Canadian Moving Picture Digest (Jan 3, 1948)

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EGINA sports writers were guests of Harold Gray, at the Met, for the first run of the Louis-Walcott fight pictures, and like plenty of others who saw the movie, felt that Louis had properly retained his world title. Writers devoted considerable space to criticism of the fight broadcast which, they pointed out, gave listeners the A, idea that there was plenty of action and that Walcott was providing most of it. “The flickers cause one to wonder if this is the same fight that the radio people piped across the country”, commented the Leader-Post’s Dave Dry burgh. erry, x *e Lux Theatre staff at Hudson Bay, Sask., arranged a free show for kids of the town and district and had Santa Claus make a. per sonal appearance. x Ok Ok Jack Mulvenna presented a_ free motion picture show for children of Cabri, Sask., at Cabri Memorial Hall, Dec. 13th. Event tied in with a visit of Santa Claus to Cabri. x ek At Assiniboia, Sask., Santa Claus came to town through courtesy of the Elks’ Lodge. The old gent treated the children with gifts and a free show at the Elks’ Theatre. * * OF Donald Hood, of the Lux, Hudson Bay, was returned as mayor of the town for his second term. x Ok Ok A Westlock, Alta., theatre which was being renovated was destroyed by fire recently. Soul” at the Globe, recently played in Toronto; “Good CANADIAN MOVING PICTURE DIGEST « Prairie News » By BRUCE PEACOCK A new theatre, owned and operated by J. A. “Jack” Johnston, opened Dec. 11th at Windthorst, Sask., with a stage play presented by the Windthorst Little Theatre group. Building of the theatre began in the spring of 1947. House, 80 by 34 feet, has a seating capacity of 300. It is modern in every way and has a stage suitable for most stage plays. Motion picture equipment is up-to-date. Value of the building and equipment is estimated at about $20,000. Mr. Johnston is a former Windthorst hotel owner. ok Igor Gorin, screen, radio and concert artist, sang in the Celebrity Concert series and won the approval of the audience. FOR SALE THEATRE CHAIRS We now have a very large stock of excollent reconditioned (as new) Theatre Chairs. Quantities up to 1200 of a kind. Immediate delivery. NOW — Now all-stee] construction spring-edge, highest quality Theatre Chairs available. 7500 yards of imported carpet diroct from England and Scotland. Enquiries Respectfully Solicited “LA SALLE’ RECREATIONS LTD. (Theatre Seating and Carpet Division) 8. A. LECHYZIER, Pros. 945 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C, RAY PRESENTS (Continued from Page 3) Good news for Harold Gray, at the Met Theatre, Regina, was word that a strong line-up of attractions had been booked into his house for the coming months. Norman Duncan, Vancouver, western exploitation man for Famous Players, came to town to help draw attention to the product. Titles include “Thunder in the Valley’, ‘Fun and Fancy Free”, “Best Years of Our Lives’, and “Red Stallion”. Hes Ne ok Legion Theatre, Kipling, Sask., presented a free show in conjunction with the visit of Santa Claus, sponsored by the Kipling Board of Trade. x om Om In the civic vote at Lethbridge, Alta.. Ald, A. W. Shackleford, manager of the Capitol Theatre, was re-elected. He has served continuously on the city council since the beginning of 1940, Lethbridge voters turned down a suggestion that the city adopt daylight saving time for the summer months. Sai a. A. E. Zorn, Winnipeg, division . al manager of the western division, Famous Players, was a Regina visitor in the course of an inspection trip. * * * J. J. Dalke, of Moose Jaw, Sask., has had a busy time of it recently, appearing in Christmas parades throughout the west with his seven trained reindeer. Publicity angle is that the deer appeared before the Hollywood cameras in the Hope-Crosby opus “Road to Utopia”. Which they did! * ek At Canora, Sask., the board of trade sponsored Santa Claus’ visit and arranged for a free show at the Roxy Theatre. Taylor in “The High Wall”, and same day at News” at the Radio City; “I Know Where I’m Going”, the Warner Theatre, “The Voice of the Turtle”, British, at the Sutton, now in its fifth month; “Shoe Shine” at the Avenue, also in its fifth month; “Nicholas Nickleby” at the Little Carnegie, another British film, which reminds me that the former owners of Little Carnegie will be obliged to vacate. After three court hearings, the final decision was in favour of the present owner of The World Theatre, New York, who will take over. “The Story of La Tosca”, another Italian production is at the Cinema Dante. The French picture, “Panic” at the Rialto, the latter recently converted to fore films. ; and still another World, where Day at the Victoria Theatre, “The Pirates of Monterey’ Senator Was Indiscreet’. On Christmas Day at the Capitol, Robert c one j ign language Henry V” is again at the Park Avenue vy Italian language film at the it followed “Open City’s’ two year run, namely, “To Live In Peace’. John Ford’s “The Fugitive’ opened Christinas Broadway, at Loew's Critecrion will move out, to make room and at the Rivoli, “Captain From Castile’. Al statement, from David O. Selznick’s actuaries, is to the effect, that “Duel In The Stn” has grossed $17,231,000.00 during its first year. Tle net take for S.R.O. has been $10,338,600.00. Production negative costs reported as $5,250,000.00, publicity and advertising, an additional $2,000,000.00. The picture still has 980 first-run play dates to fill. A Selznick disclosure was that for “The $16,296,000.00 of the total gross came from theatres in the United States.