The Exhibitor (1950)

EXHIBITOR NT-1 NliWS OF THIi Boston Crosstown The industry drive for the Combined Jewish Appeal in this area will be headed for the second consecutive year by Lawrence Laskey, also head of public relations for the entire campaign. Serv¬ ing also will be: Phil Eerier, Ray Canavan, James Connolly, E. S. Canter, Mickey Daytz, Myer Feldman, Dan Finn, Ted Fleisher, Harry Goldstein, Louis Gordon, A1 Kane, Arthur Lockwood, Irving Mendelson, Max Nayor, Sam Pinanski, Louis Richmond, Edward Renick, Herman Rifkin, Harry Rogovin, Benn Rosenwald, Benjamin Rosenthal, Irving Shapiro, Saul Simons, A1 Swerdlove, E. Harold Stoneman, Philip Smith, and Nathan Yamins. Eliminations announced last fortnight by tne Bureau of Sunday Censorsmp include the following: “Lonely Hearts Bandit,” Parts 1 to 6. (Deletions: Dia¬ logue, “■ — all three of them lovely young widows turned out to be tired old bags!”; Dialogue, “The last one didn't have a quarter, drank up a whole bottle of my liquor and passed out.”; Dialogue, “I grab off what I can from the chumps the Duchess sends out here.”, in part 1. Dialogue, “That tramp.”, in part 6). Republic. The trade last fortnight mourned the passing of Paul J. Longo, 39, prominent Medford, Mass., concessionaire and real estate man, who died at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. Roxbury, Mass., on Aug. 29 from burns sustained on Aug. 20 in an explosion at his Meadow-Glen Drive-In, Mystic Valley Parkway, Med¬ ford. Pulled from the flaming wreckage by his wife, Doris, Longo failed to re¬ spond to treatment at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital and later at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. A native of Wakefield, he resided in Winchester, Mass., maintaining offices in Medford. A Coast Guard veteran of World War II, he was a past president and member of the Medford Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Medford Moose, and a director of Independent Exhibitors. Be¬ side his wife he is survived by two children, a brother, and sister. An elaborate show to benefit the “Jimmy Fund” was held on Labor Day on the ball field of Boston Common, sponsored by City Councilman George T. Lanigan, and Commissioner of Labor and Industries Delmonte. The show in¬ cluded a concert by St. Joseph’s CYO Band and vaudeville, followed by square dancing. Lighting and loudspeaker sys¬ tems were donated by the fire de¬ partment. Foremen staged a fine show at the Victoria, Greenfield, Mass., recently, without an audience, when they rescued a cat from the top of the proscenium ■ Offer Oui Patrons AFREE WEEK ENDTRIP TO NIAGARA FAUS All Expenses Paid £/Vr£fi (X/M' t ■ '« : ; , s BASy h'-' ' ^ Fill IN ENTRY BLANK WITH T: >ROS OR lESS, This sign in the window of a New Ha¬ ven food store announces a “Why I Love My Mother-In-Law” contest, a tiein recently arranged by the Paramount, New Haven, for U-I’s comedy, “Louisa.” St Mark’s Church, Jewish Community Council, American Council on Human Rights, and Boston Labor Committee To Combat Intolerance. Terry Turner, exploitation director, RKO, was in to initiate the campaign for the world premiere of “Outrage.” Local RKO branch manager Hatton Taylor announced that this picture would open at the RKO Keith Memorial and in 10 or more other theatres in New England on Sept. 27. New England field rep Ralph Banghart will handle the campaign in this area. Rachel Lee Canter, daughter of ATC treasurer Edward Canter, was engaged to Arthur O. Friedman. . . . Virginia Stoddard, daughter of film buyer Ches¬ ter Stoddard, New England Theatres, will be married to Robert Goedeke. arch. It had been there all night, mew¬ ing a dejected accompaniment to a “Tarzan” film, much to the consternation of the patrons and Herb Brown, managerowner. Brown spotted the cat crawling cautiously along the top of the arch, and called the fire department. George Hanson, president. Chandler’s department store, sent a letter to 20th Fox complimenting the exchange for its cooperation in the recent “Black Rose” tieup that resulted in the store’s dis¬ playing six windows of merchandise with a “Black Rose” theme. This fol¬ lowed a three-day full newspaper campaign. The department of Public Safety of Massachusetts prohibited the showing in Massachusetts on Sunday of “No Way Out.” This 2fith-Fox picture has been booked for the Metropolitan. Company officials here said that discussions on the action were continuing, and that they were hopeful that a solution would be reached. The picture was screened for representatives of religious, racial, and civic organizations, and a majority of those present concurred with the De¬ partment’s action. There were a few dissenters, and some who said that the picture should not be publicly exhibited. In attendance were The Urban League, Freedom House, Boston Branch of Na¬ tional Association For The Advancement of Colored People, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Anti-Defamation League of American Jewish Congress of Boston, Film Disfric‘1' Members of the Lieutenant A. Vernon Macaulay send greetings to comrade Bill Toomey, Deckers, sick at his Arling¬ ton, Mass., home. . . . Bill Romanoff, film booker. New England Theatres, Inc., was vacationing in Portland, Me. . . . Ansel Sanborn, Sanborn Circuit, was seen at RKO. . . . John Downing, RKO office manager, was vacationing at his summer home on the Cape. In Suffolk County Superior Court, Judge Frank J. Donohue denied tem¬ porary restraining orders sought by eight Springfield, Mass., residents in an attempt to stop the construction of a drive-m for which Mayor Daniel B, Brunton granted Joseph Boreo a license. Ernie Comi, general manager, Joe Cifre, Inc., was vacationing. . . . Thea¬ tres recently reopened included B and Q’s Bates, Attleboro, Mass.; ATC’s Regent, Norfolk Downs, Mass.; E. M. Loew’s Strand, Peabody, Mass., and the Saffner Circuit’s Rialto, Woonsocket, (R. I. The Eagle Lion Classics sales meeting. New York City, was attended by Clay¬ ton Eastman, district manager; Harry Segal, branch manager; Ed Renick, sales manager; A1 Fecke, salesman, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont; Irving Shiffman, salesman. Western Massachusetts and Rhode Island; Ellis Gordon, suburban Boston, salesman ; Frank Meadows, salesman, Connecticut, and Sam Levine, head booker. Harry Ruby, second from left, of the Kalmar-Ruby songwriting team, composers of the title song of MGM’s “Three Little Words,” is shown at a recent press party in his honor at the MGM exchange. Boston. From left are: Pete Reiser, the Boston Braves; Ruby, Joe Cronin, general manager, Boston Red Sox, and Charles E. Kurtzman, Loew’s Theatres’ northeastern division manager, all obviously in good mood. September 13, 1950 NEW ENGLAND