Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1948)

34 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, June 26, 1948 NEWSREEL SYNOPSES (Released Wednesday, June 23) MOVIETONE (Vol. 31, No. 48) — President, hailed at Los Angeles, flays Congress — Winds up tour of nation ; Italy's president, Luigi Einaudi, takes charge of the army; Cardinal Spellman visits Tokyo; Earth from American cemeteries in France placed in urn in Napoleon's tomb; California selects its 1948 Miss America contestant; Wanda Sullivan named Miss Atlantic City; Sports: Nippon Derby held at Tokyo — Austria's Olympic hopefuls show muscular coordination — Winter skiing at Florida's Cypress Gardens. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. 19, No. 283)— U.N. mediator seeks peace in Palestine; Truman gets an "8" ball; Cardinal Spellman in Tokyo; France honors American dead; The search begins for Miss America; Sports : Aqua-ski thriller in Florida — Derby day in Tokyo. PARAMOUNT (No. 86) — Sports: U. S. sailors fight for Olympic berths — American girls rout British at Wimbledon — Nippon goes to the races; Memorial to fallen Yanks dedicated; Truman family, America's No. 1 tourists; New ocean phenomena uncovered. UNIVERSAL (Vol. 21, No. 153) — Danish ship hits mine; French honor Yank heroes; Puerto Rico raises cane; Flying barnyard takes off; Sports: Rodeo aces ride 'em rough — Trick pistol shooters — Steeplechase thrills and spills. WARNER PATHE (Vol. 19, No. 88)— Palestine under truce; President Truman acclaimed in Los Angeles; Cambridge University honors Smuts; Duke of Edinburgh given freedom of London; Olympic divers; Two-year-old unhurt in six-story fall ; Frenchman lives upside down ; Potato bonanza in California ; Children vs. chopsticks; Portland sees rose festival (Portland and Seattle only). TELENEWS (Vol. 2, No. 25) — G.O.P. convention in Philadelphia; First films of atom security precautions; Texas Congressman visits constituents by helicopter; Army ends 35-day controlled diet test; First films of Holy Land truce; Gottwald elected Czechoslovakia president; Sweden's King Gustaf reaches ninety; British engineers demonstrate latest air safety measures; Kramer beats Riggs to capture professional tennis championship. (Released Saturday, June 26) MOVIETONE (Vol. 31, No. 50) — Republican 1948 convention at Philadelphia; Sports: Splashketball — Rodeo at Salinas, Calif. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. 19, No. 284)— Convention Special — Complete film story of G.O.P. drama in Philadelphia. PARAMOUNT (No. 87) — The Republican convention. UNIVERSAL (Vol. 21, No. 154) — G.O.P. leaders to pick candidate at Philadelphia convention; U.N. guards in flight to Palestine; "Miss Press Photographer" selected at Atlantic City; Chimp star arrives at movie capital. WARNER PATHE (Vol. 19, No. 89)— Republican convention opens; U.N. guards fly to Palestine; 43 killed in airplane crash; "Miss Press Photographer" selected at Atlantic City. ADVANCE DATA On Forthcoming Product Rope (WB) Technicolor. Principals: James Stewart, Joan Chandler, Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Director, Alfred Hitchcock. A story that takes place in 24 hours, without time lapses, about two brilliant young men who strangle another intellectual just for the thrill, and how they are caught by a publisher who is present at a morbid party they give. Cleopatra Arms (WB) Principals: David Niven, Jane Wyman. Director, Delmer Daves. Comedy about an intense, moody concert pianist who gets involved in ownership of an apartment, but lands safely in the arms of a beautiful young model. My Dream Is Yours .(WB) Technicolor. Principals: Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman, Eve Arden. Director, Michael Curtiz. Musical comedy about a radio huckster who finds a singing star and after many setbacks finally makes her a success. Special Agent (Paramount) Principals: William Eythe, Laura Elliot. Director, William Thomas. A semidocumentary about a railroad special agent in a small town who captures two gangsters who hold up a train and kill several trainmen. Rogues' Regiment (U-I) Principals: Dick Powell, Marta Toren, Vincent Price. Director, Robert Florey. Based on actual cases, this is a story of the French New Ideal Theatre Chairs JOE HORNSTEIN has it! Foreign Legion, with an American intelligence officer enlisting to track down the last high-ranking Hitlerite. Singin' Spurs ( Columbia) Principals : Hoosier Hot Shots, Patricia White. Director, Ray Nazarro. An action musical in which the Hot Shots help a neighboring tribe of Indians raise money to obtain electric power so that they can irrigate their arid farms. LONDON OBSERVATIONS (Continued from Page 26) Tom O'Brien, M.P. in great form . . . One delegate mistaken as a waiter . . . Rumors that Sir Sidney Clift is entering the distribution field . . . Stuart Black of Nottingham entered a local sports event and came in second . . . Many made a holiday of the meeting and brought their families . . . The speeches were notable for the AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT AIR WASHERS TO FIT YOUR PRESENT BLOWERS at 1946 prices. 5,000 cfm — $138.00; 7,000 cfm — $168.00; 10,000 cfm — $204.00; 15,000 cfm $240.00; 20,000 cfm — $276.00. New Blowers with motors and drives, 8,500 cfm — $172.50; 11,000 cfm — $229.90; 13,500 cfm— $276.00; 22,500 cfm— $348.00. Beat the heat — wire S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19, N. Y. BUSINESS BOOSTERS COMIC BOOKS AGAIN AVAILABLE AS PREMIUMS, giveaways at your kiddy shows. Large variety, latest 48-page newsstand editions. Comics Premium Co., 412 S. Greenwich St., New York City. 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NEW EQUIPMENT SPECIAL— AUTOMATIC CURTAIN CONTROLS, $129.50; Renew Your Sound Now — Blue Seal Rotary Stabilizer Soundheads, less motors, $195.00; Soundfilm Amplifiers, 30 watt with record player, $124.75; Jensen Heavy Duty 12" PM Speakers, $18.95; 2000' Safety Film Cabinets, $3.95 section ; Exhaust Fans, 10", $10.79; 12", $13.75; 16", $18.75; Water Fountain Filters, $35.50. Send for Sales Catalog. New Address S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19, N. Y. NO OTHER PROJECTOR— offers you more than the Holmes 16MM REXARC with high, intensity arc lamp 40 watt output amplifier, and newest coaxial high and low frequency speakers for Small Drive-Ins, Open Airs, etc. Write for literature and prices. Cinema Projector Service, Post Office Box 703, Charleston 23, W. Va. COMPARE OUR PRICES— WE SURELY SELL FOR LESS; Beaded soundscreens 45e square foot: Super-Lite 39c; 8500 CFM blowers $92.50; Jensen 12 inch PM speakers $22.50; RCA 30 watt theatre amplifiers $137.50; 14 inch wire reels $1.69. Star Cinema Supply Corp., 459 W. 46th St., New York 19, N. Y. SERVICING PUBLICATIONS "BETTER SOUND AND PROJECTION!" BULLETINS—Monthly, $3 Year. "Schematics — Simplified!"— Wesley Trout, Engineer, P. O. Box 575, Enid, Okla. STUDIO AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT AURICON SINGLE SYSTEM 16MM RECORDING OUTFIT, worth $2,500.00, special $1,695.00; Western Electric Preview Magazines, $395.00; Bodde Process Screens, $2.40 sq. ft. ; 35MM Sound Moviola, $795.00; Belhowell Eyemo Motorized Bombspotter Cameras, $119.50; Mitchell Plywood Blimp, $149.50; Klieglite 2000W Rifle, $79.50; Bardwell McAlister number of apologies they contained . . . Quite a few showmen came over from North Ireland and Dublin ... At the Langford luncheon I sat by Mr. and Mrs. George Lodge from Belfast about whom I had heard so much about but had never had the pleasure of meeting before . . . Harry Mears once again in fighting vein and standing out as a pillar for the independent . . . The inseparables, Bill Speakman and Dudley West, in terrific form ... It was a pleasure to meet Dennis Walls' wife and son ... I was glad to renew acquaintances with Billy Hughes who runs most of the local cinemas and to thank him for the generous prices he charged the servicemen when I did my officer training at Douglas during the war ... I heard at least one discussion on possible ways around the new films act. Portable Floods for four R40, $29.50; Art Reeves type 35MM Soundfilm Recorder with new Modulite, $1,995.00; Neumade Automatic Film Cleaners, $159.50. Send for latest Catalog. New Address S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19, N. Y. THEATRES FOR SALE THROUGHOUT MIDWEST, SOUTHWEST, LARGEST ASSORTMENT. 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