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AGENTS FOR: Acme Animotion, Acmiola Editors, Au,lcon 1200 Camuas, Bordwell & McAlilfer General Electric D.W.68 ...... 19.50 ROBERT DE GRASSE, Sergeant-At-Arms •· LLOYD AHERN, "Gorilla At Large," (Pano· Spots, Bell & Howell Printen, Blue Seal Recorders, Bodde Background Ser.ens, Century lighting, ramie Prods.) with Cameron Mitchell, Ann Colortran lites, Contimatic P'rinten, Hollen Recorders, Houlton-Fearless Cranes & Dollies, Free case included - store JOHN ARNOLD Kinevox Synchronous Magnetic Recorders, Mole-Rlchard1on Lights, Movlolas, P'rec\1ion Sound display madels CHARLES G. CLARKE Bancroft. Harmon Jones, director. Readers, laby Blimps and Gearheads, S. O.S. Edge Numbering Mtrchlnes, Studio Sound Readers LEE GARMES VARISCOPE LENS and Synchronh:en. Many Items Available on Time Payments, • Changing Bags UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL ALFRED GILKS • JOHN SEITZ, ..Saskatchewan ," (Technicolor, 35 x 44 inches - will hald (Continued from Page 484) 100 fl. magazine-Special...... 9.45 VICTOR MILNER Wide-screen) with Alan Ladd, Shelly Winters. RA y RENNAHAN Raoul Walsh, director. 602 19 • For The Auislont Cameraman s.o.s. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP a cV:b,.~~;tsI;,u::.r.- JOSEPH ftUTTENBERC Oil Cons-with valve spaut-far oil •· CARL GUTHRIE, "Yankee Pasha," (Techni The tremendous success of "The LEON SttAMROY color, Wide-screen) with Jeff Chandler, ing camera movement, etc. Robe" is certain to set the style for English import, only...... $ .98 Rhonda Fleming. Joseph Pevney, director. Alternate Board Members •· WILLIAM DANIELS, "The Far Country," ultra-wide, panoramic type niovies. lens brush-lipstick case...... 98 With Variscope, an exhibitor can give Moody Kit-Screw Driver set JQSEPH BtROC (Technicolor, Wide·creen) with James Stew - 5 interchangeable heads WILLIAM DANIELS art, Ruth Roman. Anthony Mann, di-rector. panoramic screen treatment to a PAUL EACLER • MAURY GERTSMAN, "Fort Laramie," (Tech great many of the films which are only ·······-----·········· 1.25 SoL HALPRIN nicolor, Wide-screen) with John Payne, Mari C. ROSS Static. Master - Anti dust WINTON HocH Blanchard. Jesse ~libbs, director. now being released by all studios, pro Brush - used far cleaning viding he has the theatre and screen FOR gelatin filters after cutting CHARLES LA.Ne •· CARL GUTHRIE, "Johnny Dark," (Tech., JOSEPH LA. SHELLE W .screen) with T. Curtis. G. Sherman, dir. for it. And where these pictures have • Close-up Bellows Attachment SoL PouTo • R USSELL METTY, "Magnificent Obsession," stereophonic sound, the exhibitor is in LIGHTING EQUIPMEN for Mitchell "16" accepts all JOHN SEITZ with J. Wyman. Douglas Sirk, director. 16mm Mitchell Mounts - JAMES VAN TREES position to more successfully meet the lnkie and Arc Lamps including Required Accessories only. ______. .. New 105.50 WARNER BROTHERS competition of CinemaScope films-or, • · WILFRID CLINE. "Rear Guard, (3-D, War. Generators-Cables-Boards-Boxes • New Super Hi-Speed 16mm reversal ' when showing a CinemaScope feature ALLIED ARTISTS Col.) with G. Madison. David Butler, dir. developing machine soon available. • RoeERT BURKS, "Dial M For Murder," himself, to bring other non-Cinema e,· HARRY NEUMANN, "Dragonfly Squadron," Write for Prices and Information. ( 3.0, War. Col.) Ray Milland. A. Hitchcock, • (3-D), with J. Hodiak and B. Britton. Lesley Scope films on the same program up to • Only Authorized Mite.hell Camera Re director. t Raby Camera Crane-Dollies-Blimps-Geared Head Selander, director. I., comparable screen -size. pair Service Station on Eastern Sea ,:-- HAnRY NEUMANN, "Bomba and the Green • P Ev MARLEY, "Phantom Ape," (3-D), with K. Malden. Roy Del Ruth, director. , An interesting sidelight on the de board. Idol," Ford Beebe, director. •· SIDNEY HICKOX, "Them," (3-D, ·War. Col.) velopment of the Variscope lens is the • • Write for information and rental price e· ELLIS CARTER, "Arrow In The Dust," with Gordon Douglas, director. list to the Attention of Dept. T.C., Sterling Hayden, Lesley Selander, Dir. fact it "was born abOut ten years too GRIP EQUIPMENT INDEPENDENT soon," according to Young. Years ago, Professional Service. COLUMBIA FOR LOCATION AND STUDIO •· CLIFF STINE, "Americana," ( Eastman long before the advent of wide-screen • We ship to all parts of the world. • HE NRY FREULICH, "The Kiss and the Color, Wide·screen). Budd Boetticher, dir. Sword," (Technicolor) Richard Castle, dir. Parallels-Steps-Platform Ladders •· LESTER WHITE, "Silver Dollar," (Cin.Col) movies, Young developed the basic METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER (Wide.screen). Fred Sears, director. idea for his lens, but didn't know what Century Stands-Reflectors-Flags-Scrims • JOSEPH RuTTE NBERC, "Miss Baker's Dozen," J to do with it His original Variscope (Ansco Color) with Greer Garson, Robert i I ( actually it had not yet been so named) • Phone Ryan, Robert Z. Leonard, director. • • PAUL C. VocEL, "Rose Marie," (Techni TELEVISION was stored, and it remained almost Pl 7-6812 SOLE EASTERN MOLE-RICHARDSON CO. DISTRIBUTO color, CinemaScope) with Ann Blyth, F. La· forgotten until recently when the furor Cl 5-9372 mas, H. Keel, Mervyn LeRoy, director. (The following directors of photography ii RENTALS • SALES • SERVICE • GEORGE FOLSEY, "Executive Suite," (Wide were active last month in photographing films of 3-D and wide-screen movies sud •warehouse I denly electrified the technical staffs of Address Screen) with W. Holden, J. Allyson, B. Stan for television, or were on contract to direct wyck. Robert Wise, director. the photography of television films for the all studios. As Young worked with his 110 West REPUBLIC producers named.) MGM associates in developing the • ]ACK RusSELL, ··Hell's Half Acre," with • LucIEN ANDRIOT, "Life of Riley" show, Hal studio's 3-D and wide-screen processes, Wendell Corey, Evelyn Keyes, Marie Windsor. Roach. he saw the possibilities his zoom-type CHARLES ROSS, John H. Auer, producer·director. e· NO RBERT BRODINE, ..Crown Theatre," Bing Inc. - I projection lens held in the new order 333 WEST 52nd STREET R.K.O.-RADIO Crosby Enterprises. of film making. He renewed research • DAN CLARK, "Favorite Story," Ziv TV. NEW YORK 19, N.Y. • WILLIAM SNYDER, "Rangers of the North," and development on the lens, and re Clrcle6-~4~ (3-D, Technicolor) with Victor Mature, Piper c.· EDWARD COLMAN, "Dragnet," Mark VII Laurie, W. Bendix. Louis King, director. Prods. cently the prototype Variscope was • AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER • OCTOBER, 1953 AMERICAN ( INEMATOCRAPHER c· OCTOBER, 1~53 • 507 508
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