Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1949)

LONDON OBSERVATIONS (Continued from Page 29) — suggjsted rival campJ and detracted from the party spirit. On checking, I discovered the companies had to pay for the privilege of being represented. Executives were in the minority, but the Associated British directors were strongly represented by Sir Phillip Warter, C. J. Latta, Jack Goodlatte, Dr. Fletcher, MP, and Robert Clar'c. I noticed BOT President Harold Wilson talking with Film Finance Corporation's J. H. Lawrie and no doubt observing where the money goes. Sidney Bernstein was gloating over the Music Hall hit of "Under Capricorn.' Sir Michael Balcon, John Woolf, Sidney Myers and Eric Fredman were others I saw. It was not till next morning I learned why, at one period, I had been mobbed by autograph hunters. Apparently Christine Norden, to escape, had told them I was Richard Widmark. While the proceeds go to the CTBF, I cannot understand why the industry does not manage these shows themselves. Such occasions cost the producers much, but since this dance is organized by one paper, the resultant publicity is small in relation to outlay. Jane Russell received the press at the Savoy. She is here to appear in vaudeville under the new partnership of George Routledge and Gordon White. George joined the Rank group under their executive apprenticeship on demob from the Commandos and worked through the different departments. Incidentally, they have handled the publicity for the Jane Russell show themselves with noticeable results. Uncertainty always breeds rumors. The current crisis is responsible for the following : 20th-Fox will buy the Shepperton Studios ; the Aga Khan will finance Korda to the tune of £2 million, and the pictures will be made at Denham. Recently, a young enthusiast challenged me for suggesting the press could force a picture on the screen. Columbia's "Dark Past" was slipped into a suburban house without playing the West End. A magazine critic caught it, gave it a good review and the Critics' Circle asked for a screening. As a result of the notices, the film was immediately booked into the firstrun London Pavilion. Returning to the office recently I was greeted with a strange smell. After a search, my nose led me to the mail to discover that H. Clayton Nutt's latest hand-out for the Broadway, Eccles, was impregnated with alleged perfume. He would have us believe in this tieup for "On an Island with You," that the native girls use it for "allure." Incidentally, critics attending the preview of Disney's "So Dear to My Heart" were presented with a bottle of "Lavender Blue." Maurice Wilson tells me that Monogram have bought the American rights to Grand National's "Murder at the Windmill." Appearing in the Broadway version of "The Chiltern Hundreds' is Diane Hart, a young British actress whom I am sure will go far on the screen. I-shall be extremely interested to see if the Hollywood talent scouts do not recognize her ability. ^ * =1: Sorry to hear that Hope Burnup has had to return to the Middlesex Hospital for a reconstruction operation. She is in the Howard (le Walden ward and would love to hear from friends. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Showmen's Shopping Guide BUSINESS BOOSTERS CALLING ALL GENE AUTRY AND WESTERN FANS! Sensational Triple Feature Giveaway! Autry's autograph, colored large photograph plus the finest approved 10c Western Comic Books. Price 3c per Combination. Sidney Ross, 334 West 44th St., N. Y. 18, N. Y. SENSATIONAL BUSINESS STIMULATOR. Use our comic books at your kiddie matinees. A proven success. Full cover, four color books, as regularly sold on newsstands for Ten Cents. Books edited by Dir. Jean Thompson, psychiatrist, Board of Education, New York City. Our price $25-per thousand, C.O.D.— F.O.B. New York City. Janson Sales Co., 4173 Third Avenue, New York 57, N. Y. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ONCE IN A LIFE TIME FOR REAL SHOWMEN. We have a few territories open on two special roadshow film attractions. Proven successes. Only manpower and money need apply. Contact Circle 6-5883. Nathan Cy Braunstein, 723 7th Ave., New York City. DRIVE-IN THEATRE EQUIPMENT DRIVE-INS ARE DRIVIN' US CRAZY and exhibitors are crazy about us. Here's why: Incar speakers, $15.95 pair; Marquee Letters, 35c up; Underground Cable, $44.20M (delivered) ; Complete 35-mm. dual equipments from $1595.00. Time Deals Invited. Write for 1949 catalog with special Drive-In Section. Dept. b — S. O. S. Cinema Supply Corporation, 602 W. 52nd Street, New York 19. MANAGER WANTED DRIVE-IN THEATRE MANAGER. First class, 1.000-car drive-in to be opened May 1, 1950. State complete work history, educational background, qualifications, references, salary desired. Submit recent photograph. Brockton Drive-In Theatre Corp., Box 602, Brockton, Mass. NEW EQUIPMENT S.O.S. FEATURES NEW EQUIPMENT. With cooperation of manufacturers for Theatres and Drive-ins at 50 per cent of market price! Time Deals and Trades, Too! Dept. b— S. O. S. Cinema Supply Corporation, 602 W. 52nd Street, New York 19. VALUES GALORE AT S.O.S. Rectifier Bulbs, 15 amp., $4.95; 6 amp., $2.95; 1500W Mogpref Lamps, $5.95; Automatic Enclosed Rewinds, $69.50; Plastic Soundscreens, 391/2 sq. ft; Beaded, 481/2; Screen Masking, 69c yd. Send for free copy 1949 catalog showing hundreds of others values. Dept. b — S. O. S. Cinema Supply Corporation, 602 W. 52nd Street, New York 19. PAIR NEW FOREST H. I. LAMPS, $450.00. Pair Rebuilt Simplex Projectors with RCA Sound Heads, $450.00. P. Sabo, 916 N. W. 19th Ave., Portland 9, Oregon. BRITELITE SOUNDSCREEN 35c foot; Parts for Simplex and Powers, 30% discount; Change-overs with footswitches, complete, $39.75; Rectifier bulbs, first qualtiy $5.15; RCA 6L6 tubes 75c. Star Cinema Supply Company, 441 West 50th Street, New York 19, N. Y. BLOWERS BALL BEARING VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE belts and pulleys, $47.50 up. Reynolds Mfg. Co., 412 Prospect N. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. DRAPERIES— CURTAINS— STEEL TRACKS. ."Automatic curtain machines. Send for dimension form for quotations. Fred's Theatre Service, Vina, Alabama. THEATRE GAMES niNGO-DYE-CUT CARDS. 75 or 100 numbers—2 Colors— $3.00 per thousand. S. Klous, c/o Showmen's Trade Review, 1,501 Broadway, New York 18. FOR YOUR BINGO GAMES. Controlled or uncontrolled, die cut, play right, priced right. Samples on request. Premium Products, 354 W. 44th St., New York 18, N. Y. THEATRE SEATING THEATRE CHAIRS — MANY RECONDITIONED. Trade your veneers on Cushion chairs. Lone Star Film Company, P. O. Box 1734, Dallas, Texas. NEED GOOD CHAIRS? HERE'S THE SPOT. We got thousands — all types, from $3.50. Send for latest Chair Bulletin. Dept. b— S. O. S. Cinema Supply Corporation, 602 W. 52nd Street, New York 19. THEATRES FOR SALE THEATRES FOR SALE. MONTANA LISTINGS. Write to your theatre brokers. Moschelle & Fauver, Big Timber, Mont. THEATRE WANTED WILL BUY OR LEASE THEATRE. Midwest Denver territory preferred. Write, Ray Peacock, Waitsburg, Washington. USED EQUIPMENT 16 AND 35MM PROJECTORS, Moviolas, editing and production equipment bought and sold. Write for the Mart Message. The Camera Mart, Inc., 70 West 45th St., New York 19, N. Y. HOLMES SWEET HOLMES STILL AVAILABLE at our low prices. Time Deals Too! Completely rebuilt Holmes Educator 35-mm. sound projectors, 2000 ft. magazines, amplifier, speaker, lenses, single outfit, $350.00; Dual, $550.00 (formerly $695.00). Many other complete dual rebuilt outfits; DeVry XD, $595.00; Standard Simplex or SP, $995.00. Dept. b— S. O. S. Cinema Supply Corporation, 602 W. 52nd Street, New York 19. COMPLETE BOOTH OF SIMPLEX REAR :iH UTTER PROJECTORS, Peerless lamphouses, rectifiers, RCA sound-heads, amplifier, speakers, etc.. excellent, $875.00; Powers mechanisms, rebuilt, $114.50; Morelite Suprex lamphouses, rebuilt $275.00 pair; What do vou need? Star Cinema Supply Company, 441 West 50th Street, New York 19, N. Y. DEPENDABLE SOUND PROJECTION with unprecedented economy: Complete dual DeVry XD 35-mm. sound projectors with rotary sound drum and double bearing intermittent movement, rebuilt, reflnished, guaranteed; including 1000-watt Mazda lamphouses, 18 in. magazines, series II lenses, full set cables, DeVry ND30 6L6 amplifier, brand new 12 in. PM heavy duty speaker in Bass reflex baffle. $555 f.o.b. New York City. Paromel Co., 475 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 17, N. Y. 1600 AMERICAN BOX SPRING CUSHIONS. Newly upholstered in Goodall brown leatherette. $2.75 value priced at $1.90 per Cushion F.O.B. Scranton, Pa. Sizes 19 and 20. Sample submitted C.O.D. on request. John A. Moran Chair Company, 1001 Wes+ Linden Street. Scranton, Penna.