Canadian Film Weekly (Oct 7, 1942)

Page 2 re LY Wy; ff lea AACA Vol. 8, No. 41 x HYE BOSSIN, Managing Editor Oct. 7, 1942 Address all communications—The Managing Editor, Canadian Film Weekly, 21 Dundas Square, Toronto, Canada. Published by Film Publications of Ltd., 5th Floor, 21 Dundas Square, Canada, Toronto, Ont., Canada. Phone ADelaide 4310, Price 5 cents each or $2.00 per year. Famous Players Vs. Nathansons (Continued from Page 1) fiduciary position of director, President and General Manager of the Plaintiff Company; and for damages for breach of contract of employment as General Manager of the Plaintiff company; and for damages for wrongful acts (while occupying the said positions) which resulted in damage to the Plaintiff in the alienation of certain theatre properties from the Plaintiff company and in fraud of the Plaintiff company, to or for the benefit of the Defendant, Odeon Theatres of Canada Limited, a company owned or controlIed by the Defendant Nathan L. Nathanson or in which he is directly or indirectly substantially interested; and for damages for wrongfully furnishing to the other defendants confidential information relating to the Plaintiff company’s business with a view to its use for the benefit of himself and the Defendant Odeon Theatres of Canada Limited. (b) Against the Defendant Clarence M. Robson for damages for breach of duty and breach of trust in connection with the acquisition of certain theatre properties by the Defendant Odeon Theatres of Canada Limited committed by the said Defendant while a trusted executive and employee of the Plaintiff company and in fraud of the Plaintiff company and for damages for acting while such executive and employee as agent and representative of the Defendants Nathan L. Nathanson and Odeon Theatres of Canada Limited of certain theatre properties in which the Plaintiff was then interested. (c) Against the Defendant Paul Nathanson and Odeon Theatres of Canada Limited for damages for wrongful acts and in fraud of the Plaintiff intended to wrongfully deprive and depriving the Plaintiff of certain theatre properties formerly leased to the Plaintiff and by wrongful acts to procure such properties to be leased to the Defendant Odeon Theatres of Canada Limited; and for an accounting by Odeon Theatres of Canada Limited of the profits derived by it from the said theatre properties. (d) The Plaintiff claims against all Defendants, general damages, an accounting, a mandatory injunction for the return to the Plaintiff of the properties of which the Plaintiff has been wrongfully deprived and such further and other relief as to the Court seems fit. Hanson Gets Monogram Pix (Continued from Page 1) veteran widely known in the distribution field, has joined Hanson as genenal manager of the new exchange. Hanson is president of the company and James I. Foy treasurer. Monogram is arranging offices at St. John, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary. Kauffman is busy in Montreal right now Percy Taylor is in Calgary setting things up. Poster and advertising facilities will also be offered to exhibitors. Oscar Hanson separated himself from the Nathanson interests in October, 1941, after an 11-year association. At the time of his resignation he was president of Empire-Universal. He is active in varied film matters, being the current president of the Canadian Motion Picture Pioneers. He has been in the business for 28 years, during which time he has peen, among other things, sales manager of the old Timany and Educational companies in New York. Hanson got busy right after his separation from Nathanson and chartered Pioneer Films and Hanson’s 16mm. Movies, as well as continuing with Foto -.--e. His biggest winner to date in the 35 mm. field has been “Birth of a Baby,” one of the year’s biggest grossers in Canada. In August of tnis year he took over the distribution of Alliance Films in Canada. Since he entered the Canadian field on his own Hanson has surrounded himself with a crack staff. Recently H. T. (Tubby) Long joined him to supervise Pioneer, 16mm. films and Foto Nite. Long was with Associated Theatres for 10 years before joining Hanson. Other of Hanson’s men are-Percy Taylor, in Vancouver, who was once RKO chief for Canada and Denver branch manager for United Artists; and Victor Rackow, in Winnipeg, who used to head United Artists there. Harry Kauffman has a record of experience in the Canadian field that dates back to 1912. He joined the Allens then and when that organization became Famous Players he soon became head of the Montreal office, where he remained until 1917. Kauffman, who headed his own Independent exchange, was once general manager of Metro Films in Canada and later ruled over the Consolidated Theatres of Montreal. He spent some years on the American film scene, then returned here. Before joining Canadian FILM WEEKLY October 7, 1942 McMullen Okays {Quebec Allied's ‘4243 Groups (Continued from Page 1) designation and the number each are: Columbia: Two specials—‘Commandos Came at Dawn” and “Cover Girl.”” Group One—5 (including “Much Too Shy”), Group Two—8, Group Three—8, Group 4—12, Group Five—14. Empire-Universal: Three specials—two Howard Hawks productions and ‘“‘Arabian Nights” (one). Eleven supers. Group one—8, Group Two—12, Group Three—12, Group’ Four—9, Seven Westerns, Seven Reissues. Republic: One special—F lying’ Tigers.’’ Deluxe—6, Anniversary— 14, Jubilee—14, Gene Autry specials—8, Roy Rogers—8, Mesquiteer Westerns—8, Don “Red” Barry Westerns—8. Anglo-American (distributed by Esquire): Two _ specials. Group One—5, Group 2—5, Streamliners (42-minute features)—2. Paramount: Three specials “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” ‘‘Lady in the Dark” and “The Story of Dr. Wassell.”” Group One—6, Group Two—10, Group Three—10, Group Four—10, Group Five—i0, one balance group, Hopalong Cassidys —6. Regal: Group -ne—6 pictures, Group Two—10, Group Three—10, Group Four—12, Group Five—10. A balance group will be made up of the rest. 20th Century-Fox: Two specials —“Tales of Manhattan” and “Young Mr. Pitt.” Group A—12, Group B—14, Group C—14, Group D—12. Vitagraph — Four specials — “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “The Desert Song,” “Air Force’ and “Mission to Moscow.’ Group One— 4, Group Two—8, Group Three— 8, Group Four—8, Group Five—8. RKO: Specials — Two Samuel Goldwyn productions and one Walt Disney production. Grdup A-—-6, Group B—8, Group C—8, Group D—10, Group E—10. Also six Tim Holt Western productions. in Monogram he was general manager of PRC in Canada. He is certainly one of the most widelyinformed film men in Canada. Monogram, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has made gains each year and has a distribution setup that covers every open market left in the world today. Budgets have been increased and such well-known players as John Wayne, the East S.de Kids and Bela Lugosi have been assigned. With the American government frowning on lavishness and star names disappearing into the services, the production limits of minor and major studios are much closer now tnan at any time in the past. eee ggg. Important Meet (Centinued from Page 1) Hotel under the chairmanship of Arthur Hirsch, the highly-successful film body recommended that the industry receive a preferred position.in the matter of certain kinds of priority. The replacement of worn parts on projection machines, the heart of the movietheatre, has becomé a serious problem and it was felt that some form of relief should be granted theatres, considering that the government places great importance on them. A decision was reached to ask the Quebec government to shorten the 12-month training period of projectionists to three months. The organization would also like to see the 20 per cent fedenal amusement tax and the 15 per cent Quebec tax of the same nature combined, as is the practice with income tax, to help simplify things. After the business session the meeting was addressed by Col. Cooper, chairman of the Motion Picture Distributors Association, who presented the viewpoint of his organization with regard to frozen rentals. He was followed by Henry Falk of the Independent Motion Picture Exhibitors of Ontario, who treated the same subject from the standpoint of his group. Elections of officers was held and preparations discussed for the new Victory Loan Drive. 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