Recherche dans la collection - Posen, Curly S. - Interview

CANADIAN FILM INSTITUTE / INSTITUT CANADIEN DU FILM

1983-0298

Enregistrement sonore

3 of 3

1977-11-22

National Film Board

Interview of Curly S. Posen, veteran in the movie-theatre business, by Kirwan Cox, researcher for the National Film Board film HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN CANADA? which traces the history of filmmaking in Canada from 1939 to 1953. Posen recalls the early days of cinema, describing the social and economic factors which determined movie-theatre policy; the vaudeville shows and supporting programs shown in post-war theatres; and the effects of bingo and television on box-office takings. Posen also expresses his views on the subject of cultural tax levies, and decries the lack of communication between filmmakers and theatre owners. Among the names of contemporaries in the moving-picture industry mentioned are: Dorothy Burrett, Earle Lawson, Nat Taylor, Izzy Allan, and N.L. Nathanson

CANADA~MOVING-PICTURE INDUSTRY HISTORY~MOVING-PICTURE PRODUCERS & DIRECTORS~MOVING-PICTURE THEATRES ~ALLAN, IZZY~BURRETT, DOROTHY~COX, KIRWAN~LAWSON, EARLE~NATHANSON, N.L.~POSEN, CURLY S.~TAYLOR, NAT

English

Libre

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

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