Canadian Film Weekly (Jun 30, 1943)

SaaS Pago 2 ATTIC 7 Vol. 8, No. 27 June So, 1048 AA Wo ELH, 4452. HYE BOSSIN, Managing Editor Address all communications—The Managing Editor, Canadian Film Weekly, 25 Dundas Square, Toronto, Canada. Published i f Film Publications of Canada, Ltd., 25 Dundas Square, Toronto, Ont., Phone ADelaide 4317. Price’S cents each or $2.00 per year. Entered as Second Class Matter Have You Helped? A good theatre man is not swept away by high pressure advertising to nearly the same extent as the ordinary citizen. He uses a sense of values sharpened by the experience of the years when he examines a film and detects whatever boxoffice worthiness there is. The fancy advertising phrases can’t divert him from making a true estimate. The Greek War Relief Fund, as in the case of a worthy but unadvertised film, need not fear that Canadian showmen will overlook it because it has been comparatively untrumpeted. The fact that Greece is out of the fight in a large way may have caused her early valor to be overlooked in the growing excitement caused by Allied successes. But the needs of Greece today are greater than when she, with Britain, carried the hopes of the civilized world into battle. She might have rendered no military resistance, as was the case with other of our Allies, and been an honored parimer in our common cause. But, unlike some lands, Greece committed herself to our cause before the storm broke and refused to compromise or falter, come what did and come what may. And the common English soldier will tell you more about the Greeks than all the rest. Axis hatred of Greece’s part in the war was shown last week when Mussolini refused an English request for the evacuation of starving Greek children to the British Isles. To have fought in a fashion that earned such a degraded form of enmity is a great tribute to Greece as an ally. The best evidence that Greece has been somewhat overlooked is to be found in our own business. The struggles of every country but Greece have been depicted by Hollywood. So if you haven't done something for Greek War Relief, do it now. It isn’t too late. Below are available cuts for use in your advertising. Starving Greeks are depending on you Please send donation to GREEK WAR RELIEF FUND IN YOUR COMMUNITY Or any Branch of the Royal Bank of Canada Food is urgently needed in starving Greece Please help. Send donation to GREEK WAR RELIEF FUND IN YOUR COMMUNITY oF ony branch of the Royo! Bank of Conoda Help send food to Greece Send donation to GREEK WAR RELIEF FUND IN YOUR COMMUNITY or Any branch of the Royal Bank of Cancdo Greece is depending on Canadian Food.. Send donation to GREEK WAR RELIEF FUND IN YOUR COMMUNITY or Any branch of the Royo! Bonk of Canodo Canadian FILM WEEKLY —= June 30, 1948 Sunday Shows? |Para Men Hold No, Says Canada | Annual Session (Continued from Page 1) showed a majority in favor. Here’s the poll according to age groups: Age ApDisapUndeGroup prove prove cided % % Yo 21-20 meee OS 32 5 80-39 ooenene 54 40 6 nO =4 0 Ben cicicsencies . 38 56 6 50 and over.. 32 63 5 This is how it went according to cities and smaller centres: 10,000 pop. Under and Over 10,000 % Yo APPFOVG Cia | 00 36 Disapprove ..........0 39 57 Undecided ........... 5 7 The suggestion of Sunday shows for the duration only altered the opinions of few. Canadians in every walk of life were asked how they felt about it. Monogram Offers AO for 1943-44 (Continued from Page 1) Frick and Frack; “Spotlight Revue,” with Billy Gilbert, Frank Fay and Bonnie Baker; “Hitler's Women,” produced by Herman Millakowsky; ‘‘Charlie Chan in the Secret Service,” with Sidney Toler; ‘Melody Parade,” with Mary Beth Hughes, Eddie Quillan and Tim and Irene; “The Honor System,” starring the Hast Side Kids, and “Black Beauty,” Anna Sewall’s famous story of a horse. Bight westerns to be produced by Scott Dunlap will star Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton. Robert Tansey will produce eight “Trail Blazers,” starring Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson. Monogram of Canada is having the best year in its history, a reflection of the easier salability of the company's product as well as the increased pep of the distribution since Hanson, Kaufman and crew took over. The company just opened its own building in Calgary, on 6th Avenue across from the old Film Exchange. Max Phillet is the manager. Monogram Studios have acquired additional property in Hollywood for future expansion. Flora Robson Goes Back to Britain Flora Robson has completed her role in “Saratoga Trunk” at the Warner Bros. studio and after a short stage engagement on the West Coast will return to England to appear in Government sponsored theatrical productions. She expects to return to Hollywood at the termination of the war. (Continued from Page 1) for the coming season, pointing out the great boxoffice potentialities of such pictures as “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” ‘Dixfe,” ‘The Story of Dr. Wassell” and “Frenchman’s Creek,” “Hostages,” and “And the Angels Sing.” The first three are in ‘Technicolor. Oscar Morgan, head of Short Subjects, cleared the air on shorts, announcing that there would be more extensive use of color in the new list and a predominance of escapist entertainment. Bob Gillham, chief of publicity and advertising, discussed the campaigns planned for each of the pictures and the company in general. The Canadian head, Lightstone, led a discussion on the industry’s problems in Canada at the moment, such as the labor shortage, etc. The Toronto delegation consisted of Gordon Lightstone, W. J. O’Neil and Win Barron. Delegates from the Ontario branch were Jack Hunter, Leo Haag, Harold Pfaff, Ambrose Theurer and Bob Murphy. Delegates here from other parts of the country were Russell Simpson, Vancouver; Pat Hogan, St. John; Bill Kelly, Calgary; Tom Dowbiggen, Montreal, and Dave Brickman, Winnipeg. The annual dinner took place on Friday evening, at which the Paramount men were joined by guests from Famous Players, among them J. J. Fitzgibbons, president, Rube Bolstad, Ben Geldsaler and Morris Stein. Really Sissies! Jim Nairn, in the FPC “What's New,” notes that a downtown Toronto marquee advertised Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and It Comes Up Love. 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