Canadian Film Weekly (Oct 21, 1942)

VOICE of the CANADIAN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY eo Vol. 8, No. 43 TORONTO, OCTOBER 21, 1942 $2.00 Per Annum British Film Rentals Defrosted $500 Limit Set On Renovations The newest construction regulations issued by Ottawa, No. 13, have reduced the maximum cost allowed for theatre construction, alterations, repairs or the installation of equipment or machinery undertaken without a licence te from the former amount of $5,000. The order was issued: by C. Blake Jackson, Controller of Construction, under the authority (Continued on Page 3) Tag Features With Leaders Canadian distributors will be asked to attach a 12-foot leader carrying a patriotic message to every new feature handled by them. The reader will deal with the buying of War Savings Certificates, bonds, etc., and boost whatever drive is current. So far only 35mm. reels will be affected. The National Film Board made the request to Col. John A. Cooper, (Continued on Page 3) Mills Is Partner In Kitchener House Lloyd M. Mills, for some years a supervisor of 20th Century Theatres, has tendered his resignation to N. A. Taylor, president of that company. Mills took himself off the company’s executive roster so that he can assume charge of the Century Theatre, Kitchener,. Ontario, in which he has acquired a partner interest. The Home Office executives and employees of 20th Century Theatres tendered Mills a surprise going-away party last Friday, as he left immediately to take care of his new interests. He was well-known and will be missed on the road. ‘FLYING TIGERS’ HOLDS OVER Thawed-QOut Coin Jingle-Jangles Back to Hollywood Budgets Hollywood will soon have a transfusion of financial blood. The USA Treasury Department and the British Exche quer have agreed that frozen film rentals in England should be thawed out to the extent of $50,000,000. This sum repre——————————— Victory Loan Uses "Moscow Strikes Back’ Esquire’s Russian film, ‘“Moscow Strikes Back,” could be called the omcial film of the South Waterloo National War Finance Committee. The organization is using stills and the title for its advertising. Copy reads “You Can Strike Back With Victory Bonds.” The film was shown to all salesmen before they started out for inspiration purposes. | Bonding the Vulture Today the blood-stained’ Vulture called Fascism nests sents three years’ rentals and will be returned. to the different companies. Ever since Britain blocked currency the question of releasing frozen rentals has brought many ayes and some nays. In spite of constant pleas the coin was loosenea in dribs and drabs for a long time. In the last year, however, the Exchequer has been more liberal. One Canadian movie columnist recently attacked the American companies because of their re (Continued on Pago 2) on part of the world and throws its grim shadow over the rest. That nest is lined with the bones of its victims—the non-combatants, the innocents, the men and women who fought bravely against it—and those drugged by false glory and blinded by lies who served its cruel, insane purposes. Its claws and beak have brought death and slavery to millions, its lethal breath has robbed man of nature’s bounty and ruined his achievements, its spit has poisoned the wells of knowledge. It has ripped to shreds every emblem of the freeman that came within its reach. wiping out ideals and substituting hate and murder. Men and women today are serving the greatest cause in the history of Civilization by making a stand against the Vulture. In the conquered lands the friends of Liberty are scoming life itself to spread secretly the antidote to its poison. In countries still free or crushing its vicious brood. At Stalingrad today the others are uncovering its eggs Vulture is being fought to a standstill. Its feathers are being jerked out and the shrieks of rage re-echo from Rome, Berlin and Tokyo. Those hideous tones are part of a growing dirge of defeat. To us they are part of a distant song of victory. The good earth of a free world will be richly fertile in (Continued on Page 2) Nova Scotia Allied Meets Speaking at the annual meeting of the Allied Exhibitors of Nova Scotia, which body had just reelected him as its president, W. H. Cuzner, veteran Independent exhibitor, advised the members to join whole-heartedly in all affairs dealing with the needs of their localities. “Our future,” he said, ‘will be measured not by our individual (Continued on Page 2) Filmites Greet Broidy, Thomas A large and_ representative crowa of Canadian motion picture executives turned out to greet Steve Broidy, vice-president and sales manager of Monogram, and Harry Thomas, Eastern sales manager, at a luncheon given in their honor at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, last Friday afternoon. Executives of every phase of the industry played hookey (Continued on Page 3) Art Arthur Heads Hollywood Canteen Art Arthur, Paramount scenarist, who, as an ex-Toronto news ‘| paperman, is well-known in Can ada, heads Hollywood’s new Canteen. All the stars make appear -ances on the floor, in the kitchen, etc., before the 2,000 servicemen the place holds. Tom Mix's "Tony’ Dead Tony, the horse that became famous with Tom Mix, died in Hollywood last week at the age of 40. He has been in pasture since Mix died in an automobile accident and was chloroformed when he became hopelessly sick. Republic’s first top production for the 1942-48 season, “Flying Tigers,” is a smash hit everywhere. Holdovers were registered at .Canada’s leading theatres, among them the Uptown, Toronto; Palace, Hamilton; Vanity, Windsor; and Odeon, Kingston. Buy Republic now for good things. Coming—Hit Parade of 1943,” starring John Carroll, Susan Hayward and others.