Canadian Film Weekly (Sep 8, 1943)

September 8, 19438 Canadian FILM WEEKLY Vol No. 37 “Set 2587 W PTB Approves [A.J. Mason Heads HYE BOSSIN, Managing Editor es : : ‘43-44 Groups _|Indies Council (Continued from Page 1) (Continued from Page 1) < own reclassification of its groups. | ward Hotel, Toronto, last week. The grouping and policies are} Mason, leader of the Independreprinted below. ent wing of the Nova Scotia Allied, Address all communications—The Managing Editor, Canadian Film Weekly, 25 Dundas Square, Toronto, Canada. Published by Film Publications of Canada, Ltd., 25 Dundas Square, Toronto, Ont., Canada. Phone ADelaide 4317. Price § cents each or $2.00 per year. Entered as Second Class Matter A Good Word (From the Medicine [lat News) Paramount : man for the small theatre owner. If you think a theatre manager’s job consists only of Raa op ae Tae ata He has been connected wen the booking the best in entertainment and smoking cigars, then Groupsets lO National Council almost since its just put your feet under the table with him sometime and Group 28) pcccncoiceonendO inception. \ get him in a talkative mood. His daily experiences will Grotip 4m Bal. Chairman and secretary of the open your eyes. y National Council Executive for You will part company with a definite understanding RKO 1943-44 will be Henry Falk, also § that he must also possess in his repertoire the qualifications Specials eevee enevnnnmnn 5 identified actively with the body, of an information bureau. This for reason that he is continually being confronted with questions from theatregoers running all the way from “Who is Betiy Grable’s Ictest heart-burn?” “Does Bob Hope paint his toenails?” to “What Makes the Monarch theatre so comforiable with 90 degree temperature prevailing outside” and “Where do you suppose Mussolini got to?” Group Group Group Group Group has long been a leading spokes who is now located in Montreal, where he is connected with the Superior group of theatres as supervisor. Ben Freedman, president of the Ontario wing, will act as treasurer for the national setup. However, one of the most persistent inquiries of recent ease 3 mee an ee we ere i Directors elected are P. W. Maweeks has come from parents whose boys are overseas. Group Sees 0 hon for Saskatchewan, H. Schul. .. They have received letters from their sons saying that Group: 4 pei a 12 man for Manitoba, Russell Me. they have been “shot’’ by cameramen, and “you can look Group ub sess Bal: Tavish for British Columbia, H. forward to seeing me on the screen.” Except for isolated cases these parents have been dis Warner Bros. G. Stevenson for Alberta, and Malcolm EH. Walker for Nova appointed, and they have, in many cases, expressed their Specials Scoti = z cotia. disappointment to the theatre management. SOU Ties sitet The delegates to the Advisory But there may be a legitimate reason as to why they Soup Council will be Henry Falk, A. J. roup } ‘ have not seen their boys on the screen. ... Perhaps the cameramen that they refer to in their letters home were militia-employed photographers whose business it is to Mason and Ben Freedman, Mason, Mahon and Walk were appointed a committee to check into the question of tax-free shows take pictures for the military archives for future reference. Monogram Such films are not for immediate general public consumpSpécial 5 Which are upsetting Western extion. There are, quite frequently, however, pictures of Gea a ice poe leeas Aled groups of Canadian soldiers, sailors and airmen appearing Group 2 ...... dave unenen Bak oats pee in theatre newsreels, and it has been known for loved ones Westerns oi cecnccenmnmen 16 state of things and devising ries at home to recognize their own kin among them. of furthering the aims of the But for newsreels to include pictures of individuals Republic organization. instead of groups in their films would iake all the celluloid Specials ....... Red Noh a a 4 and then some that is available and would necessitate a GL UX Be cesar er full evening's showing each night in the week, and every Anmiversaries wenn 14 4 week, in order to run off the miles of film it would require. JUD CCS an enninenrvannenene 10 oe In compiling material for a newsreel, producers are conCee AMEE mmenenetn oa W/A qr & ° s Stems : ; ROY ROZECS occecccocsscessssren 8 cerned in filming news that will prove interesting to the Wild Bill Elliott Crutrements masses, and not the individual—the same principle upon Action Westerns iets ; : which an up-to-the-minute newspaper functions. Star Westerns ....... 8 C NTR [\ T The government, from time to time, releases films from | = # their prized archives and when one comes along which Universal includes lads from Medicine Hat the Monarch theatre can Specials: ctl oreo SALES be relied upon to book the film for public showing. Due Supers notice, in such cases, will be given through the press. Group 1 Group 2 ‘The Phantom’ Groeie OFFICE The phenomenal effect of the “Phantom of the Opera” Westerns on the boxoffice during its first Canadian runs may mean remakes of all the big winners of other days. Who knows Specials gare PHONE TR.1257 but what “The Covered Wagon” may be scheduled soon? The old-time features had many boxoffice elements that have been drowned by sound and too much talking when imitated today. The boys seem on their way to licking this problem. It also seems that the big titles of yesterday still have power. “Phantom of the Opera” crowds caused the boxoffice of the Uptown, Toronto, to close earlier than in many years. Groupieligenn ce Group 5 Westers= 3.0 > Twentieth Century-Fox The lineup extended from the top of one of the longest paises} TM One Ee a lobbies in town to a long way along the street. A sweepGroup 2 4 ing rainstorm failed to make those on the street give up Group 3 ........ 12 their places. 6’ FLOOR <? ‘clin 3 4 G e