Canadian Film Weekly (Dec 5, 1945)

December 5, 1945 Jolley, MPTOA, On Gab Junket (Continued from Page 1) bury and Belleville and is scheduled to speak in St. Thomas, St. Catharines and North Bay. A large gathering heard him speak at a meeting of the Kiwanis Club in Sudbury last week, arranged by Kiwanian Stan Andrews, manager of the Capitol. Other Sudbury managers—Max Phillips, Regent; Verd Marriott, Grand; and Frank Ferera, Rio— were Andrews’ guests at the meeting which attracted considerable publicity in the local paper. In London the Kinsmen’s Club staged a gala night dedicated to the motion picture industry on the occasion of Jolley’s visit. Kinsman Max Davey, manager of the Palace, was in charge and other local managers were guests of the club. They included Tom McKnight, Patricia; Bill Trudell, Capitol; Fred Jackson, Loew's; Fred Thompson, Rex; Dunc Campbell, Elmwood; and Jack Kurk, Centre. The managers donated a group of theatre tickets for which a draw was held. Each kinsman had to bring a serviceman as his guest and 165 attended. The meeting drew good publicity in the press. Veteran showman “Pete” Harrison, manager of the Capitol, Cobourg, was responsible for having Jolley address a recent luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club there. The affair was well attended and drew publicity both before and after. } Jolley also spoke recently before the Beaches Businessmen’t Association in Toronto, at a luncheon meeting in the Orchard Park Hotel. Frank Rooney, manager of the Fox and newly elected president of the association, arranged for the meeting and introduced the MPTAO secretary, who delivered an address on “The Birth and Growth of the Movies.” New PRC Color Pic PRC's new outdoor color feature, “Song of Old Wyoming,” introduces Eddie Dean, western * singing star. Fox’ 39-week Profit Is $7'/2 Million Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation and all subsidiaries, including National Theatres Corporation and Roxy Theatre, Incorporated, has announced a consolidated net profit of $7,529,287 for the 39-week period ending September 29th, 1945, after all charges including a $1,000,000 reserve for contingencies were deducted. This figure compared with $9,487,929 net profit for the first 39 weeks in 1944. Canadian FILM WEEKLY International Pix Through Emp-U (Continued from Page 1) from International and Rank and it will have a complete selling force in each of its offices throughout the United States, Britain and other countries. It is not known yet whether United World Pictures will operate its own office under that name in Canada but since Paul Nathanson’s organization represents both Universal and Rank there is no doubt that International product will come to it. To enable United World Pictures to commence operations without delay the facilities of either Rank or Universal will be used where deemed best. — International, which will use Universal’s production facilities but operate in its own administration building on the lot, has issued six pictures through RKO in the two years it has functioned and will soon offer “Tomorrow is Forever’ and Orson Welles’ ‘The Stranger.” In addition a production company, International Pictures Corporation, has been formed and it will be owned jointly by TASH AND SUBJECT When the Right Honorable Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of Great Britain, visited Ottawa recently, Associated Screen News covered the event for the major newsreels. Newsreel cameraman Roy Tash is shown ‘above discussing the movie script with the British leader. Universal, Leo Spitz and William Goetz, with the last two as chairman and president respectively. Although Universal is a joint owner of both International Pictures and the United World organization, the use of its facilities in no way means joint activity. On the contrary, the Goetz-Spitz group will operate separately and in no way be related to the Universal program or personnel. J. Arthur Rank will head United World Pictures’ two main companies as chairman, while Mathew Fox will be president and E. T. Carr managing director of the British company, United World Pictures Company of England. Universal, Goetz and Spitz will be owners of United World Pictures Company Inc. It is an essentially AngloAmerican enterprise, with one half being owned each by USA and British interests. The announcement was made public by J. Arthur Rank, Leo Spitz, William Goetz and J. Cheever Chowdin, chairman and Nate Blumberg, president, Universal Pictures, Inc. Mexican Masquerade Dorothy Lamour and Arturo de Cordova will soon be seen together in Paramount's ‘Masquerade in Mexico.” Rank Buys Into Australian Chain In his latest move to acquire theatre holdings all over the world J. Arthur Rank has bought an interest in Greater Union Theatres, Pty, Ltd., in Australia by entering into partnership with Norman Rydge, head of the circuit. This deal puts the British film magnate into competition with Hoyt’s, a theatre-chain down under affiliated with 20th Century-Fox. The agreement provides that Rydge will retain operational control of the 72-house circuit. He will also market a complete line of British cinematograph equipment which does not compete with Australian domestic products. 2 ay Address all communications—The Managing Editor, Canadian Film Weekly, 25 Dundas Square, Toronto, Canada. Published by Film Publications of Canada Ltd., 25 Dundas Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Phone ADelaide 4317. Price 5 cents each or $2.00 per year. Entered as Second Class Matter. Printed by Eveready Printers Limited, 78 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontaric Vol. 10 No. 49 Dec, 5, 1945 Panini 30 Se she oe ee HYE BOSSIN, Managing Editor Page 3 Suggest No Fee On Sub Print (Continued from Page 1) The move was carried out without the endorsement of exhibitors and in spite of the protests of distributors. The latter pointed out that the increased cost caused by the shipment of film from Winnipeg to Regina and back again might make it necessary to reduce the number of prints. This would cause the elimination of service to one-and two-day houses, which yield no profit, and delays in deliveries to full-time situations. Not only would it cause hardship for exhibitors but | the people of small communities © would be denied entertainment. It was also shown that unless costs are reduced to enable the distributors to operate as before, fewer prints for censorship would bring about an almost 50 per cent reduction in revenue. Those Saskatchewan exhibitors serviced from the Calgary exchange centre will be taken care of from © Winnipeg. This, in some cases, will cause an increase in express charges. Censorship fees were raised from two to four dollars per reel in January by the branch and Manitoba followed this action with a similar one. Saskatchewan has always shown a considerable profit on its censorship activities, since it pays only one censor and for his right to use Manitoba’s facilities. It is estimated that the average annual return has been $25,000. Because of the increased fees ; the return until October 15th was $34,000. If a reduction in fees for subsequent prints is not allowed and the distributors are forced to use one print instead of two or more, the annual revenue from censorship will fall to $16,000. Saskatchewan fees are badly proportioned when related to theatre receipts and compared with the case in other provinces. In Ontario censorship fees in 1944 were roughly $100,000 and the films censored brought $22,542,943 in receipts. Saskatchewan, with $25,000, attracted $2,347,726. , Good Smart Comp'y Wally Brown and Alan Carney are starred in RKO’s “Genius, Inc.,” with Anne Jeffreys, Lionel Atwill and Bela Lugosi in top featured roles. ‘Blackie’ Does Magic Columbia will give Chester Morris an opportunity to display his abiltiy as a magician in his next picture “Boston Blackie and the Magician,”