Canadian Film Weekly (Oct 13, 1943)

October 18, 19438 Canada Shares TITA Profits (Continued from Page 1) tion Fund. This arrangement is made possible by Famous Players’ Canadian Corporation and other Dominion film exhibitors. Concurrence in this plan was given by the United States Army Emergency Relief Fund, for whose benefit the film was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. The Canadian Army Show and Recreation Fund has been created for the entertainment, recreation and welfare of the men and women of the Canadian Army. The Fund is administered by a Civilian Board of Trustees composed of representative citizens from coast to coast. ; “This Is the Army” was originally produced as a Broadway stage show over a year ago, and toured the United States, realizing more than $2,000,000 for the United States Army Relief Fund. Subsequently Warner Bros. Pictures paid $250,000 for the screen rights and offered the Fund their entire profits accruing from distribution of the film. Beside a soldier cast of 350, the motion picture stars Irving Berlin, George Montgomery, Joan Leslie, Lieut. Ronald Reagan, George Tobias, Alan Hale, Charles Butterworth and Kate Smith. Michael Curtiz directed the picture. "This Is the Army” had its Canadian premiere at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, on September 21, and opened its first regular engagement in Edmonton on Sept. 20. Milligan PrexiesOntario Assocn (Continued from Page 1) H. Freedman and Morris ters, Stein. A special committee was appointed to work on the matter of a national organization, with Harry Alexander. as chairman. Other members are N. A. Taylor, Morris A. Milligan and Syd B. Taube. Members of the Board of Directors, under the constitution of the organization, are taxed with electing officers from amongst themselves, We Will ae a Lease Your Theatre Y, Price Ia Right WRITE TO BOX 17 Canadian Film Weekly They Went Thataway Canadian FILM WEEKLY Asnomled cold « n the SQUARE On Second Thought Mark Berman spotted this interesting anecdote in “Coronet” and showed it here: In the bargaining which has gone on between motion picture exhibitors and producers since the birth of the industry, it has been the almost universal practice for exhibitors to pretend that they are continually Iosing money. By this means they try to make the best deal they can for pictures they are buying. The late Douglas Fairbanks heard for years from a certain exhibitor that he was continually losing money on Fairbank’s pictures, When “Robin Hood” opened, it was a tremendous hit. And so Fairbanks called the exhibitor long distance from Hollywood to hear his reaction. “How’s business?” asked Doug. “It’s great!” shouted the exhibitor. “We’ve had a line outside the boxoffice since 10 o’clock this morning, the lobby is filled to overflowing, they’re even standing in the aisles.” Then, realizing that his enthusiasm had gone too far, he added: “If it keeps up like this, I’ll break even.” % Observanda There’s an interesting painting of Edward Rigby, one of the stars of “Meet Mr. London,” at Eaton’s College Street stere. It was painted by Allen Barr when Rigby was here some years ago. There’s a rumor that Ernie Bushnell will be the new CBC chief. Sir Thomas Beecham, famed English conductor, sure got off some ear-blistering remarks about the government network while on the coast last week. Another popular rumor is that John Grierson, Film Board head, may line up CBC along with the WIB and NIB as part of his job. .. In one USA town police raided a movie house, stopped the show and warned all that they would be charged with “non-support” if they didn’t bail themselves by buying a War Bond. They got $130,000 that way. . . Peter Budd, manager of the Revue, pappied a gal, and Mrs. Budd is doing right well. It’s their second, the first being a lusty little Jad. od Charlie Mavety almost returned to his role of sheriff a couple of weeks ago. Some varmints sashayed off with one of Charlie’s trucks. The boss of Circle M was all for old-fashioned justice. The thievin’ galoots were lucky that Charlie didn’t round up a posse and string ’em up, the ornery critters. The police, however, located the truck near Peterborough, a long way from Dundas Square, but the hombres had damaged it in trying to remove batteries, etc. They better not come around thisaway agin, gol durn their yeller hides. There'll be a bellyful of lead or a necktie party waitin’ for ’em. > Tom's Toronto Coming-of-Age Tom Daley, popular and bland boxofficer of Famous Players, now at the helm of the FPC flagship, Imperial, Toronto, last week celebrated his 21st year in Toronto. By virtue of the number of Tom’s Toronto friends, the mayor ought to throw a birthday party on the City Hall steps. The Daley headed this way from the Maritimes in those distant days Is still an unredeemed Bluenoser, though we won't hold his loyalties against him. I've overeaten many a time because of an appetite excited by Daley’s descriptions of down-home food, Toronto has been good to Tom. He has thrown three sevens in a row here—seven years each at the Tivoli, Uptown and the Imperial. Hiveryone hopes that he keeps throwing winning passes forever. 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