Canadian Film Weekly (Jul 12, 1944)

Page 10 Canadian FILM WEEKLY Clarence Nash, voice of Disney’s Donald Duck, puts the famous bird through some vocal paces for Lloyd Gurr (right) of the Century Theatre, Hamilton, Ontario. Stephenson, Gurr Celebrate Own Way Charlie Stephenson, ad chief of Twentieth Century Theatres, and Lloyd Gurr, manager of the Cen tury, Hamilton, Ontario, marked the tenth anniversary of their connection with Twentieth Century Theatres by presenting Nat A. Taylor, head of the company, with a cigar humidor. Both lads worked at Taylor’s first theatre, which grew into some 40-odd houses—the third largest circuit in Canada. Charlie, a veteran, was the manager and Gurr the doorman. The theatre was the College, Kitchener, now the Century. Goes without saying that Taylor was touched. Invasion Reel Beef Ranked as Wrong A western Canadian paper protested editorially against the content of the invasion reels, claiming that Canada and Britain didn’t get enough footage. “There were some Canadians mentioned,” said the report, “but throughout the reel the commentary was on the American ships, the American planes and the American troops. The planes shown all bore American marks, the flags on the ships, American flags. There were no closeups of British or Canadian ships or planes,” Others said that newsreel commentators were exceedingly fair in their description of events. The writer may have mistaken the star which all allied equipment bore as purely Allied in signia. eee monoGRAM © PICTURES ——————————— July 12, 1944 This crackerjack window tieun with Tip Top Tailors main Toronto store was secured by Sam Glazer for “Four Jills in a Jeep” and worked in with the CWAC recruiting drive. oF The staff of Monogram’s new Vancouver exchange smile their approval of the building. Left to right, Evelyn Newman, cashier; Myrtle Brandeis, secretary; Louise Booth, photo night clerk. Back row, A. E. Ralston, salesman; Carmel Brandeis, inspectress, and J, E. Archer, manager. Columbia Increases Serial Schedule Columbia will increase the number of serials scheduled for the 1944-45 program from three to four, it was announced last week. The company is negotiating for the right story and will shortly announce cast and title. PRC to Exploit Film With Television PRC's film depicting the story of Dr. Jose Rozzal, patriot martyr of the Philippines, will be publicized by a television campaign when the film is ready for release, The company has also set short-wave broadcasts on the exploitation schedule. Pioneer Retires R. C. Wilson, chief projectionist of the Garrick, Winnipeg, since 1928, has resigned his post due to ill health. Woodin Republic Publicity Head Larry Woodin was last week appointed Republic publicity director to succeed John LeRoy Johnston who will handle publicity and advertising for International Pictures, Formerly a Pennsylvania theatre operator, Woodin was one of the “honored hundred” in the recent USA war bond campaign. Republic has increased its advertising budget for next season. Para to Release ‘Bell’ Here in 1945 Paramount’s Technicolor feat-~ ure, “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” which has been playing at special roadshow prices since its world premiere last year, will be withdrawn from higher priced release and shown in February, 1945, at popular prices. In making the announcement, Charles M. Reagan, vice-president in charge of distribution, revealed that the film had established new roadshow boxoffice records. St. Thomas Minister Takes Fair Attitude “Overcome evil with good,” said the Rey. J. R. Thompson when he spoke before the Local Council of Women of St. Thomas, Ontario, at their June meeting and presented an observation of the movies and current literature, applying the tenets of Christian philosophy to current entertainment and literary values. In @& consideration of the movies, the speaker explained that the theatre gives educational values and experience through the eye-gate and deServes increasing credit for its great contribution. Many pictures are, however, of inferior quality, suggestive, cheap and tawdry. The sensible attitude does not boycott the theatre but shows appreciation of good pictures by attending and speaking appreciatively of these good films to the manager. The mind is affected by what it feeds upon. Let us use the screen for the highest purpose and capture the theatre for Christianity, said the speaker,