The Independent Film Journal (1952)

REGIONEWS (Continued from page 31) Their 11 53-seat Mattoon has been equipped lor showing of “Bwaiia Devil.” . . . Hersehel E. Wet)ster’s Wehst(>r Theatre at Steeleville, 111. has been similarly equipped, as have the iVlarlow theatres in Herrin and Murphysboro, Ill. Bill Smith is the 1953 mgr. of the Corral 3’heatr(> near Eldon, Mo., owned by Tom Edwards. New ])layground equipment was in¬ stalled for this season. . . . Ted Dell is gen. mgr. of the Clark Theatre Circuit of Ill. and Mo., headed by Bussell Armcntrout. . . . Betired City Councilman Jack Bernhoster is mgr. of the St. Charles, Mo. Drive-In on Ilyway 40. . . . The 265-scat Gold Theatre at Golden, Ill. reopened under management of Ered Mauck, who plans to make motion pic¬ tures of residents husines houses and civic grou})s for showing at the Gold. ... A new theatre building is under construction on site of the old 250-scat Majestic at Oran, Mo., destroyed by fire. Former projectionist Bernard Tenkhotf hopes to have it ready early in the summer. The 520-car Bodgers Drive-In at Anna, 111. is nearing completion. . . . Sunset Theatres, Inc. of Gainesville, Mo., headed by M. J. Hoerman, 0. Woogwyn and B. Gavit, has been incorporated for operation of the 208car Sunset Drive-In four miles Avest of Gainesville. SAN FRANCISCO M'estland’s pres. Gerald Hardy ordered 3-D equipment from B. F. Shearer for the Laurel, San Carlos; Bivoli, Fresno, and the Marina, S. F. Also ordered from Shearer are installations for F. Stamm & Son’s Stamm Theatre, Antioch; Sam Levin’s Seaview, Sharps Park, and all Lippert houses in No. Calif. Shearer installed 3-D equipment for May openings at the following drive-ins : Lippert’s Bogue, Medford, Ore., and Star¬ light at Fresno; A. E. Van & B. B. Byard’s 101 at Garberville, and George Gcssler & Ceil Perin’s Skyview, Carson City, Nev. . . . Edward Sutro took over the Gateway, Oak¬ land, formerly operated by Golden State. The Italian Film Exchange has taken space at 166 Golden Gate Ave. (Bobert Clark Agency). . . . Tom Merry was promoted from United Artists doorman to floor mgr. there. James Ambrose moved from the Orpheum to asst, at United Artists. . . . Paul Valverde so’d his interest in the Castroville at Castroville and has gone back to Manteca. H. Garcia will continue as sole operator of the house. . . . United-Calif, retui-ned hooking and buying for the State, Benicia, and the Park, El Sobrante, to its operators Elias-Jeha & Co. of Benicia. Calif. Th<‘atr('s Assn. i)layed host to some 30 high school seniors during “Youth in Busi¬ ness Day,” to acquaint the students with the San Fran, side of the film industry. In addi¬ tion to being luncheon guests, the youths were addressed by CTA’s ]>rexy, L. S. Hamm, who thinks the theatres picked up a couj)le of likely asst. mgrs. in the process. Active theatre num in “Youth in Business Day” were Irving Levin of San FT'an. Theas., Graham Kislingbury, North Coast Theas., and Boyd Sparrow, mgr. of Loew’s Warfield. . . . Irving L(‘vin, div. dir. of San Francisco Theas., called off reopening of the 2047-seat Coliseum with “Bwana Devil” because he could not come to terms with Operators Local 162. HOLLYWOOD-ON-THE-WIRE Hollywood Offices; 422514 Lockwood Ave., Hollywood 29. Tel.: Normandie 2-6494 RICHARD BERNSTEIN, Editor “The Gilded Rooster,’’ an adventure novel by Richard Emory Roberts, has been purchased by Columbia Pictures and as¬ signed to Robert Arthur’s production slate for the forthcoming year. Originally a story with a western background, published in 1949, “The Gilded Rooster’’ will be given a Gold Coast locale for its screen version, due to the number of other westerns on the Columbia slate. It has four major roles, three male and one female, for which top name stars will be sought. Also at Columbia, a 23-year-old ex-GI, Robert Francis, won the coveted role of Willie Keith in “The Caine Mutiny,’’ The Kramer Company’s Technicolor sea saga. ^ m Producer Lindsley Parsons announced that he will film in color a story played against Alaska’s salmon fishing industry' as his next large-scale production for Allied Artists. The film, “Ketchikan,” will be photographed in the vicinity of Ketchikan, seaport on Alaska’s inland passage and center of the salmon packing industry. It will roll July 15, to coincide with the beginning of the salmon run. . . Arthur Lubin, who will direct “Star of India,” starring Cornel Wilde, abroad, will follow this with his production of “The Interruption,” the famous story by W. W. Jacobs, author of the chiller, “The Mon¬ key’s Paw,” another mystery classic. * * Pine and Thomas’ next, “Valley of the Winds’’ will be in 3-D and in Technicolor. It will star Fernando Lamas, Rhonda Flem¬ ing and Brian Keith, with Edward Ludwig directing. Film rolls May 18 for Paramount release. ‘ ‘ Red Garters, ’ ’ a Paramount start¬ er on May 11, will be shot in 3-D and in Technicolor with Pat Duggan producing and Mitchell Leisen directing. Cast line-up is Rosemary Clooney, Don Taylor, Guy Mitchell, Gene Barry, Joanne Gilbert. . . . Six musicals to be made in the new Co¬ lumbia 3-D system will be placed in pro¬ duction by Columbia Pictures in 1953. The six are “Pal Joey,’’ “My Sister Eileen,’’ “The Great White Way,’’ “The Franz Liszt Story’’ and “Debut.’’ All will be photographed in Technicolor. ^ Search for the 12 most photogenic models this side of the “Iron Curtain” is already under way by BKO’s Edmund Grainger, who has roles for the girls in his top-))udget musical, “French Line,” now being scripted by Mary Loos and Richard Sale. The film is scheduled for production this fall. . . . Keith Andes, young RKO star, lias been optioned for another year. His first assignment under the newly extended agreement will be a starring role in “Son of Sinbad,” a Robeif Sjiarks production scheduled to roll shortly in 3-D and in color. Andes was re-signed on the .strength of his work in “Split Second” and “Blackbeard the Pirate,” both Grainger productions. . . . George Sherman was handed the directorial reins on Tlniversal-International’s Technicolor production, “Border River,” which will star Joel McCrea and Yvonne DeCarlo. Albert J. Cohen produces. Ronald Reag’an Avas notified by the Reno Chamber of Commerce that he has been selected to act as official ma.ster of cere¬ monies at Reno’s annual Sih'er Spurs Aw'ards, scheduled for May 15, 16 and 17. Reagan Avill present Gary Cooper’s award for the best w’estern actor of the year to Montgomery Clift, who Avill be representing the star of “High Noon.” . . . Paulette God¬ dard AA'ill play the lead in “Sins of Jezebel,” Avhich Robeid L. Lipj^ert, Jr. will make in Ansco color. Film will roll May 8 and will be released by Lippert Pictures. Reginald LeBorg Avill direct and Sigmund Neufeld produce. ^ ^ ^ Dan Duryea will star in ‘ ‘ Terror Street, ’ ’ a murder mystery yarn with screen play by Steve Fisher, to be filmed in London for Lippert Pictures release. Anthony Hinds is the producer and Montgomery TuUy will direct. . . . “The Prize of Gold, ’ ’ the ’ British best-seller by Max Catto, has been acquired by Irving AUen and Cubby Broc¬ coli for production in Germany. Mark Rob¬ son, who is directing their Warwick pro¬ duction, “Hell Below Zero,’’ will meg. R. C. Sherriff Avill Avrite the script. ^ ^ Raoul Walsh has been signed by Columbia to direct the 3-D Technicolor western, “Gun Fury,” the picturization of K. R. G. Gran¬ ger’s best-selling western novel, “Ten Against Caesar,” Avhich Avill star Rock Hudson. Lewis Rachmil will produce. . . . Writer-director MaxAA'ell Shane has been signed by producer Alex Gottlieb to direct “Five Bullets,” Gott¬ lieb’s next indie production for Warners j release. Shane just completed the screen play | for “The Human Beast” for Columbia. “Five Bullets” Avill roll May 1. , * ^ I Corinne Calvet joins Joan Fontaine and i Jack Balance in Nat Holt’s “Flight to ( Tangier,’’ a drama of modem day Europe f to be filmed in Technicolor for Paramount. I (Continued on next page) Norman Taurog, veteran comedy director, paid E Jerry Lewis a visit on the Hal Wallis-Paramount "Scared Stiff" set. 32 THE INDEPENDENT FILM JOURNAL— MAY 2. 1953 n