Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1939)

LOS AWGIELIES JJARRY STERN, former exchange manager for GB, dropped down to greet Filmrow acquaintances . . . Robert Sproul was pointing out southern California’s wonders to his brother, Norman, visiting from Salt Lake City . . . Guy Gunderson tossed a party for selected Filmrow friends at his Santa Ana canyon cabin . . . Art Bailey, Warner city salesman, greeted on all sides with cries of “farmer!” as he trod down the Row carrying a sack of green corn. Judge LeRoy Pawley of the Desert Theatre, Indio, felt right at home when he came in for hookings. It was 89 in the shade . . . Other hooking visitors included Joe Venahle, Manny-Venahle circuit; Al Minor, in from Burhank; John Menard jr., Showshop, Glendale; Dick LeMucchi, Granada, Bakersfield, who is in the midst of building a new house in Oildale; Mrs. Foster Jackson, Elsinore, Elsinore. George Bowser, supervisor of Fox West Coast’s District Three, headed for Santa Barbara to spend a few days on business in connection with the FWC houses there . . . Leslie Taylor has replaced Merrill Shapiro as manager of Mac Sinift’s Del Mar Theatre. Taylor is the son of Harry Taylor, western district manager for National Screen Supply . . . Fred Hershon of the Trojan, Harry Hollander, booker for Lou Bard, and Bernard Leavitt formed a conversational threesome during a visit to Filmrow. Undeterred hy warm weather, Charlie Olds came in from Arroyo Grande to get some hookings for his Grande Theatre. Other hookers included Harold Glass, Gordon; Bill Zimmerman, Ernie Sileox, Studio, Studio City; Les Funk, Bellflower; Hugh Bruen and Al Cooper, Whittier; Vic Walker, Santa Ana. Guest of Charles Einfeld at Warner was M. A. Lightman, head of the Malco circuit of Memphis, who planed in from Tennessee for a vacation in the film capital. Lightman was formerly president of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America. W. H. Lollier, Fox West Coast executive, planed to Arizona to talk over business matters with Harry Nace, operator of the Nace circuit, and a partner of FWC in some exhibition situations . . . Rae Winnick, of Metro’s office staff, has gone to San Francisco to aid home office auditors in checking through the exchange there. They just completed a survey of the local office. Manny Hoffman, who runs the Avalon Theatre, came in for bookings, accompanied, as usual, by his minute black Pomeranian . . . Others in on booking expeditions included Fred Eull, operator of the Ramona Theatre in Ramona; Grover Smith, Cosmo & Roxy, Glendale; Leo Fenton of the Metro; Mickey McManus, in from Long Beach; Jimmy Grant of the Hub; R. B. Gates, Buttonwillow Theatre, Buttonwillow; J. W. Bace, Roxy, Ford City; Guy VanDerbergh, Forum, Ontario; Dave Bershon, Orange Theatre, Orange. Passing hy: Jake Cone, man-about-the Row, putting on the feedbag . . . Leo Schwartz, of Trailer-Made, and Charles Gore, partner in the Gore Bros, circuit, chatting about this and that . . . Tommy, the shoeshine hoy, doing a landoffice business keeping a bumper crop of ivhite shoes clean . . . Mac Sinift, Del Mar Theatre, and Gene O’Keefe, in from Maywood, a twosome at the marble game . . . Charles Feldman, Universal office manager, lunching with A. J. O’Keefe, western district manager . . . Rudy Ressler, Filmrow veteran, is folding up his service station business after pumping gas and checking oil for years and years. Morris Safier, western district manager for Grand National, came in from San Francisco on a short business trip . . . Returning from a northern junket was Ben Fish, western sales manager for United Artists . . . Isabel McCormick, former owner of the Film Cafe, is back in town after a two-month vacation trip to Alaska . . . Al Pavlow, former owner of the Aliena Theatre, is now selling automobiles for one of the big downtown agencies . . . Ted Gruwell, formerly connected with the Gruwell-Wilcox Seating Co., dropped in to greet his friends. Roscoe Thomas came in to acquire pictures for his Palace Theatre, Las Vegas . . . Ditto Buddy Lustig, of the Wiltern; Jack Berman, Eastland Theatres; Jack Goldberg, Garden, Belvedere Gardens; H. J. Seiler and son Mason, in from Newport; Sam Decker and Ben Peskay, Times and Palms; Joe Sloat, Maynard; Jack Chasen, Rosebud; George Landers, Washington. 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 RO. 1145 THEATRE DECORATORS Specialists in Theatre Decoration NAT SMYTHE & SONS Decorators 1914 So. Vermont RE. 3578 Asks Official Denial Of Krieger Report Los Angeles — A request that Washington, D. C., officially deny reports that Seymour Krieger will replace Albert Law as special investigator for the department of justice, probing independent exhibitor complaints against Fox West Coast and the major distributors, was made by Johnston Avery, administrator for the department’s anti-trust division, currently here for conferences with Law. Both Law and Avery branded the reports as absolutely unfounded. Law pointed out that his quizzing assignment has been completed and in the hands of his superiors for more than two months. He declared that, as far as he knows, the material he obtained here has been satisfactory to the government and that his work is done until further orders are received. Meantime he remains on duty, headquartering in the Federal building. Alexander Names Stanford As Frisco Unit Head San Francisco — Tire newly installed Alexander Film Co. has named as its manager Al Stanford, who formerly headed the Oakland office. M. Samuels will act as salesman for the surrounding territory and the company will branch out into the preview field in addition to the former services rendered. Carabin Engineering Company "Air Conditioning Engineers" 1914 So. Vermont Los Angeles — Over 30 Theatres in 1937 — EXPLOITATION PICTURES Now Booking CHARLES DICKENS' "THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP" "THE FORBIDDEN TERRITORY" starring Gregory Ratofi Binnie Barnes "THE SECRET OF STAMBOUL" starring Valerie Hobson Edgar Wallace's "THE CRIMSON CIRCLE" starring Noah Berry Wm. G. Smith's Jewel Productions 1912 So. Vermont RO. 2205 TRADE DIRECTORY == A HANDY GUIDE FOR THE EXHIBITOR LOS ANGELES EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AIR CONDITIONING BOXOFnCE :: July 8, 1939 37