1951 Year Book Canadian Motion Picture Industry
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YEAR BOOK CANADIAN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY Edited by HYE BOSSIN That's high tribute from the men "behind the show." That's what projectionists everywhere are saying about the . The Projectionist's PROJECTOR Sold By GENERAL THEATRE SUPPLY Co. Limited SAINT JOHN MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG VANCOUVER Coast to Coast Theatre Television, Sound & Projection Service LX* 7 everybody's Book Sho>, / I 317 W. 6th - L. A, 900)« 6t :■ fi MA. 3-1032 1921 1951 s4&&ocicitecl Seneca IfecM limited Montreal — Toronto A COMPLETE LABORATORY SERVICE 35 MM — 16 MM CONTACT AND REDUCTION PRINTING COLOUR — BLACK <5, WHITE Producers of • The famous CANADIAN CAMEO Series of theatrical shorts Released in Canadian theatres and throughout the World. • Commercial & non-theatrical Motion Pictures tor Industrial Sales-Training and Consumer use. • Theatre trailers of every description Made to your order or from Stock. • Tailored sound tracks Recorded and synchronized to silent films—16MM or 35 MM. 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Toronto, Canada 4 Foreword There must be a first time for everything—and this is it in the matter of a directory of information about the Canadian motion picture industry and the roads leading to it. We hope this Year Book will reflect the status of our industry in the national life. And we do have a status. There are some things in this first edition which will not be repeated in those to follow, such as the history of the Canadian motion picture industry. Per¬ haps for that reason this one will be kept even after the next one comes out. I want to thank the many who offered to help in any way they could when they heard of our intention —and those who did. The prospect of such a book as this created mild excitement among many persons who are proud of their industry. I would like also to note that this task was undertaken at the suggestion of N. A. (Nat) Taylor—a suggestion which grew out of his interest in things Canadian. We hope to get the next Year Book out consider¬ ably earlier, now that we have the benefit of trial and error, and we hope that the improvement will surprise even us. HYE BOSSIN 5 CAPITOL FILM PRODUCTIONS Sovereign Studios 1640 THE QUEENSWAY TORONTO Phone ROdney 4131 EDWARD L HARRIS PRESIDENT JOHNNY WAYNE FRANK SHUSTER VICE-PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT • entertainment • TV film features films 16 & 35 mm. • TV film commercials • advertising films 16 6c 35 mm. • visual sales aids and film strips • theatre screen trailers • sound recording, rerecording and dubbing • instructional films • 16 mm. film printing • race track film patrol and processing 6 Index of Sections FOREWORD . 5 HISTORY . 19 SURVEY . 43 EXHIBITION . 53 THEATRE DIRECTORY . 77 DISTRIBUTION . 109 PRODUCTION . 123 EQUIPMENT . 133 GENERAL INFORMATION . 144 AWARDS . 154 UNIONS . 161 TELEVISION . 165 CENSORSHIP . 169 MUSIC . 173 PRESS AND RADIO . 177 16 MILLIMETRE . 181 Editorial Index A B Academy Awards . 154 Baird, James, Ltd. 117 Advertising—Screen . 139 B. & F. Theatres Ltd. 59 Affice Francaise, L’, . 139 B. & L. Theatres Ltd. 59 Alberta Independent Theatre Ex¬ Barnes & Davidson Theatres Inc. .. 59 hibitors Organization . 63 Better Theatres Ltd. 59 Alberta Independent Theatre Ex¬ Bickle, E. W., Ltd. 59 hibitors Association . 63 Biltmore Theatres Ltd. 59 Alberta Motion Picture Censor Board of Cinema Censors of the Branch . 171 Province of Quebec . 172 Alberta Theatres Association . 63 Booking Companies . 61 Alexander Film Company . 139 Booth Film Service Ltd. 136 Allied Theatres . 61 Boxoffice Statistics Table . 56 American Federation of Musicians .. 163 British Columbia Censor of Moving American Guild of Variety Artists .. 163 Pictures . 171 Amusement Taxes . 69 British Columbia Exhibitors Asso¬ Ansco of Can. Ltd. 126 ciation . 63 Arbitration in Canada . 47 Broadcast Music Inc. Can. Ltd. 174 Ashley & Crippen Ltd. 124 Business Structure . 45 Associated Screen News Ltd. 124 Association of Canadian Entertain¬ ment Agencies .,. 146 Association of Motion Picture Pro¬ c ducers and Laboratories of Can¬ ada, The . 126 Canadian Automatic Confections Astral Films . Ill Ltd. 142 Atlantic Films & Electronics Ltd. .. 124 Canadian Broadcaster & Telescreen 180 Attendance . 55 Canadian Broadcasting Corp. 167 Audio Pictures Ltd. 124 Canadian Council of Christians and Awards . 153 Jews . 146 7 Soveet Sax O^ice ... at the candy counter FAMOUS MtCORMICK S CANDIES in popular-priced CELLO-BAGS Mo vie Fans are really going for Pearled Peanuts Ju Jubes Cameo Creams Scotch Mints Boston Baked Beans Black Beauties STOCK YOUR CANDY COUNTER WITH CELLO-BAG CANDIES FROM McCormicks Limited LONDON, ONTARIO 8 EDITORIAL INDEX Canadian Federation of Film Coun¬ Customs . 149 cils . 182 Customs Brokers . 149 Canadian Film Archive . 146 Customs, Tariffs, etc. 149 Canadian Film Awards . 157 Canadian Film Institute . 182 Canadian Film Weekly . 180 D Canadian Film Weekly Critics’ Poll 158 Canadian Film Weekly Exhibitors’ Dealers, 16 Mm. Non-Theatrical . 183 Poll . 158 Distribution . 109 Canadian Kodak Sales Ltd. 126 Distributors, 16 Mm. 183 Canadian Motion Picture Distribu¬ Distributors, 35 Mm. Ill tors Association . 117 Doherty Television Productions Ltd. 125 Canadian Motion Picture Produc¬ Dominion Productions Ltd. 125 tions Ltd. 124 Dominion Sound Equipments Ltd. .. 136 Canadian Motion Sound Co. 183 Douglas Aero Products Ltd. 141 Canadian Moving Picture Digest .... 180 Dominion Theatre Equipment Co. Canadian Moving Picture Digest Co. 180 Ltd. 136 Canadian Premium Distributors . 71 Canadian Office & School Furniture Ltd. 141 E Canadian Picture Pioneers . 146 Canadian Radio Technical Planning Eaton, T„ Co. Ltd. 139 Board . 167 Economic Position of the Indepen¬ Canadian Screen Publicity Ltd. 139 dent Theatre . 67 Canadian Standards Association .... 142 Economic Structure . 45 Canadian Theatre Chair Co. Ltd. 141 Edmonton Theatres Association .... 63 Capitol Film Productions . 124 Empire-Universal Films Ltd. Ill Carbons . 137 Equipment . 133 Equipment—Service & Supplies . 136 Cardinal Films Ltd. Ill Carillon Pictures Ltd. 124 Essex, Kent & Lambton Theatres Carillon Productions Ltd. 124 Association . 63 Carpets . 137 Exhibition . 53 Exhibitors Booking Association . 61 Censorship . 169 Censorship Boards & Rates . 171 Checking . 120 Children’s Film Library of Can. 119 F Cine Enterprises Ltd. 61 Cine-France . Ill Facts About Exhibition . 53 Cinema (Canada) Pictures Ltd. 124 Famous Players Canadian Corp. 59 Circuits . 59 Fan Magazines . 180 Coleman Electric Co. 136 Film Art Trailer Service . 139 Columbia Pictures of Canada. Ill Film Carriers . 117 Columbia Pictures Studio . 127 Film Delivery Service . 117 Community Shows . 55 Film Laboratories of Can. Ltd. 126 Composers, Authors & Publishers Film, Le . 180 Association of Canada . 174 Film Publications of Can. Ltd. 180 Confections . 141 Film Rentals . 120 Confidential Reports Reg’d . 120 Fire Damage . 55 Consolidated Theatres Ltd. 59 Fire Statistics Table . 57 Construction . 73 Fitzpatrick Transfer . 117 Construction Statistics Table . 75 Foreign Exchange Control Board .... 146 Contests . 71 Foreword . 5 Copyright Appeal Board . 174 Forway Industries Can. Ltd. 183 Courrier du Cinema, Le . 180 Foto-Nite Distributors Ltd. 71 Cowan Brothers Pictures Ltd. Ill France Film Co. 113 Crawley Films Ltd. 125 Franklin & Herschorn Theatre Co. Critics, Newspaper . 178 Ltd. 60 Critics, Radio . 178 Freddie’s Transport . 117 9 THE SHOW GOES ON! With Dominion Sound Equipments Service What ADVANTAGES doss Dominion Sound Service offer YOU . the Exhibitor ? More than twenty years laboratory and field experience of our engineers and personnel is your guarantee of the 'Know-How' necessary to give consistent, high-quality maintenance and re¬ pair service to your theatre sound reproducing equipment. The guarantee that the show will go on — Emergency Stocks totalling in value more than $50,000 maintained at strategic points throughout Canada for immed'ate shipment as you need them . when you need them most! Two EXCLUSIVE Features of Dominion Sound Service! 1. TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE direct from the world's greatest names in sound. 2. FIELD SERVICE INFORMATION gathered from more than 12,000 theatres, located in all parts of the world. THIS IS DOMINION SOUND SERVICE— IT ADDS UP TO BETTER VALUE FOR YOUR SERVICE DOLLAR DOMINION SOUND EQUIPMENTS LIMITED Head Office: 4040 St. Catharine Street West, MONTREAL Branches at: Halifax • Saint John o Quebec • Montreal • Ottawa Toronto • Winnipeg • Regina • Calgary • Edmonton • Vancouver THEATRE POSTER SERVICE LTD. INDEPENDENT POSTER SUPPLY DISPLAY FRAME CO. The advertising organization for the Canadian Motion Picture Industry Distributors in Canada of National Screen Service advertising specialties and specialty trailers 250 Victoria St. 324