1954-55 Year Book Canadian Motion Picture Industry
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For Now And For The Future YOU CAN RELY ON PARAMOUNT FOR PLENTY Starring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, |jpj William Holden. Based SABRINA iU on the Broadway stage hit, “Sabrina Fair.” Perlberg - Seaton Pro¬ duction. Starring Bing THE COUNTRY Crosby, William Holden, Grace Kelly. Adapted GIRL from the stage play. Color by Technicolor. Produced by George Pal CONQUEST —and more spectacular than ‘‘War of the Worlds” and “When OF SPACE Worlds Collide.” Alfred Hitchcock Pro¬ duction. Color by Tech¬ REAR nicolor. Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma WINDOW Ritter. Perlberg-Seaton Produc¬ tion. Color by Techni¬ THE BRIDGES color. Starring William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey AT TOKO-RI Rooney. From James Michener’s best - seller. IG PICTURES, MANY OF THEM IN YISTAViSIOV Irving Berlin 16 - song WHITE score. Color by Tech¬ nicolor. Starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, CHRISTMAS Rosemary Clooney, "VISTAyiSlOK Vera-Ellen. Hal Wallis Production. THREE RINC Color by Technicolor. Starring Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis with Joanne Dru, Zsa Zsa Gabor. STRATEGIC Color by Technicolor. Starring James Stewart, June Allyson. The story AIR COMMAND of the Air Force’s peace patrol. '"yistaVisioh RUN FOR Color by Technicolor. Starring James Cagney, Jean Hersholt, Viveca COVER Lindfors, John Derek. ‘"yistaYisioh CATCH Alfred Hitchcock Pro¬ duction. Color by Tech¬ nicolor. Starring Cary A THIEF Grant and Grace Kelly. "’yistaYisioh Now In Production! The Picture The Whole World Is Waiting For ... CECIL B. De MULE'S THE TEN COMMANDMENTS "’VISTAYiSIQH Color by Technicolor Make Your 1954-55 Plans All Paramount with Canadian PARAMOUNT NEWS and 60 Great PARAMOUNT SHORTS Watch for news about special plan£ for shorts in VistaVision 1954-55 YEAR BOOK OF THE CANADIAN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY PRICE $2.25 FILM PUBLICATIONS of Canada, Ltd. 175 BLOOR ST. EAST TORONTO 5, ONT. CANADA Editor: HYE BOSSIN Assistants: Miss E. Silver and Ben Halter 7 Alliance Films Limited Canadian National Distributors ot SELECTED PICTURES from The Markets of the World Cable HEAD OFFICE EMpire Raydigesf 21 DUNDAS SQUARE 8-8696 TORONTO, ONTARIO Branch Offices MONTREAL — SAINT JOHN — WINNIPEG — CALGARY — VANCOUVER for MODERN BRILLIANT PROGRAM Blue Sky Drive-In, Detroit, Michigan, utilizing Remove Panel DISPLAY type Glass-in-Frame with 10" and 16" cast aluminum Third Dimension letters. ADLER "THIRD DIMENSION" LETTERS and "REMOVA-PANEL" GLASS-IN-FRAME EQUIPMENT ADLER SILHOUETTE LETTER CO. 11843 W. OLYMPIC BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. LOS ANGELES — CHICAGO — NEW YORK — TORONTO, CAN. — LONDON, ENG. Index of Sections History 23 Survey 31 Exhibition 33 Theatre Directory 61 Distribution 98 Production I I I Equipment 135 Refreshments 152 General Information 157 Awards 166 Unions . 174 Television 178 Censorship 181 Music . 185 Press and Radio 187 I 6 Millimetre 193 I 6 Mm. Situations 199 Editorial Index A Awards . 166 Awards—British Academy . 169 Academy Awards . 166 —Canadian Film . 170 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 166 —USA Academy . 166 Actors Equity Ass'n . 175 Adfilms Ltd. 152 Advertising—Screen . 152 B Alberta Motion Picture Censor Branch . 182 Bank of Canada 159 Alberto Theatres Ass'n . 49 Barnes & Davidson Theatres Inc. 41 All-Canada Radio Facilities Ltd. 179 Bell & Howell Can. Ltd. 139 Alliance Films Ltd. 99 Benoit & De Tonnancour Films . 117 Allied Artists Pictures of Can. Ltd. 99 Better Theatres Ltd. 41 Allied Artists Studio . 121 B. & F. Theatres, Ltd.. .. 41 Allied Theatres . 47 Bickle, E. W„ Ltd. 41 Altman, George . 108 Biltmore Theatres Ltd. 41 American Federation of Musicians . 175 B. & ! . Theatres . 41 American Guild of Variety Artists . 175 BMI Canada Ltd. 185 Amusement Taxes 52 Board of Cinema Censors of the Province Ansco of Canada Ltd. 120 of Quebec . 182 Appleton Air-Conditioning Ltd. 139 Booking Companies . 47 Artkino Pictures (Canada) Ltd. 99 Boxoffice Statistics Table . 37 Associated Motion Picture Advertisers, Inc. 159 Briston Films Ltd. 117 Associated Screen News Ltd. 117 British Columbia Censor of Moving Pictures 181 Ass'n of Canadian Entertainment Agencies . 159 British Columbia Exhibitors Ass'n . 49 Ass'n of Motion Picture Producers and Lab¬ British Film Academy . 169 oratories of Canada. The .. 120 Associations—Censorship . 183 c —Distribution .... 107 Cablevision of London . 180 —Equioment . 147 Caldwell, S. W., Ltd. 117 —Exhibition . 49 Calgary Theatre Ass'n . 49 —General . 159 Canadian Ass'n of Radio & Television —Production . 120 Broadcasters ... 178 —Refreshments . 154 Canadian Automatic Confections Ltd. 152 —16 Millimetre . ... 195 Canadian Broadcaster and Telescreen . 191 —Television . 178 Canadian Broadcasting Corp. 178 Astral Films Ltd. 99 Canadian Cooperation Project . 159 Astral Films Ltd. (16 Mm. Div.) . 197 Canadian Council of Authors & Artists . 176 Atlantic Films & Electronics Ltd. 117 Canadian Council of Christians & Jews . 159 Audio Pictures Ltd. 117 Canadian Film Archive .. 159 Auditorium Owners and Operators Ass'n Inc. 159 Canadian Film Awards . 170 9 "Canada’s Leading Independent Distributing Company” Wholly Canadian Owned and Operated N. A. TAYLOR, President. D. V. ROSEN, General Manager FifW Dttf/u&ffeti limited TORONTO • MONTREAL • WINNIPEG • CALGARY • VANCOUVER • SAINT JOHN EDITORIAL INDEX Canadian Film Industries Co. Ltd. 179 E Canadian Film Institute . 197 Canadian Film Weekly . 190 Eaton, T., Co. Ltd. 151 Canadian Film Weekly Critics' Poll . 173 Economic Position of the Inaependent Theatre 51 Canadian Film Weekly Exhibitors' Poll ... 173 Edmonton Theatres Ass'n .... .... 49 Canadian Film Weekly Year Book of the Empire-Universal Films Ltd. 102 Can. Motion Picture Industry . 191 Equipment 135 Canadian Kodak Co. Ltd. 120 Equipment—Service and Supplies . 139 Canadian Motion Pictures Distributors Ass'n 107 Essex, Kent & Lambton Theatres Ass'n . 49 Canadian Moving Picture Digest . 191 Exhibition 33 Canadian Office & School Furniture Ltd. 152 Exhibitors Booking Ass'n . 47 Canadian Picture Pioneers . 160 Canadian Premium Distributors . 47 F Canadian Radio Technical Planning Board 178 Facts About Exhibition 35 Canadian Standards Ass'n 154 Fan Magazine 190 Canadian Television Films . 179 Famous Players Canadian Corp. 41 Canadian Television & Motion Picture Review 191 Film, Le . 190 Canadian Theatre Chair Co. Ltd. 152 Film Art Trailer Service . 151 Carbons .. 1 5 i Film Carriers . 107 Cardinal Films Ltd. 99 Film Councils 195 Carillon Pictures Ltd. 117 Film Laboratories of Canada Ltd. 119 Carillon Productions Ltd. 117 Film Rentals . 109 Carpets 151 Fine Arts Pictures Ltd. 102 Censorship \ . 181 Fires—Theatre 59 Censorship Boards and Rates . 181 Fitzpatrick Transfer . 107 Checking . 108 Forway Industries Canada Ltd. 199 Chetwynd Films Ltd. 117 France Film Co. 102 Children's Film Library of Canada . 107 Franklin & Herschorn Theatre Co. Ltd. 43 Cine Enterprises Ltd. 47 Freddie's Transport . 107 Circuits 41 Friedlander, N., Sales Co. 47 Coca-Cola Ltd. 154 Frontier Films Ltd. 118 Columbia Pictures of Canada Ltd.. 99 Columbia Pictures Studio . 121 Composers .. 1 85 G Composers, Authors & Publishers Ass'n of Garson Theatres Ltd. 43 Canada . 185 General Films Ltd. 198 Communications of Canada . 117 General Information . 157 Community Antennae TV . 180 General Theatre Supply Co. Ltd. 139 Confidential Reports Reg'd. 108 Gevaert (Canada) Ltd. 120 Consolidated Theatres Ltd. 41 Granada International Films Ltd. 102 Construction 59 Grand National Films Ltd. 102 Contests . 47 Graphic Associates Film Production Ltd. .... 118 Copyright Appeal Board . 186 Cossor (Can.) Ltd. 179 H Courrier du Cinema, Le . 190 Cowan, James . 191 Hamilton Theatre Managers Ass'n . 49 Crawley Films Ltd. 117 Hanson,