Paramount World (May 1958 - July 1962)

6 Paramount World NEWS AND PICTURES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BRANCHES Alan Ladd's eighteenyear-old daughter,Alana, has a featured role in the Jurow-Shepherd production, "Love In a Goldfish Bowl." Tommy Sands and Fabian are the stars of the film; Jan Sterling and Toby Michaels also have featured roles. PHILADELPHIA Field representative Mike Weiss used a charming Chinese girl, Mary Mon Toy, to distribute copies of the "World of Suzie Wong" record album to radio and TV disc jockeys in this area. Above, Chuck Conway of WHEN gets his album — and a real ’Suzie Wong* smile from Miss Toy. BOBBY DARIN, a singer of such perfection thht hs dominates hia particular field, is playing his first dramatic role for Paramount in the John Cassavetes production of "Dreams for Sale." Stella Stevens, the blonde sensation of "Li'l Abner", is his leading woman. |C I NCI N N aTTI The fur is really flying in Cincinnati l . Never have we had such an enthusiastic reaction in our branch as last Monday (9) to the meeting held by Brandi Manager, William A. Meier upon his return from the Home Office meeting. Mr. Meier opened our meeting singing, the praises of our new Domestic General Sales Manager, Mr. Jerome Pickman. Then he outlined in great detail each phase of the meeting. The speeches of our executives were read; we went thru our terrific lineup of product, picture-by-picture, and plans were formulated for our 1961 Sales Mwrfftnpdise Drive.... Kip Smiley, Sales Manager, was appointed Gaaeral Coordinator. Salesman Jack Kirschbaum will haidle the B/A» P/S and Drive-In Accounts; Lillian Ahem, Booker, the Repeat Booking department ; and Donald Benning, Booker, the Short Subjects. Statistical reports are being charted. Catchy Sales and Booking letters being prepared, past performances are being checked in fact, we are going all out for this cause. And we're promising Results Here are some Christinas pictures. See what Santa hung on our tree if you look closely you can see promises of big things to come ior us SUZIE WONu, ONa-EYED JACKS, aLL IN A NIGHT'S WORK, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, THE PLEASURE OF 4IS COMPANY, LADIES' MAN, WALKING HAPPY pnd many more and you can see the happy expression on Mr. Meier's face. Also pictured in front of our tree is Kip Smiley, Sales Manager, dressed in red flannel vest and green tie. And Louise Vinson, Gashier with Don Benning, Booker. Our Annual Christmas party was held December 16th in the Variety Club. Everyone had a rip-roaring time. -Lillian Ahern NEW YORK Our Cashier, Miss Essie Epstein, has returned all tanned from a cruise down in South America. Back to work Essie, and "get the dough" ' ! ! "Suzie Wong" is doing fabulous business. All bookers are busy getting extended playing Noel Nicety: Paramount's Head Office in London at the festive season received a Christmas card in the mails bearing a traditional message. But it was signed... FROM A Number of Grateful Filmgoers. . . .TO Paramount Pictures. There was no other clue to the identity of the senders. MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin One of tne peat campaigns across the nation for ”G. I. Blues" was the one engineered by Joseph Reynolds, manager of the Towne Theatre here, with the fine assistance of Paramount field representative Henry Ehrlich, the U.S. Array Recruiting Service, and Ken Vogt of Radio Station WRIT. Manager Reynolds brought to the Towns high school editors, winners of WRIT'S radio contest and a select group of citizens, all for a special screening of ”G. I. Blues." Wonderful publicity resulted and he got three weeks for the Elvis Presley picture, this being an all-time record for the Towne. Shown above, L to R: Sgt. Goggerty of the recruiting office; Ed Hoffman, RCA Records; Ken Vogt, WRIT Radio; Dixie Lee Fi 11 piak, president of the Elvis Presley Kats and Kittens Fan Club; Joe Botsford, Milwaukee Sentinel reporter; Joan Snyder, co-president of the Presley Club; Didk Weis, editor of Teenbeat Magazine; Henry Ehrlich, Paramount field rep.; Joe Reynolds, manager of the Towne Theatre. time. Welcome to Agnes Moskos, our new Booker's Secretary. Branch Manager Settler and Nat Stern held our Sales Meeting on January 9th, and imparted to us all of the good news gained at General Sales Manager Jerome Pickman' 3 inspiring New York meeting. Everyone is very enthusiastic on the new product for 1961. The Sales Merchandising Drive is already on the swing. All bookers are calling for play dates on extra bookings and more short subjects. Joe Curtin, after days of anxious waiting, signalled the arrival of the fifth Curtin child, a son namsd Thomas Joseph. Birth date was January 28th. Again warmest congratulations, Joe. _ Richard Mapn CHARLGTTE Ve held a sneak preview on "Ihe World Of Suzie Wong" in the CaralimThmatre to a capacity crowd. All attending seemed to think as we do about Suzie. It is certainly one of the finest features that I have had the privlege of seein6 in a long time. The following day, we held a special trade screening in the Dil worth Theatre and this bid ck blister , "On# Elyed Jacks", was also enjoyed by all who were privileged to see it. With these two and "All In A Wight's Work", which we recently looked at, we are certainly in the driver's seat, productwise. Elvis Presley's release, "G. I. Blues", is doing nothing but money in the Charlotte territory. We are all looking forward to "Blue Hawaii" and his other forthcoming release. -Dean Morris