Canadian Film Weekly (Oct 4, 1944)

October 4, 1944 Capacity Crowds Drawn By Hope (Continued from Page 1) on given moviedom’s good-will ambassador The topped his efforts of several days by apbefore an Toronto's ae leading Paramount comic audience of Maple Leaf Gardens. He, with Francis Langford, Jerry Colona and Skinnay Ennis, drew tremendous ovations The ground reserved for the men women of the armed forces who marched in to the cheers of the crowd. But the greatest ovation of all was given pearing 15.000 at floor Was and to the wounded veterans of this war. They occupied the front seats and Hope paid special atthem He among them wisecracking and chatting while Skinnay Ennis kept the band busy. Hope called for the the boys The Gardens show, bolstered by acts from “Meet the Navy,” was Independent tention to wandered photogs to take shots of spons¢ red by the Druggists Association as part of their drive to sell a million dollars worth of War Stamps. The house was sold out advance to those wh« had purchased stamps for the right to be Hope gave the crowd plenty, working alon and doing doubles with Langford Colonna and Ennis course, Was a riot with the crowd but it Frances Langford who drew the most dignified and except for Hope the welcome Savings days in present. Colonna, of was — and greatest ~ On Wednesday afternoon—-the show was held that night—Hop« and “Al Watrous paired and won a golf match for the United WelFund which drew 4,000 spectators and $2,000. They played in the rain, stopped for a while then finished. Prior to the match he was guest of honor at a luncheon attended by 60 radio and press representatives Hope and company’s Tuesday evening broadcast from Camp Borden was 13,000 soldiers wh lare regulal Pepsodent attended by laughed and appiaucea The radio and visit to Toronto was arranged by Spitzer & Mills, who his radio sponsor in The hard-working more space than any kind i pages of the screen stat! represent Canada actor won newspaper! visiting celebrity of his years. Twenty-five r dailies had carried Hop Langford and group of Thursday) three Toronte stories ind pictures of 90n which Was several hour before the comic planed out fo? New York Hope was not in the best rf shape physically, having recently returned fron the Pacific ina though the press knew it, hardly it at th anvthing Was sald about ; rye ‘4 Canadian FILM WEEKLY Jack Barker, Famous Players art director, is shown above in conversation with Cornel Wilde Remember,” featured player in Columbia's which stars Paul Muni and Merl: cocktail party in the Hotel Pierre, New York, in Technicolor product ‘on A Song to Oberon Picture wa taken at honor of Wilde Committee Pickets imperial Theatre Women's Committee, an organization seek hospital wounded and ‘ last week Emergency Toronto ing better iccommoda tion for disabled took advanRKO showing a Toronto, t veterans tage of the “They the Imperial Theatre current short, Fight Again inaugurate a front of the shows shots of petition patrol in theatre. The USA orthopaedi« hospital work for veterans short Some patrons and passers-by signed the petition Fuller Promoted Arthur H head usher at the Fuller, formerly Granada The tre St Thomas was last week appointed assistant to Payne.° He sucMeloche. The Twentieth manager W. J ceeds Miss Eleanor Granada is part of th Century chain Applebaum Stays For 'G. |. Joe’ Louis Applebaum, one of Car ada’s youngest and most brilliant composers, has joined the staf of Lester Cowan Productions which recently completed § th forthcoming United Artist's release “Tomorrow the Work starring Fredric March and Bet ty Fiel 4 per i [ t! Nationa I I I AT el j has obtau i it f his Hollywo t His nex signment ny ‘ l } score <i \a Se the Vyritings b } ie ry . the ta a \ il orres <>T I AY eda \ ' iss at I \ r ‘ et te ‘ a irect I n ‘ rg ul Rothmere Appointed To Gaumont-British Lord Rothmere eading Brit ish news publisher is last ee} appointed to the tors of Gaumont Britis Roth er : a i } et in British Moviet New : irge nves T tiet} ntury-t MGM Sneak Preview At Uptown, Toronto ‘The { terville GI i reviews for i le ‘ tior it the Uptown, T e night las veek The Hair Lm be ing pushex ide t ike Regular newspape. I t Hollyvw Sneak P1 Levey in Hollywood Discussing A&C Pic uic La .é ul . HH . ‘ Ween ‘ ‘ | A bh r* ‘ ‘ Hi ry | ; ) ~ ‘ 7 r ‘ ‘ = Icke t I it Artist rus ‘ Canuck Novel Sold To RKO for $100,000 nts ‘ + rn } | y ; DY} I Hig He ‘ rc rt S100. 000 } { it )y ( by ’ ry ‘ (hy < iM . . } k } ; S . OF CYYNADA LTD ” 77 Victoria Street, Toronto LOOK AT these Moneymakers| ENEMY OF WOMEN The private life of Dr. Goebbel« A WAVE A WAC and A MARINE with MARJORIE WOODWORTH RAMSAY AMES ELYSE KNOX WHEN STRANGERS MARRY (Variety says ‘‘superb’’!) with KIM HUNTER DEAN JAGGER Oh, What a Night! with JEAN PARKER EDMUND LOWE These 1944-45 hits are now ready for dating The fastest grewing companys in the industry MONOGRAM PICTURES Toronto, Montreal, St. John. Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver