The Exhibitor (1959)

16 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR August 26, 1959 11. Gleena Adams and Ida Belle Levey were named alternate delegates. . . . With the re¬ cent addition of a small group of Tennessee theatres, Jack Rigg is now providing book¬ ing services for 35 theatres. . . . Thomas P. Tidwell, 20th-Fox manager, called his sales¬ men, George K. Friedel, Marvin Skinner and Walter Powell, in from the field for a week¬ end sales conference with himself and 20thFox publicist Ed Hale. . . . Havana cigars were handed out by George Krevo, Edgewood manager, when his wife gave birth to their first son, Gregory Marc, August 1. . . . Illness kept H. S. Stewart away from his duties as manager of Fred Kent’s Southside Drive-In for several days. MEMPH/S The Crosstown is installing Bauer 70mm equipment with the assistance of Emil Jacob, from Stuttgart, Germany, as super¬ visor, and two operators of the theatre and two technicians from National Theatre Sup¬ ply Company. . . . Better Films Council selected “Imitation of Life” as Movie-ofthe-Month for adults and “South Pacific” as Family-Movie-of-the-Month. . . . War¬ ners has reopened its office here with eight employes under the management of Jeff Williams, who had remained in Mem¬ phis as booker while the Memphis territory was handled from New Orleans for nearly a year. . . . Warners staged a lobby side¬ show with ringmaster, clowns, trapeze art¬ ists and favors for youngsters in connection with “The Big Circus.” Children under 12 who attended dressed as circus performers were admitted free. Prizes were given for the best costumes. Children in Memphis orphanags were admitted free. . . .“The Big Operator” has been banned by Memphis and Shelby County Board of Censors as “too terrible and inimical to the public welfare.” Louis C. Ingram, branch mana¬ ger of MGM, said the censors objected to the scenes showing Union goons throwing a man into a cement mixer and setting another afire. Since the banning, MGM has volunteered to make three cuts in the film on a national basis. These cuts will take out a scream following the man being thrown into the cement mixer, the actual setting afire of a man, and another scene of brutality. However, as yet the ban for a Memphis showing has not been lifted. Film Exchange and Dealer Listing for the KANSAS CITY FILM TERRITORY A CONTINUING SERVICE • ♦hat will be re-edited and re-published at 8-month intervals • Film Distributors ALLIED ARTISTS, 130 W. 18th St.-HArrison 1-2305 Br. Mgr.: Frank Thomas. Office Mgr. and Booker: Roger Leaton. Sales: Earl Ogan. Cashier: Eleonora Martin. Emerg. Phone: BEnton 1-3994. AMERICAN-INT'L., 215 W. 18th St.-HArrison 1-7085 Br. Mgr.: Earl Dyson. Booker: Betty Caruso. Emerg. Phene: HI 4-2878. BUENA VISTA (Disney), 114 W. 18th St.-BAItimore 1-6929 Br. Mgr.: R. R. (Tommy) Thompson. Sis. Mgr.: Marvin Goldfarb. Office Mgr.: Henry Sonday. Booker: Dorothie Warneke. Emerg. Phone: JA 3-8119. COLUMBIA, 214 W. 18th St.-HArrison 1-3892 Br. Mgr.: Thomas Baldwin. Office Mgr.: William Jeffries. Sales: Herbert Stutz, Gene Snitz. Bookers: Robert Krause, William Mclntire. Cashier: Christine Wilson. Emerg. Phone: FL 3-8233. (Div. Mgr. in residence: Ben Marcus.) HOWCO, 116 W. 18th St.-VIctor 2-9840 Br. Mgr.: Larry Biechele. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, 220 W. 18th St.-GRand 1-2109 Br. Mgr.: T. E. Bailey. Office Mgr.: James D. Witcher, Jr. Sales: Al Adler, Bob Johns. Bookers: Les Durland Leonard Abrams, Voight Trent. Cashier: Darlene Mauss. Emerg. Phone: WE 1-3667. PARAMOUNT, 1802 Wyandotte St.-GRand 1-0410 Br. Mgr.: Harry Hamburg. Industry Rep.: Arthur Cole. Office Mgr. and Booker: Thomas Gooch. Sales: Lowell Bu I Ip it, Duane Becker. Cashier: Anna O'Toole. Emerg. Phone: JO 2-2680. 20th CENTURY-FOX, 1720 Wyandotte St.-HArrison 1-7253 Br. Mgr.: J. R. Neger. Sis. Mgr.: W. W. Sherrill. Sales John Long, John Wangberg. Bookers: Eric Green, Joe Bondank, William Gill. Cashier: Grace Roberts. FielJ Exp.: Harold (Chick) Evens. Emerg. Phone: Ml 9-0173. UNITED ARTISTS, 219 W. 18th St.-GRand 1-1123 Br. Mgr.: Ralph Amacher. Sales: G. M. Dean, John D bson, Morton Truog. Bookers: Robert DeJarnette, Jerry Winkler. Cashier: Beulah Ryan. Emerg. Phone: RA 2-7050. UNITED, 120 W. 18th St.-HArrison 1-1490, Vlct sr 2-8544 Br. Mgr.: R. F. Herrell. Morris Relder. Cashier: Nina Bridges. UNIVERSAL, 1700 Wyandotte St.— HArrison 1-5624 Sis. Mgr.: William D. Kelly. WARNER BROS., 1703 Wyandotte St.— HArrison 1-4645 Br. Mgr.: Russell C. Borg. Office Mgr.: Howard C. Tiomas. Sales: Joe Manfre, Jack Harris, Harold Cass. Bookers: Mary Heueisen, Roy Hurst. Cashier: Phillis Whitescarver. Field Exp.: Don Walker. Emerq. Phone: CO 2-4915. • Supply Dealers MISSOURI THEATRE SUPPLY, 115 W. 18th St.— B Altimore 1-3070 Emerg. Phone: HE 2-1503. NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY, 223 W. 18th St.— BAItimore 1-9858 Emerg. Phone: JAckson 3 8082. SHREVE THEATRE SUPPLY, 217 W. 18th St.— HArrison 1-7849 Emerg. Phone: Wl 2-1225. STEBBINS THEATRE EQUIP., 1804 Wyandotte St.— GRand 1-0134 Emerg. Phone: DRexel 1-2791. • Screen Trailers NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, 1800 Baltimore St.-VIctor 2-5893 • Signs, Advertising and Printing CAPITOL FLAG AND BANNER CO., 1719 Wyandotte St.— Victor 2-8798 CAUGER, A. V. SERVICE, 10922 Winner Rd., Independence, Mo.— CLifton 2-9390 MERCURY ADV. CO., 110 W. 18th St.-VIctor 2-8722 NATIONAL DISTR., 3724 Penn St.-WE 1-0449 NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, 1800 Baltimore St.-VIctor 2-5893 UNITED FILM SERVICE, 2449 Charlotte St.-BAItimore 1-5100 • Film Delivery Services EXHIBITORS FILM DELIVERY & SERVICE, 120 W. 17th St.-GRand 1-2094 Office Mgr.: Abbot Sher. Emerg. Phone: JA 3-5814. • Service Companies ALTEC SERVICE CO., 1015 Walnut St.— HArrison 1-7330 DRIVE-IN THEATRE MFG. CO., 505 W. 9th St.-HArrison 1-8007 RCA SERVICE CO., 221 W. 18th St.-HArrison 1-6953 A SPECIAL SERVICE . . only in MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR Making theatrical history in Minneapolis re¬ cently were Ted Mann, owner. Academy, and Robert Machrie, MGM executive in charge of "Ben-Hur" bookings, signing contracts for the exclusive showing of the film, for which Mann predicts an 18 month run. NEW HAVEN Mrs. Phyllis Safenovitz, daughter of Attor¬ ney and Mrs. Samuel I. Safenovitz, owners of the Yale, Norwich, Conn., was married re¬ cently to Louis Lambert, of Riverdale, N.Y. . . . The Harris Brothers, owners and opera¬ tors of the 3800-seat State, Hartford, largest theatre in Connecticut and sole remaining combination motion picture-vaudville situaton in the state, plan to resume SaturdaySunday shows in mid-September. The down¬ town house has been shuttered since early spring. . . . Mrs. Harry F. Shaw, wife of divi¬ sion manager, Loew’s Poli-New England Theatres Inc., is recuperating at the Shaw apartment, in New Haven, Conn., following surgery. . . . Dennis J. Rich, Stanley-Warner Cameo Theatre, Bristol, Conn., is a patient at Bristol Hospital. NEW ORLEANS The Fred T. McLendon Theatres reopened the Frisco, Friscoe City, Ala. The house has been dark for several months. . . . Claude Bourgeois, Biloxi and Bay St. Louis, Miss., operator will shutter the Regal, Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 1. . . . George Florn, manager of United Theatres’ Napoleon will be out for two weeks for dental surgery. Taking over for him is Mrs. Florn. . . . United Theatres Clabon has recently been equipped for stereophonic sound. . . . Mrs. Irene Niett is the new manager at Joel Bluestone’s Chief Drive-In, Natchitoches, La. . . . Edward Barison, president of Bajul International Pictures, was in town to discuss the company’s future releases with Don Kay, head of Kay Enter¬ prises. Kay recently acquired the franchise for distribution in all of southern states with the exception of the Carolinas. . . . R. E. Almand has reopened the Sabine, Merryville, La., for week end operations only. . . . Harold Stout closed the Town, Washington, La. Watch for them! NEXT! 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