The Exhibitor (1963)

NEWS CAPSULES FILM FAMILY ALBUM Diamond Ring Mr. and Mrs. David Karp, Riverdale, N.Y., announced the engagement of their daughter, Diane M. Karp, to Edmund R. Rosenkrantz, son of Dr. and Mrs. Maurice C. Rosenkrantz, Scarsdale, N.Y. The couple will be married in August. Rosenkrantz is a graduate of Harvard Law School and received his under¬ graduate degree from New York University. He is resident counsel with Embassy Pictures Corporation. Arrival A son, Mark Henry, was born to Lieutenant and Mrs. John T. Lazarus in West Germany, where Lt. Lazarus is on duty with the U.S. Army. Lt. Lazarus is the son of Paul N. Lazarus, Jr., executive vice-president of Samuel Bronston Productions, Inc., and the mother is the former Barbara Greenbaum, Scarsdale, N.Y. Obituaries Mrs. Sara Cohn, wife of Nat Cohn, Columbia Pictures home office executive in New York, died. She is survived by her husband, three daughters, and seven grandchildren. Warren Gates, 54, booker and salesman form¬ erly with Warner Bros, and Columbia Pic¬ tures, Boston, died at his home in Jamaica Plain. He served for the past six years as president of Local F-3, IATSE. He is sur¬ vived by his wife, two daughters, and one son. Margaret Hoffberg, 61, wife of Jack Hoffberg, film importer and distributor, died at Lebanon Hospital, Bronx, N.Y. She was a Variety Club Barkerette. She is survived by her husband, a daughter, a son, and four grandsons. Martin Solomon, 73, salesman with Allied Artists’ Los Angeles exchange and an em¬ ployee of the company for 24 years, died at his home. In addition to the widow, he is sur¬ vived by three brothers and one sister. Adolph Weiss, 82, pioneer Manhattan exhibitor and producer, died in Hollywood. He owned' several East Side motion picture theatres in 1908, including the Avenue A. With his brothers, Louis and Max, he organized Artclass Pictures in 1911 and produced wild ani¬ mal films, including the first Tarzan film. His brothers and a sister survive. Fox Payroll At 1,300 HOLLYWOOD — With the start of produc¬ tion on the romantic comedy, “Move Over, Darling,” employment at the 20th CenturyFox studio climbed past 1,300. Leading the new and returning employees were the film’s co-stars, Doris Day, James Garner, and Polly Bergen, along with top featured players Thelma Ritter, Chuck Con¬ nors, and Fred Clark. Aaron Rosenberg and Martin Melcher are producing the CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color picture, which Michael Gordon will direct. Lending a festive air to the occasion was a 36-foot banner over the studio’s main gate reading, “Welcome — Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen — ‘Move Over Darling.’ ” FORMS FOR THIS PACE CLOSED AT 5 P.M., ON MON., MAY 20 Goldstein, Lederer Named New WB Vice-Presidents NEW YORK— The board of directors of Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., elected Morey Goldstein and Richard Lederer as vice-presi¬ dents of the corporation. Goldstein is general sales manager and president of Warner Bros. Pictures Distribut¬ ing Corp. and Warner Bros. Pictures Dis¬ tributing Company, Ltd., motion picture dis¬ tribution subsidiaries of Warner Bros. Pic¬ tures, while Lederer is director of advertising and public relations for the parent and sub¬ sidiary companies. Goldstein, who joined Warner Bros, last July, formerly was vice-president and general sales manager of Allied Artists Pictures Corp., with which he was associated for 17 years. Previously, he had held various sales positions with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during a 20-year association. Lederer has headed the Warner Bros, adver¬ tising and public relations departments for the past three years. He has been with the com¬ pany since 1950, beginning as an advertising copy writer and later becoming assistant na¬ tional advertising manager and a staff producer at the Warner Studios in Burbank, Calif. Lederer entered the motion picture industry in 1946 as an advertising copy writer for Co¬ lumbia Pictures, with which he was associated until he joined Warner Bros. The board also declared a dividend of 12% cents per share on the company’s com¬ mon stock, payable Aug. 5 to stockholders of record on July 12. Embassy Names Needelman NEW YORK — Julius Nedelman has been appointed western district manager for Embassy Pictures, it was announced by Carl Peppercorn, vice-president and general sales manager. BROADWAY GROSSES Competition From Sunshine NEW YORK — The advent of summer-like weather sent the crowds outdoors, although Warners’ “Spencer’s Mountain” had a good opening at Radio City Music Hall, and several hold-overs continued to do well. According to usually reliable sources reach¬ ing MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR, the break-down was as follows: “Come Fly With Me” (MGM). Paramount reported $15,000 for the third week. “Spencer’s Mountain” (WB). Radio City Music Hall, with stage show, did $92,000 on Thursday through Sunday, with the opening week sure to hit $137,000. “The Longest Day” (20th-Fox). Warner claimed $15,000 for the 33rd week. “How The West Was Won” (MGM-Cinerama). Loew’s Cinerama did $46,000 on the eighth week. “Mutiny On The Bounty” (MGM). Loew’s State had $14,000 for the 26th week. “I Could Go On Singing” (UA). Astor stated the opening week tallied $14,000. “Lawrence Of Arabria” (Columbia). Cri¬ terion did $41,500 on the 22nd week. , “The Ugly American” (U). Rivoli had $13,000 for the sixth week. “The Birds” (U). RKO Palace did $12,500 on the eighth week. NG Plans Selig Weeks BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.— Annual gen¬ eral meetings to promote Bob Selig Weeks — June 4-18 — were held in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle by William H. Thedford, Pacific Coast division manager for Na¬ tional General’s Fox West Coast Theatres. Speakers at the Los Angeles meeting in¬ cluded Thedford; Frank P. Stagen, real estate head; Dan A. Polier, chief film buyer; J. W. Bantau, construction chief; and Paul Lyday, advertising-exploitation-publicity head. Living it up at Paramount's Las Vegas press salute to "Come Blow Your Horn" are the stars of the rollicking comedy. Seen, left to right, are newcomer Tony Bill, Barbara Rush, Frank Sinatra, who acted as host, Jill St. John, Lee J. Cobb, and Greta Randall. The film was premiered during the jet flight from New York, via Inflight Pictures. May 22, 1963 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR 5