Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1947)

Quigley Awards Contenders The men and women listed below have submitted evidence of showmanship within the past fortnight, which justifies their names being placed on the list of outstanding showmen. ELMER ADAMS, JR. Bison, Shawnee, Olcla. JOHN H. ARNOLD Yale, Houston, Texas JIM BARNES Warner, Oklahoma City, Olcla. JAMES G. BELL Penn, New Castle, Pa. GEORGE BERNARD Odeon, Bury, Lanes., England HUGH S. BORLAND Louis, Chicago, III. JOSEPH S. BOYLE Broadway, Norwich, Conn. LEW BREYER Strand, Westfield, Mass. JACK CAMPBELL Scala, Runcorn Cheshire, England W. E. CASE Picture House, Monmouth Mons., England WALTER CHENOWETH Alexandria, San Francisco, Calif. LOU COHEN Loew's Poli, Hartford, Conn. TED R. CONKLIN Ashland, Ashland, Ohio DAVID DALLAS State, Manhattan, Kans. GEORGE DARANSOLL Granby, Norfolk, Va. TED DAVIDSON Sigma, Lima, Ohio TOMMY DELBRIDGE Loew's, Nashville, Tenn. MAURICE DRUKER State, Cleveland, Ohio TOM EDWARDS Ozark, Eldon, Mo. CARL EGAN Palace, Calgary, Ont., Canada RICHARD FELDMAN Paramount, Syracuse, N. Y. ARNOLD GATES Loew's Stillman, Cleveland, Ohio W. RAY GINGELL Hiser, Bethesda, Md. ALICE GORHAM United Detroit, Detroit, Mich. MIKE GUTTMANN Century, Minneapolis, Minn. E. HANDFORD Rex, Bedminster Bristol, England BOB HARVEY ROBERT A. HYNES Criterion, Oklahoma City, Okla. JOE ISENHOWER Hamlet, Hamlet, N. C. E. E. JOHNSON Kerredge, Hancock, Mich. SID KLEPER College, New Haven, Conn. PAUL O. KLINGLER Strand, Waterbury, Conn. R. KOUTNIK Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis. LARRY LEVY Colonial, Reading, Pa. NORMAN W. LOFTHUS California, Santa Barbara, Calif. ROSS McCAUSLAND Telenews, Dallas, Tex. P. E. McCOY Miller, Augusta, Ga. HUMBERTO MANRIOUE Cine Metro Avenida Medellin, Colombia, S. A. ED MAY Rosetta, Miami, Fla. ART MEYER North Main, Houston, Texas JOHN MISAVICE Ritz, Berwyn, III. BUZZY MIXSON Arcade, Williston, Fla. WILLIAM NEWMAN Olympia, Cardiff, Wales LOUIS NYE Hoosier, Whiting, Ind. C. J. OLIVER Del Rio, Clinton, Okla. DONALD S. PALMOUIST Park, St. Paul, Minn. TAKI J. PAPPAS Lex, Chicago, III. PEARCE PARKHURST Capitol, Pawtucket, R. I. DICK PEFFLEY Paramount, Fremont, Ohio ROY PEFFLEY Voge, East Chicago, Ind. FRED PERRY Liberty, Cumberland, Md. GEORGE PETERS Loew's, Richmond, Va. RALPH PHILLIPS New Cross Cinema Broadway, Timmins, Ont., Canada New Cross, London, England SID HOLLAND Palace, Akron, Ohio HOMI HYDERABADWALA Metro, Bombay, India LESTER POLLOCK Loew's, Rochester, N. Y. BETTY JUNE POWELL Bison, Shawnee, Okla. ED PYNE RKO Keith's 105th Street Cleveland, Ohio G. RAY Regent, Bradford, Yorks., England ALEC REID Plaza, Southfields, London, England BILL REISINGER Loew's, Dayton, Ohio GEORGE C. RICE Majestic, LaSalle, III. W. ROBERTS Reo, Fazakerley, Liverpool, England HARRY A. ROSE Majestic, Bridgeport, Conn. MARTY ROSENBURGH Loew's Commodore, New York, N.Y. JAY SADOW Park, Chattanooga, Tenn. J. G. SAMARTANO Loew's State, Providence, R. I. FRANK SHAFFER Dixie, Staunton, Va. EWAN S. SHAW Pier, Bognor Regis, Sussex, England NAT SILVER Strand, Lowell, Mass. SOL SORKIN RKO Keith's, Washington, D. C. D. T. STALCUP Gem, Etowah, Tenn. PRESTON SWAN Elephant, Shawlands Glasgow, Scotland CHARLES B. TAYLOR Shea's, Buffalo, N.Y. LURTY C. TAYLOR Elkton, Elkton, Va. HELEN WABBE RKO Golden Gate San Francisco, Calif. TED E. WAGGONER Wallace, Tahoka, Tex. F. A. WIGGINS Lyric, Minneapolis, Minn. ALAN WILLIAMS Majestic, Rochester, Kent, England NORMAN H. WILLIS Corbett, Wildwood, Fla. H. F. WILSON Capitol, Chatham, Ont., Canada ANSEL WINSTON RKO Coliseum, New York, N.Y. NATE WISE Palace, Cincinnati, Ohio TOM WOLF State, Bellevue, Ohio JAY WREN Adams, Newark, N.J. Garners Stories In Local Press For "Bel Ami" Considerable newspaper publicity was garnered by manager William Kemp to exploit the opening of "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami'' at the State theatre, Memphis, Tenn. The publicity was highlighted by a front page break in the Memphis Daily News. A two-column art break with a banner heading was promoted in the magazine This Week in Memphis, which has a circulation of 30,000 and is distributed to all hotel rooms in the city. Sixty-two spot announcements were used on radio stations WMPS, WHBQ and WHHM. Guest tickets were awarded to winners on a 15-minute quiz program over WHBQ. The picture was plugged on this program daily for seven days. The playdate also was mentioned on two other radio programs. Window displays were set with Goldsmith's Department Store, Blossom Flower Shop, Woolworth's and the Three Musketeers Book Store. 20,000 imprinted napkins were distributed by Walgreen s Drug Store and Toddle House restaurants. A large overhead banner with cutout letters announcing the opening was placed above the grand staircase 10 days in advance. Books Old Film to Exploit Visit of Local Star Taking advantage of an opportunity presented by the visit of a local star, manager E. C. Lamoureux booked an old picture in which the star had played the juvenile lead and exploited the local angle, -drawing considerable extra business to the Empire theatre, Windsor, Ont. The star was Dick Nelson and the picture, "Great Guns." Lamoureux, on the strength of the local angle, planted a feature story with pictures in the Windsor Daily Star in advance and another picture opening day. Merchants cooperated willingly in the campaign. Walls Designs Foyer Display An eye-catching foyer display attracted attention to manager Eric V. Walls' playdate of "The Way to the Stars" at the Clifton Cinema, Great Barr, Birmingham, England. The display consisted of a cutout of the Clifton with playdate copy across the canopy, a star with a long tail (made of linen) carrying the title, and cutout heads of the stars of the picture superimposed on blue linen. Velvet curtains were used for background. Sets Windows for "Reckoning" Window tieups were arranged by manager Paul Slayer to promote his playdate of "Dead Reckoning" at the Durfee theatre, Fall River, Mass. The displays featured "Lizabeth Scott" dresses. MANAGERS' ROUND TABLE. MARCH 29, 1947 57