Canadian Film Weekly (Sep 20, 1944)

September 20, 1944 Industry Ready For VII V Loan (Continued from Page 1) crease of $100 million over the quota of the Sixth Victory Loan. Chief feature of the industry's effort will be a one-reel short being produced by MGM entitled “Tomorrow John Jones.” Some 300 prints will be needed for concentrated distribution. The short was decided on at a meeting of the Canadian Motion Picture War Services Committee at which representatives of the National War Finance Committee were present. This meeting was held some months ago and it was decided then that, because of the immense success of ‘The Shining Future,’ Warner-made short for the Sixth Loan, the same idea should be continued. J. J. Fitzgibbons, national chairman of the industry’s War Services Committee, got in touch with Francis Harmon of the Hollywood War Activities Committee, who took the matter up with executives of Twentieth Century-Fox and MGM. MGM, approached first through Nicholas M. Schenck and E. J. Mannix, agreed immediately. Tom Connors of Fox expressed the willingness of his company to have undertaken the effort, and J. J. Fitzgibbons, in thanking him, said that Fox might be approached at some future time if necessary. In his announcement Mr. Isley said the borrowing requirements for the current fiscal year still stood at the $3,200,000,000 figure estimated in his Budget speech of June 26. Provision had been made in the Budget for uncertainties, and it appeared likely that an increase of $500 million might have to be made in estimates of war expenditures. Individual subscriptions have an objective of $600 million in the October campaign, a $75 million increase over objective in the sixth loan. Mr. Ilsley drew attention to the increased objective for individual purchases of loans. “This marks the continuing great importance which «is attached to the participation of every individual Canadian who is in a position to buy bonds,” he said. Republic Adds Four To 1944-45 Sked Republic will release 36 dramas for the 1944-45 schedule instead of 32 as previously announced, bringing the total number of releases up to 68. In addition to the dramas the schedule still lists the eight Roy Rogers, eight Bill Ellicts, eight action and eight star Westerns previously announced, Canadian FILM WEEKLY yo OnThe Square <a ie with Hye Bossin Vital Statistics Isadore Shapiro, Columbia booker, was married to Mannette Davidson last week .. . Murray Sweigman of Inter-Theatres has become engaged . . . Charlie Bahrynowski, manager of the Metropolitan, Winnipeg, now has a recently-born son to manage him... Irving Seigel, projectionist at the Ace, is now the father of a daughter, thus shoving Dave Seigel, prexy of Local 173, IATSE, into the ranks of the grandpappies ... Syd Samson, Canadian Fox chief, is another first-time grandfather, his daughter having presented the clan with a girl . .. While on the subject of the younger generation, let’s not overlook Honey Lee King, daughter of Harold, King of the Park, Chatham. She’s the purtiest and pertest hunk of kid in Kent County ... Stopped in to see Harland Rankin at Chatham, visited his loyely home, listened to ambitious theatre plans and was ringed with a Rankin tie—a form of hospitality inflicted on all visitors. .. Went with Harold King to St. Joseph's Hospital, Chatham, to visit his sick janitor and learned that there is a patient who hasn’t been out of the place in 32 years. She was hurt in a railroad accident that long ago ...A sailor put one over on the cashier of the Garrick, Halifax. He offered a ten dollar bill and got change for it. It was discovered that he had split a ten dollar bill lengthwise and pasted it on a one dollar bill treated in the same way. Which means that someone else has been or will be stuck. ca * s Goldhar — Target For Tonight The guy with the horns and cloven hooves seems to be hounding Harry Goldhar. During a recent storm lightning struck the Kent Theatre and damaged electrical equipment. The patrons were sent home. Then a reel of “Phantom of the Opera” caught fire at the Kent Theatre and that performance had to be cancelled. That feature, incidentally, seems to be jinxed somewhat, the same thing having happened to it in British Columbia recently. But Harry’s funniest accident took place at the baseball stadium, where he is practically a resident, and provided laughs for those around him. You’ve heard that “I’m glad that elephants can’t fly” crack. It actually happened to Harry. There were about 8,000 persons in the ball park that afternoon and a mighty healthy pigeon picked him out as the target for some precision ‘bombing, dropping a fist-sized splatter on him from 500 feet. The RCAF could use that pigeon. “If the Leaf pitchers had that kind of control,” says Harry, “we would have won the pennant a Jong time ago.” + *% * Heard and Overheard A fellow got a job as a window dresser in a ladies wear store, tells Roy Castleman, and quit after four days. He was asked why. “I found out,” he answered sorrowfully, “that those girls weren't real.” ... A disgusted racing fan whose horse lagged ~ was heard to exclaim, “That horse could run under the apple tree all day and never get out of the shade!” . .. Even the gaming houses are doing so much business that the croupiers try to get the players to stand sideways and make room for more at the tables. “Stand up like soldiers, folks,” one advised. “You only need one eye and one arm to play this game!" ... A favorite story just now is about the time Mischa Elman passed a street fiddler who played terribly. But when he was finished the residents threw silver and bills at him. Elman came by the next day and saw the same thing. The third day Elman got there first, played the best he knew how but didn’t draw a nickel. But when the street fiddler took his place and made those terrible sounds the money came down again. Elman introduced himself, pointed out the difference in their playing and asked the street fiddler why he was so successful. “I’m not a yiolinist,” was the answer. “I’m a bookie.” ... You're getting fat when you push stuck doors with your stomach, kick the bottom drawer in instead of pushing it and have others pick up things for you, Page 5 PRC DELIVERS Benny Fields in MINSTREL MAN DELINQUENT DAUGHTERS June Carlson Fifi D’orsay LADY IN THE DEATH HOUSE Lionel Atwill Jean Parker WATER FRONT John Carradine J. Carrol Naish SEVEN DOORS TO DEATH Chick Chandler June Clyde CONTENDER Buster Crabbe Arline Judge MACHINE GUN MAMA Armida El Brendel! You Can Rely On PRC . Producers Releasing Corporation Executive Offices: 277 Victoria St., Toronte, 2, Ont,