The Exhibitor (1953)

NT-8 EXHIBITOR PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE LISTING (On this paga will be found a complete listing of •Jim exchange* serving the Philadelphia area. Addi¬ tions 01 corrections are invited to keep this as accurate as possible. All companies listed may be addressed at Philadelphia 7, Pa.) ALLIED ARTISTS 1241 Vine— Rl 6-8342 Branch manager — Maxwell Glllls Salesmen — Max Bernstein, city, New Jersey; Mike Katz, Scranton, New Jersey Booker — Florence Weiner AMERICAN 1329 Vine— WA 2-1800 Manager — Ben Harris HARRY AND BEN BLUMBERG 1305-07 Vine— LO 3-7240 Operators — Harry and Ben Blumberg BOXOFFICE 1321 Vine — LO 3-6848 President— Nelson Wax Sales manager — John Schaeffer CAPITAL 309 North 13th— SP 4-2698 Manager — Edward J. Gabriel CLARK 1225 Vine— LO 4-3450 Manager — T. H. Lark COLUMBIA 302 North 13th— M A 7-5825 Division manager — Harry E. Weiner Branch manager — Lester Wurtele Office manager — Harvey Schwartz Sales manager — Dave Korson Salesmen— Walter Potamkin, Philadelphia and suburbs; Si Perlsweig, New Jersey, Delaware, Allentown; Stephen Justice, Harrisburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre; Sieg Horowitz. Bookers— Joe Flood, circuits; Ben Rosenthal, city, sub¬ urban; Norman Gaskill, New Jersey, Delaware; Jerry Levy, upstate JACK H. HARRIS PRODUCTIONS 1243 Vine— LO 4-1373 Franchise holder — Jack H. Harris HIGHWAY EXPRESS LINES 236 North 23rd— LO 4-0100 President — James P. Clark INDEPENDENT POSTER EXCHANGE 1323 Vine— WA 2-3233 Mitchell Pantzer, Charles Lawler shown films condemned by the Legion of Decency. A group of Comerford home office em¬ ployes, including Tom Walker and George Bittinger, attended the funeral in Bloomsburg, Pa., of Mrs. Girton, mother of Warren Girton, district man¬ ager, Comerford Company, Sunbury, Pa. Virginia Richmond In a letter to the editor of The News Leader, Sam Bendheim, Jr., Neighbor¬ hood Group of Motion Picture Theatres, asked that the city’s plan to take over the fairgrounds be cut from the budget. He also mentioned that he believed the city’s continued operation of the tax free Mosque, which, he claims, is opposition to regular theatres, should end. In con¬ clusion, he went on record against the city erecting another arena for boxing, wrestling, basketball games, etc. Bend¬ heim thanked the newspaper for a re¬ cent editorial on “Why is the city in the theatre business?” JASLOW 1239 Vine— Rl 6-5895 Distributor — Jack Jaslow MGM 1233 SUMMER— LO 7-5150 District manager — Robert Lynch Branch manager — Lou Formato Office manager — H. Bache Salesmen— C. C. Pippin, Philadelphia, suburban; Wil¬ liam Hopkins, eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey; F. Jelenko, Harrisburg; Frank Sculli, Scran¬ ton Bookers — Dave Titleman, Philadelphia, suburban. New Jersey; Max Bronow, northern Pennsylvania, Har¬ risburg; Charles Kaselman, circuits; Sam Scully, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre; Charles Baines, newsreels, etc. LEONARD MINTZ 1231 Vine Distributor — Leonard Mintz NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE 1201 Vine— Rl 6-9580 Branch manager — Stanley Goldberg Office manager — Moe Koppelman Salesmen — Maurice "Harp" Levin, Ben Stern, Louis Blaustein NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY 1225 VINE— LO 7-6156 Manager — William Hutchins Salesman — Robert Warner NEW JERSEY MESSENGER 250 North Juniper — LO 7-4822 President — Meyer Adleman PARAMOUNT 248 North 12th— LO 7-3672 Mideastern division manager — Howard Minsky Branch manager — Ulrlk F. Smith Sales manager — Harry Dressier Office manager — Ralph Gorman Salesmen — Herman Rubin, Philadelphia, vicinity; Robert Shissler, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre; Harry Dressier, Harrisburg, upstate Bookers — Ralph Garman, booking manager; Matthew Judge, Philadelphia, New Jersey; James Winters, miscellaneous; Lou Fortunate, Horrisburg, upstate PROGRESSIVE ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. 240 North 13th— PI 6-3996 RKO 250 North 13th— LO 7-3555 District manager — R. J. Folllard Branch manager — Charles Zagrans Sales manager — Ely Epstein Office manager — Joseph Farrow Salesmen — Patrick Beck, New Jersey; A. G. Gottschalk, city; J. J. McFadden. Harrisburg, part of upstate Pennsylvania; Eugene Ganz, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton. Bookers — John Phelan, city; Martha Clark, circuits; Charles Donohue, Comerford Circuit, New Jersey; Ed Fisher, upstate Pennsylvania, Delaware; William Quinlivan, upstate, non-theatrical, 16mm. Variety Club Tent 13, Philadelphia “Invaders From Mars” was screened through the courtesy of 20th-Fox and In new i oi k, Columbia recently revealed a comprehensive merchandising cam¬ paign for Stanley Ivramer’s “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.” Paul N. Lazarus, Jr„ Columbia home office executive, left, is seen describing some of the merchandise involved to EXHIBITOR’S Mel Konecoff. REPUBLIC 246-48 North Clarion— LO 7-4712 District Manager — James V. O'Gara Branch manager — Norman Silverman Salesmen — Joseph Schaeffer, Philadelphia; William Doyle, Harrisburg, Delaware. Booker — John Ehrlich DAVID ROSEN 1237 Vine Street— LO 4-4429 Distributor — David Rosen VINCENT M. TATE 1618-20 Wyoming Avenue Forty Fort, Pa. SCREEN GUILD 1315 Vine— LO 3-9020 Franchise holder — Jack Engel Branch manager — Joe Engel Salesmen — Harry Brillman, Eli Ginsberg Booker — Rose Kaplan 20th CENTURY-FOX 302 North 1 3th— WA-2-282* Branch manager — Sam Diamond Sales Manager — Herman Hirschorn Office manager — R. M. Doherty Salesmen — Shep Bloom, city; Horace Wright, Scran¬ ton; Alan Strulson, New Jersey, Delaware Bookers — Francis X. Kelly, Lillie Roientoor, Jack Forscher, Mae Greenus, Ethel Rudick UNITED ARTISTS 302 North 13th— WA 2-1102 District manager — John Turner French manager — Mort Magill Office manager— Elizabeth V. Ziegler Salesmen — Stanley Kositsky, part of Pennsylvania, New Jersey; John Bergin, Scranton Bookers — Elizabeth V. Ziegler, Elizabeth Marrandino, Janet Lewis U-INTERNATIONAL 251 North 13th— LO 4-3980 District manager — John J. Scully, Sr. Branch manager — Joseph Leon SHes manager — Harold Saltz Office manager — Edward Potash Salesmen — Francis Charles, Harrisburg; Norman Weifman, city; Richard Melvin, New Jersey, Delaware; James Coyne, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre Bookers — Fred Fortunate, Philadelphia, suburbs; George Evans New Jersey, Delaware; Pete Ciccotta, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton; Harold Colton, Read¬ ing, suburban, Bernard Golden WARNERS 230 North 13th— Rl 6-9530 District manager— Robert Smelfzer Branch manager— William G. Mansell Assistant branch manager— Charles Beilan Office manager — Ed O'Donnell Salesmen — Dave Cooper, Philadelphia, suburbs; T. N. Noble, Harrisburg; Joseph Quinlivan, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton Bookers — L. J. Hannon, Philadelphia; Anthony Blase, New Jersey, Delaware; E. Carlin, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton; Virginia O'Brien, Stanley Warner Circuit; Lewis Lerro “Serpent Of The Nile” through the courtesy of Columbia. Ground breaking ceremonies for the new Beresin Recreation building at the club camp for handicapped children were held. Refreshments were served, and many barkers and their wives took the opportunity to visit the camp, which is Tent 13’s principal Heart Fund activity. “Sports Night” was held on May 4 with dinner in the Clover Room of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel with the follow¬ ing sports personalities appearing: Neil Johnson, champion high scorer, National Professional Basketball Association; Steve Van Buren, Philadelphia Eagles; Joseph Trimble, coach, Philadelphia Eagles; Arthur Ehlers, general manager, Philadelphia Athletics; Bernie Gest, assistant farm director, Philadelphia Athletics; Jimmy Stout, jockey; Dan Bucceroni, contender for the world’s heavyweight title; Lanse McCurley, sports editor, The Daily News, and several others. May 6, 1953