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JULY 9, 1973 

Vol. 103 No. 13 

MORE 

THE OTHER SIDE OP THE PICTURE 

recently of late than for the 

four or five previous decades, we 

have heard advocacy of exhibitors becoming 

producers and thus to provide the 

necessary "additional" product to fill 

their total product needs. This goes back 

to the earliest days of this business, when 

there were two national exhibitor organizations 

and attempts were made to 

bring them together in a joint plan that 

would serve to finance sufficient additional 

product to fill the void. But of 

those attempted none jelled. 

We recall the joint conventions of the 

old Motion Picture Theatre Owners of 

America and Allied States Ass'n of Exhibitors 

at which such fund-raising attempts 

were made. At one of those gatherings 

that was seen coming to naught, 

the president of the major unit shouted, 

"Put your money where your mouth is!" 

But that didn't bring the desired response. 

Nor did other money-raising-forproduction 

plans. 

There was the formation, back in the 

early '20s, of the First National Pictures 

franchise plan, with exhibitors participating 

in stock ownership of the company, 

including many leading circuit 

owners and a group of prominent picture-makers. 

It was an attractive plan in 

which individual exhibitors could virtually 

set their own exhibition values for 

the pictures contracted for—with adjustments, 

if their grosses didn't meet their 

own evaluations. This, too, fell by the 

wayside. 

Despite the mutuality of interest for 

exhibitors, producers and distributors, 

none of such objective plans made the 

grade sufficiently enough to click and 

stick, including multi-theatre companies 

whose own outlets, plus a reasonable 

share of bookings from among the 

thousands of other theatres, should have 

made the grade, viz: the experience of 

CBS and ABC in their entry in theatrical 

filmmaking, the latter with its own circuit 

of some 400 theatres to serve as 

"showcases" or "door-openers" to other 

theatre outlets. 

What can accomplish the desired objective—more 

and better product is 

recognition and proper support of existing, 

experienced and successful product 

sources, such as set forth in the following 

letter from L. Steven Snyder, treasurer of 

Independent Screen Producers, Inc., viz: 

We are an organization of recent vintage, 

comprised of independent producers, who, hopefully 

are attempting to get their fair slice of the 

boxoffice dollar. You know, only too well, that 

the motion picture of the 'one-shot' independent, 

no matter how excellent the production, will alway.s 

get the bottom of the sliding scale and pay 

the top of the advertising. At several of our 

meeting.s. we have had investors who have still 

to see the fiist nickle from their investment in 

many films. A producer in our organization, 

Tony Cardoza. completed the picture. "Big Foot." 

which did very well at the boxoffice and, after 

two years, he still is waiting for the monthly 

statements and the first dollar to be returned 

to himself or his investors. 

The purpose of our organization is to disseminate 

information to any and all independent 

producers as to what to expect from the distributors, 

states rights sub-distributors and the exhibitor 

who will take all and leave very little for 

the producer and his investor. It was interesting 

to hear Roy White indicate that the exhibitor 

must start producing his own films. When this 

happens, the exhibitor will understand how desperately 

the producer need.s only a fair share of 

the boxoffice receipts to amortize the producer's 

heavy investment in cash and time. 

As you know, the exhibitor may take six to 

nine months to pay the sub-distributor for a 

playdate. and then the sub-distributor will 

thumb his nose at you for expecting the monies 

to flow where the investment starts. The reason 

that exhibitors are being forced into their own 

production is, primarily, because the investors 

willing to "shell out their hard cash" are drying 

up to almost nothing and, therefore, the independent 

producer cannot survive without capital. 

Let the exhibitors be "ripped off" by "fast buck" 

producers who will produce their pictiu'es and, 

maybe, they will realize that a "fair count at the 

" 

boxoffice is preferable to doing business with 

"shysters." 

We, the Independent Pi'oducers, firmly realize 

that it is in everyone's interest to make successful 

movies. And we are investigating any and all 

avenues to accomplish this goal. We might mention 

that we will, in the near future, be setting 

up our own distribution for independent producers, 

utilizing special trust fund accounts for 

each producer, thereby guaranteeing the monies 

to flow thi'ough to the producer and then to the 

investor. 

Today there is more capital available 

for the making of pictures from sources 

outside the industry than ever before. 

Much of it has gone into independent 

film production. These sources can be 

further developed, if the returns from 

exhibition are promptly made, encouraging 

the utilization of such funding in the 

mutual interest. 

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— 

Eric Pleskow Succeeds David Picket 

Who Will Produce Films for 

NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO— 

Eric Pleskow will become president and 

chief executive officer of United Artists 

Corp.. a Transamerica subsidiary, effective 

Oct.. 1973. it was announced by John R. 

Beckett, chairman and chief executive officer 

of Transamerica. and Arthur B. Krim, 

UA chairman. Pleskow will succeed David 

V. Picker, currently UA president and 

Eric Pleskow David V. Picker 

chief executive officer who, at his own request, 

will leave the film company to form 

his own production company. 

The production company to be formed 

by Picker will enter into an exclusive contract 

with United Artists. It calls for UA 

to finance and distribute a number of pictures 

produced by Picker's company between 

Oct. 1, 1973 and Dec. 31, 1974, and provides 

for additional renewal beyond that 

date. 

Krim stated the new arrangement was 

concluded after Picker had indicated that 

he wished to concentrate all of his activities 

in production. 

Picker said that he could best serve his 

own interests and those of United Artists 

by becoming one of the company's principal 

independent producers. United Artists 

looks to Picker's company to supply appro.ximateiy 

20 per cent of new film production 

during the contract period. Krim said. 

Pleskow, who has served as executive 

vice-president and chief operating officer 

of United Artists since Jan. 1, 1973, is 49 

years old and a member of UA's board of 

directors. Pleskow joined United Artists in 

1951 as a foreign department executive in 

the New York home office. He then served 

successively as manager in South Africa 

(1952) and manager in Germany (1953-58). 

Over the next four years he was assistant 

continental manager and then continental 

manager. In the fall of 1962. he returned to 

the home office as vice-president in charge 

of international distribution. 

Picker, 41, joined United Artists in 1956; 

in 1969 was elected president and assumed 

the duties of chief executive officer on 

January 1, of this year. Krim said that he 

was pleased that the new independent production 

contract both satisfies Picker's desires 

and provides for a continuation of a 

relationship of long standing between United 

Artists and Picker. 

United Artists had first quarter net profits 

UA 

in 1973 of $4.3 million compared to $4.0 

million for the first quarter in 1972. Its 

total net profit in 1972 was $10.8 million, 

based in part on a theatrical gross which 

was the highest of any company in the industry 

for fiscal 1972. 

United Artists was founded in 1919. In 

1951 the management of the company was 

assumed by Krim and Robert S. Benjamin, 

who continue as chairman and co-chairman, 

respectively. 

General Cinema to Dispose 

Of 9 Minneapolis Units 

BOSTON— General Cinema Corp. June 

27 announced that it had entered into a 

stipulation with the United States government 

providing for a consent judgment 

pursuant to the terms of which it will 

within a period of two years—divest itself 

of nine theatres in the Minneapolis/ St. 

Paul area. General Cinema further agreed 

that for a period of ten years it would not 

acquire any operating theatres in this market. 

The theatres involved are part of a 

group acquired in 1970 from Ted Mann, 

a local exhibitor. 

The stipulation stems from a complaint 

filed in 1971 against General Cinema by 

the U.S. government charging that the 

original acquisition was in violation of Section 

7 of the Clayton Act. The consent 

judgment was entered into without trial or 

adjudication of any issue of fact or law 

and without the judgment constituting evidence 

by any party to the action with respect 

to any such issue. 

General Cinema expressed satisfaction 

with the terms of the settlement and indicated 

that its remaining theatres in the 

area—which include several recently constructed—are 

all operating profitably. 

Will Rogers Drawing 

Changed to Oct. 15 

New York—The annual drawing for 

the Will Rogers Hospital and Research 

Center has been changed to October 

15. The drawing previously was scheduled 

to be held July 17. There will be 

73 de luxe prizes, topped by three Ford 

Torinos. Other prizes include a motorized 

lawn cutter, a color television, a 

black and white portable TV, movie 

projector and cameras. 

Tickets at $1 each or a full book at 

$11 are available through branch offices 

of all major distribution companies, 

members of the lATSE or 

NABEI. 

The purchasing of tickets will help 

research, teaching and healing at Will 

Rogers. 

AFAA Schedules Meeting 

July 14 in Los Angeles 

HOLLYWOOD— Members of the Adult 

Film Ass'n of America will gather in Los 

Angeles Saturday (14) and will host all 

nonmembers involved in the film industry 

who care to attend, it was announced by 

David F. Friedman, president of AFAA. 

He estimated that 500 persons from across 

the country will be present for the conclave 

for the discussions on obscenity issues, starting 

at 9:30 a.m. 

The purpose of the meeting will be to 

inform members of the industry of their 

rights under the new U.S. Supreme Court 

ruling, as well as state and local decisions 

affecting the showing of motion pictures. 

Leading attorneys, such as Stanley Fleishman 

and members of his staff, and attorneys 

representing film producers have been invited 

to attend, Friedman said. 

Local regional chairmen of the AFAA 

will hold their own regional meetings and 

all 

decision evolving from these sessions will 

be part and parcel of the Saturday (14) 

Los Angeles conference and will be correlated 

to proceedings here. 

Approximately 60 producers, distributors 

and exhibitors attended a meeting of AFAA 

Saturday, June 23, at the Sheraton-Blackstone 

Hotel in Chicago, with 15 states represented. 

Following the get-together, Friedman 

said, "The Supreme Court decision was a 

shock to all of us, a setback of personal 

freedom. But I can tell you that not one 

of us has any intention of folding our 

tents like Arabs and sneaking out into the 

night. We'll continue showing what we've 

been showing and see what happens." 

He added, "There's nothing new about 

adult films . . . They've been around for a 

long time. Before they try to close down 

theatres, why don't they let the community 

decide what it wants with a referendum? 

One of the greatest stimuli for our business 

is police, politicians and the clergy with 

all their ranting and raving. We can't buy 

that kind of publicity." 

Deal for NGC Theatres 

Completed by Ted Mann 

LOS ANGELES — Eugene V. Klein, 

chairman of the board and president of 

National General Corp., announced that 

NGC had consummated the sale of the 

assets of its motion picture theatre business 

to Mann Theatre Corp. of California, 

of which Ted Mann is chief executive officer. 

As previously announced, the purchase 

price was approximately $67,500,000. 

Involved in the transaction are approximately 

240 theatres in various parts of the 

United States and Canada. 

Mann plans a statement on his policies 

sometime within the near future, a spokesman 

from his office reported. Headquarters 

remain at National General until later 

in the fall or winter. 

In Kansas City, the NGC trademark in 

newspaper ads have been replaced by Mann 

Theatres 

insignia. 

BOXOFFICE :: July 9, 1973

TCA Schedules 12 Feature 

Films in Next 18 Months 

HOLLYWOOD — Television Corp. of 

America, a Colorado corporation, has acquired 

producer-writer Philip Yordan's 23 

Maurice "Red" Silverstein, former Metro- 

Goldwyn-Mayer vice-president in charge of 

international distribution, will represent 

TCA distribution worldwide outside of the 

U.S. and Canada. 

The Denver-headquartered corporation is 

opening Hollywood offices in a building on 

Harper Avenue, off Sunset Strip. The company 

is publicly owned. 

Harrison reported that there will be an 

initial slate of 12 theatrical films, to be 

made within the next 18 months, with production 

to start in September. The firm also 

will develop, finance and co-produce projects 

with independent producers, writers 

and stars. Multiple deals have been made 

with producers in Yugoslavia, Italy, Jamaica 

and Spain. 

"The Last Island," from an original story 

by Harrison, who will direct, will be produced 

by Paul C. Ross and rolls in Jamaica 

in September. "Time of the Tempest," a 

co-production to be made with Ika Panajotovic, 

starring William Shatner, Verna Lisi 

and Vittorio Gassman, is to be filmed in 

Yugoslavia and Italy in November. 

On the planning board is "Alcock and 

Brown," starring Robert Shaw. The story 

of the 1919 flight across the Atlantic will 

be produced overseas by Paul Lewis, with 

a script by Marc Boehm. Two features projected 

for Arizona filming are "See You 

in Hell" and "The Case of Abraham Crow." 

Other productions announced are "The 

Day of the Triffids," a new version of John 

Wyndham's science-fiction book, and a new 

musical version of Yordan's "Anna Lucasta," 

one of the daring plays of the 1940s 

dealing with black-white love stories. Yordan 

opens the latter on Broadway next year 

and then will produce the film based on the 

stage version. 

NY's Museum of Modern Art Pays 

Tribute to Warners 50th Year 

NEW YORK—The Museum of 

Modern 

theatrical films, 66 screenplays (treatment 

and books) and a half-interest in the 40- Art paid tribute to Warner Bros.' 50th anniversary 

acre Los Angeles Estudios at Madrid, Spain, 

on the evening of June 27 with a 

according to a release from Paul Harrison, gala preview of the Museum's four-and-ahalf-month 

president of TCA and a veteran director of 

retrospective of Warner Bros, 

TV and theatrical films. Yordan takes an 

important position in the firm. Harrison announced. 

motion pictures that was opened to the public 

on July 4. continuing to November 18. 

Jack L. Warner, sole survivor of the four 

brothers who founded the company in 1923, 

sent a message to the 500 preview guests, 

expressing his appreciation for the tribute 

and his regret that his health prevented him 

from attending. 

Frank Wells, president of Warner Bros., 

Inc., made the following statement: 

"Fifty years ago an event occurred which 

has, over time, moved from footnote to 

something close to legend—the founding of 

a company by four brothers who bore the 

name Warner. It is with pride that I bring 

you this message from the surviving brother: 

I deeply regret that I am not oble to be with you 

this evening as I'm sure it would have been a memorable 

occasion for me. I hod never received a tribute 

before from so eminent on institution dedicated to 

eums and me, the 

rts. When it 

I can only express my appreciation tor your remembering 

that my brothers and I formed our compony 

50 years ago. We thought to moke Warner Bros, o 

company that lived up to its motto of 'combining 

good picture-making with good citizenship.' I believe 

the 

rpts 

tonight will show. 

That the museum will present more thon 200 

Warner Bros, films during the next four months is 

truly impressive. And thot you hove chosen July 4 

as the opening dote is most appropriate. 

I hope that your audiences will continue to enjoy 

these films during this 50th Anniversary year, os 

well OS in years to come. 

I olso hope to be with you at the Museum during 

the Warner Bros. Retrospective when I'm well enough 

to come to New York. 

Thank you and good evening. 

JACK L. WARNER 

Continuing, Wells said. "Of course. I'm 

not here to substitute for Jack Warner. Nobody 

can. Rather. I express the profound 

gratitude of all those presently associated 

with Warner Bros, to Jack Warner and to 

the others whom we can call the Founding 

Brothers of our company for their incomparable 

contribution to films and to the 

legacy they left 

us." 

He then referred to the statement made 

earlier this year by Ted Ashley, chairman 

of the board of Warner Bros., in announcing 

a year-long celebration for the company's 

50th anniversary: 

"Over the years, the Warner name has 

been imprinted on many of the unforgettable 

works of the film and musical arts 

that have come to represent three generations 

of American life. The list is enormous, 

stretching from 'The Jazz Singer' to "Woodstock" 

and beyond. The works may vary in 

style and content but they never fail to 

reach out and touch millions of Americans 

and millions more around the world." 

By touching this vast audience. Wells 

said, "the work of the creators involved in 

making these Warner Bros, films achieves 

permanence. Such permanence is made ever 

more tangible when it takes the form of the 

Retrospective which begins here next week." 

Willard Van Dyke, director of the Museum's 

Film Department, introduced the 

program, describing its scope. 

Highlights from 83 Warner Bros, motion 

pictures were shown in a 90-minute film, 

"'The Movies That Made Us." compiled at 

the Warner Studio by Tom Buchanan. 

Among the Museum trustees who attended 

were: Hon. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney, 

Mr. and Mrs. Armand P. Bartas, Mr. and 

Mrs. Abby Landis. Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. 

Moe. Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III and Mrs. 

Bertram Smith. 

Other notables present included Daniele 

Amfitreatrof. Joan Bennett. Betty Comden. 

Tamara Dobson, Joan Fontaine. Ruth Ford. 

Rita Gam. Morton Gottlieb, .'\dolf Green. 

Kitty Hawks. Celeste Holm. Kim Hunter, 

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Logan. Aline Mac- 

Mahon. Bette Midler. Otto Preminger. Mr. 

and Mrs. Steven J. Ross. Dore Schary, 

Jerry Schatzberg. Jule Styne. Mr. and Mrs. 

Leonard Goldenson. Mr. and Mrs. Preston 

R. Tisch. Doris Vidor. Mr. and Mrs. Eli 

Wallach and Peter Yates. 

WCI and Sterling Unable 

To Complete Agreement 

NEW YORK—Warner Communications 

and Sterling Communications announced 

that they were unable to reach a definitive 

agreement for the sale of Sterling Manhattan 

Cable Television, Inc. and other 

Sterling subsidiaries to WCI. An agreement 

in principle had been announced by the two 

companies May 9. under which WCI would 

have acquired the properties for $20 million 

in cash. 

Sterling announced it would continue the 

operation and development of its Manhattan 

and Long Island franchises. 

Among the distinguished guests were (I. to r.): Mrs. Steven J. Ross. Mr. Ross, 

chairman of the board and president of Warner Communications, Inc.; Willard 

Van Dyke, director of the film department of the Mu.scum of Modern Art; Mrs. 

John D. Rockefeller 111, president of MOMA; Frank Wells, president of Warner 

Bros., and Mrs. Wells. 


NATO of Florida Members Convene 

For Special Meeting in 

MIAMI, FLA.—A special meeting was 

held by the National Ass'n of Theatre 

Owners of Florida in Miami, at the Sheraton 

Four-Ambassadors Hotel here on Monday, 

June 25. 

Appro.ximately 60 exhibitors from around 

the state attended this meeting, which was 

conducted by Horace Denning, president of 

NATO of Florida. 

On the program was Roy Harvey, of 

OSHA; Frank Brady, president of Martin 

Theatres; Harold Spears, an exhibitor of 

Lakeland, Fla.; Carl Floyd, of Floyd Theatres; 

Lamar Sarra; George Roscoe, of National 

Ass'n of Theatre Owners, and Tom 

Elefante. chairman and past president of 

NATO of Florida. 

Roy Harvey, of OSHA (Occupational 

Safety and Health Account for Employees) 

gave a brief rundown on OSHA's part pertaining 

to the law, etc., in the inspection of 

theatres. 

Frank Brady, president of Martin Theatres, 

discussed the Drive-In Containment 

Screen, which is now in production, and 

stated that the first prototype should be 

ready sometime between November of this 

year and January, 1974. Brady also said 

that the approximate cost for this screen 

would be around ,$3.00 per square foot. It 

will give four times more light than the 

present screen. Brady cited that more money 

was needed to complete this program, 

and asked exhibitors around the country 

to see if they could donate little more 

a 

towards the project. 

Harold Spears discussed the present increase 

in prices by Benton Bros, in the State 

of Florida, and a special committee was 

Michigan NATO Offices 

Wiped Out by Tornado 

SOUTHFIELD. MICH. — The modern 

four-story building at 26500 Northwestern 

Hwy., in which NATO of Michigan offices 

have been located, suffered severe damage 

from a tornado Tuesday (3). Part of the 

roof was blown off and heavy rains poured 

in, causing ceilings to collapse. Although 

records were destroyed and furniture and 

equipment ruined, no one was injured. 

Milton H. London, president of Michigan 

NATO, advises that the association's office 

temporarily is located at Suite 101, 19111 

West Ten Mile Rd., Southfield, Mich. 

48075. A new phone number, (313) 354- 

5560, has been assigned NATO of Michigan 

and will remain in use for several weeks, 

although London said the association probably 

would be operating from its usual quarlers 

by mid-July. 

Loews Given Okay to Buy 

Madison in Nashville 

NEW YORK—Loews obtained approval 

June 29 from the United States District 

Court for the Southern District of New 

Miami 

set up to further look into the increase, 

which was approved by the state. The committee 

will consist of Harold Spears. Tommy 

Hyde (of Kent Theatres), and Jack 

Mitchell (of Wometco Theatres). 

Carl Floyd, of Floyd Theatres, who now 

represents NATO of Florida for all legislative 

problems in the state, gave an extensive 

report on the present status of the many 

bills that have been brought up. and what 

has been done about them. Floyd was highly 

commended by the board of directors, and 

from the floor, on the magnificent job he 

had done in the past year. Lamar Sarra, 

who formerly represented NATO of Florida 

in this capacity, and who now acts as a consultant 

on these matters, gave an opinion 

on the pornography law as it now stands. 

George Roscoe, of National NATO, requested 

the organization to try and get new 

members, and advised that they have a 

quota set for each state; the Florida quota 

18. Of the first through 18 new members 

acquired, 20 per cent of the dues paid to 

NATO will be returned to the state organization, 

and, for all over 18, 40 per cent 

will be returned. September 1, 1973, has 

been set as the deadline for new members 

this year. 

Tom Elefante asked all members to try 

and encourage non-members to join the 

organization. 

Luncheon was held, and Van Myers, Sr. 

vice-president. Vending and Concessions, 

Wometco Enterprises, Inc., gave a talk on 

concessions and how to attain high profits 

through sales of certain items, impulse buying, 

displays and contests. 

York for the acquisition of the Madison 

Theatre in Nashville, Tenn.. and the operation 

of its recently twinned Route 18 Theatre 

in East Brunswick, N.J., as two separate 

theatres. Loews began operating the Madison 

June 29. 

On June 27, the company reopened its 

theatre in Niles, Ohio, which had been 

closed for several weeks for twinning. The 

company previously had received court approval 

to twin the theatre. 

Warners Area Exploiteers 

To Convene in Burbank 

BURBANK. CALIF.—Warner Bros, exploitation 

and promotion representative;, 

from 22 key marketing areas in the United 

States and Canada will meet at the Burbank 

Studio Monday (16) for special seminars 

in connection with the company's upcoming 

release of "Enter the Dragon." it 

is announced by Richard Lederer. vicepresident, 

advertising and publicity. 

Ted Ashley, chairman of the board, and 

Frank Wells, president of the company, 

will participate in one of the marketing 

sessions as well as Leo Greenfield, vicepresident 

of domestic sales. 

Guy Biondi, Jesse Levine 

Named to AFT Posts 

NEW YORK—Guy Biondi has joined the 

American Film Theatre and will serve as 

director of theatres services, it was announced 

by Morris Lefko, vice-presidentsales. 

Biondi will 

be AFT's liaison with the motion 

picture organizations representing the 

more than 500 theatres specially appointed 

to present the American Film Theatre 1973- 

74 Premiere Season. In this capacity, he will 

enlist the cooperation of these theatre owners 

and operators and will initiate and direct 

all local-level advertising, publicity and 

promotion. 

Before joining the American Film Theatre. 

Biondi was vice-president of advertising 

and publicity for the Walter Reade Organization. 

Prior to that, he was national 

representative for the Mirisch Co. and national 

roadshow director for the late 

Michael Todd on his award-winning film. 

"Around the World in 80 Days." 

Jesse G. Levine also has joined AFT and 

will serve as national director of group 

sales, it was announced by Harvey Chertok, 

vice-president-special projects. 

Levine. who has an outstanding reputation 

for his creative handling of reserved seat 

attractions, most recently was roadshow director 

and special attractions coordinator 

for Columbia Pictures. Prior to that, he was 

associated with 20th Century-Fox, Universal, 

Cinerama and MGM in the same 

capacity. 

Warners Promotes Weiser 

In Exploitation Duties 

HOLLYWOOD— Marty Weiser has been 

named West Coast advertising and exploitation 

coordinator for Warner Bros, it was 

announced by Richard Lederer, vice-president 

in charge of advertising and publicity. 

Weiser, a long-time Warner Bros, employee, 

started with the company in New 

York writing press books and handling 

exploitation projects there. He was subsequently 

transferred to the West Coast as 

top field man coordinating the 1 1 western 

states in advertising and publicity. 

For a short while he left Warners to 

open his own company handling Hecht- 

Lancaster productions. Upon his return to 

Warners he coordinated national tie-ups, 

made trailers and worked in the creative 

end of organizing national special events 

for openings and premieres. 

Saul Cooper Leaves UA 

To Produce on Own 

NEW YORK—Saul Cooper has resigned 

as United Artists' head of production for 

France, it was announced by David Chasman, 

senior vice-president for production. 

Cooper will go into independent production 

and announce his plans shortly. 

After serving for two years as UA supervisor 

of production publicity for Great 

Britain and Continental Europe, Cooper 

assumed his duties in France in 1969.

. . . And 

Loews Operating Net Is Up 

Despite Decline in Gross 

NEW YORK — Loews Corp. reported 

earnings from operations for the ninemonth 

period ended May 31 of $40,340,- 

000, equal to $2.78 per share, compared 

with $38,755,000 or $2.67 per share for 

the same period last year. 

Net earnings for the nine months were 

$54,817,000, êqual to $3.78 per share, 

compared with $53,732,000 or $3.70 per 

share last year. Security gains for the period 

were $14,477,000, equal to $1 per share. 

This compared with security gains of $12,- 

924,000 or 89 cents per share a year ago. 

Earnings from operations for the nine 

months of last year as shown above exclude 

the company's equity in net earnings of 

Franklin New York Corp. of $2,053,000 

or 14 cents per share, reflecting the sale 

in July 1972 of .substantially all of Loews 

investment in Franklin New York Corp. 

The company reported gross sales and 

operating revenues for the nine months of 

$560,098,000, compared with $599,808,000 

for the same period last year. The company 

reported third quarter gross sales and 

operating revenues of $197,007,000, compared 

with $208,761,000 a year ago. 

The company noted that while sales and 

revenues of Lorillard and other operating 

units increased, total gross sales and operating 

revenues for the nine months and for 

the quarter ended May 31 were less than the 

comparable periods last year, due principally 

to the lease or sale of six hotel properties 

and the sale of 48 theatres during 

1972. 

Income taxes were $25,743,000, compared 

with $30,615,000 for the same period 

year. 

last 

For the quarter ended May 31, earnings 

from operations were $13,984,000, equal 

to 99 cent per share. This compares with 

$14,321,000 or 98 cents per share last 

year. Security gains for the quarter were 

$1,363,000 or 11 cents per share, but provision 

of a reserve after taxes in the amount 

of $2,748,000 for Loews holding of Equity 

Funding common stock, although the matter 

is in litigation, resulted in security losses 

for the quarter of ($1,384,000) or (8 cents) 

per share, compared with security gains of 

$5,955,000 or 41 cents per share for the 

same quarter last year. 

Net earnings for the quarter were $12,- 

600,000 or 91 cents per share, compared 

with $20,853,000 or $1.43 per share last 

year. 

Barbra Streisand Signed 

For One-Hour TV Special 

NEW YORK—.Superstar Barbra Streisand 

will return to television in a one-hour 

special to be broadcast during the 1973-74 

season on the CBS-TV Network, it was 

announced by Fred Silverman, vice-president 

of programs. The special, her first in 

five years, is to be called "Barbra Streisand 

Other Musical Instruments." 

Ray Charles will also appear on the 

show, which is being taped this month in 

London, with Martin Erlichman as execu- 

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tivc producer, Gary Smith and Dwight 

Hemion as producers in association with 

Joe Layton. 

Miss Streisand's initial one-woman special, 

"My Name in Barbra" in 1965, earned 

five Emmy Awards for CBS. This was 

followed by three similarly acclaimed programs, 

the most recent being "Concert in 

Central Park," which was broadcast Sept., 

1968. 

On screen. Miss Streisand was seen recently 

in National General's "Up the Sandbox," 

produced by First Artists Company, 

of which she is a partner. Late in the year, 

she will be seen opposite Robert Redford 

in "The Way We Were" for Columbia. 

Bank Interest Rates Spiral 

For Independent Business 

SAN MATEO, CALIF.—Interest rates 

being paid by independent business for bank 

loans are continuing to creep upward. 

The data from the respondents to the 

continuous survey of the National Federation 

of Independent Business for April 

shows that the average national rate is now 

7.93 per cent, up from 7.8 per cent at the 

beginning of the year and up from 7.9 

per cent in March. 

If the present basis continues, it is estimated 

by NFIB analysts that by year's end 

the average rate will exceed 9.5 per cent. 

As the current data was all gathered 

before the Federal Reserve Board came out 

with open encouragement for the banks 

to adopt a two tier prime rate structure, 

with a lower rate to independent business, 

it is not known what this move will produce 

in the months ahead. 

Although the FRB's action was merely 

a recommendation, and has no authority 

behind it, some of the bigger banks went 

along with the recommendation. This 

marked the first time that the nation's 

money managers have publicly distinguished 

between the credit problems of small and 

independent business and those of the big 

blue 

chip corporations. 

With the exception of the east south 

central region where the rate remained unchanged, 

advances are registered in all of 

the regions of the nation. 

Alan Hirschfield Elected 

To Columbia's Board 

NEW YORK—Columbia Pictures Industries 

announced that Alan J. Hirschfield 

was elected to its board of directors. 

Hirschfield currently is vice-president and 

a director of American Diversified Enterprises, 

Inc., a private investment compan\. 

He also .serves as director and chairman ol 

the executive committee of American Recreation 

Group, Inc.; Director of Diamond 

M Drilling Co.; Cavalier Enterprises, Inc.: 

and International Foodservice Systems, Inc. 

Previously, he was financial vice-president 

and director of Warner Bros.—Seven Arts, 

Inc. From 1959 to 1967 he was associated 

with and subsequently a vice-president of 

Allen and Co.. Inc. 

Lewis Cites Advantages 

Of Filming In Ethiopia 

By JOHN COCCHl 

NEW YORK—On the subject of "Shaft 

in Africa," third of the popular series starring 

Richard Roundtree as black detective 

John Shaft, producer Roger Lewis was full 

of stories about location filming in Ethiopia. 

Although Lewis' cast and crew had 

the full cooperation of Emperor Haile 

Selassie, the Army and the Air Force, there 

were local officials who made life a bit 

more difficult for them. 

Ihe economy of the country is very low 

and the staple food is mainly for strong 

stomachs. However, Lewis looks upon the 

experience as a rewarding one. .Some of 

his stories belong, perhaps, in R-rated 

magazines, but Lewis did reveal that in 

Ethiopia, the leading actresses double as 

prostitutes. He also mentioned that Roundtree 

and the "Shaft" theme arc well-known 

throughout the country. To get the local 

people into the spirit of filmmaking. Lewis 

held constant screenings of the first two 

Shaft 

pictures. 

Lewis was high in praise for director 

John Guillermin, whose bilingual abilities 

enabled him to obtain the utmost cooperation 

from the international crew, composed 

of Spanish. Italian, English. French 

and Japanese technicians aside from the 

Americans involved. Among the location 

sites was Harar, an old .slave trading city 

built by the Turks. All the Parisian scenes, 

except for a few exteriors, were done in 

Madrid. 

The producer hopes that Ethiopia will 

become a new source of income for the 

film market and encourage similar areas towards 

the same purpose. Regarding the 

fall TV series to star Roundtree as Shaft, 

Lewis said that MGM made the decision 

to film the show against a city background. 

Sending Shaft to Africa and other farflung 

locales should help keep the features 

alive. He added that the budget on 

"Shaft in Africa," despite the location work, 

was less than for the previous entry, "Shaft's 

Big Score!", shot entirely in New York 

City. 

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Columbia Reaches Record 

For Summer Print Order 

NEW YORK—Columbia Pictures has 

ordered a record-breaking 3,150 prints of 

the country. During June. July and August, 

more than 30,000 bookings of the company's 

product have been set in first-run 

and showcase theatres in all 50 states. 

Topping the list are Stanley Kramer's 

production of "Oklahoma Crude," starring 

George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, John 

Mills and Jack Palance, which opened to 

glowing reviews and record-breaking business 

in Tulsa, Okla., last week; the Frankovich 

production of "40 Carats," starring Liv 

Ullmann, Gene Kelly, Edward Albert and 

Binnie Barnes, which opened at the Radio 

City Music Hall June 28; and "Let the 

Good Times Roll," the multi-screen musical 

re-creation of the '50s now attracting boxoffice 

lines in its early playdates. 

Audience demand continues strong for 

Ross Hunter's production of "Lost Horizon," 

the adventure story with music by 

Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David, 

which has chalked up a 353 per cent betterthan-average 

business, according to a survey 

conducted by the National Screen Council, 

and for "Godspell," the Gospel according 

to Today, based on the internationally successful 

stage musical, which begins its showcase 

runs this summer. 

Also playing throughout the summer 

months will be the company's other 1972-73 

releases including "Wattstax"; "Shamus," 

with Burt Reynolds and Dyan Cannon; 

"The Valachi Papers," with Charles Bronson; 

Francois Truffaut's "Such a Gorgeous 

Kid Like Me," and "Love and Pain (and 

the Whole Damn Thing)," starring Academy 

Award-winner Maggie Smith and Timothy 

Bottoms. The BBS production, "Five Easy 

Pieces," starring Jack Nicholson and Karen 

Black, also is being re-released by Columbia, 

this month. 

David Walsh Wins Loews 

Showmanship Contest 

NEW YORK—David Walsh, manager of 

Loews Arlington Theatre in Columbus, 

Ohio, has been named winner of Loews 

Theatres' Showmanship Contest, which was 

launched in March. Walsh and his wife 

Florence will spend a week in Europe at 

the company's expense. 

Winners of the Showmanship Contests 

are selected during each of the four quarters 

of the year, with a week in Europe 

the prize for the winning manager and his 

wife. Selections are made on the basis of 

showmanship efforts during each quarter. 

The competition for the second quarter 

extends from June 1 through Aug. 31. 

Albert S. Ruddy to Receive 

Italy's Donatello Award 

NEW YORK—Albert S. Ruddy, producer 

of Paramount Pictures' "The Godfather," 

has been named the recipient of 

the 1973 David Donatello Award as best 

highest official prize for international films 

and is presented annually under the sponsorship 

of the president of the Italian Republic. 

Bernard Lewis to Supervise 

Bryanston Advertising 

NEW YORK— Bernard Lewis, who heads 

his own public relations firm here, has 

been appointed to handle all public relations, 

promotion and advertising for Bryanston 

Pictures, Inc. of New York and Hollywood, 

it was announced by president Louis 

Peraino, Additionally, Lewis will have 

charge of similar duties for Film Productions, 

a Bryanston affiliate headed by vicepresident 

Phil Parisi. 

Among Bryanston's projects is the coproduction 

of a western, Spangler-Jolley 

Productions' "A Knife for the Ladies." The 

film has just gone before the cameras in 

Tucson, Ariz., with Larry Spangler directing 

and Peraino serving as executive producer. 

Bryanston also will distribute it. 

For Paramount release, Spangler produced 

the successful "The Legend of Nigger 

Charley" and produced and directed the 

sequel, "The Soul of Nigger Charley," 

currently in release. 

Paramount to Distribute 

Gregory Peck Film 

HOLLYWOOD—Paramount Pictures has 

acquired the world-wide distribution rights 

to "Here. There be Dragons," produced by 

Gregory Peck, it was announced by Frank 

Yablans, president and chief operating officer 

of Paramount. 

Currently filming on location in the Fiji 

Islands, "Here, There Be Dragons" is directed 

by Charles Jarrott from a screenplay 

by Adam Kennedy and Peter Beagle. 

Joseph Bottoms, who recently played the 

leading role in the television dramatization 

of "Winesburg, O.", stars in "Dragons" as 

a young man who sets sail on a five-year 

'round the world voyage in a 24-foot sloop. 

Peck, winner of the Academy Award as 

Best Actor for "To Kill a Mockingbird," 

previously produced the film version of 

"The Trial of the Catonsville Nine." Jarrott's 

directorial credits include "Anne of 

the Thousand Days," "Mary, Queen of 

Scots" and "Lost Horizon." 

Two Sun Int'l Films Set 

For Military Bases 

HOLLYWOOD—Sun International Productions 

has finalized arrangements for the 

distribution of "Brother of the Wind" and 

"Toklat," both major theatrical outdooradventure 

boxofficc successes, to U.S. military 

bases throughout the world. 

TTN Releasing Sargent's 

'President's Gang' Film 

HOLLYWOOD— Bill 

foreign producer of the year, it was announced 

by Eitel Monaco, president of the 

David Donatello Award committee. 

Ruddy will receive the award, the Gold 

Sargeant, who produced 

David 1973, at the gala presentation ceremonies 

a special theatrical film of a Richard 

on the evening of Saturday (21) at Burton play some nine years ago and sold 

its major summer releases, to meet an 

extraordinary number of playdates across the Greek Theatre in Rome. 

it well, currently is involved in a top presentation, 

The David Donatello Award "The President's Gang," with Jerome 

is Italy's 

Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Opening in 

San Francisco, Lloyd Bridges plays the 

President, with film director Boris Sagal 

adding the top names of Beau Bridges, Lee 

Grant, William Windom, Tom Bosley, Barry 

Atwater, Arthur O'Connell and Ben Johnson 

to his cast. 

Sargent plans to employ ten TV cameras, 

accenting special effects and opticals. The 

feature will be lensed on videotape, then 

transferred from the electronic image to 

the optical by Image Transform, under the 

name of Theatrovision, for final release 

prints. 

Albert W. Ham, president, and Mark 

Travis, vice-president, will handle release of 

the production via Theatre Television Network, 

a live-video firm. 

Two to three theatrical showings per day 

are scheduled, Tuesday through Thursday, 

in concert style on a hard-ticket basis. 

Filming starts August 10 at the Orpheum 

Theatre in San Francisco, with the release 

date for the Albert Ham-Bill Sargent opus 

to be set later. 

Larry Clements Joins IPC 

As V-P, Head of Finance 

HOLLYWOOD — Larry Clements, financial 

expert on motion picture production, 

formerly with United California Bank 

in charge of entertainment industry division 

and before that with Al Howe at the Bank 

of America, is now vice-president, administration 

and finance of International Pictures 

Corp., according to Arthur Estrada, president 

of IPC. 

The firm goes into distribution with two 

new pictures, with the "Hippie," slated for 

openings in August. Through George Jessel, 

an officer of IPC, screenings have been arranged 

with several leading circuits here. 

Estrada, an actor, in addition to his management 

work, is involved in minority work 

with the Mexican-American community and 

reports success with government offices 

for 

future procurement of production of government 

films. 

Nevada Circuit Appoints 

Ray Howell Gen'l Mgr. 

LAS VEGAS. NEv.— Lloyd Katz, 

president 

of the Nevada Theatre Corp.. has 

appointed Raymond Howell as general 

manager of the Las Vegas-based theatre 

firm. 

Howell, who succeeds Harry Zumar, who 

resigned to enter private business in San 

Francisco, will be responsible for theatre 

operations as well as advertising and promotion, 

Katz said. 

Howell leaves the advertising department 

of National General Theatres in Los Angeles 

to assume his new post. Previously, he 

was in theatre operations with Loews California 

Theatres. 

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Film Star Betty Grable Dies; 

Popular in 1930s and '40s 

SANTA MONICA, CAL.— Betty Grable. 

popular film star and World War II 

pin-up girl, died Tuesday night (2) at St. 

John's Hospital at the age of 56 of lung 

cancer. She was treated at the hospital in 

May and was readmitted June 29. She also 

had been hospitalized in May 1972, forcing 

cancellation of her appearance in "No, No, 

Nanette" in Melbourne, Australia. 

Her 42 movies during the 1930s and 

1940s grossed more than $100 million. She 

set a record of 12 consecutive years in the 

top ten of boxoffice stars. Her films included 

"Million Dollar Legs," "How to Marry 

a Millionaire" and "Follow the Fleet," 

In 1956 she made her last film, "How to 

Be Very, Very Popular." Later, she toured 

with different acts and starred in a Las 

Vegas nightclub production. 

She was formerly married to actor Jackie 

Coogan, then married Harry James, band 

leader, in 1943 after appearing with him in 

the movie "Springtime in the Rockies." 

They had two daughters, Vicki and Jessica, 

and divorced in 1965. 

In addition to her daughters, she leaves 

a sister. Mrs. David T. Arnold, and four 

grandchildren. 

Late Arthur P. Jacobs Rose 

From Publicist to Producer 

HOLLYWOOD—Arthur P. Jacobs, who 

died June 27 at the age of 51. was a former 

MGM studio messenger boy who became 

the personal publicist of many top Hollywood 

stars and nine years ago the head of 

his own independent motion picture production 

company. 

His wife, Natalie Trundy, a former 

Broadway actress whom he married in 

1968. and had been in many of his films, 

was in Natchez, Miss., working in "Huckleberry 

Finn," Jacobs' current production, 

when informed of his death. She returned 

immediately to Los Angeles. 

Jacobs was noted as the producer of the 

"Planet of the Apes" films, the fifth of 

which, "Battle for the Planet of the Apes," 

is in current release. The prior four were 

among the biggest bo,\office successes of the 

past decade, as was "Play It Again, Sam," 

the Woody Allen stage show which Jacobs 

transposed to the screen. 

A film fan since birth, Jacobs enjoyed 

turning major works of modem literature 

into musical movies. Currently in release is 

a musical adaptation of Mark Twain's 

"Tom Sawyer." 

Through his independent company, 

APJAC International, he made films for 

20th Century-Fox, MGM, Paramount and 

United Artists. 

His films won frequent honors. "Doctor 

Dolittle" won nine Academy Award nominations 

and two Oscars. "Planet of the 

Apes" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" received 

four nominations, and the former won a 

special Oscar for the makeup created by 

John Chambers. Other films he made included 

"The Chairman" and "What a Way 

to Go." 

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 D4Etrlbutor RoMng 

Black Creek Billy (Ted Mann) [r] 

The Bride (Unisphere) PG 

Cahill, United States Marshal (WB) PG 

Cry Uncle! (Cambist) \r\ 

Full Time Females (Times) \r\ 

The Goddaughter (Sterling) 

Gordon's War (20th-Fox) 

The Great Battle (Columbia) 

House of the Red Dragon (Sterling) 

The New One-Armed Swordsman 

(NGP) 

Part Time Virgins (formerly titled 

"Interplay") (*) (Times) 

(*) Supersedes X rating in Bulletin No. 82. 

® 

m 

PG 

Universal Plans Filming 

'Antagonists' in Israel 

UNIVERSAL CITY—Universal Pictures 

is moving forward on large-scale plans to 

film Ernest K. Gann's best selling book 

"The Antagonists" about Masada early next 

year, following extensive location and economic 

exploration in Israel, it was announced 

by Sid Sheinberg, president and 

chief operating officer of MCA, Inc., parent 

company of Universal Pictures. William 

Sackheim will produce and Sydney Pollack 

will direct from a script by Joel Oliamsky. 

H 

Universal, bringing a nucleus crew of top 

technicians from Hollywood to Israel, will 

rely on as many as 70 top Israeli craftsmen 

to work behind the cameras and anticipates 

a 

cast involving as many as 2,000 local performers, 

representing more than 60,000 

man days over the 120-day shooting schedule. 

"The Antagonists" relates the thrilling 

epic, historical drama concerned with the 

siege of a band of Jewish zealots atop the 

hill of Masada in 73 A.D. by the Roman 

10th legion. 

To Re-Release' Rebel Priest' 

Under 'Martin Luther' Title 

NEW YORK— "Martin Luther," a fulllength 

feature film written and produced 

by Maurice H. Zouary, and originally released 

a year ago as "Rebel Priest." will be 

re-released by Filmvideo, mid-October in 

time for Reformation Month with several 

playdates in the Midwest. 

Boxoffice reviewed the film June 5. 

1972. 

All bookings will 

be limited to three days 

in any playdate with all the necessary advance 

promotion and ad campaigns in each 

area. 

Barnstorming Documentary 

Being Filmed in Midwest 

COOK, NLB.— Production began last 

week in Nebraska on "Nothing by Chance," 

a feature-length documentary adventure film 

for theatrical distribution, based on the 

book by the same title written by Richard 

Bach, who is also the author of the bestselling 

"Jonathan Livingston Seagull." 

According to Hugh Downs, whose company, 

Raylin Productions, is co-producing 

"Nothing by Chance" with Bach's company. 

Creature Enterprises, Bach is both "creating 

the script as it happens each day," and 

appearing as a central character in the film. 

Downs is serving as executive producer and 

as narrator of the film. William H. Barnett 

is directing. 

"Nothing by Chance" is an adventure 

story about barnstorming with antique airplanes 

and about the men who fly them. 

But it is also intended as a contemporary 

look at a portion of small town mid-America 

which remains largely unchanged from 

the barnstorming era of the 1920s and 

1930s. Shooting scheduled to be com- 

is 

pleted by the end of July. Remaining locations 

during July will include Kahoka, Mo., 

Ferris and Pecatonica, III., and Rio, Wis., 

as well as other small towns in the area. 

Three 1929 Travel Air biplanes and a 

1928 Stinson monoplane are being used in 

the production—to take townspeople for 

rides (at S3 per person, per flight) and 

for stunt flying exhibitions. Bach himself 

flies the lead plane in the barnstorming 

group, which has been nicknamed "The 

Great American Flying Circus." 

A fall release is planned for "Nothing 

by Chance." 

Old Tucson Board Votes 

Stock Dividend of 5% 

TUCSON, ARIZ.—The board of directors 

of Old Tucson Development Co., at 

its regular meeting June 25. declared a 

5 per cent stock dividend to be paid 

October 1, to stockholders of record Aug. 

15, 1973, it has been announced by Robert 

Shelton, president and chairman of the 

board. 

The stock dividend is the equivalent of 

12' 2 cents per share on a share valuation 

basis of $2.50. 

Old Tucson is engaged in motion picture 

location, sound stage and production 

services and family recreation. Currently 

filming on the Old Tucson set is the Spangler-Jolley 

production. ".V Knife for the 

Ladies." 

Actor George Macready 

HOLLYWOOD—George Macready. 63, 

character actor who portrayed villains in 

numerous motion pictures in the 1940s and 

1950s, died Monday (2) at UCLA Medical 

Center. His films included "Gilda," "Down 

to Earth," "The Walls Came Tumbling 

Down," "The Swordsman." "The Return 

of Monte Cristo," "The Black .'\rrow," 

"Johnny Allegro," "Doolins of Oklahoma," 

"Fortunes of Captain Blood," "Tarzan's 

Peril" and "Rogues of Sherwood Forest." 


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'Sonny Carson/ Tront Page' 

On Paramount's Schedule 

Irwin Yablans will produce and Michael 

Campus will direct "The Education of 

Sonny Carson" for Paramount Pictures. The 

film will be based on the autobiography of 

the same name, written by Sonny Carson. 

Fred Hudson has adapted the book for the 

City. Production is scheduled to begin in 

late summer, on location in Brooklyn . . . 

Paul Monash and Joseph L. Mankiewicz 

will partner in filming "The Front Page," 

a remake of the Ben Hecht-Charles Mac- 

Arthur opus that has become a classic on 

stage and screen. Monash, whose latest production 

is "The Friends of Eddie Coyle" 

for Paramount, will produce while Mankiewicz, 

who received an Academy Award 

nomination for his direction of "Sleuth," 

will direct. Monash secured the film rights 

to the property from Helen Hayes, Mac- 

Arthur's widow, and the estate of the late 

Ben Hecht. "The Front Page." recently revived 

on stage in both London and New 

York, first reached the screen as a Howard 

Hughes production in 1931, released 

through United Artists. Howard Hawks produced 

and directed a remake for Columbia 

in 1940 entitled "His Girl Friday." 

Richard Harris to Produce, 

Star in Own Screenplay 

Richard Harris, actor, is writing a screenplay 

which he will produce and star in, 

probably next year, based on the events in 

Ireland. The film would be "a kind of documentary" 

about the treatment of interned 

Irish leaders, whose tentative working title 

is "Green-Orange-Red Rose." He explained 

the "Green" is for the Irish Republic; 

"Orange" for the northern Orangement and 

"Red Rose" for England. Harris, currently 

in Mexico City working on "The Deadly 

Trackers" for Warner Bros, said he might 

ask Barry Shear—who's directing the feature—to 

handle the directing chores . . . 

The "Papillon" company, which returned 

from its location sites in Spain and Jamaica, 

is now headquartered at Samuel Goldwyn 

Studios, in order to complete all post-production 

on "Papillon," the Steve McQueen- 

Dustin Hoffman co-starrer. Ted Richmond 

is executive producer. Robert Dorfmann 

and Franklin Shaffner are co-producing, 

Shaffner directed. The feature will be released 

domestically by Allied Artists . . . 

Producer-director Leonard Horn is packaging 

a Caryl Ches.sman crime drama from 

the screenplay written by Allan Baiter and 

William R, Woodficld, titled "Necessary 

By SYD CASSYD 

Evil." No release deal has been set. Horn 

will produce and direct, with hopes of 

having his friend Warren "Dillinger" Oates 

to shift the company to Darwin, Australia 

for filming for the month of July. For 

August, shooting is slated in Mozambique, 

South East Africa. Charles Jarrott is directing 

the film, starring Joseph Bottoms and 

Deborah Raffin . . . Robert Stiles, ex-football 

star who worked with Mike Frankovich. 

for several years as an actor, and 

became a documentary film producer after 

attending UCLA, has branched out into 

direction 

and production of a feature film 

titled "The Hollow Man." Stiles wrote the 

story of an expose of the professional football 

league and calls it a comedy-drama. 

Production will go for a PG or higher 

rating, with Jerry Klein assisting Stiles in 

his approach to comedy. Start is slated for 

July with release at a later date. Stiles was 

the star of a recent Rose Bowl game . . . 

Danny Welton and Sam Altonian have 

formed Danson Productions to produce 

their original screenplay. "Two Dead Flies." 

Welton will produce and Altonian will direct 

the horseracing comedy. Already set 

for roles are Milt Kamins, Pat McCormick, 

Seymour Cassel and jockey Wayne Harris 

Gottlieb and Arthur Marks have 

purchased the rights to "Friday Foster," 

black themed comic strip syndicated to 81 

newspapers. Under General Film Corp. they 

will produce "FF" as a feature . . . Murray 

Schwartz, president of Griffin Productions, 

announced that the initial venture of its 

motion picture arm would be "Black Eagle," 

a first draft screenplay being penned b\ 

John Peer Nugent. 

Matt Clark. Gene Hackman 

Among Top Warner Castings 

Writer-producer-director Michael Hodges 

signed Matt Clark for a major role in 

Warner Bros, suspense-drama, "The Terminal 

Man," starring George .Segal in the title 

role and co-starring Joan Hackett. Clark 

plays a computer expert who monitors a 

surgical-electronic brain implant in the 

screenplay based on the novel by Michael 

Crichton. Dr. Richard H. Green and Dr. 

William J. Koselka, both computer experts 

at the Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Los 

Angeles, have been retained to assLst Clark 

in preparing authenticity to his role as well 

as giving the elaborate sets the proper look. 

Hodges currently is filming on locations in 

downtown Los Angeles . 

Hackman 

has been signed to star in "The Dark 

Tower." a new contemporary private eye 

adventure drama for Warner Bros. Arthur 

Penn will direct and Robert M. Sherman 

produce the original screenplay by Alan 

will 

Sharp. Film is scheduled to start this fall 

on locations in Southern California and the 

Florida Keys . . . Al Lettieri and David 

Huddleston are being co-starred in "McQ," 

a Batjac-Levy-Gardner-Laven production 

for Warner Bros, being directed by John 

Sturges for executive producer Michael 

Wayne. Lettieri wraps "The Deadly Trackers" 

for producer Fouad Said in Mexico 

depict Chessman. Previous features directed 

by Horn have been the recent ABC-TV 

Movie of the Week. "Rogue's Gallery." and 

two MGM theatrical features, "The Magic 

Garden of Stanley Sweetheart" and "Cor- 

Warner 

ky." 

screen. Yablans, who is making his debut 

as a producer, previously worked as assistant 

Howard W. 

Gregory Peck to Complete 

to Koch, producer-director of 

"Badge 373," Paramount's upcoming "Dragons' in 

release. 

Australia 

With the initial phases of filming on the 

"Education of Sonny Carson" is the 

story of a black youth growing up in the Gregory Peck production of "Here There 

1950s amidst the turbulence of the ghetto Be Dragons" nearing completion in the Solomon 

John Wayne stars . . . 

area in the Brooklyn borough of New York 

Islands, producer Peck completed 

plans 

and reports immediately to producers Jules, 

Levy, Arthur Gardner and Lawrence Roman 

for shooting on location in Seattle. 

Bros.' 

"Zandy's Bride," a Harvey Matofsky production 

starring Gene Hackman and Liv 

Ullmann, has finished location filming in 

Big Sur and resumed production at the 

Burbank Studios. Eileen Heckart and Susan 

Tyrrell co-star in the movie about married 

life among Big Sur pioneers in the 1850s 

Winston Hibler set Michael 

Ansara for a principal role in Walt Disney 

Productions' outdoor adventure, "The Bears 

and I," being filmed in British Columbia. 

He joins Pat Wayne for location shooting 

in British Columbia. Directed by Bernard 

McEveety, "Bears" was adapted for the 

screen by John Whedon from Robert Franklin 

Leslie's novel. 

John Alderton. Other Top Names 

Added to Cast of 'Zardoz' 

British character actor John Alderton, 

stage actress Sally Ann Newton and Irish 

actor Niall Buggy have been signed by producer-director 

John Boorman for top roles 

in the John Boorman Productions. Ltd.. 

film for 20th-Fox release. "Zardoz," currently 

filming in County Wicklow, Ireland. 

Alderton portrays a cynic who longs for 

death in an elite 23rd Century society where 

immortality is guaranteed and inescapable. 

Ms. Newton, 21-year-old actress who recently 

made her film debut with Geraldine 

Chaplin in "Summer of Silence," portrays a 

prophetess with extra sensory perception. 

Buggy plays a specialist in cereal plant 

breeding. Previously announced was Sean 

Connery to star in the film produced and 

directed by Boorman from his own screenplay 

. Bannerman and Ken Wales 

have been signed to join Julie Andrews and 

Omar Sharif in Blake Edwards' film. "The 

Tamarind Seed." currently on location in 

London. Blake Edwards is directing from 

his own screenplay ba.sed on Evelyn Anthony's 

suspense novel . . . William Shatner 

completed his starring role in "Want a 

Ride," Little Girl?" psycho-suspense feature 

from Conqueror Films. The film is nearing 

completion in Tampa, Fla. It co-starred 

Ruth Roman and Jennifer Bishop and was 

directed by Bill Cirefc from a script by Tony 

Crechalcs, 

10 


J 

Film Seizures in N 

Follow SC Decision 

PASSAIC, NJ.—Prints ol X-ralcd lilms 

were confiscated recently by law enforcement 

officials at three area theatres. The 

action came in the wake of the June 21 

Supreme Court ruling on obscenity, despite 

widespread confusion among North Jersey 

theatre operators about the full 

of the high court's decision. 

implications 

The Passaic County prosecutor's office 

seized prints at both the Montauk and 

Capitol theatres in Passaic, following the 

closing of these houses for the night June 

23. Confiscated were "Behind the Green 

Door," at the Capitol, and "The Liars" and 

"The Revengers" at the Montauk. Operators 

of both situations replaced the films immediately 

with other sex movies and reopened 

the following day. 

Secured Another Print 

By Tuesday. June 26, the Capitol had 

obtained another print of "Behind the Green 

Door" and resumed its regular showings. 

The same day the Montauk opened with 

"The Devil in Miss Jones," X-rated film 

which had played a successful five-week 

engagement at that house in May. 

The seizure of the prints at both theatres 

had followed a 24-hour ultimatum issued 

by County Pros. Joseph Grouley to cease 

showing the motion pictures in question or 

criminal action would be taken against the 

operators. Included in the warning was De- 

Visser's Little Cinema 2 in Wayne. N.J., 

which had been unreeling "The Devil in 

Miss Jones." The Little Cinema 2 voluntarily 

withdrew the film and switched to 

what it termed a "soft-core" X-rated show. 

"The Cheerleaders." However, Howard 

Freidman, vice-president and general manager 

of DeVisser Theatres, as well as attorneys 

for both the Capitol and Montauk 

theatres, later announced that they planned 

to appeal the prosecutor's action. 

'Not Violating Law' 

Allan Heyman, a spokesman for the Capitol, 

stated: "Our feelings ... are that we 

are not operating in violation of any law." 

The prosecutor's officials had taken action 

under provisions of the New Jersey 

state obscenity laws, which had been declared 

unconstitutional last year by a federal 

district court. It was expected that criminal 

charges against the operators of the theatres 

involved would be filed by Gourley's 

office. County officials stated the charge 

would be "showing immoral films." 

In a separate action, borough police 

raided Nathan's Park Theatre in Caldwell. 

N.J.—on the same night as the Passaic 

actions—confiscating prints of the Andy 

Warhol X-rated films "Flesh" and "Lonesome 

Cowboys." The movies were seized 

just prior to their 7 p.m. screening. A complaint 

was filed against the Park by borough 

officials, charging "obscenity under a municipal 

ordinance." as well as under the 

state obscenity laws. 

Confiscation of the Warhol films was 

considered unusual, because neither depicts 

sex acts and thus both fall into the same 

category as the X-rated "The Cheerleaders," 

which was permitted to run in nearby 

Wayne. However, it was noted that the Park 

is located in Essex County, while the other 

theatres involved are all in Passaic County. 

Meanwhile, in Upper Montclair. N.J.. 

where "Last Tango in Paris." also rated X, 

continued in its 1 1th week at UA's Bellevue 

Theatre, township officials, who earlier had 

made strong protests against the showing of 

the motion picture in their town, made no 

indication that they would take any action 

against the United Artists release. 

Both the Capitol and Montauk have presented 

X-rated films as a regular policy for 

the past several years. The Park, however, 

has played such films only on occasion. The 

film which was seized was being presented 

for four days only and was due to close the 

night it was confiscated. 

Judge Suspends Sentence 

Of Buffalo Theatreman 

BUFFALO—A theatre 

It is believed to be the first such conviction 

in city court in many years. A six-man 

jury has returned the verdict after a weeklong 

trial in which Asst. Dist. Atty. Mary 

E. Bisantz prosecuted. 

The charge involved showing the film 

"Mona," allegedly depicting numerous sexual 

acts, including "sex perversion," during 

1971 in the Backstage Theatre, 580 Main 

St.. where (and when) Lynge was manager. 

Lyell Theatre Corp. of Rochester earlier 

had gained dismissal of similar charges 

against it during the trial on the grounds 

that insufficient proof was presented by the 

district attorney's office to show the corporation 

was responsible for exhibiting the 

film. 

One of the mitigating circumstances that 

Judge Mazur placed on the docket sheet 

concerning Lynge was that, as manager, he 

didn't have any authority over booking of 

films or the policy of the theatre in regard 

to the category of films and that he had 

objected to 

policy. 

Judge Mazur imposed a sentence of unconditional 

discharge, which is a suspended 

sentence, on Lynge. He also noted as mitigating 

circumstances that Lynge had a prior 

"exemplary" record, he quit his job shortly 

after his arrest, he since has returned to 

movie work but is showing only family-type 

films, he now has a criminal record and, as 

the final mitigating circumstance, "shame of 

publicity and of trial." 

'Prison Guard' Debut 

July 12 in New York 

NHW YORK—"Prison Guard," a Czechoslovakian 

film which has been banned in 

its native country, has its American premiere 

Thursday (12) at New York's First 

Avenue Screening Room. Directed by Ivan 

Rene, who wrote the story and screenplay, 

the film focuses on a prison guard, played 

by Jiri Hrzan. and his abrupt personality 

switch from kindness to brutality. 

The distributor. Filmaco Films, was organized 

four years ago by Yitka Kozak, who 

escaped from Communism with her husband. 

Filmaco was formed for the import 

of foreign language films into the U.S. At 

the moment, the company has 14 features, 

including five Czech films, ready for release, 

with an option on ten or more. Mrs. 

Kozak has written four novels and more 

than a dozen scripts and intends to produce 

a film in Vienna and one in the U.S. for 

her company. 

Although some of Filmaco's product may 

have political implications, the company insists 

that it has no political leanings and 

manager convicted 

in the showing of an alleged obscene film 

looks only for good dramatic stories in its 

has gained a suspended sentence before City 

films. Through LBJ Films, the company is 

Judge Alois C. Mazur on the grounds that 

distributing "Josefine M." and its sequel, 

there were mitigating circumstances in his 

"My 365 Lovers," actually a two-part film 

favor. Earl L. Lynge of Williamsville, N.Y.. 

about Josefine Mutzenbach, a well-known 

faced a possible one-year penitentiary 

German courtesan of the early 1900s. 

sentence and a $1,000 fine after his conviction 

February 22 on a charge of "promoting 

Filmaco retains U. S. and Canadian rights 

on all of its films and has its own editing 

an obscene film." 

and screening facilities. With a working 

"Echo of a Massacre" stars Meredith 

MacRae and Greg Mullvay. 

capital of $1.5 million, it can afford to underplay 

the company name in favor of letting 

the product speak for itself. "Prison 

Guard" will be launched in New York City 

following its premiere and is set for art 

houses in Chicago. San Francisco and Los 

Angeles in late July and August. 

Spyros Skouras Is Ncaned 

Chairman for MDAA Drive 

NEW YORK—Spyros S. Skouras. chairman 

of Prudential-Grace Lines in New 

York, has been named chairman of the 

transportation division for the 1973 Commerce 

& Industry Campaign of Muscular 

Dystrophy Ass'ns of America, New York 

City region. In his capacity as chairman. 

Skouras will be seeking the support of his 

colleagues and business acquaintances for 

the continuing struggle against muscular 

dystrophy and related neuromuscular disorders. 

There is, as yet, no known cure for this 

disease that attacks and destroys the muscles 

of its victims. Unfortunately, the most common 

type of dystrophy affects children who 

will, as things stand now, not reach their 

adulthood. 

Skouriis, who resides in Greenwich, 

Conn., hopes that his efforts and the support 

of his division will be a vital factor in eliminating 

this disease as a threat to all mankind. 

BOXOFFICE :: July 9, 1973 E-1 

Conrad Veidt starred in the classic German 

silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari."

' 

" 

B R O A D W Ay 

ÂRNER BROS. 

DOMINATED firstrun 

houses here over the Fourth of 

July with five major attractions. "Cleopatra 

Jones," starring Tamara Dobson in her starring 

debut, premiered Wednesday (4) at 

the DeMille and 34th East theatres. Continuing 

their runs were "O Lucky Man!". 

Cinema I; "The Last of Sheila," Sutton: 

"Blume in Love," Loews' Tower East, and 

the reissue of "Camelot" at the Plaza. 

The Museum of Modern Art held a gala 

preview June 27 of the four-and-a-halfmonth 

retrospective of WB films, which 

began Wednesday (4). Some 500 guests 

attended the event, which was highlighted 

by a screening of "Movies That Made Us, 

a compilation of scenes from 83 of the 

company's features, as edited by Tom Buchanan. 

A champagne supper in the museum's 

garden followed. 

• 

Vincent Pcirisi. head of foreign operations 

and acquisitions for Bryanston Pictures, left 

Thursday (5) on a business trip to several 

European film centers. He'll be returning 

to New York in about a month with reports 

for Louis Peraino, president of the New 

York and Hollywood-based producingdistributiiig 

company. 

In Paris. Rome, Mimich and Stockholm, 

Parisi is resuming negotiations begun several 

weeks ago for both acquisitions and coproductions. 

He'll view other recently completed 

films for possible acquisition by 

Bryanston. 

• 

Bernard Lewis, head of the New York 

public relations firm which bears his name, 

flew to Tucson, Ariz., for publicity and 

promotion on "A Knife for the Ladies," 

which Larry Spangler is directing. The 

Spangler-Jolly production is being made in 

association with Bryanston Pictures, which 

will be the distributor. 

Starring in "A Knife for the Ladies" are 

Jeff Cooper, Jack Elam, John Kellogg, Ruth 

Roman, hockey star Derek Sanderson and 

football players David Humm, Fred Biletnikoff 

and Pete Athais. 

• 

Producer-director Stanley Kramer arrived 

from Los Angeles for a round of publicity 

activities on behalf of "Oklahoma Crude." 

The story of iron men, wooden derricks and 

a defiant woman .let against the Oklahoma 

oil fields of 1913, the Columbia release 

stars George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, John 

Mills and Jack Palance. 

"Oklahoma Crude" opened Tuesday (3) 

at Loew.s State I. Loews Orpheum, Columbia 

I and Columbia showcase presentation 

theatres throughout the metropolitan area. 

As a promotional kickoff, a girl dressed as 

Miss Dunaway does in the film delivered 

special packages to all the major AM and 

FM radio stations in the city Monday and 

Tuesday (2. 3). In the package were the 

Henry Mancini soundtrack album, an RCA 

Records LP and the Capitol Records .single. 

"Send a Little Love My Way," sung by 

Anne Murray. 

• 

The Victoria Theatre, which closed recently, 

has reopened for an indefinite 

period. The first attraction was Elaine May's 

popular comedy "The Heartbreak Kid," a 

20th Century-Fox release. 

• 

Wednesday (4), the Singer Bowl near 

Shea Stadium was renamed Louis Armstrong 

Stadium in honor of the late jazz 

great. Participating in the ceremonies were 

Mrs. Lucille Armstrong. Satchmo's widow; 

Mayor John Lindsay, and Stanley Adams, 

president of the American Society of Composers, 

Authors & Publishers. An all-star 

benefit concert was held to raise money for 

the Louis Armstrong Memorial project. 

In the course of a long career, Armstrong 

— who died in 1971 — appeared in a number 

of films, notably "Cabin in the Sky" (1943), 

"High Society (1956) and "Hello. Dolly!" 

(1969). 

• 

Ninety youths from the Bedford-Stuyvesant 

section of Brooklyn were guests at a 

picnic in Westchester County's Pound Ridge 

Park June 28. Their hosts were producer 

William Belasco and the stars and crew of 

MGM's "The Super Cops." The film completed 

principal photography recently in 

New York, after two months of location 

in filming the Bed-Stuy section. Gordon 

Parks directed. 

The guests were from six to 12 years old 

and all live on the block bounded by Gates, 

Throop and Monroe avenues and Quincy 

Street in the section. The lunch was catered 

by Stanley Mills Enterprises, who also 

catered the meals for cast and crew during 

production. Stars Ron Leibman, David Selby 

and Sheila Frazier and policemen Dave 

Greenberg and Bob Hantz, the real-life 

"super cops," greeted the youngsters and 

participated in the day's activities with 

them. 

• 

The Elgin Cinema is presenting the popular 

Buster Keaton Film Festival, Wednesday 

(18) through August 16. Each of the 

ten programs, consisting of a Keaton feature 

and two or three of his shorts, will be 

shown three times during that period. The 

features include such classics as "Sherlock. 

Jr." (1924), "Seven Chances" (1925), "The 

General" (1927), "College" (1927) and 

"Our Hospitality" (1923). 

As a complete change of pace, the Elgin 

will offer the New Japanese Cinema, 

August 17-September 12, consisting of six 

films in their New York debuts. Among 

the films are the intriguing "Lake of 

Dracula" and "The Militarist." the latter 

with Toshiro Mifune. 

• 

Lincoln Center's tribute to Walt Disney's 

5Uth anniversary, which is being held Monday 

(9)-August 4 at Alice Tully Hall, will 

feature free special events in the library 

auditorium, beginning Monday (16). First 

program will be "The Silent Years," cartoons 

from 1920-28. Other programs will 

consist of Disney's wartime cartoons, educational 

shorts, the art of animation and a 

.screening of "The Prince and the Pauper" 

(1962), a feature released theatrically abroad 

but shown only on TV here. 

• 

Book reviews: Recommended reading 

for the .summer or ideal gifts are the many 

books on films now available. In conjunction 

with Walt Disney's 50th anniversary 

is the publication of "The Disney Films 

(Crown, $9.95). by Leonard Maltin. Lavishly 

illustrated and minutely detailed, this 

handsome book covers all of Disney's features 

in depth and includes listings of all 

of his shorts and TV shows. Unfortunately, 

the book only goes as far as the projects 

Disney was working on at the time o! 

his death in 1966. 

The Hamlyn Publishing Group. Ltd., with 

offices in London, New York, Sydney and 

Toronto, has published two picture books 

which nicely complement each other: Denis 

Gifford's "A Pictorial History of Horror 

Movies' and Michael Parkinson and Clyde 

Jeavons' "A Pictorial History of the Westerns." 

Each book combines text and pictures 

to give an eye-filling look at its particular 

film genre. The color plates alone 

make the books worth having, the horror 

book featuring several color ads and Gifford's 

tome including a number of beautiful 

photos of the sagebrush heroes. 

Free Kiddies Shows Are 

Offered at New Alameda 

ALAMEDA, CALIF.—Special kiddies 

shows were presented free of charge on four 

consecutive Saturday afternoons at the New 

Alameda Theatre. Robert L. Lippert, owner 

Actor Robert Shaw was in town for three of the showhouse, and James Nolin, president 

days of publicity activities on Columbia's 

of the board of education, prepared the 

"The Hireling," in which he stars with program list for the .series. 

Sarah Miles. Directed by Alan Bridge.':, Explained Lippert, "I would like to recreate 

the film is this year's winner of the Gran,l 

Film 

the excitement of the old-time Satur- 

International Prize at the Cannes day kiddies matinees for the children of 

Festival and currently is in its premiere today. These shows are especially for the 

engagement at the Ofith Street Playhouse. children. I want them to enjoy themselves." 

The pictures, all rated for general viewing, 

included "Black Beauty," "Snoopy," 

"The Other Side of the Mountain" and 

"Treasure Island," as well as cartoons. 

July 1973

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BUFFALO 

gidney J. Cohen, president of NATO of 

New York, announces that Morris 

Slotnick and John Martina of Jo-Mor Theatres, 

Rochester, have accepted the co-chairmanship 

of the golf tournament, which is to 

be played at the annual convention of the 

state body August 12-16 at the Concord 

Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, in the Catskills. 

Both Jo-Mor officers are well-known in the 

industry. Martina, who does the buying of 

golf tournament Monday (30) at the Erie 

pictures, and Slotnick. who supervises the Downs Country Club across the border in 

theatre operation, declare there is no dearth 

Canada. The event always attracts an SRO 

of good pictures as far as they can discover. 

crowd to the popular club and it usually is 

Working with the executives is William 

followed by a big banquet . . . Frontier 

Laney as general manager. All are excep- 

Amusement Corp.. 505 Pearl, is distributing 

tionally busy men and right now are fortunate 

in having an outstanding list of feature 

films in all their Kodak Town houses 

is busy negotiating a new contract 

for projectionists with lATSE officials 

Ken Kavanagh of this city and Joe Caplan. 

who is here from Boston. 

Warren P. Johnston of Lakewell, 51, an 

assistant to the products engineer at Rochester's 

Eastman Kodak Co., has died of a 

heart attack. He is survived by his wife 

Virginia and a large family. 

John F. Chambers, 20th Century-Fox 

makeup artist, was in town the other day 

and put over a good publicity stunt for 

"Battle for the Planet of the Apes" when 

he got James J. Leiker of Williamsville to 

stand for a makeup as one of the apes in 

the film, which was being shown in Holiday 

6 at the time. Chambers also visited Rochester, 

where he got Bill Beeney. the local 

Democrat & Chronicle columnist, to be 

made up as one of the apes. Both works 

were published in the local newspapers, 

which gave the results a big pictorial and 

story display in their columns. In Rochester 

the Lake Shore and Washington drive-ins 

were playing the film at the time. A big 

hand for Chambers for putting over some 

smash publicity for the 20th-Fox production! 

Ted Telask has been elected executive 

vice-president of the National Saints & Sinners 

Club at the group's convention in Las 

Vegas ... Jim Biggart and Al Dahna of the 

Pittsburgh office also are representing Na- 

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September 4 through September 28 and will 

give successful applicants a chance to learn 

the techniques of property ideas and apply 

them. The Queen of England and Prince 

Philip visited the new theatre at the Shaw 

Festival the other day and received a 

tumultuous 

welcome. Yes, there was publicity 

tons of it. 

— 

Variety Club Tent 7 is planning its annual 

"The Cocktail Hostesses" here and in the 

Albany area. Frontier also distributing "Fun 

and Games," an Audubon film, according 

to Mannie A. Brown, president. Bill Hebert 

is kept busy these days booking the circuits 

but he manages to get to lunch daily. 

The Hamburg Town Board has granted 

a five-year franchise extension to the Comax 

Telcom Corp. and at the same time has 

voted to set up a committee to study possible 

uses of the service. Comax has been 

operating in the town for approximately 

two years and now serves Blasdell and a 

part of the town just south of the village 

met a real industry veteran the other 

day, none other than Myron Cross, onetime 

Dipson circuit booker in Batavia, a 

former distribution booking department head 

here and a Variety Club executive of other 

days. He's hale and hearty and running 

his own booking-advertising agency in the 

Crosby Building in this city. 

Paul Ronder, who has taught filmmaking 

at Columbia University's School of Fine 

Arts, will direct two filmmaking courses 

Monday (9) through August 31 at Langston 

Hughes Center for the Performing Arts here, 

under the auspices of Media Study ... In 

one of those Kodak reports to the community, 

the company announces it will sponsor 

the telecast of the final round of the 

U.S. Women's Open Golf Tournament direct 

from the country club in Rochester. 

A public information meeting in Kenmore 

on a possible CATV system for the town 

and the town of Tonawanda got little public 

tional Theatre Supply in this area. Both are response. Only about 26 private citizens 

members of the Pennsylvania city branch showed up and several were cable operators 

to the Stratford Festival Workshop 

at Niagara-on-the-Lake this year is a their operation into the town of Kenmore 

interested in the possibility of expanding 

training session for properties craftsmen. The 

. . . Theatre organ enthusiasts presented organist 

Jack Gustafson of Chicago and the 

first program of its kind to be undertaken 

by the festival, the workshop will run from West Coast with a Harold Lloyd silent comedy 

and sing-along in the Riviera Theatre 

in North Tonawanda June 20. 

Robert Forster, Rochester actor whose 

recent work has been in motion pictures 

and TV. has stepped back on the legitimate 

stage. Forster has succeeded James Farentino 

in the Lincoln Repertory Company's 

production of Tennessee Williams' "A 

Streetcar Named Desire" . . . Jules Dassin. 

the French film director, will start this fall 

shooting a motion picture version of John 

Gardner's novel "Sunlight Dialogs" in Batavia. 

Gardner, an upstate native, now is 

working on the screenplay. Dassin. who 

made "Never on Sunday" and "He Who 

Must Die," has not produced a film since 

1971. 

Joseph P. Garvey, Holiday managing director, 

and Jerry Edelstein. WADV account 

executive, have cooperated in staging a contest 

on the radio station in which a table 

model AM-FM radio and guest tickets to 

the theatre were offered as prizes to the 

winner. Listeners were asked to identify 

five records from the 1950s. The contest 

also included three days of promotions on 

"Paper Moon." the Paramount production 

now at a Holiday theatre in Cheektowaga. 

High Court Decision Fogs 

Film Picture in Buffalo 

BUFFALO—Things will be different in 

this city's motion picture theatres because 

of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on obscenity 

and pornography. But just how and 

when the change will be accomplished is 

not clear as yet. 

Everyone involved agreed that they'd like 

to read the text of the decision before they 

predict the local repercussions but detective 

Joseph Scinta, acting leader of the local 

police salacious literature squad, said the 

ruling is bound to have a profound effect 

in trials of defendants in cases involving 

pornography. This results, he explains, from 

the Supreme Court's apparent substitution 

of local and area standards of morality, 

rather than overall national standards, in 

determining what is illegal pornographic 

material. 

"One thing that will act in our favor is 

that local standards will be applied." said 

Scinta. 

Sheriff Michael A. Amico said he welcomes 

the court's ruling as "a bonanza" 

for the state. Chief City Court Judge 

Sebastian J. Bellomo said it appears to be 

"a turnaround of the former ruling." Corporation 

counsel Anthony Manguso said his 

view is that the Supreme Court "has overcome 

all the legal defense which has made 

it virtually impossible to get convictions in 

pornography cases." 

Manguso said the three most important 

results of the decision are that it removes 

the standard of "redeeming social value," it 

makes it possible to consider separate parts 

of films and books rather than the whole 

work and finally it leaves the jury the power 

to determine standards. The corporation 

counsel pointed out that present state laws 

on obscenity conform to the former Supreme 

Court decision. Since this state law 

now is unconstitutional under the new ruling, 

he said "we can proceed at once with 

prosecutions." 

In Lockport, N.Y.. "The Devil in Miss 

Jones," a controversial X-rated film, was 

withdrawn by Carrols' Cinema I Theatre 

the day after both the Supreme Court decision 

making obscenity laws more stringent 

and a Niagara County judge's threat to 

view the film himself for obscenity. Michael 

A. Lyons, manager of the theatre, replaced 

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the film with "Here Come the Fuzz," which 

is rated for general audiences, with purcnt;il 

guidance suggested. 

Lyons said he called the operations manager 

in Rochester and was told not to show 

the film. "Personally, I don't like X-rated 

movies," Lyons said, "but they do .^00 per 

cent better business than the other movies 

we show here." 

Buffalo Newspaper Lauds 

Supreme Court Decision 

BUFFALO—"The Supreme Court of the 

U..S. has acted to stem the tide of pornography 

which has been sweeping over the 

country in recent years," said the Buffalo 

Courier-Express editorially. "And it is high 

time that it did. 

"We are not looking for a return to the 

days when it was impossible to buy legally 

in the U.S. a copy of James Joyce's 'Ulysses' 

or Lawrence's 'Lady Chattorley's Lover," 

when it would have been impossible to show 

at a commercial theatre .such films as 'Midnight 

Cowboy' or even 'The Graduate.' But 

we do look forward to the time— and it 

may come soon—when you can no longer 

buy hard-core pornography at the corner 

drug store and when theatres cannot show 

movies that used to be the highlights of 

illicit stag parties. 

"It is foolish to pretend that any court 

decisions will stop pornography. It was 

around when it was illegal and probably it 

will still be around. But it won't be as 

accessible; you won't find it emblazoned on 

theatre marquees. 

"We won't hope that those who will be 

responsible for enacting and enforcing laws 

to comply with the new court dictum will 

not go overboard, will not seek to impose 

prudery on an anything-but-prudish society. 

The fact that the court was split 5-4 on 

the decision may serve to warn that there 

could be a change in court opinion if the 

pendulum swings too far the other way. 

But if community reaction is in keeping with 

the court's expression, the decision is bound 

to lead to a healthier society." 

No New Bills on Industry 

Now in Pa. Legislature 

HARRISBURG. PA.—There were no 

new proposals regarding theatres or film 

product in the legislative hopper but the 

several measures of interest to the trade 

would include S979, entered by Sen. Joseph 

F. Smith, which would regulate off-track 

betting on results, create the State Off- 

Track Betting Commission and exempt 

winnings from state and local taxes. This 

bill was presented to the state government 

committee. 

The bill relating to Sunday shows of 

nearly all types, other than motion pictures, 

which would provide for referendunis in 

municipalities and townships, came out of 

the state government committee after being 

held for a month. This bill. S824, was reported 

as committed and was given initial 

consideration. 

NGP Ups Three Staffers 

In NY Sales Department 

NEW YORK—Norman Levy, National 

General Pictures vice-president. Eastern 

sales chief and assistant to president Charles 

Boasbcrg, has announced the promotion of 

the New York division sales staffers. Mike 

Scagluso has been named New York-New 

England division manager; Jerry Garfinkel 

will be the New York branch manager, and 

Sheldon Smith is promoted to manager of 

the company's New York-based print department. 

Prior to assuming his new duties, Scagluso 

was domestic sales administrator and 

assistant to the general sales manager for 

National General. He previously was cmployed 

at Universal Pictures, assisting the 

general sales manager. 

Garfinkel, who most recently was NGP 

Albany-New Haven branch manager, comes 

from the sales departments of Columbia and 

Paramount. 

Smith, a 20-year industry veteran, was 

Scagluso's assistant until last year, when he 

was assigned to print department duties. 

Prior to NGP, Smith worked at Universal 

Pictures as Chicago branch booker and 

later as a contract analyst in New York. 

The new management team will face a 

heavy load of releases from now until year's 

end, with product lineup for the summer 

including "A Warm December" (coming off 

a highly successful New York first run), as 

well as a combination showcase of blockbusters 

such as "Fists of Fury" and "The 

Chinese Connection," "Lady Ice," "Pete, 

Pearl and the Pole," "The Master Touch," 

"The Man Called Noon" and two additional 

karate/ kung fu thrillers. 

'Huckleberry Finn' Begins 

Filming in Nauvoo, 111. 

NAUVOO, ILL.—Filming has started 

here on the musical adaptation of Mark 

Twain's "Huckleberry Finn." a Reader's 

Digest presentation for release by United 

Artists. Arthur P. Jacobs was producing the 

APJAC International Picture, the second 

collaboration between Reader's Digest and 

United Artists in their projected series of 

feature films designed for family entertain- 

Fred Sandy Buys Theatres 

SUFFOLK, VA.— Fred M. Sandy, who is 

based in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, 

Md.. has purchased the Chadwick and Plantation 

theatre here for an undisclosed sum. 

The movie hou.ses were sold by Roy A. 

Richardson, who had operated them for the 

past 46 years. John Smoyer of Hampton. 

Va., has been assigned as manager by Sandy. 

Cinema World Opened 

PITTSBURGH — Associated Theatres' 

Cinema World, four theatres under one 

roof, located on Route 51 in Pleasant Hills, 

Pa., opened Friday (6). Cinema World is 

"the last word" in theatre automation, according 

to 

Associated. 

live. Let Die' 835 

In Baltimore Trio 

BAl.n MORE—James Bond breathed life 

into Baltimore exhibition as his latest adventures, 

pictured in "Live and Let Die," 

grossed 1,000 at Cinema II. 800 at Cinema 

I and 700 at the Paramount Theatre for an 

average of 835. Also playing at three theatres, 

first-week "Jesus Christ Superstar" also 

did well, scoring a composite 250. 

(Averoge Is 100) 

Cinema I, Cinemo M, Paramount Live ond Let 

Die (UA) 835 

5 West Money, Money, Money fCRC), 3rd wk. . .100 

Liberty Cahill, United States Morshal 

(WB), 2nd wk 50 

Liberty II, Patterson—The Mon Who Loved 

Cat Dancing (MGM) 75 

Mini Flick I Lady Corolinc Lamb :UA), 2nd wk. 100 

Playhouse Such o Gorgeous Kid Like Me (Col), 

3rd 

150 

Senator ^The Doy the Jo I (Univ), 5th 

7 Eost Images fCol), 3rd wk 

Westview I, Towson, Glen Bun Moll Jesus 

Christ Superstar (Univ) 

.250 

Westview Paper Moon tPora), 3rd wk. . 

Westview III, Grand Battle for the Plonet 

of the Apes (20th-Fox) 120 

Westview IV Emperor of the North (20th-Fox) . .100 

'Paper Moon' and James Bond 

Film Do Best in Buffalo 

BUFFALO—'Paper Moon" opened at 

Holiday 1 with a solid 180, thus sharing top 

honors for the report week with the new 

James Bond thriller, "Live and Let Die," 

which made its debut at Loews' Teck, Plaza 

North and the Broadway Drive-In. "Scarecrow" 

turned in a neat 160 in its second 

week at Holiday 6 and "The Last of Sheila," 

new at Holiday 3, grossed 150, rounding 

out the leading quartet of first runs. 

Amherst Lost Tango in Paris (UA), 8th wk 100 

Buffalo— Super Fly T.N.T. (Pora), 2nd wk 140 

Center Shaft in Africa (MGM) 120 

Evans The Day of the Jockol (Univ), 6th wk. ... 120 

Holiday 1 

—Paper Moon (Para) 180 

Holiday 2—Scarecrow (WB), 2nd wk 160 

Holiday 3—The Lost of Sheilo (WB) 150 

Holiday 4, Maple Forest 2, North Park The Man 

Who Loved Cot Dancing (MGM) 130 

Holiday 5 Emperor of the North (20th-Fox) ... .120 

Holiday 6 Bottle for the Planet of the Apes 

(20th-Fox) 140 

Kensington Godspell (Col), 2nd wk 120 

Teck, Plaza North, Broadway ^Live ond Let Die 

(UA) 180 

Adult Films Are Okayed 

By the Pa. State Code 

PITTSBURGH—Police Supt. Robert E. 

Colville is unable to crank up a "war" on 

adult movies here, despite a new U.S. Supreme 

Court ruling on obscenity. Pennsylvania's 

present criminal code docs not in 

any way make hard-core or pornographic 

films illegal. 

The law does not permit his department 

to "go after the adult movie theatres." said 

Colville. He stated, however, that there arc 

efforts under way in Harrisburg, Pa., to give 

district attorneys the power to prosecute 

those who show hard-core films and he has 

urged the legislature to enact amendments 

to the criminal code giving local authorities 

power to prosecute such movies. 

The commonwealth law still includes the 

banning of "obscene" literature, according 

to the city's top cop, and he says that local 

police developed a "book-by-book" system 

which is going after individual books rather 

than censoring all the books in adult book 

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PITT SBU RGH 

Drive-In staged a dusk-to-dawn show June 

29 and served free coffee and donuts to 

those who stayed to "The End."' 

âve Silverman reports that Blacula meets 

his match in American International 

Pictures" "Scream. Blacula. Scream" . . . 

Johnny Glaus is distributing "Invasion of 

the Bee Girls'" in this film area . . . Carl 

Reardon. in some years past a local film 

salesman, operates Boston's GGP office . . . 

Call Dave Brown. Wheeler Films, for the 

gruesome threesome. "Revenge of the Living 

Dead,'" "Curse of the Living Dead" and 

"Fangs of the Living Dead." 

The Garden showed "Zora Knows Best" 

and "The Captives"" . . . With Independence 

Day falling on a Wednesday, ladies" day. 

for discount admissions, was held until 

Thursday (5) at city theatres . . . The city 

newspaper refused to print any ads for the 

Casino Theatre and the showing of an X 

film thus was delayed. 

Pat Boone and family, appearing at the 

Holiday House starting Friday (20). will be 

honored at Variety Night (22). The event 

will be held at Holiday House, with Bert 

Sokel. John Bertera and Mario Berteia 

hosting. Proceeds will go to Variety Center 

at St. Francis Hospital Last of 

Sheila"" took off at the Squirrel Hill . . . 

The Warner, showing "Jesus Christ Superstar," 

added a 10 a.m. showing, plus midnight 

shows Friday and Saturday. 

Thomas F. Fay, local musician and instructor, 

was appointed business manager 

for the Pittsburgh Opera . . . Plans were 

being drawn to premiere "Maurie"" August 

I at the Gateway or Fulton. The film is 

about Maurice Stokes, basketball star who 

suffered a head injury a dozen years ago. 

Lou Stanson, veteran and favorite projectionist, 

forwarded a two-year subscription 

and. along with this renewal, he enclosed 

a unique Barlow penknife-file. For many 

years he has operated Louis J. Stanson Associates, 

with advertising specialties, calendars, 

book matches, decals. novelties and 

gift items, via P.O. Box 241. McKees Rocks 

Pa. 15136. 

The Art Cinema showed "Beyond All 

Limits"' and "Regina's Secrets"" . . . Penthouse 

1 offered "Tina Makes a Deal"' and 

Penthouse 2 co-featured "Black Heat,"" first 

black homosexual film, and "Confessions 

of a Male Groupie."" initial homosexual musical. 

A city newspaper used the word 

"Group"" (not "Groupie"") but used 

"Groupie" for a Bizarre Art film. 

Area theatres were exhibiting "The Healers."" 

"The Starlet."" "Baron Blood."" "Vampire 

Circus."" "Battle for the Planet of the 

Apes." etc. . . . 

"40 Carats"" opens first run 

Wednesday (1 1) at neighborhood theatres. 

Jay Mark Thomas, elder son of Frank 

Jay "Bud"' and Helen Thomas. Grove City 

independent film distributors, who had been 

a teacher in recent years at Akron. Ohio, 

joined the Peace Corps and for two years 

he will serve at Borujerd. Iran (Box 60). 

He arrived there several weeks ago. 

"Buclt" and Thelma Buchheit, veteran 

Greensburg area theatre owners, are vacationing 

in Canada . French feature 

of five years ago, "Mouchette."" will be 

shown Sunday evening (22) on the lawn near 

Carnegie Lecture Hall, this being a free exhibition 

in the "History of Film"' series. 

Marcia Gregg (Gusliy), Braddock actress, 

will be seen in the "Mame" film but not in 

Braddock. as that community hasn"t had a 

theatre in some years . . . The Dependable 

Drop in and see 

Irving Goldberg at 

The Bizarre Art offered "Coming West," 

"Revolting Teens" and "The Scorpian" . . . 

.'\RA Serv. which took over the stadium 

concessions this year, seeks to increase 

prices for hot dogs by five cents, from 40 

to 45 cents. "Vendors get 8 per cent commission 

on their sales at the stadium. Earlier 

this year, the public parking authority 

granted a 50-cent increase in 

stadium parking 

rates to czar John T. Stabile. The rate 

had been $2. 

Ed Blank, Press drama critic, says that 

"The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing"" is 

"one of the best westerns in years."" He notes 

that the film shares an identical plot seen 

in "The Hunting Party"" . . . Herman Hausman. 

manager of the Franklin Art Theatre. 

Syracuse. N.Y.. was found guilty of seconddegree 

obscenity in the showing of "Deep 

Throat"' and he was to be sentenced later. 

The penalty could be one year in jail and/or 

a $1,000 fine. 

Elderly persons, via legislative expense, 

starting Sunday (1), have been riding the 

Port Authority Transit buses without paying 

a fare during off-peak hours. They ride free 

by showing their PAT ID card or Medicare 

card between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and from 

6:30 p.m. to 6 a.m.—all hours on Saturdays. 

Sundays and holidays. Downtown theatres 

could benefit as well as almost every other 

type of business. Income from state lotteries 

makes possible free rides for senior citizens. 

Al Goldstein, publisher of Screw Magazine, 

states in the June 25 issue that "in the 

U.S. there are 10,000 movie theatres, of 

which 4.600 are drive-ins. In terms of the 

specifies related to theatres which show sex 

movies, there are about 500 theatres which 

show soft-core movies and the super-specialized 

and relatively new group of theatres 

which show hard-core movies totals no more 

than 100 houses."" 

Adult film items: Grove Press is to release 

the book on "The Devil in Miss Jones"" . . . 

On the bookshelves is Michael Perkins" Dell 

book. "Deep Throat."" written a year after 

the movie was released. Perkins is the most 

Irving Goldberg 

Mid-Atlantic Theatre 

Equipment Co. 

2600 Mt. Ephraim Ave. 

Camden. NJ. 08104 

Fully Stocked Store 

Phone: 

(609) 962-6632 in New Jersey - (215) 627-4870 in Philadelphia 

noted of the adult film reviewers. The best 

seller is the one supposedly written by the 

"Deep Throat" star, titled "Inside Linda 

Lovelace."" 

Shirley Temple dolls are back . . . The 

Gateway and Fulton offered sneak previews 

during the June 22 weekend . . . Charles 

"Chuck"" Reichblum. son of the late area 

exhibitor Leon Reichblum. will bring pro 

tennis here next May when World Team 

Tennis, a 16-team league, goes into action. 

Chuck, a former radio announcer here, 

operates his own electronic media news and 

feature syndicate. Century Features, which 

he founded in 1969. 

The Mutual Burlesquer, local strip magazine 

printed for the old .Academy Theatre 

here, is reproduced after 48 years in a 

recent copy of SeXic . . . L"Amoure 

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cently showed "City Woman," "Ski Bail" 

and "Revenge on a Motorcycle Mama" . 

A major power failure hit downtown the 

afternoon of June 22 and the triangle was 

dimmed—but theatres continued operation 

via emergency systems . Park College 

seeks funds to continue in business and 

the Playhouse, divorcing itself from the college, 

plans to raise $450,000 to finance the 

coming stage season. 

Camp Variety, operated by the No. 1 

tent 

since the mid- 1930s, each year is opened 

during the summer months for handicapped 

children. George Werl is director of Variety 

Camp, located in Bradford Woods. 

Believes Other Censor 

Boards Will Flourish 

B.ALTIMORE — The chairman of the 

Maryland Board of Motion Picture Censors, 

the only such group remaining in the country, 

predicted June 23 that other states 

would establish similar units in the wake 

of the U.S. Supreme Courfs June 21 ruling 

on pornography. With the high court giving 

more power to states to fight pornography. 

it will be in the best interest of the legitimate 

film industry to guarantee uniform, statewide 

enforcement of the law to avoid harassment 

by over-anxious sheriffs who want 

to set the standard for films showing in their 

own towns, stated David J. Preller. chairman 

of the censor board in Maryland. 

He predicted other states would move 

toward establishing film censorship boards 

and reports from elsewhere in the country 

indicated sheriffs and police chiefs were 

feeling "powerful" after the Supreme Court 

decision. Even before the ruling, some states 

had been considering film control boards, 

said the Baltimore lawyer who has been 

censor board chairman for two years. 

year part-time censors be abolished as "anachronistic," 

the three-member board feels 

it will be taken seriously in the future. The 

biggest problem, its members said, would 

be doing the job with the single inspector 

the panel has and with the current $50,000- 

a-year budget. That amount is more than 

$23,000 less than what the board was allocated 

two years ago. 

The state censors have existed in Maryland 

since 1922 and now is the only such 

official panel in the U.S. The film industry 

itself has a voluntary code of ethics, how- 

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BALTIMORE 

Jn the wake of the recent Supreme Court 

decision to tighten laws on obscenity, 

distributors here are being asked by exhibitors 

to have the Maryland Board of Censors 

put its seal on X-rated films before releasing 

these motion pictures for exhibition. Such 

requests have come from theatre operators 

in Virginia. West Virginia, Delaware and 

Washington, D.C., according to reports. One 

of the main reasons for this move, it was 

pointed out. was to insure against possible 

action by state attorneys in 

various counties, 

as well as local sheriffs who might invade 

theatres with court summonses to show 

cause why "objectionable and obscene 

films" should be shown. Thus, this measure 

is regarded as a "safety gap" and exhibitors 

feel that, if protected by the Maryland seal, 

they won't have to go to court in defense 

of bookings. The seal would be considered 

a stamp of approval for the showing of 

films. 

The film "Sin in '69" recently was banned 

by the Maryland State Censor Board when 

it was submitted to the body by Robert T. 

Marhenke. owner of the Cinema Film Exchange. 

Marhenke appealed the board's decision 

to the Baltimore Circuit Court. Judge 

David Ross said that the censor board erred 

in banning the film and ruled against the 

censors. State Atty. Gen. Francis Burch 

appealed Judge Ross' decision to the Maryland 

Court of Special Appeals. Marhenke 

argued the case before the court of special 

appeals and. incidentally, this is the first 

time that a layman has appeared and argued 

a case and won a favorable decision from 

the court. The appeals court dismissed the 

case in a unanimous decision overruling the 

attorney general. Judge Richard P. Gilbert 

rendered the opinion by saying: "the film 

Preller stated he testified before the Delaware 

Legislature Wednesday, June 20, and "Also, the ruling stated that the Maryland 

'Sin in '69' was not obscene under the law. 

learned that comparable bills also have been 

State Board of Motion Picture Censors cannot 

appeal a case when it loses in the circuit 

introduced in Florida, Texas and Vermont. 

court but permits a film distributor to appeal 

an adverse ruling and. in effect, denies 

Although the real impact of the Supreme 

Court's ruling remains unclear, the mere 

the right of appeal to the board. Now, the 

fact that the high court, in a 5-4 vote, reversed 

a 15-year trend toward increased 

attorney general of Maryland, Francis 

Burch, in a recent press conference, states 

permissiveness, has given the Maryland film 

that he is going to try to appeal the special 

censors a "shot in the arm." the board's 

court of appeals ruling. Marhenke said that 

members said. 

"this is just another effort by Atty. Gen. 

Suddenly, after years of public ridicule Francis Burch to waste the taxpayers' money. 

and legislative demands that the $4,000-a- 

Mrs. Vera Whittle, daughter-in-law of Mr. 

and Mrs. Jack Whittle sr. (the former is the 

recently retired executive secretary of 

NATO of Maryland), died of cancer June 

29 in Sacramento, Calif. She leaves her husband 

Col. James L. Whittle jr. and a daughter, 

Valerie Whittle, as well as her mother 

Mrs. Mildred Lowe, who lives in Catonsville. 

The NATO of Maryland hoard has elected 

Mrs. Vera Wolfe to be in charge of the 

association's unit office . . . John Nelhen. 

secretary-treasurer of Claude Neon Sig-is. 

is one of the new members added to the 

board of governors of the Advertising Club 

of Baltimore . . . Mrs. Jack Whittle had a 

birthday Sunday (1) . . . Bill Brizcndine. 

executive, Schwaber World-Fare Theatres, 

is chairman of advertising for the NATO 

of Maryland symposium program. George 

A. Brehm sr. is general committee chai.--- 

man. The event takes place August 21 at 

Bay Ridge in Annapolis. Invitations for the 

symposium already have been sent to industryites 

in Washington. D.C.. and Virginia. 

Motion picture equipment has been installed 

at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre. 

However, the conversion of that legitimate 

downtown theatre to a movie house has been 

postponed indefinitely, according to a 

spokesman for the Ncdcrlander manage- 

Series of Russian Films 

Presented by Cerberus 3 

WASHINGTON—Eight new motion pictures 

from the Soviet Union, seven of them 

never before exhibited in the U.S.. were 

booked for a two-week series at the Cerberus 

3. owned by Martin Field. The presentation 

of the Russian films coincided with 

the American visit of Soviet Premier Leonid 

I. Brezhnev to this country. 

The screening schedule: June 20 and June 

24. "Solaris"; June 21. "Pyrosmany 

"; 

June 

22. "Monolog"; Saturday afternoon, June 

23, "Period, Period, Comma"; Saturday evening, 

June 23, "Legend of Rustam "; June 

25 and Saturday afternoon. June 30, 

"Daughter-In-Law"; June 26 and Saturday 

evening, June 30. "Byelorussian Station"; 

June 27 and Sunday (1), "Taming of Fire"; 

June 28, "Monolog." and June 29, "Legend 

of Rustam." Yet to be shown are "Period. 

Period, Comma," Monday (2). and "Pyrosmany." 

Tuesday (3). 

The series, which came in a time of 

detente between the two nations, was organized 

by the theatre in cooperation with 

the Soviet minister of film and the Soviet 

Film Delegation. Customarily, an American 

exhibitor would book Russian films through 

Sovexport. the state film distribution company, 

but the Cerberus management reportedly 

dealt exclusively with the Soviet Film 

Delegation and the embassy. 

According to Field, the Russians agreed 

to pay all advertising costs for the series, 

while the boxoffice returns were to be split 

with the theatre on an unspecified percentage 

basis. 

Said the Washington Post's Gary Arnold: 

"The series appears to have developed from 

a coincidence of mutual interests. According 

to Field (who owns both the Cerberus 

and Janus theatres), the manager of the 

Janus. Robert Corbett. became interested in 

the subject of Russian science-fiction movies 

when he read about 'Solaris.' That film 

played in the American Film Institute Thea- 

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WASHINGTON 

^he American Film Insittule is presenting 

a Warner Bros, retrospective—95 films 

covering five decades, from silent to sound 

—which will continue through September 

3 in its theatre at Kennedy Center. Among 

the directors, whose motion pictures are 

being shown, are Ernest Lubitsch. Michael 

Curtiz. William Wellman. Delmer Daves. 

George Stevens. Raoul Walsh. Howard 

Hawks. Nicholas Ray. William Wyler. 

George Cukor. Mervyn LeRoy. Elia Kazan, 

John Huston. John Ford, Arthur Penn and 

Budd Boetticher. API's extensive programing 

of this series is in cooperation with 

Warner Bros, and United Artists. 

K-B Theatres, in which Marvin Goldman 

and Fred Burka are senior partners, will 

open a 750-seat complex during September 

in Bethesda, Md. This subsequent-run house 

will bring to 18 the number of units in the 

circuit. Floyd Davis is the builder. Twin 

1 and 2 is located in the Georgetown Square 

Shopping Center on the corner of Old 

Georgetown Road and Democracy Boulevard. 

The K-B senior partners have taken 

in their sons Ronald Goldman and David 

Burka as junior partners. These four exhibitors, 

along with Don King and Jerry Sandy, 

co-owners of the Town Theatre group, represent 

a syndicate which produced the Watts 

black action film, "Sweet Jesus, Preacher 

Man," an MGM release. Ronnie is the exective 

producer. The film presently is being 

showcased at Town 2. It opened nationwide 

Memorial Day . director of special 

events Charles Demma was cited as "Mr. 

Entertainer of 1972-73" by the Rockville, 

Md., Civitan Club and attended, as a delegate, 

the recent convention in Houston, 

Tex., of Civitan International. 

J. J. Proferes, another area exhibitorproducer, 

was seen in the Smithsonian's 

Great Hall at a reception in honor of Gov. 

and Mrs. Wendell H. Ford of Kentucky 

Thursday (5), hosted by the Kentucky 1973 

Festival of American Folklife. Proferes, 

president of Galaxy Enterprises, recently 

returned from the West Coast, where he had 

been on behalf of his motion picture "Sexualis, 

USA." 

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Alex Schimel, Universal branch manager, 

had a tradescreening of "The Man of the 

Year" and also a single reel at MPAA Monday 

(2) Universal, in conjunction with 

MCA . . . Records, had an invitational showing 

of "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the RKO- 

SW Uptown June 24 at 10 a.m. and at the 

same time in Baltimore at the JF Reisterstown 

Plaza. 

William Zoetis, 20th Century-Fox branch 

manager and former salesman, has named 

Joe Bello salesman. He most recently was 

with Warner Bros. 

Ernest S. Johnston, advertising-publicity, 

had a soiree at his residence June 23 to 

mark the 25th anniversary of his firm. 

Robert Burns, managing director of the 

triple-cinema complex in District Heights, 

while playing "The Godfather." had as paying 

customers a party of ten from the Soviet 

Navy, including for admirals and three generals. 

It was the Soviet delegation to the 

"Incidents at Sea" talks. 

Tex Fishier, veteran showman and exhibitor 

associated with Nate Short in the 

Aspen Hill Twin theatres, as well as owner 

of Tower Advertising Associates, gave his 

daughter Deborah Ann in marriage to Kenneth 

David Klein. CPA, June 9 at the 

Hampshire Motor Inn, Langley Park, Md. 

Following the nuptials, the over 200 guests 

toasted the bride and groom and enjoyed 

a lavish buffet . 

. . Shor, who suffered a 

heart attack some weeks back, gradually is 

recovering. He is spending about an hour 

a day at the theatre. 

This city is the hometown of Carl Anderson 

(Judas in "Jesus Christ Superstar") and 

his homecoming included a black-tie cocktail 

party at MPAA. 

Believes Other Censor 

Boards Will Flourish 

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ever, and uses letter ratings for new releases. 

Under the law, all films shown in Maryland 

hardtops, drive-ins or coin-operated booths 

must pass the board's scrutiny. Last year, 

that meant watching approximately 600 feature 

films and a similar number of peep 

shows, Preller noted. 

Although most of the feature films were 

approved without cuts, the board required 

the alteration of some films and banned 

some. In approving peep shows, the hoard 

would consider them only if no genitals or 

"unnatural" sex acts were shown, the lawyer 

explained. According to Preller, 28 court 

cases resulted from the board's actions last 

year and it won all but one of them. Now, 

he said even the lost case, involving a film 

called "Sin in 69," would be appealed on 

the strength of the Supreme Court ruling. 

While Preller asserted that the board in 

the future also should go after excessively 

violent films, the other members—Mary 

Avara and George J. Andreadakis—want 

it to go even further. Mrs. Avara is on 

record as demanding the censors to make 

cuts in dialog if it is obscene and Andreadakis, 

the board's newest member, now 

has endorsed her view. However. Preller 

said, "No, I don't believe dialog is obscene, 

although it can be offensive." 

He then applied that statement to "Last 

Tango in Paris." which is showing in the 

building where he has his law office. 

One of the censors' most difficult problems, 

according to the members, is to make 

sure that, after having won approval for 

their films, distributors will not reinsert cut 

footage. Such additions often are made, they 

said, especially if the distributor rents the 

film to a theatre in some other state and 

then returns it to Maryland. 

Misuse of the censorship seal will not 

change until higher penalties are authorized 

by the legislature for such violations and for 

the showing of unapproved films, Andreadakis 

said. Now. the owner of a theatre 

or a peep show usually can get away with 

a $50 to $100 fine. 

"They have set us aside as a little orphan." 

said Andreadakis of Maryland's lawmakers. 

"We need some help from the legislature." 

CCC Building Luxury 

Twin in Clarksburg 

CLARKSBURG. W. VA.—Cinema Centers 

Corp. announced that construction has 

begun on a luxury twin theatre in the Terrace 

Plaza Shopping Center at the junction 

of 1-79 and Route 50 in Clarksburg. The 

complex will house two 300-seat auditoriums 

and will feature completely automated 

projection equipment, de luxe seats and the 

latest refreshment equipment. 

The new theatre will be managed by Theatre 

Management Services, which operates 

over 50 movie houses in New England and 

the Midwest. 

A mid-July opening has been set for the 

twin, to be known as Terrace Cinema I 

and II. 

Series of Russian Films 

Presented by Cerberus 3 


tre inaugural series two months ago . . . 

Corbett inquired about other available science-fiction 

productions in a letter to the 

Soviet embassay. 

"At the same time the Soviet Film Delegation 

was in town for a series of meetings 

with representatives of the Motion Picture 

Ass'n of America. The AFI was eager to 

present a selection of current Russian movies 

in Washington in conjunction with the official 

state visit by Brezhnev. Corbett's inquiry 

was brought to the attention of Grigori 

Alexandrov. the head of the delegation, and 

negotiations for the series began." 

"Topele," Israel's first color musical, will 

conclude the second Israeli Film Festival. 


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To Disney Milestone 

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.—Bob Crane 

will serve as master of ceremonies and Joe 

Flynn as toastmaster at the Variety Club 

of Southern California Tent 25 noon luncheon 

Wednesday (18) in tribute to Walt 

Disney Productions' 50th anniversary. 

Mayor Tom Bradley and Sheriff Peter 

J. Pitchess will be among the civic officials 

joining more than 600 show business people 

in the salute to the Disney organization in 

the Grand Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton 

Hotel, according to Joseph Sinay, chief 

barker of the showmen's club devoted to 

aiding needy children. 

Taking part in the program will be Donn 

Tatum, chairman of the board of Walt 

Disney Productions, and E. Cardon Walker, 

president, and M. J. Frankovich, president 

of 

Variety Clubs International. 

AMPTP to Support Writers 

Hit in Disciplinary Move 

HOLLYWOOD—The Ass'n of Motion 

Picture & Television Producers has pledged 

its support of the writers hit with disciplinary 

action by the Writers Guild for alleged 

violations of strike rules. 

"Such penalties are illegal and all available 

legal means will be used to prevent 

these penalties from being enforced," said 

Billy H. Hunt, AMPTP executive vicepresident. 

"The employment for motion 

pictures and TV of the persons involved, 

either as writers or in other capacities, will 

not be affected by the disciplinary actions 

taken by the guild." 

Hunt continued: "Under applicable law 

and under the terms of the recently 

negotiated collective bargaining agreement 

with the guild, explusion from the guild 

cannot affect the individual's right to work 

as a writer or in other capacities or the 

employer's right to employ such persons as 

writers and in other capacities." 

Eli Levy Honored by MPAA 

At Luncheon Held June 27 

HOLLYWOOD—Eli Levy, who for more 

than 40 years has been the dean of foreign 

publicity at Columbia Pictures in Hollywood, 

was honored June 27 with a luncheon 

sponsored by the Motion Picture Producers 

Ass'n at the La Fiesta Room in the Beverly 

Wilshire Hotel. Levy, who retired June 29, 

began his career at Columbia Pictures in 

New York, where he was in charge of the 

subtitling of product for foreign distribution. 

Several years later, Columbia Pictures 

president Harry Cohn asked Levy to move to 

the West Coast where he could be closer 

to the productions at their inception. 

Well-known throughout the film industry. 

Levy also has served as Columbia's unofficial 

chief of protocol, taking hundreds 

of foreign reporters and dignitaries on tours 

of the studio and of the Los Angeles area. 

The June 27 luncheon marked the first 

time that a publicist had been so honored 

by the Hollywood producers group. 

Al Dorskind Drops Studio 

Duties; Joe Hiatt Upped 

UN1VER.SAL CITY, CALIF.—Albert A. 

Dorskind, president of MCA Development 

Co. and vice-president of MCA, Inc., is 

relinquishing those portions of his 

responsibilities 

involving studio management at 

Universal Studios to concentrate full time 

on the further commercial development of 

the 420 acres that comprise LIniversal City 

Studios, it was announced by Sid Sheinberg, 

president and chief operating officer 

of MCA. 

At the same time, Sheinberg announced 

the appointment of Joseph Hiatt as vicepresident 

and general manager of Universal 

City Studios, effective immediately. Hiatt 

continues also as a vice-president of Universal 

Pictures and Universal Television. 

In addition to assuming new broad studio 

management duties, Hiatt will continue management 

supervision over all post-production 

film activity in TV and theatrical features. 

Para.'s "Parallax View' 

Completes Production 

HOLLYWOOD — Production has been 

completed on Paramount Pictures' "The 

Parallax View," thriller produced and directed 

by Alan J. 

Pakula and starring Warren 

Beatty. 

The film, which originally began production 

in Seattle and Burlington, Wash., 

moved on to Los Angeles locations for the 

remainder of the shooting schedule. 

"The Parallax View," a Gus production, 

is based on the novel of the same name 

by Loren Singer. Also featured in the cast 

arc Paula Prentiss, Hume Cronyn and William 

Daniels. Gabriel Katzka served as 

executive producer. 

Diana Ross Honored 

By Japan's Empress 

TOKYO— Diana Ross became the first 

entertainer in history to receive an invitation 

to the Imperial Palace of Japan when she 

was granted an unprecedented audience 

with the Empress Sunday (1). The Empress, 

wife of Emperor Hirohito and formerly 

Princess Nagako Kuni, extended the invitation 

to Miss Ross, breaking a precedent 

of 

2,600 years. 

In Japan for a series of concerts in connection 

with her Academy Award-Nomination 

film "Lady Sings the Blues," Miss Ross 

was escorted by Michael Roshkind, vicechairman 

of Motown Industries. 

After paying their respects to the 

Empress, Miss Ross and Roshkind called on 

Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko 

at the royal couple's private estate in Tokyo. 

Miss Ross told the couple that she felt 

"music is an international language which 

has brought all people closer together since 

the beginning of time." 

Trial of 'Deep Throat' Is 

Postponed Until July 9 

HOLLYWOOD—The Vincent Miranda 

trial in Beverly Hills Municipal Court in 

connection with the e.xhibition of the film 

"Deep Throat" has been postponed by 

Judge Leonard S. Wolf until Monday (9), 

to allow attorneys to study the recent U.S. 

Supreme Court decision on obscenity more 

closely. The jury was cautioned not to see 

the film or to study articles in the newspapers, 

because they might be inaccurate. 

1 he judge and attorneys held a 90-minute 

meeting in the judge's chambers before the 

postponement was announced. 

Sue Bernard Is Signed 

For Libra's 'Michele' 

HOLLYWOOD — Sue Bernard, whose 

latest film "The Killing Kind" was shown 

at the recent Cannes Film Festival, has 

been signed by producer Morris Washington 

to star in "Michele," a Libra Pictures production. 

George Sherman will direct the 

motion picture on location in Houston. 

"Michele" will co-star Cameron Mitchell, 

Jeanne Crane, Robyn Hilton and Miss Bernard. 

The film will be processed in Hollywood 

by DeLuxe. 

Charlatan Productions has signed Elbert 

Kinchloe to a multi-year pact as a scenarist. 

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DENNIS C. STANFILL, board chairman, 

20th Century-Fox. welcomed members 

of the Russian film industry and diplomatic 

corps at a showing of the Mosfilm release 

"White Bird With the Black Mark" Monday, 

June 25, at the ABC Century Theatre. 

The American premiere of the film brought 

out the foreign and domestic press corps 

and the consulate general. 

Heatter-Quigley. a wholly owned sub- 

censored the nudity scene, insisting that 

this segment of "The Last Picture Show" 

er, in which she stars. Ms. Phillips continues 

violated law. 

her promotional activities around 

state 

of Filmways, announced the signing 

Judge William G. East of Eugene. Ore., 

sidiary 

(_alitornia as "Dillmger ' opens local engagements, 

beginning in mid-July. 

who wrote the court's unanimous opinion, 

of an e.\clusive worldwide merchandising 

licensing arrangement with H. G. Saperstein 

& Associates of Burbank. 

Ron Lynn has joined Alan Landsburg reminiscent of the early 20th Century 

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described the controversial scene as "being 

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Productions to develop movies tor theatricul household picture entitled 'September 

Robert Habel, Chet Migden and Henry and iV release. Lynn was associated with Morn." " Judge East, describing the nudity 

Dogers were elected new trustees at the the production ot 'Jjlither at Metro-Goldwyn-iviayer. 

annual meeting of the Motion Picture & 

Alan Landsburg Productions is 

scene, said it showed "five young people 

skinny-dipping in an indoor pool" and very 

briefly showed a full-front view of a nude 

Television Fund Sunday, June 24. 

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young woman. 

Kay Dennis opened at the Cabaret, 834 

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"We find," East stated, "as an anatomical 

North Highland, Tuesday (3). 

fact that such a portrayal is not a display 

Brian De Palma, co-writer and director 

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of exterior female genitals (as forbidden 

of ALP's "Sisters, returned to Hollywood 

Ampex"s music division presented the first 

tor Fourth ot July promotional appearances 

by state law)." 

gold tape award to Curtom Records' artist, 

The judge said that the case could not 

tor the terror mystery. He had been in New 

Curtis Mayfield, in recognition of the sale 

be construed as a test of the constitutionality 

york tor interviews. 

police and prosecutor only threatened to 

Henry Rieger, vice-president, public information, 

stereo tapes. William L. Slover, Ampex vicepresident 

close the theatre. 

of close to a million copies of Mayfield's 

"Super Fly"" soundtrack album on Ampex 

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of the Arizona obscenity law, since the 

West Coast, Mational Broadcast- 

and general manager of the music 

"We find that the clear and unequivocal 

ing Co., Burbank, has been elected president 

threats on the part of Purcell and Carter 

division, said this award was believed to be 

01 the University of Southern California 

the first tape presented in the recording in- 

of prosecution against the operators of the 

Northern directly caused the cessation of 

dustry, which traditionally has awarded gold 

records for 1,000,000-selling albums and 

Happenings 

singles. A series of such awards are planned 

for future top performers in the Ampex 

music division catalog. 

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Michelle Phillips returned to town Monday 

(2) alter completing a si.v-state personal 

appearance and interview tour on behall ot 

American International Pictures' "Dilling- 

Journalism Alumni Ass'n, succeeding Bee 

Canterbury Lavery. Earlier this month 

Rieger was elected president of the Hollywood 

chapter of the iNational Academy of 

Icievision Arts and Sciences. 

Last Jt'icture bhow' Isn't 

UlDScene, Says U.S. Court 

PHOENIX—A three-judge federal court 

ruled Thursday, June 28, that "The Last 

Picture Show' (Col) was not "a dirty 

movie" and that a four-second nude scene 

in the film was not obscene under the standards 

of Arizona's obscenity law. The de- 

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cision came in a suit filed last year by BBS 

Productions and Columbia Pictures Industries, 

producers and distributors of the film, 

against Joseph Purcell, Phoenix city attorney; 

James Carter, city prosecutor, and 

Moise Berger, attorney for Maricopa County. 

The officials were sued after the motion 

picture was closed down while playing at 

the Northern Drive-In here in April 1972. 

City police and other officials at that 

time threatened to close the underskyer 

unless it stopped exhibiting the movie or 

the exhibition of the film," East said. "This 

was tantamount to an official suppression 

of BBS and Columbia's film, resulting in 

injury with no opportunity to obtain a 

judicial test of the constitutional issues." 

The court declined to rule on the claim 

by BBS and Columbia for damages on the 

grounds that the city's suppressive methods 

had violated the firm's civil rights. East 

said this phase of the case will be determined 

later by a single judge. 

WOMPI Club to Hold First 

Board Meeting July 10 

HOLLYWOOD — The 

Hollywood/ Los 

Angeles WOMPI Club will hold its first 

board meeting of the new term Tuesday 

(10) at the Nickodell Restaurant in Hollywood. 

On that day the club will be ten 

\ears old, having been chartered July 10, 

1963. Miss Barbara E. Dye, founder and 

is first president of the club, the current 

president of WOMPI International. 

President Susan Gottlieb of the HO/ LA 

WOMPIs. as they are known, w;ls re-elected 

to a second term and will preside at the 

board meeting, at which plans for the coming 

year will be outlined and a report given 

on the past year's activities. The club's 

charitable endeavors include assistance to 

and for the Heart Ass'n, Foundation for the 

Junior Blind, Motion Picture House, Los 

Angeles Orthopedic Hospital and the Will 

Ri'gcrs Memorial Hospital, among others, 

Shirley Hollingsworth became publicity 

director lor Ihc cUib. eflectivc Sunday (1). 

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LOS ANGELES—Four 400s sparkled on 

the LA Barometer after all results for the 

report week were posted—one of these topnotch 

percentages going to first-week "The 

Last of Sheila" at the Hollywood Pacific 

Theatre. Holdovers "Paper Moon." "The 

Devil in Miss Jones" and "Last Tango in 

Paris" claimed the other 400s and, 

grossing 

at nearly the same strong pace as these 

leaders, "Blume in Love" notched 350 a 

first week at the Bruin Theatre. 

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ABC Century City 2 Tom Sawyer (UA), 5th wk. 65 

2—The Harrad Experiment 

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Avco Cinema Center 3, Pontages Hitler: Tlie 

Lost Ten Days (Para), 5th wk 65 

Baldwin, Pix, State Coffy (AlP) 140 

Bruin—Blume in Love (WB) 350 

'".ienega The Devil in Miss Jones (5R), 

Ith .400 

Egyptian Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (SR) . 

Egyptian 3 Trader Horn (MGM), 2nd wk. . 

Fine Arts Lost Tongo in Paris (UA), 15th wk. 

Holly, Avco Cinema Center 1 Love ond Pain 

(and the Whole Damn Thing) (Col), 2nd wk. 

Holl 

Hollywood Cinema, Beverly Battle for the Plonet 

of the Apes (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 1 

Hollywood Pacific The Lost of Sheila (WB) . . . .4 

Plaza Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (MGM), 

Moon (Para), 2nd wk 400 

'Tom Sawyer' Scores Four Times 

Average First Week in Denver 

DENVER—"Tom Sawyer" at 400 and 

"Scarecrow" at 350 rated one-two on the 

Denver Barometer in a week marked by the 

arrival of features with considerable boxoffice 

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well above average: in addition to the two 

leaders, each in its first week, "Oklahoma 

Crude" started at 240: "A Warm December" 

and "Dillinger." 200; "The Neptune 

Factor." 150: "This Is a Hijack!", 125. 

Aladdin Lost Tango in Paris (UA), 9th wk. . . . 150 

Center Dillinger (AlP) 200 

Century 21—Scarecrow (WB) 350 

Cherry Creek, Villa Italia Oklahoma Crude (Col) 240 

Continental Tom Sowyer (UA) 400 

Crest A Warm December (NGP) 200 

Denham The Nelson Affair (Univ), 5th wk 90 

Denver The Harrad Experiment (CRC) 

2nd wk 150 

Denver 2—The Vault of Horror (CRC); 

Family Honor (CRC) 80 

Five theatres Bottle for the Planet of the Apes 

(20th-Fox), 2nd wk 

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Paramount, Arapahoe—This is a Hijack! (CRCl .125 

Six theatres The Neptune Factor (20th-Fox) 

. . . 1 50 

HONOLULU 

^he mid-Pacific area premiere of Norman 

Jewison"s Universal film, "Jesus Christ 

Superstar," was held at the Waikiki ], a 

Consolidated house. Of special interest to 

Honolulu's movie-watchers is the fact that 

Hawaii's Yvonne Elliman is one of the topbilled 

stars and Ted Neely and Carl Anderson 

certainly are no strangers to theatregoers 

in the islands . . Metro-Goldwyn- 

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Mayer's "The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing" 

opened at the Cinerama simultaneously 

with leading West Coast theatres. 

Reader-boards all over Waikiki and Honolulu 

look top-grade presently, as United 

Artists" "Last Tango in Paris" moved over 

to the Kapahulu on special engagement; 

Warner Bros.' "Scarecrow" is holding at 

the Kuhio; the Royal opened with Paramount's 

"Paper Moon"; Universal's "The 

Day at the Jackal" continues at the Varsity, 

and Disney bookings are all over the town 

(and islands). 

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Francois Truffaut's "Two English Girls " 

ind Alain Tanner's "La Salamandre," both 

n French, along with "The Green Wall," 

n Spanish, were recent special bookings at 

the Theatre at King's Alley (mini-house in 

-Right Now 

a shopping complex). Really a treat in 

moviegoing for foreign films fans! 

Art Wheeler and Joe Giometti are the 

regular projectionists at the Theatre in 

King's Alley, the former from New York 

and the latter from San Francisco. Both now 

are members of Local 665. lATSE. Giometti 

formerly was house manager at the 

Golden Gate in San Francisco and is coowner 

of what is thought to be the only 

print of "The Outlaw" existing in the U.S. 

A theatre manager in San Francisco's Bay 

area. Wesley Banks, shares ownership of 

the film . . . Coincidentally, Giometti and 

Margie Bryant and Dennis Minga, the last 

two employed by Consolidated in Honolulu, 

all hail from the same unit of theatres in 

San Francisco. 

The word is nexus! From "The French 

Connection" to "The Salzburg Connection," 

the Japanese-language theatre, Toho, currently 

is showing "The Vicious Connection." 

Coming soon to the New Queen and Royal 

Sunset Drive-In is "The Chinese Connection" 

. . . Back in town is 3-D. The X-tagged 

"Prison Girls" opened at the New Queen 

(where "Deep Throat" ran for 21 weeks). 

This one is in Optovision 3-D. Polaroid 

glasses are necessary for the three-dimensional 

effect. 

Image of Ace Drive-In Is 

Altered by lohn Cardile 

LEMON GROVE, CALIF.—John 

Cardile, 

who has been operating the Ace Drive- 

In for the past several months, announces 

that a general renovation program has been 

initiated at the underskyer. Included in the 

plans are repainting, repaving and complete 

modernization of the concession stand. 

"Everything that can be improved will 

be and everything that can be done to 

make the Ace a wholesome entertainment 

center will be done," Cardile said. A playground 

is being designed for early construction, 

he added. 

For quite some time the ozoner ha.i 

been regarded as a "trouble spot" by are:i 

police. Cardile explained. "I got rid of the 

leaders of gangs that once frequented the 

place and who caused most of the trouble. 

When they found out I meant business, 

they quit coming." 

The theatre, which is adjacent to St. 

John of the Cross Church on Imperial 

Avenue, is one of the fastest-growing airers 

in the area, attendance-wise. "We plan to 

keep it thriving without the use of X-rated 

films," Cardile emphasized. "I hope the 

community will continue to patronize it. 

becau.se we intend to make it as wholesome 

as 

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SACRAMENIO, CALIF.— I'he 

Alhambra 

Theatre here, opened in 1927 after 

being constructed at a cost of $1,000,000. 

soon will be razed to make way for a supermarket. 

A .$1.5 million bond issue that 

would have preserved the structure failed 

at the polls, docfming the landmark movie 

house to the wrecker's ball. 

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COMING ATTRACTION! 

PUBLIC AUCTIOK 

Tuesday, July 17, 1:00 p.m. 

HEILIG 

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676 Willamette St., Eugene, Oregon 

COMPLETE THEATRE EQUIPMENT 

PROJECTION EQUIPMENT— 

(2) Strang Arc rectifiers. (4) Upper ond lower magazines 18 inch. (2) Motiograph Optical Soundheads. 

(1) Mazda slide projector. (1) VM Stereo record player. (2) Western Electric amplifiers. (2) Wollensok 

(1) (3) backup lens for CinemaScope. Neumade rewind system. Simplex stage speaker enclosure. (22) 

Aluminum film reels, 15-inch diameter. (1) Metal wall cabinet with mirror. (2) Simplex XL projector 

magazines with zipper changeover. (1) Western Electric amplifier. (1) Motiograph amplifier (2) Koltmorgen 

3-1/2-inch backup lens. (2) Bausch & Lomb CinemaScope lens. (1) Golde deluxe rewind stand with 

1/8 horse power motor drive. (6) Auditorium surround speakers. (1) Metal sectional film storage cabinet 

IS inch reels. (2) Peerless Arc lamps. (2) Simplex Bases. (2) Simplex XL Magnetic Soundheads. 

LOBBY: 

1,742 squore feet of carpeting, good quality. One aluminum display box (5 ft. wide x 6-1/2 ft. high x 

4 ft. long). One wall mirror built-in (13 ft., 4 in. wide x 3 1/2 ft.) One refreshment counter. One inside 

attraction board. Two special bullet spotlights. 

TICKET BOOTH: 

One vinyl upholstered door. One velour drapes on rods. One ceiling exhaust fan. 

AUDITORIUM: 

830 self-rise seats. 2 sets of pleated drapes (5 ft. wide x 7 ft. high). 176' oisle carpeting 4 1/2 H. 2 sets 

of drapes at exit doorways. Lighting fixtures. 

STAGE: 

One curved aluminum screen (40 ft., one inch wide x 1 8 f t. high). One set of border curtains. 8 recessed 

ceiling spotlights, colored. One night turntable and microphone public address system. One valance 

36 ft. x S ft. One set of velour troveler curtains (44 ft. wide x 24 ft. high). Powered curtoin pulls 

with remote controls. 2 Sno-breeze evaporated coolers 1/2 horse power fan drive, side discharge. 4x4 

wall shutters pump float controls, etc. 

MISCELLANEOUS: 

Dressing tables, light fixtures, work tables, electrical switch gear, mirrors, signs, posters, carpeting, etc. 

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Inspection Tuesday, July 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

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— 

LOS ANGELES 

Yê Roommates," distributed by General 

Film Corp., has grossed $74,000 in a 

one-week engagement at six Detroit driveins, 

according to Don Gottlieb, vice-president 

of sales. 

Actor Vincent Price and William F. 

Hertz, co-chairmen of the Walk of Fame 

committee for the Hollywood Chamber of 

Commerce, announced the Wednesday (11) 

dedication of a star for Ann-Margret at 

6501 Hollywood Blvd. This event salutes 

the courageous comeback of the actress 

who, April 10. 1972, had a near-fatal accident, 

when she plunged from a 22-foot platform 

at a Lake Tahoe resort. The mishap 

fractured her face in five places, her jaw 

and left arm. Ann-Margret was a 1971 

Academy Award nominee for her stellar 

performance in "Carnal Knowledge." Following 

the ceremony, a champagne reception 

will be held at the Holiday Inn on 

Highland. 

Sandy Smale, formerly with National 

General, now is a contract and gross clerk 

at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Also joining the 

MGM staff is Lawrence Levy, as an apprentice 

booker. 

Helen Walde, secretary to the assistant 

general sales manager at Paramount, is vacationing 

for two weeks, spending part of 

the time on a boat trip around Alaska. 

NEW 

Gene Krafts is a new trainee booker at 

United Artists . . . Jack Katz returned from 

his vacation . . . Jim Spitz, branch manager, 

is vacationing in the Northwest . . . Gary 

Jensen is back from his vacation. 

Tom Alderman, head of sales for Media 

Cinema Distribution Corp., has set initial 

engagements of "The Killing Kind." the 

Ann Sothern-Ruth Roman-John Savage 

starrer, at the Riverside Town Theatre and 

Showtown Drive-In, Austin, Te.x.. Frid.iy 

(13). The film opens Wednesday (18) at the 

Bordertown and Rocket Drive-In in El Paso, 

Tex. "The Killing Kind" recently was 

screened at the Cannes Film Festival as part 

of the Directors" Fortnight, where it was 

well received. The picture was produced by 

George Edwards and directed by Curtis 

Harrington, marking the sixth film on which 

the director/ producer team have paired. 

Bruce Geller, producer-director of the 

of the Bruce Geller production is set for 

mid-August in Salt Lake City and August 

17 will premiere in Seattle. 

The Synagogue for the Performing Arts 

will have Monty Hall as its speaker and 

Walter Matthau as its guest reader at services 

Friday, August 3. Hall will discuss a 

topic of interest to the Jewish community 

in the arts and Matthau will lead the congregation 

in responsive reading. 

Richard B. Graff, American International's 

vice-president and general sales manager, 

returned from meetings with Eastern division 

sales personnel and from setting releases 

of "Dillinger." "Manson." "Heavy 

Traffic," "Slaughter's Big Rip-Off" and 

"Scream, Blacula. Scream." 

Producer-director Charles Band finished 

principal photography on "Last Fox Trot in 

Burbank" June 29. ten days ahead of schedule. 

The picture is being prepared for an 

early August opening in Beverly Hills. 

A technological development in 

film editing 

is adding excitement to the electronicdevice 

hardware circles here, where several 

laboratories have installed digital, computerized, 

massive film-editing complexes. The 

new approach is on the basis of analog 

retrieval, which is less ponderous and involves 

several searching devices to find an 

exact frame on a magnetic disc. The typical 

35mm film has 16 frames to the foot or 

16,000 frames for a 1,000-foot reel. Average 

shooting for a feature-length film can 

run to 50,000 feet, so such electronic 

searching for a sequence can speed up the 

film "Harry in Your Pocket," formerly editing process considerably. The device is 

titled "Harry Never Holds," starring James only in the research and development phase 

Coburn, now is set for release by United so far. 

Artists in late summer. The world premiere 

"Silents Are Golden," seven programs of 

vintage silent films, is the series being 

screened in Royce Hall as part of UCLA's 

1973 summer season through August 16. 

Robert Aldrich, whose "Emperor of the 

North" has been invited for a screening out 

of competition at the Berlin Film Festival, 

left for Berlin to attend the event. Aldrich 

won "best director" Silver Bear Award in 

1957 and later served as president of the 

jury at the festival in 1959. 

1973 

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The Vine Street Irregulars, a group of top 

newspaper persons, have set their next meeting 

for Friday (13). It will be a women-infilm 

session. On hand will be Kate Porter 

and Kay Armour, who have formed Distaff, 

a production company which starts shooting 

its first project in September, and Mary Jo 

Source, who founded Cine-Women, which 

will stage a Women's Film Festival November 

2-11. 

Mark H. McCormack and Jay Michaels 

announced that Sheldon A. Saltman has become 

associated with International Management 

Group and Trans World International, 

located at 1800 Century Park East. Los 

Angeles. 

"Fearless Fighters" will open its initial 

engagements Wednesday (11), enjoying, perhaps, 

the position as the first Chinese martial 

arts film to have used Hollywood for its 

entire post-production work. Richard S. 

Ellman, president of the company releasing 

the picture, also announced the initial release 

would be a 150-thcatre saturation in 

the Texas-Louisiana-Mississippi territories. 

Ellman acquired the picture for distribution 

in North America, South America and 

Central America. The film was produced 

by Sun Wah Picture Co. and was directed 

by Wu Min-Hsiung. 

Al Ham of Theatrovision Productions left 

for London for conferences on film rights. 

The 15th annual Golden Pyramid Awards 

of Specialty Advertising Ass'n Internationîl 

has resulted in a special merit award for 

MGM's "Soylent Green" promotion campaign, 

which consisted of a 1 2-ounce "survival" 

container. Labeled as containing 

"New Delicious Soylent Green," the cans 

actually were filled with a toothbrush, razor, 

toothpaste and other overnight items. The 

container is being distributed on a broad 

basis to exhibitors and the press. "Soylent 

Green" is a Walter Seltzer-Russell Thatcher 

production, starring Charlton Heston. 

At 8:45 a.m. Monday (2), an earthquake 

hit the Hollywood area with a measured 

intensity of 3.3 on the Richter scale, according 

to radio broadcasts that followed 

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of the Los Angeles basin was affected but 

this writer, sitting at the desk and talking 

on the phone, felt the Pacific Theatres 

Building, where our office is located, shake 

sharply as if 200 Mack trucks were passing 

in the street outside, all concentrated in one 

spot. The quake lasted only a few seconds 

but was scary. Now, if some of the feature 

films from this town were of sufficient 

quality to shake the potential audiences 

away from TV sets, it would be nice to 

measure that on the Richter scale! 

During the June 30 weekend in Westwood, 

home of 14 screens and a college 

town, the village was crowded, despite the 

fact that it is vacationtime (UCL.'\ is on 

the four-quarter system). The lines in front 

of "Blume in Love" and "Paper Moon" at 

the NGT houses; the pack on Wilshirc 

Boulevard circling the block at the Avco 

Embassy quad, the UA quad and at Max 

Laemmle's, and the Truffaut picture, "Such 

a Gorgeous Kid Like Me" (Col), at the 

Crest, made village theatre owners happy 

day before the Fourth of July, the 

smog in Los Angeles cut down grosses on 

Hollywood Boulevard, since only out-oflowners 

were not affected by 100-degree 

weather. 

Stanley Kramer in Denver 

To Plug 'Oklahoma Crude' 

DENVER—With the stars of "Oklahoma 

Crude" not available for public relations 

work for the motion picture, producer-director 

Stanley Kramer was in Denver to 

beat the drums for the movie, which opened 

to big business at the Cherry Creek and 

Villa Italia cinemas. Kramer said he liked 

the chore: "It's fun and it gives you a 

chance to meet people." 

George Scott, one of the stars of "Oklahoma 

Crude," is working in another picture. 

Faye Dunaway, the other star, is working on 

a film in Spain. 

Kramer came to Denver from Tulsa, 

where he had attended the world premiere. 

He reported that business was excellent. 

As the title indicates, the story is about 

the struggle of wildcatters in Oklahoma but. 

according to Kramer. "This is kind of a love 

story. It's about two very tough people, individually, 

who need love." 

Kramer commented that Scott reminds 

him of a young Spencer Tracy, adding, 

"Most people aren't aware of the extreme 

power that Scott can bring to a role." 

His next assignment, Kramer said, is a 

trip to Russia, where he will try to explain 

"Oklahoma Crude" to motion picture buffs 

there. 

Order to Restrain Police 

From Seizing Film Prints 

HAYWARD. CALIF. — U.S. District 

Court Judge William T. Sweigert June 7 

granted a temporary restraining order to 

prevent Hayward police from seizing prints 

of the film "Behind the Green Door" from 

the Hayward Theatre. 22577 Mission Blvd. 

A hearing to determine whether the order 

should be made permanent was scheduled. 

San Carlos Cinema, lessors of the the- 

Lippert Theatres Unveils Colorado 

4'Plex; Robert Lippert III Manager 

DENVER—Robert Lippert was in town 

to open his second fourplex. The new one 

is the Colorado 4 Cinema, on Colorado 

Boulevard, one of the really busy thoroughfares 

in the city. Two auditoriums have 500 

seats each, while the other two have 300 

each. 

While here. Lippert also installed Robert 

Lippert III as house manager. Carmen 

Bonacci. manager of the Brentwood 4, will 

be general manager for the Transcontinental 

Theatres properties in Denver. 

Opening film at two of the Colorado 4 

auditoriums was "The Day of the Jackal," 

which Lippert expects to run at least three 

months, to be followed by "O Lucky Man!" 

The circuit owner says that means he has 

"two exclusives on two of the biggest films 

of the year." 

The other first run at the Colorado 4 is 

"The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing." in 

Cinema 3, while "Camelot" is showing in 

the other auditorium. 

atre, also asked $100,000 damages and the 

return of five of the six prints of the film 

allegedly taken by police in seven separate 

raids since May 31. 

Permanent Closing of Art 

House in Missoula Asked 

MISSOULA. MONT.—County Atty. R. 

L. "Dusty" Deschamps has filed a civil 

action in which he seeks to close permanently 

the Studio- 1 Art Theatre. Named as 

defendants in the complaint is Mini-Kota 

Art Theatres, doing business as Studio- 1. 

Also listed are James J. Sparks, president 

of the parent Mini-Kota firm; Studiomanager 

Brad Eberhart, and Randall Merrill, 

Eberhart's assistant. 

The movie house has been closed since 

an April 30 raid that led to charges against 

the operators. However. Deschamps' complaint 

alleged that the defendants "are deriving 

substantial revenues" from showing 

"obscene motion picture films." 

Closing of Rancho Ozoner 

Aim of San Pablo Council 

SAN PABLO. CALIF.—The city council 

June 19 initiated a court suit to close the 

Rancho Drive-ln permanently as a "public 

nuisance." The ozoner, located at 14th 

Street and Broadway, has been the center 

of controversy for the past year because of 

the alleged exhibition of "sex and crimefilled 

movies," according to the council. 

City officials freely admit, however, that 

the theatre was in existence long before the 

city was incorporated. Any nuisance the 

drive-in is creating today, says the airer 

management, is a result of the new development 

(LeRoy Heights) the city encouraged 

after the 194S incorporation. 

Lipperl's Brentwood 4 exhibits family 

films and "the response is just fine." according 

to the president of Transcontinental 

Theatres. Continuing. Lippert remarked. 

"We now have 112 screens in the circuit, 

with seven more opening in California's San 

Fernando Valley. People love the concept 

because it gives them a choice. Parents can 

go to one film while their kids are in another. 

The film companies like the idea 

because their releases have longer engagements 

than previously. That gives them a 

chance to make more money. 'Billy Jack' 

ran 31 weeks in one of our California theatres." 

One who is not afraid to gamble, Lippert 

decided to see how X-rated films might do 

in some of his theatres. "We ran into trouble 

with "Oh! Calcutta!', not from city officials," 

he said, "but from the customers in 

Salt Lake City. I should have known better. 

On the other hand, I figured if we could get 

away with it there we could do it anywhere." 

Heskett Helming SeaVue; 

Horrigan to Burlingame 

SAN FRANCISCO—William Horrigan 

has been named manager of the Hyatt Cinema 

in Burlingame, Calif., and succeeding 

him as manager of the SeaVue Theatre in 

Pacific Manor is Ted Haskett. A resident of 

Pacifica, Calif., for four months. Heskett 

started in the theatre business in 1968 and 

most recently worked at the Balboa Theatre 

here. 

Born in Fremont. Neb.. Heskett is 23 and 

married—ând has lived in California since 

the age of three. In 1970 he worked as a 

deejay at KSOL Radio in San Jose, Calif. 

"Billy Jack' Has $244,042 

Gross in Seventh SC Week 

HOLLYWOOD — The motion picture 

"Billy Jack" has recorded a $244,042 gross 

during its seventh week in Southern California, 

playing in 51 situations, it is reported 

by Warner Bros. The rereleased 

film will have 16 new openings in its 

eighth week and will play in 52 theatres. 

Ihc lom l.aughlin-Delores Taylor starrer 

racked up a total gro.ss of $3,647,622 in 

the first seven weeks of the rerelease run. 

Warner Bros, announced. 

Theatre in Taft Updates 

With New Screen, Lenses 

TAFT. CALIF.—The Fox Theatre closed 

June 25-26 for the installation of a new 

screen. The project, according to ownermanager 

Jerry Thomas, involved the replacement 

of the existing 23-year-old screen 

with one 25 feet high and 45 feet wide. Cost 

was estimated to be $3,000. 

Thomas also said new lenses were added 

to the theatre's projectors as another step in 

improving visual reproduction. 

BOXOFFICE July 9, 1973 W-7

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. . Sam 

SALT LAKE CITY 

geith Pack of 20th Century-Fox is retiring 

after being in the theatre business since 

1919. He started as an usher at the Paramount 

Theatre, now known as the Uptown, 

and later joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

Pack also spent 29 years with Warner Bros., 

five years as branch manager. During the 

last eight years he has been with 20th-Fox 

and now plans to to "take it easy." 

Michael Martindale, who formerly was 

with Columbia Pictures, is the new booker 

for 20th Century-Fox. 

Reginald Dewey, who was the advertising 

artist for four years with ABC Intermountain 

Theatres, was killed in a water skiing 

accident June 28 at East Canyon Reservoir 

Westrex, a division of Litton Industries, 

now has moved to a new location, 264 East 

First South, in this city. 

Movies Need Better Roles 

For Women: Virginia Mayo 

DENVER—Here for a month appearing 

in "Cactus Flower." Virginia Mayo said 

she would rather be a photographer for 

National Geographic Magazine, declaring 

she "just loved that magazine." But since 

she knows very little about cameras, she 

intends to go on acting, "especially as long 

as they keep paying me to do this. Let's 

it put this way—I'm not equipped to do 

anything else." One of the reasons she is 

appearing at the Colorado Music Hall in 

"Cactus Flower" is that her daughter Mrs. 

Kent Johnson lives in Denver. 

Miss Mayo has made about 40 motion 

pictures and has appeared in numerous 

stageshows, having just completed a lengthy 

run in Chicago in "No, No, Nanette." 

On arriving in Denver. Miss Mayo gave 

an interview to Joan McCoy, Rocky Mountain 

News reporter, and portions of that 

follow: "It's not that I never liked acting 

— 

it's that I don't enjoy it that much because 

of the obstacles. There are no good parts 

for women in movies and TV. 

".Shows are written by men and produced 

by men. They say they don't understand 

women and leave it at that. I believe women 

enjoy seeing other women and in a more 

well-rounded way. There are many facets 

to a woman but they are not being shown. 

On TV women are seen in the same old 

rotating roles, with an occasional interesting 

guest shot. 

"I think films are sliding backwards in 

their treatment of women. I think women 

were more appreciated in 

movies years ago. 

If you were good and they wanted to 

make you a star, they worked hard with 

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you and found parts for you or had them 

written. There are a lot of good actresses 

today but not many opportunities for them. 

"I am amazed at how many {>eople want 

to be actors and actresses. It just doesn't 

make sense to me. They look up on the 

stage and say T could do that.' They don't 

seem to realize how much hard work is 

involved. It's like painting. 

"I just love art and wish I could be an 

artist but I think I would do better as a 

curator. I have a knack for choosing something 

good. I'm good at copying art but 

what impresses me most is the ability 

really to create." 

C. U. Yaeger Is Retiring 

After Colorful Career 

DENVER—C. U. Yaeger, who laid the 

basis for his wealth with Bank Nite during 

the early '30s and used some of that money 

to buy theatres when they were lower in 

price, is retiring. Bank Nite was started 

in 1931 when Yaeger was a district manager 

for Fox Inter-Mountain Theatres. 

Bank Nite ran wild—at 

a time when theatres 

were desperate for customers—during 

the depression. There were times when 

thousands of movie houses were paying for 

the rights to the attendance booster. Bank 

Nite headquarters used to carry checks to 

the bank in baskets, payments being made 

weekly. 

After Yaeger patented the game, he quit 

his district manager job and, with backing 

from Frank H. Ricketson jr., who was 

president of Fox Inter-Mountain, rented 

a couple of rooms in the Security Life 

Building. That did not last long. With 

money pouring in, Yaeger bought the building 

on Filmrow that had been owned by 

and was the exchange for Pathe Films. 

Emmett Thurman, lawyer, took on the 

post of attorney for the enterprise. At one 

time Thurman said he had nearly 500 

lawyers working for him to see that no 

theatre cheated on the plan. The bubble 

burst in 1937 when the post office department 

declared the plan in violation of 

postal laws and stopped the delivery of 

mail. 

Yaeger then bought up a few theatres, 

formed Atlas Theatres, and has operated 

them until now. He recently closed his 

showhouse in Lamar and disposed of his 

four facilities in Denver. Yaeger also at 

one time owned theatres in Salida and 

Gunnison, Colo. 

In addition, Yaeger operated a printing 

business in the Pathe Building and, after 

Bank Nite was stopped, developed a large 

business in printing attraction calendars for 

theatres throughout the country. That business 

dwindled and Yaeger sold that angle 

of his business. 

Lain McCoy. Atlas Theatres general 

manager, and Frank B. McLaughlin, who 

had operated the Tabor, took over operation 

of the Oriental, Gothic and Webber. George 

Schaefer, projectionist, and Bruce Archer, 

son of Tony Archer, former theatreman, 

took over operation of the Federal. 

DENVER 

^he kickoff meeting for the drive for funds 

for the Will Rogers Hospital was held 

in the Century screening room. Distributor 

chairman is Frank Rhodes and exhibitor 

chairman is Tom Smiley. Ways and means 

to encourage theatre collections throughout 

the territory were discussed and local representatives 

will be contacting exhibitors 

shortly. 

Gene Bowles has left his desk at Universal 

Pictures and has moved to Warner Bros.. 

where he will be handling the bookings for 

the Salt Lake City accounts . Keller, 

branch operations managers for Warner 

Bros., was in town conferring with branch 

manager Frank Rhodes. 

Kay Rhodes of Highland Theatres is recuperating 

at home after hospitalization at 

Lutheran Hospital. 

In town to set datings were Milton 

Boehm, Cover Theatre, Fort Morgan; Dick 

Klein, Trojan Theatre, Longmont, and 

Howard Campbell. Westland Theatres, 

Colorado Springs. 

'Neptune' Made for Whole 

Family, Says Producer 

DENVER—Producer Sandy Howard, in 

Denver last month at the time his latest film 

"The Neptune Factor" was op)ening, told 

Post entertainment editor Barry Morrison 

that the picture was "not a kiddies film, 

one to which the adults go and are bored 

to death." Rather, he commented, "it was 

made for the whole family to enjoy." 

"I know I'm going to take some raps from 

critics on this picture." Howard said, "but 

I don't care. I didn't make this picture 

for the critics. I made it for families to see 

—for their enjoyment." 

"The Neptune Factor." a 20th Century- 

Fox release, is an adventure drama about 

the attempted rescue of some aquanauts 

whose sealab is knocked into a deep ocean 

chasm by an undersea earthquake. 

Cooper Arranges Tie-in 

For 'Superstar' Debut 

DENVER—For the opening of Universal 

Pictures' "Jesus Christ Superstar." the Cooper 

Theatre arranged a tie-in with Wooico 

electronic centers and Altec. At the premiere 

of the picture, a drawing was held 

in the theatre's lobby, with the first-prize 

winner receiving a pair of Altec-Lansing 

speakers. 

Fifty first-press "Jesus Christ Superstar" 

soundtrack albums also were given to lucky 

patrons. 

Theatre License Denied 

ORCUTT. CALIF.—The .Santa Barbara 

County Board of Supervisors Jime 4 refused 

to issue a county business license to 

Walnut Properties to operate the Cinema 

Theatre in Orcutt. The showhouse had exhibited 

so-called "adult" films. 

BOXOmCE :: July 9, 1973

2nd 

vows REAFFIRMED — One of 

the highlights of the recent Varietj 

International 

46th annual convention in 

Dublin, Ireland, was the reaffirming of 

marriage vows by Herb Martinez and 

his wife Linda on their 25th wedding 

anniversarj at St. Patrick's Cathedral. 

Dublin. Special wedding invitations 

were distributed to members and 

friends of Chicago's Tent 26. International 

ambassador Nat Nathanson 

and bis wife Natalie, at left, served as 

best man and matron of honor. At 

extreme right Ls Tent 26 chief barker 

Bene Stein. The occasion made the 

front pages of Dublin newspapers. 

'Tom Sawyer' Grosses 

375 in KC Opening 

KANSAS CITY—Missouri-filmed "Tom 

Sawyer" grossed 375 in its debut at Blue 

Ridge 3 and Ranch Mart 1. thus recording 

a higher business percentage than any other 

first run pla)'ing in Kansas City and Chicago 

in this report period. Next in line on the 

Kansas City Barometer. "Coffy." also a newnew-comer, 

put together a composite 240 at 

four theatres, and everything else playing 

on a Kansas City screen grossed average or 

much better. 

(Averoge Is 100) 

Blue Ridge Watts Mill 1—Lost Horizon 

1, 

no 

(Col), 5th wk 

Ranch 375 

Blue Ridge 3, Mart —Tom Sowyer (UA) 1 

Embassy 1 2—Lost Tongo in Paris UA), 5fh wk. 150 

Festival—The Sorrow and the Pity 5R), 5 doys .100 

175 

Fine Arts—A Doll's House Para wk 

Four theatres- Cofty A!P 240 

Four theatres—The Day of the Joekol ;Univ), 

5th wk 185 

1-70, Riverside, State I— Fly Me (SR) 175 

4—The Mock [CRO, 3rd wk 

— Hitler: The Lost Ten Days (Para). 

Metro 175 

Midland 1 

5th wk 100 

'Chinese Connection' 300 

Leads Chicago Films 

CHICAGO—Although no valid reasons 

could be determined for it. this report week's 

business dipped decidedly—even in theatres 

where grosses had been far above average 

in the prior week. The topper was "The 

Chinese Connection." second week, United 

Artists Theatre, with 300 per cent. 

Corncqô-Thc Horrod Experiment (CRC), 4th wk. 200 

Ch coqo- Tcrminol Islond 5R1, 3rd wk 100 

Rosa Cmcmo I Love You SR), 5th wk 150 

125 

Invisible Fist iSR), 2nd wk. 200 

E,qu>re 

Lip 

Ludwig •..^.. 

Kung-Fu—The 

Vo wk 

Micha.-I T dJ- Thrust Deep AlP), 100 

4th wk 

Or cntal — Shaft in Africa MGM) 175 

Roscvrit— Super Fly T.N.T. (Paro), 2nd wk 225 

State Lake- Popcr Moon Para!, 2nd wk 175 

Untcl Artsts— The Chinese Connection (NGP), 

2nd .sk 300 

Woods—The Hammer of God SR) 200 

'Pornography' Prosecutor 

Appointed in Fort Wayne 

I ORT W AYNE. IND.—J. Philip Burt, a 

local attorney who has represented several 

citizens in suits to end operations of adult 

book stores and the showing of X-rated 

films in this city, has been named a deputy 

.Allen County prosecutor. He will be in 

charge solely of handling obscenity and 

pornography prosecutions. 

The appointment was made by Allen 

County Prosecutor Arnold H. Duemling in 

the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court 

ruling which lowered the necessary proof in 

obscenity cases. Duemling said the whole 

spectrum of obscenity from magazines and 

indoor and drive-in theatres will come under 

serious scrutiny as the drive to eliminate 

obscenity is pushed. 

Burt said that between the new high court 

ruling and a new state law which soon will 

become effective, the drive against pornography 

in Allen County would be successful. 

Burt was attorney for Thomas Blee, who 

filed a suit in 1971 in an unsuccessful effort 

to end operation of adult book stores in 

Fort Wayne. He recently was co-counsel in 

a case in which the American News Co. of 

Durand. Mich., was convicted of four 

counts of sale of obscene magazines and 

fined $1,700. 

In 1971 Burt was named the Fort Wayne 

and Indiana Jaycee "Young Man of the 

Year" and has been prominent in civic 

affairs. 

Leonard Nimoy to Narrate 

'The Caves of the Tayos' 

HOLLYWOOD — James Mobley. president 

and chief executive officer of International 

Syndication Co.. production-distribution 

firm with home offices in Quito. 

Ecuador, announced that Leonard Nimoy 

has been signed to appear in and to narrate 

"The Caves of the Tayos." documcntar\- 

feature now being lensed in Ecuador. 

Nimoy will narrate the script by Mobley 

and author Peter Tompkins. 

"The Caves of the Tayos" is slated for 

theatrical release late in 1973 through 

National Leisure. 

United Artists' "Thunderbolt & Lightfoot" 

will star Clint Eastwood and George 

Kennedy. 

Indiana 'Seizure Law' 

Effective in 60 Days 

INDIANAPOLIS— .X new Indiana state 

"seizure law" may prove more effective in 

ridding Indiana of pornography than the 

recent U.S. Supreme Court guidelines on 

obscenity, according to Leroy K. New, Indianapolis, 

chief trial deputy prosecutor who 

has directed the prosecutions in obscenity 

cases in Marion County here for several 

years. He pointed out the new state law (to 

become effective in two months) provides 

for civil action to seize the property of anyone 

dealing in pornography and to sell it at 

public auction. 

New said his office will concentrate on 

"hard-core pornography." because anything 

else still will be difficult to prosecute. 

Vice squads of the Indianapolis police 

and Marion County sheriff's departments 

have been ordered to check all art theatres 

and adult book stores. 

Small-Town Theatre Finds 

X Films Boost Attendance 

DELAVAN. ILL.—In May. Charley 

Thomas, owner of the Del-Van Theatre 

here, switched to X-rated "adult" motion 

pictures. The change in policy came, as 

Thomas explained it, "after 11 years of running 

in the red showing family classics." 

The 16mm sexploitation movies apparently 

improved patronage at the Del-Van. The 

press reported that "folks flock from far 

and near to patronize the movie house. In 

fact, Thomas is doing so well he's offering 

free admission (on a weekend) to college 

students who produce a coupon clipped 

from his newspaper ads." 

Delavan. with a population of 1,800 and 

in the heart of a rural community, has not 

completely accepted the X films. Parents of 

youngsters have protested the change from 

general audience movies, clergymen have 

expressed concern, citizen groups have complained 

to Town Atty. John Ritchie, and he. 

in turn, has reported the situation to Tazewell 

County State's Atty. C. Brett Bode. 

•'Delavan is a conservative community," 

says Atty. Ritchie. "What might be accepted 

in Cook County causes outrage down here. 

The townsfolk are angn,' not only from the 

standpoint of their children. They feel their 

town is being used." 

Reportedly, the Del-Van's business has 

boomed with the influx of student customers 

from colleges and universities as far away 

as Peoria, East Peoria, Bloomington and 

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States Atty. Bode, following the June 

21 Supreme Court ruling on obscenity 

standards, was said to be reconsidering the 

situation 

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appearances on KCMO's Noon Edition program. 

KMBC's "Etcetera" and KBMA's 

"Treehouse Lane." The high point of the 

tour was an appearance at the Sears. Roebuck 

& Co. store on the Country Club 

Plaza, before 1,000 people. The troupe left 

Kansas City that day for Minneapolis. 

The Valley View cinemas reopened Friday, 

June 29 following a brief suspension 

of activity. Formerly owned and operated 

by Charles Fisher, the twin complex is managed 

by the Petite Amusement Corp. Bill 

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Gene Krull, National Theatre Supply 

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Petite screenings: 

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Commonwealth screenings: "The Friends 

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Tuesday (3). 

Jerry Jones, Universal booker, went to 

Denver to do some mountain climbing on 

his vacation. John King. Universal shipper, 

also was on vacation, going from lake to 

lake in Kansas in search of the lost crappie. 

The WOMPI Club held a cystic fibrosis 

picnic at 

Kclley Sunday (8). 

the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 

Sandra Hutchinson, Columbia receptionist-secretary, 

was married June 18 to Louis 

Zacharias. Congratulations to the happy 

pair. 

Stanley Kramer, producer-director of 

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in the Kansas City area recently in connection 

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Dr. James K. Loutzenhiser, film reviewer 

and speaker on motion pictures, attended the 

four-day film festival in Houston. Tex.. 

June 21-24 with his wife and four children. 

They enjoyed seeing many of the 25 featurelength 

film classics that were shown. 

Betty Grable, film star who died Tuesday 

(2). had made both personal and professional 

visits to Kansas City. Her sister Mrs. Marjorie 

Arnold was the wife of David T. Arnold, 

a Kansas City native, who worked in 

advertising sales for the Kansas City Star 

from 1937 to 1940. Miss Grable appeared 

here in 1936 with Jackie Coogan in "Hollywood 

Secrets," the Mainstreet Theatre's 

stage revue. She also appeared as Dolly 

Levi, the heroine of "Hello, Dolly," in October 

1966 in the Music Hall. 

Robert J. Schumann, director of construction 

and design for American Multi Cinema 

the past seven years, has resigned to devote 

his time to private business. His resignation 

was effective June 30. 

Ernest Truex, 83. veteran character actor 

who died June 27 at his home in Falbrook. 

Calif., was born in Kansas City and made 

his acting debut at the age of nine at the old 

Auditorium Theatre, 9th and Holmes. 

Herman Gould, retired exhibitor, has returned 

home from the hospital and thanks 

all his friends in the industry for their cards 

and good wishes. 

Forty years ago, according to the column 

by that name in the Kansas City Times 

Monday (2). "College Humor." with Bing 

Crosby. Richard Arlen. George Bums. 

Gracie Allen. Mary Carlisle and Jack Oakie. 

was at the Newman; Ann Harding and Robert 

Montgomery co-starred in "When Ladies 

Meet" at the Loew's Midland, and "Melody 

Cruise," with Charles Ruggles, Phil Harris 

and Greta Nissen, was at the Mainstreet. 

Robert Bedford Film Will 

Be Shot in Great Bend 

GREAT BEND. KAS.—This town will 

be the location for the filming of "The 

Great Waldo Pepper," starring Robert Redford. 

Universal is sending a motion picture 

crew here in September to film scenes about 

a World War I pilot who barnstormed the 

Midwest in the 1920s. 

The production staff notified the Kansas 

Department of Economic Development that 

it will concentrate 14 old-time aircraft at 

the airport in Great Bend for seven weeks. 

Part of the film will be lenscd on grass landing 

strips around the area, including the 

airports at Olmitz. Ellinwood, Little River 

and Sterling, Kas. 

Redford will play the title role and George 

Hill will direct. They are the team that 

made "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance 

Kid." 

Jack Hawkins has a cameo rol: 

Edwards' "1 he Tamarind Seed." 

C-2 BOXOFFICE :: Julv 9. 1973

Chicago Critic Discusses 

The Supreme Court Ruling 

CHICAGO—The U.S. Supreme Court 

Thursday. June 21. gave states broad powers 

to determine and control obscenity. In determining 

what is obscene, the high court 

held that juries may consider state or local 

standards of sexual candor. In the opinion 

of Chicago Tribune movie critic Gene 

Siskel. the effect of the decision will be to 

give rise to "de facto censorship, smuggling, 

wrong-headed law enforcement and fat legal 

fees." 

Said Siskel: "It will be months, maybe a 

year, before community standards are wellestablished 

in the nation's largest cities, the 

major markets for feature films. Until then, 

film producers will reduce the sexual content 

of their product. When undecided, they 

will eliminate the controversial scene, not 

wanting to be in the position of offering to 

sell to people something they are not permitted 

to buy. Films about to go into national 

release will have their sexier scenes 

trimmed. Films just beginning to be made 

will be shot so they can easily be edited into 

"clean' and 'dirty' 

versions. 

More Letters to Learn 

"Movie advertising will trumpet sexual 

content—and the lack of it—more than 

ever. We will have more letters to remember 

than G, PG. R and X. There may be a 

"Cincinnati R' and "Milwaukee G.' Movie 

critics will be required to memorize all of 

this . . . The depiction of violence in films 

is unaffected by the decision, which focuses 

on sexual conduct. People still will be blown 

apart in exquisite detail on every community 

screen. 

"Theatre owners will be hardest hit by 

de facto censorship. Already a number of 

Chicago skin-flick theatre owners have decided 

to present more traditional fare, rather 

than risk investigations and legal hassles. 

Their actions are generated by predictions 

of what certain lawmen and politicians will 

do, not by judgments about community 

standards. The public plays a minor role. 

Specialists in Tolerance? 

""With fewer outlets for adult films, you 

can bet that certain cities, townships and 

counties will take a tolerant attitude toward 

the controversial movie as a means of increasing 

revenue. Polticial deals and payoffs 

will be made. Who knows? Signs may 

be posted saying, "Welcome to Dimpleburg. 

We have low standards.' 

"In fact, since sex and violence are two 

of the biggest drawing cards in films today, 

it follows that a limitation of sexual cxplicitness 

could cause more audience dollars 

to flow to violent pictures, which in turn 

would stimulate filmmakers to produce even 

more violent film fare. In cities where the 

sexually provocative film may be toned 

down, the hard-core sex film for adults will 

be routed from existence. 

'For those not interested in making the 

trek to the nearest 'skin city,' a bootleg 


CHICAGO 

John .Miliiis, writer-producer ol .American 

International Pictures' ""Dillingcr," and 

Michelle Phillips, who plays Dillinger's girl 

friend Billie Frechette, were in town for 

press rounds. The movie opens at the State 

Lake Theatre this month, probably a few 

days before Tuesday (24), the date in 1934 

when John Dillinger was killed by federal 

agents in this city. Warren Gates plays the 

title role in the film, with Ben Johnson cast 

as his nemesis Melvin Purvis, chief of the 

local FBI bureau, and Cloris l.eachman has 

the role of "the lady in 

red." 

The Chicago Theatre's full stereophonic 

sound system will be turned on for "Jesus 

Christ Superstar." Prior to the opening 

Wednesday (25), Ted Neeley. who has the 

title role, will be appearing at the Auditorium 

in the rock opera "Tommy." He has 

been invited to the Chicago Theatre as guest 

of honor for the film's opening. 

Chicagoan Don Cornelius, who is TV host 

of the daily "Soul Train" show on WCIU. 

Channel 26, as well as the CBS Network's 

"Soul Train," has a role in "Cleopatra 

Jones." Warner Bros, publicity man Frank 

Casey is screening the film for Cornelius 

and his guests. TTie opening of "Cleopatra 

Jones" takes place at the Roosevelt Theatre 

this month. 

Reports Indicate that representatives for 

Dino de Laurentiis are scouting local shooting 

sites 

for "Two Tough Guys." which begins 

filming in this city August 20. Isaac 

Hayes and Lino Ventura of "The Valachi 

Papers" will star as the tough hoodlums 

who join forces and take over the slums. 

Morris Kahn, L&M Management Co., reports 

that the company's regional managers 

met with home office personnel and field 

managers, with general manager Sandy 

Berman heading the sessions. Bob Peterson. 

Iowa district manager, talked about advertising, 

incorporating the latest innovations in 

ad writing; John Bruce, manager of the 

Rockford Sunset Drive-In. spoke on vending 

policies and procedures; Glenn Ballentine, 

manager of the Joliet Bel-Air Drive-In, 

talked about maintenance and repairs, and 

Kahn, Illinois and South Bend district manager, 

discussed promotions and handled a 

presentation taken from 20th Century-Fox 

marketing seminar of trailers and slides 

based on prime summer product. 

JMG Film Co. unreeled ""Motown 9000" 

for exhibitors in the ABC screening room. 

It is the first full-length Hollywood feature 

to be shot on location entirely in Detroit. 

Don Gottlieb, sales manager of General 

Film Corp., which is releasing the motion 

picture through JMG here, was present for 

the special screening . . . Columbia Pictures 

Thursday (5) screened '"Siddhartha," which 

was filmed in India. The subject matter of 

this picture deals with a search for a meaningful 

life by the younger generation . . . 

There will he a watchful eye on the Carnegie 

Theatre hoxoffice for patron enthusiasm 

in connection with A Touch of Class." 

This new Avco Embassy comedy has been 

opening to top grosses around the country. 

Milt Levins of Avco Embassy announces 

that they are in the process of setting up 

"Night Watch." with Elizabeth Taylor and 

Laurence Harvey, at the same time the 

movie opens in Radio City Music Hall in 

New York . . . With success in the combination 

release of "Carnal Knowledge" 

and '"The Graduate," the past and current 

months spell a fruitful period for Avco 

Embassy. John Dionne of this company 

now is completing arrangements for another 

combination to be released in early 

August — ""They Call Mc Trinity" and 

"'Trinity Is Still My Name." 

Paramount Pictures welcomed two new 

members to the staff, Barry Erlich as assistant 

booker and Laura Mcndoza as a new 

clerk . . . Paramount's "Paper Moon," one 

of the finer films in the current new crop, 

now is set for Illinois key town theatres. 

Ron O'Neal is a key figure in discussions 

and newspaper stories and this publicity is 

proving to be beneficial for the Roosevelt 

Theatre boxoffice. where ""Super Fly 

T.N.T." had its opening locally. 

There's good news about Arlene Bcatty 

of the United Artists publicity staff. After 

several weeks of hospitalization, she is recuperating 

at home. 

Stanford Kohlberg, owner of the Kohlberg 

Theatre Circuit, reports that the Point 

theatres 1, 2 and 3, a triplex in the Point 

Loomis Shopping Center, will be opening 

September 16. Robert Brill will be serving 

as manager and first-run films will be presented. 

Kohlberg also said that they are 

twinning the 53 Outdoor. 

Best wishes to 

Loretta Wiorski. secretary 

to Lou Aurelio. United Artists branch 

manager. Her husband Edward has been 

hospitalized for the past few weeks . . . 

Bob Stockmar of UA has been vacationing 

in Michigan. 

The Woods Theatre management reported 

outstanding grosses for the opening of "Live 

and Let Die." 

Albert Dczel, former local distributorexhibitor 

who now is associated with George 

Rossman in the firm of D&R Distributing 


BOXOFFICE ;: July 9, 1973

CHICAGO 


Co., Detroit, spent a few days here with 

Sam Kaplan, president of Kaplan-Continental 

Pictures. 

Jack Clark, president of NATO of Illinois, 

said the $50-per-theatre contributions 

to combat CATV are encouraging. Clark 

expresses sincere appreciation to those larger 

circuits, independents and individual exhibitors 

who have given their support. Clark 

also is asking all exhibitors to write Illinois" 

Sen. Charles Percy and Sen. Adlai Stevenson 

requesting their support of U.S. Senate 

Bill 1725, which provides for a special reduced 

minimum wage for youths. Regarding 

another important topic on the agenda, the 

recent Supreme Court definition regarding 

obscenity, Clark requests that exhibitors use 

good judgment in booking pictures. He 

further mentions the fact that theatres in 

36 other states now are laboring under admission 

taxes ranging from .5 to 10 per cent 

of their boxoffice. A final NATO item: 

Illinois NATO is calling a meeting of the 

metropolitan exhibitors for Tuesday (10). 

This session, to be held in the ABC screening 

room, is called for the purpose of discussing 

a renewal contract with the Chicago 

Motion Picture Operators Union. 

It was a big week for 20th Century-Fox's 

Kathy Jurkowski. For her 27th birthday, the 

20th-Fox staff entertained her at luncheon. 

And she was honored with the WOMPI-ofthe-Year 

Award at the officers' installation 

dinner. Kathy, who has been a member of 

the WOMPI Club here for four years, was 

recognized for her "loyal services in behalf 

of WOMPI effort." She has served on all 

committees and was vice-president for two 

years. Doris Payne, office manager and 

head booker for 20th-Fox. was installed as 

president of the WOMPI Club for a second 

term. Cindy Macri of 20th-Fox is first vicepresident; 

Floria Fennessay is second vicepresident", 

Kathy Jurkowski is treasurer; 

Ann Senkowski. JMG Film Co., corresponding 

secretary, and Dorothy Jacisin. 

Paramount Pictures, recording secretary. 

While in town to promote "The Friends 

of Eddie Coyle," opener at the United Artists 

Theatre. Robert Mitchum had this to 

say to Aaron Gold, the Tribune's "Tower 

Ticker" columnist: "I'd just as soon call my 

parts in on the phone—they can keep their 

scripts— just send me the money. I've always 

enjoyed taking it easy . . . When I read a 

script, the most important thing is the brevity 

of the shooting schedule." He added, "I 



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don't ever intend to perform on TV! What 

for? You know, some idiot offered me 

$150,000 to do a shampoo commercial. I'd 

be left with a wet head and they'd be selling 

a helluva lot of shampoo." 

When Pam Grier was in town for the 

opening of "Scream, Blacula, Scream," she 

was presented with a skeleton key to the 

city by Ronnie Lockhart. Lockhart, who is 

a prep football star and honor student at 

Calumet High, did the title role in school's 

drama class production of "Blacula." 

Chicago Critic Discusses 

Supreme Court Ruling 


market in nudie films will be created. The 

cassette and home videotape industries will 

receive a good shot in their 'bottom line.' 

Private "skin film clubs' will be opened. 

'Joe sent me' may return to the vernacular. 

Police forces will be instructed to shut 

down illicit operations and, thus, we come 

to wrong-headed law enforcement. 

"Police who are looking for adults watching 

dirty movies—as well as federal agents 

investigating interstate traffic in skin flicks 

—are not helping catch the serious criminals. 

This comes at a time when much of 

the public is afraid to walk city streets at 

night. If there were any substantial evidence 

to indicate that watching nudie films turned 

people into sex perverts and rapists, the 

expenditure of law enforcement manpower 

and funds would be warranted. But no such 

data exist. In fact, independent studies in 

many different nations have been unable 

to establish any connection between pornography 

and crime. 

"In the U.S.. a Presidential commission 

recently found no evidence to link pornography 

and crime but Chief Justice Warren 

Burger asserted in his majority opinion (one 

subscribed to by three other Nixon appointees) 

that states have a right to assume. 

in the absence of clear proof, that there is 

casual connection between pornographic 

material and antisocial behavior. Sex films, 

apparently, are guilty until proven innocent. 

And the strange task of proving their innocence 

will be one of the many sources of 

fat legal fees . . . Such advice doesn't come 

cheap. 

"Before long countless test cases will be 

on the dockets in every state and municipal 

court in the land. Think about that: judges 

already overloaded with criminal cases will 

spend hours defining words relating to sex 

and art; other cases will be delayed, and 

jury time will be paid for. 

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"Worst of all, all of the people caught up 

these legal processes will be forced to sec 

the seized films. And believe me, these films 

are dull—deadly dull." 

Alfred Hitchcock was born and edi: 

in Great Britain. St. Ignatius is his 

mater. 

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Shafer Brothers Plan 

Expansion of Circuit 

From Mideostern Edition 

DETROIT—Charles and Martin Shafer, 

who recently acquired the Dearborn Theatre 

from the Wisper & Wetsman circuit, 

plan to split the 1.600-seat auditorium to 

create two mini-theatres. They also own the 

Living Room, a 125-seat movie house, and 

plan to convert it to a 475-seat facility 

through use of some of the lobby space. 

New seating and automated projection 

equipment is being installed throughout. The 

parking lot is being paved and increased 

lighting will be added. 

The Shafer brothers also plan to double 

the size of their LaParisien Theatre in 

Garden City. A second auditorium will be 

built alongside the existing structure and will 

seat 500. 

Some time ago, the Shafers converted the 

Quo Vadis Theatre in the Westland Shopping 

Center to a twin operation by splitting 

the auditorium down the middle, as they 

plan to do at the Dearborn. Two penthouse 

theatres also have been constructed atop 

the Quo Vadis. 

With the completion of the planned additions, 

the Shafer circuit will have ten indoor 

theatres, 

as well as several drive-in facilities. 

Twin Theatres Announced 

For Waco UR Project 

From Southwestern Edition 

WACO, TEX.—Twin theatres are to be 

part of the Ivy Square development on a 

nine-acre tract made available under the 

Riverside II (Tex R-88) Urban Renewal 

Project and oriented to the Baylor University 

community. Construction is to start 

on the project this year. 

Plans for Ivy Square have been approved 

by the city plan commission and the Waco 

city council. The triangle of land faces Interstate 

35 and is directly across University- 

Parks Drive from Fort Fisher. Also in the 

project will be a series of specialty shops, 

with 25 rental apartments above, an 84- 

room motel, a food service store and three 

restaurants. 

Valley Drive-In Acquired 

By Ken Scholz of Cozad 

From Central Edition 

NORTH LOUP, NEB.—Ken Scholz, 

president of Ken's Theatres of Cozad, Neb., 

announces the acquisition of the Valley 

Drive-In here. The underskyer formerly 

was owned by Duanc Schernikau of Ord, 

Neb. Scholz plans complete renovation 

of the drive-in and remodeling is scheduled 

to begin this month. 

Tom Scholz of Omaha has been named 

manager of the ozoner. 

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Memphis Authorities 

Differ on Decision 

MEMPHIS— Legal authorities hero differed 

about the U.S. Supreme Court's new 

decision which declares that f>ornography 

can be defined and identified according to 

standards of local communities. 

Larry Parrish, assistant U.S. district attorney, 

said it was "a landmark decision"" 

that would give the local community the 

(the Board of Review), said the decision 

would help them decide which films are 

acceptable for showing to patrons under 18 

years of age. 

Les Savell, board chairman, and Mrs. J. 

L. Pampuro, a member of the board, commented 

that the ruling would "help tremendously 

in protecting juveniles from 

"The Cote d'Azur, of course, was lovely. 

Cannes was great but an absolute madhouse! 

obscenity." 

The organization of the Cannes event is impossible— 

15 films showing at one time all 

Three X-Film Theatres File 

over the city in ten or 12 widely spaced 

Suit Against New Florida Law 

Schedules are constantly changing, 

theatres. 

TAMPA. FLA.—Early in June, two 

with nobody at all knowing what's going 

weeks before the now-famous U.S. Supreme 

on. The French are rude, snobbish, confused 

Court ruling that put sharp teeth into local 

and over-impressed with their importance. 

community attacks on obscenity. Gov. "The main reasons for the festival's success 

Reubin Askew signed into law a Florida 

are (1) because it is there and has been 

obscenity bill providing for fines up to $5,- for 30 years; (2) because it's on the French 

000 and jail terms of up to five years for Riviera. 

the sale or promotion of materials showing 

"Everybody is there to trade and deal 

a "morbid interest in nudity, sex or ex- 

but they spend their time mostly at the 

beach and attending parties. It is almost 

cretion." 

Now three X-rated theatres have filed 

suit in federal court against Florida's tough 

anti-smut law. Attorneys for Ivanhoe Productions 

of Orlando. Lee's Cinema of Lakeland 

and L and R Theatres of Cocoa Beach 

are asking for an injunction to halt seizure 

of sexually explicit films and materials. 

In action brought Tuesday. June 26, the 

plaintiffs claim the new state obscenity law 

violates the 1st. 4th, 5th. 6th. 8th and 9th 

admendments to the U.S. Constitution and 

that its penalties are "cruel and unusual." 

Defendants are the state attorneys for 

Brevard, Orange and Polk counties, along 

with chief law enforcement officers from 

the same counties. 

September 7-/5 Announced as Dates 

For 6th Annual Atlanta Film Event 

AILANTA—Dates for the Atlanta International 

Film Festival have been announced 

as September 7-15 on the authority 

of J. Hunter Todd, founder and managing 

director, who came back from the Cannes 

Film Festival with some new ideas for the 

sixth edition of the festival 

he created. 

authority to set its own standards as to Foremost, of course, was the idea of the 

what is obscene. 

Film Market, as detailed in a story about 

"Local standards are possible to enforce," the Atlanta festival in the national section 

he observed, then went on to say that there of BoxoFFiCE for June 25. Any film entered 

had been almost no local enforcement of for this Septembers festival is eligible for 

obscenity laws under the previous U. S. Supreme 

Coun ruling because there was so whether it is accepted for competition in the 

participation in the Film Market, regardless 

much confusion between national, state and main festival events. 

community guidelines on what was and what 

Each film submitted to the International 

wasn"t obscene. 

Film Market will be given one complimentary 

listing in the Film Market program and 

Parrish has pornographic cases in the 

works in federal courts and they involve 

one screening in the Market Theatre at no 

charges of obscene materials being transported 

across state lines. 

charge. Unlimited additional screenings in 

the Festival Market theatres will be available 

for a small use fee. Booths and display 

Ronald Krelstein, Memphis police legal 

advisor, said he believes "it is the same old 

areas also will be available at Films Market 

ball game. Who says what the community 

headquarters for a nominal charge; special 

standards are? I don"t think people of Memphis 

are that puritanical. I think it"s time 

daily bulletins will detail market events to 

all persons in attendance and participating. 

we pick up and go on with other problems 

At the Cannes Festival, Todd was the 

like robbery, murder and other crimes. 

guest of Unifilm-France and the French 

Given enough time, pornography will die 

Government. He was accompanied by Rikki 

out." 

Kipple, assistant director of the Atlanta 

Two members of the Memphis censors 

festival; Irene Morrow, festival coordinator, 

and Arthur Monrce, Atlanta festival staffer 

—comprising the largest representation of 

any U.S. festival. 

Todd made these observations about the 

Cannes event: 

BOXOFHCE :: July 9, 1973 

Tennessee Senator Will 

Sponsor Anti-Smut Bill 

Memphis—State Sen. Leonard Duiiavant 

of Memphis says he will introduce 

a bill in the Tenne.ssee Legislature 

in Januar> "to wipe out the smut" in 

adult theatres and bookstores. 

Dunavant plans to follow guidelines 

laid down by the recent U.S. Supreme 

Court decision which he says gives 

local communities the right to determine 

by their own standards what is 

and what isn't obscene. 

impossible to meet with a producer or a 

distributor—they're either on a yacht, taking 

the sun on the beach or attending a party 

and so on. 

"We did succeed in fighting our way into 

unlikely places where we were able to firm 

up some deals for features for our festival. 

For a country whose gross national product 

is about equal to the output of General 

Motors Corp.. the French certainly think a 

great deal of themselves and their assumed 

great' importance. 

We now see the reasons for our festival's 

remarkable success: (1) our organization, 

with its polite, informed, friendly staff; (2) 

everything works as scheduled and it's easy 

to understand; d) all screenings arc in a 

is central location, as our festival headquarters. 

"In our festival, everybody is part of the 

action and everyone knows what's going on 

and where it is happening. But, most of all, 

we are helpful and polite, concerned that 

all those attending the festival are having 

a good time and accomplishing something! 

"I feel this will hold true for our newly 

established Film Market, the one important 

thing we learned at Cannes. But, despite 

the confusion and madness, we still had a 

areat time!"" 

Ninth Production Is 

Secured by Georgia 

SAVANNAH, GA. — Another motion 

picture will be filmed in this area, starting 

September 3. Titled 'November Is Near," 

the picture starring Ernest Borgnine and 

Troy Donahue will be distributed by Cinerama 

Releasing Corp, 

Director Michael Meola, who previously 

helmed "The Last Stop" in Atlanta, described 

November Is Near" as a "contemporary 

political story centered in a small 

town." The casting director, Susan Orpin, 

is 

an .Atlantan and about 30 residents of that 

city will be used in 

the film. Cinema Society 

is the production company and William A. 

Chuluck is producer for the $900,000 picture. 

Already in 1973, another major film, 

Last of the Bells," starring Richard Chamberlain 

and directed by Emmy award winner 

George Schaefer, was filmed here on 

location. 

November Is Near" is the ninth film 

to be announced as a result of the Georgia 

Film Commission's efforts to bring motion 

picture production to this state. Meola complimented 

Savannah Mayor Rousakis on 

his assistance in arranging for local filming. 

The mayor is Gov. Jimmy Carter's first district 

appointee on the film commission. 

Ken Kesey adapted his own novel for the 

upcoming film. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's 

Nest."

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Pat Roberson of MGM's booking department 

(he handles the Florida bookings) has 

tendered his resignation. As such as MGM 

can get a replacement for him, Pat will become 

booker for Central Valley Theatres, a 

Rome-based company (formerly Chris Mc- 

Guire Theatres). However, Pat will have 

his headquarters here in Atlanta for Central 

Valley, whose general manager in Ernest 

Nolan III. 

Robby Lowery, son of Sara Lowery, UA 

cashier, and his grandmother Mrs. Ella 

Mitchell narrowly escaped serious injury 

when a tire blew out on the car he was 

driving and the car plunged into a ditch. 

The accident occurred between Jackson, 

where the Lowerys live, and Griffin . . 

The Lowerys have had as guests PFC 

Bernard Fuller, his wife Linda and their 

daughter Melissa, 2. of Camp Pendleton, 

Ore., who are being transferred to Honolulu. 

The Lowerys, who own a motor home, 

are planning to take the Fullers to San 

Diego, from where the Fullers will fly to 

their new station in Hawaii. From San 

Diego, the Lowerys will motor to Hamilton 

Air Force Base, near San Francisco, for a 

visit with another daughter Brenda, wife of 

Spec 4 Randall Lunsford and their daughter 

Brandy, 2. 

George Roscoe, exhibitor relations 

representative 

of the National Ass'n of Theatre 

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MOTION PICTURE SERVICE CO. 

Owners, made a pop call to Atlanta and 

dropped by the Variety Club to leave his 

regular "contribution" to the people he refers 

to as the "gin sharks of Tent 21." 

George has a wide circle of friends in this 

trade (territory . . . Walter Powell of Futurama 

Releasing Co., Jacksonville, was seen 

renewing acquaintances on Filmrow. 

WOMPl Lynda Burnett, UA booker, 

enjoyed 

dinner with three members of the 

New York WOMPI Club, Dottie Reeves, 

Hilda Frischman and Rosalind Lieberman. 

while in the big city on vacation. Lynda was 

accompanied by her niece Lynda Sue Boyd 

of Colquitt, the trip being a graduation gift 

to Lynda Sue from the aunt for whom she 

was named. 

E. E. Whitaker, Georgia Theatre Co. vicepresident 

for operations, reported that a 

torrential rain in the neighborhood of the 

circuit's Northeast Drive-In caused considerable 

damage when the water got behind 

a 

four-foot wall protecting the screen tower, 

which includes the manager's residence. 

Pressure of the water washed away the 

protective wall. Whitaker said that heavy 

rainfall this year has prevented completion 

of twinning of the circuit's 1.000-car capacity 

South Expressway Drive-In. The contractor's 

earth moving machinery is stuck 

in the mud and has been since February 

and, Whitaker laments, the end is not in 

sight. 

Pam Grier, star 

of "Coffy" and a cousin 

of football great Rosie Grier, was guest of 

honor June 25 at a luncheon hosted by 

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introduced and later signed autographs in 

the lobby. "Emperor" opened Friday, June 

29, at Broadview I. 

Bob Pollard, Buena Vista's Jacksonville 

branch manager, has been named Will 

Rogers area chariman for the Jacksonville 

territory. 

The Flick Makes Bow 

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In Greenville, S.C. 

GREENVILLE, S.C—Opened here last 

month was The Flick, operated by four 

Greenville residents—Ted Bruce, Don Borders, 

Mary Borders and Ron Whisenant 

who have organized The Flick, Inc. Site of 

this new motion picture theatre is at 8-B 

Le Grande Blvd., near the Pleasantburg 

Shopping Center. 

The Flick has the latest in equipment 

and decor, features automatic projection, 

automatic masking and a transistorized 

stereophonic sound system. The theatre has 

padded seats and draped walls. Its policy 

ranges from classics to contemporary films 

and the 2 11 -seat house is available for 

special bookings and performances by business, 

community and church groups. 

This town is experiencing an impressive 

motion picture theatre building revival. 

Plans recently were announced for Bijou I 

and Bijou II to be built on Wade Hampton 

Boulevard. Camelot II is being built at Mc- 

Alister Square adjacent to Camelot I and 

is to be ready for opening this fall. 

Charlotte WOMPIs Hold 

18th Annual Installation 

CHARLOTTE—Clara Finlayson. Pied- 

rent picture is "Scream. Blacula, Scream," 

mont Promotions, was installed for a second 

a sequel to AIP's highly successful "Blacula" 

term as president of the Charlotte WOMPI 

and scheduled to open soon at Loews' 

Club at the organization's 18th annual installation 

banquet Saturday, June 23, at 

Grand. 

Ernest Borgnine, co-star with Lee Marvin the Ramada Inn. 

in 20th Century-Fox's "Emperor of the 

Other officers installed were Lois Huggins, 

Carolina Films, first vice-president: 

Betsy Piver, Stewart & Everett Theatres, 

second vice-president; Sylvia Todd, Stewart 

& Everett Theatres, recording secretary; 

Myrtle Parker, Paramount, corresponding 

secretary, and Virginia Porter, Columbia 

Pictures, treasurer. Viola Wister was the 

installing 

officer. 

Named WOMPI of the Year was Mrs. 

Robert L. (Betty) McQuay, .selected by 

secret ballots of club members and based 

on her accomplishments in the community 

and participation in WOMPI projects. She 

was presented an engraved silver howl by 

the 

president. 

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MIAMI—Leonard Rivkind, in charge of 

obscenity prosecution for the state attorney. 

told the Miami News that he didn't think 

the latest U.S. Supreme Court obscenity 

ruling "would close pornographic movies 

and stores." 

"They've been violating the law all 

along." he said, when interviewed by Louise 

Blanchard of the News. "The risk was as 

great the day before the decision as it is 

today. I do believe the hard-core material 

will dry up. I think we've seen the last of 

'Deep Throat,' but it was found obscene 

before the decision." 

Rivkind's prediction that hard-core porno 

books, magazines and films would dry up 

was proving accurate. In the ten days following 

the June 21 U.S. Supreme Court 

returning obscenity to local from national 

standards and definitions, the nature of material 

offered to customers at Miami area 

adult bookstores and X-rated theatres 

changed drastically. Reporters told of watching 

box upon box of hard-core material being 

hauled away from such sources, of many 

such stores and theatres "closed for alterations" 

and customers demanding money 

back for the new products they had bought 

under the impression they were getting 

hard-core material magazines, books or 

films. Operators of all such places were 

reported to be skittish, refusing to talk with 

reporters or pretending to know nothing 

about the destination of hard-core books 

and films if they did talk. 

Meanwhile, Joseph Durant, executive assistant 

state attorney, announced plans for 

an all-out assault on pornographers in this 

state, fortified by belief that the U.S. Supreme 

Court's June 21 decision had 

strengthened this state's new anti-smut law, 

which went into effect June 6. 

In the wake of that state law going into 

effect, Metro's Organized Crime Bureau 

swept through 12 of Dade County's 30 

adult book stores, making 14 arrests. These 

cases are still pending but they soon may be 

joined by others: 

"If they (the book-store dealers) don't 

take the hard-core stuff off the stands," 

declared Durant, "we'll go after them." 

Children's Matinees Help 

In Jonesboro Recovery 

JONESBORO, ARK.—'While this tornado-stricken 

town and community were 

rebuilding last month, Malco Theatres city 

manager Don Novak ran a series of children's 

matinees at 1 and 2:30 p.m. daily, 

except Sunday, at the Strand Theatre in the 

downtown area. 

Novak said the matinees were provided 

for parents who needed a place to leave 

their children while busy making repairs 

and helping in the reconstruction efforts. 

Although a charge of 75 cents was announced, 

Novak said that anyone who 

could not afford the movie was invited to 

come to the Strand anyway and be admitted 

free. 

Malco Theatres was among the business 

firms severely hit by the storm. Cinemas 1 

and 2 sustained heavy water and roof damage; 

at the Skyvue Drive-In on Southwest 

Drive, the screen was toppled and the 

concessions building badly damaged; the 

Plaza Twin Cinema on Caraway Road was 

heavily damaged. 

First of the Malco properties to reopen 

after the storm were Cinema 3, located in 

the Malco Tri Cmema on Highland Drive; 

the Strand and Cinema 1, on rainless nights. 

'Fisls of 

Fury' High 

In Memphis With 300 

MEMPHIS—"Duel of the Iron Fist" and 

"Fists of Fury," two newcomers to Memphis, 

raced off in banner starts and set the 

pace for first-run business here with 250 

and 300, respectively. Tied at 150 were 

"The Day of the Jackal," "Last Tango in 

Paris" and "High Plains Drifter." 

(Average Is 100) 

Crosstoiwn ^The Doy of the Joekol (Univ), 4th wk. 150 

Loews' ^Duel of the Iron Fist (SR) 250 

Moico—Fists of Fury (NGP) 300 

Memphian Lost Tongo in Paris (UA), 5fh wk. ... 1 50 

Paromount Hitler: The Lost Ten Days (Para), 

4th wk 100 

Park—High Plains Drifter (Univ), 4th wk 150 

'Battle for Planet of Apes' 

900 in New Orleans 2nd 

NEW ORLEANS—"Battle for the Planet 

of the Apes" turned in a city-high percentage 

of 900 in a second frame at the Orpheum. 

thus keeping its lead over powerful 

"Last Tango in Paris," which was still doing 

excellent business (800) in its fifth week at 

the Trans-Lux Cinerama. "The Day of the 

Jackal" reported four times normal business, 

third week, Joy Theatre. 

Cine Royale ^Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me (Col), 

2nd wk 100 

Joy—The Doy of the Jockal (Univ), 3rd wk 400 

Orpheum BoHle for the Planet of the Apes 

i(20th-Fox), 2nd wk 900 

Robert E. Lee Up the Sondbox (NGP), 5th wk. . .200 

Trans-Lux Cinerama ^Lost Tongo in Poris (UA), 

5th wk 800 

Hal Hilton Is Collector 

Of Old Player Pianos 

From Western Edition 

BOULDER CREEK, CALIF.—Harold 

Hilton, owner-operator of the Burl Theatre 

here, is now in the "player piano" business. 

Hilton is collecting, repairing, selling and 

lonting old roll-type pianos and at last rcp*>rt 

business was described as "great." 

In addition, Hilton is readying the Burl 

for the busy summer months in this forest 

area of Santa Cruz County. 

MIAMI 

lâlcolm McDowell, here to talk about 

"O Lucky Man," his first film since 

he starred in "Clockwork Orange," told 

Patricia Burstein of the Miami News that 

the film is profound, although it ends in a 

comedy. McDowell, who wrote the initial 

script, said "I was interested in the phenomena 

of success and how it corrupts." The 

movie, he is convinced, will go over well 

because of the American sense of drama. 

Among recent visitors to this area were 

Hollywood celebrities Cliff Robertson and 

his wife Dina Merrill and their two children. 

MEMPHIS 

Qne of the screens at the Malco Quartet 

will join the Southbrook Theatre in 

showing the American Film Theatre subscription 

series of eight films on a Monday 

and Tuesday of each month, starting this 

fall. "White Lightning," a United Artists 

picture filmed on location in Arkansas, will 

be shown October 29 and 30. 

Frank Patterson, owner, started operation 

of the City Theatre at Junction City. Ark., 

Friday (6). 

Ed Strickland Retires 

As Manager in Hammond 

HAMMOND, LA.—Ed H. Strickland, 

manager of the Columbia and Cinema theatres 

in this town, retired June 2. He had 

been working in Hammond for 45 years. 

Strickland came here in 1928 from 

Ponchatoula to assume his duties as a boothman 

for the theatres. 

He was married to the former Minnie 

Dunkin of Amite, according to the Hammond 

Daily Star, and they moved here in 

November 1929. They established their 

home on East Robert Street and there raised 

their family, consisting of sons Glynn and 

Jack. Glynn, now a Bogalusa resident, is a 

salesman for the Watts Furniture Co.; Jack 

resides in Morgan City and is in the J. R. 

McDermont accounting department. 

In retirement, Ed Strickland also has six 

grandchildren to keep him busy and interested 

in current affairs. 

Dollar Admission in Newton 

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NEWTON, MASS. — The Paramount 

Theatre, now under the Esquire Theatres 

of America banner, has adopted a dollar 

admission policy for Mondays and Tuesdays. 

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OKLAHOMA CITY—American Automated 

Theatres, Oklahoma City-based cir- 

of f ranch ised automated movie theatres 

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operating under the trademark "The Movies!"', 

has announced the start-up of construction 

of a mini-twin theatre in Muskogee. 

The theatre, which will contain two auditoriums 

of 250 seats, will be located in 

Curfs Shopping Center in Muskogee. John 

Leake. Muskogee businessman, is the owner 

of the 

franchise. 

J. Cooper Burks, American Automated 

Theatres president, said completion of the 

facility is scheduled for early fall. 

AAT, which franchises "The Movies!" on 

a nationwide basis, will provide a complete 

turnkey franchise package for the Muskogee 

facility. Included are assistance in site selection 

and theatre planning, financing and 

lease negotiations, training and continuous 

consultation in all aspects of theatre operation 

and management, film bookings and 

manuals. 

The franchise package for AAT's "The 

Movies!" also includes the turnkey installation 

of the standard equipment package for 

the automated projection system, auditorium 

and lobby as well as the standardized interior 

and exterior decor. 

Like other "The Movies!" family theatres, 

the Muskogee facility will feature decor 

highly reminiscent of Hollywood's "golden 

years." Posters and other motion picture 

memorabilia will be used in the decor. 

AAT's automation system, called "The 

Moviematica." makes it possible to operate 

the theatres with a limited number of personnel. 

A twin such as the one planned for 

Muskogee, for instance, requires only three 

staffers on hand during operating hours. 

J. C. McCrary Takes Over 

Heywood Simmons Firm 

DALLAS— Mrs. 

Heywood Simmons has 

announced that, effective June 29, J. C. 

McCrary acquired controlling interest in the 

Heywood Simmons Distributing Co. 

McCrary has been in the film business 

in the Texas-Oklahoma territory since 1940, 

having spent most of those 33 years with 

Warner Bros, and 20th Century-Fox. However, 

for the last four years he has been in 

independent distribution and is well acquainted 

with all major circuits and independent 

accounts. 

McCrary says the firni name will remain 

unchanged and that it will continue to operate 

at the same address—4061 North Central 

Expressway. Suite 201. It also will retain 

the same telephone number: (214) 522- 

0660. 

McCrary promises the industry he will 

give the same efficient service and cooperation 

as provided by the late Heywood 

Simmons. He invites his friends of the film 

industry to visit him at his new business 

address. 

Appoints Estelle Changas 

To Film Commission Post 

ALl.STIN— Estelle Victoria Changas has 

been appointed film project coordinator for 

the Texas Commission on the Arts and 

Humanities. Miss Changas. formerly from 

California, fills the position formerly held 

by L. M. Carson. 

Miss Changas will be working on two 

projects, both funded by the National Endowment 

on the Arts. She is also developing 

several film series for screening in museums 

throughout the state. 

Miss Changas has taught English in 

Berkeley High School and attended the first 

summer seminar for teachers in teaching 

the film, sponsored by the American Film 

Institute. She became program coordinator 

in 1969-70 at the American Film Institute's 

Center for Advanced Film Studies in Beverly 

Hills, working with George Stevens jr., 

director of the API. 

GCC Galveston Trio 

In June 27 Debut 

GALVESTON, TEX,—General Cinema 

Corp. of Boston, headed by president Richard 

A. Smith, opened a three-auditorium 

complex in the Galvez Plaza Shopping Center 

here June 27. The trio, consisting of 

Cinema I. Cinema II and Cinema III. is 

under the management of Armando Ramirez, 

who has been with the circuit in 

Houston the last two years. 

W. J. Wilson, division manager for the 

circuit in this area, will supervise the new 

GCC units. 

Ramirez's first bookings were "Paper 

Moon." "Scarecrow" and "Oklahoma 

Crude." The complex is open daily from 

1 p.m. until midnight and features a daily 

bargain matinee admission of $1 until 1:30 

p.m. 

Patrons are permitted to smoke in all 

three auditoriums, Ramirez told the Galveston 

News. 

"Galveston has been in great need of a 

family theatre with a pleasant atmosphere," 

Ramirez said. "Cinema I, II and III will 

feature three types of movies each week for 

its customers. With the opening of these 

three theatres, we feel Galveston people 

won't have to drive 50 miles to see theil 

favorite movies." 

District Theatres Takes 

Over Twin Hardtop, Airer 

RICHMOND. VA,—District Theatres 

has assumed operation of the Broad Street 

Twin cinemas and ownership of the Plaza 

Drive-In. it was announced by Seymour 

Hoffman, area vice-president. The facilities 

formerly were under the Transcontinental 

Theatres banner. 

District, which operates theatres in the 

Washington. D.C. area, also has the Cloverleaf 

Mall Twin cinemas, the Patterson and 

Airport drive-ins and the Booker T. Theatre 

here. 

Ticket Prices Frozen 

During Current Phase 

DALLAS— .Members of NAIO of lexas 

were reminded that admission prices are 

frozen until August 14 in a letter from 

Charles Paine of Tercar Theatres, president 

of the state exhibitors' organization. 

"This is to report that the admission price 

of theatre tickets is frozen during the current 

60-day price freeze under Phase 3 '2 

implemented by the government the second 

week of June," Paine informed exhibitors. 

"Under the new regulation, exhibitors 

can charge no more than the highest admission 

price assessed during the period 

June 1 to June 8, 1973. 

"The Price Commission informs us that 

the price freeze will last until August 14, 

when the government will announce a new 

policy under the aegis of Phase 4. At that 

time you will be apprised of any changes 

from the present status." 

Paine then turned to the subject of 

federal minimum wage legislation, noting 

that June 6 the U.S. House of Representatives 

had passed a bill increasing the minimum 

hourly wage from $1.60 to $2.20, 

effective next year, 

"While 6,000,000 new workers were 

covered by the legislative act," said Paine, 

"reports indicate that theatres maintained 

their exemption. Industry sources are hopeful 

that the Senate will leave the exemption 

intact when it comes up for a vote by that 

body. Meanwhile, theatres in Texas continue 

to operate under the state minimum 

wage, which is set at $1.40 hourly wage." 

SA Civil Liberties Union 

Frowns on Big Court Act 

SAN ANTONIO—The San Antonio Civil 

Liberties Union Saturday. June 23, expressed 

opposition to a U.S. Supreme Court 

ruling on obscenity, stating that the court 

has given a 

free hand to self-appointed censors 

in communities throughout the country. 

"The decision allows a few in any community—especially 

those prosecuting obscenity 

cases— to define what is moral and 

proper for the many." said Dr. Charles 

Cotrell. chairman. "Secondly, the decision 

fails to give constitutional protection to the 

diversity of opinion about what is obscene 

and what is not. After all, what is considered 

to be literature and art to some may be 

considered to be trash to others." 

The June 21 ruling struck down a previous 

decision which held that, to be considered 

obscene, a film or book had to be 

totally without redeeming social value. 

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Vncle Paul' Chapman Is 

Retiring 

After 34 Years as Film Salesman 

By MABLE GUINAN 

DALLAS—Paul L. Chapman, retiring as 

Paramount salesman after nearly 30 years 

:%' 

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y^ in that capacity, was 

\l- guest of honor Thursday. 

June 28, at a 

Sheraton Dallas Hotel 

luncheon hosted by 

y^ Paramount Pictures 

m^plHI^^h and the Dallas ex- 

^^^^ ^^H change personnel. 

^^^B ^^H When Paul return- 

^^^^^ ^^H ed to his after 

^^^^B ^^H this he 

^^^^^ ^^^ presented an expen- 

Paul Chapman ^-^^ g^jf t,,,g ^y exchange 

friends. They also had learned he 

had been admiring a 14-carat gold tie-clasp 

at a local jewelry store, so it had been 

secured to be included among his gifts as 

a permanent reminder of the best wishes 

for his future from Paramount co-workers. 

As all of his friends and customers are 

well aware, Paul is "always on the telephone"; 

as a gag gift, consequently, he 

was given a toy telephone so he can always 

have "his own private line." 

Present at the luncheon were Frank Carbone, 

Wayne Lewellyn, Virginia Stevens, 

Paul Rozenburg, .lames Broiles, Pat McCoy, 

Jerry Stella, Madee Bradley, Dorothy 

Mealer, Mable Guinan, Hazel Helm, Pat 

Sims, Carol King, Jackie Fugate, Ethel 

Hodge, Hazel Lovelace, Willard Cunningham, 

Pearl Morrison, Lottie Yares and 

Mose Wooten. Left behind to take calls 

in the exchange office were Ed Gordon 

and Ron Duran. 

Paul, better known as "Chappie," received 

his 25-year service watch from Paramount 

in 1969. However, this really didn't 

mark his 25th anniversary with the company, 

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25th anniversary actually came during 

the Gulf & Western takeover of the 

company. In 1969 Gulf & Western reinstated 

the 25-year-watch program and Paul 

received his delayed service award. 

To help celebrate his anniversary that 

year, exhibitors honored him with an abundance 

of playdates during May. Since he 

had been working the same sales territory 

so long. Chappie and his exhibitor customers 

had more of a family relationship 

than the feeling of a salesman and customers 

toward one another. He was widely 

known for loading his car with metal 

boxes, attache cases (filled with data pertinent 

to each theatre in his territory), pressbooks, 

advertising kits, color stills and any 

other item which would help acquaint his 

exhibitor friends with the features he was 

selling. He would suggest advertising campaigns, 

program combinations and promotions, 

becoming for the moment a partner 

with his customer in devising ways to sell 

films to the public. He kept up with birthdays, 

wedding anniversaries and family 

problems, making himself "Uncle Paul" to 

the children of his exhibitor friends. Many 

of these children have become exhibitors 

and continue to rely on his advice in programing 

their theatre activities. 

Victor Wojtec of Robert Lee, recalling 

Paul's industry career, remarked, "In 24 

years in this business, I have seen many 

salesmen come and go. Paul ranks at the 

top as a personal friend, topnotch salesman 

and a real gentleman." 

M. M. "Mitch" Lewis, former Houston 

exhibitor, remarked at the time of Chappie's 

25th anniversary: "Not only has this 

association been a pleasant business relationship 

but we consider Paul a member of the 

family. My three grown children still address 

him as "Uncle Paul.' I personally have 

found him, over the years, to be fair, conscientious 

to both his customers and his 

company. My contacts with many of the 

exhibitors he calls on indicate that he 

has developed the same degree of loyalty 

and integrity in every case. I hope we are 

all blessed with many more years of his 

dedicated 

service." 

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Curiously enough, Paul had difficulty 

getting any of his early-day film friends 

to hire him as a salesman. One MGM executive, 

a close friend, finally came right 

out and told Paul he simply wasn't the 

type 

pictures. 

to make 

That 

a success 

was 40 

at selling 

years ago—a 

motion 

concrete 

example of how wrong executive 

judgment can be sometimes! Now, Paul is 

leaving the industry with a multitude of 

friends and an office full of contracts. If 

you don't believe it—ask a girl in the contract 

department. For years each picture had 

to be on a separate contract, a habit Paul 

found hard to break; when the company 

allowed contracts on certain product to be 

written with several pictures, he continued 

to make contracts separately, nine times out 

of 

ten. 

Started With UA 

It was his friend B. C. "Gib" Gibson, 

United Artists exchange manager, who 

eventually made arrangements for Paul to 

see UA district manager Hugh Owens in 

Charlotte, N.C., about a sales job; back 

Paul came to Texas in triumph—a fullfledged 

film salesman for United Artists. 

Thereafter, except for two years in the 

U.S. Navy during World War II, he kept 

busy at the work he loved most—selling 

motion pictures. When he returned to civilian 

life from the Navy, it again was Hugh 

Owens who hired him. But this time Hugh 

Owens was working for Paramount. 

Paul's first film contract was made with 

Bill Slepka in Okemah, Okla. It also was 

Bill's first film contract. As the exhibitor 

recalled in 1969: "I don't know exactly 

when Paul joined United Artists out of 

Dallas but he called on me Oct. 17, 1940. 

He had bounced off all his accounts and 

had not sold a picture until he hit Okemah. 

He hit the jackpot there and sold me (and 

I do mean SOLD) the following products: 

"Pot of Gold,' 'Corsican Brothers,' "Foreign 

Correspondent,' "Long Voyage Home,' 

"Cheers for Miss Bishop,' 'So Ends Our 

"Night Music' and the Samuel Goldwyn 

Night,' 

epic, "The Westerner.' The late Alfred 

J. Delcambre was the previous United 

it Artists salesman but was left up to Paul 

Chapman to make a pushover out of me. 

He not only sold me his first contract 

he even got them all played. Paul is a 

great guy and I feel grateful for knowing 

him." 

Slepka Recent Retiree 

Incidentally, Slepka retired from exhibition 

only a couple of years ago and has not 

forgotten his film industry friends. Paul 

received a card from the retired exhibitor 

in Europe, where the Slepkas are vacationing. 

Scarcely a week passes without bringing 

Paul announcement of a wedding, a 

new arrival in a family or an anniversary 

story about some of his exhibitor customerfriends. 

His territory has v.uied over (he years— 

from East Texas, West Texas, then back 

into the office in 1951 handling first and 

sub runs in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston 

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DALLAS 

T arry Woolner of Dimension Productions, 

Los Angeles, was a Dallas visitor with 

Eric D. De Neve, his Texas-Oklahoma distributor. 

Woolner held meetings with major 

circuit representatives and independent exhibitors 

to discuss Dimension's summer attractions 

— "The Daring Dobermans," "Terminal 

Island" and "Gator Bait." "The 

Daring Dobermans" is a warm, family-type 

picture of five Dobermans and a small 

Indian boy. This G-rated film has completed 

a very successful run in the Valley, Corpus 

Christi and San Antonio and the success of 

these runs led to the picture being dated 

in all major Texas towns during Woolner's 

stay in Dallas. He said that he has received 

such an enthusiastic response to his familytype 

picture that he has decided to produce 

two more family films for 1974 release. 

Condolences to Alta Mae and James 

Roberts in the death of his brother Frank 

of Richardson. Daddy Roberts and son 

Frank had been residing together in Richardson 

but following Frank's death. Daddy 

Roberts moved in with James and Alta 

Mae, also of Richardson. 

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Mrs. Tom (Ann) Roberts' mother Mrs. 

John H. Martin of 5927 Reiger, Dallas, died 

Thursday. June 28. Both J. B. (James Barton) 

and Tom Roberts were former exhibitors 

in Dallas and Richardson. 

Sympathy is extended to Rotha Ramsey, 

cashier and manager of the Bronco Drive- 

In at Beeville, whose husband Scott, 56, 

died of injuries received in 

an auto accident 

in Beeville Tuesday, June 26. In addition 

to his wife, Scott Ramsey is survived by his 

daughters Mrs. Dorene Rabom and Mrs. 

Beverly Tilson. both of Houston; his brother 

Bernard of Boeme; his sisters Mrs. Verna 

Cowser of New Braunfels and Mrs. Lille 

Mansfield of Junction; five grandchildren 

and one great grandchild. 

Twentieth Century-Fox has a student 

booker. He's Bill Stevens, nephew of Billie 

Stevens, manager at Cinerama. Young 

Stevens is just out of the Marines and comes 

here from Ohio. Good luck to him in his 

new venture! 

Filmrow patients: Hal Moore of National 

Adeline Franklin, former Buena Vista 

Theatre Supply is recuperating slowly but 

cashier, lost her husband recently and has 

steadily at home from a heart attack which 

moved to Houston to be near her sister, with 

had kept him in a hospital several weeks 

whom she frequently visited. Her many industry 

friends will miss her and hope she 

as she is known by friends 

of her husband Charlie McKinney, still is 

in Irving Community Hospital, where she 

was admitted after a heart attack. She at 

first was in the intensive care unit but now 

has a private room . Mosely, 

former Dallas Filmrower and a WOMPI, 

still is in a Houston hospital, where she had 

a cataract operation. Gazzie hasn't decided 

just where she will go for her recuperation 

period after she's released from the hospital 

... Jan Martin, Cinerama Releasing 

Corp. sales manager, is resting at home following 

surgery . . . Manuel Avila, Stevens 

Theatre, was released from Baylor Hospital, 

where he had been treated for a blood 

clot 

condition. 

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'Uncle Paul' Chapman' Is 

Retiring From Industry 

(Continued from page SW-2) 

and San Antonio areas. Then back to East 

Texas, including the city of Houston. In 

1957, he came back to the exchange office 

to handle four key city towns and several 

others. In 1964 or 1965, Tom Bridge, Southwest 

division manager, moved Paul to San 

Antonio, where he lived until 1970. In 

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While living in San Antonio, he met and 

married his wife Jean, who was hospital 

field director for the Red Cross at Brooks 

General Hospital, Ft. Sam Houston. She 

was a casework supervisor, training specialists 

in the hospital. 

The Chapmans moved to Dallas and in 

February 1973 he started handling Gulf 

States Theatres bookings, along with all of 

South Texas, which incidentally was handled 

by telephone. 

Paul has one son—Maj. Paul W. Chapman, 

USMC Regular, presently stationed 

at the Marine Air Corps Station, Cherry 

Point, N.C., where he and his wife and their 

two daughters and a son reside. 

Paul and Jean left over the weekend to 

visit Paul W. and his family. From there, 

the travelers will move on to visit Jean's 

family in Seattle, Wash., and then down 

to Mexico for a jaunt before they settle 

down at home (4739 Home St., Apartment 

204, Dallas, 75204). 

No doubt it would be a real thrill to 

Paul and Jean to return home and find a 

large stack of mail from friends in the industry 

awaiting them. Reading batches of 

such cards and letters would be a happy 

way to start a well-earned retirement! 

Plans September Release 

For 'Spirit' Documentary 

HOUSTON— Bill Baker, executive producer, 

and chief editor M. E. "Pat" Partridge, 

both of Houston, are readying for 

September release a feature-length documentary 

revolving around the drama, excitement 

and enthusiasm of youth, America and 

high school football. 

However. Baker and Partridge emphasize 

that the documentary, "Spirit," isn't a film 

about just football. 

" 'Spirit' is a motion picture about people," 

said Baker. "A film about a uniquely 

American lifestyle commitment. The film 

looks at communities that make up a major 

part of American life in the small towns 

across the country, who come to life during 

those brief months that comprise the 

football season." 

Directed by Ron Hersh and Donald 

Pierce, two young New Yorkers, the film 

focuses on high school teams representing 

Texas towns of Brownwood (pop. 17,000) 

and Iowa Park (pop. 3,000). 

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group of area directors who formerly were 

serving in a .similar capacity for Network 

Cinema Corp. 

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J{umori$t John Henry Faulk of Austin 

served as master of ceremonies at a 

$100 per person dinner honoring former 

Mayor John Gatti Monday (2) at the St. 

Anthony Hotel. His book "Fear on Trial" 

John L. Santikos, president of Santikos 

Theatres, announced the purchase of three 

local drive-in theatres. Acquired by Santikos 

Theatres were the Mission Twin, Lackland 

and Varsity Drive-In. formerly owned by 

Gulf States Theatres of New Orleans. The 

Santikos circuit now consists of a total of 

12 theatres and 21 screens. The circuit recently 

expanded its Century South complex 

to a total of six auditoriums. 

Featuring six channels of sound and more 

is being made into a movie which will star 

than 1.000 slide projections, a new multimedia 

show has opened to the public at 

Dick Van Dyke. Faulk appeared in several 

movies, including "The Best Man" with 

HemisFair Plaza. Called "The San Antonio 

Henry Fonda and "All the Way Home" with 

Experience." the show is a presentation of 

Robert Preston. Faulk has appeared on 

photographs by Bob Maxham and Patrick 

various TV shows and made his radio debut 

Connell. It is being shown in the Cinemain 

1946 with his own show. "Johnny's Front 

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Mexican motion picture star Tony 

Aguilar and his film star wife Flor Silvestre 

and the couple's sons Tonito and Pepito 

will appear in their New 1973 National 

Mexican Festival and Rodeo at the Hemis- 

Fair Arena July 14, 15 ... As part of the 

attendance prizes being offered to patrons 

attending the new Century South 6. patrons 

may register for the first prize—a one year's 

pass to the theatre—and the second prize 

of a six-month pass to the theatre. 

A new policy has been instituted at the 

Varsity Drive-In since it was taken over by 

Santikos Theatres. The Varsity will no longer 

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"Oklahoma Crude" at the North Star Cinema 

No. 1 and McCreless Cinema No. 1: 

"Dillinger" at the Century South 6 and at 

the San Pedro Outdoor; "Blacula" at the 

Texas and Woodlawn and "Campus Swingers" 

at the San Pedro. Town Twin and 

Trail. 

SA District Attorney 

Readies Porno Drive 

S.AN 

ANTONIO—The San Antonio district 

attorney's staff June 26 was preparing 

to initiate a crackdown on local exhibitors 

of pornographic films. 

The move is aimed, according to District 

Attorney Ted Butler, at completely shutting 

down 14 adult theatres operating in Bexar 

County. They were not identified. 

The district attorney's action comes on 

the heels of a Supreme Court ruling which 

redefined the test of obscenity. The new 

standards place the test for what may be 

defined as prurients at the community level. 

Butler also said he was motivated by a 

decision handed down last month by District 

Judge Franklin Spears which closed the 

Madam X Adult Theatre. 

Parents of children attending Walzem 

Elementary School were successful in shutting 

down the theatre by court orders on 

grounds that it was offensive to public decency; 

against morals, peace and health, 

and that it constituted a public nuisance. 

On the strength of that decision, Butler 

said that injunction suits will be filed within 

ten days. Butler also cited as grounds to 

move against the theatres a 1972 grand jury 

finding that pornographic material exhibited 

or for sale in San Antonio is in most cases 

directly owned and supplied by organized 

crime. 

Butler said that injunctive relief against 

the theatres would be a serious blow to 

organized crime in Bexar County. 

Asked what evidence the 1972 grand jury 

panel considered in making that determination, 

Butler said the panel arrived at its 

conclusion on the strength of witness testimony. 

Drive-In Ban Proposed 

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—A proposed 

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and theatres in Glenville, N.Y., will prohibit 

the construction and operation of any outdoor 

or drive-in theatres. If approved, the 

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HOUSTON— Cinematest 73. Alley I heatre's 

fifth annual summer film festival, 

begins Tuesday (10). It will last nine 

weeks, during which time 26 films will be 

presented, including three first-run screenings. 

As in other Alley festivals, the films 

will be shown on the Large Stage and 

thematically grouped. Three films will be 

shown each week, the first on Tuesday 

and Wednesday at 8 p.m., the second 

Thursday at 8 p.m. and Friday at 7:30 and 

9:30 p.m. and the third Saturday at 7:30 

and 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. 

Becau.se the opening week is composed 

of two first-run features, the first plays 

Tuesday through Thursday and the second 

Friday through Saturday with showings at 

7:30 and 9:30 p.m. each evening. 

The week-by-week program consists of: 

Houston premieres—Francois Truffaut's 

"Two Girls": a Russian adaptation of 

Chekov's "Uncle Vanya." 

Stage and the Cinema — "Rain," made in 

1932 with Joan Crawford; "Pygmalion," 

made in 1938 from Shaw's screenplay; 

Orson Welles" adaptation of Shakespeare's 

"Falstaff." 

Spectacle—"Richard III" with Olivier. 

Gielgud. Hardwicke and Claire Bloom; 

Fritz Lang's 1926 "Metropolis"; Busby 

Berkeley's "The Gang's All Here." 

Comedy— Buster Keaton's "The General" 

of 1927; "The Private Life of Henry VIIL' 

Charles Laughton; W. C. Fields' "The Bank 

Dick." 

Music — "The Jazz Singer" with Al Jolson; 

"Never on Sunday." with its Academy 

Award winning title song; "Casablanca," 

with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, 

and "As Time Goes By." 

Terror — "The Throne of Blood," a Japanese 

adaptation of the Macbeth tale; "El 

Topo." Jodorowsky's cultist hit: "Invasion 

of the Body Snatchers," hailed by some as 

the best science fiction film made, directed 

by Don Siegel. 

Superstars— "Showboat." of 1936 with 

Helen Morgan and Paul Robeson; "Grand 

Hotel," with Garbo. Crawford. Barrymorc 

and Beery; "A Night at the Opera," with 

the Marx brothers. 

Directors—Ken Russell's adaptation of 

Lawrence's "Woman in Love"; Alain Rcsnois' 

"Hiroshima Mon Amour"; David 

Lean's "Great Expectations." 

Dynamic Duos— "Top Hat." with Fred 

Astaire and Ginger Rogers; "To Have and 

Have Not," with Bogart and Bacall; "Sunset 

Boulevard." with .Swanson and Von 

Stroheim. 

Tickets will be sold individually or in 

discount groups of eight. 

Screen Rights Suit Filed 

Against Houston Company 

HOU.STON— Anita Manville. ninth wife 

of Tommy Manville. the marrying playboy 

of the 1920s and '30s. brought suit against 

HOUSTON 

'îlliani \Mtney, veteran film director. 

Hoilvwood stuntman Dave Sharpc and 

other celebrities judging the Houston Cin 

"73 Film Festival picked Jim Bulnes' horror 

film "Creeping Terror" for first place. It is 

a short feature which was shot at the 

Weatherby ,^rms Museum . Stacey 

Keach. who played the role of the old, old 

man in "Brewster McCloud" and the albino 

in "Judge Roy Bean," will be in Houston on 

a promotion visit Monday (9) for American 

Film Theatre's production of "Luther" in 

which he has the title role. Creative director 

Henry Wcinstein will join him during the 

visit. 

ABC Interstate Theatres publicity director 

here. Sue Edwards, had as her guest 

movie star Malcolm McDowell. McDowell 

also visited with Shelley Duvall and her 

husband. Shelley, who appeared in "Brewster 

McCloud," has left for Hollywood with 

her husband where she will look at a script 

for another film . . . Hollywood producer 

Stanley Kramer was here and was honored 

with a dinner and preview of his latest film, 

"Oklahoma Crude." His wife, actress and 

San Antonio native Karen Sharpe, was unable 

to come here because of illness. 

Sandy Howard Productions, a movie 

Candace Mossier Garrison of Houston asking 

$760,000 in damages for breach of contract. 

Mrs. Manville claimed Mrs. Garrison and 

Candace Mossier Enterprises breached a 

March 15 agreement to buy the screen 

rights of a book she wrote titled, "The Lives 

and Wives of Tommy Man/ille." for 

$60,000 and 5 per cent of the movie proceeds. 

She said she moved to Houston and spent 

several months doing rewrite and revision 

work on the screenplay, incurring expenses 

of more than $10,000. 

The suit asks $510,000 actual damages 

and $250,000 exemplary damages, claiming 

the agreement was made only for the purpose 

of catering to the whims of Mrs. 

Garrison. 

She also filed suit in 1969 against comedian 

Milton Berle. claiming he had reneged 

on buying screen rights to another 

book she wrote titled. "The Marrying Millionaire" 

or "The Life of Tommy Manville." 

Safety Glass a 'Must' 

HARTFORD — The Connecticut Legislature 

has approved a measure (House Bill 

8501). requiring that after January I. all 

new glass in hazardous locations in private 

and public buildings, including storm and 

shower doors, must be safety glass. 

company out of Los Angeles, arrived in 

Galveston to start work on a movie, "The 

Church Street Cruisers." Robert Rosen will 

produce the film to be shot in Galveston 

over a period of six weeks, beginning Tuesday 

(10). The plot is a PC black film about 

a group of young boys who solve the murder 

of a beloved neighborhood police officer. 

Rosen has a million-dollar budget. It was 

expected that 50 people will come to Galveston 

from Hollywood and make their 

headquarters at the Galvcz Hotel during 

the shooting schedule. The Ted deAlbrich 

and Associates film company of Houston is 

handling local arrangements for the film 

and is renting film equipment. 

the new films scheduled to open 

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing" 

at the Airline, Pasadena. Telephone Road, 

Town & Country. River Oaks and Northwest 

4 theatres; "Emperor of the North" 

at the Alabama Theatre; "40 Carats" at the 

Allen Center. Shamrock 4 and Town & 

Country 6; "Live and Let Die" at the Allen 

Center, Gaylynn, and Memorial; "Superfly 

T.N.T." at the Majestic II and "Friends of 

Eddie Coyle" at the Tower. "The Last of 

Sheila" will have its Southwestern premiere 

at 

the Northwest 4 and Village. 

Two BV Films. Plus an R 

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TYLER. TEX.—An R-rated trailer .sandwiched 

in between two Walt Disney movies 

at Cinema One was not enjoyed by patrons 

attending the showings. 

Tyler City Judge Glenn Phillips fined 

W. H. Cutrell. manager of Cinema One $20. 

after Cutrell pleaded guilty to violation of 

a city censorship ordinance. The trailer was 

taken from the movie "Dillinger." 

Lindsay Anderson has completed his first 

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^^hen Elvis Presley, the film star came 

here for his Monday night (2) rock 

concert at Myriad Convention Center, it 

was sold out, as are all of Elvis's appearances 

on his current concert tour. His engagement 

here, however, led Steve Dimick, 

amusement writer for the Oklahoma Journal 

Fun Guide, to recall the star's first appearance 

in Oklahoma City. 

"There probably aren't too many folks 

around who remember Elvis Presley's first 

appearance in Oklahoma City," Dimick 

wrote in his "As I Was Saying" column, 

"not so much because it was 15 years ago 

or so but because not many cityans turned 

out to see the future king. 

"To put it politely, the show laid an egg. 

"Vinita Cravens remembers, though. She 

nearly got burned on the show, being bailed 

out at the last minute by Presley's manager. 

"Mrs. Cravens brought Elvis into the 

city back in the "50s as part of a triple bill. 

along with Bill Haley (remember "Rock 

Around the Clock": deathless lyrics, those) 

and Hank Snow. 

"By the day of the show, ticket sales were 

still $1,400 in the red when Col. Tom 

Parker, Presley's manager bought enough 

of Vinita's tickets to allow her to break 

even. 

" 'He told me he knew Elvis was going 

to be a big one and he didn't want a losing 

concert showing up on his record, so he 

bought me out,' Mrs. Cravens remembered. 

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asked her to send a copy to his mother in 

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The show did $11,000 worth of business, 

bobby soxers went wild and the Sun Records 

people, who caught the performance 

onstage and in the audience, signed the 

singer shortly 

thereafter." 

This Is how the Filmrow Mixed Doubles 

finished: Dispatch Delivery Service, first: 

OC Shipping and Inspection, second; May 

Theatre, third; Riviera Drive-In, fourth; Will 

Rogers Theatre, fifth; American International 

Pictures, sixth. Receiving trophies in 

this bowling competition were Lou McKenna, 

men's high series; Wayne Miles, men's 

high game; Claudine Gilliam, women's high 

series; Ellen Spengler, women's high game; 

Lou McKenna, most improved bowler. 

Many industry people from Oklahoma 

City traveled to Tulsa for the June 27 opening 

of Lippert's new Fontana fourplex. 

"Mary Poppins" was on two of the screens 

and "Jesus Christ Superstar" was on the 

other two. 

The OC United Artists staff was delighted 

to see Peggy Dillard walk in the door 

after her two-week vacation. The computers 

had been acting up and it takes a lot of 

work on the part of the staff to keep up. 

Peggy reports that "a very fine trip it was." 

Ann B. Cooper retired as a Video home 

office staffer June 30, having been employed 

continuously by the circuit IWi 

years. Her permanent employment began 

in the accounting department comptometer 

section in December 1953, preceded by a 

temporary stint in the accounting department 

from June 1951 through October 

1952. Since 1958. Mrs. Cooper had headed 

the property accounts and inventory section. 

A native of Lawton, she is a graduate of 

Central High School in Oklahoma City. 

She will continue to reside in this city and 

supplement social security with part-time 

accounting work. 

During June, John Joseph Gerten of Enid 

and Maude E. McVay of Pampa, Tex., received 

Video service awards for achieving 

the ranks of 20-year employees. These were 

the only circuit service awards presented in 

May and June . . . Karen Irene Haydon, 

sponsored by Video Theatres and two business 

establishments in Las Cruces, N.M., 

represented Las Cruces in the Albuquerque 

Miss New Mexico Teenager Pageant. 

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Other Video notes: Video manager Frank 

Love's one-man art show most recently 

was viewed at the Selling Public Library 

. Video's new Cinema Theatre in downtown 

El Reno celebrated its grand opening 

June 20 . took all the cash from 

cashier Sherry Schwach at the Video Terrace 

Drive-In at Albuquerque, N.M., June 

7. The two men came up behind the ticket 

booth and forced their way in by holding 

a gun to the head of another theatre employee. 

After forcing Sherry, at gunpoint, 

to hand over the airer's cash, the men tore 

out the telephone lines to the ticket booth 

and took off . . . All these Video notes, as 

well as those in preceding paragraphs of this 

column, are based on Video's July "Around 

the Circuit" Bulletin. We thank the Video 

management and ATC editors for permitting 

use of circuit items here so they will 

reach more of Video's friends throughout 

the film industry. 

Vernal C. Melton to Get 

New Trial in Oklahoma 

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Court of 

Criminal Appeals has ordered a new trial 

for Vernal C. Melton, who had been convicted 

of showing obscene movies. 

Specifically, Melton was convicted of 

showing "Bizarre Sex Practices" at the Midwest 

Theatre Oct. 21, 1971. He was sentenced 

to six months' imprisonment and to 

pay a $ 1 .000 fine. 

However, the Court of Criminal Appeals 

reversed the conviction on the grounds that 

Special Judge W. C. Kessler denied the defense 

a pretrial inspection of the film. 

That opinion was written by Presiding 

Judge C. F. Bliss and concurred in by judges 

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Saylor, one of the stars of "Invasion 

of the Bee Girls." attended the Wisconsin 

world premiere of the film at 

Marcus' Palace Theatre in Milwaukee. 

Here she accepts a flower bouquet 

from Truman Schroeder (far right), advertising 

and public relations director 

for Marcus Theatres. Others are. left 

to right, Dennis Sanders, film producer 

and director; Virgil Jones, division 

manager, JMG Film Co., Chicago, and 

Harry Boessel, Palace manager. The 

star's autographed photos and samples 

of honey were distributed free to the 

first 150 patrons at the Palace as well 

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Qo Ape for a Day!" screamed the headline 

in newspaper ads inviting Milwaukeeans 

to a showing of all five of the "great 

ape adventures" at the Palace Theatre, Sixth 

and Wisconsin. The doors opened at 1 p.m.. 

with "Planet of the Apes" being screened 

first, then in order; "Beneath the Planet of 

the Apes," "Escape From the Planet of the 

Apes," "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" 

and finally the premiere at 8:20 p.m. of 

"the newest and biggest of them all." the 

fifth film, "Battle for the Planet of the 

Apes." All seats went for $1.50 all 

day. 

One person in this area who immediately 

applauded the Supreme Court's tighter interpretation 

of obscenity was the former 

executive secretary of the (now dissolved) 

Milwaukee Motion Picture Commission. 

Valentine Wells. The commission had for 

many years unhesitatingly challenged all 

films it considered to be objectionable for 

local audiences. However, on the proposal 

of Mayor Henry Maier, the city's common 

council officially had abolished the commission 

in 1 97 1. Wells then was appointed to 

fill a vacancy in the city sewerage comms- 

With the opening of the newest James 

Bond film. "Live and Let Die," at the 

Riverside Theatre Wednesday, June 27, 

manager John Lauer promoted a look-alike 

photo contest. Attractive flyers handed out 

to theatre patrons showed a likeness of 

Roger Moore, the newest James Bond, and 

carried the statement: "If you, your dad, 

your brother or your sweetheart look like 

Roger Moore, you may win valuable 

prizes." Contest rules provided that all 

pictures become the property of the Riverside 

Theatre and none would be returned. 

The entries were to be mailed or taken to 

the theatre. Judging was to be done by M. 

Roob, owner of the Roob Studios, at several 

locations around the city. First prize was an 

8x1 0-inch portrait courtesy of Roob Studios; 

second prize, an unlined boating jacket 

courtesy of Pointe Getaway (boat dealer), 

7954 Harwood Ave., and third through 

tenth, a pair of guest tickets to United 

Artists Theatres units. For a full week before 

the film was to begin its run. a $3,000 

Glastron 007 racing boat, same as that used 

by Bond/ Moore in the movie, was placed 

on display in theatre lobby. 

Celeste Holm, currently appearing in the 

filmusical "Tom Sawyer," has been booked 

for the stageshow "The Irregular Verb to 

Love." Wednesday (11) through Sunday 

(22) at the J. Pellmann Theatre. 2844 North 

Oakland Ave. She and her husband Wesley 

Addy, who also is to appear in the play 

with her, last played this city in 1962 at the 

Swan Theatre in "Invitation to a March." 

EIroy Luedtke, manager of the UA Esquire 

Theatre, Third and Wisconsin, took a 

two-week break for rest and relaxation 

mostly at his home in this city . . 

"Harold 

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and Maude," in its 12th frame at the Skyway 

Cinema 1. was co-billed with "Pete "n' 

Tillie." 

Free movies are being offered at 9:45 

a.m. on Tuesdays at both the UA Northridge 

Movies. Northridge Shopping Center, 

and Southridge Movies, Southridge Shopping 

Center. Special free tickets are available 

at either theatre boxoffice "while supply 

lasts." June 19 the feature films were 

"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" 

(Northridge) and "Wait Until Dark" 

(Southridge). 

Please send news of vacation plans, any 

personnel changes, special film promotions, 

etc., so Boxoffice readers can be informed. 

Write Wally L. Meyer. 3453 North 15th 

Milwaukee. Wis. 53206 ... The editor 

St., 

of the Boscobel Dial, weekly newspaper 

published in Boscobel, was so taken by the 

movie "Deliverance," at the local Blaine 

Theatre, that he included an endorsement in 

his column printed on the front page. 

Among his comments: "The characters, 

some of them retarded mountain people, 

seem to have been brought from life. The 

song 'Dueling Banjos' from 'Deliverance" 

became a No. 1 tune in the nation. The 

wild river scenery is magnificent." His final 

line, nonetheless, cautions the readers: "Not 

for weak stomachs, however, is this fine 

A cameraman who was demonstrating 

film equipment while inside the Central 

Film Lab & Photo Supply Co. on North 

Third Street happened to be pointing his 

camera toward the store's display windows 

in front when he noted two young men in 

the act of breaking into his car parked at 

the curb. Shouting to a store clerk to call 

police, he loaded the camera and began to 

photograph the proceedings. Then, accompanied 

by two store employees, the 

cameraman. Gene Franck, began the chase 

after the two thieves. When the police 

arrived, they joined in the chase and were 

able to capture the fleeing 

June 22, Franck took his 

pair. Friday, 

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one of the youths forcing open the car and 

the other getting in to take two leather 

coats valued at $250— to the chambers of 

Circuit Judge Herbert J. Sleffles, where it 

was shown. The judge said it was the first 

lime in more than 30 years on the bench 

that he had seen a film of a crime being 

committed. It also marked the first lime, 

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ôn Bloxhani, United Artists branch manager, 

his wife and his son Tom spent a 

recent weekend in Kansas City attending the 

New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals 

baseball series. Tom was home on a short 

brsak and now is back at the University of 

Iowa and ready to start his third year in 

medical school. Don. who is an ardent circus 

fan, also spent a day in Knoxville visiting 

with the Carson & Barnes Circus, which was 

playing in that town. He belongs to a national 

circus club which has six members 

in Iowa and Don says he has been collecting 

circus items since he was a boy . . . 

tradescreened the new James Bond picture, 

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"Live and Let Die," starring Roger 

Moore. June 25. 

Russell Doughten, president of Heartland 

Cinema Theatres, is in Israel researching 

material for his new movie "Mustard Seed." 

The annual Variety Club golf outing this 

year was held at the Echo Valley Country 

Club. The event was a huge success, with 

the best turnout for several years. There 

were 70 industryites in attendance, some 

coming from as far away as Salt Lake City 

for the golf stag. Medalist honors were won 

by Joe Critelli. who in turn donated his 

prize to the Variety Club to be raffled off. 

the proceeds to be used by the club for its 

projects. Among those in town for the golf 

stag were Frank White, National General 

Pictures, Denver; Mel Lebewitz and Irv 

Braverman of Northwest Cinema Corp.. 

Minneapolis, and. from Lincoln. Russell 

Brehm. Irwin Dubinsky and Sarge Dubinsky. 

While in this area, all called on various 

circuits and exhibitors. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer regional sales 

manager Daryl Johnson was looking forward 

to the opening of "The Man Who 

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Loved Cat Dancing," starring Sarah Miles 

and Burt Reynolds. The picture made its 

debut here at the Fleur and Sierra theatres 

June 27 and in Omaha at the Q Cinema 4. 

It also opened in Lincoln June 28 at the 

Plaza theatres. 

Central States news: Recent home office 

visitors were Tom North, Chariton, and 

Ansel Chapman, Iowa City. Ansel was manager 

at Iowa City for many years. North 

recently was hospitalized but now is "up 

Steve Blank attended a 

and going" . . . 

meeting for Nebraska theatre managers, 

held in Columbus, Neb. ... A fence-painting 

party was held at the drive-in at Ames 

to promote "Tom Sawyer." Ray Truesdall 

said there were 1 1 participants, who got 

about half the ozoner fence painted, resulting 

in considerable publicity. Those taking 

part in 

the stunt received passes ... At the 

drive-in at Oelwein. manager Milt Nicole 

offered free admission to the first 25 

fathers attending on Father's Day. At the 

Dubuque Drive-In, where Harley Moore is 

manager, the first 40 dads received free hot, 

buttered popcorn . . . Recognized for her 

25 years of service with Central States Theatres. 

Dorothy Korn at Norfolk was given 

a plaque by her employees. The newspaper 

did a nice story and. at the managers" meeting 

held in Omaha, Dorothy was presented 

a lovely bracelet . . . Dorman Hundling. 

manager at Newton, had a ticket tie-up 

going with the Maytag Co. that brought 

more than 5.000 of the firm's employees to 

his theatre during the February-May period 

Trojahn reports that, in spite of 

an early morning rain, over 150 attended 

the first Sunday morning church service 

held at the Mason City Drive-In . . . District 

manager Smestad has sold his home and is 

moving to a new place he has acquired 

with two or three acres of land . . . Both 

Joel Vandevoort of the accounting department 

and Kathy Moore. George Catanzo's 

secretary, resigned. Kathy was succeeded by 

Mary Anderson . . . Debbie Benson of the 

accounting department and her husband vacationed 

in Minnesota, where they did some 

fishing. 

LINCOLN 

Qinenia 1 and 2 has a new assistant manager—Mark 

Fellman. a University of 

Nebraska student who has been on the staff 

two years. Cinema manager Gene Buhrdorf 

said Fellman succeeds Galen Hafer, who 

has left the industry to go to work for 

Magee's, a clothing/ apparel firm . . Manager 

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Dennis Garrison reports Robin 

Dahrsh, 

a Northeast High student, is a new concession 

worker at 

the State. 

Bill Smith, assistant manager at Douglas 

3. tells how he discovered one of his economics 

classmates at the University of 

Nebraska summer school is Randy Hartman, 

new Cooper/ Lincoln manager. It's a 

morning class, of course, for the work-andstudy 

young men . . . Between the Saturday 

and Sunday night showings of "The Poseidon 

Adventure" at the Starview Drive-In, 

a meeting of the Starview Drive-In Church 

was held. This is the second consecutive 

summer the Hope Reformed Church and its 

minister Bill Nelson have leased the openair 

theatre for the 1 1 a.m. come-as-you-are 

religious services. 

Mrs. Jay Maness and her husband's sons 

Eldon. Drew and Craig went to a wedding 

Fnday night. June 22. while Jay put in the 

evening at the Plaza. The bridegroom was 

Mrs. Maness' cousin David Tyler and the 

bride Marsha Ann Barton. The visiting 

Maness boys put Jay and Jeanne through a 

busy Sunday (June 24). as the five drove 

to Omaha to compare the Henry Doorley 

Zoo to this city's smaller but fascinating 

Children's Zoo. 

Grant Bobzein of Iowa Falls, dean (at 92 

years of age) of the 1973 NEBRASKAland 

Tour, may not have been in the movies but 

he says he rode with Will Rogers and Buffalo 

Bill. Bobzein's reminiscences began as 

the tenth annual tour party made a stop at 

Scout Rest Ranch, the Buffalo Bill home 

historical point near North Platte. As Bobzein 

tells it, he rode with Buffalo Bill three 

Bill Lyons, Buena Vista branch manager, years, broke some ribs in his riding experiences 

later with Will Rogers and he ex- 

who is headquartered in Omaha, was in 

town June 21 calling on circuits and exhibitorspressed 

a preference for the Oklahoma cowboy 

movie actor over Buffalo Bill. It seems, 

according to Bobzein, that "Buffalo Bill was 

a tightwad." 

"The Day of the Jackal," after its first 

week at Douglas 3. is drawing substantial 

summer crowds, according to assistant manager 

Bill Smith. Dennis Garrison, manager 

at the State, is anticipating similar patron 

response to "Live and Let Die," the latest 

James Bond picture, which opened June 27. 

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'Last Tango' Scores 

425 in Cincy Fifth 

CINCINNATI—-Lasl Tango in Parisgrossed 

425 during its fifth week at Stud'o 

Cinemas, thereby nosing out newconur 

"Super Fly T.N.T." for first-place honors 

on the grossing Barometer. "Super Fly 

T.N.T." made its debut at the Grand Theatre 

at a 400 pace. No. 3 on the Barometer 

in this report period was "The Day of the 

Jackal." which scored 375 in its fourth 

week at Skvwalk Cinema 1. 

2nd 

Ambassador The Poseidon Adventure (20th-Fox), 

27th wk 

Carousel Godspell 1 

;Col), 4th wk ; 

Carousel 2 Lost Horizon (Col), I 1 th wk 

Four theatres The Legend of Boggy Creek (SR), 

2nd 

Grand Super Fly T.N.T. (Para) 

International 70, Kenwood Hitler: The Last Ten 

Days (Para), 4th wk 

Place— A Warm December (NGP), 4th wk 

Skywalk Cinema I The Doy of the Jackal (Univ) 

5th wk. 

Times Towne Cinema The Life and Tir 

Judge Roy Bean (NGP), 14th wk. . 

20th Century Two People (Univ) . 

"Coffy,' "Day of the Jackal' 

Each 250 in Detroit Runs 

DETROIT—A trio of 200 class first-run 

features graced this week's gross reports as 

"Coffy" and "The Day of the Jackal," a 

pair of second-week films each rated 250 

and "Last Tango in Paris" built up a 200 

si.xth week at Studio 8. Immediately behind 

these top three came second-week "Pal 

Garrett and Billy the Kid" with 190. 

Adams Sweet Jesus, Preac r Mon (MGM), 

2nd wk 

Americana The Doy of the Jockal (Un 

5 

High Ploins Drifter (Uni 

Hitler: The Lost fen Days 

(Ron 2nd 

Studio Tongo in Poris (UA), 6th wk 

;atres The Legend of Boggy Creek 

(SR), 2nd wk 

Ten theatres Pat Gorrett ond Billy the Kid 

(MGM), 2nd wk 

Three theatres Closs of '44 (WB), 8th wk . 

Three theatres The Horrod Experiment (CRC) 

Towne II The Effects of Gamma Rays 

in-the-Moon Marigolds ;20th-Fox), 4tl- wk 

Two theatres Cries ond Whispers (SR), 6th wl 

Two theatres Coffy (AlP), 2nd wk 

Two theatres Theatre of Blood (UA), 2nd wk 

75 

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"Black Caesar' Triples Average 

At Three Cleveland Theatres 

CLEVELAND—Probably the best overall 

week of the last two months was recorded 

here; ten of 1 1 presentations grossed 

in the 115-300 range. Breaking it down 

further: seven of the 1 I grossed 1 60 and 

better! Leading the pack were newcomers 

"Black Caesar" (300) and "Charlotte's 

Webb" (290). 

Cedar-Lee A Doll's House (Para) 130 

Colony Lost Tango in Paris (UA), 8th wk 175 

Eight theatres Fists of Fury (NGP 

theatres ChorloMe's Webb (Para) 290 

Five theatres Trader Horn (MGM) 80 

Four theatres Battle for the Planet of the Apes 

(20th-F„x) 115 

Tox Cedar-Center The Harrad Experiment 

(CRC), 4th wk 160 

General Cinema The Fomily (SR), 2nd wk 250 

Three theatres Block Caesar (AlP) 300 

Two theotres The Day of the Jackal (Univ), 

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225 

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Three David Lean Films ("Lawrence," 

"Zhivago," "Bridge on the River Kwai") 

amassed 20 Oscars. 

SHOWBOAT CINEMAS LAUNCHKD—Harvey Farber's Showboat triplex 

in Riverview, Mich., opened last month with gala ribbon-cutting ceremonies. Participating 

in the festivities were, left to right, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kline, cowinners 

of a theatre-naming contest held by Farber; Farber, owner of the Showboat 

cinemas, and Mrs. Farber; Debbie Nigh, "Miss Riverview"; Chester R. Beiiak, 

mayor of Riverview; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Vernier, also co-winners of the theatrenaming 

competition, and Jeff Dunn, manager of the Showboat cinemas. Farber, 

owner of the Tel-Ex cinemas in Southfield, Mich., in the last six months has added 

to his operations: the Gaylord cinemas, Ciaylord, Mich.; Washington, Royal Oak 

Mich., and the Showboat cinemas, as well as as.suniing the managerial tasks at the 

Brighton cinemas in Brighton, Mich. 

State in Youngstown Will 

Be Used for Rock Shows 

YOUNGSTOWN. OHIO — The State 

Theatre in downtown Youngstown, recently 

damaged by a fire but closed for several 

years, will be reopened by late summer. 

However, films will not be shown, according 

to the new owners Dr. and Mrs. Edward A. 

Massullo, who purchased the property in 

May from the Schafer family and the Mahoning 

National Bank. They plan to lease 

the house to operators who will present rock 

music groups for young audiences. 

Mrs. Massullo said the new operation 

would be opened as soon as repairs of damage 

from the fire and other renovations are 

completed by her father Andrew Marino. 

Their plans are patterned after an operation 

in Pittsburgh. The new owners intend to 

feature two or three rock groups, both national 

and local names, each week and 

probably will program them on weekdays as 

well as weekends. 

Said Mrs. Massulo: "The most important 

thing is to have something respectable for 

young people in the downtown area." She 

stated that the entertainment groups and 

the audiences will be carefully screened to 

keep the atmosphere wholesome; that is. 

drug-free. They also will enforce a minimum 

admission age. probably 18. and require all 

patrons to wear shoes. 

Marino said approximately $25,000 is 

being spent to clean the theatre and some 

$75,000 to equip the house for the concerts. 

The names of the show operators will 

be announced later. 

The State Th.-alr.- was built in the late 

'20s and for most of the lime offered films. 

March 27 a fire broke out in the rear portion 

of the building, below stage, an area 

which was used by a furniture store for 

storage. A short circuit was blamed. 

Toledo Mayor Prefers 

'Police Harassment' 

TOLEDO, OHIO— Mayor Harry Kessler 

has decided to have local police "intensify 

pressure" against the adult book and film 

operations which feature allegedly pornographic 

material. The move follows the 

"community standards" decision of the U.S. 

Supreme Court. 

The mayor said a police harassment program 

woud be more successful than setting 

up a censorship board, because when the 

police cases go to court, a pattern of decisions 

then will determine acceptable community 

standards, while decisions of a censorship 

board might get tied up in litigation 

and delay the evolution of acceptable standards. 

New Community Standards 

Expected for Columbus 

COLUMBUS—With a backlog of approximately 

150 cases pending against accused 

"smut dealers," most of them adult book 

store operators or peep show operators. 

City. 

Atty. James Hughes of Columbus said 

that new community standards will be determined 

by juries. The 150 cases have been 

in a state of limbo because of a U.S. District 

Court injunction which had halted 

prosecution in many obscenity cases until the 

Supreme Court acted on some long-pending 

appeals. 

Hughes has asked Municipal Court Chief 

Justice G. W. Fais to move to have the injunction 

lifted, so the pending cases can 

be scheduled for trial. Hughes said he expected 

a high percentage of convictions in 

the pending cases, because jurors now will 

July 9, 1973 ME-1 

be less confused over what constitutes pornography, 

due to the Supreme Court's decision.

CLEVELAND 

voters in the House. Four other members 

concurred with the request to reconsider. 

Such a request had to be acted upon within 

jyjike Klein, Warner Bros, branch manager, 

48 hours after the bill passed and may only 

golfing. Blitz feels the exercise wards off 

be called up once. With this latest development. 

is looking splendid despite recent 

surgery at Suburban Hospital. 

disc problems . . . 

Colleen Beggs, Avco Embassy cashier, presently 

Ohio operators still are not out of 

the woods. 

is spending her vacation in Pennsyl- 

The Shoregate opened as a twin June 27 

vania visiting her parents. 

with the showing of Metro-Goldwyn- 

The 500-seat theatre owned by Bert Lefkowich, 

Mayers' "The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing" 

Two prominent local pending cases were 

due to have opened in Park Center 

and Buena Vista's "One Little Indian" 

in the fall, probably will not reach comple- 

spring of '74 

... At summer's end. General Cinema's 

affected by the U.S. Supreme Court's new 

guidelines on obscenity. "Deep Throat," 

The concert by 

twin Parmatown Theatre will be converted 

composer Burt Bacharach, scheduled for 

shown at the Roxy Adult Theatre almost 

Public Hall Wednesday (18). has been cancelde. 

The cancellation was due to sched- 

into a triplex. 

four months ago, is before the Eighth District 

Court of Appeals and is likely to go 

uling problems. Refunds are being given. 

Claudia Ungar, Buena Vista booker for 

many years, will be the new Paramount 

sales manager here, starting Monday (9). 

She succeeds Merritt Sticker. Claudia will 

spend one week in Cincinnati before she 

settles in Paramounfs new headquarters at 

as Cooperative Theatres' secretary . . . 

Marion Sterle is the new clerk-typist at 

Buena Vista . . . Mary Maxwell, Modern 

Theatres' "Girl Friday," returned from her 

Florida trip tanned and rested. 

Anyone interested in a purr-fectly lovely 

Siamese kitten should contact Adele Lipnick, 

American International Pictures billerstenographer. 

She's about to become a "godmother" 

to a litter of them. 

Herb Boswell, Cinerama branch manager, 

made news again. He was a winner at Detroit's 

Variety Club golf tournament, with 

a lovely 71—or was it 61? 

Bob Blitz, Avco Embassy district manager, 

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before the Ohio Supreme Court. There is 

no criminal charge against the theatre but 

an injunction against the film's showing was 

issued in March by Common Pleas Judge 

George W. White. The court split on the 

Brainard Place. 

restraint request and granted no stay. It is 

yet to rule on the constitutional law. Another 

ca.se against the Pussy Cat Cinex 

Celeste Cervcerny, 20th Century-Fox secretary 

to branch manager Bill Twig, received 

Theatre will be heard this year by the Ohio 

her engagement ring June 23 from Pat 

Supreme Court. Again, there is no charge 

Mooney, 20th-Fox booker and son of Blair 

of obscenity here but a contempt of court 

Mooney, Cooperative Theatres' head. A 

citation against theatre manager Larry Hardy. 

It is thought that the recent U.S. Su- 

more handsome and happy couple would be 

difficult to find. However, at the moment 

preme Court ruling giving local communities 

there is lots of giggling and no set wedding 

more say in determining obscenity no doubt 

date. 

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During Carol Channing's recent visit to 

the city in the musical "Lorelei," she said 

she is committed to the show for at least 

a year, part of which time will be spent 

presenting the play in London. She added 

she had no other plans, although someone 

is working on a movie script—a comedy for 

her and Maggie Smith. 

John Michael Tebelak, 24, 

author of the 

hit rock musical "Godspell," was honored 

here at the 34th annual Festival for Freedom. 

Tebelak, reared in Berea, addressed 

the crowd at the Fourth of July festival before 

the fireworks. 

Following the passage of Senate Bill 62 

exempting motion picture projectionists and 

operators from criminal liability 

for exhibiting 

or possessing motion pictures which are 

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Actor Paul Lynde, whose voice is heard 

as Templeton (the rat) in Paramounfs 

"Charlotte's Web," currently showing multiple 

here, returned to the Kenley Theatre 

to star with Elizabeth Allen in the new 

comedy "My Daughter is Rated X" June 26 

through Sunday (1). 

Gunman Flees Airer After 

Attempted Holdup Fails 

MIDDLETOWN. OHIO—An 

attempted 

robbery at the Starglow Drive-In on Cincinnati-Dayton 

Road resulted in no loss, 

according to Earl Cox. theatre owner, who 

said the would-be holdup man made a mad 

dash to escape and may have been wounded 

by gunshot. 

Cox said he was on the telephone at the 

ticket booth with his back turned to the 

counter. When he turned around, he found 

himself looking at a gun held by a man 

who told him it was a stickup. Cox told 

police that he grabbed his own .38-caliber 

revolver and the suspect fled 

along the east 

side of the fence surrounding the theatre. 

Cox pursued him and fired five shots. A 

second man waiting at the end of the fence 

also fled when he heard the gunfire. With 

only one bullet left. Cox gave up the chase 

and called police, who have not found any 

trace of the two suspects. 

Two Armed Men Take $232 

In Loews' State Robbery 

CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO — Two 

armed men robbed the Loews' State Theatre, 

Cuyahoga Falls, suburb of Akron, of 

$232 shortly after the last film ended Friday 

night. June 22. The robbers forced 

assistant manager Bruce Knox to open an 

office safe and then tied up Knox and doorman 

Kurt Spenoso. 

Knox managed to free himself and immediately 

called police. 

Jack Nicholson will star in Roman Polanski's 

upcoming "Chinatown" for Paramount. 

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COLUMBUS 

"^be CCC Auto Theatre, operated by Rainbow 

Enterprises, will open in mid-July 

as a twin drive-in. following extensive remodeling 

. . . Bob Hope and Jack Nicklaus 

teamed in the Pro-Am Golf Tournament 

at the Columbus Country Club here for 

Children's Hospital and Dispatch Charities. 

Hope termed the event the most successful 

one-day tourney in which he has participated. 

The Eastland Cinema held a free morning 

showing of the Frank Sinatra-Raquel Welch 

feature. "I.ady in Cement." 

Jerry Knight, operator of the Drexel, 

presented a sizable check to Melvin E. 

Tharp, vice-president of Dispatch Charities, 

following the central Ohio premiere of 

"Tom Sawyer." co-sponsored by Dispatch 

Charities and the Drexel. All proceeds from 

the premiere will go to various community 

causes . . . Organists Mike Williams and 

Frank Babbitt shared the Robert Morton 

console at the Ohio Theatre for the four-day 

showing of "A New Leaf." Williams also 

is scheduled to be at the console for several 

subsequent showings in the summer film 

series at the Ohio. 

The Ohio Theatre had 300 performances 

last year, attracting more than 320,000 

patrons for a variety of attractions, ranging 

from religious revivals to films. Alan W. 

McCracken, executive director of the Columbus 

Ass'n for the Performing Arts, says 

the next goal is to replace the present 3.069 

seats or to re-do the ceiling. The seats are 

the original ones installed when the theatre 

was built in 1928. McCracken said the 

theatre showed an operating break-even 

point in 1972. 

Yoimgstown Wants Certain 

Films in Definite Areas 

YOUNGSTOWN. OHIO — The city 

council here is considering an ordinance 

that will prohibit the showing of movies that 

have "questionable" social value in certain 

locations throughout the city, 

specifying the 

vicinity of single-family residences, churches 

and public institutions. The bill was drafted 

before the U.S. Supreme Court luling last 

month and was this city's latest effort to 

curb pornography. 

William Higgins, city law director, explained 

is little 

that there doubt that under 

most circumstances Youngstown juries will 

be expressing the feelings of the community 

and lean toward more strict enforcement of 

measures again allegedly pornographic films 

and printed matter. 

Vincent E. Gilmartin, Mahoning County 

prosecutor, said the latest Supreme Court 

ruling was "a substantial improvement because 

the prosecution will not be expected 

to establish artificial standards" but said 

that citizen participation was the key in 

July 9, 1973 

prosecuting alleged offenders. He said he 

was disappointed that certain groups in the 

community, particularly the clergy, had refused 

to testify during the trials on such 

cases. 

When his office was trying to ban the 

showing of the film "I .Am Curious (Yellow)," 

Gilmartin said one minister refused 

to view the movie, even though he was told 

the prosecutor's office needed facts, not 

hearsay evidence. 

Dennis Haines, a liberal attorney, said 

there were more important issues in which 

law enforcement agencies and courts should 

be interested. "I don't think private morality 

should be on their priority lists," he said, 

adding that he was convinced that Youngstown 

will carry the same community standards 

as New York, attributing this attitude 

of liberalitv 

to the mass media. 

Ohio Legislator Predicts 

Obscenity Law Revision 

COLUMBUS—The recent U.S. Supreme 

Court ruling on pornography will mean a 

rewriting of Ohio's obscenity laws at the 

1974 session of the legislature, according to 

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Paul 

Gillmor, Port Clinton, Ohio. 

"What we attempted to write into law 

(earlier) was the prevailing standards of the 

(U.S.) Supreme Court, recognizing that lots 

of material many people would consider 

pornographic could not be covered," Gillmor 

explained. He said under the new decision 

the social and artistic merit of a book 

or film still will be an important factor but 

no longer will prosecutors have to prove the 

material to be "utterly without redeeming 

social value." 

However. Arthur Wilkowski, chairman of 

the Ohio House Judiciary Committee, said 

it would be difficult to enact a state law 

to set standards of morality applicable 

throughout all areas of Ohio and pointed out 

that the impact of the decision would be felt 

most quickly in municipalities where city 

councils would revise local ordinances. 

TROY, N.Y.—The old Troy Theatre, 

being demolished to make way for an urban 

renewal development, caught fire during a 

recent thunderstorm. Firemen said lightning 

probably caused the blaze. 

CINCINNATI 

Interstate Theatre .Services is booking and 

buying for the theatres owned by Gene 

Lutes. Lexington, Ky. 

Kathy Rodgers, Buena Vista secretary, 

and Virginia Meyers, 20th Century-Fox 

cashier, have returned from vacations. 

Margaret Urevion, controller for New 

World Pictures, Hollywood, was in town 

recently consulting with Jay Goldberg. 

JMG Film Co. president, concerning the 

company's new films for 1974. 

Paramount has moved into larger quarters 

—Suite 610-611. Schmidt BIdg., 128 East 

Sixth St. . . . Claudia Unger is the new 

Paramount sales manager, located in Cleveland. 

She succeeds Merritt Sticker, branch 

manager here. 

Preparations are being made now for the 

world premiere of "Motown 9000" in this 

area Wednesday. August 15. "Motown 

9000" is a General Film Corp. product and 

was shot in its entirety in Detroit. In addition 

to company officials, several members 

of the film's cast are expected to be present 

for the 

festivities. 

Kentucky exhibitors in town included 

Mrs. Fred May. Dry Ridge; Frances Cain, 

Louisa, and Jim Denton, Owingsville. 

CASA GRANDE. ARIZ.—The 285-seat 

Mall Cinema, located in the Casa Grande 

Mall, was opened to the public recently. 

The de luxe showhouse is co-owned by 

Bill and Wayne Maples. 

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the June 26 segment preview of 

"Motown 9000." General Film Corp. production 

which is the first full-length motion 

picture ever to be filmed in its entirety in 

this city. The preview was held in the downtown 

Plaza Theatre and was followed by a 

luncheon at the Sheraton-Cadillac, where 

favorable comment was abundant. Among 

those in attendance were producer Don Gottlieb, 

Police Commissioner John Nichols 

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Gottlieb. "Motown 9000" will carry 

an R rating when it premieres August 8 in 

this city at the Madison Theatre. This debut 

will be preceded by a special benefit showing, 

receipts from which will go to the 

Police Athletic League. 

Nicholas George's Carousel I and II 

opened in Center Line June 15 . United 

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General Theatres' Northgate cinemas I-II- 

III had their grand opening June 6 in Hazel 

Park . . . The Northcrest Cinemas, located 

in the Northcrest Shopping Center, just off 

Rochester Road, was opened June 29 for 

moviegoing residents of the northern suburbs. 

General Cinema Corp. recently opened 

the Maple Hill Cinema I and II in Kalamazoo 

.. . GCC's Somerset Mall Cinema IV 

had its grand opening June 27. with the 

now providing 6 theatres at two convenient 

circuit 

locations. This bow was marked 

by 

festivities, including ribbon-cutting ceremonies, 

marching bands, souvenirs, gifts, 

music, lights and a large crowd of guests. 

The entertainment comple.\ now will be 

known as Warren Cinema City, with bargain 

matinees every day until 2:30 p.m.. when 

admission will be $1 at all cinemas. 

With the opening of the Showboat cinemas 

at Riverview by Harvey Farber Enterprises, 

the well-known theatreman welcomed 

the kids to the new triplex and June 23 

provided entertainment by the Banana Splits 

of TV renown. Film offerings were "Charlotte's 

Web" and "Willy Wonka & the 

Chocolate Factory" in Cinema I, "Fiddler 

on the Roof" in Cinema 3 and "Cahill. 

United States Marshal" in Cinema 2. Jamie 

Valimont of Suburban Theatres won a season 

pass in a grand-opening celebration 

drawing. 

The Playhouse, Whi ;hall. 

in late May. 

was shuttered 

'Motown' Premiere Set 

DETROIT—General Film Corp.'s "Motown 

9000" has been set for a charity premiere 

in Detroit August 15. The film was 

shot in Motor City and proceeds from the 

debut will go to black groups. 

Mayor to Seek Stronger Laws 

LORAIN. OHIO— Mayor Joseph J. Zahorec 

and the eight-member Morality & 

Decency Committee plan to ask the city 

council to prepare new legislation to ban 

"indecent materials." The mayor said state 

and local ordinances are not strong enough 

to cover Lorain's situation and that he was 

taking this action as a result of the recent 

U.S. Supreme Court ruling which allows 

local communities to ban material deemed 

offensive to local standards. 

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'Battle for the Planet' 

High 500 in Boston 

BOSTON— Business was good, delving a 

torrid weekend heat wave. A sparkling variety 

of fresh film fare during the last two 

or three report weeks continued to pay dividends 

at Boston boxoffices and percentages 

soared all up and down the Barometer lineup. 

It took 500 to win the No. 1 spot, the 

percentage grossed by "Battle for the 

Planet 

of the Apes," new at the Saxon Theatre. 

"Last Tango in Paris" rated No. 2 with its 

400 1 1th week at Cheri Three, then numerous 

first-run features tied on the 300 level. 

Cinemart, Milford Cinema II Let the Good 

Times Roll (Col), 2nd wk 65 

College Street Cinema, Milford Cinema I 

This Is o Hijock! (SR) 1 50 

New Haven Drive-ln Superchick (SR) 75 

Roger Sherman Coffy (AlP), 2nd wk 60 

Showcase Cinema I The Harrad Experiment 

(CRC) 180 

Showcase Cinema II Paper Moon (Para), 2nd wk. 250 

Showcase Cinema III Lost Tango in Paris (UA), 

6th wk 225 

Summit Bummer! (SR); The HitchHikers (SR) .135 

Westville, Whitney Kid Blue (20th-Fox) 110 

Whalley Girls Are for Loving (Cont'l) 125 

"Last Tango in Paris' 

225 in Hartford Gth 

H.^RTFORD—Only "Last Tango in 

Paris" showed any boxoffice muscle as firstrun 

films here coasted through a listless 

week marked by unusually high temperatures. 

Playing a sixth week at Cinerama 

Theatre, "Last Tango" rang up a resounding 

225 per cent. 

Berlin Cine II, Vernon Cine II Kid Blue 

(20th-Fox) 90 

Centrol—Let the Good Times Roll (Col), 2nd wk. . 60 

-Hitler: The Lost Ten Doys (Pora), 

5th 

erama Last Tango in Paris (UA), 6th wk. . 

hive theatres This Is a Hijack! (SR) 

Newington, UA Theatre East III Lost Horizon 

(Col), 5th wk 

Strand—The Soul of Nigger Charley (Pora) . 

Sneak Previews 'Paper Moon' 

HARTFORD — Paramount's "Paper 

Moon" was sneak previewed on a recent 

Friday night at the Keppner-TarantuI Burnside 

and General Cinema Corp. Cinema I. 

Redstone Opens East hiartford Quad 


Astor Karodo (SR), 2nd wk 125 

Beacon Hill 

The Last Ten Days (Poro), 

Hitler: 

5th wk 130 

A Touch of Closs (Emb) 175 

Charles 

Chen One A Doll's House ;Para), 3rd wk 135 

Two 

Cheri The Lost of Sheiio :WB) 300 

Three 

Cheri 

Lost Tongo in Poris (UA), 11th wk. 400 

Cinema 57 One—Poper Moon (Pora), 2nd wk. .300 

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Cinema 57 Two— Dillinger ;AIP) 300 

Artist's rendering of the ultramodern foiirplex opened by Redstone Theatres 

Gary The Chinese Connection NGPj, 3rd wk. .240 

last month in East Hartford. Conn. 

Abbey One 

Loews' 

Godspell C?l wk 100 

Loews' Abbey Two Fun and Gomes SR) 140 

Music Hall Live and Let Die UA; 200 

Poromount Cohill, United States Morshol (WB) 190 EAST HARTFORD. CONN.—An invitational 

book an auditorium or auditoriums for a 

premiere Tuesday evening. June 26. Paris Cinema Let the Good Times Roll (Col) ...200 

wk charitable or civic use at no charge. If an 

Savoy One Superfiy T.N.T. (Para), 2nd 300 

Savoy Two Monson (AlP), 4th wk 120 for nearly 1,000 city officials, area dignitaries 

organization plans a fund-raising theatre 

Scxon Bottle for the Plonet of the Apes 

(20th-Fox) 500 

and community leaders marked the party, a trained Showcase group sales rep- 

debut of Redstone Theatres" newest luxury resentative will help make such an event a 

Showcase Cinemas Gamer 

Showcase cinemas 1-2-3-4 at 936 Silver financial success. Hundreds of clubs have 

Top New Haven Grosses 

Lane. Seating 2,900 patrons, the dazzling made thousands of dollars in other Redstone 

complex is one of the largest yet built in Showcase cinemas across the country. 

NEW HAVEN—Above average percentages 

outnumbered below-average ones: the 

this state. 

Schools in Showcase cinemas areas have 

logical conclusion, then, was that the report Sumner Redstone, president of Redstone well received the special education theatre 

week was a good one for New Haven exhibitors. 

Theatres, the Boston-based circuit which has entertainment programs that are presented 

and which be 

more than 109 theatre screens nationwide, at special student prices will 

Particularly was this true at the 

Showcase triplex, where Cinema I opened 

hosted the invitational premiere. Joining available to schools in the East Hartford 

"The Harrad Experiment" at 1 SO, Cinema him in ribbon-cutting ceremonies were East region via the new complex. 

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played the second week of "Paper Moon" Hartford Mayor Richard H. Blackstone, star Young folks will get special consideration 

for 250 and Cinema III scored 225 with the 

Michelle Phillips of American Internation- 

by Meile and his staff, with Saturday and 

sixth week of "Last Tango in 

Sunday children's matinee film classic 

Paris." 

shows, just as are arranged at other Redstone 

Showcase cinemas. Many PTA and 

al's "Dillinger" and director Peter Yates of 

"The Friends of Eddie Coyle." 

"Dillinger," "Live and Let Die," and 

"Scarecrow" were shown in three of the 

Showcase's auditoriums while Disney's 

"Song of the South" and ".'\ristocats" made 

up the film fare in the fourth auditorium 

for the opening. 

The first public showings at the complex 

were held the following night. June 27, 

when the four auditoriums went to a continuous 

performances policy, with special 

rates for children and senior citizens on a 

regular basis. 

The Showcase cinemas' managing director 

is Carmen Meile, East Hartford: the 

house manager is George Martin, East Hartford, 

and the assistant manager is Thomas 

Yadvish, Middletown. John P. Lowe is Redstone's 

district manager in charge of the 

new units. 

An art exhibit by the East Hartford Art 

League, a feature of the two opening evenings, 

will remain on display in the Showcase 

gallery for a period to permit wide 

public viewing. Works of other local area 

artists also will be given a chance for exposure, 

thus reaching hundreds of persons 

who might never have seen their works. 

The Showcase cinemas' management offers 

area clubs and organization, during 

nonopcrating hours, the Showcase Get-Together, 

a plan under which any club may 

Mothers clubs have helped Showcase cinemas 

reach even larger audiences for such 

films by using the Young Folks Film Showcase 

as fund-raisers for scholarship and 

camp programs. Scries tickets afford an 

ideal 

profit plan for clubs. 

Perhaps the newest and most rapidly 

growing Showcase innovation, according to 

Sumner Redstone, is the Showcase Theatre 

Party for industrial and commercial plants 

as a motivation for increased productivity 

and good fellowship: "Special group rates 

are available on all film programs with our 

trained special events directors showing the 

many ways theatre parties help attract jobhunters. 

Many industries use Showcase 

auditoriums for their job-training seminars." 

Redstone also announced that Cinerama 

screens and projection equipment are to be 

installed, with stereophonic .sound, for a 

Cinerama fall presentation. 

Another entertainment first in this area 

for Showcase cinemas is that the complex 

is the only theatre hereabouts that is a 

member of a charge card plan. Patrons 

holding Master Charge cards can charge 

their admission at the new complex, which 

provides a lighted, paved area containing 

more than 1 .000 parking spaces. 

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NEMPC Gel-Together 

Provides Fun for All 

By ERNIE WARREN 

BOSTON—The New England Motion 

Picture Club's June session was held at 

Nick's Restaurant Thursday the 21st and. 

as expected, was highlighted by the presence 

of a large number of ladies from the 

industry and. in a few instances, by wives 

of club members. 

Harvey Appell introduced Paul Levi, cochairman 

of the month with Hugh Mc- 

Cauley, who was confined to his home with 

a back injury. Paul started festivities by 

introducing Jess Cain, a highly rated Boston 

radio personality who. for nearly an 

hour, kept members and their guests roaring 

with laughter at his stories about headliners 

he had contacted during his broadcasting 

career. 

Harvey also expressed the thanks of the 

committee running the club for support 

from the members in working toward the 

club's objectives. These mainly are to help 

those in the film industry, when they most 

need help, and to provide good fellowship 

through such get-togethers as the monthly 

luncheon sessions. Harvey recalled, too. that 

the club idea had started about two years 

ago when seven men in the distribution end 

of the business were having lunch together; 

now the club has a mailing list of 140. While 

Harvey was making these comments, waiters 

brought out a birthday cake and presented 

it to him—as June 21 was his birthday. 

Sam Richmond then was introduced and 

Sam. recently named chairman of the Will 

Rogers Hospital Memorial Fund Drive, 

gave a pep talk about objectives of this 

year's campaign. Sam wanted everyone to 

know that he's aiming for record-breaking 

collections and he received a heavy round of 

applause for such worthy intentions. Sam 

then introduced Si Evans, exhibitor chairman 

for the Rogers drive. 

Jack Margolis, well-known in the Boston 

film district, was back for a visit and was 

warmly welcomed at the luncheon by his 

old friends. 

The gathering was reminded that Maurice 

Levine of Avco Embassy still is a patient at 

Youville Hospital in Cambridge and would 

appreciate hearing from friends in the film 

district. 

Finally came the time for the drawing of 

the prizes acquired by the chairman with 

the assistance of Jess Cain. With the latter 

officiating in calling out the winning numbers, 

at least half of the people present won 

hot combs, radios, shavers, Polaroid cameras, 

guitars and tickets to Boston Red Sox 

games. The two top prizes were $100 certificates 

from Bachrach Fabian Photographers. 

Among those enjoying every minute of 

the luncheon were Doc Romano. Si Evans, 

Bill Underhalt, Mel Wintman. George Roberts. 

Sumner Myerson. Mike Fleisher. Sol 

Sherman. Henry Scully. Harold Levin. Jack 

Keegan. Sam Feinstein, Nick Lavador. Mai 

Green, Jim Engel, Bill Mulcahy. Fred 

Shaw, Stan Farrington, Newell Kurzon, 

Fran Lynch, Gasper Urban. Arthur Friedman. 

Eve Daley, Joan Long, Rita Risko, 

Peggy Hunter, Susan Nicoll, Kathy Haggerty, 

Marjorie Binder, Linda Pepper, Rose 

McKinney, Barbara Warren, Marion Bell, 

Rita Arpell with Harvey's two daughters; 

Eda Romano and Irene Warren. 

It was announced that this was the final 

luncheon for this season. The next will be 

held in September and the co-chairmen for 

it are to be named early next month. 

MAINE 

J!^\ 

Taylor, 23-year-old native of Dover- 

Foxcroft and operating his own classic 

film rental service out of a former florist 

shop in Union Square, Dover-Foxcroft, was 

subject of a recent feature article in the 

Bangor Daily News. Taylor is said to have 

about 800 features on hand—from the early 

silents to latter-day releases—and some 

28.000 bookings lined up within the next 

year. At present he is renting to state institutions 

and private homes but plans to get 

into the theatrical market with 35mm 

prints. 

Neil Evans New Manager 

Of Boston AA Exchange 

BOSTON—Neil Evans was appointed 

manager of the Allied Artists Pictures Corp. 

exchange here, effective June 25. Jerry 

Gruenberg. vice-president for general sales, 

announced at the company's New York City 

home offices. 

From his new headquarters on Boston's 

Filmrow. Evans will be responsible for 

servicing the Boston, Buffalo, New Haven 

and Albany territories. 

Evans, a graduate of the University of 

Miami, was national sales manager Zerox 

Films in Stamford. Conn., prior to joining 

Allied 

Artists. 

Midtown Cinema Leasing 

Rockville, Conn., Duo 

ROCKVILLE, CONN.— Rockville Center 

Associates, owner of the Rockville Shopping 

Plaza, has leased the twin cinemas, 

previously operated by Ron Goldberg's 

Family Theatre group, to Midtown Cinema 

Corp., which is headed by William Elliott 

and Ronald Parris. 

Elliott and Parris, both formerly with 

General Cinema Corp., have changed the 

name of the complex from Family theatres 

I-II to Rockville theatres I-II. One seals 

IS4; the other, 153. 

BOSTON 

Just a reminder to all exhibitors, distributors 

and concessionaires: the Theatre 

Owners of New England convention will be 

held August 19-22 at Wentworth-by-the- 

Sea, Portsmouth, N.H. Since the convention 

occurs during the busy vacation season, 

TONE executive secretary Carl Goldman 

suggests that you send in your reservations 

as quickly as possible. The convention site 

is right out on the ocean and everyone 

attending can count on repeating the good 

times enjoyed at last year's conclave. 

Ken Squier's Massachusetts Theatre 

Equipment Co. announced that the Cinema 

at Brattleboro, Vt.. had an invitational 

opening (with cocktails) June 21 for local 

celebrities, businessmen and film industry 

friends. Cinemeccanica projection is used in 

the booth of this fully automated theatre 

and Irwin Seating installed the de luxe 

chairs for 350 patrons. 

Bill Koster, vice-president of Children's 

Cancer Research Hospital and vice-president 

of the Jimmy Fund which supports operation 

of the CCR Hospital, cooperated with 

the Massachusetts Department of Commerce 

in hosting New England's largest of 

all clambakes. It took place on the Boston 

Common from 1 1 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday. 

June 27. Provided for the occasion 

were 280 bushels every five minutes until 

around 8.000 persons were fed, including 

the governor and every member of the 

Legislature. There was a charge of $2. all 

proceeds going to the Jimmy Fund. 

Paul Peterson and Dick Waite at NFB 

Films are breaking in New England with 

their new release. "Klone." Wednesday (25). 

backing it with a huge advertising blast 

through newspapers, radio and telecasts. 

Jack Finn, Universal exchange manager, 

hosted a screening of the company's "Jesus 

Christ Superstar" at Ben Sack's 57 Cinema 

before a capacity audience of exhibitors and 

their friends . . . Walter Dyer, Universal 

sales manager, noted that 32 theatres had 

participated in the saturation breaking of 

Universal's "High Plains Drifter" the week 

of June 27. 

Interstate Theatres staffers arc fairly weU 

settled in their new quarters at 20 Newbury 

Street, opposite the Ritz Carlton. The new 

offices are on the fourth floor; all have 

been newly renovated and are completely 

air conditioned. Everything is working 

smoothly and at a fast pace except the 

building's elevator, which has a speed of 

about four feet per minute (up or down). 

Well remembered Rhode Island theatremen: 

Ed Fay. Freddie Lovett. Bill Deitch. 

Owen Thornton. Jack Findley. John Miller 

(of RI's first circuit?). Maurice Safner. 

Charlie Rock. Morris Pozzner. Charlie 

Steadman and Joe Rock. 

James Caan. filming "Cinderella 

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HARTFORD 

James S. Minges, the real estate developer, 

planning inclusion of a cinema in his 

$56 million Talcott Village residential-commercial 

complex, suburban Farmington, has 

announced expansion of the 20-acre tract to 

include a $7 million, two-and-a-half story 

motor inn. The development is across Route 

4 from the University of Connecticut's 

Medical Center. 

Long-range planning for downtown Hartford 

may see demolishment of the Harold 

Konover first-run Strand. 1017 Main St.. 

to make way for a new retail mall, largest 

in the city's history. A 90-day study is under 

way by the city, Aetna Insurance Co., Society 

for Savings (the banking firm) and 

Monday Corp., Ltd.. of Montreal. Whether 

a cinema would be contained in the new 

development is yet to be determined. The 

Canadian firm would be the prime developers. 

The first-run Berlin Drive-In, on the suburban 

Berlin Turnpike, operated for several 

years by Espan Theatres of New York, is 

now under the Esquire Theatres of America 

banner. Money involved in the transaction 

was in the ,$600,000-plus bracket, according 

to reliable sources. 

The Hartford zoning board of appeals has 

rejected exhibitor Ernest A. Grecula's request 

for a variance that would have allowed 

liquor to be sold in his Art Cinema 

Building at 255 Franklin Ave. 

The Roger's Corner Drive-In, Pleasant 

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policy for Mondays and Tuesdays. A similar 

plan, applicable Mondays through Thursdays, 

has been in effect for some time at 

General Cinema Corp.'s Blue Hills Drive- 

In, Bloomfield. 

Brothers Milton and Merrill Adams have 

been distributing free candy to youngsters 

attending Saturday-Sunday matinees at 

their 

twin cinemas in the Caldor Shopping Plaza. 

Manchester. 

NEW HAVEN 

CBC Management Corp. has opened its 

1973 flea market and swap meet, the 

Sunday schedule going from 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m., at the Pine Twin Drive-In, opposite 

the Naugatuck Valley Shopping Mall. Admission 

for sellers and swappers is $4 and 

buyers by the carload (regardless of number 

of passengers) are 50 cents. 

MGM has included the home city, New 

Winchester-Western division, 

Haven, of the 

Olin Corp., in its national promotion tied 

to a new release, "Trader Horn," the film 

company planning theatre drawings at theatres 

or contests via broadcast media for 

the Model 94 Winchester rifle. Winchester- 

Western, in return, is promoting the Rod 

Taylor starrer, through posters in its major 

retail outlets. 

VERMONT 

Jn a "first" of its kind in many years, a 

Vermont drive-in is "pitching" concession 

stand services; ads for the Mt. View 

Drive-In, Winooski, are advertising: "Come 

Early—Join Us for Supper!" 

The Mallets Bay Drive-In, Route 7, is 

cautious when it comes to application of 

the Motion Picture Ass'n of America rating 

code. Unlike many an underskyer or hard- 



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has an MPAA rating or carries a 

producer-rated X. Playing the states-rights 

skinflick. "The Adult View of Jekyll & 

Hide," for example, the Mallets Bay used 

the ad-line: "Producer-Rated X; not rated 

by MPAA." 

Doug Adams, president, SBC Management 

Corp., was a Burlington visitor. 

Ted Tedesco Is Assigned 

To Redstone Orange Unit 

ORANGE. CONN.—Ted Tedesco. in 

exhibition 

20 years, has joined Redstone 

Theatres and was initially assigned a management 

capacity at Showcase cinemas I- 

II-III. Al Palance continues as resident 

manager of the local complex. 

Tedesco most recently was with the Jerry 

Lewis cinemas in California and, previously, 

was a district manager for Century Theatres, 

New York. At one time, he managed 

the Paramount Theatre. Brooklyn, N.Y. 

NEW BRITAIN 

The Perakos family interests filed 

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a merger 

certificate with the Secretary of State's 

office, merging the Perakos-Mall Cinema, 

Bloomfield. into the Elm Theatre Corp. 

Sperie P. Perakos, president and chief 

executive officer, Perakos Theatres Associates, 

trekked into New York for screenings. 

Hartford Studying Plans 

For Downtown Rebuilding 

HARTFORD—Thomas P. 

MacDonough, 

president of the Hartford Federal Savings 

Bank, has proposed a four-block redevelopment 

plan for downtown Hartford's retail 

core district, bounded by Main, State, Market 

and Kinsley streets, to include a cinema. 

The proposal is under study by the city. 

The same tract previously contained the 

then-Warner Bros. Regal and the Martin 

H. Kelleher Princess, both yielding some 

years ago to redevelopment. 

INCORPORATIONS 

—Rhode Island 

New England Amusement, Inc., 

Westerly; 

directors, John A. Azzinaro, David A. 

Azzinaro and John F. Berardo; 1,200 shares, 

no par common. 

Stanley Pawlowicz. 92 

GREENFIELD, MASS. — Stanley H. 

Pawlowicz, 92, also known as Stanley 

Powers, lighting technician for the old 

Lawler Theatre during its vaudeville days, 

died June 10 at a Greenfield nursing home. 

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25th Annual Dinner-Dance 

Held by Quebec Pioneers 

MONTREAl.—The Quebec Motion Pieturc 

Pioneers hist month held their 25th 

anniKil ilinner-danee in the hailroimi of the 

Miss Dyan Cannon, Hollywood star, 

left, was a guest of honor at the Quebec 

Motion Picture Pioneers' 25th annual 

dinner-dance held in the ballroom of 

the Chateau Champlain, Montreal. 

Others at the head table are, left to 

right, Gerry Nadeau, president of the 

Quebec Motion Picture Pioneers; Maurice 

Phaneuf, executive vice-president, 

United Theatres, and Tom Cleary, trustee, 

who emceed the event. 

Chateau Champlain, Montreal. Guests of 

honor were actress Dyan Cannon, who is 

featured in the Potterton production "Child 

Under a Leaf," co-starring Roger Pilon, 

French-Canadian favorite, and Pat Travers, 

Canadian vice-president of the lATSE. 

Membership certificates were presented to 

21 new members of the organization. 

Romeo Goudreau, nominating chairman, 

announced the new officers and directors 

for the 1973-74 term as follows: Harold 

Giles, Mort Prcvost, William Singleton, Tom 

Cleary. Phil Maurice, Fred Peters and L. E. 

Dettner, trustees: president, Gerry Nadeau: 

vice-presidents, Maurice Phaneuf, Jacques 

Martin and Al Friedman; secretary, Armand 

Besse, and treasurers, Jacques Patry and 

Mrs. H. DeVarennes. 

Also. Mrs. Pauline Frank, ladies' auxiliary; 

Frank Sotorio. membership, and golf. 

M. Phaneuf and H. Giles, 

Directors are Irving Goldsmith, Roger 

'Emigrants Stirs Strong Response 

In Edmonton; First Week Excellent' 

EDMONTON—"The Emigrants" started 

fast at Plaza 2 and maintained a steady pace 

throughout its first week, thus becoming 

one of four Edmonton "excellent" grossers. 

Others were holdovers "The Poseidon Adventure." 

"High Plains Drifter" and "Class 

of "44." The report week also produced five 

"very good" raters; "The Cross and the 

Switchblade," "Fly Me." "Love and Pain," 

"Sisters" and "The Discreeet Charm of the 

Bourgeoisie." 

Jasper Cinema The Cross and the Switchblade 

(IFD), 3rd wk Very Good 

Klondike Cinema Fly Me (IFD) Very Good 

Odeon ^Love and the Pain (and the Whole Damn 

Thing) (Col), 2nd wk Very Good 

Poromount The Poseidon Adventure (BVFD), 

13th wk Excellent 

Plaza 2 ^The Emigrants (WB) Excellent 

Rialto— High Plains Drifter (Univ), 4th wk. .Excellent 

Towne Cinema Sisters (Astral), 3rd wk. ..Very Good 

Vorscono The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie 

( BVFD) Very Good 

Westmount A Kid Blue (BVFD) Poor 

Westmount B—Class of '44 (WB), 4th wk. . .Excellent 

"Last Tango' Finally Reaches 

Toronto and Captures Lead 

TORONTO—Grosses remained high at 

first-run houses, led by "Last Tango in 

Paris" in a very strong opening week at the 

Towne Cinema. Other outstanding grossers 

were "Day of the Jackal." "A Warm December," 

"Class of '44." "Walking Tall" 

and "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid." 

Fairlawn, two others— The Nelson Affair (Univ), 

9th wk Poor 

Hollywood (North)—The Heartbreak Kid (BVFD), 

13th wk 

Good 

Hollywood (South) Hitler: The Last Ten Days 

(Para), 4th wk Good 

Hyland The Day of the Jackal (Univ), 

1 

2nd wk 

Very Good 

Hyland 2 Love and Pain (and the Whole Damn 

Thing) (Col), 5th wk Poor 

International Cinema Ludwig (MGM) Good 

Towne Cinema Last Tango in Paris (UA) . .Excellent 

University Sleuth (BVFD), 14th wk Good 

Uptown 1 A Warm December (NGP), 

3rd wk Very Good 

Uptown 2 Closs of '44 (WB), 9th wk Very Good 

Uptown 3 Walking Tall (AFD), 4th wk. . Good 

Yonge Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (MGM), 

3rd wk Very Good 

York 1 Kid Blue (20th-Fox), 3rd wk Poor 

York 2—Godspell (Col), 9th wk Poor 

'Love and Pain' Paces Strong 

Industry Week in Montreal 

MONTREAL—Only one "excellent" 

bobbed to the surface here but everything 

mood. Only "The Day of the Jackal," which 

bowed in at the Downtown Theatre showed 

any real strength. Holdovers also started to 

slip, as the mainstem got ready for a thorough 

housecleaning before the next holi- 

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day. 

A Warm December 'NGP) 

Average 

Copitol 

Love and Pain (ond the Whole Domn 

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Thing) (Col) Good 

Downtown— The Day of the Jackal (Univ) ..Excellent 

Fine Arts—A Doll's House (Para), 2nd wk. ..Averogc 

. Hyland Love and Marriage (Danton), 2nd wk. .Slow 

Odeon Lost in Paris (UA), 

Orpheum— Pat Gorrett and Billy the Kid (MGM), 

Tango 4th wk Good 

4th wk 

Good 

Fair 

Park—The Nelson Affair (Univ), 5th wk 

Stonley- The Sleuth I.VFD), 10th wk Good 

It Varsity- Ploy As It Lays (Univ), 3rd wk. .Average 

Vogue— High Plains Drifter (Univ), 5th wk Good 

'Thief,' "Warm December' Rate 

'Excellent' in Winnipeg Debuts 

WINNIPEG— Business was down slightly 

but still steady for this time of year. 

"Walking Tall" and "The Heartbreak Kid" 

again were rated "excellent" and "The 

Thief Who Came to Dinner" opened very 

strong. A fourth "excellent" was posted by 

"A Warm December." new at the North 

Star II. 

Capitol—Walking Toll (AFD), 5th wk Excellent 

Downtown The Love Pill (Danton), His Wife s 

Habit (Danton) 

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Eve Convent Girls (CP); Girls of the Gynecologist 

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(CP), 3rd wk Good 

Garrick I—Trinity Is Still My Name (BVFD), 

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Garrick II—^Love and Pain (and the Whole Damn 

Thing) (Col), 2nd wk Average 

Grant Park—Family Honor (CRC) Good 

Metropolitan—The Thief Who Came to "inner 

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NorYh^Sto; I—The' Heortbrcok Kid (BVFD); 

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3rcj wk 

North Star li-A Warm December (NGP) Excellent 

Odeon—High Plains Drifter Univ). 5th wk. .Good 

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Pork The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie 

(BVFD) 2nd wk Good 

Polo Park—Class of '44 (WB), 9th wk. . . . 

Very Good 

'Love and Pain' 'Excellent' 

First Week in Calgary 

CALGARY—"Love and Pain (and the 

Whole Damn Thing)" rated "excellent" at 

Grand Theatre to become one of four first 

runs grossing on that high level. Others 

were "High Plains Drifter." "Sleuth" and 

"Jeremiah Johnson." 

Brentwood—The Poseidon Adventure (BVFD)^^ 

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Finalize Production Pact 

For Movie on John Ware 

CALGARY—John Ware, Alberta's legendary 

black pioneer and cowboy, will 

come to life in a movie that will be filmed 

handle the details concerning financing but 

it is hoped that people in Alberta who wish 

to participate in backing the project will be 

able to do so. 

Last year Chief Mountain Studios had 

planned to raise money for the venture 

through the sale of public shares; however, 

the Provincial Securities Commission stopped 

the sales when it claimed that the company 

had failed to comply with all regulations. 

As yet no .schedule has been worked 

out for the completion of the various stages 

of the production but Forsyth feels that it 

will take one to two years for the entire 

project. The production company has commissioned 

a group of highly experienced 

scriptwriters and preparation of the screenplay 

already is under way. 

The book "John Ware's Cow Country," 

written by Alberta's Lt. Gov. Grant Mac- 

Ewan, will be the basis of the story. Born 

a slave in South Carolina in 1845, John 

Ware came to Alberta in 1882 and settled 

in the High River district. Upon completion 

of the screenplay, casting will begin for the 

role of John Ware and two other leading 

characters in the film. 

Forsyth said that preliminary contacts 

have been made with several actors of 

international stature but at present no names 

are being released. Working with two talent 

agencies in Calgary, the production company 

"will use as much local talent as possible." 

The agencies will arrange auditions 

for ten to 15 speaking parts. 

The High River area southwest of Calgary 

will be the locale of more than 50 

per cent of the filming, with the remainder 

being shot in South Carolina, Old Tucson 

and other areas of Arizona. Forsyth feels 

that the movie will be a financial success, 

not only in Canada and the U.S., but in 

overseas markets as well— particularly in 

Japan, Europe and some of the African nations. 

It is being produced as a "family 

show" and the story should have appeal for 

all 

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forward in the establishment of a movie 

industry in Alberta. In the four and a half 

years that Forsyth planned and researched 

the John Ware picture, he came across 

several other sources of material that he 

thinks would be excellent for featurelength 

in part in the High River area of the province. 

movies. 

Duane Forsyth, president of Chief 

Mountain Studios, has announced that an 

agreement to produce the picture has been Sidney Walker Retires; 

entered into with Maxine Samuels Productions 

of Montreal. 

In Industry 69 Years 

VANCOUVER — A man who rightly 

While the exact cost of production cannot 

could be called Canada's "grand old man 

be calculated until the script has been 

of the motion picture and entertainment 

completed, Forsyth mentioned figures of 

business," retired in mid-June after 69 

more than $1 million and possibly $2.5 

years in the industry, Sidney T. Walker was 

million. Maxine Samuels Productions will 

saluted by the Vancouver branch of the 

Canadian Motion Picture Pioneers at the 

K-2 

organization's annual golf tournament dinner 

at Cecil Green Park June 6. 

Sid started to work for his father J. D. 

"Jimmy" Walker at the age of 13 in 1904, 

then was a pioneer distributor and exhibitor 

in London, England. His operation's premises 

on Wardour Street still are the headquarters 

of Paramount in England. 

His first job was in the film library, 

where he both booked and shipped film: 

then Sid transferred to the developing and 

printing rooms and. to round out his knowledge 

of the business, trained as a projectionist 

for the theatres his family operated in 

Southampton. England (Empire); Watford, 

England (Empire), and People's Palace, 

Tottenham. England. 

By 1912-13, Walker sr., whose pressbook 

masthead read "For Scotch It's Johnny 

Walker—For Films Its Jimmy Walker," had 

secured exclusive rights for Great Britain 

for Kalem, Famous Players, Jesse Lasky. 

Olograph and all Charlie Chaplin and Mary 

Pickford films. 

Sidney, in his 20s, became publicity man 

for the firm and, in addition to looking 

after lobby promotion in the theatres, also 

did most of the ads for his dad's combination 

product guide and magazine. Early in 

1916, Sid joined the flying wing of the 

armed services, which later became the 

RFC. Trained at Rolls-Royce. Derby, he 

later was attached to the ground forces a 

Stonehenge. 

Soon after World War I, he came to 

Canada, settling in Vancouver, where he 

started a 20-year association with the Orpheum 

theatres, both old and new, during 

which time he worked for two Famous 

Players veterans, Maynard Joiner and Ivan 

Ackery. 

Completing the circle, Sid returned to 

his first love, the back end and film maintenance 

departments at, successively, 20th 

Century-Fox, RKO Radio, International 

Films, and, most recently, Victoria Shipping 

Services. 

His last day of work at Victoria. Sid put 

in a full day at the age of 82, only pausing 

to receive the good wishes and a parting 

gift from the staff. In retiremenl, he plans 

to 

travel. 

"Paper Moon' Is Sneaked 

WH.Sr SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— ParamiHint's 

"Paper Moon" was sneak previewed 

al Redstone's Showcase cinemas. 

'Slipstream' Premiere Is 

Held in 2 Alberta Cities 

CALGARY — "Slipstream." a Canadian 

film, was premiered in the College Cinema 

in Lelhbridge and the Roxy Theatre in Edmonton 

Friday, May 25. Director David 

Acomba. co-star Patii Oatman and publicist 

Jim McAnena were in Edmonton prior to 

the debut to publicize the picture. The group 

then went to Lethbridge for the opening to 

be with the local people who had worked 

with them in making the feature. 

The film was shot on location about 30 

miles southwest of Lethbridge in Spring 

Coulee. The location was chosen by Acomba 

after he had driven through the country 

several times on motor trips to and from 

Toronto and the West Coast. 

With a story idea and the site chosen, 

Acomba started out to raise the money to 

produce the film. He worked two years before 

he secured financial backing which 

came partially from Harold Greenberg of 

Bellevue Pathe Labs. He also got a Montreal 

group to pledge half of the film's cost. 

The balance of the budget came from the 

Canadian Film Development Corp. 

Bill Fruet, formerly of Lethbridge, screenwriter 

of "Wedding in White" and "Goin" 

Down the Road," also scripted "Slipstream." 

This latest film by Fruet will have to be an 

extraordinary success, compared to other 

Canadian films, to even recoup the costs of 

production. Apart from being a financial 

success, Acomba and the federal government 

are interested in the impact this picture 

will have on the development of the 

film industry in Canada. 

The story of "Slipstream" concerns a disc 

jockey who hides his studio on the prairie 

in an attempt to escape from the commercial 

world. 

Pioneers of BC Hold 15th 

Annual Golf Tournament 

VANCOUVER—C. D. Exiey, golf chairman, 

reports the following results for the 

British Columbia Motion Picture Pioneers' 

15th annual golf tournament, held June 6: 

Bill Passmore. Odeon trophy for low gross, 

industry; Doug Isman, Famous Players trophy 

for low net, industry; Lou Segal, low 

gross. Pioneer, and Jack Burdick, low net. 

Pioneer. 

Bill Gillespie captured the Earle Hayter 

Memorial Trophy, low gross. Pioneer over 

55; Doug Calladine received the Art Grayburn 

Memorial Trophy, low net. Pioneer 

over 55, and R. Gowland won General 

Sound's Trophy, low net, industry over 50. 

Gordon Dalgleish was the oldest Pioneer 

golfer, while Sid Walker was the oldest 

attending the tournament. 

A total of 60 golfers played in pouring 

rain and 90 attended the dinner.

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Soviet Executives Feted 

As Canadian Tour Ends 

MONTREAL—Two Soviet film executives 

who had been visiting Canada as 

guests of the National Film Board since 

June 9 returned home June 21 after a final 

get-together with NFB filmmakers and officials. 

Lev Kulidjonov, president of the 

USSR Ass'n of Filmmakers, and Eldar 

Shenguelaya, first secretary of the Ass'n 

of Filmmakers of Georgia, wound up their 

tour with a farewell dinner hosted by Sydney 

Newman, government film commissioner 

and chairman of the NFB. 

According to Newman, the tour of the 

two distinguished visitors was a rewarding 

experience for the NFB and one which was 

beneficial mutually to both the visitors and 

representatives of the Canadian film industry. 

"We hope," Newman said, "that 

further exchanges between our two nations 

will be forthcoming." 

During their stay, the Soviets visited 

Ottawa, where they met officials of the 

secretary of states' department connected 

with film and discussed areas of mutual 

interest. In Toronto they visited Ontario 

Place and its famed Cinesphere and men 

with key people in the Canadian film industry, 

such as Harvey Harnick. vice-president 

and general manager of Columbia Pictures 

of Canada; Marty Bockner, president of 

Astral Films; Frank Crawley, president of 

Crawley Films, and Leonard Bernstein, general 

manager and executive vice-president 

of Premier Operating Co. 

At the Ontario Science Centre they met 

with General Pratley, director of the Ontario 

Film Institute, and filmmakers Don 

Shebib. Bill Fruet and Al Waxman. At 

Stratford the Soviets attended a performance 

of "Othello" and met artistic director 

Jean Gascon and several members of the 

company. Back in Montreal, the schedule 

included a tour of the new Radio-Canada 

Building and the visitors met Raymond- 

Marie Leger, director of the Office du Film 

du Quebec, and filmmakers Gilles Carle, 

Claude Heroux, Arthur Lamothe and distributor 

Roch Demers. 

The Canadian visit by the Soviets follows 

a tour o.f the USSR a year ago by Newman; 

Andre Lamy, assistant film commissioner, 

and NFB director of planning and research 

Gerald Graham. 

National Film Board Is 

A Winner in Australia 

MONTREAL—The National Film Board 

production "Street Musique," directed by 

NFB animator Ryan Larkin, has won the 

grand prize at the Melbourne Film Festival 

in Australia. As well, director Larkin will 

receive a cash award of $3,500 from the 

new Victoria state government. For Larkin 

the honor follows closely a number of 

awards in international competition for his 

previous film "Walking." 

Canada also received three diplomas of 

merit at the festival, more than any other 

nation. The three were awarded to the NFB 

productions "Ballet Adagio," by Norman 

McLaren; "Citizen Harold," by Hugh 

Foulds, and "Trafficopter," by Barrie 

Howells. The Melbourne Festival is the 

latest scene of NFB successes in film competition 

in recent weeks. 

In Oberhausen. West Germany, Larkin's 

"Street Musique" also won the first prize of 

the International Animation Film Jury. At 

the same festival the NFB film "Le Vent," 

by Ron Tunis, won both the prize of the 

International Jury of the Ass'n of High 

Schools of Germany and the second prize of 

the International Animation Film Jury. A 

second prize also was awarded to Pierre 

Veilleux for the film "Dans la Vie." Also at 

Oberhausen, "Hot Stuff." a film by Zlatko 

Grgic. won a diploma from the International 

Council of Graphic Design Ass'ns. as 

did the film "Metadata," by Peter Foulds. 

At the Guadalajara Short Film Festival 

in Mexico, the NFB film "The Men in the 

Park," by George Geertson. won a second 

prize. 

Two Operational Changes 

For Famous in Winnipeg 

WINNIPEG—^Two operational changes 

occurred early this month involving Famous 

Players theatres. The 662-seat suburban 

Towne Cinema was disposed of to a local 

group of Italian businessmen. The theatre, 

established as an art house some years ago 

and more recently used as a moveover and 

reissue situation, will be operated as an 

Italian-language outlet. The first booking 

was the Italian version of Paramount's "The 

Godfather." 

The downtown 711-seat Gaiety has been 

converted to the Eve, as one of a number of 

cross-Canada FP houses operating under 

the same name. These theatres play off socalled 

exploitation pictures booked by Montreal-based 

Cinepix. This theatre is the third 

local outlet, the other two being the Downtown 

and Windsor, which specialize in the 

exhibition of adult movies. FP also operates 

these two situations. 

Opening attractions from Cinepix were 

"Girls at the Gynecologist" and "Convent 

Girls," which garnered enough business to 

hold for a second week. 

'Obscene Showing' Charge 

Is Dismissed by Judge 

VANCOUVER—Judge Gordon Johnson 

has dismissed a charge against Pussycat 

Theatres, 1026 Granville, and two of its 

employees in connection with the showing 

of an allegedly obscene videotape movie. 

The judge ruled in provincial court that the 

charge was defective and "does not disclose 

an offense known to law." 

Judge Johnson stated that the charge 

against the company and Betty McMillan 

and Rita Hampton, employees, did not say 

that the movie "Marriage Manual" was 

"shown knowingly and without lawful justification." 

The charge was laid after morality squad 

detectives watched the 90-minute motion 

picture last March. The film, which was 

shown to the court, reportedly depicted 

scenes of nude couples engaged in intercourse. 

'Child Under a Leaf Is 

Under Way in Montreal 

MONTREAL—Murray Shostak, executive 

director for Potterton Productions, and 

Pierre David, executive director for Mutual 

Productions, announced the June 18 start 

of shooting on "Child Under a Leaf" in 

Montreal. The feature is being produced 

by Potterton in association with Etos Productions, 

Famous Players. Mutual Productions 

and the Canadian Film Development 

Corp. 

George Bloomfield, who also wrote the 

script, is directing "Child Under a Leaf." 

A veteran of the Radio-Canada English 

network, Bloomfield has directed "Heloise 

and Abelard" and "A Cheap Bunch of Nice 

Flowers" and also wrote and directed two 

American films, "Jenny" and "To Kill a 

Clown." 

The film cast includes Dyan Cannon, 

Donald Pilon and Joseph Campanella. 

Mutual Films will handle the distribution 

throughout Canada as well as the international 

promotion of the motion picture. 

Shooting will take seven weeks and will 

be done in and around Montreal. "Child 

Under a Leaf" should be released in both 

French and English in March 1974. 

Stan Helleur Joins AFT 

As Operations Director 

TORONTO—Stanley G. Helleur has 

joined the American Film Theatre and will 

serve as director of operations (Caiiada), it 

was announced by Ely A. Landau, president. 

Helleur will make his headquarters in the 

offices of International Film Distributors, 

AFT Distributing Corp. Canadian sales representatives, 

at 20 Bloor St., West, Toronto. 

He will coordinate all activities through 

AFT's Canadian associates, Cinevision, 

Ltd 

Ȧ noted journalist and publicist. Helleur 

has written on entertainment for nearly all 

the major newspapers and magazines in 

Canada and was the national public relations 

director for Famous Players Canadian 

Theatre Corp. from 1970 to 1971. Earlier 

he was editor and publisher of Canadian 

Film Weekly. 

Rogelio Gonzales Shoots 

'The Naked Man' in BC 

VANCOUVER— Rogelio Gonzales, Mexican 

film director, has just finished shooting 

"The Naked Man," described as a "taco 

western." at Barkerville, B.C. Produced by 

Jose Lorenzo Zakany, the feature stars Terence 

Kelly, Pepe Alonzo, Irma Lazano. 

Barry Coe and a group of Vancouver perfomers. 

Gonzales' company, Urania Films International, 

has a Canadian registry and he 

indicates that it will remain active here. His 

last two motion pictures, made in Vancouver, 

were "The Oval Portrait" and "Minute 

Before Death," shot back-to-back with 

identical casts, headed by Gisele MacKcnzie 

and Wanda Hendrix. 

K-4 BOXOFFICE :: Julv 9, l')7.^

I he 

ADLINES & EXPLOITIPS 

ALPHABETICAL INDEX 

EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY 

FEATURE RELEASE CHART 

FEATURE REVIEW DIGEST 

SHORTS RELEASE CHART 

SHORT SUBJECT REVIEWS 

RtVIEWS OF FEATURES 

9H0WUANDISING IDEAS 

THE GUIDE TOmBETTER BOOKING AND B U S I N E S S - B U I L D I N G 

Memory, Patriotism 

Keys to '1776' Bally 

Gene Rich, manager of the Hallmark 

Mounds Cinema in Anderson, Ind., wanted 

to get area schools involved in the patriotic 

theme of the hit musical, '1776.' That want 

was transformed into a successful campaign 

when it was learned that Roy Shepherd, his 

projectionist and fellow Anderson resident, 

was the author of a patriotic literary piece 

entitled "Tribute to the Flag," which has 

gained national recognition and requires 

about two minutes to recite. 

Rich prevailed upon Shepherd to contribute 

some plaques of his work to be given 

Canadian Showmen Masquerade as 

Templeton the Rat, Wilbur the Pig 

'41 

as prizes along with a pass to the theatre .is 

a reward for the first student to memorize 

the "Tribute" and openly recite it in front 

of his or her class. 

Two weeks prior to showdate, letters were 

.sent to 38 area schools, directed especially 

their history departments, offering special 

to 

group rates for the film. One week later, 

copies of the "Tribute to the Flag" were 

sent to all 

the schools. 

Miss Linda Dennis, a sixth grade student 

Riley Elementary School in Anderson, 

at 

successfully memorized the "Tribute" and 

was awarded a season pass to the theatre 

and an 8xI0-inch plaque for her personal 

enjoyment. The school was presented a 

beautifully framed 16x20-inch plaque for 

its display case, as well as a large portrait 

taken during the awards presentation. 

Linda Dennis, a sixth grade student in 

Anderson, Ind., earned a season pass 

to the Hallmark Mounds Cinema, a 

per.wnal plaque and a beautiful 16x20- 

inch plaque jor her school for memorizing 

a locally authored piece entitled 

"Tribute to the Flag" in a contest tie-in 

for the hit musical "1776." 

IVilbur the Kosher Pig . . . oops, rather Sam Binder . . . aiui Templeton the Rat 

(Bent Skousbol). two characters from the Astral Films picture, "Charlotte's Web." 

are pictured above, large as life, entertaining children at H. A. Fray Elementary 

School in Edmonton, Alta. This is one of many visits made to elementary schools 

in the area to build interest for the premiere of the film at the Studio 82 and 

Plaza One theatres. 

Sam Binder—otherwise known as "Mr. 

Showmen" by his peers in the area—supervisor 

for Canadian Theatres in Edmonton, 

Alta., found himself right in the thick of 

things, spearheading a promotion for the 

Easter engagement of "Charlotte's Web." 

Made up to look like Wilbur the Pig. 

Binder appeared at a Saturday matinee performance 

at the Studio 82 Theatre two 

weeks prior to the film's opening. Meanable 

to accommodate all the requests. 

Iheatres appeared at the Plaza Theatre in 

character of Templeton the Rat. Binder 

reports that the two figures were big hits 

.imong area \oungsters. 

I'lcarr.ingcd visits were scheduled for the 

two characters at various elementary schools 

in the area. The children at each school 

greeted the two visitors with a warm and 

enthusiastic response. At one school, the 

two "Charlotte's Web" characters were invited 

to visit each individual classroom. 

Binder reports that he received a number 

of phone calls requesting personal appearances 

by "Wilbur" and "Templeton." but 

due to the time factor involved, he was unable 

to accommodate all the requests. 

BOXOFFICE Showmandiser July 9, 1973 — 86 — 

Newspaper and radio and television coverage 

began a week before opening. The Edmonton 

Journal published a photograph and 

an accompanying article five days before 

playdate. The same day. Wilbur and Templeton 

appeared live on a very popular local 

children's television program called "Popcorn 

Playhouse." The TV station claims a 

daily viewing audience of 60.000 for this 

show. During their five-minute stint on camera. 

Binder and Skousbol talked up "Charlotte's 

Web" and gave out free passes to 

the children on the program. 

Advertising Suggestion 

In order to avoid any confusion between 

The Legend of Nigger Charley" and its 

sequel, "The Soul of Nigger Charley," the 

advertising public relations department of 

Martin Theatres suggested that .ill its affiliates 

place the copy "ALL NEW" in all their 

ads for the sequel. In a brief article appearing 

in the Martin Tipster, the house organ 

of the circuit, the same suggestion was made 

for theatre one-sheets, marquees and radio 

spots u.sed 

in conjunction with plavdates for 

the ALL NEW "Soul of Nigger Charley."

' 

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Slide Projection 

Conveys Personal 

Touch to Screen at Reduced Cost 

By ARTHUR HATCH 

you when announcing the next film feature 

to 

The author of this article, the first in a 

be presented. 

two-part series, is the president of the Strong One of the best ways to add this effect is 

Electric Division of Holophane Company, 

through the theatre's own screen. It has been 

said that the best salesman that the motion 

Inc. 

Many businesses are cyclic in nature. 

Some cycles are controlled by general busi- 

are many movie exhibitors who believe in 

and place their money on the certainty of a 

period of coming recycle and increase in 

theatre attendance. 

Any such increase in theatre attendance 

is certain to be based on a greater abundance 

of features that fit 

the viewing desires 

of the public, a feeling on the part of the 

public that a dollar spent on a movie is a 

bargain in 

entertainment value and the feeling 

that going to a movie is the "in-thing" 

to do. 

Theatre in Excellent Position 

Perhaps the motion picture theatre is in 

a better position than it has been at any 

time in the last decade in the struggle for 

the entertainment dollar. The porno wave 

has lost its novelty and the recent successes 

of a few family-type productions would 

seem to portend an increase in this type of 

entertainment feature. Motion picture theatres 

still have to compete with bowling 

alleys, baseball, football, basketball and 

other participant and spectator activities as 

well as restaurants, bars, etc., where people 

meet informally, rub shoulders and experience 

the fellowship of numbers. But in all 

of these activities there is nothing that can 

hold the attention and grip the emotions of 

a patron like a good product shown on a 

large screen. 

Personal Touch Missing 

Most theatre patrons spend only a few 

moments in the lighted lobby or concession 

areas and then are more or less isolated, 

seated in a darkened theatre or in their car 

for the remainder of their stay. Generally 

missing is the excitement of being with a 

crowd and experiencing the human interest 

trivia that comes with many of these other 

forms of entertainment. It is evident that 

one of the things that theatre management 

can and should do is to make up or substitute 

for this fringe benefit provided by 

other forms of entertainment. One obvious 

way is to interject a personal touch from 

local theatre management that will increase 

the total entertainment of the patron. 

Perhaps an all-out effort by theatre management 

to reinstate that magic mysticism 

called showmanship would go a long way in 

filling this need. This doesn't mean that we 

need to reinstate stage shows or bank night, 

but perhaps it does mean that more of a 

human or personal note may have to be 

added in the theatre equivalent to or better 

than the effect experienced when the TV 

announcer seems to be talking directly to 

picture industry has is the theatre screen. 

To use this built-in salesman, the theatre 

showman will need more and better ways to 

ness conditions, others by specifics of swings 

utilize 

in technology, marketing techniques or 

the screen to his advantage. The impact 

and impression created with a picture 

change in the whims of the public. There 

on the screen carrying a message from theatre 

management is 

three times greater than 

a spoken announcement. Of course the utmost 

impact is reached when there is a combination 

of audio and visual 

presentation. 

Slide Projection Most Practical 

Slide projection is 

perhaps the most practical 

means of putting these personal-touch 

messages on. Its flexibility and low cost cannot 

begin to be approached with the use of 

moving picture film. To command attention, 

a brilliant picture of size and brightness 

comparable to that of the feature presentation 

is a must and will result in a successful 

and effective use of the screen. To enable 

the tremendous amount of light required to 

illuminate the theatre screen to pass through 

the slide, it is necessary to use 3Vix4-inch 

slides since they will allow approximately 

four times the amount of light to be projected 

through them compared to a 2x2-inch 

size. 

The Strong Universal X-16 Slide Projector 

will provide approximately the same 

screen brightness with the same picture size 

as a 120-ampere carbon arc or a three-kilowatt 

xenon projection lamp. The Strong 

Universal X-25 Slide Projector will provide 

illumination equivalent to a 160-ampere 

carbon arc or a 4 V-i -kilowatt xenon lamp. 

These slide projectors come equipped with 

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Exhibitor has his say 

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 

Unholy Rollers (AIP)—This one didn't 

measure up to '"Kansas City Bomber." Our 

customers were not pleased with it. Also, 

the language and a great many scenes were 

definitely not for family viewing. We played 

it Sunday through Tuesday. Weather: clear 

and warm.—^W. F. Lawing, Biscoe Drivein. 

Biscoe. N.C. Pop. 1,250. 

BUENA VISTA 

Charley and the Angel (BV)—(DoublebiUed 

with "Cinderella.") Disney magic 

worked again. This ideal Easter booking 

sold out for a full week!—Al Cejka, Cinema 

Mayland, Mayfield Hts.. Ohio. Pop. 30.- 

000. 

World's Greatest Athlete (BV)—Another 

good family movie from Walt Disney. These 

films are great in any town. Just the name 

Walt Disney brings 'em in. Attendance was 

good all three nights, too. We played it 

Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Weather: 

sunny and hot.—Jay Taylor. Paramount 

Theatre, Farmville, N. C. Pop. 5,500. 

COLUMBIA 

Butterflies Are Free (Col) is a wonderful 

movie for lovers of all kinds. We showed it 

to a large crowd.—A. W. French, Broadview 

Drive-In. Morganfield, Ky. Pop. 5,000. 

Living Free (Col)—This may be a little 

slow moving, but it's great for family audiences. 

We played it Wednesday and Thursday 

in rainy weather.—Allen W. French, 

Broadview Drive-In Theatre, Morganfield, 

Kentucky. Pop. 5,000. 

The Valachi Papers (Col)—A good movie 

and good business promotion helps out. It 

built our business up. We played it Thursday 

thru Wednesday in fair and farm weather.—Bryan 

Mercer, Park Theatre. Kinston. 

N.C. Pop. 28,000. 

20TH CENTURY-FOX 

The Poseidon Adventure (20th-Fo.\) 

TTiis is an action-packed film that really 

drew the crowds. Gene Hackman was at his 

best. This film would have been great in 

stereo or even Cinerama. You almost get 

'Everything About Sex' 

Leaves All Smiling 

"Everything You Always Wanted to 

Know About Sex" (U.A.) is truly one 

of the best comedies to come out for 

quite a while. We had a good turnout 

all three days—even Sunday. Everyone 

left smiling. Weather: good. 

TOM YOUNK 

Ford Theatre 

Waterford, Wise. 

Pop. 2,500 

'Boggy Creek' Is a 

Real Family Thriller 

"The Legend of Boggy Creek" 

(Howco)—Fellow exhibitors, don't pass 

up this picture! It's "Ci" rated and is a 

real thriller for the whole family. It 

will need promotion, but once word 

gets around, you're all .set for good receipts. 

We played it two weeks to good 

crowds and very 

Lans Theatre 

Lansing, Illinois 

good comments. 

WnXIAM LAWLER 

seasick with the rocking of the picture. The 

weather here was cool and rainy.—Charles 

.Sedgwick. The Showplace. Greenfield, Mass. 

Pop. 18.000. 

Sounder (20th-Fox) is a very good picture 

for all types of people to enjoy This 

film had the sharpest, clearest picture I've 

seen in years. It goes to show that if extra 

care is taken, good results can be had. It 

looked as good as a film from the '50's or 

early 60's.—Charles Sedgwick, The Showplace, 

Greenfield, Mass. Pop. 18.000. 

When the Legends Die (20th-Fox)—This 

is a true classic. The Indian boy and then 

Indian man were simply beautiful. His face 

was innocence and beauty combined. The 

message was made perfectly clear and the 

ending very wonderful. It was enjoyed by 

all who same and I was proud to run it. We 

played it Simday and Monday.—B. J. Towriss. 

Capitol Theatre, Princeton, B.C. Pop. 

3,000. 

UNITED ARTISTS 

Salt and Pepper (UA)— Played it three 

days to good houses after three weeks of 

plugging with a trailer. Played Monday, 

Tuesday and Wednesday in hot weather. 

L. F. Adams, The Cinema, George Town. 

British West Indies. Pop. 10,000. 

UNIVERSAL 

Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ)—This flick was great 

for lots of laughs. We had large crowds. It 

played Friday, Saturday and Sunday and the 

weather was cold.—A. W. French, Broadview 

Drive-In, Morganfield. Ky. Pop. 5,000. 

WARNER BROS. 

Billy Jack (WB)— ••Billy Jack" still pulls 

them in. although we had shown it less than 

a year ago. Customers commented that it 

was a picture they would come to see again 

and again. We played it Wednesday through 

Saturday. Weather was clear and warm. 

W. F. Lawing, Biscoe Drive-In. Bi.scoc, 

N. C. Pop. 1.250. 

Jeremiah Johnson (WB)—This one is very 

good, but it needs a promotional tie-in to 

build up business. We played it in fair 

weather Thursday thru Wednesday.—Bryan 

Mercer, Park Theatre. Kinston, N.C. Pop. 

28.000. 

Jeremiah Johnson (WB)—Three cheers 

lor •Jeremiah Johnson." It has the best outdoor 

photography I've seen in years. It shows 

how really beautiful this country is. Let's 

have more like it. Business was terrific! 

Charles Sedgwick. The Showplace, Greenfield, 

Mass. Pop. 18,000. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Amer. 

National)—I can't understand why we got a 

record crowd for the first showing of this 

film. It was not well adverti.scd and was 

shown on a school night, but the parents 

brought the children anyway. It played 

Wednesday only and the weather was fair 

and cool.—Jay Taylor, Paramount Theatre, 

Farmville, N. C. Pop. 5,500. 

George! (Capital Productions)—With a 

little more promotion and a better title, this 

children's film could have done much better. 

We have no complaints on the receipts, 

though, for we did very well the week we 

played it. The children loved the movie and 

Marshall Thompson is to be complimented 

for making a G-rated film. We played it one 

full week and the weather was good. 

James Mullikin. Crossroads Twin Cinemas, 

Lexington, Kentucky. 

The Legend of Boggy Creek (Howco) 

Against the roughest kind of competition 

a rodeo on Friday and Saturday, a big circus 

only 20 miles away on Saturday, and storm 

warnings and heavy rain on Sunday, we 

still 

did 200% of average business with this 

picture. It's rated "G", and excellent picture 

for the family and a small town natural. 

Frank Patterson, Savage Theatre, Booneville. 

Ark. 

The Legend of Boggy Creek (Howco) 

It's great to know that a "G" movie can pull 

them in like this. It broke our records for 

a film of this type. We played it Sunday 

through Saturday and the weather was clear 

and cool.—W. F. Lawing. Biscoe Drive-In, 

Biscoe. N. C. Pop. 1,250. 

The Legend of Frenchie King (K-Tel) 

This was a very funny and power-packed 

picture. We had over 1500 customers for 

the three nights, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

The weather was nice and warm. Allen 

W. French. Broadview Drivc-In Theatre. 

Morganfield. Kentucky. Pop. 5.000. 

Tear Is the Key' 

For Small Towns 

"Fear Is the Key" (Para) is a very 

fast movie and it keeps you on the edge 

of your seat. It's really a great program 

for the smaller theatres. We played it 

in rainy weather Friday, Saturday and 

Sunday. 

ALLEN W. FRENCH 

Broadview I>ri\e-In Theatre 

Morganfield. Ky. 

Pop. 5,000 

BOXOFFICE Showmandiser :: July 9. 1973

BOXOFFICE 

BAROMETER 

This chart records the performance of current attractions in the opening week of their first runs In 

the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than five engagements are not listed. As new runs 

arc reported, ratings are added and averages revised. Computation is in terms of percentage in 

relation to normal grosses as determined by the theatre managers. With 100 per cent as "normal," 

the figures show the gross ratings above or below thot mork. (Asterisk * denotes combination bills.) 

^ Book of Numbers (Avco-Embassy)

at„bi 

BQ 

the 

wi. Running time is in parentheses. The plus and minus 

signs indicate degrea of merit. Usting 

> reviews regularly, ic Is for CincmoScope; 't Ponavision; 

T) Technirama; ® Other Anomorphii 

Symbol \j dc BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; All 

films are in color except those indicol by (b&w) Qck & white. Motion Picture Ass'n (MPAA) ratings: 

g — Generol Audiences; PG— All O' 

entol guidance suggested); Rj — Restricted, with 

persons under 17 not admitted unless occorr 

admitted. National Catholic Office for Mo»i< 

NCOMP) ratings: Al— Unobjectionable for Generol 

Patronage; A2—Unobjectionable for Adults 

ctionable for Adults; A4— Morolly 

Unobjectionable for Adults, with Reservations; B—Objectionable in Part for All; C—Condemned. Broodcasting 

and Film Com 

Notional Council of Churches (BFC). For listings by company, see FEATURE 

CHART. 

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1 L 

/Review digest 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX 

Very Good; + Good; - Fair; - Poor; = Very Poor. I 

summery - is rated 2 pluses, - as 2 minuses 

H 

4589 Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies 

(92) S) C-D 20th-Fox 5-14-73 PG 

4553 Across UOth Street 

(102) Cr UA 8-73 C 

1- El 

Alliance for Progress 

(108) PoliL D ....TricontinenUI 3-19-73 

4548 And Hope to Die (99) Ac 20th-Fox 12-11-72 PG A3 

45SSAnd ôw the Screamino Starts! 

(57) Ho CRC 5- 7-73 H A3 

4550 Avantil (140) C UA 12-J»-72 El B 

- 

of Cai The 

(104) D Danish Film Inst. 5-14-73 

4566 Bvon Blood (90) Ho AlP 2-19-73 PG A3 

4596 Battle for the Planet of the Apes 

(86) ® SF 20th-Fox 6- 4-73 El 

4567 Baxter! (100) CD NGP 2-26-73 PG A2 

4565 Black Caesar (92) Ac Melo AlP 2-19-73 C 

4557 Black Gunn (94) Ac Col 1-22-73 IB B 

4561 Black Mama, White Mama 

(87) Ac AlP 2- 5-73 IB C 

4600 Blume In Love (117) (p, C WB 6-1S-73 H 

4557 Bone (96) D Jack H. Harris 1-22-73 Bl 

4575 Booby Trap 

(92) Sus Boxoffice Int'l 3-26-73 H + 

4581 Book of Numbers (SO) D ..Avco Emb 4-16-73 H A3 ± 

Brether of 

the WiniJ 

(S7) OD-Ad Sun Infl 2-12-73 gS -|- 

4577 Brother Sun, Sister Moon 

(121) ® Hi Para 4- 2-73 PG A2 + 

4602 Cahill, United States Marshal 

(103) ?) W WB 6-25-73 PG H 

4583 Cannibal Girls (80) Ho AlP 4-23-73 DC ± 

4559 Cesar and Rosalie (110) C Cinema 5 1-29-73 El A4 -|- 

4553 Charley and the Anjel 

(94) C BV 4-23-73 Bl Al -|- 

4587 Charley-One-Eye (110) W Para 5- 7-73 HI A3 ± 

4568 Charlottes Web (94) An-M ..Para 2-26-73 Bl Al -f 

4604 Cheerleaders, The 

(S4) Sex Cinemation 7- 2-73 ® -f- 

4547 Child's Play (100) (g) D Para 12-11-72 PG A3 4+ 

4602 Chinese Connection, The 

(103) 'S Ac NGP 6-25-73 H B + 

4587 Ciao Manhattan 

(90) Biog D (part b&w) ..Maron 5- 7-73 HO -|- 

4580 Class of '44 (95) tP) C-D WB 4- 9-73 PG A3 + 

4594Coffy (91) fp Ac-Melo AlP 5-28-73 Bl C -f 

4554 Confessions of Tom Harris 

(90) Bio Gateway 1- 8-73 PG A3 -I- 

4562 Crazies, The (103) Ho ....Cambist 2- 5-73 El A3 + 

4572 Creeping Flesh, The 

(92) Ho Columbia 3-12-73 PG A3 + 

4564 Cries and Whispers 

(95) D New World 2-12-73 El A4 ++ 

Cruel and Unusual Punishment 

+ 

(15) Doc (b&w) Bailey 1-22-73 

—D— 

+ 

4539 Day Jackal (141) Sus Univ 5-28-73 PG A3 of the 

4594 Deep Thrust (88) 'S- Ac-Melo .AlP 5-28-73 H C + 

in Devil Miss Jones, The 

(73) Sex-F M.B. 5- 7-73 C -f 

Devil's Due, The 

(90) Sex D D & D Distr 6-11-73 -f 

4601 Dillinger (107) Cr AlP 6-25-73 IRJ A4

.20th-Fox 

REVIEW DIGEST 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX « Ver> Good, + Good, ± Foir; - Poor; = Very Poor. tba summoiy H is rated 2 plnaas, = os 2 minuses. 

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it 

4592 Kid Blue ;X00) . 

fpi W-C 

5-21-73 PG A3 

Lady Caroline Umb (123) 

L'Amour (90) C 

Altura 

Last American Hero. The 

(100) ,p D 20tli-Fox 

The 

Last of Sheila, 

(120) iPi My WB 

Last Tango in Paris (129) D . . UA 

Legend of Boggy Creek, The 

(90) di Doc Howco 

Legend of Frenchie King, The 

(95) W K-Tel 

Legend of Hell House, The 

(90) Ho 20th-Fox 

the Good Let Times Roll 

(99) (s) Mus Doc Col 

Life and Times of Judge Bean, 

Roy 

The (120) CE> Ac NOP 

The 

Limit, 

(90) (g) Cannon-New Era 

Little Laura John 

and Big 

(S2) Ac-Melo Crown 

Lolly- Madonna XXX 

(103) ® D MGM 

Long Goodbye, The (112) pj Cr UA 

yLost Horizon (150) ® M Columbia 

Love and Pain (110) C-D Col 

. . . . 

Love Minus One 

6-18 73 PG A3 

2-12-73 (g C 

6-18-73 Ifil 

5-2S-73 

m 

6-11-73 PG 

6-11-73 PG A2 

12-11-72 PG A3 

12-18-72 PG A3 

4- 9-73 m 

3- 5-73 PG B 

4- 2-73 m A4 

3-19-73 El Al 

4-30-73 HI A3 

+ 

3+1" 

4+ 

4+ 

10+ 

H- 

Love, 

(94) D Mulli-Pix Ltd. 

Swedish Style 

1-22-73 IB 

(83) C Screencom Int'l 

Ludwio (173) ® Hi MGM 

—M— 

Mack, The (110) D Cinerama 

Man of La Mancha 

(135) ® M UA 

Manson (84) Doc ....Merrick Int'l 

Mattel Affair, The (118) D Para 

Memories of Underdevelopment 

(104) (b&w) D Triconfl 

Miss Leslie's Dolls 

(85) Sex- Ho World-Wide 

Molly and 

Uwless John 

(98) W Producers 

Money, Money, Money (115) C CRC 

1-15-73 PG A3 

12-11-72 C 

4-30-73 m A3 

6-25-73 

3-12-73 m 

1-15-73 PG 

4- 9-73 PG A3 

+ + ++ + + 

4567 Naked Countess, The 

(86) D 

4578 Nelson Affair, The 

(118) ® Hi ... 

4592 Neotune Factor, The 

(97) ® Ad .... 

.Crown Int'l 2-26-73 |BI 

Univ 4- 2-73 PG A3 

...20th- Fox 5-21-73 m Al 

1+ 

6+ 

3+1.- 

3+1- 

1+1- 

4+4- 

3+4- 

5+3- 

8+ 

5+2- 

3+2- 

5+1- 

3+2- 

4591 Offence, The (112) *, D UA 5-21-73 H A3 + ± ± 

4602 One Little Indian (90) W BV 6-25-73 El Al + + + 

4597 Lucky Man! (177) Sat WB 6-11-73 H A4 + + + ± 

Painters 

Painting 

(116) Doc New Yorker 5- 7-73 Al + 

4586 Paper Moon (102) C b&w Para 4-30-73 PG A3 ff +) ff 

4595 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 

(106) :>) W MGM 6- 4-73 El B ± 

4559 Payday (103) D Cinerama 1-29-73 Bl A4 + 

4551 Pete 'n' Tillie (112) (B C .... Univ 1- 1-73 PG A4 + 

Phedre (90) Tragedy Altura 4-16-73 PG A2 ± 

4552 yPoseidon Adventure, The 

(117) *,. Ad 20th-Fox 1- 1-73 PG A3 + 

P.O.W., 

The 

(82) Philip H, Dossick 6-11-73 ± 

Priest and the Girl. The 

(87) D h&w New Yorker 3-19-7,3 A3 + 

Prince Igor (110) M Artkino 1-15-73 + 

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The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing PG 

w«'e 

MGM (7318) 114 Minutes Rel. July '73 

The notoriety smrounding the filming of this Martin 

Poll production, coupled with the star names and the 

best-selling book upon which the story is based should a". 

result in heavy summer business. An intriguing title is 

explained as being the name of the Indian wife of Burt 

Reynolds. In the midst of a train robbery, he's forced 

to take along Sarah Miles. Her rich husband George 

Hamilton and lawman Lee J. Cobb pursue the gang, 

which includes Jack Warden. The story is a familiar one 

—decent badman and headstrong lady falling in love— 

and bears certain resemblances to "Macho Callahan" 

11970), which featured Cobb. Differerence is in the playing, 

Reynolds being particularly effective in a straight 

role for a change. The women's angle shouldn't be overlooked, 

considering that the novel was a first for housewife 

Marilyn Diu-ham and that Eleanor Perry did the 

screenplay and co-produced with Poll. Director Richard 

C. Saraflan made the rugged terrains of Arizona and 

Utah serve as realistic backgrounds for the Panavision- 

MetroColor di-amatics, taking full advantage of the deserts 

and snow-covered mountains. In support are some 

really fine actors, particularly Bo Hopkins, Nancy Malone 

and Jay Silverheels as an aged chief. 

Burt Reynolds, Sarah Miles, Lee J. Cobb, George 

Hamilton, Jack Warden, Bo Hopkins, Robert Donner. 

LIVE A^D LET DIE PG 

Action Drama 

United Artists (7310) 121 Minutes Rel. June '73 

James Bond is back in the eighth feature of the popular 

series featuring Ian Fleming's agent 007. The legion 

of fans should be enthusiastic about this film, produced 

in DeLuxe Color by Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. 

with plenty of the usual mayhem: cars crashing into cars 

and planes, planes crunching into cars, and speedboats 

cracking up everywhere. Directed by Guy Hamilton, the 

picture's highlight is an extended boat chase through 

Louisiana bayou country (Clifton James as Sheriff Pepper 

stealing the scene completely i. "Live and Let Die" will 

do what it has been designed to do: please the action 

fans and make money. Although immeasm-ably better 

than "Diamonds Ai-e Forever," the film still has a nimiber , 

of flaws. There is no real villain or menace, except per- 

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haps for Geoffrey Holder < Uncola Man.i who is excellent 

in an eerie fadeout scene as Baron Samedi. Although 

production values are excellent and the screenplay 

by Tom Mankiewicz above average, the film's major 

flaw lies in the casting of Moore as James Bond. He Ls 

adequate as long as he is standing still or making love, 

but when a call comes for action it is rather like watching 

a slow "Saint" rerun. There is hope James Bond will 

retm-n— in "The Man 'With the Golden Gun." 

Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton 

James, Julian Harris, Geoffrey Holder. 

COMEDY CAVALCADE M 

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Film Video 132 Minutes Rel. June '73 

"While nostalgia is still popular and as long as family 

film fare is being neglected, producer Maurice H. Zouary 

feels that old comedies have an audience. Robert Yomigson 

made the formula work with his silent screen greats 

and Zouary is now presenting a feature-length compilation 

of representative work of top comedians of the '30s. 

The feature, in black & white, offers Buster Keaton, 

Harry Langdon, The Ritz Brothers, Bert Lahr, Andy 

Clyde and Willie Howard, and is being packaged with two 

shorts made by baby Shirley Temple, for a total of 153 

minutes (the Temples run 21 minutes separately). Beginning 

and ending with dialect comic Howard, the footage 

was culled from shorts made by Educational Pictures 

between 1931 and 1938. The film is structm-ed so that 

sections can be removed or switched at the theatre's discretion; 

the Keaton .segment, for example, is a replacement 

for another of his films, "Love Nest on Wheels" 

(1937), which was included in the first bookings. Best 

episode is Keaton's 1934 "Allez Oop," Buffs and historians 

have a rare chance to see the antic Ritzes in their only 

starring short. Not for sophisticates, but for laughseekers. 

A Him Video release, distributed by LBJ Film 

Distributors. 

Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon, Bert Lahr, Willie Howard, 

The Ritz Brothers, Andy Clyde, Gieorge Lewis. 

ÊATUkE RiVIEWS 

processes. For story synopsis on each 

A TOUCH OF CLASS 

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Avco Embassy 

( ) 105 Minutes Rel. June '73 

One of the year's brighter comedies, "A Touch of Class" 

looks classy from any point of view—particularly in a 

commercial sense. George Segal and Oscar winner Glenda 

Jackson give outstanding comic performances, the scenery 

in Spain and London looks marvelous in Panavision and 

Technicolor, the Melvin Fiank-Jack Rose screenplay is 

full of bright lines and the score by George BaiTie and 

Sammy Cahn includes at least one potential standard, the 

title tune. Reminiscent of sophisticated fare of years 

past, the film pairs Segal and Jackson in a classic battle 

of the sexes. Whereas seduction was uppermost in the 

hero's mind in similar fare of the 30s and '40s. the stars 

get to bed here with only minor delays. Flom there, love 

emerges—literally—at first fight and a romantic interlude 

becomes a frantic arrangement as Segal juggles 

wife, family and mistress. Segal is one of our best comic 

actors and Miss Jackson matches him all the way; of 

course, she's always handled a sarcastic line with relish. 

Paul Sorvino is outstanding in support as a hardcore 

movie-maker. For Brut Productions, Melvin Frank has 

produced and directed class entertainment for more sophisticated 

patrons and. even better, for mass appeal. 

Glenda Jackson, George Segal. Paul Sorvino, Hildegard 

Neil, K Callan, Cec Linder, Michael Elwyn. 

SO SAD ABOUT GLORIA m 

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Centronics Int'l 90 Minutes Rel. July '73 

This second fOm undertaken by the newly formed 

Centronics International. Little Rock, Ark. -based company 

and made in the romantic vein of "Love Story" and 

the terror of "Psycho." has some mounting suspense with 

chilling scenes. However, there are tender romantic scenes 

and breathtaking outdoor scenery filmed in the Ozarks 

that should please generally despite the R rating. Harry 

Thomason, who produced the company's initial venture, 

"Encounter With the Unknowii," masterfully produced 

and directed the spine-tingling drama with John Braden 

as his associate producer, from a screenplay by Marshal 

Riggan. In color by DeLuxe. the cinematography is ex- 

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, pertly handled by Jim Roberson. Lori Saunders, who 

^,^ portrays Gloria, is beautiful and talented. She will be 

remembered for her ingenue roles in the TV series. "Petticoat 

Junction." Bob Ginnaven, who appeared in "Encounter 

With the Unknown," has a leading role as a 

yomrg writer who maiTies Gloria. Dean Jagger. veteran 

of many top motion pictures, is a natural as Uncle Frederick. 

The film's theme song. "Today, Tonight and Tomorrow," 

was WTitten by Jerald Reed of the Centronics 

staff and Terry Trent. The sui'prise ending should invoke 

discussion as to who is the killer. 

Lori Saunders, Bob Ginnaven, Dean Jagger, Lou Hoffman, 

Seymour Treitman, Linda Wyse. 

1001 DAISISH DELIGHTS 

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Cambist Fihns 85 Minutes Rel. July '73 

Even before the Supreme Court's recent rulmg on obscenity. 

Cambist Films has been releasing different versions 

of its sex-oriented presentations. Depending on the 

situation, a softcore, hardcore, or intermediate print was 

made available. All rulings aside, the softcore "1001 

Danish Delights" is by far the best of any versions. The 

explicit sex play is unnecessary for what is essentially a 

rather lighthearted romp about a Danish baron's switch 

from bookworm to wolf. Screenplay by Pi-eben Kaas and 

Svend Methling offers good opportunities for the cast to 

play very broadly mo pum amidst an eye-filling background 

of the Danish countryside. Methling also directed 

the Merry Films production, which Lee Hassel is presenting 

here. English dubbing is acceptable, with an attempt 

at accuracy via some authentic-sounding accents. 

The stars make the film better than average in its field 

with their playing: Dirch Passer, a gap-toothed veteran 

of Daniel sex comedies with a wonderfully mobile face; 

Axel Strobye, a lookalike for Cantinflas: Lone Hertz, the 

leading lady, who possesses charm and ability; Judy 

Gringer. cast as a pickpocket and exhibiting a fine flair 

for the ridiculous. Gertie Jung, who starred in Cambist's 

TOW "Relations," has a bit as one of the maids. In Color. 

n^ Ir Dirch Passer, Axel Strobye, Lone Hertz, Judy Gringer, 

Gertie Jung, Foul Bundgaard, Clara Pontippidan. 

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FEATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploifips; Adiines for Newspapers and Programs 

THE STORY: "A Touch of Class" (Embassy) 

In London's Hyde Park, George Segal meets Glenda 

Jackson as he participates in a ball game. An American 

expatriate, Segal is a top insiuance man living in London 

with wife Hildegard Neil and children. A divorcee, Jackson 

is the mother of two and copies fashion designs for "°'" 

a living. After several chance meetings. Segal proposes 'SZ) 

a week in Malaga, Spain. He has to persuade Neil not to 

come, along with her parents and the children. Segal 

runs into old friend Paul Sorvino, a porno movie producer 

vacationing with wife K Callan. Although he does 

manage to make love. Segal becomes angry at Jackson's 

cool attitude. They decide to leave, fight and then discover 

they really love each other. He sets her up in a 

Soho flat, where she finds herself surrounded by prostitues. 

Segal sees her every possible minute. Recalling 

Sorvino's advice about affairs, Segal sends Jackson a telegram 

saying goodbye. Changing his mind, Segal is too 

late to stop Jackson from leaving for good, 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Arrange tie-ins with the original soundtrack album, 

available on Brut Records. Pi-omote the scenic background 

of Marbella, Spain, seen extensively in the film. 

Use fashionable shops as pegs for tie-ins. 

CATCHUNES: 

They Had the Perfect Love Affair—Until They Fell in 

Love ... He had a Touch of Class and She Was Willing 

to Be Touched.

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LIVE IN SUNNY FLORIDA. Experienced 

heatre manager for 4-screen drive-in 

heatre. Ft. Lauderdale. (305) 972-3244, 

At. Cole. 

LEAOniG THEATRE CIRCUIT has manposition 

open for experienced person, 

'Mers excellent opportunity, hospitalizalife 

insurance, paid vacation, merit 

plan. Position cfvailable 

istern New York area. Replies conial. 

Apcly with complete resume to 

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SALESMAN with potential to manage 

and supply business, 

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ost progressive section of southeast, 

oxoffice, 2979. 

BUSINESS STIMULATORS 

INGO CARDS, $5.75M, 1-75. Other 

available. Off-On screen. Novelty 

1263 Prospect Avenue. Brooklyn, 

r. j.a attendance with real Hawaiian 

,^.v....jo. Few cents each. Write Flowers of 

,4av/aii. 670 S. Lafayette Place, Los Anaes, 

Calif. 90005. 

BINGO CARDS DIE CUT. 1-75, ISOO 

yombination. Different color, 500 in each 

xjckage. $5.75 per thousand. Premiun 

>roducts, St., 339 West 44th New York 

I. Y., 10036. Phone: (212) CI 6^972. 

POPCORN MACHINES 

ALL MAKES OF POPPERS, caramel cor: 

Kjuipment, floss machines, sno-ball mo 

:hines. Krispy Kom, 120 So. Hoisted, Chi 

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 

35MM PROIECTION BOOTHS FOR THE 

24 th< 

ECONOMY MINDED EXHIBITOR. COMheatre 

operalions, construction, adverti; PLETE. $1,500.00. Boxofhce, 2840. 

g, booking, promotions. Must be willing 

travel. Replies confidential. Send SPECIAL GUARANTEED QUALITY CARrelume 

and current photo to Boxofiice, 2970. BONS. 9 X 20 - $58 00 per case. 7 x 14 

THEATRE 

IKW - $30-00 per case. Minimum order, 

MANAGERS. Due to expanon, 

both conventional and drive-in open- 

Box 90133, Nashville, Tenn. 37209. Or, call 

10 cases. Write to: Marble Carbons, P.O. 

gs. Fine established Florida company, Ron Hardaway, person-to-psrson, collect: 

tcellent employee benefits. Mail back- (615) 383-9671. 

Tound information to Perry Reavis jr., 

m Federal Theatres, P. O. Box 8412 PUBUC AUCnON: Tuesday, July 17, 

acksonville, Fla. 32211. 

1:00 p.m. HEIUG 'raEATRE, 676 Willamette, 

Eugene, Ore. Complete Theatre 

FILMS FOR SALE 

16mm FAMOUS CLASSICS. Illustrated 

ratalog 25c. Manbeck Pictures, 3621-B 

ffalconda Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50321 

HLM PIRATES! New four-chapter seric 

'Master Duper" raids film vaults! AI 

7ENTURE, 272 Highland Street, Cresskil 

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lersev 07626, 

im SOUND, COLOR "Wait Until 

New, $400.00, 108 Minutes. Also 

>ark 

sound, color, "On the Trail of 

1 

Cook" behind-the-scenes 

298-5900 

02124, (617) 

IJapt. (a of 

.inerama's South Seas adventure). 

100,00. 26 minutes. O. Box 2642, Ho- 

P. 

LENS REPAIR 

lolulu, Hawa:: 96803 

CLEARANCE SALE. 35ram Feature 

MISCELLANEOUS 

ible. 16mm fea- 

FILM CLASSIC 

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FIREWORKS: Giant New Catalogl Comand 

Display. Catalogs, $1,00 

;: 

, Fireworks, Box 2705, Akron, Ohio 

Equipment. 830 self rise seats; 40' x 18' 

curved aluminum screen; dual Simplex 

COMPLETE BOOTH 

Projection Systems and accessories. Sale 

conducted by EUGENE AUCTION SER- 

VICE, 990 W. 7th Ave-, Eugene, Ore. 

Brochure on request. 

Box- 

2972 

NEDMADE MOTORIZED REWIND table, 

foot control, 30'- reel holders, $175.00; Neumade 

six 24" reel cabinet, $75.00: Ashcraft 

Cinex lomphouses, beautifully factory rebuilt, 

new reflectors, $995.00 pair. Thousand 

bargains. STAR CINEMA SUPPLY, 

217 West 21st Street, New York 10011. 

RECTIFIERS: Christie H-28-70 70-amp selenium; 

H-55-90 80-amp selenium, factory 

rebuilt and repainted; Baldor T-45 70-amp 

silicon, rebuilt and repainted with meters 

and fans, $525.00 pair. Kneisley 100 RTK 

120-amp silicon, rebuilt and repainted, 

$750.00 pair. Projector parts books; state 

make and model. Century C-5 amplifier; 

Motiograph 7500 amplifiers, $7500 each. 

Soundhead brackets: Simplex to RCA, Simplex 

to Simplex, $40.00 pair, PROIECTION 

SERVICE CO., INC., 1514 E. Edinger Ave., 

Santa Ana, Calif. 92705. 

PAIR DE VRY SOUND PROJECTORS with 

changeovers, heavy bases, D.C exciter 

in good condition, 

$1 000 00, 1 

supply, magazines, 

With Strong KW lamps and 

Strong 40 amp rectifiers. $250,00 extra. 

Write- DOMINION THEATRE EQUIPMENT 

CO, LTD,, 970 Davie St , Vancouver, B, C 

Canada, 

EQUIPMENT WANTED 

USED EQUIPMENT bought and sold 

lest prices, Texas Theatre Supply, 9i; 

lo. Alamo, San Antonio. Texas 7820S, 

TURNSTILE WANTED: Token oper 

38" high Perey in good condition. '' 

or call M. D. Lewis, P. O. Box 77, B 

mer, Ala, 35020 or 425-2481. 

WANTED TO BUY: Canadian theal 

=qni-o= rionH Msed cholrs. Approx. 30 

only need reply, Wri 

lii'=a1re, Box 1187, Wawa, 

^5) 856-4445, 

WANTED: IGmm and projectc 

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. 

We repair all Cinemascope and ph 

nses. Low Dnces on reauest. Boxoffi 

POSITIONS WANTED 

THEATRES FOR SALE THEATRES FOR LEASE 

FOR SALEl Excellent adult theatre buildig 

in Moline, 111. Ternlic value at $75,- 

00 00. Write Midwest Theatres, 8816 Sunet 

Blvd., Los Angeles, Co. 90069 for Inior- 

YOULL BE IN SHOW BUSINESS IF YOU 

CALL JOE JOSEPH. The Worlds Largest 

Theatre Brokers, 214-363-2724. Box 31406. 

Dallas 75231. . 

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UPDATED AND REMODELED 300 car THEATRE CHAIR UPHOLSTERINGI Any 

: '"it indoor. County seat where, finest materials. L07/ prices. Custom 

CHICAGO 

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pulation drawing area. 

seal covers 

USED CHAIR 

made 

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to fit. 

1320 So. Wabash, 

ible buyer. (402) 352- 

Schuyler, Nebr ' 

Chicaao, 60605. Phone: 939-4518. 

SHOW BUSINESS IN SUNNY SOUTH!! 

Only Indoor Theatre in area. Seats 420 

fully equipped, attractive corner locotiori. 

building and real estate, seven years old 

Widow must selll Irene H. Scarboro, Realtor, 

1915 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, Fla. 

32803- Telephoiie '-305;896;,41^8_^, Eleanors 

Lehman, As; 

LET US SELL YOUR THEATRE or handle 

your real estate needs. Connectors Corp. 

n350 N. Central Expressway, Dallas. Texas 

75206 Sam W. Weisenburg (Associate) 

Phone (214) 369-2116. 

FOR SALE:" 300 seat theatre Fully 

equipped. Century with Ballontyne New 

rest rooms and plumbina. Located in college 

town, Blair, Nebraska. Population 

8 000 $27 000.00- Terms. Connectors Corp- 

8350 N- Central Expressway, Dallas, Texas 

75206 Sam Weisenburg (Associate). Phone 

(214) 369-2116. 

THEATRE: Large building includes 

RELAX & GOLF all day while you operate 

this luxurious "mini" (not a franchise). 

Onlv theatre in BOOMING Palm 

Desert, Calif- Late runs, 35mm Xenon, 

pride of ownership, favorable lease in 

modern building with ample parking. Existing 

gross insufficient for existing absentee 

ownership. $42,000.00 full price, 

easv terms P O. Box 394, Palm Springs. 

Call 

OUT OF STATE OWNER retiring, says 

sell. 550 seat indoor with rentals, all excellent 

condition, 350 car outdoor with 

93 acres in and a.-l'acent to city hmits, 

r-,-"o3e. town 10 000 population Souih- 

•,--• '"^'-onsin 8, Platteville. Box Wise 

nent, '325 seats, suburban Sa 

Wnte Princeton Theatre, 1375 Blo! 

Hill, San lose, Calif, 95118, 

378 SEAT FULLY EQUIPPED with apartment, 

garage and office rental. All brick 

construction will sell for less than cost 

of good home. Only $16,000,00. $3.000 00 

down and balance like rent. Excellent 

hunting and fishing nearbv. Jacobsen Real 

Estate, Spencer, Iowa 51301. 

300 SEAT THEATRE, possible 400. Fully 

equipped, newly decorated. University of 

Washington district (35,000 students). 

T.-, rr-rr- p -r r. f-.-;-.- Wash. 98133. 

500 CAR DRIVE-IN FOR SALE. Seven 

miles i-om downtown Denver. Three years 

old, heaters. 12011 Coit Rd., Suite 112, 

Dallas, Texas 75230. (214) 369-6400 or 

233-5381. 

THEATRES WANTED 

DRIVE-IN THEATRES WANTEDl Boston 

based theolre circuit seeks to acquirf 

drive-in theatres anywhere in U. S. TOP 

DOLLAR PAIDl Write Boxofiice, 2750. 

WANTED TO BUY OR LEASE: Indoor or 

utdonr Contact Mike Kutler, 2108 Pavne 

.venuo Room 212, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 

WORKING GENERAL MANAGER. jH 

DRIVE-IN THEATRE CONSTRUCTION 

DOOHMANS lOB. EXPERIENCED." Tos SCREEN TOWERS INTERNATIONAL: Ten 

Day Screen Installation. (817) 642-3591. 

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MANAGING DIRECTOR; locV- Drawer P, Rogers, Texas 76569, In Canada 

contact local General Sound & Theatre 

office or (506) >utdoor. References. Reply Boxofiice, 298L 

657-6220. 

FIVE large adult theatres in St. Pc;ter3- 

burg. Key West, Clearwater, West Palm 

and Ft. Lauderdale. (305) 972-3244. Mr. 

Cole. 

FOR LEASE: Fresno, Calif., 200 seat, 

mm. Two years old. Park Theatre, (209) 

485-1227. 

THEATRE SEATING 

SPECIALISTS IN REBUILDING CHAIRS. 

New and rebuilt theatre choirs lor sale 

We buy and sell old chairs. Travel anywhere. 

Seating Corporation of New York. 

247 Water Street. Brooklyn, NY-, 11201 

Tel, (212) 875-5433, (Reverse chargesK 

FIRST CLASS REBUILDING since 1934. 

Arthur Judge, 2100 E. Newton Ave., Milwaukee, 

Wisconsin. 

300 Plywood Back Cushion. 250 Hey- 

ôod Wakefield, Others Lone Star Seatig, 

Box 1734. Dallas, Texas. 

200 USED. UPHOLSTERED SEATS. 

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UPHOLSTERED Chairs. Excellent 

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REVIE 

1973

a movie For peoPLe who 

Haven'T thought mucH of movies LaTeLV. 

It's 

no secret that some of the people who used to be regular theater attenders 

haver^'t been supporting theaters with 

Films with family appeal have become a shrinking minority. 

And perhaps no one feels the effects of this 

trend more severely than the individual theater owner-manager. 

We think we've made a film that will bring them back 

be 

the same enthusiasm they used to. 

We think we've proved that a motion picture can uphold positive values and still 

entertaining to all age groups. Our film is called TIME TO RUN. 

And we think TIME TO RUN could possibly 

fill your theater with people you haven't seen in a long time. 

IM^ ^world wide pictures presents 

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tfMil 

starring cd ndson/randall carver/ barbara sisd also starring joan winmill/gordon rissby 

billy graliani 

music by tedd smith/executive producer frank njacobson /written byallan sloane/directed b/james f. collier 

THeworoisouT... 

"The success of TIME TO RUN again suggests thiat 

exhibitors everywhere continue to give their fullest 

support and cooperation to World Wide Pictures in 

exchange for the wholesome, constructive, and 

meaningful productions which World Wide continues 

to provide." 

Robert W. Selig 

Executive Assistant to the President 

PACIFIC THEATRES 

Vice-President, Member of the 

Board, Member of Executive 

Committee, NATO 

"I personally feel that the movie-going public is looking 

for high-caliber product, and TIME TO RUN certainly 

fills the bill." 

Sy Evans 

Director of Public Relations 

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By MARY JO GORMAN 

CONSIDERING just the films of the last three years— 

since the 70s began—I recently realized that I had never 

seen such a run of strong, stimulating movies. The viewer 

who takes chances and searches out the uncommon film 

is now living through a great period of filmmaking." 

The above quote did not come from any of the industry's 

perpetually optimistic sunshine squad, but from 

a veritable "outsider"—-a film critic—the Chicago Daily 

News' syndicated columnist David Elliott. 

Looking at the lineup of product scheduled for the 1972- 

73 season—including 21 major studios, 61 independent 

producer-distributors and 18 importers of foreign-language 

films—it appears that Elliott has cause for his exuberance. 

For, of the 510 films tentatively scheduled for release in 

this period, there are a significant number that spell 

"quality" plus "boxoffice power" combined. 

Twenty-one major companies plan to release 343 productions, 

the larger independents account for 129 films and 

foreign-film distributors promise a minimum of 38 imports. 

New Enthusiasm Pervades Industry 

A genuine, new enthusiasm pervades the industry—for 

the first time in years—as evidenced in Charlton Heston's 

pinpointing this feeling when he said: "Our technicians, 

directors, actors and producers are breaking their tails tc 

reach audiences with better pictures. Companies are 

learning to do more with less and seem eager for new 

projects. There seems to be a change in moods, a feeling 

that we are definitely on the upswing. So let's not let 

them (industry critics) talk us down. We are part of a 

vital, growing business and it begins to look like it's going 

to stay that way." 

Roy B. White, president of the National Ass'n of Theatre 

Owners, emphasized the "new" industry when he said: 

"The public is reacting in enormous numbers to entertainment 

in theatres." And critic Elliott confirmed the NATO 

prexy's positive attitude when he wrote, in his February 

25 column: "In more than a statistical sense—theatre admissions 

were up 13 per cent last year, gross income up 

17 per cent—Hollywood has survived its great crisis, the 

shriveled movie audience ." 

. . 

Diversify and Quality In Rise 

"Diversity — and quality" are the words to remember this 

season "formulas and trends" have acquired negative 

connotations, as David Elliott points out: "Nor, despite the 

success of 'The Godfather' and 'The Valachi Papers,' is 

the industry likely to embark on a binge of gangster 

films. The money men have finally realized that a new 

'trend' can only be for a short time, because the film public 

has such a small attention span. The public's old weariness 

with the annual cycles of television has now taken 

hold of the movies. 

Considering today's "best, new production talent," Elliott 

continues: "The armor has been perforated, and the people 

who write and direct can now breathe a little, can 

take risks that are dictated by the industry's constant pursuit 

of the fickle, fractured and newly independent audience." 

Films today have become a director's medium. According 

to Daniel Taradash, president of the Academy of Motion 

Picture Arts and Sciences, "There are 613 colleges 

and universities offering 2,818 courses in filmmaking." Due 

to the prevalence of these film courses, a larger percentage 

of moviegoers comes to the theatre more knowledgeable 

and more able to appreciate the film as an 

artistic entity, and therefore able to appreciate the director's 

role as motivator. Take Peter Bogdanovich, for 

instance. His films, "What's Up, Doc?" and "The Last Picture 

Show," have achieved both critical acclaim and 

admirable records at the boxoffice. Of his new picture, 

"Paper Moon," a black-and-white film to be released by 

Paramount, critic Rex Reed says, "It's like the old Wallace 

Beery-Margaret O'Brien movies, except that Ryan O'Neal 

plays Margaret O'Brien and the little girl plays Wallace 

Beery." The "little girl" is O'Neal's daughter Tatum, who 

stars with him and Madeline Kahn in the story of a shrewd 

young southern orphan who becomes the willing helpmate 

of a con man in Kansas in the 30s. 

Sam Peckinpah, acclaimed for his studies in "ultra-violence" 

in product like "Straw Dogs," last year diversified 

his directing talents in a different film about an over-thehill 

rodeo star entitled "Junior Bonner." That diversity is 

carried into the two films placed under his directorial 

wing for distribution this year. Currently in release is "The 

Getaway" (NGP), starring Steve McQueen (star of "Junior 

Bonner"), Ali MacGraw and Ben Johnson. The plot concerns 

an ex-convict and his wife, who, after a particularly 

bloody robbery, set out cross-country to escape the police 

and a gang of double-crossing thieves. Currently "Pat 

Garrett and Billy the Kid," a western starring James 

Coburn, Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan, is in release 

from MGM. 

Variance in Locales and Themes 

Robert Altmcin's most recent directorial outing was 

"Images," which was well-received by the reviewers but 

given spotty distribution. This season Altman also directed 

"The Long Goodbye" (UA), based on a Raymond Chandler 

novel and starring Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt and 

Sterling Hayden. 

Bob Rafelson, who often works with Jack Nicholson, 

did just that in "The King of Marvin Gardens" (Col), also 

starring Bruce Dern and Ellen Burstyn. Rafelson did double 

duty, serving as both producer and director on the project 

which concerns a radio monologist who is taken in by his 

fast-talking brother's "pie-in-the-sky" schemes. 

Jan Troell, director of "The Emigrants," also will handle 

the directorial reins on the second and third entries in the 

Swedish trilogy, "Utvandrarna." They are titled "The New 

Land" and "The Settlers" and will star Liv Ullmann and 

Max Von Sydow. (Both from WB.) Troell will also bring 

his considerable abilities to "Zondy's Bride," starring Gene 

Hackman and Liv Ullmann. 

Director George Roy Hill, Paul Newman and Robert Redford, 

the trio who worked together on the now-classic 

western, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," will be 

reunited in "The Sting" (Univ). The drama recounts the 

events surrounding Chicago's "big con" in the 30s. 

William Friedkin, director of the superbly crafted "The 

French Connection," will be at the helm for "The Exorcist" 

(WB). Based on William Peter Blatty's chilling novel about 

a young girl who is the victim of demonic possession, the 

film will star Ellen Burstyn and Max Von Sydow. 

Having recently completed the Stacy Keach-starrer "Fat 

City," John Huston will turn his directing talents to "The 

Mackintosh Man," starring Paul Newman and Dominique 

Sanda. Based on a novel by Desmond Bagley, the plot pits 

a thief and a beautiful woman against the Chinese espionage 

corps. Huston's current release, also starring Newman, 

is "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" (NGP). 

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Several European directors, besides Troell, have experienced 

considerable boxoffice and critical success in 

America. Master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, whose last 

film, "The Touch," received mixed reviews, is releasing 

"Cries and Whispers" through New World Pictures in the 

U.S. Reviewers are already calling it his "best in years." 

Bernardo Bertolucci, whose last major film was "The 

Conformist" during the 1970-71 season, has directed the 

highly controversial "Last Tango in Paris" (UA). The film, 

about an American expatriate and a young Parisienne 

who became immersed in a destructive love affair, stars 

Academy Award winner Marlon Brando. 

Despite critic Elliott's aforementioned hope that the industry 

was not likely "to embark on a binge of gangster 

films," such is not the case. There are so many entries 

in this field that space limitations prohibit mentioning 

less than half of them! 

Cops: There are overtones of last year's "The French 

Connection" and "The New Centurions" in this season's 

police dramas—many with comedy relief. In several of 

them, the "men in blue" aren't always "the good guys." 

"Across 110th Street" (UA), starring Anthony Quinn (and 

already in release), is a potpourri of ultra-violence in 

which a Harlem police captain tries to find three killers 

before black and white Mafia groups get to them. "Badge 

373" (Para) stars Robert Duvall and Verna Bloom in the 

further adventures of ex-New York cop Eddie Egan (who 

inspired "The French Connection")—Egan also co-stars. 

"Cops and Robbers" (UA) features two cops (Cliff Gorman 

and Joseph Bologna) who decide to become robbers and 

tangle with the Mafia. "Electra Glide in Blue" (UA) stars 

Robert Blake as a 5'4" cop on a 6'2" force. 

Well-Known Masters of Light Touch 

"Freebie & the Bean" (WB) also promises to offer a high 

degree of comedy, since it co-stars two well-known masters 

of the light touch—Alan Arkin and James Caan. 

"Hangup" (a Brut production) teams William Elliott and 

Cliff Potts as undercover narcotics investigators. More 

quality crime dramas include "The Laughing Policeman" 

(20th-Fox), with Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern in a San 

Francisco setting; "The Offence" (UA) stars former Agent 

007 (Sean Connery) and Trevor Howard in the investigation 

of a bizarre crime. 

Crooks: This category must be skimmed over lightly, 

since the candidates are boundless. So, only star product 

can be included. Burt Reynolds has a dual entry: 

"Shamus" (Col) with Dyan Cannon; and "White Lightning" 

(UA), about an ex-convict and a gang of bootleggers. 

"The Friends of Eddie Coyle" (Para), a realistic look at 

the Boston underworld, stars Robert Mitchum. 

Two crime epics from United Artists are: "Harry Never 

Holds," with James Coburn, Michael Sarrazin and James 

Mason as a trio of professional pickpockets, and "Hickey 

& Boggs," co-starring the "I Spy" TV duo. Bill Cosby and 

Robert Gulp, as a pair of down-and-out private eyes. Kirk 

Douglas toplines NGP's "A Man to Respect," as a master 

criminal who outsmarts himself. "Sugarland Express" 

(Univ) takes Goldie Hawn from her usual kooky environment 

to playing the wife of a wanted fugitive. 

And—just so the distaff side won't be slighted—we 

have "Cleopatra Jones" (WB), with Tamara Dobson as 

"a female James Bond," determined to clean up drug 

traffic in Harlem; Pam Grier as "Coffy" (AIP), out to 

avenge her sister's murder. 

The Syndicate and/or the Mafia: "The Godfather's" success 

has sired a gaggle of "organized crime" dramas that 

bends the mind. Again, major stars are involved, so they 

must be touched upon. "Charley Varrick" (Univ) casts 

Walter Matthau as a small-time bank robber with a cache 

of Mafia loot; "The Outfit" (MGM) teams Robert Duvall 

and Karen Black in a syndicate-revenge actioner; "The 

Outside Man" (UA), with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann- 

Margret and Angie Dickinson, concerns a hired killer 

who's pursued by the Mafia; and "The Valachi Papers" 

(Col), already in wide release, stars Charles Bronson. 

The Kung Fu Kick 

Violence takes on a Chinese slant in a new crop of 

action imports based on the Oriental martial arts. The 

study of kung fu, karate, judo, etc., not only builds the 

character but a healthy bank account as well. Take, for 

instance, "5 Fingers of Death," a Warner Bros, release 

which grossed better than $2 million in its first three weeks. 

Star of most of these "Oriental fisticuffers" is Bruce Lee, a 

young Cantonese actor. 

Frances Taylor, columnist for the Newhouse News Service, 

said in a May article: "Each story pits a simple country 

boy against a big-city mob, run by either a wealthy 

industrialist or some other figure of high-living, unscrupulous 

background. A simple girl is always the epitome of 

virtue. The villains wear U.S. -style clothing and the poorbut-honest 

young warrior wears Chinese-style garb." 

In addition to "5 Fingers," which, paradoxically, does not 

star Lee, Warner Bros, will release "Enter the Dragon," 

with Lee and John Saxon. National General has "Fists of 

Fury" and "The Chinese Connection," again, both starring 

Lee. 

Previous Successes Spawn Sequels 

Characters, locales and situations that proved popular 

last season (and—in some cases— for several preceding 

seasons) are getting another opportunity to repeat their 

earlier grosses in the current film year. So—operating on 

the theory that "If they (the moviegoers) went for it 

once, they'll go again"—this is what the knowledgeable 

moviemen have in store for their potential audience. 

In the action-adventure category we have: "Slaughter's 

Big Rip-Off" (AIP), which was begat by "Slaughter"; "The 

Daring Dobermans" (Dimension), sired by "The Doberman 

Gang"; "Shaft in Africa," the third "Shaft" from MGM; 

"The Big Bust-Out" (New World), with echoes of "Big 

Bird Cage" and "The Hot Box"; the fourth in the "Nurses" 

series, "The Young Nurses" (New World); "The Soul of 

Nigger Charley" (Para), a followup to "The Legend ."; 

. . 

"Battle for the Planet of the Apes" (20th-Fox), the fifth in 

the simian series; "Return of Sabata" (UA), the third of the 

Italian-made westerns about the mysterious Sabata; 

"Super Fly T.N.T." (Para), taking Priest (Super Fly) from 

Harlem to Europe and Senegal, and "Live and Let Die" 

(UA), the ninth episode in the adventures of the intrepid 

Agent 007—this time with a new James Bond, Roger 

Moore. 

Comedy sequels include: "Traffic" (Col), another of the 

misadventures of M. Hulot, with the delightful Jacques Tati 

portraying the hilarious Frenchman for the fourth time; 

"Carry On Doctor" (AIP), 21st in the British-made "Carry 

On" farces; "Junior," Boxoffice Int'l's revisit to "Midnight 

Plowboy"; "The Love Bug Rides Again" (BV), more of 

Herbie, the lovable Volkswagen. 

Reissues: For Film Buffs and Families 

For the moviegoer whose burning conviction is: "They 

don't make them like they used to," there's an answer in 

this season's reissues, which demonstrate superior craftsmanship, 

comedy and quality covering the past three 

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(Continued from page 

Two talented men—one a master of comedy, the other a 

great operatic star—will be represented by two films which 

the American public has not had an opportunity to view 

for more than 

represented 

20 

by 

years. The 

"Limelight," 

former, Charles 

originally 

Chaplin, 

released by 

is 

UA 

in 1952 and now being distributed by Columbia. The 

drama, which Chaplin produced, directed, wrote, scored 

and starred in, tells of a fading music hall performer and 

co-stars Claire Bloom. (The film should receive a lot of 

publicity because of its 1973 Academy Award attention, 

which it managed to qualify for, despite being over 20 

years old.) The second talent referred to, Paul Robeson 

a man who has been "without honor in his own land" 

is the narrator of "Native Land," a semi-documentary 

about the rise of organized labor, originally released by 

Frontier Films in 1942. The film—now being distributed 

by Impact Films—when initially reviewed by BOXOFFICE, 

was called "a provocative treatise ori recent and successful 

struggles by Americans to maintain and exercise their 

civil liberties as guaranteed by the Constitution." 

For Sid Caesar devotees—many of which are still "alive 

and well"—the Walter Reade Organization has come up 

with a compilation of highlights of NBC-TV's "Your Show 

of Shows," which covers a period from 1949-54 and includes 

Caesar, plus his regulars—Carl Reiner, Imogene 

Coca and Howard Morris. Julie Andrews' fans have two 

of the actress-singer's best hits returning: "The Sound of 

Music" (20th-Fox, 1965) and "Mary Poppins" (BV, also 

65). Buena Vista, the distribution arm of Walt Disney Productions, 

also has seven other reissues charted—from truelife 

adventure to animation to outright comedy. 

High Calibre Mystery-Suspense Product 

"Star-laden" is the word to describe several of this 

year's "who-dunits," which encompass many themes 

from outright murder mysteries to cliff-hanging suspense 

and intrigue. 

For sheer quantity of big names alone, the leader must 

be "The Last of Sheila" (WB), starring—in alphabetical 

order—Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, 

Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane and Raque! 

Welch. With Herbert Ross producing-directing, and a 

screenplay by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins, 

the film tells of a deadly game played by six jet-setters 

aboard a luxury yacht. 

The most brilliant suspense drama—so far—this season 

has to be "Sleuth" (20th-Fox), with Laurence Olivier and 

Michael Caine providing performances that garnered 

Oscar nominations for both. "Child's Play" (Para) also 

evoked masterful emoting from James Mason, Robert Preston 

and Beau Bridges in an eerie suspenser set in a boys' 

boarding school. 

Romance and suspense combine in "Lady Ice" (NOP), 

with Donald Sutherland and Jennifer O'Neill portraying 

a private eye and a jewel thief, respectively. "The Midnight 

Man" (Univ), set in a small college town, not only 

stars Burt Lancaster (along with Susan Clark and Cameron 

Mitchell), but casts him as co-producer, co-director and coauthor 

of the screenplay. 

In "Night Watch" (Avco Embassy), Elizabeth Taylor 

plays a woman who imagines she sees a murder committed. 

Laurence Harvey co-stars in this adaptation of 

Lucille Fletcher's novel. "They Only Kill Their Masters" 

(MGM) stars James Garner and Katharine Ross—with a 

'.core of well-known supporting actors—in a mystery in 

v/hich a Doberman Pinscher is a prime suspect. "Day of 

liie Jackal" (Univ), based on Frederick Forsyth's best-seller 

-jnd directed by Fred Zinnemann, is a tense drama about 

a plot to assassinate General DeGaulle. 

Although comedy releases are somewhat fewer in number 

this period, they're considerably more diverse in content. 

In the field of sophisticated comedy, we have Warner 

Bros.' "Blume in Love," a tale about a man who's trying 

to seduce his ex-wife, with George Segal, Susan Anspach, 

Kris Kristofferson and Shelley Winters participating 

in the free-for-all. "40 Carats" (Col) looks like a winner, 

too, with Liv Ullmann, Gene Kelly and Edward Albert in 

this May-December romance—in reverse. 

From the prolific pen of Neil Simon come "The Heartbreak 

Kid" (20th-Fox)—already in release—with Charles 

Grodin, Cybill Shepherd and Jeannie Berlin taking part in 

one of the most unusual honeymoons ever recounted; 

and the forthcoming "The Sunshine Boys" (Col), adapted 

from Simon's Broadway hit about the reunion of two 

comedy headliners. 

Romantic and Family-Type Comedies 

Romantic comedies include "Breezy" (Univ), co-starring 

William Holden and Kay Lenz, under the direction of Clint 

Eastwood; and James Caan and Marsha Mason in "Cinderella 

Liberty" (20th-Fox). In the offbeat, star-power 

offerings, there are: "Steelyard Blues" (WB), with Jane 

Fonda, Donald Sutherland and Peter Boyle trying to steal 

a plane that can't fly; "The Thief Who Came to Dinner" 

(WB), with Ryan O'Neal, Jacqueline Bisset and Warren 

Oates, matching a cat burglar in a game of wits with 

an insurance investigator; and "Travels With My Aunt" 

(MGM), adapted from Graham Greene's novel, with Maggie 

Smith as the eccentric aunt. (A performance which 

earned her an Oscar nomination.) 

From Buena Vista (Walt Disney Productions) comes a 

quartet of family-type comedies: "Charley and the Angel" 

(with Fred MacMurray), "Snowball Express" (Dean Jones 

and Nancy Olson), "A Son-in-Law for Charlie McReady" 

(Bob Crane, Barbara Rush) and "The World's Greatest 

Athlete" (Jan-Michael Vincent, John Amos and Tim Conway). 

Independent family releases include: "The Exchange 

Student" (Int'l Producers Corp.), "George!" 

(Capital Productions) and "The Man From Clover Grove" 

(American Cinema). 

Satire is represented with notable entries from the U.S., 

France, Italy and Great Britain. In that order, we have 

"Richard" (Aurora City Group)—and you can guess who 

that's about; "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" 

(20th-Fox), Luis Bunuel's expert dissection of the aristocratic 

French middle class; "Alfredo, Alfredo" (Para), starring 

Dustin Hoffman in a penetrating Italian black comedy. 

Two British entries use madness as a contrast to the "acceptable": 

"Hammersmith Is Out" (CRC), with a strong 

cast headed by Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter 

Ustinov and Beau Bridges, is a variation on the Faust 

theme; and "The Ruling Class" (Avco Embassy), in which 

Peter O'Toole believes he's Jesus Christ. 

Westerns: Diminishing Americana 

Although the number of westerns being released this 

period is down approximately 30 per cent from the previous 

year, there's enough variety in approach and strong 

casting to more than make up for the dropoff. 

In the straight dramatic, no-nonsense category, the 

selection includes two big ones (both from WB) starring 

the undisputed king of westerns, John Wayne. "The Train 

Robbers," already in release, co-stars Ann-Margret and 

Rod Taylor; while the forthcoming "Cahill, U.S. Marshal" 

pairs Wayne with George Kennedy and Gary Grimes. 

Warner Bros, also has scheduled "Riata," with Richard 

Harris and Juliet Mills. 

Universal has potential winners in both Clint Eastwood's 

"High Plains Drifter" and "Showdown," co-starring Rock 

Hudson and Dean Martin, with Susan Clark providing 

romantic interest. An unusual western, adapted from Marilyn 

Durham's best-selling novel, is "The Man Who Loved 

Cat Dancing" (MGM), with Burt Reynolds and Sarah 

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kind of western, too: It was shot in Israel and teams an 

unlikely trio of companions—a sheriff, an outlaw from 

Scotland and a half-breed—as portrayed by Gregory 

Peck, Desi Arnaz jr. and Sian Barbara Allen. 

In a lighter vein, we have Buena Vista's "One Little 

Indian," with James Garner, Vera Miles, Clay O'Brien and 

an unbilled, cantankerous camel. "Black Bart" (WB) stars 

Cleavon Little as the first black sheriff of an otherwise 

all-white town, and was written by a flock of top comedy 

talents, including Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor. 

Melodrama: The 'Put-Down' Product 

Once upon a time, the word "melodrama" spelled something 

between soap opera and "The Drunkard," with a 

villain, a heroine and much booing and hissing. Actually, 

it's a very respectable word, which the dictionary defines 

as "... a drama with startling or sensational incidents, 

exaggerated appeals to the emotions and—typically— 

happy ending." The '72-'73 product lineup has several 

quality films in the melodrama category—all with an impressive 

number of credits. 

"The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" 

(20th-Fox) is truly a "family film," since Paul Newman 

directs his wife Joanne Woodward and daughter Nell 

Potts in a poignant adaptation of the Broadway hit about 

a neurotic mother and her two daughters. "The Paper 

Chase" (also from 20th-Fox) stars Timothy Bottoms and 

Lindsay Wagner in a conflicting story about a young college 

man who hates his professor, but loves the man's 

daughter. 

"Pete 'n' Tillie" (Univ) co-stars Carol Burnett, Walter 

Matthau and Geraldine Page (who was nominated for an 

Academy Award for her performance) in a tragicomedy 

about an unlikely pair who marry, drift apart after their 

son's death and then have a reunion of sorts. "Rip-Off" 

(J-Cinemax Int'l) has had little exposure to date, but has 

promise in that it comes from director Donald Shebib 

whose "Goin' Down the Road" received wide critical acceptance 

in the '70-'71 season. 

"Sounder" (20th-Fox), a realistic portrayal of a black 

sharecropper family during the Depression era, received 

four Oscar nominations. Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield and 

Kevin Hooks deliver superb performances in this drama 

about a family's struggle for survival while the father 

imprisoned for a minor crime. 

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In a more sophisticated vein are "A Touch of Class" 

(Emb), with George Segal and Glenda Jackson cast as 

two lovers caught up in a hopeless romance; and "Up 

the Sandbox" (NGP), starring Barbara Streisand as a 

pregnant wife who imagines herself in "more fulfilling" 

and ludicrous occupations. 

Remakes: Twice-Told Tales 

Topping the list of dramatic revisits to the past is "Trader 

Horn," with Rod Taylor portraying the stalwart hero in 

Africa, just before the outbreak of World War I. (Some 

movie buffs may recall the 1931 version, also from MGM, 

with the late Clark Gable in the title role.) "The Nelson 

Affair" (Univ), with Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch portraying 

the famous lovers—Lady Emma Hamilton and 

Adm. Horatio Nelson—may invite comparison with 194rs 

"That Hamilton Woman," in which the late Vivien Leigh 

and Laurence Olivier co-starred. Paramount has its third 

version of "The Great Gatsby" charted for release sometime 

in '73, this time starring Robert Redford, Karen Black 

and Bruce Dern. 

The action-adventure remakes cover a plethora of releases, 

two of which center on the once-idealized western 

outlaw William Bonney (alias Billy the Kid). Remember 

when "The Kid" was a handsome, enviable, Robin Hoodtype' 

(As in the 1941 version, "Billy the Kid," starring 

Robert Taylor, or 1958's, "Left-Handed Gun," with Paul 

Newman?) Well, that idea exists no more—at least not 

in the current mold. Billy's now just a half-witted slob with 

no principles, as exemplified in "Dirty Little Billy" (Col), 

with Michael Pollard playing the lead in a semi-retarded 

fashion, and MGM's "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid." 

Musical replays of earlier "straight" themes abound this 

season, with "Lost Horizon" leading the list. Columbia did 

a non-musical treatment of James Hilton's drama about 

Shangri-La in 1937; the same company is now presenting 

the story—with a cast toplined by Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann 

and Sally Kellerman—set to the lyrics and music of 

Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The sixth retelling of Don 

Quixote's adventures (earlier films in 1915, '34, '59, '61 

and '66), titled "Man of La Mancha" (UA), is a screen 

adaptation of a major Broadway hit. The windmill-tilting 

in this tale is done by Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren and 

James Coco. "Auntie Mame," who Rosalind Russell so ably 

portrayed in Warner Bros. 1958 super-hit, has been musicalized 

by the same company and shortened to "Mame," 

with Lucille Ball and Robert Preston co-starring. 

Mark Twain's beloved rascal Tom Sawyer (whose adventures 

were chronicled in 1917, '30 and '38 films) whitewashes 

again in "Tom Sawyer," a charming musical starring 

Johnny Whitaker, Celeste Holm and Warren Oates, 

produced by UA in conjunction with Readers Digest. 

Adventure Enthusiasts Not Overlooked 

Considering adventure dramas as those depicting one or 

more persons matched against the forces of nature, moviegoers 

have responded wholeheartedly to two already in 

release: "Deliverance" (WB) and "The Poseidon Adventure" 

(20th-Fox), with water the natural antagonist in both. 

The former, starring Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight, pitted 

a quartet of men on a camping trip battling some furious 

rapids, plus a gang of moutain bullies; the latter, an 

epic recreation of a tidal wave's devastation of a luxury 

liner, featured a roster of stars headed by Gene Hackman, 

Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons and Jack 

Albertson (all former Oscar winners). 

In the true-life adventure field is Brut Productions' "The 

Story of Julianne Koepcke," relating the trials of the sole 

survivor of a plane crash who makes her way through 

the Peruvian jungle to safety. 

In the course of a recent interview in Cincinnati, NATO 

president Roy B. White noted: "There's a tiny line that used 

to be a very heavy black border between 'art' films (often 

foreign) and 'commercial' films ." . . He continued: "Many 

of the films in this year's competition of the Academy 

Awards (again, mostly foreign) would have been considered 

art' several years ago and consequently ignored 

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in the balloting . . 

Three of this season's more promising foreign offerings 

examine political intrigue south of the (U.S.) border: 

Tricontinental Film Center's "Alliance for Progress" deals 

with revolution and counter-revolution; "The Case of the 

Naves Brothers" (Europix Int'l) concerns two brothers who 

are convicted of robbery and murder—based purely on 

circumstantial evidence—by a militaristic government; and 

"State of Siege" (Cinema 5), an echo of 1970's "Z" (same 

star, Yves Montand; same producer, Jacques Perrin; same 

director, Costa-Gavras, and same distributor), is a harsh 

indictment of U.S. policy in an unnamed Latin American 

country. 

Montand also stars in two of France's better comedy 

exports: "Cesar and Rosalie" (Cinema 5), in which he 

represents one-third of a romantic triangle—along with 

Romy Schneider and Sami Frey; and "Tout Va Bien" ("Just 

Great") (Lido-Empire Films), in which he co-stars as the 

husband of Jane Fonda, as both are caught up in a 

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The prolific Francois Truffaut has three potential winners 

charted this period: The first, 'Two English Girls" 

("Les Deux Anglaises en la Continent") (Janus Films), is a 

nostalgic romance concerning a Frenchman who reminisces 

about his love affairs with two, quite different 

sisters. The second, in which Truffaut also appears, is 

"Day for Night" ("La Nuit Americaine") (WB), offers an 

interesting premise as it purports to show the trials and 

joys of making a film. The third, "Such a Gorgeous Kid 

Like Me" (Col)—produced, directed and co-authored by 

Truffaut—relates the strange relationship between a 

young sociology professor and a convicted murderess. 

Many fascinating and colorful historical figures and 

events have been faithfully recreated on film this season. 

The themes and persons depicted are so varied that it 

seems best to approach them in chronological order. 

"Brother Sun, Sister Moon" (Para)—directed by Franco 

Zeffirelli—with Graham Faulkner and Judi Bowker is an 

Italian-made version of the life of St. Francis of Assisi. 

"The Abdication" (WB), starring Liv Ullmann and Peter 

Finch, also has a religious theme, dealing as it does with 

Queen Christina of Sweden, who gave up her throne for 

love and Catholicism in 1654. 

Increase in Historic Subjects 

The 19th Century receives considerable attention from 

filmmakers, with three films concentrating on that era: 

"Lady Caroline Lamb" (UA) stars Sarah Miles in the title 

role, with Jon Finch and Richard Chamberlain portraying—respectively—her 

husband and Lord Byron, her 

lover. "The Darwin Adventure" (20th-Fox) casts Nicholas 

Clay as the young divinity student-naturalist who originated 

the theory of evolution. "Young Winston" (Col), on 

account of Churchill's early life, featured an outstanding 

performance by Simon Ward in the title role. 

Two political dramas, both set m the 1940s, are now in 

release: "The Assassination of Trotsky" (CRC), with Richard 

Burton, Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, recounts 

events leading to the murder of the noted Russian revolutionist; 

and "Hitler: The Last Ten Days" (Para) stars Alec 

Guinness in a remarkable portrayal of the fuehrer's final 

days in a bunker in Berlin, surrounded by his mistress 

and his closest associates. 

A number of romantic dramas are being released this 

season, with "A Warm December" (NGP) among the top 

contenders. Set in an embassy in London, the intriguing 

plot concerns a doctor (Sidney Poitier) who falls in love 

with a mysterious woman (Esther Anderson). "Summer 

Wishes, Winter Dreams" (Col), telling of a personal crisis 

in a woman's life, will star Joanne Woodward. "Love 

and Pain (and the Whole Damn Thing)" (Col) stars Maggie 

Smith as a fortyish woman who marries a much younger 

man, Timothy Bottoms. "Oklahoma Crude" (Col), directed 

by Stanley Kramer, co-stars George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, 

John Mills and Jack Palance in an adventureromance 

set in the oil fields in 1913. Scott also has "Rage" 

(WB) in release, and the forthcoming "Day of the Dolphins" 

(Emb)—directed by Mike Nichols and co-starring 

Scott's wife Trish Van Devere. 

"The Way We Were" (Col)—with superstars Barbra 

Streisand and Robert Redford—set in the 40s, tells of 

the unlikely romance between two people with totally 

different life styles. Redford currently is represented by 

the outdoor adventure saga, "Jeremiah Johnson" (WB), 

Jon Voight has two films charted for '72-'73: The longdelayed 

"AU-American Boy" (WB) and "Conrack" (20th- 

Fox), a true-life story about a white teacher at a black 

school in the isolated backwoods of South Carolina. 

Other potential leaders for this period include: "Black 

Girl" (CRC), directed by Ossie Davis and starring Claudia 

McNeil and Leslie Uggams; "Lady Sings the Blues" (Para), 

the tragic story of blues singer Billle Holiday as portrayed 

by Diana Ross (who received an Oscar nomination for 

her performance); and "The Naked Ape" (Univ), a halflive, 

half-animated film based on Desmond Morris' bestseller. 

"Save the Tiger" (Para) stars Jack Lemmon as a disillusioned 

businessman, driven to arson by economic 

pressures. (Lemmon is already being mentioned as an 

Academy Award contender in '74.) "Scarecrow" (WB) 

teams Gene Hackman and Al Pacino as a pair of drifters, 

out of step with the 20th Century. "Play It as It Lays" 

(Univ), released in October, stars Tuesday Weld, Anthony 

Perkins and Tammy Grimes in a tale about a washed-up 

film star's inabiliy to cope with her failing marriage and 

career. 

Sci-Fi Takes Many Directions 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer leads the majors in science-fiction 

offerings this period, with releases involving the 

traditional mad scientist, ecology in the 21st Century and 

a surrealistic vacationland. The mad scientist in "The 

Mutation"—with Michael Dunn, Donald Pleasence and 

Scott Antony—yearns to evolve plant-animals. "Soy lent 

Green," with a fine cast headed by Charlton Heston, Leigh 

Taylor-Young and the late Edward G. Robinson, is hard 

to define as pure sci-fi, since it also covers murder and 

ecological abuse. "Westworld"—with Yul Brynner, Richard 

Benjamin and James Brolin—has an intriguing premise 

about a vacationland of the future. 

"The Neptune Factor" (20th-Fox) has overtones of Jules 

Verne and "Marooned," telling, as it does, of explorers 

who descend 25,000 feet below the ocean floor to rescue 

fellow oceanauts. Ben Gazzara and Ernest Borgnine star. 

In an opposite direction, there's "The Island at the Top 

of the World" (BV), with David Hartman. Sci-fi and 

preposterous comedy occur in "Schlock" (Jack H. Harris 

Enterprises), a far-out put-on about a pre-historic ape 

man. 

Musicals: The Beat Goes On 

The term "musical" becomes a catch-all phrase this 

season with the inclusion of everything from the traditional 

Hollywood extravaganza—complete with lavish 

sets and costuming—to a rock version of Othello. Rock 

music does, indeed, play a prominent role in the musical 

scene this year, and the movie industry reflects this 

emphasis. Most eagerly awaited is the filmization of the 

popular rock opera, "Jesus Christ Superstar" (Univ). Filmed 

in Israel, this fresh retelling of the life of Jesus reunites 

Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson and Yvonne Elliman, stars of 

the Broadway version. Another picture, recreating events 

in the life of Jesus is "Godspell" (Col). Based on the play 

by John-Michael Tebelak, the production stars Victor 

Garber and David Haskell, veterans of the stage version. 

Still another film which combines a contemporary musical 

score with a fresh treatment of traditional literature is 

"Catch My Soul" (CRC), a rock version of "Othello" starring 

Richie Havens and Susan Tyrrell. 

For the moviegoer who does not care for the frantic 

syncopation of the contemporary music scene, there is 

still an abundance of the more "traditional" musicals. 

This seems to be the year of the remake of some of the 

classic films in Hollywood's past "Lost Horizon" (Col) 

and "Mame" (WB) being two good examples. These are 

discussed elsewhere in this article. Another film adapted 

from a Broadway musical, "1776" (Col) is loosely based 

on the historical events surrounding the Declaration of 

Independence and the people involved in it. 

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^ke ^.^ll'^^^merlcun âuorited oj^ 1972 

A NEW KING AND QUEEN ol the 

motion picture screen, George C. 

Scott and Barbra Streisand, reign as 

the top favorites of 1972 in the 36th 

annual BOXOFFICE AU-American 

Screen Favorites Poll, nationwide 

popularity poll conducted among 

theatre owners, film critics, television 

and radio commentators and 

representatives of various public 

groups. 

Scott, who has been on the screen 

poll ballot ever since 1961 when he 

scored in "The Hustler" for 20th Century-Fox, 

made his first appearance 

among the Top 12 male stars in the 

1970 poll, ranking in sixth place following 

his portrayal of Gen. George 

S. Patton in 20th-Fox's "Patton." He 

climbed to fifth place a year later 

after starring in Universal's "They 

Might Be Giants" and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 

"The Last Run," but 

1972 marks his initial appearance in 

the top spot. Scott currently is being 

seen in Columbia's "The New Centurions" 

and Warner Bros.' "Rage." 

For Miss Streisand, the leading 

position also marks a "first." She 

had only been on the ballot since 

1969 and in that year ranked sixth 

among the Top 12 females after release 

of her first film, "Funny Girl" 

for Columbia. The following year, 

she climbed to second place after 

starring in "Hello, Dolly!" for 20th- 

Fox; "On a Clear Day You Can See 

Forever" for Paramount, and "The 

Owl and the Pussycat" for Columbia. 

With no new film product, 1971 

found her in ninth place among the 

women, but in 1972, her starring role 

in Warner Bros.' "What's Up, Doc?" 

pulled her into the lead. Miss Streisand 

now is also being seen in "Up 

the Sandbox," for National General 

Pictures. 

Scott supplanted Clint Eastwood 

as top male star, forcing last year's 

winner into second place, with "Dirty 

Harry" for Warner Bros, and "Joe 

ICidd" for Universal as his starring 

vehicles for the year. Eastwood has 

been a consistent winner among the 

males since his first appearance on 

the ballot in 1968 when he ranked

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Favorites for 1972 


her latest "The Getaway," for NGP, 

had not yet been released. 

Her co-star in that film, Steve Mc- 

Queen captured fifth place among 

the males for 1972, coming up from 

sixth a year ago, but with two starring 

vehicles in the film year, "Le 

Mans" for NGP, and "Junior Bonner" 

for Cinerama Releasing Corp. Sharing 

fifth place honors with McQueen 

was another returning star, Raquel 

Welch, back after a one-year dropout. 

This was Miss Welch's fourth 

appearance among the Top 12 females. 

She first appeared in 11th 

place in 1968, rose to seventh in 

1969, dropped to 12th in 1970, and 

now returns in her highest spot to 

date. She also had the lengthiest list 

of product of any of the stars for the 

1971-72 year, including UA's "Fuzz," 

Paramount's "H a n n i e Caulder," 

MGM's "Kansas City Bomber" and 

CRC's "Bluebeard." 

Perennial favorites John Wayne 

and Elizabeth Taylor remained 

strong contenders among the Top 12 

listings, Wayne in sixth place among 

the men, down from third last year, 

and Miss Taylor in seventh place 

among the women, down from sixth 

a year earlier. Both marked their 

23rd appearances of the last 24 years 

among the top stars in their respective 

categories, again showing their 

tremendous popularity with both exhibition 

and the public. Wayne's 

only film for the year was "The Cowboys" 

and he currently is being seen 

in "The Train Robbers," both Warner 

Bros, releases. Miss Taylor's starring 

roles for the year included "X Y & 

Zee" for Columbia and "Hammersmith 

Is Out," a Cinerama release 

in which she co-starred with her husband, 

another perennial favorite, 

Richard Burton. 

Sharing sixth place honors with 

Wayne was Jane Fonda, down from 

fourth last year, with only "Tout Va 

Bien," a Lido-Empire film, to her 

THE RUNNERS-UP 

(Listed in Order of Highest Number 

of Votes Received) 

UAIE 

Lee Marvin 

Alan Bates 

Walter Matthau 

Michael Caine 

Charlton Heston Jack Nicholson 

Jack Lemmon Warren Beatty 

Ryan O'Neal Ernest Borgnine 

Peter OToole Yul Brynner 

Burt Lancaster 

James Cobum 

Charles Bronson Jon Voight 

Al Pacino 

Stacy Reach 

Burt Reynolds Alec Guinness 

Sidney Poitier 

George Peppard 

Sean Connery Lee J. Cobb 

James Garner Peter Finch 

Kirk Douglas 

Bob Hope 

Henry Fonda Richard Harris 

Alan Arkin 

Rod Steiger 

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credit, and with balloting completed 

before release of her current WB vehicle, 

"Steelyard Blues." In seventh 

place among the males and sharing 

honors with Miss Taylor was a newcomer, 

one of several to the top 12 

roles. Gene Hackman, the Academy 

Award winner for his role in "The 

French Connection," but whose sole 

1971-72 starring role was with Lee 

Marvin in NGP's "Prime Cut." Hackman 

currently is being seen in 20th- 

Fox's "The Poseidon Adventure." 

Dustin Hoffman, in his fourth appearance 

among the Top 12 males, 

ranked in eighth place, with two 

major starring roles for the year: 

"Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why 

Is He Saying Those Terrible Things 

About Me?" from NGP and CRC's 

"Straw Dogs." Hoffman was top 

Male Star of the Future in 1968, then 

the following year joined the male 

star poll, ranking in third place. He 

held fourth place in the two succeeding 

years. For 1972, he shares eighth 

spot honors with Sophia Loren, up 

from 12th a year earlier, with only 

"Lady Liberty" for United Artists to 

her credit for the year. A long-time 

favorite. Miss Loren thus makes her 

tenth appearance among the top female 

stars. 

Newcomer Woody Allen, in only 

his second appearance on the star 

ballot, ranked ninth among the 

males, following his starring successes 

in Paramount's "Play It Again, 

Sam," and United Artists' "Everything 

You Always Wanted to Know 

About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask." 

Although she had no new product 

for the 1971-72 film year, Ann-Margret 

ranked ninth among the females. 

Balloting was completed before 

release of her current "The Train 

Robbers," in which she co-stars with 

sixth place male winner John Wayne. 

Miss Ann-Margret, after several 

years' absence from the top 12, returned 

in 1971, in eighth place. 

Richard Burton held on to his tenth 

place standing from a year earlier, 

after starring in "Hammersmith Is 

Out" with Miss Taylor, and in CRC's 

"Bluebeard" with Miss Welch and 

the same company's "The Assassination 

of Trotsky." Burton first appeared 

among the Top 12 males in 1964 

and, in 1967, captured the top spot. 

Sharing tenth place with him in the 

1972 popularity poll was Glenda 

Jackson, a newcomer, after her successful 

starring roles in Universal's 

"Mary, Queen of Scots" and MGM's 

"The Boyfriend." She currently is 

starring in Universal's "The Nelson 

Affair." 

Two other newcomers share 11th 

place in the current poll. In that spot 

among the males is James Caan, following 

his roles in Paramount's "The 

Godfather" and "T. R. Baskin." Caan 

now is being seen in Metro- 

Goldwyn-Mayer's "Slither." Jennifer 

O'Neill, who was 197I's top Star of 

the Future, garnered 11th place 

among the female stars this year, 

with such product as "Such Good 

Friends" for Paramount; "Glass 

Houses" for Columbia, and "The 

Carey Treatment" for MGM. 

Twelfth place marked the return of 

Robert Redford to the leading males 

list. Redford first appeared among 

the leaders in 1970, the year in which 

he appeared in no less than four 

feature films. He missed out in the 

top 12 listing last year, but for the 

1972 poll, Redford had three pictures 

to his credit, "The Hot Rock" for 20th- 

Fox, WB's "The Candidate," and the 

same company's current "Jeremiah 

Johnson." 

He shared 12th place with Shirley 

MacLaine, whose only credit for the 

season was Paramount's "The Possession 

of Joel Delaney." This marks 

Miss MacLaine's 1 3th appearance 

among the Top 12 femmes since she 

first ranked in seventh position in 

1959. 

The newcomers on the poll and 

the reappearance of several other 

stars resulted in elimination from the 

Top 12 of a number of previous top 

favorites, including male stars Walter 

Matthau, seventh place in 1971; 

Sean Connery, eighth; Charlton Heston, 

ninth; Lee Marvin, 11th, and 

Warren Beatty, 12th, plus female 

stars Joanne Woodward, leader 

among the females last year; Candice 

Bergen, third; Katharine Hepburn, 

fifth, and Faye Dunaway, seventh. 

Most were supplanted due to 

lack of product for the film year. 

The All-American Screen Favorites 

Poll IS conducted by sending ballots 

listing eligible stars to the following 

groups: 

1. Motion picture editors of newspapers and 

magazines. 

2. Ttieatres—circuits and independents in both 

large cities and small towns. 

3. The working press, comprising domestic, foreign 

and radio correspondents. 

4. Radio and TV commentators. 

5. National Screen Council members, who each 

month select the film most suitable for family entertainment 

to be given the BOXOFFICE Blue 

is of 

Ribbon Award. The Council composed 

motion picture editors, radio film commentators 

and representatives of belter film councils, 

women's clubs, civic, educational and exhibitor 

organizations. 

THE RUNNERS-UP 

(Listed in Order of Highest Number 

of Votes Received) 

FEMALE 

Katharine Hepburn Joey Heatherton 

Katharine Ross 

Mia Farrow 

Candice Bergen 

Susan Hoyward 

Cloris Leachman Eva Marie Saint 

Dyan Cannon 

Ruth Gordon 

Anne Bancroft 

Lee Grant 

Tuesday Weld Jill St. John 

Shelley Winters Olivia de Havillaiid 

Sandy Duncan 

Samantha Eggar 

Lee Remick Agnes Moorehead 

Sally Kellerman 

Brenda Vaccaro 

Susannah York 

Liv Ullmann 

Patty Duke Julie Adams 

Vanessa Redgrave Yvelte Mimieux 

Karen Black Jo Ami Pflug 

Jacqueline Bisset Barbara Hershey

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RAQUEL WELCH 

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Joel grey and Diana Ross share 

top standing as the most popular 

young Stars of the Future for 1972 

according to the tolly of the BOX- 

OFFICE Barometer Ail-American 

Screen Favorites Poll. They headed 

a completely different group of 

young Stars of the Future for 1972 

honors based on their potential magnetism 

for patrons at boxoffices all 

over the country. 

Capturing the most votes among 

males in the poll, Joel Grey demonstrated 

his Academy Award-winning 

talents as the decadence-promoting 

emcee in Allied Artists' "Cabaret." 

He and his wife reside in California 

with their two children and two cats. 

Joel's versatility as a comedian and 

dramatic actor, as well as a songand-dance 

man, has mode him one 

of the most sought-after stars today 

for rolls on stage and television as 

well OS in night clubs. His previous 

performances on the silver screen include 

"About Face," "Calypso Heat 

Wave" and "Come September." 

Top honors on the female roster go 

to Diana Ross for her very first acting 

performance portraying Billie Holiday 

in Paramount's "Lady Sings the 

Blues," which also won her an Academy 

Award nomination. Early in her 

career as lead singer with the Supremes, 

Diana's talent was only 

barely realized, and her dramatic 

ability was never fully utilized nor 

appreciated before. Now, after portraying 

the famed black songstress 

with all her deeply-felt music, she 

wants to spend some time with her 

young family. 

The second slot on the poll of Stars 

of the Future is filled by James 

Brolin, recently co-starring in Skyjacked" 

for MGM. Television viewers 

will recognize him immediately as 

the young doctor on a motorcycle in 

"Marcus Welby, M.D." He admitted 

that what he enjoys most is being 

Wlod Popular 

out of doors with his family and his 

horses. Back at the studio his credits 

include "Von Ryan's Express," "Fantastic 

Voyage" and "Our Man Flint." 

Hard-working and always busy, 

Barbara McNair has won second 

place in the female ranks of Stars of 

the Future. Relying on her secretarial 

talents as "insurance," Barbara 

began her career singing in 

New York night clubs whenever the 

opportunity knocked. Her first appearance 

in a motion picture, "If He 

Hollers, Let Him Go!", was an instant 

success promoting contracts for three 

more films, including "Change of 

Habit" with Elvis Presley. Since then 

Sidney Poitier has been her leading 

man in both "They Call Me Mister 

Tibbs!" and "The Organization." 

Third place among the males in 

our poll was taken by Timothy Bottoms, 

seen most recently in "Love 

and Pain . 

the whole damn 

thing" from Columbia. His careeactually 

had its start in high school 

where he took part in various plays 

and musical groups, touring Europe 

with the Santa Barbara Madrigal 

Society. Other films to his credit are 

"Johnny Got His Gun" and "The Last 

Picture Show." Upcoming releases 

will include "The Paper Chase" for 

20th Century-Fox and Paramount's 

"The White Dawn." 

Third in the line-up of feminine 

stars is Diane Keaton, who appeared 

in Woody Allen's "Play It Again, 

Sam" for Paramount. A frequent 

guest star on the television screen, 

she began her career on stage in 

legitimate productions of Shakespeare 

and contemporary plays, as 

well as summer stock. After appearing 

in "Hair," her first professional 

role in New York City, she was 

signed for the Broadway production 

of "Play It Again, Sam." More recently 

Diane has been seen as the 

4. EDWARD ALBERT 6. KRIS KRISTOFFERSON 

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Ljouna J-^lauerd of Z2 

sweetheart of the son of "The Godfather," 

Filling fourth place among the 

males is Edward Albert, son of Eddie 

Albert and Margo, for his touching 

performance as a young blind man 

in "Butterflies Are Free." Also talented 

in languages, young Albert 

worked as a production assistant on 

"Patton" in Spain and put these 

talents to use often. Actually still 

a student of psychology at U.C.L.A., 

he may decide to postpone the 

academic endeavors temporarily 

since he has been cast for a role 

in "40 Carats" from the time he finished 

"Butterflies." 

Phyllis Newman shares fourth position 

on the slate of stars with various 

points to her credit. Her most 

recent motion picture role was in 

Columbia's "To Find a Man." Her 

career just "sort of happened," as 

she put it, at the age of four on the 

East Coast resort hotel circuit where 

she was a popular little "red-hot 

momma" impersonator. Temporarily 

retired at the age of 11, her flare 

for the theatre was rekindled at 

Columbia University where she was 

signed for Broadway's "Wish You 

Were Here." Phyllis won the Tony 

Award in 1962 as 'Best Supporting 

Actress in a Musical' for her role in 

"Subways Are For Sleeping." Her 

movie roles include "Picnic," "The 

Vagabond King" and "Bye, Bye 

Braverman." 

and 

Billy Dee Williams, suave 

confident, holds fifth position among 

the male Stars of the Future for his 

portrayal of the man who loved 

Billie Holiday in "Lady Sings the 

Blues." He was thrust into his first 

role in a musical at age six by Lotte 

Lenya at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre 

where his mother was elevator 

operator. He also won an Emmy 

nomination last year for his starring 

role in "Brian's Song," a highly emotional 

and moving true story. 

Lois Nettleton nabbed fifth spot in 

the line-up of female stars with a 

potential undergirded by talent and 

determination. Also starring on 

Broadway and television regularly, 

Lois has become a very busy actress, 

with roles including Shakespeare 

and comedy as well as one proving 

her skill as a singer. She began her 

acting in the back yard at the age 

of seven and went on to New York 

a few years later ready to 'starve 

it out' but found roles almost immediately 

and constantly since then. 

Her most recent screen credit was 

"The Honkers" for United Artists in 

1972. 

Sharing sixth place is Renee Taylor 

for her most recent hit, "Last of 

the Red Hot Lovers" by Neil Simon. 

Her first professional role was at 

age 17 as a slave girl in a Purim 

Pageant starring Melvin Douglas. 

Since then she and her husband, 

Joseph Bologna, have written and 

starred in "Lovers and Other Strangers," 

which received an Academy 

Award nomination for Best Screenplay. 

In addition to her first starring 

role in films, in "Made For Each 

Other," she also has appeared in 

"A New Leaf," "The Detective," "The 

Producers" and "A Fine Madness." 

Kris Kristofferson ranks sixth in 

the standings of the male Stars of 

the Future. His talents range from 

singing, to acting and song writing. 

Named Songwriter of the Year by 

the Nashville Songwriter's Association 

with the largest majority in 

the history of the award, Kris can 

claim credit for songs such as "For 

the Good Times" and "Me and 

Bobby McGee," among many others, 

some of which may be heard 

in several films. Starting at the bottom, 

more than once, it now looks 

as if he will go no direction but up. 

1. DIANA ROSS 

2. BARBARA McNAIR 

6. RENEE TAYLOR 

5. LOIS NETTLETON PHYLLIS NEWMAN 

BOXOFFICE

GROSSES 

— 

Picture Kecords at the Kation's Boxoffices 

^ke 

130 Features in 'Hit' Class 

Scoring 150% or More 

A NUMBER of extraordinarily fine films were 

released during the industry's 1971-72 season, 

as a glance at the top hits listing will reveal. 

(Top hits are films which gross 150 per cent 

or more of average business in their initial 

bookings in key cities throughout the U.S.) 

There were, however, many films which 

merited a place on the list but are not there, 

either because of faulty distribution, and/ or 

because of a reluctance on the part of exhibitors 

to "take a chance" on anything but major 

releases with top names and a pre-sold audience. 

"Sleepers" haven't much of a chance on 

today's market. 

The spotty distribution problem was evidenced 

by the fact that—although there was 

an increase in the number of releases (454) 

over the previous year (430)—there was a decrease 

in the number of top hits— 130 in 11-11 

as compared to 152 in '70-71. 

The most noticeable trend was that blacksploitation 

pictures had—hopefully— reached 

their apex and were now turning toward a 

more realistic portrayal of the black community 

and heritage (i.e., "Sounder," "Georgia, 

Georgia" and "Man and Boy"). 

The old cliche "records were made to be 

broken" certainly applied to the year's top 

grosser, "The Godfather" (Para), which shattered 

all previous percentages with an astronomical, 

all-time high—878! (Paramount also 

led the previous season with "Love Story," 

which garnered 655.) Following this No. 1 hit, 

adapted from Mario Puzo's No. 1 best-seller, 

were: "A Clockwork Orange" (WB), based on 

the surrealistic Anthony Burgess novel; "Diamonds 

Are Forever" (UA), following the further 

escapades of the ever-popular Agent 007 

(whose exploits are always in the top ten); 

the heart-warming musical "Fiddler on the 

Roof" (UA), and the black super-flick, "Super 

Fly" (WB). (It's noteworthy, too, that the top 

five grossers were all in the 500 per cent-plus 

category—another record breaker!) 

Major distributors whose product acquired a 

sufficient number of reported playdates included: 

United Artists (20), Cinerama Releasing 

Corp. and Columbia (19 each). Paramount 

(18), American International Pictures (17), 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (16) and 20th Century- 

Fox, Universal and Warner Bros. (15 each). 

Among the independents, UMC led with four. 

Now— getting down to the nitty-gritty of the 

entire survey—the majors that turned out the 

largest number of top hits! United Artists (13 

three of which were in the top ten). Cinerama 

Releasing Corp. and Warner Bros, (an even 

dozen each). Paramount (11) and Columbia 

and Universal (ten each). UMC again led the 

independents with three hits. 

Twenty-three independent distributors accounted 

for 181 releases (138 miscellaneous 

and 43 foreign) and 24 hits. 

(The Grossed 200% or More) 

Godfather, The (Para) 

Clockwork Orange, A (WB) 

Diamonds Are Forever (UA) 

liFiddler on the Roof (UA) 

Super Hy (WB) 

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About 

Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask (UA) 

Fritz the Cat (Cincmation) 

yCabaret (AA). . 

WWhat's Up, Doc? (WB) 

French Connection, The (20th-Fox) 

Last Picture Show, The (Col) 

Together (Hallmark) 

Shaft's Big Score! (MGM) 

Nicholas and Alexandra (Col) 

QPlay It Again, Sam (Para) 

Dirty Harry (WB) 

Hospital, The (UA) 

Slaughterhouse-Five (Univ) 

Ohl Calcuttal (Cinemation) 

Frenzy (Univ) 

Portnoy's Complaint (WB) 

Candidate, The (WB) 

Bedknobs and Broomshcks (BV) 

Go-Between, The (Col) 

Soul to Soul (CRC) 

Sunday Bloody Sunday (UA) 

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (20th-Fox) 

Straw Dogs (CRC) 

New Centurions, The (Col) 

Blacula (AIP) 

Concert for Bangladesh, The (20th-Fox) 

Buck and the Preacher (Co!) 

Boy Friend, The (MGM) 

Skyjacked (MGM) 

'UButterflies Are Free (Col) 

Legend of Nigger Charley, The (Para) 

Mark of the Devil (Hallmark) 

Sometimes a Great Notion (Univ) 

Other, The (20th-Fox) 

War Between Men and Women, The (NGP) 

Hot Rock, The (20th-Fox) 

Slaughter 

(AIP) 

$ (Dollars) (Col): 

Come Back Charleston Blue (WB) 

Melinda (MGM) 

Where Does It Hurt? (CRC) 

«Kotch (CRC) 

Garden of the Finzi-Continis, The (Cinema 5) 

Fuzz (UA) 

El Topo (ABKCO) 

Pocket Money (NGP) 

Ra Expeditions, The (Interwest) 

Soul Soldier (Fanfare) 

WCowboys, The (WB) 

Mem in the Wilderness (WB) 

Man, The (Para) 

Organization, The (UA) 

Stanley (Crown Int'l) 

Stepmother, The (Crown Int'l) 

200 Motels (UA) 

Mary, Queen of Scots (Univ) 

Such Good Friends (Para) 

Cool Breeze (MGM) 

Star Spangled Girl (Para) 

T. R. Baskin (Para) 

Prime Cut (NGP) 

loe Kidd (Univ) 

U Blue 

Ribbon Aword 

430 

405 

404 

374 

368 

361 

353 

254 

254 

254 

252 

251 

250 

250 

246 

244 

242 

. 242 

241 

238 

. 236 

. 234 

232 

231 

231 

230 

230 

230 

228 

227 

227 

225 

223 

222 

219 

219 

218 

217 

216

What They Did in First Runs • Outstanding Hits 

Key Cities From Which Averages Were Computed: 

Baltimore Cincinnati 

Boston Cleveland 

Buffalo Denver 

Chicago Detroit 

And intermediatt 

Hartford Minneapolis Portland 

Kansas City New Haven San Francisco 

Los Angeles New Orleans Seattle 

Memphis New York St. Louis 

and typical small tov/n situations. 

:ities 

(These Grossed 150% or More) 

Abductors, The (los. Brenner) 212 

Dagmor's Hot Pants, Inc. (AIP) 207 

Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, The (MGM) 207 

Ben(CRC) 206 

Honky (Jack H. Harris) 202 

Bluebeard (CRC) 200 


King Lear (Altura) 196 

Tales From the Crypt (CRC) 193 

X Y 4 Zee (Col) 191 

Snoopy, Come Home (NOP) 186 

Now You See Him, Now You Don't (BV) IBS 

lunior Bonner (CRC) 184 

Last oi the Red Hot Lovers (Para) 183 

Skin Game (WB) 183 

Boot Hill (Film Ventures Int1) 181 

Sorrow and the Pity, The (Le Chagrin el la Pitie) 

(Television Rencontre, Sodete Suisse de 

Radiodiffusion; Claude Nedjar, Nouvelle Editions 

de Films S.A., Paris) 181 

OWalkaboul (20th-Fox) 179 

Trojan Women, The (CRC) 178 

WMorjoe (Cinema 5) 177 

Eva . . . Was Everything But Legal (UMC) 176 

Marriage of a Young Stockbroker, The (20th-Fox) 176 

Bus Is Coming, The (Wm. Thompson Int'l) 175 

Glen and Randa (UMC) 173 

Godson, The (Boxofiice Int'l) 172 

Minnie & Moskowifz (Univ) 172 

Georgia, Georgia (CRC) 170 

Swingin' Stewardesses, The (Hemisphere) 170 

Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick 

Lost-Bag Blues (WB) 1G9 

Made for Each Other (20th-Fox) 169 

Fat City (Col) 168 

Harold and Maude (Para) 167 

Le Boucher (CRC) 167 

Millhouse: a White Comedy (New Yorker) 167 

Bigfoot (EUman) 165 

Desperate Characters (Para) 163 

Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met (AIP) 163 

OSilenl Running (Univ) 161 

Tomorrow (Filmgroup) 161 

Trinity Is Still My Name (Emb) 160 

Macbeth (Col) 159 

Man and Boy (Levitt-Piclonan) 159 

Play Misty for Me (Univ) 159 

Fistful of Dynamite, A (UA) 157 

Snow Job (WB) 157 

Top of the Heap (Fanfare) 157 

Lawman (UA) 156 

Without Apparent Motive (20th-Fox) 156 

Black Jesus (Plaza) 155 

Hands of the Ripper (Univ) 155 

School Giri (Sherpix) 155 

something big (NGP) 155 

Twins of Evil (Univ) 155 

Biscuit Eater, The (BV) 154 

I Want What I Want (CRC) 154 

Kansas City Bomber (MGM) 154 

Let's Scare Jessica to Death (Para) 154 

Chato's Land (UA) 153 

Decameron, The (UA) 153 

Some of My Best Friends Are . . . (AIP) 153 

Frogs (AIP) 152 

Sacco & Vanzetti (UMC) 152 

Who Slew Auntie Roo? (AIP) 152 

Honkers, The (UA) 150 

OBlue Ribbon Award 

210 Features Out of 454 

Do Average or Better 

—A— 

Abductors, The (Jos. Brenner) 212 

Action Man (H. K. Film Dist.) 

Adios, Sabata (UA) 120 

* 

All 'n' Family (Sherpix) 

* 

All the Right Noises (20th-Fox) 

And Now for Something Completely 

* 

Different (Col) 

Anonymous Venetian (AA) 102 

* 

Arruza (Avco Embassy) 

—B— 

* 

Bacchanale (Distribpix) 

* 

Bartleby (Moron) 

Bear and the Doll, The (Para/French) 

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (BV) 301 

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me 

(Para) 103 

Believe in Me (MGM) 97 

* 

Below the Belt (Boxoffice Int'l) 

Ben (CRC) 206 

Beware My Brethren (CRC) 85 

Big Bird Cage, The (New World) 118 

Bigfoot (Ellman) 165 

Biscuit Eater, The (BV) 154 

Black Beauty (Para) 120 

Black Belly of the Tarantula, The (MGM) .... 

Black Chariot (Rbt. Goodwin) 

Black Jesus (Plaza) 155 

Black Peter (Billings Assos./Czech) 

* 

Black Rodeo (CRC) 

* 

Blacula (AIP) 282 

Blindman (20th-Fox) 127 

* 

Blood From the Mummy's Tomb (AIP) .... 

Bloody Money (formerly "Dear, Dead 

Delilah") (Southern Star) 

* 

Bluebeard (CRC) 200 

Blue Hour, The (Grads) 

* 

Blue Money (Crown Int'l) 

* 

Blue Sextet (Unisphere) 

* 

Bonaparte and the Revolution (Westi/ 

Societe Generate de Films/Films 

Abel Gance/French) 

* 

Bone (Jack H. Harris) 

* 

Boot Hill (Film Ventures Int'l) 181 

Born to Win (UA) 120 

Boxcar Bertha (AIP) 147 

Boy Friend, The (MGM) 265 

Bronco Bullfrog (New Yorker) 

* 

Brute Corps (GFC) 

* 

Buck and the Preacher (Col) 272 

Burglars, The (Le Casse) (Col) Ill 

Bus Is Coming, The (Wm. Thompson 

Int'l) 175 

Butterflies Are Free (Col) 260 

—C— 

Cabaret (AA) 405 

Cactus in the Snow (GFC) 100 

Candidate, The (WB) 309 

Captain Apache (Scotia Int'l) 143

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. . Was 

(-"Îcture 

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Captam Milkshake (TWI Nat'l) 

* 

Carey Treatment, The (MGM) 122 

Carry On Camping (AIP) 126 

* 

Carry On Henry VIII (AIP) 

Catlow (MGM) 104 

Ceremony, The (Shibata Org. /Japanese) .... 

* 

Challenges, The (Shermart/Spanish) 

* 

Chandler (MGM) 

* 

Chato's Land (UA) 153 

Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things 

(Geneni) 

* 

Chinmoku (Silence) (Toho IntT/ 

Japanese) 

* 

Christian Licorice Store, The (NGP) 

* 

Cisco Pike (Col) 140 

Class of 74, The (GFC) 113 

Clockwork Orange, A (WB) 564 

Come Back Charleston Blue (WB) 244 

Cometogether (AA) 

* 

Companeros (CRC) 

* 

Concert for Bangladesh, The (20th-Fox) .... 278 

Confessions of a Police Captain 

(Avco Embassy) 92 

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 

(20th-Fox) 290 

Cool Breeze (MGM) 219 

Corky (MGM) 

* 

* 

Country Cuzzins (Boxoffice Int'l) 

Cowboys, The (WB) 230 

Criminal Affair (GGP) * 

Crucible of Horror (Cannon) 

* 

Cuba Va! (Impact) 

* 

Culpepper Cattle Co., The (20th-Fox) 108 

—D— 

Dagmar's Hot Pants, Inc. (AIP) 207 

Dark Dreams (Unique) 

* 

Day in the Death of Joe Egg, A (Col) 

* 

Dead Are Alive, The (NGP) 97 

Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston 

Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (WB) 169 

Deathmaster, The (AIP) 124 

Death of a Jew (Cine-Globe) 

* 

Debut, The (Gemini-Maron/Russian) 

* 

Decameron, The (UA/Italian) 153 

Deep End (Para) 100 

Desperate Characters (Para) 163 

Devil's Impostor, The (formerly 

"Pope Joan") (Col) 

Diabolic Wedding (Ellmon) 

* 

Diamonds Are Forever (UA) 560 

Diary of a Telephone Operator (GGP) .... 

Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met (AIP) 163 

Dirty Dolls of Katmandu, The (AIP) 100 

Dirty Harry (WB) 330 

Doberman Gang, The (Dimension) 112 

% (Dollars) (Col) 246 

Don't Look Now Being Shot At 

(Cinepix/French-English) * 

Dreams of Glass (Univ) 

* 

Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (AIP) 119 

Dr. Phibes Rises Again (AIP) 135 

Dynamite (Amero Bros.) 

* 

Dynamite Chicken (EYR) 

—E— 

Eagle in a Cage (NGP) * 

El Topo (ABKCO/Spanish) 234 

Erotic Adventures of Zorro, The (EVI) 

* 

Eroticon (Adelphi) 

Erotic Three, The (Cannon) * 

* 

Escape to Passion (Grads) 

Eva . Everything But Legal 

(UMC) 176 

Even Dwarfs Started Small (Werner 

Herzog/German) * 

Every Little Crook & Nanny (MGM) 100 

Everything You Always Wanted to Know 

About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask 

(UA) 468 

—F— 

Farouk University (Ellman) 

* 

Fat City (Col) 168 

Female Bunch, The (Dalia) 

* 

Fiddler on the Roof (UA) 551 

Fillmore (20th-Fox) 144 

Films by John Lennon and Yoko Ono 

(Lennon-Ono) 

* 

Final Comedown, The (New World) 142 

Find a Place to Die (GGP) 

Fistful of Dynamite, A (formerly 

"Duck, You Sucker!") (UA) 157 

Forbidden Under Censorship of the King 

(Lemming) * 

For Example (Arakawa) 

* 

Fourteen Short Movies (Young 

Filmmakers) 

* 

Four Times That Night (Cinevision) 

* 

French Connection, The (20th-Fox) 374 

French Cousins, The (formerly "From 

* 

Ear to Ear") (Cinemation) 

Frenzy (Univ) 318 

Fright (AA) * 

Fritz the Cat (Cinemation) 430 

Frogs (AIP) 152 

FTA (AIP) 

* 

Full Life, A (New Yorker/Japanese) 

* 

Funnyman (New Yorker) 

* 

Fuzz (UA) 236 

—G— 

Ganga Zumba (New Yorker/Portuguese) .. 

* 

Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, The 

(MGM) 207 

Garden of the Finzi-Continis, The 

(Cinema 5) 238 

Gatling Gun, The (Ellman) 

* 

Georgia, Georgia (CRC) 170 

Get to Know Your Rabbit (WB) 90 

Girls, The (Goran Lindgren/Swedish) 

* 

Glass Houses (Col) 

* 

Glen and Randa (UMC) 173 

Go-Between, The (Col) 297 

Godfather, The (Para) 878 

Gods and the Dead, The (New Yorker/ 

Portuguese) 

* 

Godson, The (Boxoffice Int'l) 172 

Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (AIP) 

* 

Going Home (MGM) 107 

Golden Box, The (Hollywood Cinema 

Assos.) 

* 

* 

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J-^lctuife 

Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid, The 

(Univ) 123 

Green Wall, The (Altura/Spanish) 

Groundstar Conspiracy, The (Univ) 115 

Group Marriage (Dimension) 

Gumshoe (Col) 136 

Gun Runner (Grads) * 

—H— 

Handle With Care (H. K. Film Dist.) 

* 

Hands of the Ripper (Univ) 155 

Hannie Caulder (Para) 125 

Happiness Cage, The (CRC) 

Happy Birthday, Wanda June (Col) 107 

Harold and Maude (Para) 167 

Hatchet for a Honeymoon (GGP) 

* 

Heaven's Punishment (Tenchu) (Japanese 

Film Exchg./Japanese) 

* 

* 

Hildur and the Magician (Larry Jordan) .... 

HitchHikers, The (EVI) 

* 

Honkers, The (UA) 150 

Honky (Jack H. Harris) 202 

Horror on Snape Island (Fanfare) 

* 

Hospital, The (UA) 324 

Hot Box, The (New World) 138 

Hot Circuit (Sherpix) 

* 

Hot Rock, The (20th-Fox) 250 

Hot Summer Week (Fanfare) 

* 

Hurry Up or I'll Be 30 (Cinegroup) 

* 

—I— 

Illusions (Ellraan) * 

I Love You, I Kill You (Ich Liebe Dich, 

Ich Tote Dich) (New^ Yorker/German) .... * 

Image, Flesh and Voice (Filmmakers Corp. 

of New York) * 

Indeliciate Balance, The (Cinevision/ 

Swredish) * 

Island oi the Dolls (Boxoffice Int'l) 

Is the Father Black Enough? (formerly 

"Dirty Dan's Women") (Howco Int'l) * 

Is There Sex After Death? (UMC) 139 

It Only Happens to Others (CRC/ 

French) 118 

I Want What I Want (CRC) 154 

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* 

Jack Johnson (Jim Jacobs) 

Jennifer on My Mind (UA) 1 10 

Jerusalem File, The (MGM) 

* 

Joe Hill (Para) 145 

Joe Kidd (Univ) 216 

Johnny Banco (H. K. Film Dist.) 

* 

Johnny Hamlet (Transvue) 

* 

Journey Through Rosebud (CRC) 

* 

Junior Bonner (CRC) 184 

J. W. Coop (Col) 118 

—K— 

Kansas City Bomber (MGM) 154 

Keep Off My Grass (Gamalex) * 

Kidnapped (AIP) 131 

Kingdom in the Clouds (Xerox) * 

King Lear (Altura) 196 

Kotch (CRC) 241 

—L— 

La Camara del Terror (Fear Chamber) 

(Col/Spanish) * 

Lady Frankenstein (Nev^r World) 95 

Lady Liberty (UA) 104 

Last Movie, The (Univ/English-Spanish) .... 143 

Last of the Red Hot Lovers (Para) 183 

Last Picture Show, The (Col) 368 

Late Liz, The (Gateway) * 

Late Spring (Bcmshun) (New Yorker/ 

Japanese) * 

Lawman (UA) 156 

Le Boucher (The Butcher) (CRC/French) .... 167 

Legend of Horror (Ellman) * 

Legend of Nigger Charley, The (Para) 254 

Lenny Bruce Without Tears (Fred Baker) .... * 

Let's Scare Jessica to Death (Para) 154 

Life Around Us (Time-Life) * 

Limit, The (Cannon) * 

Little Ark, The (NGP) * 

Little Mother (Audubon) * 

Living Free (Col) 130 

Lizards, The (Galatea/Italian) * 

Loners, The (Fanfare) * 

Long Ago, Tomorrow (Cinema 5) 136 

Long Live Death (Viva la Muerte) 

(New Line Cinema/French) * 

Long, Swift Sword of Siegfried, The (EVI) .. * 

Loot (Cinevision) * 

Love Cycles (H. K. Film Dist.) * 

Love-In 72 (Wm. Mishkin) * 

Luminous Procuress (Paramour) * 

—M— 

Macbeth (Col) 159 

Machibuse (Toho Int'l/Japonese) * 

Macunaima (New Line Cinema/ 

Portuguese) * 

Maddalena (Int'l Co-Prods.) * 

Made for Each Other (20th-Fox) 169 

Mafia (AIP) * 

Magnificent Seven Ride! The (UA) 109 

Make a Face (Karen Sperling) * 

Malcom X (WB) 126 

Man and Boy ( Levitt-Pickman) 159 

Man in the Wilderness (WB) 230 

Man, The (Para) 230 

Man With 2 Heads, The (Wm. Mishkin) * 

Marjoe (Cinema 5) 177 

Mark of the Devil (Hallmark) 254 

Marriage of a Young Stockbroker, The 

(20th-Fox) 176 

Marta (GGP) * 

Mary, Queen of Scots (Univ) 223 

Medicine Ball Caravan (WB) 82 

Melinda (MGM) 242 

Midnight Plowboy (Boxoffice Int'l) * 

Millhouse: a White Comedy (New 

Yorker) 167 

Minnie & Moskowitz (Univ) 172 

Mississippi Summer (New Line Cinema) .... * 

Money Talks (UA) 84 

Moonlighting Mistress (Dalia) * 

Morning After, The (Mature) * 

Murmur of the Heart (Le Souffle au Coeur) 

(Palomar/French) 148 

Muthers, The (Hollywood Cinema Assos.) .. 

* 

My Old Man's Place (formerly "Glory 

Boy") (CRC) Ill 

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Clancy B. 

Producer 

Grass 

Kent Osborne 

Director 

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Fried 

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l-^lcture 

Cjirodded- 

My Uncle Antoine (Mon Oncle Antoine) 

(Gendon Films of Montreal/French) .... * 

—N— 

Napoleon and Samontha (BV) 136 

Nashville Story, The (Donald A. Davis) .... 

Necromancy (CRC) 96 

New Centurions, The (Col) 287 

Next Victim, The (formerly "Next!") 

(Maron) * 

Nicholas and Alexandra (Col) 341 

Night Call Nurses (New World) 107 

Nightcomers, The (Avco Embassy) 126 

Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, The 

(Phase One) 

Night of the Blood Monster (AIP) 

Night of the Cobra Woman (New World) .. 

Night of the Lepus (MGM) 91 

999-Aliza, the Policeman (Moish Baruch- 

Mayfair/Hebrew) * 

Now You See Him, Now You Don't (BV) .... 185 

—O— 

Oh! Calcutta! (Cinemation) 320 

One Is a Lonely Number (MGM) 112 

One Night at Dinner (Int'l Co-Prods./ 

Italian) * 

One on Top of the Other (GGP) * 

1,000 Convicts and a Woman! (AIP) 119 

Organization, The (UA) 228 

Other Side of Madness, The (Auric, Ltd.- 

Reprise) * 

Other, The (20th-Fox) 252 

Othon (Klaus Hellwig/French) * 

Outback (UA) 86 

Outlaw Riders (Ace Int'l) * 

—P— 

Parades (CRC) 

* 

Peace Killers, The (Transvue) 

Personals (Distribpix) * 

Pete Seeger: A Song and a Stone 

(Theatre Exchange Activities) 

* 

Pickup on 101 (AIP) * 

Pied Piper, The (Para) * 

Pigkeeper's Daughter, The (Boxoffice 

Int'l) * 

Pink Angels, The (Crown Int'l) 

* 

Place Called Today, A (Avco Embassy) .... 101 

Play It Again, Sam (Para) 340 

Play Misty for Me (Univ) 159 

Please Don't Eat My Mother! 

(Boxoffice 

* 

Int'l) 

Pocket Money (NGP) 232 

Point of Terror (Crown Int'l) 141 

Portnoy's Complaint (WB) 310 

Possession of Joel Delaney, The (Para) .... 130 

Preacherman (Preacherman Corp.) 

* 

Prime Cut (NGP) 217 

Private Duty Nurses (New World) 121 

Public Eye, The (Univ) 116 

Punishment Park (Watkins) 

* 

Puppet on a Chain (CRC) 139 

—R— 

Ra Expeditions, The (Interwest) 231 

* 

Raga (Apple) 

Railway Children, The (Univ) 103 

* 

Rain for a Dusty Summer (Do/Bar) 

Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are 

Here! The (Wm. Mishkin) 

Ravaged (formerly "The Jesus Trip") 

* 

(Emco) 

* 

Rebel Priest (Filmvideo) 

Recruits in Ingolstadt (Janus Films 

* 

Atitheatre-X-Films/German) 

Red Detachment of Women (Peoples' 

* 

Republic of China/Chinese) 

Red Sun (NGP) 117 

Revengers, The (NGP) 89 

* 

Rivals (Avco Embassy) 

* 

Rosebud (Allen Shackleton) 

* 

Runaway, The (Group 1) 

* 

Russia (Theodore Holcomb) 

Sacco & Vanzetti (UMC) 152 

Safe Place, A (Col) 

* 

Salamander (La Salamandre) (New 

Yorker/French) 138 

Salzburg Connection, The (20th-Fox) 130 

* 

Samurai Assassin (Toho Int'l/Japanese) .... 

Sandra, the Making of a Woman (Grads) .. 

* 

Saragossa Manuscript, The (Amerpol/ 

Polish) 

* 

Savages (Angelika/German) 

* 

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers 

(Maron) * 

Schizoid (AIP) 

* 

School Girl (Sherpix) 155 

Secretary, The (United Film Org.) 138 

Secret Rites (Avco Embassy) 

* 

Seduction of Inga, The (Cinemation) 128 

See No Evil (Col) 145 

Sexual Customs in Scandinavia (Mature) .. 

* 

Shaft's Big Score! (MGM) 353 

Shantytown Honeymoon (Lion Dog) 

* 

Silent Running (Univ) 161 

Sin of Adam and Eve, The (New World) .... 

* 

Sitting Target (MGM) 136 

Skin Game (WB) 183 

Skyjacked (MGM) 264 

Slaughter (AIP) 250 

Slaughterhouse-Five (Univ) 322 

Smic, Smac, Smoc (CRC/French) 

Snoopy, Come Home (NGP) 186 

Snow Job (WB) 157 

Socrates (New Yorker/French-Italian- 

Spanish) 

* 

Some of My Best Friends Are . .... 153 

Someone Behind the Door (CRC) 89 

something big (NGP) 155 

Sometimes a Great Notion (Univ) 254 

Son of Blob (formerly "Beware! The 

Blob") (Jack H. Harris) 

* 

Sorrow and the Pity, The (Le Chagrin at 

la Pitie) (Television Rencontre, 

Societe Suisse de Radicdiffusion; 

Claude Nedjar, Nouvelle Editions de 

Films S.A., Paris) 181 


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Soul Soldier (formerly "The Red, White & 

Black") (Fanfcn-e) 231 

Soul to Soul (CRC) 295 

Sporting Club, The (Avco Embassy) * 

Stand Up and Be Counted (Col) 97 

Stanley (Crown IntT) 227 

Star Spangled Girl (Para) 219 

Steagle, The (Avco Embassy) 140 

Stepmother, The (Crown Int'l) 227 

Stigma (CRC) 

Strangers in Africa (Manson) * 

Strange Vengeance of Rosalie, The 

(20th-Fox) * 

Straw Dogs (CRC) 290 

Suburban Wives (Scotia Int'l) * 

Such Good Friends (Para) 222 

Sunday Bloody Sunday (UA) 293 

Super Fly (WB) 506 

Superstars in Film Concert (Sam Riddle) .. * 

Swamp Girl (Jack Vaughan) * 

Swan Lake (Celebrity Concert Corp./ 

Russian) * 

Swedish Fly Girls (formerly "Christa") 

(AIP) 134 

Sweet Georgia (Boxoffice IntT) * 

Sweet Kill (New World) * 

Sweet Saviour (UMC) * 

Sweet Toronto (Pennebaker) * 

Swingin' Stewardesses, The 

(Hemisphere) 170 

Swords of Death (Toho Int'l/Japanese) .... * 

—T— 

Take All You Can Get (H. K. Film Dist.) .... * 

Takers, The (Boxoffice IntT) * 

Tales From the Crypt (CRC) 193 

Ten Days' Wonder (Levitt-Pickmân) 

Ill 

They Call Me Trinity (Avco Embassy) .... 145 

Thing With Two Heads, The (AIP) 122 

Three Lives (Impact) * 

Today We Kill . . . Tomorrow We Die! 

(CRC) 

Todd Killings, The (NGP) * 

To Die of Love (MGM/French) * 

To Find a Man (Col) 109 

Together (Hallmark) 361 

To Kill a Clown (20th-Fox) * 

Tokoloshe (Artists Int'l) * 

Tokyo Story (New Yorker/Japanese) * 

Tomorrow (Filmgroup) 161 

Top of the Heap (Fanfare) 157 

Tower of Screaming Virgins (Maron) * 

Town Called Hell, A (Scotia IntT) 143 

Toys Are Not for Children (Moron- 

Headway) 118 

T. R. Baskin (Para) 218 

Trial of the Catonsville Nine, The 

(Cinema 5) * 

Trinity Is Still My Name (Avco Embassy) .... 160 

Trojan Women, The (CRC) 178 

Truce, The (La Treve) (T.E.C./French) .... * 

Twilight People (Dimension) 126 

Twins of Evil (Univ) 155 

200 Motels (UA) 225 

—U— 

Utamaro and His Five Women (New 

Yorker/Japanese) * 

—V— 

Vampire Doll, The (Toho Int'l/Japanese) .... 

Virgm Witch, The (Jos. Brenner) 117 

Visitors, The (UA) * 

Voodoo Heartbeat (TWl Nat'l) * 

—W— 

Walkabout (20th-Fox) 179 

War Between Men and Women, The 

(NGP) 251 

Weekend Murders, The (MGM) 

Welcome Home Soldier Boys (20th-Fox) .... 115 

Welcome to the Club (Col) 

Werewolf vs. Vampire Woman, The 

(Ellman) * 

Werewolves on Wheels (Fanfare) 144 

What Became of Jack and Jill? (20th-Fox) .. 

What Do I Tell the Boys at the Station? 

(formerly "The Broad Coalition") 

(August) * 

What's Up, Doc'? (WB) 404 

Wheel, The (United Pictures-UPI) * 

When the Legends Die (20th-Fox) 116 

Where Does It Hurt? (CRC) 

Who Killed Mary What's'ername? 

242 

(Cannon) * 

Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! 

(Transvue) * 

Who Slew Auntie Roo? (AIP) 152 

Wild in the Sky (AIP) * 

Wild Pack, The (AIP) * 

Winter Comes Early (Cannon) * 

Winter Soldier (Winterfilm/Vietnam 

Veterans Against War) * 

Without Apparent Motive (20th-Fox/ 

French) 156 

Wolves, The (Shusso Iwai) (Toho Int'l/ 

Japanese) * 

Woman Hunt, The (New World) * 

World of Sport Fishing, The (AA) * 

Wrath of God, The (MGM) 106 

—X— 

X Y 6, Zee (Col) 191 

—Y— 

Year of the Cannibals, The (AIP) 

Year of the Yahoo (Lewis) * 

Young Couple, A (Trans World 

Attractions/French) * 

You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or 

You'll Lose That Beat (J.E.R.) * 

Ypotron—Final Countdown (H. K. Film 

Dist.) * 

—Z- 

Zatoichi's Cane Sword (Daiei/Japanese) .... * 

Zatoichi to Yojimbo (Zatoichi Meets 

Yojimbo) (Bijou of Japan/Japanese) .... * 

Z.P.G. (Para) 91 

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FOR THE FIRST QUARTER (September Through November) OF THE 72-73 SEASON 

The He 

Alpiiiibetical Order) 

— A — 

Assassination of Trotsky, The (CRC) 94 

Asylum (CRC) 130 

— B — 

Bad Company (Para) 114 

Baron Blood (AlP) 86 

Bonnie's Kids (GFC) 114 

— C — 

Cancel My Reservation (WB) 93 

Carry On Doctor (AIP) 

Ill 

Chloe in the Afternoon (Col/French) 223 

Crescendo (WB) 89 

— D — 

Darwin Adventure, The (20th-Fox) 

Daughters of Satan (UA) 89 

Deadly Trap, The (NGP) 71 

Deliverance (WB) 393 

Dirt Gang, The (AIP) * 

Dirty Little Billy (Col) 203 

Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The 

(2Qth-Fox/French) 255 

Dracula A.D. 1972 (WB) 90 

Dulcima (Cinevision Int'l) * 

— E — 

Emigrants, The (WB) 243 

— F — 

Four Flies on Grey Velvet (Para) 98 

— G — 

George! (Capital) 123 

Great Waltz, The (MGM) 175 

— H — 

Hammer (UA) 131 

Hammersmith Is Out (CRC) 133 

Heat (Levitt-Pickman) 213 

Hickey & Boggs (UA) 138 

Images (Col) * 

* 

Irish Whiskey Rebellion (CRC) 

— I 

— 

Jonathan (Int'l Television Trading/ 

German) * 

lory (Avco Embassy) * 

— K — 

King Elephant (NGP) * 

King of Marvin Gardens, The (Col) 167 

— L — 

Lady Sings the Blues (Para) 333 

Lady Zazu's Daughter (Aquarius) * 

Last House on the Left (Hallmark) 213 

Love ("Szerelem") (George Gund/ 

Hungarian) * 

Love Me Deadly (Cinema Nat'l) * 

— M — 

Mechanic, The (UA) 176 

(These Grossed 200% or Mcrej 

Deliverance (WB) 393 

Valachi Papers, The (Col) 372 

Lady Sings the Blues (Para) 333 

USounder (20th-Fox) 290 

Young Winston (Col) 260 

Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 

The (20th-Fox/French) 255 

Êmigrants, The (WB) 243 

-Separate Peace, A (Para) 240 

Chloe in the Afternoon (Col/French) 223 

Trouble Man (20th-Fox) 221 

Ploy as Lays (Univ) 218 

It It 

Heat (Levitt-Pickman) 213 

Last House on the Left 213 

(Hallmark) 

1776 (Col) 206 

Dirty Little BiUy (Col) 203 


Ruling Class, The (Emb) 192 

They Only Kill Their Masters (MGM) 177 

Mechanic, The (UA) 176 

Great Waltz, The (MGM) 175 

Rage (WB) 169 

King of Marvin Gardens, The (Col) ... 167 

UBIue Ribbon Award 

— N — 

Naked Countess, The (Crown Int'l) * 

— O — 

Outside In (Harold Robbins Int'l) 

— P — 

Play It as It Lays (Univ) 218 

Pulp (UA) 109 

— R — 

Rage (WB) 169 

Return of Sabata (UA) 128 

* 

Rip-Off (J-Cinemax Int'l) 

Ruling Class, The (Avco Embassy) 192 

— S — 

Savage Messiah (MGM) 119 

Separate Peace, A (Para) 240 

1776 (Col) 206 

Sex and the Office Girl (Manson) 

* 

Sounder (20th-Fox) 290 

Superbeast (UA) 89 

* 

Swedish Wife Exchange Club (AIP) 

— T — 

They Only Kill Their Masters (MGM) .... 177 

Trap on Cougar Mountain (Sun Int'l) * 

Treasure Island (NGP) 

Trouble Man (20th-Fox) 221 

Two English Girls (Janus/French-English) .. * 

— U — 

Ulzana's Redd (Univ) 109 

Unholy Rollers (AIP) 103 

— V — 

Valachi Papers, The (Col) 372 

— Y — 

You'll Like My Mother (Univ) 130 

Young Winston (Col) 260 

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Froin September 1971 through August 1972 

September Peter Rabbit and Tales of Beatrix Potter m-g m 

October Walkobout 20th Century-Fox 

November Kotch Cinerama Releasing 

December 

Fiddler on the Roof 

.United 

Artists 

January 

The Roilwoy Children 

Universal 

February 

The CowboyS 

.Warner Bros. 

March., 

Cabaret 

.Allied 

Artists 

April- 

.What's Up, Doc? 

Wamer Bros. 

May 

Silent Running 

.Universal 

June Play It Again. Sam 

July 

Living Free 

August 

Butterflies Are Free 

.Columbia 

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Peter 

Rabbit and 

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release 

Tales of Beatrix Potter 

The Cast 

Beatrix Potter Erin Geraghty 

Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle 

Sir Frederick Ashton 

Peter Rabbit, Pigling Bland 

Alexander Grant 

Jemima Puddle-Duck Ann Howard 

Mr. Fox 

Robert Mead 

Black Berkshire Pigling . . . Brenda Last 

Jeremy Fisher Michael Coleman 

Tom Thumb, Squirrel Nutkin 

Wayne Sleep 

Hunca Munca 

Lesley Collier 

Mrs. Tittlemouse Julie Wood 

Johnny Town-Mouse . . . .Keith Martin 

Old Brown, the owl .... Leslie Edwards 

SEPTEMBER 

WINNER 

Producer 

Director 

Production Staff 

Richard Goodwin 

Reginald Mills 

Adapted for the Screen 

by 

Richard Goodwin, 

Christine Edzard 

Based on Stories by .... Beatrix Potter 

Choreography by SiR Frederick Ashton 

Music by 

John Lanchbery 

Sets and Costumes by Christine Edzard 

Color by Technicolor 

B O XOFFICE

Walkabout 

A 20th Century-Fox Release 

Girl 

The Cast 

Jenny Agutter 

Brother Lucien John 

Aborigine 

David Gumpilil 

Father 

JOHN Meillon 

No Hoper 

Peter Carver 

Husband 

John Illingsworth 

Barry Donnelly 

A ustralian Scientist . . . 

German Scientist Noelene Brown 

Italian Scientist Carlo Manchini 

OCTOBER 

WINNER 


Executive Producer Max L. Raab 

Produced by 

Si Litvinoff 

Directed and Photographed 

by 

Nicolas Roeg 

Screenplay by Edward Bond 

From the Novel 

by 

James Vance Marshall 

Original Music Composed and 

Conducted by 

John Barry 

Film Editors Antony Gibbs, 

Alan Patillo 

Associate Producer . . .Anthony J. Hope 

Color by 

DeLuxe 

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The Cast 

.Walter Matthau 

Joseph P. Kotcher . . 

Erica Herzenstiel .... Deborah Winters 

Wilma Kotcher 

Felicia Farr 

Gerald Kotcher Charles Aidman 

Vera Kotcher 

Ellen Geer 

Vincent Perrin Darrell Larson 

Dr. Guadillo P.\ul Picerni 

Sissy 

Lucy Saroyan 

Miss Roberts Jane Connell 

Dr. McKernan Jessica Rains 

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NOVEMBER 

WINNER 


Producer Richard Carter 

Director 

Jack Lemmon 

Screenplay 

John Paxton 

Based on the novel 

hy 

Color by 

Katharine Topkins 

Metrocolor 

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B O XOFFI CE

Fiddler on the Roof 

A United Artists Release 

The Cast 

Tevye 

Topol 

Golde Norma Crane 

Motel 

Leonard Frey 

Yente 

Molly Picon 

Lazar Wolfe Paul Mann 

Rosalind Harris 

Tzeiiel 

Model MiCHELE Marsh 

Chava 

Neva Small 

Perchik Michael Glaser 

Fyedka 

Raymond Lovelock 

Shprintze 

Elaine Edwards 

Bielke 

Candy Bonstein 

Mordcha Shimen Ruskin 

Rahhi 

Zvee Scooler 

DECEMBER 

WINNER 


Produced ami Directed 

by 

Norman Jewison 

. 

Screenplay by Joseph Stein 

Based on Stories by .Sholom Aleichem 

Lyrics by 

Harold Harnkk 

Music by Jerry Bock 

Filmed in Panavision 

Color b\ 

DfLi'M 

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The Railway Children 

A Ur 

The Cast 

Mother 

Dinah Sheridan 

Perks 

Bernard Cribbins 

Old Gentleman William Mervyn 

Father Iain Cuthbertson 

Bobbie 

Jenny Agutter 

Phyllis 

Sally Thomsett 

Doctor Peter Bromii.ow 

Ruth 

Ann Lancaster 

Peter 

Gary Warren 

Russian 

Gordon Whiting 

JANUARY 

WINNER 

Produced by 


ROBERT Lynn 

Direction and screenplay 

by 

Lionel Jeffries 

From the novel by E. Nesbft 

Director of 

Photography 

Arthur Ibbetson 

Production Manager . . . David Griffith 

Editor Teddy Darvas 

Music Composed and 

Conducted by 

Color by 

Johnny Douglas 

Technicolor 

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O XOFFICE 

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The Cowboys 

A Warner Bros. Picture 

The Cast 

IVit Andersen JOHN Wayne 

Jebediah 

Nightlinger .... RoscoE Lee Brownp, 

Long Hair 

Bruce Dern 

tâte Colleen Dewhurst 

^nse Slim Pickens 

Preacher 

LoNNY Chapman 

Mr. Jenkins 

Charles Tyner 

Cimarron 

A Martinez 

Singing Fats Alfred Barker Jr. 

Four Eyes 

Nicolas Beauvy 

Steve 

Steve Benedict 

Slim Honeycutt .... Robert Carradine 

Weedy 

Norman Howell Jr. 

Charlie Schwartz Stephen Hudis 

Stuttering Boh 

Sean Kelly 

Hardy Fimps 

Clay O'Brien 

Jimmy Phillips Sam O'Brien 

Homer Weems 

Mike Pyeatt 

Annie Andersen Cunningham 

. . . .Sarah 

Ellen Price Allyn Ann McLerie 

Smiley Matt Clark 

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FEBRUARY 

WINNER 


Produced and 

Directed by 

Mark Rydell 

Screenplay by Irving Ravetch, 

Harriet Frank Jr., 

William Dale Jennings 

Based on the Novel 

by William Dale Jennings 

Director of 

Photography Robert Surtees 

Robert Swink 

Supervising Film Editor . . 

Film Editor Neil Travis 

Production Designer ..Philip Jefferies 

Sound Jack Solomon 

Script Supervisor Bob Forrest 

Sound Editor 

Kay Rose 

Music Editor Donald Harris 

Associate Producer . . .TiM Zinnemann 

. 

^fusic by John Williams 

Production Manager . .Nate H. Edwards 

Filmed in 

Panavision 

Color by Technicolor 

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The Cast 

Sally Bowles Liza Minnelli 

Brian Roberts 

Michael York 

Maximilian von Heune . .Helmut Griem 

Master of Ceremonies Joel Grey 

Fritz Wendel Fritz Wepper 

Natalia Landaiier .... Marisa Berenson 

Fraulein Schneider 

Elisabeth 

Newmann-Viertel 

Fraulein Mayr SiGRID VoN 

Richthofen 

Fraulein Kost Helen Vita 

Bobby 

Gerd Vespermann 

Herr Ludwig 

Ralf Wolter 

Georg Hartmann 

Willi 

Elke Ricky Renee 

Cantor 

Estrongo Nachama 

.Kathryn Doby, 

The Kit-Kat Dancers . . 

Inge Jaeger, Angelika Koch, 

Helen Velkovorska, 

Gitta Schmidt, Louise Quick 

J%%^ 

MARCH 

WINNER 


Produced by Cy Feuer 

Directed and Choreographed 

by 

Bob Fosse 

Screenplay by Jay Allen 

Based on the Play 

by John Van Druten 

Based on Stories 

by Christopher Isherwood 

Research Consultant . . . .Hugh Wheeler 

Director of 

Geoffrey Unsworth 

Photography . . . 

Music by John Kanoer 

Lyrics by 

Fred Ebb 

Musical Direction and 

Orchestration by Ralph Burns 

Color by 

Technicolor 

B O XOFFICE

what's Up, Doc? 

A Warner Bros. Picture 

The Cast 

Jiuly Maxwell Barbra Streisand 

Howard Bannister Ryan O'Neal 

Hugh Simon 

KENNETH Mars 

Austin Pendleton 

Frederick Larrabee . . 

Harry SORRELL BoOKE 

hritz 

Stefan Gierasch 

Mabel Albertson 

Mrs. Van Hoskins . . 

Mr. Smith Michael Murphy 

Bailiff Graham Jarvis 

Eunice Burns Madeline Kahn 

The Judge Liam Dunn 

Mr. Jones Phil Roth 

1^ 

APRIL 

WINNER 


Producer, Director, 

Original Story . . . PETER Bogdanovich 

Screenplay 

Buck Henry. 

David Newman. Robert Benton 

Director of 

Photography Laszi.o Kovacs 

Music Arranged and 

Conducted hy .Artie Butler 

Color hv 

Technicolor 

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Silent Running A Universal Release 

The Cast 

Freeman Lowell 

Bruce Dern 

John Wolj Cliff Potts 

Barker 

RON Rifkin 

Andy Keenan 

Jesse Vint 

The Drones 

Mark Persons. 

Steven Brown. 

Cheryl Sparks. 

Larry Whisenhuni 

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MAY 

WINNER 

Producer 

Director, 


MlCHAEL Gruskoff 

Orifiinal Story .... Douglas Trumbull 

Screenplay by Deric Washburn, 

Mike Cimino, Steve Bochco 

Special Designs . .Wayne Smith, Richard 

Alexander, John Baumbach. 

Leland McLemore, Bob 

Shepherd, Gary Richards. 

Bill Shourt 

Drone Units by James Dow, Paui 

Kraus, Don Trumbull 

Video Considtant Tom Piskura 

Electronic Consultant Joseph Byrd 

Special Lighting Harry Sunby 

Special Effects . . . .Richard O. Helmer. 

James Rugg. Marlin Jones. 

Vernon Archer. R. L. Helmer 

Special Photographic Effects ..Douglas 

Trumbull, John Dykstra, 

Richard Yuricich 

Cinematographer . .Charles F. Wheeler 


Conducted by Peter Schickele 

Color by 

Technicolor 

B O XOFFICE

Play It Again, Sam 

A Paramount Picture 

The Cast 

Allan 

Woody Allen 

Linda Diane Keaton 

Dick Tony Roberts 

Bogart 

Jerry Lacy 

Nancy Susan Anspach 

Sharon 

Jennifer Salt 

Julie Joy Bang 

Jennifer 

Dream Sharon 

Viva 

Mari Fletcher 

Girl in Museum Diana Davii.a 

Discotheque Girl Suzanne Zenor 

Hood No. ] Mic iiael Greene 

Hood No. 2 Ted MARKt and JUNE 

WINNER 


Producer Arthur P. Jacobs 

Director 

HERBERT Ross 

Associate Producer . . . .Frank Capra Jr. 

Production 

Supervisor .... Roger M. Rothstein 

Executive Producer . .Charles H. Joffe 

.Screenplay by Woody Allen 

Director of 

Photography Owen Roizman 

Assistant Director . . . .Wili iam Gerrity 

Film Editor 

\f arion Rothman 

Color hy 

Technicolor 

BAROMETER Section

. . .NiGEL 

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Living 

Free 

A Columbia 

Picture 

The Cast 

. George Adanison Davenport 

Joy Adumson 

SusAN Hampshire 

lohn Kendall 

Geoffrey Keen 

Game Warden Weaver .... Edward Judd 

Nuru 

Peter Lukoye 

Makedde Shane De Louvre 

Billy Collins Robert Beaumont 

Bank Manager 

Nobby Noble 

Bank Clerk 

Aludin Quersh 

Herbert Baker Charles Hayes 

Mrs. Baker Jean Hayes 

Elsa, Jespah, Gopa, 

WINNER 

Little Elsa Themselves JU LY 


Executive Producer . . . .Cari Foreman 

Producer 

Paul Radin 

Director 

Jack Couffer 

Screenplay by Millard Kaufman 

From the Novels by ....Joy Adamson 

Director of 

Woi foang Suschitskv 

Photography . . 

Editor 

Don Deacon 

Wildlife Supervisor ....Hubert Wells 


Conducted by Sol Kaplan 

O XOFFICE

Butterflies Are Free 

A Columbia Picture 

The Cast 

//// GOLDIE HaWN 

Don 

Edward Albert 

Mrs. Baker 

Eileen Heckart 

Rul/>h 

Michael Glaser 

Key 

Mike Warren 


Producer M. J. Frankovich 

Director 

Milton Katselas 

Play ami Screenplay by Leonard Gershe 

Director of Photography Charles B. Lang 

Production Designer Robert Clatworthy 

Film Editor 

David Blewitt 

Music by Bob Alcivar 

Set Decorator Marvin March 

Assistant Director Ivan Volkman 

AUGUST 

WINNER 

BAROMETER Section

I Remember 

. RKO 

. .RKO 

ELe ^Mon Winner-6 of tL fad 25 IJe ears 

(In seasonal order, September through August) 

1946-47 

Cleopatra United Artists 

Coesor ond 

Three Wise Fools MGM 

Sister Kenny RKO Rodio 

Blue Skies Paramount 

The Jolson Story Columbia 

Song of the South RKO Radio 

or The Beginning the End MGM 

It in Happened Brooklyn MGM 

The Farmer's Daughter RKO Radio 

The Yeorling MGM 

Miracle on 34th Street 20th-Fox 

Welcome Stronger Poramount 

1947-48 

The Bochelor and the Bobby-Soxer ..RKO Radio 

The Unfinished Donee MGM 

Secret Lite of Wolfer Mitty RKO Radio 

Where There's Lite Paramount 

My Wild Irish Rose Warner Bros. 

Coss Timberlone MGM 

The Bishop's Wife RKO Radio 

Mama RKO Radio 

Stote of the Union MGM 

Green Grass of Wyoming 20th-Fox 

Easter Porode MGM 

The Best Years of Our Lives RKO Radio 

1948-49 

. . .Monogram 

20th-Fox 

Belin 

.Werner Bros. 

The Three Musketeers 

MGM 

The Snake Pit 

. . . .20th-Fox 

The Boy With Green H 

Radio 

So Deor to My Heart 

RodK 

Toke Me Out to the Boll Gome MGM 

Little Women MGM 

The Borkleys of Broadway MGM 

The Strotton Story MGM 

Look for the Silver Lining Warner Bros. 

1949-50

(I5iue r\ibbon Jônor nCoil 

(âil 

Producers 

14 Awards 

Pondro S. Berman 

13 Awards 

Jack L. Warner 

9 Awards 

Henry Blanke 

Arthur Freed 

Ross Hunter 

Dorryl F. Zonuck 

8 Awards 

Robert Arthur 

Sol C. Siegel 

Samuel G. Engel 

Samuel Goldwyn 

Joe Posternok 

Hunt Stromberg 

6 Awards 

Sidney Franklin 

Mervyn LeRoy 

Hal B. Wallis 

Arthur Hornblow Jr 

Arthur P. Jacobs 

Dore Schary 

Fred Kohlmar 

Joseph L. Mankiewicz 

Ron Miller 

Sam Spiegel 

George Stevens 

Adolph Zukor 

3 Awards 

Irwin Allen 

Frank Copra 

Jack Cummings 

Louis F. Edelman 

Bryan Foy 

Leiand Hayward 

Howard W. Koch 

Louis D. Lighton 

Stuart Millor 

George Abbott 

Bill Anderson 

Irving Asher 

Robert Bossier 

John Beck 

Clarence Brown 

Merian C. Cooper 

Jock Couffer 

Dino de Lourentiis 

Stonley Donen 

Winston Hibler 

Norman Jewison 

Nunnolly Johnson 

^ Paul Jones 

Edwin K. Knopf 

Stonley Kramer 

Stan Margulies 

Samuel Marx 

Leo McCarey 

Alan J. Pakula 

Harriet Parsons 

„ Poul Rodin 

Robert B. Rodnitz 

Everett Riskm 

Aaron Rosenberg 

Frank Ross 

Walter Shenson 

Edward Small 

Andrew L. Stone 

Lawrence Turmon 

Lawrence Weingorten 

Robert Wise 

William Wyler 

Fred Zinnemann 

Directors 

12 Awards 

Henry Koster 

Mervyn LeRoy 

9 Awards 

Vincente Minnelli 

B Awards 

Clarence Brown 

George Cukor 

John Ford 

Henry King 

7 Awards 

George Stevens 

Norman Taurog 

Charles Walters 

6 Awords 

David Butler 

Frank Copra 

Wolter Long 

Jeon Negulesco 

William Wyler 

S Awords 

William Dieterle 

Stanley Donen 

Clyde Geronimi 

George Seoton 

George Sidney 

Recipients oi Two or More Awards From March 1932, Through August 1972 Are Herein Cited 

Norman Tokor 

4 Awards 

Alexander Holl 

Anotole Litvok 

Homilton S. Luske 

George Morsholl 

Robert Stevenson 

King Vidor 

Billy Wilder 

Robert Wise 

Fred Zinnemann 

3 Awords 

Ken Annokin 

John Cromwell 

Blake Edwards 

Richard Fleischer 

Arthur Hiller 

Alfred Hitchcock 

Wilfred Jackson 

Robert Z. Leonard 

Henry Levin 

Joshua Logon 

Andrew Morton 

Leo McCarey 

Andrew V. McLoglen 

Ronold Neome 

Richord Quine 

John Sturges 

David Swift 

Richard Thorpe 

2 Awards 

George Abbott 

James Algor 

Irwin Allen 

Joseph Anthony 

Chorles Barton 

Curtis Bernhardt 

James B. Clork 

Delmer Doves 

Bob Fosse 

Toy Gornett 

Alfred E. Green 

Henry Hothawoy 

Howard Hawks 

John Huston 

Elio Kazon 

Gene Kelly 

Stanley Kramer 

David Leon 

Richard Lester 


Robert Mulligan 

James Neilson 

Ralph Nelson 

Jerry Paris 

Joseph Pevney 

Carol Reed 

Wolfgang Reithermon 

Mark Robson 

Herbert Ross 

Alfred Sontell 

Victor Soville 

Franklin J. Schoffner 

Lewis Seiler 

Melville Shavelson 

Douglas Sirk 

Andrew L. Stone 

Charles Vidor 

Rooul Wolsh 

Actors 

14 Awords 

Donald Crisp 

James Stewart 

13 Awards 

Cory Grant 

10 Awards 

Fred Astoire 

Fred MocMurroy 

Gregory Peck 

Keeron Wynn 

9 Awards 

Henry Fonda 

Von Johnson 

8 Awords 

Bing Crosby 

Peter Lawford 

Roddy McDowoll 

Mickey Rooney 

7 Awords 

Jomes Cogney 

Kevin Corcoron 

William Holden 

Fredric March 

Lloyd Nolon 

Walter Pidgeon 

George Tobias 

6 Awords 

Walter Brcnnon 

Rex Harrison 

Richard Haydn 

Bob Hope 

Gene Kelly 

Tommy Kirk 

Burt Lancaster 

Jock Lemmon 

John Mills 

LourerKe Olivier 

Vincent Price 

Akim Tomiroff 

James Whitmore 

5 Awards 

Eddie Albert 

Alec Guinness 

Walter Matthou 

Joel McCreo 

Robert Mitchum 

Frank Sinatra 

John Wayne 

Henry Wilcoxon 

4 Awords 

Ray Bolger 

Marlon Brando 

Red Buttons 

Joseph Cotten 

Hume Cronyn 

Kirk Douglas 

Melvyn Douglas 

Bobby Driscoll 

Jimmy Durante 

Mel Ferrer 

Paul Ford 

Charlton Heston 

Curt Jurgens 

Danny Koye 

Brion Keith 

Alexander Knox 

Roy Millond 

Ricordo MontQlbon 

David Niven 

Pot O'Brien 

Robert Ryan 

John Saxon 

George C. Scott 

Robert Wagner 

Dovid Wayne 

Robert Young 

3 Awards 

Don Ameche 

Eddie Anderson 

Robert Arthur 

Lew Ayres 

Martin Balsam 

Richard Beymer 

Theodore bikel 

Sidney Blackmer 

Pat Boone 

Stephen Boyd 

Charles Boyer 

Felix Bressort 

Edgar Buchanan 

Lee J. Cobb 

Jackie Cooper 

William Demarest 

Charles Drake 

Tom Drake 

Fabian 

James Garner 

Leo Germ 

Murray Hamilton 

Richard Harris 

Oscar Homolko 

Ian Hunter 

Burl Ives 

Dean Jogger 

Jackie Jenkins 

Dean Jones 

Louis Jourdon 

Howard Keel 

Patric Knowles 

Fernando Lomos 

James MocArthur 

Gordon MacRoe 

Dean Martin 

Gory Merrill 

Dickie Moore 

Robert Morley 

Laurence Naismith 

Edmond O'Brien 

Arthur O'Connell 

Peter O'Toole 

Anthony Perkins 

Robert Preston 

Anthony Quinn 

Tony Randall 

Randolph Scott 

Robert Stock 

Tommy Steele 

Dean Stockwell 

Peter Ustinov 

Rudy Vol lee 

Dick Von Dyke 

Orson Welles 

Jonathan Winters 

2 Awards 

Philip Abbott 

Jock Albertson 

Phillip Alford 

Steve Allen 

Dono Andrews 

Edward ArKJrews 

Harry ArvJrews 

Richord 

Attenborough 

Rolph 

Bruce 

Ben 

Sorrell 

Bellomy 

Bennett 

Blue 

Booke 

Eddie Bracken 

Neville Brand 

Lloyd Bridges 

James Brown 

Yul Brynner 

Richard Burton 

Rory Colhoun 

Phil Corey 

Richard Carlson 

Hoogy Cormichael 

Richard Conte 

James Craig 

Don Dolley 

Nigel Davenport 

Sommy Davis jr. 

Don DeFore 

John Derek 

Bruce Dern 

James Donald 

Tom Ewell 

Steve Forrest 

James Fox 

John Gavin 

Stewart Granger 

Hugh Griffith 

George Harrison 

Jock Hawkins 

Sessue Hoyokowo 

Sterling Hoyden 

Hans Holt 

Rock Hudson 

Tab Hunter 

Jim Hutton 

Robert Hutton 

John Ireland 

Sam Joffe 

Lionel Jeffries 

Kurt Kosznar 

Geoffrey Keen 

Arthur Kennedy 

Jock Kruschen 

Richard Lane 

Glenn Longan 

John Lennon 

Karl Maiden 

Hugh Marlowe 

Victor Mofure 

Poul McCartney 

Leo McKern 

Stephen McNally 

Burgess Meredith 

Cameron Mitchell 

Yves Montond 

Kenneth More 

Dennis Morgan 

Harry Morgan 

Robert Morse 

Barry Nelson 

John Poyne 

Slim Pickens 

Donald Pleasence 

Sidney Poitier 

Ronald Reagan 

William Redfield 

Michael Redgrave 

Ralph Richardson 

Gilbert Roland 

Cesar Romero 

Horry Secombe 

Omar Shorif 

Mickey Shoughnessy 

Gene Sheldon 

Henry Silva 

Phil Silvers 

Ringo Starr 

Rod Steiger 

Basil Sydney 

Russ Tomblyn 

Don Taylor 

Danny Thomas 

Morsholl Thompson 

Richard Todd 

David Tomlinson 

Bill Trovers 

Arthur Treacher 

Roy Wolston 

Patrick Woyne 

Johnny Weissmuller 

Jock Weston 

Chill Wills 

Vincent Winter 

Actresses 

10 Awards 

Greer Gorson 

Kothorine Hepburn 

9 Awards 

Agnes Mooreheod 

8 Awords 

June Allyson 

Spring Byington 

Gladys Cooper 

Jane Wvmon 

7 Awards 

Beuloh Bondi 

Cloudette Colbert 

Dons Doy 

Dorothy McGuire 

Maureen O'Horo 

6 Awords 

Jean Arthur 

Ingrid Bergman 

Irene Dunne 

Elsa Lanchester 

Maureen O'Sullivon 

Debbie Reynolds 

Ginger Rogers 

Shirley Temple 

Leslie Coron 

Olivio de Hovillond 

Deborah Kerr 

Hoyley Mills 

Judith Anderson 

Mary Astor 

Alice Faye 

Ava Gardner 

Poulette Goddord 

Signe Hosso 

Ruth Hussey 

Shirley Jones 

Angela Lonsbury 

Janet Leigh 

Joan Leslie 

Myrna Loy 

Una Merkel 

Margaret O'Brien 

Lilli Palmer 

Flora Robson 

Rosolind Russell 

Mortha Scott 

Barboro Stanwyck 

Borbro Streisand 

Elizobeth Taylor 

Notalie Wood 

Fay Wroy 

Loretto Young 

Julie Andrews 

Hermione Baddeley 

Lucille Ball 

Joan Bennett 

Jeanne Croin 

Arlene Dahl 

Frances Dee 

Joan Fontaine 

Betty Garrett 

Mitzi Gaynor 

Jeon Hogen 

Audrey Hepburn 

Morsho Hunt 

Jennifer Jones 

Veronica Lake 

Dorothy Lomour 

Jessie Royce Londis 

Aline MocMohon 

Morjorie Main 

Virginia Mayo 

Vera Miles 

Ann Miller 

Mildred Notwick 

Noncy Olson 

Debro Paget 

Betsy Palmer 

Luono Patten 

Donna Reed 

Ann Rutherford 

Gale Sondergoord 

Maureen Stopleton 

Gene Tierney 

Lano Turner 

Shelley Winters 

Tereso Wright 

2 Awards 

Jenny Agutter 

Anno Maria 

Alberghetti 

Heather Angel 

Ann-Morgret 

Binnie Bornes 

Barbara Botes 

Anne Baxter 

Kothryn Beaumont 

Joan Blondell 

Ann BIyth 

Modeleine Carroll 

Joon Coulfield 

Cyd Chorisse 

Adrienne Corri 

Bette Davis 

Loroine Day 

Yvonne De Carlo 

Sondro Dee 

Sandy Dennis 

Joanne Dru 

Borboro Eden 

Somontho Eggor 

Edith Evans 

Geroldine Fitzgerald 

Rhondo Fleming 

Nina Foch 

Annette Funicello 

Alice Ghostley 

Betty Groble 

Gloria Grohome 

Kothryn Grayson 

Barbara Hale 

Betty Hutton 

Martha Hyer 

Glynis Jotins 

Sophia Loren 

Shirley MacLaine 

Morgo 

Virginia McKenno 

Ethel Merman 

Rita Moreno 

Jean Peters 

Jane Powell 

Stefonie Powers 

Dorothy Provine 

Anne Revere 

Kothorine Ross 

Borboro Rush 

Ann Shoemaker 

Jean Simmons 

Alexis Smith 

Jill St. John 

Rondy Stuart 

Jessico Tandy 

Pomelo Tiffin 

Claire Trevor 

Beverly Tyler 

Miyoshi Umeki 

Vero-Ellen 

Ruth Worrick 

Ruth White 

Esther Williams 

Estelle Winwood 

Jane Wyott 

Patrice Wymore 

Wiiteis 

(Original 

Stories) 

Alan Joy Lerner 

Leo McCarey 

James A. Michener 

Richard Rodgers 

Joy 

Adomson 

Ernestine 

Gilbreth Corey 

Delmer Doves 

Lodislos Forogo 

Ruth brooks Flippen 

Paul Gollico 

Frank B. Gilbreth jr. 

Arthur Hoiley 

Margaret London 

Beirne Loy jr. 

Frank Ross 

Robert Russell 

Dore Schory 

Cid Ricketts Sumner 

Samuel W. Taylor 

Thornton Wilder 

(Screenplays) 

Helen Deutsch 

Frances Goodrich 

Albert Hockett 

Alan Joy Lerner 

Oscar Brodney 

Delmer Doves 

Philip Dunne 

George Froeschel 

Nunnolly Johnson 

Ernest Lehman 

Casey Robinson 

Melville Shovelson 

Charles Bennett 

Sidney Buchmon 

Howard Estobrook 

Noel Longley 

Jesse L. Losky jr. 

Williom Ludwig 

John Lee Mohin 

Paul Osborn 

George Seoton 

Billy Wilder 

3 Awards 

Irwin Allen 

Sollv Benson 

DeWitt Bodeen 

Richord L. Breen 

Hugo Butler 

A. J. Carothers 

John Dighton 

Blake Edwords 

Melvin Frank 

John Michoel Hayes 

Dorothy Kingsley 

Beirne Loy jr. 

Chorles Lederer 


Wolter Reisch 

Jack Rose 

Allon Scott 

Arthur Sheekman 

Sidney Sheldon 

Ted Sherdemon 

Neil Simon 

Leonard Spigelgoss 

Donold Ogden Stewort 

David Swift 

Dolton Trumbo 

Harry Tugend 

George Abbott 

James Algor 

Robert Ardrey 

James Lee Borretl 

Ben Borzmon 

John Tucker Battle 

Claude Binyon 

Frank Covett 

Betty Comden 

Marc Connelly 

Ian Dolrymple 

Frank Davis 

Bradbury Foote 

Fredric M. Frank 

Everett Freeman 

Christopher Fry 

Sheridan Gibney 

Ivan Gotf 

Adolph Green 

Paul Green 

Eleanore Griffin 

Vernon Horris 

lowell S. Howley 

Lillie Hovword 

Victor Heermon 

John Hustort 

Horry Kurnitz 

Alan Le Moy 

Anita Loos 

Jon Lustig 

Borre Lyndon 

Aeneas MocKenzie 

Ben Morkson 

Leo McCarey 

Meehon 

Seto Mil 

Ivan Moffot 

Edmund H. North 

Frank Nugent 

James O'Honlon 

Norman Ponomo 

Ernest Poscol 

John Patrick 

John Poxton 

Bill Peet 

Louis Pelletier 

Norman Reilly Roine 

Ben Roberts 

Stanley Roberts 

Dore Schary 

Rod Serling 

R. C. Sherriff 

Peter Stone 

Jo Swerling 

Dwight Tovlor 

Samuel W. Toylor 

Korl Tiinberg 

Anthony 

George 

Veiiler 

Wells 

Companies 

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Metro-Goldwyn- 

Mayer 

IQl 

81 

20th Century-Fox 

Warner Bros. ... 61 

Poromount .... 55 

Columbia 37 

United Artists 36 

RKO Radio 35 

Universal 30 

Buena Vista 26 .... 

(Mono) 

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6 

Cinerama 3 

National General 3 

Cinema 5 2 

Avco Embassy 1 

. . 

Commonwealth 

United 1 

Continentol , . . . 1 

Crown Int'l 1 

KBS 1 

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BAROMETER Section

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/CS^,^ P"^"'- The Power Behind the Scenes 

PRODUCERS 

Unsung Heroes Who Make or Break the Pictures 

By MARY JO GORMAN 

The only thing thafs going to 

save the industry is making better movies." 

Such was the opinion expressed by 

author-film critic (and erstwhile motionpicture 

performer) Rex Reed on Johnny 

Carson's Tonight Show (NBC-TV) on 

February 19, a week after the Oscar 

nominations were announced. 

Reed's statement was a result of Carson's 

query regarding what effect critics 

had on a film's grossing potential. This 

brought on Reed's reiteration that "better 

movies— not better critical reviews" 

were the hope of the industry. 

Most of the men and women responsible 

for the noticeably better pictures 

of the 1971-72 season are named 

on these pages, for producers are becoming 

increasingly important factors in 

the final outcome of their product. 

Leading the list of dual-hit producers 

are—aptly enough—two men who have 

worked as a team for several years: 

Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler. 

Their winning pair were both cops-andcrooks 

oriented: "The Gang That Couldn't 

Shoot Straight" (MGM) and "The 

New Centurions" (Col). The former, 

adapted from the hit novel by Jimmy 

Breslin. spoofed the Mafia; the latter 

adapted from Los Angeles policeman 

Joseph Wambaugh's best-seller—was a 

fairly realistic look at the routine of 

big-city law enforcers, ably portrayed 

by George C. Scott and Keach. 

Stacy 

Chartoff and Winkler have two more 

big ones going for them currently "Up 

the Sandbox" (NGP) and "The Mechanic" 

(UA). 

John C. Foreman— a multiple-hit producer 

for two consecutive years—scored 

this season with "Pocket Money" (NGP) 

and "Sometimes a Great Notion" 

(Univ). Since Foreman works almost exclusively 

with the Paul Newman-Joanne 

Woodward combine, it was the male 

member of that team who starred in 

Foreman's current winners. In the first 

a lightweight comedy about two irresponsible 

drifters—Newman co-starred 

with Lee Marvin. In the second— a drama 

about a rugged family of loggers, 

the last pioneers in a society of conformists— 

he shared the marquee with Henry 

Fonda, Lee Reniick, Michael Sarrazin 

and Richard Jaeckcl. Presently on view 

are two more Newman-Foreman-Woodward 

boxofficc bonanzas, "The Effect of 

Gamma Rays on Man-in-thc-Moon 

Marigolds" (20th-Fox) and "The Life 

and Times of Judge Roy Bean" (NGP). 

M. J. (Mike) Frankovich has been 

associated with the industry for over 35 

years, beginning with Universal as a 

screenplay writer in 1938 and advancing 

to producer and/ or director of innumerable 

hits ("Bob & Carol & Ted & 

Alice," "Cactus Flower"), including this 

period's "Butterflies Are Free" and "$" 

(Dollars) — both Columbia releases. 

"Butterflies" — a comedy about a resourceful, 

young blind man (Edward 

Albert), his kookie girlfriend (Goldie 

Hawn) and his overly protective mother 

(Eileen Heckart)—brought Miss Heckart 

an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress 

and the film received the Boxoffice 

Blue Ribbon Award for August. Frankovich 

fans can look forward to "40 Carats" 

(Col), starring Liv Ullmann, Gene 

Kelly, Edward Albert and Binnie Barnes 

(Mrs. Frankovich), as being one of the 

comedy treats of the 1972-73 season. 

From messenger, to studio publicist to 

the head of APJAC Productions briefly 

capsules the career of Arthur P. Jacobs, 

whose winning duo was: "Conquest of 

the Planet of the Apes" (20th-Fox) and 

the Woody Allen comedy, "Play It Again. 

Sam" (Para). Jacobs' name appears consistently 

on the top-hits producers' list, 

and he was recently presented a special 

Producer of Family Films Award at 

Show-A-Rama 16. (Further verification 

that this honor was well-merited is the 

fact that five of Jacobs' productions 

have won Blue Ribbon Awards.) For 

the '72-'73 season, APJAC is offering 

"Tom Sawyer" (UA) and "Battle for the 

Planet of the Apes" (20th-Fox)— the 

fifth in the simian series. 

Native New Yorker Howard W. Koch 

is in no danger of being typed for similarity 

of product. His past films have 

ranged from such forgettables as "The 

Pharaoh's Curse" and "Hot Cars" to 

boxoffice hits (i.e., "The Manchurian 

Candidate," "The Odd Couple"), in addition 

to this period's winners: "Star 

Spangled Girl" and "Last of the Red 

Hot Lovers," both Paramount releases. 

For further variety, look for "Badge 

373" (Para), based on the exploits of 

ex-New York policeman Eddie Egan. 

Britain's Michael Winner is appropriately 

named—when applied to those responsible 

for the past season's top hits 

for he's a dual winner in both the producer 

and director categories, having 

filled both positions on his two western 

hits: "Lawman" and "Chato's Land" 

(both UA releases). Winner is one of 

the few Englishmen who has been able 

to interpret the American West with such 

success. He's now turned to action dramas 

for the current season (as director 

only) with "The Mechanic" and "Scorpio" 

(again, both are from UA). 

Joe Wizan earned his place on the 

two-hits list with "Prime Cut" (NGP) 

and "Junior Bonner" (CRC). Both 

demonstrate versatility of subject matter: 

The first, which dealt with the underworld 

operations of the meat-packing 

business in Kansas City and Chicago, costarred 

Gene Hackman and Lee Marvin; 

the second, concerning a former rodeo 

champion who returned to his hometown 

after a long absence, starred Steve Mc- 

Queen, Robert Preston and Ida Lupino. 

For the current season, Wizan has "Jeremiah 

Johnson." 

Of the producers who had only one top 

hit to their credit for the season, there 

were some pictures sufficiently outstanding 

along certain lines to be given special 

mention for widely divergent reasons. 

Former vaudevillian and nightclub 

comic Danny Arnold displayed sharp, 

perceptive satire in "The War Between 

Men and Women" (NGP), based on the 

life and works of James Thurber (as 

portrayed by Jack Lemmon). Arnold 

also collaborated on the script with director 

Melville Shavelson. 

Co-producers Richard Bock and Tom 

Mosk's hit, "Soul to Soul" (CRC), was 

hailed as "the best musical documentary 

of its type since 'Woodstock'." Filmed 

in Ghana, the performers were led by 

Wilson Pickett, Ike and Tina Turner 

and Roberta Flack, plus a host of native 

singers and dancers. 

Agent 007 returned to the screen via 

Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman's 

"Diamonds Are Forever" (UA) — the 

eighth in the James Bond adventures 

with the original Bond, Scan Connery, 

back to delight his ultra-action fans. 

("Diamonds" was No. 3 on the Barometer 

yearly gross 

list.) 

Walter Coblenz' "The Candidate" 

(WB), released just prior to the national 

political conventions, provided a timely 

look at the sometimes less-than-noble 

field of politics. Robert Redford was a 

standout in the title role and Jeremy 

Earner won an Oscar for Best Story and 

Screenplay. 

Comedian-turned-actor Bill Cosby coproduced 

(along with Marvin Miller) 

and starred in "Man and Boy" (Levitt- 

Pickman), a touching .story about a 

father-son relationship, set in the post- 

Civil War West. 

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BJUIOMETER Section

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DIReCTORS 

The Guiding Hands of the Bigger Hits 

They Co-ordinate the Showmanship Ingredients 

45th 

[N his opening address at the 

annual Academy Awards presentation, 

Academy president Daniel Taradash 

cited some promising statistics that 

implied a triple interpretation. 

Taradash— emphasizing the growing 

impact of films— said that, at the present 

time, "there are 613 colleges and universities 

in this country offering 2,818 

courses in filmmaking." He further projected 

that— at that — rate "there could 

be 1,840,605 filmmakers in the United 

States" by the 21st Century! 

These statistics infer three things: 

Films are gaining—not losing—importance; 

they also answer— in part— the 

question, "Where are the industry's new 

filmmakers coming from?" and— finally 

— they are a warning to today's moviemen 

to look to their laurels, for their 

replacements are waiting impatiently in 

the 

wings. 

It was to these new, young filmmakers 

that Chicago Daily News columnist 

David Elliott referred when he wrote: 

. . ". the real impact of the youth wave 

(audience-wise) and its quick death 

(circa 1969) was to shake down the 

new talent in the film business. When 

the counter-revolution came, many of 

the shallow and most of the tenderhearted 

were swept aside, and tough, 

shrewd, young directors moved to the 

fore. Men like Peter Bogdanovich or 

Francis Ford Coppola. These people are 

survivors, compromisers whose talent can 

survive compromise, perhaps not at the 

very top level (Welles, Griffith, Keaton), 

but at a level that is worth preserving 

(Ford, Huston, Hitchcock. Nicholas 

Ray)." 

Peter Bogdanovich, of whom columnist 

Elliott wrote with grudging admiration, 

leads the double-hit directors' list 

for the '71-'72 period with two entirely 

different types of product: a far-out, 

comedy farce, "What's Up, Doc?" (WB), 

which he also produced, and a knowingly 

reminiscent look at a dying small town 

in the early '50s, "The Last Picture 

Show" (Col). (Both were among the 

year's top 12 on the Barometer cross 

list.) 

Bogdanovich may be tough and 

shrewd, as Elliott alleged, but he is also 

a man who came to filmmaking with 

credentials few— if any—others can boast. 

He studied acting at Stella Adler's studio, 

acted with the New York Shakespearean 

Festival and on TV, and produced and 

directed two off-Broadway revivals. His 

monographs on Welles, Hawks and 

Hitchcock were published by the Museum 

of Modern Art Film Library, and 

he's written hooks on Ford and Fritz 

Lang and coir 1 .- articles and reviews 

on film. In slio liogdanovich not only 

maintains an en.. ' 'nous respect for the 

great directors who preceded him, but 

is influenced by them. (His current 

film: "Paper Moon" (Para).) 

Native Californian Sam Peckinpah, 

whose name has become synonymous 

with ultra-violence (to his probable 

tedium), is repre.sented on the two-hit 

list by at-odds product. "Straw Dogs" 

has been referred to as violence "raised 

to perfection," while "Junior Bonner," a 

study of a failing rodeo champ, was acclaimed 

"a very real slice of Americana." 

(Both were CRC releases.) Peckinpah 

came to motion pictures after a rewarding 

TV apprenticeship, in which he received 

an enviable number of nominations 

for best writing achievement, best 

achievement in TV, best filmed series 

and the Screen Directors Guild Award. 

Peckinpah's '72-'73 product includes: 

"The Getaway" (NGP) and "Pat Garrett 

and Billy the Kid" (MGM). 

Michael Ritchie, whose last entry on 

Barometer's top-hits directors' list was 

"Downhill Racer." is now represented 

by "Prime Cut" (NGP) and "The Candidate" 

(WB). Each offers a different 

view of life. The first was a brutal, hardhitting 

crime drama; the other, a relatively 

accurate portrayal of an honest 

man, who learns the "art" of compromise 

through politics. Both rated 200- 

plus on the annual gross list. 

Herbert Ross— a perennial name in 

this section—appears this year courtesy 

of two Paramount releases: "T. R. Baskin" 

and "Play It Again. Sam." Once 

more, Ross demonstrates his ability with 

two dissimilar topics. The former— starring 

Candice Bergen, James Caan and 

Peter Boyle—told .of a smalltown girl 

who, though anxious to make good in 

Chicago, didn't want to sacrifice her 

own individuality. The latter—which 

Woody Allen wrote and starred in, both 

on Broadway and the screen—was a tour 

de force for .Allen and a tribute {of 

sorts) to the late Humphrey Bogart and 

the classic "Casablanca." 

(Producer-director Michael Winner's 

two big grossers, "Lawman" and "Chato's 

Land"—both released by UA— are 

covered in the Producers section.) 

Of those directors having only one 

top hit, several attracted better-thanaverage 

response from both the public 

and the opinion-forming critics. 

The first of these (alphabetically) 

was Woody Allen who, literally, had 

two hits to his credit, actor-wise. For, 

as mentioned above, he starred in and 

wrote "Play It Again, Sam" and then 

starred in and directed "Everything You 

Always Wanted to Know About Sex, 

But Were Afraid to Ask" (UA)— an 

outrageously loose adaptation of Dr. 

David Reuben's best-selling, pseudo sex 

manual—which was a series of vignettes, 

featuring a score of big names in cameo 

roles. 

Ralph Bakshi deserves mention solely 

as director of "Fritz the Cat" (Cinemation). 

the "first full-length, X-rated, animated 

cartoon." The venture, which 

didn't come off all that well, did do 

sufficient business at the boxoffice to 

place it among the top ten grossers of the 

year . . . Robert B. Bean's "Made for 

Each Other" (20th-Fox), although it 

made the top-hits list, deserved better 

attention than it received from moviegoers 

who, apparently, still look for 

"star power" in the cast list. Renee Taylor 

and Joseph Bologna, the husbandand-wife 

team who wrote "Lovers and 

Other Strangers," starred in this wildly 

offbeat tale (written by Miss Taylor) 

about a maladjusted couple who fall in 

love, despite strong ethnic and personali- 

differences. 

ty 

When plaudits for the '71 -'72 season 

are delivered, we can't overlook Francis 

Ford Coppola, director of the largest 

all grosser of time, "The Godfather" 

(Para). Previously represented on the 

top directors' list by such diversity of 

product as "You're a Big Boy Now," 

"Finian's Rainbow" and "The Rain People," 

Coppola was an Oscar contender 

for Best Director and saw the Best .Actor 

Oscar refused by "Godfather" star Marlon 

Brando (who apparently wasn't as 

concerned about non-Italians portraying 

Italians in "Godfather" as he w:is 

over the plight of the American Indian). 

Another director who refuses to be 

BAROMETER Section

Want 

5 îêd 10 Oop J4lh of '7U'72 

ivped product-wise is Richard Fleischer, 

whose past hit credits include "Fantastic 

Voyage," "Doctor Dolittle." "The Boston 

Strangler." "Che!" "The Last Run" 

and "Tora! Tora! Tora!" His current 

winner. "The New Centurions" (Col), 

didn't portray the police as super-human 

or psychopaths, but as average, hardworking 

men in a sometimes dangerous, 

often tedious profession. 

March 27, the night the Academy 

Awards were presented, might well have 

been called Bob Fosse's finest hour (or 

hours), for it was his hit, "Cabaret" 

(AA), that walked away with eight 

Oscars, including his own for Best Director. 

The other seven included: Best 

Picture, Best Actress (Liza Minnelli), 

Best Supporting Actor (Joel Grey), 

Best Cinematography (Geoffrey Unsworth). 

Best Film Editing (David Bretherion). 

Best Art Direction (Rolf Zehetbauer. 

Jurgen Kiebach) and Best Sound 

(Robert Knudson, David Hildyard). The 

nnisical drama was a penetrating look 

at the rise of Naziism in pre-World 

War II Germany, with the background 

of a tawdry cabaret in Berlin. 

. . 

Not to be overlooked is William 

Friedkin's "The French Connection" 

(20th-Fox). a big winner in the Oscar 

race in "72 . George Roy Hill, whose 

previous top grosser was "Butch Cassidy 

and the Sundance Kid," scored 

this period with "Slaughterhouse-Five" 

(Univ), a deftly handled interpretation 

of Kurt Vonnegut jr.'s somewhat confusing 

novel. 

Among the spectacular historical dramas 

of the '71-'72 season were Charles 

Jarrott's "Mary, Queen of Scots" (Univ) 

and Franklin J. Schaffner's "Nicholas and 

Alexandra" (Col) . . . Actors who proved 

they could function as well behind the 

cameras as in front of them included: 

John Cassavetes, "Minnie & Moskowitz" 

(Univ); Clint Eastwood, "Play Misty 

for Me" (Univ); the late Steve Ihnat, 

"The Honkers" (UA); Jack Lemmon. 

"Kotch" (CRC); Paul Newman, "Sometimes 

a Great Notion" (Univ), and Sidney 

Poitier. "Buck and the Preacher" 

(Col). 

A con.sensus of industry opinion indicates 

that there are more good films being 

made in the '70s than in any like 

period. Now, all the filmmakers have to 

do is get this message to the potential 

moviegoer. 

Directors credited with 

1971-72 hit films tire listed 

hetow: 

Two Winners 

PETER BOGDANOVICH: The Last 

Picture Show (Col); What's Up, 

Doc? (WB). 

SAM PECKINPAH: Junior Bonner 

;CRC); Straw Dogs (CRC). 

MICHAEL RITCHIE: The Candidate 

(WB); Prime Cut (NGP). 

HERBERT ROSS: Play It Again, Sam 

(Para); T.R. Boskin (Para). 

MICHAEL WINNER: Choto's Land 

(UA); Lawman (UA). 

One Winner 

WOODY ALLEN: Everythmg You 

Always Wonted to Know About 

Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask 

(UA). 

ROD AMATEAU: Where Does It 

Hurt? (CRC). 

JOSEPH ANTHONY: Tomorrow 

(Filmgroup). 

MICHAEL ARMSTRONG: Mark of 

the Devil (Hallmark). 

HAL ASHBY: Harold and Moude 

(Para). 

HIKMET AVEDIS: The Stepmother 

(Crown Infl). 

RALPH BAKSHI: Fritz the Cat 

(Cinemation). 

ROBERT B. BEAN: Made for Each 

Other (20th-Fox). 

VERNON P. BECKER: Dagmar's Hot 

Pants, Inc. (AlP). 

STIG BJORKMAN: Georgia, Georgia 

(CRC). 

PAUL BOGART: Skin Game (WB). 

PETER BROOK: King Lear (Alfuro). 

RICHARD BROOKS: $ (Dollars) 

(Col). 

ROBERT BUTLER: Now You See 

Him, Now You Don't (BV). 

MICHAEL CACOYANNIS: The Tro- 

,an Women (CRC). 

JOHN CARDOS: Soul Soldier (Fanfare). 

JOHN CASSAVETES: Minnie & 

Moskowitz (Univ). 

CLAUDE CHABROL: Le Boucher 

(CRC). 

E. B. CLUCHER (ENZO BARBONI): 

Trinity Is Still My Name (Emb). 

GIUSEPPE COLIZZI: Boot Hill (Film 

RICHARD A. COLLA: Fuzz (UA). 

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA: The 

Godfather (Para). 

WILLIAM CRAIN: Blacula (AlP). 

SEAN 5. CUNNINGHAM: Together 

(Hallmark). 

EMILE de ANTONIO: Millhouse: a 

White Comedy (New Yorker). 

I 

VITTORIO DE 5ICA: The Garden of 

the Finzi-Continis (Cinema 5). 

JOHN DEXTER: What I 

Want (CRC). 

EDWARD DMYTRYK: Bluebeard 

(CRC). 

CLINT EASTWOOD: Play Misty for 

Me (Univ), 

LENNART EHRENBORG: The Ra 

Expeditions (Interwest). 

GEORGE ENGLUND: Snow Job (WB) 

RICHARD FLEISCHER: The New 

Centurions (Col). 

BOB FOSSE: Caboret (AA). 

FREDDIE FRANCIS: Tales From the 

Crypt (CRC). 

WENDELL JAMES FRANKLIN: The 

Bus Is Coming (Wm. Thompson 

JERROLD FREEDMAN: Konsas City 

Bomber (MGM). 

WILLIAM FRIEDKIN: The French 

Connection (20th-Fox). 

FRANK D. GILROY: Desperate 

Characters (Para). 

MARTIN GOLDMAN: The Legend 

of Nigger Charley (Para). 

JAMES GOLDSTONE: The Gong 

That Couldn't Shoot Straight 

(MGM). 

WILLIAM A. GRAHAM: Honky 

(Jack H. Harris). 

WILLIAM GREFE: Stanley (Crown 

Int'l). 

JOHN GUILLERMIN: Skyjacked 

(MGM). 

GUY HAMILTON: Diamonds Are 

Forever (UA). 

JOHN HANCOCK: Let's Score Jessica 

to Death (Pora). 

CURTIS HARRINGTON: Who Slew 

Auntie Roo? (AlP). 

GEORGE ROY HILL: Slaughterhouse- 

Five (Univ). 

ARTHUR HILLER: The Hospitol 

(UA). 

ALFRED HITCHCOCK: Frenzy 

(Univ). 

JOHN HOUGH: Twins of Evil 

(Univ). 

JOHN HUSTON: Fat City (Col). 

BRIAN G. HUTTON: X Y 8. Zee 

(Col). 

STEVE IHNAT: The Honkers (UA). 

CHARLES JARROTT: Mary, Queen 

of Scots (Univ). 

NORMAN JEWISON: Fiddler on the 

Roof (UA). 

ALEXANDRO JODOROWSKY: El 

Topo (ABKCO). 

PHIL KARLSON: Ben (CRC). 

MILTON KATSELAS: Butterflies 

Are Free (Col). 

SARAH KERNOCHAN: Marjoe 

(Cinema 5). 

STANLEY KUBRICK: A Clockwork 

Orange (WB). 

PHILLIPPE LABRO: Without Apporent 

Motive (20th-Fox). 

ERNEST LEHMAN: Portnoy's Complaint 

(WB). 

JACK LEMMON: Kotch (CRC). 

SERGIO LEONE: A Fistful of Dyno- 

JOSEPH LOSEY: The Go-Between 

(Col). 

JIM McBRIDE: Glen and Rondo 

(UMC). 

GEORGE McCOWAN: Frogs (AlP). 

VINCENT McEVEETY: The Biscuit 

Eater (BV). 

ANDREW V. McLAGLEN: something 

big (NGP). 

DON MEDFORD: The Organization 

(UA). 

BILL MELENDEZ: Snoopy, Come 

Home (NGP). 

GIULIANO MONTALDO: Socco & 

Vanzetti (UMC). 

. . . 

ROBERT MULLIGAN: The Other 

(20th-Fox). 

MERVYN NELSON: Some of My 

Best Friends Are (AlP). 

PAUL NEWMAN: Sometimes a 

Great Notion (Univ). 

MARCEL OPHULS: The Sorrow and 

the Pity (Le Chagrin ct la Pitie) 

(Television Rencontre, Societe 

Suisse de Rodiodiffusion; Claude 

Nedior, Nouvelle Editions de 

Films S.A., Paris) 

TONY PALMER: 200 Motels (UA), 

JERRY PARIS: Star Spongled Girl 

(Para). 

GORDON PARKS: Shaft's Big Score! 

(MGM). 

GORDON PARKS JR.: Super Fly 

(WB). 

PIER PAOLO PASOLINI: The De 

comeron (UA). 

SIDNEY POITIER: Buck and the 

Preocher (Col). 

ROMAN POLANSKI: Macbeth (Col) 

BARRY POLLACK: Cool Breeze 

(MGM). 

OTTO PREMINGER: Such Good 

Friends (Para). 

DAVID REBERG: School Girl (Sherpix). 

HUGH A. ROBERTSON: Melindo 

(MGM). 

NICOLAS ROEG: Walkobout (20th- 

Fox). 

STUART ROSENBERG: Pocket Money 

(NGP). 

WILLIAM ROTSLER: The Godson 

(Boxoffice Int'l). 

KEN RUSSELL: The Boy Friend 

(MGM). 

MARK RYDELL: The Cowboys 

(WB). 

GENE SAKS: Lost of the Red Hot 

Lovers (Para). 

ROBERT F. SALTZER: Bigfoot (Ell- 

DENIS SANDERS: Soul Soul 

(CRC). 

RICHARD C. SARAFIAN: Man in 

the Wilderness (WB). 

JOSEPH SARGENT: The Man 

(Para). 

PETER SASDY: Honds the Ripper 

of 

(Univ). 

FRANKLIN J. SCHAFFNER: Nicholas 

and Alexandra (Col). 

DONALD R. SCHAIN: The Abductors 

(Jos. Brenner). 

JOHN 5CHLESINGER: Sunday Bloody 

Sunday (UA). 

MELVILLE SHAVELSON: The Wor 

Between Men and Women (NGP). 

DON SIEGEL: Dirty Horry (WB). 

HOWARD SMITH: Marjoe (Cinema 

5). 

JACK STARRETT: Sloughter (AlP). 

ROBERT STEVENSON: Bedknobs 

and Broomsticks (BV). 

CHRISTOPHER ST. JOHN: Top of 

the Heap (Fanfare). 

JOHN STURGE5: Joe Kidd (Univ). 

E W. SWACKHAMER: Man and 

Boy (Levitt-Pickmon). 

SAUL SWIMMER: The Concert for 

Bangladesh (20th-Fox). 

MICHAEL THOMAS: The Swingin' 

Stewardesses (Hemisphere). 

J. LEE THOMPSON: Conquest of 

the Planet of the Apes {20th- 

Fox). 

DOUGLAS TRUMBULL: Silent Running 

(Univ). 

LAWRENCE TURMAN: The Marriage 

of a Young Stockbroker 

(20th-Fox). 

PETER WALKER: Dirtiest Girl I Ever 

Met (AlP). 

MARK WARREN: Come Back 

Chorleston Blue (WB). 

TORGNY WICKMAN: Eva . . . Wos 

Everything But Legal (UMC). 

PAUL WILLIAMS: Dealing: or the 

Berkelcy-to-Boston Forty-Brick 

Lost-Bog Blues (WB). 

PETER YATES: The Hot Rock (20th- 

Fox). 

BOXOFFICE 63

: Editors 

ROSTER OF THE 

WHICH SELECTS 

THE 

National Screen (Joundl 

Bine Ribbon Winners 

Members of the National Screen Council select the picture 

each month to receive the BOXOFFFICE BLUE RIBBON Award. 

This is done by mail. A list of the current releases is sent on 

a post card ballot for marking ond returning by a specified 

date. The picture receiving the most votes receives the Award, 

and Honorable Mention is given those that so impressed the 

members as to receive a sizable number of votes. A space on 

the bollot for comment has resulted in an interesting exchange 

of opinion on a page devoted to the Council's opproisal of 

Membership the National Screen Council comes under 

of newspapers and magozines, radio 

and TV commentators, members of film councils, social, civic, 

and educational groups and of exhibitor organizations. The 

Council and the Award it selects have a threefold purpose. 

BOXOFFICE sponsors them to encourage the production of motion 

pictures with appeal to the mass of regulor patrons of all 

ages, to foster a greater public appreciotion of the more wholesome 

type of motion picture entertainment, and to stabilize 

motion picture attendance on a higher average level. 

MARY JO GORMAN, Chairman 

WAYNE ALLEN, Springfield (III.) Journal Register 

ELLEN AMAN, Toledo Times 

NEVART APIKIAN, Syracuse Post Stondard 

BRUCE BAHRENBURG, Newark News 

DONNA BAILEY, Springfield (Mass.) Magazine 

DELORES BALLARD, Jackson (Tenn.) Sun 

THEODORE BARRINGTON, Tulso Daily World 

ANN BARZEL, Chicago Today 

EMERSON BATDORFF, Cleveland Plain Dealer 

ROBERT BATTLE, Nashville Banner 

RICHARD BENKE, Pasadena Star-News 

EDWARD L. BLANK, Pittsburgh Press 

NORMA BLEWETT, Star-Courier, Kewonee, III. 

GEORGE BOURKE, Miami (Fla.) Herald 

DON BRAUNAGEL, Pontiac Press 

ELSTON BROOKS, Fort Worth Star-Telegram 

NORMA BURKS, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune 

JOHN BUSTIN, Austin (Tex.) American-Statesman 

NAOMI CADDEL, Lubbock (Tex.) Avalanche-Journal 

SCOTT CAIN, Atlanta Journal 

LANE CARTER, Birmingham News 

SYD CAS5YD, BOXOFFICE Hollywood Editor 

JESSE R. CHAPMAN, Roanoke Times-World 

JOHN COCCHI, BOXOFFICE New York Editor 

DONALD CRAGIN, Boston Herald Traveler 

LELA DAVIS, Enterprise-Journal, Beaumont, Texas 

EARL J. DIAS. New Bedford Standard-Times 

STEVE DIMICK, Oklahoma Journal, Oklahoma City 

BILL DONALDSON, Tulsa Tribune 

ALVIN F. EASTER, Cinema Magazine, Minneapolis 

WILLIAM F. FORE, BFC, Film Information, N.Y.C. 

GILES M. FOWLER, Kansas City Star Drama Editor 

STAN GOLDSTEIN, Camden Courier-Post 

DAN GOODING, Charleston (S.C.) Evening Post 

FRANK GROSJEAN, Shreveport Journol 

MARIANNE HALE, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin 

CARLTON HARRELL, Durham Sun 

GARNETT J. HARRIS JR., Henry County (Va.) Journo 

JOHN HARTL, Seattle Times 

HARRY HAUN, Nashville Tennessean 

RICHARD H. HIRSCH, Catholic Film Newsletter 

TOM HODGE, Johnson City (Tenn.) Press-Chronicle 

HAROLD N. HUBBARD, Hollywood Citizen-News 

WILLIAM W. HYVONEN, Burlington (Vt.) Free Press 

BOB JENNINGS, Memphis Commercial Appeal 

KRISS KARL5S0N, Los Angeles Times Syndicate 

CAROLE KASS, Richmond Times-Di^patch 

BILL KITCHEN, Ottumwo Courier 

JERRY KLEIN, Peoria Journal Star 

WILLIAM J. KNITTLE JR., Independent Journal Newspopers, 

Venice, Cal. 

JOHN KOCH, Boston Herald Americon 

JERRY KRUPNICK, Newark Star-Ledger 

MARILYN LANE, Davenport Times-Democrot 

KIM LARSEN, Billings Gazette 

LEO LERMAN, Mademoiselle Mogozine 

ANN LEWIS, BOXOFFICE, Hollywood 

JAMES L. LIMBACHER, Dearborn Press 

MARY ANN LINDLEY, Tallohossee Democrat 

TED MAHAR, Oregonion, Portland 

MOTION PICTURE EDITORS 

GRANT MARSHALL, Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-Eye 

JIM MARUGG, Pasadena Star News 

JOHN MASSARO, Hartford Courant 

JANET MASTIN, Boston Phoenix 

JEANNETTE MAZURKI, Glendale (Calif.) News Press 

TOM McELFRESH, Cincinnati Enquirer 

BERNIE McGOVERN, Tampa Tribune 

DAVE MclNTYRE, Son Diego Evening Tribune 

JAMES MEADE, San Diego Union 

AMUSEMENTS EDITOR, Miami Beach Reporter 

JEFF MILLAR, Houston Chronicle 

BARRY MORRISON, Denver Post 

BILL MORRISON, Raleigh News-Observer 

TIM MUSTART, "The Mike" newspaper. New Westminster, 

B.C. 

DOROTHY A. NUTTLE, Bradenton Herald 

MARIANNE T. OZMER, Chattanooga Times 

BOB PATE, Jacksonville Journal 

CORBIN PATRICK, Indianapolis Star 

WILLIAM A. PAYNE, Delias News 

HOWARD PEARSON, Salt Lake City Deseret News 

BRUCE H. PETRI, Reporter, Fond du Lac, Wis. 

BRAINARD W. PLATT, Dayton Journal Herald 

OLGA S. POTTKER, Waukegan News-Sun 

SUMNER G. RAND, Orlando Sentinel 

BERT REISFELD, Hollywood Correspondent, German 

and Scandinavian Press 

JUDITH RIPP, Parents' Magazine 

AGNES E. ROCKWOOD, Bennington (Vt.) Banner 

NEIL ROSS, Colorado Springs Times 

DEAC ROSSELL, "Boston After Dark" 

ALFRED RUBIN, Philadelphia Daily News 

JAMES R. RUTH, Sundoy News, Lancaster, Pa. 

RUTH E. RYON, Post-Advocate, Alhombra, Calif. 

CHARLES H. SANDERS, Rock Island Argus 

JAMES F. SCHRADER, Amherst (N.Y.) Bee 

LUCILLE M. SCOTT, Atlanta Daily World 

NADINE SEALS, Gushing (Oklo.) Daily Citizen 

WILLIAM E. SEIFERT JR., Spartanburg (S.C.) Journal 

JAMES M. 5HERTZER, Winston-Salem Journol 

JANE SHULTZ, Grand Forks Herald 

JOE SINK JR., Lexington (N.C.) Dispatch 

EUGENE K. SISKEL, Chicago Tribune 

CHARLES G. SMITH JR., Jackson (Miss.) Clarion 

Ledger 

DOUG SMITH, Buffalo Courier Express 

RALPH L. SMITH, Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise 

HOLLY D. SPENCE, Sunday Journal & Star, Lincoln 

DENNIS STACK, Kansas City Star MP Reviewer 

CHARLES B. STAFF JR., Indianapolis News 

ROLF STROMBERG, Seottle Post-Intelligencer 

BRADFORD F. SWAN, Providence Journal 

LOUISE SWEENEY, Christian Science Monitor, N.Y.C 

ED SWINNEY, Houston Post 

JOSEPHINE Y. THOMAS, Hickory (N.C.) Daily Record 

ERNEST O. THOMPSON, Ada (Okla.) Evening News 

JOHN R. THORNTON, Portland (Me.) Press-Herald 

JERRY TILLOTSON, Montgomery Advertiser 

R. K. TINDALL, Shenandoah (Iowa) Evening Sentinel 

GLORIA TRIPP, Wednesday Magazine, Konsas City 

JOAN E. VADEBONCOEUR, Syracuse Herald-Journal- 

American 

MAL VINCENT, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot 

GLORIA G. VOBEJDA, Kansas City Kansan 

GERALD WADE, Omaha World-Herald 

KENNETH G. WALLACE, The Record, Hackensack 

HARRY WARNER JR., Hagerstown (Mo.) Herald-Mail 

EMMETT WEAVER, Birmingham Post-Herald 

FRANK R. WEIRICH, Knoxville News-Sentinel 

RON WHITE, San Antonio Express & News 

ALLEN M. WIDEM, Hartford (Conn.) Times 

ARCHER WINSTEN, New York Post 

EMERY WISTER, Charlotte (N.C.) News 

SHERRY WOODS, Palm Beach Post 

VICTOR R. YEHLING, Rockford (III.) Newspapers 

MICHAEL ZANDAN, Springfield (Mass.) Free Press 

JACK ZINK, Ft. Lauderdale News 

RADIO and TV COMMENTATORS 

JOHN ANTHONY, WITI-TV, Milwaukee 

DIANNE ARCHER, WTUX, Wilmington, Del. 

GUS BAILEY JR., WCPO-TV, Cincinnati 

HOWARD BELL, WFBM, Indianapolis 

ELAYNE BYBEE, KID, Idaho Falls 

DAVID S. CALEF, WKVT, Brattleboro, Vt. 

STEPHEN H. CAPEN, WCCC, Hartford 

BILL CARLSON, WCCO-TV, Minneopolis 

ROD CLEFTON, KHQ-TV, Spokane 

GORDON DAVIS COLE, WGAI, Elizabeth City, N.C 

JEAN CONNELLY, WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh 

MICHAEL D. DUNLAP, WJBK-TV, Detroit 

GUY H, GIAMPAPA, WNAC-TV, Boston 

RAM GOLDSWORTHY, KAOH, Duluth 

DAVID C. GRADY, WICE, Providence 

BRIAN A. HIGGINS, WSMW-TV, Worcester 

PATRICIA HNATIUK, WERI, Westerley, R.I. 

MARY A. KINGSTON, WROC-TV, Rochester, N.Y. 

ROBERT DALE LACKEY, WTOB, Winston-Salem 

ANGELO J. MANGIALETTA, WAGA-TV, Atlanta 

BETTY McCLEERY, WICU-TV, Erie 

DOUGLAS K. McGILL, WFTM, Maysville, Ky. 

MARGARET A. PARTAIN, WEBQ, Harrisburg, Ml. 

ROBERT M. PRICE JR., WDNG, Anniston, Ala. 

WALT RENO, KORK, Las Vegas 

MEL RICHARDSON, KID, Idaho Falls 

CONNIE ROUSSIN, WFIL-TV, Philadelphio 

TONY E. RUTHERFORD, WCMI Radio, WMUL-TV. 

ingto Va. 

JOANNE M. SEGUIN, WBEN-TV, Buffalo 

DOROTHY R SHANK, WJJL, Niagara Falls 

AL SHEA, WDSU TV, New Orleans 

THOMAS M. SHEELEY, Keloland Stations, Sioux Falls 

RAYMOND J. SQUIRE, WHNB-TV, West Hartford 

NATHAN P. STREET, WKSR, Pulaski, Tenn. 

GEORGE STUMP, KFMU, Konsas City, Mo. 

KATHLEEN SWEGLER, KIZZ, El Paso 

I. M. TAYLOR, WEBQ, Harrisburg, III. 

RICHARD C. THRALL, KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh 

PETER VIKING, KUPI, Idaho Falls, Ida. 

KEITH WILLIAMS, WBRCTV, Birmingham 


REPRESENTATIVES OF SOCIAL, CIVIC, REUGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 

PHIL K. ANDERSON, UMKC Film Diolog group, 

Shawnee Mission, Kos. 

MRS. HENRY AUGUSTINE, Sheboygan BFC 

MRS. RICHARD G. AUSPITZER, I.F.O., Long Islond 

PATRICIA BAAB, teocher, Wichita, Kos. 

MRS. JOSEPH BAKER, Peninsulo Adult-Youth FC, 

Jose 

MRS. FRANK J. 

Son 

BALDUS, GJ.W.C, Independence, Mo. 

MRS. LESLIE T. BARCO, Greater St. Louis BFC 

MRS. ARTHUR BAUMOEL, Clevelond MPC 

VIRGINIA M. BEARD, Curator of Films, Cleveland 

Public Librory 

MRS. STANLEY E. BECKER, Indianopolis NSC group 

MRS. W. H. BECKER, Indianapolis NSC group 

MRS. CHARLES R. BELTZ, Grosse Pointe MP & TVC 

MARVIN A. 

BROCK, Texas Tech alumnus, Lubbock 

DENNIS BUCHER, Konsos City 

Friends of Art 

LILLIAN BURNETT, Theta Sigma Phi, Kansas City 

CECILE BURTON, teacher, 

Kansas City 

MRS. LAURA M. CALLAGHAN, Greater Pittsburgh BF 

& TVC 

KENNETH CLARK, VP of MPAA, Washington, D.C. 

MRS. JOSEPH HOUSE, Greoter Detroit MPC 

MRS. MARGARET IRBY, 

WOMPI, Memphis 

STEPHEN C. JOHNSON, Indiana U., Bloomington 

MRS. RAYMOND R. KANAGUR, Greater Detroit ^PC 

AILEEN KANDYBA, Kansas City (Kas.) 

Legion of Mary 

STEPHEN D. KELLY, Nelson Gollery, Kansas City 

MRS. ARTHUR D. KERWIN, Greater Detroit MPC 

MRS. KARL KING, F.F.W.C, Tampa 

MRS. C. B. LA DINE, Indianapolis NSC group 

ELLIS L. McAllister, Ogden (Utah) City Scho 

MRS. HENRY F. McGILL, PTA, Atlonto 

MRS. E. H. MONTGOMERY, Indianapolis NSC group 

MRS. DONOVAN C. MOORE, Greater Detroit MPC 

MRS. J. R. MUTERSPAUGH, Indianapolis NSC group 

). of MPC, Upi 

MARY OLD, Theta Sigma Phi, Prairie Village, Kas. 

MRS. CECIL F. ORMOND, Morin County (Calif.) MPC 

MRS. MYRTLE D. 

PARKER, WOMPI, Charlotte 

SISTER BEDE SULLIVAN, Toronto U. 

MRS. W. J. TAIT, Marin County (Colif.) MPC 

RIC B. THOMAS, Texas MP Boon 

las 

MRS. ALFRED TODT, Berkeley (Calif.) MPC 

MRS. JAMES A. WAKELAM, Indianapolis NSC group 

MAY WILLIAMS WARD, author & book reviewer, 

Wellington, Kos. 

MRS. K. C. WILSON, San Francisco MP & TVC 

MRS. JACK WINDHEIM, Lorchmont-Momaroneck 

(N.Y.) MPC 

MRS. FRANK J. WINTON, Greater Detroit MPC 

MARY WORKMAN, exhibitor, 

Indianapolis 

EXHIBITOR ASS'N REPRESENTATIVES 

ROY ADAMS, Trans-Texas Theatres, 

LYNNE ALLEN, Keego Harbor (Mich.) 

Dollos 

exhibitor 

THOMAS J. ASPELL JR., Aspell Theatre Service, Los 

Angeles 

LEON AVERITT, Alexandria, La., exhibitor 

L. J. AVOLIO, Commonwealth Theatres, Albuquerque 

RALPH BRADSHAW, exhibitor, Tooele, Utah 

DON CLARK, Commonwealth Theatres, Kansas City 

A. B. COVEY, NATO of Ala., Montgomery 

HARRY M. CURL, NATO of Ala., Birminghom 

MRS. SANDI COURINGTON, Tulsa Chamber of Com- 

MRS. J. J. COWAN, Knoxville BFC 

CAROL COX, Cinema Study Club, Denver 

MRS. PAUL H. CRANE, Harrison 

(N.Y.) MPC 

MAGDALEN DALLOZ, Jacksonville (Fla.) MPC 

MRS. ARTHUR B. DAVIS, Springfield (Mass.) MPC 

MRS. LAWRENCE DELAY, Springfield (Mass.) BFC 

MRS. J. A. DOBBINS, San Antonio MPC 

BERNADETTE DOLAN, I.F.C.A., 

Brooklyn 

DAN DUNKELBERGER, Orol Roberts U., Tulso 

PROF. JOHN L. FELL, San Francisco Sfote College 

MRS. CLAUDE FRANKLIN, Indianapolis 

NSC group 

VERA E. FREEMAN, UMKC Film Dialog group, Kansas 

City 

MRS. EUGENE FRIED, 

Cleveland MPC 

MRS. BARBARA FRISCH, Staten Island BFC 

MRS. PAUL GEBHART, Cleveland Cinemo Club 

MRS. HAROLD L. GEE, Landmarks Council, Sacramento 

MRS. RALPH GIFFORD, Dallas PTA 

MRS. ELMORE GODFREY JR., PTA, Knoxville 

RICHARD W. GROSSHART, UMKC Film Dialog group, 

Kansas City 

MRS, SHIRLEY GUNNELS, G.F.W.C, Fowler, 

Ind. 

MRS. WILLIAM L. HATCH, San Francisco MP & TVC 

MRS. I. J. HAUS, Milwaukee BFC 

MRS. ALLEN PEARSALL, Stoten Island BFC 

MRS. JOHN B. PEW, local clubs, Konsos City, Mo. 

ART PRESTON, teocher, Portland, Me. 

LAURA E. RAY, Indionapolis NSC group 

MRS. NATHANIEL ROUSE, Staten Island BFC 

MRS. CARL M. SAUER, Indianopolis NSC group 

MRS. KURT W. SCHMIDT, Indianapolis NSC group 

MRS. EARL SEIELSTAD, Greater Detroit MPC 

MRS, KENNETH SHINER, Porkville, Mo., PTA 

MRS. HARRY E. SIBLEY, Louisville BFC 

MRS. JOHN A. SMITH, Greater Pittsburgh BF & TVC 

MRS. WILLIAM B. SMITH, Memphis BFC 

Stote Historical Society, 

ROBERT J. SPATAFORE, teocher. Son Francisco 

MRS. S F. SPRENGEL, Sheboygon BFC 

MRS. FREDERIC H. STEELE, G.F.W.C, Atlantis, Fla. 

DR. ROBERT STEELE, Cinema Dept., Boston U. 

JULIE B. STEINER, G.F.W.C, New York 

MRS. GRAHAM STERRITT, Carlile PTA, Pueblo, Colo, 

MRS, C M, STEWART, Lincoln Soroptimist Club 

MRS, HUGO M, STRAUSS, Indianapolis NSC group 

EDDY ERICKSON, booking service, 

Dollos 

MARSHALL FINE, Associoted Theatres, Cleveland 

W. E. FLETCHER, exhibitor, Seword, Alosko 

RONALD GOLDMAN, KIB Theatres, Woshington, 

D.C. 

GERRY GREENO, Douglas Theatres, Omaha 

EARLE HENDREN, Tennessee TOA, Erwin 

CLARKE JACKSON, Ogden-Perry Theotres, New Or- 

RONALD J. JONES, exhibitor, Shawnee, Oklo. 

ANDY LEWIS, exhibitor, Denver 

MILTON H. LONDON, NATO of Mich., Detroit 

DON LEIGH McCULTY, W. Vo. Theotricol Services, 

Clorksburg 

NEAL K. MEYER, Loew's Theatres, Scottsdole, Ariz. 

DON MEYERS, St. Louis State Theatre 

MAURICE MILLER, NATO of N.J., Possoic 

CHARLES R. MORGAN, Martin Theatres, Greenville, 

S.C. 

LEON MORRIS, Pocotello, 

exhibitor 

ALBERT M. PICKUS, Stratford (Conn.) Theotre 

JOHN P. RECHER, NATO of Md., Baltimore 

FRED SOUTTAR, independent, Konsos City 

LARRY THOMAS, Foyetteville, W. Vo., exhibitor 

J. H. THOMPSON, NATO of Go., Howkinsville 

JIM TOWNLEY, BAC, Theatres, Belleville, III. 

BARBARA WARREN, public relotions, Boston 

ROBIN WIGHTMAN, United Artists Theatres, Little 

STEVE ZIEHMER, exhibitor, 

Tucson 

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Essential Data on 1971-72 Releases FEATURE 

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Allied Artists 

©ANONYMOUS VENETIAN, THE 

7109. (91) PG Sept. '71 

In Drama. Venice, and his 

a tempermental artist 

estranged wife rediscover love when he reveals 

is that he slowly dying. He makes a recording of 

a forgotten oboe concerto, which he entitles "The 

Anonymous Venetian." Tony Muscnte, Florinda 

Bolkan. Producer. Tun Vasile. Director: Enrico 

Maria Salerno. An Ultra Films production. 

OOCABARET. .7202. (124). . PG Feb. 

Drama With Music. Set in a Berlin cabaret in 1931, 

the rising tide of Nazism affects the lives of several 

individuals. Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Michael 

York. Producer: Cy Feuer. Director: Bob Fosse. 

An AA-ABC Pictures Corp. production. 

©COMETOGETHER. .7108. (94). .0 Sept. '71 

Drama. (Italian-mode; English-dubbed). An Amerstuntman 

and two female tourists develop a triongular 

love affair. Tony Anthony, Luciano Paluzzi, 

Rosemary Dexter. Producers: Tony Anthony, 

Saul Swimmer. Director: Soul Swimmer. 

A 

©FRIGHT. 7201. (87). PG April 

is 

Suspense Drama. (British-made). babysitter 

threatened by the insane husband of her employer, 

but both the sitter and the child are saved 

by the mother and the police. Susan George, Honor 

Blackman, Ian Bannen, Dennis Waterman. Producers: 

Harry Fine, Michoel Style. Director: Peter 

Collinson. A Fantole Films-British Lion Films production. 

©WORLD OF SPORT FISHING, THE 

7203. (107) Sj Morch 

Documentory. Compilation from eight years of TV's 

"American Sportsman" series, action centers around 

fishing in various parts of the world. Bing Crosby, 

Van Heflin, Ernest Borgnine, Phil Harris. Producer: 

Leonard Gruenberg. Director: Bud Morgan. 

American International 

©BLACULA 7211 (92) . 

PG July 

Horror Dromo. A black version of the Drocula 

epics, in which two gay decorators buy Dracula's 

costle and turn loose a vampire. William Marshall, 

Denise Nicholas, Thalmus Rasulolo. Producer: Joseph 

T. Naor. Director: William Crain. A Samuel 

Z. Arkoff presentation. 

©BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY'S TOMB 

(94). .PG May 

Horror Drama. with 

(Bntish-made). [Combination 

"Night of the Blood Monster"). The people involved 

with on archeologicol expedition which had resulted 

in unearthing on Egyptian queen are killed off by 

the queen's crawling severed hand. Andrew Keir, 

Valerie Leon, James Villiers. Producer: Howard 

Brandy. Director: Seth Holt. A Hammer Films-EMI 

production. 

BOXCAR BERTHA 7210 (92). [Ri June 

Crime Drama. Set in the Depression of the '30s, 

a girl and three men rob trains, plan a kidnaping. 

The men are caught and the girl turns prostitute. 

Borbora Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, 

John Corrodine. Producer: Roger Corman. Direc- 

©CARRY ON CAMPING 

7119.. (89) .E Sept. '71 

Comedy. (British-made). Several couples and some 

young ladles from a finishing school get involved 

ning off with the girls and the heodmaster and 

matron in fast pursuit on a fandem bike. Sidney 

James, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Producer: 

Peter Rogers, Director: Gerald Thomas, 

©CARRY ON HENRY VIII .. 7203 . .. PG April 

Comedy. The lecherous king is turned off by a 

garlic loving queen who finds her own lover, leaving 

the king to scheme with officiols to get rid of 

her, while his roving eye goes on to other fair 

gome. Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Joan 

Simms. Producer: Peter Rogers. Director: Gerald 

Thomos. A Ronk Organization presentation. 

©DAGMAR'S HOT PANTS, INC. 

7118. .(94). (Ei Nov. '71 

Sex Comedy. [Danish-made, English-dubbed.) Complications 

stymie the efforts of a Copenhagen-based 

prostitute to sell her business in order to marry a 

young doctor she has put through school. Diana 

Kjaer, Robert Strauss, Tommy Bloom. Producer- 

Director: P. Venon Becker. Trans-American 

A 

Films-Unicorn Enterprises picture. 

BOXOFFICE 

Explanatory 

Statistical and summary data 

on feature releases arranged alphabetically 

by companies covering 

product released September 

1971 through August 1972. 

PRODUCTION NO. follows tiUe. 

RUNNING TIME in parentheses. 

MPAA RATING: [g], PG, [r], ®. 

RELEASE DATE at end of title 

line is 1972 unless otherwise stated. 

TYPE of picture in boldface. 

PROJECTION SYSTEMS, such as 

CinemaScope, VistaVision, Panavision, 

Todd-AO, Technirama, and 

others, are indicated in parentheses 

at end of listings. Otherwise 

aspect ratios are standard. 

STAR, PRODUCER and DIREC- 

TOR credits conclude each summary. 

REISSUES are listed separately 

under each company heading. 

Symbol « indicates BOXOFHCE 

Blue Ribbon Award Winner. 

Symbol ® indicates color photography. 

©DEATHMASTER, THE 7216 (88). PG Aug. 

Horror. A vampire chieftotn poses as a philosophical 

guru to enslave the members of a hippie commune 

hidden in a California coostal forest. Robert 

Quarry, Bill Ewing, Brenda Dickson. Producer: Fred 

Sadoff. Director: Ray Donton. 

©DIRTIEST GIRL I EVER MET 

7209. .(101). . Moy 

Sex Drama. (British-made). Two small-town youngsters 

head for London and lose their money. She 

turns to prostitution and modeling, with success, 

and he becomes her pimp-manager. Janet Lynn, 

Robert Askwith, Jess Conrad. Producer-Director: 

Peter Walker. A United Producers Organization 

©DIRTY DOLLS OF KATMANDU 

71 U. .(90). . 

Oct. '71 

Sex Drama. Described as a mystical relationship 

between young people in a strange land. Poscole 

Audret, Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg. Director: 

Andre Coyotte. A Franco London Film Production 

for Trans American release. 

©DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE 

7206. (95). .PG April 

Horror Drama. (British-made). A young doctor killer 

changes himself into a woman, whose personality 

becomes dominant, with added killings, ond the 

final denouement as the doctor falls to his death 

attempting an escape. Ralph Bates, Mortine Beswick, 

Gerald Sim. Producers: Brian Clemens, Albert 

Fennell. Director: Roy Ward Boker. A Hammer 

Films-EMI 

production. 

©DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN 

7212. (89). PG July 

Horror Drama. (Filmed in Britain). Dr. Phibes sets 

out for Egypt and a life-restoring elixir for his 

dead wife. He kills the members of on opposing 

force after the same elixir. Vincent Price, Robert 

Valli Griffith. 

Quarry, Kemp, Fiona Lewis, Hugh 

Producer: Louis M. Heyward. Director: Robert 

Fuest. 

. . (91 ) . . ©FROGS . PG Morch 

Horror Drama. On a swampy, secluded tropical 

island, a family gathers to celebrate the birthday 

of its patriorch. An army of reptiles, including 

and leeches, seeks revenge for mismetes 

out a grisly death for each 

member of the family. Roy Millond, Sam Elliott, 

Joan Van Ark. Producers: George Edwards, Peter 

Thomas. Director: George McCowan. An Arkoff- 

Nicholson production. 

FTA. .7215.. (94). . 

H July 

Anti-Milifary Documentary. A record of the Jane 

Fonda tour of the Pocific "rim," Hawoii, the 

Philippines, Okinawa and Tokyo, with her antiwar 

troupe. Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Michael 

Alaimo. Producers: Francine Parker, Jane 

Fonda, Donald Sutherland. Director: Francine 

©GODZILLA VS. THE SMOG MONSTER 

7204. (87). .m feb. 

Science-Fiction Horror Drama. (Japanese-made; 

English-dubbed). Civilization calls on the prehistoric 

Godzilla to battle a smog monster that bloats 

Itself on factory and automobile wastes, then turns 

It into a sulphuric exhaust which disintegrates 

everything it envelopes. Akira Yamauchi, Hiroyuki 

Kawase, Toshio Shibaki. Director: Yoshimitu Banno. 

A Toho Co. production. 

©KIDNAPPED 7102. (100). 

Dec. '71 

ish-imade). From the Robert 

Lewis Stevenson classic i n which Scottish Highand 

a Highland youth, 

landers fight for freedom 

seeking his inheritance, s kidnaped through the 

connivance of his wicked uncle, then saved by the 

Highland leader. Michae Caine, Trevor Howard, 

Jack Hawkins, Producer Frederick H. Borgger. 

Director: Delbert Mann. An Omnibus production. 

(Panavision). 

tions in blocking investi 

construction racket and 

girl caught between the 

Claudia Cardinale. Franc 

hemiah Persoff. Produce 

Carpentieri. Director: Da 

April 

e Mafia's sinister opera- 

3tlons into a huge road 

nurder, with a beautiful 

>olice and the syndicate. 

Nero, Lee J. Cobb, Ne- 

Donati, Luigi 

iano Damiani. 

©NIGHT OF THE BLOOD MONSTER 

7208.. (84). PG „May 

Horror. (British-made) (In combination with Blood 

From the Mummy's Tomb"). A reign of terror when 

King Henry V was faced with the protestant forces 

of William of Orange and charges of heresy and 

witchcraft sent many hapless women to the burning 

stake. Christopher Lee, Maria Schell, Leo Genn. 

Producer: Harry Alan Towers. Director: Jess Franco. 

©1,000 CONVICTS AND A WOMAN! 

7123. .(94). .m -O'*- .'' 

(British-made). Dramo. nymphomaniac 

When the 

teenage daughter of the warden of a prison farm 

comes home from school for holiday, she creates 

havoc and disrupts discipline as she tries to seduce 

several of the inmates. Alexandra Hay, Sandor 

Eles Harry Baird. Producer: Philip 

rector: Ray Austin. A Motion Pictu 

ol presentotion. 

©PICKUP ON 101 . 

(93). . PG May 

Melodrama. A beautiful coed, a hobo and a hippie 

musician team up to head for the free life, and 

©SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE . . . 

7115. (109). . • «•>••, ' 

Homosexual Dromo. This is a look at the problems 

and relationships of homosexuals, who gother at 

o New York bar run by "straight" staff members. 

Tom Bade, David Baker, Paul Bloke. Producers: 

Morty Richards, John Lauriccllo. Director: Mervyn 

Nelson. A Bluebird production in association with 

Cutler Griffin Ass'n. 

©SWEDISH FLY GIRLS (Formerly "Christo") 

7116. (100).. E .Nov. 71 

Sex Drama. A sexually liberated Donish oirline 

stewardess, looking for a father for her son, tolls 

67

in love with a young lawyer. The naturol father 

(103). 

. (95). 

(90) 

(85) 

(93) 

169 

of the child stands in the way of their happiness, 

Birte Tove, Clinton Greyn, Daniel Gelin. Producer- 

Director: Jack. O'Connell. An Astron/Loterna coproduction. 

©THING WITH TWO HEADS, THE 

7220. .(93). .PG July 

Horror Drama. The bigoted leader of a transplant 

foundation, knowing he is dying, arranges to have 

his head transplanted. It is put on a condemned 

black man ond each hotes the other, with dire results. 

Ray Miiland, Rosey Grier, Don Marshall. 

Producer: Wes Bishop. Director: Lee Frost. 

0WHO SLEW AUNTIE ROO? 

7124.. (89).. PG Dec. '71 

Suspense Drama. A demented widow, who entertains 

children from a local orphanage at Christmas, 

becomes attached to one of the little girls. Her 

older brother tries to save her, and both become 

unwilling captives. Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, 

Chloe Franks. Producers: Samuel Z. Arkoff, James 

H. Nicholson. Director: Curt Harrington. A Hemdale 

production. 

0WILD IN THE SKY . 7124 .. (87). . [r] March 

Comedy. Three escaped prisoners try to hijack a 

B-52 loaded with a hydrogen bomb, but their plans 

ore foiled. Brandon de Wilde, Keenan Wynn, Tom 

O'Connor. Director: William T. Naud. A Ralph Andrews 

presentation of a Bold Eagle production. 

©WILD PACK, THE 7214. (102). PG Aug. 

Melodrama. (Filmed in Brazil and formerly titled 

"The Sandpit Generals"). Set in today's poverty 

stricken area of Brazil, the misadventures of a 

gang of black and white orphaned youth and their 

struggles to stay alive. Kent Lane, Tisha Sterling, 

John Rubenstein. Producer-Directo 

left. 

0YEAR OF THE CANNIBALS 

7107 (85). GP Sept. '71 

Drama. (Italian-made; English-dubbed). The story 

of a young battle against a repressive government 

girl's 

in a future civilization. Ekiand, 

Britt 

Pierre Clementi, Delia Boccardo. Producer: Enzo 

Doria. Director: Liliana Cavani. 

Avco Embassy 

©ARRUZA. (73). PG May 

Documentary. This film study of Mexico's late, 

acclaimed matador Carlos Arruza zeroes in on one 

of the world's most glamorous sports. Narrated by 

©CONFESSION OF A POLICE CAPTAIN. . 

(104). PG May 

Drama. (Italian-made). A frustrated police captain 

decides to murder a vicious killer-ganglord, and a 

still-idealistic D.A. in turn tries to get the captain 

for his "persecution of a citizen." Martin Balsam, 

Franco Nero. Director; Damiano Damiani. 

. . 

©NIGHTCOMERS, THE H Feb. 

Melodrama, (British-made.) Two orphaned children 

view death as a reunion of loved ones. Accordingly, 

they murder their governess and her lover, the 

gardener. Marian Brando, Stephanie Beacham, 

Christopher Ellis. Producer-Director: Michael Winner. 

A Joseph Levine presentation an E. of Elliott 

Kastner-Jay Kanter-Alan Ladd jr. production. 

©PLACE CALLED TODAY, A. (103). .x July 

Drama. The sexy daughter of a political boss, a 

female activist and a TV producer-director all are 

killed as the result of a violent mayoralty compaign 

in a large Northeastern city. J. Herbert Kerr 

jr., Lona Wood, Cheri Caffaro. Producer: Ralph T. 

Desiderio. Director: Don Schoin. A Derio produc- 

. 

©RIVALS. .m Aug. 

A precocious his 

Drama. 10-year-old objects to 

mother's remarriage ond plans a deathtrap for his 

stepfather, but his mother dies instead and the boy 

withdraws into his own world. Joan Hackett, Robert 

Klein, Scott Jacoby. Producers: Krishna Shah, Willard 

W. Goodman. Director: Krishno Shah. A Norman 

Muller-Bertram M, Ostrau/Muttontown Pic- 

©SECRET RITES. (93). IB Oct. '71 

Documentary. this collection customs 

In of bizarre 

around the world, the viewer is treated to an 

examination of A-bomb blast victims ot Hiroshima, 

a tour of a Tokyo phallic-worship center, some selfflagellofing 

Spanish penitents and a burning corpse 

on the banks of the Ganges. Producer-Director. 

Ramiro Arango. 

©SPORTING CLUB, THE. (105). e Oct. '71 

Comedy Drama. The staid, stuffy members of an 

exclusive rod and gun club gather to unearth a 

The ritual erupts into a holocaust when three irreverent 

young members lead the hired help in disrupting 

the club's operation. Robert Fields, Nicolos 

Coster, Maggie BIye. Producer: Lee M. Rich. Director: 

Lorry Peerce. A Lorimar production. 

©STEAGLE, THE. (90). . B) Sept. '71 

Comedy-Droma. At the stort of the Cuban missile 

9 college professor leaves job and family to 

seek release 1 

tensions with other women and 

m airrercni guises in Chicago, Los Vegas and Hollywood. 

Richard Benjamin, Chill Wills, Cloris Leochman. 

Producer; Jim De Gongi. Director; Paul Sylbert. 

A Joseph E. Levine presentation. 

. . 

©THEY CALL ME TRINITY. 

Comedy Western. 

(1 10). 

(Italian-made). 

[B] 

A 

..Oct. '71 

lazy driftergunslinger 

ond his surly outlaw brother join forces 

with Mormon farmers to rout bullying outlaws, then 

ride off with their gang to California. Terence Hill, 

Bud Spencer, Farley Granger. Producer: Itaio Zingarelli. 

Director: E. B. Clucher. A Joseph E. Levine 

presentation of a West Film production. 

©TRINITY IS STILL MY NAME. (117). . E) ... .July 

Western. (Italian-mode). Two half brothers promise 

their dying father they will become successful 

bandits but their hearts aren't in it and they turn 

out to be good guys. Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, 

Harry Carey. Director; E.B. Clucher. A West Film 

production. 

Boxofiice International 

©BELOW THE BELT. (90) Jan. 

Boxing Drama. A greedy manager tries to keep the 

odds down on his fighter, but meets up with the 

syndicate, which finds a place in the organization 

for the fighter. John full. Buck Flower, Fred Finklehoffe. 

Producer-Director; Bethel G. Buckalew. 

©COUNTRY CUZZINS . 

. (90) Feb. 

Country Sex Farce. Country gals and their highbrow 

city cousin frolic in the hay with farm lads, 

Rene Bond, John Tull, Ellen Stephens. Producer- 

Director; Bethel G. Buckolew. 

©GODSON, THE. (92) March 

Crime Drama. A young supremacy in 

man bent on 

the underworld gets ohead by savagely meting out 

his own brand ot vengeance to underlings who fail 

to do his bidding. Jason Yukon, Damon Kebroyd, 

Don Garcia. Director; William Rotsler. 

©MIDNIGHT PLOWBOY. . Jon. 

Sex Comedy. A young hillbilly hitchhikes to Hollywood 

and lands in a house of prostitutes. Being an 

enterprising young man, he hits on the idea of 

making the business portable—on land and on sea. 

John Tull, Debbie Osborne, Jock Richesin. Producer- 

Director; Bethel Buckalew. A Harry Novok presen- 

©PIGKEEPER'S DAUGHTER, THE. . June 

Country Sex Farce. The story involves the machinations 

of a form wife to marry off her winsome 

daughter, who seems to prefer the company of pigs 

to courting moles. Terry Gibson, Patty Smith, Gina 

Paluzzi. Producer-Director: Bethel G. Buckalew. A 

Pure Gold production. 

©PLEASE DON'T EAT MY MOTHER (98) May 

Sex Spoof. A 43-year-old virgin voyeur finds a female 

talking plant which subsists on gourmet delights, 

including people. Rene Bond, Buck Kartalian, 

Flora Wisel. Producer-Director; Carl Monson. 

©ROSELAND. . June 

Sex Fable. An ex-TV performer sinks into a life of 

despair and voyeuristic fantasy until he is committed 

to an asylum. E. Kerrigan Prescot, Christopher 

Brooks, Peggy Browne. Producer: Habib Afif 

Corouba. Director: C. Fredric Hobbs. 

©SWEET GEORGIA. (81) Feb. 

Sex-Western Drama. The mistreated 

misunderstood, 

spouse of on alcoholic rancher plunges into sexual 

play with any man who crosses her poth ond even 

beds down with the rancher's daughter. Marsha 

Jordan, Gene Drew, Barbara Mills. Producer-Director: 

Edward Boles. 

©TAKERS, THE. (81) April '71 

Motorcycle Drama. Two on-the-loose motorcyclists 

looking for "kicks" break into an expensive home 

and rape and terrorize two women whose husbands 

are out of town. Susan Apple, Deborah Borroli, Fred 

Bush. Producers; Gary Troy, John Galyon. Director; 

Carlos Monsoya. 

Buena Vista 

©BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS. 236 

(117)..@ Nov. '71 

Fontasy. A spinster studying witchcraft via a correspondence 

course, three Cockney children and a 

lovable old humbug board a flying four-poster bed 

to go in search of the final lesson of her course 

and journey into a world of fantasy. Angela Lansbury, 

David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowoll. Producer; 

Bill Walsh. Director: Robert Stevenson. A Walt 

Disney production. (I.ive action and animation.) 

©BISCUIT EATER, THE. .240. (92). .IB) May 

Adventure Drama. Set in the South in the 1940s, 

two boys— one white and one black—form a heartwarming 

relationship to turn a disobedient retriever 

who's good for nothing but "eating biscuits" into 

a champion bird dog. Earl Holliman, Patricia Crowley, 

Godfrey Cambridge. Producer; Bill Anderson. 

Director; Vincent McEveety. A Walt Disney produc- 

©NAPOLEON AND SAMANTHA. .242. . 

(92). .|g July 

Adventure. When his grandfather dies, a young boy 

and his little girlfriend take off ocross the Oregon 

mountains to find a friend of the boy. Michael 

Douglas, Will Geer, Arch Johnson, Johnny Whitoker, 

Jodie Foster. Producer: Winston Hiblor. Director: 

Bernord McEveety. 

When lightning strikes a college laboratory 

ana changes a formula into o potion that produces 

invisibility, all sorts of wacky happenings 

occur. Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Cesar Romero, Jim 

Backus. Producer; Ron Miller. Director; Robert 

Butler. 

Cannon 

©CRUCIBLE OF HORROR. (91). PG Sept. '71 

Horror Drama. (British-made). A domineering fother 

is murdered, his body thrown over c cliff, but he 

reappears and his wife goes insane. Michael Gough, 

Yvonne Mitchell, Sharon Gurney. Producer; Gabrielle 

Beaumont. Director; Viktors Ritelis. An Abacus 

©LIMIT, THE. (90). PG June 

Drama. A block motorcycle policeman tangles with 

a vicious gong of motorcyclists, but comes out the 

winner. Yaphet Kotto, Quinn Redeker, Ted Cossidy. 

Producer-Director; Yophet Kotto. (Ponavision). 

©WHO KILLED MARY WHATS'ERNAME.' 

(90).. PG Jon. 

Mystery Drama. A retired former bantamweight 

boxing champion decides to solve the murder of on 

©WINTER COMES EARLY (1 12). . PG March 

Drama. (Canadian-made). An ice hockey star and a 

young singer try to maintain their 'ove fcr each 

other despite their diverse backgrounds, to tragic 

ends. Art Hindle, Trudy Young, Frank Moore. Producer; 

John F. Bassett. Director: George McCowcn 

©FRENCH COUSINS, THE (formerly "From Ear 

to Eor") (81)..® Jan. 

Sex Horror. (French-mode; English-dubbed). The 

two daughters (one a paralyzed mute) and the 

niece of a widow give o wild party in the old mansion 

in which four women Nicole Debonne, 

all live. 

Solonge Prodel, Daniele Argence. Director: Louis 

Soulanes. (Widescreen). 

©FRITZ THE CAT (78). .X April 

Cartoon Feature. Fritz the Cot hates the Establishment 

and drops out to find his own way in the 

world, spreading destruction with the crows (blocks) 

and despite the pigs (police), and other animated 

characters. Producer: Steve Krantz. Director: Ralph 

Bakshi. (Widescreen). 

temporary society. 

©SEDUCTION OF INGA, THE. (87) Feb. 

Drama. A young woman, dejected by failure to 

hear from her lover, goes from one affair to another, 

but finally ends up with a true love. Marie 

Liljedohl, Lennart Lindberg, Lissi Alandh. Producer: 

Vernon P. Becker. Director: Joseph W. Sarno. A 

Unicorn Enterprises production. 

Cinerama Releasing Corp. 

©BEN. .173. (93) PG June 

Suspense Horror. Rats take 

kill their trainer, then 

to the city drains where they ore befriended by a 

young musician, who finally can save only one 

when police with flame throwers drive the rots to 

drowning. Lee Harcourt Montgomery, Joseph 

Campanella, Arthur O'Connell. Producer: Mort 

Briskin, Director: Phil Karlson. A BCP production. 

BLACK RODEO 179 (87). [G] June 

Documentary. A history lesson on the progression 

of the black cowboy is interspersed with Wild West 

rodeo action in the streets of Harlem and in a 

stadium on Randall's Island nearby. Muhammad 

AM, Woody Strode. Producer-Director: Jeff Konew. 

A Utopia production. 

©BLUEBEARD .194. (123). .D Aug. 

Comedy Droma. (Filmed in Budapest and Rome). A 

Viennese nobleman weds an American dancer who 

discovers that he's killed all his previous wives, 

and who is herself saved after the nobleman is 

killed. Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, Virna Ltsi, 

Joey Heatherton. Producer: Alexander Solkind. Director: 

Edward Dmytryk. 

. ©COMPANEROS. 184. (107). [r] April 

Western. (An Italian-Spanish-Gcrman co-production). 

Set in Mexico in the early 1900s, two men 

back radical students until they ore changed by a 

professor's non-violent ways. Franco Nero, Jack 

Palance, Tomas Milian, Fernando Rey. Producer- 

Director: Sergio Corbucci. A GSF production. 

(Techniscope). 

©GEORGIA, GEORGIA. . .. (91) .. [R] Morch 

Drama. On European tour, a popular black songstress, 

preferring to ignore her heritage, becomes 

sexually involved with a white photographer and 

refuses to help a group of American defectors who 

wont her to publicize their situation. Diana Sands, 

Dirk Benedict, Minnie Gentry. Producer: Jock Jordan, 

Director: Stig Bjorkman. A Kelly-Jordan Enterprises 

production. 

©HAPPINESS CAGE, THE..(94) ..PG June 

Drama. Based on Dennis Reordon's off-Broadway 

play, the film explores the theory that shock treatment 

con cure on individual of anti-social be- 

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Acklond. Producer: George Goodman. Director: 

Bernard Girard. An International Film Ventures 

©IT ONLY HAPPENS TO OTHERS. . 

(88). .PG Oct. '71 

Melodrama. A promising young designer and his 

wife wrap their lives around their 18-monTh-old 

daughter until she suddenly dies. The loss causes 

them to withdrew socially, secluding themselves in 

their apartment. Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine 

Deneuve, Dominique Labourier. Director: Nadine 

Tnntignant. A Films 13-Marianne Productions- 

Mars Films production a GSF film. 

of 

110 (91). . [g Feb. 

Drama. (Bntish-made). A sensitive young Englishman, 

suffering a sexual identity crisis, moves to a 

©I WANT WHAT I 

boardinghouse ond poses as a woman. After being 

sexually assaulted, she undergoes a sex-change 

operation and looks forward to a happy life. Anne 

Heywood, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett. Producer: 

Raymond Stross. Director: John Dexter. A Raymond 

Stross-Marayan production. 

OJOURNEY THROUGH ROSEBUD. .180. 

(93). -PG April 

Drama. A white draft dodger, living on the Siuux 

Indian Rosebud Reservation, earns the respect end 

friendship of a young Sioux leader who has Turned 

to drink because he cannot find a job, and ihen 

unwittingly is responsible for his suicide. Robert 

Forster, Kristoffer Tabori, Victoria Racimo. Producer: 

David Gil. Director: Tom Gries. (Panavision.) 

©JUNIOR BONNER (100). PG June 

Dramo. A depiction of life and championship competitive 

form on the rodeo circuit. Steve McQueen, 

Robert Preston, Ida Lupino. Producer-Director: Sam 

Peckinpah. An ABC Pictures Corp, -Joe Wizan- 

Booth, Gardner-Solar production, [In Todd-AO 35). 

U©KOTCH . . (1 1 8) PG Oct, '71 

Comedy-Drama. A garrulous, 72-year-old widower, 

living with his son and daughter-in-law, befriends 

an unwed pregnant teenager. As on alternative to 

a home for the aged, he buys a house near Palm 

Springs and makes a home for the girl and her 

baby. Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia 

Farr. Producer: Richard Carter. Director: Jack 

Lemmon. An ABC Pictures Corp. production. 

LE BOUCHER French (93) (b&w) Dec. '71 

tically with a butcher who is not above chopping 

up young ladies. Stephane Audran, Jean Yanne, 

Antonio Passalia. Producer: Andre Genoves. Director; 

Claude ChobroL 

©MY OLD MAN'S PLACE (formerly "Glory Boy"). 

151. .(93). .g] Jan. 

Drama. A young soldier, accompanied by two buddies, 

returns to his dad's farm with intentions of 

correcting the fanatic old man's visions of glory. 

One buddy, a psychotic decorated in action, engages 

in a spree of murder and rape. Arthur 

Kennedy, Mitchell Ryan, William Devane. Producer: 

Philip A. Waxman. Director: Edwin Sherin. 

©NECROMANCY. .172. (82). . PG Aug. 

In Horror Drama. a small town, a young woman 

and her husband encounter strange events, the 

facturer of toys which are actually occult instruments. 

Orson Welles, Pamela Franklin, Michael 

Ontkean. Producer-Director: Bert I. Gordon. 

©PARADES. .(95) 

July 

Drama. Prisoners in a modern-day army stockade 

are subjected to cruel, degrading treatment, re* 

suiting in deaths and riots. Russ Thacker, Brad 

Sullivan, Lewis J. Stadlen. Producer-Director; Robert 

J. Siogel. A GSF production. 

©PUPPET ON A CHAIN 171. (97). . PG April 

in Adventure Suspense. (Filmed England Hol- 

and 

land) A police inspector and his niece are found 

to be the leaders in a dope ring after investigation 

by a U.S. undercover agent. Sven Bertil Taube, 

Barbara Parkins, Alexander Knox. Producer: Kurt 

Unger. Director: Don Sharp. 

©SMIC, SMAC, SMOC. French. (90). PG Jan. 

pal's 

Comedy. Two shipyard workers turn their 

wedding into real bash when they steal car, 

a a 

in St. pay for a lavish dinner Tropez by panhandling 

and land in jail. Catherine Allegret, Francis 

Lai, Amidou. Producer-Director: Claude Leiouch, 

A GSF film. 

©SOMEONE BEHIND THE DOOR 

(97) PG Sept. '71 

Suspense Melodramo. A neuro-psychiatrist plots the 

ideal murder of his unfaithful wife and her lover 

by performing a "memory transplant" on a mentally 

disturbed amnesiac. Charles Bronson, Anthony 

Perkins, Jill Ireland. Producer: Raymond Donon. 

Director: Nicolas Gessner. A Lira Films-Maurice 

Jacquin-Medusa Distribuzione production of a GSF 

©SOUL TO SOUL 164. (95) [Gj Sept. '71 

Rock Documentory. At the 1 4th independence celebrotion 

in Ghana's capital city of Accra, top black 

artists from America, such as Wilson Pickett, Ike 

and Tina Turner, Roberta Flack and Santana, perform 

at an all-night concert to more than 100,000 

people. Producers: Richard Bock, Tom Mosk. Director; 

Denis Sanders. A Nigram-Aura production. 

©STIGMA.. (93).. [g 

Aug. 

Droma. A parolled ex-abortionist doctor returns to 

BOXOFFICE 

his hometown to find that the sheri 

is infecting townspeople with vene 

Philip M. Thomas, Harlan Cary Poe, J 

Producer: Charles B. Moss. Director: [ 

©STRAW DOGS 240. (1 13). . (H Dec. '71 

Suspense Dromo. An American mathematician disturbed 

by the predominance of violence in American 

society moves with his British wife to an 

isolated Cornish village, but discovers that beneath 

the peaceful surface lies a primitive savagery which 

destroys his hoped-for idyllic life. Oustin Hoffmon, 

Susan George, Peter Vaughan. Producer: Daniel 

Melnick. Director; Sam Peckinpah, An ABC Pictures 

Corp. production. 

©TALES FROM THE CRYPT 

170 (92) PG March 

Horror Dramo. (British-made). A crypt keeper foretells 

the future to five catacomb sightseers who 

happen upon hi 

his own worse deeds. 

Sir Ralph Richan 

in Collins, Richard Greene. 

Producers: Miltc Subotsky, Max J. Rosenberg. 

Director: Freddie Fr. 

PG Feb 

©TROJAN WOMEN, THE 154 . (105). . 

Classical Tragedy. Based on Euripides' Greek tragedy, 

the story deals with the horrible plight of captive 

Trojan women destined to become concubines 

of the Greek captors, Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa 

Redgrave, Genevieve Bujold. Producers: Michael 

©WHERE DOES IT HURT? . . (87). . 

d Aug. 

Comedy. A greedy hospital administrator is mistrusted 

by impoverished patients, pursued by a 

female staff member and resented by bumbling 

staffers whose complicity in failure is nearly total. 

Peter Sellers, Jo Ann Pflug, Rick Lenz. Producers: 

Ralph Amateau, Bill Schwartz. Director; Ralph 

Cinevision International 

©FOUR TIMES THAT NIGHT (90). H April 

Sex Comedy. A boy and girl's night the 

out on 

town is reenacted through the eyes of three other 

people. Brett Halsey, Donielo Giordano. Producer: 

Ifred Leone, Dir Man 

©INDELICATE BALANCE, THE Swedish 

IH (90).. March 

Romantic between possessive 

Drama. A young girl is torn 

love for brother, mother, husband 

and 

sister-in-law. Ittia Frodi, Kim Anderzon, Jim Steffe. 

Producer: J. Arthur Elliott. Director: Joseph W. 

Sarno. 

©LOOT. .(90). .m 

Moy 

Comedy. (British-made). The son of a dead woman 

carries off a robbery and hides the loot in her coffin, 

with many complications ensuing. Richard Attenborough, 

Lee Remick, Hywel Bennett, Milo 

O'Sheo. Producer: Arthur Lewis. Director: Silvio 

Narizzano. 

Columbia 

©AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY 

DIFFERENT . . Aug 

Satire. (British-made). A series of skits and blackouts 

based on the BBC's "Monty Python's Flying 

Circus" show. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric 

Idle. Producer: Patricia Casey Director: Ian Mocnaughton. 

A Kettledrum-Python Productions film, 

©BUCK AND THE PREACHER 022 (102) PG Moy 

Western. Freed slaves headed by a former black 

Union cavalryman head west to new homesteads 

and meet opposition from Southern plantation white 

labor recruiters ond their cohorts. Sidney Poitier, 

Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell. Producer: 

Joel Glickmon. Director: Sidney Poitier. An 

E&R Production. 

. . . . ©BURGLARS, THE (1 17) June 

Melodrama. (Filmed in Greece and Paris). A quartet 

of thieves steals emeralds with the aid of o computer. 

They are tracked down by o corrupt policeman. 

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon. 

Producer-Director: Henri Verneuil. (Pano- 

UQBUTTERFLIES ARE FREE. 003 .. (109). , PG. .July 

Comedy, Based on the Broadway hit in which a 

blind boy moves away from his overly protective 

mother into a Greenwich Village apartment next 

door to a hippie-type girl. Goldic Hawn, Edward 

Albert, Eileen Heckart. Producer: M. J. Frankovich. 

Director: Milton Katselas. 

©CISCO PIKE 015. (94). HI Nov. '71 

Drama, An ex-recording star, just out of jail for 

dealing in drugs, returns to his girlfriend and promises 

to turn over a new leaf. A crooked cop hos 

other ideas, however, and demands the rock star 

dispose of 100 kilos of marijuana over the weekend 

and give him $10,000. Gene Hackman, Karen 

Black, Kris Kristofferson. Producer: Gerald Ayres. 

Director: Bill L. Norton. An Acrobat Film produc- 

©DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG, A 

002. (106).. m 

Block Comedy. A teacher-artist and his acr 

try to cope with life with their daughter 

year-old retarded child given to spastic fi 

©DEVIL'S IMPOSTER, THE 

(formerly "Pope Joan") . 

. 

PG ...Aug. 

. (1 32). 

modern evangelist Historical Dromo. A believes 

that she The legendary 9th Century Pope Joon 

IS 

and relives the past. Liv Ullmonn, Maximilian 

Schell, Olivia de Havillond. Producer: Kurt Unger. 

Director: Michoel Anderson. (Ponovision). 

©$ (DOLLARS) 018 (120). H) Dee. '71 

Comedy Dromo. At Hamburg's United World Bonk, 

a young olorm systems expert, aided by o brainless 

hooker, executes a plan to rob the safety deposit 

boxes of customers whose illegal activities 

would prevent police investigation. Warren Beotty, 

Goldie Hawn, Gert Frobe. Producer: M. J. Frankovich. 

Director: Richard Brooks. 

©FAT CITY 005 (96). PG July 

Drama. An ex-boxing champ supports himself as 

a fruit picker, takes up with a drunken woman, 

goes back into the ring and finally realizes his 

life has been futile, Stacy Keoch, Jeff Bridges, 

Susan Tyrrell. Producer: Roy Stork. Director: John 

Huston. 

©GLASS HOUSES 014 (90) [H Nov. '71 

Comedy-Drama. A model persuades morried 

her 

lover to spend a weekend of a sensitivity retreat. 

Once they arrive, he discovers thot his daughter 

and his business partner, in the midst of a steamy 

affair, have had the some idea. Bernard Barrow, 

Deirdre Lenihan, Jennifer O'Neill. Producer: George 

Folsey jr. Director: Alexander Singer. 

. ©GO-BETWEEN, THE . (1 . 16). PG Dec. '71 

Drama, A young boy, who has secretly carried 

messages between a rich young English lady and 

her tenant farmer lover, is forced to witness the 

two making love. Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Dominic 

Guard. Producers: John Heyman, Norman 

Priggen. Director: Joseph Losey. An MGM-EMI pro- 

©GUMSHOE 027 (88) PG March 

Comedy-Melodramo. (British-made). night club 

A 

emcee turns private eye and becomes enmeshed 

©HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE 

020. (105). .m feb. 

Comedy, A world-famous and 

sportsman, writer 

all-around man returns after being presumed dead 

an ex-cor hop, has educated herself and is about 

to marry a doctor, a man of intellect and sensitivity. 

Rod Steiger, Susannah York, George Grizzord. 

Producer: Lester Goldsmith. Director: Mark Robson. 

A Filmmakers Group/Sourdough, Ltd. Red Lion 

production. (Panavision). 

©J, W, COOP 021 (112). PG Jon, 

Rodeo Drama. A rodeo circuit years 

rider, otter ten 

in prison, decides he will become the best all-round 

champion in |ust one year. He finds his old-t 

who 

ride in three rodeos a day. Cliff_ Rober 

aldine Page, Christine Ferr Producer-Dir 

Cliff Robertson. 

©LA CAMARA DEL TERROR ("Feor Chomber") 

Spanish. (90) July 

Horror Dromo. A radioactive rock is kept olive by 

fluid taken from the bodies of young girls. Boris 

Karloff, Julisso, Carlos Eost. Producer: Luis Enrique 

Vergora. Director: Juan Ibanez. 

LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE 

016 (118) .(S 

Ot*- ^1 

Dromo. An in-depth study of the "great American 

dream" and how it relates to the inhabitants of a 

small Texas town in the eorly 1950s, with particular 

reference to their sexual attitudes and practices 

Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson. 

Producer: Stephen J. Friedman. Director: Peter 

Bogdonovich. A BBS production. 

_3LIVING FREE .029. (88) .Bl ........... April 

Adventure. A sequel to "Born Free," this is the 

story of adventures encountered in moving the 

lioness Elsa's three mischievous cubs hundreds of 

miles to a game reserve. Nigel Davenport, Susan 

Hampshire, Geoffrey Keen. Producer: Paul Radin. 

Director- Jack Couffer. A Carl Foreman presento- 

©MACBETH. 023. (140). (S Dec. '71 

Classical (British-mode). Drama. new interpretation 

This 

of the tragedy by Shakespeare tells the 

story of the Thane of Cowdor, whose overriding 

ambition as well as that of his wife, leads him 

to murder his king in bed and assume the throne. 

Jon Finch Francesco Annis, Martin Show. Producer: 

Andrew Brounsberg. Director: Roman Polonki, 

A Playboy production. (Todd-AO 35). 

. 

©NEW CENTURIONS, THE. .004. (103). H ..Aug. 

Drama. A depiction of modern-doy policemen as 

hard-working, oll-too-human men in a dangerous 

profession. George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Joiie 

Alexander. Director: Richard Fleischer An Irwin 

Winkler-Robert Chortoff production. (Panavision). 

©NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA 

019. .(183).,PG °"V. 1 

Historicol Drama. (British-mode). The events which 

brought about the Russian Revolution form the 

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7222. 

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bockground for the story of Tsar Nicholas II, his 

failings as a monarch and the great love he had 

for his German-born wife, Empress Alexandra. Michael 

Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble. Producer: 

Sam Spiegel. Director: Franklin J. Schaffner. 

(Panayision). 

©SAFE PLACE, A. .017.. (94). . PG Nov. '71 

Fantasy. A young woman, who lives in New York 

and spends much of her waking, remembering and 

fantosizing time in and around Central Pork, 

exists in a dream world and is unable to relinquish 

her childhood. Tuesday Weld, Orson Welles, Jack 

Nicholson. Producer: Bert Schneider. Director: Henry 

Jaglom. A BBS production. 

©SEE NO EVIL. .012. .(89). . PG Sept. '71 

Suspense Drama. A young English girl, blinded by 

a horseback riding mishap, discovers that her 

uncle's family has been slaughtered and that the 

is her. homocidal maniac after Mia Farrow, Dorothy 

Alison, Robin Bailey. Producers: Martin Ransohoff, 

Leslie Linder. Director: Richard Fleischer. A 

Filmways production. 

vich. Director: Jackie Cooper. 

©TO FIND A MAN. 025. (93). PG Feb. 

Comedy Dramo. A pregnant teenoger, desperately 

looking for an abortion, enlists the aid of the boy 

next door. In the process, he finds maturity and 

slowly accepts the responsibility she is unwilling 

to assume. Darren O'Connor, Pamela Martin, Lloyd 

Bridges. Producer: Irving Pincus. Director: Buzz 

Kulik. A Pincus-Abrahams-Kulik production presented 

by Rastar Productions. 

©WELCOME TO THE CLUB. Oil. (88). . 

m Sept. '71 

ung 

offi( 

in Japan in 1946, 

nation on all sides when he tries to find quart 

for USO performers. The Warblers Three, Bri 

Foley, Jack Warden, Andy Jarell. Producer 

Becker. Direc Shenson. 

©X Y & ZEE. .026. (110). .H 

Feb. 

Drama. An overpowering love-hate relationship between 

husband and wife explodes when the husband 

discovers that the young widow he is sleeping 

with is also having a lesbian relationship with his 

wife. Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Susannah 

York. Producers: Jay Kanter, Alan Ladd jr. Direc- 

Crown International 

©BLUE MONEY. .232. ,(93) 

Moy 

Sex Drama. A man uses film 

the pornographic 

to all business help him buy that he dreams of 

possessing. After a police raid, he finds himself 

broke and despondent. Alain Patrick (Chappuis), 

Barbara Caron, Inga Mario. Producer-Director: 

Alain Patrick (Chappuis). 

©PINK ANGELS, THE. .229. . (81 ). . 

H Nov. '71 

Comedy-Satire. A group of rough motorcyclists on 

their way to keep a rendezvous in Los Angeles 

turn out to be hairdressers on the way to a "gay" 

ball. John Alderman, Tom Basham, Bob Bihiller. 

Producers: Gary Radzat, Patrick J. Murphy. Director: 

Lawrence Brown. A Plateau production. 

©POINT OF TERROR. .225. (88). . Bl Sept. '71 

Horror Drama. An ambitious singer meets the 

voluptuous wife of music publisher and has an 

a 

affoir with her resulting in murder and violence. 

Peter Carpenter, Dyanne Thorne, Lory Hansen. 

Producers: Peter Carpenter, Chris Marconi. Director: 

Alex Nicol. A Jude Associates production. 

©STANLEY. .230 (106). PG May 

Suspense Thriller. An embittered Seminole 

young 

Indian just bock from Vietnam and living in the 

Everglades has as his best friend a rattlesnake 

named Stanley, who kills the man's enemies on 

command. Chris Robinson, Alex Rocco, Susan Carroll. 

Director: William Grefe. 

©STEPMOTHER, THE. . . . (94). . [g March 

Sex Melodrama. A high-living architect is caught 

up in two accidental deaths as a result of jealousy 

and a violent temper. Meanwhile, his drunken, 

lonely wife seduces her stepson. Alejandro Rey, 

Katharine Justice, Marlene Schmidt. Producer-Director: 

Hikmet Avedis, 

Fanfare 

©HORROR ON SNAPE ISLAND. (88). . Ql May 

Horror Suspense. (British-made). After a series of 

murders on on island, a team of experts locates 

a cave temple ond o crazy man responsible for 

the killings. Bryant Holidoy, Jill Howorth, Mark 

Edwards. Producer: Joe Solomon. Director: Jim 

O'Connolly. A Fanfare-Grenader co-production. 

. ©HOT SUMMER WEEK. .(80). PG June 

Suspense Drama. Two young girls introduced 

are 

to a weird Encounter Group by an ex-GI, discharged 

following a nervous breakdown. A series of murders 

results in the girls killing him before the real 

killer turns up and goes after them. Dianne Hull, 

Michael Ontkean, Kathleen Cody. Producer: Joe 

Solomon. Director: Thomas Schmidt. 

©LONERS, THE. (79). .e Moy 

Action Dramo. A half-Navojo motorcyclist, a rebellious 

girl and a disturbed youth wage a losing 

battle with society as they are chased through 

the Southwest by police. Dean Stockwell, Pat Stich, 

Todd Susman. Producer: Jerry Katzman. Director: 

Sutton Roley. A Four Leaf production. 

©SOUL SOLDIER (formerly "The Red, White 8i 

Black"). (97). . GP Jan 

Western. Block horsemen of the U.S. 10th Cavalry 

battle Indians in a post-Civil War era. Robert 

DoQui, Isaac Fields, Cesar Romero. Director: John 

©TOP OF THE HEAP. (85).. H Moy 

Droma. A black Washington, D.C., policeman can't 

cope with life and fantasizes as a black astronaut 

and, finally, at a reception before the President, 

just before an assassin shoots the cop. Christopher 

St. John, Paula Kelly, Florence St. Peter, Producer- 

Director: Christopher St. John. 

©WEREWOLVES ON WHEELS. . (84). . 

E .. Nov '71 

Motorcycle-Horror Dramo. A motorcycle cult takes 

on a remote monastery inhabited by a cult of 

satanists. When the gang leader turns into a weredestroy 

the cult. Stephen 

Oln Seve Darden, D. 

Maron 

©BARTLEBY. Feb 

. 

Dramo. (British-mode). Based on Herman Melville's 

novella, "Bartleby the Scrivener," the story concerns 

a pallid audit clerk who methodically withdraws 

from work, society and, finally, life itself. 

Paul Scofield, John McEnery, Thorley Walters. 

Producers: Rodney Corr-Smith, Anthony Friedmann. 

Director: Anthony Friedmann. 

DEBUT, THE. Russian. (95) Oct. '71 

Comedy. The story centers on a young Russian 

working girl and her flamboyant romance with a 

married man and her experiences playing Joan 

of Arc in an official film production. Inna Churikova, 

Leonid Kuravlev. Director: Gleb Panfilov. 

©NEXT VICTIM, THE (formerly "Next!") 

(81). .e Sept. '71 

Sex-Suspense (Italian-Spanish-made; Eng- 

Drama. 

lish-dubbed). The wife of on American diplomat 

thinks may be the fiend responsible for the razor 

killings of several young girls. George Hilton, 

Edwige Fenech, Cristina Airoldi. Producers: Sergio 

Martino, Antonio Crescenzi. Director: Luciano Martino. 

A Devon-Film-Copercines production. (Wide- 

©TOWER OF SCREAMING VIRGINS 

Ej . (90). Dec. '71 

Sex-Adventure her hand- 

Drama. A queen and 

maidens, wearing only face masks, hove a night 

in the river the next day. Terry Torday, Jean Piat, 

Uschi Glas, Producer: Wolf C. Hartwig. Director: 

Francois Le Grand, A Rapid Film-Films Cinematografica-Les 

Films E G.E. co-production. 

©TOYS ARE NOT FOR CHILDREN .. (85). . 

H .June 

Psychological Dramo. A 19-year-old emotionally 

disturbed girl becomes a prostitute in order to get 

her father, who has not seen her since she was a 

baby, to make love to her. Marcio Forbes, Harlan 

Cory Poe, Fran Warren. Producers: Stanley H. 

Brasloff, Samuel H. Chartock. Director: Stanley H. 

Brasloff. An SHB production released by Headway 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

©BELIEVE IN ME .7201. (86). la Sept. '71 

Droma. A young intern gets hooked on amphetamines 

trying to escape the sufferings of his terminal 

patients. He influences his girlfriend to take 

up the habit, thereby wrecking both their lives. 

Michael Sorrazin, Jacqueline Bisset, Jon Cypher. 

Producers: Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler. Director: 

Stuart Hagmann. A Chortoff-Winkler production. 

©BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA, THE 

7282. .(88). .IB) May 

Mystery Horror. (Italian-mode; English-dubbed). A 

socialite and several other patrons of a health and 

beauty salon are murdered by the method in which 

a wasp kills a tarantula, but the blind masseur 

killer is found by a police inspector whose wife 

was to be the next victim. Giuncarlo Giannini, 

Stefania Sandrelli, Barbaro Bouchet. Producer: Marcello 

Danon. Director: Paolo Cavara. A DA.MA- 

PAC production. 

. . . ©BOY FRIEND, THE. 7207. . (110). . 

S Dec. '71 

Musical Comedy. A pretty, shy young ossistant 

stage manager replaces the star of an English 

hit provincial stage company, becomes the of the 

show ond wins the mole lead. Twiggy, Christopher 

Gable, Max Adrion. Producer-Director: Ken Russell, 

(Pan 

©CAREY TREATMENT, THE. 721 

(100). PG Moreh 

Suspense Dromo. A new pathologist of Boston Memorial 

Hospital decides to investigate obortlon 

charges against his friend. He finally discovers 

real villains, the nurse and o masseur. James 

. 

©CATLOW. .7204. (103). PG Oct. '71 

Western. An outlaw tries to avoid his friend, a 

marshal, and a sadistic bounty hunter in order 

to hijack a mule train loaded with two million 

dollars in gold in Mexico. Yul Brynner, Richard 

Crenna, Leonard Nimoy. Producer: Euan Lloyd. 

Director: Sam Wanamaker. A Frontier Film produc- 

'71 

lis in love with 

of a racketeer, whom he is supposed 

to be following. He then learns that he is 

being used by government agents to flush the underworld 

kingpin out of the shadows. Warren 

Oates, Leslie Caron, Alex Dreier. Producer: Michael 

S. Laughlin. Director: Paul Magwood. (Panavision). 

©COOL BREEZE. .7213. (101). .IB April 

Action Drama. A black con artist and his entrepreneur 

friend heist $3 million in diamonds intending 

to set up a bonk to help blacks, but their 

plans go awry and only the con artist escapes 

with the jewels. Thalmus Rosulala, Judy Pace, 

Raymond St. Jacques. Producer: Gene Cormon 

©CORKY. 7210. .(88)..PG 

March 

Dromo. A racing drifter, ignorance and 

filled with 

Southern prejudice, turns out to be born loser. 

Robert Blake, Charlotte Rompling, Patrick O'Neal. 

Producer: Bruce Geller. Director: Leonard Horn. 

©EVERY LITTLE CROOK & NANNY 

7212. (100). PG June 

Comedy. When a ousted 

dancing school teocher is 

from her quarters so the Mafia con set up a betting 

parlor, she hatches a plot to kidnap the Mafia 

king's son for $50,000 ransom. Lynn Redgrave, 

J. 

Victor Mature, Paul Sand. Producer: Leonard 

Ackerman, Director: Cy Howard. 

©GANG THAT COULDN'T SHOOT STRAIGHT, 

(96). THE. .7208. PG Dee. '71 

Comedy. A bunch of Brooklyn hoods 

inept South 

plot kill to the head man and take over his protection 

racket, but numerous bungling attempts 

at in murder become bogged down failure. Jerry 

Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet. Producers: 

Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler. Director: 

James Goldstone. 

©GOING HOME. 7206 (97). PG Nov. '71 

a child, his Drama. As young man father 

a sees 

stab his mother to death in an uncontrollable, 

drunken rage. Now 1 3 years later, the father is released 

from prison and the son seeks him out, 

to his wanting avenge mother's death and yet 

still needing his love, Robert Mitchum, Brendo 

Vaccaro, Jan-Michael Vincent. Producer-Director: 

Herbert B. Leonard. Herbert B. Leonard-Talbot 

A 


©JERUSALEM FILE, THE 7205 . . . PG ...Jon. 

Adventure Droma. In on attempt to better Arab- 

Israeli relations in the violent aftermath of the 

Six Day War, an American archeological student 

sets up a tragic meeting between some moderate 

Arab nationalists and a group of Israeli students. 

Bruce Davison, Nicol Williamson, Daria Halprin. 

Producer: Ram Ben Efraim. Director: John Flynn. 

A Sparta Films production in association with 

Leisure Media, Inc. 

©KANSAS CITY BOMBER. . . (99). . PG ...Aug. 

Action Dromo. A professional roller skater upsets 

the plans of the jealous derby promoter with whom 

she is having on affair. Raquel Welch, Kevin Mc- 

Carthy, Helena Kallioniotes. Producer: Marty Elfand. 

Directors: Jerrold Freedman. (Panavision). 

. ©MELINDA. .7223. .(109). [H Aug. 

Melodrama. An egotistical investigates 

soul disc jockey 

of girl the murder a he knew only briefly, 

but who was involved with the syndicate. Calvin 

Lockhart, Rosolind Cash, Vonetta McGee. Producer: 

Pervis Atkins. Director: Hugh A, Robertson, 

©NIGHT OF THE LEPUS 7221 . . (89) . . PG July 

Science-Fiction. A rabbit accidentally takes an experimental 

serum and a mutated species, growing 

four feet tall and weighing 150 pounds, develops 

and terrorizes the countryside. Stuart Whitmon, 

Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun. Producer: A.C. Lyies. 

Director: William Claxton. 

©ONE IS A LONELY NUMBER 

7214. .(97). .PG April 

Melodroma. A young woman is forced into selfreliance 

when her professor-husband of four yeors 

obandons her for a 19-year-old mistress. She finds 

herself falling in love with another marriagable 

guy, who is already married. Trish Van Deverc, 

Monte Markham, Janet Leigh, Producer: Stan Morgulics. 

Director: Mel Stuart. A David L. Wolper 

production. 

©SHAFT'S BIG SCORE 

When 

7219. (105) IH June 

insurance-undertaking establishment 

Action Drama. an 

is 

partner blown to bits, detective 

in Shoft steps to solve the gangland crime, Richard 

Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Drew Bundini Brown. Producers: 

Roger Lewis, Ernest Tidyman. Director: 

Gordon Parks (Panavision). 

©SITTING TARGET. .7209. (93). . IB Feb. 

Suspense Dromo. (British-made). A wife 

criminal's 

turns up pregnant by onother man and seeks a 

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3SKYJACKED 7218 (101) PG Moy 

Suspense Drama. A psycopoth skyiacks an airliner 

to Alaska where it is talked down in a storm and 

where he holds hostages while demanding to be 

flown to Russia. Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, 

James Brolin. Prodijcer: Walter Seltzer. Director: 

v)TO DIE OF LOVE (MOURIR D'AIMER) 

French. .7280 (105). . March 

Melodrama. Based on the 1968 Gabrielle Russier 

affair, the account of a young teacher In France 

who falls in love with one of her students and is 

hounded to suicide by his parents and the law. 

Annie Girardot, Bruno Pradel, Francois Simon. Director: 

Andre Cayatte. A Franco-London Film- 

Cobra Film production. 

©WEEKEND MURDERS, THE .7283. (98). . [R] . May 

Suspense Comedy. [Italian-mode; English-dubbed). 

Police investigate a series of murders and discover 

that the heiress to the bulk of a large estate is 

the killer, Anna Moffo, Gastone Moschin, Lance 

Percivcl. Director: Michele Lupo. A Juppiter Generale 

Cmematografica production. (Techniscope). 

) PG .June 

aWRATH OF GOD, THE 7220. (1 1 1 

Action Drama. An excommunicated cleric, a bootlegger 

and on rebel team up to save a Mexican 

Irish 

village from a madman during a Mexican 

uprising in the late '20s. Robert Mitchum, Rita 

Hayworth, Frank Langella Producer-Director: 

Ralph Nelson. [Panavision). 

National General 

©CHRISTIAN LICORICE STORY, THE 

7114 (90) PG Jan. 

Droma. A dedicated young tennis pro is shattered 

by the death of his tutor, a retired tennis hero. 

He drifts away from his girlfriend, his strict regimen 

of practice and sinks further into a nether 

world of casual sex and TV product endorsement. 

Beau Bridges, Maud Adams, Gilbert Roland, Allan 

Arbus. Producers: Michael S. Laughlin, Floyd Mu- 

0DEAD ARE ALIVE, THE 7203 (104). [Rl May 

Suspense Mystery. (A Yugoslavian-German-ltalian 

co-production). The bodies of young couples turn 

up in Etruscan tombs and members of an archeological 

team are suspect. Samantha Eggar, Alex 

Cord, John Marley. Director: Armando Crisplno. 

0EAGLE IN A CAGE. 7117 (98). PG Jon. 

Historical Drama. After his defeat at Waterloo in 

1815, Napoleon is exiled to the barren island of 

St. Helena and there wages an unequol contest of 

will against the English garrison and its overbearing 

commander. John Geilgud, Ralph Richardson, Billie 

Schwartz. Director: Fielder Cook. A Group W Films 

and Ramona Productions film. 

0LITTLE ARK, THE .7201 . [H Feb. 

Drama. Two Dutch youngsters trapped by floodwaters 

with their pets in a church steeple are saved 

by a trawler captain who then helps them find 

their way home to their stepfather. Theodore Bikel, 

Philip Frame, Genevieve Ambas. Producer-Director: 

Robert Rodnitz. A Cinema Center film. 

Me 

reprt Me 

old friend whose free-wheeling, fast-talking style 

lands the cattleman in jail. Paul Newman, Lee 

Marvin, Strother Martin. Producer: John Foreman. 

Director: Stuart Rosenberg. A First Artists presentation 

of a Coleytown production. 

©PRIME CUT. .7207. .(91). .1] June 

Action Drama. The meat packing industry serves 

as the front for an underworld gang dealing in 

drugs and prostitution. Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, 

Angel Tompkins. Producer: Joe Wizan. Director: 

Michael Ritchie. A Cinema Center film. 

(Panavision). 

©RED SUN 7204. (112). PG June 

Western. Samurai warrior days ta 

A is given seven 

retrieve a jeweled golden sword stolen in a desert 

tram robbery, but originally intended as a gift 

from the Mikado to the U.S. President. Charles 

Bronson, Ursula Andress, Toshiro Mifune, Alain 

Delon. Producer: Ted Richmond. Director: Terence 

Young. A Robert Dorfmann and Films Corona- 

Oceania Films co-production. 

©REVENGERS, THE .7206. (106). PG June 

Western. (Filmed in Mexico). When Indians led by 

a white man kill the family of an ex-Union captain 

Colorado rancher, he enlists the aid of six 

inmates from a Mexican prison to seek revenge. 

Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Woody Strode, 

©SNOOPY, COME HOME. 7205 (90). .[§] July 

Animoted Cartoon. From her hospital bed lonely a 

little girl writes to Snoopy, who, with Woodstock, 

goes to see her. She talks him into returning to 

live with her and the gang gives htm a gala farewell, 

but Snoopy is much relieved by the "No Dogs 

Allowed" sign at her apartment and returns to the 

gang. Voices of Chad Webber, Robin Kohn, 

B OXOFFICE 

©SOMETHING BIG . 71 1 

. . (108) .. PG Dec. '71, 

Comedy Western. In New Mexico Territory, 1870, 

a good-natured bandit leader abducts a U.S. Cavalry 

colonel's wife as a barter item in a Gatling gun 

exchange. Dean Martin, Brian Keith, Honor Blackman. 

Producer-Director: Andrew W. McLoglen. A 

Cmcma Center film. 

©TODD KILLINGS, THE . 1 . (93). '71 

. 

Suspense Drama. A hip young man heads a cult of 

affluent young teenagers who live in a limbo land 

of drugs and casual promiscuity, and involves them 

in several thrill killings. Robert F. Lyons, Richard 

Thomas, Belinda Montgomery. Producer-Director: 

Barry Shear, [Panavision). 

©WAR BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, THE 

7202 (105) PG June 

Comedy. A sarcastic artist-humorist, losing his vision, 

weds a divorcee with three children who 

don't care for the marriage, and the battle of the 

sexes is on. Jack Lemmon, Barbara Harris, Jason 

Robards. Producer: Danny Arnold. Director: Melville 

Shavelson, A Cinema Center film. (Panavi- 

New World 

©BIG BIRD CAGE, THE .119 (92). (r) June 

Droma. (Filmed in the Philippines). Revolutionaries 

kidnap a sexy American girl, who is later seized 

and jailed in a horrible women's prison by government 

forces, but who finally escapes In a mammoth 

breakout. Pam Grier, Anitra Ford, Candice 

Roman. Producer: Jane Schaffer. Director: Jack 

©THE FINAL COMEDOWN lis (85) . 

[R] April 

Action Dramo. Young black and white militants, 

finding themselves trapped by the "system," shoot 

it out with the police while flashbacks into their 

lives show the incidents which brought the young 

people together. Billv Dee Williams, D'Urville Martin, 

Cecil Kaye, Raymond St, Jacques. Producer- 

Director: Oscar Williams. 

©HOT BOX, THE. 116 (87) .[R] April 

Action Drama. (Filmed in the Philippines). A group 

of American nurses are kidnaped by revolutionaries, 

but finally make good their escape after 

maltreatment by both revolutionaries and government 

forces, Andrea Cagan, Margaret Markov, 

Rickev Richardson. Producer: Jonathan Demme 

©NIGHT CALL NURSES 120. (80). . 

e June 

Comedy Drama. Three nurses in a psychiatric ward 

meet a potpourri of people, including an unsavory 

psychiatrist, a freaked-out transvestite, a flighty 

medico, a black revolutionary, a little-known 

pharmaceutical chap and a would-be masher. 

Patricia T. Byrne, Alana Collins, Mittie Lawrence, 

Producer: Julie Corman. Director: Jonathan Kaplan. 

©NIGHT OF THE COBRA WOMEN 

118, .(85). .m Aug. 

Horror Droma. (Filmed in the Philippines). A scientist 

hunting the secret of the venom of the nearly 

extinct fire-ring cobra, and her boyfriend are 

turned into cobras through the machinations of 

the local snake-lady. Joy Bang, Marlene Clark, 

Roger Garrett. Producers' Kerry Magness, Harvey 

Marks Director: Andrew Meyer. 

©PRIVATE DUTY NURSES. 105 (80) [R] No 

Melodrama. Three student nurses, enrolled 

hospital experimental program, fight probk 

and drug 

icking, while devoting equal time to sexual 

uits with the doctors and patients. Kathy Can- 

'71 

Joyce Williams, Pegi Boucher. Producerctor: 

George Armitage. 

Paramount 

. 

©BEAR AND THE DOLL, THE. .French 

Oct. '71 

1 091 (89) 

Comedy. A cellist living outside Paris is unimpressed 

by the advonces of a scotterbroined heiress, 

who finally chases him until he catches her. 

Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Pierre Cossel, Daniel Ceccaldi. 

Producer: Mag Bodord. Director: Michel 

Deville, 

©BEEN DOWN SO LONG IT LOOKS LIKE UP TO 

ME 8045 ..(92).. Bl Oct, '71 

Drama. The story Pappadopoulis, a 

of Gnossos 

"shaggy-haired, pot-puffing product of the 1950s," 

an amoral collegiate hipster who lusts for kicks 

and is determined never to lose his cool. Barry 

Primus, Linda De Coff, David Downing. Producer: 

Robert Rosenthal. Director: Jeffrey Young. 

©BLACK BEAUTY 8079 (1 06) @1 Nov. '71 

Adventure Drama. A young colt becomes the possession 

of a young boy who curries, saddle breaks 

and trains the remarkable animal, only to lose him 

to a brutish squire when his father's farm must be 

sold. Mark Lester, Ursula Glass, Walter Slezok. 

Producers: Peter Andrews, Malcolm Heyworth. 

L. B. 

Director: James Hill. A CCC Filmkunst- 

Emiliono Piedra-Tigon British-Chilton Films coproduction. 

(Panavision). 

©DEEP END. .8091. (87) ..HI Sept. '71 

Drama. An adolescent boy quits school, gets a job 

in a public bathhouse and becomes involved with 

one of the girl attendants. When she refuses to 

have relations with him, he kills her. Jane Asher, 

John Moulder-Brown, Karl Michael Vogler. Producer: 

Helmut Jedele. Director: Jerzy Skolimowsky. A 

Moron Film-COKG-Kettledrum production. 

ODESPERATE CHARACTERS 8017 

(87).. E Nov. -71 

Drama. A comfortably middle-class, childless couple 

is forced to acknowledge that their carefully 

planned existence really house of cards. Shirley 

is a 

MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Gerald O'Loughlin. 

Producers: Frank D. Gilrov. Paul Leaf. Director: 

Frank D. Gilroy, An ITC-TDJ production. 

©GODFATHER, THE. 8049 .. (177) .. B) March 

Crime Drama. The story of the syndicate chieftain, 

his family life and his operotions in the crime 

world. Marlon Brando, Al Pocino, Jomes Coon. 

Producer: Albert S. Ruddy. Director: Francis Foro 

©HANNIE CAULDER .8108 (85). P July 

Western. (Filmed Spain). After being raped by 

in 

bandits who killed her relay station operator husband, 

o frontier woman, aided by a bounty hunter, 

sets off in pursuit to wreak revenge. Roquel 

Welch, Robert Culo. Ernest Borgnine. Strother 

Martin. Producer: Patrick Curtis. Director: Burt 

Kennedy, A Tigon British/Curtwel production, 

(Panavision). 

©HAROLD AND MAUDE. 8042 

(91). PG Nov. '71 

Black Comedy. A rich voung man of 20, who is 

ob-'iessed with death, falls in love with on 80-vearnld 

woman who believes in living life to its fullest. 

Ruth Gordon. Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles. Producers: 

Colin Higgins, Charles B. Mulvehill. Director: Hal 

Ashby. 

©JOE HILL. 8043. (113). . PG Nov. '71 

Historical Drama. Swedish irnmiarant Joe Hill, who 

writes pro-labor songs ond is on organizer of exoloited 

workers, is falsely accused of a murder. 

He is condemned for his political views rather than 

his auilt. Thommy Beroqren, Anja Schmidt, Kelvin 

Molove, Producer-Director: Bo Widerborg. A Bo 

Widerberg Film-Sagittorius production. 

JllAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS 

«094 (98) PG June 

Comedy. The happily married middle-aged owner 

of a successful restaurant yearns for an affair to 

relieve his humdrum existence, but after three unsuccessful 

encounters finally calls his wife to come 

to his apartment love nest. Alan Arkin, Sally Kellermon 

Paula Prentiss. Renee Taylor. Producer: 

Howard W. Koch. Director: Gene Saks. 

.^LEGEND OF NIGGER CHARLEY, THE 

8110 (99). PG Moy 

Western. In 1841 Virginia, o vicious overseer tears 

uD the freedom papers of a slave blacksmith, who 

later escapes with two other slaves and goes West 

to new adventures. Fred Williamson, D'urville 

Martin, Don Pedro Collev. Producer: Lorry G. 

Spongier, Director: Martin Goldman. 

. 

©LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH 

Seot. '71 

8093 (89) 

Horror Drama. A husband and wife and their 

friend, to escape biq-city tensions which has led to 

the wife's in mental collapse, buv a form Connecticut 

To their horror, thev find the area populated 

living by the deed and the farmhouse 

airl. haunted bv a younq Zohra Lampert. Barton 

Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Producers: Charles B. 

Moss jr., William Badalto. Director: John Hancock. 

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©MAN, THE July 

gl 

Drama. A black man president pro-tem of the 

Senate becomes President when the Chief Executives 

dies accidentally and the Vice-President is 

downed bv ill health, Jame= Eorl Jones. Martin 

Balsam, Burgess Meredith. Producer: Lee Rich. 

Director: Joseph Sargent. 

©PIED PIPER. THE 8089 (90) [S Aoril 

in 

' 

Drama. (Filmed Germonvl. When Black 

the 

Plague orips Germanv in 1349, the villoqe of 

Hamelin is quqrqntined. Rats infest the town and 

the piper disposes of them, but when the town 

ooes Ixick on its word to him. he leads all of the 

ence. Producers: David Puttnom, Sonford Lieberson. 

Director: Jacques Demy. 

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ing, a wife discovers his coded records of afternoon 

sexual exploits with her friends and reacts by 

setting up severol of her own liaisons. Dyon Cannon, 

James Coco, Jennifer O'Neill. Producer-Director: 

Otto Preminger. (Panavision). 

©T. R. BASKIN. .8048. .(90). .PG Oc». '71 

Drama. A young girl goes to Chicago to escape the 

boredom of smoll-town life and becomes a secretary 

in a huge corporation, facing the impersonal 

aspects of a contemporary society. Candice Bergen, 

Peter Boyle, James Coon. Producer: Peter Hyams. 

Director: Herbert Ross. 

©Z.P.G.. .8076. .(95). PG April 

Science-Fiction. (British-mode, filmed in Copenhagen). 

World governments decree a 30-year ban 

on bearing children to achieve zero population 

growth, but one couple defies the low. Oliver Reed, 

Geraldine Chaplin, Don Gordon. Producer: Thomas 

F. Madigan. Director: Michael Campus. A Sagit- 

20th 

Century-Fox 

©ALL THE RIGHT NOISES 

116. (92). PG Nov. '71. 

Droma. (British-made). A young theatrical lighting 

wife-model until he meets on aspiring young 

octress. He has a brief affair with her, but eventually 

returns to his forgiving wife. Tom Bell, Olivia 

Hussey, Judy Carne. Producers: Max L. Raab, 5i 

Litvinoff. Director: Gerry O'Hara. (Panavision). 

. ©BLINDMAN, THE. . 769 S March 

blindman seeks bandit 

Western. Revengeful out the 

who stole 50 mail-order brides. The blindman kills 

the bandit but loses the women. Tony Anthony, 

Ringo Starr, Agneta Eckemyr. Producers: Tony 

Anthony, Soul Swimmer. Director: Ferdinando 

Baldi- :Tcchniscope). 

©CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH, THE 

770 (100) G March 

Rock Documentary. shots of 

Interspersed with brief 

the Bangladesh refugees themselves, the film 

chronicles the impressive collection of superstars 

who appeared before 40,000 enthusiastic fans who 

jammed Madison Square Garden for the now-historic 

concert. Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Leon 

Russell. Producers: George Harrison, Allen Klein 

Director: Saul Swimmer. (Widescreen). 

©CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES 

696. .(86). PG Aug. 

Science-Fiction. In a North American city-state in 

the animals organize an underground movement 

and take over the city. Roddy McDowall, Don 

Murray, Notolie Trundy. Producer: Arthur P. Jacobs. 

Director: J. Lee Thompson. An APJAC production. 

(Todd-AO). 

©CULPEPPER CATTLE CO., THE 

482. (92) PG April 

Western. A 16-year-old would-be cowboy becomes 

a man as he encounters one difficulty after another 

in a cattle drive to Colorodo. Gary Grimes, 

Bill "Green" Bush, Luke Askew. Director: Dick 

Richards. A Richards-Helmick production. 

. ©FILLMORE. 790. (105). la June 

Documentary. A giant held 

Rock rock concert is 

during the final week before the closing of the 

in Fillmore West San Francisco. Santana, The 

Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Bill Graham. 

F. Producer: Herbert Decker. Director: Richard T 

Heffron. 

(Widescreen). 

©FRENCH CONNECTION THE 

lis. .(104). . [g Oct. '71 

Crime Drama. A study of heroin smuggling on a 

large scale befv/een Marseilles, France, and New 

York City, and the violent, frustrating and only 

occasionally successful methods used by enforcement 

agencies to stop it. Gene Hackman, Fernando 

Rey, Roy Schneider. Producer: Philip D'Antoni. 

Director: William Friedkin. A Philip D'Antoni/ 

Schine-Moore production. 

©HOT ROCK, THE .117. (101). PG Jan. 

Comedy-Suspense. A quartet of incredible goofs is 

hired by an African U. N, diplomat to steal a huge 

uncut diamond. Through a series of mishaps, they 

are required to steal it not once, but four times 

Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman. Producers: 

Hal Landers, Bobby Roberts. Director: Peter 

Yates. (Panavision). 

©MADE FOR EACH OTHER . 1 18 (107) PG Jan. 

Comedy. Two misfits, he an Italian guy who can't 

help breaking women's hearts and she o Jewish 

would-be singer-comedienne and failure at everything, 

meet of a group therapy session and fall in 

love. They then proceed to shout and fight their 

way across the city into matrimony. Renee Taylor, 

Joseph Bologna, Paul Sorvino. Producer: Roy Townshend. 

Director: Robert B. Bean. A Wylde Films 

production. 

. 

©MARRIAGE OF A YOUNG STOCKBROKER, THE 

114. .(95). Sept. '7 

Comedy-Droma. A young stockbroker's would-l: 

career as a voyeur disgusts his wife. When 

psychiatrist tries to help him, he quits his |ob, the 

drags his wife home to establish a better unde 

standing. Richard Benjamin, Joanna Shimku 

Elizabeth Ashley. Producer-Director: Lawrence Tu 

©OTHER, THE 274 (100). PG July 

Supernatural Dramo. Mischievous in 

twin boys 

Connecticut in 1935 cause unexplained death and 

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destruction. Uto Hagen, Chris end Martin Udvornoky, 

Diana Muldaur. Producer-Director: Robert 

©SALZBURG CONNECTION, THE 

047 (93) PG Aug. 

Suspense Drama. (Filmed in Austria). Neo-Nazis, 

the CIA and other factions are after a list of 

names of World War II collaborators who could be 

expected to participate in the revival of the Nazi 

cause. Barry Newman, Anna Karina, Klaus Maria 

Brandauer. Producer: Ingo Preminger. Director: 

Lee Katz 

©STRANGE VENGEANCE OF ROSALIE, THE 

800. (107) PG April 

Melodroma. (Filmed with 

in Spain), (In combination 

"What Become of Jack and Jill?"). A backward 

girl teenage Indian becomes involved with a goldseeking 

costume jewelry salesman and a motorcycle 

hoodlum. Bonnie Bedelia, Ken Howard, Anthony 

Zerbe. Producer: John Kohn. Director: Jock 

Storrett. A Palomar Pictures production. 

. ©TO KILL A CLOWN 786 (82). H June 

Drama. A young couple, attempting their 

to sove 

marriage, leave the city for on isolated islond 

where their landlord turns out to be o psychotic 

bent on murder, Alan Aldo, BIythe Donner, Heath 

Lamberts. Producer: Teddy B. Sills. Director: George 

Bloomfield. A Polomor Pictures production. 

^©WALKABOUT 110. (95). PG Sept. '71 

in Drama. (Filmed Australia). A 14-year-old white 

girl and her 6-year-old brother, travel across the 

Australian outback with on Aborigine boy. Jenny 

Agutter, Lucien John, David Gumpilil. Producer: 

Si Litvinoff. Director: Nicolas Roeg. 

©WELCOME HOME, SOLDIER BOYS 

113. .(91). . 

Feb. 

across the U.S. Disillusioned by what they see, they 

celebrate their "welcome home" by leveling every 

building and killing every inhabitant in the sleepy 

hamlet of Hope, N. M. Joe Don Baker, Paul Koslo, 

Alan Vint. Producer: Marvin Schwartz. Director: 

Richard Compton. 

IWHAT BECAME OF JACK AND JILL? 

787 (93) PG April 

Suspense Droma. (British-made). (In combination 

with "The Strange Vengeonce of Rosalie"). A 

young couple arranges the death of his wealthy 

grandmother, but subsequently kill each other when 

the terms of her will preclude their marriage- 

Vanessa Howard, Paul Nicholas, Mono Washbourne. 

Producers: Max J. Rosenberg, Milton 

Bill Subotsky. Director: Bain. A Palomar Pictures 

. ©WHEN THE LEGENDS DIE 618 (106). PG Aug. 

Western Drama. Orphaned Indian boy rides the 

rodeo circuit, shuns the unscrupulous practices of 

his mentor and goes on his own. Discouraged, he 

returns to his home in Colorado. Richard Widmork, 

Frederic Forrest, Tillman Box. Producer-Director 

Stuart Millar. 

©WITHOUT APPARENT MOTIVE ("Sans Mobile 

Apparent") . . ( 1 02) PG May 

Crime Drama. (French-made; English-dubbed). A 

sophisticated French detective is called upon to 

solve the mysterious murders of five people, who 

hove no apparent connection and whose murders 

hove no apparent motive. Jean-Louis Trintignant, 

Dominique Sanda, Carlo Grovino. Producer: Jacques 

Eric Strauss. Director: Phillippe Lobro. A President 

Films Cinetel-Euro Internotionol co-production. 


©ADIOS, SABATA 7122 (106) PG Sept. '71. 

Western. (Italion-made). A gunfighter is hired by 

Mexican revolutionaries to mostermind a plot to 

heist a gold shipment meant for emperor Moximilion. 

Although the Mexicans want the gold for 

their cause, the gunfighter has his own plans for 

the gold. Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, Pedro Sanchez 

Producer: Alberto Grimoldi. Director: Fronk Kromer. 

©BORN TO WIN .7126 (90). . |R| Nov. '71 

Comedy Drama. A Times Square junkie moves in 

with o young girl offer attempting to steal her 

cor. Despite his dreams of freedom and dignity, he 

gets pinched between o pusher and two norcs out 

to burn the dealer. George Segal, Karen Black, 

Joy Fletcher. Producer: Philip Logner. Director: 

Ivan Passer. Theatre Guild./Segal-Tokofsky production, 

A 

©CHATO'S LAND 7208 (110). PG Moy 

Western. (Filmed in Spain). In the post-Civil Wor 

West, o posse seeks on Indian who has killed a 

sheriff who taunted him. Posse members kill off 

eoch other and the Indian finishes off some more. 

Charles Bronson, Jack Polarvce, Richord Bosehort. 

Producer-Director: Michael Winner. 

©DECAMERON, THE. Italian 

7202. (114). .* Jon. 

Sex Comedy-Drama. of 

A bowdy interpretation 

Boccaccio's 14th Century collection of ribald tales, 

tied together through the oppeorance of o painter 

whose work reflected by the various episodes. 

is 

Franco Citti, Ninetto Dovoli, Angelo Luce. Producer: 

Alberto Grimoldi. Director: Pier Paolo Posolini. 

A PEA production. 

©DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER 

7129. (119) PG Dec. '71 

Action-Adventure Dramo. (British-made). Agent 

007 uncovers orch-villoin Blofeld's plot to corner 

the diomond market and build a gem-batteried 

satellite which can destroy the world. Seon Connery, 

Jill St. John, Charles Gray. Producers: Albert 

R. Broccoli, Horry Saltzmon. Director: Guy Hamil- 

. 

©EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO 

KNOW ABOUT SEX BUT WERE AFRAID 

TO ASK .7211 (88). IE Aug. 

satires on everything 

Satire. Seven sex covering 

from sodomy to tronsvestites and including a 

sexuol encounter as seen by elements of o man's 

body. Woody Allen, John Corrodine, Louis Losser. 

Producers: Jock Rollins, Charles H. Joffe, Jock 

Brodsky, Elliot Gould. Director: Woody Allen. 

(Ponovision). 

0©FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 

7117. (178). (E Nov. '71 

Musicol. Based on the longest-running musicol in 

history, the story concerns o poor Jewish farmer of 

the turn of the century in a tiny Ukrainian village, 

with his five dowry-less daughters, his lame horse, 

his nogging wife and his companionable relationship 

with God. Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey. 

Producer-Director; Norman Jewison. A Mirisch Co. 


©FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE, A (formerly 

"Duck, You Sucker") 7210 (139). PG July 

Italy, Action Melodrama. (Filmed in Ireland and 

Spoin). An illiterate Mexican peasant and a dynamite-tossing 

Irishman team up to rob a bonk ond 

become involved in a peasants' revolution. Rod 

Steiger, Jomes Coburn, Romolo Valli. Producer: 

Fulvio Morsello. Director: Sergio Leone. A Rofron 

Films presentation. (Techniscope). 

©FUZZ 7214. (92). . PG Moy 

Comedy Action. Detectives in Boston's 87th precinct 

try to solve a series of threotened killings in 

which ransom demands ore mode. Burt Reynolds, 

Yul Brynner, Roquel Welch. Producer: Jock Forren. 

Colla. (Ponov ;ion). 

©HONKERS. THE 7205 (1 03) . PG March 

Comedy Drama. A rough and tumble rodeo cowboy 

lives in competition and in his personal life by the 

code "If you ain't cheotin', vou ain't trying." 

Jomes Coburn, Lois Nettleton. Slim Pickens. Producers: 

Arthur Gordner, Jules Lew. Director: Steve 

Ihnot. A Levy-Gordner-Laven production. 

©HOSPITAL, THE 7201 (104) PG Dee. '71 

Black Comedy. The fiftv-ish surgeon-odministrator 

of o large, urban hospital, olreody depressed by 

his his estrongement from family ond by the increasingly 

is 

strong conviction thot there a mod- 

man loose in the hospital, contemplates suicide 

until he meets o younq nurse George C. Scott, 

Diona Rigg Bernard Hughes, Nancy Morchond. 

Producers: Howard Gottfried, Poddy Choyefsky. 

©JENNIFER ON MY MIND 

7110. (90) (H Nov. '71 

Black Comedy. A young man ponders whot to do 

with the body of his former sweetheort. In flashback, 

it is revealed that, after the couple meets 

ond foils in love, thev both become hooked on 

drugs and the airl dies from on overdose of heroin. 

Michoel Brandon, Tippv Walker, Lou Gilbert. 

Producer: Bernord Schwartz. Director: Noel Block. 

©LADY LIBERTY 7204 (95) PG May 

Comedy. An Itolion qirl is refused the 

admission to 

US, because she's in brinoing a pork sousoqe and 

becomes estranged with her boyfriend when he 

is sides authorities. with She befriended by a married 

man. but eventuollv leoves. Sophia Loren, 

Williom Devone, Luigi Proietti. Producer: Carlo 

Ponti. Director: Morio Monicelli. 

A r 

©LAWMAN 7116 (98). PG 

Western. straight shooting 

Sept. '71 

neiqhborina town to round up nen for the 

occidentor killing of on old man. Me comes up 

against a local rancher who owns the town and its 

weak-willed sheriff. Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, 

lee J. Cobb. Producer-Director: Michael Winner. A 

Scimitor production. 

©MAGNIFICENT SEVEN RIDE! THE 

7212 (100) PG Aug. 

Western. Two lowmen. oriomol 

the lost of the 

"seven," in this series, fourth of a ore joined by 

five paroled convicts to save a town from a bandit 

oona. Lee Von Cleef. Stefonie Powers, Marictte 

Hartley. Producer: William A. Colihan. Director: 

George McCowon. 

©MONEY TALKS. 7209 (87). PG ..Aug. 

his Allen Documentary. Funt uses "Candid Camera" 

technique in New York, Kansas City. Miami 

and Switzerland to offer insights into ottitudes 

and philosophies concerning money. Producer-Director: 

Allen Funt. 

©ORGANIZATION, THE 

7127 (108). PG Oct. '71 

Crime Dramo. A group of street people, dedicoted 

to destroying on international dope ring, steal $4 

million in heroin from a furniture company manager. 

The manager turns up dead, ond o police 

lieutenant reluctontly agrees to help apprehend the 

drug peddlers. Sidney Poitier, Borboro McNoir, 

Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Producer: Wolter Mirisch 

Director: Don Medford. 

©OUTBACK. 7125 (109). .pl Oct. '71 

Dramo. A small-town school teacher, on his woy to 

Sydney for the Christmos holidays, falls in with a 

besotted, deproved doctor and gombles owov his 

fare. After taking port in o bloody, senseless

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kangaroo hunt, he returns to the one-room schoolhouse 

that he hates. Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, 

Chips Rofferty. Producer: George Willoughby. Director: 

Ted Kotcheff. An NhLT-Group W production. 

©SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY 

7111. .(110) H Oc». '71 

Oramo. A young designer of executive op-art gadgets 

divides his offections between o thirty-ish divorcee 

who works for a career counseling service 

and a successful middle-aged Jewish physician. 

Glendo Jackson, Peter Finch, Murray Head. Producer: 

Joseph Jonni. Director: John Schlesinger. 

©200 MOTELS 7130. (99) . 

e Nov. '71 

Experimentol Drama, (British-made). A surrealistic 

documentary of rock trip under the theory, set 

forth by rock guru Frank Zappa, that "touring can 

moke you crazy." Frank Zoppa, Theodore Bikel, 

Ringo Starr, Producer; Jerry Good, Herb Cohen. 

Directors: Frank Zappa, Tony Polmer. A Morokami- 

Wolf, Bizarre Productions film, 

©VISITORS, THE 7203. (87). . 

E Feb. 

Dromo. Two violent Vietnam veterans come to a 

farm seeking revenge against the man who testified 

against them after they raped and killed a 

Vietnamese girl. Patrick McVey, Patricia Joyce, 

James Woods. Producers: Chris Kazan, Nick Proferes. 

Director: Elio Kazan. 

twists of fate 

man. Jon Fine 

Producer-Directc 

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©GREAT NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA RAID 

7205. (91) PG April 

Western. The outlaw Younger 

gong led by Cole 

Jesse in and James stages the fomed robbery the 

Minnesota town, with the James boys escaping 

but Younger dragged off to jail. Cliff Robertson, 

Robert Duvall, Luke Askew. Director: Philip Kaufman. 

A Jennings Long presentation. 

©GROUNDSTAR CONSPIRACY, THE 

7207 . . 

May 

Suspense Dramo. A hard-bitten security agent puts 

a suspected scientist under constant surveillance 

after an explosion smashes a secret space project 

ond kills six other scientists. George Peppard, 

Michael Sorrozin, Christine Belford. Producer: 

Director: Trevor Wallace, Lamont Johnson, A Hoi 

Comedy-Drama. (Britishmode). When their father 

is accused of espionage and senterKed to prison, 

three children ore removed to a quoint Yorkshire 

cottage hard by a railroad. They meet many 

people and, in the end, manage to clear their 

fother's name, Dinah Sheridan, Bernard Cribbins, 

William Mervyn, Producer: Robert Lynn, Director; 

Lionel Jeffries, 

UQSILENT RUNNING 7203. (90). i® Moreh 

Science-Fiction. Four astronouts are commissioned 

to preserve the earth's last forest in a giant spaceship. 

When orders come to terminate the project, 

one astronaut kills his shipmates and steers the 

croft toward deep space with the precious corgo. 

Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin. Producer: 

Michael Gruskoff. Director: Douglos Trumbull. 

©SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE 

7206. (104). Morch 

. 

Comedy Dromo. The story time-trips through Billy 

Pilgrim's advance from POW choplain's assistant, 

to witness at the Allied firebombing of Dresden, to 

participant in middle-class prosperity and complacency 

ond, finolly, to traveler to the distant realm 

of Tralfamodore. Michael Socks, Ron Leibmon, 

Eugene Roche Producer: Paul Monosh. Director; 

George Roy Hill, A Vonados production, 

©SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION 

7201 (114), PG Dee. '71 

Action Melodrama. A family of independent loggers 

in on Oregon community refuses to participate 

companies, and deep economic depression in the 

town IS catastrophic. Paul Newmon, Henry Fondo, 

Lee Remick. Producer: John C. Foreman. Director: 

Paul Newman. A Jennings Lang presentotion. 

©TWINS 

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©HANDS OF THE RIPPER 

June 

7212. .(85). 

(In Horror. combination with "Twins of Evil") 

Daughter of Jack the Ripper becomes fake a 

medium who is spurred to murder after being 

kissed by vorious friends and, finally, by her own 

guardian, whom she also stobs. Eric Porter, 

Anghorod Rees. Producer: Aida Young. Director: 

Peter 

Sosdy. 

town and fighting breaks out between them (assisted 

by Mexican townsfolk) and powerful land 

owners, Clint Eastwood, John Saxon, Robert Duvall. 

Producer: Sidney Beckerman, Director: John 

Sturges, (Panovision). 

©LAST MOVIE, THE .7105. (108). HI Oct. '71 

Dromo. A Hollywood crew mokes film about 

a 

Billy the Kid in o small Peruvian village. The 

tell natives, unable to make-believe from reolity, 

plan their own imaginary version, in which they 

kill plan to a man. Dennis Hopper, Stella Garcia, 

Som Fuller. Producer: Paul Lewis. Director: Dennis 

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©MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS 7204. (128) PG Feb. 

Historical Dromo. Elizabeth England and her 

Scotland, use political 

cousin, Mary, Queen of 

intrigues and personal involvements to maneuver 

for the English throne. Vanessa Redgrave, Glendo 

Jackson, Patrick McGoohon. Producer: Hal B. Wal- 

©MINNIE & MOSKOWITZ 

7202 (114). PG Dee. '71 

Comedy. An aimless pursues an 

cor lot attendant 

older woman ond, although they ore hopelessly 

mismatched, she agrees to marry him, Geno Rowlonds, 

Seymour Cassel, Vol Avery, Producer: Al 

Rubon Director: John Cassavetes, 

©PLAY MISTY FOR ME. .7115. (102). . 

m Oct. '71 

Suspense Dromo. A super-cool disc jockey meets 

ond beds down with a pretty, devoted fan, who 

really is obsessed with him and determined to 

possess him completely or destroy herself, him and 

anybody in between. Clint Eastwood, Jessico Walter, 

Donna Mills. Producer: Robert Daley. Director: 

Clint Eastwood. A Jennings Long presentotion in 

association with the Molposo Co. 

©PUBLIC EYE, THE 7208 (90) EI Aug. 

Comedy. A stuffy accountant hires detective 

a private 

to follow his wife, and the detective and 

the wife have o gay time until the inevitable 

three-way confrontation with the husband comes 

about. Mia Farrow, Topol, Michael Joyston. Producer: 

Hoi Wollis. Director: Carol Reed. (Panavi- 

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in Action Dromo. Hitchhiking Mexico, a young 

couple joins a loose-knit bond of mercenary solfhen 

the young man 

the 

n rape. Paul Carr, 

Billingslcy. Producers: 

Joseph Koufmann, Jennifer 

Abe Polsky, Mike Kars. Drrector: Jerry Jameson. 

©CACTUS IN THE SNOW. (90). . PG 

General Film Corp Morch 

Dromo, A virginal young soldier on o 72-hour pass 

forms a strong relationship with a girl before being 

shipped off to Vietnam where he's killed in action. 

Richard Thomas, Mary Layne, Lucille Benson. Producer: 

Lou Brandt. Director: Martin Zweiback. A 

Rudy Durond production. 

©CAPTAIN APACHE. (94). PG 

Scotio Internotionol Sept. '71 

Western, (Filmed in Spain), A full-blooded Apoche, 

who IS a captain in the U.S. Cavalry, seeks the 

killers of the local Indian commissioner and the 

meaning of the words, "April morning." Lee "ân 

Cleef, Carroll Baker, Stuart Whitman. Producers: 

Milton Sperling, Philip Yordon. Director: Alexander 

Singer. 

[CinemoScope). 

©CAPTAIN MILKSHAKE. (100). . El 

TWI Notionol Feb. 

Anti-Wor Dromo. A young marine, home on leave 

from Vietnam, falls in love with a pretty antimiddle-class 

upbringing and her revolutionary "do 

your own thing" attitude. Geoff Gage, Andrea 

Cagan, David Korn. Producer: Harvey Levitt. Director: 

Richard Crawford. A Richmark production. 

(Techniôpe). 

©CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD 

THINGS (101). PG. Geneni Films Moy 

Horror Dromo. A group of "sick" thespians set out 

to dig up the dead, but through a spell, the dead 

arise and kill all the actors. Alan Ormsby, Valerie 

©CLASS OF '74 (82).. HI 

Generol Film Corp Jon. 

Dromo. Three young college women initiate another 

naive young coed into a round of free-wheeling 

sexual encounters of the kind that many students 

merely dream about. Pat Woodsell, Marki Bey, 

Sandra Currie. Producer: Charles Stroud. Directors: 

Arthur Marks, Mack Bing. 

DEATH OF A JEW (90). PG. Cine-Globe Jon. 

Dromo. A young Israeli sent to install secret a 

transmitter in Arab territory, is captured and, 

is fails, after torture subjected to the more compassionate 

efforts of an aging police inspector. 

Assaf Dayan, Akim Tamiroff. Director: Denys De 

La 

Patelliere, 

©DIABOLIC WEDDING. (84). . Bj 

Ellmon Enterprises July 

Horror Dromo. The story of a nightmarish wedding. 

Margaret O'Brien. Producer: Ricky Torres Tudela. 

Director: Gene Nash. 

©DOBERMAN GANG, THE. . 

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Comedy Dromo. Six Doberman dogs carry out a 

remote control bank heist, in which bank officers 

place $100,000 in each dog's saddle bag. Returning 

to their home, the dogs turn on their masters, 

then toke to the hills. Byron Mabe, Hoi Reed, Julie 

Parrish. Producer: David Chudnow. Director: Byron 

Chudnow. A Rosamond production. 

JDON'T LOOK NOW . . . WE'RE BEING SHOT AT 

(1 OS) Feb. 

. . 

Comedy. (French-language; partially Englishdubbed). 

A British bomber pilot is forced down 

in the Pons zoo and has 

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©EROTIC ADVENTURES OF ZORRO, THE 

jnd 

ta destroy a gun-running organization. Trent Dolon, 

Victoria Carbe, John Rico. Director: Richord Compton, 

A Jabe Films-J. Tananbaum production. 

©HANDLE WITH CARE 

(90) H.K. Film Distributing Feb. 

Suspense Dromo. (Italian-made; English-dubbed). 

A foreign office special agent takes on villainry, 

both male and female, on two continents when he 

is assigned to the delicate task of uncovering 

stolen space weaponry "somewhere in Africa." 

Robert Mark, Luisa Rivelli, Sheyla Rosin. Producer: 

Gianni Santuccio, Director: Guido Zurli. 

HILDUR AND THE MAGICIAN 

(90) (b&w) Lorry Jor< 

Fontosy. The story involves a kidnaped tiny-princess, 

a wandering fairy queen and a bumbling 

magician. Producer-Director: Larry Jordan. 

©HITCHHIKERS, THE 

(93) . Ventures Morch 

Action-Sex Dromo. A young girl finds out that she 

is pregnant, runs oway from home and joins hippies 

who thumb rides from lone male motorists, then 

rob and terrorize them. Misty Rowe, Norman Klar, 

Linda Avery. Producer-Directors: Fred and Beverly 

Sebastian. 

©HONKY 

(89). . Horris Enterprises Nov. '71 

Dromo. A young black girl and a white classmate 

fall in love, cut class to hustle some pot, have a 

collision in an uninsured car and then decide to run 

away, rather than face their parents. Brenda Sykes, 

John Nielson, Maia Danziger. Producers: Will 

Chaney, Ron Roth. Director: William A. Graham. 

A Getty-Fromkess 8. Stonehenge production. (Pana- 

HURRY UP OR I'LL BE 30 

(92) Cinegroup Morch 

in 

Comedy. Nearing working 30, a Brooklyn man 

his father's print shop, seeks a "mod" existence 

only to find that he doesn't fit into the swinging 

world. John Lefkowiz, Linda DeCoff, Ronald Anton. 

Producer-Director: Joseph Jacoby. 

©ILLUSIONS 

(104). . Enterprises June 

Short Subject Compilotion. A symposium of professionally 

made short subjects which have taken 

Int'l 

Dromo-Mystery. A young woman reveals to her 

brothers that she is going to marry a black man 

who is the father of her unborn child. Both she 

and her lover are killed. Micky Dolenz, Chuck 

Patterson, James Ralston. Producer: Albert J. Salzer. 

jr, 

Director: Joy N, Houck JACK JOHNSON 

(90) (b&w) Jim Jocobs Productions Jon. 

Boxing Documentary. This film delves into the facts 

and fiction surrounding black boxing champion 

Jack Johnson from his youth to his depth in a 

1946 automobile accident. Narrated by Kevin 

Kennedy. Producer: Jim Jacobs. Directors: William 

Clayton, Al Bodian, 

©JOHNNY BANCO (90). H.K. Film Dist Feb. 

Suspense Dromo. [European-mode; English-dubbed), 

An amoral young gambler helps in stealing 100 

million francs which he keeps, leading the syndi- 

best-of-show awards at the Venice and Berlin In- 

vols. 

cate to chase him. His meeting wift 

rich Americon widow leads to his undoing. Horst 

Bucholz, Sylvo Koscina, Fee Colderson. 

©JOHNNY HAMLET 

(91). PG Tronsvue Pictures May 

Western. [A US.-ltalion production, in 

filmed 

Spain; Enghsh-dubbed). A Southern rebel returns to 

Mexican bandit, $300,000 in gold, murder and 

torture. Chip Corman, Gilbert Rolond, Horst Frank, 

Producer: Ugo Guerra, Director: Enzo G. Costellori, 

(Techniscope) 

May 

he Establish. 

ment, end up joining it as they Id their own 

thriving town in a shanty town given to then 

Gary Wood, Micky Dolenz, Marcus J. Grope 

Producers: Albert J. Salzer, Austin and Irm 

Kalish. Director: Shelley Berman. 

©KINGDOM IN THE CLOUDS 

(88). . .Xerox Films 

Fontosy. A young man searches for 

Sept. '71 

ngdom of 

i old and 

and three riddles to answer bef can enter 

the kingdom and win the princess ot the real 

Mircea Breazu, Ana Szeles, Ion Tugearu. Produci 

Nicolae Codrescu. Director: Boston 

KING LEAR (134). PG Alturo Films Dec. '71 

Clossicol Dromo. Shakespeare's tempestuous drama 

foolish about a medieval king who decides to 

divide his lands among his three daughters before 

his death. Paul Scofield, Alan Webb, Irene Worth, 

Director: Peter Brook, A Filmways, Inc., presentation, 

in association with the Royal Shakespeare Co. 

(Panavision). 

©LATE LIZ, THE 

(119) PG. Dick Ross & Associotcs Oct. '71 

Religious Melodromo. Based on Gert Behanna's 

autobiography, A wealthy, self-pitying, drunken 

woman whose world is filled with failure, finds 

God and is reiuvenated by the experience. Anno 

Baxter, Steve Forrest, James Gregory. Producer- 

Director: Dick Ross, 

LEGEND OF HORROR 

(80). (b&w). Ellmon Enterprises July 

Horror Dromo. Based on Edgar "The 

Allan Poe's 

Tell-Tale Heart," concerning a man whose own 

conscience reveals his guilt for murder when 

thii 

Ricky 

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Dromo. The female power behind a Latin American 

dictator (based on the life of the late Evo Peron) 

is will loved by the people but stop at nothing to 

achieve her goals. Christiane Kruger, Siegfried 

Mark Damon. Producer-Dir Radley 

Metzger 

©LONG AGO, TOMORROW 

(111). PG. Cinemo 5 Oct. '71 

Melodromo. Suffering injury in a 

a paralyzing 

soccer ladies' game, o brash man isolates himself 

. 

quiet, attractive polio victim and, despite their 

handicaps, they ore determined to marry, Malcolm 

McDowell Nanette Newman, Georgia Brown. Producer 

Bruce Cohn Curtis. Director: Bryan Forbes. 

task of saving early 19th Century Los Angelc 

from the clutches of a villainou', lecherous mayo 

Douglas Frey, Robyn Whitting, Penny Boron. Pre 

ducer-Directors: David F. Friedman. Bill Castlemoi 

©GATLING GUN, THE 

(93). PG. Ellmon Enterprises June 

War Dromo. In post-Civil War America, the Catling 

gun becomes enormously important as vengeanceseeking 

Indians take on U.S. troops seeking to 

maintain peoce for farmers and ranchers in the 

plains and mountains. Woody Strode, Robert Fuller, 

Barbara Luno. Producer: Oscor Nichols. Director: 

Robert Gordon, (Techniscope). 

©GREASER'S PALACE 

(91) GreoseKs Poloce, Ltd July 

Western Sotire. A zoot-suited character who is the 

Son of God keeps bringing people back to life and 

attracts many followers, although he'd prefer to do 

a song-and-dance act. Allan Arbus, Albert Henderson, 

Luana Anders. Producer: Jack Nitzsche. Direc 

tor: Robert Downey. 

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Action Dromo. A hard-hitting anti-hero encounters 

men's frailties and failures in his desperate efforts 

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(92) Entertainment Ventures March 

Historical Spoof. A redoubtable warrior, equally 

skilled in battle or in bed, foils in love with a 

beautiful young princess. Before they can morry, 

the worrior must win for his king the hand of the 

queen of Iceland. Lonce Boyle, Sybelle Donninger, 

Heidy Ho. Producer-Director: David Friedmon. 

F. 

LOVE CYCLES 

(87). (b&w) H. K. Film Distributing Jan. 

Drama. [Greek-made; English-dubbed.) deserted 

At a 

seashore hotel, a young couple vacation 

after the husband's long absence as master of an 

ocean-going freighter. A triangle develops when 

the wife finds herself drawn to the hotel manager. 

Elena Nathonael, Spyros Facas, Theo Roubanis. 

Producers: Theo Damaskinos, V. G. Michaelides. 

George Skalenakis. 

Director: 

gLOVE-IN '72 (86)..Williom Mishkin Nov. '71 

Melodrama. young draft-dodger is initiated into 

A 

a Canadian commune of American hippies, runaways 

and other draft-dodgers with an all-out 

orgy. Linda Southern, Daniel Nugent, John Ross. 

Producer: Lewis Mishkin.^ Directors: Sidney Knight, 

©LUMINOUS PROCURESS 

(80). . Line Cinemo Oct. '71 

Fantosy. Two wandering youths visit the home of 

a procuress and experience a phantasmagoria of 

the bizarre, the psychic and the absurd. Director: 

Steven Arnold. A Paramour Pictures production. 

©MADDALENA 

(105) g]. Internotionol Co-Productions Nov. '71 

Fantasy. (Italian-made). A passionate woman falls 

in love with a priest and that love destroys all 

around her, including the man she loves. Lisa 

Gastoni, Eric Woofe, Ivo Garrani. Producers: Joseph 

Fryd, Alfred Piccolo. Director: Jerzy Kowalerowicz. 

A Unitas Films production. 

©MAKE A FACE (90) Karen Sperling Aug. '71 

Experimental Drama. The film details the mental 

anguish of a girl being pursued by intruders, 

possibly imaqinery possibly a very reol plot by 

or 

her father. Karen Sperling, Paolo Patti, Davis Bernstem. 

Producer-Director: Karen Sperling. 

©MAN AND BOY 

(98) . Levitt-Pickman Nov. '71 

Western. When his horse is stolen from a block 

Union veteran who settled in the Arizona desert 

with his wife and =on, the man and his boy pursue 

the thief. Bill Cosby, Gloria Foster, Georae Spell. 

Producers: Bill Cosby, Morvin Miller. Dire

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. Williom 

several murders occur and the wife apparently 

returns to life. Alberto De Mendoza, Marina Molfatti, 

Giacomo Rossi Stuart. Director: Emilio P. 

Miraglia. A Phoenix Cinematografica production. 

[Techniscope]. 

©ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER 

(104). . [Rj . -GbP Jon. 

Melodroma. Jtalian-made; English-dubbed). Ftlmed 

in San Francisco and Reno. Named as beneficjary 

on a $2 million insurance policy, a doctor is 

suspected of the murder of his asthmatic wite until 

It IS learned that she has been leading a double 

life as a stripper in a nude nightclub. Marissa 

Men, Jean Sorei, Elsa Mortinelli. Producer; Edmondo 

Amati. Director: Lucio Fulci. 

OTHER SIDE OF MADNESS, THE 

(85). . . 

a .Auric Ltd. (Reprise Pictures) . . Dec. '71 

Dramo. this silent semi-documentary with some of 

Charles Manson's own songs in tne background 

presents a graphic, realistic re-enactment of the 

actual murders perpetrated by Manson and his 

in 'tamily" the sensational Sharon Tate case. 

Brian Klinknett, Debbie Duff, Phyllis Estes. Producer: 

Wade Williams. Director: Frank Howard. 

©OUTLAWS RIDERS 

(86). PG. Ace Int'l Dee. '71 

Motorcycle Drama. A penniless gang, disappointed 

by a small "take" in one robbery, decides to go 

tor bigger money by robbing a Dank. I his encounter 

becomes a disaster, with five men dead 

and the loose-knit gong on the run. Bryon "Sonny" 

West, Lindsay Crosby, Darlene Duralia. Producer: 

Anthony Cardoza. Director: Tony Houston. A 

Hawthorne production. 

©PEACE KILLERS, THE 

(88) . . . . lE] Tronsvue Oct. '71 

Motorcycle Drama. A bunch of motorcycle toughs 

torture and murder the members of a peaceful 

commune, all because the leader of the pack has 

been deserted by his girl so she con become a 

member of the commune. Clint Ritchie, Jess Walton, 

Paul Prokop. Producer: Joel B. Michaels. Director: 

Douglos Schwartz. A Damocles production. 

©PETE SEEGER: A SONG AND A STONE 

(85). .Theatre Exchonge Activities Feb. 

Documentary. This film presents the 53-year-old 

folksinger who advocates non-violence and onti- 

Establishment views at home with family and 

friends, and fighting for peace and against pollution 

at rallies, in concert, on campuses. Pete 

Seeger, Toshi Seeger, Johnny Cash. Producer-Director: 

Robert Elfstrom. A Robert Elfstrom-Harold 

Leventhal production. 

©PREACHERMAN 

(87) . . . . [fl 

Preochermon Corp Dee. '71 

Comedy Spoof. A con man and self-ordained minister 

who IS wanted for fleecing congregations and 

seducing female members of the tiock takes up 

with a backwoods moonshiner to build a church. 

Meanwhile, the low enforcement people are closing 

in. Amos Huxley, llene Kristen, Esty F. Davis jr. 

Producer-Director: Albert T. Viola. (Widescreen). 

©PUNISHMENT PARK 

(88) . . . Sherpix Nov. '71 

Documentory-Dromo. In the America of the nottoo-distant 

future, political prisoners are offered 

the equally grim alternatives of protracted penitions 

set aside for troops to get in-the-field training 

in hunting down human targets. Jim Bohan, 

Van Daniels, Fred Franklyn. Producer: Susan Martin. 

Director: Peter Watkins. A Francoise Films, 

Ltd., production. 

©RA EXPEDITIONS, THE 

(1 03) . Film Corp Feb. 

Documentary. The film details a journey made by 

Heyerdohl and crew in a craft of papyrus reed and 

rope across the Atlantic to South America, pointing 

up the intriguing premise of possible emigration 

by the ancient Egyptions to the Western 

Hemisphere. Narrated by Thor Heyerdohl and 

Roscoe Lee Browne. Producer-Director: Thor Heyerdohl. 

A Swedish Broadcasting Co. production. 

3RAGA.(96). .Apple Films, Inc Dec. '71 

Documentary. The music of Shankar, the 

Ravi 

moster of the sifar and a teacher of classical 

Indian music. Ravi Shankar, Alia Rakha, Yehudi 

Menuhin. Producer-Director: Howard Worth. 

RAIN FOR A DUSTY SUMMER 

(91). PG. Do/Bor Productions Jon. 

Droma. The true story of Father Miguel Pro, the 

when a dictator abolished religion and ordered all 

priests executed by a firing squad. Ernest Borgnine, 

Padre Humberto Almozon, Sancho Garcia. Producer: 

G. B. Buscemi. A Joseph P. Mawra production. 

fjRATS ARE COMING! THE WEREWOLVES ARE 

HERE! .. (92) . Mishkin Moy 

Horror Drama. A strange family in 19th Century 

England includes members with an affinity for rats, 

and of full moon family members turn into werewolves. 

Hope Stansbury, Jacqueline Skorvellis, Noel 

Collins. Producer: William Mishkin. Director: Andy 

Milligon. 

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©RAVAGED ("The Jesus Trip") 

(84) Emeo Films '71 Oet. . 

Action-Motorcycle Drama. A motorcycle gong, 

suspected of dope-running, holes up in a convent, 

taking a novice nun hostage. When they flee, they 

release their other prisoner, the local sheriff, who 

vows to rescue the nun and get revenge for his 

humiliation. Elizabeth "Tippy" Walker, Robert 

Porter, Billy "Green" Bush. Producer: Joseph 

Feury. Director: Russ Mayberry. A Winner I production. 

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©REBEL PRIEST 

(77). ^ (port b&w) Filmvideo Rel. Corp. . Morch 

Documentary. Utilizing film footoge made in Germony 

in 1927, the story of 16th Century religious 

leader Martin Luther. Eugene Kloepfer, Karl Elzer. 

Producer-Director: Maurice Zouary. (Cinemovision). 

©RUSSIA 

(108). .Theodore Holcomb Films March 

Documentary. This uncensored view of Russian life 

covers 30,000 miles in 12 of the 15 Soviet republics, 

including rare footage of Georgia, Uzbek and 

Tajik, and stresses the religious oppression and the 

mingling of new and old cultures. Narrated by 

Theodore Holcomb. Producer-Director: Theodore 

Holcomb. 

©SACCO & VAN2ETTI 

201..(72O)..PG. .UMC Oct. '71 

Historical Drama. Based on octual events during 

the 19205, the story is about two Italian immigrants 

and political activists who are falsely accused, 

convicted and executed for two murders 

committed during a payroll robbery Massachusetts 

at a 

shoe factory. Gian Mario Volonte, Riccardo 

Cuociolla, Cyril Cusack. Producers: George Papi, 

Harry Colombo. Director: Giuliano Montaldo. A 

Jolly Film production. 

©SANDRA, THE MAKING OF A WOMAN 

(80). X . Grads Corp Aug. '71 

Sex Drama. The victimized daughter of a broken 

marriage becomes a nymphomaniac, San Franciscostyle. 

Montca Gayle, Doryll Largo, Raymond Zona. 

Producers: Jay Fineberg, Ron Nicholas. Director: 

©SHANTYTOWN HONEYMOON 

(85) . Dog Enterprises June 

Comedy Dromo. Two lewel thieves and their girlfriends, 

on the run from the New York police, meet 

seduction and murder in the empire of a backwoods 

moonshiner. Ashley Brooke, George Ellis, Jim Peck. 

Producer-Director: Donn Davison. 

©SON OF BLOB (Formerly "Beware! The Blob") 

(87). .PG. .Jack Harris Enterprises June 

Horror Drama. A small piece of gelatinous "blob" 

escapes from a geologist's home freezer and goes 

that the moss cannot exist in freezing cold. Robert 

Walker, Gwynne Gilford, Richard Stahl. Producer: 

Anthony Harris. Director: Larry Hagman. 

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©STRANGERS IN AFRICA 

(95). ig Manson Distributing Nov. '71 

Adventure Drama. A fortyish Hollywood writerphotographer 

finally finds lasting romantic peace 

with a young model he hires California to accompany 

in 

him on a global fashion assignment. 

Darr 

Poron. Carrie Rochelle, Alice Marie. Producer- 

Director: Zygmunt Sulistrowski. An International 

Film Enterprises production. 

©SUBURBAN WIVES 

(87). .(H. Scotia Int'l Moy 

Sex Drama. (British-made). A young female reportthe 

of 

come their boredom, and the 

fun and gomes enjoyed away from home by the 

husbands. Eva Whishaw, Maggie Wright, Peter 

May. Director: Derek Ford. A Blackwater Film production. 

©SUPERSTARS IN FILM CONCERT 

(104). Sam Riddle Organization Sept. '71 

Rock Documentary. The filmed rock concert features 

performances by the Rolling Stones, Ike and 

Tina Turner and the late Jimi Hendrix. Producer- 

Director: Peter Clifton. A National Cinema Systems 

©SWAMP GIRL 

(78). PG. Jack Voughon Productions '71 

. 

Drama. In the wild of the Georgia Okefenokee 

Swamp, o young girl who has become a legend of 

sorts, rescuing people who have fallen victim to 

the dangers of the bogs, comes contact with a 

in 

kill-crazy women's prison escapee. Ferlin Husky, 

Simone Griffeth, Claude King. Producers: Jack 

Vaughan, Jay Kulp, Don Davis. Don 

Director: 

Davis. 

©SWEET TORONTO 

(135). Productions Feb. 

Documentory. A compilation 12 

Rock of some 

'n' hours of the Toronto Rock Roll Festival of 

1969. Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Plastic Ono Band. 

Producer-Director: D. A. Pennebaker. 

©SWINGIN' STEWARDESSES, THE 

(75) Hemisphere Pictures April 

Sex Drama. (Swedish-made; Concerned 

English-dialog). 

primarily with the bedroom adventures of 

various stewardesses during layovers in New York. 

Munich, Copenhagen and Rome. Eveline Traeger, 

Ingrid Steeger, Kathrin Heberle. 

TAKE ALL YOU CAN GET 

(81) (b&w) H.K. Film Dist March 

Action Drama. A young cab accidentally 

driver 

gets involved with a million-dollar holdup, girls, a 

robber's body end gangsters. Fred Dennis, Kim 

Pope, Bob Walden. Producer: John Horvath. Director: 

Robert Canton. 

TEN DAYS' WONDER 

(100). PG. Levitt-Pickman May 

Mystery. (French-made; English-dubbed). A young 

sculptor falls in love with the wife of his adopted 

fother, resorts to robbery and finally destroys all 

his work and commits suicide. Orson Welles, Anthony 

Perkins, Marlene Jobert. Producer: Andre 

Geneves. Director: Claude Chabrol. A Syn-Frank 

Enterprises presentation. 

©THREE LIVES 

(70). . Films Nov. '71 

Documentary. Three young women appear in monologs, 

discoursing on the groping, the graspings 

the seeking of the modern lib 

affluent United States. Mallo 

lion Shreve, Robin Mide. Producer-Directors: 

Louva Irvine, Susan Kleckner, Robin Mide. A 

Women's Liberation Cinema Co. production. 

©TOGETHER 

(72). . . Releasing Nov. '71 

Semi-Documentary. A group of physically endowed 

youth gather on a remote Connecticut estate to 

indulge themselves endlessly in sexual play, prowess 

and gratification, all under the guidance of a 

well-intentioned, bearded medico. Marilyn Brigg, 

Maureen Cousins, Sally Cross. Producers: Sean S. 

Cunningham, Roger Murphy. Director: Sean S, 

Cunningham. 

©TOKOLOSHE 

(80). . . 

d Internotionol Nov. '71 

Drama. (South African-made). A young Bantu boy, 

banished from his African village because of the 

witch doctor, hikes to safety in Johannesburg. 

There he is tricked into stealing a diamond bracelet 

and saved by the intervention of an elderly 

sailor who suffers almost complete blindness. Soul 

Pelle, Sidney James, Chief Butelezei. Producer: 

Harry Shuster. Director: Peter Prowse. (Techniscope). 

TOMORROW 

(103). . El . Filmgroup Productions March 

Melodrama. A watchman for a backwoods Mississippi 

sawmill takes in a pregnant woman 

abandoned by her husband. He falls in love with 

her, but she dies shortly after her child is born. 

Robert Duvall, Olga Bellin, Sudie Bond. Producers: 

Gilbert Peorlman, Paul Roebling. Director: Joseph 

©TOWN CALLED HELL, A 

(95). . Scotia International Sept. '71 

Western. When a woman offers $20,000 for the 

ndau. 

Produ 

Mexican colonel attacks witl 

to whip and hang the villagers 

end annihilate the colonel an( 

t Shaw, Stella Stevens, Martii 

S. Beniamin Fisz. Director 

production 

©TWILIGHT PEOPLE 

(84) . . PG. . Pictures April 

Horror Science-Fiction. (Filmed in the Philippines). 

A skin-diving soldier of fortune and the daughter 

of a strange doctor escape from a series of test- 

tube horrors, such as panther woman, antelope 

man, tree woman and others. John Ashley, Pot 

Wooden, Jan Merlin. Producer-Director: Eddie 

Romero. 

©VIRGIN WITCH 

. (90). IH Joseph Brenner Assoc June 

Sex Drama. (British-made). Two beautiful sisters 

become involved with the lesbian head of a 

modeling agency in London and with witchcraft. 

Cickie Michelle, Ann Michelle, Keith Buckley. 

Producer: Ralph Solomons. Director: Ray Austin. 

©VOODOO HEARTBEAT 

(88). TWI Notional June 

Horror Drama. Red Chinese try to steal the elixir of 

youth for Chairman Mao from two U.S. scientists 

who have brought to America from the jungles 

it 

Roy Molina, Philip Ahn, Ern Dugo 

Produ Din Chorl Nizet 

©WEREWOLF VS. VAMPIRE WOMAN, THE 

(82) (H Ellmon Films 

. 

Horror Dromo. (Filmed in France). Twi 

xplo 

orth 

loose vampires, devils and 

boyfriend of one finally sav 

Gaby Fuchs, Andrew Reese. Director: Leon Klim. 

©WHAT DO I TELL THE BOYS AT THE STATION? 

(formerly "The Breod Coalition"). 

(90) . . August Films Jo 

Satire. A tough New York detective is startled 

learn that, via on operation, he has been impregnated 

by a young scientist who with 

the ond to 

men a lesson. William C. Reilly, Anita 

Sloone Shelton. Producers: Simon Nuchteri 

Luc Botbol. Director: Simon Nuchtern. 

ing 

young metal sculptor, h 

year-old Mexican orphan struggle to save their 

home and the young man's sculpture from the 

scraper operators and salvoge equipment. John 

Denos, Darylc Ann Lindley, Jed Hirsch. Producer- 

Director: Max Evans. 

©WHO SAYS I CAN'T RIDE A RAINBOW! 

(85) . Dec. '71 

Comedy. A heartwarming tale about an impractical, 

idealistic New Yorker who runs a pony farm 

in Greenwich Village. Jack Klugmon, Norma 

French, Reuben Figurerosa. Producer: Jerry Hammer. 

Director: Edward Mann, A Jerry Hammer 

production of an Equine film. 

WINTER SOLDIER 

(93). Wintertilm Vietnam Veterons Against 

War 

March 

Documentary. During January and February of 

1971, a group of Vietnam War veterans set before 

members of the press in Detroit and related their 

military experiences, most of which has since gone 

into the Congressional Record. 

©YEAR OF THE YAHOO 

(90) . M. P. Enterprises Sept. '71 

Music Drama. Madison Avenue experts try to package 

a country-western singer os a senatorial 

candidate, but he proves that not all candidates 

can be sold like soap. Claude King, Ray Soger, 

Ronna Riddle. Producer-Director: Herschell Gordon 

©YOU'VE GOT TO WALK IT LIKE YOU TALK 

IT OR YOU'LL LOSE THAT BEAT 

(85)..J.E.R Sept. '71. 

Black Comedy. A confused young man, given to 

nosebleeds even during sexual intercourse, goes in 

search of himself and his place in society. Zalman 

King, Allen Garfield, Suzette Green. Producer- 

Director: Peter Locke. 

©YPOTRON—FINAL COUNTDOWN 

(90) . 

Film Distributing Feb. 

Action Drama. (European-North Africon-made; 

English-dubbed). A space agent is assigned to uncover 

a plot by a specialized scientific group to 

complete a world-destroying element in o remote 

base on the desert in Morocco. Luis Devill, Gaia 

Germani, Jonine Reynaud. Producer: Alan Collins. 

Director: George Finley. 

Foreign Language 

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BLACK PETER. Czechoslovokian 

Associotes 

stylistic, symbolic 

(85) Billings 

Drama. A study 

Aug. '71 

of youth— 

portrait of adolescence adulthood in 

moving into 

this eastern European land. Ladislav Jakim, Pavla 

Mortinkova, Pavel Sedlacek. Director: Milos For- 

BONAPARTE AND THE REVOLUTION French 

(270). SR Nov. '71 

Historical Dromo. This study of Napoleon covers 

the thrust and the drive of the memorable French 

leader from young adulthood through marriage to 

Josephine de Bauharnais, the Italian compoign of 

1796, the French Revolution and the Reign of 

Terror. Albert Dieudonne, Vladimir Roudenko, Gina 

Manes. Producers: W. Wengeroff, Hugo Stinnes. 

Director: Abel Gonce. 

©CHALLENGES, THE. Spanish 

(95). PG. Shermart Distributing Co Aug. '71 

Drama. Three dramatic episodes about "ugly" 

Americans who treat centuries-old Spanish customs 

jokingly, and in each case suffer death and tragedy 

as a result. Dean Selmier, Francisco Robol, Asuncion 

Baloguer. Producers: Elias Zuerejeta, William 

Boone. Directors: Claudio Guerin, Jose Luis Egea, 

©EL TOPO (The Mole). Mexican 

(123). ABKCO Films Nov. '71 

Surrealistic Western. A gunslinger, who is killed 

when he refuses to defend himself, is reborn within 

a community of deformed people. He builds a 

tunnel for their escape, only to see them slaughtered 

by the corrupt people of a neighboring town. 

Alexandre Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Mara 

Lorenzio. Producer: Robert Viskin. Director: Alexandre 

Jodorowsky. 

FULL LIFE, A Japanese 

(102) (b&w). New Yorker Films May 

Melodromo. A young modern-day girl, 

Japanese 

seeking meaning to her leaves her husband, 

life, 

joins a theatre group, strikes up a romantic attachment 

for the playwright and finally decides to 

stay with him for better or worse. Ineko Arima, 

Koshiro Harada. Director: Susumu Hani. 

GIRLS, THE. Swedish 

(100). Goran Lindgren Prods July 

Melodrama. A view of the experiences of a touring 

Swedish theatrical troupe, the members of which 

leave behind family and lovers for the lure of the 

footlights. Bibi Andersson, Harriet Anderson, Gunnel 

Lindblom. Director: Mai Zetterling. 

LATE SPRING ("Bonshun"). Japanese 

(107). New Yorker Films Aug. 

Melodrama. At that stage in life where one either 

marries or remains a spinster, the daughter of a 

professor is gently prodded by her father into a 

lite of fulfillment. Chisu Ryu, Setsuko Hara, 

Haruko Sugimura Director: Yasujiro Ozu. 

MACHIBUSE Japanese 

(121). Toho Int'l Aug. '71 

Action Drama. An adventurer is dispatched to a 

remote mountain inn where the guests include o 

roving gambler, a wounded police officer, a captured 

bandit, and a young wife on the run from 

her vicious hubby. Toshiro Mifune. Producer: 

Toshiro Mifune. Director: Hiroshi Inagaki. 

©MURMUR OF THE HEART. French 

(118). Polomor Pictures . Oct. '71 

counters turn out badly—an interrupted session 

with a prostitute and on inability to evoke a response 

from a young girl—he is initiated into 

sexual matters by his mother. Lea Mossori, Benoit 

Ferreux, Daniel Gelin. Producers: Vincent Molle, 

Claude Nedjar. Director: Louis Malle. 

©MY UNCLE ANTOINE ("Mon Oncle Antoine") 

French. .(101). . Films of Montrcol . . .April 

Comedy Drama. The story of two youngsters, their 

families and friends in the rugged rural life of an 

asbestos mining town in Quebec in the mid- 1940s. 

Jean Duceppc, Claude Jutra, Jacques Gagnon. 

Producer: Marc Bcaudct. Director: Claude Jutra. 

©999-ALIZA, THE POLICEMAN Hebrew 

(104)..Moish Baruch-Moyfoir April 

Mystery Comedy. An Israeli cleaning woman solves 

two murders in a department store. Edna Flidel, 

Yuri Zohar, Aric Lavol. Producer-Director: Monohem 

Golan. 

©ONE NIGHT AT DINNER Italian 

(110). . |R] .. Internotionol Co-Productions Nov. '71 

Dromo. In this talc of convoluted relationships, a 

playwright decides that his next opus will mirror 

the personal affairs of his wife and his play-director 

friend. Jcon-Louis Trintignant, Tony Muscnte, 

Florinda Bolkon. Director: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. 

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©OTHON. French 

(84) . 

Hellwig Productions Dec. '71 

Melodromo. This Corneille play Is based on the life 

ond times of Marcus Salvius Othon, the man who 

murdered in A.D. 69 to become Rome's emperor, 

ond the affections of two young women, both 

vying for him. Adriano Apra, Anne Brumogne, 

Ennio Lauricella. Directors: Jean-Marie Stroub, 

Dan.ele Hulliet, 

©RED DETACHMENT OF WOMEN . Chinese 

(1 00) . Republic of China July 

Chinese Ballet. Set m the Second Revolutionary 

War of Chino il927-1937), this is the filmization 

of the ballet performed during President Nixon's 

visit to that country. 

both become romantically involved with her and 

find it impossible to complete their script. Bulle 

Ogier, Jean-Luc Bedeau, Jacques Denis. Director: 

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 

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SAMURAI ASSASSIN. .Japanese 

(122) ..Toho Int'l Sept. '71 

Drama. In I860, the Tokugawa First Minister is 

ambushed outside the palace gate by a young 

warrior who does not know he is the man's illegitimote 

son. Toshiro Mifune, Kei)u Kobayashi, Yuonsuke 

Ito. Producer: Toshiro Mifune. Director: Kihochi 

Okamoto. 

SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT, THE. Polish 

(150) Amerpol Enterprise Films May 

Drama. A man en route to his regiment in Madrid 

meets a varied assortment of mysterious, moody 

people, among them hermits, houris, gypsies and 

a chap possessed by the devil. Zbigniew Cybuski, 

Iga Cembrzynska. Producer: Kamera Film Unit. 

Director: Wojciech J. Has. 

©SAVAGES. .German. (108). Angelika Films ..July 

Fantasy. (American-made). A croquet ball leads a 

tribe of savages to an old mansion where they 

are transformed into a civilized, sophisticated 

group, where insanity and suicide take their toll, 

before the group reverts to its former life in the 

woods. Kathleen Widdoes, Salome Jens, Thayer 

David. Producer: Ismail Merchant. Director: James 

SORROW AND THE PITY, THE 

("Le Chagrin et lo Pitie) 

French (260) PG Cinema S Nov. '71 

Documentory. This film documents Nazi bar- 

the 

barity in France during the German Occupation 

and deals with the question of how ordinary people 

could have gone along with a regime that destroyed 

human beings as a matter of public policy. 

Director: Marcel Ophuls. 

©SWAN LAKE Russian. (90) 

Celebrity Concert Corp Nov. '71 

Bollet. A production of the Tschaikovsky classic, 

danced by Leningrad's world-famous Kirov Ballet. 

Yeleno Yevteyevo, John Markovsky, Makhmud 

Esombayev. Directors: Konstantin Sergeyev, Apolinori 

Dudko. 

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SWORDS OF DEATH Joponese. (76) 

Toho Int'l Sept. '71 

Drama. A commentary on Japan's storied warrior 

era, involving two men of force, who inevitably 

square off for a fight to the death. Kinosuke 

Nakamura, Rentaro Mikuni, Hideko Oklyamo. Director: 

Tomu Uchida. 

©TRUCE, THE ("La Treve"). French 

(85) Technique et Exploitation 

Cinematographique 

March 

Comedy. Accompanied by their girls, two professional 

gamblers attempt to outwit each other 

where the stakes ore high. A gangster and his 

henchmen follow, intending to grab all the money 

before the game starts. Daniel Gelin, Charles Denner, 

Coroline Car. Producer: Jean Desvilles. Director: 

Claude Guillemot. 

©VAMPIRE DOLL, THE Joponese. . (85) 

Toho Int'l feb. 

Horror Drama. In the remote countryside, a young 

classic lust for blood. Yukiko Kobayoshi, Yoko 

Minokoze. Director: Michio Yomomoto. 

©WOLVES, THE ("Shussho Iwoi") 

Japanese. (125). Toho Aug. 

Crime Drama. Set in 1926, bitter enemies square 

off for a fight to the death, using violence and 

vendetta, Japanese-style. Tatsuyo Nakadai, Noboru 

Ando, Tetsuro Tamba. Producers: Sansezumi Fujimoto, 

Hideyuki Silino, Mossayuki Sotch. Director: 

©YOUNG COUPLE, A. French. (90). . PG 

Trans World Attractions Sept. '71 

Drama. A wealthy girl marries a boy of modest 

means who is possessed of a sense of humor but 

not enough ambition to suit his mate. Anno Gael, 

Alain Libott, Anny Duperey. Director: Rene Goin- 

©ZATOICHI'S CANE SWORD. Joponese 

(90). Doiei Co Sept. '71 

Comedy-Drama. A blind itinerant swordsman, masseur, 

gambler and lover-of-liquid-spirits takes on 

adversary after adversary, politely leaves the girl 

of his choice to a plucky chop and proves that 

the redoubtable shall inherit the earth. Shintoro 

Katsu, Shiho Fujimuro, Director: Kimlyoshi Yosuda. 

. 

©ZATOICHI MEETS YOJIMBO Japanese 

(116). of Japan Feb. 

Drama. Zatoichi, also 

Action blind masseur who is 

o master swordsman, finds a formidable opponent 

in Yojimbo, samurai professional turned free agent. 

Toshiro Mifune, Shintoro Katsu, Ayoko Wokoo. 

Director; Kihochi Okamoto. 

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DEVIL'S WIDOW, THE (reviewed as "Tarn Lin") 

(Melodrama). Stars; Ava Gardner, Ian McShone. 

Producers: Alan Ladd |r., Stanley Mann. Director: 

Roddy McDowall. Screenplay: William Spier. 

• (Filmed in Scotland.) A beautiful, wealthy widow 

—one of Europe's fabled let-set—tries to hold on 

to her youth by enmeshing young men in a sinister 

web. In Panovision and Color. Sept. 1972. 

DIRT GANG, THE (Action Drama). Stars: Paul Corr, 

Michael Pataki. Producers: Joseph E. Bishop, Art 

Jacobs. Director: Jerry Jameson. Screenplay: William 

Mercer, Michael C. Healy. 

• A gang of vicious cyclists terrorizes a motion 

picture crew in on isolated

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Essential Data an Films: In Release from Beginning ol 

Each Company's Season Through December 1972; Completed 

or in Production for Release After January I, 

J 973. Title, Cast and Other Changes Will Be Published 

in the Feature Chart and the News Section of BOXOF- 

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(September through December, 1972) 

COUNTDOWN IDromo). Stars: Simone Signoret, 

• (French-mode.) Nov. 1972. 

Coming 

THEIR GENTLE SEX (Drama). Stars: Nicole Courcey, 

Anicee Alvina. 

American International 


AFRICA UNCENSORED (Documentary). 

• In Color. Oct. 1972. 

BARON BLOOD (Horror Drama). Stars: Joseph Cotten, 

EIke Sommer. Producer: Alfredo Leone. Director: 

Mono Bavo. Screenplay: Vincent G. Fotre. 

• (Italian-mode.) An evil ghoul, killed centuries 

earlier, is raised from the dead to spread terror 

among the residents of a Europeon villoge. In 

Color. Oct. 1972. 

CARRY ON DOCTOR (Comedy). Stors: Fronkie 

Howerd, Sidney Jomes, Kenneth Williams. Producer: 

Peter Rogers. Director: Gerald Thomas. 

Screenplay: Talbot Rothwell. 

• (British-mode.) 21st in The entry the "Carry On" 

series visual abounds with gags, inept doctors and 

nurses and malingering patients, in Color. Oct. 

1972. 

DEVIL'S WIDOW, THE (reviewed as "Tom Lin") 

(Melodrama). Stars: Avo Gardner, Ion McShane. 

Producers: Alon Ladd ir,, Stanley Mann. Director: 

Roddy McDowoll Screenplay: William Spier. 

• (Filmed in Scotland) A beautiful, wealthy widow 

—one of Europe's fabled jet-set—tries to hold on 

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to her youth by enmeshing 

web. In Ponov and Color. Sept. 1972. 

DIRT GANG, THE (Action Drama). Stars: Poul Corr, 

Michael Potoki. Producers: Joseph E. Bishop, Art 

Jacobs. Director: Jerry Jameson. Screenplay: William 

Mercer, Michael C. Heoly. 

• A gong of vicious cyclists terrorizes a motion 

picture crew in on isolated valley in the Southwest. 

In Color. Nov. 1972. 

SWEDISH WIFE EXCHANGE CLUB (Sex Drama) Stars: 

Vere Gesse, Brigitte Stem. 

• (European-mode.) In Color. Sept. 1972. 

UNHOLY ROLLERS (Action Drama). Stors: Claudia 

Jennings, Louis Quinn. Producers: John Prizer, Jack 

Bohrer. Director: Vernon Zimmerman. Original 

(story): Vernon Zimmerman, Howard R. Cohen. 

Screenplay: Howord R. Cohen. 

girl's • Tells of o young rise to superstardom with 

the roller derby. In Color. Nov. 1972. 

Coming 

BLACK CAESAR (Crime Drama). Stars: Fred Williamson, 

Phillip Roye, Gloria Hendry. Producer-Director: 

Lorry Cohen. Screenplay: Lorry Cohen. 

• The rise and foil of an ambitious, young, black 

gangster— set against the background of New 

York's crime jungle. In Color. 

BLACK MAMA, WHITE MAMA (Action Drama). Stars: 

Pom Grier, Margaret Markov. Producers: John 

Ashley, Eddie Romero. Director: Eddie Romero. 

(story): Originol Joseph Viola, Jonathan Demme. 

Screenplay: H. R. Christian. 

• (Filmed in the Philippines.) Two young women 

one block, the other white—escape from a jungle 

prison camp and, though chained together, make 

their way to freedom. In Color. 

CANNIBAL GIRLS (Horror Droma). Stars: Eugene 

Levy, Andrea Martin. Producer: Daniel Goldberg. 

Director: Ivan Reitman. 

• Two young people find themselves stranded in 

a town populated by flesh-devouring females. In 

Color. 

COFFY (Action Drama). Star: Pom Grier. Producer: 

Robert Popozian. Director: Jack Hill. Screenplay: 

Jack Hill. 

• A young black woman sets out to ovenge her 

sister's killing, engineered by o mob. In Color. 

DILLINGER (Crime Drama). Stars: Warren Dates, Ben 

Johnson, Cloris Leachmon. Producer: Buzz Feitshans. 

Director: John Milius. Screenplay: John 

Milius. 

• This tale about the infamous Midwestern bonk 

robber of the '30s depicts his rise to national notoriety. 

In Color. 

BOXOFFICE 

FEMALE RESPONSE, THE (Sex Comedy). Stars: Raino 

Barrett, Roz Kelly, Jocque Lynn Colton. Producer: 

Richard Lipton. Director: Tim Kincoid. Screenplay: 

Tim Kincoid, David Newburge. 

• A woman reporter's group therapy sessions introduce 

o series of vignettes which deal with 

various female relationships with men. In Color. 

nother-dominoted 

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young 

Italian father 

Color. 

LITTLE CIGARS (Comedy-Drama). Star: Angel Tompkins. 

Producer: Albert Band. Director: Chris Christenberry. 

Screenplay: Louis Garfinkle, Frank Perilli. 

• A gong of midgets teams up with o sexy young 

woman and they embark on a highly profitable 

robbery spree. In Color. 

MANSON (Docu iry). roducer: Lawrence Mer- 

PRISON GIRLS (Sex Drama). Stars: Robyn Whiting, 

Maria Arnold. Producers: Burton C. Gershfeld, 

Nicholas J. Grippo. Director: Thomas De Simone. 

Screenplay: Lee Walters. 

• Relates o series of sexual encounters experienced 

by female prisoners on a weekend pass. In 3-D 

and Color. 

RAW MEAT (Horror Drama). Stars: Donald Pleasence, 

Norman Rossington. Producer: Paul Maslinsky. Director: 

Gary Sherman. 

• (British-mode.) A group of cannibals, who survive 

by devouring stranded passengers, ore discovered 

in the depths of the London subway system. 

SCREAM, BLACULA, SCREAM (Horror Drama). Stars: 

William Marshall, Don Mitchell, Pom Grier. Producer: 

Joseph Naor. Director: Robert Kell|an. 

Screenplay: Raymond Koenig, Joon Torres, Leon 

Copetonos, Maurice Jules. 

• Through the magic of voodoo, Bloculo—the first 

block vampire— rises from the grave to spread 

another wave of Transylvanion terror. Color. 

In 

SISTERS (Suspense 

Star; 

Jennifer Salt. Producer: Ed Pressman. Director: 

Brian DePalma. Screenplay; Brian DePolmo, Louise 

Rose. 

• A female journalist investigates the bizarre 

story of two separated Siamese twins—one a 

beautiful young woman, the other a murderess. 

In Color. 

SLAUGHTER'S BIG RIP-OFF (Action Drama). Stars: 

Jim Brown, Ed McMahon, Don Stroud. Producer: 

Monroe Sochson. Director: Gordon Douglas. Screenplay: 

Charles Johnson. 

• Julian Slaughter, on embittered ex-Green Beret, 

sets out to avenge the death of ar\ army buddy 

who was fingered by the syndicate. In Color. 

Avco Embassy 


HERO, THE (Drama). Stars: Richord Horns, Romy 

Schneider, Burfield. Kim Producers: John Heymon, 

Wolf Monkowitz. Director: Richard Harris. Original 

(story): Joseph Gross. Screenplay: Richard Harris, 

Wolf Monkowitz. 

• (Filmed in Israel.) An aging soccer player is 

befriended by a ten-year-old boy who idolizes him. 

In Color. Oct. 1972. 

JORY (Western Drama). Stars: John Morley, B.J. 

Thomas, Robby Benson. Producer: Howard G. Minsky. 

Director: Jorge Fons. Original (novel): Milton 

R Boss. Screenplay: Gerald Herman, Robert Irving. 

• (Filmed in Mexico.) A gunslinging orphan is 

forced to become a mon before he's hod a chance 

to be a boy. In Color. Nov. 1972. 

ROBINSON CRUSOE AND THE TIGER (Drama). Star: 

Hugo Stiglitz. Producer: Morio A. Zochrias. Director- 

Rene Cordono ir. Original (novel): Daniel De- 

Foe Screenplay: Mono Marzoc, Rene Cordono jr. 

• (Filmed in Mexico.) The classic tale of a shipwrecked 

soilor who undergoes vorious tribulations 

on o desert island. In Color. Nov. 1972. 

Buck Jock Howkins. Director: Peter Medak. Original 

(play): Peter Barnes. Screenplay: Peter Bornes. 

THUMB TRIPPING (Dromo). Stars: Meg Foster, 

Michael Burns. 

• In Color. Sept. 1972. 

WHAT THE PEEPER SAW (Psychological Drama). 

Stars Mork Lester, Britt Ekiand, Hardy Kruger. 

Producer: Graham Horns. Director: Jomes Kelly. 

Screenplay: Trevor Preston. 

• A mentally disturbed young boy 

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his father and the 

second wife. In Colo 

Sept. 1972. 

Coming 

BOOK OF NUMBERS (Drama). Stars: Roymond St. 

Jacques Freda Poyne, Philip Thomas. Producer- 

Director': Raymond St. Jacques. Original (riovel): 

Robert Deane Phorr. Screenplay: Lorry Spiegel. 

• Two former waiters estoblish o black-operated 

numbers game in o small southern town during the 

Depression era. In Color. 

DAY OF THE DOLPHIN, THE (Drama). Stars: George 

C Scott Trish Von Devere. Producer: Robert b. 

Relyeo. Director: Mike Nichols Original (novel): 

Robert Merle. Screenplay: Buck Henry. 

• A story of inter-species communication bosed 

NIGHT WATCH (Suspense Droma). Stars: 

Martin 

Elizobeth 

Pol. 

Taylor Laurence Harvey. Producer: 

Director: Brian G. Hutton. Original (ploy): Lucille 

Fletcher. Screenplay: Tony Williamson. 

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• (Filmed in Englond.) A psychological tale about 

o woman who imagines she sees o murder committed. 

In Color. 

TOUCH OF CLASS, A (Comedy). Stars: George Segal, 

Glendo Jockson. Producer-Director: Melvin Frank. 

^'T:?!Ze^^n onTa' d,vorce1°b"come involved 

in an affair with a bittersweet ending. In Color. 

WEDDING IN WHITE (Drama). Stars: Donald Pleosence 

Carol Kane, Doris Petrie. Producer: John 

Vidette. Director: William Fruet. Screenplay: William 

Fruet. . 

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n*arlt''°her"f°am'^y lor'cefher to mîrry'an^^der %l 

In Color. 

Boxoffice International 

Coming 

BOOBY TRAP (Suspense Drama). Stors: Carl Monson, 

Anaelo Cornon. Producer: Horry Novak. Director, 

Dwayne Avery. Screenplay: Dwoyne Avery, P. A. 

•^ A^psvchotic ex-Morine with a hatred for today's 

free-thinking youth steals 

^°';"^^J°'"f'li',lJ°']t 

mines and plots to blow up a rock testivoi. 

Color. 

CAGED VIRGINS, (reviewed os/'Virgms and the Vam- 

?r^;Ufiri''g'A?ge"nrP°H\li^rGo^° ôS-f: i°m 

Sel'sky Director: Jean Rollin. 

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^hTr^rto°Vure°Jnsu°spec'ing° victims to their domain. 

In Color. 

DIRTY MIND OF YOUNG SALLY, THE (Sex Drama). 

StoTs Sharon Kelly Robyn Whiting. Producer: 

Harry Novak Director: Bethel Buckalew. Screenplay: 

Bethel Buckalew. „„ ,.r,Hi.r 

• A beautiful female disc lockey loiris an underground 

broadcasting station, bootlegging °ve; 'h^ 

airways erotic dialog that excites her audience. 

In Color. 

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. hills who has appeared i" Pfe^!""! 

"Southern Comforts" and Midnight 

^°A^?ecrêQ'tô''nTf the easy-going, fun-loving char- 

Plowboy." In Col 

JUST 1ST THE TWO OF US (Sex Melodramoi iiors. Eliza- ciizu^ 

hPth Plumb Alicia Courtney. .. r^. ^-i- Ai;^;,.. r,Mirtn«sv Producer: David 

Novik Director Borboro Peeters. Original ^story): 

David' Novik. Screenplay: Barbara Peefers_ 

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Color. 

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LUNATICS, THE (Suspense Drama). Star: Buck Karta- Erdmon Penner, Winston HAMMERSMITH IS OUT (Comedy). Stars: Richard 

, comedy 

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MISS BANANA SPLIT (Sex Comedy). Star: Angela 

Carnon. Producer: Harry Novak. Screenplay: A. P. 

Stootsberry. 

• The comical and erotic adventures of a strikingly 

beautiful girl. In CinemaScope and Color. 

SCREAM IN THE STREETS, A (Crime Droma). Stars- 

John Kirkpatric, Frank Bannon, Linda York. Producer: 

Harry Novak. Director: Carl Monson. Screenplay: 

Eric Norden. 

• A bv-the-book plainclothes policeman teams up 

with an irreverent young detective to track down 

a sadistic rapist-murderer before he can add to his 

list of victims. In Color. 

TEENAGE BRIDE (Sex Comedy). Stars: Sharon Kelly, 

June Milan, Mimi Eyes. Producer: Harry Novak. 

Director: Gary Troy. Original (story): S. Oliver 

Bestt. Screenploy: Bruno Schoeller. 

• A beautiful young girl, newly married to a 

roguish young man, discovers that he is cheating 

on her. In a plot to win him back, she runs off 

with his younger brother. In Color. 

TOUCHABLES, THE (Sex Comedy). Stars: Claire Brennan, 

Billy Holms. Producer: Jay Sheridan. Director: 

Monte Mann. Screenplay: Monte Mann. 

• A young accountant, in an attempt to elude 

two mobsters who want to see him dead, takes 

Buena Vista 


SNOWBALL EXPRESS (Comedy). Stars: Dean Jones, 

Nancy Olson, Harry Morgan, Producer: Ron Miller. 

Director: Norman Tokar. Original (novel): Frankie 

and John O'Rear. Screenplay: Don Tait, Jim Parker, 

Arnold Margolin. 

• A Madison Avenue dropout inherits a rundown 

hotel in the wilds of snowbound Colorado and turns 

It into the hottest ski spot in the West. In Color. 

Dec. 1972. 

Reissues 

DUMBO (Animated). 

• A delightful cartoon about a little flying elephant. 


LEGEND OF LOBO (True-Life Adventure). 

• The story of a heroic wolf's exploits and adventures. 


Coming 

CHARLEY AND THE ANGEL (Comedy-Drama). Stars: 

Fred MacMurray, Cloris Leachman, Harry Morgan 

Producer: Bill Anderson. Director: Vincent Mc- 

Eveety. Original (novel): Will Stanton. Screenplay: 

Roswell Rogers. 

• A poignant comedy in which a stingy—but 

basically good—man learns how to live. In Color, 

MARY POPPINS (Musical Comedy). Stars: Julie Andrews, 

Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns. 

• Comedy about a British nanny who possesses 

magical powers. Winner of five Academy Awards. 

SONG OF THE SOUTH (Musical Folk Tales). Stars: 

James Baskett, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten 

• The folk tales of Joel Chandler Harris' "Uncle 

Remus" characters, related in live-action and ani- 

SWORD IN THE STONE (Animated). Voices of: Sebastian 

Cabot, Karl Swenson, Rickie Sorenson. Director: 

Wolfgang Reitherman. 

fantasy based on the boyhood of King 

Arthur. Cole 

THAT DARN CAT (Comedy). Stars: Hayley Mills, 

Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine. Producers: Ron 

Miller, Bill Walsh. Director: Robert Stevenson. 

• A Siamese cat inadvertently goes to work os an 

undercover agent for the FBI. In Color. 

Cannon Releasing Co. 

Coming 

AU PAIR GIRLS ("Maids to Order") (Comedy). Stars: 

Gabrielle Drake, Astrid Frank. 

• (European-made.) 

FAREWELL, UNCLE TOM (History of Slavery). Stars: 

Not credited. Directors: Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco 

Prosperi. Screenplay: Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco 

• A documentary-style report on the slavery issue 

in pre-Civil War America. Filmed in Haiti, Louisiana, 

Mississippi and Florida. In Techniscope and 

SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT (Horror Drama) 

Stars: Patrick O'Neal, Astrid Heeren, John Carradine. 

Producer: Ami Artzi, Ted Gershuny. 

Director: 

• A New 

psychological thriller about a small 

England town that lived the shadows dark 

in of a 

secret that threatened its way of life. In Color. 

Cinemation Industries 


TEENAGE SEX REPORT (Sex Drama) 


Coming 

CAMPER JOHN (Western Drama). Stars: William 

Smith, Gene Evans, Barbara Luna. Producer: Peter 

Brown. Director: Sean MacGregor. Original (story): 

Sean MocGregor. Screenplay: Sean MacGregor. 

• Modern western melodrama about violence in a 

small town. Similar to the Wounded Knee situation. 

In Color. 

Burton, 

" 

Elizabeth Toyior, 

Director: 

Peter Ustinov. Producer- 

Peter Ustinov. Screenplay: 

Stc 

ore. 

• Mexico) A ,i-iimed in variation on the Faust 

theme, the story concerns o vulgor—yet gullible 

young intern who seduced helping into o criminolly 

is 

insone man escape from on asylum in 

exchange for his promise make him rich In 

to 

Color. Sept. 1972. 

IRISH WHISKEY REBELLION (Action Drama). Stars- 

Stephen Joyce, Anne Meora, Richord Mulligan. 

Producer: David Gil. Director: J. G. Works Screenplay: 

Leslie Waller, J. G. Works. 

• Set during prohibition, the story concerns a 

smuggler acting as agent the for Republic 

Irish 

Army. The oction, taking place a 24-hour 

in 

period, corresponds to Lindbergh's crossing the 

Atlantic. In Color. Nov. 1972. 

Coming 

AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS (Horror 

Drama). Stars: Peter Gushing, Herbert Lorn Patrick 

Mogee. Producers: Max J. Rosenberg Milton Subotsky. 

Director: Roy Word Boker.' Screenploy- 

Roger Marshall. 

• A womon marries info a wealthy English family 

in 1785 ond discovers she must fight against a 

curse on her husband and the house in which they 

BLACK GIRL (Dramo). Stors: Leslie Uggams, Claudia 

McNeil, Peggy Pettitt. Producer: Lee Savin Director: 

Ossie Davis. Original (play): J. E. Franklin. 

Screenplay: J. E. Franklin. 

• A strong-willed woman feels that her own three 

daughters have not lived up to her expectations 

and pins oil her hopes on a young woman who 

wonts to be o teacher, roising her as her own. In 

CATCH MY SOUL (Rock Musical): Stars: Richie 

Havens, Lance le Gault, Suson Tyrrell. Producer: 

Jock Good. Director: Patrick McGoohan, Screenplay: 

FAMILY HONOR (Action Droma). Stors: Antony 

Poge, Jomes Reyes, Vera Visconti. Producer: Louis 

Postore, Director: Clark Worswick. Screenplay: 

• The story of o young New York policeman who 

must preserve the honor of his fomily by killing the 

underworld mobsters who killed his father. In 

HARRAD EXPERIMENT, THE (Drama). Stars- James 

Whitmore, Tippi Hedren, Don Johnson. Producer- 

Dennis F. Stevens, Director: Ted Post. Originol 

(novel): Robert H, Rimmer. Screenploy: Michoel 

Warner, Ted Cossidy. 

• An experiment which deals with the controversial 

subjects of group sex and co-ed living at a 

fictitious college somewhere in New England. In 

KILL, KILL, KILL (Action Drama). Stors: Stephen 

Boyd, Jeon Seberg, James Mason. Producer: Alexander 

Salkind. Director: Romoin Gory. Screenplay: 

Remain Gory. 

• (Filmed in Switzerlond and Spain.) Story of the 

search for ond destruction of one of the largest 

invi 

phenomenon. 

tigates 

cheerleader 

drug-smuggling syndicates in the Middle Eost involving 

o married couple who find themselves in 

the middle of the drug ring—each on a different 

side. In Color. 

ONE LITTLE INDIAN (Comedy-Drama). Stars: Jomes 

Garner, Vera Miles, Pat Hingle. Producer: Winston 

Hibler. Director: Bernard McEveety. 

• An unusual western comedy-drama featuring 

Garner as an anti-heroic corporal who teams up 

with two cantankerous camels and a ten-year-old 

runaway white boy, raised as an Indian by the 

Cheyenne. In Color. 

ROBIN HOOD (Animated). Voices of: Peter Ustinov, 

Terry-Thomas, Roger Miller. 

• An animated cartoon about the adventures of 

Robin and his companions. In Color. 

• In Color. 

WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE, THE (Comedy). Jan- 

Michael Vincent, John Amos, Tim Conway. Producer: 

Bill Walsh. Director: Robert Scheerer. Screenplay: 

Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso. 

• A college sports coach discovers a white boy 

living in Zambia—who possesses remarkable athletic 

ability. The coach persuades the boy to return 

to the U.S. with him, where he becomes a super 

sports champ. In Color. 

Reissues 

ARISTOCATS, THE (Animated). Voices of; Phil Harris, 

Eva Gabor, Sterling Hollowoy. Producers: Wolfgang 

Reitherman, Winston Hibler. Director: Wolfgang 

Reitherman, 

• Musical cartoon about a family of cots, kidnapped 

by a jealous butler and catapulted into a 

series of adventures as they turn Paris of 1910 

upside down in an effort to regain their stolen 

inheritance. In Color. 

CINDERELLA (Animated). Voices of: llene Woods, 

Eleonore Audley, Verna Felton. Directors: Wilfred 

Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi. Original 

(story): Charles Perroult. Screenploy: William Peet, 

Ted Sears, Homer Brightmon, Kenneth Anderson, 

MAD BOMBER, THE (Crime Droma). Stars: Vincent 

Edwards, Chuck Connors, Neville Brand, 

• A tough police lieutenont searches for o deranged 

killer who is blowing up Los Angeles piece 

by piece. In Color. 

MAXIE (Suspense Drama). 

• A deaf-mute, seven-year-old girl sees a gangland 

murder. In Color. 

NIGHT GOD SCREAMED, THE (Horror Drama) Stors- 

Jeonne Cram, Alex Nicol. 

• Gothic psychological thriller set in o haunted 

• A killer is loose in on Italian boarding school. 

SAVAGE ABDUCTION (Crime Drama). Stars- Tom 

Drake, Joseph Turkel. 

• Psychologicol melodrama with o "Hell's Angels" 

background. In Color. 

Cinerama Releasing Corp. 


ASSASSINATION OF TROTSKY, THE (Historical 

Drama), Stars: Richard Burton, Alain Delon, Romy 

Schneider. Producers: Joseph Losey, Norman Priggen. 

Director: Joseph Losey. Screenplay: Nicholas 

Mosely. 

• (Filmed in Mexico ond Rome) Story of the 

events leading up to and surrounding the ossossination 

of the Russian revolutionary ond statesman 

in 1941. In Color. Nov. 1972. 

ASYLUM (Horror-Suspense Drama). Stors: Barbara 

Parkins, Richard Todd, Sylvio Sims. Producers: 

Max J. Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky. Director: Roy 

Word Baker. Screenplay: Robert Bloch. 

• (Filmed in London.) This film, which presents 

four stories in one, poses o problem for a young 

Color. Oct. 1972. 

MACK, THE (Droma), Stars: Max Julien, Don Gordon, 

Richard Pryor, Producer: Harvey Bernhord. Director: 

Michael Campus. Screenplay: Robert J. Poole. 

• A petty crook, determined to make it as o 

mack (pimp), successfully turns his bocking into o 

thriving prostitution ring, until two crooked cops 

try to horn in on his operotion. In Color. 

MIND SNATCHERS, THE (Horror Drama). Stors- 

Christopher Walken, Joss Asklond. Director: Bern- 

• In'oj'ior. 

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY (Comedy). Stors: Lino Venturo, 

Jacques Brel, Charles Denner. Producer-Director: 

Claude Leiouch. Screenplay; Claude Le- 

• (French-mode.) Five men pool their criminal 

talents to pull off o series of headline-grabbing 

crimes. Their exploits range from on outrageous 

bonk hold-up to the kidnapping of a rock star, a 

diplomat and even the Pope. In Color. 

NAME FOR EVIL, A (Suspense Dramo). Stars: Robert 

Culp, Samontha Eggor, Sheila Sullivan, Producer: 

Reed Shermon, Director: Bernord Girord. Original 

(novel): Andrew Lytle, Screenplay: Bernard Girord. 

• (Filmed in Canada,) A husband and wife retreat 

to a decaying onte-bellum mansion in Louisiono's 

delto region, where a nameless terror 

threatens both their sanity and their lives. In 

Color. 

PAYDAY. (Drama with Music). Stars: Rip Torn, Ahno 

Copri, Eloyne Heilveil. Producers: Don Carpenter, 

Mortin Fink, Director: Doryl Duke, Screenplay: 

Don Carpenter. 

• A populor country-ond-westorn singer, who 

cores for no one but himself, treots everyone with 

a total lack of humanity, except those who might 

be useful to him. A police investigation brings to 

light the foct that he has coused the death of a 

mon and let his driver take the blome. In Color. 

PYX, THE (Ho 

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Drama) Stors: Kan Block, 

BAROMETER Section

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TERROR IN THE WAX MUSEUM (Horror Dramo). 

Stars: Ray Millond, Broderick Crawford, Maurice 

Evans. Producer; Andrew J, Fenaday. Director: 

J. George Fenaday. Original (story): Andrew Fenaday. 

Screenplay: Jameson Brewer. 

• A wax museum brings together all of the most 

infamous personalities of crime and terror into one 

ghoulish place. In Color. 

VAULT OF HORROR (Horror Drama). Stars: Terry- 

Thomas, Glynis Johns, Curt Jurgens. Producers: 

Max J. Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky. Director; Roy 

Ward Baker. Screenplay: Milton Subotsky. 

• (British-made.) I=ive men, finding themselves 

stronded, each relate their strange dreams—tales 

of murder, treachery, voodoo and bloodthirsty vampires. 

In Color. 

WALKING TALL (Action Drama). Stars: Joe Don 

Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Rosemary Murphy. 

Producer; Mort Briskin. Director; Phil Karlson. 

Screenplay: Joseph A. Hayes. 

• Based on the career of Tennessee lawman Buford 

Pusser, the story concerns a sheriff who, in 

his drive to clean up a corrupt town, meets violence 

with violence, using any means of his disposal 

to wipe out a sordidly entrenched band of crooks. 

Reissue 

THIS IS CINERAMA (Documentary). Narrator: Lowell 

Thomas. Producers: Merian C. Cooper, Robert L. 

Bendick. 

• Highlights include the now-classic roller coaster 

ride, the first-act finale of "Aida" filmed on stage 

at La Scalla in Milan, aerial views of Niagara 

Falls, a bullfight in Madrid, the Vienna Boys 

Choir singing in the park of Schonbrunn Palace, 

Cypress Gardens, and the cross country flight 

In showing splendors of the U.S. Widescreen and 

Color. 

Cinevision International 


DULCIMA (Drama). Stars: John Mills, Carol White, 

Stuart Wilson. Producer; Basil Rayburn. Director; 

Frank Nesbitt. Screenplay: Fronk Nesbitt. 

• A basically decent young girl, anxious to rise 

above her poverty-stricken surroundings, captivates 

the affections of an aging, miserly farmer. Disaster 

in 

impends when she falls love with the 

to In 

gamekeeper and agrees run away with him. 


ESCAPE TO THE SUN (Drama). Stars; Laurence 

Harvey, Josephine Chaplin, John Ireland. Producer- 

Director: Menahem Golan. Screenploy: Menahem 

Golan, Joseph Gross. 

• In flashback, on attempt to hijack a plane to 

group of persecuted Soviet Jews and 

Nov. 1972. 

STEPTOE AND SON ;Comedy). Stars; Wilfrid Bram 

bell, Harry H. Corbett. 

• (British-made.) In Color. Dec. 1972. 

Reissue 

RED MANTLE, THE (reviewed as "Hagbard one 

Signe") (Drama). Stars; Oleg Vidov, Giffe Haen 

ning, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Director; Gabriel Axel. 

• (Scandinavian-made.) Based on a Scandinaviar 

legend, the story has a medieval setting and < 

In Color. Oct. 19l2. 

Coming 

Columbia 


CHLOE IN THE AFTERNOON (Drama). Stars: Bernard 

Verley, Zouzou, Francoise Verley. Producer; Pierre 

Cottrell. Director: Eric Rohmer, Screenplay: Eric 

Rohmer. 

• (French language; Engli;-h titles.) The sixth and 

final chapter of Rohmer's "moral tales." A young 

man's marriage is threatened by a platonic friendship 

with another woman. In Color. Sept. 1972. 

DIRTY LITTLE BILLY (Western). Stars: Michael J. 

Pollard, Lee Purcell, Richard Evans. Producer; Jack 

L. Warner. Director: Stan Dragoti. Screenplay: 

Charles Moss, Stan Dragoti. 

• This modern treatment of the famed outlaw 

Billy the Kid depicts William Bonney as an ugly, 

nearly demented youth who murdered 21 men 

before being killed at the age of 21. In Color. 

Oct. 1972. 

IMAGES (Fantasy Drama). Stars: Susannah York, Rene 

Auberionois, Marcel Bozzuffi. Producer: Tommy 

Thompson. Director; Robert Altman. Screenplay; 

• A young 

insanity, con 

deod lover, t 

Sept. 1972. 

ng 

loress, on the brink of complete 

up phantoms of herself and her 

sets about disposing of them with 

KING OF MARVIN GARDENS, THE (Drama). Stars; 

Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dcrn, Ellen Burstyn. Producer-Director: 

Bob Rafelson. Original (story); 

Jacob Brackman. Screenplay: Jacob Brackman, Bob 

Rafelson. 

• The game of Monopoly is the key to the plot of 

this drama which concerns a radio monologist who 

is taken in by his smooth-talking, high-living 

his brother and fantastic scheme build o 

to 

gambling casino on Woikiki Beach. In Color. Oct. 

1972. 

BOXOFFICE 

REFLECTION OF FEAR, A (Melodromo). Stars: Robert 

Shaw, Sally Kellermon, Sondra Locke. Producer: 

Howard B. Jaffe. Director: William A. Fraker. 

Original (novel): Stanton Forbes. Screenplay; Ed- 

1972. 

1776 (Musical). Stars: William Daniels, Howard da 

Silva, Ken Howard. Producer: Jack L. Warner. 

Director: Peter H. Hunt. Original (play): Sherman 

Edwards. Screenplay; Peter Stone. 

• Film version of the award-winning Broadway 

musical about ttie Declaration of Independerrce 

and the people involved in it. In Panavision and 

Color. Nov. 1972. 

VALACHI PAPERS, THE (Crime Drama). Stars; 

Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Joseph Wiseman. 

Producer: Dino de Laurentiis. Director; Terence 

Young, Original (book); Peter Macs. Screenploy: 

Stephen Geller, 

• This film about organized crime features the 

exploits of Joe Valachi, the mob driver who managed 

to survive 40 years of gang killings and then 

told all he knew to a Senate crime investigating 

1972. 

• Churchill's early life from his childhood through 

his dashing military service in India, the Sudan 

and South Africa and the foundations of his 

Parliamentary career which began at the age of 

27. In Panavision and Color. Oct. 1972. 

Reissue 

LIMELIGHT (Drama). Stars: Char Chapli 

. 

Bloom, Sydney Chaplin. Producer-Director: Charie 

Chaplin. Screenplay: Charles Chaplir 

• Story of a fading British music 

1972. 

Coming 

BLACK GUNN (Action Drama). Stars: Jim Brown 

Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes. Producer; Normar 

Priggen. Director: Robert Hartford-Davis. Origina 

(story); Robert Hartford-Dovis. Screenplay: Frank 

CREEPING FLESH, THE (Horror Drama). Stars: Peter 

Gushing, Christopher Lee, Lorna Heilbron. Producer: 

Michael Bedbourn, Director; Freddie Francis. 

Screenplay: Peter Spenceley, Jonathan Rumbold 

• (British-made.) In the late 19th Century, a 

scientist searches for a medicine to cure evil. In 

thirsty monster and drives his daughter to kill a 

set in England, Sotrth 

FLOWERS OF EVIL (Drama). Stars: Not set. Producer- 

Director; Richard Brooks. Original (book); Alfrea 

McCoy. Screenplay: Richard Brooks. 

• This adventure film is based on the provocative 

best-seller, "The Politics of Heroin in Southeast 

FORFEIT (Drama). Stars; Not set. Producer: Ernest 

Tidyman. Director; Not set. Original (novel): Dick 

Francis. Screenplay; Ernest Tidyman. 

• An exciting web of danger and intrigue ensues 

when a racing correspondent single-handedly battles 

a roce-fixing syndicate. In Color. 

40 CARATS (Comedy). Stars; Liv Ullmann, Edward 

Albert, Gene Kelly. Producer: M. J. Fronkovich. 

Director; Milton Kotselos. Original (play): Barillet 

and Gredy. Screenplay; Leonard Gershe. 

• Romantic comedy about an attractive divorcee 

and the much-younger man who woos and wwis 

her. In Color. 

GAME OF THE FOXES, THE (Drama). Stars: Not set. 

Producer: Not set. Director: Not set. Originol 

(book): Ladislas Farogo. 

• Based on the highly acclaimed best-seller about 

the untold story of German espionage in the U.S. 

and Great Britain during World War II. In Color. 

GODSPELL (Musical). Stars: Victor Garbcr, David 

Haskell. Producer; Edgar Lansbury. Director; David 

Greene. Original (play): John-Michael Tebelak, 

Screenplay; David Greene, John-Michael Tebelak. 

• The gospel according to today, based on the 

GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE (Adventure). 

Stars; John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Tom 

Boker. Producers: Charles H, Schneer, Roy Harryhausen. 

Director: Gordon Hessler. Screenplay: Brian 

• The new adventures of Sinbad, the intrepid 

sailor-prince of Bagdad. Color. 

In 

JUST BEFORE NIGHTFALL (Drama). Stars: Stephane 

Audran, Michel Bouquet, Francois Perier. Producer: 

Andre Genovese. Director; Claude Chabrol. Screenplay; 

Claude Chabrol. 

• (French language; English titles.) Psychological 

drama about the effects of an accidental killing. 

In Color. 

,AST DETAIL, THE (Drama). Stars: Jock Nicholson, 

Randy Quaid, Otis Young. Producer; Gerald Ayres. 

Director: Hal Ashby. Original (novel): Darryl 

Ponicson. Screenplay: Robert Towne. 

-lilors escort a young recruit from 

" the Portsmouth Novel 

Prison. In l-olor. 

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL (Musical). Stars: Chuck 

Berry, Little Richord, Bill Haley ond the Comets 

Producer; Gerald i. Isenberg. Directors: Robert 

Abel, Pierre Adidge, Sid Levin. 

• A multi-screen musical recreation of the 50s. 

In 

Color. 

LOST HORIZON (Musical). Stars: Peter Finch, Liv 

Ullmann Sally Kellermon. Producer; Ross Hunter. 

Director: Jarrott. Charles Original (novel); James 

Hilton. Screcnp.ay: Larry Kramer. 

• Modern musical adaptation of the 1937 screen 

clossic in which an airplane crashes and its passengers 

find themselves in Shangri-La. In Panavi- 

LOVE AND PAIN AND THE WHOLE DAMN THING 

(Drama). Stars; Maggie Smith, Timothy Bo.toms. 

Producer-Director; Alan J. Pakula, Screenplay: 

Alvin Sargent. 

• Story of the poignant love affoir between an 

older woman and a young man. In Color. 

NATIONAL HEALTH OR NURSE NORTON'S AFFAIR, 

THE (Comedy). Stars: Lynn Redgrave Colin Bloke- 

Iv Eleanor Bron. Producers; Ned Sherrin, Terry 

Gl'inwood. Director; Jack Gold. Original (play); 

Peter Nichols. Screenplay; Peter Nichols. 

• (British-made.) Perceptive and compassionate 

look at nurse patient relationships in an English 

hospital nospiiui wuiu. ard. Ml >-v.

— 

WHITE SISTER (Drama). Stars: Sophia Loren, Adriono 

Celentano, Fernando Rey. Producer; Carlo Ponti. 

Director: Alberto Lattuada. Original (story): Tonino 

Guerra, Ruggero Maccari. Screenplay: laia Fjastri, 

Tonino Guerra, Alberto Lattuada, Ruggero Maccari. 

• (Italion language; English titles.) Drama of the 

impossible love between the Mother Superior in a 

lorge Italian hospital and a professed Communist 

who takes a hand in every aspect of hospital operations. 

In Color. 

WHO'S BEEN MURDERING IN MY BED (Melodrama) 

Stars: Not set. Producers: Douglas 5. Cramer, 

Leonord Goldberg. Director: Not set. Screenplay: 

Donald E. Westlake. 

• Mystery-suspense story with comedic overtones. 

Crown International 


NAKED COUNTESS, THE (Sex Droma). Stars: Ursula 

Blouth, W.G. Lukschy, Gunther Mohner. Producers: 

Karl Spiehs, Curt Nachmann. Director: Curt Nachmann. 

Screenplay: Curt Nachmann. 

• (German-mode.) Lust, intrigue, sex, fetishes and 

violence are depicted m this film, which had a 

real-life counterpart a few years ago in the life 

style of a deproved Italian playboy and his wife. 

Oct. 1972. 

Coming 

LITTLE LAURA & BIG JOHN (Crime Drama). Stars: 

Karen Black, Fabian Forte. Producer: Louis Wiethe. 

Directors: Luke Moberly, Bob Woodburn. Original 

(story): Philip Weidling. Screenplay: Luke Moberly, 

Bob Woodburn. 

• A true story based on the adventures of the 

infamous Ashley gang that terrorized the Southeast 

in the 19205. In Color. 

SUPERCHICK (Comedy). Stors: Joyce Jillson, Louis 

Quinn, John Corradine. Producer: John Burrows. 

Director: Ed Forsyth. Screenplay: Gary Crutcher. 

• Tale of a young swinger's mod life style and of 

^ 'ravels to New York, Miami and Los Angeles. 

In 

Colo 

Dimension Pictures 

Coming 

BEYOND ATLANTIS (Science Fiction). Stars: John 

Ashley, Patrick Wayne, George Nader. Producers- 

John Ashley, Eddie Romero. Director: Eddie Romero. 

Originol (story): R.Z. Somuel. Screenplay: 


• A peorl hunt the Philippines unearths a in lost 

tribe of fish-eyed natives, descendants of Atlontis. 

One of the pearl hunters has a love affair with 

the chief's daughter. In Color. 

DARING DOBERMANS, THE (Action Drama). Stars- 

Joan Coulfield, Charles Knox Robinson, Tim Considine. 

Producer: David Chudnow. Director: Byron 

Chudnow. Screenplay: Jack Kaplan, Alan Alch. 

• The Doberman gang—a highly trained pack of 

Dobermans— returns to pull off a spectacular $2- 

million robbery. In Color. 

DEVIL'S WEDDING NIGHT, THE (Horror Drama) 

Stars: Mark Damon, Rosalba Neri, Miriam Borrios 

Producer: Ralph Zucker. Director: Paul Solvay 

Screenplay: Paul Brunt, Frank Simpson. 

• Twin brothers are fascinated by rumors of block 

magic in a castle and become ensnared there—one 

as consort to the devil's sister; the other as o 

sacrifice to lure brides for the devil. In Color. 

GATORBAIT (Action Dramo). Stars: Tracy Loren, 

Sam Gilmon. Producers-Directors: Ferd and Beverlv 

Sebastian. 

• The story of a beautiful swamp girl, brought 

up as bait for 'gotor hunters, and her fight to 

escope. Filmed in Louisiona. In Color. 

SINGLE GIRLS, THE (Sex Droma). Stars: Claudia 

Jennings, Jean Marie Engels, Greg Mullovey. Producers-Directors: 

Ferd and Beverly Sebastian 

Screenplay: Ann Cawthorne. 

• Several girls arrive for o weekend at a "singles" 

island resort off the coost of Californio. Although 

each has her own reason for going, what they find 

is horror and death as—one by one— they are 

murdered by a psychopathic killer. In Color. 

SUMMER SCHOOL (Sex Comedy). 

TERMINAL ISLAND (Action Drama). Stars: Don Marshall, 

Phyllis Davis, Eno Hartmon. Producer- Charles 

Swartz. Director: Stephanie Rothman. 

• When the death penalty is abolished in California, 

all the convicted murderers on death row 

are exiled to on island off the Coast. This is the 

story of four women—trapped on this island of 

killers—and their struggle for survival. In Color. 

Reissues 

BEAST OF THE YELLOW NIGHT (Horror Drama) 

Stars: John Ashley, Mary Wilcox, Vic Diaz. Producer-Director: 

Eddie Romero. Screenplay- Eddie 

iRomero. 

• A brutal criminal makes a contract with the 

devil, which brings him to a Jekyll-and-Hyde existence—assuming 

the o young identity of businessman 

by day, but turning into o flesh-eoting 

monster by night. In Color. 

CREATURE WITH THE BLUE HAND (Horror Drama). 

Stars: Klaus Kinski, Diana Kerner, Harold Leopold. 

Producer: Horst Wendlandt. Director: Alfred Vohrer. 

Original (novel): Edgar Wallace. Screenplay: 

Alex Berg. 

• (German-made.) Accused i 

ghastly murders, a wrongly 

tient escapes and 

Genera] Film Corp. 

(September through December, 1972} 

BONNIE'S KIDS (Crime Drama). Stors: Tiffony Boiling, 

Steve Sondor, Robin Mattson. Producer: 

Charles Stroud. Director: Arthur Marks. Screenplay: 

Arthur Morks. 

• Two young sisters doublecross their associates, 

run off with a half-million dollars and encounter 

disastrous results. In Color. Sept. 1972. 

SUGAR COOKIES (Sex Drama). Stors: George Shannon, 

Mory Woronov, Lynn Lowry. Producer: Ami 

Arfzi. Director: Theodore Gershuny. Screenplay: 

Lloyd Kaufman, Theodore Gershuny. 

• Several of the "beautiful people," who live only 

for pleasure, are joined together by their devotion 

to excesses in sex. In Color. Dec. 1972. 

THIS IS SKIING (Documentary). Narrate Wor 

Miller. Producer-Director: Warren Miller. 

• Filmed on locations throughout the rid. 

Color. Nov. 1972. 

Coming 

CANDY SNATCHERS, THE (Crime Drama). Stars: 

Tiffany Boiling, Brad Dovid, Susan Sennett. Producer: 

Bryan Gindoff. Director: Guerdon Trueblood. 

• Sixteen-year-old Candy is kidnapped by three 

losers who feel that the money for her ransom will 

be their last chance to become "somebodies." In 

MAD MAN OF THE MOVIES (Action Melodrama). 

Star: Andy Robinson. Producer-Director: Peter 

Walker. 

• (Filmed in London.) In Color. 

MOTOWN 9000 (Police Drama). Stars: Alex Rocco, 

Hari Rhodes. Producer-Director: Arthur Marks. 

Screenplay: Orville Hampton. 

• Drama concerning the police in Detroit. In 

ROOMMATES, THE (Drama). Stars: Pot Woodell, 

Marki Bey, Roberta Collins. Producer: Charles 

Stroud. Director: Arthur Marks. Screenplay: Arthur 

Marks. 

• Four college girls take off on what is to be a 

swinging summer vacation, but murder interferes 

with their plans. In Color. 

3 DIMENSIONS OF GRETA, THE (Sex Drama). Stars: 

Tristan Rogers, Alan Boyes, Leena Skoog. Producer- 

Director: Peter Walker. 

• When a beautiful German teenager disappears 

in London, her family sends a young man to find 

her. He uncovers a strange story about "the three 

different Gretas." In Color with 3-D sequences. 

WONDER WOMEN (Action Drama). Stors: Nancy 

Kwan, Ross Hogen, Roberta Collins. Producer: Ross 

Hogen. Director: Robert O'Neil. 

• A brilliant woman surgeon, who perfects o 

method of transplanting any orgon in the human 

body, leads a bond of beautiful women in supplying 

the block market with body parts token from 

kidnapped athletes. In Color. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 


ELVIS ON TOUR (Musicol Documentory). Stars: Elvis 

Presley. Producers-Directors: Pierre Adidge, Robert 

Abel. 

• This film follows the performer on o long and 

arduous city-by-city tour and shows spectacular, 

split-screen numbers with musical accompaniment 

full 

and some candid behind-the-scenes shots. In 

Colo 1972. 

GREAT WALTZ, THE (Musicol). Stors: Horst Bucholz, 

Mory Costo, Rossono Brozzi. Producer-Director: 

Andrew L. Stone. Screenplay: Andrew L. Stone. 

• 19th-century Vienno, Johonn Strauss "the 

In jr., 

woltz king," emborks on a long ond colorful career 

as great composer and steols the love of a 

beautiful opera star from her wealthy baron lover. 

In Ponovision and Color. Nov. 1972. 

HIT MAN (Action Dramo), Stars: Bernie Casey Pom 

Grier, Lisa Moore. Producer: Gene Cormon. Director: 

George Armitoge. Original (novel): Ted 

Lewis. Screenplay: George Armitoge. 

• The adventures of o powerful underworld figure 

in his quest to ovenge the death of his brother. 

Tutin, Scott 

Ken Russell. tor: Original (novel): H. S. Ede. 

Screenploy: Christopher Logue. 

• (British-mode.) Based on the of French 

life 

sculptor Henri Goudier-Brzeska, the story follows 

the life of the passionate artist and nis May- 

December romance with a winsome, middle-oged 

Polish woman ospiring to be o writer. Color. 

In 

Oct. 1972. 

THEY ONLY KILL THEIR MASTERS (Mystery Dromo). 

Stars: James Gorner, Kothorine Ross, Ho! Holbrook. 

Producer: William Bclosco. Director: Jomcs 

Goldstone. Screenplay: Lone Slote. 

• The body of a woman washes ashore near 

small California beach town ond the chief of poli< 

begins on investigotion, but the only suspect is 

Dobermon Pinscher. In Color. Nov. 1972. 

Robert Fr^ 

Director: George Cukor. Origir ovel): Gr< 

Greene. Screenplay: Jay Presson Allen. 

• An eccentric English aunt, her "componion" on 

her staid nephew—a retired British bankerbounce 

about Europe and the Middle East i 

search of fortune, future and love. In Ponovisio 

and Color. Dec. 1972. 

Coming 

DEADLY HONEYMOON (Suspense Drama). Stars: Dock 

Rombo, Rebecca Dionno Smith, John Beck. Producer: 

Hugh Benson. Director: Elliot Silverstein. 

Originol (novel): Larry Block. Screenplay: S. Lee 

honeymoon turns into o nightmare of shattering 

when two attractive newlyweds wit 

Colo 

DEAF SMITH & JOHNNY EARS (Western Dromo). 

Stars: Anthony Quinn, Franco Nero, Pamela Tiffin. 

Producers: Joseph Janni, Luciano Perugia. Director: 

Paolo Covoro. Screenplay: Poolo Cavoro. 

• The action-filled western adventure combines 

both comedy and history in a story thot finds two 

friends, one a deaf-mute, aiding Sam Houston in 

retaining freedom in Texas. In Color. 

LOLLY-MADONNA XXX (Dromo). Stars: Rod Steiger, 

Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges. Producer: Rodney Corr- 

Smith. Director: Richord Sarafion. Originol (novel): 

Sue Grafton. Screenplay: Rodney Corr-Smith, Sue 

Grafton. 

• A mistoken-identity kidnapping couses a violent 

clash and new bloodshed between two families in a 

modern-day mountoin feud in the hills of Tennessee. 

In Color. 

LUDWIG (Historical Dramo). Stars: Helmut Berger, 

Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard. Producer-Director: 

Luchino Visconti. Original (story): Luchino Visconti. 

Screenplay: Luchino Visconti, Enrico Medioli Suso 

Cecchi D'Amico. 

• In this study of Bavaria's young 19th-century 

monarch, Ludwig, the king is not depicted so much 

of his homo 

MAN WHO LOVED CAT DANCING, THE (Western 

Drama). Stars: Sarah Miles, Burt Reynolds, Lee J. 

Cobb. Producers: Martin Poll, Eleonor Perry. Director: 

Richard C. Sorafian. Original (novel): Marilyn 

Durhom. Screenplay: Eleanor Perry. 

• A blend of love story and high odventure set in 

the American West of the 1880s, In Color. 

MUTATION, THE (Science-Fiction), Stars: Michael 

Dunn, Donald Pleosence, Scott Antony, Producer: 

Robert Weinboch, Director: Jack Cardiff. Original 

(story): Robert Weinboch, Edword Monn. Screenplay: 

Gorson Roye. 

• A horror film about a talented—but mod 

scientist who dreams of evolving plont-onimols. 

OUTFIT, THE (Crime-Action Drama). Stars: Robert 

Duvall, Joe Don Baker, Koren Block. Producer: 

Corter DeHaven. Director: John Flynn, Originol 

(novel): Richard Stark. Screenplay: John Flynn. 

• A professional bank robber out avenge 

to sets 

the killing of his brother by the crime syndicote, 

PALERMO AFFAIR, THE (War Dromo). Stors: Not set. 

Producer: Walter Seltzer. Director: J. Guillermin. 

Originol (novel): Colin Forbes. Screenplay: Joseph 

London. 

• A sweeping story of adventure and intrigue in 

the Mediterranean compoign of World Wor II. In 

PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (Western 

Dromo). Stars; James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, 

Bob Dylon. Producer; Gordon Carroll. Director; Sam' 

Peckinpoh. Screenplay: Rudy Wurlitzer. 

• Tale of pursuit and confrontation ot the end of 

the lost century involving two of the West's most 

famous legends. In Color, 

SHAFT IN AFRICA (Action Melodramo), Stars: Richord 

Roundtree, Vonetto McGee, Nedo Arneric, 

Producer: Roger Lewis. Director; John Guillermin, 

Screenplay: Stirling Silliphont. 

• A sinister, modern-doy slave-trade centered in 

Ethiopio tokes private eye John Shoft to Africa and 

Europe to crack the deadly business. In Color. 

SLITHER (Comedy-Suspense Dromo). Stors; James 

Coon, Solly Kellcrmon, Peter Boyle. Producer: 

Sher. Director: Howard Zieff. Screenplay; W 

Jack 

D 

Richter. 

• Four crooks undertake o bizorre hunt for 

$312,000 in stolen money and go through o series 

of harrowing adventures while being pursued by 

two mysterious vans. In Color. 

SOYLENT GREEN (Drama). Stors; Charlton Heston, 

Leigh Toylor-Young, Edward G. Robinson. Producers; 

Walter Seltzer, Russell Thocher. Director; 

Richard Fleischer. Original (novel): Horry Harrison, 

Screenploy: Stonley R, Greenberg. 

• A detective, tracking down the ossossins of a 

powerful food compony executive, uncovers o 

secret so devastating that no man who knows it 

SUPER COPS, THE (Actic 

BAROMETER Section

' 

" 

deep 

1 web 

1 of 

Parks. Originol {novel): L. H. Whittemore. Screenplay; 

Lorenzo Semple jr. 

• The 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. In 

TRADER HORN (Adventure Drama). Stars: Rod Taylor, 

Anne Heywood, Jean Sorel. Producer; Lewis J. 

Rachmil. Director: Rezo S. Badiyi. Screenplay: 

William Norton. 

• A jungle adventure set in the year ]9I6 with 

elements of World War I in the African 

bush, plus the human drama of a strong tove 

WESTWORLD (Science-Fiction). Stors: Yul Brynner, 

Richard Benjamin, Jomes Brolin. Producer; Paul N. 

Lazarus III. Director: Michael Crichton. Screenploy: 

Michoel Crichton. 

• A unique vacationland of the future when 

robots provide humans with romance, excitement, 

life and death experiences in three different settings—a 

Roman world, a medieval world and a 

world of the Old West. In Color. 

WICKED, WICKED (Horror Drama). Stars: Tiffany 

Boiling, David Bailey, Scott Brady. Producer-Director: 

Richard L. Bare. Screenplay: Richard L. Bare. 

• A mystery-thriller deoling with the disappearance 

of three beautiful, blonde hotel guests and 

the hunt for their suspected murderer. In Duo- 

Vision and Color. 

National General Pictures 


DEADLY TRAP, THE (Suspense Drama). Stars: Foye 

Dunaway, Frank Langello, Borbara Parkrns. Director: 

Rene Clement. Original (novel): Arthur Covonough. 

Screenploy: Sydney Buchman, Eleanor Perry. 

• (Filmed in Pans.) An American expatriate, living 

' 

iizophrenic wife, is contacted 

by a crime syndicate for o bit of industri 

pionage. As a means of forcing his coope 

-^ 

they kidnap hi- - -i-:i-i— i- 

ung 

^-ichildren. 

Color. Oct! 

1972. 

GETAWAY, THE (Action Drama). Stors: Steve Mc- 

Queen, Ali MocGraw, Ben Johnson. Producers: 

David Foster, Mitchell Brower. Director: Som Peckinpoh. 

Original (novel): Jim Thompson. Screenplay: 

Walter Hill. 

• An ex-convict, his wife and two other professionols 

plan and execute o particularly bloody 

robbery, and net a half-million dollars. They then 

undertake o cross-country getowoy to escape the 

gong of 

Todd-AO 35 Colo Dec. 1972. 

KING ELEPHANT (Wildlife Documentary). Narrotor: 

David Wayne. Producers: Williom N. Grot, Monty 

C. Ruben. Director: Simon Trevor: Original (story): 

Simon Trevor, Monty C. Ruben. Screenplay: Alon 

Londsburg. 

• This film tokes o penetrating look at the Dork 

Continent and follows herds of elephonts, the true 

king of beasts, across Kenya, Ugondo ond Tanzania 

in their never-ending quest for food. In 

Ponovision ond Color. Oct. 1972. 

TREASURE ISLAND (Adventure Drama) Stars- Orson 

Welles, Kim Burfield, Walter Slezok. Director: John 

Hough. Originol (novel): Robert Louis Stevenson 

Screenploy: Orson Welles, Wolf Mankowitz. 

• This children's clossic tells the story of a young 

boy, a secret treasure mop, and his odventures 

with hidden treosure, a mutiny at sea and a swashbuckling 

pirate named Long John Silver. In Color. 

Nov. 1972. 

UP THE SANDBOX (Comedy-Dromo). Stars: Borbra 

Streisand, David Selby, Jane Hoffman. Producers- 

Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler. Director: Irvin 

Kershner. Original (novel): Anne Richardson Roiphe. 

Screenplay: Poul Zindel. 

• Happily married and expecting her third child, 

a young womon imagines herself in more "fulfilling" 

occupations—as a revolutionory of Fidel Castro, 

who reveals himself to be a womon, ond as on 

explorer in Africo who is obout to be killed by 

o female tribe. In Ponovision ond Color. Dec. 1972. 

Coming 

BAXTER! (Comedy-Dromo). Stors: Potricio Neol, 

Scott Jacoby, Jeon-Pierre Cassel. Producer: Arthur 

Lewis. Director: Lionel Jeffries. Original (novel)- 

Km Plott. Screenplay: Reginald Rose. 

• (Filmed in London.) An introverted young son 

of o divorced couple learns about love from sources 

other thon the mother who ignores him—on understanding 

speech therapist, o kooky teenage girl 

CHINESE CONNECTION, THE (Melodramo). Stors: 

Bruce Lee. Mioo Ker Hsiu, Jomes Tien. Producer: 

Roymond Chow. Director: Lo Wei, Screenploy: Lo 

Wei. 

• (Chinese-longuoge; English titles.) Following the 

death of a Chinese of kung-fu, the Contonese 

ort of self-defense in which all ports of the body 

are used, his star pupil successfully battles the 

Joponese villains who poisoned leader, then 

his 

retaliotion. 

has to poy when the authorities threaten 

In Dyaliscope and 

Color. 

EXTREME CLOSEUP (Dromo). Stars: Jim McMullon, 

Kate Woodville, Jomes A. Wotson jr. Producer- 

Paul N. Lazarus III. Director: Jeonnot Szworc. 

Screenplay: Michoel Crichton. 

• In this film about the lock of privacy in today's 

high-pressure life, a camero bug spies on others 

ond ends up addicted to the process. In Color. 

B OXOFFICE 

LADY ICE (Comedy-Dromo). Stors: Donold Sutherlond 

Jennifer O'Neill, Potrick Magee. Producer: Harrison 

Starr. Director: Tom Gries. Original (story): Alon 

Trustmon. Screenploy: Alon Trustnron, Horold 

Clemins. 

• Lots of romonce spice caper 

this slick jeiwel 

about a private investigotor and a lady driven by 

the icy fire of diamonds. In Color. 

AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN, THE (Action 

LIFE 

Dromo). Stars: Poul Newmon, Jocqueline Bisset, 

Victoria Principal. Producer: John C. Foreman. 

• Loosely bosed on the life of the Southwest's 

famous "hanging judge," the story follows o man 

who tokes up residence in o dusty town as its 

judge, enlists the aid of o gang of outlaws os his 

shols, who vow to "uphold the low and preiger 

Lily Longtr " Pono- 

" 

the honor of 

Colo 

MAN TO RESPECT, A (Action Dromo). Stars: Kirk 

Douglas, Florindo Bolkon, Giuliono Gemma. Producer: 

Monolo Bologmini. Director: Michele Lupo. 

Screenploy: Mino Rolli, Nico Ducci. 

• In o film with more thon the usual number of 

plot twists ond surprises, on orch criminol mosterminds 

the ultimote heist and succeeds only in destroying 

himself. In Color. 

MAURIE (Dromo). Stors: Bernie Casey, Bo Svenson, 

Jonet MocLochlan. Producers: Frank Ross, Douglas 

Morrow. Director: Daniel Monn. Screenplay: Doug- 

• Growth of the true-life friendship between two 

basketball teommotes when one is paralyzed by o 

irder and the grueling struggle for o 

very. Color 

WARM DECEMBER, A (Comedy-Drama). Stars: Sidney 

Poitier, Esther Anderson, Yvette Curtis. Producer: 

Melville Tucker. Director: Sidney Poitier. Screenplay: 

Lawrence Romon. 

• Set in the London embossy of on emerging East 

African stote, the story of intrigue concerns on 

Americon doctor and a mysterious young woman. 

In 

Color. 

New World Pictures 


AROUSERS, THE (formerly "Sweet Kill"). (Sex-Suspense 

Dromo). Stars: Tob Hunter, Roberto Collins, 

Cheri Lotimer. Producer: Tomoro Asseyev. Director: 

Curtis Hanson Screenplay: Curtis Hanson 

• A voyeur, pursued by beoutiful women, turns 

to murder to sublimate his sexual inadequacies. 

In Color. Sept. 1972. 

CREMATORS, THE (Horror Science-Fiction). Stors: 

Eric Mario de Arogon, Marvin C. Howard, Alison. 

Producer-Director: Horry Essexs. Screenploy: Horry 

• A rolling, monstrous mountain of fire ottocks 

cities ond destroys the inhabitants. In Color. Nov. 

1972. 

Coming 

BIG BUST-OUT, THE (Prison Dromo). Stars: Vonetto 

McGee, Monica Taylor, Linda Fox. Director: Richard 

Jackson. Screenplay: Miller Drake. 

• Seven women escope from a desert prison only 

to be coptured ond sold os white sloves. In Techniscope 

ond Color. 

CRIES AND WHISPERS (Dromo). Stors: Liv Ullmonn, 

Harriet Andersson, Ingrid Thulin. Producer-Director: 

Ingmor Bergmon. Screenploy: Ingmor Bergman. 

• (Filmed in Sweden, ovoiloble in titled and 

dubbed versions.) Three less-than-loving sisters ore 

briefly united by the impending deoth of one of 

them. Winner of four awards from the New York 

Film Critics. In Color. 

FLY ME! (Sex Comedy-Dromo). Stors: Pot Anderson, 

Lyiloh Toreno, Richard Young. Producer-Director: 

Cirio H. Sontiogo. Screenplay: Howard R. Cohn. 

• (Filmed in Hong Kong ond Tokyo.) This comedy 

thriller follows the odventures of three beautiful 

stewordesses os they become involved in hijockings 

and o flying bordello. In Color. 

HARDER THEY COME, THE (Musicol Dromo). Stors: 

Jimmy Cliff, Jonet Borkley, Carl Brodshow. Producer-Director: 

Perry Henzell. Screenploy: Trevor 

Rhone, Perry Henzell. 

• (Filmed in Jomoico ) After being involved with 

marijuana smuggling and violent crime, a country 

boy goes to the city and becomes o populor rockand-roll 

star. In Color. 

SAVAGE! (Action Dromo). Stors: Jomes Inglehardt, 

Corol Speed, Lodo Edmund. Producer-Director: Cirio 

H. Santiago. Screenploy: Ed Medord. 

• A brilliant young block soldier becomes the 

legendary leader of a rebel army. In Color. 

STACEY (Action Dromo). Stars: Anne Randoll, Alan 

Lander, Morjorie Bennett. Producer: Leon Mirell. 

Director: Andy Sidoris. Screenplay: William Edgar. 

• A young femole detective becomes involved in 

wild exploits while pursuing criminals. In Color. 

STUDENT TEACHERS, THE (Sex Comedy-Dromo) 

Stars: Susan Domante, Brendo Sutton, John Kramer. 

Producer: Julie Cormon. Director: Jonathan Kaplan. 

Screenplay: Danny Opotoshu. 

• Three student teachers unmosk a deadly rapist, 

teach their own liberated sex education class and 

bottle a block syndicate to destroy a heroin shipment 

destined for the public schools. In Color. 

YOUNG NURSES, THE 'Comedy-Drama). Producer: 

Julie Cormon. Screenplay: Howard R. Cohn. 

• The fourth entry the "nurses" series. Color. 

in In 

Paramount 


BAD COMPANY (Western,. Stars: Jeff Bridges, Sorry 

Brown, Jim Dovis. Producer: Stonley R. Jaffc. Director: 

Robert Benton. Screenplay: David Newman 

Robert Benton. 

• In this film of friendship ond self-survival set 

in the 1860s, o roguish group of young runawoys 

survives by its wits and noturol instincts, until the 

West turns out rougher than they expected. In 

Color Oct. 1972. 

FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (Suspense Droma). 

Stors: Michael Brondon, Mimsy Farmer, Jean Pierre 

Morielle. Producer: Solvatore Argento. Director: 

Dorio Argento. Screenplay: Dario Argento. 

• (Itollon-mode.) A young drummer becomes entangled 

in severol bizarre murders after on encounter 

with o mysterious stronger. He soon reolizes 

that he will be the next victim. In Techniscope and 


LADY SINGS THE BLUES (Dromo with Music). Stars: 

Diono Ross, Billy Dee Willioms, Richard Pryor. 

Producers: Joy Weston, Jomes S. White. Director 

Sidney J. Furie. Originol (book): Billie Holidoy, 

Williom Duffy. Screenplay: Terence McCloy, Chris 

Clark, Suzanne de Posse. 

• The tragic story of Billie Holiday, one of the 

leoding blues singers of her time, who died of a 

combinotion of drugs ond onemio in 1959 at the 

oge of 44. In Ponovision and Color. Nov. 1972. 

SEPARATE PEACE, A (Dromo). Stors: John Heyl, 

Porker Stevenson, Williom Roerick. Producer: Robert 

A. Goldston. Director: Lorry Peerce. Original 

(novel): John Knowles. Screenploy: Fred Segol. 

• At the beginning of World Wor 1 o boy's 

prep school in the Eost, two students—one the 

typical oll-Americon sports type, the other a bookworm—^become 

close friends. In a ridiculous test 

of manhood, a severe accident occurs and their 

friendship is threatened. In Color. Sept. 1972. 

Coming 

ALFREDO, ALFREDO (Comedy-Dromo). Stars: Dustin 

Hoffmon, Stefanio Sondrelli. Director: Pietro Germi. 

Screenploy: Leo Benvenuti, Piero de Bernordi, Tullio 

Pinelli, Pietro Germi. 

• A penetrating Itolion block comedy that probes, 

pokes fun at, and sotiricolly slices into morrioge, 

morols ond the vacuous relotionships into which 

Color. 

BADGE 373 (Police Dromo). Stors: Robert Duvoll, 

Verna Bloom, Eddie Egon, Producer-Director: 

Howard W. Koch. Screenplay: Pete Homill. 

• Based on one of many true-life experiences of 

former New York City detective Eddie Egon ("The 

French Connection"), the story centers on uncovering 

o conspiracy to deliver rifles for a revolution. 

BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON (Historical Drama). 

Stars: Grohom Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lowson. 

Producer: Luciano Perugio. Director: Franco 

Zeffirelli. Screenploy: Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Kenneth 

Ross, Lino Wertmuller, Fronco Zeffirelli. 

• (Itolion-made.) Story of the of Froncis 

life St. 

of Assisi, who grows up in weolth and splendor. 

He renounces oil his worldly goods and becomes 

o monk, setting up o communol life with a bond 

of youthful followers. In Ponovision and Color. 

CHARLEY-ONE-EYE (Western) Stors: Richard Roundtree, 

Roy Thinnes. Producers: David Frost, Jomes 

Swonn. Director: Don Choffey. Screenplay: Keith 

Leonard. 

A man Army • block deserts the Union and flees 

to Mexico where he meets on Indian. Their friendship 

is put to the test when o bounty hunter tracks 

down the block mon. In Color. 

CHARLOTTE'S WEB (Animated Musical). Voices of: 

Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde, Henry Gibson. Producer: 

Williom Honno, Joseph Borbero. Directors: 

Chorles A. Nichols, Iwoo Tokamoto. Original 

Earl Homner 

!n's story, o resourceful 

bornyord pig from being 

with a messoge in 

CHILD'S PLAY (Suspense Drama). Stars: James Moson, 

Robert Preston, Beou Bridges. Producer: David 

Merrick. Director: Sidney Lumet. Original (play): 

Robert Morosco. Screenplay: Leon Prochnik. 

• An indefinoble, sinister gome is being played 

of St. Chorles boarding school. A new gym instrucenmeshed 

in a conflict between two 

the 

irmer teochers, ond senseless violence stalks 

Colo 

FEAR IS THE KEY (Action Drama). Stars: Borry Newman, 

Suzy Kendoll, John Vernon. Producers: Alon 

Ladd Joy Konter, Elliott Kastner. Director: 

ir., 

Michael Tuchner. Originol (novel): Alistoir Moc- 

Leon. Screenplay: Robert Corrington. 

• Several yeors offer his wife, son ond brother 

ore killed by o gong of jewel thieves, a man travels 

to a small Louisiana town to seek revenge and 

foil o plot to recover ten million dollars in stolen 

gold and gems. In Ponovision and Color.

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FIRST CIRCLE, THE (Drama). Stars: Gunther Malzocher, 

Elzbieta Czyzewsko, Peter Steen. Producer: 

Mogens Skot-Hansen. Director: Aleksonder Ford. 

Original (novel): Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn. Screenplay: 

Aleksonder Ford. 

• (Donish-made.) In Stalinist Russia, a group^ of 

political prisoners belong to "the first circle, a 

prison in which they enjoy certain privileges and 

are allowed to work on useful projects, while still 

subject to inhumon conditions. In Color. 

FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE, THE (Drama). Stars: 

Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle. Producer: Paul 

Monash. Director: Peter Yates. Original (novel): 

George V. Higgins. Screenplay: Paul Monash. 

• This tough, realistic portrait of the "blue collar' 

Boston underworld, demonstrating how the police 

and criminals work for and against each other, 

finds a small-time hood Eddie Coyle, the armourer 

for a gang of bank robbers, caught in the middle. 

In Color. 

HITLER: THE LAST TEN DAYS (Drama). Stars: Alec 

Guinness Simon Ward, Dons Kunstmann. Producer; 

Wolfgang Reinhardt. Director: Ennio de Concini. 

Original (book)- Gerhard Boldt. Screenplay: Ennio 

de Concini, Maria Pia Fusco, Wolfgang Reinhordt, 

Ivan Moffat. „ .. ... 

• Events in the fuehrer's bunker in Berlin, m the 

final fateful days before the Russians advanced 

on the city and the German army hod begun to 

disintegrate. In Color. 

INNOCENT BYSTANDERS (Suspense Drama). Stars: 

Stonley Baker Geraldine Chaplin, Donald Pleaênce. 

Producer- George H. Brown. Director: Peter Collinson 

Original (novel): James Munro. Screenplay: 

James Mitchell. 

—British 

American or Russian— in this story centering on 

on oging secret agent who becomes the decoy in 

an international scramble to locate an escaped 

Russian scientist. In Color. 

MATTEI AFFAIR, THE (Drama). Stars: Gi Dn Maria 

Volonte, Luigi Squarizino, Peter Baldw Producer: 

Franco Cristaldi. Dir 

Rosi. Original 

(story): Francesco Ri Tonino Guerra. Screenplay: 

Guerra, Nerio Minuzzo, Tito 

language; English titles.) On Oct. 27, 

an industrialist Enrico Mattel was killed 

ate jet plone at Bascape, just outside of 

airport. Thi; 

PAPER MOON (Comedy-Drama). Stars: Ryan O'Neal, 

Tatum O'Neol, Madeline Kahn. Producer-Director: 

Peter Bogdanovich. Original (novel): Joe David 

Brown. Screenplay: Alvin Sargent. 

• Set in Kansas in the 1930s, the story concerns 

a shrewd young southern orphan who becomes the 

willing confederate of a con man. She then sets 

the 

, 

SAVE THE TIGER (Drama). Stars: Jack Lemmon, Jack 

Gilford Laurie Heineman. Producer: Martin Ransohoff. 

Director: John G. Avildsen. Screenplay: 

Steve Shagen. , ^ 

gaged ga usiness, an aging, disillusioned 

an unprofitable factory ablaze 

arranges an afternoon with a prostitute for 

of his biggest buyers. In Panavision and Color. 

SOUL OF NIGGER CHARLEY (Western). Stars: Fred 

Williamson, Denise Nicholos. Producer-Director: 

Larry Spongier. 

• In this sequel to "The Legend of Nigger Charley," 

Charley attempts to free some slaves in Mexico 

held in bondage by a torn Confederate 

Army officer. In Color. 

20th 

Century-Fox 


COUNTESS DRACULA (Horror Dramo). Stars; Ingrid 

Pitt, Nigel Green, Sondor Eles. Producer; Alexander 

Pool. Director: Peter Sasdy. Original (story): Alexonder 

Pool, Peter Sasdy, Gabriel Ronay. Screenplay: 

Jeremy Paul. 

• (British-made.) In Hungary, a cruel countess 

discovers the rejuvenating qualities of the blood 

of virgins. Posing as her own daughter, she -woos 

the affections of a young man, but finds she must 

commit murder repeatedly in order to keep her 

youth. In Widescreen and Color. Oct. 1972. 

DARWIN ADVENTURE, THE (Historical Drama). Stars: 

Nicholos Clay, Ian Richardson, Susan Macready. 

Producer: Joseph Strick. Director: Jack Couffer. 

• In 1832, Charles Darwin, G young divinity 

student and naturalist, sails on the HM.S. Beagle 

for South America and the Galapagos, to prove 

his theory that man may have evolved from a 

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lower form of life. In Pant nd Color. " Oct. 

1972. 

DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE 

(Satire). Stars: Fernando Rey, Delphine 

Stephane Audran. Producer: Serge Silbermt 

rector: Luis Bunuel. Screenploy: Luis Bunuel 

Claude Carriere. 

• (French-made.) The ambassador of a 

country, his French associates and their wi\ 

preoccupied with the reality of dreams and indulge 

itire of 

in some very unrealistic behavior in this sc 

middle doss. Panavisic)n and 

the aristocratic In 

Color. Dec. 1972. 

EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON 

MARIGOLDS, THE (Melodrama). Stars: Joanne 

Woodward, Nell Potts, Roberta Walloch. Producer: 

Director: John Foreman. Paul Newman. Original 

play): Paul Zindel. Screenplay: Alvin Sargent. 

• The widowed, neurotic mother of two girls, 

slovenly and often ill-tempered, makes no effort 

to improve her lot. When she decides to make 

her 

daughters 

In Cc Dee. 1972. 

HEARTBREAK KID, THE (Comedy-Melodrama). Stars: 

Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin. 

J. Producer: Edgar Scherick. Director: Elaine May. 

Original (story): Bruce Jay Friedman. Screenplay: 

Neil Simon. 

• A young bride, in Miami for her honeymoon, 

gets a terrible sunburn and is confined to her room. 

Her husband, alone on the beach, meets a lovely, 

tempting young girl, decides to divorce his bride, 

°n Co°or°*Dec? r972. ""^ ° ' 

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POSEIDON ADVENTURE, THE (Adventure Drama) 

Stars: Gene Hackmon, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons 

Producer; Irwin Allen. Director: Ronald 

Neame. Original (novel): Paul Galileo. Screenplay; 

Stirling Silliphant. 

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handful of 

• Recounts the incredible trek of a 

survivors through the mangled structure of the 

luxury liner S.S. Poseidon, which has been hit and 

overturned by a tidal wave while at sea. In Panavision 

and Color. Dec. 1972. 

, 

SLEUTH (Sus e Drama). Stars: Laurence Olivier, 

Alex Cawthorne. Producer: Morton 

Gottlieb. Director: Joseph L. Monkiewicz. Original 

(play): Anthony Shaffer. Screenplay: Anthony Shaf- 

• Film version of the hit mystery ploy about o 

suspense novelist who invites his wife's lover to 

his house for an evening of deadly fun and gomes. 

In Widescreen and Color. Dec. 1972. 

SOUNDER (Drama). Stars: Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson 

Kevin Hooks. Producer: Robert B. Radnitz. 

Director: Martin Rift. Originol (novel): William H. 

Armstrong. Screenplay: Lonne Elder 111. 

• In the Depression-torn deep South, a black 

sharecropper is caught stealing food and sentenced 

to a year at hard labor. His eldest son determines 

to visit him in jail, but the sheriff refuses to reveal 

his father's whereabouts. In Panavision and 


TROUBLE MAN (Action Drama). Stars: Robert Hooks, 

Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite. Producer: Joel D. Freeman. 

Director: Ivan Dixon. Screenplay: John D. 

Black. 

• The super-cool Mr. T. is hired by two gambling 

kingpins to discover who is behind the raids on 

their dice games. When a rival gang leader is murdered, 

Mr. T. realizes he is being used as a fall 

guy in a scheme to get rid of the competition. In 

Widescreen ond Color. Nov. 1972. 

VAMPIRE CIRCUS (Horror Drama). Stars: Adrienne 

Corri John Moulder-Brown, Laurence Payne, Producer: 

Stork. Director: Wilbur Robert Young. 

Screenplay: Judson Kinberg. 

• (British-made) In an isolated Serbian village 

in the 19th Century, a plague grips the town os 

a result of a dying 

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Dnd 

performe 

Coming 

ACE ELI AND RODGER OF THE SKIES (Acti 

venture Drama), Stars; Cliff Robertson, I 

Franklin, Eric Shea. Producer: Robert Fryer, 

Cresson, Director: John Erman, Screenplay: C 

ger. In Color. 

HOPE TO DIE (Action Melodrama). Stars: 

Robert Ryan, Jean-Louis Trintignont, Lea Massari. 

Producer; Serge Silbermon. Director: Rene Clement. 

Screenplay: Sebastian Japrisot. 

• (Filmed in France.) A man who is being pursued 

by gypsies, because he once accidentally crashed 

his plane into some gypsy children on a beach, 

loins a weird band of crooks. They have been 

hired by an Italian gangster to kidnap a mentally 

retarded girl for $1 million. In Widescreen and 

BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (Science 

Fiction) Stars: Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, 

Natalie Trundy. Producer: Arthur P. Jabobs. Director: 

J. Lee Thompson. Original (story): Pierre 

Boulle. Original (screenplay): Paul Dehn, Screenplay: 

John and Joyce Corrington. 

• The further adventures of the ape civilization 

center on their efforts to bring about o drastic 

change in the course of history. In Panavision and 

Color. 

CINDERELLA LIBERTY (Comedy Melodrama). Stars: 

James Caan, Marsha Mason. Producer-Director: 

Mark Rydell. Original (novel); Darryl Ponicsan, 

Screenplay: Darryl Ponicsan. 

• An unexpected love story. In Color. 

Original (novel): Pat Conroy. Screenplay: Irving 

Ravetch, Harriett Frank jr. 

• Based on a true-life event, the story concerns 

a white teacher who arrives at a black school in 

South Carolina, so isolated that even his eighthgraders 

have never heard of George Washington. 

In Color. 

EMPEROR OF THE NORTH POLE (Action-Adventure 

Drama). Stars: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith 

Carradine. Producer: Stanley Hough. Director: 

Robert Aldrich. Screenplay: Christopher Knopf. 

• In the Midwest of the 1920s, the world's greatest 

hobo and the world's toughest tram conductor 

wage on eternal battle to see who can moster the 

other. In Panavision and Color. 

GORDON'S WAR (Action-Adventure Drama). Star: 

Paul Winfield. Producer: Robert Schaftel. Director: 

Ossie Davis. Screenplay: Ed Spielman, Howard 

Friedlander. 

has become hooked on drugs. He rounds up several 

army buddies and decides to hunt down the push- 

GOSPEL ROAD (Religious Drama). Stars: Johnny Cosh, 

Robert Elfstrom, June Carter. Producers: Johnny 

Cash, June Carter. Director: Robert Elfstrom. 

Screenplay: Johnny Cash, Lorry Murray, 

e Filmed in the Holy Land, the film is narrated by 

singer-composer Johnny Cash and follows the story 

of Jesus, first as a child and then as an adult with 

His disciples. In Color. 

HEX Drama). Stars: Keith Carradine, Scott Glenn. 

Producer: Clark Paylow. Director: Leo Garen. 

Original (story): Doran William Cannon, Vernon 

• In Bingo, Nebraska 

power of "the Hex." 

KID BLUE (Western Dn 

Warren Dates, Janic 

Schwartz. Director: 

Edwin Shrake. 

• For on unsuccessfu 

straight. Dime Box, T 

Steve Katz. 

1919, six unlucky motor- 

Mful Indian girls with the 

anavision and Color. 

). Stars: Dennis Hopper, 

Rule. Producer; Marvin 

es Frawley. Screenplay: 

LAST AMERICAN HERO, THE (Adventure Drama). 

Stars; Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald, 

Producers: William Roberts, John Cutts. 

Director: (story): Lamont Johnson. Original Tom 

Wolfe. Screenplay: William Roberts, William Kerby. 

• The true adventures of Junior Johnson, the 

hardest-charging stockcar racer in history. In Panavision 

and Color. 

LAUGHING POLICEMAN, THE (Crime Drama). Stars: 

Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Cathy-Lee Crosby. 

Producer-Director: Stuart Rosenberg. Original 

(novel): Per Wahloo, Maj Sjowall. Screenplay: Tom 

Rickman. 

• The police set out to find the slayer of eight 

victims in senseless killings in San Francisco. In 

Panavision and Color. 

LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE, THE (Mystery Drama). 

Stars: Roddy McDowall, Pamela Franklin, Clive 

Revill, Producer: Albert Fennell. Director: John 

Hough, Original (novel): Richard Matheson. Screenplay; 

Richard Matheson. 

• (British-made.) Four people agree to stay in o 

haunted house in an attempt to prove that a 

ghost can actually commit a murder. In Color. 

NEPTUNE FACTOR, THE (Science Fiction). Stars: Ben 

Gazzara, Ernest Borgnine, Yvette Mimieux. Producer: 

Sanford Howard, Director: Daniel Petrie. 

Original (novel): Jock DeWitt. 

• (Canadian-mode.) Explorers intrude 25,000 feet 

below the ocean floor in an attempt to rescue 

In 

Color. 

PAPER CHASE, THE (Melodrama). Stars: Timothy 

Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, Graham Becket. Producers; 

Robert C. Thompson, Rodrick Paul. Director: 

James Bridges. Original (novel): John Jay Osborn 

jr. Screenplay; James Bridges. 

is • A young man torn between hating the 

school's toughest professor and loving the man's 

daughter. In Color. 

SEVEN-UPS, THE (Crime Drama). Stars: Roy Scheider, 

Tony Lo Bianco. Producer-Director: Philip D'Antoni. 

Original (story): Philip Hersh. Screenplay: 

Albert Ruben, Alex Jacobs. 

• A contingent of super-cops hunts down hardcore 

and Color. 

Reissue 

SOUND OF MUSIC, THE (Musical). Stars: Julie Andrews, 

Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker. Producer-Director: 

Robert Wise. Original (play): Howard 

Lindsay, Russel Crouse. Screenplay: Ernest 

Lehman. 

• Story of the famous Tropp family of singers ond 

their exciting adventures while escaping Austria 

and the Nazis during World Wor II. In Todd AO 

and Color. 



ACROSS 110TH STREET (Crime Drama). Stars: Anthony 

Quinn, Yaphct Kotto, Anthony Franciosa. 

Producers; Ralph Scrpc, Fouod Said. Director: 

Barry Shear. Original (novel): Wolly Ferris. Screenplay: 

Luther Davis. 

• A Harlem precinct police captain tries to track 

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DAUGHTERS OF SATAN (Horror Drama). Stars: Tom 

Selleck, Barro Grant, Tani Phelps Guthrie. Producer: 

Aubrey Schenck. Director: Hollingsworth Morse. 

Original (story): John Bushelman. Screenplay; John 

tales about a journey and the offbeat characters 

who moke it. In Color. 

COPS AND ROBBERS (Crime Dromo). Stars: Cliff 

Gormon, Joseph Bologno. Producer: Elliott Kostner, 

Director: Aram Avokian. Screenplay: Donald West- 

Universal 


COUNTRY MUSIC (Musicol). Stors: Marty Robbins, 

Sammy Jackson. 


• (Filmed in the Phili 

becomes dangerously 

he purchases an old painting depicting the burning 

of witches. In Color. Oct. 1972. 

FELLINI'S ROMA (Impressionistic Drama). Stars: 

Federico Fellini, Peter Gonzales, Fiona Florence. 

Producer-Director: Federico Fellini. Screenploy: 

Federjco Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi. 

• (Italian-mode.) Acclaimed at the Cannes Film 

Festival, this film shows Rome, the Eternal City, 

as interpreted by one of its grec 

and features sequences of a mossi' 

the Raccordo Anulore and o bizc 

fashion show. In Color. Dec. 1972. 

HAMMER (Actii )rama). Stars: Fred Williamson, 

Bernie Hamilton, Vonetta McGee. Producer: AI 

Adamson. Director: Bruce Clark. Screenplay: 


• A professional boxer becomes entangled with a 

crime syndicate. In Color. Nov. 1972. 

HICKEY & BOGGS (Suspense Droma). Stars: Bill Cosby, 

Robert Culp, Rosalind Cosh. Producer: Fouad 

Said. Director: Robert Culp. Screenplay: Wolter 

Hill. 

• Two down-and-out private detectives, one a 

homosexual with o drinking problem, ore hired 

to find a man involved in a $400,000 bonk robbery. 


MAN OF LA MANCHA (Musical Dromo). Stars: Peter 

O'Toole, Sophio Loren, James Coco. Producer-Director: 

Arthur Miller. Originol (play): Dole Wosserman. 

Screenplay: Dale Wossermon. 

• Cervantes becomes Don Quixote, on aged man 

who fancies himself o knight, and tronsforms 

Aldonzo the bormoid into his foir Dulcinea in 

this lyricol story of o knight-errant who follows 

"the quest." In Techniscope and Color. Dee. 1972. 

MECHANIC, THE (Action Drama). Stars: Charles 

Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenon Wynn. Producers: 

Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, Lewis John 

Carl 

Scr( 

• A highly skilled ossassin decides to take on and 

train an ossistont—the son of a wealthy Colifornion 

whom he has just murdered. The young protege 

successfully fulfills a contract to kill his former 

teacher but then foils into a trop at his 

mansion. In Color. Nov. 1972. 

PULP (Action-Satire). Stars: Michoel Coine, Mickey 

Rooney, Lizobeth Scott. Producer: Michael Klinger. 

Director: Mike Hodges. Screenplay: Mike Hodges. 

• (Filmed in Malta.) An ex-funerol director who 

writes sexy detective stories is hired to write the 

memoirs of o 64-year-old, retired, gangster-film 

star The screen tough guy is murdered ond the 

writer vows to convict the murderer. In Color. 

Oct. 1972. 

RETURN OF SABATA (Western Drama). Stars: Lee 

Van Cleef, Reiner Schone, Gianni Rizzo. Producer: 

Alberto Grimoldi. Director: Frank Kramer. Screenplay: 

Fronk Kromer, Renato Izzo. 

• In Hobsonville, Tex., Sabata, o gunslinger and 

former Confederate officer, runs into o fellow 

soldier who owes him $5,000. While woiting to 

recoup his debt, he uncovers a plot by the greedy 

moyor and o scheming Irishmon to swindle the 

townspeople by imposing a heavy sales tox. In 

Techniscope and Color. Sept. 1972. 

SUPERBEAST (Horror Droma). Stors: Antoinette 

Bower, Croig Littler, Harry Louter. Producer-Director: 

George Schenck. Screenplay: George Schenck. 

• (Filmed in the Philippines.) Experimenting with o 

two scientists ore transformed into beast-like creatures. 

A rich oil mon, who financed the experiment, 

takes pleosure in hunting down the "superbeosts " 


Coming 

AVANTI! (Comedy-Dromo). Stors: Jock Lemmon, 

Juliet Mills, Clive Revill. Producer-Director: Billy 

Wilder. Screenplay: I.A.L. Diamond, Billy Wilder. 

in Italy.) • (Filmed Odd circumstances bring on 

Americon businessmon and on English secretory 

together on o picturesque Itolit 

hostility blosson 

BILLY TWO HATS (Western). Stors: Gregory Peck, 

Desi Arnoz jr., Sion Barbara Allen. Producers: 

Norman Jcwison, Patrick Palmer. Director: Ted 

Kotcheff. Screenploy: Alan Shopp. 

• (Filmed in Israel.) A morally rigid sheriff. 

Indic 

CANTERBURY TALES (Comedy). Stars: Hugh Grif 

fith, Ninette Davoli, Franco Citti. Producer: Al 

berto Grimoldi. Director: Pier Poolo Posolini 

Screenploy: Pier Paolo Posolini. 

• (Itolion-made.) A reworking 

bowdy 

Chaucer's 

BOXOFFICE 

bonds and sell them New Jersey Mafic 

ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE (Action Drama). Stars: 

Robert Bloke, Billy Bush, Mitch Ryon. Producer- 

Director: James W. Guerico. 

• An oction-pocked adventure obout Big John 

Wintergreen, a 5'4" motorcycle cop on o 6'2" 

HARRY NEVER HOLDS (Crime Dromo). Stars: James 

Coburn, Michael Sorrazin, Trish Von Devere. Producer-Director: 

Bruce Geller. Screenplay: Ron 

Austin, James Buchanan. 

• A bond of sophisticated, professional pickpockets 

nben 

LADY CAROLINE LAMB (Historical Droma). Stors: 

Miles, Sarah Jon Finch, Richord Chomberlain. 

Producer: Fernando Ghio. Director: Robert Bolt. 

Screenploy: Robert Bolt. 

• (Filmed in England ond Itoly.) The offoirs of 

state become love affairs as Lody Caroline Lomb, 

wife of on aspiring British politician, scondolizes 

England by her liaison with Lord Byron. In Ponovision 

ond Color. 

LAST TANGO IN PARIS (Drama). Stors: Morion 

Brondo, Mario Schneider, Jean-Pierre Leoud. Producer: 

Alberto Grimoldi. Director: Bernordo Berto- 

• (French language; English titles.) After his wife's 

suicide, a middle-aged American expotriote and o 

young Parisienne become immersed in o destructive 

love offoir. In Color. 

LIVE AND LET DIE (Action Dromo). Stars: Roger 

Moore Yophet Kotto, Geoffrey Holder. Producers: 

Albert Broccoli, Horry Soltzmon. Director: Guy 

Hamilton. Screenplay: Tom Monkiewicz. 

• Smoothly supercharged Jomes Bond confronts 

the world of block magic ond hord drugs as he 

investigotes a Caribbean connection masterminded 

by o block diplomot keen on heroin smuggling. In 

LONG GOODBYE, THE (Crime Melodramo). Stars: 

Elliott Gould, Nino von Pallondt, Sterling Hoyden. 

Producer: Jerry Bick. Director: Robert Altmon. 

Original (novel): Raymond Chondler. Screenplay: 

Leigh Brockett. 

• Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired to investigate 

the disoppeoronce of o wealthy alcoholic writer 

and, in the process, uncovers a murder and the 

apporent suicide of on old friend. In Panovision 

ond Color. 

OFFENCE, THE (Crime Dromo). Stors: Sean Connery, 

Trevor Howord Vivion Merchant. Producer: Denis 

O'Dell. Director: Sidney Lumet. Screenplay: John 

utenant discovers the unpleosont 

self in the course of investigoting 

OUTSIDE MAN, THE (Action Dromo). Stars: Jeon- 

Louis Trintignont, Ann-Margret, Angle Dickinson. 

Producer: Jocques Bar. C 

Jacques DeRoy. 

Jeon-Cloude 

Screenploy: 

SCORPIO (Action Drama). Stars: Burt Lancaster, Alain 

Delon, Paul Scofield. Producer: Walter Mirisch. 

Director: Michael Winner. Screenploy; Dovid W. 

Rintels, Gerald Wilson. 

• A professional assassin, hired by the C.I.A., 

tracks down another intelligence ogent suspected 

of treason. In Color. 

THEATRE OF BLOOD (Horror Dromo). Stars: Vincent 

Price, Diono Rigg, Ian Hendry. Producers: John 

Kohn, Stanley Monn. Director: Douglas Hickok. 

Anthony Greville-Bell. 

Screenplay: 

• (British-mode.) A Shakespearean octor tokes 

critics, it's revenge on the and blood he demands, 

not retraction. In Color. 

TOM SAWYER (Musicol Drama). Stars: Johnny Whitoker. 

Celeste Holm, Worren Ootes. Producer: Arthur 

P. Jacobs. Director: Don Toylor. Original 

(novel): Mark Twain. Screenplay: Robert B. and 

Richord M. Sherman. 

• Now o musical, the Mark Twain classic—set in 

Hannibal, Mo., in the t870s—tells of the early 

life of irrepressible Tom Sawyer and his odventures 

with Huckleberry Finn. In Ponavision and Color. 

WHITE LIGHTNING (Action Drama). Stars: Burt 

Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley. Producers; Arthur 

Gordner, Jules Levy. Director: Joseph Sorgent. 

Screenplay: William Norton. 

• A vengeful ex-convict goes offer a moonshining 

sheriff omidst o gong of bootleggers. In Color. 

PETE 'N' TILLIE (Comedy-Dromo). Stars: Walter Motthou, 

Corol Burnett, Gcroldine Page. Producers: 

Martin Ritt, Julius Epstein. Director: Martin 

J. 

Ritt. Original (story): Peter De Vries. Screenploy: 

Julius J. Epstein. 

• A sorcostic, love-starved woman has on affair 

with ond morries o philandering procticol joker. 

She gives birth to a son who dies of o malignancy, 

and they drift opart. In Ponavision and Color. 

Dee. 1972. 

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS (Dromo). Stars: Tuesdoy Weld, 

Anthony Perkins, Tommy Grimes. Producer-Director: 

Fronk Perry. Original (novel): Joon Didion. 

Screenplay: Joon Didion, John Gregory Dunne. 

• The intimote portrayal of a washed-up and 

totolly unodjusted film star, the disillusion of her 

result morrioge as o of her odultery and the 

casual suicide of her best friend. In Ponovision 

and Color. Oct. 1972. 

ULZANA'S RAID (Western). Stors: Burt Loncaster, 

Bruce Davison, Richard Joeckel. Producer-Director: 

Robert Aldrich. Screenplay: Alon Shorp. 

• A chorocter from American history, Ulzono, a 

Chirocohuo Apoche, leods nine savages in o raid 

in which he brutally murders white settlers. An 

Army scout, sent to track down the Indians, finds 

himself pitted against a fonoticol young lieutenont. 

YOU'LL LIKE MY MOTHER (Suspense Dromo). Stors: 

Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy, Richard Thomas. 

Producer; Mort Briskin. Director: Lomont Johnson. 

Original (novel): Noomi A. Hintze. Screenplay: 

Jo Helms. 

• A young widow, about to hove a boby, trovels 

to to Duluth hoping be accepted by on unresponsive 

mother-in-law. Unbeknownst to her, o 

is in murderer-rapist being hidden the house where 

she is staying. In Color. Nov. 1972. 

Coming 

AMERICAN GRAFFITI (Dromo). Stars: Ronny Howard, 

Richard Dreyfuss, Chorles Martin Smith. Producer: 

Francis Ford Coppola. Director: George Lucas. 

Screenplay: George Lucas, Glorio Katz, Willord 

Huyck. 

• Story of four high-school buddies and the girls 

in their lives in the summer of 1962. In Color. 

BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF, THE (Horror Dromo). 

Stars- Kerwin Motthews, Robert J. Wilke, Scott 

Sealey. Producer: Aoron Rosenberg. Director: Nathon 

H. Juron. Screenplay: Bob Homel. 

• In Color. 

BREEZY (Comedy). Stars; William Holden, Kay Lenz, 

Dennis Olivieri. Producer; Robert Daley. Director; 

Clint Eastwood. Screenploy: Jo Heims. 

• Filmed in Los Angeles. In Color. 

CHARLEY VARRICK (Action Drama). Stars; Walter 

Motthou, Joe Don Baker, Felicio Forr. Producer- 

Director: Don Siegel. Original (novel): John Reese. 

Screenploy: Howord Rodman, Deon Riesner. 

• Story about o small-time bonk robber who finds 

himself with a bonk houl of unwanted Mofia 

money. In Panovision ond Color. 

DAY OF THE JACKAL, THE (Suspense Drama). Stors: 

Eric Porter, Delphine Seyrig. Producers; John 

Woolf David Deutsch, Julien Derode. Director: 

Fred Zinnemonn. Original (novel): Frederick Forsyth. 

Screenplay; Kenneth Ross. 

• Suspense-intrigue drama of a plot to assassinate 

General De Goulle. In Color. 

DON IS DEAD, THE (Crime Drama). Stors: Anthony 

Quinn, Frederick Forrest, Robert Forster. Producer; 

Hoi B Wollis. Director: Richard Fleischer, Original 

(novel): Nick Quorry. Screenploy: Christopher 

Trumbo, Michoel P. Butler. 

• A drama obout organized crime. In Color. 

GUNS OF A STRANGER (Western). Stors: Marty Robbins 

Chill Wills, Dovie Beams. Producer-Director; 

Robert Hinkle. Screenplay: Charles W. Aldridge. 

• Western with music about the impact of a 

drifter upon the lives of a frontier family. In 

Color. 

HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (Western). Stors: Clint Eastwood, 

Verno Bloom, Moriono Hill. Director: Clint 

Eostwood. 

. . . J ,_ 

• The smoll town of Logo is being terrorized by 

o band of unsavory choracters, and the citizens 

porolyzed by feor—offer no resistonce. A drifter 

wanders into town ond forms o militia which mokes 

o stond agoinst the outlaws. In Color. 

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Rock Musical). Stars: 

Ted Neeley, Corl Anderson, Yvonne Ellimon. Producers: 

Norman Jewison, Robert Stigwood. Director: 

Norman Jewison. Screenplay: Norman Jewison, 

Melvyn Brogg. 

• (Filmed in Israel.) Motion picture 

populor rock opero. In Color.

! lovers. 

LIMBO iDromo). Stars: Kate Jackson, Kathleen 

Nolan, Stuart Margolin. Producer: Linda Gottlieb. 

Director: Mark Robson. Original (novel): Joan 

Silver, Linda Gottlieb. Screenplay: Joan Silver, 

James Bridges. 

• A group of wives of prisoners of war and missing-jn-Gction 

flies to oir 

servicemen on army base 

in Florida when they receive word that the husband 

of one is returning from a prison camp. In Color. 

MAN OF THE YEAR iSex Comedy). Stars: Rosanna 

Podesta, Lando Buzzanca, Luciano Salce. Producer- 

Director: Marco Vicario. Screenplay: Pierro Chiara, 

MIDNIGHT MAN, THE (Mystery Drama). Stars: Burt 

Lancaster, Susan Clark, Cameron Mitchell. Producers-Directors: 

Roland Kibbee, Burt Lancaster. 

Original (novel): David Anthony. Screenplay: 

Roland Kibbee, Burt Lancaster, 

• Mystery drama set against the background of a 

college town. In Color. 

NAKED APE, THE (Drama). Stars: Johnny Crawford, 

Victoria Principal, Dennis Olivieri. Producer: Zev 

Bufman. Director: Donald Driver. Original (book): 

Desmond Morris, Screenplay: Donald Driver. 

• Based on the best-seller, this half-animation, 

half live-action film follows the development of 

man, from his prehistoric beginnings down to the 

present. In Color. 

NELSON AFFAIR, THE (Historical Drama). Stars: 

Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Margaret 

''^X. 

Producer: Hal B. Wallis. Director: Jam^ 

Jones. Original [play): Terence Rottigan. Screenplay: 

Terence Rottigan. 

• (British-made.) In 1805, Naval hero Admiral 

Lord Nelson, after two years spent pursuing the 

French fleet, plans to spend several months with 

his lady love—coarse, heavy-drinking Lady Emma 

Hamilton. A letter from his estranged wife causes 

In Panavision and 

Colo 

SHOWDOWN (Western). Stars: Rock Hudson, Dean 

Martin, Susan Clark. Producer-Director: George 

Seaton. Originol (story): Honk Fine. Screenplay: 

Theodore Taylor. 

• The filrn tells of the adventures of a spirited 

boarding-house operator and frontier bride. In 

orror Drama). Stors: Strother Martin, 

Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies. Producer; Dan 

Striepeke. Director: Bernard L. Kowalski. Original 

(story): Dan Striepeke. Screenplay: Bernard L. 

Kowalski. 

• Thriller about a scientist who changes a man 

into a king cobra. In Color. 

STING, THE (Drama). Stars: Paul Newman, Robert 

Bill, Redford, Robert Shaw. Producer: Tony Michael 

Phillips, Julia Phillips. Director: George Roy Hill. 

Screenplay: David S. Ward. 

• Drama about the "big con" in Chicago in 1936. 

In Color. 

SUGARLAND EXPRESS, THE (Comedy-Adventure 

Drama). Stars: Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Michael 

Socks. Producers: Richard D. Zanuck, David 

Brown. Director: Steven Spielberg. Original (story): 

Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, Steven Spielberg. 

Screenplay: Hoi Barwood, Matthew Robbins. 

• A senior police official is involved in the pursuit 

of a fugitive couple across Texas. In Color. 

TRICK BABY (Drama). Stors: Kiel Martin, Mel 

Stewort, Dallas Edwards Hays. Producer: Marshal 

Backlar. Director: Larry Yust. Original (novel): 

Iceberg Slim. 

• A con man, born of a white father and a black 

mother, uses his whiteness to fleece a gullible businessman 

into buying imitation diamonds for 

$10,000. When the man learns the truth and has 

a heort attack, his gangster nephew sets out to 

get those responsible. In Color. 

TWO PEOPLE (Drama). Stars: Peter Fonda, Lindsay 

Wagner, Estelle Parsons. Producer-Director: Robert 

Wise. Screenplay: Richard De Roy. 

• Contemporary love story about an American 

war deserter living in Marakesh and a top fashion 

WILLIE DYNAMITE (Action Droma). Stars: Rascoe 

Orman, Diana Sands, Thalmus Rasulalo. Producers: 

Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown. Director: Gilbert 

Moses. Screenplay: Ron Cutler. 

• Chronicles the downfall of a New York pimp. 

In 

Color. 

Warner Bros. 


CANCEL MY RESERVATION (Comedy). Stars: Bob 

Hope, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Bellamy. Producer: 

Gordon Oliver. Director: Paul Bogart. Original 

• A TV entertainer, on vacation in the Southwest, 

gets caught up in the machinations of a local 

robber baron. In Color. Oct. 1972. 

CRESCENDO (Suspense Drama). Stars: Stefanie Powers, 

James Olson. Producer: Michael Carreras. 

Director: Alan Gibson. Original (story): Alfred 

Shaughnessy. Screenplay: Jimmy Songster, Alfred 

Shaughnessy. 

• (British-made.) A young woman, doing research, 

in in gets involved the weird happenings a remote 

French villa. In Color. Nov. 1972. 

DELIVERANCE (Drama). Stars: Burt Reynolds, Jon 

Voight, Ron Cox. Producer-Director: John Boormon. 

Original (novel): James Dickey. Screenplay: James 

Dickey. 

• A weekend camping trip through the mountain 

wilderness turns into a terrifying nightmare for 

four men. In Panavision and Color. Oct. 1972. 

DRACULA A.D. 1972 (Horror Drama). Stars: Christopher 

Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham. Producer: 

Josephine Douglas. Director: Alan Gibson. 

Screenplay: Don Houghton. 

• (British-made.) The modern-day escapades of the 

infamous Count Dracula. In Color. Nov. 1972. 

EMIGRANTS, THE (Drama). Stars: Max von Sydow, 

Liv Ullman, Eddie Axberg. Producer: Bengt Forslund. 

Director: Jan Troell. Original (novel): Vilhelm 

Moberg. Screenplay: Jan Troell, Bengt Forslund. 

• (Swedish-made.) An epic adventure of Swedish 

immigration to the U.S. during the 19th Century. 


JEREMIAH JOHNSON (Adventure Drama). Stars: 

Robert Redford, Will Geer, Stephan Gierasch. 

Producer: Joe Wizan. Director: Sydney Pollack. 

Original (novel): Vardis Fisher. Screenplay: John 

Color. Dec. 1972. 

RAGE (Drama). Stars: George C. Scott, Richord Basehart, 

Martin Sheen. Producer: Fred Weintraub. 

Director: George C. Scott. Screenplay: Philip Friedman, 

Dan Kleinman. 

• A rancher seeks revenge against the army when 

his young son is accidentally killed by poison gas. 

In Panavision and Color. Nov. 1972. 

Coming 

ABDICATION, THE (Historical Drama). Stars: Liv 

Ullmann, Peter Finch. Producers: Robert Fryer, 

James Cresson. Director: Anthony Harvey. Original 

(play): Ruth Wolff. Screenplay: Ruth Wolff. 

• The haunting story of Queen Christina of 

Sweden who abdicated her throne for love in 

1654. In Color. 

ALL-AMERICAN BOY, THE (Drama). Stars: Jon 

Voight, Anne Archer. Producers: Saul John Krugman, 

Joseph T. Naar. Director: Charles Eastman. 

Screenplay: Charles Eastman. 

• A young man has women, trophies and a town 

at his feet and—with all of that— his future is 

BLACK BART (Comedy). Star: Cleavon Little. Producer: 

Michael Hertzberg. Director: Mel Brooks. 

Screenplay: Mel Brooks, Andy Bergman, Richard 

Pryor, Norman Steinberg. 

• A black man on a chain gang becomes sheriff 

of an all-white western town. In Color. 

BLUME IN LOVE (Dramo). Stars: George Segal, Susan 

Anspach, Kris Kristofferson. Producer-Director: 

Paul Mazursky. Screenplay: Paul Mazursky, 

• The story of a man trying to seduce the hardest 

them all—his ex-wife. In Color. 

CAHILL, UNITED STATES MARSHAL (Western) Stars: 

John Wayne, George Kennedy, Gary Grimes. Producer: 

Michael Wayne. Director: Andrew V. Mc- 

Laglen. Screenplay: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. 

• A big bank robbery tokes Marshal Cahill on a 

dangerous chase that leads the lawmon to disaster's 

edge. In Color. 

CLASS OF '44 (Dramo). Stars: Gary Grimes, Jerry 

Houser, Oliver Conant. Producers: Paul Bogart, 

Harry Keller. Director: Poul Bogart. Screenplay: 

Herman Raucher. 

and 

Color. 

CLEOPATRA JONES (Action Drama), Stars: Tar 

Dobson, Bcrnie Casey, Shelley Winters. Produ 

William Tcnnont, Max Jutien. Director: Jack 

rett. Screenplay: Sheldon Keller, William Tcnr 

Max Julien. 

• A female James Bond—from Harlem—take 

international drug traffickers. In Color. 

DAY FOR NIGHT ("Lo Nuit Americoine") (Drama). 

Stars: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean-Pierre Leaud, 

Jacqueline Bisset. Producer-Director: Francois 

Truffaut. Screenplay: Francois Truffaut, Jean- 

Louis Richard. 

(French-made.) • The complications, frustrations, 

joys and satisfactions encountered during the making 

of a film. In Color. 

DRACULA IS DEAD . . . AND WELL AND LIVING IN 

LONDON (Horror Drama). Stars: Peter Cushing, 

Christopher Lee. Producer: Roy Skeggs. Director: 

Alan Gibson. Screenplay: Don Houghton. 

• (British-made.) British intelligence tries to break 

up a group of senior citizens—mesmerized by 

vampirism and black mass rituals—who are Bent 

on building a new world based on their veneration 

of the devil. In Color. 

ELIZA'S HOROSCOPE (Drama). Stars: Elizabeth Moorman, 

Tom Lee Jones, Lila Kedrova. Producer-Director: 

Gordon Sheppard. Screenplay: Gordon Shep- 

• (Canadian-made.) The story of a young girl's 

dangerous horoscope. In Color. 

ENTER THE DRAGON (Adventure Drama). Stars: 

Bruce Lee, John Saxon. Producers: Fred Weintraub, 

Paul Heller. Director: Robert Clouse. 

• A contemporary story of the martial arts. In 

Color. 

EXORCIST, THE (Drama). Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max 

von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb. Producer: William Peter 

Blatty. Director: William Friedkin. Original (novel): 

William Peter Blatty. Screenplay: William Peter 

Blatty. 

• A young demonic girl undergoes possession. In 

5 FINGERS OF DEATH (Adventure Drama). Stars: Lo 

Lieh, Wang Ping, Wang Ching-Feng. Producer: Run 

Run Show. Director: Cheng Chang Ho. 

• (Hong Kong-made.) A disciplined Chinese wordefends 

the 

'his school and ends the 

kung-1 

ShawScope 

FREEBIE & THE BEAN (Suspense Drama). Stars: Alan 

Arkin, James Caan. Producers: Richard Rush, Floyd 

Mutrux. Director: Richard Rush. Screenplay: Floyd 

Mutrux. 

• Two policemen set out to disorganize organized 

crime. In Color. 

LAST OF SHEILA, THE (Drama). Stars: Richard Benlomin, 

Dyan Cannon, James Coburn. Producer-Director: 

Herbert Ross. Screenplay: Stephen Sondheim, 

Anthony Perkins. 

• Six jet-setters play a deadly game of "whodunnit" 

aboard a luxury yacht in the Mediterran- 

MACKINTOSH MAN, THE (Suspense Drama). Stars: 

Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason. 

Producer: John Foreman. Director: John Huston. 

Original (novel): Desmond Bagley. Screenplay: 

Walter Hill. 

• An ice-cold thief and a beautiful woman take 

on the cream of the Chinese espionage corps. In 

MAME (Musical). Stars: Lucille Ball, Robert Preston, 

Bea Arthur. Producers: Robert Fryer, James Cresson. 

Director: Gene Saks. Original (novel): Patrick 

Dennis. Screenplay: Paul Zindel. 

• Film version of the Broadway hit. In Color. 

NEW LAND, THE (Drama). Stars: Liv Ullmonn, Max 

von Sydow. Producer: Bengt Forslund. Director: Jan 

Troell. Original (novel): Vilhelm Moberg. Screenplay: 

Jon Troell, Bengt Forslund. 

• (Swedish-made.) Sequel to "The Emigrants," 

settlers which shows how Swedish adapt to America. 

In Color. 

O LUCKY MAN! (Drama). Stars: Malcolm McDowell, 

Rachel Roberts, Ralph Richardson. Producers: 

Michael Medwin, Lindsay Anderson. Director: Lindsay 

Anderson. Screenplay: David Sherwin. 

• (British-mode.) A young man travels the classic 

rood to success—move fast, talk faster and never 

soy "no" to a beautiful girl. In Color. 

RIATA (Western). Stars: Richard Harris, Bo Hopkins, 

Juliet Mills. Producer: J. Barry Kulick. Director: 

Samuel Fuller. Screenplay: Samuel Fuller. 

• A Texas sheriff takes off on a deadly manhunt 

to find the man who killed his son and robbed a 

bank. In Color. 

SCARECROW (Drama). Stars: Gene Hackman, Al 

Pacino, Dorothy Tristan. Producers: Robert M. 

Sherman, Sydney Pollack. Director: Jerry Schotzberg. 

Screenplay: Garry Michoel White, Floyd 

Mutrux. 

• Two sometimes-charming wanderers look for the 

answers to their dreams and some women to share 

STEELYARD BLUES (Comedy). Stars: Jane Fonda, 

Donald Sutherland, Peter Boyle. Producers: Tony 

Bill, Michael and Julio Phillips. Director: Alan 

S. Mycrson. Screenplay: David Ward. 

• A most unusual gang sets out to escape establishment 

pressures by stealing a plane that can't 

fly. In Color. 

SUPER FLY T.N.T. (Adventure Drama). Stars: Ron 

O'Neal, Sheila Frazier, Roscoe Lee Browne. Producer: 

Sig Shore. Director: Ron O'Neal. Screenplay: 

BAROMETER Section

THIEF WHO CAME TO DINNER, THE (Comedy- 

Drama), Stars: Ryan O'Neol, Jacqueline Bisset, 

Warren Ootes. Producer-Director: Bud Yorkin. 

Original (novel): Terence Lore Smith. Screenplay: 

Wolter Hill. 

• Crime pays for a charming, chess-playing cat 

burglar who steals from the rich ond gives to 

himself. In Color. 

TRAIN ROBBERS, THE (Western). Stars: John Wayne, 

Ann-Margret, Ben Johnson. Producer: Michael 

Wayne, Director: Burt Kennedy. Screenplay: Burt 

Kennedy. 

• A dead thief's "widow" and a half-million in 

gold lead Wayne on a deadly ride deep into the 

heart of In the Mexicon badlands. Panavision and 

ZANDY'S BRIDE (Drama). Stars: Gene Hackmon, Liv 

Ullmann. Producer: Harvey Matofsky. Director: Jan 

Troell. Original (novel): Lilian Bos Ross. Screen- 

• An unusual western love story that begins by 

mail and almost ends in o shootout at Big Sur in 

the lote 19th Century. In Color. 

Miscellaneous 

AFFAIR, THE (reviewed as "There's Always Vanilla") 

(Drama). Stars: Ray Laine, Judith Stremer, Roger 

McGovern. Producers: Russell W. Streiner, John A. 

Russo. Director: George Romero. Screenplay: 

Rudolph J. Ricci. Distributor: Cambist Films. 

• A young man and woman, originally from similar 

backgrounds, choose life styles which are incongruent 

with their love and feelings for each ether. 

APARTMENT ON THE 13TH FLOOR (Suspense 

Drama), Distributor: Hallmark Releasing, 

• (Spanish-made,) When a man is forced to kill to 

protect himself, he is then faced with disposing of 

the bodies. In Color. 

ASPHYX, THE (Suspense Drama). Stars: Robert 

Stephens, Robert Powell, Jane Lapotoire. Producer: 

John Brittony. Director: Peter Newbrook. Screenplay: 

Brion Comport. Distributor: Paragon Picloved 

ones. 

BROTHER OF THE WIND (Outdoor Drama). Producernortality 

for himself and his 

tist courts disaster when he 

mythology which appears to warn a person of impending 

danger. In Todd-AO 35 and Color. 

ASYLUM (Documentary). Producers: Peter Robinson, 

Peter Frelinghuysen, Arthur J. Rosenthal. Director: 

Peter Robinson. Distributor: Robinson-Frelinghuysen-Rosenthal, 

• A study of psychiatric care in modern-day London. 

AWAKENING, THE (Drama). Stars: Jacques Roberolles, 

Louise Marleau. Producers: John Dunning, 

Andre Link. Director: Denis Heroux. Screenplay: 

Roger Fournier. Distributor: Cinepix-U.S.A. 

) • (Canadian-made Frustrated in today's world, a 

clergyman and a nun leave their respective orders 

to seek a fuller life. They meet and marry, but 

their new life together is troubled by conflicts and 

guilt feelings, until they learn to accept each 

other as they are. In Color. 

BABY, THE (Suspense Drama). Stars: Anjonette Comer, 

Ruth Roman, Mariana Hill. Producers: Milton 

and Abe Polsky. Director: Ted Post. Screenplay: 

Abe Polsky. Distributor: Scotia Int'l Films. 

• An attractive social worker attempts to free a 

retarded man-child from the stranglehold of the 

twisted love-hate feelings of his mother and sisters. 

She finally manage 

BAD BARBARA (Sex Drama). Stars: Violette Wilde, 

Robert Harte, Christine Bailey. Director: Paul 

Gerher, Distributor: Sherpix. 

• A beautiful, but mixed-up, middle-class girl 

leaves her boy friend to seek the new sexuol freedom. 

In Color. 

BED CAREER (Sex Drama). Stars: Klaus Tinney, Ingrid 

Steeger. Director: lljo Von Anutroff. Distributor: 

Hemisphere Pictures. 

• (German-mode.) The story of women who try to 

make it to the top by making good use of their 

beds. In Color. 

BELINDA (Sex Melodrama). Stars: Melinda Forrest, 

Paul Tobors, Jeff Ward. Producer: Terry Levene. 

Director: Richard Franklin. Screenplay; Jay Chessic. 

Distributor: Aquarius Releasing. 

• This film-within-a-film spins out the events and 

episodes leading to the death of a skinflick star. 

Colo 

BLACK FANTASY (Drama). Stars: Jim Collier, Ellie 

Fiscalini, Elena Hall. Producer-Director: Lionel 

Rogosin. Screenplay: Jim Collier. Distributor: Im- 

• Rclotes the sexual fantosies and reminiscences 

of a young black man—married to a white woman—who 

is fearful and angered by the difficulty 

of adjusting to white society. In Color. 

BLIND DEAD, THE (Horror Drama). Stors: Cesor 

Burner, Lone Fleming, Helen Harp. Producer: J. 

Perez Giner. Director: Armando De Ossorio. Distributor: 

Hallmark Releosing. 

• (Spanish-mode.) An ancient order of monks 

return from the dead to terrorize the countryside. 

In Color. 

BORN BLACK (Drama). Distributor: Hallmark Releasing. 

• (German-made). A white woman, married to a 

white man, gives birth to a black baby. In Color. 

• Filmed in the 

story concerns a Ic 

changed drasticalh 

In 

Color. 

Canadian Rockies, the 

jntain man whose life is 

; rescues four wolf pups 

r their mother is killed. 

BRUTES, THE (Melodrama). Stors: Helga Anders, 

Klaus Lowitsch, Arthur Braus. Producer-Director: 

Roger Fritz. Screenplay: Jurgen Knop. Distributor: 

Joseph Brenner Associates. 

• Two brutal young men play games with a girl 

they hove trapped on a lonely beach, and violence 

is sparked by emotions unusual to ail three. In 

BULLET MACHINE, THE (Action Drama). Stars: Gilbert 

Wynne, Gilly Grant, Gary Hope. Producer: 

Herbert Alpert. Director: Lindsay Shonteff. Screenplay: 

Lewis John Hagleton. Distributor: Joseph 

Brenner Associates. 

• An ex-cop turned private eye tongles with an 

ex-hooker turned hired gun, as he tries to protect 

his clients from murder. In Techniscope and Color. 

BUMMER! (Drama). Stars: Kipp Whitman, Connie 

Strickland, Carol Speed. Producers: David Friedman, 

F. 

William Allen Castleman. Director: William 

Allen Castleman. Distributor: Entertainment Ven- 

• Contemporary oc 

of a rock group or 

In Color. 

CALL GIRL (Sex Drama). Stars: Marushka Zukibic, 

Roldan Lee. Producer-Director: Carlos Tobalina. 

Screenplay: Corlos Tobalina. Distributor: Hollywood 

CAMPUS SWINGERS (Sex Drama). Star: Ingrid Steeger, 

Producer: Wolf C. Hartwig. Director: Ernst 

Hofbauer, Distributor: Hemisphere Pictures. 

• (German-mode.) A report on the private lives of 

girls in college. In Color. 

CLASS REUNION (Sex Melodrama). Stars: Marsha 

Jordan, Sandy Gary, Terr! Johnson. Producer-Director: 

A. C. Stephen. Distributor: SCA Distributors. 

• A school reunion is the scene for a flock of 

handsome men and lovely ladies to do their thing. 

In Color. 

COMMUTER HUSBANDS (Sex Comedy). Stars: Gabrielle 

Drake, Robin Bailey, Heother Chosen. Producer: 

Morton Lewis. Director: Derek Ford. Screenplay: 

Derek Ford. Distributor: Scotia Int'l Films. 

• (British-made.) The story of six husbands and 

their odventures while pursuing the female of the 

CONFESSIONS OF TOM HARRIS (Religious Drama). 

Stars: Don Murray, Linda Evans, David Brian. Producer: 

Don Murray. Directors: John Derek, David 

Nelson. Distributor: Goteway Films. 

• A young boxer receives a dishonorable discharge 

from the Navy and drunkenly rapes a young girl. 

He later marries the girl and, having had a 

religious experience in jail, determines to reform. 

Colo 

CONTRACT, THE (Melodromo). Stars: Bruno Prodol 

Charles Southwood, Gabriel Tinti. Producer: Edgo 

Oppenheimer. Director: Claude Mulot. Distributor 

Int'l Producers Corp. 

• (French-mode.) A young French woiter in c 

New York hotel witnesses a gangland murder 

recognizes the killer as o famous underworld 

figure and flees back to hi 

step ahead of the police ant 

screen and Color. 

CRAZIES, THE (Suspense Drama). Stars: Lone Carroll, 

G. W. McMillon, Harold Wayne Jones. Producer: 

A. C. Croft. Director: George A. Romero. 

Original (novel): Paul McCollough. Screenploy: 

George Romero. Distributor: Cambist Films. 

A. 

• A virus developed for bacteriological warfare 

escopes and drives the inhabitants of o smoll town 

insone before causing their deaths. To buy time 

to find o vaccine, the army blocks off the town. 

In Color. 

CYCLES SOUTH (Adventure Comedy). Stars: Don Marshall, 

Bobby Gorcie, Vaughn Everly. Producer- 

Director: Don Marshall. Originol (story): Pot Mc- 

Nomoro. Screenplay: Pot McNomoro. Distributor: 

Paragon Pictures. 

• Three young men on a motorcycle trip from 

Colorado to Ponomo encounter every type of excitement 

and thrill. In Color. 

DARK STAR (Science Fiction). Stars: Brian Narelle, 

Col Kuniholm, Andrcijah Pohich. Producer-Director: 

John Carpenter. Screenplay: John Carpenter, 

ntists undertake a space mission to destroy 

unstable planets, and are forced to fight 

whose technology threatens to dominate 

Colo 

DEATHMAKER, THE (Suspense Dramo). Stors: Lilli 

Palmer, Stephone Audran, Noelle Adam. Producer: 

Maurice Jacquin. Director: Jean Delonnoy. Originol 

(novel): Francis Ryck. Screenplay: Jean Cou. Distributor: 

Gamalex Associates. 

• A jealous wife murders her ontique-deoler husband 

who IS also a secret agent for a foreign spy 

ring. Another spy, her husband's lover, is discovered 

dead, and the wife finds she is being hunted 

by the police ond the tough female chief of the 

spy network. In Color. 

DEPRAVED ONES, THE (Sex-Action Drama). Stors: 

John Alderman, Robyn Whiting, Nicholas Warburton. 

Producer-Director: Gerd Rein, Screenplay: Morton 

Fowler, Dove Hopson. Distributor: Paul Mart 

Productions. 

• Drama about sex-starved dope pushers ond their 

young female victims. In Color. 

DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE (Horror Drama). Stars: Eriko 

Blanc, Jean Servais. Producer: Charles Lecoco. 

Director: Jean Brismee. Screenploy: Patrice Rohmm, 

Distributor: Hemisphere Pictures. 

• (Belgian-made.) The devil's agent entices seven 

victims who represent the Seve Deadly Sir 

Color. 

DOCTOR IN TROUBLE (Comedy). Stors: Leslie Phillips, 

Robert Morley, Horry Secombe. Producer: Betty E. 

Box. Director: Ralph Thomas. Original (novel): 

Richard Gordon. Screenplay: Jock Davies. Distribu- 

• (British-made.) A doctor stows oway aboard o 

luxury liner so he can propose to his girlfriend. 

When he's tronsferred to a Russian cool ship, he 

undergoes several zany misodventures to get bock 

her. 

Colo 

DOWN THE DRAIN (Documentary). Producer; Jock 

Currey. Distributor: American Cinema. 

• A true-life odventure about pontoon boats 

riding the rapids falls of and the Grand Conyon 

and El Sumidero ("the droin"). In Color. 

ENCOUNTER WITH THE UNKNOWN (Horror Dromo). 

Gene Ross. 

Stars: Rosie Holotik, Gory Brockette, 

Producer: Joe Glass. Director; Horry Thomoson. 

Distributor: Centronics Int'l. 

• Said to be based on actual events, this threeport 

study of the occult concerns o curse on three 

young pronksters by a mother ocross her son's 

bier and their subsequent deoths of seven-day 

intervals. Narrated by Rod Serling. In Color. 

EXCHANGE STUDENT, THE (Comedy). Stors: Lo 

De Funes Martine Kelly, Maurice Risch. Produc 

Maurice jacquin. Director: Jeon Girault. Distrit 

tor: Int'l Producers Corp. 

• (French-made.) A French family send their s 

to school in England in exchange for o returni 

female student. The young mon arranges 

substitute to take his ploce ond the girl 

yachting 

and Color 

the 

blockidescreen 

FLESH AND BLOOD SHOW, THE (Horror Drama). 

Stars: Jenny Honley, Roy Brooks, Luan Peters. Producer-Director: 

Peter Walker. Distributor; Enter- 

• Young British octors solve the mystery of an 

abandoned, haunted theotre, after several murders 

occur there. In 3-D and Color. 

FLESHPOT ON 42ND STREET (Sex Droma) Stors: 

Lewis, Diana Lynn Flonogon, Bob Walters. Producer: 

William Mishkin. Director: Andy Milligan. 

Screenploy; Andy Milligan. Distributor: William 

• Filmed in ond around New York, the plot concerns 

o hooker who finds real love, but loses it 

lust OS quickly. In Color. 

43—THE PETTY STORY (Action Dromo). Stars: Dorren 

McGovin, Kothy Brown, Nooh Beery jr. Producer: 

William Rowlond. Director: Edword J. Lokso. 

Screenplay: Edward J. Lokso. Distributor: Rowland- 

Lokso Distributing Co. 

• Making o poor living with a hauling truck, 

the Petty family turns to stockcor rocing for a 

calling dromotic, lucrotive and becomes fondly 

billed as "the Royal Family of American Cor 

Rocing." In Color. 

GEORGE! (Comedy). Stars: Marshall Thompson, Jock 

Mulloney, Inge Schooner. Producer; Marshall 

Thompson. Director; Wolloce C. Bennett. Distributor: 

Capitol Productions. 

• A 250-pound St. Bernard, raised in o luxurious 

New York penthouse, suddenly is dropped into the 

lop of ployboy airline pilot living in Switzerland. 

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Director: Fred Levinson. Original (story): Larry 

Spiegel, Phil Dusenberry. Screenplay: Lorry Spiegel, 

Phil Dusenberry. Distributor: Scotia Int'l Films. 

• A prominent cabinet member plots the assassinotion 

ot a mentally unbalanced president who 

is responsible for several murders. Betrayed by 

other security council members, he learns that 

everything has been planned by the chief executive 

powers. In 

OS a means of ossuming dictatorial 

Widescreen and Color. 

HANGUP (Police Dramo). Stars: William Elliot, Morki 

Bey, Cliff Potts. Producer: Mortin Rackin. Director: 

Henry Hothaway. Original (novel): Frederick Fell. 

Screenplay: Albert Maltz, Martin Rackin. A Brut 

production. Distributor: Not set. 

• A pair of undercover narcotics policemen 

one block, the other white— ottempts to break up 

a city dope ring. In Color. 

HERE COMES EVERY BODY (Documentary). Producer: 

John Whitmore. Directors: John Whitmore, Walter 

Blake. Distributor: Whitmore-Bloke Films. 

• This moving survey of emotionol hangups 

> 

o study of group which spotlights eight 

case histories. 

HERE COMES THAT NASHVILLE SOUND (Comedy 

With Music). Stors: Randy Boone, Sheb Wooley, 

Paul Crabtree, Producer: E, Stanley Williamson. 

Director: Joseph Kane. Screenplay: Paul Crabtree. 

Distributor: Donald A. Davis Productions, 

• A naive country lad, anxious to become o 

member of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry troupe, 

comes under the influence of on unscrupulous 

manager. In Color. 

HIGH RISE (Sex Comedy). Stars: Tomie Trevor, Richard 

Hunt, James Kleeman. Producer-Director: 

Danny Stone. Screenplay: Danny Stone. Distributor: 

Mature Pictures. 

ised by her psychiatrist to engage 

torn 

bring n 

ling 

In Colo 

HONEYCOMB (Psychological Drama). Stars: Geraldine 

Chaplin, Per Oscorsson. Producer: Elios Querejeto. 

Director: Carlos Souro. Screenplay: Geraldine Chaplin, 

Carlos Sauro, Rafael Azcona, Distributor: Cine 

Globe. 

• (Spanish-made ) In order to relieve the boredom 

of their morriage, an older man and his youthful 

wife begin to play childish games. In Color. 

HOUSE OF TERROR (Suspense Drama). Stars: Jenifer 

Bishop, Arell Blonton, Mitchell Gregg, Producer- 

Director: Sergei Goncharoff. Screenplay: Tony 

E. Crecholes, A. Charles. Distributor: Gamalex Associates. 

• A conniving nurse and the husband of a wealthy 

neurotic plan to murder the woman, but ore 

thwarted by the arrival of the wife's ex-lover and 

her twin sister. In Color. 

HUGO THE HIPPO (Animated Comedy-Drama). Voices 

of: Paul Lynde, Burl Ives. Producer: Robert Holmi. 

Director: William Feigenboum. Screenplay: Tom 

Boum. A Brut production. Distributor: Net set. 

• Animated feature based on a true story that 

took place in South Africa, In Color, 

HUNGRY WIVES (Dromo). Stars: Jon White, Ray 

Laine, Jocddo McClain. Producer: Nancy M. Romero. 

Director: George A. Romero. Screenplay: 

George A. Romero. Distributor: Jock H. Harris 

• A lonely, middle-aged housewife, finding her 

family raised and gone and her husband more 

interested in his business than in her, looks around 

for new diversions to fill her life. In Color. 

INDIAN RAID, INDIAN MADE (Sex Force). Stars 

Morgonno, Chuck Davis, Bob Producer-Di- 

Little. 

rector: Bob Fovorette. Distributor: Horizon Films. 

• A bumbling secret agent assigned to invesliquor 

is 

operation and o long-lost 

IndK ibe. Colo 

JOSHUA AND THE BLOB (Science Fiction). Producer: 

Bob Greenberg. Director: John C. Lange. Screenplay: 

Bob Greenberg, John C. Lange. Distributor: 

Jock H. Harris Enterprises. 

• Animoted story of how Joshua meets The Blob 

and then finds he con't let go. In Color. 

LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (Horror Drama). Stars: 

David Hess, Lucy Gronthom, Sandra Cossel. Producer: 

Sean S. Cunningham. Director: Wes Craven. 

Screenplay: Wes Croven. Distributor; Hallmark Releasing. 

• Two teenage girls ore caught in o web of bestiality, 

when they ore entropped by o quartet of 

hardened criminals. In Color. 

LAST TOMORROW, THE (Western Drama). Stors: Cliff 

Potts, XochitI, Producer: Horvey Motofsky, Director: 

William A. Grohom. Screenplay: David Markson. 

A Brut production. Distributor: Not set, 

• An unusual love story about a white boy and 

an Indion girl before the turn of the century. In 

Color. 

LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK, THE (Suspense Drama). 

Producers: Charles B. Pierce, L. D, Ledwell, Director: 

Charles B, Pierce. Original (novel): Earl E. Smith. 

Screenplay: Earl E. Smith. Distributor: Howco Int'l 

LITTLE MISS INNOCENCE (Sex Drama). Sto 

Aldermon, Sandy Dempsey, Judy Medford. 

production. Distributor: Boxoffice Int'l. 

LOVE ME DEADLY (Horror Drama). Stars: Mary Wil 

cox, Lyie Waggoner, Christopher Stone, Producer 

Buck Edwords, Director: Jocque LoCerte, Screen 

ploy: Jacque LoCerte. Distributor: Cinema Not' 

MAN FROM CLOVER GROVE, THE (Comedy) Stars: 

Ron Mosok, Rose Morie, Cheryl Miller. An Intro- 

Media production. Distributor: American Cinemo, 

• A slightly obsent-minded toy inventor delights 

the local orphanage with his 

but sets the sheriff in o spir 

MAN FROM DEEP RIVER (Adventure 

Star' 

Ivan Rossimov, Me Me Lay. Producer: Giorgio C. 

Rossi. Director: Umberto Lenzi. Screenplay: Massimo 

D'Avock, Francesco Borilli. Distributor: Joseph 

Brenner Associates. 

• A man trying to escope up river is coptured 

by o tribe of Burmese natives, and discovers the 

cruelty and sensuality of uncivilized people. In 

Techniscope and Color. 

mobiling. In Color. 

MISS LESLIE'S DOLLS (Sex Horror Drama). Stars: 

Salvador Uqorte, Terry Juston, Marcelle Bichette. 

J, Producer: Rolph Remy. Director: Joseph G. 

Prieto. J. G. Screenplay: Joseph Prieto, Ralph Remy. 

Distributor: World-Wide Films. 

• During o roging thunderstorm, three university 

students and their instructor come upon a backwoods 

house inhabited by a psychopathic killer. 

Colo 

MISS RIPPER & MISS DILLINGER (Action Drama). 

Stor: Misty Roe. Producer-Director: Tom McGowen. 

Screenplay: Tom McGowen. Distributor: Scotia Int'l 

MOLESTED (Suspense Melodromo). Stors: Suzy Kendall 

Fronk Finlay. Producer: Peter Rogers. Director: 

Sidnev Hoyers, Original (novel): Kendal Young, 

Screenplay John Kruse. Distributor: Hemisphere 

Dnd 

MOLLY AND LAWLESS JOHN (Western Drama) 

Stars- Vero Miles, Som Elliott, Clu Guloger. Producer: 

Dennis Durney. Director: Gory Nelson. 

Screenplay: Terry Kingsley-Smith. Distributor: Producers 

Distributing Co. 

. 

• A smalltown sheriff's repressed, fortyish wife is 

flattered into helping o young prisoner escope the 

gallows. Their flight is complicoted by on orphaned 

Indian baby and the voung man's waning interest 

in his accomplice. In Color. 

NATIVE LAND (Documentory). Star: Howard da Silvo. 

Directors: Leo Hurwitz, Poul Strond. Screenplay: 

David Wolff. Distributor: Impact Films. 

• This reissue, narrated by Paul Robeson, dramatizes 

the struggle of organized labor to stand 

united against terrorist tactics directed against 

them in the early days of World War II. 

NEVER LOOK BACK (Adventure Drama). Stars: David 

Young, Pom Bucklond, Eric Norden. Producer: 

Gordon Eastmon. Director: Carl Monson. Originol 

(story): Gordon Eastman. Screenplay: Fori E. Smith, 

P A Hedburg. Distributor: American Cinemo. 

• A UCLA student plunges into high odventure 

in the Grand Tetons, In Techniscope and Color. 

NORTH OF THE SUN (Documentory). Producer: Gordon 

Eastmon. Distributor: Americon Cinema. 

• An account of Eskimo life above the Arctic 

circle, including a whole hunt ond glimpses of 

polor beors, seals and more of the orea's wildlife. 

NOVEMBER CHILDREN (Drama). Stors: Gaylc Hemingway, 

Sean MacGregor. Praducers: Maurice Smith, 

Soon MacGregor. Director: Sean MacGregor. Original 

(novel): Seon MacGregor. Screenplay: Sean 

MacGregor. Distributor: Cinemo Not'l. 

• A youth-oriented legol tokeover of o county, 

through the write-in ballot system. In Color. 

ONCE IN A LIFETIME (Romantic Drama). Stars: 

Chontol Renaud, Jacques Riberolles. Producer: 

Denis S. Pantis. Director: Richord Martin. Distributor: 

Joseph Brenner Associates. 

separable high-school boys—their rock group, on 

attempt to moke on underground movie, their 

romontic flops, a fling at starting o commune 

and their eventual groduotion. In Color. 

OUTSIDE IN (Dromo). Stars: Dorrell Lorson, Heather 

Menzies, Dennis Olivieri. Producer: George Edwards. 

Director: Alien Boron. Originol (screenplay): Robert 

Hutchison, Allen Boron. Screenplay: Robert 

Hutchison. Distributor: Harold Robbins Int'l. 

• A 22-year-old draft evader returns to the U.S. 

from Toronto just in time for his father's funerol. 

With the FBI offer him, he takes refuge in the 

world of drugs. In Color. 

POOR ALBERT & LITTLE ANNIE (Psycho-Sexual Drama). 

Stars: Zooey Hall, Geri ReischI, Joanna Moore 

Jordan. Producer: Leon Roth. Director: Paul Leder. 

Screenplay: William Norton. Distributor: Europix 

• A mentally disturbed young man revenges his 

overly protective upbringing on unsuspecting 

women by forcing them into weird acts before 

doing owoy with them. He abducts a nine-yeorold 

girl, idolizing her as his virgin child-bride, 

but he turns against her when she tries to escape. 

REVENGE (Suspense Melodromo). Stors: Joan Collins, 

James Booth. Producer: Peter Rogers. Director: 

Sidney Hoyers. Screenploy: John Kruse. Distributor: 

Hemisphere Pictures. 

• i(British-made.) Three people hold o suspected 

rapist captive in the bosement of their English 

pub. In Color. 

RIP-OFF (Comedy-Drama). Stars: Don Scordino, Rolph 

Endersby, Peter Gross. Producer: Bennet Fode. Director: 

Donald Shebib. Screenplay: William Fruet. 

Distributor: J-Cinemox Int'l. 

• (Conodion-mode.) The adventures of four in- 

SCHLOCK (Science Fiction). Stars: The Schlockthropopus, 

Eliza Garrett, Soul Kohan. Producer: James 

C. O'Rourke. Director: John Londis. Screenplay: 

John Londis. Distributor: Jock H. Horris Enterthe 

strength of 100 gorillas— returns to terrorize 

o city OS he seeks milk, bonanos, ice cream and 

chocolate coke. In Color. 

SENSUOUS SORCERESS, THE (Horror Dromo). Stars: 

Louise Morleou, Daniel Pilon, Doniele Ouimet. Producers: 

John Dunning, Andre Link. Director: Jean 

Beaudin, Screenplay: Julien Pornelle. Distributor: 

Cinepix-U.S.A. 

• (Conodian-mode.) A young reporter investigating 

a crime meets his destiny when his poth crosses 

that of a woman imbued with strange powers ond 

SEX AND THE OFFICE GIRL (Comedy). Stars: Mory 

Worthington, Lee Kori, Akdov Tilmig. Producer- 

Director: Ron Clark. Screenplay: Kevin Brown. Distributor: 

Monson Distributing Corp. 

• An advertising ogency, happily londing o sizable 

account, gets going on a rush-order campoign, 

the long, grueling hours capped by sexual play 

that leads to an office orgy. In Color. 

Noble. Distributor: R.A. Enterpri 

• An entertoiner, fallen on bod days in her career, 

returns to a smoll California resort town to write 

her memoirs. The townspeople, who harbor secrets 

concerning odultery, incest ond pure hatred, remain 

uncoring when the actress is murdered. In 

SLAUGHTER HOTEL (Horror Dromo). Stars: Klaus Kinsky, 

Morgoret Lee, Rosolbi Neri. Producer: Armando 

Novelli. Director: Fernando DiLeo. Distributor: 

Hollmork Releasing. 

• (Italian-mode.) A bizorre series of murders occur 

in o privote sonitorium when medieval torture 

instruments fall into the hands of both the inmates 

and the staff. In Color. 

STAKEOUT (Polic 

• The story of a police detective and his attempt 

to cotch homicidol robber who strikes ond kills 

STOOLIE, THE (Comedy-Drama). Stars: Jackie Mason, 

Morcio Jean Kurtz, Don Frozer. Producer: Chose 

Mellen 111. Director: John G. Avildsen. Screenploy: 

Eugene Price, Lorry Alexonder, More B. Roy. Distributor: 

JoMo Productions. 

• A stool pigeon for o crooked cop in Weehowken, 

N,J,, mokes off with a $7,500 payoff. He flees to 

Miami, foils in love with a young legal secretary 

and portokes freely of the good life— until the cop 

cotches up with him. In Color. 

STORY OF JULIANNE KOEPCKE, THE (Adventure). 

Stars: Susan Penholigon, Poul Muller. Producer: 

Ninki Moslonsky. Director: Giuseppe Scottese. 

Screenplay: Giuseppe Scottese. A Brut production. 

Distributor: Not set. 

• The story of the sole survivor of an airplane 

crash who makes her way through the Peruvian 

jungle to safety. In Color. 

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TEN FROM YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS (Comedy Compilation). 

Stars: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl 

Remer. Producer-Director: Max Liebman, Screenploy: 

Sid Caesar, Max Licbman, Mel Brooks. Distributor: 

Walter Reade Organization. 

• Some of the best of the comedy skits of NBC's 

"Your Show of Shows" illustrates 

stars—Coesar, Coca, 

the 

Reiner 

comedic 

and 

genius of its four 

Morris—and shows why Saturday night became o 

highlight of many a TV viewing week. 

TERROR IN 2-A (Suspense Drama). Stars: Raf Vallone, 

Karin Schubert, Angelo Infante. Producer- 

Director: William Rose. Original (story): 

Rose. Screenplay: Willie 

Distributor: Parogon 

Pictures. 

• A girl is held captive in a house where strange 

things happen, climaxed by a cult in operation. 

TICKLERS, THE (Comedy). Star: Carlos Tobalina. 

Producer-Director: Carlos Tobalina. Screenplay: 

Carlos Tobalina. Distributor: Hollywood Int'l. 

• In order to save his little daughter's life, a man 

enters an unusual business and achieves the impossible. 

In Widescreen and Color. 

TRAP ON COUGAR MOUNTAIN (Outdoor-Adventure 

Drama). Stars: Keith Lorsen, Eric Larsen, Karen 

Steele. Producer-Director: Keith Larsen. Screenplay: 

Keith Larsen. Distributor: Sun Int'l. 

• The son of a horse rancher, who loves animals, 

turns loose his pet cougar who periodically returns 

to decimate the rancher's stock of horses. The 

father finally kills the cougar, but in tti_e process 

loses the love and respect of h" Color, 

TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE (Horror Drama) 

Pistilli, Stars: Claudine Auger, Luigi Anno Rosati. 

Producer: Giuseppe Zaccioriello. Director: Mario 

Bava. Distributor: Hallmark Releasing. 

• (Italian-made.) An involved suspense drama 

about a group of heirs to a valuable land tract end 

their attempts to do away with one another. In 

Color. 

UNDER MILK WOOD (Fantasy). Stars: Richard Burton, 

Peter O'Toole, Elizabeth Taylor. Producers: Jules 

Buck, Hugh French. Director: Andrew Sirvclair. 

(play): Original Dylan Thomas. Screenplay: Andrew 

Sinclair. Distributor: Altura Films Int'l. 

• This filmization of one of Thomas' loveliest works 

chronicles incidents in the lives of the people of 

the Welsh village of Llareggub on a typical spring 

day. In Color. 

Poci 

• Cc g more than 32,000 miles, tl e-life 

adventure shows scenes of everything from polar 

bears in Alaska of close range with the bear cubs, 

to alligators and pelicans in the Florida Everglades. 

In Color. 

VERY PRIVATE PARTY, A (Sex Comedy). Stars: 

Nathalie Naubert, Jean Coutu. Producers: J. Dunning, 

A. Link, G. Tasse. Director: Roger Fournier. 

Screenplay: Gerald Tasse. Distributor: Cinepix- 

WHY ISNT ANYONE ON OUR SIDE? (Comedy). Distributor: 

National Leisure Corp. 

• Two men attempt to smuggle marijuana from 

Mexico to the U.S. and run into a barrage of 

humorous problems. In Color. 

WILD HONEY (Sex Drama). Stars: Donna Young, Kipp 

Whitman, Carol Hill. Producer: Rick Rogers. Director: 

Don Edmonds. Screenplay: Don Edmonds. Distributor: 

Shermart Distributing Co. 

-day 

Hollywood 

YOUNG PASSIONS, THE (Sex Drama). Stars: Diana 

Hardy, Jim Cody. Producers: Rick Clark, Doug 

Stoker. Director: Bobby Davis. Screenplay: Bobby 

Davis. Distributor: Hollywood Int'l. 

• A teenager, disillusioned by her parents' extramarital 

affairs, leaves home to begin a wanton 

life—which eventually leads to real love. In Color. 

ZAAT (Science-Fiction Horror Droma). Stars: Dove 

Dickerson, Sanna Ringhaver, Paul Galloway. Producer-Director: 

Don Barton. Screenplay: Lee Larew, 

Ron Kivett. Distributor: Horizon Films. 

• A hermit, experimenting in an abandoned laboratory 

off the Florida coast, proves his theory that 

a human con be changed biologically and live 

underwater as a fish. In Color. 

Foreign Language 

ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS (Political Fiction). Producer-Director: 

Julio Ludueno. Screenplay: Julio Luduena. 

Distributor: Tricontinental Film Center. 

• (Spanish language; English titles.) Approaches 

the delicate elements bound up in revolution and 

BELATED FLOWERS (Melodrama). Stars: Olgo Zhi: 

neva, Irina Lavrentyeva, Alexander Lazarev. D 

rector: Abram Room. Originol (novel): Ante 

B OXOFFICE 

Chekhov. Distributor: Artkino Pictures. 

• (Russian language; English titles.) Concerns an 

oristocratic Russian family which is facing bankruptcy. 

The young doughter, dying of tuberculosis, 

falls in love with her doctor—a married man. In 

Panavision and Color. 

CASE OF THE NAVES BROTHERS, THE (Political 

Drama). Stars: Anselmo Duarte, John Herbert, Raul 

Cortez. Director: Luiz Sergio Person. Original 

(novel): Joao Alamy Fjlho. Screenplay: Luiz Sergio 

Person, Jean-Claude Bernadet. Distributor: Europix 

• (Portuguese language; English titles.) Based on 

real-life events: Two brothers are tortured into 

confession ond conviction of the robbery and 

murder of a business partner, despite the lock of 

anything but circumstantial evidence. 

CESAR AND ROSALIE (Comedy). Stars: Yves Montand, 

Romy Schneider, Sami Frey. Director: Claude 

Soutet. Screenplay: Jean-Loup Dobodie, Claude 

Sautet. Distributor: Cinema 5. 

• (French language; English titles.) The eternal 

triangle, as played—with many complications—by 

a beautiful woman, a wealthy scrap-metal dealer 

• (French language; English titles.) After gaining a 

degree of prominence on a TV interview, a fiftyish 

Swiss watchmaker finds his life changed radically. 

CHLOE IN THE AFTERNOON, French . See Columbia 

DON QUIJOTE CABALGA DE NUEVO ("Don Quixote 

Rides Again") ;Comedy). Stars: Cantinflos, Fernando 

Fernan Gomez. Director: Roberto Gavaldon. 

Distributor: Azteco Films. 

• (Spanish language.) The literory masterpiece of 

Miguel 

Mexico's 

Cervantes 

master of 

Saavedra, 

comedy—Cantinflos. 

as interpreted 

In Panavision 

by 

and 

Color. 

EL JARDIN DE TIA ISABEL ("Satan's Gorden") 

(Dromo). Stars: Jorge Mortinez de Hoyos, Ofelia 

Guilmain. Director: Felipe Cassals. Distributor: 

Azteca Films. 

• (Spanish language.) A lavish production based on 

the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Nominated for 

Tl awards. In Color. 

HUNGER FOR LOVE ("Fome de Amor") (Drama). 

Stars: Arduino Colosanti, Irene Stefania. Producer: 

Herbert Richers, Paulo Porto. Director: Nelson 

Pereiro dos Santos. Distributor: Pathe Contempo- 

• [Portuguese language; English titles.) A key film 

from Brazil's Cinema Novo, it follows a boy and 

girl from New York to Brazil, where the boy's 

idealism is quickly corrupted. 

I LOVE YOU ROSA (Drama). Stars: Michal Bat-Adam, 

Gobi Otterman, Yosef Shilooh. Producer: Menahem 

Golan. Director: Moshe Mizrohi. Screenplay: Moshe 

Mizrahi. Distributor: Leisure Media. 

• [Hebrew language; English titles.) Dromo based 

on the ancient Deuteronomic Law, which decrees 

law, if he so desires. In this tale, the widow is 20; 

her husband's brother is only 1 1 . In Color. 

JESUS, MARIA Y JOSE ("Jesus, Mory ond Joseph") 

(Drama). Stars: Guillermo Murray, Gayle Bedall. 

Director: Miguel Zacarias. Distributor: Azteca 

JUST BEFORE NIGHTFALL, Fri .See Columbio 

ROSA BLANCA ("The White Rose") (Drama), 

tars: Ignacio Lopez Torso, Christiane Mortell. 

lirector: Roberto Govoldon. Screenplay: Bruno 

^ SONRISA DE MAMA ("Mother's Smile") (Musical 

Drama). Stars: Libertod Lomorque, Palito Ortega. 

Director: Enrique Correros. Distributor: Azteco 

Films. 

• (Sponish language.) With love and understonding, 

a mother solves her children's problems. In 

Color. 

LOS INDOMABLES ("The Wild Ones") 

Islos. Stars: Mario Almodo, Claudia Director: 

Alberto Moriscol. Distributor: Azteco Films. 

• (Sponish longuoge.) Only death could holt the 

activities of a group of wild men from the West. 

In Color. 

MAD LOVE ("L'Amour Fou") (Drama). Stars: Bullo 

Ogier, Jean-Pierre Kolfon, Josee Destoop. Director: 

Jacques Rivette. Screenplay: Jacques Rivette, 

Marilu Porolini. Distributor: New Yorker Films. 

• (French longuoge; English titles.) Revolves 

around the world of a young Poris theatre director 

and his actress-wife, pointing up the morked difference 

life illusion. 

between and 

MATHIAS KNEISSL (Melodrama). Stars: Hans Brenner, 

Ruth Drexel. Director; Reinhord Houff. Distributor: 

New Yorker Films. 

• (Germon language; English titles.) A dramatization 

of events in the life of a Bavarian folk hero, 

Mothios KneissI, who wos executed 70 years ogo at 

the age of 26. 

MATTEI AFFAIR, THE, Italian See Poromount 

MEDEA [Dromo). Stors: Mario Collos, Giuseppi Gentile, 

Massimo Girotti. Producer: Fronco Rossellini. 

Director: Pier Paolo Posolini. Distributor: New Line 

PADRE NUESTRO QUE ESTAS EN LA TIERRA ("God 

Is . . . Everywhere") (Dromo). Stors: Manuel Lopez 

Ochoo, Lola Beltron. Director; Julio Aldomo. Distributor: 

Azteca Films. 

• (Spanish language.) A son of a dwarfed father 

and a normal mother must choose between honor 

and riches. In Color. 

PHEDRE (Greek Tragedy). Stars: Marie Bell, Cloude 

Giroud, Jacques Docqmine. Producer: Nicole 

Stephone. Director: Pierre Jourdon. Original (ploy): 

Jean Boptiste Racine. Screenplay: William Pockord. 

Distributor: Altura Films. 

• (French language; English titles.) A dramatization 

of the oncient Greek tale about Phedre, whose 

love for her stepson is a cotolyst for tragedy. In 

PRINCESS YANG KWEI FEI (Dromo). Stars: Mochiko 

Kyo, Mosoyuki Mori, So Yomomuro. Producers: 

Mosaichi Nogoto, Run Run Show. Director: Kenji 

Mizoguchi. Screenplay: To Chin, Motsutoro Kawo- 

• [Joponese language; English 

SOLEIL-0 (Dromo). Stars: Robert Liensol, Theo 

Legitmus, Gabriel Glissond. Director: Mel Hondo. 

Distributor: New Yorker Films. 

• (French longuoge; English titles.) An engrossing 

study of Africon workers in modern-day France. 

STATE OF SIEGE (Political Drama). Stors: Yves 

Montand, Renoto Solvotori, O.E. Hosse. Producer: 

Jacques Perrin. Director: Costo-Govros. Screenploy: 

Fran Soli Costo-Govn Cinema 

• (French longuoge; English titles.) In this harsh 

indictment of U.S. policy in Latin American countries, 

the U.S. supports overthrow of the governments, 

assassinations ond disorder while fottenirig 

the pockets of American corporations based in 

these countries— all under the guise of providing 

economic assistance. In Color. 

SUCH A GORGEOUS KID LIKE ME, French 

TOUT VA BIEN ("Just Great") (Comedy). Stars: Yves 

Montand, Jane Fonda, Vittorio Coprioli. Producer: 

Jean-Pierre Rossam. Directors: Jean-Pierre Gorin, 

Jeon-Luc Godard. Screenplay: Jean-Pierre Gorin, 

Jean-Luc Godard. Distributor: Lido-Empire Films. 

titles.) • (French language; English A French TVcommerciol 

writer and his Americon correspondentwife 

are obruptly caught up in o workers' takeover 

of o French sausage factory. 

TWO ENGLISH GIRLS ("Les Deux Anglaises et le Continent") 

(Drama). Stars: Jean-Pierre Leoud, Kika 

Morkham, Stocey Tendeter. Director: Francois Truffout. 

Original (novel): Henri-Pierre Roche. Screenplay: 

Francois Truffout, Jean Gruoult. Distributor: 

• (French ond English language.) An aging Frenchman 

reminisces about his youthful romances with 

two English sisters and wonders where his youth 

has gone. In Color. 

UNTIL MONDAY (Melodrama). Stors: Irino Pechernikova, 

Nino Menshikovo, Vyocheslov Tikhonov. Director: 

Stonislov Rostotsky. Screenplay: George Polonski. 

Distributor: Artkino Pictures. 

• (Russian language; English titles.) Concerns unrequited 

love, on the faculty level, of on urban 

school. 

Cole 

WE WON'T GROW OLD TOGETHER (Romantic Dromo). 

Stars: Morlene Jobert, Jean Yonne, Mocho 

Meril. Producer: Jean-Pierre Rossom. Director: 

Maurice Piolot. Screenplay: Mourice Piolot. Distributor: 

Lido-Empire Films. 

• (French language; English titles.) Story of a 

romantic liaison thot finally goes awry. In Color. 

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WHITE SISTER, Italian Sec 

WHY (Suspense Dromo). Stars: Alberto Sordi, Elgo 

Andersen. Producer: Gionni Hecht Lucori. Director: 

Nonni Loy. Distributor: Hollmork Releasing. 

• (Italion longuoge; English titles.) Depicts the 

effects of a miscarriage of justice on the innocent 

Colo 

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Association Sterling 

ONE REELERS 

Very Special Stone (9) 

The (10) 

Apartment for Living. (10) 

Theotre Cavolcade No. S (12) 

Theatre Cavakode No. 9 (12) 

Look Who's Driving (10) 

Power of Fashion . (8) 

Quebec Travelogue .(10) 

TWO REELERS 

Best Food Afloat (13) 

No Simple Thing. .(14) 

South Africa's Scientists (13) 

A Pleasure to Be Here (13) 

Crocodile (14) 

The Possible Dreom (14) 

Micro (14) 

Three Wise Men of the World 

For The Love of an Eagle (14) 

Climate of Change (14) 

Bantu Toddlers (13) 

Radio Bantu (14) 

Ivory Kingdom (14) 

Turn Bock Elephant (14) 

Portrait of a University. (14) 

SPECIALS 

The Proud New Yorkers. 

The People Behind Your 

They Called The Island 

Downstream. . (27) 

The College Gome (27) 

ONE-REELERS 

Citizen Harold (9) 

(22) 

Light Switch (22) 

.ong. . 

(22) 

Columbia 

Uppity Albert McGuire (9) 

Street Music (9) 

Norman Rockwell's World & 

TWO-REELERS 

Land of the Morning.. (14) 

nericon Dream . 

(12) 

Explanatory 

Statistical and summary data on 

the season's short subjects listed 

alphabetically under company 

groupings. Dates are 1972 unless 

otherwise stated. 

PRODUCTION NUMBER precedes 

title. 

RUNNING TIME {in parentheses) 

follows production number and 

title. 

PROJECTION and 

SOUND 

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otherwise stated. 

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COLOR SHORT SUBJECTS 

)1 100 Yeors (11) 

12 Market in Motion. (13) 

IS Welcome to Grant's Form. (9) 

17 Jenny Is a Good Thing. (18) 

and Protect. 

808 To Conser .(14) 

Minowanamut (15) 

Manitoba. (13) 

Sonata (27) 

Wondering About Things.. (20) 

Voices of Chicago. .(10) 

Winter Potpourri. (14) 

Hardtop (8) 

Follow Me (10) 

Fiber Gloss Is (12) 

The Big Hitch. (9) 

Last Week We Flew to Florida (1 

The Invitation. (14) 

Consecration of the House. (14) 

Mr. Exhibitor . . 

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An interpretive onalysis of loy and tradepress reviews. Symbol '._ denotes BOX- 

OFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; (b&w) tor black & white. Motion Picture Ass'n 

Broadcostinq ond Film Commission, No BFC 

RCUICUJ 

^ Very Good; + Good; — Fair; ^ Poor; — Very Poor. 

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Abductors. The (95) Sex Ac ... Brenner 2-2S-72 H C ± = ± 2+4- 

Action Man (95) Cr H.K. Film 4-17-72 ± 1-fl- 

Adios. Sabala (100) W UA 9-20-71 PG A2 -f -f — — ± 3+3- 

Affair, The (Reviewed as "There's Always 

— Vanilla") (93) D Cambist 2-7-72 B) ± = 1+4- 

Alf 'n' Family (100) C Sherpix lO-lS-72 PG A3 + + + 3+ 

All tlie Right Noises (92) p D 20th-Fox 12- 6-71 PG A3 H — 2+1- 

And Now for Something Completely Different 

(89) Satire Col 8-28-72 PG A4 + ± — + + 4+2- 

Anonymous Venetian (91) D AA 10-11-71 PG A3 + ± ± + - 4+3- 

Arruza (73) Doc Avco Embassy 7- 5-71 PG A2 + + +f + ± S+1- 

++ 

Distribpix 10- 4-71.? =t ± 2+2- 

(7S) Sex F (biw) . 

Bartleby (7S) CD Maron 2-21-72 A2 ± + + ± + 5+2- 

Bear and the Dolls, The (89) C . 

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (117) M . 

Been Down So Lonu It Looks Like Up to Me 

11- g-71 PG A3 + ± — + — 3+3— 

11-22-71 EIAl + # + ±;tt+f 9+1- 

(92) D Para 9-27-71 DB zt- — + ±± 4+5— 

in Me (86) D MGM 10- 4-71 B] B + + ± - ± 4+3- 

Believe 

Below the Belt (90) D Boxoffice Int'l 1-24-72 + 1+ 

Ben (93) Sus-Ho CRC 7-10-72 PG A2 + + + ± + - 5+2- 

Big Bird Cage, The (92) D .New World 7- 3-72 (H C + ± 2+1- 

Bigfoot (95) Ad Ellman 11-22-71 PG + 1+ 

Biscuit Eater, The (92) D BV 3-20-72 H Al + ± + + 5+1- 

Black Beauty (106) Ac Para 11-29-71 1B)A1 + — ±:-H- + 5+3- 

e - 

Black Belly of the Tarantula, The 

(8S) Ho MGI« S- 7-72 H) C ± = + 2+3- 

Black Chariot (90) 

Exper. Film Robert Goodwin 9-20-71 — = 3— 

Black Jesus (90) tf D Plaza 9-13-71 PG A3 ± ± - + ± 4+4- 

Black 

Peter 

(85) D (b&w) ..BillinBS Assoc. 9-20-71 A3 + +2+ 

Black Rodeo (S7) Doc (b&w) CRC 6-26-72 IB) Al + ± + 3+1- 

7-72 Blacula (92) Ho AlP 8- PG A2 + + + ± ± ± 6+3- 

'Ij Blindman (105) W 20th-Fox 4-10-72 DC ± ± — = = 2+7- 

Blood From the Mummy's Tomb 

(94) Ho AlP 6- 5-72 PG A2 ± ± ± 3+3- 

Blood Money (Reviewed as "Dear. Dead Delilah") 

(95) Sus Southern SUr 9-4-72 11+ 1+ 

Bluebeard (123) CD CRC 9- 4-72 H C + + ± = + 4+3- 

Blue Hour, The 

Bonaparte and the Revolution 

(270) Biog. D (b&w) SR 8-Tl 

Bone (96) Melo Jack Harris 1-22-73 11 

+ 

— ± 

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+ ± 

3+ 

3+4- 

Boot Hill (92) ® W Film Ventures 9- 4-72 PG A2 + 1+ 

Born to Win (90) Cr UA 11- S-71 B ± ± ± ± + 5+4- 

Boxtar Bertha (92) Cr AIP 6-12-72 d C ± _ + _ - 2+4- 

Boy Friend, The 

Bronco 

(110) (g Mus C MGM 1-10-72 @1 Al +f + ± ± ++ ± S+3- 

Bullfrog 

(86) D (b&w) New Yorker 8-7-72 A3 + 1+ 

Brute Corps (90) Ac GFC 1-24-72 E) + 1+ 

Buck and the Preacher (102) W Col 5- 1-72 PG + 6+ 

Burglars, 

The 

("Le Casse") (117) Melo ..Col 6-27-72 PG A3 + + ± + 4+1- 

Bus Is Coming. The 

(101) D Wm. Thompson 11-22-71 PG A2 + ± ± + 4+2- 

UButterflies Are Free (109) C Col 7-17-72 PG A3 

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+ ++ -H- ± 9+1- 

tJCabaret (118) M AA 2-2S-72 PG A3 tt +f 4+ H ++ tt 10+ 

Cactus in the Snow (90) D GFC 3-13-72 PG B + + 2+ 

Candidate. The (110) CD WB 7-10-72 PG A3 +( 12+ 

-H- -H- tt ++ ++ 

Captain Apache (94) © W ..Scotia Int'l 11- 8-71 PG A3 + ± 2+1— 

Capta 

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is rated 2 pluses, - as 2 minuses. 

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Carry On Camping (89) C AIP 11-15-71 [g B i: + = — 2+4— 

Carry On Henry VIII (90) C AIP 4-17-72 PGB ± — 2+4— 

— it 

Catlow (103) P W MGM 10-25-71 PG A3 ± + ± + + 5+2- 

Ceremony, The (122) 'S D Org. 5-15-72 # ± 3+1— 

Challenges. The (95) D Shermart 10- 4-71 PG + + 2+ 

Chandler (88) Cr MGM 3-20-72 PG ± - 1+3— 

A3 - 

Chato's Land (110) UA 6- 5-72 PG A3 + ± - 4+2— 

W + + 

Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things 

(101) Ho Geneni 5-15-72 PG + 1+ 

Chinmoku ("Silence") (123) D ...Toho 4-10-72 + ± ± 3+2— 

Christian Licorice Store. The 

(90) W CRC 4-24-72 U A3 -ft 2+ 

Concert for Bangladesh, The 

(100) Si Rock Concert 20th-Fox 4- 3-72 g] Al + + ± ++ +| 7+1- 

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 

Culpepper Cattle Co., The 

20th-Fox 4-17-72 PG 

—D— 

(92) W A3 4+ — — -1+ + 5+2- 

Hot Pants. Dagmar's Inc. 

(94) Sex C AIP 2-21-71 [10- = = — 6- 

Dark Dreams (75) Sex D Unique 7-17-72 + + 2+ 

Day in the Death of Joe Egg, A 

+ + (106) C Col 6-12-72 H A4 +f -ft 6+ 

Dead Are Alive. The (104) Sus NGP 5-15-72(18 ± ±: 3+3- ± 

Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick 

Lost-Bag Blues (88)

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Even Dwarfs Started Small 

(96) D Werner Herzog 1-10-72 A4 

Every Little Crook (100) C & Nanny MGM 6-19-72 A3 PG 

to Everything You Always Wanted Know About 

Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask 

(SS) ® Satire UA S-21-72 ig C 

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Farouk University (93) Sex C . 

10-15-72 .:g) 

Fat City (96) D Col S-14-72 PG A3 

Female Bunch, The (S6) Meio Dalia 3-20-72 E C 

El WFiddler on the Roof (ITS) (pi M ..UA 12- 6-71 Al 

Fillmore (105) J' Rock Doc 20th-Fox 6- 5-72 H A3 

Films by John Lennon and Yoko Ono 

(94) Compilation Lennon-Ono 6-5-72 

(85) Ac .... New World 4-17-72 H C 

+ 

(139) (fi Ac UA 7- 3-72 PG A3 

Forbidden Under Censorship of the King 

(S4) Sex C Lemming 8-21-72 ® 

Example (90) Exper. ..Arakawa 2-14-72 

For Film 

Fourteen Short Movies (74) 

Exper. Film ...Young Filmmakers 3-6-72 

Four Times That Night 

(90) Sex C Cinevision 9-11-72 El C 

French Connection, The 

(104) Cr 20tli-Fox 10-25-71 H A4 

French Cousins, The 

(Reviewed as "From Ear to Ear") 

(SI) d) Ho Cinemation 3- 1-71 (S) C 

Frenzy (116) Sus Univ 6- 5-72 H A4 

Fright (S7) Sus AA 5- 1-72 PG -f- 

Fritz the Cat (7S) 

(s) Animated Satire ..Cinemation 5- 8-72® C ± 

Frogs (91) Ho AlP 4- 3-72 PG A3 ++ 

FTA (94) Anti-Military Show AlP 7-17-72 U A3 ± 

Full Life, A (102) Melo .... New Yorker 6- 5-72 A3 + 

Funnyman (98) Satire 

(part b&w) New Yorker ll-S-71 A4 -f 

—G— 

UA 5-29-72 Fuzz (92) I® Ac C PG A3 +f 

(100) Yorker 2- Ganga Zumba Melo ...New 7-72 ± 

Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, The 

(96) C MGM 1- 3-72 PG A3 Gatling Gun, The (93) War Ellman 9-18-72 PG + 

Georgia. Georgia (91) D CRC 4- 3-72 A4 ± 

Bl 

6-19-72 U B ± 

Get to Know Your Rabbit (91) ip C 

Girls, The (100) Melo Lindgren S-14-72 + 

Glass Houses (90) CD Col 2- 7-72 BJ C ± 

Go-Between, The (116) D Col 8- 9-71 PG A3 ++ 

Godfather, The (177) Cr Para 3-27-72 B) A3 ff 

Gods and the Dead, The 

(97) W New Yorker 7-31-72 A3 + 

Godson, The (92) Cr . . . . Boxoffice Int'l 1-24-72® A2 4+ 

Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster 

(87) S-F AlP 2-2S-72 El Al -f 

Going Home (97) ft, D MGM 12- 6-71 PG A3 +f 

Golden Box, The (84) 

Sex C-Mys Hollywood Gin. Assoc. 10-30-72 H + 

Greaser's Palace (91) 

W Satire ..Greaser's Palace, Ltd, 8-21-72 B ± 

Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid, The 

(91) W Univ 4-24-72 PG A3 ± 

Green Wall, The (110) D Altura 6-12-72 H A3 H 

Groundstar Conspiracy, The 

(96) >; Sus Univ 5-15-72 PG A3 -f 

Gumshoe (88) C-Melo Col 3-27-72 PG A3 + 

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Handle With Care 

(90) Sus H.K. Film Distr. 3-20-72 ± 

Hands of the Ripper (84) Ho Univ 9-25-72 H A3 ± 

Hannie Caulder (85) 'pj W Para 6-12-72 (g B - 

Happiness Cage, The (94) D CRC 7-24-72 PG A3 ± 

Happy Birthday, Wanda June 

(105) P) C Col 12-13-71 m B + 

Harold and Maude (91) SD Para 1- 3-72 PG A3 + 

Heaven's Punishment ("Tenchu") 

(120) Melo Japanese Film Exchange 2-21-72 A3 ± 

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School Girl (87) Sex D Sherpix 5-15-72 

Secretar/, The (85) 

Sex D United Film Org. 4-24-72 B) C 

Secret Rites (93) Doc , 

Embassy 11- S-71 m C 

Sec No Evil (89) Melo Col 9-20-71 PG A3 

Sexual Customs in Scandinavia 

(76) Sex Doc Mature 2-21-72 

Shaft's Bij Score! (105) 'Pi Ac .. .MGM 7-10-72 [1 B 

Shantytown Honeymoon (85) CD Lion Dog 7-10-72 m 

USilent Running (90) S-F Univ 3-13-72 11A2 

Sitting Target (93) Sus MGM 4-17-72 g) B 

Skin Game (102) p WC WB 10-4-71 PG A3 

Skyjacked (101) p Sus MGM 5-29-72 PG A2 

Slaughter (92) 'Si Ac AlP 8-21-72 H C 

|H Slaughterhouse-Five (104) CD Univ 4- 3-72 A4 

Smic. Smac. Smoc (90) C CRC 1-24-72 PG A3 

Snoopy, Come Home 

(90) Animated Feature ,. ,NGP 7- 3-72 H Al 

Snow Job (90) LP Ad WB 2-14-72 PG A3 

Socrates (120) Hi New Yorker 11-22-71 Al 

Some of My Best Friends Are . 

(109) CD AlP 9-20-71 m C 

the Someone Behind Door (97) Sus ,CRC lO-lS-71 PG A3 

something big (108) WC NGP 11-22-71 PG A3 

Sometimes a Great Notion 

(114) rp. Ac Univ 11-22-71 PG A4 

Son of Blob (Reviewed as "Beware! The Blob!") 

(87) Ho Jack H. Harris 6-26-72 PG A2 

Sorrow and the Pity ("Le Chagrin el la 

Soul 

Soldier 

Pitie") (260) Doc SR 11-15-71 PG A2 

(Reviewed as "The Red, White & Black") 

(97) W Fanfare 1-18-71 PG B 

Soul to Soul (96) M CRC S-30-71 m Al 

Sporting Club, The (105) CD Avco Embassy 3- 8-71 [g] C 

Stand Up and Be Counted (99) C Col 5-29-72 PG B 

Stanley (106) Sus Crown Infl 6-12-72 PG A3 

Star Spangled Girl (93) (pi C Para 12- 6-71 SI A2 

Steagic, The (90) CD Avco Embassy 10- 4-71 B 

Stepmother, The (94) D Crown Infl 2-28-72 m B 

Stigma (93) D CRC 8-21-72 m C 

Strangers in Africa (95) Ad Manson 5- 8-72 H 

Strange Vengeance of Rosalie, The 

(107) Melo 20th-Fox 7-31-72 PG A3 

Straw Dogs (113) Cus CRC 1- 3-71 Bl C 

Suburban Wives (S7) Sex D .Scotia Infl 5- 8-72 C 

Such Good Friends (100) P CD .Para 1-17-72 H C 

Sunday Bloody Sunday (110) D UA 10- 4-71 H A4 

Super Fly (97) Ad WB 8-14-72 H C 

Superstars in Film Concert (104) 

Rock 

Concert 

(part b&w) Sam Riddle 10- 4-71 

Swamp Girl (78) D Jack Vaughan 10-25-71 PG 

Swan Lake (90) 

Ballet . 

Concert Corp. 1- 3-72 

Swedish Fly Girls (Reviewed as "Christa") 

(100) Sex D AlP 8-30-71 H C 

Sweet Georgia (SI) Sex W Infl 3-13-72 

Sweet Savior (90) Sex D UMC 9-27-71 li) C 

Sweet Toronto (135) Doc . 

Swingin' Stewardesses, The 

2-7-72 

(75) Sex D Hemisphere 1-26-72 C 

Swords of Death (76) D Toho 9-27-71 

Take All You Can Get 

(81) Ac (b&w) . 

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Takers, The (81) D Boxoffice Infl 3- 6-72 

Tales From the Crypt (92) Ho ...CRC 3-13-72 PG A3 

Ten Days' Wonder 

(100) Mys Levitt-Pickman 5- 8-72 PG A3 

They Call Me Trinity 

(110) WC Avco Embassy 12-13-71 |51 A3 

Thing With Two Heads, The (93) Ho AlP 7-31-72 PG A2 

Three Lives (70) D (b&w) 

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11-22-71 A3 

Todd Killings, The (93) D NGP 8-30-71 Bl B 

To Die of Love (105) D MGM 2-14-72 PG A4 

To Find a Man (93) C Col 1-24-72 PG B 

Together (72) Sex Doc Hallmark 1- 3-72 E C 

Tokoloshe (80) fSj D Artists Infl 11-15-71 El Al 

Tokyo Story (139) D New Yorker 4-10-72 Al 

Tomorrow (103) D (biw) Filmgroup 2-14-72 El A2 

Top of the Heap (85) D Fanfare 6-27-72 IS C 

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(95) 'S' W 

Toys Are Not for Chil 

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Trial of the Catonsville Nine, The 

(85) D (part b&w) Cinema 5 5-22-72 PG A2 + + 

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Truce, The ("La Treve") (85) C E. C. 3-20-72 

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Twilight People 

(84) Ho S-F Dimension 4-24-72 PG A3 

Twins of Evil (85) Ho Univ 9-25-72 H B 

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Vampire Doll, The (85) Ho Toho 1-31-72 

Virgin Witch, The (90) Sex D ... Brenner 9-11-72 (H C 

Visitors, The (S7) D UA 2-14-72 Bl C 

Voodoo Heartbeat (88) Ho . 

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yWalkabout (95) D 20th-Fox 5-31-71 PG A4 

War Between Men and Women, The 

(105) PC NGP 5-22-72 PG A3 

Weekend Murders. The 

(98) iSi Sus C MGM S- 7-72 El A3 

Welcome Home Soldier 

Boys 

(91) D 20th-Fox 2-21-72 H B 

Welcome to the Club (88) C Col 8-23-71 H B 

Werewolf vs. Vampire Woman. The 

(82) Ho Ellman 7-31-72 

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Jack and Jill? 

(95) Sus 20th-Fox 7-31-72 PG B 

Tell the Boys at the Station? 

(Reviewed as "The Broad Coalition") 

(90) Satire August Films 1-17-72 

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Wheel, The 

(90) D .. United Pictures-UPI 4-3-72 

When the Legends Die (106) W 20th-Fox 8-21-72 PG A3 

Where Does It Hurt? (87) C CRC 9-11-72 El C 

Who Killed 

Mary Whaf's'ername? 

(90) Mys Cannon 11-15-71 PG A3 

Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! 

(85) C Transvue 11-29-71 H Al 

Who Slew Auntie Roo? (89) Sus ...AlP 12-20-71 PG A2 

Wild in the Sky (87) C AlP 3-27-72 p] B 

Wild Pack. The (102) Melo AlP 7-31-72 PG B 

Winter Comes Early (112) D ...Cannon 11-13-72 PG 

Winter Soldier (93) Doc 

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Winterfilm/Vietnam 

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Veterans Against War 3- 6-72 A3 

(102) Mys 20th-Fox 2-28-72 PG A3 

Wolves. The ("Shusso Iwai") 

(125) Cr Toho 7-31-72 

World of Sport Fishing, The 

(107) Doc AA 4-10-72 El 

Wrath of God, The (111) P Ac 7-24-72 PG A4 

X Y & Zee (110) D 

Year of the Yahoo (90) M 

Young Couple, A 

(90) D Trnns Vi 

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K. Film Dist. 3-20-72 

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