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NOVEMBER 20, i954
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A. W. Perry Announces 5 Top Features From Republic
Republic Studios will usher in the Christmas and New Year holidays with an unprecedented production surge for this time of the year with two productions starting before Christmas and three slated to roll
in the first ten days of January it Was announced by A. W. Perry, President of Empire-Universal, who distribute Republic product in Canada. The information came in the form of a wire from Herbert J. Yates, Republic president.
Inaugurating the quintet of features slated to roll this month will be “I Cover the Underworld,” with William J. O'Sullivan set as associate producer.
Starting production on Dec. Ist will be “Man From Texas” to be filmed in Trucolor by Consolidated under the guidance of associate producer-director Joe Kane.
The first of the year will see filming launched on “Rebel Island,” which will be filmed in Trucolor in the Bahamas with Edward Ludwig as associate producer-director, An untitled feature will go before the cameras on Jan. 3rd, the same date as “Rebel Island,” to be followed by “San Antonio De Bexar’ which will shoot in Texas. Associate producerdirector Frank Lloyd is currently in the Lone Star state scouting locations. Production on the latter top-budget feature will start on Jan. 10th.
Francis A. Bateman western division sales manager for Republic, planed out for Salt Lake City and Denver over the weekend to set up world premiere plans for “Timberjack” in Missoula, Montana.
“Timberjack” in Trucolor stars Vera Ralston and Sterling Hayden.
Jacques Martin of the Mercier, Montreal, has shown once again just how aggressive he is as a showman in Montreal's east end. Capitalizing on the publicity for Jeon Drapeau, Montreal's anti-vice mayor, he organized a canned food show for chority and he had Maoyor-Elect Drapeau in person to preside over the event.
The photo shows Mayor Drapeau, on the right, being handed a sample can in the lobby of the Mercier.
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MPTA Ask Exhibitors Report Flood Damage
Theatre owners in communities hit by the hurricane flood in the Toronto territory were urged by the Motion Picture Theatres Association of Ontario to check with their municipal councils to see that the latter were placing storm claims witout delay with the Ontario Flood Relief Commission, Queen's Park, Toronto.
Cohn Signs New Pact For 5 Years With Col.
Announcement was made at Columbia Pictures that the corporation had entered into a new five
year contract with Harry Cohn, its president.
The new contract will be submitted at the Annual Meeting in December for ratification.
C’Scope Installations By General Theatre
Bathurst, N.B., Capitol; Belleville, Ont., Belle; Brandon, Man., Strand; Brantford, Ont., Capitol; Brockville, Ont., Capitol; Calgary Alta., Capitol; Charlottetown, P.E.I., Prince Edward; Chathom, Ont., Capitol; Cornwall, Ont., Palace; E. Florenceville, N.B., Green's; Edmonton, Alta., Paramount; Ft. William, Ont., Capitol; Fredericton, N.B., Gaiety; Galt, Ont., Capitol; Guelph, Ont., Polace; Halifox, N.S., Capitol,
Hamilton, Ont., Kenilworth, Kenmore, Strand, Tivoli; Hull, P.Q., Cartier; Hull, Laurier; Jonquiere, P.Q., Cartier; Kentville, N.S., Paramount; Kingston, Ont., Copitol; Kitchener, Ont., Lyric; Lethbridge, Alta., Paramount; London, Ont., Copitol; Lunenburg, N.S. Capitol; Magog, P.Q., Magog; Medicine Hat, Alta., Monarch; Middleton, N.S., Capitol; Moncton, N.B., Paramount; Mont Joli, P.Q., Au Bon Cinema.
Montreal, P.Q., Palace, Rivoli, Rosemount; Moose Jaw, Sask., Capitol; Newcastle, N.B., Uptown; New Waterford, N.S., Paramount; New Westminister, B.C., Columbia; Niagara Falls, Ont., Seneca; North Bay, Ont., Capitol; Oshawa, Ont., Regent; Ottawa Ont., Capitol; Owen Sound, Ont., Classic; Peterborough, Ont., Paramount; Port Arthur, Ont., Paramount; Prince Albert, Sask., Strond.
Quebec, P.Q., Capitol, Cartier, Empire; Regina, Sask., Capitol; St. Agathe, P.Q., Roxy; St. Catharines, Ont., Capitol; Soint John, N.B., Poramount; St. John’s, Nfld., Poramount; St. Thomas, Ont., Capitol; Sarnia, Ont., Capitol; Saskatoon, Sask., Capitol; Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Algoma; Capitol, Century, Empire; Summerside, Sherbrooke, P.Q., Granada; Sudbury Ont., Capitol, Century, Empire; Summerside, P.E.1., Capitol; Sydney, N.S., Vogue; Three Rivers, P.Q., Capitol; Timmins, Ont,, Victory.
Toronto, Ont., Beach, College, Eglinton, Imperial, Oakwood, Palace, Parkdale, Runnymede, 20th Fox Screen Room, University, Village; Vancouver, B.C., Broadway, Capitol, Stanley; Victoria, B.C., Royol; Welland, Ont., Capitol; Windsor, Ont., Capitol, Vanity; Winnipeg, Man., Capitol, Uptown; Wolfville, N.S., Acadia; Woodstock, Ont., Royal.
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CANADIAN PICTURE PIONEERS PIONEER : YEAR™ AWARD DINNER
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KING EDWARD HOTEL
THURS., NOV. 25
dress optional
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® cocktails at seven thirty © dinner at eight thirty e
dancing ten to one ayem
benny louis
and his famous orchestra e
e ‘tickets $7.50 each
from dan krendel
irving stern monty hall ferg martin andy rouse charlie dentlebeck
and walter kennedy
tom daley
co-ordinator