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AUGUST 9, 1965 

Vol. 87 No, 16 

That 

AN ALERT TO TAX THREATS 

old but ever new saying, "Eternal 

vigilance is the price of freedom," 

may aptly be applied to this 

industry's need to be constantly alert to 

the imposition of oppressive taxation. 

One type in particular, the taxing of theatre 

admissions, is the most pernicious. 

Little by little, the federal tax on admissions 

was cut down and, finally, completely 

removed last spring. This becomes 

effective January 1, 1966. But the freedom, 

thereby expected to be enjoyed by 

the industry, may be short-lived. For, as 

Milton London, president of Allied Theatres 

of Michigan, warns in a bulletin, 

"The trick now will be to prevent the reimposition 

of even heavier ticket taxes 

by local units of government." Accordingly, 

he urges, "Allied and the individual 

exhibitor (whether an Allied or TOA 

or other organization member) must now 

be doubly alert and prepared to resist 

with organized, united effort all attempts 

by the state and municipalities to replace 

the federal ticket tax with local admissions 

taxes." 

This, in fact, already exists in some 

communities that have long imposed a 

local ticket or sales tax on top of the 

federal impost. And, with these still on 

the books, they may even be compounded 

in any one of several ways in those situations. 

But the biggest threat lies in those 

areas that may be called "virgin territory"—where 

ticket taxes, heretofore, 

were not imposed. 

The 1966 sessions of legislatures in a 

majority of the states will soon be getting 

under way. Now is the time for exhibitors 

throughout the country to take steps to 

be well prepared with a strong united 

force to ward off the measures the law 

makers may be expected to introduce. 

Ône for All . . / 

The Universal Studio tours project is 

proving to be an excellent medium for 

stimulating public interest in motion pictures—not 

only for those of Universal 

origin but for the industry at large. This 

is implicit in the fact that, in its first 

year, the enterprise has attracted 200,000 

people from all around the country, who, 

doubtless, retm-ned to their homes and 

related their favorable impressions to 

countless other people. This, alone, 

carries a powerful force in the way of 

goodwill building, of re-cultivating the 

public interest in and creating a better 

image for motion pictures in general. 

While Universal alone footed the bill 

for the large investment required for thi, 

operation, it unselfishly extended to al 

other studios the potential of benefits ti 

be derived, if only from the advertising 

and other displays of their current pic, 

tures which it made possible. And thii 

value will increase as the attendance in' 

creases which is expected to more thai 

triple in the next year. 

This facility renders another plus valui 

to the rest of the industry: It takes thi 

pressure off exhibitors, distributors anc 

studios who are constantly receiving re 

quests from friends and acquaintances tc 

"get me and my family into a HoUywooc' 

studio." In a recent such instance of cm, 

own, we told a fiuend that he could ac' 

complish this on his own, apprising hiir! 

of the Universal project. When he return' 

ed from the coast, he was almost ecstatic" 

about the pleasure he, his wife and three 

children derived from the tour, that ili 

was well worth the admission charged' 

And we know that this and other favorable 

word-of-mouth has gotten around 

Universal has prepared some attractive 

promotional material, including trailers, 

that are being furnished free to exhibitors, 

who should make use of them to' 

spread the word of the tours to theiri 

patrons. And, as well, distributors and! 

producers should cooperate to help make^ 

the project the biggest possible success.' 

It will redound to their benefit. 

SELLSmanship 

One of the finest presentations of 

forthcoming product it has been ouri 

pleasure to witness was made in Kansasi 

City last week (and later in several other 

key cities) by Irving Ludwig, president 

and general sales manager of Buena 

Vista Distributing Corp., and Cardon 

Walker, vice-president of Disney Produc-, 

tions in charge of sales and advertising, 

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The attendant exhibitors were literally' 

thrilled by the inspired and inspiring, 

talks made by these executives. Illustrated 

by large replicas of the extensive 

consumer advertising, magazine and 

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merchant tieups, the completeness of 

these campaigns, cariying far ahead on 

each BV release, afforded the exhibitors 

graphic demonstrations of the pre-sell 

foundations laid for them to build on. 

There should be more such efforts to 

install confidence and engender enthusiasm 

among exhibitors—and others in the 

industry—on their product in trade. 

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22 FROM THE MAJOR COMPANIES 

Four More Than 18 Films 

For September 1964; 

14 Made in Europe 

By FRANK LEYENDECKER 

NEW YORK—September 1965, the first 

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month of the 1965-66 selling season, will 

bring the nation's exhibitors a total of 22 

pictures from the major companies, 

four reissues from Paramount, this 

being an increase from the 18 new pictures 

in September 1964 and the 14 

films released in September 1963. There 

will also be several new pictures from the 

films, including UA-Lopert, 

Cinema V, Rizzoli Film Distributors and 

Arts. 

The major company releases for Septem- 

1965 will include several in the family 

headed by "Billie," a teenage 

starring Patty Duke; "That Funny 

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Feeling," starring Sandra Dee and Bobby 

Darin; "Harvey Middleman, Fireman," 

Pintoff's first live-action feature; 

t two Italian adventure films, "Seven Slaves 

the World" and "Revenge of the 

Gladiators," "Murieta," "The Great Sioux 

as well as horror or science- 

1 fiction pictures, "The Skull," "Die, Monster, 

and "The Planet of Blood," all of the 

above-named in color, plus "I Saw What 

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You Did," "A Thousand Clowns," "Rap- 

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ture," "Murder Most Foul" and "Laurel 

Hardy's Roaring 20s," the last two 

all these in black-and-white and 

suitable for family audiences. 

In the adult category are "Darling," the 

British made comedy-drama; "The Girl 

"The Knack" and "Walk in the 

also British, "Once a Thief," a 

drama, as well as "Italiana Brava 

Gente," "The Moment of Ti'uth" and 

"Maedchen in Uniform," all foreignlanguage 

films for the art spots. 

In addition to the three independent re- 

14 of the 22 major company releases 

for September were made in England or on 

the European Continent, a higher percentage 

than recently. 

Broken down by companies, the September 

releases will be: 

Allied Artists—Ely Landau's "The Girl 

Getters," a British-made with Oliver Reed 

and Jane Merrow. 

American International— "Die, Monster, 

Die," a science-fiction film in color starring 

Boris Karloff and Nick Adams, and 

"The Planet of Blood," also science-fiction 

and color, starring Barry Sullivan, both 

filmed abroad. 

Columbia— "Harvey Middleman, Fireman," 

made in New York City in color by 

Ernest Pintoff with Gene Troobnick and 

Hermione Gingold featured; "The Great 

Sioux Massacre," in color, starring Joseph 

Gotten, Darren McGavin, Philip Carey and 

Nancy Kovack, and "The Brigand of 

Kandahar," produced in England in color, 

with Ronald Lewis, Oliver Reed and 

Yvonne Romain. 

Continental— "Walk in the Shadow," a 

BOXOFHCE :: August 9, 1965 

Boasberg Refutes Charges 

In Letter by Armstrong 

NEW YORK—Charles Boasberg, Paramount 

vice-president and domestic general 

sales manager, termed the charges made in 

the letter to the Department of Justice by 

Jack Armstrong, Allied States Ass'n president, 

"absolutely untrue, unfounded, no 

basis in fact." AiTnstrong had cited six 

points which he termed "vicious practices 

and abuses" of the Consent Decree, and 

asked the D of J to amend the Decree to 

eliminate the practices. 

"With the exception of point four (blind 

bidding per set, on which my position has 

been stated a thousand times, I categorically 

deny evei-y single charge in the letter." 

Boasberg said. "They are nonsense as far 

as my company is concerned." 

Saying he could speak only for Paramount, 

Boasberg explained his previously 

British-made picture with Michael Craig, 

Janet Munro and Patrick McGoohan. 

Embassy— "Darling." a British-made film 

starring Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Harvey 

and Julie Christie, and "Italiana Brava 

Gente," a Russian-Italian co-production 

starring Arthur Kennedy and Peter Falk. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer — "Once a 

Thief," starring Alain Delon. Ann-Margret. 

Van Heflin and Jack Palance; "Murder 

Most Foul," made in England with Margaret 

Rutherford starred, and "Laurel and 

Hardy's Roaring 20s," a compilation by 

Robert Youngson of silent days shorts. 

Paramount— "The Skull," produced in 

England in color, starring Peter Cushing 

and Christopher Lee; "Revenge of the 

Gladiators," produced in Italy in color, 

starring Roger Browne and Scilla Gabel, 

and "Seven Slaves Against the World." 

produced in Italy in color, starring Roger 

Browne and Scilla Gabel. 

Twentieth Century-Fox — "Rapture." 

filmed on location in France, starring Melvyn 

Douglas, Dean Stockwell, Patricia 

Gozzi and Gunnel Lindblom, Swedish star. 

United Artists— "Billie," in color, starring 

Patty Duke, Warren Berlinger, Fred 

Clark and Jane Greer, and "A Thousand 

Clowns," produced in New York City, starring 

Jason Robards jr. and Barbara Harris. 

UA-LoPERT will also release "The Knack 

How to Get It," produced in England 

with Rita Tushingham starred, generally 

in September. 

Universal— "That Funny Feeling." in 

color, starring Sandra Dee. Bobby Darin 

and Donald O'Connor; "I Saw What You 

Did." produced by William Castle with 

Joan Crawford and John Ireland starred. 

announced position on blind bidding is that 

as of the fh-st of the year, provided that 

exhibitors will cooperate, and provided 

other distributors will not take unfair advantage 

of the situation. Paramount will 

eliminate blind bidding completely, on an 

experimental basis. 

The six points in the letter applied to 

ticket price-fixing as a prerequisite to 

licensing by a distributor; required competitive 

bidding when no exhibitor has 

asked for it; blind bidding; the imposition 

of "confiscatory terms and extended playing 

time," to the disadvantage of smaller 

theatres, and "conspiracies to repress reviews 

to trade publications" until after the 

due date on compulsory bids for pictures. 

Several other sales executives declined 

to comment or were not available. 

and "Dark Intruder," with Leslie Nielsen, 

Mark Richman and Judi Meredith featured. 

Warner Bros.— "Murieta." in color, made 

in Mexico with Jeffrey Hunter, Arthur 

Kennedy and Diane Loi-ys starred. 

Buena Vista has no September release. 

In addition Cinema V will release the 

French-made documentary. "Paris Secret," 

Rizzoli Film Distributors will release "The 

Moment of Truth," produced in Spain in 

color, starring Miguel Mateo Miguelin with 

Linda Christian, and Seven Arts will release 

the German-made "Maedchen in Uniform," 

starring Romy Schneider and Lilli 

Palmer, in September. 

Warner Bros. Reports Net 

For Nine Months Up 

NEW YORK—Warner Brcs. Pictures for 

the nnie months ended May 29 reports a 

consolidated net income of $3,704,000 representing 

76 cents per share on 4.872,552 

shares of common stock outstanding at 

that date. For the corresponding period 

last year Warner Bros, reported a net loss 

of $890,000 after carry back credit of $1.- 

300,000 federal income taxes. 

Film rental amounted to $42,928,000; 

television income. $16,064,000: record, 

music and other income, $15,068,000; dividends 

of foreign subsidiaries. $392,000; 

profit sales capital assets. $492,000. These 

figures compared with $26,266,000, $14.- 

786,000, $10,982,000. $300,000 and $4,000 

respectively for the nine months ended 

May 30. 1964. 

Net current assets at May 29, 1965 were 

$44,157,000. Debt due after one year was 

$6,892,000. These totals compared with 

$45,313,000 and $6,656,000 respectively at 

February 27.

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SAG Lists Provisions 

Of New 4-Year Pact 

HOLLYWOOD—Principal provisions of a 

new contract agreement covering work of 

actors in tlieatrical films were announced 

Tuesday (3> by George Chandler, acting 

president, and John L. Dales, national executive 

secretao' of the Screen Actors 

Guild, and Charles Boren. executive vicepresident 

of the Ass'n of Motion Picture 

and Television Pioducers. Also participating 

in the agreement are United Artists 

Corp. and members of the Society of Independent 

Producers. 

The agreement, subject to approval by 

the guild board and membership and members 

of the respective employer groups, is 

effective August 1 and i-uns through July 

31. 1969. 

Payment to actors for free television 

exhibition of theatrical motion pictures 

filmed after Jan. 31. 1966. is provided by 

a system of graduated minimum fees. The 

amount of payment increases directly in 

relation to the length of time the actor 

works and the amount of the producer's 

gross from the TV sale. 

The fee formula sets seven base categories 

against which payments are to be computed. 

For an actor who worked one day 

in a picture, the base is $100; two days. 

$150; three days. $200; four days. $250; 

five days or one week. $300; more than one 

week but not more than two, $400; more 

than two weeks. $500. 

For the first TV release of a film, players 

will receive 30 per cent of the base. 

When the producer's gross reaches $125,000, 

players will receive an additional 12 'o per 

cent: at $200,000, an additional 25 per 

cent; at $300,000, an additional 22 'a per 

cent; at $400,000, an additional 22' per 

cent; at $500,000. an additional 

'2 

20 per 

cent; for each $100,000 above $500,000, an 

additional 10 per cent. When a film is released 

on a major network in prime time, 

players are guaranteed 70 per cent of the 

base amount. 

Various provisions were agreed on which 

strengthen the guild's rights to secure TV 

payments in cases where films are in the 

hands of a distributor or other entity 

other than the producer. The guild also 

has additional protection where there has 

been foreclosure on a film. 

It was agreed that when a producer proposes 

to make a film of a currently running 

legitimate stage play, using substantially 

the same cast, he will on 30-day 

notice negotiate terms and conditions 

covering actors involved. 

Weekly players receiving more than 

$1,500 a week, but less than $35,000 total 

for the picture, for the first time will be 

paid daily overtime, time-and-a-half after 

eight hours, double time after ten, figured 

on the $1,500 base. 

Restrictions on use of film or soundtrack 

other than in the film for which it was 

originally shot were extended to cover 

"any other medium." in addition to theatrical 

and television films. 

Certain limitations on pay for Sunday 

work for players receiving more than 

$50,000 for a picture were removed. 

It was agreed that a system of timekeeping 

will be instituted so that a time 

card signed by an actor will contain complete 

information on start and finish time, 

overtime and meal penalties, if any. 

General Cinema Votes 

5 for 4 Split on Stock 

BOSTON—The board of directors of 

General Cinema Coi-p. has declared the 

21st consecutive regular quarterly dividend 

of 12' 2 cents per share, payable September 

10 to shareholders of record on August 25. 

At the same meeting, the board voted to 

recommend for stockholder approval, a 5 

for 4 split of its common stock, to be effective 

sometime before October 31, the 

end of the company's fiscal year. 

Richard A. Smith, General president, 

said approval would be sought at a special 

shareholder meeting to be held September 

30. 

The company cui-rently has 1,012,845 

shares outstanding. With stockholder approval 

of the split, there would be approximately 

1,266,000 shares outstanding. 

"The board also indicated its intention." 

Smith said, "to increase the cash dividend 

by 10 per cent effective with the first 

quarterly cash dividend to be paid in fiscal 

1966. On the new number of shares to be 

outstanding, that would mean an annual 

per share dividend of 44 cents, equivalent 

to 55 cents on the cun-ent shares outstanding. 

It is the board's hope," he continued, 

"to maintain the 10 per cent increase on an 

annual basis, subject, of course, to business 

conditions and the general economic 

picture. 

"The board action," he added, "reflects 

a gratifying four-and-a-half year increase 

in company earnings and considerable confidence 

in our continuing profit growth." 

Katz Is Vice-President 

Of Seven Arts Int'l 

NEW YORK—Noi-man B. Katz. who has 

been affiliated with Eliot Hyman since 

1954. has been promoted by the president 

of Seven Arts, to the newly created 

post of executive vice-president of Seven 

Arts International. In his new post, Katz 

will supei-vise the company's operations 

in the foreign field and will be involved 

in the acquisition of completed motion 

pictures by negotiating for new properties 

and co-productions abroad, Hyman said. 

Katz. who was with Hyman when he 

formed his Associated Artists Productions, 

which later became United Artists Associated, 

will also continue to supervise 

Seven Arts' distribution of pictures for 

theatrical and television release outside 

the U.S. and Canada. 

Cohen Named to 5th Term 

As Head of N.Y. Allied 

KIAMESHA LAKE, N.Y. — Sidney J. 

Cohen was elected to his fifth consecutive 

term as president by the directors of 

Allied Theatres of New York State at the 

combined convention here with New Jersey 

Allied. 

Vice-presidents re-elected were Sam 

Sunness for the New York area, Dewey 

Michaels for Buffalo and John Martina 

for Rochester. Howard Goldstein and Sylvan 

Leff were named vice-presidents for 

the Schenectady and Albany areas, respectively. 

Elected secretary was Ronald H. Hoelcle. 

Charles E. Finnerty was re-elected treasurer. 

London Warns Against 

Local Ticket Taxes 

DETROIT—The special nature of the 

theatre business makes the exhibitor 

extraordinarily vulnerable to special rules 

of taxation and government control, 

Michigan Allied president Milton H. London 

told the state's exhibitors. 

Commenting on the recent removal of 

federal admission taxes. London warned 

that "harsh political realities leave little 

time to bask in the warmth of past victories. 

The trick now will be to prevent the 

reimposition of even heavier ticket taxes 

by local government. Allied and the individual 

exhibitor now must be doubly alert 

and prepared to resist, with organized effort, 

all attempts by the state and municipalities 

to replace the federal ticket tax 

with local admissions tax." 

London said, "We would be fools indeed 

if we did not recognize that taxes and costs 

of theatre operation are certain to go up, 

not down, in the futui'e. The exhibitor may 

find himself burdened and harassed with 

more taxes, regulation, and oppressive 

legislation than he can possibly cope with, 

"The defenseless, the politically impotent, 

the unorganized are always the 

obvious and easiest targets for taxation. 

The theatre owner is more exposed and 

vulnerable than any type of businessman. 

He stands alone and is immobile. The theatreman 

cannot hide in the safety of numbers 

and cannot move his theatre to escape 

oppressive taxation or regulation. His only 

protection lies in an effective local exhibitor 

association." 

20th Century-Fox Issues 

2% Stock Dividend 

NEW YORK — Twentieth 

Century-Pox 

has issued its 2 per cent common stock 

dividend payable to holders of record at 

the close of business July 6, at the rate 

of one share per each 50 held. 

Buy-sell order cards were given to shareholders 

with fractional interests by which 

they could purchase fractional shares to 

make up one share, or dispose of fractions. 

Darryl F. Zanuck, president, stressed in 

a letter to holders, the stock dividend does 

not change the percentage of holders' interests 

unless some stock or fractional interests 

are sold. 

A total of 55,093 shares is to be paid 

from authorized but unissued corporation 

stock. For each share issued, $29.66 is 

charged to the retained earnings account 

of the corporation. The retained earnings 

account of the corporation and its subsidiaries 

on March 27 was $44,529,000, Consolidated 

net earnings for the 13 weeks 

ended March 27 were $2,899,000. Aggregate 

charges to the retained earnings account 

for cash dividends paid to date in 

1965 are $826,000. 

Edwarcl Small to 

Do '3G-2B-3G' 

HOLLYWOOD—Edward Small has purchased 

the film rights to John Helmer's 

story, "36-26-36," for feature production to 

start in October at Goldwyn studios. Helmer 

will script his own story about international 

beauty contest. Producer Small 

plans to sign beauties from many nations 

for picture. 

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ForVarielyClubsP.R. 

NEW YORK—The outstanding public 

job the Variety Clubs are doing 

for the motion picture industry was pointed 

out by James Carreras, international chief 

ibai-ker. while in New York on Variety Club 

J and film business. 

The managing director of Hammer Films, 

spoke at a luncheon at the 21 

to sales heads of all the major comand 

thanked them for their aid to 

Variety Club work. He also pledged Variety 

\ Clubs' support of the Will Rogers Hospital 

and said the Women of Variety will be 

active in the upcoming audience collection 

campaign. 

Eliot Hyman of Seven Arts was given 

recognition by Carreras for his contribution 

of a Sunshine Coach to the Cerebral 

Palsy Foundation. Hyman will make this 

presentation to Leonard H. Goldstein, ABC 

president and Cerebral Palsy Foundation 

leader, after a luncheon at New York's 

Hotel Astor March 31 in behalf of Tent 35. 

The Duke of Edinburgh's scheduled visit 

to the U.S., March 17 in behalf of Variety 

Clubs was brought to the audience's 

attention. 

United Artists Declares 

Common Stock Dividend 

NEW YORK—The board of directors 

of 

United Artists Corp. has declared another 

two and one-half per cent semiannual 

common stock dividend on its Class 

B common stock, payable in common 

stock October 26 to stockholders of record 

September 10. The declared dividend will 

entitle each stockholder to one share of 

common stock for every 40 shares held. 

Record stockholders will be given opportunity 

to apply their fractional share 

interests toward the purchase of a full 

share. United Artists has declared a stock 

dividend, in place of a cash dividend, for 

the past few years. 

Disney Has Big Increase 

In Nine Months' Net 

BURBANK, CALIF.—The consolidated 

net profit of Walt Disney Productions and 

its domestic subsidiaries for the nine 

months to July 3 was $7,042,000, equal to 

$3,79 per share on the 1,860,709 common 

shares outstanding which compares with 

the similar period last year of $4,468,000, 

equal to $2.51 per share on the 1,782,119 

common shares then outstanding, according 

to Roy O. Disney, president. 

The third quaiter net was $2,906,000 or 

$1.56 per share as compared with $1,665,000 

or 94 cents per share for the third quarter 

last 

year. 

Paramount Gets Release 

Of Patton's 'Beach Ball' 

NEW YORK—Paramount Pictm-es has 

acquired Burt Patton's production of 

"Beach Ball." a Technicolor-Techniscope 

musical directed by Lennie Weinrib for 

national release this fall. 

Five vocal teams, The Supremes, the 

Righteous Brothers, the Four Seasons, the 

Hondells and the Walker Brothers, are 

featm-ed in the film with Edd Byrnes, 

Chris Noel and Aron Kincaid starred. 

20th-Fox Names Powers 

Western Division Manager 

NEW YORK—Charles F. "Mike" Powers 

jr., district manager for 20th Century-Pox 

since May, 1965, when the company enlarged 

its sales departments in the home 

office and the field, has been named western 

division manager by Joseph M. Sugar, 

vice-president in charge of domestic sales. 

He replaces the late Tom O. McCleaster 

and will headquarter in San Francisco. 

Sugar also made other managerial 

changes in domestic branches, including 

Daniel M. Coursey, branch manager in 

Charlotte, being promoted to branch head 

in Atlanta, replacing Paul S. Wilson, who 

retired, and Lloyd Edwards, Memphis manager, 

to become head of the Charlotte office. 

Charles Jones, formerly with Warner 

Bros, in Memphis, replaces Edwards. 

Powers began at 20th-Fox as a salesman 

in the Seattle exchange in August 1951 

and was promoted to branch manager in 

July 1960. He was transferred to San 

F^-ancisco as branch manager in April 

1963. 

Embassy Will Distribute 

Band's 'The Tramplers' 

NEW YORK — Embassy Pictm-es will 

distribute "The Ti'amplers," to be produced 

and directed in Eastman Color and 

Cinemascope by Albert Band in Italy 

and Spain, starting August 9, according 

to Joseph E. Levine, president. 

Gordon Scott, who recently starred in 

Levine's TV special, "Hercules and the 

Princess of Troy," Joseph Gotten, American 

actor cun-ently filming Levine's "The 

Oscar" in Hollywood, and James Mitchum, 

son of actor Robert Mitchum, have been 

signed to star in the film, which has a 

screenplay by Band and Ugo Liberatore, 

based on the novel, "Guns of North 

Texas," by Will Cook. 

MVaiROGERS 

HONORROLl 

/CIRCUITS 

The following circuits, as of August 4, 

have signed to take up audience collections 

for the Will Rogers Hospital drive for 

1965-66. 

Paramount Gulf, General Cinema, Selected, 

Skirball, General Theatres, Broumas, 

Armstrong, Co-operative, Reinhardt, 

Y & W, Redstone, Kallet, Iselin, Empire 

Cinema, Upstate, Ellis, Associated, Brecher, 

Ventnor-Weiland, Pearlman & Kaufman, 

Community Theatres, B. S. Moss, Walter 

Reade-Sterling, Rugoff, Acme, Sylvan Leff, 

Thornton, Stanley Warner, Skouras, United 

Artists, Randforce, Florida States, Chakeres. 

Prudential of N.Y., R.K.O., Rowley 

United, Schine, Brotman & Sherman, John 

C. Bolte, Brandt, Cinema Circuit, Matson, 

Loew's Milgram, Wilson and Chertcoff. 

'Hi' Martin Is Honored 

For Rogers Services 

NEW YORK—Henry H. "Hi" Martin, 

vice-president and general sales manager 

of Universal Pictures, 

was honored last 

week for his services 

as chairman of the 

Will Rogers Memorial 

Hospital fund drives 

from 1963 to 1965. A 

luncheon given by the 

board of directors of 

the Will Rogers Fund 

took place at the 21 

Club and was attended 

by approximately 

35 top indus- 

Henry H. Martin 

try executives, 

Richard Walsh, president of lATSE, 

chairman of the board of the Will Rogers 

Memorial Fund, who was master of ceremonies, 

expressed the appreciation of the 

entire industry and the staff of the Will 

Rogers Hospital and O'Donnell Memorial 

Research Laboratories for Martin's services, 

which for the first time brought 

receipts of a million dollars. Walsh presented 

Martin with the solid gold statuette 

of Will Rogers, the organization's annual 

award of merit for outstanding contribution 

to the hospital project. Ned Depinet. 

president of the Pmid, presented Martin a 

six-piece desk set in behalf of the board of 

directors. 

Martin expressed thanks to many within 

his immediate staff and throughout the 

country. He commended his successor, 

Morris E. Lefko, vice-president and general 

sales manager of MGM, and ui-ged exhibitors 

to give Lefko the same loyalty and 

support he received. Martin stressed the 

extended activities of the Rogers campaign, 

which required "more than a million" 

this year. 

Among the faraway guests were James 

Carreras, president of Hammer Productions, 

Ltd., international chief barker of 

Variety Clubs, and members of the Will 

Rogers board, who flew in from London; 

Milton Rackmil, president of Universal Pictures 

and Decca Records, and Will Rogers 

board member; Lew Wasserman, president 

of MCA, Inc., and Rogers board member, 

both of whom flew in from Hollywood; and 

Joe Jackson of Interstate Theatres, who 

flew in from Dallas. 

Four Foreign Features 

Acquired by Emerson 

HOLLYWOOD — Emerson Film Enterprises, 

Inc., has acquired four pictures of 

international scope for release in the 

United States. The list includes "Seven 

Against the Sun," a rugged action epic of 

the World War II. filmed in Technicolor, 

and made in Australia; "Make Like a 

Thief," a modern-day spy story filmed in 

Finland in color, stai-ring Richard Long; 

"Three Swords for Rome." another actionpacked 

story filmed in Italy, and "Satm-- 

day Night in Apple Valley," starring Mimi 

Hines. Phil Ford, Cliff Arquette. and produced 

and directed by John Myhers. 

These pictures are being prepared for 

immediate release, according to Joseph C. 

Emerson, president. 

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will 

WANTED: 6,000 

THEATRES! 

Our Industry's top leaders saw amazing progress in research, healing, 

and teaching at their annual inspection of Will Rogers Hospital. All who 

helped may truly be proud. 

HERE'S THE INDUSTRY'S GREATEST OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE 

PUBLIC RELATIONS ON ITS MOST EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SERVICE. 

IN 

The only way this industry can supply the NEW needs of Will Rogers in 

1965-66 is to raise MORE THAN A MILLION! It will take at least 6,000 

theatres to 

do it. 

DON'T LEAVE IT UP TO THE OTHER FELLOW! IT'S YOUR RESPONSI- 

BILITY-AND YOUR BENEFIT- Pledge your participation in Audience 

Collections NOW, not merely for the free hospitalization for all in the 

Entertainment-Communications fields, but for the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, 

and the pride and community respect Will Rogers brings to your theatre. 

NOW is the time, when big pictures are playing. NOW is the time to 

start Audience Collections. If you haven't signed up yet, fill in the pledge, 

below, and MAIL TODAY. 

TO WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL FUND, 1501 BROADWAY, N.Y. 10036 1 p'l»nda«^°" 

/4M *7fe^ ^ (f(^cci lut a^ 6,000 ^^catftc^f 

WE PLEDGE TO TAKE UP WILL ROGERS AUDIENCE COLLECTIONS 

You can be sure the Appeol Trailer for our industry's WILL ROGERS 

HOSPITAL AND O'DONNELL MEMORIAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES 

take up Audience Collec- 

will be shown in my theatre — ond that I 

tions for at leost o full week, or extended run of o top picture during 

the current drive. 

EXCHANGE AREA 

CIRCUIT 

STATE- 

MANAGER'S NAME

UNIVERSAL STUDIO TOURS 

Prove Good Image Booster 

For Industry at Large 

By SYD CASSYD 

HOLLYWOOD—Long a neglected facet 

of the Hollywood image, the studio tour, 

reserved for those with business acquaintances, 

or an occasional bus from a 

local tour line, this year moved into its own 

at Universal City. Prom an experiment 

just a year ago, MCA's Universal studio 

operates a precision-like tour and entertaining 

show which drew 200,000 paying 

customers in its first year. Estimated gross 

admissions came to $400,000 or an average 

of $2 per visitor. Admission prices range 

from $1.60 for children under 11, to $3 for 

adults, with kids under 7 admitted free. 

As the tour's success snowballed from an 

experimental two-tram fleet on July 15, 

1964 to its present 14 specially-built trams 

and five unique buses, and an investment 

of $2.5 million and 12 acres for a show 

center, the personnel grew from a few people 

to a department of 150. Herb Steinberg, 

executive in charge of the special 

project press department, led a tradepress 

tour of the lot on July 29, explaining that 

the sophistication of the operation now includes 

a six -week training course for the 

guides and lecturers. Due to this kind of 

treatment of the customers who attend the 

nation's theatres, they now get an indoctrination 

into their entertainment 

hobby, giving them a great personal identification 

with the shows and stars they see 

at first hand. Listening to comments of 

the visitors, this is quite apparent. 

One example of this was the stunt show 

in the stand-up theatre. Under the personal 

direction of a stuntman, Jim Cook, who 

identified the techniques of tumbling and 

fighting, a tioily spectacular demonstration 

for 20 minutes of the cast of "The Virginian." 

a television show, with young star 

Randy Boone participating in person. One 

stuntman dived from a rooftop. The 

demonstration brought cheers from the 

audience. The smooth-rumiing format included 

choosing a young girl. Charlotte 

Patterson, from a group sponsored by Burt 

Lancaster, to act as director. 

David Lipton, Universal vice-president in 

charge of advertising and publicity, under 

whose department the tour and studio 

center is conducted, looks for an audience 

next year estimated at 600,000 to 750.000. 

While the present load of visitors is greatest 

in the summer, plans are being discussed 

for operation 365 days a year. It is 

estimated that Disneyland gets about 50,000 

persons per day, and the Universal research 

department found that most of the 

out-of-town visitors had visited both 

places, though on a lesser scale at Universal 

up to now. 

Both Lipton and Steinberg pointed to 

the almost institutional aspect of the displays 

and trailers of films shown in the 

little auditorium. Each of the major 

studios was represented by trailers and 

documentaries. Backing up this aspect of 

the display area were costumes in glass 

cases from all studios, along with credit 

lines and advertising displays on current 

pictures lining one wall of a building. 

Historically, the tour of the studio at the 

beginning last year, was a simple event— 

one-and-a-half horn- ride through sets and 

locations, stars' dressing rooms, etc. Sometimes 

the bus stopped when the wig-wag 

signal indicated that shooting was in 

progress. With the construction of the $2.5 

million studio center, the visitor takes the 

tour, comes back to the center on the top 

of the 410-acre lot and is amused by cosmetic 

shows, stunt shows, trick shot techniques, 

etc. Visitors' cars are parked in the 

area of the center. The center is equipped 

with eating facilities, popcorn, a hillside 

restaurant and places to buy Castle films 

packaged to supplement the amateur movie 

fan's own home movie footage. Special 

doubledeck British or single deck French 

buses tran.sport people to the studio commissary 

If they want to eat with the casts. 

Audiences may stay on the lot as long as 

they wish. 

Asked about promotion of the tour, Lipton 

explained that travel agencies throughout 

the country are selling admissions as 

part of any trip to Southern California. 

Group sales are arranged and a special 

trolley car bus may be used. Though it is 

estimated that 75 per cent of the customers 

are from other cities, the 7-million population 

of Southern California, including 

school and church tours, are expected to 

furnish a good backbone of attendance, 

said Herb Steinberg. 

The whole idea was started under the 

guidance of Al Dorskind, vice-president and 

treasurer of MCA, and has snowballed with 

each department comhig up with ideas. It 

is probably the most significant selfliquidating 

public relations program, with 

an aspect of huge overtones of future 

profits, that has been devised in studio operation. 

The primary success of the venture 

is due to the fact that an alert management 

is filling a consumer need for information 

about the world's most important 

communications force, the motion 

picture. Public relations and management 

are both pleased. 

'Winter of Our Discontent' 

To Be Filmed by MGM 

NEW YORK—Robert H. O'Brien, president 

of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, has announced 

that Frank Perry will produce and 

direct "The Winter of Oui- Discontent," 

the John Steinbeck novel, from a script by 

Eleanor Perry. 

Published by Viking Press in June 1961, 

the novel was serialized in McCall's magazine 

and was a selection of the Readers 

Digest Book Club. Author John Steinbeck, 

winner of the Nobel Prize for literatm-e, 

has had "The Winter of Our Discontent" 

compared in a great many quarters to what 

many people feel is his masterpiece. "The 

Grapes of Wrath." 

The Perrys, Prank and Eleanor, were 

responsible for the highly acclaimed "David 

and Lisa," for which Frank Perry received 

an Academy Award nomination for Best 

Director of the Year. Production date and 

a cast of international importance will be 

announced shortly. 

Visitors view many movie sets on the Universal City studio 

tour. At left, a tram tours the streets of Medicine Bow, Wyo., 

hometown of "The Virginian." At center, the foreground shows 

part of the Oriental waterfront and in the rear is the 65-foot 

Normandy tower recently built for the soon-to-be-released "The 

War Lord." The tower was moved to the Universal Studio Center 

after completion of the picture. In the photo at right, youngsters 

learn how snowstorms are made on a visit to the set of "Charade." 

Plastic snow flakes, plaster trees and movie backdrops 

provide authenticity, even in mid-summer. The studio tours are 

conducted seven days per week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the 

center remains open until 7:30 p.m. 

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H. T. Weinstein Quits MGM 

To Join Landau Company 

NEW YORK- Harry T. Weinstein, who 

produced MGM's current release, "Joy in 

tile Morning," has obtained his release 

from that company to join the Landau 

Co. as a producer and head of its creative 

development program, Ely Landau said. 

Weinsteln's first assignment will be that 

of executive producer of Carson McCullers' 

"Heart Is the Lonely Hunter," which 

Thomas C. Ryan, who wrote the screenplay, 

will produce. Weinstein, who has arrived 

in New York to take up his new duties, 

will also act as liaison between the Landau 

organization and the Actors Studio in 

transferring to film or videotape their upcoming 

Broadway productions. 

Weinstein previously had been associated 

with Landau as producer of the Play of the 

Week series on TV and he was also associated 

on "Tender Is the Night," produced 

for 20th Century-Fox, as well as associate 

producer with the Theatre Guild 

at the Westport Playhouse. 

The Landau Co., currently releasing "The 

Pawnbroker" and "The Fool Killer" 

through Allied Artists, has set two Britishmade 

pictures for fall release, "The Girl 

Getters," produced by Kenneth Shipman 

with Oliver Reed and Jane Merrow featured, 

which was originally titled "The System" 

and "King and Country," produced 

by Joseph Losey and Norman Priggen, starring 

Dirk Bogarde and Tom Com-tenay 

with Leo McKern. This won a best actor 

award for Courtenay at the Venice Film 

Festival in 1964. 

'Magnificent Men' Tour 

Of Sketches Started 

NASHVILLE, TENN.—The first phase of 

a nation-wide tour of the original Ronald 

Searle color sketches created for 20th 

Century-Fox's "Those Magnificent Men in 

Their Flying Machines, or: How I Flew 

Prom London to Paris In 25 Hours and 11 

Minutes" began Monday (2). 

The drawings, valued at more than $10,- 

000, will remain in each city for at least a 

week. They will be on display in leading 

department stores and also be exhibited 

on major local television shows. The 

sketches, used as the basis for the screen 

titles as well as the key advertising art, 

consist of caricatures of the film's stars and 

the vintage planes re-created for the 

Todd-AO-DeLuxe Color attraction. 

In addition to Nashville, where the drawings 

were on display through August 8, the 

other cities selected for the initial phase of 

the tour are Birmingham. August 9-15; 

Atlanta, August ie-26; Boston, September 

5-12: and San Francisco, September 13-18. 

Bronston's Litigation With 

Du Pont Being Settled 

NEW YORK—Samuel Bronston has announced 

that his attorney, Louis Nizer, and 

Pierre S. du Font's attorney. Gov. Thomas 

E. Dewey, have concluded a program for 

settlement of the litigation between them. 

Bronston, with the litigation scheduled 

to be "settled amicably," plans resuming 

production in Spain early In 1966 with 

"Isabel of Spain," for which a worldwide 

search for a "new, young actress" for the 

title role is now going on. Bronston's last 

picture, "Circus World," is being distributed 

by Paramount. 

Step Made in Chicago 

For Pay TV Service 

CHICAGO — Zenith Radio Corp. has 

granted Field Communications Corp. an 

option to acquire the Chicago franchise for 

Zenith's home subscription television system. 

The option, which has been under 

discussion for some weeks, and the first 

granted by Zenith since its original pay TV 

agreement with RKO General In 1959, gives 

Field Communications the right to establish 

television facilities as promptly as possible 

after Federal Communications Commission 

approval has been obtained. 

Field Communications is a wholly owned 

subsidiary of Field Enterprises, Inc., which 

publishes The Sun-Times and The Daily 

News. The company operates UHF station 

WFLD, Channel 32, which will go on the 

air early next year. Marshall Field, president 

of Field Communications, had this to 

say right after the announcement was 

made: 

"Subscription television will provide a 

broad new service and will open a whole 

new spectrum in the world of communications. 

"We believe this new service effectively 

supplements regular television with quality 

boxoffice fare and can be effective both as 

a business enterprise and as a public 

service in the commimity. 

"We have always found that the Chicago 

area public responds to any real service 

and subscription television seems to offer 

an excellent opportunity to bring firstrate 

entertainment and information features 

not now available on TV into the 

home." 

Joseph S. Wright, president of Zenith, 

said the franchise option "Marks another 

significant step toward giving this new 

boxoffice entertainment distribution service 

a chance to go to the market place and 

offers its economy and convenience to the 

public." 

Zenith president Wright said further: 

"The Field organization's ability in mass 

communications and knowledge of the 

area's tastes and needs makes it uniquely 

qualified to join with us in planning this 

new service in Chicago." 

Sterling Quinlan, formerly general manager 

of WBKB, ABC outlet here and now 

vice-president and general manager of 

Field Communications, said the company's 

interest in subscription TV will not alter 

its plans for UHF Channel 32 in Chicago. 

The option was obtained from Teco, Inc., 

licensed by Zenith in 1949 to develop and 

promote subscription television commercially 

in North America. Teco is 

negotiating with several other well-known 

organizations interested in acquiring franchises 

In other areas of the country. 

Embassy 'Levine' Drive 

September 1-June 30 

NEW YORK — Embassy Pictures will 

launch a "Joseph E. Levine Sales Drive" 

beginning September 1 and ending June 30, 

1966, with all branches sharing in the results 

on a percentage basis, according to 

D. J. Edele, vice-president and general 

sales manager. 

The top prize of a new Cadillac automobile 

will go to the individual branch 

manager who qualifies and second and 

third prizes will be announced later. 

1 

BOXOFFICE :: August 9, 1965

Schneer Sets 2 New Films 

For Columbia Release 

NEW YORK — Today's teenage 

moviegoers 

are looking for "way-out" pictures, as 

witness the success of "The Knack" according 

to Charles H. Schneer, producer of 

films for Columbia Pictures, who moved 

from Hollywood to London six years ago. 

Schneer's next picture, "You Must Be 

Joking," described as an "out-and-out 

satire," will open in London at the Odeon, 

Leicester Square, in late August and be released 

in the U.S. in October. The cast, 

which is headed by America's Michael Callan, 

co-stars Lionel Jeffries and Denholm 

Elliott, two of Britain's top comedians who 

are becoming familiar in the U.S. to 

younger audiences, just as Terry-Thomas 

and Wilfrid Hyde-White have in recent 

years. 

Schneer, who moved his producing headquarters 

to England in 1959, has a 12-pictui'e 

deal with Columbia, who jointly 

finances his films, including the current 

"You Must Be Joking," the earlier "First 

Men IN the Moon." "Jason and the Argonauts" 

and "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad," to 

make a total of eight completed. 

Schneer will next film Jules Verne's only 

non-science-fiction tale, "The Light at the 

Edge of the World," starting in Malta in 

January with Andrew McLaglen directing 

in Technicolor and on a four-month schedule. 

For his tenth on the Columbia deal, 

Schneer will make "River of Diamonds," 

by Geoffrey Jenkins, in South Africa and 

the Mediterranean, starting in mid- 1966 

with James Mason signed as one of three 

stars. The final two pictures under the 

Columbia deal are not yet set, he said. 

According to Schneer, filmmaking in 

England does not provide a saving in production 

costs, except for the fact that, 

under the Eady Plan, British theatres are 

required to devote 30 per cent of their 

playing time to native productions. "American 

pictures often have to wait in line for 

playing time," he commented. 

Dimension 150, Todd-AO 

Seek Balm for 'Bible' 

NEW YORK—Dimension 150, Inc., and 

Todd-AO have filed a countersuit in Federal 

Court against Dino De Laurentiis asking 

for $446,000 in damages from the producer 

of "The Bible," which has since been 

taken over by 20th Century-Fox for release. 

The counter claim states that De Laurentiis 

had contracted by cable to use the 

Dimension 150 process but that the money 

paid was $50,000 on account for sending 

special equipment and cameras to Rome. 

Dimension 150 and Todd-AO have asked 

for an early trial, September 20, and they 

claim that the 20th-Fox distribution deal 

makes no mention of Dimension 150 or 

Todd-AO. 

Herron Acquires Ffortissimo 

NEW YORK-ôel Herron, musical conductor, 

arranger and composer, has acquired 

Ffortissimo Productions, Inc., film 

soundtrack-recording firm, and will expand 

the company's activities to include TV and 

radio commercials and jingles. Herron's 

other interests include Ron Records, a recording 

company, and the Joleron Music 

Corp., a publishing firm. 

Charles H. Schneer, left, looks at 

photo layout on his "You Must Be Joking" 

with Ira Tulipan, Columbia executive 

assistant to the publicityadvertising: 

director, at the Columbia 

home office. 

Medallion, Miller Int'l 

In Distribution Deal 

NEW YORK — Miller International 

Corp., headed by Murray J. King, and 

Medallion Pictures, headed by Ben Schrift, 

have formed an association to produce 

features jointly and for Medallion to release 

several completed foreign-made pictures 

in the U.S. 

Medallion will first release "The Doll 

That Took the Town," starring Virna Lisi, 

currently in "Casanova '70," and Haya 

Harareet, who was in "Ben-Hui'," and 

"Lipstick," starring Bella Darvi, Pierre 

Brice and a 13-year-old girl, Laura Vivaldi. 

Later, will come "Bad Girls Don't Cry," 

starring Elsa Martinelli, and "The Amorous 

Prawn," a British comedy starring 

Ian Carmichael and Joan Greenwood. 

Medallion recently financed the production 

of four new science-fiction features 

produced in Rome by Joseph Fryd and 

Anthony Dawson, all to be released here 

by Medallion. MGM has acquired one of 

these for foreign distribution, Schi'ift said. 

King has also acquired other properties 

which will be turned into screenplays, story 

conferences now taking place between Lucille 

Emerick and Francis Swan, screen 

writers. Two of these will be produced 

back to back, starting in the fall of 1965. 

Also attending a press-cocktail party at 

the St. Moritz Hotel to announce the association 

were William J. O'Brien, representative 

for Gilbert Miller, the dean of 

Broadway theatrical producers who recently 

received a special "Tony" award for 

his work in the theatre; Arthur Sachson, 

Medallion vice-president and general sales 

manager, and George Waldman, American 

International's New York representative. 

Reade-Sterling Producing 

'Ulysses' With British Lion 

NEW YORK—Joseph Strick will film 

James Joyce's "Ulysses" as a Walter 

Reade-Sterling co-production with British 

Lion, starting in March of 1966, according 

to Walter Reade jr., president of Reade- 

Sterling. 

Scheduled for release by Continental, 

"Ulysses" is the first co-production in the 

new partnership with British Lion. Strick 

will direct as well as serve as co-producer 

with Reade. 

Plato A. Skouras and Nick John Matsoukas 

will co-produce "Forever Ulysses," 

based on the C. P. Rodocanachi novel, in 

Greece in 1966. 

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Pathe Contemporary Gets 

1 1 New French Shorts 

NEW YORK — Pathe 

Contemporary 

Films, now the largest supplier of short 

subjects for art or specialty houses, has 

acquired a total of 11 new subjects from 

France, as well as a half-dozen American. 

British and Italian items, according to Leo 

Dratfield, vice-president. Pathc's current 

list of available short films now numbers 

almost 50. 

The deal for the new Fi-ench films was 

closed in Europe by Dratfield and by Duncan 

McGregor jr.. president of Pathe Contemporary. 

Seven are available for immediate 

booking: •'Boiled Egg." a fiveminute 

cartoon in color made by Marc 

Andrieux and Barnard Brevent for Cinema 

Nouveau: "Charcnte." a 13-minute short in 

color directed by Patrice Dally concerning 

the prosperous Charante region of France: 

"Cornouaille," a 12-minute color short by 

Miss Dally about a Brittany village where 

voodoo persists: "Cotentin." a 13-minute 

color short by Miss Dally: "New York 

1900." a 16-minute compilation by Henri 

Torrent: "The Nose." an 11-minute film by 

Alexander Alexeieff and Claire Parker from 

Gogol's classic story and "Valparaiso." a 

30-minute documentary by Joris Ivens alterriating 

color and black-and-white, seen 

at last year's New York Film Festival. 

To be available in the fall are: "A," a 

ten-minute color and black-and-white cartoon 

dedicated to lonesco by Jan Lenike, 

Polish animator: "Adagio." a 15-minute 

subject by Dominique Delouche danced by 

members of the Paris Opera Ballet; "The 

Bass Fiddle," a 28-niinute film based on a 

story by Chekhov, directed by Maurice 

Pasquel with Christian Marin and Nicole 

Bueden starred, and "Mannequins," a 19- 

minute short directed by Jacques Baraticr 

with music by Georges Delerue. 

Pathe Contemporary has another French 

15-minute short, "The Chicken," the grand 

prize winner at the Venice Film Festival, 

which was written and directed by Claude 

Berri and which will open at the Baronet 

Theatre August 16 accompanying Royal 

International's feature, "Married Woman." 

Other Pathe Contemporary shorts shown 

in New York on the program with important 

foreign films were "The Peaches," 

a 17-minute British fantasy produced and 

directed by Michael Gill and narrated by 

Peter Ustinov, which was on the program 

with MGM's "Murder Most Foul" at 

Cinema I in July: "Clay," an eight-minute 

animated film by Eliot Noyes jr., which was 

produced at the Carpenter Center for the 

Visual Arts, Hai-vard University, which was 

shown with "The Winner" at the Fifth 

Avenue Cinema in July, and "Kenojuak," 

a 20-minute short subject in color, produced 

by the National Film Board of 

Canada, which was shown with Rizzoli's 

"White Voices" at Cinema I this spring. 

Tobacco Distributors Film 

HOLLYWOOD—Hanna-Barbera's industrial 

film division has been set by the National 

Ass'n of Tobacco Distributors to 

produce "Mind Your Own Business," liveaction 

film to be shown in theatres and 

on television before institutional and educational 

release. "Business." to be shot in 

color, with a cast of featured Hollywood 

players, will be directed by Arthur Pierson. 

Merchant Soliciting Trailer 

Announced by Filmack 

CHICAGO—Bemie Mack, president of 

Filmack Trailer Co., this week announced 

a new, live-action, narrated "Merchant 

Soliciting Trailer" is now available to exhibitors. 

The trailer, in color or black and 

white, was designed by Filmack to help exhibitors 

secure additional screen advertising 

from local merchants. The message is 

directed to the merchants in the audience, 

pointing out the availability of screen .space 

to them, and who to contact. 

The "Merchant Soliciting Trailer" is the 

second in a new Filmack series of full-color, 

narrated, live trailers on timely subjects. 

Recently announced was a unique "Silence 

Trailer" which has proved effective in 

silencing unruly children and teenagers 

dui'ing showtime. 

The firm's publication for exhibitors. 

Inspiration, will can'y complete details on 

the new stock trailers in the October issue. 

Pepsi-Cola Appointments 

NEW YORK—Alan M. Potasch has been 

promoted to vice-president of market and 

program development of the Pepsi-Cola 

Co. Sidney M. Maran succeeds him as vicepresident 

of marketing services. William 

C. Munro, formerly vice-president of planning 

operations, 

was named vice-president 

of marketing and operations. 

Rob J. Taylor and Donald Johnson were 

elected vice-presidents. 

"BURTON and LIZ were never like this 

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A GOVERNOR FILMS 

RELEASE 

16 BOXOFFICE :: August 9, 1965

: August 

Early Promotion Launched 

On 'Silencers' in N.Y. 

NEW YORK—Columbia Pictures has 

launched its promotion campaign for Irving 

Allen's "The Silencers" while the film 

starring Dean Martin as Matt Helm, a U.S. 

espionage agent, is still being shot on Hollywood 

sound stages. Six of Helm's "Slaymates," 

those being gorgeous and scantily 

attired young actresses who play in "The 

Silencers," came to New York late in July 

to meet the press and do radio-TV interviews. 

They returned to Hollywood in early 

August to complete their roles but will tour 

other key cities before the picture is released, 

according to Richard Kahn, Columbia 

advertising and publicity coordinator. 

The six "Slaymates" are Jan 'Watson, 

Barbara Burgess, Margaret Teele, Mary 

Jane Mangier, Margie Nelson and Marilyn 

Tindall, who play small key scenes with 

Martin. They met the tradepress at "Ice 

Headquarters" at the 'Warwick Hotel and 

distributed a pistol lighter with a flashlight 

called "Tire Silencers." Also in the 

cast of the picture, which will be the first 

of a series of eight Matt Helm novels by 

Donald Hamilton to be brought to the 

screen by Allen, are Stella Stevens, Daliah 

Lavi and Cyd Charisse, the latter in a 

guest role. 

Illustrative of the "head start" Columbia 

has taken in "The Silencers" exploitation 

was a full-page advertisement m the advertising 

news section of the New York 

Times July 28 aimed at manufacturers, 

wholesalers, retailers and exhibitors. Also 

attending the "Silencers" meeting were L. 

Douglas Netter. vice-president of Meadway 

Productions, and Ed Justin, merchandising 

vice-president for Screen Gems, as well 

Columbia publicity representatives. 

James Rennie, 76, Dies; 

Appeared in 1920s Films 

NEW YORK—James Remiie, 76, leading 

man of stage and screen and former husband 

of Dorothy Gish, died July 31 at 

Harkness Pavilion. Rennie, who made his 

first Broadway stage hit in "Moonlight 

and Honeysuckle" in 1919, married Miss 

Gish in 1920 and appeared opposite her in 

"Remodeling Her Husband" a film released 

by Paramount the same year. Later, he 

played in "Clothes Make the Pirate," 

"Mighty Lak a Rose," "The Bad Man" and 

"His Children's Children," all 1920s films. 

He was divorced from Miss Gish in 1935 

and he made his last Broadway appearance 

in a revival of "Annie Get Your Gmi" in 

1958. 

'Katie Elder' Featurette 

On 47 TV Stations 

HOLL"YWOOD—A special featurette on 

Hal Wallis' "The Sons of Katie Elder," entitled 

"Outlaws of the Old West," has been 

shown on 47 television stations in the U.S. 

and Canada, with an aggregate audience of 

more than 17,000,000 viewers. 

The featurette. which will continue to be 

shown throughout the summer as the 

Paranrount Pictm-es release opens in new 

engagements, compares the Elder Brothers 

of the film with some of the famous outlaws 

and renegades of the 19th century. 

as 

Seven AIP 'Beach' Pictures 

Shown at Mexican Festival 

MEXICO CITY—Mexico's Producciones 

Sotomayor staged a seven-day Festival 

honoring American International heads, 

James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff, 

with daily screenings of AIP beach pictures 

at The Metropolitan Theatre here starting 

July 29. Arkoff and Frankie Avalon, who 

stars in six of the seven AIP pictures, 

were special guests from the U.S.A. 

The pictures shown were "Beach 

Party," "Muscle Beach Party," "Bikini 

Beach," "Pajama Party," this one starring 

Tommy Kirk; "Beach Blanket 

Bingo," "Ski Party" and "How to Stuff 

a Wild Bikini, " all of them in color and 

Panavision and all "boxoffice recordbreakers," 

according to Mexican exhibitors. 

The seven pictm-es were also shown simultaneously 

at the Juarez, new theatre in 

Monterey City. 

David D. Home, vice-president in charge 

of foreign distribution, could not attend 

the Mexican festival because of a 

heart attack suffered by his wife, Gladys, 

who is now recuperating. 

British Comedy to Ellis 

NEW YORK—Ellis Films has acquired 

the distribution rights to "Your Money 

or Your Wife," a British comedy directed 

by Anthony Simmons with Peggy Cummins 

and Donald Sinden starred, to be released 

in the fall of 1965, according to Jack Ellis, 

president. 

A GOVERNOR FILMS 

RELEASE 

OUTGROSSm THE RECORDBREAKING "Carry On Nurse" ALL OVER THE WORLD.. /^ 

AND THIS ONE IS IN COLOR! 

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: 

9, 1965 17

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GREEn SHEET 

A MONTHLY SURVEY 

OF CURRENT FILMS 

AUGUST 1965 

ISSUE 

The Film Board of National Organizations 

American Jewish Committee 

American Library Association 

Daughters of the American Revolution 

Federation of Motion Picture Councils 

General Federation of Women's Clubs 

National Congress of Parents and Teachers 

National Council of Women of the U.S.A. 

National Federation of Music Qubs 

Protestant 

Motion Picture Council 

Schools Motion Picture Committee 

A VERY SPECIAL FAVOR i 

Boyer, Leslie Caron and Rock Hudson appear in this 

Universal PicturesV Charles 

risque farce about a career-minded spinster whose father 

asks a young friend to awaken her to romance. (Adults) 

man Harvey is tempted briefly to stray from dull domestic 

life mitil he discovers that pretty blondes also 

have unglamorous housekeeping problems. (Adults-Mature 

Young People) 

THE BOUNTY KILLER (Embassy). Dan Duryea turns 

bounty killer in a rough western, distinguished by a cast 

of old-time, hard-riding heroes. (Adults-Mature Young 

People) 

I'LL TAKE SWEDEN (United Artists'. Bob Hope, in a 

series of risque shenanigans, takes his daughter from 

her irresponsible American fiance, only to find her in 

the clutches of a dashing Swede. (Adults-Matm-e Young 

People) 

THE COLLECTOR (Columbia). In this 

gripping thriller 

a psychotic bank clerk focuses his attention on his collection 

of butterflies and the charming girl he has kidnapped 

and confined in his isolated house. (Terence 

Stamp, Samantha Eggar). (Adults) 

THE IPCRESS FILE (Universal Pictm-es). In this British 

thriller. Civil Intelligence investigates when several 

top-ranking scientists have been abducted and returned 

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unharmed, except for a baffling loss of memory, Adults- 

Mature Young People) 

EVA (Times Film Corporation). Set in Rome and Venice, 

this drama details the deterioration of a would-be manof-the-world 

when he becomes infatuated with a cold, 

luxury-loving temptress. (Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker). 

(Adults) 

THE SANDPIPER (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) . 

love 

story of an unconventional, free-thinking artist (Elizabeth 

Taylor) and a married clergyman, headmaster of a 

boys' school (Richard Burton). (Adults) 

THE GLORY GUYS (United Artists). A vigorous, well 

made western about a major Indian uprising and the 

United States Cavalry action that ends it. ( Adults-Mature 

Young People-Young People) 

THE GREAT SIOUX MASSACRE (Columbia). The tragic 

Indian battle at Little Big Horn and some of the events 

leading up to it are recounted here, in an unusual treatment 

of the General George A. Custer legend. (Adults- 

Mature Young People-Young People) 

THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL (United Artists). A big slapstick 

western about a wagon train carrying liquor, escorted 

by U. S. Cavalry and of strong interest to pursuing 

temperance ladies, Indians and thirsty miners. (General 

Audience) 

HARLOW 'Paramount). Sensational career story of film 

star, Jean Harlow, (Carroll Baker) from her start as an 

extra to her dazzling screen success and early death. 

(Adults) 

HARVEY MIDDLEMAN, FIREMAN (Columbia). Pire- 

THE SECRET OF BLOOD ISLAND (Universal Pictures). 

British war melodrama detailing the brutalities in a Japanese 

P. O. W. camp as the prisoners hide a girl secret 

agent and help her to escape. (Adults-Mature Young 

People) 

SKI PARTY (American International Pictures). The 

young rock 'n' roll, beach party crowd takes a weekend 

off for skiing, i Adults-Mature Young People-Young People) 

THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER (Paramount). John 

Wayne heads a vigorous western in which four brothers, 

reunited at their mother's funeral, avenge their father's 

mm'der and put family affaus in order. (Adults-Mature 

Young People-Young People) 

WAR-GODS OF THE DEEP (American International 

Pictures). A British science-fiction tale about two men 

and a girl, trapped in a city under the sea by Vincent 

Price, its eternally young ruler and his fishmen. (General 

Audience) 

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'Magnificent Men' (20th-Fox} 

is Juiy Biue Ribiton Winner 

By VELMA WEST SYKES 

THERE WAS no ninnerup for the Blue Ribbon Award this month. Ballot returns 

gave "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" an early lead which kept 

building until the deadline for counting was reached. The combination of comedy, 

romance and space-age interest in early air machine developments—plus the suspense 

of a race with international overtones— is an audience delight and has interest for 

every age group. It was not even necessary to use big star names, although several 

long-time favorites are included and all perform well in their roles. Stan Margulies 

gave the spectacular its production qualities, with Ken Annakin directing from a 

screenplay by Jack Davies on which Annakin collaborated. 

. . . 

. . . the picture is swiftpaced 

BoxoFFicE carried a king-size review in 

its issue of June 7, condensed to regular 

size June 14 for inclusion in the Picture 

Guide Date and Record Book. It said in 

part: "A big, sprawling farce-comedy adventure 

tale dealing with the pioneer days 

of aviation, this is fast-moving, fun-filled 

entertainment for moviegoers of all ages 

The Todd-AO-DeLuxe Color photography 

enhances the visually striking flying 

shots and 

and filled with hilarious moments, 

many of them of tried-and-true slapstick 

chases that hark back to the Keystone 

The cast of international 

Kops days . . . 

names includes at least one to attract 

every type of potential patron ... Of 

them all, Gert 'Goldfinger' Frobe, as a 

strutting German officer, and Terry- 

Thomas, as a scheming titled Britisher, 

score most solidly and bring howls of 

laughter from audiences." 

Scores at the Boxoffice 

The winner has already built up a boxoffice 

score, from first runs in key cities, 

of 258 per cent of average business. National 

Screen Council members, who voted 

it the Award as the most outstanding 

among current releases suitable for family 

viewing, had this to say about it: 

At last a real comedy for the whole 

family. It is very clever, loaded with 

laughter and a truly amusing, happy picture.—Mrs. 

Harry T. Jarvis, Greater Detroit 

MPC . . . Sheer entertainment—no 

message, no morals, just plain fun. It's 

the best on an outstanding ballot.—Dr. 

Orvil Newton Stuart Whitman 

Patricia Rawnsley Sarah Miles 

Richard Mays 

James Pox 

Count Emilia Ponticelli .... Alberto Sordi 

Lord Rawnsley 

Robert Morley 

Col. Manfred Von Holstein .... Gert Probe 

Pierre Dubois Jean-Pierre Cassel 

Brigitte, Ingrid, Marlene, Claudia, 

Yvette, Betty 

Irina Demick 

The Cast 

Production Staff 

Produced by Stan Margulies 

Directed by Ken Annakin 

Associate Producer 

Jack Davies 

Original Screenplay by Jack Davies, 

Ken Annakin 

Music Composed & Conducted by 

Ron Goodwin 

Production Designed by .... Tom Morahan 

Director of Photography 

Christopher Challis, B.S.C. 

Photographed 

James K. Loutzenhiser, Cinema Magazine. 

Kansas City ... A hearty, wholesome film 

with Edwardian dignity, slapstick comedy 

and faith in the first paper-and-glue 

planes. A must!—Marlene E. Hougland, 

St. Petersburg Times. 

It's not only a fine family-type comedy 

but a magnificent tribute to pioneer airmen.—Nevart 

Apikian, Syracuse Post- 

Standard . . . "Those Magnificent Men" 

is a nice blend of action and comedy, 

heightened by interesting old flying machines. 

The sex is not blatant, as is often 

the case.—Harold N. Hubbard, Hollywood 

Citizen-News ... A production of rare 

imagination and charm which, while very 

funny, still gives a respectful nod to the 

early aviators.—Paine Knickerbocker, San 

Francisco Chronicle. 

A wonderful family film, beautifully 

photographed with a cast of fine comedians. 

English comedienne Cecily Courtreidge 

got no billing for her portrayal of 

the helpful English lady. Somebody 

should complain !—James L. Limbacher, 

Wholesome and 

Dearborn Press . . . 

warmly amusing. Gert Frobe, as the German 

cavalry colonel who learns to fly 

from a book, does a screen job that one 

will not soon forget. Hurrah for the pioneer 

days of flight!—Virginia M. Beard, 

Cleveland Public Library. 

A once-in-a-lifetime wonder!—William 

Leonard, Chicago Tribune . . . Wlio wants 

the good old days after seeing those 

planes? It was great entertainment, 

though, with lots of laughs.—Mrs. Henry 

Augustine, Sheboygan BFC. 

Courtney 

Eric Sykes 

Sir Percy Ware-Armitage Terry-Thoma,s 

Neanderthal Man 

Red Skelton 

Fire Chief Perkins 

Benny Hill 

Yamamoto 

Yujiro Ishihara 

Mother Superior 

Flora Robson 

Captain Rumpelstrosse 

Karl Michael Vogler 

George Gruber 

Sam Wanamaker 

Popperwell, an Inventor .... Tony Hancock 

Costumes Designed by 

Osbert Lancaster 

Second Film Unit Director .... Don Sharp 

Film Editor 

Gordon Stone 

Sound by 

John Mitchell, 

Gordon McCallum 

Assistant Director Clive Reed 

Special Effects 

Richard Parker 

Color by DeLuxe 

IN Todd-AO 

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SARAH MILES' RIVAL SUITORS. STUART WHITMAN, 

JAMES FOX. TRY TO WIN BOTH HER AND THE RACE 

THAT MEN ACTUALLY RISKED RIDING THE SKY IN A 

CONTRAPTION LIKE THIS GIVES PEOPLE A THRILL 

GENDARMES CARRY THE WINNER ALOFT TO SHIELD 

HIM FROM THE SURGING AND CHEERING CROWDS 

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National Screen Council on the basis of outstanding 

merit and suitability for family 

entertainment. Council membership comprises 

motion picture editors, radio and TV film 

commentators, representatives of better films 

councils, civic, educational and exhibitor organizations.

BOXOFFICE 

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the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than five engogcments are not listed. As new runs 

are reported, ratings ore added and averages revised. Computation is in terms of percentage in 

relation to normal grosses os determined by the theatre managers. With 100 per cent as "normal," ( 

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is being erected here by Courier Cable Co., 

'formed to bring cable television to Greater 

Buffalo. The company is a wholly owned 

subsidiary of the Buffalo Courier-Express, 

Inc., with William J. Conners III as president. 

He also is president and publisher 

of the newspaper. The system is expected 

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By taking the signals received through 

system and carrying them to private 

by coaxial cable, it will be possible 

to obtain programing from TV stations 

that normally are not received in this area. 

i Besides the local stations, programing 

[is to be received at these television stations: 

[Toronto, CELT and CFTO; Rochester, 

IWROC, WHEC and WOKR: Hamilton, 

CHCH, and Erie, Pa., WICU. Another 

channel, not designated, will give 

80th Birthday Fete Honors 

Al Becker in Buffalo 

BUFFALO—Al Becker, one of Buffalo's 

first projectionists who came here at 15 

from New York to 

show films of President 

McKinley's funeral, 

celebrated his 

80th birthdy Wednesday 

(4), with about 

100 industryites and 

family members attending 

a party for 

him. 

Becker was billed 

as an act when he 

showed the McKinley 

Al Becker films, tiu'ning the 

crank of the projecmachine 

in the late Michael Shea's 

Garden Theatre. He arrived here for a twoweek 

job in response to a call by Shea for 

projectionist. He agreed to remain with 

and stayed with him 12 years. 

In 1916, Becker opened an independent 

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film exchange here, Becker Feature Film 

Ten years later he sold the business to 

Supply Co., which later became 

National Theatre Supply. He was branch 

of the firm ten years before he 

entered the supply business under 

Becker Theatre Supply. He retu-ed after 

five years, but didn't stay inactive too long. 

became associated with the present 

office of NTS as a part-time salesman, a 

post which he still holds. 

Name Committee to Judge 

'She' Contest Entries 

YORK—Russell V. Downing, presiof 

Radio City Music Hall, and Nick 

entertainment editor of the New 

York Journal-American, will serve as 

for the $10,000 exhibitor promo- 

tional contest for the MGM and Seven Ai-ts 

of "She," according to Morris 

E. Lefko, MGM vice-president and general 

sales manager. They join Charles A. Alicoate, 

publisher of Film Daily, previously 

announced as a member of the three-man 

panel. 

AT N.Y., N.J. ALLIED MEETING 

Dollinger Pushes Code, 

Snaper Hits Blind Bidding 

Irving Dollinger W.'lbiir Snaper 

Youngstein Upholds U.S. 

Product at N.Y. Institute 

RENSSELAERVILLE, N. Y.—"It is a 

fallacy to believe U.S. producers are not 

making motion pictures comparable in 

quality with foreign films. Om" domestic 

product is just as fine, but it suffers from 

the unfair contrast with only the 'select' 

pictui-es produced in other countries and 

exhibited here," Max E. Youngstein, producer, 

told the Rensselaerville Institute on 

Man and Science. 

Youngstein took the place of Stanley 

Kramer, president of Ki'amer Productions, 

who was imable to attend. He said of 

approximately 250 picttu-es produced annually 

in England, only about 12 are 

brought to the U.S., and of those filmed 

in Rome, about six are brought here for 

exhibition. 

"When the best American films are compared 

with the best foreign pictiu'es, U.S. 

product is just as good," Youngstein declared. 

It is the failure to recognize that 

"American audiences see only the absolutely 

best of foreign pictures" which results 

in too-common criticism of om- screen 

product. 

"Motion pictm-es are becoming an international 

rather than an American 

form." Almost 55 per cent of American 

film sales are now effected overseas. There 

is a continuous improvement in film quality, 

as production spreads and the finest 

talents in many countries are joined. 

Youngstein discussed the indirect road 

blocks he encountered from the government 

in making "Fail Safe," his latest production. 

He was "happy" to have it released. 

Pennsylvania Passes Bill 

To Prohibit Admission Tax 

HARRISBURG—A bill to prohibit local 

communities from enacting and collecting 

amusement admission taxes at motion picture 

theatres, except in Pittsbvu'gh, cleared 

the Senate, 29 to 10, and will be signed 

into law by Gov. William W. Scranton. 

Pittsburgh will be the only political subdivision 

in Pemisylvania where the 10 per 

cent tax will be continued. Pittsburgh theatres 

pay about $400,000 annually through 

this levy. Philadelphia, by local action, 

rescinded the admission tax some time ago. 

KIAMESHA LAKE, N. Y.—Irving Dollin 

er, board chairman of New Jersey 

Allied Theatre Owners, which ended a fom-- 

ray combined convention here Thursday 

i5i with New York Allied, told delegates 

of the two groups that the Motion Picture 

Production Cede should be uphheld and 

exhibitors should refuse to show non-code 

films. 

The joint session also heard brief talks 

Ly Howard Herman, NJATO president, who 

spoke on ways to meet competition; Milton 

H. London, executive director of Allied 

States Ass'n of Motion Picture Exhibitors 

golden opportunities for theatremen; Arthur 

Manson, executive assistant to 20th- 

Fox advertising and publicity chief Jonas 

Rosenfield jr., who discussed promoting 

profits for exhibitors, and Mel Gold, general 

sales manager of National Screen 

Service, who told how "New Ideas Bring 

More Attendance." 

Herman and Sidney J. Cohen, president 

of New York Allied, were chau-men of the 

joint session. 

Earlier in the convention, foi-mer Allied 

States president Wilbur Snaper stressed 

that he could see no reason for blind bidding. 

Exhibitors have certain rights, and 

it's time they exercise these right and see 

"that blind bidding is done away with before 

outsiders step in dictating a policy," 

he said. He added that small-town theatres 

are important and deserve consideration. 

All major problems of the exhibitor should 

be taken to the highest echelons of the 

industry. If everyone joined in discussing 

these problems, better results would be 

achieved. 

Snaper pointed out that "within 12 to 

18 months, voluntarily or involuntarily 

there are going to be some changes in trade 

practices by distributors. They had better 

take a good look at what's going on." 

Joseph G. Alterman, admiJiistrative secretary 

of the Theatres Owners of America, 

said he foresees a unified exhibitor organization 

in the very near future. 

A banquet Wednesday evening (4) honoi-ed 

James R. Velde, United Artists vicepresident 

and general manager, for his 

stand against blind bidding; Dr. Edgar 

Mayer, first medical director of Will Rogers 

Hospital, and K. Gordon Mm-ray as showman-of-the-year. 

New Jersey Allied Renames 

Howard Herman President 

KIAMESHA LAKE. N. Y.—Allied Theatre 

Owners of New Jersey re-elected Howard 

Herman president during the fom'-day 

combined convention here with New York 

Allied, which closed Thm'sday (5K 

Also re-elected was Samuel Engelman, 

vice-president for North Jersey. Al Prank 

was named vice-president for South Jersey. 

Jack Infald was elected secretary, and 

Irving Dollinger, national dii'ector. 

Dollinger also was renamed board chairman. 

Other dii-ectors held over are Wilbur 

Snaper, Al Suchman and HaiTy Lowenstein. 

Hem-y Brown was elected a dii-ector. 

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Ship of Fools 

NEW YORK—Business in the Broadway 

first runs was up dui-ing the first 

week in August due to cooler weather, one 

smash new film. "Ship of Fools," and the 

continuation of several other successful 

runs, particularly "The Sandpiper," which 

continued to break records in its third 

terrific week at the Radio City Music 

Hall. Another, "Von Ryan's Express." was 

up from the preceding week in its sixth 

week at Loew's State. 

"Ship of Fools" did the biggest business 

in the past year in its opening week at 

the Victoria and was equally strong in its 

first week at the Sutton on the east side, 

where long waiting lines formed nightly. 

Also veiT big was the first showcase week 

of "The Yellow Rolls-Royce" at the Ponmi. 

this after a nine-week run at the Music 

Hall ending early in July, and "Harlow," 

in its second week at the RKO Palace 

and RKO 58th Street, the latter house 

being first run for this engagement. 

Still doing good business were "What's 

New Pussycat?" in its sixth week at the 

Astor and the Trans-Lux East, and thiee 

of the five two-a-day pictm-es, "My Fair 

Laoy." in its 41st week at the Ci-iterion; 

"The Sound of Music," in its 22nd week 

at the Rivoli, and "Those Magnificent 

Men in Their Flying Machines," in its 

seventh week at the DeMille. "The Greatest 

Story Ever Told" was up slightly in its 

24th week at the Warner Cinerama but 

the other United Aj-tists film, "The Hallelujah 

Ti-ail." was down slightly in its 

seventh week at Loew's Capitol. 

Leading the foreign films in the east 

side class houses was "Casanova '70," a 

smash in its second week at the Festival 

and the Beekman, followed by "The Collector," 

still strong in its seventh week 

Pending 

Smash at Two Spots 

ai the Paris although it was followed Monday 

(2) after seven wêeks at the Coronet 

by Univcrsal's "The Ipcress Pile." The 

much-acclaimed "Darling" opened Tuesday 

i3i at the Lincoln Art following an 

invitation preview. Still doing well were 

"High Infidelity," in its fifth week at the 

Little Carnegie; "The Knack," in its fifth 

smash week at the Plaza, and "Rotten to 

the Core," in its second week at Cinema I. 

(Average Is 100) 

Astor What's New Pussycat? (UA), 6th wk 165 

Baronet Bombole (Royal), 5ttl wk. 135 

Beekman Casanova '70 (Embassy), 2nd wk 190 

Carnegie Hall Cinema China! (Janus), lOtti wk...ll5 

Cinema to the Core (Cinema V), 

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Cinema II Zorbo the Greek (IC), moveover, 

33rd wk 125 

Cinema Rendezvous The Pawnbroker (AA)^ 

15th wk 120 

Coronet The Collector (Col), 7th wk 14b 

Criterion My Foir Lady (WB), 4Ist wk. of 

two-a-doy 1 95 

DeMille Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying 

Machines (20th-Fox), 7th wk of two-a-day ..175 

Embassy And So ... to Bed (Medallion) 125 

Fine Arts Harvey Middleman, Fireman (Col), 

3rd wk 130 

Festival Casanova '70 (Embassy), 2nd wk 190 

Forum The Yellow Rolls-Royce (MGM), showcase 

185 

Guild Mory Poppins (BV), moveover, 32nd wk. ..120 

Lincoln Art Let's Talk About Women (Emb), 

Women of the World (Emb), reissues 105 

Little Carnegie High Infidelity (Magna), 

5th wk 140 

Loews Capitol The Hallelujah Trail (UA), 

5th wk. of fwo-a-doy 1 60 

Loew's State Von Ryan's Express (20th-Fox), 

6th wk 175 

Loew's Tower East Von Ryan's Express (20th- 

Fox), 6th wk 145 

Murray Hill The Yellow Rolls-Royce (MGM), 

showcase 1 80 

Pons—The Collector (Col), 7th wk 170 

Plaza The Knock (UA-Lopert), 5th wk 190 

Radio City Music Hall The Sandpiper (MGM), 

plus stage show, 3rd wk 210 

Rivoli The Sound of Music (20th-Fox}, 22nd 

wk. of two-a-day 195 

RKO Palace Harlow (Para), 2nd wk 190 

RKO 23rd Street The Pawnbroker (AA), 

15th wk 110 

RKO 85th Street Harlow (Pora), 2nd wk 175 

Sutton Ship of Fools (Col) 225 

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Buffalo First Runs 

BUFFALO—An assist from the weather 

mail, with cool and cloudy nights, helpec 

business this week. "Genghis KJian" al 

Shea's Buffalo and a combination of driveim 

was good for 130. "The Sandpiper' 

continued strong in its third stanza at 

the Center, marking up 150. "The Sound 

of Music," with 170 in its 18th week, and 

"My Fair Lady," with 140 in its 32nd 

week, remained strong. 

Abbott, Bailey and Aero, Niagara, Star driveins 

That lûnny Feeling (Univ) JOQ 

Sheo's Buffalo and Broodwoy, Park and Sheridon' 

dr.ve-ins Genghis Khan (Col) ]3(3 

Center The Sandpiper (MGM), 3rd wk. ..... '!l50 

Century, Kensington Lord Jim (Col), 2nd wk. '.lOd 

Cinema, Amherst What's New Pussycat? (UA), 

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Colvin and Buffalo, Niagara drive-ins The 1 

Monkey's Uncle (BV), 2nd wk I4Q 

Granada My Fair Lady (WB), 32nd wk, . 

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Teck The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 1 8th wk. ! I7C 

Charles Operotion Crossbow (MGM), 4th wk. ..120 

Five West Mole Hunt ;P-C), 3rd wk 115 

Hippodrome My Fair Lady (WB), 37th wk 125 

Litt.e Von Ryan's Express (20th-Fox), 5th wk. . . 95 

Moyfair The Yellow Rolls-Royce (MGM), 

7th wk 100 

New—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 19th wk. ..140 

Ncrthwood Von Ryan's Express (20th-Fox), 

5th wk 100 

Pikes The Pawnbroker (AA), 4th wk 115 

Playhouse Agent 83/4 (Cont'l), 6th wk 100 

Reistersfown Plozo The Sandpiper (MGM) 

5th wk 110 

Senator What's New Pussycat' (UA), 5th wk. ..125 

Town The Hallelujah Trail (UA), 2nd wk 110 

Uptown Von Ryan's Express (20th-Fox), 5th wk. ..100 

Westview Cinema Lord Jim (Col), 3rd wk 125 

Sher's 'Crazy Paradise' 

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Long Runs Continue 

To Pace Baltimore 

BALTIMORE—Matinees for the two mu 

sicals, "The Sound of Music" and "My 

Pair Lady," provided the best boxoffices 

during the week. The latter enjoyed a 

boost upon announcement that the long 

engagement was drawing to a close. Holdovers 

filled the screens at all other firstrun 

houses and grosses were around average. 

NEW YORK—Louis K. Sher's first picture 

for Sherpix distribution. "Crazy Paradise," 

a Danish comedy directed by Gabriel 

Axel, will have its New York premiere at 

the new Embassy Theatre Tuesday (10), 

according to Milton Piatt, general sales 

Sherpix. 

manager of 

Rizzoli's "The Moment of Ti-uth," produced 

by Francesco Rosi, which is sched-l 

uled to be shown at the Montreal Film! 

Festival, will have its U.S. premiere at the 

Fine Arts Theatre Monday < 9 ) 

, and Seven 

Arts' "Maedchen in Uniform," made in 

Germany by CCC-Farbfilm with Lilli 

Palmer and Romy Schneider starred, will 

open at Carnegie Hall Cinema August 17. 

All three pictures are foreign-language 

films. 

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village in San Antonio to provide residence 

for widows of officers and their dependents. 

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"HELP!" the second feature stalling 

the Beatles, arrived Monday i2i for two 

weeks of activities prior to national openings 

of the United Artists release. Also at 

UA. James C. Katz. publicity coordinator 

on "Khartoum." went to London for preproduction 

activity on the Julian Blaustein 

production: and Eugene Tunick. eastern 

and Canadian division manager, went to 

Philadelphia for two days of meeting with 

UA branch personnel and local exhibitors. 

• • * Robert Youngson, producer of "Laurel 

and Hardy's Laughing 20s" for MGM. Is 

doinc promotion, including an appearance 

on WORs "The Randi Show." in New York 

for the September release. * ' * Richard 

Roud. program director of the third New 

York Film Festival, left Friday i6i to attend 

the Montreal Film Festival 

• 

Ellen Pischl of United Artists, Audrey 

Pinkelstadt of Paramount and Dorothy 

Reeves of Embassy were New York 

WOMPIs' hostesses to Nola Gates and 

Melva McMahon of Adelaide. South Australia, 

at a barbecue at president Flschl's 

home and then visited the World's Fair 

and Radio City Music Hall. * • * Theodore 

R. Brauer produced and actor Arthui- 

Storch directed a 12-minute comedy short. 

"The Last Man," on Fire Island with Milt 

Kamen starred. Storch. who directed Kamen 

in the off-Broadway play. "The 

Tj'pists and the Tiger." will now start rehearsals 

of "The Impossible Years." scheduled 

for Broadway in October. * * MGM's 

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which stars in the film, "The Yellow Rolls- 

Royce." has been touring Brooklyn, Bronx 

and Queens theatres to promote the New 

York Showcase engagements. 

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Maurice Silverstein, president of MGM 

International; Morris Lefko. vice-president 

and general sales manager, and Clark 

Ramsay, executive assistant to the president 

in charge of marketing, retui-ned 

from Paris Monday i2) after completing 

conferences on MGM European productions. 

Director Henry Koster and Milton 

Krasner. cinematographer for MGM's 

forthcoming "The Singing Nun." got back 

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ground shots and Father Leo Lunders. a 

Dominican priest, came in from Bioissels 

to work with Koster and screenwriter Sally 

Benson on the final polish script. Stanley 

Roberts. MGM writer, went to Europe to 

ireet with members of the International 

Beauty Contest committee on research for 

the forthcoming pictm-e. "Beauty Contest." 

• 

Margaret G. Twyman. director of the 

Community Relations department of the 

Motion Picture Ass'n of Anierica. addressed 

the graduate class in the mass media on 

"Films and Film Education" at Hunter 

College Wednesday (4) ... John A. S. 

Cushman, associated with the Willis Kingsley 

Wing literary agency for the past two 

years, will join the William Morris Agency 

the end of August. ' * * Rafael Martinez 

of Dico Films, distributors of American 

International pictures in Columbia. South 

America, was at the AIP office this week 

to discuss upcoming product. * * - Fred 

Herkowitz. RKO Theatres national director 

of advertising and publicity, left with his 

wife for a vacation in Hawaii and Irving 

Sochin. vice-president and general manager 

of Rizzoli's "The Moment of Truth" 

is being shown. 

• 

Heading for Hollywood were Lillian Gish, 

who has been appearing in "Romeo and 

Juliet" with the Stratford (Conn.) Shakespeare 

Festival, to play a co-starring role 

in Walt Disney's "Follow Me, Boys," her 

first screen role in five years; Jody Mccrea, 

starred in American International's 

"How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" and other 

"Bsach" pictures, who was conferring in 

New York on stock performances and 

headed back to rehearse "Desire Under the 

Elms" under ANTA sponsorship, and Michael 

Dunn, one of the stars of Stanley 

Kramer's "Ship of Fools." who left Tuesday 

i3i to attend the West Coast invitational 

opening at the Beverly Hills Theatre. 

Morris E. 

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Lefko, vice-president and general 

sales manager of MGM, and Herman 

L. Ripps, assistant general sales manager 

of MGM. left today Thursday (5) to attend 

the New Jersey Allied and the New 

York Allied Theatre Owners convention at 

the Concord Hotel. Kiamesha Lake. They 

returned to the home office Friday. 

Screen Gems Forms Film 

Sales Department 

NEW YORK—Screen Gems has formed 

a new film sales department to syndicate 

television film properties produced outside 

this country to U.S. stations, according to 

Lloyd Burns, vice-president in charge of 

international operations. 

Screen Gems has named William Hart, 

who has served as midwestern sales 

manager 

for the syndication division since 1961, 

eastern sales manager of Screen Gems 

syndication, replacing Dan Goodman, who 

is now director of syndication sales, according 

to Roger Seidelman. vice-president 

in charge of syndication. Paul Weiss, midwest 

sales representative, will move from 

Minneapolis to Chicago to replace Hart 

as midwestern sales manager, both men 

operating under Goodman. 

'HELP!' Premiere Showcase' 

Wiih Paid Previews in N.Y. 

NEW YORK—"HELP!" the second plc-l; 

ture starring the Beatles, will be the next! 

United Artists Premiere Showcase attraction, 

including the Astor on Broadway andi 

the Trans-Lux East in Manhattan and 19! 

other theatres in Brooklyn, the Bronx, 

Queens, Westchester, Nassau and New Jer-i 

.sey starting late in August, according to| 

James R. Velde, UA vice-president. Veldej 

also said that two paid previews will be] 

held the night of Monday i23i at C and! 

8:30 p.m. at each theatre. This same pat-i 

tern was employed for the Beatles' first' 

film. "A Hard Day's Night," last summer. 

Advance sale of these tickets, which 

guarantees the buyer a seat at the particular 

preview, will go on sale Wednesday 

(111. All patrons buying an advance ticket 

to the "HELP!" previews will also receive 

a souvenir identification tag which reads: 

"I needed HELP so I got my Beatle movie 

ticket! Did you?" 

"HELP!" will open in 250 national domestic 

situations August 11 with each of 

these openings also preceded by advanceticket, 

guaranteed-seating preview performances 

as part of the United Artists 

national campaign. 

Louis Rosenbluth Dies; 

Former Wm. Fox Aicie 

NEW YORK—Funeral services for Louis 

Rosenbluth, 87. who founded the first William 

Fox distribution exchange after being 

associated with Fox since the nickelodeon 

days of the early 1900s. were held at the 

Park West Funeral Home Friday

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pred Keller, foiindor of the Circle Art Theatre 

in October, has leased the Glen in 

Williamsville from owner Menno Dykstra. 

He has renamed it the Glen Art Theatre 

and plans to completely refurnish the 

structure. 

A CTOM'ine tendency among manufacturei-s 

to make sales presentations through 

motion pictures has created an upsurge in 

business for a motion picture company. 

HoUand-Wegmaii Productions started 12 

years ago making TV commercials. The 

company is ranked among the top 20 companies 

out of the 377 producing motion 

pictures and sound film strips for businesses. 

Holland-Wegman has completed 

its seventh sales film for the St. Lawrence 

Seaway-Development Corp. to help bring 

more ocean business through the seaway. 

Only about 10 per cent of the work now is 

TV commercials, say president Edward J. 

Wegman and executive vice-president 

Sheldon C. Holland, partners in the company. 

They have a subsidiary Holland- 

Wegman Laboratories. Inc.. which does 

film processing for its own enterprises as 

well as for other producers. 

Tzetzo Brothers, Inc., was named the 

candy industry's outstanding wholesale 

company of 1965 at the National Candy 

Wholesalers Ass'n convention in New York. 

Peny Tzetzo. president, received the annual 

Chunky-Aleck Abrahamson Aw-ard. a 

$500 check and a gold plaque. The company 

was .selected by a panel of candy industry 

executives. The award was presented 

by Jeffe Jaffe, president of Chunky 

Corp.. New York, which established the 

award. The prize was named for the late 

Alec Abrahamson. former confectionery industry 

executive, who devoted 50 years in 

the industry. 

3ers We-stergren, general manager of 

Avco iDipsom Theatres, and Bob Ungerfeld, 

Universal publicity representative, arranged 

an active itinerary for Rosemary 

Forsyth when she was in town as part of 

a nationwide tour in promotion of the 

forthcoming Colvin Theatre attraction 

"Shenandoah" . Retail Merchants 

annual fashion show will be held at Carl 

Shaner's Century Theatre Thursday il9i 

and Friday ( 1 In the past the show was 

staged at the 

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It is sponsored by the Buffalo Evening 

News and the Buffalo Retail Merchants 

Ass'n. 

The biggest crowd in the history of the 

Variety Club golf outing was present at 

the Erie Downs Country Club in Fort Erie. 

Tony Mercurio, Paramount exchange office 

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the Toronto Variety Club won the low score 

for outsiders. Other winners were Jack 

Blatt. president of Blatt Bros, Theatres; 

Jack Chinell, Buena Vi.sta branch manager, 

and Anthony T. Kolin.ski of Slotnick Enterprises 

in Syracuse and chief barker of 

Tent 7. Chinell and Jack Stefanon of Blatt 

Bros, were in charge of an-angements. 

Bob Boasberg, twin of Charles Boasberg, 

Paramount general manager, attended the 

Greater Buffalo Advertising Club meeting, 

and. though he bought a raffle for the 

television set that was given away, he did 

not win. He is a past director of the club 

and a Buffalo attorney. His brother was 

associated with Buffalo distribution for 

many years. 

Ken Reuter, manager of the Buffalo 

United Artists exchange, celebrated "Billie" 

Day July 27 with a moniing and afternoon 

seminar on the Chrislaw production. An 

8-minute exhibitor short was shown in the 

morning and a roundup of all exploitation 

aids were shown and discussed at the 

afternoon session. Fran Maxwell. UA office 

manager, assisted in the event. 

James Hubbard has been appointed manager 

of the Colvin Theatre, a link in the 

Avco iDipson) Theatres chain, according 

to Gerald M. Westergren, general manager. 

Hubbard was assistant at the Colvin 

for many months before his promotion. 

The Colvin is now having a successful run 

of Walt Disney's "The Monkey's Uncle." 

Variety Club Tent 7 will sponsor the annual 

Fort Erie Race Monday (16). Tickets 

are available from James J. Hayes, manager 

of the Cinema, and Myron Gross, 

manager of the Buffalo branch of Cooperative 

Theatres. Chief Barker Tony 

Kolinski will present a blanket to the winner. 

A buffet will be held after the races. 

Director of 'Darling' at 

N. Y. Invitation Opening 

NEW YORK—John Schlesinger, director 

of "Darling," the British film distributed 

by Embassy Pictures, attended the invitation 

opening of the picture at the Lincoln 

Art Theatre Monday (2> as guest of 

Joseph E. Levine. 

Others attending from the film field included 

Arthur B. Kiim, Harry Brandt. 

Leonard Goldenson, Laurence A. Tisch. 

Saul Jeffee, Harry Mandel, Eliot Hyman, 

Russell V. Downing, Walter Reade jr., 

Claude A. Giroux, Edwin L. Weisl. Samuel 

Rosen, Martin Davis, Eugene Picker, 

Adolph Zukor and Spyros P. Skouras, as 

well as Theodore Bikel, Arlene Francis. 

Soupy Sales, Rita Gam, Trini Lopez, Joey 

Heatherton. Pamela Tiffin and Greta 

Thyssen from the entertainment field. 

'Paris Secret' Bookings 

NEW YORK— "Paris Secret" territorial 

multiple engagements have been set in 

Baltimore and Washington according to 

Carl Peppercorn, executive vice-president 

and general sales manager of Cinema V 

'distributing, Inc. In the Baltimore territoiy 

the film will open September 15 at 7 East, 

Valley Drive-In. Cinema I. the Met and the 

Pulaski Drive-In. The Washington engagement, 

starting October 6, will include 

the Vienna, the New Villa, the Village, the 

Wheaton. the Bradlick, the Capitol Plaza, 

the Andrews Manor and the Beltway Plaza. 

ALBANY 

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fjerb Gaines, Warner Bros, branch manager, 

vacationed a week in Gloucester, 

Mass. As a salesman, he covered that area 

F. Hunter, distributor of 16mm 

commercial films, now has his office in 

the Lodge Bldg. At one time, he worked at; 

the old Paramount Theatre here . 

"Having a Wild Weekend" was previewed 

at the Madison Theatre before it opened 

in several drive-ins in the area . . . Charles 

Wilson, Strand engineer, spent two weeks 

at Cossayuna Lake. Red Fagan, a.ssistant 

engineer, spent his vacation at Bomoseen 

Lake in Vermont. 

SWs Strand has posted a sign : "We < 

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co-operating with Albany's water-conserva- > 

tion program on air-conditioning." Mayor 

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Erastus Corning n has ordered a number 

of measures to reduce the city's consump- 

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tion of water from 25 to 20 million gallons 

daily because of the drought. He suggested 

that commercial air-conditioning units be 

limited to four hours daily. The July rain- * 

fall increased, but the state is suffering I 

from its fourth straight year of drought. 

Paramount appointed John Surfistino as 

manager of its Albany branch effective 

Monday 1 2 ) . He had covered the territory 

as a salesman out of Buffalo for several 

years. Dick Hayes is booking manager and 

Connie Fisher is secretary. Paramount's 

offices in the RTA Bldg. are to be enlarged. 

Paramount Films 

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NEW YORK—Paramount will open Jerry 

Lewis' "The Family Jewels" and Hal Wallis' 

"The Sons of Katie Elder." starring John 

Wayne and Dean Martin, at 100 neighborhood 

theatres during August. "The Family 

Jewels." with Paramount's "Seven Slaves 

Against the World," wiU open at RKO 

Theatres, Skouras, Century. Brandt, Pi-udential 

and other circuit houses Wednesday 

(11). RKO Theatres will give away $1,000 

in Lerner Shop gift certificates on opening 

day to patrons who pick up a free numbered 

key card from the Lerner Shops in 

New York and bring it to any RKO Theatre. 

If the number matches the one posted on the 

treasure chest in the lobby, the patron 

will receive a $10 gift certificate. 

"The Sons of Katie Elder" will open 

Wednesday (25i at RKO and other circuit 

houses in New York. 

Seven Arts Names Carlin 

Head of European Sales 

NEW YORK—Seven Arts Productions 

Int'l has named Roger Carlin. who organized 

and headed MCA's television department 

from coast-to-coast, director of 

European sales, and Vicente Ramos, associated 

with the Latin American Broadcasting 

operation of Goar Mestre as New 

York representative, director of Latin 

American sales for Seven Arts, according 

to W. Robert Rich, executive vice-president 

and general manager of Seven Arts Television. 

Stanley Jaffe. with Seven Arts for three 

years as executive assistant to Eliot Hyman, 

president, has been named director of 

New York programs to head up the company's 

New York program development, 

Rich said. 

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\I7ednesday (11) is set for the opening of 

"HELP!" at Keith's. Six performances 

will be presented. Assistant manager James 

said the first Beatles' picture broke 

all house records on its premiere day. Their 

new picture is booked to run thi'ough Tuesday 

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police to be on duty at the theatre. 

Will Rogers Memorial Hospital 

fund-raising drive chairman Ben Bache is 

getting the co-operation of branch manand 

exhibitors for audience collections 

in the area's 563 theatres. Jim Shea- 

MGM fieldman, whose office is in 

Washington, has been appointed field press 

for the drive to cover Mem- 

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publicist Dave Polland. 

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Al Grover, a booker at Wheeler Films. 

has entered the Will Rogers Hospital at 

Lake. He was with MGM before 

joining Wheeler . Variety Club Tent 11 

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will hold a golf tournament September 17. 

the first in three years, at Woodmont 

Country Club. Co-chairman of the all-day 

event are George Crouch, SW, retired, and 

Sam Galanty, Columbia division sales man- 

1 ager. The working committee includes past 

barker Joseph Zamoiski, the Shore- 

public relatioixs counsel Albert 

Lewitt and florist Herbert Sauber. The 

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have been remodeled. John Broumas, chief 

said Tent 11 held more than 50 

in June for shut-ins and held 

two benefits for the Children's Hospital. In- 

vitations have been sent for the club's kickoff 

tea and fashion show for the annual 

welfare awards di'ive, Saturday il4i in the 

Shoreham from 2 until 5 p.m. The drive will 

until the November 20 awards 

luncheon in the Shoreham. 

Alexander Schimel, Universal exchange 

says "Shenandoah" set house 

at the American Theatre, Roanoke, 

the Byrd and State, Richmond. 

BALTIMORE 

The Westview Cinema has installed a 

Wishing Well in the theatre lobby and 

coins collected are going to the Baltimore 

Variety Club's Heart Fund. The club held 

its annual crab feast Sunday 1 1 at Overlea 

Hall with Sam Schevker and Phil 

Han-is as hosts. Attendance exceeded last 

year's event. 

Harry Turner, new manager at the Royal, 

was a former member of the Air Force. 

He replaces Jack Barton, who resigned. 

Many years ago, Jack was a vaudeville 

performer . Patrick, manager of 

the Reisterstown Plaza, has a new assistant 

Douglas Newman. 

Bill Flanigan of the Hippodi'ome's boxoffice 

staff spent the weekend at Provincetown, 

Mass . . . Douglas Connelle, owner 

of the Elk Theatre, Elkton, Md., was in 

Baltimore on business. 

Hamilton Durkee, executive of Durkee 

Enterprises, is owner of the horse. Without 

Warning, which won the jumper championship 

dming Boumi Temple's Horse 

Show at Owings Mills, Md. . H. Dui'kee 

ni now is with the Dm'kee outfit. 

Senator Theatre Manager Bill Moore 

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replaces John Wright. Moore took a couple 

of days of his vacation and spent it on 

Chesapeake Bay . Thomas, projectionist 

at the Grand, is on vacation . . . 

Tom Rosenberger, manager of the Arcade, 

is vacationing at Wildwood, N.J. . . . William 

Holthaus, projectionist at the Aixade, 

also is on vacation. 

I. M. Makover, owner of the Edmondson 

Village Theatre, is recovering from 

sui-gery at Sinai Hospital . B. 

Seidler, general manager lor the Northwood 

and Hillendale theatres, attended a 

Walt Disney fUm seminar in Philadelphia. 

Jchn Recher of Hicks-Baker Theatres, 

reports ushers at the Towson have been 

fitted with new miiforms in line with remodeling 

of the theatre . Cosgrove, 

Warner Bros, representative in Baltimore, 

hosted leading area exhibitors at 

the Foxleigh Counti-y Club. 

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Ted Schiller, general manager for JF 

Theatres, took off unexpectedly for a 

northern vacation with his family 

Seats from the newly remodeled Pikes 

Theatre have been installed in the Royal. 

Both houses operate under the JF banner. 

3 Exhibitors Backing 

New Tilton Theatre 

NORTHFIELD. N. J.—The Tilton Theatre, 

a de luxe, 1,200-seater designed by 

Thalheimer and Weitz, Philadelphia architects, 

is to be constructed in the Tilton 

Shopping Center, itself a new development 

in the Northfield community. 

The Tilton Theatre Co., organized to construct 

and operate the theatre, has the 

backing of David E. Milgram, president, 

Milgram Theatres, Philadelphia; George 

Schwartz, prominent Atlantic City exhibitor, 

and Charles Tannenbaum, operator of the 

Charles Theatre, Atlantic City. 

The company plans to construct an 

80xl60-foot building of concrete block and 

brick, the entrance emphasizing a series of 

white concrete frames incorporating the 

marquee and theatre sign. 

Md. Governor Proclaims 

Aviation Pioneers Week 

BALTIMORE—The governor of Mainland, 

the Hon. J. Millard Tawes, has proclaimed 

August 11-19 as Maryland Aviation 

Pioneers Week to mark the opening 

of "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying 

Machines," the 20th Century-Fox roadshow 

which will open August 11 at the Hippodrome. 

The proclamation, signed by Governor 

Tawes last week, notes the opening date 

of the attraction and urges "the citizens of 

Maryland to view 'Those Magnificent Men 

in Their Flying Machines' for its historic 

information and its entertaining value." 

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H proposal for construction of an amphitheatre 

In Wharton, Payette County, 

was introduced in the House, oought is an 

appropriation of $416,000 for a l,:,00-scat 

theatre, costing $226,000. $22,000 for parking 

and roadways. $121,000 for a cultural 

center and $47,000 for miscellaneous expenses. 

A new film censorship measure is still 

inactive after being sent back to the judiciary 

committee where it was recoinmitt?d. 

It passed first and second reading, was 

amended and retuined to committee . . 

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David Tolley. first baseman in the Pirate 

baseball farm group, is the son of Allan 

Tolley. formerly of the MGM shipping department. 

He also is the grandson of Ted 

Tolley. retired head shipper for MGM who 

served on Filmrow for 50 years. 

Outdoor theatres have been contracting 

a number of first-run pictures in Clarksburg, 

W. Va., including "The Monkey's 

Uncle," "Genghis Khan." "Beach Blanket 

Bingo," "Major Dundee," "Aj-t of Love" 

and "Shenandoah" at the Ellis, "Sui-f 

Party" and "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" 

at the Park, and "Sergeant Deadhead" at 

the Skyline. 

Invitations, sealed with gold stars and 

tied with blue ribbons, have been mailed 

to guests of Associated Theatres for the 

opening of the Kings Court Theatre here 

Wednesday (11). . . . D. E. "Doc" Lovett, 

owiier of Lovett's Weston Drive-In. Weston, 

W. Va.. is managing the aii'er and is 

again able to be present every evening for 

showings. He suffered a stroke thi-ee years 

ago. but is active now. He also spends one 

day each week at his audio-visual equipment 

office. 

Lewd material, including motion pictui'es, 

comes under study in another proposal 

before the Pennsylvania general assembly. 

One bill is a measure authorizing 

courts of common pleas, at the suit of the 

district attorney, to enjoin certain obscene, 

lewd or immoral material or advertising 

thereof. George B. Hartley. Philadelphia, 

introduced the bill and it now has been 

tuaned over to the House judiciary committee. 

Lovett's Weston Drive-In at Weston, 

Elkins Drive-In at Elkins and the Skyline 

Drive-In at Clarksburg, all in West Virginia, 

have new screen-paint jobs . . . MGM 

screened "The Hill" at the WAMO Building 

Friday i6) . . . McKeesport city council 

backed up the action of Mayor Andy 

Kajomas and ratified a 15-year CATV 

franchise with Tex-Video, Inc. The city 

will receive 3 per cent of the gross receipts 

annually . Talbott, owner of the 

Elkins Drive-In, went on a fishing trip while 

his w-ife managed the airer. 

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The deal to tm-n downtown Penn Theatre 

stage into a "Go-Go" Palace dance 

"joint" lasted two days and folded 

Ranger Unit of Al-O-Mon Forest 138, Tall 

Cedars of Lebanon, sponsored a variety 

show Tuesday (3) at the SW Memorial 

Theatre, McKeesport 

Rainbow Garden 

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Amusement 

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Park and 

Rainbow Garden Drive-In proprietor, with 

A. C. Jordan and George DeAngells, broke 

ground for construction of the Rainbow 

Village Shopping Center, White Oak, the 

first phase of which is expected to be completed 

by January. 

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Charles Wolk of Edward H. Wolk, Inc., 

Chicago manufacturer and distributor of 

motion picture equipment and precision 

parts, visited the Atlas Theatre Supply. 

He was here on vacation with his family 

participated in a numbered-bags 

stunt which promoted "Cat 

Ballou," with Dave Kane pushing for Columbia 

. . Bill Wilson, manager of the 

Basle Theatre, Washington, Pa., endorsed 

"Shenandoah," and offered a refund to 

anyone not pleased with the pictui'e. 

Marty Sheam, former area SW manager, 

and his wife were visitors. In recent years 

he has managed the downtown Center Theatre 

at Jacksonville, Fla., Mi's. Shearn is 

cashier at the Coliseum and Civic Auditorium 

The car of Jack Kaufman, 

there . . . who owns an advertising ageny, was stolen 

and stripped for the second time in recent 

months . , . John Coussoulis, Manos circuit 

booker, is on a two-month vacation 

in Greece, and Joe Bugala, general manager, 

has been filling in as booker. 

Frank J. "Bud" Thomas, theatre bookerbuyer, 

and his famUy vacationed in New 

Jersey . Club will honor Catholic 

Bishop John J. Wright, of the Pittsbui'gh 

diocese, at a luncheon on his birthday 

tomorrow dOi at Camp O'Connell, a 

Variety establishment for undeiTDrivileged 

and afflicted children . J. 

Dattola. former Springdale exhibitor who 

owns and operates the Ches-A-Rena roller 

rink at Cheswick, is a director of the Keystone 

Bank ... Ed "Aoe" Abel and his 

wife of the Ci-afton Theatre attended the 

Elks convention in Miami and then went 

to the Bahamas. 

A testimonial dinner honoring Irving 

Marcus, postponed last month, will be held 

Monday '16) at the Roosevelt Hotel. Recently, 

Marcus was promoted to the New 

York office of National Screen SeiTice. The 

committee includes his local NSS successor 

Claii- Swonson, Pete DePazio, Morris M. 

Finkel, John Glaus, Louis E. Hanna, Harry 

Hendel, Virgil Jones, Bob Miller, Paul 

Reith, Larry Seidelman, Frank Silverman, 

Bert M. Stearn and George Stem. 

Paul A. DelVitto, mayor and justice of 

the peace at Penn, Pa., has puixhased the 

Penn Theatre, BlairsvUle, from William 

and John Lipsie. His policy will be five 

days of operation. Wednesday through 

Sunday. The Lipsie brothers are retiring 

from exhibition at this time, after 35 years 

at this house. DelVitto owns the Super 30 

and the Maple drive-ins, the Dattola at 

New Kensington, and has other theatre 

interests. 

Civic Light Opera again this season at the 

civic arena is in trouble . Magazine 

folded . are protestmg to the 

Butler Eagle regarding the destruction of 

the Butler Theatre and the lack of entertainment 

facilities and opportunity at the 

Butler County seat. They write that the 

town has a bank, gas station or parking lot 

on every corner ... Ed Koerner, local area 

exhibitor, is entering the bowling field. U( 

has leased the Arcade Lanes In Wilkinsburg. 

George Delish of New Martinsville, W 

Va.. veteran operator of the Lincoln Theatre, 

will retire from the motion picture 

business and. with his wife, will move tc 

Califoi-nia. Son-in-law of the late Dr. A. L 

Koontz and former owner-operator of the 

theatre. Delish is transferring his theatre 

on September 1 to Chr-is Velas, veterari 

Bellaire, Ohio, exhibitor. ] 

Milton Gibson of Atlas Theatre Supply, a 

man of various hobbies, in recent weeks has 

become a telescope fan and has purchased 

three types including a reflex lens tele-, 

scope for viewing the moon, etc. Also, hd 

has added to his collection of 16mm projectors 

and film . King's Court, thej 

Oakland district's new theatre, which is' 

Old No. 4 Police Station, is starting to look 

like a theatre with a marquee frame and a 

window card saying the opening is upcoming. 

This is another Associated circuit 

unit. 

Lights New Theatre 

In Middletown, N.J. 

MIDDLETON, N. J. — Several hundred 

persons were turned away and given tickets 

for the second night's performance on opening 

night at Walter Reade-Sterling-operated 

new Town Theatre on Route 35. The 

door count was 694 paying patrons and 200 

special guests, including the mayor and 

councilmen of Middletown Township. 

Mayor Ei'nest G. Kavalek officiated at a 

tape cutting ceremony, music provided for 

the occasion by the Coppertones, Middle-: 

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The afternoon following the 

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public debut, children were guests at an in- i 

vitational premiere. Municipal recreational" 

and playgroimd groups and organizations! 

for handicapped children attended a showing 

of "Two Little Bears" and were treated 

to ice cream and kiddie rides. 

Walter Reade jr., president of the circuit 

and a resident of the township, greeted first 

nighters as "my neighbors." He issued a 

special invitation to the youngsters to attend 

the theatre often, pointing out that 

a bicycle rack had been installed in the 

parking lot for their convenience. 

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Marner, Asbury Park architect, has a deep 

blue and white interior, featuring retractable I 

seats and wide aisles. 

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Eatontown. 

Three-Way Benefit Night 

At SW Paromus House 

PARAMUS, N. J. — A benefit program 

sponsored by the Paramus Chamber of 

Commerce will open the indoor theatre being 

completed by Stanley Warner Theatres 

on Route 4 for a mid-September debut. 

Fred Behnke, CofC president, announced 

that proceeds from the benefit night will 

go to the Boys Club, Women's Club and the 

"Keep Paramus Beautiful" program. 

"The Crucified," a Columbia release, is 

based on an original story co- authored by 

William Wood and Robert Rafelson. 

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NEWS AND VIEWS THE PRODUCTION CENTER 

(Hollywood Office—Suite 321 at 6362 Hollywood Blvd.) 

Special Committees 

Named by Academy 

HOLLYWOOD—Four more special committees 

of the Academy of Motion Pictm-e 

Arts and Sciences liave been named by 

Arthur Freed, president, bringing to nine 

the number organized to date. 

The committees are: 

Foreign Language Film Award—Robert 

M. W. Vogel, chairman; Louis Blaine. Macdonald 

Carey. Rudi A. Fehr, Ely Levy, Roy 

C. Metzler, Tony Navarro. Don Prince. Carl 

Schaefer, Geoffrey M. Shurlock. Harry 

Tytle, Rose Goldstein Zimanich. 

General Membership—Richard Murphy, 

chairman: Harry Brand. Carey and Hal 

Elias. 

Short Subjects Branch Executive—Elias 

and Tytle. co-chairmen: Joseph Ansen, 

Jack Kinney, Leo S. Rosencrans. Adrian 

Woolery. 

Writers Branch Executive — Murphy, 

chairman: Warren Duff. Ivan Goff, Ernest 

Lehman, Edmund H. North. George Seaton, 

Daniel Taradash. 

WB's 'Great Race' Tour 

Closes Three-Month Run 

Great Race" exand 

studio tour, inaugurated by Warner 

Bros, as exploitation for the Blake 

1 Edwards comedy, closed its thi'ee -month 

run July 31. 

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and costumes from the film were 

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displayed. They also were shown special 

behind-the-scenes films on the making of 

the picture. 

Out-of-town visitors were able to obtain 

tickets through a tie-up with the May Co. 

original issue of 125.000 tickets was increased 

by 35.000 as requests grew. The exalso 

included a studio tour by tram. 

concessions were operated 

the Variety Club of Southern California, 

with proceeds shared with its charities and 

Motion Picture Relief Fund. During 

engagement. WB presented the world 

of "The Great Race" at Pacific's 

Pantages Theatre. 

to Direct '13' 

HOLLYWOOD — Filmways 

production 

Martin Ransohoff announces the 

of Michael Anderson to direct the 

production of "13." rethe 

previously announced Sidney 

J. Fuiie. StaiTing Kim Novak and David 

the picture is scheduled to go before 

cameras at MGM's London studios 

this month. 

Screen Extras Guild Pact Provides 

Pay Increases and Other Benefits 

HOLLYWOOD—Conclusion of negotiations 

for a new collective bargaining contract 

covering motion picture extras was 

announced Monday i2i by the Screen 

Extras Guild, the Ass'n of Motion Picture 

and Television Producers and the Society 

of Independent Producers. The new pact 

will be in effect until Feb. 15. 1969. 

TV COMMERCIALS SEPARATE 

The agreement covers extras in theatrical 

and television films and other 

types of motion pictures except TV commercials, 

which are governed by a separate 

contract expiring Nov. 15, 1966. 

Highlights of the new agreement are: 

1. Minimum salary scales in all categories 

increased 23 cents an hour effective 

Dec. 1, 1964, and an additional 23 cents an 

hour starting Dec. 1. 1966. Examples of the 

increases are: general extras from $25.47 

a day to $27.31. and after Nov. 30, 1966, to 

$29.15: dress extras and riders, from 

$33.54 a day to $35.38, and after the second 

increase, to $37.22. and silent bit 

extras, from $70.83 daily to $72.67. and 

starting Dec. 1. 1966, to $74.51. Stand-ins 

now will receive the same increase as general 

extras. 

2. Extras to have an improved SEG 

contributory health, welfare and pension 

plan, with increased employer contributions 

to be on a basis equivalent to other 

film industry unions. The plan also calls 

for medical benefits for dependents for 

the first time. 

3. Retroactive adjustment for the period 

July 1. 1964. through Nov. 30. 1964. of $1.50 

a day. 

DAILY ALLOWANCE HIKE 

4. Provisions also were made for increases 

in daily allowances and adjustments 

for special extra employment effective 

July 1, 1965. and Dec. 1. 1966, including 

wet work from $5 to $5.50 and 

then to $6: body make-up and special business 

from $8.75 to $9.50 and then to $10. 

and interview allowance from $2 to $2.50 

and then to $3. Automobile allowances will 

go from $14 to $15. 

5. Changes also were made in the scope 

of agreement provisions of the contract 

with respect to enlarging the San Francisco 

extra zone and including Hawaii. 

6. No change will be made in the present 

method of computing overtime on the basis 

of "quarter check" payments, provided immediate 

joint producer-guild efforts succeed 

in securing, within 60 days, a favorable 

ruling from the California Industrial 

Welfare Commission creating a variance in 

the commission order relating to overtime 

thereby permitting uniform payments for 

all extras according to the contract. 

Terms of the new agreement are subject 

to ratification by the SEG membership and 

by the directors of the respective producer 

organizations. 

300 Yards of Red Carpet 

Rolled Out for 'Ship' 

HOLLYWOOD—Stanley Ki-amer's "Ship 

of Fools" literally was accorded a Hollywood 

red-carpet premiere Wednesday 

night (4) when the Columbia release had 

its gala West Coast invitational opening at 

the Stanley Warner Beverly Hills Theatre. 

Three-hundred yards of plush red carpeting 

stretched from the entrance of the 

Stanley Warner Theatre on exclusive Wilshire 

Boulevard, three blocks to the entrance 

of the luxurious Beverly Wilshire 

Hotel, where the poolside area had been 

taken over by Columbia for a midnight 

supper party for 1,000 persons. 

One-hundred uniformed men provided a 

guard of honor for the premiere guests as 

they walked on the red carpet from the 

theatre to the hotel, crossing Reeves Drive, 

Beverly Drive and El Caimino. en route to 

the post-premiere event, attended by producer-director 

Stanley Kramer and stars 

Simone Signoret, Lee Marvin, Oskar Werner, 

Elizabeth Ashley, George Segal and 

Michael Dmin. plus city officials and civic 

and business leaders. 

Fonda Finishes 60th Film: 

Warner Bros.' 'Big Hand' 

HOLLYWOOD — Henry Fonda was 

honored at a champagne party after completing 

his starring role in Warner 

Bros'. "A Big Hand for the Little Lady" 

which is his 60th motion pictm-e. This 

event also marked his 30th year in Hollywood. 

The party was attended by co-stars Joanne 

Woodwârd. Jason Robards. Paul 

Ford. Charles Bickford. Kevin McCarthy, 

Burgess Meredith, Robert Middleton and 

and John Qualen, producer-director Fielder 

Ccok and members of the staff and crew. 

The pictm-e was begim after Fonda completed 

his role in Warner Bros.' "The Battle 

of the Bulge" in Spain. He left Holl.vwood 

for New York to begin rehearsals of his 

new play "Generation," to open on Broadway 

in October. 

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TELEVISION created many problems for 

the producer who wants to do a new 

version of a classic feature. Add this to the 

job of getting clearances from the estate 

of the original writer and one gets an 

idea of some of the problems faced by 

Martin Rackin, who will produce "Stagecoach" 

for 20th Century-Fox release. 

Originally produced in 1938. for United 

Artists' release, the John Ford-directed 

classic reached a plateau of eminence as a 

fine piece of art. 

When the producer has his attorney 

start to search for all the loose ends, copyright 

release, prints from exchange and 

television stations, so that he is not faced 

with minor complications to add to major 

ones of production the organization of the 

logistics is considerable. Just as the inside 

bidders in an art auction have their own 

signals, so that the price doesn't go out of 

sight, so too must the producer, who must 

retain his anonymity, and perform his 

task. For instance, when one holder of a 

minor right found it was Rackin bidding 

and trying to get his sanction, the price 

rose from $5,000 to $15,000 immediately. 

Rackin did have an ace-in-the-hole. The 

1938 fiUii based on an old De Maupassant 

classic reach the end of the protective 

contracts of copyright Though America 

was simple to clear, it was the European 

rights which gave the most trouble. International 

copyright laws vary from country 

to country. 

Rackin is a wTiter of the exciting Great 

White Way tradition. He came up through 

the school of hard knocks as a dLsciple of 

Damon Runyon. working on the now defunct 

New York Mirror as copy boy and 

went to feature writing on the King Syndicate. 

His creativity as a feature writer. 

publicist and novelist brought him to Hollywood 

in the early '40s, and he soon 

caught on as a good commercial producer 

after his return from the armed forces. 

His stint at Paramount Studios as production 

chief added to his fund of knowledge 

and he has been asked to fill the same post 

at other studios, but steadfastly refuses. 

He told us that he was strictly commercial 

in his productions and when we asked if 

he had any particular plateau to reach 

with a film, his answer was in the negative. 

All he wants to do is put out a good "audience-pleaser 

" for boxoffice reasons. 

He selected this first property to produce, 

to fill what he calls a "real need for westerns." 

He visualizes "Stagecoach" as a production 

with a grand sweep but not made 

in the "classic" style of John Ford. His director 

on the picture is Gordon Douglas, 

whose latest film was "Rio Conchos." He 

has no illusions about the fact that the 

arty people and his peers in the business 

will make comparisons with the original 

version, but this causes him little worry. 

"Based on statistics of theatregoing, the 

audience of 1938 is not in today's group of 

regular weekly theatre patrons for the 

picture was issued 27 years ago. The regular 

patrons we have to please is age 16 to 

26, and when the original was made they 

were only 1 or 2 years old." 

As a writer with broad experience, 

Rackin has penetrated the original idea for 

the story and will build on that. His locale 

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will be in lake country, perhaps mountains, 

not in the same typo of scenic background 

as Ford's. He has changed the scope of the 

camera and will shoot in Panavision. If he 

needs 70mm this can easily be blown up. 

In casting, to come within a budget and 

make money as a producer, he was faced 

with a typical problem of today's producer 

in the Hollywood market. How do you get 

top people without 

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may be type casting, 

they were not selected for their known 

specialities but their known abilities 

as actors. Their parts are not typical 

of what the industry would choose. In the 

case of Slim Pickens, the veteran actor's 

acceptance by the "young group" in the 

successful "Dr. Strangelove," should prove 

they "dig" his style. 

In the newcomer category, Alex Cord, 

former bronc buster, who was injm-ed in 

the cowpunching rodeo and went to his 

finst school while recovering, has become 

an actor in the Marlon Brando genre. He 

has been chosen, along with the dynamic 

Ann-Margret. 

Rackin, in 1934, worked in a hat store 

on Broadway, and with his mother lived in 

Washington Heights, Manhattan. Runyon, 

who each week bought a new $12.00 "porkpie" 

hat, interested himself in the 

youngster and, when the going got tough, 

supplied him with $5.00 per week so that 

he could attend school. To maJce him earn 

his money, Rackin delivered the hat to the 

famed writer's apartment and picked up 

his money. He told us he returned every 

cent before the great writer had passed 

away. Without Runyon's knowledge. Rackin 

worked for the N. Y. Mirror as copy boy, 

later, on the same floor as the feature 

writer. When he came to Hollywood he 

found he was again close to Runyon. To 

teli all the coincidences will fill a book, 

but Rackin, the typical New York guy who 

came up the hard way, on the starvation 

diet, has a happy gleam in his eye as he 

warms to the task. 

His new locale at 20th Century-Pox delights 

him and he finds that working with 

Richard Zanuck is a revelation. The 

growth of the young man, who is starting 

to move in swinging, is in the typical 

Runyon-Rackin style. 

MSEI Expands Staff 

HOLLYWOOD — McFadden, 

Strauss, 

Eddy & Irwin, international public relations 

firm, has announced the addition of publicists 

Walt Usher. Jeanne Gerson and 

Gene Barnes to its Hollywood and New 

York offices, respectively. 

15 Hurl in Accident 

On Location Site 

CHATSWORTH. CALIF.—Fifteen persons, 

working on the location filming of 

Paramount's "Easy Come, Easy Go" near 

the Southern Pacific railroad station here, 

were injured Thursday (5i when a railroad 

engine plowed into the rear of a flatcar. 

Jan Berry, half of the rock 'n' roll singing 

team of Jan and Dean, suffered a compound 

fracture of the left leg. His partner 

and co-star in the film. Dean Torrance 

was not injured. 

Twelve of the other injured persons were 

film company workers and two others were 

train crew members. 

The flatcar, with the film crew aboard 

was being towed by one engine and fol 

lowed by another, which was being pho 

tographed. A mixup in signals occui-red 

when the film crew tried to get the second 

engine to pull closer and the locomotive 

approached too rapidly, colliding with the 

flatcar at 15-20 miles per hour and upending 

the flatcar, spilling crew and equipment 

along the track for 150 feet. 

Seven of the injured sustained fractures,! 

and the other eight had lesser injuries.! 

Also among the more seriously hurt werej 

Barry Shear, director, and David Salven.l 

assistant director. 

Berry said he saw that the locomotive 

engine was going to hit the flatcar, and; 

jumped, as did his partner Torrence, whoi 

landed safely. 

British Novelist to Make 

Debut as Screen Writer 

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LONDON—British novelist Gilliam Freeman 

will make her debut as a screen writer! 

on producer-director Nicholas Ray's forthcoming 

production of "Only Lovers Lefti 

Alive," based on the novel by Dave Wallis.i 

The film, to be made in association with) 

Avala Films of Yugoslavia, will be Ray's 

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next on his Avala contract. 

'Wild Bikini' 

Soundtrack 

Album Sets Sales Record 

HOLLYWOOD — The LP soundtrack 

album for American International's "How 

to Stuff a Wild Bikini," cut by the Kingsmen 

on the Wand label, 

has chalked up a 

one-week record of 22,000 sales, according 

to Marvin Schlacter, head of Sceptre Records 

of which Wand is a subsidiary. 

'Zorba' Record in LA 

LOS ANGELES — "Zorba the Greek," 

20th-Pox release, now in its seventh month 

at Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, has 

set a new house record with a gross of 

$220,000, according to William Hertz, Los 

Angeles fii'st-run district manager of National 

General Coitj. 

Axelrod Adds 3 to 'Lord' 

HOLLYWOOD — Producer - director 

George Axelrod has set Vicki London, 

Phyllis Davis and Gay Gordon for featured 

roles in "Lord Love a Duck," UA release 

currently filming here. The actresses will m 

play high school classmates of Roddy Mc- I 

Dowall and Tuesday Weld. 

Production of Columbia Pictures' "Birds 

Do It" is scheduled to begin in November. 

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HOLLYWOOD — Composer-conductor 

Dimitri Tiomkin is spearheading a drive to 

bring the song "America, the Beautiful" 

into equal prominence with "The Star- 

Spangled Banner." 

Enlisting the aid of California U.S. Sens. 

Thomas Kuchel and Greorge Murphy, 

'Tiomkin says he believes the song should 

be brought into prominence through additional 

use in schools, at sporting events 

[and in churches. 

I Noting in a letter to the senators that 

T'The Star-Spangled Banner" is one of the 

[most difficult songs to sing "I have ever 

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Star-Spangled Banner' and I do not in any 

way suggest it be retired," but "I urge you 

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Advertising for 'Boeing' 

To Reach New Dimension 

HOLLYWOOD — A new- dimension in 

film advertising will be reached with Hal 

Wallis' "Boeing Boeing," the campaign for 

which wiU highlight the measui'ements of 

the thi-ee beauties appearing opposite Jen-y 

Lewis and Tony Curtis in the Paramount 

release. 

read "Co-starring Dany Sa- 

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val 133-22-331. Christiane Schmidtmer 

(40-26-381 and Suzanna Leigh (34-23-34)." 

Measm-ements of a fourth co-star in the 

film, Thelma Bitter, are a closely guarded 

secret and credited simply as "?-?-?!." 

John Rich directed the Panavision-Technicolor 

picture, which will be released later 

this year. 

'Swingin' Summer' Set 

For Pacific Drive-Ins 

HOLLYWOOD—"A Swingin' Summer," 

a United Screen Arts release, has been 

booked by Pacific Drive-In Theatres Corp. 

open throughout southern California 

22, announces Harry Gaffney, 

national sales manager for USA. 

The Technicolor featui'e has chalked up 

grosses across the counti-y. acto 

USA, and many of the promoused 

nationally will be utilized for 

the California, six-day booking. Pi-omotions 

will include "Top 40" radio contests, a 

of film personalities and strong 

tie-ins with the musical stars featured 

in the picture. 

Stewart Back From Africa 

To Finish 'Phoenix' Part 

HOLLYWOOD—James Stewart resumed 

starring role for producer-director 

Aldrich in "The Flight of the 

at 20th-Fox studio, following a 

trip to Africa in Kenya where he 

his wife and children on a jungle 

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safari, photographing wild animals. Stew- 

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art returned to climactic scenes before the 

with Richard Attenborough and 

Kruger, which will complete filming 

the adventure drama. 

LOS ANGELES 

Tack Grossman, president of the Holiday 

and Magnolia theatres, announces construction 

of the new Airport Theatre slated 

to open in December. It will be located 

in the Charleton Square Shopping Center 

on Roscoe Boulevard, East of Balboa, directly 

across from the Van Nuys Airport. 

The 900-seat theatre, which is to cost 

$250,000, will featui-e the latest in Cinema- 

Scope and widescreen equipment. American 

BodifoiTn seats wiU be installed, as 

wlU all-weather aii'-conditioning, and a 

parking lot that will accommodate 800 cars. 

Grossman and associate Harry Rosenberg 

are building their third theatre, the Melody, 

in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The new 

Airport Theatre, which Milton Hoffman, 

San Fernando Valley owner and developer 

of Charleton Square will supervise and 

construct, is the four-th theatre in the 

Grossman-Rosenberg chain with plans on 

the drawing boards for three additional 

theatre sites. 

Jack Sherriff. branch manager, Manhattan 

Films, is back from a San Diego 

business trip . . . Michael Wren of the Gilboy 

Film Delivery Co. and the son of Ray 

Wren, head trailer shipper for Gilboy 

Co., was married to Jo Annette Serio. Also 

at Gilboy, Dr. Eugene G. Plaun, son of 

Mary Plaun, finished his internship at the 

Los Angeles General Hospital and will become 

a resident, specializing in pediatrics. 

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Robert Stein, vice-president. Statewide 

Theatres, wUl be married to Carol Oppenheim 

Sunday il5) ... Ward Pennington, 

branch manager and Irwin Yablans, salesman. 

Paramount Pictui-es, are back from 

a Santa Maria theatre inspection trip . . . 

Mr. and Mrs. Alx Cooperman (Continental 

Films! announce their daughter Judith 

Carol will wed Steve Adler, son of Mr. 

and Mi's. Leo Adler, on September 4 at 

Temple Beth-Am Tarbox, 

Film Classics exchange, retui-ned from a 

New York business trip. 

Ralph Forman joined Continental Theatres, 

Inc., as district manager. The Los 

Angeles-based independent circuit now 

operates seven houses in the area, adding 

an eighth tomoiTOW (10 1, with the opening 

of the 850-seat Plaza in Newhall. Forman, 

a veteran of 29 years in theatre exhibition 

and distribution, lately has been 

buyer and booker for the Cooperative Theatres 

of Michigan. Continental plans several 

additional houses this year, with a 

theatre in East Anaheim slated for a 

Christmas opening. 

Susannah York to Co-Star 

In 'Doctor and Devils' 

HOLLYWOOD—British actress Susannah 

York has been signed by producer-director 

Nicholas Ray for the feminine lead 

opposite Maximilian Schell in "The Doctor 

and the Devils," which begins next month 

in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in association 

with Avala FUms. 

She replaces Geraldine Chaplin, who 

had to withdraw from the role because 

her co-starring part in David Lean's "Dr. 

Zhivago," currently filming in Spain for 

MGM, would not be completed in time. 

Jennifer Hilary will play a major role 

in the Paramount release, "The Idol." 

George Roy Hill Stays 

As 'Hawaii' Director 

HOLLYWOOD—George Roy Hill, who 

has been directing the Mirisch Corp. production 

of "Hawaii," will continue as director 

following a three-day work stoppage 

dui'ing which Arthur Hiller had been 

engaged to replace Hill and complete the 

fuming. Shooting of "Hawaii" commenced 

in New England and Hollywood in April 

and has been filming on location in Hawaii 

since early June. 

"Hawaii" is scheduled to be released as 

a roadshow attraction through United 

Artists in the fall of 1966 and work on 

the $14,000,000 production had been lagging 

behind schedule, with only one-third 

of the pictm-e completed by the end of 

July. When Hill had been notified that 

he would be replaced as director, a large 

group of Hawaiian bit players and extras 

threatened to 

strike. 

After conferences in Honolulu between 

Hill and Walter Mirisch, producer, and 

Marvin Mirisch, executive vice-president 

of the Mirisch Corp., differences between 

them were "totally resolved" and production 

resumed. "There has never been any 

question in oui- minds about the quality 

of Mr. Hill's work on the film and we are 

delighted that all areas of conflict have 

been settled. We have re-evaluated all the 

monumental problems in translating James 

A. Michener's monumental novel to the 

screen and we have complete confidence 

that, under Mr. Hill's able guidance 'Hawaii' 

will emerge one of the outstanding 

motion pictures of oui- time," Harold Mirisch 

said. 

Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow and 

Richard Harris have the star roles in "Hawaii" 

and have been filming the picture 

for some time. Peter Fonda, Gene Hackman 

and Lou Antonio recently flew to Hawaii 

to join the featured cast. 

Hedda Hopper Has Cameo 

Role in Levine's 'Oscar' 

HOLL'YWOOD—Hedda Hopper has been 

set for a guest role in "The Oscar," the motion 

picture version of Richard Sale's bestselling 

novel being produced by Clarence 

Greene and directed by Russell Rouse. She 

will play herself, interviewing stars and 

others in a smart supper club sequence in 

this Paramount-Embassy production, of 

which Joseph E. Levine is executive 

producer. 

New Chore for Berle Adams 

HOLLYWOOD—Berle Adams, vice-president 

of MCA, Inc., has accepted the general 

chairmanship of the 1965-66 International 

Broadcasting Awards, according to James 

O. Thompson, president of the Hollywood 

Advertising Club, sponsors of the event. 

Embassy's "The Idol" will be filmed in 

England the latter part of this year. 

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gob Tankorsley of Western Service & 

Supply, his wife Sue and children 

visited their son Rod. who is in the Naval 

Air Reserve, training at Olathe. Kas. He 

will be stationed theie until September 5. 

when he returns to his senior year at 

Abraham Lincoln High School. 

Salma Sawaya, Fox Theatre. Trinidad. 

Colo., has been confined to bed with an 

illness . . . Carl Garitson. Zia Theatre. 

Springer. N. M.. has instituted a program 

where the entire family is admitted for one 

admission price. 

Theron Costins of Western Service & 

Supply was host to his brother Jim from 

Havre. Mont. . O. Reed was in town 

to set dates for the Mesa Theatre at 

Douglas. Wyo. 

First-run theatres now have five features 

playing on a reserved-seat basis: "The 

Hallelujah Ti-aO." at the International 70: 

"The Sound of Music." at the Aladdin; 

"My Fair Lady." the Denham: "It's a 

Mad Mad. Mad. Mad World." Cooper Cinerama, 

and "Those Magnificent Men in 

Their Flying Machines," at the Centre. 

Dunkirk, N. Y., Capitol 

Provides New Comfort 

From Eostem Edition 

DUNKIRK. N. Y.—The Capitol Theatre 

has been reopened following redecoration of 

the interior and installation of new carpeting. 

The balcony has been closed off. 

The Capitol, owned and managed by 

Dalton B. Burgett, offers a matinee and 

two evening shows seven days a week, 

featuring first-run product. 

Theatre Site Approved 

From Eastern Edition 

PENFIELD. N. Y.-—A one-lot subdivision 

in Panorama Plaza has been approved by 

the Penfield planning board as the site for 

a 610-seat theatre to be built by the Benderson 

Development Corp. An early fall opening 

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Stacy has been 

signed to a non-exclusive Warners motion 

picture contract by Jack L. Warner, calling 

for the actor to star in one flim annually 

for the next three years. He is under consideration 

for a top role in Sam Spiegel's 

"The Innocents," and soon will test for 

Pakula-Mulligan's "The Wapshot Scandal," 

film version of the best-seller by John 

'Cheever. 

SEATTLE 

Theatre business was increased by the 

many tourists here to help celebrate 

the city's annual Sea Pair ... A break 

in the heat wave in Seattle also was a 

break for exhibitors, with people returning 

from the beaches and back into theatres. 

Sterling: Theatres held a special amateur-combo 

promotion, with teenage gi-oups 

participating from Seattle, Tacoma, Fîyallup, 

Sumner, Bremerton, Mercer Island, 

Bellevue and other parts of the state. 

Ten bands took part dm-ing the five nights 

of comp>etition, with the five finalists 

competing Tuesday (3). Two of the finalists 

were from Seattle and one each from 

Mercer Island, Vashon Island and Shelton. 

Dave Martin, assistant manager, presided. 

Lee Perkins, KJR disc jockey, was 

emcee. Judging was thi-ough an audioapplause 

meter. Prizes for the top band 

were matching jackets. Second prizes were 

six Dave Clark LP records for each member 

of the combo. 

Beatles' new picture "HELP!" will 

open Wednesday ( 11 1 at the Orpheum . 

Poppins" is winding up its run at 

the Blue Mouse. It will be followed by "The 

" . . . The Warehouse of Music 

had a window display on the Dave 

Five in connection with Warner 

"Having a Wild Weekend," now 

the Orpheum. 

East Liberty Regent Open 

After $175,000 Updating 


George D. Srigley, 86, veteran Washington 

state exhibitor, died here of a heart 

attack. In the early days of exhibition, 

operated theatres in Aberdeen, Mcand 

Montesano. 

EAST LIBERTY, PA.—Associated Theatres' 

Regent, reopened July 21, is now a 

comfortable theatre and most beautiful in 

appointments. Long established on Penn 

avenue, the stadium-type theatre is only 

ten minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. 

"At a cost of approximately $175,000," 

said George Stern, the Regent now is one 

of the city's finest "in keeping pace with 

the Renaissance of Pittsbm'gh and the 

redevelopment of East Liberty." 

More than 200 seats were eliminated 

in the Regent's modernization. It's now 

equipped with 850 foam rubber seats installed 

in widely spaced rows for the customers' 

convenience and comfort. 

For the past four months, dm'ing the 

Regent remodeling, the Liberty was operated 

by Associated, which will continue 

screen programs at the Liberty until after 

Labor Day. The Liberty then will be razed. 

HONOLULU 

AND OTHER HAWAIIAN AREAS 

The stars of "Hawaii," which has resumed 

production here with George Roy Hill 

continuing as the director, were special 

guests at the premiere showing of "Hallelujah 

Ti-ail" at the Cinerama Theatre. They 

are Julie Andrews and Max von Sydow, 

whose wife and son Charles also were on 

hand. 

Consolidated Amusement Co.'s new Kailua 

Drive-In opened from noon until 4 

p.m. Sunday il» for a "get-acquainted 

party." Continuous entertainment was provided, 

with treats for the kiddies. Many 

prizes were given, including a color TV 

set, surfboards, bicycles and theatre passes. 

Kaunakakai, Molokai Island, theatre 

operator John F. Barr died. Formerly of 

Pennsylvania, he was a recipient of a citation 

from foiiner President Harry S. Ti'uman 

and an active member of the American 

Legion's Okinawa Post 8. Although 

recuperating from wartime injuries, he 

had been managing two theatres for a 

couple of years. 

The third week of "What's New Pussycat?" 

at the New Royal in Waikiki is minus 

four of the six cardboard cutouts of the 

"pussycat" trademark. The posters were 

displayed on the theatre lawn. The pranksters 

left behind two cutouts that spelled; 

"What's ." 

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Now an exclusive, special-engagement 

house, the Varsity, with a large college 

crowd from the nearby University of Hawaii 

campus, announced the foui-th-week 

i-un of "The Collector." 

Following the successful roadshow run 

of the prize-winning film "Kwaidan," the 

new Toho has set a roadshow policy for 

"Judo Saga," scripted by Akira Kui'osawa 

and starring Toshiro Mifmie. 

Elegant Riverdale Theatre 

Is Opened by Gordons 


HAMPTON, VA.—Described by the Newport 

News Press as "the ultimate in luxui-y," 

the Riverdale Theatre in Hampton's Riverdale 

Shopping Center has been opened by 

Gordon Enterprises. It's the first new theatre 

on the peninsula in 25 years. 

Drew Eberson, AIA, New York City, designed 

the elegant theatre built by Riverdale 

Plaza Shopping Center, Inc.. Hampton. 

Wilton carpeting, custom designed for Gordon 

Enterprises by Alexander Smith, is installed 

throughout the house, which is 

equipped with 610 Heywood-Wakefield 

chairs completely upholstered, with natural 

birch aiTTis and end standards of an exclusive 

design of gold enamel. 

In the projection booth are twin Simplex 

projectors with Strong's Futura lamphouses. 

Stereophonic sound is provided by a completely 

transistorized Altec system. 

The color scheme in the new theatre is 

colored regency, blue and corralin. 

Oscar Swain, who has been in exhibition 

since 1943, is managing the Riverdale for 

Gordon Enterprises, headed by Julian Gordon. 

Jerome and Leonard, brothers of the 

president, are vice-president and secretarytreasurer, 

respectively, of the circuit. 

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100 years ago, people didn't know much 

about the mentally retarded. 

So they shut them away. 

But with what we now know, 

85% of them could help support themselves 

with proper training. 

So why don't we let them.^ 

There's only one right answer: 

Ignorance. Plain, old-fashioned ignorance. 

Ignorance about just what a mentally retarded 

person is. 

Ignorance which says the retarded is someone to 

be locked away. To be ashamed of. To be ignored. 

That's what he's not. 

What he is, is one of the 5 ' -i million mentally retarded 

people in the United States. (126,000 more 

are born each year who will become retarded. 

He is a person whose mind — through no fault of 

his own— stopped growing long before it 

should 

have. 

He is a person who can be helped. 

He is a person who might have been born completely 

normal if we had only acted a little faster. 

Because with what we now know and with a little 

help, we could cut mental retardation in half. 

Here are six things you can do now to help prevent 

mental retardation and bring new hope to 

theSVimillionpeoplewhosemindsareretarded: 

1. If you expect a baby, stay under a doctor's or a hospital's 

care. Urge all expectant mothers to do so. 

2. Visit local schools and urge them to provide special 

teachers and special classes to identify and help mentally 

retarded children early in their lives. 

3. Urge your community to set up workshops to train 

retardates who are capable of employment. 

4. Select jobs in your company that the mentally retarded 

can fill, and hire them. 

5. Accept the mentally retarded as American citizens. 

Give them a chance to live useful, dignified lives in your 

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On Chicago Rialto 

CHICAGO—The overall 

business picture 

was good, even though there were no newcomers. 

The Capri, with "Sylvia's Girls," 

did an almost capacity business in the 

third week. 


Capn—Sylvio's Girls (UPO), 3rd wk 190 

Carnegie—The Pawnbroker (AA), 4th wk 175 

Chicogo The Sandpiper (MGM), 2nd wk 250 

Cinema— He Who Must Die (Lopert) 155 

Cinestage Those Mognificent Men in Their 

Flyinq Mochines (20th-Fox), 4th wk 350 

Esquire—The Collector (Col), 4th wk 200 

Loop The Pownbroker (AA), 4th wk 165 

McVickers The Greatest Story Ever Told (UA), 

21st wk 100 

Michael Todd The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 

20th wk 250 

Oriental The Yellow Rolls-Royce (MGM), 6th wk. 160 

Poloc^My Fair Lady (WB), 40th wk 250 

Ployboy Virgin Spring (SR) 145 

Roosevelt The Sons of Katie Elder (Poro), 6th wk. 200 

State Lake A Very Special Favor (Univ), 2nd wk 135 

Town The Overcoat (Cinemasters) 165 

United Artists Whafs New Pussycot? (UA), 

6th wk 200 

Vôods— Von Ryon's Express (20th-Fox), 6th wk. 200 

Wet Weekend Stimulates 

Business in Indianapolis 

INDIANAPOLIS — Business is holding 

good at fii'st-run theatres here this week. 

A wet, chilly Satm-day and Sunday helped 

stimulate theatre going. "What's New 

Pussycat?" opened big at Loew's. "My 

Pair Lady," now in its 32nd week at the 

Cii-cle, has spurted on strength of news 

that it will end its run August 17. 

Circle My Foir Lody (WB), 32nd wk 135 

Esquire Cat Ballou (Col), 2nd wk., rerun 115 

Indiana The Greotest Story Ever Told (UA), 

16th wk 150 

Loew's—Whot's New Pussycat? (UA) 200 

Lyric The Sound of Music (20th-Fcx) 18th wk. .175 

"The Knack' Triples Average, 

'Music' Still Big in K.C. 

KANSAS CITY—"The Knack . 

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How to Get It" at the Rockhill was the top 

attraction among the new openings, registering 

300 per cent. The multiple showing 

of "The Monkey's Uncle" pulled 150 per 

cent. Of the holdovers "The Sound of Music" 

at the Midland in the third week was 

still strong at 400 per cent. "Those Magnificent 

Men in Their Flying Machines" in 

the sixth week at the Brookside hit the 275 

mark. "What's New Pussycat?" doubled average 

at the Plaza in the fifth week. 

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"Sandpiper 125 per cent in its second 

week at the Roxy following its opening 

week of 150 per cent. 

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Dickinson, Englewood, Fairway, Granada 

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Embassy 2 Operation Crossbow (MGM), 5th wk. 

Empire Hallelujah Troil (UA), 2nd wk 

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Kimo The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (AA), 5th wk. 175 

Midlond—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 3rd wk. 400 

Paramount The Third Day (WB), 2nd wk 100 

Plaza—What's New Pussycat? (UA), 5th wk 200 

Roxy The Sandpiper 

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Get It 

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Uptown Von Ryan's Express (20th-Fox), 3rd wk. 180 

ST. LOUIS Australian Girls Due 

pilm folks were saddened to learn of the 

death of the son of Robert L. Rigsby, 

veteran artist who has served the industry 

for many years. "Rigs." who still serves 

many showfolks from his studio on Locust 

Street, worked for many years from a studio 

located in the Fox Theatre. 

Wilson Chartrand, manager of Arthur 

Enterprises-St. Louis Amusement Co.'s 

Granada Theatre and wife Helen, former 

staffer at AE office, are back from a vacation 

which covered in a brief two weeks 

Washington, Williamsburg, and the state 

of Florida, all the way down through the 

Keys Genie Harris, former office 

staffer 

. . . 

and wife of Howard Harris, manager 

of the Amusement Co.'s Tivoli Theatre, 

has completely recovered from a re- 

it is alleged, Emil 

cent illness . 

Karches who has kicked the cast which 

protected a broken bone in his foot, misses 

the special treatment all the kids in the 

Arthur Enterprises office accorded him 

during his special "casting." 

Hugo Doepke, veteran manager with 

Arthur Enterprises-St. Louis Ainusement 

Co., has been promoted to the assistant 

managership of the first-run St. Louis 

Theatre. 

Paul Danesh, managing director of the 

Cinerama Theatre, is planning a trip to 

Iran with a stopover in Germany. He has 

been in the United States 12 years and 

this will be his first trip to Iran, his homeland, 

since coming here. Dm'ing his time 

in St. Louis, he was cited by the Missoui'i- 

Illinois Theatre Owners organization, of 

which he is a director, for his "... enviable 

service record, marked by the distinguished 

manner in which he directs the business 

of the St. Louis Cinerama Theatre and by 

the good fellowship and enthusiasm he 

generates to spark and develop the continuing 

proects of MITO." the honor scroll 

read, signed by Prank L. Plumlee. MITO 

president. 

Manager Changes in Fox 

Midwest Chain Announced 

KANSAS CITY — Fred Souttar. Fox 

Midwest area supervisor, has appointed 

Dudley Marchetti to fill the vacancy at the 

Pox Theatre. Hutchinson, left by the managerial 

shift of Willis Shaffer from the 

Fox to the Liberty in Great Falls. Mont. 

Marchetti is moving from the Strand at 

Council Bluffs. Iowa. Commonwealth Theatres 

has taken over the management of 

the Plaza Theatre at Ottawa. Kas., operated 

a short time by Shaffer. Frank Banning 

is the new manager of the Plaza. 

Other changes in the circuit's operations 

are Thomas Coggins, Dodge Theatre, 

Dodge City, Kas.. to the Strand: Nick 

Carter. Fox Theatre. Newton, Kas.. to the 

Dodge Theatre: Michael Lehman. Miller 

Theatre. Wichita. Kas.. to the Fox Newton. 

In K. C. Aug. 18 

KANSAS CITY—Local WOMPI members 

this week are making plans to entertain the 

pair of Australian girls, Nola Gates and 

Melva McMahon. members of the film industry 

from "Down Under" who are touring 

the U.S. They are expected to arrive 

in Kansas City Wednesday HSi from St. 

Louis. 

The Australian girls wrote to Boxoffice 

some months ago asking for the locations 

of the various WOMPI clubs. Since the 

girls were planning a tour to this country, 

their letter was forwarded to Lee Nickolaus. 

WOMPI International president, in 

New Orleans, who then scheduled the visitors' 

itinerary so they might meet WOMPI 

members in evei-y city where there is a 

club. This week. Boxoffice received the following 

note from Miss Gates: 

"The closer I get to Kansas City, the 

more it reminds me that I have neglected 

to thank you for acknowledging my original 

letter to Boxoffice and also foi-warding 

same to Lee Nickolaus in New Orleans. 

"Our contact with the WOMPIs has. 

without doubt, been the highlight of our 

tour. We have been made to feel welcome 

and among friends, regardless of the fact 

that we are 12,000-add miles from home. 

"Although we have completed only half 

our tour of the U.S. and Canada, already 

we have countless fond memories of 

friendships we will always cherish. 

"We have had some difficulty in keeping 

up with our somewhat crowded itinerary 

However, so far. we have managed to make 

each situation within a day or two of our 

schedule. Therefore, Melva and I look forward 

with pleasure to visiting you somewhere 

close to August 18. Meantime, thank 

you once again." 

Sponsor 'Weekend' Contest 

KANSAS CITY—Mercury Advertising set 

a contest for "Having a Wild Weekend" over 

radio station WHB, in which teenagers 

were asked to write, in ten words or less, 

"why they wanted to see the Dave Clark 

Five's new film." Tlie 15 winners and their 

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Commonwealth Theatres managerial 

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succeding George Willhoite. now managing 

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The club is a civic organization for executive 

business and professional women 

. . . Mrs. Al Adler. wife of the MGM area 

representative, has been elected national 

secretary of the assembly of State Coordinators 

and Affiliate Delegates of the 

American Diabetes Ass'n . Wickiffe 

of Fox Midwest Theatres is taking a leave 

of absence to await the birth of her first 

child . . . Evelyn Wilkerson. fonner booking 

stenographer at Columbia, is taking Sue's 

place Wilson of 20th Century- 

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marriage to John Elliott. 

The WOMPI chapter executive board will 

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meeting in New York . . . MGM publicist 

Phil Brochstein is setting un a campaisn 

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theatres of "Joy In The Morning." The 

film had its initial opening in the B&K 

Chicago Theatre in the Loop. He also is 

working up a campaign for "Young Cassidy." 

which will open on a multiple-run 

basis in 45 to 50 theatres and drive-ins. In 

manj' situations "Young Cassidy" will be 

shown with "The Yellow Rolls-Royce." 

Marie Krupa. regional cashier for MGM 

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. Taylor, who heads press 

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outlying multiple run of "The Sons of 

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September opening. The theatre, to be 

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MURPREESBORO. TENN.—Joe H. Tom- 

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Innounces his company will construct a 

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hich will be under construction immeditely, 

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UA Holds 'Billie' Day 

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Jacksonville Showmen 

Day proved 

,o be a most unusual event for Filmrow 

Here July 27, as some solid showmanship 

!)y an enthusiastic United Artists staff 

spread the word that Patty Duke would 

iioon be coming to Florida screens in the 

i^-islaw production of "Billie." In the ab- 

|Sence of Byron Adams, UA branch manager, 

his top salesman "Buck" Robuck 

ihosted a day-long promotional session. He 

jwas assisted by UA staffers and by a 

|group of volunteer WOMPI hostesses. 

of an eight-minute advance 

[trailer in color gave attending exhibitors 

jan excellent idea of the comedy values of 

rBillie" at morning and afternoon gatherings 

in the Studio Theatre on the seventh 

of the Florida Theatre Bldg. Exhibitors, 

circuit buyers and bookers were all 

fsupplied with comprehensive "Billie" selling 

:kits. After the afternoon promotional 

gathering, a cocktail party followed in the 

United Ai-tists 

office. 

buyers and bookers at the 

gathering included Harvey Garland, Tom 

Sawyer, Vernon Carr, Vivian Ganas, John 

Myrtice Williams, Flora "Miss 

,Flo" Korch, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Weir 

'Of Chiefland, C. H. "Danny" Deaver, Carl- 

|ton J. Carter, Sheldon Mandell, Walter 

'Powell, Horace Denning, Robert Baum, Earl 

[Turbyfill, Bill Humphries, Jim Kirby, John 

iTomlinson and Dave Roper. 

on hand were Carroll Ogjburn, 

Warner Bros.: Charley King, AIP: 

Robert Capps, MGM, and Jimmy Dinkins. 

The press was represented by 

Judge May, Florida Times-Union, and Wil- 

V. Means 11, Jacksonville Jom-nal. 

television, Channel 12, were film 

I director Herbert M. Gold and Jack Metre. 

'Magnificent Seven' Sequel 

Western Edition 

Mirisch Corp. set 

Richmond to produce "The Return of 

the Seven," the sequel to "The Magnificent 

with Yul Brynner repeating his 

staiTing role in the cast. Bm-t Kennedy was 

previously set to scribe and direct. 

Dawn-tO'Dusk Activity in Atlanta 

On 'Shenandoah' Promotion Tour 

ATLANTA — When Andrew McLaglen, 

who directed "Shenandoah," learned that 

Universal was plamiing to send talent out 

in the field to promote the Jimmy Stewart 

starrer after the Houston premiere, he requested 

that he be permitted to join in the 

effort. 

This voluntary offer was accepted with 

alacrity by Universal, who paired the 6- 

foot, 7-inch director, son of the late Victor 

McLaglen, with pretty Rosemary Forsyth, 

feminine star of the picture, on a swing 

that included Atlanta. 

START WITH PRESS BREAKFAST 

They proved to be a fieldman's dream as 

Ken Smith, Universal fieldman, and James 

Zimmerman and Buren Eidson, Martin circuit 

officials soon learned. They arrived in 

Atlanta on a Sunday night and the following 

day found themselves involved in a 

dawn-to-dusk round of activities starting 

with an early press breakfast and ending 

with a dinner in the home of Beverly Du- 

Bose, president of the National Civil War 

Centennial Commission. 

McLaglen and Miss Forsyth never let 

their enthusiasm wane as they were taken 

to points of interest around Atlanta, including 

visits to the City Hall, where they 

were made welcome by Mayor Ivan Allen, 

and the State Capitol, where Gov. Carl 

Sanders presented them with certificates 

making them honorary lieutenant colonels 

on the governor's staff. 

Gov. Sanders also entiTisted McLaglen 

with a similar document for Gen. Jimmy 

Stewart, "Something of a demotion," the 

governor commented. 

Mayor Allen posed with the director and 

star in his office holding a baseball cap. 

just like the ones to be worn by the National 

League Braves when they move to 

Atlanta in 1966 from Milwaukee. 

TRIP IN MOUNTAIN SKI LIFT 

After the visit to Mayor Allen and Gov. 

Sanders, McLaglen and Miss Forsyth were 

bundled into cars which headed a caravan 

of news media representatives and traveled 

to Stone Mountain, the 900-foot block of 

granite around which the State of Georgia 

has built an amusement park, complete 

with ski lift to the top of the giant stone. 

They were guests at a luncheon in the 

Georgia Room of the Stone Mountain Imi 

attended by city, coimty and state officials. 

After that came a trip in the ski lift. 

McLaglen, a real shutterbug equipped with 

his own camera, had the operator stop 

the lift midway to the crest so he could get 

a picture of the giant cai-ving of Confederate 

leaders being hacked into the side of 

the granite outcropping. This memorial to 

the heroes of the South will be a tourist 

attraction rivaling the one in the Black 

HUls. 

After returning to Atlanta the group 

visited the Cyclorama. where a tremendous 

painting of the Battle of Atlanta is on display. 

It is 40 feet high and 400 feet long. 

After signing autographs at the Cabana 

Motel, the two personalities were given an 

hour for resting and then whisked off to 

their dinner party. 

Tuesday's schedule was equally hectic 

and exhausting since it involved a morning 

Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, holding 

a baseball cap similar to those to be 

worn by the Braves when they move to 

Atlanta from Milwaukee next season, 

welcomes Andrew McLaglen, director 

of "Shenandoah," and Rosemary Forsyth, 

co-star of the Universal release. 

of television and radio appearances as well 

as taping sessions, a press luncheon, more 

radio and TV workouts and then a race to 

the airport for a 6 p.m. flight to their next 

stop. 

"Shenandoah" opened July 29 at Meiselmans' 

Cherokee. Storey's Decatur. Martin's 

Eastgate, Village and Westgate Cinema I. 

Coral Gables Commission 

Calls Exhibitors' Meeting 

CORAL GABLES—The Coral Gables city 

commission called a meeting of the town's 

five movie theatre managers here Tuesday 

(3) to discuss "what can be done about 

'sexy' movies." Coral Gables city manager 

L. W. Robinson jr. said the request followed 

a viewing of "What's New Pussycat?" 

at the Gables Theatre, in which he 

observed that childi-en imder 18 were being 

allowed, despite signs proclaiming minors 

would not receive tickets. "The Sandpiper" 

also is "under fire." 

Robinson indicated the city's move to 

curb the outpoming of sex-saturated films 

will require the cooperation of theatre 

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Clare Woods, United Theatres president 

and film buyer, brought back 

Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" for a multiple 

sub-run showing at a group of UT 

houses, including the Beacon, CarroUton. 

Nola. Poplar, and Tower, for a week's 

nm with three performances daily. Business 

was very good. The following week 

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Kiddies paid 50 cents admission and adults 

$1. No passes were honored at this engagement. 

Sympathy to Don Kay, president of Don- 

Kay Enterprises, on the deaths of his 

aunt and imcle Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kreckow. 

Waupun, Wis., whose deaths occm-red 

within 13 days of each other. The Kreckows 

fostered Kay during his youth . 

Roy Lombardo, Transway Film dispatcher, 

is taking a week of a split vacation to be 

with his son Capt. Roy Lombardo jr. and 

his family who are here on a visit from 

Viet Nam to await the captain's new assignment. 

Dixie Theatres Corp. reopened the Pox 

Theatre, Houma, which has been closed 

since February . Bulldog and Rebel 

twin drive-ins, near Jackson, Miss., were 

opened Thursday 1 5 

1 , reports Louis Dwyer, 

Gulf States Theatres booker . . . Milton 

White, who left the motion picture industry 

six or seven years ago after more than 25 

years of service, is confined to 'Veterans 

Hospital here. 

Exhibitors visiting Filmrow were Ernest 

Drake, Pic, Ponchatoula; Bob Boovy, Gulf 

States Theatres home office, McComb, 

Miss., and Weldon E. Limmroth, Glddens 

and Rester Theatres, Mobile. 

Joe Seiferth, who handles publicity for 

Joel Bluestone's Royal Ai-t Theatre in the 

French Quarter, reports the theatre is to 

return to the all-Spanish-film policy in 

the near future, after an interruption of 

a few years . . . Ronald Hoffman, member 

of United Theatres home office staff, accompanied 

his father-in-law on a visit 

with relatives in New York. They went to 

Niagara Palls on the New York side. This 

is one week of Hoffman's split vacation. 

F. F. Goodrow. independent exchange 

operator, and his wife are on a Westwardbound 

motor journey with no special destination 

in view, according to Goodi-ow, who 

said they will be gone about two weeks. 

Dm-ing their absence Georgia Brmio, "Jill 

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of all trades various exchanges, is in 

charge. 

Columbia's "Lord Jim" is appearing 

simultaneously at 11 situations including 

neighborhod theatres and di'ive-ins 

United Artists' "What's New Pussycat?" 

is in its sixth week and is still packing 'em 

in: Universal's "The Art of Love" was held 

over a fom-th week at the Joy Theatre: 

"Von Ryan's Express," a 20th-Pox production, 

is moving along at a gi-ossing 

pace in its third week, and "Zorba the 

Greek," an International Classics film released 

through 20th-Pox, is bringing joy 

to the boxoffice, in its sixth record week 

at the Plaza. 

With 500 for 'Uncle' 

MEMPHIS—The Park Theatre, 

normal! 

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first-run engagement of "The Monkey'l 

Uncle." scoring a phenomenal 500 per cent 

"The Sound of Music" in its 17th weel! 

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Guild— Zorbo the Greek (20th-Fox), 5th wk 301 

Maico What's New Pussycat? (UA) 4th wi< 15i 

Paloce The Sandpiper (MGM), 5th wk 

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Jîldrrd L;uid. WOMPI chairman of Will 

Rogers Memorial Hospital collections, 

said that WOMPI volunteers are available 

to make audience collections at all theatres 

Marty Shearn. manager 

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entered St. Fiancis Hospital in Pittsburgh 

for emergency treatment of an internal 

disorder. He and Mrs. Shearn were on vacation 

and visiting at the home of his 

parents who live in Pittsburgh . . Special 

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birthday honors were given by the 

imited WOMPI membership to members 

Sandra Hughes. Columbia; Rex Grimm. 

Wanier Bros.: Anne Dillon. Florida State 

Theatres, and Judy Cason. 20th-Fox . . . 

The newest WOMPI member is Alta Morrow 

of the San Marco Ait Theatre staff. 

She is the widow of Dunbar "Dunny" Morrow 

who was stage manager at the downtown 

Florida Theatre 37 years. 

George Weeman, son of Jane Weeman. 

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Doris Ducker, 20th-Fox, chairmon; Vera Robin- 

;Son, Bueno Visto, co-chairman. 

Cancer Dressing (monthly project)— Doris Ducker, 

chairmon, Dons Dillon, Belmont Drive- In co-chairman. 

United Appeal — Sylvia Lowe, chairman; Dianne 

Shorpe, Stewart Everett Theatres, co-chairman. 

March of Dimes—Virginia Porter, Columbia, chairimon; 

Dens Furr, Columbia, co-choirman. 

Carolina Center—Myrtle Parker, Paramount, 

'chairman; Vivian Block, Willby-Kmcey Service Corp 

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n Thompson Orphanage—Ctarindo Craig, MGM, chair- 

(man; Myrtle Parker, co-chairman. 

Green Acres— Blanche Carr, BOXOFFICE correspondient, 

chairman; Ruby Bradley, United Artists, cochairman. 

I Crittenton Home— Mildred Warren, 20th-Fox, choir- 

I man; Dons Furr, co-chairman. 

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Thanksgiving Project—Shirley Tucker, Worner Bros., 

chairman; Clarinda Craig, co-choirman. 

Christmas Project — Mildred Hoover, Paromount, 

chairman; Florence Hargetie, Dominant Pictures, ond 

Ruby Bradley, United Artists, co-chairmen. 

School for Retarded Children—Ruby Bradt 

ley, chairman, Blanche Carr, co-chairman. 

Progi'am chairman Joan Jackson. Na- 

'tional Theatre Supply Co., 

. August meeting—Mac Wess, Twin States Booking, 

coordinator with Buena Vista, Universal and Pork 

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with Dominant, Howco Internationol, Caroi 

Una Film Service and United Artists, 

November meeting— Blanche Carr, coordinator with 

Stewart ond Everett, Warner Bros, and Libby Hinson. 

December meeting—Mary Nell Rosenblatt, Allied 

! Artists, coordinator with 20th-Fox and Doris Dillon, 

Belmont Drive-In, with Allied Artists. 

February meeting—Clarinda Craig, coordinator with 

Exchange and MGM. 

March meeting—Ruth Collins, coordinator with Co- 

' tumbia and associote members. 

meeting — Myrtle Parker, coordinator with 

Paramount, Queen City, National Screen Service and 

Service Corp. 

Fountcrin Valley 

Under Construction 

I LOS ANGELES—Pacific's Fountain Val- 

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ley Drive-In, which is being built in fastgrowing 

Orange County, will be the circuit's 

70mm operation, according to Zack 

Pacific Drive-In Theatres construction 

chief. Other Pacific airers equipped 

with 70mm are the Los Angeles Century, 

Fresno Sunnyside and the Honolulu Kailua. 

for an early spring opening, 

the 2,000-car airer will carry the name of 

Valley at the specific request of 

I the city of that name. 

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In Universal's 'Moment' 

From Western Edition 

HOLLYWOOD — For Universal's 

longrange 

promotional campaign on his production 

of "Moment to Moment," producer-director 

Mcrvyn LeRoy will photograph 

in Technicolor Henry Mancini conducting 

a 60-piece orchestra, playing his 

original musical score for the picture. 

Harry Stradling, cameraman, will do 

the photographing under LeRoy's personal 

direction. Present plans call for using footage 

from the session as a featurette and 

as part of the regular trailer. 

Goldwyn to Dartmouth 


HOLLYWOOD—Dartmouth College has 

invited Samuel Goldwyn to address the 

Daitmouth Film Society in connection with 

the screening of his films this summer. 

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800-Seat $300,000 Mall Cinema 

Opened in Greenville by SG-f Circuit 

GREENVILLE, N.C.—The $300,000 Mall 

Cinema, owned by Stewart and Everett 

Theatres, has opened in the Wade Hampton 

Mall Shopping Center. The new de luxe 

house has 800 seats. 

Features include acoustically covered 

walls; lounge-chair seats, specially designed 

for the Mall Cinema; anti-static 

carpet in hues of gold; a scientifically sized 

viewing-comfort screen, component auxiliary 

projection equipment, stereophonic 

sound systems and automatic zone-controlled 

temperature units. 

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fabric. An exhaust system removes smoke 

quickly. 

The theatre opened with an invitational 

premiere showing of "The Yellow Rolls- 

Royce" July 8. Grand opening for the public 

was held the following day. 

President of Stewart and Everett, a 

Charlotte operation, is Charles B. Ti'exler 

and resident manager is Paul M. Lowe. 

Columbia's "Harvey Middleman, Fireman" 

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Sickness and vacations are keeping ix'rsonnel 

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Mary Smith, controller in this area, is on 

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'Weiss and his family are looking 

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this fall, and Bob Hilton, assistant manager 

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man for Florida State here, is taking a 

motor trip thaough the state . . . Joe de- 

Carlo, assistant manager of the Sheridan 

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has been visiting . . . On the sick list, and 

recuperating at home are Charles Whitaker, 

manager of the circuit's Coral Theatre, 

Bill Russell, manager of the Coral 

Ridge in Fort Lauderdale, and Gus Kavourees, 

manager of the Suniland. 

Mitchell AVolfson, head of Wometco, 

who, with his son Louis Wolfson, a vicepresident 

of Wometco, was actively seeking 

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for Miami, has explained his sudden 

decision to withdraw his bid for the 

pro team by saying, "Too many partners 

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'tax sheltfir'." 

The Miami News is holding a contest 

for identification of old films. The paper 

is publishing four old "stills" from motion 

pictui'es and asking the public to identify 

the actors, actresses and names of the 

movies. First prize winner will spend four 

days at Cypress Gardens, an award that 

includes free transportation, room, meals, 

boat rides, entertainment, water ski lessons 

(a gift of Cypress Gardens) as well as 

skis and a photograph of the gardens. 

There will be 25 other prizes Including 

tickets to "Casanova '70," which opened 

Wednesday i4) at the Mayfair, Sunset. 

Parkway and Normandie theatres. Jack 

Mitchell, publicity man for Wometco theatres, 

will receive the answers and pass 

them on to the judges. 

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"Generals may never die," a newspaper 

column points out, "but PT boats do, even 

the movie variety." The article says the 

replica of the PT boat, which reportedly 

appeared in late Pi-esident Kennedy's inaugural 

parade, is at Walter Bird yards 

in Miami, awaiting salvage wrecking 

"Hallelujah Trail" has been cut back from 

daily performances to one, except matinees 

to be shown on Wednesdays, Satm-days 

and Sundays at the Sheridan . 

State Theatres has "Ship of Fools" .set 

for the fall. 

Mel Karl, regional representative of 

Screen Actors Guild, members of which 

authorized a strike call if new demands 

on producers weren't met, has pointed out 

the importance of the Florida branch of 

the organization. He said around 500 screen 

actors in the Florida area, now affiliated 

with SAG, cast ballots in the mail referendum. 

He also pointed out that during 

winter months, when Hollywood and New 

York theatrical and TV commercial units 

are working in this area, the number of 

SAG members under his jm-isdiction can 

swell to almost three times that number. 

"Birds Do It," a Columbia release, will be 

filmed in color at the Ivan Tors Studios in 

Miami. 

CHARLOTTE 

J L. Goodnough, 87, father of M. D. Goodnough 

of the Easley Drive-In. Easley, 

S.C.. died July 22. He was a pioneer in the 

film industry, having opened and operated 

the first theatre in Greenville. S.C. . . . Alanzo 

Parrish of the Star 'Vue Drive-In, 

Benson. N.C., is recuperating in the Johnson 

Memorial Hospital, Smithfield, N.C. 

Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Williamson (Co-! 

lumbia branch manager) and his sister' 

Mrs. M. D. Carmichael of West Palm' 

Beach, have returned home after touring 

New England, Quebec and Nova Scotia . . .- 

Mabel Long, Columbia Pictures, is on va-) 

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daughter Mrs. Charles Sykes and children' 

from Rome, New York . 

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Guyer, husband Ed and son Eddie in Elmira, 

N.Y., and Niagara Palls; Ken Hall, 

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N.C; Max Holder, salesman, and familyl 

at Top Sail Beach; Fred Jordan and wife; 

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Lay, inspectress, was in Washington. 

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Walter Pinson, American International,; 

had as his guests Bob Pinson and family 

from Lexington, Ky. With the T. Melviii 

Cooks of American International, they 

spent the weekend on Walter Pinson's 

John Sherrill is a 

boat at the river . . . 

new employe in the shipping department! 

at American International . . . R. M. 

Bewell has announced the closing of the 

Hollywood Theatre, McCoi-mick, S.C. . . .• 

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Washington, was in Charlotte on business. 

Don Corsey, manager of the 20th-Fox 

branch here, has been promoted to manager 

of the company's Atlanta office effective 

Monday i2). Lloyd Edwards, for-' 

merly of Charlotte and now manager of the ' 

Memphis office, will succeed him. A native ' 

of Atlanta, Corsey joined the 

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Drive-In at Summerville, owned and operated 

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screen and installed new heaters. Smith 

plans to remain open this winter for the 

;first time in ten years . Adams, 

'owner-operator of Avon Theatre in Avondale 

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Jones, head of the booking and buying 

agency bearing his name at Decatur in 

metropolitan Atlanta, reports John Pick of 

[the Pex Theatre. Eatonton, has returned 

'from a vacation in Norfolk . 

Wilkes 

'Theatre in Washington. Ga.. operated by 

the late Claude Johnson, now is being han- 

'dled by his widow. 

visitors included R. M. Kennedy. 

of the Kennedy circuit with headin 

Birmingham: Charlie Crute of 

the Lyric Theatre in Huntsville. Ala.: 

Baron Goodbee of the Pal Amusement Co., 

and Ward Bennett, operator of 

theatres in Abbeville. Headland and Fort 

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Lavaughn Boston, operator-manager of 

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the airer, which has been closed 

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blew down the screen tower and 

caused other damage. A new screen has 

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marquee and a fence surrounding 

entire layout. 

Roadshow attractions include United Ait- 

I ists' "The Hallelujah Ti-ail" at Martin's 

Georgia Theatre; Warner Bros.' "My Pair 

now in its ninth month at Wilby- 

Kincey's Roxy Theatre, and 20th-Fox's 

"The Sound of Music" at Martin's Cineand 

"Those Magnificent Men in 

Their Flying Machines" at John and Rutii 

Capri Cinema. 

Grand Theatre, Montezuma, has reopened 

after remodeling and spruce-up 

job. including plenty of paint, according to 

Leon Williams jr. . . . Paul 

Wilson, branch manager for 20th Centuryretired 

July 30 after 40 years of service 

with the organization . M. Rafhead 

of the advertising agency bearhis 

name, has moved his family into a 

home . Boyle has returned to 

York after setting "The Hallelujah 

Trail" campaign here for UA. 

openings of big pictures in the 

category were held here. 

MGM's "The Sandpiper" opened at Wilby- 

Fox Theatre: Columbia's "Lord 

at Storey's new North DeKalb. and 

20th-Fox release at Martin's 

Rialto and Westgate Cinema n and Meisel- 

Toco Hill and Belvedere . . . Due to 

the parade at Loew's Grand Theatre, 

after "Clarence, the Ci-oss-Eyed Lion" 

out, is MGM's "Operation Crossbow." 

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sneak preview of Walt Disney's "That 

Darn Cat." July 29. filled the 4,000-seat 

Fox where Joseph E. Levine's "Harlow" was 

having its final showing of a very successful 

three-week engagement . Stirring up 

considerable interest was the subsequent 

NEW ORLEANS WOMPI INSTALLATION—Forming: a human compass at 

the installation dinner of the Women of the Motion Picture Industry of New 

Orleans, left to right, are Lee Nickolaus, International president; Helen Bila, immediate 

past president; Doris Stevens, first vice-president; Bettye Brown, recording 

secretary; Yvonne Brockhoeft, corresponding secretary; Lillian Sherrick, 

president; Imeida Giessinger, treasurer; Shirley Eagan, second vice-president, and 

Claire Rita Stone, committee chairman. 

run of "Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman 

of Pleasure" at the Peachtree, Piedmont, 

Fulton Boulevard and Glenwood drive-ins. 

United Artists' "What's New Pussycat?" 

continues to pack 'em in during the sixth 

week at Georgia Theatre Co.'s Lenox 

Square Theatre. 

The Atlanta Journal is promoting a new 

five-part series on the Beatles, which, 

coupled with their personal appearance at 

the 55.000-seat Atlanta stadium August 18. 

should go a long way toward stimulating 

interest in their new picture "HELP!" 

. . . Benefit 

Shuttered Brookhaven Theatre, formerly 

operated by Carters, owners-operators of 

Capri Cinema and Fine Ait Cinema, has 

been reopened and renamed Harlequin 

House as a legitimate stage outlet by a 

group known as Interplayers 

performance of "Lord Jim." sponsored by 

the Decatur-DeKalb Junior Service League, 

at the opening of Storey's North DeKalb 

Theatre, raised $5,000 for its youth rehabilitation 

project. Performance in de 

luxe 850-seater was a sellout. The picture 

also is being shown at the circuit's 900-seat 

Rhodes. 

WB Films German Race 

For 'Day of Champion' 


HOLL"V"WOOD—Initial photography on 

"Day of the Champion," a Brookdale production 

for Warner Bros., to be produced 

and directed by John Sturges. was made 

during the running of the Genrian Grand 

Prix in Frankfort, it was announced by 

Sturges and Steve McQueen, who are partners 

in the venture. 

Principal photography with McQueen 

will begin in the spring after Sturges 

finishes helming "Ice Station Zebra" at 

MGM, and following the star's completion 

of his next film. "The Sand Pebbles." for 

Robert Wise at 20th-Fox. 

Set for 1966 production Columbia's "The 

Accident" will be based on Nicholas Mosely's 

widely acclaimed novel. 

Gateway in Somers Point 

Reopened by Shriver Co. 


SOMERS POINT, N. Y.—Motion pictui-es 

came back to town after an absence of five 

years when Shriver Theatre Co. of Ocean 

City reopened the Gateway Theatre last 

month. FMve years ago. the 40-year-old 

structure was converted from a film theatre 

to the Gateway Playhouse for a summer 

stage company. Now it has been reconverted, 

at considerable expense, to continue its film 

career. 

The Shriver Theatre Co.. headed by 

Arthur W. Oelilschlager. has removed the 

stage, added several rows of seats to bring 

capacity up to 400. remodeled the front, 

lobby and boxoffice and redecorated the entire 

theatre. Rich looking green carpeting 

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/Cynthia Hull, one of the stars of the Dallas-made 

"High Yellow" which had its 

world premiere showing at the Texas Theatre, 

was in the city for a brief visit on 

opening day. She arrived by airplane from 

Dallas with her parents . . . Michael Kaczmar. 

son of George A. Kaczmar, manager 

of the suburban Josephine, operated by 

Cinema Arts Theatres, underwent an appendectomy. 

The youngster has fully recovered 

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"HELP!" the new Beatles movie, is to receive 

its American premiere showing at the 

Texas, managed by Richard Vaughan for 

Cinema Arts Theatres. The showing will be 

sponsored by radio station KTrSA. All 

tickets will be sold for $1. The Beatles will 

make a personal appearance just five days 

after the premiere in Houston, their only 

Texas stop, 

A prerelease showing of "Love and Kisses," 

the new romantic comedy with Ricky 

Nelson, opened Thursday (5) at the North 

Star Cinema I and four drive-ins, the 

Alamo, Mission Twin, Towne Twin and 

Lackland. The picture will not be released 

nationally mitil October . . . The 

Airmen of Note, official Air Force dance 

band, which portrayed the Glenn Miller 

Orchestra in the "Glenn Miller Story" on 

the screen, made a series of personal appearances 

and played for a number of 

dances during a visit to the city under the 

auspices of the Air Force Recruiting 

Service. 

"Cat Ballou" will have its first-run showing 

at the Suburban Olmos, opening 

Thui-sday (19). The Olmos is showing the 

first-run engagement of "The Art of 

Love" now in its fourth week . . . Two films 

which have been postponed several times 

due to holdovers of cm-rent bookings are 

slated to open Thursday (5). They include 

Joseph E. Levine's "Harlow" at the downtown 

Aztec, which was delayed due to the 

extended run of "What's New Pussycat?" 

for four weeks, and "The Collector" due to 

open at the suburban Woodlawn where 

"Shenandoah" has had a four-week i-un. 

Snyder s Faith in Motion Pictures 

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TULSA, OKLA.— "Celluloid" apparently 

was mixed in Earl Snyder's blood from 

birth, declared the Tulsa 'World in its 

special theatre section devoted to the Boman 

Twin just prior to the opening of 

Tulsa's new $750,000 entertainment center. 

"Ever since he was a youngster, Snyder 

has loved the motion picture business," 

the 'World added, pointing out that the 

president of Family Theatres started as an 

usher at the Circle Theatre when he was 

in the ninth grade and had charted a 

future in exhibition for himself in his 

teens. 

The World's special section story continues: 

From ijshering, Snyder went to managing 

neighborhood theatres. After World 

War II and a stint in the armed services, 

Snyder became convinced that the drivein 

theatre was the answer to the movie 

patron's prayer. Watching a film from 

an automobile solved parking problems, 

theatre owners were finding. It also tied 

in with the trek to the suburbs and casualtype 

attii'e. 

Playing his "hunch," Snyder built the 

Apache Drive-In in 1948, the Modernaire 

in 1951 and the Bellaire in 1953. In less 

than five years, Snyder was having a 

wholesome influence on the theatre business 

because he was giving the public 

movies in an environment they liked. 

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but like the movie of the same name, 

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could cure it except to own an indoor 

theatre. He had gotten his start inside 

and he thought he could help bring back 

"the golden age" of indoor theatres. 

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Tulsa's original movie palaces. It 

hasn't made much money for Family Theatres, 

Inc., of which Snyder is president. 

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motion picture entertainment and it furthered 

his belief that sometime indoor 

movies would make a comeback. 

In 1963 and 1964. they did. More than 

278 new theatres were built in those years 

throughout the country at a cost of $167 

million dollars. Surprisingly ibut not to 

Snyder I 183 indoor theatres were built 

to 95 drive-ins. This was so close to a 2 

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he'd remodeled the Orpheum. Other U.S. 

theatre owners were remodeling to the 

tune of $50 million. 

The quiet-spoken theatreman built offices 

on the second floor of the Orpheum 

building for his "family of theatres" and 

plowed profits from the drive-ins into the 

downtown venture. 

In 1963, the Capri Drive-In on Charles 

Page boulevard was added to the company. 

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was disposed ofi drive-ins and one downtown. 

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Snyder decided it was to be and he 

decided it would be a "twin." His reasoning 

was that if twin drive-ins could be so successful, 

the same could be done indoors. 

The advantages were numerous. Moviegoers 

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had been terrific. But it had to be done 

in a shopping center where there would 

be sufficient parking. 

The Boman Acres Shopping Center was 

chosen because of its location, Sheridan 

avenue at 31st street, now suburban Tulsa. 

The Broken Arrow expressway is only a 

block away. Sheridan avenue and 31st 

streets were all heavily traveled. Nearby 

were acres and acres of new housing developments. 

It was a natui-al and Snyder worked with 

Paul Baker, owner and builder of Boman 

Acres Shopping Center. He liked the idea 

—and a new indoor, a new "twin indoor" 

was underway. 

The Boman Twin indoor entertainment 

center is Snyder's biggest pride and joy. 

He has always felt that shopping centers 

were missing out on a "built-in" market 

by failing to include theatres. 

"Such centers are packed from early 

morning to late night with people," Snyder 

says. "They are in a relaxed mood, there's 

plenty of parking and they have the 

money for going to the movies. Also a 

theatre in a shopping center draws people 

to see the picture and work in some shopping 

while they are there." 

Snyder, a native of Tulsa and a graduate 

of Will Rogers high school, has that 

rare quality of knowing which way the 

pendulum is swinging. You can say that 

Earl Snyder has gone a long way since 

he started as an usher. 

DALLAS 

Lew Bray jr. of the Texas at Pharr held a 

pre-opening showing of "Cinderella," 

working with teachers of four groups of preschool-age 

children enrolled in the Operation-Head-Start 

program in preparation 

for entrance into school this fall. Admission 

was the regular children's ticket price. 

After the showing, a preview of "The 

Monkey's Uncle" was shown, and the children 

loved it. 

The Ted Lewis Booking Agency, which 

had its office at 4703 North Central Expressway, 

has moved into the building with 

Allied Artists, 2204 Commerce . . . Margaret 

LaGard, former Warner Bros, employe, has 

joined Buena Vista effective Monday (2) 

Lt. Gov. Preston Smith was presented a 

distinguished service award July 27 at the 

Adolphus Hotel by Rachel Marley, president 

of the Vocational Homemaking 

Teachers Ass'n of Texas. The group 

honored 17 lawmakers and educators during 

the program. 

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Vacationing Dorothy Mealer, Paramount 

booker, is making the most of her time by 

taking short trips out of town and visiting 

friends Baylor Hospital reports the 

condition 

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of Jimmie Brassell as favorable. 

He still is in the Intensive-caie unit, but Is! 

holding his own. 

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Ray Townsend of Tucson has taken over 

the Dorothy and Rietta drive-ins at Hemietta 

from Claude Thorp, who still is oper-, 

ating his Palace at Burkburnett . 

WOMPI "dutch treat splash party" was 

held Saturday (7) at the Holiday Inn, with 

swimming, cocktails and a buffet luncheon. 

Linda Elliott, committee chairman, was 

assisted by Mary Sue Cunningham, 

Blanche Boyle and Florence Lowry. 

The Dallas Variety Club and Braniff Airlines 

got together to give 38 blind children 

a plane ride over Dallas and Fort Worth 

and a tour of the big airlines plant at Love 

Field here. The boys, from 6 to 16, were 

from the Dallas Services for Blind Children, 

which for many years has been the 

largest of several charities sponsored by 

the Dallas tent. Lending a hand in supervising 

the tour were Walter Morgan, 

second assistant chief barker, and Kyle 

Rorex, property master. 

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ceiling. A new front, a new inner lobby, 

complete with restrooms and new wide, luxury-type 

seats were among the changes. 

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Strand The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 18th wk. 300 

Times Backfire (Royal), 2nd wk 125 

Tower Art How to Moke o French Dish (5R); 

Millionairess (SR) 125 

Towne My Fair Lady [WB], 31st wk 300 

Warner Von Ryan's Express (20th-Fox), 4th wk. 275 

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MINNEAPOLIS — Mill City exhibitors 

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appeai-s to be a pennant-winniiig baseball 

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average returns. "Operation Crossbow" 

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150 second week at the Gopher. Right 

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Men" and "Mad World" with identical 

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Academy My Fair Lody (WB), 39th wk 120 

Campus, Uptown Bambole (Royal) 125 

Cooper It's a Mod, Mad, Mad, Mad World (UA), 

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St. Louis Park Those in Magnificent Men Their 

Flying Machines (20th-Fox), 5th wk 140 

State— The Third Day (WB) 80 

World What's New Pussycat? (UA) 130 

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NEW YORK—Two short subjects, a 43- 

minute featurette, "A Home of Your Own," 

a British Lion film produced by Bob Kellett, 

which Cinema V is distributing in the U.S., 

and "Dancing Monkey," a 10-minute novelty 

short dealing with the Rock 'n' Roll dance 

craze, being released by Creative Film Associates, 

opened in New York late in July. 

"A Home of Your Own," which features 

Bernard Cribbins and Bill Eraser, was added 

to the program of Cinema I, where "Rotten 

to the Core" is the main feature, July 22, 

according to Carl V. Peppercorn, Cinema V 

vice-president. The pictm-e, which lampoons 

the British building trade, was an official 

enti-y at this year's Berlin Film Festival. 

"Dancing Monkey." which was produced 

and directed by Nat Zeller, opened at nine 

Loew's Showcase houses July 21 and will 

play through August 2 with Columbia's "Cat 

Ballou." "Dancing Monkey" is the first of 

a series of short musical films to be released 

by Creative Films, which has another, "Urge 

of the Sixties," completed and being edited. 

Joe Losey and Harold Pinter have been 

teamed by Sam Spiegel to direct and write 

"The Accident" for Horizon Pictures. It 

will be released by Columbia. 

hAIN N E APOLIS 

^redit the Mann organization with 

imaginative merchandising of its films. 

"Bambole," the new Italian film, is being 

shown at two Mann theatres simultaneously, 

as has been done with some other films 

in the past, but one showing is catering to 

the university art-house trade with the 

Italian-language version, while another 

aims at the popular trade in English. The 

Campus and the Uptown are the theatres 

involved. Mann also is repeating last summer's 

successful festival of classic film 

musicals shown at the Westgate. "Fminy 

Face," "An American in Paris," and others 

are being run on a one-night-only basis, 

reportedly with good results. Another 

Mann innovation is an answering service 

for all theatres, which dui'ing non-operational 

hour's of the day, replies to telephone 

calls with a pleasant recorded voice 

announcing the current attraction and its 

starting time. 

Twin Cities' showmen will pretty much 

have the Beatles sewed up for one weekend 

this month. The second Beatle pictm'e, 

"HELP!" will open locally on Friday

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July 27 with his best friends-— the patients 

at Blank Memorial Children's Hospital 

in Des Moiiies. This year, the party 

theme was "the Des Moines Children's 

Zoo." which the motion picture pioneer 

and philanthropist made possible. The zoo. 

for which Blank contributed $150,000, will 

be open tliis fall. 

Lloyd Hirstine, impresario at the Capitol 

Drive-In. has an added venture in the 

works. It's a franchise for the Cappy Automatic 

Car 'Washes, the first of which is in 

operation on Merle Hay Road. He plans to 

open five of the places locally, one at the 

drive-in. Two Ames, Iowa, theatres are 

undergoing extensive remodeling. The 'Varsity 

and Collegian are in the process of a 

face-lifting to the foyers, lobbies, lounges 

and auditoriums. New seats, carpeting, 

snack bars—the "works." in fact, are on 

tap for both. Dual grand openings ai'e 

scheduled in the fall. 

The Polk County Board of Review has 

agi-eed to cut the property valuation of the 

West-'Vue Diive-In at Des Moines. The 

reduction was less, however, than that proposed 

by a reappraisal fimi which looked 

into all 1966 county property assessments. 

The Polk board called it $101,300. The reappraisal 

firm had set the figure at $89,400. 

Before, the value was set at $126,500. 

"Cleopatra" blew out the sound system 

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drive-in nine miles west of Coi-ydon to be 

opened this fall. Midwest Theatres has 

leased the land. There will be accommodations 

for 430 cars. 

John Dugan, United Artists exchange 

manager here, and his staff were hosts at 

a house-warming party in the new United 

Artists offices. 1213 Grand Ave.. July 30. 

Carl Olson, Western division manager, and 

his wife Lynn were special guests from New 

York. 

MILWAUKEE 

Jim Silvers, Universal publicist, was in 

town promoting "Shenandoah." He 

makes his headquarters "wherever I hang 

my hat." and has worked on "The Art of 

Love." "I Saw What You Did," "A Very 

Special Favor," "That Funny Feeling," and 

"McHale's Navy." 

Columnist Earl Wilson devoted a column 

to an interview with Salome Jens, a native 

of Milwaukee. She's Rock Hudson's leading 

lady in a movie titled "Seconds." Observers 

credit local publicist Harold "Bud" Rose 

with garnering enough "ink" when she 

appeared here in person to help plug 

"Angel Baby" to really put her in the 

public eye, and on the road to stardom 

. . . Exhibitors when promoting any pictuie 

involving an aii-lines. have been invited to 

call Joe Metzler, Scandinavian Air Lines, 

and George Havelka, Pan American Air 

Lines here. Both have figm-ed prominently 

in numerous co-operative promotions. 

Artkino Acquires U.S. Rights 

To 3 Moscow Fete Films 


NEW YORK—Artkino Pictures has acquired 

the rights to three films which won 

prizes at the Moscow International Film 

Festival. "Father of a Soldier." "The Two" 

and "The White Moor." according to Mrs. 

Rosa Madell, president, on her return from 

Moscow. 

In addition. Artkino will release in the 

U.S., a new adaptation of Chekhov's "Three 

Sisters," "The Passion of Ivanko," a prizewinner 

at Mar Del Plata last year; "There 

Was an Old Man and an Old Woman," 

"The Tsar's Bride," film version of the 

Rimsky-Korsakov opera; "The Great War," 

a documentary by Roman Carmen; "Tlie 

Garnet Bracelet," from the Kuprin classic, 

and "Welcome." 

Grand in Ripley, N. Y. 

Victim of Poor Business 


RIPLEY, N. Y.—Manager Max Summerville 

has closed the Grand Theatre due to 

lack of boxoffice support. He has accepted 

a position with a West Coast circuit and 

will move his family, consisting of his wife 

Patricia and three children, to California. 

Kenneth Blakely of Erie, Pa., owner of 

the Grand, said he has no present plans for 

the theatre. 

Color-Film Usage 

Rising to New Highs 


HOLL'i'WiOOD— Wider use of color fib, 

by television is boosting studio-use of tht 

film to a new high, says Bill Farley, Eastman 

Kodak's Western manager of the motion 

picture and education markets division 

Nine per cent of Kodak's total corporals 

volume last year came from motion picture 

products, he said. 

A further growth in audio-visual marketing 

is expected, with an approximate $1C 

million volume over the next five years due 

to Eastman's move into the field on a 

broader scale. 

John Waner, Kodak engineer, says progress 

in the transferring of program from 

magnetic tape to motion pictures has not 

been rapid, where color film is used. There 

still are many areas to be covered, which 

will bring this process to the level of blackand-white 

transfers. The process primarily 

is used in television and educational-TV, 

where one program is recorded in a studio 

and multiple 

motion picture prints are de 

sired in the 16mm field. 

Hal Burrows, Former 

MGM Art Director, Dies 


NEW YORK—Hal Burrows, for many 

years art director of Metro-Goldwyn- 

Mayer Pictures in the home office, died 

July 26 at the Manhasset Medical 

Center, Manhasset, L.I. He had been in ill 

health for a number of years and was in 

the hospital for the past four months. 

Burrows retired in 1958. He leaves his wife 

Minerva; a son John; a brother Carlyle, for 

40 years art critic of the New York Herald 

Tribune, now retired; and three sisters, 

Mrs. Winnifred Atkins and Mrs. Marjorie 

Von Elm, who live in Salt Lake City and 

Mrs. Mildred Berkstrand, who lives in 

Palos Verdes, Calif. 

A memorial service was held July 28 in 

the Chm-ch of Jesus Christ of the Latter 

Day Saints, Little Neck, L.I. 

Tom Buchanan Rejoins WB 

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HOLLYWOOD — Tom Buchanan, 

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several years, is rejoining the company in 

the same position. He moves over from Columbia 

Pictmes, where Bob Quinn will replace 

him. 

Buchanan, who came to the Burbank lot 

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DAYTON—Sam Levin, who with his 

brothers operates several hardtops and 

drive-ins in the area, has filed a suit for 

$1,250,000 against a group of Kettering, 

Ohio, residents wlio are opposed to a proposed 

drive-in in that city, adjacent to 

Dayton. 

suit was filed against Charles H. 

Waterman jr., president of the Kettering 

Homeowners Ass'n, as well as Virginia 

Rauch, Ellsworth M. Polk, Carl H. Show- 

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ecker, Robert W. Wade and Larence J. 

Smith jr., members of the group. Counsel 

for Levin said more persons would be added 

as defendants when their identities are 

established. 

suit contends the defendants opposed 

his plans to open a drive-in on a 103- 

acre site which he purchased on Hempstead 

for $350,000 January 8. Earlier, the 

council squelched plans for the 

drive-in by deciding that a request for a 

for an 800-car parking lot did not 

with regulations. The group ruled 

Hempstead Road is not a major 

and does not have an aderight-of-way 

and that drive-in cuswould 

not have access from two 

points to a major thoroughfare. 

t Lievin's suit said the defendants conto 

deprive him of his rights to the 

lawful enjoyment of his property. The dehe 

said, circulated statements 

he operated his theatres in a low 

moral manner and would do the same in 

Kettering, and that the drive-in would reduce 

real estate values. 

January, residents of the area fonned 

the homeowners' association, collected more 

$1,000 to finance the fight against 

drive-in (then only a rumor), and ob- 

600 signatures of persons who opposed 

an outdoor theatre. They went to 

council and asked for two ordinances, 

the city fathers enacted in exactly 

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bill regulates parking lots of 500 or 

cars, and provides misdemeanor 

of $100 for each violation of the 

provision. The other bill requires 

a surety bond of $25,000 for an opof 

a drive-in. The license holder of 

any drive-in must not permit the admission 

of any minors under age 18 unless 

they are accompanied "by parents or other 

adult persons." Any drive-in established in 

Kettering must have direct access from at 

least two points on a "primary thoroughfare." 

Hempstead Road, where the proposed 

drive-in would be located, is a 20-foot wide 

township-type pavement. The city would 

issue a theatre license only after it was determined 

that the applicant and all employes 

and attendants are of good moral 

character and would operate the business 

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Eight Bills Passed by Legislature 

Will Affect Michigan Exhibition 

DETROIT—The Michigan legislature has 

recessed for the summer, leaving behind 

the vast majority of some 2,000 bills introduced 

during the recent session. Two bills 

actually passed will have an adverse effect 

upon exhibitors, while six other proposals 

—some represented by several competing 

bills each—which would have had both 

good and bad effects remain in an indetenninate 

position, according to a careful 

review of the maze of proposed legislation 

by Allied Theatres of Michigan. 

SOME PROTECT THEATRES 

No victories for the industry are claimed 

in the form of new legislation. However, 

some projected bills were amended to protect 

the exhibitor and others that could 

have hurt were buried, at least temporarily. 

Under new constitutional rules, bills once 

introduced remain alive for the two-year 

life of the legislature, and may be called 

out of committee or off the table at any 

time, so that most of the proposals have a 

further potential life. 

Adverse legislation passed, as summarized 

by Allied includes: 

1. All exhibitors now must provide for 

miemployment compensation—not just 

those having four or more employes as in 

the past. In addition, benefits are increased 

20 per cent up to 55 per cent of wages 

earned while employed, and an employe 

may collect even if fired for misconduct or 

if he has quit without any reason. The unemployment 

tax rates for exhibitors should 

be substantially increased with these 

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2. All employers have been made subject 

to workers' compensation programs, and 

benefits were "greatly" increased. The result 

is expected to be an increase in cost 

to the exhibitor of at least 30 per cent. 

Proposed laws which remain in committee 

or on the table include 

1. A proposal to allow cities and villages 

to impose local excise taxes. Theatres were 

exempted from the bill, thus banning local 

admission taxes, through an amendment 

introduced by Rep. Don R. Pears, a former 

exhibitor, who also was former speaker of 

the House. 

2. A proposal to include admission taxes 

under the 4 per cent general state sales 

tax. 

3. A bill to impose statewide daylight 

saving time. 

4. Proposals to increase the minimum 

wage in Michigan to $1.50 an hour and to 

require time-and-a-half overtime pay after 

40 hours. 

5. Bills prohibiting concessions from 

charging state sales tax to customers on 

items under 25 cents, but requiring them 

to pay the full 4 per cent tax themselves. 

6. Several bills to exempt concession 

products from the sales tax along with 

foods if the latter provision becomes law. 

Several of these projects were broad 

enough to blanket other industries and not 

aimed specifically at the theatre industry, 

but their effect upon it would be as 

summarized. 

Michigan Allied Protests 

Pep Lines' Rate Increase 

DETROIT—Allied Theatres of Michigan 

formally protested a unilateral increase of 

rates for film delivery in Michigan generally, 

granted by the Michigan Public Service 

Commission to Pep Lines Trucking Co. 

The first charges were telephone calls to 

Allied offices from irate exhibitors, after 

they were billed at the new higher scale 

without receiving notification. Usual past 

procedure has been for the MPSC to have 

some public hearing on rate increases, so 

the public and/or users of the service could 

make their positions known. 

According to Allied president Milton London, 

no notice was given by Pep Lines or 

MPSC. London expressed his personal resentment 

to Peter Ellis, head of Pep Lines, 

and to the commission. 

Pep Lines asked for a 30 per cent increase 

two years ago, London said, and 

"was able to justify it," but Allied secured 

an agreement for a 15 per cent increase. 

Pep Lines recently decided to move for the 

second 15 per cent. London said, Ellis' 

"position now is that he has been more 

than fair with his customers by waiting 

two years." 

Ellis points out there have been substantial 

additional increases in contract 

wages to teamster diivers and other operating 

expenses during these two years. 

He said that even with the current 15 per 

cent increase, film delivery rates still are 

less than those required to furnish the 

service. 

London explained Allied is not opposing 

the increase itself, but only "the maimer in 

which the increase was applied for and put 

into effect." 

Dayton Art Remodeled 

DAYTON, OHIO—The Art Theatre, 

1924 Wayne Ave., has been reopened after 

six weeks of renovation. With acoustics improved, 

a new color scheme of red and blue, 

new carpeting and new seats and rows 

which allow more leg room, the Art resumed 

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gnice Ilarson. manager of the Shores- 

Madrid Tlieatre in St. Clair Shores for 

Bob Anthony and his associates, is taking 

over ownersliip of the 1.400-seat Roseville 

Theatre to Roseville. He also will continue 

as manager of the Shores-Madrid, operating 

the Roseville Friday through Sunday 

only, as in the past under ownership of 

Robeit L. Vickiey of Mount Clemens. Mrs. 

Harsen and their daughter Jane Stampher 

will share the management duties. Bob 

Buermele of General Theatre Service remains 

as film buyer for both theatres. 

Gertrude and Bemadette Schneider, who 

operated the Stratford Theatre for many 

years until their retirement, are busy 

maintaining their home on Lake Erie, 

along with their- canine pals Topsy and 

. . 

Suzy. Bill Law, Stratford auditor, and his 

family were Sunday visitors . . . William 

Ahi-ens, former downi-river drive-in manager, 

will manage a new 1,400-seat house, 

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Bob Elliott. Hollywood; Dick Winslow. 

Disney entertainer, and Dean Jones, star 

of the film. Others present included Irving 

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manager. Exhibitors from Detroit were 

Lou Mitchell. Mitchell Theatre Service; Ed 

Stucky. Butterfield; Leon Sevin. United 

Detroit Theatres; Adolph Goldberg and 

Pi'ed Stuj-gess. Co-Operative. Other cities 

represented were Cincinnati. Columbus. 

Dayton. Warren and Canton. 

Collections for the Will Rogers Hospital 

Fund have begun, with 150 indoor theatres 

and drive-ins pledged to make audience 

collections this month. Sam Schultz of 

Selected Films and Theatres is area chairman 

for exhibitors. Harold Henderson. 

Paramount, is district chairman. 

Local WOMPIs held a July meeting at 

the home of Elna Gebhart in Willowick 

'Village Theatre in the Fair 

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Merwin Hardy at St. Colman's Church. 

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Fred Lentz of Bowling Green and his 

family are vacationing at Lake Superior. 

Lentz is with the Jack Armstrong group 

Jack Lewis has returned from his 

vacation . . . Helen Stone of Columbia 

and her husband took a vacation. Kingsville 

on Sandusky Bay, to Leamington. Ontario. 

They both said they liked Canada 

Rickey Labowitch of the Cleveland 

Motion Picture Exhibitors' office is taking 

a two-week train trip to the West Coast. 

He will visit Los Angeles. Las 'Vegas and 

San Diego. 

Lea Appell of Columbia fell down three 

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fractui-ed leg. She is receiving electrical 

treatments and expects to be up and 

around in two weeks . . . Lynn Albertson 

has completed her nursing examinations 

at Columbus and is working in the women's 

surgical ward. 

Grace Loudenstein of the Washington 

Theatre ciixuit and Barbara Herman of 

MGM went to New York Friday i6). They 

will visit the World's Fair and see the 

Broadway production "Barefoot in the 

Park." . . 'Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rudie 

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Robert Zeis of Denver. Zeis is with the 

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first half of this year, with the corporation 

earning 61 to 63 cents a share as compared 

with 46 cents a share 

same period of 1964. 

dui-ing the 

Benjamin Sherman, president, said sales 

rose about 17 per cent to $61,900,000 in 

the fii-st half of 1965. He predicts the company 

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and publicity succeeding Bob Rehme, nev 

ly appointed field representative for UniU 

Artists. Oda has been in the theatre bui 

ness since he was 13, starting as an ush< 

and has worked in all departments of thi 

atre operations. In 1960 he was appoint* 

manager of the Twin, dui-ing which he ha 

been awarded a number of citations fi! 

his successful promotions of products. I 

will continue to manage the Twin ar.' 

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can be trained. 

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ager, is vacationing at Houghton Lak! 

Mich. 

. Schroeder, UA cashier, i 

touring the Eastern shore states and Cani 

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buting office manager, is in New Yo^ 

Other vacationists include Frar 

Schreiber, Universal salesman; office sta:' 

fers Ti-essa Schubler, MGM: Mary Ar 

Bingham, UA, and Alma Greenbaur! 

Universal inspector. 

Jack Zide, AIP franchise holder; E 

DeBerry, Paramount southern divisic 

sales manager, and Shirley Pace, Magr 

Pictures exchange at Dallas, were Filmro 

guests. Among the out-of-town exhibitor 

welcomed on the Row were Charles Scot 

Vevay, Ind.; Waller Rodes III, Lexingtoi 

Ky.; Ohioans William Queen, ColumbuJ 

Artie Argeros, William Goldcamp, PorU^ 

mouth; J. Klass, Bob Mills, James Her: 

and his son Phillip from Dayton. 

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Away on business were A. H. Dure^ 

Warners district managers, to ClevelanG 

Michael Beinner, MGM field represents 

tive, to Detroit, and Charles Palmer, salt, 

representative for JMG Film Co., to Clevf 

land and Detroit . . . Mid-States TheatnJ 

during the fall months has scheduled com 

plete renovations for its subui-ban HoUjJ 

wood and Mariemont. When completed tb 

houses will be on a par with the firm' 

downtown Times Theatre. 

The special travel films and music serie 

being presented each Tuesday at the Ca 

margo Theatre in suburban Madeira, ar, 

being very well received by patrons . . 

"The Art of Love" which opened at Mid 

States Theatres' completely renovated Mar 

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Anderson at Louisville, has played to 46, i 

000 patrons dming the first five weeks c « 

its run. 

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sales manager for the syndication divi 

sion of Screen Gems since 1960, has bee 

named director of syndication sales b 

Robert Seidelman, vice-president for th 

Columbia Pictures subsidiary. 

Renee 'Valente, who joined the interna 

tional division of Screen Gems in Septem 

ber 1964, has been named to the newly 

created post of eastern production repre 

sentative by Jackie Cooper, vice-presiden 

in charge of West Coast operations. Mis 

Valente will headquarter at the Screei 

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Big Films Steady 

BOSTON—Motion picture business conftinued 

in the doldrums here although there 

'were some good averages for big pictures. 

The big news was the reopening of the 

foi-mer Keith Memorial Theatre which has 

been face-lifted with a new marquee by 

Sack as the Savoy Theatre, opening 

with "Morituri." 

(Averoge Is 100) 

I 

Astor—The Sondpiper (MGM), 6th wk 130 

I Beacon Hill—What's New Pussycat? (UA), 5th wk. 150 

Greotest Story Ever Told (UA), 

21st wk 140 

'i Capri—Cot BoNou (Col), 6th wk 135 

o Wild Weekend (WB); 

I Robin ond the Seven Hoods (WB), reissue 125 

I Exeter Murder Most Foul (MGM), 4th wk 130 

Sound ot Music (20th-Fox), 19th wk. ..160 

I Moyflower Shenandoah (Univ); The Truth 

About Spring (Univ), 2nd wk 140 

Music Holt Those Magnificent Men in Their 

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Flying Mochines (20th-Fox), 6th wk 155 

Orpheum Von Ryon's Express (20th-Fox), 3rd wk. 160 

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Paromount The Yellow Rolls-Royce (MGM), 

I 5th wk 145 

L Kenmore Square Cinema The Pawnbroker (AA), 

7th wk 140 

( Paris Cinema The Knack (Lopert) 155 

I Park Square Cinema The Pawnbroker (AA), 

7th wk 140 

Saxon—My Fair Lady (WB), 40th wk 140 

\ Symphony Cinema A Shot in the Dark (UA); 

Thot Mon From Rio (Lopert), reissues 120 

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Savoy Morituri (20th-Fox) . Aug. 3 

i State Touched by Temptation (Mishkin); 

Shome in the City (Mishkin), 3rd wk 140 

West End Cinema And So to Bed (SR) 130 

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Suburban Key-Run Date 

HARTFORD—For the first time in recent 

memory, a major first-run attraction, 

Columbia's "Genghis Klian," bowed in 

a downtown hardtop a week after opening 

in two subui-ban drive-ins. Normally, films 

break day-and-date downtown and suburban 

here. 

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Allyn and East Hartford and Hartford Drive- 

Ins Zebra in the Kitchen (MGM); Hercules, 

Samson and Ulysses (MGM) 60 

(Eldorado); The 

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Burnside The Sandpiper (MGM), 

Centrol What's New Pussycot? 

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Cine Fair (WB), 1 7th wk 80 

Elm— The Sound ot Music (20th-Fox), 6th wk 90 

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E. M. Loew's Genghis Khan (Col), downtown 

opening 1 00 

Crown and Blue Hills, East Windsor, Plainville 

and Pike Drive-ins Tickle Me (AA), various 

co-feotures 85 

Rivoli—World Without Sun (Col); The Finest 

Hours (Col) 75 

Strand and Berlin and Meadows Drive-ln Harlow 

(Paro); various co-features 135 

"Casanova' Opens at 175 

In New Haven Lincoln 

NEW HAVEN — "The Sandpiper" retained 

strong pulling power in its second 

week at two theatres and Paramomit's 

"Harlow" rang up a brisk 150 in its first 

week at four theatres. Embassy's "Casanova 

'70" chalked up good opening week's 

figui-e of 175 in one house. 

Crown ond Summit Drive-In Zebra in the 

Kitchen (MGM); Hercules, Samson ond Ulysses 

(MGM) 70 

Lowrence—The Long Woit (SR); I, the Jury 

(SR); When Comedy Was King (20th-Fox), 

reissues 60 

Lincoln Casonova '70 (Embassy) 175 

Loew's—College What's New Pussycat? (UA), 

5th wk 

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Milford Cinema The Collector (Col) 125 

Paramount and Center Drive- In The Sandpiper 

(MGM); various co-features, 2nd wk 160 

Post Drive-ln Cinderella (BV), reissue 70 

SW Cinemart The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 

6th wk 150 

SW Roger Sherman, Milford Capitol, and Bowl 

ond New Haven dnve-ins Harlow (Para), 

various co-features 1 50 

Westville and Whitney— Genghis Khan (Col) 80 

Whalley—My Fair Lady (BV), I7th wk 110 

Downfown Theatres Offering Bargain 

Inducements to 

By ALLEN M. WIDEM 

HARTFORD — Increasingly aware of 

dwindling matinee trade, Connecticut 

Valley's first-run theatres are stepping up 

patron inducements. The degree of spii-itedness 

in stressing afternoon attendance is 

one of caution, however, the conservative 

element along Filmrow and in exhibition 

councils holding that matinee trade, per 

se, is more a matter of an individual picture's 

appeal rather than merely theatre 

going, as heretofore. 

PUSH GOLDEN AGE SHOWS 

Stanley Warner's score of theatres in 

the Valley territory—situations range from 

big-city, downtown first runs, to smalltown 

theatres—have been encouraging the 

golden agers, retired folk, over 60, to attend 

matinee showings Mondays through Fridays 

through the pattern of reduced admissions. 

Advertising is constant, with the bulk 

appearing in newspapers. 

As a typical example of large-city promotion, 

the Irwin Cohens, newly assiuning 

operation of the B&Q Theatres' firstrun 

Bijou, Springfield, Mass., have a 50- 

cent admission in effect from opening to 

1 :30 p.m. The price then goes to 65 cents. 

General Cinema's spanking new Milford 

Cinema, situated in the rapidly expanding 

Connecticut Post Shopping Plaza in subui-ban 

New Haven, is advertising a shopper's 

bargain hour on Tuesdays and 

Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:30. Adults are 

admitted for 75 cents. 

The subsequent-run Rivoli. Bridgeport, 

is promoting an "early bird" bargain 

matinee, Mondays through Fridays, admitting 

patrons for only 50 cents from 

12:30 to 2 p.m. 

At the other end of the day—after sundown—Mrs. 

Margaret Mortensen, ebullient, 

community-minded manager of the Stanley 

Warner Capitol, Willimantic's sole remaining 

theatre, has had a ladies night 

plan in effect for the past several years. 

The distaff viewer is admitted for 50 cents 

when accompanied by a male escort. 

SHOPPING CENTERS HURT 

Coming down to hard-cash matters, 

downtown first runs in the territory's four 

major cities—Hartford, New Haven and 

Bridgeport, in Connecticut, and Springfield, 

over the Massachusetts state line—have 

admittedly come into a time and era where 

downtown shopping supremacy has been 

resoimdingly challenged by the burgeoning 

shopping plazas in the general periphery. 

The once-held contention that "everybody 

goes downtowii" doesn't hold true to 

a full extent anymore; whatever downtown 

Hartford and Springfield have, mercantilewise, 

their neighboring towns, with blossoming 

shopping plazas iplus ample and 

adequate free parking, as opposed to fee 

basis downtowiii are pushing for trade. 

Inevitably, the surge to suburban areas 

has siphoned off downtown merchandising 

grosses, and, in turn, downtown theatre 

receipts, particularly during the late morning 

and afternoon hom's. previously vigorous 

contributing time spans to centralcity 

economy. Where a film, for example, 

could play to anticipatedly heavy kiddie 

Lure in Patrons 

trade downtown on a Saturday afternoon 

(while mom shopped), the same film will 

encounter disinterest and apathy. The 

family's shopping plans have turned suburban, 

taking a good sized chunk of Saturday 

matinee kiddie trade from theatres. 

Not so surprisingly, downtown Hartford, 

New Haven. Bridgeport and Springfield 

theatres, at one time vigorously involved 

with kiddie shows on weekend afternoons, 

have all but dropped the practice. Traditionally 

reticent about boxoffice income, 

exhibition spokesmen openly admit that a 

Saturday matinee trade geared to the 

small fry audience simply can't draw cost 

cf operation for the few hom's. 

As all four major municipalities are involved 

in multi-million dollar, downtown 

redevelopment, in time involving construction 

of apartment complexes, it is felt, optimistically, 

that the return of the native 

to the city center may well herald revitalization 

of downtown boxoffice business in 

the fom- cities. But this era is some way 

off. 

Until then, the special reduced prices, 

the appeal to the retired element and the 

occasional kiddie show geared to holiday 

observance wUl have to suffice. 

'Injury to Children' Law 

Used in Obscenity Case 

HARTFORD — The Connecticut state 

police department has charged Brooks Le- 

Witt, manager, and Howard E. Williams, 

projectionist, of the suburban Berlin Drivein 

with exhibiting Audubon's "The 'D' 

Girls," described as an obscene motion 

picture. 

Put under $300 bond for circuit court 

appearance, LeWitt and Williams face 

maximum penalties of $4,500 fine and ten 

years in prison. 

The state police charge cited injm-y or 

risk of injury to children and giving an 

indecent and immoral exhibition. 

State Police Major Carroll E. Shaw said 

this marks the first time the injury to 

children statute had been employed in 

such a case. 

James E. Lee, 58, Dies 

WORCESTER—James E. Lee, 58, veteran 

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NEW THEATRE STAFF—The service staff of Showcase Cinemas I and II 

newly opened in LawTence, Mass. Seated in the front row, center, are managing 

director John G. Corbett and acting assistant James Hanlon. This photo was 

featured in a three-column spread by the Lawrence Sunday Sun, along with a 

9-inch article on the twin theatre. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 

J^ number of merchants in the Manchester 

downtown area, where the city's largest 

film theatres are located, have complained 

that the new meter maids ilady 

cops 

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check cars on the streets for 

overtime parking violations are driving 

customers away from the area. They claim 

that the policewomen are more interested 

in watching the meters to jump on a 

motorist the minute a meter expires than 

they are in the downtown's business progress. 

The Rochester Little League staged its 

amiual Jimniy Fund tag days July 30, 31 

and all of the Little Leaguers tuj-ned out 

in full unifoi-m at the Scenic Theatre on 

the morning of July 30. Prizes based on 

individual efforts were awarded each participant 

and the top award was a sixmonth 

pass to the theatre . . . Boxoffice 

receipts in the state could be affected 

by a new report from the New Hampshire 

Department of Employment Secuinty, 

which showed that the number of jobless 

persons in the state jumped 2,100 duiing 

a one-week period to a total of 7.600. 

This is 2.8 per cent of the Granite State's 

work force. However, the figui-e was still 

below the 9.100 estimated jobless at the 

con-esponding time in 1964. 

Samuel Goldwyn's adaptation of James 

Thurber's "The Secret Life of Walter 

Mitty" was the Dartmouth Film Society's 

attraction in Spaulding Auditorium at 

Dartmouth College in Hanover on the night 

of July 26. The film features Danny Kaye 

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each Saturday and Wednesday evenings. 

There is no admission charge. 

The show went on at the Lakes Region 

Playhouse in Gilford despite news received 

by the star that her actress sister 

had died in New Jersey. Joan Bennett, 

who was opening in a new play at the summer 

theatre on the night of July 26. flew 

to New York for the funeral of Constance 

Bennett, July 27, but returned in time to 

appear in the playhouse show that evening. 

VERMONT 

ôviegoers who like spine-chilling programs 

were not disappointed when the 

Malletts Bay Drive-In north of Winooski 

staged a "Double Shock Show," beginning 

the night of July 29. The hoiTor fihns included 

"Godzilla vs. the Thing" and 

"Voyage to the End of the Universe." 

Three feature films were shown in the 

film festivals at the University of Vermont 

in Bm-Iington July 27-29. The foreign 

film festival featm-ed "Seven Samurai" 

and "Orpheus." while the children's film 

festival attraction was "Third Man on a 

Mountain." 

Free Parking Provided 

On Downtown Streets 

EAST HARTFORD—The town's parkmg 

problems, at least for central district 

theatrical interests, have been relieved. 

The police commission is providing free 

parking on Main street through Labor 

Day following requests from downtown 

business establishments. 

Advertises Family Fare 

PARMINGTON. CONN.—Hector Frascadore 

of the E. M. Loew's Fai-mington 

Drive-In advertises: "Look to the Farmington 

Drive-In for the finest in family 

entertainment!" 

Union Rents Theatre 

MERIDEN, CONN.—The Sheet Metal 

Workers International Ass'n Local 40 rented 

the Tolls Meriden Theatre for a 9 a.m. 

union meeting on a recent Friday. 

HARTFORD 

phe Stanley Warner Capitol, Willimantic 

was closed last Sunday in the middU 

of a performance when a flood of watei 

from a stopped drain pipe poured across 

high-tension switches behind the screen 

Mrs. Maigaret Mortensen, manager, calm-< 

ly refunded tickets at the boxoffice as the 

theatre evacuated in orderly fashion. The 

theatre resumed showings the following 

afternoon. 

. . . 

The Friedman Bros. Lenox was turned 

into a collecting point for clothing donated 

by metropolitan residents to families 

buined out in an apartment building blaze 

nearby . . . Five boys, aged 12 to 15, were 

turned over to Waterford town juvenile 

authorities on charges of breaking into the 

concession building at the Waterford 

Drive-In on three occasions Henry 

L. Needles, retUed Hartford district manager, 

Warner Bros. Theatres, has moved 

from Wethersfield to West Hartford. 

Bruno Weingarten, E. M. Loews Nor-' 

wich-New London Drive-In. hosted Blotto,; 

the magic clown, at opening performancei 

of "The Monkey's Uncle" . 

Daly,, i| 

SW State, Manchester, promoted a newspaper 

coloring contest for "The Monkey's! 

Uncle," awarding guest tickets to top participants 

Sperie P. Perakos, vice-l 

. . . president and general manager, Perakos^ 

Theatre Asociates, has a resei-ved seat] 

policy in effect seven nights a week and 

Saturday and Smiday matinees for 20th- 

Pox's "The Sound of Music" at the Elm. 

West Hartford . Barison of Lockwood 

& Gordon filled in for vacationing 

Cine Webb Manager Jack Connell. 

Mrs. Eve Barbanell, foiTnerly on the film! 

buying staff of Interboro Theatres, New 

York, has been named bookkeeper at| 

Weathermaster of New England, East Hartford 

home improvement firm. 

U. S. Senator and Mis. Abraham Ribicoff] 

have announced the engagement of their' 

daughter Jane, on Columbia Pictures home 

office publicity staff, to Warren Bishop, 

with a New York stock brokerage firm. A 

small family wedding will be held in Hartford 

August 16. 

Thomas C. Grace, manager of the Perakos 

Eastwood, East Hartford, has been ap-' i 

pointed a member of the East Hartford 

town development commission . . . Sperie P. 

Perakos, vice-president and general manager 

of Perakos Theatres, has designed a 

new daily newspaper ad signature cut for ; 

the Palace, New Britain, stressing air con- j 

ditioning and location of free parking space 

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telephone number. It's 523-5207. 

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TORRINGTON. CONN.—The Lockwood 

& Gordon Torrington Drive-In played a 

foui'-featm-e American International reissue 

program, consisting of "I Was a 

Teenage Werewolf," "I Was a Teenage 

Frankenstein," "High School Big Shot" 

and "T-Bird Gang." 

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SOUND VIEW, CONN.—Tom Grassohas 

reopened the Colony Theatre. 

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occuiTed over the July 24 weekend. Police 

reported that the speakers were taken 

from outdoor speaker stands. It also was 

reported tliat the previous night approximately 

$31 was stolen from a cigaret machine 

at the same theatre. Police said 

entrance to the snack bar-office building 

was gained through a window. In addition 

to smashing open the cigaret vending machine, 

the intruders forced open a filing 

cabinet. 

The former Arundel Opera Theatre in 

Kennebunkport has been formally dedicated 

as the new St. Martha's Roman 

Catholic Church, with Bishop Daniel J. 

Feeney of Portland presiding at the ceremonies. 

The theatre, which discontinued 

shows in 1963. was extensively remodeled 

and renovated in modern fashion with 

touches of colonial design to keep it in 

character with the seacoast town. 

Dorothy Lamour opened in the Cole 

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Vallee, who grew up in We.stbrook near 

Portland . Temptations Four appeared 

on the stage one night only before 

showtime July 24 at the Lisbon Drivein 

in Lewiston. The screen program included 

"The Monkey's Uncle" and "Five 

Guns to Tombstone." 

Cinema II's "My Fair Lady" Maine 

premiere in Portland, now advertised as 

"last weeks!" is selling all seats reserved 

and for one price. $2. Cinema II's sister 

theatre. Cinema I, is playing "The Sound 

of Music" on a reserved seat policy . . . 

Warner Bros.' "Having a Wild Weekend" 

was booked day-and-date into the E. M. 

Loews downtown Fine Arts, Portland, and 

the suburban Saco Drive-In. The Warner 

reissue, "The Bramble Bush," was the 

Fine Arts companion feature, and Seven 

Arts' "Why Bother to Knock" was given 

similar status at the drive-in . . . The 

Windham Drive-In. playing Allied Artists' 

"Station 6-Sahara," as a companion feature 

with the same distributor's "Tickle 

Me," proudly advertised the starring player 

as Carroll "Harlow" Baker . Bowdoin 

Drive-In advertises support of the 

Jimmy Fund in newspaper layouts. 

American Theatres Corp.'s downtown, 

first-imn State, playing "The Monkey's 

Uncle," tied in with radio station WLOB 

for a stage "Monkey Hop," featuring a unit 

billed as "The Live Five." The film bowed 

day-and-date at the Portland, Prides 

Corner and Windham drive-ins . E. M. 

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. . . Columbia's 

Loew's Fine Ai'ts held Universal's "The 

Alt of Love" for a second week 

"Lord Jim" premiered at the 

downtown Empire, with regular prices prevailing. 

Theatremen Confer 

HARTFORD—Chet Stoddard, president 

of New England Theatres, Inc., the regional 

American Broadcasting Companies affiliate, 

conferred with Ray McNamara, Allyn, 

Hartford, and Jim Darby, Paramount, New 

Haven. 

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selectmen has voted to allow the Perakos 

Southington Drive-In to remain open from 

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gperie P. Perakos, vice-president and gel 

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cuit. got back from New York busini 

Joe Mlklos. Stanley Wariy 

meetings . . . 

district manager, completed a swi^ 

through eastern Connecticut situations, 

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A continuing strong audience resport 

is reported by Peter Perakos jr., Peraki 

circuit office manager, and supervisor 

the Plainville Drive-In Ford giveaway pi 

motion tied to cooperation of a New Brit^ 

Ford dealership. Every Tuesday night dut 

ing the warm months, the driver of' 

Ford car is admitted free < the 

remainder 

the passengers in the same vehicle a)' 

charged regular price) and allowed « 

register for a Mustang October giveawai 

The dealer is providing the car in retU: 

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ing lot . . . 

In. reported a fine public response to tl 

recent reissue booking of 20th-Fox's "Tl 

Grapes of Wrath." 

NEW HAVEN 

James M. Totman, Stanley Warner Ne) 

England zone manager, was a N^ 

York home office visitor . . . Harry Co| 

lew, manager of the SW Garde. New Loi' 

don, has been elected program chaii-man 

the New London Lions Club. 

Judge Joseph A. Adorno, counsel fi' 

the Adorno Theatres, Middletown, hi 

been named to the executive commitw 

for the Russell Library, Middletown. 

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JJedstone Theatres' de luxe Cinema 

, 

West Springfield, is advertising "La 

Few Weeks!" for Warners' "My Fair Lady, 

The Academy Award-winner is in its fouil 

month . . . Ai't Theatre circuit reopent 

the Cinema X with Jules Dassin's awar(! 

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wimiing "He Who Must Die" . 

bia booked an exclusive di'ive-in engagi 

ment of "Cat Ballou" into the suburba 

Parkway Drive-In. 

Warn Pay TV Subscribers 

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HARTFORD — Latest subscribers' pre 

gram listing from WHCT-TV, America 

sole on-the-air pay TV experiment, carrii 

this note of caution: 

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to their highest point in almost 30 

iyears, first-ioin grosses slumped somewhat. 

Most houses reported they stayed in the 

black, but didn't reach their potential. 

-Difol—The Yellow Rolls-Royce (MGM), 

Above 

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k.-onet— It's o Mod, Mad, Mod, Mod World 

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'Dominion— CInderello (BV), reissue, 4th wk Foir 

ILyric—The Molester (SR); The Stripper 

(20th-Fox), reissue, 2nd wk ......... .blow 

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Odeon— Whot's New Pussycot? (UA), 3rd wk. Very Good 

lOrpheum Genghis Khan (Col), 2nd wk Fair 

Park Those Magnificent Men in Their 

Machines (20th-Fox), 4th wk Very Good 

The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 

,R,tjge 

wk Above Average 

Stanley—My Fair Lody (WB), 39th wk Average 

Istrond The Sandpiper (MGM), 3rd wk. Above Average 

Istudio—All These Women (IFD) Average 

IVogue and five other theatres— Lord Jim (Col) .Fair 

. 

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Al Winnipeg Capitol 

WINNIPEG—Business continued strong 

along the local rialto, comparing favorably 

with the previous weeks of July. "The 

Sandpiper," opening at the Capitol, was 

the boxoffice leader, with holdovers, 

"Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying 

Machines," "The Sound of Music" and 

"Cat Ballou" all holding firm. With new 

product due this week, headed by "What's 

New Pussycat?" predictions are that the 

cun-ent buoyancy will continue thi-ough 

the summer. 

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Capitol The Sandpiper (MGM) , Excellent 

Gaiety Those Magnificent Men in Their 

Flying Machines (20th-Fox), 4th wk Very Good 

Gorrick—The Troin (UA) Good 

Kings The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 

1 7th wk Very Good 

Lyceum Hercules, Samson and Ulysses 

(MGM); Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion 

(MGM) Very Good 

Metropolitan Cat Ballou (Col), 2nd wk. Good 

Odcon The High Bright Sun (20th-Fox) Fair 

Towne One Pototo, Two Potato (Cinema 

V), 2nd wk Average 

iSMPTE Conference to Open 

October 31 at Montreal 

most important dis- 

I play of professional motion-picture and 

j television equipment ever assembled will 

be seen here October 31 to November 5 

at the 98th Society of Motion Picture and 

Television Engineers technical conference 

in the Queen Elizabeth Hotel. 

Illustrating technological advances described 

in the technical program, many 

items will be revealed here for the first 

time to engineers and executives attending 

the conference from all parts of the world. 

Exhibit chairman is H. Patrick Dickey of 

Anglophoto, Ltd. 

Among the companies expected are: 

Atlantic Films, Ltd., Montreal; Bell & Howell Co., 

Chicago; Braun Electric (Conada), Ltd., Molten, Ont.; 

Canadian Kodak, Ltd., Toronto; Canadian Magnetic 

Lamnatrock, Ltd., Montreal; Alex L. Clark, Ltd., Toronto; 

Andre Debrie of New York, New York; DuKane 

Corp., & New York; 

St. Charles, III.; F B/Ceco, Inc., 

Jack Frost, Ltd., Toronto; General Sound & Theatre, 

Ltd., Montreal; Hollywood Film Co., Hollywood; 3M 

Company, Minneapolis. 

McCurdy Radio Industries, Ltd., Toronto; Macbeth 

Sales Corp., Newburgh, N. Y.; MacKenzie Equipment 

Ltd., Toronto; Manhattan Color Lobs, New York; Metro/ 

Kalvar, Inc., New York; National Film Board of Canada, 

Montreol; t^Jotionol Research Council of Canada, Ottawa; 

Neumade Products Corp., New York; Park Photo, 

Ltd., Montreal; Plastic Reel Corp. of America, Weehawken, 

N. J.; Quick-Set, Inc., Skokie, III.; R & H 

Products, Ltd., Montreal; R-O-R Associates, Ltd., Don 

Mills, Ont.; Red Lake Laboratories, Santa Clara, Calif.; 

SOS Photo-Cine-Optics, Inc., New York; Shure Brothers, 

Inc., Evanston, HI.; Strono Electric Corp., Toledo. 

Embassy Pictures' "Italiano Brava Gente" 

stars Arthur Kennedy and Peter Falk. 

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por those not dependent upon mail service 

it was business as usual for theatres 

in Ottawa and elsewhere during the 

strike of postal workers which had a crazyquilt 

pattern across the country to befuddle 

the public. 

Casey Swedlove, owner of the Linden at 

Ottawa, reported, as membership chairman 

of the Motion Picture Theatres Ass'n of 

Ontario, that enrollments continued steady 

but should be larger in view of the work 

of the organization. The MPTAO annual 

convention is set for November 22 at Toronto, 

a feature being the annual luncheon. 

The cocktail party will be hosted by Union 

Carbide Canada, Ltd. 

The board of motion picture censors has 

given the classification of restricted attendance 

to five features, "The Sandpiper," 

"Synanon," "That Kind of Girl," "'Vice 

and "Virtue" and "What's New Pussycat?" 

"The Carpetbaggers" has been switched 

from restricted to adult entertainment. 

Chairman Robert Gardiner announces 

the 14th annual Canadian Picture Pioneers 

golf tournament and banquet will be held 

Thursday (26) at the Highlands Golf and 

Country Club at Aurora, Ont. The $5 

tickets will include dinner with gifts to 

participants. 

"The Sound of Music," which opened a 

roadshow engagement June 30 at the Ottawa 

Nelson, will gain an extra matinee 

performance with evening prices today (2) 

in observance of the annual civic holiday. 

Particularly interesting to exhibitors was 

the comment by Frank Penn, TV columnist 

of the Ottawa Citizen, that his preference 

for television entertainment these 

days goes to the movies, meaning former 

theatre features. 

An unusual happening took place at the 

Seaway Drive-In, a 20th-century operation 

at Cornwall, Ont. Following a report to 

police by Walter Green of the Seaway, 

three yomig girls were charged with breaking 

and entering, their names being withheld 

because of age. They were alleged to 

have gained entrance to the refreshment 

building. 

The "arty" crowd here had the choice of 

two shows during the week. The National 

Film Theatre presented "The Man With a 

Movie Camera," a Russian picture of 1928 

vintage, at Carleton University hall, while 

Cinema 16 screened "La Notte" from Italy 

at Le Hibou Club, both for one night with 

admission charged, of course. 

Theatre holdovers comprised: Little Elgin, 

"Zorba the Greek," fifth week; Main 

Elgin "What's New Pussycat?" foiu-th 

week; second week for "Tickle Me" at the 

Rideau and Britannia, "The Sons of Katie 

Elder" at the Centre and "Cinderella" at 

the Regent. 

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PC manager of General Sound Ray Townsend 

planed to the East for a quick 

meeting, and returned with a painful case 

of bursitis which laid him low for a couple 

of days. 

Because the International Film Festival 

at the Varsity is a natural magnet for the 

film-society types, the buffs being interested 

in the same type of art product the 

Vancouver Film Society brings to town over 

the winter montlrs. .secretary Pearl Williams 

has been lugging society-season information 

to the lobby and watching it disappear 

nightly. While many attractions 

are not yet firmly booked, membership 

money already is pouring in because seats 

are at a premium. Promised so far are 

Luis Bunuel "The Exterminating Angel," 

"The Russian Hamlet." "The Passenger," 

from Poland; the "Fiances." from Italy, 

and "Life in Hell," from France. 

The Royal Ballet wound up a smash boxoffice 

and artistic week, with a plain 

"smash" on closing night. The party for 

the artists, held in the posh home of a former 

newspaper publisher, was so loud and 

woolly that police were called in several 

times to slow it down. A three-piece 

A-Go-Go combo, which usually holds forth 

in suburban swing joints, was wnuig out 

by the ballet chorus line winding themselves 

down. The show's toppers Fonteyn 

and Nueryev passed up the party for another 

go at Vancouver's famous Chinese 

foods, for which both have a thing. 

Ever since Rita Tushingham was announced 

as the lead in Hollyburn Film's 

"Deep in the Forest." set to roll in September, 

night club operators here have 

been trying to sign her for a date during 

shooting of the film or immediately after 

... In the meantime, local producer Larry 

Kent is three weeks into shooting on his 

third picture "When Tomorrow Dies," for 

which he has a $100,000 budget, which may 

be "peanuts" by today's standards, but 

represents a 1.000 per cent advance for 

Kent. It stars Pat Gage, one of BC's 

busiest actresses; CBC announcer and TV 

personality Doug Campbell, returning to 

the screen for the first time in a year, and 

another up-and-coming young man Neil 

Dainard, who was very strong with critics 

and the public at the local playhouse last 

season. Doug McKay is cameraman, Campbell 

plays an English university professor; 

Miss Gage is his wife and Dainard is the 

"other man." Also in the all-pro cast are 

Nikki Cole and Francessa Long, as the children 

involved in the marital triangle. Kent 

says the premiere showing will be here 

in November. His "Sweet Substitute," 

scheduled to open in New York in early 

summer, has been held off for a September 

opening. He hopes showings at the Montreal 

Film Festival and in London will add 

laurels to those already awarded the 

picture. 

"The Sound of Music" is very big locally 

with the pre-teen and senior-citizen sets, 

particularly for Wednesday matinees. Many 

parties are made up of grandma and 

grandpa and the third-generation offspring. 

July 28 was the fourth midweek 

matinee in a row that customers had to be 

turned away. What bothers Ridge Manager 

Ron McKee is that so many persons motored 

in from 75 miles up the Fi-aser Valley 

to give the kids a treat, only to find the 

house had been sold out. 

Crosse? of major attractions are reflecting 

the value of the Port Mann Freeway as a 

magnet to draw people in from all parts of 

the lower mainland. In two weeks, just 

three attractions—the Royal Ballet; Harry 

Belafonte, who is completely sold out for a 

solid week in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 

and the July 26 football exhibition between 

the BC Lions and Ottawa Roughriders 

grossed about $300,000. 

"Hello Dolly," set in the Queenie to follow 

Belafonte and wind up this year's 

festival, looks like a smash, with plenty of 

business from the hinterlands. It also is 

estimated that three long-run attractions, 

which have opened since October, will 

gross in excess of $1 million among them. 

Much of the continued strength is attributed 

to the Eraser Valley and from 

Bellingham and Mount Vernon in northern 

Washington, which receive a much later 

break on top attractions and are only an 

hour or so away on the new Southern 

Freeway. 

Desilu Fiscal Year Income 

Is Down From Year Ago 

Frcm Western Edition 

LOS ANGELES—Gross income of Desilu 

Productions for the fiscal year ending May 

1 totaled $18,997,163, as against $23,885,- 

253 a year ago, announces Lucille Ball, 

president. 

Net income totaled $455,710 or 39 cents 

the open market 75,000 shares of the company's 

common stock for $598,031 representing 

an average cost of $7.97 per share, 

and has since purchased an additional 

4,000 shares at a cost of $30,568, representing 

an average cost of $7.64 a share. The 

shares are being held as treasury stock. 

Desilu's rental facilities again will be at 

near capacity. Miss Ball said, providing 

facilities and services for at least three 

motion pictures and 11 TV series. Desilu 

Sales, Inc., the wholly owned television 

tures, which are being syndicated in the 

United States and Canada. 

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appointed Seattle-Portland representative 

for Seymour Borde & Associates, according 

to Borde, president of the West Coast 

distributing firm. Stewart, former branch 

manager for Warner Bros., will headquarter 

in Portland. 

Embassy's "The Oscar," screen version of 

Richard Sale's novel, has begun at Paramount 

Studios in Hollywood. 

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Qne topic dominates conversations on the 

local showbeat. This, of course, concerns 

the success of "Mary Poppins" here. 

The record is staggerins, and is unequalled 

anywhere else in the world. It left the 

Hollywood on July 29. only to move over to 

the Nortowni for an opening the next day. 

What "Mary" will do here remains to be 

seen. In 40 weeks, some 800.000 people sawthe 

picture in one of the Hollywood's two 

auditoriums. The take totaled a neat $600.- 

000. "Mary Poppins" could still carry on 

there, as far as Manager Len Bishop is 

concerned, but a tremendous backlog of 

products booked through Famous Players 

necessitated the move. This 40-week run 

is being compared to the 65-week run 

"Oklahoma" had at the defunct Tivoli, but 

this is not fair to "Mary" as "Oke" was 

run on a hard-seat twice daily basis. "Mary" 

has run continuously every day from an 

early afternoon opening on. Just one scribe 

on the local scene foretold such a bright 

futui-e for "Mary." when it moved into 

town in October. Gordon Sinclair said on 

his top-rated radio show then that the 

picture would still be around at Eastertime. 

The local Disney office sent him a 

straw-hat then, along with a walkingstick, 

and Sine knew how to strut without 

being told. 

At the opposite end of the scale, local 

showmen are at a loss to explain the dismal 

failm-e here of "The Sandpiper." It 

was booked into Loew's Uptown for ten 

weeks, but has been pulled out after six 

disappointing weeks. "Sandpiper" has done 

well elsewhere. 

The local Paramount office is in high 

spirits over the success of "The Sons of 

Katie Elder" in Canadian centers. Mickey 

Stevenson reports that it did record business 

in Ottawa, and a smash $55,000 for its 

first week here in Toronto. 

The weather continues vei-y cool, and the 

local houses have several holdovers. However. 

"The Collector" moved into the 

Hollywood when "Mary Poppins" moved 

over to the Nortown 

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. . . "Shenandoah" 

Odeon Carlton, and "Morituri" 

moved into the Vaughan. Palace and 

foui- other neighborhood houses, as well 

as two di-ive-ins . . . "Cat Ballou" gets the 

same spread for its second week at the 

Humber, Danforth and eight other Odeon 

houses, as well as the Dufferin and Bay 

Ridges di-ive-ins. 

Mirisch Signs Brian Keith 

For 'Russians Are Coming' 


HOLLYWOOD—Brian Keith, currently 

staiTing in John Sturges' "The Hallelujah 

Trail," Mirisch Corp. roadshow release, 

has been signed for another comedy role 

under the Mirisch banner in "The Russians 

Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming," 

to be produced and directed by Norman 

Jewison. UA will release the film, which 

starts filming in September. 

Pathe Contemporary Head: 

To Montreal Festival 

NEW YORK — Duncan McGregor jr 

president of Pathe Contemporary Film 

here, and Leo Dratfield, vice-president, lef 

Friday i6) afternoon to attend the slxtl 

annual Montreal International Film Pesti 

val. They were accompanied by Stuar 

Byron, director of advertising and publi 

city for Pathe Contemporary. 

Jean-Luc Godard's "Alphaville." whici 

Pathe Contemporary will release in th 

U.S.. will be shown at the noncompeli 

tive festival, making its North Americai 

debut. The thriller, with science-fictioi 

overtones, starring Eddie Constantlne 

Anna Karina and Akim Tamiroff, recenll; 

won the Golden Bear grand prize at th 

Berlin Film Festival and also took firs 

prize at the recent Trieste science fictioi 

festival. It will be released in the U.S. fol 

lowing its showing at the New York Filn 

Festival in September. 

Hal Wallis Signs Stage 

Star to Long-Term Pact 


HOLLYWOOD—Tanya Everett, 20-year 

old stage star, now appearing in "Fiddle 

on the Roof" on Broadway, has signed : 

long-term movie contract with produce 

Hal Wallis after appearing before Judgi 

A. A. Scott in Los Angeles Superior Cour 

for approval. 

The pact calls for her salary to begii 

at $1,250 weekly and increasing to $4,50( 

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Plugs Summer Films 

Summertime Is Big Movietime in Downtown 

Savannah. 

This was the headline for a six-page supplement 

in the Savannah Morning News, 

calling attention to films that would be 

shown during the summer at Weis Theatres 

and the Lucas and Avon. 

Albert Weis. general manager of Weis 

Theatre, and Earle M. Holden, resident 

manager of the Lucas and Avon, pointed 

out that more than 75 per cent of their 

first-run films will be in color. 

Previewed in the special section were 

such first runs as 20th Centm-y Pox's "The 

Sound of Music," "Von Ryan's Express" 

and "Up Prom the Beach"; Columbia's 

"Cat Ballou," "Lord Jim" and "Die! Die! 

My Darling!"; Universal's "Tiie Art of 

Love," "Fluffy," "Shenandoah," " A Very 

Special Favor," "McHale's Navy Joins the 

Air Force" and "The World of Abbott and 

Costello"; American International's "Go Go 

Mania" and "Ski Party"; Paramount's "In 

Harm's Way," "The Family Jewels," "Harlow" 

and "The Sons of Katie Elder"; 

United Artists' "The Train," "Masquerade" 

and "What's New Pussycat?"; Allied 

Artists' "Mutiny in Outer Space," MGM's 

"The Sandpiper," "Zebra in the Kitchen," 

"Operation Crossbow" and "The Yellow 

Rolls-Royce," and Walt Disney's "Cinderella." 

Also noted were the summer line-up of 

kiddie-show featm-es, including "Snow 

White and the Three Stooges," "Tarzan the 

Magnificent," "Hey There, It's Yogi Bear," 

"Son of Captain Blood," "Phantom Planet," 

"Son of Sinbad" and "You're Never Too 

Young." 

Pressbook-type reviews on a number of 

nationally heralded pictures were played 

up in the section, pointing up that many of 

the new films have a special appeal for the 

younger patrons. "Hollywood is thinking 

young, as is the entire nation, when it is 

taken into consideration that nearly half 

of the country's population is under 25." 

300 Albuquerque Entries 

More than 300 entries were received in 

a coloring contest at Albuquerque in connection 

with the showing of "Cinderella" at 

the Kimo Theatre. The contest was a tiein 

with Gulf Mart Discount Store, with children 

having to go to the store to pick up 

entries. It was limited to pre-teenagers. 

Prizes Included a number of Disney 

merchandise items sold by the store, plus 

theatre passes. 

Fashions Highlight Bill Bohling's 

Rolls-Royce' Campaign in El Paso 

"Fashion" was the key word in El Paso 

and showman Bill Bohling, manager of the 

Trans-Texas Capri there, played it to advantage 

for his playdate "The Yellow 

Rolls-Royce." 

Popular Dry Goods Co.. one of the largest 

department-store chain operations in 

west Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and 

northern Mexico, was tying in with the 

Vogue Magazine-"The Yellow Rolls-Royce" 

promotion. Twelve street-level windows 

were fashionably decorated with that theme 

TV Stunt Helps to Sell 

'Rolls-Royce' in Buffalo 

Among the many stunts put over by 

managing director Edward Miller for his 

premiere of MGM's "The Yellow Rolls- 

Royce," at the Center Theatre in downtown 

Buffalo, was the promotion of a real 

Rolls for a local live television stmit on 

WKBW-TV. 

Michael P. Ellis, head of a Buffalo advertising 

agency, loaned Miller the car for 

the promotion. Ellis drove lovely Antoinette 

I Toni 

I from her home to the 

station for her daily TV program on 

WKBW. The station covered the stunt and 

the attraction got some excellent plugs, 

with the title of the picture being used 

several times. 

Toni Fennie, WKBW-TV personality, orrives of the 

stotion with Michael F. Ellis in his Rolls-Royce, as a 

stunt for "The Yellow Rolls-Royce" playing at the 

Center Theatre in Buffalo. 

Here is just one of the attractive displays, which the 

Popular Dry Goods Co. featured at its stores in west 

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and northern Mexico 

in a tie-in with "The Yellow Rolls-Royce"-Vogue 

Magazine promotion. This El Paso display helped 

Manager Bill Bohling with his Capri Theatre playdate. 

and with plugs "now showing at the Capri." 

KELP-TV carried the Capri spots, with 

cross-plugs for the store. Residents were 

invited to "see the 12 beautiful display 

windows" and the various in-store department 

exhibits. Newspaper ad cross-plugs 

a' so were used. 

Bohling had his cashiers and concession 

sales girls smartly dressed in yellow dresses 

with a sash "from the Popular Dry Goods 

Co." Doormen and ushers wore yellow 

summer suits, with a sash also from the 

company. Four large baskets of flowers 

predominantly yellow, of course, were promoted 

for lobby display through Carter 

Flower Shops. 

The radio campaign was directed as a 

source of publicity by playing the album 

music and the interview records. Promotion 

records—soundtrack albums and 

singles—were sent to disc jockeys in El 

Paso and Juarez. Mexico, stations. During 

the week prior and during opening week, 

nearly all the stations featured music from 

the film. 

It was a fashionable promotion, and. indeed, 

dressed up the boxoffice receipts, says 

Bohling, who credits Bob Finney, advertising 

director of Popular Dry Goods, with 

indispensable help. 

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CITATIONS FOR JUNE AND JULY 

Fred Owens, manoper of the Mar.slial! Drive-In nl Ciinfrrsville. Ala., is cited for his 

fxci'llfiil lialhliDO on 'iMcKuisliiiu' Mountain."" ,\ hit of 'niDuiitaineering" by him 

and three young men attracted |)atron-attenlii>ii. wlnii ihev dressed in mountainfolk 

attire and paraded tlirougli town. 

El) LlM)KK, manager of the Mount Kisco. A'.)'.. Theatre, is cited for his highly sufces,>^ful 

promotion of "Those Galloways"" through supi)orl of St. Francis Catholic 

Church and School. 

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Herb K.\pi^n, manager of Lenard Ventures' Plantation, Fla., Theatre, earns an 

award for over-all good promotions and the hallyhoo for "My Blood Runs Cold" 

in particular. I-"or the Warner Bros, picture, an atmosphere of '"ghoulish delight" 

and adventuresome curiosity was created with a tombstone and a bucket of 

"blood"" (water stained with vegetable dye). 

Stanley H. Di'Rwood, president, and M. Robert Goodfriend, general manager, 

Kansas City Durwood Theatres, cited for their particularly effective use of radio 

tie-ins, especially for "The Yellow Rolls-Royce," and for the well-planned operation 

of the company's group sales department. 

Leon.\Rd J. Mays, manager, Juliet Theatre, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., wins a Boxoffice 

Citation for his successful use of 3-foot high cartoon characters to boost his concession 

business. 

• 

Syd Freedman, general manager of the Studio Theatre in Vancouver. This previous 

Boxoffice Citation winner is presented an award for his local-level promotion 

of the Academy Awards. 

Robert Heekin, district supervisor of Florida State Theatres. He called in a group 

of 12 theatre managers and assistants to conduct two "pre-summertime fun 

shows"' at the Jacksonville Capitol and Edgewood theatres. The Florida Times- 

Union and Jacksonville Journal sponsored the shows. 

Harry Gaines, manager; Morris Tallmon, assistant, the Hollywood in Forth Worth, 

and DrcK Empey, publicity director for Trans-Texas Theatres. Cited for their 

inexpensive, effective campaign on ''Die! Die! My Darling!" Especially impressive 

was a street stunt, featuring concession clerk Mary Nelson, who strolled 

through town in a fright wig, with eerie screams emanating from her tape recorder. 

• 

Joe D. Lyons, manager of the Downtown Theatre, Mobile, Ala. His promotion of 

records and 16x20-inch color portraits of Elvis Presley from RCA for giveaways 

really brought out the patrons. 

William C. With, manager of the Palace Theatre in Albany. His cloak-and-dagger 

stunt for "Operation Crossbow"' earned him an award. He placed an officiallooking 

briefcase marked "Top Secret, Security Information" by a park bench, 

and waited for someone to return it to the address on the case or . . . The stunt 

made good copy for the newspapers. 

Play It Safe, Dawn to Dusk 

"Play It Safe" was the theme of a July 

4 holiday observance by the Fort Union 

Drive-In at Las Vegas, N.M. The program 

featm-ed a dawn-to-dusk marathon 

of films, with five action pictures on the 

program. 

Before the program started, theatre personnel 

served free Cokes and held a wiener 

roast for those attending. 

Theatre officials said this was the first 

dawn-to-dusk program at the outdoor theatre 

in many years. They felt the idea behind 

the program would keep people off 

the highways. Free donuts and coffee were 

served at sunrise. 

The five features were: "The Lively Set," 

"Motorcycle Gang," "Road Racers," "Hot 

Rod Gang" and "Dragstrip Girl." 

An usher dressed in this lion's outfit paraded through 

town to help promote "Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion" 

for the Plantation, Fla., Theatre. He also strolled 

through department stores, passing out balloons to 

children. The Plantation, built and operated by 

Lenard Ventures, Inc., recently was sold to Florida 

State Theatres. 

Buffalo Ad Campaign 

Steps Off 'Pussycat' 

A comprehensive advertising campaign 

had Buffalo residents asking, "What's New 

Pussycat?" Then a record-breaking number 

of patrons went to the Cinema and 

Amherst theatres for the premiere engagement. 

Martina's downtown 450-seat Cinema is 

managed by James J. Hayes and the Dipson 

Amherst, a 1,000-seat suburban house, by 

Emil Noah. 

The campaign resulted in the largest 

opening week in the history of the theatres, 

and the picture is still going strong 

in the sixth week with no end in sight. 

The campaign started with teaser trailers 

at both theatres a month in advance of 

opening. A teaser-newspaper promotion 

was used in the two Buffalo dailies a week 

in advance. The picture was "sneaked" 

on the Friday before opening, with leading 

personalities of the press, radio and television 

attending. 

In addition to the large ad campaign in 

the newspapers, a schedule of one-minute 

spots was used on WKBW-TV. An extra 

TV promotion was the giving away of theatre 

passes on a popular morning program. 

On radio, stations WKB'W, WEBR, 

WYSL and WGR were used, with a large 

schedule of spots on each. Two disc 

jockeys from each station were invited to 

see the film, then go back to their programs 

and "talk-it-up." Passes were given 

the deejays to give out as they liked. 

Also used was the student newspaper at 

the University of Buffalo for the benefit 

of summer students. 

It was a good campaign. Lines to the 

boxoffices at the theatres prove it. 

International radio coverage was held for 

the world premiere of Joseph E. Levine's 

"Darling," on Monday evening (2) at New 

York's Lincoln Art Theatre on West 57th 

Street. Covering opening-night festivities 

were Bob Brown of station WJRZ; United 

Press International Audio and the Armed 

Forces Radio and Television Service. 

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120 — BOXOFFICE Showmcmdiser : : August 9, 1965

Toppins Shopping' 

A Boon to Exhibitor 

Ralph Chelminiak, manager of the Delavan, 

Wis., Theatre, has proven that promotions 

in a small town can be successful at 

the boxoffice, if conducted properly. 

While whipping up a campaign on his 

forthcoming "Mary Poppins," Ralph 

learned that he would be forced to play the 

picture day-and-date with two other theatres 

in his area. Undaunted, he lit out for 

the editor of the local paper, the Delavan 

Enterprise, and explained the situation. 

His next move was to call a meeting 

with the merchants. Following a discussion 

of the promotional possibilities which 

would benefit business in general, the 

merchants agreed to cooperate in a citywide 

"Mary Poppins Shoppin' Days" promotion. 

The paper then published a special 

eight-page section for the exploitation, 

and followed through by printing 

1,000 place mats and 50 window cards for 

the merchants, free of charge. 

Chelminiak used teaser ads eight weeks 

in advance of the playdate. set up record 

and merchandise displays in local stores, 

and sent out letters to civic and religious 

leaders. Two weeks in advance, he used 

the short subject, "Hollywood Goes to a 

World Premiei'e," and asserted that the 

short sells better than the trailer. 

In addition, he used 3 -sheets to design 

a special false front which was used under 

the marquee. The over-all promotion, he 

said, resulted In holding over the picture, 

extra sales for the merchants, and more 

than $350 in extra advertising for the 

paper. 

Chelminiak said that even in a small 

town the size of Delavan, a promotion 

similar to "Mary Poppins Shoppin' Days" 

will attract attention, and develop additional 

business for all concerned. 

Joseph E. Levine's "Italiano Brava 

Gente" deals with the bitter defeat suffered 

by the Italian army on the eastern 

front dui-ing World War II. 

A Traffic 

Holdup 

Attracting attention is one thing, 

but literally stopping: traffic is another. 

To really stop traffic and call attention 

to a cowboy-and-Indian picture 

in downtown Detroit, the Palms 

Theatre had an "Indian" riding a 

pony and pulling a "body" down the 

middle of a street in the heart of 

town, in the suburbs and through 

shopping centers. 

Residents loved it, and television and 

newspapers played it up. 

Contest Paces Playdate 

For S. Carolina Showman 

Manager Shelmon Masce of the Atlantic 

Twin Theatres in Columbia, S.C, borrowed 

two Rolls-Royce automobiles from a Columbus 

resident and used them successfully 

to promote his "The Yellow Rolls-Royce" 

playdate. 

Highlighting the campaign was a contest 

Manager Shelmon Masce ot tlic Atlonric Twin, Co^ 

lumbia, S.C. presents a soundtrack album of "The 

Yellow Rolls-Royce" to Sue Smith and Bobby Ebner. 

over station WCOS. The winner was Sue 

Smith, who, with her guest Bobby Ebner, 

received a dinner at the Gondola, a leading 

Italian restaurant, soundtrack albums, 100, 

45rpm records, a case of Pepsi-Cola, plus, 

the couple was picked up by the 1929- 

model Rolls-Royce convertible and driven 

to dinner. Afterward, they rode in the 

1960-model Rolls limousine to the Atlantic 

where they were guests of the management 

for the picture. 

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Pretty Sandra Worth, Gaston College coed, dressed 

in "The Monkey's Uncle" sweatshirt, sits in the lobby 

of the Center Theatre at Gastonia, N.C., in front 

of a lobby display on the Walt Disney picture. Henry 

E. Hughes is manager of the theatre. 

California Exhibitor 

Uses Discount Coupons 

The use of discount coupons by retail 

and wholesale stores aren't particularly 

new. But their use by a California exhibitor 

have proved and are proving a big 

boxoffice success. 

Jim Wiley, manager of Blumenfeld's 

Esquire-Cinerama in Sacramento, through 

much leg work and follow-ups. has received 

many favorable comments from patrons 

and his enriched boxoffice speaks for 

itself. 

The coupons are distributed through 17 

Lucky Store Food Markets. They admit 

adults at 40 cents less than the regular 

2.40 admission when presented at the boxoffice. 

With about two weeks to go on the 

"Windjammer" run, the Esquire-Cinerama 

had received more than $900 worth of 

coupons. 

On a group sales promotion, the "ECDC," 

Esquire-Cinerama Discount Plan, he mailed 

heralds on "Windjammer" to more than 

2.700 group leaders, clubs and organizations. 

Considering that many such groups 

have few activities in the summer, the 

response was good. 

For "Windjammer," whose opening night 

proved better than "Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad 

World" a year ago, Wiley had a loudspeaker 

placed on top the outside boxoffice 

for the playing of theme music, tying in 

with the regular radio promotion. 

In a special merchandising campaign, MGM-Filmways 

tied up with the Fairmont Hotel in San Froncisco for 

exploitation of "The Sondpiper." This large poster 

went on display in the lobby during the week of the 

United Nations convention and will remain 

throughout the engagement at the El Ray, Royal and 

Geneva drive-ins. This is believed to be the first 

time the hotel ever permitted a film tie-in in its lobby. 

In promoting his new 

release "Spies A Go- 

Go," Arch Hall, president 

of Fairway International, 

wearing a 

"spy" outfit, appears 

in Cincinnati at the 

Twin Drive-In. He 

and Manager Bob 

Oda stand near the 

"spy car," equipped 

with many imaginative 

devices, such as 

a "girl spotter." 

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jPIESAGO'lrD

"5.XHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY 

lABOUT PICTURESI 

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 

Goliath and the Vampires lAIPi- Gor- 

( on Scott. Giaiuia Maria Canale. Jacques 

Sernas. It's not as good as one could hope, 

but still able to attract interest and entertainment 

moderately. Played Fri., Sat. 

—Arthiu- K. Dame. Scenic Theatre, Pittsfield. 

N.H. Pop. 2.3131. 

COLUMBIA 

Baby, the Rain Must Fall iColi—Lee 

Remick. Steve McQueen. Don Murray. 

Missed the boat somewhere and Steve Mc- 

Queen and Lee Remick had a hard time 

saving same. Black and white doesn't help 

either. Pass it up if you can't buy it right. 

Played Siui.. Mon. Weather; Hot and humid.—Terry 

Axley, New Theatre, England, 

Ai-k. Pop. 2,136. 

Fail Safe (CoH —HeniT Fonda, Dan O'- 

Herllhy, Walter Matthau. This is a picture 

every American should see. However, 

the advertising, both trailer and paper, 

does nothing to arouse the want-to-see 

urge. Consequently, the pictiu-e lays a huge 

egg at the boxoffice. Played Thms., Fri., 

Sat. Weather: Good.—M. W. Long, Lans 

Theatre. Lansing, Iowa. Pop. 1.536. 

Major Dundee iCol)—Charlton Heston, 

Richard Harris, Jim Hutton. Good cavalry 

and Indian western, but was too long and 

dragged in places. Played Thurs., Fri., Sat. 

Weather: Hot.—Lew Bray jr., Texas Theatre, 

Pharr, Tex. Pop. 14.000. 

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 

Prize, The iMGM'—Paul Newman, Edward 

G. Robinson. Elke Sommer. If you 

haven't played this one. grab it quick. It's 

good. Pleased eveiyone and holds interest. 

Good single bill. Don't be afraid to push it. 

Played F^"i.. Sat,. Sun.—John Johnson, 

State Theatre. Caspian, Mich., Pop. 1.600. 

Signpost to Murder iMGMi — Joanne 

Wooiward, Stuart 'Whitman. Edward Mulhare. 

We didn't go for this and everyone 

stayed home, which didn't help. Played 

Wednesday.—Arthm- K. Dame, Scenic 

Theatre. Pittsfield, N.H. Pop, 2,321. 

PARAMOUNT 

Crack in the World iParai —Dana Andrews. 

Jeanette Scott. Kieron Moore. Excellent 

science-fiction fare. Only trouble 

with most of these is that they talk too 

much before getting into the action. 

Played Fri., Sat. Arthur K. Dame. Scenic 

Theatre, Pittsfield. N.H. Pop. 2.321. 

Girls on the Beach, The iParai—Martin 

'NEW Interns' Late Date 

Does Over Average 

Played "The NEW Interns" late, but 

did better than average. TV doctor 

and nurse shows have increased the 

popularity of this type of story. The 

story jumps about from character to 

character, but in such a way there is 

no confusion. Kay Stevens, George 

Segal and Inger Stevens are standout 

newcomers. 

JAMES A. MANUEL 

Geitner Theatre, 

Silver Creek, N.Y. 

'Hush' 

Has Everything 

For Any Size Town 

Now, "Hush . . . Hush, Sweet Charlotte" 

is a picture! It has everything 

any small, large or middle-size town 

could want. Superb acting, tremendous 

suspense, great plot. Shoul play everywhere. 

Make more like this. 

Kingstree Drive-In, 

Kingstree, S. C. 

W. S. FUNK 

West, Noreen Corcoran, the Crickets. 

Pointless, but in color and did better than 

the most recent beach pictures from AIP. 

Played Sun.. Mon. Weather: Hot and clear. 

—Lew Bray jr.. Texas Theatre, Pharr, Tex. 

Pop. 14.000. 

Stage to Thunder Rock (Parai —Barry 

Sullivan, Marilyn Maxwell, Scott Brady. 

This was a good western. I don't do anything 

with westerns, but did very well with 

this on a double bill with a fom-th-timearound 

showing of "Blue Hawaii." Of 

com'se. I'm sure Presley helped the gross 

on this double bill! Played Thui's.. Fri., Sat. 

—S. T. Jackson, Jackson Theatre, Flomaton, 

Ala. Pop. 1,480, 

CENTURY-FOX 

20th 

Blue Denim (20th-Foxi—Carol Lynley, 

Brandon de Wilde, Macdonald Carey. This 

held interest as a repeat and is still a good 

show. Warren Berlinger is excellent in this 

and should be used more. Played Wed.— 

Arthur K. Dame, Scenic Theatre, Pittsfield, 

N. H. Pop. 2.321. 

Dear Brigitte (20th-Fox)—James Stewart. 

Glynis Johns, Fabian. Supposed to be 

a big comedy hit, that did below average. 

Just a few chuckles for the few who came. 

The public can sure smell them out. How 

they do it is beyond me. Wish I had seen 

it fii-st. A waste of time. Played Sun., Mon, 

Weather: Good.—Leonard J. Leise. Roxy 

Theatre, Randolph, Neb. Pop. 1,029. 

Rio Conchos (20th-Fox) — Richard 

Boone. Stuart 'Whitman, Tony Franciosa. 

Excellent western. First one that I have 

had any business on in quite a while. 

Played Thurs., Fri.—S. T, Jackson, Jackson 

Tlieatre, Flomaton, Ala. Pop. 1.036. 

Take Her, She's Mine (20th-Fox) — 

James Stewart. Sandra Dee, Audi'ey Meadows. 

Played this way late, but it still did 

good business. People love to laugh and 

there were some in this comedy. Played 

Sun. through Wed. Weather: Hot.—M. W, 

Long. Lans Theatre, Lansing, Iowa. Pop. 

1.536, 

UNITED ARTISTS 

Goldfinger lUAi — Sean Connei-y, Honor 

Blackman. Gert Frobe. An excellent 

James Bond thriller. Well made with 

a fast moving story. We played this extremely 

late to excellent business. Highly 

recommended for your best playing time. 

Played seven days. Friday opening. Weather: 

Warm.—Donald E, Bohatka. DuPage 

Theatre. Lombard. HI. Pop. 25,300. 

Hard Day's Night, A (UA)—The Beatles, 

Wilfrid Brambell. Forced to play this late 

because we can't afford percentage. It did 

manage to do better than many for us and 

we repeated it quickly before it went out 

of release to a moderate result. Played 

Fri.. Sat.—Arthur K. Dame. Scenic Theatre, 

Pittsfield, N,H, Pop. 2.321. 

UNIVERSAL 

Father Goose lUniv)—Cary Grant, Leslie 

Caron. Trevor Howard. This one played 

all around us, but we did excellent business. 

An excellent family pictm-e in color. 

Grant and Caron are two favorites here. 

More of these for us, please, producers. 

Played seven days, Friday opening. Weather: 

Warm.—Donald E. Bohatka. DuPage 

Theatre. Lombard, 111. Pop. 25,300. 

Father Goose (Univi—Cary Grant, Leslie 

Caron, Trevor Howard. Did fairly good 

business and pleased about the same. I 

duobt if the unshaven role is very popular 

with a popular star. Played Sun., Mon., 

Tues. Weather: Okay.—C. A. Swierciiisky, 

Major Theatre. Washington, Kas. 

Strange Bedfellows (Univ)—Rock Hudson, 

Gina Lollobrigida, Gig Young. This 

was good, but did below average business 

for me. Played Sun., Mon.—S. T. Jackson, 

Jackson Theatre, Flomaton, Ala. Pop. 1,480. 

World of Abbott and Costello. The 

(Univ) — Comedy compilation. This was 

four days off I sui-e didn't need. Played 

Sunday through Wednesday to more empty 

seats than filled seats. Weather : 

Hot.—Lew 

Bray jr., Texas Theatre, Pharr, Tex. Pop. 

14,000, 

World of Abbott and Costello, The (Univ) 

—Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. I used 

this on double-bill with Universal's "Sing 

and Swing." Business pretty good. Teenagers 

seemed to enjoy both featui-es. 

Played Sat.—S. T. Jackson, Jackson Theatre, 

Flomaton, Ala. Pop. 1,036. 

WARNER BROS. 

Sex and the Single Girl (WB)—Tony 

Cm-tis, Natalie Wood. Henry Fonda. Well 

here it is, SEX again! But somehow this 

one's fun albeit a little outspoken. The 

title was no asset, I'm afraid. Played Sun,, 

Mon,—Arthm- K, Dame, Scenic Theatre, 

Pittsfield, N.H. Pop. 2,321. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Bellboy and the Playgirls, The (UPROi 

--June Wilkinson, Dan Kenny, Karin Dor. 

This was the worst movie I have ever run. 

No story, nothing. The previews advertised 

it in color, but all the color in the pictui-e 

was in the previews, 98 per cent of the 

picture was black and white. If they will 

give it to you free, leave it in the can. 

Played Tues., Wed. Weather: WaiTn. 

Benny Leviton, Capitol Theatre, Homerville, 

Ga, Pop. 2,000. 

What's Up Front (Fairway Int'D—Tommy 

Holden, Marilyn Manning. This pictm-e 

sm-e pleased my patrons. It's clever, with 

good color, and proves you can take unknown 

actors and make a good show. Play 

it. You won't be sorry. Played Fri., Sat. 

W. S, Funk, Kingstree Drive-In, Kingstree, 

3. C. 

Seidom Comers Drawn 

To Theatre by 'FluHy' 

"Fluffy" is good. Gross was okay 

and brought in some seldom-comers 

and quite a few families. 

C. A. 

Major Theatre, 

Washington, Kas. 

SWIERCINSKY 

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BOXOFFICE 

An interpretive analysis of lay and trodcpress reviews. Running time is in parentheses. The plus and 

minus signs indicate degree of merit. Listings cover current reviews, updated regularly. This department 

olso serves as an ALPHABETICAL INDEX to feature releoscs. (C) is for CincmoScope; v VistoVision; 

Panavision; j. Technirama; ;S> Other anamorphic processes. Symbol %.i denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon 

ig) 

Award; ^ Color Photography. Legion of Decency (LOD) ratings: A1— Unobjectionable for General Patronage; 

A2—Unobjectionable for Adults or Adolescents; A3— Unobjectionoble for Adults; A4—Morally 

Uno'bjectionoble for Adults, with Reservations; B—Objectionable in Part for All; C—Condemned. For 

listings by compony in the order of release, see FEATURE CHART. 

BOOKINOUIDE 

Review digest 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX 

H Very Good; + Good; — Foir; — Poor; — Veiy Poor. In the summary ^f is rated 2 pluses, 

_u 

a P 0=1-0 tti . 

2936 Across the River (S5) Dr Debcma 6-21-65 

26S3 ©Adventures of Scaramouclie, The 

(98) Ad Embassy 12-14-64 A2 

Aeoean Tragedy (63) Doc Apollo 2-15-65 

2932 ©Agent §34 (98) Satire Confl 6- 7-65 A3 

2932 ©Amorous Adventures of Moll 

Flanders, The (126) Com (g 6- 7-65 B 

2900 Andy (86) Drama Univ 2-15-65 A3 

2897 Animals, The (87) Ad Emerson 2- 8-65 

2924 ©Art of Love, The (90) Comedy ..Univ 5-10-65 A2 

2891Atragon (S8) ® SF AlP l-lS-65 Al 

—B— 

2S95 Baby, the Rain Must Fall (100) Dr.. Col 1-25-65 A2 

2894 Back Door to Hell (68) War Dr 20th-Fox 1-25-65 A2 

2939 Backfire (97) Comedy-Drama Royal 7- 5-65 A3 

Bambole (111) Ep C Royal 7-19-65 C 

Banana Peel (97) Comedy Dr ...P-C 4-12-65 A3 

2930 ©Battle of the Villa Fiorita, The 

(111) ® Drama WB 5-31-65 A3 

Bay of the Angels (S5) 

Ital. Drama Pathe Contemporary 2-22-65 A3 

2933 ©Beach Blanket Bingo (98) ® CD.. AlP 6-14-65 A2 

2923 ©Black Spurs (81) Western Para 5-10-65 A2 

2903 ©Black Torment, The (88) Mys Governor 3- 1-65 

2919 ©Blood and Black Lace 

(90) Crime Drama AA 4-26-65 B 

2891 U©Boy Ten Feet Tall, A (SS) Dr Para 1-18-65 Al 

2937 ©Bounty Killer, The 

(92) ® Drama Embassy 6-28-65 

2903 Brain, The (S3) Science-Fiction Governor 3- 1-65 

2926 Brainstorm (114) ® Drama WB 5-17-65 A3 

Bus, The (62) Doc Edward Harrison 5- 3-65 

2911 ©Bus Riley's Back In Town 

(93) Drama Univ 3-29-65 A3 

2896 Carry On Spynig (87) Comedy. .Governor 2- 1-65 

2906Casablan (63) Drama Frisch-Natas 3- S-65 

2927 ©Cat Ballou 96) Com Col 5-24-65 A2 

Cavalcade of Russian Ballet and 

Dance (100) Doc Artkiiio 7-19-65 

2872 ©Cheyenne Autumn (158) ® W. .WB 11- 2-64 Al 

2938©China! (65) Doc Janus 6-2S-65 

2917 ©Circle of Love (105) Epis. Or. Cont'l 4-19-65 C 

2899 ©Clarence, the Cross-Eved 

Lion (98) Com MGM 2-15-65 Al 

2929 ©Collector, The (119) Drama Col 5-31-65 A4 

2897 Conquered City (91) War Ad AlP 2- 8-65 Al 

2887 ©Contempt (103) © Drama Embassy 1- 4-65 C 

2935 Convict SUje (71) W 20th-Fox 6-21-65 

2901 ©Crack in the World (96) S-F . . Para 2-22-65 A2 

2920 Crooked Road, The (90) Melo Seven Arts 4-26-65 A3 

2S07 ©Curse of the Mummy's Totnb, 

The (81) ® Horror Col 3-15-65 A2 

2935 Curse of the Stone Hand 

(72) Ho Drama ADPC 6-21-65 

2881 Daniella by Night (S3) Ac Dr.. Cambist 

2945 Dark Intruder (59) Ho Drama Univ 

2893 ©Day the Earth Froze, The 

(67) Folk Tale Renaissance 

2910 ©Deadwood '76 (100) W.. Fairway Int'l 

2S97©Dear Brigitte (100) © Com. .20th-Fox 

2884 Dear Heart (114) Comedy Dr WB 

2921 ©Die! Die! My Darling! (97) Cr Dr Col 

2929©Dinoaka (98) © Drama ....Embassy 

2915 ©Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 

(98) Horror Dr Para 

—E— 

2943 ©Ecco (100) Doc Cresa Roma 

2942 Eva (115) Drama Times 

Eye of the Needle, The 

(97) Ital Com Eldorado 

—F— 

2936 Face of the Screaming 

Werewolf (60) Ho Dr ADPC 

2939 ©Family Jewels, The (100) Comedy Para 

2918 Fanny Hill 

(104) Com Farce Famous Players 

2902 Ferry Cross the Mersey (86) CD..UA 

©Fincho (75) Semi-doc Rohauer 

2946 ©Finger on the Trigger (87) ® W..AA 

2915 ©Fluffy (92) Comedy Univ 

2924 Fool Killer, The (100) Period Drama AA 

2921 ©Fort Couraseous (72) W Dr. .20th-Fox

REVIEW DIGEST 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX 1+ Very Good; + Good; - Fair; — Poor; = Very Poor. In the summory It is rated 2 pluses, = as 2 minuses. 

1 

2852 0Milamondo (SO) Doc Magru 12- 7-64 

Malt Hunt (92) French Farce Com . P-C 5-31-65 B 

2896 OMan From Button Willow, The 

(84) Animated ..United Screen Arts 2- 8-65 Al 

2904 Man in the Dark (80) Univ 3- 1-65 

2913 0Mara of the Wilderness 

(90) Ad» Or AA 4- 5-65 Al 

2892 0Marriage Italian Style 

(102) Drama Embassy 1-18-65 A4 

2858 0Mary Poppins (140) Mus BV 9- 7-64 Al 

2922 QMasquerade (101) Adv Comedy. UA 5- 3-65 A2 

2933 Mating Modern Style (92) Com. . Don Kay 5-10-65 

2934 0McHale's Umy Joins the Air Force 

(90) Farce Comedy Univ 6-14-65 Al 

2928 Mirage (107) Drama Univ 5-24-65 A2 

291S yOMistcr Moses (113) ê Com Dr UA 4-19-65 A2 

2886 Model Murder Case, The 

(90) Mystery Drama Cinema V 12-21-94 

2899 0Mondo Pazzo (94) Doc Rizzoli 2-15-65 C 

2932 ©Monkeys Uncle, The (90) C BV 6- 7-65 Al 

2907 Moontrap (86) Doc NFBC 3-15-65 

2944 Morituri (123) War Dr 20th-Fox 7-26-65 

2853 Murder Most Foul (90) . . My MGM 8-24-64 Al 

2933 My Baby Is Black! (75) Melo AFDC 6-14-65 

2912 My Blood Runs Cold 

(104) ® Horror Drama WB 3-29-65 A2 

2874©My Fair Lady (170) (g) Mus WB 11- 9-64 Al 

My Wile's Husband (90) 

French Comedy Lopert 2-22-65 A3 

—N— 

2925 Naked Brioade. The (99) War Dr...Univ 5-17-65 

2889 ©Nasty Rabbit, The 

(81) ^rj Farce Comedy. . Fairway Int'l 1-11-65 

New Angels. The (94) Doc. .Promenade 6-21-65 

2892 Night Walker, The (86) Ho Dr.... Univ 1-18-65 A2 

2945 9 Miles to Noon (66' 2) Melo ... .Taurus 8- 2-65 

2929 Nobody Waved Goodbye (80) D Cinema V 5-31-65 A2 

2901 ©None But the Brave 

(105) (£1 War Drama WB 2-22-65 A2 

2905 Nothing But a Man (92) Drama Cinema V 3- 8-65 A3 

Not on Your Life (90) Com P-C 4-19-65

Feature productions by company In order ot release. Running time In parentheses. © Is tor ClnemoScope; 

(?) VistoVision; (g Panovision; tr' Teehniromo; (S) Other onamorphic processes. Symbol O denotes BOXOFFICt 

Blue Ribbon Award; © Color Photography. Letters and combinotions thereof indicote story type— (Complete 

key on next page). For review dotes ond Picture Guide pogc numbers, see REVIEW DIGEST. 

Feature 

ALLIED ARTISTS g |g 

©Mara of the Wilderness 

(90) 6501 

Aclaiu West. Linda Saunders 

The Servant (115) D..6541 

Dirk Hogaide, Sarah Miles 

AMERICAN 

INT L 

Conquered City (91) Ad. 6410 

David Nlveii, Ben Gazzara, .Martin 

Balsam 

Operation SNAFU (89) Susp. .6411 

Sean Connery. Stanley HoUoway 

©Tomb of Ligcia (81) ® Ho. .6419 

Vincent Price, Eaizabeth Shepherd 

BUENA VISTA 

chart 

COLUMBIA f- gz 

©World Without 

Sun (93) Ad Doc 014 

.\nilre Kolco, Pierre (lullbert, 

Raymond Klentzy 

The Outlaws IS Coming (89) FC..016 

The Three Stooges, Nancy Kovack, 

Adam West 

Baby, the Rain Must Fall 

(100) D..015 

Steve McQueen, Lee Hemlck, 

Don Murray 

CONTINENTAL 

Rattle of a Simple Man (96) 

Iilane Cllento, Harry Corbett 

QUmbrellas of Cherbourg 

(9Z) MD. 6542 

Catherine Peneuve, Nino 

Castelniioro 

©Taffy and the Jungle 

Hunter (87) 6504 

Jacques BiTiierac, Manuel Tadllla 

©The Human Duplicators 

(82) 6535 

(Jeorge Nader, Barbara Nichols 

Mutiny in Outer Space (..).. 6536 

William Leslie. Delorea Faith 

Tennessee Jamboree (..).... 6537 

Country Music Caravan (..).. 6538 

©The Lost World of 

Sinbad (95) ® Ad. .6501 

Toshlro Mifune 

©The War of the Zombies 

(85) ® Ho.. 6502 

John Barrymore Jr. 

©Taboos of the 

World (86) Doc. .6416 

Narration by Vincent Price 

yOThose Calloways (130) 0D..169 

Brian Keith, Vera Miles. Brandon 

de Wilde, Walter Brennan, Ed 

Wynn. Linda Evans 

©Love Has Many Faces 

(105) 0.017 

Lana Turner, Hugh O'Brlan 

©The Gorgon (83) Ho. .010 

Peter Oushing, Christopher Lee 

©The Curse of the Mummy's 

Tomb (81) Ho.. 009 

Terence Morgan. Fred (Jark 

The Love Goddesses (87) . 

Jean Harlow, Brigltte Bardot 

.Anth 

> 

I 

Voung Dilllnger (90) ..Cr..650e 

Nkk Ailams. Mary Ann Mcibley, 

Vlcuir BuuDo 

©Blood and Black Lace 

(90) Cr..6505 

Cameron Mitchell. Kva Bartok 

©Beach Blanket Bingo 

(98) ® Teen C..6503 

Frankle Avalon, Annette Funlcello 

©Mary Poppins (140) F..157 

Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, 

Darld Tomllnsun, Cnynls Johns, 

(general release) 

©Major Dundee (124) (g WD 018 

rimrlliui Ilestnn. Itlrhard Harris 

©Circle of Love (105) . 

Jane Fonda, Jean Sorel 

CD 

The Pawnbroker (115) ....D..6543 

Rod Stelger, Oeraldlne Fltigerald 

The Fool Killer (100) ....D..6544 

Anthony Perkins, Henry Bull 

©Finger on the Trigger 

(85) Ad.. 6511 

Rory Calhoun, James Phllbrook 

©Swingers' Paradise 

(82) ® M..6505 

aur Richard, Walter Slciak 

©Go Go Mania (70) ® ..M..6506 

The Beatles, The Animals 

©War-Gods of the Deep 

(85) (g $F..6504 

Vincent Price, Tab Hunter, 

Susan Hart 

©Die! Die! My 

DarllngI (97) D. 020 

Tallulah Bankfaead, Stefanle Powers 

Synanon (107) D..021 

Edmond O'Brien, (%uek Connors 

©Apache Gold (91) Ad.. 

Lex Barker, Mario Adorf 

>-< 

©Tickle Me (90) (g C .6509 

Elvis Presley, Jocelyn Lane 

©Gunmen of the Rio 

Grande (86) ... 

Oiy Madison 

.W..6510 

©Ski Party (90) (g Teen C. .6508 

Frankle Avalon, Deborah Walley 

©Genghis Kahn (124) ® Spec..0O2 

.siephrn Bciyd. Omar Sharif 

©The Collector (119) D..003 

Terence Sump, Samantha Eggar 

©Code 7. Victim 5 

(88) ® Ad .011 

Lex Barker 

The Magnificent Cuckold (U3)..C0 

Claudia Cardlnale. Ugo Tognazzl. 

Mlchele (flrardon 

Pie in the Sky (90) C. 

Lee Grant. Richard Bray 

6512 

©How to Stuff a Wild 

Bikini (p) (93) C. 6509 

Annette Funlcello, Dvvayne Hickman 

©The Monkey's Uncle (90). C .172 

Tommy Kirk. Annette. Leon Ames 

©Lord Jim (154) ® D..001 

Peter O'Toole, James Mason, C\itl 

Jurgens. Jack Hawkins. Ell Wallaeh 

Agent 8% (98) 

Dirk Bogarde. Sylva Kosclna 

.CS 

©Cat Ballou (96) C..026 

Jane Fonda. Lee Marvin 

These Are the Damned 

(77) Ho D..027 

MacDonald Carey 

Operation C.I. A. (89) ..Ad.. 6507 

Burt Reynolds, Danielle Aubry 

©Serneant Deadhead 

(90) 

©Die, Monster, Die (..) ® ..H. 

Boris Karloff, Nick Adama 

©The Planet of Terror (. .) . .SF. 

Barry Sullivan, Norma Banguel 

©Harvey Middleman, 

Fireman (75) C. .007 

Gene Troobnlck, Hermlone Glngold 

©The Great Sioux 

Massacre (91) Ad.. 005 

Joseph Cotten. Darren McOavln 

Ship of Fools (149) . . 0O4 

Vivien Leigh, Slmone Slgnoret, 

Jose Ferrer, Lee Marvin 

Walk in the Shadow (. .) 

Michael Craig, Janet Munro, 

Patrick McGoohan 

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CO 

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FEATURE 

EMBASSY 

CHART 

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Tho key to letten onff comblnolions thereof indrcoting story type: (Ad) Adventure Drama; (Ac) Action 

Drama; (An) Animotcd-Action); (C) Comedy; (CD) Comcdy-Dramo; (Cr) Crime Drama; (DM) Dramo 

with Music; (Doc) Documentary; (D) Drama; (F) Fantasy; (Ho) Horror Drama; (Hi) Hisforicol Dramo; (M) Musical; 

(My) Mystery; (OD) Outdoor Drama; (S) Spcclocle; (SF) Science-Fiction; (W) Western.

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Feb 

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. D 

FEATURE 

CHART 

UNIVERSAL 

tiQFather Goose 

(117) War Com. 6051 

Caiy Oram. Leslie Caroii 

Guns ol AuBust (99) ..Dot. 6422 

Hurld War 1 

The NiBht Walker 

(86) Susp D..6503 

Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck. 

Lloyd Bochner, Judltb Meredith 

©Taggart (85) W. .6504 

Tony Young, flan Dliryea, EHsa 

Cardenas, Hick Foran 

Man in the Dark (80) 6506 

William Sylvester, Barbara Shelley, 

Elllabetb Shepherd 

fflStranoe Bedfellows (98) ..6505 

Rock Hudson, (ilna LoUobrlgtda, 

nig Toung 

UQThe Truth About 

Sprina (102) D..6508 

llayley Mills, John Mills, James 

.MacArtbur 

QBus Riley's Back In Town 

(93) D..6507 

Aon-Margret, Ulctaiel Parks 

0The Sword of Ali Baha (81) . 

.6509 

Peter Mann, Jocelyn Lane 

The World of Abbott and 

Costello (75) C..6510 

Bud Abbott. Lou Costello 

©Fluffy (92) C..6513 

Tony Randall, Shirley Jones 

Mirage (107) D..6514 

Gregory Peck, Diane Baker 

The Secret of Blood 

Island (84) D..6515 

Barbara Shelley, Jack Hedley, 

Charles Ttngwell 

The Naked Brigade (99) D..6516 

Shirley Baton, Mary Oironopoulou, 

Ken Scott 

©The Art of Lme (99) ..C..6517 

.lames Garner. Dick Van Dyke. 

Angle Dickinson, EHke Sommer 

QMcHale's Navy Joins the Air 

Force (90) C..6518 

Joe Flynn, Tim Conway 

Wild Seed (99) D..6519 

Michael Parks. CeUa Kaye 

©A Very Special Favor 

(102) ® C..6520 

Rock Hudson. Leslie Caron 

©Shenandoah (105) ® ,.D..6521 

James Stewart, Rosemary Forsyth 

©That Funny Feeling (93) C..6523 

S.indra Dee. Bobby Darin 

I Saw What You Did (82) D..6522 

.lo,in Craw-ford. John Ireland 

Dark Intruder (59) D, 

Leslie Nielsen, Judl Meredith 

©The Ipcress File ® (107) ..0. 

Michael Calne, Nigel Green 

©The War Lord ® D. 

Charlton Heston, Richard Boone 

©Love and Kisses (S7) C. 

Rick Nelson, Jack Kelly 

WARNER BROS. 

Two on a Guillotine 

(107) ® Ho.. 456 

Connie Stevens. Dean Jones. 

Cesar Romero 

©None But the Brave 

(105) ® .....D..457 

Frank Sinatra. CUnt Walker. 

Tommy Sands 

My Blood Runs Cold (104) D..459 

Troy Donahue, Joey Heatherton 

Dear Heart (114) C. .455 

Glenn Ford, Oeraldlne Page 

©Cheyenne Autumn (145) Ad.. 480 

James Stewart, Carroll Baker, 

Richard Wldmark 

General Release 

Brainstorm (114) ® 0..460 

Jetr Hunter, Dana Andrews, 

Vlveca Llndfors, Anne Francis 

The Woman Who Wouldn't Die 

(84) 0.461 

Gary Merrill, Jane Merrow 

©The Battle of the Villa 

Fiorita (111) ® D..45S 

Rossano Brazzl, Maureen O'Hara 

©The Third Day (119) ® D..463 

George Peppard. Elizabeth Ashley, 

Roddy McDowall 

Having a Wild 

Weekend (91) C. .462 

The Dave Clark Five 

©La Boheme ( . . ) , ...Op. 

©Murieta (. .) D..551 

Jeffrey Hunter, Arthur Kennedy 

Marriage on the 

Rocks (..) ® D..552 

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, 

Debnrah Kerr 

©The Great Race (152) ® C. .553 

Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon. 

Tony Curtis 

©Never Too Late ® 

Paul Ford. Connie Stevens 

©Battle of the Bulgei© 

Henry Fonda. Robert Shaw. 

Robert Ryan 

©Inside Daisy Clover ® 

Natalie Wood. Chrlstonher Plummer 

Rel 

Date 

A.D.P. 

Curse of the Stone Hand 

(72) Ho. .Apr 65 

Jolin Carradine. Ernest Walch 

Face of the Screaming 

Werewolf (60) Ho.. Apr 65 

l.aiida Varle. Liin Chancy 

AMER. FILM DIST'R CORP. 

My Baby Is Black! 

(75) Melo. .May 65 

Gordon Heath, Francolse Glret 

ARTIXO 

Seance on a Wet Afternoon 

(115) D. .Dec 64 

Kim Stanley. Richard Attenborough 

ASSOCIATED FILMS 

Devil Doll (SO) Ho. D. .Sep 64 

liryant llallday. William Sylvester 

ATLANTIC PICTURES 

The Candidate (S4) Melo . . . 

Nov 64 

Mamie Van Doren. June Wilkinson 

AUDUBON 

Soft Skin on Black Silk 

(90) Melo.. Sep 64 

Agnes Laurent, Armand Mestral. 

Edie Burke 

LovePlay (76) D.. Mar 65 

Jean Seherg, Christian Marquand 

Warm Nights (71) ....D.. Oct 64 

The D . . . Girls (SO) ..D.. Jan 65 

Relne Rohan, Denise Roland 

BEVERLY 

Jig Saw (97) WD..Jun65 

.lack Warner. Roland Lewis 

BRENNER, JOSEPH ASSOCIATES 

Ravaged (73) Semi Doc. 

CAMBIST 

Daniella by Night (83) Ac. Nov 64 

EIke Sommer, Ivan Desney. 

Danlk Patlsson 

Unsatisfied. The (89) Melo..Dec64 

Rita Cadillac, Collette DIscoflibes 

CHILDHOOD 

PRODUCTIONS 

7 Dwarfs to the Rescue (84) Feb 65 

Rossana Podesta, Roberto Rlsso, 

Georges Marchal 

CINEMA V 

One Potato, Two Potato 

(92) D. .Aug 64 

Barbara Barrle. Bernle Hamilton 

The Model Murder Case 

(92) Dec 64 

Ian Hendry, Margaret Johnston, 

Ronald Fraaer 

Nothino But a Man (92) D.. Mar 65 

Ivan Dbon. Abby Lincoln 

Houn of Love (93) ..CD. Jul 65 

Ugo Tognazzl, Bmmanuele Rlva 

Nobody Waved Goodbye 

(80) D. Apr 65 

Peter Kastner. Julie Biggs 

Rotten to the Core ( . .) . .C. .Jul 65 

Anton Rodgers. Charlotte Rampling 

Paris Secret (82) Doc .. Aug 65 

CRESA ROMA 

QEcce Roma (100) ..Doc. Aug 65 

Narrated by George Sanders 

DEBEMA 

Across the River (85) D.. 

Lou Gilbert, Kay Doubleday 

DON KAY ASSOCIATES 

Mating Modern Style (92) C..Jun65 

Sophia Ixiren, Charles Boyer 

FILMS 

EAGLE-AMERICAN 

©Indian Paint (91) Apr 65 

Johnny Crawford, Jay SUterheels 

ELDORADO 

©Go-Go Big BeatI (82) Jun 65 

Millie Small, The Animals, Lulu 

and the Luwers 

ELLIS FILMS 

Pleasure Girl 

(111) Rom Dr.. Oct 64 

Claudia Cardlnale. Jacques PerrlB 

Any Man's Woman 

(89) Melo.. Oct 64 

Msgali Noel. Raf Vallone, 

Charles Vanel, Jacques Mareeau 

EMERSON FILM ENTERPRISES 

The Silent Witness 

(70) Melo.. Nov 64 

Trls Coffin, Marjorie Reynolds 

Two Living, One Dead 

(92) Melo. Mar 65 

Virginia McKenna. Bill Travers 

EMPIRE PICTURES 

Living Between Two Worlds 

(78) Melo. .Nov 64 

Horace Jackson. Maye Henderson 

The Animals (87) Ad .. Feb 65 

EVE PRODUCTIONS 

Lorna (77) Melo.. Sep 64 

Loma Maitland. Hal Hopper 

FAIRWAY INT'L FILMS 

©Tickled Pink (75) ..Com.. Jul 64 

Tommy Holden. Marilyn Manning, 

Margo Mehllng 

©The Nasty Rabbit (90) C. 

Mlscha Terr. Arch Hall Jr.. Melissa 

Morgan 

©Deadwood '76 (100) (S) W. .Jun 65 

Arch Hall jr.. Jack Lester, Donna 

Cnitler. William Walters 

FAMOUS PLAYERS 

Fanny Hill (104) C. Apr 65 

Miriam Hopkins, Letltia Roman 

FRISCH-NaTAS 

Casablan (63) D . . Jan 65 

MISCELLANEOUS 

GILLMAN FILMS 

©I he Gallant One 

(65) Child's Story. Jul 64 

Henry Heller, Laya RakI, Hank 

Nichols 

GOVERNOR 

Doctor in Distress 

(103) Com.. Jul 64 

Dirk Bugarde. Samantha Eggar 

Carry On Spying (87) . .C. .Feb 65 

Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor 

The Brain (S3) SF..Mar 65 

Anne lleywood. Peter Van Eyck. 

Cecil Parker 

©The Black Torment 

(S8) My.. Mar 65 

Heather Sears. John Turner. 

Ann Lvon, Peter Arne 

©Hercules Against the Moon 

Men (90) Jun 65 

Alan Steel, Jany Clair 

HANDEL-MELCHIOR 

The Shame of Patty Smith 

(90) Melo.. Nov 64 

.Merrv Anders, J. Edward McKlnley 

HEMISPHERE 

Bomb in the High 

Street (60) Sus..Jul64 

The Walls of Hell 

(88) War D.. Aug 64 

Jock Mahoney, Fernando Poe jr. 

Mike Parsons. Paul Edwards jr. 

. Dec 64 

HERTS-LION INT'L 

Pattern for Plunder 

(90) D . 

Keenan Wynn. Mai Zetterllng 

HOLLYWOOD STAR PICTURES, 

INC. 

©The Incredibly Strange Creatures 

Who Stopped Living and Became 

Mixed Up Zombies! 

(82) Mus..Aug64 

Cash Flagg. Carolyn Brandt 

HOLT INT'L 

©Two in a Sleeping Bag 

(75) Rom Com Aug 64 

Susan Cramer. Hans Nielsen 

INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS 

Zorba the Greek (142) ..D.. Jan 65 

Anthony Qulnn, Alan Bates. Irene 

Papas 

Thank Heaven for Small 

Favors (84) C. 

JACK ALEXANDER 

©Lonesome Women 

(72) Melo., Dec 64 

Herbert Suoto, Andrea Anders 

JAGOLD 

The Christine Keeler 

Story (90) Melo Aug 64 

Tvonne Buckingham, John Drew 

Barrymore 

JANUS 

The Troublemaker 

(80) Sat Com . . Aug 64 

Thomas Aldrldge, Joan Darling 

©Chinal (65) Doc .Jun 65 

JILLO FILMS 

©Biood on the Balcony 

(92) Doc. Aug 64 

LOPERT FILMS 

©Buddha (134) D.. Jun 65 

Kojlne Hooga, M&cblko Kyo 

Nutty, Naughty Chateau 

(102) 0.. Aug 64 

Monica Vltti, Curt Jurgens 

Girl With Green Eyes (91) Jul 64 

Peter Finch. Rita Tushingham 

Kiss Me, Stupid (120) S.. Dec 64 

Dean Martin, Kim Novak 

One Way Pendulum (90) . . D . . Feb 65 

Eric Sykes. Peggy Mount 

He Who Must Die (122).. May 65 

Jean Servals, Mellna Mercourl 

The Knack ... and How to 

Get It (84) C. Jul 65 

Rita Tushingham. Donal Donnelly 

MAGNA 

Doc. . Nov 64 

©Malamondo (SO) . . 

©The Ghost (90) ..Mys Ho.. Jan 65 

Dead Eyes of London 

Barbara Steele, Peter Baldwin 

(100) Mys Ho.. Jan 65 

High Infidelity (130) . . 65 

Claire Bloom, (Carles Aznavour, 

ITgo Tognazzl, Monica Vlttl 

The Great Wall (100) ..D.. Mar 65 

Harlow (120) D.. May 65 

Carol Lynley. Efrem ZImballst jr 

MANSON 

The Devil's Bedroom 

(78) Ad. Sep 64 

John Lupton. Valerie Allen 

©Honeymoon of Horror 

(76) Mys. Sep 64 

Robert Parsons, Abbey Heller 

Strange Compulsion (81) Dr.. Dec 64 

Preston Stiirges jr. 

The Kidnappers (78) Act Dr.. Oct 64 

Burgess Meredith 

MEDALLION 

©Daggers of Blood 

(112) (D D..Jan65 

Jeanne Craln. John D. Barrymore 

And So to Bed (112) ..C. May 65 

Hlldegarde Neff, Dillah UtI. LllU 

Palmer. Peter Van Eyck. Nadla 

Tiller 

Rtl 

Date 

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF 

CANADA 

Moontrap. The (86) Doc. 

PARADE PICTURES CORP. 

Stork Talk (86) Aug 64 

Tony Brltlon. Anne lleywood 

The Mighty Jungle (88) Ad.. Jan 65 

Marshall Ttiompson. Dave DaLle 

Women and War (100) Jan 65 

Bernard liller. Lucille St. Simon 

Terror After Midnight 

(82) D. Jan 65 

Christine Kaufmann 

PATHE CONTEMPORARY 

Over There 1914-1918 

(90) Doc. Mar 65 

PENNINGTON EADV 

Faces in the Dark 

(84) Sus Dr.. Sep 64 

.lohn Gre^son. Mai Zetterllng. 

.lohn Ireland 

RENAISSANCE 

©The Day the Earth Froze 

(67) Folk Tale. Feb 65 

Nina Anderson. Jon Powers 

RIZZOLt 

. ©Mondo Pazzo (94) . . Feb 65 

©White Voices (98) ....C. May 65 

Paolo Ferrari. Sandra Milo 

©Moment of Truth (110) D. .Sep 65 

Linda Christian, Miguel MIguelln 

ROYAL FILMS INT'L 

©Nothing But the Best 

(99) Sat Com. Aug 64 

Alan Bates, Denhnlm FJIllot 

The Pumpkin Eater (110) D. Nov 64 

Anne Bancroft. Peter FIndl, 

Jame^ Mason 

The Eavesdropper (. . . .D. . ) Feb 65 

Stathls Glallells, Janet Margolin 

Backfire (97) CD . .Jun 65 

Jean Seberg. .lean P.atil Belmondo 

SELECTED PICTURES 

©Voice of the Hurricane 

(80) Racial Melo. Jul 64 

Muriel Smith. Phyllis Konstara 

SEVEN 

ARTS 

©Why Bother to Knock 

(88) & C. Jan 65 

Richard Todd, ESke Sommer 

D. .Jan65 

The Crooked Road (90) . . 

Robert Ryan. Stewart Granger 

The Wild Affair (87) . . . Feb 65 

Nancy Kwan. Terry-Thomas 

Taxi for Tobruk (57) . . D . . Apr 65 

Charles Aznavour. Hardy Kruger 

Symphony for a Massacre 

(115) D . . May 65 

Claude Dauphin. Mtcbele Mereler 

SHAWN INT'L 

©Scheherazade (115) ® 

Anna Karlna. Gerald Banan 

SIGMA III 

The Avifful Dr. Orlof 

(90) Ho. .Nov 64 

Howard Vemnn. Conrado flanmartln 

©The Horrible Dr. HIchcock 

(76) Ho.. Nov 64 

Barbara Steele, Robert Flemynf 

SIGNATURE 

The Scarlet Letter (72). .D. .Apr 55 

Colleen Moore. Hardle Albrl^jbt 

STRATTON INT'L 

The Guide (120) D. Apr 65 

Dpt Anand, Wabeeda Rehmu 

TAURUS 

9 Miles to Noon (66I/2) Melo,. 

Peter Lazer. Renato Baldini 

TIMES FILMS 

Red Lanterns 

(100) D.. Jul 64 

Jenny Karezl. George Foondas 

Eva (115) Drama.. Jul 65 

Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker 

TOPAZ 

The Thrill Seekers 

(87) Dr.. Sep 64 

Jacqueline Ellis, Annette Whiteley 

Saturday Night Out (93).. Sept 64 

Heather Sears, Bernard Lee 

TRANS-LUX 

©Love—the Italian Way 

(90) C. Jan 65 

EIke Sommer, Walter Chlarl, Syl?« 

Kosclna 

UNITED SCREEN ARTS 

The Man From Button Willow 

(84) Cart.. Feb 65 

Swingin' Summer, A 

(81) Mus. .Mar 65 

William Wellman jr.. Qulnn O'Hara 

WOOLNER BROS. 

Mutiny in Outer Space (..) Sep 64 

William Leslie, Dolores Faith 

©The Human 

Duplicators (..) D.. Sep 64 

Geurge Nader. Barbara Nichols 

©Blood and Black Lace 

(92) n. .Mar S5 

Eva Bartok. Cameron Mitchell 

ZODIAC 

©Nightmare In the Sun 

(81) Melo. Dee 64 

Ursula Andress. John Derek. 

©Horror Castle 

(83) Ho D..Feb65 

Rossana Podesta, George Krlere, 

Christopher Lee 

amm^^^mOmi^ ^"^ *> '^"^ 9 ^

. Feb 

. 

. 

May 

. May 

. Jun 

Shorts chart 

ARTKINO 

The Wondrous World Around 

Us (601 Doc Jun 65 

BUENA VISTA 

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(All in color) 

FEATURETTE SPECIALS 

150 Yellowstone Cubs (48) 

152 Disneyland After Dark (48)... 

170 Golden Horseshoe Revue (48) . 

171 Tattooed Police Horse (48) . . 

REISSUE CARTOONS 

31401 Boat Builders (7) 

31402 Bra«e Little Talor (7) 

31403 Olympic Champ (7) 

31404 Two Week's Vacation (7) 

31405 Man's Best Friend (7) 

31406 Pluto's Sweater (7) 

31407 Bubble Bee (7) 

31408 Blame It on the Samba (7). 

31409 Hook. Lion and Sinker (7) 

31410 Straioht Shooters (7) ... 

31411 A Good Time for a Dime (7) 

31412 The Lone Chipmunks (7) . . . 

. 

SINGLE-REEL 

CARTOONS 

123 The Litterbug (7) 

TWOREEL CARTOON SPECIALS 

139 A Symposium on Popular 

Sonjs (20) 

155 Arizona SheepdoQ 

(re-release) (22) 

179 Freewayphobia (16) 

THREE-REEL LIVE ACTION 

SPECIALS 

105 Islands of the Sea (28) 

0099 Eyes in Outer Space (26) 

THREE-REEL CINEMASCOPE 

0071 Wales (24) 

0072 Scotland (25) 

COLUMBIA 

COLOR FAVORITES 

(Technicolor Reissues) 

5604 Man on the Flying 

Trapeze (7) Dec 64 

5605 Glee Worms (7) Jan 65 

5606Fudgefs Budget (7).. Feb 65 

5607 Lo the Poor Buffalo 

(61/2) Mar 65 

5608 The Mountain Ears 

(TVi) Apr 65 

5609 The Rocky Road to Ruin 

(S/j) May 65 

5610 Black Board Review (7) Jun 65 

LOOPY de LOOP 

(Color Cartoons) 

5704 Horse Shoo (7) Jan 65 

5705 Pork Chop Phooey 

(ei/j) Mar 65 

5706 Crow's Fete (6'/i) Apr 65 

5707 eig Mouse Take (61/2) Jun 65 

MR. MAGOO REISSUES 

(Technicolor) 

5751 Magoo's Young Manhood 

(7) Sep 64 

5752 Scoutmaster Magoo 

(61/2) Ort64 

5753 Ragtime Bear (7) Nov 64 

5754 The Explosive Mr. 

Magoo (6) Dec 64 

5755 Spellbound Hound 

(7) Jan 65 

5756 Magoo's Three Point 

Landing (6'/2) Feb 65 

5757 Rock Hound Magoo (6) Mar 65 

5758 Magoo's Masquerade 

(6) Apr 65 

ONE-REEL SPECIALS 

5651 Little Boy Bad (7) ..Sep 64 

5652 The Ride (7) Feb 65 

SPECIAL COLOR FEATURETTES 

5441 Amazing New Zealand 

(19) Sep 64 

5442 Wonders of Miami Beach 

(19) Nov 64 

5443 Fabulous California 

(19) Jan 65 

5444 Wonders of Kentucky 

(20) Mar 65 

SERIALS 

. 

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 

COLO MEDAL REPRINTS 

6761-W Puss 'N Toots (7) 

6762-W Polka Dot Puss (8) 

6763-W Heavenly Puss (8) 

6764-W Jerry's Diary (7) 

6765-W Tennis Chumps (7) 

6766-W Saturday Evening Puss (7) . 

6767-W Texas Tom (7) 

6768-W The Framed Cat (7) 

6769-W Casanova Cat (7) 

6770 W Sleepy-Time (7) 

6771-D His Mouse Friday (7) 

6772-W Smitten Kitten (g) 

TOM AND JERRY CARTOONS 

(All New—All Color) 

4581 Is There a Doctor in the 

Mouse 

4582 Ah Sweet Mouse Story of Life 

4583 Haunted Mouse 

4584 Of Feline Bondage 

4585 Tom Thump 

4586 I'm Just Wild About Jerry, . . 

PARAMOUNT 

MODERN MADCAPS 

. 

(Technicolor) 

M24-3 Reading, Writhing and 

Rithmetic (6) 

M24-4 Near Sighted and Far 

Out (6) 

M24-5 Cagey Business (6) 

M24.6 Poor Little Witch 

Girl (6) 

M24-7 The Itch (6) 

NOVELTOONS 

(Technicolor) 

Tiger's Tail (. P24-2 A ) . 

P24-3 Homer on the Range 

(. .) 

P24-4 Horning In (. 

Short subjecti, Ittted by compony, In or> 

dcr of release. Running time follows fide. 

Dafc is notional release month. Color and 

process os specified. 

Jan 65 

Jan 65 

Apr 65 

Jul 65 

Jul 65 

Mar 65 

) ... Apr 65 

P24.5 A Hair-Raising 

Talc (,-) 

P24-6 The Story of George 

Washington (6) 

P24-7 A Leak in the Dike 

(6) 

POPEYE CHAMPIONS 

E24-1 Double Cross Country 

Race (7) 

E24-2 Pilgrim Popeye (7) . . 

E24-3 Bride and Gloom (6) . 

E24-4 Greek Mirthology (7) 

E24-5 Fright to the Finish 

(6) 

E24-6 Tots of Fun (7) 

SPECIALS 

(Color) 

B24-2 Instant Holland (17) . . 

B24-3 African Adventure 

(..) 

SPORTS IN ACTION 

D24-1 Hell Drivers (10) 

D24-2 Cue Master (9) .... 

D24-3 Snow Fun (8) 

D24-4 Here Comes Rusty (8) 

D24-5 Race With the Wind 

(..) 

SWIFTY AND SHORTY 

(One Reel) 

C-24-4 Inferior Decorator (7) 

C24-5 Ocean Bruise ..) .. 

C24-6 Getting Ahead (..)... 

C24-7 Les Roys ( . . ) 

TRAVEL ADVENTURE 

(Single Reel—Color) 

T24-1 Miss Smile (10) 

T24-2 Breaking the Language 

Feb 65 

Jun 65 

Apr 65 

Apr 65 

Sep 64 

Sep 64 

Sep 64 

Sep 64 

Sep 64 

Sep 64 

Apr 65 

Sep 65 

Apr 65 

Apr 65 

Jun 65 

Jul 65 

Aug 65 

Feb 65 

Barrier (9) Apr 65 

T24-3 Holland Off Guard (8) Jul 65 

CONTEMPORARY 

PATHE 

Help! My Snowman Is Burning 

Down (10) . .Live Action. .May 65 

Q^ 0=0 

©The Boy and the Pelican 

(20) Feb 65 

Sailing (15) Mar 65 

Portrait of Trinidad (15) Mar 65 

THREE-REEL SUBJECTS 

Muloorina (28) Sep 65 

20TH CENTURY-FOX 

MOVIETONE CINEMASCOPES 

(Color, unless specified) 

7404 Into the Silent Land (9) Jul 64 

7405 Sunshine, Song and 

Senoritas (9) Aug 64 

TERRYTOON 2D'$ 

All Ratios—Color 

5408 Oil Thru the Day (..) Aug 64 

5409 Outer Galaxy 

Gazette (..) Sep 64 

5410 The Gold Dust Bandit 

(. .) Oct 64 

5404 Search for Misery (7) Nov 64 

5412 Molecular Mixup (..) Dec 64 

5501 Gadmouse the Apprentice 

Good Fairy (..) Jan 65 

5502 The Sky's 

the Limit (..) Feb 65 

5503 Freight Fright (..) ..Mar 65 

5504 Don't Spill the 

Beans (. ) . Apr 65 

5505 Weather Magic (..).. May 65 

5505 Darn Barn (..) ....Jun 65 

UNITED ARTISTS 

PINK PANTHER (One-Reel) 

(Color) 

6501 Pink Phink (7) Dec 64 

Pink Pajamas (7) ... .Feb 65 

We Give Pink Stamps Mar 65 

COLOR SPECIALS 

6480 Chagall (26) Oct 64 

Assorted 

(Color) 

6470 Beatles Come to Town 

(7) Jun 64 

6471 This Is Jordan (24).. Jul 64 

5472 Dave Clark Five (7).. Oct 64 

UNIVERSAL 

ONE-REEL COLOR ADVENTURES 

4571 Keep America Singing. . May 65 

4572 Flying Fishermen ....Apr 65 

4573 Peewee Leaguers May 65 

4574 The Great River Apr 65 

TWO-REEL COLOR SUPER SPECIALS 

4501 Big Town Village Dec 64 

4502 Casey at the Met(s) . 65 

TWO-REEL SPECIALS 

4504 Football Highlights 

of 1964 Dec 64 

4505 Yesterda/t Big Story. Jan 65 

WALTER LANTZ CARTUNES 

(All run between 6 and 7 min. 

WALTER UNTZ REISSUES 

4511 Three Little Woodpeckers Jan 65 

4512 The Case of the 

Elephant's Trunk Jan 65 

4513 Woodpecker Wanted ... Feb 65 

Feb 65 

4514 Fractured Friendship . . 

4515 Birds of a Feather Mar 65 

4516 Guest Who? Mar 65 

4517 Canned Dog Feud Apr 65 

4518 Half Baked Alaska Apr 65 

4519Janie Get Your Gun ..May 65 

4520 Davey Cricket May 65 

4521 Sioux Me Jun 65 

4522 Pesty Guest Jun 65 

4523 What's Peckin Jul 65 

WARNER BROS. 

BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE 

(Technicolor Reissues—7 min.) 

3301 Heir Conditioned Sep 64 

3303 Rocket By Baby Sep 64 

3304 Tree Cornered Tweety. .Nov 64 

3305 Heaven Scent Dec 64 

3306 Rabbitson Crusoe Jan 65 

3307 Too Hop to Handle Jan 65 

. 

3308 Zoom and Bored Mar 65 

PEBBLE PRODUCTIONS 

A Comedy Tale of Fanny Hill (9) 3309 The Hole Idea Apr 65 

(IS Chapter-Reissues) 

LESTER 

3310 Napoleon Bunny-Part . 

A. SCHOENFELD 

65 

3311 By 

5120 Perils of the Wilderness 

( . 

FEATURETTES 

Word of Mouse . 65 

. ) Sep 54 ONE-REEL SUBJECTS 

MERRIE MELODIES 

5140 The Iron Claw Cocktail Party 

Dec 64 

(8) Jan 65 

LOONEY TUNES 

5160 Adventures of Captain 

Six Belles (10) Feb 65 

(Technicolor—7 min.) 

Africa Apr 65 

©The Supermarket (10) ..Apr 65 

3701 Panchos Hideaway ...Oct 64 

THE THREE STOOGES ©Shadows of the Past (10) Mar 65 

3702 Road to Andalay .... Dec 64 

5402 Muscle Up a Uftle 

©The Supermarket (10) ....Apr 65 

3703 It's Nice to Have a 

Closer (17) Oct 64 TWO-REEL Mouse 

SUBJECTS 

Around the House.. Jan 65 

5403 A Merry Mix-Up . . . . Dec 64 

©Argentina Land 3704 Cats 

of 

and Bruises . . . Jan 65 

5404 Space Ship Sappy (16) Jan 

Contrast 

65 

(16) Jan 65 

3705 The Wild Chase Feb 65 

5405 Guns A Poppin (eVj) 

©Flight: 

. 

65 

an Anthology (14) Mar 

3706 

65 

Moby Duck Mar 65 

5406 Hording Arognd (ISpi) Apr 65 

©Sport in Australia (19) . . Mar 

3707 Assault and Peppered. 

65 

.Apr 65 

5407 Outer Space Jitters 

Independent Nigeria 3708 Well 

(23) ..Apr 65 

Worn Daffy May 65 

(lff/2) May Mountain Holiday 

65 

(16) ....Apr 65 

3709 Corn on the Cop ...Jun 65 

WORLD OF SPORTS 

Limbering Up (14) Apr 65 WORLD-WIDE ADVENTURE 

5501 Champion Stunt Drivers 

Gliding (15) May 65 

SPECIALS 

i9/t) 

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Opinions on Current Productions 

ÊATURE REVIEWS 

Symbol © denotes color; © CinemoScope; ® Ponavision; ® Techniraino; ® o ther onomorphrc processes. For story synopsis on each picture, see reverse side. 

Casanova '70 Ratio: Comedy 

1.S5-1 

Embassy Pictures 113 Minutes Rel. July '65 

The handsome, suave Italian star, Marcello Mastroianni 

whose "Divorce—Italian Style" and "La Dolce Vita." plus 

his subsequent co-starring films with Sophia Loren, all of 

them Carlo Ponti productions made in Italy, have made 

him one of the top romantic stars with U.S. audiences, has 

a made-to-order comedy vehicle in which a modern-day 

Casanova makes love to a half-dozen foreign beauties, 

two of them, Virna Lisi and Marisa Mali, having scored 

in 1965 films. Magnificently photographed in Eastman 

Color by Aldo Tonti in Rome, Venice, Naples, and Sicily, 

the backgrounds, as well as the luscious ladies, are a treat 

for the eye and the picture should be a smash in key art 

houses in its Italian-language version and, later when 

dubbed into English, in most metropolitan centers, even 

if the many bedroom episodes make it adult fare. The 

screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Agenore Incrocci and Mario 

Monicelli (the latter also directed at a fast pace) is 

merely an excuse for the star to become involved with 

various ladies, most of them married, but the laughs are 

frequent during the many slapstick moments. The one 

serious touch is that the philanderer cannot make love 

unless there is an element of danger—a problem which 

makes him seek help from a psychiatrist, who turns out 

to be none too normal himself. 

Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, Michele Mercier, 

Marisa Mell, Enrico Maria Salerno, Liana Orfei. 

9th 

Arizona Raiders 

Ratio: 

Western 

2.35-1 t) O 

Columbia (006) 88 Minutes Rel. Aug. '65 

Audie Miu'phy, who stUl retains his boyish appearance 

after 15 years starring in westerns or war films, has 

a first-rate post-Civil War outdoors vehicle in this Grant 

Whytock production which can boast Technicolor-Tech- 

Andt niscope and a strong supporting cast. With old-timer 

Buster Crabbe, Michael Dante and Ben Cooper, among 

the younger players seen on TV, and Gloria Talbott for 

feminine appeal, this is made-to-order for the action 

devotees of all ages. Well directed by William Witney, 

from a solid screenplay by Alex Gottlieb and Mary 

Willard Willingham, based on a story by Frank Gruber 

and Richard Schayer, which maintains interest throughout. 

Miss Talbott is particularly effective as a vengeful 

Indian girl whose people are badly treated by some of 

QuantriU's raiders but there is no romantic interest between 

her and Murphy, who plays a Confederate Army 

hero who heads the Arizona Rangers after the war. 

Crabbe does a convincing acting job as the Ranger captain 

and Cooper and Stricklyn have strong parts as 

Murphy's Ranger pals, both of them shot down before 

the fadeout. Fred Graham plays Quantrill. An Admiral 

Pictmes production, this is good action entertainment 

for the entire family. 

Audie Murphy, Buster Ci-abbe, Michael Dante, Gloria 

Talbott, Ben Cooper, George Keyman, Ray Stricklyn. 

Image of Love 

Green Releasing 

Ratio: 

1.S5-1 

Documentary 

88 Minutes Rel. July '65 

An interest-liolding documentary tracing man's 

changing ideals of sexual love, through depicting great 

works of art, old-time movie stills and line drawings, this 

was written, directed and produced by Lou Stoumen, who 

" 

won the 1963 Academy Award for his "Black Fox documentary. 

Although there is some nudity in the famed 

paintings shown on the screen, the film is handled in 

good taste, but is best suited to the art houses, where 

Anthony Newley, British star of the current Broadway 

musical, "The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the 

Crowd," who narrates and sings the title song briefly, will 

be a selling name. Newley's opening comment "What 

sort of woman does a man reaJly want?" leads into a, 

sculptui'e of primitive man, then depicts various statues of 

the ancient Greeks, after a few clips from "One Million 

B.C.," the Victor Matm'e 1940 film, and then figures, 

paintings and stills showing ancient Egypt, India, China, 

France and Africa—a few of these shots are startling, 

but Newley's acid or amusing comments have a satirical 

bite. After the sexually repressed 19th Century period. 

Stoumen employs early newsreel shots, including Little 

Egypt at the Chicago World's Fair, and then woman as 

pictured in modern art. Max L. Raab was executive 

producer. 

Rope oi Flesh 

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"'""""' 

Eve Productions (SR) 90 Minutes Rel. Aug. '65 

Best charactei-ized as a latter-day "Grapes of Wrath" 

study of the Deep South in the Depression of the '30s, 

this latest states-rights effort from Eve Productions, Inc., 

bears the production bamier of Russ Meyer (responsible 

for the brisk-grossing "Lorna" of several years ago) and 

George Costello, Meyer directing from a Raymond Friday 

and William E. Sprague script that spares no dramatic 

punch in its depicting of life in a bucolic atmosphere 

charged with pathos and passion. Lorna Maitland, the 

gal who delineated top role in aforementioned "Lorna," 

contributes a sensual portrayal of a town harlot who 

looks at prison parolee John Furlong, caught up in a 

romantic tangle with Antoinette Cristiani, wife of 

Hal Hopper, with no small measure of compassion. 

The provocatively-titled, geared-for-adult audiences 

Delta Films, Inc., production can be aggressively sold, 

particularly in the larger, more cosmopolitan towns, 

the amount of sensationalism, per se, dependent in great 

measure upon what has been accepted heretofore. Acting 

values are strong, Hal Hopper conveying a forcefulness 

that bespeaks the frustration of unrequited love. Furlong 

is appropriately subdued mitU the climactic moments. Eve 

Meyer was associate producer and Fi-ed Owens production 

manager. 

Hal Hopper, Antoinette Cristiani, John Furlong, 

Stu Lancaster, Rena Horton, Lorna Maitland. 

6t. L 

COR 

In Trouble With Eve 

Ratio: 

1.S5-1 

Comedy 

Borde Associates (SR) 64 Minutes Rel. Aug. '65 

Our British filmmaking cousins' predilection for inventiveness 

amid farcical background is commendably 

demonstrated anew in this Seymour Borde & Associates 

release going into the U.S. market via major states rights 

distributors. Only the minimal running time—an hour 

plus four minutes—mitigates against slotting the import 

into solo feature status; it wUl need either a supporting 

attraction or strong two-reelers and featurettes to pace 

out an afternoon or evening. The June Garland play, 

"Widows Are Dangerous," was source material for Brock 

Williams' script, 

admirably translated to screen terms by 

producer brother team of Tom and John E. Blakeley and 

director Francis Searle, the premise revolving around reaction 

of a tiny British village to conversion of a placid 

country cottage, owned by widow Hy Hazell, to a tearoom. 

Ensuing events and episodes—particularly town 

gossip about scandalous goings-on—build to a reasonably 

satisfactory climax. The Eve of the title—Sally Smith 

is ebullience personified, dashing blithefully about the 

countryside, eventually convincing the townspeople that 

scandal, per se, is more for conversation than conduct. 

Robert Urquhart, as a pompous mayor, has some distinctively 

farcical situation gags and Miss Hazell is the 

epitome of frustrated femininity. 

Robert Urquhart, Hy Hazell, Garry Marsh, Vera Day, 

Sally Smith, Tony Quinn. 

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FEATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips; Adiines for Newspaper and Programs 

THE STORY: "Arizona Raiders" (Col) 

After the Civil War, Audie Murphy, a Confederate 

Army hero, rides with Quaiitrill's Raiders, but is captured 

by Buster Crabbe, Ai-my captain, and sentenced 

to 20 yeai-s at hard labor. After Quantrill's death, the 

remnants of his band head west to terrorize the Arizona 

territory and Crabbe offers Murphy an unconditional ».. 

pardon if he will round up the renegades, who have shot ,îeti 

their way into a peaceful Indian village and kidnaped 

the chiefs daughter, Gloria Talbott. Murphy, with the 

help of his pal, Ben Cooper, and some Indian braves, 

manages to destroy the outlaw band. The fight over. 

Murphy bids farewell to Gloria and her tribe and continues 

his Arizona ranger career. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Audie Murphy, who starred in the film version of his 

war autobiography, "To Hell and Back," and in a dozen 

important westenis since then, is the big selling name 

but don't overlook Buster Crabbe, former swimming 

champion who continued his acting career on TV in "The 

Buster Crabbe Show," after starring in westerns and 

serials. Michael Dante and Ben Cooper are regulars in 

TV series shows. 

CATCHLINES: 

Turned-Ranger . His Guns Blaze Vengeance Across 

the 

. . 

Lawless Land . . . Outlaw Tyranny Versus Arizona 

Fui-y. 

THE STORY: "In Trouble With Eve" (Borde-S.R.) 

When widow Hy Hazell decides to convert her country 

cottage into a teai'oom, she never dreams she'll become 

leading lady in a scandalous comedy-of-errors that 

rocks the sleepy riverside village. Stuffy Mayor Robert 

Urquhart, on an official visit of inspection, meets with a 

regrettable trousers accident, setting tongues wagging. 

When Hy's daughter, Brenda Hogan, arrives, townspeople 

allude to the cottage as a nistic house-of-pleasure. 

Brenda falls in love with Urquhart and all seems serene 

again, but abrupt arrival of Hy's younger daughter. Eve 

Smith) sets off a new wave of gossip. With typical 

teenage exuberance, Eve squares off matters in town, 

including blunderings of police sergeant Tony Quinn. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Line up support from modeling agencies, charm schools, 

teenage groups for an opening night stage fashion show, 

sponsored by a cooperative department store or fashion 

shop. Use teaser ads on women's pages weeks ahead of 

the premiere. 

CATCHLINES: 

The Pun, Fun, Fun Funniest Comedy of the Decade ! . . 

All She Wanted Was a Teahouse—But She Also Wanted 

the Moon! . . . The Only Thing She Knew About Love 

Was Love Them All—One at a Time 

dOtbb 

1964 

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THE STORY: "Casanova "70" (Embassy) 

Marcello Mastroiamii, an Italian NATO officer, is 

constantly pursued by women but, unless he feels there 

is danger, he cannot make love. When his French 

Audie Mmphy as a New Kind of Action Man—Raider- 

mistress leaves him, he romances an Indonesian girl 

and then a chambermaid, with indifferent results. Marcello 

seeks the aid of a psychiatrist, Enrico Maria Salerno, 

who suggest Platonic relationships. At a ski resort, he 

meets the innocent Virna Lisi and becomes engaged but 

she is emaged when he enters a lion cage to kiss the 

lovely tamer. Later, in Sicily, he becomes involved with 

Marisa Mell because her insanely jealous husband 

creates an aura of danger. After encounters with a pure 

young maiden and a prostitute, he finally is reunited 

with Virna. On their honeymoon, he crawls along a ledge 

into her bedroom to make love seem dangerous. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Because Marcello Mastroianni and the title are synonymous 

with romance, play up the star and use photos of 

his eight beautiful leading women, especially Vima Lisi, 

who made male fans drool in "How to Mui-der Your 

Wife," Marisa Mell, who was featm-ed in "Masquerade," 

Michele Mercier, the beauty of many French imports, and 

Beba Loncar, recently in "The Long Ships." 

CATCHLINES: 

Marcello Mastroianni as a Modern Casanova Who Romances 

Virna Lisi, Marisa Mell, Michele Mercier and a 

Dozen of Eui'ope's Greatest Beauties. 

THE STORY: 

"Image of Love" (Green) 

With Anthony Newley narrating, this picture is a succession 

of stills of famous paintings and sculpture from 

such museums as the Louvre, New York Museum of 

Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Hermitage 

in Moscow, National Gallery in Washington, Museo del 

Prado in Madrid, Villa Borghese in Rome, and private 

collections of Peggy Guggenheim and other collectors and 

art lovers. Also shown are stills from Cecil B. DeMille's 

"Cleopatra," "One MiUion B.C.," "Alice in Wonderland," 

including drawings from the Lewis Carroll book, and 

newsreel shots of contemporary figures, including the 

late Pope John, P>resident Kennedy and war refugees, 

teenagers, etc. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

For the art houses, stress the famed art works by using 

blowups or photo reproductions of paintings or sculptures. 

A local art shop may lend such reproductions for a lobby 

display. Mention that Lou Stoumen made the Academy 

Award-winning "Black Fox," which was narrated by 

Marlene Dietrich. In key cities, play up Anthony Newley 

as star of "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off" and "Roar 

of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd." 

CATCHLINES: 

A Motion Pictui-e on the History of Love—From 

Ancient Times to Today ... A Tale Told Thi-ough the 

Greatest Works of Art That Pertain to Love, Also Old 

Movie Stills and Rare Newsreel Sequences. 

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THE STORY: "Rope of Flesh" (Eve) 

Dui'ing waning days of the Great Depression, John 

Furlong, released from prison after five years service for 

manslaughter, wanders into a small Missouri fanning 

community, finds a farm job, and is soon intimately involved 

with Antoinette Cristianl, niece of Stu 

Lancaster. Antoinette's husband, Hal Hopper, a vain, 

ignorant sadist, suspects the younger man and does his 

best to goad Furlong into violence, to no avail. Furlong 

turns to tovm harlots Lorna Maitland and Rena Horton 

for solace and Hopper spreads additional malice, eventually 

turning to preacher Frank Bolger to urge lynch- fever. 

Hopper next burns the farm, attempting to "frame" 

Fm-long and then rapes and murders Bolger's wife, Lee 

Ballard. Furlong is now forced to try to rescue Hopper 

as the latter falls victim to the very lynch mob Hopper 

created. Furlong overcomes his apparent cowardice by 

paying an exacting price. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

With no familiar "names," stress the realism and frank 

presentation of love, lust, passion and violence. Remind 

critics of comparable story ingredients in the works of 

William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams and Erskine 

Caldwell. 

CATCHLINES: 

More Shocking Than "Peyton Place"! Bawdier Than 

"Tobacco Road"! . . . The Unflinching Expose of Smalltown 

Lust and Savagery.

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round. 

M SERVICE, 

Write for 

627 

sell- 

Serils 

Bldg., Omaha, Nebr. 68102. 

Plj lECnONIST-MANAGER. Permanent 

a ound. Lyon Theatre Circuit, Frank- 

1, nrgina. 

EmPMENT SALESMAN well versed 

ojihon and theatre equipment. Ex- 

Îj- opportunity for ambitious, capable, 

oinous young man. P.O. Box 2862, 

clinville, Florida. 

POSmONS WANTED 

E;|EHIENCED projectionist, wishes 

-C| job. Non-Union. Boxoffice 1190. 

PIJECnONIST, 35 years experience, 

Jr'job with Non-Union Theatre. Mainnc|:e. 

Go any where. Boxoffice 1188. 

A 

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EQUIPMENT WANTED THEATRES FOR SALE 

TOP PRICES PAID—For soundheads, 

lamphouses, rectifiers, projectors, lenses 

and portable projectors. What have you? 

STAR CINEMA SUPPLY, 621 WEST 55TH 

STREET, NEW YORK 10019. 

LATE MODEL PROJECTOR and SOUND 

EQUIPMENT WANTED. Bert Carlson, 24 

Alexander Court, Mahwah, New Jersey. 

EQUIPMENT 

FOR SALE 

PROJECTION EQUIPMENT, ALL MAKES 

mechanisms, lamphouses, soundheads, 

magazines, bases, amplifiers, speaker systems. 

We guarantee everything. We buy, 

sell, trade and repair. Lou Walters Sales 

WANT TO BE A WINNER? & Service, 4207 Lawnview avenue, Dallas, 

JOIN A WINNING TEAM! Texas 75227. Telephone EV 8-1550. 

le'a's fastest growing circuit needs 

MUST SELL E7 Heads, Lamps, Generators, 

Sound, Specrkers, Stage Equipment, 

Lenses. Advise your needs. No reasonable 

offer refused. Starlite Theatres, 207 W. 

Market Street, Greensboro, North Carolina. 

NEW EQUIPMENT FOR 

SALE 

KEW RCA TUBE RECTIFIER Mod80T20. 3 

phase, 230 volt AC; 40 volt 80 amp DC. 

Ust $500.00 CLOSE OUT $250.00. Lee 

ARTOE Carbon Co., 940 Belmont, Chicago. 

GENERAL EQUIPMENT. 

USED 

PROJECTION EQUIPMENT. Altec speakers, 

Manley popcorn machine. Strong 

type lamphouses, Motiograph equipment 

12x24 it. plastic screen frame in good 

condition. Presently in use. Write for price. 

Violet Powell, 220 Main St., Brandenburg, 

Kentucky. 

TOP VALUES! RCA PG-230 Sound system 

complete, reconditioned, $1,275.00; 

Aluminum reels, $2.00; Ashcraft 85 Ampere 

Selenium Rectihers, like new, $38500 pair; 

FlJrriME PICTURES. Box 

Thouscmd values. 

4391. COLUM- 

STAR CINEMA SUPPLY, 

A,,. C. 

621 

Wants Theatre Screen Ad WEST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK 

Salesrr|ree 

to travel. Average $250,00 per 

10019. 

?& Write or wire. 

Ol^mCE :: August 9, 1965 

NEED SPACE IN WAREHOUSE, selling 

all used equipment at cost. Here is sample 

of few items: Ballantyne projectors, 

$200 pcrtr. Ballantyne heavy duty pedestals 

with switches, $200 pair. Ballantyne PD- 

56 double channel amplifier, $250. Super 

Simplex projectors, $250 pair. Complete 

portable set-up, Acme, arc lamps, rectifiers, 

table, film cabinets, lenses, rewinds, 

both on platforms & rollers & plug-in connections 

for everything, price only $1,695. 

HARDIN THEATRE SUPPLY CO., 714 South 

Dallas , Texas , 75206 

Hampton Road , 

DRIVE-IN THEATRE EQUIPMENT 

CENTURY DRIVE-IN BOOTH. 200-amp., 

in rack. C heads. R-5 soundheads. Very 

clean. Japanese lens, mirrors. 1220 East 

7th Street, Charlotte, N. C. 

DRIVE-IN THEATRE TICKETS! 100,000 

1x2" special printed roll tickets, $40.75. 

Send for samples of our special printed 

stub rod tickets for drive-ins. Safe, distinctive, 

private, easy to check. Kansas 

City Ticket Co., Dept. 10, 109 W. 18th 

Street, (Filmrow), Kansas City 8, Mo. 

EQUIPMENT REPAIRING 

A!I makes, all models projection equipment 

repaired. LOU WALTERS SALES & 

SERVICE CO., 4207 LAWNVIEW AVE., 

DALLAS. TEXAS, 75227. EV 8-1550, 

RECONE YOUR SPEAKERS. Save $ $ $ 

Weatherproof cones, guaranteed one 

year. 4"—90c prepaid. Arizona Speaker 

Reconers. 234 Beale St , Kingman, Arizona. 

PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT 

MINIATURE TRAIN, locomotive cor and 

three Hiawatha passenger cars, 15 riding 

capacity. Wisconsin air cooled engine 

powered, 380 feet track, will sell at bargain. 

Write VICTORY DRIVE-IN THEATRE, 

Butler, Wisconsin. P.O. Box 36. 

LCLfflRine HOUSE 

FOR SALE—400-seat theatre in Northern 

Michigan. Only theatre within 25-mi'le 

radius. Excellent semi-retirement situation. 

Terms. Boxoffice 1161. 

FOR SALE: Complete modern theatre. 

Air-conditioned, conoession, parking. 

Owner retiring. Crowley Realty, 229 W. 

9th Street. Anderson, Indiana. 644-2501. 

DRIVE-IN (200 cars) & skating rink U.S. 

Route 13 Delaware. Owner ill, need 

$10,000 cash. Nathan Klein, 17U Eastern 

Ave., Baltimore 31, Maryland. 

A SIX THEATRE CIRCUrr—Complete, 

closed towns, closing estate tor taxes, 

$130,000.00, payable $25,000.00 down and 

balance payable $650.00 monthly, including 

interest until paid for. Will sell all 

or any part: Leon D. Glasscock, 1802 N. 

St. Mcfry's Street, San Antonio, Texas, 

78212, Area 512 CA 7-5233. 

INDOOR AND DRIVE-IN THEATRES. 

central Kansas. Now operating. Good 

reason for selling. County seat. Local 

payroll. Might consider contract with 

down payment, for good man. Boxoffice 

1191. 

Southern California. Twenty minutes 

from Los Angeles, near Long Beach. Sell 

theatre fully equipped and- building. 

$110,000—$15,000 down, balance like rent. 

1,000 seats. Operaling seven days a week. 

Absentee owner. Boxoffice 1192. 

THEATRES WANTED 

Wanted to Buy or Lease: Indoor theatre 

in metropolitan areas, population at 

least 75,000. Contact William Berger, 

Metropole Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Wanted to Buy or Lease: Indoor theatre 

in Metropolitan area. Population at least 

200,000. Contact Harry Wald, 506 St. 

Charles St., St. Louis, Mo. 

WANT TO LEASE with option, money 

making Dnve-ln. Southwest. Have experience 

and capital. Boxoffice 1189. 

SOUND PROJECTION 

MAINTENANCE MANUEL & 

MONTHLY SERVICE BULLETINS 

A SMALL INVESTMENT WILL PAY Big 

Dividends at the Boxoffice! Trout's Sound- 

Projection Loose-Leaf Service Manual and 

Monthly Service Bulletins tell you "HOW" 

to service and repair Projectors, Arc 

Lamps, Rectifiers and Generators. How 

to SERVICE your sound equipment—amplifiers, 

soundheads and speakers. "Course 

in Sound Servicing." Data on lenses and 

screens. Save $$$ in buying supplies and 

equipment. Simplified, easy-to-understand. 

Schematics and pictures. 

Trouble-Shooting 

Charts. Data on transistor systems, etc. 

For Exhibitors, Managers, Repairmen and 

PROIECTIONISTS. Authentic data. Price: 

$7.95, which includes Monthy Service Bulletins 

(one year). Canada: $8.50. Casn, 

check or P.O. order. No CODs. WESLEY 

TROUT, Editor-Publisher, P.O. Box 575, 

ENID, OKLAHOMA 73701. 

PROGRAMS 

Let us sell your coming pictures with 

our new Imperial Program or our Jet 

Folder. We have other printed products 

as low as $2.05 for 500 Midget Pluggers. 

Send your title and dates to "Fepco" Film 

Exhibitors Printing Company, Box 795. 

Omaha, Nebraska. 

POPCORN MACHINES 

Brand new counter model, all electric. 

Capacity, hundred portions per hour, 

$199-00. Replacement kettles all machines. 

120 S. Hoisted, Chicago 6, 111. 

BUSINESS 

STIMULATORS 

BINGO. MORE ACTION, $4.50 M cards. 

Other games available, on, off screen. 

Novelty Games Co., 106 Rogers Ave., 

Brooklyn, N.Y. 

Build attendance with real Hawaiian 

orchids. Few cents each. Write Flowers of 

Hawaii, 670 S. Lafayette Place, Los Angeles 

5, Calif. 

Bingo Cards. Die cut 1, 75-500 combinations. 

1, 100-200 combination. Can be used 

for KENO, $4.50 per M. Premium Products, 

339 West 44th St., New York 36, N.Y. 

BALLOONS: KIDDIE SHOWS. ANNI- 

VERSARIES, special events. Southern Balloon, 

Box 246, Atlanta 1, Georgia 30301. 

THEATRE SEATING 

CHAIRS REBUILT ANYWHERE! EXPERT 

workmanship, personal service, finest materials. 

Arthur Judge, 2100 E. Newton Ave., 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

SPECIAUSTS IN REBUILDING CHAIRS. 

Best workmanship, reasonable prices. 

Have men, will travel. Rebuilt theatre 

chairs for sale. Neva Burn Products Corp. 

262 South St. N.Y.C. 

WE REBUILD THEATRE CHAIRS anywhere— 

finest materials, BEST workmanship^LOW 

prices. CHICAGO USED CHAIR 

MART, 1320 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. 

Phone 939-4518. 

15.000 LATE MODEL THEATRE CHAIRS 

also American Bodiiorm chairs, guaranteed 

rebuilt same as new. All or part can 

be bought at amazingly low bargain 

prices. Nick Diack, Eastern Seating Co.,, 

138-13 Springfield Blvd., Springfield Gardens 

13, New York. 

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