Boxoffice-April.09.1973

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Newport
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TOWN
THEATRE
NO. OF
DAYS
1973
GROSS
TOWN
THEATRE
NO. OF
DAYS
Akron
Albany
Atlanta
Baltimore .
Birmingham
.ViUage 18.
.Center 17.
CiBcrama 17.
Cin. I 19
Eastwood MaU 20.
Sack 57 Cinema I 17.
Boston . . . .
Buffalo Holiday #2 19.
Cfiarlotte Ct. Cinema II 17.
Chicago Lincoln Village 10.
Chicago HiUside 10,
Cincinnati Kenwood 19.
Cleveland Fox Cedar Center 18.
Columbus Cinema East 17
Dallas Inwood 17.
Denver Continental 18
Des Moines Capri 19.
Detroit Americana I 17.
Evansville Washington Cin. 3S 17.
Ft. Lauderdale . . Cinema II 10.
Ft. Worth Opera House Cin. 17.
Hartford ... Elm 17.
Houston Tower 17.
Indianapolis Eastwood 17.
Kansas City .Capri 10.
Las Vegas .Fox 17.
Los Angeles
Louisville .
Memphis .
Miami
Milwaukee .
.Pac. Beverly 19.
Cinema I 19.
Paramoant 17.
.Sanlandl 10.
.Strand 12.
2U24
32,219
35,881
54,912
37,630
50,883
4M68
21,820
44,638
49,697
46,150
30,805
37,757
38,069
64,769
22,221
64,586
17,396
15,383
22425
32,269
37,501
31,693
17444
23,833
68,785
44,142
38,074
24155
19,877
CURRENT RELEASE
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Minneapolis
Park 17.
(St. Louis Pk) .
Montreal Seville 17.
New Haven Cinema II 12.
New Orleans . OrL 17.
Newport Beach Cinema 3.
New York National 31
Omaha Fox West Roads 17
Orlando Colony 10.
Philadelphia .... Fox 5
Phoenix Cristown #1 17
Pittsburgh Fnlton 5.
Plainview, Plainview 31
L.I. . . .
Portland Fox 17.
Providence Warwick Cinema 17.
Salt Lake Centre 19.
San Diego Valley Circle 17
San Jose Century 21 19
St. Louis Translux Cinerama 17.
Seattle 5th Ave. 17.
Springfield
(Mass.) Cinema III 12.
Syracuse Shoppingtown #1 17.
Tampa Palace 10.
Toledo Cinemalll 19.
Toronto Eglinton 17.
Upper Montclair . 31
Vancouver Ridge 17.
Washington
(D.C.) MacArthur 12.
Worcester Showcase Cin. n 12.
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. Eastwood
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OSCAR
.Mann
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. Saenger
. Princess
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MONEy
THEATRE
NO. OF
DAYS
1965
GROSS
TOWN
THEATRE
NO. OF
DAYS
1965
GROSS
on Village 18.
any Hellman 17.
snta Martin's Cin 17.
timore New 19.
ningham
Mall .... .... 20.
>ton ....
falo
arlotte . .
cago . .
cago
.Gary 17.
.Teck 19.
.Carolina 17.
.M-Todd 10.
icinnati Int'170 19.
veland Loew's Ohio 18.
lumbus Nortliland Cin 17.
las
iver
3 Moines .
troit
insville ...
Lauderdale
Worth ....
rtford
uston ....
lanapolis .
nsas City .
> Vegas
5 Angeles .
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FoxWilsliire 19.
jisville Rialto 19.
17.
mphis
imi , . .
waukee
Inwood 17.
Aladdin 18.
Capri 19.
Madison 17.
WasliingtOB 17.
Plantation 10.
Palace 17.
Elm 17.
Alabama 17.
Lyric 17.
Midland 10.
Fox 17.
Paramonnt
.Colony 10.
.Strand 12.
21,612
35,160
34,143
31,378
44,046
95,191
41,601
2M09
37,108
39,656
41,243
33,714
30,101
37,345
14,7*3
59,143
21,062
28,201
25,132
29,3SS
34,736
32,111
39,508
19,947
98,751
30,728
21,970
28,627
23,730
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Minneapolis
(St. Louis Pk) 17 42,346
Montreal Seville 17 37,808
New Haven Cinemart 12 19,550
Orl. 17
23,141
Century 21 (Anaheim) 3 22,642
New Orleans .
Newport Beach
New York ....
Omaha
Orlando
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Rivoli
. Dnndee
. Beecham
. Midtown
Viita
31 204,816
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Pittsburgh Nixon 5
5,968
Plainview, L.I. . . . Syosset
31 147,845
Portland Fox
17 36,452
Providence Warwick Cinema
17 27,224
Salt Lake Utah
19 34,340
San Diego Loma
17 30,719
San Jose Centary 22
19 71,742
St. Louis St. Lonis 17
50,198
Seattle 5th Ave 17
32,986
Springfield
(Mass.) Cinema 11 12
17,005
10,346
17,185
. . 19,020
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Syracuse Shoppingtown #1 17
29,030
Tampa
Palace 10
11,368
Toledo
19
23,168
Toronto
Eglinton 17
45,518
Upper Montclair Bellevne
31 101,689
Vancouver .
Washington
(D.C.)
Worcester
ORKHNAL RELEASE
Ridge
.Ontario 12.
White City 12.
32,092
17 27,588
34.893
23,700
Heuom
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SHOWMANSHIP MAKES THE PICTURE
DURING
the past few months, there
have been shown more really important
pictures than in many a like
period in the industry's recent history.
More of outstanding calibre and merit
have been currently finished, awaiting
release, and still others in course of production.
These bigger and better pictures are
responsible for a great deal of the increased
interest the public has shown in
motion pictures during the past several
months—an interest attested to by increased
patronage. To keep up this public
interest it is necessary to keep up the
flow of outstanding attractions. But, say
the makers of such pictures that cost
from one million to two million dollars
and more, the financial return must be
sufficient to warrant the expenditure.
A maker of a number of such higher
calibre productions, a producer who is
well qualified to talk on this subject, but
asked that his name be withheld, made
the following pertinent and thought-provoking
remarks
"The ultimate solution to this problem is up
to the exhibitor. It is definitely a question of
presentation and showmanship.
"The fact that one exhibitor will double his
gross business with a
particularly good picture,
while literally hundreds of others will do little
better than average business on the same picture
is proof that it is possible to differentiate between
entertainment standards.
"Showmanship, in everything that the word
implies, is the only possible solution. That
showmanship may include increased admissions,
extended playing time, and numerous other
angles. But, in themselves, they are insufficient.
"The exhibitor must create the additional
means of obtaining the revenue that is necessary
to make these important pictures.
"The interest of the public in going to motion
picture theatres is bound to drop unless there is
a continuation of good attractions. Those in the
exhibition end of this
industry cannot afford to
permit this to happen any more than can those
in the production end of the business.
"The important pictures are the
backbone of
the industry, and they can only be as important
as the method used in presenting them to the
public."
There is no single showmanship formula
that can be applied with the same
results in all situations. Yet there is a
"right" method to fit each situation,
though it may take several attempts to
find it. The so-called "Hollywood Premiere,"
with a carbon arc light set-up in
front of the theatre, but flashing
through the skies for miles around, has
been more or less extinct for some years.
But it recently has made a comeback, not
only getting results for theatres, but is
being utilized by merchants for openings
of special sales and new stores with significant
results. This idea again is being
used by theatres for sneak previews on
big pictures to open a week or two later.
Merchandising the picture can take
many forms and the full bag of variety
in getting a new picture off to a strong
opening can be brought into play endlessly,
if it is well-timed and judiciously
implemented.
There are some other points to be considered
in pondering why some pictures
click on their initial showings and others,
despite good reviews and other attributes,
fail. More often than not, the advance
promotion wasn't begun far enough in
advance, lacking the necessary build-up
Furthermore, these pictures usually
windup as flops, because they are "written-off"
as failures, due to such initial
openings. By contrast there has beer
many a picture that survived these jolts
because the producer or the distributoi
persisted and, with the aid of the exhibitor,
got the picture clicking.
There are some outstanding examples
of persistence in promotion paying offsuch
as, when the public was awakened
to the entertainment qualities of "Th(
Sound of Music" in its initial release i
years ago. And, today, its record-busting
grosses are being repeated in its curren
re-release garnering sensationally higl
boxoffice receipts.
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JUNE
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RICHARD BENJAMIN
DYAN CANNON
JAMES COBURN
JOAN HACKETT
TAMARA DOBSON
SHELLEY WINTERS
BERNIE CASEY
BRENDA SYKES
JAMES MASON
IAN McSHANE
RAQUEL WELCH
WRITTEN BY
SCREENPLAY BY
MAX JULIEN
WILLIAM TENNANT
SHELDON KELLER
GEORGE SEGAL
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
SUSAN ANSPACH
SHELLEY WINTERS
PAUL NEWMAN
DOMINIQUE SANOA
JAMES MASON
WRITTEN BY
yilCHAEL WHITE
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
ANTHONY PERKINS
DIRECTED BY
JACK STARRETT
WRITTEN BY
PAUL MAZURSKY
SCREENPLAY BY
WALTER HILL
IRECTED BY
SCHATZBERG
DIRECTED BY
HERBERT ROSS
PRODUCED BY
WILLIAM TENNANT
DIRECTED BY
PAUL MAZURSKY
DIRECTED BY
JOHN HUSTON
ADDUCED BY
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Need All-lndusfry Cooperation
To Retain Viability: Sturdivant
MEXICO CITY—"There is every indication
that a new public awareness has
been generated by theatre
innovations and
that this, in turn, has
translated into better
b o X o f f i c e," B. V.
Sturdivant,
president
of NATO of Arizona
and member of the
NATO board of directors,
told Theatre
Equipment Ass'n
members
Wednesday
B. V. Sturdivant (1). Addressing the
second annual TEA conference at the Maria
Isabel Sheraton Hotel here, Sturdivant discussed
"The Motion Picture Industry: An
Overview, 1973" and elaborated on problems
and mistakes, triumphs and successes
and opportunities for the future.
Citing loss of attendance as the most
serious problem facing exhibition today,
Sturdivant noted that diminishing patronage
first was evident in 1947, long before the
impact of TV. Now, he said, "We, with
the world's most popular form of entertainment,
are playing to only about 7 per
cent of our population. Out there is an
untapped pool of 170 million people, all
worried over the manner in which they
can spend their ever-increasing leisure time.
Why don't we help them?"
Upsurge in Tlieatre Construction
Sturdivant pointed out that America's
current theatrical investment is in the $3,-
000,000,000 area and technological contributions
have made possible new concepts
for exhibition;
namely, multi-theatres which
are functional, attractive and with automated
equipment. The surge of new theatre
construction which exceeded 400 indoor
units during 1971 continued through
1972 and the present outlook is good, he
stated.
Although boxoffice and attendance dropped
to a new low during the latter part of
1971, Sturdivant observed that it enjoyed
a vigorous upward climb of more than 7
per cent in
1972. The patronage curve continues
to point upward, he said.
"What are the opportunities for the
future?" asked Sturdivant. "You can keep
a tight focus on the changing demographic
picture. Population in suburban areas and
in sections outside of central cities is growing
twice as fast as the general increase.
Result? A spiraling demand for more theatres
in regional shopping locations."
A study by the Research Institute of
America indicates that businesses in regional
shopping centers which become involved
in community activities prosper more and
suffer less from vandalism than similar
organizations in similar cities, Sturdivant
asserted.
Acknowledging that crisis "is the life-story
of our industry," Sturdivant pointed to the
audience drain-off potential of other electronic
entertainment mediums, a regrettable
schism with the church, the decUne in tradepress
advertising, "conglomerate" production,
insufficient selling of motion pictures
(and the industry as a whole) and failure
to exploit fully presently available technology
and hardware. He reminded, however,
that many of these difficulties have
been faced before—successfully—as can
current situations.
While urging those involved in the equipment
field to design a practical plan which
would provide for total projection maintenance,
Sturdivant also declared, "We can
devote our energies to changing another unhealthy
statistic. Jack Valenti reports that
73 per cent of today's motion picture theatre
audience-mix represents those in the
12-29 age group. This should be expanded
in
both directions."
Working Togetlier Is
Urged
He called on exhibition members to support
with a dedicated intensity the efforts
of the TEA programs for upgrading theatres,
while soliciting cooperation with NATO
in the development of a containment screen
for outdoor theatres.
To achieve maximum results in all areas,
said Sturdivant, "You, we in exhibition,
those in production and distribution—all
of us—should be melded into one giant
force for our common good. When that
is done, it will take more than pay TV,
CATV, hotel cable and all of the other
threats combined to jeopardize the viability
of our industry."
Hoyts, 20th-Fox Announce
Plcms for Sydney 7-Plex
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.—Plans for
the construction of a $17 million complex
of seven motion picture theatres to be built
in Sydney, Australia, by Hoyts Theatres, a
subsidiary of 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.,
have been announced by Dennis C. Stanfill,
chairman of the board and chief executive
officer of 20th-Fox, and Dale Tumbull,
managing director of Hoyts.
The complex, which will provide a total
seating capacity of approximately 4,300,
will be called Hoyts Cinema Center.
The seating capacity of the seven theatres
will vary from 330 to 940. The complex,
which will feature the latest in theatre
conveniences for moviegoers, will be
constructed on the site of the old Trocadero
Ballroom on George Street in Sydney.
Demolition of the Trocadero will commence
in July of this year and construction of
the theatres is expected to be completed by
December 1975.
ANE Will Distribute
CVD Studios Product
AURORA, COLO. — CVD Studios,
the
three-year-old motion picture production
company, has announced that American
National Enterprises (ANE), Salt Lake
City film distribution and production company,
has acquired the issued and outstanding
stock of CVD. According to Charles E.
Sellier jr., CVD president, that company
now will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary
of ANE and will assume responsibility
for producing family motion pictures
which ANE will distribute. The first film
produced by CVD and distributed by ANE
is the comedy western "The Brothers
O'Toole," which is scheduled for its world
premiere in Denver at the Paramount Theatre
May 16.
"The incorporation of the facilities of
CVD with American National Enterprises
represents an advancement of the new
breed of filmmakers in the U.S.," stated
Sellier. "Such a joint effort gives both our
companies substantial advantages and allows
us to move into all areas of family motion
picture business, encompassing production,
distribution
and marketing."
Both CVD and ANE will continue to
work closely with the Colorado Film Commission
and the Utah Film Commission to
promote film production in the two states,
thus giving both states many advantages
through such a film production and distribution
set-up. ANE pioneered the "fourwall,
total-theatre rental" distribution
method. This approach, with TV saturation,
was used by ANE with such films as "Cougar
Country," "North Country" and "Alaska
Safari." These films have been tremendously
successful at the boxoffice. ANE will distribute
the films made by CVD utilizing its
unique four-wall plan, which makes it possible
for the theatre owner to participate
the film's potential.
The teaming up of these two companies
not only represents two independent production
staffs which accent youth but offers
an unmatched production and distribution
system not encumbered by the present
Hollywood method, Sellier stressed. He
added that CVD and ANE's joint venture
signifies a major trend in the film industry
that has been needed for many years.
CVD's first feature film, "The Brothers
O'Toole," shot on location last fall in the
Canon City, Colo., area, stars John Astin,
Pat Carroll, Lee Meriwether, Hans Conned,
Steve Carlson, Jesse White, Allyn Joslyn,
Richard Jury and Richard Erdman. Erdman
also directed.
Additional features currently in various
preproduction phases are "Futures," "A
World of Miracles," "Pieces of Eight,"
"Campers" and "The Long Ride."
Besides motion pictures, CVD has extensive
capabilities in the area of TV commercials
and industrial films, which it has
been producing for several years. It is completing
the largest free-span building in
Colorado, which will house the largest film
studio between New York and Hollywood.
8 BOXOFnCE :: April 9, 1973
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Paramount Pictures
Tlianks
Tlie Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences for naming

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AN OSCAR TAKES A LOOK AT THE OSCAR
By OSCAR A. BROTMAN
President, Brotman & Sherman Circuit
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences again displayed
its collective arrogance and archaic thinking in its annual
soporific display of poor showmanship.
The Oscar Awards starts
out with one of the highest viewing
audiences of the year. Invariably, before the show ends, most of
America has fallen asleep or turned it off. This year, it started out
on a bright note with a lavish musical number gracefully executed
by Angela Lansbury. For a few minutes, it looked like the Academy
had finally profited by its years of errors and
had taken a lesson from the Tony Awards
and was going to hold its audience by presenting
entertainment. Instead, it immediately
drifted into its usual soggy pace, boring all
America with the usual presentation of technical
awards, which are meaningless to most
of the
public.
Several years ago, I was authorized by
NATO to contact the Academy and spent
several hours in Margaret Herrick's office,
politely
Oscar A. Brotman
and patiently trying to explain that
we appreciated the fact that the technical
awards were important, and that the technical members were respected
by the industry, but that the public was simply not interested.
The cardinal sin in show business, is boring the viewer. I pleaded
with Miss Herrick to permit me to apf>ear before the Board of
Governors to present a plan along the following lines:
1
Limit the show to an hour and a half at the most.
2. Give out the technical awards before the national T.V. program
starts, and make a simple announcement as to who the
winners are.
I tried my best to explain that the American public are majestic
and that they are in complete control of their dials and when
they are bored, they simply turn off the set or switch channels.
I was unsuccessful in my presentation. Then Gregory Peck
wrote to me and refused to allow me to have an audience with the
Board of Governors.
And so it is that year after year, a program is presented which
has the potential of incorporating good will and a potential bonanza
for exhibition and distribution, plod its weary way into nothingness,
and financial reward for a few of its top winners.
Can anyone believe that the Academy with all of the talent
available to it would be responsible for this last program?
Here are a few pertinent observations:
1. Couldn't someone have reminded Charlton Heston that if he
was unavoidably detained, it would only have taken five seconds
to apologize to
the public?
2. Two years ago, the Academy was slapped in the face by
George Scott.
3. While it could not foresee the surprising speech of the
Indian maiden, Brando's arrogant attitude was known for some
time, and I do not believe it would detract from the glamour of
the awards if the Academy precluded from its list of nominees
the minute number of actors and actresses who publicly hold it
in such contempt as to refuse its honor.
4. We are indeed fortunate that Brando did not send one of his
cronies over to the presentation and spew a sudden rush of foul
language before she could be cut off the air! I sympathize with the
plight of the Indian, but I do not believe the Academy Award
Presentation is
the proper forum to expose political arguments.
3. Limit the television presentation to the following:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
Best picture
Best actor
Best actress
Best supporting actor
Best supporting actress
Best foreign film
Best director
4. I suggested that instead of sacrilegiously wasting valuable
T.V. time in selling cheesecake or other products, that the cost of
picking up the spots be borne collectively by exhibition and distribution,
and that the commercials be tastfefully prepared announcements
on future product via one of the following methods:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Trailer
Director talking about his film
Producer talking about his film
(d) Showing how a scene is photographed
(e) Possibly the method in which a picture is cast or prepared.
I tried to convey to Miss Herrick what a powerful boxoffice
stimulant it would be, if four, five or six future films were exposed
on television on the night of the awards, and how much it would
add to the boxoffice. I tried to explain to Miss Herrick that if the
Academy Award Presentation should sustain the excitement all
evening, that would not lose its viewers, and that the success of the
future product would inure to the benefit of tooth exhibition and
distribution and the artists employed.
I tried to explain that a liaison committee could be set up between
the Academy, major distributors and exhibition, and a plan
could be evolved to incorporate the myriad details such as:
1. Financing the project.
2. Selection of films to be advertised.
5. Who was responsible for the decision to present five songs
even though they knew that their mediocrity would bore the public.
If we were unfortunate enough in not getting a good crop of songs
this year what would have been wrong in changing the format
and presenting one of the songs of yesteryear?
6. Who was responsible for dreaming up that amateurishly conceived
finale?
7. Who was responsible in failing to plan enough rehearsals to
avoid the many technical goofs which were too numerous to mention.
If this article was to be shown to the Academy, their answer
would be that theirs is a society of artists and not in the business
of selling motion pictures, and that the Academy belongs to the
members and no one can tell them what to do. This is true, but
would they not be benefiting their members by creating more employment
if future films were exposed during the annual program?
Would they not be publicly honoring the technical members by
presenting their awards before the T.V. audiences. After all, it is
only important that a technical artist be known for his excellence
amongst his peers and his employers; but it is unforgivable to bore
the public.
I have taken polls from movie patrons and the general public
in four midwestern states, and I have talked to my fellow exhibitors
from all sections of the country, and I know I express the opinion
of the majority.
Why does the Academy persist in its archaic thinking and why
is it fearful of conducting a poll to determine the truth of these
observations?
It is
really sad. We have the finest artists and talent in the world
available to the Academy. The Oscar Awards could be an exciting,
entertaining evening, but will that ever become a reality?
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WINNER OF
8 ACADEMY AWARDS
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BEST ACTRESS:
Liza Minnelli.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Joel Grey.
BEST DIRECTOR:
Bob Fosse.
BEST ART DIRECTION:
Rolf Zehetbauer,
Jergen Kiebach,
Herbert StrabI:
SET DECORATION.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Geoffrey Gnsworth.
BEST FILM EDITING:
David Bretherton.
BEST MUSIC SCORING
AND ADAPTATION:
Ralph Burns.
BEST SOUND:
David Hildyard,
Robert Knudson.
AM ALLIED ARTISTS
ABC PICTURES CORP. PRESENTATION

IFIDA Honors 'Cabaret' 'Emigrants,'
'Sleuth/ Olivier,
By JOHN COCCHI
NEW YORK—The 13th annual International
Film Awards dinner-dance of the
International Film Importers and Distributors
of America, held Friday, March 30,
at the Hotel Americana, was hailed as
one of the most successful affairs in the
organization's history. An air of good spirits
was conveyed throughout the presentations
by a large and varied group of celebrities.
Service Award to Mliton Piatt
Michael F. Mayer, dinner chairman,
brought the proceedings off to a fast start
with a welcome to IFIDA's two newest
members. New World Pictures and Hallmark
Releasing and an observance of the
80th birthday of Jean Goldwurm, president
of Times Film Corp. Toastmistresscritic
Judith Crist introduced the first
presenter, Sanford Weiner, president of
Maritime Cinema, Inc. He gave the IFIDA
Service Award to Milton Piatt, a member
of the organization's governing committee
and a director, as well as the new president
of Pisces Group, Ltd.
Critic Kathleen Carroll presented Ralph
Donnelly of the new First Avenue Screening
Room with a special award "in recognition
of a constructive approach in presenting
international films that might not
otherwise receive theatrical exposure." Mrs.
Crist then paid tribute to the next presenter,
Avco Embassy president Joseph E.
Levine, who once sent her a chocolate
Hercules as a gift. Levine gave the Documentary
Award to Marcel Ophuls' "The
Sorrow and the Pity," it being accepted by
Harry S. Buxbaum, general sales manager
of Cinema 5, Ltd.
Actor Robert Ryan gave out the next
special award, to Ely Landau and his American
Film Theatre, "for creating a new
cultural resource for America. This program
brings a new level of distinctive entertainment
to the motion picture public and
adds honor and prestige to the motion picture
industry." In accepting his own award.
Landau .said he hoped that his new concept
would narrow the gap between the 14
million people who attend films weekly
and the 80 million who once did ,so.
Martin E. Segal Honored
Actor Don Murray, who opens in the
Broadway musical "Smith" May 9, then
gave the Best Director Award to Bob Fosse
for "Cabaret," accepted by Ted Albert, director
of advertising and publicity ' for
Allied Artists. In this category, the Oscarwinning
Fosse defeated Ingmar Bergman
("Cries and Whispers") and Luis Bunuel
("The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie").
Another special award was given by
actress Tammy Grimes to Martin E. Segal
president of the Film Society of Lincoln
Center, "in recognition of the services
rendered by him to the Film Society of
Lmcolr, Center and of his devotion and
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untiring efforts which have contributed so
substantially to the acceptance of the motion
picture as an art form."
Celeste Holm then announced the Best
Actor Award, which went to Sir Laurence
Olivier for "Sleuth" and was accepted by
his onetime ("Rebecca," 1940) co-star Joan
Fontaine. Here, Sir Laurence beat out Michael
Caine ("Sleuth") and Peter O'Toole
("The Ruling Class"). Metropolitan Opera
singer Colette Boky then entertained with
a selection from "Romeo and Juliet," in
which she opened the following night (31).
Next presentation was two-fold: first
songwriter Sammy Cahn did a parody on
"The Lady Is a Tramp," in honor of the
assembled guests, and then performed new
lyrics to "A Touch of Class," which he
wrote with the next award winner. Actor
Laurence Harvey, who displayed a wicked
sense of humor, made the actual presentation
to George Barrie and Brut Productions,
"for their initiative in expanding the
horizon of the international motion picture
film."
Roy White Given Recognition
Following this special award, actor-producer-director
Raymond St. Jacques gave
the Best Actress Award to Liza Minnelli for
"Cabaret," accepted by Mrs. Crist. The other
nominees were Liv Ullmann for "Cries
and Whispers" and Miss Ullmann again for
"The Emigrants." MPAA president Jack
Valenti presented the Exhibitor of the Year
Award to Roy White, who is president of
Mid-States Theatres as well as president
of NATO. The honor was "in recognition
of (White's) efforts in promoting the exhibition
of international film in the American
market."
Harvey gave the English Language Foreign
Film Award to 20th Century-Fox's
"Sleuth," it being accepted by Valenti. Also
nominated in this category were "The Ruling
Class" (Avco Embassy) and "Sleuth"
(20th Century-Fox). Actress Ingrid Thulin,
who had arrived at the dinner very late
due to a delayed flight, gave the Joseph
Burstyn Foreign Language Film Award to
"The Emigrants" (Warners), which was accepted
by Valenti. The other nominees
had been "Cries and Whispers" (New World
Pictures) and "The Discreet Charm of the
Bourgeoisie" (20th Century-Fox).
Dinney Dinofer and his orchestra provided
the very listenable dance music for
the evening. After the awards. Miss Thulin
proved to be as uninhibited a dancer as
she was a presenter. Publicist Randie Levine
did a rendition of Michele Lee's song
"Steady, Steady" before the evening ended.
Aside from the presenters and the acceptors,
the dais guests included Samuel
Arkoff, Charlie Hacker of Radio City
Music Hall, Saul Jeffee, Sylvia Miles, Otto
Preminger, Mike Saland, Paul Sawyer, Morton
Sunshine, Bobby Van, Manny Wolf and
Father Patrick J. Sullivan.
Record Net, Earnings
Per Share for Warner
NEW YORK—Total revenues for Wamei
Communications, Inc., increased to $510,-
251,000 in 1972 from $383,870,000 in
1971, according to the corporation's annual
report to shareholders, released March 30.
Income rose to $50,118,000 from $41,-
668,000 (excluding 1971's extraordinary income
of $350,000) and earnings per share
climbed to $2.20 from $1.89, in each case
a record high for the company.
The report introduces the new Warner
corporate symbol, which will be used henceforth
by all of the company's divisions on
stationery, service vehicles, advertising, record
jackets, books and magazines, etc.
The company is engaged in communications
through international operations in
recorded music, theatrical and TV films,
cable TV, music publishing, magazine and
paperback book publishing and distribution.
Robert Weston Is Now Head
Of Harold Bobbins Int'l
HOLLYWOOD—Robert Weston, former
vice-president and member of the board of
Avco-Embassy Films, has been named president
and head of production of the newly
formed Harold Robbins International, it
was announced Thursday (4) by HRI chairman
Harold Robbins.
Weston will move from the East to headquarter
in Hollywood and immediately will
begin selecting key executives for his staff.
Harold Robbins International will initially
concentrate on feature motion picture production
and, at a later date, may expand
into television, according to Weston.
Producer-Director Satlof
Signed to Univ. Pact
NEW YORK—Universal Pictures has
signed Ron Satlof to a long-term exclusive
contract as a producer and director of motion
pictures and television projects. This
represents a continuation of the company's
policy of developing young and new creative
talent in all areas of filmmaking.
Satlof is the co-producer and director of
"Frog Story," a live-action short subject
which had been nominated for an Academy
Award in the recent competition. He was
formerly artistic director of the Pittsburgh
Playhouse and is a Theatre Arts graduate of
the Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Bob Altman Signs Two-Film
Deal With United Artists
NEW YORK—Director Robert Altman
has signed a two-picture deal with United
Artists, it was announced by David V.
Picker, United Artists president.
The first project will be "Thieves Like
Us," to be co-produced by Jerry Bick and
George Litto. It is a love story about bank
robbers in Mississippi during the late 1930s.
The second project is "The Great Southern
Amusement Co." It is a contemporary
story of the music scene in Nashville, Tenn.
BOXOFHCE :: April 9, 1973

President Nixon Pays
John Ford Tribute
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.—President
Nixon became the first U. S. president Saturday
night, March
John Ford
31, to attend a film
industry event, joining
top stars of Hollywood
honoring veteran
film director John
Ford. The occasion
was for the American
Film Institute's presentation
to Ford of its
first Life Achievement
Award. The ailing
78-year-old Ford
was brought to the dais of the Beverly Hilton
Hotel's International Ballroom in a
wheel chair, followed by the President and
Mrs. Nixon.
The President presented his 24th Medal
of Freedom to Ford, making a total of 135
persons who have been so honored since
President Truman instituted the award in
1945.
"He's my favorite director," said Nixon
of the filmmaker of "The Informer,"
"Stagecoach," "Grapes of Wrath," "The
Quiet Man" and many other outstanding
films. The two men have been friends since
Nixon's early years in politics.
"I am an unabashed movie fan," the president
remarked, and some of the best seats
in the house were occupied by such wellknown
movie Democrats as the Gregory
Pecks and Kirk Douglases. Gary Grant set
back-to-back with Henry Kissinger.
The President and Mrs. Nixon made sure
that it was Ford's night—and not theirs.
"I have heard Mr. Ford called 'boss' tonight.
I have heard him called 'Jack' and
I have heard him called 'Pappy,' Nixon
said. "But one name I didn't like was Rear
Admiral. There is nothing rear about John
Ford. So as Commander-in Chief I make
John Ford a full admiral for the balance
of this night." Ford is a retired rear admiral
in the United States Naval Reserve.
Nixon concluded his speech with these
words: "We honor a man—one of the geniuses
of his profession—and in doing so
we honor a great profession and everyone
in the profession."
Ford, who directed the first of 147
movies in 1914, "Lucille the Waitress," and
his last, "Seven Women," in 1966, chomped
a cigar in his wheel chair throughout the
festive night.
Failing in health, he had not been expected
to withstand the long evening on the
dais, but when it came time to accept the
AFI award and from the President the
Medal of Freedom, the feisty director got
up from bis wheel chair and walked the
last few steps to the microphone without
any assistance.
Ford had been wheeled on the stage by
one of his great stars—John Wayne, who
first started as a prop boy on a Ford movie
during a summer vacation at USC.
Danny Kaye, who acted as master of
ON LOCATION—The cast and executives of the film "Bummer" take time
out for a photo. Left to right: Dennis Burkley, David F. Friedman, Gary Graver,
Carol Speed, William Allen Castlenian, Diane Lee Hart. Friedman and Castleman
are co-producing the film for Apex Attractions. Castleman also is directing. The
distributor is
Entertainment Ventures, Inc.
ceremonies, also was assisted by stars Maureen
O'Hara, James Stewart and Jack Lemmon,
featuring film clips depicting Ford's
achievements and music by the Marine
Corps. Leslie Uggams sang two numbers,
"A Man and a Woman" and "My Man."
Among the guests were Rosalind Russell,
Charlton Heston, Frank Sinatra, Jules Stein,
Hal Wallis, Mervyn Ixroy and Robert
Wise.
George Stevens jr., AFI president, made
the presentation of the achievement award.
The AFI salute was broadcast Monday
(2) on CBS-TV, 9:30-11 p.m., EST.
Record 415 Prints Ordered
For 'Soylent Green' Release
NEW YORK—A record number of 415
prints has been ordered for the Easter release
of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Soylent
Green," starring Charlton Heston, Leigh
Taylor-Young and Edward G. Robinson, according
to Bill Madden, vice-president-domestic
sales. Prints also will service the
second in-depth wave of bookings scheduled
for the Memorial Day weekend and subsequent
Drive-In theatre summer bookings.
Unprecedented number of bookings of
"Soylent Green" is attributed to exhibitors'
reaction to last year's boxoffice success of
"Skyjacked," the studio's biggest grosser in
1972, in which Heston also starred and
Walter Seltzer produced. Latter is producer
on "Soylent Green" with Russell Thacher
co-producing. Richard Fleischer directed.
Dimension Pictures Opens
Three Film Exchanges
HOLLYWOOD — Dimension Pictures,
Inc., releasing company for theatrical features,
has opened its own film exchanges in
Dallas, Memphis and New Orleans. According
to Lawrence H. Woolner, president of
the company, plans call for additional offices
in every exchange center in North
America.
Five feature films to be released by Dimension
Pictures, Inc. are "Terminal
Island," "Single Girls," "Beyond Atlantis,"
"The Doberman Heist" and "Gator Bait."
UA Names Alice E. Serviss
Production Executive
NEW YORK—David Chasman, United
Artists senior vice-president for production,
announced the appointment of Alice E.
Serviss as a production executive in New
York.
Miss Serviss, who has had extensive experience
in the areas of film and broadcasting
production and in the literary field, will
work with publishers, literary agents and
writers in the acquisition and packaging of
properties to
be filmed for UA release.
Prior to joining United Artists, she served
as story editor at 20th Century-Fox since
1964. She previously had been a production
associate and reporter at CBS News and
also was with the NBC news division. "The
Great Challenge," "The Question Before the
House," "John Brown's Body." She also was
associated with NBC News Division's Home
Show and Educational Television and
worked for the Ford Foundation funded
Broadcasting Foundation of America in international
cultural exchange.
Gary Grimes Making Tour
To Promote 'Class of 44'
HOLLYWOOD—Gary Grimes, who has
top star billing in Warner Bros.' production
of "Class of '44" opening Wednesday (11)
at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, on a 13-city,
three-week tour to promote the picture.
Grimes, who also starred in "Summer of
'42," the forerunner of "Class of '44," has
just completed his three-picture pact with
Warners with a starring role in "Cahill,
U.S. Marshal," with John Wayne and
George Kennedy.
Warner Bros. Buys Rights
To 'Cowboy & the Cossack'
BURBANK—Warner Bros,
has acquired
the film rights to Clair Huffaker's new novel
"The Cowboy and the Cossack," it is announced
by Michael Mindlin jr., vice-president
for East Coast production.
Huffaker was the author of the 1967
best-selling novel "Nobody Loves a Drunken
Indian."
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Interreligious Awards Are Presented
To 'Emigrants/ 'Sounder and Ophuls
By JOHN COCCHI
Max Von Sydow
NEW YORK—Actor
accepted the 1972 Interreligious Film
Award for "The Emigrants," Swedish film
in which he stars. The eighth annual presentations
were made at a cocktail reception at
Sardi's Restaurant here Thursday, March
29. The awards are chosen by three national
nominating panels—^The Broadcasting &
Film Commission of the National Council
of Churches, the Committee on Films of
the Synagogue Council of America and Division
for Film & Broadcasting of the U. S.
Catholic Conference. "Sounder" also was
cited and producer Marcel Ophuls won a
Special Award of Merit for his documentaries,
"The Sorrow and the Pity" and "A
Sense of Loss."
Father Patrick Sullivan acted as master
of ceremonies for the occasion, introducing
his colleagues. Rabbi Balfour Brickner and
Dr. William Fore. The rabbi presented the
special award to Ophuls. The award was
inscribed in part, "To Marcel Ophuls for
his documentaries that inform the present
by illuminating the past. These encounters
with history are a rare combination of compassionate
involvement and impartial objectivity
which make substantial contributions
to man's understanding of a world in
conflict." The citation was accepted by
Harry S. Buxbaum, vice-president and general
sales manager of Cinema 5.
The award for "Sounder" said that the
20th Century-Fox release "chronicles, simply
and without artifice, the day-to-day
experiences of a black family living in the
South during the Depression . . . The theme
is a universal one transcending the black
experience and speaking to all of its audience."
Accepting the award was Jonas Rosenfield
jr., 20th-Fox vice-president of advertising,
publicity and exploitation. He
applauded those who support pictures like
"Sounder," rather than those who condemn
films for their own self-esteem.
Dr. Fore presented the award to "The
'Voyage of Sinbad' Will
Use Dynarama Process
NEW YORK—"The Golden Voyage of
Sinbad" is being made for Columbia Pictures
in Dynarama, producer Charles H.
Schneer announced. Dynarama is the new
special effects process created by Ray
Harryhausen of Hollywood, co-producer of
the film.
According to Schneer, "Dynarama provides
the special visual effects called for by
Sinbad's conflicts with the strange and the
legendary. Dynarama involves unique new
camera equipment and film processing procedures
of Harryhausen's own design, plus
the active participation of such 'Golden
Voyage' stars as John Phillips Law, Caroline
Munro and Tom Baker."
Schneer and Harryhausen have been asso-
Max von Sydow, star of "The Emigrants,"
received the national Interreligious
Film Award. The respective
directors of the three religious organizations—Rev.
Dr. William Fore,
Rabbi Balfour Brickner and Rev. Patrick
Sullivan— presented the joint
award to von Sydow in ceremonies
Thursday evening, March 29, at Sardi's
In New York.
Emigrants," lauded as "an epic film which,
with consummate artistry and luminous
grace, personalizes in telling detail the
American experience of a peasant Swedish
family emigrating to the United States in
the middle of the last century ... Its human
drama crystalizes for all Americans
the hopes and fears shared by their forebears
who came here with little more than
their faith in the new-found land."
In accepting the award, star Von Sydow
said that "The Emigrants" was the film he
enjoyed making more than any other and
extended that to its sequel, "The New
Land," which will be released here shortly
by Warner Bros. He also said that "Sounder"
was in the same family and he was
happy that it won an award, saying he
"loved that movie very much."
ciated on ten other pictures in the last 20
years.
Raphael Etkes Is Named
Universal Vice-President
HOLLYWOOD — Raphael Etkes, an
MCA executive who has worked alternately
out of Hollywood and London, has been
named a vice-president of Universal Pictures,
effective immediately.
Etkes first joined MCA in 1961 with
responsibilities in foreign film distribution.
He subsequently was transferred to London,
returning to Hollywood in 1971. In addition
'State of Siege' Showing
Cancelled by Stevens
NEW YORK — The cancellation of the
to his work in theatrical films, Etkes supervises
booking talent at the Studio's Amphitheatre.
He also is preparing a touring concert
production of the rock opera "Tommy."
scheduled showing of Costa-Gavras' political
thriller "State of Siege" by George
Stevens jr. of the American Film Institute
sparked statements by those involved with
the production and distribution of the film
and from other filmmakers. The Cinema 5
release had been set to have its American
premiere Thursday (5) in the first series at
the new John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts in Washington, D. C. Although
the film had been approved by a
selection committee, a turndown was announced
by Stevens the week before the
premiere date.
At a press conference held Tuesday (3)
at the Cinema II Theatre in New York,
Cinema 5 president Donald S. Rugoff presided
and read a prepared statement. Also
in attendance, most of them making statements
in their native languages with the aid
of interpreters, were director Costa-Gavras,
producer Jacques Perrin, writer Franco So- ,
Unas and actor Renato Salvatori. The film's
*'
star, Yves Montand, was not present.
Rugoff said that Stevens indicated the
reason for the cancellation was that the film
would offend President Nixon and the memory
of the Kennedy brothers. The film deals
with a political assassination and it was conjectured
that Stevens acted out of a sense
that it would not be in good taste to present
"State of Siege" at the Center. However,
Rugoff stated that the real reason may be
that the AFl isn't anxious to lose its government
funding.
Solinas mentioned that the AFI invited
the film to be shown and that everyone concerned
was happy at such an honor. The
film has already been shown to wide acclaim
in France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland,
with no indictments being made
in any of those countries.
In the audience were representatives of
International Film Seminars and a filmmakers'
committee, who read statements
protesting Stevens' action. Critic Andrew
Sarris and filmmaker Ed Emshwiller, both
members of the AFI selection committee,
said they had not been informed of Stevens'
intentions until it was too late for them to
voice their objections.
The aptly named "State of Siege" had
its premiere, ironically, in Washington at
the Outer Circle 1 and 2 Friday (6). The
New York opening will be held Friday (13)
at the Beekman.
MCA Scores Peak Income
For Records and Music
HOLLYWOOD — MCA, Inc. has announced
a combined operating income figure
of $12,246,000 in 1972 for its records
and music publishing divisions. For MCA
Records, under the restructured operational
administration of president J. K. "Mike"
Maitland, the year's results were the highest
in its history, surpassing last year's figures,
which had constituted the previous all-time
high, and had featured sales of "Jesus Christ
Superstar."
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Hughes Is Developing
'Light Valve' Concept
By SYD CASSYD
MALIBU. CALIF.—While researching
the field of theatre projection for televised
events several years ago, Hughes Aircraft
uncovered an idea which, at that time, was
beyond what the market could pay. A recent
ad in a technical publication focuses on
the item once again.
The Hughes firm states it has developed
a light valve that uses a liquid crystal activated
by a photo conductor and, according
to the company's marketing division, it
still is in the development stages.
A comparatively weak light can modulate
a high-intensity light beam for projection
onto a large screen. Some years ago.
General Electric and National General were
in the process of developing Talaria equipment
for theatres, but it didn't get beyond
the prototype level for movie houses at
that time. However, with commercial satellites
taking to the air—expectantly in 1974
—and considering the size of the electronic
beam used as a carrier for signals.
theatre TV projection could take a long
step forward.
Western Union has received a go-ahead
from the Federal Communications Commission
and Hughes is building its domestic
commercial satellite at the El Segundo plant.
Hughes' research department says they
still are two years from a prototype and,
perhaps, it might not even work. The
Hughes people, in an interview, talked about
1 ,000 lumens on the screen. The Defense
Department will work along with any such
device, it was reported.
The future for new projection lights is
indicated to be on the way.
BBC Names Diana Ross
As 'Star of the Year'
LONDON— Diana Ross has been named
"Star of the Year" by the British Broadca.sting
Co. and will be the subject of a
special show saluting her motion picture
debut in "Lady Sings the Blues.'
The special show will be held Monday
(9) and the BBC is presenting both her
records and the recordings of Billie Holiday
in connection with the event.
Miss Ro.ss is in London for the openings
of Paramount's "Lady Sings the Blues" in
the major countries of western Europe.
Michael Caine Will Star
In Universal's 'Drabble'
NEW YORK— Michael Caine will star
in the Don Siegel film "Drabble," it was
announced by Richard D. Zanuck and
David Brown, whose Zanuck/ Brown Co.
will produce the film in association with
Universal Pictures.
"Drabble" is based on the novel "Seven
Days to a Killing" by Clive Egleton. Leigh
Vance wrote the screenplay.
Siegel will produce and direct the film
which will commence on British and French
locations in
mid-July.
LETTERS
To the Editor:
The nicest thing about the letters column
in BoxoFFiCE is that a few people write
letter after letter, and you print all of them,
apparently because you believe that the
person is involved in his livelihood, and
therefore has something to say that is worth
printing. So I'm writing to revive a suggestion
of mine that was printed in Boxoffice
two years ago—an Academy Award
for trailers.
We've all seen good pictures and we've
all seen bad pictures, and we know that a
good trailer makes a good picture more
appealing, and that an imaginative trailer
can give a boost to a clunker that could die
at the boxoffice the same day it opens.
The trailers for "Rage," "Avanti!" and
"The Long Goodbye" are three prime examples
of creative selling. Each reveals
just enough of the story to whet the viewer's
appetite and is so well-constructed that
interest in the film is immediately generated.
These people create a top-notch product
that is necessary for effective promotion,
yet nobody knows their names. It's a shame
that they are ignored when the awards are
passed out; they deserve better.
LEWIS WARD
Projectionist,
Dome Theatre,
Gulfport, Miss.
Paramount to Release
'Bang the Drum Slowly'
NEW YORK—Paramount Pictures has
acquired "Bang the Drum Slowly" for
worldwide release, it was announced by
Frank Yablans, president and chief operating
officer of Paramount.
Starring Michael Moriarty and Robert
De Niro, "Bang the Drum Slowly" is a
story of personal courage and friendship
against the setting of professional baseball.
The film is a selection of the forthcoming
U.S. Film Festival to be held in Dallas.
A Maurice Rosenfield production, the
film drama was directed by John Hancock,
whose credits include "Let's Scare Jessica
to Death" and the Academy Award-nominated
short subject, "Sticky My Fingers,
Fleet My Feet."
Melville Cooper Dies
HOLLYWOOD — Melville Cooper, 76,
British-born character actor who started his
career in the English theatre and carried it
through American plays, movies and television
appearances, died of cancer March 29
at the Motion Picture and Television Country
House and Hospital.
Cooper, a native of Birmingham, joined
the repertory company there after serving in
World War I. He made his screen debut in
a 1934 British film, "The Private Life of
Don Juan." His Broadway debut came the
following year.
His American films included "Father of
the Bride," "It Should Happen to You." "13
Rue Madeleine," "Love Happy" and "And
Baby Makes Three."
Keiichiro Ryu Arranging
U.S. Exports to Japan
HOLLYWOOD—Keiichiro Ryu, board
chairman, RDS-TEK, Ltd., an Oscar winner
for his technical developments, was in Hollywood
seeking electronic or lighting equipment
firms who want to export to Japan.
Ryu-San is the largest firm in Japan manufacturing
and distributing motion picture
and TV lighting equipment and it has a
full warehouse servicing distribution offices
throughout that country.
The latest firm to sign with Ryu-San is
General Electric in Schnectady, N.Y., for
the exporting of certain equipment to Japan.
While that country has taken an important
place in American economics due to the
dollar devaluation, this reverse position of
RDS-TEK, stressing importation of American
goods, is a new posture for Japan.
The main factory of RYU-DEN-SHA &
Co., Ltd. (Ryu Electric Co.), is where Ryu-
San built his company from five persons in
1946 to over 1,000 today. American Cinematographer,
in discussing the man and his
accomplishments, called him "The Lighting
Wizard of Japan."
For the film industry here, through the
Motion Picture & Television Research Center,
the firm demonstrated the new microzoom
lens system. As a result, fewer lenses
are required in filming, many camera setups
can be made with minimal or no movement
of camera and lights and dolly shots
can be avoided, thus saving time and labor
in production.
Paragon Schedules Release
Of Two Italian Films
NEW YORK—Paragon Pictures announces
the forthcoming release of two
Italian-made features, "Love Me, Baby,"
which stars Anna Moffo and is to be an
October release, and "Terror in 2A," a
suspense thriller for May release.
"Love Me, Baby," from Rome's FIDA,
was produced by Edmondo Amati and directed
by Michele Lupo. The Technicolor
film is the story of a wealthy woman and
her young lover and co-stars Miss Moffo
with Gianni Macchia.
"Terror in 2A" has completed editing
and final scoring in Rome for a May release
here. Raf Vallone. Karen Schubert
and Angelo Infanti star in the Dick Randall
and Euro-Italian Films production.
Paragon Acquires Release
Of 'Cycles South' Film
NEW YORK—Paragon Pictures has acquired
U.S. distribution rights to "Cycles
South," an adventure drama by noted cyclist
Don Marshall, it was announced by Martin
Grasgreen and Hank Feinstein, heads of
the distribution-production company.
Marshall produced, directed and co-starred
in the film with cycling experts Bobby
Garcia and Vaughn Everly. Based on the
true adventures of three young men who
cycled from Denver to Panama, passing
through seven countries, the Eastman Color
production is rated PG and will be a May
release.
18 BOXOFFICE :: April 9, 1973

General Cinema-American
Pepsi Merger Approved
BOSTON — Stockholders of American
Pepsi Cola Bottlers, Inc. almost unanimously
approved the merger of their company
with General Cinema Corp., a major theatre
chain and bottling company, at their
annual meeting March 29. American Pepsi
will become a wholly owned subsidiary of
General Cinema in an exchange of stock
at the rate of one share of General for
each two shares of American. At current
prices, the transaction is valued at $15,-
500,000 and will be treated as a pooling
of interests. The merger became effective
March 30.
For the year ending Oct. 31, 1972, General
Cinema had earnings of $8,778,000 or
$1.72 a share. American Pepsi Cola Bottlers
earned $952,455 or $1.01 a share in
its fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 1972.
Subsequent to the stockholders' meeting,
Richard A. Smith, president of General
Cinema, stated that, with earnings of 24
cents a share for the three months ending
Jan. 31, 1973 against 14 cents last year,
his company had had its most successful
first quarter. "Theatre business was excellent
in the first three months and the trend
has continued in February and March," he
said.
"Favorable film prospects and 100 new
theatres in operation indicate a record performance
for the theatre division. We also
expect good increases in the beverage division.
We feel that we could be headed
for a very creditable 12th consecutive record
year." Smith stated.
Warners to Distribute
Film on Italy's Police
LONDON—"The Police at the Service of
the Citizen," a hard-hitting action-filled
motion picture drama, is to be distributed
worldwide by Warner Bros., it is announced
by Robert H. Solo, vice-president, foreign
production, for the company.
Directed by Romolo Guerrieri and produced
by Mario Cecchi Gori for Capital
Film, Rome, and PECF, Paris, the film
stars celebrated Italian actor Enrico Maria
Salerno as a tough, determined police inspector
bent on getting to the roots of the
racket that dominates and at times strangles
the international port of Genoa. Filming
will begin in Rome this month.
The film is the second to be produced
by Mario Cecchi Gori for Warner Bros,
distribution within the framework of the
motion picture company's program for
European production. The first was "What
Are We Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?",
a comedy starring Vittorio Gassman,
directed by Sergio Corbucci.
Hallmark Releasing Joins IFDA
NEW YORK—Hallmark Releasing Corp.
has joined the International Film Importers
& Distributors of America, Inc., it was
announced by IFIDA co-executive directors
Myron Saland and Paul Sawyer. Designees
on the IFIDA board of directors will be
Stephen G. Minasian, Hallmark's president,
and Philip J. Scuderi.
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 Distributor Rating
The Awakening (Cinepix-U.S.A.)
[r]
Blume in Love (WB) g}
The Brutes (Joseph Brenner)
[r]
Camelot (reissue) (WB) [^
Charley and The Angel (BV)
[g]
The Devil's Wedding Night (Dimension) [r]
A Doll's House (Paramount) [g]
Emperor of the North Pole (20th-Fox) PG
The Greek Way (C.D.M.)
[r]
Is the Father Black Enough? (Howco) [r]
Kid Blue (20th-Fox)
PG
Soylent Green (MGM)
PG
The Student Teachers (New World) [r]
Paramount Will Release
Elkins' 'A Doll's House'
NEW YORK—Paramount Pictures has
acquired the U.S. and Canadian distribution
rights to Hillard Elkins' production of "A
Doll's House," starring Claire Bloom, it was
announced by Frank Yablans, president and
chief operating officer of Paramount. Based
on the classic Henrik Ibsen play, the film
drama co-stars a celebrated cast of English
actors, including Anthony Hopkins, Sir
Ralph Richardson, Denholm Elliott, Anna
Massey and Dame Edith Evans.
With a screenplay by Christopher Hampton
and direction by Patrick Garland, the
film reunites the producer, star, director
and playwright of the highly successful stage
revival which received rare reviews in New
York and also in London, where it currently
is playing.
Photographed by Arthur Ibbetson in
color, the film was made in London at Elstree
Studios, with exteriors in Norway.
Among other initial productions for the
Toronto-based company is the motion picture
version of Elkins' long-running successful
Broadway musical, "The Rothschilds,"
which will be co-produced and cofinanced
with 20th Century-Fox.
'Pieces of Eight' Final Title
For 1972 Olympics Film
HOLLYWOOD—"Pieces of Eight" has
been set as the final title on the film made
by eight international directors for the 1972
XX Olympiad. Simultaneously, it was announced
that Stan Margulies has been
credited as producer of the film, with David
L. Wolper executive producer for Wolper
Pictures, Ltd.
Filmed during the official Olympic games
in Munich, the feature shows eight impressions
of various sports events and behind-the-scenes
activities by directors Milos
Forman, Kon Ichikawa, Claude Lelouch,
Yuri Ozerov, Arthur Penn, Michael Pfleghar,
John Schlesinger and Mai Zetterling.
Record Sales and Profits
Reported by Coca-Cola
ATLANTA— Directors of Atlanta's Coca-
Cola Co.. reported record-breaking sales
and profits were "the real thing" in 1972.
For instance:
Per share earnings were up 13.1 per cent
for the year ended December 31, while
sales rose 8.5 per cent to $1,876,192,397,
compared with 1971 sales totaling $1,728,-
827,572.
Board chairman J. Paul Austin said the
consolidated net profit for the Atlantaheadquartered
corporation, amounted to
$190,157,427, after reserves, taxes and
other charges were deducted. This was
equal to $3.19 per share. In 1971 Coca-
Cola's consolidated net profit came to
$167,814,911, or $2.82 per share.
Directors of the company upped the
quarterly dividend rate to 42Vi cents per
share from the previous 41 cents, raising
the annual dividend rate from $1.64 to
$1.70.
This was an increase of 4 per cent in
dividends, which, Austin noted, was the
maximum allowed under the President's
economic stabilization guidelines. It was
also the 1 1 th consecutive year that directors
have increased dividends. The new dividend
was payable April 2 to stockholders of
record March 16.
In the final quarter of 1972, Coca-Cola
reported net profits of $40,601,002, or 68
cents per share, compared with $36,304,760,
or 61 cents per share, in the 1971 final
quarter. This was an over-the-year rise of
11.5 per cent.
Financial analysts had anticipated that
the company's growth in 1972 would fall
below the company's historic annual growth
rate of about 12 per cent per year in sales.
These analysts generally project an annual
growth rate of 10 to 12 per cent in the
immediate future, with Coca-Cola expected
to return to the historic rate of 12-13 per
cent in the future, resulting, in part, from
greater overseas growth.
'Swedish Sex Hints' Added
To Unisphere Releases
NEW YORK—Allen Bazzini, president
of Unisphere Releasing, has acquired
"Swedish Sex Hints" for world rights. The
producing-distributing firm, which is based
in New York, will open the color film in
key cities throughout the United States and
Canada.
Other Unisphere Releasing films are
"Running With the Devil," "Blue Sextet"
and "Seeds of Sex."
'Terminal Island' Premiere
Charted by Dimension
LOS ANGELES—Dimension Pictures
has set the world premiere of "Terminal
Island" at State-Lake Theatre in Chicago,
June 1. Ena Hartman, star of controversial
film and director Stephanie Rothman will
appear in person at premiere. Following
Chicago showing, "Terminal Island" is
booked in 215 theatres in Illinois. Ohio
and Michigan.
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Animal, Musical and Dramatic
Stories Charted for Filming
With animal pictures now on the agenda
at most studios, American International has
lined up its film in that category by announcing
the production of a psychological
terror tale titled "The Day the Dogs Ran,"
according to an announcement by Lawrence
A. Gordon, vice-president in charge
of worldwide production. Pre-production
begins immediately with Bob Kelljan directing
the film which dramatizes forays
by a pack of wild dogs. Kelljan also collaborated
on the screenplay with Gil Ralston,
who wrote "Willard" and "Ben." . . .
Metromedia Producers commences production
on its fifth motion picture for theatrical
release in 14 months, "Chosen Survivors."
The film will be shot in and throughout
various locations in Mexico, with Leon Benson
producing and Sutton Roley directing.
Jeb Reb Moffly wrote the story, and Jack
Cooper, Alex Cord and Richard Jaeckel
top the all-star cast . . . Tony Martin formed
Tony Martin Productions, under the banner
of which he will produce and star in "The
Harry Richman Story," show-business great
of the 1920s and 1930s era. Negotiations
are now on for full rights for the musical
film story, which will highlight Richman's
showbusiness career. Martin just returned
from engagements on the island Aruba and
Washington, D.C. . . . Milton Berle will
produce and star in the motion picture
"Too Late to Smell the Flowers," a drama
based on the plight of a 75-year-old man.
The original story and screenplay is by
Martin Roth who will co-produce the film.
Danny Welkes will serve as executive producer.
Shooting is scheduled for autumn
1973 on locations throughout southern
California . . . Henry Levin has been
signed by Universal and producer Bernard
Schwartz to direct "Thunderbolt," Fred
Williamson starrer rolling March 19 on
location in Hong Kong. This marks Levin's
50th directorship, including most recently
"The Ambushers" and "Murderers Row."
Phillip Hazelton will serve as associate priducer
and Joe Cavalier as production manager
. . . Academy Award-winning author
Ernest Tidyman, who is completing the
screenplay of his novel "Absolute Zero,"
will produce from his own script the film
version of Dick Francis' "Forfeit" for Columbia.
Daniel Mann Signed to
AFTs 'Lost
in the Stars'
Direct
Daniel Mann will direct the Ely Landau
Organization's American Film Theatre production
of Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson's
musical, "Lost in the Stars," it was
announced by Edward Lewis, executive producer
for all AFT productions being filmed
on the West Coast. The screenplay will be
written by Alfred Hayes and Alex North
will be the musical director for the film.
By SYD CASSYD
which begins principal photography in Los
Angeles in mid-June. "Lost in the Stars,"
based on Alan Paton's "Cry the Beloved
Country," is one of eight films to be offered
by the American Film Theatre during
its premiere season beginning in October.
Subscriptions for the pictures which will
be shown in 500 theatres coast-to-coast, go
on sale in April . . . Dick Moder will h^idle
the first assistant director's chores on
"The Trial of Billy Jack," Joe Cramer,
producer, announced. The film, a continuation
of the first film titled "Billy Jack"
is being directed by T. C. Frank from a
script by Frank and Teresa Christina.
Taylor-Laughlin Distribution Co., now headed
by Max Youngstein as president, will
distribute.
Castings Include Gene Evans,
Alex Rocco, Robert Redford
Veteran actor Gene Evans, winner of
seven Emmys and three-time nominee for
Academy Awards, has been signed by Barrister
Productions' president, attorney Jordan
M. Wank, for a starring role in "People
Toys." Evans will play the role of Papa-Doc,
millionaire tyrant, a role far removed from
the memorable sergeant in "Steel Hehnet,"
and even further removed from his recent
portrayal, as the sheriff, in "Camper John."
Principal photography begins Monday (5),
at Big Bear, Calif, under the direction of
Sean MacGregor. Michael Blowitz is the
producer. "People Toys" marks two Mac-
Gregor films in a row for the versatile
Evans . . . Alex Rocco, who most recently
co-starred with Robert Mitchum in Paramount's
soon-to-be-released, "The Friends
of Eddie Coyle," and prior to that featured
in a role in "The Godfather" was
signed by producer Arthur Marks to star
in the General Film Corp., upcoming feature,
"Motown 9000," formerly "The Holly
Hill Caper," scheduled to begin filming on
location in Detroit the early part of April.
"Motown 9000," a police drama written
by Orville Hampton, will be directed by
Marks . . . Hal B. Wallis signed George
Sawaya to a double assignment in his production
for Universal of "The Don Is
Dead" as a top featured player and stunt
coordinator. Anthony Quinn stars in the
drama about organized crime, being directed
by Robert Fleischer, with Paul Nathan as
associate producer. The Christopher Trumbo-Michael
P. Butler screenplay is based
on Nick Quarry . . . Robert Redford will
star for producer-diarector George Roy Hill
and Universal Pictures in "The Great Waldo
Pepper," an original screenplay by William
Goldman about early barnstorming. Redford
and Hill are now filming "The String" for
Universal along with co-stars Paul Newman
and Robert Shaw . . . Scat Man Crothers, a
popular musician and bandleader in the
'40s and '50s, has been signed by producer
Monroe Sachson to play Cleveland, a bet
collector in AIP's "Slaughter II," Eddie Lo
Russo will play Arnie in the film directed
by Gordon Douglas and scripted by Charles
Johnson. Now being filmed on locations in
Los Angeles, the cast also includes Jim
Brown, Brock Peters, Don Stroud, Gloria
Hendry and Richard Williams . . . Anthony
Zerbe and Val Avery have been signed for
co-starring roles in 20th Century-Fox's
"The Laughing Policeman," starring Walter
Matthau and produced and directed by
Stuart Rosenberg ... At American International,
veteran character actor Michael
Conrad was added to the cast of "Blacula
11" to portray the role of a vampire-baffled
sheriff. Picture is now filming in the Los
Angeles environs. And Gebe LeBell was
signed for the role
of Leo, a karate expert
who teams with another karate specialist
who tries to kill Jim Brown, in "Slaughter
II." Brown depicts "Slaughter" as he did in
the original film . . . Allen Garfield is being
co-starred with Elliott Gould and Robert
Blake in "Busting," Chartoff-Winkler production
for United Artists. He was set to
portray an underworld boss whom Gould
and Blake, as vice-squad officers set out
to break. An original story by Peter Hyams,
being directed by Hyams and will
picture is
be filmed in its entirety in Los Angeles . . .
New York actors Chuck Bergansky, Lou
Bedford, Maurice Woods, Warren Taurien
and actress Danielle Harris have been cast
by producer Robert L. Schaffel for roles in
"Gordon's War," a Palomar Pictures International
production which Ossie Davis is
shooting on location in New York for 20th-
Fox . . . Everett Creech has left Hollywood
to coordinate stunt work on the New York
location.
Archie Moore, Ron Leibman Get
Roles in Two MGM Films
Archie Moore, former world lightheavyweight
champion, has been signed by
producer Carter De Haven, for an important
role in MGM's action drama "The Outfit,"
starring Robert Duvall, Karen Black,
Timothy Carey and Joe Don Baker. And
for one of the heavy roles, de Haven
selected Timothy Carey, who earned his
reputation as a memorable heavy in "One-
Eyed Jacks," among others. Director John
Flynn wrote the screenplay for the production
. . . Ron Leibman goes into one of the
title roles in MGM's "The Super Cops,"
which William Belasco will produce and
Gordon Parks will direct. Scheduled to start
in April, this is a true story of two cops
who wore police uniforms to make it legal,
but had to write their own rules for crushing
crime in New York. The exciting and
often humorous exploits of the two officers,
Dave Greenberg and Bob Hantz, named
"Batman" and "Robin" by fellow officers
and the press, are related in the book by
L. H. Whittemore, which is being published
this month. Lorenzo Semple jr. wrote the
screenplay for the William Belasco production
. . . Sarah Miles will star in the Mario
Ghio production of "The Plumed Serpent."
The Robert Bolt screenplay of D. H. Lawrence's
"The Plumed Serpent" will be directed
by Christopher Miles and produced by
Ghio.
20 BOXOFHCE :: April 9, 1973

—
Oscat Nominee Sleuth' (20th'Fox) Wins
Blue Ribbon Awotd for February
By MARY JO GORMAN
gLEUTH," nominated for three Academy awards, was the selection of National Screen
Council members as Blue Ribbon Award winner for February. ("Sleuth" was
one of the top two vote-pullers on the January ballot, which was subsequently split
to
accommodate two months.)
The stylishly produced suspense-thriller—rated PG by the MPAA and A3 by the
NCO—received Best Actor nominations for stars, Laurence Olivier and Michael
Caine, and a Best Director nomination for Joseph Mankiewicz. The 20th-Fox release
garnered a very superior 301 per cent of average business in its first-run bookings
in key situations.
BoxoFFiCE reviewed "Sleuth" in its issue are pluperfect. Olivier has played many
of January 1, stating in part: " 'Sleuth,'
produced by Morton Gottlieb for Palomar
Productions, is very slick and very sure
of itself. It is also a rousing good mystery
film—both prankish and playful. And for
those who are so inclined (especially audiences
who have not yet seen the Broadway
play, still running), it certainly will
be a welcome and entertaining movie. The
real enjoyment in seeing 'Sleuth' depends
upon how much audiences will allow
themselves to be manipulated and whether
their tolerance for games is high or low.
The games people play in 'Sleuth' are
played by two masters of the art:
Laurence
Olivier, as an eccentric author of murder
mysteries, and Michael Caine, as Olivier's
wife's current boyfriend, whom he has
invited to his palatial estate in order to
implicate Caine in the real-life execution
of a very weird plot. It wouldn't be fair
to spoil the fun of the movie, except to
reveal that there's a unique appearance by
a man billed as 'Inspector Doppler' and
several unexpected turns and twists of the
plot. Olivier and Caine are superb together
—a delight to watch— and Joseph Mankiewicz's
direction is stylish and wellpaced,
based upon Anthony Shaffer's
screenplay from his own play. It should
do well at the boxoffice ."
. .
NSC members made the following comments
on their ballots:
BrilUaiitly Witty
"Sleuth" is just as effective on the
screen as it was on the stage; a brilliant
and intriguing piece of filmwork.—Bill
Kitchen, Ottumwa Courier . . . Brilliant
and brilliantly witty, from the first gambit
to the last checkmate. Olivier and Caine
more difficult parts, but none so convincingly.
Caine has been excellent before, but
"Sleuth" contains the quintessence of his
talent.—Edward L. Blank, Pittsburgh Press
. . Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine
are a great pair; a stylish and well-directed
screenplay.— Mrs. Claude Franklin, Indianapolis
NSC group.
The play was one of the best "whodunits"
of our time and the picture is
better.
Olivier and Michael Caine are perfect
in their roles. "Sleuth" possesses the
excitement and satisfaction of a "grade A"
film.— Mrs. Julie Steiner, GFWC, Brooklyn
... A super thriller; super acting by
Olivier and Caine.—Don Braunagel, Oakland
Press . . . "Sleuth" is one of the best
mystery movies I have seen in years. Both
Olivier's and Caine's performances are to
be commended.—Virginia M. Beard,
Cleveland Public Library ... A great
artistic
triumph with two great acting performances
by Olivier and Caine.—^Jofan P,
Recher, NATO of Md., Baltimore.
A little outspoken, but a superb duet
between two very gifted actors—which
compensates for any contrived plot turns.
There should be a two-headed Oscar for
this occasion.—James R. Ruth, Sunday
News, Lancaster, Pa. .
. . Excellent.
Phil Anderson, UMKC Film Dialog group,
Shawnee Mission, Kas. . . . Two outstanding
actors (Caine and Olivier) matching
wits (of Academy Award calibre) in the
clever, well-written, well-produced mystery
thriller of all time.—Aileen J. Kandyba,
Legion of Mary, Kansas City, Kas. . . .
The Whole "Sleuth" and nothing but the
"Sleuth."— Art Preston, teacher, Portland,
Me.
MICHAEL CAINE AND LAURENCE OLIVIER PORTRAY
'THE OTHER MAN" AND THE JEALOUS HUSBAND
OLIVIER PERSUADES CAINE TO DRESS AS A CLOWN
IN ORDER TO COMMIT AN UNWORKABLE ROBBERY
The Cast
Andrew Wyke Laurence Olivier Marguerite Margo Channing
,,., ^. J, ,, ^ Detective Sergeant
^''^ ^""^'^
Michael Caine
^^^^^^^
j^^^ Matthews
Inspector Doppler .... Alec Cawthorne Police Constable Higgs . Teddy Martin
Executive Producer ..Edgar J. Scherick
Producer Morton Gottlieb
Director JOSEPH L. Mankiewicz
Play and Screenplay . . Anthony Shaffer
Associate Producer . .David Middlemas
Director of
Photography
Production Staff
Oswald Morris
Color by
Ken Adam
Production Designer
Music Composed, Conducted and
Arranged by
John Addison
Art Director Peter Lamont
Film Editor
Richard Marden
Production Manager Frank Ernst
Sound
John Mftchell
Deluxe

BOXOFFICE
BAROMETER
This chort records the performonce of current attractions in the openhig week of their first runs in
the 20 Icey cities checlced. Pictures with fewer than five engagements ore net listed. As new runs
are reported, rotings ore added and averages revised. Computation b in terms of percentage in
relotion to normal grosses as determined by the theatre managers. With 100 per cent as "normal,"
the figures show the gross rotings above or below that mark. (Asterisk * denotes combinotion bills.)
Across 110th Street (UA)

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MGM Sets Up 4-Star
25-House Showcase
NEW Y O R K—Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
has formed a four-star de luxe showcase of
25 theatres in the New York City area, with
"Soylent Green" as the premiere presentation
starting Wednesday (18), it was announced
by Bill Madden, vice-president,
domestic sales. The showcase represents the
first major innovation in New York City
distribution in a number of years, Madden
said, and assures MGM the best possible
outlet for its releases in that important
market.
The 25-theatre showcase consists of 19
theatres in New York plus six in New
Jersey.
The New York theatres and circuits
are: Bronx—^American (Loews); Allerton
(Reade). Westchester—Main Street, New
Rochelle (RKO); Plaza, Scarsdale (Ackerman).
Manhattan—59th Street East (RKO);
83rd Street West (Loews); Trans-Lux West,
Broadway (Brandt), and 86th Street East
(Brandt). Brooklyn—Alpine (Loews); Madison
(RKO); Mayfair (Century). Queens
Continental, Forest Hills (Reade); Glen
Oaks (Century); Colony, Jackson Heights
(Brandt). Nassau—Twin South, Hicksville
(National General); Valley Stream (AIT).
Suffolk—Elmwood (Brandt); 3 Village, East
Setauket (AIT), and Staten Island—St.
George (Goldman).
Many FMPC Delegates Will
Attend 19th Conference
PHILADELPHIA—The Federation of
Motion Picture Councils, in its 19th annual
conference May 7-10 at the Holiday Inn,
18th and Market streets, will be hosted by
the Philadelphia Motion Picture Preview
Group.
Highlight events include an 8 p.m. May 7
reception; a May 8 open board luncheon
and dinner; May 9, lunch at Valley Forge
Freedom Foundation via bus, visit to the
Valley Forge Film Studio and evening
shopping, and May 10, luncheon and the
Awards Banquet. Mildred H. Mullen, 110
Rose Lane, Springfield, Pa. 19064, president,
hopes that every council will be represented,
with bylaws revisions important on
the program which will be handled by Mrs.
J. Lashley Nelson.
Mrs. Curtis W. Murff, 123 Gardenia Dr.,
Turtle Creek, Pa. 15145, is FMPC secretary;
Mrs. Louis Sanet, 130 Chester Ave.,
Yeadon, Pa. 19050, is chairman, and
meal
conference chairman is Mrs. Armand G.
Loeb.
Frank Deane, 59« Is Dead;
Former Manager for WRO
NEW YORK—Frank Deane, 59, former
theatre manager for many years for the
Walter Reade Organization, died March 19
at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in
New York.
Deane joined the Walter Reade Organization
in 1952 and has operated various
theatres throughout the circuit for the past
21 years. He leaves his wife Beverly and
three children.
Out-of-Court Settlement
By Clark Service, Moore
WASHINGTON—The report in Boxof-
FiCE Oct. 16, 1972, concerning a civil action
filed in the U.S. District Court for the
District of Columbia by Elmer W. Moore,
president of ERW Film Service, referred to
one of the defendants as Clark Screen
Service and described it as a "processor
and storer of film for distributors." That
company should have been identified as
Clark Service, Inc. The story also referred
to a defendant as Clark Transfer Service, a
firm correctly known as Clark Transfer, Inc.
Clark Service, Inc., filed a counterclaim
against Moore in the same action alleging
(a) that Moore had abused the processes of
the court in the filing of this action; (b)
that Moore had engaged in unlawful interstate
transportation of film and thus exposed
defendant Clark Service, Inc., to
possible criminal prosecution; (c) that
Moore's actions had jeopardized the good
business relationships which Clark Service,
Inc., had with its customers, and (d) that
Moore through its agents caused to be published
the BoxoFFicE story of the filing of
the lawsuit of Oct. 16, 1972, which re-
{X)rted allegations of his complaint alleged
to be false and defamatory.
As reported in Boxoffice March 26,
1973, an out-of-court settlement between
Elmer W. Moore and defendant Clark Service,
Inc., has been reached. No money was
exchanged by the parties in the settlement
and the parties mutually agreed to dismiss
their respective complaint and counterclaim
against each other.
Cinerama Reports Loss
In 1972 Operations
NEW YORK—Cinerama, Inc. reported
its consolidated operating results for the
fiscal year ended last December 30, with
comparative figures for the comparable
period in 1971. The year 1972 resulted in
a loss from operations of $10,094,596,
equal to 89 cents per share before loss from
extraordinary items of $4,534,954, equal to
40 cents per share.
For the prior year the company reported
a loss from operations of $224,281, equal
to 2 cents per share, before income from
extraordinary items of $773,944, equal to
7 cents per share.
The main factors contributing to the
current loss from operations was the disappointing
drop in film rental revenue and
the substantial write-downs ($8,352,000)
of the company's film inventories reflecting
downward revisions in estimated future
film revenues.
The loss from extraordinary items includes,
among others, a provision ($2,300,-
000) for possible liability in pending litigation,
and the loss ($799,000) on the sale
of one of the Company's hotels in Hawaii.
The company has reached agreement
with creditors for short-term deferrals ($8,-
468, 993) of debt instalments during 1972.
It is presently engaged in seeking additional
financing or alternatively to dispose of
certain of its assets in order to meet the
demands of its consolidated debt structure.
Woodhaven Mall Quad
Is Unveiled by AMC
PHILADELPHIA—Woodhaven 4 theatres,
first four-theatre complex in the Delaware
Valley, has opened at the Woodhaven
Mall in Bucks County, Pa. The quad, which
has a total seating capacity of 1,200, is an
operation of American Cinema Corp., with
headquarters in Kansas City.
Jebb Burden, who is a native of Philadelphia,
is manager of Woodhaven 4 theatres.
'Lost Horizon' Fashions
Are Modeled at NY Show
NEW YORK—The original fashions for
Ross Hunter's "Lost Horizon," designed by
Academy Award-winner Jean Louis and
worn in the Columbia Pictures release by
Liv UUmann, Sally Kellerman and Olivia
Hussey, were presented at the 16th annual
luncheon and fashion show of the National
Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Ass'n Saturday,
March 31, at the Grand Ballroom of
the New York Hilton. Highlighting the presentation
was a collection of Louis' adaptations
of these designs.
Keyed to the theme of leisure-life fashions,
the show was a designer's showcase of
casual/ leisure/ actionwear, all reminiscent
of the easy "cosmic harmony" of Shangri-
La. Among those modeling the complete
collection were female newscasters Gloria
Rojas, Marjorie Margolies, Linda Shen,
Norma Quarles, Rose-ann Scamadella and
celebrity models Cindy Adams, Christina
Paolozzi Bellin, Lynn Beck, Nona Gordon,
Kitty Hawks, Micheline Lemer, Helene
Lindow, Mrs. Howard Samuels, Micheline
Engel, Francesca Paolozzi Hornig and
Hope Reiner.
The Burt Bacharach-Hal David score for
"Lost Horizon" was performed during the
show. Blow-ups, movie posters and other art
decorated the ballroom. Mrs. Earl Wilson
and comedienne Jean Carroll (Mrs. Buddy
Howe) were co-chairmen of the event.
4-Day Work Week Adopted
By Theatre Confections
ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Theatre Confections,
Inc., 795 Monroe Avenue, has
switched permanently to a four-day work
week, with the third day of the long weekend
being Friday. After a three-month trial
basis beginning January 2, the plan won
almost universal employee approval.
Theatre Confections, Inc., is the first
major concession firm in the country to
adopt the four-day work week.
NTS Names Mike Phillips
NEW YORK—Michael D. Phillips has
been named a National Theatre Supply
sales representative in the Baltimore exchange,
under the direct supervision of
George Eitel. The announcement was made
by Dean Phillips, NTS vice-president of
sales.
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'The Devil in Miss Jones Replaces
'Tango in Paris as No. 1 in NY
NEW YORK—"The Devil in Miss
Jones," a critically acclaimed porno film,
took first place away from "Last Tango in
Paris" for the first time since the Marlon
Brando starrer opened at Trans-Lux East
nine weeks ago. The new leader built up a
first-week 1,000 at the Lincoln Art, compared
to the current 720 for "Tango."
Ironically, 720 was the highest grossing percentage
recorded by the Brando film in several
weeks. Another sexploiteer, "High
Rise," opening at the World (home for many
months for "Deep Throat") with 605,
ranked No. 3.
"Godspell," dropping from the second to
fourth rung on the business barometer, continued
its lively grossing pace with 500 in
its second week at Columbia IL Another
newcomer, Truffaut's "Such a Gorgeous
Kid Like Me," claimed the No. 5 spot by
zooming up to a first-week 320 at the 68th
Street Playhouse. Sixth was "Ludwig," 270
in the fourth week at East 59th Street 2.
(Average Is 100)
Baronet—Two People (Univ), 2nd wk 130
Beekman—The Thief Who Come to Dinner (WB)
'
5th wk
95
Cinema I—Cries and Whispers (New World)
I 5th wk
] 75
Cinema II—^The Effect of Gamma Roys on Maiiin-the-Moon
Marigolds (20th-Fox), 15th wk. 150
Cinerama—Bloclc Caesar (AlP), 8th wk 70
Columbia I—White Sister (Col), 3rd wk 75
Columbia II—Godspell (Col),
'
2nd wk '500
Coronet—Slither (MGM), 4th wk 245
Criterion—^Wottstax (Col), 7th wk 205
East 59th Street 2—Ludwig (MGM), 4th wk. . 270
86th Street East—Block Moma, White Mama
(AlP), 2nd wk 230
Festival—^Ten From Your Show of Shows
(Reade), 6th wk
1 40
First Avenue Screening Room—Phedre (Altura) 100
Lincoln Art—The Devil in Miss Jones (Meatball) 1 000
Little Carnegie— I Love You Rosa
(Leisure Medio), 6th wk 195
Orleans— It Happened in Hollywood (Screw),
1 1th wk 130
Paris—Money Money Money {CRC) .'.'.'.'. 230
'.
Penthouse—The Voult of Horror (CRC), 3rd wk 85
Radio City Music Hall—Tom Sawyer (UA)
3rd wk
.150
RKO 86th Street Twin I—The Vault of Horror'
(CRC), 3rd wk
.100
RKO 86th Street Twin II—Block Caesar (AlP)"
8th wk
90
68th Street Playhouse—Such a Gorgeous Kid Lijce
Me (Col) 320
State I—^Lost Horizon (Col), 3rd wk 170
Sutton—^The Heortbreok Kid (20th-Fox), 15th wk 230
Tower East—^Lost Horizon (Col), 3rd wk 230
Trans-Lux East—The Last Tango in Paris (UA)
9th wk \, ' , 720
Victoria—Block Mama, White Moma (AlP),
2nd wk 235
World—^High Rise (Mature) 605
Ziegfeld—I Am a Doncer (Cinevision) 160
'The Mack' Maintains Strong
Course in Buffalo With 250
BUFFALO—"The Mack," Buffalo's only
first run moving at a greater than twiceaverage
grossing pace, turned in a secondweek
250 at the Buffalo. No other first-run
fihn came near this mark but reissued "The
Sound of Music" doubled average in its
third week at Holiday 2.
Buffalo—^The Mack (CRC), 2nd wk 250
Center—^Trick Baby (Univ), 3rd wk 130
Colvin—The Family (SR) 150
Evans—The Heartbreak Kid (20th-Fox), 9th "wk. 120
Holiday I—^The Poseidon Adventure (20th-Fox),
1 5th wk
1 40
Maple Forest Cinema I—Cries and Whispers
*:
(SR), 7th wk 130
Maple Forest Cinema 2—The Emigrants (WB),
15th wk 130
Plaza North—Man of La Moncha (UA), 2nd wk. .175
Teck—Black Caesar (AlP), 3rd wk 140
"Cries and Whispers' No. 1;
Grosses 275 in Baltimore
BALTIMORE—"Cries and Whispers"
and "Travels With My Aunt" shared popular
favor during the report week, continuing
holdover playing time here with 275 and
250, respectively. "The Life and Times of
Judge Roy Bean," the week's only new feature,
started at four theatres with a composite
115.
Cinema M, Paramount—The Long Goodbye (UA),
2nd wk 185
5 West—Travels With My Aunt (MGM), 3rd wk. .250
7 East— Before the Revolution (SR), 2nd wk 1 00
Four theatres—The Life and Times of Judge
Roy Bean (NGP) 115
Glen Burnie Mall—The Poseidon Adventure
(20th-Fox) 9th wk 1 20
Playhouse—Cries and Whispers (SR), 6th wk 275
Towson—Sleuth (20th-Fox), 8th wk 1 50
Westview IV—Save the Tiger (Para), 5th wk 100
Harold Brown Attending
Ccmnes TV Conference
NEW YORK—Harold Brown, vice-president
in charge of sales and distribution for
American International Television, is attending
the Marche Internationals Programmes
TV Conference in Cannes, April
6-11. Among the packages he is presenting
are "Vincent Price's World of the Macabre,"
"Films for the '70s" and "The Young
Adult Theatre."
Brown also has listings and information
on product available in the United Kingdom,
Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Japan, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia,
Sweden and Yugoslavia. Material on product
for the rest of the international market
is being made available through Brown.
Reade Ends One Astor Plaza Lease
NEW YORK—The Walter Reade Organization
has announced a termination of the
lease commitment it held on a theatre and
office space at One Astor Plaza in New
York City. The conditions of the termination
were not revealed but the Reade company
indicated that the settlement was less
than the reserve previously provided for in
its financial statements.
Austin and Lovery Named
Veeps at Paramount
NEW YORK—Bud Austin has been appointed
vice-president of Paramount Pictures
Corp., it was announced by Frank
Yablans, president and chief operating officer
of Paramount, and Emmet G. Lavery
jr., executive vice-president of Paramount
Television. Austin, whose principal area of
activity will be network liaison and sales,
will be based in New York.
Prior to joining Paramount, Austin had
been an executive vice-president of Filmways,
Inc., for six years. Before that, he had
been an executive vice-president at Goodson-
Todman Productions for nine years.
Austin is the executive producer of the
forthcoming Elaine May film, "Mikey and
Nicky," and is the creator of a new game
show, "Take Five," being piloted for CBS-
TV, in association with Talent Associates.
Harold Samboy Now Heads
United Artists Accounting
NEW YORK—Harold Samboy has been
appointed director of accounting for United
Artists Corp., effective Sunday (1), it was
announced by L. J. Bos, vice-president of
finance. Formerly assistant controller, Samboy
will direct the operation of all corporate
domestic and foreign accounting departments
and will report directly to Vincent
S. Giovinco, vice-president and controller.
Samboy, a certified public accountant,
joined UA July 24, 1964, being elected assistant
controller Jan. 1, 1968. Previously,
he was a senior staff accountant with Peat,
Marwick, Mitchell & Co., certified public
accountants.
Ismael Munilla Resigns
From CIC Argentina Post
LONDON—Ismael Munilla has resigned
as general manager of Cinema International
Corp. in Argentina, effective May 1. CIC
co-chairmen Arthur Abeles and Henri Michaud
made the announcement "with sadness
and regret" and said a successor will
be named shortly.
Munilla had been in charge of the Argentine
office since August 1972, before which
he was the company's general manager in
Venezuela.
Jim Maurer in Coimcil Race
READING, PA.—James S. Maurer,
owner of the Park Theatre, has announced
his candidacy for the Democratic nomination
for the Reading City Council in the
May primary. His uncle, the late James H.
Maurer, served as a councilman in the late
1930s.
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gAREN SPERLING'S second theatrical
feature, "The Double Circle," is now
shooting in the city with the distinction of
being the first all-female film. Written, produced
and directed by Miss Sperling, the
film is using a crew of 35 women technicians
and the lawyers and accountants
involved also are female. Doro Bachrach is
co-producer and production manager and
Roberta Findlay, who has been successful
in the sex film field, is cinematographer.
"The Double Circle" will explore a marital
relationship from a woman's point of
view and will feature a cast of 150. Miss
Sperling's first feature, the experimental
"Make a Face," was shown at the London,
Venice and Atlanta film festivals.
Another woman filmmaker is Maureen
Solomon, whose production gets under way
Friday (13). The film is an original onereel
musical being made for NYU's film
school. The Miami-born Maureen, a film
historian as well as a moviemaker, will
function as producer, director, writer, editor,
choreographer and co-lyricist of the
project, which is as yet untitled.
•
Bernard Myerson, president of Loews
Theatres, has been named "Man of the
Year" by the Boys Club of Queens and will
be honored at the organization's 22nd annual
dinner dance at the Americana Wednesday,
June 13. For further information,
contact the club at 165 West 46 St., New
York 10036, or call 246-6460.
•
The Presidents' Luncheon of Cinema
Lodge 1366, B'nai B'rith, will be held at
the Americana (a busy place these days)
Wednesday (25). Retiring president Carl
M. Levine has announced that the luncheon
chairman will be Norman Robbins, vicepresident
and general manager of National
Screen Service.
Herbert Morgan has been elected the
new president of Cinema Lodge. The assistant
controller of Columbia Pictures Industries,
he will be installed along with vicepresidents
Don Allen, Walter Brecher, W.
Stewart Cahn, Leonard Kaufman, Clifford
R. MuUer, Albert N. Podell, Sheldon Rothman,
Robert Schwartz and Jerry Sunshine,
treasurer Les Baker and secretary Mark
Dymond. Publicity chairman is Sunshine.
•
The Motion Picture Bookers Club's
seventh annual Academy Award sweepstakes
luncheon was held Thursday (5) at
the New York Sheraton, with critic Bob
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Salmaggi as guest speaker. The movie reviewer
from radio station WINS, he gave
his views on the Oscar telecast and the
winners.
Tom Gaughran of Cambist Films was
one of the top prize winners, along with
R. A. Geary of Manhattan. Each received
$250 in cash, while runner-up winners were
similarly endowed.
•
Producer Robert Halmi, a former top
commercial photographer, has returned to
the city from London, where he met with
director Lamont Johnson. They discussed
preproduction details on "Visit to a Chief's
Son," which begins shooting in May for
United Artists.
Halmi also is wrapping up the animated
feature "Hugo the Hippo" for Brut Productions
and, for TV, two ecology specials
and a series about an African game warden.
The Charles A. Moses Co. has been retained
by Halmi for public relations work.
•
In observance of its 25th anniversary,
the Bedside Network of the Veterans Hospital
Radio & Television Guild will have
15 people from the entertainment world
to serve as co-chairmen of the gala charity
ball Friday (27) at the New York Hilton.
Each of the co-chairmen has been a guest
of honor at one of the previous balls.
Among the co-chairmen will be Bing
Crosby, Celeste Holm, ASCAP president
Stanley Adams, sportscaster Howard Cosell,
songwriter Dorothy Fields, Ed McMahon
and Ed Sullivan. Honorary theatre co-chairmen
will be Sam Levene and Jack Albertson,
starring on Broadway in "The Sunshine
Boys."
•
Cleo Laine, the British jazz singing sensation,
and composer-conductor-husband John
Dankworth will be presented in concert at
Carnegie Hall Thursday evening (26) at
8 p.m. Dankworth wrote the scores for
such successful British films as "Saturday
Night and Sunday Morning" (1960) and
"The Servant" (1963).
The Dankworths will be making their
first extended American and Canadian concert
tour this October. Miss Laine made
her biggest impact recently in the current
London revival of "Showboat," from which
she is on a leave of absence.
•
The second International Cat Film Festival,
or Intercat '73, will be held on three
consecutive Saturday afternoons, April 14,
21 and 28 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Elgin
Cinema. According to a publicity release,
only films about and/ or by cats will be
shown and every film will receive a prize.
The first Intercat was a one-day festival
held in 1969. Pola Chapelle of Anthology
Film Archives is handling the festival.
•
Openings: "Class of '44," Tuesday (10)
at the Sutton; "Book of Numbers," Wednesday
(11) at the DeMille, pushed from
the previously announced opening of Wednesday
(4); "To Be Free," a first feature
by Ned Bosnick, Thursday (26) at the
First Avenue Screening Room. Camp followers
and film buffs will be happy to
hear that "Ciao Manhattan," featuring the
late Edie Sedgwick and Isabel Jewell, is
due shortly at the Screening Room.
"Slither" moved Sunday (8) from the
Coronet to the Baronet, where it will continue
its successful world-premiere east side
run. "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" opened
that day at the Coronet, as "Two People"
bowed out at the next-door Baronet.
•
In the magazines: The April issue of
Pageant features a nine-page cover story
on Raquel Welch, star of Warner^ forthcoming
"The Last of Sheila." In the April
Playboy, playwright Tennessee Williams reveals
that when his biography is filmed,
he'd like to see either Marjoe Gortner or
Michael York portraying his life.
•
Showcases for Wednesday (4) : "The
Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" and
"The War Between Men and Women," the
longest marquee titles in town; "Black
Caesar" and, at most theatres, "Bloody
Mama," and "Steelyard Blues."
Friday (6), "Ten From Your Show of
Shows" began at 17 metropolitan area
theatres, while continuing in its eighth
week at the Festival.
2 Submit Perfect Entries
In Buffalo Oscar Contest
BUFFALO—A leading community theatre
actress-director and an ex-Marine with a
theatrical name submitted the only two
perfect entries (out of over 4,000) in the
Courier-Express "Focus on Oscar" contest.
The competition was sponsored by the
newspaper and five locally operated theatre
circuits—Cinemette Theatres, General Cinema
Corp., Holiday Six, Loews Theatres and
Martina Entertainment.
Mrs. Carol A. Masman of Williamsville,
N.Y., and Edward R. Sullivan jr., who goes
by the name of Ed Sullivan, of Dartmouth
Avenue, Buffalo, each predicted the winners
in seven major Academy Award categories.
As winners, Mrs. Masman and Sullivan received
season passes for two to the theatre
circuit of their choice.
Joseph Levine Addresses
Film Society at Yale
NEW YORK—Joseph E. Levine, Avco
Embassy president, was guest speaker for
the 400 members of Yale University Law
School Film Society in New Haven Thursday
evening (5). He discussed his role as a
producer-distributor in the film industry.
Before the Levine speech, three of his
company's most successful films were
shown during the day and early evening:
"The Lion in Winter" (1968), "Two
Women" (1961) and "The Ruling Class"
(1972).
The program was organized by the directors
of the Law School Film Society,
Douglas McKinney, Sam Perkins and Ben
Works.
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BUFFALO
Kfrs. Louis A. DiPirro will be chairman
and Mrs. Robert E. Sullivan co-chairman
of the annual Easter party to be given
by Variety Club Women Tent 7 for the
children at the Rehabilitation Center, 936
Delaware Ave., Monday (16) from 12 noon
until 2 p.m. Easter candy will be given the
children and ice cream and cookies served.
There will be newspaper and TV coverage,
arranged by Ethel Tyler, publicity chairman.
The children are assured of a great
time!
Filmrow hears that Tony Kolinski, former
manager of the local Warner Bros, exchange
and a past chief barker of the Variety
Club, who has his offices at 222 Midtown
Plaza, 700 East Water St., Syracuse,
where he heads Devilie and Central States
cinemas, has purchased the Colonial Theatre
in Skaneateles. Tony bought the theatre
from the estate of Rube Caster. Sunday (1)
he took over the lease at the Lockport outdoorer
near Gasi>ort, not far from the Lock
City.
Making the most of the nostalgia kick,
the Wurlitzer plant in North Tonawanda
May 15 will begin production of what it
calls "a nostalgic jukebox." A Wurlitzer
spokesman calls it "a caricature" of the
jukebox of earlier days. "We are going to
build 2,000 of them and then cut it off,"
said A. D. Palmer jr., the division's ad
manager. A prototype of the jukebox will
be introduced nationally Thursday (12) in
the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Lillian Gish, star of screen and stage for
50 years, appearing at the Senior High
School in Lockport the other evening, expressed
sadness over the
"new morality depicted
in modern films." Miss Gish said,
"It must be what people want or they
wouldn't buy it. They could stop it tomorrow
if they wanted to, if they simply
stopped going. If they like it, it is a sad
comment on our society. 1 wouldn't believe
that we were so immature." Miss Gish was
in Lockport to present her program "Lillian
Gish and the Movies." The program dealt
with the art of moviemaking from the early
1920s to the end of that decade. The event
was sponsored by the Lockport College
Women's Club and the audience gave Miss
Gish a long and standirg ovation. She also
said filmmakers make life seem "ugly and
l;wd." Her second book "Lillian and Dorothy
Gish" is coming out soon.
The general manager of Cable Television
of Rochester declares he welcomes public
bidding for the CATV franchise in that city.
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i»?^ Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
IN WAnOKL REEF . REEF TOWERS EOGEWMTER
theatres in the Seneca Mall, the Boulevard
Mall and Eastern Hills Shopping Center.
Alan Alda of "M*A*S*H" fame spent
"We're glad it's moving ahead," said Larry
Friday (6) in this city, with appearances for
Herbster. "There is a very serious question
Channel 4's morning "Contact" series and
about the legality of our license now.
a
Our
WBEN station luncheon reception ... At
feeling is that to remove all of this uncertainty,
we are very pleased the
a meeting in the Variety Club headquarters,
the
city is going
permanent telethon committee, of
to draft a franchise ordinance." Herbster
which James J. Hayes is chairman, learned
is
confident his company can demonstrate that over 90 per cent of the money pledged
its
right to city's franchise. Cable Television of
has been received. John J. Serfustini, who
Rochester, a branch of Time-Life Cable was general chairman of the big annual
Communications in New York, was awarded
the city franchise in December 1969
charity event, was especially glad to hear
that
by news . . . The Courier-Express used a
the outgoing Democratic-controlled
photo the other day of Emil Noah and
city
council. A series of legal challenges Susan Kondziela, Cinemette Theatres;
followed
that action. The company is appealing
a New York Supreme Court decision
Frank Arena, city manager, Loews, and
Carmen Armatrano, General Theatres, all
upheld by the appellate division that voided
but buried in the more than 5,000 entries
the firm's franchise last
in
year.
the Oscar contest used in the Sunday
Focus tabloid. Grading of the contest was
William Abrams, manager of the local a big job!
United Artists office, invited exhibitors to a
screening of Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer" Pittsburgh 10% Movie Tax
Monday (2). The feature stars Johnny Whitaker.
Celeste Holm, Jeff East and Warren PITTSBURGH—Pennsylvania House Bill
Proposed for Elimination
Oates and was shown in the operators' hall 515, which would eliminate the 10 per cent
at 498 Pearl St. . . . The Polish-born filmmaker
Tadeusz Jaworski screened five of
tax on admissions to theatres in Pittsburgh,
is before the Urban Affairs Committee. An
his documentaries, including one that was enabling act amendment, the bill legally
nominated for an Oscar. March 31. His directs the prohibition of admissions to motion
picture theatres in cities of the second
"Selling Out" was nominated as best documentary
short subject.
class, which would be Pittsburgh.
In all of the Keystone State, only the city
Alfred E. Anscombe, past chief barker.
of Pittsburgh, via legislation, for eight years
Variety Club, and now president of Amherst
Cablevision, is taking part in the
has been permitted to assess and collect an
amusement tax at movie theatres and members
of the trade certainly hope that this bill
Easter coloring contest in the Amherst Bee.
He is joining other businesses by using an
will be enacted by the General Assembly.
ad in the combination display and telling
Sponsors of the measure are Allegheny
the folks that they will see the winners on
County legislators, both Democratic and
his cable service . . . Stephen Rowan has
Republican. Democrats are Charles N. Caputo,
Robert A. Geisler, Leonard L. Mar-
resigned as anchorman on (the WBEN news
program at 6 and 1 1 p.m. and has been
tino, Eugene F. Scanlon, John T. Walsh,
succeeded by John Corbett, who will fill
James A. Romanelli and Edward M. Early.
the 6 p.m. news slot. Alan Constantini will
Republican members of the House of Representatives
sponsoring the bill are Richard
take over the 1 1 p.m. spot seven nights a
week, adding the 6 p.m. chores on Saturday.
J. Cessar, Joseph V. Zord jr., Richard J.
"Five Fingers of Death," a Warner
Frankenburg, Lee C. Taddonio,
Communications
Co.
H. Sheldon
Parker jr.
film celebrating Warner
and James W. Knepper jr.
Bros. 50th anniversary, opened Wednesday Among other measures. House Bill 231 in
(4) in Loews'
the
Teck and
Pennsylvania
the East Twin
General Assembly would
Drive-In.
require
It is a Shaw owners of drive-ins to construct
Bros, production.
Loews city manager screens so that pictures
Frank Arena
thereon would not
is glad
the Teck has this one, as it is doing
be visible from the highways and streets.
well at
the boxoffice . . . The Riviera Theatre
Referred to the Transportation Committee,
in
North Tonawanda has one of
the sponsors include James J. Gallen and
the real hits
of the silent days, "Seventh Heaven,"
Harold J. Stahl jr.. Republicans, and Joseph
starring
Janet Gaynor
P.
and Charles
Kolter, Jack R. Arthurs and William O.
Farrell. It is
being accompanied by Art Melgier
Shuman, Democrats.
at the
Riviera's Mighty Wurlitzer.
A measure which specifically would prohibit
the exhibition of obscene motion pictures
is Senate Bill 277. Sponsors are:
The Holiday East Twin put on a "Fivein-One
Wheeling Cycle Show" March 31. Democrats — Franklin L. Kury, Joseph S.
The five features, starting at 7 p.m., were Ammerman, John N. Scales, Dr. Quentin
"Born Losers," "Hard Ride," "Evel Knievel,"
"Chrome and Hot Leather" and "The —Henry G. Hager III, William J. Moore
R. Orlando and James E. Ross. Republicans
Glory Stompers."
and Michael A. O'Pake. This proposal is
before the Judiciary Committee.
Paul Wall, local MGM representative, is Charles H. Dager, Montgomery, introduced
House Bill 20, which would legalize
a busy man these days booking children's
matinees in western New York theatres. bingo. This was referred to the State Government
Committee.
One of the latest is "The Wonderful World
of the Brothers Grimm," which was shown Senate Bill 62, introduced by Robert A.
March 31 and Sunday (1) in the Cinema Rovner, Philadelphia, provides for referen-
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dums to determine whether or not there
should be commercial Sunday trading. This
measure, to knock out the old so-called
blue laws, went to the Rules Committee but
since has been rereferred to the Local Government
Committee. Entertainers at least 12
years of age would be permitted to be employed
in licensed places within the commonwealth
under terms of Senate Bill 231,
which was introduced by Edward P. Zamperelli
of Clairton. This is before the Law
and Order Committee.
Pennsylvania legislative members also are
investigating House proposals which would
license therapy massage parlors, gambling
measures, six additional lottery bills, plus
harness and horse racing amendments, dog
racing and banning of so-called obscene
literature (SI 59), offered by Austin J.
Murphy of Charleroi and others.
UTAC Opening Dualer
Near Harrisburg, Pa.
HARRISBURG, PA.—UA Theatre 1
and UA Theatre 2, seating 350 and 522
moviegoers, respectively, will celebrate their
grand opening Wednesday (18) in the Camp
Hill Shopping Center, seven miles southwest
of here on Route 641 near Route 22.
Preceding the grand opening, however,
the public will be invited to visit the new
duo Saturday (14) and Sunday (15) from
noon until 5 p.m. Gifts will be presented
to the children; tours, demonstrations and
refreshments will be available throughout
each afternoon.
The schedules for opening events at the
Camp Hill theatres were announced by
Salah M. Hassanein, president of United
Artists Theatre Circuit.
UA Theatre 1, opening with "Soy lent
Green," features acoustical wall covering of
velvet finished vinyl in stri{>es of colors
from maroon and red to purple and thickly
upholstered lavender Griggs push-back
seats have been installed. UA Theatre 2
provides luxurious red push-back seating
and has specially dyed magenta Austrian
draperies. It will open with "Charlotte's
Web," an animated musical rated G.
Both theatres utilize Century projectors
with Christie Xenolite console bases, plus
Xetron Automation equipment and Century
sound equipment with Altec speaker systems.
Village Without Theatre
May Ban X-Rated Movies
LEWISTON, N.Y. — The mayor of
this
village in Niagara County recently proposed
an ordinance to prohibit the exhibition of
X-rated films in the community. If such a
law were enacted in Lewiston, according to
Mayor John W. Fermile, "it might encourage
other communities to take similar action."
Should Mayor Fermile's ordinance be
approved, X-rated movies would be banned
from the village. The residents of Lewiston,
however, would notice little difference in
their lifestyle, since there isn't a film house
within the city limits.
PITTSBURGH
Qinemette will have 1,640 seats in the
Monroeville Mall by midsummer. Two
new theatres, each seating 470, will be
opened at that time, joining the two Cinemette
cinemas established there, originally
Jerry Lewis franchise units . . . Cinemette
acquired the Picks Drive-In at Brownsville
last year and now I. J. Picks heads a new
enterprise which will construct a Brownsville
Shopping Center located on the Picks
property at the intersection of Routes 40
and 166, east of Brownsville. Picks' partner
is Victor Gramoy of the Gibbons-Glade
Construction Co., Canton, Ohio, and the
developer is Harry W. Giltz of Massillon,
Ohio. There will be at least eight stores and
markets.
George Anderson, Post Gazette film critic
and entertainment commentator on WWSW
Radio, named "Sleuth" as the best movie
exhibited here in March.
The L'Anioure recently showed "69 Sunset
Strip," "Souzi's House," "Virgin Awaken"
and "Ghost Town." The Bizarre Art
. . . The
offered a triple bill of "White Slaver,"
"Swingers" and "Let Me Count the Ways"
. . . Kiddies matinee March 31 and Sunday
(1) featured "Hills of Home"
Auditorium Authority has taken no action
on increased seating at the Civic Arena or
increased parking rates there, nor has a
concessionaire been named.
Penthouse 2, where "Tarzan, the Fearless"
was seen recently, has lined up a number
of all-male film features for early showing,
including "A Gypsy's Ball," "Magnificant
Cowboys," "The Other Side of Joey,"
"Boys in the Sand" and "Baredevils." Penthouse
1 continues showing X-designated
adult features . . . Art Cinema offers "Little
Sister" and upcoming are "Dark Dreams"
and "Sticky Situation."
Titled for release as "Lolly-Madonna
XXX," this film opened at the Fiesta here
with the three Xs, for kisses, removed . . .
The late McKeesport exhibitor Al Weiss
died 30 years ago at the age of 39 . . .
The hot-rodders are in action hereabouts
and Wheeling is getting dog racing.
"Two People" is on screen at the Kings
Court . . . Independent filmmaker Bruce
Conner will show and discuss his movies
Tuesday (10) at 8:30 p.m. in Carnegie Lecture
Hall and the free showing in the His-
.
tory of Film series there Sunday (15) will
feature "Ordet," a 1955 movie from Denmark
. . Pittsburgh Vending Machine Co.
has been certified to operate its business
. . . The FCC has licensed a new noncommercial
educational FM radio station for
this city, this to be Channel 218, which is
91.5 mhz on the dial.
The Garden showed "Strangers" and
"School Girls" ... In area release are such
films as "Devil's Bride," "7 Days Too
Long," "Trinity Is Still My Name," "Private
Duty Nurses," "Doctors' Wives," "Gun
Girls," "Naked Countess," "Pink Angels,"
"Blood Mania," "Hunting Party," etc. . . .
Patricia L. Xides is the new entertainment
editor of the McKeesport Daily News. Formerly
a society writer, then news staffer,
she has specialized in entertainment for two
years. Mrs. Xides' husband Robert G. is a
national accounts representative for Jack
Daniels Distillery.
iVIany new bills are before the Pennsylvania
General Assembly, including such
proposals as: Sen. Thomas P. McCreesh's
plea for horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering
during certain hours on Sunday, this
bill (S-481) being in the state government
committee; Franklin L. Kury's measure
(S-497) which would restore Memorial Day
to May 30, this also being before the committee
on state government; Russell Kowalyshyn's
act to license certain volunteer
fire companies to conduct games of chance,
this bill (H-602) being considered by the
law and order committee; Edward M.
Early's proposal that the third Sunday in
May each year be observed as Senior Citizens'
Day, this entry (H-593) is before the
state government committee; Edward L.
Howard, etc., has bills (H-506 and H-507)
which provides penalties for the crime of
using certain falsehoods in publications,
these bills being in the hands of the judiciary
committee, and Louis G. Hill's measure
to amend the Consolidated Pennsylvania
Statutes, removing the provisions relating
Weil-Known Pa. Boothman
Michael Campagna Dies
to corrupting children, this act (S-513) being
assigned to the committee on the judiciary.
ERIE, PA.—Michael Campagna sr., wellknown
Erie projectionist, died February 23
at Hamot Medical Center here. He was 66.
Born in Franklin, Pa., Campagna was
employed as a projectionist in the Latonia
Theatre in Oil City, Pa., from 1928 to
1960. He came to Erie in 1960 and worked
at the Old Columbia Theatre and the Strand
Theatre. A member of the lATSE, he acted
as secretary-treasurer of Erie Local 621.
Campagna was a veteran of World War II,
member of American Legion Post 32, past
faithful navigator of the fourth-degree assembly
of the Oil City Knights of Columbus
and belonged to St. John the Baptist
Church.
He leaves his wife Margaret; two daughters,
Mrs. William K. Ashbaugh of Knox,
Pa., and Mrs. Ronald C. Cooper of Erie;
two sons, Michael Campagna jr. of Ft.
Meade, Md., and Anthony Campagna, Detroit;
two brothers, Vincent and Francis;
two sisters, Mrs. Nina Chapman of Youngstown,
Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Hutchinson,
Orlando, Fla., and 15 grandchildren.
Updated Moose Theatre Opens
ELIZABETHTOWN. PA.—Page Corp.'s
remodeled and redecorated Moose Theatre
here opened recently with "Snowball Express"
as the screen attraction. Paul Nicholas
is manager of the renovated showhouse.
BOXOmCE :: April 9, 1973 E-7

WASHINGTON
^apital Film Laboratories, locally based
firm with film processing laboratories
here and in Miami, Fla., will open a subsidiary
in New York City in May, according
to president Peter Boyko. Robert G.
Crane, formerly with DuArt Laboratory,
has been elected president of the New York
branch and an executive vice-president and
member of the board of Capital Film.
Gary Arnold, Post motion picture critic,
is the subject o£ a leature article by Richard
Lee m the Washingtonian Magazine, April
issue. Casual moviegoers, the article states,
Decome exasperated reading his long-considered
opinion to find out if the movie in
question is gomg to entertain, whereas film
ouifs like his thougtitiul reviewing. Exhibitors,
hkewise, are of mixed mmd. Marvin
ooidman, K-ri iheatres co-owner and operator,
delieves "Arnold knows more about
iilm than any critic I've read ... He gets
so convoluted that he confuses people and
they don't understand him." Ted Pedas, coowner
of the Circle Theatres, is stated as
saying Arnold is highly intelligent and reliable
and not a part of the herd. Martin
Field, owner of Janus 1 and 2, alleged he
had to switch to an exploitation film policy
because of Arnold's downbeat reviews.
Arnold disagreed and said: "It's nonsense on
the face of it." Belore coming to the Post
in 1969, he reviewed films in New York
for trade publications. Arnold is quoted as
saying that Pauline Kael, film critic for the
New Yorker, "is the major influence on
my career."
Area filmmakers' entries in the Smithsonian
Associates' New American Filmmakers
series were shown Sunday (1). They
were 16mm, sound or silent, with optical or
magnetic soundtrack. The jury of five making
the final selections consisted of Glenn
Harnden, American University film department;
Chloe Aron, National Endowment
for the Arts; Gene Weiss, University of
Maryland film department; Joel Siegel,
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George Washington University film department,
and Michael Day, filmmaker.
Jacqueline Susann, author of "Valley of
the Dolls" and "The Love Machine," was
here on behalf of her new novel "Once Is
Not Enough." Tom Donnelly, reviewing the
book in the Post, wrote: "Miss Susann's
readers will think of "Once Is Not Enough'
... as a glorious smorgasbord offering orgy
scenes and rape scenes."
Lindsay Wagner was a visitor promoting
her screen debut in Robert Wise's Universal
release of "Two People," which is the attraction
at Don King's Key Theatre. Universal
has her under a seven-year contract
and Wise has signed her for two more of
his films . . . M. Rappaport, Timonium,
Md., theatre owner, advises the construction
of the Timonium Twin Cinema is progressing
ahead of schedule and the dualer will
open June 15.
Sid Zins, Columbia regional publicist,
screened "Lost Horizon" at MPAA
Wednesday, March 28, for media representatives.
Excerpts from "Godspell" also
were shown . . . District Theatres' Airport
Drive-In, Richmond, Va., has to be closed
a few days for repairs because of wind
damage to the screen, according to Morton
Gerber, president . . . George Wheeler,
District Theatres head booker, is back at
his duties after a prolonged illness.
WOMPI of Washington will elect its officers
for the ensuing year Tuesday (10).
Eileen Olivier, retired from 20th Century-
Fox, is chairman of the nominating committee,
according to president Delores Eckersley
of Columbia.
BALTIMORE
^ctress Freda Payne was in town to promote
"Book of Numbers," her first
film, which, incidentally, was made in Dallas,
Tex. . . . HB-478, regarding Motion
Picture Machine Operators in this city, was
enacted March 27 in the Senate during the
legislative routine in Annapolis, with the
result that projectionists' license fees have
been changed to double the amount heretofore
paid. Also, SB-504 was passed March
27, to establish a procedure for licensing
public amusement machines of a coin or
token type in Garrett County.
NATO
Jack Whittle, executive secretary,
of Maryland, and Mrs. Whittle, after spending
a winter vacation in Boca Raton, Fla.,
from mid-February through Sunday (1), returned
during the first week of April. While
in Florida Whittle attended the NATO
board of directors meeting held in Pompano
Beach . . . Other local exhibitors who returned
from the NATO board meeting were
Fred Schmuff and George A. Brehm. The
former is an executive at F. H. Durkee
Enterprises, while the latter owns the Westview
Investment Co. and Westview cinemas
I, II, III and IV.
Mrs. Walter Teed, concession manager.
Super- 170 Drive-In (Rome circuit) and wife
of the theatre's manager, left Sunday (1) for
a vacation in Los Angeles. She plans to return
Thursday (12).
Walter Gettinger, from his office here,
working diligently on his Stowaway Hotel
renovation in Ocean City, which was heavily
damaged by fire the latter part of December
1972. He owns the Gettinger
Amusement Co., including the very popular
downtown Howard Theatre.
They are happy employees at Schwaber
World-Fare Theatres-—those who work
part-time and eventually sign up for permanent
positions. Those who must leave for
various reasons do so with regret and fond
memories. William Young, 25, belongs to
the former category. A relief manager for
the Playhouse, 5 West and 7-East theatres
since September 1972, while still a student
at the University of Baltimore where he will
be graduated in August, as a major in history,
he plans to stay on. Said he: "I plan to
stay at World-Fare Theatres after graduation,
perhaps get into the advertising or promotional
end of the business." Young has
been married to the former Jeanne Ashenbrenner
for three years.
James "Jimmy" Hallman Moore, controller
and office manager for F. H. Durkee
Enterprises for over four decades (he started
to work here at the State Theatre in the
1930s), died Saturday, March 31, of a heart
attack. Survivors include his wife Josephine;
children Mrs. Linda Engelman, Dona M.,
James H. jr. and Cheryl A. Moore, and one
grandchild. He also was the brother of Mrs.
Hazel Schissler and Mrs. Niala Overman.
He was a past commander of the legion of
honor, Boumi Temple, and past president
and secretary of the Hamilton Shrine Club
of Boumi Temple.
R. J. FoUiard of Bob Folliard Films,
5112 Edgemoore Lane, Bethesda, advises
he is playing the following at JF's Town
here: "The Abductors" and "Ginger," both
of which started Wednesday (4), and starting
May 2, "A Man From Deep River."
Breaking in local hardtops and drive-ins
are: May 2, "The Brutes"; May 16, "The
Bullet Machine," and May 30. "The Abductors"
and "Ginger." "Virgin Witch" and
"Love Object" played March 21.
Georgia D. Pritchett Is
Elected Smith Mead V-P
BALTIMORE—Georgia D. Pritchett has
been elected a vice-president of Smith
Mead, Inc., a public relations and association
management firm serving the Baltimore
and Washington, D.C., areas. She is manager
of the firm's news bureau.
Announcement of the election was made
by Robert L. Mead, president of Smith
Mead. The company handles several film
industry accounts.
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NEWS AND VIEWS THE PRODUCTION CENTER
(Hollywood Office—6425 Hollywood Blvd., 465-1186)
Salute to Walter Burrell
By SCLC Set for April 13
HOLLYWOOD — Walter Burrell,
20th
Century-Fox Studio publicist, will be honored
by the Los Angeles chapter of the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
at the organization's fifth annual fund-raising
banquet, to be held Friday (13) at the
Beverly Hilton. The affair, to be hosted by
singer Kim Weston and featuring Ben
Hooks, first black man to be appointed to
the Federal Communications Commission,
as guest speaker, will be attended by top
political and Hollywood personalities.
Burrell will be cited both for his contribution
to SCLC activities and for his journalistic
reporting of activities of blacks in
the film industry through leading black
publications.
Tent 25 Announces Flight
To Dublin for VCI Confab
HOLLYWOOD—Variety Tent 25 has
announced completion of arrangements for
a special round-trip flight from Los Angeles
to Dublin, Ireland, for the Variety Clubs
International convention May 6-11. A TWA
747 will depart Los Angeles International
Airport at 1:15 p.m. Friday, May 4, and
arrive in Dublin via London at 10:30 a.m.
The package includes round-trip air fare
and costs only $385 per person, plus $3
departure tax, for a total of $388. Aboard
the aircraft, members will be seated in a
special "Variety Club Section."
For the return trip, the plane leaves Dublin
Saturday, May 12, at 10:55 a.m. and
arrives at London at 11:55 a.m. Touchdown
at Los Angeles will be at 4 p.m. Sunday,
May 20.
Int'l Syndication Names
Dr. Timothy Hillebrcmd
HOLLYWOOD—James Mobley, president
and chief executive officer of International
Syndication Co., production-distribution
company with home offices in Quito,
Ecuador, announced that Dr. Timothy Hillebrand
has been appointed head of archaeological
and anthropological research for a
series of films to be produced there.
Hillebrand, who holds a Ph.D. and is a
former professor of anthropology and archaeology
at Occidental College, will begin
filming of "The Caves of the Tayos" in
mid-April from the Mobley/Peter Tompkins
script for release in late '73 through
National Leisure.
BOXOFTICE :: April 9, 1973
INSTALLATION DINNER—New board of directors of Girls Friday of Show
Business and guests are shown at the aimual installation of officers dinner March
20 at the Captain's Table, Hollywood. Left to right, back row: Norma Herron,
MGM Records, social chairman; Dorothy Epstein, Halstead & Crocker, philanthropy
chairman; Pat Hawkings, Steve Krantz Productions, recording secretary;
Jene Triplett, Warner Bros. Records, first vice-president; Judy Van Noord,
National General Pictures, president; Lorraine Davis, Walt Disney Productions,
treasurer; Bea Colgan, Columbia Pictures, corresponding secretary; Merrilyn Foster,
National General Pictures, executive vice-president, and Jacque Hansen, Universal,
adviser. Front row, left to right: Mariane Curcio, Paragon Films, bulletin chairman;
guests of honor George Montgomery, Tichi Wilkerson Miles and Dick Gautier,
and Marcia Kamprath, National General, second vice-president. George Montgomery
and Tichi W. Miles presided over the installation and Dick Gautier entertained.
Variety Tent 25 to Honor
Vin Scully Wednesday (18)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.—Vin Scully,
baseball broadcaster and currently host of
his own "Vin Scully Show" on CBS-TV,
will be honored by the Variety Club of
Southern California Tent 25 at a testimonial
luncheon Wednesday (18) at 12 noon in the
Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton
Hotel, it was announced by Joseph Sinay,
chief barker. Scully will be cited for his
"untiring work in behalf of numerous charitable
activities for youngsters."
Milton I. Moritz, vice-president of advertising
and publicity for American International
Pictures, will serve as luncheon chairman
for the event. Tickets are $6.50 per
person and reservations may be made
through Moritz at 9033 Wilshire Blvd.,
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90211, Suite 407.
Syufy Gets Okay for Four
CONCORD, CALIF.—The architectural
review commission of Pleasant Hill has approved
the addition of four more auditoriums
to Syufy Enterprises' Century 21
Theatre in the Contra Costa Shopping Center.
Syufy's plan calls for the construction
of two theatres with a seating capacity of
250 each; one for 402 persons and one for
500.
Century Twin Cinema
Debut Is
Announced
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.—Western Pacific
Enterprises planned to unveil the Century
Twin Cinema, located at 54th Street and
El Cajon Boulevard, March 21, according
to Ed Gum, head of the company. Ed
Wilkerson was named manager of the dualer.
Each auditorium of the Century Twin
Cinema seats 300 and dual bills were
scheduled for the premier presentations.
The theatres will open weekdays at 6:30
p.m. and 10 a.m. on weekends.
'Wind/ 'Wilderness' to Dual
In So. Calif. Multiple
LOS ANGELES—"Brother of the Wind"
and "Vanishing Wilderness" are being rereleased
as a double feature in a Southern
over 50 thea-
California multiple May 2 in
tres, it was announced by Fred Briskin,
president of Cinema National Corp. The
pictures are the highest grossing family-outdoor
adventure films ever made.
Each film grossed over $1,000,000 in
Los Angeles runs in January and early
February.
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JOHN FORD ACCEPTED his honors at
the American Film Institute dinner with
great emotion. His Medal of Freedom
Award from President Richard M. Nixon
and the Life Achievement Award from AFI
were presented with great dignity March 31
at the Beverly Hilton.
The affair was crowded, with all the thespian
participants spending the afternoon rehearsing
for the show for the miaster filmmaker.
When Maureen O'Hara, who brought
down the house with her singing of songs
from "The Quiet Man," was asked where
she had been hiding her great voice all these
years, she answered: "Harry Cohn knew I
had it. Matter of fact, he tried to buy 'My
Fair Lady,' but when Hecht-Lancaster kept
going up in price, he stopped." Ted Ashley,
Warner Bros, chairman, listened to her discussion
and we suggested that he might put
her in a role, too. Jack L. Warner then said
that when he bought "My Fair Lady," he
paid $5,500,000 for the rights for a period
of seven years.
Danny Kaye said that he would make another
feature picture sometime but would
not specify a date or any property in which
he was interested.
John Wayne, recalling the recent Henry
Hathaway party given by Brut, said he had
never seen anything like it in Hollywood,
where so much talent was concentrated in
one small room. Wayne paid tribute to Rear
Adm. Ford in a short appearance on 'the
stage.
Most of the actors sat at a table in front
of the President, with easy access to the
stage. These included Charlton Heston,
chairman of the AFI board of trustees, and
James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Kaye, Wayne,
Miss O'Hara and over 600 in the audience.
Outside, picketing the President, were approximately
5,000 persons. Because of this,
the entourage of the press and the President's
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party entered the hotel at 3 p.m. and visited
Ford in his room, where he is confined
in a wheelchair.
Despite the fact that this was America's
first cultural affair held in Hollywood since
it was incorporated into the National Council
on the Arts, the presence of Secret Service,
FBI and local Beverly Hills and other
security forces made the affair represent a
"fortress America." As Art Murphy of Variety
said, when we came to the hotel to pick
up our credentials, "Have you got your
birth certificate with you?"
Hollywood was hot with protests about
the AFI "indulging in politics," following
the cancellation in Washington of Costa-
Gavras' "State of Siege" at the AFI Theatre
opening. Though Ford ostensibly was the
reason for the dinner, it was too bad that
the Presidential office took this occasion
to make an appearance, with the resultant
pickets and protests.
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much to offer the independent producer
who also is a filmmaker and who follows
his picture each step of the way from writing
to exhibition, even paying attention to
the prints as they come from the laboratory.
That is the opinion of Bert Gordon, who
has produced 15 films since 1954 and now
has a distribution deal with Jerry Gross,
president of Cinemation.
The film "Mad Bomber" was exhibited
here March 29 for the tradepress and opens
shortly in more than 35 situations in this
area, along with a New York showcase
pattern, as well as in other cities.
Gordon distributed four films through
American International Pictures, one
through Paramount, two through Allied
Artists, two through Avco Embassy, two
through United Artists, one through MGM
and one through Cinerama.
Why Cinemation? Gordon, a Yale graduate,
is a film buff as well as a producer
and find his enthusiasm for films reflected
by the Cinemation executives. He explained.
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today's market I can work closely with
them. This includes the laboratory level and
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differs in each city. Los Angeles gets a
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Gordon now is making a sequel. Phil
Yordan, former attorney, who is a creative
stage and screen writer and owns studios
in Spain, is executive producer on the film.
He now is distributing for TV fihns he
made in the past. Gordon says he has great
creative freedom and, with Yordan's business
and creative acumen, they expect to
make and distribute more films in the
future.
Colo. High Court Refuses
To Act in Drive-In Case
DENVER — The Colorado Supreme
Court refused to overturn a lower court
order that closed the East 88th Avenue
Drive-In. The theatre has been in contention
with the courts and neighbors since it
opened for the season in 1972, when it
started showing only X-rated films.
The theatre also was closed because of
an alleged neglect in complying with zoning
requirements at the time the zoning variance
was allowed so the ozoner could be built.
These stipulations required the theatre to
put in curb, gutter and sidewalks and also
required the theatre to secure an occupancy
permit from county authorities.
Attorneys for the theatre said the closing
of the underskyer because of the X-rated
films violated its First Amendment rights
and constituted "censorship in its most
blatant form." But the Colorado Supreme
Court thought otherwise. It is expected the
case will be taken to the U. S. Supreme
Count.
It was contended the county commissioners
had ruled the fencing around the theatre
was adequate. The owners had requested
permission to put up a 30-foot fence but
that was denied. Then tall poles were put
up around the theatre to form a base for a
light screen but that was stopped, with that
action now under appeal.
The Supreme Court action contended
county officials had been working on the
matter of the theatre for over a year but
had been "sleeping on their files." The investment
of the company was placed at
more than $200,000, according to the action.
The suit further alleged the concession
stand had been "torn by a bomb explosion";
a fake bomb had been placed inside the
manager's car with a note that read "very
soon"; the manager's home was destroyed
by fire, and a car cavalcade had prevented
the entry of the public to the theatre on this
year's opening night.
Because of the alleged action on the
opening night, the theatre has filed suits
asking $2.9 million damages from the people
they say caused the organization of the
blockade.
The suit also said the theatre was waiting
to put in the curb, gutter and sidewalks
until the county commissioners paved the
access road which, according to the action,
had been promised for some time.
BOXOFHCE :: April 9, 1973

Frank Yablans and Mrs. Yablans hold the Variety
Clubs International Golden Heart Award
presented to Yablans at the luncheon in his
honor March 28.
Among the 800 guests attending the luncheon were: I. to r, Charles G. Bluhdorn, chairman of the
board of Gulf & Western Industries; Berry Gordy, president of Motown Industries; Yablans; Jack
Volenti, president of the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers, Inc.
TENT 25 HONORS YABLANS
Frank Yablans Receives Variety
"Golden Heart Award"
Frank Yablans, president of Paramount Pictures, was honored
by Variety Tent 25 at a luncheon March 28 held at
the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The luncheon was attended by
800 show business people. Yablans was presented the Variety
Clubs International "Golden Heart Award" in recognition
of his "dedicated efforts in behalf of Variety clubs
local and worldwide charities devoted to needy children."
Tent 25 also presented a Sunshine Coach in Yablans' honor
to the Sunair Home for Asthmatic Children.
Following Marlon Brando's refusal to accept the Academy Award for
best actor, Sherrill C. Corwin, international president of Variety
Clubs, presented an Indian headpiece to Yablans.
Yablans holds a scale model of Sunshine Coach presented in his honor. Standing with him, I. to r.,
are Nat D. Fellmon president of National Generol Theatres, Inc. ond general chairmen of the
luncheon; Joseph Sinay, Tent 25 chief barker; Sherrill C. Corwin, international president of Variety
Clubs.
Al Lapidus presented the keys to the Sunshine
Coach to Henri Front, president of the board of
Sunair Home for Asthmatic Children.
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Hollywood
Happenings
JAMES T. AUBREY JR., president and
chief executive officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
and executive vice-president
Douglas Natter flew to London March 29
to join Andre Pieterse, executive vice-president
in charge of European production, at
the company's regional sales meeting. They
will screen the first films from the new
European production program initiated last
yeat by Pieterse.
•
David S. Ward's original screenplay,
"The Sting," now filming at Universal as a
Bill/Phillips production, will be published
by Bantam Books as a paperback title, with
Robert Weverka assigned to the novelization.
•
Actor-writer-director John Landis received
the Order of the Golden Bat from
the Count Dracula Society at the national
organization's annual Mrs. Ann Radcliffe
Award Dinner at the Alexandria Hotel.
Landis, 22, wrote, directed and starred in
the monster comedy "Schlock," in which
he plays the Missing Link, a lethal but lovable
ape-man.
•
Gary Grimes and Gerald Houser, stars
of "Class of '44," left Hollywood for a New
York promotional tour.
•
Robert Pincus has been appointed manager
of business affairs for the videotape
section at the Burbank Studios.
•
Dan Fitzgerald, film director, joined the
staff of the Haboush Co.
•
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T uchino Visconti's "Ludwig," presented by
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer, opened
Wednesday (4) in an exclusive engagement
at the Plaza Theatre in Westwood. The film
lavishly recreates the reign of Bavaria's
King Ludwig II.
Steve ApostoloFs vrife Shelley recently
gave birth in Kaiser to a seven-pound, 12-
ounce boy, Christopher David.
Paramount Pictures has acquired "Bang
the Drum Slowly" for worldwide release.
Starring Michael Moriarty and Robert De
Niro, the film tells the story of courage and
friendship in professional baseball.
Hundreds of horror film fans screamed
their way into the Wiltern Theatre Tuesday
(3) for the preview of "Vault of Horror" in
the second annual Los Angeles "Screamiere,"
presented by Cinerama Releasing.
Songwriter A! Kasha, Academy Award
winner for "TTie Morning After," from
"The Poseidon Adventure," who is authoring
a book on lyric writing, included his
acceptance speech at the Academy Awards
presentation show. He's also preparing a
musical version of "The Canterville Ghost."
Stanley Kramer, producer-director, addressed
a use seminar Saturday (7), with
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MPAA president Jack Valenti, former FCC
member Nicholas Johnson and ACLU attorney
Stanley Fleishman. Arthur Knight
hosted the seminar, discussing "Freedom of
Expression."
American International Pictures' Southern
division sales manager Robert Steuer
flew to Dallas to set releases for "Dillinger,"
"Heavy Traffic," "Coffy," "Little Cigars,"
"Blacula 11" and "Slaughter II."
Mirisch & Landia Public Relations has
been retained to represent Merv Griffin
Productions.
Myron Talman, former theatre manager,
now is associated with Haller-Kinney, a
Los Angeles insurance company.
After operating for nearly nine months as
founder and president of C&C Theatres in
Tujunga, James Clinger II announced his
withdrawal from the organization. Clinger
II has sold out to his son James Clinger
III.
The Oscar presentations are over but outside
Boxoffice's Hollywood Boulevard windows
one can see the results. Across the
street, the Fox displays the marquee headline:
"Four Academy Nominations—Max
Von Sydow-Liv Ullmann-'The Emigrants.'
Underneath our window. Pacific's Hollywood
has "Academy Nominee Diana Ross
—'Lady Sings the Blues.' "
At the dinner following the Oscar awards,
the line-up of cars, carrying over 1 ,600 people
to the Beverly Hilton Hotel, included
the chief executives of all the various film
theatre groups. Nat Fellman, president of
National General Theatres, and his fellow
executives were there and were greeted by
Sherrill C. Corwin, former board chairman
of NATO and now president of Variety
Clubs International.
Others included Eastman Kodak's executives,
locally and from Rochester, N.Y.
Tony Frothingham, now head of the marketing
of Eastman's professional films,
came out here, as did various New York
contingents, including Joseph E. Levine,
Avco Embassy head, accompanied by his
family, and with Bill Chaikin, vice-president
on the Coast.
Jack Valenti's car, one block from the
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, where the
awards were held, ran into a Volkswagen.
With the urgency of being on the Oscar
program, Valenti's car, with permission,
left the scene, according to the radio announcement,
and then the driver returned.
However, leaving the scene of an accident
is serious in Los Angeles and radio reports
indicated the incident was being "investigated."
No one in Valenti's family was hurt.
He brought them with him from Washington,
D.C., for this affair and then had to
run into Los Angeles traffic problems! But,
he was his usual smiling self.
Peter Finch and Liv Ullmann co-star in
"The Abdication," a Warner Bros, film
about a Swedish queen.
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Miranda Plans $150,000
Renovation for Ventura
VENTURA, CALIF. — The
1,000-seat
Ventura Theatre has been added to Vince
Miranda's circuit. He plans to spend up to
$150,000 for renovation of the house, which
will reopen in approximately six months
with a gala premiere.
Miranda plans to show family-type entertainment
at the refurbished showhouse.
This will be the 24th theatre in the circuit
which Miranda started 12 years ago
when he purchased the Lyric Theatre in
Huntington Park.
HONOLULU
por the first time in the history of the
Academy Awards presentation, the motion
picture industry's biggest show of the
year was televised live in Honolulu. The
Consolidated Amusement Co. picked up the
tab for the KHON-TV, Channel 2, two-anda-half-hour
Oscar show, beamed via satellite
on a one-hour delay from Los Angeles. According
to Art Gordon, general manager of
Consolidated, this could have been the largest
audience to have been watching a TV
program in Hawaii . of Oscars.
Waikiki 2 will bring back "Cabaret" and
the New Royal will be reshowing "The Godfather"
within a week or two. These two
major award winners already have had extensive
showings in Honolulu.
"Man of La Mancha" opened at the Cinerama
with multiple benefit screenings . . .
The New Royal in Waikiki, along with a
hundred other theatres on the mainland,
had a special screening of Paramount's
"Brother Sun, Sister Moon."
Tlje Waipahu Theatre in rural Oahu
switched managements recently, with Yugo
Okubo exiting and M. Yu of the Philippines
continuing with hardly any changes in program
policy.
The ReX, in downtown Chinatown, begins
a five-day booking for adult films and
two days for Chinese-language pictures.
Martin Chariot, young local filmmaker,
showed bits from his previous movies and
"introduced" his new work, "An Artist
Commits Suicide," at the Kuykendall Auditorium
of the University of Hawaii. This
was followed by a brief lecture and a question-and-answer
period in reference to his
avante-garde films.
Art Gordon, No. 1 barker of Variety
Club Tent 50, is riding hard and fast on
the membership drive.
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DENVER—The Rocky Mountain Motion
Picture Ass'n will host its annual convention,
"The Rocky Mountain Roundup
Forward Look '73," at the Brown Palace
Hotel in Denver Tuesday (24) through
Thursday (26), it was announced by Bob
Tankersley, RMMPA president. Western
wear will be optional at all functions
throughout the three-day gathering.
Ralph Batschelet, convention chairman,
says "there's going to be fun in the sun
and plenty of work to be done at this year's
Mile High City roundup.' The event starts
Tuesday (24) with the screening of two
United Artists features, "White Lighting"
(in the morning) and "Tom Sawyer" (in
the afternoon). Sandwiched in and around
the films will be ad seminars, workshops
and discussion periods, as well as a cocktail
party.
Wednesday (25)
begins with a breakfast,
to be followed by a day of product reel
screenings, business sessions and work parlays,
broken only by a luncheon sponsored
DENVER
gookings to tie in with the Academy
Awards were set throughout the metropolitan
area. "Cabaret" is playing in six
suburban outlets, while "The Godfather"
is playing in a combination of nine conventional
houses and drive-ins.
Jules Gerelick, general sales manager for
Crest Films, was in town conferring with
Jay O'Malin of the O'Malin Organization.
Together they were able to set spring and
summer datings on "The Doberman Heist,"
"Bummer," "Terminal Island" and "Beyond
Atlantis."
The Cherry Creek Cinema was closed to
the public in order to hold a special invitational
screening of Columbia's "Lost Horizon."
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The men will enjoy a buffet dinner, followed
by a golf Calcutta in the hotel, while
the gals will dine at the Colorado Music
Hall and see the production of "The Odd
Couple."
The roundup will be topped off with a
day of fun Thursday (26). Golf for both
the ladies and men is on tap for the day
and an old-fashioned dinner-dance Thursday
night will be held at the Brown Palace
Townhall. There will be plenty of prizes
and surprises at the closing-night festivities.
Included will be the giveaway of a new
$3,500 Glastron GT-150 Coast Guard ready
boat with an Evinrude motor, a Las Vegas
Riviera holiday that includes round-trip air
fare (via Frontier Airlines) and scores of
other beautiful gifts.
Reservations for the RMMPA convention
are $30 each and an extra $20 for
"your pardner." This includes everything
but golf.
Lake City, was in town calling on the accounts.
Henry and Mildred Friedel celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception
at their home at 355 Albion. A large
crowd attended the open house. They were
married in Omaha when Henry was booker
there for MGM. He started with that company
in Des Moines as a shipper, advancing
to booker, then moving to Omaha as booker.
Henry came to this city as assistant
branch manager and in 1932 was made
branch manager. He probably served as a
branch manager for a major company in
Denver longer than any other man—30
years. He retired in 1962. At the reception
was his brother George, who has been with
20th-Fox for 42 years, presently as a salesman
out of the Jacksonville exchange.
George worked for the company in Des
Moines, Kansas City, Oklahoma City and
now Jacksonville.
Ray Davis, who retired recently as district
manager for National General in Seattle,
is active in the membership drive for the
Greeley Chamber of Commerce. Davis was
a district manager here prior to his move
to
Seattle.
Film Production in India
Described by Narosimhon
DENVER—T. S. Narasimhan, filmmaker
from India, visited relatives in Denver
and told of some movie conditions in that
country. He has a film in preparation and
is hoping to interest Americans in lending
financial support. Narasimhan will be author
and co-director for the film, tentatively
named "Lotus of the Mire."
With very little TV in India, that country
has become the second largest producer of
movies in the world, with Japan said to be
first. Therefore, in India films are a very
important means of communication.
In "Lotus of the Mire" Narasimhan
hopes to comment on problems that concern
both the East and West. He also will make
an English version. The story line concerns
an American doctor who marries an Indian
girl, with the scenario dealing with the son's
problem of maturing under difficult conditions.
Narasimhan said social movies are very
popular in India. The government maintains
rigid supervision of much of the material
that goes into films. Kissing is not permitted
in Indian productions.
The film producer expected to return to
India within a few days but plans to pay
another visit to this country this fall.
PORTLAND
J|d Fessler, owner-operator of Cinema 21
and the Fine Arts, reports "Sleuth,"
with boxoffice grosses growing with every
performance, will top his record set with
"Love Story" by the end of the third week
of its run. At the Fine Arts, "The Heartbreak
Kid" has turned out to be another
winner.
New personnel named recently for Tom
Moyer Theatres included Bob Boitano, who
is general manager of the circuit. When the
Southgate Quad in Milwaukie is operational,
Tom Moyer Theatres will have 30 active
screens here and in Salem. Bill Spencer,
formerly with 20th Century-Fox as branch
manager, becomes head booker, with offices
in the downtown headquarters at SW Ninth
Avenue and Taylor Street. Formerly of
Lake Oswego, a suburb of this city, Spencer
has been out of the Rose City area for more
than 18 years heading 20th-Fox branch
offices in Milwaukee, Wis., Chicago and
Los Angeles. With the debut of the Southgate,
Tom Moyer Theatres will employ approximately
200, making the
the Northwest's largest.
circuit one of
SALT LAKE CITY
^Idon Yergenson, owner of the Hyland
Drive-In, Cedar City, announced recently
that he's going to expand his theatre.
Plans call for installing EPRAD car heaters
and the addition of a new theatre with a
capacity of 200. Construction is to begin
this spring.
Keith Perry, vice-president of Universal
Theatre Supply, just returned from a business
trip which took him to Las Vegas,
Nev., and San Diego, Calif.
Jack Haigh, Syufy Enterprises, San Francisco,
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Fred N. Hoelzer Is Dead;
Pioneer Theatre Owner
ST. LOUIS—Fred N. Hoelzer, 89, a
pioneer motion picture theatre owner and
operator in tliis area and one-time president
of thie old Carondelet Brewing Co. here,
died Tuesday, March 27, at the Edgewater
Nursing Home.
Hoelzer, a native St.
Louisan, operated a
circuit of theatres which began with the
purchase of the old Eclipse on Primm
Street, between Michigan and Virginia avenues,
in 1913. During the period between
1913 and 1924, Hoelzer and his wife Mary
operated four movie houses in South St.
Louis, including the old Ivory, Marguerite
and Manion theatres.
After his retirement from exhibition in
1924, Hoelzer entered the brewing industry,
serving from 1933 to 1935 as president of
Carondelet Brewing, producers of CBC
Beer.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Herman
Telthorst; a grandson, and two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Hoelzer died in 1970.
Plan Pekin Theatre Updating
PEKIN, ILL.—Local developer Robert
Monge has announced a three-year plan for
the remodeling of the Pekin Theatre and
eventual razing of the former post office
building across the street. Monge and Si
Pescaglia bought the theatre building some
time ago and they now plan to install a new
screen and new seating. The movie house
also will
undergo a facelifting.
KANSAS CITY
John Shipp, Thomas and Shipp Film, announces
that his company will open a
new shipping depot Monday (9) under the
name of Independent Film Shippers. The
depot is located at 1800 Central and will be
managed by David R. Shipp. At this time
only films handled or distributed by Thomas
and Shipp Film will be shipped by the depot
but future plans call for the organization
to handle film shipments for other independent
distributors in the area. Mrs. Betty
Burdett will be the full-time film inspector.
The depot's telephone number is (816) 471-
3348.
Don Walker, Warner Bros, area publicist,
reports that radio station WHB disc jockey
Jeff Roberts will be giving away 50 pairs
of tickets to lucky listeners for the of)ening
night of "Class of '44." The picture opens
its Kansas City run Wednesday (11) at the
Plaza. Blue Ridge and Watts Mill theatres.
A correction should be noted regarding
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Charles A. Fisher, head of the Central
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Minn., to undergo open heart surgery. He
had been a patient at St. Luke's Hospital.
Fisher's company operates the Valley View
Cinemas.
Virginia Applegate, Universal Pictures,
recently entered Research Hospital for surgery.
Screenings at Commonwealth: "Au Pair
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Rodger of the Skies" (20th-Fox), Tuesday
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ST. LOUIS
film actress Dina Merrill, who is starring
is
in three films due for 1973 release and
scheduled to start filming another feature
next month in California, was a recent
visitor at Stix, Baer & Fuller's local department
stores on a coast-to-coast public relations
tour touting her own cosmetics company.
Theatre patron John Francis Alsobrook,
28, who resides in suburban Lemay, came
upon hard times on a recent Sunday when
he purchased a ticket to see the Paul Newman
film "The Life and Times of Judge
Roy Bean" at the South County Cinema in
Sunset Hills and went inside to see the
movie. The cashier summoned police and
County Police Detectives Howard Opich
and Thomas Gilyon arrived. They told the
manager to go to Alsobrook at his theatre
seat and ask him to go to the lobby for a
message. However, Alsobrook instead bolted
out a nearby exit and was captured by
the two detectives after a short foot chase.
He was booked on suspicion of armed robbery,
according to police. He reportedly refused
to make a statement.
Friends in Norfolk, Va., report that the
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where a judge had moved an obscenity case
for a first-hand look at "Deep Throat," the
controversial blue movie. But the house
lights never dimmed. Projectionist Fred
Barker refused to go on with the show, saying
he was concerned that he could be
charged if he ran the film.
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^ilton Levins, Avco Embassy Pictures
branch manager, completed arrangements
with five theatres for the showing of
"Night .Watch," with Elizabeth Taylor . . .
"A Book of Numbers" opened a week early
at the Roosevelt—Friday (6)—with Raymond
St. Jacques appearing on the theatre
stage Saturday (7) and Sunday (8).
Columbia Pictures hosted a screening of
"Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me" for area
exhibitors. Columbia's "Godspell" is set for
its first opening here at the Esquire Theatre
Wednesday (11).
The Kohlberg Theatre Circuit announced
three managerial appointments: Roger Rosenbaum,
formerly at the 53 Drive-In,
moved to the Lawrencewood as manager;
Whonda Waison now is manager at the 53,
and Eugene Maglore was appointed manager
of the Meadows.
Wally Heim, in charge of advertising and
publicity for United Artists in the Midwest,
announced plans are set for the opening of
Vincent Price's "Theatre of Blood" at the
Woods Theatre Wednesday (18) and "Scorpio"
in seven neighborhood theatres Friday
(20).
JMG Film Co. welcomed good business
reports from theatres playing the combination
of "Hotbox" and "Woman Hunt."
started its ninth week at the Playboy Theatre,
is set for a multiple run starting May
of JMG operations in this area, worked with
Art Spirou in connection with the opening
Buena Vista hosted a "Cinderella Sunday
Social" for grownups and children of "Disney
on Parade." The show opens at the
the new First National Bank Plaza is located
right across the street from the Monroe
Theatre, Eddie Jovan is reported to be
planning some extensive remodeling for his
property on Monroe Street.
James Flocker was in town to set up a
campaign for the action drama, "Ground
Zero." The film, made in San Francisco,
stars Melvin Beli, attorney who has been
associated with well-known criminal cases.
Distribution in the Midwest is handled by
Teitel Film . . . Pat Halloran, formerly with
Universal, has joined Teitel Film Corp. in
the Milwaukee territory.
William Lange & Associates booked Joe
Brenner's "Man From Deep River" for May
opening in the Loop Theatre. It was filmed
in Burma and their is strong indication it
. . .
may be one of the big sleepers of the year
Gary Wren and Bill Lange reported
they are very grateful for the "Pinocchio"
successes. It grossed in excess of $50,000 in
its weekend showing in area theatres.
Universal Pictures' "Pete 'n' Tillie" started
its third outlying run in hardtops and
drive-ins starting Friday (6) . . . Carl Farber
of the Normal Theatre and Sam Abozoglia
of the 400 met with Jack Botaro,
head booker for Universal Pictures, to line
up new movies.
Harry Goodman, president of Apachs
Films, announced that Apache has been
appointed to distribute Grove Press films.
Scheduled for exhibitor screenings, starting
Tuesday (10), in the ABC screening room is
"Mandabi," the first all-black African film
to be shown in this country. Critics say the
picture can be compared with "Sounder"
because of its simple, direct and forceful
cinematography.
Glenn Westcott has joined National Theatre
Service as manager for the Midwest
area. He will be covering Wisconsin, Illinois
and a portion of Indiana. Westcott formerly
was with EPRAD . . . When Charles
Teitel went to the West Coast recently he
learned that his father A. Teitel, now 85,
had re-entered business by joining Harry
Thomas and Roy Reid in a venture through
Headliner Productions. Their current releases
are "Cage Men," "The Dean's Wife"
and "The Highrise Wives" . . . Teitel Film
is launching a new horror show Friday (13),
"The Night of the Bloody Apes."
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MEMPHIS—With "Judge Roy Bean"
and "Wattstax" each grossing 350 per cent,
Memphis first runs generally attracted better-than-average
boxoffice support in the
current report week. "'The Poseidon Adventure,"
ending a third month at the
Crosstown Theatre, joined the 300 class
while 200s were scored by "Up the Sandbox."
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French Film Festival Is
Ending in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — The third annual
French Film Festival, sponsored by Loyola
and Tulane universities, the French Film
Office, French Cultural Services and the
new Orleans Media Institute, concludes today
(9) after a ten-day run.
"Les Choses de la Vie" and "Cesar et
Rosalie" are today's festival features.
Edouard Molinaro's "La Mandarino" and
the world premiere of Claude Chabrel's
"Les Noces Rouge," which had been held
up in France by that country's censor board,
were the opening features March 30.
The remainder of the program: March
31, "Rak," "Le Viager," "Pic et Pic et Cologram";
Sunday (1), "Aminata," "A Tear in
the Ocean"; Monday (2). "La Femme en
Bleu," "La Maison des Series"; Wednesday
(4), repeat of "Les Noces Rouge"; Saturday
(7), repeat of "La Mandarino," "Le Distrait,"
"Italien des Roses," repeat of "Paulina,"
"La Cicatrice Interieure," "L'Athanor."
VIPs attending the festival were Marie
Dubois, actress; Michel Piccoli, actor; Phillippe
Garrel, director; Jacques Robert, director
of the Avignon and Gare-Toulon
festivals.
Construction Proceeding
On Dumas, Ark., SC Unit
DUMAS, ARK.—Construction is proceeding
on a theatre in the Brookhaven
Shopping Center, just south of the Dumas
city limits on Highway 65, according to
Jerry Tanenbaum, president of Pudata, Inc.,
which is developing the facilities.
Tanenbaum said the theatre, which will
seat 300 patrons, should be ready for opening
in May or June. It will be called The
Picture Show and will show only first-run
films and no X-rated pictures.
JOHN DAY, ORE.—Dean and Betty
Elliott of Canyon Creek, Ore., have announced
the acquisition of the Grant County
Drive-In. The ozoner formerly was owned
by E. C. and Marion Holland.
Charles Comeaux Wins Ogden-Perry
Advertising Man of the Year Award
BATON ROUGE — Managers Charles
Comeaux, Jules Courville and Harold Boudreaux
were honored at an Ogden-Perry
Theatres circuit party hosted here by the
management.
Also at the party. Earl Perry, a partner
in the circuit, announced that Ogden-Perry's
de luxe twin cinema in the Edgewater Plaza
Shopping Center in Biloxi, Miss., will be
opened in June. Perry also announced that
construction has started on a twin cinema
in the Broadacres Shopping Center in Hattiesburg,
Miss., and that construction soon
will get under way on a twin cinema in the
Ellis Isle Shopping Center in Jackson Mall
Cinema, Jackson, Miss.
Randolph Ogden. director of theatres for
the circuit, said, "We feel that the motion
picture industry has a tremendous future
and Ogden-Perry Theatres intends to give
its patrons the very best in motion picture
theatres."
Gordon Ogden, director of advertising
and publicity for the circuit presented
Charles Comeaux, manager of the Ogden-
Perry Jackson Mall Cinema, Jackson, Miss.,
with the circuit's Advertising Man of the
Year Award, citing Comeaux for his outstanding
showmanship and superior promotional
campaigns for "Bless the Beasts and
Children," "Diamonds Are Forever," "The
Honkers" and "Shaft's Big Score."
Gordon Ogden also congratulated runnerup
Jules Courville, manager of the Center
Cinema I and Center Cinema II, Lafayette,
for outstanding campaigns on "Frogs," "The
Culpepper Cattler Company" and "Cabaret."
Courville was the Ogden-Perry Advertising
Man of the Year in 1971.
MEMPHIS
Construction is under way on a 200-seat
theatre in Kingsway Plaza, Sikeston,
Mo., for Malco Theatres of Memphis, according
to Herbert R. Levy, Malco vicepresident.
The circuit already has four theatres
in Sikeston—the Rex, Malone, Malco
Twin and Delta Drive-In.
Without any advertising, "Deep Throat,"
banned in New York by Judge Joel Tyler,
opened quietly at the Pussy Cat Theatre,
2355 Lamar, in Memphis. The title wasn't
even carried on a sign or marquee outside
the theatre but word-of-mouth advertising
has begun to fill
the theatre day after day.
Steven S. McLemore has taken over operation
of the Coffeeville Theatre in Coffeeville.
Miss. . . . Drive-In openings included
the Union, New Albany, Miss.; Laco, Lexington,
Tenn.; luka, luka. Miss.; Skyway,
Humboldt and Caroll at Huntingdon, the
latter two in
this state.
Two Memphis screens have been selected
by the Ely Landau Organization of New
Cordon Ogden, left, as director of
advertising and publicity for Ogden-
Perry Theatres, presents manager
Charles Comeaux with the circuit's
Advertising Man of the Year Avrard.
Comeaux manages the Ogden-Perry
Jackson Mall Cinema, Jackson, Miss.
Boudreaux, manager of the Charles Cinema
in Lake Charles and the circuit's Advertising
Man of the Year in 1970, had an
outstanding campaign on "Diamonds Are
Forever" and he won an Advertising Man
of the Month Award for his campaign on
"The Godfather." Boudreaux holds the most
Advertising Man of the Month awards in
a single year (6) of any manager in the circuit
and Gordon Ogden says this may ibe
a record that won't be equalled.
Guy Ogden, director of operations, made
presentations to the managers who had the
best-kept theatres.
York, which is pioneering in subscription
(season ticket) movies. The Memphis units
are Southbrook 1 and Southbrook 2, the
largest equipped with 327 seats. Other theatres
may be added to this project, which will
present eight new films, each based on a
stage hit and filled with big-name stars.
Mississippi Exhibition
Veteran Ed Ortte Dies
GULFPORT, MISS.—Ed Ortte, one of
the film industry's veteran exhibitors, died
Thursday, March 29. Funeral services were
held Sunday (1).
Ortte, an exhibitor for a half century,
operated the Sands Theatre in Biloxi and
the Gulf Theatre here.
Renovating Theatre Building
BROOKHAVEN, MISS.—Renovation of
the old Dixie Theatre Building has begun
and will provide 5,500 square feet of additional
selling space for the adjacent Fred's
Dollar Store. In addition, the building, purchased
from Solomon Enterprises, will provide
a second story for merchandise.
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Kfickey Mouse has moved. Buena Vista
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3445 Peachtree Rd., N.E., Suite 1390,
where the new telephone number is 266-
8454. William Brower is Southern division
manager of the company and Walter Walker
is exchange manager. For many years, the
BV exchange has been in the downtown
Walton Building, a stone's throw from Filmrow.
Mentioned here briefly in an earlier column
was an announcement by Norman
Webb, head booker and director of advertising
and promotion of the Atlanta branch
of Sun International, that Sam Davis of
Independent Film Distributors has been appointed
as the company's sub-distributor.
Webb expanded on this by explaining it
gives Davis, a veteran showman on the Atlanta
scene, rights to Sun's G-rated family
films in six Southern states and includes
such films as "Brother of the Wind," a November
release which already has grossed
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in the Canadian Rockies. Sun International
is a subsidiary of Schick Investments and
specializes in family pictures. The home
office is in Los Angeles; Dale Smith is the
regional manager and Bob Hunter is operations
manager. The Atlanta exchange is in
Suite B-20, 2459 Roosevelt Hwy. Davis has
named three salesmen—Frank Lowry, formerly
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Harry Kerr in Charlotte.
Michael Spirtos is the new house manager
of ABC Southeastern's 4,000-seat flagship,
the elegant Fox, an Atlanta showplace
since it was first opened in 1929. Jim Salmon,
former assistant manager of ABC's
downtown Roxy Theatre (torn down to
make way for a skyscraper hotel), was
moved to the Fox as assistant manager, then
transferred to the circuit's Phipps Plaza
Theatre as manager. At the Phipps Plaza,
Salmon succeeds James Ankrim, who was
transferred to Cookeville, Tenn., as city
manager.
Beginnings and development of film animation
were discussed by Gerald Jones,
Atlanta cinematographer, March 22 in the
Walter Hill Auditorium of the High Museum
of Art. His lecture-film program,
titled "Animation in Review," was highlighted
by the screening of the first known
animated works, such as "Humorous Phases
of Funny Faces," by J. A. Stuart Blackman,
made in 1906, and a 1909 film, "Gertie, the
Dinosaur," by Windsor McKay. Jones traced
the development of animation through the
1920s and 1930s, concluding with generated
abstractions of the 1960s and three dimensional
object animation.
President Edith Carmichael was in charge
of the brief March business meeting of the
Metropolitan Atlanta Better Films Council
at the Nantucket Inn. The business session
was held in connection with a bridge luncheon
and White Elephant sale. Recently
Clara Dunn, Atlanta actress and director,
who had a featured role as Rip Tom's
mother in "Payday," filmed in and around
Selma, Ala., related her experiences to the
council while the company was on location.
"Payday" was rated R and Mrs. Dunn, a
grandmother, told how she had to make excuses
to her grandchildren why she couldn't
take them to see the picture when it played
a successful engagement at Martin's Atlanta
Georgia Cinerama. "My role was 'clean,' "
she noted, "but the film, as a whole, was an
R." She has numerous other film credits and
has appeared on the stage here and elsewhere
in many legitimate productions.
Barron Godbee jr., general manager of
the Pal Amusement Co., Vidalia, and Walter
Powell of Futurama Releasing Co., Jacksonville,
were Filmrow visitors . . . The
manager of the Capri Cinema announced
that the opening of Ross Hunter's "Lost
Horizon" had been delayed a week to
Thursday (12) but still will be for the
benefit of the Atlanta Children's Theatre.
Marquee changes: "Slither," Atlanta;
"The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-
Moon Marigolds," Peachtree Battle; "Walking
Tall," Fox; "Sounder," Lakewood; "The
Heartbreak Kid," Miracle; "Two People,"
Lenox Square and Belmont; "Pulp," Lenox
II; "Pete 'n' Tillie," Cherokee; "Cabaret,"
Emory; "The World's Greatest Athlete,"
Toco Hill; "Gone With the Wind," Sandy
Springs; "Deliverance," three Georgia Theatre
Co. hardtops and three GTC drive-ins;
"The Godfather," four GTC theatres.
Joanne Woodward, star of "The Effect
of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds,"
was not too distressed when her performance
in the picture failed to win her a
nomination. "Had I been nominated," she
told an Atlanta reporter, "I would not have
accepted. My feeling about the Academy is
that it has lost its effectiveness or any sense
of dignity that it had. I hope it doesn't
sound like sour grapes because of anything
I was or was not nominated for. I think my
feeling about the Academy Awards is well
known now. I have been increasingly unhappy
with the Academy for a number of
years. I let my membership lapse sometime
ago. I'm glad I won the Oscar (for "Three
Faces of Eve") when I was young enough
that it still meant something to me. It was
like a childhood dream. I didn't really
know what it meant. Now that I am an
older woman, I find there are many things
more important to me than movies." One
of her principal interests now, she added,
is ballet.
Film theatres are facing lively entertainment
competition throughout this month in
Atlanta. The Shrine Circus opened a ten-day
run Saturday (6) at the Municipal Auditorium;
the Glen Campbell group will give
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Saturday (14) at the Atlanta Civic Center
Auditorium; Laugh-In's Lily Tomlin was at
the Music Hall Tuesday (3) through Saturday
(7); Holiday on Ice has a five-day engagement
at the Omni late in the month,
where Sonny and Cher bring their show
Tuesday (17). In addition there are advertised
bookings of more than ten rock
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National Basketball Ass'n playoffs involving
the Hawks, etc. Despite all these counterattractions,
we'll venture that the film theatres
do very well since attendance has been
increasing.
Sara Lee Dorton, head of 20th-Fox's accounting
department, checked into Georgia
Baptist Hospital for surgery the same day
that Helen Kuykendoll, also of 20th-Fox
accounting, returned to her duties after
being hospitalized in the same institution
. . . Joe Harper, chief booker in Atlanta's
booking headquarters for Birmingham-based
R. C. Cobb Theatres continues to improve
and should return soon to limited duty.
Children's matinees on a recent weekend
featured the new musical version of "The
Pied Piper of Hamelin" at Storey's Lakewood,
North DeKalb, National Triple and
three Conner's Capital Corp.'s units on
Candler Road, Doraville and Sandy Springs.
Performances were at 12:30 p.m. and 2
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, all seats priced
at $1.
Trade and press screenings at Columbia's
Filmrow Playhouse: "The Deadly Honeymoon,"
MGM; "Scorpio," United Artists;
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Charles lacona, accounting department;
Warren Teal, booker, and Francis Barr,
advertising representative in Dallas; head
buyer Tom Sawyer, bookers Vivian Danus
and Nick Lewis, and Ralph Puckhaber,
advertising, Jacksonville. This group gathered
at Columbia's Filmrow Playhouse to see
the two ABC pictures.
Tuesday, March 20, MGM picked up the
ball and entertained at a luncheon in a
private dining room of the Diplomat Restaurant,
with Ted Hatfield, Culver City,
Calif.,
director of the company's advertising department;
Jerry Martin, Southern division
director of advertising and exploitation;
branch manager W. W. "Woody" Sherrill
and his assistant Louis Owens as hosts.
In addition to the MGM people, special
guests included the following group of Atlantans:
Glenn Berggren, president of Wil-Kin;
William Brower, Southern district manager,
and Walter Walker, branch manager, Buena
Vista Distribution Co.; Paul Hargette,
Southern division manager, and Lamar Mc-
Garity, branch manager, Columbia Pictures;
James Whiteside, branch manager. Cinerama
Releasing Co.; James Frew, Southern
division manager, Avco Embassy Pictures;
Dan Coursey, branch manager, 20th Century-Fox;
Dick Settoon, branch manager.
Universal Pictures; Henry Howell, Southern
division manager, and Weber Howell,
branch manager. National General Pictures;
M. V. McAfee, Paramount Pictures branch
manager; Robert Tarwater, United Artists
branch manager; Morris Yowell, Allied
Artists exchange manager; Glenn Simonds.
American International Pictures branch
manager.
A presentation involving "Deadly Honeymoon"
was handled by Hatfield and Martin
and there were announcements and discussions
about "Soylent Green," the MGM
biggie starring Charleton Heston and scheduled
for release this month. "Honeymoon"
also was unreeled at the Columbia screening
room.
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BURBANK, CALIF.—Robert
Knoechel
has been appointed assistant studio controller,
it is announced by Kenneth I. Mancebo,
studio controller of Warner Bros.
Knoechel, who has been manager of the
payroll department, succeeds P. B. Kane,
who will retire June 29 after 14 years
with Warner Bros.
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Roy H. Bradley Sr. Dies
In Charlotte Hospital
CHARLOTTE—Roy H. Bradley sr., 70,
a long-time exhibitor in the Carolinas, died
Thursday, March 22, in a local hospital.
Son of the late Joe and Blanche Bradley
of Charlotte, Bradley was associated with
Stewart & Everett Theatres for 31 years.
The circuit has its headquarters here in
Charlotte.
Survivors are Bradley's wife Ruby; his
daughter Mrs. Roddy L. Stanton of Orangeburg,
S.C.; his son Roy jr. of Charlotte;
his sister Lucile Bradley of Charlotte, and
three grandchildren.
Friends were asked to send memorials
to the American Heart Ass'n, 211 Hawthorne
Lane, Charlotte, N.C. 28204.
CHARLOTTE
Congratulations to Frank Savage jr. and
his wife MoUie on the birth of their
son Frank William March 12. The father is
associated with National General Pictures.
Janet McEIveen, daughter of WOMPI
president Clara Finlayson, is a new employee
at Cinemation Industries.
Jeanette Royster, Premier Pictures, and
June Jones, wife of 20th Century-Fox exchange
manager Charlie Jones, spent a
week in Wilmington visiting with Jeanette's
daughter Cathy.
Chakeres Buys Columbus
Drive-In for $700,000
From Mideastern Edition
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — M. C.
Chakeres,
president of Chakeres Theatres, has
announced the purchase of Miles' East Main
Drive-In, Columbus, for approximately
$700,000 from the Walter Miles and Ethel
Miles estate. This gives Chakeres Theatres
the operation of the three largest drive-ins
in the Columbus area: Holiday, North High
and East Main.
Walter Miles, pioneer showman of Columbus,
will be associated with the local
ozoners in a consultant capacity. The new
manager will be Robert Miles, under the
supervision of John Tabor, Chakeres district
manager.
Chakeres said immediate plans are to remodel
and to update the East Main to give
the
people of Whitehall and the Columbus
area a modern drive-in showing the finest
motion pictures available.
John Schweiger Managing
Gallatin, Mo„ Theatre
From Central Edition
GALLATIN, MO.—John Schweiger is
the new manager of the Courter Theatre,
formerly helmed by Mr. and Mrs. George
Handley jr., who are moving to Franklin,
Ind. The Handleys managed the Courter for
a year.
The movie house is owned by several
Gallatin businessmen and is operated under
lease arrangement.
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WOMPIs in Charlotte
Honor Carl H. Lowry
CHARLOTTE—Carl H. Lowry, Theatrical
Supply Co., was "Man of the Year" at
the WOMPI luncheon held Wednesday,
March 21, at the White House Inn.
Presented with an engraved trophy, Lowry
was chosen because of his numerous printed
services,
sustained assistance and moral support
of the WOMPI organization since the
Charlotte club was founded. He started in
the film industry in 1941, founding the
Theatrical Supply Co. four years later.
Lowry was chosen for the high WOMPI
honors by secret balloting among the club
members.
Clara Finlayson, WOMPI president, presided
at the luncheon and welcomed the
members and their guests, which included
previous winners of the award for which
Lowry was chosen. President Finlayson reviewed
these as: 1968, when the award was
known as Boss of the Year Award, J.
Francis White, Howco International; 1969,
George A. Royster, National General Pictures;
1970, Frank Lowry, Carolina Booking
Services; 1971, L. L. "Doc" Theimer,
Piedmont Productions. In 1972 the title of
the award was changed to Man of the Year
and was won by Phil McKinney, manager
of the Queen City Drive-In. who announced
Carl Lowry as winner of this year's award.
Betsy Piver, Stewart & Everett Theatres,
introduced the guest speaker. Bob McQuay,
president of Associated Brokers, who gave
a most inspiring talk on "I will persist until
I succeed."
The March committee, of which Betty
McQuay was chairman, coordinated the
program. The tables were decorated with
straw hats filled with flowers, which were
given as door prizes to the more than 90
persons who attended.
New Redstone Woburn Four
Should Open This Spring
From New England Edition
WOBURN, MASS.—A late spring opening
is expected for the four Showcase
cinemas being built at the junction of routes
128 and 38 in this city. The quartet will
have a total seating capacity of 2,000.
The four-screen theatre, under the management
of Redstone Theatres, will be a
sister showcase to the Revere Drive-In,
Suffolk Downs Drive-In and the Starlight
Drive-In at North Reading, all units in the
far-flung Redstone circuit and all under the
supervision of John Nerich, Redstone division
manager.
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Fxcitement ran high over the Oscar awards.
Irene Mexic of Gulf States Theatres'
advertising department had an "Oscar
Party" and her friends gathered at her home
to view the program. Several Filmrow offices
made up pools, each selecting a choice
of nominees. Winners of the Blue Ribbon
Pictures pool were Claire Pabst and Carole
Roussell, each selecting 11 winners.
General Cinema Corp. opened two new
theatres in the Gentilly-Woods Shopping
Center Thursday, March 29, showing
"Brother Sun, Sister Moon" as the invitational
evening feature. Regular programs
began the next day with "The Thief Who
Came to Dinner" at Cinema I and "The
Legend of Boggy Creek" at Cinema II.
As usual, following the Oscar awards,
winning features are on local marquees:
"The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,"
best foreign-language film, Toulouse Theatre;
"Cabaret," eight awards. Lakeside and
Westside 2; "The Godfather," best picture
of the year. Lakeside and Oakwood cinemas
II and Kenilworth theatres; "The Poseidon
Adventure," Robert E. Lee Theatre . . .
"Paper Moon" was screened by Paramount
March 29 at the ABC screening room.
Eva Ansardi, Blue Ribbon Pictures billing
clerk, resigned to take a position with
the Lykes Steamship Co. . . . Film industry
friends were saddened by the death of William
A. R. Malm, a projectionist and one
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Lemotto Smith, 93, Plays
In Mini-Pro-Am Tourney
MIAMI—Retired Ohio exhibitor
Lemotto
Smith, 93, was the first golfer to drive
from the Gold tee in the recent Mini-Pro-
Am Doral golf tournament and played a
fine round in company with Curtis Sifford.
Smith, a pioneer exhibitor who invested
heavily and successfully in filmmaking and
knew most of the early day film stars,
didn't take up golf until he was 50 because
"I didn't have time." By the time he was 50,
however, he had made a fortune with two
auto dealerships, 12 bowling alleys, his
films and a circuit of theatres in the Buckeye
State.
When he did turn to golf at the half-century
mark. Smith, now a sharp dresser with
a quick smile and soft, silvery hair, "went
wild" over the game.
"I played all over Europe and up and
down the East Coast and the Midwest," he
told the Miami Herald. "The first Monday
every October I'd leave Cleveland (home
base of his Van Dorn Co.) and go to New
England for one month of golf."
According to the Herald, Smith's "entry
into the world of pro-ams (in the Silver
Circle in 1972) came accidentally after he
made a $300 donation to the Dorai's American
Cancer Fund. Sally Shepherd (wife of
the late Sonny Shepherd, Wometco Enterprises
vice-president), helping with the
Doral event, called to tell him he was entitled
to play and she drove his golf cart
for him.
" 'We're honored to have him play,' declared
Doral pro-am chairman Art Bruns.
The Silver Circle event is a satellite to the
main Golden Circle pro-am in which amateur
golfers pay $1,000 to play' with the
leading 50 money winners."
According to the Herald, Smith plays
nine holes a couple of times a month and
scores 60 to 64. His drives average about
135 yards and his favorite clubs are the
three-wood and five-iron.
"Blindness in
my right eye made me develop
a short backswing because I
couldn't
see the ball when I'd take a full pivot,"
Smith told the Herald. "But I had an operation
last October and I can see perfectly."
His secret for the stock market is "faith
and action" and his formula for long life is
"keep active and don't smoke." He gets
about in his six-passenger company jet, in
which, he told the Herald, "there's room
just for me and five stewardesses."
East Hartford Will Allow
Redstone to Erect Sign
From New England Edition
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. — The
town's zoning board of appeals has denied
an application for a 615-square-foot variance
but said it would allow a 375-squarefoot
variance for a sign area at Redstone
Theatres' under-construction cinemas I-II-
II-IV complex off Interstate Highway-84.
The four-auditorium project is expected
to be operational by late spring.
MIAMI
piorida State Theatres, one of the state's
major circuits (52 theatres) and a division
of American Broadcasting Companies,
is observing its 68th anniversary.
The circuit was founded in Jacksonville in
1915 when that city was a bustling film
production center. The Jacksonville Imperial
in that year became the first operating unit
of the future FST organization. Only last
year did FST lose that precious link with
the past, when the Imperial was dismantled.
Now the circuit is about to lose another link
to its earlier days as Al Wiess, who has held
executive positions with FST over four
decades, is preparing to retire. George
Bourke of the Miami Herald, in an article
focused on Weiss' impending retirement,
says that Al's most colorful period was his
tenure as manager of the downtown
Olympia in its vaudeville and stage show
eras. Bourke pointed out that Weiss has
called "curtain time" for every top variety
star from Pat Rooney and the Dolly Sisters
to the more recent likes of Elvis Presley,
Harry Richman, Joe E. Lewis and Jackie
Gleason.
Jack Mitchell, director of promotion for
Wometco Enterprises, and Marvin Reed,
assistant promotion director for the same
circuit, were featured in a story in the
March 25 issue of the Coral Gables Times
by Joan Brazer. Both Mitchell and Reed
remember the days when the cost of a ticket
to the movies was 40 cents and every
neighborhood child went to the theatre on
Saturday afternoons. Both Reed and Mitchell
are well-known to those connected
with film distribution in Miami. Both have
remained and grown in the industry.
Reed opened Loews' Riviera on South
Dixie Highway as house manager. Later he
joined Wometco, first as house manager of
the Coral Gables and then as manager of
the Twin Cinema in Dadeland. He says that
movies are more of a challenge today than
they ever were. He says that part of his job
today is analyzing markets to see which
films should be shown where. Mitchell
started as an usher in 1935 (receiving $5 a
week for his work). He says there may be
more of a challenge today in the movie
industry but he finds this more stimulating
than devastating.
Both men, the Coral Gables Times article
declared, spend their days dreaming up
ways to promote films and prove their
worthiness ot Miami residents. Mitchell was
quoted as saying: "Dadeland is our best
area for films," explaining that people in
that area are well educated and appreciate
a good product. He noted, too, that the
Sunset Theatre, since it attracts so many
students, presents foreign films successfully.
At the Miracle in Coral Gables, he says a
poor film will die a quick death, since
patrons there are well aware of their own
likes and dislikes. Mitchell declared "There's
a definite resurgence of interest in movies.
Films are at times a representation of life
and at other times an escape from life.
Either way, they offer something of value."
The men agreed that most business at theatres
is done on the weekends but that earlybird
prices, usually between 1 and 2 p.m.,
have brought many people back to the
theatre in the afternoon.
"Today the industry is on the upswing,"
said Mitchell. "We have weathered television
and proven our worth. Better and
better products are coming into the market.
The public has proven its support of motion
pictures. All that is important now is that
we continue to give them what they want."
Danny Thomas, star of screen, vaudeville
and the Deauville Star Theatre's final show
here March 30-April 8, made a public appearance
for autographs and photographs
at the Jordan Marsh Store on Biscayne
Boulevard and at the Jordan Marsh Store
in Fort Lauderdale during the Deauville
run. Accompanying Thomas on his helicopter
flights to these two assignments were
Harry Grossman, general manager of the
Deauville Star Theatre, and Gene Hogan,
public relations man.
Course in Film Scoring
Offered by Miami Univ.
CORAL GABLES, FLA.—University of
a new
Miami's School of Music has started
course this semester, "Film Scoring," which
teaches the mathematics of film timing and
psychology of mood music. Seven students
are enrolled in the two-semester course, all
being required to write original sound tracks
for films as part of the work.
James Progris, assistant professor of
music theory and composition, teaches the
course. He believes that, with the movie
industry growing in Florida and the advent
of cable television, there will be an increased
need for qualified film composers
in the future.
The School of Music has the cooperation
of the university's department of mass communications,
which is providing equipment
for use in the course. Other schools offering
this course are Yale University, Eastman
School of Music and Boston's Berklee
College of Music.
Progris was assistant dean of the Berklee
College of Music from 1964-68. He joined
the music faculty of the University of Miami
in 1969 and for the past four years, he
has been involved in commercial record production
in Miami and with a publishing
and recording company which he formed.
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
gi|w>H|V|y
don't miss the famous
I^^^ Don Ho Show. . . at
[HamjJ Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
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BOXOFFICE :: April 9, 1973 SE-7

JACKSONVILLE
(Ed. Note: Robert Cornwall, regular
BOXOFFICE correspondent in Jacksonville
is off to the Emerald Isle for
two months. As usual when Robert
goes traveling, Wendy Hendrickson,
Universal staffer and WOMPI president,
takes over this column:)
fl marvelous "welcome home" party was
given by American International Pictures
for Charlie King, who returned from
Will Rogers Hospital. Charlie reports all is
well with himself; he just couldn't feel better.
Richard Lewis reported close to 100
persons attended the luncheon party, including
Mrs. Charlie (Julia) King, Janet
Sikes, Charlie's daughter, and Mrs. Richard
L/Cwis. Special thanks go to the girls of the
AIP office—Sandy Hughes, Lynda Kerr,
Lisa Prosser and Diane Ruhoy—who prepared
all of the refreshments and made it
such a great success.
Charles Brock, Jacksonville entertainment
editor, reported on three movies currently
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playing here: "Sleuth," "a marvelous mystery,
with very clever dialog"; "Save the
Tiger" "tells of a modem day businessman
getting ready to blow his top"; "Lady Caroline
Lamb" "is a story about her affair with
Lord Byron."
Sara Keller,
booker at 20th Century-Fox
until she quit two years ago, died Saturday,
March 24. We will miss Sara Keller, who
had continued to keep in touch with her
film industry friends through the months
since she left her post at 20th-Fox.
Kitty Cox returned to work at General
Cinema after missing a month with hepatitis.
We are all happy to see her back at
work and feeling better . . . Phil Eckert,
Columbia, is home recuperating after surgery
and also feeling much improved. She
wishes to thank everyone for the many
kindnesses shown her by Filmrow friends
with flowers, cards and calls.
Bob Jones, ABC FST city manager, reported
that Larry Thompson, former Regency
Theatre assistant manager, is now
the new manager of the San Marco Theatre.
In the travel news, Giesla Tilkers, ABC
FST, and her husband went to Tampa for
a weekend to celebrate their 30th anniversary
. . . Richard Lewis, AIP, exchange
manager, went on a business trip to south-
. . . Sunny
west Florida for several days
Greenwood, Navy motion picture department
in Virginia, visited Jacksonville and
spent time with film industry friends.
We understand that Bob Cornwall's tour
of Ireland is to be a walking tour, although
he's having his mail directed to the general
post office in Dublin for the duration of the
two months . . . Marshall Fling of Kent
took a week's vacation to be marshal at
the Satellite Golf tournament, Bay Meadows
. . . Recent screenings: Paramount
screened "Paper Moon" and "Charlie, One
Eye."
To add a bit of humor this week: It had
been a beautiful day at Universal until our
office manager and head booker Oliver
Mathews calmly walked up to the girls and
reported that a mouse was loose in the office
but not to get upset, especially our expectant
mother Karen Lukaszewski. We
also were told to keep our feet off of the
floor and everything would be alright (Writer's
note: Don't you believe it!). We spotted
the mouse several times but always at a
nice, safe distance—then, all of a sudden,
there it was—^scurrying across the top of
poor Karen's desk! You never have seen so
many girls run so fast or have heard such
loud screams on Filmrow. Oliver and booker
Jim Carriker rushed to the rescue with
their nifty flyswatter and flashlight and
chased the mouse out into the streets of
Filmrow. Peace and work once again returned
to the Universal office.
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Curtain Opens on 3rd
Dallas USA Festival
DALLAS—The third annual USA Film
Festival, to include 14 premieres, a Raoul
Walsh retrospective and satellite screenings,
opens today at the Bob Hope Theatre on
the Southern Methodist University and will
continue through Sunday (15).
This festival begins just as last week's
United States Film Festival, headquartered
at the Memorial Auditorium Theatre, ends
—thus giving filmgoers here a second consecutive
week of important industry visitors
and products.
Premieres to be seen during the USA
Film Festival include "Mother's Day," "Get
to Know Your Rabbit," "Love and Pain
and the Whole Damn Thing," "Kid Blue,"
"Images," "Ten From Show of Shows,"
"The Last Tomorrow."
Visitors will include Oscar-winner Cloris
Leachman and director Darren McGavin,
in connection with "Mother's Day"; Tom
Smothers, in connection with "Get to Know
Your Rabbit"; Dorothy Malone, Imogene
Coca, Rene Auberjonois, Raoul Walsh,
Judith Crist, Alan Pakula, Aldo Ray, Daria
Halpern, Arthur Knight, Russ Meyer,
George Raft, Fred Wiseman, Virginia Mayo,
Esme Dick, Peter Max, Edy Williams and
Cliff Potts and Xochitl.
Films selected for the retrospective honoring
veteran director Raoul Walsh, who will
be given an on-stage salute at the Bob Hope
Theatre, are "Battle Cry," "They Died With
Their Boots On," "White Heat," "High
Sierra," "Captain Horatio Hornblower,"
"What Price Glory" and "The Roaring
Twenties."
An innovation at this year's film festival
is the use of "satellite" screening rooms
situated at various locations on the SMU
'campus, where festival goers will have an
opportunity to see film classics from the
early
1920s through the mid-1950s.
Four Weeks of Shooting
Scheduled in La Grange
LA GRANGE, TEX. — John
Ireland,
Laurence Harvey, Stu Whitman, Walter
Pidgeon and Donna Reed are among the
stars in a movie that will come to this
central Texas town May 1 to begin shooting
scenes for the film.
"Yeller Headed Summer," based on a
book by Francis Irby Gwatney, a Louisiana
State University professor, will take four
weeks of locale shooting and local talent
will be used extensively, according to Jack
Cushingham, producer-director.
Ireland and Cushingham together with
Warren Skaaren, director of the Texas Film
Commission and a representative of Cinema
City Productions, were here to meet with
L. W. Stolz, mayor of La Grange and
other city officials concerning the shooting
of the film here.
The film is about a small town constable.
"Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins" has
been slated for production by Warner
Brothers.
BOXOFFICE :: April 9, 1973
Gov. David Hall,
187 Registrants
Attend Annual UTOO Convention
OKLAHOMA CITY—A total of 185
registrants attended the March 20, 21 annual
convention of the United Theatre
Owners of Oklahoma and the Panhandle
of Texas held here at the Habana Inn.
Among the visitors was Gov. David Hall,
who was presented a new pass to all Oklahoma
theatres by the exhibitors organization.
When someone near the podium remarked,
"He'll never use it," referring to
the new pass, the governor smiled and held
up his old statewide pass for the crowd to
view. It was completely worn out.
Stressed Compactaess
Billed as the "The Biggest Compact Convention
in the Land," the two-day conclave
featured the screening of new product trailers,
business sessions and recreation, concluding
with an 8 p.m. dinner and entertainment
in the Copa Club.
The breakdown on the registration
showed that 48 represented film industry
or industry-related companies; 59 represented
Video Independent exhibition in the Oklahoma
and Texas Panhandle areas, and 78
represented Video Independent Theatres.
Oklahomans Predominate
By groups: (All registrants are from Oklahoma
unless otherwise noted) Independent
Exhibition—John Ashley, Snyder-Ashley,
Tulsa; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Boucher, Hugo;
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Collier, Kingfisher;
Debbie Cooke, Hugo; Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Cox, Binger; Lyndon Craven, Shattuck; Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Crosby, Wright City; G. R.
Grumpier, Checotah; Donna Gatton, Medford;
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Haberlin, Oklahoma
City; Mr. and Mrs. Volney E. Hamm,
Lawton; Mr. and Mrs. Freman Holmes,
Bristow; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Jackson, Guymon;
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny C. Jones, Alva;
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Jones, Alva; Mr. and
Mrs. L. Everett Mahaney, Guymon; Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. McKenna, Tulsa; Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Murray, Oklahoma City; Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. McMurry, Dumas, Tex.; John
McConnel, Hobart; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L.
Northcutt, Ada; Mr. and Mrs. Gene D.
Oliver, Pryor; Mrs. Helen E. Oliver, Pryor;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Procter, Muskogee;
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Slepka, Okemah;
Mrs. Marge Snyder, Tulsa; Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Stonum, Anadarko, Oklahoma; Mr.
and Mrs. Woodie B. Sylvester, Weatherford;
Norman Terry, Watonga; Dwight V.
Terry jr.. Woodward; Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Whelihan, Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Wolfenbarger, Frederick; Gary Wolfenbarger.
Chandler; Mr. and Mrs. Seibert
Worley, Shamrock, Tex.; Mr. and Mrs.
Webb Newcomb, Oklahoma City.
Video Independent Theatres: Mr. and
Mrs. George Hale, Abilene, Tex.; Paul
West, Albuquerque, N. M.; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Brewer, Ada; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barton,
Altus; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sikes, Ardmore;
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott, Bartlesville;
W. H. Spears, Borger, Tex.; Floyd
AUred, Brownwood, Tex.; Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Clark, Chickasha; Mr. and Mrs.
Jake Bowden, Claremore; Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Myers, Cleburne, Tex.; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Love, Clinton; Mrs. Viola
Jones, Cushing; Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Lunsford,
Drumright; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Roller, Enid; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shipley,
Enid; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Powell jr., Guthrie;
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Stewart, Henryetta;
Ollie Wilhelm, Las Cruces, N.M.; Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Walker, Lawton; Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Davis, Lubbock, Tex.
Also representing Video: Mrs. Jewell
Wood, Mexia, Tex.; Mr. and Mrs. J.
Howard Hodge, Midland, Tex.; Ed Pullin,
New Braunfels, Tex.; Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Love, Norman; Lonnie Edwards, Oklahoma
City; Don Hall, Ponca City; Mrs. Jessie
Sutrick, Sapulpa; Jimmie Zataludes, Sapulpa;
Mr. and Mrs. Barbara Lewis, Sayre;
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gay, Stillwater; Claude
Leachman, Stillwater; Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Duncan, Tulsa; Utah Hale, Vinita; Jack
Wilbern, Duncan; Mr. and Mrs. A. R.
Powell, Guthrie; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Gollehon,
Duncan; Ted Schulze, Duncan; Johnny
Jones, Shawnee.
Video representatives from Oklahoma
City: Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCabe, Audie
Adwell and guest, Leonard Bateman, Mr.
and Mrs. Roger E. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Doughty, Mr. and Mrs. Oran Rose, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Albright, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny
Johnson, Ben Brewer, Mr. and Mrs.
Clark Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Workman,
Dusty Rhoades, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Bickelew, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Williamson,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brooks, Mr. and Mrs.
K. C. Blackledge, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Turk,
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Browning and Mrs.
Billie Slocum Gibbs.
Representing companies: Coca-Cola,
USA—B. G. Johnson, Dallas; Hugh Morris
and Don Briscoe, Oklahoma City; Robert
W. Abbott, Atlanta; Don Briscoe and Bill
Stephens. Dr Pepper—Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Begley, Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs.
Whitey Bowen, Dallas; Don Breedlove, Del
City.
Also John Hackler, 7-Up Company, Oklahoma
City; Bill and Rick Slaughter, As-
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^{rs. Jack (Lou) Box, wife of the Denver
Universal exchange manager, came
here to visit her mother, who recently fell
and fractured several ribs. At this writing,
the patient is doing very nicely.
As we entered Mollis on a recent trip, we
noted that part of the Hollis Drive-In fence
was down. After talking with Pat Patton,
owner, we learned that a tornado was responsible
for the damage. Pat was giving
the fence a good repair job, however, and
should have the airer ready for reopening
soon . . . Most of the Oklahoma City trade
territory's drive-ins should be open by mid-
April.
Also in Hollis, it was our pleasure to visit
with some "real way-back" movie people:
Myrtle and Wayne Malloy, who had worked
with and for Watt Long in the theatre, and
Lamar Guthrie, who has retired after running
the Rogue Theatre in Erick for many
years.
In Clovis, N. M., we found that Loyd
Franklyn is doing fine after eye surgery.
We also visited with Frank Little, former
HOUSTON
gig John Hamilton, restaurant operator and
actor from San Antonio, was in the
city and was honored at a cocktail party by
Gerald Coble and Ken Hudgins. The latter
is an actor in his own right and appeared
with Big John in "The Sugarland Express."
Big John was to participate Saturday,
March 31, in a Chili Cook-Off contest.
Lindsay Wagner was in the city on a promotional
visit in behalf of "Two People" in
which she appears with Peter Fonda. The
film is current at the River Oaks. Miss
Wagner was on the next-to-last stop of a
two week tour. This is her film debut but
she is well-known on television. Miss Wagner
will appear soon in her second film,
"Paper Chase," for 20th Century-Fox.
Video manager in Borger, Tex., who recently
was sent to Clovis by Commonwealth.
At the time we saw him, Frank was up to
his ears with circuit executives, as they were
trying to work an opening date for Commonwealth's
Hilltop Twin, the first new
theatre in Clovis in many years.
In Canyon, Tex., Charley and Eula Donnell
were busy redoing the Olympic Theatre.
Also they are giving the Varsity a complete
going over and it will remain closed until
the renovation is finished. Charley has improved
steadily since being injured in a fall
at home.
George Moore, former owner of the Ramona
Theatre in Frederick is a happy man.
His doctor has given him the go-ahead to
play golf; George had been restricted at his
favorite game following eye surgery.
We learned recently that the Lakeside
Theatre, Woodward, is being operated by
an all-feminine staff as a result of a family
moving to another area. Now comes word
that the Washita Theatre in Cordell has a
woman projectionist.
"Marked Woman," a 1937 release with
Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, is the
next film in the Feminist Festival to bi
shown in Room 116, Science and Research
Building, on the University of Houston
campus ... A rock concert was held on
stage of the North Main Theatre at midnight
Saturday, March 31, with admission
Ken Sutherland, a lyricist-composer, has $ 1 . . . "The Yearling," an MGM Film
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shown by the Alliance Francaise de Houston,
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on the Rice University campus.
Among films presented were Nelly Kaplan's
"Papa, les Petis Bataux," Jean Rouch's
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Philippe Garrel's "Atahamer" and
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Darden, Richardson,
Tex.; Milton Rimmer, Eddie Greggs
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KINGSVILLE, TEX.—The Texas A&I
University Artist Course Film Festival will
be held Monday-Thursday in the Biology
Earth Science Auditorium. Two films will
be shown daily, at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Festival theme is the Breaking of the
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SEYMOUR, IND. — The Jerry Lewis
Cinema in the Jackson Park Shopping Center
opened in late February with ribboncutting
ceremonies. Participating in the
inaugural festivities were Seymour Mayor
Christopher D. Moritz and theatre co-owners
Harry Rolph, Dr. Jerry Cartmel, Jerry
Finley, Jack Wieneke and William Bailey,
as well as other civic dignitaries. Finley
and Bailey are serving as managers of the
ultramodern theatre.
"Lady Chatterly's Lover," banned in the
United States as a book up to 1959, will
be filmed by MGM.
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depart for San Juan, Puerto Rico, as their
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Another industry firm has pulled out of
the area formerly known as Dallas Filmrow:
Warner Bros, has moved to 10830 North
Central Expressway, where they have Suite
352 in the Royal Gardens Building. Warner's
zip code is 75231 and the new telephone
number is 691-6101. Branch manager
H. C. "Cotton" Vogelpohl is the oldest
WB employee in point of service in the
Dallas office, having come here from the
company's office in
New Orleans, where he
had been a supplemental contract clerk, in
1938. After arriving in Dallas he became a
salesman, then sales manager and finally
exchange manager, a post he has had for
20 years. He has been with WB all these
years except, of course, for a leave of absence
due to military service. Ed Williamson,
division manager, came here from
Memphis as exchange manager. When the
late Doak Roberts retired, Williamson became
division manager and Vogelpohl
moved up to exchange manager. Other
members of the WB Dallas staff with considerable
time on their service records are
B. T. Bumside, with the company here
since 1943; Bob Motley, since 1949; H. A.
"Pete" Clark, 1948; Julia Albro, 1949;
Alice Nowland, 1952. Alice started as a
member of the accounting department and
became head cashier in January 1970 when
former cashier Zelma Swadley retired. The
building WB left on Filmrow, as it made its
latest move, was put up in 1930 while the
company itself still was known as First
National.
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Maggie Kennedy that she thinks skin flicks
are "silly" and the movie rating code "ridiculous,
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pay $5 a ticket to see pornography, let
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SAN ANTONIO
^rs. Pat Tophan of Fort Worth is
visiting
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Perso and her brother Ben Perso, manager
of the Olmos Theatre. Mrs. Tophan formerly
worked at the Olmos and is lending her
assistance to the staff of the concession
stand during her stay ... A midnight show
was held at the Laurel Theatre Friday and
Saturday, March 30, 31, for the exclusive
San Antonio showing of the Rolling Stones
in "Gimme Shelter." All seats were $1, with
doors opening at 11:45 p.m.
Additional and new seats were installed
at the Olmos Theatre for the roadshow engagement
of "Man of La Mancha," which
opened March 28. New projection equipment
and screen also were installed, according
to Ben Perso, manager of the Santikosoperated
theatre . . . Another Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
classic, "The Secret Garden,"
was shown Saturday and Sunday (1) at the
Wonder, Broadway and McCreless Cinema
I with admission at $1. There were two
showings at each theatre both days.
Westwood Cinema, a new twin indoor
theatre oriented to G and PG films, opened
here with "The Cross and the Switchblade"
and "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
Charles A, Balleu, 21, employed by the
Central Cinema Theatre was found dead in
his apartment March 31 after being missing
from work for two days. A medical examiner's
ruling is pending. According to homicide
detectives, Balleu, who lived alone, was
found on the kitchen floor by fellow employees
who went to his home to
his absence from work.
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MINNEAPOLIS—Two of five fresh
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^he benefit premiere of "Lost Horizon" at
the Mann Theatre Tuesday (3) was expected
to raise approximately $5,000, with
the proceeds going to the Variety Club Sunshine
Coach drive . . . "Zebra in the Kitchen"
has been set as the next attraction in
the continuing MGM kiddies matinee series,
with 55 prints working across the territory.
"Sounder" got a second subsequent-run
break from 20th-Fox, breaking across the
area Wednesday (4), while continuing to
hold in a first-run engagement at the World
Theatre in St. Paul, where it went into a
sixth week . . . Actress Ruth Gordon, true
to her word, showed up March 22 at the
suburban Westgate Theatre to help kick off
the second year of the engagement there
of "Harold and Maude."
Roger Dietz, Columbia Pictures branch
manager, reports the following film lineup:
"40 Carats" for the Mann Theatre early in
the summer, "Oklahoma Crude" at the State
in July and "Godspell" at the Skyway I at,
perhaps, the end of May. The last-mentioned
booking could create a fascinating
situation: "Jesus Christ Superstar" already
is booked at about the same time into Skyway
II. Will ABC play two such closely
related films at the same time? If so, will
both click? Or which will be the stronger
pull?
The Academy Awards ignited their annual
round of excitement and predictions,
the winners anticipating the extra boxoffice
loot and losers muttering "there's always
next year!" Typical of the various Oscar
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parties was the gathering of many Filmrow
folk at the Don Palmquists . . . Don Palmquist,
by the way, has been named office
manager of the 20th Century-Fox branch,
assuming that post while continuing as head
branch booker.
A novel way of raising benefit funds was
the wine-tasting night held March 29 at
the Decathlon Club and sponsored by Surdyk's
liquor store. Proceeds go to the Variety
club of the Northwest for the cardiovascular
research and training center at the
Variety Heart Hospital at the University of
Minnesota. For $3 per person, those attending
could sample 18 different wines and
partake of hors d'oeuvres. An auction of
rare wines followed the two-hour affair.
Roy Smith, William H. Lange Distributing
Co. branch manager, has been booking
"The Family," a Telly Savalas-Charles
Bronson co-starrer, and set a multiple Twin
Cities area break Wednesday (11) with at
least 11 prints working . . . Dick Malek,
Warner Bros, branch boss, reports that
"Class of '44" was well received at a sneak
held March 23 at the Academy Theatre.
The picture opens Wednesday (11) at the
World Theatre here and at the Cine 3 and
4 in St. Paul.
is
Karen Milkowski, WB branch secretary,
recuperating after removal of her appendix.
The "beef trust" lost on the tennis courts.
Pitted against Roger Dietz, Columbia
branch boss, and Mel Lebowitz, Parkway
Theatre, were Morrie Buehl, American-International
Pictures branch chief (260
pounds), and Bob Levy (255), Flying Cloud
Drive-In. Though the latter two threw their
weight around, they somehow had trouble
getting the ball over the net at the Normandale
Tennis Club.
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Miss Universe preliminaries held Saturday
and Sunday (7, 8) . . . Lee Campbell, Paramount
branch booker, returned from Las
Vegas and all of those who gave him chunks
of loot to "bet for me" will be spared noting
any additional income on next year's tax
forms.
Drive-ins across the area are opening
again in what may be the earliest season
debut in their history. The area has had an
unusually mild late winter and early spring.
Most Twin Cities-area drive-ins opened in
mid-March, decidedly their earliest bounceback
after winter. Ron Greeley says his Kim
Hi, Kimball, reopens Wednesday (18). Dave
Dupont jr., Buff Drive-In, Buffalo, reopens
Friday (20). And Joe Carriere, 75 Hi, Hallock,
also has set an early reopening. Carriere,
who also owns and operates the Grand
Theatre in Hallock, winters in Gardena,
Calif. He's now returned, another sign of
spring.
Forrie Myers, Paramount branch boss,
grabbed a mini-vacation March 27-31 at
Excelsior Springs, Mo. Myers took the opportunity
to sharpen up his golf game on the
greens there—and he insists that arch rival
Dean Lutz, MGM branch chief, already
is begging for handicap points.
Bonnie Lynch, Paramount branch booking
manager, has a gremlin in her garage
a Gremlin auto, that is, spanking new and
her pride and joy . . . The WB branch gang
is hoping for big things from "Five Fingers
of Death," this after its robust openings on
both coasts. The film deals with karate but
isn't going to be sold that way. The romance
and oriental angles will be pitched.
Max E. Mazur, long-time industryite and
most recently of Chicago, has been ill for
several months and now is recuperating in
California. He would like very much to
hear from old friends in our town, as well
as in Chicago. Max's address is P.O. Box
862. Pacific Palisades, Calif. 90272.
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From Southeartern Edition
ATLANTA— Dr. J. Dennis Jackson, an
Atlanta psychiatrist, physician and author
of a controversial novel titled "The Black
Commandos," has announced formation of
a company to make a motion picture from
his literary work. He is being assisted in
the project by Curtis Stokes.
In disclosing his filming plans. Doctor
Jackson recounted the problems he had
getting "Black Commandos" published.
"In 1967, when I was trying to find a
publisher, I even had the Federal Bureau
of Investigation investigating me because
of its content," he recalled.
The book was published eventually by
Doctor Jackson himself. According to him,
the image of the black man in "Commandos"
would be an image of discipline and
education. Doctor Jackson said he objected
to the image of the black man as projected
in recent films, where dope-pushing and
similar criminal activities have been glorified.
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T^arge Ondrejka, who manages the 20th
Century-Fox office in this city, invited
exhibitors and guests to a tradeshowing of
Johnny Cash's "Gospel Road" March 27 in
the Centre screening room, 212 West Wisconsin
Ave. . . . H. H. Mitchusson, Universal
Film Exchanges branch manager, 425
North Michigan Ave., Chicago, hosted a
tradeshowing of "Showdown," starring
Dean Martin and Rock Hudson, March 28
in the Centre screening room . . . Karl
Thiede, local office manager of United
also hosted a tradeshowing of "Tom
Artists,
Sawyer," starring Johnny Whitaker, March
29 in the same spot. The G-rated Panavision
film was well attended and extremely well
received.
"Man of La Mancha" went into its 17th
week as it neared the end of its long run
at the UA Southgate Theatre, Southgate
Shopping Center. Also, "The Poseidon Adventure"
continued to "pull real well" in its
15th week at the General Cinema circuit's
Brookfield Square Cinema, Brookfield
Shopping Center. The only thing that prevented
it from carrying on for more weeks
was an earlier-made decision to close the
1,200-seat theatre Monday (2) for remodeling
into a duo. Completely overhauled, the
twin is scheduled to open in late May.
Two former prisoners of war had comments
on X-rated movies on returning to the
U.S. CWO Roy E. Ziegler III of Springfield,
111., declared X films were what he
likes best about the new American morality.
However, Army Capt. Stephen R. Leopold
of this city, who came back on the same
POW plane, said: "You know, we've been
imagining things for five years. Well, I like
things left to my imagination." Leopold, incidentally,
has been invited by the Brewers
to toss out the first ball on opening day
(10).
It has been learned that Mrs. Emma
Conine died some weeks ago in Janesville.
Mrs. Conine at one time was manager of
the Capitol Court Theatre here and joined
the Prudential Theatres circuit (now
UATW) to manage first the Tower and then
the Southgate. Following a stroke, she was
moved to a nursing home in Janesville. She
is survived by a daughter and three grandchildren,
all of Janesville.
Walter Konrad, manager of the Mill
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German-language films on Sundays, with
three afternoon showings. A note in the
theatre's newspaper ad in the local dailies
reminded teachers of German that special
showings of these films can be arranged . . .
Veteran show woman Estelle Steinbeck attended
the March 23 retirement dinner for
Milt Harmon and told others she was heading
for a vacation in the Ozarks about mid-
April, this to be followed by a trip to Alaska.
Confessing that she first had worked with
Harmon "Back in the silent screen days of
1920," Estelle continues to present a trim
figure and credits her good health to her
interest and participation in a number of
civic projects. Too, there's golf and bowling
—and lots of both.
Services were held March 30 for Albert
E. Schoenleber, 81, a retired theatre manager
who died at St. Francis Hospital following
abdominal surgery. Born in this city,
he began his theatre career at 14 when he
worked at the old Home Theatre, then located
at South 29th and West Clybourn
streets. At the age of 19, Schoenleber
opened and managed the Violet Theatre,
2452 West Vliet St., for his parents Mr.
and Mrs. William F. Schoenleber. He also
worked as a boiler fireman for the city and
retired in 1948. He was a member of the
Retired City Employees Ass'n. Survivors include
his wife Martha, a son, three daughters
and a brother, Walter H., of this city.
Gary Harrer, manager of the Wausau
Theatre in Wausau has been remodeling the
lobby and concession area. He presently
is modernizing the auditorium with the installation
of a susjjended ceiling system.
Gary told Boxoffice he plans to visit with
Milt Harmon this summer when he goes to
Florida for his vacation . . . The Melody
Top Tent Theatre, which this season again
will feature Hollywood movie stars, may
top its own ticket sales records for the
fourth straight year. Advance sales already
are past the $380,000 mark and represent
an increase of more than 1 30 per cent over
the figure at this time last spring . . . The
local chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority
selected Variety Club Tent 14 as recipient
of proceeds from its annual Mardi Gras
dinner-dance, which recently was held at
the Holiday Central Inn.
Pat Halloran, former sales representative
for Universal for whom a retirement dinner
is to be held here near the end of April,
is taking a three-week vacation trip starting
with a stopover in St. Louis. He then will
go to Winter Haven, Fla., where his talented
daughter Susie is singing with the musical
group called Festival. Next, he'll spend some
time with his son Michael, who is managing
the Holiday Inn Hotel in Kalamazoo, Mich.,
where he lives with his wife Jean and two
sons, Timothy and Mathew.
The Marcus circuit's Campus Theatre in
Ripon had a special inducement included
in its theatre ad in the Ripon Commonwealth-Press
addressed to "bow and arrow
hunters." In cooperation with a local sporting
goods store, a complete bow hunting
outfit worth $100 was given to those registering.
The promotion was in connection
with the showing of the motion picture "Deliverance."
Another ad March 30 announced
the reopening of Marcus" 23 Outdoor Theatre
with a triple bill . . . James Anderson,
owner of the Sprague in Elkhorn, announced
in a news story appearing in the
town's weekly newspaper that the music
and drama department in the Palmyra High
School would present the smash musical
comedy "Finian's Rainbow" on the stage
March 17 and that free passes would be
distributed to children 12 years of age or
under for the full dress rehearsal in the
afternoon. This was to be the first of a
series of live plays the theatre plans to present
with the cooperation of drama and
musical groups throughout the area, with
Elkhorn merchants ensuring the arrangement
of free passes (for the dress rehearsals).
Tickets for the evening performance
were listed as $1.50 for adults and $1 for
students. Anderson also announced that the
theatre would be redecorated extensively
during the coming season.
A free movie is offered women shoppers
at Northridge Shopping Center as part of
ladies' day every Tuesday. Vera Keller, public
relations director for the shopping complex,
and Jerry Siegel, city manager for the
UA Northridge and Southridge Movies
1-2-3, have put their heads together to come
up with some excellent film offerings so far.
Shoppers can pick up their free ducats at
the center's information booth at the theatre
boxoffice for the film show, which starts
at 9:45 a.m. In addition to the film fare,
other program goodies arranged each ladies'
day are fashion shows, makeup and sewing
demonstrations and more. Mrs. Kellar told
Boxoffice that the same free movie deal
for lady shoppers is being planned for the
very near future at the Southridge Shopping
Center and Southridge Movies 1-2-3.
"In Your Opinion," weekly feature carried
on the editorial page of the Franklin
and Hales Corners Hub, weekly newspaper,
recently asked: "Do you think newspapers,
broadcast stations and other media that
reach into
the home should accept advertising
for X-rated movies?" The replies were:
yes, 13 i>er cent; no, 78 per cent, and no
opinion, 9 pier cent. The heavy no vote was
accompanied by a wide variety of comments.
A few stressed that it wasn't so
much a matter of approving or disapproving
of the films themselves as it was the way in
which the X films were advertised. In all.
294 persons were contacted by phoning
random cross-sections of homes throughout
the south and southwest suburban areas.
Milt Harmon retired March 31 after
nearly 50 years in the motion picture theatre
business in this city. He had been advertising
head for United Artists Theatres of Wisconsin
and most recently managed the UA
Southgate Theatre. Starting as an usher in
1918 at the Savoy Theatre (now the Oasis),
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NC-4 BOXOFFICE :: April 9, 1973

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NC-5

DES MOINES
Cedar Falls, has a new manager—Steve
Gasperi, who has been assistant to Dennis
Morlan. Dennis resigned to take a job with
an Ohio theatre company . . . Manager Dick
Towa United Theatres announces the ap-
Cobler, Starlite Drive-In, Waterloo, had free
{jointment of Leo Schumacher as manager
of the State Theatre and the Waco March 17 show. At the drive-in at Hastings,
Irish stew for all patrons attending the
Drive-In, Washington. Schumacheri succeeds
David Holzman, who resigned to take
Dick Smith offered free admission to drivers
of green cars . . . The underskyer at Ames
employment with Redstone Theaitres.
has a new snack bar which even rated a
photo and writeup in the local paper . . .
Aaron Cameron, Paramount booker, recently
returned to the hospital to have a pin
Various theatres are beginning to plan Good
Friday programs and drive-ins are making
removed from his shoulder. It had been
ready for Easter egg hunts.
giving him problems since previous surgery.
Dennis Voy has opened the new Voy
Mickey Ellis, Paramount head booker,
Theatre, which replaces the Pastime, in Maquoketa.
has a small part in the current movie "Thief
in the Night," which premiered here March
22. Tom Rachford of Heartland Productions
played a supporting role, while Russell and dinner at the Clayton House Motel
Variety Club Tent 15 met for cocktails
Doughten, also of Heartland, had a major March 7. The regular business meeting was
role in the film.
held and chief barker Abe dayman gave a
short presentation on the history of sponsorships.
A report on the proceeds from the
Dave Gold, 20th Century-Fox branch
manager, is happy to report "The Sound of premiere of "The Poseidon Adventure,"
Music," which opened at the Capri Theatre held as a fund-raising project, was given by
here, almost doubled the original engagement's
first-week gross. Angela Cartwright, Capitol Drive-In facilities for future pre-
Steve Blank and Lloyd Hirstine offered the
who appeared in "The Sound of Music," mieres. A program on epilepsy was presented,
highlighting the Variety project. It
was in town last month promoting the
movie. Tim West and Rusty Houghten of was pointed out that much concerning the
Fridley Theatres had the honor of escorting disease still is a mystery and that teachers
her to various interviews, shows and TV and other community leaders can help
tapings.
educate the public by educating themselves
on epilepsy. Chief barker dayman noted
Frank White, National General booker in
that 8,000 Iowa citizens have the disease
Denver, recently spent a week of his vacation
in our town. He formerly was booker
and hide it. An ultimate goal would be a
clinic such as one at Methodist Hospital.
here for NG and United Artists.
Volunteers would be needed by Variety. A
discussion ensued on the
Filmrow
showmen's organization's
responsibility to educate first
visitors: John Rentfle, Rose
Theatre, Audubon;
and
Carl Schwanebeck. Village
Theatre, Knoxville, and John Fluth,
then assist in any area of epilepsy control.
Members asked
Kays
many significant questions
Theatre, Wagner, S.D.
about epilepsy and it was found that Variety
chose this project because of the
Central
tremendous
need for help in this area. Financial
States news: District manager
Maynard Nelson, Mason City, visited the
home
and volunteer assistance will be needed and
office . . . Steve Blank made a trip
a committee has been suggested to investigate
programs.
to Michigan to pick up his new Toronado
and was
An epilepsy booth will be
caught in a blizzard there, which
established at the Iowa State
delayed
Education
his return . . . Carol Jones, drive-in
Ass'n. Chuck Galigiuri announced that the
booker, recently moved to Kansas City
golf stag will
where
be held June 19 at Echo
her husband accepted a job with
Valley and Sid Epstein presented plans to
KCMO Radio after many years with KIOA
raise
here
$4,000 to $5,000 with a $15-per-plate
. . . Shirley Clark is the new face in the
stag dinner featuring steak, drinks, name
advertising department, while Gilbert Mills
entertainment, prizes
has
and a trip abroad.
joined the accounting department staff
There is a contest in
. . . The
which there is a $10,-
theatres arc beginning to schedule
000 prize for the greatest percentage increase
in
prom shows (it won't be long until that
time). One
any tent's membership. It is hoped
is set for the Capitol, Newton,
that Tent 15 will
and
have over 100
also the Cinema
new members,
I, Clinton . . . The
Mall 2, Ames,
which will put it in a position to win
held a morning screening for
some
"Ginger
money. March 22 was the membership
drive kickoff meeting and Bill Doebel
in the Morning," sponsored by a
local radio station . . . Cinema I and II,
announced the five membership captains:
Dale Peddicord, Steve Blank. Nolan Quam,
Lloyd Hirstine and Chuck Caligiuri.
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
Star in
HAWAII
Gowrie Reopens
TOO.
When you come GOWRIE,
to Waikiki,
IOWA—The Star Theatre
SliKidM ^°"'* here, closed since the first
"^'ss the famous
of the year, reopened
for
Hawaii' Don Ho
weekend showings starting Friday,
March 9.
Show. . . at
Hortus, Cinerama's
The first screen attraction
Reef Towers Hotel.
i.N WAIKIKI REtr REEF TOWERS EDGEWATER offered by the movie house was the John
•
Wayne starrer, "The Cowboys."
NC-6
MILWAUKEE
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located at 27th and Center, Harmon eventually
became the manager. The movie
house then was operated by the Saxe
Brothers, pioneer theatremen in this area.
His vast show business experience dates
back to silent, then talking pictures, to such
various forms of the theatre as Cinerama
at the Palace and Broadway stageshows at
the Wisconsin (now Cinema 1 and 2). He
managed a number of de luxe neighborhood
and downtown theatres. At the Southgate
Harmon has been managing and promoting
the reserved-seat roadshow engagement of
"Man of La Mancha," which followed an
entire year's run — December 1971 to December
1972—of "Fiddler on the Roof."
The latter was adjudged one of the most
successful roadshow engagements in
the entire
country. There was a break of eight
years in Harmon's show business career,
during which time he was advertising manager
of the White Tower Management
Corp., a restaurant chain with headquarters
in Stamford, Conn. Milt likes to acknowledge
some of this town's better-known theatre
figures with whom he has had the
pleasure of being associated, such as Harold
Fitzgerald of Fox Theatres, Al Kvool of
Warner Bros. Theatres and, most recently,
Fred Koonz, Al Frank and Don May of the
Prudential Theatre Circuit (now under
management of UATW). Harmon leaves
this
city to move to his brand new home in
Sarasota, Fla., which is considered the "cultural
theatre area" of that state. So, after a
month or two of full-time retirement. Milt
Harmon admits he might, just might, become
associated again in show business in
some phase, "On a part-time basis to keep
busy," he told Boxoffice.
The film "Time to Run," produced by
the Billy Graham Evangelistic Ass'n, will
be premiered concurrently at the Point,
Ruby Isle and Brown Port theatres May 2.
It is part of the preparation in this town
for a large-scale religious event, the Leighton
Ford Milwaukee Reachout, scheduled
for fall.
The sixth-grade class at the Parkview
Junior High is studying "about medieval
days" and March 2 all 150 pupils boarded
trolleys to get to the East Troy Theatre in
East Troy to see the movie "The Sword in
the Stone," Says class reporter Rosie Kyrkas:
"Everyone was anxious to buy popcorn
and candy and it was hard to get
through. The movie was both educational
and enjoyable. It was animated and had a
lot
of magic in it."
Admission $1 Weekdays
From Eastern Edition
QUEENS, N.Y. — Three theatres here
now charging $ 1 admission to bolster weekday
trade. The policy is in effect Monday
through Thursday at the Austin and Mayfair
and Monday through Friday at the
Cinemart.
BOXOFFICE :: April 9, 1973

He made it
with liis own two liands.
There's a name for a place that
employs men and women with serious
physical and mental handicaps.
It's called a "sheltered workshop."
As you might expect, "sheltered
workshops" are an unusual kind of
business.
But as you might or might not expect,
they do an unusual kind of
work. Excellent.
In fact, sheltered workshops consistently
turn out work every bit as
good as more usual kinds of businesses.
And priced just as low.
If your company farms out any of
its work, we'd like to invite you to
give a sheltered workshop a chance
to bid on it—without obligation,
course.
{For more information, write to
Workshop, c/o HURRAH, Box 1200,
Washington, D.C. 20013.)
If you like their bid, you may decide
to give them a chance to do
of
some of your work.
In which case, you'll be helping
a lot more people "make it" with
their own two hands.
And,, if you like good work, helping
yourself in the bargain.
The State-Federal Program of
Vocational Rehabilitation.
Help Us Reach & Rehabilitate
America's Handicapped
HURRAH
BOXOmCE :: April 9, 1973 NC-7

LINCOLN
fl Ithougb the exact April opening date for
tile new downtown Cooper/ Plaza fourplex
hasn't been announced yet, the key
staff members were disclosed March 15. In
addition to manager Jay Maness, the two
assistant managers will be Randy Hartman
and Dennis Schumm. The chief of service
responsible for staffing will be John Slama.
Michael Gaughan, Cooper district manager,
said all three are University of Nebraska
students at the main campus, just a couple
of blocks away from the new Cooper/ Plaza.
All also have worked at Cooper/ Lincoln
where Maness formerly was the manager.
Schumm's place as an assistant manager to
Cooper/ Lincoln manager Duke Smith will
be taken by Gary Bryant, another NU student
and part-time Cooper employee. Gary
Myers, graduating in May from NU, remains
in his Cooper/ Lincoln assistant managerial
job. Gaughan said the remainder of
the staff for the four-screen Plaza is being
completed and will include some experienced
workers from the suburban Cooper/Lincoln.
Irwin Dubinsky and family had his brother
William of Rockford, 111., as a house
guest during the March 17 weekend. The
Dubinsky's daughter, Mrs. Arthur Lapin,
and her two sons returned to their home in
Kansas City March 25 after a ten-day visit
here . . . Jack Winningham of National
Screen, Kansas City, was a visitor in this
city during the week ending March 24.
The rainy March 24 weekend might have
changed many industry members' plans but
not Walt Jancke's. The retired theatre veteran
was busy preparing his first copy for
the monthly Lincoln Elks Club publication.
the Elk-O-Gram . . . Mike Gaughan, Cooper
district manager, finds one of the biggest
hazards to the family's tulip garden these
spring days is young Mike's dog Ginger.
The boxer, weighing approximately 65
pounds, keeps young Mike's 55 pounds busy
tugging at Ginger's leash to keep her away
from the vulnerable bulb plants.
Bill Smith, assistant manager at the Douglas
3, and Mary Morgan, a concession
worker, were not on the job the week of
March 25. They were among University of
Nebraska students spending the semester
break out of town. Bill went to St. Louis,
while Mary journeyed to Fullerton . . The
.
Cooper/ Lincoln was used the night of
March 27 for another of the Cooper Theatres-Chamber
Women's Division-sponsored
travel films. This one was "Grecian Holiday,"
narrated by photographer-adventurer
Ralph Franklin.
Recent action by the Nebraska Legislature's
Judiciary Committee on the two obscenity
bills given earlier public hearings by
this group is right in line with Nebraska
NATO thinking. The legislative committee
advanced LB451 by a 6-0 vote and killed
the other one, LB304, by a similar vote.
There had been no full Unicameral action
as of March 25 on the surviving proposal.
LB451, introduced by Sen. Jules Burback
of Crofton represents the work of a number
of groups formed as the new Citizens
for Decent Expression, including Nebraska
NATO. Local attorney Charles Huff, Nebraska
NATO counsel, testified in favor of
LB45 1 for the industry at the public hearing
on both the surviving and killed measures.
LB304 was sponsored by Gov. J. J. Exon.
Burbach's bill is said to protect freedom of
speech and would bring Nebraska law into
conformity with recent U. S. Supreme
Court decisions on pornography.
The new Douglas 3 Theatre site at downtown
13th and P streets was in the news
again when Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph
Co. officials said disrupted service to some
1,500 telephones was caused by the crushing
of an underground cable at the site. As
it turned out, the cable damage apparently
was done by a city construction crew also
working at the same corner on some underground
sewer lines. All phone service was
restored by the following day. Douglas 3
manager Lee Levorson reports that Kingery
Construction's work on the garden-level
shop spaces should be completed in another
week or so and new tenants can move in.
Ken Anderson Films crews are shooting
scenes in the Holdrege area for the movie
based on the book "My Son, My Son," written
by Holdrege author Bernard Palmer.
It is reported the film will be released later
this year . . . Actor Philip Abbott was here
during a recent weekend to sp)eak at a statewide
meeting of Cancer Crusade volunteers
in Grand Island and to meet with key
division year-round workers in our town and
Omaha. He was able to spend some time
with family members still living in this city.
Arthur C. Clarke, co-author of the book
and film "2001: A Space Odyssey," who was
in Omaha recently to address University
of Nebraska students, predicts there will be
a human colony on the moon before the
century ends. Englishman Clarke said "if
there is not some kind of life on Mars, there
will be in the next century. It will be human
life." On an earthly level, the scientific developer
of the communications satellite said
space and underwater exploration are "two
sides of the same coin." He believes man
must learn to use the seas as he does the
land. Clarke added: "We still are primitive
hunters in the ocean."
Young Mike Gaughan celebrated his
mother's birthday Sunday (1) by going to
the Shrine Circus with friends. Mrs. Michael
Gaughan and her husband marked
the date the night before by going to Omaha
to the Westroads Dinner Theatre with Mr.
and Mrs. Don Ferguson to see the current
attraction, starring movie star Tab Hunter.
E, N. "Jack" Thompson, president of
Cooper Theatres, is back in town after attending
a meeting of the national NATO
board in Florida. He is on the NATO executive
committee . . . Irwin Dubinsky, head
of another locally based circuit, Dubinsky
Brothers, returned to the city March 30
after spending the previous week in Moline,
Rock Island and Davenport, where the family
circuit has a number of theatres. Bom
in Davenport, Dubinsky says he apparently
missed the peak of the Mississippi River
flood but he found water still standing in
the streets only about a block or so from
the Clayton House where he headquartered
during the business visit.
Weather outside, as April began, may
not do anything to make it seem so but the
summer theatre season is on the way. The
Brownsville Village Theatre in historical
Brownsville on the Missouri River has ^et
its 1973 season for a June 30 opening and
an August 19 closing . . . Syracuse, a rural
community not for from this city, is one of
three locations in the U.S. selected by the
West German Radio Television Network
to make two documentary films on American
education for airing before German audiences
this fall. The other areas are a
primary black elementary school in Baltimore,
Md., and a wealthy suburban elementary
school district in San Francisco. The
crew filmed school bus rides, band and
physical education classes at the Syracuse
school and board of education and community
activities, plus the home life of a
rural student in the Harold Zahn home near
Syracuse.
Pete Durham, long-time assistant to Walt
Jancke at the Varsity, was graduated from
the Los Angeles Police Academy March 16.
In a long distance call to Pete that night,
Walt learned the former Lincolnite was
top man in his class and valedictorian. Pete,
a University of Nebraska graduate, left
here several years ago to fulfill a military
service obligation with the Marines, including
service in Vietnam.
The Dubinskys opened the Starview
Drive-ln for the open-air season March 16,
with a weekend schedule. Robert Kassebaum
is the manager for both the Starview
and the West O, which won't open until
. . Douglas
early May. The Starview will go to a full
schedule sometime this month .
Theatre Co.'s ozoner, the 84th and O, has
been open weekends all winter.
Until it was corrected, the State's marquee
was a lesson in how not to spell
"World," as lines of customers, mostly
young, formed around the corner from the
downtown O Street movie house. The Walt
Disney film drawing full houses was announced
on the marquee as "The Wolrd's
Greatest Athlete" . . . The Stuart's Academy-nominated
film, "The Heartbreak Kid,"
was off the screen Tuesday night, March
20, as the Dubinsky theatre cooperated with
the Nebraska Union Foreign Film Society
to present a German motion picture by
Peter Fleischman — "The Hunters Are the
Hunted."
COTATI, CALIF.—Codding Enterprises,
representing United General Theatres, plans
to apply for a use permit to allow the
construction of a 252-seat movie theatre on
East Cotati Avenue at LaSalle. The firm
originally had considered building the movie
in Rohnert Park.
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The Mack' Dynamic
470 in Cleveland Run
CLEVELAND—-The Mack" demonstrated
unusual boxoffice power for a Cleveland
entry, grossing 470 in a three-theatre
debut and running well ahead of other substantial
grossers. Doing very well and all
grossing in the 200-300 class were "The
Heartbreak Kid" (280, five theatres).
"Sounder" (225, Cedar-Lee third week) and
"Sleuth" (200. four theatres).
(Average Is 100)
Cedar-Lee Sounder (20th-Fox), 3rd wk 225
Center Mayfield Walking Toll (CRC), 3rd wk. ..175
Colony Man of La Moncho (UA), 15th wk 150
Five theatres The Heartbreok Kid (20th-Fox),
2nd wk 280
Four theatres Sleuth (20th-Fox), 3rd wk 200
Four theatres Fear Is the Key (Para) 95
Three theatres Hippodrome—The Mack (CRC) .470
World East, World West The Effect of Gamma
Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
(20th-Fox), 2nd wk 125
'Judge Roy Bean' Climbs
To 450 in Cincy First
CINCINNATI—Four new films and the
reissue of "The Sound of Music" stimulated
moviegoing during this recording week, the
big musical returning to town with a 500
opening week at the Kenwood after playing
79 weeks in 1966-67 at the International 70
Theatre. "Judge Bean" grabbed the grossing
lead here among regular first runs with a
450 first-week triumph at the Times Towne
Cinema. Right behind came new "Trick
Baby," 400 at the Grand, and "Fellini's
Roma," 350 at the Studio Cinemas. "Walking
Tall," the week's other newcomer,
grossed at a twice-average pace at four
theatres.
Ambassador The Poseidon Adventure (20th-Fox),
14th wk 325
Carousel Sleuth (20th-Fox), 4th wk 275
Four theatres Walking Tall (CRC) 200
Grand Trick Baby (Univ) 400
International 70 Shomus (Col), 6th wk 125
Place The Heartbreak Kid (20th-Fox), 6th wk. .300
Studio Cinemas Fellini's Roma (UA) 350
Times Towne Cinema The Life and Times of
Judge Roy Beon (NGP) 450
20th Century Sounder (20th-Fox), 13th wk 200
'Man of La Mancha,' 'Wattstax'
Each Scores 200 in Detroit
DETROIT—"Man of La Mancha." playing
a 12th week at the Northland, shared
first place in this report week with Columbia's
musical documentary "Wattstax." new
in a two-theatre engagement—each of these
films grossing 200. or twice average.
Adams Savage! (SR), 2nd wk 1 50
Eight theatres The World's Greatest Athlete
(BV), 3rd wk 125
Eight theatres The Life and Times of Judge
Roy Bean (NGP) 90
Five theatres The Poseidon Adventure
(20th-Fox), 1 1 th wk 75
Four theatres Steelyard Blues (WB), 2nd wk. ... 75
Fox—The Course of the Blood Ghouls (SR) 120
Northland Man of Lo Mancha (UA), 12th wk. . .200
Seven theatres The Heartbreak Kid (20th-Fox),
4th wk 75
75
Six theatres The Troin Robbers (WB), 3rd wk. . .
Three theatres Save the Tiger (Para), 3rd wk. . .175
Towne I Young Winston (Col), 1 2th wk 150
Two theatres Black Coesar (AlP), 3rd wk 175
Two theatres Wottstax (Col) 200
Two theatres Sounder (20th-Fax), 6th wk 150
Roxy Theatre Is Razed
ST. HELENS, ORE.—The long-shuttered
Roxy Theatre in uptown St. Helens recently
was razed. The house, which was believed
to have been built in the 1920s, stood on
the site of the former Grand Theatre, which
was destroyed by fire during the '20s.
Mel Gaitskill Becomes
Lutes General Manager
LEXINGTON, KY. — Mel Gaitskill, for
years manager of downtown theatres here,
has resigned to become
general manager
of the Lutes Theatres,
a circuit of drive-ins
in Kentucky, Ohio
and Indiana. Gaitskill
started his career with
the old Paramount-
Publix Corp. in 1929
as manager of the
Kentucky Theatre in
this city. Next, he
Mel GaitskiU
went with the Schine
Corp. and for 17 years managed the Kentucky
and then was in Paris, Ky., for 16
years. He returned to the Kentucky, which
then was under the Switow banner.
In 1966 Panther Theatres Corp. purchased
all downtown theatres, with Gaitskill
as district manager. When the corporation
changed to Countrywide, he remained
as division manager. He left Countrywide
in early March to assume management of
drive-ins in Cynthiana, Ky.; Bardstown, Ky.;
Portsmouth, Ohio, and Vevay, Ind., which
are owned by Mr. and Mrs. Gene Lutes,
headquartered in Lexington. Plans are under
way to expand the circuit.
Underskyer Switches Film
Fare for Summer Season
MIAMISBURG, OHIO — Residents of
trailer courts on both sides of the Miami
Cruise-In outdoor theatre south of here,
who have complained about X-rated films
being shown there, much to the interest of
their youthful offspring, were told they
won't have to worry about this type program,
at least not until late next fall. The
citizens had complained to Miami Township
trustees that they would not be able to let
their youngsters play outdoors at dusk because
of the highly visible airer screen, on
which X-rated films usually were exhibited.
Ed Parker, theatre owner, told police
officials that the X-rated movies would be
stopped for the summer. The current triplefeature
program included "Stanley," rated
PG; "Frogs," and "Destroy All Monsters."
Parker told township officials that his
policy was to try to show PG and R-rated
films during the summer when children
are
out of school. However, he suggested that
if business was good during the summer
with the less sexy offerings he might try to
provide the same kind of fare the rest of
the year. Parker pointed out that the X-
rated films were bringing in more patrons
than anything else he had shown.
Dade Clarke Takes Reins
From Western Edition
PALMDALE, CALIF.—Dade W. Clarke
has been named manager of the Palace Theatre
in Palmdale by Carl Williams, owner
of the showhouse. Clarke, a former Marine,
is attending Antelope Valley College on a
full-time schedule. He will be at the Palace
during his free time.
DETROIT
J^ctor Charlton Heston will
be honored at
the NATO of Michigan convention's
Celebrity Luncheon, being held Thursday
(12) at the Troy Hilton Hotel. A special
award will be given to the star of Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer's "Soylent Green" in recognition
of his outstanding and consistent contributions
to the motion picture industry.
Dayton Boothman Deplores
Action on Proposed Bill
TOLEDO, OHIO—A recent "Letter to
the Editor" published by the Dayton Daily
News discussed action in the Ohio House
of Representatives on legislation pertaining
to the exemption of boothmen. Said projectionist
Robert C. Kennedy of Dayton: "Rep.
Tony Hall's 'no' vote and statement that
projectionists should not be given immunity
for showing obscene movies . . . shows his
total inexperience in the workaday world
most of us live in.
"It also shows he voted on something he
knows nothing about. Had he taken the
time out to visit our world he would have
found that union projectionists and management
are worlds apart on the subject of
doing other than projection work in a theatre
. . . Most theatre managers today do
not book their own pictures; that is the
prerogative of the superchiefs and owners.
I have been projecting motion pictures for
the last 27 years and my father for 45 years
before me (1906, Dayton) and have seen
many changes.
"Tony Hall . . . says I don't have to
show the movies. I am supposed to get
a job some other place. I wonder if . . .
he would attempt it, sans Hall's hand
laundry profits and a college education
handed to him on a silver platter.
"Most nonaffiliated projectionists have
nothing to do with the policy-making of
theatres. In most cases they project and
is just common sense
project only . . . This
and it certainly seems that our representative
in Columbus should start using a little
sense. I, too, might have my objections
but I still have to eat."
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BOXOFFICE :: April 9, 1973 ME-1

CLEVELAND
nill Bumside, manager of the Skyline
Drive-In, Wooster. recently had an interesting
experience! He was contacted by a
Millersburg attorney who represented a client
accused of a crime. The client had a
Skyline ticket stub. By tracing records of an
hourly check of stub numbers taken four
months earlier, Bumside produced evidence
needed to absolve the accused man. The
grateful lawyer and his equally appreciative
client understandably approved Bill's
efficient
and systematic check.
Interstate Theatres, based in Cincinnati,
now is handling the booking and buying for
the Skirball Investment Co.
Pete Rosian, Personal Film Research
president, attended the Detroit invitational
screening of "The Day of the Jackal" and
returned with enthusiastic favorable reports
. . . Red Foxx entertained twice at the Allen
Theatre March 23-24 at 8:30 p.m.
Doris Palmer, National Drive-In and Cooperative
Theatres bookkeeper, returned
earlier this month, having spent several
weeks in Florida . . . Personable Joe Gilbride,
formerly with stereo WQAL, is helping
out at Academy Advertising selling
group rates for two Paramount films, the
wonderful feature-length animated musical,
"Charlotte's Webb," and director Franco
Zeffirelli's interpretation of the early years
of St. Francis of Assisi, "Brother Sun, Sister
Moon." Both films open here in mid-April.
Joe may be contacted at 696-3666.
Pepsi-Cola is offering free admission,
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success of the X-rated film, "All American
Girl."
Shamus O'Neill, Irish novelist, was a
weekend guest of Dr. Frank M. and Mrs.
Rogers—appropriately, on St. Patrick's Day
weekend . . . Dick Landis, secretary-treaourer
of Local 160, left for a weekend
junket to Las Vegas . . . Blair Mooney,
Cooperative Theatres, returned from a
Florida vacation.
Julie Berman, Richmond operator, is another
local man who sought refuge in the
Florida sun and he has the tan to prove it!
United General is building a mini-theatre
in Chagrin Falls which should reach completion
by month's end. It is the first house
UGT has built in this area and is on Route
422 near the intersection of Route 306 . . .
Chagrin Valley Drive-In soon will reopen
for the season . . . According to Paul Levine,
United Artists branch manager, "Last
Tango in Paris" will open Wednesday (25)
at the Colony Theatre on a hard-ticket
basis.
Larry Wyand, a Tennessee import, is the
new National Theatre manager . . . Fran
Rosen, Ohio State coed and fiancee of
Morrie Zyrl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer sales
representative, spent part of her spring vacation
working in the MGM office and part
of the time hunting and purchasing furniture.
The beaming couple plans a mid-
September wedding . . . The Cedar-Center
Plaza Ass'n recently sponsored a successful
art auction, which was held at the Fox
Cedar-Center Theatre.
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Marty Zide, American International, now
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Renaissance Will Operate
Downtown Toledo Theatre
TOLEDO, OHIO—The Valentine Theatre,
one of this city's two remaining firstrun
downtown houses, is slated to have a
new operator and a new name. The current
operator, the Armstrong circuit. Bowling
Green, has been operating the house since
1962.
Taking over the theatre will be the
Renaissance Corp., which owns the building
located. It will be
in which the showhouse is
known as the Renaissance Valentine. Terrence
Gallagher, owner of the Renaissance
Corp., said the theatre would continue as a
first-run house. A real estate investor, Gallagher
is new to the film business but has
appointed James C. Skinner to be in charge
of booking films under the new operation.
Gallagher pointed out that the 1,285-seat
theatre is the largest in the city and that he
could offer free parking, since he owns adjacent
parking facilities.
Gallagher, who was informed only recently
that Armstrong would not renew the
lease, said, "I don't want to see the lights
go out even for 24 hours." Jack Armstrong,
head of the Armstrong circuit, is cooperating
in his initial efforts, Gallagher said.
The Armstrong circuit wiU continue to
operate the Maumee indoor in nearby
Maumee and the Cla-Zel indoor in Bowling
Green, in addition to the Jesse James, Parkside,
East Side and Telegraph drive-ins in
the Toledo area.
The Valentine was the last downtown
theatre in the Armstrong circuit of more
than 40 units. Armstrong said that construction
of many theatres in outlying areas
brought a decline in downtown movie
house business. About ten years ago the
city of Toledo had seven first-run and three
second-run houses in the downtown area
and now only the Valentine and the Pantheon
remain as first-run houses. Two other
downtown theatres, the Esquire and Gayety,
offer only sexually oriented films.
Gallagher bought the Willard Hotel complex,
which includes the Valentine Theatre,
in October 1971. He renamed the hotel the
Renaissance. The Valentine, which has been
at the same location since 1895, was closed
for nearly a month before Armstrong took
it over in December 1962. Since 1918, for
44 years, it had been operated by the
Loews circuit, primarily as a local showcase
for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films. Loews
undertook major remodeling of the theatre
in 1932 and again in 1942.
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ground has been broken for the Colony
Bazaar at Henderson and Kenny roads.
The $3,000,000 shopping facility, built on
four levels, will include three separate
buildings for a theatre, financial institution
and a restaurant. Opening is expected to be
held by January 1. The site is near Loews'
Arlington at Henderson and Reed roads.
James T. McCafferty, entertainment editor
of the Dispatch, has emerged as an
author. His poem of the Northland, titled
"The Legend: A Fantasy of the North,"
has been published by Dorrance & Co.,
Philadelphia . . . Jean Ann Weaver, entertainment
editor of the Clintonville Booster,
played a leading role in the Players' Club
production of "The Matchmaker."
The Ohio Theatre may be designated a
historic site, according to Judith Kitchen,
architectural historian of the Ohio Historical
Society.
Jury Finds Westwood Mgr.
Guilty on Three Counts
TOLEDO, OHIO—Martin Gleason,
manager of the Westwood Art Theatre,
operated by the Art Theatre Guild of New
York City and Columbus, Ohio, has been
found guilty by a jury in Toledo Municipal
Court of three counts of presenting an obscene
performance by showing the film
"Deep Throat" at the theatre in January
and February. The panel of four women
and eight men deliberated 44 minutes.
Harland Britz, Toledo, and Seymour
Detsky, New York City, defense counsel,
were granted time to file a motion for a
new trial, with a hearing on the motion and
sentencing to be scheduled later, said Judge
Roy Dague. The charge carries a penalty of
up to one year in jail and up to $5,000
fine, according to Joseph Jordan, an assistant
city law director, who prosecuted the
case.
The last of the witnesses was Gleason,
who testified that, although he is manager,
he has no control over the type of films
shown and has no authority to refuse to
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amending its admission tax, presently 20
per cent. The tax would be the lesser of
20 per cent of the amount, whether by
single admission or by season ticket; 25
cents on single admissions, or 25 cents per
day on season tickets. At present there is no
theatre operating in Grove City.
Capitol Square South Task Force will
submit a plan for redevelopment of the
area soon. The Ohio Theatre and Towne
Cinema are located in the several-block
area. Msgr. Gilbert F. Schmenk, task force
chairman, said it is hoped to redevelop the
area as a unified concept, with office building,
at least one hotel, restaurants, stores
and at least one large parking garage. "We
want to bring people downtown," said
Schmenk. "Other cities like Atlanta and
Cincinnati have dressed up their downtowns.
Why not Columbus?"
show or to cancel the showing of any film
sent to him by the theatre owners. Gleason
said that after he received the first charge
of presenting an obscene performance, he
was ordered by the home office to continue
showing the film. He said he had never seen
it in its entirety. A total of 28,989 patrons
viewed the film at the Westwood during its
55-day run, which ended February 22, he
said.
Other witnesses included Laurence Jankowski,
coordinator of videotape and TV
religious education programs for the Catholic
Diocese of Toledo; Dr. John W. Money,
professor at the John Hopkins School of
Medicine, Baltimore; Dr. Lane Gerber, an
assistant professor in the psychiatry department
at the Medical College of Ohio, and
Michael Stott, head of the film department
at the University of Toledo, as well as Clint
McBee, police patrolman, who testified that
he saw the film three times—^January H,
January 25 and February 6.
Jankowski testified that "Deep Throat"
was the first feature film of its type that he
had seen and, although he got a "slight
chuckle" out of part of the movie, it had
no entertainment value for him.
Dr. Money, who is co-author of the book
"Contemporary Sexual Behavior," said the
film, using national standards, is not "patently
offensive" and has the plus factor of
offering an educational experience. He said
the motion picture uses its humorous and
absurd plot to present the theme that a
woman "has the right to a sex life of her
own." He said the film makes piersons decide
"whether the old ways really were the
best ones."
Also testifying to the film's educational
value and lack of prurient apfieal was Dr.
Lane Gerber, who said the movie demonstrates
that there is more than one way in
which females can achieve sexual satisfaction.
He said his approval of the film is not
a recommendation that "everybody should
be forced to see it" but that he thought
people should be encouraged to make up
their own minds about seeing the picture.
Stott, who teaches film courses at the
local University of Toledo, said the movie
has entertainment value because it is "extremely
funny."
The trial was held in the Lucas County
Courthouse because the municipal courtroom
was too small to accommodate the
crowds who attended the three days of
sessions.
In the meantime, U.S. District Judge
Nicholas Walinski at Toledo has dismissed
a federal lawsuit to declare that the film
"High Rise," formerly showing at the Westwood
Art Theatre, be declared obscene.
The government had sought an order forbidding
removal of the print from Toledo,
pending a hearing to adjudge its obscenity.
The lawsuit against "High Rise" had been
filed under the law governing interstate
transportation of obscene materials. The
film allegedly was shipped via air freight
from New York City to Toledo. Defendants
were Art Theatre Guild, operators of the
Westwood, and Martin Gleason, manager
of the theatre.
Judge Walinsky, in dismissing the case,
said that the lawsuit was a preliminary action
for bringing criminal charges against
the Westwood Theatre and its operators.
The law is clear, he said, that such a lawsuit
cannot be used to pave the way for criminal
charges.
'Porno' Laws Are Debated
At Session in Columbus
COLUMBUS—An attorney debated pornography
laws with a police vice squad
member and said, "Unfortunately, the only
people who profit from laws against pornography
are, quite frankly, myself and other
lawyers involved in the defense against
them."
The speaker was Laurence E. Sturtz, a
defense specialist in pornography trials, who
discussed the effects of the Ohio obscenity
statute in a recent debate sponsored by the
Task Force on Human Sexuality of the
Planned Parenthood League of Columbus.
His antagonist was Sgt. Mitchell Stauffer,
who was responsible for the arrests of several
adult book store operators and who
keeps a close watch on the city's five adult
theatres.
Stauffer said standards regarding the
stores and theatres could be cleared up by
a U.S. Supreme Court ruling which is expected
soon but admitted there is no concrete
evidence on the effects of pornography.
Sturtz suggested tremendous censorship
power now rests in the hands of the police
responsible for deciding what is decent and
indecent but that the final decision is by an
impartial court. He said studies show pornography
is bought by the middle-class
businessman, not by persons bent on crime.
Stauffer said enforcement of the Ohio law
on pornography, which provides up to a
$5,000 fine and a year in jail for a first
offense and increased penalties for later infractions,
cannot be changed until the statute
is changed.
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goy B. White, Mid-States head and NATO
president, was named the "Exhibitor of
the Year" by the International Importers &
Distributors of America in New York at a
dinner meeting in the Americana Hotel
March 30. White was cited for his efforts
in promoting the exhibition of films of
worldwide origin in the U.S. White said he
was delighted at the honor. "Our real hope
and future security is in expanding and
guaranteeing a supply of broad-based, entertaining
product, films which do not depend
on nude bodies, gutter language or
gross violence. We simply cannot be dependent
forever on the whims and judgment
of those whose judgments have not always
proved to be in our interests." White's wife
Sally; Don Wirtz, assistant to White at Mid
States, and his wife Anne attended the
award ceremony in New York.
Milton Gurian, American International
Pictures branch manager; Jack Waynes,
Cincinnati Theatres; Phil Borack, Tri-State
Theatre Services, and Gene Tunick, Marvin
John P. Masters Is Dead;
Veteran Ky. Theatremon
BOWLING GREEN, KY. — John P.
Masters, 87, manager of movie theatres in
Bowling Green for
more than 50 years,
died March 16 at
City-County Hospital
following a brief illness.
He had retired
in July 1960 after a
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with Crescent Amusement
Co.
A native of Nashville,
John
Tenn.,
P. Masters
Masters
in 1911 opened the
old Columbia Theatre at 418 East Main
St. for Crescent. Under his management,
the Elite Theatre was opened at 446 East
Main St. in December 1911.
In late 1914 Crescent opened the Princess
Theatre, with Masters serving as manager.
He became manager of the new Capitol
Theatre in 1918 and also later managed
the State Theatre. He served ten years as
the circuit's district manager, including
southern Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama.
Masters served as president of the Bowling
Green-Warren County Chamber of
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Ben Cohen, Holiday Amusement head,
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Homer Snook, 78, formerly with RCA,
president of Mid West Theatre Supplies,
which was acquired by National Theatre
Supply in the 1950s, died at his home in
Park Hills, Ky., Wednesday, March 21,
after a short illness. He is survived by his
wife, a son, a daughter and eight grandchildren.
"Charlotte's Web," E. B. White's children's
classic which has been turned into a
delightful Hanna-Barbera production, presented
in two benefit performances March
24-25, was a huge success. It netted $2,528
for the "Neediest Kids of All" under the
sponsorship of the Esquire and WSAI
Radio.
Commerce from 1936 until 1938 and again
from 1941 until 1948. In 1942 the chamber
of commerce recognized him as "the citizen
who has done most to further the advancement
of his community."
Active in civic affairs, Masters also was
a 50-year member of the Bowling Green
Masonic Lodge No. 73 and a 50-year member
of Kosair Temple Shrine of Louisville.
He was a member of the Bowling Green
Noon Lions Club, Bowling Green Elks
Lodge No. 32 and the First Presbyterian
Church.
He leaves his wife Mrs. Willia Rector
Masters; one sister, Mrs. Anna Chelf, Shelbyville,
Ky., and three nephews, including
W. F. Scates, currently manager of Martin
Theatres in Bowling Green, and W. L.
Rabold, both of Bowling Green.
Westerville Defers Vote
On Anti-Obscenity Law
COLUMBUS — The city
council of suburban
Westerville postponed final action on
an anti-obscenity ordinance following a
public hearing in which Herb Brown, Loews
division manager, Cleveland, and Steve
Petry, manager of Loews' Westerville,
voiced objection to the proposed law. Brown
said the proposed law "would deprive patrons
of such films as 'The Godfather' and
would be disastrous economically to local
theatres. The ordinance would not allow
patrons under 18 to see R-rated films,
since
it does not mention the matter of parental
consent."
Petry noted the ordinance would bar such
films as "Hawaii," since the feature includes
scenes which show women's uncovered
bosoms.
Councilman Bob Overly said there was
"no way" he would vote for the ordinance
unless he was assured most Westerville citizens
wanted it. The ordinance was drafted
after city officials received complaints about
R-rated "Deliverance" at Loews' Westerville.
City Manager O. H. Koepline, noting the
ordinance is similar to the state obscenity
code and to ordinances adopted in several
Ohio cities, said the proposed law would
prohibit "the public display of explicit
sexual material in a manner making such
material accessible to minors." The ordinance
defines explicit sexual material as
"any picture, photograph, drawing, magazine
or other material depicting nudity,
sexual conduct or sexual excitement."
The fine for a first offense is $25 and
not less than $25 nor more than $50 for a
second and subsequent offense. The proposed
ordinance contains an amendment to
prohibit previews of "objectionable" movies
being shown with family-type films.
Full House for Reopening
Of Ravena. N.Y„ Theatre
From Eastern Edition
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.
Ask Permit for Reopening
Of Benton Harbor Cinema
BENTON HARBOR, MICH. — Local
contractor Ellis Hull and two partners, Ira
Williams of Benton Harbor and Charles
Jenkins of Detroit, have asked the city
commission to approve a license to permit
the reopening of the downtown Liberty
Theatre. The theatre has been closed since
Oct. 29, 1972.
Hull disclosed that he and his partners
hope to purchase the movie house from a
Chicago firm. Should they buy it, the name
would not be changed. The Liberty has
been a Benton Harbor landmark at 212
East Main St. since it opened in 1922.
At present, the State Theatre is the only
film house in downtown Benton Harbor.
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Conn. Mutual Plans
Hartford Theatre
following voicing of favorable response
HARTFORD—The Hartford city council,
by area residents at a public hearing, has
referred a zoning variance request, to allow
for construction of a multi-million-dollar
shopping center (including a motion picture
theatre), to its planning and zoning
commission for further study.
Backing the venture is the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Co.
The tract involved contains two acres
at the northeast corner of Sigourney and
Collins
first
streets.
Uniquely, the project would mark the
cinema construction in Hartford proper
in more than 30 years.
Twenty-plus cinema projects are in various
stages of development in the region
but none, at least prior to the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance move, were planned
for the city.
The late
Maurice W. Shulman and associates
built the 900-seat Webster at Barry
Square in the late 1930s.
Since then, Hartford proper, through attrition
and redevelopment, has lost a dozenplus
cinemas. At the same time, suburbia
has blossomed with a proliferation of new
cinema projects, by both independent and
national circuit interests.
Representatives of the insurance company
told the council's public hearing that
the center would be circular; in addition
to the cinema, it would contain a supermarket,
restaurant, pharmacy, bank and
other retail
outlets.
It would have a 79-car underground
parking garage and space for 43 cars at
street
level.
Closest operating cinema to the site is
the SBC circuit's Cinema Theatre, at 492
Farmington Ave. Just down the block on
Collins Street is St. Francis Hospital, one
of
Connecticut's major medical facilities.
E.M. Loew Gives National
Theatre to Boston CA
BOSTON—E. M. Loew, owner of the
National Theatre, 533 Tremont St., has conveyed
title of the old theatre (opened Sept.
18, 1911) to the Boston Center for the Arts.
Loew attributed to his wife Sonja, a
patron of the BCA, his decision to turn
over ownership of the National to the cultural
group sponsoring the performing arts.
Loew, who had owned the National 40
years, said that his action was a result of
a three-year campaign by his wife for him
to provide the theatre as a home for the
artists, theatre and dance groups.
Actual signing of the papers completing
the transfer of ownership was carried out
on the National Theatre stage March 22
with Loew, his wife and Robert Kenney,
director of the Boston Redevelopment
Authority, as principals before the news
cameras.
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Connecticut Exhibitors
Delegation
Urges 10 Per Cent Tax Elimination
HARTFORD—What Connecticut
industry
observers categorize as one of the most
knowledgeable, comprehensive argumentations
in behalf of exhibition was voiced by
Robert C. Spodick, executive committee
chairman, Connecticut Ass'n of Theatre
Owners, addressing the Legislature's joint
finance committee on the controversial topic
of elimination—or at
Connecticut's
least modification—of
10 per cent admissions tax.
Spodick, a past president of the then-
National Ass'n of Theatre Owners of Connecticut,
is partner with Leonard Sampson
in the New Haven-based Sampson & Spodick
Theatres,
an independent circuit.
Spodick, at the outset of his in-depth
presentation, conceded that Connecticut's
financial crisis "almost makes me feel embarrassed
to appeal to this committee to
urge the Legislature to let the admissions
tax expire on schedule in July."
But, he added, the matter of admission
taxes "truly represents life and death to the
movie theatres of Connecticut—and that is
not small potatoes to my colleagues and
myself."
He contended that the unfair, discriminatory
tax was — enacted overnight, without public
hearing "indeed without any prior notice"—
in the hurried, turbulent, second
"special session" of 1969.
Like all businesses, he continued, exhibition
in Connecticut must cope with taxes in
real estate, personal property, payroll, workmen's
compensation, sales and licensing.
"These have all risen, along with a tremendous
increase in the cost of a shortened
supply of pictures from the shaky Hollywood
studios. Yet, the cost of seeing a
movie, generally, has not gone up in four
years."
Spodick remarked that there are people
in Connecticut who would tell exhibition
that today's empty seats could be filled if
prices were lowered in these times of rising
costs.
"This was perceived by some owners
themselves, who tried it in the actual marketplace,
not just in theory," he said. "It
has not been successful,
although a few isolated
theatres have continued it. I tried this,
myself, in New Haven, and had to give it
TONE Electing Oiiiceis
At Tomorrow's Meeting
Boston—Carl Goldman, executive
secretary of Theatre Owners of New
England, announced that the organization's
annual meeting and election of
officers will be held Tuesday (10) at
the Boston Playboy Club.
Chester Yamilkoski of East Hampton
is considered by many TONE members
as a leading candidate for the
presidency of the very active exhibitors'
association.
up because total dollar volume actually declined,
adding to my loss."
"It may be argued," he went on, "that
overall revenue figures from the tax have
shown growth each year, and that many
new theatres have opened. This is true.
Many theatres have also closed and others
will follow in the redistribution of the
moviegoer's dollar from relocation of residences
and new moviegoing habits."
Spodick asserted that the important owner-operated
small-town theatres, especially,
"have their backs to the wall. Towns without
theatres compel their citizens to undertake
exf>ensive travel at high prices and inconveniences."
When a theatre on a town's Main Street
goes dark, he said, there is a concommitant
effect on the community, neighboring merchants,
transportation and especially the
young people who have no place to go.
He noted that theatres have shuttered of
late in Colchester, Winsted, New Milford,
Lakeville,
Springdale. Thomaston, Washington
(Litchfield County), Ansonia, Oakviile,
Moodus and even in larger communities of
West Haven and Waterbury.
As a result, more theatres are "lowering
their standards," booking films that they
would not otherwise .show.
Spodick told the committee that at this
juncture, there is no greater problem confronting
the Connecticut exhibitor than the
10 per cent admission tax: "It weighs heavily
as he continues a life-long activity in the
community: he is a showman with many
concerns, the children, parent-teacher
groups, schools, civic organizations, religious
institutions and charities.
"He does these things for two reasons:
Because he is a showman, and because good
citizenship is good business, too."
Spodick told
the Nutmeg lawmakers that
relief from this so-called "temporary" tax
must be found.
"It is unfair and discriminatory," he asserted,
"directly affecting a single industry
that already carries the same tax burden as
everyone else.
"If it cannot be entirely eliminated, as it
should be, and as we are asking, then we
urge you to phase it out, just as Congress
did, and give relief and encouragement to
those who so badly need and deserve it."
Accompanying Spodick to the hearing
were Bernie Menschell, president, Menschell
Bros. Theatres, Manchester, and head of
CATO; Franklin E. Ferguson, general manager,
Maurice Bailey "W" Theatres, New
Haven, and attorney Herman M. Levy, general
legislative counsel for CATO and past
general counsel for then-Theatre Owners of
America, who lives in Hamden.
Sneaks "I
Love You, Rosa'
BOSTON—Israeli film import, "I Love
You, Rosa," was sneak-previewed at Walter
Reade Theatres' Charles Cinema complex.
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T loyd Muhr, formerly manager at Redstone
T h e a t r e s' Circle Cinema,
Brighton, recently moved to California,
where he's in business for himself in the
8mm and 16mm sound film and equipment
field. Lloyd has a buying and selling library
of varied subjects, including TV trailers,
cartoons, shorts and feature-length subjects.
Writing to your correspondent, Lloyd said
he would like to hear from his Bostonian
friends, also admitting that he's lonesome
for that large lobby at the Circle Cinema.
His address is 5251 Winding Way, No. 17,
Carmichael, Calif. 95608.
Friends on Filmrow were hoping for the
speedy recovery of Louis Chiaramonte of
Cinema Designers, who had surgery for a
ruptured appendix . . . Arnold Cutler's wife
Hazel was at Beth Israel Hospital, where
her sister Ruth Waldman was cheering her
up with daily visits.
Kenneth Loew, concessions
manager for
E. M. Loew Theatres, returned to the office
on crutches and wearing a cast on his right
wrist. His leg was injured several weeks ago
when he was knocked down in his own
driveway by another person's automobile.
His wrist was injured in a fall in his bedroom.
When Esquire's Paris Cinema opened
March 21 with "Hurry Up Or I'll Soon Be
30," theatregoers had a chance to see
Linda Decoff, who was here recently in a
Shubert production. To welcome the screen
appearance of Linda, a graduate of Boston
University's School of Arts, several area
schools and colleges organized theatre
parties.
Bob Rancatore, Avco Embassy exchange
manager, is excited over spreading the word
about three upcoming releases, "Night
Watch," "A Touch of Class" and "Wedding
in White."
K "Deep Throat" is ever shown in Bos-
won't be at a Sack theatre. Ben Sack,
ton, it
president of the circuit, viewed the film at
a private showing and then announced
through his lawyer Arthur M. Oilman that
he would not exhibit the picture. Sack's
announcement came as Judge Harry Kalus
was about to start a trial in Suffolk Superior
Court on the question whether the film
could be shown here. The trial was a result
of customs officials seizing a print of "Deep
Throat," mailed to Sack from Canada, as it
arrived by plane from Logan Airport. In
February Garrett H. Byrne, Suffolk district
attorney, had announced that indictments
would be sought against persons who
attempted to show the movie.
Robert Lepanto has been appointed National
Theatre Supply branch manager in
Boston, replacing Vernon J. Barrett who has
been transferred to Minneapolis as NTS
branch manager, it was announced by Dean
Phillips, vice-president for sales, NTS division
of National Screen Service. Lepanto
was formerly national sales manager of
Altec Service Corp.
Well-remembered theatremen of ithis area:
Nat Yamins, Louie Boas, Dan Murphy,
McCue & Cahill, Bill McGrory, Donavan &
MacAloon, Bill Warr, Dominic Torturo,
Henry Tobin, Bill Canning, Frank Burr,
Mike Fisano, Frank Lydon, Jim Austin,
Lennie Goldberg, George Moore, Rogers &
Keene.
Dollar Night Brings Back
Memories—and Crowds
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — Captioned
"Dollar Night: Journey to Times Past," a
Springfield Daily News feature story recently
reported on heavy audience response
for a $1 admission policy for Monday-Tuesday
night showings of 20th Century-Fox's
"Sounder" at Esquire Theatres
of America's Paris Cinema.
"Back came all
the memories of decades
ago," the story said, "when going to the
movies was a family affair.
"There was a bargain price. (When was
the last time you paid only a buck for admission
to a movie?)
"There was a G-rated movie which had
drawn good reviews. (How many pictures
can you take your children to see?)
"There was a mob filing in, almost half
an hour before the picture started. A comfortable
mob.
"The audience came in clusters, young
and old, families and daters, all ages and
kinds and colors and sizes.
"They bought popcorn and candy and
gum. Early arrivals in good seats whiled
away the waiting time watching late comers
who reluctantly took seats on the sidethen
up front—and finally separated and
frantically searched for single seats anywhere.
The first arrivals obligingly gave
a helping hand, spotting empty seats for
others.
'When was the last time you saw an
usher come slowly down the aisle with
a flashlight, hunting any vacant seats for
a paying customer?"
Twin Allston Cinemas
Opened by Ed Lider
By ERNIE WARREN
BOSTON—Ed Lider hosted an invitational
opening of his Allston Twin cinemas, 214
Harvard St., just off Commonwealth Ave.,
Wednesday evening, March 21, to a large
and enthusiastic gathering of friends, including
executives from film distribution, exhibition
and other facets of the industry.
Edward Sullivan, as deputy mayor, represented
Boston's Mayor White in the ribboncutting
ceremony and made a welcoming
speech in which he congratulated Lider on
his foresight and confidence in Allston by
bringing back movies to
that section of die
city.
A cocktail hour preceded showing of
"The Emigrants," one of the pictures chosen
for the public debut the following night,
and all 290 seats of Cinema 1 were occupied
when the picture started.
The cinemas are set back from the highway
fronted by a 15-foot briUiantly lighted
marquee that's a definite asset in design,
color and effectiveness. Burt Dedderman of
the Arthur Winebaum office set up the
decor of the auditoriums, the larger of
which has all-blue seating; the smaller is
done in red with red seating. Walls of both
auditoriums are covered with red, white
and blue-pleated wall drapes and each room
has red-blue carpeting. The lobby area is
done in white walls with a red accent, red
and blue wall-to-wall carpeting accentuated
by colorful lighting from a spotlamp fixed
in the ceiling. Marquee construction and
cinema fronts designed were under the direction
of Alan Ginsburg, ALCO Signs, and
the concessions arranged under the supervision
of Nat Buckman and his Theatre Merchandising
Co.
Proprietors of the new cinemas 'are Lider
and his close friend Arthur Katzenburg,
president of Frontier Petroleum, and they
also
are partners in ownership of the office
building next door. Lider is in charge of
overall management of the cinemas; Sam
Feinstein, Daytz Theatres Booking Service,
handles the film buying and booking;
Michael J. Sirotabeing is the house manager.
Admission policy is $2, Monday-through-
Thursday; $2.50, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Senior citizens are admitted for $1
Monday through Thursday. Children's matinees
are scheduled Saturday and Sunday.
Gift With 'Cheerleaders'
BOSTON—^Loews' Abbey II, premiering
"The Cheerleaders" March 16, gave away
free sweatshirts to first 150 patrons opening
day.
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Film Appreciation Classes Quickly
Filled at Medfield High School
QUINCY, MASS.—When Allen F. Azer,
an English teacher, announced that he
would offer a film study course this semester
at Medfield High School as an elective,
more than 145 students turned up.
Of these, 95 were accepted and assigned to
one of three sections.
"Up to now, students in English courses
have been studying literature through novels,
short stories and poetry," Azer told Betsy
Showstack, Quincy Patriot Ledger staff reporter.
"Now we are using film, a relatively
modern medium, to teach literary techniques
and concepts which are hundreds of years
old."
Not unlike the written media, film is ;
successful tool for teaching literary
symbolism,
imagery, plot structure and characterization,
Azer maintained.
For example, students consider the symbolism
of the word "rosebud" in their
analysis of Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane."
A mystery until the end of the film, "rosebud"
symbolized the unattainable wish for
a close personal relationship by Kane, a
man who had accumulated vast material
wealth.
examination
An example of the students'
of plot structure can also be seen in "Citizen
Kane." The teacher pointed out to Miss
Showstack that the story of Kane is revealed
after his death in a variety of interviews
conducted by a reporter that give several
perspectives on Kane's character.
Imagery, he noted, is studied in Ingmar
Bergman's "Seventh Seal." Repeated images
of skulls and death masks tie the film
together, he said, with the theme that "death
is always around us and is inescapable."
Characterization is probed in the classes'
study of "Giant" as students survey the
development of three characters from their
early 20s to their 60s.
Other classic films studied in the course
include: "The Maltese Falcon," "The
African Queen," "Grapes of Wrath," 'Forbidden
Games," "400 Blows," "Black
Orpheus," "All the King's Men" and "Our
Town." Azer also takes his students on
field trips to view modern films.
In addition to teaching literary concepts
with film, Azer includes discussion of
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courses. Quoting Miss Showstack's article:
"The teacher explained that during a
summer tour of the U.S., he visited two
motion picture studios to find out about
the technical and artistic aspects of filmmaking
and how to make an 8mm film that
could be used for the course.
"Following a visit to the 'riproaring past
of the West' at the Old Tucson, Ariz., motion
picture location and sound stage, Azer
watched 'behind->the-scenes production secrets'
at Universal Studios in Los Angeles
to bring back to his classes.
"He saw how a completed outdoor set is
built indoors, how moviemakers make rain
fall on cue, what Technicolor 'blood' is made
of and how sound effects are added after
a film is shot."
While showing the movies to his students,
Azer often stops the projector to
discuss color, setting, lighting, angle or
other technical aspects. Major events, inventions,
techniques, actors, actresses and
directors in the history of the film also are
discussed. He has divided film history into
the Silent Period (1915-1927), Early Sound
Period (1927 through the 1930s) and
Modern Sound Period (1940 to the present).
"In addition to making comments and
writing papers on films seen in class," Miss
Showstack wrote, "each student has a term
project to adapt a different screenplay to
film by making production directions, such
as lighting, setting, location and angle for
each scene."
SPRINGFIELD
^he Jerry Lewis cinemas in Agawam and
Springfield came up with what had to
be the lowest matinee price in years — a
charge of 25 cents for admission to recent
Sunday matinees, featuring "My Side of the
Mountain," Paramount 1969 release starring
Theodore Bikel, plus cartoons. Similar
programs have been advertised at three and
four times that figure in metropolitan
Springfield in recent days. The two complexes
played a rare first run, booking Paramount's
"Fear Is the Key," as part of a
New England saturation playoff, in other
activity.
John P. Lowe, New England division
manager, Redstone Theatres, hosted a sneak
preview of Paramount's "Brother Sun, Sister
Moon," at the circuits's Showcase cinemas
I-II-III-IV-V plex. West Springfield.
By-Passes Springfield
PALMER, MASS.—Avco Embassy bypassed
Springfield profwr for metropolitan
Springfield premiere of "Trinity Is Still My
Name," opening the film at the Imperial
Cinema.
Two Small Theatres Are
In West Haven Complex
WEST HAVEN, CONN.—Two minitheatres,
with seating for 250 each, are to
be included in a $6 million recreational
complex planned by Largo Associates, Stamford,
Conn., developers, for Bradley Point,
a 15-acre shorefront site near Savin Rock
in this New Haven suburb.
The center, according to the American
Leisure Corp., Stamford, which is planning
the large-scale development, will be the first
of its kind in the U.S. in that it will be
designed for leisure, rather than sports alone,
or a health club alone.
A prominent feature will be a multi-purpose
arena, with permanent seating for
2,000, its ice skating rink to have special
flooring for use in concerts, stage shows,
musical groups for young people, ballet
presentations, classical offerings, conventions
and exhibits.
Construction is to begin later in the year.
David T. Chase Hartford
Plan to Include Theatre
HARTFORD — Real estate developer
David T. Chase, building a $42 million,
28-story office tower building at Main and
Pearl streets, has announced plans for inclusion
of a motion picture theatre in the
project.
A 1,200-car capacity parking garage will
be situated adjacent to the structure.
Chase and associates, as previously reported
in BoxoFFiCE, purchased the tract,
previously containing commercial structures,
from Harold Konover, president of Harold
Konover Theatres Corp. and HK Film
Corp., both based in Hartford. Sales price
was $6.5 million. The target completion
date is fall of 1974.
Norman Bialek President
Of New Interplay, Inc.
WESTPORT, CONN.— Long-time Connecticut
independent exhibition executive
Norman Bialek is listed as president of a
new corporation. Interplay, Inc., 246 East
State St., Westport 06880, which has filed
incorporation papers with the Secretary of
State's office in Hartford.
The firm has 1,000 authorized shares,
no par value.
Bialek is president; Edward Bialek, vicepresident,
and Laura B. Bialek, secretary.
The directors are the same as the officers.
New Haven Bailey Whitney
Plays 'Gospel' Feature
NEW HAVEN—In an unusual booking
for a first-run theatre here, the Bailey Whitney
played Continental Distributing's "The
Gospel According to St. Matthew," a 1966
release, at 1 and 3 p.m. matinee showings
March 25.
Tickets were sold at metropolitan New
Haven churches in advance. Admission was
$2 for all seats.
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'The Long Goodbye 930 in 1st Week
In Boston; 'Lost Horizon Hits 630
BOSTON—Residents here took advantage
of the unusually warm weekend to get
outdoors and the movie business dropped
off sharply from the preceding report week,
when arctic breezes and snow flurries encouraged
people to seek indoor entertainment.
However, "Lost Horizon" opened
with 630 in the face of unfavorable reviews,
indicating once more that what the critics
like and what the ticket-buying public likes
are two different things. Also entering the
Boston market in explosive style were "The
Long Goodbye," 930 in its Cheri Three
debut, and "Wattstax," 450 at the Paramount
Theatre.
(Average Is 100)
Astor The FomHy (SR), 2nd wk 150
Beacon Hill Steelyard Blues (WB), 6th wk 125
Charles East The Effect of Gamma Rays on
Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (20th-Fox),
9th wk 130
Cheri One ^The Heartbreak Kid (20th-Fox),
9th wk
1 90
Cheri Two Sleuth (20th-Fox), 7th wk. ........ !220
Cheri Three ^The Long Goodbye (UA) y .950
Cinema 57 Two Lady Caroline Lamb (UA),
2nd wk 125
'.
Circle Cinema ^Lost Horizon (Col) .630
Exeter Cesar and Rosalie (SR) 1 60
Kenmore ^Two People (Univ) 145
Loews' Abbey Two The Cheerleaders (SR),
2nd wk 210
Paromount ^Wattstax (Col) 450
Pi Alley Slither (MGM) 240
Music Hall ^Blaek Caesar (AlP), 4th wk 125
Paris Cinema Hurry Up or I'll Be 30 (SR) 190
Savoy One Family Honor (CRC) 225
Savoy Two Sounder (20th-Fox), 13th wk 190
Saxon Black Mama, White Mama (AlP),
2nd wk
, 200
West End Cinema Office Girls (SR), 5th wk. . . . !l45
'Sleuth/ "High Rise' Tie
With 225s in Hartford
HARTFORD — Second-week
"Sleuth"
and first-week "High Rise," the latter
booked with "Swinging High" at the Art
Cinema, each grossed 225 to lead the Hartford
first-run films. "Jeremiah Johnson"
and "Shamus" opened with 200 and 175,
respectively.
Art Cinema High Rise (SR); Swinging High (SR) 225
Avon Park ^The World's Greatest Athlete (BV),
6th wk ' 35
Berlin Cine II, Vernon Cine II Jeremiah
Johnson (WB) 200
Burnside, Cinema I Sleuth {20th-Fox), 2nd wk 225
Central, UA Theatre East The Heartbreak Kid
(20th-Fox), 2nd wk
] 50
Cinema II, Mall Cinema, Vernon Cine I Shamus
^.(Col) ... 175
Cinerama ^Man of La Mancha (UA), 7th wk 170
Cine Enfield II, East Hartford Cinema I, Paris
Cinema I The Life and Times of Judge
Roy Bean (NGP), 3rd wk 80
Cine Webb Deliverance (WB), 14th wk 35
Five theatres ^The Family (SR) 115
"Black Mama, White Mama'
Strong 275 in New Haven
NEW HAVEN—American International's
"Black Mama, White Mama," with 275,
registered one of the highest grossing percentages
in months at the downtown Roger
Sherman, division flagship for RKO-Stanley
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Warner. The return of "The Sound of
Music" gave Showcase Cinema I a 250
week.
Bowl ^The Asphyx (SR); Night of the Living Dead
(SR)
1 00
Cinemart Sleuth (20th-Fox), 4th wk 130
College—Kill, Kill, Kill (CRC); The Mind Snatchers
(CRC) 90
Crown Sleazy Rider (SR); Switcheroo! (SR) 100
Lincoln ^The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-inthe-Moon
Marigolds {20th-Fox), 3rd wk 115
Milford Cinema I Cries and Whispers (SR),
4th wk 90
Milford Cinema II, Whalley, Milford Drive-ln
Shamus (Col), 2nd wk 115
Roger Sherman Black Mama, White Mama
(AlP) 275
Showcase Cinema II The Heartbreak Kid
(20th-Fox), 2nd wk 115
Showcase Cinema III Jeremiah Johnson (WB),
6th wk 75
York Square Cinema The Discreet Chorm of
the Bourgeoisie (20th-Fox) 125
HARTFORD
Jndustry pioneer Martin H. Kelleber recently
marked his 92nd birthday at his
West Hartford home. He retired from operation
of the Princess, downtown subsequentrun,
some years ago. The theatre has since
been converted to other commercial purposes.
The Jacobson Warner, Torrington, ran a
benefit premiere of 20th Century-Fox's
"Sounder" for Project Concern. Author
William H. Armstrong was present . . . The
Keppner-Tarantul Burnside, East Hartford,
running Saturday-Sunday 2 p.m. kiddies
matinees, proudly advertises, "On Our Giant
Screen!" A recent attraction was NGP's
mid- 1972 release, "Snoopy Come Home."
Jimmy's Place, "successor" to the former
coffee shop at the Hotel Sonesta in Constitution
Plaza, has come up with something
decidedly new for downtown hotels: Silent
movies, on the wall, shown continuously
throughout the day. The interior has a Gay
90s motif, replete with sawdust on the floor,
checkered tableclothes, et al. Vintage comedies—
a la Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy— are
drawing considerable response.
"The Pawnbroker," Ely Landau 1965 attraction
starring Rod Steiger, was screened
in the Hall High School Auditorium, West
Hartford, the other night. Donations were
accepted.
Bernie and Sy Menschell of Menschell
Bros. Theatres have promoted Joe Parker
from assistant manager of the Manchester
Drive-In, Bolton Notch, to manager of their
recently opened Vernon Cine LII complex,
Vernon. A replacement at the underskyer is
to be announced.
Joe Giobbi phoned his goodbyes to longtime
friends in the trade, preparatory to flying
to Naples, which he and Mrs. Giobbi
have selected as their permanent retirement
home. Joe's exhibition ties date back 40
years-plus with the old Hughes-Franklin
Theatres circuit in Los Angeles. He retired
as manager of the Crown, owned by Hartford
interests, several years ago.
Ray McNamara, formerly area representative
for ABC-Eastern Theatres, and his
wife Helen got back from an extended stay
in Florida. He said he would announce future
plans very soon.
West Hartford's Carl Oland, 84, brother
of the late actor Warner Oland, who played
the Charlie Chan character in Hollywood
films 30 years ago, has donated memorabilia
of theatre to the new Roberts Center at the
Kingswood School, West Hartford, Warner
Oland was in his 50s when he died.
An organization calling itself Hartford
After Dark is advertising "two movie theatre
tickets for the price of one" at 12 metropolitan
Hartford theatres to HAD members.
A 12-month "family" membership is selling
for $10. The firm offers $4 off on a dinner-for-two
at some of the best-rated restaurants
in the city.
'Sound of Music' Aided
By Debbie Turner Visit
NEW HAVEN—Debbie Turner, who appears
in 20th Century-Fox's 1965 release,
"The Sound of Music," met with 20 metropolitan
New Haven high school newspaper
editors at Redstone Theatres' Showcase
cinemas I-II-III complex in conjunction
with the musical's reissue playdate.
John P. Lowe, the circuit's New England
division manager, hosted a press luncheon
for print and broadcast media.
NEW HAVEN
^rs. Herman M. (Hilda) Levy, wife of
the long-time legislative counsel for the
Connecticut Ass'n of Theatre Owners,
opened a watercolor display in the lobby of
the Sampson & Spodick York Square Cinema
.. . The Capitol, Milford, playing UA's
"Across 110th Street" and a re-run of the
same distributor's "The Night They Raided
Minsky's," had something unusual for a
catch-line in its newspaper ads: "Over 17
Please— Rated R." That word, "please," is
easily
incorporated into small space as well
as large but too few exhibitors ever give it
a thought.
Russell Holman, Eastern production manager
for Paramount Pictures some years
ago, authored a nostalgic piece about Bob
Hope in the late 1930s for the Connecticut
Sunday Herald, statewide weekly published
in Norwalk.
Sid Kleper, Loews' College, planted a sixcolumn
break in the New Haven Register
for "Across ) 10th Street" . . . Denise Grossman,
the former film actress, is now in real
estate, with the Country Agency, based in
Westport. She is a provisional associate of
the Westport-Weston Board of Realtors.
The Mini-Cine complex. New Haven,
which pridefully advertises the slogan, "The
Little Theatres With the Big Shows," ran an
all-Italian show, for a change of booking
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pace, the other Sunday, charging 99 cents
for senior patrons.
The Strand, Hamden, is emphasizing
parking space in new ads appearing in the
metropolitan New Haven dailies. The catchline
reads, "Acres of Free Lighted Parking."
The cinema is adjacent to the Acme Shopping
Mall.
Bill Decker, RKO-Stanley Warner Theatres
division manager, made a tour of the
territory.
Perakos, G. Fox Tie Up
For 'Music' Promotion
HARTFORD—In one of the most ambitious
promotion campaigns in recent years,
Perakos Theatres Associates, independent
Connecticut circuit, tied-up with G. Fox &
Co.. the city's largest department store, for
the March 16 reissue opening of 20th
Century-Fox"s "The Sound of Music," at
the Elm, West Hartford.
In addition to considerable in-store activity
for the film, the store provided a full
page cooperative newspaper ad.
Murry Lipson manages the Elm.
Manchester Twin Premiere
Moved to Wednesday (11)
MANCHESTER, CONN.—The opening
of twin auditorium additions to the 800-
seat UA Theatre East in the Manchester
Shopping Parkdale has been advanced from
Friday (13) to Wednesday (11).
Each auditorium will contain 250 seats.
Milton Daly, UA Theatres division manager,
and Andy Rossetti, UA Theatre Bast
resident manager, scheduled "Open House"
for the weekend of April 7, 8, showing
short subjects and escorting complex visitors
on a tour of cinemas II-III.
Hobson. Gallant Advance
To Assistant Managers
BOSTON— Larry Hobson and Mike Gallant
have been named assistant managers
at the Circle Theatre, Redstone Theatres'
Boston flagship.
Hobson joined the circuit last December
and Gallant was previously manager
of the company's Starlite Drive-In, North
Reading, Mass.
Bill Papa is manager of the Circle Theatre.
INCORPORATIONS
—Connecticut
Victory Theatre Corp., c/o James V.
Severine jr., 513 Howe Ave., Shelton 06484;
500 authorized shares; incorporator, James
V. Severine jr.
Victory Amusement Corp., same business
particulars as Victory Theatre Corp.
Files for
Dissolution
VERNON, CONN.—Video Productions,
Inc., Vernon, has filed a certificate-ofdissolution
with the Secretary of State's
office.
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Downtown Cinemas Sfill Can Be Made
To Pay Off Handsomely: John Nerich
By ALLEN M. WIDEM
HARTFORD — The traditional downtown,
first-run cinema, hard-pressed by
parking woes, violence-in-the-streets and
attendant factors, does not necessarily have
to be written off by the industry's defeatists,
in the studied opinion of John Nerich,
metropolitan Boston district manager for
Redstone Theatres.
And, for that matter, even the marginal
type of theatre, facing dwindling attendance
and dropping availability of playable product
geared for the mass market, can indeed
be made to pay off, most handsomely.
Accompanying John P. Lowe, the circuit's
New England division manager, on
an inspection tour of Redstone's underconstruction
Showcase cinemas I-II-III-IV,
East Hartford, Nerich expounded on his
Boxoffice interview.
theories in a
'Too Many Downbeat Remarks'
"There are too many downbeat remarks
being tossed around carelessly and not
enough in-depth, aggressive promotional
efforts to bolster the day-to-day grosses in
just about every theatre plagued with business
woes," Nerich asserted.
"It's time, high time, that the industry
took itself out of the self-pity, the apathy,
and approached the day's business at hand
with the vigor, the very vitality that
characterized the showmen who abounded,
gratifyingly enough, in the industry a brief
generation ago."
Getting down to specifics, he remarked
that he ran an Academy Award competition
in six Redstone drive-in theatres, all in
metropolitan Boston, prior to the March 27
presentations. Patrons were asked to vote for
the top categories, prizes totaling $250 promoted
from merchants and businessmen in
the
area.
Theatremen Dragging Feet?
"How many theatremen," he asked, "actually
got around to boosting the Academy
Awards this year, over and beyond the conventional
trailers, the one-sheets, the threesheets
and the newspaper ad catch-Mnes?
Couldn't there have been more attention
paid on a local level to the lifeblood of our
business— i.e., glamor tied to the awards?"
Nerich, who got into the business at age
16 two decades ago as an usher at the then
Stanley-Warner Waldorf Theatre in his native
Lynn, Mass., asserts that not enough
of 1973's managers are alert to audience
response, audience reaction, call it what
you will.
Nerich said he happened to walk into one
of his de luxe showcases on a recent Saturday
night, unexpected by the house staff,
and was shocked to find the manager seated
in the office, watching a basketball game
on a portable television set.
"He was in his tuxedo and absorbed in
the game. He was fired
the following Monday,
of course, but the episode made my
head whirl in exasperation. How can a
manager of a super-de luxe theatre have the
nerve to sit back and watch television, our
prime competitor, let there be no mistake,
and have his theatre run itself on Saturday,
the so-called busiest night of the
week?"
Nerich, an active Lions Club member in
Lynn, where he continues to make his residence,
contends that not enough theatre
managers are active in community enterprise,
such as the service clubs (Rotary,
Lions, Kiwanis), let alone Chamber of
Commerce, Retail Trade Board and the
like.
"How, just how," he asked, "is the community
in which your theatre happens to
be doing business supposed to know what's
going on in your business if you're not
around to tell it as it is?"
Nerich, for a striking example, got up at
a Lynn Lions Club luncheon after hearing
some complaints voiced over X-rated motion
pictures. The guest speaker was sincere
in intent but not knowledgable over film
industry patterns, Nerich said.
"I began by spelling out some of the
moviegoing statistics in the U.S., readily
available regularly in Boxoffice. I told the
group, whose members I regard as good
home-town friends, that if they didn't take
their families to see G-rated movies, who,
after all, is going to patronize the kind of
entertainment the speaker pleaded for?
"I reminded the group of the privileges
accorded in the U.S. Constitution—if you
don't want to patronize an X-rated movie,
then don't. But don't rule out attendance
by other people. You're only curtailing
avenues of attractions, in a manner of
speaking. Freedom of speech and movement
is the American credo.
"I came away from the session content
with the feeling that in at least Lynn, one
prominent service group had been properly
informed. But what bothers me, even after
20 years in the industry, is the obvious fact
that not enough so-called spokesmen for
our business are actually getting out and
spreading the upbeat word."
As for downtown first runs, Nerich holds
that even today some theatres frown on
admitting non-uniformed police officers:
"If a man tells me he's a policeman, I
welcome him. There's nothing so good for
a theatre in an area plagued by violence-
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in-the-streets, for example, as the presence
of a man trained to cope with violence."
He feels that if enough theatremen in
downtown sectors make the need for parking
known to city authorities, something
concrete can be done.
"If downtown exhibition wants to go the
self-pity route, it'll have a lot of company,
including eating places and other businesses
not doing well. But if it wants to progress,
to keep in tune with the times, it might
seek remedial recourse, working hand-inhand
with each other and with city administrations.
If there's a problem, there's
got to be a solution."
Product-wise, Nerich adds his voice to
industry observers contending that distribution
is cutting off its prime revenue
sources— the theatre—in selling all-too-new
product to television: "If a 'Sound of
Music' going into theatrical rerelease can do
well, so, too, can a lot of products, old and
new, provided distribution gives exhibition
more than lip service, promotion-wise."
Releasing patterns should take additional
scrutiny, too. "If we wait a year after
'Cabaret' for some topflight musicals and
then suddenly get 'Man of La Mancha,'
'Sound of Music' and 'Lost Horizon' in a
bunch, it's a form of bunching up that
can't be good in the long run."
Above all, exhibition has to flex its
muscles, tell the community in which it does
business, that cooperation is indeed a twoway
street.
"I hate to see long-standing theatres eliminated
because of dwindling trade," he said.
"There must be some rationalizing, leading
to trade betterment. And it starts on
the local level."
Hansen Acquires Novate
NOVATO, CALIF.—Keith K. Hansen
is the new owner of the Novato Theatre,
which had been dark since early January.
Hansen, a long-time theatreman, lives in
Santa Rosa, Calif.
Eight Redstone Screens
To Be Added by Summer
HARTFORD—Fast-expanding Redstone
Theatres will have eight more screens by
early summer.
The independent circuit's cinemas I-II-
III-IV complex. East Hartford, and I-II-
III-IV complex, Woburn, Mass., both under
construction, are expected to become operational
in late June and early July, respectively,
according to John P. Lowe, New
England division manager.
NEW BRITAIN
lln early summer completion is planned
for remodeling at the Perakos Theatres
Associates' downtown Palace. Cost is estimated
in excess of $10,000. The theatre is
managed by Jim Dubois. Performances are
continuing on a daily basis during remodeling.
The Irwin A. Cohen Centre Mall cinemas
I-II, Bristol, which opened several months
ago, have added Wednesday matinees to
their schedule.
Edwin Stuart Is Promoted
To Vice-President at NGT
LOS ANGELES—Edwin E. Stuart has
been promoted to vice-president of operations
for National General Theatres. He
began his career with the company in 1956
as a doorman while attending college and
has served in various theatre managerial
positions in
NGT's Midwest division.
Stuart in 1965 was promoted to the real
estate department in the home office in Los
Angeles, where he was concerned with the
acquisition of new theatres.
Maiden Bargain Matinees
MALDEN, MASS.—The Granada Twin
cinemas are now running weekday "Bargain
Matinees." Admission is one dollar for all
seats, Mondays through Fridays. The new
policy is applicable to both Cinema I and
Penthouse.
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CALGARY — ^Sleuth' Bow 'Excellent'
Hector Ross, well-known
motion picture industry executive, has announced
plans for a twin-cinema complex
in downtown Calgary. The building will be
situated on Eighth Avenue S.W. between
Fifth and Sixth streets, across the avenue
from the Uptown, which currently is being
twinned and renovated. Demolition of the
existing building and construction of the
new theatres will get under way within a
month, according to Ross.
The new structure will be glass-fronted
and will utilize the "piggyback" concept,
with a lower and an upper theatre auditorium.
The lower theatre will have a .seating
capacity of 510. while the upper cinema
will have seats for 560 patrons.
Value of the project is placed at $500,-
000, with completion expected in October.
Ross, whose organization also operates
the Towne Cinema on Seventh Avenue,
states that this house will remain operational
until expiration of the current lea.se in
1975. At that time it is expected that the
Towne will be demolished to make way for
a redevelopment that is planned for that
site.
Famous Starts Promotion
Of Student Film Contest
VANCOUVER— Famous Players
kicked
off the Western division's promotion for the
1973 student filmmakers' contest with a
screening of the '72 winners March 17 in
the Denman Place Theatre. After two years
on its own, the circuit decided to collaborate
with the established student film competition
from Montreal's Sir George Williams
University's Conservatory of Cinematographic
Art.
While this year's student competition will
be held in Montreal September 27-30, there
will be a western Canadian contest, the
winners of which will go into the national
contest. Entries here must be into Famous'
offices, 719 Seymour St., before August 26.
Films from Alberta and British Columbia
will be judged within the next two days.
Students and those interested in what
young filmmakers can do had a preview
when the City Nights Theatre ran "Genesis
IV," a two-hour program of student films.
Included were the following shorts: "Ass."
by Sam Berkowitz. featuring a young
maiden and a donkey: "Silent Majority," by
Bruce Ward; "Star Spangled Banner," by
Roger Flint, said to be the best antiwar film
yet; "I Don't Know," by Penny Spheeris, a
frank study of the relationship of a young
lesbian and a boy; "This Is the Home of
Mrs. Levant Graham," a sad reflection on
Black America; "Marguerite," an animated
film; "Last of the Scheune," an insult to
women's lib; "Number One," a grotesque
joke on President Richard Nixon, by Richard
Braverman, and "Foster's Release," by
Terence Winles, Steve Lorimer and Milt
Hubatka, a suspense film about an obscene
phone call.
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TORONTO—Grosses again kept well
above average, with "Sleuth" turning in the
best performance as it opened at an "excellent"
pace at the University Theatre. Holdovers
continuing to do satisfactory business
included "The Poseidon Adventure" at the
Carlton and "Sounder" at the Hollywood.
Carlton The Poseidon Adventure (BVFD),
1 2th wk Good
Glendale Man ot La Mancha (UA) Good
Hollywood (North) Sounder (BVFD), 23rd wk. .Good
Hollywood (South) Deliveronce (WB), 23rd wk Good
Hylond 1 Avanti! (UA), 5th wk Good
Hylond 2 Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 12th wk Good
International Cinema The Emigrants (WB),
12th wk
Good
Towne Cinema Save the Tiger (Para), 4th wk. .Good
Excellent
1
(AFD), 2nd wk Good
Uptown 2 Steeiyord Blues (WB), 3rd wk Good
Uptown 3 ^Travels With My Aunt (MGM),
University
Uptown
Sleuth
Payday
(BVFD)
I 2th wk Good
Uptown Backstage 1 The Life and Times of
Judge Roy Bean (NGP), 12th wk Good
Uptown Backstage 2, others Lady Sings the
Blues (Para), 18th wk Very Good
Yonge The Godson (IFD) Fair
York 1 Lady Caroline Lamb (UA), 3rd wk Good
York 2 Hammersmith Is Out (IFD), 2nd wk Fair
'Mon-in-the-Moon Marigolds'
Strong in Montreal Start
MONTREAL — "Good" and "Very
Good" ratings prevailed here in reports
turned in by first-run exhibitors. One of the
best grossers proved out to be a new film.
"The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-inthe-Moon
Marigolds." playing at the York
Theatre.
Avenue Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ), 9th wk. ..Very Good
Capitol Class Reunion {Mar) Good
Kent Sounder (BVFD), 2nd wk Very Good
Loews' The Thief Who Came to Dinner (WB),
2nd wk Good
Palace The Poseidon Adventure (BVFD),
1 3th wk Good
PVM 1 — Play It OS It Lays (Univ), 2nd wk Good
PVM 2 The Emigrants (WB), 13th wk Good
Westmount Sove the Tiger (Para),
5th wk Very Good
West Square Avanti! (UA), 4th wk Very Good
York The Effect of Gamma Rays on
Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (BVFD) ...Very Good
French
Chateau Conquete Planete (BVFD); Sons Mobile
(BVFD)
Good
Five theatres J'Ai Mon Voyage (FM),
4th wk Excellent
Rivoli poison Dans Vie Emmanuel (FM),
2nd wk Excellent
Jeremiah Johnson,' 'Avanti!'
Big in Vancouver Seconds
VANCOUVER—Two holdovers were the
big bellringers on Granville Street this
week. "Jeremiah Johnson," Capitol, and
"Avanti!", Odeon, each topped its opening
with even more "excellent" grosses.
Capitol Jeremiah Johnson (WB), 2nd wk. ..Excellent
Coronet Hommersmith Is Out (IFD) .Above Average
Denman Place Renotdick (Astral) Slow
Downtown ^Deliverance (WB), 1 3th wk Good
Fine Arts Payday (AFD), 2nd wk Average
Odeon Avonti! (UA), 2nd wk Excellent
Orpheum The Poseidon Adventure (BVFD),
13th wk Average
Strand Steeiyord Blues (WB), 3rd wk Fair
Varsity—Images (Col) ... Good
Vogue Carry On Around the Bend (Astral),
2nd wk Average
'Steelyard Blues,' 'Train Robbers'
Start With 'Excellent' in Edmonton
EDMONTON—First-run returns again
were solid here, as movies apparently are
the favorite "away-from-home" entertainment
for Edmonton citizens. "Steelyard
Blues" and "The Train Robbers," two new
features, made the "excellent" ranks, along
with holdovers "The Mechanic," "Everything
You Always Wanted to Know About
Sex," "Sounder" and "Where Does It
Hurt?"
Garneau Steelyard Blues (WB) Excellent
Klondike Guess What We Learned in School
Today? (IFD) Very Good
Londonderry A, Strand The Train Robbers
(WB)
Excellent
Odeon The Mechanic (UA), 4th wk Excellent
Rialto Everything You Always Wanted to Know
About Sex (UA), 4th wk Excellent
Roxy Sounder (BVFD), 12th wk Excellent
Towne Cinema Where Does It Hurt? (IFD),
23rd wk Excellent
Varscona Man of La Mancha (UA),
5th wk Very Good
Westmount A Trovels With My Aunt (MGM),
3rd wk Very Good
"Fritz the Cat' Breaks House
Record at Winnipeg's Park
WINNIPEG — "Fritz the Cat." with a
house record at the suburban Park, and
"The Poseidon Adventure," still "excellent"
in the middle of its fourth month, were the
star attractions of the report week. "Deliverance"
and "Carry On Around the Bend"
rated good enough to continue their holdover
engagements.
Capitol Jeremiah Johnson (WB),
6th wk
Downtown ^roup Marriage (IFD);
Very Good
Womon Hunt
(IFD)
Excellent
Gaiety The Emigrants (WB), 5th wk Very Good
Garden City, Grant Park It Ain't Easy (AFD),
2nd wk Average
Garrick You'll Like My Mother (Univ) ...Average
Garrick Avonti! (UA), 3rd wk Good
II
Metropolitan The Poseidon Adventure (BVFD),
1 3th wk Excellent
North Star Save the Tiger (Para),
4th wk Very Good
North Star II Sounder (BVFD), 8th wk. . Good
Odeon Corry On Around the Bend (Astral),
2nd wk Very Good
Park Friti the Cot (Prima) Excellent
Polo Park— Deliverance (WB), 13th wk. . Good
Windsor ^Love Under 17 (AFD); Cut-Throats Nine
(AFD), 2nd wk Average
'Steelyard Blues' 'Excellent'
First Week in Calgary
CALGARY—Keeping up the trend prevailing
in first-run theatres here for several
weeks, this report week boasted of five "excellent"
gross totals out of ten availabilities.
All pictures grossing "excellent" were holdovers,
except "Steelyard Blues" at Westbrook
1.
Calgary Place 2 Save the Tiger (Para)
Grand One^-Carry On Around the Bend
Poor
(Astral) Very Good
Grand Two Avanti! (UA), 2nd wk Poor
North Hill Cinerama Deliverance (WB),
2th wk Excellent
1
Odeon Fellini's Romo (UA), 2nd wk Poor
Palliser Square 1 The Poseidon Adventure
(BVFD), 12th wk Excellent
Palliser Square 2 The Great Waltz (MGM),
1 2th wk Excellent
Towne Cinema ^Little Mother (IFD), 3rd wk. . .Fair
Uptown Sounder (BVFD), 12th wk Excellent
Westbrook 1 Steelyard Blues (WB) Excellent
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theatre project will
be in Vancouver, where
the Orpheum is to be converted into a
seven-cinema operation.
goss Hunter, producer of "Lost Horizon,"
was in this city to attend a gala preview
of the film, held at the Ontario Film
Theatre, followed by a lavish reception at
the Inn on the Park. "Lost Horizon" also
had its Canadian premiere here at the
Odeon Carlton. Attending the preview with
Hunter was Mrs. Nancy Sinatra, former
wife of the singer. Guests at the reception
included actress Kate Reid and Austin
Willis; Pierre and Jan Berton; Stephen and
Anna Porter; MPP Morton Schulman and
his wife Gloria; Gurston and Carol Rosenfeld;
Paul McNamara; the Leon Weinsteins;
Barbara and Murry Fram; Marianne and
Stan Heller, and Mrs. Christopher Plummer
(actress Elaine Taylor). Unfortunately, comments
on the film itself were far from
favorable. One went so far as to predict that
"Lost Horizon" will "have an adverse effect
on Columbia stock." Ross Hunter, however,
stated that students at the University of
California had seen the film and really had
"got the message" intended.
Shooting has begun on a horror mystery,
"Necromania," at the Canukr Studios in
Oshawa, east of this city.
Harold Greenberg, Canadian film producer,
is reported to be financing a comedy
written, directed by and starring Ben Gazzara,
set to go before the cameras in Montreal
June I.
At their general meeting last month, the
Women of Variety elected Jean Robertson
as president for the coming year, with Margaret
Ruscica as secretary, Margaret Ware
as treasurer and Joanne Katz as membership
convener. Their first fund-raising effort of
the new term was participation in the Night
in Rio carnival ball, held at the Four Seasons
Hotel. They also are participating in
the Bike-A-Thon, which was scheduled to be
held, weather permitting, Sunday (8).
Other Variety notes: After 18 years,
barker George Altman has turned over to
others the planning of "a night on the town"
for students at Variety Village—dinner and
then a regular NHL game at Maple Leaf
Gardens. The event now will be arranged
by the young men of the Canon Lodge
B'nai B'rith . . . Gary Alles, Paul Herriott,
Scott Richards, Charles E. Onley, Alderman
John C. Knox and Jerry Olch have been
proposed for membership in Tent 28 . . .
Barker Jim Eastwood recently celebrated his
80th birthday and still is going strong! . . .
Sincere thanks go to barker Lionel Lester
who, for the past ten years, has managed
the campaign to sell Christmas cards to aid
the work of Tent 28. Lionel, in fact, initi-
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"Theatre in Blood" had its world premiere
at the Yonge. Prior to the midterm
school break, too, other new bookings included
"The Thief Who Came to Dinner"
at the Uptown; "The Heartbreak Kid" at
the Hollywood, and a multiple opening of
"The World's Greatest Athlete" at the Willow,
Cedarbrae, Golden Mile and others.
NFB bookings included "For You, Mr. Bell"
at the Coronet, Humber and Don Mills;
"The Hoarder" at the Lakeshore, "Flower
and the Hive" at the Sheridan and "Don't
Knock the Ox" at the Mount Dennis.
A feature article by Sheila Kieran was
published in a weekend Globe and Mail
which suggested that the federal government
is "burying its head" while the Canadian
film industry sickens. Among other
issues, the article called for a greater control
by Canadians of the industry here and
"a clear definition from the CFDC of what
a Canadian film is and under what conditions
the CFDC will provide money."
An informal tour of the Imperial was arranged
recently and, while the theatre still
has the appearance of a disaster area, the
ten-month, $1.7 million renovation project
is rolling towards the scheduled reopening
in June as a six-cinema complex. The project
was termed "the biggest movie theatre
renovation job in Canada" by Norman
Shapiro, president of Lunar Construction.
Shapiro explained that considerable effort
was being made to keep the best features of
the old theatre and his company also renovated
the Uptown into its present and efficient
five-cinema operation. In the party
was Les Marshall, a Famous Players vicepresident,
and public relations director
James Cameron, who managed the Imperial
longer ago than he might care to mention.
Cameron drew attention to the relief motif
medallion work on the ceiling and pointed
out that it all is being maintained. "It also
would be a disgrace to do away with the
balustrade which leads down to the lower
level," Cameron said. "It will stay."
To date the ground floor has been divided
into two 600-seat cinemas. The balcony
has been converted into a 900-seat
auditorium and a 450-seat cinema has been
suspended, so to speak, over the edge of the
former front balcony. Along the balustrade
a hole has been cut through the wall, making
a narrow walkway which leads to a
smaller 275-seat cinema. Another 275-seat
cinema will be built beneath, where the
stage was before. It was generally agreed
that the genius behind the entire project remains
Mandel Sprachman, the architect who
redesigned the Imperial and the Uptown
and who has been responsible for the majority
of other new and renovated theatre
undertakings in this area. Shapiro's next
The "Last Tango in Paris" release here is
to be delayed further, as the Ontario censoring
board has not yet seen the film. In fact,
board member George Belcher reported to
the press that a copy of the print has not
been received to date. The print was sent to
Vancouver for viewing by the British Columbia
censors, according to George Heiber,
United Artists' Canadian general manager.
It since has been approved in British Columbia.
France Film Adds 17
Theatres to Circuit
MONTREAL— George Arpin,
president
of Compagnie France Film, has announced
the acquisition of 17 additional theatres.
Already owners of 13 movie houses, Compagnie
France Film acquired Theatres Independants,
a circuit operated by Leo Choquette,
making an imposing operation of 30
cinemas in Quebec province.
The first Canadian company to import
native French films to Canada, in addition
to exhibition and distribution, France Film
became producers in 1945 with "Le Pere
Chopin."
In the following years the firm produced
and co-produced over a dozen pictures, including
"Son Copain" (1960), with Paul
Dupuis; "Docteur Louise" (1951), with
Henri Poitras; "Le Gros Bill" (1952);
"Lumiere de Ma Ville"; "Aurore L'Enfant
Martyre" (1953), and "Coeur de Maman."
Other popular films with equally popular
French-Canadian stars were "Tit-Cow," with
Gratien Gelinas; four Pierre Patry fihns,
and in recent years France Film co-invested
in the successful "Deux Femmes en Or,"
"Les Chats Bottes," "Les Males" and "La
Vraie Nature de Bernadette" and, more
recently, Claude Jutra's "Kamouraska,"
with Genevieve Bujold.
OTTAWA
JJo one knovfs when "Last Tango in
Paris"
will be seen in an Ontario theatre, although
the United Artists feature already
has been approved for showing in theatres
of British Columbia by the censor board of
the far-western province. The theatres
branch of the Ontario government has not
viewed the much-discussed picture for a
censorship rating in this province. In fact,
the Ontario bureau doesn't even have a copy
of the print, because it was sent to Vancouver,
according to George Heiber, general
manager of the UA Canadian head office
at Toronto.
For its club show in the National Library
Theatre, the National Film Theatre screened
a European double bill consisting of "The
White Sheik," from Italy, and "Dr. Mabuse,"
from Germany, both with English
subtitles.
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K-3

CALGARY
to his theatre, the area being a center for
fishing and general relaxation.
Jvan Ackery, looking every
965 (of
inch
these no less
m
the
Elveden
bronzed
beach
than 90 are Wongs
House and was hosted by the
and as
boy
a consequence it is
after
executives
three
affectionately
of
months
the
on the
club. Since a large part of sands known in
of Waikiki,
educational circles
the popped as
in
club's on the
entertainment
Theo
"The House
is devoted to the Rosses of
to
showing
exchange
Wong"), and we also have
gossip
the Run
of
of the
Shaw
Islands
films, all 16mm bookers and and to get updated
Theatre in the
on
100 block of Hastings
•shippers
local
East,
happenings.
in the
He
city received an invitation. said he met
which
the Myron
shows Hong
McLeod's,
Kong-produced
who movies
also
were seven
island hopping,
days a week, 52 weeks
just
a
before
year.
returning.
Concerned with
"Casey"
the imminent
no doubt would
demise
have enjoyed
of the
Strand the
and company
the
of fellow
reported
Hong
rebuilding
Kong Irishmen
such as
of the
Orpheum, both of
the late
which he managed
"Murphy" Chin, who
for
Famous opened
Players, Ackery
many of the
was
Trader Vic restaurants
booked onto
the Jack around
Cullen
the
"Owl
world but called this
Prowl city
Show" home
to talk
over old
or the
times with
"Hennesys," who
the
for
popular many years
deejay.
He must have
have operated
led
a gourmet
a Chinese
full social
restaurant
life in
Waikiki, at
with no
Dundarave in
time West
for reading,
Vancouver.
for
Should
Ivan
CINERAMA IS IN
left Theo's
he visit us,
house we can
clutching
regale
the him with bland.
last three
SHOW BUSINESS IN
issues of Playboy Occidental-Chinese
to his bosom delicacies
. . .
or
Also
give him
his
HAWAII TOO.
visiting—but on
choice of real
more Cantonese,
serious Shanghai
business
or
When you come to Waikiki,
was Ralph Clarke
Mandarin-type
of
repasts, all fit
the Chilliwack
for a king.
Drivein
^s^^M *^°"'* '"'^^ ^^^ fatnous
and Tom
Or, should
Hetherington we say emperor?
of the Starlite
^aJah] Don Ho Show. Nelson,
. . at
both intent on late spring bookings.
^-?I^^. Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
Tom has plans for extensive additions Warner Bros, has signed Peter Finch to
« «••'!, KIHEtF^EEF TOWERS EDGEWATER to his underskyer by way of amenities for co-star with Liv Ullmann in "The Abdication."
the many people who camp and picnic close
QIain Covert, Warner Bros, branch manager,
and his wife have returned from turing local personalities.
program produced by the
Manager
station and
Jack Burdick
fea-
of the Downtown
says that
This not
year the
only has
halfhour
show was aired
"Deliverance" run
a two-week holiday spent across the line.
well
just prior
ahead
to the
of the
Academy
Awards network the first
reported rating but that
Mr. and Mrs. Hammond of the drive-in at
program 13
March weeks all
27.
have been ahead of
Radium, B.C., accompanied the Coverts. Appearing on the show were
"Woodstock,"
Albert Genaske.
Universal branch
which was the distributor's
First stop of interest was Las Vegas, where
leader in the
manager, and
house up until this time.
the foursome took in various night spots, Saul Isenstein, Columbia Pictures branch
casinos and floorshows before enjoying a manager, representing the motion
Toronto correspondent Bill
picture
Agnew's item
visit to Lake Mead and Hoover Dam. They distributors; Jim
in
Moore, BoxoFFiCE
supervisor
February
of
26, via Vera Phillips
went on to Los Angeles, where they toured Odeon Theatres, and
in
Paul
Detroit,
Hanner. concerning
supervisor
of Canadian Theatres, on
K. C. "Casey"
the Universal and Warner Bros, lots, visited
Wong, hit a little behalf
static in of
western Canada.
the Queen Mary, Grauman's Chinese Theatre,
Farmer's Market, Marineland and Dis-
and entertainment editor
exhibitors, and Jamie Portman,
We regret to
movie
inform "Casey" that
critic
he is not
the first
of the Herald,
Chinese-born
and
manager of a theatre
in
neyland. They also spent some time with Louise Bresky, commentator and
Canada.
movie
He is not even the first
Elmer and Shirley Haynes, formerly of critic for CBR Radio, Wong.
representing At least
the news
25 years ago, a Chinese
this city. The quartet journeyed on to Palm media. Moderator of the panel
gentleman operated a
discussion
theatre in northwestern
Manitoba. Among those peddling film
Springs. Calif., for "R&R" for a week before was Dennis Corey of CFAC-TV.
returning home.
to him were Myer Nackimson, then managing
Jim Foster of the Vogue RKO, and Walter Du Perrier,
Theatre, now
Fernie,
An Academy Award "sweepstakes" was B.C., was in town
with Prairie
for
Allied
a few
but then a
days
.salesman
and spent
with
co-sponsored in the majority of the local considerable time RKO. Your
in the
correspondent sold
exchange booking
and booked
theatres by the Calgary Motion Picture for the
Allied
theatre.
Artists
Mrs. Foster
product to
spent
Quon Wong
her
of the
time
Theatre Ass'n and CFAC (TV and radio). visiting and shopping ...
Avon here 18 years ago.
The
The Quon has
National
owned
contest closed at midnight March 25. Film Board here showed
(and at times
"Hard
managed) the
Rider"
theatre ever
There
Sunday
since, (4) at the NFB
were 50 great prizes, starting with
running
Theatre
both English-language
as part
and
of
a two-door Plymouth Cricket coupe from the Sunday Chinese films.
Series. This film takes an unrehearsed
look Quon came
Varsity Plymouth Chrysler; second prize of
into
to
the life of
a Yamaha
Kenny
Canada from
Mc-
China when
GTl Mini-Enduro, courtesy of Lean (1972 Canadian
he was only five.
All-Around
Walt Cowboy
A member of a family
Healy Motorcycle; third prize, an champion) as
which a
has professional
been most
Inglis rodeo
active, not only in
contestant.
Citation automatic dishwasher from
the
Parts of
Chinese
the show
community but in the life
were of
Nagler's
filmed at
Furniture & Appliance; fourth the Calgary the city
Stampede and the province,
and should
Quon today is
have
the
prize, had
Electra BSR component stereo from special president
interest for
of one of the
Calgarians.
largest
The
Chinese
Kelly's
program
was fraternal
Stereo Mart; five prizes of 52 oneweek
no
open to the
organizations.
public
His brother
at George,
charge.
guest privileges for two at any local
a prominent banker, was the charter president
of
theatre; ten prizes of 26 one-week guest Gordon the
Guiry Chinatown Lions spent several
Club and has
privileges for two days in at any Winnipeg
local theatre, and
held every
on post up to
business and
for
including chairman
of the
his
31 prizes company.
of
He flew
13 one-week guest privileges back to
multiple
this
district
city late
for two
Friday
embracing
at any (2).
local theatre.
British Columbia, Washington, northern
Oregon and Idaho.
The
"Macbeth,"
Bergman
He also has
Film
been an
starring
Festival
Orson
in
Welles,
Edmonton's
was
active member of the
shown at the
Roxy board of the
Theatre
Canadian
Council of
Klondike
showed Cinema
"Through in Edmonton
a
Glass
Christians
Darkly" and Jews, as
March March II.
17-18. This
Harriet
was
Anderson
Welles' own
well as serving
and Max
on several cultural
adaptation
von
boards.
Sydow of
starred.
the Shakespearian classic and
"Casey" might be interested to know that
VANCOUVER
there are no less than 1,074 Wongs listed
in the Vancouver phone book; that Britannia
High School, just up the street from Victoria
Shipping, has a 75 per cent enrollment of
Chinese out of an average attendance of
co-starred Roddy McDowall and Jeanette
Nolan ... The Britamco Club of Calgary,
an employee organization of Gulf Oil of
Canada, celebrated its tenth anniversary
with a "Get Acquainted" party March 19
The event was held in the Saga Restaurant
Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres were served at
the late afternoon function which, according
to reports from those attending, was
delightful and thoroughly enjoyed by all.
As in previous years, CFAC-TV here
carried a local Academy Awards preview
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BO X O K IN V I
An interpretive anolysis of lay and tradepress reviewi. Running time ii in parentheses. Tlie plus and minus
signs indicate degree of merit. Listings cover current reviews regularly. © is for CinemoScope; (g) Panavision;
® Teclinirama; ® Other Anamorphic processes. Symbol a denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; All
films ore in color except those indicated by (b&w) for block & white. Motion Picture Ass'n (MPAA) ratings:
SI — General Audiences; PG—All ages admitted (parental guidance suggested); [R]— Restricted, with
persons under 17 not admitted unless occomponied by parent or adult guordian; (^—Persons under 17 not
odmitted. Notional Catholic Office for Motion Pictures (NCOMP) ratings: A1— Unobiectionoble for General
Potronoge; A2— Unobjectionable for Adults or Adolescents; A3— Unobjectionable for Adults; A4— Morally
Unobjectionable for Adults, with Reservations; B—Objectionable in Port for All; C—Condemned. Broodcasting
and Film Commission, National Council of Churches (BFC). For listings by compony, see FEATURE
CHART.
12eview digest
AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX
++ Very Good; + Good; — Fair; - Poor; = Very Poor. In the summary t+ is rated 2 pluses, — as 2 minuses.
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D ALPHABETICAL INDEX ++ Very Good; + Good; ± Foir; - Poor; = Very Poor. In the summory ++ is rated 2 pluses, = os 2 minuses.
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(80) Ho (b&w) Ellman 9-11-72 |B|
Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean,
The (120) (8 Ac NGP 12-U-72 PG A3 +
Limbo (112) D Univ 11-20-72 PG A3 +
Limit, The
(90) (g D ....Cannon-New Era 12-1S-72 PG A3 ±
Lolly- Madonna XXX
(103) ® D MGM 3- 5-73 PG B +
Long Goodbye, The (112) ® Cr UA 4- 2-73 H ±
Lost Horizon (150) ® M ..Columbia 3-19-73 g| +
Love (Szerelem)
(S2) D (h&w) ....Geome Gund 10-16-72 +
Love Me Deadly
(92) Ho Cinema National 9-U-72 H -
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(94) Multi-Pix Ltd. 1-22-73 H ±
Love, Swedish Style
(83) C Screencom Int'l 2-26-73 +
Ludwio (173) ® Hi MGM 3-19-73 H +
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Mad Love (252) D .... New Yorker 11-27-72 +
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(135) ® M UA 1-15-73 PG A3 -f
Manson (S4) Doc Merrick Int'l. 12-11-72 +
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Miss Leslie's Dolls
(S5) Sex-Ho World-Wide 3-12-73 H +
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(98) W Producers 1-15-73 PG S:
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(96) Doc Peretz W. Johannes 12- 4-72 Bl Al ±
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(78) Sex My Mature 9-18-72 ±
Muthers, The
(74) Sex Melo . . Hollywood Cinema 10- 2-72 ±
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(86) D Crown Int'l 2-26-73 H +
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(102) (F) Milton Prod. 12- 4-72 -
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(88) Sus Europix 11-27-72 S +
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(117) ® Ad 20th-Fox 1- 1-73 PG A3 -f
Priest and the Girl, The
(87) D New Yorker 3-19-73 A3 +
Prince Igor (110) M Artkino 1-15-73 +
Prison Girls
(84) Sex Dr . . . AlP-United Prod 2-19-73 ® -
Private Parts
(86) Ho Premier Prod 10- 9-72 H C ±
Pulp (96) Ac-Satire UA 10-30-72 PG A3 ++
—R—
Rage (100) D WB U-27-72 PG A3 -f
Rats Are Coming! The
The Werewolves Are Here!
(92) Ho William Mishkin 10-30-72 -|-
Reflection of Fear, A
(89) Melo Columbia 3-12-73 PG A3 +
Rip-Off
(90) CD J-Clnemax Int'l 9-11-72 Bl +
RoomMates, The (87) D GFC 2-12-73 -f
Ruling Class, The (150) Satire ..UA 9-25-72 PG A4 +f
Runaway. The (95) Sex Group 1 9-11-72 ±
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Savages (108) F Angelika 1-15-73 B ±
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(110) Ac. Mar 73
Roger B. Mosley, William Smith
©Slavery 1973
(105) Sex Doc. Apr 73
R. A. ENTERPRISES
©Sins of Rachel
(94) Sex Melo..Mar73
Ann Noble, Bruce Campbell
HAROLD ROBBINS INrL
©Outside In (90) D.. Sep 77
Darrel Larson, Heather Menzles
ROBERT SAXTON FILMS
©How Did a Nice Girl Like You
(88) C . . Dec 72
Barbl Benton, Hampton Fancher
©Island of Lost Girls
(85) Ae..Mar73
Brad Harris
©The Gorilla Gang (89) . . May 73
Albert Ueven. Uschl (Jlas
©The Halfbreed
(90) W. May 73
IjCX Barker, Pierre Brlce
©Naked Evil (80) .... Ho. . May 73
Anthony Alnley, Suzanne Neve
©The Blue Bordello (92) ..Jul 73
Judy Winter. Werner Peters
©The Aranda Affair
(118) Aug 73
Alain Noury, Doris Ktmstmann
SCA DISTRIBUTORS
©Class Reunion
(85) Sex Melo .OctT?
Marsha Jordan, Sandy Cary
©The Snow Bunnin
(85) Sex Mela. Oct 72
Marsha Jordan, Sandy Qiry
SCOTIA INT'L
©Baby, The (85) Sus. Apr 73
Anjanette Comer. Ruth Roman
SCREENCOM INTERNA-PONAL
©Love. Swedish Style
(83) C. Mar 73
SHERMART DISTRIBUTING
©Wild Honey (95) .. .Sex. Mar 73
SOUTHERN STAR
PRODUCTIONS
©A Day at the White House
(92) Sex C. Aug 72
liorl Saunders, Robert Rldgsly
(Japanese-language)
©Brother on the Run
Shin Shabiirl
Priest and the Girl, The
(87) D. .Marys
Paulo Jose, Helena Ignez
(90) Ac. Mar 73
Terry Carter, Owen Mitchell
SUN INTT.
©Trap on Cougar Meuntafai
(94) OD-Ad
Keith Laisen. Ale Lanen
©Brother of the Whid
(87) Doc .Jan 73
TRANSVUE
©The Incredible Challenge
(95) D..Sep72
Michael Oalg, Bra Beml
©Premonition (90) .. .Sus. Sep 72
Orl Crow, Tim Ray
©Rainbow Bridge (108) M. Sep 72
Jlml Hendrlx, Pat Hartley
TRICONTINENTAL
Alliance for Progress
(108) Polit..Feb73
TWI NATIONAL
©Women of Stalag 13
(92) Ad. Oct 72
Sally Mar, Perry Page
WALTER READE
Ten From Your Show of Shows
(92) C. Feb 73
Sid (Taesar, Imogene (>oca
COMING RELEASES
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
©Camllle D .
©The House of the Seven
Gables Ho. .
Return to Wuthering Heights D
©Slaughter II D.
Jim Brown
AVCO EMBASSY
©Day of the Dolphin, The D..
George C. Scott. Irish Van Dcverc
©The Stoolie (90) C.
Jackie Mason, Marcia Jean Kurtz
BOXOFFICE INT'L
©Forever Is Today
BUENA VISTA
©The Island at the Top of the
World
SF..
©The Love Bug Rides Again ..C.
©Robin Hood An
Voices of Peter Ustinov,
Terry-Tboraas
©A Son-in-Law for Charlie
McReady C.
Bob Crane, Barbara Rush
CANNON RELEASING
©Sam's Song Is Just Another
Song (90) 0. .
©Seven Days Too Long (87) .
©What Next? (85) Sex..
©The White Whore and
the Bit Players D .
CINEMATION
©Paperino (..) D..
Irene Papas. Florlnda Balkln
Savage Abduction (..) ..Ac-Melo..
Tom Drake, Joseph Turkel
CINERAMA
©Chosen Survivors SF-Ho..
©Graveside Story Sus .. 148
Vincent Price, Gloria Swanson
©The Pyx Ho. .
Karen Black, Christopher Plummer
COLUMBIA
©Forty Carats H .
Uv nilmann. Gene Kelly
©Last Detail, The D .
Jack Nicholson. Otis Yoims
©The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
John Phillip Ijiw, Caroline Munro
©Souvenir D .
Joanne Woodward, SyMa Sidney
©The Way We Were D .
Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford
CROWN INT'L
©Santee (93) D . . Jul
Olonn Ford, Dana Wynter
DIMENSION
©Summer School (89) ....Sex-C.
GENERAL FILM
©Motown 9000 (92) D.Jul
Alex Rocco, llari Rhodes
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
©Alien Thunder HI..
©The Golden Years C .
Ruth Gordon
©Man Who Loved Cat Dancing,
The
Ac.
Burt Reynolds. Sarah Miles
©Shaft in Africa Melo.
Richard Roundtree
NATIONAL GENERAL
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men D
(Cinema Center Films)
©Escapade D .
Sidney Poltler
©A Life in the Day of
Swede Silverman CD .
((^ema Center Films)
©Maurie ( .
. ) D . . Aug
Bernle C.^sey. Bo Svenson
NEW WORLD PICTURES
(Soldier Black and His
All Giri Army (90) D..122
PARAMOUNT
©The Conversation
Gene Hackman
©Don't Look Now D..
Julie (bristle, Donald Sutherland
©Friends of Eddie Coyle, The ..D..
Robert Mltchum, Peter Boyle
.
The Plot Spy .
©The Great Gatsby D .
All MacGraw, Robert Redford
©Hit
Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor
Paper Moon (. .) C. .8465
Ryan O'Neal, Tatum
©The Parallax View
O'Neal
Warren Beatty
Phase IV
Nigel Davenport, Michael Murphy
©Soul of Nigger Chariie W.
Fred Willlara.wn, Denlse Nicholas
©Talcs That Witness Madness . . D .
Kim Novak, Georgia Brown
©Underground Man, The .,..My..
20th CENTURY-FOX
©Blackfather
Ac.
©The Emperor of the
North Pole Su«.
Lee Marvin
©Gordon's War D .
Paul Wlnfleld
©Mikey & Nicky
John Cassavetes. Peter Falk
©The Paper Chase
Timothy Bottoms
(Sndlce Bergen, Jacqueline Blsset
©Seven Ups, The D..
Roy Schelder, Tony Ix) Blanco
UNITED AR"nSTS
©Billy Two Hats W.
Gregory Peck, DesI Arnaz Jr.
. ) C .
©Canterbury Tales ( .
lliigli
Griffith
©Electra Glide in Blue (..) ..Ac.
KribiTl Blake, Billy Busli
f^Gawain and the Green Knight ....
©Harry Never Holds
James (ipburn, Michael Sarrazln
©Live and Let Die Sus..
Jane Seymour, Moore
Rocer
©The Offence (. .) Ac .
Sean Connery, Ian Bannen
©The Outside Man D .
Jean-Louis Trlntlgnant, Ann-Margrcl
©Scorpio
Spy..
Burt Lancaster. Alain Delon
©White Lightning D .
Burt Reynolds
UNIVERSAL
©Breezy D.
William Ilolden, Kay I^enz
©Charley Varrick (Pi Ac .
Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker
©Guns of a Stranger (. .)
Marty Robbins. ChlU Wills
©Jesus Christ Superstar .... M . .Jul
Ted Neely. Pari Anderson
©Midnight Man D..
Burt Lancaster
The Naked Ape
Johnny Crawford. Victoria Principal
©Showdown ® (99) W. .Jul
Dean Martin. Rock Hudson
©Ssssssss
Ho..
Dirk Benedict, Strother Martin
©The Sting
Cr..
Paul Newman, Robert Redford
©Sugarland Express, The C.
Ooldle Hawn, Ben Johnson
WARNER BROS.
©Blume in Love D .
Susan Anspach, (Jeorge Segal
©Cleopatra Jones Ad..
Tamara Dobson. Bernle Casey
©Deranged D .
Mason Holt
©Dracula Is Dead ... and Well
and Living in London Ho..
Christopher Lee, Peter Cushlng
©Eliza's Horoscope CD. 018
©The Exorcist Sus .
Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow
©Freebie and the Bean C.
Alan Arkln. James Caan
©Mackintosh Man, The D .
Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda
©Mame M.
Lucille Ball. Bea Arthur
©0 Lucky Man
Malcolm McDowell, Rachel Roberts
©Portrait of an Honest Cop
Paul Newman, Robert Redford
©Riala
W..
Richard Harris, Bo Hopkins
©The Short and Happy Lite
of the Brothers Blue W..
Jack Palance. Tina Aumont
©Sono Sato lo
©Wednesday Morning W.
John Wayne. George Kennedy
©W. W. and the Dance Kings . D.
B'irt
Reynolds
BOXOFFICE BookinGuide :: April 9, 1973

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EATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploltips; Adiines for Newspapers and Programs
THE STORY:
"Money, Money, Money" (CRC)
Five defendants are tried in a French court for various
extortion plots. Defense counsel Yves Robert sketches
their backgrounds: paranoid Charles Denner stole tires,
Charles Gerard pilfered gasoline, Aldo Maccionne was -• Di.
a car thief. Lino Ventura an art forger and Jacques Brel '""""
a transporter of contraband. When Ventura's friend
Nicole Courcel organized her fellow prostitutes into a
union, the five decided to pool their resources. Robbing
the Bank of Paris was the first step and the kidnapping
of singer Johnny Hallyday put them in the limeUght.
They thi-eaten to bomb a plane, extorting a large sum,
and then kidnap Swiss ambassador Andre Falcon. Revolutionary
Gen. Jean-Louis Bunuel refuses to give them
their share of the ransom money, so the five ransom him
to various countries. Vacationing in Antigua, the five are
caught by Bunuel's men and forced to return the loot.
Since they are regarded as political heroes, the five are
allowed to escape. They then kidnap the Pope.
EXPLOITIPS:
Play up the lovely backgrounds, including that of
Antigua, and the musical talents of Jacques Brel and
Johnny Hallyday via their albums. Using stage money
for handouts and playdate info is an old effective idea.
CATCHUNES:
What Is Tlie One Thing These Five Rogues Respect,
Adore and Pursue Even More Than Women? Money,
Money, Money . . . It's Funny, Funny, Funny.

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'.5 Von Brunt Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64124.
HELP WANTED
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS lor Drive-In
anagers and Assistant Managers in all
i states. Rapidly expanding circuit. Good
ilaries, vacations, hospital insurance,
ofit sharing. Send photo and resume
'ith starting salary requirements to John
largang, Davis Theatres, Inc., 311 - 11th
reel, Des Moines, Iowa 50309. All replies
mlidential.
GENERAL MANAGER WANTED for
iharlotte, N. C. territory. 13 theatres,
3th indoor and drive-ins. Prefer younger
'On with general theatre experience,
alary open. Send resume and references,
oxotfice, 2895.
EXPERIENCED DRIVE-IN MANAGER for
.rge first class operation in Louisville,
y. Applicant must have experience in
Mh theatre and concession operation.
3p salary, company benefits, excellent
Dportunity to manage city's best drive-in
eat re. Send- resume with recent pho;o
office, 2906^
CHIEF PROJECTIONIST — Small N. J.
lain. Complete knowledge booth mainnonce.
P. O. Box 2324, Paterson, N. J.
'509.
THEATRE MANAGERS. Due to expcfn-
TH, both conventional and drive-in open-
Fine established Florida company.
at employee benefits. Mail back-
:.i information to Perry Reavis, Jr.,
astem Federal Theatres, P. O. Box 8412,
icksonville, Fla. 32211
FLORIDA CIRCUIT has openings for ex-
5rienced drive-in and hardtop managers,
any fringe benefits. Send resume ctnd
(cent photograph to Boxoffice, 2915.
POSITIONS WANTED
"GAL FRIDAY" to circuit head or as
strict supervisor, knowledgeable all
lases theatre operation, projection to
sncessions. Will relocate east or mideast.
''rite Boxolfice. 2908.
[advertising manager. All media,
-omotion, exploitation and theatre adinistration.
25 years experience. Salary
2,000 plus benefits. EMPLOYED. Box-
Ifice, 2916
THEATRE MANAGER: 25 years expericice.
Large conventionals, drive-ins.
:vailable immediately. 148 N. Arcadia,
l;xington, Kentucky 40503. (606) 277-0569.
BUSINESS STIMULATORS
BINGO CARDS, $5.7SM, 1-75. Other
unes available. Ofi-On screen. Novelty
omes, 1263 Prospect Avenue. Brooklyn
ew York. (212) 871-1460.
Build attendance with real HavroUan
rchids. Few cents each. Write Flowers ol
awail, 670 S. Lodoyette Place, Los Aneles,
Calif. 90005.
BDJGO CARDS DIE CUT. 1-75, 1500
ombincrtion. Different color, 500 in each
.TCkage. $5.75 per thousand. Premium
iroducts, 339 West 44th St., New York,
. Y., 10036. Phone: (212) CI 6-4972.
MISCELLANEOUS
FIREWORKS: Commercial and Display
atalogs $1.00. Buckeye Fireworks, Box
705. Akron, Ohio 44301.
COMPLETE NEWSPAPER ADS of all film
^leases. One to 70 square inch slicks or
egatives. Some rem classics. Inquiry
lust be on letterhead of interested party.
oxoHice, 2897.
COMPLETE THEATRE LIST of the entire
inited States including Alaska and Hawaii.
Comes complete in hard cover with
iieatre name, address, city and state, zip
lode, owner or affiliate, and number of
jsats. Also have same information for
"anada. List for United States, $200.00.
ist for Canada, $175.00. Send check or
loney order to Theatre Information, 2012
'inewood, Suite 2, Pueblo, Colorado
1005^
DON'T THROW ANYTHING AWAY . . .
/e buy movie posters, uncut pressbooks,
jtills, trailers, etc. Old—Current—Any
Quantity. Also want set of door panels
3r "HELP." Cinema Attic, Box 7772, Philidelphia.
Pa. 19101.
OXOmCE :: April 9, 1973
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
BERNZ-O-MATIC IN-CAH HEATERS. Exclusive
factory authorized sales, service
and parts. STANFORD INDUSTRIES, 311
Waukegan Ave., Highwood, HI. 60040.
(312) 432-0444.
REBUILT . . . Simplex XL, Century
booth, all makes, models. Boxoffice, 2867.
35MM PROJECTION BOOTHS FOR THE
ECONOMY MINDED EXHIBITOR. COM-
PLETE. $1,500.00, Boxoffice, 2840.
CLEARANCE SPECIALS: Century C ana
Centurv R-6 sound, $2995; Simplex XL's,
$2750; RCA 9030, $995; Simplex SH-1000's,
$895. Complete booths from $2,000. Also
16mm. Write CineVision, 206 14th St. N.W.,
Atlanta, Ga. 30318. (404) 874-2952.
THE HNEST IN PROJECTION AUTOMA-
TION. Inexpensively designed with operator-manager
technique in mind. Only
automation systems available with overture
mode. For single or dual projectors.
New or older theatres. Write for information:
Keith Systems, Box 883, El Sobrante,
Calif. 94803.
FOR SALE: 9 HOLE LOMMA indooroutdoor
golf court. Cost new $2850. Will
sacrifice for $2300. Phone 1 (217) 748-
6995.
EXPORTER'S DELIGHT: Call us for great
shape, great buys, used equipment.
"Where is", "as is" status. No collect
calls accepted. Or write G. Peterson, c/o
Slipper Theatre Supply, Inc., 1502 Davenport
St., Omaha, Neb., (402) 341-5715, for
listing and amount.
NEUMADE ENCLOSED six 24" reel cabinets,
$75.00; Neumade motorized rewind
table, foot control, large reel holder,
$165.00; Ashcraft Cinex Special lamphouses,
135 amps., beautiful. $1150.00 pair;
National Ventarcs (Jetarcs) lamphouses.
new cold reflectors, beautiful. $225000
pair. NO lUNKI STAR CINEMA SUPPLY,
217 West 21st St., New York 10011
MAGAZINES, Simplex, 5,000' (3-D). Two
uppers, two lowers, like new. $200.00.
Boxoffice, 2917.
EQUIPMENT WANTED
USED EQUIPMENT bought and sold.
Best prices. Texas Theatre Surr^ly. 915
So Alamo. San Antonio. Texas 7R205.
200 THEATRE CHAIR ROCKERS, with or
without padded arms. Phone (303) 423-
7818.
MAIN DRIVE, pivot shaft, for Western
Electric 209 or 1211 soundhead. Scenic
Theatre, Pittsfield, N. H. 03263.
HOLMES. 35mm portable projectors.
Model 8, constant speed with Mazda lamp.
Write
Also one Simplex portable projector.
or call lames Shealv, 115 Lake Elizabeth
Dr., Columbia, S. C. 29203. Phone 754-
0744.
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
WANTED: CAPITAL to produce "THE
VIRGIN". Will shoot R, X and Sex versions.
Pablo Molina Productions, Phone
(213) 641-2750, 579 N. Larchmont, Hollywood,
Ca.
^REAL OPPOHTUNITY for aggressive,
ambitious young man or couple to lease
with option to buy old established supply
house. Owner wants to retire. State qualifications.
Boxoffice. 2907.
FILMS FOR SALE
ISoun FILMS. Postcard brings bargain
list. Ingo Films, P.O. Box 143, Scranton,
Pa. 1
16nun FAMOUS CLASSICS. Illustrated
catalog 25c. Manbeck Pictures, 3621-B
Wakonda Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50321.
FILMS WANTED
COLLECTOR WANTS any good- 1 6mm
prints. Whitney, Box 886, Grand Cayman,
British West Indies.
LENS
REPAIR
We repair all Cinemascope and prime
lenses Low prices on request. Boxoffice,
2883-
cuHfiine HOUSE
THEATRES FOR SALE
WE SEU THEATRES. Joe Joseph, Theatre
Broker, P.O. Box 31406, Dallas 75231.
Phone (214) 363-2724.
FOR SALEl Excellent adult theatre building
in Moline, 111. Terrific value at $75,-
00(5.00. Write Midwest Theatres, 8816 Sur.-
set Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca. 90069 for intoimaiion.
DRIVE-INS AVAILABLE. Required. Bovilsky,
34 Batson Street, Glasgow, Scotland.
450 SEAT INDOOR. Fully equipped, excellent
condition. County seat town in
northwest Missouri. Perfect for family
operation. Boxoffice, 2890.
350 CAR DRIVE-DJ, 450 SEAT indoor. Financing
available. Located in south cen-
Iral Kansas. Box 664, Wellington, Kansas.
FOR SALE: Southwest Arkansas. New
225 cor drive-in and one indoor theatre,
500 secfts. Only theatres in county. Health
reason lor selling. Boxoffice, 2893.
DRIVE-IN THEATRE: Falls City, Nebraska.
Needs new owner, poorly managed.
Excellent terms availcile. Land contract
7.5% interest. Call L. M. Thomas, (402)
435-7565 or (402) 477-5271 or write Ball
Real Estate Co., 4444 "O" Street, Lincoln,
Nebraska 685 03.
TWO EXCELLENT THEATRES, some
town, Pittsburgh area. Drawing area,
150,000. Write Boxoffice, 2891.
CAHROLLTON, GEORGIA. 500 car drivein.
Two years old. College town. Can
play "adult" product. Property included,
priced for quick sale. Contact Bruce Stern,
P. O. Box 672, Atlanta, Ga. 30301. (404)
523-5762.
TROPICAL ISLAND. 16mm theatre on
Anguilla Island in the West Indies, 110
miles east of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
6,000 population, no competition. $50,000.00
cash. loe loseph. Box 31406, Dallas 75231.
300 SEAT THEATRE. Small college town,
northwest Ohio. Newly redecorated, brick
building. Family operation. Two bedroom
dwelling. $40,000.0(5 Box 167, Van Wert,
Ohio 45891.
THEATRES WANTED
DRIVE-IN THEATRES WANTED! Boston
based theatre circuit seeks 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
WANT TO BUY OR LEASE indoor theatres
in Missouri or Texas. Give complete
details. Boxoffice, 2889,
THEATRES FOR LEASE
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. Mayfair Theatre,
535 seats. Family, no nudies $1450
month,^5J)qO deposit. (21 3) 465-1273.
TRI-STATE DRIVE-IN, Burgettstown, Pa.
Don Munaello, 71 River Haven Park, Punta
Gorda, Florida.
FOR RENT OR LEASE: Conventional 500
seat theatre in town with 75,000 population
within 10 mile radius. Only conventional
theatre, recently redecorated. No
information seekers please. Write Boxoffice,
2905.
THEATRE REMODELING
CINEMA DESIGNERS, INC., builders of
contemporary theatres, can remodel your
old theatre or build you a new one. Complete
turnkey project. Write for free brochure:
1245 Adams St., Boston, Mass
02124. (617) 298-5900.
MARQUEES, SIGNS
Designed, Engineered, Built, Erected,
Maintained on Lease or purchase plan.
Bux-Mont Electrical Advertising Systems,
Horsham, Pa. (215) 675-1040.
POPCORN MACHINES
ALL MAKES OF POPPERS, caramel corn
equipment, floss machines, sno-ball macines.
Krispv Kom, 120 So. Hoisted, Chicago,
111. 60B06.
THEATRE SEATING
THEATRE CHAIR UPHOLSTERING! Any
where, hnest materials, LOW prices. Custom
seat covers made to fit. CHICAGO
USED CHAIR MART, 1320 So. Wabash,
Chicag o, 60605. Phone: 939-451 8.
SPECIALISTS IN REBUILDING CHAIRS.
New and rebuilt theatre chairs for sale.
We buy and sell old chairs. Travel anywhere.
Seating (Corporation of New York,
247 Water Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11201.
Tel. (212) 875-5433. (Reverse charges).
FIRST CLASS REBUILDING since 1934
Arthur Judge, 2100 E. Newton Ave., Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
NEW ENGLAND SEATING & CON-
STRUCTION CO., INC. 15 years experience
covering the USA. Reconditioned
used choirs. On location refurbishing.
Specialists in installation and staggering.
Sewn seat covers, all makes. Complete
line fabrics and vinyls. Entire theatre
equipment available. Call collect (617)
442-3830, 33 Simmons St., Boston, Mass.
02120.
CHAIRS INSTALLED, REMOVED, RE-
BUILT anywhere. We buy and sell chairs,
used, rebuilt and new. Commercial Industrial
Seating Co., 188 W. Randolph.
Chicago, 111. 60601. Phone (312) 726-4671.
350 GOOD UPHOLSTERED self rise
seats, $5.00 each. (304) 253-7634.
DRIVE-IN
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Drive-in construction, repairs. 10 day
screen installation. (817) 642-3591. Drawer
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Boggy Creek" has captured the imagination of
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