Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1948)

QUICLEY AWARDS CONTENDERS IVAN ACKERY Orpheum, Vancouver, Can. JOHN BALMER Strand, Freehold, N. J. JIM BARNES Warner's Huntington Park, Cal. GEORGE BERNARD Odeon, Bury, Eng. T. W. BIRD Empire Whitley Bay, Eng. FRANK BOYLE Keith's, Lowell, Mass. JOSEPH BOYLE Poli-Broadway Norwich, Conn. BILL BROWN Poli-Bijou New Haven, Conn. JAMES A. CAREY Hiway, York, Pa. LOU COHEN Poli, Hartford, Conn. TIFF COOK Capitol, Toronto, Can. DAN DANDREA Stanley Bridgeton, N. J. J. A. DAVIDSON Hume, Burlington, Can. JAMES G. DAVIS Paramount, Lynn, Mass. JACK DEMOS Lex, Chicago, III. RICHARD FELDMAN Paramount Syracuse, N. Y. M. FITZGIBBONS Roosevelt Flushing, N. Y. W. F. FOSTER Dalston, London, Eng. GERRY GERMAINE Palace, Pittsfield, Mass. FRANCIS C. GILLON Paramount Cedar Rapids, Iowa ALICE GORHAM United Theatres Detroit, Mich. WILLIAM HASTINGS Orpheum, Denver, Col.' ELMER HECHT Park, Tampa, Fla. R. G. HONEYMAN Regent Edinburgh, Scot. CLAUDE HUNTER Odeon Peterborough, Can. JEFF JEFFERIS Jefferis, Piedmont, Mo. E. F. JOHNSON Majestic, Leeds, Eng. L. A. KEENE Vaudeville Reading, Eng. LARRY KENT Plaza, Houston, Texas TED KIRKMEYER Egyptian, Ogden, Utah R. KOUTNIK Palace, Milwaukee, Wis. RALPH LANTERMAN Paramount Long Branch, N. J. C. W. LEWIS Gaumont Manchester, Eng. NORMAN W.LOFTHUS Mission Santa Barbara, Cal. JOHN LONGBOTTOM Odeon Middlesborough, Eng. ABE LUDACER Valentine, Toledo, O. R. B. MALLIN Lil, Forest Pk., III. HAL MARTZ Plainfield Plainfield, N. J. ED MAY Lincoln Miami Beach, Fla. LOUIS E. MAYER Palace, Chicago, III. R. E. MILLER Picture House Aberdeen, Scot. HARRY PEASE Odeon West Hartlepool, Eng. H. S. PHILLIPS Renel, Philadelphia, Pa. MIKE PICCIRILLO Center, Hartford, Conn. LESTER POLLOCK Loew's, Rochester, N. Y. ROBERT R. PORTLE Poli, Worcester, Mass. J. H. POTTER Odeon, Leicester, Eng. E. A. PYNE Keith's, Cleveland, O. PHIL RAPP State Schenectady, N. Y. G. E. RATH MAN New Marion Marion, Iowa JACK RAYMORE Community Morristown, N. J. ED RICHARDSON Granada, Cleveland, O. JOHN ROBERTS Granada, London, Eng. REYNOLDS ROBERTS Ritz, Tunstall, Eng. MORRIS ROSENTHAL Poli, New Haven, Conn. KEN ROWLAND Odeon Weston-Super-Mare, Eng. ED SEAMAN Avon, Savannah, Ga. E. C. SEATON Savoy, Leyton, Eng. DWIGHT SEYMOUR Arbor Nebraska City, Nebr. SONNY SHEPHERD Miami, Miami, Fla. DELMAR SHERRILL Playhouse Statesville, N. C. BARRY SIMMONS Rideau, Ottawa, Can. SOL SORKIN Keith's, Flushing, N. Y. JOHN C. SPERDAKOS Avenue, Montreal, Can HARRY D. STEARN Maryland Cumberland, Md. REG STREETER Forum Los Angeles, Cal S. TENSER Central Cambridge, Eng. ROBERT L.THOMPSON Eckel, Syracuse, N. Y. RUPERT TODD Gaumont Hallgate, Eng. GERTRUDE L. TRACY Parma, Parma, O. LEN UTECHT Lake, Oak Park, III. J. B. WHITE President Manchester, Ga. HARRY A. WIENER Smalley's Johnstown, N. Y. ANSEL WINSTON Coliseum, New York NATHAN WISE Palace, Cincinnati, O. Round Table Ml G. I. Hunter, city manager of Fox Springfield theatres, Spring«■ field, Missouri, notifies the Round Table that "Youth Month" campaigns will arrive this week. . . . Dan Dandrea, manager of the Stanley theatre, Bridgeton, N. J., showing another fine display for "Man Eater of Kumaon." . . . Manager Eddie Richardson, of Loew's Granada theatre, Cleveland, Ohio, getting front-page newspaper break on 21st Anniversary of theatre. To say nothing of a swell cooperative newspaper page from friendly merchants. And drama-page compliments from the by-line movie critics. . . . Bill Reisinger stirring up plenty of promotion for "The Secret Land" at Loew's theatre, Dayton, Ohio. . . . George Kraska citing motion picture trade press reviews of "The Lost One" in display newspaper ads for the Kenmore theatre, Boston. ... J. P. Foley, manager of the Viv theatre, Corbin, Ky., tying in local football fever with showing of "Babe Ruth Story." . . . R. E. Agle's throw-away herald with the program of the Appalachian theatre, Boone, N. C., also carries coupons good at cooperating local stores. . . . Mike Piccirillo and assistant Jimmy Doran using the radio character "Mr. Sweeps" on stage at the Center theatre, Hartford, Conn. . . . Barney Simmons, manager of the Rideau theatre, Ottawa, Canada, had advertising tieup with local stage and screen appearance of Hazel Scott through cooperative record dealer. . . . Rufus C. Neas, manager of the Cameo and Columbia theatres, Bristol, Va.-Tenn., says he will be back in the Round Table mail soon with more showmanship examples. . . . Gilbert Rathman getting good results with pressbook mats, printing his excellent window display card at the New Marion theatre, Marion, Iowa. . . . Larry Levy used those illustrated letters from the pressbook to make a display card for "Red River" at Loew's Colonial theatre, Reading, Pa. QBen W. Colman, manager of the Senator theatre, Washington, D. C, gave away a collie puppy to advertise the picture "Shaggy." Bill Brown had a double-bill in all Technicolor at Loew's Poli-Bijou, New Haven, and exploitation to match. . . . Heinrich Wenigmann joins the Round Table from the Film Buhne, Beuel, Germany. . . . George J. Forhan., Jr., assistant manager of the Capitol theatre, Kingston, Ontario, is following in the showmanship footsteps of his father, who has been a Round Tabler since 1929, now at the Belle theatre, Belleville, Canada. . . . Elmer Hecht's measurements of "Venus" as exploitation for "One Touch of Venus" at the Park theatre, Tampa, Fla., is one right out of the pressbook that you can do locally. . . . Bob Portle, whose ballyhoo always has wheels, had a wagon on the streets for "Fury At Furnace Creek," at Loew's Poli-Elm Street theatre, Worcester, Mass. . . . Manager Bob Workman and publicist Helen Garrity had them dancing in the streets, western style, to exploit "The Return of the Bad Men" at the Capitol theatre,. Salt Lake City. . . . Morris Rosenthal produced a parade float like a layer cake to announce new attractions at Loew's Poli theatre, New Haven, for the Movie Harvest celebration. . . . "Apartment for Peggy" was tied in with Michigan's Willow Run Veteran's community as exploitation for the picture at the Fox theatre, Detroit. . . . Tom Phelan, manager of Walter Reade's Strand theatre, Long Branch, N. J., used a lucky chance wheel as lobby exploitation for "Hazard.". . . Max Melincoff predicting that Jane Wyman will win an Academy Award for "Johnny Belinda" in Warner's Massachusetts theatres. . . . Ralph Lanterman gave away 2,000 roses, enough for all ladies at matinee performances of "Loves of Carmen" at Walter Reade's Community theatre, Morristown, N. J. Ml C. W. Lewis, manager of the Gaumont, Manchester, joins other J English managers in proclaiming the Herbert Wilcox-Anna Neagle release, "Spring in Park Lane," as the best British picture of the year . . . L. A. Keene, manager of the Vaudeville theatre, Reading, Berks., showing an attractive marquee display for the XlVth Olympiad. . . . Harry Pease, of the Odeon theatre, West Hartlepool, getting British Army cooperation to advertise "Unconquered." . . . John Godfrey, manager of the Savoy Cinema, Edgware, landed the biggest window in the London Cooperative Stores for a display on "The Unfinished Dance." . . . E. Rowland, manager of the Gaumont Cinema, Sutton, built an interesting foyer display for "The Red Shoes," and had a ballet ballyhoo on the street. . . . W. E. Case, Gaumont Palace, Stroud, had a personal appearance of British stars that drew crowds of autograph hunters and front page newspaper pictures in the Stroud Journal. . . . A. M. Burton, manager of St. George's Hall, Bradford, found an old ticket, dated 1854, for a Grand Military Concert at his theatre. . . . R. G. Honeyman, manager of the Regent Picture House, Edinburgh, lists a "good will effort" with community singing as a stage attraction based on participation by "the boys in Germany" who were invited as guests on leave. . . . E. C. Hurry, manager of the Regal Cinema, Edmonton, built a shadow-box display with puppets to advertise "The Red Shoes." . . . John Longbottom submitting his complete campaign for "Sitting Pretty" at the Odeon theatre, Middlesbrough, with a "baby minding" service installed, to gain 117 inches of free newspaper space, in a tight newsprint market. MANAGERS' ROUND TABLE, NOVEMBER 6, 1948 ■Hi