Canadian Film Weekly (Apr 14, 1943)

Page 4 , Releasing The Reigning Star Robert Donat Count of Monte Cristo with Elisa Landi, Louis Calhern, Sydney Blackmer and Ray mond Walburn in Alexander Dumas’ immortal story * ROBERT DONAT The Ghost Goes West Screen play by Robert E. Sherwood Produced by Sir Alexander Korda * ROBERT DONAT and Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon, Elsa Lanchester and Binnie Barnes in Private Life of Henry Vill Directed by Sir Alexander Korda * CURRENT AND TIMELY HITS Secrets of a Coed Night for Crime Baby Face Morgan Tomorrow We Live k Producers Releasing Corporation Executive Offices: 277 Victoria St., Toronto, 2, Ont. Canadian FILM WEEKLY with Hye rhe { jonTes quare ee Al Won — Medal You may remember reading here or in your daily paper that Flight-Lieut. Albert E. Glazer of the RCAF was awarded the Distinguéshed Flying Cross recently. Al, formerly of the managerial staff of Premier Operating, is the son of Sam Glazer of Columbia. Only 24 now, he enlisted in September, 1940, and has had three birthdays overseas. The official citation, which accompanied the award, has now become public. It reads: ‘In the course of a large number of sorties this officer has performed excellent work, although a majority of them have been executed at night in all sorts of weather. He was instrumental in the destruction of an enemy vessel of some 10,000 tons off the coast of Sicily. “Again on the night of December 12, 1941, he participated in an operation which resulted in the destruction, by H. M. ships, of two Itallan cruisers off the North Africa coast. His courage and devotion to duty are worthy of the highest praise.” Flight Lieut. Glazer was mentioned in despatches in the New Year’s Honor List of His Majesty the King. He’s an honor graduate of the University of Toronto in the class of '39. When Al found that his knowledge was of importance in those crucial days he joined right up. Since then he has been entitled to a long furlough home but passed it up to stay in the fight. Sam’s son has been a busy boy since he donned air force blue. He went through almost 3,000 bombings on the Island of Malta. * * * Bits of News George Hatch, who used to be your air conditioning engineer, is now working for Henry Kaiser in California. ... Norm Martin, who was in Columbla’s Calgary office before he joined the RCAF, visited New York and was shown a grand time by the folks at the home office of the company. .:. . Jim Dunn, old time vaudeville actor who appeared on the same bills as George M. Cohan in other days, is now doorman at the Eglinton. ... When the generator of the Broadview quit working recently the kids’ matinee was stopped. So Manager Curly Posen, who used to be a comedian, got up on the stage and entertained until he was blue in the face. Curly, who is Mr. 5x5 himself, was a great hit with the kids until he ran out of songs and sayings. So he lined the youngsters up and marched them around to the nearby Crown Theatre to finish the matinee. The line grew between the two theatres, every passing youngster joining it to see a free show! * x Trials and Tribulations The manpower shortage has caused many theatres to use boys as ushers and whatnots. Over at the Broadway they have a bright, hard-working lad of 15 who had a very hard Saturday. At the end of the evening he stuck his head into Manager Morrie Sasloff’s office and sighed: ‘My mother told me there would be nights like this!” * i Bendix Is a Nice Guy Win Barron of Paramount had William Bendix around Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa for a couple of days in each town to help build Bill and “China.” Bendix went well with the boys and girls, he being a right guy type, and the absence of ham on his part having nothing to do with the meat shortage. Toronto folks gathered in the Green Room backstage at Eaton’s Auditorium, after looking at a screening of “China,” Ken Soble and Harvey Dobbs lined up Bendix, Monica. Mugan, Mona Clark and others for his “Did I Say That?” Alkaseltzer broadcast, the winnings of the answerers going to the Red Cross. Monica Mugan got the most laughs when she confessed an earlier conversation between her and Bendix. She congratulated Bendix on his fine work in “Dr. Cyclops.” “Wasn't in it,” said Bll: Monica, however, did score for two bucks by naming two of Bill’s recent pictures, April 14, 1943 r Will Try Four Midweek 12.05s (Continued from Page 1) grams, which will take place at the Orpheum Theatre, Toronto, were allowed so that a study might be made of their effect. The question of recreation for war workers has bothered the government since the war began. Removed from the customary rou tine of daily life, the increasing boredom of all work and no play has led to a lowering of morale and the growth of absenteeism. Apparently plant recreational activities cannot provide completely for the harmless use of leisure time. The Workers Educational Association, along with church and civic groups, has interested itself and the midweek 12.05s are part of an endeavour to maintain morale and fight absenteeism. The theatre, located near a large plant, will be rented by a committee of workers, who have promised to admit only members of their 4 p.m. to 12 p.m. shift. They will staff the house and present turns from among the workers. If successful during the tryout period, the midnight show may be allowed everywhere in Canada at convenient times and theatres. R. C. McMullen, Minister of Labor Humphrey Mitchell, Mayor Conboy of Toronto and a number of others have interested themselves in the matter of entertainment for war workers. 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