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Draft National Conciliation

Joint Meeting of Groups Agrees on Principles

Conciliation boards on a national scale, long sought

Meet to Talk

Care of Film

A. large meeting of representa- tives of the LATSE, distributors and the Theatre Inspection Branch of the Ontario film de- partment met last week in Toronto for a wide discussion about the condition of film and how to safeguard prints. against unnecessary wear. A smaller

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Universal Skeds 55 for 44-45

Universal has set 55 features, 81 reels of featurettes, four serials and seven Westerns for the 1944-45 season, William A. Scully, vice - president - general sales manager announced last week. A similar schedule has been set for the 1943-44 season.

Scully listed a number of 1943-

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Harold Kay Joins Mono Sales Staff

Harold Kay, well-known ex- hibitor, has joined the sales staff of Monogram Pictures, announces Harry Kaufman. Harold, popular in the trade, has had many years of experience in the motion picture field,

Meat on Tuesdays Grand, Galt, Ontario, will offer a live show every Tuesday. —

Taylor & Associates Acquire PRC Stock

Announcement has been made by H. J. Allen, president and general manager of Producers Releasing Corporation Limited, that a stock interest in the com- pany has been acquired by N, A. Taylor and associates, and that N. A. Taylor has been elected director and secretary-treasurer of the company.

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A Canadian army film unit scooped the world by 72 hours on the invasion of Sicily, ac- cording to Corporal Preston Browne of Windsor, injured while photographing an Ameri- can battery as it fired the first shells into Italy.

According to Corp. Browne, Sergeant Allan Grayston, for- mer Associated Screen News cameraman, stood in the line of fire from Italian beach de- fences to take the pictures, then handed the film to a pilot going to Tunisia. This pilot passed if on to a USA flyer headed for Algiers. From there the film was flown to London.

Jail for Thief

Steve Alex Nahirney, 19, was sentenced to one year in jail for breaking into the Daylight Thea- tre, Saskatoon.

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may become a reality in the near of the Independents, circuits and meeting in Toronto last week, agreed on

principles and structure. A Working Committee has drawn up a draft to be sub- mitted for the approval of the interested groups which, if acceptable to all, will be put be- fore various organizations in the Dominion. Each body which ac- cepts it will be asked to submit differences to committees and abide by their decisions.

Equal representation has been

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J. A. Ranks USA. Distrib Structure

J. Arthur Rank and his Amer- ican associates will open 31 ex-~ changes in key USA cities and produce eight Hollywood films in

partnership with native pro- ducers, it has been announced by Arthur W. Kelley, managing

director of Eagle-Lion Films, Inc., the new company. Teddy (Comtinued on Page 2)

*Bondage’ Hits Three

“Women in Bondage,” Mono- gram’s story of Nazi woman- hood, is in its third week at the Paradise, Vancouver.

Are you one of those foolish persons who have yielded thoughtlessly to the impression that prisoners of war are neither in the fight mor out of it? If so,

wake up! :

An easy way has been found to establish a per- sonal bond between you and some Canadian who lost his freedom so that you can enjoy yours. During the national appeal of the Red Cross the Motion Picture War Services Committee is asking each theatre and exchange worker to give one food parcel, at a cost of $2.75, to a prisoner of war. Since January, 1941, more than 8,000,000 of these have been shipped.

Can you imagine what life would mean to a prisoner of war without them? Your own life would be infinitely worse than theirs had they not gone forward to keep you free and help you retain your comfort.

It is so little to ask. It is so easy to do. It is a matter of personal honor between you and another Canadian

in a far-off prison camp.

What could you possibly do in March that would give more satisfaction to your soul? Nourish your soul by helping him nourish his body.

The need grows. Make them proud of us. Do your share and talk it over with your fellow-workers. Their hearts are in the right place too.

How many food parcels will come from your theatre? There should be one from each worker.

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agreed to in staffing the com- mittees. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board, pleased at the pos- sibility of reducing irksome con- tention, is prepared to give its blessing.

The plan is to set up a Re- gional Conciliation Board in each of the six distribution territories, to be topped by a central Board of Appeal located in Toronto. In order that equal representation shall prevail, clear-cut definitions of Independent, circuit and dis- tributor will be reached.

The Working Committee com- prises:

Independents — P. W. Mahon, A. J. Mason, Henry Falk and B. C. Salamis.

Circuits — Morris Stein and Thomas Bragg.

Distributors — Louis Rosenfeld and Alf. W. Perry.

There were two conciliation bodies active in Canada up to 1941, one in Halifax and the other in Toronto, which quit ac- tivity after the WPTB was created. It was agreed that “The authority of the committee shall extend to a consideration of such matters as premiums, games, contests, children’s matinees, length of program, and all other matters pertaining to the in- dustry, including the principles and ethics of clearance.”

It is likely that the new con- ciliation setup, if created, will follow along the same lines ex- cept in those matters over which the WPTB will not surrender its

‘authority or control.

Agreement on principles were declared at a meeting between Provincial chairmen of the Na- tional Council of Independents and representatives of the distri- butors and circuits. This fol-

Theatre Incorporat'n In British Columbia

Two new theatre companies have been incorporated in British Columbia. They are:

Haney Theatres, Ltd., Room 902, Royal Trust Bldg., 626 W. Pender St., Vancouver, B.C. — 10,000 shares, par value $1.

Valley Theatres, Ltd., 902 Roy- al Trust Bldg., 626 W. Pender St., Vancouver, B.C.—10,000 shares, par value $1.

lowed a luncheon of the day be- fore, at which friendly opinions were exchanged.

Chairman Henry Falk and President Archie Mason of the National Council called off a meeting in Ottawa with WPTB officials in favor of an inter-trade attempt at unity. Provincial chairmen headed for Ottawa were asked to switch to Toronto.

If conciliation becomes a re- ality many difficult obstructions will be removed from the path of unity and an all- embracing national exhibitors’ association may be more easily organized.

Universal Skeds 55 for 44-45

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44 films which have been com- pleted or which are nearing com- pletion. Walter Wangers’ ‘Ladies Courageous”; a new Deanna Durbin film, “Christmas Holi- day”; a Donald O'Connor, ‘‘Chip Off the Old Block”; a Technicolor film with Maria Montez, “Cobra Woman”; another Olsen and Johnson release, “The Mystery of the Old House’; and a pair of Abbot and Costello features.

Hight Technicolor films have been set for next year, five more than were released this year. As was the practice this year, two of the new season’s product will be sold as specials.

Scully revealed that Universal sales are as steady as they were last year and estimated that business will continue to be good. The annual Universal sales con- vention will be held some time in May, depending on existing conditions.

“The future of the motion pic- ture business, whether it’s post- war or any other time, will be based on those formulae that have been traditionally success- ful,” Scully told a press confer- ence. “From my observation of completed pictures and from my knowledge of those pictures that are now in production, it’s my opinion that Universal has suc- cessfully adhered to these tradi- tional formulae, and is prepared to give the public every type of proved entertainment,” Scully stated.

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J. A. Ranks USA Distrib Structure

(Continued from Page 1) Carr will head Eagle-Lion Distri- butors, Ltd., which will serve Europe and the British Empire. Both men left United Artists to join Rank.

Temporary offices of the new company have been opened at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York. Dave “Skip” Weshner will direct publicity and advertising.

A plan is being worked through which certain American pro- ducers will be allied with the company on a partnership basis. The company will release fifteen or sixteen pictures yearly, select- ing only the best British produc- tions.

Seven titles have already been announced.

Included in this initial line-up are, “The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp” and “Canterbury Tales” produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger; “Caesar and Cleopatra” pro- duced and directed by Gabriel Pascal, starring Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains; “Henry V” in Technicolor, “The Way Ahead,’ now in production, two Noel Coward plays “This Happy Breed” and “Blithe Spirit,” now in preparation, produced by Two Cities Films.

Rank’s USA activities will be completely independent of his other production and distribution interests.

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Meet to Talk Care of Film

(Continued from Page 1) committee will be organized to sift through the suggestions and make the best of them.

It was shown that there are twice as many transfers from one theatre to another by film carriers than there used to be. The wearing of gloves while re- vising film, effect of zero weather, checkup on the handling of film in camps and non-commercial situations, and the placing of responsibility in all places where film is handled were some of the things brought up.

Empire-Universal now sends a notice printed in red ink inform- ing the operator that the film is tail-up and asking him to be sure to inspect it. The notice instructs him to loosen tension if Techni- color, contains a checkoff box for every reel, and tips on care. At the same time the exhibitor is asked to send bookings three months in advance and not to change dates. Empire-Universal policy is now to have each film at the theatre one day ahead of the opening.

Express companies have asked for closer attention to shipping time and care.

All present at the meeting dis- played a willingness to reach de- fined responsibility and were anxious to work out methods designed to protect film.

Empress, Vernon,

B.C., Re-opens

The Empress Theatre, Vernon, B.C., twenty-five years old and closed since 1938, has been re- opened after redecoration. Walter Bennett, manager of the Capitol, also FPCC, is doubling.

Montague Switches

T. K. Montague succeeds Maur- ice Coste as manager of Capitol, Brampton, Ont. He was formerly manager of the Alexander, Wal- laceburg.

Robertson Sick, Ostrander In

Andy Ostrander, assistant man- ager of the Capitol, Winnipeg, is pinch-hitting for. Dave Robertson as manager of the Uptown. Mrs. Roberta Pearce, Capitol treasur- er, replaces Ostrander.

A. Laurie Engaged to Miss Sylvia Olivier

Archie Laurie, one of Canada’s most convinced ‘bachelors (it seemed), has become engaged to Miss Sylvia Olivier. Archie bosses Esquire and Republic and Miss Olivier is at the Toronto Tele- gram. You can’t keep films and publicity apart. They can’t live without each other.

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A youngster large for his age, his excessive friendliness had an ulterior motive behind it. His every move was designed to get him admission into the Royal Theatre six nights a week. For he loved the movies much too much and this oppressive affection was too strong for Manager Al Daniels. Al understood the boy—he had been that way himself as a youngster and it had led him into vaudeville in its declining days. So the amiable and. persistent boy, doing the minor tasks Al found for him as an excuse, sat in the theatre night after night.

The boy must have been no more than sixteen when he en- listed and no doubt his size helped fool the army. AI really missed him. Then one day not so long ago he got a letter from the boy, who told how things were in England and how he yearned for Al and the Royal Theatre.

That afternoon Al entered the tobacco store across from the theatre and ordered a carton of cigarettes to be sent to hir erstwhile patron. The lady who kept the store seemed suddenly upset. There was something on her mind but she didn’t know how to say it.

“I suppose you haven’t heard,” she said gently. “He was killed in an air raid. The news of it arrived a while ago.”

Daniels was shocked into silence. The lady said nothing until the pain of ill tidings had passed.

“Yes,” she continued, “he was killed while sitting in a

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Archie Mason, Mayor of Springhill, N.S., who is also president of the Nova Scotia Baseball League, prominent in the hockey league, president of the National Council of Independents, and so on, took in a little ice hockey at the bangup Mercantile League while here recently . .. Jack Karr of the Star did a whole column on Evelyn Lillie of the Village Theatre as Toronto’s first lady manager. Friends of Mrs. Flo Simmons have been asking me to tweak Jack’s nose ever since, pointing out that Flo, EBA booker, managed the Crown until a year ago. Karr jumped the tracks, they say . .. Newsworthy things happen at Lloyd Gurr’s Century, Hamilton. A cutout in the lobby of Frank Sinatra got kissed by an emotional dame who left lipstick Imprints and the radio told the story; then the theatre was emptied in two-and-a- half minutes when a severe fire started nearby, which won ac- claim from press and radio . .. Joe Paul pulled a good one at the Park, Welland. Mounted the stage and asked for the oldest mother in the house, then presented her with a dozen beauty roses for St. Valentine’s ...%In “The Uninvited” Paramount has the greatest chiller in years. Time Magazine wrote that “ “The Uninvited’ is about the best case of the shakes anybody can buy during the liquor shortage.”. I can verify that. My bumps were so big I couldn’t get out of my seat in the screening room. Yet it’s done with beauty and restraint. A real triumph.

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Remember the Adage Some sporty lads were agreeing about the perfidy of Man the other evening and brought up fixed examples. Tales were told about press-mooted grudge fights that turned into drudge fights, boxers who found divers ways to the canvas when the lettuce

was on the line, and horses that finished on schedule. Book- makers, they said, had no respect for their bettors. One quoted an apt adage of the late Abe Orpen. “Never

bet,” said the old sportsman, “on anything that talks.”

That was a moral that adorned ome of Orpen’s tales. In other days long distance running was a great sport and attracted much wagering. At certain stations along the route an announcer gave out the names of the judges, ending this Information with “by mutual consent,” a popular term,

Orpen had wagered heavily on the favorite, laying the odds, but an unknown entrant whom I shall call Joe Doaks won the race. Orpen suspected that it had been arranged that way before- hand. He whispered a request into the ear of the announcer, a friend of his, who was about to broadcast the name of the winner.

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Cinecolor Competes With Technicolor

Cinecolor has perfected a three- tint process that aims at the supremacy of Technicolor and is called Monopack. Everything is shot on one film surface instead of the three used in Technicolor, and an ordinary camera will serve. The process starts with 16 mm. Kodachrome camerawork, the result being blown up to 35 mm. size. Tests have shown no noticeable difference in the clar- ity of the blowup. A film is being shot in Mexico with Monopack.

The Cinecolor process is ex- pected to be cheaper and avail- able to all. It means the certain end of black-and-whites after the war..

B.C. Film Bureau

Moves Quarters

Motion picture studio of the British Columbia Travel Bureau has moved from the basement of the Provincial Police Building on Elliott St., Victoria, to the ground floor of a former residence on Michigan Street.

New quarters of five rooms will include a miniature theatre seating twenty persons and 4 studio for titling, still photo- graphy and portraiture. The theatre will be used to show reels to visiting officials.

"Purple Heart’ For Fast Getaway

‘The Purple Heart,” a story of the trial and execution of the USA flyers who raided Tokyo, is being rushed for release by Fox. Zanuck made the film right after the atrocity but was asked to withhold it. Now he has the go- sign and the film is being awaited anxiously. It is said that Ottawa will lift the lid on atrocities also and the film should meet with great interest here.

Rousing Opening For "The Lodger’

Twentieth Century-Fox’s “The Lodger,” a horror story on 2@ high-class scale, opened to rous- ing grosses in Vancouver. The film, based on the story of Jack the Ripper, who terrorized Lon- don in the 1890's, is doing big business in all its USA engage- ments and is expected to do the Same in all Canadian situations.

It has Laird Cregar and George Sanders in the leading masculine roles and Merle Oberon in the feminine lead. Miss Oberon dances in the film.

‘The Desert Song’

with Dennis Morgan, Irene Manning Warner 96 Mins.

REMAKE OF OPERETTA PANS OUT AS EXCITING ADVENTURE FILM; ACTION DOMINATES MUSI- CAL CONTENT.

“The Desert Song,” which en- joyed the distinction in 1929 of being the first operetta to be made into a sound film, has been remade by Warner Bros. into a2 picture that stresses the action and melodramatics inherent in the story rather than the music. The result is a production more likely to please lovers of adven- ture and action films than de- votees of music. The former are certain to find this version of the film a whale of an attraction; the latter are apt to be quite disappointed. The music is in- cidental and sung with distinc- tion. Fortunately for the music lover, the score captures much of the melodic richness of the original.

The Lawrence Schwab - Otto Harbach - Oscar Hammerstein 2nd-Sigmund Romberg - Frank Mandel operetta has been brought up to date by making the Riffs victims of a Nazi conspiracy. The Riffs are used as slave labor in building a railroad backed by German money. The time is 1939 and the Nazis have sinister mo- tives in pressing the construction of the road. The champion of the Riffs is an American operating as El Khobar. As El Khobar the American harasses the enemies of the Riffs and makes himself a much-sought-after fellow by the authorities, who have been blinded to the true purpose of those behind the building of the railroad.

The film was directed at a whirlwind pace by Rohert Florey.

The performances for the most part are adequate. Dennis Mor- gan plays the hero and Irene Manning the singer. It can’t be said that they do full justice to the songs. Bruce Cabot appears as a French officer who generous- ly withdraws as Morgan’s rival. The best of the acting is contri- buted by the late Lynne Over- man and Gene Lockhart.

CAST: Dennis Morgan, Irene Manning, Bruce Cabot, Lynne Overman, Gene Lockhart, Faye Emerson, Victor Francen, Curt Boils, Jack LaRue, Marcel Dalio, Nestor Paiva, Gerald Mohr, Felix Basch, Neble Johnson, Wallis Clark, Fritz Lei- ber, George Renavent, William Edmunds, Duncan Renaldo, Albert

DIRECTION, All Right. PHOTOGRA- PHY, Fine,

‘The Cross of Lorraine’

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DRAMATIC WAR FILM IS A STRONG OFFERING THAT WILL APPEAL PRINCIPALLY TO MALE AUDIENCES.

Here is a film that expresses in dramatic terms faith in France’s ability to rise again. The film leaves one with a feel- ing of‘exultation as it ends voic- ing the French people’s defiance of the Nazi conquerors who have robbed them of their cherished freedom.

The story is told vividly in a manner that holds the interest throughout the production’s length. It is a tense and exciting narrative of men who refuse to forget their nation’s glorious past, a narrative that moves re- lentlessly to its conclusion. Much of the footage is stirring stuff. Two facts stand in the way of whole~hearted acceptance of the film. One is lack of comedy re- lief; the other, the absence of all romance. It may be gathered from this that “The Cross of Lorraine” is not the sort of en- tertainment to which women will be drawn with ease.

The film has to do with French soldiers who are thrown into 2 Nazi prison camp near the French border after being pro- mised their return home follow- ing the singing of the Franco- German armistice. After submit- ting to vile treatment by the Nazis, some of the prisoners are released to work in Germany. Once they find themselves in France they escape and proceed to a village where they make plans to fight against the Ger- mans as civilians. When the Germans arrive to conscript some of the villagers for labor in Ger- many, the former soldiers lead the people in a revolt that cleans out the Nazis. To make the vil- lage useless to the conquerors the people destroy it and march off to continue their fight against the Nazis elsewhere.

It has strong direction by Tay Garnett.

There is but one woman in the cast, Emma, Dunn, and her role ig negligible. Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly enact the main roles commendably. Among the others are Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Whorf, Joseph Calleia, Peter Lore, Hume Cronyn, Wal- lace Ford and Tonio Selwart.

DIRECTION, Good, PHOTOGRAPHY, Geeod.

Folks Ask Action On

Quebec Juve Ban

Another letter to the editor of the Montreal Star indicates the growing impatience of the people with the restriction on juvenile admittance:

“Sir:—Some of our citizens are finally waking up and sending letters to your paper protesting against the unfair movie law for children in this province. Letter writing will not get us anywhere so how about getting down to brass tacks and doing some- thing? I for one am willing to do my share, so lets get together and start some action.—E.P.”

Crowell Is Halifax IATSE President

A. M. Crowell was elected president of Local Union 680, IATSE, Halifax. Vice-president is S. A. Pring, M. C. Conrad is business agent, W. A. Bezanson is treasurer, and L. F. Crowell is recording secretary. Members of the executive board are O. Old- field and E. Waters.

Regulations Passed

Amendments to the regulations under the Ontario Theatres and Cinematograph Act have been passed and become effective to- day.

More Flaming Youth At Mono Studios

Following through on the suc- cess of “Where Are Your Child- ren?”, Monogram is readying two more pictures about juvenile de- linquency, “Youth Gone Wild,” and “Sins of the Parents.”

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Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Cornelia Otis Skinner and fine newcomer, Gail Russell, play ex- cellently to Lewis Allen’s superb direction. It’s a ghost story that becomes believable.

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Ginger Rogers brings to the screen a dazzling array of wo- men’s costumes in Paramount’s filmization of “Lady in the Dark,” former Broadway hit, brought to the screen in beau- tiful Technicolor.

Industry Can Be Proud of Company’s Four Aces

“Never before in the history of the industry have there been four pictures ready for release in the period of a year with the world-wide box office potentialities of ‘Lady in the Dark,’ ‘The Story of Dr. Wassell,’ ‘French-

man’s Creek’ and ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’—and all four are Paramount’s!” Y. Frank Freeman, Paramount vice- president in charge of studio operations, declared in MHolly- wood on his recent return from New York.

“Had any company had any of these pictures in any single year it would be a banner year for the industry, and with four productions which are unparal- leled in magnitude for scope of production, entertainment qua- lities, magnificent Technicolor, star values-and all-round box office appeal, this year will go down in history,” said Freeman.

He described ‘“Frenchman’s Creek” as one of the finest Tech- nicolor pictures ever made. Joan Fontaine is great and Arturo dz Cordova. will ba in the topmost rank of screen personalities as the result of his role, Freeman stated. “Dr. Wassell” is brought to the screen with all the ex- pertness identified with a C. B. De Mille production.

Referring te other productions soon to be released, Freeman said, ‘“‘‘The Hitler Gang’ will stand for ages as the most sen- sational account of the rise of Nazi leaders.”

‘Going My Way’ Great Entertainment

When Frank Freeman, speaking at the recent Paramount meeting in New York, characterized GOING MY WAY as “one of the truly fine pictures of the year,” he was guilty of under- statement. After seeing it with a capacity audience at a New York Paramount sneak preview, everyone was unanimous in the opinion that no picture in the entire history of the industry has more richly deserved to be called both truly fine and truly enter- taining. Leo McCarey has written and directed a story that touches not only the heart but the soul as well. Bing Crosby proves superb in a role which obviously he loved, while Barry Fitzgerald as an aged parish priest gives a memorable character performance, ranking with the best of all time. The glorious volce of Rise Stevens, the ensemble work of the St. Brendan’s Boy Choir, the Crosby musical numbers, the individual performances of Jean Heather, newcomer; James Brown, Frank McHugh, Gene Lockhart and Stanley Clements, one of the original Dead End Kids; the equal abundance of comedy and heart interest—these

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‘Lady’ Smashes Records

Holtiywood.—All opening day records for both the Hollywood and Los Angeles Paramount theatres were smashed by Paramount’s ravishing Techni- colored production “Lady in the Dark,’ following a _ bril- liant premiere at the Holly- wood Paramount.

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