Paramount World (1955)

IS rBii^ U Burning f W KC3i r SYDNEY ParamoTint's mighty product presen¬ tation film (of new attractions) is still one of the best of today's long-running films. Here is a glimpse of it being shown to a group of Aus¬ tralia's foremost exhib¬ ition personalities, with msmaging director Robert L. Graham. shown at left. as host. Locale was the Paramount theaterette.In front row, from left, are Clive Amott,Hoyt's dir¬ ector of film buying; Herb Hayward, assistant to the managing director of Greater “nion Organi¬ sation; Michael Paspalis, Parap Theatre and Drivein, Darwin; Charles Hale , Paramount's N.S.W. manager; Second row: Joe McElligott. Greater Union's publicity and adv¬ ertising director: Greater T^nion publicist John Fraser; Paramount's advertising and publicity director Alan Wardrope. Third row: Greater Union film booker David Williams; Greater Union pub¬ licist Dapby Jewell. Fourth row: executive dir¬ ector of ‘-'reater Union Keith Moremon: chairman of directors Snider & Dean, David Sniderjchairman of directors Greater Union Organisation Sir Norman Rydge; Paramount's general sales manager Jack Edwards. IWfa Wtag •Oittii PERTH There was also a screening of Para¬ mount's product film for West Australian exhib¬ itors, and above are 3<»ie of the attendees. Lto R: City Theatres managing director Cliff Searl; Paramount's general sales manager Jack Edwards; City Theatres chairman of directors Frank Dav¬ enport; Hoyts Theatres state manager A. Bohn sack; City Theatres secretary Arthur Stiles; A.C.E. Theatres' booker and buyer C. Tipping; and Para¬ mount's West Australian sales representative Vic Loffman. PERTH Piccadilly Theatre's impressive f ront-of-house display for the highly succ¬ essful "Spy Who Came In From The Cold." iriiLu ■ SYDNEY Sydney's Lord Mayor John Armstrong and Lady Mayoress ^rs. Armstr¬ ong are greeted by manager Keith McLennan as they arr¬ ive for the charity premi¬ ere which opened the new luxury Paramount Theatre. AT TOP are cabled con¬ gratulations from all over the world. SYDNEY Miss Glad Gamble, private secretary to Jack Edwards, general sales manager, receives her 25-Year Club watch and membership insignia from managing director Robert L. Graham in the presence of other executives. From left: James A.Sixsmith, Jack Edwards, Roy Howard , Mr. Graham, kiss Gamble, Jack Tauchert, Len Jones and Char¬ les Hale. At left: Mr. Graham hands Miss Gamble her membership certificate. THE SYDNEY PRESS was very proud of the new Paramount Theatre and gave the cinema itself, the Greater Union Organisation which built it, Paramount Film Service, for which it will be the first-release house, and "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold," which opened it, an extraordinary amount of space as well as a great deal of praise. It was a truly great occasion, and an inspiring index of the Greater Union Organi¬ sation's faith in the motion picture ' s futu m BRISBANE Those who attended the local screening of the Paramount product line-up on film. Front row. 1. to r.: Wintergarden asst. mgr. , Bruce Simpson; Paramount managing director Robert L. Graham; Charles Kerwin, George Cinema; Roy Chesterman, Paramount ^ Queensland manager. 2nd. Row: Hoyts Theatres' resident manager John Scott; Walter Kelly; Doug Stephens; Jack Edwards, Paramount's general sales manager, 3rd Row: Far Northern Theatres topper Tim Osborne; Birch, Carroll & Coyle gen. mgr. Sid Morley; Surfers Parad¬ ise Theatre director Max Perrit.s; Back Row: Wintergarden Theatre manager Harry Greaves; H*>C. « C. adv.-pub. director Terry Jackman; Aspley Drive-In topper Chi'ls Sourris, THF SPY" setting AUSSIE RECORDS