Variety (Feb 1940)

FILM SHOWMANSHIP From the ila adpito l af Rb TWilres Jm Hootct Campaifi For fort ReSef Ms th« ywiw mm oad ■Baa a **»rc* gtr la US ernt brine iimad with tin pans and stout etarka) ratlin tetter to Intelri enm setting through tit* mala thoraughfaro. It carrtea mm MMI Feb IT anf II M tit* days tor col- or tnimmmMiU Bvocyono xaawa Mm mm tor tacttew to mm mode In s « theatre*, the dwturbonro. It to) (to* Bight the picture H a ln la Bjr J*ka C Haa hen) uad*e nta c t U a coa- tbe pi 11 Item of i mm i group of Mm lartoto ■ectoawa they * tab to axey. retorting too oAora. Ito) right of rotor- ttea to Ml to iotoaji xrhto ojmooUom of aaeral, racial or hsReM Staff tf Exploiter At Weekead Ck I* retigioua roatont of to* Mam right to rayert pleturee that " attho All of too aaator tooatra rhatoa have agreed la cooperate with Mr. Hoover and havo a t ti plod hla invi- tettea to taho Mayor U K Tboaapeoa to ch*.rm*n ,.f II H.rt i. th Jack Connolly, formerly editor of Pathe News, to haadltag publicity Hollywood. Feb • Universal to aoadtag "Ski Patrol' lata Mto ailltog null to raah to on the Kuaalaa lavaetea of ikJ SfflLOH IS NEWS AGAIN of tho atara or nhaton H to to aM through tho aorondary footuro to to aw the eaata aalratllw. The hlghtr rotoaa- af too art of aaVorttoaag aro ehaateated from tho paoi warn* ay eaatoetea. la their place, tho total ex- hibitor haa bold vigorously to a triad and true pa In elate of public relatione. li a i al tho Tahiti Beeusgaaeeat havo the! departanart tor Chicago, rah. 1 of tho e* jbar i way— tow*. pa> I tno WB dtotofte. nay ho wrong aa many ttoaaa aa but that doesn't aaattor. Under tho ayotont of aa teeth) a iiaharta, a wary largo group at baa piliBagaa which are doatod to too total at ha lt|»| -* ^ n ** tkttu It to aa aaatty exptetned whirl of aawhto-hatatog aaj to adVerttae ata or eight dial or oat hbna every week, they aro tryiag to attract tho a tt ia tl ia of apodal audieaeea, toatoai of huildiag thootro patroaago aa a bawdry hahat They ore Wind te the tart that a d theatre, clean and com f o rt ab l e ia Ha i to* to abowtag at ah ho to >g» to exhibitera, wador to* pi mat gtoflb) itton are able, even if willing), to owarcto* thato own to tho aatoottoa of product, to. tto mi arttette awpdwgaj it pCOTaWaJejMVn Tho Mooty bill whoaa a*jaj tto a to to a b e l l ib Mack- bookiag aa* bltodaalltog. haa wwa auppart. which ac- coua ta tor Ma paaaage by to to interpreted by araatoU? " awjata by Thunaaa Arn o ld, aaatetaaat alter Bay gaaoral. who ■lated a* hla coavictioa that lb* reeaodioa dtd not go deeply aaitajti Al tho BMaaowt, ton todai l i y to pan dad to lid air, without oaw prograaa of Ma Which to • bang wayi from Tel of to* to ahtotod to The Do- Ptoeod by Ball Uwia who Oaf*** JfDm%kt9& *Ma p a. tor tho Baker Metal to Delia*. Jack O MIi n l to of the haeae^reef' Paauly thereafter only at the Attaadlag the unveiling will be . star of the llm; Nor- totoar gaaa aa te aay that the tea rental* from town tab* baa* have beoa laauaTteteat ■ w prevailing of Oatarte. Howard Dtets the oad of tho ported ■i r idil te Bdl Ferguson. Metro exploitation each contract National Screen will paklllity execs, leave tor Fart aat carry on peat the expiration of tow aft , *h* taa tr a rl but will, if up to f L Free diaper and auto aarvtee alee throw* n with it With brat week'* tab* the au n aa aawod eft a private aoeae. Scteeb Btek Dp fax tmm top oad Bdtooo. to bo Ma*.' with Spencer Tracy to the H—al arret rote, which Metre coito the aac- I Mtol and hair of too picture, will bo re- 1 eauajeyad to Orttbwimf W Epic Detroit. Feb. I to too tore of the opening of 'Geae With the Wind* bore, rival ton, Fox aarate a atteh Ueup wtto Gen- eral a. Bad L eh r ea * . James Warn Jack, toaary Marhal aad Woto hick braught'to aB ***""*'*" nrtog Ute*aV»t"*i^loaae^»^ b Tho Late aad Death of J< aub te da aal growteg totarnt to deneed by the big recent ejiieatlnnaalr* of 4,an aabtottera aj ••te Man an) dlaHkaa. awn ton wiU ■rdttearanat BBO. V Go XSS BKO to to the proceaa of toifttog tea buatouw to National now. aad Univeraal to aaoe- 'a aaarrk tor tyatoat 'Miaa latiaanaa,' to IT key cittea, pot under way thia weak with tho (elec- tion of the Kaaaaa City winner, Vir- ginia MrGiU, whan victory to a crty-wido context rated front to the ii part of ing out^the hiU with aha of OJCa Fnaraaii ox- btoet at toe WartoTs Fair, to* Fox pulled to SX.SM cuateenera, aaore ban attendance at lb* a*d United ArtUU. ta IU apaaiag. rdtetad O M a pa • to an what could be worked oat to riaaattlaa with the ahawuig of • 11-nunuU ptctur* abort of the Fu- turama exhibit Beeutta wan aad plentifully From the auto concern came aa art ex h i bit tor tho tabby mm Highway! of the Future.' Then atTatoWafto i awl aaaaa* III Caatob Dallaa. Feb A ■abb to B ewtey circwM. baai tared haw, bete fa jay eonv ' at Uttle Hock. Ark. . and Ed Mow ley. chief*, • detagatee, including C. V. Joaaa. B. B. ANYWAT.iTSBOCUai A PRETTY GOOD PRO age to aigatog taatract* Natl Bcraaa A ccea aorte* will handle all ad win material ia future. The Par contract bacama egortive Thura- Waaxor* will be the guests of the •Im company at the iparial press , are view ef the picture to be held ia , (III. Intenaive rompetitKm. tied in with way la anal arrange meats for too p ro»to a of Virginia City' March Ik B will be aha a a in towao'i throe leading theatre* a* ton aught Oa to* afternoon of the awn ~ !*f A train load of Hiflr-Prcssire Bally Gfea Vrnk Vnmg Tacaaaa, Fab. A of Dr Ben G D**ey, laatakar ia axrasiagkaat, BuCala, Ceaaaaban, Dallaa. with the same act ho atagad at the Fair. All thia waa gratis. One-abort* war* put up te all C M hare, employing thousands ef The loaTteaa. Bullet tea aa *Hwajchhack* were pu But there waa still alura. Far the brat I aaaae weal tap to lb* bite sign running across the toco of It je*ver, Detroit, Murray Bogga. pitolh My aw tor Dn Mouse*. H eu rto a. Little Back, atonrirbi Theatres hero, patted the Minneapolis, neatest lagliwatlia stunt aaw to-1 ° m * h *- **** City, cally for many a moon. It waa all ftp. on. gar to cessaacttoa with It OHhcial Bridgeport. Fab. A (WB) n the War- l aa te wod by Cap* Beaya- BwWbWA World Wn vet ihowteg location of arridaa l * to* to g the peat year | paiga tor Hi* Girt Friday' (Call. That gato waa worked wat with Pub- ' current at Liberty, with Mike New- He Safety Commiarionrr Hoaaaa | ausa up from Hollywood te handle to* exploitatia*. Coataataate who pat tola the aria were given by-Una atortea. Mercbite' frt-li Ph«$ Bridgeport. Feb. A ta under*' expteitettea c a m paaga tor Metro * " Citta Atoar. Latter, it u e\ «rn th* object of the atTertioa at Joseph Oookhoss, Nasi prewesaxah chief, who name out No. 1 to a bach- alley battle with her husband i Gus- to heard of atow ah* d barked. Loew-Lrwin, through aaB aWdwell, tt* m*^ claim te w tow tor a aba- L-L caved the to Brich Maria Beawque » hanti torn politic*! or raBp _ pir*ocut>oa' aad wh- thus aw tote th* rate *a depth ef toatotg experience* that ' m^ b poat ton* ww a ligbbirbul arranged tor ■ before tho apening. featuring ad* of v ar ious daatera, lacxadtog luggage, rurabur*. afarnwaBwaha, aarvtee ata- pluggtog The nd urging tap mt theaa vtoat to the tog tor to* of Hollywood , drama* j rtars—te replace Lutea Baiaer. wtol waa a*nto*Br ate tor the part- white Mr. Bird well ae.rvhe* for Wl why inmatnam nobody wall highlighting the balance I im-*a product future release. Uader aaporwtoaaa of Lou Tt pag* baok to throe color y gragbically depictaJJ^ j toatorw of