The Exhibitor (1960)

NEWS CAPSULES vU FILM FAMILY /h ALBUM Diamond Rings Marcia Ann JaiTe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Jaffe, announced her engagement to Eugene Margolius, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morti¬ mer Margolius, of Mamaroneck. A December wedding is planned. The prospective bride’s father is first vice-president and treasurer, Columbia Pictures Corporation. Carol Joy Levenson has become engaged to Alan Arthur Benjamin, nephew of Robert S. Benjamin, chairman of the board of United Artists. The prospective groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack P. Benjamin, Kensington, Great Neck. Go Id Bands Eli Arenberg, billing supervisor, Columbia Pictures home office sales department, was married to Lily Tugender, Levittown, L. I. The ceremony was held at the bride’s home. Obituaries Henry S. Griffing, 53, died with his wife and son and daughter when his private plane crashed near Johnstown, Pa. He was presi¬ dent of Video Independent Theatres, Okla¬ homa City, Okla. He is survived by two brothers and three sisters. Griffing was ac¬ tive in the TV field as well as exhibition and was making plans for the installation of Telemeter via the antenna systems operated by the Video circuit. Alfred E. Green, 71, veteran director, died in Hollywood after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife and three sons. He started some 48 years ago with Selig. Bob Landry, 46, famed news and motion picture photographer, died at Middlesex Hos¬ pital, London, from a cerebral hemorrhage. A “Life” magazine photographer, he was stricken while working on Columbia’s “The Guns of Navarone.” He was married Aug. 20 to Doreen Wood, a British film publicist. Charles W. Mayhug, 51, former theatre manager in Somerset, Ky., died in Morris¬ town, Tenn. He is survived by his wife and his mother. William F. O’Neil, 76, founder and chair¬ man of the board, General Tire and Rubber Company, died in Akron, Ohio, of a heart attack. Through General Teleradio, a subsiidary, his company leased 30 films for $1,350,000 and placed them on WOR-TV as "“The Million Dollar Movie.” In 1955, GT&R bought RKO-Radio Pictures for $25,000,000 in cash, acquiring the studio and film library. Albert Rockett, 60, who had been vicepresident, Famous Artists Agency since 1942; and who had been production head of several studios, died in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Hollywood, Cal., after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his widow and a son. Eugene Schnyder, 72, manager of accounts payable department, Allied Artists home office, died of a heart attack at his Astoria, L. I., home. He is survived by his widow, a son, and a daughter. Harry Valentine, 54, sales representative for 20th Century-Fox in the Washington branch, died suddenly in Norfolk, Va. A former exhibitor, he had been general man¬ ager of the Rome Circuit, Baltimore, Md., and Wilder Circuit, Norfolk, Va. He is survived by his wife and three children. FORMS FOR THIS PAGE CLOSED AT 2 P.M. ON MON., SEPT. 12 Parker Heads MITO; Entire Slate Renamed ST. LOUIS — Ray Parker, Broadway DriveIn, St. Louis, continues as head of the Missouri-Illinois Theatre Owners, an affiliate of the Theatre Owners of America, following his reelection at the unit’s annual convention at the Hotel Chase here. The more than 100 theatremen attending from the two-state area, reelected the entire slate of officers. Tommy James continues as chairman of the board; Wesley Bloomer as vice-president; Carson Rodgers, Philip Manos, and John Meinardi as regional vice-presi¬ dents; James Damos as treasurer; Jimmy James as secretary; and F. Peter Gloriod as sergeant-at-arms. Film stars Elena Eden and Cindy Wood were guests at the one -day meeting, which opened with a luncheon, included an after¬ noon business session, and concluded with a cocktail party and President’s Banquet. Speakers included George G. Kerasotes, chairman of the board of TOA, who reviewed the state of the industry and spoke about the production financing activities of the Ameri¬ can Congress of Exhibitors; George Roscoe, National TOA director of exhibitor rela¬ tions; and Gloriod, who was key-noter. Parker announced that a contingent of nearly 50 exhibitors from the Missouri and Illinois areas will attend the national TOA convention. MacLaine Tops At Venice VENICE, ITALY — Shirley MacLaine was adjudged the best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her performance in Billy Wilder’s UA release, “The Apartment.” The Golden Lion for best picture went to the French-made “Le Passage du Rhin,” directed by Andre Cayatte. John Mills was named best actor for “Tunes Of Glory.” The jury, which consisted of 11 members, issued a statement citing the difficulty in selecting the winners due to the large number of non¬ comparable films. As usual, various persons at the festival disagreed rather violently with the judges. BROADWAY 7\ GROSSES “Love" Opens Big NEW YORK — With all hold-over product, exceptng 20th-Fox’s “Let’s Make Love”, Par¬ amount, which opened big, the Broadway houses all reported satisfactory grosses last week-end. “LET’S MAKE LOVE” (20th-Fox). Para¬ mount claimed the opened week at $51,000. “SONG WITHOUT END” (Columbia). Ra¬ dio City Music Hall reported that Thursday through Sunday accounted for $88,000; with the fifth week sure of $135,000. Stage show. “OCEAN’S 11” (Warners). Capitol claimed the fifth week at $37,000. “PSYCHO” (Paramount). DeMille claimed $10,000 for the 13th week. “BEN-HUR” (MGM). Loew’s State, on reserved seat policy, reported $49,500 for the 42nd week. “THE TIME MACHINE” (MGM). Warner stated that the fourth week would hit $16,000. “THE APARTMENT” (UA). Astor did $22,000 on the 13th week. “STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET” (Colum¬ bia). Criterion reported $14,000 for the 11th week. “CAN-CAN” (20th-Fox). Rivoli did $25,000 on the 27th week of hard ticket policy. “IT STARTED IN NAPLES” (Paramount). Victoria expected the second session to reach $32,000. New Wage Fight Seen NEW YORK — -The industry must be pre¬ pared to conduct another minimum wage cam¬ paign at the next session of Congress, it was asserted by Charles E. McCarthy, executive secretary of COMPO. Failure of Congress to enact minimum wage legislation at the bobtail session now closing makes it virtually certain that new minimum wage bills will be introduced at the next ses¬ sion, McCarthy said. It is the opinion of the COMPO national minimum wage campaign committee, he declared, that exhibitors in all of the nation’s 50 states must renew their arguments next year to all members of the Senate and House for a continuance of theatre employees’ exemption. Charles B. Moss, left, president, B. S. Moss Theatres, and Larry Morris, second from left, vicepresident, recently hosted a group of foreign film distributors on a visit to the new Mall, Bergen Mall Shopping Center, Paramus, N. J. Among those present, left to right, were Ira Michaels, Janus Films; Jack Ellis, Ellis Films; George Roth, Bentley Films; Lester Schoenfeld, Schoenfeld Films; Phil Levine, Union Films; and Leon Brandt, Lopert Films. September 14, I960 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR 5