Variety (September 1957)

PICTCRES 24 Picture Grosses Cleve. in Money; ‘Rock’ Solid 166, ‘House’ Okay: 126, Band’. 196, Odi” Cleveland, Sept. 3. Despite being in second session, “Sand of Angels” is pacing the field here currently with rousing take at the Allen. Biz at this house is considerably ahead -of opening stanza. “House of Num bers” looms okay at State while “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?” | 4nd second-run pix, Stout $22,500. shapes good at. Hipp. Both are Downtown, New Fox, Loyola, new. “Around World in 80 Days”! Fox Beverly (SW-FWC) (1,757; 965; is soaring ahead of last stanza to}{1,248; 1,334; 90-$1. 50)—“‘Affair To hit a torrid take in 12th week at Remember” (20th) and “Strange Inthe Ohio. “Cinerama Holiday” |truder” (AA). Powerful $30,000. also is ahead of a week ago with} r ty stout takings in ninth Palace week. (2.290: W007. ioe srs eee Estimates for This Week jof Rain” (20th) (2d wk). Poor $12,Allen ‘(S-W) (3,800; 70-$1)—!000. Last week, $19,300. “Band of Angels” (WB) 12d wk). Hollywood Paramount (F&M) Hearty $19,000 or over. Last week, (1,468; 90-$1.80)—“Man of Thou{= L LOS ANGELES. (Continued from page 9) cout Stockings” (M-G) (5th wk), eine Arts (FWC) (631; 90-$1.50) —*“Perri” (BV). Good $9,000. Last week, “Love Is Splendored Thing” (20th) and “Coins in Fountain” (20th) (reissues) (4th wk-3 days), ‘$1,300. Orpheum, Iris, Uptown: (Metropolitan-F WC) (2,218; 756; 1,715; 90 $15,000. 'sand Faces" (U) (8d wk) Oka Hipp (Telem’t) (3,700; 70-$1.25'—| $17,900, Last week. $14300. “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?’ Egyptian (UATC) (1,503; 80 (20th). Good $16,000 or close.| Last week, “Jeanne Eagels” (CoD (4th wk), $9, 500. Hanna ‘Hanna’ Co.) (1.515; 50 $1.80)—"Jeanne Eagels” (Col) (4th wk) Big $12,000. Last week, $15, “Warner Hollywood (SW-Cine $1.25) — “Happy Road” (M-G). y k, rama} (1,384; $1.20-$2.65I—“Seven Rising tor Toon” whe pulled | Wonders” (Cine) started 13th week after poor $2,000 for 6 days. Sunday (1) after whopping $42,700. Ohio (Loew) (1.244; $1.25-$2.50) [last week. —"around World” (WA) ti2th wk),| €arthay (FWC) (1,138; $1.75 Sizzling $27,000 after $25,000 last } $3.50)—“Around World 80 Days” week. (UA) (37th wk). Giant $31,300. Palace (SW-Cinerama) (1,523; ; Last week, $27,200. $1.25-$2.40)—“‘Cinerama Holiday”| Warner Beverly (SW) ( 1,612: Sturdy $20,;$1.50-$2.30)—“10 Commandments”. (Par) (42d wk). Big $21,000 or State iLoew) (3 500: 70-90)— near. Last week, $16,400. “House of Numbers” (M-G:. Okay| Canon ¢Rosener) (533; $1.50)— $12,000. Last week, Hatful of|“wife for Night” (Indie) (2d wk). Rain” !20th), $13,000. Routine $3.200. Last week, $3,700: Stillman ‘Loew? (2,700; 90-$1.50) Crest, Sunset (Lippert-Cohen) —"Pride and Passion” (UA) 6th} go9540; $1.25-$1.50)—"“Time of We. Fine $10,000 atter same last Desire” (Indie) (6th wk). Mild week. , $3.500. Last week, $3,800. SAN FRANCISCO (Continued from page 8) $1.25-$2.00)—"Pride an@ Passion” | (UA) (7th wk). Excellent $8,500. . Last week, $9,060. (Continued from page 9) Stagedoor (A-R) 1440; $1.25-$2.20) | Monday (2). In ahead, “Light —"10 Commandments” tPar) (16th: Across Street’? (UMPO) (5th wk), wk. Great $7,000. Last. week, | was | ynild $3,800 after $4,500 in u 7,000. $ i 55th St. Playhouse (Moss) (300: Larkin tRosener) (400; $1.25'— $1.25-$ Pm “ ” -$1.80) — “Rising of Moon” Mask and Destiny (AA) (2d wk): WB) (9th wld. Eighth stanza Oke $2,000. Last week, $4,400. finished yesterday Tues.) was Clay (tRosener) (400; $1.25.—| bright $4,800. Seventh was “Rising of Moon” (WB) (3d wh). Guild (Guild) (450; sist tone Good $2,300. Last week, $3,200. “Brothers in Law” (Cont) Gd. wk). Vogue (S_F. Theatres) (364; $1.25) | First holdover round finished Sun —Quiet Man” (Rep) (reissue) (3d! day '1) was socko $9,500. Initial wk} Oke $1,700. Last week, $2,000. week was $11,000. Bridge ‘tSchwarz) 1396; $1.25)— “Devil's General” (DCA) (3d wk). Fine $3,600. Last week, $4,000. Coronet ‘United California) (1,-: (Cinerama) {9th wk). 500. Last week, $20,000. —"“Torero” (Col) (7th wk). $3,300. Last week, $3,600. BROADWAY Trim |—"Battle Hell”) (DCA) (3d. wk. i First holdover round ended last inight (Tues.) was smash $18,000 or 250; $1. 50-$3. 15)—“Around World” 950-600. Initial week hit smash | gener, (Box) (980; , $1.25-$2. 50). (UA) (36th w errific or oun orld in ays’ over. Last week, $31,000. gaat \Trans Tux) (592; 95-1 eth wk). Great $11,000. Last | Presidio \Hardy-Parsons) (774; ! twk).. Second week ended Monday. week, $10, 000. . $1.25-$1.50)—“French, | They Are | 19) was rousing $9,000. Initial — * Funny Race” findie) (2d wk). Big } ound. $11,000. $4,500. Last week, same. | Palace (RKO) (1,700: 95-$2)— as BOSTON | ———— | “Man of Thousand Faces” (UO) (4th ‘Continued from page. 9) A wk). Thi session finished Jast;‘‘Green Man” (DCA) (5th wk). KAN AS CITY Inight (Tues.) was great. $28,000. | Fourth week ended Saturday, slick ‘Continugd from page 8) —{ Second was $27,000 |$7.000. Last week, same. (AA) and “Déath in Small Doses” ; Paramount {AB-PT) (3 ,665; $1-| Fenway (NET) (1, ,373;'60-$1.10)— (AA) (2d wk). Fair $2,000. Last: $2)-—-“Love in Afternoon” (AA) | “James Dean Story” (WB) and week, in thesé two houses plus two (2d wk). “Johnny Trouble” (Indie). Big Dickinson circuit drive-ins,. fancy : morrow (Thurs.) looks to: hit good 15,000 Kima (Dickinson) (504; 75-90)—' Stays on. “Young and Passionate’ (APL) (3d: With arty Plaza Theatre. wk!. Fair $900. Last week, $1,200. ' Midland ‘Loew! +3.500; 60-80:\— $1.80) — “Passionate Summer” 4 Socko $20,000. “Fuzzy Pink Nightgown” (UA) and (Kingsley) (7th wk). Sixth frame! “Seventh Sin” +M-G). $6,500. Last. week, Eagels” (Colt 12d wk), $7,000. ‘Black” (Kingsley) is due in next, Missouri iSW-Cinerama) (1,194; ‘later this month. $1.25-S2)—“‘Seven Wonders” iCine-; Radio City Music Hall (Rockefelrama! ‘2d wk). Great $20.000;:Ters? (6,200; 95-$2.75) — “Pajama! holds. Last week, $19,000. Paramount ‘UP? «1 900; 75-90:-— . session finishing up today (Wed.) “Band of Angels” (WB). Lusty ‘is soaring. to giant $200,000, new : $10,000; could hold. Last week,. Labor Day week high. Holding, “Loving You” tPar) 12d wk), $6,500. naturally. Last week, “Silk StockRoxy «Durwood) (879; 90-81. 50): ings” (M-G) and stageshow (6th : —Pride and Passion” (UA) ‘Sth , wk), $138,000, to finish a remarkwk... Oke $3,500. Last $4,000. ‘for “Pajama” was topped only by} Rockhill ‘Little Art Theatres): ore other pic, on an Easter week, (750; 75-90'—"“Lost Continent’ \In-' when five shows daily were used. die), Pleasant $1,500. Last week, ; It hit a new record for Sunday “Raising a Riot’? (Indie, same. : business and also for Labor Day, Tower ‘Fox Midwest} $1.25-$2)—“‘Around World” -(UA),for an opening week. tldth wk! Helped by Labor Day: Rivoli (UAT) (1,545; $1.25-$3.50) | weekend to pareat $13,000. Last !—"Around World” (UA) (47th wk). week, $12.00 -The 46th frame. finished yesterday Uptown, Eequire, Fairway, Gran-. Tues.) was capacity. at $45,000 for | —“Jeanne | (Thurs.) looks to hold with terrific $17,500. Qpening week was $17,| history of house, “Lust For Life” stageshow (2d wk). . + winding up tomorrow (Thurs.). looks ‘Holds a third. $1.50)—"Pride and Passion” (UA)} ‘week was $34,900.: Vagabond (Rosener) (390; $1.50} |. |Eagels” (Col) (2d wk), $10,500. Central (Maurer) (854; 95-$1. ail This, stanza winding tor | 0,000. First week was $45;000. (AB-PT) and “Beginning of End” Pie is playing day-date (AB-PT), $4,000. Paris (Pathe Cinema) (568; 90-|“Pride and Passion” (UA) (4 i “Pawnee” week, ably big run here. Opening week | 11,145:. with first five days the biggest ever | 800, second best opening week in (M-G) being only ‘one to top it.* Labor Day trade was one of greates such days in history of house. _ Roxy (Natl. Th.) (5,717; 65-$2.50) “Sun Also Rises” (20th) and This week to hold with mighty $114,000 or near. First week was $119, 000. Stays on indefinitely. — State (Loew). (3, 450: 78-$1.75) — ‘Man On Fire”’ (M-G) (2d wk). This |. session. ending. today (Wed.) looks} like good $17,000.. Initial week was $21,000, below expectancy. Sutton (R&B) (561; 95-$1.75) — “Doctor At Large” (U) (6th-final wk). Fifth stanza ended Saturday (31) was smooth $6,700. Fourth was $7,500. “Spanish Gardener” (Rank) opens Sept. 8 Trans-Lux 52d St. (T-L) (540; $1-| $1.50) — “Four Bags Full” (Cont). Opens today (Wed.). In ahead, “Escapade” (DCA). (4th wk-9 days), slow $3.000 after $3,100 for third full week. Victoria (City Inv.) (1,060; 50-$2) “Chicago Confidential’ (UA). First round ending tomorrow (Thurs.) is heading for mild $14,000 or close, In ahead, ‘‘Hatful of Rain” (20th) (6th wk-9 days), $17,| 000, but concluding a nice ex tended run. Warner (SW-Cinerama) (1, 600; $1.20-$3.50) —. “Seven Wonders” (Cinerama) (74th wk). The 73d stanza ended last.Saturday (31) night was ‘smash $36,400. The 72d “Search For Paradise” (Cinerama) opens Sept. 24. Last Sunday (first day of 74th week} was second largest Sunday of engagement. World (Times) (501; 95-$1.50) — “Jt Happened in Park” (Ellis) (4th wk). Third week finished Sunday |" | (1) was great $8,200. Second week was $10,200. Stays on indef. DENVER (Continued from page 8) —Omar Khayyam” (Par) (2d wk). Okay $7,500. Last week, $9,000. Denver (Fox) (2,525; 70-90)=— “Pajama Game” (WB) and “Spoil ers of the Forest” (Rep). Big $17,| 000. Holding. Last week “Jeanne Monaco Drive-In (Wolfberg). (800 cars; 75c)—"“Gunsight Ridge” (UA) and. “Hidden Fear’ (UA). Fine $7,500. Last week, “Hell’s Crossoads” (Rep) and “Quiet Man” Rep), $3,500 in 4 days. Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 70-90)— —"Hatful of Rain” (20th) and “Hell on Devil’s Island”: (20th). Nice $12,000 or near. Stays. Last week, “Tip on Dead Jockey” (M-G) and “Decision Against Time’ (M-G), $7,000. _ Paramount (Wolfberg) (2,200; 70-90\—“‘Bard of Angels” (WB) and “Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend” (WB). Smash $17,000. Last week, Pink Nightgown” (UA) and “Monte Carlo Story” (UA), $7,000. . Last week, ‘Unearthly” Gary (Sack): (1,340; 90-$1.80)— th wk). Last week ditto. Kenmore (Indie) (700; 85-$1. 25) Tattered ended last Friday (30) was smash 1 ‘Doctor at Large” (U) (2d wk). “Jeanne $6,800, Fifth was. $7,200 “Girl in} Smash $8,000. Last week, $10,500. ' Memorial (RKO) (3,000; 75-$1.25) —Sun Also Rises’ (20th). ° Boff i g24. 000 or ‘over. Last week, “Man of Thousand Faces” (2d wk), $13,| Game” (WB) with stageshow. First-, 000. | Metropolitan “tNET) (4,357; 90'$1.25)—“Pajama Game” (WB) and (Rep). Hotsy $25,000. 'Last week, “Band of Angels” (WB) (2d wk) and “Destination 60,000” + (AA), $8,500. Pilgrim (NET) (1,100; 65-95)— “Action of Tiger” ( (M-G) "and “Livling Idol” (M-G). Oke $5,000. Last | week, “Big Caper” (UA) (reissué) jand “Sweet ‘Smell of Success” ' (UA), $6,000. Saxon (Sack) (1,100; $1.50-$3. 30) im. —“Areund World in 80 Days” (UA) (22d wh). qermie, $26,000. Last | week, $24,000 Orpheum (Loew) (2 900; '75-$1.25) Eagels” (Col) © and ada ‘Fox Midwest) '2,043; 820; 700; ‘13 performances. The 45th week “Woman of River’ (Col) (3d wk). 1.217; 75-90i—"Night Passage” (U} +also was capacity with $37, 100, but; Nice $11, 000. -Last week, $17,000. and “Calling Homicide’ ‘Indie).: for only 11 shows. Okay $12.000. Last week, “Bambi’’! (BV) tceissue’, sock $30,000 in 10 “Love in Afternoon” (AA) (2d wk). days. Plaza (Brecher) (525; $1.50-$2)— | “Jeanne Eagels” (Col) and State (Loew) (3, Q00; 75 $1.25)-— an of River’? (Col) (3d wk). Oke ‘This week winding up tomorrow |$6,000. -Last week, $7,000. very good response at the end of Places” documentary, ‘combo gave the evening a further “Wom| Wednesday, September 4, 1957 ~~ Amusement Stock Quotations For Week Ended Tuesday (3) N. ¥. Stock Exchange , 19579 Net, High Low Weekly Vol. Weekly Weekly Tues.. Change inl@0s Hish Low Close for wk. 17% 1114 ABC Vending 26 15° 144% 15 + 3 247% 1658 Am Br-ParTh 138 1838 1634 18146 +14 3644 277% CBS “A”.... 73 297% 27% 22% ++1% 35144 27% CBS “B” .... 26 295% 27% 2934 +138 2012 17 Cel Pix ..... 17 1814 18 18% + 14 1954 133% Decea ..... 79 1814 18% 1838 + 14 115 8134 Eastman Kdk. 66 10034 9854 10056 + 1% 45431¢ EMI ....... 89 454 438 456 + 18 10638 73% List: Ind. . 42 834 "$14 854 +14 22 1614 Leew’s....... 160 17 1638 1634 _ 914 734 Nat. Thea. .. §2 B54 R15 814 — 367% 2814 Paramount .. 21 3414 33 3444 + 38 18% 144% Phileo ... 54 15 14% 1454 -—% 40. 3154 RCA. ....... 205 3334 3258 3354 + 58 8% 5142 Republic ... 275 753 64 FG. +138 1314 11 Rep., pfd..... 5 12 t11% 12. +1 1814 14% Stanley War 61 175§ 165% 1744 + 5g 2914. 2414 Storer ...... 11 2434 2414 2414 — % 3034 22% 20th-Fox .... 78 2612 2578 2638 + 144 2532 20% United Artists 51 2173 201 21% + % 30% 235% Univ. Pix . 3 2734 ee “oT ~— 3% 73 6814 Univ. pfd.... 40 69 g. 69 + 3% 287% 21 Warner Bros. -9 2214 221% + 144 121% 91%. Zenith . . 25 10814 10534 £108 + 44 American Stock Exchange 412 27% Allied Artists 22 333 344 3% + 1% 101% 8 All’d Art, pfd 2 8 8 8. — 14° 1134 9 Asso. Artists 384 956 914 958 + % 1% 53 C&CTele.. 175 15/36 34 15/16 +1/16 6184% DuMont Lab. 59 453 434 Al6 + 14 45g 214 Guild Films . 442 378 234 334 + % 9384 7 Nat'l Telefilm 47 8 734 1% —_— 9 314 Skiatrom. ....51 734 TE 1% — % 834 514 Technicolor... 49 534 514 554 +% 57g 378 Trans-Lux 3 73 47% 47% _— Over-the-Counter Securifies: Bid Ask Ampex ...... stcsecccaccccees »« O04 554% =—1 © Chesapeake Industries: oc eesececreececeie 214 258 + Vy Cinerama Ine. Lececescccccccccccces§ 138 134 + 144 Cinerama Pred. ce eesoeerceassoaneeoveese 254 314 + 38 DuMont Broadeasting .........0ce-0....878 9% + 14 Magna Theatre ......c.scceeccececesecs 218 212 — 1% Official Films eves seeereeotcoesetestaeenesessnornsd yi 134 — Polaroid -ew esGoaeateescagaennts eer neeots ee 182 191 +7 U. A. Theatres esgenueeodgaeectewesegevesasvesve 44 4% + 1g eseecnapeueeevneevesegenageeasp eevee 2014. 2214 —!l Walt Disney, .. ” Actual Volume. (Quotations furnished by Dreyfus & Co.) Heather Sears Wins Kudos ift the arm after a slow beginning. The Richard Brooks pic received a the showing (which also included the Walt Disney “I “Portugal” ) and reviews ranged ,from good to enthusiastic. Most pointed to pic’s non-comforist. approach and uncompromising, hard-hitting style. First Yank evening was followed by the MPEA party at the Excelsior Hotel, for a semi-restricted list of 400 guests. Affair turned out to be a success despite the fact that it was rained out of the original garden location, where a barbeque buffet setup had been rigged. An (Italian) New Orleans Jaz lift, with guests terping away into the small"hours. Among the (few). Yank personalities present at both |the showing and the reception were Mr. and Mrs. William Perlberg, officially repping the U.S. and receiving guests at the door, along with Mr. and: Mrs.:Charles Baldwin, Mediterranean area topper for MPEA. Ruth Roman and Nicholas Ray, whose “Bitter Victory” is the fourth pic in competition, also attended the shindig. The fest got eff to a slow start Aug. 25, with the showmg of Spain’s “An Angel Flew Over Brooklyn.” Neither this item, which pleased to public at the first screenings, nor the Jugoslav entry, “Samo Ljudi,” shown on the second evening, roused mucn excitement. among scribes present, most of whom considered them unworthy of the Venice event and hoped that the rest of the festival ‘would provide stronger fare. Barring unexpected U.S. star attendance at Venice looks to. be. meagre, with only Esther Williams expected at this writing. for the screening of “Story of Esther Costello,” bowed out at the vals such as Anthony Fraccioso and Don Murray, whose “Hatful of Rain” runs in the second half of the -festival, have also been cancelled. On the other hand, for the first time in years, Italian ‘stars—mostly female—are taking advantage of Continued from page 3; “People and | ‘hard-hitting, changes, | Joan Crawford, expected | las€ minute, while hoped-for arri-: Venice's: publicity opportunities and. have arrived enmasse to make hay while the making is good and competition is weak. Previously, Italos at festivals had been few and far between, but this year, with two Iocal pix looming as favorites in. the competition, Unitalia Film, the Italo publicity group promoting the focal product, is making an all-out effort to tout the Italian films. Lidio Bozzini, the new head of Unitalia, is currently in Venice coordinating the. group’s activities. Over 30 features are to be shown in the new “informative section” which embraces interesting pix not admitted for competition. These are screened every day in the main fest palace, in between other showings. U.S. has “Satchmo” and “Twelve Angrey Men,” both UA, in this category, while France, Italy, Argentina, Egypt, Mexico, ‘USSR, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Holland, and Japan all have features entered in this prize-less proup. Large number of stands in the Palace balcony area include booths for USA, USSR. (side by side), India, Mexico, France (the largest, most elaborate), Spain, Hungary, Poland, “Japan, Britain, Jugoslavia, gypt, Czechoslovakia. USSR and Polish stands, apparently by the same designer, are surprisingly the most modern and imaginative, while the U. S. booth is in the straight-forward-sell tradition, strategically placed. at the top of the stairs. Grakam’s B’way Rally Continued from page 2 = of “Martin Luther” and “The 10 Commandments.” Dr. Graham ,who spoke from a trailer truck platform at a point just south of Broadway and 42 St., claimed his flock numberer sOéme 200,000. Police estimates placed the turnout at a moreconservafive 75,000. The rally, which converted ‘the Main Stem into an al fresco revival meeting, wowid up at $ p.m. Traffie was disrupted for a time but was again moving freely Shortly after 9 p.m. %