Canadian Film Weekly (Jan 19, 1944)

Page scan 0000 from Canadian Film Weekly

Record Details:

Title:
Canadian Film Weekly
Date:
Jan 19, 1944
Volume:
Canadian Film Weekly (Jan 19, 1944)
Leaf #:
0000
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Canad
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Global Cinema, and Canada
Format:
periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library, Canadian Picture Pioneers, Paul Moore and Jessica Whitehead
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:

Canadian Film Weekly

  • Editor: Hye Bossin (1942-64)
  • Renamed Canadian Film & TV Bi-Weekly (1965-69, editor: Stan Helleur)
  • Renamed Candian Film Weekly(1970, editor: Ed Hocura)

Canadian Film Weekly (1942-70) was edited by Hye Bossin and published by Film Publications of Canada, Ltd., wholly owned by leading exhibitor, Nat Taylor. In the late 1930s, Taylor was head of the Independent Theatre Association and his Toronto-based chain, Twinex-Century (Twentieth Century), was the largest independent circuit in the country. In 1941, however, he negotiated for chain affiliation with upstart Canadian Odeon before leveraging a better deal and greater booking control with nationally-dominant Famous Players Canada, Ltd. No longer independent, he took ownership of the Independent Theatre Association’s semi-monthly magazine, The Canadian Motion Picture Exhibitor (1940-41), installed Hye Bossin as editor, and laid plans to relaunch in January 1942 under a new name, Canadian Film Weekly. This enduring key publication was no longer solely focused on independent exhibitors but instead covered the entire industry on a national scale–exhibition, distribution and production–with some attention given to studio news from New York and Hollywood.

Bossin was a vibrant writer with a canny way with words, admired in the industry in the United States as well as Canada. He was one of a large family who lived above their father’s secondhand shop in the Jewish “ward” downtown in Toronto. His older brother was a bookie with ties to the underground; his younger brother was a famous journalist, protégé of Walter Winchell, and Hollywood screenwriter. In contrast, Hye spent nearly two decades learning the publishing trade in a printers’ shop before trying a stint as a Hollywood publicist, then writing a column for the Toronto Star Weekly before taking Taylor’s offer to edit the Film Weekly. Bossin was central to the creation of the Canadian Film Archive, the Canadian Film Awards, and he wrote some of the first histories of early cinema in Canada, published in the first volumes of the annual Canadian Film Weekly Year Book (1951-70).

In 1957, the Film Weekly had incorporated the rival Canadian Moving Picture Digest (1917-57), and began dating its start to that paper’s earlier start as the Canadian Universal Bulletin (1915-18). Subsequent variants of the Canadian Film Weekly and its yearbooks always claimed their roots all the way back to 1915 and the origins of the film industry trade press in Canada. After Bossin died in 1964, the Weekly’s new editor, Stan Helleur, renamed the magazine Canadian Film & TV Bi-Weekly, scaling back the pace of publishing but adding a purview for television and broadcasting. The annual was renamed similarly, its subtitle amended to “Year Book of the Canadian Entertainment Industry.” An attempted renewal to weekly format in 1970, edited by Ed Hocura, was short-lived and Nat Taylor decided instead to relaunch under an entirely new title, Canadian Film Digest (1971-77) and Canadian Film Digest Yearbook (1971-86).

– Paul Moore, March 2024

Further Reading

  • Bossin, Hye. “Canada and the Film: The Story of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry.” In Canadian Film Weekly Year Book of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry, 21-41. Toronto: Film Publications of Canada, 1951.
  • Moore, Paul. “Chronicling a National History: Hye Bossin’s Canadian Film Weekly and Year Book.” In Eric Hoyt and Kelley Conway, eds., Global Movie Magazines. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2024.

Date Added:
August 01, 2024
Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

_ <i ~ | Vol. 9, No. $ We 0, NES yy (és RY, CANADIAN MOTION PICTURE VOICE of the TORONTO, JANUARY 19, 1944 INDUSTRY $2.00 Per Annum Ranks Mr. Gain Sizes Up USA The seriousness of the intentions of J. Arthur Rank, British film leader, with regard to future activities on this continent were brought home to USA and Canadian theatre folk by the visit of his representative, Barrington Gain. Gain, in his American inter (Continued on Page 4) Freedman Again Heads Indies Ben Freedman was unanimously returned to office as president of the Independent Theatres Association of Ontario, affiliate of the National Council of Independents. The election took place last week at the annual meeting, held in the clubrooms of the association on Bond St., Toronto. Harry Lester, Bonita, Toronto, (Continued on Page 2) Manager Fined John Morrisson, manager of a theatre in Scotstown, Quebec, Jast week pleaded guilty to the charge of allowing minors into his theatre. Magistrate J. H. Lemay fined him $10. Lassie’s Record Regal’s “Lassie Come Home” broke a 12-year-old record for the last three days at the Luyceum, Kitchener, Ont. More Recruits to Ontario Association New members of the Motion Picture Theatres Association of Ontario are Phillip Sandler, Centre, Toronto; Mr. Cancilla, Uptown, Orangeville; Mrs. B. K. Moore, Moore’s Theatre, Grimsby; Parkway Theatre, Fort Erie; John Walker, Gem, Port Dover, and J. Palangio, Empire, Cochrane. “Calling Clarification of Order No. 332 Shows General Ads Almost Status Quo The suspension of Section 10 of Order No. 332, which eased the restrictions on theatre advertising, does not mean that the monthly limit of 25 pounds of paper has been lifted. That was a first impression in a number of theatre W. RAY JOHNSTON The president of Monogram Pictures Corporation this month celebrates the thirtieth year of his connection with the motion picture industry. In Canada Monogram, under Oscar Hanson and Harry Kaufman, has moved steadily forward, sharing the good will earned for the company by Johnston’s lively leadership. Geo. Lynch Handles Monogram, Calgary George Lynch, well known in Alberta film circles, has become manager of the Calgary branch of Monogram. Lynch was with Paramount for 20 years. Harry A. Kaufman, general manager of the company, was in Calgary to install Lynch. Dr. Death’ headquarters but was corrected by a follow-up letter from John Atkins, administrator of Publishing, Printing and Allied Industries. He explained that nothing but Section 10 was affected and it was understood that Section 11, which specified the 25 pound per month limit, stood. What is gained is that for the period of the suspension of Sec (Continued on Page 2) Regah, Hagersville, To Barnes, Davidson Pete Barnes and Lou Davidson have acquired the Regah, Hagersville, Ont., from Howard Hager. It’s a 400-seater with two changes per week. New operators will renovate and change policy to three programs per week. Paper Allowance Said Liberal McMullen Is Now Special Adviser Though R. G. McMullen, who has been acting as director of the Theatre and Film section of the WPTB since it was created in 1941, has left the post, he remains as special adviser to M. W. McCutcheon, administrator of services, and will continue to sit in judgment on motion picture Continued on Page 2) RKO at Work On Eight Features Rosalind Russell, Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Frank Sinatra and Katina Paxinou will soon be seen on different sets of RKORadio’s Hollywood studio. They and such film favorites as Paul Henreid, Maureen O’Hara, George Sanders and Walter Slezak, together with radio comedians Fib (Continued on Page 7) John Grierson Drops War Info Board Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced last week that John Grierson, head of the National Film Board, will relinquish his post at the end of January as general manager of the Wartime Information Board. He is being succeeded Fix Esquire, Brantf'd Esquire Theatre, Brantford, Ont., will undergo $2, 000 worth of alterations. Regina Girls Grad As 16 Mm. Proj'sts Seventeen Regina women completed the National Film Board course in 16 mm. projection, the first class of its kind in Canada. Their services are being offered through the Regina Women’s Voluntary Service. © by David Dunton, who has been assistant general manager. Mr. Grierson, who held the post for a year, is returning to the active management of the National Film Board. He will continue, however, in close association with the Wartime Information Board as special advisor to the government on information. In accepting Mr. Grierson’s resignation, the prime minister expressed the appreciation of the government for his work. First in UNIVERSAL’S new Series of thrillers adapted from the popular Inner Sanctum radio mysteries, pre-sold to millions of listeners. A sure_ fire hit from the studio that makes the best.thrillers, Book now through EMPIRE-UNIVERSAL, oe EEE ——