Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1963)

CALEND ARseEVENTS MAY S M T W T F S 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JUNE S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY 9-22, Film Festival, Cannes, France. 13-17, Variety Clubs International convention. Rice Hotel, Houston. 16, Rocky Mountain Motion Picture Ass'n businessbuilding and ticket-selling program, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver. 23, National Ass'n of Concessionaires midyear board meeting, Sherman House, Chicago. JUNE 7-16, Film Festival, San Sebastian. 7-20, Film Festival, Sydney, Australia. 13-22, International Film Festival, Kresge Auditorium, Boston. 18, 19, New Mexico Theatre Owners Ass'n annual convention, Hilton Hotel, Albuquerque, N. M. 21 -July 2, Fi Im Festival, Berlin. 23-25, Mississippi Theatre Owners Ass'n 22nd annual convention, Broadwater Beach Hotel, Siloxi, Miss. Joint meeting with Louisiana Theatre Owners. 25-27, Maryland Theatre Owners Ass'n convention, George Washington Hotel, Ocean City, Md. JULY 1, Will Rogers Hospital second seminar, Saranac Lake, N.Y. 7-21, Film Festival, Moscow. 29-Aug. 1, Allied Theatres of New York State convention, Concord Hotel, Buffalo. AUGUST 2-11, Fourth annual Montreal International Film Festival, Montreal. 14,15, Allied Theatres of Michigan convention, Sheraton Cadillac, Detroit. 18-Sept. 1, Film Festival, Venice. SEPTEMBER 9-11, Theatre Owners of New England convention. Hotel Griswold, Groton, Conn. 13-15, Association of Women of the Motion Picture Industry convention, Dallas. 15-22, Film Festival, Cork, Ireland. OCTOBER 21-24, Allied States Ass'n of Motion Picture Exhibitors, Americana Hotel, New York. 27-31, Theatre Owners of America 16th annual convention and tradeshow with National Ass'n of Concessionaires, Theatre Equipment and Supply Manufacturers Ass'n and Theatre Equipment Dealers Ass'n, Americana Hotel, New York. NOVEMBER 12-14, Independent Theatre Owners of Ohio convention, Deshler-Hilton Hotel, Columbus, Ohio. Capri Films Distributing 'Black Fox' Documentary NEW YORK — Louis Clyde Stoumen’s documentary feature, “The Black Fox,” which just won the Academy Award for documentaries, will be distributed nationally by Capri Films, according to Harold Wiesenthal, president. The picture had its American premiere at the Carnegie Hall Cinema April 29. A Heritage International release, “The Black Fox” was produced, directed and written by Stoumen and has a narration by Marlene Dietrich. Gering Completes Picture LONDON — “The Bay of Saint Michel,” produced and directed by Marion Gering with Keenan Wynn and Mai Zetterling starred, has completed studio shooting here after location filming in Greece. Gering’s previous film, “Violated Paradise,” which was made in Japan, will be released shortly by Victoria Films, an affiliate of Times Film Corp. Trans-Lux Earnings Down; Directors Are Re-elected NEW YORK — Trans-Lux Corp. reports first quarter earnings of 1963 were $142,718, as against a first quarter earnings in 1962 of $192,920, a drop attributed by Percival E. Furber, chairman of the board, to the New York newspaper strike, which lasted several months and caused a decline in revenue. A per share earnings of 20 cents for the quarter ended March 31, 1963, was announced at the annual stockholders meeting April 25, as against last year’s per share earnings of 26 cents, on the basis of the same number of shares outstanding. In citing Trans-Lux’s growth over the past five years, Furber mentioned that the annual dividend payments jumped to 40 cents in 1961 and 55 cents in 1962, from the 30 cents paid from 1958 through 1960. In addition, Trans-Lux paid a five per cent stock dividend in both 1961 and 1962. All directors were re-elected at the meeting, including Chester Bland, Harry Brandt, Richard Brandt, president; Jay Emanuel, Allan Fromme, Furber, Aquila Giles, Jerome Kohlberg jr., Edison Rice, Jacob Starr, Melville Starr, Ralph Weiner and Milton C. Weisman. The officers re-elected in addition to Furber and Richard Brandt were Giles, exexecutive vice-president; Thomas E. Rogers, vice-president; Raymond G. Pugh, secretary and treasurer, and Harry S. Keller, assistant secretary and treasurer. WB 'Vacationland' Short Is Free to Theatres LOS ANGELES — “Vacationlands, U.S.A.,” a motion picture salute to America’s National Parks, has been produced in color by Warner Bros, for release late this spring. Narrated by Arthur Godfrey, the short film will be available free to theatres throughout the country. Cooperating with Warner Bros, in the production of the film were the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the American Automobile Ass’n, the Grand Teton Lodge and William Lundell of Minneapolis. The stars of “Spencer’s Mountain” — Henry Fonda, Maureen O’Hara, James MacArthur, Wally Cox and 17-year-old newcomer Mimsy Farmer — are seen in sequences of the Technicolor film. Second Film Completed Of 'Patriots' Series LOS ANGELES — Second in a series of films entitled “Messages of Great Patriots” which Patrick J. Frawley, head of Technicolor, is making as a public service, has just been completed. The new project involves the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, Pa., and its presentation of the George Washington Awards this year to Walt Disney. The 16mm color short features speeches by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Disney. George Murphy, Technicolor vice-president, produced with Frank Sherlock assisting. Shelley Berman in Film Debut HOLLYWOOD — Shelley Berman makes his film debut in Lewis Milestone’s “The Sons,” yarn by Paul Hutchings. Milestone will start filming in October under his own production banner. Convert vacant theatres to popular, new “SMALL SCALE” BOWLING LANES For high gross profits m Astro Lanes have approximately double the usual EARNING CAPACITY of costly regulation lanes, per hours operation. Fast turnover at 25 1 a game . . . Low overhead . . . little upkeep. ..small payroll. Lanes have automatic pinsetters, ball return, and keep regulation score electronically . . . Coin-operated, or remote controlled. Snack bar can be added if desired. • Lanes fit theatre dimensions ideally . . . any number of lanes can be installed in various lengths to suit your needs. 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