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VOICE of the CANADIA'N MOTION PICTURE .INDUSTRY
Vol. 9, No. 1
TORONTO, JANUARY 5, 1944
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Hollywood Plans 470 Pix in°44
Largest Musical Seore in Film History Planned
Movie patrons during the coming year will be offered the greatest diversity of picture types since the birth of the
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Whether he’s pounding the Hun in Italy or occupying territory in the Aleutians, the Canadian soldier overseas is going to see the latest Hollywood films as soon as possible after they are released. That is the happy result of recently-completed negotiations by the Canadian Army
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Karr, Star, Picks Best of Past Year
Movie inspectors everywhere are busy picking out the ten best films of 1943. Jack Karr, celluloid student for the Toronto Daily Star, in making his choices, refused to be bound by a limit of ten. His pick:
“pride of the Yankees”’—(Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright. RKO).
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Congratulations
The cigars are on Dave Gordon, Biltmore supervisor, right now. Mrs. Gordon presented him with @ seven-and-a-half pound baby boy last week.
industry a half century ago.
Musicals and adventure-action productions especially will
Hague Re-elected
Pioneers President
Clair Hague and Syd B. Taube were returned to Office as president and vice-president respectively of the Canadian Picture Pioneers at the Toronto meeting last week. Voting was unanimous.
Other officers are: Ray Lewis, secretary; Charles Mavety, treasurer, and George Beeston, assistant treasurer.
Alf W. Perry heads the organization committee, Ray Lewis the sick committee, and Jack Arthur the entertainment committee. J. J. Fitzgibbons is director of public relations.
The publicity committee, headed by Leo Devaney, has Jack Arthur and Tom Daley on it. Membership committee is comprised of Archie Laurie, Lou Rosenfeld, Haskell Masters and Clair Hague. :
New members of the executive for 1944 are L. Devaney, J. Arthur, M. Stein and T. Daley.
Six-Sheets, Etc. Okay
Exhibitors will be allowed to continue displaying 1-, 3
and 6-sheets in established locations, according to a decision ‘of the administrator of Printing,
Publishing and Allied
Industries for the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. How
ever, no new locations or stands must be established. The administrator, with the help of the Motion Picture Theatres Association of Ontario, is gathering a list of exhibitors who have been using Yheets other than 24s. ising the size.are asked to in(Continued on Page 4)
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Regina Houses Help Haul in the Scrap
Regina houses ran a scrap matinee for kids last week in conjunction with the civic committee. Kids were assessed two pounds of fat or. three of rags.
Result was a big collection.
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be prominent in the line-ups of the various companies. This applies also to pictur
ized biographies and subjects.
of great, timely, international significance. In the instance of musicals, 1944 may bring the largest number in Hollywood’s history.
War pictures will be greatly changed from the underground
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Here's An Idea
In Cincinnati a movie house is staging the “Battle of Lovers” —Rudolph Valentino in ‘The Eagle” and Charles Boyer in “Flesh and Fantasy.” The Valentino picture is providing the laughs so the bill is balanced. Doing strong business.
CLAIR HAGUE Re-elected president of the Canadian Picture Pioneers
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Bad Boys Busy At Boxoffice
Thieves and holdup men seemed to have increased their activities during the holiday season. Toronto boxoffices had several of this kind of unwelcome visitor.
A holdup man, one hand in his pocket as though holding a gun, pushed a note through the Yonge street boxoffice of the Imperial
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Films Should Get Careful Handling
Exchanges are worried about the care and handling of film. Due to difficult shipping conditions and the shortage of revisers, it is vitally important to see that the film is returned in good condition. The careless handler imposes a hardship on others and himself. Here are some sugges
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SYD B. TAUBE Re-elected vice-president of the Canadian Picture Pioneers
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