mimics mm- tuitori ote usos&iw Ob has the 6RUTIST STORY HER a distribution program of three important CinemaScope attractions every month top showmanship top merchandising top promotion a continuing program of developing new stars of the future • a complete service to both 35mm and 16mm accounts • Todd-AO Productions • distributors of the 35mm, 16mm and TV product of Rank Film distributors (Canada) Limited • distributors of 16mm product of Allied Artists, Astral Films and International Film Distributors • TV features and syndicated shows These days, to bring ’em in, you need - Big Sound... Big Pictures ... and-a dispenser for Coca-Cola! Big picture—big sound . and the big refreshment—Coca-Cola! The /r//>/e-feature that means big box office and big “lobby” profits. Movie patrons like to pause—enjoy the deeply satisfying, cold, crisp taste of Coke. Be really refreshed—with sparkling Coca-Cola. Install an e-catching, qu'ck, efficient dispenser for Coca-Cola in your theatre —and start to: • Increase patronage. • Prosper on sales of high-profit Coke. • Profit on sales of popcorn and candy— “natural” high profit partners with Coke. For further details, write: Coca-Cola Lid., 90 Broadview Ave., Toronto 8, Ont. Say "Coke” or "Coca-Cola" — both trademarks identity the product ot Coca-Cola Ltd. — the world's best-loved sparkling THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES drink. 1960-61 YEAR BOOK CANADIAN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY WITH TELEVISION SECTION PRICE $3.00 FILM PUBLICATIONS of Canada, Ltd. 175 BLOOR ST. EAST TORONTO 5. ONT. CANADA Editor: HYE BOSSIN Assistants: Miss E. Silver and Ben Halter 3 this is where the show goes on The sound and projection equipment in your booth is the heart of your theatre. If this equi pment fails, your show stops. The only protection against this is top quality equipment, regularly serviced. That's why it pays to talk to the people at General Sound. They have the most complete line of High Fidelity and Stereo sound and projection equipment in Canada. You have a whole range of fine names to choose from, backed up by first rate service facilities from coast- to-coast. Call General Sound, the heart of good picture projection, tomorrow. General Sound GENERAL SOUND AND THEATRE EQUIPMENT LTD. 861 BAY STREET, TORONTO Offices in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, Saint John 4 Index of Sections Pioneer of the Year Award Exhibition - 21 Our Business, by N. A. Taylor 23 Theatre Directory 39 Distribution __...-..— . 65 Production 85 Television . 119 Equipment .......--- 132 Refreshments 140 General Information 143 Awards .._.......-_ 150 Unions . 156 Music _ 159 Censorship . 160 Press, Radio and TV 163 16 Millimetre . 169 16 Mm. Theatres 174 Editorial Index Ass'n of Can. Radio & TV Artists 156 A Ass'n of Motion Picture Producers and Academy Awards 150 Laboratories of Canada, The 113 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 150 Ass'n of Radio & Television Employees 156 12 ( 144 16?: Adams Costume Rentals 138 —Critics .. 168; Adfilms Ltd. 138 —Distribution 73 138 136 Affiliated Pictures Corp. Ltd. 66 —Exhibition 3? Affiliated Television Prod'ns 89 —General 144 AGVA . 156 1 Alberta Motion Picture Censor Branch 160 —Refreshments 142 Alberta Theatres Ass'n . 32 —16 Millimetre 169 All-Canada Radio & Television 127 —Television . 121 Allied Artists Pictures of Can. Ltd. _ 66 Astral Films Ltd.. 64 31 171 American Federation of Musicians _ 156 Atlantic Films & Electronics Ltd. 89 American Guild of Musical Artists 156 Atlas Film Distributors Ltd. 71 American Guild of Variety Artists . 156 Atlas Telefilm Ltd. 127 127 150 34 Awards—British Academy . 153 Anderson, Robert, Associates Ltd. 87 —Canadian Films . 154 89 —Emmy . 131 113 150! Appelton Air-Conditioning Ltd. 134 Artek Film Prod'ns 89 B Artkino Pictures (Canada) Ltd. 66 Artray Film Productions Ltd. 89 Barnes & Davidson Theatres Inc. 29 Associated Booking Service 31 Beaver Film Prod'ns Ltd. 89 Associated Film Services Reg'd. 134 Bell & Howell Can. Ltd. 134 Associated Motion Picture Advertisers, Inc. 144 Benjamin Film Laboratories Ltd. 98 Associated Screen Industries Ltd. 98 Benoit, Real, Film Productions 89 Associated Theatre Services Co. 31 Berkeley Studio 89 5 f BEAVER CENTURY DONLANDS B. & F. THEATRES PARLIAMENT -diluted VAUGHAN YORK and in association 130 BLOOR ST. W. EASTWOOD PR. OF WALES TORONTO CONTINENTAL LANSDOWNE PYLON STUDIO SAMUEL BLOOM SAMUEL FINE PLAYHOUSE Hamilton JACK M. FINE BERT McLEAN L Who's the woman front row centre? Could be either . you can’t tell period . and 100% of these the¬ for sure. But, mark this: 8 times atre-goers will see and hear your out of 10 it’ll be an adult between full-colour theatre-screen advertis¬ 15 and 44* . not a child as some ing — because there are no distrac¬ people mistakenly assume. tions competing for attention. Two more quick facts: 83 out of This makes theatre screen advertis¬ every 100 potential customers of ing one of the most powerful sup¬ yours will sit in a movie seat at ports your product can have — with least once during any given 6-month a cost/M that’s unbelievably low. Independent Sindlinger Survey ADFILMS, LTD. 77 York St., Toronto. EM. 8-8986 Canada's only national theatre screen advertising distributor 6 EDITORIAL INDEX Best Theatre Supply Reg'd. 134 Confederation Theatres Ltd. 31 Better Theatres Ltd. 29 Consolidated Theatres Ltd. 29 B. & F. Theatres, Ltd. 29 Contests . 32 B. & L. Theatres . 29 Copyright Appeal Board 159 Bickle, E. W., Ltd. 29 Costumes . 138 Bier, David, Studios 89 Cowan, James . 168 Biltmore Theatres Ltd. 29 Crawley Films Ltd. 91 BMI Canada Ltd. 159 Crawley-McConnell Ltd. 91 Board of Broadcast Governors 121 Crilly, Spence, Motion Picture Prod'ns 91 Board of Cinema Censors of the Credits . 118 Province of Quebec 161 Critics—Motion Pictures 163 Bonded Film Services 127 Critics—Television 165 Booking Companies 31 Crone, Robert, Pictures Ltd. 91 Boxoffice Statistics Table 28 Crush International Ltd. 140 Briston Films Ltd. 89 Customs, Tariff, Etc. 147 British Columbia Censor of Moving Pictures 160 British Columbia Exhibitors Ass’n 32 Burmount Mercantile Co. 134 D Davey, Ken, Prod'ns Ltd. 91 c Deuka Film Exchange 71 Disney, Walt, Television Sales 127 Caldwell A-V Equipment Co. Ltd. 134 Distribution . 65 Caldwell, S. W., Ltd. 89 Distributors—16 Millimetre 171 Calgary Theatres Ass'n 33 —35 Millimetre 66 Campbell Prod'ns 91 Dola Films Ltd. 71 Canadian Ass'n of Radio & Television Dominion Motion Pictures Ltd. 91 Broadcasters 121 Dominion Theatre Equipment Co. Ltd. 134 Canadian Automatic Confections Ltd 140 Drive-in Theatres—35 Mm. 61 Canadian Broadcaster 168 — 16 Mm. 174 Canadian Broadcasting Corp. 125 Dunclaren Productions 91 Canadian Centre of Films For Children 144 Du Pont Co. of Can. Ltd. 113 Canadian Closed-Circuit TV 130 Canadian Council of Authors & Artists 156 Canadian Council of Christians & Jews 144 E Canadian Feature Films 118 Canadian Film Awards 154 Eastern Film Prod'ns Ltd. 91 Canadian Film Industries Co. Ltd. 91 Eastern Film Laboratories Ltd. Ill Canadian Film Institute 169 Eaton's of Canada 138 Canadian Film Weekly 168 Edmonton Theatres Ass'n 33 Canadian Film Weekly Year Book of the Educational Film Distributors Ltd. 171 Can. Motion Picture Industry 168 Edward Productions Ltd. 91 Canadian Kodak Sales Ltd. 113 Electronic Feeders Reg'd. 129 Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Ass'n 78 Electronics Industries Ass’n of Can. ... 123 Canadian Office & School Furniture Ltd. 140 Emmy Award Winners 131 Canadian Picture Pioneers 144 Empire-Universal Films Ltd. 71 Canadian Radio Technical Planning Board 123 English, D., & Co. Ltd. 138 Canadian Seating Co. Ltd. 140 Equipment . 132 Canadian Short Subjects 118 Essex County Theatres Ass'n 33 Canadian Society of Cinematographers 114 Exhibition 21 Canadian Theatrical Credits 118 Exhibitors Booking Ass'n 32 Canadian Video Films Ltd. 127 Caravan Television Prod'ns Ltd. 91 CAPAC . 159 F Carlton Automatic Vendors Ltd. 134 Facts About Exhibition 25 Censorship 160 Famous Players Canadian Corp. 29 Central Film Shipping & Storage Co. 78 Famous Theatre Programs 138 Cercle de la Critique de Montreal, Le 168 Fifeshire Motion Pictures Ltd. 93 Chetwynd Films, Ltd. 91 Film Associates Ltd. 93 Chisholm, Jack, Film Prod'ns Ltd. 91 Film Art Trailer Service 138 Cine-Art Film Distributing Co. Ltd. 71 Film Carriers . 76 Cinemacraft 16 Mm. Films Reg’d. 171 Film Centre of Canada . 127 Cine Enterprises Ltd. 32 Film Editorial Services III Cinerama Theatres Ltd. 29 Film Festivals—35 Mm. 155 Cinesound Ltd. Ill Film Laboratories of Canada Ltd. Ill Circuits 29 Film Opticals of Can. Ltd. 93 Clarion Productions 91 Film Rentals . 83 Clark, Alex L., Ltd. 134 Film Storage 78 Closed-Circuit TV 130 Film Trailer Service 138 Coca-Cola Ltd. 140 Fitzpatrick Transfer 76 Colombo Films Labs. Ill Fletcher Film Productions 93 Columbia Pictures of Canada Ltd. 71 Fortune Films Ltd. 93 Community Antenna 131 France Film Co. 71 Composers, Authors & Publishers Ass’n Franklin & Herschorn Theatre Co. Ltd. 30 of Canada . 159 Freddie's Transport , 78 Concession Equipment Co. 140 7 k/ m exceilenee In every field of human endeavor, there is only one standard of excellence — an effort that surpasses all previous efforts, a goal attained that reflects superior achievement. This one standard; not two, nor three — is the ambition of Associated Screen Industries’ highly skilled creative and technical minds. With instruments of almost unbelievable precision and modern scientific machines, our experts strive to detect and correct every flaw in your film, to delicately balance the vital tone and clarity of every image and every spoken word. Without this one desire incorporated into the planning of any film — it remains only half a film — incomplete. Remember this: in striving for perfection in your film production; it does not end with the last “take”.