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. . . Bob<br />

. . . Dennis<br />

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CHICAGO<br />

Congratulations to Ed Russell, American<br />

International Pictures publicist. Effective<br />

September 1 he will be headquartering<br />

in Los Angeles, from where he will be handling<br />

advertising and publicity<br />

for the Eastern<br />

and Midwestern sections of the country<br />

. . . '"The Man Who Fell to Earth," a new<br />

Cinema 5 film, opened at the near north<br />

Esquire with resounding business. Grosses<br />

could equal or even exceed those reported<br />

from the Cinema in New York—$70,000 in<br />

the first week.<br />

Haywood Mitchusson, general sales manager<br />

for Teitel Amusement Co., has been<br />

booking multiples in Chicagoland and Milwaukee<br />

area theatres of "Goodbye. Bruce<br />

Lee—His Last Game of Death" and "Revenge<br />

of the Cheerleaders."<br />

Princess Grace of Monaco arrived at the<br />

Ritz-Carlton Hotel to attend the first 20lh<br />

Century-Fox board meeting ever held in<br />

this city. She will be welcomed to the board<br />

as its newest member, according to reports.<br />

Other board members are listed as John<br />

Johnson, the publisher; Don Frey of Bell<br />

& Howell and former Chicagoan Gerald<br />

Trautman of Greyhound Bus. Gregory Peck,<br />

whose new film "The Omen" is a great<br />

boxoffice success, also will be here for the<br />

meeting.<br />

Al Lindsay of M&R Amusement left<br />

July 26 with his wife Gloria and daughter<br />

Cathy for a trip to historic Virginia via<br />

Washington, D.C. They will return by way<br />

of Niagara Falls, see some of eastern Canada<br />

and then return to the U.S. via Detroit.<br />

They will make a stop in Suffolk,<br />

Va., to see Don and Nancy Moreno. Don<br />

was at one time manager of a drive-in in<br />

East Gary, Ind.<br />

Reportedly, Allan Carr, who made the<br />

movie "Survive!", and Cluy Blair jr., author<br />

of the book, will be in town September 3,<br />

when the movie opens in 60 theatres in this<br />

area.<br />

Arthur Hill was in town in behalf of "Futureworld,"<br />

which opened in Chicagoland<br />

theatres July 2?>. The usually very active<br />

AIP has had some breathing time and, in<br />

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friends to picture<br />

was filmed in Arizona and stars Clint Eastwood.<br />

this time segment, division manager Vic<br />

Bernstein and publicist Ed Russell and Scheduled for August release locally are<br />

Sandi Justice are working on campaigns "That's Entertainment, Part 2" and AIP's<br />

for new product including "At the Earth's "Futureworld," as well as the Lee Marvin<br />

Core," "Special Delivery" and "A Small starrer, "The Great Scout and Cathouse<br />

Town in Texas."<br />

Thursday," also from AIP.<br />

The Film Center of the Art Institute Tom Bailey, former branch manager for<br />

completed its "Revolutionary Films/ Chicago<br />

MGM both here and in Kansas City until<br />

"76" series with two pictures called his retirement in 1969, and now a resident<br />

of Highland Beach, Fla., was in town with<br />

"the most thought-provoking films in the<br />

his lovely wife Ann Lee visiting with daughter<br />

festival," Swiss filmmaker Alain Tanner's<br />

"Charles-Dead or Alive" and "Underground,"<br />

Patty Wrob and her family. En roLite<br />

imquestionably a controversial to Kansas City, the Baileys there will visit<br />

documentary. Interviews with members of younger daughter Michelle and their many<br />

friends in our sister city. It was good visiting<br />

the radical Weather Underground group<br />

make up the "Underground" content. Also<br />

highlighted in the end-of-the festival program<br />

with Tom via telephone and getting up<br />

to date on many MGM staffers who now<br />

was Haskell Wexler's locally made are Florida residents. Burtus Bishop, former<br />

drama, "Medium Cool," based on events Midwest division manager, is a resident of<br />

at the 1968 Democratic convention.<br />

Fort Lauderdale: Herb Bennin, who came<br />

to the office here from the Chicago branch,<br />

The Greiver organization is now doing lives in Sarasota, while Art O'Toole, who<br />

the booking for the Ritz in Berwyn, owned followed the same route, makes his home<br />

by Burt Lansky and Bill Gelstman; the<br />

in Clearwater. Clarence Ritzier, former local<br />

Wheaton, and the Deerpath in Lake Forest<br />

office manager and brother of the late<br />

Rosterman, 20th-Fox booker, is<br />

vacationing in California.<br />

Frank Hensler, was branch manager in Kansas<br />

City and later division manager—and<br />

now resides near Art at Clearwater Beach.<br />

Patti Rohrs, daughter of John Rohrs,<br />

Tom Grady, former auditor, lives in Orange<br />

head of the 20th-Fox TV department, was<br />

Park. It would be great to have a reunion!<br />

married July 3. Patti has been filling in for<br />

The Baileys will be in town again prior to<br />

vacationing Fox staffers during the summer<br />

their return home and will visit with another<br />

Juravic of 20th-Fox TV has<br />

former branch manager, Jerry Banta, now<br />

been in California for a holiday.<br />

Thomas & Shipp representative, and his wife<br />

A new Columbia Pictures film, "Shadow Fran.<br />

the Hawk," is set for opening in Milwaukee<br />

The University City Library film Thurs-<br />

of<br />

theatres starting Friday (6), and in day (12) will be "The Adventures of Robin-<br />

Chicagoland area theatres beginning Friday<br />

son Crusoe." released in 1954, and Thursday<br />

(13) has been holding some<br />

(19) "Only Angels Have Wings," 1937<br />

advance exhibitor showings of "Harry and<br />

Walter Go to New York."<br />

movie starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur,<br />

will conclude the summer series with free<br />

screenings at 8 p.m.<br />

Aaron Shiesman's Allied Theatres Film<br />

Buying & Booking firm is handling the In a departure from his horror roles on<br />

booking for the Cascade Outdoor.<br />

the screen, Vincent Price will be appearing<br />

as Fagin in the Muny Opera's "Oliver!"<br />

opening Monday (9) and running through<br />

ST. LOUIS<br />

Sunday (15).<br />

Jerry Berger, Muny Opera publicity director<br />

who formerly was associated with<br />

Qde to Billy Joe" began a wide multiple<br />

July 28 and Loews' State is doing good MGM and 20th-Fox, is spotlighted in Esquire<br />

this month.<br />

business with the Fred Williamson starrer,<br />

"No Way Back." Former hometowner Barney<br />

Barnett has a role in "The Outlaw Josey<br />

Jeanine Wieczorek of the Avco Embassy<br />

staff vacationed in Las Vegas and managed<br />

Wales," current at the Esquire. Barnett's<br />

a few dollars to tide her over<br />

address is 6561 North Columbus Blvd., Tucson,<br />

to bring back<br />

on her return.<br />

Ariz. 85718, should well-wishing<br />

Michael Sarrazin and director-producer<br />

57 Years!<br />

Chuck Bail are participating in a six-city<br />

promotional tour for "The Gumball Rally."<br />

Experience- Excellence<br />

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