The Exhibitor (1950)

EXHIBITOR NT-1 news or mi: BRANCHES Cincinnati Eagle Lion Classics, Inc., has begun operations, with Tim Dooley, and Terra Stenger, formerly of Film Classics, in the new organization. Elvira Delaport, Film Classics, is now with Realart. Attending the Paramount convention in Hollywood from the local office are James J. Grady, branch manager; Pat Newberry, head bookkeeper; Arthur Berwald, office manager, and V. A. Kramer, Fred Meyers, James Doyle, Dick Miller, and Bill Meier, salesmen. . . . E. M. Booth, Loew’s-MGM branch manager, and salesmen H. J. Sheeran, Robert F. Morrell, Carl Gentzel, Art Adams, J. E. Watson, and Ivan Fuldauer attended a Chicago meeting. Routine business was discussed by the Drive-In Theater Managers Association at its monthly meeting in the Netherland Plaza Hotel. President Willis Vance presided. . . . The Eagle Lion Social Club held a dinner party in the Sheraton Arms Hotel. . . . Terra Stenger, Eagle Lion Classics, spent a weekend in Columbus. Faye Underwood replaced Ruth Grimm as switchboard operator and typist, 20th Fox. . . . Bill Brower is a new Kentucky salesman for U-I, and Stewart Beckman is a new student booker in the same office. . . . Marie Reichel, secretary to Maurice White, Mid-States Theatres, Inc., enjoyed a vacation. Joan Bittner, Eagle Lion assistant cashier, was the victim of a freak acci¬ dent. A dropped soft drink bottle broke, cutting her right leg. Five stitches were required. . . . Pam Apgar, secretary to Peter F. Rosian, district manager, spent a weekend in Asheville, N. C. . . . Mrs. Margaret Walker, RKO inspectress, died. . . . Two large houses closed for the summer, the Orpheum, Peebles Corner, O., and the downtown Strand. Visitors included: Ray Frisz, Springfield, O.; Nelson Ward, Georgetown, Ky.; B. M. Clark, Hitchens, Ky. ; Gred Krim, Dayton, 0.; Frank Allara, Matawan, W. Va.; Charles Behlen, Lexington, Ky.; Ross Filson, Point Pleasant, W. Va., and Jack Needham, Columbus, O. Walter L. Titus, Jr., Republic division manager, was on a short trip. Cleveland The Cleveland Film Critics Circle, selected “Annie Get Your Gun” as the best first-run picture shown downtown during May. This is the second monthly award voted by the three film critics as part of the local “Movies Are Better Than Ever” campaign. “Wagonmaster” won second place with “A Ticket to Tomahawk” in third place. Subsequent run theatres profited by the additional advertising “The Third Man” received as the best picture for April. Subsequent-run exhibitors told Local 160 officials at a meeting that they will be forced to close unless they get some relief during the summer months. Ernest Schwartz, president, Cleveland Motion Picture Exhibitors Association, heading the committee, reports that the union’s board of directors will take the matter under advisement. Judge Hoy L. Russell, Russell, Millersburg, 0., and Mrs. Russell, Majestic, Akron, O., are enjoying a vacation in Florida. . . . Also on vacation is Irving Marcus, National Screen Service sales¬ man. With his wife and child, he is visiting his folks in New York. Nat Barach, National Screen branch manager, was in Detroit to attend the funeral of Harris Silverberg, NSS Chi¬ cago branch manager, who died of a heart ailment while in Florida. . . . It’s a son for Rose Weiss Berlin, former Film Classics bookkeeper. . . . A1 Sun¬ shine, Advanads, is following the exhibi¬ tor conventions. . . . Emil Groth, RKO Theatres division manager spent a day in town. . . . Howard Roth, Paramount booker, is back from Texas. Twelve theatres in the area closed for the summer, the Ace, Abby, More¬ land, New Broadway, Knickerbocker, Hough-79th, Ridge, Rialto, Jennings, Globe, Corlett, and Lincoln. Sam Greenberger is president of the East Lake Drive-In Theatre Company, now building the first outdoor theatre of its kind in this area. The 1000-car ozoner, located at East Lake, O., will have, in addition to its booth building, a separate concession building with all glass on one side. There will also be continental outdoor service. Associated with Greenberger in the project are Arnold King and Saul Biskind. Gloria Swanson’s visit on June 12-13 won’t give her much leisure time. Start¬ ing with breakfast with the press critic Omar Ranney, the program includes luncheon with W. Ward Marsh, The Plain Dealer, and Arthur Spaeth, The News; a personal appearance at the trade showing of “Sunset Boulevard” at the Fairmount, an interview with news¬ paper fashion editors, a discussion with high school paper editors following a private screening of the picture spon¬ sored by the Teen Age Editor, The News, and any number of radio and TV appearances. Maria Van Slyke, Para¬ mount home office, and Bill Michaelson, publicist, will be here. Bill Pine, screened “The Lawless” at Loew’s Ohio for a representative group representing the women’s and chui-ch groups. “Lalo” Rios, the Mexican boy starred in the picture, was with him. They journeyed to Lorain, O., where a ■ ELECTRIC AND riEon sicns« ■ 8.MARQUFES QUALITY B At the second of Columbia’s two sales conventions, held recently in Atlantic City, some of the mideastern delegates present were, upper left, Cincinnati branch, seated: C. Palmer, A. Moritz, and M. Perlman; standing: H. Schwartz, H. Rulman, C. Spencer, and D. Stenger, and, at upper right, Detroit branchmen, seated: E. Hochstim, C. Shalit, and F. Bonnem; standing: H. Cohen, H. Trombley, and R. F. Cloud; at lower left, Pittsburgh, seated: J. Judd and G. Tice; standing: F. Silverman, R. Rusicin, and F. Klingensmith, and at center, Indianapolis, A. J. Gellman, G. Craig, H. Ettinger, L. Shubell, and H. Appell, and Cleveland, at lower right, seated: W. Gross and L. Steffens, and, standing: J. Bruckner, O. Ruby, and W. Lissner, looking well pleased. June U, 1050 M IDEA ST