| Show E a I Ip p r s Y k f a I They heard and saw a a. seven- seven hour program begin with Jeanette Jeanett MacDonald singing The Star- Star Spangled Banner They thrilled at the solemn spectacle spectacle spec- spec acle of Marine Private Tyrone Power ower and Army Private Alan Ladd unveiling the film colony's gigantic service flag They listened to a message from President Roosevelt And before awards were made they Jiey cheered an n unexpected me me- me sage from Madame Chiang Kai Kai- shek wife of Chinas China's generalissimo generalis generalis- simo Madame Chaing said Few If any of the public agencies agencies agencies agen agen- cies of public appeal and influence have lave done more than the motion picture industry industry- in consolidating the Jie will of the people to meet the war emergency and contribute to the Jie victory of the united nations Expressing her hel hope that real affection may develop between China and the United States Mme Chiang added For all that you have done don and will do in interpreting China to the world I wish to express my deepest deepest deepest deep deep- est appreciation on Later between major awards the tense audience heard a letter from Donald Nelson of the war production board and a telegram from Frank Knox secretary of the navy Both praised the film in industry industry industry in- in for its role in the nations nation's war effort Dramatic Moment One of the most dramatic moments moments moments mo mo- i ments of the tedious but never- never boring program came when little tittle Irving Berlin walked to the center of the podium to name White Christmas his own song from Paramount's Holiday Inn as the best original musical number of the year Hope Introduced the famous I song writer as a veteran of the thelast thelast last war and also of this war adding h hR R y dk E 7 y y p gi 3 n na a tics ft Greer Garson ab above o 0 ve and James Cagney below judged tops in movie land were presented presented presented pre pre- Oscars at the annual academy award dinner Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day night Mickey Mouses Mouse's godfather Walt Disney captured one of the gold- gold gilt Oscars for the tenth time in i 11 years for or- or orthe the cartoon Der Fuehrer's Face Hope before dishing out other prizes for short subjects quipped My old pal Bing Crosby Crsby couldn't come ome tonight t One Ole of his horses was dying so he went out to the stables tables It was the first chance he le ever had to see one of his nags finish I More lore Awards Then Hope handed o out t Oscars for or Beyond the Line Line- of Duty Warner Brothers and Speaking of Animals Paramount The shindig took on an international international international inter inter- national aspect when awards went for or foreign documentary films U s Front Line by Australian Austra- Austra Uan lian lan News Information bureau Moscow Strikes Back and for two war shorts Battle of Midway Fox Century and U. U S. S navy and nd Prelude to War U. U S S. S army services As he made other awards Hope cracked racked Were lucky to have so many men around this year Next year all our leading men will be ene adrene- adrene lin in cases Cant Can't you just see Hedy Lamarr lamarr waiting to be ki kissed sed While Lewis Stone plugs in his heating pad |
