Canadian Film Weekly (Jan 5, 1944)

Page 6 OF CANADA LTD. 277 Victoria Street, Toronto. * SHH-HH?! DON’T TELL ANYONE THAT— Women In Bondage Starring GAIL PATRICK NANCY KELLY * SHOWS THE TRUTH ABOUT— The destruction of morality and womanhood under the Nazi New Order. Secret Service regulations dictate to German soldiers whom to love. Nazi baptism of babies under military sword and Hitler’s Mein Kampf. German women directing British Bombers with light signals to pummel Nazi factories. Wins Critics’ Praise in Daily Variety Motion Picture Herald Showmen's Trade Review True -- Because it is produced from Eye-Witness Accounts. * The new “big name” company in the industry. MONOGRAM PICTURES Toronto, Montreal, St. John, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver. Canadian FILM WEEKLY They Shall Have Pictures... (Continued from Page 1) with the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry, New York City, and with the U.S. Army Special Services Division. Another example of democratic co-operation among the United Nations, the new arrangement gives approval to the use by the Canadian army of the i6mm. prints of current feature pictures and short subjects. Jack Canuck will draw full entertainment benefit from the undertaking of the War Activities Committee to supply 11,200 prints of current recreational film programs as a gift to the U.S. Army. Canadian units may now borrow latest pictures from U.S. exchanges in North Africa, in any part of the European continent where Canadian troops are engaged in combat operations, in India, in Alaska, and on board hospital ships operated by the Canadian Armed Services. Indicating the up-to-date character of features which Canadian fighting men are going to see henceforth, a recent report shows that seventy-five per cent of the pictures supplied to date were made in 1943. The remaining 25 per cent were 1942 productions, and were mainly given during the early months of 1943. It adds that a total of 1,269 film shows were presented in army camps around the globe on October i that particular date being selected as representative of normal operations. Also noteworthy is the fact that not a single used print has been delivered to the Overseas Film Exchange for shipment overseas. Only new prints are being shown the boys over there, and special attention is paid to sound-track of films, so that fighting Canadians and Americans may receive full enjoyment from their movie fare. At the present time the War Activities Committee is delivering overseas 38 prints of the current releases selected. There are cases where almost 200 motion picture programs have been turned over to the Film Exchange in one week. What's more, the Special Services Division of the Army is completely free to order any number of prints from the industry’s entire supply of current releases. Before the new Canadian-U.5S. arrangement was made there was a restriction that these gift films, presented by the Motion Picture Industry, must be shown “under American auspices”. But now the ruling, as far as it affects the Canadian Army and the RCAF, has been waived. U.S. film ex changes all over the world are now servicing Canadian units on the fighting fronts in the same manner as if the requests for programs had been made by an American unit. Canadian forces are signing films in and out in the same manner as their Yankee brothers-in-arms do. Canada’s four Auxillary Service organizations— YMCA, Salvation Army, Canadian Legion, and Knights of Columbus—supply the projectors and look after the showing of these programs. Up until the time of the new agreement they were drawing all their supplies for Africa and Sicily from film exchanges in London, England. Now they will be able to also draw from U.S. Gepots all available films. Thus duplication is avoided, time and shipping space are saved, and the Canadian soldier is presented a much wider array of movie entertainment. Of course, exigencies of the moment may make it impossible to bring some fighting forces films as quickly and conveniently as desirable. Some units are too far distant from an exchange. Transportation difficulties also present a definite bottleneck. But wherever and whenever possible, the Canadian army is seeing that its forces get the best in pictures which, incidentally, are rated second to mail in importance. CHARLES P. CASHMAN Popular Charlie Cashman, who has been Photo-Engravers envoy to the trade for many years, has returned to public life after four years of retirement. He holds the post of Councillor for Ward 3, York Township, Ontario. Charlie, who sat in the Council for eight years, was elected by acclamation. January 5, 1944 Films Should Get Careful Handling (Continued from Page 1) tions about keeping the film in shape: (1) Censor bands should be securely attached to reels and be sure that the proper bands are on the proper reels. (2) Film should be rewound so that the reel is even, no single layers extending at the sides of the reels. This is sometimes due to faulty or wornout rewinders, and if shipped in this condition, they invariably reach the exchange with the edges broken, and that makes it necessary to cut out broken parts. (3) In a number of instances, film is received from the exhibitor with unscraped and improperly made patches. This creates delay in rewinding and inspecting. (4) Film should be returned to the exchange immediately after your showing in the theatre. This is very important today as there are less means of transportation and more time is required between each shipment. Exhibitors should take the matter up with their employees. Growth of carelessness will bring the problem to his own door. Silent Film Star H. Bosworth Passes Hobart Bosworth, 76, ‘dean of motion picture actors,” who appeared in some 600 movie roles since his first film job in 1909, passed away last week in Glendale, Cal. Bosworth most famous film was “Keeper of the Bees.” LEATHERETTE FOR SEAT REPAIRS New Shipment Just Received ORDER NOW Red, Nayy, Brown, Green, Tan, Tangerine and Air-Blue CANADIAN THEATRE CHAIR CO. 277 Victoria St., Toronto, Ont. Tere