The Exhibitor (1960)

NAB Creates Awards NEW YORK — Creation of a new award of Merit for the nation’s entertainment fare — an awai'd based exclusively on the judgment of community opinion leaders — was an¬ nounced by National Audience Board. The award will be given in recognition of outstanding film, TV and radio material on the basis of audience research studies con¬ ducted by the Board. Film Exchange and Dealer Listing for the DALLAS FILM TERRITORY A CONTINUING SERVICE • that will be re-editcd and re-published at 8-month intervals • Film Distrihutors ALLIED ARTISTS, 2204 Commerce St.— Riverside 7-1658 Sales: W. Burl Lovelace, Ben C. Graham, David Shipp, Paul Backus. Bookers: Miss Bennie Lynch, Laroy Sherron, Jan Martin. Emerg. Phone: FRanklin 4-2426. (Southwest Div. Aigr. in residence: James A. Prichard) ASTOR, 3021/2 S. Harwood St.— Riverside 7-2408 Br. Mgrs.: O. K. Bourgeois, Mrs. John Jenkins. Emerg. Phone: Fleetwood 2-5920. BUENA VISTA (Disney), 2017 Young St.— Riverside 8-5306 Br. Mgr.: Sebe Miller. Booker; Bill Shaw. Emerg. Phone: WHitehall 8-6073. (Dist. Mgr. in residence: Douglas Desch ) COLUMBIA, 1900 Young St.— Riverside 1-3541 Br. Mgr.; A. M. Whitcher. Office Mgr.: Ross Morgan. Sales: Bill Bond, S. B Zimmerman, Joe Lyne, Jack Haynie. Booker; Paul Rozenburg. Cashier: Katherine Brown. Emerg. Phone: Riverside 1-3541. (Southwestern Div, Mgr, in residence: Jack Judd) DALLAS, 2013 Young St.-RIverside 8-0291 Owner: Dorothy Sonney. Br. Mgr.: Bob Pedrefty. Emerg. Phone: BRoadway 8-5874. EMPIRE, 412 S. Hardwood St.-RIverside 2-8055 Br. Mgr.: Robert R. O'Donnell. Office Mgr.: D. J. Grierson. Sales; W. J. Cammer. Bookers: Lloyd Rust, Gem Reagan. Cashier: Lita Riley. Emerg. Phones: ADams 5-7983, EVergreen 1-3157. GLENN FANNIN, 2318 Dunloe Drive, 3121/4 S. Harwood St.-RIverside 7-1911, DAvis 1-2552 Br. Mgr.: Glenn Fannin. Emerg. Phone: DAvis 1-2552. DON KAY, 1710 Jackson St.-RIverside 2-2994 Br. Mgr.; Bob Wilkes. Emerg. Phone: TAylor 7-0203. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, 2013 Jackson St.-RIverside 1-4171 Br. Mgr.: L. J. Weber. Asst. Br. Mgr.: Connie Carpou. Sis Mgr.: Vernon Smith. Office Mgr.: A. V. Philbin. Sales: Bob Davis, Roland Taylor. Bookers: Leroy Whitington, Dan Hulse. Cashier: Carl Swenson. Field Exp.: Andy Sullivan. Emerg. Phone: Riverside 1-4171. (Southwestern Div, Mgr, in residence; John S, Allen) NTA, 1408 Fidelity Union Life Bldg.— Riverside 7-1911 Br. Mgr.: Truman Hendrix. Emerg. Phone: Riverside 7-1911. PARAMOUNT, 401 N. Pearl Expressway— RIversi Je 1-5565 Br. Mgr.; Bernard Brager. Sis. Mgr.: Wayland Lillard. Office Mgr.: John L. Williams. Sales: Gerry Haile, Paul Chapman, Ralph Fry. Bookers: James Broiles, Mable Guinan, Hubert K. Buchanan. Cashier: Ethel Hodge. Asst. Cashier: Hazel Byrom. Emerg. Phone: Riverside 1-55 65. (Div. Algr. in residence: P, W'. Bridge) HAL ROACH, 201 3 V2 Young St.-RIverside 2-8033 Br. Mgr.: Fred Beiersdorf. Booker: Peggy Smith. Emerg. Phone: CHapel 7-5490. SACK, 1710 Jackson St. — Riverside 2-7514 Br. Mgr.: Alfred N. Sack. Emerg. Phone: DAvis 1-1896. 20TH CENTURY-FOX, 1801 Wood St.-RIverside 8-7221 Br. Mgr.: Bill Williams. Sis. Mgr.:Lloyd Edwards. Office Mgr.; C. E. Davidson. Sales: A. W. Love, Chester Layfield, L. N. Macarty, J. H. Alexander. Bookers: Margie Seely, Muggins White, Billie Webb, Paul Ramsey. Field Exp.: Jimmy Gillespie. Emerg. Phone: None. UNITED ARTISTS, 2015 Young St.-RIverside 2-6174 Br. Mgr.: Russell L. Brentlinger. Sis. Mgr.: Jay Moore. Office Mgr.: J D. Hexamer. Sales: Don Morris, Jim Crump, Milton Rimmer, James Sippey. Bookers: Jim McFall, Albert Flores. Gen^xieve Koch, James Hightower. Cashier; Mary Lusk. Field Exp.: Addie Addison. Emerg. Phone; BRoadway 9-2534. UNIVERSAL, 810 S. St. Paul St.-RIverside 1-3164 Br. Mgr.; W. E. Armbruster. Sis. Mgr.: E. C. Elder. Office Mgr.: Roy E. Smith. Sales: George Byrd, Mack M. Hol¬ stein. Bookers: Lewis Dreisbach, Theo. Routt. Deon G->ldman, Reynolds Wilbanks. Emerg. Phone: Riverside 13164. (Regional Mgr. in residence: R. N. Wilkinson) WARNER BROS., 508 Park Ave.-RIverside 2-8726 Br. Mgr.: H. C. Vogelpohl. Sis. Mgr.: J. C. McCrary. Office Mgr.; Bill Crump. Sales: H. A. Clark, B. T. Burn¬ side, J. H. Black. Bookers: Tommy Smith, J. C. Smith, J. R. Motley, Jerry Brewster, Dora Grace, Carl Sims. Field Exp.: Kevin Genther. Emerg. Phone: Riverside 2-8726. (Div. Sis. Mgr, in residence; Ed Willtamson. Div. Mgr.’s Coordinator: Bruce Sheridan) • Supply Dealers HARDIN THEATRE SUPPLY, 714 S. Hampton Road-WHitehall 6-2232 HERBER THEATRE EQUIP., 408 S. Harwood St.-RIverside 7-6568 NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY, 300 S. Harwood St.-RIverside 8-2135 • Screen Trailers NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, 2021 Jackson St.-RIverside 7-8315 Div. Mgr.: Paul Short. Asst. Div. Mgr.: Gilbert Clark. Office Mgr.: Walter A. Steadman. Sales: Russell Baker, W. Walthall. • Signs, Advertising and Printing ALLIED PRINTING CO., 501 N. Good-TAylor 7-5151 DUNCAN POSTER SERVICE, 2029 V2 Jackson St.-RIverside 8-8639 EVANS PRINTING & POSTER CO., 2308 Live Oak St.-RIverside 1-4933 NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, 2012 Jackson St.-RIverside 7-8315 • Film Delivery Services FILM EXPRESS AGENCY, 2300 Hickory St.-HAmillon 8-5133, HAmilton 1-4641 FILM FORWARDING AGENCY, 2508 S. Harwood St.-HAmilton 8-5181 LIBERTY FILM LINES, 2508 S. Harwood St.-HAmilton 8-5181 MORGAN-MISTLETOE EXPRESS, 2021 Young St.-RIverside 7-1594 NEWS FILM AGENCY, 2508 S. Harwood St.-HAmilton 8-5181 TEXAS FILM SERVICE, 2508 S. Harwood St.-HAmilton 8-5181 G. A. WHITE EXPRESS, 2300 Hickory St.-HAmilton 1-4641 • Service Companies ALTEC SERVICE CO., Interurban Bldg.— Riverside 8-2534 MODERN SALES &. SERVICE, 2200 Young St.-RIverside 7-3T91 RCA SERVICE CO., 7901 Empire Freeway— FLeetwood 2-3911 LOU WALTERS REPAIR SERVICE, 8140 Hunnicut Rd.-DAvis 1-0341 • Theatre Associations TEXAS COMPO, 201 3-A Young St.-RIverside 7-7884 Exec. Dir.; Kyle Rorex. Gen'I. Counsel: John D. Reed. Emerg. Phone: EMerson 1-1459. TEXAS D-l THEATRE OWNERS ASSOC., 2100 Stenmons Freeway-RI 2-5352, Rl 2-5004 Exec. Secty.; Ben Waldman, Gen'I. Counsel: Edwin Toblowsky. _ A SPECIAL SERVICE;. . . only in MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR Filmgroup Plans 12 For '61 At $6,000,000 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.— Characterizing 1961 as “opportunity year,” Roger Corman, president of The Filmgroup, announced his company will film 12 features with an overall budget of $6,000,000 allotted to them. Corman, high on the box-office potential of “Atlas,” his first million-dollar venture which will be released early in the new year, said four of The Filmgroup’s 1961 pro¬ gram will be made in the $750,000-$1,000,000 range. Four others will be in the inter¬ mediate category, and the third group of four will be low-budgeted. “Increased quality has paid off for us,” Corman said. “We have increased the gross and the number of contracts per release. We have been able to better exhibitor relations because we have given the showman better box-office bait. Now we will reach out for more dates and longer runs. To accomplish that, we will increase the qualities of produc¬ tion and build in better entertainment with more intriguing premises, and more known cast names. We will step up picture ‘lurability’ by spending the necessary to achieve the result exhibitors expect when they play Filmgroup product.” AlP Names Two In S. A. NEW YORK — Americo Rosenberg has been appointed American International Pictures home office representative in Brazil, it was announced by William G. Reich, vice-presi¬ dent of American International Pictures Ex¬ port Corporation. Rosenberg will make his headquarters in Brazil at the Rio de Janeiro office of Im¬ perial Films, AIP’s franchise in that country. He was formerly with Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers in Latin America and will leave for his new post on Jan. 4, 1961. Reich further stated that Luis Balia has been appointed special home office repre¬ sentative for AIP in Argentina, and will make his headquarters in the Buenos Aires office of Imperial Films. Balia was formerly with several of the major film companies in Argentina and Uru¬ guay. Dot Records' Gross Up NEW YORK — Dot Records, Inc., a subsid¬ iary of Paramount Pictures Corporation, will gross in excess of $11 million dollars for the calendar year 1960, Randy Wood, president o^ the phonograph record company, has report¬ ed to Barney Balaban, president of the parent company. With six weeks remaining in the year. Dot had already passed the $10 million dollar mark in sales, according to Wood, putting the 1960 business nearly 30 per-cent ahead of 1959’s gross sales of $8,600,000. Wafch for them! NEXT! Pittsburgh Territory Issue of January 1 1 Kansas City Territory Issue of January 18 Save Them! 16 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR December 28, I960