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'Heiress' Grosses 140<br />
In Toronto Opening<br />
TORONTO—A realignment of Famous<br />
Players theatres found "The Heiress" opening<br />
at the Victoria and the Eglinton, which<br />
formerly was teamed with the University.<br />
Shea's went its course alone, continuing the<br />
fourth week of "All the King's Men." The<br />
Nortown joined the University, where "Jolson<br />
Sings Again" was offered for a sixth week.<br />
"The Chiltern Hundreds" was in its ninth<br />
week at the Odeon Hyland.<br />
(Average Is 100)<br />
Biltmore—Guilty Bystander (FC); The Flying<br />
Soucer (FC) 100<br />
Hyland—The Chiltern Hundreds (EL), 9th wk 'JO<br />
Imperial—Twelve O'ClocOt High (20th-Fox), 2nd<br />
wk 100<br />
Loews—East Side, West Side (MGM) 120<br />
Odeon and Fairlawn—Hamlet (EL) 115<br />
S'heqs-All the King's Men (Col), 4lh wk 85<br />
Tivoh and Capilol-She Wore a Yellow Ribbon<br />
(RKO), 2nc:- d. t. v/k,. The Pirates ol Capri (FC)....100<br />
University and Nortown—Jolson Sings Again (Col),<br />
6th wk. at University 85<br />
Uptown—Intruder in the Dust (MGM) 120<br />
Victoria and Eglinton—The Heiress (Para) 140<br />
War Films Draw Mildly<br />
At Vancouver Theatres<br />
VANCOUVER—Local first run trade in general<br />
was mild following a strong weekend.<br />
Theatregoers apparently have had their fill<br />
of war films, "Battleground" having registered<br />
only fair at the Capitol. "Lost Boundaries"<br />
was in its ninth week at the Studio.<br />
"Samson and Delilah" opened strong at the<br />
Strand at advanced prices.<br />
Capitol—Battleground (MGM) Fair<br />
Cinema—The Story ol Seabiscuit (WB), 2nd<br />
t. d. wk Fair<br />
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Dominion—Prince oi Foxes (20th-Fox); Follow<br />
Me Quietly (RKO) Moderate<br />
Orpheum—Always Leave Them Laughing<br />
( WB) Fair<br />
Paradise—The Best Years of Our Lives (RKO) .Fair<br />
Park—Quartet (EL) Good<br />
Plaza—The Hidden Room (EL); The Beast<br />
With Five Fingers (WB) Fair<br />
State—Silver River (WB), plus stage show Poor<br />
Strand—Twelve O'Clock High (20th-Fox),<br />
3rd v/k<br />
Fair<br />
Studio—Lost Boundaries (IFD), 9th wk Good<br />
Vogue—Tell It to the Judge (Col) Fair<br />
'Samson' Second Week Tops<br />
At Edmonton Empress<br />
EDMONTON, ALTA.—"Samson and Delilah,"<br />
at the Empress here at roadshow<br />
prices, played to capacity audiences throughout<br />
a two-week stand, reports Manager E. C.<br />
Ethridge. The theatre opened early and held<br />
open beyond regular closing time for the<br />
show.<br />
Empress—Samson and DeUIah (Pal-a),<br />
2nd wk Capacity<br />
Capitol—The Heiress (Para) Very good<br />
Rialto—Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer<br />
(U-!)<br />
Excellent<br />
NFB Employes Approved<br />
On Loyalty by Police<br />
OTTA'WA—Completion by the Mounted Police<br />
of security screening of National Film<br />
Board employes has cleared the staff of any<br />
suspicion of espionage, and it is stated that<br />
Robert H. 'Winters, chairman of the board,<br />
has informed Defense Minister Claxton that<br />
the board can safely be used by the defense<br />
department and all other government departments<br />
for film work of a confidential nature.<br />
An early appropriation is expected for a new<br />
film storage building to be built in Ottawa<br />
as the first unit of a $2,000,000 building to<br />
house all the National Film Board activities.<br />
VANCOUVER<br />
Calmon Arm. B. C.. will have an outdoor<br />
theatre this summer. William Foster of<br />
Vernon is building a drive-in two miles east<br />
of town, and it is expected to be operating<br />
by May 24. This will be the fifth drive-in<br />
to be erected in the Okanagan fruit belt of<br />
the province. Others are located at Kelowna.<br />
Penticton. Kamloops and Vernon, and the<br />
operators are said to be planning cooperative<br />
booking and buying, which would result in<br />
a great saving in express charges, now a<br />
large item.<br />
Cecil Black, JARO western Canada supervisor,<br />
has resigned and returned east. The<br />
position has been abolished . on inspection<br />
trips were Oscar Hanson. Canadian<br />
head of Monogram, and David Griesdorf,<br />
Odeon Theatres general manager . . . Howard<br />
Boothe, Odeon British Columbia district head,<br />
returned from a three-week vacation in Arizona<br />
... It was said that Lloyd Muir. former<br />
RKO publicity man, will manage the<br />
new Ridge Theatre here . Dalgleish.<br />
WB manager, and Harry Woolfe, UA manager,<br />
were away on selling trips.<br />
Conditions in the Okanagan fruit belt this<br />
summer apparently will not be as favorable<br />
as those in other years. Apricot and peach<br />
crops were hit by the severe winter which<br />
killed the buds, and the cherry supply will<br />
be far below normal. Not only the growers<br />
and shippers will be affected, but also the<br />
canners, box manufacturers and all types of<br />
labor. Business in general in the area will<br />
be affected.<br />
The new Skyway Drive-In being built by<br />
Industries Inland Co. near Kamloops will<br />
open in April with a capacity of 500 cars<br />
new Capitol at Ponoka, on the<br />
Calgary-Edmonton line, was opened last week<br />
new outdoor theatre being built by<br />
Tisman & Mcintosh near Chilliwack in the<br />
FYaser Valley is well under way and will be<br />
ready for opening in May . Soo Theatre<br />
at Weyburn, Saskatchewan, was opened<br />
recently . . . Les Toffey has completely renovated<br />
his Ladner Theatre at Ladner. B. C,<br />
a farming community 24 miles from Vancouver.<br />
Ernest Lay, local hotel operator who runs<br />
the Roxy here, has leased the Rio Theatre<br />
at Victoria from Hymie Singer. Now closed,<br />
the house will be opened in March. Pat<br />
Patanaur of the Roxy here will be in charge<br />
of the Rio, a 500-seater.<br />
The alltime record for a film in Vancouver<br />
is held by "Lost Boundaries," currently in<br />
tenth week at the downtown Studio Theatre<br />
its<br />
and still going strong. Another sur-<br />
prise is "Quartet" in its second run at the<br />
Park Theatre, where it is doing big business.<br />
The Arthur Rank film drew poorly in<br />
its first run downtown. Gordon Monro, Odeon<br />
publicity chief, gave "Quartet' an excellent<br />
publicity buildup which is paying off at the<br />
Park Theatre boxoffice.<br />
Perry Ferguson has been signed as art director<br />
on the United Artists film. "The Sound<br />
of Fury."<br />
DRIVE-IN THEATRE<br />
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Kid Matinees Offered<br />
At 15 Toronto Houses<br />
TORONTO—The Children's Film Library<br />
committee is cooperating with the Junior<br />
League in the presentation of approved features<br />
as matinee attractions at 15 Toronto<br />
theatres. The Motion Picture Di-stributors<br />
Ass'n of Canada, headed by Gordon Lightstone,<br />
general manager of Canadian Paramount,<br />
has supported the movement which<br />
will provide Saturday afternoon programs<br />
suitable for juveniles at regular intervals. A<br />
group of features from the J. Arthur Rank<br />
Organization is being added to the approved<br />
list of the Children's Film Library committee<br />
Quebec City to Appeal<br />
QUEBEC — City authorities will appeal<br />
to the supreme court of Canada against a<br />
Quebec appeal court judgment invalidating<br />
the appointment of a manager for Palais<br />
Montcalm, municipal civic center. The Quebec<br />
court ruled that the appointment of Theo<br />
Genest as Palais Montcalm manager was<br />
invalid because city authorities failed to consult<br />
a municipal promotions committee<br />
operating under a collective agreement between<br />
the city and its employes. City officials<br />
said that pending outcome of the supreme<br />
court hearing. Genest will remain at<br />
his Palais Montcalm post.<br />
Screen rights to "Bonaventure," a play<br />
running in London, have been acquired for<br />
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