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

Record Details:

Title:
Film Weekly 1956-57 year book : Canadian motion picture industry
Date:
1956
Publisher:
Toronto : Film Publications of Canada, Ltd.
Volume:
Canadian Film Weekly 1956-57 Year Book of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry
Leaf #:
000145
Language:
English
Collection:
Canada, Hollywood Studio System, Year Book, and Global Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
April 18, 2024
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L. W. Brockington, QC, president, J. Arthur Rank Organization of Canada, Ltd., Toronto. B. E. Norrish, former president. Associated Screen News Ltd., Montreal. Jule Allen, president. Theatre Holding Corp. Ltd., Toronto. CANADIAN PICTURE PIONEERS Room 1210, 21 Dundas Sq., Toronto, Ont. (EMpire 4-9630) OFFICERS Presidents ex-officio O. Hanson, N. A. Taylor President . Morris Stein Vice-President . R. W. Bolstad Secretary-Treasurer Tom S. Daley Director of Public Relations . Clare Appel Solicitor . D. J. Ongley, QC Membership . Chas. Dentelbeck Sick & Welfare . Harold Pfaff DIRECTORS Frank Fisher, Dan Krendel, Archie Laurie, George Oullahan, Frank Vaughan, Appel, Den¬ telbeck, Pfaff. CANADIAN PICTURE PIONEERS TRUST FUND Chairman . O. R. Hanson Vice-Chairman . Morris Stein Secretary-Treas . . George Beeston Trustees . Clare Appel, N. A. Taylor DIVISIONS MARITIMES 12 Hazen Ave., Saint John, NB. OFFICERS President . L. A. Sprague Vice-President M. Bernstein Secretary-Treasurer . . . . T. M. Corbett QUEBEC 5975 Monkland Ave., Monreal, Que. OFFICERS Honorary President . , L. E. Ouimet President . . F. E. Peters 1st Vice President ... . . Georges Champagne 2nd Vice-President . Romeo Vendette Secretary . Arthur Larente Treasurer . W. H. Mannard WINNIPEG Starland Theatre, 628 Main St., Winnipeg, Man. OFFICERS President Vice-President . Secretary-Treasurer J. Biggerstaff . H. Swartz R. D. Hurwitz CALGARY 714-6th Ave. W„ Calgary, Alta. OFFICERS President . W. Pilkie, Jr. Secretary . . R. Doddridge Secretary-Treasurer . F. L. Scott VANCOUVER 3245 W. 12th St., Vancouver, BC. OFFICERS President . . A. K. Grayburn Secretary . J. F. Davie MOTION PICTURE BRANCH of the BOARD OF TRADE of the CITY OF TORONTO King Edward Hotel, Toronto 1, Ont. (EMpire 8-7474) OFFICERS Choirman . Harvey Harnick Columbia Pictures of Canada Secretary . J. W. Wakelin EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Gurston Allen, Premier Operating Corp. Ltd.; R. W. Bolstad, Famous Players Canadian Corp. Ltd.; W. Redpath, General Films Ltd. MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF CANADA Executive Secretary, 21 Dundas Sq., Toronto, Ont. (EMpire 4-9630) AFFILIATES British Columbia Exhibitors Association; Alberto Theatres Association; Saskatchewan Motion Pic¬ ture Exhibitors Association; Manitoba Motion Picture Exhibitors Association; Motion Picture Theatres Association of Ontario; Quebec Allied Theatrical Industries; Maritime Motion Picture Exhibitors Association; Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association; Association of Motion Picture Producers and Laboratories of Canada; Newfoundland Theatres; Equipment Dealers Asso¬ ciation; Trade Press. OFFICERS Honorary Chairman . J. J. Fitzgibbons, CBE Chairman . R. W. Bolstad 1st Vice-Chairman Charles W. Chaplin 2nd Vice-Chairman William Lester Secretary-Treasurer . Leroy J. Chown Executive Secretary Arch H. Jolley Committees INTRA-INDUSTRY Jack Chisholm, chairman; H. C. D. Main, W. Lester, Charles Chaplin, D. McKenzie, H. Har¬ nick, Gordon Lightstone, Morris Stein, Peter Myers. RESOLUTIONS F. Gordon Spencer, chairman; Jack Chisholm, vice-chairman; Clare Appel, D. McKenzie. LEGISLATIVE A. J. Mason, chairman; N. A. Taylor, vicechairman; D. McKenzie, Charles Bourassa, D. Griesdorf, Gordon Spencer, David Rothstein, Owen Bird. PUBLIC RELATIONS & BOXOFFICE PROMOTION C. S. Chaplin, (Chairman). FINANCE & ORGANIZATION Morris Stein, chairman; H. C. D. Main, vicechairman; G. Lightstone, B. Sommers, W. Lester, J. Chisholm, O. Bird, F. G. Spencer; A. W. Shackleford, D. McKenzie. TECHNICAL ADVISORY Geo. Cuthbert, chairman; Fred Peters, L. M. Bleackley. COMMERCIAL FILM COMMITTEE H. C. D. Main, chairman; N. A. Taylor, vice-¬ chairman; Clare Appel, William Singleton, J. Chisholm, W. Lester. TAXATION R. W. Bolstad, chairman; L. W. Brockinqton, vice-chairman,-! H. S. Mandell, Clare Appel, B. K. Beach, J. Chisholm, A. W. Shackleford, O. Bird. INSURANCE H. S. Mandell, chairman; R. W. Bolstad, G. S. Allen, R. G. Darby, Clare Appel, C. Salmon, H. Marshall. MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION SOCIETY OF CANADA 9 Doncliffe Dr., Toronto, Ont. OFFICERS President . Wm. G. Poulis Vice-President . . Stan Clemson Treasurer Geoffrey Myles Secretary . . Wallace Donaldson 143