The Exhibitor (1964)

England’s Carreras Heads VCI Miami, Minneapolis Share Coveted Heart Award As Dr. Farber Is Honored With Humanitarian Award BUFFALO — James Carreras, London, Eng¬ land, was elected international chief barker at the final business meeting of the 37th annual Variety Clubs International conven¬ tion. Other officers elected were Ralph W. Pries, Philadelphia, first assistant interna¬ tional barker, and J. J. Fitzgibbons, Jr., second assistant. Joseph Podoloff, Minne¬ apolis, was reelected dough guy. In the only contested election, Nat Nathanson, New York, was elected property master over Michael El¬ lis, Jr., Buffalo. Co-owner of Britain’s Hammer Film Pro¬ ductions, Carreras, who is Variety’s first in¬ ternational chief barker from outside the United States, outlined some of his plans for Variety during the forthcoming year. “The future is exciting, and we have so many ideas that I can’t begin to enumerate them all,” he said. “But one of our most im¬ portant goals will be to make the image of Variety more attractive internationally.” Carreras mentioned that the donation by the Variety Club of Great Britain of three Variety Sunshine Coaches to Israel — an¬ nounced earlier at the convention — was the type of activity that would help accomplish this. “I also see no reason why we could not work out arrangements with the Will Rogers Hospital and O’Donnell Memorial Research Laboratories to stage premieres to the mu¬ tual benefit of both organizations,” he said. At the awards luncheon, the membership awards to those tents which increased their membership the greatest percentage were an¬ nounced. First award went to Tent 29 Mexico City, which received $100 cash and a beautiful gold trophy, as well as a special gold Heart pin for the chairman. Chief barker Manuel Ampudia accepted. Second award went to Tent Nine, Albany; third award to Tent Four, St. Louis; and honorable mentions were awarded to Tent 19, Baltimore; Tent 28, Toronto; and Tent Seven, Buffalo. Awards were also announced for the Tents conducting the best publicity campaign dur¬ ing the Feb. 9-15, 1963 Variety Week, when Variety tells its story both nationally and locally. First prize went to Tent 17, Dallas. Second prize was awarded to Tent 39, Las Vegas, and third prize to Tent 19, Baltimore. Henry II. “Hi” Martin, vice-president and general sales manager, Universal Pictures, talked about the Will Rogers Hospital and O’Donnell Memorial Research Laboratories campaign, of which he is chairman. “Both our organizations are working the same side of the street,” he said. “There is no difference between what Variety and Will Rogers is trying to do.’ Martin spoke about Will Rogers’ new image and facilities, both hospital and research, and said, “Our goals are the same, our interests parallel.” Also attending the meeting were Richard Walsh, president, International Alliance of Dr. Sidney Farber, left, receives the coveted Vari¬ ety International Humanitarian Award from George W. Eby, past international chief barker, at the recent VCI Buffalo convention. Theatrical Stage Employees, who is the hos¬ pital’s chairman of the board, and J. Edward Shrugrue, the hospital’s executive director. Jack Marpole, chief barker, Tent 32, San Francisco, told the delegates the 1965 con¬ vention would be a four-day convention held May 25-28 at the new $30 million San Fran¬ cisco Hilton. There will also be post-conven¬ tion package tours to Reno, Las Vegas, other parts of California, and Hawaii. The convention voted to hold the 1966 convention in London, England. Sir Tom O’Brien, speaking for the Variety Club of Great Britain, said among other tentative plans were a special Variety service in Westminster Abbey, a banquet at London's famous Guild Hall, and a reception at the Court Reverses Regents; Okays “Twilight Girls” ALBANY — The Appellate Division of Su¬ preme Court, Third Department, once more ran up the “reversal” flag on the Regents, five justices unanimously holding “The Twilight Girls” should be licensed. “The parts of the motion picture, directed by the Regents to be eliminated as ‘obscene,’ in our opinion, do not constitute an appeal to prurient interest in violation of the statute,” read the terse decision. Appellate Division based its findings on the court’s earlier determinations that “Garden of Eden” and “Lady Chatterly’s Lover” were not obscene as modem judicial decisions (es¬ pecially by U. S. Supreme Court) defined the word. Board of Regents has the right to carry Audobon’s “The Twilight Girls” to Court of Appeals by filing notice of appeal within 30 days of judgment entry. The opposing at¬ torneys, Dr. Charles A. Brind, Jr., for Re¬ gents, and Edmund C. Grainger, for Audobon, could arrange to have the case argued in the fall. Notice of appeal usually stays an Appellate Division order for the granting of a license. The Variety Heart Award was shared this year by Tent 33, Miami and Tent 1 2, Minneapolis. Ac¬ cepting the award from Rotus Harvey, retiring international chief barker, center, at the recent VCI Buffalo convention are Gilbert Nathanson, chief barker, Tent 12; and William T. Kruglak, past chief barker of the Miami Tent. Savoy to be attended by Prince Philip, honorary lifetime Variety GoldCard member. Miami, Minneapolis Share Variety's Heart Award For the first time in the history of Variety, the coveted Heart Award — given annually to the Tent making the most outstanding contribution to a local community — was awarded to two tents simultaneously. At the annual Heart and Humanitarian Award Banquet, hosted by the Coca-Cola Co. and held at the Town Casino on the final day of the convention, it was announced that Tent 33, Miami, and Tent 12, Minne¬ apolis, would share the 1963 Variety Heart Award. Miami was cited for its children’s hospitals and research center, and the Minneapolis Tent was honored for its expansion program for its Variety Club Heart Hospital at the Uni¬ versity of Minnesota. Second place, the Variety Citation, was awarded to Tent 29, Mexico City, for its achievement in giving breakfast daily to 500 underprivileged children. Honorable mention went to Tent Seven, Buffalo, for its work in raising $78,000 in 1963. Judges for these awards were three past {Continued on Page 7) N. Y. Festival Mapped NEW YORK — Schuyler Chapin, vice-presi¬ dent in charge of programming for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, announced that two key posts with the Second New York Film Festival have been filled. Newly ap¬ pointed publicity director is Elinor Silverman, while advertising will be created and placed by the Monroe Greenthal Agency. The Festival will be held Sept. 14-26 at Philharmonic Hall, and will be presented by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in association with the British Film Institute and with the cooperation of the Independent Film Importers and Distributors of America and the Motion Picture Association of America. July 15, 1964 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR 5