Motion Picture Herald (1954)

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Fifteen cents per word, money-order or check with copy. Count initials, box number and address. Minimum insertion $ 1 .50. Four insertions for the price of three. Contract rates on application. No border or cuts. Forms close Mondays at 5 P.M. Publisher reserves the right to reject any copy. Film and trailer advertising not accepted. Classified advertising not subject to agency commission. Address copy and checks: MOTION PICTURE HERALD, Classified Dept., Rockefeller Center, New York (20) HELP WANTED MANAGER FOR 800-SEAT ACTION HOUSE. Ad writer and exploitation minded. Midwest town of 40,000. Group insurance. Salary: average $90. BOX 2809, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. SMALL THEATRE CIRCUIT NEEDS ASS’T general manager. Also aggressive, imaginative, promotion-minded managers. Write full resume, references, photo, salary, etc. BOX 538, Franklin, Va. SERVICES WINDOW CARDS, PROGRAMS, HERALDS, photo-offset printing. CATO SHOW PRINTING CO., Cato. N. Y. USED EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY OR REGULAR USE OR drive-in preamp., buy our rebuilt Holmes L25N amplifier complete with tubes, exciter supply, only $95. Good used rewinds $6.95 set; Enclosed automatic rewinds, excellent $45. S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. SAVE AT STAR! DEVRY XDC PROJECTORS, heavy bases, Suprex lamphouses, complete, rebuilt, $1,495; Strong 50 amp. lamphouses, rebuilt, $375 pair; 2 unit electric ticket register, rebuilt, $119.50; seamless silver screens $1. foot; lenses at lowest prices. STAR CINEMA SUPPLY, 447 W. 52nd St., New York 19. BOOKS MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION ALMAnac — the big book about your business — 1954-55 edition. Contains over 12,000 biographies of important motion picture personalities. Also all industry statistics. Complete listing of feature pictures 1944 to date. Order your copy today. $5.00, postage included. Send remittance to QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y. RICHARDSON’S BLUEBOOK OF PROJECTION. New 8th Edition. Revised to deai with the latest technical developments in motion picture projection and sound, and reorganized to facilitate study and reference. Includes a practical discussion of Television especially prepared for the instruction of theatre projectionists, and of new techniques for advancement of the art of the motion picture. The standard textbook on motion picture projection and sound reproduction. Invaluable to beginner and expert. Best seller since 1911. 662 pages, cloth bound, $7.25 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y. THEATRES FOR SALE OR RENT THEATRE IN KENOSHA. Wis., City of 55,000 population. Serving industrial and farming community of about 150,000 population. Brick structure 44 x 125 completely equipped, seating capacity 650. Will lease on very low percentage basis, option to buy with only $5,000 down payment. Write or wire WEAVER AGENCY, 1010 56th St., Kenosha, Wis. THEATRE FOR SALE: FIVE YEAR OLD building, in good condition, 350 seats. Property valued at $45,000, but willing to sell at low price. Located in Fowler, Michigan (outside Grand Rapids). Box 2807. MOTION PICTURE HERALD. STUDIO EQUIPMENT MOTORIZED DOLLY WITH TWO SEATS., close out $195; Moviola 35mm composite sound/picture, $495: Multiple fioodlites holding 12 bulbs on rolling stand $180 value, $29.50; 35mm filming dubbing heads, $395. S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. DRIVE-IN EQUIPMENT HERE’S YOUR BEST BUY! BRENKERT/RCA outfit w/BX80 projectors, MI9030 soundheads, 3000' magazines, changeovers, etc., beautiful condition plus new 150W amplification, lenses, 90 amp rectifiers, all for $4,500. Available on time. S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. NEW EQUIPMENT CAN’T BEAT THIS VALUE! MASONITE MARquee letters, fits Wagner, Adler, Bevelite signs: 4" — 35c; 8" — 50c; 10" 60c; 12" — 85c; 14" — $1.25; 16" — $1.50; 17" — $1.75; 24" — $2.50. S.O.S. CINEMA CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. FOR CINEMASCOPE OR WIDE SCREEN, SAVE money with !S.O.S. MiFroclatri/c metalized screen w/invisible seams, $1 sq. ft. Prompt shipments, lowest prices on all sizes projection and anamorphic lenses. S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. SEATING EQUIPMENT NEED CHAIRS? S.O.S. HAS ’EM! SEND FOR Chair Bulletin showing our tremendous stock at knock down prices. S-O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19. 9 ilMajors Aid COMPO with Defense Pi Ini Nine major companies are cooperating with the Council of Motion Picture Organizations in the distribution of “Ths Is Your Army,” a feature length Technicolor picture produced for the Department of Defense, it was announced this week by Robert W. Coyne, COMPO special counsel. The picture, which has a running time of 55 minutes, shows how soldiers are trained and depicts the uses of new equipment. It will be released December 13. To handle the distribution the major companies’ general sales managers have divided the country into areas with certain exchange territories allotted to each company as follows : Columbia — Milwaukee, Charlotte, Albany, Des Moines ; Loew’s — Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, St. Louis, Omaha ; Paramount — Detroit, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Salt Lake City; Republic — Indianapolis, San Francisco; RKO — Washington, Memphis, Kansas City, Portland; 20th Century-Fox — New York, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Los Angeles; Universal — Boston, Cincinnati, New Or leans, Denver; United Artists — New Haven, Dallas; Warner Bros. — Philadelphia, Buffalo, Atlanta, Seattle. Coyne said 250 prints will be available. There will also be a trailer issued by National . Screen. First Ad in New COMPO Series The first of the second series of 26 Council of Motion Picture Organizations ads, which will appear in Editor & Publisher every other week, made its appearance in the current issue out last Saturday. The ad headed “Thanks, Gentlemen, For Agreeing With Us,” quotes several newspaper articles and editorials commenting favorably on the excellent quality of current motion picture product, and points out that the editorials are confirmation of recent COMPO ads in Editor & Publisher. Dismiss Cas+leman-RKO Suit The minority stockholder suit brought against Howard Hughes, RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures and Chase National Bank by Eli B. and Marion Castleman was dismissed this week in Hollywood with prejudice by Federal Judge Ben Harrison, who signed an order of judgment, ending the long-drawn-out case, on defense counsel’s motion for dismissal. Paramount Honors Philadelphia Manager Ulrich F. Smith, in the motion picture industry and with Paramount Pictures for 40 years, will be honored at an industry dinner in Philadelphia Nov. 8 celebrating his 40th anniversary. He started with Paramount in the shipping department and advanced to head booker and then to sales manager. In March, 1941, he was appointed Philadelphia branch manager, the position he now holds. Also to be honored at the dinner will be Oscar Morgan, Paramount Pictures short subject general sales manager, who also celebrates 40 years with one company and who at one time held the position of branch manager of the company’s Philadelphia branch. Nelson Towler, RKO Sales Manager, Dies Nelson Towler, 42, RKO Radio sales manager, died at his home in Decatur, Ga., September 26. He had suffered a recent heart attack. Towler was born in Loganville, Ga., and had lived in Decatur for 16 years. Funeral services were held on Friday at Spring Hill. Mr. Towler at one time was manager of Eagle-Lion, and prior to his association with RKO had served as sales manger with David O. Selznick, Lippert, and Realart Pictures. 42 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, OCTOBER 2, 1954