Canadian Film Weekly (Dec 3, 1947)

Page 6 Tyers To Manage Toronto Odeon Manager of Toronto’s $2. million superdeluxe theatre, the Odeon, now in the course of erection, will be Wannie Tyers, it was revealed by the ‘Honorable J. Earl Lawson, KC, president of Odeon Theatres of Canada. The theatre will be opened in the spring. Tyers, now managing the Capitol in Niagara Falls for Odeon, started his film career as an usher in the Runnymede, Toronto, while attending high school. He managed houses in Belleville, Dunnville and St. Thomas; has been: with Odeon since the circuit’s organization. In Niagara Falls, Tyers’ organization of theatre participation in community activities was an ~ outstanding success. The Odeon Junior Movie Club has 1,856 members in a city of 20,000. _In making known the appointment, effective December Ist, Lawson indicated that other pro motions within the Odeon organization were also expected to follow shortly. He said that Tyers would study theatre operation in England and also in key USA centres before the actual opening in Toronto. Construction progress has advanced rapidly in recent weeks with walls and roof now virtually finished. British Film Star Appeals For Toys Patricia Roc, British film star, is making an appeal to all lovers of children throughout the world to send her toys that she can place in Christmas stockings for children’s hospitals in England. Toys should be small in size, such as marbles, crayons, little books and animals, cap pistols, harmonicas, balls, balloons, whistles, etc. ’ The British austerity program | has made many of ‘these items almost impossible to obtain and any gifts sent will be sure of a warm reception. Address all parcels to Patricia Roc, c/o “One Night With You’ Production, Denham Studios, Middlesex, England. Stars For ‘Hazard’ Paulette Goddard and Macdonald Carey will be starred by Paramount in “Hazard,” romantic comedy soon to go into production under direction of George Marshall. Pearce Joins WB Toronto Sales Charles Pearce has replaced Peter Myers on the Toronto sales Staff of Warner Brothers. Myers resigned to become Toronto branch manager of Hagle-Lion Films. Pearce was with WB in Britain. Canadian FILM WEEKLY Ambassador eked: To Have Ban Lifted | Ray Atherton, USA ambassa-~ dor in Ottawa, has been asked by Andrew L. Somers, Democrat representative from New York and co-chairman of the American League for a Free Palestine, to intercede with the Dominion Government to overrule a Canadian postoffice edict banning the script of Ben Hecht’s stage pageant, “A Flag Is Born.” Supposedly a propaganda piece for the League, the script had been returned with marked on it. Sommers implied that if a satisfactory answer was not forthcoming from Atherton he might take up the matter: in Congress. He ‘said that “IT do not think the cause of honesty and justice was served by hiding any opinion even if we do not agree with it.” To Play At Carnegie Neil Chotem, Canadian com poser-pianist, as a result of his . playing of “Quebec Concerto” in Quebec Productions’ “Whispering City,” will give a concert in Carnegie Hall in New York in Feb _ ruary. Radio Show Film Seymour Nebenzal has acquired screen rights to MBS’ “Queen for a Day” radio show. “rejected”, December 3, 1947 Smith Calls For Higher Rentals With virtually two-thirds of American film corporations’ income from the foreign market lost’ and with production costs higher, continuance of delivery of. quality boxoffice product demands an increase in revenue from domestic distribution, Andy W. Smith Jr., general sales manager, told Fox division heads. “The time is here,” Smith said, “when. we must make our _ profit out of domestic distribu tion only. Theatres must be satisfied with less profit on our pictures if we are to continue serving them with gee boxoffice product. _ “There is no law that I know’ — of that says a theatre shall have 50 percent of our film rental as ‘profit. before we share on a 35 percent picture. Developments ‘within our industry here and abroad, with which theatre operators are acquainted, make definitely fair the expectation ’ that 35 per cent split figures be cut toa point where the exhibitor has not more than onethird of our film rental as profit. In the matter of scale deals they should not allow more than our percentage of film rental as profit at the different levels.” =) The only Dar ers version of the ROYAL WEDDING In Technicclor Write Wire or Telephone Your local Eagle Lion Branch now for Fast ee Dates ——— ZABLE LION ZA! uy Exclusive! } $$ $$$) It's a problem! . 8 ty oF, RL CUshe | 5 Bus LOE 24) NICHOLAS NICKLEBY A) | MH [¢ wy Z > — ? i Jo 1a ws |} © EAGLE-LION FILMS of Coneda, Limited “Tt’s an exploitation idea from New York. They say i brings in backward thealregoers!”