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Show Latest Movies Shown in Front Line Camps CampsI Campsijelp CampsHelp CampsHelp I ijelp Help Keep Ieep ( Fighters in Touch With Home Horne Picture Iudustry Industry IndustryDonates IndustryDonates Donates Films Filins to toArmy toArmy Army and NavY NavyCombatweary Navy NavyCombatweary ' Combat-weary Combat weary - Yanks , re- re relieved relieved re relieved - lieved from front-line front line front-lme lme - - duty by byreplacements byreplacements byreplacements replacements and sen sent to the therear therear therear rear to rest , turn to movies as asa asa asa a means of escape from the themad themad themad mad business busmess of battle , ac- ac accordIng according ac according - cording to letters received regelved re elved in intowns intowns intowns towns throughout the country by countryby relatives and friends fnends of ofboys ofboys ofboys boys now in m foreign servIceThese serviceThese service serviceThese These letters complained complamed complamedat complainedat at atfirst atfirst atfirst first that fthe he pictures were wereold wereold wereold old . , but recent correspondence ends endscomplaInb endscomplaints endscomplaints complaInb complaints and indicates that cones conesditions1are con conditions'are < . , dltionsJare ditions1are ditions'are ditionsare ' improvedNew improvedNew Improved ImprovedNew New Hollywood productions fresh freshhom freshfrom freshfrom hom from the studios are shipped to all alltheaters alltheaters alltheaters theaters ot of war by the Army Over Overseas Overseas Overseas seas Motion Picture service and are areshown areshown areshown shown somewhere every night In Inevery Inevery inevery every combat zone occupied by byAmerican byAmerican byAmerican American troopsProtected troopsProtected troops troopsProtected Protected by top priorities Uese these Uesefilm thesefilm ) , thesefilm film programs printed in the 16 mm mmSlZe mmsue mmsue SlZe sue and known as Films FI1mS for Fight Fight- Fighting Fighting - ing lug Men are a gift from the motion motionpIcture motionpicture motionpicture pIcture industry which began in Feb Febmary Febmary February mary 1942 with the presentation presentationof of 80 prmts\from prmts from prmtstfrom prints \ rom four different plC pie plCtures pietures pictures tures Since Smce then these free films filmshave filmshave filmshave have gradually increased'until increaseduntil increasedr'unhl increasedrtmtrl increased r'unhl runhl ' ' now nowa nowa a total of 189 pictures are Issued Issuedeach issuedeach Issuedeach each week divided mto 63 prints printseach printseach printeach * each eachof of three d11re dtfferent different ntprograms programs ntprogramsEac programsEacji ' programsEach Eac Eacji program Includes a full length lengthfeature lengthfeature lengthfeature feature and at least 'least ' one short sub subject subjest subjecfc ject jest . . To date the grand total of of11 11 782 182 ' programs hxs has been sent over overseas overseas overseas seas seast t * ' t i tThese iThese These programs of new films are areshown areshown areshown shown only only nly to uniformed members membersof memberof * of the armed forces in combat zones zonesand zonesand zonesand and to tick sick and wounded In "in " over overseas overseas overseas seas hospitals hospltals and to men on Iso- Iso isolated iso isolated - lated outposts where other film en entertamment entertainment entertamment tertamment tertainment cannot be hadWhen hadWhen had hadWhen When troops are en route to battle battle- battlefronts battle"fronts battlefronts . " - fronts on transports they are shown shownspecially shownspecially shownspecially specially selected 16 16mm mm film dim ver verSIODS verlions versions SIODS lions of Hits of the Past ThIs ThIsavoids Thisavoids Thisavoids avoids duplicate showings showgrgs show lgs of new newfilms newfilms newfilms films so servicemen serVlcemen do not see the thesame thesame theame same ( pictures tWIceMusical twiceMusical twice twiceMusical Musical Shows FavoritesEvery FavoritesEvery Favorites FavoritesEvery Every feature feablre length picture plcblre and andevery andevery andevery every short subject made by the ma maior major malor ior jor studios in m Hollywood ifr IS > . mcluded included includedin mcludedin in this service semce offered to our armed armedforces armedforces armedforces forces through a selection board m in mNew inNew inNew New York city composed of army armyand armyand armyand and civilian personnel This board Is Isgwded isguided isguided gwded guided in its choice by expressIons expressIonsfrom expressionsfrom expressionsfrom from soldier audiences in the various varioustheaters varioustheaters varioustheaters theaters of war Opinions polled to todate todate todate date silow slIow show that servicemen s tastes tasteslean tasteslean tasteslean lean toward musicals comedies and andlight andlight andlight light drama War pictures are last laston laston laston on their list while wtuIe features feablres and andshorts andshorts andshorts shorts shortshlch \ which \\hlch hlch bring views of the good goodold goodold goodold old U USA S A . . are always welcomeUpon welcomeUpon welcome welcomeUpon Upon reaching reachlng the various vanous war wartheaters wartheaters wartheaters theaters these 16 mm films-less films less filmslessthan filmslessthan films - lessthan than half the size of those seen in inyour inyour inyour your local theater-are theater are theater - are sent to the thevarIOUS thevarious thevarious varIOUS combat zones through 19 19film 19film 19film film exchanges maintained mamtamed by the theArmy theArmy theArmy Army Overseas Motion Picture serv sere service sereice service ice Handled in 1n this reduced size sizethey sizethey sizethey they are easy to ship and can be beexhlblted beexhibited beexhibited exhlblted exhibited on portable eqUIpment eqUIpmentreadily equipmentreadily equipmentreadily readily transported m in active re reglons regions regions regionsThe glons gions glonsThe gionsThe The showing showmg of these pictures is isalways isalways isalways always subject of course to the haz hazards hazards hazards ards of war Usually they are dts dis dtsplayed displayed displayed played to battle weary troops m rest restareas restareas restareas areas behind behmd the front The ob obJect oblect obect Ject lect ) however is to get them as asnear asnear asnear near the fighting fightmg line lme as possible In Insome Insome Insome some instances they have been beensho'lVIl beenshown beenshown sho'lVIl sholVIl shown ' so close to the line 1me of battle battlethat battlethat battlethat that prisoners subsequently captured capturedsaid capturedsaid capturedsaid said they heard the sound trackAlthough trackAlthough track trackAlthough Although planned originally ongmally for the thearmy thearmy thearmy army only recent arrangements arrangementsmade arrangementsmade arrangementsmade made through the war department departmenthave departmenthave departmenthave have thrown these showings showmgs open to toall toall toall all combat troops regardless of thell their theirbranch theirbranch ' branch of o1 service This includes mcludes thef the they . y y y'gL 'gL gL ' ' M y gy y - y y .y y yy V ftfWyf | f - b > bs ; i Hl v\ v vIW { s ' \ I 444 . > < - IW IMW : _ Krs ' . - - - . . - . - < ' :4F 4F : :4Fa a . .a a . . r rMembers Members Ie bers of the army arInY service serviceforccs serviceforces serviceforces forccs forces set up their motion picture pictureequlpInent pictureequipment pictureequipment equlpInent equipment wherever there is a con convenlcnt convenient convcnient venlcnt venient spot for ( or a thow show Here they theyhave theyhave theyhave have erected the screen on a rocky rockyfield rockyfield rockyfield field on some south soutb sea Island The Theprojector Theprojector Theprojector projector and sound equipment are arebeing arebeing arebeing being hooked up in the roreeround toreronnd foreground & , I navy marine corps the coast ruardwhen guardwhen guard ruard when their own films Jllms filrns are not avail available available available able in active areas also members membersof memberof * of Allied armed forces operating in Ing Inthese inthese g , these zone zones * . Both the Red CrossBnd Crossend Cross Crossnd Bnd end * nd USO are lire authorized as agents agentsto to ihow show these 16-mm 16 mm - - PICturC pictures picturesMovies pictureMO * . Movies IM in TrilnlDt TralnJnc Training Camp Camps CampsThe CampsThe * The motion picture industry I s * 18 16 18mm 16mm 16mm mm gift tIlrns films film * should shotIld not be con confused confused confued fused * however with the 35-mm 35 mm 35mmshowings 35mmshowings 35-mmshowings 35 mmshowings - - showings of the Army Motion Pic Picture Pictore Picture ture tore service and a similar simlar ! system systemmaintained systemmaintained systemmaintained maintained by the navyThrough navyThrough navy navyThrough Through a . commercial arrange arrangement arrangemeet arrangement ment meet with motion picture distrlbu distribu distrlbutors distributors distributors tors made 20 years ago both the thearmy thearmy thearmy army and the navy rent for their theirown theirown theirown own 'use use ' use 35 mm prints of motion pic plc pictures plchires picture tures hires * which play the commercIal commercIalm.ovie commercialmovie commercialmovie m.ovie movie . houses These films obtained obtainedat at low rental are now shown on a anonprofit anonprofit anonprofit nonprofit basis by the army in all alltr alltraining alltraining tr training ining camp theater theaters * in this coun coon country coontry country try and at esta established lished army post posttheaters posttheaters posttheaters theaters in inl all territorial possess possesr posses s , iiri41H ; iiri41 H I r y ywr _ _ _ wr I I I'S6 'S6 S6 ' f fd t ty , d 1 1r y r ! II IIF IIArmy Army men la In the theSouth the f South South F . Pac11lo Pacifla Paciflawatch P clflc _ watch w tch a a amovie ' $ " ' > - movie In an open air theater theaterTheir theaterTheir theaterTheir Their facci faces re reflect ect varied reactions reactions reactlons Soldiers Soldlets often see three or more morepIctures morepictures morepictures pIctures a week ' * . , . A , - sions The average average admission adIIllsslon Is 14 14cents 14cents 14cents cents and any profit derived there therefrom therefrom therefrom from goes toward expanding the theservICe theservice theservice servICe . . . i ia a f . * t < tEver Ever since the declaration of war waras waras waras as a special favor to servicemen servicemenpicblres servicemenpictures servicemenpictures picblres pictures playing playmg the army circuit circuithave circuithave circuithave have as a rule preceded showingsin showmgsin showmgs showings in commercial theaters except exceptwhere exceptwhere exceptwhere where these showings showmgs conflicted with withexhibition withexhibition withexhibition exhibition contracts of movie thea theaters theatars theaters ters tars near the camps ServIcemen Servicemenunfamiliar Servicemenunfamiliar pracI unfl\.mihar unfl.mihar unfl .mihar mihar unfamiliar \ . with required reqwred trade prac prat practIces prattces praefaces I tIces tces complain at times because becausethey becausethey I they see pictures in these commer commercial commercial clal cial theaters before the camp movie moviehouses moviehouses moviehouses houses show themThe them themThe The navy does not experience this thisdifficulty thisdifficulty difficulty because generally speak speaking speaklug speaking ing lug its pictures are shown tree free on onshipboard onshipboard shipboard or in some instances mstances for fora fora fora a small admission at naval stations station stationsthe stationthe stationsthe the profits going gomg toward Improving Improvingand improvingand improvingand and expanding expandlng the serviceOld serviceOld service serviceOld Old Films Shown a.t at . FirstWhen FirstWhen First FirstWhen When the conflict broke sUddenly sUddenlyafter suddenlyafter suddenlyafter after Pearl Harbor we \ were ere just justas justas justas as unprepared tor for maintaining mamtammg a aworldwide aworldwide aworldwide worldwide entertainment program programas as we were for far global combat The The1irst Thefirst Thefirst 1irst first expeditionary forces that left leftfor leftfor leftfor for the South Pacific took along 1 000 000old 000old old 16 mm pictures purchased m In the theopen theopen open market , , , which were the only onlyfilms onlyfilms films of that size ava available able at the theI thetime thetime I time Later when the African ex expedltIon expedition expedition pedltIon pedition sailed a similar war de department department department partment purchase was made And Andfurther Andfurther further complications were added addedtll1'ough addedthrough addedthrough tll1'ough tll1ough through ' the indiscriminate mdlscrlmmate buying of ofold ofold ofold old films and portable equipment eqwpment by byembarkmg byembarking byembarking embarkmg embarking troop units as large as asbattalions asbattalions asbattalions battalions all striving strlvmg to meet an anentertarnraentemergency anentertainment anentertainment entertarnraentemergency entertainment emergencyAlthough emergency emergencyAlthough entertarnraentemergencyAlthough Although the army has been able ableto ableto ableto to recall all but 300 of these old oldfilms oldfilms oldfilms films those still in circulation de desplte despite despite splte spite of efforts to recover them themcombmed themcombined themcombined combmed combined with the unauthorized 16 16mm 16mm 16mm mm films remaining remamlng overseas add addup addup addup up to a sizeable headache Service Service- Servicemen Servicemen Servicemen - - men who still stJ.ll stJll . sit through these old oldprograms oldprograms oldprograms programs complain cOIPplam loudlyAnother loudlyAnother loudly loudlyAnother Another source of complaint complamt lies liesin liesin liesin in the wartime wartmle dislocation abroad abroadof abroadof abroadof of the commercial motion picture in industry industry industry dustry In such battle blasted areas areasas areasas areasas as Sicily films as ancient as RIO Rm RIOTIn RmTin RmTin TIn Tin are often featured in local localtheaters localtheaters localtheaters theaters for outrageous admlsslon admission admlsslonprices admissionprices admissionprices prices But this is not strange con consldermg considering considering sldermg sidering that Mussolini MussollDI barred barredAmerican barredAmerican barredAmerican American films in m Italy in 1938 No Nonew Nonew Nonew new pictures have been shipped mto into mtoItalIan intoItalian intoItalian ItalIan territory since smce eJ\.ceptmg eJ.ceptmg eJ .ceptmg ceptmg excepting eJ.ceptmgthose exceptingthose exceptingthose \ . those supplied through the motion motionpicture motionpicture motionpicture picture industry s gilt gift service The The16 16 mm g gift t films however are now nowgomg nowgoing nowgoing gomg going overseas at the rate of 159 159prmts 159prints 159prints prmts prints of three new programs each eachweek eachweek eachweek week New combat zone circuits are arebemg arebeing arebeing bemg being added rapidly and projectIOn projectIOnfacilities projectionfacilities projectionfacilities facilities are Improving Improvmg and mcreas mcreasing mcreashug mcreasing ing hug This Thls means that film shows m in maU inall inall aU all theaters of war barring barrmg the m in meVltable inevitable mevitable eVltable evitable disruptions dlsruptJ.ons dlsruptJons . and annoyances annoyancesoccasioned annoyancesoccasioned annoyancesoccasioned occasioned by battle action are arebound arebound arebound bound to achieve achleve a state of dlmmlsh diminish diminishmg diminishing 109 mg complaints complamts and rising perfection perfectionIn In a report to Lieut Lleut Gen Brebon Brehon BrebonSomervell BrehonSomervell BrehonSomervell Somervell |