Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1949 — Page 24

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i > {beam” in his remarks-about neighborhood theaters last Saturday, | 8000 itors Lancaster @ Ava Gardmer J On Rita’ S Pi X | Bo says Earl Cunningham, vice-president of the Fountain Sars When tn diy to date. "- “THE KILLERS” , LL. 3478 Theater Co., operating the Fountain Square, Granada and Sanders a To closes tomor- : ; | Theaters here. ctures packed » Romance With Prines Adds |, “We couldn't stay Jn business if we didn't show the better pic- a sent, some to the Anderson "Selec! Your Almosphers : : Million to ‘Carmen’ Gross fires Mr. Cunningas stated the train back from Hollywood, C1Vie Att Association and others & Glorious Dining Rooms .

43 pire nue P . “Go Struttin with Dutton”

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where Mr. Cunningham recently fo Ball State Tekchers College.

i By Erskine Johnson | He was alluding to Mr. John- |... five weeks. The man com-| After being shown there, they rm fs

son's comment that “people are

HOLYWOOD, feb. 11-—Just as I suspected (and pre-| screaming = about Hollywood's P'ained = about current movies will all go to the new National, Dancing and Twe Floor:

dicted here) Rita Hayworth's-road show romance Jith Aly | poor product” because “the small | belfig daily. " h Bim Galleries. in Washington,” D. C., | | Shows Nitely . i. Khan has studio auditors clapping their hands in’glee and gd Just tant AMford to: rent), i Suriminal a tropa oF “the first state exhibition fp j- — © ew A | FOOD ELEGANTE yelling for more black ink. ook At the Adv! |The man replied: “About 10 years a ar a ol domi i) OCKTARS SUPREME Columbiv's executives figure Rita's hewdlines have| maniais are high Ivo trues ve, ut in emg Sou whe pryphdiiion 1 eee ware | Smt HE added $1 million extra to the gross of her currently showing but all you have to do. is look | everybody says.” Louis uls W. Bonaih naib purchase prise B

“movie, “The. Loves of Car! land" Judy Garland will be. an. the neighborhood theater ads! Film business, like stage busi has men.” (Think what “Theinounced as. tH6...conturh...oh la. ANALIDOSL LEU RIGIIESD DoE to BANE ca eB Wile Gs qt teinrm larson Loves of Rita” would do at{MG.) AN film version of “Brig- dé reach the smaller theaters,” “It's not 80 long ago that) 4 the box office) The picture fs A Mr, Cunningham sald, tags. "Its not so long age thet FAN ow Ne I J I . of tello, maybe this year, Lou was 5°. Was having lunch with Les/rent product, even when rentals Mr. Cunningham affirms his faith | he TI ng minus Abbott on Milton, Cark: an assistant dance director, run as high as $1000 for a single in the industry. |

getting rental fées high as GALE STORM will star fn an. 10 Our own theaters, we even... ce better pictures than ex$3000 fn theaters where It nOr-lother ~ Allied Artists musical, PAY OMe pictures which don't perienced producers could. A lot] tin the Fox Studio cafe. While en-|feature,” Mr. Cunningham said, | « ) fi : Berle's tejevigion shaw, n-| feature,’ g ‘I think (he product is going [grossed in a story Les was telling. He added that Mr. Johnson's to improve. It has to, just as in| g ; : » i Irst time.

mally would get only $1200, (“Sweet Molly Malone” before 5° showing in the downtown |,r money was spent. But ‘now-| Immediately following ‘her | moving to or.. . Stanley «gtasty| Bot: run houses because of their yqays banks are demanding iron-| _ wedding, the studio hopes 10 hit “|Clements, the ex-Dead End Kiq,|foWded schedules,” he added. (jad guarantees on loans, and another Fort Knox by reissulng [turns crooner in “Bad Boy” and] “Sometimes we don't book a Hollywood is cutting costs all

© “Gilda” and Cover Girl" {will go on a siiiging tour to help Picture, like “The Outlaw,’ for around.” : HMMMM. * White "Bud Abbett | “xploit the “picture. example, because we feel it Isn't Affirms Faith was denying my story of a ‘pro- on family material, But you'll find! Wtih experience in the produc.

fessional divorce from Lou Cos-i., PAN DAILEY i» still blushing.| We have most of the good cur- ing as well as the exhibiting field,

A COUPLE of fel retiows hoo er ot. amt Police the Interruption remarks reminded him of ‘a man other lines of business, or people) ———_— — S————_——— ——— ! iol , il A ter, TAaR-Who--waited [HE tATKed With about pictures on| won't buy-it," he says. / ; ye 40-Los-Angeles have heen thinking Patiently bahind. him-to say helio; — Ter ======1""As a parting shot at Mr. Jokis-| ~MURAT TE ie” J p 3 ne pu—— about selling out because of poor, Finally the . quiet little man ; LX comments, My. Cunningham FEB. 15-16 | ’ business, Now they know they Vos hi “Mr. Dalley,” he said, Times Amusement ays; -“Hven with high rentals or | MATINEE WEDNESDAY will. ust saw your newest picture lock |good films. ( is d { h As an added attraction to their! and I think you're going to be one C Reger Pe any is 200% gap Mn ——_ double bill, newsreel, travelog and | of the biggest stars on the lot.” | ces Soge of

popeors, they recently hired a Dan gave him a dirty look andl . “The make Pi” wits olivia ae (91d In 1946, our previous peak |png w|MMORTAL... MAGNIFICENT" | Havilland, Mark es ens and Leo year. ree ~JONN CHAPMAN, N. V, Dally Mews |

couple of acts for a special Sun-|A perfunctory thanks and told Les! Glenn at 11 1 3.10, 5:3 9.40

. day afternoon stage show. Along 0 80 ahem. But Les, who had] And 0:50 SUUIRE wre whout 10pm: they discovered x Around Fox longer than Dan, “Fantasie.” waoun Lenpold’ Btokows horrible mistake. Their marquee|t00k the situation—which it was| ski, at § 8.05 and 10:15.

sign putter-upper had left out one —quickly In hand. TENDIANA letter and all afternoon and eve. He stood up, nudged Dailey | Frey Girl Should Be Married” COMING SOON. INDIANA ning ih lights had blinked out: nd hi a sasually as he could: at 11, 1:60. 4:40, 7:35 -4nd 10:15. ——————— He ———— Cr ————————————— “Stag ow.” an, on’ n ou've met “Inding Agent,” with Tim Holt, at fy ant “we still Mr, Skouras.” Gens a of the 12:40, 330, 8 ‘ 20° and 9°10 | Music by JEROME RERN ao HEED : ot Lo Fox amplee.). 3 rekon Hand = a Ca v4 HE Bente Wow 68 Mbt NAEP Winer ” ERATED & sD TT. Eo Ty 7 5 Oly 2:30 and $30, Vhurence: | & CO. GOOD SEATS WED. MAT. $3.00. RST TIME TOGETHER! RKO wii "REISSUE “hel : I. GUESS It was bound to ETT and $3.99, laciuding To. | | THE ROUGHEST, TOUGHEST Pride of the Yankees” early in happen sooner or later. The “The Kissing Bandi,” wilh Frank ADVENTURES EVER FILMED! “TWO GUYS FROM TEXAS”

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