Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (1941)

"Not a dark house In more than 20 years of ftlrn delivery service!" NEW JERSEY MESSENGER SERVICE Member .NhIioiihI Klliii tarrlerB' A«ii'n 250 N. JUNIPER STREET l'IIII.AI>EI.I'IIIA I.OC t'ST 4«S2 RACE 4600 SHORT SUBJECTS BULLETIN THE INDEPENDENT TRADE JOURNAL TIME SAVE ENERGY INSURANCE WORRY MONEY Economically Sensible for All Your Deliveries to Be Made by HORLACHER DELIVERY SERVICE, Inc. IMIII.AI)EI.I'III.\ HAI.TI.MOKK 1225 or 1239 Vine St 1801 Bayard St. \VA8IIIN(JTON NEWARK 1638 3d St., N. E. 52 Hunter St. M. I>awr«nn« Dally, Notary Public. PhlU. Member National Film Carriers. Inc. FROM PHILLY By JAY WALKER • TRADE SCREENINGS Sept. 22 — 1(I::!0 a.m. — S^'rrct of the WaMeluilUs (raraniount) — 2iJlli-Fi>x Kxfli. Sept. 22 — 2:0U ii.m. — OiitiawH of the I)e»ert (I'ara111 < > 11 II t ) — 2 0 1 h F o .X f; X 0 h . Sept. 2S — in::iu a.m. — KiderN of tlie 1 imb-rline (I'aramoiinl ) — 20tli-Fox Kxch. Sept. 23 — 2;00 p.m. — Stiek to »our Ouni* (Paramount)— 20tli-Fox Exch. .Sept. 24 — 10:30 a.m. — rwillglit »n the Trail (I'aramount) — 2fltli-P'(ix Exch. ALLIED CONVENTION SIDELIGHTS... Funniest thing aside from Bob Hops's jokes at the banqu3t was Metro's Jion refusing to perform at his scheduled open-air appearance on the trailer-cage parked in Sansom St. in rear of Ben Franklin. . .Hottest exhibit was Paramount's strip-tease. Quite popular with the men... Metro also scored with their familiar convention stunt of photographing practically everyone alongside of the lion... United Artists feature was a rapid fire caricaturist whose work bore remarkable ressmblance to all of his subjects. . .Gum, Inc. did their best to stick up the joint with generous hand-outs of their products .. .Many others had attractive exhibits with equally attractive young ladies in attendance. . .World Premiere of ' Nothing But the Truth" at Stanley resulted in largest turnout for a thing of this type in Philly history. Invited guests had to literally fight their way into the theatre. Grandstand was erected on sidewalk opposite theatre, flood lights 'n' everything. Making personal appearance were Bop Hope, Jerry Colonna, Carolyn Lee, Anita Louise. Ros:mary Lane and a raft of golf stars... Hope, Colonna and little Carolyn also appeared at Allied's banquet. . .And we also hear that: When Murrey Diamond and Bi" Fishman re-open the New Ideal it will be known as the Vogue. . .William Goldman has leased his E"langer for the annual Mask and Wig show of the U of P and to the Children's Theatre for a series of Saturday Night performances.. .The Shubert's have taken the Walnut as the city's third legit house... Fays re-opens for the season. . .So does Shubert mow Follies) .. .Dave Barrist reported acquiring chain of indie houses. Has the Embassy in W. Phila. to start with and will remodel and re-christen the Airport. . .Doc Schad of Reading dropped his preliminary injunction when case comes up again in U. S. District Court in October .. .Broad clearing case postponed from Sept. 24 to Sept. 29... Variety club sponsoring testimonial diimer to James P. C^ark on October 27. . .Paramount shows two Westerns on Rosh Hashonah — Exhibitor's comment: "They don't have to make that sure we don't see 'em! . . .Ed Reckafuss, Universal, named Vice Prexy of local film exchange employees union, succeeding Fred Fortunate, who becomes president . . . Mary Dougherty, Republic, married Sept. 20 to Frank Melino at present serving Uncle Sam at Indiantown Gap. . .Charlie Perry, UA publicist in town... John Murd, SW theatres sign chief, too sick in Jewish Hospital ...At the season's first meeting held in Paramount's projection room. President Eli J. Epstein presented members of motion picture associates with paid-up life insurance policies. . .In Atlantic City, legal action sgainst the Weilland-Lewis circuit and major distributors was started here last week by operators of the New Empress and the M. E. Blatt Co., owners of the property, charging monopoly and conspiracy .. . Harry Waxman reported filing new suit along same lines as his action against Columbia, which was dismissed recently . . . Attendance at trade screenings continues poor. FROM BOSTON By BARCLAY • TRADE SCREENINGS Si-iJt. 22 — U:IJ0 a.m. — Seerel of the »» aBtelaiias (i'aruiiiouni) — ■ aiajinnint Kxili. Sept. 22 — 2.30 p.m. — OtitlaWN of the l)e»ert (I'araniouiit) — I 'a ram ou lit Exch. Sept. 23 — 11:01) .m. — KiclerH of the I'lmiienine (Paramount) — l-aiamount Exch. Sept. 23 — 2:30 p.m. — Stiek to iour Ouns (t'aramount) — Pa rani oil lit Exch. Sept. 24 — 2:30 p.m. — TwillKht on the rrail (Paramount) — Paramount Exch. Frank "Stout Fella" Lydon, Allied Eastern Regional Vice Prexy, considering plans for a regional meet. . .William H. McLaughiin, former Independent Exhibitors officer, has been elected one of a four-man executive board for the film district post of American Legion ... Theodora Lytle, who's the T. L. at the bottom of Arthur K. Howard's letters, has been in Vermont on vacation. . ."Citizen Kane" went for three weeks at the RKO Memorial — after a roadshowing at the local Majestic. Co-feature was "Scattergood Meets Broadway". . ."Aloma of the South Seas" and "The Bride Wore Crutches" not too good and not too bad at the Fenway and Paramount after a first-week at the Metropolitan... With the signing of contracts with the unions, spotbooked fiesh has become a possibility at the Metropolitan, relegating that house from double features on those weeks. The only "but" is the availability of name shows... "Wild Geese Calling" and "Ice Capades" wasn't up to claims but still drew 'em in at the Metropolitan in a strong all-around week for Hub top houses. . ."Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" shouldn't have stayed that second week at the State and Orpheum. Co-feature was "Whistling in the Dark.". . .Building well at the out-of-towners, largely on word of mouth, is "Here Comes Mr. Jordan.". . ."Dive Bomber" and "Passage From Hongkong" okay at Paramount and Fenway after first week at the Metropolitan. . .William Deitch and Pauline Goldberg have brought an AAA plea involving J"-* and Max Levcnson, Deitch and Goldberg alleging that the clearance of 30 days allotted the Levensons over the Weymouth is excessive. The brothers ars the well k^owi Allied figures... Ray Cronin is new assistant manager at the Paramount in Springfield. . .Gera'd Savoie is now managing the Capitol in Pittsfield. . .H. C. Buzzell has been made assistant manager at the Pittsfield house. . .Claude Fredericks has gone into the Garden in Greenfield as manager... Clifford Boyd is now managing the Arcade in Springfield. . .William Purcell is now manager of the Dartmouth Auto Theatre for Allied's Nathan Yamins, E. Harold Stoneman, and Edward Ansin. . Joseph F. Reed, veteran New Haven exhibitor, will be honored October 7 at a testimonial banquet being sponsored by the Allied Theatre Owners of Connecticut at Ceriani's in that Connecticut city ...The affair will commemorate three decades in filmdom for the Washington Depot and Bantam exhibitor who is a past-prexy of the state Allied body. . .Joint chairmen for the affair are Dr. J. B. Fishman and Dan Pouzzner, affiliate's president and director respectively.. .Joseph Druker, operator of the Grand in Whittenton, has been successful via an AAA plea is having 60-day clearance afforded the Strand and Park in Taunton halved. . .The Mort Shea circuit has appealed the AAA win of Lucien Descoteau in which the Independent Exhibitors member and Manchester, N. H., exhibitor gained reductions in clearance on several theatres from 60 days to 30 days on first run clearance over second, from 14 days to 7 days on second over third, and to 7 days over subsequents. 26 FILM BULLETIN