Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1956)

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Fifteen cents per word, money-order or check with copy. Count initials, box number and address. Minimum insertion $ I -50. Four insertions for price of three. Contract rates on application. No border or cuts. Forms close Mondays. Publisher reserves right to reject any copy. Film and trailer advertising not accepted. Classified advertising not subject to agency commission. Address copy and checks: MOTION PICTURE HERALD, Classified Dept., Rockefeller Center, New York (20) USED EQUIPMENT POSITIONS WANTED DRIVE-IN EQUIPMENT ARCLAMPS GALORE! ALL GOOD CONDITION. Peerless Magnarcs $395 pr.; Strong Mogul, Brenkert Enarc $350; Forest U.T., Ashcraft E, Ballantyne $300. Available on time. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St. New York 19. EXCELLENT COATED PROJECTION LENSES — many brand new! Wollensak, “Sunray" Series I: 3", 3^", 3\", 6", 6 6”. 7%", $35 pr. Superlite Series III "C” coated 2%”, 3", 3%", $160 pr. Others available, tell us your needs. Trades taken. Wire or telephone order today. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP.. 602 W. 52nd St. New York 19. BALLANTYNE SOUND SYSTEM, LATE TYPE, reconditioned $775; 50/100 ampere generators, complete, reconditioned, $295; splicers $1.95; Very best buys on all types of equipment, including screens and lenses: What do you need? STAR CINEMA SUPPLY, 621 West 55th St., New York 19. STUDIO EQUIPMENT MAURER 16MM STUDIO CAMERAS, $6000 VALue, $1995; Eyemo 36mm Newsreel Cameras, from $99.50; Mitchell 35mm Standard Tracking Camera, $995; Houston 16mm K-3 negative/positive/reversal Automatic Film Processors, unused, $5,450 value, $2595; Moviolas from $195; Hallen synchronous magnetic 17%mm recorder, B22, $1960 value, $495 ; Neumade RK-102 Film Racks hold 102-1000' reels, originally $165, new $87.50; American Cinematographer's Handbooks, % price, $2.50. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. MANAGER OR CIRCUIT EXECUTIVE ASSISTant. Experienced, age 38, family man. Excellent civic and fraternal affiliations. Prefer South or Southwest, consider anywhere two weeks notice. BOX 2936, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. MANAGER OR ASSISTANT, EX-SERVICEMAN, 10 years’ AFMPS, age 38, single, go anywhere. Available at once. BOX 2938, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. NEW EQUIPMENT INTERMITTENT MOVEMENTS — NEW SURplus for Simplex $69.50; DeVry $69.50 ; Holmes $24.50. Automatic enclosed rewinds $69.60. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. SEAT COVERS: SEWED COMBINATIONS, 95« up ; all colors. Send $1.50, old cover, will duplicate, best match. Vinyl leatherettes ; all colors ; 64 inches wide; $1.10 yd. up. Also precut 24x27; 2 dozen minimum order 44(t up. Complete line upholstery materials, mystic tapes, mohairs, corduroys, velvets ; low prices ; send for samples. MANKO FABRICS CO., INC., 156 W. 28th St., N Y. $17.95 COMPLETE 2-STATION 115-V INTERcom., delivered, worth $55; 4A/8.5V, WE Exciter Lamps Z5<!'; 1000-watt Cl 3 Mogul Pref. $1.45; Bingo iliecut cards 0-75, $2.64M; 0-100, $3.50M; 5M lot free delivery. Westinghouse Rectox 65-80 amps replacement units Benwood-Brenkert rectifiers, $89. Brenkert H. Arelamps, $165 pr. Simplex 4-Star complete Amplifier $99.90: F2.0 Lenses 4.75", $99 pr.; Wanted: Used LowIntensity rectifiers, etc. Save this ad. AMERICAN THEATRE SUPPLY, 2300 First, Seattle, 1. IN-CAR SPEAKERS $4.25— YEAR WARRANTY1 4" unit, steel case, attractive blue-white finish. Set 2 speakers, junction box $12.25. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 62nd St., New York 19. BUMPER STRIPS! IN BRILLIANT FLUOREScent colors! Write for rates and free literature entitled: "A Great New Advertising Medium That Rides for You Free !" PEREL PROCESS PRINT CO., 1831 N. 77th St., Phila., 31, Pa. HELP WANTED QUALIFIED MAN TO MANAGE ONE OF SEVERAL drive-in theatres open all year. Kindly give complete qualifications including past and present employment, experiences and salaries as well as reference and reason for seeking new employment. Contact JESSE WELLONS, Fayetteville, N. C. HERE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL OPENING FOR A top flight showman who can better his present salary and advancement possibilities. First class 1,000-seat theatre located in York, Pa. In letter give resume of Experience and include photo if possible. All replies will confidential. E. L. TRENCHARD, Goldman Theatre Bldg., 15th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. THEATRE MANAGER OPENING— AN EXCEPtional opportunity for showman with proven background who wishes to better his present position and salary. Have opening in first-run, deluxe theatre in Georgia. Age, experience, qualifications, references and full particulars in first letter. Also send small snapshot. All replies held strictly confidential. BOX 2937, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. Bert E. Friedlob, 49 Film Producer, Dies BEVERLY HILLS: Bert E. Friedlob, 49, well known Hollywood producer, died at his home here October 7 of cancer of the pancreas. He had undergone two operations recently. Married three times, he was divorced two years ago from actress Eleanor Parker, mother of his three children. His pictures include: “Fireball,” “Millionaire for Christy,” “The Steel Trap,” “The Star,” which starred Bette Davis in 1952, “Untamed” and “While the City Sleeps” and “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” both released this year for RKO. Harry Gilladette Harry L. Gilladette, 64, former district manager of Smalley Theatres, Inc., died September 29 in Oxford, N.Y. He had been a patient in a nursing home there since February because of ill health which brought about his retirement from business two years ago. Walter F. Yost Walter F. Yost, 65, prominent Harrisburg, Pa., exhibitor, died there September 29. At the time of his death he operated the Grand and Penway theatres in Harrisburg and the Valle at Mechanisburg. Earned by RKO Television Max Bradbard has been named eastern sales manager and William Gorman has taken charge of western sales operations for RKO Television, announced William Finkeldey, syndicate sales manager. Mr. Bradbard, who will take over the New York headquarters, has been an account executive with the RKO Teleradio Pictures subsidiary since 1951. Mr. Gorman, who will establish his office in Hollywood, was an account executive with several TV stations owned by Teleradio. Albert M. Cohen PHILADELPHIA: Albert M. Cohen, 51, a leader in the development of motion picture law and actively identified with the industry for many years, died October 6 here. He was a charter member of the Variety Club of Philadelphia. His wife and two daughters survive. George Bancroft SANTA MONICA, CALIF.: George Bancroft, 74, for many years one of the industry’s leading character actors, remembered for such films as “Docks of New York” and “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town,” died here following an illness of three weeks. He is survived by his widow, a daughter and a son. Doris Day Honored At Ohio Premiere CINCINNATI: Doris Day, star of “Julie,” produced by Martin Melcher for MGM release, was honored by Governor Frank Lausche of Ohio and Station WLW of Cincinnati, who helped her celebrate the world premiere of the film at the RKO Albee in Cincinnati October 10. The governor issued a proclamation declaring the week of October 8 as Doris Day Week. The three days of premiere activities included such features as luncheons with civic groups, radio and TV interviews with Miss Day, and personal appearances at the theatre. Miss Day then went on to Columbus and Cleveland, where she was again feted by civic groups and studio representatives. Regents Back New York Ban on "Chatterley" ALBANY: Affirming the license denial by the Motion Picture Division, New York State Education Department, for “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” on the ground that three sequences cited by the division are “immoral” under Sections 122 and 122-A of the Education Law, the Regents last week approved a report by a reviewing committee whose members included George L. Hubbell, Jr., John F. Brosnan and Jacob L. Holtzmann. 30 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, OCTOBER 13, 1956