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Low Saturday Ad Rate
Is Set by NY Times
NEW YORK—The New York Times,
effective February 1, will inaugurate a new
policy on amusement advertising, it has
been announced by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger,
publisher. Beginning on that date, exhibitors
will benefit from a Saturday repeat
rate of $2.73 per line, compared with the
current bulk linage first-run contract rate
of $4.69 and the lowest neighborhood rate
of $3.07.
In order to qualify for this Saturday repeat
rate, an advertiser must use the same
basic ad as one which has run within a
previous seven-day period. The same size
breakdown is required; however minor
changes can be made, such as feature times.
The policy change had its inception in a
meeting which Charles Schlaifer of Charles
Schlaifer & Co. arranged with Sulzberger
last May, when differences that existed between
rates charged in many other categories
were discussed. Subsequent conferences
on the matter were held, with Stuart
Falk and Warren Wolfe of the New York
Times advertising department exchanging
viewpoints with Schlaifer and Mort Hock,
executive vice-president of Charles Schlaifer
& Co.
Under the new policy, Hock estimates
that on directories alone, the major motion
picture companies will save over $200,-
000 annually and, if display ads are repeated,
the savings will be substantially
larger.
In a letter to cHents, Hock said, "This
accomplishment is a direct result of the
aforementioned discussions and I know that
you and all other motion picture advertisers
will be as delighted as we are that in the
future we all will enjoy the full benefit of
the Saturday repeat rate. This is a remarkable
achievement and a portent ol
perhaps future adjustments in the Times"
treatment of our industry."
Mickey Zide Named V-P.
Sales, for Dimension
LOS ANGELES—In line with Dimension
Pictures' expanded release schedule for
1976, president Lawrence H. Woolner announces
the appointment of Mickey Zde a'^
vice-president and general sales managei.
Zide, formerly vice-president in 'jharge
of sales and advertising for Academy Pictures,
takes over his new post immediately.
Dimension plans to release more than 30
features this year. Among its current releases
is the smash hit, •'Dolemite," and
another strong grosser is "Brother, Can You
Spare a Dime?", while "Dr. Black Mr.
Hyde," will have its worid premiere in
Atlanta February 6.
Dimension Pictures also has acquired
Miller Productions' "Eggplants From Beyond
Time" for distribution in 1976, it was
announced by president Lawrence H. Woolner.
The company's next release is "Dr.
Black Mr. Hyde" starring Bernie Casey and
Marie O'Henry.
NATO President Solomon Extends
Tax Shelter Campaign to Senate
NEW YORK—NATO president T. G.
Solomon, who personally is spearheading
the legislative effort to reverse action by
the House Ways and Means Committee
and subsequently by the full House of
Representatives, denying the use of nonrecourse
financing to motion picture investors,
extended his campaign Thursday
(8) to the entire Senate body. Solomon
previously had requested selected exhibitorconstituents
of the 18 members of the
Senate Finance Committee to contact only
the members of the committee.
The memorandum which went out from
Solomon's New Orleans office Thursday
(8), addressed to "Our Exhibitor Leadership
in All of the 50 States," was directed
to the attention of 66 key exhibitors
throughout the nation, urging them to
make personal contacts with both the senators
from their respective states. Three of
the 66, all active members of TONE, were
asked to coordinate the effort in the six
New England states, while the task in the
remaining 44 states was entrusted to separate
committees from one to thre exhibitors
in each state.
The decision to proceed now to enlist
the support of the remaining members of
the Senate came, interestingly, as the result
of a meeting between a small group
of exhibitors and their senator. This senator,
an important member of the Finance committee,
which will begin hearings shortly
on the tax shelter position of the Tax Reform
Act (HR 10612), went to great
lengths to impress upon these exhibitors the
importance of making personal, face-toface
contacts now with every member of
the Senate, not just members of the committee,
as well as the necessity of following
up these personal conferences with letters
from theatre owners all over the nation,
seeking their support. When word of this
exchange reached Solomon, he moved immediately
to issue his directive, commenting,
"I am determined to see that this
legislation passed by the House is turned
around in the Senate. Here is a wise and
experienced legislator who has indicated
he is sympathetic to our position. It would
be folly to ignore his suggestions."
Enclosed with the memorandum was a
two-page summary of a comprehensive
analysis by Burton Marcus, vice-president
and general counsel of Columbia Pictures
Industries, showing how possible loopholes
in the present tax law could be closed without
denying the film industry a major
source of production capital. The summary,
requiring less than two minutes to read,
was designed to be presented to each
senator at the outset of discussions. A copy
of the full Marcus report either has been,
or shortly will be, presented to those senators
on the Senate Finance Committee.
The following tax reforms have been
suggested: All nonrecourse loans would
have to be repaid by the fourth year following
release of the movie financed
through this method. This assures that any
tax benefit accruing to an investor during
the production year would be returned
to the government within a reasonable time
after release; a minimum of 30 per cent
cash investment would be required to obtain
the nonrecourse tax deferral incentive.
This eliminates deferring large amounts of
income with only a token cash investment,
and the tax incentive would be available
only for U.S.-based productions, thus curtailing
the likelihood of runaway production
overseas.
Solomon Kicks Off 1976 Legislative Action Meetings
New Orleans—President T. G. Solomon kicked off NATO's 1976 legislative
and regulatory agency program by convening the national congressional liaison
action committee. Slated to be present at an immediate high-level strategy meeting
to be held in Washington, D.C., were, besides Solomon: Paul Roth, chairman of
the board; Joseph G. Alterman, director and vice-president, and Peter M. Fishbem,
general counsel.
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Special presentations were to be made to several governmental agencies and
congressional committees. The congressional delegation activity will be coordinated
by NATO's national legislative committee, chaired by C. Glenn Norris and R.
Wade Pearson, assisted by legislative representative Homer Lee Krout.
The direct meetings in Washington are being followed up by a massive grassroots
campaign by theatremen throughout the U.S. Personal contact with at-home
congressional delegates is being made by exhibitors.
In Washington, exhibition views and positions on a iinniber of issues, including
minimum wages, tax deferral, pay-cable TV and anticompetitive trade practices,
will be made to the appropriate congressional committees, agencies, commissions
and goveniniental departments.
Said Solomon, 'Our aim is to tell our story first hand to the men and women
who play an important part in determining the future of exhibition by their action
or inaction in the legislative and regulatory fields."
The NATO board of directors will be convened at an early date for such
action and decisions as will be ncccssarj to support N.VTO's 1976 program of
action.
BOXOFHCE :: January 19, 1976

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Avco Embassy Calls
Decide Relocation Area
For Rogers Hospital
For 1976 Its Biggest and Best I
LOS ANCjELLS- Axco l£mbas>s i release
schedule for 1976 «ill be ihc most
impwrtanl one in the company's history,
from the standpoint of both quantity and
quality. Milton Goldstein, executive vicepresident
told a meeting here of divisional
sales managers Friday and Saturday (9, 10).
"We have five potential blockbusters,
cither in the can or soon to be completed,"
said CJoldstcin. "and we look for giant
grosses from each of them."
The five films include two lew Grade
priHJuctions. "The Voyage" (tentative title),
with an all-star cast headed by Faye Dunaway.
Max von Sydow. Oskar Werner.
Malcolm McDowell, Orson Welles and
James Mason, and "The Cassandra Crossing,"
starring Sophia I.oren, Richard Harris.
Ava Gardner. Martin Sheen. O.J. Simpson.
Ix-e Strasbcrg, Ingrid Ihulin and Burt Lancaster.
Also, Martin Polls "The Sailor Who Fell
From Grace With the Sea," starring Sarah
Miles and Kris Kristofferson; "Shoot," an
offbeat adventure drama starring Cliff
Robertson. Ernest Borgnine and Henry
Silva, and the adventure spectacle. "The
Loves and Times of Scaramouche." starring
Michael Sarrazin and Ursula Andress.
Abe Mandell, president of Lew Grade's
American subsidiary, HC", headed a list
of guest speakers at Ihc sales meeting that
included Martin Poll, producer of "The
Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the
.Sea." and Dick Berg, executive producer
and screen writer of "Shoot."
Mandell expressed the high hopes his
company has for "The Voyage" and "The
Cassandra Crossing" and promised all the
cooperation and assistance he can suppl\
Schlossberg to Paramount
As V-P. Feature Films
NEW Y(JKK Julian Schlossberg ha.s
joined Paratnouiit Pictures as vice-president
in the feature liliiis division, effective Monday
(26). His duties will include creative
affairs for the East Coast as well as film
acqiii'.ilions on a worldwide basis.
Schlossberg has been vice-president, chief
film buyer, for the past three years for the
Waller Keade Organization and was chief
film buyer wiih the Keade division since
I9'i'>. He conducts a Iwti-hoiir radio show,
"Movie 'lalk," on WMCA and li.is been a
(uciillv nieiiibei o( the ScIuhjI of Visual Arts
HI Manhattan (or inoie than five years. He
also IS Ihc author of "Movie Talk," a book
mI collected inlciviews bused on his radio
I v which will be publi^hcd in Iho full
Vorld to Release
in February
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Poll said he thought Sailor" would be
a landmark film that would shock mans
with its eroticism, while Berg predicted
"Shoot," with its explosively presented
theme of man's inhumanity to man, would
be one of the most talked about pictures
of the year.
Phil Isaacs, vice-president and general
sales manager, discussed specific sales
strategy on individual pictures.
"Our company is structured," said Isaacs,
"to guarantee to each producer releasing
through Avco individual attention to his
picture from conception through release.
To accomplish this objective we have
consciously limited the number of pictures
we will distribute so that we can give each
the custom handling it deserves."
Herman Kass. advertising-publicity vicepresident,
presented campaigns on specific
pictures and pledged all-out support of his
department for the release program.
"Every engagement will be bucked b\ u
comprehensive advertising, publicity and
promotion effort designed to provide maximum
support for the sales campaigns,"
Kass said. "No effort will be spared to
launch each picture."
Avco's announced release schedule
through August includes: "Psychic Killer."
"Deadly Hero" and " 'Jock" Petersen." in
January: "Man Friday." "The Premonition"
and 'Permission to Kill," in February;
"The Loves and Times of Scaramouche."
in March; "The Sailor Who Fell From
Grace With the Sea." .\pril prerelease engagement
in New York only, with limited
relea.se in May and general release in June:
"Shoot," June; "The Voyage," July, and
"The Cassandra Crossinu." .August.
\iliiio Kipslein. (.icr.iM Cnecn piudiiccil
Ripslcin, Jose Emillio Pachec\> and HA.
C raig wrote the scrcenpl.iy based on an
original story by Ripstein and Pachccw
I he drama with music is scheduled as a
major New World relea.sc for February.
Cine Artists Holds Sales
Confab on Upcoming Films
lUJl I."* \\(K)1) 1 \ev.«ilues alleiiding
Cin6 Artists Pictuies Corp.'s tirst sales
meeting, held Sund;iy (111 through I tiesday
(Hi in Los Angeles, incliiiled Harry Goldman,
Midwest; Fied Hull. Southwest: Hen
ry Hariell, .Southeast; Phil Shoiilelil. W'esi
erii, and Mike Scagluso, L'aslern.
Kichaid Ciiall, president of Cine .'\ilists.
presided over the conclave, which was addiesscd
by adverlising-piiblicity vice-prcsi
dent Ira Tellei. promotionexploitation
vice-president Hemic Koib,in ,md adniinis
Iralivc vice-picsiileiit Julius Spiecliiiian
Discussed were sales plans for the lebru
ury-Maich iclease of "F.choes of a Summei"
and the l',istcr release ol "l-jubiyo."
as well as fiituie leleuses ciirrenlly in pieprtKluclion
und post- product ion slugcs.
.New York — Will Rogers Memorial
Hospital, "hich has presided M
nearly half a century of niidical care
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und research, will be relocated in the
New York metropolitan aica, it has
been announced by Henry "Hi" Marlin,
president. The Saranac Lake, N.Y.
facilities hase been closed.
The new Will Rogers Institute will
be affiliated with New ^ork Medical
ColU'Ke and Uestchestcr County Medical
Center at Valhalla, N,Y„ enabling
it to modernize patient care, continue
research into the causes, treatment and
presenlion of heart and lung diseases
and deselop medical talent>> in these
fields of trealnieni and research.
This new facility and its accessibility
will enable Ihe Institute to make a new
and silal contribution as a world-respected
center for health education. It
will utilize the creative communications
talents of the entertainment industry
to proside information and
communicate leaching techniques to
Ihe medical profession and the public.
Details regarding the implementation
of these plans will be announced shortl.v.
Martin, who is president of Universal
Pictures, stated that conlinircd
support by Ihe industry and the public
for the Institute will be more important
than e\er, particularly during the
period of construction.
Anothony Petti Retires
From Universal Pictures
NEW ^ORk—.Anlhons Pelli, assistant
secretary and office manager of Universal
Pictures, retired December }\. it was announced
b\ Henry H. "Hi" M.irtin, the
conipanv's preMdcnt. Petti has been associated
with L.'niNcrsal for .^9 years, having
joined the company in 1936 as executive
secretary to the chairman of the hoard.
In 1941, he was given the additional titles
of assistant secretary and personnel director.
After serving in the .-Vrmed Forces during
World War II, Petti returned to Universal
and in 1947 was given still another
position, that of office manager. In 1964
he w;is also named purchasing agent.
I hroughout his long career with the Compan\.
Petti represented Universal at labor/
nuin.igemenl contr,ici
negotiations and often
acted as chairman and spokesman for Ihe
various film conip;inies.
Additionally, Petti was responsible for
all service departments including mail,
traffic, telephone, teletype, messenger, supply,
reproduction, central records, puichasing,
labor reLitions. personnel reci^rds. office
pl.inMiii).; ,ind warehouse facilities.
Pelti and his wife I eocudia reside in
Circenwich, Conn.
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Pilmaier Is Appointed BV
Ass't Domestic Sales Mgr.
HOLLYWOOD — Irving H. Ludwig,
president of Buena Vista, Walt Disney
Productions' distribution
subsidiary, Friday
(9) announced
the appointment of
John Pilmaier as assistant
domestic sales
manager, effective
February 2. Pilmaier
will headquarter in
BV's Glendale, Calif.,
home office and report
to Charles Good,
John Pilmaier
vice-president and domestic
sales manager, on all phases of marketing
and sales.
Pilmaier previously held the position of
BV's Midwestern district manager, headquartering
in Chicago. Prior to that, he
served with MOM as Chicago division
manager, Detroit branch manager, Milwaukee
branch manager and Minneapolis
assistant branch manager.
Koch, Not Zanuck-Brown,
To Produce Oscar Show
HOLLYWOOD—Howard W.
Koch has
been appointed producer of the 48th annual
awards presentation program of the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, it
was announced by Walter Mirisch, president
of the Academy. Koch replaces the previously
announced team of Richard D.
Zanuck and David Brown, who were forced
to relinquish the post due to an unexpected
production assignment.
"Because of the activation of a major
project for Universal Studios, which will
occupy our full time during the same period
the Oscar show is in production, we will be
unable to produce the Academy Awards
presentation show this year," Zanuck and
Brown explained. "We are terribly disappointed
and have told the Acad;my we'd
like
the opportunity of doing the show next
year."
Mirisch said the change will not alter the
show's schedule, since Koch has produced
three of the last four programs.
Koch previously produced the 44th. 45th
and 47th presentations. The 48th Oscar
show, to bi held March 29 in the Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles
Music Center, will honor film achievements
for 1975 and will be broadcast live by ABC-
TV.
Jack Greenberg Appointed
AA's Northeast Div. Mgr.
NEW YORK—Jack Greenberg has been
appointed Northeastern division manager
for Allied Artists Pictures, it was announced
by Jerry Gruenberg, vice-president-general
sales of Allied Artists.
Greenberg, who will be headquartered
in Detroit, will be responsible for the Detroit,
Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh
areas. A veteran in the movie industry,
Greenberg was previously the division
manager for National Screen Service.
Rembusch Charges Gov't 'Buried'
Consent Decree Violation File
INDIANAPOLIS—Trueman
Rembusch,
chairman of the trade practices committee
of Theatre Owners of Indiana, in a letter
to U.S. Atty. Gen. Edward Levi has requested
a Justice Department investigation
to discover why Justice, over the last 26
years, has failed "to prosecute distributors
for violations of the motion picture decrees."
He also asked the attorney general
"why Justice in 1965 failed to prosecute
distributors recommended for prosecution
in (an) FTC report."
To Investigate 'Cover-Up'
"We suggest, too, that you investigate the
continuing cover-up in Justice by its refusing
access to the backup material upon
which the report was based." Rembusch
stated in the communication. "If this material
was destroyed or mislaid, we suggest
you should determine who was responsible
in Justice for the destroying or mislaying
of the material."
A copy of the letter to Levi was enclosed
with one addressed to President Gerald R.
Ford. "Due to Justice's refusal to enforce
the decrees and prosecute motion picture
distributors as recommended in the FTC
report, the distributors of motion pictures
have escalated their restraints as to the
exhibition of motion pictures, the fixing of
film rentals and admission prices," Rembusch
told the President.
He asked the Chief Executive to "use
your influence to persuade Mr. Levi to
take positive action in Justice to correct
the 'cover-up' . . . and to begin a vigorous
enforcement of the motion picture decrees."
How Copy Was Obtained
Tells
Rembusch, who charges that "there is a
Watergate in our own industry aided and
abetted by certain individuals in the Department
of Justice," says that in 1962, at
the direction of the then attorney general,
the Federal Trade Commission began an
investigation of Justice's enforcement of
the Consent Decrees. After some two and
a half years of exploring the matter, the
FTC handed down a repoit, including
remedial recommendations, on Feb. 25,
1965, according to Rembusch.
The FTC report was forwarded to Justice
for action and the latter department refused
to release the information to interested
parties, despite several attempts to
gain access to the data, he asserts. The
Indiana theatreman disclosed that by using
the Freedom of Information Act he obtained
a copy of the PTC report Dec. 10.
1975, and found that it "recommended"
that Justice consider the feasibility of instituting
contempt or other appropriate action
against Paramount Pictures Corp. and Universal
Pictures Co.
The report added, "It is further recommended
that the information in the file relating
to Magna Pictures Corp. be considered
with the objective of determining
the appropriateness of a de novo action
(action based on existing antitrust law)
against said company or amendment of the
20th Century-Fox Film Corp. judgment."
Magna, incidentally, was not subject to the
Consent Decree judgments entered into by
the major distributors in 1948-50.
According to information contained in
the report, the violations to which it pertained
had ceased in 1962.
Rembusch said that Justice denied access
to the backup material used in preparing
the FTC recommendations, stating that all
requested materials either were destroyed,
lost or misplaced. He alleges that since
February 1965, with the handing down of
the FTC report, the Justice Department's
Antitrust Division "has successfully covered
up information contained in the FTC report
of numerous violations of the decrees
by certain film distributor defendants."
Rembusch declares, "As a result of these
unlawful trade practices, some 10,500 independent
theatre owners are in bankruptc)'
or on the brink of bankruptcy. Suburban
citizens served by these theatres are deprived
of a complete motion picture service
at a convenient location." He adds that these
same citizens "must pay a high admission
price fixed by agreement between the circuits
and the distributor" to see first-run
films at key-city locations.
While the White House replied to Rembusch's
plea promptly, no communication
from Levi had been received at press time.
Georgia-Wide Campaign
For 'Wilderness Family'
ATLANTA, GA.—Pacific International
Enterprises, Inc., in connection with their
television saturation release of "The Adventures
of the Wilderness Family" for Atlanta,
has retained Michael Parver of M. Parver
Associates in Atlanta to aid in a large
metro promotional kick-off to begin simultaneously
with the TV campaign Friday
(23).
Dave Dubay, Southeast regional manager
for PIE, held a special screening for Michael
Parver who sees great possibilities
with the film.
"The Adventures of the Wilderness Family"
will break first in General Cinema's
Perimeter Mall on Sunday (25) and go
to a wide release throughout Georgia beginning
Friday (30).
Wortman Now 20thFox V-P
For Industrial Relations
HOLLYWOOD — Marshall
Wortman,
vice-president of the Ass'n of Motion Picture
& Television Producers since 1972,
has accepted the position of vice-president
of industrial relations for 20th Century-Fox
Film Corp.
Wortman joined the AMPTP staff in
May 1972 after 11 years with Universal
Studios. He will continue to devote a portion
of his time to association activities.
BOXOFFICE :: January 19, 1976

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Announce Promotions at Columbia in Executive Sales
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NEW YORK— Norman B. icvy. executive
vice-prcsidcnl-niarkcling, has announced
a series of executive sales promotions
which, according to Levy, "will
perpetuate the operation that made 1975
the most successful in Columbia history."
Tlie executive promotions:
Ray McCafferty is elevated to vice-president
and general sales manager and will
headquarter in New York. McCafferty
previously was manager of the West Coast
division.
Eugene Margoluis will become assistant
general sales manager. He previously was
assistant to the general iales manager and
he will continue to headquarter in New
York.
Herb Martinez will succeed McCafferty.
as the Western division sales manager, and
will move to the West Coast from his
present position as Central division manager
in Chicago. Martinez will be responsible
for I.os Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle,
Portland, Denver and Salt Lake City.
Buddy Goldin succeeds Martinez as the
Central division manager, heudqu.irterini;
in Chicago. He was previously Philadelphia
MGM Declares Dividend;
Elect.s New Officers
CLIVl.K (IIY .McUofioldwyn-Maycr
Monday (12) announced ih.it its board
of directors has declared a quarterly cash
dividend of 25 cents per share on its common
klock, payable l-eb. 10. 1976, to shareholders
of record Monday (26). This is
the fourth regular quarterly cash dividend
declaration under the company's previously
announced dividend policy.
At the company's annual meeting the
following stockholders were elected as dircciois
n( ihc (.onipany. Jaiiies I) Alpan,
Alviii liciirdicl, I red iicnnuigcr. Barric K.
Brunei, Cary Cir.ini. Kirk Kcrkoriun, E.
I CO Kolbcr. Arthur G l.inklcllcr. Irank
i;. Kosrnfcll and Walter M. Sharp
I ollowing Ihc annual meeting of stocklllllc!rt^,
tlifcciors met and elected the fol-
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Kuniiu' Matmiliiis Herb M;irliiu-/
>( diieclors of
.M'lM I ltd lli.iiiiingi.'i. Kirk. Krrkoiiiin.
I rank V.. Kmeiifrli and Waltci M Shaip
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he director* ulso cicclcd Ihc following
r of Mmcstic d.sirihuiion; Ji>hn
P. Beronio, treasurer; Robert \. ILirrison,
controller; Bernard Segclin, secretary; Karla
Daviduin. associate general counsel; Bcnj.imin
B. Kuhanc, assistant secretary, and
Kenneth A. Wagner, assistant controller.
Among feature films announced lor release
in fiscal 1976 arc "I hats linlerlam
mcni. Too'". MGMs encore to ""rhttl's
linlcrtiiiniiicnl' '"; "I ogun's Run." MCiMs
biggcsl-budgct film in recent years, pro
diiccd b> Saul David and directed b\
Michael Anderson, and "'All American
Girl." klarring Slockard Channing
'Wilderness Family'
Building in East
NEW YORK—Pacific International Enterprises'
newest four-wall release, "The
•Kdveniures of the Wilderness Family," continued
its record-breaking pace in the East,
reporting a 5164,880 second-week gross in
Hartford, Conn., and vicinity.
The film took in 5324,579 at the boxoffice
in the second week of its Philadelphia
engagements, making the total second-week
gross in the combined Hartford-Philadelphia
situations higher than the figures scored in
the first week of the multiple playdate, according
to Arthur R. Dubs, president of
Mcdford, Ore-based PIE.
In the West, "The Adventures of the
Wilderness Family" opened in four Denver
theatres—Cherry Knolls, Lakeside II.
Thornton and Village Square— racking up
542,824 in the first week (total of 1,122
seats). Every performance was a complete
sellout, with people standing in line for
blocks to buy tickets to screenings. Those
unable to obtain ducats on the first attempt
came back day after day trying to get in
to see the feature. Dubs said.
Meanwhile, in Seattle another PIE release,
"Challenge to Be Free," reported a
561,209 first-week gross.
Based on a true story about a modern
family and how its members survived with
their wilderness friends, PIE's "The Adventures
of the Wilderness Family"' stars
Robert F. Logan. Susan Damante Shaw and
introduces Hollye Holmes and Ham Larsen.
Dubs produced the color film, which was
directed by Stewart Raffill, who also wrote
the
screenplay.
Judith Frank Promoted
To V-P. 20th-Fox Realty
NL\S' Nork Jiidiih N. 1 i.uik has been
promoted to vice-president of 20ih Century-
Fox Realty and Development Co., a subsidiary
of 20!h Ccnlury-Fox Film Corp.,
it was announced by E. A. Bowcn. vicepresident
and treasurer of the parent company.
Joining Fox in March 1974. she was
previously project director of 20th Century-
Fox Really and Development. Her responsibility
at present is to coordinate activities
related to the future development and space
utilization of Fox's 76-acre studio properlv'
in Century City, Calif.
Po Boy's 'Amigos' Scores
$310,000, Second Week
IU)I I VW(M>D— "Adios Amigos."' Po-
Boy Productions film starring l-red William
son and Richard Pr>or, is strong and stead\.
it was announced by Wolf Schmidt, .Mlas
Films president. Ihc lilm had grossed
$.^10.(MK) in ^5 situations b\ Ihc end of
the second week, which ended \Vcdncsda\
(7).
Conservative estimates of $.W0-.180.(X)0
arc anticipated by Pryor for Ihc third week.
BOXOmCE :: January 197()

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2089 BROADWAY - NEW YORK, N. Y. 10023
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NEW YORK, N. Y.
NEWARK. N. J .
January 7, L976
Mr Arthur R. Dubs
President and Producer
Pacific International Enterprises, Inc.
1133 South Riverside
Medford, Oregon 97501
Dear Mr.
Dubs
Congratulations on your phenominal ADVENTURES OF THE WILDERNESS
FAMILY (metro break, New York City). Your $35,016.00 house
record at our 450 seat Guild Theatre, besting BENJI, is fantastic,
especially considering $34,882.00 at our 549 seat New Embassy
on Broadway during the same week while playing with four other
Manhattan theatres and eighty-six (86) others Citywide.
Again, congratulations on ^^1 grossing picture in New York
City.
Very truly yours,
GU^D ENTERPRISES,
INC.
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PETER H. ELS
Executive Vice-President
BOXOFHCE January 19, 1976

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Mori Meyerson Is
BCP's Advertising Head
LOS ANGELES— Mon Meyerson, formerh
wiih 20th Ccniun-Fox and Disney's
Bucna Vista Distribution Co., has been
namcJ director of advertising for Bing
Cro»bv Productions, it it announced by
Janm W. Whiteside, vice-president in
charge of sales and marketing.
The appointment is part of BCP president
Charles A. Pratts intensified sales.
atlvcnising. publicity and general marketing
activities for the company's theatrical
feature releases. Four films already are set
for 1976. starting with "Special Delivery."
now in production, followed by "Agatha,"
a suspense drama being written and produced
by Dick Berg. Dog Boy," prison
drama, to be scripted and produced h\
George Lcfferts, directed by Mel Stuart, and
'The Third Circle." original screenplay b\
Gil Ralston, a contemporao' story of early
American Indian witchcraft.
BCP also has two boxofficc hits in current
release through Cinerama/ AIP: "Part
2 Walking Tall" and "The Reincarnation of
Peter Proud."
In addition to his film industry background
embracing advertising, sales marketing
and general promotion, Meyerson diil
promotional work for the conceptual development
of new products for Max Facto:
and Revlon.
Principal photography on Columbia's
"Dick and Jane" began December 30.
MOTION PICTURES RATED
BY THE CODE & RATING
ADMINISTRATION
Ihc lollowing Icaiurc-lengih motion pictures
have been reviewed and rated by the
Code and Rating .Administration pursuant
to the Motion Picture Code and Rating
Program.
Tkl* DUtnbulor Roiinq
The Adventures of the Wilderness
Family (Pacific Int'l) (Gj
Baby Blue Marine (Columbia) PG
Beat a Dead Horse (Cinemation) PG
Blood. Sweat and Fear (Cinema Shares)
[r]
The Confessional (Cinemation) [r]
Death Journey (Coast Industries) \r\
Last Victim (Howard Mahler) PG
Mustang Country (Univ) [g]
No Deposit, No Return (Bucna Vista)
|g]
Salon Kitty (Coralta) (x)
Story of Joanna (Blueberry Hill)
(x)
Super Dragon (In-Frame Films) [r]
That Female Scent (20th-Fox)
[R^
Thou Shall Not Kill But Once
(In-Frame Films) [r]
Zig Zig (Peppcrcorn-Wormscr) [r]
Zephro Acquires Rights
For 'Sin' Distribution
NEW YORK—Richard Zephro Films, in
association with Ted Zephro Productions,
have acquired the distribution rights for
the L'nited States and Canada to the film
"Sin." starring Raquel Welch and Richard
Johnson. .Also starring Flora Robson and
the lalo Jack Hawkins, "Sin" was shot in
Crete and will be released in early June.
Richard Zephro, formerly with Bryanston
Pictures, is in his third month with the
new company and reports that he will have
12 major films in 1976. Ted Zephro is currently
producer's representative for such
films as "Mahogany" and "Tommy."
Both men are headquartered at 9399
Wilshire Blvd., in Beverly Hills, Calif.
John Guilfoyle Is Dead
NEW \ORK—John Guilfoyle. who retired
in 1975 after 52 years' service with
Paramount Pictures, died Wednesday (7) in
New York City. He was 74 years of age.
He leaves his wife, Catherine, two brothers
and two sisters.
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BOXOmCE :; January 19. 1976

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4th
'Adele H.' Tops NYC
List With a Big 515
NEW YORK—The French import
•The
Story of Adele H." topped the list in the
second week of the New Year with a 515
average for its third round at Cinema I.
Second was "The Story of Joanna," a different
sort of tale, averaging 395 in the
seventh week at East 59th Street 2 (285)
and Rialto I (505). A close third was "One
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," a 390 average
for its eighth time at the Paramount
(300) and Sutton (480).
Fourth, "The Magic Flute" had a happy
350 for its fourth Festival week. Fifth came
"Pussy Talk," 275 in the ninth week at the
World. "'Barry Lyndon," in sixth spot, averaged
255 for the fourth round at the Baro-
,
net (320) and Ziegfeld (190).
On showcase, "The Adventures of the
Wilderness Family" topped $1 million in
family entertainment houses, followed by
"Dog Day Afternoon," "Three Days of the
Condor" and "Hustle."
(Average Is 100)
Astor Plaza, Coronet—The Man Who Would Be
King (AA), 4th wk 220
Baronet, Ziegfeld—Barry Lyndon (WB), 4th wk. -255
Beekman Special Section (Univ), 5th wk - 65
Cinema I—The Story of Adele H, (New World),
3rd wk - —
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- 515
Cinerama, RKO 85th Street Twin I—Aaron Loves
Angela (Col), 3rd wk -..- 75
East 59th Street 1 The Naughty Victorians
(Hawthorne Films), 11th wk 90
Story of Joanna
East 59th Street 2, Rialto I—The
(Blueberry Hill), 7th wk. ...- 395
Festival-The Magic Flute (Surrogate Releasing),
4th wk - .--
350
Fine Arts-The Story of O (AA) wk
100
Little Carneale, Tower East The Adventure of
Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (20th-Fox),
4th - 200
National, Trans-Lux East—Lucky Lady (20th-Fox),
3rd wk 160
Paramount, Sutton One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest (UA). 8th wk -- 390
Paris—Lies Mv Father Told Me (Col). 13th wk 160
Penthouse Friday Foster (AlP). 3rd wk 50
wk
Plaza—Hester Street (Midwest Films), 12th wk. 190
Radio Ci'v Music HoU—The Sunshine Boys
(MGM-UA), 11th wk 110
53th Street Playhouse Distance (Cine-Bright),
_ 3rd wk
World—Pussv Talk (Catalyst
_
Films-Mature
75
Pictures), 9th wk. -
275
'Cuckoo's Nest/ 'Magic Flute'
Share Top Baltimore Spot
BALTIMORE—Sharing the top spot this
week were "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest," flying at a fast 400 in third Cinema
II round, and "The Magic Flute," which
tuttled a catchy 400 at the Playhouse in its
third week. "TTie Adventure of Sherlock
Holmes' Smarter Brother," spoofing the
Towson and Westview IV for the second
engagement, chalked up a fat 375.
Cinema I. Liberty I—The Killer Elite (UA),
3rd wk - _ -. .. 150
Cinema II—One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(UA), 3rd wk - 400
Liberty II—The Story of O (AA), 3rd wk 125
Mini-Flick II—Naked Came the Stranger (SR),
2nd wk. ..^ ^ _ 2O0
Patterson I, Westview II—Lucky Lady (20th-Fox),
2nd wk — 80
Patterson 11—The Man Who Would Be King
(AA), 2nd wk. .._ - 50
Playhous^The Magic Flute (SR), 3rd wk 400
Three theatres—The Hindenburg (Univ), 2nd wk. 250
Towson, Westview IV The Adventure of Sherlock
Holmes' Smarter Brother (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 375
Westview III—Hustle (Para), 2nd wk 200
Addison to
Score "The Blarney Cock'
NEW YORK—John Addison, Academy
Award-winner for his 1963 "Tom Jones"
music score, has been signed to compose the
original music for Universal's adventure
drama "The Blarney Cock."
BUDCO CLOWN—Proving that
exploitation and ballyhooing at motion
picture theatres are far from dead, the
appearance of Buddy the Budco Clown
at specific circuit houses operated by
Philadelphia-based Budco Quality Theatres
results in increased grosses, according
to Claude J. Schlanger, president
The delight on the children's
faces when Buddy the Clown arrives
on his bright-red fire engine personifies
showmanship at its highest level. With
the clown's personal appearance also
comes balloons, lollipops and games.
The Budco promotion for children's
matinees was developed by Bob Levine
of the management team of Budco
Quality
Theatres.
NJ Moving to Return
Filmmaking to State
TRENTON, N.J.—The special
commission
recently set up by Gov. Brendon T.
Byrne to bring the motion picture production
industry back to New Jersey, following
a meeting with its chairman, playwright
Sidney Kingsley, has set up four different
task forces. Some 60 persons representing
various motion picture, editcation.
radio. TV. political, labor and commercial
interests, make up the special commission.
The meeting was held at Ramapo College.
One of the four committees will meet
with state legislators here to push for enabling
legislation which would allocate
money to support existing motion picture
companies that will erect film studios in
New
New Jersey. Kingsley pointed out that
Jersey is not alone in this effort and that
competition from other states will be great
in attempting film companies to locate
studios in their respective states.
The opening of film studios in New
Jersey would be in the nature of a "homecoming."
A half-century ago. New Jersey
was recognized as the nation's film center.
The very first motion picture studio in the
country originally was built and operated
at nearby Ft. Dix, now a military base.
In addition to Hollywood product, the
commission will go after the industrial film
market as well. A second committee will
make presentations to production firms
specializing in industrial films to build
^tlldios in New Jersey. A third task force
will
serve as a committee on education that
will meet with college and university officials
in an attempt to have accredited
ciuirses on all phases of the performing arts
included in their established curricula.
In keeping with an emphasis on the perlorming
arts, u fourth committee will study
the possibilities of establishing a repertor\
ihcatre that would bring dramatic productions
to all parts of the state.
It was pointed out that New Jersey,
with beaches and mountains and flat plains.
as well as big cities and small towns and
weather compatible to the four seasons of
the year, offers the filmmaker a perfect
locale for every type of movie.
Staunton Enterprises
Constructing Dualer
WASHINGTON — Staunton
Entertainment
Enterprises of Staunton, Va., is constructing
a 400-seat twin theatre in the
Broodmoor Plaza Shopping Center at
Stuarts Draft, Va., it was announced by
president and general manager Wayne A.
Spaid. The complex will be the first dualer
in Augusta County.
V/illiam H. Diehl, president of Diehl
Enterprises, owner of the shopping center,
expects the duo to be completed in early
March 1976. It will occupy approximately
3,500 square feet of floor space in the
mall section.
Film titles on the marquee will be visible
from U.S. Highway 340 and parking space
will be provided for more than 300 autos.
One boxoffice and a common lobby will
serve both auditoriums. However, a dual
concession counter will divide the lobby
space. .\lso, separate restrooms are being
installed for each theatre.
To be named the Broodmoor Twin cinemas,
the complex is located "in the growing
area of the county and is expected to
draw viewers from at least ten miles away,"
according to Spaid. The film fare will be
geared to family viewing in one auditorium,
while mature themes will be featured on
the other screen. R-rated or pornographic
pictures will not be exhibited, Spaid stated.
Spaid, with three other stockholders, also
owns the Dixie and Visulite theatres in
Staunton and operates them under the
Staunton Entertainment Enterprises banner.
Jim Doty to Helm Loews'
Pittsford. N.Y., Trio
PITTSFORD, N.Y.—James Doty, with
Loews Theatres in adjacent Rochester since
1972. has been designated .nnnager of the
circuit's newly opened Loews' Pittsford triplex.
Doty began his exhibititm career as an
usher with ABC Theatres, later serving as
an assistant manager. In 1966, he joined
Loews and then moved to C iHfornia, managing
theatres for National General.
Doty, 32. is a bachelor.
BOXOFHCE :: January 19. 1976 E-1

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LISA WERTMLLLhR. the highl\ rcgardct.1
director of Italian comedies
ttordering on tragedies v,\\\\ political undcrlonet
and sharp male-female relationships.
was in town for the openings of two of
her films. Accompanving her was Giancarlo
Giannini. the male lead in most of the
Wertmuller productions. They were at Alice
Tulh Hall Saturday (17). when the Film
Society of Lincoln Center hosted a screening
of ".Seven Beauties . What
They Call Him."
Also starring Fernando Rev and American
actress Shirley Sloler ("The Honeymoon
Killers" and "Klute"!. the Cinema 5
release of "Seven Beauties" premieres Wednesday
(21 I at Cinema II. following its
debut in Rome by just two weeks. An
earlier Wertmuller film, "All Screwed Up,"
began Wednesday (14) at the Eastsidc
Cinema as a New Line Cinema release and
tells of a group of young working class
people in Milan.
•
B'nai B'riih Cinema Unit 6000 holds its
first meeting on Thursday (22) at 6 p.m.
in the Grog Room of the Pub Theatrical
on Broadway . Guest speaker will be Eleanor
Rubin, noted artist and lecturer, who will
discuss "Jewish Involveitifni in the Creative
Arts— l-'rom Antiquity to the 2()lh Century."
The talk coincides with the major Jewish
An retrospective currently at the Jewish
Museum. A question and an.ywer period will
follow Ms. Rubin's address. Attendance ai
the dinner-meeting is just $6 and reservations
can he obtained by calling Cinema
Unit at fiHI-1721.
•
Seating Corp. of New York has completed
extensive renovations for the Uris
Theatre here, installing more scats for the
legitimate house. The company also delivered
and installed 30\. ic
At Patino, has grossed a
•n Its lirst two weeks ut
in the mettopiililun area.
kiiiKiiiK up >I,|7I.4WJ in the fust week
I .^ ^1 'MH.K22 in Its second frame, the
IS the first Flagship allruction to
'c than $1 million in each nf two
aintriulivc wcck«.
•
l)irrcic«l by Sidney I uinct and lilincd
New York. "Dog Dny Alter
il.r I..I. >if an acluiil hunk rob
I lir Artists Unlcrtninmcni
Complex production was produced b\ Martin
Bregman and .Martin Elfand and ssrilien
by Frank Pierson. .Mso starring arc John
Cazale, James Broderick and Charles Durning.
•
Michael Klinger. British independent
film producer, delayed his January 6 arrival
in town from Hollywood, where interest
in hi\ $10 million action spectacle
"Shout at the Devil" is high. He has been
dickering with various major companies for
distribution rights on the Lee Marvin-
Roger Moore-Barbara Parkins starrer. Another
Klinger production, "Rachel's Man,"
is due for release by Allied Artists. A
biblical love story, filmed in Israel by director
Moslie Mizrahi. it stars Mickey
Rooney. Leonard Whiting. Rita Tushing-
Itam and Michael Bat-Adam.
Already in preparation by Klinger are a
number of big budgeted properties, including
"Green Beach," "Eagle in the Sky,"
"The Limey" and "The Cliilian Club." Two
or three of these will be filmed this year.
•
Henry T. Wcinsiein, executive in charge
of production foi l.CA Entertainment,
leaves for Hollywood Monday ( 19) for one
month of conferences and research on two
feature films and a television series. Formed
last year. LCA Entertainment is a subsidiary
of Learning Corp. of .\merica.
Both of the features will be based on
recent hooks. "Mulligan's Seed" b\ Herbert
Biirkholz and "Troublemaker" by Joseph
Hansen, vshile the TV series is to be adapted
from "A Three Pipe Problem" by Julian
Symons.
•
Porn power: Openings this month include
a number of sex films of nuirc than
usual quality. "Earewell Scarlet." a Variety
I- Urns release of a Howard H' inters and
Chuck Vincent pre.^entalion. begitvi Tuesday
(20) at the fr< lor Wedneulav (14) were led
bv "'The Life and I in\e\ of (itl::l\ Adams."
Lola Falana in "Lady Cocoa" plus "The
Candy Tangerine Man," David Niven as
AlPs "Old Dracula" and "The Adventures
of the Wilderness Family." Also playing:
"The Killer Elite" plus "The Taking of
Pelham One Two Three," "Lets Do It
Again." "Dog Day Afternoon." "Friday
Foster." "The Black Bird." "Hustle." On
Friday {16). "Rooster Cogburn" opened at
.15 Blue Ribbon Theatres.
Louis Edelmon Services;
Noteci Movie Pro Ii.imI .iiul N|-KMi lihiis were
the llieme I iiday night (9) at the Buffalo
C inenui ("hih meeting, held at 8 p in. at 77
\\aslungion Hwy., .Snyder. N.Y., with the
public invited to attend.
I ilms piesented included: •"Sptuts Carnival
" and "Beloved Friend." bv Or Clayton
\\cig; "Sea World." by Hat old Hacliten,
I
and "South .America-Tapacio." bv Robert
Heckler
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BUFFALO
prirudk i>( Ibc Buffalo, on the verge ol
signing a lease Miih city officials for
I'ptTjiiim o{ ihc Bull'alo Theaire. will emhark
on J M.*riotis campaign lo allraci membership.
atvoiJing lo Charles Chaimccy.
acting c\cciiii\e dirocior. "We're organizing
a very exiensive membership drive with a
goal of several thousand members bin
haven't really pursued it up to now. We're
also going to announce some events for the
spring season. With these efforts, wc hopefully
will get a cash flow going." Chauncev
said.
George Burns w ill reopen Shea's Buffalo
rheatrc Fehruars 25. Joining him on Ihc
evening's program will be performers from
western New York, who will participate in
a vaudeville show. There also will be a brief
recital on the Wurlitzer organ, restored to
playable condition for the occasion after
years of neglect. The reopening is under the
auspices of the Friends of the Buffalo.
The theatre first opened its doors 50
years ago—Jan. 16, 1926—when Michael
Shea crowned his cnlerlainmenl empire
Family Films Planned
Ai Allenlown Theatre
BUFFALO—Three young men, residents
of the Allenlown, N.Y., area, have signed
a lease agreement to operate the Allenlown
theatre as a SI admission house specializing
in family movies.
Members of a newly registered partnership,
the Allendale Theatre Corp., the men
plan to renovate and restore the theaire
for a lale February opening.
"We have an option to buy within three
months and it would be an oddity if we
don't purchase the facility," said Neal J.
O'Kourke jr.. one of the partners "The
theatre's ceramic-style foyer, wall curtains,
ceiling, marquee and seats will be restored.
with the ornale house. Ihc 1 cbruan 25
program, without Burns, although augmented
with other entertainment features, will
he repeated f-ebruary 28 at lower ticket
prices. During the day of February 28, an
open house will be staged to acquaint the
interested public with the theatre and its
liiture
operation.
\ariely Club Ten! 7 member Mike Ellis
still is having his nifty verses printed bv
the Evening News . . . More good news.
Bill Shields^ chairman of the 1976 Variety
Club telethon, is home from his hospital
stay and soon will be taking on some work.
He'll be assisted by Tom Million of the
Marine Bank and Clint LaFlammc, Tent 7's
longtime maitre d'hotel. now retired.
The northwest branch of the
Eric County Public
Buffalo and
Library on Grant Street
is presenting a series of classic films featuring
Charlie Chaplin. W. C. Fields and
Busier Keaton every Monday this month
Showtime for youngsters is 4 p.m. and for
adults it's 7 p.m.
,1 L.indv counter added and certain areas
vandblasted. But our biggest problem right
now is to turn the theatre's reputation
arourd from an X-rated house to a secondrun,
family movie theatre."
The men will ask the community for suggestions
on what movies to show.
Iniliallv. the showhouse will be opening
evenings during the week and for children's
matinees. The stage is in good shape.
O'Rourke said.
The building is owned by the estate iil
the late Irving Cohen of Amherst, N.Y.
The busers are conscious of a large
youthful population in the area. But besides
Saturdav kiddies matinees, they also are
considering a "Ciolden-.Agers Day" when
vintage, classic films will be shown.
"Our primary motive for all of this,
naturally, is as a business venture. But we
think that with some good publicity we can
erase the memory of the house's past
policy." one of the partners said.
Garrison Cinema Shutters
After Run of 20 Months
BL I I .\LO—The Garrison Cinema, indoor
theatre in the town of Fort Erie, has
closed after 20 months' operation. Robert
McEwen, who resides in Fort Erie, says
that despite first-run motion pictures, he
received no support from residents.
The theatre is in the County Fair shopping
complex on Garrison Road. McEwen
says he will lose some $150,000 as a result
of the venture's failure.
"Everybody in Fort Erie wanted an indoor
theatre because they hadn't had one
for 15 years." McEwen said, "and I invested
$150,000 to find they just continued
to go out of the area to see films. I am
left with a S20.000-a-year lease which runs
for the next several years."
Science-Fiction Academy
Votes 'Rollerbair Best
NEW "i Ok K.— Norman Jewison's "Rollerball,"
a United .Artists release, has been
voted Best Science-Fiction Film of 1975
by the .\cadcmy of Science Fiction, Fantasy
and Horror Films. Presentation of the
Academy's Best Film Golden Scroll will be
made at the third annual awards ceremonv
Saturday (.^1 ) at the Theatre Vanguard in
Los Angeles. .Approximately 200 members
of the Academy and their guests will attend.
.Mso receiving Golden Scroll Awards will
be star James Caan, as Best .Actor and
Douglas Slocombe. for Best Cinematography,
both for "Rollerball."
Produced and directed by Jewison from a
screenplay by William Harrison, "Rollerball"
also stars John Houseman. Maud
,\dams, John Beck, Moses Ciunn, Pamela
Hensley, Barbara 1 rentham and Sir Ralph
Richardson. The music was conducted by
Academy .Award-winner .Andre Previn and
Patrick Palmer was associate producer.
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Kiddies Films at Art Gallery
BUFFALO A selection of films for
children was shown Saturdav afternoon
(17| lit the .Albright Knox .Art Ciallery.
Admission was 50 cents on a first-come,
lirsi-served basis. Showtime was 1 p,m.
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portending well for 1976, area store sales
for two-week period after Christmas
jumped 23.7 per cent . . Approximately
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49,000 grid fans here saw the Steelers win
the AFC crown in the stadium, defeating
the Raiders . Dapper Dan sports
banquet at the Hilton Sunday (25) is, as
usual, a sellout, as is the Saturday (24)
luncheon . . . Police of the city who used
to "bust" massage parlors now feature their
ads in their Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
publications.
The Nixon has a dozen one-nighters
booked, with the promoters paying the
rental costs, etc.. with no seat reservations
—for which the theatre has been noted . . .
The Press in an editorial states that "we
can do without the $3 wage base." the Dent
proposal in Congress . W. Cowles,
Koppers executive and board chairman of
the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce,
said in a speech that the city needs
other things more than it needs a world's
fair and this was played up in the local
press. The other things are of more immediate
need, he said.
The Art Cinema showed "Oh! You Beautiful
Doll" Garden offered "Fireworks
.
Woman" . . . Long-awaited Christmas
attractions didn't work this time in this
area . . . "In
Liberty.
Sarah's Eyes" was at the
Area theatres have been featuring
"Naked Is the Cheater," "Headset,"
"Around the World With Fanny Hill,"
"Tower of Love," "Women of Pleasure,"
"Strange Desire," "Romeo and Juliet." "No
Way Out," "Blazing Saddles." "Ripoff,"
"Ripped Off," "The Case of the Smiling
Stiffs," "The Man Who Would Be King,"
"Point of Terror," "Behind Locked Doors"
and "The Virgin and the Lover."
Thomas J. Hiclces' letter to Congressman
Dent regarding proposed wage increases has
been copied and widely distributed by
NATO of Western Pennsylvania. Hickes.
like his late father and mother before him,
operates the Aldine at Saxton and, in more
recent years, the Pines, Meyersdale. and
the Pitt, Bedford.
Condolences to Frank Falcione, whose
father died.
Cinemette constructions include a new
quad at the Lower Burrell shopping center
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Township . Anderson, PG entertainment
editor, named "One Flew Over
the Cuckoo's Nest" as the best movie seen
here in December . and worst
movies of 1975, in order of preference of
George Anderson are: Best — "And Now
My Love," "Nashville," "Amarcord,"
"Scenes From a Marriage," "Murder on the
Orient Express," "A Brief Vacation,"
"Jaws," "Love and Death," "Dog Day
Afternoon" and "Lenny." Worst— "Andy
Warhol's Dracula." "Rosebud," "Super-
Vixens," "Mandingo," "Tommy." "Mr.
Ricco," "Undercovers Hero," "Whiffs,"
"The Master Gunfighter" and "At Long
Last Love."
L'Amoure showed "Savage Lust" and
"Beat the Watch" . . . Bizarre features included
"Bob & Carol, Ted & Alice, and
. . . "Pink Flamingos" is a weekend
Pete & Joyce" and "Rise and Fall of
Sparky"
two-night midnight attraction at the
Bizarre has upcoming "Carnal
Strand . . .
Couples." "Hard Bargain" and "Gina, the
Foxy Lady"
Married
. . .
Woman"
Ritz
and
Mini offered
"Confessions
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Madam" . . . "Hair" returns to the Nixon
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stage for two performances Saturday (31)
The Guild revived "King of Hearts"
and billed it with the feature cartoon "Bambi
Meets Godzilla."
"Anyone But My Husband" is coming
to the Liberty . . . U.S. Real Estate again is
representing the Nixon. Byron Cleeland's
Curtain Up! operation there is now Curtain
. . This city finally has been given
Down .
the state's "go-ahead" on the planned convention
center and bids may be asked for
late this year. Overlooking the Allegheny
River, the downtown site will occupy 572,-
000 square feet, with the main entrance on
Penn Avenue.
A Sunday punch is really aimed at the
ancient Pennsylvania blue laws. The general
assembly will give this matter full attention
next month.
Ralph Buring, in some years past 20th-
Fox exploiter here and for many years this
company's Southern ad and promo director.
with headquarters in Atlanta, and his wife
Margarile were visitors here at the holiday
season . . . Pennsylvania legislative committees
by the score are busy campaigning and
trading votes and more activit> will be experienced
the first week in February. The
bill which would permit any and all political
subdivisions to enact and collect a nonuniform
amusement admission tax could be
released to the floor before spring. It's dangerous!
Ted Manos, a leading Mideast circuit operator,
will attend a meeting in Philadelphia
February 5 which has to do with fighting
the John Dent HR 10130 bill which proposes
increased minimum wage rates to
$2.50 per hour starting July 1 this year;
$2.75 per hour starting Jan. 1, 1977, and
$3 per hour starting Jan. 1,1978. He hopes
other area exhibitors will attend the Philadelphia
confab. Ted and local NATO president
George Tice. who is now vacationing,
were active at the recent New York meeting
on this subject and Tice had attended
the initial meeting in Chicago December
18. Every exhibitor in this area has been
kept up to date on the matter of minimum
wages and hopefully each has reacted to his
congressman.
Historical Society Wants
To Buy Dark Movie Palace
BEACH HAVEN, N.J.—Although it's
been 50 years since the Colonial Theatre
has been operated as a movie house, a
campaign was launched here to raise $50,-
000 to purchase and restore the theatre
building as a museum that would be open
the year-round at this South Jersey resort
community. The facility once was the center
of social life for the area.
The Long Beach Island Historical Society
announced that it has an option to
purchase the property for $15,000. Built in
1885, the Colonial Theatre originally was
the island's first schoolhouse. It was purchased
in 1913 by the Beach Haven Amusement
Co., which converted it into a movie
house and added a balcony to house projection
equipment. Only silent films were
shown and a pianist provided accompaniment.
Admission was ten cents for children
and 15 cents for adults.
The theatre was owned by the Harry
Colmer family which operated a larger Colonial
Theatre here until 1964, when it was
acquired by Al Frank, who heads the independent
circuit of the Frank Family of
Theatres.
Jean Pulice Is Featured
In Brooklyn Spectator
BROOKLYN, N.Y.~Mrs. Jean Pulice,
manager of Loews" Alpine, 60th Street .ind
Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, wa, the subject of
a feature article by Stefani C. O'Connor in
the Brooklyn Spectator. "Mrs. Pulice," the
story said in part, "is one of ihe few women
employed in that capacity (theatre manager)
and she states that the job is an interesting
and exciting one that takes a lot of energy
and dedication." She has an abundance of
both.
BOXOFHCE :: January 19, 1976 E-5

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PHILADELPHIA
Xeuiplt; L'ni^ersifj. K'l ii> ccnicr-city
campus, has M.-hediiled for the second
icmi film courses in "ITic Artist and Experimental
Film." "Film and Reality." "The
ClasMC British Cinema 1929-1960" and
"Ingmar Bergman .Marriage: A Cinematic
Perspective."
Monit Hall, star of TV's "Lets Make a
Deal." will host this year's annual IS-hour
telethon staged by Variety Club Tent 13.
with all funds going to the tent's many
charities in behalf of handicapped children.
The telethon will be carried by WPVI-TV.
The Mount Penn Drive-In near Reading
has been sold for commercial use and will
make way for a new K-Mart department
store. Construction will start in March.
WHVY-TV. the city's public broadcast
station, has acquired a house film package
which will be shown locally only. The series,
titled "Film Gallery," is seen Saturday
nights "Marjix-" started the scries whi^h
Bicentennial Film Having
Some Financial Problems
PHILADLLl'HIA MoncN irouble is being
encountered for the production of the
45-minutc "American Moments" motion
picture, utilizing giant screens, which is intended
to be shown starting next April at
the Living History Center, the S7 million
showpiece of the city's bicentennial celebration.
Victor Solo, executive producer for
Francis Thompson, Inc., New York City
filmmaker, disclosed that he needs $250,-
000 to S500,000 to complete the motion
picture.
The film originally was budgeted at $1.7
million and Solo said it could never have
been produced for that amount. The film
is now expected to cost over $2 million.
However, because of a grant from the
Johnson Wax Co. of Racine, Wis., only $50,-
(XJO additional is being made available to
Francis I honipson, Inc., by Philadelphia
"76 Corp., the city's official planning
agency fur the bicentennial.
Although Solo was instruntental in get-
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Blond Man With One Black Shoe." ".Morgan."
"Cesar and Rosalie" and "The Sorrow
and the Pity."
The 13-chapler film series of Alistair
Cooke's ".America " will be shown on successive
Tuesday evenings at the Wilmington.
Del., library. The series will be followed
by films about American history. Concluding
the sciison June 29 will be "1776."'
Richard Drey fas, the young star of
"Jaws other films, was in town to visit
friends in suburban Media.
The mo>ies will figure prominently in the
S2 million "Design for Fun"" bicentennial
exhibit which Philadelphia's Civic Center
will open February 21. The exhibit that
traces the history of how Americans have
amused themselves over the last 200 years
will include early motion pictures featuring
such stars as John Barrymore and William
S. Hart.
ting the Johnson Wax people to give the
bicentennial a grant of $500,000 for the
production and promotion of the motion
picture,
the terms of the grant according to
Albert V. Gaudiosi, deputy executive director
of the bicentennial corporation, allows
for on!\ $50,000 "'to assist in financing
Francis Thompson's production."
Gaudiosi said that $250,000 will go to
Carl Byoir for the promotion of the center
and the motion picture. The New Yorkbased
Byoir firm handles the public relations
for Johnson Wax and the remaining
$200,000 is to be used by Philadelphia '76
exclusively for general bicentennial purptiscs.
When told the Thompson film conipan\
needs at least $250,000 iii complete the
production of the film, Gaudiosi said:
"That is Solo's problem."
Dean Ferris Is Director
Of Paramount Personnel
Nl \\ ^ (.jKK Dc.iii lenis li.is been appt)inted
director ol peisonnel ol Paramount
Pictures, it was announced by Arthur Barron,
executive vice-president, lin.ince and
.idministration.
Ferns ci>mes to Paranutunt lioin dull A.
Western, the corporation's parent comp.iny,
where lor the past year he has held the position
o( administrator i>f executive staffing.
Piior to |oining (iiill & Western, Ferris
w.is in charge ii( peisunnel lor M\ I C'hein
leals. a siibsidiais ol .Amenc.in Cm Co. Before
that he was with Ueihleliem Steel Corp
lor six years.
A graduate ol W.isliingiiin College,
Maryland, and the holder of u JD degree
liom the University of Ballintore, Ferns
resides in F.usi Windsor, N.J.
I he appointment is effective immediately
liii I ems will! succeeds Ciiegoiv Coleman
III the i^ost Coleman will be joining ("huse
Miinliailaii Bank as vice-president of executive
recruiting.
Booth at Movies Triplex
Has Automated Equipment
ALLEMOWN, PA.—An automated
projection system at the new triplex, the
Movies of fre.xlertown, located in the suburban
Trcxier Mall, is the first of its kind
in this eastern Pennsylvania area, according
to Harry Alberth. area manager of United
Artists Theatres, which opened the trio
Chnstmas Day 1975. The partially automated
projection room, which can be operated
by one projectionist, is only one of the
many unique qualities of the Movies I, II
and III. each having a capacity of 280 seats.
Alberth said that the three projection
systems, which cost in excess of $5,000
each, offer many advantages. .Among other
features, it eliminates the need for rewinding
film, which results in less strain on the
film and leads to a longer life for the print.
The system also allows the projectionist to
be away from the machine, because it performs
many perfunctory problems such as
dimming the lights and playing intermission
music.
Another house feature is a unique "Light
Curtain."' which provides a special effect
on the screen curtain between showings.
Colors change constantly in time to the
intermission music. Opening attractions at
the three theatres were "Hustle." "Dog Day
Afternoon" and "The Man Who Would Be
Ring."' Discounts are allowed for students
and senior citizens, except Friday and Saturday
evenings.
The Movies at Trexlertown I. II and
III is the first three-theatre complex for the
area. .Alberth also said that the triplex arrangement
is more practical and economically
feasible than the operation of the Colonial
Theatre in center city, which also is
operated by United Artists Theatres.
Philly's President Dark;
Product Problems Cited
Pl^lll.ADl I I'lll \--lhe President Theatre
in the southern section of the city,
owned and operated by Gilbert .-\ddeo, has
been closed because of reported inability
to compete with circuit houses for suitable
product. Ihe l,(K)0-seat theatre, once a
leading key neighborhood house, was acquired
by Addeo in 1965 for $70,(XX).
While planning to convert the movie
house into a catering hall, .Addeo will continue
his lifelong association with the molion
picture industry and will serve as manager
of the center-cit\ Studio Art Theatre.
.Addeo started at the age of 1 9 as an usher
at the l.indy Theatre and in the early 1950s
became manager of the Venice Theatre.
He m.in.iged the President Theatre ten years
Soviet Team Sees 'Jaws'
I'llll .\D1 I rill.\ Ihc .SoMci (Vntral
.Army Hockey Team selected an appropriate
"iraining" lilm to see the night before the\
plaved Ihe i.h»mpionship Phil.idelphia I l\ers
at Ihc Speclrum here. Ciiven .i choice of
U.S. films lo view, they came up with Ihc
thriller, ""J.iws." Ihe screening w.is arranged
by l.indu Cioldenberg, publicity chief for
the Hudco Quality 1 hentrcs circuit
here.
BOXOnriCE :: JanuaxN 19. 1976

BALTIMORE
Tom Sherak, R/C Theatres head booker,
is looking forward to a week's visit by
parents from Brooklyn, N.Y. . . . Other
his
R/C news: Marge Gorsuch, bookkeeper,
spent a quiet vacation at home with her
family . . . Doug Seline, part-time controller,
will be graduating from the University of
Baltimore, where he is majoring in accounting
. . . Mrs. Frances Simpson, manager of
the Fredericksburg, Va., office, took a long
New Year's weekend holiday to spend time
with her grandchildren, who visited with her
at her home. They live out of the state.
Mrs. Kathe Norman, manager of J&J
Corp.'s Towson Tneatre. said, "Business was
good during the holidays with "The Adventure
of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother.' "
A local industPrite who took a respite
from work recently was Walter Gettinger,
head of Gettinger Amusement Co. He and
his wife took a 19-day South American
cruise, returning December 20. Gettinger
also reported that refurbishing of his firm's
Stowaway Motel in Ocean City should be
finished by March 1.
Women of Variety Tent 19 held a luncheon-meeting
Wednesday (14) at the Millbrook
Community Center . . . Calvin Fidler,
20, is the new maintenance man at the
Governor Ritchie Drive-In. an E. M. Loew's
unit. He formerly worked for General Cinema's
Harundale Cinema and hopes to become
a police officer eventually.
Hank Vogel said he e.\[>ected to attend
the 20th Century-Fox seminar in California,
which is currently under way ... A group
of e.xhibitors met with Miss Barbara Scott,
vice-president and general counsel for the
Motion Picture Ass'n of Ameiica. Tuesday
(13) at Maryland NATO headquarters. 516
North Charles St., to discuss legislative
problems in the upcoming sessions of the
state legislature . . . Friday (9) there was a
meeting of all film company branch managers
in the Washington, D.C., area to discuss
advertising in our town's market.
"The Hindenburg" currently is being
booked at the Glen Burnie Mall, Senator,
Strand and Westview I . . . "The Mysterious
Monsters" opened Wednesday (7) in a multiple
run with heavy TV promotion.
. . . News-
Fred Schmuff, F. H. Durkee executive, is
among those attending the 20th-Fox seminar,
under way in California
papers here are advertising on WBFF-TV
that "January Is Errol Flynn Month" . .
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There has been a crescendo of problems at
the Crest Theatre since its holiday opening.
Leon B. Back, general manager. Rome Theatres,
said the boikr burst Monday (5) and
sometime during the early hours of Monday
(12) the place was vandalized by thieves . . .
Hank Vogel, partner with his two brothers
Paul and Jack in Vogel Theatres, left Sunday
(18) for a family business conference
in Wellsville, Ohio. He also plans to check
new situations in which the circuit is considering
the acquisition of additional shopping
center property in the Akron and
Salem, Ohio, areas. The brothers also are
considering a twin-theatre project in a
suburb of Cleveland.
lATSE Local 181 held an installation of
its new officers Monday (5). Officers are:
Roland Bruscup, president (re-elected); William
Johnson, vice-president; Walter Rohoblt,
s-ecretary; Don Miller, business agent;
Chester Towers, treasurer, and Daniel Flannigan,
sergeant-at-arms. Aaron Goldbloom,
James Amos and Ron Broseker are members
of the board of trustees . . . Ken Bowers,
projectionist at JF's Earle Theatre, has returned
to work following surgery.
. . . Projec-
Mrs. Audrey Hawkins, sister of Roland
Bruscup. gave a Christmas party at her home
in Stevenson which was attended by her
brother and his wife Myrtle, along with
Don Miller and his wife Jean
tionists and their wives who attended the
party given by Chester Towers, Local 181
treasurer, in Ellicott City December 28 were:
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bruscup; Mr. and Mrs.
Don Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Goldbloom.
Mrs. George F. (Hylda) Eitel, wife of the
National Theatre Supply branch manager,
underwent surgery Thursday (15) at Maryland
General Hospital . . . Aaron Seidler,
executive vice-president of the R/C circuit,
and George A. Brehm sr., Westview cinemas,
flew to California to attend the 20th-
Fox seminar.
Security Square Cinema offered a free
movie, "Hello, Dolly!". Tuesday (13). A
"Queen for a Day" also was chosen and
was the recipient of many valuable gifts.
The public was asked to register for free
prizes. Doors opened at 9:30 a.m.
"Naked Came the Stranger" reported a
satisfactory Christmas Day opening at
Schwaber World-Fare's Mini-Flick IL Pikcsville,
and at F. H. Durkee's Northway in
this city. Second-week figures were even
better than the first at both theatres, according
to Phil Glazer, head of Associated Pictures
Co. Associated expects to be setting
dates for Boxoffice International's "The
Rattlers" in the local and Washington areas
in late February and early March, with full
radio and TV campaigns.
of the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre, scheduled
to reopen this fall under city management
... A Hitchcock Film Festival started
Saturday (17) at the central branch of the
Enoch Pratt Free Library . . . Alfred E.
Burk, vice-president of WBAL Radio, has
been named by the Hollywood Radio &
Television Society as the chairman in this
city of the 16th annual International Broadcasting
Awards selection panel. Forty screening
groups around the world will select the
best '75 radio and TV commercials. The
awards will be made March 9 at a dinner in
Los Angeles.
UA Appoints Andy Albeck
Senior V-P of Operations
NEW YORK—Andy Albeck has been
appointed United Artists senior vice-president,
operations, it was announced by Eric
Pleskow, president and chief executive
officer.
Albeck, who has filled a number of key
posts since joining United Artists in 1951,
has been a vice-president of the company
since 1972. In 1973 he was named president
of United Artists Broadcasting, Inc.,
and also holds the post of assistant treasurer.
He had previously served overseas with
Columbia Pictures and the MPEA.
Rep. Stanford Lehr Plans
New State Obscenity Law
HARRISBURG, PA.—State Congressman
Stanford Lehr of York (Republican)
said he intends to introduce an anti-obscenity
code in the state House of Representatives.
The measure was prepared by York
County Dist. Atty. Donald L. Reihart as a
model for local communities to adopt. Rep.
Lehr, a longtime proponent of anti-obscenity
laws, criticized the courts for "banging
everything down."
Maryland NATO Entertains
WASHINGTON—NATO of Maryland's
advertising committee, which is headed by
Baltimore's George Brehm (Westview fourplex),
entertained area members of the film
industry at a luncheon at the International
Inn's Mayfair Room Friday (9). Leon Back
(Rome Theatres), president of NATO of
Marvland, was co-host with Brehm.
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H bckilrdit reported holidav gala was hosted
by Edwin BigU'v. assistant to Jack
Valcnti. president of the Motion Picture
Ai»n of America, for MPAA December
30 at the asiiviations spacious headquarters.
Written inwtalions to a 4:.^0 p.m. cocktail-buflct
wore cMcndi-d to distributors and
their sialfs. exhibitors and their staffs and
also to publicists Ernest Johnston. Syd Zins
and David Polland. according to a Filmrow
invitee who now is "wailing for next year's
bash."
National .\rthi»e»' film program for
1976 begins with an eight-month series covering
two decades of newscasts titled "And
That's the Way It Was: Television News.
1947-1968 The " films in the series arc designed
to focus on 'V\ journalism as a form
of historical source material and to make
them available for use by scholars and the
public. Among the historical firsts included
in the archives' film presentation arc: the
first presidential address televised from the
White House (President Harry S Truman,
Oct. 5. 1947); "See It Now" (CBS), and
such political events as the 1952 "Checkers"
speech of vice-presidential candidate Richard
M. Nixon. James B. Rhoads is the archivist
of the L' S
William /.miis. 20th Ccntury-Fox branch
manager, mvited exhibitors to a tradescreening
of "The RiKky Horror Picture
MPAA Thursday (15) ... In sur-
Show" at
veying major industry changes, Ted Goldberg,
former American International Pictures
salesman, surfaces as Cinemation's
Central division manager, a position
formerly held by Murray Baker. His tcritory
includes, besides this city. Cincinnati
and Indianapolis. Baker is headquartered
in New York with a new affiliation.
"Bright Expectations," presented b>
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., a new
.^5mm sound and color 12-minutc film,
takes viewers around the world and leaves
them with "bright expectations." Free-loan
playdate requests should be sent to Modern
Talking Picture Co., 2.'«23 New Hyde Park
Rd.. New Hyde Park. N.Y. 11040. A free
copy of "Free Shorts for Theatres" brochure
also is available from MTP
UA's 'Lenny' Is Winning
Coveted Awards Abroad
NLW "iORk—' Lenny,' a United .\rtists
release of a Bob Fosse film, is now being
accoladed overseas after winning many
honors in the U.S. The latest honor was bestowed
in Japan, this being the Grand PrLx
.Award given by the National Art Festival,
an annual event held under the auspices of
the Ministry of Education. Selection was
made by the National .\rt Festival from
among i2 outstanding international entries
scheduled for release in 1976.
Earlier in December. "Lenny" was named
"Best Picture of 1975" by the prestigious
British publication Films and Filming,
which also cited star Dustin Hoffman, who
portrays the late satirist Lenny Bruce, and
Valerie Perrine. co-starring as Bruce's wife,
in the best acting categories.
Other Films and Filming award-winners
were Woody Allen for Best Original Screenplay
for "Love and Death." and Derek Ball
for Best Sound for Norman Jewison's "Rollerball."
Both films are released by United
Artists.
Argentia Ambassador, AFI
Sponsor 'Truce' Screening
WXSHINGTON—His Excellencs
Rafael
Maximiano Vazquez, the ambassador of
.Argentina, and the American Film Institute
arc co-hosting a cocktail-reception in the
Kennedy Center's Opera House. South
Opera Lounge, Monday evening (19). The
soirei is to be followed by a preview showing
of 'The Truce." an Argentine film nominated
for Best Foreign Film consideration
in the 1975 Academy Awards.
Director Sergio Renan's "La Tregua" is
the first of six films "new from Argentina"
to be shown at the AM Iheatre in a scries
to extend through February 10.
Michael Webb, All director of programing
and editor of the brochure, in referring
to director Renan's "fine feeling" for the
story, stated: "What could so easily have
been an overblown tearjerker is. instead,
warm and touching."
Neighborhood Adds 3
Screens in Virginia
CHESTER. VA.—Three movie screens
were added for the pleasure of local moviegoers
during the recent holiday season with
the opening of a triplex in the Chesterfield
Mall by Neighborhood Theatres. The circuit
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The theatres seat a combined total of
1,040 viewers and each auditorium has a
2.3x 10-foot screen. The smaller-than-usual
size of the cinemas resulted from the original
area being designed for commercial
use, according to a Chester newspaper.
The Chesterfield Mall triplex is the first
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of the James since the circuit opened the
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LOS ANGELES — "One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest" cashed in for the eighth
week at the Regent with a soaring 680
average. "The Adventure of Sherlock
Holmes" Smarter Brother" deciphered a
brilliant 515 in fourth engagement at UA
Westwood. "Barry Lyndon" rolled up a
lush 275 for the Cinerama Dome in the
fourth frame.
Showcasing the area were: a double-bill
of "Diamonds" and "Call Him Mr. Shatter,"
bowing in 1 1 sites: "Hustle." playing its
third week in 19 situations: "Three Days of
the Condor," uncoiled in 14 houses for the
third week: "Dog Day Afternoon," shooting
for the third week in 16 locales: "Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs," in 19 spots
for the fourth round: "The Black Bird."
pecking in 12 situations for the third frame;
"Rooster Cogbum." crowing in eight locations
for the third outing, and "Mahogany."
preening in eight spots for the eighth stanza.
(Average Is 100)
Avco I—The Sunshine Boys (MGM/UA), 4th wk. .140
Avco II—Swept Away (by an Unusual Destiny
in the Blue Sea oi August) (SR), 9th wk 250
Avco III—The Magic Flute (SR), 4th wk 160
Bruin, Chinese—The Hindenbuig (Un:v) wk.
, 225
Century Plaza 2, Fox—The Story of O (AA),
4th wk — 65
Cinerama Dome—Barry Lyndon (WB), 4th wk. _....275
Egyptian, National—Lucky Lady (20lh-Fox),
3rd wk - - 80
Fine Arts-Hide a Wild Pony (BV), 3rd wk. 50
Fox Wilshire—Jaws (Univ), 3rd wk _ — 37
Hollywood Pussycat—3 AM (SR), 2nd wk. 156
Hollywood Pacific, Plaza—The Killer Elite (UA),
4fh wk _ 75
Los Feliz—The Return of the Tall Blond Man
With One Black Shoe (SR), 2nd wk 75
Music Hall—Hester Street (SR), 7th wk 155
Regent—One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (UA).
8th wk - 580
UA Cinema I—The Hocky Horror Picture Show
(20th-Fox). 2nd wk 75
UA C-nema III-Hedda (SR), 4th wk -..215
UA Westwood—The Adventure of Sherlock
Holmes' Smarter Brother f20th-Fox), 4th wk .515
Villaae, Vogue—The Man Who Would Be King
(AA), 4th' wk
- 130
Westwood I—Soecial Section (Univ), 3rd wk 45
Westwood II—Man Friday (SR), 3rd wk 506
Denver 500 Ties 'Hindenburg,'
"Smarter Brother' in Round 2
DENVER—Holdovers provided high
scores in all situations. Tying for first place
with an even 500 were "The Hindenburg,"
floating at the Continental for the second
week, and "The Adventure of the Sherlock
Holmes' Smarter Brother," scoping out the
Colorado 1 for the second time. "The Man
Who Would Be King" ranked a rich 425 at
the University Hills 2 for round two. "Dog
Day Afternoon" served up a brisk 315 for
the second Centre frame.
Century 21—Barry Lyndon (WB), 2nd wk 350
Centre—Dog Day Afternoon (WB), 2nd wk. _ 375
Cherry Creek—The Sunshine Boys (UA), 2nd wk. 330
Continental—The Hindenburg (Univ), 2nd wk 500
Colorado 1—The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes'
Smarter Brother (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 500
Colorado 2—The Romantic Englishwoman (SR),
2nd wk 225
Cooper Cameo—Jaws (Univ), 29th wk 180
Cooper—Lucky Lady (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 300
Denve- 1—Aaron Loves Angela (Col), 2nd wk 150
Denver 2—Killer Force (SR), 2nd wk 150
Esquire—The Story of O (AA), 3rd wk 250
Five theatres—Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(BV), 3rd wk 350
Five theatres—The Black Bird (Col), 2nd wk 225
Five theatres-Against a Crooked Sky (SR),
3rd wk — 125
Seven theatres—The Killer Elite (UA), 3rd wk 300
Rix theatres—Hustle (Para), 2nd wk - 165
Unive'Sitv Hills 1—Lies My Father Told Me
(Col), 2nd wk --250
Universitv Hills 2—The Man Who Would Be King
(AA), 2nd wk -..-425
EoxomcE Januarv 19. 1976
LOS ANGELES
Jules Stein, vice-president in charge of international
sales and distribution for
American International Pictures Export
Corp., is touring Venezuela, Trinidad and
Puerto Rico to set releases for new AlP
films.
Buena Vista has set a February release
for Walt Disney Productions' "No Deposit,
No Return." with a cast headed by David
Niven, Darren McGavin. Don Knotts. Kim
Richards and Brad Savage.
Applications for the motion picture industry
apprenticeship program for studio
electricians (wiremen) and air-conditioning
mechanics will be accepted through Friday
(23) at Local 40, IBEW, 3353^ Barham
Blvd.. Hollywood. Applications must be
picked up in person at Local 40 offices
between 2 and 3 p.m. only.
ShoWesT 76 to Honor
Producer Geo. Barrie
LOS ANGELES—George Barrie, president
of Brut Productions, as well as president
and chief executive officer of Brut's
parent company Faberge, will be honored
as "Producer of the Year" at ShoWesT '76
to be held March 1-3 at the Hotel del
Coronado, Coronado, Calif. The salute to
Barrie was announced by convention special
events committee chairman Nat D.
Fellman.
Barrie's rapid emergence as a compelling
force in independent film production was
cited by Fellman as a major factor in his
designation for the award.
"Exhibitors have been quick to take noli,
c cf George Barrie's production accomplishments,
his personal interest in every
project and his extensive plans for accelerating
Brut's future production," said Fellman.
"The physical growth of exhibition in the
last three years, especially the proliferation
of multitheatres, has created a firmer demand
for more, not fewer, motion pictures.
Since the number of production starts in
1975 was 35 per cent below the previous
year, it is welcome news to all of us that
George Barrie will be making and releasing
more pictures than ever."
Brut's very first picture. "A Touch of
Class." made under Barrie's direct supervision,
garnered five .-Xcademy .Award nominations
and brought an Oscar to the film's
star, Glenda Jackson, for Best Performance
by an Actress. Fellman pointed out.
Currently in release from Barrie and Brut
are "Whiffs." starring Elliott Gould and
Jennifer O'Neill, and "Hedda." starring
Glenda Jackson. Completed and awaiting
release are "I Will. I Will . Now."
starring Gould and Diane Keaton. and
"Thieves." starring Mario Thomas. ,\lso
being readied for release is "Hugo the Hippo,"
a full-length animated feature that has
been four years in the making.
Moriiz Is Re-Elecled
President of Tent 25
LOS ANGELES— Milton 1. Moritz, senior
vice-president of American International
Pictures, has been reelected
to a second
term as president of
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and under-
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presidents on the board for 1976 are Gene
Cofsky. senior vice-president of Diener/
Hauser/Greenthal Advertising; Leo Greenfield,
senior vice-president in charge of
worldwide distribution for MGM; Gary
Owens, TV-radio personality: Fred Tushinsky,
senior vice-president for sales and marketing
of Superscope, Inc., and Sandy Wilk,
assistant to the general sales manager of
Warner Bros. Pictures.
Re-elected for a second term were Tom
Fenno. president of the Good Time Music,
Inc.. and Murray Propper, merchandising
executive of Pacific Theatres, as executive
vice-presidents.
Also winning re-election as vice-presidents
were Ron Baumgarten. senior member
of Jacobs & Baumgarten. law firm;
Floyd Coverston jr., consultant for F/M
Associates; Don Gillin. president of Producers
Representatives. Inc.; Mort Goodman,
president of the Goodman Organization
.Advertising: Pete Latsis. field publicist
for American International Pictures; Vince
Miranda, president of Walnut Properties;
Robert Stein, president of Century Cinema
Theatre circuit, and Jay Stewart, announcer
of the Monty Hall "Let's Make a Deal" TV
show.
Correction
DENVER—The Dogie Theatre in
Newcastle.
Wyo., which recently reopened after
undergoing complete remodeling and redecorating,
used Econo-Pleat wall draperies in
the updating project. A story in the Denver
njws cokmin which appeared in Bo.xoffice
Monday (5) stated that Soimdfold draperies
were used throughout the theatre. The latter,
of course, was an inad\ertent misidentification.
Bill Cohen was associate producer of
Columbia's "Lies My Father Told Me."
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ARKOFF. a member of the executive
staff anJ assistant to the chairman
of the biurd of American International
Pictures. \»ent to San Marco. Tex., where
the company's "A Small Town in Texas."
starring Timothy Bottoms, is being filmed.
*
Valeric Pcrrine. Robert Mitchum. Gcna
Rowlands and Roy Schcidcr are the first
to be named presenters for the Hollywood
Foreign Press Ass'ns .13rd annual Golden
Cilobe Awards, set for the Beverly Hilton
Hotel Saturday (24). Steve Lawrence and
Kdvie (iorme will serve as emcees.
*
Dean Ferris has been named director of
personnel for Paramount Pictures Corp.
For the past year he had been administrator
of executive staffing for Gulf & Western.
Paramounl's parent company. He succeeds
Gregory Coleman, who has joined Chase
Manhattan Bank.
*
Paul Bloch. senior vice-president of
Rogers & Cowan, has been named a principal
and a member of the executive committee
of the publicity firm.
•
Deborah .Miliman. daughter of Irving
Miliman of the TBS print shop and longtime
Warner Bros, employee, was married
to Martin I. Zelman of Fairlawn. N.J.. a
post-graduate at UCI.A. The marriage took
place December 20. After a honeymoon in
Hawaii, the Zelmans are at home in Santa
Monica.
*
Paul Mazursky has been named best director
and his lilm. "Harry & I onto" has
been designated best picture from among
the top ten films of 1975 by Kinema Jumpo,
one of the leading movie magazines in
Japan Ma/ursky also produced the 2()th
Century-Fox release and wrote it with Ji>sh
Grecnfeld.
*
Kichaid Sylbcit, vice-president m charge
>( production lor Paramount Pictures, left
Wednesday (14) on an itinerary which will
lake hmi to New York to ct)nfer in New
Yofk with Barry Diller, chairman and duel
enccutivc oMiter. on new project*. He then
Happenings
goes to Miami for a look at filming of
"Black Sunday." a Robert Evans production,
before fiving to Paris for conferences
with Roman Polanski on the set of "The
Tenant " *
Vincent Miranda, president of Pussycat
Theatres, reports that all 4S cans of film
confiscated by Buena Park authorities have
been locateo and will be returned as a result
of the dismissal of numerous criminal
charges.
*
The tenth annual awards winner honoring
volunteers of the Motion Picture and
Television Country House and Hospital
Guild will be held Saturday (31) at the
Woodland Hills lacility. Jack Sfaggs. executive
director of the Motion Picture & Television
Fund, will present awards to volunteers
who contributed work for an\ whore
from 7.S to 7,000 hours of service.
*
Howard I.uchraft has been elected president
of the Hollywood Press Club, along
with Milt Kagen. executive director; Leo
Walker, managing director; Frank Terry,
executive aide; Jim Chastant. secretary, and
I.es .Schult. treasurer.
•
The cast and crew of War-^cr Bros.' "The
Gumball Rally" has moved to Flagsl;>.i|.
Ariz., for three weeks of location shooting.
Filming also will be done .in.und Prescott.
Phoenix and Yuma before the return in
Hollywood for completion of the picture
Columnist Says Pay TV Growing
M U 'lOKK l.ick OH.icn. Hroadu i\
columnist for King l"eatur.s .Syndicate, n
marked in a recent columi; 'The nation's
film theatre owners arc giiling panicky:
cable rV now has 400.000 Mibsciibers for
pay TV films and thousands signing up '
DENVER
J^uIhtI Mason is ilu- new manager ol the
Warner Bros, exchange here, succeed
ing Ciene Vitale. resigned. Richard Hill,
loinierly ol this cits and now branch manager
lor Warners in Kansas City, was in
Denver along with district manager Milt
Charnas (or briefing ol duties. Mason until
recently was Kansas City branch managei
lor Paramount Pictures Previously he was
Itiiena Vista branch manager in Kaiis;is
City. Prior to that he was with the film
industry in Cleveland.
.
. .
Mr. and .Mrs. .\rlen R. Gupton have purchased
the Lake Theatre. Grand Lake,
from Florence Allmeyer. The theatre will
continue to be operated on a summertimeonly
Clarence Moffitt has reopened
basis . . . the Elite Theatre. Crawford. Neb.,
operating weekends only Simmons
has taken over the operation of the Romona
Theatre. Kremmling . Doug Owens
who operates the Fox "Theatre and Bison
Drive-In in McCook. Neb., was in town
conferring with Bob Spahn of United Enterprises,
who handles the account.
Visiting the exchanges to set dates were
Jack McCiec. Judiih Iheaire. Lewistown.
Mont.: Mr. and Mrs. Bob Heyl and family.
Wyoming Theatre. Torrington. Wyo.: Dominic
l.inza. Isis Theatre. Aspen, and Neal
Lloyd and Howard Campbell. Westland
Theatres,
Colorado Springs.
Jeff Hauser, director of theatre operations
lor the Pence circuit of theatres will
be handling the buying and booking for
the Evergreen twin unit in addition to his
regular
duties.
Pal McGee of McGee Film Merchandising
Service was circularizing the territory on
his release of "The Big Heist" and "The
Legend of McCullough's Mountain" . .
.
The crew in the local Paramount office is
using the mails and the phone to secure
playdates in the current drive and is in a
position to finish in the money in the sales
promotion.
TUCSON
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year mixed plenty of fun with the
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IV personality who fires jokes with near
machine gun rapidity, teamed with Bob
Hope who kept the gallery in side-splitting
good humor during the four-day event. Pro-
Am matches preceded the Tucson Open
I he New l.ofi Iheatrc at 504 North Fremont
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house. liKated at the southern edge of the
UofA. A foreign and art film theatre, the
New Loft from time to time holds various
festivals showing some outstanding films.
One such is the series which started
Wednesday (14). a festival of five films
iheined to "Images of Women." Ihe opener
w;is Ingnuir Bergman's "Persona. " st;irring
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on the e.inipus. Orien'.cU mainly lo the uni-
%ersil> population, there are showings niphi-
Iv seven day* a week.
"Hungary l.s Here A^ain** was the color
diK'umcntary film lealured in the Sunday
f-.vening Forum program .Sunday ( I I ) in Ihe
main auditorium on the Uof.A campus. Narrated
by Matthew Menles. the picture was
shown at H p.m. Forum features are free to
the public, with donations accepted.
Ron PcrkiiLS in the "At the Movies" coli:inn
in Ihe Daily Star, recently wrote some
vtiind words of ad .ice applicable lo movie
ads. He said: "I do wish the ad men would
add just one word to the rating box: Iangauge,
sex, violence or content. If thev did.
possibly we cou'd make better choices and
more people who don't attend Ihe movies
for fear of what they or their children may
see or hear would go a little more often."
Michelcnc Keating. Daily Citizen movie
critic, previously has adviKated this procedure,
which already is in effect in Ihi.- C"ili-
/en"s rating box
SliDTls from O.d i iicson: Robert Shelton.
SEATTLE
gheryl Gerrish. Ingraham High .Sch(x>l
senior here and an employee of Ciencral
Cinema Corp.'s Seattle Aurora Cinema
I & II theatres, minaged by Mike Koonlz.
did a superb job of painting lacsimiles of
Snow While, Dopey and Bashful on the
theatre windows, plus a Christmas tree with
little animals around same as well as a dove
and a b.-ll. "Snow While and the .Seven
Dwarffi" was one of the holiday attractions
al this complex
".SU Patk Annie" was a lirstriin attraction
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column in the Saturday Olc!. Daily Citizen
magazine supplement, about the Wall Street
Journal's listing of Hollywood hazaids and
says: "On locations, hazards can include
traffic, poison oak. bees, poisonous reptiles
and tripping hazards,' not to mention sunburn,
if the location is in Ihe Tucson area"
. . . Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson
are lo be in concert in the University of
Arizona stadium for a major segment of "A
Star Is Born," the "76 version of the '55
hit starring Judy Garland and James Mason
. . . Seymour Friedman, Ihe vice-president of
TV production for Columbia Pictures, was
in town with a crew to scout locations for a
western, "The Quest." Major lensing is expected
to start Tuesday (27). The film
brings back Lee Katzin, who was here several
years back directing "Heaven With a
Ciun" . southern Arizona will
have to admit the lack of one location availability—an
ocean .
Seltzer and
Russell I'hacher, producers of "The Last
Hard Man." were working on their fourth
joint venture even nefore "Man" was completed.
Titled "The Captain," the film is
based on Russell's novel about his World
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'Dog Day Afternoon'
Scores 580 in KC
KANSAS CITY—Although no new products
opened, all the holdovers grossed extremely
well at local theatres. "Dog Day
Afternoon" stole top honors again with an
arresting 580 average in second week
grosses at the Plaza. While other holiday
fare grosses fluctuated in round two.
"Lucky Lady" remained the same.
(Avercrge Is 100)
The Adventure oi Sherlock Holmes'
Embassy 1, 2
Smarter Brother (20th-Fox), 3rd wk 340
Empire 1—The Story ot O (AA), 3rd wk. ... 125
Fine Arts—Lies My Father Told Me (Col),
8th wk 180
Five theatres—The Black Bird (Col), 2nd wk 245
Five theatres The Legend of Bigfoot (SR),
2nd wk 160
Four theatres—Friday Foster (AIP), 2nd wk 70
Four theatres—The Killer Elite (UA), 3rd wk 155
Gladstone 2 Mr. Quilp (Avco Embassy),
2nd wk 100
Glenwood 1—Lucky Lady (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 500
Glenwood 2—The Sunshine Boys (UA), 3rd wk 350
Midland 1—The Hindenburg (Univ), 2nd wk 440
Plaza—Dog Day Aiternoon (WB), 2nd wk 580
Three theatres—Hustle (Para), 2nd wk 345
Three theatres—The Man Who Would Be King
(AA), 2nd wk 235
Three theatres Starbird and Sweet William
(SR), 2nd wk 135
Valley View 1, 2—Killer Force (AIP), 2nd wk 195
Watts Mill 2—The Magic Flute (SR), 2nd wk 140
'Sunshine Boys' Grosses 375,
'Lies,' 365 in Chicago 2nd
CHICAGO—High grosses were reported
in all situations. Although no new pictures
opened, holdovers comprised the excellent
second-week scores that all houses were
enjoying.
Carnegie The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes'
Smarter Brother (20th-Fox), 2-nd wk 250
Chicago—Friday Foster (SR), 2nd wk 325
Cinema, Lincoln Village Lies My Father Told Me
(Col), 2nd wk 365
Esquire One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
7th wk .....250
Five theatres The Hindenburg (Univ), 2nd wk. 250
Five theatres—The Killer Elite (UA), 2nd wk 235
Four thestres—Barry Lyndon (WB), 2nd wk 305
Four theatres—Lucky Lady (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 285
Four theatres Show White ond the Seven Dwarfs
(BY), 2nd wk 260
McClurg Court—The Sunshine Boys (MGM/UA),
2nd wk 375
Michael Todd—The Story oi O (AA) , 3rd wk 325
Three theatres—The Black Bird (Col), 2nd wk 250
Three theatres—Hustle (Para), 2nd wk 325
Woods—Adios Amigos (SR), 2nd wk 225
KANSAS CITY
fhe 20th-Fox triumvirate of Roy Hirsch,
branch manager; Joe Bondank, salesman,
and Charles Jarrett, booker, left here
Sunday (18) with a contingent of local exhibitors
and their wives for a three-day gala
fete in Los Angeles. Upcoming 20-Fox
product will be screened, with parties, dancing
and banquets as tempting side attractions.
Bill and Mary Jane Silver of the Motion
Picture Booking Agency left behind worries
about playdates and cold weather as they
boarded a Greek ship at Galveston for a
seven-day cruise to Honduras. The cruise
was scheduled to include two day-long stopovers
in Mexico and Honduras.
During the .snowstorm, which paralyzed
morning traffic in sub-zero weather a week
and a half ago, an expectant mother was
forced to abandon her car in traffic and negotiate
the icy sidewalks for several blocks
on her way to the hospital. A motorist perceived
her plight and drove her up a dangerous
hill past stalled and skidding cars
and delivered her to the hospital, where
she gave birth a few hours later. The Kansas
City Star gave front-page coverage to
the story and mentioned that the woman
had failed to get the name of the "unidentified
motorist," who was hailed by the newspaper
as a good Samaritan. That motorist,
it turns out, was Robert Fleming of L & L
Supply . . . John Pocsik. L&L Supply, now
has something to add to his writer' .^ [jortfolio
besides assorted letters to the editor. Pocsik
has written a short story ("a swashbuckling
fantasy") and sold it to Ariel Magazine, a
publication devoted to fantasy fiction and
pop art. The magazine is edited by Tom
Diirwood, son of Stan Durwood of American
Multi Cinema.
Bev Miller and his wife Mary-Margaret,
Mercury Film Co., went to Dallas, Tex., to
attend Thursday (15) funeral services for
Bcv's brother Roger E. Miller, who died
Tuesday (13). The Miller brothers started
in the film industry together working for
National Screen Service in 1926 and later
were associated in the air-conditioning business.
Roger eventually moved to Dallas,
where he long was affiliated with General
Motors. On the return trip to Kansas City,
Bev and Mary-Margaret stayed overnight
in Wichita, Kas., where they visited with
Joe Stark, well-known in the concessions
business, and with other friends.
Sybil Mansfield, mother of Paul Campbell,
manager of the Macon Theatre in
Macon for the Dickinson circuit, died Friday
(9). She was known by many persons in
the film industry and attended Show-A-
Rama conventions regularly.
Alice Gentry of Buena Vista's district
office in Dallas visited the Kansas City
branch several days last week.
Screenings at Commonwealth: "One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (UA), Tuesday
afternoon (13); "Deadly Hero" (Avco Embassy),
Wednesday morning (14); "The
Night Caller" (Col), Wednesday afternoon
(14), and "Showdown at Breakheart Pass"
(UA), Thursday afternoon (15).
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to preMcwv of product and marketing
plans. Attendee* »ill *ee footage from 13
lilnu. in final post-production and hear
about other films coming up in 1976.
-e. Bruce Lee— His l.asi Game
of Deaiir IS set ti> open Februan. 6 at the
Rtx>%e\elt Iheatrc in the Loop. The movie
is said to encapsulate Bruce Lee's life and
meteoric rise to stardom in the Orient and
and the I'.S It reportedly draws a vivid
parallel between the late king of kung fu
and his close friend Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
who actually had appeared with l-ce in
filmed Tight sequences.
Despite an outburst of freezing and
snowy weather, more than 100 exhibitors
attended a screening and luncheon in behall
of "Logan's Run." called "the multimilliondollar
film story of what life will be like in
a city of the 23rd century." Also previewed
was "That's Hnterlainment. Too! ". an encore
salute to MGM's greatest hits, starring
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.
Whili' Mliid Vrliste is computing the fat
figures resulting Irom the current run of
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^HU9iUtclKa.art \: Cosimo de Medici." The saga of
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Local 110 reported the death of one of
its members, Robert Guthrie.
ifs official now: Plitt Theatres has taken
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has been announced that Randy .Schmidt
is manager.
Durini; Ihe month of December 1975. the
censor board reviewed 35 films. Two of the
movies were rejected. In a group ol 1
foreign movies, three were Mexican, one
(ireek. one Hindu-Indian, four Polish, one
I ).inish and one French.
Jack (lurk, presid-nt of NATO of Illinois.
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A promotion arranged with Talayna's
Pizza Parlor resulted in the biggest pizza
in the meiropi^lilan area being delivered to
the Esquire the day after the opening of
"Dog Da> Alternoon ' The pizza. 3\5 fex:t.
was displayed in the lobby, then cut and
served to patrons attending the performance.
Gentr)' Trotter, offbeat
movie and entertainment
critic for KPLR-TV. Channel II.
and former employee of KMOX-TV. Channel
4. was the guest of honor at a special
party in honor of his birthday at Rich &
Charlie's Pasta House, hosted by Jack
Carney of KMOX Radio. Among the
guests were KMOX-TV executives Larry
Conners and Christopher Desmond, with
their wives, as well as Ted and Nanc\
Koplar of KPLR-TV. George Cohn. press
representative for Mid-America Theatres,
was present to toast Trotter along with
Muny Opera publicist Jerry Berger. who
was initiated into the entertainment field at
MGM. Loews Theatres and 2()th-Century
Fox. From all accounts, it was quite ;i bash!
Joyce Van Patten, who recently completed
filming The B.id News Bears' with
Waller Matthau and latum O'Neal, comes
to the American Iheatre Monday (19) with
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opening up everywhere, movie houses were
generalh verv' active.
Paramount Pictures' ""Hustle." one of the
Christmas arrivals, opened to smash business.
Paramount's ""Three Days of the Con-
tor the screen by the .Mirisch t orp v^hich
will produce it for Universal, with Ellen
dor." which has been a top grosser during
Burstyn and Charles Grodin of the New
the past weeks, is set for another sub-run
York cast likely candidates to repeat their
starting Friday (23).
roles in the film.
""Let's Do It Again." which had ten big
vveeks at the State Lake Theatre in the Loop
The l'ni»ersll> of Missouri-Sl. Louis will
prior to the holiday period, moved over
resume its lilm series. "The American
to the Roosevelt and in a week grossed 350
Movie. Part 2." Monday (26) with "All
per cent.
About Eve." There is no admission charge
Business held
for the S p.m. showing. The weekend movie
up ti> expectations for Universal's
"'The Hindenburg" and now concentration
centers on "'Gable and Lom-
series will resume Friday (23) and Saturday
(24) with "Blazing Saddles." There is a 7."!-
bard." set for
cent admission charge for the S p.m. showmgs
in Stadler Hall.
February openings. Universal
also is gearing for "Family Plot," a new
HiichciKk picture, due to open in April.
Frank llunler. Globe-Democrat motion U m. I.ange & Associates had good reptirts
from the Essancss Woods Theatre in
picture editor, has made his selection of the
"ten best" films released locally in 197.^. the Loop on the holiday-season opening of
Listed in no particular order were: "A Brief "Adios Amigos."
Vacation," "A Woman Under the Influence."
""Yessongs." an Ellman film, passed a real
"Dog Day Afternoon," "Hester test in its eight-theatre December 19 open-
Street." "Jaws." ""Lenny." ""One Flew Over ing. Normally any movie debuting so near
the Cuckoo's Nest." ""The Sunshine Boss."' to Christmas docs not hit a high mark. In
"The Day of the
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Locust 'The Man in si\ da\s ""Yessongs"' grossed over S20.000
the Glass Booth."
in Plitt Theatre situations and the indications
are that figures from M&R Managenient
movie houses will be equally good.
Jerry Banta ol Thomas & Shipp reports
thai Mickey Ellis. fornierK with Paramount,
will head the new Thomas & Shipp urday night presentation in early March.
""Yessongs"' is set for a special Friday-Sat-
office in Des Moines. Banta has been handling
Levitt-Pickman's "The Groove Tube."
the Des Moines area along with his which arrived on the scene as a fill-in, con-
chores in this territory.
cluded some very successful repeat engagements
in a number of Chicagoland theatres
The Child Center ol Our Lady of Grace. This film was a big hit during the summei
Variety Club project which provides psychiatric
and fall and grosses for subsequent show
care for emotionally disturbed chil-
ings give indication that it is one of those
dren, is in need of clerical volunteers. Those
films which has repeat appeal.
interested ma\ call Robert Barrett at Mi}-
Ciary Taft. manager of the UA Cinem.i
0200.
I and 2. reported bonanza business for
"Barry Lyndon" at the Cinema I. Taft. a
strong supporter of advance promotion
Holiday Films Click
schedules, is convinced that the dollar volume
is bound to increase with proper publicity.
""Barrv Lyndon"' h.is been a sellout
In Chicagoland Runs
for every S:30 p.m. performance since December
25.
(HK AGO—With New Year's Day lallmg
on I hursday, most offices appeared to
I'aft. who goes after group business, said
he working with skeleton forces from the physical layout at the UA cinemas provides
Wednesday. December .11, until Mondas.
areas for wheelchair patrons and. for
1*5). thus giving many industry mem main performances, the theatres take care
hers a live-day holiday. But with new films ol 30 wheelchairs at a time.
Anthony Bedrieh and Harry Gulkin pii>
duced "Lies My Father Told Me."
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MEMPHIS—-Three Days of the Condor"
has lost none of its bite and uncoiled
a smart 170 in the eighth week at two theatres;
the spy tale staked a solid 225 at the
Malco Quartet 2 and a stout 120 at the
Soiithbrcok 1. In second place was "Man
of the East."" commanding a following of a
faithful 1 25 in the second calling at the
Southbrook 2. "The Human Factor" put
together a comfortable 120 in the fifth
roimd at the Malco Quartet 1.
(Average Is 100)
Balmoral Cinema Rooster Cogbum fUniv),
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Crosstown Mahogany (Para), 6th wk 70
Loews Palace— Let's Do It Again (WB), 9th wk, 25
Malco Quartet l~The Human Factor (SR),
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Malco Quartet 3, Southbrook 4 Old Dracula
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Malco Quartet 4—Inside Out (WB), 3rci wk 100
Park—Jaws (Univ), 26th wk _ 75
Plaza 2 Conduct Unbecoming (AA), 3rd wk 50
Raleigh Springs 2, Whitehaven Cinema 2
Dirty Harry (WB) 65
Southbrook 2—Man of the East (UA), 2nd wk 125
Southbrook 3—Crazy Mama (SR), 2nd wk 60
'Fridcry Foster' Grabs 600,
'Lady/' 'Hindenburg/ 500
NEW ORLEANS — Unusual
freezing
weather for the city along with football
playoffs caused some grosses to drop. However.
"Friday Foster" kicked up a robust
600 in the second Orpheum week and
"Lucky Lady" at the Robert E. Lee and
"The Hindenburg" at the Joy struck an
even 500 each in their second laps.
Joy—The Hindenburg (Univ), 2nd wk. ..._ 500
Orpheum—Friday Foster (AIP), 2nd wk 600
Robert E Lee Lucky Lady (20th-Fox), 2nd wk. . .500
Wometco's Wolfson Wants
State Racetrack Takeover
MIAMI—Thoroughbred racing in Florida
may have taken a giant step forward
recently when a special committee voted
5-1 not to recommend the state buying the
racetracks. Such an opinion was first voiced
by Mitchell Wolfson, board chairman of
Wometco Enterprises, Inc., who had spearheaded
the idea of the state taking over the
tracks, reported Luther Evans in the Herald.
"Although the state takeover may not be
feasible at this time," Wolfson said, "it
still may be the ultimate answer." The committee
voted unanimously to request the
governor, senate president and house speaker
of Florida to appoint a nine-person group
to review the tax structure of the thoroughbred
industry and report its findings to the
state legislature by April 1, 1976.
Schneider-Merle Expanding
CHARLOTTE — Twin States Booking
Agency, buyers and bookers for Schneider-
Merle, announced the following theatres are
under construction by the circuit: Cinema 1
and 2, Blacksburg, Va., opening Easter;
Eastridge 1 and 2, Gastonia, opening March
1; Cinema 1 and 2, Greenville, opening
June 15; Cinema 1 and 2, Morganton, opening
Easter; Cinema 1 and 2, Sumter, S.C.,
opening June 15, and Parkway 2-3-4, Winston-Salem,
opening June \. The circuit
presently operates 20 houses.
John H. Stembler sr., left, president of Georgia Theatre Co., presents E.E.
"Whit" Whitaker, executive vice-president and operations manager of the company,
with a plaque that reads: "In Recognition of an Unprecedented Record Breaking
Engagement Ihis Certificate Is Presented to E.E. "Whit" Whitaker (Mr. Georgia
Theatre Co.) a Georgia Institution Owned and Operated By Georgians For Over
50 Years 1923-1975. Georgia Theatre Co. in Grateful Appreciation, Whit." Watching
the presentation is John H. Stembler jr., who has been promoted to a position
in GTC theatre operations.
Tri-Slate NATO
Meeting Planned
ATLANTA—The finishing touches will
be put on plans for a tri-state NATO meeting
here Wednesday (21) when Harry Curl,
the bicentennial Southeastern regional
NATO chairman and president of the
NATO of Alabama, will preside over a
gathering of representatives of the NATOs
of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.
The decision to convene the regional
meeting was reached in a special November
session presided over by John Thompson,
president of NATO of Georgia. No regional
convention has been held since the Tennessee
NATO staged the last one two years
ago in Nashville.
Comprising the convention planning
committee are Curl, Thompson, James
Simpson of Tennessee and Georgia NATO
secretary John Stembler jr. April 21-22 are
set as the convention dates.
During the November meeting the product
reel committee also was chosen and includes
Kip Smiley, Georgia Theatre Co.;
Bob Hosse, vice-president in charge of Martin
Theatres' Atlanta film booking and buying
headquarters; and Bob Sedlak, Atlanta
branch manager for National Screen Service.
Martin Theatres' vice-president Charles
L. "Chick" Kuertz volunteered to handle
the printing of programs and tickets for the
spring meeting.
Several special invitations will be extended
to executives and other dignitaries.
Stembler will issue an invitation to NATO's
new national president Teddy Solomon.
W.W. Fincher. a state senator and also an
exhibitor, will invite Georgia Gov. George
Busbee, and Joe Alterman of the New York
NATO executive staff is expected to attend.
After a hard-hat tour of the top of the
Peachtree Plaza Hotel—the world's tallest
hotel—NATO members will begin the twoday
meeting there. A dinner-dance later
that evening and a continental breakfast on
the hotel's top floor is planned before the
product reels are shown the next morning
on April 22.
NATO of Florida also plans to participate,
and invitations have been issued to the
NATOs of North and South Carolina.
The Atlanta WOMPI chapter, headed by
Lynda Norris and Nell Castleberry. will take
care of registration and information desks
for the regional meeting.
Bob Harris Retires
From ABC Florida
CLEARWATER, FLA. — Bob Harris,
district manager for ABC Florida State
Theatres announced his retirement Thursday
(1) after 46 years of service. He was
supervisor of operations for ABC in Clearwater,
St. Petersburg. Lakeland. Sarasota
and Fort Meyers.
Harris, a Tampa native, began his theatre
career at the Tampa Theatre in 1929 while
a student. He managed theatres in Tampa,
Daytonu, Orlando, and Sanford. Prior to
becoming district manager in Tampa in
1957, he was in charge of ABC Florida
State Theatres' concessions division in Jacksonville.
ABC home office executives from Jacksonville
and theatre managers from the area
recently honored Harris with a dinner at
Tampa's Colimibia Restaurant. P. Harvey
Garland, president of American Broadcasting
Co.'s theatre division and Thomas Sawyer,
head of ABC Florida State Theatres,
were among the motion picture exhibitors
attending.
BOXOFFICE :: January 19, 1976 SE-1

ATLANTA
nUanta's motion picture industn came
cloic to scoring a sweep when Tent
No. 21. Variety Club International, selected
its crew- for 1976. Scheduled to be installed
Thursday (22) are: Stewart Hamcll. Hamell
Independent Productions president, chief
barker; John H. Stcmbler jr.. Georgia Theatre
Co , first asNistant chief barker, and Tom
Benedict, radio-TV broker, second assistant
chief barker.
Robert Sherwood, regional manager for
Universal, is the property manager, and
Dennis Merton. formerly with Georgia
Theatres and now in the Atlanta Newspapers.
Inc.. accounting department, dough
guy. Merle Cain, singer comedian and entertainment
chairman for Tent 21, will be
master of ceremonies at the installation
which will take place at the tents new headquarters
at 2900 Peachtree Road in Buckhead.
Variety Club Women also will install new
officers at the event including Estclle Moscow,
president: Evelyn Jones Koslow. treasurer,
and Adcle Janko, secretan..
R.W. Woodruff, chairman of the board
of Coca-Cola Co. and community leader,
has accepted Tent 21'$ invitation to receive
the club's "humanitarian awiird" this March.
Woodruff recently was identified as the
anonymous donor responsible for gifts of
land now being zoned for parks.
Fiimrow was saddened during the holidays
when It was learned that Mar%in Wood
Doris. 65, died at his home in nearby East
Point of an apparent heart attack. Doris'
last Filmrow connection was with Clark
Releasing Co. He recently retired.
He spent most of his career in sales including
25 years with 20th Century-Fox.
Atlanta. Subsequently he was employed by
MP. the Knoxville Simpson circuit and
Georgia "Tiealrc Co.'s buying 'booking department
before joining Clark.
He is survived by his wife, the former
Ruth Jones; three sons. Joe W. of College
Park. John M.. D.D.S.. of Louisville, Ky..
and James D. of East Point: his mother.
Mrs. Annie Doris of Hapeville; a sister,
Mrs. E.C. Yarbrough of East Point; and a
brother. John Albert of Hapeville. Burial
was December 27.
Dottie Southerland Collins, formerly a
secretan. for UA's Atlanta branch, spent
the holidays with husband Jerry and Atlanta
relatives. She has a position with UA. San
Francisco, where the Collins now make
their home.
Beth Baddorf, K-tel Southeastern division
manager, reports that the firm's first
two 1976 releases now are available. They
are: "Not Now Dariing," rated R, and "Robinson
Crusoe," rated G. She adds that a
third release will be announced in the next
few weeks. Ms. Baddorf recently returned
from Chariottc where she visited with Filmrow
people. She said "Not Now Dariing"
scored impressively in Minncapolis'.St. Paul
where it grossed more than $300,000 after
its November 1 debut. Southeastern premieres
are scheduled for Friday (.30) in
Chariottc, N.C.. Charleston. S.C. and Fort
Lauderdale-Miami.
Sara Lee Dorlon, 20th-Fox cashier, was
the central figure at a holiday office party
Alvera Black. Fox
in the exchange . . .
branch manager secretary, missed the bash
because she was on a visit with her daughter.
Kalhy Gariington. and family in Fort
I
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W,IL-KI.N,
Tnidepresis screciiinKs i" 'he 20th-l-ox
Filmrow Playhouse included: "Crime and
Passion." AIP: "Julia." distributed by
Chappell Releasing; 'The Story of Adele
H .", distributed by New WoMd Pictures:
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Li'cky Lady." 20th-Fox. and "Las Vegav
Lady." Clark Releasing.
Bill Brewer, BV's Southern division manager;
Walter Walker. Atlanta branch manager!
and John Heck, represented this area
at the company's recent sales and screening
convention on the West Coast.
Atlantans were sorry to learn of the
death of Nathan "Nat" Rudich, 56, head of
20th-Fox's field advertising and publicity.
Rudich had many friends in .Atlanta and
was always on hand to preside at sales seminars.
Diane Thomas, former amusements editor
and film critic of the Constitution and now
doing film reveiwing for the Atlanta Gazette,
was enchanted with "The Magic
Flute." now at Storey's Rhodes: "I want
(o recommend Ingmar Bergman's movie
treatment of Mozari's 'The Magic Flute'—
to opera buffs, of course, but especially to
anybody who has never set foot in an opera
house . . . and to the moviegoer who has
opted to eschew Bergman's dour winter
light and depressive mcanderings in the
darker realms of psychology and supernatural.
I'd like to add: bring the children."
Free films: Atlanta's High Museum of
Art Sunday (4) presented a program of
modern art films including: "Christo
Wraps,
" which shows the artist Christo in
his famed wrapping of a section of the
coast of .Australia, a Chicago museum and
the making of "The 5000 Cubic Meter
Package"; art historian Barbara Rose narrated
"Jasper Johns. Decoy" and "Claes
Oldenburg" showing the artist as he explained
himself on a tour of United States
sites. Monday (5) the Atlanta Public Lihran.
screened "How to Say No to a Rapist
and Survive"; a rape prevention program
developed by Frederic Storaska.
Georse Cothran, Columbia Pictures
branch manager, has given notice of his
resignation to become effective Friday (16).
His successor has not been named. George
resigned as assistant to President Jack
Riggs, of New World Pictures of Atlanta
to go with Columbia. He is the owner of a
printing company which is being managed
by his son. and plans to resume active management
of the establishment.
Screen and slaKc star John Houseman
spoke recently at I'mory I'niversily on "The
Arts in America" in Cilenn Memorial Auditorium,
llousenian co-founded the Mercury
riKMtre with Orson Welles and helped to
create the legend.uy ""Men l-'rom Mars"
broadca-.! lli.it caiisi-d p.inic in the U.S. in
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Ihursday (S) a price increase of at least
Sl-pcr-licket acri>ss the board. This will be
the second price biHisI by the Falcons in the
club's history. In making the announcement
Wall said that plans also are King made to
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ATLANTA—This city's three top film
Barbara Thomas, Famum Gray and
critics.
Scott Cain have revealed their annual "Ten
Best Films" lists and, while their choices
are dissimilar, they are interesting.
The Journal's
Barbara Thomas chose the
following films as her top ten: " Dog Day
Afternoon," Al Pacino at his most supreme
best; The Man in the Glass Booth.' Maximilian
Schell is definitely in the running
for an Oscar; 'Jaws,' next to "King Kong'
the greatest screen horror show in decades
... 1 was delightfully terrorized: 'Nashville.'
probably Robert .Altman's best to
date; "A Brief Vacation,' Vittorio dc Sica's
sensitive and beautifully photographed
quasi-love story."
Heading up the second five of her ten
best list Ms. Thomas named: "The Passenger.'
... an absorbing quality film;
"The Wind and the Lion," such romance,
high adventure and chivalry; "Love and
Death,' only Woody Allen could cut those
dreary Russian novels down to size; 'Barry
Lyndon,' incredibly beautiful photography,'
and 'A Woman Under the Influence,' released
in 1974, it didn't make it to Atlanta
until 1975."
Differing with Ms. Thomas, the Constitution's
Farnum Gray lauded the following
ten films: " 'Nashville,' it has flaws, but it
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film of the year; The Return of the
Pink Panther,' ... it has an amazing ability
to provoke laughs from start to finish;
Barry Lyndon," Kubrick made this one
of the most beautiful films ever; 'Dog Day
Afternoon" Sidney Lumet has given an
accurate, but humane picture of New York
in this crazily funny movie."
For his second five favorite films Gray
" 'The Man in the Glass Booth,' . .
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lists:
both suspenseful and philosophically provocative;
"Smile," satirical treatment of
beauty contests and Jaycees . . . pointedly
funny . . . even affectionate; "Cooley High,"
succeeds as a fast paced comedy and an
accurate and touching picture of black
teenagers; "Monty Python and the Holy
Grail,' crazy, generally hilarious interpretation
of the Arthurian legend, and Les
Violons du Bal." Michel Drach"s very fresh
and personal film."'
Scott Cain, a confirmed film buff who
docs a Sunday Journal column and backstops
Ms. Thomas in the critique department,
contributed this list: " 'The Passenger,"
Antonioni's most enjoyable; "Jaws,'
. . . hugely entertaining; 'The Return of
the Pink Panther,' hilarious ... by far the
best of the 'Panther' comedies; 'Barry Lyndon,"
. . beautiful beyond belief; 'The
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Wind and the Lion.' grand adventure on the
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scale."
Cain finished off his list with this second
group of films: " 'Shampoo,' an eye
opener, shatteringly realized; 'Dog Day
Afternoon,' priceless commentary on modern
society; 'Love and Death.' Woody
.Mien's finest hour and 20 minutes, "Lisztomania,'
the tackiest, most absurd movie I
have ever seen, and 'Peeper,' an entertaining
takeoff on 194()s detective movies."
Ballot Films Shown at School
M I.AM I—Two ballet films were shown
December 1 1 at the North Miami Beach
High .School auditorium. The screening of
"lour en I'Air " and "Ballet Adagio" was
sponsored by the Cultural Arts Society of
South Florida.
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MIAMI—Flipper, the famous movie and
TV dolphin, is the latest arrival on the international
scene of shuttle diplomacy. Flipper
recently left Miami for Uruguay where he
was featured as the U.S. "Ambassador of
Goodwill" in the annual Festival of Nations.
MIAMI
Britain's Films and Filming Journal gives
best picture of "75 award to the Floridamade
"Lenny." Also, awards for best actor
went to Dustin Hoffman, best supporting
actress to Valerie Perrine, and best photography
to Bruce Surtees.
It was reported in George Burke's column
in the Herald that Salt Lake City money is
financing "Joe Panther," a film that tells
the adventures of a Seminole Indian boy,
to begin lensing in April in South Florida.
David Begelman, president of Columbia
Pictures, and his wife are staying at the
Diplomat Hotel. The Begelmans attended
the Super Bowl game and now are relaxing,
playing golf and tennis.
"See and Know America First" is the
theme of the 11th annual movie tour series
of the Museum of Science here. This year's
series, which began Sunday (11), includes
14 programs covering our country's major
historical, scenic and regional attractions.
Amateur Miami actors and anyone who
wants to get into the movies should call the
following number: 854-8311. John Frankenheimer
is looking for lots of extras for
crowd scenes in the upcoming movie "Black
Sunday." The film, involving a terrorist plot
to blow up the Super Bowl stars Robert
Shaw of "Jaws" fame. The Goodyear Blimp
is making a cameo appearance.
JACKSONVILLE
. . .
y^alt Meier, Southern supervisor of Trans-
Lux Theatres, and Mrs. Meier returned
to their Neptune Beach home on
New Year's Eve after attending his mother's
funeral services in Atlanta and later visiting
his company's theatres in North Carolina
Anne Dillon, secretary to Horace Denning
in the NATO of Florida office, is
moving into the skyscraper Park Lane
Apartments on the St. Johns River.
Judge May, a versatile Florida Times-
Union general assignment reporter who
served as the newspaper's entertainment
editor for many years, has been forced to
end his long and successful journalism career
on the advice of his physician due to
a serious enlarged-heart condition which
was discovered soon after he and his son
returned from a Christmas vacation spent
with Judge's daughter in Montana. He has
many friends along Filmrow who regret his
passing from the newspaper scene.
Robert E. Lee, Art Castner's assistant at
ABC Florida State Theatres' Edgewood,
went into the U. S. Veterans' Hospital at
Gainesville for a physical checkup . . . Mary
Hart, WOMPI leader at the ABC EST
home office, and her husband John returned
from a year-end vacation trip to
Europe in celebration of John's retirement
from the Prudential Life Insurance Co.
after a career of 49 years with the company
which began when he was 16. They visited
their daughter Patty, her husband and two
grandchildren at Stuttgart, then journeyed
to Nuremberg and Innsbruck, Austria, before
flying home from Frankfort . . . Evelyn
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January vacation in
were enjoying an early
Louisiana.
Only advance screenings scheduled for
the week by Vivian Ganas in the ABC FST
Preview Theatre were "Inside Out" for
Warner Bros, and Allied Artists' "The Story
of O."
All screen attractions at the city's firstrun
houses held firm for a third week going
into the new year, giving Charles Brock,
the Florida Times-Union entertainment editor,
a respite from his writing chores .
Motion picture exhibitors face two of their
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ihat December service was ver>' rewarding
and wishes lo ihank all who participated.
The Malco women look clothes, toys, groceries
and Ciish lo Mrs. Lucille Poston and
her retarded son. George. Judy Trimcloni
crcd kxxl and clothing to the Hammer
six children. Margaret Irby and
M.ii> Catherine Baker represented Santa
to the Carle Taylor family with clothes and
cash. Both parents are deaf and dumb. The
women at Mary Galloway Home and the
men at the Sunshine Home also were given
individual gifts. WOMPI Kaiherine Keifer
and Mary Kathcrine Baker visited Celeste
Gtx)denough at the Ave Maria Home. She
IS the wife of Johnny Goodcnough, a former
Filmrow employee. She also received
gifts from WOMPI. The January WOMPI
meeting will be held in the home of Juanita
Hamblin of Malco Theatres.
Rubi-n Cherry, well known Memphian
and active worker in the Variety Club died
recently after a long illness. He was owner
of Home Of The Blues Record Shop on
Main Street since 1948. He was helpful
in promoting the early career of Elvis Presley
by lending him money for singing trips
and promoting his records. A letter of
thanks from Elvis was read at his funeral
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and a member of American Legion and
Baron Hirsh Synagogue.
Lawrence Landers, of Landers Theatre,
Baiesville. .Vrk.. died December 27. Memorials
and contributions were sent to the
Variety Club charity fund in his name.
I hire was much activity at the Variety
Club during the holidays. The 101 club prize
party was followed by a dance and Variety
Club members recently gave a party for the
children and grandchildren of the club
members. A party also was given for the
in and out patients of Memphis Heart Institute.
Ladies of Better Films Council sponsored
this parly which was held in the
Heart Institute building.
JACKSONVILLE
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major competitors for boxoffice dollars in
late January when Liberace comes to the
Civic Auditorium (he is second only to Elvis
Presley as a Jacksonville favorite) and the
Ringling Bros,
and Barnum & Bailey Circus
will have 10 performances at the Veterans'
Coliseum.
WOMPI members extended their Christmas-giving
generosity into January by donating
a portable television set to an aged
shut-in couple in answer to an appeal voiced
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was held in the conference room at I Regency
Place and the same location was
chosen for a full membership gathering
Tuesday (27) to elect a nominating committee
for selecting an annual slate of incoming
officers.
Edith Smith, 66. who held important key
positions in the ABC FST home office here
for a quarter of a century before her retirement
last year, died Friday (9) at her
home on San Marco Boulevard. In addition
to her duties as a special assistant to ABC
FST executives. Ms. Smith was an accomplished
artist, a leader of the Civic Music
Ass'n. Sunday School teacher at the All
Saints Episcopal Church and beloved by all
the hundreds of Filmrow co-workers who
had known her and received advice and help
from her during her long career at ABC
FST.
WOMPI news: To raise money for the
club. 13 WOMPI members and friends
worked in a concession stand at the annual
Gator Bowl game on December 29. This
is hard work but very profitable . . .
WOMPI is very glad that Diane Ruhoy,
American International Pictures, has reinstated
her membership . . . Each WOMPI
that desires to participate has a secret pal
in the club and during the holidays many
pleasantly were surprised by the cards and
presents received from their secret pal.
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'Kitchen Sink' Film Poll
MIAMI—John Huddy, columnist for
the Miami Herald, opted for a new approach
to the "Ten Best Poll" and put the
question of "what are your favorite movies"
to a wide range of people, from famous
directors to singers. Here's the result of his
first annual Kitchen Sink film poll:
"John Frankenheimer. director: "One
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' 'Dog Day
Afternoon,' 'Nashville,' "Story of Adele H.'.
'Lacombe, Lucien,' 'Bite the Bullet,' 'Jaws,'
'Young Frankenstein," 'The Pedestrian' and
'Scenes from a Marriage.'
"Nat Moore, Dolphins wide receiver:
'Jaws,' 'Hustle,' 'Let's Do It Again,' and
'Mahogany.'
"Richard Gerstein, state attorney: 'The
Conversation,' 'Love and Death,' 'Dog Day
Afternoon,' 'Young Frankenstein,' 'Chinatown,"
'The Gambler' and 'Shampoo.'
"Rocky Pomerance, Miami Beach police
chief: 'The Conversation,' 'Nashville,' 'Day
of the Locust,' 'The Godfather, Part IT and
'Give "Em Hell, Harry!'
"Ben Vereen, entertainer, star of 'Funny
Lady": 'Funny Lady,' 'One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest,' 'Amarcord,' 'Cooley High'
and "The Sunshine Boys."
"Bob Rosen, producer of 'French Connection
ir and 'Black Sunday': 'Nashville,'
'Dog Day Afternoon,' 'Monty Python and
the Holy Grail,' 'Lacombe, Lucien,' 'Murder
on the Orient Express,' 'Lies My Father
Told Me' and 'Bite the Bullet.'
"Gabe Kaplan of
TV's 'Welcome Back,
Kotter"; 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,"
'Dog Day Afternoon,' 'Nashville,' 'The Sunshine
Boys,' 'Jaws' and 'Tommy.'
"Roger Smith, whose wife Ann-Margret
was in 'Tommy": 'Tommy.' 'Dog Day Afternoon,"
'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,"
'The Magic Flute.' 'The Sunshine Boys,'
'Jaws,' 'Barry Lyndon,' 'Lies My Father
Told Me,' 'Nashville' and 'The Man Who
Would Be King.'
"The damn-the-critics, full-speed-ahead
prize goes to the Pointer Sisters, who selected
'Once Is Not Enough' (ugh), 'Funny
Lady' (gasp), 'Mahogany' (ecch), 'Cooley
High' (what?) and 'Jaws" as their five
favorites."
Ozoner Is
'Gone With the Wind'
CHARLOTTE—Winds gusting to 47
m.p.h. slammed through this town December
31, leaving some 4,000 residents without
electricity for several hours and causing
two dozen car accidents. The strong,
gusty winds blew down the screen of the
Queen Drive-In where ironically "Gone
With the Wind" was scheduled to open.
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Congratulations to Charlie Leonard and
Bob Schrader, Visualite Theatre, on
their birthdays Monday (5).
AIP has some changes to
announce due
to the semi-retirement of Joe Bishop sr.
Frank Savage has advanced to salesman,
Joe Hinds moves up to head booker and
Charles Durrell is now booker.
Bill Simpson, Simpson Distributing Co.,
is using 20 prints in saturation booking of
"The Killing Machine" which broke Tuesday
(13) . . . Simpson announces that
Kathy McClean is a new employee. Welcome
Kathy . . . Cathy Vander Horst, also
a Simpson employee, recently underwent
surgery in Presbyterian Hospital. She is the
wife of Bill Vander Horst, Stewart Theatres.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Holliday, Wil-Kin. Inc..
are in Florida on two weeks vacation . . .
Becky Burns, former manager of the Carolina
Theatre, is the new assistant cashier
at Galaxy Films . . . Jeff Schneider, International
Amusement Co., is back in town
after a trip to the Holy Land with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Schneider (Schneider-Merle
circuit, Raleigh).
A. Foster McKissick, Fairlane-Litchfield
Theatres, announced the Cinema 3, in a
Concord-Kannapolis shopping center, will
open July 1. The firm is expanding with
three more theatres—in the blueprint stage
—for the South and Southwest.
Bob Hefner, Warner Bros, branch manager,
had an invitational sneak preview of
"Barry Lyndon" at the Eastland Mall . . .
Joe Bishop jr.. Warner Bros, head booker,
spent the holidays with his brother Sam at
their father's home. "Dad" is J. W. Bishop
sr., American International . . . Theresa
Moser, Charlotte Theatre Supply, spent
the holidays skiing in Aspen, Colo . . .
Steve and Cindy Perrin, Premiere Pictures,
spent the Christmas season with their parents
in Ft. Lauderdale.
Sherry Baker, Warner Bros., spent the
holidays with her folks in Rock Hill, S.C.
The first get-together of a huge Christmas
party held in the Northwestern Bank lounge
was a success. Filmrow plans to hold the
gathering every year.
Mike Talbert, Piedmont Theatre executive,
announced the winners of the "Pied-
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Recent screenings held at Eastern Federal
were: "Hustle." "The Black Bird," "The
Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter
Brother,'" "Aaron Loves Angela" "Adios
Amigos"" and "Bloody Mary."
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Variety Club barkers. The men
were congratulating each other on the
successful raffling of a new home
which cleared $11,000 to be put to
good use. Standing left to right are: Bill
Lawrence, now deceased, formerly with
Warner Bros.; Ralph lanuzzi. Warner
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fitv, Orleans will have another movie shot
here tilled "J. D.'s Revenge." It stars
actor Glenn Turman who was in "Peyton
Place." The director is Arthur Marx who
has a current film. "Friday Foster." showing
.it ihc Orphcum Theatre. Paul Gallowa>.
tuncntl> in "Forty Carats" at the Beverly
Dinner Playhouse is also in it as are
liK-al actors John Creamer. "Blue Lu"
Barker. Danny Dunn. James Borders. Earl
Billings. Barbara Tashcr and Dr. Frank
Minyard's French Quarter Jazz Band, featuring
Danny Barker. Peter Dassinger.
whos handling the local casting, says actors
from the Dashiki Theatre and students from
Southern I'niversity also will be used.
An "iniltalion only" world premiere of
Dennis J. Cipnic's "Mayaland" was held
Friday (9) at the New Orleans Museum of
Art. by invitation of NOMA's director.
John Bullard. The showing was followed by
a cocktail reception honoring Cipnic. Public
screenings were held .Saturday and Sunday
(lO-llI and (17-18).
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Martin Takes Over
Texas Gulf Theatres
DALLAS—Bill Slaughter, recently elected
president of Martin Theatres of Texas,
took over the operations December 21 of
all the theatres formerly under Gulf States,
while on the same date Gulf International
Cinema Corp. took over operation of all
the theatres that Gulf States Theatres, Inc.,
operated in Texarkana, Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama. Slaughter will handle
the buying and booking and supervision of
the Martin Theatres out of his Dallas office.
Theatres involved in the changeover are:
Showtown and Southside drive-ins in Austin;
Gaylyn Twin, Lamar Art, Liberty,
Showtown Drive-In in Beaumont; No Hills
Cinema in Conroe; Arlington Twin Drive-
In, Arlington; Rolling Hills Twin, Trail
Drive-In in Greenville; King Center Drivein
in Houston; Palace in Jacksonville; Arlyne
in Longview; Cinema 1 and 2 in Cargill;
River Road Triple Drive-In in Cargill;
Angelina Twin Cinema. Pines, Redland
and Showtown drive-ins in Lufkin; Paramount
in Marshall; Main. No View Plaza
Twin in Nacogdoches; McArthur Drive-In
in Orange; Golden Triple Cinema, Don
Drive-In, Park Plaza Twin and Village
Triple in Port Arthur; Silsbee-Pines; Seymour
Road Drive-In and Twin Falls Drive-
In in Wichita Falls.
E. D. Brinson Dies
DE LEON, TEX.—Funeral services for
Edgar D. Brinson, owner and operator of
the De Leon Weeping Oak Drive-In, were
held December 23, in the De Leon First
Baptist Church. Brinson was born November
14, 1903, in Comanche County, Tex.,
and was a member of the Gartmon View
Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife
Edyth; two sons, Harris and Clyde, and four
sisters.
History of War on Film
DALLAS—Southern Methodist University
students are learning how the movies
looked at World War II in an unusual film
course initiated by SMU film professor Dr.
Bill Jones. The course, called "World War
II on Film," will employ Nazi propaganda
films, American propaganda films and such
commercial films as "Casablanca," "So
Ends the Night" and "I
Bombed Pearl Harbor."
The textbook for the course is "The
World at War," which is the basis of a
current TV series.
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Jerry Malone has closed his K-tcl Motion
Pictures office and has become associated
with Continental Film Distributors
where the product of K-tel will be distributed
along with the Continental product.
The folks at Continental Film Distributors
are keeping quite busy as they are releasing
the new Roy Rogers picture. "Macintosh
& T. J." Incidentally. Larry Mahan also
will have a good part in this movie.
The film was shot in Texas and it is only
fitting it should have a world premiere here
at the Winchester Theatre, Lubbock, on
February 6 and Oklahoma City and Tulsa
area February 20, with tentative saturation
dates in San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi,
Waco and the Valley March 19.
Dinner theatregoers will be in for an added
treat if they will remain in Dallas a day
later following the NATO TEXPO "76 and
catch the George Oppenheimer comedy
"Here Today," starring Nanette Fabray.
She will be at Granny's Dinner Playhouse
and hopefully will be a cameo guest at the
TEXPO "76 convention. The comedy seems
to be a "take-off" on Dorothy Parker and
the late Robert Benchley. It will run in
Dallas through February 8 with shows
nightly, Tuesday through Sunday, a Sunday
matinee every week, and two midweek matinees
scheduled for Tuesday (20) and February
3.
At the Variety Club board meetmg. Chief
Barker Bill W. Slaughter, president of Martin
Theatres of Texas, Inc., announced committee
chairmen for the new year. Chairmen
are: Telethon. John H. Rowley; life
patron. Walter Morgan; charities. Bill Williams;
variety week, Joe Jackson; sunshine
coach, Lynn Harris; fund raising. Bill Johnson;
press agent. Dale Chappel; membership.
Bob O'Donnell. and Variety International
convention, Manuel Avila.
Birthday greetings are in order for Johnny
Hardin, long time owner and operator
of the Hardin Theatre Supply in Dallas.
He also is a retired member of Local 249.
Johnny is 88 Monday (19). Cards would
mean a lot to him; he is in the Four Season's
Nursing Home at 3326 Burgoyne,
Dallas, 75233.
WOMPI will again distribute an up-todate
industry directory at the TEXPO '76
convention on Tuesday-Thursday (27-28-
29) in the Fairmont Hotel. Drop by the
WOMPI booth and pick up a copy for your
office. The directory is another way WOMPI
has of expressing appreciation for the assistance
given them throughout the year.
"Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS," rated X, apparently
is doing well here. The movie
blurb in the "Bill of Fare" listings of a
local newspaper read: "It's not to be confused
with 'Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs,' " and it's breaking records in its
initial Dallas run at the Granada.
Mel Davy, long time bookkeeper for Phil
Isley's office has undergone surgery and
should be coming home from the hospital
soon, but cards would mean a lot to him.
They may be sent to 903 Mill Run Road,
Athens, Texas 75751. He is a very sick man
even at this time.
Phil Guiles is now with his father in the
Guiles Booking Agency. Phil has had a determination
for quite some time that the motion
picture industi^ was his chosen field
of endeavor and he is quite happy to work
alongside his
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Qur Ijidj of Ihe Ijike Lni\cfsil> will tK
picwniing the lilni wrics •'America: A
Personal Histor> ol the United States" narrated
by Aiista'ir Cookc this spring. Each
>egment is tree and open to the public. The
iilms will be shown in the Blue Room of
Providence Hall on the OIL campus. The
fimt film. "The New Found Land" will be
•.hown on luesdav (20). The films will continue
on Tuesday evenings from 8 to 9:30
p.m. through April 20 . The San Antonio
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at niwn Wednesday (7) in Earl Abels Restaurant.
.San Antonio councilman Henry
Cisncros was guest
speaker.
United Artiste has surveyed San Antonio
as a pt^)ssihle site for a new motion picture
production, according to Earl Collins, business
development manager at the Greater
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. .Several
other cities arc competing for the SI
million movie, with production set to begin
in February . . . The American Issues Film
Forum, sponsored by Brandeis Women. Incarnate
Word College. National Council of
Jewish Women and Our Lady of the Lake
University, made its bow on Sunday (II).
The scries is being presented in the second
floor auditorium of Incarnate Word School
of Nursing. The film shown was "The
Angry Silence" in the program titled Working
in America. Dr. Karl Kregor of Trinity
University was moderator and guest speaker
was San Antonio city councilman Henry
Cisncros.
Mu- full linKlh film "Please, Don't Bury
Me Alive" by ( hicano Arts Film Enterprise,
which was filmed mostly on the city's west
side, will have its premiere in February at
Cine Mexico, according to actor producer
EIrain Gutierrez. He believes with the vast
amount of Latin talent in the area that San
Antonio could become the Chicano Hollywood
of nunii)n pictures ... A feature film
entitled. "ITie Lite. Loves and Music ot
Giuseppe Verdi." a musical biography of the
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lamous composer, was presented b\ the San
Antonio Symphony Opera Guild Friday (16)
at Laurie Auditorium.
**Tlie Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie"
was shown on Monday (12) and Tuesday
(13) in the .Multi-Purpose Room at Trinity
University . . . Leo and Dorothy hckman
presented a travelogue on "Portugal" Sunday
(18) at the Alamo Heights High School
Rjyal Lipizzan Stallion Show will
return for an apfwarance at the Convention
Center Arena February 1. The great white
stallions were made famous by Walt Disney's
"Miracle of the White Stallions" . .
Virginia Graham is scheduled to appear in
the Broadway musical "Tr.'ne" February 10
at
the Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Amone the new films and reissues opening
are Wall Disik>\ Bkickbeard's Ghost" at
the North Star Cinema. "The Romantic
Englishwoman." and "Rattlers" with a
multiple opening
.
the holdovers
arc: "Lucky Lady. " at the Wonder; "Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs." at the North
Star Cinema; "Jaws." at the Aztec 3; "The
Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter
Brother," at UA's Movies 4 and Fox Central
Park 3; "The Life and Times of Grizzly
Adams." at the Pcrrin Plaza, Callaghan and
Movies 4; "Dog Day Afternoon." at the
Broadway and Movies 4; "The Killer Elite."
at the New Laurel; "The Hindenburg." at
the North Star Cinema, and "The Black
Bird." at Movies 4 and Fox Central Park 3.
Funeral services were held Friday (2) for
Clarence Haydcn Moss. 75. At the time of
his retirement in 1971. he was director of
advertising and publicity for ABC Interstate
Theatres, Inc.. in San Antonio. He served
He
for more than 42 years with the circuit.
joined the staff of the Empire Theatre in
October 1929. Pallbearers included CJeorge
M. Watson, city manager for ABC Interstate
Iheatres, Inc.. in San Antonio; Eric
Biendler. lommy Power, Cliff Land, manager
of the ABC Wonder; Lynn Kniegei
and Norman .Schwartz, manager of the
Broadway. ABC operated.
A lulul of six full movies were presented
at the Slailite Dri\e-ln Theatre December
31 through Saturday (3) all night long. .-Sdmission
was $2.98 a carload, lorn Randall
III is operator ol the 4ll()-car capacity outdoor
theatre . . . Wall Disney's "Fantasia"
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Centurv South 6 . . . Sean Connery can be
seen here this week in "The Man Who
Would Be King " at the Olmos and Century
South 6 and in "The Wind and the Lion"
at the W estwood and Perrin Twins.
BiU Tassos" Barn Door Steak House was
the scene of a special Christmas dinner for
San .Antonio Cinemas Southwest. Inc.. theatre
managers and spouses. The party was
hosted by Peggy F. Hopkins, city manager
for CSW. and her husband. John David
Hopkins, manager of the Callaghan Twin
Cinema. Special guests were Mr. and Mrs
Z.E. Cook of Corpus Christi. He is president
of CSW Theatres. Also attending were
Joseph C. Theis. executive vice-president
from Corpus Christi. and Bruce A. Harrison,
vice-president, from Rockport. John
Lindley. CSW buyer-booker, and his wife
came from Dallas and Beverly Boyd came
from Austin. Local guests were Tom Reed,
manager of the Westwood Twin Cinema
and his wife Sandy, and Frank Perales jr..
manager of the Pcrrin Plaza Twin Cinema,
and his wife .Anne. Mr. and Mrs. Cook were
the overnight guests of the Hopkins in their
new home. The party was a particularK
happy occasion for the employees of CSW
v^ho have enjoyed an especially prosperous
year as the result of converting the San
Antonio CSW theatres into the city's only
suburban "dollar houses."
Two Adult Films Seizeci
At Fort Worth X Theatre
FOR I W ORTH—The Tarrant County
district attorney's office and Fort Worth
police raided a downtown theatre showing
X-raled films and arrested two persons. .V
spokesman for the district attorney's olfice
said charges of exhibiting pornographic films
are being prepared against the pair.
Officials said they seized two films being
shown at the 707 Main Street rheatrc, entitled
"French Touch" and "Just Married."
The theatre was lecently opened by Ms.
Chris Ciernon. who oper;iIes .idult onK ihcaires
and a book store in Austin.
She filed suit in federal court recently,
leniiesting that a three )udge federal court
block Fort Worth Police Chief T. S. Walls
and Dist. Ally. Tim Curry from raiding the
theatre here. She said Austin officers did
not inlerfere when she showed ""The Devil
in Miss Jones" at an .Austin thc.iire, biii
Ion Worth police seized ilu- film when it
«,is shown here.
C Bl Film Sales Co. (which became Co
lumbia Pictures Corp, in 1924) was formed
111 1920 by Jack and Harrv Cohn and Jiv
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Wrirraii «clrc»» Helen Ha>«:» i>
unJcigoinj;
iirsis and ircaimw-nt ai the McGo\crn
Allergy Clinic which is headed by Dr. John
P. McGovem. a cousin. She arrived here
from her winter home at Cucrnavaca. Mexico
Ra\ Powcpi jr has been visiting in
. . . Houston. He recently was seen as the bad
guy in a low budgeted western titled "I Am
No N'olor."
The showing ot the X-rated controversial
movie "Deep Throat" has established a new
record as the longest r ;nning film, breaking
the previous record of "The Sound of Music."
"Deep Throat" is now' in its 100th week
at the Screening Rocm. On the same bill is
Ram Grier
"The Devil in Miss Jones" . . .
may be seen in two hits currently at the
Majestic Metro. The screen attractions are
"Friday Foster" and "Shcba. Baby."
..\inonK the ne« films opening here are:
"From Beyond th.- Grave." at the .Allen
Center. Dcauville. Shamrock and Park III
indoors, and the following outdoor theatres:
McLendon Triple. Pasadena. Parkway.
Shepherd, Teleplione Road. Thunderbird
and Tidwcll: "The life and Times of Grizzly
Adams." at the .Airline, Bellaire. Dcauville.
North Shore. Northwest 4. Palms and
Town & Country 6; "Hurry Up or I'll Be
.^0." at the ind.xir Grcenway and the Gulfway.
Mcl-endon Triple. Thunderbird. Telephone
Road and Town & Country drive-in
theatres,
Dyan Cannon was in the city on a visit
and was seen at various local stores shopping
and eating at local restaurants .
Katzen. city managtrr for .ABC Interstate
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Th'-'atres. Inc.. is in Rosewoixi Cieneral
Hospital followin'.; a series of heart attacks
which began on Christmas day. Katzen for
a time wa» in the intensive care section . , ,
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Lric Gcrbei was in Long Beach. Lain..
where he attended the preview of "Lucky
Lady" and mtersiesved at a press conference
stars Liza Minnelli. Burt Reynolds and
director Stanley Donen.
katherinc Anne Porter, author of the
prizc-winnmg novel "Ship of Fools" upon
which the film of the same title was based,
was in the city to do a reading from one of
her stories at the grand ballroom of the
Shamnvk-Hilton Hotel . . The River Oaks
has a new admission policy of all seats 50
cents from opening until 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday and SI for evenings. .Saturday.
Sunday and holidays.
OKLAHOMA CITY
& e^inst a Crooked Sky" will be shown at
a benefit for the Variety Club Thursda>
(22) at the Will Rogers Theatre. Henn.
Wilcoxson. who shares star billing with
Richard Boone, will be at the benefit.
Funeral services were held for Glen D.
Thompson sr. in Atoka Saturday (10). Before
retiring from the theatre business, he
had owned thcalri.-s and drive-ins in Atoka.
Britton. Fishomingo. Tonkawa. Wagoner,
Wallers and Wilson. He is survived by his
wife, Madeleine: three sons. Glen jr. of
Oklahoma City. John, who operates the
Thompson and Atoka Drive-In. Atoka, and
Fred; two sisters, Hallie and Elva, and 12
grandchildren. Our sincere condolences to
the survivors.
Two saturation pictures with big TV
campaigns are doing great business here.
The films are "The Mysterious Monsters"
and "Winterhawk."
In town tu buy and book: Hverett Mahane>.
Suburban I healrc and Corral Drive-
In. Guymon, and Ellis Theatre and Rangei
Drive-In in Perryton, lex.: John Marshall.
Circle Theatre, Wasnoka; Gene Banks.
Crystal Iheatre and Jewel Drive-In. Okemah;
Mildied Owen. I iberty 1'healre,
Konawa: Charles Townsend, Allred Ihcalrc
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Rialto Theatre and Stadium Drive-In, Alva.
Jim Lane is the new owner of the Rex
Iheairc and Skyvue Drive-ln. Nowata . ,
Leo W oodall is the nevs owner of the Cleveland
Dri\e-ln. Cleveland, Leo also owns the
Cinema Theatre. Coweta The Lake
Theatre. Grove, is closed indefinitely , . ,
Richard Rook, Rook Theatre in Cheyenne,
took his family skiing in New Mexico recently.
The Creek Hills Twin Theatre. Sapulpa,
is scheduled to open in .April b\ Jan Murphy
, . . Herb Boehm. owner of the Rook
and Watonga Drive- In in Watonga, is in
NVix>dward visiting the Vance and Ben Terr>s
and other friends in that area. Herb now
has theatres in Fort Morgan, Colo
G.R. Cnimpler. Gentry Theatre and 69
Drive-In in Checotah, is with the Oklahoma
Municipal League and will be making regular
trips to sit in on the state legislature
sessions which started Tuesday (6).
Variety Club Tent 22 conducted its installation
of officers for 1976 Thursday
(15) at the Oklahoma City Countn, Club
. Phil Guiles. Continental Film Distributors,
was in town from Dallas to buy and
book for several theatres . . . Dwight Terry,
Woodward Theatres, has his pilots license
now. He says he'll be coming into
town to buv and book more often.
'Crooked Sky' Benefit
Held for Variety Club
OKLAHOMA CITY — Doty-Davton
Productions" ".Against a Crooked Sky" will
be shown at a gala benefit for the Variety
Club, Thursday (22). at the Will Rogers
Theatre announced Rick Thiriot vice-president
of D-DP. Representing Doty-Dayton
at the benefit will be actor Hcnr\ Wilcoxon
who shares star billing with Richard Boi>ne
and Stewart Petersen in the film.
With more than 220 stage and screen
credits behind him, Wilcoxon has one of his
most challenging roles playing a mute Indian
in "Against a CriH^kcd Sky" as he projcx'ts
his lines and emotions through sign
language and facial expressions.
The Ci-rated tilm will open city-wide in
Oklahoma City after the benefit performance.
Directed by Harl Bell.unv with music
com|X>sed and conducted by Lex Dc Azcvcdo.
"Against a Crooked Skv" was produced
by I.vman Davton
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Movie-Fan Stampede
MINNEAPOLIS—-The Adventure of
Sherlock Holmes" Smarter Brother." "Dog
Day Afternoon" and "Thj Hindenburg"
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Christmas-week grosses as ihe holiday lineup
of enticing screen attractions ignited a
virtual movie-fan stampede. "The .Adven- ^^^^W _--Jf t
ture of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" ^^^V
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tacked up a house record at the .100-seat ^^Bv /
Skyway III Theatre, posting a rousing 540
in its bow.
Right at its heels on the Barometur (and
the leader in actual dollar^ laken in) '•as „ ^
"Dog Day Afternoon." a thundering 530 „ ^f "*^ Hell".an) ^'«f
had a
at the Mann. "The
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MILWAUKEE
priends of Old Films (FOOFS), the local
organization which dotes on Jeanettc
MacDonald and Nelson Eddy films of the
past, will observe its 11th anniversary this
month. Organizer Dale Kunst for several
months now has been appearing regularly
on a noontime show on WISN-TV. Channel
12. as he shows clips of old motion pictures
and answers questions from viewers.
Setting it straight department: It was the
blackbird from the new movie "The Black
Bird" which managed to make personal appearances
in our town during December as
part of the promotional hoopla—and not
the star. George Segal, himself. Danny Simon,
publicity specialist with the Columbia
Pictures" Chicago office, is high on the film
and was in town personally to host a special
preview.
Art Hcling, AIP branch manager here,
hosted a Iradeshowing of "Crime and Passion,"
starring Omar Sharif. Karen Black
and Joseph Bottoms, at the Centre screening
room Tuesday afternoon (6). The audience
was audibly entranced with the beautiful
photography and magnificent scenes as
the story unfolded among the mountains
and castles of modern Swiss-Bavarian terrain.
The picture contains enough suspense
and comedy to mark it as a winner. "Really
different," several commented.
"Dog Day Afternoon" with Al Pacino
was screened at the Mayfair Theatre before
128 members (plus some guests) of the Better
Films and TV Council of Milwaukee
Area as part of its regular monthly meeting
Monday morning (5). By a show of hands
afterwards, the audience nominated the film
for a "very good" rating in the "adult" classification.
The organization's latest film
evaluation guide was distributed and it included
the following films in the indicated
categories: Family "Ride a Wild Pony"
and "The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad,"
outstanding, and "The Legend of Amaluk."
excellent. Adults and Young People "The
Sunshine Boys." excellent, and "Gold." very
good. Adults and Mature Young People
"Three Days of the Condor." very good,
and "The Human Factor"
and "The Killer
Elite," good. Adults "A Boy and His Dog."
The council's preview committee
poor . . .
and board members are expected to attend
a preview meeting at the Golden Anchor
Restaurant at 9:30 a.m. Monday (26). The
board meeting is slated to be held after the
preview meeting at approximately 1 1 a.m.
The Marion Davies book, "The Times We
Had: Life With William Randolph Hearst."
published recently by Bobbs-Merrill
($12.50), was reviewed in the Sunday
Journal. The work was compiled from tapes
recorded by the actress in the summer of
1951. a few weeks before the death of the
newspaper magnate. Stated the book reviewer:
"Marion Davies tells it like it was
a talent for discerning observation
and an ingenious wit." In the
book's foreword, Orson Welles calls Miss
Davies "one of the most delightfully accomplished
comediennes in the whole history
of the screen. She would have been a
star even if Hearst had never happened."
(Welles earlier had incurred Hearst's wrath
with his film "Citizen Kane.") Hearst was
34 years older than Marion and their Ma\-
December romance lasted some 32 years.
The book reviewer believes th; "most entertaining
aspect of the book is an abundance
of photographs of friends and guests
at San Simeon on the California coast and
siilK from many of Marion's movies."
Michael Sarrazin. Raul Julia and Susan
Flannery will star in Warner Bros.' "The
Ciiimball
Rally."
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Raise Funds For Charity
DLS .MOINES—Women of Variety sponsored
a benefit "Holiday Shoppers Concession
Counter" at the concession stand in the
Forum IV Theatre lobby (between Prestige
Jewelers and Plaza Family Savings Center)
December 15-19 and December 22-23.
Volunteers from the club served popcorn,
candy, pop and hot dogs from 1 1 a.m. to
5 p.m. each day.
The facility and numerous supplies were
donated by Davis Theatres of Des Moines.
.Ml monies raised from this project will
be distributed to children's charities, most
notable of which are the Sunshine Coach
program and the soon-to-be-dedicated
Variety Club Intensive Care Nursery for
Infants at Blank Hospital.
In addition to the concession counter, a
raffle also was being conducted. Prizes ineluded
a -Pampered-in-Pink Weekend" at
the North Star Inn. Minneapolis, and a
19-inch color TV.
The success of the raffle and concession
sales may be attributed to the many Christmas
shoppers who made donations to this
worthy cause.
OMAHA
pollowing the tradition ot movie critics
everywhere in the L'.S.. the World-
Herald's Peter Citron published his "top
ten" selection of the 1975 movie crop (films
shown in this city during the year—but not
necessarily 1975 releases). His list included:
"Jaws." "Dog Day .Afternoon." "Nashville."
"Amarcord." "Young Frankenstein." "The
Great Waldo Pepper. " "Ihe Great American
Cowboy." "French Connection 11." "Escape
to Witch Mouni.iin and "One Flew
"
Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Citron saw the
latter in New York City).
The other half of the film critics' tradition,
the "bottom ten."' wasn't overlooked
by Citron. In this list he placed "If ^ou
Don't Stop It. 'You'll Cio Blind. I'idal
Wave." '.Vndy Warhol's Dr.icula." "The
Happy Hooker." "C.ipone," "Rancho Deluxe."'
"At Long l.ist Love," "Flesh Gordon."
"W, W. and the Dixie Dancekings'"
;uul "Mahogany"
Cooper Theatre dcniolilloii ^^.l^ begun by
ihe .Anderson Wrecking & Excavating Co.
I .isi lilm shown at the onetime de luxe
sliow house was "Serpieo." in Jime 1974.
Ihe Coi>per Foundation said the land will
lie used as a parking li>t
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Pclitor's note: Boxoffice is pleased to announce
that, effective immediately.
Jeanie Allen, director of marketing for Theatre
Owners Package Insurance Coverage
(TOPIC), has been namod correspondent for
Des Moines and vicinity. A native lowan.
Jeanie graduated cum laude from Northeast
Missouri .State University. Kirksville.
Mo., in 1972 with a B.S.E. degree in English.
TOPIC, which is designed specifically
for the film exhibition industry, provides
business contacts with area filmites and
Jeanie also is a member of Variety Club
Women. In addition, she performs several
secretarial duties for Variety Club Tent 15.
since Stan Reynolds, general manager of
TOPIC, is the present chief barker.
News items concerning the film industry
are welcomed for publication in Boxoffice.
not only from the Greater Des Moines area,
but from all over the state of Iowa and
adjacent, related commimities. See the masthead
(page 2) for Jeanie's address and
phone number.
Arthur Stein of Central States Theatres
reported that holiday business was very
good at the circuit's various locations.
Steve Blank, Central States Theatres,
and
.
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scuba-diving vacation in Colombia. South
America . . Glen Nargang, district man-
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Acapulco. Mexico.
Davis Theatres executives Rodney. Rick
and Dick Davis scheduled a two-week absence
while attending the Adult Film Ass'n
of America convention in Honolulu—and it
has been noted that their golf clubs are
missing .
. . Davis Theatres reported excellent
business during the holiday season,
showing such great pictures as "Dog Day
Afternoon." "The Adventure of Sherlock
Holmes' Smarter Brother." "Three Days of
the Condor." "The Black Bird" and "The
Hindenhurg."
Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder will be the
guest speaker at the Variety Club of Iowa's
annual stag, which will be held Monday
(26) at the Fop of the Tower in the Holiday
Inn Downtown.
MINNEAPOLIS
por two months before Christmas, product
here was scarce. Then, at the Yuletide,
there was a tidal wave of quality attractions.
Bob Miller, buyer-bi'oker lor the
Cien.-ral Cinema circuit here, says: "The
boxoffice power shown at Christmas reflects
a great interest in films. Now, due to
varying holdover periods, we can expect a
belter release pattern to develop. New
product will appear at different limes due
to Ih'j assorted strengths of the current piclures.
And this should avoid such "hunchin"
up' in the near future."
. . . For
Miller also noted that even 15-below-zero
weather didn't deter the fans. "We were
very pleased with the holiday period, one
of the best in receni times." In discussing
lorthcoming notable product. Miller mentioned
such pictures as "Bairy Lyndon,"
"Swept Away," "All the President's Men. "
lamily Plot" and "I Will. I Will
Now."
I'orrie Myers, I'.n.uiunml hi;iiKli m.ui.iyci.
.uinounccd an open house I hursd.is {\^\
.11 the new branch olfices located al ()'J5()
VV.iy/al.i Blvd.. Cioldeii Valley, wh'ch is a
suburb ol ih s city. I he hours were set .ii
2 to
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p.m. . I'ngler of the I'nglei
Bros circuit d.-parled for Hawaii on his
iiiijiiKi! iniHilli-Uing visit.
Boll Cliapiiuin is the new booker al (he
Huena Vista branch. He was iranslerrid
Irom I.OS Angeles (just in time lo encounter
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Bill Chergi, formerly Universal branch
salesman here, prior lo being transferred to
. . . Filmrow
Cle\ eland si.x months ago, was in town to
visit friends during the holidays
visitors: Ray Vonderhaar.
Tentilino
Enterprises. Alexandria, and Paul Berg.
Slate Theatre, Winona.
Chet LcVoir, United .Artists branch manager;
Bill Wood. Columbia branch chief,
and Frank Zanotti. Universal branch boss,
all were happily noting grosses on, respectively,
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest." 'The Black Bird" and "The Hindenburg"
. also reported heftv
"Hindenburg" grosses at the Duluth Theaire.
Duluth. He said thai "Gable and Lombard
" is set in St. Paul, at the White Bear
Cinema Theatre, for a March 5 bow, with
our town due to be set any moment.
Avron Rosen. 20th Century-Fox branch
manager, is among those attending the 20th
Century-Fox convention Sunda\ through
Tuesday 18-20 at the Century Plaza Hotel
John Bclinski
in Beverly Hills, Calif. . . .
is the new owner of the Strand Iheaire.
Princeton, taking over from Leonard W
Struck.
Larry Bigclow, American International
Pictures branch chief, and AIP branch
salesman Bob Levy will be attending an
.•MP sales meeting February 6 in Clearwater.
Fla. Bigelow also has been bus\
setting "Killer Force" lor Twin Cities runs.
Dean Lutz, K-tel Productions general
s.tles manager, returned from Portage La
Prairie, Man.. Canada, where he visited
his son Dean jr. The younger Lutz, who
holds a master's degree in sociology, works
uiih the Canadian government. En route,
lutz slopped in Cireenbush lo pick up his 1
daughter Iherese and her two children and
the entire group then drove iMi to Portage
I .1 Pr.Mne. ".A perfect trip." reports Luiz
lut/ also announced thai K-tel Productions
has a new animated feature, "Rob- <
insiMi Crusoe," which he is now setting for
kiildies matinees and on which he is taking
dales.
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'Dog Day' Scores 950
In Cincinnaii Second
CINCINNATI—"Dog Day Afternoon"
grossed 950 for its second week at Showcase
4 to lead all first runs for the recording
week. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest" posted 900 for its third frame at the
Studios. Two films drew 850 each: "The
Hindenburg" in its second week at Showcase
1 and "The Adventure of Sherlock
Holmes' Smarter Brother" for the second
stanza at Times Towne Cinema. "Hustle,"
Showcase 3, and "Lucky Lady," at four theatres,
pulled 600 apiece for the second
week. "The Sunshine Boys" playing at
Showcase 5 drew 500 in its second round.
(Average Is 100)
Carousel 1—The Man Who Would Be King (AA) 400
Four Theatres—Lucky Lady {20lh-rox), 2nd wk. 600
Four Theatres—Killer Elite (UA), 3rd wk 300
Showcase 1—The Hindenburg (Umv), 2nd wk 850
Showcase 2—Three Days of the Condor (Para),
12th wk 200
Showcase 3— Hustle (Para), 2nd wk 600
Showcase 4—Dog Day Aitemoon (WB), 2nd wk. 950
Showcase 5—The Sunshine Boys (MGM-UA),
2nd wk _ 500
Studios—One Fle^ Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(UA), 3rd wk 900
Times Towne Cinema—The Adventure of
Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (20th-Fox) .850
Three Theatres—The Black Bird (Col), 2nd wk 250
Valley—Lies My Father Told Me (Col), 8th wk. 250
'Sunshine Boys' Shines
With 295 in Cleveland
CLEVELAND—The weather was cold
here this week and the first-run grosses
were not so hot either. However, "The Sunshine
Boys," bowing at the World East and
the World West, managed to score big striking
the 295 mark. "The Killer Elite," playing
seven situations, was the only other film
among the "elite" to score more than average
this week chalking up 150. Placing third
was "Mahogany" with a faint-hearted 90
for the ninth date at Loews East II.
Cedar Lee— Guernica (SR) 25
Five theatres—Three Days of the Condor (Para),
10th wk 85
La Salle— If You Don't Stop It, You'll Go Blind
(SR), 9ih wk _ 40
Loews Cedar Center II Conduct Unlsecoming
3rd wk 30
Loews Ecrst II—Mahogany (Para), 9th wk 90
Seven theatres—The Killer Elite (UA) 150
Three theatres laws (Univ), 27th wk 80
World East, World West The Sunshine Boys
(MGM/UA) 295
Pyramid's 'Weed' Bows
To High Houston Gross
HOUSTON—"Weed," starring Houston
Oilers quarterback Dan Pastorini and his
wife actress June Wilkinson, grossed more
than S80,000 in its debut at 25 theatres
throughout the city. More than half the
theatres report holdover business with expectations
rising to around $125,000 gross
for the Houston engagement.
"Weed," dealing with one of today's most
controversial subjects, depicts the many
dangers encountered in smuggling dope into
the U.S.
Pastorini makes his acting debut as the
key man in a widespread network of dope
peddlers and discovers the hazard of being
caught between the law and the underworld
at
the same time.
"Weed," rated PG, is distributed by the
Tampa-based Pyramid Pictures.
Troy Hilton Inn Says 'No'
To Gold-Plated Cadillac
DETROIT—One of the most expensive
movie promotions in recent years came to
town a few weeks ago. It was a gold-plated,
diamond-studded Cadillac convertible that
is valued at appro.ximately $500,000 by its
owner Mark Miles.
The story of the drum-beating activities
was reported as follows by the Detroit Free
Press' Bill Michelmore:
A group of Detroit filmmakers and the
car's owner, an 18-year-old Kentucky millionaire,
towed the lavishly reworked 1931
Fleetwood into town to help promote the
movie they're making. They had planned
to check into the Troy Hilton and display
the car in the lobby. But, when they drew
up in front of the hotel, they were told
there was no room at the inn for their
gaudy automobile.
"We got problems, babes," said Ron
Knightman, 38, a filmmaker out of Detroit
and Hollywood. "If we don't find a warm
hotel lobby for this baby the cold air will
cause the gold plate to flake."
Also, they had to find a secure place for
the car because, if left outside overnight,
it could be an auto thief's dream. The
hubcaps alone are worth thousands. They're
24-karat gold and studded with diamonds,
"What it amounts to," Knightman concluded,
"is we're going to have to drive
around to other hotels and ask them if we
can park our car in their lobby."
The car, with mink carpeting and a gearshift
knob with 18 emeralds, rubies and
sapphires, has been driven a total of 200
feet in three years, about 66 feet a year.
Maybe that's because it gets less than five
miles to the gallon and the fuel tank only
holds one gallon.
It used to be owned, its keeper said, b\
a "little old lad>' from Denver." She piii
37,000 miles on it and sold it to a man
who likes to restore old cars. After putting
three years of work into it, that man recently
sold it for $100,000 to Mark Miles, 18-
year-old son of a Louisville oil and racetrack
baron.
Miles, riding in the mobile home that
was pulling the Caddy, said the car is now
worth $500,000 as a promotional piece. He
claimed he turned down one offer of $?•
million from an Arab oil king.
The car has little connection with the film
being made here by the group, since it is
a history of the Kentucky Derby.
Newspapers reported the following day
that the management of the Sheraton-Southfield
agreed to let the Cadillac roost temporarily
in that hostelry. Doors to the lobb\
were removed and the auto was pushed in.
The promoters planned to keep it on displas
for a few weeks.
Paul Muni Film Series
CLEVEL.^ND-The Jewish
Communit\
Center is offering a Paul Muni film series.
The program was kicked off Sunday (11)
with "The Good Earth" and the remaining
offerings are "Black Fury," February 25;
"The Last Angry Man," March 21, and
"The Story of Louis Pasteur," April 4.
Parkway Theatre Film
Seized by Officers
MILWAUKEE—Armed with a search
warrant, law enforcement officers Wednesday,
December 31, raided the Parkway
Theatre and confiscated the film "Se.xual
Ecstasy of the Macumba."
The warrant was issued by County Judge
Terence T. Evans shortly after he had viewed
the film. Police charged that the motion
picture was "pornographic," because it
showed explicit sexual intercourse between
adults.
Nicholas Kostich, an assistant district attorney,
stated he would issue charges but
was undecided whether they should be
against the movie operators or the theatre
owners. Several employees of the Park'.vay
were ordered to report to the district attorney's
office for questioning.
The theatre is located at 3417 West Lisbon
Ave. in a west-side neighborhood composed
of homes and businesses.
Rick Rice to Helm New
MAR Office in Chicago
DETROIT— Rick Rice, well known in
film circles here, has been named to open
Chicago operations of Mid America Releasing,
which will handle subdistribution
for the Chicago-Milwaukee exchange areas.
The kick off of the Windy City enterprise
Monday (19) was announced by James H.
Payne, president of Midwest Entertainment.
In addition to Payne, other officers of
the new firm are James P. Pritchard and
John B. Shipp. Pritchard is a partner in
Starline Pictures, with home offices in Dallas
and branch offices in Oklahoma City,
Memphis and New Orleans. Shipp is the
owner of Thomas & Shipp Films, with home
offices in Kansas City and with branch
offices in St. Louis and Des Moines.
Rice has been with Paramount Pictures
three and a half years, the past 15 months
as branch manager for Paramount in Chicago.
Previously he was Paramount branch
manager in Detroit for six months and was
Paramount branch manager prior to that
for 1 8 months at the Milwaukee-Indianapolis
office.
Rice also worked as branch manager for
Universal in Cleveland—and before that
was salesman for United Artists in St. Louis,
Cleveland and Jacksonville, Fla. He is married
and lives in Chicago. Rice, 33, started
in the business in 1968.
Variety 14 Plans January
Benefit Tennis Tourney
MILW.-SiUKEE—Variety Club Tcni 14
has arranged lo hold a pro-celebrity tennis
tournament during January at the Biook
Club in Brookfield, Wis., a suburb of this
city. Sixteen teaching professionals are to
team with radio and TV personalities in a
double elimination tournament.
Proceeds will benefit the Variety Club
Children's Charities.
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CLEVELAND
Lois DiFiorc, Colony Theatre manager, has
returned from a trip to the West Coast.
Lois visited her brother Bill Lanese in San
Francisco. Lanese now is advertising and
promotional manager for Warner Bros, in
that
city.
The Case Western Rcsene Film Society
plans to show free comedy movies at 7:30
p.m. at Strosackcr Auditorium. The scries
opens Thursday (15) with "Holiday." Other
films include; "The Big Broadcast" and "International
House." Saturday (17): "Ruggles
of Red Gap." Tuesday (20): "The Palm
Beach Story." Thursday (22). and "It Happened
One Night" and "Mr. Deeds Goes to
Town." Saturday (24). In addition, the society
will show "Charlie Chan at the Circus"
and "Charlie Chan at the Opera" Tuesday
(27) and "Charlie Chan in Egypt" and
"Charlie Chan in London" Thursday (29).
Frank Musto, Universal Pictures sales
representative, is relieved! His wife Ruth.
following recent surgery, is recuperating
satisfactorily at St. John's Hospital.
The Kaufmans (Jack and Mickey). Cinepix.
enjoyed a recent visit with their children
Gale and Bob. who were in town from
Murray. Ky.
"Hester Street" has been chosen by four
local organizations for benefit performances
at Loews' Cedar Center. The Temple will
hold the first of these benefits Wednesday
(2S): the Cleveland Area Arts Council has
chosen Thursday (29): Women's ORT Sunday.
February I. and the Cleveland Council
of Pioneer Women has selected Sunday,
February 8.
Carol Kane, star of "Hester Street." plans
lo appear at the Cleveland Area Arts Council
benefit Thursday (29). Rick Roihstein.
Loews' Cedar-Center manager, will work
with the Temple and the Cleveland Area
Arts Council in decorating the theatre to
resemble the lime period of the picture.
Kosher dill pickles, chocolate phosphates
and other Jewish specialties will be available
at the theatre.
Bob Kusscll, son of exhibitor Ralph Rus
sell, Palace Theatre, Canton, will succeed
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Chicago. Rick Rice, former Universal
branch manager here, now has an executive
position with an independent Dallas distributor.
A room at Ohio Boys Town in Berca will
be dedicated to Bill Twig, who died recently.
Those wishing to make contributions will
make checks payable to Variety Tent 6.
attention Leonard Mishkind. General Theatres-Brainard
Place.
Burt Topal, United Artists division manager,
was in town Tuesday (13).
.\ftcr beinj! shuttered for over five years.
the Capital Iheatrc. Bellaire, will be opened
the last week of this month by Jack Talley
State Theatre. Bellevue, may soon
he reopened by Marciano Guerrero.
Stage and screen actress Vivian Blaine
will star in the cast of the musical "Take
Me Along," which will open the new $2.K
million theatre here at Cuyahoga Community
College Western Campus Monday (26).
Choreography for "Take Me Along" is being
created by Leo Muller. who has originated
dances for such well-known stars as
lane Powell. .Shirley Jones and Ann Miller
and for such musicals as "Gypsy," "On A
Clear Day" and "The Boy Friend."
Negotiations are under way for stage
play and movie rights for Dorothy Fuldlicin's
(WEWS newscaster and TV talk-show
personality) new book. "Three-and-a-Hall
Husbands." though the book has not yei
been released. It is being published by Simon
& Schuster.
Bill Aiiderhalt succeeded the late Bill
Iwig as 20th C entury-Fox branch manager
here. Andcihalt formerly was 20lh Century-
I ox branch manager in Pittsburgh.
Don (uiuiiiighaiii, \\ oosler I'healie man-
.iger. Wooslci. with VIW Post lOSl coorganized
a food drive for needy families
Any person donating a can of food received
a .SO-cent deduction on an admission lo the
theatre. The drive was successful and presently
something similar is in the planning
stage.
VMiiuing ill from New York lo attend the
\i« (i.ilkis s Pop I'.iils preview lluiisda>
iS) were Horace and llolU Solonum She
has performed in seveial .Xndv W.uliol lilms
.md is Ihe subject ol several W.iihol poi
hails
Juiiiis Hroderiek, who nol loo long agt>
laired in ihe Plav House prinliiclion ol
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•The Front Page, " plays an FBI agent in
Warner Bros.' "Dog Day Afternoon." currently
being seen on five local screens.
Cinema Parmatown had a free showing
of "The Owl and the Pussycat' and Cinema
Shoregate also ran a gratis film. "Lovers
and Other Strangers," as a ladies' day treat
at 10 a.m. Wednesday (7).
Joanne Ross. Motion Picture Sound "Girl
Friday," recently returned from a trip to
Niagara Falls.
Syhia Sheer, bouncy Vogue Theatre manager,
has bounced back on the job. Ms.
Sheer underwent recent surger\' at Kaiser
Hospital—but you can't keep her down!
Today's Films Don't Show,
They Tell, Says Batdorff
CLEVEl .AND — The words of motion
pictures today are upstaging the action,
declares Emerson Batdorff, Cleveland Plain
Dealer film critic, in his Friday (9) column.
Batdorff explains as follows:
There is a curious change in permissiveness
of movies these days— instead of showing,
they tell. Whereas formerly there was
a lot of nudity, particularly female nudity,
today there is less. But the slack has been
taken up with words formerly nol used in
mi\ed company, not even in saloons where
saying them too loudly would get you
thrown out by the incensed bartender who
didn't want his dive to gel a bad name.
This curious change is apparent in a
number of movies doing business here today.
The most surprising is "Hustle." The
siory of a call girl and a cop. "Hustle" was
made by Richard Aldrich. In circles that
used to complain about what the screen
showed, he will be remembered as the man
behind the uniquely presented lesbian scene
in The Killing of Sister George."
Ihose were the days when such stuff
was new. Tired New York businessmen
used to get less tired and rush out of Ihe
office at the proper time in the afternoon.
pay Iheir admission lo watch Ihe scene for
a few minutes and then go back lo the
oil ice Ihey knew the pro|vr lime to do this
because the event was schedulevl on a
poster in ihe theatre's boxoffice. New York
was different from Cleveland. In Cleveland
ihey seldom have matinees.
Well, today Aldrich has made "Hustle."
From its theme you would think it would
lead 10 all sorls of visual excesses at .Mdrich's
hands. But visually there is nothing
ne.ir as explicit as the scene in "The Killing
of Sisier George." lis words, however, gi<
much furiher. Diriy words will never get
A picluie .m \ r,iling but certain words de
hmleU issure an R rating, which "Hii-stlc"
has.
It .-Mdrich hud wished, he could have
been much more wicked and kepi Ihe same
i.iiing, t)bviously. he didn'l wish. In fact.
Ins lesli.nnl at limes is laughable. He show
aIi.ii put polls lo be .1 sal.icious dance in .
West t'i>Hsl dive but the girl keeps on bii
hikim bolloms and her pasties while wriih
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CINCINNATI
Qraig Kund, Lnitcd Artl^t^ Cleveland
branch manager, has been transferred
to the local exchange, succeeding Art
Stanisch. who is the new branch manager
Bob Bliiz.
for the Philadelphia office . . .
Avco Embassy, Cleveland, visited here recently.
Kentucky exhibitor How,,rd Shelton.
Vanceburg. and Ohio exhii^itors Harlcv
Bennett. Chillicothe; Harry Uheclcr. Galipolis.
and Betty Schuler. H.imillon. wero
recent Filmrow visitors.
Jeanne Cohen and Don Woniack of Holiday
Amusement Co. will be among those
attending 20th Century-Fox's seminar in
Los Angeles in mid-January.
The premiere of the National Baseball
League championship film wiiii the Cincinnati
Reds vs. the Boston Red .Socks, titled
'The Super Series." was held at the Times
Townc Cinema Monday (5). A luiiubcr o'
baseball officials and this city's dignitaries
were present besides the Cincinnati Rcus
and guests. Following "The Super Series"
there was a cocktail hour in the cinema's
lounge.
"The Super Series" is the phoiographi,;
account of the seven games pi lyed between
the Reds and the Red .Socks narrated l\.
Joe Garagiola. reading froni a prepared
script. The film, which naturally cannot
convey the excitement and laiilness of a live
performance, does record a historical pictorial
account of "The Siipc' Series," considered
by many as the most thrilling even'
lo date in the sport's history.
Starting Monday (19) "The Super Series"
may be reserved by groups on a one-day
basis by calling the Reds" office here. There
is no charge for the film bui it must be
picked up the day of the showing and rei.irned
the followinu mornmc
Movie Enthusiasts Sovor Film
History by Collecting Stamps
CINCINNATI—Stamp collecting can be
an especially interesting and rewarding hobby
for movie buffs, according to an article
by Frances J. Pendleton pLiblished in the
Saturday (10) issue of Stamps (magazine for
philatelists).
Ms. Pendleton's story
follows: "Like mosl
girls who grew up with the motion picture
industry, I collected movie stars' pictures
and pasted them into numerous dime-store
scrapbooks. I also had a worldwide stamp
album which sporadically occupied my lime.
But the advent of World War II and advancing
age (the teens) turned me to other
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"I returned to philately in 1964 with the
Shakespeare quadrieentennial issues and this
eventually led to all other aspects of theatre
philately. Naturally I eagerU responded to
the call for members to organize the A TA
Performing Arts Study L'nit in the spring of
1970. Later, as I was examining a newK
purchased cinema issue, showing (among
others) Marilyn Monroe and Marline Carol.
I realized thai I was now combining my
Iwo childhooii paslimes— movie stars' piclures
and stamp eolleeling!
"And il is rather amazing how many motion
picture performers are on stamps. Besiles
the Iwo alread\ mentioned (issued b\
ihe Democralic Republic of the Congo).
.Vlarilyn Monroe also appears with Jean
Harlow on Mali No. ClOO. Of course there
IS Grace Kelly on numeroi's Monaco issues;
Will Roi>ers (U.S A. No. 97.^ and Nicarai-ua
No. C2.^()-40): Cha'les Chaplin (Czechoslo
\:ikia No. I5S8). and (ieraid Philipe and
Kaimu (France No. lOOO. 1001 1. l\en
Sarah Bernh.irdi rlianee No. BI'>1) and
I leonora Ouse (Italy No, 7W>) appeared in
several silent films. And we can't overloi>k
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Movie Critic Calls 1975
The Year of the Laugh'
CLEVELAND — Following the usual
practice of film critics everywhere, Cleveland
Plain Dealer entertainment editor
Emerson Batdorff has released his list of the
"best
ten" motion pictures of the past year.
Batdorff. however, who described the past
12 months as the "year of the laugh." called
his selections the "most enjoyable movies of
1975" and stressed that they were the films
that appealed to him personally.
The titles, in alphabetical order, were:
"Bite the Bullet." "Farewell. My Lovely."
"Give "Em Hell. Harry!". "Murder on the
Orient Express." "Nashville." "The Other
Side of the Mountain." "The Return of the
Pink Panther," "Smile," "The Sunshine
Boys" and "Young Frankenstein."
Of the selections. Batdorff remarked: "It
is not to be taken as a list of movies that
must appeal to you: all people are different.
That's what makes horse races and movie
lists. It also is why there are all those different
size shoes."
Utah Psychologist Gives
Views on Film Violence
TOLEDO. OHIO—According to a report
published here. Dr. Victor B. Kline of the
University of Utah, a psychologist, said the
violence in such motion pictures as "Earthquake,"
"The Towering Inferno" and
"Jaws," although quite explicit, is "natural
violence" and its impact is "positive."
On the other hand. Dr. Kline rapped th;
films "Rollerball" and "Magnum Force."
calling confrontations depicted in these
movies "gratuitous, antisocial violence." In
the doctor's opinion, in films of this genre
"people are encouraged to get their kicks
watching other pfeople being maimed, beaten,
tortured and otherwise hurt."
Dr. Kline said "natural violence" was
positive because it shows ordinary people
coming together to overcome some terrible
obstacle or danger. It also satisfies a "natural
yearning in everyone to experience great
emotional adventure without taking any
risks," he stated.
Tent 6 Dinner-Dance Set;
Variety Week Scheduled
CLEVELAND—Variety Club Tent 6 will
hold its installation dinner-dance at the
Forge Restaurant Friday (.^0). Jack Kaufman,
Ed Fine and Hank Shapoff are cochairmen
of the event
Tent 6 Variety Week will start February
8 with a brunch for members and their
families at Boys Town. Ernie Zeve is chairman
of the brunch.
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When you come to Waikiki,
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^harles Sugarnian, local exhibitor and
chairman of the board of NATO of
Ohio, spent Thursday (8) in New York
City on business.
Larry Duffee has been named managerprojectionist
at the Worthington Square
Cinema. Duffee comes to this city from
Fostoria. where he has been managing Olen
Martin's Cinema Ohio for the past two
years.
Country-western singer Conway Twitty
and his Twitty Birds appear in a one-nighter
Saturday (241 in the Veterans Memorial
Auditorium. Special guests will be Mickey
Gilley. Crystal Gale and Dickey Lee. Twitty
is best known for his recording of "Hello,
Darling" (1970). He has written over 200
songs.
Ohio legislators returned here Tuesday
(6) to begin the second half of the II 1th
session. Most observers predicted a lackluster
opening week, while expecting it to
be "the calm before the storm." It generally
is thought that the Republican minority, led
Other Variety Week events include a
media appreciation luncheon at the Hollendon
House Thursday, February 12, with
Tony Gray Don (WJW-TV) and Jim Milan
(WEWS-TV) as co-chairmen.
Saturday morning, February l->, a free
film will be shown at the Hippodrome Theatre,
with Jack Kaufman as chairman, and
Las Vegas Night is planned as the climactic
ending of Variety Week. It will be held
at the Executive Club on Chagrin Sunday.
February 15.
The evening will begin with cocktails at
5:30. buffet at 6 and "the casino will open
for gambling" at 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas Night
chairmen are Bill Kohagen. Hess Budin.
Mickey Joseph and .Alvin Mintz.
Theatre Expands Ad Area
MILWAUKEE— In an effort to attract
Milwaukeeans who prefer to view adult
films, the Times Theatre in Waukegan. III.,
approximately 70 miles from here, has begun
placing display ads in the Milwaukee
Journal. The X films currently offered are
"Farewell Scarlet" and "Appetites." The
Times is a seven-day-a-week operation.
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by Gov. James A. Rhodes, will seek to debate
issues aimed at ousting the Democratic
majority in this election year. Forty Republican
and 59 Democratic seats will be challenged
in the House, while nine Democratic
and seven Republican seats will be up for
grabs in the Senate. Hearings on stricter
obscenity laws, higher minimum wages and
tax-reform legislation should be high on
committee agendas.
The current run of the award-winning
musical "1776" at the Country Dinner Playhouse
has been extended through Sunday
(25). The city's board of education is encouraging
junior and senior high school
teachers to take advantage of special matinee
performances. "Fiddler on the Roof"
opens Tuesday (27).
"Ice Capades 1976" begins a six-day run
in the State Fairgrounds Coliseum Tuesday
(20) with an evening performance. The
show closes Sunday (25). with matinee performances
both Saturday (24) and Sunday
(25). Opening night is "Family Bargain
Night," sponsored by the Columbus Dispatch
Charities.
Steven Spielberg Honored
At CSU-Fullerton Seminar
UNIVERSAL CITY—Steven Spielberg,
as a highlight of an "Inside 'Jaws' Symposium"
climaxing a three-day study of his
body of film work, addressed the cinema
studies and mass communications departments
of California State University at Fullerton
Sunday (4).
The three-day seminar honoring the director
was coordinated by Jerry Lennington.
assistant professor of communications, and
Josh Kanin, assistant professor of drama
and theatre arts.
BOXOFFICE :: January 19, 1976 ME-5

Marcus Corp. Has Record
2ndQuarter Sales, Net
MILNVAUK.EE—Marcus Corp. president
and chairman of the board Ben Marcus has
announced all-time high sales and earnings
for the second 12-week period of fiscal
1976. ended Nov. 15, 1975. Earnings for
the 12 weeks were S948.378. an increase
of over 16 per cent, compared to $813,590
for the same period in fiscal 1975. which
ended Nov. 12, 1974.
Earnings per share increased to 32 cents,
up from 27 cents per share last year. Pershare
earnings for this period were based
on 2,961,095 outstanding shares.
Earnings per-share figures for fiscal 1975
have been restated to reflect the corporation's
10 per cent stock dividend paid
Sept. 22, 1975.
Revenues for the 12-week period rose
to $15,198,437, up over 21 per cent from
$12,511,047 for the second 12-week period
in fiscal 1975.
Each of the corporation's three operating
groups—restaurants, hotels/motels and theatres—contributed
to both sales and earnings
gains.
Net earnings for the first 24 weeks of
fiscal 1976 were $2,119,410, or 72 cents
per share, compared with earnings of
$1,806,191, or 61 cents per share for the
first 24 weeks of fiscal 1975. Revenues fo:
the 24 weeks rose to $31,593,101, up from
$26,122,823.
In making the announcement, Marcus
commented, "We are extremely pleased
with the results of the second quarter and
our year to date. Our hotel/motel group
has already felt the pickup in our nation's
economy and increased travel. Our theatre
group did fairly well considering the lack
of big boxoffice hits during our second
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Oklahoman and Mae West
Make '30s Comedy Success
OK.LAHOMA CIl Y — Oklahoma City
native Perry Paulding will produce a film
from a play written by Mae West which
will include cameo appearances by Elton
John and Charlton Heston.
"Sextette." a successful Broadway play in
1941. is high class English comedy set in
a London hotel in l')30. The story concerns
a woman's many romances and while it is
not a West autobiography, "she wrote it.
as they say. close to home." Paulding said.
Paulding, visiting his family here over the
holidays, was interviewed by Nancy Gilson
of the Journal. He currently is drumming
up financial support for the movie which
will be made bv his company. Eracon International.
Paulding acquired the film rights
when none of the major film studies would
comply with Ms. West's demands for complete
artistic control.
"After "Myra Breckenridge' she refused
to let anyone do 'Sextette' until she was
assured she would have all the control."
Paulding said. Of course Ms. West, who
"admits to being 82 years old." will star in
Paulding said.
"Sextette."
Paulding, who appeared as a hospital
intern in "The Godfather." also was seen
in "Myra Breckenridge" in which he played
Mae West's chaufleur. He says he has interested
David Niven and Sir Laurence Olivier
in
reading the "Sextette" script
Senior Cilizen Group Is
Grateful to Loews Mgr.
MKONX. N.Y.— Recent scheduling by
manager Catherine Ballou of Loews" American
Theatre of a senior citizen show,
through Project Hand, resulted in this glowing
wnllcn citation the circuit's home office
received:
"Our members had a thoroughly enjoyable
lime and we wish to thank you for
siMir concern for our community aged."
Director Fedor O/.ep. born in Moscow,
was an art critic before turning to the
Russian film indusir)' and producing such
masterpieces as "The Brothers Karama/ov"
.uid
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space beside his ship, operating a movie
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"There is quite a distance between glamor
girls and cosmonauts, one my girlhood mind
could not possibly have comprehended 30
years ago. But now I have "gotten it all together."
The scrapbook has become a stockbook,
the pictures are much smaller and the
expense is greater. But my star-studded
stamp collection combines my earliest interest
with a rather recent one. making a
montage of the past, present and the future.
"Ah. we topical philatelists are indeed
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Today's Films Don't Show.
They TelL Says Batdorff
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take off more just to serve lunch.
In "Three Days of the Condor" there is
a long, soupy love scene between Robert
Redford and Faye Dunaway that is entirely
circumspect by today's standards. However.
Miss Dunaway says a word that realh
fact the whole
adds nothing to the story— in
romantic interlude is an intrusion in what
is otherwise a fair action picture— thai
assures the movie an R rating. Perhaps
"Three Days of the Condor"" could have
gotten the restricted rating on other
grounds, namely blood and violence, but
that one word always has assured an R.
"Lucky Lady."" which shows three in bed
— two men. one woman— is circumspect
It shows no bare hide at all and also holds
down on the words so it gets a PG rating,
although the part in the ads about sonuof
it perhaps not being suitable for pre
teenagers is certainly true.
"Dog Day .\fternoon"' contents itself entirely
with talking dirtv and gets an R rating
It is imlikely that the picture could have
been as effective without the dirty talk
because of the sort of man the protagonist
is. That's the way he would talk. In tixlav's
movies that's the way he has to talk im
become laughable, just as "Hustle" beciMiies
laughable for its reticence. Nou can't have
.1 madman s.iying ".Aw. shucks!" Not on
today's screen, where show and tell has become
mostly Icll.
One G-Rated Film Offered
In Downtown Milwaukee
Mil \\ Al kl 1 -Scieen laie ollered at
dinviiioun ihe.itres here the first weekend
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Killer F.lite," al the Riverside. Only one Ci
luovie, '"The Mysterious Monsters," was being
presented at the Varsity l"heatre. Nth
.uul Wisconsin.
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2()ih C"enlury and Fox Film Corp., cekbralcs
its 40ih anniversary this year.
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'Nest' Plows Through
Hub Snow for 1,000
BOSTON—Hit
by the wrist snowstorms
and sleet storms in decades, Boston residents
limited their travel and some of their
moviegoing. However, some of the ho'dovers
warmed up to boiling and proved t'lat
they were not as stymied as the traffic. The
terrific standout was "One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest" building up ;i nice nest egg
of 1,000 in the third frame at the Cheri III.
"Barry Lyndon" pulled off a similar feat
with a sensational 700 in the second round
at Cinema 57 I. Bounding in the third ining
at Pi Alley. "The Adventure of Sherlock
Holmes' Smarter Broiher" tracked
down a superb 600. "The Hindc.burg"
floated along at a flighty 400 during the
second week at the Circle Cinema.
(Average Is 100)
Astor—Stud Browra (SR)/DoiibIe Possession (SR) 120
Beacon Hill—The Black Bird (Col), 2nd wk P(5
Charles—The Magic Flute (SR), 3rd wk fCC
Chen I—The Sunshine Boys (MGM-UA), 3rd wk. ,220
Cheri 11, Chestnut Hill Cmema II—The Man Who
Would Be King (AA). 2nd wk - _ 200
Chen III One Flewr Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(UA), 3rd wk 1,000
Chestnut Hill Cinema I—Lucky Lady (20th-Fox),
2nd wk _ .200
Cinema 57 I—Barry Lyndon (WB). 2nd wk 700
Cinema 57 II— Hustle (Para), 2nd v,-k 230
Circle Cinema The Hindenburg ;Jniv), 2id wk. 400
Exeter Swept Away (by on Unusual Destiny in
the Blue Sea of August) (PR), 12th wk 125
Garv Aaron Loves Angela (Col), 2nd wk - 80
Music Hall- Friday Foster (SR), 2nd wk. - 50
Orson Welles Cmema—Hester Street fSR) 130
Pi Alley The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes'
Smarter Brother (2U!h-Fox), 3rd i k 600
Savov I Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(BV), 2nd wk 375
Savoy II—The Killer Elite (UA), ."^nd wk _ 300
West End Cinema-Naughty Co-eds (PR)/
Young Seducers (PR) 130
'Lucky Lady.' "Hustle/
"Dog'
Boost Hartford Boxoffices
HARTFORD—Chalking up one of the
strongest boxoffice weeks in many months,
area showplaces were bustling with holiday
season trade. Noteworthy among the proliferation
of newcomers were 20th-Fox's
"Lucky Lady" (600):
Paramount's "Hustle"
(500); Warners' "Dog Da^' Afternoon"
(400); UA's "Rooster Cogburn" (375), and
a ten-cinema saturation bow for Pacific
Int'l's "The Adventures of the Wilderness
Family" (300): plus AA's "The Storv of O"
(275). Columbia's "The Black Bird" hit 250.
Art Cinema—The Story of O (AA); Inlimale
Lovers (SR) 275
Cinema City I Swept Away (by on Unusual
Destinv in the Blue Sea of August) (SR) 175
Cinema City III— Hester Street (SR), 5th wk 115
C'nema IV—The Magic Flute (SR) 135
Showcase I—Lucky Ladv (20th-Fo:

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BOSTON
Qld business:
Filmrow partied out the old
year with several holiday festivities.
AIP branch manager Joe Leahy started it
off December 17 with a
gala for which the
whole district seemingly took off the afternoon.
At almost the last moment. Sumner
Myerson was seen racing down the corridor
toward AIP. just making it in time for the
last toast. Paramount, Fox. United Artists
and National Film Service kept the ball
rolling through the end of the week joining
the various other exchanges, equipment
firms and circuits in greeting friends during
the pre-Christmas days. (\'our correspondent
was unable to attend these because of
my accident which occurred an hour or so
before the AIP party. I did get to that one.
though, thinking that my foot was not hurt
seriously.) From all reports, the holiday
spirit was high throughout the district.
The "Combat Zone," the area here where
the hard core pornographic movies have
flourished for several years, is beginning
to melt at the edges, according to local
newspapers. The Mayflower, (formerly the
Modern Theatre) one of the pioneers in the
X-rated festivals, is up for rent. Currently
it has discontinued showing X-rated movies
and is now playing family-style Spanish
language films.
John O'teri, formerly chief operator at
Tom Duffy's Littleton Twin Cinemas, has
taken over the management of the Strand
Theatre in Clinton. It had been closed since
early 1975. Now named Kaleidoscope, the
theatre has been renovated completely. Installations
include a new marquee, new concessions
section with the most modern, fastworking
equipment, redecorated lobby and
auditorium, new screen and overhauled
booth equipment with four-channel sound.
The next project will be new seating.
O'teri's present plans call for the Kaleidoscope
to function as a semi-revival art
house, similar to those now in operation
here and in Cambridge. The Kaleidoscope
program will change every Sunday and
Wesnesday, with midnight shows every Friday
and Saturday and matinees every Saturday
and Simday. Admission price will be
SI at all times, 7.5 cents for children and
senior citizens. Publicity targets are college
students with radio and TV advertising based
on specific attractions. The opening week
program had Katharine Hepburn in "The
Lion in Winter" and Dustin Hoffman in
"Lenny."
The Colonial, Wilbur and Shubcrt arc
celebrating all-time high record boxoffice
grosses; a combined total of SI.'* 1,800 for
one week. The previous high was set last
April with only two shows playing, $185,-
355 for a one-week take.
On the niovicfront there's a real feeling
that pictures now showing are of top quality
which results in better grosses in general.
"Jaws" is still on top, showing at 27 theatres,
and holdovers are into the third and
fourth weeks, longer than was expected
when booked.
Mike Sirota, publicity director at Sonny
& Eddy's Theatres, announced program
schedules for their theatres. After a 13-week
run at the Exeter Street Theatre. "Swept
Away (by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue
Sea of August)" moved across the Charles
River to their Galeria Cinema at Harvard
Square, Cambridge. Wednesday (14) for an
extended run. "The Romantic Englishwoman,"
Joseph Losey's film, arrived at the
Exeter Wednesday (14) for an exclusive
first run New England showing. The exciting
comedy, "The Return of the Tall
Blond Man" (sequel to "The fall Blond
Man With One Black Shoe") opened Christmas
Day in three of their cinemas, Allston
Cinema I, Central Square in Cambridge
and the Academy Cinema I , Newton Center.
The opening was plugged on TV, radio
and with extensive advertising in the local
newspapers.
THEY'VE NEVER MISSED AN OPENINO"
George Foster, assistant manager at the
Littleton Twin Cinemas, reports that his
son-in-law Wick has acquired a new job.
He is dean of Jonathon Edwards College.
Yale University. Wick and his family celebrated
New Year's Eve at the Foster home
in Sudbury with Foster's other two daughters
who were on vacation during semester
break from Providence and St. Mary's College.
Paramount's "Hustle" is in its third week
at Sack Cinema 57 and shopping center
cinemas in Nalick. Woburn. Dedham and
Peabody. Warner Bros.' "Barry Lyndon" is
in its third week at Sack Cinema 57 and
Dedham. Danvers and Framingham cinemas.
Paramount's "Three Days of the Condor"
is in its fourth week at Sack Saxon
and theatres in Framingham. Woburn. Dedham
and Danvers. Columbia's "The Black
Bird" is in the fourth week at Sack Beacon
Hill and shopping center cinemas in Woburn,
Framingham and Danvers. Disney's
"Show White and the Seven Dwarfs" playing
since December 17, is still running at
Sack Gary, five shopping center cinemas
and at the Charles Cinema here. "The
Magic Flute," distributed by Ellis Gordon,
started on an extended run December 24,
with the approval of critics, hailing it as
"one of the year's best." Sun-IntTs "The
Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," opened
in 24 theatres Wednesday (7) after two weeks
of advance advertising on TV and radio.
Harvey .\ppcll. NFB Film, was spreading
the happy news that his daughter Susan and
son-in-law Joseph had presented him with
another grandchild. Scott Michael, weighing
9 pounds, 2 ounces on arrival, joins sister
Stephanie Lee, now nearing her third birthday.
The recent Piker's Club limcheon was
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he was retiring in April and had alreadv
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Several others also mentioned that they
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the winter months. Some of them were
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arrivals and departures.
.Sam Feinstein and wife Alice spent the
Christmas holidavs in Florida. Feinslein said
he missed all the holiday film parlies, but
said that Alice liuik care to see that he
didn't have time even to think about wh.it
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aide Dan Dzis continue to provide
strikingly effective tie-ups for increased
audiences. Latest casc-in-point: A
tie-up with the Southington town recreation
department for iatter"s sponsorship of three
afternoons of showings of Paramount G-
raled "The Show Queen" at the Levine
Queen Plaza Cinema. Admission was 75
cents. And. for good measure, the Levine-
Dzis forces distributed free trinkets to the
youngsters. They rented out the cinema for
a rock concert, featuring area talent, to
Angel Horn Productions: admission was
$3 for all seats. And finally, they ran a
Sunday afternoon benefit (2 and 5 p.m.
showings) for the Southington Junior
Achievement. "House of Dark Shadows"
was on the screen. Admission was $1.50.
The Wadsworth Athencum brought back
MGM's "Grand Hotel," 19.32 release costarring
Greta Garbo and the late John
BarTsniorc. Admission was SI. 50 for the
VERMONT
TndependenI Vermont exhibitor Merrill
Jarvis accorded rerun booking of
Buena Vista's "Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs" at Century Plaza II (auditorium
one), suburban Burlington, advertising on
a scale normally used for new major product.
Admission-wise, Jarvis charged $1.25
for children under 12 at all showings: $2,
adults, matinees and $2.50, evenings. UA's
"The Killer Llile." marking Vermont premiere,
was in auditorium two.
The WeWon, St. Albans, played states
rights' "Big Mo" evenings, with UA rerun,
"Huckleberry Finn," as matinee attraction.
Admission was 75 cents for all patrons for
"Huckleberry Finn" . Merrill Jarvis
Slate, Burlington, opened Doty-Dayton's
"Seven Alone."
Vermont economic officials are talking
of unemployment hilling record highs this
winter, with some spokesmen predicting
Green Moimlain Stale joblessness to top
I he 1 1 per cent mark hit at one point in
l'>74. The forecast, bleak as it is. has been
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The Sisterhood of Tcferes Israel Synagogue,
Bloomfield, sponsored "An Afternoon
at the Movies," advertising "old-fashioned
prices" (50 cents donation). The program
was comprised of cartoons and children's
films with refreshments served.
Redstone TheaUcs" Milford Drive-In,
continuing extensive newspaper advertising
for its Sunday "Swap 'n' Shop" Flea Market,
is using the catch-line, "Fight Inflation!"
The Flea Market is held on the drivein
grounds from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with
the snack bar open all day. There is a 50
cents walk-in admission, with Sl-per-carload
charge for buyers, and S6-per-car space
for sellers.
The Franklin E.
Ferguson suburban theatres'
composite newspaper ad carried this
New Year's greeting: "Happy New Year
from your fa\orile theatres . . Peace to
.
All!"
backed up by James Ritchie, who chairs
the Governor's Council of Fconomic Advisors.
There are some bright spots: For one
thing, some of the new product— L'niversal's
"The Hindenburg," Paramount's
"Three Days of the Condor," Warners'
"Dog Day Afternoon," Columbia's "The
Black Bird," and Universal's "Rooster Cogburn,"
among other releases— is registering
strong boxoffice response. AddilionalK, the
ski industry, a key component of the uinter
economy, reports "heavy" registrations
from out-of-staters, pointing up a potentially
good year. Ski resort advance reservations
and season ticket sales are running
well ahead of original projections.
Centre Theatre Reopens
In Wallingford. Conn.
WALLINGIORD. CONN.— Ihe longshuttered
Centre Cinema has been reopened
by indepenileni Conneclicul exhibitor
I'ranklin I'. I'ergiison, in association with
Leonard Paul and John DeSaiitis. Ihe the.i
Ire, with new projection bi>oih eiiuipmeiit
installed, was previously operated b\ the
Robert Ahearn interests.
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I'laza. Windsor; Cinema, Kensinglon; and
r.ilace, Middletown. DeSanlis is manager ol
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WILLIMANIIC. CONN. — The
Midlown
Theatre on Main Street reopened here
receniK and is scheduled for rehabilitation.
A spokesperson for Stephen Brown, who
is leasing the theatre, said the theatre will
offer family fare at relatively low admission
prices. Capitol Willimantic Theatre
Corp., Flushing, N.Y., is the owner.
"There is no doubt downtown theatres
are hard to keep running now," said Robert
Terrell of Terrell .Associates, a West Hartford
advertising firm which handles several
large theatrical accounts. "Chassee just overextended
himself," Terrell said, referring to
Norman Chassee, last operator of the theatre.
"He tried to do too much and he
went bankrupt."
The Midtown, once known as the Capitol
Theatre dates from vaudeville times and
has been known for the splendor of its
decor.
WORCESTER
The Fine Arts Theatre announced availability
of Fine Arts tee shirts and sweat
shirts for sale. The Paris Cinemas II, showing
move-over booking of Universal's
Jaws," offered free "Jaws" 16 oz, mugs
with every purchase of a large soda. Additionally.
"Jaws" tee shirts were available
at
the snack bar.
General Cinema Corp., playing mid-Massachiiseiis
premiere of Allied Artists' "The
Man Who Would Be King" (auditorium
one> at the Worcester Center Cinemas III,
pridefiilly advertised: "Boxoffice Blockbuster
at Our Regular Price!"
Columbia's "The Bhick Bird" had its
area bow at the RKO-Stanley Warner ,
\\ hite City Theatre. And the Kaleidoscope, |
Clinton, came up with what it called a New
'
^ear's Eve "alternative," with four Beatles
reruns. "Yellow Submarine." "A Hard
Day's Night," "Let II Be' and "Help!" plus
cartoons, screened from midnight to dawn.
NEW HAVEN
]iMle|K-iidi-ni exiiiliilor l-'ranklin E. "Fcrgic"
lergiison, who has assumed control of
the C.ipilol, Meriden, and New Centre Cinem,i,
Wallingford. had good tidings Pacific
Int'l's "Ihe .Advenlures of Ihe Wilderness
lamily" ch.ilked up a record-sh.iitering
SI 0.300 in live days in Mcridcn.
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VANCOUVER—The spring-like
weather
through the hoHdays heightened movie-going,
and theatres reaped a record harvest at
the boxoffice. AUhoiigh almost all films
were doing excellently, "Hustle" at the
Downtown was the leader.
The Bay—The Killer EUte (UA) Excellent
Coronet—Killer Force (Astral) Excellent
Denman Place—Dog Day Aitemoon (WB),
8th wk Good
Downtown—Hustle (Para) „ Excellent
Dunbar—Le Secret (IFD) Average
Lougheed Mall—One Flevr Over the Cuckoo's
Nest (UA) Excellent
Odeon—The Black Bird (Col) Excellent
Park—The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes'
Smarter Brother (BVFD) Excellent
Par'' Royal—The Man Who Would Be King
(IFD)
Excellent
Ridge—The Sunshine Boys (MGM/UA) ..- Excellent
Stanley-Lucky Ladv (BVFD) Excellent
Vars'ty—Swept Away (by an Unusuol Destiny
in the Blue Sea of August) (PR) Very Good
Vogue—The Hindenburg (Univ) -- Average
Three Holdovers Beat Out
Starters
on Calgary List
CALGARY—Three films turned in "excellent"
records here. "Let's Do It Again,"
jumping in the 10th frame at Calgary Place
2, reported an "excellent" as did "Whiffs,"
sniffling at North Hill and Uptown 2 for
the fourth round, and "Three Days of the
Condor," strong in the tenth week at Palliser
Square 1. The two new films got off to a
slower start. "Mahogany" ranked a "fair"
at the Chinook, and "Diamonds" sparkled
at the Grand 1 and Westbrook 3 with a
"very good."
Bren.wood—Wonder of It All (PR), 4th wk Fair
Calgary Place 2—Let's Do It Again (WB),
10 h wk - Excellent
Chinook—Mahogany (Para) Fair
Grand 1, Westbrook 3—Diamonds (BVFD) Very Good
Grand 2—Four Deuces (BVFD) - Good
North Hill, Uptown 2—Whiffs (IFD), 4th wk. Excellent
Odeon 1—Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(AFD), 2nd wk Fair
Odeon 2—Jaws (Univ), 2Bth wk Fair
Palliser Square 1—Three Days of the Condor
(Para), 10 h wk Excellent
Palli'^'^r Souare 2—Welcome to My Nightmare
(AFD) 3rd wk Fair
Towne BluA—The Other Side of the Mountain
(Univ), 20'h wk Good
Towne Red—Once Is Not Enough (Para),
2nd wk Very Good
Uotown 1—Part 2 Walking Tall (AFD), 3rd wk Fair
Westbrool- 1— If You Don't Stop It, You'll Go
Blind (PR), S'd wk Very Good
Westbrook 2—Sisters (Astral), 2nd wk Very Good
Four Edmonton Holdovers Hit
'Excellent' First-run Mark
EDMONTON—Holdovers provided the
city with four "excellents." "Wonder of It
All" is mystifying in its fourth week at Capilano
with an "excellent." "Three Days of
the Condor," also doing "excellent" business,
is in its tenth trek at the Capitol
Square 3. "Let's Do It Again" garnered
"excellent" audiences for the tenth engagement
at the Garneau. "Whiffs" sniffed out
an "excellent" at the Odeon 1 and a "very
good" at the Plaza 1 for the third frame.
All of the openers rated "fair" houses,
except for the double-bill at the Jasper Red.
"Linda Lovelace for President," coupled
with "The Happy Hooker," enticed a "very
good" audience.
Avenue—Part 2 Walking Tall (AFD),
5th wk Very Good
Cap lano—Wonder of It All (PR), 4th wk Excellent
Capitol Square 2—The Return of the Pink
Panther (UA) Fair
Copilol Square 3—Three Days of the Condor
(Para), 10th wk _ Excellent
Garneau—Let's Do It Again (WB), 10th wk. Excellent
Decision on John Rocca's Action
Could Have Industrywide Impact
TORONTO—Sid Adilman of the Star devoted
a recent "Eye on Entertainment" column
to describing the background events
which led to the litigation initiated early
last year by John Rocca, Nova Scotia theatreman.
The article, which was headlined
"Movie House Owner Fights Film Goliaths,"
follows:
"John Rocca, a Nova Scotia movie house
owner, is taking aim at the Goliaths of the
film business— all the U.S.-owned distribution
companies that operate in Canada
and the outcome could have repercussions
across the country. Rocca, using a littleknown
statute on the Nova Scotia provincial
books since the '60s, is charging the
U.S. majors with refusing his two suburban
Halifax theatres first-run movies. One section
of the Nova Scotia Censor Board Act
—the only section of its kind in any censor
board in Canada— provides provincial
movie houses with 'fair access' to films
from any source.
"Says Rocca, "Our Halifax theatres got
none of the 2.'^ top $3 million-plus grossing
movies this year. We're not saying that
we've got a divine right to all the movies
from any one company but we are demand-
lasper Red—Linda Lovelace for President (AFD)/
The Happy Hooker (AFD) Very Good
Klondike—Mandingo (Para) /The Klonsman
(Para) — Fair
Londonderry A—Undercovers Hero (UA) Fair
Londonderry B—One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
( BV) /Cinderella ( BV) Fair
Meadowlark-Summer Run (BVFD) Fair
Odeon 1—Whiffs (IFD), 3rd wk Excellent
Paramount—Race With the Devil (BVFD)/
The Towering Inferno (BVFD) Fair
Plaza 1—Whiffs (IFD), 3rd wk Very Good
Plaza 2—Call Him Mr. Shatter (BVTD) Fair
Rialto 1—Four Deuces (BVFD), 2nd wk Tair
Roxv—Sunday in the Country (AFD) ' Black
Christmas (AFD) Fair
Towne Cinema—Welcome to My Nightmare
(AFD), 3rd wk Very Good
Vorscona-The Grande Bouffe (IFD) Fair
"One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest'
Hatches Winnipeg 'Excellent'
WINNIPEG—"One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest" circled into the Colony just
in time to provide the single "excellent"
among first runs here. Other starters included
the double bill of "The Street Fighter"
and "The Stranger's Gundown" doing
"very good" at the Metropolitan; "The No
Mercy Man," "average" at the Capitol; "The
Jet Set" double-billed with "Drop Out
Women," reporting "average" at the Downtown;
"Kazablan," registering "average" at
Garden City; "Call Him Mr. Shatter," doing
"fair" at the Garrick I; "Mahler," playing
a "fair" run at Kings; "Lacombe, Lucien,"
reporting "fair" at the Park, and
"Special Section," registering an "average"
first week. .
Capitol—The No Mercy Man (IFD)
Average
Colony—One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(UA)
Excellent
Downtown—The let Set (IFD) /Drop Out Women
(IFD)
Average
Garden Cily—Kazablan (MGM) Average
Garrick I— Call Him Mr. Shatter (BVFD) Fair
Garrick II—Confessions of a Window Cleaner
(Col), 5th wk Average
Grant Park—The Secrets of a Door-To-Doop
Salesman (IFDl, 4th wk Average
Kings—Mahler (PR) -Fair
Metropolitan—The Street Fighter (PR)/
The Stranger's Gundown (PR) Very Good
ing that we get some of them.'
'Rocca's claim is to be heard by a mediator
appointed by the Nova Scotia legislatiue.
Distributors, while not willing to discuss
the issue publicity, are taking it
seriously. Their Toronto lawyers have been
put on the case; their New York home
offices are dispensing some advice, and
local Halifax lawyers have been retained.
"And the Motion Picture Export Ass'n,
whose film studio members in 1974 registered
a total $54 million net return from
Canada's $180 million boxoffice take
making this country Hollywood's best foreign
customer— is taking a serious interest
in Rocca's action. Named in the case are
20th Century-Fox, United Artists, Warner
Bros., Paramount, Buena Vista (Walt Disney),
Universal and Canada's Astral Bellevue
Pathe, which is this country's agent
for Columbia Pictures.
"Privately, some distributors say that one
line of defense will be that it's against their
long-standing policy to allow first-run movies
in suburban theatres, preferring to concentrate
them in downtown or midtown
(Continued on page K-4)
Northstcr 1—Lies My Father Told Me (Astral),
5th wk. -- - Very Good
Northstar 11—Whiffs (BVFD), 3rd wk Very Good
Odeon—The Night Caller (Col), 2nd wk Good
Park—Lacombe, Lucien (BVFD) Fair
Polo Park— Special Section (IFD) Average
Toronto Sports 2 Top Films;
'Cuckoo,' 'Dog Day,' "Excellent'
TORONTO—Registering the only "excellent"
among the five new products is
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," feathering
the nest at Uptown 1 in its first week
there. The other "excellent" first run was
the eight-week-old "Dog Day Afternoon."
still barking at the University. Ratings of
the rest of the openers ran the gamut.
"Coonskin," sliding into the Imperial Six,
ranked "good"; "The Anti-Christ," opening
at the Imperial Six as well, also tacked up
a "good" average, but reported a "poor"
run in its third week at the LIptown 2.
"Swept Away (by an Unusual Destiny in
the Blue Sea of August)" checked into the
York 2 with a "good" showing, and "Cover
Girl Models" doubled with "Born To Kill"
rated a "poor" entry at the Yonge.
Coronet—Secrets of a Door-To-Door Salesman
(PR), 2nd wk Poor
Hyland 1—American Graffiti (Univ), 2nd wk Fair
Imperial Six—Welcome To My Nightmare (AFD),
3rd wk Fair
Imperial Six—Coon3kin (Astral) Good
Imperial Six—Three Days of the Condor (Para),
10th wk Good
Imperial Six—The Anti-Christ (AFD) Good
Int'I Cinema—Love and Anarchy (IFD), 4th wk. Poor
Towne Cinema— Lies My Father Told Me (Astral),
12th wk Poor
University—Dog Day Afternoon (WB),
8lh wk Excellent
Up'own 1—One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(UA)
Excellent
Uptown 2— The Anti-Christ (AFD). 3rd wk Poor
Uptown 3— Hearts of the West (UA). 8th wk Poor
Yonae—Cover Girl Models (IFD) /Bom To Kill
(IFD)
Poor
York 1—The Other Side of the Mountain (Univ),
31st wk Fair
York 2—Swept Away (by an Unusual Destiny in
the Blue Sea of August) (.Astral' Good
BOXOFTICE :: January 19. 1976 E-1

VANCOUVER
The word from Honolulu is that veteran
showman Ivan Ackco''s annual holiday
to Lotus Land turned out to be a hummer,
he being mugged in his hotel and
robbed of his cash, credit cards and senioi
citizen bus pass. Ivan was fortunate in thai
he did not offer resistance and thus escaped
bodily harm.
Vi Hosford of Hosford Theatre Supply
returned from a Christmas and New Year ^
holiday jaunt to Alberta.
Dave Fairleigh corrected your correspondent
by reminding him that Dave's fathei
. . . Over here,
. .
is R. E. Fairleigh. who is 86 years of age
and who still attends to his business in
cx-UA
Seattle
manager
each day
Woolfe is now 77 and still in harness
in association with Dave Fairleigh and Dominion
Sound . Your correspondent admits
to being the baby of the geriatric set.
having only reached his 67th anniversary
December 22—and is still in harness at
Victoria Film Services, although stepping
down as branch manager to be succeeded
by Cyril Raphael, who came from Toronto
to take over December 15.
One of the most durable of show business
partnerships in British Columbia was broken
up when Ron McKee retired from the
Ridge, leaving veteran Alf Knowles in
charge of the theatre.
While motorists in this city slithered on
icy streets in the December 12 blizzard,
Don Paul-Jones of Mount Currie, who is
handicapped, with both arm and leg problems,
drove all the way here, a distance of
104 miles, over storm-blocked highways to
pick up the next week's film. Don got your
City-Owned Cinema's Film
Programs Bring Protests
CORNWALL, ONI. A verbal squabble
between the Stormont Christian Council,
the municipal council and theatre
management has been sparked by the
"blue" movies booked at the city-owned.
40-year-old Capitol Ihealre, according to
a recent Canadian Press wire service siory.
The battle opened in November when the
Stormont Christian Council, representing
Stormont County churches, placed an ad
in a newspaper insisting that a tax-suppori
cd property should not he used "for purposes
which do not contribute to the good
welfare of the whole community."
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correspondent out of bed at 8 a.m. Saturday
morning, December 13, to buck the
drifts to the Victoria Film Service warehouse.
He then drove back to Mount Currie
accompanied by two Indian youths, who
pushed when they hit drifts that even chains
couldn't overcome.
Mulliplfs involving theatres all over the
lower mainland and on Vancouver Island,
Nanaimo, Victoria, Duncan and Port Alberni
were the order of the day as the industry
took advantage of the blanket coverage
offered bv the TV outlets in the lower
mainland and KVOS. Bellingham, Wash.
The largest multiple involved the reissue
of "Snosv White and the Seven Dwarfs" and
"Fantasy on Skis," which opened the week
before the Christmas holiday in 13 situ i-
tions, including the interior keys, and held
through the New Year. Other pictures involved
were "Hustle," "The Hindenburg,"
"Killer Force." "The Black Bird," "The
Man Who Would Be King," "The Kille.
Elite. ' The .Adventure of Sherlock
Holmes' Smarter Brother" and "Lucky
Lady."
The Cascades l)rive-ln closed the week
before Christmas, reopening Boxing D:iv
with "Big Bad Mama." "Private SchiX)!
Girls' and "Buster and Billie" . .
With so
much general product available, no great
pitch was made for the juvenile trade, matinees
being confined to the Guilford, which
played "The Little Prince" for a week. .\nd
with all other ozoners closed, there was a
minimum of midnight show activity on
New Year's Eve, although the downtown
Fine Arts featured a special presentation
of Walt Disney's "Fantasia."
Ihe city council bought the building
which houses the theatre for $135,000 two
years ago. Until the city decides what to
use the building for—a performing arts
center is one plan— the coimcil has leased
it for one year to Markell Theatres. Ltd..
for $35,000.
I'ollowing the ad c.uiie a small \\o^^^
of letters on the topic including a statement
from theatre company president C. B. Markell.
who said he was merely catering to
the .ippt.-tile ol K>cal movie fans, according
to CP.
In its ad the church council conipl.uned
ol "disregard for righteousness ,uul the
mockery of virtue inflicted upon our citizens
by a small group of projectionsists and
a city council indifferent to the situation."
riic church council said it couldn't prove
111. It the ,iverage person objects to "the exploitive
and degrading piesenlatinn ol sex"
and. even il the .ivei.ige |>cis(in ilidn'l oh
jecl, "the puisuil ol llie aveiagc is a down
hill run. Ihe history of every civ ili/.iiu'ii
1)1 m.iu demonslrales this '
Meanwhile, Cornwall Mayoi GeiiN P.iii
sien said u municipal government cun'l be
expected to piohibil lilms that have re
ceived approval fiom the Ontario Hoard
iif Censors
Alberta's Movie Industry
Now Has 50 Professionals
LDMOMON. ALIA. — When Nick
Zubko started in the film business in 1942.
Alberta's motion picture industry consisted
of four crank-operated movie cameras.
There now are at least 50 professional
movie cameras in the city, turning out
hundreds of yards of film a year and provincial
film processors have established the
Alberta Motion Picture Industries Ass'n,
headed by Zubko, to upgrade the industry.
Independent producers in the province of
Alberta have never had it so good, said
Zubko, president of Cine Audio, Ltd., AI- |
berta's largest film processing firm.
"It's mostly TV that has caused the boom
and documentaries keep everybody going
that's our bread and butter." he explained.
The association, with 34 members, has
been lobbying for more government film
work by independent producers. It also is
attempting to improve communications with
other filmmakers throughout North America.
Zubko. who started Cine Audio in a
basement office in 1957, now owns the twostory
building in which the firm is located
and employs several full-time and part-time
employees. He says there are "a lot of
things in the works " for the province's film
industry, pointing out that nine featurelength
films are being shot on location by
Hollywood-based producers in Alberta this
year.
"Now the goal of the Alberta Motion
Picture Ass'n is to build up enough professional
expertise here so that these producers
will use native talent. From there it's only a
few steps toward the creation of a large
feature film industry here," Zubko declared.
'The Drowning Pool' a Hit
In Overseas Engagements
BURB.ANK—The foreign
done by "The Drowning Pool," First
business being
Artists
production for Warner Bros., is expected
to bring its total revenue up to the $8,000,-
000 mark, vviih a near 50-50 division between
Ihe domestic and foreign markets.
Ihe Paul Newman-Joanne Woodward
starrer has done exceptionally well in
l-urope. according to Myron Karlin. vicepresident
of foreign operations for Warnen.
Biggest markets to date have been in Italy.
I'rance, Spain ,ind South Africa.
"Ihe Drowning Pool" was brought in
b\ producers I .iwrence Turman and David
Foster for $2,700,000, a figure that assures
profitability with Ihe anticipated worldwide
gross of $8,0(K).000. Stuart Rosenberg directed
the film.
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Atlanta Sunshine Boys File
$4.5 Million Damage Suit
ATLANTA—Two Georgians, who claim
they are the original "Sunshine Boys," have
filed a damage suit in United States District
Court here charging that the Metro Goldwyn
Mayer/ United Artists' picture of the
same name wrongfully attempts to portray
their lives. The suit also charges that the
quality of the comedy in the movie is of
"a lower comedy" than their comedy.
Edward F. Wallace of Marbleton, and
Milton Harry "Ace" Richman of Marietta,
two nearby municipalities, are asking as
much as $4.5 million in damages from
MOM and UA for alleged trademark infringement.
The movie in question, a comedy starring
Walter Matthau and George Burns,
set records in New York and now is playing
to good crowds at Loew's Tara Theatre
here.
The two Georgians charge that the film,
which tells the story of two oldtime vaudeville
actors, impersonates "an excellent likeness"
of them and "any reasonable man
who knows them would recognize them."
An attorney for the two said they started
their act on Cox Broadcasting Corp.'s
WSB-TV Atlanta in 1941, and eventually
traveled all over the country.
Leo Greenfield, president of MGM in
Culver City, Calif., said that he had never
heard of Wallace or Richman until their
attorney wrote him a few weeks ago. He
said the film company's attorney had written
to the men explaining that the movie
titled "The Sunshine Boys" is based upon
"a very famous stage play (written by Neil
Simon) which opened in New York City
in 1972."
In the suit Wallace and Richman contend
that because of the movie they have "suffered
injury to their personal feelings by
being humiliated, annoyed and exposed to
public contempt and ridicule." They further
charge that the moviemakers "adopted the
name 'The Sunshine Boys' as the title of
the motion picture with full knowledge of
the prior extensive use of said name by the
plaintiffs."
Obscenity Charge Hearing
DAYTON, OHIO—U. S. District Judge
Carl B. Rubin has set a Friday (16) hearing
in an obscenity charge filed against
Cinema South Theatre in nearby Oakwood
for showing "Last Tango in Paris." Cinema
South owner Robert Mills filed a suit in
U.S. District Court Dec. 23, 1975, after
Oakwood police confiscated the film December
17 on an obscenity complaint.
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CALGARY
J)oty-Dayton Productions' "Against a
Crooked Sky" was a holiday offering,
opening Christmas in both this city and
Edmonton on a saturation basis. The film
was showing at the Towne Cinema, Capilano
Cinema and Jasper Cinema in Edmonton,
as well as at the Rec Club Theatre in
neighboring Fort Saskatchewan. Locally,
the Westbrook Three, Towne Cinema and
Brentwood Cinema opened the family picture
Christmas Day. All reports point to
another boxoffice winner for Doty-Dayton
Productions!
Edmonton's Provincial Museum presented
a program December 29 which included
the films "Soliloquy of a River," "Snow"
and "The Mountains." The following day,
the motion picture menu included the topical
movies "Where Timber Wolves Call,"
"Wildlife in the Rockies" and "Winter
Comes to the Forest."
Free films were presented at the Pleiades
Theatre in the local Centennial Planetarium
during the Christmas school holidays. Chosen
to appeal especially to children of all
age groups, the pictures were supplied by
the National Film Board. Among the titles
were "The Pony," "Christmas Lights,"
"Christmas Cracker." "Cosmic Zoom," "The
Bear and the Mouse," "What on Earth,"
"Santa Claus Is Coming Tonight," "Tchou-
Tchou" and "Jacky Visits the Zoo." The
screenings provided a nice way to spend a
holiday afternoon or evening.
As of year's end, picket lines were still
moving in front of the Towne Cinema Red
and Towne Cinema Blue in the downtown
area, with no apparent progress toward settlement
of an operators' strike at the twin.
This city, as was most of the province,
was hit by one of the worst storms in recent
years Tuesday, December 30. The onslaught
of the vicious weather disrupted
business as a whole. Coming into town early
in the morning, the blowing snow obliterated
streets and roads, resulting in traffic
chaos. Most businesses here closed early
so that employees could try to get home
before dark. By noon, city police and the
RCMP were closing streets and roads leading
out of town, as well as main highways
throughout the province. Highway 2 to
Edmonton was closed to all traffic and this
meant that trucks and buses were marooned
in whatever town they happened to be in.
Highways into the province were closed at
the Saskatchewan border. Southern and
western roads were blocked.
Late in the afternoon Calgary International
Airport was closed because the runways
could not be kept cleared. Several
shopping malls would not allow their employees
to leave the premises when city
transit services became seriously curtailed
or were discontinued completely in some
parts of the city. Police were only attending
accidents where injuries were involved;
accidents involving property damage had
to be reported at the police station. Hundreds
of people stayed at hotels in town
rather than risk driving home to the suburbs.
As a result of bus and truck traffic being
halted temporarily, numerous films were
delayed or stranded in transit. However,
only one movie theatre here—the Plaza
did not open for business because of the
severe weather conditions. By noon the next
day traffic was beginning to crawl back to
normal and bus and truck services were
resumed on a restricted basis, although it
was several days before things were back
to normal trafficwise. Another direct result
of the storm was the canceling of various
New Year's Eve celebrations, with house
parties replacing more elaborate events.
Tlie Klondllie Theatre, Edmonton, presented
special holiday matinees December
29 through Sunday (4). offering the double
bill of "The Magic Christmas Tree" and
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
Winner of the big prize in the Parkland
Twin Drive-In "Mexican Holiday" contest
was James Keith Lothian of Edmonton.
The 14-day holiday in Puerto Vallarta (for
two) was presented courtesy of Travelmasters,
Edmonton. At the presentation ceremony
were Lothian, Maurice Saad, president
of Travelmaster, and Rolphe F. Reinhardt,
manager of the Parkland Twin.
The Plaza and Tivoli theatres here ran
a Peanuts double bill at holiday matinees
December 26-31. The features: "Snoopy
Come Home" and "A Boy Named Charlie
Brown." This film menu provided a real
treat for the city's youngsters . . . The
Odeon featured that perennial favorite,
"The Wizard of Oz," as its holiday treat
for young moviegoers.
Christmas Day offerings in both this city
and Edmonton included the following:
"Against a Crooked Sky," "The Man Who
Would Be King," "Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs," "Ihe Black Bird," "The
Hindenbiirg," "The Killer Elite" and "Dog
Day .'\fternoon."
From all reports, Christmas was a relatively
quiet, family holiday for most people
in the film industry. Even those who had
to work "to keep the show going" managed
to spend some time with family.
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Softer Approach in
CALGARY—The following profile of
contemporary stances involved in censorship
of motion pictures in the provinces of
Alberta was written by staffer Gordon Jaremko
and published recently in the Calgary
Herald. Jaremko's article is quoted
herewith:
The heavy hand of censorship has quietly
withdrawn in Alberta—leaving only memories
of the battles of yesteryear over how
much sex and violence Albertans would be
allowed to enjoy in books, magazines and
movies.
While the province declines to give up
power over the entertainment business entirely,
theatre operators and book and magazine
dealers no longer submit all their
wares to censors.
The Alberta Film Censorship Board has
started checking only master copies of
movies, Culture Minister Horst Schmid said
in Calgary.
Until recently the board's Edmonton office
physically handled and stamped every
can of film shown in Alberta commercial
theatres. Private film societies are now fully
exempt.
The publications board never had power
to ban books or magazines the same way
the censor board prohibits or cuts movies
but its advice more than once was enough
to convince dealers to remove a title from
the shelves.
Easing film censorship administrative requirements
and ending the print board's job
goes a long way toward enacting controversial
recommendations handed MLAs in
1972.
A select legislature committee on censorship
then recommended abolishing both
boards. The idea was to leave censorship
to citizens, the courts and the Criminal
Code.
MLAs never debated the committee report,
which was compiled after extensive,
well-attended and at
hearings across the province.
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Schmid steers well clear of a commitment
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partly akin to the legislature committee's
reasoning.
Committee chairman Ernie Jamison (PC
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were misplaced buffers between the community
and entertainment business.
"The guys making the buck (from questionable
books, magazines and films) should
be prepared to answer to their responsibilities"
directly in the courts, Jamison insisted.
Schmid saw the publications board's activities
as unfair. Only wholesalers of mass
circulation paperback books and magazines
were consulting it. Corner stores were importing
the same material direct, without
asking advice.
But Schmid also stressed that regulating
print "is a matter for the police and the
courts if the community complains that a
publication is objectionable."
Even though administrative changes in
film handling may sound insignificant,
eased inspection methods could be a symbolic
step ahead for advocates of an open
movie market.
During the 1972 censorship hearings.
opponents of the system suggested it was
"paternalistic" and meddling.
Under the old system, the censor board
was potentially able to view and alter every
copy of every film shown in every theatre
in Alberta— in advance.
Censors still eventually stamp all films.
But they now handle only the first few feet
of a movie and don't get Iheir hands on
what the public sees.
Schmid said the new procedure was
adopted to ease movie distribution and
avoid costly shipping bottlenecks.
rhe miiiisier is conlidcnl that police or
viewers will catch up with theatres which
fail
In
to make deletions the censor's decree.
past cases, prosecutors and police have
msisted they do not arbitrarily lay obscenity
charges on their own without first receiving
citi/en complaints against theatres.
(here is no evidence the province will
lake the next step and end its film censorship
system entirely.
•Schmid said he has been curelul lo "lee!
the- public pulse" on censorship
He li.is concluded for now "the si.ilus
'
quo seems to be acceptable office le
ceived only Ihiee lellers s,iving olheiwise
last
year.
.Schmid may nuke minor changes in the
film classification system. The culegory
"family" may become "general," for example,
because the ciirreiil term may keep
adiill .ludiences away bv siiggeslints movies
ot tin- type are ol iiKeresl iiiosily to chil
dieii
Only First Runs Gross
Big Revenues, Says Rocca
iConimucd from page K.-1)
locations. In Toronto, for example, movie
houses in Don Mills get top films only after
the> have been shown downtown.
•Rocca argues that 80 per cent of movie
theatres' gross revenue comes from first
runs. "No theatre in Halifax can exist on
second runs.' he says, 'and that's all we've
been getting since we opened in November
1974. We're losing money.' In Halifax, as
in most other major Canadian cities, the
foreign-owned Famous Players and Odcon,
operating the majority of key theatres, get
the first
runs.
"The Nova Scotia statute refers only to
'fair access' and doesn't specify first runs.
As far as we are concerned,' says Rocca,
the tide is in our favor. We can wait and
suffer our losses.'
His case is pending because Gerr>- Mac-
Neil, a Nova Scotia newspaper reporter,
has challenged the legality of the provincial
Censor Board .Act over the board's right to
censor "I^st Tango in Paris.' If he wins,
Rocca would have to press his complaints
in another arena. If MacNeil loses and
Rocca wins, independent Canadian movie
house owners across the country would
have ammunition against the majors.
" 'One group is going to win for sure,'
says Rocca. "The lawyers. They always
win." "
'Clockwork Orange' Pulls
All-Time High in Spain
From Easlom Edilion
NEW YORK—Stanley Kubrick's highly
acclaimed award-winning film, ".A Clockwork
Orange," has established an all-time
boxoffice record in its first three weeks in
Spain.
Since opening at Madrid's El Cid Theatre
November 27, "A Clockwork Orange" has
not played to an empty seat in 21 days. All
seats of the 5(K)-seat theatre have been filled
for each of the four daily shows. This is
believed to be a record, not only for Spain
but also for the rest of the world.
"A ClockwiMk Orange" was produced, directed
and written by Stanley Kubrick and
starred Malcolnt NlcDowell.
'Tommy' Wins High Honors
LONDON Top film, actress and director
honors in the I'ilms and Filming annual
awards have been voted lo "Tomnn."
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Wcford of the new headquarters of
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences and the marvelously sophisticated
Samuel Goldwyn Theatre housed there is
a most appropriate lead-off article for this
month's issue keyed to Theatre Construction
and Renovation. The theatre, designed
and equipped under the technical aegis of
Gordon Sawyer, for many years head of
the sound department at Goldwyn Studios,
has been drawing highly critical acclaim for
its
superb sound system.
The Samuel Goldwyn Theatre was tuned
by Paul S. Veneklasen & Associates, noted
acoustical consulting firm that designed the
acoustics of such acclaimed facilities as the
Saratoga Performing Arts Center and the
Seattle Opera House. "The acoustical characteristics
of this theatre are unlike those
of a concert hall," Veneklasen noted, "more
closely approximating those of a recording
studio. One of the most important aspects
of this project was building in complete
faithfulness to the movie soundtrack. The
Oscar's Samuel Goldwyn Theatre 4
Veteran Exhibitor Sidney Dreier Sees Theatre Design Changes
for the Better 8
Christie Equipment in Goldwyn Theatre 8
Clean Payout Mechanism Vital in Platter
System Maintenance Wesley Trout 10
Problems Focing Exhibitors Include Films on
TV, Shortage of Product Ed Price 14
NAC Preparing Seminar, Slates Board Meeting for Show-A-Rama 18
Abnormally Complex Tax Situations During 1976
Likely for Exhibitors Harold J. Ashe 20
Personal Approach Builds Audiences Allen M. Widem 22
3M National Buys Zip-Change Letters 23
Serious Approach Needed to Management Personnel Recruiting,
SBC Official Says Allen M. Widem 24
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theatre's acoustics should not "color' the
sound of the movie in any way. This room
is a mirror of what is actually on the film
soundtrack."
Additional articles of interest abound.
Ed Price begins the first in a series of three
DEPARTMENTS:
Projection and Sound 10 Refreshment Service 18
New Products & Developments 26
articles that will explore pressing exhibitor
problems, with an eye on looking at some
possible solutions. Beginning on page 14,
Price examines two problems exhibitors
experience—competition from films on TV
and shortage of product.
Wesley Trout, in his monthly projection
and sound column, discusses platter systems
in the fourth in his series of features on
the care and operation of various makes
of film transport systems. Completing this
month's issue are features by Harold J. Ashe
and Allen M. Widem, the former dealing
with tax situations facing exhibitors and the
latter discussing ways of building audiences
and recruiting theatre manpower.
ON THE COVER:
Extensive use of bronze re/ieclive f^lass has been used in llie
facade of the new headquarters for tlie Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences on Wilsliire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Tlie sevenstory
building houses all of tlie Academy offices. Players Directory
office, Margaret Herrick Library and I, Ill-seat Samuel Goldwyn
Theatre. Provision for expansion has been allowed by strengthening
certain foundations and walls to allow construction of a new
library wing in the future.
GARY O. KABRICK, Managing Editor
The MODERN THEATRE is a bound-in section published each month in BOXOFFICE.
Editorial or general business correspondence :hould be addressed to Associated Publications,
Inc., 825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas Citv, Mo. 64 124. Wesley Trout, Technical Editor;
Eastern Representative: James Young, 1270 Sixth Ave., Rockefeller Center, New York,
N Y 10020; Western Representative: Ralph Kaminsky, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood,
Calif. 90028.

The
MOTION
PICTURE
ACADEMY
SflmUEL
GOLDlUVn
THEATRE
1,111 seat house was
designed to meet technological
advances of
next quarter century
The Siiimicl Cjoldwyn ThcMtrc,
located in Ihc new Beverly Hills home of
the Academy ol Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences, was dedicated December «, l'>75
in memory of the pioneer producer who
saw motion pictures evolve from a novelty
to a major American industry— as well as
a national art form.
Goldwyn was acutely aware of both potentials.
His economic and artistic success
is legendary. One of the reasons behind his
enviable track record is that he hired the
best people he could find lo put in charge
of departmental activities. For many ol
Goldwyn's finest years, Gordon Sawyer was
head of the sound department. Almost concurrently,
Sawyer was also chairman of the
Academy's scientific or technical awards
committee, a formidable group of scientists
and developers who specialize in devices,
methods, formulas, discoveries or inventions
aimed at improving the science ol motion
picture production. It seems a logical progression
that Ciordon Sawyer should be the
man solicited by the Academy as the technical
expert who could oversee development
of the new Academy facility that would be
named alter his former employer and friend
In keeping wilh Acadenn Iradilions. the
Samuel (ioldwyn Iheaire had to he a ver\
special installation. I here is none like it.
No other theatre is expecled to perlorm
with total adaptability, accommodating all
formats and innovations being brought lo
Ihe medium Ibis theatre is equipped to
meet those needs as well as future techno
logical advances ihal might be bioiight lo
filmmaking in ihe ncM i|uaiiercenturv
Sawyer and members ol his special
technical commiilee supervised nearly even
custom designed aspect of the proifcl what
you see. what you hear .ind Ihe comlorl
of the expel lence, I'hysical characteiistics
ol the pl.iiil weie also eonsuleied so that
social functions related to the industry may
be conducted there. Spacious lobbies arc
capable of handling catered receptions for
intimate groups or full-capacity houses.
Forums and seminars will be conducted in
the theatre. .Vmong many unique features
requested of architect Frnic l.cDuc, is a
stage area fi>rwaid of the prosceniimi. Individual
platforms m.iy be raised in eight
fool sections so that a lecturer nta> be featured
in a center dais or the ma.vinuim
^2xS-foot area may be had for a largei
discussion panel. When not in use. the
singe appears as a raked floor that invites
sour attention toward the proscenium in
a subtle continuitN of complimentary forms
and colors.
Hut as attractive as the house might seem
m its mantle of earth colors— rust, tans and
reds this theatre is also a testing ground
where merits of achievement are weighed
b\ voting members of Ihe Acadcniv »l
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Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All films
nominated for Academy Award consideration
are shown here under the same optimum
conditions. If the standard release
print of a nominated feature is a straight
optical print, that is how it will be projected
here. If 3-track, 4-track or 6-track magnetic
sound is expected, it will be heard on a
system properly tuned and regularly maintained
by Altec Service to conform to the
characteristics of the Academy curve. If
the Dolby system is an integral part of the
standard release print, it has been installed
here (thanks to Steve Katz and the Dolb\
Laboratories) and can be patched in with
the ease of making a changeover. Columbia
Pictures donated the Quintaphonic sound
system to the Academy and the inventor,
John Mosely, was especially helpful with
the installation of his electronic package
and fine tuning of the house.
Sensurround Slated
Universal Studios will equip the theatre
with Sensurround. Wiring provisions were
made for that during construction—as well
as the impending installation of the "variable
color stereo-optical system." The Academy
can also handle the black-and-white
stereo-optical technique being used in some
of the Dolby tracks.
Today's requirements of the motion picture
industry are all housed in this incomparable
arena—an auditorium that can
also become a field of combat where committees
judge entries in documentary films,
short films, foreign language films from all
Spaciousness and brightly accented decor mark the two lobbies of the Academy's
new headquarters, left. Vivid swirls of color in the area rugs greet visitors in the
main lobby, while nostalgic one-sheets on the walls of the theatre lobby bring back
memories of favorite films. In the I. Ill-seat auditorium, which was finished in
earth tones of rust, tans and reds, up to 6 inches of fiberglass was used to coat the
ceiling and walls in order to reduce echoes. Six huge reflective panels on the walls
help direct the sound evenly throughout the auditorium as do five segmented rows
of ceiling panels.
over the world and student films from all
corners of the United States. No matter
what the print gauge (from 16mm to
70mm) or the aspect ratio (from 1:1 or
2.54:1) the picture seen and heard in this
hall will be the best presentation possible
within the limitations of the product.
Sound Almost 'Too
Good'
With those rather oversimplified requirements
in mind, Gordon Sawyer assumed
responsibility for providing the Academy
with its Samuel Goldwyn Theatre. "One of
the problems we're experiencing," Sawyer
admits, "is that the sound is almost too
good. All
the errors or shortcomings of the
recording are amplified on a system as keenly
tuned as this is." But Academy standards
have never been sacrificed to accommodate
an inferior product. The years of work that
went into this theatre were devoted to improving
the industry levels of acceptability
while independent companies strive in their
own way toward levels of perfection.
It was not a one-man job. With humility
typical of him. Sawyer is the first to admit
having had a lot of help on the project.
He especially relied on Fred Wilson, his
former chief engineer at the Goldwyn
Studios, who devoted uncounted hours solving
problems as they arose and circumventing
others that might otherwise have appeared.
Also to be acknowledged are other
members of the Academy who served on
Gordon's committee. All were consistently
cooperative and unselfish in the demands
made of their time and interruptions imposed
upon their normal routines. Notably
among them are (alphabetically): Zack S.
Beiser, director of construction for Pacific
Theatres: Glenn Farr, former head of the
electrical department at Paramount Studios;
Wilton R. Holm and Petro Vlahos of the
research council of the Ass'n of Motion Picture
and Television Producers; Bennie
Urlik, chief projectionist of the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences— and
representatives of every studio in the industry
who always responded when a call
for help went out. Because of all of them,
the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre has become a
standard for the motion picture industry.
Technical data that follows says nothing
of the frustrations and disappointments
that are built into a new theatre, nor can
it express the exhilaration felt on those occasions
when anything went right. Two
years, two months and 19 days after ground
ijreaking ceremonies were held on a cleared
lot, the first audience saw a special film that
summed up what all the work was about.
As spotlights on the giant Oscars that flank
the stage were dimmed, the title appeared
on the screen introducing ".And the Winner
Is . .
." The picture, comprised of film clips,
represented 47 years of .'\cadcmy Award
presentations to the Best Motion Picture of
the Year.
Technical Data
The Samuel Goldwyn Theatre is owned
and operated by the Academy of Motion
Picture .Arts and Sciences and is located
within its seven-story $4,200,000 headquarters.
While it is a non-ptiblic theatre for
members of the Academy, it also is available
as a service to the motion picture industry
for press previews booked through
the Ass'n of Motion Picture and Television
Producers. Other screenings on a non-regular
basis are conducted by the Academy
Continued on page 6
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forums.
There arc no refreshment concessions
food, beverages and smoking being prohibited
in the theatre. Smoking is further
restricted to the rest rooms or an outside
patio constructed especially for that convenience.
Buckeye Construction Co. was the general
contractor; Ma.KWcU Starkman & Associates,
the general architect. Theatre
architects and special representatives of the
Academy were Levitt, LeDuc and OFarrell.
A. I. A. Offering special engineering design
was Ernest LeDuc, A. I. A. William Lieberman.
Buckeye Construction Co. was construction
supervisor.
Dale Michelson & Associates, with
.Academy art directors and branch governors
Robert F. Boyle and Walter M.
Scott handled the decor. R. L. Grosh &
Sons supervised theatre drapes and auditorium
rigging, while Floor Covering Specialists,
Inc., oversaw carpet needs, including
custom qualities manufactured by Stratton
Industries of Cartersville, Ga., and
hand-made, custom-designed lobby area
rugs by House of Orii, Los Angeles.
Daniel Ross, assistant to the executive
director of the
Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences is theatre operations
manager.
Auditorium
At its widest, the auditorium measures
93.5 feet; at its deepest, 124 feet. It contains
appro.ximately 11,594 square feet.
Height (to the underside of the 1st beam)
is 30 feet.
There is no fixed ceiling. Arr.mged by
Paul S. Veneklasen & Associates in a prescribed
fashion between open beams and
along the side walls arc sculptured baffles
(sails) to deflect sound within geometric
tolerances so that all ears hear the same
frequencies at the same time.
Scats, numbering 1.111. arc by American
Seating Co. Since the absorbing factor is
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the same in the house whether the seat is
occupied or not, fader settings are un-
affected by attendance.
The proscenium width is 54 feet. Main
drape and side legs arc Saulda velour.
Accent lighting fixtures are by Moe-Richardson
of Hoflywood. The stage is raked
when not in use. It can be raised to 2.5
feet in height and in widths of 8 feet each.
When raised, normal stage measuremenU
would be 16 feet wide or 32 feet wide by
8 feet deep.
The sophisticated control console, located
on the center line of throw, 88 feet from
the screen was engineered by Fred Wilson.
Wired by RC.\ and installed by Altec Service
Corp.
The 25x57-foot screen was made by Stewart
Filmscreen Corp., Torrance, Calif., of
seamless plastic and has a uniform gain of
1.6 at 18 foot-lamberts with 80 per cent
distribution. Curved radius is 90 feet, and
picture throw is 108 feet.
Masking is black Duvetyne. Electronically
controlled with dynamic brake motors,
the system is capable of seven preset aspect
ratios and can be varied to any picture size
within the proscenium limitation and within
tolerances of one-half inch. The system wa>
designed by Russell E. Whitaker to incorporate
simultaneous top and side movement
in any format, null light indicators for
helipot settings and manual inching.
Picture sizes range from a maximum
54x22.5 feet to a minimum (m.isked) 24x16
feet.
Prime lenses for 16mm-70mm projection
are by Isco, Eastman, Bausch & Lombe,
CincniaScope. Panavision and Todd-AO.
Acoustics were engineered by Paul S.
Veneklasen & Associates. Reverberation
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Platter System Maintenance
WESLEY TROUT
By
This is ihe jouilh in a scries of articles
on the care and operation of various
makes of film transport systems.
Wc find that the platter type of
film transport system has become very popular
in theatres over
the past several years
because only one projector
is needed to
Lise this system. Furthermore,
platters can
accommodate up to
approximately 25.000
feet of continuous
35mm films, or four
and one-half hours of
imintcrruptcd operation
IVeslev Trout
from one platter.
Once the film transport system and projector
are threaded up, no further attention
is needed except an occasional check of
film operation through the system. This
allows the projectionist to be at
the door or
concessions stand when needed. What is
more, the projectionist can take the position
of projectionist-manager, saving the thea-
ire some money while still being in a position
to take care of both jobs satisfactorily.
We strongly advise the employment of a
skilled projectionist, however, because there
arc chores to do in the projection room,
mcluding program build-up.
You can run an intermission and start
again as the film is rewound on another,
while the show is in progress. All you have
to do to start the show over again is rethrcad
the platter equipment and projector.
Automation is easily installed in addition
to the platter equipment. We find most of
the installations are three-platter types, but
many are now installing the four-platter setup
so an extra program can be made up.
You can present a perfect program to
your patrons if you will use care in inspecting
film, making sure to check splices and
film perforations for cuts. Work out a condensed
schedule of your program and then
set it up accordingly. You will have less
trouble and the show will proceed more
smoothly and run on schedule. Place your
tabs on film for automation operation. The
more time you devote to film inspection and
checking your equipment, the less trouble
you will have.
The new Satellite Rocker
means Massey
hias it all.
Manufacturers of film transport systems
have paid particular attention to keeping
the maintenance of their equipment to an
absolute minimum. This is accomplished by
the use of permanently lubricated and sealed
bearings throughout. There are no lubrication
requirements of the platter assembly,
which means better operation of moving
parts and longer wear, because moving parts
always have plenty of lubrication and are
not neglected sometimes.
Let us point out that the most important
maintenance chore is to keep the payout
control mechanism clean and free of dust
and dirt at all times. This assembly should
be cleaned several times a day by means of
a vacuum cleaner, hand bellows or dry cloth.
Do not use a chemical cleaner. With proper
care the payout mechanism will work perfectly
day in and day out.
Be sure to check all roller brackets for
proper alignment and correct adjustment.
Also occasionally check all hold-down
screws for tightness. This takes only a few
minutes of your time once a month.
Frequently check the brushes within the
motors for wear. If they are worn very
much, it is advisable to install new brushes.
It is a good idea to keep some spare parts on
hand in a storage cabinet where they can
be found easily when needed. A spare motor
does not cost very much to have on hand
for emergency. You may save time if your
old motor should go bad.
K film rollers become noisy, add a drop
of oil to the shaft on both sides of the
roller, wiping off any surplus oil.
If film jumps out of roller, it probably is
due to the roller not being properly aligned
for the path of the film. Keep rollers clean.
If an internal fuse continually blows, this
would indicate Ihe projectionist accelerates
the platter at too fast a rate. Too, perhaps
take-up or breakdown switches are operated
with the speed control at other than minimum
position.
If work lights do not illuminate, first
check the power switch to sec if it is off.
Check to see if a fuse has blown or if
switches are working okay.
For the best performance of the film
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manufacturers recommend that, if there are
two separate films, the program be split
into two platters—one film on each. This
assures a smoother feed of the film from
platter and reduces the possibility of oscillation
due to dirt, static electricity and old
brittle
film.
It is strongly recommended that the projection
room temperature be kept at around
70° F. At lower temperatures, the film tends
to become more brittle and stiff, which can
cause oscillation and erratic operation of the
feed arm (on systems using feed arms).
When you start the projector, watch both
the feed and take-up platters. At the outset,
there will be some oscillation of the feed
and take-up arms, but this condition should
settle down to a reasonable equilibrium
condition within a minute or two, on equipment
using take-up and feed arms.
Note: Unless serious malfunction occurs,
do not turn off the projector until the takeup
arm and platter have had time to settle
down to a steady operating condition. If
the projector is
turned off quickly after being
started, film breakage may result and
you will have to make repairs before you
can resume the performance.
Preventing Static Electricitj
In a sound-proof and carpeted projection
room with air conditioning, particularly in
a wooden building, enough static electricity
may build up on the film to cause oscillation
and erratic operation of the feed arm. To
prevent the static electricity as much as possible,
spray the carpet and the area around
the equipment with a "static remover" spray
(available in aerosol cans). Also, it is a good
idea to wipe the edge of the film on the
platter with a moist (not wet) cloth. This will
remove, we find, most of the static electricity
and insure smoother operating performance.
Do not allow any film to get on
the projection room floor carpet during
assembling of program.
Note: It is very important that a film
transport system using platters should be
very carefully leveled and perfectly aligned
for smooth film travel.
In order to level the unit, no matter what
make, place a three-foot or longer level on
the center platter, stretching from left to
right. Adjust level screws attached to the
base for level indication. Next, re-position
the level on the center platter, stretching
from front to rear and adjust the leveling
screws. Lock screws in place after completing
adjustments. Your equipment should
now be correctly aligned and ready to operate.
Every transport system is supolied with
a makeup table from which the film is fed
from conventional 2.000-6.000 foot reels onto
the platters, and spliced together to make
up one continuous program. Similarly, the
same table is used for unloading the film
from the clatter back onto the film exchange
reels for shipping out. Be sure to put
the correct leaders on every reel when reassemblins
the film. When removing leaders,
carefully roll them up and mark the
reel number on them. In this way, you will
not have any trouble in replacing leaders.
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BOXOFHCE :: January 19. 1976

Problems Facing Exhibitors
Include
Films on TV, Shortage of Product
{ I'it.St Of Three Articles)
Ed Price
By ED PRICE
A recent news item from North
Jersey told of theatres there being hard hit
because of competition
of film fare on
free television. During
one particular
week, the tube offered
"The Great
Galsb>." "That's Entertainment!"
and ;i
two-part showing of
"Doctor Zhivago."
Several years ago.
exhibitors from all
over the country were highly agitated because
another TV program, "Monday Night
Football" was digging into boxoffice receipts.
*
Regarding pay TV, Columbia Picture^
recently signaled its intentions to step up
its supply of features to the cable. According
to exhibitor contacts, this action would
be detrimental to a continuing flow of
qualitv product to theatres.
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(IO.\) let loose a tirade of protest against
what it called "disorderly release patterns."
According to the group there virtually was
no decent product being released between
Labor Day and Christmas.
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I'here has been a great deal of feverish
discussion in exhibition recently. The concern
is the wave of cheap home entertainment
s> ^ic.ns that are available (or will
be available in the near future) to the general
public. There is also a growing worr\
about the ever-narrowing gap between theatrical
release and the availability of features
to television.
The film industry successlulK met and
conquered the threat of radio, in the '2CK.
while the menace of television in the '40s
and '50s was only partially overcome. In
the past, there was only one front to conlend
with, but today the big difference i'(
that there are so many different systems
becoming available that exhibition is being
virtually overwhelmed. In short, there are
attacks from all sides.
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In this series of three articles we will
explore the most pressing exhibitor problems,
while trying to find some answers
along the way. There also will be interviews,
not only with the exhibitors, but with
patrons and some major distributors.
In order to get some idea of how theatre
patrons felt about theatres, television and
home entertainment, I took an informal poll
of 100 persons that I knew attended the
movies at least once a month. One of the
questions asked if offerings on television
really deterred them from going to a theatre
to see a picture that they really wanted
to see. Other questions were designed, for
the most part, to uncover shortcomings of
exhibition through the eyes of the patron.
Some of the answers were expected, some
were unexpected, while others were shocking.
However, these were honest answers
from basically honest people—the same
people who form the backbone of the theatre
business.
Reactions to Poll Vary
Strangely enough, when confronting
some exhibitors with the results of the poll,
the reaction ranged from bored agreement
to hostility to responsible consideration.
I do not claim that my mini-poll represents
an accurate cross section of the general
population. .Admittedly, the questions
were posed to 100 persons whom I knew
were reatihir theiitrcgoers. However, to my
shock, I discovered that 55 per cent admitted
that they were going to the movies
less than the previous year.
When asked their reasons, .^8 per cent
tiled the competition of television; 32 per
cent mentioned the lack of worthwhile
films recently released. Oddly, the cost of
.iitending the movies wasn't as much a
i.ictor as the salety of the patron once he
arrived at the theatre.
Some of the participants in the poll said
ihal convenience had the gre.itest influence
in their not going to the movies. .Although
ihe number in this category was relatively
Miiall, they were unshakable in their opinuni.
Many confessed that they had acquired
I he television habit. One of those polled
lid. "There have been so man\ well-made
\\orki I'remeres' on recenlh that I'd just
IS well si.iy .It home and s.ive my money."
V\ ('lllion
.Mlhough nearly all staled that a good
movie would pull them into n theatre, the
ciMiipelilion from free and cable television
siill keeps a lot of then) away from the
boxoffice. Tangible evidence of this feeling
bec.uiie app.irent in North Jersey. During a
leceiit week, exhibiliirs complamed th.ui an
e\ceplioiuil TV movie week poked a gaping
hole in theatre admissions.
.Another reason slated explaining why
ihese people weren't goinjj lo Ihe movies
.IS niiieh was Ih.il ihey consi

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There has been an effort recently for
exhibitors to finance their own pictures, and
this is good. Yet on the other hand, the
theatre owner mustn't lose sight of his
primary function—to exhibit motion pictures.
Considering his situation today, he
cannot afford to leave his most valuable
asset so vunerable to attack.
This target, the theatres themselves, is
one on which competing media systems are
leveling their sights. If these opportunists
succeed in convincing the public that they
can enjoy themselves better at home with
these systems than they can by going out
to the movies, the battle for the exhibitors
is
lost.
TTiere is a feeling going around that
exhibitors aren't doing all they should to
attract patrons. In part two of this series,
we will explore this situation further, discussing
possible solutions that will improve
the exhibitor's situation right in his own
theatre.
Following are the results of an informal
poll of 100 known moviegoers conducted
in December. 1975. In certain instances,
the total of the numbers will not add up
to 100 per cent, because some people answered
one question with two answers.
• How often are you going to the
movies in 1975?
More: 9%
About the same: 36%
Less: 55%
• If you are going to the movies less
in 1975, what are your reasons?
(Some people gave more than
one.)
Convenience: 10%
Lack of interesting films: 32%
Safety: 15%
Cost: 3%
Comfort: 6%
Television competition: 38%
• Will you attend a G-rated saturation
picture?
Yes: 87%
No: 13%
• Will you attend a PG-. or R-rated
saturation
picture?
Yes: 20%
No: 80%
• How often will you pass up a picture
you want to see in a theatre
in lieu of television releases?
Always: 0%
Sometimes: 2%
Never: 98%
• Are there, in your opinion, too
many reissues?
Yes: 69%
No: 31%
• Are releases of blockbuster films
bunched up too much at certain
times of the year?
Yes: 79%
No: 9%
No opinion: 12%
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The National Assn of Concessionaires
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on March 16 during the Show-A-Rania I''
convention a! the Crown Center Hotel.
Kansas Cil\. Alfred S. Lapidiis, NAC presiilent,
announced.
NAC regional vice-presidents Douglas I:.
Larson. Midland Products Co., Minneapolis,
and Arthur Vogel, Vogel Popcorn Co..
Hamburg. Iowa, are co-chairmen of the
committee which is planning the meeting
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Abnormally Complex Tax Situations
During 7976 Likely
By HAROLD J. ASHE
E xhibitors likely will have unusually
complex tax situations to face in
1976. A tax cut extension was signed into
law late last month, and a tax revision is
slated for the remaining half of the year.
In addition, exhibitors also will be filing
1975 income tax returns, which contain
many new temporary tax laws.
Two of these three revisions already have
different rules and figures to apply to their
own personal situations. One is for the
1975 income tax return when it is filed this
year, and the other will be used when the
first quarterly payment on the Declaration
of Estimated Income Tax for 1976 is made
in April. The third revision promised for
the last half of the year will be even more
extensive, if expert opinion is correct.
A brief summary of the six-month tax cut
extension follows. The figures are expressed
in dollar amounts on a yearly basis for
easier comparison with the 1975 changes.
However, unless Congress extends these
cuts as they are for the remaining six
months of the year, they will be applicable
only for the first half of 1976 at these
figures.
Every exhibitor will
have a $35 tax credit
for Exhibitors
wiih an additional one for each dependent
—$5 more than the S30 credit in 1975. Or.
there is an optional method of figuring the
credit which will give greater tax savings
for some exhibitors. A choice can be made
to deduct a credit of 2 per cent of income
from whith personal deductions and exemptions
have been subtracted. The limit
that can be claimed by using this method is
$180, or 2 per cent of the first $9,000 of
income ($4,500, married, filing separately).
This will give single exhibitors and those
with small families a better tax break than
they had in 1975.
For those who do not itemize personal
dcducticms, the standard percentage rate of
16 per cent will continue, but the maximimi
that can be claimed is raised to $2,400 for
a single person ($2,300 in 1975). Married
couples who file a joint return have a new
maximimi of $2..S00 ($2,600 in 1975). When
couples file separately, the maximiun lor
each is $1,400 ($1,300 in 1975).
The minimum standard deduction (low
income allowance) rises to $1,700 for a
single person ($1,600 in 1975) and to
$2,100 for a joint return of married couples
($1,900 in 1975). Filing separately, it is
$1,050 ($950 in 1975).
Some exhibitors who ha\e been itemizing
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when the standard deduction rates
for 1976 are used, provided the ta.\ cuts
continue for the rest of the year.
Some 1975 tax revisions are continued
without change. The earned income credit
granted to those persons who have low income
is continued providing they also maintain
a household with one or more dependents.
They can get a credit of 10 per
cent of their earned income up to a maximum
of $400, or 10 per cent of S4.000.
When income is greater than this amount,
the credit is phased out and ceases at the
income level of $8,000. Those who have a
credit that exceeds the amount of their tax
will get a cash payment from the treasury
of the amount of the excess—up to the
$400 limit.
Corporate Tax Rates
The extension also continues the 1975
reduction in corporate tax rates. They will
be taxed at 20 per cent on the first $25,000
of taxable Income, 22 per cent on the next
$25,000 and 48 per cent on all net income
over $50,000. The surtax extension will remain
at $50,000 through June 30, 1976.
Withholdings will continue at 1975 levels
for another half-year. After this time, a
more permanent tax revision will be in
effect.
When quarterly tax payments are made
in advance of the revisions that will be made
later in the year, a calendar year taxpayer
is permitted to ignore the six-month extension
and base his estimate on the assumption
that the tax cuts will be in effect for
the full year.
Numerous Tax Changes
lax changes for 1975 are more numerous,
and some temporan.' ones have not
been carried over for 1976. Exhibitors will
have to study unfamiliar tax rules when
tilling out and filing income tax returns.
Practically all exhibitors will have at least
Nome. and many may have a substantial tax
credit of 10 per cent of the purchase price
ol capital assets acquired this year for iheir
theatre. This higher tax credit will ,ilso be
available lor 1976, as stated in the 1975
i.ix
revision.
Besides the credit, they also will deduct
depreciation charges for these assets. Considering
the ever-rising prices for replacements,
it is important to make efforts lo
creale the l.irgesi tax savings ivissible when
ileprcci,itii>n is cl.nined. This will help lo
Iniild up ,idequale lepl.icement reserves.
lux Itnickel Kali-
1 he ,unouni of the l.ix saving depends on
I he tax bracket r.iie of an individual cxhibilor
over the nselul life of the assets. Ihc
l.iv biackel rale will be known lor 1975,
I'ui must be estimated lor l'>7h and for Ihc
lemaining years of useful life. When choos I
Mig depreciation methods, each exhibitor
vmII be considering a unique situation,
which IS applicible onlv lo individual lav
bucket r,iles .iiul plans tor the the. lire.
I heie .ire a huge number of choices ol
methods .ivailable ranging from slow lo fasl.
In general, ii slow method would include
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1 16
I
I mentioned
using a longer life than the guideline life
of the assets and the straight-line depreciation
method. Fast or very fast methods are
obtained by using a shorter useful life than
the guideline life and the declining-balance
or sum-of-the-years digits methods. A very
fast
write-off can be had for some qualify-
by claiming the 20 per cent addi-
ing assets
tional first-year depreciation deduction.
Other theatre costs such as those for supplies,
utilities, wages, occupancy costs, advertising,
travel and entertainment, and so
forth are deducted in their entirety in the
year paid. These are numerous for any theatre
business, and care should be taken that
they are all included in the business schedule
for subtraction from gross theatre earnings.
Personal Deductions
All personal deductions will be higher.
This year some exhibitors may change the
method by which they claim personal deductions.
In 1975, the Optional Tax Tables
for personal deductions will be used by
those who have income of $15,000 or less,
when they do not itemize deductions. For
those who have income over this amount
and also do not itemize, there is a raise in
I
the standard deduction percentage rate to
per cent. Maximum amounts that can
be claimed by using the above methods are
earlier in this article.
When an exhibitor has figured the total
amount that can be deducted by adding all
personal costs for itemizing, he can compare
this to the maximum savings available
by using the standard deduction or the
tables. He will then know which method
will give him the greatest tax savings.
Some exhibitors may have a credit for
wages paid to an employee who qualifies
for the Work Incentive Program (WIN) tax
rules for a credit of 20 per cent of the
wages paid these employees. When the
employee is hired from the Aid to Dependent
Children Program and qualifies for
this temporary credit, there are special
rules to observe. Such an employee can be
hired for work both in the home or the
theatre. This credit ends on July 1, 1976.
New Home Tax Credit
A good many exhibitors may have purchased
a new home that was constructed
before March 26, 1975 that qualifies for
a credit of 5 per cent of the purchase price
up to a maximum of $2,000. If the home
was occupied before January 1, 1976, they
will deduct the amount of credit to which
they are entitled. Others may have entered
into a binding contract for a qualifying
home before January 1, 1976, when the
credit ends. In order to claim the credit in
1976, they must make settlement and occupy
the home before January 1, 1977.
In 1975 the new rules start for postponing
all or part of the gain on the sale of
your home. You can do so if you purchase
and occupy a new home within 18 months
before or after the sale of the old home.
For construction of a new home, time for
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21

. . Happier
Personal
Builds
Approach
Audiences
By ALLEN M. WIDEM
the
^/vcr and at>ove the "Yeah, this is
Cinema!"' and/ or "Good morning,
ihis is the Cincmal" what indeed
can the modern theatre owner/ operator
do with regard to grcetmg, and, for that
matter, getting the public lo know mimediateiy
that a contact with a theatre is not
being handled matter ol tactly or routinely'.'
Alter all, this is show busmess, a glamorous
industry, one with enormous legends that
have captured the imagination oi all ages.
One sound approach, beyond assurance
ol a sound, crisp phone manner on the pari
ol boxollice personnel and others handlmg
incoming contact, is an updating ol a theatre's
maiimg list that is constantly checked
and double checked. Understandably, with
escalated postage, the theatre normally does
not rely on mailings to back up prevailing
print and broadcast media advertising and
outside promotion. But along comes a "specialized
" attraction—one ol roadshow proportions,
or one ol prime interest and impact
lor a given geographical locale—and a
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audience, must cast about lor other asenues
of audience approach.
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A mailing list can be compiled of (1) key
businesses; (2) prime pace-setters in the
community, such as group leaders in the
Cliaiiibcr of Commerce, women's organizations,
ser\ice clubs and the like; and (3)
L-ducational facilities, both secondary and
lugher-level.
Our attention was drawn one late winter
afternoon to a pile of brightly-colored sheets,
measuring four inches deep, five inchos
\\ ide, atop the cashier's counter at a pet
center, no less, in suburban Hartford. The
lionl side read: "Mailing List Registration
-VliS! I'd like to receive ad\ance news of
1 ree (jifts. special sales, discount offers,
and important new products and information.
Please put me on your 'Puppy Centers'
Preferred Customer mailing list." There was
space for name, street address, city, stale and
zip code. The reverse side read: "Are You
t)n Our Mailing List'.' Put your name and
.iddress on the fionl side oi tliis sheet, hand
il to our salesperson and we'll put you on
our list of preferred customers who receive
news of free gifts, special sales, discount
offers and important new prinliicts and inliMiiLituin
I torn Piipp\ Center,"
.Succinctlvwouled. this invlt.iiion caught
our eye and giit us to woiideiing why such
an .ippioacli. obviously working for a pet
center in a siibmb iif Connecliciil's capitol
city, cannot be applied, with varying effect,
to a cinema? Il would be a logical component
for "huilding" kiddie-show atlendance,
most certainly. /\ mailing lo scluHils in pariKiilar,
asking that the desiieil infomialion
\\- posleil proniiiK'nlly on teacher hnllclin
hiMids OI entrance lo eating facilities. woiiKI
prove rewarding. .•\iul il ilie cost ol legular-
22 The MODERN THEATRE SECTION

postage is too high, use postcards.
Supermarkets abound with "community
bulletin boards," containing information on
a host of activities, events, happenings. But
how can theatres in the immediate periphery
participate in such free and readily
available audience contact? All it would take
would be to dispyatch a theatre aide with
heralds to supermarkets weekly.
Showmen by nature are "joiners." In addition
to industry organizations—National
Ass'n of Theatre Owners (NATO), Motion
Picture Pioneers, Variety Clubs, et al—theatremen
with an interest in their business
and their community are ready, willing and
able "joiners" of such service clubs as Rotary,
Kiwanis and Civitan. They are asked to
speak on the film trade. TTiey participate in
chambers of commerce and in "downtown
booster" themed organizations. They get a
lot of "mileage," as the phrase goes, for
current upcoming screen product by readying
heralds and the like for distribution at
and uf>coming meetings. They can expand
this concept by seeking out cooperative restaurants
for display material space.
In essence, audience contact is a matter
of alerting the leisure-minded individual to
what's available, moviegoing-wise. It cannot
always be done say, by, having coffee at
the same restaurant every morning, but it
can be done by driving an extra distance
in effect, "going the extra mile"—to meet
and talk with new faces.
Richard J. Wilson, vice president of SBC
Management Corp., operating close to 60
screens in the northeastern states (with more
development projects in various phases of
preparation), tells The Modern Theatre:
"Building the audience is the single most
important facet of our business, and we
should never forget it. We have to seek out
new avenues of approach; and, if it means
more promotion money, we spend the
money, knowing full well that what we're
doing is pitched for the long-range boxoffice
impact."
"A while back," Wilson continued, "we
hired a sky-writer to advertise attractions in
Conversation, he concedes, has let still
more people know what's playing and
what'll be playing in an SBC situation.
"From starting time in the morning to going-home
time at night," he asserts, "we. as
showmen, have to talk and keep on talking
about our business. We're the greatest boosters
for our business, each and every theatre
man, because it's our business. Any other
approach is piling ridicule on the tradition
of showmanship!"
Burlington, Vt., and in Hartford. The cost,
of course, was well above what we would
normally budget for a particular week, but 3M National Buys
the effect was startling. We had people calling
our theatres in Vermont and Connecticut
long after the days the sky-writer was Zip-Change Letters
used. It was an impact that reminded us of
the need to seek out and develop big-scale
3M National Advertising Co. has announced
the December 1, 1975 purchase of
audience impact."
Wilson was walking through a hotel lobby
in Burlington. Vt., one day and spotted a cluding the patent and future development
the assets of Zip-Change Letters, Inc., in-
community bulletin board of events of area rights. James Connell, founder of the company
which manufactured the flat-type let-
interest. He saw there was nary a mention
for a motion picture theatre. He remedied ters used on message signs and marquees,
the situation. "All it took," he grinned, "was has joined 3M National in a consulting
contact. We have to keep on finding new capacity.
outlets for contact and when we've found In announcing the purchase, 3M National
officials noted the acquisition has en-
them, determine to find even more!"
Wilson, understandably enough, does a abled the firm to complete its line of changeable
letter products so that it can now offer
lot of air-travel. "When I get into conversation,
as you inevitably do, I don't introduce both the Wagner brand dimensional and
myself as 'Dick Wilson.' I say, most emphatically,
'I'm Dick Wilson, SBC Manage-
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BOXOFHCE :: January 19, 1976 23

Serious Approach Needed to Management
Personnel Recruiting. SBC Official Says
By ALLEN M. WIDEM
E bullicnce or enthusiasm—call it
what you will—has been a built-in ingredient
of showmanship to be sure, but manpower
recruitment and development, an
equally important phase of cinema modus
op)erandi. cannot be dismissed with "Hey.
you're hired: now go to work!"
Far from it.
Richard J. Wilson, vice-president of SBC
Management Corp., which presently operates
56 screens in the six-state New England
region and upper reaches of adjoining New
York, contends that until exhibition readily
recogniz.cs the need to implement firmly-devised
planning in management rank-building.
the most handsome cinema operation can
suffer irreparable harm, both in prestige
and morale.
"I can never fathom," Wilson said in an
interview with The Modern Theatre in
Hartford, "the unfortunate thinking that
prevails in some quarters of exhibition nowadays
with regard to the recruitment of
prospective management from the ranks of
personnel and the monitoring of their learning
and comprehending of both the essentials
and the long-range approach to handling
a cinema in all of its obvious complexities."
Career Counseling
Emphasizing that the motion picture industry
can no longer afford to give mere
"lip service" to recruiting manpower. Wilson
said he spends a lot of time talking to career
counselors on the college level throughout
New England and New York slate about
management training under SBC. He looks
for people who want to become theatre
managers—no more, no less. What he
doesn't want is the so-called "hot shot." ihc
one with an initial burst of spirit who quickly
turns into a dawdler, and begins to protest
the weekend and late-night hours, along
with the poor starling pay.
"I've sat down with many a young person
who has expressed interest in theatre management."
Wilson said, "outlining in general
our two-year training program. I've detailed
ihe basics of coping with learning experience,
and I've said a flat 'No, thank you,'
to the young person who has literally startled
me with a request for a specific starting pay
scale."
Training
Program
The SBC training program. Wilson
mused, is not innovative. It offers no "magical"
overnight designation of city manager
or district manager. It encompasses (1) theatre
operations, (2) community contact, and
(3) showmanship.
"Once a young f)erson has grasped the
components of front-of-the-hoase operations—handling
incoming and outgoing
crowds under the watchful eye of a manager—
and has worked in unison with a city
manager or district manager, he gets to understand
the mechanics of getting along with
the community's business and professional
leaders.
'This implies, of course, participation in
community-minded endeavor. It implies getting
along with service clubs, chambers of
commerce and other groups and organizations
whose primary thrust, in essence, is to
mak: the town or the city a better place in
which to live, in which to do business. A
modern cinema can assist in this objective
because of its very atmosphere, a gathering
point, if you will, of varied and diverse elements
of the area's population."
The foregoing, Wilson pointed out, can
be absorbed by the willing novice in the
management ranks, provided the tutor— i.e.,
the resident theatre manager— takes the time
and the patience to impart the lessons he.
himself, has learned through active years
in the industry.
"A young person coming off the university
campus has been taught to probe,
to be curious. This is part of the learning
process. It can be adapted to cinema management,
provided the teacher—in this instance,
the resident manager—doesn't shrug
off a question or sidestep a query touching
on why this was done with a community
group and why that was not done with a
community group."
When it comes to showmanship, the prospects
for teaching are, most assuredly, wideopen.
"In my years in the business (Wilson, like
his boss, Doug Amos, president, SBC Management,
came up through the theatre staff
j
ranks), I have been appreciative of the time
j
and effort given by men in the field to tell
me the how and why of management. And
those men in management capacities owe it
to the very prestige of the industry of exhibiting
motion pictures to give a youngster
both philosophy and the results of lessons
in management absorbed by themselves
through the decades."
Meet the Press
Wilson feels it is vital for a novice to
accompany a theatre manager on weekly
(and visiting both print and broadcast media
is a key ingredient of year-round SBC promotion)
"rounds."
"A newspaper editor or a broadcast personality
should never be ignored between
'must-must-necessary' promotion breaks.
He
or she should be asked, week after week the
year long, what services or materials can be
given to make his or her job a bit easier."
With the novice accompanying the resident
manager to the newspapers or radio'
TV stations, gels to understand the "hard
sell" as well as the willingness of the resident
manager to adapt promotion services and
materials to
individual needs.
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Additionally, a resident manager should
listen to a young person newly arrived on
the staff when it comes to "selling" the postcollege
crowd, Wilson contends.
"After all, it's a peer group contact that
we're talking about and who knows a college
thinking tempo better than a recent graduate?
In the long run, of course, it improves
the boxoffice response, and, equally important,
gives the young person the impetus
to be derived from the thinking that, well,
the boss is listening to me, and, yep, maybe,
this is the business I'm going to like a long
time from now!"
SBC is constantly recruiting, developing
management ranks, since the screen "count"
on a regional basis has doubled within a
fleeting amount of years and even more
screens are in various stages of preparation
planning.
"Above all," Wilson concluded, "we
should impart to the oncoming management
ranks the feeling of pride, pride in doing,
pride in being part of exhibition, pride in
participating in community events and endeavors.
These young people should never
be allowed to lose the very tempo that got
them interested in our business in the first
place!"
GOLDUJVn-
Continued from page 6
time is 0.7 seconds average, with low frequency
of 0.9 seconds and high frequency
of 0.5 seconds.
Speakers are by Altec Voice of the Theatre.
There are 5 A2 sets behind the screen.
Each contains 4 515B units and 2 288-16G
high frequency drivers with 1 1005B h.f.
horn per set.
Surround speakers are 8 Altec A8, plus
two Altec 755-E 8" extended range, and
are located three along each side plus two
on the back wall. The 8-inch speakers are
located under the booth over-hang. Quintaphonic
speakers include two modified A5X
units per cabinet on left and right rear walls.
Booth equipment includes three Norelco
AA-II 35/70mm mag/ optical (10 cluster
heads—4-track magnetic in 35mm, 6-track
in 70mm) and two Eastman 25-B 16mm
optical projectors. The projection angle,
lens to center-screen, 6 plus or minus 3
degrees.
Lamphouses are Christie Electric Xenolite
2-part Systems, including three, 4.0K.W
Model H40-CC42 (3-phase) with variable,
remote-current-regulated power supplies
and two 2.0KW Model H20-CC16 for the
16mm machines (also remote power supplies
with variable-current regulators).
The sound system, including six 150W
Electro Sound amplifiers, was installed by
Altec Service engineers Jack Murphy and
Jerry Spellman with Supervision by A!
Lewis, who designed the system. It is also
wired for three-track or six-track opticalstereo
systems,
black-and-white or variablecolor.
Film transport assemblies are Electro
Sound magnetic for single track, three-track
or six-track. Four-track is also available.
Change-over stations incorporate Electro
Sound switching assemblies and can be controlled
at any one of five positions with the
change-over going from any one of the
available five machines. Included at each
station are controls for picture, sound,
lights, music, curtain and masking. Highreliability
Eicon Switches are used throughout
with digital read-out. Dimmers for all
circuits are L.E.D. and were designed by
Eric Feigl. Film measurements are calibrated
in meters and feet with L.E.D. readouts,
also designed by Eric Feigl.
Luxtrol dimmers are used in 6 circuits
for general house lighting, primary (white)
drape wash circuit, secondary (blue) drape
wash circuit, lighting center area of stage,
stage areas left and right of center and
for outboard left and right areas. Each
circuit has L.E.D. read-out for position of
the dimmer (in steps from through 9,
with memory.
Separate air conditioning systems control
the comfort of (1) the theatre, (2) upper
and lower lobbies and (3) a 78-seat screening
room.
All were manufactured by Trane, were
installed and are being serviced by ACCO
(Air Conditioning Company). They are low
velocity types to provide maximum efficiency
with minimum draft. Heating, cooling
and ventilation are actuated independently.
Water for drinking fountains is piped
through Wolff filters to remove chemical
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While the Whiz Bang model has been
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The popper separates from the cart for
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Standard XH series lamphouse controls
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ATTRACTION BOARDS, MARQUEES &
LETTERS
Bevelite-Adler Mfg. Co 12
Sign Products 24
AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
Optical Radiation Corp 9
Xetron Products Div., Carbons, Inc. .. 11
BOXOFFICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
Dura Engraving Corp 18
Goldberg Brothers 25
Weldon, Williams & Lick 18
Page
SCREEN TREATMENT
Prokote 8
SEATING
Massey Seating Co 10
SOUND SERVICE
RCA Service Co., Div., Radio
Corp. of America 16
Page
SOUND SYSTEMS
Optical Radiation Corp 9
Xetron Products Div., Carbons, Inc. ,. 11
WALL COVERING-DECORATIVE &
ACOUSTICAL
Econo Pleat 17
Soundfold, Inc 6
CARBONS
Xetron Products Div., Carbons, Inc. 11
DRIVE-IN THEATRE EQUIPMENT
(Screen Towers, Fencing, Canopies,
Heaters, Junction Boxes, Etc.)
D&D Fabrication & Erection Co 16
Selby Industries, Inc 13
Xetron Products Div., Carbons, Inc. .. 11
CONCESSIONS STANDS, EQUIPMENT &
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Butler Fixture & Mfg. Co 22
Butterful, Inc 18
Cretors & Co 21
Gold Medal Products Co 22
Odell Concession Specialties Co 20
Star Mfg. Co 19
Supurdisplay/Server Soles, Inc 23
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LENS, REFLECTOR CLEANER
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PROJECTOR BULBS, XENON LAMPS;
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Christie Electric Corp 7
Macbeth Sales Corp. 6, 8, 10, 12, 15
Optical Radiation Corp 9
Strong Electric/Holophane Div. .. 2, 26
Xetron Products Div., Carbons, Inc. .. 11
PROJECTOR REELS
Goldberg Brothers 25
PROJECTORS/ SYSTEMS
D Bevelite-Adler Co 12
D Butler Fixture & Mfg. Co 22
D Butterful, Inc 18
n Christie Electric Corp 7
D Cretors & Co 21
D&D Fabrication & Erection Co 16
Drive-ln Theatre Mfg. Co., Inc 14
Duro Engraving Corp 18
Econo Pleat 17
Goldberg Brothers 25
Gold Medal Products Co 22
LoVezzi Machine Works 17
Macbeth Sales Corp 6, 8, 10, 12, 15
Massey Seating Co 10
Odell Concession Specialties Co 20
Optical Radiation Corp 9
Prokote 8
RCA Service Co., Div., Radio Corp.
of America
16
Selby Industries, Inc.
13
Sign Products
24
Soundfold, Inc 6
Star Mfg. Co 19
D Strong Electric/Holophane Div 2, 26
Supurdisplay/Server Sales, Inc 23
Weldon, Williams & Lick 18
Xetron Products Div., Carbons, Inc 11
Xetron Products Div., Carbons, Inc. .. 11
NEW EQUIPMENT and
DEVELOPMENTS
REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR BOOTH
EQUIPMENT
LaVezzi Machine Works 17
n Gay '90s Whiz Bang Popper
Available From Gold Medal
Page
.. 26 Xetron Products Div. Introduces
XH4000 Horizontal Lomphouse
Page
... 26
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about PEOPLE /
I and PRODUCT
12 Conres!?ioii!« Iii>lallati«»ii»
Undertaken by Butler Fixture
Butler Fixture & Mfg. Co.. a major supplier
of concessions and cashier fixtures
for
theatres, is turning out concession centers at
a rapid rate, according to Randy Veinot.
company executive.
Among the concessions orders are those
for the Lobo 4, Albuquerque; Seatac Mall
6, Tacoma; Rosemead 4, Rosemead, Calif.;
Cole Square, Cheyenne; Keith Albee. Huntington.
W.Va.; Countryside 6. Clearwater,
Fla.; Cooper Highland. Denver; CoojKr
Highland. Minneapolis; and the Northwest
4, Almeda 4, Southway 6, and Town &
Country, all in Houston.
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Kprad H«»l(l> Draler .Seminar!*:
Names Vi ortliinfjton to Sales
Eprad. Inc.. has inaugurated a series of
dealer training seminars at its Toledo headquarters
to provide dealers and their personnel
with a thorough knowledge of the
installation, operation and servicing of Eprad
products so that they can serve the
needs of theatre operators better.
The seminars are conducted over a period
of three days and include courses on Eprad's
Simple Platter. Simple Sword. Forward/Reverse
Swords. Universal xenon
lamphouses. solid-state amplifiers and all
Eprad theatre automation products.
Two seminars have already been held.
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and a third is scheduled for January 19-21.
Frank Worthington has been named
Frank
Wonhingion
president.
company
central regional sales and technical support
manager for
Eprad, Inc., according
to an announcement
by .\\ Boudouris.
Headquartered
in Cincinnati,
Worthington will be
responsible for providing
technical sales
and service support
to Eprad dealers in
the central reeion.
Worthington received electronics training
from Pitt Technical Institute, worked
us service technician for Stewart & Everett
Theatres in Charlotte, N.C., and was manager
of a quadplex in Greensboro, N.C.
He also served for 14 months in aviation
ordinance for the U.S. Navy. Most recently,
Worthington was a sales and installation
technician for a major manufacturer
of electrical products in the Midwest.
NTS Names J«»lin J. Biirlinson
General Operations Manager
/
John J. Builmsim jr.
pany.
John J. Burlinson jr. has been named
general operations manager of the National
Theatre Supply division
of National
Screen Service, according
to Norman
Robbins, executive
vice - president. He
succeeds Harry Kosiner.
former NSS vicepresident,
who retired
from National Screen
Service last month
^fier ten years of
service to the com-
Burlinson has been with National Screen
Service since January, 1970, serving first
in the newly created post of director of
intercompany pronioiions. In September,
1972. he was appointed director of administration
for National Theatre Supply,
and in December, 1974, he was named
general manager of the Simplex mannf.icliiring
division of NTS.
Burlinson was educated at Fordham
UniversilN and served in various promotional
and advertising capacities in the
book publishing industry.
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Oallas-based Associated Popcorn Distributors,
Inc.. have nearly doubled their
oil ice and wareluMise quarters in a recent
move lo new lacililies, accordinj; lo Rev
Hudson, executive vice-president.
Operating within nn area of .ilmost
2S. ()()() square feet, the firm handles more
than 5,000 items, ranging tri>m pesticides
lo coiKcssions items, including walk-in
v.iiilis, popcorn poppers aiul w.irniers. hot
iliif; giills, ice makers ,iiul caiulv cases.
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BAROMETER
This chart records the performance of current attractions in the opening week of their first runs in
the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than five engagements are not listed. As new runs
are reported ratings are added and averages revised. Computation is in terms of percentage in
relation to normal grosses as determined by the theatre managers. With 100 per cent os "normal,"
the figures show the gross ratings obove or below that mark. (Asterisk * denotes combination bills.)

Mrs,
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. . Members
. . Lots
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SCREEN
COUNCIL
pour films on the November ballot pulled
enough votes to register strong acceptance,
but "it was "The Best of Walt Disney's
True-Life Adventures" (BV) that drew the
plurality necessary to make it the month's
Blue Ribbon Award winner. Runnerup position
went to "Lies My Father Told Me"
(Col), with honorable mention divided between
"Winterhawk" (Howco Int'l) and
"The Hiding Place" (World Wide).
NSC members expressed the following
varied opinions:
"The Best of Walt Disney's
True-Life Adventures"
Most of the footage is as exciting and
awe-inspiring today as it was 20 years ago.
The film confirms Walt Disney's place in
the history of documentary— just as his
other films have made him undisputed king
of the animation film.—William J. Knittlc
jr., syndicated columnist, Venice, Calif. . . .
TV has saturated the public with wildlife
films. However, Disney still tops the bill.
W.E. Fletcher, Liberty Theatre. KRXA
Radio; Seward. Alas,
"Lies My Father Told Me"
Warm, touching . . , universal in appeal.—Stuart
Fink, Columbia Pictures,
N.Y.C. . . . Thoroughly enjoyed this wellportrayed,
honest and simple film, which
might not be suitable for younger children
due to the frank dialog, which was within
the context of the film.— Marie Baker.
Peninsula Adult-Youth FC, San Jose . . .
Absorbing entertainment, excellently developed
for a particularly demanding genre.
—Allen M. Widem, Hartford Times . . .
"Lies My Father Told Me" is a precious
gem. You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate
this magnificent film.—Rene L.
Ash, lATSE, N.Y.C.
Photography and performances are excellent
in this sensitive and moving film.
Lois Baumoel, Cleveland MPC . . . The
truth about "Lies My Father Told Me" is
that it is the sleeper of the year! "Most anyone
can relate to this film because it is not
burdened with tricky-complicated plot, but
rather the relationships between members of
a family and the himian values of life.
Comment ^
Alter
seeing (it), your pockets may be a tiny bit
emptier, but your hearts will certainly be
fuller!—Faith Christopher, Hollywood Citi-
. . Good. The little boy was
zen News .
excellent.—Jean Higgins. Greater Detroit
MPC.
A fine, sensitive drama of a liille sixyear-old
boy's love for his old grandfather
and his beloved horse, and his distrust of
. .
his father. Mrs. Paul Ciebharl, Clcvelatid
"Lies" is full of truth.— Alvin
WOMPi .
Easter, Cinema Magazine, Minneapolis . . .
"Lies My Father Told Me
"
is, without a
doubt, one of the year's (inesi motion pictures.
It's a touching, tender, nostalgic, enlightening
story will) ine.ming. No one who
has ever had a grandfather could leave the
theatre without a precious recolleelion of
the past. A must seel- -Mrs. Joseph E.
House, Greater Detroit MP&IVC.
Jewish culture of the 1920s and a sincere
and honest affeclii>n and loyalt\ beiweeri
family members are vividly port raved in
"Lies My F-alher (old Mc." Strong char-
Three fine choices. \> ill (;i>e the Disney
documentary an edge over
"Winterhawk" and "Lies Mv Father
Told .Me." All are excellent family
entertainment and education. — Dr.
James K. Loutzenhiser, Mo. Council
im Arts, Kansas City.
* * »
First vote goes to Disnev; second to
"Hiding Place" for drama and suspense,
third to "Lies My Father fold
Ciod-
Me" for sensitivity.—^olanda E.
frev, Marin MP&TVC, San Rafael.
Caiif.
+ • *
"The Hiding Place," first choice.
With the help of the promotion that
goes with it, it is outstanding. "Winterhawk,"
second choice. — W.R.
Kemp. Commonwealth Theatres,
Grand Island, Neb.
* * *
Most of these films have not been
screened as yet in the New York metropolitan
area, which may be just as
well. "Lies My Father Told Me" is an
* * »
"Lies" by a slight margin over
"Pain." "Old Dracula" and "Peeper"?
Good grief, can anyone conceivably
vote for either'.'—Edward L. Blank,
Pittsburgh Press.
outstanding family picture; a lovely,
delicate, touching film. "A Pain" is not
our idea of family fare or fair comedy.
—Jerry Krupnick, Newark Star-Ledger.
acter portrayals are the mainslas o\ ilus
delightful family film.—Aileen J. Kandyba,
Legion of Mary, Kansas City, Kas. . . . Our
Youth Film Forum enjoyed this one. Many
touching moments,—Mrs, Donovan C.
Moore, 'Greater Detroit MP&IVC . . . Full
of romantic atmosphere and warmth in human
relations. Not for the sophisticates, but
average moviegoers should enjoy the oldtime
pleasure of such a film.— Mrs. Julie
B. Steiner. N.Y.C. Led. of Women's Clubs
. . Had very good reviews here in St.
Louis.—Mrs. Leslie
1', Barco, Greater St.
Louis BFC.
"Winterhawk"
An intriguingh be.uiiilul lilni. surely
,
, ,
realistic of those limes. Bill Kitchen, C)tluMiwa
Courier of the finest outiloor
adventures that I have ever seen,--
Quinton tireen. Martin Iheatres. Newport
Meaningful ailvenlure stiMV
News, V.I. . . ,
which had a great deal of entertaining value
which pleased the thousands of Sioiixlanders
who saw it, L'ar more commercial than
a lot of pictures of its kind. Justin Jacohsmeier.
Orpheum llieatre. Sioux City
Ciood action story.—^I'red .Soiillar, inde
pendent, Shawnee Mission, Kas,
I guess all the producers were out to
lunch or on the golf course there isn't
much to choose from. The customers are
always right, so the only one is "Winter
"
hawk Janice Hanson, cxhihiioi.
Rockwell { iiv. Iowa who
,
viewed this liliu said it was only fnir.
Mrs. Fred Hire, Fort Wayne Indorsers of
Photoplays . . , Not your usual western
shoot-'em-up, — Dennis Williams, SAG.
AGVA, AFTRA. Beverly Hills.
"The Hiding Place"
First solid film from Billy Graham's film
unit. What a neat surprise!—John Hartl,
Seattle Times . . . One of the most welldone
and best-received pictures of its type
that I can remember.—Bruce W. Harmon,
Cooper-Highland. Lincoln ... .An amazing
true story reaching dramatic heights and
popularity.—Mrs. J.J. Cowan II, Nat'l Pen
Women. Maryville, Tenn. . . . There is no
question of "The Hiding Place" being one
of the most inspiring films to come our way
in ages.—Joyce Pcrsico. Trenton Times . . .
A great film to inspire faith and worthwhile
values.—Dan Dunkelberger. producer, Arcadia.
Calif. . . . Super cast in a rare example
of a "religious" film that makes its
point movingly without preaching.—Bill
Donaldson, Tulsa Tribune.
Superb production—one of the great
films of our times. Good taste makes its
horrors confrontable—and memorable.
John Crittenden, Bergen Record . . . Inspirinu
true story.—Mrs. C.R. Beltz. Grossc
Pointe MPC . . . Too brutal to be on your
list.^—Bert Reisfeld. Austria-Switzerland-
England-Germany press. Beverly Hills . . .
Very good, detailed movie; great story from
true hie.—Dennis Williams, SAG. .\GVA.
AFTRA; Beverly Hills . . . A weak Christmas
list. So's my choice.—George H. Bell.
freelance writer, Salem, Ore. . . . Nope.—
Mrs. Joseph H. House. Greater Detroit
MP&TVC.
Miscellaneous
(Listed in order of voles received)
Old Dracula: Very interesting how an old
vampire can still do it (draw an audience).
—Dennis Williams. S.AG. AG\A. .AFTR.V,
Beverly Hills . . \ Pain in the A - -: .\n
unexpected pleasure. — David Sterritt,
Christian Science Monitor. N.Y.C. . . .
Don't he put off by the ribaldry of the title.
It's good French farce.— Don Braun;igel,
Oakland (Mich,) Press.
Peeper: Peter Hyams' weakest yet. but
still miles above the mixture of sex. violence
and pseudo-inspirationalism the other
films provide ... a very weak month.
Randy Weddington. Grapevine, Fayettcville.
Ark. ... It was hokey enough to relax
and enjoy. So cood to see Natalie Wood
again.—Nancy Nelson, WICN-TV. Minneapolis
Yes, yes. it is a pretty poor film,
. . .
but so is every other one on the list.—Fric
Cierher, Houston Post . . . Boo!—Mrs. Jiv
seph E. House, tireater Detroit MP&IVC.
Diamonds: C)ur council and I rated this
plot to c.iriv out the biggest diamond haul
in history, with its different ending, excellent.
(Jne vou don't want to nuss! Mrs.
Robert L. Hunholz. Milwaukee BI&IVC
. . . Wow—what an eiulmg, I oved it!
Wall Reno. Kt^K R.idui & IV. I as Vegas
, . Tinu- to Kuii: WiMuleilul .ind inspiring!
Don I eigh McCuliv, W. \a Theatre
Booking Services, Claikshurg,
Complaints (Various)
ObviousK the l)isne\ lilms ,iie mo\\ suil-
.ihle. bill so jaded now, even for the \oung.
\\ h.il I wani til know is how "OKI Di,icula"
cuiieil a I'd r.iting with Ihe bare-brcisud
scenes? .M Shea, Ciuide Newspapers, New
Orleans . of turkeys for the holiil,i\
se.ison. So many ol equal proportion tli.il ii
is impossible to choose i

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Picketing Primes
Smarter Brother
A sneak preview of "The Adventure of
Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" inspired
a protest movement from two local Sherlock
Holmes societies in Southfield, Mich.,
but it was all done in fun as part of a
scheme to arouse public awareness of the
film booked at the Americana Theatre.
.About 50 members from the Amateur
Mendicant Society of Detroit and the Greek
Interpreters of East Lansing, dedicated to
the study and preservation of Sherlock
Holmes lore, participated.
The event, coordinated by 20th-Fox regional
field representative Lon Kerr, excited
the interest of the local Detroit press, receiving
full news coverage by correspondents
from WWJ-TV, daily papers, wire
services,
and Time Magazine.
A regiondl field representative from 20th Centiiry-Fox arranged for a group of
Sherlock Holmes aficionados to stage a mock picket line during a sneak preview
of "The Adventure of Sh.erlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" in Detroit. The hoopla
caught the press' eye. creating much attention for the jilm.
Tout 'Diamonds' Run Novel Memorabilia Contest Prepares
With Jeweler Tie-in 'Hindenburg' Launch in Portland, Me.
To promote the engagement of "Diamonds"
at Odeon-Morton's Garrick Theatre
in Winnipeg, manager D. H. Byers
drew upon a natural tie-in—a jeweler.
Approaching Windsor Jewelers, Byers
secured an agreement for a 40 per cent
discount on any diamond ring or ring sets
for Garrick patrons. Coupons explaining
the details of the offer were printed and
m.ade available in a lobby display.
The eye-catching display consisted oi
three-dimensional "Diamonds" posters arranged
on a counter covered with black
silk. Another poster, drawing attention to
the 40 per cent, Windsor Jewelers offer,
was placed on the counter also. Gift merchandise
from the jeweler, including cuff
links, glassware, travel alarms and porcelain
statues, were displayed in a glass showcase.
Accenting the entire display were large
marquee letters spelling out the name of
the film, each letter heavily coated with
silver metallic sparkle flakes. Standing on a
long mirrored platform on the booth countertop,
the letters were flooded with ro\al
blue floor spot lights. Byers noted that the
display booth was especially timely, since
it had besn set up during the holiday season.
Interest among gift-giving patrons was
also keen, he pointed out.
To create special awareness
for his engagement
of "The Hindenburg" at
the Fine Art Cineitias in
Portland. Me., manager
Feme Morressette devised
an original contest that
awarded two complimentary
tickets per winner.
An ad detailing the contest
was run once in the
Sunday edition of the
Maine Telegram. Contestants
had one week to
bring to the theatre any
actual, authentic item pertaining
to the Hindenburg
disaster. Results were fantastic,
according to Morressette,
with entries including
a piece of scorch
ed blimp, a first-flight
envelope and post card,
and a faded edition of
the Boston Post newspaper
headlining the accident.
He added that phone
calls from throughout the
state were also received.
WIN FREE GUEST TICKETS
TO SEE "THE HINDENBURG"
starting Xmas Day at the
Intown Portland Fine Art Cinemas
HERE IS
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO!
. . movie
.
,
you have any actual, authentic. nev>/spaper headlines
If
of this great disaster ... or photos
film shots recordings ... a
.
souvenier piece of the III fated blimp . if you
are a survivor (or what have you?)
Please bring the entry to the fine art cinemas In
person, Congress Street, Intown Portland, on
Tuesday evening December 23rd between 7 pm.
and 7:30 p.m. (these items or what have you are
not for display) simply show them if . approved
as original according to Hindenburg contest
rules, you will receive two complimentary tickets
to be special guests during the Christmas week
opening'
Rtmtmberf All Entrif Muil fl« Original! Authenlic'
BOXOFFICE Showmandiser :: Jan. 19, 1976 — 3 — 31

Oil Treasure Island/ Snow White Runs
With Radio Contest. Staff-Painted Posters
Clayton Courville, manager of Ogden
Perry's Charles Cinemas in Lake Charles,
La., and his staff went all out to promote
two recent bookings, "Treasure Island" and
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." The
promotion for "Treasure Island" proved to
be so popular that it was extended through
two months.
Tieing in with KLOU radio, Courville
set up a "Treasure Island" Treasure Chest
Contest in which callers guessed which of
25 keys would open the chest. Losers were
given a consolation prize of a pass to see
the film or dinner at Long John Silver's
restaurant. There were 20 opportunities per
day to try to open the chest.
Posters, left, unci pirate hats )ur concessionaires,
above, were part of the
promotional activity for two Disney
films at the Charles Cinema in Lake
Charles, La.
Papier-Mache, Human Black Birds
Used to Alert All to Film's Arrival
" I lie liliuk liird" is offerinn showntrn
an obvious. attention-i;rltinf; tie-in to
unmse awareness about the Columbia
release, l-'or e.xainple. Millanl Oelis.
manuf-inn director of the liKO .Stanley-Hat
ner Kenwood Malt Ihenlre in
Cincinnati, and his staff amused patrons
with the linne lobby display, left
A cinar-snuikin^ leathered spokesman
for the lilm. above, touted New Oilcans'
hmli-tiaflic shoppini; centers before
Christmas, handinn out Ulackbiid
candy and Blackbird pies.
in all, there were five treasure chests,
ranging in value from $125 to S353 in
prizes. Participating merchants donated
prizes in return for being mentioned during
the promotion.
While the radio promotion was going
on, Courville arranged a second tie-in, this
one with Long John Silver's restaurant.
The restaurant put a lighted marquee in
front, telling passersby that "Treasure
Island" was playing at the theatre. In trade.
Courville donated 30 passes to the restaurant
to be given away to patrons.
Courville capped off his promotion by
outfitting his staff in "Treasure Island"
pirate hats two weeks prior to the ojKning.
He also distributed pirate hats to youngsters.
Post Card Giveaways
For his engagement of "Snow White,"
Courville and his staff painted characters
from the film on life-size poster boards
which were placed in the lobby windows.
These and the standees throughout the lobby
attracted much attention, especially from
youngsters.
In the concessions area, miniature
standees dotted the counter tops, while
promotional mobiles hung over the center.
Employees also wore promolional-themed
T-shirts.
As an added feature, the first 1.000 children
to the theatre received Snow White
post cards. Additional pictures of the char
acters were also on sale.
'Dognaping'
Sells
To-Do
'Baskervilles'
Cieorge Pritehell let his campaign siraleg)
go to the dogs, and he came up with a
winning promotion for his engagement of
The Hmmd of the Baskervilles." Pritchetl.
manager of Ogden-Perr\'s Capri Cinema in
Jackson. Miss., hit upon an idea of a dognaping.
something he reasoned radio stations
would find appealing to tie in with
and also something to which the public
would enjoy responding.
Wcek-I.oiiB
Promotion
Working with sI.ilioiiN WJQS and WJMI.
Priiehelt announced th.it The Hoimd of
the Baskervilles." which was being housed
at the Capri, had been dognapcd. Clues
lo its whereabouts wore issued seven times
a day during the week-long promotion,
listeners, then, were given three opportunities
ihrtiughoul the day to call in their
si>lulion as til where the ilogii.iped hiMind
could be located. Everyone who called in
received a free pass for t«o to the theatre,
with the winning listener receiving a puppy—u
cross between a CJerman shepherd
and Labrador retriever.
I he promotion, which gave Prilchcit free
radio exposure four days prior to and three
ila\s duiing the engagement, was well received
In the public, station managers told
him. It was so popular, in fact, that listeners
were calling in at limes other than when
ihey should be with their ideas as lo where
ihc dog could be found.
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An interpretive analysis of lay end trodepress reviewt. Running time K% In porenthetes. The plus and minui
signs indicote degree of merit. Listings cover current reviews regutorly. (g) is tor CinemoScope; '^ Ponavision;
ff) Technirama; :§) Other Anomorphtc processes. Symbol VJ denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Aword; All
films ore in color except those indicoted by (b&w) for black & white. Motion Picture Ass'n (MPAA) ratings:
^ —Generol Audiences; PG—All ages admitted (parentol guidance suggested); [r]— Restricted, with
persons under 17 not admitted unless accomponied by parent or adult guordion; Qt— Persons under 17 not
admitted. Notional Catholic Office for Motion Pictures (NCOMP) rotings: Al — Unobjectionable for General
Patronoge; A2— Unobjectionable for Adults or Adolescents; A3—Unobjectionable for Adults; A4-—Morolly
Unobjectionable for Adults, with Reservations; B—Objectionable in Part for All; C—Condemned. Broodcasting
and Film Commission, Notional Council of Churches (BFC). For listings by compony, tee FEATURE
CHART.
l^EVIEW DIGEST
AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX
++ Very Good; + Good; — Fair; — Poor; = Very Poor. In the summary ff is rated 2 pluses, — as 2 minuses.
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4836 Aaron Loves Anoela
(98) D Col 1-12-76 [S
4S17 Abduction (100) Sus-D Venture 10-27-75
4830 Act of Aggression
(94) Ac-D Joseph Green 12-15-75 B
4832 Adventure of Sherlock
Holmes' Smarter Brother, The
(94) C-Ad 20th-Fox 12-22-75 PG B
4834 Adventures of the Wilderness Family,
The (100) Ad-D Pacific Int'l 1- 5-76 Bj
4799 Ali the Man/Ali the Fighter
(142) Doc CinAnwici 8- 4-75 O
4804 Anita, Swedish Nymohet
(87) Sex D Cambist 8-18-75

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4790 Jacqueline Susann's Once
Is Not Enough (121) Para 6-23-75
4788 Jaws (124) Ac-D Unhi 6-9-75
Johnny in the Valley of the Giants
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Funny Car Summer July 75
. . . . Doc. July 75
On the Line (90)
Threshold: The Blue Angels'
Experience (93) Sent 75
Tlie Meal (92) D.. Nov 75
l>lna Mrrrlll Ts'l B'tj
The Legend of Koo-Tan OD Jan 76
Wild Fury (90) OD-Ad Jan 76
Escaoe to the Sun (95) Fell 76
Laurence llnriey. Jack Hawkins
High Crime (98) Feb 76
Jampfl Whilmnrc. Fcmnndo Hev
Your Turn to Die (100) . 76
Stunts That Made the Movies
Famous Aor 76
AMERICAN FILMS,
LTD.
Panama Red (87) D May 75
The Day the Lord Got Busied
(81) D.. May 75
Stranoer at Home (95) D..
Everyday (83) C .
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JOSEPH BRENK4ER
Harry and the Hookers ..D Aug 75
The Girl in Room 2A .Sus. SeDt75
Kidnao of Mary Lou ..Sus. Sept 75
Tnmn'! Mlllan. Henry Sllv»
Lola (93) 0.. Oct 75
Rape Killer (82) D.. Oct 75
I.nrrv Itanlpls, IJornttiy Mnnre
Udy J (97) Ac. Rot 75
Cry of a Prostilute ...Ac No» 75
CAMBIST FILMS
Anita. Swedi'h Nymphtt ...June 75
llsa She Wolf of the SS
(95) Sfx Ho-D..June 75
Aroused (89) htw D
The Affair (91) C.
Relations (91) D
CINEMATION
The Challenge of Gmtness
(104) Doc,
The Unholy Convent (95) D
Straight On Till Morning
(95) D
Dec 75
Dec 75
Dec7S
TIs Pity (90) D Dec 75
Our Miss Fred (90)
Dec 75
Because of the Cats
(90)
Demons of the Mind
Ho.. Dec 75
(87) Ho.
Fear in the Night (94) Ho
Made (90) D
Un the Chastitv Pelt (90)
Oh! Calcutta! (108) .
C
Rill Mncv
Dec 75
Dec 75
Dec 75
Dec 75
Jan 76
The '•Iter of Your Arms
(102) D Jan 76
R'lf-er Kaver. Monlqtie Van rte Ven
CINEMA NATIONAL CORP.
The Secret (100) Melo June 75
CINEMAGIC PICTURES, INC.
Nurilh (90) M. Aug 75
Sassl K«hi-l. Vona Kll m
The Bull Buster Ac-Ad Oct 75
I'aiil Rmlth
CINEMA. VU
Kiss of the Tarantula
(83) HoD Oct 75
V.rir Mnv/in Rnranne Mnj
Edge nf the Devil ,. Ac-D Jun 76
Afler the Sun Goes
Down Ac-D. Aun 7r,
Comehack Through Hell Oct 76
CINEPIX
Return to Campus (90) C Ocl 75
CLARK FILM
The Chinrie Mack
Wu ( lilri
OOOl Ac Aug 75
COLISEUM FILMS, LTD
Virility (95) Se« C SepI 75
Tiirl IVrrci, A|[i.sllrii llrlll
Hercules In the Haunted World
(W) At-0 SeptTS
(|nM.,phfr l.rc, IIt, I'art
The Money (92) Sui C Sept 75
Rum Runner Ac-C Sept 75
llrliillt.- Il,irit..l I.lnii V.niiini
Demon Wilch Child .
Dec75
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Dtiperatt Moment! Dec 75
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Listed herewith, alphabetically by companies, are all of the feature pictures
1 IjUO iJljilTlUJj reviewed in BOXOFFICE from January 6 through December, 1975. This is
designed as a further convenience for Picture Guide users, the page numbers being the key to reviews kept
therein. Between quarters. Review Digest pages serve as a cumulative P. G. index for feature pictures.
Messiah of Evil
Miscellaneous
P.G. Page or
Rev. Date
(Int'l Cine Film) 4753
Monty Python and the Holy
Grail (Cinema 5) 4781
Naked Came the Stranger
(Catalyst Productions) ...Jun 23
Nana, Mom and Me
(New Day Films) Apr 14
Night of a Thousand Cats,
The (Trans-lntT Films) ....4810
Night They Robbed Big
Bertha's, The
(Scotia American) 4797
Order to Kill
(Joseph Green) 4749
Pain in the A—, A
(Corwin-Mohler) 4803
Paperback Hero
(Kumson Films) 4752
Pharaoh (Hollmark) 4821
Pippi Goes on Board
(G. G. Communications) ....4807
Poor Pretty Eddie
(Westamerica) 4775
Private Afternoons of
Pamela Monn, The
(Hudson Valley Films) ....Feb 24
Pursuit (Key Int'l) 4800
Return to Campus
(Cinepix) 48)9
Run, Rabbit, Run
(Horizon Films) 4802
Satan's Children
(Rex Hansen) 479)
P.G. Page or
Rev. Date
Senator Ukes Women, The
(Horizon Films) 4809
Seven Alone
(Doty-Dayton) 4818
Shoot It: Block, Shoot It: Blue
(Levitt-Pickman) 4747
Silence (Cinema Financial) ....4764
Slap in the Face
(Horizon Films) .4805
Something to Hide
(Hallmark) 4828
Sometime Sweet Susan (Variety
Films-Cineprobe) 4747
Soup Du Jour
(Anonymous Releasing
Triumvirote) Jun 23
Story of Joanna, The
(Blueberry Hill
Films) Nov 24
SuperVixens (Russ Meyer) ....4779
Swinging Barmaids
(Premiere Releasing) 4789
That'll Be the Day
(Mayfair Film Group) 4749
To Love, Perhaps to Die
(Finest Films) 4776
Touch and Go (Libra
Films) 4781
Win, Place or Steal
(Cinema Nat'l) 4814
Winterhawk (Howco Int'l) ....4807
Woman for All Men, A
(General Film) 4772
Wrong Damn Film, The
(Carson Davidson) 4771
DocumentaTy, Expeiimental Films
Artur Rubinstein: Love of
Life (New Yorker) May 12
Birds Do It, Bees Do It
(Col) Jan 20
Death and Devil
(Monument Films) Jan 6
Devil's Triangle, The
(Libert Films) Feb 3
Dreams and Nightmares
(New Yorker) May 26
Eadweard Muybridge,
Zooproxographer
(New Yorker) Oct 20
Elephants (Richard
Rogers) Oct 20
Family Portrait Sittings
(Alfred Guzzetti) Nov 10
F for Fake (Filmex) Oct 6
Film About o Woman Who . . .,
A (Yvonne Rainer) Jan 6
Guitar Picks and Roach Clips
(Sunshine Unlimited) ....Apr 14
Images of Asian Music
(Canyon Cinema
Cooperative) Oct 20
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
(October Films) Feb 17
Introduction to the Enemy
(Indochina Peace
Campaign) Feb 3
Man, a Womon and a Killer,
A (Richard R. Schmidt) ....Sep 1
Merry Pranksters, The
(Archive Institute) May 19
Methadone: An American Way
of Dealing (Methadone
Information Center) ...Dec IS
Mysteries From Beyond Earth
(CineVue, Inc.) Nov 24
New American Documentaries:
5 Portraits of Men
(New American
Documentaries) Jan 6
1970 (Scott Bartlett) Apr 28
North of the Sun
(American Cinema) Feb 17
Nothing By Chance
(R. C. Riddell) Mor 24
Outer Space Connection, The
(Sun Clossic) Apr 14
Pine Barrens (Castelli-
Sonnabend) Nov 10
Private Enterprise, A (British
Film Inst. Prod. Bd.) Jun 9
Pursuit (Castelli-
Sonnabend) Nov 10
Second Gun, The (American
Films, Ltd.) Mor 24
Space & Time
(Haxton/Hock) Dec 15
Susan: April to June
(Linda Jassim) Jun 9
Swamp (Castelli-
Sonnabend) Nov 10
Text of Light, The (New
York Filmmakers
Cooperative) Mar 24
Threshold: The Blue Angels'
Experience
(Ambassador) Sep 1
Tooth of Crime (Kobland-
McCarthy Films) Oct 6
Voice in the Fingers, The
(Shermon Films) Dee 15
See Page 6 for foreign films reviewed in 1975
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QUARTERLY
INDEX
TO
PICTURE GUIDE
REVIEWS
January
Through December 1975
Allied Artists
P.G. Page or
Rev. Date
P.G. Page or
Rev. Dote
Brief Vacotion, A 4756 Man Who Would Be
Conduct Unbecoming 4811 King, The 4832
Dragon Dies Hard, The 4786 Mitchell 4794
Story of 0, The 4825
American International
Bucktown 4798
Cooley High 4793
Cornbreod, Earl and Me 4777
Hennessy 4779
IS E^ Land That Time Forgot,
The 4762
Old Dracula 4820
Part 2 Walking Toll
(Cineroma) 4798
And Now My Love 4768
Diamonds 4817
Driver's Seat, The 4829
Farewell, My Lovely 4805
Four Deuces, The 4820
'Jock' Petersen 4823
Avco Embassy
Ten Little Indians 4777
Reincarnation of Peter Proud,
The (Cinerama) 4773
Return to Mocon County 4798
Sheba, Baby 4767
Six Pock Annie 4809
Sunday in the Country
(Cinerama) 4776
Wild McCullochs, The 4779
Wild Party, The 4773
Jury of One 4829
Man Friday 4825
Mr. Quilp 4821
Permission to Kill 483)
Psychic Killer 4823
Russian Roulette 4799
Boxofiice International
Camp for Swingers 4769 Massage Parlor Wife 4763
Fugitive Killer 4801 Tanya 4822
Teach Me Tonight 477)
Bryanston
Black Gestapo, The 4769 Dark Stcr 4804
Coonskin 4810 Devil's Rain, The 4794
Human Factor, The 4827
Apple Dumpling Gang,
The 4792
Best of Walt Disney's True-
Life Adventures, The 4817
Escape to Witch Mountain 4766
Buena Vista
Cinemation
opula
-ed t
Night God Screamed, The ...4826 Stovisky ..,
Cinerama
Port 2 Walking Tall (AlP) ... 4798
Reincarnation of Peter Proud,
The (AlP) 4773
One of Our Dinosaurs
Is Missing 4789
Strongest Man in the
World, The 4755
Sunday in the Country
.4758
(AlP) ..4776

Columbia
Warner Bros,
P.G. Page or
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P.G. Page or
Rev. Date
PG. Page or
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PG. Page or
Rev Date
Aloho, Bobby ond Rose 4772
Bite the Bullet 4782
Breakout 4780
Fortune, The 4786
Funny Lady 4766
Hord Times 4816
White Line Fever
Lies My Fother Told Me ...4818
Night Caller, The 4825
Shompoo 4759
Stardust 4756
Steptord Wives, The 4758
Tommy 4767
4800
Crown International
Best Friends 4771 Sister-in-Low, The 4769
Pick-Up 4788 Specialist, The 4774
Trip With the Teacher 4766
Dimension
Boss Nigger 4794 Dr. Minx 4796
Dolemite 4809 Not Now Darling 4759
Super Dude 4796
Group 1
Giant Spider Invasion, The .4826
K-tel
International
Pardon My Blooper Apr 14
New Line
Female Trouble 4759 Page of Madness, A Jul 14
Kamouroska 4793 Return of the Street
Lulu the Tool 4780 Fighter 4803
New World
Crazy Momo 4808 Romantic Englishwoman,
The 4829
Darktown Strutters 4813 Summer School Teachers 4804
Tidal Wave 4803
Death Roce 2000 4780 TNT Jackson 4767
Bug 4797
Day of the Locust, The 4778
Framed 4795
Jacqueline Susann's Once Is
Not Enough 4790
Mahogany 4820
Adventure of Sherlock Holmes'
Smarter Brother, The 4832
At Long Last Love 4764
Block Moon 4815
Capone 4776
Devil Is a Woman, The 4819
Down the Ancient Stairs 4819
Dragon Flies, The 4801
Brannigan 4765
Hcorts of the West
(MGMj 4814
Love and Dcoth 4790
Moonrunncrs 4751
Mr Ricco 4755
92 in the Shode 4808
One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest 4826
Passenger, The (MGM) 4774
Rancho Deluxe 4770
Report to the
Commissioner 4754
Return of the Pink Panther,
The 4785
Paramount
20th Century-Fox
United Artists
Universal
Mandingo 4782
Nashville 4787
Posse 4790
Sheilo Levinc is Dead and
Living in New York 4757
Three Days of the Condor ...4813
Four Musketeers, The 4768
French Connection II 4783
Nickel Ride, The 4753
Peeper 4822
Roce With the Devil 4796
Royol Flash 4812
Whitts 4815
WW and the Dixie
Dancekings 4770
Rollerball 4791
Rosebud 4770
Sharks' Treasure 4775
Silent Stronger, The
(MGM) 4785
Smile :..4781
Sunshine Boyi, The
(MGM) 4822
That's the Woy of the
World 4802
Undcrcovcri Hero 4806
Wilby Conspirocy, The 4793
Wind and the Lion, The
'MGM) 4784
Eigcr Sanction, The 4781 Jow^ 4788
Great Waldo Pepper, The 4762 OihiT Side of the Mountain,
Hindcnburg, The 4830 The 4763
Homo Erolicut 4777 Rooster Cogburn 4815
Janii 4761 Sidecar Racers 4797
Story of a Teenager 4813
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