Boxoffice-December.20.1976

dan
COLOR
OPENING DECEMBER 22
300 THEATRES ACROSS THE
NITED STATES ANO CANADA.
tt I.
NATIOI^
20, 1976
CUNT
Starring
WALKER BURL IVES DIANE BAKER
•
LEE H. MONTGOMERY.„. ALAN YOUNG as Mr. Carson
Co-starring
Produced and Directed by Screenplay by Associate Producers
•
TAYLOR LACHER LYMAN D. DAYTON GREER, HAL HARRISON JR.
From the novel "BAKER'S HAWK" by JACK BICKHAM Music by LEX DE AZEVEDO
• BY DELUXE Tq GENERAL AUDIENCES"
A DOTY-DAYTON RELEASE
•
RICK THIRIOT, DAN GREER

THE NATIONAL FILM WEEKLY
Published In Nine Sectional Editions
BEN SHLYEN
Editor-in-Chief and Publisher
JESSE SHLYEN Managinj Editor
MORRIS SCHLOZMAN ...Business Mgr.
GARY KABRICK Equipment Editor
RALPH KAMINSKY ... .Western Editor
Publication Offices: S25 Van Brunt Blvd.
Kansas City, Mo. 64124. (816) 241-7777
Western Offices: 6425 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, Calif., 90028 (213) 465-
1186.
Eastern Offices: 1270 Sixth Avenue. Suite
2403, Rockefeller Center. New York. N.T.
10020. (212) 265-6370.
London Office: Anthony Gruncr. 1 Woodberry
Way. Finchley. N. 12. Telephone
Hillside 6733.
THE MODEasN THEATRE Section Is
Included in one Issue each month.
Albany: T L. Molsldes. 202 Homestead.
12206. Tele. (518) 438-7407.
Albuquerque: Chuck Mittlestadt. P.O. Box
8514, Station C 87108. Tele. 265-
6578. 265-1791.
Atlanta: Oenevieie Camp, 166 Lindbergh
Dilve, N.E, 30305.
Baltimore: Kate Savage, 3607 Springdale.
Boston: Ernest Warren, 1 Colgate Road,
Needham, Mass. 02192.
Buffalo: Edward P. Meade, 674 Main St.,
14202.
Charlotte: Blanche Carr, 912 E. Park Ave.
Chicago: Frances B. Clow. 175 North
Kenllworth, Oak Park, 111. 60302. Tele.
(312) 383-8343.
Cincinnati: Frances Hanford, 3433 Clifton
Ave. 45220. Telephone 221-8654.
Cleveland: lyOis Baumoel, 15700 Van
Aken, Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120.
Columbus: .lim Pearce, 230 Graceland
Blvd., 43214. Tele. (614) 885-2610.
Dallas: Mable Giilnan. 5927 Winton.
Denver: Bruce Marshall, 2881 S. Cherry
Way 80222.
Des Moines: .leanie Allen. 410 Fleming
BIdg. 60309. Tele. (515) 243-1724.
and Cindy Vlers. 4024 B. Maple,
50317. Tele. 266-9811.
Detroit: Vera PhUllps, 131 Elliot St.
West. Windsor, Ont. N9A 5Y8.
Hartford: Allen M. WIdem, 30 Pioneer
Drive, W. Hartford 06117, 232-3101.
Indianapolis: Robert V. Jones, 6385 N.
Park. 46220. Tele. (317) 253-1536.
Jacksonville: Robert Cornwall. 3233 College
St.. 32205. Tele. (904) 389-
5144.
Memphis: Earllne Bans. 3849 Maid Marian
Lane. 38111. (901) 452-4220.
Miami: Martha Liimmus, 622 N.E. 98 St.
Milwaukee: Wally L. Meyer, 13637 N.
Green Hay Rd., 52 West, Mequon. Wis.
53092. Tele. (414) 242-0643.
Minneapolis: Bill Diehl, St. Paul Dispatch,
63 E. 4th St.. St. Paul. Minn.
New Orleans: Mary Grecnbaum, 2303
Mende?, St. 70122.
Oklahoma City: Eddie L. Greggs, 1108
N.W. 37th St., 73118. Tele. (405)
528-2888.
Philadelphia: Maurle H. Orodcnker, 312
W. Park Tonne Place. 19130. Tele.
(215) 567-4748.
PIttsbursh: R F. Kllngensmlth. 616
.leanette. Wilklnsburg 15221. Telephone
(412) 241-2809.
Portland. Ore.: Robert Olds. 13640 SB
King Rd., 97236.
St. Louis: Fan R. Krause, 818A Longacre
Drive 63132. Tele. (314) 991-
4746.
Salt Lake City: Keith Perry, 264 E. 1st
South, 84111. Tele. (801) 328-1641.
San Antonio: Glad.vs Candy, 519 Cincinnati
Ave. 782-5833.
San Francisco: Kathleen MacKenzle, 172
Golden Gate Ave,. 94102. Telephone
(415) 776-3200.
Seattle: Stii Gnldm.an, Apt. 404, 101 N.
40th St.. 98103.
Tucson: Gib Clark, 433 N. Grande, Apt.
5. 85705.
Washington: Virginia R. Collier, 6112
Connecticut Ave.. N.W.. 20008. Tele.
(202) 362-0892.
IN CANADA
Caljary: Maxine McBean, Suite 205. 349
14th Ave., S.W., T2R 0M4.
Montreal: Tom Cleary, Association des
Proprletalres de Cinemas dti Quebec,
3720 Van Home, Suite 4-6, H3S 1Z7.
Ottawa: Abby Hagyard, 236 Cooper St..
Apt. 2. K2P 002. Tele. (613) 238-
3913.
Toronto: J. W. Agnew, 274 St. John's
Rd. M6P IVB.
Vancouver: Jimmy Davlc. 3245 W. 12,
veK 2R8.
Winnipeg: Robert Hucal, 500-232 Portage
Ave. n3C OBI.
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations
Published weekly, except one issue at
yearend, by Associated Publications, Inc..
825 Van Brunt Blvd.. Kansas City, Missouri
64124. Subscription rates: Sectional
Edition. $12.50 per year: foreign, $20.00.
National Executive Edition, $20.00, foreign,
$25.00. Single copy. 66c. Second
class postage paid at Kansaj! City. Mo.
DECEMBER 2 0,
Vol. 110
1976
No. 11
/he TuAe er ine m&it&n. riciMe ym/ud:A\
^eadon J
^
BEST
WISHES
Ljreetinad
FOR A MOST
JOYOUS YULETIDE
VA^«^«

*%^
DOTY-DAYTON FAMILY FIIMS
AND YOUR SHOWAAANSHIP
CAN iVAAKE IT HAPPEN!
DOTY-DAYTON'S
FIRST 10 DAYS
$1,151,4 • II
IN 536 OPENINGS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DOTY-DAYTON REPRESENTATIVE
National Office
Senior Vice President/Distribution
Mr. Bill Madden
4605 Lankershim Blvd. Suite 800
North Hollywood, California 91602
(213) 980 7202
Eastern
Mr. Weber Howell
9 Perimeter Place
Suite 900
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(404)4331333
Central
Mr John Roberts
3706 Broadway
Suite 228
Kansas City, Missouri 64 1 1
(816) 756-2646
Western
Mr Dennis Price
4605 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, California 91602
(213)980 7202

Film Ventures Goal Is to Release
Eight to Ten Features Next Year
By JOHN COCCHI
NEW YORK—Film Ventures International,
tlie independent company tliat made
histoi7 with such attractions as "Grizzly"
and "Beyond the Door." could repeat that
success with the forthcoming "Day of the
Animals." Edmond Cruea. who joined the
company in March as president and chief
operating officer, firmly believes in the new
film's potential and in the capabilities of
Edward Montoro, chairman of the board
and chief executive officer of FVI and
producer of "Animals."
Cruea, an industry veteran who spent 25
years with Allied Artists, five of them as
sales manager, points to Montoro as "a
marketing genius" who only has been in the
business six years. An 800-theatre opening
for "Grizzly," including 75 situations in
Canada, started a steadily growing business
blitz which has amounted to $5 million in
rentals to date. A May 1977 release is
planned for "Day of the Animals," with test
marketing beforehand.
Financed In-House
Based on an original idea by Montoro,
"Animals" was financed in-house on a
budget of $1,500,000. The science-fiction
script by William Norton revolves around
12 members of the Sierra Club and their
dealings with animals that have been affected
by the depleted ozone. The animals
organize and attack human beings. Directed
by William Girdler (who did "Abby" and
"Grizzly"), the film stars Leslie Nielsen,
Ruth Roman, Christopher George, Lynda
Day George and Michael Ansara and was
photographed in the mountains above Sonora,
Calif.
The Atlanta-based Montoro is freed from
the day-to-day business activities by Cruea's
constant commuting between Atlanta and
New York City. Montoro, devoting his time
to the production end, establishes policy
which Cruea carries out. The company has
banking connections in Atlanta and New
York and provides its own completion bond.
Film Ventures operates offices in Washington,
D. C, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles
and San Francisco, with subdistributors
elsewhere.
'A
Gambling Business'
"This is a gambling business and we want
to maximize our success while keeping expenses
down," Montoro observed. Cruea,
who says he has a "feel" for special pictures,
states that FVI "gives excitement."
Production offices have been opened in
Los Angeles for the purpose of making two
or three films a year. Acquisitions will account
for another two or three and co-productions
an equal number, for a yearly goal
of from eight to ten films in release. FVI
may put up end money for some productions.
Cruea says that the company has three
projects which should be in various stages
of production by the end of February.
"Bod Squad," a kung fu thriller about
girls is five sold into slavery, set for immediate
playdates. Next year's schedule will include
the Italian comedy "Midnight Pleasures,"
starring Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio
Gassman and Giancarlo Giannini, in January;
"UFOs—Secrets of the Gods," February;
"Convoy Buddy," another Italian comedy,
about the trucking business, March, and
the comedy-fantasy "Mr. Sycamore," starring
Jason Robards, Jean Simmons and
Sandy Dennis, April.
Around Memorial Day, some 300 to 350
prints of "Day of the Animals" will saturate
the country, accompanied by an advertising
campaign costing from $750,000 to $1 million.
Three types of smaller markets are to
be tested before the openings. As for TV and
cable sales, Cruea doesn't believe this affects
a film's initial release. With 50 per cent of
the films today coming from independents,
Cruea sees a good future with Film Ventures.
Warner Communications
Has Declared Dividend
NEW YORK—The board of directors of
Warner Communications, Inc., Tuesday (14)
declared the regular quarterly dividend of
15 cents per share on WCI common stock.
In addition, the board declared regular
quarterly dividends of $1.06'/i per share
on the Series B convertible preferred stock
and 31V4 cents on the Series D convertible
preferred stock.
All dividends are payable Feb. 15, 1977,
to shareholders of record at the close of
business on Jan. 14, 1977.
Albert Popwell on 11-City
Tour Plugging 'Enforcer'
NEW YORK— Albert Popwell, co-star in
"The Enforcer," Clint Eastwood's newest
film, is visiting 1 1 U.S. cities in behalf of
the Warner Bros, release.
Starring with Eastwood and Popwell in
the James Fargo-directed picture are Harry
Guardino, Bradford Dillman, John Mitchum,
DeVeren Bookwalter, John Crawford
and Tyne Daley.
PIONEER DIRECTORS—The Foundation ..I ili. Motion Picture
Pioneers held its annual board of directors meeting in Nen
York to coincide with the recent "Pioneer of the Year" dinner.
Attending the meeting were (seated 1. to r.) I.eo Jaffe, Roy White,
Salah Has.sanein, Eugene Picker, president James R. Velde, B. V.
Sturdivant and Martin H. Newman. Standing (1. to r.) are Fredric
Daiiz, John Rowley, P. Harvey Garland, Charles Reagan, Joseph
Seider, Sam Clark, Ben Marcus, Martin Quigley jr., Morton
Sunshine, Burton Robblns and Invited guest Nat Fellman. Velde,
senior vice-prcsid?nt and general sales manager of United Artists
Corp., was unanimously re-elected president, his second term, of
the Pioneers. Also re-elected officers for 1977 were Sturdivant,
i\.'ciiliu' \ite-presidcnt; Ciark, Picker, Martin Levine, Robbins
and Bernard Myerson, vice-presidents; Newman, treasurer, and
Robert H. Sunshine, secretary. White, Morton Sunshine, Seider,
Robbins, Reagan, Marcus and Garland were among the 17 new
directors elected. Others were: Leon Blender, Harry Buxbaum,
Leopold Friedman, Norman E. Gluck, Jerry Gruenberg, Peter
S. Myers, Henry G. Plltt, Rowley, Richard F. Walsh and Norman
Weitman. The directors were elected for a two-year term and
join Charles Alicoate, Clark, Sherrill C. Corwin, Danz, Hassanein,
Jaffe, Morris E. Lefko, Levine, Irving Ludwig, Harry Mandel,
H. H. Martin, Myerson, Newman, Picker, Quigley, Seider and
Sturdivant, who serve
for one more year.
BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976

Ballantine Publishes Ten
Books as Movie Tie-ins
HOLLYWOOD— Ballantine Books will
hit the bookstands this month with seven
paperbacks as a direct tie-in with six pictures
currently in
release and an anticipated
release and three other books directly related
to older films.
The inside story of the original "King
Kong" movie is related in "The Making of
King Kong," by Orville Goldner and
George Turner. The book covers the entire
film from the planning stage to casting and
the extraordinary range of special
effects.
"Ttie Annotated Dracula," by Bram Stoker
and Leonard Wolf, deals with the movie
versions spinning off the original and delves
deeply' into the story's folklore background.
It offers a guide to every scene in which
Dracula appears, and a selected filmography
from "Nosferatu" in 1922 to Paul Morrissey's
1974 "Dracula."
"Laurel and Hardy," by John McCabe
and Al Kilgore, is described as "the definitive
journey through the enchanted world
of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy." The 105
films the team made between 1926 and
1950 are discussed in chronological order.
Books on current productions are: "The
Seven-Per-Cent Solution," by Nicholas
Meyer (a Universal film); "The Pink Panther
Strikes Again," by Frank Waldman,
(United Artists): "Nickelodeon," by E. M.
Corder (Columbia); "Silver Streak," by Jim
Rogers (20th Century-Fox); "God Told Me
To," by C. K. Chandler (New World Pictures),
and "Star Wars," by George Lucas
for the $7 million-budgeted film which is
still in production.
Seventeen Magazine Cites
UA's 'Bound for Glory'
NEW YORK—"Bound for Glory," a Hal
Ashby film starring David Carradine as
Woody Guthrie, the legendary American
folk-singer, composer and author, has been
selected as "Movie of the Month" for January
by Seventeen Magazine.
Edwin Miller, the publication's entertainment
editor, calls "Bound for Glory" "an
impressive celebration of the human trip"
and praises Carradine's "striking performance."
The January issue will be on the
newsstands Thursday (30).
Presented by Robert F. Blumofe, "Bound
for Glory" co-stars Ronny Cox, Melinda
Dillon, Gail Strickland and Randy Quaid
and is released by United Artists.
General Cinema Declares
66th Quarterly Dividend
BOSTON—The board of directors of
General Cinema Corp. has declared a regular
quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents
a share, payable Jan. 25, 1977 to shareholders
of record Jan. 5, 1977.
General Cinema is the nation's largest
independent bottler of soft drinks (primarily
Pepsi-Cola, Dr Pepper and 7-Up) and the
world's largest exhibitor of motion pictures.
BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976
fj t
PIONEER PLAQUE — James R.
Velde, left, president of the Foundation
of the Motion Picture Pioneers, presents
a beautiful bronze plaque to Carl
L. Patrick, president of Fuqua Industries,
in honor of his being named
"Pioneer of the Year" for 1976. The
Pioneers dinner was held November
22 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York
City.
World Premiere Planned
For 'Day the Music Died'
BOSTON— Atlantic Releasing has announced
completion of post-production
work on "The Day the Music Died." Plans
for a February world premiere in New
York will be finalized with top rock and
political luminaries expressing an interest
attending.
"The Day the Music Died" is the story of
a 1960 rock festival that captures the flavor
of the latter part of the decade.
Murray the K and Mel Winker are featured
along with such music superstars as
Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Marvin Gaye,
Jim Morrison and the Doors, the Temptations,
Phil Ochs, Otis Redding. Gary Lewis
and the Playboys, Little Anthony and the
Imperials, Steppenwolf, Motmtain, Dionne
Warwick, Van Morrison. Jan & Dean, Herman's
Hermits, Dr. John & the Nite Trippers,
the Ronnettes, Johnny Rivers. Rhinocerous
and Elephants Memory.
I
NOTICE
BOXOFFICE
this iieek combines
its issues of
December 20 ami 27.
There will he no
BOXOFFICE
dated December 27.
The next issue
will be published
January 3, 1977.
MPAA Resolves to Limit
Inter-Company Screenings
WASHINGTON—To tighten the fiin:
industry's
print security measures the MPAA
has resolved to limit accommodation screenings
with a $5,000 fine being levied against
any offending company.
A copy of the resolution was sent to all
member companies by Jack Valenti, president
of the Motion Picture Ass'n of America.
It stated: "There will be no accommodation
screenings approved by any member
company, outside the confines of the home
office or the studio proper or the MPAA
headquarters, except to senior executives
of the member companies. Strict security
measures will be utilized in these inter-company
accommodations. Violations of this
resolution that are reported to the MPAA
will result in a $5,000 fine for the offending
company for each violation as determined
by the MPAA."
The letter stated the resolution had been
passed on "the urgent counsel of the Film
Security Office acting on firm recommendations
from the Department of Justice and
the FBI in order to fortify film security
procedures and to
increase the effectiveness
of individual company rules governing internal
studio print monitoring."
In a separate press release providing
background information on the problem,
Valenti noted that the FBI estimated the
film industry had lost over $75 million in
the last two years as a result of print piracy.
"The FBI and Department of Justice are
expending large sums of money and time
and manpower in the investigation and prosecution
of film pirates. Film companies must
tighten their own security measures so that
supervision over prints and their location
is heightened as much as is humanly and
technologically possible." Valenti declared.
Winners of Sales Drive
Announced by Columbia
BURBANK—The winners of the 1976
"Salute to David Begelman Sales Drive" at
Columbia Pictures have been announced by
Norman Levy, executive vice-president,
marketing.
The three cash awards in the division
category went to Harvey Harnick, Canada;
Herbert Martinez, Western division, ard to
Bernard Golden, Midwestern division.
The sales drive was divided into two
groups so that equal-sized branches would
be competing against each other. In Group
A, top prizes went to Wayne Case, San
Francisco; Sheila DeLoach, Dallas; Charles
Vaden. Detroit; Tom O'Brien. Boston, and
Jeff Lee, Los Angeles. In Group B. the big
winners were Sam Cloninger, Charlotte-
Memphis; William Wood, Minneapolis:
Joseph Shugrue, Denver-Salt Lake City, and
Frank Bruno, Seattle.
Dimension Schedules Two
HOLLYWOOD—Lawrence H.
Woolner.
president of Dimension Pictures, announced
the release of two new theatrical features
for April and May. The films are "Black
Velvet" and "Demon in Her Flesh."

VCI LIFE MEMBERSHIP—BeV Miller, center, presid;nt of Kansas Citybased
Mercury Film Co., receives a Variety Clubs International life membership
card from international ambassador Nat Nathanson. Glen W. Dickinson jr., chief
barker of Variety Club Tent 8, observes the presentation, which took place at
the Kansas City tent's Wednesday (8) membership luncheon. Money raised
through Variety's life membership program is used to aid children in parts of the
world where no Variety Club tent exists.
Milt Feinberg Retiring;
With NSS for 31 Years
NEW YORK— Milton Feinberg will retire
as senior vice-president and general
sales manager of Na-
Milton Feinberg
officer and director.
tional Screen Service
Corp.. effective Jan. I,
1^77. it was announced
by Burton E. Robbin^.
president of
NSS. A successor has
not been named.
Feinberg has served
National Screen Service
31 years as salesman,
branch manager,
general sales manager.
Said Robbins, "As a man of integrity,
vigor and accomplishment, he will not b:;
forgotten. He leaves with our gratitude and
best
wishes."
Federal Express May Buy
25 Aircraft From Canada
MEMPHl.S— Federal Express Corp. has
annoimccd an agreement subject to certain
conditions to purchase 25 Learstar 600 F
(CL600F) cargo aircraft from Canadair,
Ltd.
The aircraft, now imder development by
Canadair in Montreal, will be used to supplement
the Memphis-based all-cargo airline's
fleet of 32 Dassault Fanjet Falcon 20
aircraft.
Conditions of the agreement or its dollar
value were not annoimced by Federal Express,
which specializes the overnight
in
delivery of high priority shipments, inckding
numerous film
industry accounts.
The agreement will be completed in early
spring 1977 when all conditions are met.
The company now services 130 major
U.S. cities and 10.000 smaller communities
through 75 airports and averages more than
20,000 packages per night.
'Cuckoo's Nest' All-Time
Top Moneymaker for UA
NEW YORK.—-One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest" has become the biggest
grossing film in United Artists history with
worldwide receipts of $153,250,000, it was
announced by Eric Pleskow, president and
chief executive officer of United Artists.
Pleskow then reported that with a domestic
gross of $112,000,000 it also har.
become the seventh biggest moneymaking
motion picture ever released in the U.S.
and Canada.
The multiple Academy Award-winning
motion picture was produced by Saul Zaentz
and Michael Douglas.
Cougar Enters Into Talks
With Int'l Cinefilm Corp.
BALA CYNWYD, PA. — Lee Shrout,
president of Cougar Productions, announced
November 24 that the company has entered
into preliminary discussions with International
Cinefilm Corp. of New York City to
acquire national distribution rights to its
films. International Cinefilm has over 30
full-length feature films under contract.
Shrout said.
He declined, however, to comment further
regarding the negotiations.
Cougar is an international distributor of
feature motion pictures and has representation
in all major U.S. film exchange areas
Pro Ini'l Plans Five
Feature Productions
HOLLYWOOD— Pro International will
add to the 1 1 films it has in release by
starling the new year with four new movies
already booked in theatres and with five
more scheduled to begin production within
the first six months of 1977.
William B. Silberkleit, board chairman,
said two of the new films were made by
thj company and the other two are foreign
product picked up for distribution.
Silberkleit and Peer J. Oppenheimer were
executive producers on "Emma Mae," the
story of a black girl transplanted from a
rural to big-city environment, slated to open
January 21 in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston
and Dallas and shortly afterwards throughout
the country. Pro International's "Young
Lady Chatterly," an Alan Roberts film, is
set for early February release.
Top Grosser in Paris
The two foreign entries are "Les Galettes
de Pont-Aven," said to be one of the five
top grossing films in Paris, and "Ding
Dong," a sex comedy filmed in Bangkok.
"Emma Mae" was produced and directed
by Jamaa Fanaka and stars Jerri Hayes as
the girl who comes from the South to the
inner city of Los Angeles. Also featured
are Ernest Williams III, Ten Taylor, Al
Cowart, Synthia James, Charles D. Brooks
and Leopoldo Mandeville.
"Young Lady Chatterly" is set in modem
England and tells the story of a young woman
who inherits the estate of the Chatterly
family made famous in the novel by D. H.
Lawrence. David Winters and Alan Roberts
produced and Roberts directed the screenplay
of Steve Michaels.
The French film stars Jean-Pierre Marielle.
Jeanne Goupil. Dolores MacDonough
and Romain Bouteille in a story about
a salesman who decides to become a painter
and finds a new love and a new life in a
small town. "Ding Dong" is a story about
the misadventures of three girls in a Far
Eastern bathhouse and was directed by Siggi
Gotz.
January Start
Slated
First on the production schedule in "77
will be "Hughes and Harlow, Angels in
Hell," set to start January 24, according to
Murray Kaplan, company president. The
project is a Pro International-Tommy J. production
and will deal with the year in which
Hughes and Harlow made "Hell's Angels."
Larry Buchanan and Lynn Shubert wrote
the script and Buchanan will produce and
direct.
Two other projects are set for early and
midyear starts, Kaplan said. They are "Murder
Is Forever," based on his original story,
with a screenplay by Bill Ballenger, and
"Cruise to Oblivion." by Peer Oppenheimer.
and planned as a co-production with Boseidon
Films.
Silberkleit said the company plans at least
two other major features for the new year,
with one to be co-produced with filmmakers
in Europe.
DOXOFFICE ;: December 20. 1976

I
CLINt EASTWOOD IS DIRntf
^'iS*^^
BLASTING OFF m
Backed by over $1,000,000 TV and Radio BNudii
NOW A WARNE

I
\
I t3\/ER650 THEATRES
,dJoBlicluding NFL playoff games on NBC and CBS
\X3\ "ESTRICTEDUnde. 17 requires (fffiS^
accompanyng Parenror Adull Guardian '^'^
J^l

John G. Avildsen Describes
As a Classic 'Copra-Type
By RALPH KAMINSKY
HOLLYWOOD—John G. Avildsen. director
of United Artists' "Rocky," says he
found the experience "very satisfying and
somewhat surprising" when preview audiences
stood up and cheered his picture and
began predicting long before the feature
opened in New York that it would be a
leading contender for Academy Award nominations.
But. contemplating the predictions
of future glory and the anticipation that
"Rocky" could be "the sleeper of the year."
Avildsen said. "It's still hard to get used
to the feeling."
He knew he had the basics for a good
picture when he first read the script. Avildsen
acknowledged.
"I said, 'let's do it.' I opted for it right
after reading it." he commented. "I realized
it was a classic Frank Capra-type story.
'Rocky' has a big boxing sequence but boxing
is just about the dumbest thing in the
world—and I saw this as a sensitive story
about a man who is not exa:tly what you
would call a winner."
The script by Sylvester Stallone also captured
the minds of producers Robert Chartoff
and Irwin Winkler, who mortgaged their
homes to put up cash as a completion bond,
risking personal loss if Avildsen went over
budget.
Even before the pictine opened to the
had become a well-publicized story
public, it
how Stallone, an actor whose career had
gone nowhere, wrote the script with the
hope that he could play the lead role.
"He was a starving actor who was going
from the unknown to oblivion." Avildsen
observed.
But when United Artists offered him a
substantial sum for the script—but indicated
Rocky'
Picture
they wanted a "name" star in the lead. Stallone
held out for the acting job, even if
it meant a sizable cut in his script fee. UA
finally went along with the young actor and
approved a $1 million budget for the project.
With the production. Avildsen added to
his existing reputation for bringing in films
under budget. He spent only $960,000 on
the picture. Previously he had made the
well-received "Joe"; "Save the Tiger." which
won Jack Lemmon an Academy Award;
"Cry Uncle," and "W. W. and the Dixie
Dancekings." with Burt Reynolds.
Working with an actor who had written
his own script proved to be a happy collaboration.
Avildsen stated. "We were able
to shape the story, to bring out things just
because the actor and the writer were there
on the scene in one person who understood
what a scene needed. We were able to
bounce ideas off each other. And Stallone
showed himself to have a deep sensitivity
for
the part he was playing."
Stallone worked three months on the final,
climactic fight scene in which Rocky fights
Carl Weathers for the world heavyweight
championship. He and Weathers choreographed
every blow and. finally, to make
sure it worked, Stallone took Avildsen's advice
and wrote out each move and each
punch, with the result that the fight probably
will be regarded as one of the most
authentic boxing matches ever filmed.
Avildsen is quick to admit that Frank
Capra is his hero and he is "very gratified"
that people are comparing "Rocky" to Capra's
films. "Rocky" is a film in which a
common man finally triumphs over the universal
human experiences in life— imhappiness.
fear, loneliness and love— projecting
a keen sense of personal values.
Diehl Commends Meany's
Protest of CPB Project
NEW YORK—The recent decision by
Henry Loomis, chairman of the Corp. for
Public Broadcasting, to fund an all-British
production of 36 Shakespearean plays, has
been protested vigorously by George Meany.
AFL-CIO president.
Walter F. Diehl. president of the In;crnational
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
and Moving Picture Machine Operators,
commended Meany's stand in a recent
letter.
"We (lA members) take great pride in the
artistic craftsmanship of our members, who
are among the best in the world. Unfortunately
many of our members have been
faced with severe unemployment due to
the
lack of work in their chosen field. Therefore,
the lATSE agrees with your position
and we strongly object to any organization
which is funded by the government using
taxpayer dollars to create jobs in other
countries when severe unemployment exists
in the U.S.." the letter stated.
'Logan's Run' Wins Top
Golden Scroll Award
HOLLYWOOD—MGM's "Logan's Run"
has been named winner of a Golden Scroll
Award as the year's best science-fiction film
in the annual Academy of Science-Fiction
Fantasy and Horror Films competition.
Gregory Peck, star of "The Omen," and
David Bowie, "The Man Who Fell to
Earth," received best actor honors.
Blythe Danner was named best actress for
her role in American International's "Futureworld."
Best supfwrting actress award
went to Bette Davis for "Burnt Offerings"
and the best supporting actor award went to
Jay Robinson for his role as Count Dracula
in "Train Ride to Hollywood."
Other winning movies were "The Holes,"
best fantasy film and "Burnt Offerings," best
horror film.
The awards will be presented Saturday.
January 15. at the Directors Guild.
ATTENTION EXHIBITORS
The deadline for submitting
"CAR WASH"
promotional campaigns to
your local Universal branch is
JANUARY 24
3 brand new fully equipped 1977
cars are waiting for the winners
Kathryn McKee Appointed
EEO Chief at 20th-Fox
NEW YORK.—Kathryn D. McKee has
been named equal employment opportimity
director for Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp.. it was announced by Dennis C. Stanfill,
chairman of the board and chief executive
officer. McKee, who in this capacity
reports to Stanfill, will be responsible for
implementing a comprehensive affirmative
action and equal employment opportunity
program throughout the company.
McKee joined 20th-Fox in August 1975
as manager of compensation. She will retain
responsibility for compensation matters,
reporting to Charles F. Weiss, corporate
director of personnel.
'Zebra Force' R Sustained
NEW YORK—The Code and Rating Appeals
Board, after a hearing Tuesday (7),
has sustained the R rating given to the film
"Zebra Force" (Entertainment Int'l).
BOXOFTICE :: December 20. 1976

Doty-Dayton Agrees
To Join Raymar Books
HOLLYWOOD—Stuart H. Woodruff,
board chairman of Raymar Book Corp. and
Lyman Dayton, president of Doty-Dayton
Productions. Wednesday (8) jointly announced
an agreement with the shareholders
of Doty-Dayton Productions under which
Raymar will acquire the stock of the production
company and film distributor in an
exchange of shares.
The agreement contemplates, among
other things, that Raymar will exchange
950,000 shares of its common capital stock
for all of Doty-Dayton's shares. After the
exchange the total shares of Raymar common
capital stock issued and outstanding
will be 1.228.000 shares, of which Doty-
Dayton will hold 950.000 shares.
Doty-Dayton of North Hollywood is a
privately held producer and distributor of
several family-rated films including "Where
the Red Fern Grows." "Seven Alone."
"Against a Crooked Sky" (currently in distribution).
"Pony Express Rider" and "Baker's
Hawk." to be released Wednesday (22).
Raymar of Monrovia, Calif., recently
its sold wholesale book division to Ingram
Book Co. but continues to operate its wholly
owned publication subsidiary. Ward Ritchie
Press.
Woodruff also announced that upon completion
of the transaction Francis Howell
would resign as Raymar president. Woodruff
will remain as president of Ward
Ritchie Press. It is contemplated that Lyman
Dayton will resume the presidency of Raymar
as well as retain the presidency of
Doty-Dayton Productions.
Dimension Forms Arm
For TV Production
HOLLYWOOD—A TV production
subsidiary
of Dimension Pictures has been set
up and will specialize in science-fiction, exploitation
pictures and occult presentations.
Dimension president Lawrence H. Woolner
announced. Sidney Balkin. former vicepresident
in charge of TV for Brut Productions,
will be the president of the TV arm
of the four-year-old independent theatrical
film production company, which will be
called Dimension Pictures TV.
"Our TV thrust will be solely in the di-
has 15 projects readied for production.
Woolner said that two theatrical projects
already scheduled are "First Double Ace
on the Freeway," which is a $1 million
production to be filmed in Canada by Ambassador
Films that will begin in March.
and "Black Velvet." scripted by Allan Dean
Foster and produced by Victorio Annibaldi
of Gala Films in Rome.
Filming Is
Completed on 'Wishbone
In a suspenseful scene from "Wishbone Cutter," a Howco International Pictures
release, are. left to rigiit. Ted Neely. Joe Don Baker. Sondra Locke and Joy
Houck jr.
NEW ORLEANS—Earl Smith, producerdirector
of "Wishbone Cutter." a Fair Winds
production, advises that principal photography
has been completed and post-production
started on the film in Hollywood.
"Wishbone Cutter" is based on an Indian
legend. Joe Don Baker of "Walking
Tall" fame plays the title role, an Arkansas
Confederate cavalry officer who loses his
money and his wife in the passion of defeat.
Also in the cast are Joy Houck jr.. who
plays a Cherokee-Irish Army scout; Ted
Neeley. star of "Jesus Christ Superstar." as
Other projects on Dimension's 1977-78
agenda are "Mason Dixon Line." "Charm
School." "Doomsday." "The Screaming
Monster," "Foxy Mama," "Little Hood and
Robin John," "Time Warp," "In the Year
3000." "Reincarnation," "Kinfolk," "The
Black Farmer." "Barracuda." "The Seance."
"Where Are Your Parents Tonight?" and
"Black the Ripper."
Columbia to Distribute
2 Major ITC Movies
NEW YORK—David Begelman. president
of Columbia Pictures, and Sir Lew
Grade, chairman of the board of ITC Enter-
rection of telefeatures at this time—not
tainment, have concluded an agreement
series," Balkin said.
whereby Columbia will distribute two major
Woolner said that one reason Dimension ITC motion pictures. "The Eagle Has
has become involved in TV is because of Landed" and "March or Die," in the U.S.
"the lack of cooperation from theatre exhibitors
in a shrinking film market."
(8).
and Canada, it was announced Wednesday
Despite this "unfortunate circumstance." "The Eagle Has Landed," which is scheduled
for release in March 1977, stars Mi-
Woolner said the company plans a record
total budget of $12 to $15 million for theatrical
products in 1977-78 and currently Duvall and Jean Marsh. Based on the bestchael
Caine, Donald Sutherland. Robert
selling novel by Jack Higgins, the motion
picture is a suspense drama drawn from
World War II and it was directed by John
Sturges and produced by Jack Weiner and
David Niven jr.
"March or Die," which stars Gene Hackman,
Terence Hill, Catherine Deneuve and
Max Von Sydow. is being directed by Dick
Richards on location in North Africa.
a young geology teacher; Slim Pickens as
an old trapper, and Sondra Locke, former
Academy Award nominee, who plays a
bewildered girl who accompanies the men
up a wild river in search of a cache of
diamonds.
The high-tension suspense is played
against a backdrop of fall colors in the
Ozark Mountains and the wild beauty of the
Buffalo River.
"Wishbone Cutter" is being released by
Howco International Pictures and will be
available for Easter release.
National Distributors Are
Announced by Coliseum
NEW YORK—Coliseum Films has announced
the realignment of its subdistributors
to handle its product nationally.
Newly appointed are: Clark Film Releasing
for the Jacksonville and Atlanta exchanges;
Myco Films. Cincinnati and Indianapolis;
Eric Distributing Co.. Dallas and
New Orleans; Marvin Films. Albany and
Buffalo; Wheeler Film Co.. Pittsburgh and
Washington. D. C; Marcus Film Distributing
Co.. St. Louis. Kansas City, Des Moines
and Omaha; Viking Films. Minneapolis, and
Selected Pictures. Cleveland.
Ellman Film Enterprises will continue to
handle the Los Angeles. San Francisco. Seattle.
Portland. Denver and Salt Lake City
exchanges, while Apache Films will continue
to handle the Chicago. Milwaukee and
Detroit exchanaes.
Universal Signs Bob Neill
In New Talent Program
NEW YORK—Bob Neill. a Texas-born
stage actor, has been signed by Universal
Pictures to an exclusive-term contract in
the company's new talent development program,
headed by Monique James and
Eleanor Kilgallen.
Neill has appeared in such films as "The
Phantom of the Paradise," "Logan's Run"
and "Drive-In."
December 20, 1976 11

Fogelson, Ganis to Helm
Ad-Pub at Warner Bros.
BURBANK—Andrew Fogelson has been
appointed Warner Bros." executive vice-president
in cliarge of worldwide advertising and
Andrew Fogelson
Sidney Ganis
putolicity, it was announced Monday (13)
by Ted Ashley, Warner Bros, chairman of
the board, and Frank Wells, president.
Fogelson one year ago assumed responsibility
for Columbia Pictures" advertisingpublicity
department under an arrangement
which ends March 1, 1977. His new duties
for Warner Bros, begin on that date.
Concurrently, Fogelson announced the
promotion of Sidney Ganis to vice-president/worldwide
advertising and publicity.
Ganis, who for the past four years has
served as director of advertising at Warner
Bros., will be responsible for the day-to-day
activities of the department and will report
directly
to Fogelson.
Preopening Radio Spots
Promote 'The Enforcer'
BURBANK—Two major radio promotions
have been arranged by Warner Bros,
for "The Enforcer," the new Clint Eastwood
picture scheduled to open a multiple
engagement in Los Angeles beginning
Wednesday (22).
KMET, Metromedia's FM station, held
a week-long on-air promotion, involving
42 spots winding up with two special screenings
for 130 winners. Thirty spots were to
be carried by KIIS in its five-day promotion,
starting Monday (20), with winners
receiving passes to screenings at the Pantages
and Mann's Westwood theatres.
"The Enforcer," latest adventure in the
drama of Dirty Harry, was directed by
James Fargo and produced by Robert Daley.
The screenplay is by Stirling Silliphant and
Dean Reisner from a story by Gail Morgan
Hickman and S.W. Schurr. based on characters
created by Harry M. and Julia Fink.
A. D. Matalon to Handle
Fox Product in Israel
HOLLYWOOD—Twentieth
Century-Fox
product in Israel will be handled by A.D.
Matalon & Co., effective immediately, according
to Emile Buyse, president of 20lh
Century-Fox International. The firm is
based in Tel Aviv.
Twentieth-Fox product previously was
handled through a joint distribution organization
with Warner Bros., an operation
which was closed November 30,
No-Smoking Regulation
Is
Announced by GCC
Boston — General Cinema Corp.
announced Wednesday (15), as the circuit
was presented a special award by
the American Lung Ass'n, that it was
placing a no-smoking regulation in
effect immediately in its 650 theatres.
The action will affect operations in
39 states, according to Seymour Evans,
vice-president of GCC.
The move came, Evans said, in response
to increasing demand "to protect
nonsmokers."
GCC will continue to allow smoking
in theatre lobbies and lounge areas
where local regulations permit but
moviegoers no longer will have the
privilege of puffing and viewing simultaneously
in auditoriums.
Motion Picture Pioneers
Add Over 450 Members
NEW YORK—The Foundation of the
Motion Picture Pioneers added over 450
new members to its roster during the "Salute
to Jim Velde" membership drive, it was
announced by B. V. Sturdivant, executive
vice-president and national membership
chairman. The drive ran from last year's
dinner honoring Card Walker to this year's
affair at the Waldorf Astoria in honor of
Carl L. Patrick.
Sturdivant credited the efforts of three
men for bringing in almost 50 per cent of
the total new enrollments. Arthur Reiman
was instrumental in signing up nearly 175
members; Roy White signed 32, and Irving
Ludwig recruited 22.
The membership was at the highest point
in its history as the organization concluded
its 38th year, totaling more than 2,800
members. This figure is two and one-half
times that of the comparable period in 1973.
Applications for membership may be obtained
directly from the office of B. V.
Sturdivant, P.O. Box 1871, Yuma, Ariz.
85364.
'Godzilla' Film Scoring
With Its Bionic Theme
NEW YORK—Mel Maron. executive
vice-president of Cinema Shares International
Distribution Corp., announced that in the
first five days of the U.S. premiere engagement
of "Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster"
in the Charlotte territory the film has reported
a $193,266 gross. This amount, with
figures not yet in for the remaining two days
of the week and holdovers in at least 15
of the 53 situations, according to Maron,
already exceeds the total record-breaking
boxoffice achieved in Charlotte in June
1976 by Cinema Shares' earlier "Godzilla
vs. Megalon."
Produced on a $4 million budget, "Godzilla
vs. the Bionic Monster" is the first film
to introduce the bionic theme to the big
screen.
NATO Again Tries to Void
Outside Switchboard Rule
SAN DIEGO—NATO has made another
effort to void the 60-year-old ruling requiring
outside-the-booth installation of electrical
switchboards.
The proposal was presented by Al Boudouris,
chairman of the NATO technical
advisory committee, who represented exhibitors
at the National Electrical Code Committee,
Panel 15, meeting here Tuesday
through Thursday (14-16). Panel 15 is responsible
for defining electrical safety requirements
in motion picture booths and
studios.
The rule originated in the days when film
was made from a highly flammable substance
and the switches on the boards were
exposed copper, which could produce a
spark when turned on or off. For that reason
it was required that electrical switchboards
in theatres be installed outside of
the
projection booth.
For the last 20 years film has been made
from a nonflammable compound and
switches are protected with plastic enclosures.
But the outdated rule still exists.
Boudouris conceded that most theatre construction
ignores the rule and the main
reason for wanting it modified is to save
exhibitors from the red tape involved in
getting
exemptions from the state.
In the past few years several attempts
have been made to nullify the rule but the
code committee has resisted the change.
Elliott Abrams Appointed
Viacom Enterprises V-P
NEW YORK— Elliott Abrams has been
named a vice-president of Viacom Enterprises,
a division of Viacom International.
Inc., it was annoimced by Willard Block,
vice-president and general manager of Viacom
Enterprises. Abrams, a film syndication
executive with two decades of experience,
will be responsible for the acquisition and
marketing plans of features for worldwide
TV distribution. Acquisitions will include
features produced for theatrical release as
well as for video.
Before joining Viacom, Abrams was vicepresident
in charge of the TV division for
the Walter Reade Organization. He had
been associated with WRO 19 years and
has been active in many industry groups and
organizations.
Epic Records Releases
Single of 'Rocky' Song
HOLLYWOOD— Epic Records has released
a single disc of "You Take My Heart
Away," performed by Laura Green, one of
the songs by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol
Conners and Ayn Robbins in the United
Artists release "Rocky."
UA Records last month issued the
"Rocky" soundtrack album, which was followed
by a single by Ferrante and Teicher
of "Gonna Fly Now" (Theme From Rocky)
and -You Take Mv Heart Awav.""
12
BOXOFFICE Deccmbor 20, 1976

CPI Announces Agreement
To Buy D. Gottlieb & Co.
NEW YORK—Alan J. Hirschfield, president
of Columbia Pictures Industries, Monday
(6) announced CPI had entered into an
agreement to acquire all of the outstanding
stock of privately held D. Gottlieb & Co.
Gottlieb pioneered the development of nongambling
coin-operated pinball machines
50 years ago and today is the world's largest
manufacturer of such amusement devices.
Hirschfield noted that this acquisition
presents an opportunity to explore entry into
rapidly expanding home entertainment markets
in addition to Columbia's moving into
a growing worldwide amusement market
that complements its film. TV, record and
commercial activities.
Terms call for Columbia to purchase
Gottlieb's common stock for $47 million, of
which $6 million will be paid on closing.
$24 million Jan. 3, 1977, and the balance
payable in installments during calendar years
1977 through 1982, subject to deferral in
certain events. In addition, the common
stockholders of Gottlieb will receive options
to purchase an aggregate of 400,000 shares
of Columbia common stock at $10 per
share, subject to reduction of the option
price based on a formula should the market
price of Columbia common stock exceed
$10. Columbia also has agreed to purchase
all outstanding Gottlieb preferred stock for
$3.3 million on a deferred payment basis
effective no earlier than 1980.
The transaction, which has been approved
by Columbia's board of directors, is subject
to, among other conditions, consent of
Columbia's lending institutions from whom
Columbia will reborrow approximately $22
million with regard to this transaction. This
represents approximately the amount received
by Columbia from the sale of its
music publishing business.
Hirschfield estimated that for the 12
months ending Friday (31), D. Gottlieb &
Co. will report consolidated net income before
taxes of more than $11.5 million and
that at closing the consolidated net worth
and working capital of Gottlieb should approximate
$24 million and $17 million, respectively.
Brut and Rizzoli in Pact
For Latin American Sales
NEW YORK—George Barrie, president
of Brut Productions, and Haim Eshel, executive
vice-president, international sales, announced
that Rizzoli Films in New York
will be sales representative for Latin America
and the Caribbean. Rizzoli Films is
headed by Ralph Alexander. A veteran in
the film industry, he has held executive
positions with Universal. 20th Century-Fox
and Avco Embassy.
Alexander, who will report to Eshel, is
leaving for Latin America and will handle
the release and sales of Brut's "I Will, I
Will . . . For Now," "Thieves," "Apache
Massacre," "Hedda," "Sweet Hostage," the
recently completed "Nasty Habits," starring
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976
Glenda Jackson, Melina Mercouri, Geraldinc
Page and Sandy Dennis, and Brut's
upcoming films, "Vicky," starring Faye
Dimaway, and "Fingers," starring Harvev
Keitel.
The agreement with Alexander and Rizzoli
is in conjunction with Brut's new expansion
program.
20th-Fox's Wm. Lampros
Will Retire in January
LOS ANGELES—William Lampros, assistant
managing director for 20th Century-
Fox in England, will retire from the film
company effective Jan. 14. 1977, it has been
reported by Emile Buyse, president of Fox
International.
Opting for an early retirement, Lampros
will leave the company exactly 31 years
to the day that he began, having joined Fox
Jan. 14, 1946, as assistant managing director
for the India territory, then later as manager
in Singapore. In the ensuing years, he has
held various positions including supervisor
of the Near and Middle East, European coordinator
and. prior to that, managing director
of India and Greece.
In making the announcement, Buyse
stated: "All of us at Fox will miss Bill Lampros
greatly. His vast knowledge and his
ability to accomplish things with a smile
resulted in his being held in great affection
by his associates."
Lampros is expected to return to the U.S.
at the end of January 1977.
Shonfeld Named to Sales
Coordinator Post at WB
BURBANK—Phil Shonfeld has been appointed
to the newly created post of coordinator
of field sales activities for Warner
Bros., it was announced by Terry Semel,
vice-president and general sales manager.
Shonfeld, whose appointment is effective
immediately, will supervise the company's
playdate and contract departments
and will assist Larry Leshansky, vice-president
for sales administration, and Semel in
coordinating branch operations of the film
distribution organization. He will make
his headquarters in the Warner Bros, head
office at the Burbank studio.
Shonfeld has had extensive sales experience
with Universal Pictures. National General,
Buena Vista and, most recently. Cine
Artists Pictures, for which he served as
Western regional sales manager.
Paramount, Viacom Sign
Feature Film Pact
NEW YORK—Paramount and Viacom's
Showtime have signed a licensing agreement
for major feature films, it was announced
by Jeffrey Reiss, vice-president of the Viacom
premium TV entertainment service.
Included in the agreement for cable TV
were: "Three Days of the Condor," "Murder
on the Orient Express," "Jacqueline Susann's
Once Is Not Enough," "The Little
Prince," "Nashville," "Mahogany" and "The
Hustler."
Wasserman, Hearst Named
To Eye Research Posts
NEW YORK—Lew R. Wasserman.
chairman of the board and chief executiveofficer
of MCA. Inc., has been elected pres-
Lew R.
\\:isscrn.;m
ident of Research lo Prevenl Bluidness, it
was announced here by Dr. Jules Stein,
chairman and founder of RPB, the nation's
leading voluntary organization in support of
eye research.
William Randolph Hearst jr., editor-inchief
of the Hearst Newspapers, has been
elected RPB treasurer. Dr. Stein said.
Wasserman is one of the original principals
in
the establishment of RPB, serving as
vice-president since its founding in 1960 by
Dr. Stein. He organized RPB's first appeal
for financial support, raising more than $1
million for eye research in honor of Dr.
Stein's 65th birthday in 1961.
Hearst joined RPB in 1974 as a member
of the board of trustees. Both of the newly
elected officers have made major philanthropic
contributions to RPB programs that
have channeled more than $30 million dollars
into vision research at some 50 medical
institutions across the nation. They will
serve without salary, as do all RPB trustees.
Wasserman fills the position left vacant
by the death of James S. Adams. Hearst
succeeds William C. Conner, who remains
as a trustee of the foundation.
Research to Prevent Blindness was founded
by Dr. Stein in 1960 to lead a nationwide
scientific attack on blinding diseases. In
addition to its grants to advance the diagnosis,
treatment and prevention of eye diseases,
it has sponsored the construction of
modern eye centers from coast to coast,
more than tripling the amount of eye research
laboratory space in the U.S.
'Network' Opening Grosses
Soaring in NYC and LA
NEW YORK—MGM's "Network" by
Paddy Chayefsky has soared to a $306,381
total gross in three theatres in New York
and Los Angeles, where it has been playing
for a period of 15 to 22 days, it was announced
by James R. 'Velde. senior vicepresident
of United Artists.

S-A-R- Registrations Top
Number Recorded in 76
KANSAS CITY—Early registrations for
Show-A-Rama 20 top all previous years'
response, according to Chiic Barnes, executive
secretary. United Motion Picture Ass'n.
"We have received more early registrations
for Show-A-Rama 20 than in any
previous year. Early registrations even top
1976, which was a pacesetting year in
S-A-R"s history," he disclosed.
One inducement for early commitment is
a graduated registration fee—$50 until
January 15, then $60 until March 1. After
March 1, registrations are $70. Show-A-
Rama registration includes all meals, seminars,
screenings and social functions during
the convention.
Show-A-Rama 20 will be held March 14-
17 at the Crown Center Hotel, Kansas City.
Registrations should be directed to the
United Motion Picture Ass'n, 3612 Karnes
Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64111.
FVI Offices Relocated
ATLANTA—Film Ventures International,
effective Friday (3), relocated its offices
to Suite 430, 2970 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta,
Ga. 30326. The new FVI phone number is
(404) 261-5602.
'Cathouse Thursday' Holding
MONROE, LA.—American International's
"The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday"
has completed 16 consecutive weeks at
Cinema 3 here and is being held over.
MOTION PICTURES RATED
BY THE CODE & RATING
ADMINISTRATION
The following feature-length motion pictures
have been reviewed and rated by the
Code and Rating Administration pursuant
to the Motion Picture Code and Rating
Program.
Title Distributor RaUng
The Brothers (WB)
[r]
The Curse of Kilimanjaro (CFF) PG
Dunderklumpen (Selective) [g]
Flush It! (Honey Co.) \r\
Fred Bear: The Restless Spirit (CFF)
The Love Keys (IRC)
Naturally Free (Ken Anderson)
PG
PG
PG
'Day That Shook the World'
Set for AIP Distribution
BEVERLY HILLS—"The Day That
Shook the World." a sweeping adventure
drama of the assassination which triggered
World War I, has been acquired for U.S.
distribution by American International, according
to Samuel Z. Arkoff, AIP's chairman
of the board and president.
The Oliver A. Unger presentation stars
Christopher Plummer, Florinda Bolkan and
Ma.\imilian Schell. It was directed by Veljko
Bulajic from a screenplay by Paul Jarrico.
"The Day That Shook the World" is a
Mondo Film production and will be released
in early 1977.
ATTENTION
Theatre Circuits and Independent Exhibitors
BOXOFFICE is
preparing a survey on theatre construction
during 1976 and requests your help.
Please fill in the lines below and mail immediately to: Barbara Davis, Statistical
Editor, Boxoffice, 825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64124
Name of
theatre

OSRAM Xenon Bulbs now come wft
something you'll probably never nM
An even better warranty.
OSRAM, the Xenon bulb more
theotre owners use (end
the one that's always had
the best warranty ) now
comes with increased
warranty coverage. Up to
50 percent on all Xenon
bulbs between 500 and
3000 watts.
That means if you have an
OSRAM bulb that fails
within the first half of
its warranty life due to
workmanship or materials,
you will receive a 1 00
percent credit. And you'll
receive a pro rated credit
during the second half of
the warranty life.
How can OSRAM afford to
give such a great warranty?
By making such a great
bulb. Because they
believe in the workmanship
that goes into every
OSRAM bulb, they believe
you'll never even have to
call upon your warranty
coverage.
There's an OSRAM Xenon
bulb to fit every housing.
So whether you're
converting to Xenon,
installing a new operation,
or just replacing vour
old bulb, remember the one
thing you'll probably
never need—the better
warranty that comes with
OSRAM. It's the best there is.
Contoct your local theatre
equipment dealer, or
Macbeth Sales Corporation,
RD #3, Jeanne Drive,
Newburgh, New York 12550
Telephone: (914) 564-6300
Macbeth
Sales Corporation

. .
M ^J^oiiuwooci f^eport lA
f
Steven Miller to Helm
'Marry Me With Love'
Producer-director Steven M. Miller has
acquired "Marry Me With Love," Nova
Norwood's screenplay, and plans to begin
production early next year on the love story
about the interactions of San Francisco's
street people and the straight culture .
Durham Productions head Raymond R.
Homer next April directs "Michael Angelo
and Me," Joseph Van Winkle's original
script about interracial love . . . Pillow
Furniture Creations, Ltd., has purchased an
original comedy screenplay, "Molly Spade,"
by Sharon Doyle. The story deals with a
female detective as a spoof on Sam Spade,
and shooting is expected to begin next spring
in San Francisco. Pillow Furniture Creations
also has a $3-million project, "The
Pillow Furniture Revolution," a comedy
Principal photography
commenced Monday (13) on Warner
Bros.' "Oh, God." starring George Burns
and John Denver. Carl Reiner is directing
from his own screenplay for producer Jerry
Weintraub.
John Frankenheimer Directing
'Brinks' for De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis has signed John
Frankenheimer to direct "Brinks," based
on the book by Noel Behn, about the $2.8
million robbery of a Brinks truck in Boston
in 1950. Shooting is scheduled to commence
in February in Boston and New York, with
Ralph B. Serpe producing and Robert L.
Rosen as executive producer . . . "Coma,"
a terror tale based in a hospital, is planned
from the upcoming novel by Robin Cook as
a feature for MGM with Martin Eriichman
producing. Michael Crichton will write the
script and direct . . . Walt Disney Productions
plans an original feature, "The Fur
and Feather Cops," to be produced by
Jerome Courtland, with Stephen Lord signed
to do the screenplay . . . Shooting is
under way on "Blue Sunshine," produced by
George Manasse, with Edgar Lansbury and
Joseph Beruh as executive producers. Jeff
Liebernian is directing his own script with
a cast including Zalman King, Mark Goddard
and Bill Adlcr . . . Mars Productions
has begun pre-production work on "The
Night of the Prom." set to begin shooting
in January with Bill Levey directing and
Samir Rustam producing.
Harris Replaces Elfand
As Telefon' Producer
James B. Harris has taken over as producer
on MGM's "Telefon," starring
Charles Bronson and set to begin shooting
in January with Don Siegel directing. Harris
replaces Martin Elfand, who relinquished
the producing role when he went to Warner
Bros, as vice-president in charge of production
. . . French director Louis Malic, who
recently moved his headquarters to Hollywood,
will direct "The Bronc People" for
Paramount and producer Joe Boyd. William
Eastlake will write the script from his own
novel about two teenage boys, one white and
the other black, who grow up during the
'50s in the Navajo Indian territory of New
Mexico . . . Chris Bearde, holder of many
top-level credits in the creation of prestigious
television shows, has been signed by
producer Robert Stigwood to debut as a
film director with "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band," which will topline
rock star Peter Frampton and feature 29
songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Olivier Signed for AA's
Production. The Betsy'
Laurence Olivier is the first star to be cast
in the film version of Harold Robbins' novel,
"The Betsy," set by Allied Artists to start
shooting next May 14. He will play the role
of Loren Hardeman, an auto tycoon. Daniel
Petrie will direct from Walter Bernstein's
script and Robert R. Weston will produce.
AA will distribute the film domestically and
United Artists will handle the foreign market
. Nick Nolte will star in "Dog
..
Soldiers," based on Robert Stone's prizewinning
best-seller, which goes before the
cameras in March '77. Karel Reisz will
direct from the screenplay by Stone and
Judith Rascoe, with Herb Jaffe and Gabe
Katzka co-producing . . . Lloyd Nolan
has signed as a co-star in the Larco production.
"The Private Files of J. Edgar
Hoover," which Larry Cohen is producing
and directing . . . Joseph Gotten will narrate
"Stass and Nell," a feature filmed by
the Polish government and purchased by
British producer-director Goeffrey Norman.
Dern. Fonda, Voight Head
UA's 'Coming Home'
Bruce Dern has been cast as a military
officer and the husband of Jane Fonda and
Jon Voight has the role of a paraplegic
Vietnam War veteran in United Artists'
"Coming Home," to be directed by Hal
Ashby for producer Jerome Hellman. Shooting
is scheduled to begin January 3 . . .
Two Los Angeles radio personalities have
signed to play themselves in Universal's
"Rollercoastcr." They are Charlie Tuna, a
disc jockey with KISS; and Gary Franklin,
a member of KFWB's mobile news unit.
Lalo Schifrin will score the Jennings Lang
production in Sensurround . . . Casting for
World Amusement Co.'s "Satan's Cheerleaders"
includes John Ireland, Yvonne De-
Carlo, Jack Kruschen, John Carradine. Sydney
Chaplin, Kerry Sherman, Hillary Horan,
Alisa Powell and Sherry Marks . . . Shannon
Wilcox has a role in "Trans-World," starring
Mickey Rooney and set by producer
Edward S. Shaw to begin shooting after the
first of the year with Claudio Guzman directing
. . . Final casting for Universal's
"MacArthur" has set Manuel De Pina as
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's valet and
confidant; Jess Dizon as Castro, Mac-
Arthur's houseman and driver; John Fujikoa
as Emperor Hirohito, Yuki Shimoda as
Prime Minister Kujuro Shidehara, Domingo
Cellis as Philippine President Manuel Quezon,
Alfred Santos as Sergio Osmena, Quezon's
successor; and Alex Rodine as Russian
Lt. Gen. Kuzma Derevyanko . . . Richard
Harris and his wife Ann Turkel have lead
roles in "Golden Rendezvous." which begins
shooting on location in the Indian Ocean in
February. Ashley Lazarus will direct from
the script by Alan Scott and Chris Bryant.
Lensing Assignment Made
For Universal's 'Heroes'
Frank Stanley will be the cinematographer
for Universal's "Heroes," starring
Henry Winkler and set to begin filming
February 21 in Texas with Jeremy Kagan
directing and David Foster and Lawrence
Turman co-producing . . . Two cinematographers
have been signed for Claude
Lelouch's "Another Man, Another Woman."
Jacques Le Francois will shoot sequences
in France and will share U.S. location
work with Stanley Cortez.
'Sunshine Superman' Set
By Durham Productions
NEW YORK—"Sunshine Superman" will
be produced as a major motion picture by
Raymond R. Homer's Durham Productions,
beginning next June in Los Angeles.
Ernest Tidyman's adaptation of an original
screenplay by Joseph Gillette tells of
an actor's inner apprehension and fear of
succeeding in the film world.
'Rubyfruit Jungle' Film
Rights Optioned by Iris
BOSTON—Iris
Productions has optioned
the film rights for "Rubyfruit Jungle," the
underground novel by Rita Mae Brown. Ms.
Brown and Arnie Reisman are writing the
screenplay.
Ms. Brown's latest novel, "In Her Day,"
published by Daughters, Inc., is a recent
release. She also has written two books of
poetry and is working on a third novel.
Reisman wrote the screenplay for the film
"Hollywood on Trial," which was released
recently. He is a writer for WGBH-TV, the
public TV station here.
Universal Extends Pact
With Gretchen Corbett
NEW YORK—Universal has exercised
its option on Gretchen Corbett, former
New York stage actress, who appears as
James Garner's attorney on the TV series,
"The Rockford Files," for an additional
exclusive contract term.
She initially was signed in Universal's
new talent development program in November
1973 after appearing on Broadway as
Julie Harris' daughter in "Forty Carats"
and as the wife in "The Unknown Soldier
and His Wife." She recently starred in
the NBC-TV movie "The Savage Bees."
The company entered into a new sevenyear
contract with Miss Corbett in June.
16 BOXOFFICE ;: December 20, 1976

. . Members
. . "The
. Better
. . . "Noon"
. . Some
NATiONA
^ SCREEN
ik
COUNCI.Comment
The Front" (Col) emerged in exactly that
position in the balloting for October's
Blue Ribbon Award. The Woody Allen starrer
was a runaway favorite, while "Car
Wash" (Univ) and "Part 2, Sounder" (Gamma
III) landed runnerup spot in a photo
finish.
Happily, most NSC members were more
receptive to October's entries than they had
been to the previous month's. A sampling
of their remarks, pro and anti, follows:
"The Front"
"The Front" is an excellent film about a
sick country.—Kim Larsen, Billings Gazette
. . . This is good for all to see. those over
40 as well as younger audiences, as a reminder
of what can happen to victims of
blacklisting practices. A very good drama.
—Mrs. Robert A. Hunholz, Milwaukee
BF&TVC . . . 'Atta boy. Woody, and keep
up the good work!—jack Reid. KNCR
Radio, Eureka, Calif. . . . "The Front" is
hardly for children, but the best of this
group.—Nevart Apikian, Syracuse Post-
Standard.
"The Front" would have had more impact
if it were produced at the conclusion of
the Hollywood blacklisting era. Nevertheless,
the film is interesting and, with Allen
in the leading role, it has been made into
enjoyable entertainment.—Rene L. Ash.
lATSE. N.Y.C. . Front" is constructed
with such bias, I shall forego voting
this month, the other selections being too
poor for consideration on other grounds.
Joe A. Ortega, Bank of Calif.. S'eattle . . .
Zero Mostel steals the movie with his magnificent
performance.— Art Pinansky, teacher,
Portland, Me.
"Car Wash-
Never mind that the humor is puerile,
scatalogical and slapstick; that the music is
loud and repetitious; that the few serious
parts are coyly sentimental; that the color is
predominantly a blatant orange; or that the
soundtrack consists mostly of incomprehensible
mumbles or yells. What counts at
the car wash is not that your car gets washed
(surprisingly, it does), but that life careens
on at an open-throttle energy level. "Car
Wash" is as American as a tobasco burrito.
—Charles Oestreich, Rock Island (III.)
Argus . . . Not a film for every family,
but a lot of gritty fun.—John Cocchi, Boxoffice,
N.Y.C.
Fun-filled winner for the month, with
"Front" a close second.—John P. Recher,
NATO of Md., Baltimore ... A black flick
that avoids the cliche and plays for unbiased
comedy.—Fred W. Wright jr., freelance
writer, St. Petersburg . . . It's nice to laugh
at a movie intentionally for a change.
Joyce J. Persico, Trenton Times . . . Delightful
entertainment for 'most everyone!
Quinton Green, Martin Theatres, Newport
News, Va. . reporting on this
movie rated it worth seeing.— NIrs. Fred
Hire, Fort Wayne Indorsers of Photoplays.
"Car Wash" has it all: high comedy, human
frailties, heart-tugging pathos and a
musical beat that doesn't let up. But. most
of all, it has a spirit of hope. You have to
feel good when you leave, even though there
is that little tug of worry about the "jady-ofthe-evening
who has no place to live.
Carole Kass, Richmond Times-Dispatch . . .
^he Front" is an injured movie which
refuses to fell the entire truth, vet
it's skilfully done by all. "Part 2, Sounder"
is a "never never land" aimed right
at the immature, yet it, too, is finely
acted, directed and produced. With this
current crop, "second best" means a
real winner.—Al Shea, Guide Newspapers,
New Orleans.
"Part 2, Sounder" is okay for the kiddies,
but "The Front" and "Car Wash"
are certainly not diaper-rash proof, no
matter what the rating. All three are
fine flicks, a welcome relief after the
slim pickings of the last few months.
Jerry Krupnick. Newark Star-Ltdger.
"Car Wash," I think, ranks just half
a step ahead of "The Front." "A Matter
of Time" and "Part 2, Sounder" are
sensitive, but ill-conceived, films. "Dirty
Knight's Work" is awful.—Edward L.
Blank, Pittsburgh Press.
All titles on this list should do quite
well at the boxoffice, especially with
stars S'ich as Charles Bronson and Liza
Minnelli. However, my choice is "Part
2, Sounder," which appeals to all ages
and drives home a message that is clear
to everyone.—Angeio J. Mangialetta,
WAGA-TV, Atlanta.
reactions to everyday incidents in their lives.
Quite a welcome change from all the violence
as evidenced both on TV and movie
screens. Excellent acting by unknown performers.—Aileen
Kandyba, Legion of Mary.
Kansas City, Kas. . . . "Car Wash" is a bit
interesting, but entirely too noisy and too
long.—Kim Larsen . . . Very popular, and
fun!—Mrs. J.J. Cowan, Knoxville Nat'l Pen
Women.
"Part 2, Sounder"
"Part 2, Sounder" is just as good, and
even more entertaining, than the original.
Don Leigh McCulty, W. Va. Theatre Services,
Clarksburg .
than part
.'
one.
This could be a great series; beautifully done
and. strangely enough, it applies
races.—Ralph L. Smith, Examiner-Enterprise,
to all
Bartlesville, Okla. . . . "Sounder
2"
i
celebrates family love and learning as a way
out and up. Moves a bit slowly, but gets my
vote.—Yolanda Godfrey. Marin MP&TVC.
San Rafael, Calif. . . . May be the first time
since "Bride of Frankenstein" when the sequel
was as good as the original.—Tom Mc-
Elfresh, Cincinnati Enquirer.
We'll go with "Part 2, Sounder" which,
although it reveals its "made for TV on^ir'
provides nice entertainment with a not-iocheavy
moral tone.—William J. Knittie jr.-
Columbia Magazine-KXLU-FM-syndicated
papers, Venice, Calif. . . . Like most seqLiels,
"Part 2, Sounder" lacks some of the
warmth and emotion of the original. Still,
it's easily the best on the list.—George H.
Boll. Ore. Dept. of Transportation. Salem.
Better than the original. By abandoning
the picture-postcard prettiness and flamboyant
histrionics of Martin Ritt's film, director
William A. Graham and photographer
Urs Furrer give a grittily realistic vision
of sharecropping life.—Randy Weddington,
Grapevine, Fayetteville, Ark. ... A warm,
artistic interpretation of the life of that time
and locale. A beautifully done continuation
of part one.—Dennis Williams, SAG-
AGVA-AFTRA, Reseda, Calif.
Miscellaneous
(Listed in order of votes received)
From Noon Till Three is the surprise film
delight of the year. It is a tongue-in-cheek
comedy with Charles Bronson and his wife
Jill Ireland, who gives an excellent performance.
It pokes fun at so-called legends and
how they might come about. The "waltz is a
nice song, which could win the best song
Oscar.—James K. Loutzenhiser, M.D., Mo.
Council on Arts, Kansas City . . . The most
inventive western since "The Great Northfield
Minnesota Raid"—and an Oscarworthy
song to boot!—Alvin Easter, Cinema
Magazine, Minneapolis.
Quite possibly, "From Noon Till Three"
is the sleeper of the year. Both Charles
Bronson and Jill Ireland give unexpectedly
deft comic performances; Frank D. Gilroy's
script is clever and sharply satirical. Had
the distributor more faith in this little gem
These are the times that try film critics'
souls. Of the list, I'd cite "Car
Wash" and "The Front"
and provided a bigger ad campaign
as well-intentioned
but uneven
push,
this could have been a smash in
hit.—Joseph
execution.—Earl
P.
3. Dias, New Bedford
Leydon, Clarion-Ledger,
Standard-Times.
Jackson, Miss.
is too refreshing a satire to be
overlooked.—Mike Petryni, Arizona Republic,
Phoenix.
It has the appearance of being well-accepted
with the young people.—W.R. Kemp, Commonwealth
Theatres, Grand Island, Neb. "A Matter of Time" beautiful and Ingrid
A Matter of Time: I personally thought
... A good action picture; you never know Bergman excellent in the part of the contessa
(which was originated by the brilliant
what is coming next and there's never a dull
moment.—Mrs. Paul Gebhart, Cleveland
Vivien Leigh in a poorly received stage play
WOMPI.
in 1965). However, as much as I love her,
The sleeper of the year, an interesting,
Liza Minnelli was miscast in a part calling
well-made, ordinary picture about ordinary
for a more subtle, delicate
people who
femininity.—Don
work in a car wash and their
Leigh McCulty . people's dreams
come true, with a little help. In "A Matter
of Time," Liza Minnelli is helped by Ingrid
Bergman, who doesn't live to see the result
of her help.—Mrs. Claude Franklin, Indianapolis
NSC group . . . Dirty Knight's
Work is a funny and extremely imaginative
film.—Kim Larsen.
Greetings, Apologies, Potpourri
At the risk of being redundant, may we
wish all the NSC faithful a happy holiday
season and a most rewarding New Year.
We really appreciate your votes, comments
and criticisms, despite our sometimes waspish
retorts . . . Sorry about the blank ballots
some of you received for October, just a
case of gremlins in the presses. Let us know
promptly the next time it happens and we'll
send you another ballot—MJG.
Agree with Andrew Sarris. why not include
R films? Even as a separate categon'?
That way, we can avoid the "win" of a film
like "Norman," which looked like TV fare
to me.—Rena .Andrews, Denver Post.
BOXOmCE :: December 20, 1976 17

BOXOFFICE
BAROMETER
This chart records the performance of current attractions in the opening week of their first runs in
five the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than 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 as "normal,"
the figures show the gross ratings above or below that mark. (Asterisk * denotes combination bills.)
o
t "? £ _ S «
i Against a Crooked Sky (Doty-Dayton)

'Rocky' and 'Network'
Still Top NY Choices
NEW YORK.—-Rocky" managed to stay
on top, although its exact average was uncertain:
while earning a very round 600 in
the third week at Cinema II, it branched out
to four other houses, only one of which
State II (150)—had adequate figures to report.
A more clear-cut second was "Network,"
a dissection of the TV industry
which moved up a rung and averaged 360
in the third round at the Paramount (240)
and fourth round at the Sutton (480). From
second to third position went "The Starlets,"
the 4-D (actually 3-D) sexer which
averaged 345 for the third time at the Cine
Lido (300) and Lido East (390).
"Silver Streak" came in fourth, its opening
at the National (340) and Tower East
(290) averaging out at 315, while also running
at three suburban houses. Fifth again
was "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution," a 295
for the seventh Plaza installment. Down
from fourth to sixth
was "Cousin Cousine,"
still hanging in there with a 260 in the 21st
week at the Paris.
While waiting for Paramount's new
"King Kong" to blitz the area, showcase
theatres had such attractions as "Carrie,"
the combo of "No Way Back" and "Blood
of the Dragon," "The Ritz" and "Alice In
Wonderland" to keep them busy.
(Average Is 100)
Beekmcm—Lumiere (New World), 4th wk 145
Cine—Marothon Man '(Para) 240
Cine Lido—The Starlets (Stu Segall), 3rd wk 300
Cinema 1—The Last Tycoon (Para), 4th wk 215
Cinema 11—Rocky (UA), 3rd wk 600
Coronet—Bound For Glory (UA) 190
East 59th Street 1—Mailresse (Tine Productions) .. 50
Festival—Dream City (Peppercorn-Wormser) 90
Fine Arts—Serail (Caribou Films), 2nd wk -.... 50
Forum—A-P-E (World Entertainment Corp.),
3rd wk 40
Lido East—The Starlets (Stu Segall), 3rd wk 390
National—Silver Streak (20th-Fox) 340
Paramount—Network (MGM-UA), 3rd wk 240
Paris-Cousin Cousine (Libra Films), 21st wk . 260
Plaza—The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Univ),
7th wk . 295
Radio City Music Hall— The Slipper and the Rose
(Univ), 6th wk 205
68th Street Playhouse-The Marquise of O
(New Line Cinema), 7th wk 160
State I—Marathon Man (Para), 10th wk 105
State II—Rocky (UA) 150
Sutton—Network (MGM-UA), 4lh wk 480
Tower East—Silver Streak (20th-Fox) 290
Victoria Maitresse (Tine Productions), 2nd wk 20
World—Through the Looking Glass
(Mature Pictures), 12th wk 235
'Up!' Holds Five Screens at 115
While 'Carrie' Tops Listings
BALTIMORE—Grosses here were spotty
with holdovers weakening displaying the
simple fact that no film has iron legs. A
five-screen spread of "Up!" did hold down
a 115 average though and placed a close
second to United Artist's major product,
"Carrie," "Carrie" scored 125. "Bugsy Malone"
was at 75 and three films split the
average mark grossing 50 per cent. They
were: "Two-Minute Warning," "Car Wash"
and "Marathon Man."
Cinema II—Carrie (UA), 5ih wk. 125
-Up! (S_R)
Westview"
Actor Eli Wallach was a captain in the
Medical Administration Corps in World
War II.
Manos Begins Construction
On Twin in Du Bois Mall
DU BOIS, PA.—Under construction at
the Du Bois Mall is a twin theatre being
built for Monessen Amusement Co. and
the Manos Theatres circuit.
The modern, automated theatre is a part
of expansion at the mall located at Shafer
Road and Route 255,
5 RKO-SW Houses Sold
To K-B's Largo Corp.
WASHINGTON— RKO-Stanley Warner
is selling all its area theatres to the K-B circuit's
subsidiary, Largo Corp., an investment
syndicate operated by Ronald Goldman, son
of the national NATO president and K-B
president, Marvin Goldman, and C. Greg
Earls, local investment banker. The total
price for the five hardtops—the three Connecticut
Avenue situations Uptown and the
Avalon I and 2; Cinema 7 at Bailey's Crossroads,
Falls Church, Va., and the Virginia
Theatre in Harrisonburg, Va.— is reported
to be in excess of $2 million.
Largo several months before had purchased
the Janus and Cerberus theatres from
Martin Field and the West Spring Twin Cinema
in Springfield, Va., from Richard W.
Gchweller.
Harry Buxbaum, president of New Yorkbased
RKO-SW, is following the company's
plan to dispose of all its theatres, other than
those in the New York area.
The K-B prefi.x will be added as the new
acquisitions are transferred to the K-B circuit's
management. K-B now owns 13 of the
36 inner-city screens and 1 1 peripheral theatres.
Goldman intends to twin the 1,350-
seat Cinema 7 and, hopefully, will acquire
additional theatrical properties.
The K-B circuit's policy also is inclined
"to get much heavier into the foreign-film
market."
Bonus for Nonsmokers
ROCHESTER, N.Y— Bonuses if able to
refrain from smoking for at least four
months are being offered to the 25 employees
at Theatre Confections, Inc. Those who
follow the program could get as much as
$122. "The purpose is to encourage people
to stop smoking for health reasons," says
controller Richard McGlynn. "Once a year
we do a staff survey and this year we asked
if people wanted a smoking ban. Enough
indicated they did to start the program."
Snaper-Shousha Nuptials
WOODCHESTER, ENGLAND— Susan
Dorothy Snaper, daughter of Eleanor Kilgallen,
a vice-president of MCA-Universal
TV, and Wilbur Snaper, operator of theatres
in New Jersey, was married to Victor B.
Shousha, a chartered accountant with Randall
& Payne in Cheltenham, England. The
bride is the granddaughter of James L. Kilgallen,
veteran reporter with the Hearst
Headline Service.
Gov. Shapp Vetoes
Pornography Bill
HARRISBURG, PA.—Gov. Milton J,
Shapp Thursday (9) vetoed a strict antipornography
bill that had been passed by both
houses of legislature on the basis that it is
better not to have a law than to have an
unconstitutional one. The governor cited in
his veto message a formal opinion from the
state attorney general, Robert Kane, who
said that two sections of the bill were "clearly
unconstitutional" and that a third section
was "of doubtful constitutionality."
The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court
had declared the state's original antipornography
law as unconstitutional on grounds it
was too vague. The state has been without
an antipornography law for the past two
years.
Atty. Gen. Kane said in his opinion that
the two sections of the bill were "clearly
unconstitutional" because they would have
permitted law enforcement officials to confiscate
allegedly obscene motion pictures,
books, magazines and other such material
in bulk without a prior hearing and would
have prohibited minors from entering bookstores
where "sexually implicit materials"
were sold.
Another provision that allows law enforcement
officers to destroy confiscated
materials without reimbursing the owner
may be unconstitutional
"taking" of private
property, according to the opinion of the
attorney general.
Gov. Shapp vetoed a similar anti-pornography
bill passed last year by state legisla-
Pornogrophy Test Case
Set in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, PA.—The first test
case of the city's recently enacted antipornography
ordinance will be held at a hearing
before District Magistrate John Bednarz.
The hearing follows a raid conducted
by police at the Adult Bookstore where 22-
year-old Steven O'Connor was arrested and
charged with three violations of the ordinance.
He was released on $1,500 bail
pending the hearing.
The complaint charges O'Connor with
violations of Sections 2, 5 and 6 of the
new ordinance which prohibits the selling
of pornographic books or films, aiding or
assisting in the showing of an obscene film
and having control of a bookstore and
knowingly permitting the exhibition of a
motion picture film of an obscene nature.
The ordinance adopted by city council
was drawn up by the district attorney's office
and also has been passed by a number
of municipalities in this country. The hearing
before Magistrate Bednarz will be the
first in what may be a series of tests as to
the constitutionality of the ordinance.
$1.50 Admission at Bronx Palace
BRONX, N.Y. — The Palace Theatre,
1603 Unionport Rd., Parkchester, is now
charging $1.50 admission for adults.
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976 E-1

i
'Rocky' Grosses Excellent
At NYC's Cinema II
NEW YORK—-Rocky." which opened
to rave reviews and record-breaking business
at the 291 -seat Cinema II in New
York, has rolled up a smash eight-day gross,
it was announced by James R. Velde, United
Artists senior vice-president.
The film stars Sylvester Stallone, who also
wrote the script and was hailed as a sensa-
kler production of a John G. Avildsen film.
Winkler and Chartoff produced, Avildsen
directed and Gene Kirkwood served as executive
producer.
'Peter Proud' Is Breaking
Records in Madrid, Spain
HOLLYWOOD — Bing Crosby Productions"
"The Reincarnation of Peter Proud"
grossed a record-breaking $404,054 in 27
weeks in Madrid, Spain, at the Theatre Cal-
tional new talent. High praise also was bestowed
on co-stars Talia Shire. Burt Yoimg. lao and one week at the Velasquez Theatre,
Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith as according to James W. Whiteside, BCP's
Mickey.
vice-president for marketing and distribution.
"Rocky" is a Robert Chartoft-Irwin Win-
Restoration Plans Okayed
For Asbury Park Theatre
ASBURY PARK, N. J.—With the resort's
city council unanimously voting approval
of plans to restore the Paramount Theatre
as a performing arts center, the Walter
Reade Organization said it will cooperate in
the effort if it is paid. Reade's lease on the
theatre, located in the oceanfront Convention
Hall, will expire in about four years.
The Reade circuit operates the 1,500-
seat Paramount Theatre during the summer
months as a movie house. The theatre originally
was built in 1930 as a vaudeville
house.
NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK CITY
^
I
\\
f
Season's Greetings
DBV I
Donald L Velde, Inc.
.. . . ^ 1%
^J^oiidau Ljreetlnad \ ^
AUDUBON FILMS
850 7th Avenue New York. N.Y.
Radley Metzger
Ava Leighton
«8f»«»8aaJSS9J6a»«te*ite«^
ot

from
INDEPENDENT-
INTERNATIONAL
PICTURES CORP.
NOW IN OUR 9th BIG YEARwith
a Super-Lineup of over
15 MAJOR RELEASES
for 1977
including
"UNCLE TOM'S CABIN", "GIRLS' HOTEL",
"LOVING COUSINS", "THE LONELY WOMAN ",
"THE CHORUS GIRLS ", "GAME SHOW MODELS ",
and "HORROR OF THE ZOMBIES"
Samuel M. Sherman, president
Al Adamson, executive vice president
Dan Q. Kennis, chairman of the board
Joel Deitch, vp & general sales manager
165 West 46th Street, New York, N.Y. 10036 (212) 869-9333
BOXOFFICE ;: December 20. 1976 E-3

B R O A D W Ay
gING KONG,- Paramount's release of a
Dino De Laurentiis presentation, saturated
the city Friday (17) to make everyone's
holidays bright. The new version of
the classic about an ape amok in New
York opened in some 2,200 theatres around
the globe. On showcase, the holiday attractions
also included the Blake Edwards-United
Artists sequel "The Pink Panther Strikes
Again," with Peter Sellers repeating his
characterization of Inspector Clouseau and
Herbert Lom as his mad enemy, the former
chief inspector.
Tuesday (21), the Peter Bogdanovich
production of "Nickelodeon" opens at the
Columbia I and II in Manhattan, Twin
Lawrence and the East Meadow 1 and II
in New York state and the Woodbridge and
the Mall Paramus in New Jersey with a
special admission price of a nickel, all boxoffice
proceeds to benefit the 70th Annual
Christmas Seal Campaign of the American
Lung Association. Burt Reynolds, Stella
Stevens, Brian Keith and Ryan and Tatum
O'Neal head the cast of the Columbia comedy.
"Mondo Magic," a documentary continuing
in the tradition of "Mondo Cane," began
Wednesday (15) at the Victoria and
the 42nd Street Selwyn theatres. The Peppercorn-Wormser
release tells of bizarre
customs in Africa, the Rain Forest. Ethiopia
and other places throughout the world. "All
This and World War 11" begins Sunday (26)
at the Trans Lu,\ East and combines footage
of the war years with a modern rock score.
Another major attraction is the Christmas
Day feature at the Ziegfeld, "A Star Is
Born," from Warners, starring Barbra Streisand
and Kris Kristofferson.
At the Criterion and Flagship theatres,
Clint Eastwood returns as Dirty Harry in
"The Enforcer," while Disney offers "The
Shaggy D. A.," starring Dean Jones and
Suzanne Pleshette. Gladys Knight stars in
"Pipe Dreams," another holiday film (shot
in the snowy wastes of Alaska), and Avco
Embassy release. That company also has
the all-star "Voyage of the Damned," which
had its charity premiere Sunday (19) at
Loews Astor Plaza, with some of its stars,
producer Robert Fryer and director Stuart
Rosenberg in attendance. AIP has "Monkey
FINER PROJECTION-SUPER ECONOMY
Aik Your Supply Dealer or Write
HURLEY SCREEN COMPANY, Inc.
2« Soroh Driv
Hustle" coming in. That stars Yaphet Kotto.
Rosalind Cash and Rudy Ray Moore.
Family films include the documentary "In
Search of Noah's Ark" and "Across the
Great Divide."
•
Bing and Kathryn Crosby joined Mayor
Beanie at City Hall Wednesday (15) for the
traditional lighting of the Christmas tree.
Bing. who has just finished a limited stage
run here, sang "White Christmas" at the
ceremony.
•
Seating Corp. of New York installed 600
red nylon chairs with a black metal frame
in the Empresas Salecebo Theatre, Calle-
Mella and Hermanis streets in Mirbul, Dominican
Republic.
•
Ver-I-Fine Films brought Yiddish films
back to Brooklyn's Kent Theatre with e.xcellent
results. The attractions were "Tevya."
with Maurice Schwartz, and "The Singing
Blacksmith." starring Moishe Oysher.
•
Congratulations to Steve and Jani Klain,
parents of a daughter. Lauren Jennifer, born
Saturday (11). The father is associate editor
of the Independent Film Journal, while the
mother, a longtime tradepress worker formerly
was on the staff of Where Magazine.
•
Charles Chaplin's "A Woman of Paris."
originally released by United Artists in
1923. receives its first public screening since
anticipated.
•
Showcase attractions for Wednesday (15)
were led by UA's Christmas treat, Peter
Sellers in "The Pink Panther Strikes Again."
On mini-showcase were "Rocky" from UA
and 20th Century-Fox's "Silver Streak," a
Frank Yablans-Martin Ransohoff production
starring Gene Wilder. Jill Clayburgh
and Richard Pryor.
New among double bills were the UA
combo "Vigilante Force," starring Kris
Kristofferson and Jan-Michael Vincent, and
"Trackdown," toplining Jim Mitchum: Cambist
Films' "llsa. Harem Keeper of the Oil
Sheiks" and "Vampyres—Daughters of Dracula"
as well as "The Happy Hooker" and
"My Pleasure Is My Business." Continuing
was the combo of "Two-Minute Warning"
and "Family Plot." Also showing: "Monty
Python and the Holy Grail" and "The
Groove Tube," two comedy favorites.
•
Tlie world premiere of "Voyage oj the
Damned." with a cast headed by Faye Dunaway,
Max von Sydow. Oskar Werner. Malcolm
McDowell, Orson Welles and James
Mason, is set for Wednesday (22). The picture
will open in New York at Loews' Astor
Plaza, Loews" Cine and the 34th Street East;
in Long Island at the UA Cinema 150 in
Syo.sset. and in New Jersey at the Menlo
Park Cinema and the Totowa Cinema.
•
staff.
Happy holidays to all from the Boxoffice
Annual CINE Awards Are
Presented in Washington
WASHINGTON—The annual CINE
awards ceremony and film showcase was
held November 16-18 at the Mayflower
Hotel here. During the three-day event,
honors were presented to winners of the
prestigious CINE Golden Eagle—CINE
Eagle Certificate for amateurs and to American
films which have won awards at foreign
film festivals.
The nontheatrical films, TV documentaries
and theatrical short subjects awarded
the Golden Eagle year be this will entered
by CINE in international film festivals and
competitions abroad.
The 254 Golden Eagle and CINE Eagle
Certificate winners were chosen from 774
entries submitted by producers, sponsors
and distributors. Members of the CINE
board of directors presented the awards to
filmmakers at a November 17 luncheon
hosted by Carl H. Lenz, CINE president.
At a banquet November 18 ambassadors
and ranking diplomats presented trophies
and awards to producers of the 128 films
which have won awards so far this year in
foreign film festivals.
Nearly 100 Golden Eagle films were
screened for participants and guests.
Deadline for entries in CINE's 1977
that time Thursday (23) at two showings at
the Museum of Modern Art. With a new
music score by Chaplin, the film stars
spring competition is February 1.
Adolphe Menjou and Edna Purviance and
being
Further details, entry forms and a fact
sheet on the 1976 awards may be obtained
is presented as a special attraction in
Leonard Maltin's American Comedy Series, by contacting Shreeniwas R. Tamhane,
which is in its final weeks at the museum. executive director, CINE, 1201 16th St..
A commercial rerelease of the film N.W., is
Washington, D. C. 20036.
Creative AMC Promotions
Pay Off at Boxoffice
HARRISBURG. PA. — AMC's East 5
theatres promotions have contributed to
many successful engagements, according to
manager Sam Gourley.
His promotion of "Ode to Billy Joe" was
in conjunction with a local "Top 40" radio
station. The first caller to the station received
a free pass to a midnight showing
and the person also could name another
person on the air. This person had 14 minutes
to call in and also receive a free pass.
Once the chain was broken, a new call was
taken and the chain continued.
By tieing-in with the political elections,
East 5 encouraged voter registration and
movie attendance at the same time. Free
passes were given to new voter registrants.
Almost 200 new voters were registered at
the East 5 in four hours.
Another promotion that has contributed
to the theatres' success involved the concession
stand. Increased sales of popcorn tubs
was accomplished by marking the bottom of
some tubs with symbols redeemable for a
free
pass.
December 20. 1976

,
Texas
. .
Filmlife Opens New Film
Storage Center in Yonkers
MOONACHIE, N.J.— Establishment of
the newest and most technologically advanced
film storage facility in the metropolitan
New York area was announced by
Sheila Bernard, executive vice-president of
Filmlife, Inc.
The film storage unit is wholly contained
in a four-story building located in Yonkers,
N.Y., at 400 Nepperhan Ave. More than
140,000 square feet of newly designed film
storage space is available in this building
called the Fortress Film Depository.
"Proper humidity and temperature controls,
24-hour ultra space protection and
computerized storage records are among
the features that we have incorporated into
this building." Mrs. Bernard said.
Filmlife, a leader in the field of motion
picture film restoration, will continue it'
corporate headquarters operations here.
Another Historic Theatre
Is Scheduled for Razing
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—A January demolition
has been confirmed for the 50-year-old
RKO-Stanley Warner Albee. The site of the
long-shuttered theatre will be used for a $16
million shopping mall. As of now, no cinema
is incorporated in the planning.
The Rentar Development Corp., which
acquired the theatre from RKO-Stanley Warner
for $1.6 million, already has removed
BUFFALO
^he common council has directed Robert
E. Whelen, controller, to get new bids
for the sale of the Granada Theatre complex
but he told members he will not act
until he has an opinion from the corporation
counsel. By a 10-4 vote, the council
rejected all current bids and stipulated certain
terms to be listed in the new announcement
of an auction for the property. The
city acquired the theatre at 3176 Main St.
through a tax foreclosure.
Samantha Dean of the Evening News
was one of more than 100 journalists who
were guests of Universal Pictures at the
West Coast studios. Among those she interviewed
was Nicole Williamson, who plays
Sherlock Holmes in "The Seven-Per-Cent
Solution."
Al Petrella, past chief barker of Variety
Club Tent 7. is reported in fair condition
in the intensive care unit of Sisters of Charity
Hospital after suffering a seizure Monday
(6) in the clubrooms. Al is assistant director
of personnel services for the Municipal
Civil Service Commission.
Friends of Sliea's Buffalo Theatre are
forming a youth stage band for students
ages 12 to 18. Audition information is
available from associate director George
Wands . . . Jayne Freeman, WBEN-TV
film and art critic, spoke on "Art Potpourri"
the 3,200 seats, the chandeliers and the
at a Founders' Days tea of the Daugh-
sculpture. The DeKalb Avenue showplace
had ters
a combination
of American Colonists in the
motion
home of
picture-vaudeville
policy
Mrs.
for many
Edward L. Ervin.
years. Bill "Bojangles"
Robinson, Smith & Dale and others were Joe Garvey, general manager of the Holiday
initial headliners.
Six theatres, is advertising holiday gift
certificates for the Christmas season .
The AIP feature "Special Delivery" opened
Wednesday (8) at the Holiday 5, Boulevard
Mall and Eastern Hills Cinema.
Tom Woolery, managing director of the
AMC Como 8 theatres, tied in with the
Salvation Army in a pre-Christmas stunt.
Moviegoers who brought a canned goods
item to the theatre received a ticket at the
special student discount rate.
New York state has awarded $15,000 to
Shea's Buffalo Theatre to repair the roof of
the historic "Roaring '20s" entertainment
palace on Main Street. The National Park
Service grant will be combined with $16,-
000 from the Friends of Shea's Buffalo for
the project. The theatre was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in May
1975.
Silver Shield, a city patrolman's group,
gave a Christmas party Sunday (12) in the
Century Theatre for the children and families
of officers who have been killed on duty.
Police officer Mary Carr was chairman.
Filmmakers Muffie Meyer and Mary
(Continued on page E-8)
TECHNICAL
SERVICES
CORPORATION
Totsl Boolh Service
Sound, Projection, Parts
NATION WIDE
COVERAGE
SINCE 1937
75080 • 214/234-3270
BUFFALO
BUFFALO
*^ea3on 6 Ljreetinas
DIPSON THEATRES
BATAVIA, N.Y.
WILLIAM J. DIPSON
,,
^
SEASONS GREETINGS
from
QFM97
Album Rock
59 Virginia Place, BuHalo, N.Y. 14202
(716) 881-4555
Rick Siuta
Account Executive
Q I
I
HAPPY HOLIDAYS j
I
Seaion'i Qreetin^s!
j
f-- " NATO
WY S L „* «,'!,r. 1 OF neWTork state
425 Franklin Street
f Buffalo, New York 14202
I
I 1^ Sidney J. Cohen
BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976 £-5

^e
BUFFALO ^^eadon A reeunad
rti
buffalo
'
BEST WISHES FOR THE HOLTOAYS!
i
\
EDWARD F. MEADE
advertising agency
Ogden Food Service Corporation
254 FRANKLIN STREET 852-3339
BUFFALO, N. Y. 14202
Refreshment Service for Indoor and
i
\
\
\
^
674 Main Street 854-1555
Drive-In Theatres
%
H» ftte Wto if iiiB PteM» ^aB.MB «te«» ^tt> riteWto wai»te Jg^ti»iStaKa»P«airdftt5tottteW» nio^aMiu»J!^
ir^^»uj^a^^»^» ^^»t^a «TO «W Bi^i cj^ gWi ^g^lt^ s^
L
^inceie Best Wishes For The
Holiday Season!
To All My Friends In The Buffalo Area
JAMES J.
—ijirecior
HAYES
3i VARIETY CLUB. TENT 25
»*J 141 S. Robertson Blvd.
^S^ Los Angeles, Calif. 90048 i
(213) 274-8717
8gi a«iaurtraSirtq!iirCi'

CHECK OUR GROSSES!
UA MAPLEWOOD-ST. PAUL, MINN. (190 SEATS)
6 WEEKS-SI 7,462 9101021
REDSTONE'S SHOWCASE-MILAN, ILL.
3 WEEKS-SI 4,502 9 1921
UA SOUTHGATE-MILWAUKEE, WIS.
5 WEEKS-SI 2,279 9241026
ccrrE or ctEr^!
It's CPfWV £ SEHVjct1l
latgr till
IT HtPTS!!
Starring SHARON JOY MILLER • RUDY RICCI • DOUG SORTINO
Screenplay by JOHN RUSSO and RUDY RICCI Produced by JOHN RUSSO and RUSSELL W STREINER
Directed by RUDY RICCI and JOHN RUSSO in EASTMAN COLOR ^— x A NEW AMERICAN FILM
"""•
released by CONSTELLATION FILMS INC ""'""•
(X)
Contact Joel Deitch-
CONSTELLATION FILMS INC.
1560 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
(212)221-0166
BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976 E-7

BUFFALO
(Continued from page E-5)
Lampson showed and discussed their films
"Grey Gardens," "Harlan County U.S.A."
and "Underground" at Jamestown Community
College and at the college's Cattaraugus
County campus.
Buffalo and Erie County library systems
have eliminated all film department staff
and film programs as an economy move.
The Erie County Legislature's elimination
of the library film program became effective
Monday (13) . . . Joe Garvey planted a
four-column color picture in the Evening
News for his forthcoming "King Kong"
showing at the Holiday Theatre ... A
sneak preview of "The Pink Panther Strikes
Again" was held Friday (10) at the Amherst.
Como and Seneca Mall theatres.
Pornography Prosecution
Is Termed 'Unrewarding'
MOORESTOWN, N. J.— Prosecuting pornography
cases is "thankless, dirty, unrewarding
work," declared Jack McFeeley,
assistant county prosecutor in Camden
County, in debating the pornography question
here with William V. Eisenberg, attorney
for the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU) before the South Jersey
National Organization for Women.
Tracing the history of legal efforts to control
and define pornography, Eisenberg
pointed out that it has been a struggle to
"define the indefinable." He said that the
public may be forced to live with some
forms of pornography because "pornography
and obscenity are forms of free speech and
should be protected under the First Amendment"
but that another kind of pornography
—sado-masochism—might be more vulnerable
to control than any other.
"If pornography is degrading to women,"
Eisenberg said, "then no kind of pornography
could be more poisonous than sadomasochism
which offers the worst portrayal
of women."
McFeeley said that recent efforts in his
office have been directed against sadomasochistic
films and literature. He said he
shares Eisenberg's concern about the social
$
don't miss the famous
(jljgjlljm
[i^^ Don Ho Show. . . at '"^'^
l^H^l Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
< WAIKIKI: REEF REEF TOWERS •
EDGEWATER
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
The Variety Club Tent 7 annual Christmas
party was held Sunday (19). Presented
were gifts, refreshments, movies and, of
course, Santa Claus . . . "This is the first
time in the history of movies," said producer
Dino De Laurentiis by phone from Hollywood
to Doug Smith, editor of the Courier-Express
Focus, "that a film opens in
1,200 theatres in the same week." The topic
of conversation was "King Kong."
Holiday Theatres tied in with WKBW
Radio for a "King Kong" look-alike contest.
The event was held at the theatre
Saturday (18), with more than $9,000 in
prizes awarded for the best entries. First
prize was an Arctic Cat Snowmobile.
Sympathy is extended to Gerald George,
former manager of National Theatre Supply,
upon the recent death of his mother.
Ike Ehrlichman of Frontier Amusement
Corp., left Saturday (4) for the West Coast
where he joined his partners Mannie Brown
and Bill Hebert.
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils found
their niche in the wall-to-wall crowd at a
party that followed the group's 97-cent
concert at the Century Theatre. For less
than $1, they gave a $6 show, complete
with three encores. The 90-minute show
and its wildly enthusiastic full house were
broadcast through a tie-in with WGRQ-FM.
effects of pornography and is especially interested
in the attitudes developed about
women by young men who watch pornographic
movies. He .said that recent increases
in efforts to prosecute pornography cases
stem from the spread of adult bookstores in
southern New Jersey.
New Jersey Bills Would
Attract Moviemakers
TRENTON. N.J. — Gov. Brendon T.
Byrne has asked the state legislature to
move with deliberate speed in enacting the
moviemaking legislation in a two-bill package
put forward by the governor's office.
One bill would create a state commission
with the task of trying to attract filmmakers
back to New Jersey. The state was a film
mecca in the silent era when the Palisades
over the Hudson River provided the backdrop
for many of the "Perils of Pauline."
The companion legislation holds out the
promise of state economic development
loans to lure film producers to New Jersey.
Drive-In Site Placed
On Market by Estate
BRICK TOWNSHIP, N.J.—The Laurelton
Motor-Vue Theatre, last remaining
drive-in in northern Ocean County, soon
may become a shopping center site. Sheldon
Gunsberg, chairman and president of
the Walter Reade Organization, announced
that the 17-acre theatre property has been
put up for sale by the estate of former theatre
owner Walter Reade.
The drive-in was acquired by Reade, together
with other movie houses of the Arcadia
Theatre Corp., Manasquan, in the late
1960s and was one of three Reade-owned
ozoncrs in Ocean County. The largest. Toms
River Drive-In. was sold in 197.^ as the site
of a shopping center. Bay Drive-In, Dover
Township, no longer is operated by the
Reade circuit. Like the Laurelton the Bay
Drive-In is open only during the summer
season.
Gunsberg said there is a possibility the
Reade organization may attempt to lease
back the drive-in site for continued operation
if the land is not sold, in which event it
would reopen next spring under Reade
management.
Zoning Legislation Cuts
Adult Theatre Expansion
PITTSBURGH—Approval was given the
city council's zoning legislation which makes
it virtually impossible to open and operate
new adult theatres in the city. Established
adult theatres are immune to the restrictions.
Safety rules and regulations have sometimes
been considered harassment by theatre operators
during the last ten years but even
tougher provisions are set down in the new
ordinance. The new law is modeled after the
Detroit plan, which has been upheld in the
U.S. Supreme Court.
What constitutes an adult theatre is
spelled out in detail in the law. Council
members say "you have to be 21 just to
read it." The zoning shift covers adult bookstores,
theatres and certain dance halls. It
designates that adult firms may not be closer
than 500 feet to a residential or institutional
district or closer than 1,000 feet to any two
similar enterprises, hotels or motels.
In the future, city officials will have the
right to determine whether a new establishment
would be "detrimental to or endanger
the public health, safety, morals, comfort or
general
welfare."
Theatre Needs New Owner
With Family-Film Policy
SELLERSVILLE, PA.—There is concern
about the future of motion pictures in this
growing community, less than an hour away
from Philadelphia, after a recent auction
failed to find a buyer for Cinema 1894, the
only movie house in town.
Present owner Sanford Alderfer said he
was selling the business because, although
it was making a profit, it was taking too
much of his time. Since he purchased and
reopened the old theatre four years ago,
nothing stronger than R-rated films have
been shown. The family movie policy was
praised by local residents but now the community
is wondering if a new owner would
follow the same policy.
An area official said he didn't think there
were any local or state laws that could prohibit
showing X-rated films. He admitted
that some residents probably would like
to see adult movies but if somebody tried
to show one "he'd probably be forced to
close in a week—that's the way it is in a
small town."
Ingmar Bergman's earliest professional
success was as director of "Macbeth" as a
theatrical production in 1940.
E-8
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976

,
Monroe
Now being dated
Coast to Coast by the
MAJOR CIRCUITS
„thVunsofnavarone2
|e
^K.
V'#^
"^^y
^^/?.
«Oo,A/O
9N^.X^O" ,^^"
TECHNISCOPE
„.„.R...-o--^^^Q castle
released by 'coTs\^^^^^ou^^^^^;s^
Rapapo" l"-
Edward Arthur^
Contact Joel Deitch-
CONSTELLATION FILMS INC.
1560 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
(212)221-0166
December 20, 1976
E-9

WASHINGTON teetin r WASHINGTON
I
I
I
MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. |
Phone No. 202-223-6320
|
I
William Zoetis, Branch Manager
LaVerne Boswell
William Thompson
Walter Bangs
GREETINGS and BEST WISHES
Samuel N. Wheeler Ross S. Wheeler
Doris C. Simms
Diane Tesfa
Elizanne Shackles
Cindy Rivera
Nan Mileo
TYSON TWIN THEATRES
Tysons Comer Center
McLean, Va. 22101
Francis J. Storiy
i
[
I
f
Peace on Earth i
} i
^
H
Good Will to All Men ^
The Town, Penn and
B. F. Keith's Theatres
DON KING
WALTER GARDNER

WASHINGTON s.eadon 6 WASHINGTON
cS*S!i?5rs?««rKrcrSJ«?

. . Frank
. .
WASHINGTON
JJ-B Theatres' Yuletide grosses could be
increased by 25 to 30 per cent, according
to president Marvin Goldman. On the
eve of the holiday season. Largo Corp.. its
investment subsidiary, purchased the RKO-
Stanley Warner circuit's remaining five area
theatres.
Filmrow's distribution image was changed
to entertainment for the pre-Christmas week
of office parties Monday (13) through Friday
(17). More precisely, branch managers
became debonair hosts by indulging their
guest-industrialites with a cocktail-buffet.
Credits go to Columbia's Harry Block for
the cheer Monday (13); Harry Howar was
host Tuesday (14); Irwin Cohen of Baltimore-based
R/C Theatres took care of
Wednesday (15); William Zoetis of 20th
Century-Fox was the provider Thursday
(16). and Ross Wheeler of Wheeler Films
handled the rejuvenating liquids and solids
for Friday (17) . . . Monday (20). at the Motion
Picture Ass'n of America. Edwin Bigley
WASHINGTON
SEASON'S GREETINGS I |
DIMENSION PIX. INC.
(Suite 454)
6849 Old Dominion Drive
(703) 790-8080
Dons O. Steffey, Branch Manager
will be the assisting host for the MPAA'
member companies' area representatives.
among area locals of the
lATSE. as revised, are: S-22 Stage, William
T. Bennet; C-224 Operators. Leonard D.
Sanford; TWA-772 Theatrical Wardrobe
Attendants. Louise Allen; TBSE-819 Television
Broadcasting Studio Employees.
Chuck Faris; TT-868 Treasures and Ticket-
Sellers. Helen R. Rese, and CE-13, Gertrude
Finch.
Ray Bentley, Neighborhood Theatres'
Richmond, Va. -based director of advertising,
has expanded his R-B Productions fourwall
midnight shows to include the Washington-Baltimore-Norfolk
areas. "The Last
House on the Left" and "Tarz and Jane" recently
were four-walled successfully, the
former in conjunction with American International
Pictures and the latter with Wheeler
Films.
Sam Bendheim III. vice-president of the
Neighborhood Group of Motion Pictures,
like Ray Bentley. also operates his buying
and hooking service from Neighborhood's
Richmond office. Paul Sanchez and Jerry
Robertson, owners and operators of this
area's Allen Theatres, credit much of the
Allen's success to the film fare which Bend-
WASHINGTON
Season's Greetings
from your friends at
PARAMOUNT
ALEXANDRIA. VA.
MARTY KUTNER
Eastern Sales Manager
GEORGE KELLY
Branch Manager
JACK HOWE
Office Manager-Head Booker
heim has booked for the 1.000-seater .
Avco Embassy's "Santa Claus Conquers the
Martians" was the attraction for the kiddies
matinee Sunday (12) when the giant Christmas
stocking, eight feet high and filled with
toys, was presented to the winner in a drawing.
Buena Vista branch manager Harry Howar
returned Tuesday (7) from Burbank,
Calif., enthusiastic about Disney Productions'
product after attending his company's
national sales and exhibitors meetings. Also
attending from this territory were Marvin
Goldman, president of national NATO and
president of K-B Theatres; Paul Roth, former
national NATO president and president
of Roth Theatres; Ronee Greenberg, JF
Theatres booker in Baltimore, and Floyd
Davis, booker for Neighborhood Theatres,
Richmond.
George Stevens jr., director of the American
Film Institute, announced the appointment
of Dr. Sam Grogg, AFI education
liaison, as national education services director.
The goal is to provide a spectrum of
programs ranging from basic information to
advice and consultation about film and TV.
Gross will continue to serve as education
editor of American Film, the AFI monthly
magazine.
Marty Kutner, Paramount division manager.
Boston, visited the local branch recently,
according to office manager-booker
Jack Howe . Morel, local Redstone
manager, is "pushing along" effectively,
keeping the drive-ins open and profitable.
World's Largest Movie
Stage Launched for 007
LONDON — The world's largest film
stage was launched here Sunday (5) at Pinewood
Studios for the currently filming 007
adventure, "The Spy Who Loved Me."
Participating in the ceremonies were
former Prime Minister Harold Wilson;
leading actors from the film. Roger Moore
Barbara Bach. Curt Jergens and Carolyn
Munro. and producer Albert R. Broccoli
and Mrs. Broccoli. Many British actors who
made their reputations at Pinewood, includ-
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
^
To You and Yours
HEALTH.
HAPPINESS.
PEACE
and PROSPERITY
Roth's Theatre Circuit
»s>o*a»R:-3Aa5Cjsi I^^i
SEASON'S GREETINGS
the Best People in the World —
I
i The Motion Picture Industry
I
ALLEN THEATRE
% Paul Sanchez - lerry Robertson

. .
. . . Mrs.
. . . Irwin
ing Kenneth More. Ann Todd, Jessie Matthews
and Richard Todd, also attended.
The new structure, which took seven
months to build, is larger than anything
is existing in Hollywood and expected to be
a major boon to large-scale film production
here. Construction was supervised by
the Bond film's production designer Ken
Adam.
Lewis Gilbert directs the tenth James
Bond epic from a screenplay by Christopher
Wood and Richard Maibaum. based on the
007 character created by Ian Fleming. "The
Spy Who Loved Me" will be released by
United Artists.
Brooklyn Music Academy
Elects Co-Chairmen
NEW YORK—Kenneth S. Rosen and
Arthur D. Emil have been elected co-chairmen
of the board of directors of the Brooklyn
Academy of Music, it was annoimced by
Harvey Lichtenstein, president and chief
executive officer.
Rosen is one of four senior executives in
the office of the president at Warner Communications
and is a director of WCI. Previously,
he was president of International
Travis Corp., a partner in Brisbane Partners
and chairman of the executive committee of
the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New York.
Emil is a senior partner of the law firm
of Emil, Kobrin, Klein & Garbus and is a
director of several business corporations.
BALTIMORE
Qne of the "fair-haired boys" in the projectionist
field here, Carroll T. Streeks, is
showing his collection of 16mm films to
shut-in groups. Streeks, who retired after 35
years in the industry, 15 of which were
spent at the Mayfair Theatre, is a member
of the American Ass'n of Retired Persons,
Rodgers Forge Chapter 2360. Through this
group he volunteered his services as projectionist
and now shows his films weekly at
two nursing homes and monthly at a retirement
home. He writes: "It does my
heart good to hear the people at these various
homes laugh so heartily at
the antics of
the Little Rascals, Laurel and Hardy, etc.,
and I know I have brought some happiness
into their lives. As long as my equipment
holds up, I will continue to make these
people happy."
Irwin R. Cohen, head of R/C Theatres,
and his family had their annual Christmas
party Wednesday (15) at their home. Mrs.
Cohen and Mrs. Aaron Seidler, whose husband
is an R/C executive, were hostesses to
exhibitors who attended from Washington,
Richmond, Philadelphia and Delaware .
Expected to be home for the holidays are
the two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gettinger
(Gettinger Enterprises). Donald Gettinger,
24. attends Michigan State University,
and Robert, 21, is a senior at Duke
University . . . Bob Nethen, president of
Claude Neon Signs, was hospitalized recently
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Jack Nethen, wife of the secretarytreasurer
of Claude Neon Signs, exhibited
for sale at a school bazaar four dolls she
had made and patterned after the classic
heroines in "Little Women." The dolls sold
for $150— all to one customer. The Christmas
bazaar was held at McDonogh School
where her son Gary, 12, is a seventh grader.
Gary will be 13 January 11.
Barbara Kostopoulos is the latest addition
to the Ray Thompson & Associates staff.
She recently joined this advertising and publicity
firm as the new assistant to Thompson
Sareba Maslow, efficient R/C
Theatres secretary, fell and displaced an
elbow while shopping recently in Columbia
R. Cohen, R/C president, spent
two days recently in Fredericksburg, Va.,
on business.
The Ad-Venture Group, formerly a division
of Jim Otradovec & Associates, now is
located at 3 East Hamilton, just across from
the NATO of Maryland offices. It is being
operated by Richard L. Harrison and J.
Randall Pfeiffer ... The Hampden Thea-
(Continued on page E-16)
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE
Best Wishes to Our Customers
for
a
i
Very Joyful Holiday Season
i Lord Baltimore Concession Service
6517 Landay Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21237
485-1550
Carrying the most extensive line of concession merchandise in this
Delivery Service Thru-out MD.—D.C—Northern Virginia
area.
BOXOFFICE ;: December 20, 1976 E-13

BALTIMORE ^eJeUdOlt A 'reeuna.6
?//#
Baltimore
j!iiia^iiM»ito i;stow>»>;aBWi»ttte ;)a»raw i

BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE
Greetings From
R. T. Marhenke
Cinema Film Exchange
^euAon S
K^reetinaA
g 428 S. WoUe St.
I M Boltiinore. Md. 21234
g Telephone: 865-8368 or 276-5474
Westview
Cinemas
The Women of Variety, Baltimore,
Tent 19, Wish to thank Kate Savage
and Boxoffice for their cooperation
in helping with our
projects For Handicapped Children.
Baltimore,
Md.
Merry Xmas to
All!
Charlotte Snyder, President
Season's Greetings
from
Greetings
From
R/C Theatres
Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania
Cornco Incorporated
BALTIMORE, MD
The Concession Supply and
Equipment Center
Executive Offices
19 W. Mt. Royal Ave.
Baltimore, Md. 21201
Our 31st
&t»^!fei»^i&^!^^iiii^^^^
Year and Growing
1
i "Season's Greetings'
I To All Our Friends
Local—(181)
LA.T.S.E.
Baltimore, Md.
Happy Holidays!
From
"THE GRANTS"
Hillendale Theatre
I p
i
1045 Taylor Ave.
I
I
S Baltimore, Maryland 21204
S « (301) 823-4444
Best Wishes For A
Happy Holiday Season
F. H. DURKEE
ENTERPRISES
5436 Harford Rd.
Baltimore, Md. (21214)
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976

BALTIMORE
(Continued from page E-13)
tre is shuttered . . . More holiday homecomings
include Leon Back jr., his wife
Linda and their two small sons Leon III
and Brandon James, who will visit his parents
in Pikesville. The senior Leon Back is
S'
BALTIMORE
reeun tit
•r /
From
The Towson Theatre
general manager of Rome Theatres and
president of NATO of Maryland.
Earl Dorfman, creator of the first wax
museum in Washington, D.C.. was elected
president of the International Ass'n of Wax
Museums at the annual convention in San
Francisco. He is president of Wax Museum
Enterprises, a division of Lynch Display
Corp. here, and has created 14 other museums
throughout the country.
Lou Cedrone, writing in the Evening Sun
earlier this month, reviewed the December
movie situation. He said: "Owners of the
first-run movie theatres are playing their
usual December game, waiting for the
Christmas bookings that they hope will improve
their situation. They should. Business
is not too good at present. Aside from 'Carrie,'
there are no winners around; no really
strong attractions to justify their continued
stay."
Two of Walt Disney's features, "The
Gnome-Mobile" and "Donald and the
Duckling Gang" have been playing at Cinema
Columbia City, Cinema Harundale,
Cinema Perring Plaza, Cinema Security
Mall. North Point Plaza and Harford Mall
Cinema . . . Because of popular demand,
"Lies My Father Told Me" has returned,
this time to the JF Randallstown Theatre
. "Silent
for an exclusive engagement
Movie" started Weeinesday (8) at the Timonium.
Liberty. Patapsco, Movies 2, Harford
Mall, Ritchie and Arcade theatrec.
Resort-Area Amusement
Tax May Be Lowered
TUNKHANNOCK. TOWNSHIP, PA.—
The township commissioners in this Pocono
Mountains resort area are expected to consider
lowering the amusement tax when
they convene in January. The present amusement
tax is 4 per cent.
The supervisors have authorized the secretary
to advertise a proposed amendment
to the ordinance which would lower the
amusement levy to 3 per cent. The effort
to lower the tax has been led by the Pocono
International Raceway located in the township.
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE
THE FRIENDSHIP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL
At Baltimore/Washington International Airport
WISHES YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
A VERY JOYOUS AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON
FRIEI1DSHIP
mTERNATIONAL
HOTEL
"THE BEST THING AT THE AIRPORT NEVER LEAVES THE GROUND"
301-761-7700
E-I6 BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976

Cougar, Penelope Begin
Distribution Huddles
PHILADELPHIA—Lee Shrout, president
of Cougar Productions, with offices in
suburban Bala Cynwyd, Pa., announced it
has entered into preliminary discussions
with Penelope Releasing of St. Petersburg.
Fia., to acquire national distribution rights
to its films.
Cougar Productions is an international
distributor of feature motion pictures and
has representatives in all of the 31 major
U.S. film exchanges. Shrout declined to
comment further on the negotiating with
Penelope.
Wildwood Theatre Closes
WILDWOOD. N.J.— For the first time
in decades, this south Jersey summer resort
community is without a movie house during
the off-season months. Hunts Amusement
Enterprises, which operates a circuit of 12
movie houses throughout the south Jersey
resort areas as well as Hunts Pier on the
Boardwalk here, has closed its new twin
theatre near the Boardwalk imtil next Easter.
The nearest motion picture show for
local residents now open is in suburban Rio
Grande.
PHILADELPHIA
fhe Free Library of Philadelphia has issued
a catalog of some 200 films entitled
"Films With Few Words," available
for loan without charge. Included are films'
for children, teenagers, adults and some
foreign films with English subtitles. Across
the river in Camden, N.J., the Camden
County Library announces that its Regional
Film Center has about 1,000 film titles
available for
free loan.
Music Makers makes Monday a date
night at its East Windsor cinemas I and II
near Trenton, N.J. With the purchase of
one adult admission, a "date" is admitted
free. The date can be wife, husband, mother,
sister, brother or a friend.
BALTIMORE
On the lecture circuit, Dr. Cyprian Rowe
came to Temple University to discuss "The
African Film and the Afro-American
Film." Filmmaker - author - photographer
Zane Shanka, winner of seven major film
festival awards, spoke about her new book,
"Old Is What You Get," at the Free Library
of Philadelphia.
With free sleigh rides and other holiday
season offerings, the Ventnor, N.J., Plaza
Merchants Ass'n also is offering free movies
(Continued on next page)
WiW Sound Co.
Equipment
Service
Parts
"CALL CARDINAL"
301-937-6630
( 24-Hour )
* Ballanlyne * Strong * Drive-In
Reason J
Ljreetinad
JACK FRUCHTMAN — ERLEEN SCOTT —
RONNEE GREENBERG — DONALD GUNTHER
CARDINAL
SOUND
COMPANY
Beltsville, Md.
Rt 1 at Rt. 212
Cardinal Sound Co.
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE
^tmM^^^t^^^i^^^i^^t^^^'^^^^^^^^-^^s^^mmim^m^'^m^i:^
is^igi3^i»^»-^a^jsssiai^i^^
A MAN NEVER STANDS SO TALL AS WHEN HE
STOOPS TO HELP A HANDICAPPED CHILD.
The heart of show business that helps handicapped children.
Variety Club Tent 19
Baltimore, Md.
I
|
|
|
for the youngsters at the shopping center's
Plaza Theatre on Saturdays at 11 a.m. and
1 p.m. Features and cartoons are screened
... A holiday showing of "Giuseppe Ver-
if-
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976
E-I7

. . Linda
PHILADELPHIA
(Continued from preceding page)
di.'" a film about the great composer at the
Suburban Square Theatre in suburban Ardmore,
was sponsored by the Ardmore
Lodge. Order of Sons of Italy.
Six special previews were staged by Sameric
Theatres for "Rocky" at its Twin
Pennsauken, the Mark I in center city and
at the Twin Rittenhouse Square I and II
in center city for two nights . . . Sameric
Theatres' Don Davidson, advertising and
promotion chief, promoted two advance
preview showings of "Silver Streak" at Eric's
Place in center city and at the suburban
Eric. Montgomery . Goldenberg.
Budco Theatres publicity director, made it
a selective invitational preview at the Top
of the Fox screening room for Truffaut's
"Small Change."
Preview Group Meets Jan. 5
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia
Motion Picture Preview Group will meet
January 5 at Bonwit Teller's at 10:30 a.m.,
it was announced by publicity chairman Sybil
R. Margolis. Mrs. Arthur Goldsmith,
president, will lead a discussion on films
previewed, including "The Front." "Bugsy
Malone" and "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution."
BALTIMORE
^a^^f^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^tf
^'
reeunad
?r/i
s.ectdon J
World Fare Cinemas
Greater Baltimore
910 Building
Pikesville, Md. (21208)
Milton Schwaber
Howard A. Wagonheim
%
Bicentennial Group
Plans Film Festival
TRENTON. N.J.—A Festival of America
Cinema has been planned by the New
Jersey State Bicentennial Commission to
highlight the "Ten Crucial Days Festival,"
which will be staged as the state's year-end
celebration of the nation's Bicentennial.
There will be 13 days of historic films,
ranging from "The Perils of Pauline" to
"The Magnificent Ambersons," to be shown
nightly, except for New Year's Eve, in the
New Jersey State Museum here, between
Simday (26) and January 8.
"The Ten Crucial Days Festival" will
re-enact a number of historic events, including
the crucial Revolutionary Battle of
Trenton and Battle of Princeton, coupled
with a full cultural schedule of concerts,
drama, dance and film.
There will be up to three feature films
shown each night during the ten-day period
and an effort was made to include the major
film directors from D.W. Griffith to
Gordon Parks. William Kelley. who organized
the festival, said the classics were
chosen to represent all types of American
films—musicals, comedies, mysteries and
drama. In addition to the main features
each night, selected shorts will be shown.
Each program will include discussions and
appraisals of each movie by film critics and
directors.
Former Gov. Robert B. Meyner. chairman
of the bicentennial commission, said
the film festival "will reflect the history and
development of the motion picture industry
in the U.S. and will highlight New Jersey's
prominent role in the early 1900s when it
was the center of the American film industry."
The film shows will start at 7:30 p.m.
each night and admission will be $1.
The festival opens Sunday (26) with "Adventures
of Robin Hood" and "Citv Lights."
(§ambrinus(
Restaurant & Lounge
in the heart of Towson at Pennsylvania Ave.
& Washington Ave.
ELEGANCE IN DINING - EXQUISITE CONTINENTAL CUISINE
MAJOR CREDIT CARDS HONORED
MAKE YOUR NEW YEAR
reservations* early for
our BIG GALA PARTY
296-7100
HAVE FUN . . .
EVERY
THURSDAY
AL BAITCH
AND HIS TRIO
SINGLE NIGHT
DANCE PARTY
SPECIAL
starring
ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR PRIVATE
PARTIES INVITED
AMPLE FREE
PARKING
Now appc'aring
HELMUT LIGHT
with SCORPIO
QUEEN COLEMAN
ATHENIAN NIGHT
EVERY MONDAY
FEATURING
TATASOPOULOS
& his ENTIRE BOUZOOKIA
ORCHESTRA
. . . PLUS
MIDEAST BELLY DANCER
2 BIG SHOWS NIGHTLY
AMERICAN
& GREEK BUFFET
Student Film Screeneci
With Festival Feature
EDINBORO. PA— Ihe Villaye cinemas,
in preparation for its annual Fall Film
Festival this year, modified booth equipment
to facilitate the exhibition of 16mm
prints. The simple technical adjustment was
made in order to present the premier theatrical
unspooling of "T.ost Thoughts." produced
by Edinboro State College student
John Chrisman. along with the screening of
the acclaimed docimientary motion picture
"The Man Who Skied Down Everest."
"Lost Thoughts." already the winner of
an award, will be submitted to selected
college festivals, including one at Penn
State, according to Prof. David S. Weinkauf.
director of ESC's film unit. In April
1977. Chrisman's film will be submitted to
Philadelphia officials for Academy Award
consideration.
The local press, in announcing the showing
of Chrisman's "Lost Thoughts," reviewed
it as follows: "It is a series of
thoughts which John had on different
BOXOFFICE December 20. 1976

. . . Variety
. . More
events and relationships experienced during
the last two years. The film has fantasy,
daydreaming and random thoughts, the
visual being held together by musical interludes.
The only constants are the door se-
nomination. Prof. Weinkauf explained that
the college has one of the most complete
college film-production facilities in the tristate
area. Facilities include a sound stage.
recording and mixing studio, viewing rooms,
laboratory, editing rooms and an animation
studio. The film program, which is under
the art department, stresses production and
already has been successful in placing several
students in industry positions. Prof.
Weinkauf disclosed. Films for government
and private agencies also have been completed
by Edinboro State College.
Cinemette's Village cinemas, managed by
Judy Landau, for the third consecutive year
has presented the highly acclaimed 20-feature
Fall Film Festival. The programs,
which are described as both "artistic and
commercial" successes, attract movie buffs
from as far as 100 miles away.
Besides cooperation from circuit officials
and her assistant manager Ted Leonard.
Ms. Landau is aided in organizing the regional
cinematic happening by several hardworking
community volunteers. Among
them are Prof. Luciana Bohne of Allegheny
College: Prof. Jim Goldsworthy. Edinboro
State College; Prof. Weinkauf; Prof. Ron
Einig. and other members of the college
faculty and student body.
The technical modifications in the theatre's
regular projection equipment necessary
for the presentation of the 16mm film
print were minimal. A system was devised,
however, which allowed for the changeover
from 16 to 3.'^mm with the flick of a
switch.
Clergymen Seek Support
BRICK TOWNSHIP. N.J. — Sixteen
local clergymen called upon each individual
in the township to develop a "thoughtful,
honest and practical response" to the appearance
here of X-rated movie shows, adult
bookstores and massage parlors. The clergymen
also asked that the public reassert personal
commitments to community values.
PITTSBURGH
]^rs. John A. Smith, for a number of years
local and national officer of the Mo-
quences, in which a friend, who enjoyed
tion Picture Council, forwarded a Christmas
greeting card, with a letter of appreci-
observing people, is allowed to observe
himself. The film deals with an adaptation
ation and a renewal check for Boxofficf
of a still photography technique (posterization)
in which a given picture is seoarated
Club Tent 1 Christmas party
was staged Sunday (19) . . . Emerald showed
"Big Split" and "Referral Service." This
into highlight, middle value and shadow.
Everything is then printed on color stock
theatre does well with its Wednesday $1
with colors being substituted for corresponding
gray scale values."
admission.
Chrisman. who lives at Lake Placid.
Season tickets for the Civic Light Opera
N.Y.. attended the showing of "Lost
are on sale at a 10 per cent discount. Titles
Thoughts" at Cinemette's Village cinemas
of the six musicals have not been announc-
and participated in a discussion of the
work with festivalgoers.
Pointing out that in May 1976 a film
by another Edinboro student. Gilbert Snyder,
received a regional Academy
Hall, opening July 12 through August 21.
Award
I
Frank J. (Bud) Thomas | i
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976
ed. Stars always are promised but never
appear. This will be CLO's 30th summer
season here and the sixth year in Heinz
Pay TV pulled "French Connection 11"
after it played commercial TV and substituted
"Shampoo" . than 40 rioters
in the Civic Arena were arrested at a rock
show Wednesday (8) on drug and alcohol
abuse charges. Most of them were about
SILICON
Lee ARTOE FUZeD" SILICON TUBES
FOR MOTION PICTURE RECTIFIERS
DESIGNED TO BE BEST .
-*«-r.
»
HtFlACl
INCXPINSIVC
INSTtAD
Of
Fuses
fNTIH TUBE
PITTSBURGH
age 18 . . . Museum of Art Theatre has
no movie scheduled for Friday (24) or Friday
(31). Next in this series will be a showing
of "Jezebel" January 7 ... The 1929 "The
Virginian." starring Gary Cooper and Richard
Arlen, will be screened free Sunday
{26) at 7:30 p.m. at Carnegie Lecture Hall.
(Continued on next page)
PITTSBURGH
WHEELER FILM
COMPANY
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Ross S^ Wheeler
Yetta H. Wheeler
lacquelyn Wheeler Stein
g Season's Greetings i
JMG FILM CO.
636 Northland Boulevard
Cincinnati, Ohio 45240
513-851-9933
Wishes its many friends in the Pittsburgh terntoTy
the Happiest of Holidays!
May 1977 bring all of you good health, peace and
prosperity!
Jay M. Goldberg Blanche Adams
Lynne Goldberg
Darla McCane
Naomi Reese
Bernice Lipke
Mona Binns
Cassy Weaver
Mary Ann Plasters
Judy Farrell
Lynne Reynolds
i
I
J
E-19

. . . International
. . . "Small
. . There
. . Basic
PITTSBURGH
(Continued from preceding page)
Lawrence Welk. on radio and TV more
than half a century, introduced his Champagne
Music here in the Chatterbox of the
William Penn Hotel about 40 years ago
•I
PITTSBURGH
Joseph F. Mulone
\l
NICK MULONE & SON I
Screen Frames
All Types
Pittsburgh Street Cheswick, Pa.
SEE YOUR
THEATRE SUPPLY DEALER

Mar Vista Completes
4 Films in One Year
By RALPH KAMINSKY
HOLLYWOOD—Mar Vista
Productions,
less than one year old, already has a record
of four pictures completed during its brief
life span. Its youthful president Allan F.
Bodoh is pushing hard "to get into a strong
position with exhibitors and distributors as
a producer of product."
Bodoh is completing work on Mar Vista's
fourth and most prestigious film, "The Last
of the Cowboys." for which he was able to
sign Henry Fonda, who was so intrigued by
the offbeat story that he was willing to go to
work for the still untried filmmakers.
"The Last of the Cowboys" features
Fonda playing the role of an aging trucker
who goes on one last wild and hilarious
trip with a cargo of prostitutes.
Budgeted at $1.5 MilUon
The film was budgeted at $1.5 million,
quite a bit above the first three Mar Vista
projects, each of which was well below $1
million, according to Bodoh.
Also nearing completion is "Gold," shot
in Hawaii with Marjoe Gortner heading the
cast as an innocent victim caught in the middle
of a heroin-smuggling scheme.
The other two films are "Dirt," which
does for off-road racing what "On Any
Sunday" did for the surfboard set. The film
highlights major champions of the sport as
it is run in many areas of the world.
"Dogs," the first to go into exhibition
(in Europe), is a horror film which already
has grossed more than its cost in European
playdates, Bodoh said.
"We're going to try our hands at different
kinds of films," Bodoh said, commenting
about the widespread audience appeal of
the first four projects.
Will Vary Product Types
"Too many producers stay on one type
of film but we're going to make all kinds of
product," he said in outlining preliminary
plans for next year's production, which he
expects to run to six new pictures. "We're
going to be producers of product, not just
one picture a year."
Already near the contract announcement
stage, he said, are two projects, one an action-adventure
story in the mode of "Dirty
Harry," and the other to be based on a stage
play which has run in New York for two
years.
Another film will be made in Thailand
as a co-production with a distribution company.
"And we may do one in Europe," he
added. Negotiations also are under way for
the acquisition of a book which Bodoh described
as "a comedy on the order of
'M*A*S*H."'
"We're going to build our reputation on
variety. And the exhibitor will know that
when our film comes on the market it won't
be the same old thing," he declared.
Commenting that "we're probably the
youngest company in Hollywood," Bodoh
explained that all staffers are under 30. with
the exception of his two closest associates
Bruce Cohn, 40, executive vice-president of
production, and Norman Katz, a veteran
sales representative of many years' experience
with numerous Hollywood-based companies.
Of Katz, he said: "He's the secret of oui
success, giving vital advice and counsel.
He's such an expert and lends insight into
a lot of things we didn't understand."
Associate producer Mitchell Cannold is
only 27 years old and production manager
keting. Bodoh moved the speedway into the
profit columns by staging massive rock music
concerts at the track, with one such affair
grossing more than $2.5 million in a
single
day.
In 1974 he became executive vice-president
of Parnelli Jones' Sports VIPS, Inc.,
from which the firm of Sports Films was
developed to produce TV sports programs.
This led to an association with Pacific Films
and the making of "Dirt."
Bodoh formed Mar Vista last January in
association with Bruce Cohn Productions.
'Food of Gods' Grosses
Set Hong Kong Record
HOLLYWOOD—American
LOS ANGELES— Murray Propper, mer-
:hand
of Pacific Theatres,
has been elected 1977
president of the Variety
Club of Southern
California Tent
25, succeeding Milton
International's
production of H.G. Wells' "The Food
of the Gods" is setting new record high
grosses in Hong Kong, according to Jules
Stein, vice-president in charge of international
sales and distribution of American
International Pictures Export Corp.
" 'The Food of the Gods' is shaping up
as a phenomenal success in
Southeast Asia."
Stein stated. "We expect comparable business
in Japan, the Philippines, Singapore
and other markets in the area."
It grossed $120,000 in its first 11 days in
five theatres in Hong Kong, in engagements
arranged by Panasia, distributor for AIP.
"The Food of the Gods" also has opened
in England, with excellent boxoffice results.
Columbia's Al Boodman Is
Feted by Industryites
HOLLYWOOD—Allan Boodman, a veteran
of 45 years in film distribution, retired
Friday (10) as assistant manager of the Columbia
Pictures branch office in Los Angeles.
Boodman, associated with Columbia Pictures
for the past 33 years, began in the
motion picture industry in 1929 as a theatre
usher in Cleveland, Ohio.
He recently was honored by Los Angeles
area film distributors and exhibitors at a
luncheon in Beverly Hills.
Name Murray Propper
Variety 25 President
Moritz, senior vicepresident,
American
tcrnational
Pictures.
Jeff Sinclair and Joel Westbrook, transportation
manager, also are in their 20s.
Moritz, who will be
honored for his two-
Bodoh entered the moviemaking business
>ear tenure at a Tent
in a round-about way, moving from Mattel,
25 luncheon January
Inc., to the company's Ringling Bros./Barnum
& Bailey theme park where he was room of the BeverK Hilton Hotel, will re-
Murray Propper
12 in the Grand Ballexecutive
director at the age of 26.
linquish the post to Propper on that date
From there he joined racing-car driver and automatically become chairman of the
and entrepreneur Parnelli Jones at the Ontario,
Calif., Speedway as director of mar-
Monty Hall, president of Variety
board of the tent.
Clubs
International, will install the new officers al
the January 12 luncheon.
Tent 25 members also re-elected 1 1 incumbents
to the board of directors and
elected four new officers.
The new officers are Bruce C. Corwin.
president of Metropolitan Theatres Corp.:
Tommy LaScorda, manager of the Los Angeles
Dodgers; Norm Lerner, owner of Lerner
Oil Co., and the Sports Deli Restaurant,
and Dave Weisman, attorney.
Incumbents returned to office include
Ron Baumgarten, Gene Cofsky, Floyd H.
Coverston jr., Thomas W. Fenno, Ahron
Gersten, Donald T. Gillin, Mort Goodman.
Vincent Miranda, Jay Stewart, Fred Tushinsky
and Sandy Wilk. Fenno, Coverston, Gillin
and Stewart have been appointed executive
vice-presidents, while all of the other
officers will serve as vice-presidents.
Three members of the 1976 board—Leo
Greenfield, Pete Latsis and Robert Stein
did not seek re-election. Latsis, who also
winds up six consecutive years as press guy
for Tent 25, is seeking a successor.
AIP to Use New Lens
To Film 'Empire of Ants'
BEVERLY HILLS—A revolutionary 33-
prism lens will be used for the first time in
the filming of several scenes in American
International's version of H.G. Wells' 'The
Empire of the Ants," now shooting on Florida
locations. Known as the Matex prism
lens, the device was invented by Bert I. Gordon,
producer-director of the film classic.
"The device will permit us to show objects
on the screen in multiple images as they
are seen by ants," said Gordon. "The lens
makes optical printing of the scenes unnecessary
which will add to the realism and
reduce costs. In effect, movie audiences will
be seeing through ants' eyes."
"The Empire of the Ants" stars Joan
Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson,
Jacqueline Scott and Albert Salmi. The
screenplay is by Jack Turley, based on a
story by Gordon. Release is set for the simimerof
1977.
December 20, 1976 W-1

i
Unrest in Africa Stirs
Angola Filming Memories
HOLLYWOOD—The current unrest in
Africa brings back memories to film producers
Ivan Tors and George Gale, who
recently returned here to edit their new
film "Escape From Angola."" Earlier this
year. Tors and his film crew were in Southwest
Africa when revolution broke out in
Angola and an insurgent group took over
the government from Portugal.
During the filming, armed guards were
constantly on the lookout for trouble from
terrorists or wild animals. Tors said. "All
of our people had to carry rifles or other
guns, even the script girl. And all the firearms
were loaded,"" he stated. "When we
were filming in Etoshe, one of the wildest
areas in Africa. 28 terrorists from Angola
came across the border. They were spotted
by a patrol plane and a group of bushmen
assisted in tracking them down. Twenty-five
of the invaders were captured or killed."
Despite the problems. Tors says he would
rather live in Africa than anywhere else.
"I love the coimtry,'" he said, "and the people.
I feel sorry for their unhappy existence.""
In "Escape From Angola.'" which will be
released in early 1977 by Doty-Dayton Distribution.
Tors depicts his love of Africa
and its animal life. The story is fictional
but is based upon the experiences of Tors"
son Steve, who lives there.
New X Film Ad Approach
CHEYENNE. WYO.—To publicize an
X-rated late show at the Paramount Theatre.
Commonwealth circuit manager Don Hazelton
chose a new approach by distributing
handbills in all local taverns. Results were
excellent, compared to standard advertising
techniques on films of this genre.
'Phantom Tollbooth' Reissued
BROCKTON, MASS.—MGM-UA's "The
Phantom Tollbooth'" had reissue showings
at 1 and 3 p.m.. on both Saturday and
Sunday over a recent weekend at GCC's
Brockton Cinemas V. Admission was $1.50
for all seats.
Australian Distributor
Confers on AIP Films
HOLLYWOOD—Graham Burke, top
executive of Roadshow. Austral ia"s major
exhibition-distribution firm, arrived in Beverly
Hills for conferences with American
International, according to lules Stein, vicepresident
in charge of international sales and
distribution of American International Pictures
Export Corp.
Roadshow will distribute future AIP
films, including H. G. Wells' "The Island of
Dr. Moreau," "The Empire of the Ants"
and Edgar Rice Burroughs' "The People
That Time Forgot."
Roadshow recently concluded a monthlong
sales drive of current AIP products,
honoring Samuel Z. Arkoff. chairman of
the
board and AIP president.
Unique Airer Ad
MONTREAL—The St. Eustache Drivein
modestly bills itself as "Canada's Most
Moder Drive-In" in newspaper advertising
LOS ANGELES
fiif

Hollywood
Happenings
trial intrigue. Claire Duval is producing the
screenplay written by Jaeckin and Andre
Brunelin based on a story by Jacques Quoi-
jl^VCO EMBASSY'S "Voyage of the Pictures was guest lecturer at the American "Fellini's Casanova," to be released in
Damned" will be shown as part of the
American Cancer Society's Christmas benefit
Film
the "Producing
Institute Monday
the Film"
(13),
series.
speaking
He presented
in
the U.S. and Canada by Universal, will open
a week's exclusive engagement Friday (31)
an overview of the legal and busines
Wednesday (22) at the Beverly Theatre.
at the Avco Center Cinema to qualify for
A dinner-dance will follow at the Beverly problems in making and selling motion pictures.
Academy Award consideration. The film
stars Donald Sutherland and is the first
Wilshire Hotel. Three stars of the film, Faye
Dunaway. Lee Grant and Ben Gazzara, are
*
English language picture to be made by
honorary members of the benefit committee.
Ember Films Distributors has acquired Federico Fellini.
•
release rights in the United Kingdom for
•
Larry Cohen's "Dial Rat for Terror," starring
Principal photography was completed in
Hollywood/ Los Angeles 'VVOMPl Club
Europe Tuesday (14) on Sascha Wein
Yaphet Kotto. Jeffrey S. Kruger, head
members held their annual Christmas of Ember, has set the picture in 27 theatres Films' "Behind the Iron Mask," starring
brunch at noon Sunday (19) at the Marina in initial bookings.
Beau Bridges, Ursula Andress, Sylvia Kristel.
Rex Harrison, Lloyd Bridges, Jose Fer-
City Club in Marina Del Rey. The WOMPI
•
board held its December meeting Tuesday "Small Change." Francois Truffaut's new rer, Cornel Wilde and Olivia de Havilland.
(14) at 20th Century-Fox. Cathy Fitzgerald,
•
film, will be screened Wednesday (22) at
manager of film services for Novo Airfreight,
Van Associates, production company
the Royal Theatre in West Los Angeles as
benefit for Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles.
headed by Sal Capra and based in Kansas
has been named publicity director. a
•
City, has completed principal photography
General National Enterprises, with three
•
on "Super Van," which was filmed on location
Midwestern Featured
new projects up for production and distribution
in the next year, has expanded its and president of AlP, made his seventh
Samuel Z. Arkoff. chairman of the board
in five states. is
a de luxe custom van created by George
organization
staff members.
by adding
They are
two
Howard
home
Willette,
office annual appearance Tuesday (14) before students
of Arthur Mayer's class on Film Eco-
B arris.
•
formerly with Cine Artists, and Payton nomics at the University of Southern California.
Columbia will open Peter Bogdanovich's
"Nickelodeon" Wednesday (22) in the Avco
Reid who will be his assistant.
•
*
Center Cinema in Westwood Village and
Jean Lee Donnelly, independent producer
based in London, has set up headquarters
at the Beverly Hills Hotel while in Hollywood
to sign up a director and two stars for
her next feature, "5 and 7," on which she
will begin production in Austria in late
March.
*
Universal Pictures has signed Josh Taylor
to a one-year non-exclusive contract in the
company's new talent development program.
Richard Zimbert, vice-president in charge
of business affairs-features of Paramount
t
LOS ANGELES
United International Pictures has set a
January release for "False Face," a psychological
thriller produced by Joseph Weintraub
and John Grissmer and starring Robert
Lansing and Judith Chapman. Grissmer
directed his own screenplay.
•
Columbia Pictures International has distribution
rights in almost all international
markets for "Madame Claude," a major
French production now in production. Just
Jaeckin, director of "Emmanuelle." is directing
the story of governmental and indus-
^eadon 6 L^reeti as
i from MANSON DISTRIBUTING CORP. 1
Specialists in Exporting American Films
Hollywood, California 90069 t
I
Telephone: (213) 273-8640 I
Cable: MANGOLD
|
Telex: 69142 I
EDMUND GOLDMAN
|
MICHAEL F. GOLDMAN g
ROBERT WOEMPNER, Gen. Mgr.
I
I
the Paramount in Hollywood, plus selected
engagements throughout the Southland.
*
Principal photography began Monday
(13) on Warner Bros.' "Oh, God," starring
George Burns and John Denver, with Carl
Reiner directing his own screenplay. Shooting
will continue until February 1 on many
Los Angeles locations.
•
Warner Bros, scheduled two week-long
promotions on radio for "The Enforcer,"
with KMET, Metromedia's FM station carrying
42 spots from Tuesday (14) through
Monday (20), with 130 contestants named
as winners, and over station KJIS starting
Monday (20), with the same contest promotion.
•
Paramount's "King Kong," the multimillion-dollar
Dino De Laurentiis production,
opened Friday (17) at Mann's Westwood
the Egyptian in Hollywood and selected
hardtops and drive-ins in the Los Angeles
area.
•
Charles B. Pierce, producer-director of
AIP's "The Town That Dreaded Sundown,"
left on a promotional tour Sunday (19) to
plug the drama in Baton Rouge. New Orleans,
Mobile and Pensacola. The film goes
into national release January 26.
CopSftmaS^ MERCHANT
W.4 December 20, 1976

Earthquake Ordinance
Is Ordered Revised
LOS ANGELES— Revisions in the proposed
and highly controversial earthquakeproofing
ordinance have been ordered by
the city
council following a determined battle
by NATO of California and angry
property owners who overflowed the council
chambers Thursday (9) to protest provisions
which they said would require costly
building repairs and force many properties
to close.
Bob Selig, Pacific Theatres executive and
head of the NATO drive, hailed the reconsideration
of the ordinance as a vital move.
One provision in
the proposed law especially
drew the fire of property owners. This
was the requirement to post a sign at each
building that does not meet earthquake
safety requirements to inform the public
is that the building unsafe for occupancy
during an earthquake.
"That would drive a lot of people out of
business. The public would be afraid to go
inside. Businesses would lose their insurance.
In the long run, the effect would be
to lower assessments on the property and
this would reduce the money the city gets
in taxes," Selig explained.
The proposed law would give building
owners ten years in which to bring their
structures up to earthquake safety standards.
Many property owners maintained that the
cost of reinforcing buildings to the standards
set would be confiscatory.
"There's more to this law than our own
personal problems." Selig pointed out. He
said the Los Angeles law. if passed, easily
could become the blueprint for other cities.
"The city has had inquiries from San Francisco,
San Jose. Sacramento. Long Beach
and San Diego. The restrictions that Los
Angeles adopts could spread statewide," he
commented.
There are 43 theatres among the 14,000
buildings listed in the "unsafe" category by
the city's building and safety department.
But Selig pointed out that involved are
"more than just the theatres and business
places. There are 266 churches on the list.
What'll happen to them if they have to have
a sign at the door saying that they're unsafe?"
The city council gave its building and
safety committee 45 days in which to "obtain
more citizen input" and rewrite the
ordinance.
Bart/Palevsky Appoints
Youngstein and Roth
HOLLYWOOD— Max E. Youngstein and
Leon Roth have been named representatives
of Bart/Palevsky Productions to supervise
distribution and marketing matters for the
independent feature film organization.
early in 1977, and the comedy "Fun With
Dick and Jane," with George Segal and
Jane Fonda starring, to be distributed by
Columbia. It also is set for release early in
1977.
The appointment of Youngstein, president
of Max E. Youngstein Enterprises, and veteran
film executive Roth marks their first
reunion since they were associated under
the banner of United Artists. Youngstein, a
former vice-president of UA, named Roth
to establish the West Coast office and serve
as liaison with producers and UA's New
York headquarters.
'Baker's Hawk' Bows
In Sail Lake Cily Fox
SALT LAKE CITY—Academy awardwinning
actor Burl Ives headlined the
Muscular Dystrophy world benefit premiere
festivities of Doty-Dayton Productions' new
motion picture. "Baker's Hawk," Thursday
(16) at the Fox Cottonwood Mall Theatre
here, according to Rick Thiriot, DDP
executive
vice-president.
In addition to Ives, other members of the
cast attending the premiere were Diane
Baker, who portrays the mother Jenny
Baker; Lee H. Montgomery, who is Billy
Baker; Brian Williams, Jeremy, Billy's best
friend, and Cam Clarke, the town bully.
Festivities included a prepremiere show
which featured the award-winning 120-
member Granger High School Marching
Band with its 36-member drill team.
Two autograph and picture-taking parties
were held prior to the premiere. The first
was Wednesday (15) at Trolley Square
Shopping Mall. The second party was
Thursday (16) at the Cottonwood Mall.
Attending these autograph/ picture parties
were stars Montgomery. Williams and
Clarke.
Melvina, the red-tailed hawk who plays
the title role in "Baker's Hawk," attended
the premiere on the arm of her trainer,
Gerald Richards.
Bill Madden, senior vice-president and
general sales manager of Doty-Dayton, also
attended. Proceeds from the premier will
be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy
Foundation.
Four Pictures Share
Golden Halo Awards
HOLLYWOOD—Golden Halo awards
were presented to three family-oriented
films and a special award was given to
Walt Disney Productions' "The Shaggy
D. A.," by the Southern California Motion
Picture Council during its meeting at the
Sheraton-Universal Hotel Friday (10).
Dean Jones, star of "The Shaggy D. A.,"
accepted the award for his picture and
urged the council members to continue their
work in encouraging family pictures.
"I'm proud to be associated with this type
of entertainment. I'm happy to be in these
fluffy, superficial films because of the
laughter they generate," he said. "Your influence
denies the territory to films that
are degrading. It takes courage to take a
stand against cynicism, perversion and the
violence which seems to be the standard
operating procedure of many movies."
Julie Harris accepted the award to the
World Wide Pictures film "Corrie," a sequel
to "The Hiding Place," in which she starred
as Corrie ten Boom.
Mark Matthews accepted the award to
Golden Films for "The Amazing Dobermans"
and C. B. Bartell, executive producer
of "Wings of an Eagle," accepted for the
Wilderness Releasing Corp. film.
Shirley Wenner Services
Are Held December 15
HOLLYWOOD — Funeral services
were
held Wednesday (15) at Hillside Memorial
Park for Shirley Wenner. wife of Monte
Wenner. manager of branch operations for
American International Pictures.
Mrs. Wenner died Tuesday (14) at her
Los Angeles home.
She also is survived by two children, Leslie
Lipper and Debbie Pool; her mother,
Mrs. Ann Sheftel. and her sister Mrs. Leon
Blender.
Gladys Knight to Las 'Vegas
LAS VEGAS—Gladys Knight, star of the
Avco Embassy film "Pipe Dreams," will
perform with the Pips at the Aladdin Theatre
for the Performing Arts here New Year's
Eve and January 1.
THE FULL- SERVICE ORGANIZATION
SERVING AL±OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES!
XENON SYSTEMS
•AUTOMATION
-DESIGN SERVICES
-DRAPERY
•24 HR. SERVICE -FINANCING
1100 FLOWER ST. BOX 5085. GLENDALE. CA.. 91201 (213)247-6550
The initial projects on which Youngstein
and Roth will serve are "Islands in the
Stream." a Paramount release starring
George C. Scott that is scheduled r!L3E^CW-5
for release
BOXOFFICE December 20, 1976

World Wide's Nick Dallas
Hospitalized After Fall
HOLLYWOOD—Nick Dallas of World
Wide Films Corp. went on a "holiday whirlwind"
Saturday, November 27, while mountain
climbing. Dallas was whirled away by
high winds and blown off the side of a
mountain, falling 30 feet.
In Riverside Hospital, North Hollywood,
with a broken arm and back injuries, Dallas
was expected to be hospitalized at least
three weeks.
Academy Reference Work
Tells Current Film Story
HOLLYWOOD — The Screen
Achievement
Records Bulletin published by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,
a major reference volume listing information
related to current films, has been
redesigned and computerized resulting in
more information at less cost, the Academy
has announced.
This reference work is designed primarily
for use within the motion picture industry
for film research and for educational institutions.
The academy publishes the screen achievement
records bulletin three times each year.
A cumulative annual volume is also bound
and available.
Ads Hypo Premiere
MONTREAL—Odeon Theatres ran halfpage
newspaper ads for the Canadian premiere
of Universal's "Two-Minute Warning."
unreeled in Atwater Cinema L
George Fargo, Janice Colson-Dodge.
Patrick Regan and John Carmody wrote the
screenplay for "The Farmer."
Diverse Promotions Used
At C'wealth's Ozoners
CHEYENNE. WYO.—Jim Rowles, manager
of the Motor-Vu, and the Starlite's
Wayne Gow this fall kept patrons happy
and boosted profits with a continuous barrage
of promotions and tic-ins. Frequently
used was "Lucky Tag Night." which offered
patrons a pass if the license number posted
at
tag.
the refreshment center matched their car
Another popular feature at the Motor-Vu
was "Car Cram Night." when all moviegoers
in each vehicle were admitted for a flat
price of $4.
Used during the summer operating season
was a tie-in with the Intermountain Speedway.
Patrons who could present a racetrack
stub from the preceding Saturday night were
admitted free at the Commonwealth ozoners
with one paid adult admission.
LOS ANGELES
The Best From Crown
For The Holiday Season—
And All Year!
Crown International Pictures, Inc.
292 So. La Cienega Blvd. (213) 657-6700
Beverly Hills, Ca. 90211
Newton P. Jacobs, Chairman of the Board
Mark Tenser, President
George M. Josephs, Gen. Sales Mgr.
Don Foster, Western Div. Mgr.
Dick Ettlinger, Asst. to Gen. Sales Mgr.
Albert Giles, Controller
Bob Levinson, Print Control
Echo Fernandez, Sales/Booker Spence Steinhurst, Dir. of Adv. & Pub.
Andy Anderson, District Mgr.
230 Hyde St., San Francisco, Ca. 94102
LOS ANGELES
San Francisco/Seattle/Portland
(415) 77G-4409
Cousteau's 'Voyage' Has
Strong Hawaii Opening
HOLLYWOOD — Jacques
Cousteau's
"Voyage to the Edge of the World" opened
strong in Hawaii, grossing $27,382 in the
first five days in two theatres, according to
distributor R. C. Riddell.
The film, the oceanographer's first fulllength
feature in ten years, chronicles his
hazardous expedition to the Antarctic.
Film on Navajos Available
SAN FRANCISCO—Western World
Productions has announced the availability
of "Dineh: the People" (1976), subtitled
"A Portrait of the Navajo," by Jonathan
Reinis and Stephen Hornick, for nonthe-
showings. The 77-minute film, lensed
atrical
dining a one-year period in the Navajo
Nation, won the CINE Golden Eagle Certificate.
Hornick won the Venice Film Prize
in the documentary category for his film
"Iwilight of the Mayans" and Reinis, who
also produced this film, is a Phi Beta Kappa
graduate in anthropology from the University
of California-Berkeley.
LOS ANGELES
i J^eadon
^ I
3 KJreetinaA
from
Maury Foladare & Associates
N.Y. & Hollywood
Season's Greetings
I
from ?
HOWARD WHITE [
SIGN PRODUCTS /RAPID-CHANGE
1319 West 12th Place, Los Angeles, Calif. 90015 | ^
(213) 747-6546
I
I ^ ^
g
|
I
^
W-6 BOXOFHCE :: December 20, 1976 I
ioxofj,,

LOS ANGELES s.eason d y^reetinad los angeles
\
Reason
ft
6 K^reetln^i
from
Exhibitor Service
Carl Smiley Is Shapero
Marilyn LaPan
Harry Rackin
Syd Lehman
Addy Lipitz
Season's Greetings
BOXOFFICE INTERNATIONAL
FILM DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
4774 Melrose Ave.
Hollywood, CaL 90029
(213) 660-1770
Harry Novak, Lou Stein, Steve Caplan
John Strutman, Mike Sachs, Phil Novak
and Staff
Season's Greetings
From
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
PICTURES OF LOS ANGELES
W. R. "Randy" SLAUGHTER, Branch Manager
BERNIE HEINZE, Asst. Branch Manager
and
THE WHOLE CREW
9033 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 210
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90211
Phone Area Code (213) 273-7433
S^eaion A L-jreecl ^i
FILBERT COMPANY
1100 newer St Box S08S
GLENDALE, CALIF. 91201
(213) 247-6550
«3S.?stoaij»«i»Je!0*ito»j».?Sj9i^
^i!B-^»SiiiiXi»j^a^^i)SSiigiSgii^i:i3>^^
s.eadon 6
G' reetinas 'ti 9' S.eadon 6 Q' tu
reeiin r
BUDD THEATRE SUPPLY
Les Abbott
8537 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, Calif. 90230
(213) 839-4325
(213) 870-9301
TODD-AO
1021 N. Seward St.
Hollywood 90038
i
JSs^^B:i9a3^c;;>^ci»^3!^a;j9Sayi^tfisJ.c i>j:i«!i«>sJ»i3JSao*a9*i»«!;is^*)»^^
«»AiioJSis^&isJ»ja^j»aa»j^^
i
s.ea&on A Q- reeiini^i tu
Christie Electric Corp.
3410 West 67th St.
Los Angeles, California 90043
(213) 750-1151
Happy Holidays
From Employees of
NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY
NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE
"We Are a Service Orgaruzation"
2001 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, Calif. 90034
(213) 838-1821
BOXOFTICE :: December 20, 1976

SALT LAKE CITY
Ywentieth-Century-Fox sneaked "Silver
Streak" Sunday (12). The picture,
which will open for Christmas Wednesday
(22) in Utah. Idaho and Montana, has been
supported hy a national campaign.
Paramount Signs Sylbert
As Independent Producer
HOLLYWOOD — Richard Sylbert has
been signed as an independent producer
exclusively for the motion picture division
of Paramount Pictures Corp., effective January
1.
Sylbert presently is vice-president in charge
of worldwide production for Paramount
Pictures. After the first of the year, his responsibilities
will be assumed by Michael
D. Eisner, president and chief operating
officer of Paramount Pictures until a successor
has been named.
Sylbert will be involved in five major
properties: "Interview With the Vampire,"
screenplay by Frank de Fellita, from a novel
by Anne Rice; "A Piece of My Heart,"
screenplay by Richard Ford, based on his
novel; "A River Runs Through It." a novella
by Norman MacLean, screenplay by
William Hjortberg; "A Lapse of Time,"
original screenplay by Ivan Moffat, to be
co-produced by Tim Zinneman, and "Swing
Shift." original screenplay by Nancy Dowd.
DDP Offers 2 Westerns
In LA Dual Opening
HOLLYWOO D—A
prc-Christmas
double-bill of cowboys and Indians is being
offered in 90 theatres in the Greater Los
Angeles area with Doty-Dayton Productions'
"Against a Crooked Sky" and "The
Great American Cowboy."
The anouncement was made by Bill Madden,
senior vice-president and general sales
manager of DDP.
"Against a Crooked Sky." the story of a
PETERSON
THEATRE
SUPPLY
455 Bearcat Drive
Times Square Park
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
801-466-7642
boy's search of his sister who has been kidnaped
by the Indians, stars Richard Boone.
Henry Wilco.xon and Stewart Petersen.
The Academy-Award winning "The Great
American Cowboy" is the true story of cowboys
and their life in the rodeo. It stars
Larry Mahan and Phil Lyne.
Trolley Theatres Sets
Quadplex Opening
SALT LAKE CITY — Trolley Theatres
will open its newest and most luxurious addition,
the Family Center Trolley theatres
Wednesday (22) at 1122 East Fort Union
Blvd.. in this city's fastest growing area.
Preopening festivities will include a private
party for area dignitaries Tuesday (21),
with catering by Silvercrest. entertainment
by the Glad Menagerie and a screening of
"Joe Panther." provided by Artists Creations.
At the official grand opening Wednesday
(22). many prizes will be given away, including
two mini-vacations to local resort
areas. Opening-night features will include
"Bugsy Malone." "Shout at the Devil."
"Baker's Hawk" and "Murder by Death."
The Family Center fourplex was conceptualized
by Jerry M. Place and Dale H.
Christensen. designed by the late Albert
Christensen and Ralph Evans and built by
Nordfors Construction. It is being managed
by Calvin Gunderson and contains two 300-
seat auditoriums and two 400-seat viewing
areas.
Like its predecessors, the Family Center
Trolley contains many unique features designed
to create a delightful atmosphere for
the moviegoer. Among these are Christensen's
interior and exterior graphics of movie
stars ranging from W. C. Fields to Charlton
Heston. and snack bar girls outfitted in specially
designed Keystone Kop uniforms.
The theatre has the latest in projection
equipment, provided by Universal Theatre
Supply. It was designed with as much consideration
for acoustics as for aesthetics.
Waiting times for both tickets and concessions
can be kept to a minimum because
of the strategic location of the snack bar
and ticket counter, as well as the specially
designed concession stand which gives more
counter space for customer service.
PTA Sponsors Free Show
ROSWELL. N.M.—The Roswell Area
PTA Council, because of the excellent response
to its summer series of kiddies matinees,
agreed to sponsor a free show for
youngsters at the conclusion of the regular
bookings. Screenings were at Commonwealth's
Plains Theatre, where James Arnott
is manager.
'Silver Streak' Opens
To Big 435 Boxoffice
LOS ANGELES—"Silver Streak" opened
at 435 to place third in the list while the
Woody Guthrie chronicle "Bound for
Glory," made its Los Angeles debut at the
190 mark. Heading the list were "Rocky."
in its second week with 630 and "Network"
playing its fourth week for a 590 gross.
"The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" is scoring
the average while two holdovers. "Mara-
.
.
thon Man" and "The Last Tycoon," hit the
105 mark, just above average. "All This and
World War II." "Two-Minute Warning"
and "The Song Remains the Same" fell
below the 100 level.
(Average Is 100)
Avco 1—Tlie Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Univ),
5th wk 100
Avco 3—Silver Streak (20th-Fox) 435
Brum—The Last Tycoon (Para), 4th wk 105
Chinese—I^arathon Man (PaTa), 10th wk 105
Cinerama Dome—All Tliis and World War 11
(20th-Fox), 5th wk 50
Egyptian—Two-Minute Warning (Univ)
5th wk 50
Fox Wilshire—The Song Remains the Same
(WB). 8th wk 70
Music Hall—Cousin Cousine (SR), R!h wk 135
National—Bound For Glory (UA) 190
Plaza—Rocky (UA), 2nd wk fi30
Regent—Network (UA), 4th wk 590
Holdovers Slow But Manage 100;
'Bugsy.' Two-Minute' On Top
DENVER—Christmas shoppers aren't
sparing the time or the money for films
here as holdovers continue to weaken and
theatres await new product. While no impressive
grosses were registered, several
films have held up the average boxoffice
score keeping their colors on the screen.
"Marathon Man." in its ninth week, is at
100 along with the 25th week of "Murder
by Death," "Bugsy Malone" in its sixth
week and "Two-Minute Warning" going for
a fifth round.
Century 21—Marathon Man (Para), 9th wk 100
Centre—The Song Remains the Same (WB),
6th wk 60
Cherry Creek—The Rilz (WB), 8'h wk 60
Colorado 4—Murder by Death (Col), 25th wk 100
6th 100
Continental—Bugsy Malone (Para), wk
Cooper—The Front (Col), 10th wk 60
Cooper Cameo—The Next Man (AA), 5th wk 100
Five theatres—Carrie (UA), 5lh wk 60
Four theatres Two-Minute Warning (Univ),
5th wk
Two theatres—Car Wash (Ur.-.vl 7th wk
100
80
University Hills Winter Equinox (SR)
4th wk. ... 70
University Hills :- Alex 4 the Gypsy (2ath-Fox),
8th wk 60
University Hills 3—The Edge (SR), 12th wk 70
Complex Replaces Drive-In
SALT LAKE CITY — A ten-acre, $6.-
000.000 office and medical complex will be
built next year on the site of the Park-Vu
Drive-In, 1145 East 39th South by Price
Rentals, a subsidiary of Price Industries
Corp. Razing of the drive-in and construction
of the first phase of the complex, to
be known as Millcreek Professional Park,
will begin in the spring. Occupancy is expected
by the end of 1977.
\ Solt Loke • Boston • Dollos • New York
„ --Universal theatre supply
,«J MW - HOME OFFICE -
264 Easf Isr South, Salt Lake City, Utah 841)
W-8 BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976

Court Orders 16 Films
Returned to Owners
BURBANKL—The prints of 16 famous
films previously seized by the government
company Wyo-
from Alan Cylinder and his
ming Films have been ordered returned to
the eight motion picture companies which
hold the film copyrights. The order wa>
issued by U.S. District Judge Daniel H.
Huyett jr. in case of copyright infringement
brought by the eight companies.
The films include "Casablanca." "Grand
Hotel," "The Three Musketeers." "Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." "Can-Can,
"And Now for Something Completely Different,"
"Day of Wine and Roses," "Dinner
at Eight," "The Great Moment," "The Hireling,"
"The Legend of Lylah Clare," "Love
Story," "Psycho," "St. Valentine's Day Massacre,"
"Go Into Your Dance" and "The
Wild Child."
The companies involved, each of which
holds the copyright to one or more of the
films, are American International. Cokmv
bia, MGM, Paramount, 20th Century-Fox.
United Artists, Universal and Warner Bros.
They had charged Cylinder and his company
with infringing their copyrights by
copying and distributing their films.
Under a consent agreement between the
companies and Cylinder, he said he would
turn over any other prints he may have
in his possession and would identify any
persons to whom he may have distributed
any copyrighted films.
The agreement followed Judge Huyett's
ruling in federal court in Philadelphia that
the defendant bears the burden of proof
in attempting to show "lawful possession"
"first or sale" under the copyright law and
that Cylinder would therefore have to present
such proof. Judge Huyett ordered the
FBI and the U.S. marshall to deliver the
to films the eight companies.
Thomas Bros, to Open
San Francisco Studio
SAN FRANCISCO—The film-producing
team of John and Charles Thomas will open
a complete post-production film studio here
in the China Basin area in mid-February.
China Basin has emerged in the last few
years as a motion picture district with buildings
housing laboratories, TV studios and
movie sound stages. However, the Thomas
brothers" studio will be the first in the area
with a fully equipped post-production facility.
"With the increasing number of feature
films being made in and around China Basin,
there's become a great demand for a
complete 16 and 35mm post-production fa-
prism projector which allows full visibility
of a flickerless image in all modes of operation.
It is capable of projecting at up to six
times synchronous speed in forward and reverse
and also can be fed into a video camera.
A shutterless projection system assures
smooth, damage-free operation.
Construction to Begii
On Vacaville Triplex
SAN FRANCLSCO—West Side-Valley
Theatres will begin construction in January
on a triplex in the Vaca Village Shopping
Center in Vacaville. A June completion
date has been set.
The three auditoriums will have a total
seating capacity of 650.
The existing downtown Vacaville Theatre,
also owned by West Side-Valley, has a 500-
seat capacity.
The circuit operates 27 screens in
addition
to Vacaville. The company also has plans
in the works for new multi theatres in Hanford
and Visalia.
Calif.
'Joe Panther' Premiere Set
SALT LAKE CITY—Artists Creation &
Associates, a newly created independent motion
picture production company based here,
will hold the Utah premiere of its first feature,
"Joe Panther," in Salt Lake City Tuescility,"
said John Thomas, president of the
company. "Our studio will fill that demand day, January 25. In attendance will be the
with a live-in editing facility and the newest, stars of the film—Brian Keith, Ricardo
most sophisticated 16/ 35mm sound mixing Montalban, Allan Feinstein, Cliff Osmond,
A. Martinez, Monika Ramirez and Ray
system."
Feinstein, Cliff Osmond, A. Martinez, Monika
Ramirez and Ray Tracey.
This system is the new Multi-Track Magnetics
high-speed holoscope projector, reportedly
the first such system on the West
Coast. The MTM unit utilizes a 24-sided

SAN FRANCISCO
W-10 BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976

'f
f.
SAN FRANCISCO
s.eadon 6
mM^^^^^s^^^^^m^^s^t^^^^^.
reeunad db
SAN FRANCISCO
gi»g'a»ai&;saa.«ii»;a&ictoBaiMnaan«inMgsiiBetog»«teea»«a»J8aBJa^^
Season's Greetings From
Pacific Theatre Equipment Corp.
BOB WOELFL
JERRY HARRAH
JIM WOELFL
142 Leavenworth Street - 771-2950
San Francisco
gg^fti»>iiaManww riite«»jian«!a>W!a»te ffi^
gsigsiitgi

SEATTLE
{Recent screenings in the Jewel Box on Filmrow
included American International's
"Strange Shadows in an Empty Room" and
"Chatterbox"; Warner Bros.' "The Enforcer,"
preceded by a luncheon, and AIP's "The
Town That Dreaded Sundown" . . . Paramount
sneaked "King Kong" (by invitation
only) at the Coliseum Thursday (16). The
picture opened the next day at the Coliseum,
Sea-Tac Mall, Bellevue Cinema
Crossroads and Everett Mall cinemas . . .
"Network" began an exclusive run at the
Music Box Thursday (16) and "The Pink
Panther Strikes Again" was at the Uptown,
Southcenter, Northgate, Belvue and Everett
Mall cinemas Wednesday (15) . . . "The
Pink Panther Strikes Again" was sneakpreviewed
with "Carrie" at the Music Box
Friday (10) and "Silver Streak" had its
sneak in the UA Cinema 150 with "The
Shootist" Sunday (12).
Still going strong on the local scene: "The
Song Remains the Same." Seattle 7th Avenue;
"Shout at the Devil," Cinerama; "Winter
Equinox." Uptown; "The Next Man,"
UA Cinema 70. and "The Shootist," UA
Cinema 150 and Edgemont theatres . . .
"Marathon Man" was winding up its long
run at the Coliseum, Everett Mall and Tacoma
Villa Plaza cinemas and "Two-Minute
Warning" was at the Bellevue Overtake
Cinema.
Bill Shonk, manager of the UA Cinema
150 and 70 complex, and his lovely wife
Bette returned from their vacation . . . The
local delegation of managers from General
Cinema theatres returned from division
meetings in the Bay Area.
Steve Segal Now Account
Supervisor at Ad Agency
LOS ANGELES—Steve Segal has joined
McCann-Erickson/Los Angeles as account
supervisor on the Warner Bros, account, it
was announced by Robert W. Quinn, senior
account executive.
Prior to joining McCann-Erickson. Segal
was director of advertising for New World
Pictures. He previously was national director
of creative advertising for Columbia Pictures
and has agency experience with Diener/Hauser/Greenthal.
where he secured
the United Artists account.
5th Avenue; "Cousin Cousine," Guild 45th;
"Welcome to L.A.," Harvard Exit; "The
Front," Bellevue Overlake, Seattle Aurora When the Academy of Motion Picture
and Renton Village cinemas; "Murder by Arts and Sciences was founded in May
Death" and "Murder on the Orient Express." 1927, there were 36 charter members.
Luxury Theatres Will
Add 21 New Screens
PORTLAND— Multitheatre construction
planned by Luxury Theatres will bring the
total number of circuit screens to 71, according
to reports from Charles Funk,
general manager.
Funk announced that construction will
start soon on the following theatres: A
four-plex in Gresham, seating 500, 400,
250 and 250; a five-plex in the Mall 205
Shopping Center, seating 400 and 200 each
for the other four; conversion of the Village
from a single screen to a triplex, seating
400, 200 and 200; a triplex in Bend, seating
400, 200 and 200. and a fourplex in Springfield,
seating 500, 400, 200 and 200.
The H.A. Andersen Construction Co. of
Portland will build the quad in Gresham,
with opening planned for Easter. Construction
companies for the remaining work have
not been annoimced as yet. Spring openings
are planned for those theatres.
With the Hazel Dell Wash., triplex opening
Wednesday (22), Luxury Theatres
screens will be increased from the current
50 to 71 by spring.
Manager of the Hazel Dell will be Kathy
Keathley, who is now managing the Village
Theatre. Succeeding her will be Norm Jack,
assistant at
the Foster Road Drive-In.
1
SEATTLE
SEATTLE
MWia»«»ecidon d KJreetinaS
DON WILMOTH
NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY
Seattle, Washington
SJ»«i»«!»«iaJ^»ftJ»-ate*iWS^^
iV
SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM
MANAGEMENT & STAFF OF
NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE
CORP.
nnm»mm m!!k mamkmi
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
>i»mi«m m^ m» mimimii,
»r

I
!i into
i
'i
^
ISeven Gables Theatre
Unveiled in Seattle
SEATTLE—Randy Finley, who runs the
Guild 45th, the Movie House and the Lakewood
in Tacoma, has opened his Seven
Gables Theatre here at 50th Street and
Roosevelt Way near the university district.
Alain Tanner's "Jonah Who Will Be 25 in
the Year 2000" was the premier attraction.
The building once housed the American
Legion and was purchased a couple of
.years ago by Finley. who has transformed it
a chalet-style theatre. Inside there is a
'lounge with a fireplace and brown velvet
drapes. A specially painted canvas curtain
covers the screen and a large custom-built
alcove houses one of Finley's favorite antiques,
a 1912 projector that once went
town-to-town as part of a traveling cinema.
,
The auditorium has 230 plush red velvet
rockina
seats.
Variety Club Tent 57 Is
Organized in San Diego
S.AN DIEGO—Tent 57 of Variety Clubs
International has been formally established
here with 1 1 5 charter members.
More than 300 attended the installation
dinner for the first new Variety charter
awarded in the U.S. in 21 years. Among
those present were Milton Blackstone, chief
barker; Monty Hall, VCI president; Tom
Fenno, international ambassador and Tent
25 vice-president who will serve as the Los
Angeles liaison man with the new group;
Murray Propper, Tent 25 president, and Jay
Stewart, James Hayes, Floyd H. Coverston
jr., and Billy Barty, all of Los Angeles.
Larry Wilde was toastmaster for the evening,
which included the presentation of the
new chapter's first honorary membership to
Dr. Jonas Salk.
Members of Tent 57 board of directors
will be Sol Gordon, Michael Connolly, Richard
Jones, Ralph Hodges, Tony Rodgers.
Ben C. Ohre jr., Hope Hines, Dwayne
Kracht. Tom Slattery, E. Jack Phelps, Carl
Hodos. Cal Tyler, George Matson, Tom
Sidley, Mark Weissmann, Dick Knoth and
Polly Puterbaugh.
Adult Businesses Curbed
By New Denver Ordinance
DENVER—The Denver city council has
passed on first reading an ordinance thai
would prohibit the establishment of new
pornographic theatres,
bookstores and similar
establishments within 1.000 feet of each
other and within 500 feet of a residential
neighborhood.
Present adult businesses are not affected.
PORTLAND
^he "King Kong" craze has hit this city.
Joining in a national promotional effort
almost unparalleled in the history of
American film is Michael A. Nealy, a young
and ambitious man whose three-year-old
firm Thunder Media is responsible for local
promotional work on the film.
The premiere showing at the Music Box,
a Mann circuit theatre, Thursday (16) was
a black-tie affair. Nealy ordered a dozen
limousines to transport the dignitaries and
sidewalk bleachers for people to watch the
arrivals— all an effort to recapture the mood
of Hollywood in the 1940s. Cocktails were
served in the lobby in conjunction with the
Jim Beam Co. and Craig Walker, a KGW
deejay, was there interviewing. Prizes included
pictures of King Kong. King Kong
candy bars, posters, albums, books and the
grand prize, a two-foot statue of Kong.
Mike's other promotional efforts included:
A man costumed as a gorilla at the local
Custom Van & Truck Show; a coloring
contest on a KPTV-TV kiddies show; an
advertising campaign in conjunction with
KGW Radio and TV which included a team
of ten gorillas and one life-size banana
roaming the streets, and a newspaper advertisement
in conjunction with Fred Meyer
stores.
SEATTLE
m^^^^i^imi:mmim:^mim:^mmmm^imi:^i:m^^i:^i:mi^im^^^^^^^m^~^^^
«i!o*to«asiCa!Ui!ao^^
fiMiiiteiSi^feteJSWJto'atetaa^^^
J^CLppu ^J^otidauA I I Best Wishes for a
Merry Christmas and
DOROTHY MATIN AGENCY
a Happy New Year!
Advertising - Public Relations
- Promotions -
SAFFLE THEATRE SERVICE
217-9th Avenue North, Seattle, Wash. 98109
(206) 622-1171,623-8633-4
975 John Street Seattle, Washington 98109
(206) MAin 3-5177
1^
A Merry Christmas and a Happy
and Prosperous New Year
PARNELL FILM
DISTRIBUTORS INC.
2318-2nd Avenue - Seattle, Washington 98121
BEST WISHES
the Hohday Season
coming year
for
and the
NORTHWEST DIVERSIFIED
ENTERTAINMENT
2318-2nd Avenue - Seattle, Washington 98121
(206) 622-0246
BEN HANNAH (206) 623-5380
jilfliBOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976 W-13

«w
DENVER ^ei ^^eadon
^
5 Q'reeunad denver
SEASON'S GREETINGS
From
JON HUSBAND & DAN BOYD
of
CINE/DESIGN
MOTION PICTURES
255 Washington, Denver, Colorado 80203
(303) 777-4222
Season's Greetings
Key International Film
Distributors, Inc.
Pat Halloran
David Darr Patti Cox
Denver and Kansas City
-
Season's Greetings
For the best in Concession Counters and
Concession Equipment
See Us First
Proctor Distributing Co.
Zola, Bill, and Bruce Proctor, Doug Hayne
Darlene Warner, Erik Johnson, Dave Weber
2335 South Inca, Denver, Colorado 80223
(303) 934-5455
j!
«*MS!»«S>MS!»ea»JS!a*i!»»»«te^
t«!nWBftanWto'Nte i!!ite 'titottl» iNte^Sisi8iia*MBiSte ;vte ;ste ' i^
Merry Christmas
and the Best of
Everything from here on out
Wolfberg Theatres
Denver
iiaMWi «S)r»;Srw»

DENVER
w3^. .^ecidon A
As-
reetlnad
denver
Season's Greetings
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
PICTURES
2145 Broadway — Denver — 303-825-2263
Jerry Collins Bruce Bauer
Sharon Christy
John Kalb
Terry Fmcher
Mark Wilson
Rosalind Weick
S-
SEASON'S GREETINGS
DENVER SHIPPING AND
INSPECTION BUREAU
Frank Norris, Mgr. Bill ^
Cyrillo Person
and all the gang
c?sr«aro»!rs;!5a«?!Si«f*
c?i3'

. . Tim
DENVER
jyjark Sheridan, who retired as branch manager
at 20th Century-Fox here after
some forty years in distribution, is to become
active in the field again. Sheridan will
be representing Cardinal Films in the Rocky
Mountain area. New offices are being readied
at Suite 333, Building Two, 6000 East
Evans Ave. A phone is toeing installed but
the number has not been assigned.
. . . Frank
Ex-Denverite Jules Needelman was in
town calling on accounts and setting dates
on his Tower Films product
Piazza who operates the Fox Theatre in
Walsenburg, was elected to the county commissioner
post in the recent election and
Columbia's Gene Bowles traveled to Salt
Lake City to set dates on product and,
while there, became a proud grandfather.
The granddaughter weighed nine pounds
and mother and baby are doing fine . . .
A speedy recovery is wished for J. C.
West, West Theatre, Grants, N.M., who is
scheduled for surgery.
All was joy in the local Columbia branch.
Ted Shugrue, Bruce Marshall, Gene Bowles,
Roy Mullins and all of the Columbia crew
were celebrating their fourth-place finish
in the recently concluded sales drive. Their
prize checks were received in time for the
Christmas holidays and the Columbia gang
wants to thank their exhibitor friends who
helped to make it all possible.
Jack and Bernice McGee hosted a holiday
party at the Penn Square Party Room for
their many friends in the industry. McGee,
who retired from Mann Theatres recently,
had as special guests Rick Ricketson, Ray
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come toWaikiki,
RlUfM/^
don't miss the famous
wf*'
^o" Ho (hawaiiJ Show. . at
.
iHOTELS
)
Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
FDf.mAITJl
Davis and others who also have retired
from the business and who were associated
with him for so many years in exhibition.
More than 100 people from exhibition, distribution
and allied parts of the industry
joined in renewing acquaintances with the
McGees.
In the exchanges to set dates were Mr.
and Mrs. George Kares, Summit Theatre,
Breckenridge: Bob Heyl, Wyoming Theatre,
Torrington, Wyo.; Pat McGee, Lakeshore
Drive-In, Denver; Neal Lloyd, Westland
Theatres, Colorado Springs, and Bob Spahn
of United Enterprises . Warner of
Theatre Operators in Bozeman, Mont., was
in town to set dates for his situations served
by the local branches.
'Kong' Will Be Opener
At Wolfberg 3-Flex
DENVER—The Valley Triplex, a contemporary-styled
Wolfberg Theatre will
open Christmas Day (25) with "King Kong"
showing on two of the screens.
The trio, built on ground adjacent to the
circuit's Valley Drive-In, will have plenty of
parking space. The building is a duplicate
of the Wolfberg triplex in the Target Shopping
Center at Evans and Sheridan, which
has proved to be a highly successful operation.
The Valley Triplex is located at Evans
and Monaco and has excellent access streets.
Each of the auditoriums will seat 325 and
the cost was approximately $700,000, according
to Tom Smiley, president of the
theatre company.
The new units will give Wolfberg Theatres
nine drive-in theatres and nine indoor
screens in the Denver area.
Reynold Wagner has been moved from
the North Star Drive-In to manage the new
theatre.
Mel Glatz & Associates designed the
building and Maynard W. Rorman was the
architect.
Denver Books 15 Films
For Christmas Holidays
DENVER—Fifteen films are booked
into 28 screens for the Christmas holidays.
"Baker's Hawk" will be showing at six
houses and "King Kong" will unwind at
four screens. "Murder by Death" will be
winding up 25 weeks at the Colorado Four,
while "The Edge" will end Christmas week
with a dozen weeks to its credit.
The films in alphabetical order and their
locations include: "A Star Is Born," Century
21; "Baker's Hawk," at Buckingham
Square, Target Village, Arvada Plaza,
Northglenn, Cinderella City and Southglenn;
"Bound for Glory." University Hills
Cinema; "Enforcer," Centre; "How Funny
Can Sex Be?", Colorado 4; "King Kong"
at the Aladdin, Tamarac, Lake Ridge and
North Valley; "Last Tycoon." Cooper
Cinema; "Monkey Hustle," Paramount;
"Network," Cooper; "Nickelodeon," at the
Cherry Creek, Villa Italia and North Valley;
"Passover Plot," Colorado 4; "Pink
Panther Strikes Again," Continental; "The;
Seven-Per-Cent Solution," Colorado 4; "The
Shaggy D. A.." Cinderella, Village Square,
East, Lakeside and Thornton, and "Silver
Streak," at
the Cherry Creek,
Columbia TV Moves Office
For Global Distribution
BURBANK—Columbia Pictures Television
worldwide distribution headquarters ha?
moved from the Burbank Studios to newi
offices at 15250 Ventura Blvd. in Sherman
Oaks, Calif. This move will consolidate the
many-faceted activities of the recently integrated
domestic and international sales operations
for CPT. Accounting and film traffic
departments will, however, remain in
New York.
Although all distribution activities will
be consolidated in the new headquarters.
including the Latin American and Middle
Eastern sales operations, CPT will continue
to maintain other important offices throughout
the world, including Sydney, Montreal,
Toronto, London, Munich, Paris, Rome,
Tokyo, Manila and Sao Paulo, Brazil, as
well as domestic offices in New York,
Chicaco, Atlanta and Dallas.
DENVER
DENVER
I Merry Christmas | f Merry Christmas
Sta-Put Marquee Letters
C & W Manufacturing Co.
3700 East 5Gth Ave.
Colorado 4 Cinema
Brentwood 4 Cinema
Commerce City, Denver, Colorado 80022 | § Denver
^«.«^*.««a«^«^«.«.^^«^^««^^«^^
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976

'
With
{'.
Xarrie' Grosses 415
In Pre-Christmas Rush
KANSAS CITY—While -'Carrie" brought
home a tremendous 415 score, other films
slipped as shoppers worked at final Christ-
'
mas buying with little time for the theatre.
["Small Change" is holding up in its third
[week at the Watts Mill with a 125 gross and
[two films, "Two-Minute Warning" and
["Pipe Dreams," weighed in at the 105 mark.
(Average Is 100)
[
Was
^pile, R:.!
The So
(WB), 3,-
.-cni-
Ale
Gypsy (20th-Fox
nd-Cha
Pipe Dreams (Emb)
Ninf ih.alrL-s-Wings ol an Eagle (SR
Oak Park—The Next Man (AAl, 41h w
Oak Park—Super Bug, Super Agent
3rd wk
Plaza-The Ritz (WB), 7lh wk
Seven Iheatrvs-The Amazing Dobermt
2nd wk
(Three the 3Ves— Carrie (UA), 3rd wk.
Three healr.^s-The Front (Col), 7th \
Three Inert:-; s-Marathon Man (Para)
Watts Mill— Once Upon a Girl (SR), 2
Watts Mil. -Small Change (SR), 3rd \
"Small Change' Brings Cash
300 Boxoffice in 3rd
CHICAGO—Last minute hustling for
Christmas slowed theatre grosses in Chicago
Qjf I
but all films managed to stay well above the
average 100 level. "Small Change" held onto
its 300 gross to take the top position in the
list. In its ninth week, "Car Wash" managed
to hold to a 250, demonstrating good
legs. "Keetje Tippel" is a 225 in its third
week. At three theatres, "Bugsy Malone"
has a 175. matching "Marathon Man" and
"Carrie."
Biograph—Small Change (SR), 3rd wk 300
Carnegie—Keetje Tippel (SR), 3ri wk 22b
Chicago—Pipe Dreoms (E.-nb), 3rd wk 200
Cmema—Cousin Cousine (SR), 6th wk 225
Four theatres Two-Minute Warning (Un:.),
4th
Loop^Upl (SR). 4th wk
Michael Todd—Annie (SR), 3:d v
Roosevelt—loshua (SR), 3rd wk
State Lake-Car Wash CJniv), 9
n (AA), 4th wk
m (Para), 8th \
5th wk
Essaness' Bremen 3
WillDebuiDec.22
CHICAGO—The Essaness circuit Wednesday
(22) opens its newest hardtop, the
650-seat Bremen 3 in suburban Tinley Park,
with "Nickelodeon" as the premier attraction.
Harold Teel, a veteran in theatre management
who has been supervising the Bremen
1 and 2, also will be at the helm of the
Bremen 3.
Dickinson Trio Opens
With Gala for VIPs
COLUMBIA, MO.— Dickinson Theatres
celebrated the opening of its Biscayne III
Cinema here with a VIP champagne party
Manager Roger Coday receives the
key to Biscayne III Cinema from Paul
Kelly, vice-president of Dickinson Theatres.
held at the triplex November 18. Guests
were offered a choice of two sneak previews
following a satisfying round of "the
bubbly" and socializing.
(Continued on page C-9)
1
4
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY
TMOcaas & SM8PP PSLms me.
vseosons
xertiui
TSP
110 W. 18th St. Kansas City, Missouri 641(
Offices in St. Louis, Mo. Des Moines, la.
(816) 421-1692
Kansas City, Mo.
TSP
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976 C-1

KANSAS CITY ^e
\
^^eUSOIt 6 teecinad ?///
kansas city
I
I COMMONWEALTH THEATRES, INC
Wishes You The Best In The Greatest Business
In The World --- SHOW BUSINESS!
RICHARD H. OREAR, President
'DOUG" LIGHTNER, General Manager
«?* W» «hij«» W»

i
i
\
\
i
;
. , TOP
. SPICE
. . BLEND
- . SERVE
f
s.
KANSAS CITY ^^eUdOtl 5 reetinad KANSAS CITY
J^olldciu
KJreeti reetinaS
Galvin, Farris, Ross, Inc.
2 E. 33rd St. 531-3206
Dan Meyers
A Christmas Recipe §
from
Paramount Pictures Family
.
.
,
,
MIX WELL TOGETHER THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS |
A FULL MEASURE OF HOLIDAY HAPPINESS, TO WHICH g
ADD MANY JOLLY MOMENTS WITH THE w
GENUINE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT WITH 365 DAYS «
OF JOY AND CONTENTMENT GENEROUSLY g
WITH FUN AND LAUGHTER IN LARGE S
PORTIONS 5
Mike Klein Marlene Zeigler Michelle Manners R
Tom Gooch Richard Stouts Carolyn Nicholson g
Leonard Abrams Frances Jones Elaine Palmer B
I
I
HAPPY NEW YEAR 1977
Lots of Boxofiice
Pictures Now Available
Too Many To List
See Our New Release List
BEN MARCUS
PAM — Booker
MARCUS FILM DISTRIBUTING CO.
\
Ranch Mcrt Shopping Center South—Lower Level
3793 W. 95th St. Overland Park, Kas. 66206
Telephone (913) 381-6222
^» wln ^»«i^l ^liin ^iaBWw rj3n ftia ^ial1^arlwrl ft» T^
I
\
\
\
{
Holiday
Greetings
Independent Film
Shippers
David Shipp
Bob Shipp
Filma Casey
\ I
l|
\
I
t
SEASON'S GREETINGS
III MANN THEATRES 1
PLAZA, FINE ARTS.
ANTIOCH, METCALF,
50 DRIVE-IN
*
f
'
Booking, Sales StaH
and the Rest of the Gang at
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
1700 Wyandotte St.
Send
Best Holiday Wishes to All
i
i
^»»'ta«ist

KANSAS CITY
Qarole Alt, vivacious branch manager for Witli "The Deep" gearing up for distribution,
New World Pictures, returned from a
at least one person in local exhibition
company sales convention at the Century wants to be prepared for the picture. Susan
Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Carole reports Smead, secretary at American Multi Cinema,
that the weather was exceptionally good
has just begun to take scuba-diving les-
warm and dry with no smog. Following the sons at the Clay-Platte YMCA. Although
meeting, she flew to San Francisco to visit now she is limited to exploring the not-somysterious
her parents and to take a quick weekend
look at the Golden Gate city.
depths of the Y's indoor pool,
adventure awaits Susan this summer, when
American Multi Cinema has announced
that it has re-acquired the Metro Plaza 4
that.
the clear waters of the Lake of the Ozarks
and Table Rock Lake beckon her; that is, of
course, until she sees "Jaws" again.
the retirement Umcheon for LIniversal
branch manager Ray McKitrick. Elmer Bills
was stymied by a freak weather mass which
coated the roads east of Kansas City with a
glaze of ice. Elmer finally did make it to
town Tuesday (14), however, when the
temperature approached an unseasonably
warm 60 degrees.
American Multi Cinema's Midwest division
has welcomed four new employees recently.
New auditors are Julia Weddle and
Becky Pine. Susan Smead is the new assistant
to the film buyer and Susie Nance
has become the new secretary to
the advertising
coordinator.
Russ Borg, Mercury Film Co., advised
Friday (10) that his wife Blanche had returned
home after three weeks' hospitalization
following a stroke. Filmrowites send
best wishes to Blanche for a swift, continuing
recuperation during this holiday period.
T'loiil)"
KANSAS CITY
cyGMiiiX^MSnQA
The musical "Born to Dance," starring
Eleanor Powell, James Stewart and Virginia
Bruce, was playing at the Loew's Midland
40 years ago, according to the column by
that name in the Kansas City Times Monday
(13). On the Mainstreet Theatre screen
was "Winterset," with Burgess Meredith
and Margo, while Zazu Pitts and James
Gleason had the stellar roles in "The Plot
Thickens" at the Tower Theatre on 12th
Street. The Newman offered "Hideaway
Girl," featuring Martha Raye and co-starring
Shirley Ross.
nd(Q(/t
'm^cfem
Two Joseph Green pictures distributed by
Marcus Film, "Five Kittens" and "The
Prophet," were screened Tuesday (14) at
the Commonwealth screening room.
AMERICAN MULTI CINEMA
Stanley H. Durwood, President
KANSAS CITY
Congratulations to Cindy McAdams,
American International secretary, who became
Mrs. Curtis Pyles in a wedding ceremony
in Liberty Saturday night (4). The
couple did not announce any immediate
honeymoon plans.
The WOMPI Club reported it cleared
$202 from the annual "Basket of Cheer"
raffle, held Tuesday night (7). Winner of the
basket (which not so incidentally included
KANSAS CITY
8!jat

I
1
)f&
'Sii
|a
$15 worth of liquor) was former WOMPI
Gladys Penrod. The proceeds from the
fund-raising event go to aid the club's many
charitable
projects.
Condolences to Filma Casey of Independent
Film Shippers, whose sister Esther
Bray. 56, died Sunday (5) of cancer. Services
were held Wednesday (8) in Kansas
City. Kas.
American Internafionars "Shadows in an
Empty Room" was screened at the Commonwealth
screening room Tuesday (7). as
was 20th-Fox's "Silver Streak." The Mercury
Film Co. distributed "Mysteries of the
Gods" (Hemisphere) was tradescreened at
the same spot Wednesday (8).
Kaycee Industryites
Fete Ray McKitrick
KANSAS CITY—Ray McKitrick. retiring
Universal branch manager, was the honored
guest at a luncheon held at the Wishbone
Restaurant on the Country Club Plaza
Friday (10). The fete was attended by 119
well-wishers representing every phase of the
motion picture industry.
McKitrick, who is retiring after 55 years
in the film business, joined Universal in
July 1956 as a salesman in Kansas City and
held various positions with the company
here until
manager.
1962. when he was named branch
During comments at the luncheon, Mc-
Kitrick recounted his introduction to the
film industry with the Dickinson circuit in
Lawrence, Kas. Seated beside him at the
head table was his wife Louise.
Fred Souttar served as emcee for the
event, with guest speakers including Jim
Lewis of Mid-America Cinema Corp.: Robert
Maddex. independent exhibitor from
Garnett, Kas.; John King, Universal shipper,
and Robert Bowers, Universal district manager
from Dallas, Tex.
Souttar read a telegram from Robert
Carpenter, Universal's general sales manager,
congratulating McKitrick on his tenure
with the company.
Lewis presented the honoree with a
goldplated
putter and Maddex offered a collection
of specially bred earthworms to trout
fisherman McKitrick.
155 ff^^TCH PROJECTION IMPROVE >^
ii NEW TECHNIKOTE
^
s SCREENS ^
^ ](P|,
(LENTICULAR) ^^
JET
:^iK Theatre Equipment Supply Dealer
Itechi TECHNIKOTE CORP. 43
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976
a
Vipe Dreams Principals Meet Press
In KC to Discuss Their First Film
By JONNA JEFFERIS
KANSAS CITY—Gladys Knight and
Barry Hankerson arrived at the Crown Center
Hotel in Kansas City on a cold Tuesday
Gladys Knight and her real-life husband
Barry Hankerson in a scene from
Avco Embassy's "Pipe Dreams," in
which they make their screen debut.
evening early this month, sans vocalists the
Pips, but with their three-month-old son
Shanga-Ali and his nurse in tow.
The Grammy Award-winning singer and
Hankerson. her husband as well as executive
producer and co-star of "Pipe Dreams,"
were in town to promote the Avco Embassy
release, the couple's first film venture. The
promotional tour, which began October 31,
included a side trip to the national mayors'
conference in Detroit. Ms. Knight and
Hankerson. former executive assistant to
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, flew from
there to Kansas City with Mayor Charles
B. Wheeler.
To the Hankersons. the freezing Kansas
City clime might have nurtured palm trees
for its sharp contrast to the -50 degree
weather typical of the town of Valdez, Ak.,
where four weeks of "Pipe Dreams" onlocation
shooting took place.
The couple discussed their film ("It's like
our baby," offered Ms. Knight) and future
plans with ten local radio and TV stations,
as well as the Kansas City Star and Kansas
City Call newspapers during their one-day
stay.
Ms. Knight and her singing group the
Pips have achieved enviable status in the
recording industry, boasting an array of
gold and platinum albums as well as music
industry awards. But the singer wanted to
reach a larger audience. And, as the lady
said, "show business is a shaky business."
Although the singer had had no previous
acting experience, she found the transition
relatively smooth. "Acting and singing are
both parts of the entertainment profession.
Acting is an extension of singing; I 'act'
when I sing."
In her "Pipe Dreams" role, Ms. Knight
follows her adventurous ex-husband (Hankerson),
a bush-pilot, to the Alaskan pipeline
in hopes of rekindling their romance.
Before the couple is happily rewed. Knight's
determination is challenged by Hankerson's
roving eye and hazardous adventures are in
store when a local politician attempts to
sabotage the pipeline. Stephen Verona produced
and directed his original screenplay.
Filming in Alaska presented unusual difficulties.
During an exploratory trip to Valdez.
cameras jammed and film snapped due
to the cold. One evening soon after their
arrival. Ms. Knight (then in the early stages
of pregnancy) and Hankerson became
stranded during a blizzard when their car
broke down. Fortunately a pipeline construction
worker driving a bus saw the pair
and came to their rescue.
Financial backing also was a problem, a
common hurdle faced by all inexperienced
filmmakers. When they arrived in Alaska.
the film was only one-half financed, as the
couple waited for pledges and promises to
turn into cash. An unexpected source raised
some much-needed funds—the pipeline
workers themselves, many of whom appeared
in the film as extras.
By the time principal photography began
last December, electric boots and covers for
virtually every piece of equipment had been
provided and the Verona script came to life.
"We wanted to do a film that all people
could identify with." explained Ms. Knight.
"Pipe Dreams" is not a so-called "black"
movie, geared to black audiences only, according
to Hankerson. The universal love
story is played out with a cast including
(Continued on page C-12)
KANSAS CITY
Jim and Roy
and the rest of
the gang at
20th-century Fox
wish everyone
Happy Holidays.
C-5

'Commercial' Short Rapped
By Kansas City Moviegoer
KANSAS CITY—A moviegoer recently
protested the exhibition of a "commercially
sponsored" short subject along with a theatrical
feature after viewing such a film at
a first-run theatre which some time ago was
converted from a one-auditorium facility to
a multiscreen operation. In a letter to the
Kansas City Star's "Speaking the Public
Mind," H. L. Shell alleged that after paying
$3.50 for admission, he was "allowed to
squeeze into an undersized seat in the balcony.
There I was greeted, not by the feature
film, but by a 15-minute commercial film
by the Exxon Co."
In describing the short subject, Shell said:
"They used every trick of the advertising
trade to show how wonderfully hard they
worked to produce very expensive crude oil
and how great is the task to turn that crude
oil into usable products. They showed that
they employed not only blacks but also
women. Cajuns, Mexicans and even a dropout
from the New York rat race, whom
they had saved by giving him a job in peaceful
northern Maine. The great task and great
expense of the Alaska pipeline was put forth.
"It is upsetting to me to pay to see this
type of obscenity but the really big scare is
that the oil companies are willing to put
forth this kind of money (this film made
the propaganda films of the '40s look like
home movies) to tell us how great they are
and how expensive oil is. Just what is this
going to cost us? Better hang tight, America.
I think they are going to 'sock it to "
us.'
'Silver Streak' Multiple
Set in St. Louis Area
ST. LOUIS—"Silver Streak" (20lh-Fox)
has been set as the Christmas attraction at
the Jamestown, Northwest, Sunset, Stadium
and the Cine in Alton, III.
In the film. Gene Wilder portrays a shy.
young West Coast publisher who plans a
leisurely train trip so that he may catch up
on his rest and reading. Instead, he is involved
in a series of physically demanding
adventures.
Folly Theatre's Progress
Slowed by City Demand
KANSAS CITY—The venerable Folly
Theatre, former 12th Street landmark showhouse
which, during its long career, presented
legitimate stage productions, burlesque
and combination bills of burlesque and
X-rated motion pictures, has hit another
bump in the road on its way to becoming a
performing arts center. The plans and zoning
committee was requested by the city
council to furnish assurance that Kansas
City would receive its $100,000 investment
back if the Performing Arts Foundation,
which is seeking to acquire the house, ever
decides to sell the property. The money
was supposed to be a "grant" to the foundation
to assist in completing the purchase.
Considerable renovation work already has
been done in the vacant—and now unused
—theatre. The Performing Arts Foundation
intends to use the historic Folly as a moderate-sized
auditorium for musical and other
presentations which do not warrant the renting
of larger facilities.
1
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY
Holiday Greetings
Bob, John
Delores, Colleen
Ray- Rick, & Bob
L&L POPCORN
COMPANY
701 Southwest Blvd. Kansas City, Ks.
262-0477
I
Best Holiday Wishes
STEVE DURBIN
KEN DURBIN
UNITED NATIONAL FILMS. Inc.
1703 Wyandotte • K. C, Mo.
Phone: (816) 474-5330
Season's Greetings
WARNER BROS. DIST. CORP.
RICHARD MALEK, Branch Manager
Bob Pike
Bob Krause
Terrie Gray Bob Johnson
Brian Morahan
Season's Greetings
FROM
WOMEN OF THE
MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY
KANSAS CITY CLUB
i
I
i
|
l«ia.gatt4iaM!J!!aWii^^
SEASON'S GREETINGS
from
THE GEMS OF
COLUMBIA PICTURES
Bill Jeffries Danny Owen Jay Peckos
Margaret Vazquez
I

!
I
41
m\
KC's Proposed C-X Zoning
Is Opposed by Resident
KANSAS CITY—An ordinance which
would limit the location and density of new
adult entertainment establishments in this
city has been under consideration for some
weeks by the city fathers. The proposed
measure, Ordinance No. 46880, recently
caused a resident to write to the "Speaking
the Public Mind" column of the city's daily
newspaper, the Kansas City Star, to voice
opposition as follows:
'Proposed Ordinance No. 46880 provides
that adult bookstores, adult motion picture
theatres, bath houses, massage shops, modeling
studios and artists-body painting studios
shall be located only in District C-X, which
to me says, 'Kansas City will give them a
home.'
"Among other definitions, materials of
these businesses are defined as 'distinguished
or characterized by their emphasis on matter
depicting, describing or relating to specified
sexual activities or specified anatomical
areas.'
"City officials have made the statement
that obscenity and pornography are not the
same. Repeatedly we have been told that
Ordinance 46880 will give authorities control
over businesses handling the above-described
materials. I believe this is true: it
will become impossible to prosecute these
establishments for handling this type of
material because a city ordinance will have
provided the zoning which says it is a legal
operation for this land use.
"Anyone who believes this ordinance is
for the purpose of 'bottling up" adult materials
businesses in a two or three-block
area should consider the provision of Ordinance
46880 that
not more than two of the
uses listed may be located within 1,000 feet
of each other. One thousand feet is approximately
three blocks. The provision that the
location of such a business may be within
1,000 feet of a church, school or residential
dwelling or rooming unit if approval of 51
per cent of the residents or business owners
within 1.000 feet of the proposed use is
obtained, indicates C-X zoning may be
granted for any parcel of land Kansas
in
City, Mo., and that any area or neighborhood
could have such an operation
(legally
approved by city
council-enacted C-X zoning
provision).
"Church members are given no right to
object to such a location of these uses under
the ordinance. Testimony at every hearing
on Ordinance 46880 which I have attended
has been overwhelmingly for eradication of
all the so-called adult businesses and opposition
to licensing any.
"Maybe the people of Kansas City do
want to see these businesses next door. I
don't think so. 1 believe they have been misled
into believing that Ordinance 46880, if
enacted, will close existing businesses (untrue)
and prevent new ones from being established.
"It is my opinion that, unless city councilmen
are convinced this possibility is objectionable
to the vast majority of citizens,
proposed Ordinance 46880 will be approved."
G.D. Spradlin will co-star in Warner
Bros.' "Catch a Falling Star."
^eadon 3
B 6l
Fire at Nora Theatre Not
Arson, Fire Marshal Says
INDIANAPOLIS—Fire officials tentatively
have ruled out arson as the cause of
a $150,000 fire at the Nora Theatre, suburban
house at 1300 East 86th St. in the
Nora Shopping Center, Washington Township.
The theatre was operated by United
Cinemas of Indiana, which has been plagued
by vandalism at its five houses here since
last June.
KANSAS CITY
State Fire Marshal William Goodwin said
that, from all indications, the blaze broke
out in a trash can under the concession
counter in the lobby.
Clifton Bush, general manager of United
Cinemas, said, "I don't understand how the
fire could be an accident but I hate to question
the fire marshal."
The final ruling has not been made as yet
on the cause of the blaze. The theatre had
closed at approximately 10:30 p.m. November
14; the fire was reported at 11:10 p.m.
L^reeti reeunad f'
B BOOKING
BOB BUSCHER AND LOU BARTOW
lola,
Ks.
(316) 365-3472
a subsidiary of lOLA CINEMAS I
& II
and the lOLA 54 DRIVE-IN
|
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY
Season's Greetings
From
UNITED ARTISTS
A Transamerican Company
Bud Truog, Branch Mgr.
Chuck Hder
Opal Blake
Bill Gill Lela Kreglinger
Greetings to Patricia Knight,
& all my friends in the Industry
c

ST .
LOUIS
jyjonkey Hustle," dealing with the fine irt dren from Thiers where the movie was made
of "conning," opens Friday (24) at the and Paris.
Fox Theatre. Filmed in Chicago, the American
International release stars Yaphet Kolto,
Rudy Ray Moore and Rosalind Cash. now houses the film exchanges left in this
The White Building in Clayton which
area has taken on a holiday glow with a
Buena Vista's "The Shaggy D. A." bows brightly decorated tree in the lobby and the
Christmas Day (25) at Jamestown, Northwest
Plaza, Des Peres and Granada. Dean their own. Friday (17) a progressive Christ-
various offices sporting gay decorations of
Jones, Tim Conway, Suzanne Pleshette, mas party was held beginning at 4 p.m. at
Keenan Wynn and Joanne Worley star. the Robert E. Johnson Advertising offices
and extending through the 20th-Fox, United
The Christmas attraction at Mid-America's
Esquire 3 will be the PG rated comedy-
exchanges until 7 p.m., with employees and
Artists, American International and Kemp
drama "Small Change," directed by Francois
Truffaut. The film, which he also cotivities.
their invited guests participating in the fesscripted
(with Suzanne Schiffman), concerns
the world of adolescents. Many nonprofessionals
are in the cast, including school chil- atres, a long-standing holiday tradition at the
Through the courtesy of Wehrenberg The-
Brentwood Bank again is on the scene—an
old-fashioned popcorn machine. The antique
dates from the Gay '90s and from it
CINERAMA IS IN
bags of freshly made popcorn are distributed
to customers in the
SHOW BUSINESS
bank lobby.
IN The machine
has been made available by the thea-
,
HAWAII TOO.
tre circuit at Christmas for several years
When you come and
to Waikiki,
it lends an enchanting aroma amid the smell
^°"'* "^'ss the famous
BlMImUiy
of greenbacks.
rg^j^j;^ Don Ho Show. . . at
[Homsj Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel. A documentary film depicting
IN WAIKIKI: REEF . REEF TOWERS EOGEWATER this city's
-
bicentennial celebration premiered in Washington.
D. C, this month. "St. Louis Gives
a Bham" is the title of the color film documenting
bicentennial horizons of American
music and the performing arts which took
place in the area June 14-July 4. Hosts of
the showing at the City Tavern Club were
U. S. Rep." James W. Symington (D-Mo.)
and Mrs. Homer E. Sayad of this city,
chairman of BHAM. Included in the film
are sequences depicting area-born opera
stars Grace Bumbry. Robert McFerrin and
Felicia Weathers: Katherine Dunham dancers;
the New Orleans Olympia Brass Band,
and foreign groups including the Stuttgart,
Germany, Youth Choir and the Mahalli
folklore dancers from Iran. The documentary
traces the events leading to the giant
celebration under the Gateway Arch July 4
that was attended by 800.000 people. The
film is to be distributed throughout the U.S.
Anyone interested in distributing or showing
the film may contact the St. Louis Regional
Commerce & Growth Ass'n, 10 Broadway,
St. Louis, Mo. 63102.
Former St. Louisan Tennessee William's .
"Eccentricities of a Nightingale" is the current
attraction at the Loretto-Hilton Theatre.
|
The play also opened on Broadway November
23. Dakin Williams, Collinsville, 111., attorney
and brother of the author-playwright,
attended the local performance . . . Lawrence
Welk, in town promoting his book
"My America, Your America," autographed
ST. LOUIS ST. LOUIS
Season's Greetings
SEASON'S GREETINGS
from
RON KRUEGER
Wehrenberg Circuit of Theatres
RINGOLD
CINEMA EQUIPMENT CORP.
Horry Hoff
John Mattler
8421 Gravois St. Louis, Mo. 63123
Phone: (314) 352-2020
:6a&iiaaiga»

,
1 IMark
I
j
ST.
I
wood
I
j
;
(22)
. 75080
a copy for Dakin to give to his 91 -year-old
mother Mrs. Edwina WilHams. who resides
here and who is a longtime Welk fan. The
Tennessee Williams play is a rewrite of his
"Summer and Smoke."
Tlif Old Newsboys Day campaign, which
celebrated its 20th year of work for children's
agencies the day before Thanksgiving,
reached a record total of $137,105. Variety
Club members sold the special edition of the
Globe-Democrat that morning on corners
in Richmond Heights and St. Ann. The first
allocations from the Globe-Democrat Fund
for Children will be made before Christmas.
"The Royal Family," with Eva La Gallienne,
Sam Levene and Leonard Prey, was
the American Theatre attraction through
Saturday (18) . . . Local celebrity Charlotte
Peters, who had her own TV show here, is
appearing in "The Drunkard" at the Barn
Dinner Theatre. The attraction will run
through January 15.
'Nickelodeon' Will Open
^'Multiple in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS—Columbia Pictures" "Nickelodeon"
will open Wednesday (22) at the
Twain, Grandview, Avalon and Creve
iCoeur.
Hailed as a comic masterpiece of the
ood old days" of early Hollywood filmiking,
the cast includes Burt Reynolds,
Syan O'Neal and his daughter Tatum, Brian
[Keith and Stella Stevens, while introducing
fa newcomer, Jane Hitchcock.
Peter Bogdanovich ("What's Up, Doc?",
'Paper Moon") directed and also wrote the
original script along with W. D. Richter.
'Enforcer' Bows Dec. 22
LOUIS—"The Enforcer," Clint East-
starrer which presents the actor in the
third adventure of San Francisco detective
"Dirty Harry" Callahan, bows Wednesday
Dickinson Trio Opens
With Gala for VIPs
(Continued from page C-1)
In attendance at the launching of the
three-screen complex were numerous members
of the Dickinson management staff,
the Biscayne staff, city officials, mass-media
representatives and merchants from the Biscayne
Mall Shopping Center.
"Pony Express Rider" and "Alex & the
Gypsy" were unspooled at the inaugural attractions
in Biscayne III.
Roger Coday of Columbia, named manager
of the triplex, said he would make every
effort to maintain a showhouse that reflected
high-quality operation.
"We will try to eliminate the problems
the former owners of the facility experienced
and to bring more top-quality entertainment
to Columbia," Coday stated.
The third auditorium was slated to be
unveiled at a later date after the completion
of a soundproofing improvement project.
Restrictive Ordinance Is
Approved in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY—The city council
Thursday (9) passed by a 21-0 vote an
ordinance which establishes a CX zone for
adLilt bookstores, motion picture theatres,
modeling shops, body-painting studios, bath
houses and massage parlors. The sponsor of
the ordinance. Councilman Joe Serviss, emphasized
that the measure will not create a
Boston-type "Combat Zone" and he pointed
out that it does not conflict with the inforce
obscenity ordinance. However, he said
he expects the constitutionality of the ordinance
to be challenged in the courts.
Under stipulations of the new law, "regulated
businesses" can be opened only in socalled
CX zones established within local
retail, intermediate and central business districts.
No adult business may open within
1,000 feet of another such operation or
within 1,000 feet of a church, school or
area zoned for residential use unless 51 per
cent of the persons living or owning property
in the 1,000-foot radius sign a petition
approving it.
Some residents of Kansas City have protested
the ordinance, declaring that it "legalizes
pornography."
The restrictive measure does not affect
already established businesses but does apply
to firms seeking licenses for the opening
of new adult entertainment facilities.
'World War II' Will Begin
Dec. 22, Westport Cine
ST. LOUIS—"All This and World War
II," a compilation of Fox Movietone newsreels
with a rock music background, will
start its premier unspooling in this city
Wednesday (22) at the Westport Cine.
The documentary footage is interspersed
with music and songs by such contemporary
artists as Elton John, Helen Reddy, Tina
Turner and many, many more.
"All This and World War 11" has been
widely presold with an all-hits soundtrack
album. The film is a 20th Century-Fox
release.
ST. LOUIS
Season's Greetings
L
at Mid America Theatres' Esquire 1.
"The Enforcer" is a Warner Bros, release.
I
Max von Sydow, a native of Lund.
Sweden, was a European stage star before
becoming world renowned for his roles in
Ingmar Bergman's films.
TECHNICAL
SERVICES
CORPORATION
• 214/234-3270
FAN R. KRAUSE
f Your Boxoiiice Rep. in St. Louis
I
I
ST. LOUIS ST. LOUIS
^J^oildcLu Lui*eetlnad
| i ^J^oiidau yjreetlnas \
LUIS BENAVIDES
MARGE
MARIE
SHERRY
DEBBIE
20TH CENTURY-FOX
American International Pictures I
GEORGE PHILLIPS
Kemp Smith
Sonja Shiflett ;
Dolores Strinni
ludy Ciegel \
\
:fi ^BOXOFFICE ;: December 20, 1976 C-9

CHICAGO s.eason 6
S'
reeiinip ti,
J
Season's Greetings
We're Twenty-Two years old
and still going strong
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
PICTURES
Vic Bernstein, Mgr.
32 W. Randolph St., Chicago, HI. 60601 332-4755
Patricia Wisniewski Epifania Farror Jeli Williams
Sam Tickes Word Abelson Shirley Sterling
Minnie Scher Jovita Cruz Chester Maciejewski
Cele Skoll
Carmen Aponte Myrtle Sipots
Roger Schoknecht
I
I
V.
\-
{
i
SEASON'S GREETINGS
MORTON FINK—BENE STEIN—ROBERT FINK
GOLF MILL THEATRES 1-2-3
9210 No. Milwcmkee Ave., Niles, Illinois 60648
Phone: 296-4500
oSirop*«?*«?*«
isa&ija&wwiiiiftianJas^jiaiJtitert^
I
I
Reason A
L^reetinai
Abbott Theatre Equipment Company
1311 South Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. 60605
Phone: HA. 7-7-573
UNITED ARTISTS STAFF
203 No. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. 60601
Phone: 236-7390
i«!?!rSfB«!SrS«r«S55rs:St
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
S. B. GREIVER
PATRICIA WHEELER
% JERRY KUEHNL JO HALIK
I 32 W. Randolph St., Chicago, 111. 60601
Phone: 236-2090
I

CHICAGO
CHICAGO
i
i
I
P
JMG FILM CO.
9575 Higgins Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
312-693-4760
Wishes its many friends in the Chicago territory the
Happiest of Holidays!
May 1977 bring all of you good health, peace and
prosperity.
We thank you for your wonderful cooperation and support
which caused us to be the most outstanding independent
film company in the Chicago territory this past
year.
David Levy
Buck Kolkmeyer
Madeline Mascari
Pat Podolak
Donna Larson
Diane Bednarz
Reason J
Lureetlnad
From
ESSANESS THEATRES CORP.
54 WEST RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 60601
PHONE: DE. 2-7465
%^
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976 C-11

INTERNATIONAL
ISTITUTC OF CHICAGO
DOUBLE PRESENTATION—At recent ceremonies in tlie Windy City, two
Variety Club Tent 26 Sunshine Coaches were presented, one to Little City, for
mentally handicapped children, and to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. The
coaches, which are especially built and equipped passenger buses— "Hearts on
Wheels"—were given in honor of Jack and Ann Sparberg and in memory of Doc
Savage, limousine chauffeur. Variety Club Tent 26 president Bene Stein, center,
turned over the coaches" keys to the Savage family, left, and the Sparbergs. right.
The buses will be used to transport children to extracurricular, outside activities.
The Sunshine Coach program for children has resulted in what is called "the greatest
single success story in the 49-year history of Variety." Many thousands of needy
children have been brought into the outdoors and sunshine and given opportunities
for participation in
recreational outings, picnics and movies, as well as being transported
to special schools, clinics and hospitals. To date, over 1,750 such specially
equipped Sunshine Coaches have been donated throughout the world.
Plitt Unit Will Serve
Limited Filmgoers
CHICAGO—The lour new Plitt Water
Tower theatres feature a new concept in
accommodating physically handicapped
people. In fact, these new theatres are the
first in the world to offer a four-point convenience
program designed to assure persons
with mobility difficulties a good seat
and a chance to enjoy a movie without any
inconvenience.
A telephone reservation service is being
established for handicapped people who
are often overlooked—sometimes in ignorance,
sometimes due to the inability to alter
existing structures. If this service is successful
at these new theatres, we'll examine the
possibility of extending it to the other Plitt
Theatres throughout the Chicago area."
Joanne Woodward, star of "The Three
Faces of Eve," in 1957. earned an Oscar
for Best Actress that veai'.
'Pipe Dreams' Principals
Discuss Their First Film
(Continued from page C-5)
blacks and whites, in a setting Ms. Knight
feels is "the last American frontier."
For all the trouble and hard work inherently
involved in pushing a first feature into
release, the couple can't wait to get started
on their next film. At present, they are
developing a script with Ron Miller.
In between interviews, Knight and Hankerson
found time to enjoy the Christmas
lights of the Plaza. "They seemed quite
'Star' Slated to Debut
Dec. 25 at Brentwood
Sr. LOUIS—Warner Bros.' new release,
"A Star Is Born," Barbra Streisand-Kris
is Kristofferson starrer, slated to open
Christmas Day (25) at the Brentwood Theatre.
The musical production was directed by
Frank Picrson, who also assisted in writing
the
screenplay.
Ms. Streisand is cast as a rising young
singer headed for stardom. Her co-star,
Kristofferson. of course is a famous rock
personality with whom she falls in love.
'Invaders From Mars' Has
Legs in Greater KG Area
KANSAS CITY—"Invaders From Mars,"
classic sci-fier in color, a Wade Williams III
presentation, was held over in two situations
following its premier-week unspooling in
seven Greater Kansas City theatres. The
picture was introduced in the metropolitan
area Tuesday night, November 23, as a
benefit for the Mayor's Christmas Tree
Fund, a Kansas City charitable endeavor,
attracting heavy patronage with ducats
pegged at
$1.50 for the occasion.
In its first week, "Invaders From Mars"
outgrossed some first-run motion pictures
playing local screens, Williams told Boxoffice.
And, with patronage continuing
brisk in most situations, despite an apparently
erroneous interpretation of the plot,
by a local film critic who wrote an acrid
review, "Invaders From Mars" was held for
1
a second frame at American Multi Cinema's
Brywood 6 theatres and Guy-Con's Valleyj
View 2 Cinema.
,
The film, which stars Helena Carter, Ar--
thur Franz, Jimmy Hunt, Leif Erickson
and Hillary Brooke, was described as follows
by BoxoFFiCE when it originally waS'
released over two decades ago: "It isn't
until'
the near-end footage that this resorts to thei
special effects, trick photography and other
gimmicks upon which most science-fiction
thrillers depend for chills. Nonetheless, it,
is spine-tingling from scratch, with excitement
and suspense being built and maintained
through a cleverly contrived screen-,
play, sincere performances and adroit direction
by William Cameron Menzies. When
the interplanetary gadgets are finally called
into play, the action goes all-out and winds
up in a hair-elevating climax.
"So the offering is dependable to hand
the moppets a full dosage of nightmares
and, for that matter, to deliver a few scares
to adult ticket buyers. That, after all, is
what a space opera needs to fill theatres,;
which this Edward L. Alperson production
impressed with Kansas City," said Bill
wish to reserve aisle seats in advance; removable
Lovell of Alvin Guggenheim & Associates gives every promise of doing. Because the
seats have been installed at key advertising agency.
cast, albeit competent, is not too heavy in
locations to accommodate wheelchairs when
The following evening Knight and Hankcrson
names, exploitation should concentrate on
necessary; ushers trained by the Rehabilitation
Institute of Chicago assist the physically
made final stops at the Blue Ridge
and Empire theatres, where sneak previews
the chiller aspect and on color."
handicapped with their adaptive equipment,
of "Pipe Dreams" were well received, and
and for those who might wish refreshments,
spoke briefly to enthusiastic audiences before
the curtain went up. Then it was on to
arrangements have been made which allow
them to be served at their seats before the
San Diego and other cities before starting
movie begins.
another promotional tour, this time overseas,
In announcing this special policy, Harold
in January.
I. Klein, senior vice-president of Plitt
Theatres, said, "These four theatres are unique
by jury.
trial
in location as well as unique in design
The high court advised that an injunction
and we think they should be unique in
could be filed in circuit court to halt the
patron service. Facilities for handicapped
displaying of obscene material. Daniel Jack-;
Kaycee Obscenity Law
Ruled Unenforceable
KANSAS CITY—The Missouri Supreme
Court ruled Monday (13) that the local
obscenity ordinance is unenforceable because
a municipal court does not provide
son, an assistant city attorney, said jury
trials could be held in municipal court withj
the passage of an appropriate ordinance
and a budget.
Mayor Charles B. Wheeler said the decision
made it even more necessary to have
a zoning ordinance to regulate the location'
of new businesses dealing in pornography.
The 1965 Best Picture of the Year Oscar:
,^
went to "The Sound of Music." i^|^
C-12 BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976

I The
. . . JMG
. . Welcome
k
'5c
;\ssociation Films Product
Viewed at Open House
CHICAGO^— Association Films prodLict
eceived extensive exposure recently at an
ipen house hosted by company group viee-
•resident Bob Finehout.
Association Films, largest distributor of
ree theatrical shorts, offers exhibitors a
ountiful package of shorts to open their
oliday presentations through Future Fea-
.ires and Kaplan Continental Distributors,
hese include the popular rerelease, "Ridin"
ie Edge," "America the Beautiful," "Faces
7"
f Energy," "Theatre Cavalcade No. 1
.;nd "Progress Island U.S.A."
Jack Martens, Allstate Insurance Co.'s
iitomotive engineering director, was techni-
-al consultant on "Ridin" the Edge," a
irill-a-minute profile of a stunt driver,
lartens also makes a cameo appearance in
le coming attraction "Driving the Trail of
le Pony Express," which covers a rough,
igged ride along the 2,000-mile trail.
Association Films offices are located in
oom 2417 in the John Hancock Center.
ine Arts Foundation
Iccepts Cinema Center
FORT WAYNE, IND.— Recognizing the
'ultural value of films, the Fort Wayne Fine
itts Foundation has accepted a new memer,
the Fort Wayne Cinema Center, a nonrofit
local group dedicated to presenting
jreign and classic American films to local
iidiences.
The Cinema Center now becomes a proisional
member of the foundation, which
ill permit it to use the Performing Arts
enter for its offerings, though it may be
larged for the privilege. It also must siiblit
annual progress and financial reports to
le foundation for two years, after which its
atus as a member will be decided one way
r the other.
Cinema Center has been using the
chool of Fine Arts auditorium to show its
Ims every Saturday night.
CHICAGO
JMG Film Co. is setting up a first outlying
break of "Small Change," a film which
was highly lauded by patrons and the press
in its presentation at the Chicago International
Film Festival in November. Since
then, it has been showing at the Biograph
on an exclusive basis. Because of continuing
high grosses, "Small Change" probably will
remain at the Biograph through Christmas
has set "God Told Me To" for a
first sub-run starting Friday (31) . . . For
early January 1977. JMG has lined up
"Death Collector" openings beginning January
7. Buffalo Films' X-rated film "Adam
and Nicole" starts a run in this area January
14 through JMG Film Co.
Paramount Pictures' highly publicized
"King Kong" opened at the State Lake
Theatre in the Loop and in seven outlying
movie houses Friday (17).
Congratulations to Eileen Bursteen on her
appointment as Chicago booker for Paramount
Pictures . to Tim Mueller,
who joined Paramount Pictures as assistant
Chicago booker.
Patrons attending the new Plitt theatres in
Water Tower Place will find that the staggering
of starting times for "Rocky" and
"The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" provides the
privilege of seeing either of these movies in
any one of the four theatres in the complex.
Enthusiasm is running at a high pitch
since members of the Midwest Juena Vista
CljnSJtmaSJ MERCHANT
(^U 1 ADS ^
offices returned from a West Coast sales
conference. There was a screening of
"Freaky Friday," starring Jodie Foster. This
is a February 1977 release. Also screened
was "The Rescuers," a new Disney animated
film which will be released this summer . . .
Attendees at the BV sessions also had an
opportunity to see a portion of a 1977 release.
"Pete's Dragon," a musical with Helen
Reddy, Mickey Rooney and others, plus an
excerpt from "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo,"
which is due to be released during the
summer of 1977. A horde of exhibitors who
attended this early December gathering on
the West Coast participated in a reception
on the south stage of "Pete's Dragon" and
were guests at a clam bake on the outside
set.
We wisli a speedy recovery for Warner
Bros, booker Florence Cohen, who is in
Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Wednesday (22) was selected as the new
release date here for Peter Bogdanovich's
CHICAGO
A Merry Christmas
and
A Bright New Year
a.
L
Frances Clow
Boxoffice Representative
Chicago
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
*to*i»«eW!*»te*to

CHICAGO J^ei .^eudon 6
j^SSL^mt
reeunad ?lu
Chicago
'
SEASON'S GREETINGS
AARON SHLESMAN
ALLIED THEATRES FILM
BUYING AND BOOKING
185 No. Wabash Ave. Chicago, lUinois 60601 f
Phone: 346-4731 |
|
|
|
I
I
Season's Greetings
SID KAPLAN — S-K FILM CO.
Milwaukee and Chicago distributors for some
of the leading independent motion picture
companies.
32 W. Randolph St., Chicago, 111. GGGOl
Phone: 236-2419
J
ff/erru
(^hrldti
mad
Brotman and Sherman Theatres
327 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, El. 60G04
Phone: 341-1200
''t»t^!iiic

CHICAGO Seeadon 6 reeunad
CHICAGO
I
i
i
i
i
Viva '77
Health, Happiness, Love and Joy
l/i/uma
future
and J^c
^jreatureS
owafcl
im
SEASON'S GREETINGS |
TEITEL AMUSEMENT COMPANY
CHAS. TEITEL, Pres.
HAYWOOD MITCHUSSON, Exec. Sales Mgr.
America At The Movies Cousin Cousine
Catherine & Co.
Come Home & Meet My Wile
The Bodyguard
What Have They Done To
Happy Days
Our Daughters
The Man Who Fell To Earth The Clockmaker
Tifiany Jones
Hot Times
333 No. Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111.
Phone: 35G-2566
Season's Greetings
PAT RICCIARDI, MILLIONAIRE SHOWMAN
ADMIRAL THEATRE
3940 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, HI. 60625
Phone: 478-8111
I
Season's Greetings
EDWARD H. WOLK, INC.
Everything and the Best in Theatre
Equipment & Parts
1241 So. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. 60605
WE 9-2720
eWir«!?4«Sir!«4«Ssa

. . Cassandra
. .
. . . Universal
. ,
CHICAGO
(Continued from page C-13)
"Nickelodeon." It opens in 12 select theatres.
As the title might imply, "Nickelodeon"
is a comedy about the early days of filmmaking.
It stars Ryan O'Neal. Burt Reynolds
and Tatum O'Neal and it is based on a
screenplay by W. D. Richter and Peter
Bogdanovich, who also directed. A giant
"Nickelodeon" float will be a part of this
year's annual Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Christmas parade. Locally, WFLD-
TV will be one of the stations which will
participate in the nationwide telecast of the
parade Monday (20) from 1 p.m. to 2:30
p.m. The 50-foot-long float will display a
scene from the film complete with scenic
backdrops, hand-cranked cameras and
props.
Larry Pilmaier, formerly with 20th Century-Fox
here, joined Buena Vista as San
Francisco branch manager.
Bonnie Rosenblatt of the Brotman &
Sherman organization vacationed in the
Bahamas.
"Rocky," one of United Artists' new
films for the holiday season, will be an
opening attraction at the Plitt Water Tower
Theatre Tuesday (21). Wally Heim, Midwest
supervisor of publicity and advertising,
hosted a preview at the Esquire Theatre.
The PG-rated film tells the story of an
Italian immigrant, Sylvester "Sly" Stallone
who was involved in the fringes of show
business following an adolescence as a
trouble-maker and his graduation in 1969
from the University of Miami. As the story
goes, he acted in three films, failed at a
New York stage career and wrote for TV.
Eventually. Stallone did an original screenplay
about a plodding boxer who gets a
chance to make a name for himself battling
the heavyweight champion of the world .
It is anticipated that UA's "Network" and
"The Pink Panther Strikes Again" will both
be strong additions to the company's lineup
in outlying openings in mid-December.
Doris Payne, 20th Century-Fox branch
manager, had a change of pace by way of
a brief vacation in Las Vegas. Bob Rosterman,
20th-Fox booker, spent a few days
in New York . Pear resigned
as receptionist at 20th Century-Fox. She
has joined a stock market exchange on La-
Salle
Street.
The opening date of "The Enforcer" was
moved up to Wednesday (22) at the Chicago
Theatre. This will be an exclusive showing
. . . "Twilight's Last Gleaming," a new
Allied Artists film, is set for a first showing
thewTre equipment
"Everything for the Theatre"
339 No. CAPITOL AVE., INDIANAPOLIS,
in this area February 11. Meanwhile, " Ihc
Next Man," current AA feature which has
been doing well in its first engagement,
starts a first sub-run January 14 . . . Saturday
(4) 100 Chicagoland area theatres
brought back "Superbug" and 20 theatres
participated in a return of "The Man Who
Would Be King," starting Friday (10) .
Welcome to Nancy Beulmash, who joined
the Allied Artists staff.
Tuesday (14) is the date of this year's
Christmas party sponsored by the WOMPIs
The place is the Millionaires Club on Wabash
Avenue. Those interested in attending
this well-planned event should contact Elizabeth
Downs at 372-1584.
One had to see this to believe it but it's
fact. Nat Nathanson, Central division manager.
Allied Artists, appeared at the office
with his foot in a cast. The same day,
Elliott Slutzky, branch manager, hobbled
in with a foot in a cast. Nat broke his ankle
playing tennis; Elliott broke his playing
basketball.
New Line Cinemas' "All Screwed Up"
will be playing as a Christmas feature at
Richard Stern's Devon and Wilmette theatres.
This film, considered a fine work by
Lina Wertmuller, had a successful engagement
at Brotman & Sherman's near north
Carnegie Theatre last summer.
Sidney Kaplan, president of S-K Films,
distributor of "All Screwed Up," has also
set up openings of another New Line movie,
"The Marquise of O," in selected theatres
starting in January of 1977.
Ellman Enterprises' "The Committee, "
originally scheduled for a multiple opening
in this area in December, instead will play
on a select basis in March 1977. The change
in release pattern is due, it is reported, to
the excellent reaction to the film following
East and West Coast screenings held in early
December. The movie is due to open first in
San Francisco and Boston in January on an
exclusive-run
basis.
American International Pictures has had
requests for the reissue this month of "Digby—the
Biggest Dog in the World" in
December. The same is true of "At the
Earth's Core" and "The Land That Time
Forgot."
Harry Goodman, head of Apache Films,
has arranged for test engagements in Duluth
of "Rod Stewart and Faces in Concert" and
"The Winner of Ten Academy Awards."
The December opening of a new Universal
Pictures film was especially interesting
because it features veteran Joel McCrea in
his first screen appearance in 1 1 years. The
lilm. "Mustang Country." bowed Friday (17)
staffers already are working
on upcoming openings scheduled for February
and March 1977: "The Sentinel," "Slap
Shot,"
a story dealing with hockey starring
Paul Newman; "Airport 1977," and "Slipper
\ GRAND CHLCk—Bene Stein,
left, president of the Variety Club of
Illinois Tent 26. and entertainer Nanette
Fabray present a $1,000 check for
the Neediest Families Christmas Fund
to Robert M. Hunt, president of the
Chicago Tribune, right. Miss Fabray
said "thank you" in sign language as
Lloyd Mulay, center, a deaf mute typesetter
in the Tribune composing room,
and Variety Club board members Edwin
Schwartz, Nat Nathanson and Vic
Bernstein watched her technique. Miss
Fabray once was afflicted with deafness
and, although an operation restored
her hearing, she is
a spokesman for
millions of hearing-impaired persons.
This is the fifth year Variety Club Children's
Charities has contributed to the
fund. Tent 26 also contributed $500 to
Wally Phillips' Neediest Kid's Christmas
Fund. Phillips made a plea for
funds on the early morning programs
he does on Chicago's WGN Radio.
and the Rose," which has been having successful
engagements at Radio City Music
Hall.
The Peoples Theatre, which features Spanish-language
films, reports a successful week
|
with Azteca's "Contribando y Traicion." The
story's theme revolves around a nightclub
singer from the U. S. who worked with a
band of dope smugglers. She tried to flee to
Mexico when detected but she had to go
through the rigors of getting caught.
AMC Aids 'Toys lor
Tots'
KANSAS CITY—The Marine Corps
annual "Toys for Tots" campaign wa*
boosted by a heavy turnout at a special
showing held just before the grand opening
of the Metro North 6 theatres. Patrons
at the American Multi Cinema compleN
were allowed to view the film of their choice
by simply donating a toy. Manager Andrew
Howard jr. said that the 500 participant'
made for a very successful campaign.
Civic Honor for John Renner
KANSAS CITY—John Rennet. Ameri
can Multi Cinema's associate director ol
architecture, recently was awarded a "GaN
Ion Donor" pin by the Community Blooq
Center. The pin is given to recognize those
individuals who have donated at least eigh'
pints
of blood.
1
C-16 BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 197(i

j
&
Memphis Boxoffice
jSparked by Openers
MEMPHIS—Two openers sparked Memjhis
grosses this past period with 400
icores. The 400s went to the rock 'n' roller
I'The Song Remains the Same" and the
eenage thriller "Carrie." Two films, "Shout
it the Devil" and "The Next Man" doubled
he average mark at two theatres each.
Sasquatch" did fine chalking up a 225
;ross in its second round.
(Average Is 100)
1—The Front (Col), 3rd wk 165
2—1116 Song Remains the Same (WB) 400
Ires—Sasquotch (SR), 2nd wk 225
i:res—Marathon Man (Para) B

'f
f.
•^
ATLANTA s.eadon 6 reeunad di 9'
.J^otldcLu
\Jifeetln^i
MICHAEL PARVER ASSOCIATES |
Advertising and Public Relations
Suite 604, 1819 Peachtree Street, N.E.
««*«'i5&«!»«»e!»«^«i*«SSrt««r«««^^
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Telephone (404) 355-5580
f i MEBKI CHRISTMAS
from
PEACHTREE WEST
(formerly Atlanta Film Building)
161 Spring Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Ga. 30303
Phone (404) 524-1781
FULL SCREENING FACILITIES
and
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE
MANAGEMENT BY EMC
WILLIAM F. HEINEMAN, President
S.ss'SiS-ft'isi-f-ia-'^.S-
Christmas Greetings
from
SOUTHERN INDEPENDENT
THEATRE EXHIBITORS (SITE)
339 Pinecrest Road, N.E.
Phone (404) 255-6233 Atlanta, Georgia 30342
from
Chappell Releasing Co.
(Serving Atlanta and Jacksonville Territories)
^cy^ue Chappell, President
Pat Roberson, Booker Wayne Byrd, Salesman
Grace Parrott, Cashier
2814 New Spring Road, Suite 220
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Telephones: (404) 432-3361-2 and 432-1437
^«!»JS«i»«ds«ie«isJ!;sM!iisx^^
i
\
\
\
\
i
i
\
\
I
\
Season's Greetings
from the staff of
Southeastern Management
and Buying, Inc.
TERRY J. MORRISON, President
SHARON DIXON, Secretary
1902 Shadowood Parkway
Atlanta, Ga. 30339 Phone (404) 434-9616
^Jwoliclau KJreetlnaA \
CENTURY CINEMA CORP.
\
'The Ultimate Screening Room' \
Phone: 321-4872
1677 Tully Circle, Suite 10
Atlanta, Ga. 30329
{
f
\
]
\
«sSe«>»«i)»«ite«ia««i»«ii»«i»«[i»«^^
May Your Days Continue to
Merry and Bright!
Be
J^otldcLU
K^reetinaA
I
1
f
1
BRUCE STERN AGENCY
Film Buying and Booking
1819 Peachtree Road, N.E. Suite 604
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Telephone (404) 351-8075
^^?auW^^!a «^» «^i^lW ^^a ^^P»

NEW WORLD PICTURES
OF ATLANTA
1587 Northeast Expressway, Suite 117
Atlanta, Georgia 30329
Telephone (404) 321-2910
We Delivered in 1976 and We Shall Be
A Constant Supplier in the Southeast in 1977
Watch for
Some of These Hits:
Truffaut's "Small Change" Jeanne Moreau's "Lumiere" "God Told Me To!"
"1 Didn't Promise You a Rose Garden" Ron Howard in "Grand Theft Auto"
"Avalanche" George Carlin in "Comedy Jam" "Superbug Goes to Africa"
David Carradine in "Deathsport 2020" "Happy Hooker Goes to Washington"
"Jabber Wockey" "Emma Mae" "Young Lady Chatterly"
A new "Python" picture and many more important titles you will be hearing
about.
JOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976

j
'"^
j
j
<
',
»
| j
'
'
I
;
il»
I
ATLANTA
situation that never has raised its ugly
J^
head before (at least in this area) has
alarmed circuits, exhibitors and theatre owners.
It is lack of product causing the shuttering
of theatres. At first it was a trickle but
as the holidays approach there has been a
real paucity of available films and the owners
and operators have faced up to it and
turned the lights out on their marquees. In
the last 12 months many theatres with 750
seats or more have blossomed into twins and
triplexes in all sections of Georgia. This city
has two six-screen theatres which were
opened this year by American Multi Cinema
and several quads are on the drawing boards
to match the state's first four-screen layout,
t
I
ATLANTA
Season's Greetings
ESTHER OSLEY
EXHIBITORS SERVICE
COMPANY
I 1229 Park Boulevard
Stone Mountain, Georgia, 30083
g
i Telephone: (404) 469-5401
g
Georgia Theatres' Masters Four, located in
Augusta. Exhibitors are hoping that there
will be a flood of pictures available for the
holidays but where they will come from
they do not know.
Trade/ press screenings in Century Cinema's
"ultimate screening room" on Tully
Circle included "Network," United Artists;
"Sasquatch," North American Films;
"Cousin Cousine," screened for ABC Southeastern
Theatres; "Chatterbox." "Monkey
Hustle," and "Shadows in an Empty Room,"
American International Pictures; "Christian,
The Lion," General Films Releasing Co.;
"Noah's Ark." Ray Harvey's Frame and
Picture Co.; "Black Sunday," Paramount
Pictures; "The Winner of 10 Academy
Awards" and "King of the Hill," New World
Pictures of Atlanta.
Winifred McCabe, service manager for
National Screen Service, has retired after
BETTER HYBRID POPCORN
DIRECT FROM THI GROWIRS
ALL POPCORN SUPPLIES
Sotisfoction Guaranteed
STAR and GOLD MEDAL MACHINES
574-1079 „# Tel. J n r SCOTTSBORO
P.O. Box 787 Word Popcorn Co. ala. 35768
500 lbs. Prepaid • 500 Mile Area
30 years of service with the company. She
started with NSS in 1946 and has witnessed
many changes in the industry. Her coworkers
entertained her with a cake-cutting
party on the final day of her service and
presented her with gifts. Mrs. Louise Monroe
will succeed to the position vacated by
Ms. McCabe.
Sandy Easley, 20th Century-Fox biller, The Atlanta Chapter of the American
took advantage of a birthday holiday to go Theatre Organ Society sponsored a "Christmas
to Jacksonville to visit her mother and other
at the Fox" concert Sunday (5) at
relatives in the Florida city, where she formerly
3 p.m. the Fox Theatre. Bob Van Camp,
at
made her home.
senior announcer and musical direc-
retired
tor at WSB Radio, entertained with holiday
music at the console of the giant Moller
organ, one of the finest in existence today.
The concert was a "save the Fox" benefit
for the Atlanta landmark at 660 Peachtree
Street, N.E. The theatre may be demolished
if sufficient funds are not raised to buy and
preserve the 4,000-seat structure, one of the
few remaining examples of the motion picture
palaces of a bygone day.
Estelle Moscow has been elected to an
unprecedented third term as president of
1
the Atlanta Chapter of the Women of Variety,
heading a slate that includes Sara
Arnold and Evelyn Koslow, vice-presidents; .
^
Nell Sollenberger, secretary, and Fran Cori
nell, treasurer. Mrs. Moscow is the wife of I
Bob Moscow, a retired film circuit owner, '
who now dabbles in real estate. She was
hostess at a luncheon for the club Tuesday ,
(14) at which plans were formulated for the
I
annual Santa Claus house sale and the an-
| (
tients are the club's special projects. Mrs.
iitdatnp
a :!»'«
,ijlaniia
iiFulion
11 dama
.uaimeii'
.:!!!, Mrs.
i iiW
jiiitd
in li
iwrng Ik'
WAGE, A
lit up
:*i a
ijyres
of
LiDOi S(
(Com
ATLANTA
ATLANTA
mi^^-^^m^m^mim^mm^m&mmim^m^tm'^^mtm^m^^^^mmimmmi^i^im^mt^
Holiday Greetings
CAPITAL CITY
SUPPLY CO., INC
2124 Jackson Parkway, N.W.,
Atlanta, Ga., 30318
Donald Howell Charles Childs Charlie Sims
Norman Aaron, Charlie Weaver
Phone: (404) 792-8424
SEASON'S GREETINGS
CAPITAL CITY
SUPPLY CO.. INC.
713 Sudekum Building
Nashville, Tenn. 37219
Charles E, Matthews
Telephone (615) 256-0347
ll
jrsis*e««WSraSit«St«Si«?!^^
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
from
SOUTHERN INDEPENDENT
THEATRES
E. William (Bill) Andrew, Jr.
Buzz Andrew
Jone Ackerly
Film Buying and Booking Agency
339 Pinecresl Road, N.E.
Phone (404) 255-6233 Atlanta, Ga. 30342
jatoiKi&^a>i!aB^aiisJ!iiaaa^gi»J^^
«!Sra(Srasji
I
^eadon d Ljr tfi
GENEVIEVE CAMP
BOXOFFICE Representative
166 Lindbergh Drive, N.E.
nual Christmas party. The Cystic Fibrosis
j
Foundation and the Arbor Academy pa-
233- 1006 Atlanta, Ga. 30305
^:f» Xm vac Xii» Xii» t>lf» ti*» X» T>iaX>im 'til»XmtSl>xa^
S
i
S?r^^^^^&^g^5^g-^5«^JlSgfSSa»38gJ3«^^
^A
SE-4 BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976 -:.,.

,
(Continued
\ the
1
recovering
i the
Moscow is an inveterate traveler and her
tour companion is Arlene Peck, a writer
for the Southern IsraeHte. a local paper.
Recently they had planned a trip to Eastern
Europe, but it was canceled and they substituted
a trip to Peru. Variety Women and
Tent 21 are scheduled to install their officers
in January.
A rock concert fan has filed a damage
suit in pLilton Superior Court seeking $69,-
000 in damages claiming that her finger
was maimed at the Fulton County Stadium
in 1975. Mrs. Nancy Elaine Moore of Nashville
filed the action saying the incident
occurred in June 1975 at a performance of
rock group Pink Floyd. In addition to
the medical expenses, the suit
seeks $65,000 in punitive damages.
IMAGE, Atlanta's newest arts organization
made up of independent filmmakers,
[sponsored a benefit screening, "Unknown
'Treasures of the Cinema," Friday (10) in
Lenox Square Auditorium. The program
was a look at unknown short film
on page SE-8)
County Scraps Grand Jury
As City Launches Attack
ATLANTA— Fulton County district attorney
Lewis Slaton has scrapped his plans
to empanel a special grand jury to investigate
obscenity in Atlanta. Slaton said he
discarded the idea because the city has
launched its own attack on the problem.
Slaton had said last
July that he expected
to call a special panel by the end of the
year, but did not say what area he wanted
to investigate. Last week the district attorney
revealed that he had planned to
have the special grand jury look into obscenity
in Atlanta.
"I wanted them to look into the whole
obscenity thing, including the bathhouses,"
Slaton explained, "but then the city started
moving in on that."
He added that Atlanta officials have been
making "inroads" in fighting the bathhouses,
eliminating the need for a special
grand jury. The city has succeeded in closing
four of the bathhouses as public nuisances
in
recent weeks.
Slaton's comments in July came in the
midst of a controversy about the wisdom of
calling a special grand jury to probe organized
crime here. He has maintained that
no need exists, arguing that regular grand
juries can perform adequate investigations.
In saying he expected to call for a special
grand jury—without specifying its mandate
—Slaton apparently stirred speculation that
such a special grand jury would look into
organized crime. He made it clear, however,
that that was not his intention.
'New Zealand' Travelog
Is Screened at Benefit
GRAND ISLAND, NEB.—Producer Sid
Dodson screened his travel film "New Zealand"
in a benefit for the Altrusa Club here
recently. The film, narrated by Dodson,
included scenes of dramatic fjords and snowcapped
mountains as well as modern shopping
complexes.
Proceeds from the showing in the senior
high school auditorium will be used for
club service projects.
ATLANTA
ATLANTA
Merry Christmas and a Happy Prosperous New Year
To All Our Friends and Customers
WIL-KIN, INC.
800 Lambert Dr. N.E.
800
Atlanta, Ga. 30324
(404) 876-0347 ©
So. Graham
Charlotte, N. C, 28202
(704) 334-3616
fciaJ^5ia3gia^i^i&SiH>»jaJ^^
^J^oiidau
LjireetinaS
^J^ollddu
VJireetlnaS
CANTON CORNERS
TWIN CINEMAS
(Highway Five)
3378 Canton Road, N-E., Marietta Ga. 30066
Si!*«»5«!Sre«is«St«i?iireW^^ **
from
Norman V. Schneider
Canton Corners Cinemas
3378 Canton Road, N.E.
Marietta, Georgia, 30066
Telephone (404) 255-1805
-
s« i\
I
Season's Greetings
EDGAR L. RICE
|
(S»«a!M»»a*ia«i»*i»?»to?S!S«ia«^^ S|4
J^olidau
Ljreeti reetinaS 9'
Offset Printing
159 Cain Street, N.W. Atlanta, Ga. 30303
Phone 524-6513
WOMPI of ATLANTA ]
Serving you since 1952
December 20, 1976 SE-5

f.
ATLANTA Se ^^eudon S reeunad Atlanta
I
I
%
I
I
I
I
i
\ Season's Greetings
NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE
National Theatre Supply
Bob Sedlak-Willard Kohorn-Johnny Whitaker
Phones: (NSS) 351-1416; (NTS) 351-1419
JACK VAUGHAN FILM
DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
You This HoUday Season
Our Very Best to
Jack Vaughan _ Kathy Sain j.
|
Rik Barnes Bonnie Devery
Citco Building, N.E. Suite 955
3445 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Ga., 30326
Telephone: (404) 237-9203
1
1
G'
American International
Pictures of Atlanta
r
Glenn Simonds Billie Hester Jim Dixon
Virgil Hopkins Frank Bumette
Roger Mashbum Steve Barkwell Gus Lee
P.O. Box 19839, Atlanta, Ga. 30325
Telephone: (404) 352-3486
^J^olldau
Luteetinad
from
SEPTUM TWIN THEATRES
ROBERT BUSMAN. PRESIDENT
Buford Highway Twin-Doraville
Mableton Twin Cinema
Lawrenceville (Ga.) Mall Twin
Roswell Village Twin
Old Dixie Twin, Forrest Park
The Movies, Douglasville
Happy Holiday Season
From the
Theatre Owners of Georgia
1
\
f
SEASON'S GREETINGS
from
General Film Distributors, Inc.
C. L. Autry Betty Johnson
Ginny Benzier
8!!*«Sit«(«r«W
NATO OF GEORGIA
3960 Peachtree Road, N.E. P.O. Box 10153
Atlanta, Ga. 30319 Phone (404) 261-53G3
a?Srti?*S!*«i

i •
iM1 Sincere Christmas Greetings From
Grimes Film Booking & Grimes Enterprises
v:
I
I
if
II
! It
I
it
Mack Grimes
Johanna Gr
plus our teiriiic
office staff—
Claudia Elliott
Joy Sosebee
Bill Bond
T. A. MacGuire
Carl Elliott
Tina Fleming
Patti McCormack
Bennie Lynch
In distribution the Grimes
offices cover the complete
Southeast & Southwest
llHStiSK:
i
I HOLIDAY GREETINGS ^
from
ACE FILM DISTRIBUTORS
Pete Howell
K.O. Rogers
Connie Redfern
Groover Chase
Eloise Reed
Jimmy Walker
\t
'I
il
171 Simpson Street, N.W.. Atlanta, Ga. 30313
Telephone: (404) 523-8501
II.
BOXOFFICE :; December 20, 1976
SE-7

. .
December 20, 1976
1
^
,
ATLANTA
(Continued from page SE-5)
masterworks and included comedies, dramas
and animated films. An organization hoping
to provide resources for independent film
and video production. IMAGE is seeking
people who use the media for personal or
artistic
expression.
The Ouderkirk family has been reunited.
When Doug transferred here from Toronto
to become 20th Century-Fo.Ks Southern division
director of advertising and promotion,
he left his bride. Debbie, in Canada to
dispose of their home there. Meanwhile he
purchased a house in nearby Sandy Springs
and prepared to return to Canada and bring
Debbie back with him. He checked his
papers and, to make a long story short, he
found out that he could not re-enter Canada
and if he did he couldn't get back into the
United States. So Defbbie had to fly solo here
to be reunited with Doug.
Lynda Burnett, a valued member of the
United Artists staff for 24 years, retired
Friday (3) with the well wishes of her fellow
workers, exhibitors and other members of
the film industry. Ms. Burnett was honored
at a going-away party Wednesday ( 1 ) at the
Diplomat Restaurant with 28 staffers,
friends and film industry people participating.
She was presented with a white gold
wristwatch from fellow employees, a necklace
and cash and a number of individual
gifts. Linda Ogburn, formerly with UA,
Harnell Independent Pictures and the
Wayne Chappsll Agency, has rejoined the
company to fill the vacancy caused by
Lynda's retirement. During her 43 years in
the industry, Lynda worked 13 years with
MGM, and other firms, including Eagle
Cnpitul CilT Supply
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
'^^'°"'^ "^'^^ '^^ famous
filCEliiiCA'
IiiAWAii] '^ori Ho Show. .
Ihotu^ Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
IN WAIKIKI; REF.F Rl I F rOtt'FHS FfXJFWAll H
Lion. Film Classic, Columbia and Lippert
Films.
Charlie Lestern, a pioneer in show business,
celebrated his 84th birthday recently
by going to lunch with Willard Kohorn,
with whom he was associated for many
years at National Screen Service. Reminiscing
about his career, he revealed that he was
a vaudeville performer before 1916, making
$175 a week. Then he enlisted, with Gen.
"Blackjack" Pershing (at $15 per month)
hoping to join the expedition that went into
Mexico trying to capture Pancho Villa.
Alas, he recalls, they shipped him to
Hawaii. He attained the rank of company
commander during the big war (WWI) and
took a job in sales with Universal Pictures
in Jacksonville, Fla. Within a year he became
branch manager in Atlanta and moved
successively to Kansas City, New Orleans
and Washington, D.C. In October 1932 he
became associated with National Screen
Service's Atlanta office. The branch prospered
and he retired when he was 66 years
old. In less than three years, NSS called him
back and made him a district manager and
then a division manager, supervising the
Atlanta, Charlotte and Memphis branches.
In December 1967 he became a "double
retiree" from NSS and the company's president
came here to set up a retirement banquet
for Charlie, highlighted by the presentation
of a sizable check "for the company's
appreciation of his services over the
years." Since that time Charlie and his lovely
wife Lillian have traveled extensively and
have been active in film and theatre circles,
participating in functions of the Variety
Club and the Women of Variety, of which
they are members.
Lynn Norris, of United Artists, and her
husband Paul have returned from a visit
with friends in Baltimore. They stopped in
Washington to take a look at the White
House, where a prominent family from
Plains. Ga.. the Carters, will be living for
the next four years.
Film Ventures International has moved
into new offices at 2970 Peachtree Rd..
Suite 430, Atlanta 30326. The new telephone
number is (404) 261-5602 .
Friends of Juanita Clifton will be pleased
to learn that she is recuperating at her
home after imdergoing open heart surgery
at Georgia Baptist Hospital.
The Fox Theatre is coming alive with a
spectacular list of stage attractions. The
Broadway company of "Raisin," starring
Virginia Capers, started a one-week run
Friday (10). Other performances will follow
beginning with Ferrante & Teicher, the
piano team, Saturday, January 15; Preservation
Hall Jazz Band, Friday, January 21;
the Ginger Rogers Show, Friday, January
28; the new Liberace Show, February 19-
20; The Lettermen with Signs, March 5;
Victor Borge, "Comedy in Music," with
Marilyn Mulvey, March 19. Also at the
Fox, Alex Cooley presented Kansas, with
special guest stars Climax Blues Band 30"?
Thursday (9) and Harry Chapin, with Rock
i
96 Friday (10) at the Civic Center.
A shakeup at
Columbia Pictures resulted
in Henry Harrell, formerly of Cine Artists
which recently closed its local exchange,
becoming Columbia's Atlanta branch manager.
He succeeds Jim Corbett, a former
Atlanta branch manager for MGM, who
later opened his own buying and booking
agency. Paul Hargett. the Southern district
manager, reportedly severed his connection
with the company. Meanwhile. Corbett has
become associated with the Atlanta-based
Film Ventures International.
Ralph Buring, former 20th-Fox director
of promotion and advertising,
has signed on
with Century Cinema Corp., in a similar
capacity to develop a campaign for a picture
titled "The Night Daniel Died," described as
"a scarey thriller-shocker." Toni Crabtree,
star of the picture, is currently on a tour,
alternately escorted by Buring and Roger
Harvey, president of CCC, to key spots in
the South, including Columbia, S.C. Spartanburg.
Asheville, Greenville, Columbus,
Ga., and Atlanta, where the picture opened
November 3 in several locations. Test
engagements in Columbia and Spartanburg
Theatres drew respectable patronage.
Robert Tarwater, United Artists' Atlanta
branch manager, got his hands on the product
reels shown at the National Ass'n of
Theatre Owners in Anaheim, Calif, and invited
film industry folk in the Atlanta area
who had not attended the convention to be
UA's guests and enjoy the films. The screening
took place in the Tully Circle Century
Cinema Corp.'s screening room. Another
flashback to the convention was presented
by WETV, an Atlanta public service station,
which presented a special edition of Cinema
Showcase highlighting awards presentations
made at the gathering. Three of the six
major awards were seen on this special.
Doug Hugelmaier, assistant to Doug Ouderkirk.
20th Century-Fox's new Southern
director of promotion and advertising, has
returned from Miami where he called on
circuit officials and exhibitors.
Campaign in Scottsbluff
SCOTTSBLUFF, NEB.—Hundreds of
colored paper circles were cut out by Mary
Robinson and her staff to decorate the
Bluffs Theatre refreshment center for the
engagement of "Gumball Rally." Other
items used were racing flags displayed inside
and outside the Commonwealth circuit theatre.
€()riSitmaS( MERCHANT
j^^ 1 ADSl .

,
had
'
""
1
'GWTW Popularity Viewed
In Special TV Production
ATLANTA—When "Gone With the
Wind" was presented on TV two nights early
last month, WSB-TV, an affiliate of the
National Broadcasting Co., preceded the
first showing with a one-hour production,
titled "The Secret of "Gone With the Wind","
'affering some suggestions as to why the film
':ontinues to be so very popular even today.
A.R. van Cantfort, WSB's program di-
-ector, was the executive producer and
staffer William Imboden was producer-dicector.
Norman Shavin and Martin Shartar
wrote the script, with Marilyn Maneely
'doing the narration. Appearing on camera
'0 discuss the film were Victor Jory, a feaured
member of the "GWTW" cast; Susan
Vlyrick, advLsor to Selznick; Dr. Fred Craword,
an Emory University sociologist;
itephens Mitchell, Margaret Mitchell's
irother and William Pratt, an author and
ditor with Macmillan Publishing Co., who
Hiblished Miss Mitchell's novel of the Old
South which became a runaway best seller.
"The Secret" is an excellent production,
)robably the best documentary to be produced
in Atlanta. It is a professional product
vhich has won the praise of many of its
:iewers.
"We felt the need to produce a film about
3one With the Wind" because that motion
licture is so very much Atlanta," said Don
iliot Heald, vice-president and general manger
of WSB-TV. "We didn't w^ant our film
J be a documentary, actually, rather a kind
f collection of reminiscences, with comlents
from the people involved ... a little
isight
into the whole thing."
What came through was more than a
ttle insight.
Bob Goodman, Atlanta Journal TV-Radio
ditor, wrote, "I learned more about the
hys and wherefores of 'Gone With the
k'ind" from watching the local program than
ever known. Especially enjoyable were
le very candid comments by Susan Myck,
the Georgia lady who served as techniil
adviser for 'GWTW.' During 'Secret'
le tells all sorts of interesting anecdotes,
ith the funniest ones dealing with the
roblem the Hollywood crowd had with so
'tiled 'Southern accents.' Southerners don't
ave accents, it's others who talk strangely,"
ob added.
Nearly all of the principals in "GWTW"
ive gone to their rewards ... the list is a
ng one, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Proicer
David O. Selznick, Hattie McDaniel.
homas Mitchell, Leslie Howard, Ona Munm,
Harry Davenport, Laura Hope Crews
lid numerous others.
That leaves Olivia deHavilland, who
MiXKK^vm^KKmj^jniiA
»•

I
$10,000,000' 'Airport 1977'
Lensing Eyed in Miami
MIAMI—Standing in a room that is part
for its efforts with applause.
"Behind the scenes of "Airport 1977' now
shooting in Miami, executive producer Jennings
Lang has a handsome track record in
the catastrophe department, having made
last year's 'Earthquake.' " Candice Russell
writes in the Miami Herald.
There during the filming. Ms. Russell
had the opportunity to watch Stewart at
work and talk to Jameson about film trends.
The disaster picture trend doesn't seem
of $1,500,000 worth of sets in a $10,000.- likely to abate, director Jameson said. "People
like to watch other people in desperate
000 budget motion picture was Jimmy
Stewart making a phone call over and over situations. This is an adventure-action picture
with a lot of suspense and excitement."
until everyone was satisfied that he had gotten
it right. When director Jerry Jameson
Stewart told her, "This type of picture is
was finally pleased the crew thanked Stewart
not new. Gee. when I was at MGM, they
made "San Francisco,' which was all about
that city's earthquake, and Sam Goldwyn
made 'Hurricane,' with all the violence and
excitement of a real one. A movie like 'Airport
1977' shows the variety that's possible
in
movies."
Prosecutor Won't Prohibit
X-Rated Films on Campus
BLOOMINGTON. IND.—Monroe County
Prosecutor Barry Brown has said he will
not prosecute students at Indiana University
if they show X-rated films unless the films
are made available to minors or to nonconsenting
adults.
Brown said he has received a couple of
I
complaints about X-rated films on campus I
but adds that they were not from students.
Robert O'Neil, university vice-president,
however, recently has voiced his opposition
to adult-film screenings on the Bloomington
campus.
NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS
isst9f!^

•XOFFICE
I
:: December 20, 1976 SE-11
i
I
New
'
Serving
'
NEW ORLEANS ^ei ^^eCtdO/t 3
f
NEW ORLEANS
Holiday Greetings
irom
Joe Moll, Charlie Achee, Jr. and Doris
NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE
NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY
Season's Greetings
From
DON KAY ENTERPRISES, INC.
NEW ORLEANS-MEMPHIS
Don Kay
Lee Nickolous Fordyce Kaiser
^J^otlciuu L^reetinaS
From
Billy Briant - Lc
SOUTHERN FILMS
A ]i»ttinWiiiWlfftfl»W>M> Ji>SfrW>^'Sfl» pHi»4 Lfl> Wig W)» ftBW'S^^
BEST WISHES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
AND FOR THE COMING YEAR
From
OGDEN-PERRY THEATRES, INC.
j 3602 One Shell Square 9810 Florida Blvd.
i i
Orleans Baton Rouge
e aew ;» >w » wBa » WW WW M "W ww >w «BB «ta «W i mm;
•<
MWu (a aw»j!a «W
1ftaBi «Bt ai» a(aitt
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and
BEST WISHES FOR A VERY PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
From all of us to all of You
Exhibitors Poster Exchange
'W «a»'»i» viiitttmwta« '!iii» WBa»<
Christmas Greetings
Blue Ribbon Pictures, Inc.
New Orleans and Memphis Territories f
§5
with the finest of Independent Product
I
f
[ 1
K iww waf wwMWWW iwwwwi iwea *
i.t^ wai m»

1^
-.; inorlli
si
fjilli-cil:
-
:.ili«eii](
:iime»'er,
Li'i,aiijee
fie
ll'sa
else?
Fill
picture?
JACKSONVILLE
gob Boyle, a writer tor the Florida Times-
Union's weekly Changes Magazine, inflated
the public's interest in the new version
of "King Kong." slated for the grand
opening of ABC Florida State Theatres' new
Kingsley Twin Theatre I in suburban Orange
Park and at the ABC FST Regency Twin
Theatre I in the other end of town, by reciting
the "multitude" of curiosity and souvenir
items being placed on the market in
conjunction with that film. Bob said Will
Henley, an ABC FST publicist, wanted to
have the appearance of a giant ape climbing
to the top of the downtown Independent
Life BIdg..
tallest office structure in Florida,
but "owners of the building were dubious
about the idea, to say the very least." Bob
also quoted Ji'dson Moses, an independent
film publicist who is also active in promoting
the film, as saying, "If the picture doesn't
last any longer than two weeks, we (the ad
men) will be on a slow boat to South America."
Other opinion makers along Filmrow
were inclined to believe that if "King Kong"
failed to last two months instead of two
weeks, Judson and his fellow ad men would
still be forced to ship out on that slow
boat.
Weekend sneak previews included "The
Pink Panther Strikes Again" sponsored by
radio station WIVY-FA at ABC FST's
Regency I, Kent's St. Johns and American
Multi's Orange Park Five, plus
"Silver Streak" at Kent's Plaza II Theatre
and Normandy 1 and at AMC's Orange
Park Five . . . The Saturday midnight screen
of Kent's Plaza I had a revival of the Marx
brothers' "Horse Feathers," promoted by
WIVY-FM . . . Keith Miller had two promotions
going at his twin village Cinema
houses. One was a midnight showing of
"Jesus Christ Superstar" and the other was
a 99 cent special twin bill of "Tora. Tora,
Tora" and Hitchcock's "Family Plot."
Pre-Christmas special matinees for children
serving a double purpose for parents
who wanted to do their Yule shopping in
comparative secrecy were served up at $1.50
per youngster at three units of ABC FST,
the Edgewood, San Marco and Regency I,
SOUND PROJECTION
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
"THOUTS SOUND AND PROJECTION
MANUAL." Simpliiied service data on
Leading makes of projectors, Step-by-
Step Service instructions on Sound equipment,
xenon lamps, screens, lenses, film
transport equipment (platter), motors,
soundheads, speakers, etc. Schematics on
sound equipment and drawings. This helpful
Service Manual endorsed by the Industry.
Authentic maintenance data for
the projectionist, the exhibitor. Simplified
data. You should have this Manual and
save on repair work and obtain better
proj. and sound. Send TODAY. Special
Price per copy, ONLY $8.50, prepaid. Don't
wait—order now at this special price
($8.50). Over 200 pages 8V2 x 11" Loosa-
Leaf Practical Manual—Data is Reliable
and Authentic. Edited by the writer with
35 years of Experience; 27 years Technical
Editor, the MODERN THEATRE. (Remittance
to:
payable Wesley Trout. Cash,
Check or M.O.-No CODa). WESLEY
TROUT, EDITOR, Box 575, Enid, Oklahoma
73701.
plus Eastern Federal's Northside I. On the
four screens was the double feature program
of "The Magic Christmas Tree" and
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Off
screen were long concesssions breaks,
Tom Sawyer jr., teenage son of the presiident
of ABC Florida State Theatres and
an employee of R.L. "Bob" Jones, the company's
city manager headquartered at the
Regency Twin theatres, brought a feeling
of pride of his family and Filmrow people
when he and another lad chased a purse
snatcher who had knocked down a 65-yearold
woman and robbed her of more than
$2,500 in cash, jewelry and checks. The thief
had such a big headstart that he lost young
Tom and the other boy in sand dunes north
of Regency Square.
Kent's Normandy Mall I presented a free
Tuesday morning showing of "Song of Norway"
under sponsorship of Normandy Mall
merchants as a pre-Christmas sales promotion
. . . Free movies of the week in public
library auditoriums included "The Magnificent
Ambersons." "Spooks Run Wild." "Pat
and Mike" and "Romance and Reality."
Nancy McAlister, Journal writer, devoted
a full page to activities of a faculty group
of the local University of North Florida
whom she describes as "movie buffs en
masse." They view as a group selected motion
pictures and toss their opinions about
in post-viewing sessions. The group includes
psychologists, a marine biologist, head of
the UNF's art and English department, a
counselor and a Suzuki piano teacher. Despite
their academic prestige, the academicians'
views seem quite like those of average
moviegoers. For instance, they say "Give
'Em Hell. Harry!" is "a compelling performance
by Whitmore"; "Tunnelvision" is a
"trash flick, little wit"; "The Sting" is "enjoyable,
love being stung"; "Godfather 11"
opinions go from "the best film made this
century" to "not worth talking about" and
"Jaws" is a "compelling portrayal of unleased
libido."
Richard Lewis, AIP manager, hobbled
about with a crutch after undergoing a knee
injury in a tag football game . . . Sandy,
daughter of Thelma Claxton, 20th Century-
Fox booker, became a bride recently and
honeymooned in the mountains of North
Carolina with her husband.
It's amazing how the motion pictures have
blossomed as a primary source for staff
writers of the morning Florida Times-Union
and the afternoon Journal since J. J. "Jack"
Daniel took over as publisher a scant few
months ago. On a recent day, a half-page
wont into Mike Clark's reviews of three new
books, all complimentary: Mack Sennelt's
"King of Comedy," Karl Brown's "Adventurcs^with
D. W. Griffith," and "The Birth
of the Movies" by D. J. Wenden ... In addition
to all that fine coverage, the Journal's
Mike Clark, who sometimes bristles like a
porcupine and even throws a few darts whei
stripping off some pretties from the sacrei
halls of Hollywood, rose up in a bit o
wrath to demand more explicit film rating
for questionable films. Mike devoted an
other article to pointing out that most mc
tion picture classics of the past have sui
vived with moral overtones accorded toda
to only such films as those from Disne
studios, Mike cited ratings proposals, altei
natives from the MPAA ratings, from suc'
groups as the Artists and Technicians Gull
International in Hollywood, to eliminat
some of the confusion from the currer
rating system.
Tel Air Interests Bocists
Features in Distribution
MIAMI—Tel Air Interests, Inc., a majc
producer of sponsored films for TV aa
motion pictures, has two features in tht
atrical distribution throughout the Unite
States.
Both films, each imder 13 minutes, des
with popular sports. "Quest of Champions
portrays the training of a thoroughbred fc
championship three-year old horse racinl
and was produced for Gulfstream Par
Racing Ass'n in Hallandale, Fla. "America
Greyhound tells the story of "the dog th:
became an industry" and was made for t?
American Greyhound Track Operate
Ass'n.
Tel Air Interests recently completed
travel film for the tourist commission t
Hong Kong and has made similar movii
for a number of Latin American countrie
Urn
wm
t-IKii
'l.licewli
'*::V'Kiii8
.ffliip
r.iJon'U
.^iJttsli
I'ihepiof
m
i.sdfori
, ^beeiiii
ii event
a il5l.
;,.itala(
.Jsiewan
jta)'s,"
iiwkn
:i movies
.;fcpali
.; Miss La
: mgazJBi
it and I
AIP Shoots in Everglades
For 'Empire of the Ants'
LAKE OKEECHOBEE, FLA.—Ame:
can International's production of H.4^Plsliee
ii"Kin»
Wells' "The Empire of the Ants" mow
here Tuesday (14) to shoot in the
glades.
Producer-director Bert I. Gordon h:
ordered special precautions because of
presence of alligators, poisonous snakes
polluted water.
"A doctor has been assigned, innocul
tions have been given to some of the Ci
and crew and extra forest rangers recru
ed," Gordon said,
Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John Da\
Carson and Jacqueline Scott are among!
stars workins; in the Everglades,
mreatin
sWrayd
«iii, am
Bies ai
upiied
he
b
aBour
1,1
sslesaj
MIT Screens Bergman Fill
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—"Thirst (Thr ''."st
Strange Loves)." an Ingmar Bergman filU|i ""'P^o
was shown by the Massachusetts Instituii
of Technology Film Society on a rece:
'*'
'^
'
Friday night', with 7:30 and 9:30 p,r *'iiid
screenings. Admission was $1.
''''"nil
XENON LAMPS
and
AUTOMATED PROJECTION
ROY SMITH CO.
365 Park St. Jacksonville, Fla.
SE-12 December 20. 19>
f^- -5 ike ei
•^Pcnel
'seat.

. . Claire
Fifth Graders Interview
'Kong' Star Jessica Lange
NEW ORLEANS—Jessica Langc, the
willowy ash blonde former model who was
selected from hundreds of hopefuls to costar
in "King Kong," was interviewed here
recently by ten fifth grade members of the
junior press' from Bissonet Plaza School.
The unorthodox interview, recorded by
States-Item staff writer James A. Perry,
took place when Miss Lange stopped here
on a multi-city promotional tour for Paramount's
"King Kong," her first movie.
According to Perry, the students were
more than up to the task, asking direct and
pertinent questions of the young actress.
For instance, one young boy wanted to
know if she made a lot of money. "Well,"
Miss Lange is quoted as saying, "let's say
that I don't make enough." Then she explained
that she was, after all, just a begin-
,ner in the profession.
Made Only One Picture
Did she enjoy being stopped by strangers
nd asked for autographs?
"I've been in only one movie so far and
iw [:3 lit hasn't even been released; it's due out on
lam ajlSunday (19). Therefore not many people
.^nitniiknow who I am."
ikdojip Did she want to be an actress as a child?
r.i ;*^"Yes, always," she replied to her youthful
interviewer. "And I guess was about
I
your age when I fully decided that I wanted
.].J„
to be in movies."
Did the palm of King Kong's hand (in
iwhich Miss Lange was shown on a recent
Time magazine cover) feel like metal or
was it soft and comfortable?
Miss Lange explained that everything had
' ,' been done to make Kong believable includ-
^IS ing making his palms out of a soft-textured
^'-
, j,.j
material.
Had she ever met Fay Wray, star of the
original "King Kong" and how did she feel
about recreating a role made famous by
vomeone else?
Films Are Different
Miss Wray did not come on the set. Miss
Lange said, and then she explained that the
two movies are not the same. "Our film
was inspired by the first "King Kong' pic-
.ture, but ours deals with aspects that the
ifirst did not. It's a more humanistic picture.
Basically, it's a story about caring, aboLit
D. klove. It's a romantic relationship."
Was she sad when Kong died at the end
reiiiiM!^
rof the picture?
"Yes, I was deeply touched," she admitted.
Why was "King Kong" remade?
I think people are getting fed up with
s filled with violence. I think they want
!o back to good old-fashioned stories
ut love and caring and that's what our
icture is about."
Would she ever make another film of this
type and was it hard work?
"I did this one because I knew that it was
going to be unique. I was told it would be
„ :an ideal way to make a movie debut. It was
'a
I^C great experience but not one that I would
, like to repeat. It was eight months of very
^^'
hard work. On location I had to report to
,|
:tsM^ i^ork as early as 4:30 a.m. and at the studio
NEW ORLEANS
gen Johnson, star of "The Town That
Dreaded Sundown" arrived here Monday
(20). Irene Mexic, Gulf States Publicity
and Star Advertising, has set up a luncheon
for the media at the Maison Dupuy. Accompanying
Ben will be Charles Pierce,
director of the feature.
WOMPIs held their Christmas meeting
Tuesday (14) at the Huki-Lau . . Gulf
.
States held a manager's meeting of their
Louisiana theatres Wednesday and Thursday
(8.9) at the International House.
Condolences to Billy Gay, Gulf States
Publicity, on the death of his mother who
passed away Wednesday (8) at Woodville,
Tex.
I had to be on the set at 7:30 a.m.
Is she going into another movie?
"Not immediately. There are several
projects being considered but I haven't
made up my mind about anything specific."
Was she surprised at being selected for
the role over so many other actresses?
"Actually, it all happened so rapidly I
didn't have time to think about anything.
I was a model in New York and someone
suggested to the producer that I might be a
good candidate for the part and I was flown
to Los Angeles to make a test. Not long
after, I was given the part."
After the interview and an autograph
session the students agreed that Miss Lange
is destined for stardom.
Dallas Houses Fighting
Adult Zoning Ordinance
DALLAS — Ten adult movie theatre
owners filed a federal suit recently challenging
a city ordinance prohibiting such theatres
within 1,000 feet of a church, school,
park or residential area.
Five theatres claim they have been forced
out of business due to threats of prosecution.
The other five which continued operation
after notification of the zoning ordinance
charge Dallas police have made illegal
arrests and multiple seizures of films.
The theatre owners say the city law is unconstitutional
on the following grounds: It
establishes
an impermissible system of prior
restraint on freedom of expression; it lacks
adequate safeguards against the dangers of
censorship and it acts as an effective censorship
for the future.
They have asked U.S. District Judge William
M. Taylor jr. to restrain police from
forcing the ordinance.
Zelda Theatre in Grafton
Is Destroyed by Blaze
GRAFTON, N.D.—The Zelda Theatre
here, operated by Arlo Henriksen and Tom
Henriksen. was leveled by fire November
26. The blaze reportedly started in a nextdoor
bakery.
Rebuilding plans have not been announced.
A preview of "King Kong" was held at
the Robert E. Lee Theatre Thursday (16).
20th Century-Fox held a sneak preview of
"Silver Streak" Sunday (12) at the Lakeside
Cinema and Oakwood Cinema. Warner
Bros, screened "The Enforcer," the latest
Clint Eastwood film, Tuesday (14) at the
Saenger-Orleans, preceded by a lunch-
Birthday greetings to Clair Pabst. Blue
Ribbon Pictures, whose birthday was November
22 . and Ron Pabst are
back from San Francisco, Calif., where they
attended a sales meeting of Boxoffice International
Pictures. Chi-Chi, Ron's wife, also
accompanied them on the trip.
Universal Promotions Move
Dan Snider to Dallas Post
NEW ORLEANS—Dan .Snider, Universal
branch manager in New Orleans, has
been promoted to branch manager in Dallas.
Robert Taylor, a salesman in New Orleans
has been named branch manager there.
Both appointments became effective Friday
(17).
Snider joined Universal in 1957 as head
booker and office manager in Oklahoma
City. He became a salesman there in 1960
while also holding the title of head booker.
He moved to Memphis as branch manager
in 1967 and then went to New Orleans as a
sales representative in 1969. Named New
Orleans branch manager in 1971, he has
held that position until his current appointment.
Taylor joined Universal in 1973 as a
salesman in New Orleans, a position he held
until being named branch manager.
Twentieth Century-Fox, formed by the
merger of 20th Century and Fox Film
Corp., celebrated its 40th anniversary last
year.
I
NEW ORLEANS
g Season's Greetings |
1 W O M P I 1
i
New Orleans
^
JBOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976 SE-13

MEMPHIS ^ei ^^eudon 5 reetinad
'ti
Memphis
ffl^iJ»&»«»ffli9.&io.ss»-&i9-ssis.ei«W^
i:ii»S9iiaS>3»Ai!S)JC«s.
^.
from
V]
I
MALCO THEATRES.
INC
Memphis, Tenn.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
ARENDALL ENTERPRISES
1364 N. Watkins, Memphis, Tenn.
CHARLES ARENDALL
P.O. Box 8344 Phone: (901) 274-6471
! i 1
1
1,1
f
f
f
> Si&o>i»«S!S>*i!Skfi«»as^^
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
T.A.B. FILMS
P.O. Box 8271
Memphis, Tenn.
Betty Arendall
Phone: (901) 274-6491
^iS!»Jiia^g^.iaJ»J&ciia-ftji>J»ite^>ia^i^^
MERRY CHRISTMAS
From
TRISTATE THEATRE SUPPLY
151 Vance Avenue
Memphis, Tenn. 38103
Phone 525-8249
^jtt URiMtwaj» c

MEMPHIS
s.eudon 6 reetinad 9' MEMPfflS
^eadon 5
From
yjreetinad
ODOaDDODOaODDDDnDDaDaDDDaaDDaDaDODDDt
ISaliiioml Ciiieiiia
6080 Quince Road Memphis, Tenn. 38138 Tel. 901—683-1762
uuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaanDnnnnDDDDDaDau D
MAY THE COMING YEARS BE PROSPEROUS, PROFITABLE AND
PRODUCTIVE FOR THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY
FRANK C. WARNER
Owner
an r
138 Ruling Ave.
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES
Of Memphis
Henry Hammond. Jimmy Pope, Jimmy Fly,
Earline Ecms. Maggie Gaines, Peggy Hogan. Faye Sheets,
Genevieve Lovell, Bill South, Valerie Davis
Telephones: (901) 526-8328-9
Memphis, Tn. 38101
I
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
t Thank you, Mr. Exhibitor, for your business the past year.
FILM TRANSIT, INC.
I
I
Rapid, Accurate, Insured Transportation
I 3931 Homewood |
I P. O. Box 18642 Memphis, Tennessee |
i 365-7550
I
I North Uttle Rock Office— 1204 WiUow—Phone 374-5571 I
Greetings
from
VILLAGE CINEME THEATRE
4676 Knight Arnold Road
Dave Lebovitz Memphis, Tenn.
iiS"srts:w«Sr«Ss«?!ar«i?*«^^
SEASON'S GREETINGS
TRI-STATE THEATRE SERVICE
cPiS^sj-Cf^saSrO'srtS'a
Larry Vinson
410 West Tyler Steet
Suite No. 5
West Memphis, Ark. 72301
Phone (501) 732-3665
OXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976
SE-15

j
'
,
j
]
j
j
•
NATO President Guest in
Carolinas
Alan Hirschfield Foresees
Good Future, Video Discs
NORMAN, OKLA.—Alan J. Hirschfield,
president of Columbia Pictures Industries,
^
gave a
run down of how the motion picture
In attendance at the 64th annual membership meeting and luncheon of
NATO of North & South Carolina, Inc.. were, from left to right: Jack D. Fuller
of
Irvin-Fuller Theatres, Columbia, S.C, vice-president of NATO; Paul Joe Pless
Asheville, N.C., president of NATO of North & South
of Dreamland Drive-In in
Carolina, Marvin Goldman, president of NATO, George Tice, president of NATO
of Western Pennsylvania and Charles B. Trexler of Stewart & Everett Theatres in
Chartotte, N.C., vice-president of NATO.
CHARLOTTE— Marvin Goldman, president
of the National Ass'n of Theatre Owners
was guest speaker at the 64th annual
membership meeting and luncheon of
NATO of North and South Carolina held
Tuesday (7) at the Downtowner East Motor
Inn in Charlotte. This was Goldman's first
appearance at a local NATO imit since assuming
his duties as the 1977 NATO head.
Paul Joe Pless was re-elected regional
NATO president at the meeting.
George Tice, president of NATO of
Western Pennsylvania, was also a guest at
the annual luncheon and visited drive-in
theatres while in the territory.
A closed exhibitors meeting was attended
by members and non-members prior to a
social hour which preceded the buffet luncheon.
A total of 108 exhibitors and represen-
CHARLOTTE
Happy Holidays
Blanche Carr
Boxoffice Representative
Charlotte
««it*»«SW?«p

CHARLOTTE S.eadon S
Q' veetinad
charlotte
J.a;io^.g^r^^^a:i^.5>ia.o>j^^ai»tti»a2^
BEST ^Nl^HE^ for a
HAVVY HOLIDAY SEASON
from
QUEEN CITY ADVERTISING &
AMUSEMENT INC.
Suite 1020, Northv/esieni Bank Duilding
HUGH SYKES MARGIE THOMAS
VIRGINIA PORTER KITT HALL
Charlotte, N.C.
ier-js::o-c=';i«r.je?'a-«ss!'C?«
If
BEST WISHES FOR A
HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON
| |
TWIN STATES
BOOKING SERVICE
I ^
R. T. Belcher
Steve Smith
Austin Roberson
WJ5^WSr«?sjr«?a•«^:a^l?.^i«?^v"?*»'S«S'^
1917 Park Drive
Nancy Norville
Dean Porter
Elaine Bost
Charlotte, N.C. 28204
| |
BEST WISHES FOR A
|
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR |
GALAXY FILMS
Charlotte, N. C.
JIMMY JAMES
Walter Thomas Bruce Bunder
Ken Laird
Debbie Dunn
Barbara Goldstein Becky Burns
I
Our Entire Stalf Wishes
I
You and Yours A Happy
4 Holiday Season And A
§. Successful Show Business New Year
Stewart & Everett Theatres, Inc.
I
I PO. Box 1658
Charlotte, N. C^ 28232
I
5 Operating Theatres in The
Carolinas and Virginia
I
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
from
CHARLOTTE THEATRE SUPPLY
229 South Church Street
^
I
I
I
|
Charlotte, North Carolina f
Phone: 333-9651 |
^ ^J^oliciau KJreetinaS | m
\ From
I
I
ACE FILM DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Charlie Mincey Carolyn Helton
I
222 South Church Street g V/^
I CliarloUe, N.C. Phone (704) 375-2517
I
.
Meny Christmas
from
CHARLOTTE BOOKING &
FILM DISTRIBUTING SERVICE
SUITE 1025, NORTHWESTERN BANK BUILDING
POST OFFICE BOX 546
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28230
TELEPHONE (704) 376-5569
FILM HEADQUARTERS OF THE CAROLINAS!
I
J^olldau LjreetinaS | S
Fairlane-Litchfield Theatres
f
f Charlolie, N. C—Easley, S. C.
OXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976

Hm iBiiisimmsissiPPimBm
CHmmnsmniPu
EXTENSIl/ENEH/SP/IPERS/ITUR/ITION TELEVISION RKDIO
=ULL PkGE TyGUIDE AND OTHER CONSU/V1ER /MAGAZINE /IDS
coHJkCJ. [mmtHicaiiil mj8347B27
JripMJy

CHARLOTTE
(Continued from page SE-16)
Tomniie Melton and Larry Phillips of
Charlotte Theatre Supply recently attended
the Gold Medal Seminar in Cincinnati.
Ohio . . . Deepest sympathy to Fred Curdts
of Fairlane/ Litchfield Theatres on the death
of his brother James T. of Greenville, S.C.
. . . Steve Smith of Twin States Booking has
been on a business trip to Wheeling. W.
Va. and Washington. D.C.
Stewart & Everett Theatres, Inc.. have
moved to new offices located at 1514 North
Fryon St. in Charlotte. Their mailing address
is P.O. Box 1658, Charlotte. N.C.
28232. The company recently celebrated its
40th anniversary.
Exhibitors en F.lmrow included Rudy
Howell of Smithfield, N.C. Bill Hendrix
and Roy Wagner of Reidsville, N.C; Art
Farmer of Lenoir, N.C: Phil Nance of
Raleigh, Jack Fuller of Columbia, L.D.
Funk of Lake City, S.C; Bob Turnbull of
Rock Hill, S.C; Sandy Jordan of Raleigh,
Jim Bellows and Phil Wickers of Greensboro,
N.C. and Mary Massey of Waynesville,
N.C
The Wall Street Journal annoimced Tuesday
(7) that Columbia Pictures had bought
Gottlieb Corp.. a privately held manufacturer
of pin ball machines. The transaction
was valued at slightly more than $50,000,-
000. Columbia will retain Gottlieb's present
1,600 employees in two plants in Illinois
and Fargo, N.C.
The first Oscars for achievements in the
film industry were awarded May 6, 1929
1 1 being given out at that time for achievements
during 1927 and 1928.
CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE
TREXLER
WORLD TRAVEL SERVICE
wishes you a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Charlottetown Mall - P.O. Box 4349
Charlotte, N. C. 28204
Telephone: 332-6101
Warm Personal SEASON'S GREETINGS
Always in All Ways
from
MILT LINDNER
and
NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE

. . The
Dan Snider to Dallas
As Universal Manager
DALLAS— Dan Snider, Universal branch
manager in New Orleans, has been promoted
to branch manager in Dallas. Robert
Taylor, a salesman in New Orleans has
been named branch manager there. Both appointments
became effective Friday (17).
Snider joined Universal in 1957 as head
booker and office manager in Oklahoma
City. He became a salesman there in 1960
while also holding the title of head booker.
He moved to Memphis as branch manager
in 1967 and then went to New Orleans as a
sales representative in 1969. He was named
New Orleans branch manager in 1971, a
position he has held until his current appointment.
Taylor joined Universal in 1973 as a
salesman in New Orleans, a position he has
tiL'ld until being named branch manager.
Treasure Chest Plugs Film
RAPID CITY. S.D.—Elks Theatre maniger
Val Dunker had himdreds of entries
jiiessing what was in a treasure chest dislyed
in the lobby of the Commonwealth
.rcuit house during the engagement of
Treasure of Matecumbe."" Those who
guessed correctly won a pass for all Walt
Disney movies to be shown at the Elks durns;
the next 12 months.
DALLAS
HOUSTON
_^ctor John Marley was here for the filming
of "The Greatest" featuring Muhammad
Ali. Marley is best remembered
for his role in "The Godfather" . . . Eric
Gerber, Post film critic, wrote that Charles
Robinson is appearing in two important
films: Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam story
"Apocalypse Now" and "Gray Lady Down"
a disaster film with Charlton Heston about
a damaged submarine. His first film roles
were in two films made here, "Together
Brothers" and "Sugar Hill." Robinson was
born here and went to Hollywood four years
ago.
Eric Gerber, Post film critic recently appeared
on KHTV TV reporting on Cinema
Spotlight his recent trip to New York to
preview "Network" . . . The Woodlake 3
has booked the double bill of "Fanny Hill"
and "Around the World With Fanny Hill."
Jim Goiigh and James Callahan are appearing
in the Peter Fonda movie "The
SOUTHWESTERN CDM CKN
1702 Rusk-
Fast—Dependable Servi
Outlaw Blues." Callahan portrays a country
and western singing star while Gough plays
the role of a guitar player . Museum
of Fine Arts will begin its winter film schedule
January 12. There will be two screenings
each week, on Wednesday and Saturday in
Brown Auditorium. There will be such classifications
as Soviet Films, Garbo, Films
from the East, German films, documentaries,
Von Stroheim, Korda, Lombard, George
Stevens and Godard.
ABC Executive Says CATV
Can Have Financial Clout
DALLAS—Everett H. Eriick, senior vicepresident
and general counsel for the American
Broadcasting Cos., in addressing the
Salesmanship Club of Dallas recently, said
that pay-cable TV eventually might take
theatrical features from free TV.
He stated, "A TV network now pays an
average of about $850,000 for the right to
(Continued on page SW-8)
THEATRE
EQUIP. CO.
77003-713-654-1461
Full Line of Concession Supplies &
Equipment
Sincere Christmas Greetings From
Grimes Film Booking & Grimes Enterprises
plus our teTTiiic
office staff—
Claudia Elliott
Joy Sosebee
Bill Bond
T. A. MacGuire
Carl Elliott
Tina Fleming
Patti McCormack
Johanna Grimes
Bennie Lynch
In distribution the Grimes
offices cover the complete
Southeast & Southwest
iOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976 SW-1

I
i
'That Was No Lady' Plays
Extended Run in Granbury
GRANBURY, TEX.—Jo Ann Miller's
original farce comedy, "That Was No Lady.
That Was My Husband." will be held over
for three evenings in December: Saturday
(4), (11) and (18) at the Granbury Opera
House. Show-time is 8 p.m.
For the youngsters a Christmas musical
entitled "Good Grief. It's Christmas"
opened Friday (3) at the house and will play
^y^oticluu
DALLAS
weekends through Saturday (18). Special
shows for schools and groups may be arranged
on other days of the week.
'Car Wash' Sneak-Previewed
DEDHAM, MASS.—Universal's "Car
Wash" was sneak-previewed on a recent
Saturday night in auditorium three of the
Redstone Showcase Cinemas III. with the
current attraction, Paramount's "The Tenant."
shown both before and after the
special
screening.
L^reetinad
3535 Executive Blvd.,
Dallas, Tx. 75149
Phone— Dollas (214) 288-7651
Houston (713) 681-0618
WISHING OUR MANY FRIENDS IN THE
MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY, A VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Circuit Honors Awarded
To Razorback Staff
SEARCY, ARK.—Employees of thf
Commonwealth Rialto Theatre won circui:
honors with promotional campaigns involv
ing spelling, costumes and guessing.
to
Entrants in the word contest were askec
make as many words from "Matecumbe'
as they could find. The winner, with 8^
different words, won a month's pass whilf
the runner-up received a 2-week pass.
A pirate costume contest was held for th(
youngsters in three divisions, ages 1-5, 6-11
and 12 or over. Winners in each age cate
gory were judged at a Saturday matinee an(
each received a pass good for one month.
The guessing game included a cave in thi
lobby constructed by employees Kristi Ma
tejko, Dianna Whotham, Lee Anne Dortcl'
and Paul Zeltner. Inside the cave a treasun!
chest contained 790 gold coins. Patron
made their guess as to how many coins wer|
in the chest. The winner guessed 787 anil
won a month's pass.
>
All employees wore pirate and Indiat
costumes and concessionaires featured SpoO|
ju Juice (pickle juice) at the refreshmen,
center.
Not content with one major promotion'
the staff prepared another film promotion
This time, is it was "Gator." Employees se
up a working still in the cave producin.,
"moonshine." Authorities were notified an*
local police arrived to make arrests, com
plete with sirens, flashing lights and hand
cuffs. Of course, they only found mor
pickle juice. And so the staff members'
hauled off to the city jail, were later re'
leased and allowed to
return to their duties'
DALLAS
DALLAS
Meiry Christmas and a Happy Prosperous New Year
To All Our Friends and Customers
MODERN SALES & SERVICE, INC
2200 Young Street (214) 747-3191 Dallas, Texas 75201
1 Season's Greetings
2 From the Members of
FILM EXCHANGE EMPLOYES
UNION
LOCAL NO. B-53
lATSE SPEaAL DEPT.
PO. BOX 475
DALLAS, TEXAS
Affiliated with the AFL-CIO
Season's Greetings
From the Members of
OPERATORS LOCAL
NO. 249 lATSE
DALLAS, TEXAS
Affiliated with the AFL-CIO
r
SW-2 December 20. 197'

DALLAS SeecLAon 6 DALLAS
i
I
Cfrweetinad
One of the joys of the Holiday Season is to extend to you our sincerest
I thanks for a very pleasant association. |
I
We wish you Holiday Happiness and all good things for the New Year. I
5 All the people at |
I
Profit by Air, Inc.
^
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
Ernest Herber
4105 Burnet Rd.
Austin- Tex. 78756
S
^a>s»;i&a.igjai»c>^g i?aB aai aw tijn
Greetings
WARNER BROS., INC.
Ed Williamson John R. Motley
Sales—Booking Depts.
Jackie Stanley Bill Talbert
H. A. Clark Paul Ramsey
Don Williamson
Walter Gonzer
James Jackson
Sarah Mullins
• jeadon J

DALLAS
exchanges throughout the area over
.
2200 YOUNG STREET DALLAS, TEXAS, 75201 TELEPHONE 747-3191 • • nephew will perform his magic tricks for
the
years.
Majestic Cinema, Inc., took over operation
of the Poly Theatre in Fort Worth
'£0 my many friends in the industry may I, Charlie McKinney and his wife Gladys
your correspondent. Mable Guinan express
returned following a vacation in Herndon, effective November 24. The operation is
owned by Bob Hartgrove, Bob O'Donnell
all
my appreciation to of you for your Va., where they visited their son and his
kind thoughts and words of concern following
wife and their two grandchildren. As president
and Alvin Guggenheim. Theatre Services
of Modern Sales and Service, Charlie
Corp., 6060 North Central Expressway,
my illness early this year. Letters, cards
and calls continue coming in asking about made a couple of stops on the trip home Suite 664 Dallas 75206, will represent as
my health. I am doing just fine, have slowed
agent for all bookings.
visiting the offices of Wil-Kin, Inc.. in Charlotte
down a little, but it was time for that, but and Atlanta.
your kind words have been most comforting.
The Crown Theatre, Collinsville, Okla.,
Eric and Maud deNeve of Eric Distributing
Thanks for the news items, your subscriptions,
will be taken over the first of the year by
were hosts Thursday (16) for a Chinese
renewals and advertising. Friends like
Leo Woodall, officing in his
dinner at the Hunan
home, 20152
Chinese Restaurant
you keep me going. 1 do hope 1977 will be
East
on Greenville Avenue. It was
2nd St., Tulsa, Okla., 74108. All film
well attended
a healthy, happy and prosperous year for
should be shipped
by buyers and bookers throughout
by Mistletoe Express to
the industry
of you.
Leo Woodall 20152 East 2nd Street in
all
. . Starline Pictures hosted the buy-
ABC Interstate Theatres employees held
Tulsa.
ers and bookers at a Christmas Partv Friday
Woodall already owns and operates the
(17).
their Christmas luncheon, Friday (17) at the
Cinema Theatre, Coweta, Okla. and the
Dallas Athletic Club at which time bonus
Cleveland Drive-In, Cleveland, Okla. Starline Pictures has increased their sales
and booking force. Travis Blair is now a
. . .
Paul Adair leaves this city Monday (20) to
checks were distributed . . . Darlene Blair
is the new employee at J. C. McCrary and booker-salesman for them. Travis is well spend the Christmas holidays with his parents
Associates.
known here havina been with several film
in Mexcio City, where his father has
the Ford Motors franchise.
"Go Modern. ..For All Your Theatre Needs"
Tuesday (21), Claudia Patterson. Mable

children at the time tiic books are presented.
Randle has been studying magic for several
years. He is now so adept at the art he
has numerous calls for his services for
which he receives a nice fee. as well as
school
credit.
Joyce Free, cashier at Universal, has
undergone surgery and is doing nicely. She
expects to be back at her desk by the first
of the year.
Sympathy is extended Lillian Umphress.
inspector at Universal. Lillian's sister. Clara
Smith died following an extended illness.
Last call for any expected changes in your
address and telephone number of the film
industry directory, which will go to the
printer the first week in January. If you
have made a change or anticipate a change
notify Mable Guinan. 5927 Winton. Dallas
75206. Tel. 821-9455. The directories will
be distributed at the NATO of Texas convention
the last of January.
Amelia Frazier, secretary to Terry Graham,
branch manager of AIP. has tendered
her resignation effective Friday (31). She is
eagerly awaiting the arrival of her baby.
Judy Taylor formerly with United Artist
Theatres is at AIP working with Amelia in
preparation of taking over Amelia's duties
full time January 1 . . . Virginia Martin Myrick,
well known in the film industry, has
returned to Dallas as assistant booker at
AIP.
AMC Houston 4-Plex Makes
Tie-in With Hockey Team
HOUSTON—American Multi Cinema's
Northwest 4 theatres assistant manager
Mark Trumble has completed arrangements
for a trade-out with the Houston Aeros
professional hockey team. "Aerodynamics,"
a three-minute promotional trailer for the
hockey team, is being shown on 25 Houston
screens and viewed by over 20,000 potential
hockey fans each week. In return
for this exposure, the Aeros have named
their play-by-play announcers to be AMC
on-the-air reviewers for featured product.
Also being used are some taped comments
from the players who have seen the
films. The athletes were supplied passes by
the city office for this purpose.
In addition, the Aeros are giving 30-
second spots promoting both the Greenway
3 and the Southway 6 theatres at all 40
home games. Players also are scheduled to
make personal appearances for AMC promotional
purposes.
Loews' Falls Shutters
AKRON—Loews, Inc., which operates
the Loews' Falls Theatre in suburban Cuyahoga
Falls, closed that house November 8
for six weeks.
Pinkston Sales & Service^ Inc.
MOTION PICTURE EQUIPMENT
Complete Sales Service or Repair
AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR MANY MANUFACTURERS
R.W. (Pinky) Pinkston
4207 Lawnview Ave.
Dallas, Tex. 75227
Bob Pinkston
214/388-1550
or 388-3237
OXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976 SW-5

ets to see the film.
i
j;
'
'Part 2, Sounder' Star
On Promo in Home Town
NEW ORLEANS — A former Tulane
University basketball star-turned-film star
was in the city recently to promote "Part 2.
Sounder" which opened at the Plaza Cinema,
Loews' State and Lakeside III theatres
recently.
Turning from coiuts to cameras. Harold
Sylvester, who replaced Academy Award
nominee Paul Winfield in the role of
"Sounder's" Nathan Lee Morgan, returned
for a look at his home town from a different
angle in the process of promoting the second
"Sounder" movie. While here he was guest
at a luncheon given for him at the Chez
Helen restaurant.
A cameraman at Channel 12 before capturing
the lead role in "Part 2, Sounder,"
Sylvester has had roles in other movies including
"The Autobiography of Miss Jane
Pittman," "Dirty Dan," "Live and Let Die"
and TV pilot programs. He is rather choosy
about the films he works in, having turned
down a part in "Mandingo," which he
termed "junk." He denounced "Drum" also,
describing such films as demeaning.
DALLAS
Sylvester is working currently in the film
"A Hero Ain't Nothing But a Sandwich."
He plays a psychiatrist in the story about a
Goodland Patrons Sleep
In Lobby to Plug Film
GOODLAND, KAS.—Northwest Recreation
furnished a king-size waterbed, manager
Bud Perrey furnished the lobby of
Commonwealth's Sherman Theatre and the
local newspaper furnished lots of publicity,
to make "Futureworld" a big hit here.
Perrey arranged to have the bed, dubbed
a "Futurebed," set up in the lobby and,
through newspaper ads, invited couples tc
spend the night for "the sleep of a lifetime.'
13-year-old junkie. Release is expected in a
Present to cover the promotion were 8
year. He also will be working during November
with the Inner City Playhouse in
reporter and a staff photographer from thj
Goodland Daily News, which devoted frontpage
space for a week to the gimmick witt
Los Angeles. He hopes eventually to become
a producer.
articles and photos.
Those who spent the night in the Sher!
man lobby received free breakfast and tickj
Best Wishes for a Very Merry Christmas
and A Prosperous New Year
BOOKING SERVICE
^ 1821 South Parkway
Mesquite, Tex. 7S149
DALLAS
(214) 288-0322
'Lumiere' a Lofty Grosser
At Beekman Theatre. NYC
NEW YORK—New World Pictures' "Lu
miere" racked up an excellent gross in if
second week at the Beekman Theatre her^
Jeanne Moreau's debut directorial effort
which she wrote and stars in as well, is con
tinning indefinitely at
the east-side house,
"Lumiere" is scheduled to open across thi
U.S. at Christmastime.
DALLAS
^5j>»Ja;>^V.^?>,rfiai3a3J.Vl.ffl^,>^'?,^i«^«
I
Season's Greetings
National Screen Service
National Theatre Supply Co.
f Best Wishes for a Prosperous and Successful
i New Year to Our Many Friends and Associates
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL l
I
I PICTURES OF TEXAS
|
I
I
3: 1330 Hiline Dr. P
I
Dallas, Tex. 75207
f
I
The Season's Best
I
I
1712 Commerce St.
Suite 726
Irving "Rusty
6fSraBa«W(ni»«Wi!rB!»tflW»^^
Dallas, Texas 75201
214-741-2293
Rust, Assistant
MABLE GUINAN
BOXOFFICE
Dallas
5927 Winton, Dallas 75206
821-9455
irijrBfStPa ssliraR3W^xC•'Vrt^•v;^ssa«»*S*e
^:^m^^^:m:^i^£:mS:^^i:^iS^£^!$&^^^^^
SW-6 BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 19'
'^

i
DALLAS ^^1 —)ecidon reeunad dallas
&AS' mm
«i«e&?s!»JSte«a»)S»WMa&s!»«a»Esi&j^^
"There Are No Folk Like Showfolk"
Greetings from Sunny Arizona to all my friends
LOU WALTERS
10537 Caron Dr.
Sun City, Arizona 85351
«»«s.?>»Js^=39J?:a».tii*s3*ii»=«^^
Season's Greetings
DeBERRY FILM DISTRIBUTORS,
INC.
-;d DeBerry Dana Haas
^/Iary Lou Angle Frank Owen
Sandy Henkel
500 So. Ervay. Suite 624-A
A/C 214-748-0433
Season's Gieeiings
FORREST Gild JUANITA WHITE
INDEX
BOOKING SERVICE
609-A 500 So. Ervay
Dallas, Texas
SEASON'S GREETINGS
Arch Boardman Booking Service
and Theatre Real Estate
1710 Jackson, Room 261
DaUas, Texas 747-1486
tga ^^a ^^w^IMw^M^^wy.a
i
i
i
i
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
To all our friends in the motion picture industry.
J. C. Mc CRARY & ASSOCIATES
|
500 So. Ervay, Suite G19-B
Dallas, Tx. 75201 A/C 214-742-8
^eadon J L^ireetinud
SACK AMUSEMENT
ENTERPRISES
1710 Jackson, Dallas, Texas 742-9445
EVELYN K. NEELEY JEFF KAUFMAN
GLEN McALEER
t

'
'
iI[HIT-'
it-ilif
-isiiiiale
..lifeei,
• liiiSSesli
j::ioliliiic
iiilioiiL (
jrf-jlass
ilVarrei,
»-!!eteiiii
i!."
Chris Prentiss Does It All
In First Film, 'Goin' Home'
NEW ORLEANS—Before the recent
local benefit showing of "Coin" Home,"
Frank Gagnard. "On the Scene" columnist
for the Times-Picayune, devoted a column to
the picture and the man responsible for it
Chris Prentiss.
Gagnard noted that the Chris Prentiss
name was listed repeatedly in the film's
credits— under produced, directed, written
and photographed by; several times under
technical crews, and even over the title as
in "Prentiss Productions Presents ."
. .
In answer to the obvious question "Who
is Chris Prentiss?", Gagnard explains that
Ill
ijllll
,i)illi«
TEXAS VARIETY CLUB Tenl 17 members are shown turning over operating
funds to Ken Gordon, executive director Care-Van system, on the 1976
Telethon. Included in the funds raised from the Tent 17 telethon this year were
the operating costs and nine new coaches which are now being put into service.
Pictured from left to right are, Bob O'Donnell, dough guy; newly elected chief
barker Ben Johnson; Shirley Rowley, president of Women of Variety, and Ken
Gordon.
Douglas Quad Debuts
In Bellevue District
OMAHA—Douglas Theatre Co.'s latest
fourplex. South Cinema 4, opened its doors
recently here with a host of popular films.
The quad, located at 1311 Fort Crook
Road South in Bellevue, debuted November
5. On screen were "The Front," starring
Woody Allen; •"Patton." featuring George
C. Scott; "Bugs Bunny Superstar." a collection
of Warner Bros, cartoons; and "Part 2
Sounder." a sequel to the popular hit by
Robert B. Radnitz.
Manager of the new four-plex is Tom
Stackhouse, who formerly managed the Lincoln
Co.'s Maplewood Twin here. The theatre
features four brightly decorated auditoriums
with 1.500 seats, the latest in sound
and automated projection equipment, and
discount prices during the early evening.
Children under 12 will be admitted for
$1 and adults will pay only $1.50 for firstrun
entertainment during 5 to 6 p.m. showings.
Also on the slate are Saturday and
Simday matinees.
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
was rated as one of the ten best Englishlanguage
films for 1938.
the apparently multi-talented film novice is
a 40-year-old former real estate broker
whose real name is Christian Alfred Ola
Cristensen. His publicity describes him as &
former gravel-truck driver who was "at age
18 the youngest and most successful Lin-,
coin-Mercury dealer in the U.S."
"He also is a man with a boy and a dog.
and this is where 'Goin' Home' comes in,''
Gagnard writes.
The film, according to a press release, i;
motivated by "the desire of one man. Chris
Prentiss, and his 11 -year-old son. Todd, tc
share their dog. Crash, with the world.'
Crash is a 185-pound black Labrador retriever
after whom the movie was originallji
named. He and Todd both play themselve;
in the movie.
The idea for the movie. Gagnard explains
came from a father-son conversation on t
mountain in Malibu. Calif. The story of ;
boy and his dog discovering the countr:
from the Everglades of Florida to the statu
of Washington was recorded on five papel
napkins by Prentiss who then went to Nevi
York to read scripts and see how they should
be written.
As the story goes, Chris and Crash thei
took a 49-day cross-country research tri]:
after which Prentiss retired to the Malibt
mountaintop where he lived in a tepee foi
nine months and scripted the movie.
ABC Executive Says CATV
Can Have Financial Clout
(Continued from page SW-1)
telecast a Hollywood motion picture. A'
pay-cable grows, it easily will be able It
outbid free TV. It might afford $2,000,001
a movie by 1980 and $7,000,000 a movi'
by 1985. That disparity insures that pay
cable will have the financial clout to bu)
any Hollywood blockbuster on which ij
sets its sights."
Eriick said that with money that big a;
stake, it would be more profitable for
,
movie producer to hold his product bac
for permanent pay-cable use.
.i Hain
ix tomp
j( open
aiw
f«
;kiWarre:
lilt (lav
(jioiicliis
i'Hollys
Ifcooc
(."iwereu
.'jiiil brick
teoina
i-oofikeii
!«! idea
itcountri
Jems W
.(mericai
m Wi(
MBe
liiibeinj
im EasI
;^-eiilliei
'ipasidi
'*(
reaso
War
'"SplaDi
Specialists in building, twinning or remodeling theatres
Specialist in the creation of a twin or multi-lhecfire from ycur
:ob, plans, engineering, construction and finishing. Call or write
Norman and Friddell. 94 Panorama Dr., Conroe, Tex 77301
A/C 713-856-5297
TECHNICAL
SERVICES
CORPORATION
Total Booth Service
Sound. Projection, Parts

AE Wichita Fourplex
Set for January Bow
WICHITA, KAS.— Bill Warren, president
of American Entertainment Corp.. announced
that the opening of the Cinemas West
theatres is scheduled for January 1977. The
new four-theatre complex is located in Westlink
Shopping Center at West Central and
Tyler Road.
Fully automated, the quad will have the
latest in projection equipment, and will seat
approximately 1,300.
A $500,000 project. Cinemas West was
designed by architects Ron Spangenberg and
David Haines (of two different Wichita
firms) and Warren.
The complex, which covers over 16,000
square feet, will have a centralized concession
area. Each of the auditoriums is wider
and shorter than usual, overcoming the
"shooting gallery" effect of many multitheatre
operations, giving the complex the
largest screen ratio in the Midwest, according
to Warren.
A suggestion here and there of the elaborate
old movie houses has given Cinemas
West the flavor of an old-style theatre. One
such touch is the big print floral carpet used
throughout. Covering one wall in the lobby
is a Hollywood studio-designed 13-foot
stained-glass collage, picturing the "greats"
of Hollywood's "Golden Age." Bright,
bold
colors were used inside and the lobby floor
is inlaid brick.
"BoxoFFiCE Magazine provided me with
much of the input for designing the theatre,"
says Warren. "We were able to incorporate
the good ideas of other theatres being built
in the country."
Cinemas West will be the third complex
for American Entertainment, making the
company Wichita's largest indoor theatre
circuit. The Westway Cinema, which currently
is being remodeled, was built in 1970.
Cinemas East, a four-theatre complex, was
completed in 1975. Since opening, the latter
has been the most successful Wichita theatre
of the past decade, Warren stated.
"One reason our theatres have been successful,"
Warren explained, "is the profitsharing
plan under which we operate. Each
manager owns a small percentage of his
theatre.
That's strong incentive."
\ DECA Honors John Cochran I
CLINTON. MO.—The local chapter of t
the Distributive Education Clubs of Amer- §
ica (DECA) presented Crest Theatre man- S
ager John Cochran with a certificate in s
appreciation of his efforts on behalf of this m
community's youth. The Crest Theatre is a
|
part of the Commonwealth circuit. K
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
don't miss the famous
^\\

Railroad Crossing Danger
Explored in Free Feature
NEW YORK—"Gambling With Death,"
an informative ten-minute 35mm sound and
color motion picture presented by Illinois
Central Gulf Railroad, details the problems
and dangers that face America's driveis at
highway-railroad crossings. It is available
free to theatres in Illinois and Mississippi
from the theatrical libraries of Modern Talking
Picture Service in New York.
'Gambling With Death," a 1976 CINE
Golden Eagle Award winner, features exclusive
1927 black and white footage of
steam trains and vintage autos dramatically
contrasted against color scenes of modern
vehicles.
SAN ANTONIO
Get-Acquainted Promotion
CHADRON, NEB.—lo acquaint new
college students with Commonwealth's
Eagle Theatre here, manager Gary Palm
offered a two-for-one admission for all new
enrollees on the Chadron State College
campus.
'African Queen' Was a Joy,
Says Veteran John Huston
MONTREAL—Actor-director John Huston,
in Montreal for a role in the Canadian
production "Angela," starring Sophia Loren
and John Vernon, told a Canadian Press reporter
that it "was a joy to make 'The African
Queen,' " classic motion picture which
starred Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey
Bogart.
He recalled, "It was my first time in Africa.
I used to go out shooting with a rifle
and Katie used to ask me, 'How can you
shoot those beautiful animals?' I finally told
her she should come out and try it for herself.
Well, she did and pretty soon she became
Diana of the Hunt."
Huston, who is 70 years young, has directed
33 films in a Hollywood career that
has spanned more than three decades.
Among his motion picture credits are "The
Asphalt Jungle" and "The Treasure of the
Sierra Madre," as well as "The Misfits,"
Marilyn Monroe's last film, which also
starred Montgomery Clift and Clark Gable.
Vintage Serial on Reruns
WEST NEWTON, MASS.—In what is
believed to be a regional "first," the West
Newton Cinemas III are running the vintage
serial, "Captain Video," chapter by chapter,
for successive Saturday matinees, 1:30 p.m.
V
SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO
«5!jiC;ia»ja.aiiisiS!o«i»J?>i3.£ii^
]erru
Season's Greefings
From
The Randalls
Starlite Drive In Schertz, Tex.
From the Members of
OPERATORS LOCAL
NO. 407 lATSE
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Affiliated with the AFL-CIO
*ei!Ma««l»JS!«S!BXS»jpistel?i»«;!^^
S
I
yieuY Christmas
and a Happy New Year
From
GLADYS CANDY
Boxoffice
Representative
IN
THE GREAT SOUTHWEST
519 Cincinnati Ave.
San Antonio, Texas 78201
?.i-«?5rCvS«?*i?*ca3
To ALL OUR FRIENDS
AND THE EDITORS OF
BOXOFFICE..!
SEASON'S GREETINGS!
ALAMEDA
AZTEC-3 — NEW LAUREL
— THEATRES —
Maurice Braha, Owner
San Antonio, Texas
5^^.10 BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976

\
MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
'tll^'^^^FILMS INCOHPORATED
410 SAN PEDRO AVE. POST OFFICE BOX 61 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78291
HAPPY
NEW YEAR!
With our best wishes for the Holiday Season we thank each and every one of our customers
for having made 1976 the Azteca Year. Your cooperation and our outstanding line
of product helped us to establish an all time record in theatre attendance and box office receipts.
1977 will be a continuation of this parade of big box office attractions produced
by the new Mexican Cinema.
COMING
rTradiciones, color y
miisica de Mexico para
todos los nines del
mundo.
^]\
PREMIADA
C0N7ARIELES
ATTRACTIONS!
Organizar
veneer,
seducir . vj
para humillar'^
esta es la ^
estrategia
de su lucha
Fernandez'
GREGORIO I
CASAL
I
QIAN MARIA VOLONTE
K BRACKO
- CLAUtMO 08RE00N
LUCIA NIENDEZ
EDUARDO de la PEnAEI Mimo-
ActuacionesEspecial«s:
tfOSALIA VALVES JIM HABIf
ALICIA MONTOYA -AMASPB MBLO
tAARIO CA5/UAS ROSA MARIA
TKjBfllUA ACOLORES
AlkiaJuattz-Rebecabrbid-
xfut^f

SAN ANTONIO
(Continued from page SW-9)
Big Horn. "Marooned" is the story of a
U.S. manned spacecraft tlnat gets stranded
in outer space and of tfie rescue that follows.
Stars include Gregory Peck. David Janssen
and Richard Crenna. Admission is $1.50
to see both movies. The public is invited to
this senior class sponsored activity . . . Mrs.
Katie Crasilneck, mother of your Boxoffice
correspondent, observed her 83rd birthday
at the Golden Manor.
KEXL FM's midnight movie at the Mann
Theatres' Fox Central Park 3 on Friday
and Saturday was a repeat of "Papillon" for
the third week. All seats were $1.50 . . .
The season's third Audubon Wildlife Film
was Tom Sterling's "Footloose in Newfoundland"
to be shown at Our Lady of the
Lake University . . . Ray Howell, a local
filmmaker, was the recipient of a first place
award from the National Recreation and
Park Ass'n for his film "The Edwards
Story."
Among new film scheduled to open here
are "Sullivan's Marauders" at the Texas.
Town Twin, Trail and Fredericksburg Road;
"The Student Body" at the Northwest Six,
Aztec 3, San Pedro. Mission and Town
Twin; "The Pink Panther Strikes Again"
at the New Laurel Theatre and "King Kong"
at the Century South Six and Fox Central
Park 3 ... A special preview presentation
of "Silver Streak" was held at the Wonder 1
and UA the Movies 4 on Sunday.
KTFM FM is sponsoring a Holiday Rock
Festival at the Olmos Theatre for 14 days.
It began Friday (14). A different feature
is scheduled each day starting with "The
Concert for Bangladesh" plus "Filmore"
Friday (17): "200 Motels" Saturday (18);
"Friends" Sunday (19); "Zachariah" Monday
(20); "Alice Cooper" Tuesday (21); "Jimi
Hendrix" Wednesday (22); the Rolling
Stones in "Gimme Shelter" Thursday (23);
"Celebration at Big Sur" Friday (24); "Jesus
Christ Superstar" Christmas day (25); a double-bill
of the Beatles in "Let It Be" and
"Yellow Submarine" Sunday (26); "Janis"
Monday (27); "Pink Floyd" Tuesday (28);
"The Rolling Stones" Wednesday (29). and
"Magical Mystery Tour" Thursday (30).
A.SHCRAFT

spedjl,,.

Sj^
OKLAHOMA CITY ^ei ^^eUdO/t 6
teeUnad ?tu
e^^Wma " '^
OKLAHOMA CITY
The Reactivated
Christmas and New Year's Greetings
Variety Club International
of Oklahoma Tent 22
Wishes All Our Friends a Most
Joyous Holiday Season
SCREEN GUILD PRODUCTIONS
OF OKLAHOMA
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES
Harry McKerma
Donna Ward
Carolyn Miles
Shirley Hunt
I
I
With Best Wishes tor a
Happy Holiday Season
14 FLAGS DRIVE-IN THEATRE
Oklahoma's Biggest Drive-In
MERRY XMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR
FROM YOUR YEARS AHEAD BANK
AMERICAN BANK OF
COMMERCE
Geo. Sam Caporal
Chairman of the board
i!
pi
Our wish for you is to know the Peace and loy
oi Christmas ... all through the year.
From
BOAZ CANDY & TOBACCO
COMPANY
WENDELL L. BOAZ
1015 Northwest 1st Street Phone 235-5559
Oklahoma City Zip 73106
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS
FROM
The
CONTINENTAL THEATRES
in
Oklahoma City—Tulsa
WISHING OUR MANY FRIENDS IN THE
MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY
A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON
CAPORAL THEATRES
Operating
Cinema Mayflower and Yale Conventional Theatres
Riviera and Skyview Drive-ln Theatres
.Ij and North West Highway Drive-In
g George Sam Caporal Pete Caporal Chris Caporal
Season's Greetings |
From
I
THEATRE CALENDAR SERVICE |
IGOl Linwood Blvd. I
Okla. City. Okla. 73106 |
Roy and Daphine Avey
|
Richard and Virginia Avey
|
"Sonny" Goor and Charlene Goar
Billie Ruth Goar and Ronald Stavily f
im Hamilton
I
S
I Christmas Greetings I
g I- rom i?
MISTLETOE EXPRESS SERVICE }
I
& Now Serving Five States u
g Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas and Missouri P
S HI Harrison Avenue 236-1482 *
P. O. BOX 25125—Zip 73125 |
I
5 Jack LaMonte, Vice-President and |
General
I
Manager
|
Season's Greetings
from
MAHANEY—JACKSON
THEATRES
Guymon, Okla. — Perryton, Tex.
Suburban Theatre

OKLAHOMA CITY SefCUSOtl 6
reeCinad
Oklahoma city
f The Season's Best From I
I
BEST WISHES FOR A I 11
JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON FROM
| ^
I THE BUCK WEAVER FAMILY
|
I
^
5 Mignonette, Carlton Jr.,
^
1 Margo, Bill and Beverly i}
I ^:! GREAT aMERICAW POPCORW !>) I
f 700 City Avenue Moore, Oklahoma |
I (405) 799-4704 |
Best
Wishes For A Very Merry Christmas
and A Prosperous New Year
PAUL STONUM
Member of the Board of Dirertors ol
THE UNITED THEATRE OWNERS OF OKLAHOMA
AND THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS
27TH YEAR
Operating the REDSKIN and MILLER Theatres,
Anadarko, Oklahoma
Best Wishes for A Very Merry Christmas
\ and A Prosperous New Year \
I \
I
Woodie & Mattie Sylvester
\
I Operating the VESTA and forty-WEST '^
\ Weatherford, Oklahoma \
I
&
Season's Greetings
& Best Wishes
Bill & Helen Crosby
Jack 5r Linda Boucher
LITTLE RIVER DRIVE-IN
Wright City, Okla.
ERIE THEATRE &
CIRCUS DRIVE-IN
Hugo, Okla.
I
i
WISHING ALL MY FRIENDS IN THE
|
MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY %
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
AL GOOD ARTISTS BUREAU
We furnish music and entertainment
for any and all occasions.
2500 N.W. 39 Telephone 947-1503
I
I Oklahoma City, Okla. 73112
»JiSaMfaa^iaUgsa:in
i;>at
tan rti«i Win ttifi TSin f^iaJ^a^^^J^g^fl^y^,g^li

OKLAHOMA CITY
(Continued from page SW-13)
with the Shawnee Little Theatre directing
plays, the first being "No, No. Nanette." in
addition to his responsibilities at three movie
auditoriums. He also prepares and edits
most of the movie news and art for the
newspaper.
Yakima Canutt, one of Hollywood's leading
western movie stuntmen. was inducted
into the Cowboy Hall of Fame here recently
. . . Bill and Virginia Slepka. former owners
of the Okemah theatres, have been in England
since November visiting their daughter
and grandchildren.
Two men were jailed for alleged pornography
violations after undercover Oklahoma
City vice officers bought four films
from them, officers said.
Veteran exhibitors Bob and Mary Downing
have sold their Crown Theatre in Collinsville,
Okla.. to Leo Woodall. We wish
Bob and Mary every happiness from their
retirement from the theatre. Leo Woodall.
also has the Cinema Theatre. Coweta. Okla..
and the Cleveland Drive-In. in Cleveland.
Okla. . . . Leonard Bateman. Video booker,
is glad to be back at his desk following sur-
Motorcycle Stunt Thrills
'Whiskey Mountain' Cast
CLAYTON, GA.—"Whiskey Mountain,"
a Richard W. A. Davis, presentation of a
Celestial Films production, recently staged
a death-defying feat when sluntman Mike
Penland crossed the Chattooga River by
motorcycle in three seconds flat. Producerdirector
Bill Grefe wanted a 55-foot jump
made from the end of a bridge but Penland
was able to clear 73 feet.
The action feature, starring Christopher
George, Preston Pierce, Roberta Collins.
Linda Borgeson and John Chandler, had
been in production in and around this area
for several weeks. The stunt was the climax
to a mile-long chase along the river, in
which George and Pierce are escaping from
pursuing moonshiners when the bridge is
blown up in their faces.
Penland, a member of Stunt World, Charlotte,
N.C.. used a Yamaha motorcycle
which was specially equipped to cushion the
shock of landing on flat land. Davis, executive
producer of the film, labeled the stunt
the most spectacular thing he'd ever witnessed.
The story of two couples who cycle into
mountains in search of Civil War weapons
hidden in a cave, "Whiskey Mountain"
moved its production headquarters to Scaly
Mountain, N.C., for interior filming at a
small cabin. Location manager Frank Rickman,
who doubled as an actor in the film,
hoisted an existing building on a pickup
truck and transported it from nearby Clayton,
thus saving time and money in constructing
a cabin.
"Whiskey Mountain." from Nicholas
Spanos' screenplay, completed principal
photography, with additional footage shot
by a second unit team at local racetracks.
$60,954 Gross Registered
For G-Rated 'Crooked Sky'
NASHVILLE—The seven-day Thanksgiving-week
multiple booking in Nashville
brought a healthy gross of $60,954 for Doty-
Dayton Productions' G-rated film. "Against
a Crooked Sky." Bill Madden, senior vicepresident
and general sales manager of Doty-
Dayton distribution has announced.
"Against a Crooked Sky," a western-adventure
story of a boy's search for the kidnappers
of his sister, stars Richard Boone,
Henry Wilcoxon and Stewart Petersen. Produced
by Lyman Dayton, the film was directed
by Earl Bellamy and written by Eleanor
Lamb and Douglas Stewart.
f
OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA CITY
ga^gj^ftjajajasjajo f-aapaatawaa iaiMaMi^^
mA
SEASON'S GREETINGS
Oklahoma City Shipping
Dispatch Delivery
& Forwarding
We deliver from here to there
and back again, and guarantee our service.
Belt Baird
109 S. W. 7th
Charles Baird
Phone 235-2553
WISHING OUR MANY FRIENDS
THE HAPPIEST HOLIDAY SEASON
UNITED ARTISTS CORP.
and M.G.M.
Okla. City Branch
Suite 1030 2200 Classen
Telephone (405) 528-2888
Jerry Brewster Denise Draughon
Eddie Greggs Peggy Dillard
aiftftl»Wo^ 'a» ft»W»t!ai «i»WW»«»W^
r«wm «M«

Minneapolis Waiting
For Holiday Product
MINNEAPOLIS— Like little children,
any local exhibitors and circuit heads are
unting the days to Christmas. And what
ihey'll be opening at that holiday period
on't be packages but fresh and key product
hey hope will rekindle boxoffice fires here
hat have burned low. Holdovers again
lominated the first-run scene. The lone newomer
was "Bottoms Up," which took over
e Skyway II Theatre with a modest 100.
(Average Is 100)
.cademy—The Riti (WB), 7th wk 35
—Bugsy Molone (Para). 5th wk 85
Cameo—Winler Equinox (SR). 3rd wk 85
eatres In Search of Noah's Ark
(Sunn Classic) 3rJ wk 125
[four theatres—Shout at the Devil (AIP),
5th wk. 100
I
'Popher—Two-Minute Warning (Univ), 4th wk 90
Mann—Pipe Dreams (Emb), 2nd wk 45
Park—The Nexl Man (AA), 4lh wk 35
Skyway II—Bottoms Up (SR) 100
Skyway III—The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Univ),
wk 4ih
Ma
at 370 Shares Top
Two-Minute' Holdover
DES MOINES—In its third week, "Two-
iTith
IVIinute Warning" is still on top of this
city's listings with a 280 score beaten only
by the brand new product "Carrie" opening
here at 370. "The Front" remains strong at
175. "Norman ... Is That You?" and
"Marathon Man" were at the 110 mark
holding.
Capri—The Front (Coi), 3rd wk 175
rieur 1—Marathon Man (Para), 7th wk 110
Hills—Two-Minute Warning (Univ),
3rd
-Shout at the Devil (AIP) 3:d wk
-The Next Man (AA), 3rd wk
itres—Norman ... Is That You? (UA)
$1 Admission Policy Proves
Profitable for Exhibitor
WORCESTER, MASS.—Leo J. LaJoie.
manager of Patriot Cinemas" Lincoln Plaza
Cinemas II, has cited his $1 admission
policy since the summer of 1975 as a prime
reason for turning business around for the
two-auditorium complex. Prior to that summer,
the theatre facility was charging $2.50
admission and losing money.
In candid comments appearing in the
Telegram-Gazette, LaJoie asserted, "Look,
you can charge $2.50 and fill 80 seats, or
charge $1 and fill 800 seats. But when you
fill the 800 seats, that's more people at the
concession stand."
Buy Christmas Seals!
Grodin Is Reopening
2 St. Paul Theatres
ST. PAUL—Reversing a theatre-closing
trend in this city, exhibitor Marty Grodin
told Boxoffice Monday (6) that he is reopening
two neighborhood houses which
currently are shuttered. They are the St.
Clair and Arcade theatres, which Grodin
has purchased outright from the estate of
Art Stevens, late theatre owner.
Grodin presently owns and operates the
Cedar Theatre, located near the University
of Minnesota campus. His operation there
has been successful—and he hopes to encore
that result by using the same policy
at the St. Clair, which is near such St.
Paul institutions of higher learning as
Macalester College, Hamline University,
College of St. Catherine and St. Thomas
College.
Grodin said: "I intend to book the St.
Clair as I have the Cedar. That means an
overall revival policy with some foreign
films and with festival formats. We'll offer
a "James Dean Festival,' a "Humphrey Bogart
Festival' and similar programs. We
just completed a "Warner Bros. Festival' at
(Continued on page NC-6)
OMAHA
iTMOfnas & SHiPP PiLms in«.
vsmons
T&¥
now. 18th St. Kansas City, Missouri 641
Offices in St. Louis, Mo. Des Moines, la.
(816)421-1692
Kansas City, Mo.
T&V
lOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976 NC-1

'<
MILWAUKEE
Dat Halloran, veteran showman, has joined
the Cine Artists Distributing Co. of
Los Angeles and will handle film distribution
for the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
territory. Current films include "Embryo,"
"Echoes of a Summer" and "To the
Devil—a Daughter." Pat continues to reside
at 4675 North Morris Blvd. in Shorewood.
His phone number is 332-6664.
David Levy, division manager for JMG
Film Co., has announced that the muchpraised
is
film "Small Change" to open
Wednesday (22) at the Times Theatre in
Wauwatosa. This is the Francois Truffaut
movie being released by New World, which
JMG represents in this area. Dave spent his
Thanksgiving holiday in his hometown of
Minneapolis, where he exhibited paternal
solicitude for his young newsboy son by
joining him for his 5 a.m. newspaper route
and later indulged in some athletic activities
. . . JMG's booker for this area. Buck
Kolkmeyer, spent his Thanksgiving vacation
by joining his dad Al Kolkmeyer, JMG's
division manager in Chicago, on a trip to
Louisville, Ky.
Correction: Information supplied by the
Journal Green Sheet that Bernard Schwartz
had been renamed Tony Curtis and Rosetta
Jacobs renamed Piper Laurie by Warner
Bros, was incorrect. Universal was the studio
involved. The new stars had visited this city
on a promotional tour back in 1951.
Art Heling, AIP's local branch office
manager, hosted a tradeshowing for "The
Town That Dreaded Sundown," starring Ben
Johnson and Dawn Wells, Tuesday (7). The
R-rated film was shown at the screening
room in the lower level of the downtown
Centre Building . . . Douglas Potash, branch
manager for UA Corp., mailed interviews
to a sneak preview of "The Pink Panther
Strikes Again," starring Peter Sellers, Saturday
(11). The invitations were honored at
the Skyway and Northridge theatres . . .
Villa Theatre announced in its newspaper
classified ad Sunday (12) that it would be
"closed from 3 to 6 p.m. for a private
screening" . . "Car Wash" was in its tenth
.
week at Centre Cinema 1 in mid-December.
Robert Swanson, head of Swanson Productions,
local producer of trade and travel
films, has received a Berlin Film Festival
bronze trophy for a film he made last year.
It also won a CINE (Council on International
Nontheatrical Events) Golden Eagle
Award and currently is being shown with
soimdtracks in English, Japanese and German.
Musicians Ken Rotwitz and his wife Mary
left here for Hollywood some months ago
when Mary obtained work at the recording
company of Larry Welk, Lawrence Welk's
son. Friends and relatives in this city have
learned that Ken is working in the movies.
He just made his film debut as a pianist in
the Tommy Dorsey orchestra in the MGM
musical "New York, New York." It stars
\
MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE
i
.
Season's Greetings
UNITED ARTISTS CORP
212 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee
53203
DOUG POTASH
KARL THIEDE
BETTY SCHEFFEL
M
MM
t J^appu ^J^olldiauA
f'
t
Rogers Cinema, Inc
Marshfield, Wis.
Paul J. Rogers
«Sir«*«?Br««*«i!*e«5iJ^^
«Rjr«i!!jr«s?ii«f«ra
«a» WI« tlB> W» WI»Btt»WI»WI«M»«»M> 8a»W»«»M*WB t)»'^
s.eaAon 6
Q' reetinaS di 9'
THEATRES CANDY CO.
4125 N. Richards St. Milwaukee, Wis. 53212
Serving The Nation's Finest Theatres
W. I. IMHOF PHONE 964-0180
I
i
i
i
J
1
5
I
Season's Greetings |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
PICTURES
ART HEUNG
IRENE LIONBERG
GLADYS BETZ
KAY JUELL
FAYE SPANG
Wfc WnWB BInWfc» «» ftteWin

e,? iLiza Minnelli. Ken also is getting engage-
,
meats for his new musical combo.
Two of syndicated columnist Crisweli's
predictions, printed in a Wisconsin weekly,
jconcerned the movie industry. Criswell sees
the nostalgia craze eventually resulting in
the return of silent movies to TV, with oldfashioned
organ accompaniments, and predicts
the cutting of theatre prices for special
rates in "order to bring back the moviegojng
public."
The Palace Theatre in Spooner dispensed
with its usual movies for a live stage presentation
November 29. Ernest Tubbs and his
Texas Troubadours put on two shows with
I'advance tickets going at $4.50 and a door
rize of $5.25 ... A "free kiddies show"
as announced in the display ad of the
elevan Theatre in Delevan for November
26. Name of the film fare offered was not
ublished.
"Movie Facts" is a three-paged, six-sided
(pamphlet currently being distributed free at
Isuch local theatres as Brownport, Capitol
Court, Marc Cinema I and II, Mayfair, Mill
Road triplex, Northridge triplex, Starlitc
Outdoor and Uptown. It contains a "Guide
:o Movies" which lists the titles of current
films and those due to play here in the near
Ifuture. adding a brief one-sentence descrip-
(Continued on page NC-4
Milwaukee BFC Holds
Annual Holiday Fete
MILWAUKEE— Nearly 150 members
and guests attended the annual Christmas
luncheon of the Better Films & TV Council
held recently at Manning's Restaurant.
Entertainment was provided by Boxof-
FICE correspondent Wally L. Meyer, who
led the singing of carols, and by the Fourmatos
quartet from the Sweet Adelines
organization, who demonstrated why they
have captured awards at national and regional
singing competitions.
Father Gene Jakubec. the Midwest's TV
priest who is seen locally on Channel 6,
endorsed the work of the council in pressing
for better qiiality motion pictures and TV
programs. He was presented with a surprise
$104 check for his HELP (Happiness for
Elderly, Lonely and Poor) organization.
Mrs. Leonard (Fran) Schmidtknecht, past
council president and now chairman of the
preview committee, announced a time
change for the next committee meeting
Monday (27) at 10 a.m. Special thanks were
given to Mrs. U. Essmann and her committee
for the unusual table decorations which
were added to the door prizes given away
at the close of the meeting.
The council's next meeting will be Monday,
January 3, at the Mayfair Theatre
where a new film will be screened beginning
at 9:30 a.m.
Latest entries on the film evaluation list
distributed to council members and the local
press are: (Family) "Forever Young—Forever
Free," outstanding; "A Boy Named
Charlie Brown," "The Man Who Skied
Down Everest," "Lt. Robin Crusoe," (reissue),
excellent; "The Amazing Dobermans,"
very good; "Part 2, Sounder" and "The
Gnome-Mobile," good. (Adults and Young
People) "Shout at the Devil," "The Man
Who Would Be King," excellent; "Bittersweet
Love," "Car Wash," good. (Adults
and Mature Young People) "Network,"
"Marathon Man" (V). "A Matter of Time,"
"The Next Man" (V), "Two-Minute Warning"
(L), very good; "Carrie" (S-L-V), "Grizzly,"
"Scorchy" (L-S), "The Adventures of
Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother," good;
"Deadly China Doll," poor. (Adults) "Killer
Force" and "The Ritz" (L), good. Symbols
used indicate S-sex. L-language, V-vioIence
and N-nudity.
Passes for Handbills
PARSONS, KAS.—Jeff Love created an
8x11 -inch handbill to advertise four programs
during two split-week bookings at the
Commonwealth Parsons Theatre. Each
handbill was numbered and patrons won a
pass to the Parsons Theatre if their number
was posted at the boxoffice.
MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE
f^l^

. . We
i
||
;'
j
'i,.
MILWAUKEE
(Continued from page NC-3
tion concerning the film and its stars. Two
display ads appear on each page and merchants
are encouraged to phone for advertising
rates and available space. (The phone
number is an out-of-state number).
This correspondent is appreciative of a
letter from the Better Films & TV Council
of Milwaukee Area which stated (in part):
"The officers and members of the Better
Film Council of the Milwaukee Area want
to thank you for all the wonderful publicity
you are giving our organization in Bo.xof-
FrcE Magazine . are fortunate to have
such a goodwill ambassador for our group."
Following "A Halloween Movie Orgy"
two successive evenings when it offered "six
incredible hours of thrills, savagery, nostalgia
and eye strain" at an admission price
of $1.50, the Eagle Outdoor Theatre in
Eagle River closed for the season. However,
it reopened November 19-20-21 for "A Special
Hunter's Show." (Wisconsin's deer hunting
season opened November 20 and Eagle
River is in the North Woods country.)
Janet Gaynor was the first actress to win
a statuette, receiving the 1927-28 award for
her roles in "Seventh Heaven," "Street
Angel" and "Sunrise."
Displeased by 'Norman/
2 Teens Scuffle at Astro
OMAHA—Two teenagers here are unhappy
about "Norman ... Is That You?"
and the Astro Theatre, 2001 Farnam St.,
is even unhappier.
The two youths were arrested recently on
charges of destruction of property and resisting
arrest after an altercation at the
theatre. Officials later estimated damage to
the theatre at $400. No one was injured,
according to police.
The incident began shortly after the two
boys, aged 14 and 15, had purchased tickets
the new Redd Foxx and Pearl Bailey
to see
comedy. They returned to the lobby and
voiced their displeasure about the subject
matter and demanded the ticket seller refund
their money.
When the 17-year-old girl cashier hesitated,
the older boy grabbed her blouse and
tried to pull her over the counter. Other
employees intervened and police were
called. When the first officer arrived, he
was punched in the nose by the younger
boy, according to police. More officers arrived
and handcuffed the struggling youths.
During the scuffle the Astro's window
was kicked out by one of the boys and the
glass
shattered.
Police released the juveniles pending
further
proceedings.
Juy Christmas Seals!
Nebraska Exhibitor
Ralph Blank Dies
OMAH.\— Ralph Blank. 76, founder of
1
a Nebraska circuit and a former producer
in Hollywood, died of heart disease Noveinber
16 at a local hospital here.
Blank operated the Admiral Theatre and
the Sky View Drive-In. He also served as
board chairman of the Cornhusker Bank,
which opened in 1973.
His career in the film industry began
early as the son of a theatre operator. In
the 1920s he went to work in Hollywood as
a special assistant to producer David 0,
Selznick. He also produced one film himsell
and became friends with Walt and Royi
Disney.
Blank returned to Fremont, Neb., in tht
1930s and from there operated a dozerj
theatres in outstate Nebraska. In 1940 he,
sold his circuit and built the Admiral herq \
with a partner. He became the sole ownei
]
in 1943 and added the Chief Theatre iri i
1945 and the Sky View in 1954.
The theatreman was active in the Variety' /
Club of Omaha and had served as chairmarj
,'
of the city's elderly housing committee ir !
the mid-1960s.
|
Surviving are his wife Geraldine; thret,
sons, Robert, Richard and Douglas, all oi ^
Omaha; and three sisters. Mildred Jacobij /
and Ruth Blank, both of Omaha, and Helerj
j
Cramer, Los Angeles. Calif.
i»vat^feM&i}&&iS!i

I
MILWAUKEE s.eadon 6 reetlnad MILWAUKEE
i^;isSB»s^sJe&i»«iiia«tB«^
I
f
Milwcnikee Film Center
Inc.
333 N. 25th St.
Milwaukee, Wis. 53233
Oliver Trampe, President
i
J;
t
Ee5t
Wlskes
FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
AND
EVERY DAY OF THE NEW YEAR!
MARCUS THEATRES
of
Wisconsin
I
John Prostinak, Mgr.
Richard L. Kite, Pres.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
from
I.A.T.S.E.
&
M.P.M.O.
Local 25 L Madison, Wisconsin
Wishing You the Best
And a Wonderful 1977
Harold M. Eifert
I
330 Woodland Circle
Madison, Wisconsin 53704
Operators' B A,- James Drey
Stagehands' B A,: Steven Schroeder
Business Manager
Local 164 lATSE Projectionists
Milwaukee, Wis.
CHRISTMAS
and
NEW YEAR GREETINGS
Better Films & TV Council
of Milwaukee Area
Season's Greetings
From
N.A.T.O. OF WISCONSIN
and UPPER MICHIGAN
RANGE MASON
President
(Member of Federation of
Motion Picture Councils, Inc.)
Season's Greetings
from the
Oriental Landmark Theatre
(A Parallax Theatre)
Farwell at North Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.
I
Greetings of The Season
and for every day in 1977
WALLY L.
MEYER
BOXOFHCE REPRESENTATIVE
BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976 NC-5

. . Exchange
MINNEAPOLIS
pat Woollcott, who has been with the Warner
Bros, branch here for the past eight
years and currently is office manager and
head booker, has been promoted to the post
of salesman at the WB Detroit branch.
Woollcott will move there the second week
in January. Born in England, Woollcott
said:
"I'm looking forward to my new position,
of course, but—I feel more regrets at
leaving Minneapolis than I did leaving
London."
Frank Zanotti, Universal branch manager,
has set "The Sentinel" for a February 1
break here. In this city, it will open dayand-date
at the Skyway, Southdale, Brookdale
and Eden Prairie theatres and opens the
same day at the White Bear Cinema in the
St. Paul suburb of White Bear Lake.
I
g
The Women of Variety of the Northwest
Tent 12 took over all of Harold Lynch's
Boulevard Cafe Sunday (5) for their annual
Toyland party. Percy Ross acted as auctioneer,
the women cooked all the food, and
Don Palmquist—chief barker—promoted
all the liquid refreshment. Entertainment
included a Greek bellydancer—and Palmquist
said there were "extensive navel ma-
MINNEAPOLIS
neuvers." The toys, auctioned off, resulted
in a sum of $6,000, donated to the Variety
Heart Hospital here. Mrs. Toni Goldstein,
president of the Women of Variety, summed
up the mood of all concerned. Said she: "Fm
very, very happy!"
Mrs. Gert Weber, cashier at the American
International Pictures branch here, is retiring
Friday (31) after 14 years at the branch.
Meanwhile, her husband Wally Weber also
is retiring after more than 20 years" service
at Independent Film Service, the local filmshipping
depot.
Filmrow visitors: Earl Williams, Fox Theatre,
Warroad; Dan Peterson, State, Brookings,
S.D., and Scott Hiller, Marshall, Marshall,
Minn. . employees here
have approved a new wage pact negotiated
JMG FILM CO.
9575 Higgins Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
312-693-4760
Wishes its many friends in the Minneapolis territory
the Happiest of Holidays!
I
May 1977 bring all of you good health, peace and ^
prosperity!
|
David Levy
Buck Kolkmeyer
Madeline Mascari
Seasons Greetings
to ALL
c livei^ct
Pat Podolak
Donna Larson
Diane Bednarz
^t^o
P.O. Box 16036
Minneapolis, Minn.
(612) 339-4055
|
|
by their union. The previous contract expired
Wednesday (1). The new agreement is
a three-year pact providing for a 10 per cent
pay increase the first year, 7 per cent the
second and 8 per cent the third.
Tom Meyer has reopened the Pines Theatre,
Williams, previously operated by Art
Nelson, who had shuttered the house . . .
Gary Goble, State Theatre, Walker, says
that ice fishing (for walleyes) on nearby
Leech Lake has been "excellent" . . The
.
annual Filmrow Christmas party this year
was held Thursday (16) at the Longhorn
Restaurant downtown.
Mrs. Karen Perpich is back at her post
as branch manager's secretary at the Warner
Bros, offices here after a three-month leave
of absence during which she became the
mother of a boy, Brian.
Grodin Is Reopening
2 St. Paul Theatres
(Continued from page NC-1)
the Cedar which was very successful."
Grodin said the Arcade will be booked with
subsequent-run product with an eye toward
quality fare. The St. Clair Theatre will
reopen Wednesday (29), while the Arcade is
to reopen Christmas day.
Grodin cut exhibition teeth some ten
years ago, managing houses in the Twin
Cities in the old Ted Mann circuit back in
1967-69. After working in various theatres,
he and a partner bought the Cedar in Minneapolis
in January 1975, with Grodin taking
sole ownership in August 1975. Grodin
is a native St. Paulite who now resides in
the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park.
"We'll open the St. Clair with a Hitchcock
festival," he said. He intends to open
MINNEAPOLIS
I AGAIN . .
& In lieu of mailing
^ Christmas cards . . .
PAUL AYOTTE is wish-
I
I fng all his good friends
f and customers a Merry
I Christmas and a Happy
I New Year!
I
I
National Screen Service
and
National Theatre
Supply
§ Minneapolis
lIlW
jsu
NC-6
BOXOFTICE :: December 20, 1976

fPmaJ
f
. . Jim
.
. .
fated l)j
bin
ailieip
iilie«a
becat
1915.
io\»ie4
Louis
with
i
with a double-feature bill, playing it for a
couple of days. Then he will retain one of
those movies, pairing with it a different
Hitchcock picture. After playing that combination
for a couple of days, he'll pair the
second picture with yet another Hitchcock
item—and so on. In other words, he might
open with "Notorious" and "Foreign Correspondent"
then change to "Foreign Correspondent"
and "Spellbound," then "Spellbound"
and "Young and Innocent" and so
on.
"Both theatres are in very good shape,"
Grodin said. "The St. Clair is particularly
attractive."
He was questioned about parking facilities,
which the St. Clair lacks. "I don't mean
to sound flip," he said, "but if you have
something on the screen the public wants
to see,
they find a place to park."
Regarding his planned revival fare,
Grodin concluded: "These are the classics
and they have remarkable acceptance by all
age groups. They will be shown as they were
meant to be shown—on a theatre screen, not
in the wee hours of the morning, all chopped
up and with interruptions that shatter the
mood every few minutes."
Stereo Tapes Awarded
SPRINGFIELD, MO.—Len Eagleburger
held a drawing during his engagement of
"Summer of '64" at the Queen City Twin
Drive-In here. The first person whose name
ircuity was selected won eight stereo tapes by the
riouslkt
Beach Boys, promoted from the House of
idarii Sound. Second and third-place winners won
hGiodbfl passes for future attractions at the Commonwealth
underskyers.
DES MOINES
D E S
MOINES
United Artists staffers here report that
"Carrie" is racking up exceptional
grosses in this area and the release will be
playing through December . Mertz
of Perry was a recent visitor at the UA
exchange.
Universal Pictures employees held a going-away
party for Steve Miller Saturday
(II) at the home of new branch manager
Mike Dunn here. Miller was presented with
an engraved pen and pencil set . . . Numerous
staff changes at Universal have been
reported. Steve Quick in September moved
from the shipping department to become
Omaha booker and Dan Bohemann took
over as shipper. Now, Quick is moving from
the position of Omaha booker to be booker
for our town. Dennis Naber, local booker
and office manager, has been promoted to
Universal salesman. Sarah Fletcher, former
branch manager's secretary, is taking over
as the Omaha booker. Jean Campbell, who
was the contract clerk, will be secretary to
new branch manager Mike Dunn. No one
has been hired yet to succeed Jean in the
contract clerk post ... In spite of all the
changes. Universal is having a distributors'
Christmas party Thursday (23), with all exchange
personnel invited to attend. Participants
were asked to bring their own "cheer"
and some goodies.
Filmrow visitors: Jack and Garry Campston,
Forest City; Art Downard, Webster
City, and David Wallace, Lakeview. Wallace
recently purchased the Sac Theatre in Sac
City.
Thelnia Washburn, retired former Universal
cashier, and her husband Kenneth
went to Daytona Beach, Fla., Wednesday
(15) to spend the holidays with their daughter
and her family . . . And it seems to be a
really good time for flying south. Mary Lou
Daley, retired billing clerk for Universal,
also is going to Florida. She will go to Fort
Lauderdale January 4 on vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson are the new
managers of the American Theatre, Cherokee.
They succeed Diane Richardson, who is
leaving to get married and then will move to
Sioux City.
Dubinsky Bros. Theatres announced that
its new Southridge triplex would open
Wednesday (22). The multitheatre reportedly
will have the latest in decor and seating,
with automated projection equipment .
Dick Glenn announces that KSO Radio here
is having a contest to promote Clint Eastwood's
new picture, "The Enforcer." The
first week, the station will ask listeners to
(Continued on next page)
DES MOINES
tends to I
Reason 6 Kjreeiinai
From
DUBINSKY THEATRES
Des Moines
WE WISH YOU A .
WleuY Christmas
and Prosperous New Year
Des Moines Theatre Supply
Elwood Robbins
Joinnna Greene Ted Bohemann
1100 High St. Des Moines, la.
wwiteca^t^jn^ite^^jiiteJiaB tsM ^^jia^w^ ftWBaB;^
MERRY CHRISTMAS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
MERRY CHRISTMAS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Theatre
T.O.P.I.C.
Owners Package
Insurance Coverage
STANLEY J.
REYNOLDS
President
JEANIE ALLEN
General Manager
IOWA UNITED THEATRES
Alan Austi
f

. . . Dick
. . Tim
. . . Since
. . Congratulations
. . Jim
. . Fred
'
'
DES MOINES
(Continued from preceding page)
mail in answers to the following questions:
"If you were introduced to Clint Eastwood,
what would you say?" and "If your wife
were introduced to Clint Eastwood, what
would she say?" The first 75 entries will
receive passes for two admissions to see
"The Enforcer." The grand prize winner,
with the best entry, will be entitled to bring
up to 20 friends for his or her own theatre
party to see "The Enforcer" . West
of Dubinsky Theatres has just moved into
his first house after living in an apartment
for five years. Tim is busy creating a den
with a movie theme on the upstairs level
Glenn also is in the process of
moving into a new home in West Des
Moines.
Central States news: District manager M.
E. McClain is heading for Sun City, where
he plans to stay until approximately March
1 . . . Dave Kehm, Clinton, was a home
office visitor . . . Ginny Biggs, booking department,
was hospitalized recently but now
has returned home and is eager to get back
to work . . . Gus Campagna has been in
Rochester, Minn., where his wife had arti-
MERCHANT ADSSPECIAL TRAILERS
Trailerettes- Daters
COLOR—BLACK & WHITE
PARROT FILMS, INC.
P.O. BOX 541
•
DES MOINES, IOWA • 50302
PHONE 15151 288-1122
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
'^^"'t "Ti'ss the famous
fillBMllI
[hawaiTI Don Ho Show. . . at
iM?I5^ Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
IN WAIKIKI: REEF . REEF TOWERS • EDGEWATER
ficial knee joints replaced at the Mayo
Clinic. The previous implant, according to
Gus. "simply wore out" . Teller of
Hastings, Neb., reports that he has a stuffed
gorilla which will be given away by drawing
during the last week of the "King Kong"
engagement (what else?).
The Starlite Drive-In, Waterloo, tried to
build pre-Thanksgiving Eve boxoffice by
offering a free pizza to any car entering the
ozoner with two paid admissions and
equipped with a CB radio. The presentation
was a unit program titled "CB Marathon"
Dorothy Korn, Norfolk, Neb.,
didn't have "Infra-Man" set to open Thursday
(2) as every other town in the area did,
she improvised by doing a bit of trimming.
She used a rubber stamp and still made use
of the special heralds . Maus, Burlington,
is vacationing for a few days . . .
Since all other costs keep climbing, there is
a gradual step-up of admission prices taking
place. Apparently there is no other solution
to the problem.
According to reports, the newspaper at
is Fairfield willing to publish the movie
rating explanation once each month. In
Ames, it will be printed once a week, providing
the paper has sufficient space. It all
helps! . . . Clem Burger, Iowa City, recently
had a cataract removed at Mercy Hospital
in Iowa City . to Fred
Teller, Hastings, Neb., who held a 25th anniversary
party for all past and present employees
to celebrate 25 years in business in
the Nebraska town ... A merchant-sponsored
Christmas show was presented Saturday
(4) in York, Neb. . . . According to
someone or other, "The best way to stop
kids from seeing "dirty movies" is to tell
them they're 'educational.' "
Editor's note: Cindy Viers, former secretary
for Universal Pictures, has accepted
the position of co-correspondent for the city
of Des Moines and the state of Iowa. She
can be reached in Des Moines at 266-98 1
after 1 p.m.—and that telephone number
THINKING PINK—Lori
Osterson
of Dubinsky Theatres dressed in her
Pink Panther outfit for promotion of
United Artists' "The Pink Panther
Strikes Again," which opened in Des
Moines Wednesday (15) at the Capri
and Fleur Four theatres. Lori visited 15
key shopping centers and heavy-traffic
areas in Des Moines to plug the film
by giving away ten passes (in each spot)
to see the picture. KRNT Radio, which
cooperated in the promotion, also
awarded two ten-speed Schwinn bicycles
in connection with a "The Pink
Panther Strikes Again" write-in contest.
soon will be listed on the masthead. In the
meantime, jot it down and pass on newsy
tidbits to Cindy, who also will be contacting
Filmrow offices, as will Jeanie Allen. We
know there's a lot going on in Des Moines
and from the number of inquiries received
about ""whatever happened to Iowa news,"
apparently a lot of Filmrowites around the
country are curious about the ""celluloid
curtain" that's been causing a blackout of
information. Let's hear about the comings
and goings, the marriages, the births, appointments
and promotions, resignations and
vacations—and, just for the heck of it, some
in-depth reports of the kind of promotions
for films that spell ""Showmanship" with a
j
capital S! How about it. Des Moines? Switch .
on your transmitters and start yelling
""breaker-breaker." Any channel will do.
f
DES MOINES
DES MOINES
i ffl
«gs aBi i^a at» Mj»

iiiiel
«ill
'
iBruce A. Taylor, assistant police prose-
tor who specializes in pornography cases,
|ld Dolgan there were only 24 porno-
,aphic theatres and bookstores left in town,
from 49, three years ago. He attributed
I'wn 5 decrease to declining public interest and
the vigilance of the police department.
j
* Ultrarama Process Is
1
Unveiled in Dayton
DAYTON, OHIO— Ultrarama, described
as "the ultimate motion picture entertainment
medium," made its debut iiere Novemiber
15 before some 45 theatre owners and
[studio representatives,
Ultrarama is a successor to the old Cinejrama
without its heavy costs according to its
[inventor. It uses only one lens and projects
!an ordinary 35mm film onto a curved
screen, giving the viewer the illusion of
being "inside" the image, which is sharp at
the edges with none of the distortion usually
oroduced by projecting a flat image on an
ingled surface. The picture does not have
he "patched" look that occurred when
-creens from different Cinerama projectors
;ame together, viewers said.
The Ultrarama projection system does not
eqtiire a
special-process projector or special
ilm. It does require, however, that the proection
and stage equipment meet Ultraama
specifications, A theatre contemplating
nstallation must meet specifications for the
luditorium as well.
John Harvey, a projectionist for Chakeres
Theatres, invented Ultrarama. Because of his
lascination with Cinerama, he began working
on a system that could use a wrapjound
type screen but would require only
oe projector. He also hoped to use standard
5mm film to keep the system from becom-
obsolete,
ig
Harvey won't reveal how his invention
orks since all of the patents are pending
ut it appears the effect is the result of an
tricate lens system. Since it uses regular
m Ultrarama offers the potential for
ringing back old movies in a new way, Har-
,ey explained. "And it isn't limited to plush
ovie palaces like the old Cinerama was,"
e added.
^orno Business Reportedly
pn Decline in Cleveland
CLEVELAND— Although they don't talk
30ut it publicly in this city's "porno"
ireas, there is a general feeling that the
lull movie business is declining here.
Robert Dolgan, feature writer for the
lain Dealer, investigated the reports recentand
wrote about the results. He noted
at few employees of the pornography
daces were willing to talk— several menoned
the presence of "spotters" and the
)ssibility of getting fired.
The few employees who would be intersewed
seemed to agree that business is
')wn, Dolgan wrote. All of these admitted
isually that they had been arrested on
kferent occasions. They added that the
^lice were more of a nuisance than a cause
"•r
real worry,
Dayton Chamber of Commerce Enlists
In Campaign to Save Victory Theatre
DAYTON, OHIO—The 110-year-old
historic Victory Theatre has found a new
ally to chase away the ghost of a parking
lot that has been lurking in the wings. The
chamber of commerce has put its prestige
on the line in an effort to save the downtown
house at First and Main streets.
The theatre had been run by the Victory
Theatre Ass'n since it saved the house from
the wrecking ball. In the past year, it has
drawn more than 50,000 people to a variety
of events, mostly old movies.
Now things are looking up. Kent Anderson
has been named managing director of
the Victory. He had been assistant to chamber
of commerce director Dudley P. Kircher.
Among positive steps being taken are; Negotiation
of a five-year combination lease
and option to purchase from the owner,
Schwind Realty; establishment of a complete
fiscal accounting system, filing of a
tax-exemption application with the Internal
Revenue Service, and reorganization of the
theatre staff which had been completely
part-time. There are now four full-time staff
members who report to Anderson.
He said the group was in the process of
completing arrangements for two separate
lines of credit with local
institutions for capital
improvements and operating funds. It
also was working on an agreement with the
Dayton Ballet which would make the Victory
its home.
Anderson said that the Victory Theatre
Ass'n has done a good job but that it needed
better management help to survive. He said
both the chamber, which has had a role
from the beginning, and the executive committee
of the association decided independently
that something drastic would have
to be done.
The chamber estimated that if the theatre
could run at only 60 per cent of capacity,
it will bring close to 10,000 people downtown
weekly. There is no other auditorium
in
the city with as many seats (1,250) as the
Victory, which has been designated a national
historic landmark. (John Barrymore
once was thrown off the stage during a performance
of "Hamlet." The first sound
movie in Dayton "Sunny," starring Marilyn
Miller, played at the Victory in 1931,)
The Victory is the third theatre on the
downtown site. The Turner Opera House
opened in 1866 but was destroyed by fire
three years later. It was replaced in 1871
by the Music Hall, which also was destroyed
by fire in 1917, Two years later it was rebuilt
as the Victory.
The Victory closed in 1871, a victim of
hard times. Then the "Save the Victory"
committee raised enough money to win a
one-year reprieve from the wrecking ball.
It
has been operating from meager resources
since then.
A recent offering in the historic house,
which has a $1.50 admission for adults and
$1 for children and senior citizens, was a
double feature of W.C. Fields in "You Can't
Cheat an Honest Man" (1939) and "The
Bank Dick" (1940). Also on the bill was a
Three Stooges short and a Pink Panther cartoon.
Showings are continuous, beginning
at 7:30 p.m. each night, with midnight shows
CLEVELAND
Friday and Saturday.
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
From
Motion Picture Operators Union
Cleveland Ashtabula area
-
Local 160—lATSE
Gene Murphy J- J- Riley
secretary-treasurer business agent M
I'XOFFICE :: December 20, 1976
ME-l

^
j
i
Razing Set for Palatial
Theatre Built in 1912
TYRONE. PA.—Razing of the historic
Wilson Theatie spells the end of what once
was this city's entertainment center. Closed
several years ago, the once-beautiful de lu.xe
showhouse was built in 1912. truly the show
place of the area with its four-story height
and spacious interior containing 610 seats
on the auditorium floor and 490 in the balcony.
In addition there were eight roomy
boxes and eight loges.
The late George C. Wilson, founder of
the Wilson Chemical Co., built the theatre
which has been operated by foLir generations
of Wilsons since its beginnings. The last
operator was Wilson's grandson, George C.
Wilson III. and his sons have been active in
recent years at the Huntingdon Drive-In,
Huntingdon, Pa.
The Tyrone Urban Redevelopment Project
brings about the demise of the once
magnificent theatre which had more than
200 mirrors on the main entrance walls, 16
exits, a giant proscenium, a handsome dome
suspended from the center of the auditorium,
surrounded by numerous smaller ones,
indirect lighting and fireproof construction.
Veteran Screen Actress
Luba Globa Dead at 81
CLEVELAND—Luba Globa, 81, an actress
in early sound movies in Hollywood,
died Tuesday, November 16, at her home
in Independence, Ohio. Ms. Globa had
roles in "Rasputin," "The Great Waltz" and
"Balalaika."
A native of Russia, Mrs. Globa appeared
'
on the stage in Shanghai as a singer before
coming to the U.S. in 1920. Her husband
Terenty, a stuntman and actor, appeared
in "Gone With the Wind." They retired
from films 25 years ago.
CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND
JMG FILM CO.
23300 Greenfield Road
Detroit Michigan 48237
313-968-0500
Wishes its many friends in the Cleveland territory a
Very Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah.
May 1977 bring all of you good health and prosperity.
Thanks from all of us for your fine cooperation and
support during the past year. We hope to continue to
i
li
merit this.
Robert Mason
Linda Victel
Cathy Doe
Bonnie Collins
i
Greetings of The Season
And "WHAT'S NEW?"
LOIS BAUMOEL
BOXOFTICE REPRESENTATIVE
Wishing the very
best of holidays
George Fitzpatrick
HEIGHTS ART THEATRE
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 197

CLEVELAND ^Ci —)eu6on 5 Q' reelin^A
Season's Greetings *
from
20th CENTURY-FOX
BILL ANDERHALT, Branch Manager
FRANK HUNT, Office Manager
MOLLYE DAVIS, Booker
and the Staff
402 Brainard Place — 29001 Cedar Hd.
Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124
(216) 4G1-4977
Holiday Greetings
PETER F. ROSIAN
Cleveland
PERSONAL FILM RESEARCH
Bramard Place - 29001 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124
(216) 442-5556
J
^^appu ^J^oiidaud \
Nelson Stern & Associates
3690 Orange Place Beachwood, Ohio 44122
?;«rcjirs!53«?ar«i4rO?«a«?Sr^
SEASON'S GREETINGS
from
UNIVERSAL HLM EXCHANGES, INC.
James Ryan, Branch Manager Laura Dement, Secretary
Frank Musto, Sales Rep. Bruce Steinhoff, Booker
(Cleveland)
(Cleveland)
Jim Ley, Sales Rep. Leiand Preston, Booker
(Pittsburgh)
(Pittsburgh)
William Chergi, Sales Rep. Steven Horowitz, Booker
(Buffalo)
(BuHalo)
and Staff
CLEVELAND 44114
^
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
I
\
^J^otldau
from the staii
KJ^eeti reetincid 9-
at
Warner Bros.
I
I
Season's Greetings
from
GAMMA III Distributing Co.
Gordon Bugie
20525 Center Ridge Rd. — Suite 650
Rocky River, O. 44116 — (216) 331-8625
Season's Greetings
I
Greetings of
the Season
|
Herbert H. Horstemeier
Personal Booking Service
16 Grand Blvd Olmstead Township
(216) 235-5263 44138
Selected Theatres
I
|
g Sam Schultz Jay Schultz B
I
Ken Walter Morrie Zryl ¥
* Earl Stem t
^eadon 6
LjreetinaA
from
COMMUNITY CIRCUIT
THEATRES
4751 Northfield Road
Qevelond, O. 44128
Greetings of
from
the Season
COLUMBIA PICTURES
Richard Myerson — branch manager
and the entire staff
BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976 ME-3

'
;
so.
j-.iifiilspii
CLEVELAND
Lawrence Crowley and his wife have become
grandparents with the birth of
Charles Joseph Beer Saturday (4) at Brentwood
Hospital. The parents are Lenny and
Penny Beer. Crowley is with the Sportservice
Corp.
All local industry branch managers were
invited by Andy Mottas. Imperial Cinema,
for an inspection of the new Circle Mall
Quad cinemas. Canton, Tuesday (14). They
met in the lobby of the Imperial Cinema
in Canton off 1-77 at 12:30 p.m. Cocktails
and hors d'oeuvres, preceded a planned tour
of all area theatres. Also available was a
tour of the famous Football Hall of Fame,
followed by a tour of the giant Belden Village
area complex and ending at Circle cinemas
for an inspection of the new quadplex.
From 4 to 5 p.m. another cocktail hour was
planned, with a sit-down dinner following.
The industry Christmas party was held
Friday (17) at Brainard Place. Catered food,
liquid refreshments, and entertainment were
CLEVELAND
this season's attractions.
An Armstrong Theatre messenger service
pickup truck was stolen from the alley next
to Cleveland Film November 30.
Chita Rivera and the Fifth Dimension
have canceled several of their upcoming
U.S. performances, including the Monday
(27) through Friday (31) engagement at
Front Row Theatre. Contractual difficulties
between the act and the affected theatres
was given as the basis for the cancellations.
Scott & Fetzer's Kirby division was
awarded a silver medal at the New York
International Film & TV Festival for a
movie titled "The Good Life—Right Here,
Right Now." It was produced by this eity's
Fox & Associates.
The May Co. downtown store returned
Santa Claus to his conventional role. For the
past severaJ years Santa has run across the
stage as the grand finale for the store's Snowlake
Theatre. Now he is back on his throne
for all the youngsters to see and talk to. The
Snowflake Theatre has been dropped in
favor of Snowflake Flicks, which is the
showing of continuous cartoons.
Free theatre in the city will continue
through the holiday season. "The All Night
Strut," which has been seen by nearly 100,-
000 people since free performances began
in September, will play in the State Theatre
through January 2. There will be no shows
on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The public library will show four films
for children from 1 1 a.m. to noon Friday
(24). They may be viewed in the auditorium
in the main library. Thursday (30), two Walt
Disney films will be shown at the same hour.
BASEBALL
RACING
ARENAS
DRIVE-IN THEATRES
^J^apfji^ ^J^otidaud to ^veruone!
OUTDOOR THEATRES, Inc.
DIVISION OF SPORTSERVICE CORP.
International Theatre Owners and Concessionaires
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania
Larry Crowley — vice-president
(216) 473-0288
We Cater to All Needs
"The 81st Blow," a documentary film
dealing with the rise of Hitler and the Nazi
attempt to annihilate the Jewish people,
recently was shown at the Jewish Center,
Mayficld Road, Cleveland Heights,
'
Burdctte E. White recently presented a
film on "Vanishing American Wildlife" at'
the
annual meeting of the Audubon Society
at the Natural History Museimi. White, a
national Audubon Wildlife Film producer
since 1970, was the guest speaker at the
dinner-meeting.
The 70-year-old Alhambra Theatre on
ELiclid Avenue, west of 105th Street, recently
was torn down. The property is owned
by Midwest Title Agency, which plans to
put a fence around the land and sell it. In
its heyday the Alhambra housed a plush
restaurant, a movie theatre, a bowling alley.!
a poolroom, bars, offices and apartments..
Near Euclid and East 105th Street, withm
200 yards of each other, were five movie
theatres. They were Keith's 105th, the Uni
versity, the Circle, the Alhambra and Loews
Park. The only remaining theatre is the
aiiilne)
.: Hospila
!; 10 a kid:
i:i or
*si il'llie
KXt is
doi
'A A
,;play,"Tl
''iiidat
.« films
JiuLafc
J tel
wis
CLEVELAND
^
CLEVELAND
^'Ss;.l^.i^ f jj8i».c?j;
Season's Greetings From The Staff of
Academy Advertising Agency
Michael A. Mooney - President Linda Ferrolli - Media Buyer
Ray Serraglio - Account Executive Carol Boger - Media Buyer
LUG B6LI6V6 Ifl flDYGRTISinC Jerry Gilles Account Executive "Macy' Svegel Bookkeeper
-
THAT S UJHY UJE flDVERTISE Diane Wright Secretary
Eleanor Gale - Bookkeeper
':^3SSi^li^*:^^'i^*i^'^^S;f^i^^
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976

nearltll
I
anil
ieijlits.
I
Mnceils
Slalelle
be DO!
las Djj.
301, i»o'
hesamtk
imeniiK
Ik
ewisk |»
ml ti
Scrumpy-Dump, which formerly was the
University. Bob Hope grew up in the area
and said in his autobiography: "I keep meeting
people from Cleveland who tell me they
played pool with me at the Alhambra. I
could watch Milton Berle and George Jcssel,
among others.
Sam Levene was seen at the Hanna Theatre
the first week of this month with Eva
failure in June, reports she is looking forward
to a kidney transplant within the next
month or so. The operation will be performed
at the Cleveland Clinic and Carol's
brother is donating the vital organ which
will free her from machine support. Not one
to be idle while abed, Carol has written a
stage play, "The Seduction of Crandall Renshaw,"
and additionally promotes and distributes
films for the American Cancer
Society in Lake County. The entire industry
sends best wishes to Carol and salutes her
wonderful spirit!
Veteran actress and author Ruth Gordon
was in the city Sunday (5).
Southwyck 8 Staffers Aid
jIn Promotion of 'Thieves'
TOLEDO. OHIO— For a recent engagement
of "Thieves Like Us," American Multi
Cinema's Southwyck 8 theatres manager
Larry Gardner obtained two antique autos
for display on the mall. Tickets were promoted
through a local radio station and
handbills were passed out at a university as
well as at the theatres.
Staffers, including Ralph Reach, Nancy
Watkins, Ron Juan, David Gartz. Mary
Rohrbacher, Paul Reithmeier and Mike
Thome, joined the 1930s spirit by wearing
appropriate costumes during the playdate.
€^ris(tmaSMERCH/iNf
saU 1. ADSL
Minnesofa Teachers Soy Potential
Of Movies Seems to Be Declining
played pool there against a lot of people
but it couldn't have been that many," he
By BILL HUNTZICKER
said. When the Alhambra was a tavern, people
such as Harry Belafonte, Henny Yoimg-
MINNEAPOLIS—The creative potential
of the motion picture industry seems to be
man and Joey Bishop provided entertainment,
declining despite the rise in the number of
while at the old Keith's 105th one
independent producers, according to two
students of popular culture at the University
of Minnesota.
Jim Deutsch and Jim Davidson, whose
research in American studies ranges from
the film "Bonnie and Clyde" to Jefferson
La Gallienne in "The Royal Family." Levene,
a dramatic and character actor, come-
and Emerson, have studied the stars, the
studios and the stories presented in the
dian and director, has appeared in such
movies.
stage hits as "Three Men on a Horse,"
"The economic imperatives of the motion
"Guys and Dolls," "Room Service," "Light
picture have changed drastically," Davidson
Up the Sky," "Dinner at Eight" and "The
said. "The bottom has dropped out of the
Sunshine Boys" and has been in over 50
market for new movies."
feature-length films.
"The studios used to produce a large
Carol Kaltenbach of Mentor, former
number of pictures which grossed roughly
the
Sportservice staffer who
same amount. Since 1970, a handful of
has received twiceweekly
kidney
movies like 'Jaws' and "The Godfather'
dialysis treatments at Moimt
Sinai Hospital
have made over $100 million and the producers
are playing roulette to get a block-
since suffering total renal
buster," he said. "Today the movie director
has to be a businessman."
Major Focus on Filming
Deutsch said that under the old stLidio
system, a director would spend only about
20 per cent of his effort on the economic
problems and about 80 per cent making the
movie. "Today the percentages are reversed.
In that sense, there is less freedom," he explained.
The large studios which owned their own
distribution outlets and theatres were assured
that houses would show their movies
and were in a better position to take chances
and to experiment, Deutsch said.
Today there are hundreds of independent
producers creating packages for the studios,
which mostly have become mere financial
institutions to buy, promote and distribute
films,
he said.
Film Contents Cheapened
The content of the movies has changed as
a result. "The movies have put a cheap
premium on romance and life, creating a
casualness toward sex and violence," he
asserted.
The extravaganzas, such as "Earthquake"
and "Midway," which attract large audiences
and require a big screen to compete
with TV. have been promoted more in recent
years. And there is less comedy, Davidson
said, adding that the popularity of comedy
has risen and fallen periodically. "Some
production companies are not going to take
the chances that a studio would with a comedy,"
he noted.
According to Deutsch, women's roles
have evaporated. "Jaws," "The Godfather"
and "All the President's Men" are a few
examples of recent successes that have no
women in major roles, he observed.
"The roles of women are in flux in our
society and Hollywood is not going to take
chances on anything but the old formulas,"
Davidson stated.
Deutsch said the result is that there are no
female stars with the consistent popularity
of many women like Marlene Dietrich,
Katharine Hepburn and Vivien Leigh in
Hollywood's history.
Faye Dunaway is the only female actress
who seems to get consistently good roles,
Davidson and Deutsch agreed. Liza Minnelli
has made only six or seven films, Ali
MacGraw has made only three and Jane
Fonda has made a number of good movies
but she has not had any major roles in the
last few years.
According to the two men. most recent
women's roles are either as prostitutes, as
in "Klute," or demonic, mean people, as in
"The Exorcist" and "One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest."
"The new Hollywood has emerged since
1970. about the time MGM and 20th-Fox
auctioned off many of their holdings,"
Deutsch pointed out, adding that "most
people consider the directors and stars but
overlook the importance of the studios in
the movie industry."
"The current state of the art is very disturbing."
Deutsch said. "By studying it, I'm
not trying to perpetuate it, I'm trying to reform
it. One of the ways to do this is to
look at the past and educate consumers
about what is being sold to them, to be
aware of the values the movies are perpetuating."
Davidson and Deutsch, who are teaching
a University of Minnesota evening course
called "Movies and the American Experience,"
believe that it is important to study
popular culture such as movies. "I see this
course as something that may add to people's
understanding," Davidson said. "The more
one understands something the more one
(Continued on page ME-8)
CLEVELAND
I
Commercial Projection |
I Service |
I BEST WISHES FOR A f
I HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON f
I
BiU Dolcm
.ft
Park Centre i|
I
Cleveland 44114 |
i (216) 241-5222
% (216) 781-1918
f
I
I
I
I
Sales meetings
Conventions
Industry Shows
Trade Shows
Equipment Rental and Repair |
I
IBOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976
ME-5

I
I
'
Fight Started to Abolish
Pennsylvania Blue Laws
PITTSBURGH—Department and discount
stores, etc., on the highways, had
planned Sunday openings but ran into
trouble which may lead to the abolishment
of all of the remaining Sunday blue laws
of the commonwealth of 1794. The year
1976 finds many stores of all types open
and operating on Sunday throughout Pennsylvania,
with each county more or less
having its own rules, looking the other
direction, some enforcing the ancient laws
and others ignoring them.
No doubt about it, Sunday blue laws will
come before the general assembly early in
the 1977 session at Harrisburg. Most of the
old provisions are long since gone in Pennsylvania
via legislative exceptions. Sunday
sale of ice cream was permitted in 1923.
Sunday sports got the nod in 1933. Sunday
movies via local referendum won in 1935
and Sunday sale of liquor and beer was
legalized in 1971.
Supermarket chains, despite four rulings
since 1959 which declared the blue laws
constitutional, headed appeals to the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court. The superior court
of the commonwealth has just upheld the old
statutes after waiting a year to rule on this
matter, hoping that the general assembly
would repeal or change the 182-year old
trading law. As of now, municipalities may
prosecute stores that violate the state blue
laws.
All states surrounding Pennsylvania have
open Sundays, again leaving the Keystone
State in an unfortunate nonprogressive posi-
Pittsburgh 'Car Wash' Bow
Preceded by Heavy Bally
PITTSBURGH— Prior to the opening of
Universal's "Car Wash" here at Showcase
cinemas, several stars from the picture were
in town to promote the film. The screen
personalities participated in many newspaper
and radio interviews and, highlighting
the campaign, they chatted on the air with
Brother Matts of WAMO Radio.
Showcase cinemas, a Redstone circuit
operation, held three sneak previews of
"Car Wash" before the scheduled opening,
giving away 150 passes per night.
Tent 13 Clubrooms Vanish
With Bellevue-Stratford
PHILADELPHIA—The closing of the
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, caused by the adverse
publicity attending the so-called "Legionnaires
disease" which resulted in 29
deaths among hotel guests, has left Variety
Club Tent 13 without a home. For the past
35 years, the local tent has maintained clubrooms
at the Bellevue, as well as holding all
its affairs and dinner events in the hotel
ballroom.
Until new permanent facilities are found,
'
the Variety Club will
be housed temporarily
in the Fox Theatre Building, courtesy of
',
theatre owner Henry Milgram.
The local tent, in spite of the inconveni-
\
ence, has completed plans for the staging of,
its annual telethon January 22-23. with a|
gala celebrity dinner the night before to i
kick off the major fund-raising effort for its
Heart Fund. Variety Clubs International
|
chief barker Monty Hall again will act as
host for the telethon.
"Gone With the Wind" carried off the
1939 Best Picture Oscar.
1
CLEVELAND CLEVELAND !
BEST WISHES FOR
A MERRY CHRISTMAS and
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
To All of You From All of Us
Blair Mooney
President
and Associates of
Co-Operative Theatres of Ohio
Buying-Booking Service
Brainord Place -29001 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst 44124
from
Officers and Members
LOCAL°C. E. 5
Film Exchange Employees
GEORGE SENDREY, President
MARY lANE HILLENBRAND. Secretary
ll
Ii
ajj»griircg)a

CLEVELAND J-^ei ^^eUdOtl 6
inad
CLEVELAND
SEASON'S GREETINGS
I
GENERAL THEATRES CO.
Leonard Mishkind — Norman Barr
and Associates
523 Brainard Place — 29001 Cedar Rd
Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124
Robert Kaplowitz
Sharon Davis
from
United Artists
Anna Marie Redmond
Douglas Buckley
««rMSSttS!r««a«!Sre!afl!S

Minnesota Teachers Say Potential
Of Movies Seems to Be Declining
(Continued from page ME-5)
can enjoy it. It's like becoming a better
reader."
He thinks movies provide varied experiences.
""People who wouldn't think of lumping
all novels together and criticizing them
do that with movies. There are all types.
society, such as a look inside rich people's
homes."
Davidson had just come from watching
a 1913 French movie which, he said, took
We can handle it!
©MOORE THEATRE
Call:
(304) 344-4413
EQUIPMENT CO.
213 Delaware Ave.
P.O. Box 782
Charleston, W. Va.
25323
him to places he had never seen and that
no longer exist. "Just the street scenes give
you some indication of what life was like."
he reflected.
American movies gained much of their
early popularity among immigrant groups
who lived in poverty and did not imderstand
' "The Great Train Robbery' was filmed
in New Jersey in 1903 when train robberies
were still
occurring." Deutsch noted, adding
that the western was a defense reaction of
white males who saw the frontier disappearing.
"The frontier was recreated in the
mythology. The hero shot first and asked
questions later," he said.
Deutsch, who recently completed his master
of arts degree in American studies at
Minnesota, plans to leave for Mississippi
when the course is finished. Davidson, who
teaches in the English department, has a
master of arts degree in American studies
from Boston College and is working on his
doctorate at the University of Minnesota.
Art Theatre Runs Gamut:
Chaplin to 'Hot Nasties'
AKRON—Although it has a reputation
as an "adult" movie house, the Art Theatre
here for more than 20 years has shown
films that run the rating gamut from X to
G.
there's good and bad," Davidson said.
the English language. Deutsch stated. ""They
In an Akron Beacon Journal article,
"Movies are an important index or indication
of the culture we're trying to study," movie," he said. "The movies lifted them
would have no trouble understanding a silent
staff
writer Kathy Goforth noted that recent offerings
Deutsch added. "They reinforce or promote out of their New York City squalor to see
of the theatre have included a Char-
lie Chaplin festival, (rated G), "Hester
the American dream. Movies pacified the
certain values."
Street" (rated PG), "Hot Nasties" (rated
'They are, to some extent, docimients of
masses."
X), Bergman's "The Magic Flute (rated
certain times and places," Davidson observed.
Deutsch explained that the westerns were
G), "Liquid Lips" (rated X) and the antiwar
introduced at the turn of the century when
film "'Hearts and Minds" (rated PG).
"Movies take you to exotic places
Butch Cassidy was still alive and Jesse James
The theatre was opened in 1954 by Louis
and Billy the Kid had been dead only 20
Sher of San Francisco as a house where he
in other societies and places within our
years.
could show the type of pictures he wanted to
see. The idea paid off, Ms. Goforth noted,
so that at its peak the circuit included more
than 40 theatres.
After the foreign film boom, audiences
began to change and .American films matured.
"The result is that people's fancies
are more tickled by hot nasties than by
Bergman and it's the X-rated films that
',
keep the theater open," the article stated.
It continued: " 'The art film appeals to a
limited group of people,' said Art Theatre
manager Lee Kramer. 'The people who en-
Translation for Paleface:
"Don't waste time with old-fashioned
way sending message. BEST way to
SELL used equipment, find HELP, SELL
or BUY theatres, is with
BOXOFFICE CLEARING HOUSE
You get year-round service."
RATES: 45c per word, minimum $4.50. cash with copy. Four consecutiv
BOXOFFICE, 825 Von Brunt Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64124.
Please insert the following ad
times in the CLEARING HOUSE
Classification .„
(Enclosed is check or money order for S
Blind ads figure two additional words plus 75» extro)
ME-8

flffiul:
1 ffliclts
id
ioloitb
sties
. . Dave
ities'
lairecai
luWiO
Gi.1
Jslis'
Flute
He J
IPGi
m »fc
iheta
m. Mh
an film
sple's f«
Ik
edfk
iiclestM
uppeili
iAnUt
eople 4
joy them enjoy them a lot. But not enough
come in Akron to make it profitable. People
prefer pictures you don't have to think about
—the contrived, exaggerated, unrealistic
commercial Hollywood films."
" The X-rated films also are a specified
product—^but the audience is bigger,' said
Kramer. "We've had excellent foreign films
—when I came here in 1965 that's almost
all we showed. But these are films for film
buffs—they"re excellent but they may die at
the boxoffice. The real junk does a lot of
business."
"In fact, Kramer said if Akron didn't
have a city ordinance prohibiting it, he
would move to hard-core motion pornography.
"I could double my audience." he said."
Decrying what he termed a "double
standard." Kramer said that while his Akron
theatre was restricted to "cool" or "soft"
versions of adult movies because of the city
ordinance, the theatre in Youngstown. just
45 minutes away, could show the uncensored
version.
Even though the theatre's reputation as
an adult movie house has grown, the art
film crowd can expect a few goodies. Two
old Marlon Brando films. "On the Waterfront""
and "The Wild One."' and two Marx
brothers comedies are scheduled.
Ms. Goforth's article concluded by quoting
Kramer: "What happens next will depend
on Akron theatregoers. 'It's the public
that determines— by attending or not attending—what's
going to be shown at the
theatre. We have to play the films we feel
will keep the theatre open.' "
'GWTW Theatre Screening
(Beats TV Presentation
FORT WORTH. TEX.—The Bowie Theatre
showed the film '"Gone With the Wind"
November 7. the same evening that it was
telecast on home television. Irwin Shaw, the
Bowie manager, reported his theatre was
full. Shaw said that he had 500 patrons in
the theatre and more were coming all the
time.
The preceding night. Shaw said he had
lines around the block waiting to pay $1 to
see "Gone With the Wind" on a large screen,
without commercial interruption, instead of
watching it on television the ne.xt night. The
Bowie seats a little over 500 persons.
CINCINNATI
Interstate Theatre Services is booking and
buying for Art Theatres' World Theatre.
Columbus . Carter. University
of Cincinnati accounting student, is a
new member of Mid States' staff . . . Returning
from preholiday vacations are Deborah
Gray, who visited several Kentucky
spots, and Debbie Comisar. Interstate Theatre
Services" secretary, who had a lovely
time in
Florida.
Janet Freeman, 20th-Fox. is back from a
short vacation.
Jack Haynes, Cincinnati Theatres, and his
wife have returned from a delightful twoweek
vacation in Florida.
Jack Greenberg, Allied Artists branch
manager, Detroit, was a visitor in our town.
Strong Women's Roles
Are a Vanishing Breed
CLEVELAND — Considering the advances
women have made, why are they
almost always portrayed on the screen as
kooks? What has happened to the strong
roles for women?
These questionss were posed by Emerson
Batdorff, Plain Dealer entertainment editor,
in a recent column.
After reflecting on the considerable
progress women have made, Batdorff asks:
"But what do we find on the screen? Harried
housewives driven to drink (A Woman
Under the Influence"), a wealthy woman
simply unable to cope ('Summer Wishes.
Winter Dreams") and a woman along on
a spectacular journey through the future
only for decorative purposes (Logan"s
Run").
"There have been few strong women
roles for years. By this I mean a role in
which a woman is shown in charge of her
own destiny ... a role in which a woman
is shown making a decision that matters.
"The screen grows weary of seeing
women as part-time prostitutes who work
out of lunch counters, nuts who ride on
Ohio exhibitors welcomed recently were
Harry Wheeler. Gallipolis. and Harley Bennett.
Chillicothe. Howard Shetlon, Vanceburg.
Ky. also visited here.
Since most of the preliminary work is
done now for the holidays, local exchanges
and booking agencies are joining in making
merry during the Christmas season . . . All
was merry and bright at the annual Christmas
dinner party for Mid States at the beautiful
Celestial Restaurant Friday (10) . . .
Also having a good time on the same date
was the Universal staff, which had its
Christmas party at the Four Thieves.
The One O'CIock Luncheon Club, whose
members are the "Girls Friday" to film
executives, held its annual Christmas celebration
at Grammers Restaurant Thursday
(16).
Tri-Stafe Theatre Services will have its
joyous Christmas dinner party at the Heritage
Thursday (23).
the back of motorbikes to the exclusion of
all
else.
"For years there have been women
screenwriters who presumably came up with
good ideas for leading women. If they did.
the ideas never got to the screen.
"What"s needed is public outcry. The
best way for the public to cry out is at
the boxoffice. Stay away from the pictures
that show women as unattractive objects and
go to pictures that show them as persons.
The big problem is to find the first one
to go to."'
Vivien Leigh, who played Scarlett O'Hara
in "Gone With the Wind" in 1939. won an
Oscar in 1951 as that year's best actress for
her role in "A Streetcar Named Desire.""
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
don't miss the famous
[5ll[gjl,|j|il
rg^Jji Don Ho Show. .
[Baras
] Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
IN WAIKIKI: REEF REEF TOWERS . EDGEWATER
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI
i|^!^^S^^^S^^5^53i^5^^;y^S^^5a^:^^^:i^S^^5^55^^
Season's Greetings
from
Myco Films Inc.
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Detroit
lo Harrison
Billie Steigel Mary Susong
Barb Horn
Enquirer Bldg.
Cincinnati
Season's Greetings
from
Mid America Theatre Service
Bennett Goldstein
Al Glaubinger
1035 Enquirer Bldg,
Cincinnati
Phone 381-1376
.-..„,„ g
tlllW*il
*:^f^!SBf^!S^f^tS£i^S£f^!S£f^tS£i^^
BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976 IS1E-S

JMG FILM CO.
636 Northland Boulevard
Cincinnat-i, Ohio 45240
513-851-9933
^
Extends to all of its many friends
A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
(Also Happy Chanukah)
We thank one and all for their continuing support and
cooperation.
Jay M. Goldberg
Lynne Goldberg
Naomi Reese
Mona Binns
Mary Ann Plasters
Lynne Reynolds
Blanche Adams
Darla McCane
Bernice Lipke
Cassy Weaver
Judy Farrell
I
'^t^^'^m^^^^t^^m^^^^^^^^t^^m.'mm^&m.^m^'^'^^m^^&m^t^tm:^^^^
Season's Greetings
TRI-STATE THEATRE SERVICE
INC.
Philip Borack
Ed Handler
Paul Enright
636 Northland Blvd.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45240
Phone: 851-5700
Barry Steinberg
Michael Schlesinger
Bob Meindering
I
i
\
\
i
\
\
I
\
\
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Cincinnati, Ohio
EXTEND BEST WISHES FOR
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Larry St. John
Claudia Unger
Ken Ryan
Kathy Haun
Jim Brunetti
Don Benning
Nancy Keyes
Elaine Scherder
Nancy Sander
Debbie Crip
Dianne Wagner
ayu nroaw aW!re»r»tg»c?,j ew a(^a «Bi«

I
;
CINCINNATI ^ei ^^eudon 6
Q reelln^6 CINCINNATI
Season's Greetings
from
20th CENTURY-FOX
Tony Knollmcm, Branch Manager
Sales
Bill Stanforth
Booking
Morris Hail Allen Hoeltger
and the entire staff
Season's Gieetings
to all
FRANK YUNGER CAFE
1807 Elm Street
i
to*4»»:»«ii»?ii!SAij&«i!ies!^^
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
from
MID STATES THEATRES
"Na^jss^iaJ^iijifljaiOisJC^&^aaiasJtS^^
Seasons Greetings
from
UNITED ARTISTS CORP.
An entertainment service of
Transamerica Corp.
Rena Schroeder
John Lundin
Sharon Baglien Walter Mergenthal
Tom Morris
Mary Ferring
Bill Woynberg
Season's Greetings
CHAKERES THEATRES
American International Pictures
of
Cincinnati
Milton Gurian Harold Hoffert
Carol Mills
Debbie Gray
G3G Northland Blvd. Cincinnati 45240
Phone 742-0001
I
I
[
f
EXTENDS EVERY GOOD WISH FOR HAPPI-
NESS IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON "GOOD
HEALTH AND PROSPERITY IN THE
NEW YEAR."
M
I
i
i
i
i
i
Yuletide Greetings
from
INTERSTATE THEATRE SERVICE
INC.
buying - booking
Craig Zeltner
602 Walnut St. Cincinnati s
Season's Greetings
R-L-S Film Distributors
ROBERT E. LaSANCE
8126 Queens Ave.
Cincinnati — 45236
Phone 891-0906
irs«ti«?Srsp*«siresirt»siS«^^
?ji«i^jrsiS!rSiSr«Sst«Sre^^
Season's Greetings
BUENA VISTA DISTRIBUTING
CO., INC.
Norma Wethington Jerry Pokorski
Shari Engle Jill Ernspiger
Margaret Baechle
Season's Greetings
from
Pacific International Enterprises
Randy Passey, dist. mgr.
Jim Viel Mary Smith
Ted White
Kathy Riese
Shane Timbers
Michelle Jones
Marsha Allen
636 Northland Blvd., Cincinnati 45240
phone (513) 742-2600
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976 ME- 11

IMAGE Establishes Sharing Grounds
For Independent Atlanta Filmmakers
ATLANTA—A new organization, the
Independent Media Artists of Georgia, Et
cetera (IMAGE), designed to be a mutual
sharing ground for independent filmmakers
who are interested in the medium as an art
form as contrasted with commercial filmmaking,
is making strides.
IMAGE came into being as an outgrowth
of a public meeting called by the Georgia
Council of Arts in July to determine if there
was interest in a media resource center for
the area. There was and as a result of this
meeting the council drew up an $87,000
grant proposal to the National Foundation
for the Arts, which still is pending.
Gerald Jones, vice-president of the new
organization said, "We knew there were a
lot of us out there, but none of us knew
each other." That barrier was soon broken
down when between 40 and 50 persons of
all levels of experience began to attend the
meetings.
IVlembers Sharing Resources
"But, irrespective of the grant, we found
enough interest to go ahead with monthly
meetings where we could share resources
among ourselves. Part of the strength of
the organization is that we cover such a
range of experience. It gives people some
place to turn to," Jones explained.
Basically, IMAGE, according to Jones, is
a means of sharing resources, providing information
on workshops, seminars, contests
and individual grants that may be available.
For example, three major grant programs
are coming up in February, each one of
which could go up to $20,000 depending
on the proposal. "It is this type of information
we share. We have an 1 -member board
1
and a very informal membership at present.
Anybody can come and participate," Jones
said.
A Nonprofit Organization
IMAGE is a nonprofit organization and
as long as media artists working with it are
engaged in nonprofit work or non-commissioned
documentaries certain equipment is
available for loan at no cost, Jones said.
He, himself, for example, has made available
to other media artists an animation
stand, equipment for editing 16mm film and
lighting equipment which has made the
completion of two films possible.
Such resources cannot be used for commercial
purposes, however, Jones said, although
the artists themselves may be engaged
in commercial work of their own.
"Filmmaking as a personal statement is not
often viable as an economic thing. One
supports it by working commercially also."
Jones said.
The most recent meeting of the group was
held at the National Medical Audio-Visual
Center at the Center for Disease Control in
order to see the facilities there.
So far.
five workshops have been held and
seven more are planned. They include lab
work, lighting and super-8 film which, formerly
considered an amateur medium, is
coming into its own. The workshops are
announced at the monthly meetings, which
are publicized as
they come up.
Jack Bagreansky, of the City's
Bureau of
Cultural and International Affairs, is president
of IMAGE.
Grand Opera Restoration
Needs $5,000,000 Grant
GALVESTON. TEX.—The city council
will be asked to apply to the Economic
Development Administration for a grant of
approximately $5,000,000 to restore and
remodel the 1894 Grand Opera House and
Hotel.
The request is from the Galveston County
Cultural Arts Council, owner of the proper-
ty-
According to a brochure issued by the
arts council,
the cost of the project originally
was $3,858,000. Addition of architects'
fees and increases in costs have put this
near the $5,000,000 mark.
The work is to be done in six phases, the
first four to be the opera house and then,
the hotel and mall.
Plans call for the arts council to lease the
opera house and hotel to the city. The city
will in turn give the arts council a management
contract.
The opera house, built in 1894 at a cost
of $67,564, is in the National Register of
Historic Places and was one of seven theatres
in Texas operating late in the 19th
century as part of the Greenwall circuit.
It is the last of these theatres which stands
as originally built. Prior to being purchased
by the cultural arts council through a grant
of Houston Endowment, it was a movie
house.
Ed McGlone Takes New
RKO Stanley Position
NEW HAVEN—Ed McGlone, former
Cincinnati division manager for RKO-Stanley
Warner Theatres, has assumed the newly-created
post of Northeastern division
manager for that circuit, responsible for
some 20 situations cast of the Mississippi
River.
He is based at the RKO-Stanley Warner
Roger Sherman Theatre Building.
Bill Decker, who had been New Haven
division manager for the circuit the past
five years, has taken a new assignment as
Danbury, Conn., city manager and promotional
consultant for the Northeastern division.
He succeeds Howard Churchill who
recently
retired.
Columbia Pictures will distribute "The
Man Who Fell to Earth" in Japan and
Latin America.
I
Emergency Bill Expands
Ohio Charity Bingo Law
COLUMBUS~Gov. James A. Rhodes!
has signed into law an emergency measure
designed to expand Ohio's charitable bingol
law to include certain veterans groups andj
others (such as senior citizen clubs) excluded
from an earlier measure which wasj
passed after voters in November 1975 ap-j
proved a constitutional amendment to legalize
bingo games that raise money for
charity.
The signing was a month late because of
a printer's strike in Columbus. The enact-i
ment of the bill is not expected to affect'
some of the largest bingo operations in the^
state, which have managed to operate for'
months without the required licenses. AnI
example of the law's weakness is a bingo
game in the Kenmore area of Akron, where(
the operator has a game "for amusement!
only"—meaning that the entire receipts goj
to players in the form of pots. Earlier, thel
game was funneling some of its extra funds
to several charities. i
This game, known as Bingo Kenmore,!
has gone through several charitable spon-j
sors and observers estimate annual gross!
receipts of $1.2 million, based on as many!
as 400 players spending $10 to $25 ani
evening, six nights a week. Robert Hosick,'
operator, said "we're operating completely!
within the provisions of the law—all we're!
trying to do is survive." Hosick is an em-|
ployee of the Cleveland American Indian;
Center, which is involved in relief work!
with Indians in 71 counties. I
However, the center and another charityj
the Missionary Baptist Church, joined to-j
gether to sponsor the bingo games andj
sought a state license. Their applications!
were denied but they are now appealing.,
A court ruled that bingo would have to(
stop, so it was replaced by a game called!
"Wild Ball." By changing the rules of play!
which were defined in the legislation, operators
also came up with other bingo spin-,
offs, such as "Zingo." These games couldi
not be regulated because the law did not]
cover them.
|
With the signing of the law. the operators'
decided that if they make no profit, theyi
will not need licenses. They want to hold'
the games even without revenue, in order to|
keep the crowds coming to that location, it|
was explained. In the meantime, Hosick
and other workers ask for tips in lieu ofl
payment at the games.
New Voters Given Passes
CLINTON. MO.—Commonwealth Theatres
manager John Cochran gave a pass toi
all new voter registrants in Henry County,.
Mo., prior to
the recent national election as|
part of civic awareness program. The recipi-j
ents could present their registration cards at i
the boxoffice of the Crest Theatre here on
one of three specified dates and be admitted
free of charge to see the screen
|
program. The public relations promotion
was publicized in the Clinton Daily Democrat,
widely read area newspaper.
ME- 12
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976

DETROIT s.eadon 6
SEk^^t^reelinaA Detroit
Greetings of
the Season
AVCO EMBASSY PICTURES
CORP.
906 FRANCIS PALMS BLDG.
DETROIT, MICH. 48201
Season s
Greetings
from
ALL the Members
of
GREATER DETROIT MOTION
PICTURE & TELEVISION
COUNCIL
^eadon 6
Ljreetln fi
Season's Greetings
Warner Bros. Dist. Corp.
VARIETY CLUB TENT it 5
The heart of show business
Detroit, Mich.
DON MARTIN, Branch Mgr.
STAN BARAN
CHARLIE BURNS
and STAFF
*
Season's Greetings
^MfijF^ vyirt' i iiin fj inXiin ^ilmvmViim Xm'^
American International Pictures
23300 Greenfield
Oak Park, Mich.
Jack Zide
Gertrude Karo
Marty Zide
Gertrude Therrien
Connie Boer
Beverly Weinman
Wshing You
health, happiness and prosperity
MILT LONDON
METROPOLITAN EXHIBITORS, INC.
t
Season's Greetings
L&L CONCESSION COMPANY |
AUrO CITY CANDY COMPANY I
Julian Lefkowitz
|
Jerome and Burton Levy
|
Seymour Wayne £
I
^eadon 6
s!!Sra?Sr«?S«S*asir«ssi^^
L^reetinfi
David Gonda, Branch Manager
. And the entire Detroit
"Universal" staff.
Season's Greetings
CO-OPERATIVE THEATRES OF MICHIGAN
Bob, Carl, Arlene Buermele
Earl England Ken Guibord
Eleanor Kloc
Lusin Kilikian
Pauline Colton Sue Oberhausen
«jSr«?s««srSia«S»^^
»^iiis»«>ie«ie«iisi«is»««is«i)^^
Best Wishes From
MAIN THEATRE ^^^ ^i.
at n mi
A PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT
THEATRE LOCATED IN THE
CENTER OF THE METROPOLITAN
TRI-COUNTY AREA
ROYAL OAK, MICH.
Bob Anthony, Owner
"W«*»*i!«s!»«toWaJSi»^^
JBOXOFFICE ;: Decemb

I
DETROIT ^e —>eadon 6 reeunad Detroit
«!Wiuettu» »w «w »pi
yi« tBB;ia« BaB Ta» tii»a*»tt>nwinii!i»i^ttt«ht istota*Wte g^
^eadon 6
Dennis Glenn
from
L^reetin^6
C. J. Ruff Distributor
Marlene
Judi
Diane
23300 Greenfield Oak Park
1 Greefings of ihe Season
S "Go Gail Where the Big Money Is" |
2 GAIL FILM DISTRIBUTORS i
| |
«
a 16300 W. Nine Mile Road S
|
»
8 Suite 110 S a
g Souihiield, Mich. 48075 Phone (313) 557-5024 & t
2 Arthur Weisberg, President » a
8 Sam Milberg, Fred Sturgess a ^
K
(Branch Manager) (Sub Distr. Dept.) « M
§ John Gentile Alan Cohen 3 |
» (Office Manager) (Sales)
g
|
S Sharman Panfil Jean La Brecque S a
2 (Secretary) (Booker)
S
|
S^e Q' db
EASTWOOD THEATRE
IRVING BELINSKY
CHARLES BURNS
1
Season's Greetings
NATIONAL
FILM
SERVICE, INC
S Edward McCauley Kathie Valinski
5 Joe Valmski John Steva
& Entire Staff
I
4
Yuletide Greetings
From Your Friendly
DEMBEK CINEMA SERVICE
JOHN and EVELYN
^m^^t^^^^^^tm^^^^^m^s^^tm^^i^m^^i^^^t^^'^&^i^&'^^^^^^s^tm^^&^
ME- 14 BOXOFFICE :: Dcl

JMG FILM CO.
23300 Greenfield Road
Detroit Michigan 48237
313-968-0500
Wishes its many friends in the Detroit territory a Very
Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah.
May 1977 bring all of you good health and prosperity.
Thanks from all of us for your fine cooperation and support
during the past year. We hope to continue to merit
this!
Robert Mason
Linda Victel
Cathy Doe
Bonnie Collins
} ,i(«^^j»!i}({@9^{jR(%«9»f%«^^
Season's Greetings |
NICHOLAS GEORGE THEATRES
Allen Park Camelot lolly Roger
Park n Fort George Mai Kai
Galaxy
Michigan D.I.
Plaza Southgate I, II, m
Americana Complex I, H, HI, IV
«wit«srs?!sst«isra!s«sjrt«srt«»^^
And Carousel I
& II
j
Greetings of the Season
|
I
i
i
From
Ringold Theatre Equipment
29525 Ford Road
1-313-522-4650
Garden City, Michigan 48315
^l(a

1
DETROIT
J^evin Film Distributing will be handling
Cine Artists product, including such
hits as "To the Devil—a Daughter." "Embryo"
and "Echoes of a Summer."
Albert Dezel and El vera Shields (secretary
for 30 years) were wed Saturday (11).
They are residing in the Dezel home, which
is being "done over." and plan to take a
delayed honeymoon in 1977. Film industry
associates wish them much happiness.
Ronald Sloan, president of Wyandotte
Theatres, reports that the Main and Annex
theatres, Wyandotte, came under the ownership
and management of Wyandotte Theatres,
Inc.. effective November 22. Wyandotte
Theatres offices are located in Suite
618. 23300 Providence Drive. Southfield.
for Cinema 3 and 4 in Muskegon. Each auditorium
will accommodate 350 viewer.s.
The Main Theatre, Royal Oak, has appointed
Kelly Theatre Service of Oak Park
as the new booking organization, effective
Jan. 1. 1977. Robert Anthony, owner of
the independent 750-seat first-run theatre,
said that M. Kelly, president of the booking
and licensing firm, will be in charge of negotiations
for films with the various distributing
companies. The Main Theatre is
located in the center of the metropolitan
tricounty area and recently has been remodeled.
The Movies at Prudential Town Center
held an invitational preview of Paramount
Pictures' "King Kong" Thursday (16).
Auto Cine Corp., according to repot is, Columbia's "The Deep" is a Casablanca
has charted a Christmas Day (25) opening Filmworks production.
Se
GOODRICH
GRAND RAPIDS
Member of N.I.T.E. and N.A.T.O.
80 Market N.W.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49502
THEATERS
Mighty 1920 Wurlitzer
Finds Home in Detroit
DETROIT—The last survivor of five
pipe organs created in the 1920s by the
Wurlitzer Co. for the nation's plushest
movie houses has found a home here in the
downtown Fox Theatre.
The organ is being restored with funds
raised by the organization known as
"Friends of the Fox." Recently the theatre's
auditorium was the scene of a fund-raising
organ concert. Father Jim Miller played a
series of musical hits dating back to the
•20s.
Tickets were $3 for adults, $2 for children
with proceeds going back into the
restoration of the instrument.
Police Confiscate Film
During 'Rape' Screening
HARPER WOODS. MICH.—Some 75
moviegoers who were viewing "Diary of a
Rape" here at the East Side Drive-In may
never know how the movie actually ended.
For them it ended abruptly when city police
moved into the projection booth and confiscated
the print, claiming the movie violated
a local pornography ordinance.
Police in this Detroit suburb had reviewed
the movie the night before and found it in
violation of the ordinance. They obtained
a
seizure warrant from the municipal court.
Nielsen-Ferns to Produce
Theatrical and TV Films
TORONTO— It was reported here October
26 that the Toronto Star, Ltd., and the
principals of a private film company have
completed the creation of a film company,
Nielsen-Ferns. Inc.. to be 80 per cent owned
by the Star.
Nielsen-Ferns will produce and market
Canadian films for theatrical and TV release.
Children's Films Booked
ALBUQUERQUE—Scott Brewer arranged
a booking of three children's films for
his back-to-school party at the Cinema East
which featured "Angel In My Pocket,"
"Toklat" and "Doctor Doolittle."
I
DETROIT
DETROIT
M
SEASON'S GREETINGS ^ '
from
LEVIN FILM DISTRIBUTION.
INC.
Nathan D. & Lons Levin
29501 Greenfield Rd. Suite #203
Southfield, Mich. 48076
313-559-1101
I
Reason d
I
ef>*«^4

CHECK OUR GROSSES!
UA MAPLEWOOD-ST. PAUL, MINN. (190 SEATS)
6 WEEKS-SI 7,462 9101021
REDSTONE'S SHOWCASE-MILAN, ILL.
3 WEEKS-SI 4,502 9 19 21
UA SOUTHGATE-MILWAUKEE, WIS.
5WEEKS-$12,279 924-1026
CCITE Cfl CtEn!
It's cnnzv t sE^vi|Ot'll
bigli till
II HtPTS!!
Starring SHARON JOY MILLER • RUDY RICCI • DOUG SORTINO
Screer^play by JOHN RUSSO and RUDY RICCI Produced by JOHN RUSSO and RUSSELL W STREINER
Directed by RUDY RICCI and JOHN RUSSO m EASTMAN COLOR ^-^ A NEW AMERICAN FILM
released by CONSTELLATION FILMS INC -«
(X)
»..-.""'".•
Contact Joel Deitch-
CONSTELLATION FILMS INC.
1560 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
(212)221-0166
JXOrnCE :: December 20, 1976 ME- 17

f
;
Ron
I
Members of Detroit Picture Council
Honor Mrs. Earl
DETROIT—The Greater Detroit Motion
Picture & Television Council met November
24 at the Detroit Boat Club on beautiful
Belle Isle to bid a fond farewell to Mrs.
Earl (Elinor) Seielstad. who was departing
this area Wednesday ( I ) to reside in
the scenic Denver, Colo., region. The luncheon
was one of mixed emotions—happiness
for Elinor, sadness at recognition of
the fact she would not be among her many
friends and co-workers in the council.
Elinor was the 15th president of the
40-year-old council, presiding during the
years 1962-1964. Among her many accomplishments
was the establishing of the
scholarship awards for creative writing in
film and stage scripts at the university level.
The awards were initiated with the hope
that, through better written material made
available to filmmakers, motion picture
patrons would have better product to view.
Mrs. Joseph House, president of the
council, presented Mrs. Seielstad with a
beautiful red robe as a parting gift from
those present, as well as from many friends
who were unable to attend the event.
Mrs. Frank Riess read numerous notes
from many who were absent— but present
in spirit. Several told of their pleasant
Seielstad at Fete
memories of working with the guest of
honor, while others recalled the rewarding,
friendly
relationship.
Manager Promises Coffee
To X-Rated Film Pickets
BELMAR. N.J.—Dan Ferguson, manager
of the Belmar Cinema in Belmar Plaza
here, promised to serve hot coffee to pickets
protesting the showing of an X-rated movie.
And while the coffee was ready and waiting,
none of the expected protesters showed up
for the opening of "The Private Afternoons
of Pamela Mann." A cry was raised when
the theatre replaced the original booking of
the X-rated "Misty Beethoven" with another
X-rated film.
Ferguson said the owners of the theatre,
Firtel & Riva, Inc., of nearby Brick Township,
N.J., rejected the originally scheduled
"Misty Beethoven" because it was "hardcore"
pornography, while "Pamela Mann"
is
"soft-core."
Mayor John A. Taylor said that members
of the area's churches had objected to the
screening and had written letters to the city
commissioners expressing their opinions.
When the churches called for pickets to tn
attend the opening, the theatre management
promised free coffee to any protesters.
The first showing of an X-rated movie
at the Belmar Cinema, the only movie theatre
in this borough, ended April 13, 1976,
after a petition signed by 48 persons was
hand-delivered to Ferguson. The film, "The
Story of O," drew objections from residents
and the clergy. They said when the movie
theatre was built several years ago, they
were told that only family-type movies would
be shown.
However, after the engagement of "The
Story of O," Ferguson had said there would
be no more showings of X-rated movies "because
the theatre was losing money." For
"Pamela Mann," neither Ferguson nor Mrs.
Harriet Firtel, head of the ownership corporation,
would comment on the number
of tickets sold or on the film's reception.
A letter signed by Mrs. Firtel and posted
outside the theatre acknowledged the letters
of protest sent to her concerning the films.
"It is our intention to operate the Belmar
Cinema in a business-like manner."
Dubinsky Appoints Two
DES MOINES— Dave Collins,
who has
been manager of the Dubinsky circuit's
Capri Theatre here, has been transferred to
the manager's post at the company's Sierra
3 theatres. Kathy Wheeler has succeeded
Collins at
the Capri.
DETROIT
DETROIT
iKi3J(&ir-.j»CtjaJ!ii9J^j!0J6iiaJC:"is.c
»aaJKteiK»JategiawicWte;ste

I
Now being dated
Coast to Coast by the
MAJOR CIRCUITS
Contact Joel Deitchi-
CONSTELLATION FILMS INC.
1560 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
(212)2210166
BOXOFFICE :: December 20. 1976

_ ,
c^^^
^-^Hf
Now there was a great bunch of guys.
With an unheard-of, revolutionary, class gift.
The Declaration of Independence. A document
so powerful, it stirred a colonial people to take stock
in a new idea: America.
And take stock they did. By purchasing U.S.
Government securities.
After all, we sure needed the money
back then, and everyone knew it. But
there were more than a few who
wondered if this young, determined
nation would pay it back.
Well, we did. Every last penny.
With interest.
And it's the same today.
Take
. stock
Maybe that's why now millions of Americans
take stock in their country every payday by buying
U.S. Savings Bonds.
You see, when you join the Payroll Savings Plan,
a little is set aside from each paycheck to buy Bonds.
TTiere's just no easier way to save. And certainly no
So take a tip from the Class of 1776 and
buy U.S. Savings Bonds.
You'll be voted most likely to succeed.
Now
of5,
,
Bonds can be replaced if records are provided. When
needed, Bonds can be cashed at your bank Interest is
not subject to state or local income taxes, and federal
tax may be deferred until redemption.
200 years at the same location.
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976

'.
As
i
I
10 Per Cent Admission Tax
Elimination Is Unlikely
HARTFORD — The possibility ol an
elimination or reduction in the Connecticut
10 per cent admission tax seems dim with
-remarks by Gov. Ella T. Grasso to the effect
'that she did not intend to seek any tax
jboosts in the 1977 state legislative session.
reported in Boxoffice, the Connec-
Ass'n of Theatre Owners (CATO) presadent,
Jticut
Bernie Menschell who heads
Menilschell
Theatres in Manchester; Robert C.
jiSpodick. executive committee chairman and
'partner with Leonard Sampson in Sampson
& Spodick Theatres. New Haven and Herman
M. Levy, the exhibitor group's longtime
legal counsel and lobbyist have persistently
pressed for either elimination of the
admission tax or some level of reduction.
Earlier. Gov. Grasso had said she hoped
ito recommend enactment of tax cuts for
[ibusiness in the state legislature, but had
conceded that she was unsure whether Connecticut's
fiscal situation would allow one.
At the most recent news session, she said
she would not propose cutting business taxes
if it meant other taxes would have to be
raised.
She would not
say what form of business
tax cut she would prefer. She will submit
her proposed budget to the legislature in
(Continued on page NE-6)
Year-End Review Points Up Strength
Of New England Theatre Exhibition
By ALLEN M. WIDEM
HARTFORD—While 1976 did not contain
the boxoffice "draw" of a "Jaws." the
year for regional exhibition reflected considerable
impact through a uniquely applicable
set of circumstances and conditions.
For one thing, exhibition in this area
proved that stronger application to marketing
mood and motif or independent, states
rights product could easily fill "the gap"
between major distribution release patterns.
And while independent, states rights product
cannot be characterized as "the" answer to
obviously discernible releasing pattern
"gaps." exhibitors here are quick to cite
bo.xoffice performance of product that has
been given more than passing ad-expenditure.
By tradition, regional exhibition is not
known for quotation of dollar-and-cent
grosses. A theatre owner/ operator in these
climes will say "excellent." "good." or,
lamentably enough, "fair." when it comes
to talking about how a release scored. A
clue to how "excellent" or how "good"
shaped up at the boxoffice could be seen in
the same exhibition source's willingness to
schedule even more product from the same
independent, states rights distributor.
One long-time exhibitor singled out Paramount
and AIP for releasing "Marathon
Man" and "A Matter of Time." respectively.
in non-major holiday periods. The exhibitor's
boxoffice grosses with these two titles
were "excellent."
A second exhibitor pointed to Boxoffice
International's "Rattlers" as "excellent
drive-in entertainment." A third exhibitor
said that Buena Vista's "Gus" proved the
cast presence of a recognized television
personality (Edward Asner of CBS TV's
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show") in "family"
entertainment can "bring out the moms and
dads, even though the moms and dads are
increasingly reluctant to patronize "kiddie'
product."
Horror attractions did well beyond initial
projections for the year as did black-oriented
releases, from AIP and Atlas. New World
Pictures' "Cannonball" brought out the
young adult crowds for what exhibitors
called "excellent" response.
By companies, the majors, over and above
(Continued on page NE-6)
BOSTON
davis brothers
MOTION PICTURE
BUYING & BOOKING SERVICE
938 PAKK SQUARE BLDG. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02II6
Mel Davis
Stan Davis
Ruth Baltimore
Karen Berch
Penni Swavely
Season's Greetings
andBestAMshes for aHappyNew^ar
TEL: (617) 426-2274 426-2275 426-0717 426-0718
I
nBlWXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976 NE-1

. . . Sonny
i.
Sumner
j
BOSTON
Jt took seven years but Orson Welles at long
last is coming to the Orson Welles
Cinema. One of the few who has had a
theatre named after him, Welles is due in
January for a one-weet; stay. He also will
do a one-man show at Symphony Hall. Full
credit goes to Cate Theatres' Larry Jackson
who arranged the visit ... At the Orson
JJc
BOSTON
ERNIE WARREN
I
I
^ BOXOFnCE CORRESPONDENT |
%. A Salute To |
§ The Motion Picture Business
|
I 67 Wonderful Years 1909-1976 %
R and on-and-on-and-on S
?.- - »
Welles Cinema a tribute to "King Kong"
is underway with a six-week midnight showing
of "ape pictures." The promotion began
Friday (10). Free bananas are given away at
each show.
Carole Aaron, Redstone Theatres media
coordinator, arranged a fantastic promotion
on Paramounfs "Marathon Man" in conjunction
with the engagement at their Showcase
Cinema in Worcester. WAAF Radio
afternoon disc jockey Ken McKay spent 48
hours on the air promoting the movie, giving
away passes and tee-shirts. The station received
some 10,000 calls from throughout
New England and many local listeners
brought marathon-man Ken food and good
wishes.
Hare Raising Films children's picture
"Bugs Bunny Superstar" played in 85
theatres for the weekend matinees Saturday
(4) and Sunday (5) . . . Sack Theatres Cheri
complex hud four nights of sneak previews
for the United Artists' picture "Rocky"
and Eddy's Exeter Street Theatre
is now on its 14th week with "Cousin
Cousine," and there is no end in sight.
Lester Hughes, former Paramount sales
representative in
the '30s and "40s who later
ran the Nordiaca Theatre, Freeport, Maine,
was in town strolling along Piedmont Street,
saying "hello" to old friends and telling
stories about the "good old days."
Bob McPherson, Ellis Gordon Films, recently
returned from a week on the West
Coast visiting producers and attending a
Boxoffice International convention in San
Francisco. Bob and Ellis are very optimistic
about the upcoming product they will handle
in 1977. A great lineup is promised ranging
from art films to big multiples.
Joel Searcy, proprietor of Acton Twin
cinemas, opened his new three screen complex
in the Billerica Mall Shopping Centre
last month, with a wine and cheese cocktail
i
hour, followed by a screening. Searcy greet- \
ed a large gathering of film executives, local
personalities and business men. Bert Feder-
[
man of Arthur Weinbaum Associates was in
charge of construction and architecture,
\
with Bud Orton and Joe Connolly of Bud
Ortin Cinema Supply Co. supervising the
installation of booth and screen equipment.
'
Jack Palance, one of Hollywood's oldfashioned
badmen, was at Harvard University
for a question and answer seminar
with the faculty and students . . . Martha
Pinson, Cate Theatres publicity chief, had
(Continued on page NE-4)
BOSTON
BOSTON
to«i»i^i»ai!»

\
BOSTON ^e( —^eudon 6 reetinaA boston
^^aJon J
y^reetin fS
FROM
ORTON CINEMA SERVICE
179 Portland St.
Boston, Mass.
JOE CONNOLLY
JOHN RODENHEISER
Season's
Greetings
FILM TRANSPORTATION CORP.
35 Church St.
Boston, Mass. 02116
Serving N.H., Mass., & Maine
(617) 426-8440
"WE KEEP THE MOVIES MOVING"
esta BP^tKS-ws-sKftWQ-wia-ssfSi-wswSfS^^
»^ia sEsi
i^'if^'i^^'i^'if3S,^if^i^^
3X0FFICE ;: December 20, 1976

I xi-;r
^
j
j
j
six cinemas showing Columbia's "Nickel-
lodeon" starting Friday (17). Theatre patrons
j
j
BOSTON
(Continued from page NE-2)
a press screening of "Jonah Who Will be 25
in the Year 2000'" November 30. The New
England premiere was Wednesday (1) at the
Orson Welles Cinema. A 30-day Cary Grant
film festival began Wednesday (1), with 22
of his pictures scheduled for two-day showings.
NFB
Harvey Appell and Paul Peterson at
Films are happily excited as they pass the
word that they have a real hit in the Edward
Lewis production "Executive Suite.'" It is set
for saturation showings late this month.
Also scheduled for a January break is the
Dino Rise film "How Funny Can Sex Be?",
which they claim is a positive laugh riot.
Downtown Boston is slated for a new
amusement center. It will be located on
Washington Street and Lafayette Place,
next to the Jordan Marsh Department Store,
and will include at least one cinema in a
shopping plaza with a potential of $20,000,-
000 in annual gross. Construction is to begin
early in 1977.
Bill Koster, Variety Club Jimmy Fund
executive director, tells of the death of one
of the many youngsters who has been treated
at the Sydney Farber Cancer Research Center.
Joseph D. Tramontana, 10, who lived
in Hull, Mass., had been at the center for
quite some time before his death November
13. Because of his love for baseball he was
chosen to throw out the first ball in the
1975 World Series to Red Sox Catcher
Carleton Fisk. His parents are among the
many who have special reasons for appreciating
the work being done by the Jimmy
Fund.
Personable Eddie Conii, retired since
1974. was in town relaxing by doing some
electrical work down at the West End Pussycat
Cinema. Eddie insists that he did not
even peek at the movie . . . Jack Markle,T
publicity head at Columbia Pictures,
worked out an advertising contest tie-in with
the Calus Gelotte Camera stores and the
receive an entry slip at participating stores
and cinemas. Prizes include a $500 Exta
sound movie camera, ten other camera
prizes and merchandising certificates.
A special float, consisting of antique earner-
as, was in the Santa Claus parade here^
November 28.
|
Ever-smiling Joe Testa,
chief engineer atj
Ortin Cinema Supply Co., took off an extra
day recently to celebrate the birthday of I
his wife, Kelly. Happy Birthday Kelly!
A. Alan Friedberg, chief operating officer
of Sack Theatres, is feeling pretty good.
Peter Benchley's "The Deep" has just fin-i
ished camera work in Bermuda and every-,
one is already talking about the movie'sj
world premiere in Boston June 16, 1977 ati
(Continued on page NE-6)
BOSTON BOSTON ;
mttff i»tt7it mttit
Season's Greetings
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
44 Winchester St.
JACK FINN
WALTER DYER
JOAN CORRADO
^^(
Allied Advertising Agency, Inc.
830 Statler Office Building
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(617) 482-4100
'^
SEASON'S GREETINGS
From
G. G. Communications, Inc.
NICK RUSSO
Boston
CARL REARDON
(617) 542-9633
Season's Greetings
VIANO THEATRES
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
I
INTERSTATE THEATRES
CORPORATION
20 Newbury St. Boston
Season's Greetings
from
Eastern Cinema Supply and
Service Company
436 East Washington St.
Hanson, Mass. 02341
Norman Miller
Leonard Miller
Lillian Miller

•
BOSTON w3^( .^^eciAon 6 reeunad
?///
JkS'
boston
We Celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, & Xmas
at MFB IIFilms
Harvey, Paul. Rita, Michele, Susan
711 Statler Office Bldg—Boston— (617) 482-4442
©
Season's Greetings
E. M. LOEWS
THEATRES
164 TREMONT ST., BOSTON
Phone 482-9200
gjjir{:j^Wi»aSat^»8!!»t^
Seasons Greetings
Buena Vista
Distributing Co., Inc.
t
i
Season's Greetings
Theatre Merchandising Corp.
930 Park Sq. Bldg.
Phil Fortune
Florio Simi Adele Magaudda
I
I
i
Drive-In Concessions
Nat Buchmon Joe O'Donnell
Merry Christmas
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Henry Scully
(G17) 426-6872

i
\
, }
BOSTON
(Continued from page NE-4)
the Sack Cheri complex. Friedberg reports
that home-town boy Peter Guber and two
of the film's stars. Robert Shaw and Jacque-
Hne Bisset are planning to be in Boston in
conjunction with the premiere.
Roger Mintz, service manager at National
Shipping, says everyone on Filmrow is invited
to attend their 8th annual Christmas
party on Friday (17) at
their office quarters.
Jim Beckerly's Hub Theatre Service installed
two 1977 Century projectors at Guy
Spencer's Community Playhouse. That same
day. with his beautiful wife Sue, Jim left
by auto for New Jersey for the Thanksgiving
holiday weekend.
Norman Cote, manager at Maverick
Holdings Littleton Cinema, is becoming
more and more excited, as the month of
February draws near. Norm and his wife
Anne are awaiting the arrival of their first
baby.
Rosemary Morrisey and Elaine Urban,
office girls at 20th-Fox, were on a two-week
vacation in California. They flew to Los
Angeles and then drove to San Francisco,
stopping at Santa Barbara and Monterey.
Jim Roby, enterprising and publicityconscious
manager of Cate Theatres' Back
Bay Screening Room on Arlington Street is
creating plenty of attention with promotions
for his programs. Roby, 21 years old, is a
local native educated in Cambridge .schools.
He attended Harvard University for two
years where he maintained a dean's list
average
before branching out to a position on the
staff at the Orson Welles Cinema. At the
same time, he acted as film critic for a
suburban newspaper in Weston, Mass. When
Cate Theatres took over the Garden Cinema
the name was changed to the Back Bay
Screening Room. That theatre now specializes
in contemporary avant garde, foreign
and domestic films with occasional choice
film revivals. Presently. Roby is interested
in devising a method to work out an advertising
plan involving some of the neighborhood
associations in the Back Bay area.
Executives at Cate Theatres feel certain
that the future looks bright for Roby.
76 Review Points Up
Exhibition Strength
(Continued from page NE-1)
the aforementioned Paramount and AIP releases
of singularly distinctive business, had
a sound, brisk accounting—20th-Fox's "The
Omen," Universal's "Midway" and "Two-
Minute Warning," Warners' "All the President's
Men," MGM-UA's "Logan's Run,"
UA's "Carrie" and "Burnt Offerings," Columbia's
"Murder by Death" and "The
Front," Crown International's "The Pom
Pom Girls," among many, many others.
None, of course, out-paced "Jaws," but all,
most emphatically, demonstrated sustained
Boston's Filmrow greeted Ben Commack
strength and significance at the boxoffice.
jr. upon his arrival to take over as branch
In the "adult" film field, such titles as
manager at Universal, succeeding Happy
Jack Finn, who is now
"Misty Beethoven" and "Alice in Wonderland"
proceeded to astonish and amaze the
Los Angeles branch
manager. Commack's father was a distribution
for many
trade with length and impact of local-level
executive for RKO in Dallas years and was Atlanta manager for Universal
bookings.
Price-structuring, crime in the streets,
in the 1920s. His uncle, the late Ned E.
Depinet, was Carl Laemmle's first Southern
parking for central-core downtown area exhibition,
employee
inflation, recruiting and
sales cabinet representative and for many
morale—subjects and situations continuing
years was an executive with RKO. Commack
from immediate past years—occupied a
joined Universal in 1975 as an executive
trainee in New York under Phil Sher-
heap of exhibition executive thinking in
1976.
man, regional sales manager. He A proliferation of so-called "bargain
was then
matinees" seemed to meet with public response
transferred to Kansas City as a member of
at General Cinema Corp. theatres
New
the sales department.
across the England territory at Redstone
Theatres in Massachusetts and Connecticut
and at a surprisingly large number
of independent exhibition plants in all six
states.
The concept of a dollar admission gained
important status at the Merrill Jarvis Theatres
in metropolitan Burlington. Vt. The
Perakos situations in two Connecticut communities,
Bloomfield and East Hartford,
adopted a 99 cents-at-all times policy.
Another innovative "pitch" for attendance
at non-peak performance times was experimentation
with "half-price" for adults at
given periods of the day.
Still another application of the uniqueness
that is "show biz" was continued at the
Mountain Farms Four, a four-auditorium
complex in Hadley, Mass., with "Twiliter"
charge (reduced price) in effect for a half
hour in late afternoon for all four auditoriums.
The policy is advertised regularly.
of $2,125,524, or $1.25 a share.
j, ^
It is to New England exhibition's continuing
Last year its fiscal revenue was $16,200,- |",
credit that few, if any, obviously 000 with a $1,452,000 profit, or 85 cents |V sso^^
|
downbeat ruminations on the part of show-
shar
;ne-6 December '*
20,
men appeared in the print media or were
heard in the broadcast media. Whatever
was quoted and seen alluded to upbeat quality.
Construction-wise, Redstone expanded its
Showcase V in West Springfield, Mass., to
a six-auditorium complex and its Showcase
IV in East Hartford to a quintet. General
Cinema Corp. expanded first-run theatres
in Newington, Conn., and Springfield,
Mass., to a triple and twin respectively.
Sack Theatres leased E.M. Loew's Palace
Cinema, West Springfield, and promptly
expanded it to a twin. General Cinema
Corp. opened multi-auditorium units in
Bedford, N.H.
Exhibition is looking to 1977 as a year
of pointedly promising performance. It seeks
to sell, sell imaginatively and aggressively,
product of quality to a mass market.
10 Per Cent Admission Tax
Elimination Is Unlikely
(Continued from page NE-1)
February. It is expected to hold state spending
below $2 billion, which would be about
$200,000,000 more than in the present state
spending schedule.
Spodick. a past president of CATO. has
spoken before legislative committee and subcommittee
public hearings on the importance
of "keeping the theatre lights on Main
Street," adding that for every lighted, operational
theatre there is "enormous spinoff"
in trade for eating establishments, gasoline
service stations and other components o£
the local-level economy.
Additionally, he has asserted that Connecticut
exhibition, very much heedful of
region's long-standing concepts of "The
this
Land of Steady Habits," has strived valiantly
to function in the spirit of communitymindedness
and merchant-businessman rapport,
in effect not seeking "to go it alone"
but, rather, "doing business as the businessman
down the block would like an ideal
business neighbor to do business."
Spodick has cited chapter-and-verse tluneed
to keep marginal exhibition plants
open and running, with the preferred elimination
of the admissions tax to prove a
factor of considerable import, both economically
and morale-wise, for the individual
exhibitor.
At the same time, the governor is very
much aware of the need to keep Connecticut
on a sound, rational economic footing; at her
recent press session, she said in alluding to
the prospects of business tax cuts. "If we can
provide them, we will, if we can't, we
won't."
UA-Columbia Cablevision
Reports Fiscal Earnings
WESTPORT. CONN.—UA-Columbia ;
Cablevision, Inc., operator of both cable
systems and pay TV .services, has reported
fiscal year revenue of $20,200,000, a profit
Hoi

BOSTON
^ewadon 6 reeCing,A boston
te««a-«?!ca«?:-3'^»ts?3-(S'ssr«««?;%-^fe«?^
SEASON'S
yz* •••••••• • • •
A^iiimiiuxica;
^^re^ IS(6^u§ine§§
Lil^ §how^u§ine§§
when you
GREETINGS
smr
^
i
,>\MERICAN
.^INTERIWIONAb PICTURES fl:
uyuminmiMnniimimiiiio
Joe Leahy, N.E. Branch Mgr.
Harold Levin, Asst. Branch Mgr. Steve Barbett, Salesman-Booker
Happy, Happy Holidays
FROM THE DE SANTIS FAMILY
Four Generations on Filmrow
yj^Sjt
North Shore Twin Cinemas, Gloucester
Route 133 Drive-In Theatre, Georgetown
and Gloucester Drive-In, Gloucester
mA
Season's Greetings
ATLANTIC RELEASING CORPORATION
Tom Coleman Michael Rosenblatt
Nan Gagne
o0 SEASON'S GREETINGS
^
^ BEST WISHES §?o
REDSTONE
MANAGEMENT
'^mm^m&mi^£m^i^^m^mtm^^^i^tms^^^^mmm^^^^^
bXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976 NE-7

: REEF
'
j
'
I
| ]
j
| |
1
,
i
,'
|
I
|
j
j
_°J
;fitllll«
'Seven-Per-Cenl' Top
Scorer al 360 in 3rd
BOSTON—Some averages were off and
there was little gain on the weekend despite
big shopping crowds intent on their Christmas
shopping but too busy for films. Three
newcomers shaped mostly above average:
"Pipe Dreams" scored a fine 200 at the
Savoy II and "Blast!" was just slightly above
average at the Saxon. "Bugsy Malone" was
at 100 at the Charles West. "The Amazing
Dobermans" slipped with 50 at the Charles
East.
"Carrie" leads the town at 250 in its second
week at two theatres, one at the Beacon
Hill and one at the Savoy I. "The Seven-
Per-Cent Solution," on one screen, continues
high above average in its third week with
a 360 gross at the Cheri I.
(Average Is 100)
Back Bay Screening Room—Beware oi a
Holy Whore (SR), 2nd wk 180
Beacon Hill, Savoy I—Carrrie (UA), 2ncl wk 250
Charles East—The Amazing Dobermans (SR) 50
Charles WosI—Bugsy Malone (Para) 100
Cheri I—The Seven-Per-Cenl Solution (Univ),
3rd wk 360
Cheri III—The Song Remains the Same (WB),
6th wk. 125
Gary—C(
" — - ^, si^
Well Cin 1 Hollywood
3— Call Me Angel, Sir
Savoy 11 Pipe Dreams
Saxon—Blast! (SR)
West End Pussycat— The Felines
(SR)
'Small Change' Has Lofty
Opening in Windy City
CHICAGO—New World Pictures' "Small
Change" reported an outstanding gross during
the first three days of its engagement
at the Biograph Theatre here.
The Francois Truffaut film, which has
opened to excellent business around the
s
^°n't "^'ss the famous
BlUfiSliM
fHAmnl '-'o" Ho Show. .
.
at
i"°^^l Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
REEF TOWERS EDGEWATER
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
country, recently was screened in the Chicago
International Film Festival.
Previously, "Small Change" was the
opening-night attraction at the New York
Film Festival and it also was featured at
the San Francisco Film Festival.
Philip Scott Is Appointed
NE Chairman for NITE
BOSTON — Philip Scott of Hingham,
Mass., was appointed chairman of a New
England group of National Independent
Theatre Exhibitors who are currently forming
a regional chapter of that organization.
New England NITE steering committee
members appointed include the following exhibitors
from Massachusetts: Guy and Lee
Spencer, Wellesley: Roland Faucher, West
Newton; Tom McNulty, Marblehead, Chuck
and Marjorie Skinner, New Bedford; Henry
Neveux, Plainville; Tony and Dianne De-
Gloucester; Chester and Joan Yamilkoski,
Santis.
Easthampton; Victor and Evelyn
Baker, Agawam and Edie Scott, Hingham.
Goldmark Named to Role
On State Future Group
STAMFORD, CONN.—Governor Ella
T. Grasso has named Dr. Peter C. Goldmark,
president of Goldmark Communications
Corp., to a new commission to help
forecast the state's future.
'Twiliter' Plan Is Popular
HADLEY, MA,SS.—Continuing to garner
considerable audience response is the innovative
"Twiliter" plan in effect at the Mountain
Farms Four Cinemas in this Springfield
suburb. A reduced admission is in effect for
half an hour in late afternoon at all four
auditoriums. The time ranges from 4:30-
5 p.m. to 4:45-5:15 p.m. depending on the
auditorium. Daily newspaper ads contain
regular reminders of the policy.
Marianne Kelley Weds
HADLEY. MASS.—Marianne T.
Kelley,
who has worked in American Multi Cinema's
Mountain Farms 4 concession stand
since the theatre opened, recently was married
to Peter M. Wanczyk.
AMC Circuit Opening
1 '0
'liCES
Four-Thealre Complex 1*1
SWANSEA. MASS. — American Multi
j-'J!
Cinema, Inc., will open a new four-theatre |-"
complex in Swansea, Mass., Wednesday i"'
(22). The Swansea 4 theatres is located in j-
the Swansea Mall at Route 118 and 1-195 in
Swansea.
Promotional activities preceeding the
opening began Saturday (18) with a gala
"Hollywood Comes To Swansea Mall" costume
contest. The public is invited to come
dressed as their favorite "movie" or "movie
star." The grand prize winner receives a trip
for two to Hollywood. Sunday (19), WJAR
Radio sponsored a "920 FUND" benefit
with all proceeds going to the Salvation
Army. All admissions will be $1 and patrons
will have a choice of four films for their
viewing pleasure. Tuesday (21) will highlight
a Columbia Pictures benefit showing of
"Nickelodeon" with all boxoffice proceeds
going to the Christmas Seal Foundation, a
part of the National Lung Association. Patrons
may view "Nickelodeon" for the small
admission price of a "nickel." Grand opening
to the public Wednesday (22) will offer
"Nickelodeon" and "The Enforcer." Walt
Disney's "The Shaggy D.A." will open at
the Swansea 4 on Christmas day, Saturday I
|
(25).
The theatre complex covers an area of I
14,200 square feet with a seating capacity ij
Authorized by the State Legislature, the
Commission on Connecticut's Future is to
help state government anticipate the impact
of changing technologies. Serving without
pay, the commission members are charged
with reporting periodically to the State Leg-
of 1,035. The largest auditorium will seat i !
'Erotic Adventures' Topping
265, the next two largest will seat 260 each,
j |
Two-Minute Warning' at 140
and the smaller auditorium will seat 250.
HARTFORD—"The Erotic Adventures
The auditoriums will be done in neutral i ;
of Pinocchio" led the Hartford list recently
earth-lone colors. They all share a common
!
with a 140 gross edging out "Two-Minute islature.
I
lobby, boxoffice and concession stand.
Warning" which was at 135. Only two new
I
The Swansea 4 opening was announced
titles opened amid a week of continuing
product,
Nine Added
prelude to Guy Gannett by Stanley H. Durwood, president of AMC
j
to the holiday season.
and Charles Liebler, president of Arlen
Keppner-Tarantul's Avon Park II and Burnside
II closed until Christmas week.
PORTLAND, ME. — The Guy Gannett Mall Shopping Center. Swansea is the 7th ^
Entertainment Coverage
j 1
Properties. New York, developer of Swansea
^
Atheneum Cinema-Edvard Munch (SR), 3rd wk 75 Newspapers have added nine correspondents
throughout the region to supplement
Cinema 11, Elm—The Front (Col), 5lh wk ... Arlen development that AMC has a theatre
,
80
j
Cinema III—The Next Man (AA), 4th wk 60
'
complex in. "We look forward to a con-
Cinema City 111—The Erotic Adventures of
|
Pinocchio (SR), 2nd wk the existing arts coverage for the morning
140
tinuous and lasting association with them," I
j
Cinema City IV— Pipe Dreams (Emb), 2nd wk . 100 Press Herald, Evening Express and Sunday
Maine Telegram. The three newspapers The lease was negotiated by Coleman !
Showcase Durwood said. : I
1 Two-Minute Warning (Univ)
4th wk .
135
|
Showcase 11-Carrie (UA), 3rd wk 130
Showcase
are
111—Marathon Man
expanding their focus on motion pictures,
theatre and other components of the erties, and Joel Resnick, vice-president of 1
(Para), 8th wk Lehrman, project manager for Arlen Prop- ;
120
Showcase IV—The Song Remains the Same
;
(WB), 3rd wk.
cultural arts.
development and Russ Beckner, director of
; j
NE-8
real estate development, both of AMC. The
'
theatre was designed by Robert W. Kahn,
i
architects of New York, who also designed
the Swansea Mall. The contractor is F.L.
1
•»
Collins & Sons, of Fall River, Mass.
•
The Swansea 4 theatres will be managed
by Sam Gourley, currently the manager of •
i
AMC's East 5 theatres in Harrisburg, Pa.
I
Gourley will be assisted by Robert Bell who
is being transferred from the Carrollton
{
6 Theatres in New Carrollton, Md. The
I
theatres will be under the supervision of
Earl Voelker, Northeast division operations
manager officed in Cherry Hill, N.J.
Freebies for Attending Film
i
HYDE PARK., MASS.—The New Pixie
Cinema, screening an MGM-UA rerun, "The
,
Phantom Tollbooth," at weekend matinees,
distributed
free gifts.
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976
|
|
1
j.«reiiii
,..(*BM
; as ace
i:.toissf
:7We
jiaN'CHES
j « rejisli
ilLiieP
blBler ft
In,
*'^

. . One-time
•
John Lowe Featured Film
Buff in Worcester Paper
WORCESTER, MASS.—John P. Lowe,
district manager for Redstone Theatres and
longtime film buff, was featured in a Wor-
New Trade Name Registered
MANCHESTER, CONN. — William
Forbes registered a new trade name, Highland
Laddie Productions, 231 McKee Street,
Manchester 06040, with the Town Clerk's
office.
HARTFORD
jgjimon Konover, president of Simon Konover
Associates and a member of the
Konover exhibition family, has been elected
cester Telegram-Gazette newspaper article
to the board of directors of Hartford's
his collection of focusing on "the golden
age" of motion pictures. He has some
Mount Sinai Hospital . . . William H. Mortensen,
800
retired Bushnell Memorial managing
books and hundreds of magazines on motion
director, has donated $50,000 to the University
pictures, some dating as far back as
of Hartford, establishing a library endowment
fund in honor of John G. Mar-
1911.
Lowe remarked that he continues to receive
tin, former chairman and president of Heublein.
silent screen era material from liketin,
Inc., the food-alcohol firm headquartered
here minded people across the country. He says,
screen actor John
.
"There's a certain camaraderie among anyone
who is serious about films. They're not governor of Connecticut and then a U.S.
Davis Lodge, who later went on to become
concerned with money. All they want is to
have someone to carry on the tradition."
ambassador, was here on a rare visit. He and
Mrs. Lodge were participating in the silver
anniversary ball of the Boys Town of Italy
at the Hartford Hilton. Mrs. Lodge, incidentally,
wore the same Fontana dress she
wore to the first dance.
Writer Jack Grant, nephew of Katharine
Hepburn, has another book in distribution.
"The World of Women's Gymnastics," was
co-authored with gymnastics coach Jim
Gault. Grant, son of former West Hartford
mayor and Mrs. Grant (she's the former
Marian Hepburn), has previously written
about skateboarding and a variety of other
topics.
Bernie MenscheU, head of the
Menschell
Theatres and president of the Connecticut
Ass'n of Theatre Owners, and wife Irma got
back from a brief vacation stay under sunny
skies in Florida.
A majority of downtown Hartford merchants
responding to a chamber of commerce
survey said that 1976 was a poor year
for them, most citing parking space for customers
their prime problem. Most of the
suburban merchants responding said that,
in general, business was in better shape
during 1976 than it was the previous year.
Columbia Pictures has acquired worldwide
distribution rishts to "The Farmer."
BOSTON
BOSTON
"i5
y. reeunad t
One of the joys of the Holiday Season is to extend to you our sincerest
thanks for a very pleasant association.
We wish you Holiday Happiness and all good things for the New Year.
All the people at
Profit by Air, Inc.
g)wBd« Wto^3»

BURT
^e'eadon 6
reeunad
r
BOSTON
—yeaAon 6
K^reetinaS
JUD PARKER FILMS.
INC.
lud Parker
John Parker
Mary Jane Kilduff Dave Landau Eleanor Callahan
Reason's Greetings
THE PATRIOT CINEMAS, INC.
i
Loring Cinema, Hingham
Cinemas MI, Pembroke
Queen Anne Cinema, Norwell
Phil and Edie Scott
David A. Kiolbasa, Gen. Mgr.
Cameo, So. Weymouth
Cinema, Brookline
Lincoln Plaza I-II.
Worcester
SEASON'S GREETINGS
Allied
Artists Pictures Corp.
440 Statler Office Bldg.
Lynne Nelson
Dave Titleman
Sandie Grigway
357-5621
SEASON'S GREETINGS
Kincaide Theatre, Winthrop
g Bill and Dorothy Kincaide
UNIVERSAL SEATING CO.
1157 Adams St.
Boston, Mass. 02174
(617) 442-3830
i
i
i
i
i:
i
I
Season's Greetings
WILLIAM RISEMAN
ASSOCIATES
Bill Riseman Ix)uis Da Via
iii (a t^ Bi» >;ji> «w >^a «i»iBO «

i
i
i
i
i
BOSTON s.eadon 6
fitmmm.^^^m&^^m^m^:m^^S&^^m reelina.5
BOSTON
J^appu ipp^ J^otldcauA
f'
From
SUNN CLASSIC PICTURES, INC.
70 Atlantic Ave. Marblehead, Mass. (617) 598-1237
From the Employees of
NOVO AIR FREIGHT
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR WARMEST WISHES
FOR A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON
AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
i
^eadon
I
d L^reetin^S
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
350 Park Sq. Bldg. Boston. Mass.
Dave Fox
Ernie Comi
Season's Gieeimqs
MAJOR THEATRE
EQUIPMENT CORP.
28 PIEDMONT ST., BOSTON
Successors to Joe Cifre, Inc.
Frances Morris
Mack George Paul
Arthur Porter
M..
\
I
i
^J^cippu J^olldauA
MAVERICK HOLDINGS, INC.
i;
aiSrOi*

. . The
RHODE ISLAND
Qregory Peck, working in a Zanuck-Brown
production of "MacArthur." an upcoming
Universal release, told the Rhode Island
press that the motion picture is not intended
to cast the military figure in a favorable
or unfavorable light. The objective, rather,
is to show the truth, focusing on the war
years in the Pacific and Korea, and President
Truman's sacking of the general.
"The audience will decide who was right
and who was wrong," Peck pointed out.
"A good deal of the film is a study of a
very contradictory, vain, tender, authoritarian,
stubborn, loyal, opinionated, theatrical,
terribly complex figure. We're interested
in complex characters who make
their own rules as they go along in life.
When you have a man who decides what his
destiny is and then does everything possible
to pursue it, regardless of criticism and opposition,
you have the makings of real
drama."
One of the lengthiest pre-opening ad campaigns
for an independent Rhode Island
cinema's holiday season booking in recent
years was accorded scheduling of Paramount's
new version of "King Kong" into
the Ocean State Theatre is downtown Providence
. Palace, West Warwick, and
the Stadium theatres in Woonsocket are
using the daily logo, "Adult Theatre Guide."
in a composite newspaper ad.
Jackie Gleason, who just completed work
in Universal's "Smokey and the Bandit" to
be released July of
1977, told the pre!s that
he next tackles a new TV series, "Panama
Fargo," which will focus on an advertising
agency trouble-shooter living in Florida.
Asked whether he liked motion pictures or
TV better, he replied, "If the emolument is
correct, I like either medium." Continuing
in a humorous vein, he quipped, "You'll
notice I weigh about 210 now, but that's the
new thing. More is most. Steve McQueen is
putting on weight. Marlon Brando is putting
on weight. You don't think that Paul Newman
grew a beard because he likes it. He's
trying to get heavy."
WORCESTER
Wariations on parking-space advertising
continue in mid-Massachusetts exhibition.
The General Cinema Corp.'s Center
cinemas III advertises, "Free Validated
Parking," while the Redstone Showcase
cinemas IV advertises, "Low Rate Parking
At Federal Garage," and the independent
Lincoln Plaza II proudly proclaims, "Free
Parking!"
Mid-stale premieres included Warners'
"The Ritz" and UA's "From Noon Till
Three." Among the continuing titles were
Paramount's "Marathon Man," Golden
Films' "The Amazing Dobcrmans," Warners'
"The Song Remains the Same," UA's
"Carrie," Universal's "Two-Minute Warning,"
Columbia's "The Front," and states
rights' "The Erotic Adventures of Pinocchio."
Holiday season bookings include UA's
"The Pink Panther Strikes Again," Warners'
"The Enforcer" and "A Star Is Born," 20th-
Fox's "Silver Streak" and Paramount's
"King Kong."
The Paris cinemas II repainted screen
two, invested $1,000 in special equipment
and spent 35 cents apiece for 1,000 glasses
to bring back "Fantastic Invasion of Planet
Earth," in 3-D (glasses were re-usable) . . .
The Oxford Twin Drive-In announced new
cold weather prices of $4-per-car. regardless
of the number of passengers.
New Hampshire Gets CATV
Taste of Home Box Office
CONCORD, N.H.—New Hampshire is
getting its first taste of cable antenna television
(CATV), with introduction of Home
Box Office to subscribers in Salem, Windham
and Derry by Continental Cablevision,
Recently, similar service was provided to
some 1,000 customers of Colonial Cablevision
in the Woburn, Burlington and Stoneham
area. The print media is already asking
if R-rated film should be allowed for home
consumption.
One newspaper writer pondered, "Is it
proper to allow such controversial films as
"The Exorcist' and 'Mandingo' to be shown
on your living-room television screen when
your youngsters can't see them at their
neighborhood theatre?"
"Do you want those uncut R-rated flicks
on your home TV screen?" the same writer
continued. "These are not the X-rated ones.
But nowadays, many parents feel, R-rated is
wild enough."
In quick rebuttal, Robert Phelps of Continental
Cablevision emphasized that R-rated
motion pictures are not being scheduled on
his CATV service before 9 p.m. at night.
"And we do have a Parental Guidance Control
that can be attached to the set. This control
locks out the service. It can be used by
parents when they are going out for the
night, and they don't want their children to
see a certain movie."
Les Read, HBO's northeast regional manager,
has said "There have been some complaints
about the R-rated movies, but il
hasn't been heavy. In one area, where we
have 2,000 customers, only eight persons
asked for the Parental Guidance Control."
INCORPORATIONS
— Connecticut —
Victoria Films. Inc.. care of Clark I-.
Stephens, 12222 Bronson Rd., Fairfield
06430; Patricia Kaslib, president-treasurer;
Clark L. Stephens, secretary.
Puffin Films Corp., 3 Whitlock Ave.,
Bethel 06801: Steven R.
Brauner, presidenttreasurer;
Joseph P. McCarthy, sr., vice-prcsident-secretar\
MAINE
Cunn Classic Pictures' "Adventures of
Frontier Fremont," Golden Films' "The
Amazing Dobermans," UA's "Carrie,"
"From Noon Till Three" and "Burnt Offerings,"
Avco Embassy's "Bittersweet Love,"
and Universal's "Two-Minute Warning"
were among the key-city openings across
Maine . . . Paramount's "Marathon Man"
headed for a record-shattering third month
in auditorium two of the Cinema City III,
Westbrook.
"Monsieur Vincent," the French-language
classic, recently was shown free in the meeting
room of the McArthur Public Library
in Biddeford. The 7:30 p.m. screening was
open to the public.
Portland banker John M. Daigle, who
heads a five-member task force appointed
by Gov. James B. Longley, has called for
tlie state allocation of $300,000 for either
an unidentified private tourism organization
or the Maine State Development Office
to allow tourist advertising. One spokesman
for the tourism industry, Ervil Kennett, vicepresident
of the Maine Campground Owners
Ass'n. contends that the state must spend
more money outside Maine to bring in
tourists and that each segment knows best
where monies should go.
The Maine Coast cinemas II in Ellsworth
had a "Bargain Night" admission policy in
effect Monday and Tuesday, November 22
and 23, while screening "Obsession."
The Bangor Cinema, Bangor, with reprise
double-bill from Buena Vista including "No
Deposit, No Return" and "Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs," charged $1.25 for
youngsters all day . . . The Cinema Center,
Brewer, played rerun, "A Boy Named Charlie
Brown," at 2 p.m. for Saturday-Sunday
matinees.
Reduced Admission Prices
Enjoyed in Worcester
WORCESTER—This city's moviegoers
are enjoying markedly reduced admissions
policies on a week-long basis at area outlets
of two circuits.
There is a $1.50 admission in effect from
open to close Monday through Thursday
and to 5 p.m., Friday through Sunday, at
the Redstone Showcase cinemas IV. The
tab goes to $3 after 5 p.m. on weekends.
General Cinema Corp.'s Worcester Center
cinemas III are charging $1.50 at all
limes excepting after 5:30 p.m. on weekends
when there is a $2.75 admission price.
Yiddish Film at Harvard Divinity
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—The Harvard-
Radcliffe Hillel Society sponsored 7:30 and
9 p.m. showings on a recent Sunday night
of the Yiddish film, "Mirele Efros" with
English subtitles at the Harvest Divinity
School. A $1 donation was requested of
NE-I2 ;mber 20, 1976

irtle
1 various
JOD pofol
NovegliJil
MM
ced
Variety Village Sei
To Close in June
J|[
TORONTO— Variety Village, the vocational
school for handicapped boys which
the Variety Club of Ontario has maintained
iineffsi:
4 Su*;
onweeW
Worcesif
og
S1.S«
,ti,on«»
here for the past 27 years, will close at the
end of the present term next June. The
school's closing has been looked upon as a
fortunate turn of events, an indication that
more now is being done in this field than
when the school first was designed.
"We've just outlived our usefulness." the
school's present principal, Frank Pengally,
told Dorothy O'Neill of the Star. "Lack
of enrollment is the good news story."
The school has graduated more than 300
students since its opening in 1949—in shop,
commercial and watch-repair courses. The
majority of the graduates have gone back
to establish themselves successfully in their
Ontario communities.
When Pengally came to Variety Village
as a teacher 24 years ago, the school was
operating at capacity and had 100 persons
the waiting list.
ionPengally welcomes the decline in enrollment,
explaining many reasons for it. Polio
and other crippling diseases are now much
more under control and local education
iboards today are making wider provisions
for handicapped students by way of ramped
stairways, elevators and special transportation
arrangements.
Variety Village has been operated by the
Ontario Society for Crippled Children, with
financing by the Variety Club of Ontario
Tent 28 and some grants from the provincial
government. The annual budget has
been approximately $130,000.
"The relationship between Variety Village
land the Ontario Society for Crippled Chilwill
be maintained," Pengally said.
"We should know by April what the facility
will be used for."
jDivioiH]
Ef*
Obscenity Charge Will Be
nPitaJ Contested by FP Circuit
SUDBURY, ONT.—George Clarke, manager
of the Empire Theatre, was charged
li
ecently with "showing an obscene film"
ter an apparent mix-up of censored and
ncensored prints of "Alice in Wonderand."
Local officials seized the print after it
d been viewed in October. D. L. Sims.
rector of the theatres branch of the proincial
ministry of consumer and commerial
relations, said that by some mistake the
rint shown had not been censored for viewg
in the province.
A lawyer for Famous Players, owners of
^he theatre,
Intly was sent here after a mix-up by a
hipping clerk. He said the company planned
10 contest the charges.
larathon Man' Shows Legs
OTTAWA — Paramount's "Marathon
llan" went into a record-shattering third
lonth's stay at the Capitol Square cinemas
[I here.
IIOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976
CFDC Plans to
Aid Fewer Pictures,
Will Focus on Bigger Attractions
VANCOUVER—The Canadian Film Development
Corp. will reduce the number of
films it backs in hopes of making bigger
attractions and thus, more money. Vancouver
Sun film critic Les Wedman said
the cutback was indicated in the 1975-76
report of the eight-year-old CFDC. It is the
first time that the CFDC has indicated
concern with being "commercial," he added.
Excerpts from Wedman's story are quoted
below:
"Executive secretary Michael Spencer said
that Canadian filmmakers are going to have
to try harder for private financing because
from now on CFDC money for feature film
production will be limited to maybe ten
films a year.
Ten Highly Regarded
" 'But at least there will be ten wc thought
had a chance of making it at the boxoffice.'
Spencer declared, agreeing that in
the past scripts were approved and money
was invested in films that had no chance of
ever getting off the ground. This will happen
less and less in the future. For starters,
at its
meeting next month, the CFDC will be
asked to discontinue its "low budget' feature
production—that is, features costing
a maximum of $133,000, for which the
CFDC put up 60 per cent. Hardly one of
these films ever got into a Canadian theatre,
let alone reaped any returns. Spencer concurred
that in the past the CFDC should
have been a lot tougher, perhaps should
have withheld all finances on all feature
proposals 'because no scenario was worth
considering.' That never happened.
" 'We began with the idea that there was
a lot of talent out there, and that we'd
spread the bread around and give everyone
a chance,' Spencer said. But now, although
film attendance in Canada has increased.
Canadians still aren't interested
enough in Canadian features. In the CFDC's
opinion, the quality continues to improve,
but even in Quebec, where it was almost
impossible for a home-made feature to fail
at the boxoffice, attendance is down and
Quebec films are not finding audiences.
Spencer sees a possibility of a reversal of
this trend this coming year.
Two Hit $600,000 Level
"There were 11 English-Canadian features
released in 1975-76, and they took in
$2,034,000 at the boxoffice. Biggest grossers
were 'Lies My Father Told Me' and 'Recommendation
for Mercy,' both doing $600,000
worth of business. 'It Seemed Like a Good
Idea at the Time' took in $400,000 and
'Shivers' grossed $259,000. That means that
the other seven films took in only $175,000
in all of Canada.
" 'Of course, that's of concern to the corporation.'
said Spencer. He pointed out that
Canada is trying to get a feature film industry
going when the film market is not expanding.
That is
one reason why the CFDC
has been asking for a new mandate— to be
able to invest Tn films for TV. The CFDC
has hired two distribution watchdogs in
Montreal and Toronto for better liaison with
film distributors and to keep an eye on the
Famous Players and Odeon Theatre circuits
and their voluntary agreement to show
Canadian features at all of their theatres for
at least four weeks of the year.
" 'If you lump all the screen time together
in the theatres that Famous Players owns
and controls, then it comes within 90 per
cent of living up to the agreement,' said
Spencer, adding however that 'there are
some theatres in which a Canadian film
has never been shown.' Odeon's figures for
showing Canadian films, he estimated,
'would be away down.'
"Canadian filmmakers have been opposed
to anything but a fixed and legislated quota,
saying that voluntary pacts would not work.
Meanwhile, though, according to Spencer,
the CFDC and filmmakers are lined up
together to get better scripts from Canadian
writers and to make fewer pictures but pictures
aimed at an audience.
Nearly $15,000,000 Invested
"The CFDC has invested about $15 million
in close to 200 features, which have
returned only about $3.5 million to
the corporation.
After peaking in 1972-73 with
backing for 33 feature films made in Canada,
the CFDC investment in production of
films dropped this year to 18—seven French
and 1 1 English—with a total budget of $5.9
million. CFDC participation in the 18
climbed to more than 60 per cent because
private investors backed off. But next year
the CFDC hopes to keep its share to 50
per cent.
"The CFDC itself came close to being
eliminated when the Treasury Board refused
any further funding and then deliberated
again, ultimately kicking through with
an extra $5 million that will see the CFDC
through until the end of March. That hassle,
says the CFDC report, brought the government
agency and filmmakers together with
a 'vindication and reaffirmation' that the
CFDC's role in Canadian cinema is both
vital and necessary."
AIP 'Empire of the Ants'
Rolls Cameras in Florida
PALM BEACH. FLA.—American International's
production of H. G. Wells' "The
Empire of the Ants" has started shooting
near Palm Beach, Fla., reports Paul R.
Picard. AIP's vice-president in charge of
production. The cameras started rolling
Monday. November 22.
Joan Collins. Robert Lansing. John David
Carson and Jacqueline Scott star in the
film being produced and directed by Bert I.
Gordon, who also wrote the story for the
screenplay by Jack Turley.
said the uncensored print appar-
xio^'-

MONTREAL
^ei ^^eUdO/t S
reeunaA
Montreal
I
Joyeux Noel I
et bonne et heureuse annee |
Reason 6
vjreetinas
I
Secison's Greetings I
MeilleursVoeux
WORLD WIDE SPECIAL
ATTRACTIONS Ltd.
COBUCK ENTERPRISES
HARRY COHEN
DEL BUCKLEY
5800 Monkland Ave. Montreal
55 Bentley St.—Saint John, N.B.
Ltd.
I !
I
,(lj««iSjcJ!>wnBiaB Bite yijw Win t6h»

I
D.
?; from
MONTREAL -Seadon 6 ^KBfk Ljreetinad MONTREAL
S
Meilleurs
Voeux
Season's Best Wishes
1 1 CINE-COM tf^
GENERAL
and
SOUND
THEATRE
EQUIPMENT LTD.
J. J. KILCULLEN SR.
Yvon Plamondon
George Latorre
Denis Cote
Ramt Hindian
160 BATES ROAD
TOWN OF MT. ROYAL
514-739-6381
I
f
Meilleurs
Voeux
Seasons Best Wishes
I
ATSE
I I
MONTREAL MOTION PICTURE
' '
PROJECTIONISTS
LOCAL 262—MONTREAL
I
I
I
I
f
11
I
I
Gerald Nadeau - President
Frank Sotorio - Business Agent
MOTION PICTURE STUDIO
PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS
LOCAL 734—MONTREAL
Frank Sotorio - Business Agent
FILM EXCHANGE
LOCAL 262-B MONTREAL
Frank Sotorio - Business Agent
1
Season's Greetings
and Best Wishes
to all
ENGLISH & Co. Ltd. |
\ RESERVED SEATS I
ROLL TICKETS %
[
t also BINGO Supplies i
coast to coast ^
II Art Levitt I
I
Pcml Saxe
|
ife I Nat Gordon I
•I I I
'(^
64G5 Durocher, Montreal
,5
I
i t (514) 273-1745 |
I f i
lOYEUX NOEL ET BONNE ANNEE
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON
To our Quebec and
Maritime Territories
ARCHIE COHEN
JACK KROLL
EILEEN BRENNAN
WARNER
BROS.
DISTRIBUTING (Canada) LTD.
5890 Monkland Ave.
MONTREAL H4A 1G2 (514) 481-276c
,;jsa

j
|
j
J
i
(
| |
^ ,
|
|
j
Toronto Festival Publicify Creates
Slight, Belated Stir in Industry
TORONTO—Many of the film celebri
ties whose names were used as attractions in
publicity for the Toronto International Film
Festival reportedly were not invited to the
week-long event. Others said they specifically
declined the invitation.
William Marshall, festival director,
claimed that several stars had expressed an
interest in attending the October festival
including Jack Nicholson, Julie Christie,
Dom DeLuise and Claudia Cardinale; directors
Nicolas Roeg and Martin Scorsese;
screenwriter Robert Towne, and producer
Dino De Laurentiis. Only De Laurentiis appeared.
Both Towne and Christie said they had
been invited to the festival but had declined
the
invitation because of schedule conflicts.
Agents for Nicholson, Roeg and Scorsese
said they had never been contacted by festival
officials.
Organizers also claimed in prefestival
publicity that representatives of major U.S.
film companies would appear for a panel
discussion during the event. But Willard
Roth, executive director of the Canadian
Motion Picture Distributors Ass'n, which
includes the Canadian branches of U.S. film
companies, said that Marshall never received
any commitment that Hollywood studio representatives
would appear.
During the festival which took place the
same dat^es as the San Francisco Film Festival,
October 18-23, Marshall was critical of
Canadian motion picture distributors for
their lack of cooperation with the festival.
Youngsters at Yule Party
Variety Club 25 to Host
S^ fVATCH PROJECTION IMPROVE LOS ANGELES—Some
^
1
^^ -with
^^
^ NEW TECHNIKOTE ^
S SCREENS S
(LENTICULAR)
J^ XRL ^^
^ JET WHITE & PEARLESCENT ^
|>^^^ Availoble from vour outhoriied I
I SS»' Theatre Equipment Supply Dealer I
JTiCHNIKOTt CORP. l-^ Stob^^ngJr^J-l^^
5-5F',j«?'Sl'C?WS?W
fi&
j
j J j
j
i
| j
(
(
«
01
P: Kindest thoughts
P and best wishes
I
g
g
Christmas
and the
New Year,
g;
Our sincere a
g
appreciation %
g
for your marvelous &
g
patronage
&
g and cooperation. &
I
I
I
I
BEST THEATRE
SUPPLY INC
ARMAND BESSE %
President %
I 1590 MONT-ROYAL ST. EAST |
^
MONTREAL (514) 52G-7719 .|
|
I
Joyeux Noel
Bonne et heureuse annee
S.eaAon A Ljreetlin^s
1 fllEPlX 110.
8275 Mayrand, Montreal
514-342-9250
I ii; ,w
I
i5^3«55«B!l^-l^'^^iSif^t:^^
:.mbcr 20, 1976,.

Laj BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976
MONTREAL s.eaSon 6 MONTREAL
MEILLEURS VOEUX
SEASON'S BEST WISHES
QUEBEC CINEMA BOOKING LTD.
Mort Prevost
Roger Desautels
Jacques Patry
Montreal 1430 Bleury—Suite 10 (514)288-6336
Srs«*«?sa«?*«i5iir«i!*«^^
Cinemas Unis Ltee
United Theatres Ltd.
MONTREAL
!sw.Ci»8Saa.a>i&oi&e>i»ai;39-eii»»i!»o^^
Meilleurs Souhaits
Season's Greetings
BELLEVUE FILM
DISTRIBUTORS LTD.
WALT DISNEY
Twentieth Century-Fox Corp.
also 16mm MGM product
Harry Hayes and Staif
250 Rose De Lima—Montreal
514-935-6377
*«»*i&c>i*aiijiaio:!S!8*i»ois*3iO^^
Meilleur
Souhaits
MONTREAL POSTER
L'AFFICHE
Operant
Season's
Greetings
EXCHANGE
FRANCAISE
JIM TROW
MAURICE FONTAINE • LUQEN LARTIGEAU
e«j9^js.iSas.o^ri
2255 Westhill • Montreal • 514-481-0328
S!»«i»»ia.ss».Oi».«i&!si»ej»
MEILLEUR SOUHAITS
SEASON'S GREETINGS
TOM CLEARY
BOXOFFICE Representative
3720 Van Home, Suite 4
Montreal H3S 1R8 (514) 738-2715
M»«JsJ!Si»J*steeii)»Ba9*»*ii9*^
Souhaits sinceres pour NOEL
et I'annee enfiere
COMPAGNIE
FRANCE FILM
1405 Alexandre De Seve
Montreal
514-526-5971
Season's Greetings
from Executives and
staii
CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL
CANADA LTD.
(514) 288-633G
1430 Bleury Montreal
Meilleur Souhaits
ASSOCIATION DES
PROPRIETAIRES DE
CINEMAS DU QUEBEC INC.
Claude Tremblay
President
3720 Van Home • Montreal • (514) 738-271

Carrie
and 'Two-Minute Warning
Play to 'Excellent'
EDMONTON — "Two-Minute Warning"
and "Carrie," major product from major
producers registered the "excellent" grosses
in this city during the last recording. Showing
surprising legs in its 22nd week was
"Mother. Jugs & Speed" rating "very good"
with "Marathon Man" and "Shout at the
Devil." "All the President's Men" scored
"fair" as did "Obsession." "Alex & the Gypsy"
and "Lies My Father Told Me." At
"poor" were "The Romantic Englishwoman"
and "The Great Manhunt." "Good" ratings
Edmonton Marks
wen to "Car Wash," "Bugsy Malone," "The
Bad News Bears" and "It Shouldn't Happen
to a Vet."
Avenue—The Romantic Englishwoman (IFD) Poor
Capitol Square 1 Marathon Man (Para),
7th wk Very Good
Garneau Bugsy Malone (Para) Good
Jasper Blue—The Bad News Bears (Para),
4th wk Good
Londonderry A— It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
(AFD), 3rd wk. Good
Londonderry B—Alex & the Gypsy (BVFD),
Fair
Odeon 1—Two-Minute Warning (Univ),
I
EXPANDING
FILM COMPANY
requires
3 TALENTED
PROFESSIONALS
with proven ability
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
This working executive must have a
thorough knowledge and understanding
of all phases of the industry The position
calls for someone who is totally conversant
with budgeting, production, and distribution,
and who has contacts in all key
oreos. This person will work under the
limited supervision of the president and
will build this position restricted only by
his own dedication and ambition.
SALARY OPEN
PRODUCTION MANAGER
We require a unique and creative professional
with a successful background
end direct lines communication to ta-
of
lent and crews. This person will know the
meaning of budget films and will be held
responsible for production budget detail.
A rewarding future will be assured by
ability and performance.
SALARY-OPEN
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
This is not a desk job. We need a mover
who knows how and where to get things
done. Knowledge of timing, scheduling,
and promotion are |ust port of the expertise
we expect. Str
tacts are a must.
successful
career
Please reply in strictest confidence ar}d only
H you believe you can match our exacting
standards.
P.O. Box 173
186 Sutton Place
Beaconsfield, Quebec
N9W 5T7
CANADA

ing holdovers "Norman Is That You?"
and "Marathon Man."
Calgary Place l—Bugsy Maloi 'ara) ..Very Good
Calgary :—Carr
Grand 1
krT

. . Nobody
SALES
VANCOUVER
Paul Wroe, vice-president of Victoria Film
Services, spent a busy day here recently.
With VFS branch manager Brian Lynch
and Paramount branch manager Chris Sullivan,
who also is president of the British
Columbia Film Board of Trade, he met
with Ray MacDonald, chief motion picture
classifier. They discussed the problem of
print control as
related to stamped and permit
prints in this area. The problem has since
been resolved. He also made some staff
adjustments in the VFS branch.
Don Gibbs, manager of the Abbotsford
twin, returned from a late fall holiday refreshed
and tanned follows
the fortimes of UBC's Cinema 16 more
than its two most distinguished alumni,
Bryan Rodgers of the Lougheed Mall twins
and Ron Keillor. Odeon booker.
John Lindsay, former New York mayor,
was in town for about 14 hours to plug his
book, "The Edge." The big reason is to get
on "Celebrity Revue," currently the hottest
item in syndication both here and in the
U.S. Columnist Jack Wasserman opines that
the series could make Carol Taylor, formerly
of CTV in Toronto, into a major North
American personality. She's that good in
the format.
Daryl Duke has signed Robert Altman
to produce and direct a film exclusively
for CKVU. This thrills the heck out of
publicist Tom Butler because Altman is
the 16-year-old son of the genius moviemaker—the
next-best thing to a famous name
drop. Young Altman is in school at Brentwood
on Vancouver Island. He has attended
there ever since his family lived in British
Columbia during his father's pre-
1
VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER
SEASON'S GREETINGS
AND
BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR
TO ALL OUR FRIENDS IN SHOW BUSINESS
from
MOTION PICTURE THEATRE
Association of British Columbia
BARNET (BARNEY) SIMMONS, President
JIMMIE DAVIE
Vancouver Correspondent
BOXOFHCE
Season's Greetings *
BILL GIGLIO, President
JACK ARMSTRONG, Vice President
JOHN BERNARD, Sec-Treasurer
and Members
Canadian Picture Pioneers
Vancouver Branch
918 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C.
I
I
I
I
BEST WISHES
To All Our Friends and Customers
in the four Western Provinces
Canfilm Screen Service Limited
RENTALS : : SERVICE
All
Audio visual equipment
Projectors - screens
Ambassador—I.F.D.
Columbia Astral— Universal
Paramount—Cinema Centre
Vancouver Calgary Winnipeg
956 Richards 522-1 1th Ave. SW 583 Ellice Ave.
682-3646 264^660 786-6759 (Phone)
DOMINION THEATRE
EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
343—Railway Street Vancouver, B.C.
Buy direct from Canada's oldest
established supply house.
We can positively save you money.
Be smart—Get our prices before
buying elsewhere.
Season's Greetings to Our Many Friends
affi-aftsxif^ref

i:
. . . And
••M*A*S*H"' days. Wag Jack Wasserman
quips that the fee will be $50,000 and a box
of Mars Bars (very big with the schussboomers
since two-time world champion
Nancy Greeneraine started plugging them
.4 on the TV).
Canadian Film Development Corp. head
Michael Spencer spent several days in town
while he viewed a rough cut of "Skiptracer."
He described it over CKVU as a good
and interesting picture which should have
commercial success. His appearance on the
local segment of CKVU, a nightly in-depth
review of city activities, was monitored by
show coordinator Mike Winlaw. Local producer
Peter Bryant and movie critic
Michael Walsh helped carry on the dialog.
'The subject was Canadian film production.
['Space Odyssey' Returns
OTTAWA—The Nelson Cinema. Rideau
it Nelson, brought back MGM-UA's "2001:
\ Space Odyssey," advertising: "Presented
n the original 70mm and six-track stereoihonic
sound with 13 speakers!"
Split Policy for "Noah's Ark'
OTTAWA—The Elmdale Cinema, Wellington
and Parkdale, suspended its pass list
|)ut continued the ongoing policy of "golden
ige" admission prices for the engagement
l)f Sunn Classic Pictures' "In Search of
^M ^W m ^^aMW lle»^W1»a

1
Seeadon 6 reelin^d calgary
I
%
MAJESTIC THEATRE
BIGGAR, SASK.
g^sgasciiaJ!igv;!an.a»BiMBttMtia t

CALGARY ^ei —>ea6on 6 reeunad calgary
10201
Season's Greetings
J. M. RICE & CO. LTD.
and
GENERAL SOUND
415—Revillon Building
104 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta
Ph. 403-422-8502
% 1 Merry Christinas |
Happy New Year
To All Our Friends
United Artists Corporation
Calgary
Vem Haraldson & Staff
ato;!te s^teW^wan«»«te ciB jar> jiaB «anBiBW» ;a« )»»w»ria^
SEASON'S GREETINGS
and
VERY BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR
Paramount Pictures Corp.
(Canada) Ltd.
Jim McLaughlin, Branch Manager
«^at«wsi «ia'8i»ieiw

CALGARY
(Continued from page K-9)
by Bertine Stewart, who has just returned
to our city from California where she was
doing hair styles for Columbia Pictures.
Bertine is taking care of fastidious, fashionconscious
females at Parisiennes Beauty
Boutique Hairstyling downtown ... A
big welcome is extended to David Scott
Mehle. who was born October 18. The
proud parents are Debbie and Art Mehle
of the Lane Theatre in Trochu. David is
their first child.
in Russia . . .
Odeon Theatres here recently started a
Sunday Film Festival of classics from great
books with the two-part showing of Tolstoy's
"War and Peace." which was made
Hector Ross, well-known
throughout Canada in the motion picture
industry, recently was elected national president
of the Canadian Motion Picture Exhibitors'
Ass'n. Ross is affiliated with Theatre
Agencies and Towne Cinema theatres,
whose operations are mainly in central and
western Canada.
David Macdonald, Conservative member
for Egmont, P.E.I.. speaking here recently
g Merry Christmas and S
g
I!
t
Happy New Year
JUBILEE THEATRE |
Valleyview, Alta.
Ida and Danny Fell
g
to students at the University of Calgary and
to the annual meeting of the Calgary Centre
Progressive Conservative Ass'n. said "the
No. 1 issue which potentially denies Canada
full maturity is the heavy dependence on
American investment and cultural activity."
He went on to say that there are major
problems with cable TV. broadcasting,
magazines and movies and he called for
tax incentives for the Canadian motion
picture
industry.
National Film Theatre, Edmonton, showed
another in its Retrospective Canadian
Feature Films Series when it ran "The
Finishing Touch/The Plastic Mile" in the
Centennial Library Theatre. Friday (3) the
same group showed "A Married Couple" in
the same cinema. In the Women in Film
program the feature was "Daisies." made
in Czechoslovakia.
Fred Levitt of Famous Players retired
November 30 after 43 years in the film
business, all spent in exhibition. He started
working at a theatre 47 years ago and. apart
from a four-year stint away from movies,
he spent the rest of his working years in
theatres. His most recent house was Famous
Players' Sunset Drive-ln here. To celebrate
this auspicious event, some 60 of Fred's
former employees got together and held a
surprise party for him and his wife November
27. Almost a year in the planning, the
party proved well worth the time and work
put into it. To complete the surprise. Fred
was presented with a reclining chair and a
plaque from approximately 100 of his former
employees. In commenting on the party
and the farewell gifts. Fred said that he felt
very humble and very gratified that so many
CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
don't miss the famous
BlCl^lt
D°n Ho Show. .
.
lifAWAiil at
[ hotels^ Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
IN WAIKIKI: REEF . HFEJ TOWERS EDGEWATER
people he had worked with held him in
such esteem. Fred is looking forward to
doing nothing but enjoying his retirement.
Longtime Alta. Exhibitor
Harry Bubel Dead at 63
CALGARY—Harry Bubel. well-known
and highly respected member of the motion
picture industry, died in Edmonton. Alta.,
November 23, at the age of 63.
Born in Calgary, Bubel had lived in
Alberta all his life and spent almost 50
years in the film business. He launched his
career while in his early teens at the Bailey
Theatre in Camrose. Alta., and during the
1930s traveled the Peace River country with
Kent Purdy working for the National Film
Board. Traveling over primitive roads,
Bubel helped bring entertainment to people
residing on the northern frontier of the
province of Alberta.
During the 1940s, Bubel spent time in
Fairview and Spirit River, still in the film
business, and in 1948 located in Mercoal,
now a ghost town. While there, he operated
the theatre as well as a grocery store and
confectionery. In 1954 Bubel moved to Edson
where he built the Nova Theatre, later
selling out to move to Coronation, where
he purchased the Avalon Theatre in 1964.
Coronation was his home for the rest of
his life. During this time, he built the drivein
theatre. After selling the properties last
summer, Bubel and his wife took a two-week
bus tour to Disneyland in early November
and. as well, took a guided tour of Universal
Studios where, for the first time, they viewed
a location where the movies he had shown
for so many years were made.
Throughout his many years in exhibition,
Bubel was assisted by his wife, the only
woman in Alberta to hold a projectionist's
license (which she earned in 1939). He was
very active in several sports for many years.
He leaves his wife; son Kent and daughter-in-law
Florence; daughter Mrs. Janet
Morrmann; three grandchildren; five brothers,
and three sisters.
Cremation was in Edmonton, with a memorial
service held November 26 in Flk's
Hall, Coronation.
'The Farmer" was directed by David
Berlatsky and produced by Gary Conway.
ni B
1
CALGARY
pg?5aS!5Sgr?a£^5^5J«»5S^5^5^
CALGARY
i
I i
i
Season's Greetings
"May Santa Bring Down,
i
Big Business, All Round!"
3
CANADIAN MOTION PICTURE
i
PIONEERS
i
i
(Alberta Branch)
4564— 14th Street N. E.
i
Oflicers $ Members
Calqary, Alta.
i
403-26^6656
I
nwpa >ww> >wi >iii i fWi ««>M i» «»im«pima » ,tttiWB »l» t>a»«»i y*»W!«Ki»WKia <
PULLIN PRODUCTIONS LTD.
ifsKi^'if^^if^SiSfX'S^s^'i^^
BOXOFFICE :: December 20, 1976

B o X o r r c E bookmncumde
.New
New
, . Univ
. . Westdeutscher
An interpretive analysis of lay and tradepross reviews. Running time is in parentheses. The plus and
sign^ indicate degree ol merit. Listings cover current reviews regularly. Symbol ( 1 denotes
BOXOFFICE Bl
Ribbon Award; All films are m color except those indicated by (bSw) lor black & white
isn (MPAA) ratings: [Gj— General Audiences; PG— All ages admitted (parental gui-
Motion Picture A
dance suggested
; IR]—Restricted, with persons under 17 not admitjed unless accompanied by parent
or adult guardia
17 not lied. National Catho Oliice
(NCOMP) ratings: Al— Unobjectionable General Patronage; A2— Unobjectionable
lescents; A3—Unobjectionable lor Adult A4—Morally Unobjectionable (or Adults.
B—Objectionable in Part lor All; C—Condemne. " dcasting and Film Conunission
of Churches (BFC). For listings by npany, see FEATURE CHART.
Mo Piclu
Ado
i2EVIEW DIGEST
AND ALPHABETICAL
INDEX
++ Vei7 Good; + Good; - Fair; - Poor; = Very Poor. ++ is rated 2 pluses, — as 2 minuses.
Adoption (89) D ...Hunnia Studio 6-21-76 +
Si
Alfairs of Janice. The (72)
—
Sex D Leisure Time Booking 9-20-76 (X)
4895 Alex & the Gypsy
(99) C-D 20th-Fox 9-27-76 IH B + ± ±
4912 Amazing Dohermans. The
(94) At-C Golden 12-6-76 m + ± +
4897 America at the Movies
(116) Doc Cinema 5 10- 4-76 PG A3 + ++»
4909An8cls (90) M-F Boxoffice 11-22-76 H + —
4880 At the Earth's Core
(89) F-Ad AlP 7- 5-76 PG A2 -f -f +
4914 Assault on Precinct 13
(91) Cr-D Turtle 12-13-76 H ± +
4911 Battle Command
(100) War Constellation 12- 6-76 PG -f
4893 Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones, The
(94) Ad-CM Univ 9-13-76 |H B ± + + ±
Bed Bunnies (78) Sex C Omni 7-19-76 E -
4895Belstone Fox, The (87) D ..Cine-Ill 9-27-76 +
Beware of a Holy Whore
(103) Melo +
Yorker 12- 6-76
4897 Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars &
Motor Kings, The (110) C ..Univ 10- 4-76 PG A3 + -f -f + i
Bitch. The (La Chienne)
(100) Melo (b&w) Ajay 6-7-76 A3 ff +
4908 Bittersweet Love (92) D Emb 11-15-76 PG + ± -f H-
4907 Booby Hatch, The
(86) Sex C ..Constellation Films 11-15-76 ® ±
490S Bound for Glory (147) DM ., UA 11-15-76 PG ff f|- ff ff _|-
4905 Breaking Point
(90) Ac-D 20th-Fox 11-8-76 [1 -f ± —
4877 Buffalo Bill and the
Indians, or Sitting Bull's History
Lesson (120) W C-D UA 6-28-76 PG A3 + — ff ff -f
4895 Bugsy Malone (94) M-C Para 9-27-76 EJ Al ff -f ff ff -f
»l
4872 End o( the Game
(103) My-Sus 20lh-Fox 7-76 PG A3
6-
i
6+3-
3+1-
4881 Face to Face (136) D Para 7-19-76 m A3
4881 Faking of the President. The
(76) C Spencer Productions 7-19-76
Fear of Fear (88)
Melo
.
Rundfunk 11-29-76
4906 Fighting Mad (90) Ac-D ..20th-Fox 11- 8-76
4897 Flash & Firecat
(89) Ac-D Sebastian Int'l 10- 4-76 PG
4887 From Noon Three
Till
(99) W-C-D UA 8-16-76 PG B
4894 ,„. Front, The (94) D Col 9-13-76 PG A3
4890 Futureworld (104) SF AlP 8-23-76 PG A3
5+1-
1+1-
4873 Get Charlie Tully (97)
C T.B.S. Film Distributors 614-76 PG
Go For It
(96) Doc ..World Entertainment 8- 9-76 PG
Godzilla vs. Megalon
4876
(85) Ac-F Cinema Shares 6-21-76 El
4912 Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday. The
(102) C-W AlP 12- 6-76 PG B
Great Texas Dynamite 4889 Chase, The
(89) Ac C-D New World 8-23-76 [gj
4884 Gumball Rally, The (107) Ac-C .WB 7-26-76 PG . B
4879 Gus (96) C BV 7- 5-76 Al
ISI
Offeri
(116) i-D UA 9- 6-76 PG A3 +
Call Me Angel. Sir!
(73) Sex C-D ...
Jill Ross 10-25-76
4898 Cannonball (93) Ac-C ew World 10- 4-76 PG
4904 Car Wash (97) C .
11- 1-76 PG A3
4913 Carrie (98) Ho-D
UA 12-13-76 m
4875 Cat Murkjl anil the Si
(102) Ac-D .... mma III 6-21-76 m
4910 Child Is a Wild Young Thing. A
(88) Doc Peter Skinner 11-22-76
4901Chino (98) Intercontinental 10-18-76
W ....
Clearina in the Jungle. A
(38) Doc ... Granada Television 11-29-76
4875 Clockmaker, The
(105) D Joseph Green 6-21-76
4886 Cousin Cousine (95) C Libra 8- 2-76
1+1-
3+1-
± - 6+3-^
+ 5+1-
++ 9+2-
\
(90) Ac-C-D Dimension 7-19-76 PG
Double Exposure of Hollv. The
(77) Sex D Scope 10-25-76 ®
4899 Dream No Evil
(90) Sus- D Boxoffice 10-11-76 PG
4888 Drum (101) Melo UA 8-16-76 m C
-E—
4873 Eat My Dust!
(90) Ac-C World 6-14-76 PG A3 ±
BOXOFFICE BookinGuide :: Dec. 20. 1976
4894 Death Play
New Line 9-13-76
4+2-
4879 Deep Red
(98) Su
Howard Mahler 7- 5-76 [El C
3+2-
4903 Dersu Uzala
(137) Ad-D New Wi
5+1-
Dineh: the People
(77) Doc Hornick/Re U-15.76
1+1-
Dirty Hands
(99) My-Melo New I 9-20-76 m B 3+2-
4881 Dixie Dynamite
1+
2+1-

Audio
REVIEW DIGEST
_
AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX » very Good; Good; =t Fair; - Poor; = Very Poor
ed 2 pluses, = as 2 minuses.
4910 Last Affair. The (SO) D Chelex 11-22-76 H
Last of tlis Cuiva, The
...Granada Television 11-29-76 —
4914 List Tycoon.
(65) Doc
The (112) D ....Para 12-13-76 PG + ±
48SS Let's Talk About Men
AA 8-16-76 PG A3 +
Lifeguard (94)
(93) C (h&v.)
4SS7 C-D Para 8-16-76 PG A3 ± ±
4878 Logan's Run (120) SF-D ..MGM-UA 6-28-76 PG A3 + tt
Loose Ends (100) D
(b&w) ...Fat Chance Productions 6-21-76 ± +
Lost. Lost, Lost
(176) Doc Jonas Mckas 11-15-76 ±
4892 Lovers and Other Relatives
(98) C CrysUI 9- 6-76 H +
4905 Loving Cousins
(87) Sex C-D .independent-lnt'l 11- 8-76 H + —
2+1-
1-fl-
3+2-
4+3-
4873 Macintosh & T.J.
(96) W-D .Penland Productions 6-14-76 PG A2 i
4902 Mad Dog Morgan
(102) W Cinema Shares 10-18-76 H B +
Maitresse
(112) Sex F-D ..Tine Productions 11-29-76 C ±
4899 Marathon Man (120)
Sus-D Pafa 10-11-76 El B +
4874 Male of the Century
(95) C JosepI
4884 Man Who Fell to Earth. The
4890 Mannequin
(118) SF-D Ci
6-14-76 A3 +
7-26-76 El B +
(90) Sex D Joseph Brenner 8-23-76 =t
4895 Marquise of 0, The
(102) Hi-D New Line 9-27-76 PG A2 H
Mary! Mary! (SO) Sex F Scope 12- 6-76 ±
4902 Matter of Time. A
(97) D AlP 10-18-76 PG A3 H
4865 Mcrry-Go-Round (90) Sex C New Line 5-10-76 El C i
4876 Midway (132) Hi-War D Univ 6-21-76 PG A2 +
4870 Missouri Breaks, The
(126) W-D UA 5-31-76 PG B +
4869 Mother, Jugs & Speed
(95) Ac-C-D 20th-Fox 5-31-76 PG B H
Ms. Don Juan
(95) D Scotia American 10-11-76 +
4880 Murder by Death (94) C-My ...Col 7- 5-76 PG A3 +
4883 My Friends (113) C AA 7-26-76 H B +
Nana (160) D ...Films Jean Renoir 12- 6-76
4904 Network (120) C-D MGM-UA 11- 1-76 El B
4906 Next Man. The (108) Sus-D ...AA 11- S-76 El
4900 y Norman ... Is That You?
(91) c MGM-UA 10-11-76 PG C
4884 Obsession (98) Sus-D Col 7-26-76 PG A3 H
Obse^sione (Obsession)
.
(135) D (b&w) Brandon 10-25-76 +
Old Gun, The
(104) War-Mcio Surrogate 9-20-76 A3 +
4875 Omen, The
(111) Ho-0 20th-Fox 6-21-76 E) B ++
4892 Only Way Home, The
(85) Cr-D Cineworld 9- 6-76 PG +
Otto Messmer's Felix the Cat
(62) An Otto Messmer 6-21-76 +
Outlaw Josey Wales, The
4883
VIZ (136) WB 7-26-76 PG B +

2
I
£ :l
i:i ;i5
I'i
5|l
lis il
f-elf
^1 It
m g
. B
° 1
II
.1^
15?
".EX
llll

11
I
^= ii
m
:5ge
«?§ .
215" PI
:£|ss ;C
m
1^1
Jill
iiiiiil
5 ;|fil ijll
!3lll!§lll
-Bills
i s I
"I" :|
I: si
S
I
i:
riilgilj
= -Is
ill
S -Is
I igi;^ .?t
§5 il j
^c •£" GS
i, i I
^1 |l I-
I R K
o o c S
o 'I d
i- t" V€
r«=
- •
=1
:!•» -1.
^ '
a =
lisps:;. £-i
ill
ss=
III
h i
lt!l
Si J^.
si a^i
(BB3 Sf
"I EbI
;^^- Sis
IP ill
f5f ""gs
ill
i5i!
Is
S 2
3Nnr

SF-Sus
. . D
Apr
D,
Sex
June
Apr
. . Aug
Sept
IVI
.
Sex
.Cr-D.
C-D
. June
. Nov
. May
Mar
.
. .
. .
Aug
May
MISCELLANEOUS
Rel. Date
Rel. Date
AMBASSADOR RELEASfNG
Le Magnifique (95) C. Apr 76 K-TEL INTERNATIONAL
Stunts That Made the Movies
Problem (94) C. May 76 Robinson Crusoe (86) ..An.. Feb 76
Famous Apr 76 Alpha Beta (70) D. June 76 Not Now Darling .Sex ..C. Feb 76
The Belstone Fox (87) D Sept 76 Don't Just Lie There, Say
A. STIRLING GOLD
Something (95) Apr 76
Anna Kaienina (105) . . 76 CLAMIL PRODUCTIONS
Black Emanuelle (90) Oct 76 The 1st Notch (80) Jan 76
Karin Schubert
Psyched by the 4-D Witch
The Good, the Bad and the Loser
Marianna Mill
(81) Feb 76
(90) Ac-C.,Nov76
Billion for a Blonde
iig of the Jungle (90) Feb 76
Winter Kills D. Stephen Boyd
.
gic Legend of the Juggler
niolinrd Bonne. Anthnny TerliitK
The Yin and Yang of Mr. Go
(80) Nov 76
Burgess Meredith. James Mason,
Blood Freak (80) Nov 76 Jeff Bridges. Broderlrk Crawford
ATHENA FILMS, LTD.
Bedroom Magic (90) Nov 76 Play
Sammy
Now— Pay Later
Somebody (93) D .
Turopa (SO) Jan 77 Jean-Paiil Belmondo. Mia Farrow
Sus.in Rtrn'iberg. Zalman King 357 Magnum Jan 77
Sisters of Satan
Conspiracy (87) Ho..
Anne ITey^vood
Between Heaven and Hell (S7) ..D.. MANUEL S. CONDE
The Devil Has 7 Faces
.I.ihn Pliillp Law
Love Games D. Feb 76 Tarroll Baker. Stephen Boyd
Virility (87) C, The Ail-American Woman D. Feb 76 The Hassled Hooker
Tiirl I>rrn. Aeostinn Relll
Deep Jaws C. Apr 76 Martin Balsam. Trrence Hill
Mission Stardust (90) SF..
The Dicktator C-D..May76
the Damned
Hercules in the Haunted World
Mlm
nirislnnlier I,pp. life Parl<
White Fanj & the Goldiggers ..Ac DOTY-DAYTON
Swinging Monster
.
Impossible
rhe Great American
Love (90) D. .
Stephen Royd
(90)
Oct 76 LIMA PRODUCTIONS
Pony Express Rider
The Erotic Adventures of Pinocchio
(100) Hi-D..Nov76 (75) Sex C. Sept 76
ATLANTIC RELEASING
Slru.iit Petersen. Henry Wilcoxnn
Crazy Jack and the Boy .... Mar 76 Baker's Hawk (105) ..W-D..Dec76 WILLIAM MISHKIN
Those Dirty Dogs W.. Mar 76 Clint Walker. Diane Baker
Girls of 42nd St. (88)
The President's Women ..C. Apr 76 Young Rivals Ad-D.. June 77 Hot Times (82)
He Is My Brother . .Ac-Ad. June 76 Mfuarl Petersen
Ithiesl Show In Town (74) .
Sunbursi D.. June 76 Escape From Angola Ac- Ad..
In Search of Bigfoot .. Doc June 76
1 Briick. Anne Collints MULBERRY SQUARE
Wilderness Lake D.. ;Hawmps!/Bcn]i's Life Story
BEEHIVE PRODUCTIONS
(126/16) -. .W-C/Doc. .May76
The Raw Report
GAMMA 111
(70) Sex C. Feb 77 Birch Interval (105) ...D.. May 76 EW LINE
Milrh Moriill. riolly Pementn
Susan McCluiiR, Eddie
Merry-Go-Round
Albert
(90) Sex C. Apr 76
Sister
Carnal's Cuties
Street
Cat Murkil and the Silks ...June 76
Fighter (86) ..Apr 76
(70) Sex-Ac. Apr 77 Dirty Knight's Work .Ac-C. Aug 76
Maniac Is Loose (90) Apr 76
Muffin Maclntn.sh
IVivid Bimev. Barbara Hershev
Captain Karate (S6) ...Ac. May 76
Sinners Seven Sex
Black Street
D. July 77 Part 2. Sounder
Fighter
(98) D . 76
May 76
It Takes Two Sextoons
to
(90) May 76
Tow Sex
Death Play
C. July 77
(88) D.. Aug 76
The Marquise of
102) Hi-D Oct JOSEPH
76
BRENNER
(87) .OD.
Infra-Man (90) SF May 76
Seal (86) C. Apr 76 NMD FILM DISTRIBUTING
Lola Sept 76 Kung Fu Master
Naughty School Girls (86) ..July 76
Mannequin (90) Sex D Oct 76 (Bruce Lee Style) Apr 76 Teenage Tramp (80) : Teenage
Rape Killer Oct 76 Journey (87) D..Seqt76 Hitchhikers (74): Stateline
The Cheaters Oct 76 Crnevieip Bnjold, John Vernon
Motel (86) July 76
Autopsy Nov 76 Mastermind
Invasion of the Blood Farmers
Cry of a Prostitute Nov 76 Zero Mostel
(80); She Beast (74); The
The Winners D. . Death Collector (85)
Embalmer (83) July 76
Evil Eyes Sus-D. . Hail to the Chief
It's Not the Size Tli,it
House of the Living Dead
OMNI PICTURES
Counts .
C Scream Bloody Murder .
Bed Bunnies (80) Sex C. Mar 76
Elke Snm.iiir, Viii.vril I'ri.'n
Curse of the Devil
Is There Sex After Death? C . 76
Lady J Ac-Ad Pepper's Wacky Taxi
Tarantula Ho-D..May76
Naked Sacrifice Ad-D, - Kung Fu Brothers
Jive Turkey
BURBANK INT'L PICTURES
The Amorous Adventures of Don JOSEPH GREEN
PENELOPE RELEASING
Quixote and Sancho Panza
A Piece of Pleasure (100) D.. May 76 Playhouse for a Pervert Sex July 76
(118) Sex Ac-C. May 76 Hold-Up (90) Ac-D. June 76 Shriek Out (82) Ho. July 76
Death of a Stranger .
(90) 76 Killer Cop (90) Ac-D.. June 76 .liidd HIrseh
The Hot Wench With the Sweet
Male of the Century . . 76 Dinah East July 76
Bottom
July76 The Clockmaker (105) ..D.. July 76 Three For a Party
Between the Covers (86) .
76
Eroticon
Secrets of Sweet Sixteen ... Aug 76 Nicole Sex D. Aug 76 Grimm's Fairy Tales for Adults .
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang .
Sept 76 Two Against the Law . .Aug 76 Young Widow Brown
By the Blood of
n.nidla Jpnnlncs
Others (90) ...Ac-Sus. Sept 76
CANNON GROUP
Marlan^pla Melato
PEPPERCORN-WORMSER
Little Girl. Big Tease .
76 The Slap (104) D. Sept 76 The House of Exorcism
Love Pill Apr 76 I.iri.i Venlura. I.s.abelle Ad.ianI
(91) Ho-D..June76
Slumber Party '57 Sex C July 76 My Husband, His Mistress and
FTlke Snnimer. Telly Savala.s
Naughty Girls on the Loose Aug 76
I (95) C. Sept 76 The Seventh Voyage of Tanai (93)
The Jaws of Death Ac-Sus. Sept 76 Something Creeping in the
The Killer Wore Gloves (91)
liirlmrd Jaeckd, Harnld Sak.it.i
Dark (90) Sus..Sept76 The Scarlet Lady (89)
Happy Housewives Sept 76 Belmondo Is the Swashbuckler
The Queen of Diamonds
Il.irry Stokes. (Jail Soper
(100) Hi-C-D. Sept76 PRESTIGE PICTURES
Jean-Paul Belmnndn. Marlene Jobprt
Night of the Assassins (95)
CINE ARTISTS PICTURES
The Prophet (90) . . . .C-D. Oct 76 One Second From Eternity (92) .
:. J Echoes of a Summer ..D Mar 76
Ann-Margret. Vlttorto Gassman Smash-Up Alley (83)
The River Niger (105) Sicilian
.
Apr 76
Connection
Embryo (104) . May 76 (100) Cr-D.. Oct 76 SURROGATE RELEASING CORP,
To the Devil ... a Daughter
The Student Body (84) Mar 76
(93) Aug 76 HEMISPHERE PICTURES, INC. The Old Gun (104) June 76
liichard Widmark. Christniihi'r I. Terror From Under the
Sex With a Smile
House Sus. .Apr 76 (100) Sex C. Aug 76
Humdinger
CINEMA Sex..Aor76
5
Marty Fcldman
Reflections From a
America at the Movies (116)
Brass Bed Sex. TAYLOR-LAUGHLIN
© and b&w Doc . 76
Naughty Roommates Sex.. Billy Jack Goes to
Washington Mar 77
CINEMA NATIONAL
Tiain Ride to Hollywood C. .
Oh, Alfie! M;
Pace
UNITED NATIONAL FILMS
Josf Ferrer, Allen
Diary
(Airfield
of Forbidden Dreams
HOLLYWOOD INrL
Last Train to Berlin At
(93) C. Sept 76
. _ Carnal Haven (85) ..Sex D. Feb 76
Mari'i'llo The Last Guerilla
Slastrolannl.
Apr 76
Much nrlffllh
One of a Kind (84) . D . 76
Rod Taylor
Swinging Senators
WADE WILLIAMS
(100) Sex C. .June 76 Helter Skelter Murders Sept 76
CINEMA-VU
fharlps Manson, Debbie Duff
EifBt of the Devil , . .Ac-D Jui
Invaders From Mars Nov 76
After the Sun Goes Down ... Aug 76
Aiilinr t'ran/.. Helena Carter
Comeback Through Hell ..D. Oct 76
Rocketship X-M (biw) ,...Jan77
HOWCO INTERNATIONAL
Lloyii Bridges, Hugh O'Brlal)
CINE-III DISTRIBUTORS
The Winds of Autumn ...D.. Apr 76 The Man From the Stars
iJeh'-d (he Shutters ..My. M Creature From Black
(b&w) Mar 77
-' r;-i Fsar (92) . , ..Sus..M
Lake
Ho-D..June76 Patricia Neal. Helmut Dantlne
COMING RELEASES
ALLIED ARTISTS
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Buit Lancaster. liichard
I'aul Winfield. Charles Di
Teenage Graffiti
Such Men are Dangerous
The Betsy
The Island of Dr,
Morcau
C-Ad..June77
Burt Lancaster, Michael York
Dead Man
Mr. Chicago
AVCO EMBASSY
The Domino Principle
Sus.
dene Ilackman. Candlce Bergen
Cross of Iron War.
James Cnburn. Maximilian Schell,
James Mason
Yockowald
Tom Jones, Harry Guardlno,
Rtnither Martin, Arthur Hill
The Cassandra Crossing ,.. Ac-Sus.
Sr.pliia I.riren, Burt Lancaster,
1,'ichard Harris, Ava Gardner
.\r.'tha
Franklin
BUENA VISTA
Freaky Friday C. Feb 77
-Iodic Foster. Baibara Harris
The Rescuers An. July 77
Herbie Goes to Monte
-July 77
Don
Pete's Dragon An M-F. .Dec 77
Helen Keddy. Mickey Ronney,
Bed Buttons, Shelley Winters
Candleshoe
Melo.
Jodie Foster, David Niven
CINEMA SHARES
Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster
(85) SF-Ac.Apr77
Ultra
Secret
COLUMBIA
Fun With Dick and Jane .
.lane Fonda, George Segal
Dec 77
Feb 77
Sinbad and the Eye of tlie
Tiger F. .
Patrick Wayne. Taryn Power
Close Encounters of the Third
Kind
SF..May77
liichard Dreyfuss, Tcrl Garr
The Deep June 77
Robert Sliaw, Jacnuellne BIsset
Eyes
R.irhra Streisand
Wounded Knee
Marlon Brando
The Greatest
Muhammad Ali. liospr E. MosU
.lames Earl .lones
Casey's Shadow
Pom Girls, Part II
FILM VENTURES
The Day of the Animals
Christopher George, Uslle Nielsen.
Lynda Day George, Richard Jaeckcl
GROUP 1
Alligator Mar 7'
The Deadly Menace Sus,
Chri' P. Doris
The Circle Bed
Sandra .lulllcn, Virginia Vlgnon
Fighter Pilot Ac-Ad.
Will Roberts. John Hardy
Situations
Ac- Melo
Rita '^lshlngham
The Keys C.
Heidi Hansen. H Tappert
The Gatekeeper's Daughter C.
Michael Dussart. Mon« Mnur
Dick Deadcyc (90) An-M
Bachelor Pad Sex C
Grand Theft Auto Ac-C.
The Personal Touch Ac-D,
rhcri taffcro
Dcathsport 2020 SF-Ac
lid (a
You
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Rose Garden .
Madam Kitty Feb 77
Helmut Berger, Ingrid Tbulin PARAMOUNT
Final Chapter—Walking
Tall June 77
L Sliaw. Bruce Dern,
Bo Svenson, Forrest Tucker
Marl Keller
e
Jights in Japan , , .
Mid
1900
Burt Lancaster, Robert De Niro
Thieves
C-D.
Mario Thora,is, Charles Grodin
Joseph Andrews C-Ad.
Ann-Margret. Peter Firth
Orca
Ac-Ad.
Looking for Mr. Goodhar
Iiianc Keaton. Richard Kllej
Islands in the Stream
Georve ('. Scott, Claire Bloom
20TH-FOX
Three Women Apr 77
Sissy Spacek, Shelley Duiall.
Janice Rule
Raggedy Ann &
-
Andy
- - - —
Windfall
June 77
IVrrcnc,. Hill. Valeri
St. Petersburg Cannes
Sept 77
- Christie. Donsild Sutherland
ng Point D. Sept 77
ley MacLainc. Anne Bancroft
.lane Fonda, Vanessa Redurave,
.lason Rnbards, Maximilian Schell
Star Wars SF-War. .Dec 77
.\iec Guinness. Carrie Fisher
High Anxiety C. Dec 77
Mel Brooks
Unmarried Woman Dec 77
Jill Hayburgh
The World's Greatest
Lover C. Dec 77
Gciip Wilder
UNITED ARTISTS
Audrey Rose
Anila.nv Ib.pkins V
Demon Seed (MGM)
New York, New York .
D- -Apr 77
.Sus. .Apr 77
Apr 77
l.iza Minnelll, Robert De Nlro
Sweet Revenge
(MGM)
C-Mclo..July77
Stnckairt Channing. Sant Waterston
Valentino July 77
Ruilolph Nurcyev, Michelle Phillips,
l.esllp Caron
The White Buffalo July 77
Charles Brnnson. Jack Warden
That's Comedy (MGM) July 77
Apocalypse Now War 77
.
Marlon Brando. Robert lliival,
The Serpent's Egg Sept 77
I.iv nimann. Richard Harris
Semi-Tough Sept 77
.
UNIVERSAL
Fcllini's Casanova Feb 77
Dcuiald Sutherland, Tina Aumont
The Sentinel D. Feb 77
Chris Sarandon. R.iincs
Cristina
Slap Shot Feb 77
Paul Newman, .lennlfcr WarrPf
Airport 1977 Mar 77
Jack Lcnimon. J.imes Stewart.
Darren McGavln, Lee Grant
The Car Ho-D. 77
.lames Brolin. Ronnie Cos
Roilercoaster June 77
George Segal, Widnrark
Richard
Sorcerer June 77
Roy Scheldcr
Sinokey and the
Bandit C-Ad July 77
Burt Reynolds. Field.
Sally
Glp;
WARNER BROS.
Jcrrs
Ficl Knicwl' cVnc':
L.iurcn Hullou. I,r.
The Late Show .
Art Carnpv. cllv T,
Outlaw Blues ...
Peter Fonda. Susan
Operation Daybreak
\nthnny
The
Andrews
BOXOFFICE BookinGuide 20. 1976
I V Mo

father
opinions on Current Productions Feature reviews
l_-
Symbol © denotes •C CinemaScope; (g) Panavision; (?) Technir story synopsis on each pictu
SILVER STREAK PG
Comely Ad,entu,e
20th Century-Fox (04791) 113 Minutes Rel. Dec. '76
Tliis comedy-filled adventui-e starrmg Gene Wilder is
just in time to generate heavy action at the hoUday boxoffice.
After a mild start, the Thomas Miller-Edward
Milkis production picks up enough steam to keep audiences
cheering and laughing up to the slam-bang finish.
Story has meek-mannered Wilder meeting a wild but
interesting assortment of characters aboard a transcontinental
train, the Silver Streak. He is propelled into
a series of outlandish incidents involving mystery, mui'der
and romance. Comedy reaches its peak when Wilder
meets petty thief Richard Pryor. Pryor's presence and
delivery are so good that healthy word-of-mouth should
be certain. Jill Claybui-gh is smashing as the love interest
and again proves to be a unique screen presence. Choice
bits are turned in by Scatman Crothers, Lucille Benson,
Clifton James. Ned Beatty and villains Patrick McGoohan,
Ray Walston and Stefan Gierasch. Colin Higglns'
script is occasionally off-target and Ai-thur Killer's direction
tends to lag. but effective cast performances more
than compensate. Mm'ders and shootings may be a bit
too graphic and the runaway train crash too severe, but
comedy tempers these aspects. Heiiry Mancini provided
a pleasant score. Color by DeLuxe.
Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor. Patrick
McGoohan. Ned Beatty, CUfton James.
POiSY EXPRESS RIDER ^
^^|""
Doty-Dayton 100 Minutes Rel. Nov. '76
This sprawling western adventui'e is Stewart Petersen's
foui-th film for Doty-Dayton Productions, a name becoming
synonymous with family entertainment. As he did
in "Where the Red Pern Grows," "Seven Alone" and
"Against a Crooked Sky," young Petersen plays the leading
role, this time as a young Texan who seeks revenge
for his father's death. The screenplay by Dan Greer,
Hal Harrison jr. (the producers) and Robert Totten
(dii'ectorj weaves a story of action, young love, betrayal
and revenge. It deals with the Knights of California, an
actual group of Confederate sympathizers, who tried to
separate the territories of Nevada and California from
the Union so that theii- gold woidd belong to the South.
Veteran actors in the cast iiiclude Hem-y Wilcoxon, Joan
Caulfield, Jack Elam, Ken Cm-tis, Slim Pickens. Maureen
McCoiTOick, Dub Taylor and Buck Taylor
i
and
son, the latter of "Gunsmoke" fame>. One section of
the film is devoted to the extraordinary corn-age of the
young men recruited to ride mustangs through Indian
and outlaw territory to deliver the mail. Lyman Dayton
was executive producer. This is a welcome entry in the
family action market which should please both exhibitors
and fans. Filmed in DeLuxe Color.
Stewart Petersen, Henry 'Wilcoxon, Buck Taylor, Maureen
McCormick, Ken Curtis, Joan Caulfield, Slim Pickens.
LUMIERE
New World (164) 95 Minutes Bel. Nov. '76
Internationally-famed actress Jeanne Moreau has written,
directed and also stars in a charming film full of
wonderful moments. She reveals an interesting directorial
talent that could have a futm-e and is most adept at
handling her actors. Her story revolves around the lives
of four actresses, two ah-eady established and two just
starting out, and the cmious conflicts each faces as a result
of their chosen professions. There are touches of
humor, romance and tragedy as the foui- ladies establish
and terminate relationships with the men in their lives
and with one another. Moreau, as always, is fascinating
to watch and she tm-ns in a top perfonnance. As her close
friend, Lucia Bose portrays with depth and sensitivity an
actress who has left the movies for a domestic life. Francine
Racette and Caroline Cartier are good as the two
younger actresses seeking fame. The script also provides
good roles for the men and solid support comes from
Francis Huster. The film should perform very well in
those houses that cater to foreign film patrons and the
Moreau name will contribute added appeal. Technical
cre(iits are all above average, with special mention going
to the photography of Richard Ai'onovitch.
Jeanne Moreau, Francine Racette, Lucia Bose, Caroline
Cartier, Keith Carradine.
VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED pg ^"|'
Avco Embassy (7608) 158 Minutes Rel. Feb. '77
One of the best films of the year is Avco Embassy's
'"Voyage of the Damned," which is bound to be on many
"ten best" lists and seems destined for any nimiber of
awards. Based on the book by Gordon Thomas and Max
Morgan-Witts, the Steve Shagan-David Butler screenplay
ha5 its basis in fact. Just before the outbreak of
World War II, a ship loaded with Jewish refugees was
allowed to leave Germany for Havana. Pennission to
land was refused everywhere and the passengers' fates
became more uncertain. Produced by Robert Fryer and
presented by ITC Entertainment, the film was shot mainly
in Barcelona. Spain and at EMI's Elstree Studios, England.
Director Stuart Rosenberg assembled a huge cast and
handled them with skill, the lengthy running time allowing
for many major names to make impressions. There
are nine internationally-known performers who receive
star billing, while the co-stars include such talent as
Oscar wimiers Jose Ferrer and Wendy Hiller, Julie Hai'ris,
Luther Adler, Maria Schell, Helmut Griem, Janet Suzman,
Lynne Frederick, Fernando Rey, Michel Constantin
and actor-director Sam Wanamaker, all of whom
usually merit marquee space. In Panavision and CFI Color,
with music by Lalo Scliifrin.
Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Max von Sydow, Orson
Welles, Malcolm McDowell, James Mason, Lee Grant.
FALSE FACE m
Suspense Dra:t
iP ©
United Int'l Films 95 Minutes Rel. Jan. '77
Plastic sm-gery, murder and deception combine with
a number of clever twists to make "False Face" a definite
contender as one of the sleepers of the new year. Shot
entirely in Georgia, the John Grissmer screenplay has
been adroitly handled by Grissmer as director and by a
fine cast, headed by Robert Lansing and, in a difficult
double assignment, Judith Chapman. Grissmer, whose
previous film was the interesting horror entry "The House
That Cried Mui-der," also co-produced with Joseph Weintraub,
the latter doubling as editor. Weintraub wi-ote the
original story. The tale casts Lansing as a brilliant sui'-
geon whose desii'e for a five million doUar inheritance
leads him into mm-der and finally madness. The maexpected
twists come in rapid order when the face of a gogo
dancer is transformed into that of Lansing's daughter,
the missing heiress. Ms. Chapman, who appears regularly
on the soap opera "As the World Turns," is both daughter
and transformed double, with trick photogi'aphy and
an over-the-shoulder stand-in (Terrie Bollengeri helping
her along. Movielab Color and Panavision are used to impressive
fuU effect. Some gore, a touch of nudity and
implied incest account for the R rating.
Robert Lansing, Judith Chapman, Arlen Dean Snyder,
David ScarroU, Sandy Martin, Bruce Atkins.
Don't Let Your Subscription Lapse!
Keep It Coming Every Week.
Use the Handy Subscription Form on
the Reverse Side
The reviews on these pages moy be filed for future reference in ony of the following woys (1)
'
•leof binder; (2) individually, by company, in any stondard 3x5 card index file; or (3) the BOXOFFICE PICTUR
The latter, including a year's supply - booking and daily record sheets, may b
City, Mo. 64124 for $3.50.
BOXOFFICE BookinGuide :: Dec. 20, 1976

I
Judith
Judith
FEATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips; Adiines for Newspapers and Program ,S
THE STORY:
"Voyage of the Damned" (Emb)
The S.S. St. Louis, which left Hambmg, Germany on
May 13. 1939 with a boatload of Jews, is bound for Havana,
Cuba. Captain Max von Sydow is compassionate and
will not cooperate with steward Helmut Griem, a Nazi
spy. The passengers include doctor Oskar Werner and nm
wife Paye Dunaway, among the wealthier travelers; ex- a bI(
'"*
lawyer Sam Wanamaker. wife Lee Grant and daughter
Lymie Frederick; sickly professor Luther Adler and wife
Wendy Hiller: Nehemiah Persoff and Maria Schell, who
have sold everything to be reunited with daughter
Katharine Ross, unaware she's a prostitute; Julie
Harris, looking forward to seeing her children;
Paul Koslo and Jonathan Pryce, teachers whose
heads were shaved. Captain's steward Malcolm McDowell
falls in love with Frederick and joins her in a suicide
pact after Wanamaker suffers a breakdown and attempts
to kill himself. Doctor Victor Spinetti appeals to corrupt
immigi-ation director Jose Ferrer, industrialist Orson
Welles and minister of state James Mason to have his
children released when president Fernando Rey refuses
to have the passengers disembark. Jewish agency head
Ben Gazzara intervenes, but the ship is forced to retm-n
to Gei-many.
EXPLOITIPS:
Exploit Rex Reed's rave review in Vogue Magazine.
CATCHLINES:
The Amazing Story of the Ship That Shamed the World.
THE STORY: "False Face" (United Int'l)
When a wealthy Georgian dies, his hated son-in-law
plastic sm-geon Robert Lansing—and the rich man's
di'unken son Ai-len Dean Snyder celebrate. Heii-ess to
five million dollars is Lansing's misshig daughter Heather
Chapman I, who disappeared after Lansing
killed her lover, Stanley Wojno. Lansing had previously
allowed his wife to drown, an act his father-in-law suspected.
When Lansing and Snyder find a go-go dancer,
Lynda Simon, battered beyond recognition, the sui-geon
decides to remodel her face as Heather's and have her
claim the fortune. Calhng her i
Jane Doe Chapman),
Lansing teaches her all there is to know about
Heather and she tui'ns over half of the inheritance to him.
Snyder becomes suspicious of Jane's inability to play the
piano as Heather did; he has a fatal attack. Snyder receives
a Dixieland jazz funeral, which Heather attends
unnoticed. By now, Jane is Lansing's mistress and the
retiu-n of Heather presents problems. Lansing decides to
mm-der Jane, but pretends it's Heather he'll have kUled.
The women turn the tables on Lansing, who goes mad.
EXPLOITIPS:
Popular Robert Lansing as a villain and the plastic sm--
gery angles are ripe for promos. Have youi- staff wear
masks dm-ing the run and invite patrons to do likewise.
CATCHLINES:
A Face Created by a Master Surgeon—To Live a Lie
Created by a Madman.
USE THIS HANDY SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM
BOXOFFICE:

.-.:-
MAFENANCE
RAT]
.
the
1 good
:,
'
00.
; will
, California
: 50c per word, minimum S5.00 CASH WITH COPY. Four consecutive insertions for price
oi th e. When using a Boxoffice No. figure 2 additional words and include 75c additional, to
^TOTecost of handling replies. Display Classified, $38.00 per Column Inch. No commission
'•allovld. CLOSING DATE: Monday noon preceding publication date. Send copy and answers
toBt Numbers to BOXOFFICE, 825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64124.
CLEflilinG HOUSE
HELP WANTED
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
THEATRES FOR SALE
THEATRES WANTED
THITHE
MANAGER, rxperi
:rnd opportunity
THl THE MANAGER WANTED.
-^Mce- Good salary. South
1. Dxoflice, 3782.
DRIMN MANAGER, $250 weekly start
ary plus fringe benefits. Year-
-;:osition with opportunity to od-
D : supervisor with expanding inde-
: Midwest circuit. No booking oi
.ng. Send resume. Replies in con-
'. Boxoffice, 3789,
POSITIONS WANTED
SUPERVISOR
BRENKERT BXSO's, RCA SOSO's, bases,
lamps, etc. Uke new, $2,875.00. Single
Simplex XL and RCA 9030, rebuilt, $2,050.
Century H. Pair $2,995,00. Century 35/70
ystem, RCA 1600 16mm projector, $499.50
list. Write or call International
3843 NW 19th Avenue, Miami,
33054.
^.
MINI THEATRE EQUIPMENT— 16mm JANs
changeover 30 watt amplifier, dousers,
new and used, 35mm Simplex projection
equipment for the mini theatre or home
use. Incandescent lamp complete except
for speakers. Send for free list: Hecht,
Box 443 BO, EUenville, N.Y. 12428.
TWO ASHCRAFT LAMPS
parts, with generator, for dr
condition.
down
Best
Theatre,
offer. H. P.
Columbia,
phone (615) 388-2077.
WORLD'S LARGEST THEATRE broker,
JOE JOSEPH, Box 31406, Dallas 75231.
(214) 363-2724.
BALTIMORE. MARYLAND estate sc
door theatre operating S'
sacrifice building
Call Ed, (301) 323-2400.
SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK: 400
irow, Box 860, Manchest< Center,'
aont 05255. (802) 362-1329.
NORTHERN MINN., theatre in beautifu:
Lake of the Woods, year around resorl
community. 260 seals, good gross. Beautiful
3-bedroom
relocating. Phon (218) 783-5225 or write
Tom Meyer, Pmi Theatre, P. O. Box 571,
Williams, Minn.
590 SEAT INDOOR and 330 car drive-in
of 8,000, eastern Colorado town trade
for area 35,000. Priced quick sale. Box
477, Loveland, Colo. 80537. (303) 667-9505.
lywhere in Caliiornia,
Reply, Cinema, P. O.
95132,
THEATRE CONSTRUCTION
SCREEN TOWERS INTERNATIONAL: Ten
Day Screen Installation, (SI'l B«-3591
Drawer P, Rogers, Texas 76569
BUSINESS STIMULATORS
THEATRE GAMES.
BUILD ATTENDANCE with real Howoiin
orchids. Few cents each. Write Flowrs
of Hawaii, 670 S Lafayette Place, Los
FLORIN CENTER CINEMA,
SPEAKER, ALTEC A-7 Voice of the
Calitornia, 5
The
years old, 432 seats, superb
Boxoffice,
condition,
3795.
deluxe equipment. Located op.
posite largest regional shopping
CINEMASCOPE
____C01.LETE projector, soundhead and
Buildii land—$250,00
rive 'lotor repair. Leaner equipm
and signs—$40,00
Ditliu voilos and R&R plan. All equipm
Financin
to qualified buye
jmpMy rebuilt and test run. W. COMPLETE BOOTH: 35mm projectors— Cont-T- ifiW 230 Hyde Street, Sc
enkerl heads with 135 Super Strong arc
ill (415) 673-6041.
ymouth, MN 55391
mps, rectifiers. Simplex soundheads,
RCA
NEWLY REMODELED theo 160
heads, stereo sound system, SO.'.i :, .:. SOU SERVICE, contract or demand,
10 mil. radii
b lenses, 2 anamorphic lenses, many spare
.
Ih juipment, new or used, bought,
Will
parts, tubes, lamps, wires, reels, rewinds,
i, ided, overhauled, automated. 3C
take bids, .-na-.- self on contract. (515;
splicer, slide projector and more. $2,400.
rs {perience. Serving Missouri, Nesko
Kansas. Oklahoma, Rockies East again— lost your phone number. (801) 262-
454-2407 or 225-3600, Albert Murphy, Inc
Gentlemen from MD or VA please call
:e, 2xas panhandle. S, MP. I.E. stands.
A.T.S.E. affihated. Write: Cinemc
4591.
.ic Inc. P.O. Box 16245, Wichita
6o. Telephone: Wichita (316) 262-
Colorado Springs, CO (303) 473- EQUIPAAENT WANTED
WESTERN COLORADO
ated, Su
ojectors Night Club and Lounge or
cond floor. Newly redecorated. Husmd/wife
operation. $150,000 includes rea
THEATRE SEATING
THEATRE SEATING upholster-
rOP.'N
an 'here—seat covers made to ordei
:
;nes latenals—low prices—we buy and
Ih tre chairs. Chicago Used Chair
.:
20 S. Wcrbash Ave (312) 939-
;::,
Ccago, 60605.
; 111.
raniSAL SEATING & CONST. CO.
C. p onditioned used choirs. On-locan
r< rbishing, installation and stagquipment
ai
1157 Adams
anywhere. Entire
iilable. Call (617)
3t., Boston, Mass
-;OM'ETE STOCK of used chairs
e. (airs from $1 on up. Also NEW
nils yailable— (315) 432-1901. Haye;
jiing^ompany, 6600 Joy Rd., Syracuse
;PECUSTS IN THEATRE SEATING.
" a rebuilt theatre chairs for Bale
bu and sell old chairs. Travel from
1st coast. Seating Corporation of
" Kk, 247 Water Street, Brooklyn,
^ ;01. Tel. (212) 875-5433 (reverse
I
D Heywood-Wakefielc
3ats Rialto Theatre,
180537. (303) 667-9505.
OUMY ROADS. INC. Exper
;slii . Call
(616) I
om IE US TO ANYONE for price and
-i'y repair and rebuilding of
'Ire ots. We also buy and sell used
nei theatre seats. Call collect (212)
j571- Globe Interstate Seating Inc.,
Bro.e Street, New York City, N. Y.
BOOKS
^ INUAL OF THEATRE MANAGE
''• ofessional hardcover edition
' yc $20 check or money order to
-"i; I- -win, Publisher, 1
Lore-
'sxc 780,0.
WE PAY good
atre Supply,
D, Texas 78205.
TOP CASH PAID serless Magnarc
/hat hcrve you?
217 West 21s
hone (212) 675-
35/70 PROJECTORS COMPLETE. Must b£
condition. 21st Century Producons,
3177 S. Highland Drive, Las Vegas
evada 89109. (702) 732-9511.
FILMS FOR SALE
ISmin FILMS. Postcard brings bargain
St. Ingo Films, P O. Box 143, Scronton,
a. 18504.
16nim FAMOUS CLASSICS. Illustrated
catalog Manbeck Pictures, 3621-B Wakcnda
25c.
Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50321,
CLEARANCE SALE: 16mm Iilms, talkii
Film Classic, 1914
Los Angeles, Calif,
FILMS WANTED
MOTION PICTURE COMPANY seeks sexcomedy
scrip'-- :-, prod:;-:- low-budget motion
pictures. Also will purchase your finished
sex-comedy full-length features. Interested
also in distributing all types of
motion pictures. Reply to Boxoffice, 3781.
MISCELLANEOUS
CASH PAID for one-sheets, pressbooks,
lobby cards, stills, trade magazines, glass
slides, etc. Older the better. Lopez, 7057
Lexington Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90069
(213) 462-5790.
URGENTLY NEEDED—any mat.
Yiddish films: posters, one-sheet
Ver-1-Fine Films, 1663 Pitkin Ave., E
lyn, N.Y. 11212- Phone (212) 495-0740
Phone (312) 497-3
tate. Soltan Akberi, P. O. Box 1360
aho Springs, Colo. 80452. (303) 429-6970
nights—567-4333.
UPSTATE NEW YORK—beautiful theatre,
300 seats, in excellent neighborhood lection
in city, Upstate New York. The very
est equipment including 70mm and quad-
Dpportunity for right thea
"3792.
FOR SALE OR LEASE
KEY MARKET DRIVE-IN. 900
eaters. Central Michigan. 200,
ition. Big 10 University. Mode
2 DRIVE-IN THEATRES, N
-: :'2^jn' 3- ---:'.:.,, 3785.
DRIVE-IN THEATRE, 450 c
equipped. East Central Michigo
population. Modern concession,
petition. Boxoffice, 3786.
1 DRIVE-IN. 1 HARDTOP, South Central
Michigan. 450 car, well equipped modern
ion. Indoor 900 seat just remodeled
tal. No competition. Optional real
vith drive-in. 3 extra rentals. Popu-
5,000, college, Boxoffice, 3787.
THEATRES FOR LEASE
NEW AND ONLY theatre in growing
town. Population 24,000 with approximately
two-thirds children. Average family income
approximately $18,000.00. Twin theatre,
599 seats total, occupancy May,
1977, O'Brien & Schachler, 2400 University
Drive, Coral Springs, Florida 33065.
370 SEATS, St. Louis County shopping
?nter. Attractive rental, equipment not
-eluded. DiCarlo Enterprises, 10041 Lack-
Tid Rd., St. Louis, Mo. 63114. (314) 428-
SUBLEASING THEATRE in Chandler
riiona. Only walk-in theatre in city
Ideal location. Call (602) 963-7054 for furinformation.
WANTED: OLD MOVIE MATERIALS. Prelium
Products, 339 West 44th St,, New
ork N Y 10036 '212) 246-4972
THEATRE MONTHLY CALENDARS, weekly
programs, heralds, bumper strips, daily
boxoflice reports, time schedules, passes,
labels, etc. Write for samples, prices, Dixie
Litho, Box 882, Atlanta, Ga 30301.
POPCORN MACHINES
ALL MAKES OF POPPERS.
14 oz, capacity Cabinet Mo
Krispy Korn, 120 S. Halste
EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION
Calif. 90028. (213) 457-7765.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Due to increosing operational and
postage costs, BOXOFFICE finds it
necessary to increase its subscription
rates. Effective January 1, 1977, the
new rates will be: one year $15.00,
two years $28 00. Rate below good
only to December 31, 1976.
SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM
BOXOFFICE:
825 Van Brunt Blvd.
Kansas City. Mo. 64124
Please enter my subscription to
BOXOFFICE.
n 1 YEAR $12.50
D 2 YEARS $23.00
n Remittance Enclosed
D Send Invoice
Outside U.S., Canada ond Pan
American Union, $20.00 Per Year.
THEATRE
STREET
TOWN
NAME
ZIP
CODE
POSITION
STATE..
WPZ :: December 20, 1976