for preservation and steps are being taken by the Dominion 

 Parks Branch toward securing titles to the sites and 

 having them suitably marked. An artistic tablet to be 

 used in this connection has been designed by a well-known 

 Canadian artist, and plaques are being cast in bronze. 

 An attractive design has also been made for a memorial 

 cairn, built of rough stones, which it is intended to erect 

 on those sites where the original remains have been effaced. 



While the value of this momentous work may not be 

 fully appreciated by the present generation, future 

 Canadians will undoubtedly be instilled with greater 

 pride in their country's history as a result. In addition, 

 these remains of early settlement in Canada will no doubt 

 become the Mecca for thousands of tourists from all 

 countries, more especially the United States, whose 

 history is so closely interwoven with that of Canada. 



The Canadian Film Industry 



By Ray Lewis, Editor, Canadian Moving 

 Picture Digest 



Some time ago Canada was challenged for 

 its statement, that having no production 

 activities, it could not claim a Moving Pic- 

 ture Industry. The fact that Canadians 

 built theatres, with Canadian capital, operated 

 these theatres, bought pictures from exchanges, 

 which had taken out Canadian operating licenses, 

 did not appear to be of sufficient weight to carry 

 the Moving Picture Industry premise. However, 

 our claim to this dignity must now remain 1 

 unchallenged. From all parts of Canada the 

 information comes of production activities. The 

 publicity bureau of the Board of Trade and 

 Commerce at Ottawa have been producing and 

 are producing pictures in various parts of the 

 Dominion. The Filmcraft product, with the 

 co-operation of Canadian Educational and the 

 Star, introduced "Camera Classics" and regis- 

 tered picture production in the province of 

 Ontario. 



The Maritime Film Company is starting 

 operations on its second picture. A company 

 has been formed in Vancouver, B.C., to film Mr. 

 R. G. MacBeth's popular book "Policing the 

 Plains" the company "The Canadian Historic 

 Features, Ltd." under the personal supervision 

 of Forrest B. Cornish. "The Man From 

 Glengarry" has finished so successfully at 

 Ottawa, that Ottawa Film Productions has 

 voted to continue right on with the present 

 organization, making "Glengarry School Days." 

 Henry MacRae is the director and William 

 Colvin production manager for Ernest Shipman, 

 who controls the rights to all of the Ralph 

 Connor stories, marketing them throughout the 

 world. The company selected to produce Alan 

 Sullivan's much-discussed book, "The Rapids," 

 passed through Toronto on the 10th of this 

 month en route to Sault Ste. Marie, where this 

 stirring romance will be filmed under the 

 direction of David M. Hartford. Kenneth 

 O'Hara is company manager for Mr. Shipman. 



On the Pacific Coast 



Leading citizens of Vancouver have voted in 

 favor of producing "The Chivalry of Keith 

 Leicester," by Allison Hood. This is a story of 

 Vancouver and the Frazer River Canyon, and a 

 world "market" has already been secured, it is 

 said, for this production. A committee has been 

 formed at St. John's, Newfoundland, to make 

 a series of feature productions which will be 

 enhanced by all the picturesque and quaint 

 locations with which Newfoundland's fishing 

 industry abounds. The rights to Frederick 

 Wallace's stories of sea life, "Viking Blood" 

 and "Blue Waters," have been secured as 

 the first of the series. The Associated Screen 

 News of Canada under the direction of Mr. 

 B. E. Norrish, who organized the Exhibit and 

 Publicity Bureau of the Dept. of Trade and 

 Commerce, is steadily producing pictures in all 

 parts of the Dominion and has a most up-to- 

 date plant and laboratory in Montreal. And to 

 cap the climax of Canada's part in producing, 

 we are to have a series of pictures made in 

 Toronto. The first stirring story of Toronto, s 

 political life, the action of which takes place 

 in Toronto, locations Hanlon's point and the 

 Harbor. The story is by Hopkins Moorhouse. 

 The rights to this story have been secured by 

 Ernest Shipman, and he promises that this is 

 but the first of a series of feature productions 

 which we are to have produced here. Other 

 information reveals that many other produc- 

 tions will be made in Canada under the al- 

 ready mentioned Trademarks; and that off- 

 shoots of these organizations will branch into 

 their own producing centres. We must not 

 forget to mention the producing activities of 

 Winnipeg, "God's Crucible" and "Back to 

 God's Country," "Cameron of the Royal 

 Mounted" registering success. 



Canadian Authors' Opportunity 



Canadian authors are getting their oppor- 

 tunity in Canada's picture production, so are the 

 many independent Canadian Exchanges which 

 are springing up without U.S. affiliations, and 

 concentrating on the idea of handling Canadian 

 productions. We must not neglect to mention 

 the formation of various Canadian syndicates, 

 which have brought pictures into Canada to 

 market; and this idea appears to be one which 

 will be very much repeated and elaborated on. 

 Canadian investors look upon the finished pic- 

 ture as a buy for Canada, a safe investment and 

 conducive of satisfactory returns. Canadian 

 Screen News Reels have been adopted; by the 

 majority of the leading producers who handle 

 this kind of reel. 



This year saw the formation of the Canadian 

 Cinema Arts Society, The Laval Photoplays 



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