The Exhibitor (1956)

32 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR On the left, Jane Wyman is seen welcoming, left to right, Pittsburgh's Dorothy Reichl; Cincinnati's Rose Marie Clemens; Detroit's Kay Jordan; and Chicago's Kay Muench, and congratulating them for being winners in the "A Miracle Can Happen To You" contest inspired by Warners' "Miracle In The Rain," the prizes for which were three-day expense-free Hollywood holidays. On the right, Denver's Esther Bononi and Salt Lake City's Dorene Lloyd, with Sarita Montiel and Clint Walker. Konecoff (Continued from page 8) film without taking any of their dough. This is pretty smart, as now they will go out and break their backs making sure that it is sold to the hilt everywhere in the area. The Philippines turn out 50 to 60 fea¬ tures annually which are not up to Holly¬ wood technical or artistic standards, and their studios are a little under par. Still they have a lot to offer. He thought their stunt men were outstanding, think¬ ing nothing of performing hair-raising feats several times to make sure they were properly captured by the cameras. Young had other ideas to discuss. The Production Code: He thought it was being modernized in interpretation rather than changing the wording directly. It’s been a good thing and has kept us out of trouble, and it should be retained with up-to-date revisions written in. Films are doing a better job policing themselves than is TV, which is really going to get into hot water one of these days going into millions of homes with some of the material they send out. Future Plans: His next film will be “The Halliday Brand,” a western with Joseph Cotten, to roll in June in black and white with UA financing and dis¬ tributing. He’s got some deals cooking in TV as well. Incidentally, “Huk” is not short for “Huckleberry Finn.” THE METROPOLITAN SCENE: A party marking Eddie Cantor’s return to films in a picturization of the hit play, “The Fifth Season,” was in order after theatre time last week at the Eden Roc, with press and celebs in attendance. . . . More than 100,000 book, department, drug, and chain stores are participating in a huge tie-in campaign with theatres on the forthcoming 20th-Fox film, “D-Day The Sixth of June,” via movie editions of the book. . . . Irwin Allen, writer, pro¬ ducer, and director of Warners’ forthcom¬ ing “The Animal World,” was in for the round of interviews in advance of national release next month. . , . The UA softball team was scheduled to open its season against the Sesac Music Corp. . . . “The Revolt Of Mamie Stover” is getting lots of attention for its opening via a series of 11 full-page ads or a reasonable equiv¬ alent thereof sponsored by Abraham and Straus in all the metropolitan newspapers. . . . TESMA is out with its first edition of a monthly newsletter. . . . Screen Publi¬ cists Guild is sponsoring its third annual art exhibit at union headquarters. . . . Our old “poscudniak” buddy, Moe Silver, in Pittsburgh, received a certificate of honor from the local chamber of com¬ merce for bringing the world premiere of “While The City Sleeps” (RKO) yonder and dorten. . . . Rob Shapiro and the Para¬ mount are looking for male and female facsimiles of James Stewart and Doris Day in recognition of the opening of “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” . . . Flash! The UA softball team won, 10 to 4. . . . Rod Steiger gets the profile treatment in the current Colliers. . . . Another Flash! Irwin Allen (above) arrived in town with a collection of dinosaur models for picture (above). . . . UP A, which produces such items as Magoo, McBoing Boing, the Ad¬ ventures of Harry and Bert Piel, etc., had a party to celebrate the opening of new offices at 60 East 56th St. This Was The Week When . Twentieth-Fox world-premiered “The Revolt Of Mamie Stover” in Honolulu as a gesture of appreciation for the islanders’ cooperation in the production. . . . Distributors Corporation of America acquired redistribution rights to Mark Hellinger’s “Brute Force” and “Naked City.” . . . Allied Artists directors declared a quarterly dividend of 13% cents per share on the 5x/2 per cent cumulative preferred stock, payable June 15 to holders of record June 4. ... A luncheon launching the industry’s 1956 United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York drive raised $190,000 in pledges from 50 executives in attendance. . . . The Plaza, New York, announced a May 22 American premiere for MGM’s “Invitation To The Dance,” to benefit the Ballet Theatre Foundation. . . . John Wayne prepared to undertake a rare personal appearance tour on behalf of Warners’ “The Searchers,” covering Chicago, Buffalo, Detroit, and Cleveland. The Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce awarded Moe Silver, Stanley Warner zone manager, a Certificate of Honor for bringing the world premiere of RKO’s “While The City Sleeps” to “the city that never sleeps.” . . . Carroll Pictures acquired distribution rights to the French-Italian “The Baker Of Valorgue,” a Fernandel starrer. . . . The Fine Arts release distributed by Jacon Film, “Rosanna,” was slated for its American premiere today (May 16) in the World, New York. . . . Artists-Producers Associates, headed by A. W. Schwalberg, announced the conclusion of a deal with Milton Cross to do the narration for “The Life And Music Of Giuseppe Verdi” and “Figaro, The Barber Of Seville.” . . . Allied Artists announced a full-dress world premiere for the BischoffDiamond production of “Screaming Eagles” in the Colony, Fayetteville, N. C., May 22. United Artists world-premiered “Unidentified Flying Objects” in the Fox Wilshire, Los Angeles. May 16, 1956