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Laughlin, Taylor Lauded
At ShoWesT Convention
By RALPH KAM1NSK.Y
SAN DIEGO—Tom Liuighlin and Delores
Taylor, whose three "Billy Jack" pictures
are nearing a $200,000,000 boxoffice
gross, were named male and female "Ticket
Selling Stars of the Year" by ShoWesT '75
at a special program Tuesday. February 25.
The second day of the NATO-NAC Sho-
WesT 75 convention also saw a keen exchange
of distribution and sales ideas by
the nearly 500 delegates attending the sessions
and a panel consisting of key leaders
in
distribution and exhibition.
John Rubel, chief executive officer of
Taylor-Laughlin Productions, accepted the
awards for the two
stars and cited an
John Rubel
elaborate array of statistics
showing Laughlin
as one of the top
boxoffice draws, exceeded
only by Robert
Redford. "And that
was with the help
of such {wwerhouse
names as Barbra Streisand
and Paul Newman,"
he observed.
Rubel was introduced by toast-master William
Kartozian of San Francisco, presidentelect
of NATO of California. The two citations
for the stars were accepted by Michel
Wilson, who performed as a singer in "Billy
Jack," and actress Russell Lane, who was
in the cast of both "Billy Jack" and "The
Trial of Billy Jack."
In an extensive analysis of top-grossing
films over the past three years. Rubel developed
the theme that "motion picture critics
in the major cities don't know what the
public likes."
Emphasize Money-Makers
Exhibitors were told by Rubel, "You need
men like Tom Laughlin and organizations
like his to produce that rarest thing of all:
the top hit, the top star, top showmanship
and the personal packaging that puts it all
together so that you can make money."
In his review of boxoffice grosses for
1974, Rubel emphasized that in only seven
weeks that year. "The Trial of Billy Jack"
grossed $28 million, not far behind a year's
gross of $32 million for "The Great Gatsby"
and $33 million for "Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid."
Using graphs and charts to develop his
thesis that critics of the Los Angeles Times
and the New York Times missed greatly
in gauging public taste and preference in
movies during a three-year period. Rubel declared.
"If you want to make money exhibiting
films, it would be suicide to rely
on the judgment of the critics in deciding
which films to exhibit." He urged theatremen
to put their trust in "bo.xoffice power"
exemplified by such stars and producers as
Laughlin, who, he said, was the "surprise
boxoffice grosser despite the glamor reputations
of the Redfords, the Paul Newmans
and other equally excellent boxoffice
names."
Rubel completed his presentation with the
warning that exhibitors no longer can rely
only upon the major studios for successful
product. "You have to look for creative
genius wherever you find it and welcome
and encourage the independent producerdistributor,
like Laughlin, when he demonstrates
his ability to make films that become
the boxoffice attractions which, in the end,
are your lifeblood," he told the exhibitors.
Concessions, Product Talks
The first session of ShoWesT '75 Monday,
February 24, was devoted mainly to a discussion
of concessions and product problems
in this area. Stanley Lefcourt of Los Angeles
was the moderator of a panel dealing with
this subject, with other members including
Al Lapidus, Los Angeles; Vernon Ryles,
Portland, Ore.; Len Lowengrub, Los Angeles;
Jerry Ireland of Mann Theatres, Los
Angeles, and Sal Fasulo of Metropolitan
Theatres, Los Angeles.
Theatre owners received small comfort
from the prediction of Lapidus that popcorn
prices, already rising, "will stay about the
same through October or November" as a
result of a low yield and frost damage to
the past year's crop. Lapidus pointed out
the damage also caused lower quality, adding
to the problem by giving the concessionaire
less salable popcorn per pound: however,
he predicted that both the quantity
and the quality should be better next year.
Incentive programs for managers and
employees to promote greater sales were
urged for consideration by a number of
panel members. Bruce Corwin of Metropolitan
Theatres, Los Angeles, said that incentive
contests can have a special effectiveness
when the prizes are offered to the
wives of the managers, who then get an
added push at home to beat the competition.
Drive-In Extra Profits Plan
In other opening-day action, the board
of directors of NATO asked a committee
to study a proposal under which drive-ins
would air sales pitches over speakers during
intermission, utilizing that means to
add to their income. Chairman Robert
Selig reported on the proposal and the
board ordered further study without indicating
an opinion on the idea.
NATO members also were guests of
Crown International Pictures at a cocktail
party in conjunction with the company's
"Crownmanship '75" promotion campaign,
the event in addition kicking off a preview
of the ShoWesT '75 trade exhibit, "Make
Way for Tomorrow."
An advertising symposium moderated by
Jules Landfield opened the Tuesday (February
25) session of the convention. His panel
was composed of Milton Moritz, vice-president
of American International Pictures;
Arthur Manson, vice-president of BCP;
Robert Moore, advertising coordinator of
Buena Vista Distribution and Walt Disney
Studios; Ted Hatfield, advertising coordinator
for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Nat
Rudich, national director of marketing
services for 20th Century-Fox; Marty Weiser,
national cooperative advertising manager
of Warner Bros.; H. Robert Honahan,
director of operations for Roy Cooper Iheatres,
San Francisco; M. N. "Bud
'
Saffle,
president of Saffle Theatre Service, Seattle;
Leonard Schwartz, advertising manager,
Pacific Theatres, Los Angeles; Donna Howard
of Young & Rubicam-Teawell Agency,
San Diego, and Neil Myer, Century Cmema
Circuit.
Managerial Training Needed
The session evolved into a mutual analysis
of what studios, producers and distributors
do or fail to do for an exhibitor, with
the exhibitor also getting his share of criticism
and advice on how he can develop his
own promotional techniques. Myer pointea
out that, in his opinion, some of the problems
"lie in the lack of training of managers
who need to learn techniques of planting
newspaper publicity, running and conceiving
advertismg and handling TV publicity.
Robert Selig reported that one of the
chief entertainment editors had told him
that he seldom sees an exhibitor in his
office, that most of his movie publicity
copy comes from agents and that the material
frequently ends up in the wastebasket.
Promotion Cooperation Uiged
Moritz reported that the biggest problem
was to get communication in the field
which could serve as a guide for producers
to develop promotion campaigns. "Go to
the promotion department, not just the sales
department," he urged.
The panel and participants from the
audience also covered a broad field of topics
including the use and availability of trailers;
the need for and the lack of demand for
24-sheets for front-of-theatre promotion;
the techniques and timing of TV advertising
and the desirability of tieing in with
TV publicity through the increasing use
of TV critics; the problems of small-town
exhibitors who have little money for promotion
and must rely on the distributor for
help; the problem of getting pressbooks to
the exhibitors in time for them to do promotion
work before the picture opens,
and the use of field men spread out over
the country to help local exhibitors.
BCP Promotes New Film
The morning session was kicked off with
a breakfast sponsored by Bing Crosby Productions,
during which Arthur Manson commented
on a trailer of the new BCP production,
"The Reincarnation of Peter
Proud," which will be pushed in a program
developed after a test screening in a Southern
city. TV promotion for the picture will
be scheduled to run five consecutive weeks
as a result of that study, he said.
BOXOFFICE :: March 3, 1975

I NOMINATIONS FOR OSCARS ANNOUNCED
HOLLYWOOD— The Godfather. Part
11" and "Chinatown," both Paramount releases,
received the highest number of nominations
(11 each) for the 47th annua!
Academy Awards, it was annoimced Monday,
February 24 by Academy president
Waiter Mirisch.
"The Godfather, Part II' received five
nominations for acting: Al Pacino for best
actor, Taiia Shire for supporting actress,
and Michael V. Ciazzo, Robert Dc Niro and
Lee Strasberg, all for supporting actor.
Other nominations include best picture and
direction. Francis Ford Coppola, producerdirector
of "The Godfather, Part 11" also
received nominations for his production and
original screenplay of "The Conversation."
Other directors nominated were Valentina
Cortesa for "Day for Night" and John
Cassavetes for "A Woman LJnder the Influence."
Jack Nicholson was nominated for the
third time as best actor for his performance
in "Chinatown" while Faye Dunaway received
her second nomination as best actress
for her starring role. Top screenwriter
Robert Towne and director Roman Polanski
also won nomination honors for original
screenplay and direction, respectively.
Warner Bros, and 20th Century-Fox's
production, "The Towering Inferno," garnered
eight nominations; among which were
best picture and Fred Astaire as supporting
actor, his first Oscar nomination.
"Murder on the Orient Express" and
"Lenny" recorded six nominations each.
"Murder" star Albert Finney was tapp>ed
for best actor and Ingrid Bergman, a twotime
Oscar winner, received her first nomination
as supporting actress. "Lenny," also
one of the nominees for best picture, won
Dustin Hoffman his third nomination as
best actor and director Bob Fosse his second
nomination. Fosse won the award in 1972
for "Cabaret." Valerie Perrine received her
first nomination.
Paul Mazursky's poignant and funny look
at old age, "Harry and Tonto," has won
veteran TV and Broadway actor Art Carney
his first Oscar nomination and an original
screenplay nomination for Mazursky and
Josh Greenfield.
How the Companies Rated
Companies with two or more nominations
(Includes shorts and documentaries)
Company Pictures Nominations
Paramount

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About 70% of Films Distributed
By Independents, Woolner Finds
HOLLYWOOD—In contrast with the
old days when major companies produced
and/or distributed about 60 per cent of
the motion pictures released in this country,
independent producers and distributors
now have taken over about 70 per cent of
the action, according to a private study
made for his personal guidance by Lawrence
H. Woolner, president of Dimension
Pictures.
What's more, says Woolner, who has an
extensive background and long experience
ir, film distribution, the independents still
are gaining ground, indicating a surging
market for independent producers and distributors.
Taking the 1974-75 fiscal year, starting
in late summer of 1974, approximately 480
features will be released, with the majors
supplying about 145 or 30 per cent and
the independents delivering at least 335 or
70 per cent according to Woolner's checkup.
Among factors boosting the independents'
total is the steady increase in films being
produced regionally, with several states aggressively
wooing filmmakers and cooperating
in erection of studio facilities in their
areas. Many of these films made independently
outside Hollywood also are distributed
independently, usually by their
producers on a region-by-region basis,
rather than being offered to major distributors
for handling, and some of the pictures
are not included in the customary
trade listings for some time, if at all.
"The independents now have a golden
opportunity to demonstrate their ability
and dependability." says Woolner. "Television's
onetime extensive film libraries, accumulated
over a period of a quarter of a
century or longer, have been, or are being
telecast to death, while new theatrical features
have imdergone a steady decline.
"Whereas, at one time, some big distributors
assured their exhibitor customers
that pictures would not be released to
television until three or five years after
their theatrical release, a lot of these features
are reaching the home screens only
a year, or even less, after being shown
in
theatres.
"So there's a big market waiting and
depending on the independent producers
and distributors."
Lindsley Parsons Jr. Is
Promoted at Paramount
NEW YORK—Lindsley Parsons jr. has
been named vice-president, executive producer
manager for Paramount Pictures, it
has been announced by chairman and chief
executive officer Barry Diller. Parsons also
will be responsible for Paramount's West
Coast facility operations.
Joining Paramount in October 1974.
Parsons previously had been vice-president
of operations at MGM.
NATO Board Meeting
Is Held in San Diego
SAN DIEGO—The board of directors
of the National Ass'n of Theatre Owners
convened for its annual mid-winter meeting
in San Diego at the Sheraton Harbor Island
Hotel. A number of standing committees
met Saturday, February 22. Board sessions
were held Sunday and Monday, February
23 and 24. Roy B. White, chairman of the
board, Cincinnati, Ohio, presided at the
board sessions. Paul Roth, president of
NATO, Silver Spring, Md., reviewed the
activities of NATO since the October convention
held in
Atlanta.
Reports were received from the various
standing and operating committees of
NATO: Legal affairs—Peter Fishbein,
counsel to NATO; trade practices—Frederick
G. Storey. Atlanta; dues and criteria
Charles B. Trexler, Charlotte, N.C.; exprodico—Thomas
P. Moyer sr., Portland.
Ore.; constitution and organization— Richard
H. Orear, Kansas City; new screen advertising
approach, Bicentennial participation
and national total insurance program
Robert W. Selig, Los Angeles; audience'
awards—Marvin Goldman, Washington.
D.C. and Henry G. Plitt. Chicago; membership
and regional president's workshop
Earl G. Perry sr., New Orleans; limited
markets—Carl Schwanebeck, Knoxville,
Iowa, and product development committee
—Nat Fellman, Los Angeles.
Reports also were received from the
advertising committee, National Film Day
committee, pay cable committee and code
and rating committee. Wilton Holm, executive
director of the Motion Picture and
Television Research Center, presented an
up-to-date report on NATO's drive-in containment
screen.
TALKING TALL—Tennessee Governor
Ray Blanton, left, and Charles A.
Pratt, BCP president and producer of
"Walking Tall, Part II," discu.ss production
of the film on location at Jack.son,
Tenn. The new Cinerama film, to be
distributed by American International
Pictures, relates the story of the late
Sheriff Buford Pusser's one-man drive
to rid crime from McNairy County,
Tenn.
Universal Sales Heads
Convene in Orlando
ORLANDO. FLA.—A national sales conference
involving the Universal sales cabinet,
district managers, branch managers and sales
representatives was held at the Sheraton
Towers Hotel here, to set marketing campaigns
and finalize plans for the 1975 release
schedule. Universal general sales manager
R. L. Carpenter is chairing the conference.
Those attending included MCA
president and chief operating officer Sidney
J. Shcinberg who addressed the conference
February 26; Universal president Henry H.
"Hi" Martin; and G. Clark Ramsay, Universal
advertising and publicity vice-president,
who outlined ad/ pub campaigns for
all upcoming product.
Marketing techniques were discussed for
"The Great Waldo Pepper," a George Roy
Hill film starring Robert Redford, which
premieres Wednesday (12). The film is a
Jennings Lang presentation. The Malpaso
Co. film, "The Eiger Sanction," starring
Clint Eastwood and George Kennedy and
directed by Eastwood, also was discussed.
Executive producers are Richard D. Zanuck
and David Brown. The film is scheduled for
release in May.
Other films talked about were: "Jaws,"
a Zanuck/ Brown production based on Peter
Benchley's Number 1 best selling novel.
The film, which has a June release date,
stars Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard
Dreyfuss and Lorraine Gary and was directed
by Steven Spielberg. Hal Wallis' production
"Rooster Cogburn," sequel to his
popular "True Grit," which teams, for the
first time ever on the screen, the talents of
John Wayne (who won an Oscar for "True
Grit") and Katharine Hepburn.
Also the following were discussed: Robert
Wise's production "The Hindenberg," which
depicts the dramatic events aboard the illfated
German dirigible on its last flight. The
film stars George C. Scott and Anne Bancroft.
Wise produced and directed. "The
Other Side of the Mountain," a Filmways/
Larry Peerce production based on the life
of former Olympic ski hopeful Jill Kinmont.
The film stars Marilyn Hassett and
Beau Bridges. "Sidecar Boys," an action
drama about motorcycle racing in Australia,
and, "Story of a Teenager," a drama about
a teenage youth in conflict with his father.
Also attending the meeting were assistant
general sales manager R. N. Wilkinson,
assistant to the general sales manager Norman
Gluck and assistant to the general sales
manager Amos Boyette. Regional sales managers
included Phil Sherman from New
York, Al Kolkmeyer from Chicago, Tom
Dunn from Atlanta, Walter Armbruster
from Dallas and Abe Swerdlow from Los
Angeles.
Globe Pictures Charts
Release For March
NEW YORK— Joseph Green, president
of Globe Pictures. Inc.. has acquired a new
sex comedy. ""Mad Memories of .i Lifeguard."
for March release.
BOXOFFICE :: March 3, 1975

U.S. Court Dismisses
Pay TV Trust Suit
LOS ANGELAS— Ronald Duvis, presiding
justice of the Federal District Court in
Fargo, N.D.. February IS upheld the right
of exhibitors to campaign for legislation
to outlaw pay TV, notwithstanding the
financial losses incurred by those seeking
to merchandise fee video in homes. The
ruling, handed down more than I 1 years
after a suit was filed (Dec. 17, 1963) on
a complaint for equitable relief and treble
damage under the
Sherman and C'artwright
antitrust acts, affirmed the rights of the
defendants in the action.
Subscription Television, Inc.. in a $94. ."S
million antitrust suit, had charged that
NATO of Southern California, NATO of
Northern California, the National Ass'n of
Theatre Owners and the Roy Cooper. Pacific
Theatres, United Artists, RIs.O-.Stanley
Warner and Sero Amusement Corp. circuits,
in supporting the ban on home pay
TV, had engaged in a "monopolistic act."
It further contended that the defendants
were responsible for "discouraging potential
investors and for losses incurred as a consequence
of the pay TV prohibition" and
that the theatre companies had "conspired
to put it (Subscription Television ) out of
business."
The defendants had opposed the plaintiffs
plans for pay TV in the Los Angeles
and San Francisco areas.
In 1964 California voters approved
Proposition 15, an initiative aimed at
banning home pay TV, by a two-to-one
margin. Two years later the California Supreme
Court held that the initiative was unconstitutional.
Subscription Television originally sought
$117,541,500 as treble damages in its suit
for $39,180,500. Visting Judge Davies.
however, ruled that the theatre owners were
exercising constitiUionally protected First
Amendment rights in supporting the ban
on home pay TV.
Robert Selig, president of NATO of
California, following the court's ruling,
commented, "The eyes of the world were
on this one."
AFI Seminar Data Will Be
Published for Educators
WASHINGTON—The American Film
Institute has entered into an agreement with
the Microfilming Corp. of America, a subsidiaiy
of the New York Times, to publish
materials generated by oral histories and
seminars at API's Center for Advanced Film
Studies in Beverly Hills, it has been announced
by Richard Carlton, AFI deputy
director. The pact is part of API's continuing
program to service the educational
community including scholars, researchers.
historians and teachers on matters related
to film.
The initial phases of the agreement cover
some 225 seminars and 40 oral histories and
research projects spanning the last five
years as well as future discussions and
seminars.
BOXOFFICE :: March 3, 1975
Production Chiefs to Host Events,
Paul Roth to Be SA-R Keynoter
KANSAS CITY—Show-A-Rama's "College
of Knowledge" has scheduled a varied
number of activities for its ISth annual convention
in Kansas City March 17-20. The
program, listed below, is tentative and subject
to change.
Events begin at 1 p.m. Monday (17) with
the tradeshow, followed by a sock hop
hosted by Crown International Pictures.
Iiiesday's program includes a breakfast cosponsored
by Pacific International Pictures
and Bing Crosby Productions, with seminars
for each company afterwards. Filling out
the morning activities are the introduction
of Honored Showman Howard Bolton of
John Locks Theatres, Grand Rapids, Mich.,
and advertising and drivc-in seminars.
Tuesday's Kickoff Luncheon is hosted
by Taylor-Laughlin Prodiictions. John Rubel,
chief executive officer of the company
will be presented with an award. The keynote
speaker will be Paul Roth, president
of NATO. Tuesday evening is "Your Evening
With Disney Productions." After a
chuck wagon barbecue dinner, highlights
of upcoming Disney releases will be shown.
Award to Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood will receive the Director-
Actor of the Year Award Wednesday (19)
morning at a seminar hosted by Universal
Pictures for his new film, "The Eiger Sanction."
Also on hand will be Clark Ramsey,
vice-president of advertising for Universal.
Wednesday morning's seminars include
management training, "people pleasers,"
and the introduction of Honored Showman
Alfred Lemuz of Dickinson Theatres,
Topeka, Kas. Twentieth Century-Fox will
host the "Campus Get-together Luncheon,"
followed by a "French Connection 11"
seminar with director John Frankenhcimer
and Peter Meyers and Jonas Rosenfield jr.
of 20th Century-Pox.
After the closing of the tradeshow, a
screening of Universal's "The Other Side
of the Mountain" will be held Wednesday
evening. Co-stars Marilyn Hassett and Beau
Bridges will receive the Star of Tomorrow
awards. Afterwards a late night breakfast
will be hosted by Sim Classic Pictures with
a special appearance by veteran actor John
Carroll.
The final day of Show-A-Rama, Thursday
(20) begins with a breakfast co-sponsored
bv Tobv Halicki Films and Thomas-
SHOWMANDISER CHANGE
After tile Sliowmandlser section had
gone to pre.ss. BOXOFFICE learned tlie
cancellation of CBS' "Khan" had
prompted 20th Century-Fox to change
a scheduled spot for its "The Four
Musketeers."
Instead of the Friday (21) time, a
spot for the film will be seen Thursday
(20) during "The Waltons" on CBS.
All other scheduled spots remain as
announced in the lead story on page 11.
Shipp Films. Toby Halicki, producer-director
of "Gone in 60 Seconds." will be on
hand for a message and showing of a product
reel. Later in the morning, seminars
sponsored by Sun Classic Pictures and those
concerning concessions and theatre equipment
will be held.
Thursday's Baccalaureate Luncheon will
be hosted by MCiM Daniel Melnick, senior
vice-president and head of worldwide production
for MGM, will be honored as
Producer of the Year and Jeff Bridges will
receive an award as Best Supporting Actor
in MGM's "Hearts of the West," soon to
be released. After the luncheon, a miscellaneous
revue panel will introduce Honored
Showman Larry Becker, Palace Theatre,
Alberta, Canada, which will he followed by
a limited market seminar.
To Honor Universal and Stars
The Ciraduation Banquet honors Universal
Pictures as Company of the Year
and is co-sponsored by Coca-Cola USA.
Highlight of the banquet will be the appearance
of James Caan and Ann-Margret
as Best Actor and Actress of the Year.
There will be entertainment afterwards.
the past, Show-A-Rama has planned
As in
a Ladies' program including a tour of Hallmark
Cards and a luncheon with Stars of
Tomorrow Marilyn Hassett and Beau
Bridges.
Actor Gene Hackman, whose special appearance
was announced last week, will be
unable to attend due to other commitments.
Drive-In Seminar Scheduled
As First in S-A-R History
KANSAS CITY—For the first time in
Show-A-Rama's history a portion of the
business building session has been set aside
for incorporating discussions of new innovations
in the drive-in operations.
Panel members will include Phil Gibson
of the Suburbia Drive-In Theatre. Gainesville,
Fla., who with his partner, Pete
Hudnall, have created a new concept in
drive-in operations in the Florida area.
Such features as a laundromat and a bakery
are among many extra conveniences in
their concept for the drive-in patron.
Other panel members are moderator
Dean McMillen of Commonwealth's Queen
City Twin Drive-In Theatre, Springfield,
Mo., and Grant Frazee of Chakeres Theatres,
Springfield, Ohio and Jerry Erbe of
the State Theatre Co., Pierre, S.D.
Sidney Balkin Joins Brut
As V-P of TV Division
NEW YORK—George Barrie, president
of Brut Productions, has announced the
creation of a TV division of the highly
successful independent motion picture company.
He has appointed Sidney Balkin, former
director of motion picture and TV development
for Four Star Productions, as
vice-president of Brut TV.

ABC Reports Us Top
Earnings in 1974
NEW YORK. — American Broadcasting
Companies reported 1974 revenues and
earnings from continuing operations that
were the highest in the company's history,
it was announced by Leonard H. Goidenson,
chairman and Elton H. Rule, president.
Earnings from continuing operations for
1974 we're $49,945,000. \'ompared with
$45,470,000 in the 1973 period, an increase
of 10 per cent. Earnings per share
from continuing operations rose to $2.92,
compared with $2.69 in 1973, an increase
of 9 per cent. Revenues from continuing
operations were $986,040,000 in 1974,
compared with $880,505,000 for the prior
year, an increase of 12 per cent.
Fourth quarter 1974 earnings from continuing
operations were $11,091,000, compared
with $12,094,000 in the 1973 period.
Fourth quarter earnings per share from continuing
operations were 61 cents, compared
with 72 cents, in the 1973 quarter. Fourth
quarter revenues from continuing operations
rose to $298,453,000 from $253,767,000
in the like period of 1973. an increase of
18 per cent.
Earnings from continuing operations
for 1974 include a net loss of 1 cent per
share in the fourth quarter and net gains of
1 1 cents per share for the year arising principally
from the sale of certain real estate
and theatre properties and the company's
Pittsburgh radio stations. Similar gains for
the first nine months of 1973 were reflected
as extraordinary items under the
then existing
accounting rules and amounted to 2
cents per share. Net gains in the fourth
quarter of 1973 amounting to 2 cents per
share were included in continuing operations.
The ABC Theatre Division showed increased
revenues during the year. Severe
cost pressures from higher film rentals affected
the division's operations, but as a
result of the gains on the sale of various
properties, the division reported an overall
profit improvement.
Sandy Cobe Productions
Moves to Beverly Hills
BEVERLY HILLS—Sandy Cobe Productions
closed its Atlanta offices and
moved its entire operation to 211 South
Beverly Dr. in Beverly Hills, effective February
17. it was announced by president
Sandy Cobe.
Cobe Productions has completed production
on its latest feature. "She'll Follow you
Anywhere." scheduled for a June release
through Cobe's distribution company.
Bryanston's 'Chainsaw' Is
Lofty Grosser in Japan
TOKYO—In its first overseas opening.
Bryanston's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
scored a sensational two-day gross of
$52,298, or 15.689.472 yen. at the Toei
Palace and Shinjuko Tokyo theatres here.
Nippon-Herald is releasing in Japan.
Sack Names Margosian
Real Estate Consultant
BOSTON—As Sack Theatres continues
its expansion program, a new post as con-
sultant for real estate,
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Frederick Margo^an Corp.
Margosian, a graduate
of Tufts University, with a bachelor
of physics degree, and a graduate of Harvard
Business School, with a master of
business administration degree, served as a
consultant for the Arthur D. Little Co. i.T
Cambridge. He joined General Cinema
Corp. as assistant to the president, where
he was responsible for theatre real estate
acquisition and disposition. Most recently.
he was associated as a partner and vicepresident
in
the firm of Arthur M. Fischer.
Inc., in New York, developing regional
shopping centers around the country. Margosian
resides in Needham. Mass., with his
wife and two daughters.
Police Arrest Participant
In Film Piracy Network
NEW YORK--Pohce have arrested a
major participant in an expanding film
piracy network which last year cost the
industry almost $50 million in lost sales.
Sol Winker of Pisconic Productions was
apprehended with more than 500 illegal
master copies including "Deep Throat."
"The Godfather" and "Planet of the Apes."
Police said Winker was the "chief operator"
of the film piracy business, grossing an
estimated $500,000 yearly selling cassette
tapes made from 16mm prints stolen from
such legal users as television stations and
libraries.
Undercover agents found Winker to bo
buying the prints for $17 each and selling
them for an average of $175 each. Winker
averaged selling ten prints a day with prices
ranging from $100 to more popular titles,
such as "Deep Throat," selling for $225
each.
TEA to Hold Convention
In Toronto April 27-30
NEW YORK—The annual conference of
the Theatre Equipment Ass'n will be held
in Toronto. Canada. April 27-30, it was announced
by TEA president Edward Nelson.
Serving as chairman of the meeting will be
Eraser Neal. vioe-president and general
manager of General Sound & Equipment
Corp.. Toronto.
Programing plans for the four-day conference,
to be held at the Four Seasons
Sheraton Hotel, are now being finalized and
will be announced shortly.
Warner Income Nets
$48.5 Million in '74
NEW YORK—Warner Communications
Inc. has reported a net income of $48,470,-
000 and per share earnings of $2.40 for
the year ended Dec. 31, 1974. This compares
with $47,353,000 the previous year.
Revenues of $720,076,000 resulted partly
from an increase of 80 per cent in theatrical
film rentals which set an industry record.
Pretax profits from theatrical motion pictures
were more than double 1973 figures.
Pretax operating income was up 19 per
cent although net income increased only two
per cent as a result of a higher effective tax
rate and increased expense due to borrowing
for the purchase of Warner Communications'
common shares. Fully diluted earnings
per share gained 15 per cent from
the 1973 figures.
Fourth quarter net income for 1974 was
down almost $3,000,000 to $7,078,000 in
1973. Earnings per share equalled 12 cents.
MPAA Scans Fewer Ads
In 74 for Rating Tags
NEW YORK—Improving its service to
producers and distributors of rated films,
the Advertising Code Administration in
1974 designed new rating symbols and
definitions to enhance their use and legibility
in advertising layouts, Don Conte,
director, said in his annual report released
last week.
The Administration, a department of the
Motion Picture Ass'n of America, backed
up this enterprise with an edited and expanded
MPAA Advertising Handbook for
1975-1976 particularly to assist motion picture
companies in gearing their advertising
toward media standards and public
acceptance.
Two factors during the year caused a
drop in the amount of advertising units reviewed
by the Administration from 92,620
units in 1973 to 68,846 in 1974—a decrease
of 25.67 per cent.
The first factor was a reduction of 9
per cent in the number of films rated by
the rating board in Hollywood. The second
was the slumping U.S. economy which resulted
in less money expended on advertising
and publicity. The code seal may not
be used with X-rated films, it was emphasized.
The Advertising Administration staff in
addition to Conte, consists of Billie Mays
and Tom Szalkiewicz in New York, Richard
McKay and Richard Mathison in Hollywood.
'My Sister, My Love' Set
For Release by WWFC
NORTH HOLLYWOOD—"My Sister,
My Love," a highly erotic love story starring
Susan Strasberg and Nathalie Delon,
has been set for early 1975 release by World
Wide Films Corp., which has acquired U.S.
and Canadian theatrical rights. An extensive
campaign is being developed for the extremely
controversial feature.
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Legality of Nude Movies
At Drive-ins Argued
WASHINCjION—The Supreme Court
heurd arguments Wednesday. February 27,
on the legality of showing films with nude
scenes in drive-ins. Lee Allen, assistant eily
counsel of Jacksonville, Fla., told the court
"If we cannot prohibit this nudity in a
drive-in movie, it can't be prohibited in
the Hollywood Bowl.
The case stems from the showing of
"Class of "74" at the University Drive-ln in
Jacksonville. Manager Richard Erzoznik
appealed the decision to the U.S. Court
of Appeals in Richmond, Va., who held
that the ordinance is constitutional. Witnesses
said the film could be seen from the
street, a church and private homes.
During his arguments, Allen was admonished
by Justice Harry A. Blackmun to
notice the nude figures near the ceiling
of the courtroom, part of a set of scenes
depicting aspects of the law. .Mien conceded
that some of the figures in the frieze v\ould
be banned under Jacksonville's ordinance,
which prohibits nude scenes from drive-ins
on the grounds that they are a public nuisance.
The court took the matter under advisement
and is expected to issue a ruling
within four months.
Two AIP Stars Interviewed
On Merv Griffin Show
BEVERLY HILLS. CALIF.—The Merv
Griffin Show Monday. F'ebruary 24, featured
interviews with Doug McClure, who
stars in American International's Edgar Rice
Burroughs' "The Land That Time Forgot,"
and Robert Conrad, who stars in AIP's
"Live a Little. Steal a Lot." Excerpts of the
latter film showing Conrad and Don Stroud
stealing the Star of India sapphire were
shown.
Most principal cities in the U.S. and
all in Canada saw the program, and it
will be televised Monday night (.1) for
the rest of the nation.
'Gone in 60 Seconds' Pulls
$90,498 in Three Areas
I,OS ANGELES — "Gone in 60 Seconds,"
distributed personally by its producer/director/star
H. B. Halicki, grossed a total
of $90,498 in five days in three areas.
Totals for the feature's first five days
in four St. Louis sites hit $45,751 in spite
of sub-zero temperatures there. In Denver
and three other Colorado cities, "Seconds "
pulled $35,917, in first five days while
Memphis reported $8,830 for first five days
of second week there, out-grossing "Murder
on the Orient Express" in same frame and
same four-plex.
Legrand to
Score 'Annushka'
MOSCOW—The musical film "Annushka,"
cooperative production of a Soviet and
a French film company, will feature the
music of French composer Michel Legrand.
Jacques Demy will direct. The cast will be
from both nations.
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'Bruce Performance Film'
Not Rated, CARA States
NEW YORK—The Code and Rating Administration
February 19 issued the following
statement:
"It has come to our attention that a motion
picture entitled "Lenny Bruce Performance
Film" has been exhibited in two cities
with an advertised rating of R. This film
has not been rated, nor have the advertisements
therefor been approved under the
Code for Advertising.
"Under the terms of the Motion Picture
Code and Rating Program, only the X rating
may be self-applied. The G. PG and R ratings
are registered with the U.S. Patent
Office as certification marks of the Motion
Picture Ass'n of America and may be employed
only in connection with films which
have been submitted to and so rated by the
Code and Rating Administration.
"Accordingly, any use of an R rating in
connection with the advertisement or exhibition
of 'Lenny Bruce Performance Film" is
wholly inpermissible and improper, as well
as a violation of the Federal Trademark
(Lanham) Act.""
The MPAA observed that the '"Lenny
Bruce Performance Film"" should not be
confused with the motion picture "Lenny."
which has been rated R, a United Artists
release.
Entertainment Hall of Fame
Honors Ten Contributors
LOS ANGELES — The Entertainment
Hall of Fame honored Fred Astaire, actor;
George Balanchine, choreographer; Bob
Hope, comedian; and Richard Rodgers,
composer, with 1975 awards.
The awards, voted for an entertainer's
life work by newspaper entertainment editors,
were presented Saturday night. February
22, on a nationwide television broadcast
with Gene Kelly, actor, as host. George
C. Scott, who boycotted his own Academy
Award a few years ago, gave the keynote
speech at the event.
Posthumous awards were made to Jack
Benny, comedian; Himiphrey Bogart, actor;
Walt Disney, movie producer; Duke Ellington,
jazz composer; Cole Porter, song writer;
and Igor Stravinsky, composer.
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.
Tifle
Mitiibutor
Around the World With Fanny Hill
(Seaberg)
Blue Summer (Monarch)
Counselor at Crime (Joseph Green)
Force Four (Howard Mahler)
The Naughtiest Show in Town
(William Mishkin)
Order to Kill (Joseph Green)
Pick-Up (Crown Int'l)
Poor Pretty Eddie (Westamerica)
Smile (UA)
This Time I'll Make You Rich
(Avco Embassy)
Whose Child Am I? (Brian)
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PG
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Linda Lovelace Book Timed
With Her Latest Film
NEW YORK — "Linda Lovelace for
President," a book by Jack Margolis upon
which the forthcoming movie starring Linda
Lovelace herself is based was published
as an original paperback by Playboy Press
February 14 ($1.75). The book opens with
a third-party convention, attended by every
far-out political faction imaginable. Deadlocked,
it turns to the one person with the
most universal appeal, Ms. Lovelace. The
making of this president is most unconventional
reading—and viewing.
General Film Corp. will open the film
"Linda Lovelace for President" in many
cities between mid-February and mid-
March. Featured are many comedians, to
wit: Joey Forman, Joe E. Ross, Louis
Quinn, Vaughn Meader of "The First
Family" fame, e.\-Monkee Micky Dolenz,
Marty Ingels, Chuck McCann (star of "The
Projectionist"), Skip Burton and The Committee's
Gary Goodrow and Morgan Upton.
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• ADLINLS & EXPLOITIPS
• ALPHABETICAL
INDEX
• EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY
• FEATURE RELEASE CHART
• FEATURE REVIEW DIGEST
• SHORTS RELEASE CHART
• SHORT SUBJECT REVIEWS
• REVIEWS OF FEATURES
• SHOWMANDISING IDEAS
THE GUIDE TO BETTER BOOKING AND BUSINESS-BUILDING
The Four Musketeers' Campaign Ready
To Continue Swashbuckling Success Story
Riding on the heel;, ol the spectacular
success of last summer's "1 he Three Musiceteers,"
20th Century-Fox's "The Four
Musketeers" will come galloping into theatres
next month backed by a super-swashbuckling
showmanship campaign.
Not really a sequel to "The Three Musketeers"
but actually a continuation of the
story, "The Four Musketeers" was filmed
at the same time as its predecessor with
the colorful castles of Spain again serving
as backdrop for the action and derringdo.
The same elements of action, adventure
and comedy; a galaxy of international
super-stars and the all-ages popularity of
the Dumas tale that made "The Three
Musketeers" one of the highest grossing
Gon films of last year combine to give "The
Four Musketeers" enormous boxoffice potential
for showmen.
The advertising, publicity and promotion
innovators at 20th Century-Fox, together
with thousands of exhibitors, face
the same intriguing challenge. How do you
top one of last year's most successful
campaigns on behalf of an equally epi:
sequel? In short, what do you do for an
encore?
National Campaign
Backing up showmanship efforts on the
local level, 20th Centur\-Fox has scheduled
a national campaign that will kick off
this month with a network TV buy that
will bring the news of the coming of "The
Four Musketeers" to millions of viewers
from coast to coast. This will be augmented
with tours by the stars of the film in major
markets, highlighted by guest appearances
on local and national TV interview shows.
The schedule of spots includes Friday (14).
"Friday Night Movie," CBS; Wednesday
(19), "The" Law," NBC; Friday (21).
"Khan," CBS; Sunday (23), "Cher." CBS;
Friday (28), "Sandford and Son." NBC;
and Tuesday, April 1, "Police Story," NBC.
In one sense, "The Four Musketeers
has already received a mammoth promotional
effort through the millions of moviegoers
who saw "The Three Musketeers"
and who now eagerly await the continuation
of the story. In that context, there's
a temptation to call "The Three Musketeers"
the longest, most lucrative trailer in
movie history.
Oliver Reed is Athos. Richard Chaniberia
and Flank Fiiilay is Porthos in "The
last year's most swashhiicklini^ success
Not unmindful of audience anticipation,
20th-Fox's ad campaign inserts caricatures
of the Stars in a giant number 4, with the
copy line. "What could be better than 'The
Three Musketeers?" " —a question the studio
confidently expects to sec answered at the
boxoffice.
Ihe studio's exploitation plan blends
n is Arainis. Michael York is D'Artagnan
Four Musketeers." the continuation of
siory.
some of the most successful ideas which
contributed to the gratifying grosses of
"The Three Musketeers" with a skein of
fresh promotional ploys. On these pages is
a preview of 20th-Fox's creative thrust
on a national level, and in terms of what
exhibitors can do to make the most of the
film's pre-sokl "want to see."
Use Musketeers Motif in Theatre Displays
"The Three Musketeers" enabled showmen
to pull out all the creative stops in
designing wall-to-wall displays which superbly
sold the movie to the public. Twentieth-Fox
was inundated with snapshots
and descriptions of front-of-the-house and
lobby displays in which posters, banners,
pennants, cut-outs, stills, photobustas and
original artwork combined to create a panorama
of derring-do cxcitment.
Now, just as "The Four Musketeers" goes
a step further in providing moviegoers with
high-blown action and comedy, 20th Century-Fox
is anticipating that showmen will
top themselves in depicting it graphically.
Graphic Suggestions
It is strongly urged to order all the elements
needed as early as possible. A few
further recommendations to exhibitors include:
• Hammer home the point that what's
playing is the all-new exploits of "The
Four Musketeers." making the number
"4" or the letters "Four'' as large and
vivid as possible on marquees and signs.
Paint the "four" in a different phosphorescent
color than the other lettering
used. Edge it in red or gold, or coat
it with glitter, so it really stands out.
• Create a cut-out. depicting the four
swordsmen in action as a free-standing
lobby display or to mount on an overhanging
marquee.
Heroes and Villains Display
• Devote one lobby wall to the heroes of
"The Four Musketeers" and the opposite
wall to the villains. Thus, enormous
blow-ups of Michael York. Oliver Reed.
Frank Finlay. Richard Chamberlain.
Raquel Welch and Nicole Calfan can
literally confront equally huge blow-ups
of Charlton Heston, Christopher Lee.
Faye Dunaway and Simon Ward.
• Costume your ushers and usherettes in
the style of the Musketeers.
• Have a graphic artist give your ticket
booth a Musketeer motif with a replica
of a 17th centurv castle or fortress.
BOXOFFICE Showmandiser :: March 3, 1975 — 8
II

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Eager College Audience Provides
Mighty Potential for
The huge college audience that found the
distinctively humorous and literate treatment
of "The Three Musketeers" perfect
film fare is eagerly awaiting the continuation
of the tale in "The Four Musketeers."
Showmen can tap the enormous potential
by generating excitement on campuses with
an all-out campaign of screenings, posting
of display material and a publicity effort
aimed at college newspapers, magazines and
radio stations.
Assign a member of your staff or a college
student as your "Musketeer" emissary
on campus and let him make the rounds
posting displays in book shops, record shops
Dear Editor;
'Musketeers
and every other place where students gather
in and around the campus. He can also personally
invite college newspaper editors,
radio announcers, leaders of student groups
and faculty heads to screenings.
Use the contest ideas on these pages as
the basis for promotions in college newspapers
and radio stations with free
passes as
prizes. Keep in mind that the college audience
was instrumental in making "The Three
Musketeers" the huge hit it was and start
generating the same kind of boxoffice excitement
for its equally fun-filled successor.
Here is a sample letter of invitation to
screenings.
It is my pleasure to invite you and a guest to a special college editors and faculty
screening of 20th Century-Fox's "The Four Musketeers," Alexandre Dumas' swashbuckling
adventure directed by Richard Lester and starring Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway, Oliver
Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Christopher Lee,
Cassel, Simon Ward and Frank Finlay.
Michael York, Jean Pierre
Not a sequel to "The Three Musketeers" but actually a continuation of the tale of
derring-do, "The Four Musketeers' was filmed at the same time as its predecessor among
the colorful castles in Spain.
This time, the intrepid quartet of swordsmen are involved not only with the high level
intrigue of the French court but also with an explosive civil war that brings scenes of 17lhcentury
battles presented with true-tc-history details of cannon and swordplay maneuvers.
If you were among the many who delighted in the humor and excitement of "The Three
Four Musketeers
Costume Party
Allows
Exposure
Since everyone loves a costume party,
what more perfect way is there to premiere
or preview "The Four Musketeers'".' Exhibitors
may simply announce through the
media that anyone coming to the opening
night adorned in 17th century French garb
will be admitted free, or they may opt for
a charity premiere which includes a costume
ball.
The charity will be responsible for seeking
out a costume house, inviting VIP guests
and arranging pwst-premiere festivities. As
an extra attention-getter, guests of honor
will arrive in horse-drawn carriages.
Crowds of guardsmen, grandees and latterday
miladies will not only stir comment,
but will also provide a strong peg for television
and newspaper coverage.
of
I
Musketeers," I know you will find "The Four Musketeers" more than a worthy port two of
the world's greatest adventure story.
The screening will be held on at the Theatre.
Sincerely,
Theatre Manager
Ad-Based Merchandise Touts 'Musketeers
ited
By Keeping Film s Title Always in Public Eye
The more merchandise bearing the title,
"The Four Musketeers," the more opportunity
exhibitors have to remind moviegoers
of the year's big swashbuckling adventure.
"The following suggestions should be considered
as giveaways, self-liquidating premiums
or prizes (depending on the cost).
5:£
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W'liat. coiild be
better thanThe
3 Musketeers ?

Gon
Dumas Novel Lends
Itself
to Many Tie-Ins
In filming the epic "I he Ihrec Musketeers,"
followed by the eagerly-awaited "The
Four Musketeers," 2()th-Fox discovered that
the Dumas novel ranks among the five most
widely published books of all time.
Over 2.000 editions of the novel in 74
languages, including such obscure tongues
as Sanskrit and Swahili. have been printed.
Comic books alone account for some .^01
versions of the swashbuckling tale.
No one expects any one bookstore to
carry all two thousand plus editions. But
having tasted the profit in promoting 20th-
Fox's first installment of the swordpla\
saga, book dealers are expected to cooperate
with exhibitors—to the hilt.
Paperback
Movie Edition
Primary focus will be on the New American
Library's paperback edition of the
Dumas masterpiece, and showmen are advised
to contact the publisher's local representatives
as soon as they set their engagements.
Creative use of posters, stills, cutouts
of the stars and other ad elements can
result in lavish in-store displays, enhancing
both ticket and book sales. Showmen are
also advised to offer slicks or mats to booksellers,
enabling them to spotlight the film
in their own print advertising.
Libraries are also expected to share in
the escalating excitement. Exhibitors will
find it worthwhile to provide libraries with
one-sheets and stills for free-standing displays
and bulletin boards, built around a
"read the book . . . see the movie" theme.
Study
Guide for Schools
Teachers of English—from grade school
to university level—will also be delighted
to learn that the resurgence of interest in
Dumas, which began with the exploits of
the three adventurers, is about to peak.
Thousands of schools have already used
the study guide, prepared by 20lh Century-
Fox, to get across to their students that
a so-called "classic" can also be great fun.
Including teachers in screening programs
can help keep that enthusiasm rolling.
While on the subject of the novel's literary
success, there's another little-known
fact that's worth noting. There have been
more movies made from the Dumas novel
than any other book, with one exception:
the
Bible.
Soundtrack Affords
'Musketeers
Tie-In
Bell Records is distributing the sound
track album from "The Four Musketeers"
providing exhibitors with opportunities for
tie-in promotions and cross-plugging displays
in record stores and music outlets.
The album is the perfect promotional
tool as a giveaway in contests and for playing
during intermission in theatres. Showmen
should contact local Bell Records distributors
for assistance in promotions ami
setting displays in record stores.
Place With Local Newspapers
Galaxy of Superstars Highlighted
With Four Musketeers Contest
Raqiicl ll'flcli is Mine. Bonancieii.x and Michael YDik is the tlashiim D'Aiiatinan
in 2l)tli Cenluiy-Fdx's "The hour Miiskeleers." /ollow-iip to last year's smash
hit "The Three Musketeers."
The galaxy of international superstars
who form one of the most impressive cast
lists in recent film history in "The Four
.Musketeers" are highlighted in a special contest
exhibitors can place with local newspapers.
The contest should be announced by
newspapers at least ten days in advance of
engagements with prizes including free
passes and merchandise from cooperating
merchants.
Below is a release for the contest, featuring
"Musketeer" stars and the scrambled
titles of films they have appeared in.
THEATBE ANNOUNCES "MUSKETEERS CONTEST'
In conjunction with its forthcoming engagement oi "The Four Musketeers," 20th
Century-Fox's new star-studded film of Alexandre Dumas' swashbuckling adventure, the
Theatre is inviting readers of this newspaper to enter a special contest with free
passes as prizes.
Playing the characters in the famed tale are a galaxy of international superstars
including Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway, Raquel Welch, Oliver Reed, Michael York,
Christopher Lee, Richard Chamberlain, Geraidine Chaplin, Simon Word and Frank Finlay.
Below are the jumbled titles of films these stars have appeared in lust unscramble the
titles and write the name of the star next to the proper film
The first 100 contestants who submit correct answers will be eligible for a drawing
for free passes to "The Four Musketeers" which opens at the Theatre.
Entries should be sent to this newspaper in care of "The Four Musketeers" contest
which closes on -
THE SCRAMBLED FILMS
The Little Hound
The Music Day
Lost Bomber
Women in Kansas City
Doctor Winston
Lovers of the Baskervilles
Big Man Zhivago
Young Lovers
Apes in Love
Horizon of the Planet
FOUR IHUSKETEERS ALL-STAR CONTEST
THE STARS
Charlton Heston
Faye Dunaway
Raquel Welch
Oliver Reed
Richard Chamberlain
Simon Ward
Geraidine Chaplin
Frank Finlay
Michael York
Christopher Lee
ANSWERS
The Hound o! the Baskervilles—Christopher Lee
The Music Lovers—Richard Chamberlain
Doctor Zhivago—Geraidine Chaplin
Young Winston—Simon Ward
The Longest Day—Frank Finlay
Little Big Man—Faye Dunaway
Lost Horizon—Michael York
Women in Love—Oliver Reed
Planet of the Apes—Charlton Heston
Kansas City Bomber—Raquel Welch
Appeal to Younger Audience With Coloring Contest
Coloring contest promotions which
proved highly successful for drawing in
the younger audience to "The Three Musketeers"'
are being suggested again for "The
Four Musketeers."
The contest can be used in newspapers
as a means of setting tie-ins with local
merchants who offer prizes or as an intheatre
promotion in advance of engagements.
Most effective use of the contest
is to divide entrants into age categories of
6 to 1 1 and 12 to 18. Coloring contest
mat is available in 4 column size from
National Screen .Service. Mat-CC-Mus. 1.
BOXOFFICE Showmandiser :: March 3, 1975 10 — 13

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Swordplay in
'Musketeers'
Points to Promotions Galore
Welcome 'Musketeers'
With Media Contests
To pave the way for the all-new "Four
Musketeers" feature, 20th-Fox has come up ,
with a slew of all-new contests that cxhibi- .°
tors can offer to newspapers, radio stations
and television stations in their locales.
Your Greatest
Adventure
The Alexandre Dumas novel on which
"The Four Musketeers" is based has been
called the greatest adventure story of all
time. But while the average moviegoer has
never rescued a lady fair from the clutches
of a conniving villain, or clashed swords
with the king's most deadly duelists, we've
all had our own share of adventures.
That's the peg for a disc jockey or television
talk-show host to challenge listeners
to recall the most exciting or dangerous
moments in their own lives. The best letters
are read on the air. with the writers receiving
passes to "The Four Musketeers.""
The Number, "Four'"
How many times does the number "four"
appear in a newspaper's ads— both classified
and display—on any given day'? That's the
tricky challenge a newspaper can hurl at
its readers. Tho.se who come closest to the
As the clashing D'Aitagiian.
"The Four Musketeers."
"The Three Musketeers" spurred a revival
of interest in the fine art of fencing
which hasn't been witnessed in years, not
since the late Douglas Fairbanks was slashing
away at villains and vandals, in fact.
Colleges and universities reported a record
enrollment in campus fencing classes and
societies. Sporting goods stores were flooded
with purchase orders for foils, masks, pads
and other paraphernalia.
But they ain't seen nuthin' yet. Anticipating
the excitement of "The Four Musketeers,"
showmen ought to set up tie-in promotions
with sporting goods stores (and the
sports departments of department stores)
to generate publicity on all levels.
Plans can include lavish displays, showing
Dimias' fearless four at their swashbuckling
best. Stills from the imaginative
sequence at the Musketeers" school for
swordsmanship, described by director Richard
Lester as a "cinematic citadel of letha!
gadgetry," should flank these displays.
Fencing Tie-Ins
Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers
of fencing equipment shoLild be advised to
get in on the action, and stock up! Bookstores
can feature "how to" books on fencing,
including manuals on safety first i
simulated swordsmanship.
A fencing demonstration or tournament
at the theatre on opening day—in the lobby,
in front of the house or on stage
should stimulate interest in "The Four
Musketeers." This promotion can be arranged
through a local fencing club, the
YMCA (which offers such classes), or a
nearby college. If a charity is involved, so
much the better.
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Michael York demonstrates stylish swordplay in
Duel for
Publicity
A promotion-minded exhibitor should
also seek out an expert duelist, who would
like to participate in the build-up for the
tilm. He can show patrons some deft tricks
of his chivalrous trade, and also make appearances
on television and at local stores.
Finally, showmen are advised to include
those with a keen interest in fencing in their
screening plans. What they will see (and
talk about afterward) is the most authentically
spectacular saga of slashing swords
and flashing foils ever filmed.
'Musketeers' Study Guide
Attracts Students' Attention
The interest in Alexandre Dumas" novel
by teachers led to huge excitement for "The
Three Musketeers" film among public
schools and junior high schools through the
use of a special study guide prepared by
a leading educator.
Now "The Four Musketeers" can benefit
equally with the study guide which is an
informative tool to help teachers cover the
novel, the author, the historical setting of
the adventure and which also tells a lot
about the film.
The guide will be received with enthusiasm
by teachers, and showmen should
contact English and history department
faculty heads as soon as possible.
The stud\
guides are available from Promotion Department.
20th Century-Fo.x Film Corp..
Box 900, Beverly Hills. California 90213.
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correct number (and with all those addresses
and phone numbers, it will be in the
thousands) win free passes to "The Four
Musketeers."
Name the Characters Contest
Announce a contest in your local news- ited
paper about a tie-in with the characters in
the Dumas novel and the stars who play
them. Here's a sample announcement:
Local Theatre Oifers Passes
In "The Four Musketeers" Contest
In conjunction with its engagement of "The
Four Muske'.eers," Richard Lester's new starstudded
film of Alexandre Dumas' classic
swashbuckler, the Theatre
is inviting the public to enter a special contest
based on the characters in the famed story. The
first 20 contestants who correctly match the
following character descriptions and names will
receive free tickets to the opening of the film
°" Entries should be sent
to this newspaper care of "The Four Musketeers"
contest. A drawing will be held in the
event of ties.
1. A hero, the kind of young man boys hope
to be and old men wish they had been.
2. The weak king around whom plots revolve.
3. The queen whose diamonds almost cause
a dynasty's downfall.
4. The slim, elegant musketeer, a lady's man.
5. Plotting was his cardinal sin.
6. She's as evil as she is beautiful.
7. She's as loving as she is beautiful.
8. The portly, boisterous musketeer.
9. The duke who dallied with a queen.
10 The drinking, cynical, moody musketeer.
11. The musketeers' arch enemy.
(a) Athos—played by Oliver Reed; (b) Mme
Bonancieux—played by Raquel Welch; (c)
Aramis—played by Richard Chamberlain; (d)
D Artagnan—played by Michael York; (e) Porthos—played
by Frank Finlay; (f) Miladyplayed
by Faye Dunaway; (g) Cardinal Riche- has
leu—played by Charlton Heston; (h) Rochefort—played
by Christopher Lee; (i) Queen
Anne—played by Geraldine Chaplin; (j) Buckingham—played
by Simon 'Ward; (k) Louis
XIII—played by Jean Pierre Cassel.
ANSWERS: 1 (d); 2 (k): 3 (i); 4 (c); S (g); 6
(I).- 7(b); 8 (e);9 (j); 10(a); II (h).
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Use Outfitted Courier Shopping Centers Provide Targets
To Hail Musketeers' For Showmen's Bold Musketeering
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Here's one way to call attention to the
oiitrayeous fun of "The Four Musketeers."
A showman can send a courier on horsehack,
garbed as a Musketeer, through the
streets of his communit\. announcing: "The
Musketeers are corning. The Musketeers
are coming." On a silken blanket, hangini-.
below the horse's flanks in medieval style,
can be an enormous nimihcr }. a fleurde-lys.
or a duplication of the basic a.
art.
Kven more elaborate wmild be an old-
I a s h i o n e d. horse-drawn carriage—with
"I'our Musketeers" posters on either side
which would be parked in front of the
theatre for the remainder of the run.
Riders diessed as the Musketeers hHI herald the coniini; of "1 he Four Musketeer.':"
in shoppinii centers.
Gon
1 uwii ciiii.', dic\scd as M iiskclcci s. a
la Oliver Reed, will post display material
in and away from theatres lor
"The Four Musketeers."
'Musketeers' Balloons
Draw Attention, Kids
One effective, inexpensive and very visible
method of attracting youngsters in your
community to see "The Four Musketeers"
is by using theatre imprinted balloons in
the following manner:
( 1 ) Distribute them at shopping centers
and youth-oriented restaurants where you
can also set up displays using posters and
stills.
(2) Give a generous supply to children's
stores and children's sections of large department
stores.
(3) Give them away as prizes on locally
produced kids' TV shows.
(4) Offer a balloon with every concession
purchase in your theatre at least
two weeks in advance of your playdate.
Imprinted on two sides: "THE FOUR
MUSKETEERS " IS COMING TO
with the theatre
on one side and pictures of the stars on
the
other.
Can an entire shopping center be liuned
into a mammoth display for a truly spectacular
movie? It's been done before, and
2()th Century-Fox believes it can be accomplished
again, this time on behalf of
"The Four Musketeers."
Here's the plan for showmen to put into
action. In a salute to "The Four Musketeers."
a major shopping center announces
(hat it is slashing prices, just the way the
fearless four slash away at their enemies.
During the run of the film, cooperating
n'crchants place a red and gold tag
emblazoned with the number four, precisely
as it appears in ad art (i.e., with caricatures
of the stars included)— on an array of
sale-priced items. These items may remain
the same throughout the campaign, or thc\
may change from day to day.
The center's merchants advertise this inflation-fighting
effort in newspapers, on
radio and television, through heralds and
billboards. Handbills will be distributed b\
employees dressed as Musketeers.
Each store can design its own window
display based on the cost-cutting, priceslashing
effort, utilizing "Four Musketeers"
posters, cut-outs, stills and other ad elements.
These can be combined with advertising
related to the merchandise on sale.
Contests
and Events
Showmen, then, make passes available to
participating merchants to use in sweepstakes
(such as lucky receipt contests), or
to be given away to customers who buy
four of any given item at a certain time
of
day.
Each day during the campaign, an event
—directly related to "The Four Musketeers"—is
staged. On one day. it may be
a puppet show, with marionettes depicting
Athos, Aramis, Porthos and D'Artagnan.
On the next, it can be a fencing tournament
featuring college students dressed in 1 7tii
century French costumes. On still another,
a prominent hair stylist (whose shop is in
the center) can show how to duplicate the
coiffures worn by Raquel Welch and Faye
Dunawav in the film. On still another, a
coloring contest for youngsters utilizing
enormous blow-ups of line drawings of
the Musketeers—can be arranged.
Musketeers Marching Band
I he event can be k'cked off with a parade
through the center, featuring marching
bands, drum majorettes and local
celebrities. If some or all can be garbed
as Musketeers, so much the better. It can
wind up with a final day's sale in which
prices on loss leader items are not merely
slashed, but cut to ribbons.
Every customer who visits the center
during the promotion should receive a
souvenir: a miniature fencing foil, emblazoned
with "Four for ftm and fun for
all" or "I slashed prices with 'The Four
Musketeers' " would be perfect.
With inflation uppermost in the public
mind nowadays, shopping centers and merchants
are continually searching for ways
to dramatize their efforts to cut prices. This
plan enables them to do so, by tie-ins with
the biggest entertainment value of the year.
Distinctive humor as portrayed by
Raquel Welch and Frank Finlay marks
"The Four Musketeers" as it did the
hit "Three Musketeers."
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What has 8 legs, feathers and is usually seen coming to the rescue?
it's four for funT^ A and fun for aE!
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ALEXANDER SALKIND Presents OLIVER REED RAQUELWELCH
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RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN and MICHAEL YORKas D'Artagnan FRANK FINLAY
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CHRISTOPHER LEE-GERALDINE CHAPLIN- JEAN PIERRE CASSEL
IN A RICHARD LESTER HLM "THE FOUR MUSKETEERS"
with SIMON WARD and FAYE DUNAWAYas Milady
CHARLTON HESTON as Caidinal Richeliea
Music by LALO 5CH!FRIN' Screenplay In- GEORGE NUC DONALD ERASER Bjsed on ihr novel by ALEXANDRE DUMAS- Executive PrixJucer ILYA SALKIND
Executive in thjrgcof Production PIERRE SPENCLER Directed by RICHARD LESTER An Alexander, Michael and llya Salkind Production for FilmTrust S A
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MHENTki Guidance suggested
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'Murder on the Orient Express '
(Para)
Voted January's Blue Ribbon Winner
By MARY JO GORMAN
jyjURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS," an elegant whodunit featuring a casi
of top-name American and European stars, was virtually the unanimous choice
of National Screen Council members for the Blue Ribbon Award for January.
The Paramount release— rated PG by the MPAA and A2 by the NCO—has grossed
a dazzling 502 per cent of average business in its tirst-run engagements in key
cities across the U.S.
BoxoFFicE reviewed "Murder on the
Orient Express" in its issue of Nov. 25,
1974, stating in part: "They sure don't
make pictures like this anymore, and it's
a crying shame. This big, lavish production,
lovingly photographed by Geoffrey
Unsworth and directed in pure romantic
style by Sidney Lumet ('Serpico') should
pack 'em in for this journey backwards
into filmmaking of the 1930s. From the
opening credits on, Lumet achieves thai
lush, dream-like fashion of Hollywood's
heyday . . . The story, about a mysterious
murder aboard the famous Orient Express
train en route from Istanbul to Calais,
becomes as much a whodunit for the audience
as it does for supersleuth Albert Finney
in a role which surely will win him
an Oscar nomination. He is unrecognizable
and perfect as the celebrated Belgian detective
Hercule Poirot . . . the PG rating
is okay, because smallfry would squirm
through the guessing games their folks will
find fascinating . .
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On their ballots. NSC members made
the following remarks about the film:
Finney Is
Phenomenal
"Orient Express" is not only the best
of the month, it's one of the most entertaining
movies I've ever seen. Bravo to
all concerned.—Edward L. Blank, Pittsburgh
Press ... As in "Inferno," "Orient
Express" features a bimch of stars quite
successfully—thanks to S. Lumet and
crew— as one of Agatha C.'s best is beautifully
rewoven. Finney is phenomenal.—
Walt Reno, RORK Radio, Las Vegas . . .
What can I add to what the critics have
already said? A terrific motion picture!
Bruce W. Harmon, Cooper-Highland Theatres,
Inc., Lincoln . . . Great entertainment;
a well-done whodunit with flair.
Mrs. Frank J. Baldus. GFWC. Independence.
A galaxy of stars in a splendid whodunit!—
George H. Bell, freelance writer,
Salem, Ore. . . . Let's hear it for a good.
old-fashioned murder mystery.—Guy H.
. . Even
Giampapa, WNAC-TV, Boston .
though it's not for younger viewers, it's
simply the best film I've seen in a long,
long time.—Larry Thomas, exhibitor,
Beckley, W. Va. . . . Agatha Christie is
always tops and the performances of the
cast of stars are remarkably interesting, i
had read the book long ago and forgotten
the solution. It was handled perfectly. A
great whodunit.— Mrs. Julie B. Steiner,
N.Y.C. Fed. of Women's Clubs.
A good ride with Agatha Christie—ro
better mystery company.—Wayne Allen.
Journal-Register, Springfield. 111. . . . It's
got some whodunit faults, but is still a
. . . Best realization
classic. Should produce lots of follow-up
films.—Lynn Hinds. WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh
. . . Wonderful casting; magnificent
direction!—Fred C. Souttar, independent,
Shawnee-Mission, Kas.
of an Agatha Christie thriller
on
the screen yet!—Edward M. Connor, Nat'l
Board of Review, N.Y.C.
A ride to end all rides.— Bill Kitchen.
Ottumwa Courier ... A lot of pros in an
excellent film. Great change of pace for
the season.—Justin Jacobsmeier, Orpheimi
Theatre, Sioux City ... A marvelous
mystery with a unique twist and a great
cast.—Dr. James K. Loutzenhiser, Mo.
Council on Arts, Kansas City . . . Good
show! Finney's fine.— Bradford F. Swan.
Providence Journal.
A superior production that holds your
interest. The cast of stars is something
clse!~Harry M. Curl, NATO of Ala.,
Birmingham ... A dazzling array of talent
in an excellent and exciting movie.—R. J.
Spatafore, teacher, San Francisco . . .
Simply top-drawer! The most stylish and
graceful murder mystery on the screen in
ages.— Jim Shertzer, Winston-Salem Journal
. . . One of the best. A sure hit!
W. R. Kemp, Grand Theatre, Grand Island,
Neb. ... A movie like they used
to make.—Emerv Wister, Charlotte News.
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BEFORE THE EXPRESS LEAVES. SEAN CONNERY AND
VANESSA REDGRAVE HAVE AN INTIMATE CHAT
POIROT (FINNEY) STANDS OVER THE MURDER VICTIM
(WIDMARK) AND EXAMINES SOME STRANGE CLUES
LAUREN BACALL AND SEAN CONNERY (c.) ARE AMONG
POIROrS MURDER SUSPECTS ABOARD THE EXPRESS
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Hercule Poirot
ALBERT Finney
Mrs. Hubbard
Lauren Bacall
Bianchi
Martin Balsam
Creta OMsson
Ingrid Bergman
Countess Andrenyi . .Jacqueline Bisset
Pierre Paul Michel . .Jean-Pierre Cassel
Colonel Arbuthnot Sean Connery
The Cast
Beddoes John Gielgud
Princess Dragomiroff . . . .Wendy Hiller
Hector McQueen .... Anthony Perkin.s
Mary Debenham . . . .Vanessa Redgrave
Hildegarde Schmidt . . . .Rachel Roberts
Ratchett Richard Widmark
Count Andrenyi
Michael York
Production Staff
Produced by John Brabourne. Based on the Novel by .. Agatha Christie
Richard Goodwin Filmed in Panavision
Directed by Sidney Lumet Screenplay by Paul Dehn
Color bv Technicolok
This award is given each month by the National
Screen Council on the basis of outstanding
merit and suitability for family entertainment.
Council membership comprises motion
picture editors, radio and TV film commentators,
representatives of better films councils,
civic, educational and exhibitor organizations.
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Survey Vetoes Censorship
And Okays Rating System
PHII ADFI PHIA Reaclint; to h poll
conilLictcd by JRP Surveys of suburhaii
Drexcl Hill in behalf of the daily Evcniny
Bulletin, local area residents seem to be
evenly split on the subject of banning
pornographic movies and other X-ratcd materials.
Ihe results of the latest Bulletin
Public Opinion Poll showed that 35 per
cent of those interviewed favored banning
all pornographic material completely. However,
just as many—another 35 per centsaid
they would want it openly available.
While only 5 per cent had no opinion,
the remaining 25 per cent said they would
ban X-rated material from residential areas
only.
500 Sampled
The poll is a random sampling of 25(1
households
men and 250 women residing in
with listed residential telephones and is
based on a representative sample of adults
living in this eastern Pennsylvania-southern
New Jersey area.
Fifty-four per cent of the 500 residents
were satisfied with the present system used
to rate motion pictures as to audience acceptability.
In this group, 20 per cent said
the\ were "very" satisfied with the film
ratings, while 34 per cent said they were
"somewhat satisfied." Thirteen per cent said
they were "somewhat dissatisfied" and 9
per cent were "very dissatisfied." Almost
a quarter of those interviewed— 24 per
cent—said they had no opinion.
The poll showed a significant diffcrencL
of opinion as between men and women
Among the men, 44 per cent said pornographic
material should be openly available.
Only 25 per cent of the women took this
view. Conversely, 44 per cent want such
material banned completely and only 2'<
per cent of the men favor this restriction.
Twenty-four per cent of the men and 2T
per cent of the women would prevent sale
of the material in residential areas.
45' c Saw X-film
Asked if they had ever seen an X-ratei.1
movie, 55 per cent said "no." Some also
saw too much violence in PG-rated films.
.Some of the typical comments were:
"All the movies I have seen were rated
correctly," said a housewife in Maple Shade.
N.J.
"From the movies I've gone to," said ar
executive in suburban Lower Merion, "X
and R stand for exactly what they represent."
"It's a guide for sending children to the
homemaker from the north-
movies," said a
east section of Philadelphia, while a home
maker in Gloucester, N.J., dissatisfied with
the rating system, said: "I have teenage
children and I can't go by these ratings
Violent movies are often rated PG and
should be R."
"It's too general, needs to be more re
fined," said a director of domestic affai;
living in upstate Pottstown. A saleswoman
from suburban Radnor said: "I don't he
lieve in any censorship. It's up to the people
to make up their minds."
KJ(\(;
AND QUEEN—One of the
highlights of \ arietj Week in Buffalo
was the party in the Keliabihtation Center
of the Children's ilospitiil, when
V ariety Club I cut 7 crowned its "king"
and "queen." Shown, left to right, arc
Sidney J. Cohen, Variety Week chairman;
Queen Lynne Wyntjes; king
Steve Bergeron, and Adolph "Cy" Marter,
chief barker of Tent 7.
Philly Film Festival Is
bet to Open April 29
PHILADELPHIA—The second Annual
Philadelphia International Film Festival is
scheduled to begin in the city's historic
Walnut Street Theatre April 29. It will be
part ot the Philadelphia Festival, a monthlong
cultural extravaganza sponsored by the
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.
"We expect this year's festival to be even
more exciting than last year's, with a greater
diversity of films, style and material and a
larger participation by foreign governments,"
said Ralph Moore, film festival
director. "So far, we have had official commitments
from the governments of Czechoslovakia,
Belgium, Mexico, Canada, Great
Britain and France and verbal agreements
from several others. We are looking for selections
of short and feature length films of
artistic value which help to exemplify the
vitality of contemporary cinema worldwide.
We are especially interested in selections
from the so-called 'Third World'—^Near
Eastern, Asian, Latin-American and African
countries." he said.
The festival is an integral part of the
Philadelphia Festival, which promises to be
one of the largest cultural celebrations in
the U.S. Over 60 cultural organizations have
already announced scheduled presentations
throughout the entire month (April 25-May
25.)
Veteran Character Actor
Robert Strauss Is Dead
NEW YORK — Veteran character actor
Robert Strauss, 61, died Thursday, February
20. in New York University Hospital.
He was a resident of New York.
Strauss came to prominence in the stage
and screen versions of "Stalag 17" and appeared
in "Detective Story," "The Seven-
Year Itch," "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" and
several Martin and Lewis films, in addition
to numerous TV shows.
He is survived by his wife, three children
by a former marriage and two sisters.
Events for Exhibitors
Scheduled March 18
I* I'llTSBLRCiH — Paid-up members of
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vAlO of Western Pennsylvania and of Tri-
^ ,taie Drive-ln Theatres Ass'n will be guests
^H the dinner show which will conclude a
day's exhibitor activity here Tuesday (18).
The schedule includes:
12:30 p.m.—Variety Club. William Penn
Hotel, cocktails.
1:15 p.m.—Variety Club, lunch.
2:30 p.m.— Variety Club, general membership
meetings and elections of officers ol
N.ATO of Western Pennsylvania and o! the
Iri-State Drive-ln Theatres Ass'n.
Report of NATO regional presidents'
meeting.
Report ol N.-XIO national board.
Report on legislative and current industry
problems.
6 p.m.—Holiday House (Rose Room),
cocktails hosted by Knute Boyle and Iheatre
Candy and Equipment Service Co.
7 p,ni.—Dinner, main dining room. Holiday
House.
S:30 p.m.—John Davidson show.
Dinner show tickets will be issued only
at the general membership meeting at the
Variety Club (two per paid-up-inembership
theatre). Members must be present at the
afternoon meeting ui pick up tickets, which
are not transferable. Additional tickets are
$14 each.
Reservations will be accepted no later
than Tuesday (II) for the luncheon at Variety
Club Tent 1 and the dinner and show
at the Holiday Hou.se. There are only limited
reservations at the Holiday House, so first
come, first served, according to Paul Vogel,
general chairman.
George Tice and Steve Gray jr., respectively
presidents of NATO Western Pennsylvania
and Tri-State Drive-ln Theatres
Ass'n, urge a large attendance, with early
reservations.
Meercy B. Weiner is receiving reservations
at NATO, Room 1135, Fulton Building.
107 Sixth Street. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222
(or bv telephone, 281-6475).
Sen. Geo. McGovern Hosts
Screening of 'Hearts'
WASHINGTON. D.C.—Members of the
U.S. Senate and their staffs attended a special
screening of "Hearts and Minds" here
last week as the guests of Sen. George
McGovern (D-South Dakota).
McGovern described the film as a "sensitive
and moving portrayal of the ineaning
and consequences of our involvement in
Vietnam".
"Hearts and Minds" was directed by
Peter Davis, who co-produced the film with
Bert Schneider. Released by Warner Bros.
for Rainbow Pictures, the movie is in its
third week at the Cerberus Theatre here and
soon will open in New York, San Francisco
and other leading cities nationally.
Katharine Ross stars in Columbia's "The
Stepford Wives."
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BROADWAY
LANA TURNER will be the subject of a
live and film presentation at Town
Hall Sunday. April 13. The beautiful blonde
film star will be presented in a special
evening of clips from her films and will
make a personal appearance on stage. This
will be similar to the "Legendary Ladies"
evenings which have become so popular.
Publicist John Springer will be presenting
the event, produced by Town Hall. Working
on the program will be Herb Graff and,
undoubtedly, Lou Valentino, who currently
is finishing a book on the Turner films and
is considered the world's greatest authority
on and fan of the glamorous Lana.
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"The Prisoner of Second Avenue" will
have a i>ala premiere at the Sutton Theatre
Thursday (13). sponsored by the Dalian
School Alumni Ass'n for the benefit of its
scholarship fund. Jack Lemmon and Anne
Bancroft co-star in the serio-comedy, based
on Neil Simon's hit play. Regular performances
begin the following day, the film
replacing the Academy Award-nominated
"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore." Following
the benefit premiere will be a reception
for Dr. Gardner Dunnan. Dalton
School's new headmaster. The benefit committee
is headed by Carol Siris Roaman and
Judy Rudner Stiebel. "Prisoner." which
focuses on a Manhattanite on the verge of
a nervous breakdown, was produced and
directed by Melvin Frank, from a screenplay
by Simon. Also starred are Gene Saks.
Elizabeth Wilson, Florence Stanley and
Maxine Stuart.
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Henry T. Weinstein, vice-president of
creative affairs for the American Film Theatre,
left town for a series of business
meetings in Europe. He'll confer in Paris.
Rome and London on upcoming film
projects.
AFT fare recently was "Jacques Brel Is
Alive and Well and Living in Paris." Next
attraction will be David Storey's "In Celebration,"
directed by Lindsay Anderson and
starring AFT veteran Alan Bates
(previously
seen in "Butley" and "The Three Sisters").
Mrs.
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Irving Palace was elected president
Variety Club Women of New York Tent
of
35 for 1975-76. Vice-presidents elected
were Mrs. Harry Cole, Mrs. Saul Jeffee
and Mrs. Sidney Levin. Also. Mrs. Saul
Susnow as recording secretaiy. Miss Kitty
Flynn as social secretary and Mrs. Louis
Bressler as treasurer.
The board of directors will consist of
the above ladies, as well as: Mrs. Jack
Benanty. Mrs. Vincent Borrelli. Mrs. David
Emanuel. Miss Ann LaFalce, Mrs. Philip
Harling, Mrs. Roland Hassanein. Mrs. Na!
Lefkowitz, Mrs. Raymond Popkin. Mrs.
Abraham Prider, Mrs. Charles Richards.
Mrs. Robert Salant, Mrs. Sol Smith and
Mrs. Frank J. Walsh. Permanent hoard
metnbers by service are Mrs. Robert Deitch
and Mrs. Samuel Goldstein.
The films of Francesco Rosi. all nine
features made by the Italian filmmaker
since his career began in 195S, will be
shown through Tuesday (11) at the Museum
of Modern Art. Rosi was at the museum
to introduce the retrospective, which opened
February 27 with a screening of "Le Mani
Sula Citta" (Hands Over the City, 1963),
starring Rod Steiger. Actor Steiger costars
in "A Proposito di Lucky Luciano"
(1973), last film in the series, which will
be shown Tuesday (11) under the auspices
of its American distributor, Avco Embassy.
•
Pierre-Henri Deleau will be in the city
contacting producers and
until Monday (3),
directors to submit films for consideration
in the seventh Directors' Fortnight which
will take place during the Cannes Film
Festival, to he held May 9-23.
•
"At Long Last Love, " Peter Bogdanovich's
musical based on Cole Porter's works,
opens Thursday (6) at Radio City Music
Hall, with a cast headed by Burt Reynolds
and Cybill Shepherd. Accompanying the
20th Century-Fox release on stage will be
the annual "Glory of Easter" pageant.
•
The Bleeker Street Cinema has inaugurated
a policy of presenting three different
fUms each night, with matinees on weekends,
in repertory fashion. A typical evening
is that of Friday (7): Ken Russell's
Oscar-winning "Women in Love" (1970) at
6 p.m.; Joseph Sirick's "Tropic of Cancer"
(1970). with Rip Torn and Ellen Burstyn
as Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller, 8:30, and
George Stevens' "Shane" (1935). starring
Alan Ladd. 10 p.m., all three features to
be repeated at least once on the weekend.
1 here is separate admission for each film.
Special series include the Filmmaker's
Showcase, during the day, featuring international
films with little commercial prospects;
Independent Cinema Spotlight on
Filmmakers, Monday evenings; a D. W.
Griffith retrospective, on a regular basis
through May 9; a special presentation of
"Lenny Bruce Without Tears"; Friday midnight
screenings of an all-Divine program
("Multiple Maniacs" and "The Diane Linkletter
Story"), and Saturday midnight showings
of Russ Meyers' "Beyond the Valley
of the Dolls" (1970).
•
Biidd Rogers, general sales manager for
Continental Distributing, film division of
the Walter Reade Organization, is celebrating
his 51st year in the industry. He
has held many executive positions over
the years, with such companies as Republic
Pictures, Realart Pictures, the Selznick Releasing
Corp., Embassy Pictures and Pathe-
American Distributing Co.
•
Showcases for Fehruaiy made the most
of Oscar nominations for such films as
'The Towering Inferno," "Murder on the
Orient E.xpress." "Earthquake." "Lenny."
"The Godfather. Part 11" and "A Wonuin
Under the Influence." Also showing: "Jeremiah
Johnson," "Boss Nigger," "Emmanuelle,"
"The Girls Who Do" and "Teach
Me." "Young Frankenstein," "The Front
Page" and 'The Stepford Wives."
•
Maurice Zouary, producer and distributor,
presented a special program February
24 in Herb Graff's film course at NYU.
A special reel of rare Lee De Forest Phonofilms
was shown, these films being early
sound movies. Such well-known vaudeville
headliners as Eddie Cantor, Fannie Ward,
Puck and White and DeWolf Hopper
were seen, as well as Prof. Robertson, a
De Forest aide, in a 1921 demonstration
film which explained the process.
Zouary is working on a book about the
De Forest Phonofilms, to include many
never-before published stills.
Valerie 'Rhoda' Harper Gets
Hasty Pudding Club Award
NEW YORK—Valerie Harper, star of
the CBS-TV series "Rhoda" and featured in
the Warner Bros, film "Freebie and the
Bean," was named Woman of the Year by
the Hasty Pudding Club of Harvard University
in Cambridge, Mass. The Hasty
Pudding Cup was presented to the actress
at the Hasty Pudding Theatre on Tuesday,
February 18, following a parade in her
honor through
Harvard Square.
Ms. Harper is the 25th recipient of the
award, which is presented each year to a
woman who combines "great artistic skill
and feminine qualities." A three-time Emm\
Award winner, she joins a select group
which includes Katharine Hepburn, Shirley
MacLaine, Rosalind Russell, Lauren Bacall.
Angela Lansbury, Carol Burnett, Ruby
Keeler, Liza Minnelli and last year's winner,
Faye Dunaway. The first award, in 1951.
was presented to the late Broadway star
Gertrude Lawrence.
Pinoteau's 'La Gifle' Given
Delluc French Award
NEW YORK — "La Gifle"
(The Slap),
Claude Pinoteau's second directorial effort,
has been awarded the Prix Louis Delluc
1974, it was announced by the French Film
Office here. This award is given to the best
French film of the year, in memory of Louis
Delluc (1890-1924). considered to be the
first cinema critic. The film stars Lino Ventura.
.Annie Girardot and Isabelle .Adjani
and is currently a boxoffice hit in Paris,
having grossed over ,$3 million in 11 weeks.
Previous winners of this award were such
celebrated productions as "M. Hulot's Holiday,"
"Frantic." "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg."
"LaGuerre est Finie" and "Claire's
Knee."
'Harry & Tonto' Receives
Belgium's Silver Laurel
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM—Paul Mazursky's
"Harry & Tonto" has received the
Silver Laurel Prize—the highest accolade
for a picture in release—from the Jur>
of the Prix Femina Beige du Cinema.
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NEW YORK—Shampoo" did it again,
washing away all comers with a very heavy
600 in its second Coronet week. Still second
was "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore."
down to 385 in the fourth time at the
Sutton. "Stavisky" leaped from a sixth place
tic to third position, earning 380 in the ninth
Cinema II week.
"The Private Afternoons of Pamela
Mann" went down a notch to fourth place,
with 350 for the ninth week at the World.
De Sica's "A Brief Vacation"" made the list,
coming in fifth with 340 in its second week
at Little Carnegie. Si.xth was "Earthquake,"
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15th week at the Ziegfeld with 325. previously
not on the reports because its showing
was considered a mini-showcase run, although
its Manhattan exposure is confined
to the Ziegfeld.
"Emmanuelle." 320 in the 10th Paris
week, was edged out of the golden circle
in its last stanza before a big showcase
opening.
(Average Is 100)
Beekman Rofferty and the Gold Dust Twins
(WB), 3rd wk 95
Cine The Godfather, Part II (Para), llth wk. . . .340
Cinema I Jonis (Untv), 2nd wk 250
Cinema II Stavisky (Cinemation), 9th wk .380
Cinerama The Street Fighter (S4ew Line),
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4th wk 70
Columbia A Woman Under the Influence
(Faces Int'l), 1 4th wk 205
Columbia II A Woman Under the Influence
'{faces Int'l), 14th wk
Coronet Shampoo (Col), 2nd wk
]85
. . . ^600
Criterion ^Report to the Commissioner (UA),
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3rd wk
East 59th Street -Female Trouble (New Line),
2nd wk
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190
East 59th Street 2 -The Street Fighter (New Line),
4th wk
40
Eostside Cinema Report to the Commissioner
(UA), 3rd wk
.175
86th Street East Report to the Commissioner
(UA), 3rd wk
.200
Festival Artur Rubenstein: Love of Life
(New Yorker), 2nd wk 200
Fine Arts Andy Warhol's Dracula (Bryanston)
2nd wk
^75
Juliet Sometime Sweet Susan (Variety Filrris) 325
Little Carnegie— A Brief Vocation (AA), 2nd wk 340
Pons Emmanuelle (Col), 10th wk 320
Penthouse Bogord (L-T Films) 2nd wk 85
Plaza Amarcord (New World), 23rd wk
240
Regency Les Violons du Bal (Levitt-Pickman)
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.
180
Rialto
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Sometime Sweet Susan (Variety Filrris) 160
RKO 86th Street Twin I Bogord (L-T Films)
2nd wk
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RKO 86th Street Twin il—The Street Fighter
(New Line), 4th wk
50
68th street Plavhouse ^Love at the Top
(Peppercorn-Wormser), 4th wk
.180
State The Godfother, Part II (Para), j i th wk. .220
Sutton Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (WB)
4th wk
.385
Trans-Lux West^ Andy Warhol's Dracula
(Bryanston), 2nd wk
220
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'Lenny' Tops at 350 in 10th;
'Young Frankenstein' 345
BALTIMORE— -Young Frankenstein" in
a second week at three theatres scored a
smart 345, down only 10 from its opening
mark last week. Still tops was -"Lenny" with
350 at Cinema L "".Amarcord" took third
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Earthquake
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Mini Flick 11 The Life and Times . . . (SR),
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Playhouse Amarcord (SR), 5th wk 330
Three theatres The Towering Inferno
(WB,'20th-Fox). 10th wk 95
Three theatres Young Frankenstein (20th-Fox),
2nd wk 345
Westview I Murder on the Orient Express (Para),
4th wk 130
Westview IV The Godfather, Part II (Para),
10th wk 70
NEW JERSEY
^he Oakland Twin Cinema in
Oakland recently
presented a "Monster Mash" for
its Saturday and Sunday matinee program.
The show consisted of three horror films and
newspaper ads promised ""a monster lurking
in the audience each day." The twin is operated
by Robert Klaas and Howard Freidemann.
Tom Adams' Paramount in Newark recently
presented a one-week ""Kung Fu-A-
Thon" which, according to theatre officials,
produced solid results at the boxoffice. The
show consisted of four films. The Dragons"
Vengeance,"" ""Black Belt." ""Kung Fu: Punch
of Death" and ""From China With Death."'
Hecht's Central in Passaic, managed by
Rudy Di Blazio, held a special one-day
showing of Polish films several weeks ago
on a Tuesday ... A live stageshow, entitled
""Planet of the Apes," produced and directed
by promoter Michael Levine, was held on
stage at the Elmora Theatre in Elizabeth for
a Saturday and Sunday kiddies matinee. Admission
was $1.50 for all seats.
Para, and 20th-Fox Films
Win Honors in France
HOLLYWOOD — Paramounts "The
Parallax View" and 20th-Fox's "'Phantom
of the Paradise" have been chosen as the
winners at the third annual Festival de
Film Fantastique in Avoriaz, France.
"Phantom," the outrageous rock comedy
starring Paul Williams, was named Grand
Prix winner and "Parallax." the Alan J.
Pakula production starring Warren Beatty.
was awarded the Grand Prix De La Critique.
Entries in the festival were selected by a
panel of French journalists and presiding
over the jury was film director Roman
Polanski.
Dick Brooks Charts Film
On Life of Paula Murphy
By JOHN COCCHI
NEW YORK—Dubbed the world's fastest
woman on wheels, professional racing
car driver Paula Murphy will be the subject
of a film, ""Bands of Velvet, Nerves of
Steel," to be made independently this summer
on a $1 million budget. The film is
to be produced by the Dick Brooks Organization,
New York-based public relations
firm. Publicist Brooks has gone so far as
to hire a publicist to do promotional work.
An increasing rarity, the trade breakfast
type of press conference was used to help
launch the project. Ms. Murphy, 46. had a
background as a social worker and an engineering
aide at an aeroscope corporation
when she became interested in racing. Al
ready into her 30s when she began her
career in 1959, she won the first ladies" race
that she entered. She became an annual
competitor in the Mobil Transcontinental
Economy Run for eight consecutive years,
after a record of consistent wins in both
men's and women's events held at Southern
California tracks.
Her title as "the fastest woman on
wheels," a term she doesn't particularly
find endearing, was earned when Ms. Murphy
set a record of 258 mph in a jet-powered
dragster at the Bonneville Salt Flats in
Utah. She holds numerous speed records.
Ms. Murphy exhibited a winning personality
at the press conference and, for
the film, will recreate her own driving feats
and act as technical adviser. A popular
actress of boxoffice stature is being sought
to play her. Larry Marcus, who wrote
"Justine" and "Petulia," is writing the
screenplay. As yet, no director has been set.
A leading merchandiser, the Selwyn
Rausch Co., has been engaged to handle all
product tieups for the film. These will include
Paula Murphy dolls, model racing
cars, bubble gum cards and cereal premiums.
Selwyn Rausch also handles merchandise
for the ""Planet of the Af)es" series.
Having driven successfully as part o'
Andy Granatelli's racing team and earned
the further title of "'Miss STP," Ms. Murph\
has curtailed her activities since September
1973. when she broke her neck in ;
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School of Communications screening
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PHILADELPHIA
flmos Vogel, director of the Annenberg
Cinematheque on the University of
Pennsylvania campus, has been named by
the Educational Film Library Ass'n to coordinate
a 90-minute film, "Film As Art,"
for the 1975 American Film Festival.
Vogel's work will be shown during the June
meeting of the festival . . . Localite Stephen
Smart will premiere his film shorts, ranging
from animated vignettes to live-action satirical
interpretations of popular movies, at
the Painted Bride, a local art gallery. His
longest offering will be "Days of Future
Past," a cinematic poem set to music.
Interest in films is being promoted by two
special-interest publications in this area.
"The Drummer," a weekly with a large following
among the college students, couples
a 30-week subscription with two free
passes
to the TTA Cinema, also popular with students
as the center-city tiome of repertory
cinema. And in Trenton, N.J., .American
Jewish Life offers a variety of valuable
"Name the
prizes to winning guessers for its
Flick" contest. Readers are invited to name
the stars shown in old-time movie stills.
Sir Kennetli Clark's six-part series, "Civilization."
dealing with pioneers in modern
painting, will be shown to the public free of
charge on successive Tuesday nights at the
Albright College Campus Theatre in Reading,
sponsored by the college in cooperation
with the Wyomissing Institute of Fine Art
... .At the York campus of Pennsylvania
State University, the second annual film
festival will offer a Friday night series of
film classics ranging from the Mar.x brothers
in "Horse Feathers" to Harold Lloyd's
"High and Dizzy." The eight-week series
has been coordinated by M. Ellis Grove,
professor of theatre arts at the university
and a one-time movie performer who appeared
with Mae West, Buster Keaton,
Marx brothers and later stars. Films will be
shown Friday evenings with a modest admission
charge.
The Hamilton Township (N.J.) Library
issued a descriptive catalog of over 700 film
titles, all 16mm films, which established
clubs in the township—and even registered
adult library patrons are eligible to borrow.
Linda Goldenberg, Budco Theatres publicity
and promotion chief, staged a private
screening at the Top of the Fox screening
room for Ingmar Bergman's "Scenes From
a Marriage" . . . Multi-media producer and
film director Harvey Lloyd was at King's
College in Wilkes-Barre, for a multi-media
workshop, including special effects multicamera
cinematography, which was open to
the
public.
Gena Rowlands was a weekend visitor to
this town, with her actor-director husband
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John Cassavetes, to promote their new film,
"A Woman Under the Influence," opening
at the midtown Duchess Theatre. Another
visitor to town was Paul Newman, making
a rare TV appearance on the syndicated
Mike Douglas show. Anny Duperey, who
plays the wife of Jean Paul Belmondo in
"Stavisky," came to town to promote the
film.
Henry Milgram, executive
vice-president
of Milgram Theatres, has been named chairman
of the bi-annual telethon of the Variety
Club Tent 13. The first assistant chief
barker of the tent, he also chaired the last
telethon, which was held in February 1973.
Staged for the benefit of the Variety Club
Camp for Handicapped Children here, the
by WPVI-TV
telethon will be broadcast live
Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4.
BUFFALO
Qidney J. Cohen, president of NATO of
New York State, advises that a joint
meeting of labor and management was held
in the board room of Loews Theatres on
Fifth Avenue, New York City, with the
exhibitors discussing plans for mutual action
in opposition to the proposed admissions
tax. Cohen then left
for the NATO board of
directors meeting in San Diego, Calif.,
where he visited ShoWc.sT '75, convention
and tradeshow, as well as studio heads in
Hollywood.
Jerry Edelstein, an account executive with
WADV and publicity chairman for the upcoming
Variety telethon, was caught admiring
the big posters on the city's streetcars
plugging that event . were three
special previews of "Lenny"—February 5
in Como 6 theatres, February 7 in the
Plaza North and February 7, in the Como
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Mannie A. Brown, president of Frontier
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ROCHESTER— Eastman Kodak reports
a now high in 1 974 sale; while earnings fell
somewhat below the record level of 1973.
Worldwide sales for 1974 were $4,583,-
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PITTSBURGH
Wariety Week features for Tent 1 include
the premiere showing here of "Funny
Lady" at the Warner Theatre Tuesday evening
(II), this being a benefit with the Press
Old Newsboys for Children's Hospital. VIP
ticket holders ($10) will attend a champagne
party at the club . . . Bob Finkel. probably
the No. 1 TV producer-director, is preparing
the 50th anniversary salute to Columbia Pictures
for ABC-TV. Bob's mother resides in
this city and his imcle Morris Finkel has
been a leading exhibitor here for years.
Dave Kiinnielman, former veteran Paramount
branch manager here, continues very
active with the Credit Bureau. He's looking
in tip-top condition and keeps interested in
the film business.
Uelnier A. Fcsler, 54, former member and
past secretary of lATSE Local 270 at
Clarksburg, W. Va., died February 12 in
the Veterans .Administration Hospital there.
He started in projection with Charles and
Dale Warner in their circuit operation in
the Mountain .State's Harrison County. Surviving
are his mother Mrs. Virginia Hathaway
Fesler; his wife Mrs. Frances Whitehair
Fesler; son Tom, in the Navy; three
daughters; three sisters, including Mrs. Paul
(Helen) Scranage, whose husband was a projectionist;
three brothers, and five grandchildren.
rhc Squirrel Hill is expected to bring in
"Scenes From a Marriage" when "Lenny"
goes off the screen there . to the
Commissioner" is playing at the Stanley
Theatre . Wednesday (5) is the
exploitable "The Stepford Wives" at the
Kings Court and "Sheila Levine Is Dead and
Living in New 'Vork" at the Forum and
Encore, also to show "The Reincarnation of
Peter Proud" at an early date.
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Roast at Overlea Hall. 6.S()9 Belair Rd. The
buffet will be handled by ihe Overlea
Caterers.
Robert Ncthen, president of Claude Neon
Signs, returned to work February 17 after
a six-month hiatus due to a back disability
which had him hospitalized for awhile.
Don Majborn, president of Cornco, left
Saturday (1) with a group of golfing buffs
to spend a week in Orlando, Fla.. at the
Bay Hills Country Club.
Arthur Hallock, manager of both the
Paramount and Pulaski drive-ins (Schwaber
World-Fare) will enter St. Joseph's Hospital
Monday (4) to remain possibly ten days
for a hernia operation, his second one in
six years. He will be away during the month
of March in order to recuperate. Taking his
managerial post temporarily at the Paramount
will be Martin Huebschman, his assistant
manager, while Robert Goldsmith
will handle the Pulaski Drive-In. The latter
is
assistant manager for the ozoner.
The Baltimore Film Festival organization
held a meeting. Sunday, February 23. Officers
elected for the new year were: Tom
Cripps. president; Lincoln Johnson, vicepresident;
Stuart Rome, secretary; Helen
Cyr, treasurer (of the Enoch Pratt Library
staff), and Harvey Alexander, executive
director.
News of boothmen: Steve Appel. operator.
York Road Cinema (GCC), was married
February 15 and spent his honeymoon in
Gettysburg. Pa. Geographically, he found
that area to be the best place to be alone
at this time of year. He told Roland Bruscup.
president. Local 181, "Nothing much
is going on in Gettysburg, Pa., at this time"
. . . Phil Gaynor, operator, Pulaski Drivein
(Schwaber World Fare Theatres) is leaving
Thursday (7) for a tour of Florida,
where he intends to fish and go sightseeing
Tankersley, for the past three
years vice-president, lATSE Local 181, has
resigned his office due to ill health and presently
is in St. Joseph Hospital for tests and
. . Three couples
X-rays. Serving out his term, meanwhile, is
Ronnie Broseker. projectionist at Schwabers'
Mini-Flicks 1 & II. He was formerly sergeant-at-arms
for the local. At the same
time, taking Broseker's place is Francis
Hackley, projectionist at the Metropolitan
Theatre (also Schwaber) .
are to visit Ocean City Saturday and Sunday
(8, 9) to celebrate Roland Bruscup's birthday.
He's president of LATSE Local 181.
They are: Donald Miller (business agent for
the Local) and his wife Jean; Roland and
his wife Myrtle, and Chester Towers, financial
secretary of the local and his spouse
Doris.
Phil Glazer,
chief of Associated Pictures
Co., commented: " The Life and Times . .
is in an unprecedented sixth week at the
Northway Theatre in this city and the Mini-
.'
Flick II in Pikesville, Md., with no end in
sight" . . . Hemisphere Pictures' new R-rated
combination of "Campus Pussycats" and
"Swinging Models" is set for a Roanoke,
Va.. saturation TV campaign April 4 and
Phil Glazer announced that the combination
will be playing day-and-date in Roanoke,
Danville. Martinsville, Lynchburg, Radford
and Bedford, all in Virginia . . . The latest
boxoffice hit from Associated Pictures Co.,
'Solomon King." is set to open in Washingion.
D.C., April 2, followed by an opening
at the Town Theatre. Baltimore. .April 9 . . .
Joyce Durant, head booker. Associated Pictures,
spent a long Washington's Birthday
weekend visiting her family in Montreal,
Canada. While there, her brother and his
family were introduced to Joyce's son David,
eight years old. for the first time.
A local contingent made up of Fred
Schmuff, executive. F.H. Durkee Enterprises;
Irwin R. Cohen, head of R/C Theatres,
and Mrs. Cohen, attended the national
NATO Board Meeting at the Sheraton Harbor-Island
Hotel in San Diego, Calif.. February
22 through 24.
'Pop Performer' Is Filming
In London for Columbia
LONDON— "Confessions of a Pop Performer,"
contemporary comedy motion picture
based on one of a series of books by
British author Timothy Lea and starring
Robin Askwith, has begun production here
at the EMI Studios in Borehamwood.
A forthcoming Colimibia Pictures release,
the new comedy film, which details
the amorous adventures of a pop music star,
follows the highly successful "Confessions
of a Window Cleaner, " Columbia
release based on a Lea novel.
Greg Smith, who produced the first
"Confessions" film, also is producing "Confessions
of a Pop Performer," with Michael
Klinger again the executive producer. Norman
Cohen, who was co-executive producer
of the original film, is directing the new
motion picture from a screenplay by Christopher
Wood, who also wrote the first
screenplay.
Miss Mary I.
Farley Dies
PRINCETON, N.J.—Miss Mary L Farley,
an independent professional motion
picture producer, died February 18 in
Princeton Medical Center here of cancer-
She was 47 years of age. Surviving are her
mother, two sisters and a brother.
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y^arner Bros.' The Prisoner of Second
Avenue"" will be previewed by area
community leaders at the Motion Picture
Ass'n of America headquarters Wednesday
(5). Irving Biumberg, WB's Philadelphiabased
regional publicist, arranged the special
screening, which will be hosted by local
BoxoFFiCE representative Virginia R. Collier.
Among the civic and cultural groups"
executive boards which are eagerly anticipating
the Melvin Frank production of the
Neil Simon play are: Federation of Women"s
Clubs, National League of American
Pen Women. National Society of Arts and
Letters. National Ass'n of American Composers
and Conductors. Officers' Club of
the United Daughters of the Confederacy
and the Motion Picture Council of the District
of Columbia.
The new WB release, starring Jack Lemmon
and Anne Bancroft, will have a wide
multiple opening Monday (17) . . . WB
salesman Marvin Willner returned from a
swing down to Norfolk. Va.. in the interest
of the new product.
Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Carole
Wells and Ben Vereen are among the celebrities
expected for the world premiere
of "Funny Lady" Sunday (9) at the Kennedy
Center's Eisenhower Theatre, according to
Sid Zins, who is back at Columbia's publicity
department. The premiere is a benefit
for the Special Olympics for Retarded Children,
under the auspices of the Kennedy
Foundation.
William Zoetis,
20th Century-Fox branch
chief, tradescreened "The Terrorists"
MPAA February 26 . . . District Theatres
at
set up a screening of A. S. Csaky's "Rooftop
Odyssey"' and "The Ebony Affair" at
the Capri Theatre February 20. Exhibitors'
bookers attended the showing.
Universal's "Earthquake," which continues
in its exclusive Sensurround showing at
the RKO-Stanley Warner Uptown, set a
house record in its 14th week. It has been
learned that "Earthquake" is shattering
grosses worldwide . . . "The Ra Expeditions"
has a saturation booking (over 75
situations) starting at month's end.
A Wednesday (26) opening has been set
for American Mulli Cinema"s Academy 6,
which has a total of 1.780 seats. The Kansas
City-based sixplex is in the Beltway Plaza
on Greenbelt Road. Three auditoriums each
have 340 seats, two have 280 each and one
has 200 seats. Jerry Esbin is booker-buyer
for the AMC complex.
Herbert Schwartz, formerly International
Amusement Corp. Eastern division manager.
effective Tuesday (4) will head his Herbert
Schwartz Enterprises. As an independent
distributor. Schwartz will continue to handle
the Washington-Philadelphia territory for
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Patty Fabrizio was named K-B Theatres
director of special events to fill the vacancy
caused by Charles Demma's retirement . . .
Robert Folliard. Bob Folliard Films, is setting
playdates for "Dragon Squad" and
"The .Specialist" here, in Norfolk. Va.; in
Richmond. Va.. and in Baltimore. "Ladies
& Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones." which he
likewise distributes, continues to receive
favorable reaction from audiences and is
enjoying good boxoffice.
George Eastman Inducted
In Business Hall of Fame
CHICAGO—The contributions of George
Eastman to the worlds of photography and
business were honored here recently
with his induction into the Hall of Fame
for Business Leadership. Eastman was one
of 15 American business pioneers and four
living executives who were honored in
ceremonies sponsored by Junior Achievement,
Inc.
Walter A. Fallon, Kodak president and
chief executive officer, accepted the award
"on behalf of the many thousands of
individuals who have been a part of Kodak
and the many millions who have benefitted
from George Eastman's vision."
Said Fallon, "As one who sees every day
what wisdom and extraordinary insight he
instilled in the Eastman Kodak Co., I
know how honored and proud he would
have been to be elected to the Hall of
Fame for Business Leadership."
Junior Achievement is the nation's oldest
economic program for youth. In 250 organizations
across the country, Junior Achieveers
learn first-hand what business is all
about by capitalizing, operating and, finall>.
liquidating their own miniature companies.
The awards banquet concluded a
day-long national business leadership conference
that recognized the vital role of
business in the growth of our country and
demonstrated the interest of business in
the development of America's yoimg people.
Philosophies that guided Eastman which
are still inherent operating principles of
Kodak were cited as reasons for his selection.
They included his desire to make
photography possible for every man, woman
and child, both economically and technical-
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George Fisher Feted
At RMMPA Meeting
DKNVER—Ucorgc hislicr. who retired
as film buyer lor Highland Theatres, was
honored at a recent meeting of the Rocky
Vera C'ockrill, left, official of the
Rocky Moiiiilain Motion Pichire Ass'n,
presents a retirement gift to George
Fisher and his wife Marj'. Fisher retired
as film buyer for Highland I'heatres,
Denver. The gift was an engraved
silver wine cooler.
Mountain Motion Picture Ass'n. In appreciation
of his activities as a member, he and
his wife Mary were presented with a lovely
engraved silver wine cooler. Fisher had been
with Highland Theatres since 1970.
Prior to that. Fisher was with Metro-
Goldvvyn-Mayer for 31 years. His jobs there
included positions as assistant manager of
the West Coast division. He later served as
branch manager of MGM offices in Dallas
and Oklahoma City before coming to Denver
as branch chief in 1962, where he
stayed five years.
Born in Marshall, Mo., Fisher served in
the Army's engineer corps in Europe during
World War II.
Al Camillo Is Installed
As Tent 32 Chief Barker
SAN FRANCI.SCO — Al Camillo of
Westside-Valley was installed as chief barker
of Variety Club Tent i2 in ceremonies
at the Garden Lounge of Del Webb's
Townehouse Wednesday, February 19. Over
85 Filmrowites attended the luncheon and
heard a rousing extemporaneous speech
from Robert Lippert sr. urging an active
commitment of all members in the new
term, lippert is on the board of canvasmen,
along with Mike Powers, first assistant
barker, and Jim Barry, Ray Richmond,
Bob Honahan. Jim Peirson, Pete Vigna,
Ben Bonaparte, Homer Tegtmeier and Peter
DeCenzie.
Outgoing chief barker Richard Naify was
presented a handsome scroll commemorating
his two-year term in which both the
Variety Clubs International convention was
hosted and the moving of club headquarters
was accomplished.
A scroll also was presented to Al Grubstick
for overseeing the 1974 theatre-audience
collective drive, which raised over
$21,000 for the Blind Babies Foundation.
Selig Terms Inaccurate City Report
That LA Theatres Unsafe in
HOLLYWOOD—Robert Selig, president
of NATO of California and executive assistant
to the president of Pacific Theatres,
protested a report by Robert Williams, Los
Angeles building and safety chief, which
said 70 to SO theatres in the city would have
to be demolished because they are not earthquake
proof. Selig said there were numerous
inaccuracies in
the report, such as the listing
of a four-year-old Westwood theatre as a
pre- 1 9.34 building.
Said Selig, "What disturbed me was where
he made a flat statement that half the theatres
in Los Angeles would have to be torn
down. That's pretty scary—it's pretty much
headline material."
Williams admitted there might be some
inaccuracies in the preliminary report following
a public hearing in Van Nuys Tuesday,
February 18. At that meeting Selig was
unsuccessful in getting a six-month delay
on condemnation proceedings but he predicted
the final list would be much smaller
when carefully investigated.
To charges by Williams that "these are
still hazardous buildings ... in case of an
earthquake, these unreinforced masonry
buildings are the first ones to collapse," Selig
Gratitude was extended to the Women
of Variety and their $33,000 contribution
from operation of the Blind Babies Bazaar
and to the WOMPIs for their many service
hours.
Werner Chilberg, warehouse foreman at
United Artists Theatre Circuit, was the
lucky winner of the jade pendant necklace
raffled by the Variety Club. The appraised
value is over $2,000 but, according to
Werner, it's not for sale!
Jerome Forman to Chair
Tent 25's Arkoff Fete
BEVERLY HILLS—Jerome A.
Forman,
vice-president and general manager of
Pacific Theatres, has been named general
chairman of the Variety Club of Southern
California Tent 25 testimonial luncheon
for Samuel Z. Arkoff to be held Wednesday
(5) in the Beverly Hilton's Grand Ballroom.
Arkoff, board chairman and president of
American International Pictures, will be
honored for his 20 years of "dedicated
support of Variety Clubs' continuous programs
toward helping needy children."
Gene Kelly Receives Award
As "The Complete Artist"
HOLLYWOOD—Gene Kelly was presented
with the first annual La Sallian
Ambassador Award at a dinner ceremony
at the Huntington Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena
February 28.
The award, presented by the Christian
Brothers educational organization, named
Kelly "the complete artist" and cited him
for his "great moral integrity in life and
devotion to Catholic principles."
Quake
pointed out that not one movie house in
Los Angeles or San Fernando (where the
1971 quake was centered) reported any
structural damage.
"Those theatres in San Fernando didn't
fall down. They didn't have a crack in
them," Selig said. "As you know, the whole
credo of the theatre business is public safety.
Our desire is to cooperate to the fullest
with the city. We don't want anything to
happen but we want the list to be accurate
before any public statements are made that
half the theatres in Los Angeles probably
will have to be torn down."
The check of the theatres was ordered
by Councilman Robert Wilkinson's building
and safety committee to facilitate consideration
of an ordinance submitted last October
by Councilman Art Snyder which called
for demolition of theatres failing to meet
standards established after the 1933 Long
Beach earthquake. Selig said in conversations
with Wilkinson he had the councilman's
assurance that when and if the ordinance
comes to the floor it will not be
discriminatory but will apply the same standards
to city buildings, churches and other
places of assembly.
Testimony Has Begun
In 'Bordello' Trial
HOLLYWOOD—Pussycat Theatres president
Vincent .Miranda and two of his employees
have gone on trial in San Bernardino
County for allegedly showing an obscene
motion picture, the X-rated feature "Bordello."
which played at the Pussycat Ritz in
August 1974. The Hon. Donald E. Van-
Luven is the presiding judge in the municipal
court.
Miranda, who was the defendant in the
widely publicized Beverly Hills "Deep
Throat" trial, has operated his adult motion
picture circuit for the past 13 years.
Recently Los Angeles City Atty. Burt
Pines requested that the state legislature rewrite
the current obscenity statutes to prevent
the state of California from wasting
the taxpayers' money in the "obscenity quagmire."
"Deep Throat" cost taxpayers over
$250,000, he noted.
Attorney Robert Carter McDaniel of the
law firm of Fleishman, McDaniel, Brown &
Wciton said the San Bernadino trial is proceeding,
even though a panel of three federal
judges in Los Angeles recently handed down
an opinion that there is no valid obscenity
statute in the state. Miranda is scheduled
to be present at a hearing on this issue in
the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington,
D.C.. in a few weeks.
LAS VEGAS, N.M.—Frank Maloof,
owner of the Kiva-Campus Theatre, 814
7th St., announces that he has completely
remodeled the house.
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Hollywood
\/^ALTER SCHARF has been signed by
Charles A. Pratt, producer of "Walking
Tall, Part II," to compose, conduct and
arrange the music for the BCP production
for AIP release domestically and Avco Embassy
release overseas.
•
Michael Small has been signed to compose
and conduct the score for "The
Drowning Pool," the Coleytown production
for Warner Bros, release.
•
Radnitz/ Mattel's "Where the Lilies
Bloom" has been awarded the Christopher
Award for motion pictures for 1974. Radnitz
was guest of honor at the Catholic
organization's award ceremonies in New
York Thursday, February 27.
*
Francis Ford Coppola attended the Belgrade
Film Festival in conjunction with the
official-entry screening of his "The Conversation"
and a retrospective of his previous
films.
•
Writer-producer Steve Shagan has donated
to the University of Southern California
original manuscripts from his awardwinning
"Save the Tiger" and his most recent
project, "A City of Angels." "A City
of Angels" recently has been completed
and retitled "Hustle" for release.
•
"Norma Jean Wants to Be a Movie Star,"
tune penned by Haven Records artist Johnny
Cunningham, will be used as the title
tune for Austamerican's "Goodbye, Norma
Jean," according to director Larry Buchanan.
*
Modern Film Effects has been signed by
producers Michael Goldman and Al Adamson
to do the titles for "Jessie's Girls," feature
film directed by Adamson.
*
To increase production activity, Larry
Harmon Pictures Corp. has appointed veteran
motion picture and TV executive Louis
M. "Deke" Heyward executive vice-president
in charge of international production.
•
Gordon Stulberg, who resigned at the end
of 1974 as president of 20th Century-Fox,
is returning to law with plans to join Mitchell,
Silberberg & Kupp, a Los Angeles film
industry-associated law firm.
•
The cast of the 1941 "Adventures of
Captain Marvel" serial gathered together
again Wednesday, February 26, for induction
into the Motion Picture Hall of Fame.
Ceremonies took place at the MPHF home
in Anaheim, with film personalities Richard
Arlen and William Wellman on hand. "Ca|>tain
Marvel" cast members inducted were
Frank Coghlan, Louise Currie and William
Benedict; stuntmen Dave Sharpe and Tom
Steele, and director William Witney. Tom
Tyler, who played Captain Marvel, died in
1954. He was honored posthumously. Veteran
film director George Marshall, who
Happenings
died February 17, was inducted into the
Motion Picture Hall of Fame just prior to
his death.
*
Oscar winner Dorothy Jeakins has been
set by producer George Barrie to design
costumes for "I Will, I Will . . . For Now."
•
The Burbank Studios celebrated its third
birthday Friday, February 21, with news
from TBS president Robert K. Hagel that
the fourth-year production schedule appears
to be even stronger than that of the
third year.
•
Universal's "Earthquake" has been selected
as the term subject of Leon Roth's
use Cinema Department class on "The
Art and Industry of a Film."
•
John W. Findlater, MCA vice-president
and president of MCA Disco-Vision, is participating
in "Audio/Video Update— 1975,"
being held through Thursday (6) in Tucson.
•
Angle Dickinson and Greg Morris have
been signed by producer-director Philip
Abbott to narrate two of Abbott's Nelson
Co. "Under the Law" features.
*
"Six Tickets to Hell" is the new title for
"Temple of the Ravens," General Film
Corp. of Buenos Aires feature now Icnsing
in Argentina.
*
George Barrie, president of Brut Productions,
has promoted C. O. "Doc" Erickson
to vice-president of production/ operations
for the company.
*
Producer Jerry Bick has completed principal
photography in Vancouver on "Kosygin
Is Coming" and began post-production at
Goldwyn Studios. Lou Lombardo is director
of the Avco Embassy Pictures release.
*
Richard Williams, who is creating the
animated titles for Blake Edwards' "The
Return of the Pink Panther," also will design
the cover for Henry Mancini's RCA
soundtrack from the picture.
•
Principal photography has been completed
on "Hustle," the RoBurt production
for Paramount Pictures starring Burt
Reynolds and Catherine Deneuve.
•
Mort Litwack, vice-president of International
Cinemedia Center, Montreal-based
production company, is meeting here with
John Kemeny, president of the company, to
discuss expansion of the organization's 1975-
76 program.
•
Dubbing is under way on "Funny Lady"
for Columbia and "Desert and Wilderness"
for Ektran Associates at Samuel Goldwyn
Studios.
•
Doubleday has commissioned Gordon
and Mildred Gordon to pen two additional
novels as a result of the success of "Catnapped,"
sequel to
"That Dam Cat."
•
Creative Artists Agency has named Bookman
Management of New York as its East
Coast representative.
•
Work toward finding the cause of myasthenia
gravis will continue, thanks to a
special emergency grant of $20,000 from
the Permanent Charities Committee of the
Entertainment Industries.
•
Elected to the board of directors of the
Columbia-Warner Bros. Federal Credit
Union were Seymour Yack, president; John
Nownes, first vice-president; Joan Taylor,
second vice-president; Tom Treloggen,
treasurer; Harvey Berg, first assistant treasurer;
Lillian Wilson, secretary, and Jay Ballance.
Bill Hunt and Bill Schlosser, board
members.
•
Robert Young will be honored by the
Hollywood Radio & TV Society as its "Man
of the Year" at its 15th annual International
Broadcasting Awards presentation dinner at
the Century Plaza Tuesday (11).
*
A celebrity tennis tournament and golf
classic will highlight the second annual
Black Athletes Hall of Fame convention
and awards dinner Tuesday through Thursday
(1 1-1.^) at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
•
Jack Lemmon's 50th birthday was celebrated
at 12 noon February 19 in the
Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel in New
York by the New York chapter of the
National Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences. Lemmon was in New York in connection
with the forthcoming release of his
new Warner Bros. film. "The Prisoner of
Second Avenue."
Ho/LA WOMPIs Schedule
Installation Banquet
HOLLYWOOD—The board of
directors
of the Hollywood/ Los Angeles WOMPI
Club convened at the home of bulletin
chairman Marjorie Karl and among projects
discussed was a fund-raising party to
be held Saturday (29). Proceeds will go to
the Motion Picture Country House & Hospital.
In other business, Betty Rose, chairman
for the June installation, reported on various
hotels that are available for the event.
The board selected the Miramar Hotel in
Santa Monica as the site for the June 28
installation and awards banquet.
Four members of the club have been
asked to serve on WOMPI International
committees. They are: Marjorie Karl (20th-
Fox), Will Rogers Memorial Hospital committee;
Elena Vassar (20th-Fox), bylaws
committee; Shirley Hollingsworth (Abajian
Associates), publicity committee, and June
Rose Marlow (Scandia Publications) is the
international industry service chairman.
Club president Evelyn Gordon congratulated
the four on behalf of the entire membership.
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J^obert Steuer,
American International Pictures
Southern division sales manager,
returned from Dallas, New Orleans and
Charlotte, where he set releases of "The
Wild Party." "The McCullochs" and Edgar
Rice Burroughs' "The Land That Time Forgot."
Duke Crosby, 23-year-old City College
theatre arts major, has been named director
of distribution operations for the Mayfair
Film Group by president Richard Chase.
The Beverly Canon Theatre has been put
up for sale by owner Lillian Rosener, wife
of the late Herbert Rosener, who acquired
the house in 1940.
Mike Kelly, a graduate of business affairs
from Indiana University and with five
years' distribution experience with United
Artists in Dallas and Atlanta, has joined
New World Pictures. He will work with
NWP sales manager Steve Caplan and will
be based here.
. . .
The biggest midweek opening in the history
of the Bruin Theatre took place February
19 when Columbia Pictures' "Shampoo"
was unspooled . . . The appointment of Ed
Harris as Dallas branch manager for Buena
Vista, effective immediately, was announced
by Irving H. Ludwig, president
Seaberg Film Distributing has acquired for
distribution "Lucky Pierre," one of the topgrossing
French films of the year.
The Lee Van Cleef starrer, "Beyond the
Law," has been acquired for U.S. and Canadian
theatrical distribution by World Wide
Films.
Lenore Sherriff, wife of Jack Sherriff of
Goldstone Films of Los Angeles, died
Wednesday evening, February 19. Services
were held February 23 at Mount Sinai
Cemetery.
A consultant service fimi for independent
filmmakers has been formed by Herb Honis
and Don Butler. Called Filmarketing Group,
the company will specialize in ad campaigns,
publicity, specialized marketing promotions
and production packaging. They'll negotiate
domestic and foreign distribution deals as
well.
An awards committee of 24 has been selected
for the first annual Best Photographed
College Film Awards of 1974, to be held
May 19 by the American Society of Cinematographers.
Stanley Cortez, ASC awards
committee chairman, named cinematographers
Lee Garmes and Winton C. Hoch as co-
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chairmen of the awards dinner, which will
be held at the ASC's headquarters building
in Hollywood. Entries from more than 100
colleges and universities across the
U.S. will
be screened by the ASC committee. The
entry deadline for .Vimm and 16mm films
is Monday (31).
The flu bug has been hitting Los Angeles
with a
vengeance. Ho/LA WOMPI victims
include Ellie Vassar, Vini White and Lili
Beaudin, to whom industryites send best
wishes for an early recovery . . . Ho/LA
WOMPI community service chairman Lee
Hanna celebrated a birthday Valentine's
Day. Happy birthdav wishes from all the
WOMPIs!
"Lisztomania," written and directed by
Ken Russell and starring former pop idol
Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas,
Ringo Starr, John Justin and Fiona
Lewis, will be distributed worldwide, excluding
Italy, by Warner Bros. The film began
lensing near London at the beginning of the
month.
Charles Powell, vice-president, worldwide
advertising, publicity and exploitation, and
Buddy Young, worldwide director of advertising,
publicity and exploitation, appointed
recently to the posts at Columbia Pictures
by Andrew Fogelson. executive vice-president
and assistant to the president, reported
February 18 to the company's headquarters
offices at the Burbank Studios to assume
their new duties.
Robert Cross has been appointed director
of marketing and advertising for Mayfair
Film Group, according to Richard Chase,
president. He will be responsible for all promotional
activities for "That'll Be the Day,"
"Mahler" and "Swastika" and "Double
Headed Eagle." two documentaries on Nazi
Germany. Cross continues to own and operate
Crossroads, a marketing consultant
agency.
"My Sister, My Love," starring Susan
Strasberg and Natalie Delon, is set for early
1975 release with U.S. and Canadian theatrical
distribution through World Wide
Films.
Paramount's acclaimed "Chinatown" was
re-introduced to Los Angeles movie audiences
in a multiple-theatre release starting
February 26 in neighborhood theatres
throughout the Southland.
BV Int'l Elects D. A. Escen
V-P, Financial Adm.
BURBANK. CALIF.—Donald A. Escen,
assistant treasurer and assistant controller
of Walt Disney Productions, has been
elected to the additional title of vice-president—financial
administration and treasurer
of Buena Vista International, the
company's foreign theatrical and TV distribution
subsidiary.
Escen will be responsible for all foreign
financial affairs of the company.
'Shampoo' Is Sudsy
750 in LA Debut
LOS ANGELES—-Shampoo," Warren
Beatty's newest feature, sudsed its way to
the top of the Hollywood offerings with a
magic 750 at the Bruin. In second place was
former winner "Earthquake" with 400 in a
fifteenth week. Third place was a three-way
tie: "Emmanuelle." "Alice Doesn't Live
Here Anymore," and "Stardust" all 340 in
holdover weeks. Fourth was claimed by
"Stavisky" with 300 at the Beverly. "The
Stepford Wives." which opened last week
with 260. dropped to 145 at two theatres.
(Average Is 100)
Avco Cmemo Center 1, Egyptian The Towering
Inferno (WB '20th-Fox), 10th wk
.235
Avco Cinema Center 2 RoHerty and the Gold
Dust Twins (WB), 2nd wk 65
Beverly Stavisky (SR), 3rd wk 300
Brum Shampoo [Col) 750
Chinese Earthquake (Univ), 15th wk 400
Cinerama Dome Report to the Commissioner
(UA), 4th wk 120
Crest, Hollywood Paramount Murder on the
Orient Express (Para), 9th wk 175
Fine Arts Emmanuelle 'Col), 2nd wk 340
Fox Wilshire A Woman Under the Influence
(SR), nth wk 175
Los Feliz Love at the Top (SR), 2nd wk 100
Music Hall Scenes From a Marriage (SR),
16th wk 235
Pantoges, National The Godfather, Part II
fPara), 10th wk 140
Plaza Lenny (UA), 15th wk 140
Plitt Century 2 The Strongest Man in the World
(BV), 2nd wk 65
Pussycat The Life and Times . . . (SR),
6th wk 160
Regent Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (WB)
2nd wk 340
Royal Les Violons Du Bal (SR), 4th wk 155
UA Cinema 4 Antonio: A Portrait of the Woman
(SR), 4th wk 70
Village, Hollywood Pacific The Stepford Wives
(Col), 2nd wk 145
Vine Rape Squad (AlP); They Call Her One-Eye
(AlP) ....125
Westwood Stardust (Col), 3rd wk 340
"Young Frankenstein' Has 280;
'Gone in 60 Seconds' 450 in Bow
DENVER— "Young Frankenstein" was
the top first run of the week with 280 in an
eighth frame at the Colorado. "Gone in 60
Seconds" was the top opener with a fantastic
450 at four theatres here. The action-adventure
film topped such hits as "Earthquake."
"Freebie and the Bean," "Murder
on the Orient Express" and "The Godfather,
Part II." "The Towering Inferno" in an
eighth week rated 240. "That'll Be the Day"
pulled in 150 in its debut.
Aladdin Earthquake (Univ), 13th wk 200
Centre Freebie and the Bean (WB), 7th wk 115
Century 21 Murder on the Orient Express (Para),
4th wk
, 200
Colorado Young Frankenstein (20th-Fox),
8th wk 280
Colorado Thot'll Be the Day (SR) 90
Continental The Towering Inferno
(WB/20th-Fox), 8th wk 240
Cooper ^The Front Page (Univ), 8th wk 120
Four theatres Gone in 60 Seconds (SR) 450
Three theatres The Godfather, Part II (Para),
8th wk 80
University Hills Harry & Tonto t20th-Fox),
1 7th wk 1 50
Jay Kanter Joins 20th-Fox
As V-P for Production
HOLLYWOOD—Jay Kanter has been
named vice-president, production, at 20th
Centur\-Fox, it was announced by Dennis
C. Stanfill, chairman of the board and chief
executive officer. The appointment is subject
to approval by the company's board
of directors at its next meeting.
Prior to joining 20th-Fox, Kanter, 48,
was a vice-president at MCA, Inc. He
was with MCA more than 20 years.
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Welcome
!
SAN FRANCISCO
Qolunibia's 'And Now for Something
Completely Different" broke all house
records at John Buckley's Cento Cedar
Cinema in the first week of its local exclusive
engagement. The outrageous comedy,
based on the BBC "Monty Python" TV
series, rolled in over $14,000 in the 300-
scat house, outgrossing the previous record
holder, "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors,"
by a full $3,000. Buckley attributes much
of the attention to a rave review by Chronicle
critic Bernard Weiner.
Effective Tuesday (4) all theatres operated
by General Theatrical Co. will be
booked by Jerry Collins of Westland Theatres.
Ben Levin cites the following theatres
in this area as affected: In San Jose, the
Garden and Jose; in Placerville, the Se
Rancho Drive-In, and in Roseville, the
Tower. Roseville and Citrus Heights Drive-
In .. . to Barry London, Paramount's
new branch manager. Barry arrived
from Kansas City, where he was sales manager.
He started with Paramount in Los
Angeles only four years ago.
Charles Maestri currently is spending a
well-dcscrved vacation in the Hawaiian sunshine
with his wife Siria.
Marquee changes Wednesday (5): "The
Nickel Ride" at the St. Francis, Mission
Drive-In and Serramonte; "Breezy" at the
Empire, Alhambra, Warfield, Four Star and
Spruce Drive-In, and "Hearts and Minds"
at the Surf.
"The Man in the Glass Booth," second
offering of the American Film Theatre's
second season, was shown February 24-25
at the Larkin, Castro and Balboa theatres.
SEATTLE
Tom Stanford, advertising director for
Sterling Recreation Organization, was working
on the campaign for the ski movie "The
Ultimate Thrill," which opened February
26 at the Lake City, Lewis and Clark,
Lynn and Belvue theatres. A major promotion
has been set up for the local run of
"The Ultimate Thrill," the film's second engagement
in the U.S. Stanford also reports
that SRO is preparing its annual Academy
Awards contest in conjunction with KJR
Radio.
Ralph Osgood, manager of GCC's Renton
Village Cinema I and II, arranged a
citywide coloring contest in the Today newspapers
for the special matinees-only showings
of "George!" at the five GCC theatres
in the area Saturday and Sunday (1, 2).
RCil
Theatre
Service
The nation's finest for 40 years
RCA Service Company
A Division of RCA
1501 Beach Street, Montebello, Calif. 90640
Phone: (213) 685-3079
Antonia Brico, one of the few women
conductors in the world and subject of a
new documentary film. "Antonia: A Portrait
of the Woman." spoke February 1 1 at
Richardson Hall. Dr. Brico grew up in Oakland
and now conducts the Brico Symphony
Orchestra in Denver. Her appearance marked
the February 12 opening of the film
at the Lumiere. Mel Novikoff's third link
in his Surf-Clay circuit of specialized film
houses . . . Other first-time releases in
this city February 12 were: "The Stepford
Wives." Alhambra, Coliseum, Tanforan
Park and Serramonte; "Sheila Levine."
Metro 1; "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore,"
Alhambra; "Bogard," St. Francis;
"Mr. Ricco," Golden Gate, Royal and
Metro 2; "The Strongest Man in the
World," Stonestown, Tanforan Park and El
Rancho Drive-In. and "Bruce Lee and 1."
Warfield. Grand. Serramonte and El Rancho
Drive-In.
A tribute series honoring writer-director
Preston Sturges is under way at Allen
Michaan's Renaissance Rialto Twin theatres
in Berkeley. Michaan's sampler provides
a survey of Sturges' richest period, the late
'30s and early '40s with Paramount: "The
Lady Eve," "Sullivan's Travels," "The
Great McGinty," "Palm Beach Story," "Hail
the Conquering Hero" and "Easy Living."
Vern Schwinn of the Portervillc Drive-ln
cheered rainstruck Filmrow with oranges
from his own sunny Southern California
trees . . . State Theatre, owners Aldo Baccala
and Peter Grauert, Auburn, have engaged
Verne Zeesman of Motion Picture
Counseling to act as their buying and booking
agent.
American International Pictures screened
"The Land That Time Forgot" at the Jewel
Box screening room on Filmrow February
12 Opening to very favorable crowds
. . .
were "Murder on the Orient Express," UA
Cinema 70; "Lenny." Music Box, and
"Young Frankenstein." in four SRO houses.
Dorothy Matin hosted the American Film
Theatre screening of "The Man in the Glass
Booth" at the Jewel Box February 14 . . .
Ms. Matin has been appointed to the Committee
for Motion Picture Production in
the state of Washington by Gov. Dan Evans
and Hank Pearson of the Office of Economic
Development. She is involved with a
presentation that the committee will offer in
Los Angeles April 3 for the Directors Guild
of America and the Producers Guild of
America. A special cocktail party and luncheon
is planned at the Century Plaza Hotel.
This is the first time the state of Washington
has attempted a presentation of this type.
Disney Productions' "TTie
Strongest Man
in the World" is reporting excellent business
at the Sno-King Drive-In, Aurora Cinema,
Bellevue Crossroads Cinema, Renton Village
Cinema and Valley Drivc-In. The G-ralcd
lilni opened February 14.
'EARTHQUAKE' VISIT—Manager
Ralph Osgood, right, hosted (left to
right) Joe McCann, Jamie MacDougall
(Nanette Fabray's son), Daryl Johnson
and Dean Petosa at his Cinema I complex
where "Earthquake" is now in a
14th week in Sen.surround. MacDougall
was in Seattle for the first time to see
his mother perform in "Plaza Suite" at
the Cirque Dinner Theatre. The other
three young men, junior staffers of Today
newspapers, played host to their
visitor during an entire weekend.
More entries were received during the
first three days of Walt Disney Productions'
"The Strongest Man in the World" coloring
contest in the Today newspapers than in
any previous contest. It appeared as a fourcolumn,
14-inch advertisement in the
February 5 editions and 50 winners will
receive a pair of passes to a designated
theatre. The first ten winners also will receive
a gift pack of 12 cans of Shasta pop.
The latter was arranged for by Ralph Osgood
of GCC's Renton Village twin complex.
Ralph also has been named vice-president
of the Renton Village Merchants
Ass'n.
George Pal Set for Sci-Fi
Session of LA Film Expo
NEW YORK—George Pal will participate
in the Science Fiction Marathon, to
be held Saturday (15) as part of the Los
Angeles International Film Exposition. Hs
will join a question-and-answer session following
50 consecutive hours of sciencefiction
feature screenings. Among the films
scheduled are Pal's "The Time Machine"
(1960) and excerpts from his productions
of "The War of the Worlds" (1953) and
"Destination Moon" (1950).
Pal's latest feature is "DOC SAVAGE . . .
The Man of Bronze." a Warner Bros, release
starring Ron Ely.
Jerry Bernstein Now V-P
For EUE/Screen Gems
BURBANK, CALIF.—Jerry Bernstein,
production manager of EUE/Screen Gems,
West Coast, has been named vice-president
in charge of production, it was announced
by Richard Kerns, president of the West
Coast branch of the commercial films division
of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
In his new capacity, Bernstein will be
responsible for overall proihKlion ami re
jiorl directly lo Kerns.
W-6 BOXOFFICE :: March 3, 1975

'Funny Lady' Benefit Set
For March 12 in Denver
DENVER- -A bcnctil pcrlorinancc of Columbia
Pictures' Barbra Streisand starrer,
'h'linny Lady," will be held at the Cooper
Ihcatre Wednesday (12). A cocktail party
for patron ticket purchasers will precede
the gala showing. Patron tickets are $25.
with regular donations going for $10. Patron
tickets entitle purchasers to a special seating
in the "Celebrity Circle."
According to Ralph Batschelet. president
of the Rocky Moiuitain Motion Picture
Ass'n, the proceeds will benefit RMMPA
charities, which include the Will Rogers
Hospital and a local police athletic league
which helps deserving boys and girls. ,'\
recent fire destroyed several thousand dollars
worth of athletic equipment.
"While the Denver public has responded
generously to this cause," explained Batschelet,
"we still have a ways to go."
Teams of "Fimny I adics," who are selling
the tickets, are headed by Maj. Joan Greerwalt
and include these Filmrow and theatre
lovelies: Barbara Marks, Elaine Horvath,
Patty Marks. Bette Michclctti. Kay Rhodes
and Dianne Thompson.
General chairmen for the event include
well-known Frank H. Ricketson jr.. Vera
Cockrill and Dorothy Cohen. With these
personalities in charge, you can rest assured
that the drive will be an unqualified success!
March 31 Entry Deadline
For Governor's Award
DENVER— Filmmakers will be one of
the principal categories to be singled out
for recognition at the 1975 Governor's
Award for Excellence in the Arts and
Humanities, event which will be held
August 9. The deadline for entries is Monday'^
(31).
The Governor's Award, presented annually
since 1969, is given to individuals,
organizations or institutions which have
made a substantial and beneficial contribution
to the arts and/ or the humanities of
Colorado or, in some cases, to a community
within the state. In the past, businesses,
orchestras, news media, arts patrons, filmmakers,
civic leaders and others have been
recognized.
Forms are available from the Colorado
Council on the Arts & Himianities, 1550
Lincoln St., Denver, Colo. S020.^. The
phone number is 892-2617,
SAG, SEG Join to Change
Employment Practices
HOLLYWOOD — The Screen Actors
GLiild and the Screen Extras Guild have
banded together in an effort to stop "open
shop" producers from hiring non-union
actors and extras. Joining with them are
the Hollywood Film Council, the Teamsters
and other branches of organized labor.
Now when SAG goes to call on and sign
a producer who doesn't hire union members,
SEG representatives will go along too.
More than 80 per cent of the screen
extras also are members of SAG.
DENVER
^furk Allen Young, son of Bruce and
Helen Young, was married to Rhonda
Weston in ceremonies held at the Temple
Baptist Church in this city. Bruce is district
manager for Commonwealth Theatres and
Mark is a recent graduate of the University
of Northern Colorado. After a skiing honeymoon
on the western slope, the ncwlywcds
will
return to their new residence here.
George W. Johnson, a native of Rivcrton,
Wyo., is the first management trainee in the
Rocky Mountain division of Commonwealth
Theatres' new management training
program. Johnson will be studying under
the direction of Ed Beaman, city manager
in Rapid City. S.D.. and will be assigned to
the Elks Theatre. The newly developed program
is based on a 250-pagc instruction
manual and will cover all phases of exhibition.
Ron Schaffer and John Hubert have
leased the Fox and Bison theatres, McCook,
Neb., to Douglas and Lana Owens. Prior to
his taking over the operation, Owens was
the manager of the Fox Theatre in North
Platte. Neb. Buying and booking will continue
under Bob Spahn of locally based
United Enterprises.
Oscar Galanfer, who retired from the industry
recently, is still confined to General
Rose Hospital following major surgery . . .
Universal branch manager Jack Box traveled
to Florida for sales meetings . . . Jack
Micheletti of J&B
Felix and Jack and Betty
Film Distributors report that their release
"Gone in 60 Seconds" would appear to be
Veteran Theatre Operator
James K. Powell Is Dead
WR.AY, COLO.—Funeral services were
held in the United Methodist Church here
for James K. "Kenny" Powell, who died at
age 75. Powell had been a patient in Presbyterian
Medical Center in Denver.
Powell was a pioneer exhibitor in the
Rocky Mountain area, having started in the
theatre business as an operator in Palisade,
Neb., as a school boy. He operated the
movie house in Palisade until 1933, at which
time he, with partner Jim Hughes, opened
the Wray Theatre in Wray. The Hughes-
Powell partnership also operated the Yuma
Theatre, Yuma, Colo., and the Midway
I heatre. Burlington, Colo. They opened the
500-seat Cliff Theatre in Wray in 1950 and
sold this property to Sam Amandola in
1969.
Active in civic affairs. Powell served as
mayor of Wray from 1941 to 1947 and then
was a member of the city council from 1950
through 1958. He was a past master of the
Masonic Lodge and was chairman of the
Local Housing Authority until the time of
his death.
He leaves his wife Ethel, who was active
in the operation of the theatres, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
the highest grossing picture in the history of
their company.
Bryan Glenn Woods, Libby, Mont., has
been appointed manager of the Sioux Drivein,
Rapid City, S.D., which is operated by
the Commonwealth circuit . , . Jim Kottman,
booker for Commonwealth, is back at
the desk following a brief hospitalization
. . . Al Pesicka, manager of the Rialto
Theatre, Casper, Wyo., provided the citizens
of Casper with unexpected thrills during the
opening of "The Towering Inferno" recently.
Pesicka arranged for the Casper Fire
Department to give a downtown demonstration
of firefighting from the top of their
extremely high ladders and 40-mile-an-hour
wind gusts caused some very anxious
moments for the firemen as well as the
spectators.
The regular monthly luncheon of the
Rocky Moimtain V1oti

—
. . "The
ALBUQUERQUE
^oninionvvealth Theatres here
took advantage
of the recent Washington's Birthday
holiday (February 17)—and the fact
that school would be out—by booking special
matinees into two houses located in the
populous northeast heights residential area
of the city. "Wooden Soldiers" and "Flying
Deuces," starring Laurel and Hardy, were
the attractions at the Los Altos hardtop,
while "Rodan vs. Gorgo" pleased youngsters
at Commonwealth's Cinema East.
Paul West, Video Theatre city manager
here, had his faith in burglar alarms reinforced.
West reported that some time Sunday
night, February 16, a burglary was attempted
at the circuit's Wyoming Drive-In.
However, as soon as the alarm went off
after burglars had broken a glass in the concession
stand—the would-be robbers apparently
fled. West said nothing was taken
from the stand and nothing was disturbed.
The Sunshine Theatre here presented
"The Maids" February 24-25 as the second
film in the American Film Theatre's second
George Marshall, Veteran
Director, Dead at 84
LOS ANGELES—George E. Marshall,
84, veteran film director, died February
17 in a hospital
following a two-week
battle with pneumonia.
Marshall had become
the third director
to be inducted into
the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and
Sciences Hall of
Fame just three days
George Marshall
before his death. "He
was one of Hollywood's
greats," said a spokesman for Samuel
Goldwyn Studios, where the director
worked most of his career and where he
was employed prior to his illness.
Among Marshall's most popular films
were: "In Old Kentucky," "Goldwyn Follies,"
"Destry Rides Again," "Valley of the
Sun," "The Mating Game," "Houdini,"
"The Gazebo," "The Happy Thieves" and
"How the West Was Won."
He also directed 12 of the final segments
of the Lucille Ball video series and worked
often with Bob Hope. He was an occasional
actor, appearing most recently in a segment
of the "Police Woman" TV series.
Stanley Kramer Announces
Hackett Fete Committee
LOS ANGELES—Members of the committee
for the State of Israel Commendation
Dinner honoring Buddy Hackett were
announced by Stanley Kramer, chairman.
The event, on behalf of Israel Bonds, is to
be held Thursday (6), at the Beverly Hilton
Hotel.
The committee includes: Marty Allen,
season .
Towering Inferno" completed
a successful ten-week run at the
Fox-Winrock Theatre February 25. Disney's
"The Strongest Man in the World"
currently is on the screen for two weeks,
to be followed by "Funny Lady."
Carl Wayne Garner has returned to Video
Theatres as assistant city manager of local
operations, effective Saturday (1), it was
reported by city manager Paul West. Garner,
who has been out of the theatre business
for the past two years, was with the circuit
for ten years before leaving in 1973.
Three drive-ins—the Wyoming, Tesuquc
and the Silver Dollar—will resume full-time
schedules, effective Wednesday (5). it was
reported by Video Theatres city manager
Paul West. The three underskyers have been
on abbreviated weekend schedules for the
past couple of months. The twin Terrace
and the Duke City, both under the Video
banner, maintain full-time schedules yearround.
Morey Amsterdam, Lloyd Bochner. Steve
Broidy, Red Buttons, Johnny Carson,
George Chasin, Norm Crosby, Leonard
Freedman, David Gerber, Edgar F. Gross,
Monty Hall, S. Howard Hirsh, Sam Jaffe,
Arte Johnson, Harris L. Katleman and
Jack Lemmon.
Also, Shari Lewis, Sy Marsh, Sue Mengers,
Jan Murray, Jess Oppenheimer, Bernie
Orenstein, Tony Randall, Don Rickles,
Allen Rivkin, Meta Rosenberg, Sidney P.
Solow, Jeremy Tarcher, Saul Turteltaub,
Renee Valente, Mimi Weber, Robert M.
Weitman and Bernard Weitzman.
Euan Lloyd Making Global
Tours for 'Paper Tiger'
HOLLYWOOD — An independent producer
may have to go far to get his product
into the marketplace. For Euan Lloyd, who
filmed his "Paper Tiger" in the jungles of
Malaysia and the mountains of Bavaria, it
was necessary to make a tour halfway
around the world to arrange premieres for
the David Niven-Toshiro Mifune starrer.
Lloyd was in Singapore working with the
Malaysian government and the Cathay Organization
for upcoming premieres in Kuala
Lumpur, Bangkok. Manila and Hong Kong,
then left for Japan for sessions with the
Towa Co. and Mifune concemmg the huge
Tokyo ojjening.
Back in Hollywood Tuesday, February
18, for sneaks and release-plan talks with
Douglas Netter, his American distributor,
Lloyd took off again for London, where
Niven was scheduled to make the British
film awards (SETA) Wednesday. February
26.
Warner Bros.' "The Prisoner of Second
Avenue" was given two benefit screenings
at the Burbank Studios for the Universitv
of Judaism.
Premieres, Seminars
Fill Filmex Slate
HOLLYWOOD—A wide variety of international
motion pictures will be shown at
Filmex, to be held Thursday (13) through
Wednesday (26) in Los Angeles. Events include
films of women directors, documentaries,
movies successfully adapted
from novels, a retrospective of movies directed
by James Whale and a motion picture
marketing conference.
Several movies will have their premieres
at Filmex. Among them, "Monty Python
and the Holy Grail," "General Idi An^ii
Dada" (a documentary), "The Wedding
Trough" (from Belgium), "The Law"
(American theatrical premiere) and the U.S.
West Coast premiere of "Funny Lady," a
Rastar production from Columbia Pictures.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, John Steinbeck
and Sinclair Lewis are among the 13 Nobel
Prize-winning authors whose works will be
shown in a free morning series of films.
The pictures presented will be some of those
which have most successfully made the
transition from literature to film, including
"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich."
"East of Eden," "Arrowsmith" and "Long
Day's Journey Into Night."
Eastman Kodak has underwritten a conference
dealing with motion picture marketing,
offered free to the public Saturday
(22) through Wednesday (26). It is designed
to discuss the entire range of ideas concerning
the promotion, distribution, exhibition
and advertising of motion pictures. The diverse
attitudes of film marketing will be
examined— ranging from traditional studio
methods to the newer, more unconventional
techniques developed by independent companies
and filmmakers.
The conference will have representatives
from all segments of film marketing and
promotion. Topics for discussion at these
seminars will include the question of whether
advertising/ sales people or filmmakers
should have control over marketing decisions,
the film critic's power and degree of
influence and whether or not massive promotion
actually sells tickets.
Other seminars will examine ideas on
designing an ad, the roles of audience and
market research, discussions on the foreign
film in America, nontheatrical distribution,
the short film market and the effectiveness
of various media used for advertising.
Filmex Series Gets Boost
From Atlantic Richiield
HOLLYWOOD—The Atlantic
Richfield
Co. has made a grant of $15,000 to the
1975 Los Angeles International Film Exposition
(Filmex) to underwrite a series of
13 classic films from seven countries featuring
the work of Nobel Prize-winning
authors.
The free film series will run daily each
morning of the exposition, to be held this
month at the ABC Entertainment Center
in Century City. It is aimed at high school
and junior high school students, the elderly
and low income groups who otherwise
would not be able to see films.
W-8 BOXOFFICE :: March 3, 1975

"
I
'Deafula' World Debut
Is Held in Portland
PORTLAND—•Dcatuhi," Icaturc liini
released by Signscopc Productions, was
world-premiered recently at the local Broadway
Theatre, Tom Moyer Ihcatres house
helmed by Carl Koch. "Deafula" is a
unique motion picture, the first commercial
film to use sign language to communicate
with the deaf and speech-impaired individuals.
The feature also has a soundtrack
with a voice-over for those patrons with
normal hearing.
The opening-night audience consisted of
90 per cent deaf patrons and Koch said
"it was stunning to hear the applause at
the end of the film, a response which ha^
been described as a standing ovation."
"Deafula" was produced by Gary Holstrom
and directed and written by Peter
Wechsberg, who also starred in the black
and white film. The Signscope release,
incidentally, was made on a low budget.
However. Caria .Starrett, reviewer for the
Portland Journal, commented: "If Signscopc
is given the attention it deserves, the film
may be as significant a first' as 'The Jaz/
Singer" was to the talkies."
Said Koch, "I would like to make the
bookers, owners, operators and hearing
clinics aware that this new motion pictiue
is available and that it will take word-of
mouth to get the information to the necessary
institutions and theatres in appropriate
areas. The man to contact is Gary Holslrom
of locally based Signscope Productions.
Frederick Wiseman Films
Are Presented at CSU
FORT COLLINS, COLO.— Frederick
Wiseman, documentary filnmiaker, scrcenea
and discussed three of his feature pictures
February 12-13 at Colorado State University.
The first-day program offered "The
Hospital," while "Law and Order" occupied
the screen the following day. "High School,"
which follows students through a sex education
class and the labyrinth of school rules,
was a special attraction at 8 p.m. February
12.
All of the films concerned Wiseman',
favorite subject, tax-supported institutions.
Commented Wiseman, who is a former
law professor and urban planner, "One of
the things that organizes my films is using
the film technique to look at the relationship
between the individual and state."
Exclusive Pact Discussed
By ChartoffWinkler, UA
HOLLYWOOD—Negotiations are under
way for Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff's
independent firm to become affiliated
with United Artists exclusively. In Chartoff-
Winkler's eight year history, their product
has been placed with almost every major
film company.
United Artists' West Coast production
vice-president Mike Medavoy has been
building a talent pool with varying degrees
of exclusivity in the past nine months.
PORTLAND
Qrcgoii voters in November 1974 passed a
pornography law which closed most
massage parlors almost immediately, as the
statute contained definitive guidelines on
"subliminal advertising." Adult bookstores
have closed left and right, with some electing
to battle it out in court. At present,
adult movie theatres are not being challenged.
"Deep Throat" continues its secondyear
run at the Aladdin Theatre, inasmuch
as it was ruled "not obscene" prior to the
effective date of the new law. Operators arc
not completely sure as to where they stand
on the pornography measure and it is widely
believed that police action may result if for
no other reason than to test the issue.
United Artists publicists were here for advance
promotion in behalf of "Lenny" . . .
Carl Miller. Hollywood TTicatrc manager
emeritus, currently in great physical condition,
will be helping Martha Moll, who
helms the Hollywood, with the presold benefit
of "Funny Lady," Columbia release
which will open sometime around Easter
. . . Louise Todd, who was an executive secretary
for many years under the late Rex
Hopkins, has been filling in for Russ Duncan
at the Orpheum theatres.
Russ Duncan, division manager for Mann
Theatres who married recently (congratulations!),
reportedly has been ill for several
days. Friends offer best wishes for a speedy
recovery.
The major circuits now operating in this
region are the Tom Mover Theatres. Larry
Moyer Theatres. Mann Theatres and Metropolitan
Theatres. Several independent exhibitors
complete the show business scene locally
. . . Tom Moyer Theatres January 17
opened a quadplex. the Lancaster, in Salem.
The circuit also has acquired the Mayflower
in Eugene and it is exoected that plans for
further expansion will be announced shortly
. . . Larry Mover Theatres operates the majority
of drive-ins here and maintains the
Bagdad triplex and the ."^th Avenue Twin.
The circuit presently is putting the finishing
touches or Eugene properties—three hardtops
and two underskyers. all in the same
complex. This will make a total of eight
LMT facilities in Eugene. Construction also
is under way on a shopping center threeplex
here in
the Rock Creek area.
Gary Fine is managing the Fox Theatre
and is setting the stage for the unspooling
of "Young Frankenstein" at the downtown
location . . . Carol Channing was in town
showing diamonds. She was part of the
Meier & Frank and Benjamin Franklin Savings
& Loan promotion for a charity benefit
fashion show held January 15 at the
Sheraton Motor Hotel.
Jack Nicholson has been in Salem filming
sequences for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest" and a lively press conference was held
there with author Ken Kesey reportedly
handing out some "zingers" ... Ed Daley
February 15 became manager of the Division
Street Drive-In (LM). single-screen situation.
Bob Martin, who manages the Sandy
Boulevard Drive-In (LM), will be assistant
manager at the 5th Avenue shortly, so that
he may attend sessions at Portland State
University.
Charles Funk heads general operations
for Tom Moyer Theatres and Rick Copron,
24. of Orange City, Calif., has been named
district manager. Copron comes from the
United Artists Theatre Circuit with fourplex
experience. Copron also manages the Eastgate
triplex.
Mrs. Betty Howell is managing the Southgate
quad (TM) and her husband Reese is
helming the Lake Theatre for the same circuit
. . . Andrew St. Claire has joined Carl
Koch at the Broadway as assistant manager.
.Andy hails from the Foster Road Drive-In.
where Koch formerly was manager.
TMT Broadway 3-Plex
Adding Two Screens
PORTLAND—The downtown Broadway
Tom Moyer Theatres showcase, has
triplex.
announced plans for closing the downstairs
auditorium and constructing an additional
theatre in the backstage area. The 140-seat
mini-theatre will have 140 scats with a .SW
Main Street entrance. Films of interest to
the downtown college community will be
featured in this unit.
Current plans also call for another auditorium,
with seating for approximately 250
viewers. This theatre will be built in one of
the balcony areas, creating a five-theatre
complex at the Broadway site.
GCC Plans August Debut
For Aurora Mall 3-Plex
DENVER—General Cinema Corp. is
aiming for an early August opening of its
new Aurora Mall theatres, a triplex located
in the Aurora Mall Shopping Center, being
constructed in the Aurora section of the
metropolitan area. Cinema I will have approximately
650 seats. Cinema II 350 seats
and Cinema III about 300 seats.
Upon completion of the new Aurora
Mall facility. GCC will have approximately
12 screens in the Denver area.
Jacque Clark Injured
In Skiing Accident
PORTLAND—Jacque Clark, promotion
director for Tom Moyer Theatres, recently
was involved in a skiing mishap. She suffered
a fractured arm while competing in
the downhill slalom races at the Mount
Hood Meadows ski area.
Ms. Clark, who has been with Tom Moyer
Theatres for two and a half years, was hospitalized
for one day following the injury.
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W-9

. . Stanford
. . Greg
M ^J^oiluwood r^eport ?pi m
The Pirate' to Be Produced
As Warner Bros. Release
"The Pirate," Harold Robbins' Mideast
novel, will be directed and co-produced by
Michael Winner, according to an announcement
by Warner Bros., which acquired motion
picture rights to the book in a prepublication
agreement. At the same time,
it was announced that Wendell Mayes will
take over the script-writing assignment while
Robbins starts work on a new novel. "The
. . . Warners' "The Onion
Pirate" has been high on the national bestseller
lists for the past few months. The
Robbins' novel will be filmed on various international
locations, including the Mideast
and the Riviera. "The Pirate" will be made
for Warners under the Harold Robbins International
Co., Ltd. banner, with Robert R.
Weston, president of that organization, serving
as producer
Seller," starring Franco Nero, Martin Balsam
and Sterling Hayden, has completed
shooting on location in Rome and editing
and post production continues there under
director Enzo Castellari. The film, produced
by Carlo Ponti from an original screenplay
by Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Donati,
is a comedy western which details the heroic
adventures of an eccentric gunslinger who
arrives in a small western town bent on protecting
the local farmers against landgrabbing
agents of an oil company. Warners will
release the Champion production outside
the U.S. and Canada.
The Show Starts at Sundown'
On MP's Production Slate
Rod Amateau and Harold Nebenzal have
been set by American International vicepresident
in charge of production Paul Picard
to write, direct and produce "The Show
Starts at Sundown," an original which will
dramatize America of the future. Amateau
and Nebenzal. separately or together, have
been involved in the producing and/or directing
and/or writing of the features "All
The Loving Couples," "The Statue," "Where
Does It Hurt?", "Cabaret," and most recently,
"The Wilby Conspiracy"
. . . Blake Edwards
has acquired the motion picture rights
through his Blake Edwards Productions to
"Thirty Four East," the new novel by Alfred
Coppel about the Middle East crisis which
has been chosen a selection of the Book-ofthe-Month
Club and of Reader's Digest
condensed books. Edwards is currently
doing post-production on "The Return of the
Pink Panther" which United Artists will
release . . . Spelling-Goldberg Productions
has acquired "Baby Blue Marine," an original
screenplay by Stanford Whitmore, for
production as a major motion picture to be
released by Columbia. A May production
start is promised by producers Aaron Spelling
and Leonard Goldberg . . . Robert
Getchell has been signed to write the
screenplay for United Artists' "Contract Co-
Habitation," film version of the Edward
Van Deusen book. Lawrence Turman will
produce under his multi-picture deal for
UA. Getchell's current on-screen credit is
the screenplay for "Alice Doesn't Live Here
Anymore."
Tarewell. My Lovely' Facing
Cameras for Avco Embassy
"Farewell, My Lovely." an E.K. production
starring Robert Mitchum, went before
the cameras Tuesday (18) on location all
over Los Angeles. Elliott Kastner is executive
producer for the famed Chandler novel
which Dick Richards will direct for producers
George Pappas, Jerry Bruckheimer
and Jerry Bick. "Farewell, My Lovely,"
from David Goodman's screenplay, will be
released in the U.S. and Canada by Avco-
Embassy Pictures . . . Ralph Nelson has
been signed to direct Sandy Howard's production
of "Embryo," science-fact thriller
which goes before the cameras in April for
yearend release by Avco Embassy, it was announced
by producers Arnold H. Orgolini
and Anita Doohan. Doohan and Jack Thomas
wrote the screenplay. Nelson has just
completed "The Wilby Conspiracy," starring
Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine for UA
. . . Producer John Foreman named Bill
Hill as associate producer and Ossie Morris
as cameraman on the Allied Artists/ Columbia
$8 million production of John Huston's
"The Man Who Would Be King." The epic
adventure tale based on Rudyard Kipling's
classic story of India in the 1880s stars Sean
Connery, Michael Caine and his wife Shakira
Caine and Christopher Plummer and
is being filmed in Moroccan locations with
the cooperation of the government and the
services of the Army transport and personnel.
Jerry Schatzberg to Direct
MGM's 'All-American Girl'
At MGM, Jerry Schatzberg will direct
the studio's feature film,
"The All-American
Girl," a contemporary story depicting life
of a professional female car-thief existing by
her wits in the underworld maze of Los
Angeles
. Sherman will script
Stanley Kramer's "The Sheiks of Araby,"
Kramer's new project which he'll produce
and direct for Paramount, according to studio
chief Robert Evans. Sherman's most recent
credit is the original screenplay for
Alan J. Pakula's "Sweeter Than Honey,"
now in development at Universal. Kramer
refers to "Sheiks" as a "tomorrow comedy."
concerning the confusion in international
oil bargaining and the present chaotic condition
of world finances. He'll produce it in
the style of his classic comedy "It's a Mad,
Mad. Mad, Mad World," with a big budget
and an all-star cast of comedy and drama
names . Morris has been set by
producer-director Philip Abbott to narrate
"Three Days in the County Jail," segment
of Abbott's Nelson Company educational
film series, "Under the Law," funded by the
. . .
U.S. Department of Justice. The series is
distributed by Walt Disney Educational
Media Co. Don Elliot has been set by
executive producer Dennis Friedland to
compose the score for Cannon Films' recently
completed "The Happy Hooker," starring
Lynn Redgrave.
James Caan Is Set to Star
In 'Killer Elite' for UA
James Caan has been signed to star in
"The Killer Elite." it was announced by
Mike Medavoy, United Artists West Coast
vice-president. Sam Peckinpah will direct
the film on location in San Francisco from
a screenplay by Marc Norman based on the
novel by Robert Rostand. Martin Baum and
Arthur Lewis will produce the film, scheduled
to start shooting March 24. Caan recently
completed a starring role in Norman
Jewison's "Rollerball," also for UA . . .
George Bums will star with Walter Matthau
in Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys."
a Rastar-Herbert Ross production for MGM,
it was announced by Daniel Melnick, MGM
senior vice-president and worldwide head of
production, and Ray Stark, head of Rastar
Pictures. The announcement verifies that
Burns will take over the role slated originally
for the late Jack Benny. Burns' longtime
friend. Herbert Ross will direct the
film with Stark producing. Thus, Burns returns
to the screen after an absence of 36
years and to the same studio, MGM that
made his last film, "Honolulu." in 1939.
"The Sunshine Boys," is Simon's screen
adaptation of his hit Broadway comedy
about two feuding retired comedians
. . . Robert De Niro has been signed for a
leading role in "The Last Tycoon," it was
announced by Sam Spiegel who will produce
the screen version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's
novel under his Horizon Productions banner.
Elia Kazan is directing and Harold
Pinter has written the screenplay. De Niro
is the first actor cast in the incisive love
story laid against Hollywood's flourishing
1930"s film industry. Paramount will distribute
Producer George Barrie has
. . . signed Diane Keaton to star opposite Elliott
Gould in Brut Productions' "I Will, I Will
. . . For Now." rolling April 14 in Hollywood.
Norman Panama will direct the
comedy from his and Albert E. Lewin's
screenplay, which marks the 10th Bnit production
since the company began in 1972.
Ms. Keaton starred as Al Pacino's wife in
"Godfather" and "Godfather, Part II."
Strong 'Defiance' Opening
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Jason Russell',
X-rated picture "Defiance," which stars
Jean Jennings, opened strong in the Playhouse
Theatre here February 12, recording
a better-than-average gross. In announcing
the figures, distributor Michael
Zaffarano noted that adverse weather conditions
prevailed and that of all pictures
bowing the same day in the area "Defiance"
was the top grosser.
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BOXOFHCE :: March 3, 1975

. . . "Challenge
. . Man
CCC. Metropolitan Merge
Palm Springs Operations
HOLLYWOOD—Century Cinema Circuit
and Metropolitan Theatres Corp., announced
February 12 that theatres in the
Palm Springs area operated by both companies
have been combined into a new management
company as the first step in a contemplated
theatre expansion program in the
Greater Palm Springs area that will be a
joint venture between the two circuits.
Initially, plans for two new theatres in
downtown Palm Springs arc being formulated,
with a projected opening date of
Thanksgiving Day 1975.
Century Cinema within the past year acquired
the Plaza and Village theatres in
downtown Palm Springs. Metropolitan owns
and operates the Camelot 1 and Camelot II
theatres in the outlying Palm Springs Mall
Shopping Center on Barristo Road, near the
city's airport and new municipal center, and
the Sunair Drive-In on Highway I 1 1 east
of Palm Springs.
A joint statement issued by Sherrill C.
Corwin, chairman of the board of Metropolitan
who for many years maintained a
year-round residence in Palm Springs, and
Fred Stein, board chairman of Century Cinema,
who is a longtime Palm .Springs resident,
follows:
"Both of our companies—and we as
individuals—believe
in the continued prosperity
and growth of Palm Springs and its many
surrounding communities. We feel that additional
theatres are needed to meet present
and future needs and our joint company has
several new locations under consideration.
With respect to our present operation, it is
obvious that by combining our booking resources
we can give Palm Springs a more
orderly flow of top motion pictures and a
greater variety of films."
It also was announced that theatre personnel
of both companies in Palm Springs
would be unaffected.
TUCSON
Jack Young has taken over the former Central
Casting Agency, previously operated
by Frank Kennedy, who has retired.
New name of the office is Jack Young Film
Casting Services. For several years following
his retirement as a colonel in the Air
Force, Kennedy was a familiar figure at the
Desert Inn and on location wearing his
treasured straw hat with fishing flies attached.
Desert Con III, a five-day film symposium,
was held at the University of Arizona
Student Union in the exhibition hall and in
Gallagher Theatre. Directors, writers, special
effects men and artists on many of the
best films were on hand to explain their
part in productions through lectures, demonstrations,
exhibits and screenings. A special
children's showing of an old Flash
Gordon serial was on the agenda. Selected
films were .screened continuously in Gallagher
Theatre, with a $2 Lidmission charged
for individual motion pictures. A season
pass was available from the theatre office.
Pleasing audiences at La Placita Cinema
and Miracle Drive-In starting February 19
was "The Strongest Man in the World"
to Be Free" reported great
boxoffice at local undcrskyers . . . Another
February 19 opener was "Report to the
Commissioner" at the Cactus Drive-In,
. . .
along with "The Steel Edge of Revenge" at
the Apache Drive-In "Gone With ihe
Wind" breezed back into the Buena Vista
2 Theatre.
Sandra Shevey Describes
Women's 'Roles' in Films
HOLLYWOOD— Marilyn Monroe, mosl
often associated with the term "sex symbol."
belongs more properly with the "Cult of Ihe
Virgin," says Sandra Shevey, the freelance
V. riter and film critic who pioneered in the
academic study of women's film roles.
"That surprises some of my students,"
explains Ms. Shevey, who will teach
"Women in Film: Does Hollywood Mold
Sex Roles?" at Loyola Marymount University.
"But she was a typical child-woman,
just dressed up to look the part of the
seductress."
Ms. Shevey has identifcd four filmic
cliches into which actresses have most often
been pigeon-holed: "The Cult of the Virgin"
(or "Damsel"), "The Sex Symbol"
(or "Siren"), "The Perfect Wife" and "The
Career Girl."
"The 'Career Girl' is always crazy, neurotic,
hell-bent on success, and she always
learns her lesson," she says, referring to
roles portrayed by Bette Davis, Ginger
Rogers and Jane Fonda. Movies about
"Career Girls" often end with the heroine
happily transformed into the "Perfect Wife."
"The lesson learned is 'give up your
position and get married.' Yoli will be
alienated if you aren't preoccupied with
frills, fads and men," states Ms. Shevey.
Ms. Shevey currently writes special features
for a film tradepaper, book reviews
for the Los Angeles Times and freelances
for Playgirl, New Times and Coronet.
'Doc Savage' Is Screened
At Conclave in Tucson
TUCSON, .A.RIZ.—George Pal showed
scenes from his forthcoming Warner Bros,
film, "Doc Savage . of Bronze,"
February 21 at Desert Con III, a "spectres
and starships" convocation in Tucson. Pal
addressed the group and screened his 1964
picture. "The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao."
Other guests at Desert Con III included
Jim Danforth. Douglas Trumbull. Paul Anderson,
David Gerrold and Leigh Brackett.
The film, starring Ron Ely in the title
role, was directed by Michael Anderson. Pal
and Joe Horhaim wrote the screenplay,
which is based on the "Doc Savage" novels
by Kenneth Robeson.
"The Pirate," Harold Robbins' Middle
East adventure novel, will be directed and
co-produced by Michael Winner for Warner
Bros.
'Alice Doesn't Live Here'
Brought Fame to Big Al's
TUCSON— Big Als Pit Bar-B-Q at 1148
North Main Ave. is one of those down-toglowing-mesqLiile.
real three-down barbc-
Actor Kris Kri.stoffcrson, left, chats
with Alexander "Big Al" Fowler outside
the restaurant where sequences of
"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
were shot.
cued ribs, pork butts and beef briskets restaurants.
But for a sequence of "Alice
Doesn't Live Here Anymore," starring Ellen
Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson, Big Al's
became Mel & Ruby's Restaurant in which
Miss Burstyn played a waitress and owner
Alexander Fowler became an actor as a
cook's helper and busboy. acting parts for
which he received plaudits.
Big Al, however, was not compleleh
pleased with his brief acting career. "Sure
it was fun while it lasted," he grinned, "but
I'm not an actor. Me? I'm a barbecue man.
1 run a restaurant. I'm doing what I've
always wanted to do. I'm cooking and I
wish they'd called the restaurant Big Al's
in the film instead of Mel & Ruby's. The
publicity wouldn't have hurt."
Actually, Big Al really is happy about
it all. "Those moving picture people were
all nice. They didn't have their noses in the
air as you'd expect," he declared. "Miss
Burstyn was a particular favorite."
The actress thought a lot of Big Al, too.
Before she flew back to Hollywood, Big
Al presented her with a big bouquet of
flowers.
Big Al's, which features a huge barbecue
pit back of the kitchen, was discovered
by a location man and for three weeks
footage was shot in the circular shaped
eatery. The recently released film has been
well received in its playdates.
Directed by Martin Scorsese, Warner
Bros.' "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
opened February 26 at the Buena Vista
1 Theatre.
'Emmanuelle' Bows in LA
LOS ANGELES — "Emmanuelle," X-
rated French film released by Columbia, has
begun an exclusive run at the Fine Arts Theatre.
The picture has broken existing boxoffice
records in Paris and London and at
the Paris Theatre in New York City.
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—
SALT LAKE CITY
piitt Theatres announced that the Utah
Symphony Orchestra will host a benefit
premiere of "The Great Waldo Pepper"
at 8 p.m. Friday (14) at the de lii.xe Regency
Theatre. The Universal release stars
Robert Redford, who will be in attendance,
along with Utah Gov. Calvin Rampton. A
dinner at the Balsam Embers Restaurant
will precede the screening . . . Plitt also
announced that "Lenny." Dustin Hoffman
starrer, premiered February 26 at the newly
remodeled Uinta Theatre in Provo. where
the films is playing an exclusive engagement.
PHOENIX
^
special sneak preview of the American
Film Theatre's second attraction of the
season, "The Man in the Glass Booth," was
held Friday night, February 21. at the
Camelview theatres in Soottsdale. In view
of the enthusiastic response, Dan Harkins
of Harkins Theatres (which operates the
Camelview) presented the film in two consecutive
midnight showings.
Stu Goldman, Boxoffice correspondent
in Seattle, arrived here to visit several indiistryitcs.
Your correspondent. Chris Koruga,
then accompanied Goldman to San
Diego to attend ShoWesT '75
Longest Yard" finally left the
. . . "The
UA Cinema
6 after seven record-breaking weeks and
lofty grosses.
A unique promotion is in the making for
"The Creature in the Black Lagoon," returning
to the Camelview Theatre. Prizes
and awards will be made to contestants with
the best "creature" costumes. The winning
creation then will be donned by one of the
theatre employees to promote the picture
. . . "Night of the Living Dead" returned
for the umpteenth time and sold out most
of its performances at the Glenfair and Los
Arcos.
John Louis, general manager of the Harry
Nace Co.. has announced the appointment
of Harvey Simmons as advertising director
for his theatre circuit. Simmons, well-
For Prompt Personal Attention
Equipment, Supplies or Service
PETERSON THEATRE SUPPLY
19 E. 2nd South
Salt Lake City, Utoh 84111
Phone (801) 322-3685
Bates P'arley of Crown International Pictures.
Denver, was in town the week of
February 17 for a few days contacting
bookers and buyers.
Bob Loftis of United Artists and his wife
vacationed in Bloomington's great climate
. . . Jerry Clark has succeeded Ron Rogers
as Western regional manager, Western division,
for American National Enterprises.
The Cedar Theatre in Cedar City, according
to Jack Sawyers, owner and manager,
recently was twinned. Reopening was
set for February 16, with the dualer renamed
Cedar Cinema I and II. The new
side—Cinema II—has 200 seats.
known personality in this area, got his start
with Paramount-Nace back in 19.^4 as a
poster artist. He eventually went into business
for himself and has been involved directly
with the motion picture industry for
40 years.
New arrivals on local screens include "A
Woman Under the Influence" in a solo run
at the ChrisTown 1; "Lenny." also exclusive,
at the Kachina. Scottsdalc; "Murder on the
Orient Express," playing at the UA Chris-
Town 6 and University 1: "Stardust," going
it alone at the UA ChrisTown 6, and "The
Strongest Man in the World" at four locations,
the Pioneer Drivc-ln, Indian, El
Camino and Metro Center.
"Young Frankenstein," now playing at
the UA ChrisTown 6 and Hayden East, wa.s
the subject of a movie trivia contest in the
Today newspapers' movie section arranged
by Marshall Stone of the Century Cinema
Circuit and Hayden East. The contest asked
for answers to questions about previous
"Frankenstein" movies and the trivia tiebreaker
required the names of eight actors
who had played the monster between 1931
and 1975. Apparently the question wasn't
as difficult as planned, because the entries
with all the correct answers—were turned
in
the day the paper hit the streets.
Two martial arts thrillers, "Revolt of
the Dragon" and "To China With Death."
opened at the UA ChrisTown 6. much to
the pleasure of manager Larry Weatherman,
who himself is an accomplished master
in the art of self-defense. Weatherman
almost had an opportunity to display his
expertise recently when two patrons with
a little too much to drink under their belts
started some unnecessary roughness in the
audience. They were removed and escorted
outside, with Larry's words of wisdom proving
sufficient to get the point across, avoiding
drastic measures a la Bruce Lee!
Howard Rubin Named Chief
Of NM Film Commission
ALBUQUERQUE—The new director
the New Mexico Motion Picture Industries
Commission is Howard Rubin of Beverly
Hills, Calif. Rubin succeeds Mrs. Ruth
Armstrong, who successfully directed the
operation the past two years.
Rubin's appointment was annoimced by
Gov. Jerry Apodaca, who said that Rubin
"brings with him a good background in
the movie business. He has association^
which can be beneficial. We felt it (the
commission) has done well but think it
can do even better." Rubin is listed as
president of Howard Rubin Productions of
Beverly Hills, in which capacity he packages
and produces films. He also owns a ranch
at El Rito in northern New Mexico.
Said Rubin, "I want to develop a flow
of communications between New Mexico
and the film communities in New York,
Hollywood and Europe. I also want to work
on the local follow-up. providing full service
to the movie industry in the state."
Fred Banker, the commission's Hollywood
representative, is still under contract
to the state and has been directed to continue
his work, the governor said.
Obscenity Review Panel
Lures Many Applicants
ALBUQUERQUE — The
of
nine-member
review panel established by the recently
enacted city ordinance to decide "what is
obscene" and thus a "public nuisance" may
prove to be the most popular board in
Albuquerque. An aide to Mayor Harry
Kinney, who will have the responsibility of
naming the board, said the mayor's office
has received "at least 50" applications for
the nine slots.
Kinney, himself, disputes that count. He
said he thinks there were "about 30 applicants."
The candidates on file for the anti-obscenity
board are all volunteers or persons
who have been recommended by others.
Kinney said he will have a problem in
choosing a group representative of the com
munity at large but will appoint the board
by Monday (10).
The new ordinance becomes effective
April 1.
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HOLLYWOOD—.\ special 12-minute
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'Quake' 675 in KC;
Xenny' Bow 390
KANSAS CITY — -lianhqinkc" in a
fourteenth week at the Midkind 2 was a
smashing success with 675. Coming up fast,
however, was "Murder on the Orient Express"
with a strong 500 in a fourth week.
"Lenny" debuted at two theatres with 390
and 'The Strongest Man in the World" captured
305 at seven theatres. Others opening
with good grosses were "The Stepford
Wives" at 230 and "Animals are Beaiitifiil
People" at 195.
[Average Is 100}
Blue Ridge 2, Ronchmort 1 —Lenny (UA) 390
Blue Ridge 4—Animals Arc Beoutiful People
(WB) 195
Brywood 3, Ronchmart 2—Frecbie ond the Bean
(WB), 8th wk 160
Eleven Theatres— Mr. Ricco (UA) 70
Embassy 1, 2—The Front Page (Univ), 9th wk. . . 65
Empire 1, Glenwood 2—The Godfather, Part II
(Pora), 9th wk 85
Festivol—Escape to Nowhere (SRI 90
Fine Arts^—Sheila Lcvine is Dead and Living in
New York (Pora) 95
Four Theatres— Black Dragon SRI; From China
With Death SR) 30
Four Theatres—The Stcptord Wives ,Col) 230
Glenwood — Murder on the Orient Express (Pare),
1
4fh wk 500
Midland 2— Earthquake (Univ), Uth wk 675
Plaza—^The Towering Inferno (WB/20th-Fox),
9th wk 175
Ronchmart 3—The Savage Is Loose SR), 4th wk. 85
Seven Theatres—The Strongest Man in the World
CBV) 305
Watts Mill 4—Flesh Gordon (SR), 9th wk 80
"Emmanuelle' 300 in Chicago;
'Stardust' Debuts at 225
CHICAGO — Emmanuelle" again proved
to be tough grossing competition with a
strong 300 in a third week at the Michael
Todd. Three films debuted with "Stardust"
scoring the high at 225 at the Esquire. "Lord
Shango" pulled in 150 and "The Thunder
Kick" drew a nice 200. Three holdovers tied
at the 225 mark: "Young Frankenstein."
"Murder on the Orient Express" and "The
Towering Inferno." which also began a multiple
run at neighborhood theatres.
Carnegie—Young Frankenstein (20th-Fox),
10th wk 225
Chicago—The Towering Inferno (WB/20th-Fox),
9th wk 225
Esquire—Stardust (Col) 225
McClurg Court— Lenny (UA), 10th wk 250
Michael Todd—Emmanuelle (Col), 3rd wk 300
Playboy—Murder on the Orient Express (Para),
4th wk 225
Roosevelt—^Lord Shango ;SR) 150
State Lake—The Godfather, Part II (Pora),
9th wk 125
United Artists— Earthquake (Univ), 12th wk 125
Woods—The Thunder Kick (SR) 200
Fire at Will Rogers Theatre
CHARLESTON, ILL.—An early afternoon
fire recently caused approximately
SI.500 damage at the Will Rogers Theatre.
705 Monroe St.. according to W. L. Child
ers, who manages the Frisina Enterprises
house. Faulty wiring was believed to be
responsible for the blaze, which caused a
two-day closing of the theatre.
Halicki's "Gone in 60 Seconds" grossed
$33,215 during one weekend in five cities.
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INDIANAPOLIS— Ihe Second District
Court of Appeals has ordered the city of
Marion, Ind.. to stop enforcing a 1972 antipornography
ordinance [x-nding the outcome
of a suit challenging the constitutionality
oi the law. It ordered the Grant County
Circuit Court to hear the suit and reinstated
a temporary injunction against enforcement
of the ordinance.
The restraining order, issued when the
suit was filed, was lifted in September 1972
when Special Judge Joseph F. Eichhorn dismissed
the suit without a trial. He held that
the ordinance applied only to retailers and
the plaintiff, Jacob Weinberg News Agency.
was not affected because it was a wholesale
outlet.
In his suit. Weinberg argued that his sales
were cut drastically when retailers ordered
him to remove the ten magazines he distributed,
including Playboy and Penthouse,
which Marion city officials said were pornographic
under the ordinance.
The appeals court, in a 3-0 decision, said
the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
applies to distribution of materials as
well as publication. The opinion said magazines
distributed by Weinberg do convey
thoughts by printed words and pictures and
Weinberg therefore was entitled to challenge
the city ordinance.
Stag Movie Accidentally
Shown to Seminary Class
KANSAS CITY~Dr. Shrum Burton,
assistant to the president for development
at St. Paul School of Theology (Methodist)
here, hosts a popular Sunday morning TV
program on a Kansas City TV station,
"Faces of Religion." He recently was asked
by a seminary class to provide a videotape
of a specific program; therefore. Dr. Burton
picked up the necessary tape at a local
electronic supply house.
Later Dr. Burton received a call from
a technician advising him that the videotape
did not contain the desired subject
matter. Rather, it was a tape of a stag film.
An investigation at the store disclosed
that it was one which had been loaned to
the police department for copying of a
confiscated pornographic film. The "triple
X" movie apparently had not been erased
as intended, giving seminary students a
look
at adult film fare instead of the "Faces of
Religion" program.
Updated RoUa House Will
Offer Screen, Stage Fare
ROLLA, MO.—Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Herron
of St. James, Mo., who recently purchased
the former Rowe Theatre here, have
reopened the house after remodeling and
renovation. Now named the Light House
Theatre, the 450-seat showhouse bowed
with "Herbie Rides Again."
Live attractions are planned in addition
lo screen fare, according to Herron, who
said a 12x36-foot stage had been addeil at
the I.iuht House Theatre.
Tent 4 Telethon Sets
Record With $332,962
.ST. LOUIS- Variety Club Tent 4's annual
Telethon Crusade for Forgotten Children,
aired February 15-16 over KPLR-TV,
Channel 11. resulted in the largest sum collected
and or pledged in the nine years since
the 20-hour show was inaugurated. Joe
Simpkins, fund-raising chairman, announced
as the telethon ended at 6 p.m. Sunday,
February 16, that the final figure had
reached $332,962, an all-time high.
As usual. Variety Club's main charity
project, the Child Care Center of Our Lady
of Grace at Normandy, Mo., will receive a
substantial share for its continuing help of
the emotionally disturbed. More than 50
other local children's charities serving the
blind, crippled, mentally ill, spastic or handicapped
shut-ins will benefit from the generosity
of those people who attended the
dinner preceding the telethon as well as
those who called in their pledges to volunteers
manning the telephones.
Arthur Enterprises' Tony Peluso, who is
managing director of the Fox Theatre, did
yeoman work in assembling and coordinating
local talent. .Attorney Morris Shenker
did an outstanding job as Variety Club fundraiser
and his wife Lillian was honored at
the dinner as "Variety's Sweetheart." Last
year's poster boy, 11 -year-old Sam Malek
of Creve Coeur, who, since January, raised
$122 as his contribution, said, "It feels good
when you do something good for somebody."
Jerry Jorgensen to Helm
Universal Branch Office
CHICAGO—Jerry Jorgensen, Universal
branch manager in Detroit, has been named
to helm the branch here, it was announced
by Robert L. Carpenter. Universal Pictures
general sales manager. Dave Gonda will
succeed Jorgensen in Detroit.
Prior to being named branch manager in
Detroit in 1974, Jorgensen worked as a
salesman for Universal in Philadelphia.
Locals Set for Filming of
'Great Chicago Robbery'
CHICAGO—Shooting for "The Great
Chicago Robbery" is due to begin here in
May. Former Chicagoan Herb Rogers is
producing the film at a cost of $1.2 million.
Action takes place here for three weeks
and then shooting moves to Grand Cayman
Island in the Caribbean.
The project is coordinated by Illinois
Film Services director Rick Holtzman and
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J^be publicity action for "Tommy" keeps
growing. Friday (21). the date Ann-
Margret appears on the State Lake stage,
has been officially proclaimed by the mayor
as a day honoring the homecoming visit of
the "Tommy" star. Following a demonstration
of quintophonic sound at a preview of
"Tommy." Henry G. Plitt. president of Plitt
Theatres, is having this system installed in
the State Lake Theatre for the Friday (21)
opening. "Quintophonic" is described as
"superior to all other stereo systems and it
differs in that surrounding speakers carry the
music track with a center channel directly
behind the screen carrying the voice track."
It is said to insure the most perfect sound
reproduction ever achieved for a movie
house.
AIP publicist Ed Russell is waiting for
confirming word that Raquel Welch will be
here in May in connection with the opening
of her movie "Wild Party" . . . Vic Bernstein.
AIP division manager, is planning a
"wild" press party in Ms. Welch's honor .
Meanwhile. Bernstein and Russell have begun
campaign efforts in connection with
"The Land That Time Forgot." The film is
based on a story by Edgar Rice Burroughs,
author of the "Tarzan" series. Danton Burroughs,
the grandson, and Jim Pierce the
oldest living Tarzan will be in town for
press rounds this month. The film
a multiple run in this area in June.
will open
Wednesday (26) is set as the opening date
of "Black Lolita." the 3-D movie starring
Yolanda Love (Miss Black Galaxy). It is
reported that the technical problems involved
in prior 3-D films have been overcome
in filming "Black Lolita" in color.
United Artists branch manager Louis
.A-urelio and publicist Wally Heim hosted
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Clurg Court screening of footage from "The
Lion and the Wind" . . . United .-Xrtists is
having ""good luck" with ""The Man With
the Golden Gun," which is playing in eight
outlying movie houses following its initial
showing at the Woods Theatre in the Loop.
UA's '"Mr. Ricco" is set for initial openings
in neighborhood theatres.
Dave Ruxton, manager of the Des Plaines
Theatre, is on leave of absence for some
traveling in South America. During Ru\-
ton's absence, Don Schaut serves as acting
manager.
Censorship by local radio stations of film
commercials for ""Lenny" prompted United
Artists publicist Wally Heim to ask for
"'equal time."" The same censorship has been
encountered by the State Theatre in South
Bend, Ind., and the Times in Rockford,
where "Lenny" opened. In both markets
radio stations have rejected almost half of
the ETs. Comment by Ed Seguin of Plitt
Theatres: '"Many believe the late comedian
was ahead of his time. Maybe this also is
true of his film biography."
There's comment that Warner Bros.'
Tamara Dobson will tour in behalf of her
next film. ""Cleopatra Jones Meets the
Dragon Princess" ... It is said that WB
may pair "Dirty Harry" and "Magnum
Force" for a double Clint Eastwood re-release
package . . . Meanwhile '"Freebie and
the Bean" is big boxoffice news and the
expectations are high for the run of ""Alice
Doesn't Live Here Anymore" at the Berwyn.
Hillside. Coronet. Deerbrook. Ford City
and Lincoln "Village theatres. Ellen Burstyn's
nomination as Best Actress is sure to
make "Alice" a big draw.
Prior to leaving for a national NATO
board of directors meeting in San Diego.
Jack Clark, president of NATO of Illinois,
issued caution to all exhibitors about action
being taken by the Chicago Fire Prevention
Bureau. This city body has assigned fire
inspectors for daily visits to all theatres and
a $10 violation ticket will be issued managers
whenever a patron is observed lighting
or smoking a cigaret outside of the restrooms.
Allied Artists' "The Dragon Dies Hard"
is set for a multiple showing in the tcrritor>
starting April 4. It had a great first op.-ning
at the Oriental Theatre in the Loop . . . AA
Central division manager Nat Nathanson
was in Milwaukee for openings of "The
Dragon Dies Hard" in theatres there. Elliott
Slutzky, branch manager, was in Indianapolis
to work on "Cabaret" TV saturations in
the entire territory and also for territorial
theatre openings of "TTie Draaon Dies
Hard."
Richard Stem, owner and operator of the
Wilmette Theatre, has gone to federal court
in an attempt to get an injunction tor the
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return of ""Panorama Blue action followed
confiscation of the film by the village
of Wilmette which brought in
a judge from
the Chicago Municipal Court for the seizure.
Stern's case is based on the contention
that ""Panorama Blue" has played in various
Chicago and suburban theatres without encountering
controversial action. Meanwhile,
the Wilmette is presenting "Girls Are for
Loving," an R-rated movie.
Oscar Brotman has booked "Rock 'n Roll
Eyes" for the Brotman & Sherman Howard
Theatre. The film is a concert jjerformance
of Emerson. Lake and Palmer.
The applause was strong when it was announced
that Mrs. Doris Payne was named
branch manager in the 20th Ontury-Fox
Midwest exchange. Mrs. Payne, who has
served 20th-Fox as office manager and head
booker, has been associated with the company
for six years. Her prior background in
the industry includes service with Columbia
Pictures in Indianapolis, nine years with
Universal Pictures and with MGM in the
Indianapolis exchange. Doris succeeds Dan
Marks, whose departure to a new affiliation
was announced earlier. Doris recently completed
two years as president of the local
WOMPIs and she has been active in
various
related industry projects. Debbie Gilliland.
who was branch manager's secretary, will
continue in this position with Mrs. Payne.
Paul .Million of Bennis Theatres in Lincoln
and Freeport, reported that Heywood-
Wakefield seats installed by Carroll Seating
Co. assure patrons of greatly improved seating.
The 507 chairs which replaced the 990
seats in the Lincoln are wider and give more
aisle space. In order to facilitate further
renovation involving new carpeting, new
refrigeration, air-conditioning, etc., the Lincoln
will close Monday (31) for three weeks.
One of the big events to be attended by
members of the entertainment field and the
press is a salute to Freddie Townsend.
known as "King of the Media." The affair
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will be hold at Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, Lincolnwood,
Monday (3). Irv Kupcinet, syndicated
columnist, is honorary chairman; Lou
Malnati is chairman, and co-chairmen are
Tony Romano, Bob Kolalik. Will Leonard,
Vlort Edelstein and Andy N:ckols.
Clark Service, headed here by Bill Saley.
is now settled ai 222 North Lallin, Chicago.
III. 60607, telephone 829-3700.
John Bischof of the Kohlberg circuit,
was
in New York to check on new product for
the company's various theatres.
The Fihii Center at the Art Institute is
starting its third season of noncommercial
movies. .Admission has gone up from $1 to
$L25. Currently the center is offering two
series: Wednesdays "The German Cinema
Between the Wars" and Fridays "The International
Productions of Roman Polanski."
One of the films is "Kuhle Wampe," a
German Communist film of 1932.
Peter Bogdanovich is due here in mid-
March in behalf of "The Other Side of the
Wind," the story of an aging director which
stars Orson Welles, John Huston, Lilli Palmer,
Susan Strasberg and Bogdanovich.
.Staff news from Universal Pictures: Peg
O'Brien, Milwaukee cashier, is recovering
from surgery at Wesley Hospital; Hania
Kuzmik. 16mm biioker, is back after attending
an NEC convention in Washington,
D.C.; Art Spencer, regional accountant, and
his bride are living in the city's north-side
. . .
area; Dandi Strombowsky joined Universal
as Milwaukee biller; Nancy Rohl is the new
branch manager's secretary, and Janet Ejka
has a diamond which means a wedding next
August "The Great Waldo Pepper,"
one of Universal Pictures' new movies starring
Robert Redford, starts its first showing
Friday (14) at the Golf Mill 2. Evanston 2.
Bremen L Glenwood, LaGrange and Gateway.
Seymour Borde, a former Chicagoan who
now heads a distribution firm on the West
Coast, told Charles Teitel that he is becoming
a devout golfer . . . Dave Friedman,
also a former Chicagoan, told Teitel he is
diversifying his operations by expanding into
R-rated product along with the X-rated
films which in the past have represented the
major segment of his operations.
Ann-Margret to be Queen
of Variety Club Gala
CHICAGO — Ann-Margret has been
named queen of the eighth celebrity ball
of Variety Club Tent 26, scheduled for
Friday (21). Her appearance coincides
with the Chicago premier of "Tommy,"
opening at the State Lake Theatre.
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Advertised as "two super sci-fiers," "Dark
Star" and the Academy Award nominee
"Slaughterhouse-Five," are current at
Manchester 1, South City 1 and in outlying
situations including Twin City, Crystal City,
and Bonne Terre, Bonne Terre . . . I oews'
State has the exclusive engagement of
"TNT Jackson," with Jeanne Bell in the
starring role as a "one mama massacre
squad."
The St. Louis Civic Ballet is sponsor-
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ing a one-night performance of the film
version of "Don Quixote," starring Rudolf
Nureyev, Tuesday (4) at Mid-America',-
Fine Arts Theatre "The Nickel Ride,"
Jason Miller's first film since his success in
"The Exorcist," begins a multiple run at
ten theatres Wednesday (12) . . . "The Four
Musketeers" opens Tuesday (19) with 12
theatres
participating.
A local—and real— "Love Story" was
featured in the suburban newspaper the
Observer recently. Twelve coimty high
school girls started as usherettes at the
Shady Oak Theatre in Clayton Dec. 24,
1970, with the opening of the long-run
movie "Love Story." All of them now are
college students and return during spring
or semester breaks to visit with their former
employer, Jim Irving, Shady Oak manager.
DLiring the Christmas-New Year holidays,
seven of the girls were in town and conned
Irving into giving his present staff a night's
holiday so they all could work together
again "just for fun." One of the girls, Kathleen
Stout, knew her boss when her dad
was employed by him at the time Irving
was manager of the Maplewood Theatre.
Eddie Bracken, veteran comedian who
starred in the film "Miracle of Morgan's
Creek," among other Preston Sturges
comedies, appears with Amy Froman in
"The Sunshine Boys," which opens Tuesday
(4) at the American Theatre. The
late Jack Benny was signed to star with
Walter Matthau in the motion picture
version of the play concerning the reunion,
after 12 years, of a pair of aging comics
who never really liked each other. George
Burns will do the Benny role in the film.
John Auble, KSD-TV, Channel 5, newscaster,
has the starring role of the villain
in the 1920 melodrama "The Bad Man,"
enjoying a three-week run at the Goldenrod
Showboat.
Mid-America Theatres and Mary Kay
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KANSAS CITY
producer Shelly Schermcr. president of Finest
Film. North Miami. Fla.. was in
town February 25-26 to meet with Steve
Durbin of United National Films. The producer
of the highly successful feature ''Santa
and the Three Bears" was here to discuss
bookings for "Loves of Liszt." "To Love.
Perhaps to Die" and "Thunder County."
Tom and Gaye Fleming, L&L Supply Co..
left Wednesday. February 26, for a week's
ski vacation on the snow-clad Colorado
slopes.
Out-of-town exhibitors seen on Filmrow:
From Missouri—Walter West, Cameron.
From Kansas—Bob Maddcx. Garnett.
Bev Miller, head of Mercury Films, has
been discnarged from St. Luke's Hospital
and now is convalescing at home. Miller,
who recently underwent open-heart surgery
for triple arterial blockage of the heart muscle
(which involved replacement with arteries
taken from his legs), says doctors have
L&M Creates Promotion
For Warners' 'Freebie'
CHICAGO— In
addition to creating business-getting
ideas which generate enthusiasm
among L&M Management Co. employees.
Sandy Berman, general manager, believes
in sharing the company's productive campaigns
with other industry members. Berman's
most recent exploitation efforts relate
to the presentation of "Freebie and the
Bean."
While theatre employees wore the red
buttons provided by Warner Bros, reading
"Have You Had Your Freebie Lately?".
Berman passed them out in areas where
young people congregate. With the button,
each recipient was given a card which stated:
"If our mystery secret agent sees you wearing
this button on the street, you will receive
a free pass to see 'Freebie and the
Bean.' " This in itself turned out to be
profitable promotion.
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labeled the operation "a 100 per cent success."
While he isn't permitted to drive as
yet, Bev is receiving calls and visitors. He
plans to spend approximately 30 days increasing
circulatory capacity via daily walks
— up to a mile or more, a feat which could
encourage desk-bound industryites to attempt
to emulate Bev's recuperative regimen!
Weber Meredith, Commonwealth Theatres
Wichita city manager, was on the Row
Tuesday. February 25. on business.
The WOMPIs held their monthly meeting
at the home of Nancy Crandal Tuesday
evening. February 25.
Ruby Shultz, secretary to Commonwealth
Theatres president Richard Orear and vicepresident
and general manager Douglas
Lightner, is vacationing in Florida with husband
George and friends. They planned to
take in all the sights, including Disney World
and the Smoky Mountains.
But. in addition to this aspect of the
campaign, via the use of a special telephone
answering service from those theatres playing
the film, a special phone tape incorporating
the voice of a girl identified as
Freebie urged callers to look for her at the
theatre playing the movie. A portion of
radio ET was tied up with the special telephone
tape for callers to hear.
To back this effort, a group of young
ladies circulated in shopping centers to distribute
specially made-up cards reading:
"Have you had your Freebie lately? If not,
call (theatre answering service number)."
This particular activity kept the answering
service humming 24 hours a day for three
weeks prior to the playdate and into the
first two weeks of the showing.
As for the usual newspaper campaign
effort— a tie-in with the local papers was
arranged so that for seven days the classified
sections carried a special ad which offered
free passes to the show. Cost of this advertising
was absorbed by the newspapers.
Over and above the foregoing. Berman
set up periodical ads in the sport pages of
area newspapers.
Berman not only arranges his own promotion
but he also lays out his own copy.
Kas. Smoking Bill Passes Senate
TOPEK.A, KAS.—The Senate Febniary
1 X passed and sent to the House of Representatives
a bill which would prohibit smoking
in public places where "no smoking"
signs are displayed. Violators could be
fined $25. The measure, SB 121. would
apply to theatres, arts and music buildings,
retail businesses, hospitals, governmental
meeting rooms and elevators.
Teitel Film Lists
Upcoming Product
CHICAGO—Teitel Film Co., in embarking
on a greatly diversified system of
programing, has lined up a variety of product
for the upcoming months. 'Black Lolita,"
a new 3-D film which has been
responding to encouraging grosses in its
Washington, D.C., showing, will go into
the Roosevelt Theatre in the Loop. Campaigns
are launching three new Peppercorn-Wormser
Corp. films: "The Sensuous
Sicilian," an adult Italian comedy; "Love
at the Top." a French movie, and "Daughters,
Daughters," an international awardwinning
comedy.
Also set for future opening is "Child
Under a Leaf," with Dyan Cannon, whose
performance has received considerable
favorable comment. It's a story about a
woman's love affair and subsequent events
following the death of her child under
accidental circumstances.
"Vampyres," a Cambist mystery thriller,
also is being readied for early openings,
as is "Dust of Mahler," a classical art film
about a German composer.
In reporting that his own poll is revealing
that prestige-type films are gaining in
patron choice, Teitel said he is relaunching
the grand opera film "Aida," which cur
rently is showing in Wisconsin territory
theatres, and Hitchcock's classic mystery,
"Rebecca," also is making the rounds again.
A "short short" which currently is seen in
many movie houses is "Footsies," a dance
of two tennis shoes. It runs exactly one
minute.
"Scenes From a Marriage," one of the
big boxoffice hits in its winter openings,
begins first outlying runs Friday (21).
Grant Approved for Film
On Thomas Hart Benton
WASHINGTON. D.C.—The National
Endowment for the Arts has given approval
for a grant of $21,129 to aid in the production
of a film based on late Missouri artist
Thomas Hart Benton. The grant will be
matched with funds provided by Kansas
City Life Insurance.
Photography on the film produced by
John S. Altman for Calvin Productions in
Kansas City began last fall. The crew followed
Benton as he executed a mural on the
origins of country music. Benton died January
19. only hours after completing the
work.
The film will be completed after the installation
of the mural at the Country Music
Foundation in Nashville this spring. No
release date has been set on the film.
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Inferno' Keeps 900
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MLMPHIS —
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he Knvcnng Inferno"
completed a ninth week with 900 at the
Crosstown, a staggering score that outdazzied
the competition. Also bright on the
scene were two holdovers. "Young Frankenstein."
and "W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings."
with 500 each at Malco Quartet.
Murder on the Orient Express" opened
with 500 also at the Malco complex. "TNT
Jackson" pulled in a strong 250 in a second
week.
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;Averoge Is 100]
Crosstown The Towering Inferno [WB/20th-Fox),
9th wk 900
Loews The Dragon Dies Hard AA], 2nd wk 150
Malco TNT Jackson SR), 2nd wk 250
Molco Quarter 1 W.W. and the Dixie Doncekings
(20th-Fox), 2nd wk 500
Malco Quartet 2 Murder on the Orient Express
(Para) 500
Malco Quortet 3 The Longest Yard (Para),
200
3rd wk
Molco Quartet 4 Young Frankenstein ;20th-FoxJ,
3rd wk
Memptiian Phantom of the Paradise (20th-Fox),
500
100
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2nd wk
Paramounr The Page wk
Park Earthquake Univ wk 150
Plozo 1 The Godfather, Port
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Plozo 2 Freebie and the (Para), 9th wk. . .100
Lion's Unique Heroism Is
Recalled by Libert Film
From Western Edition
HOl.l.YWOOD—A tew years ago actor
.Steve Hawkes. the last of the Tarzans, was
nearly killed during a scene in which Tarzan
was being tortured by fire. He was securely
staked to the ground and gasoline was
poured in a circle around him. When
ignited, the volatile fluid exploded out of
CO .trol and Hawkes was unable to free
himself.
No human being would brave the flames
but a young lion named Samson leaped into
the fire and pulled one of Steve's arms free
from the stake, thus allowing the actor
to free his other hand and his feet. The
nearly 100 per cent burns sLiffered by
Hawkes ended his film career but he never
forgot the debt he owed the lion.
Hawkes turned producer a few months
ago to film an unusual animal adventure
story, that of a small boy, a lion and a
tiger against a hostile world. The Januarv
release titled "Stevie, Samson and Delilah"
stars Steve's seven-year-old son Stevie, a
tiger named Delilah and Hawkes' old friend
Samson.
The Libert Films International feature is
narrated by actor William Windom. The
St. Petersburgh, Fla. -based company shot
the film on location in the Florida Everglades
and in Nairobi, Africa.
Big Campus Turnout for
'Throat'
From Eastern Edition
PHILADELPHIA—The Student Union
has been presenting a wide variety of motion
pictures at the University of Pennsylvania
this season, the features ranging from
"Slaughterhouse-Five" to "The Treasure of
Sierra Madre" to "Peter Pan." But only one
film has attracted a land-office business.
The movie was shown recently and attracted
a record number of 6.000 students to three
screenings at a packed Irvine .Auditorium
on the campus. The film: "Deep Throat."
Bing Crosby Productions
President Talks to Club
A1L.\N1.\—Charle, .A. Pratt, president
of Bing Crosby Productions, a division of
.Atlanta-based Cox Broadcasting Corp., was
the speaker at the February I'.* meeting of
the Harvard Business School Club of Atlanta.
Pratt has an extensive background in
advertising, broadcasting and motion picture
production. He joined CBC in 1965
and became president of BCP, based in
Hollywood, when the companv was acquired
in 1967.
Subject of his talk to the Harvard Cliili
was 'You Ought to Be in Pictures.' He
explored the many facets— and headaches
of running an independent production ci>nipany
in Hollywood.
Among the feature films produced by
BCP was Walking Tall," a major boxoffice
hit based on the lite story of Buford Pusser,
a legendary Tennessee sheriff. A sequel
"Walking I all: Part II" was planned with
Pusser in the lead role until he lost his
life in a tiagic automobile accident.
Subsequently, BCP signed Bo Svenson,
a young star with a remarkable resemblance
to Pusser, to play the role. He had costarred
with Robert Redford in "The Great
"
Waldo Pepper, release. Shooting
started early this month on location in
Jackson, Tenn., with Pratt as the producer.
Meanwhile, the original "Walking Tall
has grossed close to $55 million, i he sequel,
directed b> Earl Bellamy, is budgeted at
$2 million. It will be released by American
International
Pictures.
Robber's Conviction Upheld
In Durham Theatre Case
DURHA.VI, N.C.—The conviction of
Weldon Mason, 25, for shooting the manager
of the Yorktowne Theatres and for robbery
has been upheld by the North Carolina
Court of Appeals.
Mason is serving a term of .^0 years for
shooting manager James Beaulieu, 10 years
for robbing the theatre of $210 and 10
years for conspiring with two other men to
commit the robbery.
The Court of Appeals found no error
in his May 1974 trial in Durham Superior
Court.
The robbery and shooting occured Dec.
15, 1973, as the three men were leaving the
theatre.
George Royster to Head
AIP Branch in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE — George Royster has
been named branch manager of American
International's Charlotte exchange, Leon P.
Blender, AIP's executive vice-president in
charge of sales and distribution, announced.
Royster most recently has been in indc
pendent distribution, and previously was
with National General Pictures and Universal
Pictures. His appointment is effective
immediately.
Doty-Dayton's family feature. "Seven
Alone." was directed bv Earl Bellamv.
Sequel Destroyed
Mafia Image: Shire
A 1 LAN I A—
I
alia Shire, sister of Francis
Ford Coppola, who played Connie Corleone
in "The Godfather" and " 1 he Godfather,
Part II" says her distinguished
brother deliberately set out to wipe out
admiration for the Mafia, manifest after
the first picture.
"The Godfather" made the Mafioso, with
their loyal concern for their families, look
too good," Mrs. Shire said. "Francis felt
that he had to knock this family off."
Although " Ihe Godfather" delineated the
Corleones as evil, many people didn't look
al them that way. On the contrary Coppola
felt that a national wave of admiration resulted.
Her brother was determined to make
a sequel to dispel that admiration.
Coppola decided to have Don Michael
Corleone order the execution of his brother
Fredo to complete the dissolution of the
myth that the Corleones put the love of
family above anything else. "The most
evil deed possible is for one family member
to kill another," she said.
This decision on the part of Coppola
played havoc among his characters, according
to Mrs. Shire. "We all looked very
much alike, we were playing the members
of the family for a second time and it was
all very weird. We felt that we were a
family." (She and John Casales who played
her brother Fredo in both pictures "felt
like brother and sister.")
Al Pacino, who plays Don Michael Corleone,
in the second film ordered the killing
of Fredo. "Poor Al felt like a monster,
she confided.
She and Coppola are children of Carmine
Coppola, who was solo flutist for the immortal
Toscanini and the NBC Symphony
Orchestra and a composer. They traveled
a great deal with their show business family.
Now she is married to another composer
David Shire and lives in Los Angeles. Early
during her five years of marriage, she said
she "tried to pass for normal. I went to
January white sales and squeezed fruit. 1
didn't know what I was doing. 1 just tried
to
pass."
"Now I am feeling very creatively fertile
—no more January white sales." The
change, she said, has put her relationship
with her husband "in a delicate place."
In developing her acting, she said, "1
made a decision that I was a person who
collects from other people. I get a great
deal from other people, very little from
myself. I'm a mirror."
Bogalusa Twin Started
BOGALUSA, LA.—Mayor Louis Rawls
wielded the shovel to turn the first spade of
earth at the site of the new Twin Cinema
on Shopyard Square here. Present for the
ground-breaking were G. L. Lovitt, superintendent
for contractor Carter and Mullings;
Lake Pennington, vice-president of Carter
and Mullings: George Solomon, Twin Cinema
owner; and Charles Cassidy, president
of the First State Bank and Trust Co.
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ATLANTA
n civic-minded physician, who obviously
is a motion picture buff, has appealed
to BoxoFFiCE to assist him in finding someone
in the Southeast to open a theatre in his
home town. West Point. Miss. R.B. Flowers,
M.D., writes that his town has a population
of 12,000 to 14.000 and "one dismal, dark
and unattractive theatre, barely existing in
showing movies unheard of and citizens are
leaving town in appreciable numbers for
cinema (fare) elsewhere." He adds: "Some
time ago I hired a professional to survey this
town to anticipate its economic needs. Today
a new shopping center is under construction
with firm leases with Kroger. Sainburg
and Walmart."
Dr. Flowers' best bet. it would seem,
would be to interest the builders of the new
shopping center in including a theatre in
the project and lease it to an existing circuit
that would be able to book films that would
suit the needs of the community. Meanwhile,
the good doctor would like to hear
from anyone who can give him any leads
that will bring to his city a respectable film
theatre. His address is 219 West Broad St.,
West Point, Miss.
Sunday the clocks in the Southeast were
moved forward 60 minutes and officially
returned to Daylight Saving Time. The hour
is lost under the "spring forward, fall back"
formula, which comes two months earlier
than usual because of the 1973 emergency
year-round Daylight Saving Time Act. Not
too many complaints have been heard this
year about the "fast time."
Belton Clark of the Jacksonville Clark
Film Releasing headquarters has been in
Charlotte where he screened "Pretty Poor
Eddie." which was filmed in Athens, Ga.,
and premiered at last year's Atlanta Film
Festival. It subsequently returned to the
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as a trade press screening in Atlanta by
Clark and those who viewed it were amazed
at the improvement in the film. Other pictures
shown at the 20th-century Fox screening
room were "Janis." Universal, and 20th-
Fox's "The Terrorists."
Georgia unemployment payments soared
past the $7 million mark for the first time
ever last week as the jobless rate in the
state climbed to an estimated 12 per cent,
according to the State Labor Department.
The total amount of unemployment com-
^pensation paid out so far this year stands at
$36.5 million compared to only $7.6 million
this time last year. Week before last marked
the si.xth straight week Georgia unemployment
payments have topped $5 million.
There were no $1 million weeks in 1973.
Jordan Christopher, who played one of
the leading roles in the presentation of
"Sleuth" in the Winter Play Series of the
Theatre of the Stars at the Peachtree Playhouse,
boasts an impressive list of film
credits to go along with his stage and television
roles. In 1967 he went to Spain to make
his first film "The Return of the Seven"
with Yul Brynner and his second film. "The
Tree," with Eileen Heckart. "Angel, Angel
Down We Go" with Jennifer Jones followed
and recently released was "Pigeons" with
Kate Reid.
E. William Andrew jr., head of the Southern
Independent Theatres Division of Alliance
International Enterprises. Inc., returned
to his duties last week after recuperating
from a gallbladder operation. Associated
with .Andrew are his son William
III. who handles the buying and booking,
and his daughter Joan .Ackerly. who handles
the secretarial duties. Joan has leaked the
secret she is expecting an addition to the
family.
J. Paul Astin, chief executive officer and
chairman of the board of the Atlanta-based
Coca-Cola Co. has been presented with the
Pathfinder Award by the Opportunities Industrialization
Centers of America, in sponsoring
and raising funds lor OIC training.
new classrooms, equipment, teachers and
expansion.
Heery & Heery, Atlanta architects, designed
the $10 million shopping mall nearing
completion at Walt Disney World. The
mall, known as Lake Buena Vista Village,
is scheduled to open in March with 35
stores and four restaurants. The mall is the
second Disney project for the Atlanta architects.
They designed the Center building,
headquarters for the Walt Disney World
Co.
This year's Atlanta Jaycees honorary life
membership award was presented to A.B.
Padgett, vice-president of the Trust Co. of
Georgia and well remembered along Filmrow
when he was a member of the film
industry. Padgett was cited for his work on
the Governors Council on Human Relations,
Leadership Atlanta, with the Fulton County
Department of Family and Children's Services
and the Metropolitan Foundation of
.Atlanta. At the time he left the film industry,
he was connected with the Southeastern
ABC Theatres film buying and booking department.
Returning from a two-week vacation from
the State Capitol, the Georgia General Assembly
made short shrift of two controversial
measures. First to fall, after a lengthy
debate, was the Equal Rights Amendment,
which was defeated by a vote of 33 to 22.
Many women wept bitter tears. Then the
House smothered the bill that would have
legalized pari-mutuel betting (horse racing
tracks) by a vote of 133 to 37 after a twohour
debate. Proponents painted a rosy picture
of new revenues that could be pumped
into schools and other state coffers, but the
opponents countered by saying it would attract
organized crime to the city, breed sin
and immorality and cause chaos in general.
The bill is offered regularly by a group of
Georgia sportsmen who have horse farms
here but the anti-gambling churchgoing element
refuses to buy the idea. Meanwhile.
Georgians hop across the state border to see
the horses and dogs run in Florida.
For the second year in a row. Georgia
seems scheduled to obtain more than $100
million in U.S. Defense Department spending,
which would give the state's sagging
economy and depressed building industry a
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. . . Robert
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big boost. For the next fiscal year the
Army's request for new construction in
Georgia exceeds $94 million. .Air Force and
other military programs will push that total
past the SI 00 million mark.
Ralph Biiring, 20th C'eniiiry-Fox's Southeastern
ad and promotion director, spent
last week in the Miami territory laying the
groundwork for a heavy schedule of pictures
to be seen at Easter.
WOMPI NOTES— Esther Osley, Alliance
International Enterprises. Inc., staffer, has
been appointed to the International Bylaws
Committee by International President .'Kmalie
Gantt . . . Nomination ballots have been
distributed to the members for the selection
1975 Boss of the Year. Each member
of the
can nominate three candidates in 1-2-3 order
with No. 1 as her first choice. The balloting
will be secret and the new BOTY's identity
will not be revealed until the election results
are announced at the climax of the Bosses
l.uncheon at the Atlanta Playboy Club
Wednesday (13). Lynda Norris of United
.Artists says reservations to date indicate
that the affair is sure to be a sellout.
Tom Jones, head of his film buying and
booking agency in nearby Decatur, has been
discharged from Crawford W. Long Hospital
after suffering a relapse from the flu.
He expects to be back at his desk next
week . and Marjoric Roberson (he
books for Chappcll Releasing Co. and she
does the same for 20th Century-Fox) returned
from spending the Washington's
Birthday holiday in Jacksonville, Fla., and
reported the weather was "just beautiful"
Sedlak, National Screen Service
branch manager, attended the opening of
the Martin Southgate Twin theatres in Fort
Oglethorpe.
NEW ORLEANS
T^ardi (iras Day brought many visitors to
the City: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Blevins of
Blevin's Popcorn: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Patrick
of Fuqua Industries: Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Gvillo. cousins of Irene Mexic of Gulf Slates
Theatres, who liked the city of New Orleans
so well that they decided to make their home
here: and Lou Dwyer of Gulf States Theatres
who enjoyed the day with his daughter,
husband and grandchildren who were in
town for the holiday.
Billy Gay of Gulf States Theatres went to
Beaumont, Tex., to attend the cultural program
at the Jefferson Theatre. Billy thinks
of the Jefferson Theatre as his Alma Mater
as he held his first position in the film business
there.
Congratulations to Irene Mexic, Gulf
States Theatres publicity representative, and
her husband Joe, who celebrated their third
wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day.
Attending the NATO convention in Dallas
from Gulf States Theatres were Ted
Solomon, president of NATO of Texas and
two associates.
Larry Gleason, formerly with Gulf States
Theatres, has joined the Mann Theatres in
San Francisco. Calif.
Rene Brunet of the Clabon, Carver, and
his family visited Disneyland during the Carnival
holidays.
Irene Mexic of Gulf States Theatres was
busy setting up publicity campaigns for the
opening of "Cabaret" in the Lake Forest
theatres and "White Lightning" scheduled
for a multiple run at the drive-ins.
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. . Brock
JACKSONVILLE
YintenJ Price, the sauve motion picture villain
of classic horror films who is also Gras in New Orleans—fed itself this Feb-
Gasparilla festival in Tampa and the Mardi
a noted art collector and authority, was ruary of 1975 completely by gorging on the
honored here at a champagne banquet and nostalgic glories of the movie capital of
party following his appearance as a lecturer Hollywood in its heyday. Called "Saturday
at the Civic Auditorium in the Celebrity Night at the Movies." the pageant had scores
Series sponsored by the city's Junior League. of wealthy men and social beauties masquerading
as famed motion picture
Bob
directors
Jones, city manager for ABC Florida and stars in contrived replicas of
State Theatres,
motion
sponsored a well-attended
picture production studios
morning
and locales.
showing of "Where the Lilies
Bloom" at the Regency 1 Theatre on behalf Bender A. "Dock"
of Women
Cawthon, local
of
film
the Jacksonville Art Museum
projection engineer and film
as a
historian,
benefit performance
gave
for the museum's
a private showing recently
educational
of the
fund.
industry
memorabilia he has been collecting since
The public boyhood
library and storing in his
system—consisting of
museum on West
the main downtown
Third
library and Street.
seven .'Kmong
branch
Dock's most prized
libraries—
and
is publicizing
valuable
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possessions
slogan shown
for
to screened
visitors is
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could priceless
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and completely operable
benefit the commercial Kinetoscope
theatres. The projection
slogan
machine patented
by
is directed at senior citizens who Thomas A.
are admonished
Edison in 1893 at Menlo
Park.
to "Take N.J.,
Your Grandchildren
where the great to the
inventor accomplished
Movies." especially since both
most of his early
oldsters and
motion picture
children are accorded
achievements.
discount movie rates.
High on the list of Dock's sentimental
J. Cleveland Kent, who recently became possessions is a dip he made into the phonographic
field with the acquisition in his
president of Kent Theatres upon the retirement
of his father Fred H. Kent, announced
the acquisition from Trans-Lu.x cylinder recording in the early days of re-
youth of an original Thomas A. Edison wax
Theatres of the Normandy Gold and Blue taining for posterity the human voice. Notable
among Dock's wax discs—still in prime
theatres and the Norwood Blue and Gold
theatres. Cleveland pointed out in a newspaper
story that Kent is "the largest inde-
condition—are speeches in the early part of
the 2()th Century by the late President Theodore
Roosevelt concerning his "Rough
pendently operated theatre circuit in Florida"
with a total of 38 units, including 16 Rider" days in Cuba during the Spanishdrive-ins
and 22 indoor houses.
American War before the turn of the century,
an account of his entertainment attractions
by famed showman Phineas T. Bar-
Bolivar Hyde, manager of Kent's Plaza
Theatre, continued his close rapport with num, and a stirring description of the discovery
of the North Pole by .'Admiral Robert
merchants of the Phillips Mall by presenting
a Tuesday morning showing of "Love Story" E. Peary.
as the main drawing card for a special sale
at stores in Phillips Mall which offered free Marsha Weaver, WOMPI president, announced
a group social gathering March 25
sweepstakes tickets.
in the home of member Martha Scott honoring
a group of new WOMPI members . . .
ABC Florida State Theatres, which is well
into its second half-century as Florida's largest
motion picture theatre circuit, recently stallation banquet is scheduled for June 21
Marsha also said the annual WOMPI in-
announced an upsurge in its modernization at a location yet to be announced.
program and geographic expansion by revealing
a list in 20 of Florida's busiest communities
where ABC FST has new de lu.xe tors, too. of course— were delighted to read
Motion picture exhibitors—and distribu-
theatres recently opened, now undergoing what Charles Brock, the Florida Timesconstruction
or planned for early compfetion Union entertainment editor, had to say as
in order to cope with the expanding demands the logjam of leading motion picture screens
for more entertainment facilities in Florida's sent downstream the films that piled up
rapidly burgeoning cities and to justify its before Christmas and prevented new attractions
from coming down the river. "Bonan-
slogan of presenting "Florida's finest entertainment.za!"
he wrote. "Nearly two months after
the mother lode of films,
Jacksonville's
fresh paydirt
annual
has
pre-eminent white
been hit with the opening
socialite
of five
gathering interestins
for the past 49 years
known
new shows." Charley then
as Ye gave
Mystic
accolades
Revellers Pageant and
to "Murder
Coronation
on the Orient Express," "Alice
Ball—a local rendition of the
Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "The Stepford
Wives," "Child Under a Leaf" and "The
Strongest Man in the World" .
also
XENON LAMPS
managed to juggle his time and get in a
and
quick trip to New York for reader-interest
AUTOMATED PROJECTION
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ROY SMITH CO.
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Jacksonville, Flo.
365 Park St. new cops-and-rohher spine tiiigler
filmed around Times Square.
Adult Films Are
Improving: Friedman
NEW ORLEANS— Adult films can't help
getting better, the national president of the
Adult Film Ass'n of America told convent
oners here, because casts, stories and techniques
are getting better.
The president. David F. Friedman, said
adult films have atttracted prominent writers
to create screenplays, as well as attracting
large audiences and developing moviemaking
methods.
One of Friedman's films, "The Erotic
Adventures of Zorro," was playing in New
Orleans at the time of the convention this
winter. Public relations consultant of the
Ass'n Judith Raskin was its author, although
she admits she was hesitant at first.
"It was my first sex film, and I didn't
want to use my own name, so I chose a
pseudonym—Mona Lott," she explained.
"We wrote it in two days, non-stop. Now
I wish I had used my own name on it."
Friedman chimed in. "I'm really proud of
it."
.As one of the major distributors in the
adult film market. Friedman's company. Entertainment
Ventures, Inc., bills itself as the
"Mighty Monarch of the Exploitation-Film
World!" If the title seems self-imposed.
Friedman is not bashful about the lure of
adult entertainment these days.
"As long as the fruit is forbidden, it is
more attractive, and it is going to be a big
business," he commented. "If you want to
get rid of pornography in America, legitimatize
it. It will die of its own ennui."
For Friedman and others in the business,
however, the product's main value is its
monetary worth on the market. Since making
the classic "The Erotic Adventures of
Lucky Pierre." Friedman has proved to himself
and others that there is big money to
be made on sexual fantasies.
Among the prominent film critics and
writers attending the convention was Roger
Ebcrt. Chicago Sun Times film critic. He
wrote the script for "Beyond the Valley of
the Dolls" and has finished a sequel to that
entitled "Up the Valley of the Beyond."
He told a convention audience, "It's fun
to write these things. Sometimes I sit at
my typewriter and laugh out loud."
Theme of this year's meeting, "The Adult
Film: The Critics' Choice." was analyzed in
sessions with several critics and reviewers.
They included the Rev. Malcolm Boyd,
Molly Haskell, Arthur Knight, Kevin
Thomas, Bruce Williamson and Ebert.
AIP Releases in South
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Robert
Steuer, American International Southern division
sales manager, is back from Charlotte,
New Orleans and Dallas where he
set release of "The Wild Party," "The Mc-
Cullochs" and Edgar Rice Burroughs' "The
Land That Time Forgot."
Columbia Pictures' "Papillon" smashed a
previous record by "The Exorcist" in Melbourne,
Australia, b\' 14 per cent.
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Gulf States Gives
Theatre to Hospital
RUSK, TEX.—Gulf State Theatres, a
division of Fuqua Industries of Atlanta,
has donated the Cherokee Theatre here to
the Volunteer Council of the Rusk State
Hospital.
In a ceremony on the grounds during
December, the keys and deeds to the prop
erty were exchanged by representatives of
both groups.
Gulf States had operated the Cherokee
since 1968, when it was acquired through
the purchase of East Texas Theatres. The
firm also donated the adjoining Atlas furniture
building and all personal property
within the structures.
"We deeply appreciate this substantial
gift to our program and know that it will
be of great help to our patients and the
entire Rusk and Cherokee County area,"
Joe Rozelle, coordinator of the Volunteer
Council, said.
Gulf States presently operates theatres in
several East Texas cities, including Jacksonville,
Nacogdoches, Longview, Lufkin and
Marshall.
Representing the company at the presentation
were Marvin Brewton, vice-president
of cooperations; Claude Stewart, head of
real estate for Gulf States; Joe Ciianfortc,
city manager and district supervisor of
Shrcvcport; and Frank Gillespie, manager
of Gulf States in Rusk and Jacksonville.
The donation of the property was arranged
through the efforts of Jim Perkins,
member of the board of directors of the
Volunteer Council and the gift was accepted
by Joe Rozelle.
Popularity of Featurettes
Noted by Cinema Managers
CHICAGO—Shorts fast arc becoming a
part of a movie program and theatre managers
report that no one yet has walked out
on these added features. Currently, "Portrait
of a Railroad," running 19 minutes, is
one of the hit featurettes. Produced by
Francis Thompson, it takes one along the
rivers and through snow country, across
prairies and into the high country. The film
is a brief but illuminating story about modern
railroading, shot on location from the
Rockies to the Pacific Ocean.
"Challenge in the Earth," all about mining
of raw materials, also is emerging as a
favorite among moviegoers. It runs 1 1 minutes
and it merited the Grand Award at the
1974 International Film Festival.
Charles Cooper, who some time ago
chose to feature short subjects in his distribution
efforts, said he believes they have
caught on because, in a matter of five to
22 minutes, these featurettes present scenic
beauty and educational facets, as well as
entertainment.
DENTON, TEX.—Hollywood
screen
stars Robert Alda and Arny Freeman will
.star in Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys"
when it appears as part of the North Texas
State University Fine Arts Series.
MIAMI
\A7oinetco Knterprises has announced record
earnings for 1974. The Miamibased
leisure time firm had net income ot
$9 million or $1.51 a share, compared with
the prior record of $8.0.3 million, or $1.3.'5
per share, in 1973. Sales rose to $160.8 million,
up from $135.1 million. The firm's
entertainment division had a 21.3 per cent
hike in profits on sales growth of 15.9 p)er
cent. The "continuing vitality" of movies
was the main reason for the increase, Wometco
president Mitchell Wolfson said.
The casting director of a pornographic
movie filmed on the boat of one Miami
bayfront physician and at the home of another
faces five years in prison and a $5,000
fine after conviction on an obscenity charge.
The 16.000 feet of 16mm color film shot
last March was not seen by the Dade Circuit
Court jury that February 6 convicted the
casting director, Leonard Campagna, of conspiracy
to commit wholesale promotion of
obscene matter or performance. Film producer
Leonard Kirtman of New York City
and others also were charged in the case
but the prosecution would not reveal if they
would be tried. Campagna admitted he had
Classic Theatre Declared
A Nat'l Historic Place
From Mideastern Edition
DAYTON. OHIO—The old Classic Theatre,
815 West Fifth St.. which was a mecca
for black entertainers, has been placed on
the National Register of Historic Places, it
was announced by the Ohio Historical Society.
Built in 1926. the showhousc has featured
such performers as Ella Fitzgerald,
Duke Ellington, Count Basic, Billy Eckstine
and the Mills brothers.
The Montgomery County Historical .Society
applied for the designation, based on
the theatre's being a monument of great
importance to the history of minority
cultural achievement in southwestern Ohio
during the age of segregation.
At present, a West Dayton group is trying
to make the theatre into a cultural center
and museum for the nation's bicentennial
celebration.
MEMPHIS
pommy Brown, manager of
Murray Drivein.
has assumed operation of Cine
Central Theatre at Murray, Ky., and is now
open for fulltime operation.
Arthur Groom, manager of Loew's, has
returned from a vacation in Texas and
Oklahoma. Charles Odell was acting manager
while he was gone.
Elvis Presley has sufficiently recovered
from an illness in Baptist Hospital at Memphis
that ticket sales began for his concert
in Mississippi Coliseum at Jackson May 5
for the benefit of tornado victims. Tickets
are $15.$ 10. $7.50 and $5.
been present when the film was shot on the
72-fool motor vessel ".Sea Horse" owned at
the time by a Miami neurosurgeon.
"I had no knowledge it was to be a dirt)
film," Campagna said. "I thought it was to
be a simulated (sex) film. I was not part of
the crew. I went along for the ride more or
less." The neurosurgeon was named an unindictcd
co-conspirator in the case as was
the physician whose home was used for the
film. Both men were given immunity for
their testimony.
The producer testified that the film was
stolen from a Coconut Grove apartment
shortly after it was made and before it could
be edited into two movies. It was never introduced
into evidence in the court case
because the prosecutor "drew the charges
carefully so we didn't need the film (to get
a conviction)."
Richard L. Lehman has been appointed
director of public .iffairs for Wometco. He
joined the firm in 1973 as assistant director
of public affairs and holds an M.A. in communications
from the University of Pennsylvania's
Annenberg School of Communications.
John Tabor Receives
Phil Chakeres Award
From Mideastern Edition
CINCINNATI — John Tabor, central
Ohio district manager for Chakeres Theatres,
has been awarded the first annual Phil
Chakeres .Showmanship Award, recently set
up as an incentive for all personnel. Tabor's
name has been engraved on the plaque in
the Chakeres office in Springfield.
In addition. Tabor received a gold desk
set, a bonus and an expense-paid trip to
Show-A-Rama 18 in Kansas City.
Tabor began his career as an usher in
Kentucky theatres and has been with
Chakeres during the past 15 years.
City Asked to Buy Theatre
From Mideastern Edition
NEW ALBANY, IND.—Harry Switlow,
member of the Louisville family which established
a major circuit in the Mideast, has
asked the city of New Albany to acquire the
Grand TTieatre property on East Market
Street for parking purposes to prevent the
cinema from becoming a showcase for X-
rated movies. The matter is still under consideration
by city officials.
Film Ventures International's "The Female
Butcher" is ready for national release.
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. . Whereas
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Film Investors in
Florida Seeking
Tax Time Magic, Celluloid Glamour
MIAMI—Wanted: A movie to invest in. that has resulted in the financing of such
IN WAIKIKI: REEF REEF TOWERS EDGEWATER • selves, or begin financing a lot of indepen-
That is the way the want-ad could read for films as 'The Great Gatsby,' "Chinatown,'
dozens of South Florida investors who are and "For Pete's Sake' began with Lyndon
seeking lucrative tax loophole deferrals and Johnson's wish to grant the film community
a taste of celluloid glamour.
some relief in the mid-Sixties when Hollywood
Hollywood had its best year in history in
seemed to be dying. "Easy Rider' was
1974, measured by gross and attendance the big hit film and everyone was worried
records. But the pot of gold at the end of about "runaway productions' (American
the cinema rainbow is the tax shelter financing
films made on foreign locations such as
which is so appealing in times of drop-
westerns shot in Spain).
ping stock prices and unsure commodities ""Since its passage the IRS and the Congress
markets.
have annually taken a hard look at the
"For an investor above the 50 per cent "loophole' and grumbled about closing it.
lax bracket there are big tax advantages," Several investors I spoke with refused to be
says Harold Marks, whose investment group quoted because they feared publicity might
owns all .American rights to Fellini's "Amarcord."
begin the ball rolling toward closing the hole
"If it's bad you get a tax loss, and if once again.
it is good, you get a tax shelter . . . that
after a number of years
Useful Life in Perpetuity
is really a tax deferral."
"The only difference between a film and
""
Writing in the Miami News, Alex Ben a building as investments.' says attorney
Block explains what Marks and his group Charles "Buddy" Coushan. who has gotten
of about 40 investors have been able to investment groups together and is former
accomplish in the past few years.
head of the Greater Miami Film and Television
"His group paid S6 million to Fellini for
Council, "is a building stays in one place
all North American rights to "Amarcord" on a piece of land and can only develop a
before it got its first New York review. At certain amount of income . if
the time. Marks felt they had a strong film, you take a film it has a useful life in perpetuity.
but one with little expectations of giant
It can be shown again and again, in
profits. Now. after 'Amarcord' has won the theatres, on television, in cassettes. Motion
New York Critics Award as Best Film and pictures are like a good book in that the
seems headed for an Oscar as Best Foreign great ones last forever.'
Film, his "Equity Leverage' investors stand ""Reminded only one in ten films shows a
lo profit handsomely.
real profit. Coushan adds cautiously. "Yes.
"Marks' investors are limited partners, it is a high risk investment, but like anything
meaning they are only liable for losses as
else you have to use discretion , . . If
large as their own investments, and not you make a picture for $20 million oriented
subsequent drains or law suits. They purchased
towards the Bible Belt you're going to lose
"units" for from $40,000 to $50,000 your ass. There's no secret. Godfather II
each: 'This circle reinvests over and over and Mary Poppins made money because
again,' says Marks. Other films in their two they were aimed at a market, with ingredients
years have included Bergman's 'Cries and
that are known.'
Whispers' and several soon to be released
Wonietco Interested
features including the late Vittorio de Sica's
final work. "Brief Vacation.'
""Not everyone thinks film investing is
"Marks' criteria are
quite
strict, unlike some
so simple. When Wometco, owners of
investing groups. They won't buy an X or
WTVJ and a chain of theaters, decided to
an R rated film, 'because
invest in
films we buy must
some films they went looking for
be able to play on television for investment
outside expert advice.
purposes.'
""Wometco's first film investment, less
""
"There are no such things as tax
than two years ago, was for
shelters,'
a quarter of an
says Marks, 'only deferments. Inflation has unknown exploitation film that turned out
brought a
to
lot of people into this type of
be "Walking Tall,' which already has
investment.
There's a great gamble involved. grossed around $30 million and is still doing
but they're willing to take the risk because it
well overseas.
"
gives them a vehicle to hold onto their cash 'We got involved in production like a
for lot
as long as they can in hopes of repaying of exhibitors.' says Wometco vice-president
Jack Mitchell, 'to try and create more
with depreciated dollars.'
"The 'loophole' which began the flood
product and generate more interest.'
"Mitchell says Wometco has since invested
in three more films, all with the same
CINERAMA IS IN
producer, Bing Crosby Productions /Cox
Broadcasting. Mitchell says when a script
SHOW BUSINESS IN
arrives all the company's top executives including
Mitchell Wolfson. film buyer Eddie
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
Stern and others look it over and discuss it.
^°"'* "^'ss the famous
BlCieW If it sounds like a good story, an entertaining
film, we might try it. We're not going to
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Don Ho Show. . . at
[ J Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
invest millions, or get into production our-
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dents . . . Mitchell Wolfson is very cautious
about vvhLit he gets involved with.'
"Wometco's other investments have been
in 'Terror in the Wax Museum,' 'W' with
Twiggy, and the soon to be produced, 'Walking
Tall, Part II.'
"Film investing, obviously, is not for the
fellow who has to worry about living on a
salary check, Harold Marks warns investors
they had better be wary as well.
"Films that
are bought for investment but never distributed.'
he says of a common phenomena
in the film business, 'can take tax losses
until the IRS catches up with them. There
are strict criteria for these investments. You
must attempt to make a profit. You must
show it. Otherwise a couple years from now
they will get a shock like cold bath water
when the IRS comes along and makes them
pay back taxes.
"A lot of people.' he adds, 'got into this
""
business because real estate has been bad
and they need investments; but they're going
to get in trouble because they just don't
know what they are doing.'
"'Harold Marks knows what he's doing.
He bet on Fellini, and it looks like he's
headed for the winner's circle."
Granada in Dallas Is
New Adult Film House
From Southwestern Edition
DALLAS—The Granada Theatre,
which
had built up a policy of showing vintage
films, has changed this month into an aduli
film house.
Rowley-United Artists, which operated
the Greenville Avenue theatre, last month
signed a lease with the owners of the Guild
Art Theater, The contract is for two years,
with an option for another two years.
According to a United Artists spokesman,
the Granada closed February 4 with
the final showing of "King of Hearts." It
reopened, showing X-rated, 35mm films,
not under the UA banner.
The Granada had often doubled its usual
gross with its nostalgia policy, showing such
films as "Grand Hotel," "Casablanca,"
Di"ner at Eight," "The Philadelphia Story"
and "Holiday."
Ironically, the theatre was planning to
show a series of MGM musicals during
February. The musicals had been with
drawn from theatrical presentation during
the first run of "That's Entertainment!" but
were now available for reissue.
"The change of policy really sets the
town back in terms of appreciating film.
For a city to have a truly sophisticated
outlook on the film art, there must be a
regular diet of the best of our old films,"
said a regular Granada filmgoer.
'Emmanuelle' Sets Record
From Southwestern Edition
DALLAS—Columbia Pictures'
"Emmanuelle"
set a new house record recently at
the Delman Theatre here with a gross of
$5,954. The total for five days was $18,575.
""Emmanuelle." the first X-rated film to be
released by Columbia Pictures, stars Sylvia
Krisiel in the title role.
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SE-7

. . Marvin
. . Doc
CHARLOTTE
fluvalene Magee, Galaxv
Pictures, and husband
Joe have returned from a visit to
Marietta, Ga.. to see Frank Jones and Linda
Breyare of Grimes Enterprises. The Magees
were accompanied by Alien and Gale
Rhoades of Trexler Travel Agency.
Bill Hendrix, Reidsville Amusement Co.,
spent the day with his booker and buyer
.
. . Phil Nance of Mission Valley
R.T. Belcher of Twin .State Booking, lining
up new product Schubert of
International Amusement Co. has returned
from a successful business trip to Kansas
City, Mo. .
I, Raleigh, N.C., was here recently, booking
future product with U.S. Eddy jr. of E.xhibitors
Service.
Colleen Miller, Pyramid Pictures, has re-
. . . Walter
turned from buying new product from distributors
in New York City
Pinson of American International Pictures
has resigned his post as branch manager and
will be replaced by George Royster. formerly
of National General and Variety Pictures.
Bob Stuerer, Southern division manager, was
in town making the transition. Monty
Weiner. manager of branch operations, was
here to visit the circuits. AIP will move into
new headquarters April 1 at 624 Anderson
St., former headquarters of National Screen
Service.
Ken Hall, AIP office manager, reports
his mother-in-law Mrs. Janice Miller is recuperating
at home after an emergency operation
. . . Jerry Theimer, Premier Pictures,
has returned from a trip to Miami, Fia. . . .
Yates Pryor, Paramount office manager, has
entered the hospital for tests.
Screenings at Eastern Federal: "W.W. and
the Dixie Dancekings." 20th-Fox: Thunder
Count" and "Night of 1000 Cats," Premier
Top grosses of the week were
Pictures . . .
"The Towering Inferno." Park Terrace:
"Earthquake," Tryon Mall 1: "Freebie and
the Bean," Tryon Mall 2, and winner "Murder
on the Orient Express," Manor.
Kathleen Ferrell,
Universal, who received
a shoulder fracture last December while attending
a football game, has re-entered the
hospital for further treatment.
Ro.v Champion, Starlite Amusement Co.,
Wilson, and his manager Marion Boykin
were in town recently to book films . . Del
.
Carthy. of WR.\L-tv in Raleigh, was in
Charlotte to set up TV saturations with
Margie Thomas of Queen City.
Frank Jones of Grimes Enterprises arrived
from Atlanta to set up circuit plans with
Bill Simpson . . . L.A. Ireland and Hap Bell
"Theatre Booking t Film CMttribiitton*'
221 S. Church St., Chorlott*, N.C.
Frank Lowry . . . Tommy White
Phone: (704) 377-9341
formulated plans for the annual Easter Monday
Golf Tournament whose proceeds go to
the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital in New
York. .'Xs is the custom, WOMPIs will prepare
and serve the luncheon . Theimer
of Piedmont Theatres on his recent trip
to Miami found his car damaged by vandals.
Walter Powell and C.L. Autrey. .Atlanta,
were visitors on Filmrow contacting exhibitors.
More screenings: "Kitty Cat Can"t Help
It," Variety: "The Land That Time Forgot."
American International Pictures, and "Report
to the Commissioner," United Artists.
All were at Eastern Federal.
Films Will Highlight 76
Salute in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.— Motion
p' •-
tures are prominent in the weekly programs
being planned for this resort's bicentennial
celebration in 1976. Focusing attention ea.li
week on one of the 13 original states, the
local celebration will run from the Memorial
Day weekend through the week of
the Miss America Beauty Pageant.
Charles Klein, chairman of the resorfs
bicentennial celebration committee, said that
each of the 13 states will be asked to send
motion pictures which would be shown on
a huge screen set up outdoors on the John
F. Kennedy Plaza portion on the Boardwalk.
"These films," said Klein, "can be of a
bicentennial historic nature and will be in
addition to films depicting the life, economy
and geographical nature of each state."
Losch and projectionist Steve Klick,
Maryland Cinema Proud
Of Student Employees
HAGERSTOWN, MD.— M. L. Ruth,
manager of the Interstate circuit's Long
Meadow cinemas here, announced that two
employees of the house, usher Dougla-
recently
were named to the Hagerstown Junior
Colleges Dean's List. Doug is a freshman
engineering student who plans to transfer
to the University of Maryland, while Steve
is a sophomore accounting major and a
member of the college honor fraternity.
He plans to attend Virginia Polytechnic
Institute.
Long Meadow cinemas also has two high
school students who have received honor
roll recognition, Richard Narron and Ka\
Dozier.
Meagher Theatres Expand
IRVING. TEX.—Meagher Theatres of
Irving has started construction on two additional
screens for the Chateau Theater in
Irving. In addition to the original 850-seat
house, the new units each will have a capacity
of 300 seats. The proposed opening date
is May 30. 1975, and they are looking forward
to the completion with great expectation.
Anderson Theatres Join
In Opposing CATV Movies
ANDERSON. S.C—Theatre owner P.C.
Osteen Jr. reiterated here January 27 his
opposition to Cablevision offering a movie
channel to its customers for an additional
fee.
Osteen, owner of Osteen Theatre, said he
had received an opinion from National
Theatre Owners Ass'n that the city can stop
pay television. He was joined by Robert
Scott, manager of Anderson Mall Theatre,
in insisting that the city not permit pay television.
"The ultimate goal of the cable people is
to control sports and everything else so that
they can charge you for everything you see
for free now," Scott said.
The council was considering on first
reading a proposed ordinance to allow
Cablevision to offer the movie service. The
ordinance was required because the city's
present franchise agreement with Cablevision
prohibits pay television.
The city council had been given a legal
opinion in Washington. D.C.. that the city
had no right to ban pay TV by ordinance.
Theatres owners disagreed, however, and
were planning to attend the meeting.
The Cablevision request was one of three
made last year. Two weeks earlier the council
had granted the company the right to
raise its monthly rates from $5.95 to $7.50.
The council also denied a request to reduce
the annual franchise fee from $10,000.
Porno Star, Conn. Senator
Debate Freedom in Films
HARTFORD—^Marc Stevens, whose 400
hard-core pornographic film acting credits
include "The Devil in Miss Jones," told a
University of Hartford Student Center audience
that he does not approve of all films
in the genre.
"They add a lot of things to films which
make them sick," Stevens conceded. "Nine
out of 10 pornographic films I've seen are
bad and dirty."
At the same time, during a discussion on
"Pornography and the Law," the actor asserted:
"Seeing a pornographic film is your
choice and should be left up to the individual,
not state-run. This is 1975. There is
a need for basic freedom."
Taking an opposing view, former State
Senator David O. Odegard, Manchester
Republican, contended that it should be up
to the community, not the individual, to
determine what is offensive.
Hard-core pornography. Odegard said,
contributes to se.\-related crimes.
"There must be censorship," he insisted,
"to protect the future."
"The law is a living thing." Odegard
continued. "It is not engraved in stone.
Society changes its attitudes when it feels
ready to do so."
VINELAND. N.J.—The Delsea Drive-In,
2203 South Delsea Dr.. was robbed of $427
recently by a lone gunman. Staffing the
boxoffice (his first night on the job) was
John Barile, 17.
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Dallas Weighs Ban
On Adult Theatres
DALLAS— Movio hiuiscs which oxclmlc
minors, namely adiili film theatres, woiikl
be banned from residential neighborhoods
under a city ordinance Councilman Russell
Smith hopes to push through the Dallas
City Council.
.Smith said the ordinance was introduced
February 24. It would prevent theatres in
the city, except those located in business
districts such as downtown or shopping
centers, from showing X-ratcd material.
"The ordinance would prohibit showing
harmful material by a theatre in a residential
area if it is a theatre that excludes
minors," said .Asst. City Atty. Analeslie
Muncy who drafted the ordinance.
The ordinance approaches the regulation
of theatres on the basis of what is harmful
to minors (legally persons under 17) instead
of on the basis of state obscenity laws.
The ordinance states: Theatres within
1000 feet of a residential neighborhood and
which exclude minors will not be permitted
to exhibit X-rated movies. Under state law
it is illegal to exhibit harmful material to a
person under the age of 17. Atty. Muncy
said.
Both the Mcl.endon Corp. and United
Artists circuit operate houses that show X-
rated films. Both refused to comment to Dallas
newspaper reporters on the ordinance.
The city expects to fight lawsuits once the
ordinance is approved and enforced.
Atty. Muncy said the city has had trouble
enforcing the S'tate obscenity laws becau.se
lengthy litigation is necessary before a movie
is banned. In contrast, the ordinance distinguishes
between what is defined as harmful
and what is obscene.
"Harmful material has a dominant theme
taken as a whole that appeals to the prurient
interest of a minor in sex, nudity or excretion.
"Harmful also means material that is
patently offensive to the prevailing standards
in the adult community as a whole with respect
to what is suitable for minors and is
utterly without redeeming social value for
minors," she said.
'There is a fine line between what is
considered obscene and that which is harmful."
she added.
/?. L Barton Fafally Struck by Car;
Pioneer Oklahoma Circuit Founder
OKLAHOMA CirY— R. Lewis Barton,
civic leader and founder of the Barton,
movie theatre circuit,
died February 19 in
Banos, Calif., after he
was struck by a car.
Barton. 80, was
pronounced dead on
arrival at a hospital
after being run down
on a California highwa\.
He and his wife
had been visiting their
daughter in the small
U. Lewis Kurtiiii Cal.lornia community
,uid were returning to Oklahoma by car.
Ihe\ had slopped for the night and Barton
was crossing a street near their motel when
he was struck by the hit-and-run driver.
l-uneral services were conducted at 9 a.m.
Saturday. February 22. at the Hahn-Cook.
Street and Draper Funeral Home here.
There were private graveside services at
Resthaven Cemetery.
Barton was born in Cleveland County east
of Moore on a farm established by his parents
in the Oklahoma land run of 1889.
.A,fter graduating from one of the first consolidated
high schools in the state at age 16,
he served as teacher and coach in Norman
and Stroud.
Al Stroud, he was mayor from 1928 to
1929 and again from 1933 to 1941, when
he moved to Oklahoma City. He was a
veteran of World War I,
In 1921 Barton bought his first theatre
and later built a circuit throughout the
Southwest, including the Continental Theatre
and others in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma Journal in a 1966 profile
called Barton "a most interesting person,
sharp, astute with a vivid memory of a most
colorful lifetime."
His first theatre was the Cozy in Stroud,
bought after he decided that teaching was
not for him. TTie movie house made money
but not enough to support a family. His
wife ran the house and he continued to
teach and coach. In 1925 Stroud landed in
the middle of the oil boom and overnight
the city became a bustling metropolis, flour-
to Oklahoma City to live and built his first
theatre, the present Redskin in Capital Hill.
From the original theatre he expanded to 21
ishing with an influx of oil workers.
He and two others, one being R.C. Griffith,
became partners and opwned a second
theatre, which he later bought out and
owned himself. In time he accumulated
more property, quit teaching, and weathered
the depression. In 1941 he decided to come
in 1966. Barton also had theatres in Tulsa
and Denver, offering the ultimate in luxury
and comfort, with a design of beauty and
simplicity.
He was active in other phases of real
estate including land development in Phoenix,
shopping centers in Tulsa and buildings
in
the city here.
Survivors include his wife Dollye of the
home; two sons Robert L., Herington, Kan.,
and Gerald of Oklahoma City; a daughter
Mrs. Joanna Combs, Mill Valley, Calif.: a
sister, Mrs. Bertha McClurc, Norman: a
brother Wylie, Norman: nine grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Halicki, AMC Host
Northcross 6 Bow
AUSTIN—H. B. Halicki. writer, producer,
director and star of "Gone in 60 Seconds"
was host to a grand opening of the
Northcross Six complex here last week.
Media representatives and executives of
American Multi Cinema were on hand
while Halicki sold the first ticket and the
first bag of popcorn for the luxurious new
six-plex in Texas' most impressive new
shopping center.
"Gone in 60 Seconds," which has been
breaking boxoffice records across the country,
was screened in two of the Northcross
six auditoriums. The action-adventure feature
stars Halicki and is distributed by him.
On hand for the opening were George
Kieffer. advertising director for the Texas
division of AMC: Billy Lyday, advertising
coordinator for the division; Larry Hamilton,
manager of operations, Texas division;
and Dick King, manager of the Northcross
Six.
Pinkston Production: It's a GirF
Dallas—The ticket read "It's a Girl" and the play by Nancy and Bob Pinkston
was definitely a hit!
For the wording on the ticket gave readers a real thrill. "A Pinkston Production
conceived from an original play by Nancy and Bobby Pinkston" turned out to
be little 7 lbs. 12 oz. Jennifer Leigh who debuted Feb. 10, 1975, at 4:38 p.m. at
Presbyterian Hospital here.
The 20' 2 -inch star of the Pinkstons supplied "the music and the lyrics" and
the premiere performance took place at the Pinkston home, 2320 Warm Springs,
Mesquite, Tex.
Proud grandfather R.^^. Pinkston of Pinkston Sales and Service was understandably
a little on the flighty side. And the name seems right for a "theatrical"
family, with Jennifer (Jones) a possible Oscar winner and Leigh (Vivien) a past
Academy Award winner.
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and "Smile," have been named selections
for the USA Film Festival Monday
(17) through Sunday (23) at the Bob Hope
Theatre on the SMU campus here. "Rancho
Deluxe" is a choice of Judith Crist, one of
the critics picking films for the annual
festival. "Smile," starring Bruce Dern, is the
choice of critic Mollis Alpert. Previously
announced films include "Shampoo" with
Warren Beatty and "Prisoner of Second
Avenue," with Jack Lenimon and Anne Bancroft.
Director Frank Perry will be at the
festival for the showing of "Rancho Deluxe"
Monday (17) at 1 and 6 p.m. and Bridges
has tentatively agreed to appear. Director
Michael Ritchie will accompany "Smile" to
the festival Wednesday (19) for 1 and 6 p.m.
showings.
Funera] services were conducted in Floydada
February 10 for Mrs. Evelyn Deakins.
Burial was in the Floydada Cemetery. Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Deakins owned and operated
the Palace Theatre in Floydada for many
years after their marriage in 1929. Mrs.
Deakins, who had been handling the theatre
since her husband's illness, died after an
apparent heart attack February 8 at the
theatre. She was a native of Fulbright. Survivors
include her husband Jack; a daughter,
Mrs. Louis Ready of McCoy, near Floydada;
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Eric Distributing Co. was forced to cancel
its invitational screening of "Linda Lovelace
for President," General Films Corp.
release, slated for February 20. The screening
was reset for February 27 with a luncheon
at Vincent's Seafood House afterward.
From the response to the original screening
date, we're sure there was a crowd at the
Wilshire Theatre last Thursday for the
show.
The Crystal Palace Dinner Theatre will
open with Neil Simon's "Last of the Red
Hot Lovers" with Sid Caesar in the starring
role. The show will open March 18 after
the present show with Donald O'Connor
closes.
"The Great Waldo Pepper"' arrives in
Austin Thursday (1.^) for its world premiere.
The film about barnstormers (Robert Redford
stars) was filmed in Texas at several
locations. There is still some question about
Redford appearing for the premiere since his
history has been that of vetoing such duties
but he was quite fond of the area in which
the film was shot.
Director George Roy Hill
will be there, for sure, to head Universal
activities.
The film version of the rock musical
"Tommy" will premiere here in Dallas
Thursday (13) also. .'\nd part of the reason
is the U.S.A. Film Festival which takes
places at SMU later in the month. The world
premiere of the Ken Russell film actually is
slated in New York Friday (14) but a
spectacular Dallas premiere at the Inwood
is also in the works. Ann-Margret will fly
here to preside over the activities.
Marlene Dietrich, one of the greatest film
legends of all, will be at the Fairmont
Venetian Room Wednesday (5) through Saturday
(15). Although Ms. Dietrich is unlikely
to "drop by" the film festival, her
interest should be piqued by the retrospective
of William Wyler's work. Both
were at the legendary UFA Studios in Berlin
during the 1930s but there is no record
of them working together on a
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WOMPI members are cooperating with
the Variety Club Tent 17 by helping sell
tickets for the 10,000 prizes to be awarded
lucky ticket holders May 15. Funds from
the sale of tickets will go toward the Variety
Care-Van Center Fund campaign, the largest
campaign staged by Tent 17. Bob O'Donnell.
new director of the Tent, is chairman
of the drive.
'Go Modem...For All Your Theatre Needs"
Other news from the WOMPls: Members
are asked to bring a can of food or boxed
product to each luncheon. The food is being
shelved for emergency use for the many
families less fortunate in the city. By keeping
the food shelves supplied, there will be
no need for a rush call when a shortage is
reported . . . WOMPI also made a contribution
of $100 to the family in Allen, a small
community near here, whose home burned
while the parents were seeking employment.
The wife was killed in an automobile accident
and the father was left with five children
to raise, and no home, no job and no
car. The $100 is being held in a trust fund
for the educational needs of the children.
Jackie Fugate left Paramount on a leave
of absence Friday, February 14, to await the
arrival of her first child. Little Jennifer Gail
was born the next Thursday, February 20.
Proud grandmother Marion Stogsdill is so
happy over the child and knowing Marion
as we do. it will be a test of her resistance
to keep from buying every wee garment in
sight. She has been waiting for a grandchild
for many years and now the temptation to
buy is all hers. Congratulations to both sets
of grandparents.
FORT WORTH
falia Shire, who played Marion Brando's
daughter, Connie, in "The Godfather."
and continued with her role as Al Pacino's
sister in the current "The Godfather, Part
II," had lunch with movie writers in the
Petroleum Club at Fort Worth. As many
iTiovie buffs know, she is the sister of Francis
Ford Coppola, producer-director-writer
of the film. Her conversation was filled with
phrases and anecdotes that all seemed to
hinge on how Francis Ford Coppola would
react to them. He didn't know she had
auditioned for the part of Connie. She used
her married name and showed up unannounced
for the auditions. In fact, said
Talia: "Francis uses his three children in
the early scenes, music by his grandfather,
music by their uncle, and some music by
their father, and even their mother's mother
is in a brief scene."
Another visitor was Paul Burke, star of
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has done, Burke had feature roles in "Valley
of the Dolls" and "The Thomas Crown Affair."
In the latter he was the police lieutenant
on the trail ol .Steve McQueen following
a hank robbery engineered by McQueen.
Burke has a new movie coming out soon.
It is "The Psychic Force." in which he stars
with Julie 1 ondon and Jim Hutton.
.Sherry Boueher, former TCU actress and
beauty queen, became the bride of George
Peppard in a desert ceremony near Las
VegiLs over the weekend the first of February.
Sherry was an actress in TCU productions
in the mid-l96()s. Her pageant titles
included Sugar Bowl Queen, Holiday in
Dixie Queen, and Miss National Physical
Culture. Upon leaving TCU, she was signed
to an immediate contract with Universal
Pictures and has since appeared in countless
TV dramas and a few movies.
One of Hollywood's veteran
producer-directors
was in Fort Worth scouting locations
for a picture he hopes to film here in April.
William Rowland, whose credits go back to
the 193()s in the film business, has directed
Bob Hope in "Alias Jesse James" and
Humphrey Bogarl in "Harvest of Hate,"
among many others. Rowland calls himself
a maker of "e.xploitation movies." They db
not cost much, they ride in on a trend, and
they make money even if they aren't memorable.
The title of his picture is to be "The
Love Doctor." and he says it will be his last
film project. When it is done, he plans to
retire from producing and directing and
teach aspiring producer-directors at UCL.'X.
".After 35 years in the business, I've worked
at five major studios, as well as being an
independent," he said. "I've learned. Now
I'll
teach."
Gene Autry, well known film star, was in
Fort Worth recently to attend the Annual
Abe Lincoln Awards dinner in the Tarrant
County Convention Center. Beginning in
\^)^5. Autry made 64 western films for Hollywood's
old Republic Studios. Then in 1946
he founded his own f'lm production company.
Gene .Autry Productions.
Mrs. L. N. Crim Dies;
Texas Exhibitor's Wife
KILGORE—Funeral services for Mrs.
L. N. (Tincy) Crim, widely known member
of a pioneer East Te.xas theatre family,
were conducted February 1 8 in First Presbyterian
Church here.
Mrs. Crim, who died February 14 in
Good Shepherd Hospital. Longview, after
a long illness, was a native of Kilgore.
Survivors include her husband, a veteran
theatre owner and business leader; a son
Bro; two brothers, four grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
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area hospital after an illness . . . "Vacant
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OKLAHOMA CITY
Registrations and reservations
have started
already for Soonerama '75. the convention
of the United Theatre Owners of Oklahoma
and Panhandle of Texas. Exhibitors
are asked to make reservations as soon as
possible. Check the ad in this week's issue
of BoxoFFicE and in the next two issues for
details.
Marvin and Jo Pack, Mooreland Theatre.
Mooreland, arc leaving soon for a vacation
to the Hawaiian Islands. This is their first
trip to the 50th stale and they arc very excited
about the trip.
Connie Carpou, former MGM salesman
here, is now division manager for Avco
Embassy on the West Coast . . Video Theatres
have purchased the Satellite Twin, Stillwater.
Funeral services were conducted in Hollywood
February 10 for Henry M. "Son"
Lx)ckhart, former Griffith Amusement Co.
employee here. He was buyer and booker
for Western Amusement Co., Hollywood,
for the past 27 years.
"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," now
playing at MacArthur Park, is doing an outstanding
business. Judging by the roar of
laughter from the crowds, the feature is in
for a long run.
Funeral services were conducted February
21 for Faith Tritch. wife of the late
Mack Tritch, former Universal salesman.
They were charter members of Variety Club.
Exhibitors in to book and buy: Charles
Smith to buy for Corral Drive-In. Wynnewood,
and Grand TTieatrc. Canton; Volney
Hamm, Hankins and Mt. Scott drive-ins.
Lawton; Dan Wolfenbarger, Waldron and
Hillcrcst Drive-In, Lindsay.
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Marquee changes: "The Day of the Dolphin,"
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Apollo Twin, and "Challenge to be Free,"
Will Rogers. Apollo and Westwood.
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Film star Tab Hunter will appear at the
Windmill Dinner Theatre in the play "Here
Lies Jeremy Troy." Hollywood star Eddie
Bracken and Amy Freeman appeared in
Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys" at the
Music Hall in three performances last week.
. . . Fran Jeffries is appearing in the Crystal
Forest at the Hyatt Regency Houston. "The
Pink Panther" launched her film career and
she has appeared in a number of films, including
"Sex and the Single Girl," "Harum
Scarum" and "Talent for Loving."
Among the films opening on area screens
are "Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in
New York" at the Cinema Galleria and
"The Strongest Man in the World" in a
"Deep Throat" has
multiple opening . . .
gone into its second year at the Academy
Midnight movies to be seen
Theatre . . .
include "Last Summer" at the River Oaks
and "Pink Floyd" at the Village
Sica's "Shoeshine" and Fritz
. . .
Lang's
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have been booked into the Museum of Fine
Arts while De Sica's "Bicycle Thief,"
"Heidi" and Alec Guinness in "Lavender
Hill Mob" will be seen at the Rice Media
Center.
Burbank radio station KWST-FM sponsored
a special midnight showing of Warner
Bros.' "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
February 14.
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CONVENTION SURPRISE—John
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Theatres, greets actor Pat O'Brien
during the NATO of Texas TEXPO
'75 convention in Dallas recently. In
the center is Bob O'Donnell, vice-president
of Theatre Service Corp., a convention
participant. O'Brien, who with
his wife had been appearing in a theatrical
production in the city, stopped
by the Fairmont to greet exhibitors and
guests.
Olney, Tex., Has
Theatre to Lease
OLNEY, TEX.—Mrs. Curtiss Richardson
of Throckmorton has donated a theatre
here to the city of Olney.
The theatre has been closed for the past
few years and presently has no equipment
for screening films. Mrs. Richardson had
decided that the theatre required too much
of her time to operate and thus, she was
willing to give it up.
The City Council has distributed 1500
questionnaires to the adults of the city and
surveyed schools for opinions on what to do
with the theatre. All involved agreed there
was a need for a film theatre as a top priority
in the community.
According to Mayor Sherrill Burba, two
new industries are building plants in the
city and the community is progressive in
regards to fiscal matters. It passed a water
bond issue with 90 per cent for and only
10 against. And within the last three years
the city has spent appro.ximately $9 million
on improvements, including a new $1 million
high school.
The town's population is 4.000. with 900
youth enrolled in schools here and 1,400
enrolled in towns nearby.
All of which leads up to the fact that
Olney is actively seeking some firm to lease
the theatre at a reasonable fee. which would
include insurance and a small per cent of
the gross revenue. Those interested in the
town's proposal should contact Mayor
Burba at P.O. Bo.\ 487. Olney, 76.374, or
call him at (817) 564-5541 or (817) 564-
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Express" thundered through its opening By WALLY L. MEYER
week at the Cooper Theatre with a huge MILWAUKEE—When the Italian-made
600. the warmly received attraction handing movie, "The Life and Music of Giuseppe
the show house its loftiest grosses since the Verdi" began its exclusive Milwaukee
bow of 'The Sting" more than a year ago. showing at the Oriental Landmark Iheatre
"Sting" played 14 weeks at the Cooper and February 5 it also marked the inaugural
still was packing "em in when it had to pull etiort of a new entertainment corporation
stakes due to other booking commitments. here called 21si Century, Inc. Its inception
Thus, the Agatha Christie whodunit en- came about when two local men, Robert
cored here the soaring successes it's been Marks and Tom Moore, discovered they had
accorded elsewhere. Grosses all across the a mutual interest in higher-class theatrical
board were aided by the extended weekend 'irts such as opera and the desire to bring
[Tcriod created by the Presidents' Birthday more of it to the general public in film
holiday and the fact that schools closed in form.
this area. "The Stcpford Wives." boosted by Bob .Marks was associated for two years
an enormous advertising outlay in all media. with Jack Ringe when the latter was mankicked
off with a lusty 245 at the Mann. nger of the Centre Theatre. Marks also has
"Journey Back to Oz" clicked with a 200 in worked in public relations at state fairs in
a nine-theatre multiple, while "Sheila Levine Wisconsin and presently is an aide to John
is Dead and Living in New York" perform- Lauer, who manages the Riverside Theatre,
ed to a like degree at the Park. "Rafferty Tom Moore has been affiliated with the fuel
and the Gold Dust Twins" was off to a business all his life and a few years ago
lively start at the Skyway II. where it clock- became a boiler broker (his family owned
ed a solid 190. It was the first time in many Phalen's Coal & Dock Co.).
sessions that all newcomers scored on such One of Marks' favorite radio programs in
lofty levels. the past was "Opera Gems," which served
Meanwhile, the holdovers weren't laying to bring into prominence one Joseph
down on the job: "Young Frankenstein" Schlang, better known in New York City as
jumped to a 285 in a ninth frisky week at "Mr. Opera." When he first learned, a few
the World; "Towering Inferno" was at
2.''0 weeks ago, of the new Verdi motion picture
in a ninth lap at the Sky^vay I, and "Scenes which Schlang had produced through his
from a Marriage" did 210 in its third frame nonprofit company—Opera Presentations
at the Academy. Marks discussed it with Moore and the two
Average Is 100) decided to contact the New Yorker. The
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commercial artists. Now in its 1 1th year, the
11-day festival will spotlight films, videotape
and still photography.
Films will be judged by professional, independent
and student filmmakers and cash
prizes totaling several hundred dollars will
be awarded to outstanding works. All student
or independent noncommercially produced
films are eligible. They may be silent
or with sound (optical tracks in 16mm.
magnetic tracks in 8mm and Super 8). No
separate quarter-inch or cassette soundtracks
can be accepted.
An entry fee of $4 must be sent with the
film in the form of check or money order
payable to Refocus "75. A maximum of
three separate films may be submitted—on
standard reels in returnable mailing cartons
with sufficient return postage. Entries must
arrive in Iowa City no later than Friday
(21).
The film portion of the festival will be
highlighted by retrospectives of four contemporary
American directors: Francis Ford
Coppola. Marty Scorsese, Arthur Penn and
John Cassavetes. Each of the directors will
be in attendance and will discuss their films
as well as the current state of contemporary
cinema.
Providing a critical perspective will be
Jay Cocks of Time Magazine and Roger
Ebert. film critic for the Chicago Sun
Times.
and Milwaukee Opera companies, the
Waukesha .Symphony Orchestra and, of
course, the news media. On hand to greet
the guests were the officers of the new company:
Tom Moore, president; Ila Trogel,
secretary-treasurer; Robert W. Marks, director,
and Chuck Lanphier, director of
public relations.
The Verdi film was booked into the
Oriental
for a three-week run on a once-nightly
basis starting at 8 p.m. However, Bob
Mark told Boxofi-ice the response has
been so favorable that matinees were added
at 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
and Sundays. .And there is evidence the run
ma> be extended as schools, churches, clubs
and groups of all kinds take advantage of
group rates for this G-ratcd musical film.
.Senior citizens are admitted at Tuesday
matinees for a reduced $2 admission.
Writing in the Sentinel, film critic Jay
Joslin said: "The film is filled with glorious
Verdi music in opulent stagings by the
Tcatro dell'Opera in Rome and sung by such
giants as baritone Tito Gobbi, soprano
Orieta Mosucci, mezzo Giuseppina Salvi and
the outstanding and exciting tenor, Mario del
Monaco ... It is an old-fashioned musical
after the model of 'Song of Norway.' "
Stuart E. Hoyt. writing in the Journal,
stated: "The title describes it well . . The
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music is enchanting and anyone who is only
halfway fond of opera finds that the two
hours pass all too quickly."
Other towns and areas where the film will
be opening shortly include Stevens Point.
Wausau. and Baraboo. Wis. The University
of Wisconsin branch located in Stevens
Point has plans to show it in the campus
theatre. And in Baraboo the film would
seem to be made to order for presentation
at the .Al Ringling Theatre, regarded by
many as the most beautiful theatre and concert
hall in the state.
The new firm also has indicated an interest
in
the Dinner Theatre and has looked
into the possibility of establishing a similar
facility in Madison, state capital. Marks in
the past has worked with the Hillside Community
Players, a dinner theatre group in
this city.
Vandals Smash Window
GRAND ISLAND, NEB.—V a n d a 1 s
broke a window in the front of the Capital
Theatre on a recent Wednesday evening.
The amount of the damage was not listed in
the police report.
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MILWAUKEE
Jerry Siege], division manager for United
Artists Theatres of Wisconsin, mailed
invitations for a special black-tie preview of
the Columbia Pictures release "Emmanuelle"
February 20 at the Mayfair Theatre.
Commenting on "France's all-time blockbuster,"
Jerry wrote: "Don your evening
clothes and join us in watching 'Bmmanuelle'
take hers off (elegantly)." Pat Kohnke,
theatre manager, and Dorean Sherd, manager
of the Ruby Isle in Brookfield, served
as hosts, greeting ail theatregoers and the
special preview guests, members of Variety
Club Tent 14. Incidentally, Dorean was
wearing, in addition to a gorgeous evening
gown, of course, a pair of diamond earrings
which had been given her by an admiring
friend.
Alice Faye, who appeared in the revival
of "Good News" on Broadway, will open
the 1975 summer season in that same musical
production at the Milwaukee Melody
Top (tent theatre) June 10-22. Top director
Martin Wiviott has announced that Mimi
Hines has been inked to star in "The Unsinkable
Molly Brown" July 22-August 3:
Margaret Whiting in "Gypsy." August 19-
31, and Ed Ames in "Camelot." September
2-14. Three remaining shows are to be announced
when the contracts are signed. The
tent theatre gets its share of movie stars and
screen personalities every year and is perhaps
the most successful facility of its kind
in the U.S. Advance season ticket sales are
ahead of sales at this time a year ago. a
record-breaking year in total sales and attendance.
Geneva-1 (Standard) in nearby Lake Geneva
reopened February 19 after being
shuttered awhile, during which time "the
latest new improved sound and new projection,
new giant screen and all-new decorations"
were installed by Harry Melcher Enterprises
of Milwaukee. "The Towering Inferno"
was the film attraction. Geneva-II
will be opening soon, according to the theatre
ad in
a local weekly.
Office manager Karl Thiede. United Artists,
hosted a tradeshowing of "Report to
the Commissioner" Wednesday evening.
February 19. TTie highly explosive and exploitable
film drew a good house in the
Centre screening room and was very well
received. It has some nudity and strong language
but is PG-rated. Local openings
Wednesday (12) include Cinema 1. Mill
Road, Southridge, Centre and Southtown
and the 41 and Starlite drive-ins . . Branch
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manager .Marge Ondrejka, 20th-Fox, invited
exhibitors and friends to a special tradeshowing
of the newest 20th-Fox release,
starring Burt Reynolds in "W. W. and the
Dixie Dancekings," February 21 in the
same facility located at 212 West Wisconsin
Ave. The advance word of a happy, rolicking
fun-and-music film must have gotten
around, for the little theatre was filled to
capacity. "This film will be around for a
long time," was the prediction made by a
few viewers. It's also PG-rated, has no nudity,
no "language" and only two brief suggestive
scenes which the tykes in the audience
will not understand anyway.
Also opening Wednesday (12) is "Funny
Lady" (musical sequel to "Funny Girl"),
with Barbra Streisand, at the Southgate . . .
"Shampoo," the film concerning 48 hours
in the life of a hairdresser (played by Warren
Beatty), is slated to open Wednesday
(19) at several local houses.
"Marcus Tiieatres do not run 'hard-core'
pornographic films," Richard Kite, president
of Marcus Theatres Corp., said as a
panelist appearing at a meeting of the
Women's Court & Civic Conference at the
downtown YWCA recently. Speaking as a
substitute for Ben Marcus, president of the
Marcus Corp.. Kite said; "Unfortunately
there arc not enough G-rated pictures made
today but the reason is that movies arc made
by people who invest millions in each film
on the basis that they are going to make a
profit—and some of the most beautiful pictures
which are G-rated have the worst
attendance." Kite emphasized: "We as
theatre
owners do not make movies—we onl>
show in our theatres those which are
made." He pointed out that only 250 pictures
a year are released, barely enough to
fill the 55 Marcus movie houses located
around the state of Wisconsin.
The meeting, featuring a panel board of
speakers, was reported by Dorothy Austin
in
the Sentinel. The theme of the discussion
which followed with the panelists and members
of the audience seemed to be "pornography
is here to stay?" The sipeakers
could not see any way of banning pornography
from movies which are shown in
theatres or on TV. Yet, there did exist the
promise of good news ahead, the reporter
stated. Namely that: (a) There are ways of
regulating or controling it (pornography) so
that parents and informed communities
could, if they would, get in there and cope,
and (b) The numbers of X-rated movies are
declining rapidly, apparently because the
public is getting bored.
Tactics they had used two years ago to
disrupt the showing of a pornographic movie
at the Parkway Theatre also were described
by two women. Betty Voss and Barbara
Benton of the Westside Action Coalition
(WAC), who live in the immediate neighborhood
in which the movie house is located.
The two women organized community residents
and they turned up at the theatre with
picket signs and paper sacks full of pennies
—or they tendered $100 bills be changed at
the bo.xoffice. As a result of this experience,
the women said they had learned how to
organize and tackle a problem on a communitywide
basis. But—and they blamed the
media for this—the Parkway gained a reputation
for hard-core pornographic films and
it is still doing business today.
Mrs. Benton said: "The Supreme Court
ruling that communities can set their own
standards regarding pornography is no solution."
The Boston solution wherein two
blocks of pornographic movie houses and
bookstores was set off in the downtown district—a
"combat zone" away from the residential
areas—she said might be a local
solution.
UA Riverside Theatre takes a night out
from movie fare Thursday (6) when George
Carlin appears on stage in two shows. Carlin.
billed as "The Funniest Man in the
World." has with him special guest Kenny
Rankin. Tickets range from $6 to $4.
Jerry Siegel, division manager for United
Artists Theatres of Wisconsin, has a new
U.^ house in Minneapolis to look after these
days . . . Southridge Triplex has a "Ladies
Day Special" every Tuesday morning, a
"free movie" beginning at 9:45 a.m. Free
tickets are available at the UA Movies
. . . "The Silent Strang-
1-2-3 boxoffice or at the shopping center's
information booth
er" was tradescreened February 10 in the
Centre screening room under auspices of
Liberace is returning
United Artists . . .
to his native Milwaukee April 2 and 3 for
performances in the Performing Arts Center.
Tickets are now on sale, with prices ranging
from $8.50 to $6.50.
Film director Elia Kazan was a visitor
here February 14 to plug his latest novel
"The Understudy," the February selection
for the Literary Guild. He made the round
of local media and February 15 headed for
Madison, where his daughter is teaching
ceramics at the University of Wisconsin.
The man who directed films like "A Streetcar
Named Desire" and others confided here
that he is planning to direct a motion picture
this coming fall that is based on F.
Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished novel "The
Last Tycoon." Will there be a movie of
"The Understudy." the author-director was
asked? "Yes. I suppose there will be—but
someone else will do the scenario." he replied.
Tlie J. Pelmann Theatre (formerly Oakland
Movie Theatre) has been closed for remodeling
since last summer, during which
time extensive improvements have been
made both inside and outside. A number of
screen actors have appeared in its stage productions
in the past and plans are under way
to produce a new series of performances
soon, according to the theatre owner, John
Pellmann.
Theatre Closes for Updating
JAMESTOWN. N.D.—The Star Theatre
here, owned by Lake Road Theatre, Inc., of
Wayzeata, Minn., has been closed for renovating
and updating. The movie house is
managed by Jack Fossum.
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Ratings Opposition
Hinges on Churches
MlLWALlKHli—A recent ;irliclc concerning
self-regulation of the movie industry
was published in the Milwaukee Sentinel.
By-lined by Duane A. Dudek, the
item said
in part:
"The demand for a movie rating system
began in the 193()s when large segments of
the public were offended by the antics of
vamps, by corruption as portrayed in gangster
films and the private lives of many
stars. The Catholic Church . . . formed the
Legion of Decency. Catholics pledged not to
attend any film that the group had condemned'
and exhibitors were pressured into
not booking such films. If they did, boycotts
against them were easily organized.
"The Legion of Decency controlled for
many years what the public saw in theatres,
while the movie industry's Production Code
Administration advised film companies on
how to stay on the good side of the legion
and avoid a 'condemned' rating.
"The PCA warned again.st showing miscegenation
and was quite strict in its demands
that no sympathy be shown to an act
of crime or to a criminal. All films were
required to uphold the sanctity of love and
marriage and, of course, none was allowed
to titillate with passion.
"The decline of this highly controlled
situation began in 1948 when the Supreme
Court ruled that the film industry had the
same First Amendment rights as the rest of
us, a theory that was upheld in 1952. These
two opinions effectively disarmed local
censors and ushered in an unprecedented era
of freedom.
"The 1950s and '60s saw a maturing
movie audience and a growing movie industry.
Film became the alternative to the saccharine,
inoffensive entertainment offered
by TV. The popularity of the avant-garde
filin movement dared the film establishment
to keep up with the times and the demands
of its audience, TTie industry became engaged
in a constant battle to outdo it,self.
a duel that was tempered somewhat by two
1968 Supreme Court decisions.
"One held that material constitutionally
suitable for adults could be obscene for children.
The other struck down a Dallas censorship
ordinance for being too vague but
indicated that there was room for a classification
system with defined guidelines. The
court opened the way for film censorship
and thus spurred the film industry, within
six months, to come up with its own classification
system, one that is still in use today.
"In 1973 the court went one step further
and handed to communities the right to de-
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By WALLY L, MEYER
.MILWAUKEE—A brief profile of the
two women who chair the meetings and
proceedings of the two Better Films and TV
councils in our state would seem to be in
order at this time. The older group of the
two, the Better Films and TV Council of
Milwaukee Area, was activated in 1931,
while the Better Films and TV Council of
Sheboygan County was organized in 1936.
Mrs. Leonard (Fran) Schmidlknecht, in
her second year as president of the Milwaukee
council, has been a steady moviegoer
ever since she was six years old. She and
her friends were among the youngsters who
regularly attended Sunday matinees at the
Jackson Theatre to see such favorites as
Shirley Temple, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland
and others.
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By the time she was a teenager at Lincoln
High School on the city's lower east
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MINNEAPOLIS
^urder on the Orient Express" was the
talk of Filmrow with its sensational
bow at the Cooper Theatre—and its equally
startling strength at the Har-Mar I Theatre
in St. Paul. It was the second giant opening
for the Har-Mar twin-theatre complex, the
Har-Mar II actually topping the local figure
with "Earthquake" during an opening week.
"Murder" found the Har-Mar right at the
heals of the Cooper—and has made the St.
Paul house one high on film companies'
lists of choice situations.
The significance of the Presidents" Day
holiday doubtless is all but lost in the calendar
juggling of dates—but in a time of a
depressed economy, who's to knock the commercial
aspect of it all? Certainly not local
exhibitors, who saw grosses push upward
with schools closed across most of the territory.
Frank Zanolli, Universal brunch manager,
mailed availability notices to local exhibitors
for "The Eiger Sanction," starring Clint
Eastwood, and "The Great Waldo Pepper."
toplining Robert Redford. "Pepper" will
break Sunday (2?).
. . .
Dan Peterson, Brookings, S.D., circuit
owner, held the grand opening of his Unique
Cinema Theatre February 28, the house located
in a new Brookings shopping center
Roy Smith, Lange Distributing Co.
branch head, hailed the grosses posted by
"Journey Back to Oz." With 41 prints
working the area. Smith noted that the
picture was tallying strong receipts at virtually
all situations,
the great bulk of the busi-
. . .
ness coming during matinee showings,
though all houses were running it full time
"W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings,"
the forthcoming Burt Reynolds film, breaks
here June 25 with a minimum of 125 prints
working this territory. Avron Rosen. 20th
Century-Fox branch manager, said that the
picture is expected to repeat here the hefty
business already done in Atlanta and
Memphis.
Said Rosen: ""We're looking forward to
the greatest year in 20th-Fox history—and
it's already well under way with "The Towering
Inferno' and "Young Frankenstein.'
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are 'The Terrorists,' with Sean Connery;
"The Four Musketeers" for Easter; "The
French Connection II," and At Long Last
Love." The summer of "75 belongs to Fox!""
Don Palmquist, 20th Century-Fox office
manager and chief barker of Tent 12, Variety
of the Northwest, and his wife depart
April 1 1 for the Variety Clubs International
convention in London . Rosen, Paramount
branch salesman, was hospitalized
February 17-19 for a series of tests.
Harry Green, Midcontinent Theatres,
Dean Lutz, general sales manager for
K-Tel Productions here, and Forrie Myers,
Paramount branch boss, golf together in the
summer and bowl together in the winter.
Somehow, things stay the same, regardless
of the season. The other day. Myers reported.
"My hand was deep in Lutz's wallet."
locally
based circuit, is building a twin-theatre
installation to open in mid-March in
Aberdeen, S.D. Similar structures are
planned for Sioux Falls. S.D., and Owatonna.
Filmrow visitors: Mr. an d Mrs. Richard
Ebensteiner, the Stage thea tres in Hastings
and St.
Auditorium, St.
State, Winona;
Elk River, and
Rochester . . ,
Peter; Jane Pepper.
Croix Falls. Wis.; Paul Berg
Carl Brownfield. New Elk.
Tom Doughty, Cinema 21.
Don Dalrymple. who heads
and booking operation, has
booking of
his own buying
taken over the
the Wing TTieat re. Wing. N.D.,
which reopens in May.
Religious Community Key
To Film Ratings' Success
(Continued from preceding page)
fine, according to local standards, what is
obscene. Since then the situation hasn't
changed much but things have become a bit
more complicated. The film industry still
uses its rating system, while at the same
time continues to fear government control
of the medium, even after last year's Supreme
Court reversal of the conviction of
an Albany, Ga., theatre owner who showed
what the Georgia courts considered an obscene
film. 'Carnal Knowledge.'
'"It has long been maintained that the
court's 1973 decision is a law that is almost
impossible to uphold in any practical, consistent
way. Obscenity is in the eye of the
beholder. We, being individuals, all have
different conceptions and interpretations of
things like morality.
"Given 12 people, one will come up with
12 different definitions of obscenity. Hence
court decisions on morality cannot be much
more than the opmir-n. of the per-oni on
the jury, hound to change with the composition
of that jury. Compounding this unstable
condition are the vote-hungry, issuehopping
local politicians who, sensing a soft
spot in the virgin underbelly of their community,
pounce on it like sharks at the smell
of blood.
'"These variables have caused the highly
erratic ball to be tossed into the hands of
yet a third party, those who traditionally
have been our moral leaders, the religious
community. Two years ago both the National
Council of Churches Broadcasting & Film
Commission and the National Catholic
Office of Motion Pictures withdrew their
support of the rating system. They were
concerned with its haphazard application
and the fact that their support was being
used as fodder for the industry"s public relations
machines.
"The church |>eople now find themselves
in a pivotal role. They are being courted
by the film industry. Their support will legitimatize
the rating system and calm the
mob cries for censorship. But they still are
not entirely in favor of the system ... It is
their fear of impending censorship that
makes them lean towards accepting the code.
"What is the answer? Well, that depends
on the question being asked. If one wants
to "clean up' the movie business, nothing
will do that more effectively than the wholesale
suspension of the First Amendment.
But if one is looking for a set of guidelines
by which filmgoers and parents can decide
a film's suitability, then the rating system
wins hands down,
"With all its imperfections it is the only
system to succeed at classifying films and
warning viewers. It appears the only alternative
to censorship and our religious leaders
would be wise to support it.""
Wisconsin's Film Council
Presidents Aid Moviegoers
(Continued from preceding page)
Unimpeachable Madame President."'
Wielding
the president's gavel at meetings is oldhat
for Laverne.
How does she manage to become Sheboygan"s
'"most involved"' organizational woman
and still remain her usually serene self? "I
don"t have problems running my home as
well as doing club work because, you see,
Tm an organizer," Mrs, Hoerig once related.
"1 feel that if you have a system and stick
to it, you won"t encounter too much trouble
doing what is needed to be accomplished."
Warner Bros.' "Lisztomania" went before
the cameras at the Shepperton studio
complex near London February 3.
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CINCINNATI — -liarthquako" grossed
925 for a seventh week at Carousel 1 to
continue a long lead among first runs. "Murder
on the Orient Express" pulled 650 in a
smashing opening week at Showcase 3. Two
films drew 500 each: "The Towering In-
250
. ,
ferno" at Showcase 1 and "Freebie and the
Bean" at three theatres.
Average Is 100)
Ambas'Odor— Amarcord SR), 6th wk 75
Corouel 1
— Eorthquake 'Univ), 7th wk 925
Front (Univ), 5th wk
Grond
Kenwood
Revolt of the
The
Dragon (SR)
Poge
125
200
Showcase 1 The Towering Inferno
:WB/20th-Fov ,
wk 500
Showcase 2 The Godfofhcr, Port II Poro),
7th wk.
Showcose 3 Murder on the Oriental Express
.
(Para)
Shrwcase 4— .Young Fronkenstein r(20th-Fox),
650
7fh wk 250
Showcase 5 The Longest Yard Para), 14th wk.
Skywalk 2— Sunburst iSR)
Times Towne Cinema The Man With the
.200
250
Golden Gun (UA), 7th wk 325
Three theatres Freebie and the Bean (WB),
6th wk 500
Valley Airport 1975 (Univ), t6th wk 250
Towering Inferno' Is 405
In Sixth Detroit Week
DETROIT — "The Towering Inferno" in
a si.xth week took over the competition with
405 in eight theatres. "Murder on the Orient
Express" debuted at nine houses with a
strong 390. .Another opening feature "Dragon
Squad" reported 385 at the Fox. "1 he
Godfather. Part II" in a sixth week at eight
. .
situations reported 300.
Adams Boss Nigger (SR), 5th wk 95
Eight theatres The Godfather, Port II (Poro),
6th wk 300
Eight theatres The Towering Inferno
(WB,''20th-Fox), 6th wk 405
Eiaht theatres The Island at the Top of the
World (BV), 6th wk 105
Five theatres Earthquake (Univ), 1 1th wk 290
Fox Dragon Squad (SR) 385
Grand Circus—Abby (AlP), 5th wk 95
Nine theatre3 ^Murder on the Orient Express
fPoro) 390
Six theatres' Young Frankenstein (20th-Fox),
6th wk. 280
Six
The Front Page fUniv), 6th wk 130
Six theatres— Freebie and the Bean (WB), 5th wk. 195
Six theotres Airport 1975 (Univ), 6th wk 125
Studio IV Amorcord (SR), 1 1 th wk 90
Te'ex 1 Flesh Gordon (AlP), I 1th wk 75
Towne I—Lenny (UA), 7th wk 205
Towne II— Stovisky (SR), 2nd wk 110
'Murder on the
Orient Express'
Grips Cleveland With 265
CLEVELAND—"Murder on the Orient
Express" developed a grip on the city with
265 in a third week. Not far behind was
"Earthquake" in a twelfth week at two theatres.
"TNT Jackson" opened with 180 at
two theatres and "Black Dragon" debuted
with 120 at the Embassy.
Embassy— Block Dragon (SR) 120
Five theatres Freebie and the Bean (WB),
6th wk 180
Four theatres The Front Poge (Univ), 7th wk. . . 85
Four theotres The Godfother, Port II (Poro),
7th wk 200
Hippodrome TNT Jackson (SR) 180
S.x theatres The Towering Inferno
(WB/20th-Fox), 7th wk 210
Six theatres Murder on the Orient Express
(Poro), 3rd wk 265
Two theatres Earthquake (Univ), 12th wk 230
Commonwealth Changes
From Southwestern Edition
PECOS. TEX. — Allen Littlejohn has
transferred from Commonwealth's Fort
Stockton theatre to the State here. Ray
Bentzen, formerly manager in Hobbs for
the Kansas City-based circuit, took over
as manager of the Pecos in Fort Stockton.
Black-Owned Firms
Blaxploitation Films:
TOLEDO, OHIO—Sam Greenlee, author
of the novel "The Spook Who Sat by the
Door," which he also produced and scripted
(for the 1973 United Artists release), said
that black exploitation films will continue
to be produced, giving inaccurate portrayals
of blacks, until black people start
making and owning their own films. He
spoke to an audience at the University of
Toledo as part of that university's observance
of Black Culture Week.
Greenlee said that the only way the
content of films will reflect the true situation
of black people is if blacks break
away from the established movie industry
and start their own firms. "We don't lack
what it takes to make our own movies. We
can't march and picket and pray to persuade
Hollywood to use the kind of material of
which we approve," he said, declaring that
whites control the industry.
He objected even to highly rated films
such as "Sounder," "Uptown Saturday
Night" and the TV film "The Biography of
Miss Jane Pittman," because they are "ovraed"
by whites and put blacks in situations
Federal Judges Won't Halt
Obscenity Prosecutions
rOLEDO, OHIO—Prosecutions of two
places which have presented nude dancing
— the Ciayely Theatre in downtown Toledo
and the Shamble Club on Monroe Street
must he allowed to proceed, according to
a three-judge U.S. District Court panel
decision. The panel unanimously refused
to block prosecution of the two spots on
charges of presenting obscene performances.
The panel also refused to rule on the
constitutionality of Ohio's anti-obscenity
law, particularly since, the judges said, the
Ohio Supreme Court has not yet considered
the constitutionality of the entire statute,
aithoLigh it has upheld several sections of
the law.
The operating partners of the Shambles.
John Shaughnessy and Debra Holman:
Shambles dancer Diana Stewart; Gayety
cashier Elsie Krego, and Gayety dancer
Virginia Gardner all were charged by police
last fall. Both the Shambles and Gayety
had sought an injunction halting the criminal
cases, challenging the Ohio obscenity
law as a violation of the right of free expression.
Christine Enterprises of Cleveland, which
operates the downtown Esquire Theatre,
had joined in the lawsuit on the basis that
it feared prosecution for nude dancing. The
panel held that Christine had no standing,
since no charges had been filed against
Esquire performers.
"The judges' refusal to intervene in the
prosecution was based, they said, on a U.S.
Supreme Court decision which says that
federal courts should abstain in most instances
from interfering with state court
criminal prosecutions.
Can Eliminate
Greenlee
approved of by whites. As a result, the
films often given an inaccurate impression
of black culture. Greenlee said the black
exploitation films are such that the tickets
are bought by blacks, give an inaccurate
impression of what appeals to blacks and
the profits go back to whites.
His film, distributed by United Artists,
has been shown in
approximately 110 cities
but the distributor was not happy with the
boxoffice returns, Greenlee said. It is about
a black Central Intelligence Agency agent
who becomes bitter when he, as the first
of his race to hold such a position, is
displayed for visitors but employed at a
menial task. He quits the CIA and takes the
espionage and guerilla tactics he learned
in training back to the ghetto, where he
organizes a guerilla army of blacks to overthrow
the white power structure. Greenlee
said the subject matter is too startling for
most white people to feel comfortable with.
"The Spook Who Sat by the Door" was
shown at the University of Toledo Student
Union before Greenlee's remarks.
CLEVELAND
JJow anxious can you be to see Disney
World? Just ask Darrel Thomas Sherman.
He won't be able to answer you, because
he was just born February 7. Tom
Sherman, his dad and owner of Auto-O-
Rama Twin Drive-In. was vacationing with
his wife Debbie and daughter Pamela in
Florida when, just outside Disney World.
Darrel decided that Disney World is no
place to see from inside. Although he was
not due to make the scene until early March,
he arrived. His mother Debbie was rushed
to a hospital in nearby Clermont, where
Darrel was born—but not before sister
Pamela had a few rides in Fantasy Land in
Disney World.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sweeney of Fremont
Saturday (1) assumed the operation of the
Cinema Theatre; Fremont Drive-In, Fremont,
and the Springmill Drive-In, Mansfield.
The facilities formeriy were under the
Armstrong circuit banner.
Nadine Walker, Co-Operative Theatres
secretary, recently returned from a vacation
in Washington, D.C. . . . Bob Kaplowitz,
United Artists booker, returned to the cold
weather here following a warm holiday in
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Fraokovich, producer, and star Susan
Blakely were in town for a series of
interviews and a press preview of "Report
to the Commissioner." The activities were
keyed to the op>ening of the new film in the
Motor City February 19. Frankovich. Ms.
Blakely and star Michael Moriarty recentb
completed a round of personal appearances
and interviews in New York, where "Report
to the Commissioner" currently is playing
to top grosses at the Criterion. 86th Street
East and UA Cinema East. The Frankovich
production, which also stars Yaphet Kotto.
Hector Elizondo and Tony King, was directed
by Milton Katselas from a screenplay
by Abby Mann and Ernest Tidyman. The
film is a United Artists release.
Laura DeMenf, secretary to Universal
branch manager Jim Ryan, and Marge
(Macey) Svegel will spend two weeks in
Hawaii. Blast-off date is set for Monday
(10) . . Jim Ryan, Universal branch man-
.
ager, and Jim Ley, Pittsburgh sales representative,
attended the Universal national
sales meeting in Orlando, Fla.. February
24-28.
Jerry Lipow, 58, formerly of this city,
died in Chicago following a heart attack
January 29. Lipow worked here several
years as salesman for RKO-Stanley Warner.
Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr and Paramount. He
has not worked in the industry since moving
to Chicago several years ago.
Harry Buxbaum, president of Stanley
Warner, and Tom Crehan, RKO-Stanley
Warner executive vice-president, were in
this city Friday, February 21 . . Gordon
.
Bugie, Cinerama division manager, and his
wife Mitzy leave Friday (7) for a vacation
in the Canary Islands.
Don Niebaum now is managing Loews'
East and writing city advertising for Loews
Theatres here. He succeeds Ray Serraglio,
who, effective Thursday (6), becomes buyer
for Academy Advertising . Winter
is the attractive new secretary at Motion
Picture Sound.
General Theatres soon will move from its
present quarters in the Film Building. Of-
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Brainard Place, where General Theatres will
make its new headquarters
Mishkind. General Theatres president, left
for a holiday in Freeport and Florida February
14. He plans to return to his office
Monday (3).
Rick Meyerson, Columbia branch manager,
attended the national sales meeting on
the West Coast early last month. Also
catching some of the West Coast Columbia
screenings were Pete Rosian, Personal Film
Research and Bert Lefkowich, Community
circuit, and his wife Alice.
Sympathy is extended to Mickey Kaufman,
wife of Jack Kaufman. Cinepix head,
whose mother recently died.
Once again, during Variety Week, the
WOMPIs lent a hand by passing out candy
to handicapped children at a morning
screening February 15 at the Hippodrome
Theatre.
General Cinema Corp., which plans an
Easter opening for a triplex at Mentor Mall.
is excavating at Rolling Acres in Akron,
where more GCC screens are on the drawing
boards.
The Parents Volunteer Ass'n Women's
Auxiliary will hold a benefit premiere showing
of Columbia's "Funny Lady" Tuesday
(11) at 8 p.m. at Loews' East. A reception
will
follow.
Jesse L. Lasky jr., 65, recently visited this
city to promote his book "Whatever Happened
to Hollywood." Lasky, who was one
of Cecil B. DeMille's most experienced
scriptwriters, grew up in the Hollywood
atmosphere. His father Jesse Lasky sr., a
founder of Paramount Pictures, also produced
the first feature-length motion picture.
Lasky expressed the opinion that these
are times when people want "escape into
good times, fantasy and swashbuckling adventure."
He sees the craft to which he has
devoted his life as dead— "screenwriters take
a dull book and make it into a bearable
movie."
Marcus Ground Breaking
GREEN BAY, WIS,—Participating in
ground-breaking ceremonies for a Marcus
circuit twin to be located in the Sure Way-
ShopKo Shopping Center on the east side
were Hayden "Bud" Owen, Green Bay
manager for Marcus Theatres: Max Johnson,
Sure Way Stores, and Elmer Barrette,
Green Bay administrative officer. A June
opening is tentative scheduled for the duo.
Ohio Man Charges Ladies'
Night Violates Rights
DAYTON, OHIO — "Ladies' Night" at
the Salem Mall Theatre in the Salem Mall
Shopping Center, suburban Trotwood. violates
the Ohio Civil Rights laws, according
to Paul C. Shaw, who filed a charge of unlawful
discriminatory action in public accommodations
in the Dayton office of the
Ohio Civil Rights Commission. The commission
recently ruled that there was "probable
cause."
Shaw tried twice last fall to buy a ladies'
night movie ticket at the $1.50 price for
women instead of paying the regular $2.75
price. Both times, he said, he was refused.
After the first alleged refusal in October.
Shaw complained to the city of Trotwood.
which has an ordinance against sex discrimination.
He also received an opinion in his
favor from the Ohio attorney general's office
in Columbus.
He took the opinion with him when he
returned for his second attempt to buy a
ladies' admission ticket but the theatre manager
didn't change his mind. Shaw said. "He
seemed more strong-willed and resistant than
before." according to Shaw, who is a teacher
at Wright State University here.
Shaw filed the unlawful discriminatory
action late last year and the recent ruling
by the Dayton office of the Ohio Civil
Rights Commission that there was "probable
cause" for charges of unlawful discrimination
means that it will meet with the theatre
management to attempt to work out a solution.
The manager could not be reached for
comment.
Ohio law bans discrimination in employment,
housing and public accommodations
on the basis of race, color, creed, religion,
national origin, ancestry or sex. Shaw said
he filed the charge for "idealistic" reasons
and also because he is concerned about discrimination
against women. In his case, the
most sympathetic people have been women.
'If You Don't Stop It' Is
Screened for OSU Class
COLUMBUS—Bob Levy, director and
co-producer of the R-rated motion picture
•If You Don't Stop It, You'll Go Blind,"
made a personal appearance and discussed
filmmaking at a private screening of the
picture for the Ohio State University Cinema
Arts Class in Columbus Thursday,
February 20. The screening was held at
the World Theatre here, where the picture
opened February 28.
"If You Don't Stop It, You'll Go Blind"
is distributed bv Topar Films of Beverly
Hills, Calif.
Levy is the son of Parke Levy, creator
of the radio shows "My Friend Irma" and
"December Bride."
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TOLEDO, OHIO— Blade movie critic
Norman Dresser is turned off by people
who state, with apparent pride, that they do
not go to the movies. A recent column was
directed toward this segment of the public,
with the renowned entertainment editor of
the Toledo Blade delivering the following
"verbal spanking" to nonmoviegoers:
A remark I hear disturbingly often is to
the effect that so-andso enjoyed reading my
review of such-and-such a movie, then adding
with what seems a note of pride that "I
haven't been to a movie in
years." This indicates
to me, if the review was favorable,
either that I'm doing a poor job of salesmanship
for an excellent movie or that the
speaker has a closed mind and rejects all
movies because he had seen a couple of
bad ones in .the past.
It's a bit like refusing to read any books
because Harold Robbins turns out trashy
sex novels or avoiding the theatre because
there hasn't been a good playwright since
William Shakespeare. Or even (I jest here)
disconnecting the TV set after Ed Sullivan
went off the air.
For example, I received a letter the other
day from a lady recalling with fondness the
musicals of the 1930s and such screen personalities
as Franchot Tone, Lionel Barrymore
and Ann Harding. Then she added a
P.S.— "'Vou can be sure that I don't go to
movies today."
Now. I'm not detracting from the glory
of that golden era of Hollywood and many
fine movies were produced then. However, I
suspect one's memory plays tricks. One remembers
the good films and forgets how
many shoddy, worthless movies were turned
out on the Hollywood assembly line. Republic
used to grind out westerns on a weekly
basis, all eminently forgettable.
One forgets, too, the absurdity of the
puritanical code which ruled (on the screen,
at least) in Hollywood back in those days.
Married couples always slept in twin beds;
a kiss (closed lips, please) could run only
a few seconds: crime never paid. In other
words, movies did not reflect reality, even
in what is now remembered as an innocent
era. (Actually, the 1930s weren't all that
innocent, as I recall the period; it's just that
our trangressions were not as much in the
open as they are today.)
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By BARBARA WARREN
BOSTON— Ernie
Warren, BoxoFFiCE
correspondent, was named 'sweetheart of
the month" during the Valentine luncheon
of the New England Motion Picture Club
here.
Chaired by Paul Peterson. NFB Films,
and David Titleman, Allied Artists Films,
the February 14th fete at Nick's Restaurant
honored Warren for his career in exhibition.
Warren was presented an award by Peterson
who gave a brief but humorous account
of Ernie's career, which began in 1900 as
film shuttle boy to and from North and
South Stations here. He continued his service
in distribution with Warners. Pathe and
Universal, and presently is Boxoffice correspKjndent
and theatre consultant.
Ken Mayer, well known newspaper columnist
and former Filnirow staffer, was
guest speaker. He reminisced about Warren's
days in distribution and many remarked
on Ken's phenomenal memory for names
and places. His speech brought back pangs
of nostalgia to many who were present and
gave younger members of the club a glimpse
of "the way it was."
Present to witness the occasion were Warren's
wife Irene; daughter Barbara Warren.
General Cinema, and granddaughter Lynne
Nelson of Allied Artists, comprising the
third generation in
films.
Among the 200 attending were I.eo Ajamian.
Charles Cinema: Doc Romano. B &
Theatres; S\' Evans. Nick Lavidor. Chuck
Mason and Jim Collins. General Cinema:
Richard and Sumner Myerson. Loews Theatres;
Alan Friedberg. Sack Theatres: Wyn
Know, Granada Theatre: Fran Lynch. SBC
Management: Max Magovsky and Joe Rossi.
National Screen Service: Jack Keegan. Rita
Sullivan and Bob Anderson. Paramount:
Harvey .Appcll. Apple Distribution: Florio
Simi and Bruce Hambro. Buena Vista: Carl
Goldman. TONE executive director: Seth
Field. George Roberts and Mai Green.
Redstone's Tohn Lowe Sees
Lonaer Runs. Better Films
WORCE,STER—Exhibition business, better
in 1974 than in 197.^, can be expected
to expand even more, John P. Lowe, western
New England division manager. Redstone
Theatres, remarked in a recent newspaper
interview.
"The movies," Lowe continued, "did a
roller-coaster business in 1974, with newhighs
and new lows. But the big-success,
big-failure pattern probably won't cause
exhibitors to change their methods very
much—except to look for ways to protect
themselves."
Lowe told the press that he expects production
and distribution to come up with
fewer movies "and to make them better
that is, to reduce the number of quicklymade,
low-budgeted films."
The trend towards holding films for longruns
has grown, Lowe went on.
'Earthquake hOOO in Hub Opening;
'A Woman Registers Terrific 575
BOSTON—Averages are on the upswing
here despite recent snowstorms, and "Earthquake"
in its city debut at the Gary rocked
the Hub with 1000. higher than its opening
at suburban Framingham Cinema weeks
1.'^
ago. "Earthquake" is proving that downtown
Boston is the biggest grossing situation
in New England. "A Woman Under the
Influence" scored a terrific 575 at Cheri
Three and "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
hit a smash 475 at the Beacon Hill.
Also in the top bracket was previous winner
"Murder on the Orient Express" with 575
in a fifth week.
(Average Is 100)
Astor Bogord (SR) 175
Beacon Hill Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
;WB) 475
Charles Emmonuelle (Col), 4th wk 365
Charles East Locombe, Lucien (20th-Fox),
nth wk 125
Chen One Lenny UA), 10th wk 235
Cheri Two Amorcord (SR), 9th wk 245
Cheri Three A Womon Under the Influence
(SR) 575
Circle Cinema ^The Front Poge (Univ), 9th wk, . 180
Cinema 57 One The Towering Inferno
;WB/20th-Fox), 9th wk 300
Cinema 57 Two Murder on the Orient Express
(Para), 5th wk 575
Exeter Scenes From a Marriage (SR), 1 7th wk. . 175
Framingham Cinemo One Earthquoke (Univ),
Mth wk 215
Gary Earthquake (Univ) 1000
Loews' Abbey One Sheila Levine Is Dead
and Living in New York (Para) 200
Pi Alley Young Frankenstein (20th-Fox),
9th wk 310
Pans Cinema— llsa (SR), 4th wk 125
Savoy One The Godfather, Part II (Paro),
9th wk 400
'Front Page' Scores 250 in Bow;
"Angel Number 9" 225 in Hartford
HARIFORD—The winter's first eightinch
snowfall failed to dampen moviegoers'
enthusiasm as a flock of first runs registered
some of the best "takes" since the Christmas
season. Universal's "The Front Page" in
three situations hit 250. "Angel Number 9"
on a double bill at Ernest A. Grecula's .^rt
Cinema, chalked up 225. Columbia's "The
Stepford Wives" in four cinemas barreled
along with 200. And in an innovative pitch,
tied
to reopening of the Webster. "Phantom
of the Paradise," a musical spoof of the
Universal silent "Phantom of the Opera,"
was accompanied by the showing of the
silent classic. The Ferguson-Diletesso house
also presented a "live" vaudeville revue, the
first in many years for a metropolitan firstrun
showcase. All the effort paid off with
boxoffice gross of 175.
Art Cinema Angel Number 9 (SR);
Bedroom Bedlam (SR) 225
Burnside, Cinema I The Godfather, Part II
(Para), 9th wk 200
Cinema City Challenge to be Free (SR),
3rd wk 125
East Hartford Cinema I ^Teenoge Stepmother
(SR); Dynamite (SR) 150
Four theatres ^The Night Porter (Emb), 2nd wk. .150
Four theatres ^The Stepford Wives (Col) 200
Rivoli The Private Afternoons of Pomelo Mann
(SR); He ond She (SR), 2nd wk 175
Showcase Cinema I Earthquake (Univ), 9th wk. .175
Showcase Cinema II The Towering Inferno
(WB/20th-Fox), 9th wk 160
Showcase Cinema III ^Freebie and the Bean
(Vi^B), 8th wk 130
Showcase Cinema IV Abby (AlP), 3rd wk 150
Three theatres The Front Page (Univ) 250
Webster Phantom of the Paradise (20th-Fox) ... 175
'Strongest Man' Grosses 175;
'Stepford Wives' 150 in Bow
NEW HAVEN—Four new programs, all
a
registering brisk boxoffice response, joined
continuing features for a surprisingly strong
grossing week. Buena Vista's "The Strongest
Man in the World." given a sneak-preview
the week previous, zippwd to a nifty 175.
Columbia's modern-day chiller "The Stepford
Wives" rated 150, L-T's "Bogard"
pulled 135 and "French Blue" on a double
bill scored 130. Still the high mark in town
was "The Godfather, Part^Il" with 200 in
a ninth week at Showcase Cinema I.
Cinemort, Milford Cinema
1 ^The Strongest Man
in the World (BV) 175
Crown French Blue (SR); Not Just Another
Woman (SR) 1 30
Whitney ^The Stepford Wives
. .200
Milford Cinema II,
(Col) 150
Roger Sherman^ Bogard (L-T) 135
Showcase Cinema I The Godfather, Port II
(Para), 9th wk
Showcase Cinemo II The Towering Inferno
(WB/20th-.Fox), 9th wk 185
Showcase Cinema III Murder on the Orient
Express (Para), 4th wk 160
Showcase Cinema IV Eorthquakc (Univ),
9th wk 165
Showcase Cinema V Airport 1975 (Univ),
9th wk 150
York Square Cinema Scenes From a Marriage
(SR), 9th wk 75
Strand in Lowell
Sold to
Developer
LOWELL—The Strand Theatre on
Central
Street has been sold to developer Raymond
A. Carye, who is reportedly considering
rehabilitating the structure for office use.
Christos Katsikos, a spokesman for
Carye's Altid Enterprises in Cambridge, said
there were no definite plans for the structure.
The single-floor, three-story building
was sold to Carye by the First Federal Savings
and Loan Ass'n for a reported ,$50,000.
Carye has considered using the old theatre,
after rehabilitating it, as a new cinemarestaurant-cultural
center. The Strand overlooks
the Pawtucket Canal and abuts land
that will be included in the Rex Lot development
in the Lowell Heritage State Park plan.
What happens to the Strand and the extent
of rehabilitation, will depend on "which
way the economic market" goes, said Katsikos.
Henry Cohan, 75, Dead;
Bridgeport Exhibitor
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.—Henry Cohan,
75, in the entertainment industry all his
life, died recently.
He had managed the Perakos first-run
Beverly Theatre here since 1957, and.
earlier was manager of the Dixwell Theatre,
New Haven (1934-1957). Previously,
he was a vaudeville booker.
Cohan leaves three sons. Dr. Sidney
Cohan, Jack Cohan and Charles Cohan:
three sisters, and several nephews and
nieces. He was a widower.
Burial was in Congregation Adas B'nai
Yeshurim Cemetery, Allingtown, West
Haven.
BOXOFFICE :: March 3, 1975 NE-1

BOSTON
Joe Testa, sound engineer for Allied Theatres
Equipment Co.. was at Tom Duffy's
Littleton Cinemas doing check-up and maintenance
work on the sound system and Cinenieccanica
projection equipment. Chief projectionist
Dave Fedorchek assisted.
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Qarl Goldman, executive director of the
Theatre Owners of New England, is
continuing his policy of checking all bills
and petitions submitted at the State House
that might be against the best interests of
exhibition. A petition recently presented by
a Bay State legislator called for the closing
on Sunday of all Beano (bingo) games, bowling
alleys, liquor stores and movie theatres.
Yes. that's right, movie theatres were included
in the "blue" law provision. Goldman
said that opposition is being organized.
Carl Fasick promoted a press luncheon at
the Ritz Carlton for Warner Bros, presentation
"Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins."
Star Mackenzie Phillips appeared prior to
the film's debut at Sack Theatres Savoy
Cinema February 12.
Ed Lider's Central Square Cinema, Cambridge,
is continuing its sensational run of
"King of Hearts" for the fifth year, which
began February 12 . . . The National Theatre
on Tremont Street, originally in the
E.M. Loew's theatre chain, is now operated
by the Boston Center for the Arts. It is
being readied for a $1.5 million remodeling
job made possible by a grant from the
George Robert White Fund here.
Miss Mary E. Connors, former cashier
and assistant manager at Paramount's Portland,
Me., office, died last week at her
home. She was well known to exhibitors,
having worked for RKO-Pathe, M & P
Theatres and America Theatres in earlier
years.
Hatton Taylor, after exiting Jud Parker
Films, is scheduling a short vacation up in
Canada visiting old friends. He will decide
future plans after his return, he confided.
Edward J. Dineen, new director of operations
for Sack Theatres, announces several
new appointments. In keeping with company
policy of promotions from within the
ranks. Douglas A. Kelly has been appointed
manager at the Cheri complex which has
three auditoriums. Kelly, who began his
career with Sack as assistant manager of
the Beacon Hill Theatre in 1973, was then
promoted to assistant manager of the Cheri
and later manager of the Gary. His most
recent position was that of manager at
Music Hall. Sack Theatre staffer Tadeo J.
Goyuk. previously assistant manager at the
Savoy complex, has been named manager at
the Saxon. Goyuk has been with Sack since
1967 at the Cheri complex and the Pi Alley.
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John J. Rafferty, formerly manager of the
suburban Sack Cinema City in Danvers, has
been named manager of the Gary Theatre.
Hugo A. Ugolini, former assistant manager
at the Beacon Hill, manager of the Gary
and the Cheri. has been named manager of
the Sack Cinema City in Danvers. The theatre
is located in the attractive Liberty Tree
Mall on the North Shore. Ugolini has been
a member of the Sack crew since 1967.
Eugene Tunick was welcomed to Redstone
Theatres with a cocktail party at
Nick's Restaurant. Sumner Redstone invited
the entire office staff as well as branch
managers and district managers from Filmrow.
Among those attending were A. Alan
Friedberg. Sack Theatres; Joe Milaccio.
Warner Bros.; Tom O'Brien, Columbia; Joe
Griffin, United Artists; John Pekos and Bob
Cherin, 20th Century-Fox; Joe Lahey, AIP
and Jack Keegan. Paramount.
The New England premiere of "Funny
Lady." starring Barbra Streisand and Omar
Shariff. will be a charity event on behalf of
the Philoptochos Women for Hellenic College
Tuesday (11) at the Cheri complex.
.Alan Friedberg, head of Sack Theatres; Mrs.
John Pappas, national president of the
Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society,
and Mrs. Peter Contas, co-chairman
for the event, made the announcement jointly.
Proceeds from the gala event will aid the
Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek
Orthodox School of Theology. Brookline.
Regular performances for the public start
Wednesday (12).
Don McNally, one of Filmrow's most
popular personalities, reports that his Derby
Port Drive-In in Vermont is ready for the
1975 open-air season. Don said this year is
his 25th anniversary and he is planning
many events and promotions for his patrons
during the season. Derby, Vt., is situated
near the Canadian border.
Ray Anderson, new booking manager at
Cinema Film Buying, Inc., in the Park
Square Building, announces his forthcoming
marriage to Mary Noreen McGonagle of
Roslindale. Mary is a former employee of
the Rialto in Roslindale. The ceremony will
take place at Sacred Heart Church and after
a week's wedding trip in Bermuda, the
couple will make their home in Walpole.
Anderson previously was head booker at
Warner Bros, and at MGM, plus serving as
assistant manager at the Rialto. A native of
Pennsylvania, he was a student at Central
Catholic High and Northeastern University.
After his schooling Ray joined the Air
Force, was named ".'Mrman of the Month"
and managed the base's motion picture theatre
for more than two years. He also worked
for the Army and Air Force Motion Picture
.Service.
Sack's Gary Cinema opened the Boston
run of "Earthquake" February 14. The
Savoy is being equipped with rumbling,
quivering vibrations of the "Sensurround"
system for what is expected to be a long
run of the film in downtown Boston.
Boston moviegoers are in for a real treat
with the coming this month of several films:
"Report to the Commissioner." Wednesday
(5) at the Saxon; "Funny Lady," Wednesday
(12) at the Cheri complex; "Shampoo,"
Wednesday (19) at the Cheri complex; "The
Prisoner of Second .'\venue," Wednesday
(19) at the 57 Cinema; "Tommy," Wednesday
(26) at Beacon Hill Cinema. Continuing
through March are "A Woman Under the
Influence," at the Cheri complex; "Alice
Doesn't Live Here Anymore" at the Beacon
Hill; "Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins"
at the Savoy complex and "Young Frankenstein"
at the Pi Alley Cinema.
Solly Simons, former sales representative
at Columbia, is now retired (and tired of it).
He still appears regularly in and around
Piedmont Street and took off recently for
a week's vacation in Hawaii. This is his third
trip to the islands. Solly confided, and he is
looking forward to seeing friends met on
previous visits.
A. Alan Friedberg, chief operations officer
of Sack Theatres, reported that Harvey Appell
has joined the new distribution company.
Apple Films, as its head executive.
.^ppell said his experience has equipped him
with the knowledge of special handling for
films that call for special promotions, multiple
saturations via television, exploitation
and advertising campaigns, and for youthorient
films. Appell added that the new distribution
company, established by Sack
Theatres, will seek films for the "basic age
group" of 18 to 35. Both Appcll and Millon
Cohen, head film buyer for Sack Theatres,
were off to Hollywood and New York to
confer on new product for the six-state distribution
network. Apple Films will maintain
headquarters in the Park Square Building on
Saint James Avenue here.
MPAA Ratings Not Fair
To Film Content, Says Star
HARTFORD — Bernie Casey, here for
premiere of states rights' "Maurie," does
not feel that the rating code, administered
by the Motion Picture Ass'n of America, is
"realistically reflective of a movie's content."
At a press luncheon, the actor said:
"There's got to be a better method of interpretation
when something like 'Harry &
Tonto.' in which Art Carney travels across
the country with a pet cat, is rated 'R' for
the presence of two words.
"If movies are to contain substance, quality,"
Casey continued, "they must be allowed
a greater rein. Vulgarism, violence, are part
of life it,self, and we can't daintily sidestep
them for the sake of a rating alone. It's not
fair— to the actor and to the audience."
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NEW HAVEN
Sckernian-Tolchin Theatres, which recently
took over the Maurice Bailey "W
Theatres, started an ambitious remodeling
program at the first-run Whalley and Whitney.
Initial work encompasses the installation
of new lounge furniture, repainting of
lobbies and interiors and recarpeting.
Area Jchn Ahearn cinemas are pitching
the ad-phrase. "Inflation Busting Admission!'"
Harry Karpman. 67, former
. . .
music librarian for Radio City Music Hall,
New York, and the NBC Symphony Orchestra,
died January 28 at Yale-New
Haven Medical Center. In recent years, he
owned and operated Karpman Realty Co..
Hartford.
The KaU Corp. of South Norwalk.
Conn., has postponed indefinitely plans for
a $l2-million shopping center in East Haven,
New Haven suburb, which was to contain
a twin cinema. The Katz organization
was selected as "preferred developer" of a
20-acre redevelopment parcel in 1972. One
news source said last week that the Katz
company had found it impossible to obtain
sufficient financing or the major retail
tenant vital as the focal point in the shopping
center.
Meanwhile, a K-Mart discount department
store is nearing completion, as focal
point in a $3-miilion shopping center, developed
by other interests, on the site of the
former Post Drive-In Theatre.
Franklin E. Ferguson, the independent
exhibitor, notes an encouraging response lo
an on-going experiment, in which a 99 cents
admission policy is in effect until 7:30 on a
nightly basis, at the Strand, Hamden, and
Strand. Seymour. Playing a reprise of United
Artist's "Mixed Company" in both cinemas,
incidentally, Fergie advertised: "Best Comedy
Since 'Yours. Mine and Ours'!"
The Capitol, Milford. is alert to suburban
drive-time. Scheduling 20th-Fox reissue.
"The Sound of Music" for recent Saturday-
Sunday matinees, the cinema emphasized in
ads: "Ends at 4:20."
Joseph Gelmis, who is film critic for
Newsday, the largest daily newspaper on
Long Island, remarked in an issue of Connecticut
Magazine, published in Stratford:
"Television has the fastest reaction time to
popular success because it can imitate success
more quickly and cheaply than the
movie companies can."
Metropolitan New Haven's traditional
identity as a manufacturing center is changing.
The Greater New Haven Chamber of
nc/i
Theatre
Service
The nation's finest for 40 years
RCA Service Company
A Division of RCA
43 Edword J. Hart Rd.
Liberfy Industrial Pork
Jersey City, N.J. 07305 Phone: (201) 434-2318
Commerce, in a newly-released report, found
that while total manufacturing employment
has dropped (from 47,930 in 1967 to 41.810
in 1974), non-manufacturing jobs have increased
from 98,000 to
121.860. Big gainers
are government and service and non-profit
agencies. Area-wide, the labor force is comprised
of some 365,000 persons, 189,928 of
whom are female.
Cines II, New Haven, brought back UA's
"Tom Sawyer," the late Arthur Jacobs production,
for Saturday-Sunday matinees. .'\dmission
was 99 cents for all seats for all
patrons.
SPRINGFIELD
John P. Lowe, division manager, and Martin
Malinowski, resident managing director,
Redstone Theatres' Showcase Cinemas
VI, West Springfield, had a strong preopening
ad campaign for AIP's "Abby" . . .
The Allen & Cooley Cinemas II. Springfield,
playing an all-Paramount program on both
screens, came up with a brisk-paced ad-caption:
"A Real Bonanza! Two Movies for the
Price of One in Each Cinema!" On screen
one: "The Apprenticeship of Duddy
Kravitz" and "The Parallax View." On
screen two: "Death Wish" and "Serpico."
Stage/ West, the West Springfield professional
repertory theatre, reports excellent
audience response for a continuing series of
Monday night showings (the theatre is
normally closed Mondays) of vintage Hollywood
classics. .Admission is $1.50 for all
patrons for all seats. A typical booking:
UA's "The African Queen" (1951).
The Redstone Cinemas VI, West Springfield,
are seeking additional artists to display
their works in the lobby. Newspaper
ads include a reference to the lobby availability,
through management arrangement.
Pacific Inl'l booked "Challenge to be
Free," a G-rated release, day-and-date, for
Western Massachusetts premiere into the
Allen & Cooley complex, Springfield, and
Cinemas II, both .Agawam and Springfield.
The film played in Cinema II of all three
situations. The pass list was dropped.
Civic boosters are continuing sporadic efforts
for revitalization of downtown Springfield.
A spokesman noted that while the
area has only one per cent of the city's total
land, that one per cent furnishes 12 per
cent of the total property tax. "It's important
that that tax base be preserved," asserted
Paul J. Greeley, executive vice-president of
the Chamber of Commerce. Redevelopment
and the latter-day trend towards suburban
cinema complex construction have seen
downtown cinemas operational reduced to
one (the Bijou).
Projectionist
Cote Dies
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, ME.— Edouard
H. Cote, 82, retired Central Theatre
projectionist, died recently.
Conn. Suggests Restriction
On Glass-Walled Buildings
HARTFORD—The State Building Code
Standards Committee has proposed an end
of glass-walled construction, its recommended
changes ruling out the use of glass for
more than half of the wall surface of any
building.
The limitation, a committee spokesman
added, would be applicable only to new
buildings, or to structures targeted for largescale
remodeling.
MAINE
The continuing erratic economy is affecting
business for cinema owners as well as
other components of the Maine commerce.
State Manpower Affairs Commissioner Emi-
Ten Levesque said last week that the unemployment
rate jumped to an alarming 1
per cent for January. Agriculture, which is
a key element in the Pine Tree state, is having
its troubles; potato prices have tumbled
from record highs of last spring, and some
northern Maine farmers complain that they
do not expect to recoup production costs,
much less turn a profit, during 1975. Potato
farming in Maine has been traditionally
called a boom-or-bust enterprise.
Allied Artists booked Maine bow of "The
Dragon Dies Hard." day-and-date, into the
Maine Coast, Ellsworth; State, Farmington;
Cinema, Waterville; and Portland Drive-In.
Scarboro. Free Bruce Lee "lucky coins"
were distributed to all patrons.
Avco Embassy's "The Night Porter"
premiered in Portland at Cinema City
after a large amount of publicity . . . Maine
exhibition continued to report boxoffice response
"well beyond" fondest expectations
for continuing engagements of Paramount's
"The Godfather. Part 11" across the state.
'Texas Massacre' at
Midnight
HARTFORD—Murry Levine, president
of Mini Theatres of Connecticut, booked
Bryanston Pictures' "The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre" for recent Friday and Saturday
midnight showings at his Jerry Lewis Cinema.
Suffield. and Queen Plaza Cinema.
Southington. .'\dmission was 99 cents for
all seats, with advance advertising geared
to the theme, "Bring Along a Friend to
Hold Your Hand!"
'Directors' Classics' Offered
BURLINGTON, VT.—Merrill Jarvis,
president of the Merrill Theatre Corp., in a
unique change-of-pace booking, slotted past
Fellini-Ingmar Bergman directed films into
a "Director's Classics . . . The Best of Fellini
& Bergman." for the Merrill Century
Plaza I-II cinemas.
Xanadu New Trade Name
NEW HAVEN— Xanadu. Inc., 258 College
St., New Haven 06510, filed a trade
name with the Town Clerk's office for
College Street Cinema, the same College
Street
address.
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Sox Movies Are Sagging
SAIN I lOlIN— IIk lImhiimii nl iItj
New Urunsuick lilni ( I.ismIiciIioi Board,
Abe Goss, feels major motion picture companies
"are swinging away from portraying
excessive violence and sex and are trying
to produce motion pictures which might
be more acceptable." Goss expressed this
belief while addressing a meeting of the
Saint John Kiwanis Club at the Admiral
Beatly Hotel.
Comparing the films classified during the
last two years, Goss said in 1^*73 there
were 108 movies classified as "adult" and
140 as "restricted," whereas in 1974 there
were 113 "adult" and only 112 "restricted."
No one, Goss commented, objects to
'a little bit of spice" but there are some
companies who make movies wholly based
on sex and violence. On the other hand,
he said, there won"t be very many more
general-entertainment feature films because
such films are on TV all the time and
as a result not many people go to theatres
to watch this type fare.
"Film companies are there to make the
buck and they can't do it that way," he
said.
Goss stated that film classification is
"the best method that can be employed.
It's an attempt to help people make their
own decisions, it's the only means we
have. There's nothing else that we can do
about it."
lie said the three classifications— general
ailiili and restricted—are practically the
same all over Canada, although each province
has its own board except for Prince
Edward Island and Newfoundland. These
two provinces accept the certifications by
the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia boards.
Goss, in explaining the three classifications,
said "general" is suitable for all adult
viewing. The "adult" classification suggests
operators arc not required to keep out underage
persons. It's up to the parents to
decide whether they want their children to
see them. "Restricted" films are for persons
over 1 S. Anyone below that age must
be accompanied by a parent or a guardian.
He agreed a lot of people have expressed
iinhappiness with the current trend in films
and also are dissatisfied with the Film
Classification Board. Goss didn't agree with
a questioner that to rate a film as "restricted"
is just a good advertisement for it.
Answering another question, he said it
is a violation to show portions of restricted
films in previews with general
entertainment films.
'Pinocchio' Feature Good
At Matinees, Says K-Tel
MINNEAPOLIS—K.-Tel Motion Pictures
vice-president and general manager, Alan
Cordover, announced the continuing success
of the kiddies matinee feature, "Pinocchio's
Birthday Party." in its latest playoff during
the January 18-19 weekend. A $35,000
gross was generated in the Greater Detroit
area, plus outstate situations in Michigan.
K-Tel has 100 "Pinocchio's Birthday
Party" prints available.
'Dragon Dies Hard,
Draw Excellent'
C.M.G.ARY — February opened with
host of bright spots for exhibitors, including
two new first runs on the scene. "The Trial
.
of Billy Jack" commanded an "excellent"
rating at the North Hill and "The Dragon
Dies Hartl" pulled the same at the Westbrook
3. .Six other films in holdover weeks
were rated "excellent" at the boxoffices.
Calgary Place I The Rolling Stones (Astral),
2nd wk
Fair
Calgary Place 2 Airport 1975 (Univ),
5th wk Excellent
1
Grond 1 ^The Mon With the Golden Gun (UA),
6th wk Good
North Hill— The Trial of Billy Jack jWB) ..Excellent
Odeon Earthquake :Univ), 6th wk
Polace— The bodtather. Port II (Para),
Excellent
6th wk.
Excellent
Palliser Square 1 The Towering Inferno
(WB/BVFD), 5th wk
Excellent
Palliser Square 2 Freebie and the Bean (WB),
5th wk
Excellent
Towne Blue Don't Lie There, Say Something
(Astral), 5th wk Good
Phantom of the Paradise (BVFD),
Uptown 1
5th wk
Excellent
Westbrook 3 The Drogon Dies Hord (IFD) . .Excellent
Three Features in Toronto
Gross "Very Good' in Holdovers
TORONTO—Three films were reported
"very good" in holdover weeks here. The
trio included "The Towering Inferno" in a
seventh week, "Amarcord" in a sixth week
and "Young Frankenstein" in a seventh
week. Seven other features ranging from
"Janis" to "The Little Prince" pulled in
"good" grosses according to exhibitors.
Capitol Fine Art Amarcord (IFD), 6th wk. Very Good
Coronet Devil's Female (C-P); The Crazies (F-P) Fair
Eglinton The Little Prince (Para), 7th wk Good
Four theatres The Front Page (Untv), 7th wk. . .Good
Hyland 1 The Front Page (Univ), 7th wk Good
Imperial 6, Hollywood The Godfather, Part II
(Para), 6th wk. Good
Imperial 6, Hollywood The Towering Inferno
(BVFD/WB), 7th wk
Good
International Cinema 'Lacombe, Lucien (BVFD),
3rd wk
Fair
Towne Cinema ^Freebie and the Bean (WB),
6th wk
Fair
University The Man With the Golden Gun (UA),
6th wk
Good
Uptown 1 Phantom of the Paradise (BVFD),
7th wk
Good
Uptown 2 Janis (PR), 7th wk Good
Yonge, Donlands llso (C-P); Mon Slavers of the
Amozon (C-P), 2nd wk Good
Yorkl ^Lenny (UA), 7th wk Good
York 2 Emmanuelle (Col), 7th wk Poor
Trial of Billy Jack' Opens
In Edmonton With 'Excellent'
EDMONTON—Nine films, including one
bright opener. "The Trial of Billy Jack,"
scored "excellent" grosses at the cinemas.
Phantom of the Paradise" in a fifth week
pulled the high mark as did "Where the
Red Fern Grows" at Jasper Red and "Airport
1975" in its 15th week at Londonderry
B. The rest were holdovers from the holiday
season still drawing well.
Avenue Eorthquoke (Univ), 6th wk Excellent
Jasper Red Where the Red Fern Grows
(Doty-Dayton), 6th wk Excellent
Londonderry A The Island at the Top of the
World (BV), 6th wk Very Good
Londonderry B Airport 1975 (Univ],
5th wk Excellent
1
Meadowlark Low and Disorder [Astral) Good
Paramount The Godfather, Port II (Para),
6th wk
Excellent
Plaza The 1
Rolling Stones (Frontier), 2nd wk. Good
Rialto The Man With 1
the Golden Gun (UA),
6th wk Excellent
Rialto 2 Flesh Gordon (Donton), 6th wk. . .Very Good
Towne Cinema The Triol of Billy Jack (WB) Excellent
Varscono Phantom of the Paradise (BVFD),
5th wk
Excellent
Westmount A— The Towering Inferno (WB/BVFD),
5th wk
Excellent
Westmount B^ Freebie and the Bean (WB),
5th wk
Excellent
Trial of Bf
Calgary Grosses
a
3 in Winnipeg Rated 'Excellent';
'Trial' Debut Scores "Very Good'
WINNIPEG—Grosses were mixed with
only holdovers "Freebie and the Bean." "The
Godfather. Part II" and "The Towering Inferno"
showing any real strength. "The
Dove" and "The Odessa File" drew steady
audiences to rate "very good" and "The
Trial of Billy Jack" opened at the Capitol
with a "very good." "Child Under a Leaf"
debuted with a "good" gross at the Northstar
I.
Copitol The Trial of Billy Jock (WB)
Downtown Lusty Tales of Erotomania
. . . .Very Good
(Danton);
The Lay-Out (Danton)
Averoge
Eve Danish Blue (F-P); Red Light Hotel
(C-P)
Average
Garden City Earthquake (Univ), 7th wk. Good
.Average
The Front Page (Univ),
.
7th wk. Garrick
1
Garrick Phontom of the Paradise
.
(BVFD),
6th
II
wk Very Good
Kings ^The Odessa File (Col), 6th wk Very Good
Metropolitan The Godfather, Port II (Para),
7th wk Excellent
NorthStar I Child Under a Leof (AFD) Good
NorthStar II The Dove (Para), 2nd wk, . Good
Odeon The Towering Inferno (WB/BVFD),
6th wk
Excellent
Park Carry On Girls (Astral), 2nd wk. ..Very Good
Polo Park ^Freebie ond the Beon (WB),
6th wk
Excellent
'Grizzly Adams' Pulls ''Very Good';
Five Features Rated 'Excellent'
VANCOUVER—"The Life and Times of
Grizzly Adams," Sun International release,
scored an unusual record in a four-house
multiple, including the Eraser, by pulling
"very good" through the third week. The
four-wall production was held over for a
fourth week. "The Trial of Billy Jack" was
excellent in a second week as was "Scenes
From a Marriage." Three others were rated
"excellent" in holdover weeks: "The Towering
Inferno," "The Godfather, Part 11" and
"Earthquake."
Bay ^The Front Page (Univ), 6th wk. Above Average
Denman Place Janis (PR), 3rd wk Good
Downtown ^Freebie and the Bean (WB),
7th wk Very Good
Duntxir Scenes From a Marriage (PR),
2nd wk Excellent
Fine Arts The Trial of Billy Jock [WB),
2nd wk Excellent
Fraser The Life and Times of Grizzly Adorns
(PR), 3rd wk Very Good
Odeon Emmonuelle (Col), 7th wk Average
Orpheum The Godfather, Port II (Para),
7th wk
Excellent
Park ^Eorthquoke (Univ), I 7th wk Excellent
Stanley ^The Towering Inferno (WB/BVFD),
7th wk
Excellent
Varsity ^Amarcord (PR), 8th wk Very Good
Vogue Holiday on Buses (Astral) Fair
Canadian Hall of Fame Is
To Open in New Brunswick
MONCTON, N.B.—Entertainment personalities
who were born in Canada or
later made the country their home will be
honored in a Canadian Show Business Hall
of Fame, to be established in this region
early in June. A spokesman said that the
project is to be patterned along the lines
of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville,
and the Film Hall of Fame, Hollywood,
the exhibits hopefully including
actual Oscars and Emmys won by Canadians.
It is noted that Canadians who went on
to considerable attention included the late
Louis B. Mayer, who headed the MGM
Studios in Culver City, Calif.
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CALGARY
Qy
Davis, International Film Distributors
branch manager, and Don Menzies,
district manager for Famous Players, took
time off from their regular duties to attend
the annual exhibitors" convention in
Vancouver February 8-10. They report a
very successful gathering. A bout with the
flu prevented Randy Archibald of Cranbrook,
B.C., from attending the conclave.
The Canadian premiere of "Don't Turn
the Other Cheek" was held at the Grand
2 here Thursday, February 6. This comedy,
rated "adult," starred Eli Wallach and Lynn
Redgrave ... In its "All-Time Classic
Series," which offers Charlie Chaplin
movies, the Roxy in Edmonton presented
two screenings of "The Gold Rush" Sunday,
February 9.
Walter DuPerrier's friends will be pleased
to know that he has returned to work, currently
on a half-day schediile . . Sponsored
.
by the Lethbridge Public Library and the
Women's Place, the film "Your Move" was
shown February 5 in the library theatre
gallery. The picture, dealing with women's
involvement in sports, was open to the general
public at no admission charge.
National Film Board offices here were
accepting submissions on women's films to
be used as TV fillers. The project, supported
by the NFB, had as its objective the
production of a collection of women-oriented
fillers that involve skilled professionals
with trainees. The films are to be produced
locally and it is hoped they will show
the humor and sensibilities of Canadian
womanhood. Scripts or outlines of the proposed
filler, a list of crew members, a list
of resources (both available and required),
as well as a list of potential outlets, were
to be submitted. Should there be sufficient
local response to this project, a workshop
will be conducted to assist in the production
of the local and district films.
The Calgary Film Society, in its "Classic
Film Series," February 10 offered a
film that was made in Japan in 1961 —
"Yojimbo." The picture was directed by
Akira Kurosawa and starred Toshiro Mifune.
The story involves two warring factions
in a village and runs the gamut of
murder, mayhem and treachery. Admission
was by season membership.
A free course on Indian films is being offered
by the University of Calgary at Educational
Building 384 on the campus. The
Indian Film Forum is held on intermitteni
Wednesday nights. Already shown in the
series are "The Indian Speaks," "Pikangikum"
and "The People at Dipper." Ihc
course continues until month's end . .
.
The Edmonton Film Society showed a romantic
drama February 10 in the Tory
Theatre on the University of Alberta campus.
"Kings Row" starred Robert Cimiming>
and Ann Sheridan. February 12, in the
science-fiction series, the society screened
the H. G. Wells classic "Things to Come."
This film, made in 1936, starred Raymond
Massey and tells of the end of civilization
through a world war and then the regeneration
of mankind through science. The
film was presented in the Tory Lecture Theatre
and the showing was open to members
only.
The Alberta Censor Board had a very
busy time in January—40 features were
viewed and classified. Eight were rated
"family." Of these, two were Germanlanguage
motion pictures, one South Afri
can and one French-Italian. Only two of the
40 pictures required warnings: Warner
Bros.' "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
must carry the advertising caption "coarse
language" and "The Nickel Ride" (Bellevuc
Films) must advise of "violence and coarse
language."
Films were used, with some slides, by
representatives of the federal department
of consumer and corp)oratc affairs, technical
advisory services, in presenting a lecture at
the Lethbridge Community College. Included
in the short course was registration
with the department, terms, fees, marking
requirements, infringement of copyright,
industrial design, trademarks and patents.
This proved to be a valuable program for
aspiring inventors in the district.
Ed McMullan Is Investing
In Films for U.S. Firm
VANCOUVER—Edmund G.
McMullan,
Vancouver accountant, has just signed a
long-term agreement with a U.S. company
that will distribute films in which he invests.
The firm also will select properties for his
investment.
"I'm dealing with the U.S., which you
have to do because the object is to see the
pictures on the screen," said McMullan.
"If you're going to build a motion picture
industry in Canada, Ireland or whatever,
certain basic elements are necessary. One
of them is distribution. If you don't have
distribution in the U.S., you're dead in
the water."
McMullan charges that Canadian filmmakers
"are crazy to stick their heads in
the sand and talk about making movies that
don't get shown or are just seen on Canadian
theatre screens."
The Vancouver Sun's Les Wedman interviewed
McMullan, ^8, president of PG
Professional Group Services, a management
consulting firm based in West Vancouver
and which also has offices in Los Angeles.
Said Wedman in a recent article: "He's
not star-struck. In fact, he's almost shy,
with a slight stammer that takes him a
little longer in explaining the well-thoughtout
role he is playing in movies. 'I'm not a
motion picture man— just a money man. I
stay away from the artificial world connected
with movies,' he said. With him,
movies are strictly dollars and cents.
"Of course he doesn't invest his own
money in films, although about $2 million
has come through McMullan to produce
four films, two of them right here.
These were Jack Darcus' Wolfpen Principle'
and Bob Elliott's 'The Inbreaker.' The
others were done in Ireland— 'Horowitz in
Dublin,' a comedy about a New York
Jewish cop visiting Dublin, and 'Once Upon
a Time,' a love story done with John Derek.
"In the case of Darcus and Elliott, neither
one has made any money from their productions.
But McMullan claims his investors
have made money on them and his major
but so far anonymous distributor in the
U.S. has agreed to move the films 'although
they realh didn't want to.'
"McMullan's interest in the motion picture
industry, he said, 'was brought to my
door by clients.' His clients mostly are
doctors and dentists and top-earning people—including
Canadian athletes—looking
to defer some of their taxes and make investment
that will produce earnings for
them. McMullan declares that he doesn't
invest in films 'as a tax dodge' and he siays
away from gimmicks and schemes that
benefit the people who develop them rather
than those who become involved.
"Everybody has to pay their taxes eventually,
he said. His job is to spread the tax
load and make sure his clients make more
money than they pay out.
"Even when Ottawa was offering only a
60 per cent write-off on capital costs for
those investing in films, McMullan wasn'.
hard-pressed to find money to put into
movies. Now that it's 100 per cent, he
figures it will be an even greater incentive.
"What he does is to 'cost a project' and
investors can put up all they wish to invest
or 25 per cent with monthly payments
to complete the balance. Meanwhile, PG
Group Services carries the rest of the debt
at the going interest rate. The idea is,
though, that investors will be gettting back
more money than they are paying into the
company."
North Hill Cinerama Hit
By 'Brown Bag' Bandit
CALGARY—The North Hill Cinerama
in Calgary was held up and robbed of approximately
$600 Friday, February 7. by a
lone bandit. The man, who appeared to be
35 to 40 years old, approached the cashier
with a brown paper bag over his hand and
demanded the money on hand.
One report had a gun barrel pointed out
of the end of the bag but another report
said that the man "claimed" to have a gun.
The theft took place about 9:30 p.m. and
city police were notified immediately. To
date no arrests have been made.
K-2 BOXOFFICE :: March 3, 1975

TCosygin' Filming in B.C.
Spawns Some Disharmony
VANCOUVER— •Kosygin Is Cominghas
gone—but the bickering which stiirteu
here the wcei< before Christmas is still going
on! According to press reports, Jerry Bick.
the producer of the film, took time off
from the last throes of "manufacturing"
the George Segal starrer to make some
observations on the local scene.
Said Bick: "Although some people realK
were nice and went far out of their wa\.
generally speaking, we found a complete
lack of cooperation at every level."
On Bick's say-so, commented one newspaper,
two major film companies that might
have come here will stay away.
"There won't be a regular film industrv
here until the province hires a film commissioner
to go out and hustle on behalf
of British Columbia," Bick added. He observed
that one of the "most difficult
things
the moviemakers had to swallow was the
reluctance of MOT inspectors to allow the
film company to make full use of a helicopter
in all the ways they wanted," even
though Bulldog has $21) million in insurance
and the chopper outfit has established a
legitimate record for derring-do, including
the feat of flying in a massive air-conditioning
unit and installing it on the roof of
a west end apartment.
Two of the grubbiest rips, according to
Bick, included the move by the West Vancouver
municipality to collect a business
license fee and the Kits district fun-andgames
with a landlord who charged the
company $1,500 for the use of a suite.
The crimch came when the crew arrived on
the scene and the landlord demanded an
other $1,200 so they could go through the
lobby to get to their $1,500 suite.
George Segal hosted a cast-and-crew
party at Paddys to celebrate the fact that
he was able to "limp out of town," the newspapers
reported.
Cinema Is Hit by Looters
With 'Quake' Under Way
From Mideastern Edition
COLUMBUS—While patrons at the University
City Cinema were trembling from
the Sensurround effects of "Earthquake,"
bandits were giving the
theatre's employees
a shakedown. Three men armed with pistols
tied up three staffers and fled with a reportedly
large but undetermined amount of
loot at 11:15 p.m. just as the 17-year-old
ticket-seller, Debbie Szulewski, was walking
out of the office.
The robbers shoved Ms. Szulewski back
inside and confronted assistant manager
James Cotter, 26, and Paul Farabee, 19, a
theatre employee. The men were tied to
chairs with belts and ties, while the girl
was tied and left on the floor.
TTie bandits rifled
the open safe and then
fled with the cash.
Detectives said the house was crowded
with people who were "trembling from the
vibrations of the soundtrack."
Sim's "The Outer Space Connection"
has opened in the Phoenix area.
Ontario Censor Donald Sims Says
Today's Films Are Too Violent
By J.
W. AGNEW
TORONTO—F'ilm sex and violence always
have received criticism from many
quarters and only recently
stricter regulations
against these elements
have been introduced
by the NBC-
TV net work. The significance
of this move
was discussed during
a recent interview
which this Boxofficf.
reporter had with
Donald Sims, newly
Doii^ild Sims
appointed chief film
censor for the province of Ontario, and with
W, A. Watt, chief inspector of theatres for
the province.
Radio-TV Career
Donald Lang Sims certainly is best recognized
across Canada as Don Sims, because
of his long career as a radio and TV personality.
He began as a radio singer in the
early 1930s. Four years later he was an announcer
responsible for "air copy" at
CK.LW in Windsor. Ont. From there he
went to WMSL in Decatur, Ala., and in
1942 he joined the CBC staff in this city
where, except for a brief 18-month period
that began nine years later, he was employed
until the censor appoininicnt late in 1974.
Oddly enough. Sims became most closely
associated in this area through "What's My
Beef?", a 15-minute "on-the street" radio
show which ran for more than four years
in the late '40s. Earlier he traveled with the
Coca-Cola Victory Parade across Canada,
entertaining members of the armed services
and war-plant workers. Sims covered four
royal tours, was involved with three shows
concerning the St. Lawrence Seaway opening
and in 1960 he completely organized and
hosted a late-night radio shows which is
still on the air. His one daughter works
with the film industry in the U.S.
'Happy With Job'
The quostion-and-answer session
follows:
Q. How do you like your new appointment?
A. I am very happy with the job. For
the first time in 40 years, I am not conscious
of the clock. You see, every day for 40
years in broadcasting, every effort was directed
toward being in a studio at a certain
time, starting a program at a specific time
and watching a clock for the total duration
of that program to the matter of seconds
and one does not realize it until one leaves
that kind of pressure. You see, if I am five
minutes early here or five minutes late,
there really is not too much of a problem,
so that pressure is off. There are other pressures,
of course, on a day-to-day basis which,
with the help of a competent staff, I am
able to cope with. It is a real challenge and
I am enjoying it.
Q. Is there going to be more censorship?
A. I wish I could answer that but at this
point 1 am trying again to get the tenor of
public opinion and to read from many
things that are happening what course society
is taking. I certainly believe we have
gone as far as we can go on the question
of violence and sex. Violence is of great
concern to me. I think there is much too
much violence and I would hope that the
industry realizes it and will make my job
easier. I do see that one major American
network already has taken steps to deal with
violence and sex and. ot course, that is one
indicator we will be watching very closely.
More Respon.se
Cited
Q. What about "Hmmanuelle?"
A. 1 think the board's action on "Emmanuellc"
has brought more response than
any other picture for some time and I thinkit
is fair to say that 75 to 80 per cent supported
the board's decision. I think the last
film that brought any significant mail was
"Blazing Saddles." which perhaps should
have been classified "restricted" rather than
"adult." I think this is another indication
that society is perhaps changing its attitudes
and wants to go the other way. Maybe the
pendulum has begun to swing. The danger,
of course, is that we overreact and go loo
far in
the other direction.
J. Do you think there are going to be
more family-type pictures?
Improving Product
A. 1 don't think we will go back entirely
to family pictures but the industry certainly
could, as a whole, improve the product to
the point of less need for classification. It
seems to me that there is much in terms of
production that presents sex in a sleazy, perverted
and vulgar manner. Of course there
is a way of presenting it with quality but I
haven't seen too much of that yet. Coming
back to violence again, I guess this is a violent
and permissive society and the screen is
a reflection of that. But, as I mentioned
earlier, I think society has had enough.
Q. What, really, is the function of the
theatres branch?
A. First, to approve building plans for
theatres and any alterations, plus a rigid
program of inspection of the theatres showing
standard films to ensure the safety of
the public. Secondly, to censor or classify
films and advertising related to them. It is
my opinion that the first one is the most
important and there are many stories down
through the years which, while not receiving
press coverage to the extent that censorship
problems did. nevertheless commanded
changes to the action which now makes
Ontario perhaps one of the safest places as
far as theatre attendance is concerned.
There is a scene in "The Towering Inferno"
at the top of a building where an
emergency exit was cemented by accident
(Continued on page K-4)
BOXOFFICE :: March 3. 1975 K-3

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^ogue manager Johniiv Bernard is oft on
his regular midw'ntcr holiday—a week
in sunny Reno. And speaking of Reno, a
printer's typo really made the lead feature
on the Rembrandt's nostalgia program
"Flying Down to Reno." starring Fred
Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The companion
feature was W. C. Fields in "You Can't
Cheat an Honest Man." Rounding out the
weekend was a special midnight program
of W. C. Fields classics, "Poppy" and "Tilly
& Gus." (Editor's Note: Boxoffice hastens
to point out that the "Reno" blooper was in
an ad appearing in a British Columbia newspaper—
just so readers won't give credit
where credit shouldn't be extended.)
Famous Players theatres had a weekend
matinee blitz featuring Paramount's "Black
Beauty" in no less than 14 movie houses
throughout the province, including the Park
Royal, West Vancouver; Paramount, New
Westminster, and Lougheed Mall, Bumaby
. . . Famous also opened its third drive-in
for the 1975 season—the Delta Richmond
which featured the restricted bill of "Loving
and Laughing" and "Clockwork Banana."
Elsewhere in the neighborhoods, the
Richmond Square and the Lougheed Drivein
featured a double bill of the locally made
"Shanks" and "Phase IV" . Dolphin
had a first-run program of "The Death
Makers" and "Nearest and Dearest" . . .
The Hollywood broke into regular film fare
on a Sunday with a special German program
of "Jonathan, Oh Jonathan" and "Der
Vogelhaendler."
Max Kandel, president of Consolidated
Theatre Services, spent a couple of days at
Victoria Shipping organizing the shipment
of most companies' trailers to the Calgary
branch, which is shipping trailers for the
British Columbia territory from that city.
Companies moving to Calgary include Ambassador,
United Artists, Columbia, Universal,
Frontier, Paramount and Warner
Bros. Starting February 10, trailers were
mailed from Calgary to theatres here along
with the advertising.
Your correspondent has been lining up a
list of industry pioneers in British Columbia
for Ms. Ro.xanne Glasberg of La Cinematheque
Quebecoise in Montreal. In response
to a query concerning early movies
in the Yukon, we received this reply: "During
the gold rush of 1898, Dawson City,
Yukon Territory, had motion pictures operating
at a time when the projected movie
was only three years old. There was evi-
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
Bll®glA'
'^°""* "^'^5 ^^^ famous
iHAWAMi Don Ho Show. . . at
^:n^ Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
IN WAIKIKI REEF REEF TOWERS EDGEWATER
djnce that the films were brought into Dawson
regularly by an itinerant film salesman
but. although his initials were H.W., we
cannot be sure whether or not his name
was Harry Woolfe."
Harry, who wound up his career in the
film industry after almost a half-century of
continuous service as manager of the local
branch of United Artists, is still active,
working with Dave Fairleigh and Dominion
Sound. Also retired but still active are J.
Howard Fletcher, the Dalgleishes (Earle
and Gordon), Maynard Joiner, Wally Hamilton,
Marvin Thoreau and Ivan Ackery.
Still punching the time clock are silent-day
veterans such as George Hislop, Bill Gillespie,
your correspondent and Myron Mc-
Leod. Second generation veterans who are
Canadian Picture Pioneers are Gerry Sutherland,
Ed Bickle and Harold Warren.
Mid-February brought some of the worst
snow conditions in local history. Over 50
inches fell on the Eraser Canyon and Hope-
Princeton highways in two days. The Canyon
Highway was closed February 1 1 (and
still closed three days later), with trucks
carrying film back to this city stuck at
Boston Bar or held up at other interior
points. Loomis Carriers, which trucks film
to the interior, had so many trucks either
immobilized by snow or broken down that
it had to cancel trips February 13. Victoria
Shipping had to resort to the buses, which
were still operating over the Hope-Princeton,
even though the road was one-way in
many places.
Over two feet of snow fell in Squamish
in 12 hours but Ray Manzer, who was delayed
a day in getting to town for his next
week's programs, said the news wasn't all
bad. They're a hardy lot in Squamish and
so many people waded through the drifts
for a beer and/ or a movie that he played
"The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" to
three full houses February 12. after a
smashing opening for the picture in the
middle of the snow storm, bearing out Jack
Wasserman's line that "nothing, but nothing,
will keep the public away from something
it wants to see."
Film Officials in Ontario
Act as Theatre Safeguard
and left
(Continued from page K-3)
because of hurry for an opening or
whatever. Would you believe me if I told
you that just before Christmas one of our
inspectors tried an exit door, couldn't open
it. checked the outside and indeed found
that just within the 24-hour period before
his visit it had been cemented along the
bottom by a well-meaning repairman who
had been hired to fill cracks in the wall. etc.
Theatres in some other provinces. I believe,
come under the fire marshal but theatres
in the province of Ontario are under the
supervision and inspection of this branch
and, of course, that is a continual operation.
Constant vigilance on the part of our inspection
staff goes on seven days a week.
365 days a >ear. to ensure that accidents of
•hi
h'pe do not >?':'.ur.
(^. (To Watt) And you have a story?
A. The reluctance of a minority to comply
readily to simple regulations as to public
safety has increased the workload of the
theatre manager. We often hear of the
younger work force not taking their responsibilities
seriously. On visiting theatres one
is prompted to disagree with this opinion.
Young f>eople working weekends and odd
hours, in most cases, offer the theatre patron
excellent service. Whole-hearted cooperation
of all theatre f>ersonnel has made it possible
for this branch to maintain an enviable record
in public safety.
Q. (To Sims) What do you think about
censorship on TV?
A. I am sorry to see some of the things
that are happening on TV which go into the
home without parental supervision. Some
stations do indeed have a good warning
system about the films being shown but I
am afraid that there are others who. in
prime time, run programs which all too often
do not have sufficient information as to violence,
as one example. Contrast that with
the Theatres Act of this province, which
demands that all theatres show the classification
of "restricted" or "adult" and in
some cases warnings as to language or
scenes which may be offensive to some
people.
I have said this before but I will say this
again. Bill, NBC has made a move already
to deal with violence. You have a story in
front of you from the January 7 edition of
the Globe and Mail which focuses on that
and it is my opinion that not only will the
other networks follow but indeed we in
Canada will benefit from these moves.
I have had a very good relationship with
the industry and they have been most understanding
as I have assumed this new role.
For the most part the major producers, I
believe, are doing their best to upgrade the
quality of the product. I believe they have
had their best year in terms of boxoffice
since the late '40s or '50s and that will mean,
perhaps, more money for better pictures.
I have been intrigued with the three major
disaster pictures which opened the fall
and Christmas seasons and I enjoyed every
one of them because of the ingenuity required
to produce them. But I could not
help thinking that we have emptied the
747Bs with "Airport 1975," with "Earthquake"
we started to drive the people out of
Los Angeles and California and with "The
Towering Inferno" we are emptying the
high-rise buildings. I hasten to tell you that
I will fly 747Bs, I still visit Los Angeles (I
have a daughter there) and I live in a highrise
building on the 17th floor.
Recycling Former Movie House
From Mideastern Edition
WYANDOTTE, MICH. — The Trenton
Theatre, built in the early 1930s, will become
a showcase for a local little-theatre
group, according to a civic official. Reopening
of the shuttered film house is slated for
late spring.
K-4 BOXOFFICE :: March 3. 1975

BOXOFFMCE BOOKMN€UiDE
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signs indicote degree of merit. Listings cover current reviews regularly, (gj is tor CinemoScope; E> Ponavislon;
T Techniroma; 8 Other Anomorphic processes. Symbol VJ denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; All
films ore in color except ttiosc indicated bv (b&w) for block & wliite. Motion Picture Ass'n (MPAA) ratings:
£ — Generol Audiences; P&^AII ages admitted (parental guidance suggested); Rj — Restricted, with
persons under 17 not odmitted unless accompanied by parent or adult guardian; X—Persons under 17 not
admitted. National Catholic Office for Motion Pictures (NCOMP) rotings: A1 — Unobjectionable for General
Patronage; A2— Unobjectionable for Adults or Adolescents; A3—Unobjectionable for Adults; A4— Morol'.v
Unobjcctionoble for Adults, with Reservotions; B—Objectionable in Part for AJI; C—Condemned. Broadcasting
ond Film Commission, Nationo' Council of Churches (BFC). For listings by compony, see FEATURE
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AMBASSADOR RELEASING STUART DUNCAN
LIBERT FILMS, INT'L
©Funny Car Summer (SS) . Sept 74 ©Let's Go for Broke
©My Brother Has Bad Dreams
©Free as the Wind (84) D . . Oct 74
(90) Sus.. Jan 75
©On the Line (90) Doc . 74 ELLMAN FILM ENT.
Marli.'na Liistic, Paul Vincent
©Threshold: A Blue Angel's
©Bizarre Devices (SO) ..C. Aug 74 ©Satan's Children (87) Ac. Jan 75
Experience (93) June 75 ©Throw Out the Anchor
©Willie & Scratch (89) W.. Jan 75
AMERICAN FILMS LTD.
(85) C. Sept 74 Claudia Jennings
©How Come
©Yessongs
Nobody's on
©The AC/DC Caper
©Captive
Our
Female
Side? (84) Sept 74
(93) D .
(88) C-D..Feb75
Adam Roarke
Kaye Stevens. Gav Perkins
©No ENTERTAINMENT VENTURES
Place to Hide (84) Dec 74
©Stcvie, Samson & Delilah
©Johnny Firecloud
Sylvester Stallone, Antony Page
D . .
(88) OD. .Feb75
©The Prisoners (88) Apr 75
Steve Hawkes
FACES I NTT.
©Stranger at Home (95)
©Treasure of the Emerald Cave
©A Woman Under ti>e Influence
(92) 0D..Feb75
AMERICAN FILM THEATRE
(160) D.. Nov 74 ©A Gentle Rape (92) (?1 D.. Feb 75
©Galileo (145) (g Hi.. Jan 75 Oena Rowlands, Peter Falk
Stephen Boyd, Fernando Rey
©Jacques Brel is Alive and Well
and Living in Paris
FANFARE
LIMA PRODUCTIONS
©Mother Courage
SViolated
©Incest on Father's Night
(90) Sus.. Sep 74
©The Man in the Glass Booth ©Sheha (90) Sus. Oct 74 L-T
©The
FILMS
Maids (95)
(Formerly "Persecution")
©God Damn Dr. Shagetz
Glenda Jackson. Susannah York
....Ho.
Lana Turner. Trevor Howard
James Reach. Mlchele
©In Celebration
Marsh
(131)
©Run, Angel, Run
©Bogard
Alan Bales
SE' Lollipop
FILM-MAKERS INT'L
HOWARD MAHLER
APRIL FOOLS FILMS
©A Country Mile Nov 74 ©The Black Dragon
©Pictures at an Exhibition
TED
(95) Mus..0ct74 FILM VENTURES MANN
IMTT.
©Lifeguard
Emerson. Lake & Palmer
©Father Jackleg (97) ..C. Aug 74
©Fantastic Planet Jan 75 Jack Palance
MANSON DISTRIBUTING
©Go For Broke (93) . Sept 74 ©Cycles South (91)
ATLAS FILMS
Ad-Ac . Nov 74
Mark Damon. John Ireland
Don Marshall, Vaughn Brerly
©Crypt of the Living Dead
©Rebel (84) Ac Oct 74 ©Jessie's Girls W. Feb 75
(81) H».. Mark Damon
Sondra Ciirrle. Rod Cameron
©Stamping Ground (83) D .
AUDUBON FILMS
FREEWAY FILMS
MAYFAIR FILM GROUP
©That'll
BL'Image Sept 74 ©High Be the Day
School Fantasies
©Blood (90)
Qunn (95) Ac. (70) Sex C. .Jan 75
C-O..Nov74
David Fs^e^.
©Night of the Executioners ..Ac. Larry Bamhonse,
Ringo Starr
Rene Bond
©Let
©Mahler
Me Love You D.. Feb 75
Sex D .
Robert
BIG HORN
GENERAL FILM Powell.
CORP.
Georglna Hale
©The Centerfold Girls
©Lure of the North
MOONSTONE PRODUCTIONS
(92) Sus. Aug 74 "^Gemini Affair .
JOSEPH BRENNER
Andrew Prlne. Tiffany Boiling ©Candy Tangerine Man
©Torso (90) D.. Nov 74 ©Tlie Bmny Caper (90) C . 74 ©Mean
Suzy Kendall
Christina Hart, Jane Anthony
©The Winners (95) D . ©The Zebra Killer (90) D. Aug 74 MONUMENT FILMS
(Hevleived as "My Way")
Austin Stoker
©Hindered (96) 0.. Jan 75
Joe Stewardson
©Cactus In the Snow
©Sex NAT'L
Life of a
GENERAL
Private Eye
(90) D..SeBt74 ©The Killer Inside
(89) Ac. ©Showgirl Me
D . . Oct 74
(iilbert Wynne. Gllly Grant
©Friday Foster D .
74 NEW DAY FILMS
CFA INVESTORS IV
©A Woman ... For All Men ©Nana. Mom And Me
©He Is My Brother
(93) Sus.. Jan 75
Keenan Wynn
NEW YORKER FILMS
CAMBIST FILMS
©Linda Lovelace
Black Holiday (110) His..
©Wide Open Marriage
for President C . . Feb 75
©Arthur Ruhenstein
(87) C. Nov 74 Linda Lovelace
Love of Life Feb 75
Elizabetli Volkman, Rinaldo
©Buck Town
Talimontl
OMNI PICTURES
©Country Blue
©Vampyres (87) Ho ..
©Savage Riders Jan 75
(90) ..Ac .Aug 74
Marianne Jlorrls. Anulka
©Black Starlet (97)
STEPHEN GIBSON
...D. Sept 74
©Probability Zero (89)
©Thunder McCoy
..Ac-Sus. ©Black
Ac. Dee 74
Lolita
Cathy Christina. Henry ©God's Bloody
Silva
Acre
©Anita, Swedish Nymphet
(86) Ac. Dec 74
(S7)
PACIFIC INT'L
©Challenge to Be Free .-. .
D..
Christina Llndberg, Stellan Skarsgard
©Code Name Trixie (103) Sus D
©1001 Danish Delights (90) C
©Bordello (89) C
©The Minor's Wife (89) C '
©The Affair (91) C
©Cry Uncle (91) C
©Relations (91) D
©The Minx (89) d!!
©Sappho Darling (86) ..D.
Aroused (89) b&w 0,
CAMELOT ENTERTAINMENT
©Catch the Black Sunshine
CANNON
©The Young Playmates
(82)
©The No Mercy Man
Sex C. Sept 74
(91) Ac. Oct 74
Stephen Sandor. Rockne TarHneton
CAPITAL PRODUCTIONS
©The Gift of the Forest
(100) Sept 74
CENTAUR RELEASING
©The Sinful Bed ..Sex C ..Sept 74
CENTRO DISTRIBUTING
©Slick Silver and Company
CINEMA NATIONAL CORP.
©Child Under a Leaf
(93)
Dyan Cannon
D..Noy74
©Three for the Money
(89) C..N0V74
Dean Stockwell, Russ Tamblyn
McLean Stevenson, Alex Karras
©Foreplay (86) C. Jan 75
Zero Mostel, Bstelle Parsons
©Callan (93) Sus.. Jan 75
Edward Woodward, Eric Porter
CINEMA-VU
©Kiss of the Tarantula Apr 75
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©Pacific Challenge (93) Doc.
DRAGON AIRE LTD.
©Ladles and Gentlemen. The
Rolling Stones (92) Mu«..July74
Mick Jigger. The Rolling Stones
JOSEPH GREEN
©In the Beginning . . .
(84) C. Dec 74
©Counselor at
Crime
(99) Ac-D..Jan75
©Order to Kill (94)
©Mad Memories of a
. .Ac-D. .Jan 75
Lifeguard Mar 75
HEAD FILMS
©Pot! Parents! Police!
(89) D.. Aug 74
Phil Pine, Madeb-n Keen
©X Rated Super Market
(68) Doc. Aug 74
©In Love Again (SO) ,..D..Dec74
Ohiick Roy. Tommy Kirk
©Last Cucaracha In Tijuana
(90) Ho.. Dec 74
Ray Molina. Forrest Duke
. . .Sex. .
HEMISPHERE PICTURES
OBad Companions Sept 74
Feb 75
OCamuus Pussycats . . . .Sex. .
©Swingin' Swappers 75
INDEPENDENT INrL
3Girls For Rent
(85) Stx-Ac.Aug74
Georglna Spelvln, Kent Taylor
INDEPIX RELEASING
©The Sexpert (85) ..Sec C. Jan 75
©White House Madness
(78) C. Feb 75
INDOCHINA PEACE CAMPAIGN
Introduction to the Enemy
(60) b&w Doc. Jan 75
INT'L CINE FILMS
©Messiah of Evil
(91) Ho. Mar 75
PRODUCERS
INT'L
©I, A Demon Ho.. Aug 74
©Sensuous Wives ... Sex C. .Aug 74
©Death of a Stranger
LEVITT-PICKAAAN
©Super Spook (103) Sept 74
CILes Violons du Bal
(110) D.. Dec 74
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PEPPERCORN-WORMSER
©Love at the Top (105) Jan 75
R.C. RIDDELL
©Nothing By Chance
(93) Doc. Jan 75
SCHEUER PRODUCTIONS
©Gosh (83) Sex C, .Oct 74
.Sharon Kelly
SEABERG FILMS
©The Earth is a Sinful
Song Jan 75
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©Around the World with Fanny
©The Case of the Smiling Stiffs . .
Hill
©The Folks at Red Wolf hin
SEBASTIAN INTT
©Voyage of the Sandy
(105) Ad. Sept 74
Barry QiUen
SIERRA ASSOCIATES
©Challenge to White Fang
SOHO CINEMA
©Treaty at Battle Mountain .
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SUN INT'L
©The Life and Times of
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©The Outer Space Connection
SUNSET INT'L
©Love Me Strangely (96) D.. Mar 75
©The Making of a Lady
(93) ^ C-D..Mar75
©Sex and the Lonely Woman
Part
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SUNSHINE UNLIMITED
©Guitar Picks and Roach Clips ....
TRANS-WORLD FILMS
©Comedians (111) Jan 75
UFO
©The Devil's Triangle
(52) Doc. Jan 75
WORLD WIDE FILMS
'::lt Can Be Done,
Amigo C-W. .Nov 74
.l.ii:k Palance. Bud Spencer
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ALLIED ARTISTS
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©The Betsy ( . ) Ad . .
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
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©Dead Man July 75
©Progeny of the Adder July 75
©Dirty School Girls
©Computer Killers
©Scream and Die
t©Coolcy High
©Macau
©When the Dogs Ran
©Rolling Thunder
©The McCullochs
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©Return to Macon County
AVCO EMBASSY
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©The Driver's Seat
©Hollywood Horror House
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BRYANSTON
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©The Devil's Rain . .
©Tombs
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©Apple Dumpling Gang
©One of Our Dinosaurs Is
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©The Last of the Mohicans ..Feb 76
©Bite the Bullet (..)
©The First Deadly Sin
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©The Onion Field
©A Tough One to
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Lose
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©Caves of Steel (..) Ad..
©The Fan Club Sus. .
©The Wind and the Lion
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©Get the Police (..) Ac .
©Niagara Falls (..) D..
©Smile (..) C.
©That Championship Season . . . .D.
©The Black Bird C.
©The Fortune
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©Cassandra Crossing
©Close Encounter of the
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©It's Our World Too
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©Snowbound
Jail Break
©Taxi Driver
©The 10-Second
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©Forti. Anzi Debolissimi
©Le Protecteur
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©The Virgin Goddess ...
©Watch Out. We're Mad
©Hard Times Ac-Ad. .
©Fair Game Sus. .
©The Magic Man
©Suptiose They Met C.
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JACQUES BREL
Musical Revue
PG
O
Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
American Film Theatre 98 Minutes Rel. Feb. '75
Belgian-born Jacques Brel is considered a modern counterpart
of the balladeers who roamed Europe in medieval
times, singing of social comment and protest. His songs
have a bittersweet quality which might be called typically
French, as he ponders life, love, death and war. The 1968
revue upon which the AFT presentation is based was
first performed at New York City's Village Gate, as a
collaboration between Eric Blau and Mort Shuman. Blau
conceived and wrote the screenplay, while Shuman is one
of the thi'ee featured singers. Elly Stone, the female lead,
fii'st introduced Brel's songs to America in the musical
revue "O, Oysters!," which Blau wrote and wliich was
also preseuied at the Village Gate. Only Joe Masiell has
not been previously connected with Brel's songs, yet he
delivers them on-screen with as much feeling and fervor
as his two fellow artists. Denis Heroux directed the
Franco-Canadian co-production of Paul Marshall and
Cinevideo, Inc. at the Victorine Studios, Nice and on
location. There are no spoken words, only Brel's music
sometimes sad, other times happy, bawdy, but always
meaningful. Brel appears several times and does one number,
the haunting "Ne Me Quittes Pas" (Don't Leave Me).
The film has some nudity, miusual for the AFT.
Elly Stone, Joe Masiell, Mort Shuman, Jacques Brel.
HEARTS A\D Ml^DS
[p] Documentary on Vietnam
t2J War and b&w
Warner Bros.-Columbia 112 Minutes Rel. March '75
Reviewing the United States' involvement in the Vietnamese
conflict can be dull, irritating or stii'ring, depending
on the familiarity of the material. Producers
Bert Schneider and Peter Davis have filmed and assembled
a highly controversial and extremely moving
account of the war under the deceptively simple title
"Hearts and Minds." These words are taken from a
speech by President Lyndon B. John.son, who stated that
the outcome of the war depended upon "the hearts and
minds of the people living in Vietnam." Specially shot
interviews with prominent military and political personalities
and with participants in the fighting serve to
stir up a sense of deep sorrow on the part of the viewer.
Reaction to the film should include enthusiastic support
from critics, denouncement from some officials and praise
from others and a large response from the paying public.
The attitude of many is reflected via Gen. William 'Westmoreland's
contention that Orientals have no high value
of life and in that of former national security advisor
"Walt Rostow, who attempted to have his segment deleted
because it was damaging to his reputation. Real emotions
are shown: Daniel Ell^erg recalling his association with
Sen. Robert Kennedy and ex-pilot Randy Floyd's breakup.
Davis directed the Howard Zuker/ Henry Jaglom Rainbow
Pictures presentation. Color and black and white.
GOSH!
Tom Scheuer Productions
[pi
Sex Comedy
83 Minutes Rel. F«i>. '75
The casting couch route to stardom is the basis for this
R-rated independent feature by producer-diiector-writer
Tom Scheuer. Heroine Alice Goodbody is "discovered" for
the movies while slinging hash in a hambm-ger joint on
Hollywood Blvd. aiid her rise from an extra to starlet is
paved with one bed after another. Actually the joke wears
pretty thin after about 45 minutes and isn't strong
enough to stand on its own as a comedy feature.
It's not even softcore, so it may have rough going in the
drive-in and neighborhood houses it's aimed at. Curiosity
is that it wasn't made as an X-rated hardcore feature
since the story was ideal to make it big in that market.
Still, with the right ad campaign cand Scheuer has good
promo material) and a less-demanding audience to spread
word-of-mouth, the pictm-e just might make it. Sharon
Kelly is very good as the heroine and Arem Fisher has a
good cameo as the movie tycoon. Technical credits are
okay and most of the film was shot on location in Hollywood.
In EastmanColor.
Sharon Kelly, Daniel Kauffman, Keith McConnell,
Arem Fisher.
Ask
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SHAMPOO
Comedy
® ©
Columbia (75015)
112 Minutes Bel. Mar. '75
As an actor, producer and writer, Warren Beatty is
definitely nonconformist and he demonstrates his talents
in all three areas in "Shampoo," which he wi'ote with
•^Ei) Robert Towne. The idea of a Beverly Hills hairdresser
AHE
who is absolutely a ladies' man attempting to finance his
own salon during the 1968 Presidential elections is offbeat,
to say the least. A Rubeeker Production for Columbia
release, the film may not be the funniest comedy
about sex so far in '75, but it certainly is a good bet for
top grosses. Two former leading ladies, Julie ("McCabe &
Mrs. Miller") Chi'istie and Goldie ("$") Hawn, are reunited
with Beatty and the supporting cast has such
notables as Jack Warden, Lee Grant, actor-writer George
Furth, Jay Robinson, Debbie Reynolds' 18-year-old
daughter Carrie Fisher in her film debut, and three
actors turned producers: Tony Bill, Brad Dexter and
horror master William Castle. Beatty, who was involved
with Miss Christie off-screen, has a simple philosophy
regarding women: "They all know we're out to nail "em,"
but his great lover image is shattered by the refusal of
his ladies to tolerate him any longer. As an actor, he isn't
afraid to arouse sympathy or disgust. In Technicolor and
Panavision, the Hal Ashby-dii-ected farce can make good.
Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant,
Jack Warden, Tony Bill,
Jay Robinson.
AOT ISOff DARUISG m
Sex
Comedy
©
Dimension Pictures 93 Minutes Rel. Feb. 75
Audiences in the mood for light comedy and simple plot
wiU go for this fast-packed, whacky sex-comedy with a
familiar theme, produced by Peter J. Thompson. The
action revolves aromid the difficulties a London furrier
named Bodley (played by Leslie Phillips) encounters
when he agrees to buy a mink coat for a woman (Julie
Ege) so she will have an affair with him. Trying to keep
his pui'chase and his affair secret brings on problems
Bodiey never anticipated. As each complication arises, he
tries desperately to overcome it, resulting only in more
aifliculties bred from his "white lies." Whenever explanations
are called for, Bodley turns to his scatterbrained
assistant Crouch, well-played by Ray Cooney, who also
directed this film with David Croft. The fast pace of the
movie is static from begimiing to end, which might cause
a delayed audience response until it begins to run smoothly
in accord with the impending climax. The audience
will then be easily caught up in the hilarity of Bodley's
situation. There is some nudity and a continual stream
of double-meaning word play. Sex is a joke in this film.
Leslie Phillips, Julie Ege, Ray Cooney, Moira Lister,
Jackie Polio, Trudi Van Doren.
FEMALE TROUBLE
(x)
Comedy
©
New Line Cinema 95 Minutes Rel. Feb. '75
Underground films take a step forward (or backward,
depending on one's taste) with the release of John
Waters' follow-up to his hugely successful "Pink Flamingos,"
again starring Divine. While the fii'st film is still
playing in specialized situations, mainly midnight shows,
"Female Trouble" is being laiuiched by New Line as a
regular release. Those who loved/ hated Divine in the first
film are sure to tmii out to see this milder, yet completely
outrageous assault on the sensibilities. Divine, a transvestite
who also plays the part of the man who first rapes
her, may not have mass appeal but she/he manages to
convey a certain kind of reverse charm which is strangely
effective. Waters produced, directed and wrote the colorwidescreen
epic, originally shot in 16mm in less suspecting
parts of Baltimore for a mere $25,000. Considering
the lack of production values and the performances of
most of the cast, the results are rather impressive. Matching
Divine in being grotesque, Edith Massey lacks the
star's charm but little else. A Dreamland production for
Saliva Films, a New Line division, the film will have to
prove itself in general markets. Waters had other chores:
co-editing and co-authoring the title song (with Bob
Harvey), which Divine sings at the opening and end.
Divine, Mink Stole, David Lochary, Edith Massey, Mary
Vivian Pearce, Susan Walsh, Michael Potter.
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FEATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips; Adiines for Newspapers and Programs
THE STORY:
"Shampoo" (Col)
During the 1968 elections, Beverly Hills hairdresser
Warren Beatty accommodates his customers with extracurricular
services. The other males in Jay Robinson's
establishment may be gay, but Beatty is definitely a
ladies' man. Current flame Goldie Hawn is the best friend
of Julie Christie, Beatty's ex-love, who is the mistress of
wealthy Jack Warden. Warden's wife, Lee Grant, is having
an affair with Warren, and her teenage daughter Carrie
Fisher also has a session with the busy Beatty. When
Warden has to appear at a political party on the night of
Nixon's victory, he asks Beatty to escort Christie; Hawn is
escorted by film director Tony Bill, who loves her and
wants Goldie to go with him to Egypt. Although Warden
is unsure of Beatty's real sexual leanings, he indicates
that he'll back Beatty in his own beauty salon. Grant
becomes angry when the drunken Christie gets out of
hand. Later at a discotheque, Hawn, Bill and Warden
discover Christie and Beatty making love. Beatty tells
Christie he loves her, but she decides to marry Warden.
EXPLOITIPS:
Tie-ins with beauty salons are natural, but with Beatty,
Christie and Hawn as the stars—^probably unnecessary.
Some mileage may be gotten out of the TV clips of Nixon
and Agnew and Huntley and Brinkley.
CATCHLINES:
Your Hairdresser Does It Better . . . The Funniest
Comedy About 1968, in 1975 Style.
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REGISTRATION FORM
Enclosed registration for
Theatre, Firm Name
MR
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ADDRESS
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THEATRE D FILM D TRADE SHOW D
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HOTEL RESERVATION
Arrival Date
Time-
Departure Date-
Time
SINGLE D
TWIN n
SEND DETAILS D
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SUITE D
REGISTRATION $60.00
YOUR REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES TICKETS
FOR ALL SCHEDULED CONVENTION EVENTS
INCLUDING BREAKFAST, LUNCHEON AND DIN-
NER MEETINGS, COCKTAIL PARTIES, DINNER
DANCE, EXHIBITS, SEMINARS, ETC.
Check or Money Order Must Be Enclosed
Refunds made on cancellations prior to Mar. 1.1975
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