Canadian Film Weekly (Nov 3, 1943)

rr, OF CANADA LTD. 277 Victoria St. Toronto For 1943-1944 LADY LET'S DANCE Starring the lovely BELITA in a gorgeous skating and dancing spectacle. To be followed by a 2nd BELITA picture as yet unnamed. * WOMEN IN BONDAGE (formerly ‘Hitler's VW’ omen’) The degradation of women under Nazi rule. * WHERE ARE YOUR CHILDREN Youthful waywardness laid bare. * GROUND CREW starring JACKIE COOPER in a mighty drama supercharged with battlefront action. mx FIGHTING QUARTERMASTER A booming saga of the Service of Supply ® the fastest-growing Company in the industry MONOGRAM PICTURES Toronto Montreal St. John Winnipeg Calgary Vancouver Canadian FILM WEEKLY For King and Country We would like to hear more from and about the boys and girls of the theatre who are serving their country. Folks in the trade would like to get the news. Because so many have done it and are doing it, enlistments may not seem very newsy but the whereabouts of show people are of interest to each other. Cana-~ dian Film Weekly reaches many of the boys overseas and such information helps them look up old friends. A letter from ACI Merwyn Goldstone, now in England, says that “I have visited a number of cinemas in the district where I am stationed and most have been well equipped and ultra modern. In some cases, in coming out after the picture I make myself known to the exhibitor. After talking to him for five minutes you can tell that he comes out of the identical] cast as our Canadian exhibitors.” m Merwyn ought to know. Before enlisting he was head booker for Esquire films. He encloses some interesting information about film exhibition in Britain. Ten years ago about 20,000,000 people attended movies every week, paying almost $5,000,000. Now attendance is 30,000,000 weekly and of the $10,000,000 take the government gets $3,500,000. FPCC Boys and Girls Serve There’s usually plenty of service news in Jim Nairn’s Famous Players’ house organ, ‘‘What’s New.” For those who don’t have the privilege of seeing it these, notes will be of interest: Sergeant William M. Reid, of Shea’s, Toronto, is a prisoner of war in Germany. His brother, Teddy Reid, also of Shea’s, is a sergeant in the RCAF and attached.to the South African Ai? Force. A third brother, Lance-Corporal Kelly Reid, is overseas with the Irish Regiment. ; George Hiam, of the Osborne Theatre, Winnipeg, is with the RCAF in North Africa. Pilot Officer Joe Loree, of the Capitol, Guelph, Ontario, is a prisoner of war in Italy but may be among those freed by the victory there. Sgt. Observer J. M. Farrell of the Strand, Calgary, is reported missing. Sergeant Victor Vasey of the Capitol, Guelph, was doorman for 13 years prior to his enlistment. Tom Bird of FPCC head office has joined the RCAF and is training as a navigator. Ed Sokolowski, doorman of the Lincoln, St. Catharines, Ontario, has enlisted in the RCAF, Nellie Lambert of the Grand, Kingston, Ontario, is serving with the Wrens. Bert Brown, assistant to Morris Stein, is in the Royal Canadian Navy as a Prob. Sub-Lieutenant. Phil Hooper of the Capitol, Ottawa, is with the RCA. Ron Campbell of the Capitol, Regina, is in the army and stationed at Prince Albert. Sergeant A. H. Rutledge of the Strand, Calgary, is now in Sicily. George Seabrook of the Royal, Fort William, Ontario, has been returned from overseas by the RCAF, L. A. Porter of the Variety, Winnipeg, has joined the Royal Canadian Navy. There are many more. The boys and girls at head office have been busy packing Christmas boxes for them. Which is 2 tip to you about the boys and girls from your theatre. Send that Christmas package early. He Could Spare It One local manager is doing a burnup about an incident in his theatre. A young patron found a snazzy briefcase under one of the seats and brought it to the office. Investigation revealed that it had been lost and forgotten at the theatre by a Victory Loan salesman. It was loaded with signed orders, money and cheques. The manager traced the salesman through headquarters and the Iad who had found the briefcase waited for him. The salesman arrived, reclaimed his suitcase, thanked the young men briefly and tipped him a quarter! November 3, 1948 UA Readying 12 Good Features Twelve features are now either ready for release, before the cameras, or in preparation, United Artists announced last week. Just completed and awaiting release dates are, ‘Jack JLondon,” the Samuel Bronston production, directed by Alfred Santell, and costarring Susan Hayward and Michael O’Shea; “Three Russian Girls,’ a Gregor Rabinovitch production, directed by Fedor Ozep, starring Anna Sten and Kent Smith; ‘Voice in the Wind,” the Ripley-Monter production, directed by Arthur Ripley, with Francis Lederer and Sigrid Gurie; “Women of the Town,” a Harry Sherman special, directed by George Archainbaud, with Claire ‘Trevor, Albert Dekker and Richard Dix. Four productions now before the cameras are: “Since You Went Awey,” a Selznick International Picture suggested by the book of Margaret Buell Wilder. John Cromwell directing, with Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotton, Shirley Temple, Jennifer Jones, Monty Woolley, and an all-star supporting cast. Also “It Happened Tomorrow,” an Arnold Pressburger production, which went before the cameras under the direction of Rene Clair. Dick Powell, Linda Darnell and Jack Oakie head the cast. Also “The Bridge of San Luis Rey,” a picturization of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, is a Benedict Bogeaus production, directed by Rowland V. Lee, with Lynn Bari, Akim Tamiroff, Francis Lederer, Louis Calhern and Alla) Nazimova in the leading roles. The Producing Corporation of America’s feature is ‘Knickerbocker Holiday,” from the Maxwell Anderson musical comedy, directed by Harry Joe Brown, with Nelson Eddy, Charles Coburn, Constance Dowling and Ernest } Cossart heading the cast. United Artists producers sched | uled to place four new features in production during December or | January. Once RKO Executive, C. E. Sullivan Passes Former REO vice-president, Charles B. Sullivan, who retired three years ago because of ill health, passed away at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, last week. He was 54 years old. With former Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, he entered the motion picture industry in 1926 as assistant treasurer and later manager of exchange operations for FBO Pictures Corporation. In 1927 he became vice-president and served in that capacity for RKO, which succeeded FBO, until his retirement,