Paramount World (May 1958 - July 1962)

paramount world 20 More News from the North American Branches In political discuss. ion heat is in inverse proportion to knowledge. -J.G.C. Min chin PARIS Laurence Harvey arriving in Paris for the premiere of the phenomenally successful*British picture, "Room At the Tbp." Paramount is distributing the picture in France under the title of "Les Chemins de la Haute Wile." Harvey has been signed as leading man for Audrey Hepburn in the Alfred Hitchcock production of "No Bail for the Judge." which will be made in i960. STEVE FORREST When you see Sophia Loren's and Anthony Quinn's "Heller With A Gun" you'll understand our enthusiasm for Steve Forrest. We think that by the end of the year he will be one of the most-talked-about of all the screen's players. LOS A N G E L L S Ve have had important chan^ ges in the Los Angeles Branch. Ue have lost our old ana valued friend, al Taylor, who has gone to Chicago es Manager of the Middle Western Division. Of course we could not let him go without a good send-off. Everyone in the Branch attended the farewell luncheon tendered a1 by •his many friends in Southern California. Additionally, we gave him a luncheon at which only Paramount personnel were present. after the luncheon, we presented A.1 with several gifts. The first was a miniature pair of red-flannel drawers. However, as A1 has written from Chicago, he can't use them as long as the temperature hovers in the humid mid-eighties (as Li'l Abner would say, "UghI "). We also gave al a traveling case, which converts into a lap-desk — a gift he diould find very useful in his travels around the Middle Western Division to spark PARAMOUNT'S SUMMER BOXOF7ICE FESTIVAL. While we have lost an old friend, we have renewed another valued friendship — Arnold Shartin has returned as our Branch Manager. He is tackling his ’work with that same brilliant capability and enthusiasm which led to his promotion last November from salesman to Manager at Salt Lake City. Arnold is continuing the tradition of excellent relations with every exhibitor in Southern California which was so firmly established by Al Taylor. Meanwhile, SHANE opened June 17 in 40 theatres throughout Southern California, with a saturation McClendonn radio campaign to inform the public about this classic Western. We are looking forward also to June 30, when a matinee teenpreem of THE FIVE PENNIES, with Tuesday Weld as hostess, will launch the film at the Fox Wilshire Theatre. Everyone who has seen it is calling it Danny Kaye's greatest. Bob Blair has planned a really unusual premiere, to be attended by all the teen-age stars. They will help release 1000 balloons, each of which will contain five shiry pennies. After the showing, the guests, accompanied by the greatest clown of all, Emmett Kelly, will attend an ice-cream party at Blum's Wilshire. The following Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5, an airplane will fly over every Southern California beach, from Malibu to Redondo, with a streamer telling the 500,000 people on the sands below about THE FIVE PENNIES. As we thus inaugurate PARAMOUNT '3 S.UMMER BOXOFFICE FESTIVAL, we know that Los Angeles will join the rest of the world in observing PARAMOUNT'S greatest season! _ _ , „ — Howard Woolfan LOS ANGELES SAYS "ADI OS. AL!" These three scenes are described below. The Paramounteers visible in the third snapshot are, from left: Jim Merry, booker; Betty DeBrown, branch manager's secretary; Al Taylor, former B.M. ; Tessie Smith, head Inspectress; John DeCosta, salesman; Max Factor, Sales Mgr.) (Max is doing the presenting in the earlier scenes); Nancy Andersen, inspectress; Kay Coleman, Division Manager's secretary; Ray Hackle, shipper; Bob McIntyre, booker; Lottie Traister, ledger clerk; Arnold Shartin, present Branch Manager; Alberta Bishop, switchboard operator; Joan Byars, biller; Irene Dutile, ledger cleric; Howard Woolfan, Cashier. CHARLOTTE Our boss, Lawrence Terrell, took the \&ole office force to lunch at the Oriental Restaurant. This thoughtful gesture Has enjoyed by all and deeply appreciated. Vacation time is here. Those who have already spent part of their vacations are) Jake Neil, Joyce Willis, Tates Pryor, Weber Howell, Sara Short, Ruth Brown and Stella Lavender. Mildred Hoover's daughter, Margaret Edwards, was the winner of the $50 Lucky Six spa sored by the Charlotte Wompi Club, at the May luncheon meeting. The money came at the right time as Margaret and her husband Lindsay had just moved into a new home in Amity Gardens. Our congratulations to Carol, daughter of Barney Slaughter, salesman, who graduated last week from Myers Park High School, and to her brother, Byron, who graduated from Sedgefield Junior High School. Byron was the winner of the "Top-Teen" award and also the Athletic Award. Our best wishes to Carol and Byron and to the proud parents, Barney and Virginia. — Mildred Hoover We in Charlotte have had the opportunity to see "DON'T GIVE UP THE SilP", ?LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL", THE FIVE PENNIES" and "TARZAN'i GREATEST ADVENTURE", all of which make us just ly proud of our company. Better motion pictures have not been made. Pictures of this calibre are refreshing and stimulating and remind each of us of our responsibility in handling product of this quality. Ve are presently concentrating our effort on "TARZaN" — saturating the Charlotte territory. Response from our exhibitors has been excellent, and we feel the results will be great. TARZAN has been very popular in this territory, and this picture is certainly the best of them all We are looking forward to our finest summer season. — Joe Cutrell