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For Peace of Mind
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Perfect Performance
RCA PHOTOPHONE
SOUND EQUIPMENT
AND SERVICE
THE MAGIC VOICE OF THE SCREEN '
RCA MANUFACTURING CO., INC., CAMDEN, N. J. • A SERVICE OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA
CLAYTON BALL-BEARING
EVEN TENSION TAKE-UPS
For all projectors and sound equipments
All take-ups wind film on 2, 4 and 5 inch hub reels. Silent Chain Drives
THE CLAYTON REWINDER
For perfect rewinding on 2000-foot reels.
CLAYTON PRODUCTS CO.
31-45 Tibbett Avenue
New York, N. Y.
ployed there must be a head shipper, with assistant shippers minimum placed at $21 per week. Other principal change in terms of the pact increased the pay of night workers.
MONEY-MAKING STARS
Exhibitors of the U. S. by a wide margin declared young Mickey Rooney the outstanding money making star of 1939, in the annual Fame-Motion Picture Herald poll of money-making stars.
The full list of the leading 10 money making stars follows, in the order of their exhibitor evaluation, based on patron cash across the counter, and the percentage each attained:
1. Mickey Rooney 870
2. Tyrone Power 677
3. Spencer Tracy 556
4. Clark Gable 442
5. Shirley Temple 339
6. Bette Davis 315
7. Alice Faye 271
8. Errol Flynn 253
9. James Cagney 226
10. Sonja Henie 219
A total of 12,273 exhibitors were polled, 8,096 of whom were independents and 4,204 operators of circuits.
They answered this request: "Please lis! in the order of their box-office strength the 10 players whose pictures drew the greatest number of patrons to your theatre from Sept. 1, 1938, to Sept. 1. 1939, without regard to age of picture, net profit, length of run, nature of competition or other conditions (weather, etc.) during exhibition."
C. G. STOLE HEADS W. E.
Clarence G. Stoll has been elected president of the Western Electric succeeding Edgar S. Bloom, who retired on T)pr. ai M-r ?-il] h'^s been vice-nr^ident in charge of operations since 1928. ,'He has spent his entire business career of 36 years with W. E., having risen from student apprentice to become now its chief executive.
NEW ALTEC DIRECTOR
T. H. Blodgett, president of American Chicle Co. to t^e board of directors of Altec Service Corp. Blodgett succeeds B. L. Allen, deceased.
FILM BOOKLET AVAILABLE
A pamphlet containing the regulations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for nitrocellulose motion picture film, as recommended by the National Fire Prevention Assoc, is now available to projectionists. Direct request to the Underwriters at 85 John St., N. Y. City, mentioning I. P.
S.O.S. CORP. EXPANDS
S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., of N. Y. City, has taken over International Theatre Accessories Corp., with which S.O.S. was affiliated for years at 636— 11th Ave. S.O.S. recently absorbed Consolidated Theatre Supply Corp., formerly at 1600 Broadway, N. Y. City, and is now negotiating the acquisition of another equipment manufacturer said to be in business since 1922.
NETWORK TELE POSSIBLE
Network television is possible, according to Edwin Armstrong, inventor of the frequency modulation radio transmission. Television, he said, which operates on the same wave-band as frequency modulation,
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INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST