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Michel . . With . . Kerry . . Special MONTREAL The French-language version of "Ben- Hui-" is breaking all previous records in Quebec, where it is being shown in situations that have already played the original English-language version. The MGM Montreal branch, managed by Bill Guss, has four prints of the French-language version booked solidly well into the summer. Guss is looking forward to the release of several outstanding films soon. They include "The Pour Horsemen of the Apocalypse." "Sweet Bird of Youth," "Light in the Piazza," "Murder She Said," "Horizontal Lieutenant." The Regent Theatre, now devoted to Greek films, presented " A Girl in Black," the work of writer-director Michael Cacoyannis, currently regarded as the most talented exponent of Hellenic cinema. "Black," shot entirely on location on the Greek island of Hydra with Ellie Lambetti as star, is a Kingsley International release . . . Astral's "Le Pave de Paris," produced by Henri Decoin and starring Daniel Gaubert and Jacques Riberolles, was held for a second week at the Electra, Villeray and Mercier theatres, and "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The House of Fright" were held at seven United Amusement Corp. theatres. J. Wilfrid Proulx, managing director of publicity and secretary of Cine-Art Film Distributors i Costom), and his wife and daughter spent several days in Quebec City for the opening of Cine-Art's blockbuster "Les Pausses Hontes" at the Cartier and the Lairet theatres, for at least five Harry Cohen, executive at Atlas weeks . . . Films, and wife left Sunday for three weeks at Acapulco and Mexico City, after which they will fly to Los Angeles to visit friends and Cohen's younger brother. They have not seen each other for 20 years . . . Eddie White, Warner Bros., organized a motor trip with a group of friends for a weekend of skiing at Stowe, 'Vt. . . . Art ^^^mwrn/zAHifi^ WATCH PROJECTION IMPROVE with ^^0 ECHNIKOIE £ IT PRODUCTS ^^ ^5 Now! — The Only ANTI-STATIC SCREEN ^ XR-171 Pearl • Repels Dust ^^^ inwwvc^^^ Available from your authorized Theatre Equipment Supply Dealer: Export-Westrex Corp. [TtCHNIKOTt CORP. 63 Seobring St., B'klyn 31,3. N.Y. I In Eastern Canada For prompt service, technical Know-How, All repairs and large stock of replacement ports Remtmber BEST THEATRE SUPPLY REG D 4828 St. Denb StrMt VI 2-6762 Montreal Films announced a booking of "Paris Belongs to Us," starring Betty Schneider, at the Elysee Cinema in March or early in April. Salesmen out in the province were Lucien Gamache of Atlas Films and Roger Chartrand of MGM . . . Nat Cohen, former owner of the Brownsburg, Que., Crown Theatre, who now resides in Florida, was a Filmrow visitor . . . Others on the Row were Mr. and Mrs. L. Cloutier of the Vimy Theatre, Fermeneuve; D. A. Payeur of the Pigalle, Thetford Mines, and M. Leblond and L. Chartier of Marquette Theatres, Quebec City. Kingston Clears Way For Sunday Ballot TORONTO—The municipal administrative committee at Kingston has approved a petition for a referendum on Sunday shows and sports at the civic elections in December. Kingston, with a 49,000 population, has three theatres and a drive-in. The town council at Deseronto has adopted a bylaw to regulate the holding of shows and sports on Sundays, the statute listing ten different games which can be played after 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoons. Sunday performances got off to a good start at Brockville. The one local theatre, the Famous Players Capitol, had 800 admissions dui-ing the day in the 825 -seat house, according to Manager Jack Mc- Lennan. The picture was "Breakfast at Tiffany's." "There were people in the theatre that we haven't seen out at a movie in years," said McLennan. A welcome also was given to Sunday shows at the Roxy in Bmlington, an Odeon unit of 500 seats in a town of 8,000 persons, with "The Singer Not the Song." John Grant, manager, commented that a majority of patrons for the first Sunday came from the nearby city of Hamilton where theatres operate only on week days for a population of 240,000. Short on Lievre River At Montreal Capitol MONTREAL—The National Film Board's "Morning on the Lievre" a 13-minute color short that last year won gi-eat acclaim at several film festivals, including those in Montreal, Berlin and Edinbm-gh, was well recognized in Montreal. At the Capitol Theatre, the NFB short was held over for a second week along with "Blue Hawaii." The film, produced and directed by David Bairstow, was inspired by Archibald Lampman's poem. It represents a journey by canoe through some of the quieter stretches of the Lievre river between the Laurentian hills near Montreal and the river's junction with the Ottawa river at Masson, Quebec. One Canadian critic said of the film, after seeing it at the Edinburgh Festival: "Greater justice has never been done to the unique beauty of Canada in the fall: it is a swirl of mist rising from the river, of sun glinting on the golden trees, of hillside so brilliantly hued as to make foreigners who see the film gasp." "H.M.S. Defiant," Columbia release, is based on Frank Tilsley's novel with a screenplay by Nigel Kneale. TORONTO gteps have been taken to revive the Independent Motion Picture Exhibitors Ass'n of Ontario, with a call sent out for a meeting of miaffiliated theatre owners Tuesday afternoon, February 20, at the Clappison Drive-In at Waterdown. This ozoner, a year-around operation, is owned by Joe Dydzak, a leader in the revival . Two independent booking groups. . . Allied Theatres and Associated Service, joined forces January 29 under the supervision of Curly S. Posen in the Hermant building, to which Daniel May, Allied booker, has moved. The independent association and Allied Theatres were once headed by the late Ben Freedman. President J. J. Fitzgibbons of Famous Players presented two books on El Cid, the Spanish hero, to the Toronto public library in behalf of Samuel Bronston whose "El Cid" is at the Tivoli here . guests at the luncheon Tuesday i30i of 'Variety Tent 28 were Yves Montand, French stage celebrity, and Toby Robbins and Mayor Moore, local theatre folk, who were introduced by Larry Mann, screen comedian. Astral Films hit the local jackpot with its releases opening at numerous first-run theatres and "Cinderella," its ballet feature, holding at the Towne, "Wild for Kicks" was featured at six chain theatres while "Flight of the Lost Balloon" and "The Mighty Ci-usaders" formed the double bill for the Midtown and four other circuit houses . "Holiday in Spain" in its sixth week, the FPC Eglinton here is being labeled "The Only Cinemiracle Theatre in Canada." A heavy advance sale is reported for the premiere of "Judgment at Nuremberg" February 14 at the University here, at $2.75 . . . R. J. Widdicombe, formerly with the Hudson Bay Co., was appointed chief of the real estate department for Famous Players, in succeeding Harold E. Roberts, who recently joined the Ontario municipal board. MGM of Canada reported numerous offers to purchase the replica of the ship Bounty which was built at Lunenburg, N.S., for the new version of "Mutiny on the Bounty" . Gilmor, manager of the Odeon at Peterborough, has introduced a series of special Saturday afternoon shows for kids with appropriate pictures, contests, games, stunts and gifts. The Center at Windsor reopened its series of art films on Monday nights only, with the playing of "The Love Game," okayed by Ontario censors for adult audiences. The series is sponsored by the Windsor Cinema Guild. 'West Side' Bow Feb. 22 MONTREAL—"West Side Story," United Artists release, will receive its Canadian premiere February 22 at the Alouette Theatre under the sponsorship of Montreal's University B'nai B'rith lodge. Seymour Rosen, president of the chapter! said "all proceeds from the performance will be used for B'nai B'rith philanthropies." The showing will be on a reserved-seat basis with prices ranging from $1.50 for matinees to $2.50 for evenings, Sundays and holidays. K-2 BOXOFFICE Febmary 5, 1962
. . . Ivan . . Delia . . "The Hint to Film Industry In Its Ticket Tax Fight VANCOUVEPl—The Motion Picture Industry Council of Canada would win more supporters in its attempt to have amusement tax abolished if it led a campaign to have the tax abolished on all fonns of entertainment, writes Mike Tytherleigh hi the Vancouver Sun. In a recent resolution the industry, which pays $6 million in provincial amusement taxes, called for the abolition of the "unjust" tax to prevent the closure of more motion picture houses. But there are many other entertainment organizations which face extinction, not just a shrinking market place, and probably deserve the repeal of the 10 per cent tax more than the commercial movie houses. "But the motion picture organization is well-organized and has a loud voice whereas these other groups have not. The motion picture industry would not only have wider support for its resolution to abolish the tax if it sought the inclusion of these groups but might have a better chance of making its campaign successful," he wrote. The movie industry points out that steps have been taken in other countries to save the industry. In England the industry has been exempted from amusement taxes and the U. S. has eliminated Its similar tax up to an admission price of $1. In the past seven years in Canada, 128 new theatres opened while 521 standard houses and 22 drive-ins went dark. This means that in many small communities there is no longer a movie house, apart from the increase in unemployment. And how many nonprofit organizations are there keeping theatre alive who have to pay 10 per cent tax on their losses? Par too many for the well-being of the performing arts. Meanwhile, a pat on the back has been given the motion picture industry by the Canadian Cancer Society for all the help it has received from theatres as a public service. The first citation of merit presented by the society has been awarded theatres for their help in promoting cancer education, using educational films and the loan of theatres for special showings. Frank H. Brown, the cancer society's president, said in awarding the citation that he knew of no other single contribution more important to the public than that of the theatres in Canada. At Toronto Art Houses A new one TORONTO—The art film theatres offered a wide variety of pictures. at the Christie Cinema was "A Summer to Remember," an Astral relea.se, which followed a run of five W'Ceks on "Water in the Mouth." The Park Cinema continued a second week with its dual, "The Virgin Spring" and "Wild Strawberries." The Little featured "The Prisoner" and Le Petit Cinema Pi-ancais had "Crime et Chatiment" while the bill at the International consisted of "The Captain's Table " and "Carry On, Nurse." HOLLYWOOD—The theme of the 91st convention of the Society of Motion Picture an 1 Television Engineers will be "Advances in Color Motion Pictures and Color Television." Edward P. Ancona jr., program chaiiTnan, said the convention will be held April 29-May 4 in Los Angeles. VANCOUVER T con Braverman and wife, parents of Jack Braverman, office manager at United Artists, have gone to Buenos Aires to visit Mrs. Braverman's two sisters whom Jack's . . mother hasn't seen in 47 years . The Oak Theatre just outside the local city limits on Kin'jsway in Burnaby, which has been dark a year, has been taken over by the Len John.son company for conversion into a multipurpo.se meeting hall. Johnson said he plans to rent it for conventions, stage and fashion shows and other activities. The hall will seat around 400. Johnson and his sons operate the Lougheed Drive-In at Burnaby in partnership with PPC. A two-man team from Commonwealth Film Productions has completed a survey of the Kelowna fruit-growing area for location shooting on "Circle of Greed" in April. Story editor and staff writer Ernie Perrault and camera director Osmond Borradaile were impressed with the area around Gallagher's canyon, Knox and Black mountains and Canyon creek. The western division of Famous Players Canadian under the supervision of Maynard Joiner walked away with eight of the top cash prizes in the recently concluded Parade of Hits contest. Charlie Doctor, manager of the local Capitol, won the w^estern division Group 1 first prize of $150 Ackery, manager of the Orpheum, also an FPC house, will conduct a special tour via Pan American jet to Hawaii as a result of his big campaign for "Blue Hawaii" in cooperation with CKWX radio station. Two New Westminster PPC managers. Tommy Thompson and Les Stratton, and Cliff Denham and Martin Cave, Victoria, also won cash prizes. The fifth \'ancouver International Film Festival Vvfill be held July 23 to August 4. On the committee is Eric Rosebourne, Northwest Releasing Co. representative here ... "A Cold Wind in August" is still going strong in its third month at the Studio Theatre, which is managed by Sid Freedman. Jack Aceman, real estate developer who formerly was in the theatre business, is planning construction of a 400-unit apartment building, six swimming pools, a 48- lane bowling alley and retail shops on a 16- acre site at the Westview Drive-in in North Vancouver at a cost of over $468,000. Aceman built and owns the Film Exchange building here. Mark Plottel, general manager of Empire-Universal, was in Vancouver where his family lives . . . Frank Fisher, president of the Canadian Picture Pioneers and head of Odeon Theatres, will be feted at a luncheon here Pebruai-y 6 by the local Pioneers branch . Garland, veteran office manager for IFD, has been seriously ill. Stan Bailey, who operated theatres in Camrose, Alta., now lives here . . . Latest figures show 1,700 35mm houses operating in Canada, 55 less than on Jan. 1, 1961, British Columbia had 116 theatres and 43 drive-ins in operation at the end of 1961, the report showed . Hustler" was placed on the adult entertainment classification by the provincial censors . . . Warned by an anonymous phone caller that there was a bomb in the house. Tommy Thompson, manager of the Paramount Theatre In New Westminster, cleared the house and had a search made but found nothing. Rewrite for settefinB Nunnally Johnson HOLLYWOOD—Nunnally Johnson will rewrite "Something's Got to Give," which George Cukor will direct as Marilyn Monroe's final 20th-Pox feature. 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