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Show Iiitre Tr Th C'trht Amoricnn. Cach Cmmtv. Ilah Latest Movies Shown in Front Line Camps Help Keep Fighters in Touch With Home mi SEWQNG COKCIE Picture Industry navy, marine corps, the coast guard 30.000 mile tour of the Pacific theater, Maj, Cen. Frederick H. Osborn, STAGE "SCREENRADIO when their own film are not availU. S. army, director of the morale able In active areas; also member By VIRGINIA VALE of Allied armed forces operating in services division, army service Ralaaaad by Wr.trra Nvatpapcr Union. these zones. Both the Red Cross forces, said that motion pictures and L'SG are authorized as agents have proved en effective antidote to who is such the tension and physical struln of to show these 18 mm. pictures. success in Combat-wear- y Movies in Training Camp. battle, and that they are particularYanks, reGold-wyfirst his Samuel film, to men Just returned The motion picture industry's ly welcome lieved from front-lin- e duty by in Arms," began Up films should not be confrom the front replacements and sent to the fused, gift His tour, which Included "the larg- his career in the group of sumwith the however, as movies to to rear rest, turn of the Army Motion Pic- est motion picture circuit in his- mer camps near New York a means of escape from the showings ture service, and a almilar system tory" maintained by the ovciscas known as the Borscht Cirinad business of battle, ac- maintained by the navy. motion picture service cf army cuit. He did everything, Through a commercial arrange- service forces in the Pacific, proved cording to letters received in to en-- 1 towns throughout the country ment with motion picture distribu- to him, he said, that "the Pacific from waiting on tables Then the guests. tertaining of r 20 movie-goetor! made yean ago, both the aoldicr is the most avid by relatives and friends he toured the Orient as part of a army and the navy rent for their in the world." boys now in foreign service. own troupe says he perfected his panfirst-ruuse films of distribution of The motion picprints tomime then, since no one hearing These letters complained at tures which the commercial to the various fronts by air it on a him understood English. Next came first that the pictures were movie houses. play These commercial aimilar with obtained films, any par success that old. but recent correspondence end low rental, are now ghown on a operation, the general pointed out, night clubs, and such at complaint and indicate that con- nonprofit basis by the army in all and came about "because combat of- he was engaged for the stage pro-- 1 duction of "Lady in the Dark,1 dition are Improved. training camp theater in tills coun- ficers want their men to relax after New Hollywood production fresh try, and at established army post they come out of the line. The which established him In the theafrom the tudio arc shipped to all theaters In all territorial posses- - movie has proved to be the solution. ter. A big factor in his success is his wife, Sylvia Fine, who writes his theater of war by the Army Over-te- a songs. Now here's "Up in Arms," Motion Picture service and are which lands him at the top In films. fhown somewhere every night In every combat lone occupied by Charlie McCarthy would like ev-- 1 American troop. erybody to know that Protected by top prloritiej, thee Jane Powell is his one and only pro- fdm program, printed In the 18 mm. tegee. Ever since he and Edgar Bera for known "Films Fightsize and gen worked In "Song of the Open ing Men" are a gift from the motion Road," when Jane was made the picture Industry which began In Febstar of the picture, Charlies been ruary, 1942, with the presentation of 80 prints from four diiTerent picture. Since then these free film have gradually Increased until now a total of 189 pictures are issued each week, divided into 63 prints each of three different program. Each program Includes a feature and at least one short subject. To date the grand total of 11,782 programs has been sent overseas. These programs of new films are shown only to uniformed members Army men In the South Pacific watch a movie in an open air theater. of the armed forces in combat zones, and to sick and wounded ha over- Their facea reflect varied reactions. Soldiers often see three or more seas hospitals, and to men on iso- pictures a week. lated outposts where other film enslons. The average admission Is 14 A screen against a Jungle backdroF tertainment cannot be bad. cents, and any profit derived there- brings the soldier close to borne When troops are en route to battle-fronfrom goes toward expanding the again." on transports, they are shown service. The army aervice forces has film verspecially selected to distribute films in rotation Ever since the declaration of war, JANE POWELL "Hits sions of of the Past. This as a special favor to servicemen, to the combat areas of the Pacific, teen-ag- e avoids duplicate showings of new pictures playing the army circuit after which they are routed to sup- swamped by letters from films, so servicemen do not see the have, as a rule, preceded showings porting units farther to the rear. In girls who want him to sponsor them. same pictures twice. in commercial theaters except this way, troops in actual combat Janes done so well in her first picMusical Showa Favorites. where these showings conflicted with are the first to be shown the latest ture that another story, Cinderella picture and exhibition contracts of movie thea- of Hollywoods screen offerings. Also Goes to Town," has been bought for Every feature-lengt-h every short subject made by the ma- ters near the camps. Servicemen given high priority for early show- her. fc jor studios In Hollywood Is included unfamiliar with required trade prac- ings are the wounded in hospitals. Menjou returned Though Adolphe because at times Movlea our to armed tices, complain Take Him Home. in this service, offered "The soldier wants to see pictorial last November from his seven-- 1 forces through a selection board In they see pictures in these commerNew York city composed of army cial theaters before the camp movie views of streets that remind him oi month tour of England, Algeria and and civilian personnel. This board is houses show them. his home town, of people he might Sicily, to entertain the armed The navy does not experience this meet on those streets; of women tc forces, he is only now returning to guided In its choice by expressions It took him three from soldier audiences In the various difficulty because, generally speak- remind him of his mother, his wife; the screen. theaters of war. Opinions polled to ing, its pictures are shown free on his sweetheart; of ordinary happen- months to regain the 28 pounds he date show that servicemen's tastes shipboard or, in some instances, for ings in which he will again partici- lost on the trip. lean toward musicals, comedies and a small admission at naval stations, pate. Vincent Lopes ("Luncheon With "This tremendous movie chainli light drama. War pictures are last the profits going toward improving three tmes a week), beon their list, while features and and expanding the service. value as a good will factor is beyond Lopez lieves American audiences not that shorts which bring views of the good Old Films Shown at First. computation. In New Guinea, foi old U. S. A. are always welcome. where Australian and only know good music from bad, When the conflict broke suddenly example, but orchestrations from bad Upon reaching the various war after Pearl Harbor, we were just American soldiers fight side by side, ones.good He proved long ago that he to sit down see an American for a as they films these less unprepared maintaining theaters, not than half the size of those seen In worldwide entertainment program film side by side. Our troops visit knows what the public wahts, in in but stars; music, only Betty your local theater are sent to the as we were for global combat. The Australian camps where the screen and Marion Hutton are two of those various combat zones through 19 first expeditionary forces that left fare is predominantly American." Newsreels, comedies, and musical whom be discovered and trained. film exchanges maintained by the for the South Pacific took along 1,000 Karole Singer and Bruce Hayes, pictures purchased in the pictures are high on the G.I. hit now Army Overseas Motion Picture serv- old with him, are two "Soldiers war dislike which were list the in ice. Handled this reduced size, open market, only picturei more. appearing they are easy to ship and can be films of that size available at the with glorified heroes," General Osexhibited on portable equipment time. Later, when the African ex- born said. Ronald Colmans been swamped "They like to see informational readily transported in active re- pedition sailed, a similar war demail as a result of his NBC show, partment purchase was made. And films, those that explain war strat- by gions. From for the Boys. The showing of these pictures is further complications were added egy and show real battle scenes. Tht "Everything a a mothfrom came Montana letter is soldier anxious to see what hi through the indiscriminate buying of always subject, of course, to the ha saying "Wont you put my son ards of war. Usually they are dis- old films and portable equipment by weapons can do. The armys Why er, and your namesake, Ronald Colman battle-wear- y We as has units series as to Fight large immeasurably played troops in rest embarking troop on your program? But areas behind the front. The ob- battalions, all striving to meet an bettered his understanding of issues Dunn, the army that chooses the over- its at stake. the to entertainment cinema as is comic them Snafu, emergency. get ject, however, seas fighters who talk to Colman. Screen Magazine, near the fighting line as possible. In Although the army has been able of the Army-Nav- y some instances they have been to recall all but 300 of these old is a Pacific favorite. Evidently the acting bug is catch- General Osborn included Austra shown so close to the line of battle films, those still in circulation dewife of Dag-- 1 Now the real-lif- e New lng. that prisoners subsequently captured spite of efforts to recover them, lia, Guinea, New Zealand, New said they heard the sound track. combined with the unauthorized Caledonia, Solomon Islands, New wood (Arthur Lake) of Blondie," films remaining overseas, add Hebrides, New Georgia, Bougain of screen and radio fame, is taking Although planned originally for the to the screen. She is Patricia Van army only, recent arrangements up to a sizeable headache. Service- ville, and Fiji in his 30,000-mil- e Cleve Lake, and will appear in the of the Pacific theater. made through the war department men who still sit through these old New I have seen tropical theaters new Republic production, have thrown these showings open to programs complain loudly. all combat troops, regardless of their Another source of complaint lies seating 3,000 soldiers on wooder Faces." branch of service. This includes the in the wartime dislocation abroad benches, and 1,000 sitting on crates Jack Benny bas signed a new conof the commercial motion picture in- and logs and oil tins in an outdooi tract with Warner Bros.; he recentbattle-blastehe In said. areas such excavation," dustry. "Soldiers frequently sit in tropica ly completed "The Horn Blows at as Sicily, films as ancient as are often featured in local downpours for one and two houri Midnight." But he doesnt expect to start a new film until next July theaters for outrageous admission before showtime to enjoy a run-o- f to make another trip overwants ll film conmade silent when the prices. But this is not strange, seas first, to entertain the armed sound track breaks Mussolini barred that ther and down, sidering American films in Italy in 1938. No return the next night to see it again forces. new pictures have been shipped into During alarms the- - men quietly full of youngsters withItalian territory since, excepting leave the theater and as quietly re outA program a cracked voice in the single sume their seats the motion those supplied through afterward to sec collection thats a unique feature cf picture industrys gift service. The the rest of the movie. While excava the "Archie Andrews program, gift films, however, are now tions were under way on a New heard weekdays over Mutual. The going overseas at the rate of 159 Guinea base, a bulldozer was as shows producers feel that growing prints of three new programs each signed the priority detail of hollow pains should not also inflict pain on week. New combat zone circuits are ing out the ground for an open-ai- i the listeners, so base the humor of being added rapidly and projection amphitheater. I have seen men watch a picture the series on believable situations. facilities are improving and increasing. This means that film shows in from such a distance that the screer Something new in radio a memMembers of the army service all theaters of war, barring the in- was the size of a postage stamp forces set op their motion picture evitable disruptions and annoyances and I have heard men gripe at s ber of the Metropolitan Opera comhas been cast in a regular role equipment wherever there is a con- occasioned by battle action, are poor show but sit through it to the pany The venient spot for a show. Here they bound to achieve a state of diminishend. With several pictures playing In a daytime serial drama. have erected the screen on a rocky ing complaints and rising perfection. on various bases on an island, men singer is Edith Herlick, who also sings popular mufield on some south sea island. The In a report to Lieut Gen. Brehon were known to walk nightly many sic Sunday nights for television. The projector and sound equipment are Somervell, commanding general of miles around the entire island until serial is "The Goldbergs. the army service forces, covering a they had seen all the being booked np in the foreground. Donates Films to Army ami Navy Pattern No M t in slrrs Ifl. 12, J. 16 and M. bte 12. ll a leaves. requUe malt-rial- . 3', yards Duo to an (mutually large demand an current war condition. slightly muro tlina la required In filling or dm (or a lew id mini popular pattern numbers. IS Danny kaye, ns 18-m- U-- 35-m- 35-m- finci sewing 14 s pattern dept. pattern detued. 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CALVERT SCHOOL Established 1897 600TuocsDyRd.,BaltiinarwlO,ldd. .4 CLABBER gTr I goes with" the best of everything, for baking "SORRY, BOSS, 't' BUT I FEEL v, itin-erar- A HUNDRED TODAY d in i the-mi- - ' - Jfc 4 "m - . f X , A' v, 16-m- mezzo-sopran- o, pictures." Soldiers on Pacific Islands See More Pictures Per Week Than They Did as Civilians in U. S. Entertainment reels from ODDS 19 AND ENDS-o- hn Hodiak army overseas film exchanges are trans- rode straight to success in Lifeboat-no- w working opposite Lana Turner in ported by plane, boat, jeep, or hand Is a Private Affair he's been Marriage An average of more than 40 prints to see every picture at the same carried to the camp sites. Mobil cast for the male lead opposite Ann of three first-ruproductions, more time, but they will eventually see special services companies with Sothern in Maine Coes to Reno . an than a soldier saw in average them, Maj. Gen. Frederick Osborn, portable equipment and earners RKO announces that the Sister Kenny crews tour remote areas playinj will get under way as soon as the execucivilian week, are turned over to the director of morale services, states. tive office considers the story right On Guadalcanal, for instance, 104 stands. army every week, in addition to also that at no time did Rosalind RusScreen Magazine. shows were In progress one night "G.I. Movies, some soldier in a "Today water sell refuse to make the picture . . When the general was making a logged foxhole, "Fighting Men, and other informasitting atop a gaso- That's a nice lot of IF esterns that RKO educational tour on and features New protional Guinea, line drum to keep his feet dry, ii has lined Fmschhafen, up theyve bought screen duced and distributed by army serv- a jeep conveyed the generals party seeing i picture perhaps Just pre- rights to eight Zone Grey novels . . ice forces. 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