Canadian Film Weekly (Dec 20, 1944)

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From CANADIAN FILM WEEKLY — 1943-44 — JANUARY 12—USA film dis howing f W tributors begin to worry abou RI Vi I J Arthur Rank’s plans ind Snowden Theatre, 1 ire warned by Harold Hopper isement init Kent vernment motion picture priority chief, that they would face Fan Piaye t-war battle to retail iy partner il the St ternational markets iver, W K. D Leo M. Devaney, RKO gen Theatr: cral manager in Canada, suc ors t t M ceeds the late James P. 0’ Re Loghlin as president of the t tioy for Ont ‘ Canadian Motion Picture Dis FEBRUARY 16—Kent tributors Association. ins s« ' try WN ANUARY 19 Ben Freedmar ivainst prior ruyr f VW J re-elected president of the In! luct Dy Sr ler M ependent Motion Picture E> Verdun rheatre, Verdun hibitors Association of Ontari Quebec, charged with violating R. G. McMullen withdraws law banning admission of per as director of Theatre and Film sons under 16, challenges prov Section, WPTB, but remains as incial jurisdiction and claims adviser to M. W. McCutcheon, it should be federal respon administrator of services, on sibility. industry matters. Proje John Grierson relinquish: 101 f fil LEO M. DEVANEY his post as general manager of FEBRUARY 23 — St RKO general manager in the War Information Board t autre nerators protest ft ‘ Canada, he succeeded the late confine his activities to the tawa against tvn< f theat James P. O'’Loghlin as presNational Film Board hich pay no amu ident of the Canadian Motion JANUARY 26—Dayid H. Coplan, Theatre n in Re Picture Distributors Associageneral manager of United Drive under C Cooy tion. Artists in Canada, is appointed pointed the managing director for Great Canadian Motion Pi W 1943 Britain, succeeding ) BE. ; H. Services Comn ittes | (Teddy) Carr, who left to join Obituaris Edga Se v1 DECEMBER J. Arthur Rank’s growing orNe Yor James R. Joy, T DECEMBER 22 Jerry Shea ganization. He was succeeded nte Harry Keele, NFB, T veteran theatre operator, pasin Canada by A. J. Jeffery. ol ses in Toronto RCO CY COURS . Warr MARCH DECEMBER 29 — Theatre mer theatres 4: MARCH 1D about overcroy g feel that the monthly paper FEBRUARY Toronto by Working ration of 25 pounds is_ toc FEBRUARY 2—Filn mitte< te f ( ‘ severe of the National Council fo national scak P. D. Egan succeeds Roy Soviet Canadian Friendship Arthur W. Kelley, he Chown as president of the Calmeets in Toront Eavle-Liotr Distributor gary Motion Picture Exhibitors Copyright Appea ] Board T 4. Rank ty ture Association postpones decision in appeal of USA istribut B&L Theatres acquire the Musical Protective Associatior that 31 new exchanges Roseland and Academy theiwainst mnnual increase of nened nd eight atres, New Glasgow, Nova Sco rovalties by entry of Ame! fuced in partnershit th Bi tia, from the veteran showman, ican Performing Right Society VA fils are Norman W. Mason, who retires. into Canadian field as comps x A T First-run houses in large! titor f Canadian Performing suire tock interest in PR cities are having advertising Society Ascap repre f Cana space restricted DY newspa ive MARCH 8 pers First yearly report f the struction, Departm« f M 1944 Royal Canadian Nay Fil nitions and Supplies Society shows that average at pair limit from $500 $15 JANUARY tendance weekly n seagoing Incre ‘ JANUARY 5-—Paper administ: circuit is 27,000 weekly ed tor revises application of regu FEBRUARY 9% All-rour I MARCH 15—Greer Garson wins lations to theatres t illow ference betweer Indies irboth boxoffice and film critics’ wider use of poundage, heralds cuits nd exchanges n trad poll in annual Ten Bests of one-sheets, et being kaved practices vields n ncret Canadian Film Weekly. Exhi Clair Hague re-elected pre result bitors pick “Yankee Doodk ident of Canadian Picture S. A. Doane appointed chair Dandy” as year’s best BO film Pioneers ind Svwd B Taube man of the Nova Scotia Board while critics select “In Which becomes vice-president of Censors, succeeding the late We Serve” as best picture Steve McManus heads Otta Cc. H, Bennett Wa division of Motion Pictur Kent Tr I I ‘ \ y A Theatres Associatiol I ) M | I | The News Roundup DAVID H. COPLAN Appointed managing dire tor of Great Britain for United Artists, he was succeeded by A. J Jeffrey, Ontario branch manager, as Canadian general manager MARCH 2 Hon. J. Earl Lawson, K.¢ and George Beeston elected to boards of directors of Odeon Theatres and FEmpire-Univer aal MARCH 20—Kent vs. Warners and United Amusements r SUMmEeS in Vontreal courts Kent Theatres claims that Warners and tUnited Anrus ments are wm illeg~al combin under the Criminal Code. Hear ing proceeds on claim of in teriocutory injunction