Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1948)

32 NEWSREEL SYNOPSES (Released Wednesday, April 28) MOVIETONE (Vol. 31, No. 33)— Mystery shooting of Walter Reuther, auto union leader; European Recovery Plan nations sign permanent organization charter; De Gaulle urges closer political ties to the U. S. (except Los Angeles) ; Film industry dedicates its new hospital (Los Augeies only) ; Four American submarines leave for Turkey; Warplanes reconditioned; Variety Clubs hail Marshall, hear Stassen; Sports: Baseball season opens — Sulky driver Jerry Kirby collapses at Santa Anita track. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. 19, No. 267)— Union Leader Reuther shot by an assassin ; Sixteen Marshall Plan nations tighten bonds; De Gaulle invades red stronghold; Variety Clubs pay honor to Marshall; Triplets' convention; U. S. submarines sent to Turkey (except Los Angeles) ; Navy helicopters in mass flight (except Los Angeles) ; Film colony dedicates hospital (Los Angeles oniy). PARAMOUNT (No. 70)— Air Forces stockpile in Texas; Cross-wind landing gear introduced: Variety Clubs honor Marshall; America sends subs to Turkey; Reuther shooting stirs nation; 100,000 hear De Gaulle attack Soviet Union. UNIVERSAL (Vol. 21, No. 137)— Sixteen nations sign pact; U. S. subs sail for Turkey; Mass helicopter flight; Variety Clubs honor Marshall; Filmdom Hospital dedicated ; Greenbrier golf ; Three-year-old swimmers star. WARNER PATHE (Vol. 19, No. 72)— Lewis and his mine workers fined $1,500,000; Gen. De Gaulle speaks at Marseilles rally; Italians hail communist rout; Jews capture Arab stronghold; Fashions in nighties; Massed helicopters — smallest plane; Triplets in big get-together; Dedicate movie Country Hospital (Los Angeles only). ALL AMERICAN (Vol. 6, No. 288)— Policeman gets orchid as safety award; Bishop Walls addresses church convention; Louis and Walcott sign for bout in June; Students at Morris Brown College turn out for spring drills; Dillard breaks world record at Kansas relays; Edwards Memorial Hospital for Negroes is dedicated. TELENEWS (Vol. 2, No. 17)— Kentucky miners return to pits; Reuther survives shotgun attack; Russians oust U. S. writer as spy; New York children parade for overseas aid; New York blind kids "see" animals at zoo; Commercial diver, trapped in mud, rescued; Eisenhower moves into new home; New passenger plane exhibited at LaGuardia Field; Bogota throngs honor murdered Gaitan ; Philippines mourn Roxas; Is communism dead in Italy?; Sovereignty of Malay passes from British Empire; Father Flanagan advises on education of youth in occupied areas; Career girls attend New York personal appearance school; Sports: Track and field men in U of Pennsylvania's Penn Relays; My Request wins $40,000 Wood Memorial race — Youngsters of Dallas bounce along streets on pogo sticks. (Released Saturday, May 1) MOVIETONE (Vol. 31, No. 34)— Bogota InterAmerican Conference resumes; Churchill thanks U. S. for Marshall plan ; Battleship Texas becomes state shrine; Navy scientists test aerial torpedoes; Lew Lehr's new look — for men; Bankers conference hears L. M. Giannini on U. S. leadership; Sports: Penn Relays — British soccer. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. 19, No. 268)— Churchill's tribute to America ; Marshall "mystery" ; Children march to aid hungry overseas; That "new look" in men's hats; Olympic hopefuls in college relays; Rodeo thriller; Battleship Texas now Lone Star shrine. PARAMOUNT (No. 71)— Famed warship becomes state shrine; Mrs. Roosevelt in Holland; Marshall home from Bogota; Zero hour in Holy Land; Wrestling. UNIVERSAL (Vol. 21, No. 138)— Berlin railroad station blasted; Reconstruction of Cologne Cathedral; Hamburg crowds jam city for sports events; Scores die in English train wreck; Dutch honor Mrs. Roosevelt; Kids parade for U.N. aid; Zany hats for men; Motorcycle mud derby; Wrestling. WARNER PATHE (Vol. 19, No. 73)— Di Gaspari thanks the U. S. ; Open cancer research clinic; Germany rebels; MacFadden weds at 79; Japs on picnic to marry; Sports: Gorgeous George — Wood Memorial race at Jamaica. ADVANCE DATA On Forthcoming Product Apartment for Peggy (20th-Fox) Principals: Jeanne Crain, William Holden, Edmund Gwenn. Director, George Seaton. Drama in which an old university professor becomes so immersed in a young couple's troubles he forgets to commit suicide, only to be saved by the couple later when he again becomes despondent. The Street With No Name (20th-Fox) Principals: Mark Stevens, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Widmark. Director, William Keighley. Documentary drama of a case taken from FBI files to show how today's killers are the juvenile delinquents of yesterday. 16 Fathoms Deep (Monogram; Ansco Color. Principals : Lon Chaney, Arthur Lake, Dickie Moore. Director, I rving Allen. Drama showing how an ex-Navy diver and his buddies foil disaster of their boat by outwitting the suave owner of a sponge exchange. The Loves of Carmen (Columbia) Technicolor. Principals: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford. A dramatic adaptation of the famed Prosper Merimee story of the beautiful gypsy girl who lures a handsome corporal into becoming an outlaw, then is killed when he discovers she has been unfaithful. Jinx Money (Monogram) Principals: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Benedict, David Gorcey, Benny Bartlett, Gabriel Dell. Director, William Beaudine. The Bowery Boys uncover the identity of a mysterious murderer, The Reaper, and capture him. Key Largo (Warner Bros.) Principals: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson, Lionel SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, May 1, 1948 Barrymore, Claire Trevor. Director, John Huston. Drama of an ex-Army major confronted by a gang and held prisoner, with others, in a Key Largo hotel. He finally outwits the racketeer and his henchmen. John Loves Mary (Warner Bros.) Principals: Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, Jack Carson, Edward Arnold Director, David Butler. Comedy about the complications that ensue when a GI comes back to marry his girl after four years' absence. King of the Gamblers (Republic) Principals: Janet Martin, William Wright, Thurston Hall. Director George Blair. Drama of a seasoned sports writer who succeeds in crushing a "fixing" racket. ^!!r ^ (Columbia) Principals: Preston Foster, William Bishop, Mary Stuart. Director, Phil Karlson From Mexico to the hills of Texas two men fight over a woman wife of the older man. There is treachery, but the older man and his wife finally escape the desert CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING BUSINESS BOOSTERS GIVEAWAY TOYS. NOVELTIES, SURPRISES, for Saturday children matinees, $30 per thousand (all 10c values). Universal Toy Co., 40i East 23rd Street, New York. FILMS WANTED WANTED 16-mm. films and shorts, also French superimposed titles wanted. Continental Films, 188 Belanger St., Montreal, Canada. NEW EQUIPMENT UNIVERSALE NEWEST "TONEMASTER" 16-MM. SOUND PROJECTORS! Powerful 1000 W, brand new, $350 complete, prepaid. Laurel & Hardy, Betty Grable, etc., sound films 1 Poorman Projector Sales, Dept. STR, Schuylkill Haven, Penna. LOOK! BEADED SOUNDSCREENS, 45c square foot; Super-Lite, 39c; Splicers, $4.69; Rectifier tubes, $5.55; 11,000 CFM blowers, $122.50; 30 per cent uiscount on parts for Simplex and Powers; What do you need? STAR CINEMA SUPPLY CO., 459 West 46th Street, New York 19, N. Y. THE BETTER TO SERVE YOU WITH— Celebrating New SOS Building with new values — 30W Soundfilm amplifiers including record player, $124.75; 16-mm. Sound Projectors, $289.50; 8-mm. and 16-mm. Cameras, from $64.95; 2000 ft. Safety Steel Film Cabinets, $3.95 section; 6AMP G.E. Tungars, $2.95; RCA Crystal Microphones, $12.95; Pyrene type extinguishers, $6.95. Send for Sales Catalog. New address S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19, N. Y. STUDIO AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT CONTEMPLATING PICTURE MAKING? SOS has it — Mitchell Standard Camera, Four Panastro lenses, magazines, two tripods, motor, etc., $5,997.50; Akeley Newsreel Camera, 2 lenses, magazines, tripod, etc., $295.00; Belhowell 110AC/DC motor, $249.50; Mitchell Motor Adaptors, $79.50; Askania 35-mm. Studio Camera, syncmotor, 3 lenses, magazines, blimp, etc., $975.00; Blue Seal 35-mm. Single System Recorder complete, $295.00; Three Way Sound Moviola, reconditioned, $795.00; New Moviola D, $279.50. Send for latest stocklist. New Address S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19, N. Y. KODASCOPE FSION GRAY TWO CASES, NEW, $345.00; Fsion Black, excellent, $295.00; Holmes "Educator" 35-mm. Sound Portable Projector, $475.00Eyemo 71A, 2" F2.5, $275.00, 71K, 2" F4.5, 6" F4.5, $350.00; Arriflex, 3 lenses, $850.00; Mitchell complete, $6975.00. Free catalog for producers. CAMERA MART, 70 West 45th Street, New York 19, N. Y THEATRES FOR SALE 294 SEATS, $30 MONTH RENT. Living quarters. $500 mo. profit. Theatre Exchange Company, 201 Fine Arts Bldg., Portland 5, Oregon. COLLEGE TOWN. Nice building included. $1000 month net. $21,750 handles. Theatre Exchange Company, 201 Fine Arts Bldg., Portland 5, Oregon DOWNTOWN PORTLAND GRIND. Consistent money maker. Terms to responsible buyer. Theatre Exchange Company, 201 Fine Arts Bldg., Portland 5 Oregon. PORTLAND, TACOMA, SEATTLE SUBURBANS, $21,500 up. Inspections arranged. Inquire now. Theatre Exchange Company, 201 Fine Arts Bldg., Portland 5, Oregon. CALIFORNIA. SMALL TOWN. REASONABLE RENT. Living quarters. $15,000 full price. Theatre, Exchange Company, 201 Fine Arts Bldg., Portland 5 Oregon. THEATRE GAMES DIE CUT BINGO CARDS— $3.00 per 1,000. 1-75 1-100. Screen Dial $20.00. S. Klous, c/o Showmen's" Trade Review, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. FOR YOUR BINGO GAMES. Controlled or uncontrolled, die cut, play right, priced right. Samples on request. Premium Products, 354 W. 44th St New York 18, N. Y. THEATRE SEATING SHARE OUR CHAIRS— 20,000 AVAILABLE — Priced $3.95 up and condition IS RIGHT. Ideal, Stafford, Andrews, American, Heywood. Veneers' panelbacks, fully upholstered. Send for latest list. NewAddress S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St. New York 19, N. Y. THEATRES WANTED WANT TO SELL YOUR THEATRE? We have clients with the money waiting. Quick confidential sales. Correspondence invited. Morgan — Wright, Nocona, Texas. USED EQUIPMENT PAIR SUPER SIMPLEX TYPE HEADS, Factory re-built and guaranteed same as new, $875.00 the pair Also standard rear shutter simplex heads $550.00 per pair re-built. Also bases, magazines, lamps, rectifiers sound systems at bargain prices. Pair Holmes Educator portables re-built. Columbia Sound Service, Box 27 Charleston, W. Va. SIMPLEX REAR SHUTTER MECHANISMS, latest type spiral shockproof gears, rebuilt, $302.50Powers, $114.50; RCA soundsystem, $495.00; Brandt comchanger, $65.00; Complete booth equipment Simplex projectors, Peerless lamphouses, rectifiers, RCA soundsystem, lenses, etc., perfect, $975.00. STAR CINEMA SUPPLY CO., 459 West 46th Street, New York 19, N. Y. 22 YEARS GROWTH MAKES SOS PROUD— bargains like these helped— Coinometers, $49.50; Portable 35-mm. Sound Projectors, $89.50 up; 16-mm Sound Projectors, $109.75 up; Complete PA Systems, $44.75; Rebuilt General two unit Electric Ticket Machines, $139.50; Enclosed Rewinders less motors, $29.50; RCA PS16 Soundheads with motors, $125.00. Send for Sales Bulletin. New Address S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19 N Y DOZENS OF DRIVE-INS already equipped by SOS —because we sell for less— DeVry H. I. Arc-sound complete theatre outfits, $2495.00; 50 and 64 ampere High Intensity Imperial and StabUarc Generators, panel, ballasts, starters from $395.00; complete rebuilt projection, sound equipments, Powers, Simplex, Motiograph, Century, Brenkert for all size Theatres and Dnve-Ins, $995.00 up. New address S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St.. New York 19 N Y