Film Weekly 1956-57 year book : Canadian motion picture industry (1956)

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Odeon-Friedman (Edmonton) H. A. Friedman Supervisor . S. Binder Odeon-Barron (Calgary) . J. B. Barron OTTAWA VALLEY AMUSEMENT CO. (Owned and operated by M. J. O'Brien Ltd.) Renfrew, Ont. OFFICERS President . J. A. O'Brien Managing Director B. A. O'Brien General Manager . R. Simpson PREMIER OPERATING CORP. LTD. 72 Carlton St., Toronto, Ont. (WAInut 1-8931) OFFICERS President . Jule Allen Vice-President . Herb Allen Vice-President Louis Rosenfeld Secretory & Film Buyer Gurston S. Allen Treasurer & Head of Advertising Sol Allen Theatre Supervisor David W. Axler Candy Bar Operation Barry Allen Comptroller W. J. Snowball DIRECTORS Jule Allen, Herb Allen, Louis Rosenfeld, Sol Allen, Barry Allen, Gurston Allen, Gurston Rosen¬ feld. ROTHSTEIN THEATRES LTD. Marlborough Hotel, Winnipeg, Man. (Phone 922-369) OFFICERS President . N. Rothstein Vice-President & General Monager D. Rothstein S.F.A. LTD. P. 0. Box 139, Bridgewater, NS. (Phone 3-2286, 3-3294, 3-4229) OFFICERS President A. A. Fielding Vice-President & Treasurer p. J. Fielding Supervisor R. a. Fielding Secretary . A. Wynn SHIBLEY S THEATRE CIRCUIT Barron Building, Calgary, Alta. President . Robert Shibley F. G. SPENCER CO. LTD. 95 Charlotte St., Saint John, NB. (3-2501 and 3-2502) President F. Gordon Spencer Secretary . Gerald R. Spencer THEATRE HOLDING CORP. LTD. 72 Carlton St., Toronto, Ont. (WAInut 1-8931) OFFICERS President Herbert Allen Vice-President . R. w. Bolstad Treasurer . A. MacCunn Secretary . Jule Allen DIRECTORS Herb Allen, R. W. Bolstad A. MacCunn, Jule Allen. THEATRES LAURENTIDE INC. 22 Holyrood Ave., Outremont, Que. Pres. & Managing Director Leo Choquette TWINEX CENTURY THEATRES CORP. LTD. 175 Bloor St. E., Toronto, Ont. (WAInut 4-3701) Operates over 60 theatres in the Province of Ontario under the designation. Twentieth Century Theatres. OFFICERS President & Managing Director N. A. Taylor Vice-President Raoul Auerbach Secretary-Treasurer H. S. Mandell Theatre Operations Manager M. L. Axler District Manager S. V. Roth District Manager . John S. Kurk Head Booker . Barney Fox Accounting Department H. P. Ginsberg Audit Department . D. Lawless UNITED AMUSEMENT CORP. LTD. United Bldg., 5887 Monkland Ave., Montreal, Que. (ELwood 1167) OFFICERS Chairman of the Board E. A. Cousins President J. G. Ganetakos Vice-Pres. & Managing Director W. G. Lester 2nd Vice-President W. H. Giles Secretary-Treasurer W. H. Mannard Assistant Secretary-Treasurer W. Deveault General Purchasing Agent W. N. Murray DIRECTORS J. J. Fitzgibbons Famous Players Can. Carp., Toronto R. W. Bolstad Famous Players Can. Corp., Toronto Geo. Destounis United Amusement Corp. Ltd. S. Godin 231 St. James St. W., Montreal Also Cousins, G. Martineau, Giles, Lester, J. G. Ganetakos and George Grivakes. Affiliated Circuit: CONFEDERATION THEATRES Empress, Chateau, Moisonneuve, Cartier, Do¬ minion and Outremont, all in Montreal, and Savoy, Verdun. Advertising John Sperdakos Publicity . Allan Spencer M. E. WALKER LTD. 566 Barrington St., Halifax, NS. (Phone 3-6038) OFFICERS President M. E. Walker Vice-President E. R. MacDonald Secretary-Treasurer R. MacDougall WESTERN DRIVE-IN THEATRES LTD. 119 -37th St. NW, Calgary, Alta. OFFICERS President . Mervyn Dutton General Manager Frank Kershaw WESTERN THEATRES LTD. New Horgrave Bldg., Winnipeg, Man. (Phone 932-587) OFFICERS President 1st Vice-President 2nd Vice-President General Manager Secret ory-T reosurer . G. Miles John Ferguson .. A. N. Miles S. R. Miles B. K. Beach 38