Canadian Film Weekly (Oct 6, 1943)

4 October 6, 1948 Girls Get Due in ‘Proudly Marches Behind the growing offensive of Canada and her Allies against the European fortress stands a swelling force of woman-power. From the homes and offices of Canada, Britain and the United States, women are pouring in ever-increas-~ ing numbers to join the armies, navies and air forces of their countries—doing jobs which women can do and so releasing fighting men for combat duties. On all fronts, on the sea, on land and in the air are Canadians who are up there fighting because women took over their non-combatant jobs and so released them for fighting service. More than 30,000 Canadian women have already joined the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service, the Canadian Women’s Army Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force. In its current release in the Canada Carries On Series, ‘(Proudly She Marches” the National Film Board presents a photographic report on the work and life of the women in the Canadian Armed Forces. The film was made in the barracks and camps. e enlistment, training and duties of the Wrens, the CWAC and the WD's of the RCAF in a fast-paced, dramatic story. In the concluding scenes of the film the commentator states, ‘Today, with victory for the United Nations almost within sight, with the great upsurge of confidence as our armed forces strike with deadly effect at the crumbling Nazi wall encircling Europe, our women are marching shoulder-toshoulder with their brothers-inarms.” “Proudly She Marches” covers th SEAT REPAIRS * Send us your torn seats to be re-upholstered with genuine Leatherecloth Seats returned same day as received. * CANADIAN THEATRE CHAIR CO. 277 Victoria St., Toronto, Ont. Canadian FILM WEEKLY IETURE Sketches in Sulphuric Acid—No. 2 These press releases were written by a movie publicity man while suffering from Acute Blurbitis, a condition resulting from slow saccharine seepage. The effect of Acute Blurbitis Is violent revulsion, leading to reversal of customary conduct. The publicity man has new fully recovered and is back in line but his soul, in the form of these uninhibited expressions, goes marching on. The persons and events depicted herein are fictional and any resemblance to living persons Is purely coincidental—except in such cases where someone recognizes himself and {s foolish enough te admit it by getting mad publicly. DISTRIBUTOR Oscar Snooch, sales chief of the Mideast Division of Epitome Films Corporation, has joined his field men in peddling this year’s product, the Home Office announces. Epitome branches are running a “Snatch ’em for Snooch” drive this month in honor of Oscar. Those who bring in the most dates will be rewarded by being unchained an hour earlier each morning for a month. The early reports have made him as happy as an alley cat on garbage day. The dashing Oscar, who is the best-yessed man in the company, rose on his merits to his present position. He has a sales technique that leaves an exhibitor as naked as a Scottish dancer without her medals. He sells ’em fast and fades like a nineteencent shirt. When the film is due for its run the exhibitor gets only a set of stills in fulfilment and instructions to read the small writing at the bottom of the contract, which says: All the persons and terms stated herein are absolutely fictitious and any resemblance to people and conditions, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The poor guy has to meet Oscar’s terms in a hurry to keep the house from going dark. While accompanying his salesmen Snooch will act only in an advisory capacity, hiding around the corner until the deal is closed. He has been run out of so many theatres that he can now start a fire by rubbing two corns together. In his early days Oscar believed that intimidation was the sincerest form of flattery. He invested a dollar in an option on the lot next to the theatre and threatened to build if he didn’t get a contract. He has passed sluff off as specials so often that all the exhibitors know Oscar’s gift horses to have false teeth. He is the leadoff man in every Indies list. Only once was he cayght with his stance down. That was when an exhibitor bought everything he had to sell without arguing price. Oscar collected the award and spent it before he found that what the exhibitor played was 16 mm. stuff. There was a time when living was a sometime thing with Snooch but since he joined the Share the Stealth club things have changed. To be a member of this organization you have to hire a new man to sell films, take the pile of contracts he brings back, fire him with the story that he is a failure, and collect the commissions yourself. This made Oscar look good and led to his present position. Every time Oscar gets an honest urge he quells it by thinking of the days when he was flatter than the G-string on a hick fiddle and hustled suckers in rural route billiard parlors, using to good advantage the skill developed while stuck in store show towns overnight. He still has the ulcers he got from eating, when not entertaining exhibitors, in hamburger stands. Snooch is no homebody. He loves to go places and do people. He has a one-crack mind. The crack is: “So what can he do me, sue me?” The epigraph suggested for him is “No Surrender Value.” The “Snatch ‘em for Snooch” drive opened with all salesmen lined up at scratch. Their chains were snapped open all at the same time by Oscar and they were off to the shout of “Quota— fetch!” Not all of the salesmen have reported back yet. Some of the less productive are said to be terror-struck and hiding under barns. 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