Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1956)

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RKO Set to Go On Production Of 15 Films HOLLYWOOD: A total of 15 major projects for filming at RKO during the latter part of 1956 and the year 1957 are now in preparation, it was said this week by William Dozier, vice-president in charge of production. Five are from novels; 10 will be in color, and all will have top stats. This is the most ambitious program RKO has had in work since the peak production days of 1946, according to the company. Coincidentally, three other top-budget features in color will continue before the cameras through the month of October and into November. These are: “The Lady and the Prowler,” co-starring Diana Dors and Rod Steiger, produced and directed by John Farrow; “The Girl Most Likely,” co-starring Jane Powell and Cliff Robertson, with Stanley Rubin producing and Mitchell Leisen directing, and “Escapade in Japan,” now filming in Tokyo, with Teresa Wright and Cameron Mitchell and with Arthur Lubin producing and directing. The 15 projects now in preparation are: “Stage Struck,” starring Henry Fonda and Susan Strasberg, produced by Stuart Millar and directed by Sidney Lumet; “Bangkok,” produced by Paul Gregory; “Ten Days in August,” produced by Edmund Grainger with screenplay by Emmet Lavery; “Three Empty Rooms,” with Sidney Lumet directing; “Affair in Portofino,” with John Farrow producing and directing; “Sex and Miss McAdoo,” with Arthur Lubin producing and directing; “Rachel Cade,” with Stanley Rubin producing; “Galveston,” with Edmund Grainger producing and Niven Busch writing the screenplay; “On My Honor,” with Paul Gregory producing from MacKinlay Kantor’s novel; “The Naked and the Dead,” from the novel by Norman Mailer, produced by Paul Gregory. Also “Cash McCall,” the Cameron Hawley novel with William Bloom producing; “Far Alert,” with Richard Sokolove producing; “Journey to the Center of the Earth” with Stanley Rubin producing and Eugene Lourie directing, and “Stage Door,” with Harry Tugend producing and directing. New Atlanta Operator ATLANTA. GA.: H. B. Meiselman, North Carolina exhibitor, is the new owner of the Miracle theatre. A 1200-seat house, the theatre has all-modern features, smoking and lounge rooms, a nursery and a large parking area. 16 Allied Artists Acquires 4 Southern Exchanges Allied Artists Pictures Corp. has purchased four southern exchanges — in Atlanta, Memphis, New Orleans and Charlotte— formerly owned and operated by the late Arthur Bromberg, according to an announcement by Steve Broidy, A. A. president. Effective at the close of business September 28, the exchanges came under Allied control. Mr. Broidy said there will be no change in personnel. He pointed out that, based on performance to date this year, the four exchanges represent 16.58 per cent of the company’s domestic gross. Mr. Broidy also revealed that Allied would survey the advisability of opening an exchange in Jacksonville, Fla. Name Two as Warner Sales Executives Ed Williamson, Warner southwest district manager, has been promoted to midwest division sales manager, with headquarters in New York, and Grover Livingston, southeast district manager, is promoted to southern district manager, with hedaquarters in Dallas, it was announced last week by Roy Haines, Warner general sales manager. In his new post Mr. Williamson will have supervision over the following offices: Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Des Moines, Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis. In addition to continuing supervision of the southeast district offices of Atlanta, Charlotte, Jacksonville and New Orleans, Mr. Livingston will also have supervision over Dallas, Memphis and Oklahoma City as southern district manager. Mr. Williamson joined Warners in 1939 as a salesman in the Memphis exchange; was promoted to branch manager, Memphis, in 1942; to branch manager in Dallas in 1950, and was named southwest district manager in 1952. Mr. Livingston joined Warners in 1946 as salesman in Oklahoma City; was promoted to manager of that office in 1948; to branch manager in Charlotte in 1950; to become branch manager of the Atlanta office in July, 1955, and was named southeast district manager in October 1955. Joy Houck to Produce HOLLYWOOD: Joy Houck, president of Joy’s Theatres, Inc., New Orleans, and Howco, Inc., exchanges, accompanied by Robert Hargrove, Dallas, has arrived here for the purpose of setting up an independent producing company with producerdirector Roger Corman, to make five films the first year. Procedure on SBA Loans ( Continued from page 13) the SBA’s four-page Form 4 comprising 14 different categories of information. Among the requested points of information are the following: The names and addresses of all concerns “that may be regarded as subsidiaries of the applicant” and of all other concerns “in any way affiliated, by stock ownership or otherwise, with applicant”; whether or not the applicant buys from, sells to, or uses the services of any concern in which “an officer, director, large stockholder or partner of the applicant has a substantial interest”; purposes of the loan and a specific dollar breakdown on how loan will be used. Also, a history of recent efforts to obtain credit; names, addresses and financial statements of guarantors; complete financial statement of applicant, dated within 60 days of the filing of application; comparative statement of sales, profit or loss, etc.; names of all officers, directors or partners and their annual compensation, including salaries, bonuses, fees and withdrawals; and names of all employees receiving more than $7,500 annually. The following are the locations and addresses of the 15 SBA regional offices and the cities in which the 25 branch offices are located: Region I, Boston, Mass. (131 State Street, Boston 9). Region II, New York City (1790 ‘Broadway, New York 19) — branch offices, Syracuse, N. Y., and Hartford, Conn. Region III, Philadelphia, Pa. (Jefferson Building, 1015 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia 7)— branch offices, Pittsburgh, Pa. Region IV, Richmond, Va. (900 North Lombardy Street, Richmond 20) — branch offices, Baltimore, Md., Charleston, W. Va., and Charlotte, Va. Region V, Atlanta, Ga. (Peachtree-Seventh Building, 50 Seventh Street, NE, Atlanta 23) — branch offices, Birmingham, Ala., Memphis, Tenn., and Miami, Fla. Region VI, Cleveland, O. (Federal Reserve Bank Building, 713 Superior Avenue, Cleveland 1) — branch office, Louisville, Ky. Region VII, Chicago, 111. (226 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago 6) — branch offices, Indianapolis, Ind., Madisorf, Wis., and Davenport, la. Region VIII, Minneapolis, Minn. (Metropolitan Building, Second Avenue at Third Street, Minneapolis 1). Region IX, Kansas City, Mo. (Federal Office Building, 911 Wainut Street, Kansas City 6) — branch offices, Omaha, Neb., St. Louis, Mo., and Wichita, Kans. Region X, Dallas, Tex. (1114 Commerce Street, Dallas 2) — branch offices, Houston, Tex., New Orleans, La., Oklahoma City, Okla., and Little Rock, Ark. Region XI, Denver, Colo. (New Customhouse, 19th and Stout Streets. Denver 2). Region XII, San Francisco, Calif. (Flood Building, 870 Market Street, San Francisco 2). Region XIII, Seattle, Wash. (Burke Building, 905 Second Avenue, Seattle)— branch offices, Helena, Mont., and Portland. Ore. Region XIV, Los Angeles, Calif. (Western Pacific Building, 1031 South Broadway, Los Angeles 15). Region XV, Detroit, Mich. (U. S. Post Office and Courthouse, 231 West Lafayette Blvd.. De MOTION PICTURE HERALD, OCTOBER 6, 1956