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Tilm Festival Helps
Montreal Theatres
MONTREAL—The week was an eventful
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one for motion picture theatres here.
first International Film Festival attracted
considerable attention and this, according
to reports from other cinemas, was felt
generally. The outstanding holdovers,
such as "Ben-Hur" at the Alouette and
"Can-Can" at the Seville maintained good
boxoffice records. Operators continued to
noticeable attendance by United
States tourists while local patrons also appeared
to have more or less returned from
summer holidays which took them to outside
points.
Alouette Ben-Hur (MGM), 32nd wk Excellent
Copitol The Lost World (20th-Fox), 2nd wk...Good
Imperial This Is Cineromo (Cinerama), 5th wk. Good
Kent Block Orpheus (Lopert), 5th wk Excellent
SeMlle Con-Con (20th-Fox), 17th wk Excellent
'Elmer Gantry' Opens Big
With 125 in Toronto
TORONTO—Most of the chatter dui-ing
the week concerned "Elmer Gantry" at the
Carlton following a censorship flare-up,
and "Psycho" which continued to have appeal
in its second week at the Hollywood.
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(Averoge Is 100)
Corlton Elmer Gantry (UA) 1 25
Eglinton Rosemary (Astral), 5th wk 1 05
Hollywood Psycho (Pora), 2nd wk 115
Hyland From the Terrace (20th-Fox), 4th wk...lOO
05
Imperial
Loews
Ice Palace (W8)
The Doy They Robbed the Bonk of
England (MGM) 110
Nortown Pollyonno (BV), 2nd wk 100
Con-Con (20th-Fox), 21st wk 115
Tivoli
Towns School for Scoundrels (Cont'l) 105
'University Ben-Hur (MGM), 35th wk 115
Uptown The Apartment (UA) 105
[Break in Record Hot Spell
Booms Vancouver Grosses
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spell was reflected in a big jump in
'boxoffice business. Topping the town was
"The Lost World," "The Cossacks," "From
jthe Terrace" and a return visit of "South
at regular prices. "Can-Can"
'finished its eighth and final week at the
and will be replaced by "Psycho."
The Lost World (20th-Fox) Good
; Capitol
Cinema South Pocific (20th-Fox), revival Good
'Orpheum Murder, Inc. (20th-Fox) Fair
Pork— I'm All Right, Jock (20th-Fox), 7th wk...Good
Plozo The Cossocks (U-l), 2nd wk Good
Stonley Ben-Hur (MGM), 1 6th wk Good
Strand Con-Con (20th-Fox), 2th wk Fair
Studio Oscor Wilde (20th-Fox) Poor
iSteady Winnipeg Business
Led by 'Ruth,' Tingler'
remained steady
"Pollyanna," "South Pacific" and
holding. "The Tingler" at
Lyceum and "The Story of Ruth" at Odeon
did above average.
Capitol— Pollyonno (BV), 5th wk 110
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South Pocific (20th-Fox), 6th wk
.Gorrick—The Womon and the Wild River
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[Lyceum, Storlite Drive-ln The Tingler (Col);
Look! and Lough! (Col) 1 20
(20th-Fox), 7th wk 100
[Odeon The Story of Ruth (20th-Fox) 120
fWB Buys 'Storm at Sea'
of the mo-
.tion picture rights to "Storm at Sea" has
been announced by Warner Bros. The nov-
•el is by Victor Canning, British author,
jand is a romantic sea melodrama laid on
the barrier reef off the Australian coast
where many ships have been wrecked.
Toronto Labor Council
To Seek Sunday Shows
TORONTO—At a recent meeting in the
Labor Temple, the Toronto District Trales
and Labor Council endorsed a move for
Sunday motion picture shows in Ontario,
probably through legislation to revise