Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1938)

LOS ANGELES gRANCHING out into a sister industry, Louis F. Long, operator of a circuit of 15 theatres in Arizona, went on the air Monday with his new radio broadcasting plant, Station KGLU, a 250-watter in Safford, Ariz., where Long headquarters. In for bookings was Nick Diamos, of the Diamos Theatres and the Lyric Amusement Co., headquartering in Tucson, Ariz. The Southern Poster Co., now on Vermont Ave. in the heart of Filmrow, is slated to move over to Washington Blvd., between Vermont and Menlo this week. Visitors: Henry Graff, of the Hub . . . Ben Irvine, owner -over ator of the Gem . . . L. E. Funk, of the Bellflower Theatre in Bellflower . . . Max Sinker, who owns the Alvarado, Empire and Oriental . . . Phil Ormsby, of the Vogue, in Hollywood, who is an infrequent arrival. Mason Foster, United Artists ad sales department, has returned to his job after a short vacation cruise to Ensenada. Jack Anderson of Exhibitors Service Corp. is back from a business trip which took him to Arizona for a week. A 750-seat house is to be started within 30 days in Chandler, Ariz., by Joe Woods, he reported here last week while spending a few days along the Row. He expects to have it completed and ready for an early fall opening. Jack Coudy, operator of the Marcal Theatre, local house, aiid his wife are vacationing for two weeks at June Lake. In on booking expeditions: John Sloate of the Maynard; Harry Isenberg, exploita EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Breck Photoplay Supply Company A Complete Line of Theatre Supplies and Equipment 1969 So. Vermont RE. 3151 B. F. SHEARER COMPANY “Theatre Equipment Specialists” Heywood-Wakefield Seats Wagner Silhouette Letters Motiograph Projectors 1968 So. Vermont RE. 8212 EXPLOITATION PICTURES Now Booking "LOVE LIFE OF A GORILLA" "CHILDREN OF LONELINESS" Wm. G. Smith's Jewel Productions 1912 So. Vermont RO. 2205 tion manager of the Regina: and Ned Calvi, operator of the Plaza in Hawthorne. Bob Lippert, formerly connected locally with the Coulter Theatre Premium Co., came in from San Francisco for a short visit last week. He now operates his own theatre premium business in the northern city. C. E. “Buck” Buchanan has taken over the management of the local Sho-Ball, boxoffice stimulator, offices. Roy Hunt, operator of the Riverside, Fox West Coast house, in to visit FWC executives. Business called Harry Rackin and Andy and Jack Anderson, of Exhibitors Service Corp., to San Diego. Max Lockhart, booker for the Griffith Bros. Theatres, operators of 150 houses in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma is a visitor along the Row these days. He headquarters in Dallas. Summer weather and vacation time found several Filmrowites checking out over the weekend for their annual holidays. Victoria, B. C„ is the destination of Bernice Sheehy, office secretary at GB, for a two-week stay; Viola Pennell, secretary at 20th Century-Fox, headed for Kansas City and St. Louis; and Marguerite Hoxsey, United Artists secretary, is taking it easy by spending her holiday at local beaches. John B. Bertero, member of Fox West Coast’s legal staff, and Dick Dickson, district manager for the circuit, have re(Continued on page 40-D) AIR CONDITIONING Carabin Engineering Company "Air Conditioning Engineers" 1914 So. Vermont Los Angeles — Over 30 Theatres in 1937 — THEATRE DECORATORS Specialists in Theatre Decoration NAT SMYTHE & SONS Decorators 1914 So. Vermont RE. 3578 THEATRE SERVICE Theatre Booking Specialists and Business Counsellors EXHIBITORS' SERVICE. INC. Harry Rackin Jack Anderson Room 31 Film Exchange Bldg. Phone: RO-9191 "QUALITY SERVICE" Kent Drive Leaders on 20th-Fox Product Visit Los Angeles — The arrival here of James P. O’Loghlin and Roger Ferri to inspect the new season's product, presages the imminent launching of 20th Century-Fox’s forthcoming Sidney R. Kent sales drive. O’Loghlin, who will head the sixth annual Kent campaign, and Ferri, publisher of Dynamo, company house organ, are spending a few days at the Westwood film plant familiarizing themselves with the product lineup before swinging around the country. On Thursday, they were to address a sales meeting at the 20th Century-Fox exchange here, then plane to San Francisco. Jewel to Not Exhibit " Ecstasy " in Portland Portland, Ore. — Jewel Production Co. definitely has decided not to show “Ecstasy” here, it was learned here this week. The suit, brought by Jewel to enjoin the city of Portland from denying a permit to show the motion picture here, was dismissed on stipulation of attorneys. The order of dismissal was secured in Federal District Judge Claude McCulloch’s court by Deputy City Attorney Alexander G. Brown. A motion for a temporary restraining order against the city previously had been denied by Judge McCulloch. The film was denied a permit to be shown here on the ground that it was “indecent.” ^AILT ILAKIE SURVEY of conditions here during the past few days showed that noted gains were felt in the theatre business over the July Fourth holidays due to weather conditions which caused the local folk to light furnaces and seek shelter from unprecedented cold and rainy weather for this time of year. The resorts lost heavily. Jane Slaton, W-year-old girl of this city, has been chosen to go to Hollywood to make a picture for the National Talent Pictures Corp., from a group contesting here, called Lang’s Junior Artists. Columbia’s Salt Lake City manager, Robert Hill, and staff, celebrated their winning the National trophy in the recent Columbia sales drive by giving a party for exhibitors of this section. The affair was held in the Ivory Room of the Hotel Newhouse. Art Barron of the RKO offices here has been named salesman for the Montana territory. He was formerly employed in the ad sales department. R. S. Christensen is opening a new theatre at Loa, Utah. The Aberdeen Ward amusement hall has been opened in Aberdeen, Ida. TRADE DIRECTORY A HANDY GUIDE FOR THE EXHIBITOR — a LOS ANGELES 40-B BOXOFFICE :: July 16, 1938