| Show Walter Winchell j I w Explains Axis Hatred Haired fre of Made American e Movies Moves oi I It if Seems Films Make People Want to Be Free By fly WALTER F. F President the Academy of Motion l Picture Arts and Sciences Mussolini 1 was walking In Naples Suddenly he lie stopped short He turned to his aide anc and barked Ban American pictures pictures' Why Because he e was looking at the beautiful Italian girls and andle he le was afraid of what he saw He HeIs Heis Heis Is said to have explained it as follows What has happened to our Mona Lisas They are all getting to look like Jean Harlows They have platinum blonde hair They rhey are wearing American clothes But worse they worse they are beginning to think like Ameri Amen cans When people begin to think like Americans they want to be free And American pictures are dan dangerous erous to those who would not have their people free to dress to think to worship and to be believe believe believe be- be lieve as they wish Look around What is the first thing that is banned in countries that are fighting against the American ideal the ideal the American motion picture Why Because the screen of Hollywood reflects a free way of thought thought freedom freedom and enlightenment It is a re reflection reflection reflection re- re of democracy in its most workable form form and and that is something something something some some- thing that cannot be tolerated by those opposed to the democratic form But what of the motion picture at home here In America Is there national pride In having havinga a motion picture industry superior superior supe supe- rioz by far to any other Is this entertainment which has become an expression of American life appreciated as a great phenomenon non in a phenomenal age All Al you have to do to get fa famous famous farnous fa- fa is to attack pictures and picture people a politician confided confided confided con con- to me recently Instead of man biting dog these days he Yeah Yeah Yeah- bites picture people that's a good story PolIticians Politicians Pol Look at recent headlines attack films Movies are warmongering Think of it Of 01 course in any community of persons or more there are men and women of all different political views of all different personal opinions But the trick of the attacker is to talk of that I encompassing all-encompassing thing Hollywood Holly I wood wood and and in so doing to at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to criticize the whole for I the action of any of the component component component compo compo- nent parts Accordingly lets let's talk about the whole whole rather Hollywood rather than its component parts and see what its it's really all about The foremost creative minds of two continents are now now active inH in H Hollywood oIly V 0 0 d. d Hollywood is the unchallenged style center of the world New film players are conceived not in the haphazard manner of too many former years but through the carefully coordinated coordinated coordinated coor coor- of many men and women long schooled in their craft One drive for funds has followed followed fol fol- lowed closely on the heels of an another another an- an nother n- n other the th past year Hollywood has gone way over the top on each of them Thanks to the help of the he industry Los Angeles' Angeles Community Community Com Corn Chest reached its quota quickly The Red Cross British War Relief Greek Relief U US S 0 and the other campaigns recorded unexpected totals The Chinese drive now just starting is makIng making mak- mak ing ng good progress While contributing to these many causes Hollywood has not been een unmindful of its its own The Motion Picture Relief fund has established an bank account account account ac ac- ac- ac count raised through Sunday radio programs of the Gulf Screen guild show to maintain a home for or indigent and aged studio workers of all classes Ground will be broken for the first 44 units of an eventual unit home near California this fall Hollywood does not boast of its patriotism but the public should know enow more of f what the industry is s doing for defense Leading stars tars have given most generously of themselves to scores of benefits benefits bene- bene fits its shows in army camps and andin andin in n many cities attempting to raise funds for 33 U S 0 O and local camp activities Organized planning and cooperation cooperation cooperation cooper cooper- are making Hollywood look ahead to postwar days when a revitalIzed screen with full maturity maturity ma- ma character and great talent will assume its rightful place in the he world I Meanwhile Hollywood knows the he importance of good entertain entertain- i ment With complete unity among I studios it plans to serve all classes well to lend every aid to the resto restoration atio of public faith and to o champion the American way of life ife come coine what may ay |
