" recipients. At the concession
center, a skeleton gazed lifelessly as patrons
dunked for apples and gobbled free candy.
An added "bonus" was the distribution of
ten per cent-discount coupons for a real
tombstone, courtesy of a local monument
firm.
"Boxcar Bertha" (Mississippi Univ. student Diane Davidson) passed out heralds
promoting the film throughout the city of Oxford. Gibson's discount chain participated
in the "Boxcar Bertha" campaign with a special sale, a broadcast from
the store and a series of radio spots.
Manager Seeks Means of
Community Involvement
As part of a continuous and determined
effort to keep the Twilite Drive-In Theatre
in Saginaw. Mich., recognized as an interested
and active member of the community,
manager Ferris Arnold is always on the
lookout for new ways to become involved.
One such program was used three times
during the past summer. The theatre helped
different community groups to raise funds
for their organizations by allowing them to
wash customers' car windows before the
show started. A cheerleader group from a
local high school, for example, washed windows
one hour a night for three nights and
raised nearly $200 to pay for expenses incurred
by going to cheerleaders' school.
Reports Arnold, "obviously, this program
is not only very beneficial to the groups involved
but is also very well received by our
customers. Some donated as much as two
dollars to have their windows washed."
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MSC members responded enthusiasticalh
to "Sounder" (20th-Fox). October's Blue
Ribbon Award winner, many citing it as
"the best family film of this—or any other
—year." Runnerup spot went to another
20th-Fox film, "When the Legends Die,"
which-—while it garnered a large number
of votes—elicited very few remarks.
On their ballots, members made the following
observations:
"Sounder"
"Sounder" is my selection. It is one of the
most heartening and beautiful films to come
along in many years. It shows the love and
resf)ect a family can have for each other.
Mrs. John A. Dobbins, San Antonio MPC
... I enjoyed this very simple story. Radnitz
has a winner.—Harry M. Curl, NATO of
best.—Leo Ler-
Ala., Birmingham . . . The
man, Mademoiselle Magazine, NYC ... At
last, a really moving and touching film about
a real family. It deserves everyone's patronage.—James
L. Limbacher, Dearborn
Press ... A splendid production, but a
difficult
one to tell people about.—Howard
Pearson. Deseret News, Salt Lake City.
Again, this month, the list is not only not
family fare, but mostly junk—with one exception.
"Sounder" does not deserve to be
put on the same list with those others.
"Sounder" is, perhaps, one of the most sensitive,
beautiful, moving movies of this or
any year. The acting, photography, direction
—in fact, overall, it is e.xcellent. Apart from
its excellence, it is truly family fare. I cannot
say that there is one group of people
any age, any color, any economic group
that cannot appreciate this film. I would not
only give it the Blue Ribbon for the month,
but the Blue Ribbon for the year.—Mrs.
Donovan C. Moore, Greater Detroit MPC.
What a joy to see a film that captures the
love and respect a family can have for each
other. May Radnitz give us many more films
of this calibre.—Mrs. Douglas Godfrey,
Marin MP&TVC, San Rafael, Calif. ... A
black film that doesn't need the word "exploitation"
after it.—Bruce H. Petri, Fond
du Lac Reporter . . . Excellent.—Bemadette
Dolan. IFCA. Brooklyn . . . "Sounder" by
far than anything else on the list.—Wayne
Allen, State Journal-Register, Springfield,
111.
. . . Enjoyed "Sounder." Hope it is a
commercial success.—Dorothy A. Pearsall
Staten Island BFC.
Not a moment's hesitation this time.
"Sounder" is soundest!—Sister Bede Sullivan,
Univ. of Toronto . . . Very good picture.—Mrs.
Leslie T. Barco, Greater St.
Louis BFC . . . "Sounder" is good, but hardly
inventive. If we hadn't had this awful
army of bad black films, "Sounder" might
go unnoticed, but it is the only lovely light
in a very black movie world currently and
I recomm.end it to all moviegoers who enjoy
truth, taste and true talent upon the screen
—Al Shea, WDSU-TV, New Orleans . . .
Sorry! None on this list is worth anything,
not even "Sounder." which is an old-fashioned
tearjerker.—Bert Reisfeld. Austria,
Switzerland. Germany Press.
"When the Legends Die"
"When the Legends Die" is one of the
outstanding films of the year. Richard Wid-
BOXOFFICE Showmandiser ;: Dec. 4, 1972
gounder" is a superb family film and
desening of complete support by
all. Particularly impressive is the work
of actress Cicely Tyson and the musical
scoring. Sound the trumpets for this one
when it comes time for the awards!
Don Leigh McCulty, W. Va. Theatrical
Services, Clarksburg.
"Sounder": Wonderfully warm and human
story. Young Kevin Hooks gives
a convincing performance. "When the
Legends Die": Worthy of mention.
Mrs. CM. Stewart, Soroptimist Club
of Lincoln.
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I held off returning this card until
"Fat City" opened here in Los Angeles
and now I'm sorry I did, because I can't
decide between if and "Sounder." Just
when everyone thought John Huston
was near the bottom of his downward
slide, he snaps back with an important
film like "Fat City." And just as we
were about to consign Bob Radnitz to
the Disney school of near-worthless
family films, he produces a strong and
moving stor> like "Sounder." There's
not a bad performance in either of these
finely written and executed films, each
of which explores the situation of people
caught up in overwhelming circumstances.
In one case the circumstances
have been created by the characters
themselves, while in the other the characters
have no alternative. We can learn
from both, and that's what makes these
two films important.—William J. Knittie
jr., KXLLI-FM, syndicated reviewer,
Venice, Calif.
* * •
"Sounder" and "Fat City" are superb,
quality films. "The Ruling Class " is not
for all tastes.—Jerry Krupnick, Newark
Star-Ledger.
* • *
"Sounder" is entertainment for everyone.
Its veiled message is absorbing and
fascinating.—Virginia R. Collier, Washington,
D.C., MP&TVC.
* * *
Some pretty good film fare: "Return
of Sabata," very interesting; "The Ruling
Class," excellent, and "Four Flics
on Grey Velvet" is just a great film.
Ralph L. Smith, Examiner-Enterprise,
Bartlesville, Okla.
* * *
These entries look like pre-Easter releases.
Tough on exhibitors!—Fred
Souttar, independent, Kansas City.
mark performs one of his best roles and
Frederic Forrest is superb. Everything about
this film seems perfect.—Kim Larsen, Billings
Gazette . . . "Legends" drags aft^r 30-
40 minutes, but many moments are excellent,
nonetheless.—Dan Dunkelberger, Oral Roberts
Univ., Tulsa.
"Sounder," of course, should win your
Blue Ribbon Award. However, "When the
Legends Die" is one of the most potent and
poignant movies of its genre. It cannot be
— 171 —
I
compared to "A Man Called Horse," and
I
yet it must be. Frederic Forrest is a find,
i and Widmark a winner.—Carole Kass, Rich-
1 mond Times-Dispatch.
I "When the Legends Die" moves with a
nice feeling for the desperation
j
of the Amer-
[
ican Indian today and is intriguing sociologically
as well as cinematically.—Doug Smith,
Buffalo Courier Express.
Miscellaneous
Fat City: Welcome back to America, John
Huston. My vote goes to "Fat City." We
need more class films like this.—Guy H.
Giampapa, WNAC-TV, Boston , . . A realistic
and fascinating look at human dreams,
the anatomy of failure and the sleazy side
of boxing. Good direction by John Huston
and a splendid performance by Stacy Keach.
—Earl J. Dias, New Bedford Standard-
Times , . . Top-grade Huston (than which
nothing could be finer)!—Archer Winsten,
N.Y. Post . . . Not for the family, but a fine
film, nonetheless.—Tom McElfresh, Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Also liked "Fat City" for Stacy Reach's
performance. It used to be glamour, now
it's talent. But actors still carry pictures,
despite directors' and authors' disclaimers
to the contrary.—Carole Kass, Richmond
Times-Dispatch ... A brilliant description
of the fistdom world. Keach is great.—Art
Preston, teacher. Portland, Me. . . . The Huston
touch.—Allen M. Widem, Hartford
Times . . . Fine dramatic achievement.
John P. Recher. NATO of Md., Baltimore.
Cancel My Reservation: As usual. Bob
Hope is funny and entertaining. Many of
these films for October have not made the
rounds here, but there is always "Hope" in
Bob!—Charles A. Fisher, Central Cinema
Co.. Overland Park, Kas. . . . Fine for kids
and Bob Hope fans, but the discriminating
viewer will be very disappointed.—^Tony E.
Rutherford, WMUL-TV, WCMI Radio,
Huntington. W. Va. . . . As for "Cancel My
Reservation," ugh! Without its star it would
be Hope-less; with him, make that a small
"h."—Doug Smith. Buffalo Courier Express.
The Ruling Class: There are many firstrate
performances in "The Ruling Class,"
mainly by the principals—Arthur Lowe,
Coral Browne, Alastair Sim and O'Toole.
I'd like to see them all at least nominated
for Oscars, especially the first three. O'Toole
has been better, but I liked his work here.
Don Leigh McCulty. W. Va. Theatrical Services,
Clarksburg ... A perfect example of
forcing someone to society's "normal." Even
if you don't like the film, the sets are
superb!!! — Barbara Warren, publicity,
Brookline, Mass.
Hickey & Boggs starts off as a small sputter,
then comes to a dead stop. The film is
extremely confusing. Unfortunately, the
poor viewer is expected to somehow unravel
the plot of this very sluggish film.—Tony
E. Rutherford, WMUL-TV. WCMI Radio,
Huntington, W. Va. . . . Bob
Culp's talents
come to the fore and Cosby—as always
is excellent. A well-done motion picture.
Walt Reno. KORK Radio, Las Vegas.
"Sounder" Hearsay
Missed the screening of "Sounder." but
judging from my previous conversation with
Robert Radnitz, I'd say that his film philos-
ophy deserves a first-place vote!—Holly
Spence, Sunday Journal & Star, Lincoln . . .
"Sounder" gets a vote by default, on the
basis of reviews by reviewers I respect.
—Doug Smith, Buffalo Courier Express.

BOXOFFICE
BAROMETER
This choit records the performance of current ottractions in the opening week of thek first mat In
the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than five engagements ore not listed. As new runs
are reported, rotings are added and averages revised. Computation is in tenns of percentage in
relation to normal grosses as determined by the theatre managers. With 100 per cent as "normal,"
the figures show the gross rotings above or below that mark. (Asterisk * denotes combinotioa bills.) ^d-
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An interpretive analysis of lay and tradcpr^ss reyicwj. Running time It In parentheses. The plus ond minus
signs indicate degree of merit. Listings cover current reviews regularly. © is for CincmaScope; (g Ponavision;
S) Techniromo; ;f Other Anamorphic processes. Symbol U denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; All
films are in color except those indicated by (b&w) for black & white. Motion Picture Ass'n (MPAA) ratings:
gS—General Audiences; PG—All ages admitted (parental guidance suggested); R,— Restricted, with
persons under 17 not admitted unless occomponied by parent or adult guardian; (X—Persons under 17 not
admitted. National Catholic Office for Motion Pictures (NCOMP) ratings: A1 — Unobjectionable for General
Patronage; A2—Unobjectionable for Adults or Adolescents; A3— Unobjectionable for Adults; A4—Morally
Unobjectionable for Adults, with Reservations; B—Objectionable In Port for All; C—Condemned. Broadcasting
and Film Commission, National Council of Churches (BFC). For listings by company, see FEATURE
CHART.
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AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX
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4498 Utt of thi Rid H*t
Lovers (98) C Para 6-19-72 PG A3 H +
Late Spring (Banshun)
(107) Melo (biw) ..New Yorker 9- 4-72 Al + -f
Legend of Horror
(80) Ho (b&w) Ellman P-11-72 El ±
4541 Limbo (112) D Univ 11-20-72 PG +) tt
4500 Littit Ark, The (101) (g) D NGP fi-26-72 SS A2 -^ +
4515 Little Mother (90) ....Audubon 8-21-72 El + +
4493 U Living Free (88) Ad Col 6- 5-72 63 Al -}- +
Liords, Tht (lOO) Melo ....Galctu 7- 3-72 ±
4522 Love Me Deadly
(92) Ho Cinema National 9-U-72 IB
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Love (Szerelem)
(92) D (b&w) George Gund 10-16-72 +
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Mad Lo.e (252) D New Yorker 11-27-72 -f -f
4514 Magnificent Seven Ride!, Thi
(100) W UA 8-14-72 PG A3 + -
4506 Man. The (93) D Para 7-17-72 S A2 -f +
4491 Man With 2 H«ds, The
(80) Ho MIshkin 5-29-72 PG +
yMarjoe (88) Doc Cinema 5 8- 7-72 PG A3 +f +
4543 Mechanic, The (95) Ac UA 11-27-72 PG A3 -f ±
4518 Melinda (109) My MGM 8-28-72 EC ± ±
Money Talks (87) Doc-C UA 8-21-72 PG A2 + +
Morning After, The
(78) Sex My Mature 9-18-72 ±
Muthers, The
(74) Sex Melo . .Hollywood Cinema 10- 2-72 ±
—N—
4504 Napoleon and Samantht (92) Ad BV 7-10-72 SI Al -f-
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Nashville Story, The (70) . . Doc Davis 5-22-72 Q| ff
4533 Necromancy (82) Ho CRC 10-23-72 PG A3 ± —
4511 New Centurions, Tht
(103) ® Or Col 8- 7-72 El A4 -f ±
4512 Night Call Nurses
(SO) CD New World 8- 7-72 B -f
Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave,
The (100) ® Sus-Ho Phase One 8- 7-72 la C ± —
4517 Night of the Cobra Woman
(85) Ho New World 8-28-72 e ±
4SJ7 Night of the Lepus
(89) SF-Ho MGM 7-24-72 PG A2 -|- -
4502 Now You Sit Him, Now You Don't
(88) C BV 7- 3-72 a Al + +
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(105) Sex Satire Cinemation 11-13-72 C +
4497 Other, The (100) (g) Sin ..20tli-Fox 6-19-72 PG A3 H
4527 Outside In (90) D ..Harold Bobbins 10- 2-72 |BI +
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4497 Parades (95) D CRC-GSF 6-19-72 El A3 ±
4505 Pickup on 101 (93) Melo AlP 7-17-72 PG A3 -|-
4499 Pied Piper, The (90) Hi Para 6-26-72 BS A2 ±
4506 Place Called Today, A (103) D Emb 7-17-72 (gi C ±
4531 Play It as It Uys (101) D Univ 10-16-72 H A4
4486 0l'lay It Again, Sam (86) C ..Para 5- 8-72 PG A3
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4487 Ple»e Don't Eat My Mothtrl
(96) Sex C Boxoffice Int'l 5-15-72 #
4543 Poor Albert & Little Annie
(88) Sus Europix 11-27-72 E] -f
4518 Pope Joan (132) ® Col 8-28-72 PG A4 +
4502 Portnoy's Complaint (101)

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ACE INTERNATIONAL
©Stock Car Racing With Joy
(90) Ac. Sep 72
Joy WIlltersoD, Tony Cardoza
Beast of Yucca Flats Ho.
Tor Johnson
Night Train to Monde-Fine ..Ac.
John Cairadine
©Outlaw Riders (86) Cycle..
Bryan "Sormy" West, Lindsay
Cro:.b)
AQUARIUS RELEASING
©Belinda (83) ..Sex Melo..Sep72
Melinda Forrest, Paul Tobors
Daughter
©Lady Zazu's
(73) C. Sep 72
Dolly Sharp, Fred Zotts
AUDUBON FILMS
©Little Mother (90) ..D.. Aug 72
Christine Kruger, Siegfried Rauch
JOSEPH BRENNER & ASSOC.
©The Virgin Witch
(91) D..Jun72
Ann Michelle, Patricia Haines
CAPITAL
©George! (86) C. Sep 72
Marshall Thompson, Jack Mullaney
CINEMA 5
©The Trial of the
Catonsville Nine (85) D.. May 72
Gwen Arner, Ed Flanders
©OMarJoe (92) Doc. Aug 72
©The Policeman (87) C.
Shay K. Ophir, Zaharia Harifal
DONALD DAVIS PRODUCTIONS
©The Nashville Story
(70) Doc. May 72
Roy Acuff
©Here Comes That Nashville
Sound (84) CM.. Oct 72
Randy Boone, Sheb Wooley
DIMENSION PICTURES
©Doberman Gang (87) ..Ac..Jun72
Byron Mabe, Julie Parrlsh
Group Marriage (..) ...D.. Jul 72
Aimee Eccles, Victoria Vetri
DISTRIBPIX
©Space Love (73) Jun 72
©Dynamite (75) Sex C. Aug 72
Monica Rivers, Steve Gould
ELLMAN ENTERPRISES
©Illusions
(104) Compilation. .Jun 72
©Tarzana, the Wild Girl
(••)
A..Jun72
Ken Clark, Franca Poleselio
©Diabolic Wedding (84) Ho. .Jul 72
Margaret O'Brien
(In combination with)
Legend of Horror
(80) (b&w) Ho. .Jul 72
Karin Field
©The Mad Butcher (..) Ho.. Jul 72
Victor Buono, Karln Field
©Annahelle Lee (90) ..Ho.. Aug 72
Margaret O'Brien
ENTERTAINMENT VENTURES
©The HitchHikers (93) D.. Apr 72
Misty Rowe, Norman Klar
©Dirty Lovers (80) D.. May 72
©The Big Snatch (77) ..D.. Jun 72
Rita Book. Tracy Handfuss
©The Suckers (83) D.. Jun 72
Barbara Mills, Richard Smedley
©The Adult Version of Jekyll
& Hyde (85) D.. Jul 72
©The Erotic Adventures of
Zorro (104) Sex C. Aug 72
Douglas Frey, Robyn Whitting
FILM VENTURES INT'L
©Boot Hill (92) ® ...W. .Jul 72
Terence Hill, Woody Strode
©The Warriors Ac. .Nov 72
Mark Damon, Barbara O'Nell
FUTURAMA INrL
©The Dolls Head (89) ...May 72
Roy Jensen, Eve Joscio
©House of Pleasure (92) ..May 72
Margaret Lee, Terry Torday
©The Cat That Ate the Parakeet
(82) Jun 72
Madelyn Keen, Phillip Pine
©Didn't You Hear? (82) ..Jun 72
Dennis Oiristopher, John Kauffman
©Like a Crow on a June Bug
(94) Jun 72
Slmore (Jrlffeth. Beverly Powers
GAMALEX ASSOC.
OKetp Off
My Grass
(90) CD.. May 72
Ulekey Dolein, Otrr Wood
GENENI FILAAS
©Chlldrtn Shouldn't Play With
Dead Things (101) ..Ho. May 72
Alan Onmby, Valerie MwKhei
MISCELLANEOUS
Rel. Date
GENERAL FILM CORP.
©Bonnie's Kids (105) ..Cr..Sep72
Tiffany Boiling, Steve Sandor
©Sugar Cookies D .
Monique Van Vooren, George
Shannon
GROUP 1
FILMS, LTD.
©The Depraved ( . ) D .
Dec 72
. .
Gerard Moulet, Cassandra French
©The Runaway (95) ..Sex.. May 72
Gllda Texter, William Smith
©Room of Chains (. .) ..D.. Dec 72
Allison Taylor, Frank Martin, Karen
Thomas
©Up Your Alley (..) ..C Dec 72
Frank Corsentino, Haji
©Pepper & His Wacky Taxi
(..) C..Jan73
John Astin. Frank Sinatra jr.,
Jackie Gayle, Alan Sherman
HALLMARK RELEASING
©Mark of the Devil (90) Ho. .Apr 72
Herbert Lom. Olivera Vuco
©The Last House on the Left
(91) Melo..Nov72
David Hess, Lucy Grantham
©Born Black D.
HEMISPHERE PICTURES
©The Swingin' Pussycats
(..) Sex. .Jul 72
©Tessa (90) Jul 72
Siizy Kendall. Frank Finlay
©Revenge (90) Sep 72
Joan (Collins, James Booth
HOLLYWOOD CINEMA ASSOC.
©Country Girl
(65) Sex Melo..Apr72
Marie Campbell, Jean Wilson
©The Muthers
(74) Sex Melo..Apr72
Marsha Jordan, Kathy Williams
HOWCO INT'L
Dirty Dan's Women
(90) My. .June 72
Micky Dolens, Chuck Patterson
JACK H. HARRIS
©Son of Blob (reviewed as
"Beware! The Blob")
(87) Ho.. June 72
Robert Walker, Godfrey Cambridge
©House of Missing Girls
(85) Sex..
Ann Gael
©Ride in the Whirlwind (83).. W..
Jack Nicholson
©The Shooting (82) W.
Jack Nicholson
©Bone (95) D.
Yaphet Kotto, Andrew Duggan
IMPACT FILMS
©Black Fantasy (78) ..D.. Nov 72
Jim Collier, EUie Plscallni
INDEPENDENT-INT'L
S)Angels' Wild Women
(85) Sex-Ac. Jul 72
Ross Hagen, Regina Carol
©Dracula vs. Frankenstein
(90) Ho.. Jul 72
J. Carrol Naish, Russ Tamblyn
©Gang Girls (84) Ac . Aug 72
Cool Chick Morgan
©Women for Sale
(82) Sex.. Aug 72
INT'L PRODUCERS CORP.
©The Contract
(85) Sex Melo..Sep72
Bruno Pradel. Charles Southwood
©Exchange
Student
(90) ® C. Oct 72
Louis De Funes, Martine Kelly
J-CINEMAX INT'L
©Rip-Off (90) CD.. Sep 72
Don Scardlno, Ralph Gndersby
LEVITT.PICKMAN
©Ten Days' Wonder
(100) My.. May 72
Orson Welles, Anthony Perkins
©Heat (100) Satire..
Sylvia Miles. Joe Dallesandro
©Hoffman (111) D..
LION DOG ENTERPRISES
©Shantytown Honeymoon
(85) CD.. Jun 72
Ashley Brooke, George Ellis
MAGUS FILMS
©Prince of Peace (135) D . . May 72
©Festival of the Undead
(..) Ho. .Jun 72
The Senator (90)
©The Corrupter
Aug 72
. . . .Sex. .
(..) Ac-Ad. Oct 72
©Virgin Planet . . . .SF-Scx. .Dtc 72
MANSON DISTRIBU'HNa
©Sex ami th« Offlct Girl
(80) S«.
Mju7 Worthlmtoa, Let Korl
MARON
Rel. Date
©Toys Are Not for Children
(85) D.. Jun 72
Marcia Forbes, Fran Warren
MATURE PICTURES
©The Morning After
(78) Sex.. Jun 72
Sammy Cole, Jean Parker
WILLIAM MISHKIN
©The Man With 2 Heads
(80) Ho.. May 72
Denis DeMarne, Julia Stratton
NOR'WEST PROD.
©Alaska, America's Last Frontier
(110) Doc. Oct 72
PARAGON PICTURES
©The Asphyx (98) (D ..Sus..0ct72
Robert Stephens, Robert Powell
©Kill Me With Kisses
(100) C. Nov 72
Nino Manfredi, Ugo Tognazzi
(Selected Engagements)
©When Women Played Ding Dong
(95) C..N0V72
Nadia Cassini, Howard Ross
©Terror in 2-A (91) ..Sus..Jan72
Raf Vallone, Angelo Infant!
PREMIER PRODUCTIONS
©Private Parts (86) Ho..
.\yn Kuymen, Lucille Benson
HAROLD ROBBINS INT'L
©Outside In (90) D.. Sep 72
Darrel Ijirson, Heather Menzies
ROBERT SAXTON FILMS
©The Halfbreed (90) ..W.. Nov 72
Lex Barker, Ursula Glas
©How Did a Nice Girl Like You
(88) C. Dec 72
Baibi Benton, Hampton Fancher
©Naked Evil (80) . . . . Ho. .Jan 72
Anthony Ainley, Suzanne Neve
©Island of Lost Girls
(85) Ac. Mar 73
Brad Harris
©Silently I Scream (86) Ho. Mar 73
Sally Mar
SCA DISTRIBUTORS
©Class Reunion
(85) Sex Melo..0ct72
Marsha Jordan, Sandy Cary
©The Snow Bunnies
(85) Sex Melo..Oct72
Marsha Jordan. Sandy C&ry
SCOTIA
INTERNATIONAL
©Crucible of Terror ® Ho.. May 72
Mike Raven, Mary Maude
©The Fifth Day of Peace
® D . . May 72
Richard Johnson, Franco Nero
©Pancho Villa® .. Hi-Ad. .May 72
Telly Savalas, Clint Walker
©Psychomania ® . .Ho-Ad. .May 72
George Sanders, Beryl Held
©Suburban Wives (87) Sex.. May 72
Bia Whlslaw, Barry Linehan
©Horror Express
(•> ® Ho..Jun72
Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
SOUTHERN STAR
PRODUCTIONS
©Dear, Dead Delilah
(95) Su$..Jun72
Agnes Moorehead, Will Oeer
©A Day at the White House
(92) Sex C. Aug 72
Lorl Saunders, Robert Ridgeiy
.Ac .Oct 72
©Black Trap (90) . . .
Terry Carter, Gwen MItehdl
SUN INT'L
©Trap on Cougar Mountain
(94) OD-Ad
KeiUi Larsen, Eric Larsen
TRANSVUE
©Johnny
Hamlet
(91) ® W.. Jun 72
Chip Corman, Gilbert Roland
©The Incredible Challenge
(95) D..Sep72
Michael Craig, Eva Renzl
©Premonition (90) . . .Sus. .Sep 72
Carl Crow, Tim Ray
©Rainbow Bridge (108) M.. Sep 72
Jlmi Ilendrix, Pat Hartley
TWI NATIONAL
©Voodoo Heartbeat (85) Ho. Jul 72
Ray Molina, Philip Aim
©Women of Stalag 13
(92) Ad.. Oct 72
Sally Mar, Perry Page
UNITED FILM ORG.
©The Secretary (85) ..Sex.. Apr 72
Josh Gamble, Angela Gale
UPI-UNITED PICTURES
©Long Way From Home
Ian Scott, Barbara Grace
1(
. ) D .
WESTERN INrL
Gun
. Aor 72
©The Gatlini
(95) « D.. Jon 72
Woody Strode, Boboit Puller
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE REVIEW
Farewell Uncle Tom ®
"'"^"g "y""''
Cannon ( ) 100 Minutes Rel. Oct. '72
The history of American slavery is presented as a
reconstructed documentary by Italian writers-directors
Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi. While
the subject is often graphically realistic, the filmmakers
just as frequently display a macabre sense of
humor. Jacopetti started the cycle of pseudo-documentaries
dealing with man's inhumanity to man
when he made "Mondo Cane" (1963). The new
film, a Euro International Films S.p.A. Production,
has been designed to shock as well as entertain
those who find such offbeat fare entertaining. Jacopetti
and Prosperi are off-screen characters, reporters
investigating the slavery issue in pre-C?ivil War
America. The actors are called upon to address the
cameras in every situation, resulting in some genuinely
funny bits. Aside from a host of Latin types
portraying 19th Century Americans, the cast includes
quite a large number of uninhibited blacks
who are subjected to all forms of degradation. The
screenplay even permits a few comments from the
slaves themselves, praising the "security" of slavery.
Although much sympathy is aroused for the black
man, an ending in which two modern black youths
senselessly slay an elderly white couple is highly
questionable. Music is by Riz Ortolani, with Katyna
Ranieri singing "Oh My Love." In Technicolor and
Techniscope, this is being released by Cannon with
English narration. Filming was done in Haiti, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Florida.
Documentary
Moonv^alk One
©
Peretz W. Johannes Prods. 96 Min. Kel. Dec. '72
Going back to man's fii'st moon landing, July
20, 1969, this well-made, interesting documentary
seems destined for selective showcasing, since Theo
Kamecke, the director, and E. G. Valens, the writer,
have chosen to use the pondering route rather than
the sharply defined documentary approach, and
to the mass market, rumination is second to dramatic
resolve. Apollo 11 in itself was significant
pace-setting in exploration by modern-day man and
for narration to attempt to delve into rationale
would seem to be more fitting for pi-inted media.
In color.
Narrated by Laurence Luckinbill.
FANTASY FICTION
Please Stand By
Fantasy Fiction
Milton Prods. 120 Minutes Rel. Dec. '72
First featm-e-length attraction bearing the production
imprint of husband-and-wife Jack and
Joanne Milton, heretofore involved in television,
gets into that medium, not so surprisingly, for a
parody of the brand best recommended for audiences
in bigger cities and in situations catering to
the young adult-college trade. Commercial prospects,
per se, are bleak, since the approach is assiduously
adhered to time and again in the course of
skits, sketches, call them what you may, on toprated
variety-musical shows on the home-screen.
Street singer David Peel and lady friend Wendy
Appel head a grouping of New York City activists
who proceed to hijacking of special equipment,
thereby enabling interruption of network television
for their own counter-culture ruminations. The premise
is intriguing, the concept something else again.
The Miltons produced, directed and wrote, Paul
Goldsmith and Arthur Albert functioning as cinematographers.
David Peel, Wendy Appel, Alex Bennett,
A. J. Weberman, Roberts Blossom.
EXPERIMENTAL FILM REVIEW
Circus Girls
Circus World Study
Walter Gutman Films 30 Minutes Rel.
Caught up in the pageantry and the pensiveness
of the circus world, Walter Gutman has vividly
etched the very human qualities of an enormously
demanding craft, using as a story-line the delicate
probings of unrequited love. The overall effort is
quietly thoughtful, sprightly in the panorama of the
sights-and-sounds of a traditional entertainment
element.
10 BOXOrnCE BookinGuide :: Dec. 4. 1972

including
Opinions on Current Productions ^EATURE REVIEWS
Symbol Q denotes color; © CinemoScope; ® Ponovision; ® Techniramo; (D other onomorphic processes. For story synopsis on eoch picture, see reverse side.
SyOWBALL EXPRESS
Comedy
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©
Buena Vista (254) 94 Minutes Rel. Dec. '72
This Walt Disney production is guaranteed to keep
youngsters and their parents alike entertained. Produced
by Ron Miller, it's one of those zany family comedies as i
only the Disney people can make them. Filmed in Colo-
I
rado (.beautiful location photography by Frank Phillips),
"Snowball Express" has Dean Jones inheriting a rundown
hotel in the wilds of snowbound Colorado. He decides
to take his family wife Nancy Olson,
i
children Johnny Whitaker and Kathleen Cody and St.
Bernard dogi and escape the New York insui-ance-game
rat race. What he discovers there, however, is a lot more
than he bargained for, including crusty old mountaineer
(a beautiful performance by Harry Morgan) and money
hungry local banker (Keenan Wynn). The family pitches
in and soon the place looks almost respectable. They
even get some guests, who are snowed in on their way to
another lodge. Besides being wholesome, performances
are uniformly excellent, especially that of Harry Morgan.
Norman Tokar's direction is fast-paced and unobtrusive.
Based on the book "Chateau Bon Vivant," "Snowball
Express" should delight and entertain a good deal of customers
during the holidays and afterwards. In Color.
Dean Jones, Nancy Olson, Harry Morgan, Keenan Wynn,
Mary Wickes, Johnny Whitaker, Michael McGreevey.
ESCAPE TO THE SVIS PG D«-na
Cinevision Films ( ) 105 Minutes Rel. Dec. '72
The plight of Jews attempting to leave the Soviet Union
is expressed dramatically by a cast of international stars
in an Israeli-French-German co-production entirely in
English. The Menahem Golan-Joseph Gross screenplay
doesn't mention the U.S.S.R. by name, nor is much made
of the persecution of the Jewish people. As produced and
directed by Golan, the film tells of a group of people who
attempt to skyjack a plane to freedom. The last quarter
of the narrative concentrates on the flight of a pair of
young lovers. Ihat the escapees are doomed from the
start (everything occurs in flashback following the conviction
of five of the principals i doesn't detract from the
overall impact. Such names as Laurence Harvey, John --.
Ireland, Lila Kedrova and Jack Hawkins do good work, admirable in the face of a not always convincing script — il'
and an editing job which confuses the continuity. Josephine
Chaplin (the latest of Charlie's daughters to turn
to acting) and Israeli star Yuda Barkan impress as the
young couple. Deliberately ambiguous is Harvey's relationship
to Miss Chaplin, potential lover or actual father.
A hit abroad, the film has good potential with audiences
here. Color by Movielab. Associate producers were Leon
H. Charney, Samuel R. Parker and Howard Alter.
Laurence Harvey, Josephine Chaplin, John Ireland,
Lila Kedrova, Jack Hawkins, Yuda Barkan, Clive Revill.
The Pigkeeper's Daughter
Country Sex Farce
©
Boxoffice Int'l
93 Minutes
Rel. Nov. '72
Harry Novak, Boxoffice International marketing manof-pace-setting
capabilities, has come up with entertainment
of a kind that is at once engrossing for the genre
and something bound to provoke considerable big-city
critical fraternity attention. The Pure Gold production,
listing Novak as executive producer, and Bethel G. Buckalew
as producer-director, is a relatively simple farce, involving
the machinations of farm wife Gina Paluzzi to
get winsome daughter Terry Gibson, who seems to prefer
the company of pigs to courting males, married off. The
inevitable shotgun wedding is preceded by a flock of sensual
sequences, as only the enterprising Boxoffice International
team can devise, high camp, with a style only
too rarely captured on the screen. Miss Gibson is the
seemingly helpless country lass; she conveys the feelings
of the lady's mystique with alacrity. She has an acting
approach that points to considerable promise in the immediate
years ahead. Miss Paluzzi does well indeed as
the worried mom, and Buck Wayner, as the dad; John
Keith, as the neighboring farm lad who would like to
keep all the girls happy; and Perer James, as a traveling
salesman, add luster. This is a winner—for both the skinflick
trade and for the commercial outlets.
Terry Gibson, Patty Smith, Gina Paluzzi, John Keith, ^?
Perer James, Buck Wayner.
ASYLVM PG
Horror.|uspense
Cinerama Rel. Corp. (191) 88 Minutes Rel. Nov. '72
"Asylum" is a neat little British horror film guaranteed
to shock young and old audiences alike. Written by
Robert Bloch ("Psycho"), the film's framework (four
stories in one) poses a problem for a young doctor
whose job it is to identify the former director of a British
asylxmi for the criminally insane. The doctor interviews
the four subjects, each section providing a glimpse into
the macabre. The first, called "Frozen Fear," stars Barbara
Parkins and Sylvia Sims, and details the attempt
of a husband to get rid of his wife. The second tale,
called "The Weird Tailor," deals with a man's attempt to
bring his son back to life by having a special suit
created for him. It's eerie and well-acted by Peter Cashing
and Barry Morse. The third tale, and probably the least
interesting, stars Britt Ekland and Charlotte Rampling,
the former tempting the latter to leave a house where
she is a virtual prisoner. The final tale, called "Mannikins
of Horror" is set in a home for the blind, where the old
men in residence take matters in their own hands when
they discover they're not being treated fairly by the new
headmaster. Produced by Max J. Rosenberg and Milton
Subotsky and directed by Roy Ward Baker. All-in-all,
these fom- tales are well-paced and remarkably well-acted,
and should provide boxoffice excitement. Eastman Color.
Barbara Parkins, Richard Todd, Sylvia Sims, Peter
Cushing, Barry Morse, Britt Ekland, Herbert Lorn.
They Only Kill Their Masters PG suspen^ stor,
MGM (7304) 97 Minutes Rel. Nov. '72
This mystery-melodrama spiced with comedy here and
there sports a large and attractive cast, but somehow it
fails in igniting sparks and sustaining interest throughout
its 9'( minutes. Perhaps this is due to the peripheral
manner in which the narrative unfolds and Lane Slate's
mundane script. The movie opens with the body of a
woman washed ashore near a small California beach
town. Chief-of-police James Garner's only suspect, at
first, is one Doberman Pinscher ("they only kill their
masters") . Of com-se, it's not the dog at all, and the rest
of the film is concerned with discovering the real culprit.
Garner and lovely Katharine Ross develop a romance
._. which may or may not lead somewhere. There are good
Tuci
performances by Hal Holbrook as a veterinarian and the
- prime suspect, and Harry Guardino as a frustrated law
officer. The film's PG rating is lenient, considering some
brief above-the-waist nudity (Miss Ross) and intimations
of a menage-a-trois relationship between Holbrook, the
victim and his wife, played by June Allyson who puts in
a brief appearance at the film's end. Mark "They Only
Kill Their Masters" as a competent but not-too-exciting
movie. Produced by William Belasco and directed by
James Goldstone. In Metrocolor.
James Garner, Katharine Ross, Hal Holbrook, Harry
Guardino, Ann Rutherford, June Allyson.
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THE DEATHMAKERS PQ Suspense Drama
©
Gatnalex Associates, Ltd. 93 Minutes Rel. Dec. '72
Going along with the intriguing premise that there's a
continuing strong market for the likes of product delving
with considerable impact into the sensitive atmosphere
of modern-day spying, this Maui'ice Jacquin production,
topUning veteran thespian Lilli Palmer and Stephane
Audran (received Best Actress citation for "The Butcher"
at the San Sebastian International Film Festival), should
account well indeed for itself in just about any playdate.
The Jean Cau screenplay, based on a novel by Francis
Ryck, has been directed with innovativeness by Jean
Delannoy, the action replete with subterfuge, intrigue and
other elements dear to the suspense aficionado. This time
around. Miss Palmer, who's emoted romantic leading roles,
is the tough, cynical chieftain of a far-flung spy ring,
who closes in on Miss Audran after the latter's husband,
Fi-ederic De Pasquale, is killed by the jealous wife. Catherine
Jacobsen has some moving moments as the lady
with whom Pasquale cavorts in the closing hours of his
life. Significantly, this bears a PG rating. Of prime concern
to the movie buff is the fact that director Delannoy
Is marking his 40th year in the industry; he directed
"La Princess De Cleves" and "La Symphonie Pastoral," a
Cannes grand prize winner. In Eastman Color.
J Lilli Palmer, Stephane Audran, Noelle Adam, Frederic De
Pasquale, Catherine Jacobsen.
The reviews on these poges moy be filed for future reference in ony of the following ways (1) in ony standard three-ring
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GUIDE three-ring, pocket-size binder. The latter, including a year's supply of booking and doily record sheets,
may be obtained from Associated Publicotions, 825 Von Brunt Blvd., Konsos City, Mo. 64124 for $1.50 postage paid.
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FEATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips; Adiines for Newspapers and Prograr
THE STORY:
"Asylum" (CRC)
In the first tale, "Frozen Fear," Richard Todd gets rid
of his obnoxious wife, played by Sylvia Sims, hiding her
;
; limbs In a deep freezer in the basement. However, the
dismembered body soon comes "alive" and strangles the
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husband and sends his mistress, played by Barbara Par- ^ '
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kins, crazy. In the second tale, "The Weird Tailor," star- (^,--j
ring Peter Cushing, Barry Morse, Ann Firbank and John
!
! Franklyn-Robbins, a man comes to the tailor and asks
that a suit be made of a special material, in order to
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; restore his son to life. The tailor ends up killing the customer
when he refuses to pay. However, the suit works
;
; its magic. In the third tale, "Lucy Comes to Stay," Charj
lotte Rampling, a young drug addict, accuses a girl friend
1
(Britt Ekland) of the murders of her brother and nurse,
' but the girl friend turns out to be Miss Rampling 's other
; self. In the fourth tale, "Manniklns of Horror," havoc is
wreaked in a home for blind old men, as finally the head
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of the place is tortured.
1 EXPLOITIPS:
The exhibitor should emphasize the shock value of this
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four-in-one tale of terror. Especially that it has been
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wi-itten by the author of "Psycho."
CATCHLINES:
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: "Asylum" Will Scare the Wits Out of
With
You—Not Only
You . . See It Someone Feel
: Once, but Four Times .
: Safe With . . . You Won't Forget This Tale
... It Will Scare You Like "Psycho" did.
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EQUIPMENT WANTED
3ED EQUIPMENT bought and sold.
Bt prices. Texas Theatre Supply. 915
Be Alamo, San Antonio, Texas 78205.
1 oe pair Simplex XL projectors; one pair
,}!000 or XL soundheads. Paul Cory,
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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
BERNZ-O-MATIC IN-CAR HEATERS. Exclusive
factory authorized sales, service
and parts. STANFORD INDUSTRIES, 311
Waukegan Ave., Highwood, 111. 60040.
(312) 432-0444.
value, new RCA 16inm parts
S3,500.00 list
for all models. Make offer. Capitol Theatre
Supply Co.. 28 Piedmont St., Boston, Mass.
02118.
LOST LEASE ON 300 CAR DRIVE-IN. Will
sell Century booth, speakers and concession
equipment as is, or will re-install,
guarantee and finance. Boxoffice, 2823.
FOR SALE: 1,000 push-back theatre
seats, good condition. Removed and
stacked. Ready for shipment in December
at $3.00 each. Arlington Theatre, Arlington
Heights, Illinois. Phone (312) 253-5200.
AUTOMAnCXET 2 UNIT MACHINES,
beautiful, $325.00; RCA 1600 projectors,
$275.00; aluminiun poster cases, 3()xS0 illuminated,
$49.50; Griswold splicers, $34.50.
Thousand bargains. What do you need?
STAR CINEMA SUPPLY, 217 West 21st St.,
New York 10011.
Calif. 95129.
TICKET MACHINE: Three bank. General
Register, electric, good condition. $150.00.
Boxoffice, 2829.
PORTABLE 3Smin JAM PROIECTORS.
brand new. Complete amplifiers, speakers,
cables. Sacrifice 2/3 off list. Write CINE-
MA SALES, 6651 Donridge Drive, San Jose,
FORTY 3-D aluminum reels. 5,000' capacity,
slip hub, $10.00 each. Boxoffice, 2830.
PAIR XL projection heads and soundheads.
First $3,000.00 takes. Boxoffice,
2805.
Used equipment available February 1
at Lincoln, Nebraska. 1050 American
Bodiiorm chairs, concession equipment,
carpet and drapes, complete booth and
A30 Simplex optical sound, Excelite
lamps, rectifiers, lenses, etc. Address
inquiries to C. Cheever, P. O. Box
1150, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901.
ONE PAIR SUPER SIMPLEX PROJECTORS
with brand new intermittent movements,
SH-ICOO soundheads. Bausch and Lomb
cinemascope lenses. Excellent condition.
Also extra movements plus 6 000' 35imm
reels. Sell all or part- Best offers. Write
Boxoffice, 2825, or call (415) 863-4954.
COMPLETE RCA BOOTH. Dual RCA
sound system, 90-30 soundheads, speaker
horn, Brenkert lamps, rewinder, table,
lenses, flat and scope. This booth was
serviced by RCA. Ready to go, $2,000.00.
Equipment located Monroe, La. Call (501)
946-4101 or write P. O. Box 131, De Witt,
Arkansas 72042.
TWO PAIRS SUPER SIMPLEX PROJEC-
TION HEADS. $600 00 pair. Brenkert BX-SC
projection heads, $500.00 t>air. RCA 90-30
soundheads, $600.0(3 pair. Four 5,000' upper
magazines, $40.00 each. One Altec bridging
amplifier. Model 1520T, $50.00. (617) 536-
5033.
AUTOMATION: 3Smm Film Transport,
used only 1200 hours. Brand new Century
upper and lower magazines, 6,000 ft.
capacity. Sani-Serv ice crecmi machine,
used very little. (217) 832-5751.
THEATRE SCREEN FRAME. Aluminum
tube, all on casters, 32x24, $1,5()0.00.
Spencer Brothers, (601) 442-1672, P. O. Box
202, Natchez, Miss.
CLEfminG HOUSE
THEATRES WANTED
Wasted to buy or lease: Indoor theatre
in Metropolitan areas, population at least
75,000. Contact: WUliam Berger, Belle Plaza
209, 20 Island Avenue, Miami Beach,
F\a.
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based theatre circuit seeks to acquire
drive-in theatres anywhere in U. S. TOP
DOLLAR PAID! Write BoxofUco, 2750.
AMERICAN DRIVE-INS required. Bovilsky,
34 Batson St., Glasgow, Scotland.
WANTED TO BUY OB LEASE: Indoor or
outdoor. Contact Mike Kutler, 2108 Payne
Avenue, Room 212, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.
(216) 596-4110.
WANTED TO LEASE OR BUY: Indoor or
outdoor in smaller county seat town in
Midwest, preferably Omaha area. Boxoffice,
2826.
OREGON! Wanted to buy or lease
Theatre in Oregon. Boxoffice, 2827.
THEATRES FOR SALE
WE SELL THEATRES. Joe Joseph. Theatre
Broker, P.O. Box 31406, Dallas 75231.
Phone (214) 363-2724.
FOR SALEI Excellent adult theatre building
in Moline, 111. Terrific value at $75,-
000.00. Write Midwest Theatres, 8816 Sunset
Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca. 9(X169 for information.
EXCELLENT MONEY-MAKING THEATRE.
Good working equipment, new air conditioning,
walkout proposition. Heavily populated
industrialized southern town. Boxoffice,
2828.
THEATRES FOR LEASE
THE DOUGLASS THEATRE, BROADWAY.
MACON, GEORGIA, is up for lease. Downtown
location, parking and transportation
available. Will accommodate live shows
and movies. Good attendance, patrons
anxious for reopening. Write Boxoffice,
2831 or call (513) 372-4277.
FILMS
FOR SALE
16mm FILMS. Postcard brings bargain
list. Ingo Films, P.O. Box 143, Scranton,
Pa. 185)4.
IGmm FAMOUS CLASSICS. State theatrical
or private use. Illustrated catalog
25c. Manbeck Pictures, 3621-B Wakonda
Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50321.
BUSINESS
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BINGO CARDS, S5.75M. 1-75. Other
acmes available. Off-On screen. Novelty
Games, 1263 Prospect Avenue. Brooklyn,
New York. (212) 871-1460.
Build attendance with real Hawaiian
orchids. Few cents each. Write Flowers of
Hawaii, 670 S. Lolayette Place, Los Angeles,
Calii. 90005.
BINGO CARDS DIE CUT. 1-75, 1500
Combination. Different color, 500 in each
package. $5.75 per thousand. Premium
Products, 339 West 44th St., New York,
N. Y., 10036. Phone: (212) CI 6-4972.
Independent theatre owners everywhere.
Reap additional $$$ with live musical
stage shows. Let us bring exciting entertainment
to your patrons. Inquiries: Mr.
Power, 165 W. 46th St., NYC 10036, Room
501. Tel. (212) 265-8610.
THEATRE SEATING
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Chicago, 60605. Phone: 939-4518.
SPECIALISTS IN REBUILDING CHAIRS.
New and rebiult theatre chairs for sale.
We buy and sell old chairs. Travel anywhere.
Seating Corporation of New York,
247 Water Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11201.
Tel. (212) 875-5433. (Reverse charges).
FIRST CLASS REBUILOING since 1934
Arthur Judge, 2100 E. Newton Ave., Milwotikee,
Wisconsin.
FOR SALE: 1280 late model theatre
chairs. Good condition. Harry Melcher
Enterprises, 3238 W. Fond du Lac Avenue.
Milwaukee, Wise. 53210. (414) 442-5020.
POPCORN MACHINES
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