The Exhibitor (Nov 1943-May 1944)
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TERRITORY TRADE SCREENING GUIDE
(Editor's Note: This material includes official list¬ ings of all trade screenings in the territory covered by THE EXHIBITOR as required under the consent decree. This is not an advertisement but another ex¬ clusive editorial service. All material comes directly from the companies, and is kept as up to date as possible. Dates end times were official at the time THE EXHIBITOR went to press. However, dates may sometimes be shifted by local exchanges. Check with the exchange in question. Information about any additional screenings, possibly received too late for inclusion in THE EXHIBITOR, may also be ob¬ tained in this manner.)
ALBANY, N. Y., DISTRICT
RKO (1052 Broadway)
Feb. M—10.30 "Tender Comrade"
2.30 "Escape To Danger"
Feb. 15— >10.30 "Action In Arabia"
2.30 "Passport To Adventure"
Feb. 16—10.30 "Curse Of The Cat People"
20th Century-Fox (1052 Broadway)
Feb. 2— 2.30 "Jane Eyre"
Feb. 3— 2.30 "The Sullivans"
ATLANTA, GA., DISTRICT
RKO (191 Walton)
Feb. 14—10.30 "Tender Comrade"
2.30 "Escape To Danger"
Feb. 15—10.30 "Action In Arabia"
2.30 "Passport To Adventure"
Feb. 16—10.30 "Curse Of The Cat People"
20th Century-Fox (197 Walton, N.W.)
Feb. 2— 2.30 "Jane Eyre"
Feb. 3— 2.30 "The Sullivans"
BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT
RKO (122 Arlington)
Feb. 14—10.30 "Tender Comrade"
2.30 "Escape To Danger"
Feb. 15—10.30 "Action In Arabia"
2.30 "Passport To Adventure"
Feb. 16—10.30 "Curse Of The Cat People"
20th Century-Fox (105 Broadway)
Feb. 2— 2.30 "Jane Eyre"
Feb. 3— 2.30 "The Sullivans"
BUFFALO, N. Y., DISTRICT
RKO (290 Franklin)
Feb. 14—10.30 "Tender Comrade"
2.30 "Escape To Danger"
Feb. 15—10.30 "Action In Arabia"
2.30 "Passport To Adventure"
Feb. 16—10.30 "Curse Of The Cat People"
20th Century-Fox (290 Franklin)
Feb. 2— 2.30 "Jane Eyre"
Feb. 3— 2.30 "The Sullivans"
CHARLOHE, N. C., DISTRICT
RKO (308 S. Church)
Feb. 14 — 2.00 "Tender Comrade"
3.45 "Escape To Danger"
Feb. 15— 2.00 "Action In Arabia"
3.30 "Passport To Adventure"
Feb. 16—10.30 "Curse Of The Cat People"
20th Century-Fox (308 S. Church)
Feb. 2— 2.30 "Jane Eyre"
Feb. 3— 2.30 "The Sullivans"
CLEVELAND, O., DISTRICT
RKO (2219 Payne)
Feb. 14—10.30 "Tender Comrade"
2.30 "Escape To Danger"
Feb. 15 — 10.30 "Action In Arabia"
2.30 "Passport To Adventure"
Feb, 16 — 10.30 "Curse Of The Cat People"
20th Century-Fox (2219 Payne)
Feb. 2— 2.30 "Jane Eyre"
Feb. 3— 2.30 "The Sullivans"
NEW HAVEN, CONN., DISTRICT
RKO (40 Whiting)
Feb. 14—10.30 "Tender Comrade"
2.30 "Escape To Danger"
Feb. 15 — 10.30 "Action In Arabia"
2.30 "Passport To Adventure"
Feb. 16—10.30 "Curse Of The Cat People"
20th Century-Fox (40 Whiting)
Feb. 2 2.30 "Ja ne Eyre"
Feb. 3— 2.30 "The Sullivans"
NEW YORK DISTRICT
RKO (Normandie Theatre)
Feb, 4—10.00 "Up In Arms"
RKO (630 Ninth)
Feb. 15—11.00 and 4.00 "Action In Arabia"
Feb, 16— 1 1 .00 and 2.30 "Curse Of The CaT People"
THE EXHIBITOR
(Note: "Tender Comrade," "Escape To Danger," and "Passport To Adventure" were previously screened here.)
Paramount (Normandie Theatre)
Feb. 3—10.30 "Lady In The Dark"
20th Century-Fox (321 W. 44th)
Feb. 2— 2.30 "Jane Eyre"
Feb. 2— 2.30 "The Sullivans"
PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT
RKO (250 N. 13th)
Feb. 14—10.30 "Tender Comrade"
2.30 "Escape To Danger"
Feb. 15—10.30 "Action In Arabia"
2.30 "Passport To Adventure"
Feb. 16—10.30 "Curse Of The Cat People"
20th Century-Fox (302 N. 13th)
Feb. 2— 2.30 "Jane Eyre"
Feb. 3— 2.30 "The Sullivans"
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT
RKO (1623 Blvd. of Allies)
Feb. 14—10.30 "Escape To Danger"
2.30 "Tender Comrade"
Feb. 15—10.30 "Action In Arabia"
2.30 "Passport To Adventure"
Feb. 16—10.30 "Curse Of The Cat People"
20th Century-Fox (1715 Blvd. of Allies)
Feb. 2— 2.30 "Jane Eyre"
Feb. 3— 2.30 "The Sullivans"
WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT
RKO (932 N. J., N.W.)
Feb. 14—10.30 "Tender Comrade"
2.30 "Escape To Danger"
Feb. 15—10.30 "Action In Arabia"
2.30 "Passport To Adventure"
Feb, 16—10.30 "Curse Of The Cat People"
20th Century-Fox (13th and E, N.W.)
Feb. 2— 2.30 "Jane Eyre"
Feb. 3— 2.30 "The Sullivans"
FOR YOUR GUIDANCE:
ESCAPE TO DANGER. RKO. Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak. (English -made).
ACTION IN ARABIA. RKO. George Sanders, Vir¬ ginia Bruce.
PASSPORT TO ADVENTURE. RKO. Elsa Lanchester, Gordon Oliver, Fritz Feld.
CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE. RKO. Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Ann Carter.
THE SULLIVANS. 20th Century-Fox. Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Trudy Marshall.
LADY IN THE DARK. Paramount. Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Jon Hall, Warner Baxter. (Technicolor).
JANE EYRE. 20th Century-Fox. Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, John Sutton, Agnes Morehead.
Two RKO Films Screened Early
New York — RKO announced last week that “Passport To Adventure” had its trade screening in New York and Los Angeles advanced from the previously announced time on Feb. 15 as in other ex¬ change centers to Jan. 27 in order to meet early bookings in those spots.
“Escape to Danger,” British-made show, released by RKO, was given a special trade screening in New York and Los Angeles on Jan. 31.
Ricketson On NWF
New York — F. H. (Rick) Ricketson, Jr., president, Fox Intermountain Theatres, was last week unanimously elected a member of the board of directors of the National War Fund. Ricketson is national vice-chairman. Fourth War Loan Com¬ mittee, motion picture industry.
20th-Fox Shows Two
New York — Twentieth Century-Fox an¬ nounced last week that trade screenings of “Jane Eyre” and “The Sullivans” would be held in all exchange centers on Feb. 2 and 3.
The Score Board
(Editor’s Note: Highlight opinion of recent pictures screened under the consent decree follow. Full reviews appear in The Pink Section.)
20th CENTURY-FOX “Jane Eyre” — High rating.
WARNERS SET UP EDUCATIONAL BUREAU
New York — Creation of an Educational Bureau to supply schools, colleges and libraries with discussion material on War¬ ner releases was announced last week by Mort Blumenstock, in charge of advertis¬ ing and publicity in the east.
Charles Side Steinberg, formerly edu¬ cational director. Book of the Month Club, will be in charge.
Now in preparation is a series of aids dealing with the forthcoming release of “The Adventures of Mark Twain.”
Among leading educators who have commented on the value of a program of this kind is Professor Frederic M. Thrasher of the School of Education, New York University.
Steinberg, in addition to his former Book-of-the-Month Club post, has done educational sales promotion in the pub¬ lishing field, free-lance writing, and teach¬ ing of English. He holds A.B. and M.A. degrees, did advance work for the Ph.D. at Columbia University, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, National Council of Teachers of English, and American Mar¬ keting Association.
RCA Meets On L-325
New York — Members of the New York and Camden, N. J., executive staffs of the theatre equipment section of the Radio Corporation of America conferred last week at the Camden offices on the War Production Board’s new limitation order, L-325, governing sales and deliveries of motion picture projection and sound equipment. Policies were established for uniform procedure in the handling of transactions covered by the order.
Among the New Yorkers who visited the plant for the discussion were H. D. Bradbury and Edward Auger, while the home office conferees included Edward C. Cahill, David J. Finn, Barton Kreuzer, Homer B. Snook, and John F. O’Brien.
Complete Newsreel Listings Are
Weekly Features of This Publication.
H. J. Griffith Elevated
Dallas, Tex. — H. J. Griffith has been elected to the presidency and board of directors of the R. E. Griffith Theatres, Inc., filling the vacancy caused by the death of his brother, R. E. Griffith,, at a company board of directors meeting last week. R. I. Payne, general circuit man¬ ager, was elected to the newly-created post of executive vice-president.
February 2, 1944