The Exhibitor (1954)

22 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR Miscellaneous In the Newsreels Movietone News (Vol. 37, No. 46) Ger¬ many: Paratroopers at maneuvers. Brook¬ lyn, N. Y.: Dutch flattop on visit. Ger¬ many: Ships. Alaska: Arctic Command target practice. New York City: Shoes. Orlando, Fla.: Kid golfers. Lewiston, Idaho: Motorcycle daredevils. News of the Day (Vol. XXV, No. 280) Washington, D. C.: Selassie asks unity. Korea: Ex-Reds train for ROK army. China: Chiang’s planes in leaflet raid. Italy: Refugees. Germany: Three-year-old motorcyclist. Japan: Baby contest in Tokyo. New York City: Fashions for fall. Santa Monica, Cal.: Twelve-year-old girl shows muscle. Norway: Reindeer derby. Paramount News (No. 83) Washington, D. C.: Selassie asks unity. Newark, N. J.: Ann Bekar on 16,000-mile horseback journey. New York City: Fashions. Ger¬ many: Three-year-old motorcyclist. Wash¬ ington, D. C.: Mickey Vernon honored by President Eisenhower. New York City: Sammy Snead named “Sports Father Of The Year.” Johannesburg, South Africa: Danny Kaye meets the press. Universal-International Newsreel (Vol. 27, No. 574) Burlingame, Cal.: Tot kid¬ napped. France: Viet Nam “Pope” arrives. Jersey City, N. J.: Moving sidewalk. Fon¬ tana, Cal.: Hen derby. San Jose, Cal.: Blockheads block party. Angels Camp, Cal.: Frog-jumping contest. New York City: Styles in suits and suds. San Fran¬ cisco: First Negro umpire. Warner Pathe News (Vol. 25, No. 85) Korea: Ex-Reds train for ROK army. Germany: Longest GI love letter. New York City: Sammy Snead named “Sports Father Of The Year.” San Francisco: Citizens fight to save cable cars. New York and Weston, Conn.: Fashions. Can¬ ada: Toronto kids raise funds for a crippled pal. Washington, D. C.: Spelling bee. In All Five: Quonset Point, R. I.: Bennington disaster. American-Korean Foundation trailer. In Addition to the Above: Movietone News (Vol. 37, No. 45) Switzerland: “Big Four” hear Red peace bid. Greece: Earthquakes fail to stop schooling. New York City: Haile Selassie arrives. White Sands Proving Grounds, N. M,: Viking X rocket, Maryland: Air Cadets graduating University of Mary¬ land. Australia: Muscle men in Sydney. Oregon City Falls, Ore.: Silver hordes. Germany: Kayaks compete. News of the Day (Vol. XXV, No. 279) Albany, N. Y.: Struggle for control of New York Central. Germany: Military funeral for General Heinz Guderian. Africa: Rommel’s widow visits El Alamein. Canada: Marie Dionne dons church robes at Quebec. Atlanta: New premiere for “Gone With The Wind.” Newark, N. J.: Ann Bekar on 16,000-mile horseback journey. Off The Bahamas: White marlin tournament. Paramount News (No. 82) New York City: Haile Selassie arrives. Chicago: Lyman W. Hall, paroled from prison after serving 57 years, bewildered by changes. South Africa: Danny Kaye. Canada: Marie Dionne dons church robes at Quebec. France: Generals return from Richard Harmel, president, Schlesinger Corpora¬ tion, largest theatre circuit in South Africa, and his wife, on the west coast recently visited the set of U-I's "So This Is Paris" where they met Gloria DeHaven, being co-starred in the picture. Indo-China. France: Couple wed on high wire. Universal-International Newsreel (Vol. 27, No. 573) Albany, N. Y.: Struggle for control of New York Central. Canada: Marie Dionne dons church robes at Quebec. New York City; Haile Selassie arrives. Newark, N. J.: Ann Bekar on 16,000-mile horseback journey. Germany: GI receives longest love letter. Warner Pathe News (Vol. 25, No. 84) New York City: Haile Selassie arrives. New York City: Unions battle for control of piers. Albany, N. Y.: Struggle for control of New York Central. France: Mrs. De Castries returns from Indo-China — alone. France: Couple wed on high wire. New York City: City’s boxers rout London. NATIONAL LEGION OF DECENCY June 3, 1954 Unobjectionable For General Patron¬ age: “Black Horse Canyon” (U-I); “The Lone Gun” (UA); “Tanganyika” (U-I); “Unconquered” (Margolies); Unobjec¬ tionable For Adults: “Silver Lode” (RKO) ; “Three Coins In The Fountain” (20th-Fox) ; Objectionable In Part: “Cap¬ tain Kidd And The Slave Girl” (UA) ; “The Saracen Blade” (Col.); “Secret Of The Incas” (Paramount); Condemned: “Girls Marked Danger” (IFE). The International Scene ( Continued from page 10) couver, was replaced by Bill McCartney, Jr. . . . In Vancouver, demolition of the old Star is underway to make room for a new city jail. . . . Clare Appel and his wife were in Bermuda for a holiday. . . . Markham Developments Limited gained the right by a Supreme Court of Canada decision to construct a drive-in at Scarboro, Ont., a suburb of Toronto. It fought the township through three courts in order to gain the right to construct the ozoner. . . . New appointments by Famous Players Canadian Corporation include that of Don Edwards, present manager, Nortown, Toronto, to be manager, Tivoli, Hamilton, replacing James P. McDonagh, named Maritimes district manager. In an¬ other Famous Players appointment, Mike King, Alhambra, Toronto, manager, was named to fill the Nortown post. In Toronto, executives of the Interna¬ tional Popcorn Association met at the third annual Canadian regional confer¬ ence in the King Edward Hotel. J. J. ( Complete reviews of pictures mentioned, will appear in The Pink Section. — Ed.) U-I “Tanganyika” — Fair African meller. UA “Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe” — Picturization of classic should have its greatest appeal to children. Fitzgibbons, Jr., president, and Sydney Spiegel, chairman, Canadian division, led the discussions. Fitzgibbons heads Theatre Confections Limited, subsidiary of Famous Players Canadian Corporation, while Spiegel is general manager, Super Pufft Popcorn Limited. Also prominent at the conference was Thomas J. Sullivan, IPA executive vice-president. Speakers in¬ cluded Kenneth H. Wells, Theatre Con¬ fections Limited; Irving Singer, Rex Spe¬ cialty Bag Corporation, Brooklyn, N. Y.; R. E. Murray, Proctor and Gamble, Tor¬ onto; George Panter, Sudbury, Ont., Arena; Thomas F. Moran, Odeon Theatres of Canada; James V. Blevins, Blevins Popcorn Company, Nashville, Tenn.; Clif¬ ford Oates, Toronto; and Robert L. Mann, Krispy Kist Korn Machine Company, Chicago. Included in the conference was a luncheon through the courtesy of the Coca-Cola Company of Canada and a cocktail party sponsored by the Pepsi¬ Cola Company of Canada. Theatre Properties (Hamilton) Limited showed a gross profit of $77,597 for 1953, with a net of $35,105. The report indi¬ cates a total surplus of $1,529,172. . . . Rube Bolstad, vice-president, Famous Players, has been elected president, Citi¬ zens Research Institute of Canada, a non¬ partisan, non-profit group supporting a continuing study of government on all levels. . . . Office manager, B and F The¬ atres is now Bert McLean, formerly of Famous Players’ accounting staff, Murray Sheriff left the head office for the management of the Oxford, Toronto. — Harry Allen, Jr. England In London, the National Film Finance Corporation, with the approval of the British government, named a receiver and manager for British Lion Film Corpora¬ tion, Limited. NFFC reported that the entire share capital of the company has been lost and that a substantial part of the 3,000,000 Pounds advanced by the gov¬ ernment cannot be recovered. W. H. Lawson was named receiver and manager. NFFC proposed that a new company be formed to take over distribution func¬ tions and organizations of British Lion. The company would continue as a dis¬ tributing organization with no production interests. Shepperton Studio is still oper¬ ating under British Lion Studio Company, Limited, but the connection with Sir Alex¬ ander Korda has been ended. Brazil Henrique Alberto Baez, son of Rickey Baez, general manager for United Artists in Brazil, and Miss Yvonne Neviere, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Neviere, are to be married in Rio de Janeiro on June 12. June 9, 1954