Canadian Film Weekly (Feb 2, 1944)

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Page 6 OF CANADA LTD. 277 Victoria Street, Toronto. Where Are Your Children? The film about one of the greatest problems of ftoday. Monogram's treatment of this has won the acclaim of Juvenile Court officials, social workers and leading citizens. It has caused excitement in the industry BOOK THIS SMASH BOXOFFICE ATTRACTION Variety Reports NEW YORK (Globe) ‘Children’ a WHAM... rousing ... exceptionally big... HOLDOVER PITTSBURGH (Shea) ‘Children’ a WOW... SOCK SURPRISE * The new “big name” company in the industry. MONOGRAM PICTURES Toronto, Montreal, St. John, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver. Canadian FILM WEEKLY February 2, 1944 RCN Seagoing Circuit OK Self-Sustaining Naval Film Society Plays to 27,000 Every Week ‘On Ship and Shore Ha eee EL attendance at movies shown under the auspices of the Royal Canadian Naval Film Society are 27,000 weekly, it was revealed in the first yearly report of the organization. Of the total, 4,000 see films aboard ship and 23,000 on shore. Twenty thousand of those who see film on shore are taken care of in 11 of the Society’s 13 35-mm. theatres and 3,000 see 16 mm. features and shorts. The sea-going circuit is made up of 60 ships. Each distribution company makes film available to the Society in the case of 35 mm. but RKO is the only exception in the 16 mm. setup. Conditions of supply to ships are for the most part difficult, since programs must remain aboard for long periods of time. This has necessitated the outright purchase of programs in a number of cases. The average program costs $250 and can at best be used only 35 times before the prints are worn out. Rental policy for the 35 mm. theatres on shore is the same as that of the regular trade. They are booked as a group by RCN bookers, many recruited from the film business, and are handled much the same as any circuit. Profits go to the Society and are allocated to the establishment in which this or that theatre is located, if required. Insurance 2 Problem Because of wartime conditions the cost of insurance with private companies is prohibitive. The Society therefore has to carry its own risk and a reserve fund is being built to take care of film assets, which are regarded as RCN property. Quite considerable losses have already been -sustained, not all of them due to enemy action. Careless handling, as with regular commercial theatres, has also accounted for loss of films and equipment. Royal Canadian Naval Film Society was formed in October, 1942, to overcome entertainment problems peculiar to that branch of the services. Lieut. Dave S. Rubin, formerly a theatre manager, became its manager and it is agreed that he has done a firstrate job. An OrderinCouncil was issued and a committee nominated by the Chief of the Naval Staff. The original Order-in-Council provided a donation of $6,000 and a loan of $10,000, which was repayable in two years. In return the Society made all its facilities available for the use of training films. Entertainment, however, is the primary object and it is expected that by next year the field will have been thoroughly covered. The Society today is regarded as ae sound business organization. Showing a Profit Revenue is obtained from shipboard showings by charging 25 cents per Officer and 5 cents for all other ratings per performance. It is not compulsory to join and ship executives who prefer to make their own arrangements may do so. A ship joining the Society and on which equipment is installed pays an initiation fee of $1.50 per man. The Society stages free shows in naval hospitals and hospital ships. Generous co-operation is received from the U. S. Army Motion Picture Service. Total resources of the Society are $18,335.07 and liabilities are $10,918.11. Expenses during the year were $23,332.95, of which 917,933.55 was for film rentals. War Prisoners To See Movies (Continued from Page 1) War Prisoners Aid Committee of the YMCA, The Nazi government has agreed to permit the showing of English and American films to Allied prisoners and in turn will send German-made films to Nazi prisoners in Allied territory. No newsreels or films with. political significance will be shown, according to the agreement. It was determined by the Committee that most German camps had 16 mm. equipment and the films will be of the same class shown to the armed forces in general, Italian prisoners in the United States and other countries have been shown films. The War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry was one of the groups responsible for the scheme. Films will be sent by Red Cross ships and distributed from Geneva. 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