The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1942)

6 THE EXHIBITOR (Continued from page 5) Arthur Adler, Metro publicity, has joined the radio division of the Air Corns. . . . Bob Goldstein has joined the 20th Century-Fox talent department. Garson Kanin, it was announced last v'^eek, is chairman of the film industry division of the local fund raising campaign for the Russian War Relief, Inc. Quota is $6,000,000 nationally. . . . Paramount district managers will meet here nn .June 19. . . . The Universal contingent, Nate J. Blumbers. Cliff Work, Walter Wanger, Milton Feld. Dan Kelley, a’^d John Joseph, went back to the coast following the convention here. Jack Harris is now .■supervising T,on>J Island for Skouras, with Herman Starr handling Rockland County, Westchester County, and the Bronx, and William White, general manager, handling .Jamaica, L. I., the Park Plaza and Crotona. Bronx, 3*^4 the Academy of Music. Harold Janecky is at the latter; Bob McGregor :'s at the Roosevelt. Flushing. L. L; Nat Simon is at the Riviera, with Moe Barancn taking the Rivoli, Hemp.stead, L. I. Hu«h Finnegan is at the Jamaica, Jamaica. L. .h. while Robert Ungerfeld is at the Mertick, Jamaica, L. I. Jules E. Liggett was last week nromoted to the post of sales supervisor of the Big U exchange. Taking advantage of U'^t week’s big front-oage storie.® about British air raids over Germany, the local Warner metro Dolitan sales force out on a special drive for bookings of “Target For Tonight.” Coupled with spontaneous exhib't'->r demand for reshowing of the film, all available nrints were booked solid, with many new bookings piled up. according to district manager Sam Lefkowitz. To stimulate keener effort on the part of salesmen and bookers now engaged in a 1941-42 windup drive, Lefkowitz, metropolitan district sales manager, and Roger Mahan, branch manager, have set up a substantial cash prize, to be paid out of their own pockets, for the best result-getter. Angelo Lombardi has moved from the New Haven, Conn., Warner office to the local exchange under metropolitan branch head J. Roger Mahan. M. D. “Dec” Howe, exploitation manager for 2nth Century-Fox. received word from the War Department last week that his son. Private Edwai’d H. Howe. Marine Corps, is reported missing in action, and presumably among those captured at Corregidor. Young Marine, 19, was for short time at the Roxy, and joined the Marines two years ago requesting service in the Philippines. What’s Being Shown Today? See The Exhibitor’s Territory Trade Screening Guide Every Issue. It was announced last week that Brandt circuit employees have signed up 100 per cent for the payroll allotment plan in buying war stamps and bonds. A testimonial dinner was given in honor of Edward L. Alperson, general manager, RKO Theatres, last week at the WaldorfAstoria. In charge of arrangements were Malcolm Kingsberg, toastmaster; Charles McDonald, chairman; Alvin Dawson, Michael Edelstein, Russell Emde, Wilbur B. England, Max Fellerman, Louis Goldberg, John Hearns, Fred Herkowitz, William Howard, Harry Mandel, Harold Mi risch, and Sol A. Schwartz. Among the guests honoring him were Joseph Becker, Joseph Belfort, James M. Brennan, A. S. Calvin, David P. Canavan, John A. Cassidy, Thomas J. Crehan, Ned E. Depinet, Walter V. Derham, James Dolan, Frank Drumm, John A. Farmer, Norman Freeman, Charles C. Fretz, Harry Gittleson, Leon Goldberg, Jay Golden, Thomas Gorman, Maurice Harris, W. M. Horne, Charles F. Horstman, Henry N. Horton, Frank Howard, Louis Joffe, William E. Kernan, William J. Kernan, A. J. Kirwan. Sid Kramer, Fred Lakeman, C. S. Landau, Milton L. Maier, Raymond P. Malone, Harry Michalson, Robert Mochrie, Martin C. Monroe, Harry Mosley, William Murray, S. Barret McCormick, Harry McDonald, O. R. McMahon, W. J. MeShea, Rutgers Neilson, H. E. Newcomb, Thomas O’Connor, Richard C. Patterson, Jr., Harry Pimstein, Michael G. Poller, Matthew Polon, Clem Pope, N. Peter Rathvon, John E. Redmond, A. E. Reoch, Fred Schaefer, A. A. Schubart, Edward Schultz, Robert Sherman, Mort Singer, Philip M. Stern, Leslie E. Thompson, Terry Turner, Fred Ullman, Kenneth B. Umbreit, Harry Unterfort. Garret Van Wagner, J. Henry Walters, Emil Wandelmaier, Herbert E. Wappaus, William Whitman, Arthur Willi, Robert Wolff, and Gordon E. Youngman. William J. Kupper, executive sales .assistant to 20th Century-Fox Film vicepresident Tom J. Connors, was guest of honor at a testimonial banquet last week at the New York Athletic Club, attended by 125 executives, department heads, and sales department associates. William Gehring, central division sales manager, acted as toastmaster, and introduced president Spyros P. Skouras and Tom J. Connors, vice-president in charge of world-wide =ales. Roger Ferri, editor, house organ, The Dynamo, issued a special edition with congratulatory messages from many prominent film executives, and several artists from the Roxy supplied the musical entertainment. All departments were represented in the following list of guests at the Kupper dinner; Rodney Bush. Sid Blumenstock, Frank Barry, P. Buranelli, A. A. Brown, Nat Brower, Joe Burke. Jack Bloom. A1 Blumstein, George Blenderman. Tom Connors. E. H. Collins, W. J. Clark, Sam Citron, M. Chikofsk.v, Morris Caplan, Richard Condon, Frank Carroll, E. Cohn, Harvey Day, Deon De Titta, Jack Darrock, Dan Doherty, W. J. Eadie,^ George Eisele, J. P. Edmundson, Sam J. Epstein, Alan E. Freedman, William Freedman, Roger Ferri, Joe Farrington, S. Fitzgibbon, S. Florin, Harry Fonster, Sam Fishman, W. C. Gehring, Abe Goodman, W. I. Grosky, Jack Gordon, M. Goodman, Charles Goetz, Hal Horne, C. A. Hill. E. Hollander. Jack Haney, Walter Hicks, M, D. Howe, Mike Hill. F. S. Irby, Felix A. Jenkins, William J. Kupper, Jr., Richard W. Kupper, Ed Kilroe, Morris Kinzler, Irving Kahn, Jack Kuhne, Ham Kupper, Bill Krewer. M. Kreier, Moe Kurtz. L. Kuttler. J. H. Lang, Harry Lawrenson, Ben Loweree, Irving Lesser, Laudy Lawrence, Joe J. Lee. 1. Lincer, W. C. Michel, Joe Moskowitz, Martin Moskowitz. Harry Mersay, Edward Mack. Eugene McEvey. Jack Miller, Frank Moneyhun, ,1. McIntyre, R. Muth, J. McDonough, Irving Maas. Charles Mayer, Elliott McManus, Jerry Novat, Dave Ornstein, Hermann Place, Joe PinCuss, Jack Painter, Edmund Reek, Herman Rieper, Spyros Skouras. Aubrey Schenck, William Sussman, Jack Sichelman, Jack Sichelman, Ted Shaw, Louis Shanfield. Dan Smolen, Norman Steinberg, R. Simonson, Charles Schlaifer, E. Sponable, Wm. Sennett, Joe Shea, Luke Stager. M. Schmalzbach. Joe Seco, Morris Sanders, W. Schutzer, A1 Sobel, Sydney Towell, Paul Terry, Jac Tball, Lowell Thomas. Jim Victory, Christy Wilbert, William Weiss, Lester Whelan, Jack Wolf, M. E. Youngstein. The trade last week mourned the passing of Max Frisch, 77. He is survived by three sons, Louis, Joe, and Harry, and one daughter, Anna. For the Trade’s Only Complete Listing Of All Trade Screenings In the Territory, Consult the Weekly Department In this Publication. SOL TITLE TITLES THE NEWS Charles Axelrod, president. Independent Motion Picture Operators Union, and its members each voted to purchase a war bond a month for the duration. . . . .Jack Greenberg, head. Republic film department, is proud of his son Carl being bar mitzvah at the Zini Temple recently. . . . Rudolph Soble is now managing the Crown, Brooklyn. . . . Irving Kurland is the new owner. Palace, Second Avenue. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schultz, RCA, enjoyed the boardwalk rolling chairs during the Atlantic City Allied convention. . . . Ed Sullivan, Paramount still camera man, was kept busy at the Allied convention snap-shooting with that cut-out on “Take a Letter, Darling.” Harriette Blair was kept busy posing as the secretary. . . . Milton Kronacker moved back to Fallsburg, N. Y., Box 90. . . . Mike Ruden is recuperating at the Lido Club, Long Beach, L. I. Sunshine and salt air should do him a world of good. . . . We of the industry regret the passing of Louis Frisch’s father. Jake Goldstein, Buffalo salesman for National Screen, proudly announces wedding bells for his daughter, Rhoda, to Jerome Adel. . . . Bernie Brooks, Fabian circuit, recorded a few “songs (?)” in a feminine voice at the Allied convention in Atlantic City. . . . Roll eating championship of Rogers Corners Restaurant, is now held by Archie Berish, Warners booking department. He defeated Eddie Stern, Herman Silverman, Pete Saglembeni, and A1 Blumberg to win the crown. , . . Mr. and Mrs. J. Celler, Major, visited their married daughter and .son-in-law Staff Sergeant Ed Meister, Fort Jackson. S. C. . . . George Dembow, National Screen Service, lost a wrist watch while playing in the gold tourney at the Allied convention in Atlantic City, only to be presented with a blue glass clock as a prize for his golfing. . . . Joe Siccardi, owner. Liberty. Plainfield, N. J., says he enjoyed his afternoon beauty naps best of anything at the Allied convention. . . . Manny Meyers makes a come back by starting in the Victory Film Exchange, 234 West 49th Street. He has about 44 features, but is releasing only 10 at a time. If Jack Price, Price Premiums, had his way theatres would be turned into crockery shops, and start giving away movies as premiums. Price and his crockery have created a brave and brittle new world for many movie exhibitors. Your Country Needs Your Help. Co-operate With Your Local Defense Council. Irvington Teresa, Diane, Maureen, Nancy, and Margaret, all five lovely daughters of Marty Ingram, manager, Castle, joyously (Continued on page 15) June 17, 1942