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. . Ross - . . . . . . "Red . . Paramount . . VANCOUVER . p-71 front office film employes have elected Doug White as president: business agent, Bill Grant, RKO, and secretary-treasm-er, Vi Yates, Empire-Universal Beesley, ASN newsreeler, has taken off for the Yukon and Alaska to cover Exercise Sweetbriar, the big Canada-U.S. joint winter warfare exercise taking place north of White horse. En route he will shoot the International Intercollegiate ski meet at Banff, Alta. British Columbia has been well represented in the international newsreels recently. Latest was a Beesley effort on the Grouse Mountain ski lift showing the scenic beauty of a winter playground at Vancouver's front door. British Columbia showmen still are collecting prize money for publicity campaigns, Martin Cave, manager of the Dominican, Victoria, won $66 first prize in the Pacific National Exhibition beauty contest for his promotional booklet. Norm Duncan was a winner in the Cardinal Pictures "Paisan" contest for his campaign at the International- Cinema, and Ivan Ackery topped managers for his campaign on "Father Was a Fullback," winning $500. All are Famous Players managers. On the sick list were Dave Borland. Dominion manager, with flu; George Mansel of the Vogue staff, confined to a military hospital, and Bob Martin, the Odeon, West Vancouver, heart trouble . . . Clarence Dowsley of the Regent is back from a six-week honeymoon in California and Mexico . Clyde Gilmore. film critic for the CBC and newspaper columnist, will marry Barbara Donald of Vancouver this spring. Demands of projectionists employed by Odeon on the lower mainland will go to a conciliation board. The Labor Relations board announced appointment of A. J. Cowan as chairman, J. P. Mackenzie for the company and R. K. Gervin for the union. The dispute involves 55 Odeon projectionists in Vancouver. Besides wage boosts, the operators are seeking concessions in working conditions. Lloyd Mnir, former RKO exploiteer who was reported in partnership in his publicity service in Vancouver, advises that he is in business alone and not in partnership . Film Exchange backshop employes Local B-71 elected, president. Luke Ducette, Empire-Universal; business agent, Douglas Isman, International Distributors; secretary-treasurer, George Hislop. The local now is working on a new contract with distributors. North Vancouver, across the inlet, will have a new 1,000-seat theatre soon. A permit was issued to Clarence Domsley and it is reported that Jack Barron of the Grand at Calgary is interested in the venture. At present North Vancouver has two Odeon houses, the Odeon and Lonsdale. The latter has been closed since December. Another house is planned in the Capilano district of North Vancouver by Howard Fletcher, veteran theatre operator. House will seat 450. . . . Producer Griffin Len B. Johnson, president of British Columbia Exhibitors Ass'n and owner of the Cascades Drive-In here, is spending the winter Wayne in Toronto and Robert Riley Crutcher have been huddling with Blake Owensmith, Hollywood representative from the Canadian Film project, on shooting "The Big Moose" in Canada. Local theatremen are amazed at the business being done at the Studio Theatre in . . . Tlie old Empress spite of the worst winter in Vancouver's history. "Lost Boundaries," now in its seventh record breaking week, is playing to standout business. Mickey Goldin, Studio manager, would trade his bright sport coat for another 500 seats, he said Theatre has been replaced by a chain grocery, on the Avenue Theatre site has risen an electric power station, and the first Orpheum has given way to a new office building. Bill Campbell, drama critic for the Calgary Albertan for over 30 years who was well known by his pen-name Spotlight, has retired and will move to Vancouver. Campbell was the Calgary correspondent for BOX- OFFICE and other tradepapers. No Action in Montreal Seen on Bergman Films MONTREAL—When asked whether any policy had been established regarding pictures in which Ingrid Bergman appears, Alexis Gagnon, chairman of the Quebec board of censors, said that he did not have any immediate comment. It was said that no action generally had been planned concerning films in which the actress has a part. No picture featuring Miss Bergman currently is being shown in the Montreal area. Arthur Lubin has been signed to meg "Queen for a Day" for United Artists. Screens — Arc Lamps — Rectifiers — Lenses — Carbons — Theatre Chairs J. M. RICE & CO. 202 Canada BIdg. Winnipeg, Manitoba Phone 25371 COMPLETE SOUND SYSTEMS MONTREAL /^pportunity Knocks, CBC radio program broadcast every Monday night from the stage of the Monkland by John Adaskin and his orchestra of 20 musicians, is described by Dick Howarth, manager of the theatre, as "a tremendous success." The show gives local amateurs a chance to demonstrate their talents. To inspire them the stage has been decorated in red, white and blue. . . . Sovereign Alexander Metcalfe, general manager of Sovereign Films in Toronto, visited the local branch. On his return to the Queen city he will take his wife with him has a new salesman, Andre Paradis, replacing Jean Ouimet. Ouimet has returned to Empire Universal, another of whose salesmen, Joe Dorfman, is on a sales trip to Beauce county . . . Heru-i Falk, proprietor of the Bijou, has returned from a three-week visit to New York City. Exhibitors in town included Yvette Blouin, the Opera House, Coaticook; C. Charbonneau, the Madelon, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, and Armand Champagne and Emile Elias, proprietors of the Capitol, Sherbrooke . . . Pierrette Brisebois, assistant cashier, is a new addition Riding Hood" was presented Saturday morning at the Outremont by the Children's Theatre. An added attraction was "The Singing Lady." Child entrants were given an opportunity to enter a singing contest. to the office staff of RKO . Seville Art Theatre switched to comedy with the presentation of "The Bank Dick" and "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man" . Art Bahen, manager of the Champlain, has conducted a contest using photographs of Michele Morgan's eyes. Every girl who participated had her eyes photographed and compared with Miss Morgan's. Francoise Lacroix was the winner. The contest was conducted at the opening of the film "Aux Yeux du Souvenir." Miss Lacroix was given a $450 muskrat coat donated by Dupuis Freres, Montreal. During the show the Dupuis Freres had various kinds of fur coats in the Champlain's lobby and enlarged photos of Miss Morgan and Miss Lacroix. . Bourvil, the French artist who appeared at His Majesty's in "Les Burlesques de Paris," was guest-artist at "Les Carabins" from the stage of the Champlain is conducting a contest in connection with "Samson and Delilah" . . Granby Junior . Chamber of Commerce will ask officials of local motion picture theatres to have an entirely French-language program at the Ritz Theatre. With the reopening of the Cartier, where special films will be offered and with wholly English-speaking films at the Palace, the members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce believe it would be wise if one house offered wholly French-language films. The city of Granby has a French-speaking population of 20,000 out of a total of 23,000. DRIVE-IN THEATRE Sea our NEW Junior In-A-Car Speaker. Unsurpassed in (aithful reproduction. Can be tuned to suit the ear. Priced so that the smallest Drive-In can use them. Junction Box can be mounted on V/z" or 2" pipe. Everything For Your Theatre An Expert Repair Department DRIVE-IN THEATRE MFG. CO. J^^J^^^Z. BOXOFFICE :: February 11, 1950
)XOFFICE BAROMETER • EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY MATURE CHART • REVIEW DIGEST • SHORTS CHAHT SHOBTS REVIEWS • FEATURE REVIEWS • EXPLOITIPS — Bookinlfuide — BOXOFFICE FIRST RUN REPORTS This chart shows the records made by pictures in five or more oi the 21 key cities checked. As new runs are reported, ratings are added and averages revised. BAROMETER TOP HITS OF THE WEEK (Not cm orvrago} *Sctmson and Delilah Cleveland 365 Denver 300 Battleground Seattle 275 Kansas City 200 Computed in terms ol percentage in relation to normal grosses. With 100 per cent as "normal," the figures show the percentage above or below that mark.
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