Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1945)

(Continued from page 35) — Used on the second half of a double bill with negligible results. Very weak. Played Friday, Saturday, Feb. 23, 24.— A. C. Edwards, Winema Theatre, Scotia, Cal. Small lumber town patronage. Wa rner Bros. ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN: Fredric March, Alexis Smith — Not a good draw. But it received a vast amount of fine compliments. If you can get them in, most of them will be highly pleased. All in all, a very fine production. — L. V. Bergtold, Westby Theatre, Westby, Wis. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey — This feature did not draw here. We had a poor house the first night and quite a few walkouts. The basic complaint seemed to be that it was too far fetched. Played Sunday, Monday, Feb. 25, 26.— A. C. Edwards, Winema Theatre, Scotia, Cal. Small lumber town patronage. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey — Opinion divided on this. The majority, howeveT, panned it. Business was very good as we played it day and date with first run in La Crosse and had the advantage of their newspaper advertising. Think it will do better in the larger situations. — L. V. Bergtold, Westby Theatre, Westby, Wis. CONSPIRATORS, THE: Hedy Lamarr, Paul Henreid — A very good picture whose cast makes an unbelievable story very easy to understand. Thoroughly enjoyed here. Played to better than average Friday and Saturday business. Played Feb. 23, 24. — Thomas di Lorenzo, New Paltz Theatre, New Paltz, N. Y. Small town patronage. MR. SKEFFINGTON : Bette Davis, _ Claude RainsCity people said "fine." Army people said "fair." Rural people said "rotten." And I say we had fair business. — H. B. Ram, Patricia Theatre, Aiken, S. C. City, Army and rural patronage. TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall — They all came to see Miss Bacall on the opening day. Business was not so good on the second day. Played Sunday, Monday. Feb. 18, 19.— H. B. Ram Patricia Theatre, Aiken, S. C. City, Army and rural patronage. Short Features Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer SCREWBALL SQUIRREL: Technicolor CartoonsAmusing cartoon in Technicolor with a squirrel who seems to be imitating Bugs Bunny. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Paramount ANVIL CHORUS GIRL: Popeye the Sailor— Popeye in Technicolor with the usual tricks of strength which make children marvel. — Thomas di Lorenzo, New Paltz Theatre, New Paltz, N. Y. BOMBALERA: Musical Parade — Two-reel musical in Technicolor. Fair entertainment but not worth what I paid for it. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. RKO Radio TIGER TROUBLE: Walt Disney Cartoons— Good cartoon in Technicolor by Walt Disney. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Twentieth Century -Fox CANDY'S DREAM GIRL: Terrytoons— A pleasant cartoon in Technicolor. The cat is jealous of Gandy's ability to dream about a lovely girl and demands they share the illusion. — Thomas di Lorenzo, New Paltz Theatre, New Paltz, N. Y. THREE SISTERS OF THE MOORS: Two-reel Special — I don't know why the producer should ask us to play a 20-minute dramatic subject a full season after he has released it. Well done for class houses and thoroughly enjoyable. — Thomas di Lorenzo, New Paltz Theatre, New Paltz, N. Y. Universal MELODY PARADE: Name-Band Musicals— Entertaining two-reel musical short. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. ONE MAN NEWSPAPER: Person-Oddities— A good odditv reel. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. PAINTER AND POINTER: Lantz Color Cartunes— Good cartoon in Technicolor. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. "Bernadette" at Rivoli Twentieth Century-Fox's "The Song of Bernadette" returned to the Rivoli theatre, New York, March 10 for a two-week popular-priced engagement before going into general release. Short Product in First Run Houses NEW YORK— Week of March 12 ASTOR: First Aiders RKO Feature: The Princess and the Pirate RKO CAPITOL — Dog, Cat and Canary Columbia Screen Snapshots Columbia Feature: Picture of Dorian Gray MSM CRITERION: King of the Fairway Columbia Cap'n Cud Film Classics Feature: Keep Your Powder Dry MGM HOLLYWOOD: Stage Door Cartoon. . .Vitaphone Pledge to Bataan Vitaphone Jammin' the Blues Vitaphone Feature: Roughly Speaking Warner Bros. MUSIC HALL: Donald's Off Day RKO iron Master Coiumbia Feature: Tonight and Every Night Columbia RIALTO: Home Defense RKO Five Star Bowlers RKO Feature: Nothing but Trouble. . . MGM ROXV: >tnts in Your Pantry 20th Cent.-Fox Feature: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 20th Cent.-Fox STRAND: Navy Nurse Vitaphone Birds and Beasts Were There Vitaphone Draftee Daffy Vita Feature: Hotel Berlin Warne CHICAGO— Week of March 12 APOLLO: Report on Italy Feature: Ministry of Fear Para &ARRICK: Port of Missing Mice. .20th Cen Feature: Sign of the Cross Para j ORIENTAL— Parallel Skiing Heather and Yon Co/i Glamour in Sports Vita Way Down fonder in the Corn. Coii Feature: Rough, Tough and Ready Col1 PALACE: Story with Two Endings 20th Cent.-Fox1 Power Unlimited I Features: The Three Caballeros I Night Club Girl Uni STATE LAKE: Jammin' the Blues Vitaf Feature: To Have and Have Not Warnei UNITED ARTISTS: In the Public Eyc.Paran Feature: Mrs. Parkington N WOODS: Kickapoo Juice .Coiu Screen Snapshots, No. 7 Coiu Feature: Belle of the Yukon "Blood on the Sun" Opening Sponsored by Press Club The William Cagney production, "Blood on the Sun" will open under the sponsorship of the San Francisco Press Club during the world Security Conference which opens in San Francisco April 25. This arrangement assures the film an audience of statesmen, diplomats, newspapermen and radio commentators. Exact date of the opening has not yet been set. The production was directed by Frank Lloyd for United Artists release and co-stars James Cagney and Sylvia Sydney, both of whom will be the club's guests of honor at a fete preceding the premiere. Bernerd Given Producer Status with Monogram With Jeffrey Bernerd converting his arrangement from independent status to a straight studio producer, Monogram is moving toward a completely company-controlled policy. The acquisition recently of Philip Krasne's interest in the "Cisco Kid" and "Jimmy Wakely" series was indicated as a step in the same direction. Once taking product from 10 independent producers, Monogram is now utilizing only three outside sources : Banner Productions, King Brothers and James Burkett. Decoration Day holiday week attraction in 1 200 houses throughput the country. A campaign using every channel of adverti publicity and exploitation will herald the 1 York premiere, it was revealed by R. M. Gilt advertising publicity director. Similar campl will be used in advance of every key opening Nick and Weston Paroled From Federal Prisons Word was received in St. Louis last week John P. Nick, former international vice-presi of the International Alliance of Theatrical £ Employees and Motion Picture Operators, Clyde A. Weston, business agent of the unid St. Louis, have been paroled from their five. Federal prison sentences on charges of racke ing. Nick was in the Federal prison at Le worth, Kan., and Weston was at Terre Haute Both men were convicted in 1942 in the District Court, St. Louis, of extorting $6,500 theatre owners in 1937 on the promise of dro a union demand for increased wages for pr tionists. The men would have been eligible fo lease in about six months with their time o good behavior. "Blimp' Benefit Premiere Will Be Show March 29 Matsoukas Edits Nobel "Peace" Publication "Towards a Permanent Peace," a symposium, edited by Nick John Matsoukas of Skouras Theatres, New York, is the first publication issued by the American Nobel Center, an organization established to promote peace. It is a computation of addresses and comments occasioned by the 48th anniversary observance of the death of Alfred Nobel held at the Hotel Astor, New York, December 10, 1944, staged under the auspices of the American Nobel Anniversary Committee. A new program for the rehabilitation of wou servicemen will be inaugurated by the Societ} Illustrators, Inc., New York, with a benefit miere of the United Artists film, "Colonel Bl at Brandt's Gotham theatre, New York, March it was announced Monday by Arthur Wil Brown, president of the Society. The premiere mark a campaign to carry on a larger prog of rehabilitation work for wounded men, in wfl those interested in the graphic arts will be gi an opportunity to study. Members of the Soc: have contributed time and effort to tours of ho: tals and service camps in which they have sketc thousands of wounded service men. "Affairs of Susan" To Open March 28 in New York Releasing plans for "The Affairs of Susan," first Hal B. Wallis production for Paramount release, were disclosed last week by Charles M. Reagan, vice-president in charge of distribution, at the company's regional sales meeting at the Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta. The film, starring Joan Fontaine and George Brent, will have its world premiere at the Rivoli theatre, New York, March 28 to be followed by premieres in five or six selected situations. National release will be May 25 as a day-and-date "It's A Pleasure" To Have National Easter Release "It's A Pleasure," starring Sonja Henie ; fourth of the productions by International Pictu which RKO Radio is distributing, will be relea nationally in key cities during the Easter holid Robert Mochrie, RKO Radio general sales m; ager, announced last week. More than 50 day s date openings already have been set for tl period, among which are: Boston, Lowell, Pro dence, Rochester, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Columb Dayton, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moin Dubuque, Marshalltown, Waterloo, Kansas Ci Los Angeles, New Orleans, Omaha, Sioux City. 38 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, MARCH 17, I