Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1959)

Motion Picture Daily Tuesday, April 14, Arwin Slate Exhibitors Who Attended 'Herald' Meets Laude Product Merchandising Conferences (Continued from page 1) Melcher s wife, Doris Day, actress and vocalist. Emerging as one of the new major independent producing organizations, Arwin plans to streamline its operational overhead "utilizing every dollar potential primarily for entertainment," and signing top talent and department heads on a picture-to-picture basis, it was announced. Expansion plans also include a music publishing and record division, already established by Arwin, with branch offices now operating in London and New York. Forecasting a shorter work week and more leisure time for entertainment, Melcher stated "it is up to us in this phase of entertainment to compete with other industries for the increasing entertainment dollar and leisure time being made available to us." 'Compulsion Is Big Darryl F. Zanuck Productions "Compulsion" is off to a record start in New York, Miami and Boston, according to reports from theatres in those key cities. At the Miami, Miracle and Carib theatres in the Miami area the 20th-Fox release racked up $27,393 for the three-day weekend. At the Gary in Boston, "Compulsion" scored a $9,467 openins weekend. Paul Baise, Walter Reade Theatres. Sam Bendheim, m, Neighborhood Theatres, Richmond, Va. Richard Berner, Interhoro Circuit. Lou Brown, Loew's Theatres, New Haven, Conn. Everett C. Callow, Stanley Warner, Philadelphia. Henry Capogna, Butterfield Circuit, Detroit, Mich. Gerry Collins, Loew's Theatres, Toronto, Canada. Ernest Emerling, Loew's Theatres. Karl Fasick, Loew's Theatres, Boston, Mass. Charles Felleman, Walter Reade Theatres. Al Floersheimer, TOA. Emanuel Frisch, Randforce Amusement Corp. Harry Goldberg, Stanley Warner Corp. L. R. Golding, Fabian Theatres. Edgar Goth, Stanley Warner Corp. Russ Grant, Loew's Theatres. Lou Hart, zone manager, Schine Circuit, W. New York. Sam Horwitz, Interboro Circuit. Jack Hynes, Shea Theatres, Youngstown, Ohio. Frank V. King, Shea Theatres. Frederick Kunkel, United Artists Theatres, Pittsburgh, Pa. George Landers, Loew's Theatres, Hartford, Conn. Ron Leonard, Odeon Theatres, Toronto, Canada. Blanche Livingston, RKO Theatres. Willard Matthews, Comerford Theatres, Scranton, Pa. Jack Mitchell, zone manager, Schine Circuit, E. & N. New York. Seymour Morris, Schine Circuit, Gloversville, N. Y. Eugene Pleshette, Brooklyn Paramount. M. R. Rappaport, R F Theatres, Baltimore, Md. Charles M. Reagan, Greater Indianapolis Amusement Co. Samuel Rinzler, Randforce Amusement Corp. Thomas Rodgers, Trans Lux Theatres. Everett E. Seibel, Minnesota Amusement Company. Robert K. Shapiro, Paramount Theatre. James Shanahan, Loew's Theatres. Harry Sliter, Schine Circuit, Lexington, Ky. Ray Smith, Shea Theatres. Henry Spiegel, ABC-Paramount Theatres. Harry Unterfort, zone maanger, Schine Circuit, Central New York. Lee Willis, zone manager, Schine Circuit, Ohio. Gleason Mass Tomorrow 'Life' Continues Big Miss Michaels to Tour LOS ANGELES, April 13.-A Rosary service for actor-playwright James Gleason, 76, who died last "night at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital, will be held tomorrow night at St. Martin of Tours, West Los Angeles. Requiem mass at 9:30 A. M. Wednesday will be followed by interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. 'Seas' to Continue CLEVELAND, April 13.-Stanley Warner Cinerama's lease of the Palace Theatre here expired on Sunday but its current booking, "Cinerama South Seas Adventure," will continue its run without interruption under a film deal negotiated by B. G. Kranze, vice-president of Stanley Warner Cinerama, with Samuel Silk and William Halperin, owners of the Palace Theatre building. Silk and Halperin will operate the theatre themselves. When "Cinerama South Seas Adventure" ends its run, the theatre will With Many Holdovers Universale "Imitation of Life" continued to roll up record business in new openings this past week while holding in virtually every key situation where it opened originally in the pre-Easter period. Business was ahead of "The Glenn Miller Story," the company's all-time record holder, executives said yesterday. Record openings were achieved starting late last week at the St. Louis Theatre in St.' Louis, where the film did $16,300 in three days; the Fox in Atlanta, $13,000 in three days; the Paramount, New Haven, $10,500 in five days; the Gateway in Fort Lauderdale, $8,700 in five days; Florida in Jacksonville, $6,100 in three days; and the Florida, West Palm Beach, $5,800 in three days. continue to show Cinerama with the re-run of the first four Cinerama presentations, beginning with "This Is Cinerama." Dolores Michaels, star of 20th Century-Fox's "Warlock" is making one of the most extensive single-area tours in the history of the film company throughout the Kansas City area this week. The tour will take the actress to cities, towns, small hamlets and tiny villages throughout the area, where she will meet the press, radio and TV representatives, attend various functions held in her honor and aid in the pre-selling of "Warlock." Woods Books 'Murder' Otto Preminger's "Anatomy of a Murder," currently being filmed on location in Michigan has been given a July booking in a third major house, the Woods Theatre in Chicago, it was announced yesterday by Rube Jaekter, Columbia Pictures vice-president and general sales manager. The Columbia release had previously been booked into the Criterion Theatre in New York, and the Stanley Warner Theatre in Beverly Hills. (Continued from page 1) series, and that a greater degrs support was to be expected foi ture meetings. Seadler, referring to the F morning session on the M-G-M "For the First Time," declared: (meaning the M-G-M promot executives) got a tremendous arr of value from the meeting this n ing." Circuit Officials Praised Quigley, Jr., at the luncheon tribute to the enthusiastic suppo; the conferences of Morris and E Emerling, vice-president and dit of advertising and publicity Loew's Theatres. Emerling was early Friday morning to the vi exhibitor representatives in a to the completely remodeled L State theatre on Broadway. The itors were quite obviously impr by the modern decor, the app comfort and efficient design of tf modeled house in which the car. has been reduced advantageously 3,316 to 1,885 in the interest greater comfort and convenienc patrons. Screening Followed Luncheo Following luncheon Friday, group assembled at the 20th Cen Fox home office for screening discussion on 'Son of Robin Hoo Cardinal Sponsors Fi BOSTON, April 13. || Cardinal Cushing will attend New England premiere of "Cine South Seas Adventure," at the B Theatre, Thursday evening, whi a benefit for the Cardinal Cu Charity Fund. Cardinal Cusl sponsorship of the new Cinerama duction marks the second time h supported Cinerama presentation 1957, before he was named tc Sacred College of Cardinals by John XXIII, Archbishop Cu sponsored the local Cinerama miere of "Search for Paradise," same theatre. Peck to Make Trailei HOLLYWOOD, April 13. gory Peck will film a special t: Wednesday at the Goldwyn st for his Melville Productions Chop Hill," which will be put release in mid-May. Peck plans a personal cam] later this month, with appearand a half dozen key cities for press, and TV interviews. THE GEVAERT CO. OF AMERICA, INC. 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