Film year book (1934)

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A SURVEY OF CANADA and NEWFOUNDLAND A year ago it was intimated that 1933 would be a better year in Canada and Newfoundland, but this hope was only partially realized. During the early part of 1933 business did not show any improvement and some experts say that Canada reached its lowest business point in May. During the latter part of the year there was a decided improvement and exhibitors are looking forward to 1934 even more optimistically than they did in 1933. The official general index of business activity for September was 75.1 as against 67.6 in September, 1932. During 1933 a few theaters that had been of this circuit however remains as before with closed have re-opened, and the total number Paramount Publix. of wired houses on December 31st, 1933 was In distribution Educational pictures are now larger than on the same date in the previous purveyed by Empire Films who also distribute year. The number reported last year was 687 — Monogram which were formerly marketed the number reported at the present time is 710. through Regal Films Limited. RKO is still There have been few changes in ownership. handling Pathe in addition to its own product. N. L. Nathanson succeeded to the presidency United Artists is handling a line of British of Famous Players Canadian Corporation, the pictures from British and Dominions. Empire largest circuit in the Dominion. The control Films is distributing British International and LONDON RIO DE JANEIRO BERLIN MEXICO CITY PARIS TOKIO Largest Importer of Foreign Language Productions German, French, Spanish, Hungarian EXPORT OF AMERICAN PRODUCTIONS TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD 23 Years of Actual Sales Experience in Every Part of the Globe GENERAL FOREIGN SALES CORPORATION ARTHUR ZIEHM, General Manager 729 SEVENTH AVE. NEW YORK CITY TEL. MEdillion 3-3781-3782 CABLES: WOTEX NEW YORK SHANGHAI VIENNA .SINGAPORE STOCKHOLM SYDNEY BUENOS AIRES 1002