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EBRUARY 12, 1973
>l. 102 No. 18
THE
A WfW fRO/W 7Hf OUTSIDE
FILMS ma(ie available to
American viewers during 1972
were a better-than-average lot, according
to the Division for Film and Broadcasting,
U.S. Catholic Conference, in
its recently published yearend report.
It further declared that enough quality
films were produced to occupy the
leisure moviegoing time of the discriminating
filmgoer.
Acknowledging that many factors
made an accui'ate evaluation of the industry
difficult and a reliable prognosis
of future performance nearly impossible,
DFB listed major new sources
of competition for theatrical films,
either already in existence or nearly
ready for introduction. Included among
these were TV cassettes, pay TV and
the "hotel" movie. It was conceded,
however, that no in-depth analysis of
the potential impact of these developments
on the motion picture industry
could be undertaken, due to the numerous
intangibles and variables involved.
In assessing the yearend state of the
industry, DFB quoted statistics from
the Motion Picture Ass'n of America's
booklet, "1972: A Review of the World
of Movies." It was noted that the 12
to 19 age group represented only 40
per cent of the nation's population;
yet, this group accounted for 73 per
cent of total theatre admissions with
frequent moviegoers (12.1 admissions)
constituting 23 per cent of the total
public (age 12 and over) and providing
86 per cent of yearly admissions.
Based on published film rental figures,
DFB concluded that the "audience
that is attending films has no
specific tastes or criteria which determines
their choice of film fare." Utilizing
its own ratings and comparing
the years 1971 and 1972, the organization
observed a lessening market for
explicit films and a wider acceptance
of violence-oriented themes. This
changing preference, the report stated,
was a "definite factor in the decrease
of general audience films" during
1972.
In examining marketing complexities,
DFB said that many of the quality
films available during the past year
did not, in fact, play in the neighborhood
theatres of the nation, whereas
movies with themes of violence did.
"The resultant acceptance on the
part of the moviegoers of violence in
entertainment is hardly the creation
of the industry," the report emphasized.
"It is a social phenomenon which
is merely reflective of the times."
DFB charged that distributors and
exhibitors too often refiise to spend
their advertising dollars and creative
energies on promoting quality films
which lack the sensationalism and
promise of the quick I'eturn offered by
trend-following product. "This refusal
to allow good films, particularly of the
mass audience variety, to find and develop
a viewing public, thereby effectively
burying so many movies before
they ever have a chance to prove themselves,
is in recent years perhaps the
single most significant factor responsible
for the decline of the broader appeal
of the movies," the report stated.
While commending MPAA for adding
the tagline "some material may
not be suitable for pre-teenagers,"
DFB said the criteria for a PG rating
generally are unknown to parents.
"There is no attempt whatsoever to
evaluate content—whether a film's
thematic statement is within the emotional
and intellectual comprehension
of the youngsters," it was observed.
"As it is now interpreted, the PG rating
tag implies that such material is suitable
for teenagers in the 14-16 age
bracket. This is, itself, a value judgment
of no small proportion."
If the Code and Rating Administration
intends to remain "above" the
application of such value judgments,
DFB asserted, it has the obligation to
at least inform parents of this limitation
in its criteria.
Considering all elements discussed
in the industry overview, DFB subscribed
to the theoiy that the development
of other visual entertainment
mediums could act as a catalyst for
the film industry. Through such competition,
it said, there could be a rediscovery
of the sources of the peculiarly
distinctive appeal of motion pictures
and their ability to move and
enlighten and entertain.
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OTT AND STREISAND TOP
BOXOFFICE 1972 STAR POLL
KANSAS CITY—A new King and Queen
of the motion picture screen—George C.
Scott and Barbra Streisand—have been
named in the 36th annual All-American
Screen Favorites poll, conducted nationwide
by BoxoFFiCE among motion picture critics,
theatre owners and representatives of various
public groups. Achieving the rank as
top stars of the year marked "firsts" for
both Miss Streisand and Scott.
Miss Streisand appeared initially among
the Top 12 Female stars in sixth place in
1969 after release of her first film, "Funny
Girl," for Columbia. The following year she
rose to second after release of "Hello,
Dolly" for 20th Century-Fox, Paramount's
"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"
and Columbia's "The Owl and the Pussycat."
With no new product in the 1970-71
season. Miss Streisand ranked in ninth place,
but her highly successful "What's Up,
Doc?" for Warner Bros, last year brought
her surging to the fore in popularity to
capture the female crown in the 1972 poll.
She is currently being seen in "Up the Sandbox"
for National General Pictures. Scott,
who has appeared on the ballot since 1961,
ranked among the Top 12 Males for the
first time in 1970 in sixth place following
his portrayal of Gen. George S. Patton in
20th-Fox's "Patton." He climbed to fifth
in 1971 after starring in Universal's "They
Might Be Giants" and Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer's "The Last Run." His latest screen
successes are Columbia's "The New Centurions"
and WB's "Rage."
Miss Streisand supplants Joanne Woodward,
who had ranked in the top place for
the past three consecutive years, but who
had no new product for the 1970-71 season.
Scott took over first place among the
males from Clint Eastwood, who ranked in
second place, with two major starring roles
to his credit for the year, "Dirty Harry,"
ClORt.E C.
SCO IT
Warner Bros., and "Joe Kidd," Universal.
Sharing second place honors with Eastwood
was Goldie Hawn, coming up from 10th
last year on the basis of "$ (Dollars)" and
"Butterflies Are Free," both for Columbia.
Liza Minnelli reappeared among the leaders
after a year's hiatus, ranking in third
place after her role in Allied Artists'
"Cabaret." She shared that spot with Paul
Newman, who appeared in "Sometimes a
Great Notion" for Universal and NGP's
"Pocket Money," as well as the latter
company's current "The Life and Times
of Judge Roy Bean."
Also returning to the Top 12 roster, but
after a lengthy absence, was Marlon Brando,
ranking fourth among the males, after hi?
starring role in Paramount's "The Godfather."
All MacGraw was forced from
second place last year into fourth, with n -
new product and with balloting conducted

Warners to
Celebrate
Golden Anniversary
NEW YORK—^A year-long celebration
commemorating the 50th anniversary of the
founding in 1923 of Warner Bros. Pictures,
Inc., has been announced by Ted Ashley,
chairman of the board of Warner Bros.,
Inc., a Warner Communications subsidiary.
Ashley stated: "Over the years, the Warner
name has been imprinted on many of
the unforgettable works of the film and
musical arts that have come to represent
three generations of American life. The list
is enormous, stretching from The Jazz
Singer' to 'Woodstock' and beyond. The
works may vary in style and content but
they never fail to reach out and touch millions
of Americans and millions more
around the world."
The Golden Anniversary celebration will
take a variety of forms, according to the
announcement. Included will be a 50-year
retrospective in film, music, records and
books; special film and music festivals of
past and present offerings; observances of
specific historic dates, such as the presentation
of the first "talkie," and a look into the
entertainment-communications
future in
cable-television and other technological developments.
The first president of Warner Bros, was
Harry M. Warner. The firm's vice-presidents
were his brothers, Albert, Samuel
and Jack L. Of the four, only Jack survives.
He sold his interest in the company in 1966
and is producing independently.
During the past half century, Warner
Bros, has gone through several major
changes. In 1953, the assets of the company
were sold to another Delaware corporation
of the same name. In 1967, the company
was acquired by Seven Arts, which, in turn,
was taken over by the company now called
Warner Communications, Inc.
Dallas and NY Variety Tents
To Honor Henry 'Hi' Martin
NEW YORK—Dallas' Variety Club,
Tent 17, will join in honoring Henry H.
"Hi" Martin, Universal Pictures president,
at the upcoming luncheon of the Variety
Club of New York, Tent 35 Friday (23) at
the Hotel Americana. Announcement was
made by luncheon chairman Salah M. Hassanein.
Martin, recently named president of Universal,
is a long-time member of the Dallas
tent and presently serves on the Heart
Committee of the New York tent. The
committee allocates funds for the Manhattan
tent's various philanthropic projects.
Top industry executives representing all
segments of the business from various parts
of the country are expected to attend the
tribute to Martin. Coming in from Texas
will be a delegation headed by John Rowley,
past international chief barker; Don Grierson,
chief barker of the Dallas tent; Joe
Jackson and Edwin Tobolowsky, past chief
barkers of Tent 17; and Allen Dillon, a
member of the Dallas crew.
ShoW'A'Rama Program fo
Two Previews, Star Appearances
KANSAS CITY—Stephanie Spatz, a
free-lance fashion model from St. Louis, has
been chosen as the 1973 Miss Show-A-
Rama and will reign throughout the threeday
convention, which will be held March
12-15 at the Muehlebach Hotel. As the official
Miss Show-A-Rama, Miss Spatz will
serve as the convention's hostess and goodwill
ambassador of the exhibitor convention
and tradeshow. She will be crowned before
more than 2,000 delegates by Chuc Barnes
at the opening ceremonies of the multi-million
dollar trade show Monday evening,
March 12. Barnes is executive secretary of
the United Motion Picture Ass'n, sponsor of
Show-A-Rama.
Miss Spatz was selected for the title of
Miss Show-A-Rama on the basis of her
talent, charm, personality and beauty, edging
out more than 200 entries from
throughout the United States. The daughter
of Michael E. Spatz, president of Spatz
Paint Industries, Inc., 1601 N. Broadway,
St. Louis, Stephanie attended the University
of Hartford and the University of Missouri
at Columbia, where she was a member
of Chi Omega sorority. A former "Miss
Body," Stephanie is
5'5" tall, weighs 115
pounds and has brown hair and blue
eyes.
When not involved with modeling, the 21-
year-old beauty enjoys tennis, a sport she
and practicing her
learned from her father,
French language.
The keynote luncheon will be hosted, as
a tradition of the convention by the National
Screen Service. Richard Durwood,
president of the United Motion Picture
Ass'n will give the welcome address. Roy
White, president of the National Ass'n of
Theatre Owners, will be the luncheon speaker
Tuesday noon, March 13, in the Imperial
Ballroom of the Muehlebach, and will
set goals and guidelines for attending theatre
delegates.
Tuesday evening, March 13, United Artists
will present an advance showing of its
recently completed "Tom Sawyer," which
was filmed in Missouri. The screening will
be highlighted by a festive, old-fashioned
Joseph Friedman Not Head
Of Cannon Advertising
NEW YORK—Joseph Friedman, who
has been retained as creative consultant of
marketing and public relations for the Cannon
Group, announced that he has not
taken over the office vacated by the departure
of Charles Cohen. The latter was
the vice-president of advertising and publicity
and Friedman will work within those
areas without the responsibilities previously
held by Cohen.
Friedman has held executive positions
with Avco Embassy (as vice-president of
advertising and public relations). Paramount
and Warner Bros.
Include
STEPHANIE SPATZ
picnic supper and beverage party.
Columbia Pictures has announced it will
present a special preview of its new film
musical, "Godspell," Wednesday evening.
The Canadian musical has been a Broadway
this season and is expected to do equally
hit
well as a Hollywood film.
Thursday evening, March 14, Show-A-
Rama will honor Paramount Pictures as the
Motion Picture Company of the Year, with
leading studio executives on hand for the
film company salute. Paramount set an alltime
boxoffice record for grosses with its
release of "The Godfather" in only nine
months of 1972 to outdo its previous enviable
record-setting figures in 197rs hit,
"Love Story."
Other highlights so far listed on the
Show-A-Rama agenda include a Thursday
morning breakfast, sponsored by Crown International,
and the final evening's banquet,
"The Evening With the Stars," again to be
co-sponsored by Coca-Cola. Hosts for
Crown will include Newton P. Jacobs,
president; Mark Tenser, executive vicepresident;
George Josephs, general sales
manager, and Don Haley, publicist.
Roy White Named IFIDA
'Exhibitor of the Year'
NEW YORK — Roy White has been
named "Exhibitor of the Year" by the International
Film Importers & Distributors of
America, it was announced by Michael F.
Mayer, IFIDA dinner chairman.
White is president of Mid-States Theatres,
a circuit with theatres in Ohio and adjacent
states and currently serves as president of
the National Ass'n of Theatre Owners.
White will be cited for his efforts in
promoting the exhibition of international
film in the American market.
The annual IFIDA dinner-dance will be
held at the Hotel Americana, New York,
March 30.
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BOXOFFICE :: February 12, 1973

..s^
M Film Planning
[illion Facility
DENVER—^World Film Productions is
planning to build an $8,000,000 motion
picture village near Grand Junction, Colo.
The facility will be available for film production
companies to use in the making of
movies, especially of the western type, but
the organization intends to construct buildings
that could be used in many other types
of motion pictures.
The village also will be a major tourist
attraction and will be located on 1-70, the
interstate highway that comes from the East
through Kansas City and Denver.
It is planned to have film shooting under
way every day, although some of the lensing
will be only for the benefit of tourists,
with nothing going into a final production.
The plan to promote filmmaking in the
state is the key objective of the Colorado
commission to promote such activity and
also is backed 100 per cent by the Golden
Circle Group, headed by Ken Johnson, publisher
of the Grand Junction Sentinel. Another
group backing the effort is Club 20. a
major chamber of commerce organization
representing 20 counties in western Colorado.
Allied Artists Names Strauss
V-P. Corporate Affairs
NEW YORK—Peter E. Strauss has been
appointed vice president-corporate affairs,
Peter E. Straass
policy
and planning.
of Allied Artists Pictures
Corp., it was announced
by Emanuel
L. Wolf, president
and chairman of the
board of Allied Artists.
In his new capacity
Strauss will be directly
responsible to the
and will
president
work with him in all
phases of corporate
Prior to assuming his new position
Strauss served as vice-president-operations
of Allied Artists. Previously, he was assistant
to
the executive vice-president and held
various other executive positions within the
company.
Chos. Sellier Jr. Honored
By Aurora CofC, Jaycees
DENVER—Charles E. Sellier jr., president
of CVD Studios, has been named
"Outstanding Man of the Year" by both
the Aurora, Colo., Jaycees and the Greater
Aurora Chamber of Commerce. He was
cited for his civic and business contributions
and for founding CVD Studios, located in
Aurora.
CVD has just completed shooting its
first theatrical feature film, "The Brothers
O'Toolc," which will have its world premiere
at the Denver Paramount in early
Apr:'. Sellier was the producer.
Theatres Retain Priority
In Test by Warners CATV
NEW YORK—Warner Communications,
Inc., announced that Gridtronics. its CATV
subsidiary, was scheduled to begin test-market
operations Thursday (8) in Olean, N.Y.;
Pottsville, Pa.; Clearfield, Pa., and Reston,
Va., which have an aggregate of approximately
27,000 cable subscribers. "Star Channel"
service will deliver first-run theatrical
motion pictures in the four Eastern communities;
however, all films are being made
available for CATV use after initial theatrical
exhibition.
Star Channel will
provide cable subscribers
in these communities with eight films
per month for a monthly charge ranging
from $5 to $6 in addition to the regular
CATV service fee. Two films will be shown
each week and each motion picture will be
available for viewing several times a day,
uncut and without commercial interruption.
The signal will toe delivered to the subscriber's
home through a small converter box
attached to the TV receiver.
Film product for Star Channel is being
drawn from the major motion picture
studios, including Columbia, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Paramount, 20th Century-Fox,
United Artists, Universal and Warner Bros.
Some of the inaugural offerings will be "The
French Connection," "Nicholas and Alexandra,"
"Sunday Bloody Sunday," "Last of
the Red Hot levers," "Silent Running" and
"What's Up, Doc?"
Steven J. Ross, WCI chairman, stated;
"The initial response resulting from a single
direct mailing aimed solely at existing cable
TV subscribers in each of the four systems
has exceeded our expectations. To date, less
than three weeks after the start of the mailing,
approximately 25 per cent of these solicited
homes have subscribed to the Star
Channel service. Based upon these early results,
we anticipate a high level of penetration
as a broadened advertising and marketing
campaign aimed at these four communities
is introduced during the next several
weeks."
WCI Secures $200 Million
Loan for Cable Projects
NEW YORK—Warner Communications
has announced the completion of two loan
agreements totaling $200 million for the
construction and development of its cable
communications business. Of this amount,
WCI said, a nationwide group of nine
banks, headed by the First National Bank
of
Boston, has extended a $125 million revolving
line of credit. Three additional
banks, headed by the Chase Manhattan
Bank, have agreed to loan WCI $75 million.
The $125 million revolving credit may be
taken down over a four-to-six-year period.
The company intends to borrow $20 million
immediately under this line of credit to retire
existing indebtedness. Interest on the
credit will be payable at 1/8 pyer cent
above the prime interest rate on the first
$25 million, increasing with future borrowings
to a maximum of '/i per cent above
prime, with 15 per cent compensating balances.
The $75 million loan, to be taken
shortly, is at a fixed interest rate of 6.95
per cent with 6 per cent time deposit balances
or, at the option of WCI. at a fixed
interest rate of 7.25 per cent without balances.
The entire $200 million of loans will
mature by the end of 1981, with amortization
commencing in 1979.
Steven J. Ross, WCI chairman, in announcing
the loan said: "The amount of the
loans we have arranged reflects our fiveyear
projection for the development of our
cable communications business. We consider
the terms on which we have concluded
these financings to be particularly favorable,
especially in the light of changing
money markets. The amortization schedule
reflects our expectation that the indebtedness
will be repaid out of the cash flow of
our cable communications systems."
The money will be used primarily for
construction of existing and future franchises,
according to Alfred R. Stern, chairman
and chief executive officer of WCI's
cable subsidiary. He stated that this is tangible
evidence of the company's commitment
to the promising future of cable, which includes
the development of urban cable systems,
local community programing, twoway
communications and a vast number of
other applications.
Nominations Voting Closed
For Annual Oscar Awards
HOLLYWOOD—Nominations voting for
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences Oscar Awards closed Monday (5).
Five film achievements in each of 21 categories
will be announced Monday (12).
The song, "Freddie's Dead," from "Super
Fly," has been ruled ineligible for Academy
Award consideration as Best Song because
lyrics were not used with the music in the
motion picture. "Silent Running," from the
motion picture of the same title, has been
named to the list of preUminary selections
to replace "Freddie's Dead."
Michael Caine joins Charlton Heston on
the team of masters of ceremonies for the
Oscar Show to be televised over NBC-TV
March 27 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
of the Los Angeles Music Center.
Documentary Features Nominated
HOLLYWOOD — Documentary feature
nominations for Oscars to be presented by
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences were announced Thursday (8) as
follows: "Ape and Super-Ape" (Bert Haanstra),
"Malcolm X" (WB-Marvin Worth),
"Manson" (Merrick Int'l), "Marjoe" (Cinema
5) and "The Silent Revolution" (Leonaris).
Fox Names Victor Rosen
Director of Group Sales
HOLLYWOOD—Victor Rosen, veteran
theatreman, has been named national director
of group sales for 20th Century-Fox, it
has been announced by Jonas Rosenfiekl
jr.. vice-president—advertising, publicity and
promotion.
BOXOFFICE :: February 12. 1973

Loews Managers to Vie
For Vacations in Europe
NEW YORX—In an effort to rekindle
showmanship, Don Baker, Loews Theatres
vice-president of advertising and promotion,
announced that the company has
launched a quarterly showmanship sweepstakes
to begin March 1.
Under the plan, the company's managers
will compete for vacations in Europe. Every
three months a winner will be declared, and
that manager and his wife will enjoy an
extra week's vacation in one of Europe's
major cities—Rome, London, Paris, Lisbon
or Madrid—at the company's expense.
Winners will be judged solely on their
showmanship efforts, and a manager who
wins one award remains eligible to win
other trips.
In announcing the sweepstakes to its
managers. Loews employed a bit of showmanship.
An application for passport was
sent to all managers with a memo requesting
that it be completed by the manager
and his wife. The receipt of the application
stirred immense interest among the company's
managers, many of whom fabricated
excuses to telephone the home office in the
hope of learning more.
A few days later each manager received
a pamphlet explaining currency rates of exchange
in various European cities. Shortly
thereafter, the contest was announced in the
company's house organ, Loew-Down.
The purpose of the passport application
and currency exchange pamphlet, explained
Baker, was to point out the effectiveness of
"teaser advertising." and to demonstrate the
value of promotion.
Cinerama Expanding Into
Television Distribution
NEW YORK—Cinerama. Inc.. is e.xpanding
into TV distribution with the formation
of Cinerama Television, it was announced
by Joseph M. Sugar, executive
vice-president of Cinerama. The new TV
division will be headed by George Mitchell
as president and will be headquartered in
the Robertson Plaza Building in Hollywood.
"The popularity of motion pictures on
TV. coupled with the diminishing supply of
top-quality theatrical features, has opened
up new opportunities for TV distribution."
said Sugar. "Cinerama Releasing has been a
leader among the new distribution companies
which have entered theatrical distribution.
Now, with Cinerama Television, the
company becomes the first of the new majors
to estaiblish its own TV distribution."
Its library of 50 theatrical features, built
over a five-year period, are all first-run
attractions and have never been offered to
TV. Sugar pointed out. Cinerama Television
will continue to expand its feature film library
as well as distributing syndicated
programs.
George Mitchell formerly was vice-president
and general sales manager of Warner
Bros.-Seven Arts and more recently president
of Olympus Television.
BURTON ROBBINS HONORED—Burton Robbins, president of National
Screen Service, is honored by the Foundation of Motion Picture Pioneers, Inc., for
his dedicated efforts in behalf of the organization as treasurer, having been succeeded
by Martin H. Newman, e.\ecutive vice-president of Century Circuit.
Shown, left to right, at the presentation before the board meeting are Harry
Mandel, member of the Foundation's welfare committee; Salah M. Hassanein, presdent
of the Foundation and executive vice-president of United Artists Theatres;
Robbins; Henry H. "Hi" Martin, past president of the Pioneers and president of
Universal Pictures, and Eugene Picker, president of Trans-Lux Theatres, a Foundation
director.
AFT Announces Support
Of 67 Major Outlets
NEW YORK—As of Thursday (1),
the
support and cooperation of 67 major circuits
and key independents have been
pledged to Ely Landau's American Film
Theatre premiere season, it was announced
by Morris E. Lefko, vice-president and general
sales manager. Lefko stated that the
67 organizations have made it possible already
for the appointment of more than 325
theatres to represent the subscription film
series in more than 100 coast-to-coast
markets.
Said Lefko, "At this point, we are well
ahead of our timetable toward completing
the full 500-theatre goal."
Specific participating theatres will be announced
shortly. Premiering in October, the
American Film Theatre will offer the public
a monthly series, two matinee and two
evening performances once a month for
eight months, on a subscription basis. Subscriptions
go on sale this spring.
Correction
NEW YORK—The January 29 issue
BoxoFFiCE, in reporting the move of Cinemation
Industries vice-president of sales
Harold Marenstein to Los Angeles to become
the firm's executive in charge of production,
inadvertently stated that "all domestic
sales activities will noi be the responsibility
of Murray M. Kaplan." present
general sales manager headquartered in New
York.
The story should have read, "All domestic
sales activities will now be the responsibility
of Murray M. Kaplan, the present
general sales manager headquartered in
New York." Cinemation's eight division
managers will report directly to Kaplan.
Marenstein will continue to head Cinemation's
world sales operation.
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Crown Plans Big Campaign
For Premiere in Florida
HOLLYWOOD—C r o w n International
Pictures is planning a saturation exploitation
campaign for the world premiere of its
"Little Laura and Big John," which will
open in Florida state-wide during Easter
week.
Harry Clark, of Clark Film Distributing
in Jacksonville, is Crown's representative in
Florida and is arranging a full-scale newspaper,
radio, and television campaign to be
backed by star appearances with Crown top
executives in attendance.
Karen Black and Fabian Forte have the
title roles in "Little Laura and Big John."
which is based on the .Ashley gang that terrorized
Florida citizens for years in the
early part of the century. The film was
made entirely in Florida in the actual locales.
NGC Extends Employment
Pacts of Klein, Schwartz
LOS ANGELES — Eugene V. Klein,
president and chairman of National General
Corp., has confirmed to the Wall Street
Journal that his employment contract, due
to expire in 1975, was extended for two
years in a contract signed Dec. 1, 1972.
Earlier Klein had announced that he
would step down as NGC chairman after
sale of his shares to American Financial
of
Cincinnati.
Klein said that both he and Daniel
Schwartz, executive vice-president and chief
operating officer, will remain as directors
and officers of National General Corp.
Stanley Zax, senior vice-president and
general counsel for the company, said that
Schwartz had signed a five-year employment
contract December 1.
BOXOFHCE :: February 12, 1973

iiol Kane Discusses
Wedding in While'
By JOHN COCCHI
NEW YORK—Young New York actress
Carol Kane doesn't consider herself a Canadian
performer, although three of her
fihns— "Carnal Knowledge," "Wedding in
White" and "The Last Detail"—have been
shot there. The 20-year-old Carol also was
featured in "Desperate Characters" and was
an extra in "Little Murders." "Plaza Suite"
and "Portnoy's Complaint." When producer
John Vidette was in New York prior to
shooting "Wedding in White," she became
interested in the property and paid her own
way to Canada to test for director William
Fruet.
Set during World War IL "Wedding in
White" was written by Fruet and based on
an actual incident which occurred in Fruet's
hometown of Lethbridge, Alberta. A teenaged
girl, slow and repressed, was raped by
her brother's drunken Army buddy and became
pregnant. Her unforgiving father then
forced her to marry his middle-aged bachelor
friend to protect the family name. Fruet
wrote the story first as a play and Vidette
was involved with one of the productions
before filming began in Toronto. Featured
performers Bonnie Carol Case. Paul Bradley
and Doug McGrath repeat their roles
for the film. McGrath directed the play and
also was co-starred with Bradley in "Coin'
Down the Road," which Fruet wrote for the
screen.
Miss Kane plays the young daughter of
stern Donald Pleasence and dominated Doris
Petrie. Bradley is Miss Kane's brother
and McGrath portrays the friend who
wrongs her. The film won the 1972 Canadian
Film Award as Best Picture, while Miss
Petrie won Best Supporting Actress honors.
Avco Embassy Pictures is the U. S. distributor
and hopes for a New York art
house opening in March.
Following the Manhattan opening, the
fihn probably will premiere in Boston. Miss
Kane will do radio and TV interviews for
"Wedding." Born in Cleveland, Carol is
the daughter of architect Michael Kane and
dancer-singer Joy Kane. On the stage, she
has appeared in several productions of "The
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie."
David Levington Organizes
Brownsville Productions
NEW YORK—The formation of Brownsville
Productions, Ltd., was announced by
David 1-evington, executive producer and
lormcr Warner Bros. Eastern sales manager
and corporate vice-president. The organization
will include Sol Ehrlich, award-winning
film and television director, who will
direct, and Michael Sklar, who wrote the
script, "Without Honor," which will be the
working title of the film.
"Without Honor" is fiction based on fact
of the Brownsville affray of 1906 whereby
an entire company of black soldiers was
dishonorably discharged by direct order of
the then President Teddy Roosevelt without
trial.
MOTION PICTURES RATED
BY THE CODE & RATING
ADMINISTRATION
The following feature-length
motion pictures
have been reviewed and rated by the
Code and Rating Administration pursuant
to the Motion Picture Code and Rating Program.
Title Dittrlbutor Rating
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Para)
Camper John (Cinemation)
Island of Lost Girls (Saxton)
Little Laura and Big John (Crown)
Love And Pain and the Whole
Damn Thing (Columbia)
Never Look Back (American Cinema)
Paper Moon (Para)
Sappho, Darling (*)
Tom Sawyer (UA)
(Cambist)
(*) Supersedes X rating listed in Bulletin No. 143.
PG
mmm
m m
PG
Adult Film Ass'n Meeting
Is Under Way in Jamaica
HOLLYWOOD—The Adult Film Ass'n
of America is holding its annual convention
through Thursday (15) at the Playboy Club
in Jamaica, announces David F. Friedman,
AFAA president. Over 400 film industry
executives and guests were expected to attend
the event, which began Sunday (11).
Guests of honor are Stanley Fleishman,
noted constitutional lawyer, and Al Goldstein,
editor of Screw Magazine and now
also a producer.
The AFAA. a five-year-old group comprised
of producers, exhibitors and distributors
of sexploitation films, will announce
new officers during the meeting. Friedman,
who also is president of Entertainment Ventures,
has served as head of the organization
for two years.
Freddie Francis Is Signed
To Direct 'Infernal Idol'
LONDON—Producer Herman Cohen has
signed Freddie Francis to direct his new
production "Infernal Idol," which will star
Jack Palance. Francis recently directed
Cohen's "Trog," starring Joan Crawford,
and "Tales From the Crypt."
"Infernal Idol" is based on Henry Seymour's
best-selling novel about witchcraft
and ritual murder and the screenplay is by
Aben Kandel and Cohen. Shooting begins
Monday (19), at Bray Studios in London.
UA Film Is Retitled
NEW YORK—"White Lightning" is the
title of the new Burt Reynolds adventure
film previously called "McKlusky." A Levy-
Gardner-Laven production, "White Lightning"
is the contemporary story of moonshiners
on the run and their souped-up cars
in the Ozark mountains of the Southeast.
Jennifer Billingsley has the feminine lead.
William Norton wrote the original screenplay
for the film,
released by United Artists.
'Cabaret/ 'Godfather' Lead
For British Nominations
LONDON— "Cabaret" has received 11
nominations from the Society of Film and
TV Arts for the annual British Film Academy
awards—four more nominations than
any other motion picture. The awards ceremonies
will take place Wednesday (28).
The Allied Artists-ABC Pictures presentation
was nominated for best film, best
actress (Liza Minnelli), best supporting
actress (Marisa Berenson), best director
(Bob Fosse), most promising newcomer to
films (Joel Grey), best screenplay, best
cinematography, best art direction, best
costume design, best editing and best soundtrack.
Paramount Pictures received six nominations
from the British Society. Marlon
Brando was nominated as best actor for
his performance in "The Godfather." Robert
Duvall from the same film is a contender
for best supporting actor.
"The Godfather" also received nominations
in three other categories: Al Pacino
as most promising newcomer; Nino Rota
for the Anthony Asquith Memorial Award
for original film music, and Anna Hill
Johnstone for best costume design.
Additionally, Bud Cort has been nominated
as most promising newcomer for his
performance in Paramount's "Harold and
Maude."
Princess Anne will present the awards
to the winners at a dinner at the Royal
Albert Hall Wednesday (28).
'Cabaret' Is Booked to Play
In 322 Theatres Feb. 14
NEW YORK—"Cabaret" will open in
322 theatres throughout the nation Wednesday
(14), two days after the Academy
Award nominations are announced, making
this the largest saturation booking of
any film in the history of Allied Artists,
it was announced by Jerry Gruenberg, vicepresident-general
sales of Allied Artists.
"Cabaret" recently passed the 25 million
dollar domestic boxoffice gross. The
motion picture was voted the best movie
of 1972 by the National Board of Review
of Motion Pictures; won three Golden
Globe Awards voted by the Hollywood
Foreign Press Ass'n and received 1 1 nominations—the
most of any picture-—for
upcoming British Academy Awards.
Final Scenes Being Filmed
For Indian Documentary
HOLLYWOOD — Barrister Productions,
Inc., in association with Willis Clark, is
completing film production of a feature
documentary, "Wounded Knee to Washington
D.C.—Trail of Broken Treaties."
Principal shooting was completed on the
scene of the Indian takeover of the Bureau
of Indian Affairs. Cameramen traveled with
the Indians on their "Trail of Broken
Treaties" to Washington D.C. and are now
on Oklahoma reservations for final shooting.
BOXOFFICE :: February 12, 1973

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Mirisch Corp. to
'Harry Spikes' for
Produce
UA
The next picture to be made by the
Mirisch Corp. for United Artists release
will be "Harry Spikes" with director Richard
Fleischer at the helm. Lee Marvin stars
in the film, to be produced by Walter
Mirisch this summer in Spain. Harriet
Frank jr. and Irving Ravetch wrote the
screenplay based on the book "The Bankrobber"
by Giles Tippette. Mirisch presently
has "Avanti!" produced and directed
by Billy Wilder in release through United
Artists. UA's next release, to open in April,
is "Scorpio," starring Burt Lancaster, Alain
Delon and Paul Scofield . . . Richard
Brooks will write and direct "Flowers of
Evil" for Columbia Pictures, basing his
screenplay on Alfred McCoy's provocative,
headline-making book, "The Politics of
Heroin in Southeast Asia." Brooks' adventure
film will use episodes from the McCoy
work which has, for its major thesis, the
manner in which the United States, after
succeeding the French in Southeast Asia,
found it necessary to look the other way as
Vietnamese and other regimes became increasingly
involved in the drug traffic.
Brooks plans to visit the countries involved
in the international drug operation, and
filming will take place entirely in foreign locations
later this year . Man Who
Loved Cat Dancing," one of MGM's most
important productions of the year, is now
before the cameras in Ajo, Ariz., starring
Burt Reynolds, George Hamilton and Sarah
Miles. The Martin Poll production is being
directed by Richard Sarafian completely on
location in the areas of Ajo and Nogales,
Ariz, and St. George and Kanab, Utah. The
picture also headlines Lee J. Cobb and Jack
Warden in the story of love and high adventure
in the American West of the 1880s.
Eleanor Perry, who is co-producer, wrote
the screenplay . . . David Chudnow will produce
for Rosamond Productions "The
Doberman Heist," a motion picture for release
through Dimension Pictures, Inc. The
production company filmed "The Doberman
Gang" last year, and it currently is
playing in theatres throughout the U.S. The
screenplay for the new film, featuring six
highly trained Doberman dogs, is being written
by Alan Alch and Jack Kaplan, with
Byron Chudnow set to direct . . Fred Wil-
.
liamson, star of American International's
"Black Caesar," has written, will produce
and co-direct "Boss Nigger." D'Urville Mar-
.
tin will co-direct, and he will appear in the
light-hearted western along with Williamson.
Filming begins in May in Santa Fe, N.M.
Release is now being negotiated, with Williamson
aiming for distribution in August.
"Black Caesar" is going into immediate release
nationally . . "Running the Big Wild
Red," an epic action-adventure film dealing
with the early conquest of the Colorado
River through the Grand Canyon, and based
By SYD CASSYD
on an original screenplay by Franklin Coen,
will be produced by David Foster and
Mitchell Brower for Columbia Pictures.
Walter Newman is writing the final screenplay
for the Foster-Brower/Coen production.
Filmways and Paul Monash
Purchase Story Apiece
Filmways acquired the motion picture
rights to the life story of Jill Kinmont, the
young California skiing star, who was
seriously incapacitated in a skiing accident
18 years ago enroute to the 1956 Winter
Olympics and who courageously fought her
way back to a useful and rewarding life, it
was announced by Edward S. Feldman,
Filmways' senior vice-president in charge
of motion picture production. David Seltzer
will write the screenplay based on the per-
. . .
sonal recollections of Miss Kinmont as well
as her biography. "A Long Way Up," by
E.G. Valens. Feldman will personally produce
the film on major ski areas in California,
Colorado and Utah Paul Monash
acquired the motion picture rights to
"Rabbit Boss," a first novel by Thomas
Sanchez which will be published by Alfred
Knopf in April. Monash will write the
screenplay and produce the film under the
banner of his Paul Monash Productions.
The novel deals very graphically with the
story of four generations of Washo Indians
in Central California . . . Hanna-Barbera
Productions has set "Adios O'Callahan," an
original story by David Friedkin and Mort
Fine, as the studio's initial live-action motion
picture. Friedkin and Fine are finahzing
the screenplay which centers on a friendly
enemy relationship between an American
investigator and his Mexican counterpart
who ferret out an underground mercenary
army . . . Novelist and poet Odie Hawkins
has been engaged to write the screenplay
for "P.K. Harris," an original story by
Robert M. Sherman, who will produce the
new film as a Sanford production for Warner
Bros.
Zeffirelli
and Rothman Get
Assignments
Directorial
Franco Zeffirelli, who directed the Academy-Award
winning "Romeo and Juliet"
for Paramount in 1968, has been set to
direct "Camille," based on Alexander
Dumas' classic novel written in 1848, as his
third film for the studio. His second film,
"Brother Sun, Sister Moon," will be released
this spring. Maxwell Setton will produce
"Camille" and Dyson Lovell will be
associate producer for the film, which begins
production on location in France,
sometime in May . Woolner, president
of Dimension Pictures, has announced
that Stephanie Rothman, vice-president,
creative affairs for the company, will direct
the firm's "Terminal Island." Charles S.
Swartz will produce the film to be distributed
by Dimension. The film is slated for release
in late spring 1973. Ms. Rothman previously
directed "Group Marriage," also a
Dimension release.
Walter Matthau, Richard Burton
Among Week's Top Castings
Academy-Award 1967 winner Walter
Matthau was signed by producer-director
Stuart Rosenberg to star in a straight dramatic
role in his upcoming 20th-Fox production,
"The Laughing Policeman," slated
. . .
to go before the cameras the middle of the
month, on location in San Francisco. Rosenberg
produces and directs from his and Tom
Rickman's screen adaptation of Per Wahloo
and Maj Sjowall's novel Josef Shaftel,
who produced American National Enterprises
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,"
has signed Richard Burton for the title role
in his "Everybody Knows Reed Lawrence."
He will portray the Oscar winner who gets
over an accident by strange means. Michael
Anderson will direct from a screenplay by
Peter Draper with Virna Lisi and Stanley
Baker in the cast. The film starts shooting
on location in Italy very soon . . . Lois
Chiles has been cast in the role of Jordan
Baker in "The Great Gatsby" for Paramount,
it was announced by producer David
Merrick. Miss Chiles will co-star with Robert
Redford, Mia Farrow and Karen Black.
Jack Clayton will direct the David Merrick
production from a screenplay by Francis
Ford Coppola. Hank Moonjean is associate
producer. The film, a screen adaptation of
F. Scott Fitzgerald's American classic novel,
will go into production in Newport, R.I.,
Long Island, New York City and other
locations. Miss Chiles recently completed a
co-starring role in "The Way We Were,"
starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford.
Karen Black Assigned Part
In Landau's 'Rhinoceros'
Karen Black, who won the New York
Film Critic's Award and an Academy
Award nomination as Best Supporting
Actress for her performance in "Five Easy
Pieces," has been cast as Daisy in Ely Landau's
American Film TTieatre presentation
of Eugene lonesco's "Rhinoceros," now in
production at 20th Century-Fox Studios in
Los Angeles . . . Eileen Brennan has been
signed for a prime female role in "The
Sting," being produced by Tony Bill and
Julia and Michael Phillips. George Roy Hill
directs the Richard D. Zanuck/ David
Brown presentation for Universal which reveals
the secrets of "The Big Con Game"
of the '30s . . . Angel Tompkins and Joseph
De Santis were set by producer Albert Band
for American International's "Little Cigars,"
being directed by Chris Christenberry . . .
Producer Robert Papazian has selected Allan
Arbus, Bobby Johnson. Ruben Moreno
and Sid Haig for featured roles in the
American International picture "Coffy,"
now before the cameras with Jack Hill
directing from his own screenplay. The film
will be released in May.
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the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than five engagements are not listed. As new runs
are reported, ratings are added and averages revised. Computation is in terms of percentage in
relation to normal grosses as determined by the theatre managers. With 100 per cent as "normal,"
the figures show the gross ratings above or below that mark. (Asterisk * denotes combinotioa bills.)

350-Seat Mini Under
Way in FuUon, N.Y.
FULTON, N.Y.—Construction is under
way on a 350-seat mini-theatre at Second
and Rochester streets, with completion expected
by Easter, it was announced by John
S. Johnson, developer and owner of the
complex. Architect for the project is Butenko-Rose
Associates of Syracuse, N.Y., and
general contractor is Carmen Vescio of
Fulton.
The theatre will offer first-run films,
with showings each evening and also matinees
on Saturdays and Sundays, according
to Johnson. He explained that because the
theatre is independently owned and operated,
film fare can be tailored to local
demand.
Adjacent to the mini-theatre is the newly
reconstructed Park & Shop Plaza, with
space for 130 cars.
John Horohan Dies in NY;
lATSE International V-P
NEW YORK—John Horohan, third international
vice-president, who served on
the lATSE executive board from 1965 to
1973, died Sunday (4) at St. Clare's Hospital
in New York. He has been working recently
as propertyman at Studio 4 1 -CBS
Production Center.
A native New Yorker, Horohan received
his first union card—that of Marine Firemen.
Oilers and Water Tenders—on the
West Coast. In 1938. however, he became
an apprentice in Stage Employees Local 1,
New York. Upon attaining journeyman
status, Horohan trouped for Rogers and
Hammerstein and other producers as an assistant
electrician. He entered TV in 1947
as a propertyman for ABC and later worked
at the CBS warehouse and shop.
Horohan served as a trustee of Local 1
in 1954, 1960 and 1961 and as TV business
agent from 1955 until 1959 and once again
from 1962 until 1965. In that capacity he
was responsible for the organizing of three
videotape studios and also the Educational
Broadcasting Co., Channel 13. New York.
Cinemobile Office in NY
Is Moved to Larger Site
NEW YORK — The district office of
Cinemobile Systems, located in New York
City, has moved to 624 West 52nd St., a
facility three times larger than the previous
site on 11th Street, according to Gary
Credle, vice-president in charge of the New
York office.
The move to the expanded site was prompted
by increased rentals of Cinemobiles by
production companies filming on locations
along the Eastern Seaboard. Main location
use of New York-based Cinemobiles are
in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New
York City (Playboy Productions' "Third
Girl From the Left" and Palomar's "Gordon's
War" currently are filming there).
Robert Weitmans Second Production
As Independent Mokes World Debut
By JOHN COCCHI
NEW YORK—After many years as a
theatre showman and executive, Robert
M. W e i t m a n has
launched a successful
Robert Weitnian
career as an independent
producer. His
second motion picture.
"Shamus," starring
Burt Reynolds
and Dyan Cannon,
has just opened
around the country,
starting with a world
premiere showcase
presentation in New
York Jan. 31. The producer's initial effort,
"The Anderson Tapes" starring Sean Connery
and Miss Cannon, was Columbia's top
moneymaker of 1971.
Weitman resigned as first vice-president
in charge of production for Columbia in
late 1969 to enter production on his own,
whereupon he signed a long-term contract
to produce films exclusively for Columbia.
A Cornell graduate, he gave up a career in
medicine when he entered Paramount's
managerial school. His first show business
job was as assistant manager of the old
Rialto Theatre in New York. Later, he became
manager of the flagship Brooklyn
Paramount and, in 1933, city manager of
Paramount Theatres.
In 1935, he was named managing director
of the New York Paramount and shortly
thereafter instituted a policy of featuring
big bands on stage. Glen Gray and His
Casa Loma Orchestra were the initial headliners
in 1936. Becoming a Paramount vicepresident
in
1938. Weitman was made vice-
charge of the company's South-
president in
ern theatre division in 1941. After Paramount
Theatres split from Paramount Pictures
and merged with ABC, he and Leonard
Goldenson took charge of the chain's
deluxe houses.
Entering TV, Weitman was vice-president
in charge of programing and talent for
ABC-TV for three years, then worked in a
similar capacity for CBS-TV before joining
'Brother of the Wind'
Tops 54-Year Record
Millersburg, Pa.—During the recent
showing of the Sun International feature,
"Brother of the Wind," a 54-yearold
attendance record was broken at
the Colonnade Theatre here. A total of
2,847 patrons saw the motion picture
on a Saturday, a one-day record for the
house.
The Colonnade opened in June 1918
and is the oldest continuous-running
movie theatre in the area.
MGM in 1960 as vice-president in charge
of television production. He was studio production
chief for five years at MGM before
joining Columbia in that capacity.
The original script for "Shamus" was
presented to Weitman by its author, Barry
Beckerman. The producer liked the story's
"bizzareness," but suggested that its 1940
setting be updated. He made other changes
while production details were being worked
out. Buzz Kulik was Weitman's only choice
for director, since the producer had been
familiar with his work on "The Eleventh
Hour" and "Dr. Kildare" in the days when
Weitman headed MGM-TV. Burt Reynolds
was chosen for the lead even before the
Cosmopolitan Magazine layout made him
famous, but had to be persuaded to accept
the role. Dyan Cannon liked the script from
the first, saying it was Humphrey Bogart
and Lauren Bacall all over again.
"Shamus" was shot in Manhattan and
surrounding areas in 34 days for a budget
of $1,400,000. Weitman had many anecdotes
about the filming and spoke of the
policemen who were assigned to the production
and who just dropped by to watch
the shooting. Among those who were greeted
by the producer was Patrolman Robert
Cocchi, brother of this writer. Between
takes. Metropolitan Opera hasso Georgio
Tozzi—who is featured as Dottore—entertained
the cast and crew with song.
Reynolds was quite a hit with the ladies
on location and proved to be a good adlibber
during filming. Calling "Shamus" a
real audience picture, Weitman said that the
film was given many previews to build
word-of-mouth. Initial reaction is such that
Weitman hopes to do a sequel. Among the
three properties which Weitman holds are
a love story and a "different" mystery. The
producer hopes to do one or two films a
year.
Pedro Rivera to Present
Spanish-Language Films
LANCASTER, PA.—Louis Weinstock
of Columbia, Pa., announced that he has
leased the Manheim Theatre to Pedro
Rivera. Closed since January 9, the movie
house now will present Spanish-language
films, some with subtitles.
Rivera, who came to Lancaster from
Puerto Rico several years ago, said the theatre
will be renamed the Borinquin. The 500-
seat showhouse will be open six nights a
week.
Manos Twin Is Planned
ELKINS, W. VA. — Manos Theatres
plans to open a twin cinema in Tygart Valley
Mall, a shopping center to be built just
west of the Elkins city limits along Norton
Road. The mall, which will feature yeararound
climate control and plush design,
is slated for occupancy this summer.
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last Tango in Paris Leaps to Top
lung in NY With First-Week 590
NEW YORK—The controversial "Last
Tango in Paris" waltzed its way into the
top money in its opening frame at Trans-
Lux East as its 590 percentage dislodged
the previous leader, "It Happened in Hollywood,"
which tumbled into the No. 2 slot
after a third-week 540 at the Orleans Theatre.
"Under Milk Wood" jumped to the
NY No. 3 grossing spot with 385 in a second
frame at the new Eastside Cinema.
"The Heartbreak Kid" ranked fourth
(third last week), scoring 360 in its seventh
week at the Sutton. Down from second to
fifth place, "Cries and Whispers" grossed
310 for its seventh stanza at Cinema L The
debuting "Steelyard Blues" took the sixth
spot with its 295 opening at the Beekman.
Top showcase attractions were "The Poseidon
Adventure" and "Shamus," the latter
making its debut at neighborhood houses.
{Average Is 100)
Baronet Pefe 'n' Tillie (Univ), 7th wk 175
Beekmon Steelyord Blues (WB) 295
Cinema I Cries ond Whispers {New World),
7th wk 310
Cinema II The Effect of Gammo Rays on
Man-in-fhe-Moon Marigolds (20th-Fox),
7th wk 160
Cinerama Innocent Bystonders (Para), 2nd wk. 25
Columbia Images (Col), 7th wk 90
Columbia II Young Winston (Col), 16th wk. ..165
Coronet Up the Sondbox (NGP), 7th wk 1 65
Criterion The Life and Times of Judge Roy Beon
(NGP), 7th wk
70
DeMille Trick Baby {Univ)
Eastside Cinema Under Milk Wood (Alturo),
235
2nd wk
385
55th Street Playhouse Bijou (Poolemar Boys
in the Sand (Poolemar), 16th wk
170
59th Street Twin I Prison Girls {AlP), 2nd wk 190
59th Street Twin II Innocent Bystanders
(Para), 2nd wk 25
Privote Parts
190
First Avenue
(MGM)
Screening Room
Juliet II Trick Baby {Univ)
Little Carnegie The Discreet Charm of the
210
1 Bourgeoisie {20th-Fox), 5th wk 200
Hill
Murray
Life
of
The ond Times
Judge Roy Bean (NGP), 7th wk
.100
Orleans It floppened in flollywood (Screw),
3rd wk
.540
Orpheum The Getaway {NGP), 7th wk
.100
Paramount The Effect of Gamma Roys
on Mon-in-the-Moon Marigolds
7th wk
(20th-Fox),
. 45
Paris Cesar and Rosolie (Cinema 5), 8th wk. .130
Penthouse Prison Girls (AlP), 2nd wk
.200
Plaza Travels With My Aunt {MGM), 7th wk. .150
Radio City Music Hall The World's Greatest
Athlete (BY)
85
Rivoli Man of La Moncha {UA), 8th wk 175
RKO 86th Street Twin I Prison Girls (AlP),
2nd wk 240
RKO 86th Street Twin II Innocent Bystanders
(Para), 2nd wk 25
68th street Playhouse Troffic (Col), 8th wk .180
state The Getaway (NGP), 7th wk 140
Sutton The Heartbreak Kid (20th-Fox), 7th wk. 360
34th street East The Getaway (NGP), 7th wk, . .140
Tower East Jeremiah Johnson {WB), 7th wk. ..185
Trans-Lux East Last Tango in Poris (UA) 590
Ziegfeld Sleuth {20th-Fox), 8th wk 155
'Poseidon Adventure,' 'Emigrants'
Each Triples Average in Buffalo
BUFFALO— "The Poseidon Adventure,"
although in a seventh week at Holiday 2,
packed enough boxoffice power to triple
normal business at that theatre. Downtown
customers flocked to see "Black Gunn" and
"The Emigrants," the latter also scoring a
seventh-week 300 at Maple Forest 2 while
"Black Gunn" was off to a 220 start at the
Buffalo Theatre.
Amherst, Holiday 3 Avonti! (UA), 3rd wk 125
Buffalo Block Gunn (Col) 220
Center Women and Bloody Terror (SR) 100
Colvin Trinity Is Still My Name {Emb) 100
Evans, Holiday 5 The Heartbreak Kid
(20th-Fox) 1 30
Kensington, Maple Forest The Ruling Class
(UA), 2nd wk 130
Plaza North Pete 'n' Tillie {Univ), 7th wk 100
Holiday 1776 (Col), 7th wk 110
Holiday II The Poseidon Adventure {20th-Fox),
7th wk 300
Maple Forest 2 The Emigrants (WB), 7th wk. . .300
Teck Belindo (SR) 1 30
'Avanti!' 550 at Cinema II,
250 at Baltimore Paramount
BALTIMORE— "Avanti!" again ranked
No. 1 at the bo.\office here as it grossed
550 at Cinema II and 250 at the Paramount
for a composite 400 second week. Newcomer
"Fat City" claimed second place on
the business barometer, tripling average at
the 7 East Theatre, but four films, including
seventh-week "Pete 'n' Tillie" at Westview
III and Cinema I, grossed in the 200 class.
Cinema II, Paramount Avanti! (UA), 2nd wk. . .400
5 West The King of Marvin Gordens (Col),
2nd wk
.250
Liberty II, Patterson, Hillendale Jeremiah
Johnson {WB), 2nd wk 90
Met—^Black Gunn (Col), 7th wk 250
Northwood Deliverance {WB), 6th wk 70
Playhouse Fellini's Roma (UA), 7th wk 200
7 East Fat City {Col) 300
Westview I, Senotor The Getawoy (NGP),
7th wk
1 20
Westview II, Towson 1776 (Col), 7th wk 110
Westview III, Cinema I Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ),
7th wk 285
Westview IV Young Winston (Col), 7th wk 80
Jacobs, Zuker Discuss
Filming in Canada
By JOHN COCCHI
NEW YORK—"The time is right for
producing films," states Bob Jacobs. The
head of the Katz, Jacobs and Douglas advertising
agency for 15 years, he has just
completed production on "To Kill the
King," in Canada. Jacobs is executive producer
of the Madisonville production,
which was produced by actor-filmmaker
Howard J. Zuker.
"To Kill the King," formerly called "The
Trigger" and based on the 1967 novel
"Holocaust" by Anthony McCall, has a
screenplay by Rod Sheldon and Bernard
Eisman and Tom Cole reflecting actual
current events. The setting is the U. S. at
Christmas, 1974, when the President is
marked for death by four members of his
cabinet who fear his dictatorial powers.
Starring in the film, imder George McCowan's
direction, are Patrick O'Neal, Susan
Tyrrell, Barry Morse, Cec Linder and newcomer
Lance Henriksen.
At a luncheon, Jacobs and Zuker were
joined by Harold Rand, who has been retained
by Madisonville to handle publicity,
in a discussion of the film. The production
was financed by a small group of Canadian
investors and made for under $1 million.
Jacobs and Zuker. who've been associated
less than a year, felt that "Holocaust" was
a great property. Because of the shooting of
Gov. George Wallace, none of the major
companies were interested in the production.
Now, two of the majors are considering
distribution. An answer print will be
ready around April 1.
Jacobs' previous film experience consisted
of a partnership with Martin Poll in
Gold Medal Studios and participating in
Poll's productions of "Love Is a Ball"
(1963) and "Sylvia" (1965). Filming in
Canada offers facilities and professional
talents which can't be matched, dollar-wise,
in the U. S., both Jacobs and Zuker believe.
Hence, they feel that shooting an American-based
story in Canada is entirely valid,
further stating that many locations can be
duplicated in the provinces.
Madisonville Productions, in which Jacobs
and Zuker are partnered, hopes to do
three to four pictures a year. Jacobs emphasized
the product shortage and the manner
in which TV eats up material, while
Zuker stressed the need for independents to
make films in controversial areas which
major companies won't handle. The company
has other properties for filming and
financing for a second film, to roll in early
spring. The latter, to be shot most probably
in New York and Canada, is a police-narcotics
tale. Jacobs and Zuker are hoping for
a Los Angeles premiere for "To Kill the
King."
Zuker, who acts under the name Zack
Norman, said that he hasn't given up acting
but prefers not to perform in the films he's
producing. He mentioned that he met Miss
Tyrrell, the sensation this past year in "Fat
City," when both were working in the film,
"Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To
Me" (1971).
Adult Cinema Is Offering
Free Admission to Ladies
PHILADELPHIA — The
Consenting
Adult Theatre, operating on a sexploitation
film policy, is going the opposition one
better. It is offering free admission for lady
viewers (when escorted) on Fridays, Saturdays
and Sunday.
The theatre advertises: "The Others Are
XXX—Ours Are XYZ."
CARBONS, INC. i " ^^
New York—Joe Hornstein, Inc., New York City, (212) 246-6285
Copitol Motion Picture Supply Co., New York City,
(212) 757-4510
Albany Theatre Supply Co., Albany, Box
(518) 465-8894
K, C.d.r Kn.ll,, N. J.
Jersey— Notional Theotre Supply Co., Camden, (609) 962-9200
Sun Carbon Co., Fort Lee, (201) 224-4969
Pennsylvania—Allied Theatre Supply Co., Philodelphio, (215) 567-2047
Virginia—Perdue Motion Pictures, Roanoke, (703) 366-0295
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luncheon at "21"' Wednes-
January 31, was graced by the presence
Gary Grant, the screen veteran who now
•£
acts as a spokesman for Faberge. The
purpose of the gathering was to inform the
press that Avco Embassy will distribute
two of Brut's films, "Night Watch," starring
Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey,
and "A Touch of Class," with Glenda Jackson
and George Segal. Grant, looking
marvelous but having little to say, declared
that he had not given up acting but is
devoting his time at present to Faberge.
•
Bette Davis was a smashing success at
Town Hall Sunday (4). the first in the series
of "Legendary Ladies of the Screen," produced
by John Springer and Town Hall. A
standing-room-only crowd applauded the
film portion of the show, expertly compiled
by Herb Graff and Don Koll. Highlights
of the clips were her Academy
Award-winning 'Jezebel" (1938), scenes
from "Now, Voyager" (1942), "All About
Eve" (1950), "What Ever Happened to Baby
Jane?" (1962), etc., plus Miss Davis singing
"They're Either Too Young or Too
Old" from "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
(1943). As an added treat, Elizabeth Taylor's
Davis imitation from "Who's Afraid
of Virginia Woolf?" (1966) also was included.
After the show. Springer gave a
lavish reception for Miss Davis at the Rainbow
Room. Present were Myrna Loy (who
appears at Town Hall March 18), Betty
Comden, Adolph Green. Phyllis Newman.
Tammy Grimes, Alexis Smith, Sir John
Giclgud. Andy Warhol, Sylvia Miles, Rita
Gam and Jordan and Sybil Christopher.
•
Randy Straff takes over some of the
duties of Steve Reichl. who departed Paramount
Pictures' publicity department for
sunny California. Randy will handle the
college and underground press. A '69 Yale
graduate, Straff worked at KGW-TV, Portland,
Ore., for a year and made documentaries
there, later spending a year in
Columbia's story department. A replacement
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At MGM, Stuart Applebaum has joined
the staff as press representative in the New
York publicity department, it was announced
by Eastern advertising and publicity
manager Al Newman. A Queens College
graduate, Stuart worked briefly for
United Artists and recently was publicity
associate at Alfred A. Knopf publishing
house for 18 months. He is the former film
editor of the Long Island and Washington
D.C., Goodtimes Magazine, being succeeded
there by Len Maltin.
•
The resignation of Jerome Drazen from
Cinecom Corp.'s board of directors was announced
by Marvin Weinman, acting president.
•
Columbia executives on the move: Leo
Jaffe, president of Columbia Pictures Industries,
has returned from Dallas, where
he attended the fourth annual convention
of NATO of Texas at the Fairmont Hotel.
Vice-presidents Robert S. Ferguson and
Richard Kahn have returned from Hollywood,
where they spent several days meeting
with producer Ross Himter on the upcoming
release of his new version of "Lost
Horizon."
•
The board of directors of Motion Picture
Pioneers, Inc., has named a five-man executive
committee to conduct all necessary
operations of the foundation between board
meetings, it was announced by organization
president Salah M. Hassanein.
Hassanein will head the committee, which
includes former foundation president Henry
H. "Hi" Martin, treasurer Martin H. Newman
and vice-presidents Bernard Myerson
and James R. Velde.
•
Burt Reynolds' "boudoir girls" visited theatres
in the metropolitan area January 30-31
to herald the world premiere of Columbia
Pictures' "Shamus" at showcase theatres. A
20-foot flatbed truck transported the girls
and their full-sized pool table from theatre
to theatre. Reynolds stars in the Robert M.
Weitman production with Dyan Cannon.
•
John Turco has been appointed manager
of the TV division at Movielab-New York,
announced vice-president of sales Peter Cardasis.
A 20-year industry veteran, Turco has
served in all laboratory capacities in the TV
spot
field.
•
Star Jack Lemmon arrived in
town January
31, for a week of publicity activity on
"Save the Tiger." In addition to interviews
and radio and TV appearances, Lemmon
hosted a special college screening Saturday
(3) for leading representatives of the college
press. After leaving New York, the
actor began a seven-city pergonal appearance
tour.
"Save the Tiger," co-starring Jack Gilford
and directed by John G. Avildsen, has its
world premiere at the Tower East Theatre
Wednesday (14) opening simultaneously in
nuijor cities throughout the country.
•
In the magazines: For those who may
have missed it, the January issue of Films
in Review features the film careers of Van
Heflin (by Alvin H. Marill) and Lois Wilson
(by William S. Collins). Both make for
good reading. The January Newsletter of
the Metropolitan Area Film Instructors
Ass'n selected Warners' "The Emigrants" as
the highest-rated film in the Media Educators
Film Evaluation Summary. The 100
members of the association, in selecting the
film as the best of 1972, rated it on the
basis of overall quality, content and film
technique.
The Monday (12) issue of Newsweek is
highlighted by a seven-page cover story entitled
"Tango: The Hottest Movie." Written
by general editor Charles Michener, the
article focuses, naturally, on Bernardo Bertolucci's
"Last Tango in Paris." The United
Artists film also has been covered (or uncovered)
in recent editions of Time Magazine,
New York Magazine. Playboy, Paris
Match and the Sunday Times entertainment
section.
•
Showcases for Wednesday (7): "Deep
Sleep"; "Carry On Doctor"; "Baron Blood'
and "The Thing With Two Heads"; "Snowball
Express" and "Lady and the Tramp"
"Office Girls" and "Suburban Wives." and
John Wayne's "The Train Robbers." For
once, all are first-run attractions. Also opening
was "The Life and Times of Judge Roy
Bean." Two Columbia horror movies, "A
Reflection of Fear" and "The Creeping
Flesh," bowed Friday (9) on .'showcase.
"Images" leads off the showcase films Wednesday
(14).
Gerry Lewis Returns to Post
London
With Cinema Int'l,
NEW YORK—Gerry Lewis has rejoined
Cinema International Corp., London, it was
announced by co-chairmen Arthur Abeles
and Henri Michaud. Lewis had spent the
last eight months handling worldwide advertising
and publicity for Paramount's
"The Godfather." and returns to CIC to
supervise international advertising and publicity
on selected films. Fred Sill remains
CIC's international director of advertising
and publicity.
In a joint statement. Abeles and Michaud
said that it was essential to have one man
giving particular attention to selected productions
among a considerable output of
films. At present, the films to receive special
handling will include "Day of the
Jackal" and "Jesus Christ Superstar" from
Universal and "Brother Sun. Sister Moon"
and "The Great Gatsbv" for Paramount.
Showcase Twin Debuts
ROCK.Vll.LE. MD.—The Showcase circuit
announces the opening of the Rockvillc
Center Twin theatres, located in the Rockvillc
Shopping Mall. Noyes F. Shaw is manager
of the dualer.
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Reuben C. Canter Dies;
Veteran NY Exhibitor
SYRACUSE—Reuben C. Canter. 72. of
215 Crawford Ave., who formerly operated
the Colonial Theatre in Skaneateles. N.Y.,
died recently. A native of .Atlantic City.
N.J.. he was a 1923 graduate of Syracuse
University and had lived here 55 years.
Canter had owned and operated several
other movie theatres in central and western
New York.
SYRACUSE
lyfelvin Messinger, manager of Loews'
Theatre, is making plans for a 45th
anniversary celebration for the "movie palace,"
one of the few ornate movie houses
left in the country. Loews was rented out
for the Foreman-Frazier fight but there
were technical difficulties in showing the
TV picture. All 1,000 admissions had to be
refunded.
Howard da Silva, who played Benjamin
Franklin in Columbia's •'1776," was in
town January 19 for a press conference and
will be here during the month of February
and the first week of March, when he will
play the title role in "Galileo." first production
of the spring season at Syracuse Repertory
Theatre.
The first film in the Studio Theatre's
policy of showing more foreign motion pictures
was "The Sorrow and the Pity." depicting
the Nazi occupation of France.
Among others due are "Chloe in the Afternoon"
and "Images." This is the theatre
closest to the Syracuse University youth
market.
X-rated films in upstate New York are
drawing the ire of officials. In Norwich,
Mayor George Camrike waged an almost
one-man battle to halt the showing of the
X-rated "Oh! Calcutta!" in the county's only
movie theatre, the Colonial. The mayor
spent three hours outside the showhouse
during the first day's exhibition and questioned
persons he recognized who were
waiting to enter the theatre. They indicated
they were there because of curiosity sparked
by the controversy and resultant publicity.
At the mayor's order, a city patrolman was
stationed in front of the theatre during the
performance to insure that no one under
18 was admitted. Later, another X-rated
movie. "Deep Throat," was shown at the
Colonial. "Deep Throat" continues to play
at the Franklin here and Judge William R.
Roy will view the film Monday (12) prior
to a hearing.
BUFFALO
phe Variety Club here is celebrating Vawhich
began Sunday
riety Week.
.
{. ^^^^^ ^. (11) and continues
^^^pHIl^ Saturday
'^^ ^m. I * ^yj Co-chairmen
Jerry Edelstein and
Bob Mycek have lined
up an ambitious
program that starts
Monday (12) with the
crowning of Variety's
King and Queen in a
John Serfustini
special program in the
Children's
Rehabilitation
Center. The next
outstanding event will be the annual "Salute
to Press, Radio and TV" luncheon Thursday
(15). at which time the various media
will be thanked for their support and cooperation
throughout the year. The grand climax
comes Saturday (17) when John J. Serfustini
will be named "Man of the Year" at
the banquet in the Tent 7 clubrooms, 193
Delaware Ave. Serfustini is a former chief
barker, is manager of the local 20th Century-Fox
Film Corp. branch and presently is
general chairman of the 1973 telethon.
Throughout the week, barkers will take the
Variety story to the public via interviews on
radio and TV and in newspaper interviews.
Protests from concerned parents at the
Heim Middle School led to the cancellation
of an Alfred Hitchcock film. "Psycho," recently
chosen by the school student council
for a Saturday afternoon motion picture
program. Mrs. Antoinette DiCesare of Amherst
protested that she didn't think the
film was suitable for children in the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades, because "of violence
throughout the film."
Lou Levitch, city manager for Martina
Theatres here. op)ened the honored Ingmar
Bergman film. "Cries and Whispers,"
Wednesday (7) in the Maple Forest Cinema.
Another widely lauded feature. "Jeremiah
Johnson." opens Friday (16) in the Eastern
Hills Cinema. "Sounder," possible Academy
Award winner, now is scheduled to bow at
the downtown Center and the Boulevard
and Seneca malls Wednesday (14).
Speaking of prices, as many are these
days. Joseph P. Garvey, general manager of
Holiday Theatres, announces these earlyshow
bargains, daily including Sunday:
"1776." 2 to 4:30 p.m. show. $1: "Avanti!",
2 to 4 p.m. show. $1: "Deliverance." 2 to
4 p.m. show, $1: "The Heartbreak Kid." 2
to 4 p.m. show, SI, and "Lady Sings the
Blues," 2 to 4:30 p.m. show, $1.
John J. Serfustini. general chairman, 11th
annual telethon. March 3-4. which will be
telecast from the studios of WKBW-TV.
has announced section and committee chairmen
for the event. The telethon is held for
the benefit of the Children's Rehabilitation
Foundation of Tent 7. Headquarters have
been opened in the Towne House Motel,
999 Main St. The section and committee
chairmen are: Section I. Richard Atlas,
chairman: admissions. Edward Jauch;
badges. Mrs. Robert Mason jr.; hospitality
and greetings. Mrs. Francis Maxwell; hospitality
room. Giannina Pappalardo; local
talent admittance, Walter Cunningham;
Section 2. Marc Lippman. chairman: gratitudes.
Edward Meade; telephone challenges,
Charles Bogges; telephone operators, Mrs.
Charles Bogges: Section 3, Francis Maxwell,
chairman; cash pickups. Jerry Yogerst; cash
tabulation. Joseph Syracuse: pledge accountability,
Mrs. Kenneth Reuter: pledge
cataloging. Rose Gorman; pledge tabulation,
George Hochreiter; pledge verifying,
Sam and Ada Dine; Section 4, Robert D.
Mason jr.. chairman; VIP panels, Thomas
Million; VIP personalities, Elmer F. Lux;
Section 5. William H. Shields, chairman;
mailing. Adolph Harter; parking. Joseph
Schichtel; refreshments. Louis Cambria: security,
Robert Klenke; Section 6. Joseph C.
Galante, chairman; satellites, Galante, and
transportation, Joseph Rick. Serfustini, in
announcing the above appointments, said:
"Remember, our unselfish dedication in the
past has helped many handicapped children
to a
brighter future."
Local performers who want to get on
Channel 7's upcoming Variety Club telethon
are urged to contact the station during
normal business hours at 883-0770. extensions
222 and 223. Lew Fischer of
Melody Fair fame is chairman of the telethon's
local talent committee and Bob Mycek.
WWOL sales executive, is co-chairman.
A Mass of Resurrection for Alfred "Al"
LoCastro was held January 30 in St.
Michael's Church. The deceased long was
responsible for bringing top entertainers to
the city for benefit shows. He was regional
director of the American Guild of Variety
Artists.
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Jl '..'ne-day, ten-hour event, to mix business
with fun, is being held jointly by
NATO of Western Pennsylvania and the
Tri-State Drive-In Theatres Ass'n. All paid-
be guests of the organiza-
up members will
tions. The date is Tuesday. March 13. This
is
an election year for both groups and the
more members coming out to vote, the
better for all. notes a NATO bulletin. A
cocktail party and luncheon start the day
•at the Variety Club at 12:30 p.m. Then
comes the outdoor theatre owners' meeting,
followed by the NATO session. At 6 p.m.
there will be a big cocktail party at the
Holiday House, followed by dinner and a
show headlined by this city's Frank Gorshin.
Paul Vogel is chairman for the big
day.
Chuck Grodin, star of "The Heartbreak
Kid." on screen at the Chatham Cinema,
visited here at the residence of his mother
Mrs. Lena Grodin, East Liberty. The film
world's new star attended Peabody High
School here, appeared locally at the Playhouse
and the Little Lake Theatre and is a
producer, director and playwright as well
as
an actor.
The Fiesta is showing the trailer on the
next James Bond movie. "Live and Let
Live," which is not completed and is not
scheduled for release until late June .
. .
"1776" came off the screen at the Squirrel
Hill and its replacement is "The Emigrants."
Later the Squirrel Hill will show "The
Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-
Moon Marigolds." recently seen on stage
here at the Nixon.
The Penthouse showed "The Roundabouts"
and "Apparitions" . Art
offered "Fuzz" and "Snowballing" . . .
George Anderson, Post Gazette movie
critic, wrote that "maybe in this era of
"Deep Throat,' the soft-core simulated sex
of Radley Metzger has become obsolete."
Metzger's "Little Mother" now is titled
"Mother." Anderson gave his poorest rating
("it should happen to TV") to the German
film. "Love Under 17."
In area release are Howard G. Minsky's
"Jory." which didn't get a first run. and
"Macbeth." "Sunflower," "Office Girls."
"Moonlighting Wives," "Blacula," "Stiletto,"
"The Blind Dead," "Premature Burial,"
"Francy's Friday," "The Love Makers,"
"Student Nurses," "Reefer Madness," "The
Trip." "Mystery of the Leaping Fish." "Sinister
Harvest," "How to Succeed With Sex,"
"Riders on the Rain," "Fiddler on the
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
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Roof," "Deliverance," "The Cross and the
Switchblade," "The Torture Dungeon" and
"Bloodthirsty
Butchers."
Cineniette's third Monroeville Mall Cinema,
to be built and opened this year, will
be larger than either of the first two movie
houses. This circuit's new twin cinema on
Greentree Road. Scott Township, is coming
along rapidly ... On view at the neighborhood
theatres is "Innocent Bystanders" . . .
A recent Saturday-Sunday matinee for the
kiddies at 24 theatres was ""Zebra in the
Kitchen" . . . Duquesne Light Co. got its
$12.8 million rate increase from the PUC.
Edward McGlone, who returned here as
RKO-SWT Pittsburgh and Ohio area supervising
manager, started with SW as an usher
in 1933. In returning here, Ed succeeds
. . .
.
Mike Cardone, who resigned from this corporation
to become a director of theatres
for Cinemette The Guild is showing
more W. C. Fields movies, ""The Bank
Dick" and "Never Give a Sucker an Even
Break" Forum and Encore and
other theatres are showing ""Cabaret."
Upon leaving a loud British rock show
at the arena, Carl Apone, Press music critic,
paused to ask an usher a question. The
usher removed a set of heavy earplugs and
asked Apone to repeat the question. "'I
don't know how these kids can stand noise
this loud. They'll all be deaf at 25." he said.
Apone wrote: "Probably closer to 20. if
this 'concert' is an example of the punishment
they inflict on their ears."
Dino Persio and William White are of>ening
the Ebensburg Cinema at Ebensburg
recently showed '"Swing
High." ""Scorpion." ""Everything Goes'" and
Art Cinema is showing
"Sexploitation" . . .
"Beyond the Commissioners' Report on
Pornography" and upcoming is ""High
Rise."
Dave Smith. Shadyside manager, was in
Shadyside Hospital for tests . . . Many original
negatives of hundreds of feature films
are stored in a refitted mine at Wampum
Forum of Greater Pittsburgh
members had a dinner Thursday (8) at the
Red Coach and then attended the adjoining
Chatham Cinema to view ""The Heartbreak
Kid."
Vince Josack, veteran of old Filmrow,
writes from his residence in Hollywood that
his neighbors are silent screen star Jack
Mulhall (S.S and okay) and Nick Lucas, who
is 75 but ""looking" 55 or 60 and still working
occasionally at Las Vegas, etc. Vince
states that wife Ruth ""keeps him going."
Sadly, he asked us to extend his warm regards
to Gus Vaveris. Johnstown exhibitor,
not knowing that Gus died several years
ago.
Jack Palance's daughter Brooke, makes
her acting debut in "40 Carats" for Columbia
release.
Many Memories Are Evoked
By Visit to Heinz Hall
By R. F. KLINGENSMITH
PITTSBURGH—A visit to Heinz Hall
was very rewarding. One of the great music
halls of the world, your correspondent alone
listened in on a rehearsal of the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra, then went to the projection
booth via elevator. We had been in
the booth several times before, when this
building. Loews' Penn, was to be opened
many years ago. This event was delayed by
the death of Marcus Loew. Years later the
late Mike Cullen showed us the booth, the
pride of the city's theatres.
Now, as Heinz Hall, the first 35mm motion
picture, with top, modern equipment,
was being prepared for showing a week
later: Mozart's ""Don Giovanni," an opera
photographed in color nearly 20 years ago
at the Salzburg Festival. The 16mm projector,
which has giant reels and offers
hours of continuous movies, has been used
once at Heinz Hall.
In the booth were veteran Joe DeMann,
Bernard "Dutch" Lauth jr. and Martin
Torreano jr., the latter two being sons of
pioneers in projection here.
Leaving the booth, we determined to
walk down the fully lighted stairs, including
the grand staircase, being the only person
around. Here this writer felt special sensations
when in
the Mike Benedum lobby (the
late "Great Wildcatter" having been a
friend in life for many years) and exiting
via the most beautiful outer lobby, named
in honor of Alfred E. Hunt, father of aluminum,
who was this writer's father's captain
in Hampton Battery B. Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Spanish-American War. 1898. having
served together at Mount Gretna, Chicamauga,
Newport News. Puerto Rico. Guayama.
Guanica, Aroyo and Ponce.
There are many memories in
Heinz Hall,
after having been backstage hundreds of
times with name stars, noted columnists and
publishers, producers, musicians, press
agents, stagehands, masters of ceremonies,
organists. Loews and UA executives, managers
and others.
Full House for Reopening
Of Ravena, N.Y., Theatre
RAVENA, N.Y.—The Ravena Theatre
reopened after almost two years of darkness
and a capacity audience was on hand to see
""Wilderness Journey." Peter Sorell. owner
of the house, said that before showtime a
line had gathered at the boxoffice and extended
far down the sidewalk. Finally, when
360 people had taken all the seats in addition
to a few portable chairs that were
placed in the auditorium, admissions were
halted.
Adults as well as children attended both
evening showings. Sorell said, and many apparently
came in
family groups.
Sorell has booked several general-audience
attractions and said that if attendance
warrants it the Ravena will go on a regular
schedule of weekend programs.
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Variety in Baltimore
Planning Busy Week
BALTIMORE — International
Variety
Week will be observed all over the world
Wednesday (14) through Tuesday (20). with
this city making an impressive contribution,
not only via its press but by both Variety
Club Tent 14, whose chief barker is Phil
Harris, and its sister group. Women of Variety,
with president Charlotte Snyder in
the directorial seat.
Highlight of the activities will be the
treat Wednesday (14) by both groups at the
William S. Baer School for Crippled Children,
North and Warwick avenues, at 12:30
p.m. Candies, cookies, gum, peanuts and
other goodies will be distributed to the
moppets. 300 of them. There also will be a
teenage rock group, two folk singers and
clowns.
During the balance of the week Variety
members will be visiting shopping centers in
suburban areas, distributing candies to children.
Thursday (15) Women of Variety will
visit institutions and hospitals to entertain
children and as well will distribute goodies
through Sunday (18).
Saturday morning (17) at 11 a.m. "You're
a Good Man, Charlie Brown" will be shown
at the Crest Theatre, donated by the JF
circuit, to 1,500 underprivileged and handicapped
children. The Fruchtman staff will
give its fullest cooperation for this worthy
cause. Here, too, goodies will be given to
every child attending.
The piece de resistance will arrive Sunday
night (18), from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., when
the Baltimore Variety Club will hold its
Sweetheart Dance and luau at Overlea Hall,
with Hawaiian and e.xotic foods, among
other delicacies, created by the Overlea
Caterers. Music and dancing is on the agenda,
of course.
Show Cause Orders Issued
To 8 Buffalo Theatres
BUFFALO—Federal Judge John T. Curtin
has issued show cause orders directing
the operators of eight motion picture theatres
here to establish in court why the films
they currently are showing should not be
seized by the government. He issued the
orders under a section of federal law which
prohibits the interstate transportation of
obscene films.
The orders have been served on the operators
and managers of the Allendale, Palace,
Loews" Teck, Genesee, Granada, Fine Arts,
Village Cinema and the Capri Art.
U. S. Magistrate Edmund F. Maxwell set
a hearing for Tuesday (13) on the show
cause orders. The theatres and their managers
were named in search warrants but
have not been charged at this time.
The federal courts have held that a hearing
on the obscenity issue must precede any
arrest or seizure of a film. FBI agents
viewed films at the theatres recently and
the hearing is to be on whether or not the
films being shown are
obscene.
BALTIMORE
J^onald Kiirz has just
become the new manager
of Schwaber World-Fare Theatres'
Playhou.se. He officially was appointed
January 15. Prior to coming here, Kurz
managed the Hippodrome for six months,
followed by a two-year managerial stint at
the New Theatre, both JF houses. Married
to the former Darlene Sweet, he and his
wife make their home in Charles Village.
The theatre is located only two blocks
away. Mrs. Kurz is active in the Charles
Village Civic Ass'n.
Madelon Edelson, member of Women of
Variety and wife of barker Edward Edelson.
died in mid-January after a prolonged illness.
"WCBM Radio will move to new quarters
near its Painters Mill transmitter towers
around March 1, according to Cliff Barrett.
general manager . . . Jack F. Beauchamp
has been named general manager of WBAL-
TV. He succeeds Brent O. Gunts, who resigned
after heading the station for 14
years. Gunts continues as a consultant to
the Hearst Corp.
Joseph Townsley, first assistant chief
barker, after suffering a slight heart attack
the second week in January, is recuperating
and doing well currently . the
new members who have just joined Tent 19
are Joseph Norfe, Philip Baron and Harry
Friedlander.
Louis Azrael of the News American says,
"The most complicated, vigorously fought,
technical—and probably expensive—Mtigation
now pending in Baltimore courts arises
from official efforts to crack down on 'peep
shows.' Most of the legal maneuvering centers
around two places—one on 'The Block'
and one in Glen Burnie—which claim to be
'nonprofit institutions' for sex education. If
this contention is upheld their films are not
subject to
not taxable."
censorship and their earnings are
John Nethen, secretary-treasurer, Claude
Neon Signs, reports that the firm has installed
the marquees for George A. Brehm's
Westview Cinema III and IV and Eastport
I and II (F. H. Durkee Enterprises) and says
that Durkee's Harford Cinema I and II is
scheduled to open in mid-February at the
Harford Mall Shopping Center, Belair.
Claude Neon is doing those marquees as
well as all the sign work for Union Deposit
Mall theatres I and II in Harrisburg. Pa.,
owned by independent operator Richard
Zammito of South Penn Mini-Theatres,
with main offices in Chambersburg. Pa. The
sign company also is doing the marquees
for the Mini-Flick I and II, Schwaber
World-Fare Theatres, in Pikesville, scheduled
to open at month's end. Besides jabs in
the offing for Rappaport Enterprises.
Claude Neon has changed the Randallstown
Plaza sign to one reading "Randallstown
Theatre." The house, operated as the Baltimore
Film Society, is owned by Ronald
Freedman.
Wllliain Hancox, international representative
of the lATSE. was in town to attend a
meeting with exhibitors, along with Roland
Bruscup, president of MPMO Local 181,
and Donald Miller, business agent for the
same local.
Miss Leslie Lillien, who for almost four
years was publicity chief at Schwaber
World-Fare Theatres, resigned at the end
of January to become assistant executive
director of the Maryland Ass'n for Retarded
Children. Howard Wagonheim in the meantime
has taken over her job here for
Schwaber.
The Randallstown Theatre advertised
two midnight showings of these films: Friday
(2) and Saturday (3). "Reefer Madness"
plus "All New—All Old Freak Flicks"
"Sinister Harvest" (1930s chiller) and
Douglas Fairbanks' "Mystery of the Leaping
Fish" (1916). Also, the Charles (JF
Theatres) advertised in the Saturday (3)
Evening Sun: "Reefer Madness," plus
"Martian Space Party," with late shows at
1 1 :45 p.m. "Reefer Madness" was characterized
as the 1936 "classic" largely responsible
for the marijuana laws today. Meanwhile,
over at the Mayfair, "Ecstacy Secrets
of Prison Girls" was scheduled, in 3-D
Optovision, for its premiere Wednesday (7).
This afso is a JF house.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Children's Matinee
program of "Hansel and Gretel" was
shown Saturday and Sunday (3, 4) at these
theatres: Vilma, Westway, Strand, Joppatowne
Cinema, Reisterstown Plaza and
Randallstown Theatre.
Capsule comments from the critics: Lou
Cedrone said in the Evening Sun, " 'The
Poseidon Adventure' is not the sort of film
you're likely to see on an ocean liner but
the airlines shouldn't hesitate to show it. It
should do much to discourage sea travel
. . . Technically,
'The Poseidon Adventure'
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ASHINGTON
Qooert Maar, Trans-Lux Corp. general
manager, brought Harky Garrett, new
manager of the Playhouse, with him from
.New York January 30. Garrett, who had
been manager of the Trans-Lux West in
New York City, fills the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Robin Roche. Roche has
gone to the West Coast to enter the University
of San Francisco as a law student. Maar
said he had heard nothing more from the
federal assistant attorney's office since his
subpoena in November in connection with
two X-rated films previously seized from the
Trans-Lux (now renamed the Prince Theatre)
and the New Plaza. George Bocoskey
will continue as manager of the Prince. He
said the large rug. with newsreel design,
made especially for the theatre when it
opened in 1937. is on display in the Smithsonian
Institution, so the home office authorized
him to buy a new rug for his
office. Pat Davis, manager of the New
Plaza, will take a leave of absence for personal
reasons, then return, according to
Maar.
Charles Freeman of the Charlotte-based
ABC Theatres was a visitor at the Universal
exchange Monday (5). His circuit has movie
houses at Norfolk, Newport News, Charlottesville,
Blacksburg and Roanoke, in addition
to Charlotte.
Charles T. Jordan, Warner Bros, manager,
invited exhibitors to a sneak preview
of "The Thief Who Came to Dinner," to
be shown at Hugh Rogers" Pike Theatre
Thursday (15).
AFI will tour a nine-feature "New Hungarian
Cinema" program, by such established
directors as Miklos Jancso, Istvan Gaal
and Istvan Szabo, in association with Hungaro-film,
beginning at the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art Friday (16) and
concluding in the AFI Theatre at the Kennedy
Center here in May. Michael Webb,
AFI film programing manager, said, "Their
technical quality is outstanding. "SLnbad,'
for example, is one of the finest color films
ever made."
PubHc Broadcasting Service TV show
"The Advocates" had two of its future presentations
filmed here Monday (5) and
Wednesday (7). The topics of the Bostonbased
show are "Should the President be
required to spend the money Congress appropriates?"
and "Shall we grant amnesty
to those who evade military service?"
Ronny Buckner, Cinerama Releasing
branch manager, tradescreened "Payday"
Tuesday (6) at MPAA . . . Debbie Reynolds'
costumes for her pre-Broadway musical
"Irene," now playing to SRO at the National,
were designed by Hollywood's Irene
Sharaff . . . Scott Kirkpatrick, National
Theatre manager, was the featured speaker
before the State D.C. Federation of Woman's
Clubs January 22. His topic was "Theilrija!
Personalities."
Jack Valenti, MPAA president, who had
been a presidential assistant to Lyndon
Johnson, spoke for 40 minutes with the
former President on the Sunday before his
death.
Paul Roth Announces
Harrisonburg 3-Plex
HARRISONBURG, VA.—Silver
Spring,
Md. -based Roth Theatres and Rocco Industries
of Harrisonburg have jointly announced
a $300,000 three-auditorium theatre,
to be located just south of Rocco
Chickens, Inc., at 1620 South Main St.
The triplex will be the first building in a
shopping center plaimed on the east side
of U.S. 11, according to R. H. Strickler,
president of Rocco Industries.
Paul Roth, president of Roth Theatres,
which owns 21 movie houses in Virginia
and Maryland, disclosed the signing of a
20-year lease with Rocco, which will own
the theatre complex and lease it to the
Roth circuit. A late summer completion is
anticipated, he said.
Moss Associates of Harrisonburg will
build the facility, which will have one 350-
seat auditorium. Another will seat 300,
while the third will have a capacity of
130. Richard Shank, Charlottesville architect,
will design the entertainment center,
which Roth noted will be the first triple
theatre to be built in the state of Virginia.
The complex will use a single projection
booth, partially automated, and all auditoriums
will be served by a single lobby
and lounge area. Facilities will include a
small gallery for the display of works by
area artists and a private viewing room
for children's parties and other gatherings.
Free parking for over 200 cars will be
provided on lots east of the theatres.
The as-yet-unnamed triplex will be the
Roth circuit's first indoor theatre here
since the State in downtown Harrisonburg
was destroyed by fire in April 1971. Roth
owns and operates the Harrisonburg Drivein
on U.S. 1 1 North and Roth's Drive-In
on U.S. 1 1 South. The only hardtop
presently in operation here is RKO-Warner's
984-seat Virginia Theatre on Court Square
and that house originally was opened in
1914 as a home for legitimate theatrical
presentations.
BALTIMORE
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is impressive. The upside-down scenes are
convincing, the voyage from upper deck to
hull is realistic and I suppose the only thing
that amused me was the rescue, by helicopter,
of the survivors. Are they safe. I
thought . . . 'The Poseidon Adventure' may
not be the best way to travel and it may
not be everyone's idea of entertainment but
you can't beat it for excitement, all two
hours of it" . . . The Sun's David Kearse
called "Jeremiah Johnson" "a study of
Robert Redford. the actor, more than the
character he portrays." Of the production,
he said: "Sydney Pollack directed this poetic
western with beautiful imagery and a slow
pace, accompanied by a sophisticated, modern
musical score . . . This is a very touching
film."
BUFFALO
(Continued from page E-5)
Robert Buyer, a member of the Evening
News reportorial staff, has been elected
president of the Frontier Press Club. Also
elected: vice-president, Charles Flynn. Courier-Express;
membership secretary, Esther
V. Gott, Evening News; secretary, Arthur
H. Page, News, and treasurer, Michael P.
Dodd. Evening News.
Bausch & Lorab, Rochester, developers of
the CinemaScope lens for the screen, has
reported record consolidated net earnings
and sales for 1972. Earnings were $8,848,-
000, an increase of $740,000 over 1971 .. .
The Buffalo Cinema Club held its monthly
meeting Friday (2) in the Amherst Community
Church and films by Helen Liber.
Harold Hachten and Ken Hodge were
shown. The meeting was free and open to
the public. Vincent T. Slavin led a discussion
on film techniques . . . After two years
as a locally based promotion man for Atlantic
Records, former WEBR air personality
Carroll Hardy has been named Atlantic's
Midwest pop music promotion manager
.. . The Exxon Education Foundation
has given a $45,042 grant to the Eastman
School of Music in Rochester for development
of a course on the nature of sound.
Director of the two-year project is to be
Barlow.
Dr. Wayne B.
W. Alfred Brim of Lockport. the "Weather
Poet," leading off his weather report for
February in the Courier-Express, said: "Live
theatre is again the rage. Real actors on a
simple stage. With dinner, dramas you now
can view or perhaps a theatre may please
you." Another thought to show how things
are going.
Merchants Ask Demolition
Of Theatre Be Postponed
ALTOONA, PA.—The Downtown Altoona
Merchants Ass'n has petitioned the
city and the redevelopment authority to
postpone the demolition of the Capitol
Theatre, located at Uth Avenue and 14th
Street. Merchants said that the absence of
a downtown movie house would have an
adverse effect on Saturday traffic.
The group suggested that the razing be
delayed until the New Theatre. 12th Avenue
and 15th Street, is in operation. A
spring opening is scheduled.
The Capitol Theatre has been operated
by the Associated circuit but was slated to
be demolished to make way for urban renewal
work.
BOXOFFICE :: Februarv 12. 1973

NEWS AND VIEWS THE PRODUCTION
(Hollywood Office — 6425 Hollywood Blvd., 465-1186)
DGA Nominates Five
For Best Direction
HOLLYWOOD—Five nominees for the
Directors Guild of America Award for
"best direction" of motion pictures during
1972 have been announced by DGA. They
are:
John Boorman, "Deliverance" (Warner
Bros.); unit production manager, Wallace
Worsley, and first assistant directors, Al
Jennings and Miles Middough.
Francis Ford Coppola, "The Godfather"
(Alfran-Paramount); production manager,
Fred Caruso, and assistant, Fred Gallo.
Bob Fosse, "Cabaret" (ABC Pictures-
Allied Artists), and assistant, Douglas
Green.
George Roy Hill, "Slaughterhouse-Five"
(Universal); production manager, Lloyd Anderson,
and assistant, Ray Gosnell.
Martin Ritt, "Sounder" (20th-Century-
Fox), and production manager-assistant.
Don Guest.
The winner will toe announced at the
25th annual DGA Awards dinners March
3 at the Beverly Hilton and at the Waldorf-
Astoria in New York.
Screenings of the five nominated films
for DGA members at the DGA Theatre
started Monday (5), with one afternoon
and one evening showing scheduled for
each. Final balloting will close Friday (23).
Monash Acquires Rights
For 'Front Page' Remake
HOLLYWOOD—Paul Monash has acquired
the rights to a remake of "The Front
Page," the Ben Hecht-Charles MacArthur
opus that has become a classic on both the
stage and screen, and will film it in a new
up-to-date and timely version under the
banner of his Paul Monash Productions.
Monash secured the film rights to the property
from Helen Hayes, wife of the late
MacArthur, and the estate of Ben Hecht.
"The Front Page" recently was revived
on the stage in both New York and London
and Monash became interested in the property
when he saw the National Company
perform it at the Old Vic in London.
Monash, who produced "Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid" and "Slaughterhouse-Five,"
currently is doing post-production
work on his latest film for Paramount,
"The Friends of Eddie Coyle."
"Don't Look Now" (Para) stars Julie
and Donald Sutherland.
Christie
A/ew 3-year Pact Covers 32 Industry
Unions With Membership of 25,000
HOLLYWOOD—Negotiations which began
January 8 were concluded Saturday (3)
with an agreement on a new three-year contract
covering apprcximately 25,000 members
of 32 film industry local unions. Approval
of the pact was seen as offering increased
stimulus to Hollywood production.
Announcement was made jointly by Billy
H. Hunt, executive vice-president of the
Ass'n of Motion Picture & Television Producers;
Richard WaLsh, international president
of the International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees, and Ben Loveless,
chairman of the committee representing basic
craft unions.
Effective Thursday (1)
The contract, which became effective as
of Thursday (1), provides for an 80-centper-hour
wage hike over a three-year period,
in addition to offering increased fringe
benefits. The first-year wage boost will be
30 cents an hour; 20 cents, second year,
and 30 cents, third year. A further major
item in the new contract was a provision
for a basic stage crew with less restrictive
jurisdictional rules on certain types of
crews.
Other stipulations offer shortened time
provisions in the grievance procedure and
accelerated arbitration processes; an increase
in
the functions of the Contract Services
Administration Trust Fund, to
include
participation in grievance procedures connected
with CSATF contributor companies,
and expansion of industry training programs
to be tied in to an Affirmative Auction Program.
Another Holiday Added
Washington's Birthday also was added as
a holiday in the new contract and on-production
personnel will be granted a ninehour
rest period between the end of one
shift and the beginning of another. This
turn-around time will be ten hours when
employees report within the 30-mile studio
zone and outside the studio.
In addition, the Retiree Health & Welfare
Fund will receive a percentage of the gross
realized from supplemental markets, while
the pension and retiree health and welfare
plans each will receive one-half of the funds
allocated from the licensing of theatrical
pictures made after 1960 to free TV.
The new agreement contains a historic
change in jurisdictional rules which one
spokesman said could bring "very, very significant
savings to the industry." Producers
now will have the option of employing a
basic stage crew of nine men, all of whom
can assist each other in their various functions.
This crew must be retained for all
shooting done in the studio, studio zone and
nearby locations but not on distant locations.
The provision applies both to theatrical
and TV productions.
The 30-mile studio zone is retained in the
agreement but provides for the ten-hour
turn-around, increases the mileage allowance
from ten cents a mile to 15 cents and
adds new enforcement provisions.
Also included is the provision for a
"quickie" arbitration clause which may be
used in certain circumstances and which
calls for an informal arbitration and a decision
within five days.
Approximately 50 representatives of unions
and management participated in the
final negotiating session which culminated
in the approval of the new three-year contract.
The previous four-year pact had expired
at midnight Wednesday, January 31.
Entertainment Complex Is
Charted for Yuma, Ariz.
YUMA, ARIZ.—Richard George Wheeler
Associates, San Diego, Calif., architectural
firm, has been selected to design a multipurpose
entertainment complex here. The
18,000-square-foot structure, to be located
on a 2.8-acre site, will accommodate stage
presentations, light shows and films.
The concrete touilding, which will feature
an all-glass lobby area, fountains, a "rain
curtain" and electronic seating, is valued at
$350,000.
Ferver Engineering Co. has been designated
as structural engineers on the twostory
building, while RJM Associates will
be responsible for mechanical engineering.
Red Doff Joins RC&B
HOLLYWOOD—Red Doff, veteran industry
e.xecutive who has worked in various
capacities in the motion picture, TV and
recording industries, has joined the international
public relations firm of Rogers,
Cowan & Brenner as an account e.xecutive.
Doff most recently was the personal manager
and partner of Mickey Rooney. He has
also been a film producer and public relations
executive.
BOXOFFICE :: February 12, 1973 W-1

—
ree Action-Adventure Productions
Under Way Simultaneously for AlP
By SYD CASSYD
HOLLYWOOD—Publicist Julian Meyer,
visiting productions filming on location,
headed 50 miles north of Los Angeles to
rolling
ranch country where Gordon Douglas
is directing American International Pictures"
"Slaughter 11" for producer Monroe
Sachson. Several miles away in a ranch
house, Chris Christenberry was shooting
"Little Cigars" for producer Albert Band.
A third fihii, "Coffy," is being filmed on
local freeways and other Los Angeles locations.
In this manner, the largest major film
distribution company without a studio
AIP—moves three action-adventure pictures
toward the screen.
Rental trucks from Hollywood area resources
supply equipment and the best professional
crews (with technical skills second
to none) for which Hollywood is noted and
which make it easier to shoot films here
than in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico,
Oregon, etc., without the cost of those location
trips.
Action-adventure films provide excitement
and the old biplane flying at treetop
level, with a strong tailwind zooming it and
with the machine gun sputtering, toward
Jim Brown and Gloria Hendry on the
ground in Gordon Douglas' picnic scene,
provides all the thrill one could want for
one day. When audiences watch "Slaughter
II," this scene will be approximately five
minutes long, according to producer Monroe
Sachson.
The pilot, Harry Toland, is the last of the
old-time stunt flyers and at this same site
some years ago he crashed and lost one leg.
Yet, here he was, not more than ten feet
above the treetops, gunning that Australian
single-seater at 160 miles per hour. An
observer instinctively ducks, for if that
plane should hit the trees, one whole AIP
crew, including some very expensive, talented
actors, producer, directors and equipment,
would be involved in a not-too-pretty
crash. Also lost would be Todd-AO's newest
lens and Mitchell's latest 35mm camera.
As in the first "Slaughter" picture, AIP
is pouring action into this film and veteran
production manager Maury Abrams is
stressing authenticity.
Driving toward the "Little Cigars" location,
Meyer pointed out that Angel Thompkins,
playing with a group of thieving midgets
involved in a holdup, has a difficult
scene to play—^making love to one of them.
Miss Thompkins, who starred in "Prime
Cut," during 1972 was in three Playboy
Magazine layouts (three more are planned
for this year).
Watching Chris Christenberry working
from a script by Louis Garfinkle and Frank
Ray Perilli, one notes the sensitive handling
of the midgets, which is not like directing
typical actors, for they often are the
butt of many jokes. The director, it was
said, is an old carnival and circus hand. In
the particular scene where the money from
the heist was being divvied up, Christenberry,
a huge man, leaned over, whispering
directions in their ears and getting the utmost
from their performance ability. The
tears were real on the midgets' faces as the
director put them in the mood by coaxing
them to remember real-life problems. Billy
Curtis, the lead midget, is good enough to
be a director.
Without the huge studio overhead with
which major films customarily are saddled,
the Samuel Z. Arkoff organization will
come up this year with a lineup of movies
such as the three mentioned, with plenty of
legs for Milton Moritz's exploitation
ability.
That's the challenge of the independents,
who, in 1973, are involved in supplying a
market in which the studio-oriented distributors
will fill only a portion of the exhibitor
demands. Tallying the announced
production list supplied by MPAA topper
Jack Valenti, only 125 were marked for
production by the majors. Others will come
from independently produced films from
nonstudio sources, the distributors state.
The trend of audience demand is for action-adventure
and this AIP schedule, seen
in the making, seems to fill the bill.
OC Variety Tent to Seek
Funds for Health Center
From Southwestern Edition
OKLAHOMA CITY—A building
fund
drive is to be launched here by the Variety
Club of Oklahoma City, headed by chief
barker Sam Caporal, to finance an $84,000
addition to the Variety Health Center.
Construction of the 2,121 square foot
addition is to begin early this spring and will
be completed in time for a late summer or
early autumn opening. Fran Gibson, executive
director of the center, told the Oklahoma
City Times that some of the space
will be used in a dental clinic, since the
center already possesses $14,000 worth of
dental equipment in storage. Two examining
rooms also will occupy space in the
addition.
Caporal recalled that the Variety Club
opened the center in 1940 to serve children
of working persons who cannot afford complete
medical care. It does not serve welfare
clients. In 1971, the center treated 12,500
patients; about 13,000 last year.
Caporal said that the building fund drive
will be held in the spring following a
membership drive headed by Bill Lane and
A. G. Meyers jr.
Hollywood
Happenings
ROBERT HAGEL announced the retirement
of Ernest Cromar, who has been
with Warner Bros, and the Burbank Studios
as department head of electrical construction
for 36 years. Alex Bryce, who comes
from Columbia Pictures, has been named
new department head.
•
Peter Boyle, who stars with Jane Fonda
and Donald Sutherland in "Steelyard
Blues," arrived in Hollywood January 31
for press interviews and radio-TV appearances.
•
Milton W. Olson, business
representative
of Affiliated Property Craftsmen Local 165,
lATSE, and Alfred P. Chamie, vice-president
and secretary of the Ass'n of Motion
Picture and Television Producers, have been
named co-chairmen of the legal committee
of the Motion Picture Health and Welfare
Fund.
•
William E. Arnold, executive vice-president
of the Permanent Charities Committee
of the Entertainment Industries, received
the "Professional of the Year" award from
the Southern California Society of Fund
Raisers.
•
Wayne Wynne, president
of Pathway International
Corp., has announced the appointment
of Abe Glazer as vice-president,
treasurer and member of the board.
•
With Danny Kaye as the special guest
conductor, the Los Angeles Philharmonic
concert at the Music Center Saturday (3)
was entirely sold out. Kaye directed free
of charge, with proceeds to benefit the
Philharmonic Pension Fund.
•
Richard Vetter, vice-president of Todd-
AO Corp., announced that the Todd-AO
35 system would be used in shooting AIP's
"Slaughter II."
•
Vincent Tubbs, press director of community
relations at Warner Bros., addressed
the National Newspaper Publishers Ass'n
on "The Black Press and the Film Industry"
at its midwinter workshop in Washington,
D.C.
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Gene Weed, president of the Film Factory,
has set Joey Bishop for a Coast Guard
public service spot to be filmed aboard the
Queen Mary. The agency is Ads Audio-
Visual.
•
Saxton Films has several short subjects
ready for release, including "Ski Fascination"
and "Floating Fortress." The release
date on "Motel Wives" has been set back
to late summer to allow for new marketing
plans by Garfinkle-Rummage Productions.
•
Rex Harrison and the company of "Emperor
Henry IV" arrived for a three-week
stand at the Shubcrt Theatre in Century
City.
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or near the 100 level. "The Heartbreak
Kid," however, grossed 380 in its sixth UA
Wcstwood frame and "Jeremiah Johnson"
generated a 300 sixth week at Avco Cinema
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er of the Wind" scored 250 at the Fairfax,
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ABC Century City 1, Pix Pete 'n' Tiflie (Univ),
6th wk 100
ABC Century City 2 The Great Wolti (MGM),
13th wk 100
Avco Cinema Center 1, Pacific The Getowoy
(NGP), 6th wk 100
Avco Cinemo Center 2 The Effect of Gammo
Roys on Mon-in-the-Moon Marigolds (20th-Fox), class.
6th wk 100
Avco Cinema Center 3 Jeremioh Johnson (WB), Aladdin
6th wk 300 Centre
Sleuth (20th-Fox), 7th -wk 180
Vanishing Wilderness (SR), 4th wk. ...500
PIczo Up the Sandbox (NGP), 6th wk. .100
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and "Vanishing Wilderness" were the week's
most productive grossers, "Cries" bringing
the Regent Theatre a second-week 700 and
"Wilderness" keeping patrons lined up at
the Campus during a 500 fourth week. "The
Heartbreak Kid" and "Jeremiah Johnson,"
most successful of the many films which
opened here during the Christmas holidays,
while No. 6 position went to
Adventure" for a 215 seventh week at the
Egyptian and UA Cinema Center 2 thea-
Beverly—Young Winston (Col), 12th wk 70
Brum
Campus
Chinese,
The Nurses (SR), 11th wk 150
Crest Cinema, Hollywood Cinema The Life and
Times of Judge Roy Beon (NGP), 6th wk 100
Egyptian, UA Cinema Center 2 The Poseidon
Adventure (20th-Fox), 7th wk 215
Brother of the Wind (SR), 2nd wk 250
Fellini's Roma (UA), 1 1th wk 65
Hollywood Hit Man (MGM), 3rd wk 100
Fox Wilshire Man of Lo Mancho (UA), 7th wk. .160
Hall The Emigrants (WB), 15th wk 100
1776 (Col), 6th wk 65
Pacific Beverly Hills Travels With My Aunt
(MGM), 6th wk 120
Last House on the Left (SR), 3rd wk. .100
Elvis on Tour (MGM), 2nd wk 65
Innocent Bystanders (Para), 3rd wk. ... 65
Cries and Whispers (SR), 2nd wk 700
UA Cinema Center 1 The King of Marvin
Gardens (Col), 6th wk 100
UA Cinema Center 3 The Discreet Charm of the
Bourgeoisie (20th-Fox), 1 0th wk 200
UA Westwood The Heartbreak Kid (20th-Fox),
6th wk 380
Avonti! (UA), 6th wk 65
Across 110th Street (UA), 7th wk 100
'Last House on the Left'
New Denver Grossing Leader
DENVER — "Last House on the Left"
grabbed the grossing lead in its first week
in town, hitting the 250 level at the Ogden,
as holiday-introduced pictures faded. Only
"Jeremiah Johnson," "Sounder" and "Man
of La Mancha" of the six-and-seven-week
vintage crop managed to gross in the 200
. .
Man of La Mancha (UA), 7th wk 210
The Poseidon Adventure (20th-Fox),
7th wk 190
200
Century 21 Jeremiah Johnson (WB), 6th wk.
Cherry Creek, Villa Italia Avanti! (UA)
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200
Continental The Sorrow and the Pity (SR) 125
Pete 'n' Tiilie (Univ), 6th wk 160
Sounder (20th-Fox), 6th wk 200
The Great Waltl (MGM), 6th wk 100
Blaculo (Al P) 1 60
Denver 2, Lakeside 2, Village Square ^Limbo
(Univ) 50
Young Winston (Col), 6th wk 115
Fellini's Roma (UA), 6th wk 115
^Last House on the Left (SR) 250
Paramount The Getaway (NGP), 6th wk 150
Seven theatres Innocent Bystanders (Para) 125
Roy Innis Attends World
Bow of 'Wattstax' in LA
LOS ANGELES — Internationally renowned
leader and humanitarian Roy Innis,
national director of the Congress of Racial
Equality, flew to Los Angeles Friday (2) to
attend a world premiere of "Wattstax . . .
The Living Word" at the Ahmanson Theatre.
The soon-to-be-released feature-length
motion picture is centered around the Watts
Summer Festival Concert held last August.
"The movie "Wattstax' is an excellent
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movies that have been going around," commented
Innis. "The producers did not pretend
more than they could achieve. They
had no need to, for they managed to record
a monumental experience of and with black
folks which, in itself, transcends most human
adventures," he continued.
One of the nation's most concerned leaders
regarding the economic and psychological
impact of so-called "black-oriented"
movies. Innis maintained an acute awareness
of the special efforts made by the Stax
organization to insure the development of
a movie that bypassed the "new stereotype
super-black" pattern.
Stated Innis, "With the film 'Wattstax,'
I saw a real artistic blending of expressions
of artists and experiences of an audience
... It was a very soulful experience. Black
people are naturally 'super' and need no
exaggerated or pretentious characterizations
to be successfully entertaining,"
Congratulating the producers and stars
at the premiere's conclusion, Innis reflected
on the film's levity, saying, "The soulful
comments and observations of brother
Richard Pryor were invaluable. First, it was
a stroke of genius to conceive of his doing
the commentary and his performance in
that conception is a rare gem. He's one of
the most outstanding comedians in the country."
Vincent Miranda Lawsuit
Asks $2 Million Damages
LOS ANGELES—A $2,000,000
damage
suit has been filed in U.S. District Court
by attorney Stanley Fleishman on behalf
of Vincent Miranda, president of the Pussycat
Theatre circuit, against Buena Park.
Calif., officials, including the mayor, city
council members and members of the police
department. Also named are the district attorney
of Orange County and the chairman
of a censorship organization known as the
Friends of Respectable. Clean Entertainment.
The defendants are charged with violating
Miranda's constitutional rights by planning
and agreeing to deprive him of property
valued at $340,000 for only $90,000 by
engaging in bad-faith criminal prosecution
under the California Obscenity Law, by engaging
in illegal searches and seizures of
motion pictures and engaging in arbitrary
and discriminatory enforcement of the fire
code.
The suit alleges that city officials at a
meeting discussed whether they could use
federal revenue sharing funds to purchase
the plaintiff's theatre, cither as a potential
cultural center or simply to shut it down
in accordance with the v.'ishes of the Friends
of Respectable. Clean Entertainment. It further
is claimed that the defendants engaged
in these activities and used the powers of
their office in an attempt to force Miranda
to accept less than the full value of the
Pussycat Theatre in Buena Park.
General damages of $150,000, plus exemplary
and punitive damages in the sum
of $1,S,S().0()0, ;ire being sought.
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riind. Elected vice-presidents were Phyllis
Stewart, Ramona LaBella, Paula Benedict
and Trudy Marshall Raffin.
Victor Rosen, veteran theatreman, has
been named national director of group sales
for 20th Century-Fox, it is announced by
Jonas Rosenfield jr.. vice-president, advertising,
publicity and promotion. Rosen currently
is promoting group sales on "Sounder,"
"Sleuth" and the reissue in March of
the Robert Wise production, "The Sound
of Music."
Daniel Cady, president of Entertainment
Pyramid and producer of "Grave of the
Vampire," was awarded the Order of the
Golden Bat by the Count Dracula Society
at a special screening of the psycho-horror
drama at the Granada Theatre.
Jolin Klee has taken over operations at
the La Mar Theatre. Manhattan Beach, and
has retained Aspell Theatre Service to do
the buying and booking for the house . . .
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Friday (16) will be the launching site for
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program, to tour the country under the
auspices of the American Film Institute and
Hungarofilm. The works of Miklos Jancso,
Istvan Gaal and Istvan Szabo will be included.
It is hoped that a delegation of Hungarian
filmmakers will attend the openings in
Los Angeles. Berkeley and New York.
Greg Morris emceed the world premiere
of Columbia Pictures' "Wattstax" Sunday
(4) at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles
Music Center, introducing the stars of the
Stax Films/ Wolper Pictures production
Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, comedian
Richard Pryor and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Also on hand were co-producer Larry Shaw
and director Mel Stuart; executive producers
Al Bell and David L. Wolper. and Melvin
Van Peebles, director for concert staging.
Lyric Films International has moved
from the Goldwyn lot to CBS Studio Center
in an expansion move, according to H. L.
Hill, executive vice-president . . . Ralph
Adams and Ralph Pizza, film buyers for
National General, are back from buying
meetings in Kansas City.
Ennis Adkins. National Screen Service
branch manager, is in Arizona for meetings
with Tucson and Phoenix distributors . . .
NSS holds its national sales convention
Monday (19) through Thursday (22) at the
Century Plaza Hotel. Burton Robbins. president;
Paul Lazarus, vice-president; Milton
Feinberg. general sales manager, and the
17 branch managers will be there.
Ed Spritzer, manager of the Pix. announced
the Wednesday (21) opening of
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Newton P. Jacobs, president; George Josephs,
general sales manager, and Don
Haley, publicist. Crown International Pictures,
returned to the home office after attending
the Dallas TEXPO '73, where the
company hosted the several hundred members
at a cocktail reception . . . Crown International
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Tenser left New York for London. Paris.
Berlin and Munich on a trip designed to
bring back new products for his company's
release. While in Europe. Tenser will meet
with producers and writers and view new
films.
"Black Caesar" (AIP) opened in several
selected theatres Wednesday (7) and goes
into multiple run March 14. Fred Williamson
stars as the Godfather of Harlem in
this action drama.
A new name in distribution is Mirage
Films, headed by Jacob Jacovi, who will
distribute "The Maids," a western which
will be offered in a double category—one
. . . Variety Tent 25 huddled at
for X and one for R—when final decision
is made
the Bantam Cock in connection with the
Lowell Thomas luncheon Wednesday (14).
Spero Kontos, Tom Fenno, Pete Latsis,
Murray Propper and Syd Cassyd are working
out plans for the Century Plaza luncheon,
with a few surprises thrown in . . .
Cooperation to get Lowell Thomas' Movietone
newsreels for the 1934-1949 period
was contributed by Bob Kreiman, president
of DeLuxe-General Labs, and his staff in
New York—Henry Silz and attorney Norman
Steinberg, a historian on 20th-Fox
matters. Also. George Crittenden of Films,
Inc., was helpful in getting information on
people and film during the Thomas newsreel
era. Art Di Titta. newsreel cameraman
living here, was most helpful. He worked
with 20th-Fox from the 1920s, covering
stories with Lowell Thomas on many occasions.
He also headed the 20th-Fox Paris
branch and is conversant with the silent
newsreel days.
The West Coast premiere of Paramount's
"Save the Tiger" Tuesday (13) at the Crest
Theatre will benefit the American Civil
Liberties Union of Southern California.
The Public Advertising Council is another
beneficiary of the premiere of the Steve
Shagan film. The picture will begin its
regular engagement at the Crest.
BESSEMER, ALA.—The new Bessemer
Twin cinemas will be ready for their debut
here within 30 days, according to Charles
"Chuck" F. Morrow, president of Alabama
Cinemas, which owns and will operate the
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White Roxy Has Three
Sellouts for 'Dolly'
LOS ALAMOS. N.M.—Mr. and Mrs.
Roger H. Moore's E&R Concepts has
opened its first mini-theatre, the White
Roxy, located in the White Rock Shopping
Center, Los Alamos. Operating under a
United General Theatres franchise, the
showhouse's premier attraction was Sun International's
"Run to the High Country."
followed by an engagement of "Hello.
Dolly!." playing for the first time in Los
Alamos County. The 20th Century-Fox musical
scored three sellout nights during a
week of nine performances, a "first" in the
experience of UGT personnel.
The White Ro.xy, occupying 2,650 square
feet of space, seats 193 and has a 10x20-
foot screen. Projection equipment was supplied
by Alpha Cine of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Moores have initiated a family matinee
program, with cartoons, a Buck Rogers
serial and selected features. Good patronage
and more-than-satisfactory concessions sales
are reported for these offerings.
A recorded answering service has been
established for the convenience of White
Roxy patrons. Rather than merely furnishing
showtimes and prices, skits and dialogs
pertaining to the current feature are provided
to heighten would-be moviegoers' interest.
Said Moore. "Well over 100 calls per
day have been recorded since we started
this service. Of course, they don't all turn
into tickets but it does show that people
are interested."
HONOLULU
^arl Schumacher's "Reel Thing" and Les
Bush's "Movie Reviews" are regular
columns in the twice-monthly-issued Sunbums,
distributed free and widely read by
the Hawaiian islanders. Not less than 25,-
000 copies are distributed each time it
makes an appearance in over 100 locations
. . . "Film critic" for the University of Hawaii's
newspaper, Ka Leo O Hawaii (the
Voice of Hawaii), is the city desk editor.
Sam Pooley.
Located on the third level of the King's
Alley complex, the 195-seat mini-theatre
has help from members of the award-copping
King's Alley Honor Guards. The nightly
changing-of-the-guards ceremony at the
entrance of this unusual shopping arcade is
a tourist attraction , . . Part II of the Japanese
production "Men and War" has been
selected as part of the fund-raising program
for the 21st annual Cherry Blossom Festival
at the Nippon Theatre.
Oldies and classics are showing at the
Honolulu Academy of Arts, including films
of Charlie Chaplin, Harry Langdon, Buster
Keaton, Laurel and Hardy and Harold
Lloyd . . . While the Chinese martial arts
kung fu and tai chi chu'an are making inroads
into the mind and body development
culture of our part of the world, the American
and Liberty theatres continue booking
their houses with more kung fu action
m.ovies such as "The Big Fight" and "The
Lizard." made in Hong Kong.
Adult Theatre Owners Vow
They'll Keep Cinema Open
SUNNYVALE, CALIF.—The owners of
the Town and Country Cinema have vowed
that they will continue to show X-rated
films, despite their arrest last month during
the showing of "All About Sex of All Nations,"
when they were charged with "displaying
lewd and obscene movies" and the
film confiscated.
Said Mrs. Patricia Rhodes, co-owner with
her husband of the city's first "adult" theatre,
146 South Murphy Ave., "We're staying
open for business and showing X-rated
movies."
Sunnyvale Mayor Etta S. Albert, when
told of the comment, responded, "Well, I
guess we'll have to keep raiding the theatre."
Deputy Dist. Atty. Al Fabris told city
officials
that his office did not plan to issue
warrants because "we haven't had a conviction
in this (obscenity) area in three years."
Mini-Kota Wins License
BILLINGS. MONT.—After two months
of delays. Mini-Kota Art Theatres has been
granted a business license for a proposed
downtown movie theatre. The license was
issued to the theatre firm after a court
ruling in its favor.
Nominating Committee Is
Elected by WOMPI Club
HOLLYWOOD—At its
January business
meeting. the Hollywood-Los Angeles
WOMPI Club elected a nominating committee
which will present a slate of officers
for the election of officers to be held in
Mrs. Mary Stellar (MGM) chairs the
April.
committee which includes Evelyn Gordon
(20th-Fox). Lavinia White (Sign Products).
Betty Barker and Elena Vassar (20th-Fox),
immediate past president.
Miss Evelyn Gordon has been named
chairman of the installation committee
which will coordinate all activities in connection
with the installation
in
of new officers
June.
Mrs. Elena Vassar. secretary to Lionel
Newman, head music director, 20th Century-Fox,
has been asked to head the entertainment
and music committee.
Providence Palace Shows
Favorites From the Post
From New England Edition
PROVIDENCE—The downtown Palace
Theatre, charging 99 cents admission for all
seats at all times, opened a series of what it
called "Some of the Most Spectacular
Films of All Time."
The product scheduled: Columbia's
"Nicholas and Alexandra" and "Lawrence
of Arabia" plus MGM's "Doctor Zhivago."
SALT LAKE CITY
n luncheon was held January 31 to honor
W. W. "Mac" McKendrick, who has
retried from United Artists after 28 years
of service. Sponsored by the Motion Picture
Club, Mac was presented a $200 check for
his service to the film industry in Utah.
Bob Loftis has been appointed United
Artists branch manager, succeeding "Mac"
McKendrick, retired. In the motion picture
business 47 years. Bob has been with UA
for 15 years. He also has worked for Paramount
and 20th Century-Fox.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Stauffer became
the proud parents of an eight-pound boy,
born January 29. Stauffer is an engineer
for Westrex.
Terry Gibson has joined Universal Theatre
Supply as a salesman. Gibson has been
affiliated with ABC Intermountain Theatres.
L&S Theatre Supply and most recently
with Century Theatres.
WOMPI Board Schedules
Tuesday (13) Meeting
HOLLYWOOD—Susan Gottlieb, president
of Hollywood-Los Angeles WOMPIs,
will preside at a board of directors meeting
to be held Tuesday (13). Plans are being
finalized for parties to benefit the Heart
Ass'n in February, the Will Rogers Hospital
Fund in March, the annual rummage sale
in April and a "Day at the Races" in May.
All proceeds will benefit the many charitable
projects of the Hollywood-Los Angeles
WOMPI Club.
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^teve Foster, manager of the Grand Theatre.
Rocky Ford, has been transferred
lo manage the Fox Theatre in Sidney, Neb.
Miss Valarie Dunker. formerly assistant
manager of the Fox Theatre in La Junta,
will take over as manager of the Rocky
Ford house, succeeding Foster.
. . .
Doug Lightner, general manager for
Commonwealth Theatres, and Leon Hoofnagle.
head film buyer, were in town conferring
with district manager Bruce Young
Ray McClain, city manager for Commonwealth
Theatres in Casper. Wyo.. and
George Plybon. city manager in .Scottsbluff,
Neb., traveled here to attend a special
screening of 20th Century-Fox's "Sounder."
Favorite Films of California branch manager
Jack Felix traveled to Salt Lake City
to set dates on his product . . . Bob Clark,
manager of General Cinema's North Valley
Theatre, is in Porter's Hospital undergoing
Pat McGee of McGee Film
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on his "George!" and "Ginger in
the Morning."
Visiting distributors and setting dates
were Mitchell Kelloff. Movie City Theatre,
Pueblo; David Cory, Goodhand Theatre,
Kimball, Neb.; Neal Lloyd and Howard
Campbell. Westland Theatres, Colorado
Springs, and Paul Cory, Fox Theatre, Sterling.
Drive-In Films Protested
By Group of 'Neighbors'
DENVER—Approximately 200 "neighbors"
of the East 88th Drive-In, meeting at
a nearby schoolhouse, voiced protests about
the ozoner's policy of showing only X-rated
films. The group claimed that the showing
of such movies was "detrimental to the
neighborhood and created many problems
that they previously did not have." Built in
1971, the theatre showed only family-type
films that year. The owners say they lost
money on the operation and would have
been forced to close the drive-in if they had
continued with that policy. Last year the
policy was changed and now only X films
are shown.
Problems created by the film fare allegedly
included traffic hazards and children
climbing on top of the nearby one-story
schoolhouse to look at the screen. The theatre
attempted to erect a 30-foot fence to
shut off the view. They put up many poles
and intended to install a light screen but
both efforts were vetoed by the county
commissioners. The case has been in court
several times, with two of the rulings now
being appealed.
The ozoner closed during its first winter
but this year is using car heaters and continuing
operations.
Colo. High Court Okays
Videotaping of Films
DENVER — The Colorado Supreme
Court put its okay on the efforts of former
District Attorney Jarvis Seccombe to ride
herd on the X-rated films being shown in
Denver. The high court slapped down the
restriction placed on his procedures by District
Court Judge John Brooks jr.. saying
Brooks had no right to bar the district
attorney from videotaping allegedly obscene
movies nor did the lower court have any
authority to bar the official from bringing
charges against several so-called X-rated
movie theatres.
The Supreme Court said Brooks exceeded
his
authority when he prohibited the county
court from conducting any further proceedings
against the films; when he enjoined
Seccombe from instituting any further actions
based on videotape procedures, and
when he ordered the return or erasure of
videotapes of films obtained at theatres involved
in such suits.
Seccombe had filed suit against Brooks
after the three orders were issued last fall.
Several individuals and movie theatres entered
the suit as intervenors.
Under the procedure used by the district
attorney, an enforcement officer would
view the film, then report his findings to
the court, which then would issue an order
to videotape the film.
The court then would look at the tape
and would decide if further action was
warranted. Using this procedure the county
court ordered videotapes made of two films
showing at the Studio Theatre. But the
owners refused to permit the taping and
filed a complaint charging illegal search
and .seizure.
The Supreme Court ruled the theatres
had a quicker method than seeking an injunction
against the district attorney. They
could have asked for suppression of evidence
based on the charge of illegal search
and seizure. Such an action by the theatre
would have provided a much more speedy
action in the matter.
Currently, the present district attorney,
just installed in that office, has not indicated
what action he will take.
Bob Tankersley Captures
Gold Medal at Bozeman
DENVER—Bob Tankersley. president of
Western Service & Supply, received a gold
medal Sunday. January 28. from NASTAR
(National Standard of Racing) at Bridger
Bowl. Bozeman. Mont., after charging the
course in
29.9 seconds! The pro pacesetter's
time on the one-third
mile course was only
.023 seconds faster than Bob's.
The weather was beautiful, with ten
inches of fresh snow falling two days before
the race, so the course was well-packed.
This, of course, makes for better ski conditions
and a faster track.
Tankersley was scheduled to compete in
a weekend event at Lake Eldora, Colo.,
along with his son Steve, in addition to
participating in competition Wednesday
(14) at Sun Valley, Ida.
Sandi. his 2 1 -year-old daughter, just
started racing this year and is looking forward
to winning some medals soon. Tony.
Bob's eight-year-old. will begin racing in
1974.
Vying for skiing medals apparently will
become a whole-family activity in the near
future.
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'Brother of the Wind'
600 in KC Multiple
KANSAS CITY—"Brother of the Wind"
and "Jeremiah Johnson" stood out as peat;
grossers as most holiday-introduced product
began to settle for lower percentage levels in
the sixth or seventh week of their Kansas
City engagements. "Brother of the Wind,"
which began its four-theatre booking several
weeks after most of the holiday films, delivered
a composite third-week 600. well
ahead of "Jeremiah Johnson." the No. 2
film. "Jeremiah" was four times average in
a sixth week at Ranch Mart 3 and Ranch
Mart 4. The next best percentage was 250
—a level attained by "The Poseidon Adventure,"
"Young Winston" and newcomer
"Black Girl," the latter at Metro 3 and
Metro 4.
(Averoge Is 100)
Blue Ridge I Snowboll Express (BV); The Magic
of Walt Disney World (BV), 6th wk 150
Brookside The Great Waltz (MGM), 6th wk. ...100
Embassy I, II Child's Play (Para) 150
Festival Claire's Knee (Col), 2nd wk 100
Fine Arts Young Winston (Col), 7th wk 250
Five theatres The Poseidon Adventure (20th-Fox),
6th wk 250
Four theatres Brother of the Wind (SR), 3rd wk. 600
Four theatres Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 6th wk 175
Glenwood II 1776 (Col), 6th wk 100
Metro 2 Sounder (20th-Fox), 6th wk 200
Metro 3, 4 Block Girl (CRC) 250
Midland 1, Ranch Mart ^The Getaway (NGP),
1
6th wk 225
Midland 2 The New Centurions (Col), 17th wk. .100
Nine theatres Innocent Bystanders (Para) 100
Plaza Up the Sandbox (NGP), 6th wk 200
Ranch Mart 3, 4 Jeremiah Johnson (WB),
6th wk '00
Siawomir Kojro Presented
Local 686's Annual Award
CHICAGO—Siawomir Kojro. a senior in
film study at Columbia College Chicago,
has been selected as the recipient of the
second Chicago lATSE Cameraman's
Scholarship, donated annually to a student
student majoring in film studies at the college
by the International Photographers of
the Motion Picture Industry Local 666. The
announcement was made by Frank Koza,
president of Local 666, and Robert Edmonds,
a member of the college's motion
picture department faculty.
Kojro took several courses in architecture
and engineering at Chicago area colleges
before entering Columbia in 1970. He has
worked on several short films there and
most recently did the camera work on "Lavender,"
a class project film that now is being
distributed by Perennial Films. Born in
Cirenchester, England, Kojro came to Chicago
at the age of two and actively is involved
in Chicago's Polish community, particularly
as a senior instructor with the
Polish Boy Scouts.
All advanced-level film majors in Columbia's
motion picture department are eligible
for the annual $2,000 scholarship. The recipient
must show competence and diligence
in film efforts and be in need of financial
assistance in order to further college training
at Columbia.
Local 666 is the union of motion picture
cameramen with jurisdiction in that part of
the U.S. lying between the Rockies and the
Appalachians, covering 22 states and the
central portion of Canada.
Lester R. Kropp Honored
At Testimonial Luncheon
ST. LOUIS—Lester R. Kropp, past vicepresident
of Theatre Owners of America
and past president of Missouri-Illinois
Lester R. Kropp, third from left,
with his wife Nellie, displays the testimonial
scroll signed by more than 200
industryites and friends wh.o attended
the testimonial luncheon honoring him.
At left is Edward B. Arthur, head of
Arthur Enterprises, who served as general
chairman of the gala. Ron Krueger,
right, president of Wehrenberg Theatres,
was honorary chairman.
Theatre Owners, was honored by more than
200 friends and industryites at a testimonial
cocktail party and luncheon held January
23 in the Main Ballroom of the Marriott
Motor Hotel here. The fete marked his retirement
as film buyer for the Wehrenberg
circuit after 57 years in show business.
Edward B. Arthur, head of Arthur Enterprises,
served as general chairman of the
gala event, with Ron Krueger, third-generation
president of Wehrenberg Theatres,
acting as honorary chairman.
Marking the occasion, Kropp was presented
a testimonial scroll signed by those
in attendance. The scroll bore the following
legend:
"We, members of the Greater St. Louis
motion picture industry, in concert with a
host of friends from civic, fraternal and religious
life, do affectionately inscribe this
token of the great esteem, high regard and
admiration in which we hold Lester R.
Kropp on the occasion of his retirement on
completion of 57 years of dedicated service
with the Wehrenberg Theatres and do record
that our Lester has throughout the years in
his remarkable career demonstrated rare
qualities of loyalty, leadership, business acumen,
kindness, warmth, charity and matchless
devotion to family, faith and friends,
forever endearing himself to the undersigned,
who wish him Godspeed and acclaim
him as a shining symbol of all that is good
and enduring in the true spirit of friendship."
Don Moore Is Named Manager
ROCK ISLAND. ILL.—The shuttered
Fort Theatre, once reported to be slated for
demolition, was scheduled to reopen in late
January as an "adult" house. To be operated
by a Denver, Colo. -based firm, native
Rock Islander Don Moore was named manager
of the facility.
Tombstone Ordinance'
Overturned by Court
FORT WAYNE. IND.—A Fort Wayne
ordinance which prohibits "bare buttocks or
the bare female breasts" from being shown
on drive-in
screens has been ruled unconstitutional
by the Seventh U. S. Circuit Court
ol .-Kppeals in Chicago, reversing an August
1971 ruling by Federal Judge Jesse E. Eschbach
of Fort Wayne Federal Court, who
lound parts of the so-called "Tombstone
Ordinance" constitutional. The ruling of
William J. Campbell, senior district judge,
held that the local ordinance violated the
First and Fourteenth Amendments to the
U.S. Constitution, being "overbroad." It
termed the city's argument that the ordinance
violated the privacy of persons living
around drive-in theatres wrong.
The ruling stated: ""Having elected to permit
the operation of drive-in movie theatres
in this area, some imwitting exposure to
these and other types of scenes was inevitable."
It also held that the city's claim that
bosoms and buttocks were pornographic far
exceeded the U.S. Supreme Court's most
recent rulings defining obscenity.
The decision declared, "The prohibited
presentation would include such innocuous
and even culturally beneficial exhibition as
the art objects foimd in many museums,
visual portrayal of imderdeveloped or backward
cultures and serious movies such as
'Ulysses.' "
The Fort Wayne ordinance, enacted in
January 1971, originally required licensing
of drive-in theatres, with the license to be
revoked if the theatre showed not only bare
breasts or buttocks but also if ""stripteases,
burlesque or nudist-type scenes constitute
the main or primary material" of a film.
Judge Eschbach at that time held unconstitutional
because of vagueness the section
of the ordinance which barred films in
which the primary material was striptease,
burlesque or nudist-type scenes. However,
Judge Eschbach held that the other part of
the ordinance ""does not involve an exercise
of subjective judgment to determine its
meaning" and did not rule the basis of the
ordinance unconstitutional.
The original suit was filed in Fort Wayne
by Cinecom Theatres Midwest States, owners
of the Lincolndale and Fort Wayne
drive-ins as well as several hardtops in the
Fort Wayne area, naming the city as defendant.
The company then appealed to the
circuit court.
Kenneth Waterman, an attorney who participated
in drafting the controversial ordinance,
said it was based on a model code in
the minority report of the President's Commission
on Obscenity and Pornography.
Waterman said that the model code was
suggested in the report as one which would
be upheld in the courts. The ordinance became
known as the "Tombstone Ordinance"
because children often sat on tombstones in
the Prairie Grove Cemetery in order to see
the X-rated films being shown at the nearby
Fort Wayne Drive-In.
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N S AS CITY
Jjan Smart and Darrell Manes, co-chairmen
for the Motion Picture Ass'n of Greater
Kansas City's Pioneer of the Year fete,
report that a committee of past MPA presidents
has been selected to choose this year's
Pioneer of the Year. A testimonial dinner
will be held in early April.
Barrj' London is the new branch sales
manager at Paramount, assisting Richard
Zephro. new branch manager. London formerly
was the regional accounts manager
and salesman at Paramount's Los Angeles
office.
Fred Mound. United Artists division
manager from Dallas, was in town Tuesday
(6) to meet with local UA branch manager
Bud Truog. Also in town was Al Fisher,
UA exploitation manager from New York,
to discuss upcoming product such as "Tom
Sawyer" at Show-A-Rama. Also Hy Carnow,
UA exploiteer, was here from New
York.
Martin Grasgreen, president of Paragon
Pictures, visited here last week with Gene
Irwin, manager of United National Film
Midwest, for talks on forthcoming product.
John Shipp, Thomas Film, and his family
left winter-locked Kansas City Wednesday
(7) for balmy Jamaica to attend the Adult
Film Ass'n of America convention (11-14).
The Shipps will be staying at the Playboy
Hotel and hope to get in some scuba diving
and deep-sea fishing.
The WOMPI Club will hold a party at
the Kansas State School for the Blind Tuesday
(13). The party will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Anyone interested in volunteering to help
the girls is urged to contact Jo Ann Weaver
at Warner Bros.
Floyd Brcthour, Warner Bros, branch
manager, was in Los Angeles Tuesday and
Wednesday (6,7) for a meeting of branch
managers in the Western division.
Jack Winningham, National Screen Service
branch manager, and his wife Laurel
left Tuesday (6) for a two-week vacation.
Mary Hayslip, Thomas Film office man-
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Out-of-town exhibitors seen on Filmrow:
From Missouri—Elmer Bills jr., Salisbury.
From Kansas—R. G. Smith, Marysville
. . . Dean
McMillen, Commonwealth Theatres
Springfield city manager, visited the
Row Tuesday (6).
Screenings at Commonwealth: "Savage"
(Angelica), distributed by Thomas Film,
Tuesday (6); "Steelyard Blues" (WB),
Wednesday (7); "Warm December" (NGP).
Thursday (8); "Baxter" (NGP). Friday (9).
and "Steelyard Blues" (WB), Friday (9).
Tony Adamson, 20th Century-Fox head
booker, was married Sunday (II) to Gloria
Ingolia. The wedding took place at Christ
the King Catholic church, with a reception
held immediately afterward. The couple
honeymooned in Phoenix and Las Vegas
. . . Judy West, 20th-Fox branch manager's
secretary, began a leave of absence Friday
(9) in anticipation of the birth of her child.
Judy and proud papa Frank e.xpect the new
arrival in about six weeks. Judy will be
back at 20th-Fox in June.
Forty years ago. according to the column
of that name in the Kansas City Times
Monday (5), the motion picture version of
Phil Stong's novel "State Fair" premiered
cast in-
at the Uptown Theatre. The all-star
cluded Will Rogers, Janet Gaynor, Lew
Ayres, Sally Filers, Norman Foster, Louise
Dressier and Blue Boy, a grand champion
Hampshire hog. The Mainstreet played
"Child of Manhattan." starring Nancy Carroll
and John Boles. "The Secret Madame
Blanche," with Irene Dunne, Phillips
Holmes, Una Merkel and Lionel Atwill, was
at the Loew's Midland. Kate Smith delighted
her fans in Fannie Hurst's "Hello Everybody"
at the Newman. Song-and-dance man
Ray Bolger appeared live on the Mainstreet
stage.
Paramount Pictures held a special screening
of "Charlotte's Web," animated cartoon
feature, Saturday morning (10) at the Metcalf
Theatre. Guests included youngsters
from Lifeline Children's Home and Niles
Home for Children.
Jo-Mor Theatre Remodeled
From Eastern Edition
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—The Jo-Mor circuit
announces that its original Stoneridge
is now a twin and that a completely new
theatre adjoins the original facility. The two
auditoriums are connected by a common
lobby.
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MARSHALL, TEX.—Marshall Theatres,
which has announced plans to build 20
theatre complexes in the Southwest, will
construct the prototype for these
operations
here near the intersection of Travis Street
and East End Boulevard. Announcement of
the construction was made by the local
chamber of commerce.
The Marshall twins will have a total capacity
of around 800 patrons and are to cost
about $350,000. B. J. Duncan Co. of Marshall
has the construction contract and the
project will be financed with local funds.
Marshall Theatres is headed by president
Jimmy Dimcan, a composer whose hits include
such gold record numbers as "My
Special Angel," "String Along" and the gospel
tune "I
Asked the Lord." Duncan plans
to move to Marshall and establish headquarters
here for the circuit. He said that
Nacogdoches has been tentatively chosen as
the site for the circuit's second complex.
Wentworth Queen Chosen
By Star Robert Bedford
KANSAS CITY—Theresa Stoll, 16-yearold
Prattville, Ala., beauty, was chosen by
Robert Redford to reign as queen of the
annual military ball at the Wentworth MiUtary
Academy in Lexington, Mo.
Announcement of the selection by Redford,
star of Warner Bros.' "Jeremiah Johnson,"
was made by Kansas City Star columnist
Ira McCarty prior to the January 27
event. Having a WB star name the queen
has been a tradition at the academy for more
than 30 years.
"Jeremiah Johnson" was produced by Joe
Wizan and directed by Sydney Pollack from
a screenplay by John MiUus and Edward
Anhalt.
Cinema Associates Move
Will Permit Expansion
From Western Edition
HOLL'^WOOD-Expansion of Bob Abel
and Pierre Adige's Cinema Associates was
aimounced recently, with the acquisition
of a long-term lease on the former Berman
Costume Building on Highland Avenue.
Permanent editing and post-production work
facilities will be installed for the 24 technicians
now hired by the firm.
Editing of the Joe Cocker theatrical release
of A&M Records following filming
of the "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" release
was handled by the firm, along with "Elvis
On Tour."
Demolishing 54 Drive-In
WICHITA. KAS.— rho 54 Drivo-In is
ending its long-run at Kellogg and Rock
Road. The former theatre is being demolished
to make room for the East Side Financial
Center. The reinforced concrete
theatre screen is being wrecked to provide
481 parking spaces that will surround the
financial center when completed this spring.
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.fjordon MacRae, actor-singer, will join the
national cast of this year's seventh
annual Variety Club telethon, the Crusade
for Forgotten Children, Saturday and Sunday
(17,
18) to raise funds for needy, handicapped
and underprivileged children. The
20-hour spectacular will begin at 6 p.m.
Saturday (17) with "Dinner With the Stars,"
a $100-a-plate black-tie dinner in the Khorassan
Room of the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel.
Actress Maureen Arthur and singers
Betty Johnson, Jack Smith and Blake Emmons
will headline entertainers, with nine
local orchestras or combos performing, including
the orchestras of Johnny Polzin,
Russ David, Buddy Moreno and Richard
Davis. Combos will include Bob Kuban and
the In-Men, Eric Pirtle and the F-Troop,
the Messengers and the Progress. Variety
Tent 4 officials, headed by chief fund-raiser
Joe Simpkins, have set their sights on topping
the $307,000 raised by last year's
effort.
Tent 4 barkers planning to attend the
46th annual Variety Clubs International
global convention to be held in Dublin, Ireland,
May 6-12 are invited to call 383-5437
for a complete package of convention information.
Registration fee is $75, with seven
charter flights available departing from
New York, Chicago, Toronto, Miami and
Los Angeles. Using Irish and BOAC airlines,
costs of travel range from $162 to
$251.
Early registrants from the film community
planning to attend the 39th annual
Advertising Women of St. Louis Gridion
Dinner and Show, a formal "for women
only" party, set for March 28 at the Chase-
Park Plaza, include: Mrs. Dimitrios James
and her sisters Harriet and Angle Boudoures.
Bess Schulter, Mary Karches, and
Mrs. Alphonse B. Magadan, with your reporter
rounding out a career of appearing
in 25 of the productions. More than a third
of a million dollars has been earned for
cancer research in the past several years
from Gridiron proceeds.
Emil and Mary Karches, retired staffers
from Arthur Enterprises, will be leaving in
mid-February for a Florida holiday visiting
family and friends in Ocala.
Mrs. Wm. E. (Lou) Moore, publicity
chairman of the Better Films Council of
Greater St. Louis, reports that films shown
at neighborhood theatres were discussed at
the Shaw Neighborhood Ass'n Monday evening
(5) at the Tyler Place Presbyterian
Church. Russell and Spring boulevards. Mrs.
Elaine Burrus, council prexy, presided at a
panel discussion on the films.
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Rex Reed, actor and film critic, and
Robert Earl Jones, actor, were featured in
a student film symposium, "Culture and
Society." Wednesday (7) through Saturday
(10) at Washington University's Graham
Memorial Chapel. Jones opened the symposium
Wednesday (7) with a dramatic
reading. "The Black Man's Journey to Freedom,"
with Reed participating later the
same day In a panel discussion on "Culture
in Society and the Role of Artists In Society."
"The Proposition," an Improvisatlonal
theatre review, also was presented
with four players, working from audience
suggestions, creating a spontaneous show
on contemporary rituals and manners. A
performance Saturday (10) by "Buffalo
Bob" Smith, creator of the "Howdy Doody
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1970s product. Admission was free for all
talks and performances except the concluding
presentations, when a 50-cent charge
was made for all tickets.
Crossroads Cinemas
Open in Lexington
From Mideastern Edition
LEXINGTON, KY.—Planning to exhibit
only G and PG-rated films, as long as financially
feasible. Crossroads cinemas I and II
opened recently at 119 East Reynolds Rd.
with "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Butterflies
Are Free" as the premier attractions. The
theatres are managed by James Mulligan.
The houses are owned by a group of residents
who purchased franchises from Show-
Times Cinemas. Among the stockholders
are. David Hager, Charles Perkins, Ernest
Byington, Mulligan. Carl Gentry. Meadows
Wllkerson, Dr. Hugo Hempel, Dr. Brently
Bernard, Dr. Jerome Hopkins, Eugene Warnock,
Albert Craft, John Bohon, Edward
Cox, Edward Perkins, Karen Watts and
Evelyn Wright.
Cinema I seats 348, while Cinema II has
a capacity of 346. The projection booth Is
equipped with 35mm equipment.
Mulligan said the theatres would play
both first-run and sub-run films, to be
booked through Cincinnati-based Mid States
Theatres.
Wm. Marshall to Receive
Special Cinema Award
From Western Edition
HOLL'i'WOOD—William Marshall has
been voted the coveted Special Cinema
Award by the Count Dracula Society, It
was announced by Dr. Donald A. Reed,
president of the nationwide organization.
This honor is in recognition of Marshall's
performance in the title role of American
International Pictures' "Blacula."
Marshall's award and others will be presented
at the society's 11th annual Mrs.
Ann Radcliffe Awards Dinner April 7 at
the Alexandria Hotel. Four hundred members
and guests are expected to attend.
Others to be honored at the dinner are
Robert Wise, the Cinema Award; Dr.
Devendra P. Varma, the Literature Award;
Barry Atwater, the TV Award; Raymond
McNally and Radu Florescu, the Horace
Walpole Gold Medal; Ron Somers, the
President's Award; Fay Wray, the International
Cinema Award, and the Simonton
Family, Special Award.
Williamson Will Produce
'Boss Nigger' for AIP
From Western Edition
HOLLYWOOD—Fred Williamson, star
of American International Pictures' forthcoming
"Black Caesar." has written and
will produce and co-direct "Boss Nigger."
D'Urville Martin will co-direct and he will
appear in the light-hearted western along
with Williamson.
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Trigger' Using New
Videotape Process
From Canadian Edition
TORONTO—A major experiment at
TV
station CFTO here could lead the way to
a much more economical method of producing
feature films. The experiment is
itself a feature film, "The Trigger," which
is being produced on videotape usually used
for TV programs but which can be transferred
to film stock for theatre showings.
This videotape process was developed by
John Lowry, Toronto, and Agincourt Productions
is so convinced that the process
will be successful that it has financed half
the film's budget.
The Lowry process is expected to cut
between 35 and 40 per cent off normal
budgets for theatrical films.
"We have conducted experiments right
here in Toronto and we're convinced that
we'll be getting a remarkable end product."
Don Davis, vice-president of production,
told the press. "In movie theatres we are
accustomed to seeing grain and a printer's
sparkle on the screen. That will be gone
but with this process you'll see a light halo
around the actors, as you do on the TV
screen. That hasn't proved to be a problem."
A finished print of the film is expected
by February, with an Easter release planned.
Co-producers and originators of "The
Trigger" are Howard Zucker and Bob
Jacobs of New York.
Dick Mann Plans to Shoot
Film in Old Ohio Prison
From Mideastern Edition
COLUMBUS — Before Ohio's ancient,
medieval-like prison in the downtown area
is closed this summer and the inmates all
transferred to a new facility near Lucasville,
the complex will be the location site
for a motion picture. Richard S. Mann,
Columbus, plans to use the prison for a
film called "Hey Man—Where've You
Been . . .
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Mann said professional actors will be
used and possibly some inmates will be
given "background roles." He and his wife
wrote the full-length dramatic film and
hope to have it in the can for a Columbus
premiere by June 1973.
CHICAGO
T eonard H. Sherman, president of Benjamin
E. Sherman & Sons Real Estate
and Brotman & Sherman Theatres. 327
South LaSalle St., has been named chairman
of special projects for the Jewish United
Fund of metropolitan Chicago, it was announced
by Raymond Epstein, general
chairman of the JUF campaign, and Abram
D. Davis, general co-chairman. Sherman
will be responsible for the supervision of
such campaign projects as Operation Breakthrough,
Operation Upgrade. JUF bequests,
suburban campaigns, people-to-people solicitations
and board solicitations.
Jack Eckhardt, Cinemation Industries.
was in the Minneapolis-St. Paul territory,
where the combination of "Oh! Calcutta!"
and "Fritz the Cat" has been booked in six
theatres for late February openings. These
films, which have become popular as a
team, also are starting a run in April at the
Brownport and Point theatres in Milwaukee.
Virgil Jones, division manager of the
JMG Film Co. here, is starting campaigns
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Charles Teitel returned from a productgathering
trip in New York. He will be
joined here by James T. Flocker. producer
of "Ground Zero," for a first screening of
this film. The motion picture's principal
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with 90 per cent of the action on the
Golden Gate Bridge. Melvin Belli, noted
criminal attorney, makes his first appearance
as an actor in the movie.
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"Bordello." "The Cutthroats 9." which is
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being readied for a Loop opening here, has
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Detroit and the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee
. . . According to reports, Gary
Wren, who recently exited Warner Bros.,
has joined William Lange & Associates.
Pat Halloran, who had been associated
with Universal Pictures, is joining the ranks
of independent distributors. He will be associated
with Teitel Film Co.
Sincere wishes for a rapid recovery go to
Angelo Porchetta of Capitol Service in Milwaukee.
Don Bischof, son of Kohlberg executive
John Bischof. reportedly is taking his CPA
examinations. In all probability he will be
using his skills in the motion picture business
. . . Word was received here that Sol
Horwitz, who was associated with ABC
Great States prior to becoming vice-president
and buyer for Rugoff Theatres, would
be entering a hospital for minor surgery.
Don Burhmeister, publicist for Cinerama
Releasing Corp., was the recipient of some
very complimentary post-screening reports
on "Black Girl." With equally good reports
from the critics, the film's chances in its
opening at the Loop Theatre look good.
Louise Stubbs. a local girl, is the star of
this PG-rated motion picture.
Even though "Up the Sandbox" and "The
Getaway" have continued to be leaders in
the current crop of holdovers. National
General Pictures Corp. staffers are setting
up subsequent runs for both features . . .
NGP also is arranging screenings of "A
Warm December," with Sidney Poiticr. and
"Baxter," Patricia Neal's new film.
A testimonial luncheon for Jack Springer
of General Cinema Corp. takes place at the
Millionaires' Club, 19 South Wabash, Tuesday
(13). He is retiring as regional film
buyer to go to Florida. Mike Bisio succeeds
Springer as regional film buyer. Lou
Michael is being promoted to assistant film
buyer and Vince J. Tripodi succeeds
Michael as local area division manager for
GCC.
Harry Goodman. Apache Films head
here, is scheduling a citywide break of "The
Folks at Red Wolf Inn." starting March 23.
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—
"unquestionably promises the unusual in
mystery and horror."
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Larry Dieckhaus
and Ed Russell already are at work on
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing."
which is based on a best-selling novel by
Marilyn Durham. It stars Burt Reynolds
and is being filmed near Tucson, Ariz.,
with a Fourth of July release set. Meanwhile,
Roy Leonard. WGN Radio deejay, is
conducting a contest on his Saturday morning
shows in connection with the new
MGM feature. The girl first selected in an
at-random drawing will be sent West to
have dinner with Reynolds. A copy of the
book will be given to all girls selected in a
40-name drawing. Dieckhaus and Russell
also are setting up breaks on "The Great
Waltz" in Milwaukee-area theatres. From
there they proceed to Madison to check on
a test engagement of "Lolly Madonna."
Frank Mazzone now is devoting his time
to the theatres he acquired recently. Bernie
O'Rourke succeeds Mazzone at Lamb Theatre
Management . . . Anne Senkowski has
joined JMG Film Co. here as booker and
Kathleen Kalina is bookkeeper.
Center Cinema Co-Op Is
Presenting Film Series
CHICAGO — Center Cinema Co-Op,
five-year-old group of experimental filmmakers
operating out of Columbia College,
is presenting a six-week series titled Filmmakers
Cinematheque, it is announced by
Judy Jakush. manager. Screenings are being
held in the Second Unitarian Church. 656
West Barry Ave.
Already shown in the series: "Green Berets"
and "5th Game: Fischer vs. Spassky":
"Knocturne" and "My Polish Girl," and
"For Chicago Filmmakers Only."
Yet to be screened are: Saturday (17).
"Abstract Films." with works by Bruce
Baillie, Jordan Belsen and James Witney,
among others, and Saturday (24). "Lovemaking,"
by Scott Bartlett; "Self-Obliteration,"
by Jud Yalkut; "Cosmic Ray." by
Bruce Conner, and "Orange." by Karen
Johnson.
For more information about the Filmmakers
Cinematheque, call 644-6824 between
noon and 4:30 p.m. any weekday.
$100,000 Bid Made by ETF
For Fort Wayne's Embassy
FORT WAYNE. IND.—The Embassy
Theatre Foundation, which grew out of a
"Save the Embassy" campaign, has offered
$100,000 to purchase the auditorium from
Projjerty Management Consultants. The
sum was reported "within striking distance
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Property Management Consultants,
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into low-income housing for senior citizens
and is willing to sell the movie house,
has asked the Embassy backers for financial
statements.
Legal hangups include how to give the
Theatre Foundation the title to property
which does not have frontage on a thoroughfare
but merely an easement to one
through the lobby. In addition, the theatre
and hotel share most power facilities. Another
complication is that the Department
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approve any final arrangement involving the
structure.
HUD is to insure the mortgage for converting
the Indiana Hotel into housing for
an estimated $L9 million. Cinecom Corp.
owns the structure but Property Management
has it under contract.
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In Escanaba, Mich.
From Mideastern Edition
ESCANABA. MICH.—Donald R.
Quigley,
local manager, announced that the Jerry
Lewis Cinema located in Delta Plaza Shopping
Center would be opened to the public
January 10 with a showing of the musical
film "Thoroughly Modern Millie." The
Escanaba cinema is the only one in the
Upper Peninsula, according to Quigley, and,
as far as he knows, the only Jerry Lewis
franchise operation north of Detroit.
The 350-seat showhouse is equipped with
the latest
in automated sound and projection
facilities. Prices will vary with the films
being shown, Quigley said, but normal admission
fees will be $1.50 for adults, $1 for
students and senior citizens and 50 cents
for children. He indicated that R-rated
movies might be shown on occasion but
only at night. Such films would be wellpublicized,
Quigley stressed, since the intent
of the Jerry Lewis cinemas is principally to
show only movies rated G and PG.
Quigley, 45, is a native of the Upper
Peninsula and graduated from Escanaba
High School. He served as a radio officer
in the Merchant Marine for 15 years, is a
graduate of the U.S. Maritime Radio Officers
School in New York and a member of
the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Dick Emery Takes Reins
At Lafayette JLC Twin
LAFAYETTE. IND.—Richard Emery
has been appointed manager of the automated
twin Jerry Lewis Cinema in the Lafayette
Square Shopping Center. With the
franchise operation since before the cinema
opened. Emery helped to install the projection
and other equipment in the showhouse.
A boothman for approximately ten years,
Emery has worked in most of Greater Lafayette's
theatres during his career.
He succeeds Tom Timmons, who continues
as an investor in the Jerry Lewis
Cinema.
PUSH Will Host 'Wattstax'
Bow Feb. 14 at Oriental
CHICAGO—Operation PUSH will host
the Midwest premiere of the Stax Films/
Wolper Pictures production of "Wattstax"
Wednesday (14) at Chicago's Oriental
Theatre, it was announced jointly by Rev.
Jesse Jackson, president of Operation
PUSH, and Larry Shaw, co-producer of
"Wattstax" and vice-president of creation
direction. Stax Records. The Columbia Pictures
release is a feature-length documentary
of the seven-hour concert presented by
Stax Records at last August's seventh annual
Watts Summer Festival in the Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The film, which features performances by
Stax recording artists as well as free-wheeling
conversations and photo studies of members
of the black community, stars Isaac
Hayes, the Staple Singers, Luther Ingram,
Johnnie Taylor, the Emotions. Rufus Thomas.
Albert King. Carla Thomas and the Bar-
Kays, as well as many other recording personalities.
"Wattstax" was produced by Larry Shaw
and Mel Stuart and was directed by Stuart.
David L. Wolper and Al Bell served as
executive producers.
Court Sentences Youth
In Slaying of Showman
GREENFIELD, IND. — Robert V. Taylor,
16-year-old Indianapolis youth, has
been sentenced from two to 21 years in
prison in the shooting death of Robert
Yowell, 37, part-owner of the Walker Theatre,
607 Indiana, Indianapolis. Witnesses
said the shooting occurred after Yowell, a
Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War,
reprimanded the youth for spitting on the
theatre floor.
Taylor originally had been charged with
first-degree murder but pleaded guilty to a
charge of voluntary manslaughter. Judge
George B. Davis of Hancock County Circuit
Court also sentenced Taylor to serve
an additional eight years in
a state rehabilitation
center for violation of the 1935 Firearms
Act. The case was transferred to
Greenfield from Marion County (Indianapolis)
on a change of venue.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK. ARK. — A
June opening is in the works for twin indoor
theatres in the Levy Shopping Center.
The entertainment center is being developed
by the MWF Corp.. a city company, in
association with John Miller Twin Cinema
of Little Rock.
MWF incorporators were listed by the
North Little Rock Times as Larry Mc-
Adams, Little Rock, a sales representative
for KATV. Channel 7; Gary Weir, 3109
Donaghey Dr., also with KATV; Tony
Ferguson. 2114 West 38th St., owner o'f
Tony Ferguson, Inc., an automobile dealership.
Ferguson, serving as the construction contractor,
told the Times that the theatre is
expected to cost $200,000.
Ferguson described the project as "the
first new theatre to be built in the city
incorporating the twin cinema design" and
announced that the theatre will feature
rocking-chair seats, modern projection and
sound equipment. The two auditoriums are
to share the lobby concessions area.
Ferguson also told the Times that the
corporation holds option on property in
Rose City and Sherwood. Plans are being
developed for the construction of simih'r
twin theatres on each of these sites.
The Levy Shopping Center twin will show
first-run films on one screen and children's
movies on the other, according to Ferguson.
A summer program of Saturday matinees
for children will be called the "Bozo Goes
to the .Movies Club" and will offer a variety
of kiddies fare, including appearances by
Weir as "Bozo." the TV clown.
Screen Shielding Problem
Stymies Commissioners
DURH.AM, N.C.—County commissioners
held up action on a proposed ordinance
which would have made it necessary for all
three of the county's drive-in theatres to
shield their screens from the view of passing
motorists.
The delay came because commissioners
and Ken Mitchell, who manages all three
drive-ins, haven't found a practical way to
shield the Forest Drive-In screen from the
eyes of occupants of cars on Wake Forest
Highway— without forcing the airer out of
business.
Mitchell told the commissioners the only
thing he could figure out was to build a
60-foot fence completely around the drivein
and that obviously was impossible.
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ATLANTA
Stianta now has two roadshows, since
United Artists' "Man of La Mancha"
made its debut Wednesday (7) at Walter
Reade's Atlanta Theatre. The other hardticket
engagement in progress is Columbia's
"Young Winston" at Weis' Broadview I
Cinema. Atlanta's Humane society sponsored
the initial performance of "Man of
La Mancha." The Atlanta Theatre, shuttered
since before the yearend holidays, was
spruced up in the interim by managing director
Ken Book, who is
serving free coffee
at all times and offers his patrons valet
parking service, topped off by organ music
provided by John Pitts of the Cable Piano
and Organ Co. Each performance of the
musical film is preceded by playing of the
National Anthem. The price scale (all seats
reserved at all performances): $3.50, Friday
and Saturday night, Sunday 5 p.m. matinee
and 8 o'clock evening performances; Monday
through Thursday, 8 p.m. showings, $3;
Wednesday matinee, $2.50; Saturday matinee,
$3; holiday matinees, $3.50. Special
group sale rates are available and student
rates are $1.25.
Weis' Broadview II Cinema sneaked
Palomar Pictures International's presentation
of Neil Simon's "The Heartbreak Kid"
on the same bill with Louis Bunuel's "The
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" Sunday.
January 28 . and Marilyn Craddock
of Craddock Films celebrated their
27th wedding anniversary in Mexico City.
Frank Lowery, United Artists salesman
for many years, reached retirement age but
"unretired" himself almost immediately by
accepting a position with Jaco Productions,
where his "know how" in the film industry
will be put to good use. Frank, a popular
figure along Filmrow, has been around since
the old RKO days and also has sold films
for Columbia and other Atlanta distributors
over a
long span of years.
Willie C. Clark, managing director of
Martin's Georgia Cinerama Theatre, packed
the 900-seat house Sunday. January 28.
when he sneaked Universal's "Limbo" on
the same bill with the same company's
"Pete 'n' Tillie." Clark sent out invitations
to owners, managers and operators of every
beauty shop in the metropolitan area to attend
the sneak preview.
Jean Walker, secretary to Terry Morrison
of Southeastern Management and Buying
Co.. which has offices in the Atlanta Film
Building, was painfully injured when struck
by a car as she got off a bus. The extent of
her injuries wasn't available at this writing.
Joan Rumph. formerly with Independent
Film Distributors and a very good friend of
Jean, is subbing for her until she can return
to work.
London flu was responsible for several
industry staffers missing work. Marie
Pinkston, Columbia booker: Wilma Park.
Columbia assistant cashier: Ralph Buring.
20th Century-Fox Southern division advertising
and exploitation director, and Marjorie
Roberson of the 20th-Fox booking department
all lost working time to the flu.
Nancy Hamilton, Buring's secretary, had to
sub for her boss when Michael Caine arrived
on his promotion tour for "Sleuth"
and had to be guided about to the city's
news centers and other places included on
his tour program. Nancy, among other
places, accompanied Caine to a taping session
with Jim Whaley for his 30-minute
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program "Cinema Showcase," featured on
WETV in Atlanta and 80 other stations
making up the Southern Education Communications
TV Network. Nancy reported
that she enjoyed her assignment, that Caine
"has an agreeable personality, was very cooperative
and is real handsome, too."
Linda Osborne has resigned from the UA
accounting department and accepted a position
located in
with Harnell Independent Productions,
the Atlanta Film Building.
. . .
Trade and press screenings fell off. Only
three were presented at Columbia's Filmrow
Playhouse in the period covered by
these notes: "The Wild North," MGM;
"The First Circle," Paramount, and
"Slaughter Hotel." American International
Lamar McGarity, Columbia exchange
manager, set up an invitational evening
screening of "Love and Pain and the Whole
Damn Thing" at the 195 Luckie Street
Playhouse January 31.
Mike Kelly, UA salesman transferred
from the Dallas territory to Atlanta, has
been joined by his wife. He spent two weeks
after getting his new assignment calling on
exhibitors and circuit officials in his new
territory.
Mike Sprites has been transferred from
ABC Southeastern Theatres" Phipps Plaza
and promoted to house manager of the circuit's
Fox . . . Guy Biondi remained on the
Atlanta scene setting the stage for the Atlanta
saturation release of 20th-Fox's Johnny
Cash production, "The Gospel Road."
Marquee changes: Buckhead, "The Garden
of the Finzi-Continis" (in English);
Loew's "Slaughter" and "Blacula"; Rialto,
"Keep on Rockin' "; Peachtree Battle, "The
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Emigrants"; Fox and Cobb Cinema,
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"; Fine
Art, "Child's Play"; Belmont, "The Getaway";
Coronet, "Black Mama. White
Mama"; Greenbriar, "The Valachi Papers";
Lenox Square I, "Across UOth Street";
Lenox II, "Fellini's Roma"; National I,
"The French Connection"; Toco Hill, "Deliverance";
Weis Cinema, "The Heartbreak
Kid"; Village and Town & Country, "Gone
With the Wind"; National I, "The Poseidon
Adventure."
Scott Cain, who writes a column and reviews
films for the Atlanta Journal, continues
to come up with worthy tidbits, such
as "Actor's Name of the Week: Jho Jhenkins,
a former member of Katherine Dunham's
dance troupe who has a role in 'Shaft
in Africa.' " Another Cainism: "Title
Change of the Week: 'One Russian Summer,'
starring Claudia Cardinale and Oliver
Reed, is now called 'Days of Fury.' "
Michael Parver, president of the agency
bearing his name, has set up a series of ten
screenings of Warner Bros.' "Steelyard
Blues," scheduled to open Wednesday (28)
at Loews' Tara Theatre. Invited to the
saturation screenings at Columbia's Filmrow
Playhouse, which seats 50 viewers, are a
cross-section
of moviegoers, including beauticians,
college students, rock musicians,
boutique operators and others. Parver is setting
up an itinerary for Julia Phillips, the
film's producer, who is to promote the picture
here prior to its deibut.
George Deavours, city manager for ABC
Southeastern Theatres (including the Atlanta
Fox and Phipps Plaza theatres), confessed
to getting a real thrill out of a recent
call from the Tucker Junior Women's
League. The organization had surveyed the
area and decided that the Fox is the theatre
"presenting the most wholesome programs
in metropolitan Atlanta" and would be
recognized with a suitable award from
TJWL. "In this day and time I consider this
award an unusual honor and I deeply appreciate
it," observed Deavours. "The Fox
observed its 43rd anniversary Christmas
Day and is looked upon as an Atlanta landmark
and institution, a place where good
entertainment is the rule instead of the exception;
therefore we are grateful when our
policy is praised."
Deavours revealed that he has two good
pictures booked that will uphold the Fox
tradition — "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
and "The Train Robbers," the latter
starring John Wayne. Fiona Fullerton,
who
stars with Peter Sellers in "Alice," is to visit
here on a promotional tour and will find
herself back home. She visited her parents
here while her father, a British army officer,
was stationed at Ft. McPherson under
a U.S. -British exchange program. Another
Fox booking sustaining the theatre's tradition
for quality entertainment was Andre
de la Varre's "The Grand Rhine—Alpine
Tour," which was shown twice Thursday (8)
and narrated by Andre de la Varre jr.
Reports from South Carolina's Clemson
University, where Burt Lancaster is filming
"The Midnight Man," are that Lancaster
has been asked to make "Gulliver's Travels"
. . . ABC's Phipps Plaza sneaked "Walking
Tall," filmed in Tennessee, with "The Getaway"
Sunday night, January 28.
Atlanta's High Museum of Art plans to
follow its recent animated film festival at
the Walter Hill Auditorium in
the Memorial
Arts Center with a series of double features
based on vampires. The programs will consist
of three double features drawn from the
vast reservoir of films available on the
vampiric theme, nearly all of them on the
Count Dracula of 19th Century English
author Bram Stoker. Included will be an
Atlanta premiere. The first grace of pictures
will be "Nosferatu" and "Horror of Dracula."
The first one is a black and white German
film dating from 1922 and directed by
F.W. Murnau. The second, a 1958 feature,
was made in England; it's in color and is
said to be the best of the "modern Dracula"
films. The second program will offer
"Dracula" and "Vampyr." The latter,
filmed in Germany, in 1931, was directed
by Carl Dreyer of Denmark and is full of
spectral dread and,
incidentally, without the
presence of Count Dracula. The second picture
on this double dose, was filmed in this
country in 1931 and is the classic version of
Stoker's novel and stars Bela Lugosi. Closing
out the series will be a repeat of "Horror
of Dracula" and "Vampir," a documentary
about the making of a Dracula fUm,
shown for the first time on an Atlanta
screen. It was made in Great Britain in
1971 and illustrates, among other things,
how classic horror effects are achieved, by
such means as fog and cobweb machines.
The film was first screened at the Cannes
Film Festival.
Screen Shielding Problem
Stymies Commissioners
(Continued from preceding page)
He said the theatre screen can be seen
from Wake Forest Highway although the
screen is 800 feet from the road.
Commissioner Edwin B. Clements suggested
moving the screen but Mitchell said
to move to the screen to a position where
it couldn't be seen from any road would
require renovating the entire drive-in, including
changing the parking lot ramps.
Such a change also would cut the capacity
of the theatre in half, according to Mitchell.
A commissioner then suggested that a
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ture screen: Mitchell pointed out that the
picture screen is 58-feet tall and stands at
the top of a hill. Then a commissioner suggested
building a shorter fence nearer the
road, thus cutting off a driver's vision at
short range.
Mitchell said he already has a 10-foot
fence near the road but that it's impossible
to extend it along the owner's land adjacent
to the theatre and the screen is visible at
least one-quarter mile down the road across
the neighbor's land.
"We cannot solve these architectural
problems," admitted Commissioner Nathan
Garrett. But he and his fellow commissioners
told Mitchell to keep trying to find
a
solution.
Should the ordinance be passed, projection
of a film onto a screen visible from the
road would be a misdemeanor, with a penalty
of a $50 fine or 30 days in jail. The
ordinance would be in effect in county areas
outside city limits.
Public Slow to Respond
To New Raleigh Theatre
RALEIGH. N.C.—After two weeks of
operation, owner-manager Harry Kellam of
the Six Forks Cinema in the Colony Shopping
Center, admitted to Jessica Hanchar,
Raleigh Times staff writer, that "it takes
time for people to get used to the fact that
we're here. A lot of people have come by
and said they didn't know we were here."
When Kellam opened the 232-seat theatre
late in December, he said he was going to
give people "a chance to support familytype
movies." When the Times checked with
him in mid-January, he said that patronage
at G and PG films had been low but he
couldn't determine whether it was because
the particular pictures he showed lacked
appeal or people just hadn't become familiar
with the theatre's location. Kellam is of the
opinion that it will take several months of
operation to determine evaluation on this
point; meantime, he's optimistic that Six
Forks Cinema business will pick up.
Prices are $1.50 for adults and 75 cents
for children on weekdays; $1.75 for adults
and 75 cents for children on weekends. The
theatre has two shows (7 and 9 p.m.) on
weekdays. Weekends include Saturday
matinees at 1 and 3 p.m., plus evening
shows and the Sunday schedule of 5, 7 and
9 p.m.
Kellam said there had been nights with
as few as 14 viewers and sometimes "I'm
almost convinced that the people in the
movie business who tell me you can't survive
on family-type movies are right." But
still he's willing to give it a real test of
several months before feeling he has to
book R films to survive.
JACKSONVILLE
f^adio station WIVY, successful promoter
of many special screen programs for
units of ABC Florida State Theatres, is
sponsoring a four-month WIVY-San Marco
Theatre Film Festival extending February
through May on midweek days of Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. It is the most
extensive series of American and foreign art
films offered in this city for many years.
Andre de la Varre, producer-director of
many travel films, brings his newest production,
"The Grand Rhine—Alpine Tour," to
ABC FST's Regency Theatre this month. A
feature-length color film, it includes a live
stage commentary by de la Varre of the customs,
cultures,
sports and scenic attractions
of Holland, France, Germany and Austria.
The attraction will also be presented at
units of ABC FST in other leading cities of
Florida.
Mike Gosset of Cincinnati, an executive
of Holiday Theatres, called on many distributors
and booked for the circuit's Garden
Drive-In at St. Petersburg . . . Robert
T. Shircliff, a director of the General Cinema
Corp., has been elected a director of the
Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville.
Wendy Hendrickson,
WOMPI president,
announced that the group of industry
women has named Anne Dillon, former international
WOMPI president, to head a
nominating committee in advance of the
annual election of officers. Elected with her
are Mary Hart, also a former international
president, and Kitty Dowell, another former
international officer.
James Hartley, son-in-law of Ernie Pelegrin,
Columbia's head booker and office
manager, has been ordained as a minister at
the local Southside Baptist Church, following
his completion of a ministerial course
at Wake Forest College in North Carolina
. . . Lou Pauza, Columbia manager, went
south to Miami for meetings with Paul
Hargett, Columbia division manager from
Atlanta, and leading south Florida exhibitors.
Only advance screenings of the week in
the Preview Theatre were National General's
"Baxter" and "Train Robbers" for Warner
Bros. . . . For the first time—thanks
to the power of Betty Grable's name—in
the six years the Alhambra Dinner Theatre
has operated here, a stage play has been
held over from four weeks of playing time
into six weeks. The play is Garson Kanin's
long-running comedy of the '40s. "Bom
Yesterday." and its star here, Miss Grable,
has once again proven her phenomenal boxoffice
drawing power.
William S. Baskin, ABC FST's supervisor
for northeast Florida, announced several
managerial changes. Ronald Eddy, now
managing the San Marco Theatre in this
city, has been promoted as manager of the
new Plaza in West Palm Beach under city
manager Kenneth Wells . . . Promoted to
acting manager of the San Marco is Rick
Johnson, who has been city manager R. L.
"Bob" Jones' assistant at the local Regency
Rollins has been named assistant
to Joe Charles, manager of the local downtown
David Wilkinson is Art
Center . . . Castner's new assistant at the local Edgewood
... In the Gainesville area, John
Parrish has been appointed as assistant to
Robert Fulford at the Florida and new assistant
to John Shehee at the Center is John
Crebeling . Ruffner, former manager
of Eastern Federal's local Town and
Country Theatre, has rejoined ABC FST in
the Orlando area.
Horizon Films, locally based film distribution
firm headed by Marvin Skinner as a
subsidiary of Harry Clark's Clark Film Releasing
Co., has set up Easter release dates
for "The Ashley Gang," based on the Florida
bank robberies of a notorious group by
the same name earlier in this century. The
film was made on locations in Miami and
Fort Lauderdale. Horizon is also handling
the Southeastern distribution of Ellman Enterprises'
"Alabama's Ghost," Crown International's
"Little Laura and Big John," starring
Karen Black and Fabian Forte, and
"Ghetto Freaks."
"Travels With My Aunt," opening at
Kent Theatres' St. Johns, was by itself as
a new first runner.
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Georgia-made film now at Florida
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after his Miami stay, to film "Conrack" with
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Praise for New JL Unit
HARTWELL. GA.—The Jerry Lewis
Cinema was opened here early last month
by Chuck and Marion Michos and received
a plug in Bill Bridges' column in the Hartwell
Sun:
"Hartwell. Hart County and the surrounding
area are fortunate in having individuals
who contribute to the growth of this area
by investing in worthwhile businesses that
will offer additional jobs, products and
entertainment . . .
"Chuck and Marion Michos are to be
commended for the foresight and interest
they have in this community. They are
examples of how individuals investigate the
needs of a community, then go forth and
provide what is needed.
"This area has needed an indoor theatre
since the old Judy was closed and one
linked with a nationwide chain seems the
answer to providing movies normally shown
only in large cities.
"The Jerry Lewis Cinema (on the New
Reed Creek Road) is one of a network of
over 200 such theatres and all offer the
same high quality entertainment."
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Knoxville Capri Theatre
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KNOXVILLE. TENN.—In
a recent progress
report, the Knoxville Journal said
that Simpson Theatres expects its new Capri
Terrace to be ready for a Wednesday (28)
debut.
The 450 seat theatre faces Mohican
Street at Homberg Drive, only a short distance
from the present Capri Cinema and
Capri 70 operated by the circuit. Simpson
is preserving the large trees and brick wall
which were at the site before construction
began on the Capri Terrace. Offices and
shops will be on the main level around the
new theatre.
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DALLAS—NATO of Texas wound up
its TEXPO '73 convention, the fourth annual
meeting for the group, with a banquet
highlighted by the presentation of NATO
awards to several motion picture notables
who were there in person to accept the
honors bestowed upon them by the Texas
theatremen.
Joel Grey, presented the "Musical Star
of the Year" award for his performance
as the evil night club emcee in "Caibaret,"
responded by explaining that the character
he portrayed was done to show the depravity
of the Nazi era in Germany. Clips of the
star's performance from the film were
shown on a large screen and the presentation
was made by Bill Slaughter, special
representative of Associated Popcorn Distributors,
who acted as toastmaster at the
banquet.
Charles Paine, Texas NATO president
and general manager of Tercar Theatres
of Houston, paid tribute to a "beautiful
Southern girl who has made good in the
movies," presenting Stella Stevens, the fine
dramatic actress with NATO's "Star of the
Year" Award for her performance in "The
Poseidon Adventure." Clips from that film
were shown and Miss Stevens included in
her thanks a tribute to producer Mike
Frankovich as the person who had done
most in furthering her career by giving her
a chance in his pictures.
Frankovich, who received NATO's "Producer
of the Year" Award, with John Rowley,
a past president of NATO in Texas,
making the presentation, also got a tribute
from Leo Jaffe, president of Columbia Pictures
with whom the producer was associated
for many years before forming his
own company. Clips from several Frankovich
pictures were shown.
Before making his tribute to Frankovich,
Jaffe was informed toy John Rowley that
Dallas Mayor Wes Wise had made him an
honorary citizen of this city.
After hearing the tributes paid to him
by Rowley and Jaffe, Frankovich opened
his response by remarking that listening to
such glowing tributes made him feel he was
dead.
But he responded graciously to the
NATO honor, tracing highlights of his career
including time in England as representative
of Columbia Pictures. On a serious
note, Frankovich said he thought exhibitors
and distributors should present a united
front for the good of the business. He noted
that young jjeopie in exhibition and distribution
were disposed to want to take over but
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SEQUIN. TEX.—This town is mighty
proud of exhibitor H. A. Daniels, who will
be 83 May 29 but who still puts in a full
day's work every weekday in
his dual roles
as president of Sequin Theatres, Inc., and
president of the Gonzales Warm Springs
Foundation.
His circuit includes the Palace and Te.xas
theatres and the Dixie Drive-In here in
Sequin, plus the Guild and Alameda theatres
in Crystal City—so there's plenty of
work there to keep him busy.
But it's as "the man who saved Warm
Springs Foundation" that "Windy," as he is
known in this part of Texas, gained the respect
of the entire Southwest. Norman
Thomson, Sequin Gazette staffer, recalled
Daniels' timely action in a January 11 feature,
which follows in part:
Today's report goes back a few years.
The Dallas Morning News for March 1,
1962, carried a news story that proclaimed
"The Texas Rehabilitation Center at Gonzales
Warm Springs will close March 15
after 20 years of operation."
The news item continued: "Because of
financial difficulty the past two years, the
hospital for the physically handicapped has
operated at about half its capacity. One of
the causes of the current troubles is the
success of the Salk vaccine which has
stemmed the tide of polio."
When H. A. Daniels, who had been
among those members of the Texas Variety
Club who aided in the establishment of
Warm Springs 20 years earlier, read of the
contemplated closing, he drove to Warm
Springs.
He immediately went to the office of
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Lynn Smith sr., his friend of many years
and who like himself was in the theatre
business. Smith had taken over administration
of the hospital when trouble began to
make things different. Smith told Thomson
that Daniels burst into the office that morning,
stood before Smith's desk, then spread
his arms out wide, asking "What can I do
to help? You must not close!"
"Within days," Smith told Thomson,
"Mr. Daniels took me in his Cadillac and
we went all over Texas raising money.
Theatres, TV and radio stations and the
newspapers joined in the effort to save
Warm Springs.
"Mr. Daniels and I were raffling off
Cadillacs. We not only sold tickets ourselves
but got many groups to do likewise.
Mr. Daniels would not let me spend a
nickel. He paid for my dinners, my motel
rooms. I would get up early in the morning
and go down to the office to pay my
bill and find that Daniels had already taken
care of it.
"He contributed a lot. Not only were we
conducting raffles all over the Lone Star
State in person but also through the mails.
The Dallas Variety Club, a group of showmen,
got into the act and raised much
money for us. And from away down in Miami,
Fla., a theatre owner sent in $4,000.
We went down to Florida to help raise
more money.
"Our good friend Daniels was on the job
selling raffle tickets before 8 o'clock in the
morning and all day he was there (in front
of a Miami store which had given permission
for hospital solicitations to be made by
Smith and Daniels), selling tickets to save
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the hospital. People like the idea of raffling
off Cadillacs and money rolled in. During
the day when Daniels was barking tickets
on the sidewalk, his voice gradually became
hoarse. As time went on, he could only
whisper, but he kept on selling tickets until
his voice was completely gone. Tens of
thousands of dollars were raised those days
and Daniels was a happy, though exhausted
man. He never asked for anything in return,
not even for someone to say 'thanks.' "
"All Daniels wanted was to save the hos-
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Today Daniels serves as president of
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation, where
over 10,000 Texans have been treated. In
the early days, most patients were treated
for residuals of poliomyelitis. Today the
hospital is a complex of six buildings and is
recognized as one of the finest facilities of
its kind in the nation.
Today the disabilities treated are most
often the result of auto accidents followed
by neuro-musculo-skeletal disorders.
Warm Springs growth from down to up
is in part the result of Daniels' determination
to continue Warm Springs rehabilitation
facilities for those who so sorely need
them.
Says Lynn Smith, executive head of
Warm Springs:
"Your Sequin theatre owner saved our
hospital when days were darkest. We cannot
speak too warmly our gratitude. He is
the biggest hearted and most generous man
I have ever known."
SAN ANTONIO
ohn Crawford has been appointed manager
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of the Fredericksburg Road Drive-In
to succeed the late Elijah Franklyn Whisenant.
Crawford was previously manager of
the Colonies North Theatre. Both are operated
by Santikos Theatres . . . Santikos
Theatres has taken over operation of the
Valley Hi Drive-In and the Bandera Road
Drive-In from a group headed by Bill Rau.
Deputy sheriff Vincent "Jerry " Walker
normally would have worked a daytime
shift Thursday (1). Deputies said the 22-
year-old officer traded shifts with another
deputy so he would be free to handle a
movie role. Walker had won the part of a
highway patrolman in "Sugarland Express,"
the film being made near the city. Walker
and a reserve deputy were both shot to
death during a routine investigation early
Friday morning (2).
Mrs. Francis Mooney, doorlady at the
Woodlawn Theatre, has two new grandsons,
both born in January. The first to arrive
was Oliver Mooney, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Mooney. The second grandson is Brian
Alvous Mooney, whose parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Mooney. Both families live in
Swinney.
Four new films are scheduled to open
at indoor theatres in town: "The Train Robbers,"
Century South and North Star Cinema:
"Jeremiah Johnson," Century South
and Olmos; "The Bubble," Aztec-3 and
"Dirty Little Billy," Fox Twin Theatre
... A special children's matinee was held
at the Broadway, Century South and Colonies-North
of MCiM's "Clarence, the Cross-
Eyed Lion" with admission at $1 for any
seat. The Broadway and Colonies North
held two showings while the Century South
three shows Sunday (4).
Paul Zindc wrote the screenplay for
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Video Circuit Opens
Cleburne, Tex., Duo
CLEBURNE. TEX.— Esquire I and Esquire
II, constructed within the original
walls of the old Esquire Theatre, made their
public bow at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 23,
with manager Nelson Myers and Video Independent
Theatres officials hosting the
grand opening. Each guest was given a box
of popcorn and taken on a tour of the two
auditoriums and the common projection
booth and lobby.
The original Esquire was 55 feet wide.
By partition, its auditorium has been divided
into Esquire I, 30 feet wide and seating
377 patrons, and Esquire II, 25 feet wide
and seating 348. Aisles now are carpeted
and new flameproof burlap applied to the
walls to provide better acoustics and fire
protection.
Cinemeccanica automatic equipment was
installed in the common booth to handle
operation of Esquire I. while projection
equipment formerly employed in the old
Esquire was installed for use in Esquire II
after new lamp housing (eliminating the
use of carbons for lights) was equipped for
using a 1,600- watt .xenon bulb to provide
screen light. One projectionist, however,
handles the shows in both theatres.
Each auditorium now has 25 tons of
cooling equipment and new Lenno.\ furnaces
have been installed to provide heating.
There's an 11 1/8-ton refrigeration unit
for the
lobby.
Tickets are purchased at a common lobby
boxoffice but a lobby divider behind the
ticket stand separates the two auditoriums
and provides access from each theatre to the
single concessions stand. The lobby, completely
redecorated from its old Esquire
days, has new floor tile,
vinyl fabric on the
walls and restrooms for each theatre. Portions
of the lounges have been recarpeted.
The original Esquire was built at the site,
209 North Main, in 1951 with A. H. "Pappy"
Stuart as the contractor. Modernization
and conversion were handled by the Marshall
Young Construction Co.
Myers also manages the Cleburne Chief
Drive-In for the Video circuit, which is
based in Oklahoma City.
HOUSTON
Smong the new films lighting up local
marquees were "Sounder" at the Gaylynn;
"The Heartbreak Kid," directed by
Elaine May, at the Village; "Across 110th
Street" at the Memorial and Gaylynn.
1943 Jane Russell picture, "The Outlaw"
was seen by the most people in one day:
about 12.800 viewed the film in the 2,200-
seat theatre. "The Graduate" was the last
big picture to play the theatre in 1968.
James Drury, the Hollywood star, who
ended a successful engagement at the Windmill
Dinner Theatre in the stage production
"The Only Game in Town." returns to
Hollywood to film "Tom Horn and the
Apache Kid." Drury also is talking with
MFC Productions about a movie to be
filmed here . . . Frank Joines of the Galleria
Theatre escorted star Dayle Haddon around
Houston Friday (2). Miss Haddon has the
femme lead in the Walt Disney film, "The
World's Greatest Athlete."
Loews' Delman and Twin 1 in the Town
& Country Village presented Midnight
Flicks, a double bill of the Beatles in "Yellow
Submarine" and "Help" for the special
price of $1 ... The opening night of
"Sounder" at the Gaylynn Terrace was a
benefit showing for black charities sponsored
by the Forward Times.
"Deep Throat," that controversial film
that was the subject of an obscenity trial in
Manhattan in January, opens Tuesday (13)
at the Paris Theatre.
Stevens, Frankovich,
Grey Win Top Awards
(Continued from page SW-1)
they should learn
to profit by the experience
of those mature members of the industry
and all pull together.
He pointed out that motion picture production
was attracting a lot of young people
anxious to join the industry in this
field.
And in
closing, as chief barker of Variety
International, he invited members of NATO
to attend the upcoming convention in Dublin.
Ireland.
Another award presented was to the
Coca-Cola International, host for the Presidential
banquet and annually among the
sponsors of the NATO conventions. The
award was accepted for Coca-Cola by B. G.
Johnson, regional sales manager for the soft
drink company.
Another highlight of the banquet, final
event of the meeting, was a show put on
by the Varsity Shoppe. a quartet of singing
instrumentalists, who spice music with comedy.
Music for dancing was by Gordon Galley
and his orchestra.
'Clover Grove' World
Premiere in Houston
HOUSTON—Jerrold R. Morgan, president
American Cinema Releasing, announced
that Intro-Media production, "The
Man From Clover Grove" will have its
world premiere here at the Bel Air Theatre
Tuesday (20).
Proceeds of the benefit premiere will go
to Catholic charities.
The film stars Ron Masak, Rose Marie
and Richard Deacon. William Hillman produced
and directed the G-rated film.
SA Bandera Road Drive-In
Screen Damaged by Fire
SAN ANTONIO — A two-alarm
fire
Monday afternoon, January 29, at the Bandera
Road Drive-In damaged 65 per cent
of the theatre's screen.
Assistant fire chief R. E. Fritz estimated
damage at $16,250. However, people connected
with the drive-in said damage might
run higher since the screen may have to be
completely rebuilt.
Fritz said the blaze apparently began with
a grass fire, which swept to the aluminum
screen and ignited its wooden frame. Flames
quickly spread through the screen's wooden
interior and out the top of the 90-foot structure,
where the aluminum also began to
burn. TTie theatre reportedly had the only
aluminum-on-wood screen in San Antonio.
Firemen, who used an aerial ladder truck
to fight the blaze, had the fire under control
at 4:18 p.m. after answering the first
alarm at 3:36 p.m. The second alarm was
sounded at 3:50 p.m.
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would have been seen by the most and
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panhandle exhibitors were happy over the
easing up of the very cold and very
icy weather which has been their lot most
of the winter thus far. The loss of cattle
in the area has been heavy during the
severe winter and this economic loss in
time
is felt by the indoor and drive-in theatres.
. . .
Bill B. Smith is the new owner of the
former Video. Oasis and Yellow Jacket
Drive-In theatres in Kermit, Tex.
Sharon Hirom, niece of Bessie Hirom who
retired last year, is the new staffer at
Oklahoma City Shipping . . Sylvia Thomas
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of Oklahoma City Shipping is in South
Community Hospital for surgery. She will
be away from work for about six weeks.
A huge reunion was held recently in Kissimmee,
Fla., for the Weaver families, who
came from many places in the U.S. Carlton
Weaver. Carlton Drive-In, McAlester, was
unable to attend but his mother Mrs.
Mignonet Weaver, widow of C. H. "Buck"
Weaver, formerly with Paramount Pictures,
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Many out-of-town friends of John L.
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attended his funeral services Thursday ( 1 )
in Amarillo. Among those we recognized
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Video manager in Borger. Fagan, a longtime
resident of Borger, died in St. Vincent
Hospital in Little Rock, Ark., following
a short illness. In addition to owning the
Borger Buna Vista Drive-In, Fagan was
manager of the Amarillo Twin Drive-In
at the time of his death. Survivors are h
wife Dell, son Patrick of Little Rock, daughter
Mrs. Susan Johnson of Houston and
sister Mrs. Lois Shipp of Prescott, Ark.
Charles Donell, Varsity Theatre, Canyon,
Tex., recently slipped on the ice and injured
his back. He has had to make several
trips to the hospital in Amarillo but now
is recuperating at home.
Here to tend to film chores and other
business were J. S. Worley, Texas Theatre.
Shamrock, who was going from here to
Dallas to complete his bookings, and O. K.
Kemp, Victory and Tower Drive-In, Poteau.
The Oklahoma City Criterion Theatre,
once the city's most posh movie house, is
now in ruins. Urban Renewal wreckers
moved in on the building and soon had ii
converted to a pile of rubble.
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DETROIT—Cinerama Releasing Corp.'s
"The Mind Snatchers" opened a ten-theatre
multiple run in the Greater Detroit area
Wednesday, January 31. The Detroit engagement
is one of the first in the national
release for the film, scheduled for this
month. Christopher Walken, who stars in
the picture, flew here to make personal appearance
in behalf of the movie.
An International Film Ventures production
directed by Bernard Girard from the
Ron Whyte screenplay, "The Mind Snatchers"
was produced by George Goodman,
with Richard Lewis as executive producer.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Those
blockbuster
and strong-legged attractions that checked
into town during the recent holiday period
gradually are playing out—though at least
three still
are making loud boxoffice noises.
Meanwhile, a pair of new faces roused only
modest interest. "Trouble Man" arrived at
the Orpheum Theatre with a passable 120.
And in a dual debut, "Rainbow Bridge"
bowed at the Uptown and Varsity and also
clocked a 120. "The Poseidon Adventure"
continued to grab most of the marbles with
a lusty 400 in its sixth frame at the Skyway
I. "Pete 'n' Tillie" was a lively 300 in a
sixth week at the Skyway II.
{Average Is 100)
Academy Man of La Mancho (UA), 7th wk 120
Cooper Jeremiah Johnson (WB), 6th wk 415
Gopher The Getawoy (NGP), 6th wk 200
Monn Up the Sandbox (NGP), 6th wk 100
Orpheum Trouble Man (20th-Fox) 120
Park Young Winston (Col), 7th wk 100
Skyway The Poseidon Adventure {20th-Fox),
6th wk 400
Skyway II Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 6th wk 300
Southdale Cinema It Travels With My Aunt
(MGM), 2nd wk 100
Uptown, Varsity Rainbow Bridge (SR) 120
World Sounder (20th-Fox), 14th wk 120
mFm
Jack Thompson Predicts
'Good Film Fare in 73'
LINCOLN—The best offering of motion
pictures in many a year during 1973 was
predicted by president E. N. "Jack" Thompson
at the annual meeting of the board of
Cooper Foundation and Cooper Theatres
January 26 in the Lincoln home offices.
Thompson, a member of the NATO executive
board, described product reels seen thus
far indicate the 1973 film fare could be
"exceptionally good."
Cooper board members were informed
that the circuit's newest theatre, the Cooper
Plaza (four-screen unit) has been slowed
down by severe winter weather but an oi>ening
date should be announced soon.
An annual report on the foundation's
grant activities, directed mostly at young
people, will be made later. Thompson said.
Cooper Theatres profits could niake this aid
program possible by the foundation. Cooper
theatres are in Nebraska. Colorado and
Minnesota.
Officers serving both boards were reelected
for 1973. They are Ted Sick, chairman;
Thompson, president; C. W. Battey,
vice-president; R. E. Campbell, secretary
and treasurer, and Robert A. Dobson, assistant
secretary and treasurer. Additional
trustees are Burnham Yates, Lincoln, and
J. Lee Rankin. New York City.
Additional officers on the Cooper Theatres
board re-elected are Herman Hallberg.
vice-president and general manager, and
Charles J. KroU, vice-president and assistant
general manager.

NEAPOLIS
Qver the past five years, Joe Duffy's celebrity
Golf Tournament has provided
no small amount of assistance for the
Variety Heart Hospital at the University of
Minnesota. The tourney last summer resulted
in well over $60,000 being donated
to the hospital. Now Duffy is mulling a
$100,000 goal for the next tournament, set
for June 10-11 at Rolling Green. Once,
Duffy recalls, he had to beg sports celebrities
to participate. "Now," he says, "they're
asking to be invited" . . . Paul Flatley was
the featured speaker at the Monday (5)
dinner meeting of Variety of the Northwest
Tent 12. Flatley is general chairman
of the annual Duff's Celebrity Golf Tournament—and
is himself a former University
of Minnesota and Minnesota Vikings allstar
player.
All of Filmrow and members of the industry
here joined in an expression of
sympathy for Bob DeJarnette United Artists
branch manager, whose mother died in
Kansas City.
Don Dalrymple is back at his Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer branch desk after a stint
of jury duty. Don's verdict: "It's great to
be back!"
Hy "Chappie" Chapman, long in the industry
here and more recently a resident of
Los Angeles, was in Milwaukee for the
funeral of his brother Dave, also affiliated
in
films.
Jerry Stillwell's Lyric Theatre, Presho,
S.D., closed with no indication as to when
or if it will reopen.
Filmrow visitors: Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Wasche, Comet Theatre, Perham; Harry
Swason, Hudson, Hudson, Wis.; Tom
Dauhty, Time. Lawler and Cine 21, Rochester;
Gene Grengs, Hollywood, Eau Claire,
Wis.; Jud King, Dells, Dell Rapids, S.D.,
and Ken Brandhagen, Cavalier, Cavalier,
N.D.
Don O'Neill, recently retired veteran employee
of ABC of North Central States and
(before that identity was given the company)
Minnesota Amusement Co., is back
in the business and is booking for the Stan
McCulloch agency . . . Meanwhile, Jim
Wilson, a booker for the McCulloch agency,
is off on vacation at Pompano Beach, Fla.
His many friends expressed deepest sympathy
to Don Buckley, Falls Theatre, Redwood
Falls, whose wife died January 26
in Los Angeles.
Forrie Myers, Paramount branch chief,
reports that "Charlotte's Web," animated
film version of the classic children's book,
was screened January 27 and will be available
for Easter release. The audience target
is school children on spring vacation. Among
the stars whose voices are used in the movie
are Debbie Reynolds and Paul Lynde.
. . .
Shelly Kliman, Palace Theatre, Spooner,
Wis., also is a ventriloquist. In fact, he
works with dummies six feet tall and has
played dates in Las Vegas. He's now been
tapped to perform at the St. Valentine's
Day (14) party at Variety Heart Hospital
"Sounder," which has run so well for
so long here, finally was dated for Friday
(9) in neighboring St. Paul.
An extended spell of mild January weather
moved one Filmrowite to crack: "Another
week of this and they'll be opening
the drive-ins!"
Julia Phillips, co-producer of the Jane
Fonda-Donald Sutherland-Peter Boyle costarrer,
"Steelyard Blues," is due here Monday
(12) to tub-thump the picture, slated
to open five days earlier . . . Charles Grodin,
star of "The Heartbreak Kid," and
Eric Preminger, associate producer, were in
town Thursday (1) for the sellout premiere
on behalf of Northrup School and the
Travelers Aid at the Mann Theatre. They
also attended the prepremiere dinner at the
Radisson Hotel, where they dined with the
benefit committee.
Irate Citizens Picket
'Deep Throat' Showing
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"Deep Throat" case as already had been
appointed to hear the "Sexual Liberty Now"
case, adding he would ask that the hearings
be held on the same day.
The neighborhood, now thoroughly impatient,
stepped in with a forthright show
of its own kind of action. Beginning January
29, 40 or more persons carrying signs
marched in front of the theatre, the captions
reading: "Get Lost, You're Polluting My
Neighborhood," "Go Away Parkway," "X
Movies Create Dirty Minds" and more. The
decisions to picket was made at a meeting
of Cooperation Westside and another group
called the 34th & Walnut Organization. A
spokesman said these organizations were
specifically concerned because of the parking
problems created. "If these people want
to see these movies, that's their privilege,"
he announced, "but let's show them downtown
where there is no inconvenience in
parking, instead of depriving our residents
here of parking space in front of their own
homes. What's more, the extra traffic creates
dangers to our children and elderly
citizens." Other protests expressed included
concern for the children who might be attacked
by "perverts or deranged persons
drawn to the area to attend the movie."
Joining the pickets on at least one occasion
was Alderman Robert O. Ertl, who has two
small children and lives near the theatre.
In reply to a reporter's inquiry, manager
Donald Bohatka said that business was "absolutely
fantastic." The film is shown six
times a day and there have been "sellout
crowds during the weekends."
That the picketing would continue every
night "until the theatre owners meet with
the neighborhood residents" was the promised
threat of one woman who added. "If
we don't get anywhere with this, we'll pull
some other surprises out of our sleeves."
January 31 'Surprise'
January 31 the first "surprise" was unloosed.
The picketers themselves lined up
at the boxoffice window to buy tickets, each
in turn plunking down 300 permies. The
slowdown at the ticket window, which
brought howls of protest from others waiting
to purchase tickets, caused the management
to throw open the doors permitting
approximately 500 persons to be admitted
free. This, of course, caused some persons
already inside to demand a price refund
when they learned most of the capacity
crowd had been admitted without charge.
A spokesman for the protesting group estimated
this penny antic had cost the Parkway
nearly $2,000 in lost revenue.
The theatre management announced it
would open two ticket windows the following
night, one to accept the coins and the
other for currency only. Thursday (1) the
two windows were ready but the pickets
also were ready. The first man in line
asked for one ticket and handed over a
$100 bill. He next claimed to be shortchanged.
The next customer, a woman, also
ordered one ticket with a $100 bill, saying
she wanted her change in $1 bills. The next,
another woman, painstakingly counted her
change several times before moving on.
By the time seven more $100 bills had been
presented, the management said it had no
more change.
Theatre Changes Hands
A uniformed Milwaukee police sergeant
began to escort "customers" away from the
window when they insisted their $100 bills
be accepted. Some casually dropped their
change on the floor. At this point a newly
hired attorney, Dominic H. Frinzi, entered
the picture. He revealed that Detco had
sold the theatre to new owners—John Merwin,
Harvey Rodine and William Pilgrim,
all from Chicago. Frinzi appeared in the
boxoffice to assist with the ticket sales and
to answer the phone. To repel the number
of harassing phone calls being received, he
reportedly answered "county morgue." The
new owners had hired him to succeed attorney
John Valcnti.
Frinzi met with some 250 irate neighbors
Saturday afternoon (3) in a nearby church,
where he was presented with a list demanding
four changes: show no adult movies
before 9 p.m.; stop all advertising of
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"Deep Throat" outside of Milwaukee (this
being a reference to promotion in Chicago,
where the movie has been banned); begin
daily cleanup of trash and Htter left in the
neighborhood, and post a sign prohibiting
liquor and drugs in the theatre.
A fifth demand was added orally: namely,
that the new owners meet with the residents.
It further was revealed at the meeting
that a petition is being circulated in the
neighborhood asking Alderman Ertl to introduce
a city ordinance that would ban
theatres which show X-rated films in residential
areas.
A lengthy editorial appearing in the Sentinal
Thursday (1). titled "Moral Rot." suggested:
"One device for drawing the line
on the moral erosion of a neighborhood
might be the use of zoning laws. Aldermen
now are considering using them as a means
of allowing neighborhood residents to park
in front of their own homes. Couldn't movie
houses that show this immoral tripe be
zoned out of residential neighborhoods?"
Final Film Presented
At Lincoln's Varsity
LINCOLN—The final curtain went down
at the Varsity Sunday night, January 28
or it would have if the theatre still used a
stage curtain. The final film was "The
Getaway." Further evidence of the Varsity
Theatre Building's abandonment followed
later in the week, when some 1,050 seats
and projection and sound equipment were
removed.
Clayton Cheever of Colorado Springs,
city manager there for Westland Theatres,
was in Lincoln throughout the week to
direct the dismantling. The seats were
slated for sale to a Denver firm and the
equipment is to be used in one of Westland's
theatres in Grand Junction, Colo.
Walt Jancke, consultant for Nebraska
Theatres, which included the Varsity, recalled
that Cheever began his career in
Larry Starsmore's circuits in the Varsity.
He transferred to Westland in Colorado
Springs some ten years ago. His parents Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Cheever still reside in
Lincoln.
The razing of the Varsity Building by
the new owners. National Bank of Commerce,
in March will remove a landmark
that dates back into the last century in
Lincoln's entertainment history. Before the
last 40 years as a movie house, the Varsity
was called the Oliver and even earlier the
Liberty.
Jancke says it was during the Oliver and
Liberty years that this theatre attracted
stage and stock company stars.
NATO-NCS Board Meeting
MINNEAPOLIS—NATO of North Central
States held its board of directors meeting
Tuesday (6) at the Poodle in downtown
Minneapolis at 12 noon. The meeting was
open to NATO members as well as directors,
according to Ray Vonderhaar, president
of the exhibitor organization.
MILWAUKEE
£d Gavin, manager of the local American
International Pictures office, invited
e.xhibitors and guests to a tradeshowing of
"The Contract" Thursday (1) at 1:30 p.m.
in the Centre screening room. The R-rated
picture stars Bruno Pradel. Eva Swan and
Sidney Chaplin . . . The UA Theatres of
Wisconsin held a sneak preview of "Sleuth"
Friday, January 26, at Northridge Movies
1, mailing out a number of special invitations.
Another UA sneak was held on two
consecutive nights at 8 p.m. Friday (2) and
Saturday (3) at the Cinema 1 Theatre downtown,
this one being "The Heartbreak Kid"
(20th-Fox).
The theatre at 2344 North Oakland Ave.
long has been a showplace for screen stars.
Back in the silent movie days it was known
as the Miramar and later was changed to
the Oakland. In the '50s its facilities were
altered to accommodate theatre-in-theround
stage productions and it was named
the Fred Miller Theatre. After a few years
it became known as the Milwaukee Repertory
when the newly organized Milwaukee
Repertory Players took over. But, with the
opening of the Performing Arts Center, the
MRP left. Last year sports promoter John
Pellmann purchased the building and it now
is called the J. Pellmann Theatre. It certainly
appears that movie stars once again
will be seen here—in person, however, and
not on the screen. With T. J. Bartolotta,
former manager of the Pabst Theatre assisting
him. Pellmann has announced plans
to bring Robert Horton here to star in
"There's a Girl in My Soup." starting Tuesday
(13); Rita Moreno in "The Owl and the
Pussycat," starting Tuesday (27), and Shelley
Winters in "The Effect of Gamma Rays
on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" sometime
soon.
"A free surprise to each child" was the
advertised inducement for both the Point
and Brown Port theatres announcing special
matinees Saturday and Sunday (3, 4). Film
attraction was "Tarzan and the Jungle
Boy."
Charles R. Hacker, who started his career
as an usher in a film theatre here, has
made it to the top as the administrative
boss of America's biggest movie house
New York City's Radio City Music Hall.
He was named executive vice-president and
chief operating officer of the Rockefeller
Center entertainment house January 29. A
native of this city. Hacker attended grade
and high school here as well as the University
of Wisconsin at Madison, meanwhile
starting his theatrical career at 15 as an
usher. At 19 he was made manager for one
of the Fox theatres. After earning an Air
Medal with five oak leaf clusters and five
battle stars as a navigator in World War
II, he returned to our town and managed
the Palace, Wisconsin and Strand theatres,
all downtown operations. He won a showmanship
award in 1947, visited New York
and was invited to join the music hall as an
administrative assistant to the e.xecutive
staff. He was named manager of operations
in 1952; assistant to the president in 1957;
vice-president in 1964. and e.xecutive manager
in 1970. The e.x-usher who now heads
the largest film theatre in the world continues
to return here whenever possible for
visits with his mother Mrs. Lillian Hacker.
who lives at 2324 West Wisconsin Ave.
UA's Northridge and Southridge
Movies
1-2-3 have instituted "earlybird" policies,
with adults being admitted for $1 until
1:30 p.m. (except Sundays and holidays).
Both triplexes also have a special kiddies
matinee film starting in Movies 1 at 12:30
p.m. . . . The May Theatre in Mayville has
announced its new schedule—one show
each evening at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, with a matinee on Sunday
afternoon at 2 p.m.
A break-in was reported at the Towne
Theatre, 138 West Main, Whitewater. A
stereo receiver and cash totaling $135 were
taken in the recent burglary.
Movie actress Ann BIyth, who has appeared
in musical play productions here several
times, will return March 9 to receive
the 1973 McElligott Medallion from the
Ass'n of Marquette University Women. The
occasion will be a dinner at the Performing
Arts Center. The award is one given to
women of national prominence who have
advanced the educational and cultural interest
of women. Selection is based on professional
excellence and personal integrity.
The actress also is quite active in charitable
work. Among the recipients over the past
ten years have been actresses Helen Hayes
and Jane Wyatt; writers Taylor Caldwell and
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, and engineer Lillian
Molier Gilbreth.
The master of dialect, J. Carroll Naish,
who died recently at 73. is remembered by
Milwaukeeans as the Italian shopkeeper in
"Life With Luigi." radio series created by
a former Milwaukeean, Cy Howard. In
1950 the hometown folks were able to see
the broadcast live from the (then) new Milwaukee
Arena.
While the nationally famed "HH" did not
win his election last fall, the local "HH"
did. He is Harry Halloway, colorful Milwaukee
attorney who was elected to the
board of directors of Variety Club Tent 14.
Variety Rag, club newspaper edited by Roy
Schroeder, reports in its current issue that
it was "fitting" that Harry be so elected,
inasmuch as "Harry's relationship to show
business goes back a long way. Jerry Bach,
who wrote the music for 'Fiddler on the
Roof.' was a babysitter for the Halloways
when Harry was a child. Jerry Bach also
was Harry's piano player when he performed
at the University of Wisconsin Club
770 (in Madison). Among places of note
Harry played was Leon & Eddie's on 52nd
Street (in New York)."
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grandchild Lisa Jancke celebrates her
fourth birthday.
TJave Gold, 20th Century-Fox branch manager,
reports that "Sounder." which
opened January 31, was sold out on opening
night to an organization called Jack & Jill.
He also notes that "The Heartbreak Kid,"
which was sneaked in mid-January, was received
enthusiastically, with many patrons
comparing it with "The Graduate."
Helena King, long-time Filmrow inspector,
temporarily is helping at Universal . . .
Margaret Umphress of Universal and her
husband are the proud grandparents of a
new granddaughter.
Bill Doebel of D&D Enterprises reveals
that Lee Rasmussen. manager and "chief
bottle washer" at the Rialto Theatre in Missouri
Valley, won first place over 200 exhibitors
in the D&D-sponsored "Santa
Claus" promotion. He received $100 in cash
and definitely is considered a "dark horse"
to win the new sweepstakes in the "Rumpelstiltskin"
saturation, which started in the
local and Omaha areas Saturday (10). D&D
is holding a special promotion on this run
and is offering a $100 prize for the best
creative campaign as well as a $100 prize
for the exhibitor who achieves the highest
percentage over his quota. And, says
Doebel, "Jim Stopulos of the Sierra Theatre
finished second on the 'Santa Claus' promotion."
. . .
Central States news: Recent visitors in the
home office were Gary Sandler, Fairfield,
and Jay Stein, Astro manager, Iowa City
George Mart, manager of the Cinema,
. . .
Grinnell, suffered a light stroke recently
and is hospitalized in Grinnell. He apparently
is showing satisfactory improvement
Dave Reab. manager at Clear Lake
and Mason City, vacationed in Las Vegas,
Nev. . . . Jay Cobb, manager at Cedar
Falls, continues to promote his film attractions.
His latest idea was to have a clown
Yo-Yo—hand out free goodies in person to
all the children attending "Dumbo" and
"The Legend of Lobo." With the help of
his wife Sue, they made their own clown
suit for $10—rand four hours of sewing
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write-up in a recent Sports Illustrated . . .
Fred Teller, manager at Hastings, recently
vacationed in Te.xas.
More Central States news: A meeting for
drive-in managers will be held Wednesday
and Thursday (14, 15) . . . A sneak of
"Steelyard Blues" is planned this month at
Cinema II in Cedar Falls . . . After a fine
weekend with "Snowball Express" at the
Astro, Fort Dodge, manager Dean Tutor
was looking forward to good attendance at
a Monday matinee, since local schools were
to be closed because of a heavy snow storm.
Says Dean, "They can't get to school but it
beats all how they can get to a movie!"
. . . Fortunately, no one was injured when
the marquee toppled off the front of the
Cinema Theatre in Grinnell recently. The
load of heavy ice and snow was just too
much for the structure . . . Gary Sandler at
the Coed, Fairfield, added a late show for
the run of "Everything You Always Wanted
. . .
to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to
Ask" Bob Morton at Fremont had a
fine tie-up with a snowmobile dealer on
"Snowball Express." It included several
prizes for a drawing and an advance display
of a snowmobile in the lobby.
OMAHA
Decent out-of-town visitors: Ralph Olson.
Universal; Chuck Caligiuri, Paramount,
and Don Bloxham, United Artists,
all of Des Moines.
Betty Roberts, member of the local Warner
Bros, office staff, died.
A company based in Minneapolis reportedly
will open three theatres at 56th and
McKinley in this city. The same film already
operates the Park 4 theatres . . .
Dubinsky Brothers have purchased the
Omaha Theatre and several movie houses
in Sioux City and Des Moines.
LINCOLN
Qene Buhrdorf, city manager for Nebraska
Theatres, said approximately a dozen
employees have been affected by the Varsity
closedown and the subsequent demolition
for the National Bank of Commerce
office building construction. He stated that
three of the Varsity personnel will be relocated
at the State and at the Cinema 1 and
Cinema 2, other Nebraska Theatres operations
here . . . Jack Thompson, Cooper
Theatres president, and President Nixon
have something in common—the same January
9 birthdate . . . Speaking of birthdays,
Walt Jancke plans now to use that retirement
party roundtrip air ticket gift from the
local industry in late April. He'd like to be
in Philadelphia April 23, when his only
"The Poseidon Adventure" went into its
seventh week Thursday (1) at the Stuart.
Manager Al Schulter expects at least an
eight-week run. There was a sneak preview
Friday (2) of the Stuart's next major attraction.
"The Heartbreak Kid" . . . The week
ending January 26 was a traveling one for
Michael Gaughan, Cooper district manager.
In addition to a roundtrip to Cozad for the
Rialto opening, he went back and forth to
Omaha several times . . . Jay Maness.
Cooper Plaza manager, spent the weekend
helping his brother-in-law Tom Slaughter
move the family residence from an apartment
to a house.
Mrs. Irwin Dubinsky planned to be in
Miami, Fla., by or before mid-February for
an annual winter visit with her son-in-law
and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. James Rodenberg,
and their children Janice and Richard.
Irwin Dubinsky usually joins his wife for a
shorter stay but says the additional work of
newly acquired theatres and the handicap of
being in headquarters offices here that are
too small to add needed staff may break the
pattern this year. Dubinsky Brothers is
awaiting the availability of new, expanded
offices in the same downtown Stuart building.
The snowy, windy January 28 weekend
kept a lot of people close to home and away
from the theatres, including Walt Jancke.
So, reports Walt, he decided to sort out a
box brought home from his two-month hospital
stay last summer. It mostly was filled
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with cards sent by well-wishing friends
from all over the country but especially
right here at home. To Walt's amazement, a
count showed the total near 1,500. Included
was one from a 1951 University of Nebraska
football player, George Harshman.
It seems the former Nebraskan met a Lincolnite
at a national convention and asked
him if he knew Comhusker booster Walt
Jancke. He then learned of Walt's cardiac
bout, which prompted the "remember
when" card.
A Sunday "Focus" story January 28 reporting
that "The Godfather" has upset
"Gone With the Wind" as the industry's
biggest money-maker picture should indicate
to producers what the moviegoing public
likes, observes state NATO president
Irwin Dubinsky. The Chicago Sun-Times
article noted that "The Godfather" in one
year topped "Gone With the Wind's" rating
for nearly 40 years. Dubinsky. like local
industry leader Jack Thompson, agrees the
film offering outlook appears much brighter
in 1973. He also hopes trend reports he
hears that more picture stories about married
people have some foundation.
PROVIDENCE—In what is believed to
be a regional "first." Kent cinemas I-II-III,
East Greenwich, have designated Mondays
and Tuesdays as "Ladies Nights." charging
$1 admission for lady patrons, and Wednesdays
and Thursdays as "Gents Nights,"
charging the same tab for male patrons.
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'Poseidon Adventure'
650 in Cincy Fifth
CINCINNATI—"The Poseidon Adventure,"
650 at the Ambassador, and "The
Getaway," 600 at the Times Towne Cinema,
dominated pubUc interest here, although
solid grossing percentages were the
rule throughout the metropolitan area.
(Average Is 100)
Albee Innocent Bystander (Para) I 25
Ambassador The Poseidon Adventure
(20th-Fox), 5th wk. 650
Beocon Hill Tomorrow (SR) 150
Carousel — 1776 (Col), 5th wk 400
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Carousel 2—Young Winston (Col), 6th wk 250
Covedale Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 5th wk 350
Grand Block Gunn (Col) 400
International 70 The Ruling Class (Emb),
5th wk 100
Kenwood—The Greot Waltz (MGM), 5th wk 175
Northgate Snowboll Express (BV), 5th wk 250
Place Up the Sandbox (NGP), 5th wk 275
Studio Cinemos Jeremiah Johnson (WB),
5th wk 375
Times Towne Cinema The Getaway (NGP),
5th wk 600
20th Century Sounder i(20th-Fox), 5th wk 250
Valley Man of La Mancha (UA), 6th -wk 300
'Sounder' Claims Cleveland
No. 1 Spot With 450 Bow
CLEVELAND — "Sounder" wrested the
grossing leadership from giants of the
Christmas-New Year's period as it broke
in at the Cedar Lee with 450— 110 grossing
points ahead of "The Poseidon Adventure,"
top film among the holdovers.
Berea, Village Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 5th -wk. ..165
Cedar Lee Sounder (20th-Fox) 450
Colony Man of La Mancha (UA), 6th wk 175
Embassy Privote Ports (SR) 110
Five theotres The Getaway (NGP), 5th wk 275
Five theatres The Poseidon Adventure
(20th-Fox), 5th wk 340
Fox Cedar-Center, Loews' Yorktown Young
Winston (Col), 6th wk 145
Loews' East, Loews' West, Willow 1776 (Col),
5th wk '85
'Man of La Mancha' Solid
290 in Detroit Fifth
DETROIT—"Man of La Mancha," the
United Artists musical drama playing a fifth
week at the Northland, again was the film
most Detroiters paid to see and posted a
citywide high of 290. "The Poseidon Adventure"
and "Young Winston" also grossed
in the 200 class.
Adams Hit Man (MGM), 4th wk 130
Americana 1776 (Col), 4th wk 140
Eight theatres The Getaway (NGP), 4th wk. ...130
Eight theatres Across 110th Street (UA),
4th wk 150
Five theatres Jeremiah Johnson (WB), 4th wk. . .100
Four theatres Snowball Express (BV), 4th wk. . . 95
Fox—Trick Baby (Univ), 4th wk 175
Grand Circus Block Gunn (Col), 4th wk 100
Modison Lady Sings the Blues (Pare), 11th wk. 110
Northland Mon of La Mancha (UA), 5th -wk. . .290
Seven theatres The Poseidon Adventure
(20th-Fox) 210
Six theatres Up the Sandbox (NGP), 4th wk. ..100
Ten theatres Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 4th wk 190
Towne I Young Winston (Col), 5th wk 200
Fairborn, Ohio, House Is
Converted lo Twin Unit
FAIRBORN, OHIO— Closed for several
weeks for conversion to a twin-cinema facility,
the Fairborn Theatre was slated to reopen
Friday (9). During the remodeling
period, manager Francis DeZengremel had
a picture of a stork placed on the marquee
along with the following message: "Closed
for Remodeling—We're Expecting Twins."
A dividing wall was constructed in the
center of the existing auditorium to create
two cinemas, one seating approximately
500 and the other 300.
Mich. NATO Conducting
Convention Queen Contest
DETROIT— Milton H. London, president
of Michigan NATO, announced that Burt
Levy, entertainment chairman for the 54th
annual convention to be held at the Troy
Hilton Inn April 11-12, is conducting a
statewide contest to select a beauty queen
to reign over the two-day meeting. To
publicize the competition. Levy arranged
for a picture story in the entertainment
section of the Sunday (4) Detroit News.
The young lady chosen will reign over
convention festivities, which will include a
celebrity luncheon, a showmanship luncheon,
a Hollywood nightclub party, cocktail
parties, the first private screening of a
soon-to-be-released motion picture, studio
rushes of 1973 and 1974 movies now in
various stages of production, the selection
of Michigan's outstanding showmen and
the presentation of awards. In addition, she
will meet many well-known personalities,
including motion picture stars.
The contest, which closes March 6, is
open to girls between the ages of 18 and
26. Contestants must live in Michigan and
must secure entry forms from participating
theatres. Managers may order these forms
from NATO of Michigan.
London advised exhibitors: "The press
release and coverage will do much to glamorize
your theatre and our movie business.
Please do everything that you can to publicize
this contest to select our convention
queen. Call on your local newspaper editor
to make certain that he runs the story.
Mention the contest in your ads, window
cards, heralds and weekly programs. If
word about the contest gets around, it
will bring people to your theatre to get the
entry forms and details.
CINCINNATI
H merican International Pictures e.xecutives
Richard Graff, Los Angeles, and Jack
Zide, Detroit, visited the local exchange
Thursday (1).
Phil Fortune, Buena Vista branch manager,
has returned from a trip to the home
office in Hollywood . Beinner, Paramount
publicity head, was in town during
the first week of this month.
Elaine Scherder, secretary to Larry St.
John, Paramount branch manager, enjoyed
several plays while in New York during a
recent weekend.
Mike Gosset, Holiday Amusement booker,
was in Florida for some sunshine and golf
during the last weekend in January.
Interstate Theatre Services is booking and
buying for Cinema West Theatre, Louisville.
Ky., owned by Mike Henry, and for the
Jerry Lewis Theatre. Dayton.
Exhibitors in town included Ohioans Harley
Bennett, Chillicothe, and Betty Schuler.
Hamilton . visitors were Howard
Shelton. Vanceburg, and Ken Neal,
Maysville.
Pailerson Vows Major
Drive Against 'Smut'
DETROIT—There is evidence that Oakland
County Prosecutor L. B. Patterson's
crackdown on "smut" has brought a mixed
reaction from the public, psychologists and
attorneys. No doubt this all will lead to legal
battles, mainly in an attempt to find where
constitutional rights begin and end. The
Southfield police January 19. armed with
warrants charging "obscenity violations,"
raided the Playhouse Cinema and confis-
"Deep Throat," rated
cated the feature film,
X.
This motion picture has been the subject
of articles in national magazines. It has been
reported to be "the most successful pornographic
movie ever made," allegedly grossing
over $3,000,000 to date. However, this
feature was driven from Southfield and Oakland
County by the charges and its exhibition
has been challenged in major cities
across the country, including Detroit.
Reportedly, the president of Pisces, Inc.,
which exhibited the movie here, pleaded the
corporation was guilty of showing an obscene
film. In return, the prosecutor's office
dropped charges against individuals as well
as a charge in connection with showing the
film to minors.
Placed on Probation
The corporation was fined $250, plus
court costs, and placed on probation for a
period of two years, during which it must
present any X-rated movie it intends to exhibit
for review by a prosecutor's board.
The prosecutor's office has been offered
support and, if necessary, monetary assistance
from church congregations and various
associations.
One psychologist states, in essence, that if
the use of pornography is maintained as
optional to adults and not forced on anyone,
it might have value.
Patterson contends, "Moral decay is followed
by the physical decay of an area after
'adult' movies and book stores move in.
Businessmen in the community are hurt because
of the undesirable element attracted,
thus driving away their customers."
Planning Obscenity Drives
Patterson makes it quite obvious that he
intends to press against pornography in the
county. His office is planning a conference
in the near future to offer to all county,
township and city attorneys suggested ordinances
to regulate "adult" movies and book
stores.
Ralph Guerrini. a former Detroit policeman
with experience in the application of
obscenity laws and is "an expert on obscenity
enforcement," will be assigned a job for
the sole purpose of interpreting and applying
obscenity laws.
"My office stands ready to receive complaints
on the violations. Any time we've
acted, we have done so in response to complaints.
Action should be taken in any community
which welcomes X-rated movies,
etc.," says Patterson.
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the $4 admission charge (total, $7) for one
visit. Then, on future visits, he shows the
pass and pays only $3 per seat.
. . .
-~:ic Holly Hill Caper" will begin four
weeks" location shooting here March 1
and win be the second feature film to be
lensed in this city during the past six months.
Approximately 2 roles will be cast locally.
"The Holly Hill Caper" is being filmed for
General Film Corp. There is some
doubt at present that the motion picture
"Wheels" will be shot in this city and suburbs,
as previously suggested. Reportedly,
the Big Three are concerned with possible
production interruptions.
Susan Stark, Free Press film critic, in a
recent report coined a word that many feel
is apropos for "pornography." She calls it
"just plain cornography" ... It is exceedingly
difficult to keep abreast of shuttered
movie houses that are being reopened to
present so-called "adult" films. New names
appear frequently at old, familiar addresses.
For example, we note the Adultfare, Lido,
Playboy, Pussycat and Theatrerama, among
others. One such situation that was checked
out stated that the admission was $4. However,
a patron may buy a pass for $3, plus
Louise Stubbs. pivotal role actress in
"Black Girl," made a personal appearance
at the downtown Adams Tlieatre for the
opening of the film (the picture also will be
playing the Mercury Theatre). It seemed incredible
that her name did not appear on
the marquee but it was missing along with
that of Peggy Pettitt, who plays the title
role. Instead, the list showed Leslie Uggams,
Ruby Dee and Kent Martin, each of whom
have only minor roles. Kent Martin, by the
way, is a math teacher at suburban River
Rouge High School.
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Playhouse Cinema I & II
Waterford^ Michigan
Many theatre circuit owners in this area
are somewhat reluctant to admit that concessions
are a key factor in the profit picture,
although revenues from this source
run a very close second to the feature. Circuits
differ in types of concession items.
One in particular not only offers the usual
but also hot dogs, sandwiches, etc. Another
feels that popcorn does not fit into the
"atmosphere" and refused to allow it in the
theatres. This is particularly true at art
houses. However, popcorn, even if at somewhat
inflated prices, remains the star attraction
of the concession counter. Supersized
and/ or expensive packages now are
part of the popcorn picture. Overall, the
type of picture on the screen reflects greatly
on concession sales. For example, patrons
are not anxious to leave their seats during
a suspense film, whereas gangster movie
may produce a very noticeable increase in
concession sales.
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The Michigan Palace is closed again and
will remain closed until the owner comes up
with $10,000 in back wages for the club
house band, according to the Detroit Federation
of Musicians. Count Basic, scheduled
to reopen the club, wired a cancellation.
New Year's Eve brought an overflow crowd
but complaints about p)Oor service were
numerous. There had been hope this city
would have some type of nightclub entertainment
available for the huge SAE convention
but the Palace remained closed and
conventioneers headed for Windsor, Ont.,
and the meager downtown hotel entertainment.
At this writing it appears that our town
will be one of the cities across the country
where American Film Theatre productions
will be offered. Based on classics, the films
will be shown simultaneously in some 500
movie theatres on a season-subscription basis.
Many of the larger cities will have more
than one house presenting the select screen
fare.
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i^i Palladino, Columbia field representative,
arrived in town January 29 to
promote his company's new film, "Shamus,"
which will open here this month.
Phil Stibbe, Mercury operator, is recuperating
following recent surgery . . . Chester
Scullark, Paris Art projectionist, recently
. . . Leonard
released from Cleveland Clinic, has
Nehman,
returned
to work
Canal Drive-In operator, is back on the
scene following a fun vacation.
Actor-director Jose Ferrer, who spent the
month of September in the city as guest
director of "A Yard in
the Sun," sent a gift
to Play House director Richard Oberlin's
black poodle Duffy—a glove for Duffy to
chew. Last fall, while Ferrer was visiting
Oberlin's home, Duffy shredded the glove's
mate.
"Jupiter's Darling" opened the John Carroll
University film festival January 24 in
Kulas Auditorium. Admission is $1 and the
following films will be shown at 7:30 p.m.:
Wednesday (14), "Sunset Boulevard":
Wednesday (21), "Oedipus the King":
Wednesday (28), "Desire Under the Elms";
March 7. "Antigone": March 28, "Phaedra";
April 4, "Duel in the Sun"; April 11,
"Land of the Pharoahs; April 18. "Seventh
Victim"; April 25, "The Avenging Conscience,"
and May 2, "Atlas."
. . .
Tiie Norwalk Theatre, Norwalk, owned
by Leonard Jefferson, will close this month
The Cinecom theatre in the Plainsville
Shopping Center has shuttered . . . Cooperative
Theatres and Selective Films will
move May 1 from present quarters in the
Film Building to Brainard Place, located at
the corner of Brainard and Cedar roads.
Paul Levine, United Artists branch manager,
was given a surprise party Saturday
(10) in honor of his 30th birthday. Paul
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claims that half of his life has been spent in
the film industry (Levine started as an usher
at the age of 15).
Funeral services were held Monday. January
29, for James Cardasis, exhibitor, at
the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church,
1124 5th St., Lorain. Cardasis. who operated
the Carlisle Drive-In, Oberlin, died
January 25. He is survived by his wife and
three daughters. He was the brother-in-law
of John Tender.
Marie Livingston, wife of Columbia division
manager Jules Livingston, is recovering
at Mount Sinai Hospital following recent
surgery.
The funeral of Jack Zuccola, for many
years an exhibitor, was held January 16.
Zuccola was the brother-in-law of Herb
Horstemier.
A Jerry Lewis Cinema is under construction
across from the Topps Plaza Shopping
Center at SOM-Center and 350th Street . . .
When Charles Ashman, author of "Kissinger:
The Adventures of Super Kraut,"
recently was in the city, he said that Peter
.Sellers would have the title role when the
book becomes a movie.
The big glamorous party to benefit the
Cleveland Orchestra sustaining fund will be
held Friday (23) in the grand ballroom of
the Sheraton Cleveland. The gala Stardust
Ball will have a nightclub atmosphere reminiscent
of that great nightclub of World
War II days, Hollywood's Cocoanut Grove.
There will be at least a dozen 20-foot-tall
white palm trees in three tiers of vinyl and
cellophane. Large blow-ups of the great
movie stars of the '40s will be used for
decorations on the balcony. Jimmy Dorsey's
band, led by Lee Castle and featuring Helen
O'Connell and Bob Eberle, will furnish the
big-band music. Tickets are priced at $100.
The committee hopes to clear $100,000
from the dinner-dance.
Columbia's "Black Gunn" opened at the
Hippodrome and Shaker Wednesday (7). It
particularly interests Clevelanders, since two
former local men were quite involved in the
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complete his high school education and then
went on to graduate from the University of
California at Los Angeles. Manners became
a producer executive in 1954, first having
opened an agency with legendary Lou Wasserman.
Wasserman, who later became head
of Universal Pictures, also was from this
city and in earlier days worked as an usher
at the Palace Theatre. Jim Brown, star of
"Black Gunn." is another former local resident
who played fullback with the Cleveland
Browns and kept the local news reporters
in headline stories.
COLUMBUS
Qkip Yassenoff, general manager of Rainbow
Enterprises" GCC Auto Theatre,
1375 Harrisburg Pike, reports that work is
progressing satisfactorily on conversion of
the underskyer into the first twin outdoor
facility in the central Ohio area. The theatre
is expected to open as a dualer in mid-
April. The conversion will enable GCC to
show different features simultaneously.
Towne Cinema is near the West Main
Street site offered by realtor Oscar L.
Thomas to the federal General Services Administration
for the proposed new federal
building here. The site is located at the
southeast corner of West Main Street and
Civic Center Drive. GSA officials said a
recommendation would be forwarded by
April to Washington, D.C., for a final decision.
Common Pleas Judge Myron B. Gessaman
was upheld by the Franklin County
Court of Appeals in his decision that Frederick
W. LeVeque made the best offer for
the Deshler Hotel site at Broad and High
streets, adjacent to the RKO Palace. Both
LeVeque and a group headed by Ray T.
Miller jr. of Cleveland sought to acquire the
property. Miller had announced plans for
the construction of a skyscraper. Le'Veque is
expected to announce his plans for the site
soon.
Among new bookings here are "Black
Gunn," "Malcolm X." "Scream Bloody
Murder," "The Assassination of Trotsky,"
"Trick Baby," "The Heartbreak Kid,"
"Jeremiah Johnson," "Shamus," "The Thief
Who Came to Dinner," "Save the Tiger"
and "Across 110th Street."
Four Star Names Newland
Global Production Chief
HOLLYWOOD — David B. Charnay,
president and chairman of the board of Four
Star International, has named John Newland
executive in charge of worldwide production.
Newland will supervise development
of TV series and special projects for
both network and first-run syndication.
In addition, Newland will oversee all
company-produced motion pictures for TV
and theatrical release, including co-productions
with European producers.
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Reade Opens Boston
Charles' Additions
BOSTON—Two more screens were opened
January 25 at Walter Reade's Charles
Cinema on Cambridge Street, giving the
circuit a triplex at that site and each of
the new auditoriums seating 250 patrons.
A gala champagne reception and buffet
preceded the showing of the first screen
program in each of the new cinemas. Walter
Reade jr., president of the circuit, and Mrs.
Reade, as well as Nick Schermerhorn, vicepresident
and general manager of the theatre
division, and Mrs. Schermerhorn represented
the home office at the opening ceremonies.
Also representing the circuit in the
reception party were district manager Leo
Ajamian, who is recuperating nicely from
a long illness and resident manager James
Palladino.
Many executives from film distribution
companies, state and city officials, neighboring
business associates an' members of the
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press, radio and TV, .ere guests at the
premiere, which saw both theatres show
20th Century-Fox's "The Effect of Gamma
Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds."
Reade spoke briefly, saying that the circuit
was happy with its Boston cinemas,
including the one at Brookline Plaza. Ralph
Frazier, business agent of the operators"
union, showed the guests the new booth,
which is completely automated, and explained
the workings of its equipment, including
xenon lamps and Simplex installations.
Each of the new cinemas has push-back
seats arranged in staggered rows for clear
viewing. The decor is of modern design
with red as the base color in carpeting
and seating, while the walls feature a variedcolor
design laid out in squares throughout.
Berlin Aldermen Discuss
X Film Rules at Meeting
BERLIN, CONN.—Proposed obscenity
laws covering X-rated motion pictures were
among subjects discussed at a meeting conducted
by the board of aldermen in this
midstate town with state legislators Sen.
Ruth Treux and Rep. Robert Argazzi.
Argazzi told the board that he had submitted
a proposed measure in the current
session of the Legislature at Hartford that
would require drive-in theatres showing X-
rated motion pictures to block their screens
from the view of private homes and public
roads.
A law covering such action is already
on the books in the town of Berlin.
Better Admission Breaks
For New Haven Oldsters
NEW HAVEN—Metropolitan New Haven
first runs and subsequent runs have
escalated availability of special price-structuring
for senior patrons, a Boxoffice
survey disclosed.
In the downtown area, Loews' College
is offering $1.65 admission policy all day.
The RKO-Stanley Warner College Street
Cinema has a 55-cent reduction off the
regular price and the sister RKO-Stanley
Warner Roger Sherman (flagship showcase
of the circuit's division) has a 50-cent reduction.
The Sampson & Spodick Crown charges
75 cents for matinee performances.
In outlying regions, Bailey Theatres is
charging $1 for matinees and $L50 in the
evenings at the Westville; $1, matinees
and evenings, at the Whalley. A $1 price
is in effect matinees and evenings at the
Strand, Hamden.
The RKO-Stanley Warner Cinemart,
Hamden. is offering 50 cents off regular
admission.
Redstone Theatres' de luxe Showcase
triplex at Orange has a $L25 policy in
effect for matinees Wednesdays, Saturdays
and Sundays.
No less than five banks in metropolitan
New Haven are offering free checking accounts
to senior citizens.
Esquire Acquires 1st
Pennsylvania Units
BOSTON—Steve Minasian, Esquire Theatres
of America executive, announced at
the circuit's home offices here that Esquire
has acquired the Columbia Drive-In at Columbia,
a suburb of Lancaster, Pa.
Also in Pennsylvania, the circuit has
taken over management of the Apollo Theatre
in downtown Philadelphia, opposite
Wanamaker's Department Store. The Apollo
will be completely renovated and refurbished:
when it is reopened, it also will have
a new policy, according to Minasian.
The Columbia Drive-In likewise is to
get a thorough overhauling and renovation
to bring it up to Esquire standards, Minasian
revealed. A 750-car capacity airer managed
by Louis Wienstock, the drive-in is to get
a new snack bar with all recent innovations
for clean cooking, fast service and full display
counters. Concessions facilities will
have six service lanes and computerized
cashier service. Car heaters are to be installed
at the drive-in and the screen rebuilt
on more generous dimensions.
INCORPORATIONS
— Rhode Island —
Cinema Centers Corp. of Rhode Island.
Providence; directors, Malcolm C. Green,
Harmon Rifkin and Philip M. Lowe; 2,000
shares, no par value. To acquire, lease and
operate theatres, studios, halls and facilities
of every kind for amusement, entertainment
and refreshments.
INCORPORATIONS
— Connecticut —
Milestone Movies Corp., c/o Prentice
Hall Corp. System, Inc., 1 Constitution
Plaza. Hartford 06103; 1,000 shares, stated
capital; 200 authorized shares, no par value;
incorporator, Sylvia Feldstein.
'Heartbreak Kid' 600
New Cheri One Mark
BOSTON — "The Heartbreak Kid" shattered
the house record for a first week at
Cheri One with a dollar total that translated
into (600) six times average business. Also
opening strongly on the plus side of average
was "Black Gunn." the new screen fare at
the Astor. As these two newcomers launched
successful runs (at least it's widely predicted
here that both will do well for weeks),
holiday features rolled along with highly
contrasted results — "1776" grossing 130
while "The Poseidon Adventure" still was
at 400 and "Sounder" at 300.
(Average Is 100)
Astor— Block Gunn (Col) 230
Charles—1776 (Col), 11th wk 130
Charles East The Effect of Gamma Rays on
Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (20th-Fox) 200
Cheri One The Heortbreak Kid (20th-Fox) 600
Cheri Two Child's Play (Para) 100
Cheri Three Jeremiah Johnson (WB), 6th wk. ..200
Cinema 57 (1) Man of La Mancha (UA),
6th wk 225
Cinema 57 (2) Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 6th wk. . . . 1 50
Exeter Morjoe (Cinema 5), 18th wk 120
Kenmore Trinity Is Still My Name (Emb) 140
Loews' Abbey One Chloe in the Afternoon (Col),
6th wk 180
Loews' Abbey Two Up the Sandbox (NGP),
6th wk 100
Music Hall—Boston Ballet on stage; Music Hall
reopens for films Saturday (17).
Pi Alle" Travels With My Aunt (MGM), 6th wk. 150
Savoy One The Poseidon Adventure (20th-Fox),
6th wk 400
Sovoy Two Sounder (20th-Fox), 6th wk 300
Saxon— Across 110th Street (UA), 6th wk 190
"The Emigrant' Starts New Haven
Booking With 250 Percentage
NEW HAVEN — "The Emigrants" and
"Sounder," each critically acclaimed in the
area press, made impressive starts here with
2-50 and 175. respectively. "The Emigrants."
booked by the College Street Cinema, thus
claimed the report week's highest percentage,
outdistancing second-place "Pete 'n'
Tillie" by 25 points.
Cinemart Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 2nd wk 225
College, Bowl Across 11 0th Street (UA), 2nd wk. 175
College Street Cinema The Emigrants (WB) . . . .250
Four theatres Travels With My Aunt (MGM),
2nd wk 125
Roger Sherman Block Girl (CRC); Componcros!
(CRC) 1'5
Showcase Cinema The Getaway (NGP),
5th wk 175
Showcase Cinema II The Poseidon Adventure
(20th-Fox), 6th wk 175
Showcase Cinema III Sounder (20th-Fox) 175
'Trinity Is My Name' 150
In Six-Theatre Debut
HARTFORD — A six-theatre bow of
"Trinity Is My Name" (grossing 150) and
the dual-theatre engagement of "Travels
With My Aunt" (first week. 135), highlighted
development among newcomers. In
the holdover division. "The Getaway" per-
'ormed best, hitting 150 in its sixth week
at the Burnside and Cinema I
theatres.
Berlin Cine I, Vernon Cine I Trovels With
My Aunt (MGM) '35
Burnside Cinema I
The Getaway (NGP), 6th wk. 150
Cinerama The Greot Waltz (MGM), 6th wk. ..110
Cinema II, Mall Cinemo, Vernon Cine II Pete
'n' Tillie (Univ), 6th wk 115
Cine Webb Deliverance (WB), 6th wk 110
East Hartford Cinema I, Elm—The Poseidon
Adventure (20th-Fox), 6th wk 35
Newington—1776 (Col), 6th wk. . . . . ... =
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Paris Cinema I—The Ruling Class (Emb), 3rd wk. 75
Paris Cinema II—Up the Sandbox (NGP), 6th wk. 25
Six theatres Trinity Is My Name (Emb) 150
Don Cornelius plays a night club master
of ceremonies in Warner Bros.' "Cleopatra
Jones."
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Films were keyed up over "The
ramily," insisting that it's the best picture
they've handled so far. The feature, produced
by the Pisces Corp., was filmed entirely
in New Orleans and focuses on activities
of the Mafia in that area.
Harold Levin, American International
executive, and his wife Minnie have tickets
and reservations for a three-week vacation,
starting Friday, March 3. They will fly to
Mexico City, then take numerous side trips
from that cosmopolitan center.
Sam Richmond, one of Boston's most
widely known independent distributors, has
moved his Richmond Distributing office to
new quarters in the Park Square Building,
going up from the fourth floor to Room
921 on the ninth level.
Irving Savor, director of screen advertising
for General Cinema Corp., and his wife
Muriel left here January 25 for a vacation
at Acapulco, traveling there via a direct
flight. At the famous Mexican West Coast
vacation spot they were to join one of
NEW HAVEN
Three musicians, William M. Bolton, Harry
Berman and Eddie Wittstein, whose entertainment
ties go back to yesteryear's
combination motion picture-vaudeville days,
have been honored with gold cards marking
their half-century membership in the
New Haven Musicians Union, American
Federation of Musicians. Participating in
a ceremony here was Hal David, national
president,
AFM.
An irate viewer, in a newspaper letter,
complained that WTNH-TV, the ABC affiliate,
has been running "adult" trailers
in its Monday-through-Friday 4 p.m. time
slot which highlights recent and vintage
motion pictures. In response, program
manager Malcolm D. Potter noted that the
station develops its programming based on
viewer
response.
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Irving's WW2 pals. Col. "Brandy" Brandstetter,
Irv's former commander in the 82nd
Airborne, and Mrs. Brandstetter. The two
couples expected to make the rounds of the
night spots and take in all sightseeing trips
available.
Susan NicoII, petite and vivacious, has
joined Judd Parker as receptionist and gross
receipts clerk. Susan formerly was with
MGM as assistant to publicity director
Hugh McCauley. A graduate of Suffolk
University, Susan has a degree in business
administration and is working on a master's
degree. Prior to joining MGM, she was with
Conrad & Chandler, Boston department
store chain, as a buyer in the dress department.
Bob Clierin, 20th Century-Fox exchange
manager, and Alan Friedberg, Sack Theatres
general manager, arranged a two-night
sneak of "Sleuth," starring Sir Lawrence
Olivier and Michael Caine and the Pi Alley
and Savoy cinemas. The two Friday and
Saturday night showings resulted in sellouts
and comments by viewers indicated that it's
bound to be a top-grossing film.
Senator Zisk Also Zeroes
In on Motor Car Drivers
HARTFORD—A proposed measure that
would provide for annual physical examinations
for motor vehicle operators to insure
their fitness has been introduced into
the current session of the Connecticut State
Legislature by Sen. John V. Zisk, New
Britain Democrat.
As previously reported, Zisk is sponsor
of a proposed bill that would prohibit the
showing or advertising of alleged pornographic
films and fine those who do so
$1,000.
'Steelyard Blues' Shown
At New Haven Screenings
NEW HAVEN—Warner Bros, scheduled
press screenings and interviews for "Steelyard
Blues" at the RKO-Stanley Warner
Theatres division office Thursday ( 1 ) and
Friday (2).
Lige Brien and Floyd Fitzsimmons of
the Warner exploitation staff brought in
the film's co-producer Julia Phillips for the
press
sessions.
Sneaks UA's 'Avcmti!'
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASS.—United
Artists' "Avanti!" was sneak previewed in
Cinema I of Redstone Theatres' Showcase
five-plex.
SBC Breaks Ground
For Hartford Four
HARTFORD—SBC Management
Corp.
has broken ground for construction of a
four-auditorium cinema complex—a "first"
for Hartford— in the Brainard Industrial
Park, situated to the southeast of downtown
Hartford's main business district.
The complex, to be known as Cinema
City, will become operational by early summer,
according to Richard J. Wilson, circuit
director of merchandising.
The theatres are to be supervised by
Robert Butler, who is Hartford district
manager for the independent circuit.
Overall seating will be about 1,300.
SPRINGFIELD
Qinema Four Corp.'s Jerry Lewis twin complexes
in Springfield and Agawam have
a new price scale, the theatres now charging
$1 admission Monday nights; $L50,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights;
$2, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
Children are admitted for 75 cents at all
times.
The National Labor Relations Board has
opened a part-time office at the old Federal
Building, 436 Dwight St., to serve sections
of western New England. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. Forms for filing
of petitions in representational cases and
charges in unfair labor practices are available
and an NLRB agent is present to assist
parties in completing necessary paper work.
Would Limit PG. R and X
Film Ads to 1x1 Size
HARTFORD—Sen. Thomas G. Carruthers,
Vernon Republican, has introduced a
measure into the current session of the
Connecticut Legislature to limit by law the
size and content of all newspaper ads promoting
other than G-rated motion pictures.
The Carruthers proposal—Senate Bill 839
—would permit newspapers to print only
ads "one column inch by one inch" and
be restricted to the name or title of the
film, location, time and rating.
"It would restrict all pictorial description
and all other type of written promotion,"
according to Senator Carruthers.
Updating Dedham Theatre
DEDHAM, MASS. — The Community
Theatre has been closed for extensive renovations.
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Wolcotl Zoners Okay
Permit for Drive-In
WOLCOTT, CONN. — A two-sere er.
drive-in on Route 69 has been unanimously
approved by the town's planning and
zoning commission, despite voluble protests
from area residents.
A spokesman for the commission said that
all requirements and site plans will have
to be approved before a building permit
is issued for the development on 18 acres
of land owned by Community Development
Corp.
Dr. Joseph Siemiatkowski, commission
chairman, said that no intermission will
be allowed.
Area residents, at a previous commission
hearing, charged that a drive-in would
create noise, traffic and general nuisance.
John Manca, representing the Community
Development Corp., said that no target date
has been determined for the drive-in's completion.
The name is yet to be selected.
Community Development Corp. is planning
a roller skating rink, tennis courts and
possibly a health spa and restaurant on
adjacent property, it was said.
HARTFORD
phe Ferguson Rivoli, which has played G,
PG, R and X-rated attractions on a
first-run metropolitan Hartford play-off,
started something significant— at least for
1973. Franklin E. Ferguson has tied up
with the Parkville Community Group, an
organization of area business-resident interests,
for sponsorship of a new weekend
matinee series, featuring strictly G-rated
productions and charging 85 cents for all
seats.
. Warren
Robert Butler, district manager for SBC
Management Corp., is sporting a mustache
and goatee . . . Johnnie Wilson, 5-year-old
son of SBC's merchandising vice-president
Richard J. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, went
into the hospital for surgery
Gilson has retired as
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area man for Altec.
Attorney Theodore diLorenzo, son of the
late industry pioneer A. J. diLorenzo, has
been appointed to the parttime capacity
of counsel for the Metropolitan District
Commission; the job pays $15,000. His
uncle, industry pioneer M. J. "Mickey"
Daly, is president of Daly Theatre Corp.
Samuel Kellin, father of actor Mike Kellin,
has been named recipient of the Connecticut
Council, B'nai B'rith, 1973 Americanism
Award. He is a long-time Hartford
clothier.
Milt Daly, division manager for UA Theatres,
and Andy Rossetti, resident manager,
UA Theatre East, are pleased with construction
progress on the twin auditorium
additions to that first-run showcase. Each
new cinema will have 250 seats and will
be joined to UA Theatre East by a common
lobby. An early spring opening is
anticipated.
ROUNDABOUT NEW ENGLAND
flow's your public relations? For that matter,
how's your community rapport?
And does your promotional endeavor fare
well?
The younger generation calls communicating
"rap-in," i.e.,
a reaching-out for "personalized"
contact.
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Yet, manegements of too many modemday
motion picture theatres, both singlestanding
units and those handsomely opulent
cinema complexes, are not too concerned,
it seems at this juncture in 1972,
in reaching out for the mass market, to
ascertain its likes, its dislikes, its ideas or
its very imagery tied to moviegoing.
It has never been enough—and it'll never
be enough—to merely plunk a good-sized
display ad in the local printed media and
expect an outpouring of profitable business,
predicated on cutely phrased preopening
messages.
Must Learn Market
No, the modern-day motion picture theatre,
of necessity, must seek out, to learn
what appeals, what doesn't appeal, to its
market, and those theatre owners who turn
away at the very motion of promotional
pitches, over and above the conventional
advertising approach, are the same theatre
owners bemoaning the lack of good trade
on Monday morning as they wend their way
downtown for a chat with a friendly banker.
Taking a hard look at the situation, it's
high time indeed for the more enterprising
theatre management echelons to initiate programs
of community rapport, much in the
manner of the fast-expanding commercial
interests building those multi-million dollar
shopping centers across the United States.
So distribution has the field promotion
forces markedly reduced, citing excessive
costs and the like.
It doesn't mean, at least to the generation
in the industry that grew to adulthood amid
the flurry of big-scale promotion, in the
1940s and 1950s,
be shunted aside.
that showmanship should
Implementing Ideas
There are men, dedicated men, in just
about every part of the U.S. who are finding
the time to pitch theatrical fare to the
mass market; they're using the printed
media, true, but they're also implementing
ideas, many culled in informal chats with
patrons, to reach out for still more patrons.
The first-line-of-defense, if such be the
phrase, is the front lobby of any given theatre.
There wars for patronage are fought,
often won, on mere yakking away with customers,
either incoming or outgoing. Nobody
likes to be ignored. Everybody likes
to sound off on a favorite topic. It behooves
a showman to listen, to ponder, to take steps
to do things his customers like.
A long-time showman in a community,
by necessity in these ruminations anonymous,
lamented the other night that he
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finally had the "privilege" of an exploitation
man to aid-and-abet an opening. The
film company had "given in" to his constant
barrage about the lack of distribution assist
in selling a picture for which he had bid a
good-sized sum of money.
"The only trouble." the showman said,"
was that the young man, while seemingly
earnest enough, simply did not know the
names of the key media people he had to
contact before he flew into town. He didn't
know where to begin, in effect. Now,
couldn't he have taken the time to go to a
file copy of Boxoffice or Boxoffice Barometer
and check out the names of the
amusements editors, for example?
"But he didn't do that. He simply
dropped a press-kit off on my desk, went
out to lunch for a couple of hours and then
showed up later and asked me, straightfacedly,
"What's happening?' "
Research is a tremendous asset in any
business. For some reason or another, this
business of motion picture marketing can't
pride itself on such an element. Perhaps
distribution, in its chopping down of the
once-flourishing exploitation corps, has
done a disservice to the business. Cost, of
course, is the key of the situation but lack
of showmanship, simply because distribution
can't pitch as hard as it once did, should
never be shunted aside, locally, regionally
or nationally.
Who knows? Maybe the very knowledge
of a pronounced lack of back-up promotion
power on the distribution level can induce
more theatre owners to get out to beat the
drums for current ond upcoming product.
It's never been enough—and it'll never
be enough—for a theatre owner to look at
upcoming product in terms of what kind
of business was registered for a like-themed
motion picture. Public response changes
drastically. In many key-city markets, for
example, television is now a 24-hour form
of entertainment. And if the local stations
didn't have enough advertising to maintain
a 24-hour schedule, there would be a lessening,
not an increasing, of the quantity involved.
And if television, with its particular brand
of showmanship, can get the audience for
early-morning viewing, why can't the 1972
motion picture theatre sustain or build its
audience?
Docs it take a man with a Ph.D. in
human behavior to ascertain what the marketplace
wants or doesn't want in regard
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ALL OF THESE
RACTICAL
SERVICE
DEPARTMENTS
APPEAR REGULARLY
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ADUNES AND EXPLOITIPS
BOXOFHCE BAROMETER
(Firjt Run Reports)
EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY
ABOUT PICTURES
FEATURE BOOKING CHART
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FEATURE REVIEW DIGEST
& ALPHABETICAL INDEX
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REVIEWS OF FEATURES
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SHORT SUBJECT CHART
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SHOWMANDISING IDEAS
In All Ways the Best
SERVICE
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Local Theatremen Should
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to motion pictures? Isn't it more a matter
of the local-level theatre owner determining,
by constant monitoring of his lobby
and auditorium, what has been received well
and why?
Nobody worth a paycheck will talk in
down-beat fashion about this business. Yet
there are too many doing just that. Perhaps
out of pique, perhaps out of personality
clash. But there's far too much downgrading
and it's not good, not good at all.
We've urged, cajoled and recommended
action in bettered community-printed media
relations for years. If a brand new shopping
center, encompassing millions of dollars, can
"make it" money-wise, why can't a singlestanding
motion picture theatre or a cinema
complex in a shopping center do the same?
Is the selling of motion pictures, per se,
so complex, so intricate, so demanding of
hours, that theatre owners, who should
know better, turn away from the very mention
of promotion and public relations?
After the bidding sessions, after the distribution
advertising allotment is firmed,
can't a theatre owner make a regular practice
of seeking out new audiences? Every
motion picture has a built-in audience appeal.
It varies with the story-line, certainly,
and an enterprising, mind you, an enterprising
theatre owner, can devise ways-andnicans
of reaching for new customers
through the relatively simple method of the
lime-tested cooperative ads, radio contests,
television talk-show mentions.
Sure, it takes time. It takes effort. It takes
knowledge of the market. But to merely
advertise and expect enormous receipts is
the mark of the weary, who sign and say
there are no more worlds to conquer.
RHODE ISLAND
gBC Management Corp. scheduled a Sunday
(7) state premiere of "Man of La
Mancha" at the Cinema Theatre, Providence,
at $3.50 top admission. The opening
night's performance was sponsored by
the Lincoln School Mothers' Ass'n.
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Qov. Kenneth M. Curtis said he is
"highly
pleased" that Maine's unemployment
rate for November was only 5.8 per cent.
The figure compares with 7.3 per cent during
the same month for 1971. He added:
"The latest unemployment figures give
further testimony that the Maine economy
has recovered from the undesirable position
of a year ago and is a good state of
health."
Richard J. Wilson, merchandising director,
SBC Management Corp., was a Portland
and Waterville visitor.
\NORQESlEk
Mrs. Helen Ross, 60, wife of Clarence R.
"Bob" Ross, operator of the Eastern
Amusement Co.. died recently in Waterville.
She was a charter member and one of
the organizers of the Pine Tree Showmen's
Ass'n. Survivors include her husband, two
daughters and two sisters.
John P. Lowe, New England division manager
for Redstone Theatres headquartered
at the Showhouse cinemas I-IT, has
passed the 12,000 mark in his collection of
books—^both hard-cover and paperback—on
motion pictures. They are stored in the
cellar of Lowe's suburban Worcester home,
along with about 1,600 stills and 6,000
magazines (many back copies of Boxoffice).
and an undetermined niunber of
posters. Lowe is in constant touch with
other collectors of film memorabilia around
the U.S. and Canada.
John Roberts Is Named BV
Chicago Branch Manager
NEW YORK—The appointment of John
Roberts as manager of Buena Vista's Chicago
branch, effective immediately, was announced
by BV president Irving H. Ludwig.
Roberts succeeds Bill Williams, who has
become branch manager in Dallas.
Roberts previously served as branch manager
with Cinerama Releasing Corp. in Buffalo,
N.Y., and prior to that was with
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in various sales capacities
for several years.
Sneaks "Heartbreak Kid'
BOSTON — Twentieth Century-Fox's
"The Heartbreak Kid" was sneak previewed
at Sack Theatres' Savoy Theatre.
Sneak Previews 'Tiger'
BOSTON—Paramount's "Save the Tiger"
was sneak previewed at Sack Theatres'
Cinema 57 January 26, 27.
Airer Closed Until Spring
PORTLAND. CONN. — The Portland
Drive-In has been closed until spring.
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House of Commons Has
Tabled CFDC Report
OTTAWA—The Canadian Film Development
Corp.'s fourth annual report covering
the year ended March 31, 1972, was tabled
January 4 in the House of Commons. Included
in the report by CFDC chairman
Gratien Gelinas were the following highlights:
Total investment in Canadian feature
films assisted by the CFDC since 1968 increased
from $12,000,000 to $17,700,000
during the past year. The CFDC's own investment
in these motion pictures increased
by $2.7 million in 1971-72, totaling $6.7
million or approximately 38 per cent of
the total investment since 1968. Of the
$17.7 million invested in feature films produced
between 1968 and 1972, $4.2 million
was spent in Canadian laboratories and
for technical services. Approximately $4
million was paid to filmmakers and other
creative contributors to the industry. Projects
created 1,574 engagements for actors
and actresses as well as 791 jobs for technicians.
Completions Total 83
Eighty-three Canadian films have been
produced or completed since the inception
of the CFDC. Of these, 41 were produced
originally in French and 42 in English.
During the past year 19 feature films
were backed or assisted by the CFDC.
bringing the total to 64 in a four-year
period. Thirty-four are in distribution and
represent a total corporation investment of
$3,384,000. The cumulative return so far
on these movies has been $600,000, with
three of the films returning their full production
costs and reaching profit positions.
They are "LTnitiation." "Deux Femmes en
Or." and "Goin' Down the Road."
In the area of distributor involvement,
nine Canadian distribution companies invested
in Canadian feature films. Cine Art
Distributing Co. participated in "Tiens-Toi
Bien Apres les Ouilles a Papa" and Alliance
Film Distribution invested in "Face
Off." Other distributors financially involved
in Canadian films this past year
included Film Mutual in "Fleure Bleue";
Phoenix Films in "Rip-Off," and Faroun
in "Les Smattes." Other investors mentioned
were Astral Films, Glen Warren
Productions, Prima Film and Gendon Films.
FPC Only Major Involved
Of the major exhibitors, only Famous
Players has become involved financially in
the production of a Canadian motion picture.
No films were specifically mentioned
but a total of 15 have received FP backing.
Summarized Gelinas in his report: "With
theatre attendance dropping steadily and the
cinema becoming less and less of a form
of mass entertainment, the future development
of the Canadian feature-film industry
requires great vigor, determination and
flexibility to turn to alternative markets
for their products. Feature films form the
bulk of prime-time TV programing and
the potential of CATV as a medium for
feature films is of great interest. In the
opinion of the CFDC, Canadian producers
must look more toward TV if they are to
prosper."
Continued Gelinas: "The provincial governments
which have jurisdiction in the
field of motion picture theatres should take
a more active part in encouraging the development
of Canadian feature films by
reinvesting all or part of the taxes they
take on Canadian films at the boxoffice
in local film productions."
Ruling on 'Pile ou Face'
'Positive' for Industry
MONTREAL — The Quebec-made film
"Pile ou Face," playing at the Vendome
in its English version, titled "Heads or
Tails," was the subject of a recent feature
by Gazette staffer Dane Lanken.
The newspaperman, who noted that the
motion picture was the subject of a Quebec
City court case recently, said: "At the
time of its release (February 1971) the
film was greeted with reserved enthusiasm.
People recognized that author Gerald Tasse
and director Roger Fournier had some
point about human behavior in mind when
they made the film. It relates the experiences
of four couples, all good-looking,
young and successful, who escape to a
Laurentian lakefront retreat for a fortnight
of bawdy delights.
"But what primarily came through was a
series of lush color scenes of nude bodies
frolicking and gamboling in cool, clear lakes.
It was in 'Pile ou Face' that 'full frontal
nudity' eased its way onto local screens.
The film was a considerable success. Cinepix,
the Montreal firm that produced and
distributed it, estimates that 625,000 people
saw it in Quebec alone.
"However, the going was not all smooth.
Two months after its release, a Quebec
City priest thought there was something
'offensive' about the movie and brought
it into court on grounds that it was an
'immoral, indecent or obscene performance,
entertainment or representation.'
"Late last year, the presiding judge in
the case dismissed the charges against the
film, a judgment that Cinepix president
John Dunning calls 'positive for the entire
film industry.' 'It's an important decision.'
Dunning said, 'because the film was judged
as a complete work.'
"The judge decided that he did not believe
that the film had as its object 'the
corruption of the spirit, the excitement of
low instincts and immoral influences.' 'The
average Canadian, man or woman.' would
not leave the theatre after seeing 'Pile ou
Face" 'incited to practice scenes similar to
those shown in the film.'
"The judge allowed that perhaps sexuality
was the dominant characteristic of the film
but 'it had been utilized for the purpose of
a demonstration of human liberty in a
sociological context.' "
This, notes Lanken, is what author Gerald
Tasse had been saying all along.
Mutuel Director Post
To Armand Cournoyer
MONTREAL— Pierre David, executive
director of Productions Mutuelles, has announced
the following appointments to
Mutuel Films, a division of Productions
Mutuelles.
Armand Cournoyer becomes director of
Mutuel Films as distributor for Canada.
The Montreal and Toronto offices will be
under his direction. Effective Monday (19),
Gordon Lightstone will be director of the
Toronto office for English distribution in
Canada, responsible to Cournoyer.
Lightstone, a graduate of Upper Canada
College in 1949, started his show business
career in 1950 as booker for Columbia Pictures
in Toronto. He became affiliated with
20th Century-Fox in 1952, was promoted
to sales in 1953, in 1955 transferred to
Vancouver, became manager in New Brunswick
in 1956, in 1961 was manager in
Montreal and in 1972 assumed management
of both 20th Century-Fox and Bellevue
Films.
Bill Spears becomes assistant director and
will continue as booker, a position he has
held for the past two years.
Effective Thursday ( 1 ) Mutuel Films
established a permanent office in Paris,
France, situated at 72 Champs-Elysees,
under the management of Robert Andre.
The Paris office has a completely equipped
screening room, with 16 and 35mm facilities.
Mutuel has acquired the services of Mme.
Andree Trudeau as press representative, who
will promote four films to be released in
the spring — "Une Saison dans la Vie
D'Emanuelle," "Franz," "Malperuis" and
"Detenu en Attente."
Mile. Andree Aube, director of Information
Centre Paratel, will promote Canadian
films, especially "La Mort D'Un Bucheron"
and "J'ai Mon Voyage." as well as other
Productions Mutuelles activities.
Agincourt to Co-Produce
Film About Louis Riel
TORONTO—John F. Bassett, president
of Agincourt International Films, held a
press conference here to announce that his
company has both the film and TV rights
to a book on the life of Canadian folk
hero Louis Riel. This feature film is to be
financed by both Canadian and Hollywood
interests and the book itself is being written
by Louis L'Amour.
Bassett is to be joined in this project by
Sed-Bar Productions. Norman Sedawie, head
of this company, also is discussing other coproductions
with the Bassett firm.
Budget for the film is between $1.5 and
$2.5 million and Bassett hopes to have ex-
Canadian Arthur Hiller direct the film. He
also hopes to have a British actor to star
as Riel and to have William Fruet write
the
film adaptation.
At the conference, Bassett called on more
Canadian and American writers to bring
their film projects to him.
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Front as Montreal Films Flourish
MONTREAL—Six •excellent," 11 "very
good" and 12 "good" ratings went up on
the boards for the 29 features available to
Montreal theatregoers in the report period.
Thus, "good" was the lowest level of business,
which explains the broad smiles among
the metropolitan exhibitors these days. On
the "excellent" roll of honor were: "The
Getaway," "The Mechanic," "The Poseidon
Adventure," "Dossier Valachi," "Sexualite
Bonheur" and the dual bill of "Hostesses
Air" and "Abeilies Diligent."
Avenue Snowboll Express (BV), 4th wk Good
Bonaventure Sweet Georgia (SR), 3rd wk. Very Good
Capitol The Getawoy (NGP), 4th wk Excellent
Cinemo S Up the Sandbox (NGP),
4th wk Very Good
Eros— Scandol Denmork (C-P); Olga's Girls (C-P),
6th wk Good
Kent Chariots of God (Astral) Good
Loews' The Mechanic (UA), 2nd wk Excellent
Palace The Poseidon Adventure (BVFD),
4th wk Excellent
PVM
1 Sounder (BVFD), 4th wk Very Good
PVM 2 The Emigrants (WB), 4th wk Good
Seville The Great Woltz (MGM), 10th wk. Very Good
Van Home Brother of the Wind (SR) Good
Westmount Travels With My Aunt (MGM),
4th wk Very Good
York Jeremiah Johnson (WB), 4th wk Good
French
Alouette Insatiables (FM); Alexandre Aime
(FM)
Good
Dossier (Col),
Green Field, Laval
(FM), 3rd wk Good
Chateau
Valachi
Quelques
10th
Arpents
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..Excellent
Neige
Pigalle Filles Couvent (C-P), J'Etais Pucelle
(C-P), 4th wk Very Good
Rivoli Alerte a la Bombe (MGM); Operation
Clon (MGM), 4th wk Very Good
Versailles Gronde Maffia (C-P); Folies sur Glace
(C-P), 2nd wk Very Good
Quebec City
Alouette Filles Gynecologue (C-P),
4th wk Very Good
Canadien Le Parrain (Para), 4th wk Very Good
Capitol Cabaret (AA), 3rd wk Good
Cartier Chien de Paille (IFD), 2nd wk Good
Champlain Sexualite Bonheur (FM); Zeta Un
(FM)
Excellent
Empire Le Vieille Fille (BVFD) Good
Sherbrooke
Granada Hostesses Air (C-P); Abeilies Diligent
(C-P), 3rd wk Excellent
St. Hyacinthe
Quelques Arpents de Neige (FM),
Moska
3rd wk Good
Three Rivers
Les Rivieres Chien de Paille (C-P); Qu-Est II
Arrive (IFD), 3rd wk Very Good
The Poseidon Adventure' No. 1
Fifth Week in Vancouver
VANCOUVER—While some of the
steam departed from holdovers from the
holidays, most of them in their fifth week
in this report, "The Poseidon Adventure"
at the Orpheum still rated "excellent" and
there were six "very good" gross totals during
this checkup period. "Trinity Is Still My
Name," the week's only new picture, had a
"slow" posted opposite its title for the first
week of business at the Strand.
Capitol The Getawoy (NGP), 5th wk Very Good
Coronet The Mechanic (UA), 5th wk. ...Very Good
Downtown Deliverance (WB), 5th wk. ...Very Good
Fine Arts—Trovels With My Aunt (MGM),
5th wk Fair
Hyland Young Winston (Col), 14th wk Fair
Odeon Sounder (BVFD), 5th wk Very Good
Up
Orpheum The Poseidon Adventure (BVFD),
5lh Excellent
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Park Man of Lo Mancho (UA), 6th wk Good
Ridge The Great Waltz (MGM),
nth wk
Above Average
Stanley Up the Sandbox (NGP), 5th wk Fair
Strand— Trinity Is Still My Nome (BVFD) Slow
Varsity Fellini's Romo (UA), 5th wk Very Good
Vogue Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 5th wk Very Good
Four "Excellent' First-Run
Grossing ResuHs in
Calgary
CALGARY—"Pete n" Tillie," "The
Poseidon Adventure," "Deliverance" and
"The Great Waltz" made up the quartet of
"hottest" boxoffice fare here as the winter
season wore along and Calgarians continued
to look for interesting entertainment away
from the home TV set. "Fat City," the
week's only newcomer, broke into the Calgary
lineup with a "good" first week.
Brentwood Chinook Snowball Express (BV),
4th wk Very Good
Calgary Place 2 Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ),
4th wk Excellent
Grand One^Young Winston (Col), 4th wk. Very Good
Grand Two The Mechanic (UA), 4th wk. .Very Good
North Hill Cinerama Deliverance (WB),
4th wk Excellent
Palliser Square The Poseidon Adventure
1
(BVFD), 4th wk Excellent
Palliser Square 2 The Great Woltz (MGM),
4th wk Excellent
Towne Cinema Bluebeard (IFD), 3rd wk. .Very Good
Uptown Sounder (BVFD), 4th wk
Very Good
Westbrook 1— Fat City (Col) Good
Edmonton Exhibitors Report
Another Strong January Week
EDMONTON — Exultation
prevailed
throughout exhibition circles here as another
January week dominated by "excellent"
grossing results developed from strong
patronage. Of the 1 1 films on local first-run
screens, seven attracted "excellent" business.
All of these top films were in fourth or fifth
weeks here.
Avenue Young Winston (Col), 4th wk. . . .Very Good
Capilano, Londonderry A Snowball Express
(BVFD), 4th wk Excellent
Londonderry B Innocent Bystanders (Para) ....Poor
Odeon Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 4th wk Excellent
Rialto Slaughterhouse-Five (Univ),
4th wk Excellent
Roxy Sounder (BVFD), 4th wk Excellent
Strand Trouble Mon (BVFD); Cover Me, Babe
(BVFD) Very Good
Towne Cinema Where Does It Hurt? (IFD),
1 5th wk Excellent
Varscona Fiddler on the Roof (UA),
48th wk
Westmount A— Deliverance (WB), 4th wk.
Excellent
.Excellent
Westmount B
4th wk
The Great Woltz (MGM),
.
Very Good
Holiday Films Performing
Well at Winnipeg Theatres
WINNIPEG—Grosses again were buoyant
as January ended with virtually all of
the Christmas bookings still attracting
crowds. "Deliverance," "The Great Waltz,"
"The Poseidon Adventure," "The Getaway"
and "Pete 'n' Tillie" carried off the week's
"excellent" marks (another one was earned
by "Oliver!", playing a reissue engagement
the Park and Hyland theatres). The Canadian
production, "Wedding in White,"
opened strong at the Gaiety and was holding.
Capitol The Getawoy (NGP), 5th wk Excellent
Gaiety Wedding in White (C-P) Very Good
Garden City Trovels With My Aunt (MGM) . . .Good
Garrick 1— Butterflies Are Free (Col),
18th wk Average
Garrick II Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 5th wk. ..Excellent
Grant Park—The Great Woltz (MGM),
5th wk Excellent
Kings Young Winston (Col), 5th wk Average
Metropolitan The Poseidon Adventure (BVFD),
5th wk Excellent
North Star Innocent Bystanders (Para) Good
1
North star II Travels With My Aunt (MGM),
5th wk Very Good
Odeon The Mechanic (UA), 5th wk Very Good
Polo Park Deliveronce (WB), 5th wk Excellent
Toronto Theatre Business
Holds Near Holiday Levels
TORONTO — While grosses definitely
were lower than in the previous report
week, the recently introduced films continued
to do extremely well at the boxoffice.
Among the big grossers: "The Poseidon
.\dventure," Carlton; "The Getaway,"
Yonge, and "The Life and Times of Judge
Roy Bean," Uptown (all of these leaders in
their third week in Toronto), and 14th-week
"Sounder" at the Hollywood.
Carlton The Poseidon Adventure (BVFD),
3rd wk Very Good
Foirlawn Young Winston (Col), 14th wk Fair
Glendale The Great Woltz (MGM),
1 0th wk Very Good
Hollywood (North) Sounder (BVFD),
1 4th wk Very Good
Hollywood (South) Deliverance (WB),
1 4th wk Very Good
Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 3rd wk. .Very Good
Hyland 1
Hyland 2 Across 110th Street (UA), 3rd wk. ..Good
International Cinema The Emigrants (WB),
3rd wk Good
Towne Cinema Up the Sandbox (NGP), 3rd wk. Good
University Man of La Moncha (UA), 4th wk. . .Good
Uptown 1 The Life and Times of Judge Roy
Bean (NGP), 3rd wk Very Good
Uptown 2 Jeremiah Johnson (WB),
3rd wk. Very Good
Uptown 3 Travels With My Aunt (MGM),
3rd wk Good
Uptown Backstage Decameron (UA), 3rd wk. Good
1
Uptown Backstage 2 Lady Sings the Blues
(Para), 9th wk Very Good
Yonge The Getaway (NGP), 3rd wk Very Good
York 1 Innocent Bystanders (Para) Fair
York 2 Fellini's Roma (UA), 3rd wk Fair
Yorkdale Snowball Express (BV), 2nd wk Good
OTTAWA
Pollowing the brisk sales of Christmas gift
booklets of admission tickets at Famous
Players and 20th Century theatres
here, a decision was made to offer them to
the public for St. Valentine's Day for the
first time in many years. The bonus is a
free ticket in each book.
Otto Lang, federal minister of justice,
made the announcement here of the apipointment
of Willard Z. Estey, prominent
in the entertainment field as well as the
legal profession, to be a judge of the Ontario
Supreme Court as an annual salary
of $41,000. A former company director of
Famous Players Canadian Corp. for a
lengthy period, Estey became president two
years ago of Canadian Cablesystems when
it gained control of the theatre circuit which
now is an operation of Famous Players.
The balance of the shares are held by Gulf
& Western.
The Ottawa Theatre Managers Ass'n
again has shown no intention of offering
a special cooperative promotion in the form
of competition or otherwise for the Academy
Award nominations Monday (12) or
for the Oscar winners. It had been the custom
some years ago to stage a citywide
guessing contest, for which the main prize
was a vacation flight for two people.
Lome Greene, this city's veteran contribution
to the silver screen, has been negotiating
with a film producer for a contract
to appear in a forthcoming feature, possibly
two, according to the word received toy local
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people. Since the termination of "Bonanza"
on TV, Greene has made quite a number
of personal appearances in Canadian cities.
The future of the Canadian postal service
has continued to be uncertain because of
periodic interruptions in protracted negotiations
and split-voting on departmental
offers, along with spotty cessation of mail
deliveries
for one cause or another.
Holdover attractions continue to dominate
local screens. Very few entirely new pictures
have appeared as replacements for
holiday programs. Good for a fifth or sixth
week are these: "Pete 'n' TiUie," "Young
Winston," "The Poseidon Adventure," "Up
the Sandbox," "Sounder," "The Great
Waltz," "The Getaway" and "Snowball Express."
For the club presentation Sunday (4) at
the National Library Theatre, the double
bill arranged hy the National Film Theatre
had "Seance on a Wet Afternoon" and
"Rachel, Rachel."
Cinevision Earnings Up
For Six-Month Period
MONTREAL—Cinevision, which recently
concluded a pact with Ely Landau's
American Film Theatre for a reported
$3,000,000 investment in feature motion
picture production, has released figures
showing net earnings of $120,754 or 15
cents per share on 800,000 shares on revenues
of $726,407 in the six months ending
Nov. 30, 1972. This is compared with earnings
of $27,117 or three cents per share on
revenues of $604,035 in the 11 months to
May 31, 1972.
Capital for Cinevision's participation in
the AFT project will come from an underwriting
arranged by Onyx Investments
through the latter firm's broker, L. J. Forget
& Co.
The underwriting will consist of 500,000
units at $7 each. Each unit will consist of
one purchase warrant, worth $8 if exercised
in 1973, or $9 in the year following, and
one common share of Cinevision. Onyx reportedly
expects to subscribe to a minimum
of $500,000 worth of the issue.
The proceeds will provide Cinevision with
$3.1 million for the AFT investment and
$250,000 in working capital.
Average cost of each AFT film will be
approximately $750,000, according to Landau,
the U.S. group's president, although
some could go as high as $1,000,000.
New Toronto Headquarters
Announced by Ambassador
TORONTO—Ambassador Film Distributors
announces that its offices now are
located at 88 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite,
400. Toronto, Ont. M4P 1B8, telephone
485-9425. Len Herberman is general manager
of the firm, with Terry Guiry as branch
manager. Harriet Bernstein is in charge of
advertising and publicity.
Ambassador distributes product of Cinerama
Releasing Corp., Dimension-General
Films and United-International Films.
TORONTO
^anadian Film Awards winner "Wedding
in White," which had a successful initial
run at the International Cinema here,
opens shortly at the Uptown Backstage Two
... A British Comedy Festival currently is
booked into the Park here, where veteran
manager Barry Browne now is located. The
festival will run for more than a month and
Browne, with a suitably dressed English
girl, will serve tea and biscuits each evening
in
the lobby.
The trend toward Saturday midnight special
screenings is growing, with the Titania
and the Lanadowne currently offering fourfeature
showings.
The first 1973 luncheon meeting of the
Variety Club of Ontario Tent 28 was held
January 23 at the Park Plaza Hotel here.
Singer Ella Fitzgerald, Mayor-elect David
Cromby and Nathan Phillips, elder statesman
of the city and former "mayor of all
the people," were among the head table
guests. Due to the local mail tie-up, CFRB's
early morning man, barker Wally Crouter,
was particularly helpful in publicizing the
event.
Other Variety notes: Tent 28 reserved a
table at the Sportswriters and Sportscasters
Celebrity Dinner, held at the Royal York
Hotel here Thursday (8) in aid of "Timmy"
and this year's Easter Seal campaign ... A
gala variety entertainment was held in the
clubrooms January 20 and full-time entertainment
now is provided in the clubrooms
five evenings each week, Tuesdays through
Saturdays.
Maurice Solway, local violinist, is featured
in the half-hour short "The Violin,"
currently being shown with "Fellini's
Roma" at the York here. As well, the film
is being distributed across Canada by Columbia
and Learning Corp. of America is
making it available to schools and colleges
throughout the U.S. . . . The Ass'n of
Motion Picture Producers & Laboratories of
Canada will be holding its 25th annual convention
here in April . . . The Canadian
Motion Picture Distributors Ass'n re-elected
its officers at the recent annual meeting.
Ron Emilio was voted president, with Frank
Mancuso as vice-president and Vic Beattie
as treasurer. Millard Roth remains as executive
director.
Arthur Hiller, Edmonton-ibom director,
was a recent visitor here to attend a film
seminar at the Ontario Science Centre and
was interviewed by CFRB's Betty Kennedy.
In this interview. Hiller said that he feels
that sex-oriented films rapidly are losing
their appeal at the boxoffice.
Quebec writer-director Gilles Carle was
in town to publicize his latest feature film,
"The True Nature of Bernadette," which
opened January 19 at the Cinema Lumiere.
Carle is optimistic that this film eventually
will make "a small profit." as did all his
other films except one. The cost of "Bernadette"
was around $300,000. Carle
claimed that the new cinema of Quebec is
"national but not nationistic" at a press conference
held at the Sutton Place Hotel.
NFB bookings included "Cold Rodders"
at the Metro and the Yorkdale; "Don't
Knock the Ox" at the Brighton; "North"
at the Golden Mile, Westwood One, Cedarbrae
Two and the Towne and Countrye
One; "Hot Stuff" at the Capri, and "Odd
Ball" at the Biltmore.
VANCOUVER
. . .
^he first of the Odeon drive-ins to open
for the 1973 season was the Westminster,
with a triple horror show comprised
of "Vampire Circus," "Reptile" and "Countess
Dracula" The Clova, Cloverdale,
had "The Rowdyman" on a single bill, which
in itself is an innovation.
A new 16mm operation has started at
Abbotsford. Mr. and Mrs. John Wright,
who operate Abbot's Castle, catering to
weddings, parties and such, have started a
film program on weekends. If it proves successful,
they will enlarge the premises to
provide a regular theatre service for the
public.
Dave Gilfillan was a little bemused when
"Skyjacked," which has been doing very
good business in the small towns, reported
a low gross for Merritt. An examination of
the boxoffice statement, however, gave the
answer. Listed under "opposition" was:
"New Strippers in the Local Cabaret." Impossible
to buck this kind of competition
in a cattle, mining and lumber town!
Even though Les Wedman and Michael
Walsh both gave rave reviews to "Trinity
Is Still My Name," wihch was playing day
and date in the Strand and Richmond
Square twins, it was too late to hypo the
. .
picture at the boxoffice and it came off
after only one week . Ken McBean, IFD
Calgary representative, made a flying trip
to complete bookings for the late winter
and early spring . . . Gordon Guiry of Astral,
Calgary, also was here busily engaged
in setting up fast playdates.
Larry Seeley of the White Horse theatres
spent several days in the city on personal
matters.
Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder star in
"Rhinoceros" (American Film Theatre).
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
HAWAir ^°^ ''O bnow. .
Ihotels Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
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. . January
A LG A RY
plain Covert, Warner Bros, branch manager,
flew to Winnipeg January 24 to
supervise the company's move into new
quarters. Most of the moving and seating
up in the new premises was done on a
weekend, with the relocation completed
before the start of business on Monday
morning. Blain returned to this city January
29.
The National Film Board of Canada and
Edmonton's French Film Club—Toutimage
—co-sponsored the fifth in a series of
French films presented January 23. The
program consisted of seven selections: "Jardin,"
"La Mosson," "L'Agricultiure, De
Defi des Temps Modernes," "Les Algues
Marines." "Heureux Comme un Poisson
dans L'Eau." "Le Nord" and "En Ce Jour
Memorable." The films were shown at the
NFB Theatre, with no admission charged.
Ron Naves, former shipper- reviser for
Astral Films, has come back into the film
business after a lengthy absence. Ron now
is employed with Canfilm Screen Services
here.
Welcome back. Ron!
The National Film Theatre in
Edmonton
presented the first in its horror film series
Sunday, January 21. at the Art Gallery
Theatre. The feature was "The Body
Snatcher," produced in 1945 by Val Lewton,
RKO. Stars were Boris Karloff. Henry
Daniell and Bela Lugosi. The second half
of the program was "The Pharmacist." starring
W. C. Fields . . . January 19-20 the
Women's Film Festival in Edmonton presented
movies in the Tory Building. University
of Alberta. Screened were: "Lion's
Love," by Agnes Varda; "Three Lives," by
Kate Millet; "Madeline," by Sylvia Spring;
"Rat Life," "Diet in North America" and
"Shelter," by Delores Russell; "Choice," by
Terry McLeod, and "One Woman," by
Ann Wheeler. All of the films were produced
by women. The festival was sponsored
by the Women's Program Centre and
admission to the programs was free.
Ann Genaske, daughter of Universal
branch manager Albert Genaske, has drawn
excellent reviews in local papers for her
acting in "Wait Until Dark." She played
the part of Gloria in Theatre Calgary's
production, which ran for 17 days. Ann
took part in the play as well as keeping up
her school work. Mr. and Mrs. Genaske
hosted a party for the cast and crew of
the play after the final performance.
The Parkland Drive-In One, Edmonton,
treated moviegoers to a laugh-riot of three
"Carry On" features on a recent weekend
"Carry On Doctor," "Carry On Legion"
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and "Carry On Pimpernel." Parkland
Drive-In Two offered an evening of adventure
with "Hell Boats." "Play Dirty" and
"Hornet's Nest."
The Calgary Film Society, in its Classic
Film Series, offered the members "Hiroshima
Mon Amour" January 22. The feature
was produced in France in 1960 and
directed by Alain Resnais . 25
the Natonal Film Theatre in Edmonton presented
two films by Dutch moviemaker
Johan van der Keukan. Screened in the
Edmonton Art Gallery Theatre were "Beauty"
and "Diary," with both films being
"restricted
adult."
Two young Calgarians, Roger Mitchell
haev produced and directed
film on visual arts here. They have named
and Leila Sujir,
a
their finished product "Spectra" and its running
time is 30 minutes. Financial assistance
was supplied by the Canada Council
($5,000). The Alberta government furnished
$4,000. Cameraman was B. S. P. Bayer
and soundman was Doug Saunders. Roy
Kiyooka. local artist-poet, does the commentary
on the film but never is on screen.
As a whole, the movie is well done, with
only a few amateurish spots. These detract
from the enjoyment of the motion
very little
picture.
The Edmonton Film Society, as part of
its International Series, presented "Un Soir.
Un Train" January 22. The showing was
at the Students Union Building Theatre.
University of Alberta, and admission was
by membership only. The feature is a Belgian-French
production, made in 1968 and
directed by Andre Delvaux. In color, it
runs 90 minutes.
. . .
The following news items from this city
erroneously appeared in the Vancouver
column of Boxoffice January 15: Albert
Genaske, International Films branch manager,
and his family spent a quiet Christmas
Eve, as two of his daughters had to work
Christmas Day . . . Vern Haraldson, UA
branch manager, and his family entertained
members of their families Christmas Day
Phillips, booker-salesman. UA.
and his family made the trek to Saskatchewan
to spend Christmas with their families
Gordon Guiry. Astral Films branch
manager, hosted a small Winnipeg reunion
Christmas Day. Wayne LaForrest, Paramount
Films branch manager, his wife and
son and his mother, who were visiting from
Winnipeg, were guests in the Guiry home
... An Alberta-produced educational film.
"Bill Before the House." recently won top
honors at an International Film Festival in
Sapporo, Japan. The 30-minute drama
about government was filmed in the Alberta
Legislature. There were 158 entries from 52
countries in the festival and "Bill Before the
House" won the eighth Japan Prize, the top
award of the festival, and the Jury's Prize.
The top award included a certificate of
merit and $500 cash. The prize was a "first"
in this competition for an Alberta-made
film. Warren Graves, assistant clerk of the
legislature, wrote the screenplay. Director
was Jack Emack and film coordinator was
Mary Lyseng. Appearing in featured roles
were Albertans Walter Kaasa, John Rivet,
Len Crowther and Stuart Carson, as well as
Ron Smith and Warren Graves.
Jamison Report Value Is
Questioned by Ghitter
CALGARY—Ron Ghitter (.P.C.-Calgary.
Buffalo), who was instrumental in helping
to modernize Alberta's drinking habits by
bringing liquor service into both the Calgary
Jubilee Auditorium and the Edmonton
Jubilee Auditorium, has taken a look at
Alberta's censorship and decided that it
should be a federal matter. In a recent address
to the Knights of the Round Table
meeting in Calgary, Ghitter said that he
feels the Jamison Committee should have
recommended calling for a federal-provincial
conference on censorship.
The committee members were called
courageous for undertaking "a thankless,
fruitless and almost impossible task."
The report itself was damned by faint
praise and the extreme difficulties of coming
up with clear, concise recommendations
was pointed out. With politicians making up
the committee, one problem was to satisfy
those people with the outlook that censorship
is repugnant to their way of life in our
modern society and to appease those who
want to rid Alberta of degrading and filthy
junk.
Ghitter felt that the committees merely
had "passed the buck" when they suggested
abolishment of the censor board in favor of
a classification board under which obscenity
would be dealt with by the Criminal Code
of Canada.
One suggestion by Ghitter was to repeal
current obscenity laws and set up a federal
classification system for books and movies.
He feels that the biggest failure of the Jamison
Report was that it did not distinguish
between the effects of exposure to pornography
and the effects of exposure to violence.
Studies currently are under way on
the subject and Ghitter quoted a number of
authorities to show that exposure of young
people to violence can result in antisocial
behavior while exposure to pornograph\
may be harmless. He admitted that "there
may well be a compelling argument that
violence should be censored," although he
finds censorship "personally repulsive."
Another suggestion from Ghitter was that
if classification does become a reality, then
X-rated movies should be shown in specially
licensed theatres. Moviegoers then would
know exactly what they would be going to
see. But. he also predicted that "such a
movie house would die a quick death." It is
interesting to note that a theatre in Vancouver
has just embarked on such a policy
and the project will be watched with great
interest.
Ghitter feels that such a highly moral issue
as censorship only can be dealt with by
a free vote when the subject comes up in
the Alberta Legislature but he does not
know if this will be allowed.
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An interpretive onolysis of lay and tradepress reviews. Running time is in parentheses. The plus end minus
signs indicate degree of merit. Listings cover current reviews regularly. © is for CinemaScope; (g) Panavision;
(f)
Technirama; ij) Other Anomorphic processes. Symbol tj denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; Alt
films are in color except those indicated by (b&w) for black & white. Motion Picture Ass'n (MPAA) rotings:
[g]—General Audiences; PG—All ages admitted (parental guidonce suggested); gi— Restricted, with
persons under 17 not odmitted unless accompanied by parent or adult guardian; vx— 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 Part for All; C—Condemned. Broadcasting
and Film Commission/ National Council of Churches (BFC). For listings by company, see FEATURE
CHART.
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4553 Across 110th Street
(102) Cr . ^ UA 1- 8-73 HO ±
Adversary, The
(110) C Audio Brandon
4531 Alf 'n' Family (100) C Sherpix
454SAnd Hope to Die (99) IVI-Doc MGM
4518 And Now for Something Completely
Different (88) F Col
Another Nice Mess
(66) Satire Fine Films
452S Asphyx, The (98) (f) Sus .
. Paranon
4542 Assassination of Trotsky, The
(103) Hi CRC
Asylum (100) Doc Robinson
4545 Asylum (88) Ho-Sus CRC
4550Ayanti! (140) C UA
—B—
4528 Bad Company (93) W Para
Belated Flowers (100) Melo Artkino
Belinda (83) Melo Aquarius
Black Fantasy (78) D.. Impact Films
4544 Black Girl (97) D CRC
4557 Black Gunn (94) Ac Col
4561 Black Mama, White Mama
(87) Ac AlP
4512 Blacula (92) Ho AlP
4519 Bluebeard (123) Sex C CRC
4529 Blue Money (93) Sex Crown
4557 Bone (92) D Jack H. Harris
4513 Bonnie's Kids (105) Cr GFC
4519 Boot Hill (92) (D W Film Ventures
Bronco Bullfrog (86) D New Yorker
4523 Brother Carl (97)
D (b&w) New Yorker 9-18-72 A4 # ±
—C—
4527 Cancel My Reservation (99) C . .WB 10- 2-72 El A2 ± =t
4538 Carry On Doctor (95) C AlP 11- 6-72 PG A3 +
4527 Case of the Naves Brothers, The
(97) Hi (b&w) Europix 10- 2-72 + ±
4559 Cesar and Rosalie (110) C Cinema 5 1-19-73 B) A4 +
Charles— Dead or Alive
(93) D New Yorker 9-11-72 A3 +
4547 Child's Play (100) ® D Para 12-11-72 PG A3 ++
4532 Chloe in the Afternoon (97) C ..Col 10-16-72 d A3 +
Circus Girls
(30) Doc Walter Gutman 12- 4-72 ±
4554 Confessions of Tom Harris
(90) Bio Gateway 1- 8-73 PG A3 +
4523 Contract, The (85)
Melo Int'l Producers Corp. 9-18-72 H +
Corpse Grinders, The
(72) Ho Geneni 10- 9-72 d A3 —
4534 Countess Dracula (93) Ho 20th-Fox 10-23-72 PG B +
Country
Girl
(65) Sex Melo. .Hollywood Cinema 10- 2-72 ($ ±
4562 Crazies, The (103) Ho Cambist 2-5-73
4537 Crescendo (83) Melo WB 11- 6-72
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
11-27-72
(15) Doc (b&w) Bailey 1-22-73
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GOLDSTONE FILMS
:~;c;r.s With Joy
©Devil Rider (74)
Ac. Sep 72 Koss Kananza. Sharon Malion
jt;, Tea? Cardom
©Ruthless Four (%)
;-ca Flats Ho.. Van HefUn. (fllbert Roland
CAPITAL
©George! (86) C. Sep 72
Marshall Thompson, Jack MuUaney
©Here Comes That Nashville
Sound (84) CM . Oct 72
Randy Boone, Sheb Wooley
DISTRIBPIX
©Dynamite (75) ... .Sex C. Aug 72
Monica Rivers, Steve (lould
ELLMAN ENTERPRISES
©Diabolic Wedding (84) Ho. Jul 72
Margaret O'Brien
(In combinatloD witli)
Legend of Horror
(SO) (biw) Ho. Jul 72
Karin Field
©T)ie Mad Butcher (..) Ho. .Jul 72
Victor Buono, Karin Field
©Annabelle Lee (90) ..Ho Aug 72
Margaret O'Brien
ENTERTAINMENT VENTURES
©The Big Snatch (77) ..D..Jun72
Rita Bock. Tracy Handfuss
©The Suckers (83) D . . Jun 72
Barbara Mills. Richard Smedley
©The Adult Version of Jckyll
& Hyde (85) D. Jul 72
©The Erotic Adventures of
Zorro (104) Sex C. Aug 72
Douglas Frey, Robyn Whlttlng
FUTURAMA INTL
©The
1
Cat Tbat Ate the Parakeet
Jun 72
1 Madelyn Keen, Phillip Pine
' ©Didn't You Hear? (82) ..Jun 72
Dennis (Tirlstopher. John Kauffman
a Crow on a June Bug
'W) • Jun 72
Bimone Orlffeth. Beverly Powers
6AMALEX ASSOCIATES, LTD.
"House of Terror (90) Sus .Dec 72
'.Hinifer Bishop, Arell Blantnn
GATEV/AY FILMS
©Confessions of
(90) Bio
Tom Harris
Date
©War Devils (99) Jan 73
Guy Madison, Van Tenncy
GROUP T FILMS, LTD.
©The Depraved ( . ) D . . Dec 72
.
Gerard Moulet. Cassandra Frendi
©Room of Chains (.. ) ..D.. Dec 72
AUlson Taylor. Frank Martin, Karen
Thomas
©Up Your Alley (..) ..C. Dec 72
Frank Corsentino. Hajl
©Pepper & His Wacky Taxi
(. .) C. Jan 73
John Astin, Frank Sinatra jr..
Jackie Gayle, Alan Sherman
HALLMARK RELEASING
©The Last House on the Left
(91) Melo..Nov72
David Hess. Lucy Grantham
©Bom Black D.
CHARLES F. BAILEY FILMS
©Cruel and Unusual Punishment HEMISPHERE PICTURES
(..) b&w Jan 73
Pussycats
©Tbe Swingin'
(88) Sex.. Jul 72
©Tessa (90) Jul 72
Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay
©Revenge (90) Sep 72
Joan C^olllns, James Booth
©Devil's Nightmare (90) Ho Dec 72
Erik Blanc, Jean Servais
©Doctor in Trouble
{. .) C Dec 72
Leslie Phillips, Robert Morley
HOWCO INrL
Dirty Dan's Women
(90) My.. June 72
Micky Dolenz, (3iuck Patterson
Jack Nicholson
©The Shooting (82) W. .
.lack Nicholson
©Bone (95) D.. Jul 72
Yaphet Kotto, Andrew Duggan
IMPACT FILMS
©Black Fantasy (78) ..D. Nov 72
Jim Collier, Elite Flscalini
INDEPENDENT-INrL
©Angels' Wild Women
(85) Sex-Ac. Jul 72
Ross Hagen, Regina Carol
©Dracula vs. Frankenstein
(90) Ho. Jul 72
J. Carrol Nalsh, Russ Tamblyn
©Gang Girls (84) . ..Ac..Aug72
Coo\ Chick Morgan
©Women for Sale
(82) Sex.. Aug 72
INDEPIX RELEASING
©Scream Bloody Murder
(93) Sus.. Jan 73
Fred Holbert. Leigh Mitchell
©World's Greatest Lover
(87) C. Mar 73
Stan Ross, Mar\1n Miller
INT'L PRODUCERS CORP.
©The Contract
(85) Sex Melo..Sep72
Bruno Pradel, Cliarles Southwood
FILM VENTURES INT'L
Hill (92) ® ...W.. Jul 72
©Exchange Student
Hill, Woody Strode
©The Warriors Ac. Nov 72
Damon, Barbara O'Nell
(90) ® C. Oct 72
Louis De Funes. Martlnc Kelly
J-CINEMAX INT'L
©Rip-Off (90) CD.. Sep 72
Don Scardlno. Ralph Endersby
LEISURE MEDIA
©I Love You Rosa (90) ..D. Feb 73
(Ili.-brt'W -language)
Mieh,il Bat-Adam
LEVITT-PICKMAN
©Heat (100) Satire..
Sylvia Miles. Joe Dalleeandro
©Hoffman (111) 0..
LION DOG ENTERPRISES
©Shantytown Honeymoon
(85) CD.. Jun 72
Ashley Brooke, George Ellis
MAGUS FILMS
©Festival of the Undead
(..) Ho. Jun 72
.
3ENENI FILMS
''"Children Shouldn't Play With
Dead Things (JOl)
The Senator
.
.May
(90) . . . .Sex. 72
72
':in Orrasby. Valrrie ©The Corrupter
Miimthes
'"
( . ) Ac-Ad Oct 72
. . .
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Planet . SF-Sex. Dec
Ho..
72
Jan 73
irin, Tom Pace
f.) ....A.,Har73
©Virgin
''rgy of the She-Devils
', Frandno York
MANSON DISTRIBUTING
©Sex and the Office Girl
(80) Sex. Oct 72
Mary Wonhlngton. Lee Korl
Rcl. Date
MARON
©Toys Are Not for Children
(S5) D. Jun 72
.Marcla Forbes. Fran Warrco
MULTI-PIX, LTD.
©Love Minus One (94) D . .
Jill Jiuissen. Mark Bond
.
Feb 73
.
NOR'WEST PROD.
©Alaska, America's Last Frontier
(110) Doc. Oct 72
PARAGON PICTURES
©The Asphyx (98) ® ..Sus.. Oct 72
Robert Stephens. Robert Powell
©Kill Me With Kisses
(100) C. Nov 72
Nino Manfredl, Ugo Tognazzi
(Selected Engagements)
©When Women Played Ding Dong
(95) C. Nov 72
Nadia (^assini. Howard Ross
©Terror in 2-A (91) ..Sus. Jan 72
Raf Vallone, Angelo Infantl
©She'll Follow You Anywhere
(92) C. Mar 73
PREMIER PRODUCTIONS
©Private Parts (86) Ho. .
Ayn RujTnen, Lucille Benson
HAROLD ROBBINS INT'L
©Outside In (90) D.. Sep 72
Darrel Larson, 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
Barbi Benton. Hampton Fancher
©Naked Evil (80) Ho.. Jan 72
Anthony Alnley, Suzanne Neve
CINEMA 5
©Island of Lost Girls
©OMarloe (92) Doc. Aug 72
(85) Ac. Mar 73
©TTie Policeman (87) C Brad Harris
.
Shay K. Ophir. Zaharia Harifal
©Silently I Scream (86) Ho.. Mar 73
©Cesar and Rosalie
JACK H. HARRIS
Sally Mar
(UO)
©House of Missing Girls
C. Dec 72
(85) Sex..
(French-Ian gtiage)
SCA DISTRIBUTORS
Ann (lael
Yves Montand, Romy Schneider
©Class Reunion
©Ride in the Whirlwind (83). W..
(85) Sex Melo..Oct72
Marsha Jordan, Sandy C*ry
DONALD DAVIS PRODUCTIONS
©The Snow Bunnies
(85) Sex Melo..0ct72
Marsha Jordan. Sand>' Ory
D . . May 72
SCOTIA INTERNATIONAL
©Crucible of Terror ® Ho.. May 72
Mike Raven, Mary Maude
©The Fifth Day of Peace
(§)
Richard Johnson. Franco Nero
©Pancho Villa® .. Hi-Ad. .May 72
Telly Savalas, aint Walker
©Psychomania ® . . May 72
George Sanders, Beryl Reld
©Horror Express
(..) ® Ho.. Jun 72
Peter Cashing, CTiristopher Lee
SOUTHERN STAR
PRODUCTIONS
©Dear. Dead Delilah
(95) Sus.. Jun 72
Agnes Moorehead, Will Geer
©A Day at the White House
(92) Sex C. Aug 72
Lrtri Saunders, Robert Ridgely
©Black Trap (90) Ac Oct 72
Terry Carter. Oxm Mitchell
SUN INT'L
©Trap on Cougar Mountain
(94) OD-Ad
Keith l^arsen, Eric Laraen
TRANSVUE
©Johnny Hamlet
(91) ® W.. Jun 72
Chip Corman, Gilbert Roland
©The Incredible Challenge
(95) D.. Sen 72
Michael Craig, Bva Renzl
©Premonition (90) .. .Sus. .Sep 72
Carl Crow, Tim Ray
©Rainbow Bridge (108) M.. Sep 72
Jimi Ilendrix, Pat Hartley
TWI NATIONAL
©Voodoo Heartbeat (85) Ho. Jul 72
Ray Molina. Philip Ahn
©Women of Stalag 13
(92) Ad. Oct 72
.Sally Mar, Perry Page
UNITED FILM ORG.
©The Secretary (85) ..Sex.. Apr 72
Jw^h Gamble, Angela Oale
UPI-UNITED PICTURES
©Long Way From Home
Ian Scott, Barbara Grace
( ) D . . Apr 72
WESTERN INT'l
©The Catling Gun
(93) ® D. Jun 72
Woodiy Strode, Robert Fuller
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
FEATURE REVIEWS
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice j.^^^^-'d^iaio,
English titles
New Yorker Films 115 Minutes Rel. Feb. '73
Completed in 1952—a year before filmmaker
Yasuiro 02ai came up with his internationally acclaimed
"Tokyo Story"—this Shochiku/Ofuna production
is just being released in the U.S. market.
Ozu has a tradition of sharply defining a situation,
of quickly developing character depth and drive
and in this pointed study of the break-up and reconciliation
of a marriage, he's provided absorbing
entertainment indeed. Shin Sabm'i and Michiyo
Kogm-a do well in the pivotal parts. The shooting
script is by director Ozu and Kogo Nada. Flesponse
should be good on the art-theatre routing.
Shin Shaburi, Michiyo Kog^ura, Kuniko Miyaka,
Koli Tsuruta, Chisu Ryu.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Vanishing Wilderness
REVIEW
[cjoutdoor
wiidiife
Pacific Int'l 90 Minutes Rel. Jan. '73
With grosses from fom--wall deals for his "American
Wilderness" close to $7,000,000 from just part
of the country, Arthm- R. Dubs, the Medford, Ore.,
contractor, sportsman and producer, followed it
with his new wild-life film which grossed in its first
week in Los Angeles and Southern California more
than the cost of the production. Photogi-aphed by
Heinz Seilman, who has captivated the family audiences
with everything from Polar Bears in Alaska,
and at close range with the bear cubs, to alligators
and pelicans in the Florida Everglades. Narration
and the musical score are on a level where the
visuals tells the story in a fresh manner. To the
frustrated city-dweller the film is instructive and
at the same time eirtertaining, while to the sportsman
it's a front seat for exploring areas of the
wildlife habitat he hasn't viewed before. Dubs has
a personal commitment to the outdoors, and has
moved from amateur 16mm to 35mm, with professional
editing and a top cameraman. Audiences we
watched had enthusiastic comment. Dubs opens
with scenes of running the rapids with his family
on the Rogue River. With his camera he covers
more than 32,000 miles.
Brother of the Wind
Outdoor
Wildlife
beaver, weasel, muskrat and fox, with whom the
©
Sun Int'l
87 Minutes
Rel. Jan. '73
Photographed in the majestic Canadian Rockies,
family audiences, nature and animal lovers will
find this outdoor wildlife film worthwhile entertainment.
Dick Robinson, who co-produced and
directed, also stars as the lonely mountain man
whose life is changed drastically when he rescues
four wolf pups from certain starvation after their
mother is killed. The frisky pups soon make themselves
at home with the old man in his cabin and
become his constant companions. Their playful
behavior and comic pastimes provide some delightful
animal scenes. Also 30 other animals appear in
the film, including bear, cougar, elk, deer, raccoon,
wolves encounter some dramatic experiences. Promote
this as good family entertaiimient and appeal
to outdoor enthusiasts. The scenery is beautiful in
Technicolor and there are some excellent photographic
studies of the animals in closeups.
Invest In
U.S. DEFENSE BONDS
Now Even Better
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Opinions on Current Productions
Feature reviews
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denotes color; © CinemoScope; (g) Panovision; ® Techniroma; ® other anomorphic processes. For story synopsis on each picture, see reverM tlda.
CRIES AND WHISPERS m
Drama in Swedish
English titles
©
New World Pictures 95 Minutes Rel. Feb. '73
The reputation of Ingmar Bergman as a filmmaker has
increased considerably with the release of his latest
Swedish mood piece, "Cries and Whispers" cViskningar
Och Rop). No major company wanted U. S. distribution
rights, so Roger Gorman's independent outfit acquii'ed it
and opened the fUm quietly in New York in late December.
The critics went wild (the film has received fommajor
awards from the New York reviewers) and business
has been sensational. Ironically, "Cries" won't be eligible
for the Academy Awards until next year since it faUed to
meet the requirement of a week's playing time in Los
Angeles before the end of 1972. No matter, since the film
is certain to be considered among Bergman's classics.
The acting is excellent, the cast made up largely of
Bergman regulars. Three of his most accomplished and
beautiful stars have the leads—Ingrid Thulin, Liv Ullmann
and Harriet Andersson. They play less-than-loving
sisters, briefly united by the impending death of Miss
Andersson. Miss Thulin has a nude scene. Producerdirector-writer
Bergman used red to dominate Sven
Nykvist's impressive Eastman Color photography. Miss
Ullmann also portrays the mother, and her daughter
Linn appears as Liv as a child and Liv's daughter.
Liv UUmann, Harriet Andersson, Ingrid
LAST TANGO IN PARIS
Thulin.
Drama in French
English titles
©
United Artists ( ) 129 Minutes Rel. Feb. '73
The interest generated by United Artists in the fUm's
very controversial natm'e will make "Last Tango in
Paris" one of the year's most talked-about—and most
seen—movies. The Italian government has now rescinded
its original banning of the film, approving its release
in Italy without cuts. United Artists has opened
"Tango" at a New York art house with a $5 admission
policy. The performances of stars Marlon Brando and
Maria Schneider and the reputation of dii-ector-author
Bernardo Bertolucci are sufficient to help make this
"The Godfather" of sex pictures. Tliose expecting hardcore
sex will be disappointed, while others will derive
a thrill from an actor of Brando's statm'e in such a I'ole.
Miss Schneider, daughter of French actor Daniel Gelin,
is a 20-year-old sex kitten who makes a distinct impact
on the screen. Her frequent frontal nude scenes are a
cm'ious mixtm'e of amorality and childishness, Brando's
only concession to his co-star's bare-all policy is in one
scene, where he exposes his rear for comic effect. The
language is as explicit as the story itself. Shot in and
around Paris in exquisite DeLuxe Color by 'Vittorio
Storaro. An Alberto Grimaldi production.
Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Jean-Pierre Leaud,
Massimo Girotti, Catherine AUegret, Maria Michi.
THE ROOMMATES \E\ "'"""% °'^"'=
General Film Corp. 87 Minutes Rel. Jan. '73
Director-writer Arthur Marks has come up with one
of the strongest story-lines calculated for yomig adult
viewing in recent years for this GFC release, listing
Charles Stroud as producer, 'William Silberkleit and Don
Gottlieb as executive producers, with Marks directing
from a script he co-authored with John Dm-ren. It's
pointedly concerned with the swinging generation, most
especially with five young ladies of college age out for
kicks at California's Lake Arrowhead, only to find sudden
death and the harsh realities of mii-equited love. The
quintet—Marki Bey, black and beautiful; Roberta Collins,
blonde psychology major; Laurie Rose, pre-med
health faddist; Pat "Woodell, allui-ing brmiette; and
Clu'istina Hart, shapely stewardess who might have
modeled the entire "Fly Me" promotion campaign—bring
to the resort just about all the components of young
American life, and, whiling away the hours mider the
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sun, learn all too quickly that spoken promise, particularly
in romantic dalliance, is not to be readily accepted,
and that bitterness, on the part of shrugged-aside,
would-be suitors, can lead to tragedy. Marks has directed
with his customary professionalism, capturing a mood
in delicate shadings. Eastman Color.
of
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Pat WoodeU, Marki Bey, Roberta ColUns, Laurie Rose,
Christina Hart, David Moses.
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LADY CAROLINE LAMB
United Artists (7319) 123 Minutes
PG
Historical
Drama
® ©
Rel. Feb. '73
As new companies go into film production and talents
from other fields try their hand at directing, it is to be
hoped that the resulting film turn out as well as this
British-made historical drama. Tomorrow Entertainment,
produced "Lady Caroline Lamb," which marks the directorial
debut of wi-iter Robert Bolt. Noted for "Dr. Zhivago"
and "Ryan's Daughter," Bolt has tailored his own
original screenplay for wife Sarah Miles. The lady who
was "Ryan's Daughter" heads a top cast of players. The
men in her life are ably represented by Jon Finch and
Richard Chamberlain. Margaret Leighton, John Mills
and Laui-ence GUvier have important supporting roles
and there are cameos by Sir Ralph Richardson, Pamela
Brown, Sonia Dresdel and Michael Wildmg. The sumptuous
production, filmed throughout England and Italy,
has the look of a very expensive film although producer
Fernando Ghia apparently saw to it that every cent was
wisely spent. A lusty period in English history has been
given an equally vigorous treatment by Bolt, who exhibits
a fine eye for detail along with a sharp sense of storytelling.
Even some patrons who don't particularly care
for costume dramas should find the film appealing.
Sarah Miles, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain, Margaret
Leighton, Laurence Olivier, John Mills.
SAVE THE TIGER
Paramount (8479) 100 Minutes
Drama
® ©
Rel. Feb. '73
Academy Award winner Jack Lemmon makes the most
of his non-comedy role in "Save the Tiger," which is
being touted as his most dramatic performance since
"Days of Wine and Roses" (1962). He and fellow comic
Jack Gilford co-star in the Martin Ransohoff production,
co-produced by Filmways, Jalem and Cirandinha. The
appearance of the two Jacks will cue audiences into
laughter, before they realize that this is a serious fUm.
This element may not be detrimental, since there are a
nimiber of fminy lines in Steve Shagan's screenplay. 'What
could count agaiiist the film is its bitter look at a disillusioned
businessman and his unscrupulous tactics in
keeping his world from collapsing. Never has the garment
industry seemed so unsavory as here. Although the setting
is Los Angeles, where the film was shot in Panavision
and color by Movielab, the locale cries out for New
York City. There is nothing explicit in the material, although
the strong language and some of the situations
a fast shot of Lemmon
warrant an R. The only nudity is
entering the shower. For those who like strong, dramatic
fare, this is a film to savor. John G. Avildsen directed
with finesse, while Marvin Hamlisch's score is sprinkled
with tunes of the '40s. It's a new image for Lemmon.
Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Patricia
Smith, Thayer David, William Hansen.
WILD, FREE AND HUNGRY
Boxoffice Int'l
88 Minutes
m
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Action Drama
©
Rel. Feb. '73
Harry Novak's fast-stepping Boxoffice International,
long a pace-setter in the skinflick trade, is branching out
with a new flock of attractions in the R rated category,
thus gearing its sights for an even greater share of the
young-adult market. Producer-leading man Gary Graver
has come up with an intriguing premise : A yomig adventm-ing
lad, out for kicks, takes on the job of piloting a
craft in a power boat race for Jon Stone, latter in debt
to a crime syndicate. The hoodlums don't want Graver
to win and tough-guy Butch Griswald is given orders to
prevent Graver from participating; in a climactic development,
Griswald crashes into the boat, the mishap killing
him and injuring Graver. Then another hoodlum,
George Todd, as greedy a chap as can be found in crimeland,
moves in, intent on taking over Stone's business
(a carnival) as well as Stone's wife. The syndicate doesn't
like what's going on and gives Todd his just deserts, and
Stone is left to riuninate on the fate of a man seeking
too much too soon. H. P. Edwards has directed commendably,
and Rahn 'Vickery's photography is sharply defined.
As action dramas, R rated-wise, go, this should do well.
It has a built-in young adult receptivity.
Gary Graver, Barbara Caron, Jane Tsentas, Jon Stone,
George Todd, Butch Griswald.
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AIURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips; Adiines for Newspapers and Programs
THE STORY:
"Lady Caroline Lamb" (UA)
England in the early 19th Centmy is a place of politically
ambitious men and women, whose love affairs are
kept discreet for the most part. An exception is Lady
Bessborough (Pamela Brown), whose daughter CaroUne
(Sarah Miles) loves William Lamb (Jon Fmch). Lamb's
p,(.Ti
mother (Margaret Leighton) doesn't approve of the •-»'
match, which is fairly happy mitil Carolme meets impoverished
Lord Byron (Richard Chamberlain). Caroline's
efforts help make Byron an important poet, although
he treats her with disdain. Her love for Byron
causes a scandal and she attempts suicide. WiUiam's
career in Parliament suffers, but he's offered the post
of Irish ambassador if he'll divorce her. She seeks the
support of the Duke of Wellington (Lamence OUvier),
Napoleon's conqueror. Finally, she divorces William
Great Men of Her Time—Bad Lord Byi'on,
who has always loved her—and dies.
EXPLOITIPS:
Tie in with museums and societies catering to the
fashions and fm-nishings of England in the early 1800s.
Play up the beautiful scenery and settings. Mention that
the star and scripter of "Ryan's Daughter" are reunited
here.
CATCHLINES:
England Expected an Affair. Caroline Gave Them History
. . . The
The Duke of Wellington—Were
of Lady Caroline Lamb.
the Particular Friends
THE STORY: "Save the Tiger" (Para)
During 36 hours Jack Lemmon has one crisis after
another. Wife Patricia Smith leaves to attend an
micle's fmieral, as Lemmon counteracts reality with
nostalgia; baseball, songs, World War II, etc. Lemmon
lives luxm-iously as head of Capri Casuals, Inc., a dress
film in Los Angeles. Partner Jack Gilford is more conservative
and realistic. Elderly cutter William Hansen
fights with gay designer Harvey Jason. Lemmon decides
that professional arsonist Thayer David can help the
company's financial burden by destroying an unprofitable
plant. Appeasing buyer Norman Burton, whose wife is ill,
Lemmon arranges an afternoon with prostitute Lara
Parker. When Bm'ton suffers a heart attack, Lemmon
calls for a doctor. At his fashion show, Lemmon hallucinates
about his dead war buddies and then refuses a loan ison, i
from Ned Glass, money man for the mob. Lemmon spends ' $
the night with yomig Laurie Heineman, a free spirit who
prowls the Strip. He makes final arrangements with
David, then watches kids play ball.
EXPLOITIPS:
Tie in
with the Dial Press novel based on Steve Shagan's
screenplay. Benny Goodman and Bunny Berigan
are heard on the sound track. Use toy tiger giveaways.
CATCHLINES:
First the Buffalo Went. Then the Indian Went. Then
the Brooklyn Dodgers Went . . . Jack Lemmon In His
Most Dramatic Role Since 'Days of Wine and Roses.'
Oc»
THE STORY: "Cries and Whispers" (New World)
In a 19th Centm-y Swedish mansion, Harriet Andersson
suffers from the last stages of cancer. Vigil is kept by her
sisters Liv Ullmann and Ingi'id Thulin and by devoted
housekeeper Kari Sylwan. Harriet believes that her sisters
love her as much as she does them, but actually the
houskeeper has the deepest affection for her. Lovely Liv,
wed to mastable Henning Moritzen, wishes to rekindle her
romance with Dr. Erland Josephson. He points out that
she's become indifferent to everyone. She does, however,
try to show sister Ingi-id that she wants to be friends.
Cold, distant and even suicidal, Ingrid recalls that she
mutilated herself in order to avoid having relations with
husband Georg Arlin. After her death, Harriet seemingly
calls out for affection from her sisters. Only Sylwan
answers her pleas. Ingrid reminds Liv of her efforts at a
reconciliation, but Liv reverts to her old indifference.
EXPLOITIPS:
Mention the New York Film Critics Awards for Best
Pictui-e, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress
(Ullmann, also named for "The Emigrants"). Play up the
Bach and Chopin score by playing their compositions on
the p. a. system.
CATCHLINES:
Four Women Dressed in White—In a Mansion Painted
Red—Haunted by Whispers and Cries . . . Four Major
Awards From the New York Film Critics.
THE STORY: "Last Tango In Paris" (UA)
In Paris, American expatriate Marlon Brando wanders
aimlessly after wife Veronica Lazare's suicide. Maria
Schneider, 20. runs into him twice but he doesn't notice
her until she rents an unfm-nished apartment, in which
he happens to be. Unaware he owns the hotel, she asks
him if he wants to rent the apartment. Attracted, he
rapes her and then suggests they use the premises for
further encounters. He insists that they don't tell each
other their names and only gradually reveals something
about his life. Schneider's sweetheart Jean-Pierre Leaud
is more interested in filming a TV documentary with her
than he is in making love. Brando gets upset by motherin-law
Maria Michi, talks to his wife's lover, Massimo
Girotti, and then weeps over dead wife's bier. When
'o Leaud proposes, Schneider tells Brando that the affair is
"'**'
over. He tries to win her back dm'ing a tango dance
contest and insists that he loves her. Following her home,
Brando so frightens Schneider that she shoots him.
EXPLOITIPS:
The amount of published material on this controversial
fihn is enormous. Exhibitors can quote from dozens of
pieces, especially Time Magazine of Jan. 22.
CATCHUNES:
The Most Controversial Film of the Decade—Stunning
in Its Impact . . . The Actor of Cm- Time in a Film to
Be Remembered for All Time.
THE STORY: "Wild, Free and Hungry" (Boxoffice Int'l)
Barbara Caron, sitting dejectedly on a beach, is offered
a lift by motorcycle rider Gary Graver. He is en route to
a power boat race in which he is a participant, the boat
owner, Jon Stone very much in debt to a crime syndicate
man Butch Griswald has orders to prevent Graver from
winning and purposely crashes into the craft; the mishap
kills Griswald and injmes Graver. Syndicate man George
Todd, cause of Stone's losses, now has Stone's business
and his wife. The syndicate closes in, forces Todd to return
Stone's business, a carnival, to him, and takes Todd
away.
EXPLOITIPS:
Get college newspaper editors to attend an invitational
screening. Tie up with .sports stores for cooperative advertising.
CATCHLINES:
Wild for Kicks! Pi-ee for Love! Hungry for Adventure!
. . . How Far Can 'X'ou Push a Man When He's Down?
. . . The
Syndicate Closes in for the Death Kill!
rom )
Barbar
THE STORY:
"The RoomMates" (GFC)
Four Los Angeles college roommates, different in looks
and style, have a common pre-occupation: Sex. Preparing
for a summer vacation at Lake Arrowhead, the fom-
Marki Bey, black and beautiful; Roberta Collins, blond
psychology major; Lam-ie Rose, pre-med health fadist;
and Pat Woodell, voluptuous brunette—are joined by
Pat's cousin, Chi'istina Hart. They have fun at a swinging
bar, a center for "body exchanges," and at a beach
house party. At AiTowhead, Pat links up with transient
Kipp Whitman, who trespassed on her luxm'ious lakefront
home; Marki finds romance with David Moses,
black police officer; Laurie, going to work at a boys'
camp, arouses extroverted youths Peter Oliphant and
Greg Mabley; Roberta drifts into an affaii- with rich,
divorced architect Ben Pfeiffer. A lakeside neighbor,
Connie Strickland, is knifed to death by a shadowy female
figm-e. The unknown killer reappears at Pat's
house, but she flees in time. Lam'ie introduces Greg to
life's realities. The killer is unmasked as Gary Mascaro,
local youth, who had posed in women's garb.
EXPLOITIPS:
Use teaser ads run-of-paper ahead of opening. Get
college newspaper editors to attend a special screening.
CATCHLINES:
Apr They Shared More Than Their Rooms! . . . Which One
Will Die in the Suimner of '73?'
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noon preceding publication date. Send copy and answers to Box Numbers to BOXOFFICE
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HELP WANTED
THEATRE MANAGEH: Major theatre
=hain seeks experienced theatre manager
[or drive-in theatre. Long Island, N. Y.
Pop salary, company benefits, excellent
opportunities for advancement. Other positions
available. Send resume to Boxoffice,
2854.
WANTED: Experienced female booker
of
motion pictures for small circuit in Atlanta,
Georgia. Boxoffice, 2855.
MANAGER FOR THEATRE in Anamosa.
Iowa. Will train. Husband and wife considered.
Boxoffice, 2866.
MANAGER FOR NEW THEATRE in college
situation, Southeast- Must have
knowledge of advertising and projection.
Good position for capable man. Send
resume and references to Boxoffice, 2875.
THEATRE MANAGERS and manager
trainees wanted. Excellent opportunity for
advancement. Apply Armstrong Theatres,
Inc., P.O. Box 337, Bowling Green, Ohio
43402. Phone: 419-352-5195.
THEATRE MANAGERS. Metropolitan
D.C. area. Send resume to P.O. Box 1023
Langley Park, Md. 20787.
PROJECTIONISTS: Metropolitan D C.
Area. Experienced in operation and repairs,
Simplex. Send resume to P. O. Box
1023. Langley Park, Md. 20787.
POSITIONS WANTED
WANTED: Doorman's position. Adept
m\h public. Experienced, personable.
South or west location. Boxoffice, 2856.
WORKING GENERAL MANAGER, all
phases, 25 years experience, college,
family. Employed L . Boxoffice, 2873.
EXPERIENCED, VERSATILE ^ADVERTIS-
ING promotional roadman. Excellent references.
Resume on request. Doug Hobart,
Boxoffice 2876.
POPCORN MACHINES
ALL MAKES OF POPPERS, caramel corn
equipment, floss machines, sno-ball ma-
:ines.;. Krispy Korn, Is. 120 So. Halsted, Chicago
, III. 60606.
EQUIPMENT WANTED
USED EQUIPMENT bought and sold.
Best prices. Texas Theatre Supply. 915
So. Alamo, San Antonio, Texas 782135.
BUSINESS STIMULATORS
BINGO CARDS, $5.75M, 1-75. Other
james available. Off-On screen. Novelty
james, 1263 Prospect Avenue. Brooklyn,
Hew York. (212) 871-1460.
Build attendance with real Hawaiian
orchids. Few cents each. Write Flowers of
Hawaii, 670 S. Lafayette Place, Los An-
?eles, Calif. 90005.
_^
BINGO CARDS DIE CUT. 1-75, 1500
^Combination. Different color, 500 in each
oackage. $5.75 per thousand. Premium
Products, 339 West 44th St., New York,
!J. Y,, 10036. Phone: (212) CI 6 4972.
FILMS
FOR SALE
16nun FILMS. Postcard brings bargain
list. Ingo Films, P.O. Box 143. Scranton,
Pa. 18504.
16mm FAMOUS CLASSICS. State theatrical
or private use. Illustrated catalog
25c, Monbeck Pictures, 3621-B Wakonda
Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50321
WALT DISNEY'S SUPER 8mm Classic
Dumbo only $3.50. Films, 225 W. Washington,
Papillion, Nebr. 68046.
MARQUEES, SIGNS
Designed, Engineered, Built, Erected,
Maintained on Lease or purchase plan,
BUX-MONT, Leasing and Maintenance.
Horsham, Pa. (215) 675-1040.
30XOFFICE :: February 12, 1973
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.
35MM PROJECTION BOOTHS FOR THE
ECONOMY MINDED EXHIBITOR. COM-
PLETE. $1,500.00, Boxoffice, 2840.
HURRY ON THIS ONEI 1100 pushback
seats, all equipment and miscellaneous
Items. Contact immediately for real buy
on lot. All in good condition. Theatre just
closed. Slipper Theatre Supply, Inc., 1502
Davenport, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. Phone
(402) 431-5715.
FOR SALE: Nine hole Lomma championship
indoor or outdoor golf court. Used
very little. Bought new. Phone 1 (217)
748-6995.
AUTOMATICKET MACHINE, good Brenkert
booth, RCA sound, rectifiers. 800
good cushioned seats. All or separately
(606) 293-2942. 808 Wheatcroft, Lexington,
Kentucky.
35mm FILM LEADERS. $2.25 each Motion
Picture Service Co. 125 Hyde St..
San Francisco, 94102.
CLOSED: Four small theatres. ALL
equipment must go! What do you need'
Phone (206) 963-2587. Write P. O. Box 77,
Clallam Bay, Washington 98326.
BRAND NEW NORELCO DP-75 35/70MM
projector complete but less lamphouse
$6,000 00. Contact Don Iwerks, Walt Disney
Prod., Burbank, Cahf. 91505 (213)
845-3141.
REBUILT . . . Simplex XL, Century
booth, all makes, models. Boxoffice, 2867.
HAVE PAIR BEAUTIFUL Brenkert BX-lOO
projectors. Will swap for Century or Simplex
E7. STAR CINEMA SUPPLY, 217 West
21st Street, New York lOOIl
One pair Future lamps and Bi-Power
rectifier, One Dual Simplex Amp. (Drive-
In). One hot and cold Dual Spigot bottled
water cooler. Pinkston Sales & Service,
Inc. 4207 LOwnview Avenue, Dallas, Texas
75227.
BRAND NEW CENTURY upper and lower
magazines, 6,000 ft. capacity. Peerless
Magnarc lamphouse; Strong rectifier; XL
soundhead; Sani-Serv ice cream machine
used very httle. (217) 832-5751.
16mm & 35mm PROJECTION EQUIP-
MENT FOR SALE. Also professional production
equipment. Write for free lishng.
S. K. CineVision Film Equipment Company,
205 14th St., NW, Atlanta, Ga
30318.
THEATRE SPECIAL-Inventory reduction.
Two 16mm JANS, changeover, 30 watt
amplifier, dousers, excellent, $696.50
Send for free listing. HECHT, Box 443
Ellenville, N.Y. 12489.
FILMS WANTED
BUYING PERSONAL COLLECTIONS of
16mm features. Joe Onorato, Northfield,
Vermont 05663.
WANT 16 or 35mm "Our Gang" (Little
Rascals) comedies, posters, stills. James
Foster, 2901 Kyle Ave. N., Minneapolis,
Minn. 55422,
DRIVE-IN
THEATRE CONSTRUaiON
SCREEN TOWERS INTERNATIONAL-
Drive-in construction, repairs. 10 day
screen installation. (817) 642-3591. Drawer
P, Rogers, Texas 76569.
THEATRE REMODELING
CINEMA DESIGNERS. INC., builders of
contemporary theatres, can remodel your
old theatre or build you a new one. (Jomplete
turnkey project. Write for free brochure:
1245 Adams St., Boston, Mass.
02124. (617) 298-5900.
cufiiiine HOUSE
THEATRES WANTED
DRIVE-IN THEATRES WANTED! Boston
based theatre circuit seens to acquire
drive-in theatres anywhere in U. S. TOP
DOLLAR PAIDI Write Boxoffice, 2750.
WANTED TO BUY OR LEASE: Indoor or
outdoor. Contact Mike Kutler, 2108 Payne
Avenue, Room 212, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.
(216) 696-4110.
WANTED TO BUY: Outdoor and Indoor
theatres in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
Kentucky, Arkansas. Write Boxoffice, 2852.
THEATRES WANTED: Drive-ins and indoor.
North Carolina and Virginia. Buy
or lease. Write Boxoffice 2865,
THEATRE LISTINGS NEEDED, Atlanta
trade area. Pharis Edwards, Theatre
Broker, Charleston, Tennessee.
THEATRES FOR SALE
WE SELL THEATRES. Joe Joseph, Theatre
Broker, P.O. Box 31406, Dallas 75231
Phone (214) 363-2724.
FOR SALEl Excellent adult theatre building
in Mohne, 111. Terrihc value at $75
000.00. Write Midwest Theatres, 8816 Sunset
Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca. 90069 lor information.
HARLO THEATRE. Harlowtown, Uontana.
320 seat indoor with small apt.
$12,00000.
400 CAR DRIVE-IN. Falls City, Nebraska.
Good condition. 71/2 acres on busy Nebraska
Highway 73. Concrete block tower.
Priced to sell. Write Jay Gorton, Tecumseh.
Nebraska 68450,
FOR SALE—Greeley Drive-in Theatre,
Hillside Theatre, Greeley, Colorado. Excellent
condition. Terms. E. W. Savard,
2522 Sunset Lane, Greeley, Colo.
NEW MILFORD, CONN. 550 seats with
two retail stores, brick building in center
of small town. Price $55,000. Contact Connecticut
National Bank Trust Dept., 888
Main St., Bridgeport, Conn.
TWO TWIN theatres, locations in New
Mexico. Both have lease and construction
commitments. P.O. Box 14704, Albuquerque,
New Mexico 87111. Phone (505) 296-
300 SEAT THEATRE FULLY EQUIPPED:
Located in good eastern Oregon farming
community. County seat with 5,000 population
trading area. Lots of kids. $14,000.00
—$4,500.00 down, easy terms on balance.
Write for free brochure. Grigg Realty and
Tax Service, P. O. Box D, Vale, Oregon
97918. Phone 473-2993.
DRIVE-INS AVAILABLE. Required. Bovilsky,
34 B atson Street^Glasgow,_Scotland.
TUSCAN DRIVE-nj. ELKHART,~KANSAS.
250 cars. Will sell equipment only, or include
land and all. P. O. Box 831, Hooker
Oklahoma 7394 5,
FAMILY MINI THEATRE on Florid^
Southwest coast. 150 seats. Fully
equipped. Two years old. Excellent two
person operation. Cash price $25 000
Terms possible. Call (313) 474-2400 after
7:00 p.m.
FOR SALE: 2 family operated theatres;
one 275 seat indoor theatre and one 300
car drive-in. Both are modern and fully
equipped, located on the famous Redwood
Highway, south of Grants Pass,
Oregon. Total price for both theatres
$80,000. With terms of 29% down and the
owner will carry the balance for 25 years
at 6% interest. For more information contact
Nielsen Realty, 406 S.E. 8th Street,
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 or call (503)
479-9729.
FOR SALE: Lincoln Drive-In theatre,
Tyler, Mmn. 200-250 cars, good condition.
Asking price $20,000. 1/3 down and terms.
Mrs. E. Utoft, Tyler, Minn. Phone: 247-
5424.
FOR SALE OR LEASE movie theatre,
Metro area. Good gross Fair terms. Boxoffice
2876.
OSOYOOS LAKE, B.C., CANADA: Drivein
Theatre. In the sunny southern Okcmagan
Valley. Natural stone 40 ft by 50 ft.
building. Extra large screen. Located on
10 acres with good potential for recreational
complex. For sale, $68,500.00, or
lease. Contact J. O. Sevy, Southwest
Lakeshore Drive, Osoyoos, B.C., Canada.
(604) 495-6231.
THEATRES
FOR LEASE
FOR LEASE. FULLY EQUIPPED, downown
San Francisco location, 180 seats.
rieoently renovated. Call (415) 775-0919.
WHITE PLAINS. NEW YORK (Westchester).
Pix Theatre, 400 seats. Call or write
The Kempner Corporation, 60 East 42nd
Street, New York, N. Y. 10017. (212) OX
7-6616.
TWIN THEATRE FOR LEASE. Located in
Murray, Kentucky adjoining Murray State
University. Equipped except for seats and
projectors. Capacity 350 each side. Two
years old. Located in central shopping
center. Write Robert E. Humphreys, P. O.
Box 165, Owensboro, Kentucky. Phone
(502) 684-5255. Night (502) 683-8166.
THEATRE SEATING
THEATRE CHAIR UPHOLSTERmC! Any
where, finest materials, LOW prices. (Custom
seat covers made to fit. CHICAGO
USED CHAIR MART, 1320 So. Wabash,
Chicago, 60605. Phon e : 939-4518. _
SPECIALISTS IN REBUILDING CHAIRS.
New and rebuilt theatre chairs for sale.
We buy and sell old chairs. Travel anywhere.
Seating Corporation of New Yort,
247 Water Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1I20I.
Tel (212) 875 -5433 (Reve rse charges).
FIRST CLASS REBUILDING lince 1934
Arthur Judoe, 2100 E. Newton Ave., Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
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for in/ormofion concerning either film, CONTACT:
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(913) 381-6222
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