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" 1 I ' Peters and Robinelle Seek Key City Sites TORONTO \X7alt Disney, his wife and friends motored through here on a holiday trip to visit Goderich, Ont.. the birthplace of his father, CALGARY—On an inspection tour of the which the film cartoon producer had never west to loolc over renovation and construction on Odeon units, George V. Peters, vice- seen. After a stay there, Disney proceeded to Hollywood to check on studio conditions. president, and Alan Robinette. secretary of He declared that the strike at the Technicolor laboratory had held up considerable Odeon Theatres stopped here last week. Peters said they were looking over some suitable sites in key cities, with the object of work. His own schedule of short subjects was 30 units behind time, and he said he had buying. He denied the newspaper story of been forced to lay off 350 of his own staff of last month that Odeon had made any offer 1,000 persons. Disney said "Cinderelte" and to the Hull estate for the large stone Grain "Alice in Wonderland" were ready for release. exchange building, and added that two days earlier they had bought a suitable site on Scott street in Reglna. He said they would The Arthur Rank Queensway studio in check 6n construction work of new theatres Islington is preparing to make an Eagle-Lion in West Vancouver and Victoria. feature, "Rainbow Ridge." Outdoor sequences Peters gave credit to his fellow vice-president, Leonard Brockington. for inspiring J. will be shot at Niagara Falls, at the Calgary Stampede in July and possibly at the Duke Arthur Rank with the idea of investing in of Windsor's ranch in Alberta. Canadian theatres. This occurred during a London visit made by Brockington early in Alexander M. Huston died at his home in the war on behalf of the Dominion government. nearby Manila at 71. He was a brother of Walter Huston, the screen and stage star. Burial took place at Orangeville, the original home of the Hustons. Walter was unable to Two Full Page Co-Op Ads attend the funeral because he was engaged in location work in California on a picture. Promoted in Brantford, Ont. Martin Simpson, formerly with Theatre BRANTFORD, ONT.—The Expositor produced a brace of full page co-op ads with two Confections. Ltd., an affiliate of Famous Players Canadian Corp., has been appointed theatres. to succeed Lloyd Gurr as manager of the Oldtime stuff was revived for a page on Century at Hamilton. Gurr recently turned "The Good Old Days," a feature made up to the summer hotel business . . . President of odds and ends from early film days, which J. J. Fitzgibbons of Famous Players is again played at the Brant. In this page, which had a grandfather, a boy having been born to Mr. advertLsem,ents of long-e.stablished firms. and Mrs. J. J. Fizgibbons jr., Toronto. It's the sweep line across the top read: "Famous their second son. Stars and Scenes of Yesterday Return in 'The Good Old Days.' " Four illustrations Monogram Pictures. New York, has renewed from the film were used in the news section. its Canadian distribution contract for tw.) The .second co-op page was for a contest years with Oscar Hanson's Monogram Pictures of Canada. Ltd., after a revision of spon.sored by the newspaper and the Esquire, for which the Expositor provided cash prizes previous terms with the company understood and the theatre contributed passes. Readers to be controlled by J. Arthur Rank . . . Richard Freeman, 65, popular manager of the were asked to scan the many advertisements to name the five business establishments Pix, a suburban theatre, died, leaving a using certain slogans. There were approximately 60 store ads on the page. wife, three sons and two daughters. Theatre Holding Corp., operating the Allen chain in Ontario, has announced a theatre Model in 'I Love You' project at Kapuskasing, a pulp and paper Former Conover model Karen X. Gaylord town in northern Ontario. The house, to has been inked for a role In Columbia's "I seat 750 persons, is scheduled to be started Love V'lU " (';irly in August. Picnic Boosts Fund Of Film Pioneers TORONTO—The industry had a great day June 20 when exchange and theatre executives, their families and friends, turned ouC at Mavety's Circle M ranch at nearby Kleinj burg for the picnic and field day of th Canadian Picture Pioneers. Proceeds fron the sale of SI tickets and from various eventi were added to the organization's benevolen fund, which now has 315,000. A number of companies declared a ha holiday for the outing so that a maximu number of employes could attend. The enjoyed a program of contests, sports and dance. More than 300 prizes were promote The baseball game was between exhibitor and distributors. The outcome is still mooQ because no one had brought an adding ma chine. O. R. Hanson, president, and Ray Lewis, secretary of the Pioneers were in charge of the activities. Head man on the ticket committee was Don Gauld, district manager of Odeon Theatres. Tickets were sold throughout the province. OTTAWA flccompanied by his wife. J. J. Fitzgibbons, president of Famous Players Canadian Corp.. was here for the Marian congress . . . Maurice Anka, 23-year-old son of a local businessman and a graduate of Ottawa college, has gone to Hollywood to discuss a contract with a film producing company. Anka, who tried his hand at professional boxing in New York, made a trip to Hollywood several months ago, but decided to wait for a while because of the strike situation there. Ottawa's previous contribution to the screen was Suzanne Cloutier, who already has had several supporting roles including a speaking part in "Temptation. The whole graduating class of nurses at the Ottawa Civic hospital were guests of the class of 1948 at a performance in the FPC Capitol. After the show, a party was held in the reception hall of the nurses residence. Manager Gordon Bcavis of the Centre has arranged a midnight preview of "The Egg and I" for June 30, the night before the Dominion day holiday. The picture will play a regular engagement at the theatre some time later. ;i I .\ITF,M» I'AK.X.MOIM (OWKMION—I'ii lurid hen- at the annual convention of Taramount riim Srrvior of ('anail;i in Toronto arc, left to right, .seated: Mickey Stevonson, \'anri:uvi'i- ho«»i'. \'anrouvi'r i»rancli manager; Oscar Mi>rRan, short sulijccts sales nian:it;cr; ('iiriloM l.iKlitstonc. Canadian general manaRcr; Charles M. IteaKan. vice president in charKc of distribution: Curtis >II(ehell, puhlleitv. arivertlsluK anil exploit. ition ilircctor: Tom DowliiKKin, Montreal branch manager, and Kuss .Simpson, Toriinlo l)ianch manager: slanilinK. .lames Dclanev. Toronto salesman; Win Barron, in charge of Canadian public relations: II.
OFFICE BAROMETER • EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY jj mTURE CHART • REVIEW DIGEST • SHORTS CHART CBTS REVIEWS • FEATURE REVIEWS • EXPLOITIPS BookinGuid — BOXOFFICE FIRST RUN REPORTS This chart shows the records made by key cities pictures in five or more of the 21 checked. As new runs are reported, ratings are added and overages revised. BAROMETER TOP HIT OF THE WEEK Miracle on 34th Street Boston 200 Chicago 130 Computed in terms oi percentage in relations to normal grosses. With 100 par cent as "normal." the figures how the percentage above or below that mark. Abie's Irish Rose (UA)
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