The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

38 TRADE SCREENINGS ALBANY, N. Y., DISTRICT MGM (1052 Broadway) Aug. 21— 8.00 P.M. "Waterloo Bridge'' Aug. 28 8.00 P.M. Lost In A Harem"; "Kismet'' ATLANTA, GA., DISTRICT MGM (197 Walton, N.W.) Aug. 21—10.30 "Waterloo Bridge" Aug. 28—10.30 "Lost In A Harem"; "Kismet" BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT MGM (46 Church) Aug. 21-10.00 & 2.15 Waterloo Bridge" Aug. 28-10.00 & 2.15 Lost In A Harem"; "Kismet" BUFFALO, N. Y., DISTRICT MGM (290 Franklin) Aug. 21 8.00 P.M. 'Waterloo Bridge" Aug. 28 7.45 P.M. Lost In A Harem"; "Kismet" CHARLOTTE, N, C„ DISTRICT MGM (308 S. Church) Aug. 21— 1.30 "Waterloo Bridge" Aug. 28 1.30 " Lost In A Harem"; "Kismet" CLEVELAND, OHIO, DISTRICT MGM (2219 Payne) Aug. 21 — 1.00 "Waterloo Bridge" Aug. 28 1.00 Lost In A Harem"; "Kismet" NEW HAVEN, CONN., DISTRICT MGM (40 Whiting) Aug. 21 — 10.30 "Waterloo Bridge" Aug. 28-10.30 Lost In A Harem"; "Kismet" NEW YORK DISTRICT MGM (630 Ninth) Aug. 21 9.30 & 1.30 K ismet" Aug. 21-10.30 & 2.30 "Waterloo Bridge" Aug. 28— 9.30 & 1.30 "Lost In A Harem" PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT MGM (1233 Summer) Aug. 21-11.00 "Waterloo Bridge" Aug. 28—11.00 "Lost In A Harem" 2.00 "Kismet" Warners (1220 Vine) Sept. 11—11.00 "Arsenic and Old Lace" f 2.30 "The Last Ride" PITTSBURGH DISTRICT MGM (1623 Blvd. of Allies) Aug. 21— 2.00 "Waterloo Bridge" Aug. 28 1.00 Lost In A Harem"; "Kismet" WASHINGTON, D. C„ DISTRICT MGM (932 N. J„ N.W.) Aug. 21 1.00 'Waterloo Bridge'7 Aug. 28— 1.00 "Lost In A Harem"; "Kismet" FOR YOUR GUIDANCE: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Warners. Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Jack Carson, Edward Everett Horton. THE LAST RIDE. Warners. Richard Travis, Jack LaRue, Eleanor Parker. WATERLOO BRIDGE. MGM. Vivian Leigh, Robert Taylor. LOST IN A HAREM. MGM. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello. KISMET. MGM. Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich. Arthur Handles F-C New York — Harry C. Arthur, head, Fanchon and Marco interests in St. Louis, Mo., has taken over distribution of Film Classics product for that area, it was re¬ ported here last week. "Wilson" In Philly Bow Philadelphia — 20th Century-Fox’s “Wil¬ son” opens at the local S-W Aldine and Earle on Sept. 8, it was reported last week, at advanced admissions. [HE EXHIB'TOR THE SCORE BOARD (Editor's Note: Highlight opinion of recent pic¬ tures screened under the consent decree follow. Full reviews appear in The Pink Section.) 20TH CENTURY-FOX “Dangerous Journey” — Well-made travelogue with angles. METRO “Marriage Is a Private Affair” — Lana Turner draw will make the difference. “Maisie Goes To Reno” — Okay entry in series. ARBITRATION Boston Ayer Playhouse Company, Inc., oper¬ ating the Playhouse, Ayer, Mass., filing against the five consenting companies, last week was awarded the following decision: That there shall be no clearance over the Ayer Playhouse Company insofar as the first run Plymouth and Metropolitan, Leo¬ minster, Mass., or ihe Fitchburg and Shea, Fitchburg, Mass., are concerned, and the Strand and Merrimac, Lowell, Mass., shall be entitled to a maximum clearance of seven days over the first run Ayer Play¬ house. The complaint against Paramount Film Distributing Corporation was dis¬ missed insofar as the Strand and Merri¬ mac were concerned. Charlotte, N. C. Complaints were filed here last week by M. T. Plovev and Chloie Plovey on behalf of their Marcilla, Rockingham, N. C., against RKO-Radio and Vitagraph asking that immediate runs of features be made available. Robert Cole and John Patter¬ son, Hannah Pickett, Rockingham, were named as interested parties. New Haven, Conn. Case which Merriam W. Hess, operating the Groton, Groton, Conn., filed against all the consenting five companies, was dis¬ missed last week. MGM Schedules Duo New York — MGM will hold national trade screenings for “Kismet” on Aug. 28, the same date set for the screenings of “Lost In a Harem,” except in New York, where it will be shown on Aug. 21. Dates for “Mrs. Parkington” and “Naughty Marietta” have not yet been set. UA Canadian Meet Held Montreal. Canada — United Artists Can¬ ada district sales meetings were held last week at the Mount Royal Hotel. Meetings were presided over by A. J. Jeffrey, Canadian sales manager. Warners Show Two New York — Warners announced last week that the company would screen “Arsenic and Old Lace” and “The Last Ride” on Sept. 11 in all exchanges. NEWSREELS IN ALL FIVE: Hawaii: President arrives for war parleys. London: New shelters. France: Yankees drive on Paris. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE: | MOVIETONE NEWS (Vol. 26, No. 99) Guam: Yanks take island. New York: Refugees arrive. Parma, O.: One-millionth Social Security benefit paid. Australia: Army girl exercises. Goshen, N. Y.: Hambletonian race. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. XV, No. 297) Guam: Yanks take island. Arizona: Irrigation project urged. Australia: Army girl exercises. Goshen, N. Y.: Hambletonian race. PARAMOUNT NEWS (No. 100) New York: Bowl¬ ing. Guam: Yanks take island. RKO-PATHE NEWS (Vol. 15, No. 102) New York: Refugees arrive. Parma, O.: One-millionth Social Security benefit paid. Goshen, N. Y.: Hambletonian race. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL (Vol. 17, No. 319) Guam: Yanks take island. Goshen, N. Y.: Hambletonian race, Parma, Ohio: One-millionth Social Security benefit paid. New York: Refugees arrive. IN ALL FIVE: Vatican City, Italy: Pope blesses Allied troops. Italy: General Clark greets King George on visit. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE: MOVIETONE NEWS (Vol. 26, No. 98) New York: Stars attend premiere of "Wilson." Philadelphia: Connie Mack celebrates Golden Anniversary. Spo¬ kane, Wash.: Army bombers collide. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. XV, No. 296) China: Chinese troops evacuate Kweilin and Changsha. Washington: New president of Philippines sworn in. Italy: Yanks liberate Leghorn. Italy: U.S. -Japanese troops honored. Spokane, Wash.: Army bombers collide. Philadelphia: Connie Mack celebrates Golden Anniversary. France: Women put on show for Yanks. PARAMOUNT NEWS (No. 99) Philadelphia: Connie Mack celebrates Golden Anniversary. Washington: Monuel Quezon buried. Philadelphia: Soldiers guard transit system as Army breaks strike. Chapel Hill, N. C.: Pre-flight training. Italy: Ruins of Livorno. RKO PATHE NEWS (Vol. 15, No. 101) Washington: Manuel Quezon buried. Washington: New presi¬ dent of Philippines sworn in. China: Chinese troops evacuate Kweilin. Italy: U.S. -Japanese troops hon¬ ored. Spokane, Wash.: Army bombers collide. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL (Vol. 17, No. 318) Italy: Yanks liberate Leghorn. Italy: Brazilian troops ar¬ rive. France: Fighting in Normandy. France: Women put on show for Yanks. Philadelphia: Soldiers guard transit system as Army breaks strike. Java: Yanks bomb seaport. Washington: Manuel Quezon buried. Washington: New president of Philippines sworn in. Spokane, Wash.: Army bombers collide. Philadel¬ phia: Connie Mack celebrates Golden Anniversary. U-Blue Network Deal Set New York — The Blue Network radio show, “On Stage Everybody,” will be the title of a motion picture to be produced by Universal, it was announced last week by representatives of the Blue Network. With the conclusion of the contract signed between Universal and the Blue Network, the radio show will continue to offer professional talent an opportunity, and, at the same time, will provide a chance for this talent to receive a motion picture contract. A committee of judges consisting of re¬ presentatives of the Blue Network and Universal will select the 30 most talented performers who appear on the program from Sept. 2 for a period of 26 weeks, and will award them with a contract to appear in the motion picture. Not only will the winning performers be used in this pic¬ ture, but they will have an opportunity to remain under contract for other pictures. Lou Goldberg, producer of the radio show, will head the committee of judges, and will also serve as associate producer of the motion picture. The official judges for the contest, in addition to Goldberg, will be Charles C. Barry, eastern program manager, Blue Network, and Maurice Bergman, eastern advertising director, Universal. August 16, 1944