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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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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 />
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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 />
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