Theatre Catalog (1947-48)

tion. This should also be good for additional newspaper writeups and further entrench or establish the theatre on the arty side. It might also attract an additional group of those you are most desirous of reaching. If possible, it would be in keeping to have an exhibit by a Russian artist during the showing of a Russian film, an Italian artist during the showing of an Italian film, and so forth. THE PICTURES It also goes without saying that screen fare for such an operation should steer clear of anything save the very artistic best that the motion-picture industry of all the world has to offer. With war restrictions of shipment and production off, there is more than sufficient product available for one to select only the very best from France, Italy, Russia, England, and other foreign sources—plus a super-critical selection of several outstandingly meritorious American-made films. Film Distributors A trip to New York to book and line up product may be necessary, since the distributors of foreign products are located there, and it is oft times difficult to consummate satisfactory deals with them by mail. A partial list of foreign product sources located in New York follows: Belgian DISTINGUISHED FILMS, INC. 229 West 42nd Street MAGE FILMS 240 West 42nd Street Chinese LEO SELIGMAN 729 Seventh Avenue Czechoslovakian KAPIT English ENGLISH FILMS, INC. 1560 Broadway French A. F. FILMS, INC. 1600 Broadway A. F. E. CORPORATION 1270 Sixth Avenue CINE-ART COMPANY 117 West 48th Street CINE CLASSICS, INC. 117 West 48th Street CONTINENTAL FILM COMPANY 250 West 57th Street LEO B. COHEN 150 West 49th Street DISTINGUISHED FILMS, INC. 229 West 42nd Street DUKE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 545 Fifth Avenue HOFFBERG PRODUCTIONS, INC. 620 Ninth Avenue LOPERT FILMS, INC. 148 West 57th Street MAGE FILMS 240 West 42nd Street MAYER-BURSTYN, INC. 1481 Broadway JACOB MILLARD 729 Seventh Avenue LEO SELIGMAN 729 Seventh Avenue SIMPEX COMPANY 1564 Broadway 1947-48 THEATRE CATALOG SIRITZKY INTERNATIONAL PICTURES CORPORATION 250 West 57th Street SUPERFILM DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION 52 Vanderbilt Avenue TRICOLORE FILMS, INC. 850 Fifth Avenue VOG FILM COMPANY 229 West 42nd Street WESTERN HEMISPHERE FILMS, INC. 229 West 42nd Street Greek DON AVLON MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT BUREAU 225 West 34th Street Hungarian DANUBIA PICTURES, INC. 729 Seventh Avenue LEO SELIGMAN 729 Seventh Avenue Indian MAYER-BURSTYN, INC. 1481 Broadway Trish MAYER-BURSTYN, INC. 1481 Broadway Italian CONTINENTAL FILM COMPANY 250 West 57th Street DISTINGUISHED FILMS, INC. 229 West 42nd Street EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT AND DISTRIBUTORS 151 East 51st Street EXCELSIOR PICTURES CORPORATION 723 Seventh Avenue FILM RIGHTS, INC. 1600 Broadway HOFFBERG PRODUCTIONS, INC. 620 Ninth Avenue LOPERT FILMS, INC. 148 West 57th Street MAYER-BURSTYN, INC. 1481 Broadway SATURNIA DISTRIBUTING CORP. 358 West 44th Street SIMPEX COMPANY 1564 Broadway ; SUPERFILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY 52 Vanderbilt Avenue TIMES FILM CORPORATION WESTPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 140 West 57th Street WORLD WIDE FILM CORPORATION 1600 Broadway Mexican CLASA-MOHME, INC. 723 Seventh Avenue SIMPEX COMPANY 1564 Broadway Palestinian KLINE-LEVIN 1501 Broadway Polish HOFFBERG PRODUCTIONS, INC. 620 Ninth Avenue INTERNATIONAL FILM FOUNDATION, INC. 1600 Broadway LEO SELIGMAN 729 Seventh Avenue Russian ARTKINO PICTURES, INC. 723 Seventh Avenue Spanish HOFFBERG PRODUCTIONS, INC. 620 Ninth Avenue LOPERT FILMS, INC. 148 West 57th Street LEO SELIGMAN 729 Seventh Avenue Swedish LOPERT FILMS, INC. 148 West 57th Street OXFORD FILMS 1819 Broadway SAGA FILMS, INC. 501 Madison Avenue SCANDIA FILMS, INC. 220 West 42nd Street Available Films It is suggested that you do not play old product or re-issues; but as long as your films are first run in your cities and the prints are in satisfactory condition, their age will be of little significance. A subscriber’s popular request program can also be worked out on the basis of showing the film receiving the most votes by ballot. Proof that there is a plentitude of this type of product from which to choose in booking a film festival is found in the following which is summarized from an issue of THE ExuHBiTor’s Servisection Check-Up covering foreign films reviewed during an eight-month period. ANGEL AND SINNER — Micheline Presle, Louis Salou, Palau—Good French entry—85m. ANYTHING FOR A SONG—Ferruccio Tagliavini, Carlo Campanini, Vera Carmi—Will have to depend on the Tagliavini draw—76m.—(lItalian). BARBER OF SEVILLE, THE—Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tito Gobbi, Nelly Corradi —High rating Italian entry—110m. BEFORE HIM ALL ROME TREMBLED Anna Magnani, Gino Sininberghi, Edda Albertini—Good Italian entry—105m. BELLMAN, THE—Lucien Coedel, Fernand Ledoux, Renee Faure—Excellent French import—95m. BLUE VIEL, THE—Gaby Morlay, Elvire Popesco, Marcelle Geniat—F air French import—91m. BROTHERS OSTERMAN, THE—Adolf Jahr, Artur Rolen, Emmy Hagman— Good Swedish import—105m. CAGE OF NIGHTINGALES—Noel-Noel, Micheline Francey, Georges Biscot— Interesting French drama—87m. CHILDREN ON TRIAL—Enacted by non-professionals—Fair entry for the specialty houses—61m.—(English). COLONEL CHABERT—Raimu, Marie Bell, Aime—Good French entry—92m. DEVIL’S ENVOYS, THE—Arletty, Jules Berry, Marie Dea—Good French import for the art houses—118m. FAREWELL, MY BEAUTIFUL NAPLES —Fosco_ Giacchetti, Vera Carmi, Clelia Matania—Fair Italian entry—94m. FORBIDDEN MUSIC—Maria Mereada, Tito Gobbi, Guiseppe Rinaldi—High rating Italian entry—93m. GIRL OF THE CANAL, THE—Jenny Laird, Bill Blewett, May Hallatt— Okeh English import for the specialty houses—18m. GREAT DAWN, THE—Pierino Gamba, Renee Faure, Rossano Brazzi—Topnotch Italian entry—S3m. 509