Variety (April 1964)

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Se can oe “This “is néw ia: postwar: Germany’s: film: ‘biz: five. of: aseason’s: :: six'| case,” “per ‘pattern | of Universal... a commercially ‘best’: German-language . features come: from the same’ With | ee and © Captain | ~ producing (Rialto: Film Preben Philipsen).. and. _ distributing (ConstanNewman”: after. the’: ‘Music ..‘Hallk; | ss “held ‘April 16-26 with-.11. programs: slotted. in‘ the 10 day. périod.: ‘The -..non-pro: event, .not ‘tobe confused’ with ‘the full fledged ‘Vancouver: |: an ‘International Film: Festival which. is: now in ‘its. seventh _year, was the. --.. conly one’ of .this:: -type. ever: presented in ‘North: America: when: first: ” = "staged ‘here ‘in. 1962. “people. ‘Will help. a Montreal. group ‘produce an amateur. film festival |’. Por “have. been. entered from '31countries. and’ will: ‘be. in: \ competition: for "«" Switzerland’s: oldest. production company founded “in 1924 . by: Lazar we ‘conference ‘of Society. of «Motion: Picture: ‘and TeleévisionEngineers “. "-e@onvened: at “Ambassador Hotel .in L-A. Designed | ‘for. motion. picture, |. ae telévision and commercial: photography, it: weighs. only. 12 pounds : -and.| . is described: ‘by-:Robert : Kleinfeld, Sylvania’ veepee,: aS: a major ‘im= _Provement | in. modern: ‘studio. lighting. It will. ‘sell. for" Tess than $139, OS includes: part: of Hollywood. "exe assistant . to: “< prez Arthur B. -Krim: He has-been. .. exee assistant ‘to. Coast: operations : “yp. Robert: Fs. ‘Blumofe ‘for the _ past four: “years.” ° < children -attend:” . already -Knows: angles of. morality. : “Have. “The. ‘Movies Become. “Adult-Or ‘Simply. ‘Aduiterdus’ %» Dan. _ Jenkins’: article: in the May issue of Pageant,;, manages: to. cover seven pages with as: many: “scandalous”. Photos. ‘as editorial matter. : most. part,. the. flashily-titled article is ‘a: rehash of what ‘the’ public: Although. he ‘says | nothing: new, he ‘does. say it:in an engaging; readable: manner. His. observations are not always’ accurate -—“Tea and. ‘Sympathy”’ -was filmed*:with. John. Kerr;. who originated: » “TES”. did: launch. Tony Perkins’. career, ‘but. only’ because: he followed: Kerr ‘in the ‘play.: . He. frequently | quotes. the roléon Broadway... Production Code Administrator -Geoffrey.. Shurlock,. ‘but:-in:one’ place “has: Shurlock say. that’ “Legion..of: Decency ratings ::are. available: inall ‘churches and. ‘in all didcesan ‘publications” ‘without making it tear __ IST & SECOND Lack “of: test’ was . -soutided ‘ ‘by: ‘William H: “Mooring: ‘gyndicatea | _. iCatholic ‘film ‘columnist, ‘as te-“‘The: Green. Sheet” and the :planned | doubling of its’ circulation. : “He ‘characterized -the ‘move as, “intended J. to strengthen. the’ resistance. of the Motion ‘Picture -Assn.” t. said, puts ‘out “The: Green Sheet.”. me themselves: are ‘determined by civic groups). ote seriously urged ‘upon: the. ‘film business -by” your Bishops’ Committee |: : |. which heads the :Legion of Decency.’more than a year -Ago;”. Mooring wrote. —which, he]: ‘This is’ ‘partially true; : ratings |: ° “Such classification was | ‘quo .in’ greater: New. York con-|‘tinues -with : Unitec. Artists, ‘which |— ‘started. theidea‘ in thefirst: ‘place; iy -and ‘insist. that. parents : assuine.‘sole* responsibility for the. ‘shows ‘their | woe. much in-.the thick: of it. Mooring questions Green Sheet | alertness to. “many. ting . five’ --pictures | calling . three . ‘cases -run.: ... For. the. “opened. last: Wednesday: (8): in 23. ‘throughout the Gotham: area: ‘This. is oné of -the: RKO-Skouras. “show-]. ‘is the: first appearance of the. film: ‘in the. area, it ‘is living up ‘to the full . notion of: ALY-FIRST nun) Chic The. “showease”: assault on status’ we pe been Prem Party Pearing ‘Honolulu, ‘April 14:. “Technicians. cand | “cast. of. “In. ‘Harm's Way,” an Otto. ‘Preminger ‘production’ to be released by. Para-| jnount, :are due here soon for exGovernment will.. ‘Jack Clark, prexy terior. filming, that’s expected to of Allied Theatres of: Ilinois,. as ember, ‘. .|serts-that Chicago’s showcasing has continue. ‘into ‘mid-Sept ‘theatres ‘Much of: the filming will take] created ‘a situation of “poverty. in the midst of plenty,” and he recom-. place: at Pearl Harbor Shofield ‘|mends. that. a-national ‘‘czar” be. Barracks, Hickam. Air’ Force’ Base’ . and’ Bellows Field. Search: already:| appointed’ to arbitrate disagreements as to which theatres get the ‘is--under way “here:to locate ‘old. World War II equipment; Ancluding pictures and_ to. mediate, rental 7 percentages... : re Chicago, ‘April 14. . ft exhibs. and -.distribs here can’t Jiron: out. some ‘of the’ kinks in the: |new “showcase” system. of playdates, prevailing for the ‘Chicago market, there is. a ‘danger that the ‘Within. recent weeks, UA -is: put-].. -dnto-Mmultiple | | releases ‘of. one sort _or:.another, | -: a: “showcase” Most ifirstriinninke™ “of: these. is “From Russia With Love’. which |’ “Hollywood Showcase” case” tracks....Since the run Yeally. “showcase”—first Anat ‘he. meant alk. Roman Catholic: ‘churches and. publications. « . the Portuguese ‘government. are’ Robert.-W. Kenny. of ‘Los ‘Angeles ‘and |. -.Robert E.. Treuhaft of San-Francisco. .: Latter is ‘the husband. of Jessica. "-Mitford,-author of the: ‘bestselling “American Way..of .Deéath” .arid a for the “Hollywood: 10”: in the. House Un-American: Activities :Commit- ' -tin-Film). ‘companies. , Season ‘is the westeérn. “Winnetou, ‘Part/T’*. (Rialto-Constantin). . ' spot. is currently. held. by “The. ‘Squeaker’’(Rialto-Constantin) ‘while | __.#"Fhe House in Montevideo”: (Domnick-Constantin) -is. third: :: The -fol‘lowing: three: spots: in ‘this category (German-language. films) are held | _by “Room 13,”. “The Black Abbot” ‘and “The Indian Clott "—all Ri-~. alto: productions, all Constantin’ ‘feleases’ and: all crime thrillers,. --$3;500 “for the “five stories judged. -as' the ‘best by.-a jury.. Participation f is not restricted to Swiss authors alone: _would welconie it if themes’ ‘were: ‘connected. with. Switzerland . one -way ; or the. other, although. this.is’ not: a condition. wu ee _ oe, subsequent. coupons: attached, should be ‘sent. to. the ‘Corporate: Trust| Dept.’ Alcs Republic. common: stock: ‘in March ‘to bring his: holdings: i in. \ this, class te 114, 800. ‘Shares._ wows _ he “ sional Record... ~ Lawrence J. Quirk, editor. of TV & Movie’ Album: mags and nephew’ of two ‘former’ Massachusetts Congressmen, had’ an: article wie ‘the Proper ‘Stranger”.‘(WB)for. a. benefit theatre. party ‘to raise "funds | me for, campaign year expenses: at, the Paramount: Theatre. foe eS : Arnold Burk } New: Aide . ~ point a’ new ‘assistant | ‘shortly,. ‘it’s:|. “expected.” . has ‘been-with UA since graduation |. from Columbia Law Sehool.in 1955. . ..He. was“ a--member: of the legal: ~. department : for ‘nearly: . five years. os and. ‘Recomning : Blumofe’s’ right “<< Rand, 7: Ashiya” also’ ‘goes ‘the: same. route shortly. Within . “the “hex. “week, World: of ‘Henry: Oriént”:. will” be}. Two. of: the. fourlawyers: “¢ordially‘invited to. leave: the’ country” by Music Hall, having: completed a Kenny.-figured: as_‘principal. attorney: “successful .Easter. :run: specialist. in civil: rights. cases. teé: probe of: film: writers: and. Commie: infiltration: in, motion pictures. at... that | time. ' . “Orient’’ Per “Film-Echo,” : the. -current winner -ofthe | and. ditto ‘Metro’: s “The. Prize.” Second. os week at. ‘the. Coronet..and: 34th ‘Street: East; wil. -spring : onto “showcase”. via-RKO-Skouras: on May 6.: This:is a rather quick firstrun trip.-but ‘has ‘been. ‘specially. the. film, leading. -to: :a: ‘hoped-for killing* on. “showcase.” : Here. -again “showcase” ‘is being’. ‘used as a followup~ “multiple -: ‘to.: a initial ‘showing* and not .asfirstrun. itself. This -is the. emerging: “pattern. [A similar’ “secondary sliowease” developed. with -UA’s A Second: Vancouver -International: “Amateur” Film Festival will be ‘It. is. still. unique in. ‘this respect. but “VIAFF: immediately following. the .Vancouver ‘one. -Between “125 ‘and 130 films donated: ‘prizes: totalling’ $2, 500.. “TE: & IL but: moved :into 15: addi . ; ° oe ya. * 1 tional . Gotham -: area. . houses . .as On: ‘occasion. “of: its. ‘40th: -anniversary,. Praesens-Fiim G@. Zurich, ‘not billing the move as a “show Prizes total | case” development... Pic, “Wechsler, has set::a:.contest’ to. obtain . new: ‘story’ ideas... ‘Deadline ‘is June. 30.7 ‘Preaesens specifies that ‘stories and/or. ideas’ submitted should ‘beof | ; ‘Shirley.’ Clarke’ s..“Cool World,” “literary. value” . and. preferably ‘concern: topical. themes. : . Company | giving it.a total: run: of 11 weeks’ at frame. at: Cinema I.: “Republic Corp. will: ‘purchase: ‘Its 4% debentures, “due. June. 30, 1965, hich at a price. of. $97. 15 Per. hundred. plus. ‘accrued interest,“prexy ‘Victor. |g “usage toy ‘tie eee Carter. ‘declared such. debentures, with’ June..1964:and Ese aed aha a a ihieht hits in. Manhattan. Of. United California ‘Bank, : 108° .W.. “6th: ‘Street, Los “Angeles, for. processing: : Carter “disclosed he. had’ purchased: an ‘additional 25 300. shares. of its Sutton --Theatres.: True: to. the’. multiple’: as ° al ‘| spread: It did the’ same thing: with. Sylvania’ introduced . ‘its. new. 2 000-watt precision ‘Studio® hight as case”. tag. | tors” and. others, is: beginning :to | come-: for. ““showcase.”” ‘Instead --of primarily. being. -the © firstrun multiple. ‘plan: it started out to be, it has now: become mérely a: high Ife: ariyone tiag been’ looking ‘for. Garbo ‘ately; ‘She's | in. 1 the. ‘Congres-. ‘he had written on Greta Garbo.read--into the: ‘Congressional Record on March. ‘25 by.Representative: Alphonzo Bell: (Calif, whose, Aistrict. “Republican. Town, Committee of. Needham: ‘Mass. ‘picked ‘Tove. with -holds’on at its. ‘Broadway. ‘and /or eastside . houses. | S.lowly,. the ‘| pattern “is”. ‘drifting ‘back. to the. ” | traditional patterns ‘of. the. Past. | Demos Freres Go. ‘Art SO To U A’s ‘Arthur B. Krim | re “Chicago, “April 14, /| Briton i in Japan, 4600, : Balmoral: ‘Theatre on: Chicago’ s|Arnold dD. Burk has been: named | orth side ‘is converting ‘to -a ‘first-| run art “policy: April 22: after ‘15: months -as:.an.Aand B-run house.: ‘|The: theatre-is owned ‘and ‘operated: ‘by three. ‘brothers, Petér, .Lambros. and. Chris ° -Demos.. -The 510-seat ‘house was: built in. December, 1962.’ The ‘Balmoral’s’. ‘first. pic. under: ‘the ‘new. policy will be ‘Julie The Redhead.” The : Demos.brothers: | bagsy‘prez’ Joseph E. Levine and’ decided. upon. the: art: ‘policy when|:Eugene Frenke. It ‘will location ‘in: they found ‘that such™ art, films. Japan and.base in Hollywood and -as. “L-Shaped Room’ and “Women| js. planned ‘asa mult ‘milion: dollar of ‘The World’*’-were . outdrawing production. ‘No. director’: or * ‘east | their. Fegular. subrun pik... ae have: ‘yet been. aslgned. :Trumbo’s: Embassy: Pic "Embassy: ‘Pictures. has: acquired ‘the. rights to an..origirial . screen the. true | _adventures of a ‘ship| : “wrecked ‘British | sailor | who” ‘rose: | to. power..in the. Japanese court. in’ the. early .1600s, Burk * will . ‘move. “to: New. York: early” in. July. ‘ Blumofe' will. ap:. -Krim’s | “new. ‘assistant run ‘multiple. release. “Flight. From |. “Wayne: and. Kirk: Douglas, : ‘will: be. | quartered: : at. ‘the’ massive. new ‘Tikal hotel and apartment gomplen. Metro’ 5 2 Qt ( “The about Teady. to. ‘depart -Radio City |. . Dtring: ‘Easter’ week itself, ‘the’ ‘pic. grossed’ ‘$210,860; ranking: ‘among the. top}: 10.:grossing pix..to play the Halt| : likewise} ‘breaks on’ ‘an. RKO-Skouras..“‘show-|.. “Best. Man ” which | opened. “tast |, The .16 weeks ended March. 12, the |. ‘second: ‘quarter, resulted. in a cnet profit “of “$1,201,000 or 47 “per plotted by UA ‘to build: interest: in. ‘show a net ‘profit : ‘of °$1;886,000 or: 73¢. per. share,. as against a. ‘oss of: ‘term: > J helders,::prez ‘Robert. H.” O’Brien. “Tom Jories”. last ‘week. ‘It -is: holding. at Cinema] ‘well. In. this case, however, ‘UA: is | -inei ‘dentally, moves ‘out of : Cinema I around: ‘Aprik. 20 -to-maké way for. tions; ‘as other. pix in. the: Company’ 's. hefty: summer | ‘release sked.. ‘the--house. It.is already i in its. 28th] : | the sock biz“being done: around ‘the ‘Another. example | of. the‘ater: | the’-West: Was Won,” noting’ that tions. a 20-theatre spread today (Wed.), ‘| that the company: is beginning to while: holding at the Criterion and policy, however: Par. isn’t’ billing’ “showcase”. | “Love. With the. Proper Stranger’ |‘ but. has. always ‘avoided tt the: show-: ‘strang gth forMetro's’ ty operations, noting a 2 f. $5,254, “Out. of “it “all; and“ experiences noting ‘a.28-week. profit of $5,254, like. “The Cardinal,” | “The. Vic-| previous “year: : emerge: the. shapeof things to noting‘in this connéction the recent. block: of 30. of the eompany’s ‘post=| °48 pix ‘for web. airing: He. cited. toned limited niultiplée: followup pi airing. “He cit to the: firstrunengagement. “The main .:thing..seems ‘to -be: that, ; -except . for. the. Music ‘Hall; “a pic | Records’: release of: “The: Kennedy /-also’. that, in-line: ‘with Metro’s.po- | ogne, Germany, has’ been sold" Te-: before’ taxes. ’. “play: by’. Dalton Trumbo. Called ““Will Adams,” script is ‘based. on. |: letter: ‘was a quarterly. divvy check -Pie~ will be ‘produced by. ‘Em| ‘beet ‘authorized . toconduct ‘a thea-. tres arid drivé-ins business.sCapital. sot Viiled: © trucks and: jeeps... Crew: and cast, topped by: John “It’s a suggestion. that can be exe. | pected. to fall:upon deaf: distributor: ears. The preferred-theatre. {and limited. Tun approach has pro}duced. a cash bonanza for major. “| distribs, he implies. At this point, . os compromises ‘and adjustments {would have. to-favor the exhibitors. 1 The present ‘Chi “showease”’ method ‘of 12 to 20 preferred A-rug kena ® i : , houses adds up-to abottle “cork’’ ‘in distribution, Clark maintains, ‘| with ‘a ‘backup. of films behind it {and -an: economic vacuum in. front. Vet of-it. He wants the new windfall | sbread: at he ‘with. some. of the |less-favored . houses ‘gett g an oc ” Métro’ s: seal ‘position continues to reflect: recovery’ from’ tosses, | casional shot at the big. grosses. The current bee. in Allied’s bon{net “is: “Tom Jones,” which is .going. into 20 nabe houses April 17. aftéer.a smash downtown run. Bidding on the ‘picture was: limited: to theatres which would take the pic for a minimum of four weeks with-a 70% distrib rakeoff. Houses willing to take it for a longer run. were given: a preference in the bidding, . Clark. Says. “It's “obvious: that. no distributor with a big. picture ready for the ‘outlying houses is going to bypass. ‘those 20 big theatres,” Clark maintains. “So, for from four to seven ‘weeks the smaller houses. are going to have: to scratch..around for product—and_ I -fnean scratch.” To -date, the: Chi :subrun. show-cases.(and one major firstrun showcase) have reaped nothing but coin in ‘the nabes. It’s the. first’ sig‘nificant factor: ‘in revitalizing outlying’ biz in. years’ and: has both slowed the. annual ratio. of nabe ‘theatre shuttering and has caused. ‘investors :to take. another look at Situations for out-of-the-Loop sites. But the system has also produced. a-.wider dollar gap. between the large (and better situated). and the smaller. houses. * Experience has -proved. -that-. the’ selected A-runs tend to take. the steam out. of a picture before it ‘gets to ‘the. remaining: B-run houses, share “as ‘compared. with. ‘a: loss :of $6, 350, 000 or $2: 47. per share -in 1963... . First’ half: figures’ for "64 $8,716,000 or: $3. 39. the: Previous. Tn -his’ quarterly letter: to: stock: | noted. that there have been “major: improvements” ‘in’ pic: production and’ distribution and. ‘repeated ‘his. prediction . made. at. the : February. stockholders”: ‘meeting. : ‘of | ‘rising. operating. . profits. in‘the: second half of. the year.'-He cited ‘in this anticipation twoparticular. ‘produc| ’ “Unsinkable: ‘Molly . Brown” | and. “Night of the ‘Tguana,”’“as‘well: The ‘prez. also:.drew attention to. world: by ‘the 35m. reissue’ of “How. it is ‘attracting -grdsses -representing .107%.. of: the. record-breaking |. “Ben “Hur”: in|: comparable ‘situa|. He additionally. commented show. benefits from. other prior: issue§ -like “The ~ Prize,” (“The Whieeler-. ‘Dealers,”’. “Children: of. the Damned,” “Mail Order Bride” and. “Kissin” Cousins.” : O’Brien . ‘reported continued| Razz ‘Goldstein Borrows | An. Adjective: : ‘Incredible’ . “Phe Incredible Mr, Limpet, on ‘Warner's -. “fishy” . comedy which © was abit: slow getting hatched, is ‘more than making up for time fost: in.‘ getting released by rolling up some “incredible”. grosses, accord‘ing to WB VD: Morey: (Razz) Gold- 000 as. compared: with $3,266,000. the He: related return| ing and: new shows .as projecting a. solid -future.for the division, also | option: exercised ‘by NBC-TV. onal; continued strength ‘of ‘pres'48 fea-| stein. tures: on ‘tv: as well. é eo Meu: Easter ‘holiday : with mass reh rez. made note-. 0 a re-. The prez. ma lease’ of ‘kids largely accounted for’ seventh day grosses tripling those. ‘for opening day in almost every situation pic has played. Gross for -. Seventh day. compared to opening ‘was, at .Keith’s; . Syracuse, $2,386 to. $422: Monroe, Rochester, $1,952 | to’ -$386; « “Showease”-N.Y., $28,B75. to -$5, 885: ‘Stanley, Jersey City, $1,531 to $414; Paramount, Newark, “$857. to © $273; Stanley, Utica, $1,937" to. $345; L.A. multiple-run, ‘$13,725 to. $4,950; Warner, .Milwaukee,.. $1,009 to $244: Delman, Tulsa: .$1,124..-to .$302; Strand, ‘Albany, $1,032 to. $400; ‘Troy, Troy, ©. | $764 to $253; ‘State, ‘Schenectady, *. Cambrook “Theatre ~ “Corp.” has | $776: to. $246. . | One ‘situation’ where it started © ‘good and. maintained. steady. pace: Years,”. the only. recordings. offici|. ally~ licensed’. ‘by trustees. of the Kennedy Library. : ‘He reported |: licy. of reassessment. of i is. real estafe sulting -in ‘a: nef gain of -$663;000LAS similar. ‘fransac-. tion’ in the samé quarter ‘last: year resulted-in the'sale of. MGM's London office--biiilding for $2,264,000. ‘Accompanying: ‘the = president’ 'S:. at the. rate. of STE ‘per share. -stock:consists of 200 shares, no par} was the Fox, Atlanta, where value: :-Weisman;:“Celler,: -Allan,; grosses for first five days Awith: Friday. (opening). ‘were. $2, 246; Spett &-Sheinberg of ‘Manhattan | Mab Dee 12,812; 2,737; 2,289. and 2,302.