Canadian Film Weekly (Mar 18, 1942)

@ Vol. 8, No. 12 VOICE of the CANADIAN MOTION PICTURE TORONTO, MARCH 18th, 1942. INDUSTRY $2.00 Per Annum Theatre Burglaries Increasing ITA Blast Met With Silence When asked how he felt about the claim of the Independent Theatres Association that the men who sit on the Advisory Council in behalf of Independent exhibitors were not truly representative, Barnett E. Laxer, president of the newly-formed Independent Motion Pictures Exhibitors Association, answered: “No comment.” Three of four Independent members of the Council are from Laxer’s organization and he had been invited to answer the claim. Two of the three are Laxer and Henry Falk, both of Biltmore Theatres, which operates houses in Kingston and Oshawa. The third (Continued on Page 2) Worth Noting Under the freezing regulations of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, a theatre may not increase the number of higher priced seats by reducing the number of lower priced seats, as this in effect amounts to an increase in prices. Furthermore, a theatre cannot change its run category without the authority of the Board. Theatre Changes Joe .Cohen, who returned to Toronto recently after several years in Detroit, has interested himself again in the local theatre field. He has acquired a half-interest in the Crown and Broadview theatres. Cohen owns the building which houses the Garden Theatre on College street. The house, under lease to B & F, has just been taken over for operation by 20th Century Theatres. Syd Karlan is )manager. The Crescent, Toronto West End house, has been acquired by Adolf Sobiecki from Ben Papernick. "CLOUDS' BREAKS > Breakout of Boodling Makes Managers Keep Peepers Peeled | Ontario theatres have suffered a rash of burglaries of late and theatre managers, accustomed to such doings in periodic waves, are taking special precautions against thievery. Houses in Hamilton, Trenton, Sudbury and Toronto have What Do They Want—Blood? As we mentioned before, the fellow with the Queen City’s most fervent “Ain't Life Grand” attitude is Tom Daley, Manager of Toronto’s Imperial Theatre. When the Academy Awards embraced “How Green Was My Valley” with every kind of prize on the counter, it was unwinding at the Imperial. The picture had them tramp, tramp, tramping in before it copped the Oscar. After that the traffic made the historic gold rushes look as quiet as a theatre alley after midnight. They clogged the standing room, the long lobby and lined up to the next county. The Dominion’s daily gross record was shattered. The receipts were piling higher than a Georgia pine. Mr. Daley sat at his desk and purred with content. Until the other day when,’ while looking -through the reports of a leading film paper, he read: ‘Imperial, Toronto. ‘How Green Was My Valley’—Average Business.” For King And Country Jack Hynes, a member of Associated Screen News for 14 years, has joined the Armoured Brigade. The staff presented him with a money belt. : Milton Karp, EBA projectionist, into the army. been burgled and damaged in the last few months. _ Famous Players ‘and: Twentieth Century Theatres have had about a half-dozen theatres each as victims of wouldbe robbers during the last year while Odeon has had ‘four since it got under way. Premier Operating Corporation has suffered in five instances, one house having’ been broken into four’ timesin -one month. Insurance men. with the circuits agreed that the recent revival of vandalism and thievery does not compare with conditions (Continued on Page 2) Kennahan Enlists Hollis Kennahan, head of Warners Eastern tradepaper publicity department, has resigned to enlist in the American army. O—————— Quebec Greets Glenn Ford Quebec City, Canada’s most historic centre, gave Glenn Ford and Columbia’s ‘Martin Eden,” in which he stars, a tumultuous .reception on March 6th. It was a homecoming for Ford, who was born in the Jeffrey Hale Hospital of that-city. Thousands of, Quebecers were on hand at the Palace Station to welcome the tall, blonde film star, who came directly from Hollywood. ; An RCAF band and 4 barrage of newspapermen and. photographers were on hand and Ford wept real tears at the reception. His mother, Mrs. Newton Ford, accompanied him. Cheers rang through the sta (Continued on Page 3) Cagney to UA? James Cagney has finished his Warners contract and is holidaying. Reports have him dickering with United Artists, along with !ihs producer brother, William. F. O. Glazer Tracks Down Badge, Tickled, Gets Globe-and-Mailed Ontario theatre folk found-.a pleasant surprise eins, with their coffee the .. : other morn €3 when the familiar face.of Flying Officer Albert Glazer smiled up at them from the pages-of the Globe and Mail, Toronto. Al, son of Sam Glazer of s Columbia; -used -to manage the Strand Theatre, Tilsonburg, before he quit chasing bookings for the pursuit of Nazis as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. He’s been at Malta but his present whereabouts are a military secret. It séems that there is‘a certain badge which is a awarded to those who pass special-tests and have sufficient flying hours. Al had the qualifications — — but not the (Continued on Page 3) Morning ‘Shows Several Connecticut circuits have inaugurated morning shows for war workers on night shifts. Shows’ start on Thursday and run through to the end of the week. The idea is considered to be highly successful and is growing. A cable received by aes W. G. Clark, director of public relations, RCAF, Ot tawa, from Squadron Leader R. C. MacInnes, RCAF, London, reveals that “Captain of the Clouds” has shattered all London peaceand wartime attendance records. LONDON RECORDS