JAY L. SMITH EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
VOL. 48, NO. 5
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By JAY L. SMITH
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The Public Relations Committee of the Motion Picture Industry Council is currently putting into ef- fect a scheme which could very easily provide the shot-in-the-arm desperately needed by all our thea- tres in Canada,
It has always been a great source of puzzlement to me, personally, why this great Industry of ours, not only in Canada, but in the U.S. as well, has invariably “missed the boat consistently in the field of Public Relations.
Probably no Industry has done as much locally, and nationally, for the common weal, and _ received less credit. Even the Motion Pic- ture War Services Committee, which functioned so efficiently dur- ing World War II, giving millions and millions of dollars worth of free services to our country’s War Effort, got less recognition for its efforts, than other Industries which did much less.
We have always had the knack of ballyhooing, and boosting and publicizing individual pictures, with exceptional results in most cases, and we have always been able to get behind any cause or appeal, and see it through to a successful conclusion, but when it comes to “tooting our own horn”, and publicizing ourselves AS AN INDUSTRY, nine times out of ten we have failed miserably.
A crying need of our Industry for many, many years, has been a top-flight Public Relations Coun- cil and Counsel, and it looks as if the Public Relations Committee of the Motion Picture Industry Council may, at long last, be the start, at least, to fulfilling that need.
At the meeting last week, chair-
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RAY LEWIS FOUNDER 1915-1954
FIRST WITH THE FILM NEWS IN CANADA
Published by CANADIAN MOVING PICTURE DIGEST COMPANY LIMITED
JANUARY 28, 1956
Cttee. For Audience Plan
Margolius-Hardiman Co-chairmen Chaplin Welcomes Quick Response
Toronto: Charles S. Chaplin, chairman of the Motion Picture Industry Council’s Public Relations Committee welcomed the quick response to his Audience Participation Plan. In Toronto, Mort Morgolius,
Republic Bonus Drive Runs Year-Round
Toronto: Frank Vaughan, gen- eral manager, J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors and Walter Manley, Republic’s representative in Can- ada jointly announced the start of a year round Republic Bonus
(See BONUS DRIVE Page 14)
20th-Fox Setting Pace For 1956 Plans Thirty-Four Features
Toronto: Twentieth Century-Fox is seeking to set the pace for major studios in 1956 by scheduling a program of 34 pictures, the largest number the company has undertaken to make during a 12-month
period in almost ten years. The closest approach was made in the 1952-53 season, when it distribut- ed 28 features.
Plans for the production in-
(See 20th-FOX Page 6)
Sahara Theatre-Diner Opens In Edmonton
Edmonton: A new entertainment spot in Edmonton, Alta., is the Sahara Theatre-Restaurant, built at a cost of $250,000 by Windsor Theatres, Ltd., of Edmonton. The 800-seat theatre is managed by
(See SAHARA Page 3)
CinemaScope 595 At Imperial, Toronto
Toronto: A striking advance in the art of the motion picture will be unveiled here February Ist at the Imperial Theatre when Twen- tieth Century-Fox will show for the first time its revolutionary new
(See "SCOPE 55 Page 13)
Famous and Jim Hardiman, Odeon were named as co-chairman and have already had their first plan- ning meeting with representatives from all the Toronto circuits as well as many of the independents.
Lionel Lester, president of the MPTA of Ontario after consulta- tion with members of his executive stated, “we will encourage any (See TORONTO CTTEE Page 14)
Bingo Curbs Soon Exhibitors Hope
Toronto: Bingo is continuing to make headlines across the country with Vancouver papers featuring headlines of “Giant Bingo Games Set” and most dailies carrying a
story from Edmonton headed “$12,000 House Winner Faces
R K 0 Cheating Charges”, The Vancouver story stated,
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Monster bingo games—with prize lists up to $10,000—are planned by Kinsmen clubs in New West- minster and North Vancouver. In New Westminster, a Kins- (See BINGO Page 13)
Herbert J. Yates Wires Message To Canadian Theatre Owners
“Republic Pictures for the new year 1956 has inaugurated the greatest production year in its 20-year history. From January Ist to July 1st Republic has appropriated $15,000,000 for the production of De Luxe Pictures for motion picture theatres, Republic will also sepnd $1,500,000 in cooperative advertising with exhibitors in both large and small towns. Republic will feature its mew anamorphic system “Naturama” and all De Luxe pictures will be photographed in “Tru- color” . . . With the quality of pictures the industry is making there is no doubt in my mind that there will be a great boxoffice resurgence in 1956, and with these great pictures coming up there can be no question that motion pictures are still the public’s cheapest and best form of entertainment. Warm regards — Herbert J. Yates.”
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Emanual Pyrcz, who has owned the Gaiety Theatre in Leduc for the last six years and also operates a theatre in Wetaskiwin.
The theatre pressively decorated in a coral and sea green color pattern. It is cen- tred by a 16 by 36-foot Cinema- Scope screen framed by large
auditorium is im-
coral draps which cover the en-
tire front of the auditorium.
The custom-made seats have spring-filled backs and are stag- gered for better visibility.
Twinkling little lights on the ceiling give a _ theatre-under-the stars impression.
Egyptian scrolls and a Lotus de- sign decorate the walls and carry out the unusual desert mood.
In the foyer, large artificial palm trees extend almost to the top of the two-storey high ceiling. A leopard skin is mounted on one wall. Large murals depicting desert scenes are featured in the theatre lobby and restaurant, while the floors are covered with a special- ly woven rug with Egyptian and desert designs.
The theatre is equipped with a party room and the management offers a light lunch service for children’s parties, club parties and other groups.
A marquee protrudes above the entrance of the theatre, and above that is a large window, framing the tops of the two giant palm trees inside the main entrance. The entire building is finished in multi- colored paint. An _ eye-catching neon-lit tower extends 65 feet above the building.
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The Lady Barkers of Toronto Variety Tent No, 28 arranged the clubs first social event of 1956 in the form of a Monte Carlo Night Friday evening Jan. 20, at the clubrooms, the layout proving to be a miniature Las Vegas or, you might say, a casino of Monaco in recogni- tion of Prince Rainier whose bride-to-be is Hollywood actress Grace Kelly.
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Manager George Davie of the Famous Players’ Palace Theatre in the Toronto East End got right behind the fund drive for the Toronto East General Hospital by staging a benefit entertainment at the theatre on Sunday, Jan. 22, with a number of well-known artists contributing their services.
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Manager Joe Lesave of the Capitol Theatre, Windsor, offered a “Bargain Day” Jan. 16 when he introduced the new picture, “View from Pompey’s Head’, in advance showing all day in combination with “Good Morning Miss Dove” which was having the last day of its run.
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The touring stage show, the Hot From Harlem Revue, now doing the Odeon circuit in Ontario, filled a two-day engagement Jan. 23-24 at the Kingston Odeon following earlier appearances at St. Catharines.
Vaneouver
Walter Mead owner of the Paramount Drive-in at Burnaby is holi- daying in Honolulu with his wife and daughter. Ditto Frank Soltice ana family on vacation in the glamor city Hollywood.
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A first label was given the Cascades owner for operating over a full year without closing. The outdoor theatre is just over the ‘Vancouver city limits and is operated by the Steele family. Business is reported fair.
Winnipeg
Western Theatres Ltd., Winnipeg, commence with a new policy on March 15th. They are booking two top pictures simultaneously in four theatres, and hope to continue this policy at least twice a month. The same policy will also apply to their other houses on a day dnd date basis to follow the original four.
Workmen have been operating on an around the clock schedule at the Paris Theatre in St. Boniface. Fire destroyed the Provencher Block, next door to the Paris on Sunday, Jan. 15th. Severe smoke and seepage damage forced closing of the theatre for three days.
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The Annual Movie Bonspiel will be held on Monday, March Sth, at the Maple Leaf Curling Club. Visitors to Film Row included Nick Mag- noski, Russell, Man.; Clayton Bailey, Dryden, Ont.; Arnold Bercovich, Broadway, Regina.
Maritimes
Mr. F. Gordon Spencer presented two cheques at the beginning of the 1956 term that have been donated annually by the F. G. Spencer Company Limited for many years to the leaders in French and History classes at the Saint John High School.
Millions of dollars’ damage resulted in last week’s storm in the Maritime Provinces—many theatres lost at least one day’s showing— shipment of films, etc. were delayed because of washouts. One million dollars damage was reported in the small town of Shediac, New Bruns-
wick—rather ironically the local theatre was playing “It's Always Fair.
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Diana Dors, JARO Makes Hit In Canada
Blind River: Twenty-five men working on an isolated site at Blind River, Ontario, wanted glamorous Diana Dors for Christmas. The
workers employed by the Goodrich Rubber Company are __ installing rubber linings in tanks connected with the atomic research project. When asked by the management what they would like for Christmas entertainment, they answered with one voice — Diana Dors!
The beautiful British film star has sent a personally autographed photograph to each man. It is ob- vious from this that although the location is Blind River . . . there is nothing wrong with the eyesight of the men that were forced to spend Christmas there.
Princess Margaret At “Troy” Premiere
Toronto: Princess Margaret will honor the London premiere of Warner Bros.’ fabulous Cinema- Scope and WarnerColor epic, “Helen of Troy,” when she heads a distinguished list of notables who will be present at the gala open- ing at London’s Warner Theatre on the evening of January 26th.
The Princess will also view the young ladies who are competing for the honor of being the British “Helen of Troy” at the opening; and will examine the fashion de- signs and hair styles created for the winning beauty by England's leading dress designers, hairdress- ers, and jewellers. It is expected that the British “Helen” will be introduced formally to Her Royal Highness at the premiere,
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ed by Charles S. Chaplin, the Committee endorsed a proposed Audience Participation Plan, which will tie-in with the forthcoming Academy Awards. Following in the wake of the successful COM- PO Audience Awards Poll held in theatres throughout the U.S., the Canadian scheme will allow the public to vote in the top six cate- gories of the Academy Awards, Prizes, promoted by the jocal thea- tre managers from local merchants will be awarded in each partici- pating town, to the theatre patrons who in their voting, come closest to the actual list of Oscar winners.
Beauty of the scheme, from the standpoint of the exhibitors, is that unlike so many other publi- city schemes initiated in the Indus- try in the past, the cost will be a minimum to the theatres, com- prising only the cost of a special trailer, the actual printing cost of the ballots, and the cost of special lobby display signs PLUS of course, the amount of work each theatre manager or owner is will- ing to put into the scheme, to help put it over. However, there are very few theatre owners, and cer- tainly the circuits hope, very few theatre managers, that are unwill- ing to put out that extra effort to stimulate theatre attendance gen- erally, and to get people back in- to the theatre-going habit.
Manuals for the Audience Par- ticipation Plan (reprinted in this issue) are in work right now, and will be mailed out to all provin- cial theatre associations for dis- persement just as soon as possible. When you get your manual, read it over carefully, and then roli up your sleeves to participate in what may well prove to be the most progressive Public Relations step our Industry has taken in Canada, in the past ten years.
20th-FOX
(Continued from Page 1) crease, which, it was said, will represent an investment “in ex- cess of $70,000,000,” were map- ped at recent meetings in New York by Spyros P. Skouras, presi- dent, and will be discussed at a special Canadian sales meeting, January 29-31, called by Fox’s Canadian gen.-mgr. Peter Myers. All branch managers, salesmen and bookers will be in attendance. Guests of honor at the sessions will be Bill Gehring, asst. gen.- sales mgr; Arthur Silverstone, sales mgr. and Rodney Bush.
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ambitious projected for the year by any of the big companies and, if it can be carried out success- fully, might well cause other studios to gear again for mass pro- duction.
Included in the list of major properties, representing one of the most ambitious undertakings by a single company in the history of the motion picture industry, are two of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most successful musical presenta- tions, nine Broadway stage hits and 14 of the nation’s best-selling novels. All pictures will be produc- ed in 35 mm. or the new 55 mm. CinemaScope.
The two productions launching the new CinemaScope 55 mm. pro- cess are Rodgers and Hammer- stein’s “Carousel,” already com- pleted, and “The King and I,” currently in production.
“Carousel” will be released at Easter at advanced admission prices through Famous Players key houses, “The King and I” will be ready for release in certain thea- tres as early as September, 1956.
Mr. Zanuck currently is working on the best-selling novel “The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit” by Sloan Wilson, screenplay and direction by Nunnally Johnson, and star- ring Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones and Fredric March. Also on Za- nuck’s slate is another best-seller. the new novel “Island in the Sun” by Alec Waugh.
Producer Buddy Adler will start 1956 off with his production of “The Lieutenant Wore Skirts,” starring Tom Ewell and Sheree North. This is the company’s first release in January. He will follow this with the already completed “The Bottom of the Bottle” star ring Van Johnson, Joseph Cotten, Ruth Roman and Jack Carson; also a January release. Now in pro- duction in Hawaii is Adler’s “The Revolt of Mamie Stover,” star- ring Jane Russell and Richard Eagan with Joan Leslie and Agnet Moorhead, to be released in April. In the coming months Adler will produce such Broadway stage hits as: “Bus Stop,” the Broadway comedy by William Inge, with Josh Logan directing; “A Hatful of Rain,” stage play by Michael Gazzo; and “Anastasia,” a stage Play by Marcelle Maurette (English adaptation by Guy Bolton), Ana- tole Litvak, director, starring In- grid Bergman.
Two novels on Adler’s slate are “The Day the Century Ended” starring Robert Wagner, Cameron Mitchell; and “Solo.” Also on the schedule is “Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison,” a novel by Charles Shaw, a Buddy Adler - Eugene Frenke production starring Deborah Kerr.
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Other producers and their as- signments:
Samuel G. Engel: Stage hits— “Bernardine,” “A Roomful of Roses,” “Boy on a Dolphin,” direc- tor, Jean Negulesco.
Nunnally Johnson: “Do Re Mi,” “Oh Men, Oh Women,” Broadway play by Edward Chodorov.
Charles Brackett: “The Sixth of June,” starring Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter and
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Edmund O’Brien; “The Desk Set,” a Broadway stage hit; “The Way- ward Bus,” a novel by John Stein- beck.
Henry Ephron: “23 Paces to Baker Street,” starring Van John- son, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, now in production in England and slat- ed for April release; Cole Porter’s “Can Can,’ Broadway musical written by Cole Porter and Abe Burrows.
Vaughan Announces 2 A Month From Republic Pictures In ’56
Toronto: A twelve to $15,000,000 expenditure for film production and preparation by Republic Studios in the first six months of 1956 was announced here by JARO General Manager Frank Vaughan, dis-
tributors in Canada of Republic product. In announcing the figure, which is approximately double the expenditure earmarked for pro- duction in former years, Vaughan stated that Republic would release about 2 pictures a month.
Vaughan pointed out that Re- public Studios’ production and re- leasing program for 1956 will be the greatest in the 20 year history of the company with approximate- ly ten top budget features com- pleted and ready for distribution and nearly 50 story properties in various stages of preparation.
In outlining new product com- pleted and ready for distribution Vaughan placed particular em- phasis on the following features:
“Come Next Spring,” starring Ann Sheridan, Steve Cochran and Walter Brennan. Filmed in Tru- color, this film has already been selected as a picture of the month by Parent’s Magazine and has re- ceived many accolades from the national magazines.
Zane Greys famous novel, “The Maverick Queen,” will be the first Republic picture to utilize the company’s new anamorphic lens trademarked Naturama.
“The Maverick Queen” stars Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Scott Brady and Mary Murphy. It was filmed in Trucolor.
Adding to the strong releasing lineup are such pictures as the William Dieterle production, “Ma- gic Fire,” produced in Munich and Rome in Trucolor with a cast of thousands headed by Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Rita Gam, Valentina Cortese and Alan Badel and dealing with the life and loves of immortal composer Richard Wagner; “Flame of the Islands,” a romantic adventure drama filmed in Trucolor in the colorful Bahamas and _ starring Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff and Zachary Scott.
Complementing the current re-
lease roster are topical subjects right from the newspaper headlines such as “When Gangland Strikes” and “And Suddenly You Run.” Other outstanding attractions on the upcoming release chart are “Circus Girl,” a colorful epic of the big top, “Zanzabuku,” an ad- venture story of the dark conti- nent, “Trilogy” and “Stranger At My Door.”
Vaughan pointed out that the above lineup was only a fore- runner of important product com- ing from Republic for theatrical exhibition during 1956. Cameras are currently turning on one of the company’s most important films for the new season. This is “Lis- bon,” being filmed in Portugal and utilizing wide screen Naturama and Trucolor. Cast toppers are Ray Milland, Maureen O’Hara, Claude Rains, Yvonne Furneaux, a new British sensation, and _ Francis Lederer. Milland is also producing and directing.
Now being completed is “Da- kota Incident,” which stars Linda Darnell, Dale Robertson, John Lund and Ward Bond. This picture is also being filmed in Trucolor.
This month of January ushers in one of Republic’s heaviest schedules with the launching of production on “Acapulco,” to be filmed in Mexico in Trucolor; “Annie Jordan,” from the widely read novel by Mary Brinker Post, to be filmed in Naturama and Tru- color, and the Mickey Rooney pic- ture, “Hinky Dinky Parlez Vous’ in which he appears with Wally Cox (Mr. Peepers of TV) and Jerry Colonna,
In highly competitive bidding against practically every film com- pany Republic secured the screen rights to the best-selling John D. Fitzgerald novel, “Papa Married A Mormon.” This property will be filmed in Trucolor and Naturama with a top star cast.
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VOL. 48, NO. 5
RKO Plans Good
RKO’s Thomas O’Neil High On Future Of Film Business
New York: With the merger between General Teleradio, Inc., and RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., having been approved by the U.S.A. Federal Communications Commission and the organization to be known here- after as RKO Teleradio Pictures, Inc., president Thomas O’Neil and president of the subsidiary, RKO Radio Pictures, Daniel O’Shea an- nounced at a press conference last week:
(1) RKO will make a total of 17 pictures in 1956 at a total produc- tion cost of 19 millions, which will include some independently-made films.
(2) RKO will release approximately 20 films during the year at the rate of about one-and-a-half per month.
(3) Several co-production deals are in the works, one abroad and one domestically.
(4) RKO is in business both to produce and distribute films the- atrically and, in addition, films will be made at the studio for television consumption.
(5) Both executives are very high on the future of the motion pic- ture business.
(6) There has been no evidence of exhibitor hostility to the recent sale of some 740 films made prior to 1948 for use on TV domestically.
(7) There will not be any competition between RKO pictures on TV and RKO pictures in theatres. O’Neil opined that the films sold were old releases, that they would be competing with theatre releases in color, in wide-screen processes, and that those on TV would replace other programs which possibly might be bigger and better as far as
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News For Exhibs.
Toronto: “Product, not promises, is the essence of the statements made in this issue by the heads of RKO. These statements are a source of great satisfaction to all the members of RKO Distributing Corpora- tion of Canada, and should be even better news to Canadian. ex- hibitors, large and small, the cir- cuits and independents. We are all aware of the conditions which have existed in our industry in re- cent times, and we should be equally aware of the circumstances which have caused these condi- tions.
“The bugaboo of TV is not the answer, as is evidenced by the fact that good pictures not only gross as much as in previous years, but in most instances roll up greater grosses than ever dreamed off. It
(See LABOW Page 8)
By JACK LABOW
RKO In Full Swing-Spending $22,500,000 On 11 Features
Hollywood: Daniel T. O’Shea, president of RKO Radio Pictures, returned to Hollywood January 16th and disclosed that he has allocated $22,500,000 as the over-all budget for the first 11 pictures which will be produced by the RKO Studio
during the first six months of be made shortly. 1956. The 11 RKO © productions,
audience draw was concerned.
Ben Bernie Story From RKO Soon
Hollywood: Negotiations for the filming of the life story of Ben Bernie, one of the immortals of show business, have been com- pleted by RKO Radio Pictures with the estate of the late violinist and band leader through his brother, Herman Bernie.
Under the tile of “The Old Maestro,” by which the cigar- smoking musician-comedian was known to millions of theatre-goers, film and radio fans and nightclub patrons, the picture will be read- ied for early filming, it was an- nounced by William Dozier, Vice President in Charge of Production.
Oscar Brodney, who wrote the screenplay for “The Glenn Miller Story” for Universal-International, has obtained his release from that studio in order to write the script for “The Old Maestro.”
“Underdog”
Hollywood: Walter Wanger has bought the screen rights to “Un- derdog,” a new novel by W. R. Burnett. It will be the basis for the first of six pictures he has con- tracted to produce for RKO.
The book, to be brought out in the fall by Alfred Knopf, is about a neurotic ex-soldier who becomes involuntarily involved in a melo- dramatic crime.
Mr. Burnett has agreed to write the screen play,
Sam Fuller Signed
Hollywood: RKO _ concluded negotiations with Samuel Fuller for the versatile and talented film maker to write, direct and produce four motion pictures.
Globe Enterprises, Inc., Fuller’s
‘independent motion picture organi-
ation, completed the negotiations with RKO.
O’Shea announced that a second group of top quality motion pic- tures with a budget comparable to the 11 already announced will be made by the new RKO manage- ment in the future. Additionally, the RKO president stated that the consummation of agreements with two top independent producers will
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budgeted at $22,5000,000, include:
“The First Traveling Saleslady,” starring Ginger Rogers, to be pro- duced and directed by Arthur Lu- bin.
“Back From Eternity,” starring Robert Ryan and Keith Andes with an all-star cast, produced and di-
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rected by John Farrow.
“Tension at Table Rock,” a ma- jor western-type production, to be produced by Sam Wiesenthal.
“Beyond a Reasonable Doubt,” starring Dana Andrews, produced by Bert Friedlob and directed by Fritz Lang.
“Stage Struck,” starring Jean Simmons.
“A Bundle of Joy,” co-starring Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, to be produced by Edmund Grain- ger.
“A Farewell to Arms,” the Er- nest Hemingway classic, starring Jennifer Jones, to be produced by David O. Selznick.
“Misty,” to be produced by Ralph Dietrich and Martin Ber- keley with an all-star cast.
“The Syndicate,” produced by the King Bros., with a cast of famous players new to the screen.
“Cash McCall,” the current best selling novel by Cameron Haw- ley; top stars are asking RKO for the right to portray the title role.
“Is This Our Son?”’, from the prize-winning story by Robert Do- zier.
It is the intent of the company, according to O’Shea, to maintain a steady production flow at the RKO Studio throughout the year,
An indication of the forthcom- ing production intent is the fact that while one picture, “The First Traveling Saleslady,” will begin filming in January, three films are scheduled for February — “Back From Eternity,” “Beyond a Reas- onable Doubt” and “Tension at Table Rock;” two in March — “Stage Struck” and “A Bundle of Joy”; one in April — “The Syn- dicate”; one in May — “Cash McCall,” and three in June — David O. Selznick’s “A Farewell to Arms,” “Misty” and “Is This Our Son?”
RKO Studio Signs Contract Player
Hollywood: Venetia Stevenson, blonde, blue-eyed and 17, became the first contract player to be sign- ed by the new RKO Radio Studio.
Daughter of Director Robert Stevenson and actress Anna Lee, Venetia was signed almost on sight by William Dozier, Vice President in Charge of Production at RKO.
The statuesque young lady will be screen tested next week for a
_ leading role in “Back from Eter-
nity,” which John Farrow will produce and direct for RKO. Al- ready cast in “Back from Eternity” are Robert Ryan and Keith Andes.
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(Continued from Page 1) is therefore apparent that what we have been suffering from is a scar- city of top pictures.
“The new RKO has made plans to fill this gap; to ensure a steady flow of quality product that must manifest itself in better grosses in all types of theatres.
“This great motion picture in- dustry of ours can very simply be divided into three phases: produc- tion, distribution, and exhibition. In this issue you will read about the production plans of RKO. You will read not only about the plans, but of pictures now in production and pictures already produced. I have seen some of these pictures. I think they are the greatest that have ever come out under the RKO banner. I know that these pictures which I have seen, such as THE CONQUEROR and THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, are only a fore- runner of what we have coming. It is obvious, therefore, that as far as the production end of this com- pany is concerned, the results will be more than adequate; will in fact surpass anything that has ever been done at RKO.
“From a distributing point of view RKO Distributing Corpora- tion of Canada has always enjoyed an excellent relationship with ex- hibitors. Our sales policy has al- ways been a realistic one, and will continue to be so. But in the dis- tribution of motion pictures there has long been an attitude that the distributor and the exhibitor are on opposite sides of the fence. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our interests are mutual. RKO on the one hand has the duty of producing top product and dis- tributing it in a realistic fashion. That is our duty to the exhibitors. The exhibitors, on the other hand, have the duty of making it profit- able for us to produce profitable pictures for them. And if we are to be realistic in our approach to the exhibitors and the exhibitors’ prob- lems, the exhibitors must be equal- ly realistic in their approach to the grossing potential of our pic- tures, and must make it possible for our quality product to earn for us in order that we can continue to produce top grossing produc- tions. To me the keynote of exhi- bition is that the exhibitor, after paying his film rental, is left with an equitable profit. Under these circumstances the film rental is of no consequence.
RKO has long been known as The Showmanship Company. This is a title which we do not lightly regard, and each exhibitor may be certain that we will do more than
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our duty in preselling our pictures to the public. In these pre-selling campaigns we do not ask the ex- hibitor to bear any of the cost. We consider this a part of our duty. But again this duty engenders a duty on the part of the exhibitor. The competition for the entertain- ment dollar is fiercer than it ever has been. The exhibitor can no longer complacently sit back and say “RKO has done a great job of pre-selling this picture. All I have to do is put up a one sheet, show a trailer, and then run the pic- tures.” The exhibitor must be a showman. The exhibitor must make local tieups. He must use ingenu- ity in order to make as great a number of people as possible in his area aware of the fact that a certain attraction is playing in his theatre at a certain time. He must help to make the public conscious again of the fact that in the mo-
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tion picture theatre resides the greatest entertainment in the world, cheaper than any other form of entertainment in the area.
“The people who are now at the head of RKO have accomplished the phenomenal in reactivating a dormant organization within a short period of time. The most vital force in the industry today is RKO, as indicated by the daily stories breaking in every trade paper. The new RKO is interested in making money. We recognize that the only method by which this can be achieved is by produc- ing pictures of a calibre which make money for the exhibitor.
“I have confidence in the future of this great industry. I have con- fidence in the bright future of RKO. Let us all work with this feeling of confidence and only good can result.”
Eleven Top Pictures Ready From RKO, Comedy—Drama—Action
Toronto: RKO’s current releases already set are in January. “Glory” in SuperScope and color, starring Margaret O’Brien; “Postmark for Danger” with Terry Moore and “Cash On Delivery” top casting Shelley Winters.
In February, “Slightly Scarlett” SuperScope and Technicolor, star- ring John Payne and Rhonda Fleming with Patrick Barr and Elizabeth Allan.
For March release, “The Bold and the Brave,” SuperScope with Wendell Corey and Mickey Roo- ney and for its Easter release “The Conqueror,” multi-million spec- tacle in CinemaScope and Techni- color, with John Wayne, Susan Hayward and an all star cast.
In April, “Great Day in the Morning,” SuperScope and Tech- nicolor with Virginia Mayo and Robert Stack; “The Way Out” star- ring Mona Freeman and Gene Nelson and “While The City Sleeps” with an all star cast of
Rhonda Fleming, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Sally. Forest, Dana Andrews, Howard Duff,
James Craig, George Sanders and Vincent Price.
For May, “The Brave One” CinemaScope and Technicolor with Michel Ray and “Barbados Quest.”
Up coming production already scheduled, to be finished this year are “The First Travelling Sales- lady,’ the production of Bert Friedlob’s “Beyond A Reasonable Doubt” directed by Fritz Lang and starring Dana Andrews; “Back From Eternity” produced and di- rected by John Farrow, starring Robert Ryan.
Two A Month From RKO’s Studio-Dozier
Hollywood: The first film to be sponsored by RKO studio’s new owners, General Teleradio, Inc., is scheduled to go before the cam- eras the fourth week in January. It is titled “The First Traveling Saleslady” and will be directed and produced by Lubin with Ginger Rogers.
Mr. Dozier said that his aim is to gear RKO _ production as quickly as possible to the point where the studio can send two pictures a month to its distributing organization for release to theatres. He said the company itself would make pictures and that staff pro- ducers, writers, directors and a roster of contract performers were in the process of being assembled for this purpose. He added that RKO also would make deals with independent producers and_ pro- vide them with financing as well as production and distribution facili- ties.
Mr. Dozier said that David O. Selznick, who has his own inde- pendent company within the RKO framework, is endeavoring to put an unannounced picture into pro- duction before he tackles Ernest Hemingway’s “A _ Farewell to Arms.” The latter is not slated to be started before early summer.
He stressed that re-establish- ment of the company as an impor- tant contributor to theatrical film production was the primary goal of himself,
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A PLAY TO STIMULATE INTEREST IV MOTION PICTURES
The following ideas are suggest- ed for stimulating public interest in motion pictures throughout Canada. It is hoped that exhibitors everywhere will take part in the plan. The degree of its success hinges entirely on the showman- ship and enthusiasm of the mana- gers. Theatres of every size and in every locality can participate for it demands only a small cash out- lay for ballots and trailer.
The plan, briefly, is to invite the public to match their knowledge of motion pictures and film stars against the final vote that will de- termine the winners of Academy Awards to be announced on March 2\st.
An incomplete ballot is printed on this page. The nominations, as announced by the Academy on February 18th, must be added. in the proper spaces assigned to each category. Arrangements should be made to have a printer set up the form as shown here so that the bal- lot can be delivered without delay after the nominations are known. Nominations will be announced via TV over CBC in Canada at 9 p.m. EST on the above date, also via radio.
In towns where there are a number of theatres all should join together so that printing costs of the ballots can be reduced. Each theatre should pledge to take (x) thousand. Small town theatres could place their orders through managers in larger towns, or through Exhibitor Associations. In- structions should be given the prin- ter to keep the form standing in case of re-runs required.
Merchandise prizes can be pro- moted by individual theatres. Pub- lic interest will be enlivened more if groups of theatres join in pre- moting major prizes. Certainly in cities where there are from two to 50 theatres nothing should pre- vent all from joining together to make this the biggest stimulant to arouse public interest in “movies” that has ever been attempted in Canada. Theatres should contribute a season’s pass for the whole fam- ily to the prize list. Prizes should be displayed in theatre lobbies and merchants tie in with window displays.
Ballots for voting should be dis- tributed by theatres and by mer- chants donating prizes only. Bal- lot must be made available to any- one without requiring them to pur- chase admission to the theatre. They must, therefore, be made available in the lobby to comply with all law requirements.
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In case of ties a drawing for winners of first, second, third, etc. prizes must be held in the lobby of a theatre and NOT FROM A STAGE. If a group of managers cannot agree upon a theatre for the drawing then it must be held in a place approved by local regula- tions.
Every effort should be made to get newspapers to sponsor the contest because of the vast public interest in the Academy Awards. If their support can be obtained the official ballot should be pub- lished in the newspaper with the names of theatres and merchants where they can be obtained. News- papers may also desire to publish the vote standing at intervals dur- ing the contest. The votes as re- corded should be made available to the paper if desired.
The following trailer can be cr- dered from Associated Screen News, 2000 Northcliffe Blvd., Montreal 28, which supports this plan by supplying the trailer at actual cost of $6.00 each.
Frame 1 DO YOU KNOW WHO WILL WIN THE ACADEMY AWARDS?
Frame 2 For (1) Best Picture of 1955
(2) Best Actor
(3) Best Actress
(4) Best Supporting Actor (5) Best Supporting Actress (6) Best Director
(7) Best British or Foreign
Picture
Frame 3
HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO
MATCH YOUR SELECTIONS AGAINST THE EXPERTS
Frame 4 OBTAIN A BALLOT LISTING THE NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS IN THE LOBBY OF THIS THEATRE AND CAST YOUR BALLOT NOW!
Frame 5
WINNERS PROCLAIMED AFTER ACADEMY AWARDS
ARE ANNOUNCED ON
MARCH 2ist
VOTE TODAY AND VOTE AS
OFTEN AS YOU LIKE! BALLOTS ACCEPTED UP TO MIDNIGHT, TUES., MAR. 20th
Trailers have been put into pro- duction and they should be order- ed in quantity lots where possible. Obviously the trailer cannot be used on the screen until the ballots are printed but orders should be placed now.
FROM THE
MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY COUNCIL PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, CHARLES S. CHAPLIN
Public Selection OF
Academy Award Winners
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Winners will be determined by the results of the Motion Picture Academy Awards as announced on March 21, 1956.
Select your choice by a check mark (#) in the box opposite the name you think will win the Academy Award.
Voting closes at midnight, March 20, 1956. In case of ties—winner will be decided by public draw.
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‘SCOPE 55
(Continued from Page 1) CinemaScope 55 in a_- special demonstration film.
Narrated by Darryl F. Zanuck, studio production head, the reel both introduces CinemaScope 55— through actual scenes from the first picture ever shot in the pro- cess, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel,” as well as the second, currently in production, “The King and I” and emphasizes its sig- nificant advantages in both pro- duction and exhibition.
The decision to use 55 mm. film followed extensive tests over a period of many months including experimentation with all sizes of mm, 70mm., 65 mm., and55mm.,, Mr. Zanuck said. The 55 mm., pro- viding four times the area of the frame on 35 mm. film, was finally chosen as the best, he emphasiz- ed.
The new process provides com- plete focus and definition at all times, regardless of the distance it is projected, surpassing anything developed to date for the produc- tion of motion pictures. Every scene is needle sharp, free from all distortions at the far edges and top and bottom of the screen.
Although the cameras, develop- ed at a cost of $50,000 each to the studio, shoot a 55 mm. negative, this negative can be reduced to a 35 mm. print with complete fideli- ty for projection in theatres throughout the world. In other words, theatres will not have to have any new equipment whatso- ever to take full advantage of this revolutionary process.
Particularly noticeable will be the freedom from grain and the complete feeling of audience parti- cipation in the dramatic scenes. Each number of the amazingly beautiful demonstration footage was chosen to. illustrate every phase of the new process, both in- doors and outdoors, close-ups, long shots and group shots.
The reel differs from the one shown recently in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago in that high- light footage from “The King and I,” second production in Cinema- Scope 55, will be presented for the first time.
By the time showings of the demonstration reel are completed, more than 200,000 exhibitors, press representatives and other opinion makers will have seen it as the first step in a world-wide program launching the process.
“Any amateur photographer knows that when you enlarge a snapshot or a piece of film, the more you enlarge it the more the ‘Mentos axe’
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grain becomes apparent,’ Mr. Zanuck points out. “This is simple ABC.
“Our scientists have reversed the precess. By shooting it on the large film and reducing it to 35 mm.., we have totally eliminated grain. More than this, we have eliminat- ed the bothersome fall-off in focus on the right or left sides of the Screen, and we believe we are the ONLY system that has totally eli- minated distortion.”
Mr. Zanuck also emphasizes that while Twentieth Century-Fox planned to exhibit certain big at- tractions in specially equipped theatres on full 55 mm_projec- tion machines, the main objective in developing the process was to bring the perfection of its photog- raphy into every theatre, large or small, throughout the world.
The studio head pays full tri- bute to Spyros P. Skouras, presi- dent of the film company, as the moving force behind the new de- velopments, praising him for never losing sight of the fact that com- petition can only be defeated by giving audiences something better than they have had before.
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men Club delegation asked police commission for a permit to run bingo on a scale similar to that now being operated in Ottawa, with at least two autos and scores of cash prizes being given away at the games.
In North Vancouver a_ bingo game is scheduled for Feb. 4, with a jackpot prize of $1000 in cash and 19 other smaller cash prizes being offered by North Vancouver Kinsmen.
In Edmonton a man who won a $12,000 house at a Lions Club bingo appeared in court on a charge of cheating.
At the same time, a delegation of Edmonton churchmen asked the Alberta Government for tighter re- strictions on bingo games.
Pasek was arrested Thursday night, the day after 6,400 persons paid $5 admission to the Edmon- ton Gardens to try for $16,000 in bingo prizes.
The delegation of ministers, rep- resenting the Edmonton and Dis- trict Council of Churches, asked clarification of the Criminal Code regarding lotteries; interpretation of the section allowing occasional bingo games; that a $50 limit on prizes be set, and mandatory filing of auditors’ statements by bingo operators.
The church brief, presented to Premier E. C. Manning, who is also attorney-general, was prepar- ed before police started investiga-
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tion into the house bingo.
“At present we feel many orga- nizations and groups are morally and technically guilty of acts of bad citizenship in respect of gam- bling or lotteries through . . . big prize bingo,” the brief said,
The churchmen asked the Gov- ernment to interpret the section of the code permitting occasional bingo games for charitable pur- poses.
Amidst this continuing onslaught of monster bingo, exhibitors in Canada are hopeful that the com- ing session of Parliament in Ot- tawa will vote and approve amend- ments to the Criminal Code, which will direct the responsible author- ities, to license bingo games, limit- ing their operation to games, where the major portion, at least 90 to 95% goes to charity.
$2350 Via Foto-Nite
Halifax: With a big smile, The- resa Muise of Halifax on Wednes- day night, January 6th, accepted a cheque for $2,350 — largest Foto- Nite award ever offered by a Hali- fax theatre.
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Arch Jolley Address Woodstock Feb. 20
Toronto: Arch H. Jolley, exe- cutive secretary of the Motion Picture Theatres Association of Ontario, says he has been “snowed under” with work since returning from his hospital holiday but has been able to make new arrange- ments for speaking engagements which had been deferred since last November.
The first of his luncheon ap- pearances is now scheduled for Feb. 20 when he will address the at Woodstock, in behalf of the film industry. Eight other speaking commitments will follow.
Columbia Dividend
New York: Columbia Pictures Corporation announces that the Board of Directors at a meeting held Tuesday, January 17, 1956, declared a quarterly dividend of $1.06’4 per share on the $4.25 Cumulative Preferred stock of the company, payable on February 15, 1956, to stockholders of record February 1, 1956.
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By MAX CHIC
No information available as to Variety’s Tent 28 first luncheon meeting this Thursday at the King Edward Hotel but sure hope it's a success .. . Dave Griesdorf back in town and rumors as to his plans flying thick and heavy Sam Glasier now authorized to act as a Notary for 20th-Fox . . . a Tes- timonial Dinner set for February 2 in honor of Jim Powis, retiring 20th-Fox booker . tickets avail- able from Harry Wiseman.
The Temple, Windsor, re-open- ing on February 28 Simon Meretsky ill for the last 7 weeks, has everyone’s fervent well wishes for a speedy recovery .. . Jim Har- diman ties the knot on February 11 . . . the WOMPIs Valentine Dance, Feb. 9 at the Seaway Motel will hop and skip to Curly Posen’s swing and sway musicians Pete Myers throwing a reception for Bill Gehring at his home next Tuesday nite.
Chet Friedman, on tour for “Guys & Dolls” has also spread the word about the Audience Vot- ing Project around, receiving en- thusiastic support everywhere Gordon Lightstone Jr. recalled to Toronto to help Vie Beattie’s To- ronto Fox branch out of a serious personnel shortage ... Morris Stein out to the Maritimes on a routine business trip . . . Alexander Korda passes away.
Paramount's hockey team still on a winning streak E-U’s “Benny Goodman Story” set for day and date at the Loew’s and Uptown, Toronto ... The Pioneers Annual Meet a huge success the new Board will be published next week.
BONUS DRIVE
(Continued from Page 1) Drive.
The Drive, which opened on January 2 and will run to Decem- ber 29, is patterned after a similar Drive announced last week in Hollywood by Republic’s _ presi- dent, Herbert Yates.
Based on collections, the Bonus Drive has a melon of about $12,000 which will be cut up for prize money amongst all branch managers, Republic sales _repre- sentatives and bookers, booking Republic product. The Drive brok- en down into quarters, with bonus monies paid at the end of each uarter, has no carry over from quarter to quarter.
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LOEW’S 2nd wk. Rains of Ranchipur (20th-Fox) C’Scope & Color with Lana Turner. CAPITOL 2nd wk. Rebel Without A Cause (WB) C’Scope & WarnerColor with James Dean. PALACE 3rd wk. Tender Trap (MGM) C’Scope & Color with Frank Sinatra. PRINCESS Pearl of the South Pacific (RKO) Super- Scope & Color with Virginia Mayo. KENT 2nd wk. African Lion (E-U) Tech. AVENUE 5th wk. Doctor At Sea Tech. with Dirk Bogarde,
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A scene from 20th-Fox’s “The King And 1,” the second of the company’s Cinema- Scope 55 productions, parts of which will be seen at a demonstration on February 1, at the Imperial theatre, Toronto, for trade and press.
GARRICK 4th wk, Guys & Dolls (MGM) C’Scope & Tech. with Marlon Brando. MET 2nd wk. The Desperate Hours (Para.) VV & Tech. with Humphrey Bogart. GAIETY 2nd wk, Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (JARO).
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plan that will stimulate business and have informed Mr. Chaplin of our complete cooperation.” The fact that the CBC will televise the Academy Award nominations on February 18 will help the plan considerably.
An outline of a similar plan used in Winnipeg will be published next week with additional information and progress reports from across the country.