Canadian Moving Picture Digest (June 23, 1956)

On the Beam -~-(Continued from Page 1)--~ Miss Gardner with Stewart Granger, is a happy one, with both stars turning in exceptionally fine performances. Other notable contributions are made by Bill Travers, Francis Mathews and Peter Illing. The Hecht-Lancaster production of “Trapeze,” which everyone connected with the Industry is freely predicting will be the greatest grosser in UA’s entire 37-year history, is a superlative piece of screen entertainment, that rates raves in every department. Producer James Hill and director Carol Reed, have taken James Webb’s screenplay, as adapted by Liam O’Brien, and have turned out a film that literally races through its 105 minutes running time, as if it were a four-reeler. Burt Lancaster has never been better, Tony Curtis does the best work of his career, and as for Gina Lollobrigida, WOW! More about this picture next week. “The Searchers,” first C. V. Whitney production, which is being released through Warner Bros., is an outstanding Western, ranking with “Stagecoach,” “Shane,” and “High Noon.” It is, I believe, one of John Wayne’s best pictures, and one that will endear him to his countless millions of fans. The strong, silent, role is perfect for Wayne, and teamed as he is with Jeffrey Hunter, under John Ford’s expert direction and with the mag nilceent backdrop of Arizona’s Monument Valley, as filmed in Technicolor, the final result couldn’t help but add up to BOXOFFICE. For all theatres that have ever done well with outdooraction pictures, “The Searchers” is just the same as money in the bank. P.S. You'll enjoy it yourself, too. FOR SALE | YES! 10,000 LATE MODEL USED or RE-CONDITIONED THEATRE CHAIRS ALSO NEW BRITISH-LUXURY CHAIRS AVAILABLE SPRING EDGE STEEL BOTTOM _SEAT CUSHIONS AND FULLY UPHOLSTERED BACKS—SPRING BACK TYPES ALSO. 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The young lady became interested in her vocation while working with 16 mm. film with the audio visual department — and now finds working with the large 35 mm. projectors fascinating. She gives all the credit for her training to Mr. Newell Fisk — the regular projectionist at the Capitol and her instructor for more than a year — incidentally, Mr. Fisk has been a projectionist for more than 25 years and is a valued member of the Capitol staff. According to Mr. George Enos, Chairman of the New Brunswick Censor Board, Mary has enough technical knowledge to compare favorably with the majority of projectionists in New Brunswick. When she passed the examination, Mr. Enos was under the impression that there had been a couple of earlier licensed female operators —however, when he checked he found that, while there had been two or three women working in booths, they had never been licensed. Mr. W. W. O. Fenety, wellknown theatre owner, who with his son, Mr. W. G. Fenety operates the Capitol and Gaiety theatres in Fredericton, N.B., are of the opinion that theirs is an original situation and feel justly proud of their unique lady projecticnist. Perhaps this young New Brunswicker is the only licensed female projectionist in Canada — if not — The Digest would be greatly interested in thearing from any others. Wendell Corey Added To “Rainmaker” Cast Hollywood: Wendell Corey has been signed for the pivotal role of Deputy Sheriff J. S. File, the other man in Katharine Hepburn’s life, for Hal Wallis’ “The Rainmaker,” Paramount release starring Miss Hepburn and Burt Lancaster. RKO Revives Direct Mail Advertising New York: With the type of campaign for which Leon J. Bamberger’s RKO Direct Mail Advertising Dept. became world-famous a number of years ago, “very common shares” in “Public Pigeon Preferred” will shortly go out to every exhibitor in the U.S. and Canada as advance exploitation for RKO’s “Public Pigeon Number One,” starring Red Skelton, Vivian Blaine and Janet Blair. Facsimiles of bona fide stock certificates point out that “shares of the very common stock are restricted to those exhibitors who have at one time or another, played a turkey, which undoubtedly makes you eligible.” Seal of the corporation depicts a dejected pigeon with Latin motto which translates, “I have been took.” JUNE 23, 1956 Can. Union And SAG Sign New Agreement Montreal: The Canadian Council of Authors and Artists, Canadian union which includes motion picture actors, has signed a “mutual aid and assistance” pact with the Screen Actors’ Guild, whereby the CCAA and the SAG agree to protect one another’s wage scales from cut-rate competition, and whereby the members of each union may work in the other country for up to eight weeks without having to join the other union. Louis Berlanger of Montreal signed on behalf of the CCAA, with Mrs. Florence Marston, Eastern and Midwestern region director signing for the Guild. Remake ‘Jesse James Hollywood: Nicholas Ray has been signed by executive producer Buddy Adler to a multiple-picture directing contract at 20th CenturyFox. His first assignment will be the forthcoming CinemaScope production “Jesse James.” Herbert Bayard Swope, Jr., who will produce “Jesse James,’ announced the signing of Robert Wagner and Jeffrey Hunter to starring roles in the picture. 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