The Canadian Motion Picture Exhibitor (Aug 15, 1941)

A Semi-Monthly SUMMARY of World-Wide Motion Picture, NEWS VOL. .7,,NO-_ 16: U.S. Exhib Body To Talk Business Allied States Association of Motion Picture X i CANADIAN MOTION PICTURE BITOR Toronto, August 15th, 1941. Exhibitors will hold its Twelfth Annual Con vention at the Benjamin Franklin hotel, Philadelphia, on September 16 or 18, 1941. The business sessions of® the convention will afford all those attending an opportunity to discuss the unusual current problems of the motion picture industry in a thoroughly business-like atmosphere. The slogan of the convention is “Let’s Get Down To Business” and the slogan will be translated into fact. While this preliminary statement is designed merely as_an outline of the topics to be discussed, it does not preclude exploration of any other subject of interest to the exhibitors attending the convention. The question of what has become of the motion picture (Continued on Page 2) Don't Worry, They'll Think of Something No matter who is awarded the title in the Film Baseball League, the Independent Spitfires will have a trophy. Joe Plottel was gabbing with Connie Mack Rittenberg and asked who won the league. It happens that the _ schedule hasn’t been played out yet. “T guess we did,” said Morrie innocently. ‘We haven’t lost a game.” “Okay,” sad Joe, you a trophy.” “Why bother?” asked Al Woldrush of the Queen. “I have one. A _ silver one. It was left over from a _ beauty contest. I’ll donate it.” “And TV’ll engrave it,” said Joe gallantly. The trophy arrived. Big enough for a thimbleful of borsht. And no bigger. Anyway, win the league who may, the Spitfires have a trophy. Only nobody really knows what for. sill. get Official Organ of the INDEPENDENT THEATRES ASSOCIATION $5.00 Per Annum Famous Players In Quebec Confab At an enthusiastic meeting of Executives, Partners, Division and District Managers of Famous Players Canadian Corporation Limited, all partners present came forward with volun MINISTER OF FINANCE CANADA OTTAWA, August 4, 1941. Dear Colonel Cooper: Now that the Victory Loan is closed I wish to express on behalf of my colleagues and myself the keenest appreciation of the cooperation received in the campaign from the Motion Picture Distributors and Exhibitors. As you know, the success of the campaign was outstanding in every respect, and I believe that no small part of that success was due to the whole-hearted members of your industry. support given by the I would be pleased if you could bring this note of gratitude and appreciation to the attention of the various Distributors and Exhi bitors in your industry. Yours sincerely, (signed) J. L. Ilsley Col. John A. Cooper, Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association, 105 Bond Street, Toronto, Ont. Ottawa Wants Aluminum Ware Theatres Hook Up With Drive Motion Picture houses throughout the Dominion will unite with rest of the country to help put over the Aluminum Victory Drive in behalf of the National War Services. A Citizen’s Campaign Executive Committee will be in charge of general activities in each town or city and the Canadian Red Cross will make the collection. Managers of theatres taking part will be placed on the committee. The dates for the public collection of worn aluminum are as follows: Ontario and Quebec—September 5th and 6th. Saskatchewan Manitoba, and Alberta — September 12th and 13th. Maritimes and British Columbia—September 19th and 20th. All these dates fall on Friday or Saturday, consequently the Saturday morning matinees fall on September 6th, 13th and 20th, according to the distribution of dates by districts. Theatres, with the assistance of film exchanges, will donate the show gratis and the public will be asked to hand over a piece of aluminum as the price of admission. tary pledges of their wholehearted and unanimous support of the company’s new management and policies. The four-day conference was held in the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec. Forty theatremen sat down to the roundtable discussions. The delegates were met on their arrival at Quebec by Senator George Parent, J. Arthur Paquet and Paul Valliere, manager of the Capitol Theatre, who extended (Continued on Page 8.) Paramount — U.S. Nod to Canada Barney Balaban, president of Paramount, made it known at the Quebec gathering of Famous Players that “Churchill’s Island,’ one of the National Film Board’s “Canada Carries On” series, will be shown in all Paramount operated theatres in the United States. This will be done as a gesture of co-operation to the Canadian government in its war effort. It is generally considered that this particular subject will be rated high across the line in entertainment value. Arrangements are being made with John. Grierson, Government Film Commissioner for Canada. Wolfe Better Jules Wolfe of Famous Players is on the road to recovery after a stay in the Toronto General Hospital. Wolfe, formerly district manager of B. & F. Theatres, Ltd., is now the head of Famous Players’ construction and maintenance department. He was recently appointed to fill the opening left by the death of Ben Whitham.