Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (1941)

"Not a dark house in more than 20 years of film delivery service!" NEW JERSEY MESSENGER SERVICE Member National lilin Carriers' Aaa'n 250 N. JUNIPER STREET PHILADRLPHIA LOCUST 4822 RACE 4600 SHORT SUBJECTS BULIETIN THE INDEPENDENT TRADE JOURNAE TIME SAVE ENERGY INSURANCE WORRY MONEY Economically Scnstible for All Your Deliveries to Be Made by HORLACHER DELIVERY SERVICE, Inc. PIIILADELJ>HIA BALTIMORE 1225 or 1239 Vine St. 1801 Bayard St. WABHINQTON NEWARK 1638 3d St.. N. E. 82 Hunter St. M. l.awreno« Dally, Notary Publle. Phils. Mamber National Film Carrier*, Inc. FROM PHILLY By JAY WALKER • TRADE SCREENINGS I'rimi Mi sl< !l::!0 a. m., 11:15 a. m., Oct. 0 — Til' 1220 Vin^ .-^ii'-i-t Oct. 6 — Thi Millies,. I\il< i>ii ( WB 1 1220 Xinc Str...l. Oct. () — One l"i>i>i in licavtM (WB) — 2;:i0 p. m., 1220 Vim Sti' ft. Got. 14 — l nliol.> i'iirliiers ( MGM i — 11 a. m. anr] 2 p. m., 1:;:;:; SuinTiiir street. Oct. 15 — Cliiicolali' .Siililicr (MOMi — 11 a. m. and 2 p. m.. 12:',:; sninrnfi .>-;iri-ct. Oct. 16 — Mo:)ii (»\ri ili-r Sli.mlii.r (20th POX) — 10::iO a. m. ;iimI L' m !■ m,. F'i.\ Projection Room. Oct. Ki — Hot Spi.t iL'iMh !.■( )X ) — 12 noon and 4 p. m., Fox 1 're. icci i.iii K.joMi. Oct. 17 — .Small Town I)el> ( 20th FOX) — 10:30 a. m. and 2:.'iO p. m.. Fox Pro.jection Room. Oct. 17 — Swaniii Water i20tli FOX) — 12 noon and 4 p. m.. Fox I'ro.lectlon Room. Meeting of the local Allied unit was held last Monday i29th) to discuss new admission tax law and vote on the "unity" resolution. Sidney Samuelson explained ramifications of the tax and answered numerous queries. All of the 40 exhibitors present declared their intention to pass the tax on to the public. Several advised that they are increasing admissions a few pennies to bring prices to even amounts with the tax included. Samuelson informed the members that tickets on hand would be required to be over-stamped. However, it is doubtful that the Treasury will insist upon this condition, sines it is virtually impossible to do this with machine-punched tickets. . .After lengthy discussion of the "unity" resolution, which was rejected by the recent national convention and is now being voted on by the membership at large throughout the country, the Eastern Pa. group unanimously approved a motion to accept the resolution with the clause providing for a possible all-industry organization eliminated. The general expression of opinion was that the independents want no part of "another MPTOA." They want Allied to remain completely independent. The unit also passed a resolution of confidence in the board and officers of national Allied .. .Metro warns exhibitors that one A. Loevin is falsely representing himself to be an "agent of Metro publicity" and is selling Gene Autry costumes — which he forgets to deliver. Watch out! . . . Matin Ellis has taken title to the New Penn from David Shapiro... L. J. chamberlain has set a booking arrangement with the Victoria and Elks, two Mah^roy City houses... Ben Shindler will open his new Crest, Woodcrest, Etel. <just outside of Wilmington) about Xmas. . .The James P. Clark testimonial dinner at the Bellevue-Stratford Oct. 27th promises to be one of the finest affairs in years. Tickets are going so fast, the matter of accommodations for the huge turnout is worrying the committee. . .The boys on the Street are anxiously awaiting the promised RKO housewarming. . .Ben Bache, former Main Line theatre mgr. has replaced Harry F. Bachman as Scranton salesman for WB. Bachman left to manage a theatre in Washington.. .Arbitration cases: Case No. 7, Hatboro Theatre, (Borenstein), heard Oct. 2nd. Briefs to be filed by attorneys and decision shortly thereafter. Case No. 8, Great Northern (Stamper), heard Sept. 30, adjourned to Oct. 3. Case No. 9, Broad (Ellis), heard Sept. 29, adjourned until Oct. 8. Case No. 12, Tioga, will be heard Oct. 15. Case No. 13, Rivoli (Stamper), heard Sept. 30. FROM BOSTON By BARCLAY • TRADE SCREENINGS Oct. (i — Tile I'riiin .MiniKtt'r — H::iO a. m. Fox Exchange. Oct. 6 — The MaltpHe I'ali'on (WFij — 11:1.-, a. m.. Fox Exchange. Oct. 6 — One I'"o(rt In lleavtn (Wlii — 2:30 p. in.. Fox Exchange. Oct. 14 — I'nhol.i' Parlnert. i.M J.M) — 10 a. ni. and 2 p. m., M(iM .Scre.-ning lioom. Oct. Ifi — Cliiicolate Soldier (MGM) — 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.. M(JM .Screening Room. Oct. 16 — Mo(m Over Her .SlioiiUler (20th FOX) — 10:30 a. m. and 2::!0 p. m.. 1 1 .■, Broadway. Oct. K; — Hoi Spot (20th FOX) — 12 noon and 4 p. IP.. 11.", Uicailwiiy. Oct. 17 — Small Town l)el> (20th FOX) — 10:30 a. m. and 2:30 p. m., 11.5 Broadway. Oct. 17 ^ Swamp Water (20th FOX) — 12 noon anil 4 p. m.. 11.", Bioadway. Frank Lydon, Independent Exhibitors president, has instructed Arthur K. Howard, business manager, to convene members for a plebiscite vote on a petition to set up a special liaison committee for what may be closer contact between Allied segments... Leonard Goldberg has opened a new Quincy house, the Adams, as an indie. Goldberg was formerly a manager on the Morse & Rothenberg circuit which recently bowed out of Quincy... The Tower at Walnut Beach, Conn., has closed ... Irving Dunn will probably manage the Tower in Lowell if the scheduled opening of the house within the next few weeks goes through . . . Joseph Ehrlick is publicity man in this territory for "Belle Starr" and "Yank in the R. A. F." ...Joe Bean has reopened the Centre in Fall River. . .Joseph Reed, officer of the Allied Theatre Owners of Connecticut, is assured a large turn-out at the testimonial dinner to be held in his honor at Ceriani's in New Haven on October 14. Allied will be largely represented at the gathering which will fete Reed's thirty years in show business. Trio in charge of arrangements include Sam Seletsky, Dan Pouzzner and Dr. J. B. Fishman . . . Nathan Yamins, together with E. Harold Stoneman and Edward Ansin, has opened up a new drive-in outside of Fall River... A correction in a recent AAA decision breaking down clearance for Joe Dnikcr, operator of the Grand in Whittenton, has been amended by W. H. Hitchcock, arbitrator, insofar as Paramount is crnc rned. H tchcock found reasonable proof tha. Paramount, through M. & P. Theatres Corp., owns part interest in the Strand and Park in Taunton. He ordered that, according to the terms of the Code, the Strand and Park, therefore, should be allowed to play any Paramount picture at any time... Film men in charge of the coming installation of Al Kenney as Commander of the Film D strict Pest of American Legion include Bin Murphy, Edward A. Cuddy, Tom Bailey, BUI Erbb, Kenneth Forkey, Harry Browning, Ed Dobkin, Robert Sternburg, Frank McManus, Joe Kantor, Bill McLaughlin, Sam Lcvine, Bill Lynde, Jim Sherran, Cyril McGerigle, Harry Aaronson, Pat Healey, Harry Rosenblatt, Harry Smith, Al Kane, Ben Abrams and Jim Donovan... Independent Exhibitors. Inc., has gone on record opposing free showings by member theatres of "Proof of the Pudding," color short sponsored by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, which, in Massachusetts, achieved a tie-in with the Department of Public Health. Allied advised the Health Department that it would gladly play the short gratis if all mention of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company were removed. Otherwise, it was felt that the picture should be treated strictly as a commercial product and paid for accordingly by the insurance firm. 24 FILM BULLETIN