Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1956)

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 NEW EQUIPMENT BOOKS RECONDITIONED NEUMADE FILM CABINETS 6-10-12 sections (<7 S2 section ; Golde Automatic Rewind w motor, like new $59.50 : rebuilt Griswold R-2 splicers $15.95. S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. EXCELLENT COATED PROJECTION LENSES — many brand new! Wollensak “Sunray” Series I: 33t 5", S1-", 6", 7%" — $35 pair. Superlite Series III “C” coated 2%", 3", 314" $150 pr. Others available— tell us your needs. Trades Taken. 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ATTENTION HOLMES USERS! 1000W T20C13 Mog. prefocus lamps $25 dozen I $3.95 each); intermittent movements $24.50; Star sprocket assembly $10; sound lens $9.95; EE14070 vertical drive shaft w/5 gears, bearings $9.75 ; 2000' magazines, upper & lower (rebuilt) $25 set. S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St„ New York 19. $17.95 COMPLETE 2-STATION 115-V INTERcom., delivered, worth $55; 4A/8.5V, WE Exciter Lamps 35<f ; 1000-watt Cl 3 Mogul Pref. $1.45; Bingo diecut 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. Arclamps, $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. SEATING SEAT COVERS: SEWED COMBINATIONS, 95f up; all colors. Send $1.50, old cover, will duplicate, best match. Vinyl leatherettes; all colors; 54 inches wide; $1.10 yd. up. 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QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y. ECONOMY — ECONOMY — ECONOMY. HUNdreds of practical, experience-tested, money-saving tips on economical theatre practices are yours in the “Master Guide to Theatre Maintenance” at only $5 for them all. Send for your copy Right Now. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y. THEATRES FOR RENT. PALACE THEATRE, PASSAIC, N. J. Fully equipped, CinemaScope, air-conditioned, parking. Ideal for projectionist, manager, family operation. S. E. HARRIS, 292 Fern St., West Hartford, Conn. HELP WANTED MANAGERS WANTED: THEATRE MANAGERS wanted for Conventional and Drive-in theatres open entire year in New Jersey. Top salary. Many benefits including retirement plan, group insurance, and hospitalization. Apply WALTER READE THEATRES. Mayfair House, Deal Road, Oakhurst, N. J., or call Kellogg 1-1600. Horror Double Bill Opens in First Runs Universal-International’s new horror bill combination of “Curucu, Beast of the Amazon,” in Color by Eastman, and “The Mole People” is being launched this week in a series of important first run key city theatres to be followed by a territorial saturation kickoff out of the Boston exchange and involving more than 60 theatres early in November. The key city first run theatres which will launch the combination this week include the Palace in Columbus; the Orpheum in Minneapolis; the Orpheum in St. Paul; the Paramount in Syracuse, and others. The more than 60 dates in the Boston territory will be launched November 14 at the Keith’s Memorial theatre in Boston. An all-out territorial promotional campaign is already under way designed to aid all the participating theatres, including the use of a saturation territorial television campaign. Management Firm Hired For Industry Survey The management engineering firm of Booz, Allen & Hamilton has been retained by the Motion Picture Association of America on a per diem basis to make a six months’ survey of the industry to streamline film company operations. The concern has also been retained by Loew’s, Inc., to conduct a four-week survey of its Hollywood studios to try to achieve a blueprint for production economics. Booz, Allen & Hamilton was hired by the MPAA following a report by the association’s sub-committee, which has been meeting in recent weeks with representatives of management consultant firms to select an analyst. Unifrance Plans Festival Unifrance Film, French film group which organizes film festivals abroad, has announced a festival at the end of October in Prague and a second festival of French films in Peking at the beginning of 1957. Another possibility reported is a festival in Budapest. Award to Mrs. Roosevelt Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt has been chosen to receive the tenth annual award of Beverly Hills B’nai B’rith, Alvin P. Meyers, president of the Men’s Lodge, and Mrs. A. P. Smiley, president of the women’s chapter, have announced. The award will be made at a testimonial banquet Dec. 16 at the Biltmore Bowl. M PEA Allocates Import Licenses for Belgium The Motion Picture Export Association has agreed upon a division of import licenses, 258, for the Belgian market for the period March 1, 1956, through February 28, 1957, it was announced in a statement issued last week. Under the agreement, Columbia receives 30 licenses; Loew’s 41; Paramount 27; RKO 22; Republic 18; 20th Century-Fox, 34; United Artists, 25; Universal 34; and Warner Brothers 27. Previously, Columbia reached 31; Loew’s 40; Paramount 26; RKO, 23; Republic 19; 20th-Fox, 33; United Artists, 25; Universal, 35; Warner Brothers, 26. 98 Italian Features Offered in Nine Months ROME: Some 98 features were produced or went into production during the first three quarters of 1956 in Italy, it is announced. This figure is five per cent less than in the previous year and 20 per cent less than in 1954. It is estimated that the global 1956 Italian production rate will be around 125 feature films, as against 140 in 1955 and 157 in 1954. Of the 98 productions completed or in work, 42 are in color (as against 33 in 1955) and 35 were produced with new screen techniques. 46 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, OCTOBER 27, 1956