Canadian Film Weekly (Jun 5, 1946)

June 5, 1946 Maynard Opens Own Oftices (Continued from Page 1) change facilities. In addition to the Consolidated schedule the Maynard company will offer “Journey Together,” a film made by the British, American and Canadian information services. Starring Edward G. Robinson, it is regarded as an PAUL MAYNARD Well known industry man, who has opened the Maynard Film Distributing Company in Toronto. outstanding documentary. its locales are Arizona and Great Britain. Released in the USA by the English Film Company, it has not been seen in Canada. Two other films on the list which are still to be released on this side of the border are ‘‘The Mysterious Dr. Arnault,” with Bill Williams, star of the currently popular ‘Deadline at Dawn,” and ‘Blind Doctor,’ with Bela Lugosi. Maynard will also reissue a United Artists 1938 release, “Thief Meets Thief,’ in which Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Margaret Lockwood star. Representatives to be stationed in Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver will be appointed shortly by Maynard, who is general manager. The Montreal offices will be opened early in July on Monkland Street, in the film section. Theatre In Cobalt Open Every Night Theatre Holding Corporation’s 560-seat Classic Theatre in Cobalt, Ontario, is back to a sixnights-a-week basis. Cut down to three nights a week within the last, year or so, the return to the old schedule refiects the increased activity in the mining town due to the rise in the price of silver. In its heyday Cobalt supported three shows which ran every night except Sunday, but with the shutting down of most of the mines and the resultant loss in population two of these were forced to close. Canadian FILM WEEKLY Canadian Producers Form Association (Continued from Page 1) Crawley Films, Ottawa, and the secretary James Cowan, leading public relations counsel, whose offices are in Toronto. O'Byrne, Shelly and Crawley are on the board of directors, along with Hans Tiesler of Audio Films, who acted as organization chairman. Representative of ‘those shooting exclusively in 16 mm. is Leslie M. Thatcher, Toronto. The new: association is the finest indication that Canadian production, after three decades of minor experiment and major discussion, is now a serious field with important money invested in it. There are about 15 producers, large and small, active in the Dominion and new ones are setting up shop regularly. They range all the way from individuals who have others do everything but the actual shooting to companies with the latest production and technical facilities. One of the first actions of the association will be to make a survey of the production field on this side of the border. It became obvious a while ago to Canadian producers that there was a great need for a common organization through which the industry would be nursed and the client protected. There was a growing interest in the use of films for purposes other than entertainment and the Association of Canadian Advertisers held an open forum on that subject in Toronto. This was followed by film men getting ‘together to provide a common pool of information for would-be users. Almost every large Canadian advertising agency now has a film section and it is important to facilitate the work of the men who head them, as well as keep a check on the camera toter who oversells a client. Officers of the Canadian association are studying the constitution of a similar body in the USA and it is likely that they will adopt the rule that a wouldbe member is required to have made two films for the same client. The need for an authoritative body to deal with educational and advertising individuals and organizations is important, and sc is proper contact with Ottawa. Production equipment bears a customs impost considered much too great by Canadian producers, who feel that the growth of industry will be retarded if something isn’t done. In the meantime members will endeavor to help each other overcome production handicaps due to shortage of vital equipment. Producers of theatrical and non-theatrical films will hold membership in the association, since the same company, in seyeral instances, produces both. In the USA producers of each type of subject are in separate organizations. However, interest and activity in ‘theatrical production of films in Canada is growing at a surprising rate and the status of producers operating exclusively in this field may be a separate one within the association. The first film to be produced by Cinema (Canada) Pictures, the Bryan Fryer company said to be backed by a broker, is “Farewell Britain,” first engagement of which was at the Uptown, Toronto. The company has an arrangement with Eagle-Lion for distribution in Canada of this two-reeler, which was produced with all-Canadian talent at the Queensway Studios. The company is said to hold the rights for some valuable story properties and have connections with Hollywood people of reputation. Men with important radio interests are said to be ready to move into the Canadian production field in the large cities, one story being that Paul L’Anglais of Montreal has acquired control of a company now in business and will produce a French-language film with English versions at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars. Production has begun on “Bush Pilot” in Muskoka by Dominion Productions. Rochelle Hudson will be the only American in the cast of the film being made in the Ontario vacation paradise by American and Canadian technicians. Vol. 11, No. 28 June 5, 1946 HYE BOSSIN, Managing Editor 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. Page 3 R. D. HURWITZ Elected president of the recently-organized association of Independent and circuit exhibitors, the Manitoba Motion Picture Exhibitors Association. Duell To Publish History Of Sound Duell, Sloan and Pearce, Incorporated, publishers, will bring out in Jate July or early August a book titled ‘Okay for Sound,” giving a comprehensive history of the development of sound films. The volume, which is being edited by Professor Frederic N. Thrasher of New York University, is timed for publication coincident with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of sound by Warner Brothers and others who helped pioneer the idea. Ernest Petch Dead At Brandon, Man. F. Ernest Petch, long-time manager of the Strand, Brandon, Manitoba, died last week at the age of 57 after a lengthy illness. He was with Famous Players for many years. Vancouver Jubilee May Be Filmed Vancouver may have motion pictures taken of its jubilee if a proposal advanced by North American Productions, Limited, and Aero Surveys, Limited, is accepted by the jubilee central committee. The $5,000 cost of the color film will be paid by the two companies advancing the idea. Plans call for ground and aerial shots to be taken by Hollywood-trained technicians and the nation-wide distribution of the film by a large New York company.