The Exhibitor (1964)

. . . Allen M. Widem, Hartford Times, has designated these 10 best films for 1963: “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” “The Great Escape,” “8 “The Four Days of Naples,” “How the West Was Won,” “Charade,” “Tom Jones,” “Sparrows Can’t Sing,” “Hud,” and “This Sporting Life.” NEW ORLEANS Rene Brunet, owner, Famous, recently ap¬ pointed Rene Lopez manager of the theatre. . . . Continuing to expand, Gulf States The¬ atres, McComb, Miss., have acquired Stanley Warner’s drive-in theatres in San Antonio, Texas, including the Kelly, Lackland and Parkaire for complete operation. At the same time, they acquired the Palm, Ft. Walton, from Mi's. Tom Barrow, and the Ocean City Drive-In, Ocean City, Fla., from L. C. Craig. . . , Mrs. Joyce Lionnet is now secretary to Arthur Barnett, theatre representative. . . . Marion Guerin returned to Film Inspection Service after lengthy illness. . . . George Pabst and Alex Maillho, Blue Ribbon Pic¬ tures, hosted a group of local film buyers at a luncheon at the Fountainbleau Motel restaurant. ... A two days sales conference was held by Allied Artists Southern Distrib¬ uting Company at the Monteleone Hotel with J. A. Prichard, division manager, home based in Dallas, conducting the sessions. ... A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Andy Bevelo, CLARK TRANSFER INC. 829 N. 29th St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19130 CEnter 2-3100 1638 Third St., N.E. Washington, D. C. 20002 DUpont 7-7200 PROGRESSIVE ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. 240 N. 13th ST. • PHILADELPHIA 7, PA. Theatre Installations and Maintenance their fifth child and third son. Bevelo is of¬ fice manager of Exhibitors Cooperative Serv¬ ice, where Mrs. Bevelo was a former part time worker, PHILADELPHIA Manny Youngerman, president, M. Y. Film Company, Inc., announced that the first step in the company’s plan to set up distribution offices on the east coast will go into effect Feb. 11 when the organization merges with Sam Pam Productions, Inc., of Philadelphia. The local operation will be in association with Claude J. Schlanger, president, Bud-co Thea¬ tres, Inc. Pat Beck, also of Budco, Inc., will also be associated in the enterprise. As soon as the Philadelphia operation begins to func¬ tion, similar projects for Washington and Pittsburgh will be set in motion. Youngerman will headquarter at Sam Pam in the Welling¬ ton Building, 135 S. 19th Street. . . . Paul Kleiman has entered his own business after an association of over 30 years with Morris Wax. Kleiman controls the Leader, Capitol 52nd Street, and Cambria. . . . Irving Loomis, district manager for Embassy Pictures in Pittsburgh, Washington and Philadelphia, be¬ came the proud father of a girl born in University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Grand¬ parents are the prominent circuit theatre owners Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kattleman. . . . Harry Freedman, Progressive Electric Com¬ pany, was in Pennsylvania Hospital. . . . Leo Posel, president, Tent 13 Variety Club Camp for Handicapped Chilldren, was in Hahne¬ mann Hospital. . . . The Auditorium, only theatre in Lewes, Del., has been sold by Charles S. Horn, Jr., to the Malch Corpora¬ tion, which it is said plans to reopen in the spring. The house has been idle for 10 years. . . . Judith Elaine and Arthur S. Diamond, sen of 20th-Fox branch manager Sam Dia¬ mond, will be married on March 8. . . . Tom Carlisle, international expert on “Bondman ship” and probably the world’s tallest press agent, was in in connection with United Artists’ “From Russia With Love” and con¬ ducted a seminar for exhibitors in the Vine Street Screening Room. . . . Bill Whyte has returned to Budco Theatres and is now lo¬ cated at the New 61st Street Drive-In. ST. LOUIS More than 130 persons attended the Missouri-Illinois installation luncheon when Frank Plumlee was installed as president. In the absence of Wes Bloomer, retiring president and incoming board chairman, Eddie Clark, Metropolis, Ill., was in charge of opening ceremonies. Ray Parker, former MITO presi¬ dent, was master of ceremonies. Among the city officials here were Mayor Woodward, of Farmington, and Mel Carpenter, Missouri State Treasurer. Other special attendees were Mrs. William Moore, Better Films Council; i Veryl Johnson, National Carbon Co., who hosted the champagne party; Bill Pfeiffer and Ed Tyler, Coca Cola, who hosted the lunch; j and Herb Butz, Motion Picture Operators ; Union. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Harry Blount sold ! the Plaza, Potosi, Mo., but retained the Star¬ light Drive-In. . . . Howard Rader, who was j formerly an account executive with KPLR-TV has been appointed promotion director for the station. . . . Charles Krips, 20thFox branch manager, was in Cape Girardeau visiting with Truman Putz, who owns the Rialto there. He was also in Festus, Mo., visiting with Harry Miller, Miller Theatre. . . . WOMPIs discussed plans for the upcoming national WOMPI con¬ vention to be held here in September. . . . John Joyce, Paramount Shipper, died recently. SAN ANTONIO Tom Powers, city manager here for Cinema Arts Theatres, has arranged for two special screenings of “Lilies of the Field” in advance of a first suburban showing of the film at the Woodlawn on Jan. 30. Clergy of all faiths have been invited to view the film at the Josephine. On Saturday morning a special showing will be held at the Woodlawn for all of the town’s Catholic nuns. . . . “No Man’s Land,” a Korean war film which was made in the San Antonio area some time back, was booked for showing into the down¬ town Texas, according to Richard Vaughn, manager. It was to open on Jan. 24 on a twin bill with another war film, “War Is Hell.” Lt. Col. Farley E. Peebles, formerly with the Interstate Theatres Circuit as manager in San Marcos, Tex., is assigned to the Direc¬ torate of Maintenance at the San Antonio Air Material Area, Kelly Air Force Base. WASHINGTON, D. C. Louis “Rip” Ribintzki has retired as Wash¬ ington area buyer for the Stanley Warner Theatres. He started with the organization in 1928 as a booker; and in 1948 became a head buyer. . . . Bill Friedman, booker and buyer for Sidney List Theatres, has resigned. He will announce his future plans at an early date. . . . Sheldon Tromberg, president, Boxoffice Attractions, hosted a champagne party at the firm’s new and expanded Washington quarters. Attending the recent MGM saturation production presentation meeting in Philadelphia were, left to right, Wesley Watson, Weilland Circuit, Atlantic City, N. J.; Rocco Palese, head, Varbalow Circuit, Camden, N. J.; Saal Gottlieb, MGM eastern division sales manager; Dave Sablosky, Norristown, Pa., exhibitor; Herman Ripps, MGM assistant general sales manager; and Max Korr, Allentown, Pa., exhibitor. 13 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR February 5, 1964