The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1943)

AD MEN HOLD "PROUDLY" MEETING New York — The second of two meetings of circuit advertising heads to discuss ex¬ ploitation and advertising plans for Para¬ mount’s “So Proudly We Hail” was held this week. Theatre advertising heads attending the all-day session included: William Hollander, Charles Winchell. Maurice Ruhens, Mrs. Alice Gorham, Harry Browning, Dale McFarland, Louis Fiske. Emmett Rogers, Frank Starz, Ray Beal, and Jerry Zigmond, and Oscar A. Dooh, Harry Goldberg, and Harry Mandel, ad¬ vertising and publicity directors, Loew’s, Warners, and RKO circuits, respectively. Paramount district representatives in¬ cluded Ed Wall. Arnold Van Leer, William Brooker, and James Levine. Home office executives included Neil Agnew, Charles M. Reagan, Hugh Owen. Claude Lee, Robert M. Gillham, Alec Moss, A1 Wilkie, Stanley Shuford, and Hal Danson. Leonard Goldenson, Leon Netter, and Sam Dembow, Jr., Paramount theatre de¬ partment executives, also were present. Goldenson welcomed the visiting theatre men. Alec Moss conducted the sessions. Details of the campaign were presented by Gillham and members of his staff. Joe Weil, promotion director, American Red Cross, and Annabelle Petersen, assistant director, Nursing Service, American Red Cross, both of Washington, discussed co¬ operation with that organization. W. L. Stensgaard presented plans for displays. Newsreels Aiding "Shangri-La" New York — There will be no “in per¬ son” “Stars Over America” to lend impetus to the exhibitor July campaign to sell an extra dollar’s worth of war savings stamps to every American, but there will, roughly, be a newsreel equivalent, it was said last week. The newsreel division, War Activities Committee, is filming a batch of clips on the west coast, enlisting the services of a group of Hollywood’s top-flight stars. These clips will be rushed to theatres so as to be useful as unofficial trailers, supple¬ menting the trailer available to theatremen. below cost from National Screen Service exchanges. First star announced for this campaign is Hedy Lamarr. She will sell one dollar’s worth of stamps to Captain Ted Lawson, one of the crew who participated in the bombing of Tokyo. Bergman Heads EISB New York — The Eastern Industry Servvice Bureau will be headed for the next six months by Maurice A. Bergman, east¬ ern. advertising and publicity manager for Universal, who was elected at a meeting of eastern ad-publicity chiefs last week to succeed Mort Blumenstock, Warners. Glendon Allvine continues as secretary. Para. Execs In Canada New York — Neil Agnew, Paramount sales manager; Oscar A. Morgan, general sales manager, short subjects and Para¬ mount News, and Robert M. Gillham, ad¬ vertising and publicity director, attended the annual sales meeting of Paramount’s Canadian organization at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, last week end. THE EXHIBITOR National Legion of Decency List July 1, 1943 UNOBJECTIONABLE FOR GEN¬ ERAL PATRONAGE: “Bordertown Gunfighters,” (Republic); “Good Luck, Mr. Yates,” (Columbia); “The Leather Burners,” (UA); “Prairie Chickens,” (UA); “Wolves Of the Range,” (PRC). UNOBJECTIONABLE FOR ADULTS — “Dixie,” (Paramount); “Isle Of For¬ gotten Sins,” (PRC); “Submarine Alert,” (Paramount); “Swing Shift “Maisie,” (Metro). OBJECTIONABLE IN PART— “Stage Door Canteen,” (UA). vance □ h D t S eatuff^s HIT THE ICE. Universal. 82m. Bud .Ab¬ bott, Lou Costello, Ginny Simms, Patric Knowles, Elyse Knox, Johnny Long and Orchestra. 'This ranks with the better Abbott and Costello Aims. It is funny, has snappy dialogue, pretty girls, vocal¬ izing by Ginny Simms and music by Johnny Long and his orchestra. YANK AHOY, United Artists — Roach. 55m. William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Marjorie Woodworth. This comedy streamliner is not too humorous, and 1he plot is mighty thin, but it will do for the duallers. BORDERTOWN GUNFIGHTERS. Re¬ public. 56m. Wild Bill Elliott, George “Gabby” Hayes, Anne Jeffreys. A standard western, this is plenty fast, and should please Elliott and western fans. NEIC Names Aides New York — Three new committees were named last week at a meeting of the Na¬ tional Entertainment Industries Council, formerly known as the National Confer¬ ence of the Entertainment Industry for War Activities. The speakers committee named consists of Leonard Callahan, SESAC; James Sauteiv UTWAC; George J. Schaefer, WAC; Bert Lytel, Equity; and Myrna Loy or James Cagney. Harry Brandt, ITOA president, was named acting treasurer of the continua¬ tion committee. It was stated at the meet¬ ing that 20 of the 60 of the entertainment organizations contacted have already ac¬ cepted and pledged co-operation. WB Promotes Stern Cleveland, O. — Tony Stern, formerly an assistant in the film buying department of the Warner circuit in the Pittsburgh zone, has been appointed film buyer for the local territory, it was announced last week by Nat Wolf, zone manager here. Promotion of Stern followed the transfer of Nat Fellman to New York as one of Clayton Bond’s assistants. Shea To Cagney New York — Joe Shea, trade paper con¬ tact in the trade relations department at 20th Century-Fox, resigned last week, effective on July 1, to take a position with Cagney Productions. He will be replaced by Dave Bader. J'n tL Newsreels IN ALL FIVE: U.S.S.R. : Heroic Soviet army advances. New Zealand: Polynesian Maoris join New Zea¬ land army. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE: MOVIETONE NEWS (Vol. 25, No. 85) New Zealand: Anzacs hop Alps. Italy: San Giovanni blasted. Atlantic Ocean : Convoy protected by bomber. New York : Police Department gives lesson in safety. Hollywood: Movie stars blood donors. Movietone Forum : What do you think of drafting women for war effort? NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. XIV, No. 283) Italy: ''Seven D waifs” with Yank bombers. Chi¬ cago: Army engineers invade city. Norfolk, Va. : New cruiser Houston launched. New York: Uncle Sam’s seagoing Spars. Hollywood : Movie stars blood donors, Mexico : New volcano brings earthuuaking shocks and ruin. PARAMOUNT NEWS (No. 88) New Zealand: Anzacs hop Alps. England : Battle school for dogs. Pittsburgh: Aviation’s firemen. Chatta¬ nooga, Tenn. : Unusual pet menagerie. Newark, N. J. : Drive on war check racket. RKO-PATHE NEWS (Vol. 14, No. 88) New Zealand: Anzacs hop Alps. New York: Police Department gives lesson in safety. Chicago: Army engineers invade city. Hollywood : Movie stars blood donors. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL (Vol. 16, No. 201) New Zealand : Anzacs hop Alps Italy : San Cliovanni blasted. Australia : Triumph 9th Divi¬ sion comes home from African campaign. Nor¬ folk, Va. : New cruiser Houston launched. New York: Police Department gives lesson in safety. Hollywood : Movie stars blood donors. IN ALL FIVE: Pantelleria: Surrenders. China: .Jap attackers rolled back on Salween River front. Washington: President Roosevelt signs bill calling for 65,000 nurses. New York (jity: Gunder Hagg beats Greg Rice in AAU track meet. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE: MOVIETONE NEWS (Vol. 25, No. 84) U.S.A. : Chemical warfare branch of army ready for anything. U.S.A. : Sergeant York sees his son in the army. Smith College. Mass. : Waves stay fit. Palm Beach. Fla. : Spars keep cool. North Africa: King George visits troops. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. XIV, No. 282) U.S.A. : Chemical warfare branch of army ready for anything. U.S.A. : Sergeant York sees his son in the army. New Guinea: Tribute to those who died. Smith College, Mass.: Waves stay ut. PARAMOUNT NEWS (No. 87) U. S. A.: Chemical warfare branch of army ready for any¬ thing. RKO PATHE NEWS (Vol. 14. No. 87) North Africa: King George visits troops. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL (Vol. 16. No. 200) U.S.A. : Chemical warfare branch of army ready for anything. North Africa : King George visits troops. New Gumea : Tribute to those who died. U.S.A.: Admiral Nimitz decorates General Em¬ mons with Distinguished Service Medal. Meetinq All Trains New York — Eddie Cantor arrived here this week from the coast. New York — Joe Cooper, Cooper theatre enterprises, and Joe Philipson, executive assistant, left last week on a survey of the¬ atres in the Cooper circuit in the west. Race Riots Close Houses Detroit, Mich. — As a result of the race riots last week police ordered about 25 theatres, including eight Woodward Ave¬ nue houses having mixed patronage, closed. Several were all-night houses. The Roxy sent in 12 riot calls in one night before finally closing. The city was placed under martial law with all amusement places closed until further notice. Down¬ town show business was off by 25 per cent with people afraid to venture out. June 30, 194i Qum.