The Exhibitor (May-Oct 1945)

THE EXHIBITOR No.315 The Stars, Technicolor, The Romance, and The Music Sell Columbia's "Song To Remember" mm m' J OEMAAOS I AFtWMORE I OATS TO SEE r C'lMtCdt /miisicai 'MUSICAL ROMANCE POSITIVELY ENDS NEXT MONDAY MAR. 5th SAN FRANCISCO LOEWS DRPHEUMYMy RAVES! RAVES! RAVES! 4 th BIG WEEK! A new form of enter¬ tainment in which glorious music springs j from the story... Just \ ■as the story springs 1 from the heart I A NEW MIRACLE OF TECHNICOLOR! SONG TO REMEMB sUrriif 9au/ MUNI _ uM&i/e \OBERON . %■ r" CORNEL WILDE 10 NINA FOCH • GEORCe COULOURIS Last Complete Show 8 tarts at 8:40 P. M. DETROIT PHILADELPHIA PROVIDENCE I surging, tempestu¬ ous story . . . powerful . . unforgettable . . . all you've ever dreamof in great emo¬ tional experience/ NEW YORK Starting 0aui o C0H SEVERAL SAMPLES of excellent hold-over copy are interspersed here with an forgotten. It is interesting to note that in several instances no mention is made opening ad and one from New York allowing for co-billing of the stage show. of the classical music, while elsewhere this feature is made a salient sales point. The romantic angle is stressed with the stars, and Technicolor, of course, is not The single column San Francisco ad is attractive. AFE Handling Three New York — It was announced last week by William Shelton, sales manager, AFE Film Corporation, that the company’s “Champagne Charlie,” “The Ghostly Re¬ turn” and “Return to Yesterday,” directed by Robert Stevenson, are now ready for distribution. OWI Budget Cut Washington — The Office of War Informa¬ tion last week faced a cut of $12,100,000 in the proposed budget of $54,100,000. The slash was recommended to Congress by President Truman as part of the Federal financial retrenchment drive. MAN NEEDED AT ONCE, experienced theatre manager or assistant. Preferably single for suburban Washington, D. C. SIDNEY LUST 1 THOMAS CIRCLE, WASHINGTON, D. C. Telephone, Executive 1130 BB Show Re-titled New York — The All-Star show which Cinema Lodge, B’nai B’rith, is sponsoring at Carnegie Hall, on May 24, for the bene¬ fit of wounded servicemen will be called “All For the Wounded,” Harry Brandt, who is producing the show, and Alan Corelli, chairman, entertainment committee, an¬ nounced last week. The previous title was “B’nai B’rith Will Not Forget.” The appointment of Noel Meadow as publicity coordinator for the show was announced by Milton Livingston, publicity chairman. Appointments to the public¬ ity committee include Philip Laufer and Robert Wile, Universal; Harold L. Danson, Kayton-Spiero; Herbert Berg, United Artists; Arthur Jeffrey, International Pic¬ tures; Joseph L. Roberts, Vanguard Pic¬ tures; Leo Katcher, formerly with Samuel Goldwyn; Sid Kane, Loew’s; Jerry Sager, Criterion; Syd Gross, Rivoli; Ben Serkowich, Capitol; William Slater, RKO The¬ atres; Sam Kantor, Brandt Theatres; Mel Konecoff, The Exhibitor; Charles Becker; Nat Goldstein, the New York Times, and Morris Lefkoff, Metropolitan Photos. Silverstone Trip Delayed New York — Emanuel Silverstone, foreign department representative, was unable last week to accompany Walter Gould, UA for¬ eign manager, on his return to England. SOPEG Dispute To WLB New York — The dispute between Screen Office and Professional Employes Guild, Local 1, UOPWA, CIO, and Loew’s, Co¬ lumbia, 20th Century-Fox, RKO, and Paramount over salary and contract terms was certified last week to the War Labor Board. Negotiations between the union and the companies, which were broken off in October, 1944, affect about 2,000 home office employes. The union’s initial con¬ tract with the companies will be extended until final WLB action. Cook Mono. Prod. Manager Hollywood — Glen Cook was last week appointed general production manager at Monogram studios. For several years with the old Monogram organization, Cook has been most recently unit production man¬ ager with Harry Sherman and Selznick. THE "G./." CORNER VETERAN WISHES TO BUY OR LEASE THEATRE IN NEW ENGLAND Reply to BOX G.l. 5 THE EXHIBITOR, 1225 Vine St. Philo. 7, Pa. May 9, 1945